Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1951

Part 3A. Ohio River Basin Except Cumberland and Tennessee River Basins

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1205

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, 

Virginia, and tf^est Virginia and with 

other agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1954
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Douglas McKay, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. E. Wrather, Director

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

Washington 25, D. C. - Price $1.50 (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

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

Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia and with other 

agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources Division under the 

direction of:

O. G. Paulsen_____________________Chief Hydraulic Engineer 

J. V. B. Wells "_________________Chief, Surface Water Branch 

B. J. Peterson_________________Chief, Annual Reports Section

District Engineers (Surface Water)

D. M. Corbett_________________________Indianapolis, Ind. 

L. C. Crawford__________________________Columbus, Ohio 

A. A. Fischback, Jr____________________Charleston, W. Va. 

F. F. LeFever_________________________College Park, Md. 

A. W. Harrington__________________________Albany, N. Y. 

J. W. Mangan_________._________________Harrisburg, Pa. 

J. H. Morgan___________________________Champaign, 111. 

F. F. Schrader__________________________Louisville, Ky. 

D. S. Wallace________________________Charlottesville, Va.

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

Cooperat ion.......................................................................... 1

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

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

New downstream order of listing gaging stations...................................... 5

Explanation of data. ................................................................. 5

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

Publications......................................................................... 9

Gaging-station records

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

Great Valley Creek basin:

Great Valley Greek near Salamanca, N. Y

Allegheny River at Red House, N. Y

Allegheny River near Kinzua, Pa 

Conewango Creek basin: 

Conewango Creek at Waterboro, N. Y

Chadakoin River at Falconer, M. Y.............................................. 21

Conewango Creek at Russell, Fa................................................... 22

Brokenstraw Creek basin:

Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville, Pa............................................. 23

Allegheny River at West Hickory, Pa................................................ 24

Tionesta Creek basin:

Tionesta Creek at Lynch, Pa...................................................... 25

Tionesta Creek at Tionesta Creek Dam, Pa......................................... 26

Oil Creek basin:

Oil Creek at Rouseville , Pa...................................................... 27

French Creek basin:

French Creek at Carters Corners, Pa.............................................. 28

French Creek at Utica , Fa........................................................ 29

Sugar Creek at Sugarcreek, Pa. ................................................. 30

Allegheny River at Franklin, Pa. ................................................... 31

Clarion River basin:

East Branch Clarion River (head of Clarion River) at East Branch Clarion River

Dam, Pa.................................................................... 32

Clarion River at Johnsonburg, Fa................................................. 33

Clarion River at Ridgway, Pa..................................................... 37

Clarion River at Cooksburg, Pa................................................... 38

Clarion River near Piney, Pa..................................................... 39

Clarion River at St. Petersburg, Pa................... A ......................... 40

Allegheny River at Farkers Landing, Fa............................................. 41

Redbank Creek basin:

Redbank Creek at St. Charles, Pa ................................................. 42

Mahoning Creek basin:

Mahoning Creek at Punxsutawney, Pa............................................... 43

Little Mahoning Creek at McCormick, Pa......................................... 44

Mahoning Creek at Mahoning Creek Dam, Pa......................................... 45

Allegheny River at Kittanning, Pa.................................................. 46

Crooked Creek basin:

Crooked Creek at Idaho, Pa....................................................... 47

Crooked Creek at Crooked Creek Dam, Pa............................................ 48

Kiskiminetas River basin:

Blacklick Creek at Blacklick, Fa. .............................................. 52

Conemaugh River at Tunnelton, Pa................................................. 53

Loyalhanna Creek at Kingston, Pa............................................... 54

Loyalhanna Creek at Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Pa................................... 55

Kiskiminetas River at Vandergrift, Pa............................................ 56

Buffalo Creek basin:

Buffalo Creek near Freeport, Pa .................................................. 57

Allegheny River at Natrona, Pa..................................................... 58

Reservoirs in Allegheny River basin, Pa............................................ 59

Monongahela River basin:

Tygart River (head of Monongahela River) near Dailey, W. Va...................... 61

Tygart River near Elkins, W. Va.................................................. 62

Tygart River at Belington, W. Va................................................. 63

Middle Fork River at Audra, W. Va.............................................. 64

Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va................................................. 65

Tygart River at Philippi, W. Va.................................................. 66

Tygart River at Tygart Dam, near Grafton, W. Va.................................. 67

Tygart River at Colfax, W. Va.................................................... 68

West Fork River:

Skin Creek near Brownsville, W. Va........................................... 69

West Fork River at Brownsville, W. Va.......................................... 70

West Fork River at Butcherville, W. Va......................................... 71

V
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Allegheny River Continued.

Monongahela River basin Continued.

Tygart River Continued. Page 

West Fork River at Clarksburg, W. Va............................ .............. 72

Elk Creek at Quiet Dell, W. Va............................................... 73

Tenmile Creek:

Salem Fork at Salem, W. Va................................................. 74

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

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

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

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

Monongahela River at lock 8, at Point Marion, Pa................................. 79

Dry Fork River (head of Cheat River) at Hendricks, W. Va....................... 80

Blackwater River at Davis, W. Va............................................. 81

Shavers Fork at Parsons, W. Va............................................... 82

Cheat River near Parsons, W. Va................................:............... 83

Cheat River at Rowlesburg, W. Va............................................... 84

Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, W. Va.......................................... 85

Cheat River near Pisgah, W. Va................................................. 86

Dunkard Creek at Shannopin, Pa................................................. 87

Monongahela River at Greensboro, Pa.............................................. 88

South Fork Tenmile Creek at Jefferson, Pa...................................... 89

Dunlap Creek at Allison, Pa.................................................... 90

Redstone Creek at Waltersburg, Pa.............................................. 91

Youghiogheny River near Oakland, Md............................................ 92

Youghioeheny River at Friendsville, Md......................................... 93

Monongahela River at Charleroi, Pa............................................... 94

Youghiogheny River at Youghiogheny River Dam, Pa............................... 95

Casselman River at Grantsville, Md........................................... 96

Big Piney Run near Salisbury, Pa........................................... 97

Casselman River at Markleton, Pa............................................. 98

Laurel Hill Creek at Ursina, Pa............................................ 99

Youghiogheny River below Confluence , Pa........................................ 100

Youghiogheny River at Connellsville , Pa........................................ 101

Jacobs Creek:

Green Lick Run at Green Lick Reservoir, Pa................................. 102

Youghiogheny River at Sutersville, Pa.......................................... 103

Turtle Creek:

Abers Creek near Murrysville, Pa............................................. 104

Turtle Creek at Trafford, Pa................................................... 105

Monongahela River at Braddock, Pa................................................ 106

Reservoirs in Monongahela River basin............................................ 107

Chartlers Creek basin:

Chartiers Creek at Carnegie, Pa.................................................. 108

Ohio River at Sewickley, Pa........................................................ 109

Beaver River basin:

Mahoning River (head of Beaver River) at Alliance, Ohio.......................... 110

Beech.Creek near Bolton, Ohio.................................................. Ill

Deer Creek at Limaville, Ohio.................................................. 112

Mill Creek near Berlin Center, Ohio............................................ 113

Mahoning River below Berlin Dam, near Berlin Center, Ohio........................ 114

Mahoning River at Pricetown, Ohio................................................ 115

Kale Creek near Pricetown, Ohio................................................ 116

West Branch Mahoning River near Newton Falls , Ohio............................. 117

Eagle Creek at Phalanx Station, Ohio........................................... 118

Mahoning River at Leavittsburg, Ohio............................................. 119

Mosquito Creek below Mosquito Creek Dam, near Cortland, Ohio................... 120

Mosquito Creek at Niles, Ohio.................................................. 121

Meander Creek at Mineral Ridge, Ohio........................................... 122

Mahoning River at Youngstown, Ohio............................................... 123

Mill Creek at Youngstown, Ohio................................................. 124

Mahoning River at Lowellville, Ohio.............................................. 125

Shenango River:

Sugar Run at Pymatuning Dam, Pa.............................................. 126

Shenango River at Pymatuning Dam, Pa........................................... 127

Little Shenango River at Greenville, Pa...................................... 128

Pymatuning Creek near Orangeville, Pa........................................ 129

Shenango River at Sharpsville, Pa.............................................. 130

Beaver River at Wampum, Pa....................................................... 131

Connoquenessing Creek at Hazen, Pa............................................. 132

Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg, Pa........................................ 133

Beaver River at Beaver Falls, Pa................................................. 134

Reservoirs in Beaver River basin, Ohio........................................... 135

Raccoon Creek basin:

Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill, Pa............................................... 137

Ohio River at Montgomery Island Dam, Pa. ........................................... 138

Little Beaver Creek basin: 

Middle Fork Little Beaver Creek:

Lisbon Creek at Lisbon, Ohio................................................... 139

Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool, Ohio.................................... 140

Yellow Creek basin:

Yellow Creek near Hammondsville, Ohio............................................ 141

Short Creek basin:

Short Creek near Dillonvale, Ohio................................................ 142

Wheeling Creek basin:

Wheeling Creek at Elm Grove, W. Va............................................... 143

Ohio River at Bellaire , Ohio....................................................... 144

Middle Island Creek basin: ,

Middle Island Creek at Little, W. Va............................................. 145

Ohio River at St. Marys, W. Va..................................................... 146
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued.

Ohio River Continued. Page 

Muskingum River basin: 

Tuscarawas River (head of Muskingum River) at Clinton, Ohio...................... 147

Tuscarawas River at Massillon, Ohio.............................................. 148

Sandy Creek at Waynesburg, Ohio................................................ 149

Middle Branch Nimishillen Creek at Canton, Ohio.............................. 150

Nimishillen Creek at North Industry, Ohio.................................... 151

Conotton Creek:

McGuire Creek below Leesville Dam, near Leesville , Ohio...................... 152

Indian Fork below Atwood Dam, near New Cumberland, Ohio...................... 153

Tuscarawas River below Dover Dam, near Dover, Ohio............................... 154

Sugar Creek above Beach City Dam, at Beach City, Ohio.......................... 155

Sugar Creek below Beach City Dam, near Beach City, Ohio........................ 156

Beaver Dam Creek:

Home Creek near New Philadelphia , Ohio....................................... 157

Stillwater Creek at Piedmont, Ohio............................................. 158

St illwater Creek at Tippecanoe , Ohio........................................... 159

Stillwater Creek at Uhrichsville, Ohio......................................... 160

Little Stillwater Creek below Tappan Dam, at Tappan, Ohio.................... 161

Tuscarawas River at Newcomerstown, Ohio.......................................... 162

Black Fork below Charles Mill Dam, near Mifflin, Ohio.......................... 163

Rocky Fork:

Touby Run at Mansfield, Ohio............................................... 164

Black Fork at Loudonville, Ohio................................................ 165

Clear Pork at Butler, Ohio................................................... 166

Clear Fork below Pleasant Hill Dam, near Perrysville, Ohio................... 167

Lake Pork below Mohicanville Dam, near Mohicanville, Ohio.................... 168

Mohican River at Greer, Ohio................................................... 169

Kokosing River at Millwood, Ohio............................................. 170

Walhonding River below Mohawk Dam, at Nellie, Ohio............................. 171

Killbuck Creek at Killbuck, Ohio............................................. 172

Mill Creek near Coshocton, Ohio.............................................. 173

Muskingum River near Coshocton, Ohio............................................. 174

Seneca Pork below Senecaville Dam, near Senecaville, Ohio...................... 175

Wills Creek at Cambridge, Ohio................................................. 176

Wills Creek below Wills Creek Dam,' at Wills Creek, Ohio........................ 177

Wakatomika Creek near Frazeysburg, Ohio........................................ 178

Muskingum River at Dresden, Ohio................................................. 179

Licking River near Newark, Ohio................................................ 180

Licking River at Toboso, Ohio.................................................. 181

Licking River at Dillon, Ohio.................................................. 182

Muskingum River at Zanesville, Ohio.............................................. 183

Muskingum River at McConnelsville, Ohio.......................................... 184

Reservoirs in Muskingum River basin, Ohio........................................ 185

Ohio River at Parkersburg, W. Va................................................... 189

'Little Kanawha River basin: 

Little Kanawha River near Burnesville, W. Va..................................... 190

Little Kanawha River at Glenville, W. Va......................................... 191

Leading Creek near Glenville, W. Va............................................ 192

Steer Creek near Grantsville, W. Va............................................ 193

Little Kanawha River at Grantsville, W. Va....................................... 194

West Pork Little Kanawha River at Rocksdale, W. Va............................. 195

Little Kanawha River at Palestine, W. Va......................................... 196

South Fork Hughes River (head of Hughes River) at Macfarlan, W. Va............. 197

Hughes River at Cisko, W. Va................................................... 198

Hocking River basin: 

Hocking River:

Clear Creek near Rockbridge , Ohio.............................................. 199

Hocking River at Enterprise , Ohio................................................ 200

Hocking River at Athens, Ohio.................................................... 201

Ohio River at Pomeroy, Ohio........................................................ 202

Kanawha River basin:

South Pork New River (head of Kanawha River) near Jefferson, N. C................ 203

North Fork New River at Grumpier, N. C......................................... 204

New River near Galax, Va......................................................... 205

Chestnut Creek at Galax, Va.................................................... 206

New River at Ivanhoe, Va......................................................... 207

Reed Creek:

South Fork Reed Creek:

Neff-Litz Spring near Rural Retreat, Va.................................... 208

Reed Creek at Grahams Porge, Va................................................ 209

Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia, Va....................................... 210

New River at Allisonia, Va....................................................... 211

Peak Creek at Pulaski, Va...................................................... 212

Little River at Graysonton, Va................................................. 213

New River at Radford, Va......................................................... 214

New River at Eggleston, Va....................................................... 215

Walker Creek: 

Wabash Creek:

Wabash Spring near Poplar Hill, Va......................................... 216

Walker Creek at Bane, Va....................................................... 217

Wolf Creek near Narrows, Va..................................................... 218

New River at Glenlyn, Va......................................................... 219

Bluestone River near Spanishburg, W. Va........................................ 220

Camp Creek near Camp Creek, W. Va............................................ 221

Bluestone River near Pipestem, W. Va........................................... 222

New River at Bluestone Dam, W. Va................................................ 223

Greenbrier River at Durbin, W. Va.............................................. 224

Stony Creek: 

Dry Creek:

McLaughlin Spring at Edray, W. Va......................................... 225
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Ohio River Continued. 

Kanawha River basin Continued. 

New River Continued.

Greenbrier River Continued. Page 

Knapp Creek at Harlinton, W. Va............................................... 226

Greenbrier River at Buckeye, W. Va............................................. 227

Second Creek near Second Creek, W. Va........................................ 228

Greenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va............................................ 229

Greenbrier River at Hilldale, W. Va............................................ 230

New River at Hinton, W. Va....................................................... 231

New River at Caperton, W. Va..................................................... 232

Gauley River:

Williams River at Dyer, W. Va................................................ 233

Gauley River at Camden on Gauley, W. Va........................................ 234

Cranberry River near Richwood , W. Va......................................... 235

Cherry River at Fenwick, W. Va............................................... 236

Gauley River near Summersville, W. Va.......................................... 237

Meadow River at Nallen, W. Va................................................ 238

Peters Creek near Lockwood, W. Va............................................ 239

Gauley River above Belva, W. Va................................................ 240

Kanawha River at Kanawha Falls, W. Va............................................ 241

Elk River at Centralia, W. Va.................................................. 242

Elk River at Sutton, W. Va. .........................^ .......................... 243

Elk River at Queen Shoals, W. Va............................................... 244

Kanawha River at Charleston, W. Va............................................... 245

Coal River at Ashford, W. Va................................................... 246

Little Coal River at Danville, W. Va......................................... 247

Pocatalico River at Sissonville, W. Va......................................... 248

Ohio River at Point Pleasant, W. Va................................................ 249

Raccoon Creek basin:

Raccoon Creek at Adamsville, Ohio................................................ 250

Guyandot River basin:

Guyandot River at Man, W. Va..................................................... 251

Guyandot River at Branchland, W. Va.............................................. 252

Mud River near Milton, W. Va....................................*............... 253

Ohio River at Huntington, W. Va....._............................................... 254

Twelvepole Creek basin:

Twelvepole Creek at Wayne, W. Va................................................. 255

Big Sandy River basin:

Levisa Fork (head of Big Sandy River) near Grundy, Va............................ 256

Levisa Fork at Fishtrap, Ky...................................................... 257

Russell Fork at Haysi, Va...................................................... 258

Pound River near Haysi, Va................................................... 259 '

Levisa Fork at Pikeville, Ky..................................................... 260

Johns Creek near Meta, Ky...................................................... 261

Dewey Reservoir................................................................ 262

Johns Creek near Van Lear, Ky.................................................. 263

Paint Creek at Staffordsville, Ky.............................................. 264

Levisa Fork at Paintsville, Ky................................................... 265

Tug Fork at Litwar, W. Va ................. ~ ................................... 266

Panther Creek near Panther, W. Va............................................ 267

Tug Fork near Kermit, W. Va.................................................... 268

Big Sandy River at Louisa, Ky.................................................... 269

Blaine Creek at Yatesville, Ky................................................. 270

Ohio River at Ashland, Ky.......................................................... 271

Little Sandy River basin:

Little Sandy River near Grayson, Ky.............................................. 272

Tygarts Creek basin:

Tygarts Creek near Greenup, Ky................................................... 273

Scioto River basin:

Scioto River at La Rue, Ohio..................................................... 274

Little Scioto River above Marion, Ohio......................................... 276

Scioto River near Prospect, Ohio................................................. 277

Mill Creek near Bellepoint, Ohio............................................... 278

Scioto River below O'Shaughnessy Dam, near Dublin, Ohio.......................... 279

Olentangy River at Claridon, Ohio.............................................. 280

Shaw Creek at Shawtown, Ohio............................................... 282

Olentangy River near Delaware , Ohio............................................ 283

Olentangy River at Stratford, Ohio............................................. 284

Scioto River at Columbus, Ohio................................................... 285

Scioto Big Run at Briggsdale, Ohio............................................. 286

Big Walnut Creek at Central College , Ohio...................................... 287

Alum Creek at Columbus, Ohio................................................. 288

Big Walnut Creek at Rees, Ohio................................................. 289

Scioto River near Circleville, Ohio.............................................. 290

Darby Creek at Darbyville, Ohio................................................ 291

Deer Creek at Williamsport, Ohio............................................... 292

Scioto River at Chillicothe , Ohio................................................ 293

Paint Creek near Greenfield, Ohio.............................................. 294

Rocky Fork near Barretts Hills, Ohio......................................... 295

Paint Creek near Bourneville, Ohio............................................. 296

Scioto River at Higby, Ohio...................................................... 297

Salt Creek at Tarlton, Ohio.................................................... 298

Pike Run:

Tar Hollow Creek at Tar Hollow State Park, Ohio............................ 299

Reservoirs in Scioto River basin, Ohio........................................... 300

Ohio Brush Creek basin:

Ohio Brush Creek near West Union, Ohio........................................... 301

Ohio River near Maysville, Ky...................................T.................. 302
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records Continued.

Ohio River Continued. Page

Whiteoak Creek basin:

Whiteoak Creek near Georgetown, Ohio............................................. 303

Little Miami River basin:

Little Miami River at Spring Valley, Ohio........................................ 304

Little Miami River near Fort Ancient, Ohio....................................... 305

Little Miami River at Milford, Ohio.............................................. 306

East Pork Little Miami River at Williamsburg, Ohio............................. 307

East Pork Little Miami River near Bantam, Ohio................................. 308

East Pork Little Miami River at Perintown, Ohio................................ 309

Licking River basin:

Licking River near Salyersville, Ky.............................................. 310

Licking River at Farmers, Ky..................................................... 311

Triplett Creek at Morehead, Ky................................................. 312

Licking River at Blue Lick Springs, Ky........................................... 313

North Fork Licking River near Lewisburg, Ky.................................... 314

Licking River at McKinneysburg, Ky............................................... 315

South Pork Licking River at Cynthiana, Ky...................................... 316

Licking River at Catawba , Ky..................................................... 317

Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio..................................................... 318

Mill Creek basin:

MITT Creek at Reading, Ohio...................................................... 319

West Fork Mill Creek at Mount Healthy, Ohio.................................... 320

West Fork Mill Creek near Greenhills, Ohio..................................... 321

West Fork Mill Creek at Lockland, Ohio......................................... 322

Mill Creek at Carthage, Ohio..................................................... 323

Miami River basin:

Indian Lake at Russells Point, Ohio.............................................. 324

Miami River at Sidney, Ohio...................................................... 325

Loramie Creek at Lockington, Ohio.............................................. 326

Miami River at Taylorsville, Ohio................................................ 327

Stillwater River:

Greenville Creek near Bradford, Ohio......................................... 328

Stillwater River at Pleasant Hill, Ohio........................................ 329

Stillwater River at Englewood, Ohio............................................ 330

Mad Risrer at Zanesfield, Ohio.................................................. 331

Mad River near Urbana, Ohio.................................................... 332

Buck Creek at New Moorefield, Ohio........................................... 333

Beaver Creek near Springfield, Ohio........................................ 334

Mad River near Springfield, Ohio............................................... 335

Mad River near Dayton, Ohio.................................................... 336

Miami River at Dayton, Ohio...................................................... 337

Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio............................................... 338

Talawanda Creek near Hamilton, Ohio............................................ 339

Miami River at Hamilton, Ohio.................................................... 340

Whitewater River near Alpine , Ind.............................................. 341

East Pork Whitewater River at Richmond, Ind.................................. 342

Whitewater River at Brookville, Ind............................................ 343

Laughery Creek basin:

Laughery Creek near Farmers Retreat, Ind......................................... 344

Kentucky River basin:

North Fork Kentucky River at Hazard, Ky.......................................... 345

Troublesome Creek at Noble, Ky................................................. 346

North Fork Kentucky River at Jackson, Ky......................................... 347

Middle Pork Kentucky River at Tallega, Ky...................................... 348

South Fork Kentucky River at Booneville, Ky.................................... 349

Kentucky River at lock 14, at Heidelberg, Ky..................................... 350

Red River at Clay City, Ky..................................................... 351

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky................................... 352

Kentucky River at lock 8, near Camp Nelson, Ky................................... 353

Dix River near Danville, Ky.................................................... 354

Herrington Lake near Burgin, Ky................................................ 355

Kentucky River at lock 6, at Warwick, Ky......................................... 356

Kentucky River at lock 4, at Frankfort, Ky....................................... 357

North Elkhorn Creek near Georgetown, Ky........................................ 358

South Elkhorn Creek at Port Spring, Ky....................................... 359

Elkhorn Creek near Frankfort, Ky.....................................'.......... 360

Kentucky River at lock 2, at Lockport, Ky........................................ 361

Eagle Creek at Sadieville , Ky.................................................. 362

Eagle Creek at Glencoe, Ky..................................................... 363

Bear-grass Creek basin:

South Fork Beargrass Creek at Louisville, Ky..................................... 364

Middle Fork Beargrass Creek at Cannons Lane, at Louisville, Ky................. 365

Ohio River at Louisville, Ky....................................................... 366

Salt River basin:

Salt River near Van Buren, Ky.................................................... 367

Floyds Fork at Fisherville, Ky................................................. 368

Salt River at Shepherdsville, Ky................................................. 369

Rolling Pork near Lebanon, Ky.................................................. 370

Beech Fork at Bardstown, Ky.................................................. 371

Rolling Fork near Boston, Ky................................................... 372

Pond Creek near Louisville, Ky................................................. 373

Big Indian Creek basin:

Big Indian Creek near Corydon, Ind............................................... 374

Blue River basin:

Blue River near White Cloud, Ind................................................. 375

Ohio River at Owensboro, Ky........................................................ 376

Green River basin:

Green River at Greensburg, Ky.................................................... 377

Russell Creek near Columbia, Ky................................................ 378
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Gaglng-station records Continued. 

Ohio River Continued.

Green River basin Continued. Page

South Pork Little Barren River atEdmonton, Ky.................................. 379

Green River at Munfordville, Ky.................................................. 380

North Fork Nolin River at Hodgenville, Ky...................................... 381

Nolin River at Wax, Ky......................................................... 382

Green River at lock 6, at Brownsville, Ky........................................ 383

Bear Creek near Leitchfield, Ky................................................ 384

Barren River near Pageville, Ky................................................ 385

West Bays Pork at Scottsville, Ky............................................ 386

Drakes Creek near Alvaton, Ky................................................ 387

Barren River at Bowling Green, Ky.............................................. 388

Green River at lock 4, at Woodbury, Ky........................................... 389

Mud River near Lewisburg, Ky................................................... 390

Rough River near Madrid, Ky.................................................... 391

Rough River near Palls of Rough, Ky............................................ 392

Rough River near Dundee, Ky.................................................... 393

Green River at Livermore, Ky..................................................... 394

Pond River near Apex, Ky....................................................... 395

Ohio River at Evansville, Ind...................................................... 396

Wabash River basin:

Wabash River near New Corydon, Ind............................................... 397

Wabash River at Bluffton, Ind.................................................... 398

Wabash River at Huntington, Ind.................................................. 399

Little River near Huntington, Ind.............................................. 400

Salamonie River at Dora, Ind................................................... 401

Wabash River at Wabash, Ind...................................................... 402

Mississinewa River near Ridgeville, Ind........................................ 403

Mississinewa River at Marion, Ind.............................................. 404

Wabash River at Peru, Ind......................................................... 405

Eel River at North Manchester, Ind............................................. 406

Eel River near Logansport, Ind................................................. 407

Wabash River at Logansport, Ind.................................................. 408

Wabash River at Delphi, Ind...................................................... 409

Deer Creek near Delphi, Ind.................................................... 410

Tippecanoe River at Oswego, Ind................................................ 411

 Tippecanoe River near Ora, Ind................................................. 412

Tippecanoe River near Monticello, Ind.......................................... 413

Tippecanoe River near Delphi,. Ind.............................................. 414

Wildcat Creek at Qreentown, Ind................................................ 415

Wildcat Creek near Owasco, Ind................................................. 416

South Pork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette, Ind................................. 417

Wabash River at Lafayette, Ind................................................... 418

Wabash River at Covington, Ind................................................... 419

Vermilion River:

Bluegrass Creek at Potomac, 111.............................................. 420

Salt Pork Vermilion River: 

West Branch Salt Pork:

Boneyard Creek at Urbana, 111............................................ 421

West Branch Salt Pork at Urbana, 111....................................... 422

Salt Pork Vermilion River near Homer, 111.................................... 423

Vermilion -River near Catlin, 111................................................ 424

Vermilion River near Danville, 111............................................. 425

Sugar Creek at Crawfordsville, Ind............................................. 426

Sugar Creek near Byron, Ind.................................................... 427

Wabash River at Montezuma, Ind................................................... 428

Raccoon Creek at Mansfield, Ind................................................ 429

Wabash River at Terre Haute, Ind................................................. 430

Wabash River at Riverton, Ind.................................................... 431

Busseron Creek near Carlisle, Ind.............................................. 432

Wabash River at Vincennes, Ind................................................... 433

Embarrass River at Ste. Marie, 111............................................. 434

North Pork Embarrass River near Oblong, 111.................................. 435

White River at Muncie, Ind..................................................... 436

White River at Anderson, Ind................................................... 437

White River near Noblesville, Ind.............................................. 438

White River at Noblesville, Ind................................................ 439

Cicero Creek near Cicero, Ind................................................ 440

Cicero Creek at Noblesville, Ind............................................. 441

White River near Nora, Ind..................................................... 442

Fall Creek near Fortville, Ind............................................... 443

Pall Creek at Millersville, Ind.............................................. 444

White River at Indianapolis, Ind............................................... 445

Eagle Creek at Indianapolis, Ind............................................. 446

White River near Centerton, Ind................................................ 447

Bean Blossom Creek at Dolan, Ind............................................. 448

White River at Spencer, Ind. ................................................... 449

Mill Creek near Cataract, Ind................................................ 450

Mill Creek near Manhattan, Ind............................................... 451

Big Walnut Creek near Reelsville, Ind...................................... 452

Eel River at Bowl ing Qreen, Ind.............................................. 453

White River at Newberry, Ind................................................... 454

Blue River at Carthage, Ind.................................................. 455

Blue River at Shelbyville, Ind............................................... 456

Sugar Creek:

Youngs Creek near Edinburg, Ind.......................................... 457

Sugar Creek near Edinburg, Ind............................................. 458

Driftwood River near Edinburg, Ind........................................... 459

Platrock Creek at St. Paul, Ind............................................ 460
CONTENTS XI

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Ohio River Continued. 

Wabash River basin Continued.

White River Continued. Page 

East Pork White River at Columbus, Ind....................................... 461

Clifty Creek at Hartsville, Ind............................................ 462

Sand Creek near Brewersvllle, Ind.......................................... 463

East Pork White River at Seymour, Ind........................................ 464

Muscatatuck River near Deputy, Ind......................................... 465

Muscatatuck River near Austin, Ind......................................... 466

Vernon Pork:

North Pork of Vernon Pork near Butlerville, Ind......................... 467

Vernon Pork at Vernon, Ind............................................... 468

East Pork White River near Bedford, Ind ...................................... 469

Salt Creek:

North Pork Salt Creek near Belmont, Ind.................................. 470

East Pork White River at Shoals, Ind......................................... 471

White River at Petersburg, Ind................................................. 472

Patoka River at Jasper, Ind.................................................... 473

Patoka River near Princeton, Ind............................................... 474

Wabash River at Mount Carmel, 111 ................................................ 475

Bonpas Creek at Browns, 111.................................................... 476

Little Wabash River at Wilcox, 111............................................. 477

Skillet Pork at Wayne City, 111.............................................. 478

Little Wabash River at Carmi, 111.............................................. 480

Saline River basin:

Saline River near Junction, 111.................................................. 481

Tradewater River basin:

Tradewater River at Olney, Ky.................................................... 482

Ohio River at Golconda, 111........................................................ 483

Big Bay Creek basin: 

Big Bay Creek:

Hayes Creek at Glendale, 111................................................... 484

Sugar Creek near Dixon Springs, 111............................................ 485

Ohio River at Metropolis, 111...................................................... 486

Cache River basin:

Cache River at Porman, 111....................................................... 487

Big Creek near Wetaug, 111..................................................... 489

Records available on lakes in Indiana................................................ 490

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................. 491

Index................................................................................ 505

ILLUSTRATIONS

Page

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, Wabash River at Delphi, Ind.; B, Stillwater 4 

River at Pleasant Hill, Ohio............................................

2. Map of the United States showing areas covered by the 18 annual volumes on

surface-water supply....................................... -. H

 3. Comparison of discharge at three key stations during 1951 water year with

median discharge for 25-year period..................................... 13

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OP OHIO RIVER BASIN EXCEPT CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE RIVER BASINS, 1951

SCOPE OP WORK

This volume is one of a series of 18 reports presenting measurements of stage, discharge, and content of streams, lakes, and reservoirs in the United States during the 

water year ending September 30, 1951. Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first studied streamflow in relation to problems of irrigation, similar measurements 

have been made at more than 12-,400 gaging stations in the 48 States and at many others in 

the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 30, 1951, the Geological Survey and 

cooperating organizations were maintaining 6,730 gaging stations, including those In 

Alaska and Hawaii. Miscellaneous discharge measurements were made at many other points 

in the 1951 water year.

COOPERATION

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

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

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

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

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

through Division of Waterways, T. B. Casey, chief engineer; State Department of Registration and Education, N. J. Puffer, director, through Division of Water Survey, 

A.M. Buswell, chief.

Indiana: State Department of Conservation, K. M. Kunkel, director, through Division of Water Resources, C. H. Bechert, director; State Highway Commission, S. C. 

Hadden, chairman, and R. H. Bower, chief engineer; State Board of Health, L. E. 

Burney, commissioner, and B. A. Poole, director, Bureau of Sanitary Engineering; 

Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission, Anton Hulman, Jr., chairman, 

J. I. Perrey, chief engineer.

Kentucky: State Department of Conservation, Henry Ward, commissioner, through 

the Flood Control and Water Usage Division, 0. W. Chinn, director; Kentucky Agricultural and Industrial Development Board, G. W. Hubley, Jr., director; Ohio River 

Valley Water Sanitation Commission, E. J. Cleary, executive director and chief engineer; and University of Kentucky, H. L. Donovan, president, F. D. Peterson, 

comptroller.

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

Big Piney Run near Salisbury, Pa.: State Board of Natural Resources through Department of Geology, Mines, and Water Resources, J. T. Singewald, Jr., director.

New York: State Department of Public Works, B. D. Tallamy, superintendent.

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

Natural Resources, A. W. Marion, director; Miami Conservancy District, B. M. Jones,

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chief engineer and general manager; city of Columbus, Department of Public Service, E. A. Keller, director; city of Canton, Department of Public Service, H. K. 

Williams, director; and city of Springfield, R. M. Hoisington, city manager.

Pennsylvania (except for stations on Big Piney Run near Salisbury and Monongahela River at lock 8, at Point Marion): State Department of Forests and Waters, 

M. F. Draemel, secretary, through the Water and Power Resources Board, R. J. 

Gillis, chief engineer.

Virginia: State Department of Conservation and Development, S. S. Kellam, director; and State Department of Highways, J. A. Anderson, director.

West Virginia and one station in Pennsylvania near West Virginia State line, 

namely, Monongahela River at lock 8, at Point Marion, Pa.: State Public Service 

Commission, C. E. Nethken, chairman; State Water Commission, D. J. Savage, chairman, succeeded by D. B. Fleming; State Conservation Commission, C. F. McClintic, 

director; Clarksburg Water Board, S. G. Highland, secretary and general manager; 

West Virginia University Engineering Experiment Station, W. A. Koehler, director. 

Assistance in the form of funds or services was given by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, in collecting records published herein for 338 gaging stations, of which 

12 were in Illinois, 32 in Indiana, 47 in Kentucky, 3 in Maryland, 4 in New York. 94 in 

Ohio, 63 in Pennsylvania, 14 in Virginia, and 69 in West Virginia.

Assistance was also furnished by the Weather Bureau, United States Department of Commerce, and the National Park Service, Matnmouth Cave Park Authority, United States Department of the Interior.

The following organizations aided in collecting records: 

Illinois: Urbana and Champaign Sanitary District.

Indiana: City of Indianapolis, through its Board of Public Works and Sanitation and its Flood Control Board; Indianapolis Water Co.; and Indianapolis Power 

& Light Co.

Kentucky: Kentucky Utilities Co. 

New York: City of Jamestown.

Pennsylvania: Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County; Pennsylvania Electric Co.; West Perm Power Co.; and Westinghouse Electric Corp. 

Virginia: City of Radford; Appalachian Electric Power Co.

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

Huntington Water Corp.; Kanawha Valley Power Co.; and West Virginia Water Service 

Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

The stream gaging was done by the Water Resources Division of the Geological Survey, 

Carl G. Paulsen, chief hydraulic engineer, and Joseph V. B. Wells, chief of the Surface 

Water Branch. The data for stations in the several States were collected and prepared for 

publication under the supervision of the district engineers at the offices listed below. 

The records were reviewed and the manuscript prepared for publication under the direction 

of B. J. Peterson, chief, Annual Reports Section.
DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 3

State District office Address

Illinois a/- ............ Champaign................ 605 South Neil Street.

Indiana b/ . ........ Indianapolis............. 311 West Washington Street.

Kentucky~W ......... Louisville............... Commerce Building, Third and Liberty.

Maryland f/.............. College Park............. 106 Engineering Building, University

	of Maryland. 

New York.................. Albany................... 526 Federal Building.

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

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

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

West Virginia g/......... Charleston............... Ill United States Court House.

&/ Except for Little Wabash River at Carmi, Ohio River at Golconda and at Metropolis, and Wabash 

River at Mount Carmel.

b/ Except for Ohio River at Evansville.

c/ Including Little Wabash River at Carmi, 111., Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio, at Evansville, 

Ind., at Golconda and at Metropolis, 111., and Wabash River at Mount Carmel, 111.

d/ Including Big Piney Run near Salisbury, Pa.

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

f/ Except Big Piney Run near Salisbury and Monongahela River at lock 8, at Point Marion but including Ohio River at Bellaire, Ohio.

gj Including Ohio River at Pomeroy, Ohio.

Information of a more detailed nature than that published for most of the gaging stations given in this report is on file in the district offices listed above. Provisional 

records of discharge prior to publication, and other unpublished data concerning the gaging 

station records may usually be obtained, from the district office.

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

The terms of streamflow and other hydrologic data, as used in this report, are defined 

as follows:

Cubic foot per second (cfs) is the rate of discharge of a stream whose channel is 

1 square foot in cross-sectional area and whose average velocity is 1 foot per second.

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

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

is distributed uniformly in time and -area.

Runoff, in inches is the depth to which an area would be covered if all the water draining from it in a given period were uniformly distributed on its surface. The term is used 

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

Acre-foot is the quantity of water required to cover an acre to the depth of 1 foot and 

is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet. The term is commonly used in relation to storage for 

irrigation.

Cfs-day is the volume of water represented by a flow of 1 cubic foot per second for 24 

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

represents a runoff of 0.0372 inch from 1 square mile.

Stage-discharge relation is the relation between gage height and the amount of water 

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

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

long reach of the channel, or an artificial structure.

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

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

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

precipitation normally would drain by gravity into the river above the specified point.
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Figures of drainage area given herein include all closed basins, or noncontributirig areas, 

within the area unless otherwise noted.

NEW DOWNSTREAM ORDER OF LISTING GAGING STATIONS

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

jrder of listing gaging-station records has been changed. In this report, in a downstream 

direction along the main stem all stations on a tributary entering above a main-stem stat t _m are listed before that station. If a tributary enters between two main-stem stations, 

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

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

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

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

represents one rank. This new downstream order and system of indention show which gaging 

stations are on tributaries between any two stations on a main stem and the rank of the 

tributary on which each gaging station is situated.

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

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

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

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

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

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

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

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

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

the Geological Survey on the basis of experience in stream gaging since 1888. These 

methods are described in Water-Supply Paper 888 and are also outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of stream discharge. Typical structures in use at gaging stations 

are shown in figure 1.

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

necessary to define the extremes of discharge, they are made on the basis of indirect measurements of peak discharge (such as slope-area or contracted-opening measurements, computation of flow over dams or weirs, and by other methods), velocity-area studies, and logarithmic plotting. The application of the daily mean gage height to those rating tables 

gives the daily mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge are 

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

continual change in the physical features that form the control, the daily mean discharge 

is determined by the shifting-control method, in which correction factors based on individual discharge measurements and notes by engineers and observers are used in applying

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the gage heights to the rating tables. If the stage-discharge relation for a station is 

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

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

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

reservoirs, tributary streams, or other sources. This necessitates the use of the slope 

method in which the slope or fall in a reach of the stream is a factor in determining 

discharge. Information requisite for determining the slope or fall is obtained by means 

of an auxiliary gage set at some distance from the base gage. At some stations the stagedischarge relation is affected by changing stage. If so, the rate of change of stage is 

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

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

occasional winter discharge measurements, consideration being given to the available information on temperature and precipitation, notes by gage observers and engineers, and comparable records of discharge for other stations in the same or nearby basins. If the 

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

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

daily records is not changed.

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

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

runoff of the stream.

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

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

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

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

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

of Engineers unless otherwise noted. Under "Gage" are given the type of gage currently in 

use and the datum of the present gage above mean sea level, and a condensed history of the 

types of gages, locations, and datums of previous gages for which discharge records are 

generally equivalent to those at the present site. Under "Average discharge" is given the 

average discharge for the number of years indicated. It is not given for stations having 

fewer than five complete years of record or for stations where changes in water development during the period of record cause the figure to have little significance. Under 

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

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

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

crest-stage obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a crest-stage indicator, or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. If the maximum gage height did not occur 

at the same time as the maximum discharge, it is given separately. Information pertaining 

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

station is given under "Remarks."
EXPLANATION OP DATA 7

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

basis of data or Information later obtained. Revisions of such records are usually 

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

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

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

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

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

number, "W" means water-supply paper. In listing the water years only one number Is 

given; for Instance, 1933 stands for the water year October 1, 1932, to September 30, 

1933. If no daily, monthly, or annual figures of discharge are concerned In the revision, 

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

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

minimum was revised; and "(P)" that only peak discharges were revised. If the drainage 

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

It should be noted that for all stations for which cubic feet per second per square mile 

and runoff, in inches, are published, a revision of the drainage area necessitates corresponding revision of all figures based on the drainage area. Revised figures of cubic feet 

per second per square mile and runoff, in inches, resulting from a revision of the drainage 

area only are usually not published in the annual series of reports.

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

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

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

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

daily mean gage height. For stations subject to such fluctuation the daily mean gage 

height may not indicate the true daily mean discharge, which must be obtained by averaging 

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

obtaining the daily mean discharge from a continuous gage-height graph and containing, as 

an essential element, a curve representing the stage-discharge relation at the station. 

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

discharge corresponding to once-daily readings of the gage, or to the mean of twice-daily 

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

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

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

station description.

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

each month are underlined. If the value is repeated, it is underlined only on the first 

day of its occurrence.

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

the daily values; it is the total cfs-days for the month. The line headed "Mean" gives 

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

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

headed "In."), or in acre-feet (line headed "Ac-ft"). Values for cubic feet per second per
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square mile and runoff, in inches, are omitted if the drainage area includes large noncontributing areas, or if the average annual rainfall over the drainage basin is usually less 

than 20 inches.

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

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

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

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

peaks above the selected base are given. The base discharge, which is given in parentheses, is selected so that an average of about three peaks a year will be presented. 

Peak discharges are not published for canals, ditches, drains, or for any stream for which 

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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

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

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

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

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

For most gaging stations on lakes and reservoirs the data presented comprise a description of the station and a monthly summary table of stage and contents. For some reservoirs 

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

stages is usually given in the first report in which data for the reservoir are published, 

but it is omitted from succeeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of streamflow data depends primarily on (1) the stability of the stagedischarge relation or, if the control is unstable, the frequency of discharge measurements, 

and (2) the accuracy of observations of stage, measurements of discharge, and interpretation of records.

The station description states the degree of accuracy of the records. "Excellent" indicates that, in general, the error in the daily records is believed to be less than 5 percent; "good," less than 10 percent; "fair," less than 15 percent; and "poor," probably 

more than 15 percent. The records of monthly and yearly mean discharge and runoff are, 

in general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.

Runoff at some stations, as indicated by the monthly mean, may vary widely from natural 

runoff, owing to diversion, consumption, regulation by storage, increase or decrease in 

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

cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff, in inches, are not published unless 

storage or diversion records are included to indicate the extent of the regulation or diversion, or unless satisfactory adjustments can be made for changes in contents of reservoirs or for other changes incident to use and control. Evaporation from a reservoir is 

not included in the adjustments for changes in reservoir contents, unless it is so stated. 

Even at those stations where adjustments are made, large errors in computed runoff may 

occur when relatively large negative adjustments are made or when evaporation is large in 

comparison with the observed discharge.
PUBLICATIONS

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated areas of the United States are situated above most of the diversions from those streams, and therefore the discharge recorded 

does not actually show the water supply available at the stations for further development, 

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

To facilitate publication of the annual series of reports, the area of the United 

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

lines. Formerly, the results of streamflow measurements were published in 14 volumes, one 

for each of the 14 parts. Beginning with the reports for 1951, the records are published 

in 18 volumes, there being 2 volumes each for Parts 1, 2, 3, and 6. The boundaries of the 

various parts are indicated by the following list and the map in figure 2.

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

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

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

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

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

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

to Pearl River.

3. Ohio River basinj in two volumes:

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

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

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

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

the water resources of the United States may be purchased or consulted as follows:

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

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

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

the United States.

3. Sets are available for consultation in the offices of the Water Resources Division 

of the Geological Survey. Addresses of the offices in the area covered by this report are 

given on page 3.

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

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

been included for some streams.

Streamflow data for the years 1884-1901, in reports of the Geological Survey 

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

Report

10th A pt. 2 

llth A pt. 2 

12th A pt. 2 

13th A pt. 3 

14th A pt. 2 

B 131. ....... 

16th A, pt. 2 

B 140. .......

Character of data

Descriptive Information only. 

Monthly discharge and descriptive information. .............. 

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

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, 

Descriptive information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, 

monthly discharge.

and ratings. ...... 

ratings, and

Year

1884 to Septembe 

1884 to June 3O, 

1684-92. 

1888-93. 

1893-94.

1895.

r 1890. 

1891.
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Streamflow data for the years 1884-1901, in reports of the Geological Survey Continued 

(A - Annual Reports; B = Bulletin; W = Water-Supply Paper)

Report

W 11.........

18th A, pt. 4

W 16.........

19th A, pt. 4 

W 27...... ...

W 28 .........

20th A, pt. 4 

W 35 to 39. .. 

21st A, pt. 4 

W 47 to 52... 

22d A, pt. 4. 

W 65, 66..... 

W 75. ........

Character of data

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge.. 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights of streams east 

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

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights of stream west 

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams east of 

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams west of

taries.

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

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

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

Year

1896. 

1895-96. 

1897.

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1898.

1898. 

1899. 

1899. 

1900. 

1900. 

1901. 

1901.

Reports on surface-water supply containing records from 1899 to date for drainage basins 

in this report are listed below. The data for any particular gaging station will, in general, be found in the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. 

Before 1951, records for the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins were included with those 

of the other rivers of the Ohio River basin.

tiumters of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements In Ohio River basin except 

Cumberland and Tennessee River basins, 1899-51

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

W.S.P. no.

36

48, a49

65, 75

83

98

128

169

205

243

263

283

Year

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

W.S.P. no.

303

323

353

383

403

433

453

473

503

 523

Year

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

W.S.P. no.

543

563

583

603

623

643

663

683

698

713

Year

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

W.S.P. no.

728

743

758

783

803

823

853

873

893

923

Year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

W.S.P. no.

953

973

1003

1033

1053

1083

1113

1143

1173

1205

a Olentangy and Scloto Rivers only.

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports extend over many years. 

Miscellaneous measurements at many points other than regular gaging stations have been made 

each year and are published under "Miscellaneous discharge measurements" at the end of each 

report. The streams and points of measurement are listed in the same order as the streams 

and gaging stations in the body of the report. An index of the records obtained before 

1904 has been published in Water-Supply Paper 119.

Each of the reports on the surface-water supply for the year 1939 (Water-Supply Paper 

873 for the Ohio River basin) contains, for the area included in that report, a summary of 

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

collected. These summaries were reprinted separately.

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

usually a single State or drainage basin. These reports contain records previously published (some of which may have been revised), as well as some records not contained in the 

annual series of water-supply papers. The only such report for any part of the area 

covered by this report is Water-Supply Paper 536, "Surface water supply of New-Kanawha 

River basin (N. C., Va., W. Va.), 1895-1920."

Records of discharge have been published also in State reports. Some of these are not 

contained in the publications of the Geological Survey or are revisions of records pre-
PUBLICATIONS 11
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1951, PART 3A

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

these reports for the area covered by this report.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Illinois......

Indiana .......

Kentucky. .....

North Carolina

Ohio ..........

Do.........

Pennsylvania. .

Do.... .....

Do. .......

Period

1908-11 

1900-1934 

1923-27 

1927-30 

1910-20 

1892-1943

1889-1923 

1889-1936 

1898-1921 

1898-1939

1898-1944 

1902-39

1890-1911 

1928-32

1895-1927 

1927-42

1942-50

Report

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

Pub. 72, Surface water supply of Indiana... 

Pub. 112, Surface water supply of Indiana.. 

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

Bull. 1, Summary of records of surface 

waters of Maryland and the Potomac River 

basin. 

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North Carolina streams. 

Bull. 39, Discharge records of North Carolina streams, a/

Bull. Ill, Ohio stream-drainage areas and 

flow-duration tables.

Bull. 200, Compilation of streamflow records of Ohio.

Report of Water Supply Commission of Pennsylvania. 

Streamflow records of Pennsylvania. ........

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

Bull. 7, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(New, Tennessee, and Big Sandy River 

basins). 

Bull. 15, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(New, Tennessee, and Big Sandy River 

basins).

Issued by

Rivers and Lake Commission. 

Division of Waterways. 

Department of Conservation. 

Do. 

Kentucky Geological Survey. 

Department of Geology, Mines, 

and water Resources.

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

Do.

Engineering Experiment Station, Ohio State University. 

Do.

Do. 

Department of Agriculture, 

Division of Conservation 

and Natural Resources. 

Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania. 

Department of Forests and 

Waters . 

Virginia Geological Survey. 

Virginia Conservation Commission.

Do.

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

discharge.

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

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

stage and discharge of many streams during major floods has been included in special reports on these floods published by the Geological Survey. The more recent of these special 

reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic information and analyses and compilations 

of data relating to earlier notable floods. The following list gives the numbers and 

titles of these reports:

Water-Supply

147... 

162... 

334... 

771... 

773-E. 

800.. . 

838... 

847...

967-B.. 

1066... 

113.4-A. 

1134-B.

Title

Destructive floods in the United States in 1904.

Destructive floods in the United States in 1905.

The Ohio Valley flood of March-April 1913.

Floods in the United States, magnitude and frequency

The New York State flood of July 1935.

The floods of March 1936, part 3, Potomac, James, and upper Ohio Rivers.

Floods of Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, January-February, 1937.

Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations through September 1938.

Flood of August 1935 in Muskingham River basin, Ohio.

Flood of July 5, 1939, in eastern Kentucky.

Floods of August 1940 in the southeastern States.

Floods of August 4-5, 1943, in Central West Virginia.

Floods of July 18, 1942, in North Central Pennsylvania.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture has been 

collecting records of runoff from selected areas in the Ohio River basin as follows: near 

Blacksburg, Va. , beginning in 1939, 3 areas of less than 20 acres each; near Coshocton, 

Ohio, beginning in 1937, 4 areas of 2,000 to 5,000 acres each, 3 areas of 500 to 2,000 

acres each, 5 areas of 200 to 500 acres each, 3 areas of 50 to 200 acres each, and 27 areas 

of less than 50 acres each; and near Lafayette, Ind., 20 areas of less than 4 acres each. 

These records are in the files of the Soil Conservation Service.
Discharge, in cfs Discharge, In cfs Discharge, In cfs

"8 ft
GAGING-STATION RECORDS

OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 

Allegheny River at Eldred, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°57'50 n > long. 78°23'10", on right bank at site of former highway bridge, 

t>uu rt upstream from bridge on State Highway 346, 1,000 ft upstream from Knapp Creek, 

and half a mile north of Eldred, McKean County.

Drainage area.--550 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,416.20 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 12 years, 1,009 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,700 cfs Nov. 26 (gage height, 20.94 ft); min-

 imum, 40 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 1.71 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 55,000 cfs July 19, 1942 (gage height, 27.6 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 25, 26, 1939.

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

wmcn are fair.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 25 Nov. 26 to Sept. 30

1.9 60

2.5 143

3.0 233

4.0 475

6.0 1,120

9.0 2,420

13.O 4,990

1.7 39

2.0 72

2.5 143

3.0 233

4.0 490

6.0 

1O.O 

13.0 

17.0 

20.0

1,180

3,000

4,990

1O,2OO

17,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

85 

81

78

75

*77

75

71

73

460

1,820

2,000

1,900

2,040

1,600

1,200

940

770

65O

560

488

438

400

362

338

313

291

264

273

453

375

313

18,863

608

1.11

1.28

Nov.

291 

*279

313

1,650

3,670

4,990

4,730

3,340

2,080

1,860

1,520

1,280

1,080

975

870

818

905

835

710

1,340

2,790

2,680

2,180

1,820

3,580

15 , 100

14,500

9,360

5,900

3,800

3,800

95,246

3,175

5.77

6.44

Dec.

2,430 

1,830

2,490

3,640

4,360

4,290

3,460

3,220

3,400

3,000

2,380

1,920

1,580

1,340

1,140

1.O6O

910

788

74O

680

600

*620

6OO

640

560

450

380 420"

480

540

560

50,508

1,629

2.96

3.42

Jan.

540 540"

1,500

4,000

4,000

3,500

2,500

1,800

1,500

1,250

1,200

1,000

9OO

800

1,000

1,200

1,050

*96O

1,490

2,530

3,060

3,280

3,000

2,480

2,010

1,620

1,340

1,260

1,180

910

740

54,140

1,746

3.17

3.66

Feb.

78O 

840

780

740

740

820

800

680

540

520

540

640

2,600

3.7OO

3,940

3,580

2,620

1,880

1,660

2.O6O

2,860

3,640

3,520

2,780

2,140

2,100

2,630

2,780

_

_

-

52,910

1,890

3.44

3.58

Mar.

*2,630 

2,580

2,240

3,000

3,400

3,110

3,000

3,46O

3,700

3,340

2,480

1,920

1,660

1,540

1,580

1,380

1,180

1,060

1,060

1,460

1,380

1,260

1,220

1,340

1,420

1,340

1,340

1,300

1,380

2,370

4^420

64,550

2,082

3.79

4.36

Apr.

7,620 

6,960

5,470

4,220

3,220

2,280

1,740

1,540

1,380

1,300

1,220

1,170

2,320

2,480

2,480

2,280

1,960

1,700

1,540

*1,340

1,140

1,020

1,920

1,920

1,780

1,830

1,660

1,460

1,420

1,300

-

69,670

2,322

4.22

4.71

May

1,100 

980

875

822

752

685

610

565

520

475

520

640

625

520

460

432

418

404

390

351

398

*505

550

595

460

390

364

364

446

4O4

558

16,958

547

0.995

1.15

June

291 

277

323

536

542

390

338

296

270

406

625

460

462

1,260

1,420

1,100

875

718

595

505

446

390

584

572

390

338

301

358

858

1,140

-

17,066

569

I.OJS

1.15

July

1,910 

2,650

2,100

1,580

2,580

2,530

1,830

1,420

1,100

875

718

*1,200

1,360

910

718

610

520

475

418

377

*325

294

313

282

242

219

205

229

253

209

189

28,621

923

1.68

1.94

Aug.

174 

164

149

138

127

120

118

121

122

112

101

93

89

94

*89

93

88

81

76

70

66

62

62

61

57

53

49

47

46

44

42

2,808

9O.6

0.165

0.19

Sept.

44 

42

44

47

43

52

94

115

81

60

49

44

41

12^

275

140

89

67

58

52

48

45

46

74

90

78

84

88

82

66

-

2,267

75.6

0.137

0.15

Calendar year 1950: Max 15,100 Min 66 Mean 1,268 Cfsm 2.31 In. 31.30

Water year 195O-51: Max 15,100 Min 41 Mean 1,298 Cfsm 2.36 In. 32.03

Peak discharge (base. 5,OOP cfs).--Nov. 6 (8 p.m.) 5,37O cfs (13.35 ft); Nov. 26 (about 5 p.m.) 

19,700 cfs (20794 ftj; Apr. 1 (2 p.m.) 7,900 cfs (15.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 19-22, Jan. 31 to Feb. 12. No gage-height 

record Dec. 23 to Jan. 18; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

stations at Redhouse, N. Y., and near Klnzua, Pa.
GREAT VALLEY CREEK BASIN 15

Great Valley Creek near Salamanca, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42 0 10'40", long. 78°41'40", on left bank 0.3 mile upstream from highway 

Driage, 1 mile downstream from Hungry Hollow, ij miles northeast of Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--142 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 4,850 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 7.92 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.35 cfs Sept. 

5, 6 [gage height, 2.60 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or partially obstructed Intaice, which are fair.

Rating table, Dec. 21, 1950, to Sept. 3O, 1951, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.60

2.65

2.7

2.75

2.8

0.4 

1.0 

2.2 

3.9 

6.9

2.85

2.9

3.1

3.5

4.0

58

165

366

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.2

654

1,020

1,990

3,620

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, December 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec.

.

_

-

~

.

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

*106

101

106

114

bTOe

b92

bSO

b68

b58

b52

b45

_

_

_

-

Jan.

b41

b45

bl,8OO

3,560 

1,246

647

420

300

270

260

*215

185

170 

165

293

302

289

298

1,010

1,240

1,560

751

547

490

350

260

220

195

155

125

104

17,507

565

3.98

4.59

Feb.

112

130

125

120 

114

130

*125

114

100

90

235" 82

1,450 

1,200

587

40O

360

30O

310

566

dl,390

1,080

661

480

420

d671

1,300

d671

_

_

-

13,323

476

3.35

3.19

Mar.

d908

d699

d621

1,740 

923

d626

*d860

700

530

40O

350

310

290 

310

360

270

230

230

419

680

440

340

330

660

520

420

350

280

360

1,480

1,900

18,526

598

4.21

4.85

Apr.

942

*1,O6O

*660

580 

490

400

320

270

225

215

245

290

6OO 

620

600

*490

400

320

330

260

210 £40"

740

410

380

440

320

310

455

360

-

13,182

439

3.09

3.45

May

27O

*230

205

190 

170

155

140

130

123

117

*146

258

214 

179

159

143

140

128

112

96

86

81

79

70

58

49

43

49

58

54

36

3,968

128

0.901

1.04

June

26

26

26

31 

29

22

17

14

13

5BT

421

*189

238 

1,150

42£

244

156

112

86

67

60

54

63

52

43

36

58

45

127

94

-

4,499

150

1.06

1.18

July

128 109"

74

60 

91

105

67

49

36

29

25

26

*34

27

19

16

19

25

24

19

13

14

13

8.2

6.9

5.8

4.9 479-

27

10

6.6

1,096.3

35.4

0.249

0.29

Aug.

5.2

4.2

3.9

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.8

*1.6 

1.4

1.7

3.1

2.2

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

60.3

1.95

O.014

O.O2

Sept.

0.6

.6

.6

.5

1.5

8.1

21

6.2

3.0

1.8

1.2

1.0 

SB- 50

IS

7.3

4.9

3.3

2.6

2.5

1.7

1.4

1.2

2.9

3.7

3.7

2.6

2.2

2.1

-

186.6

6.22

0.044

0.05

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base, 2.OOO cfs). Jan. 4 (8:3O a.m.) 4,850 cfs (7.92 ft); Jan. 21 (6:3O a.m.)

2,100 cfs (6.09 ft); Feb. 13 (4 p.m.) 2,66O cfs (6.54 ft); Feb. 21 (4:30 p.m.) 2,350 cfs (6.30 ft); 

Mar. 4 (4:30. a.m.) 2,23O cfs (6.20 ft); Mar. 30 ( 1O p.m.) 3,960 cfs (7.41 ft).

i^-i-o^iiai &c iitcaoiu emeu o Iimuc UIl onj-O uay .

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph.

Note. Backwater from ice and or partially obstructed intake Jan. 7-14, Jan. 24 to Feb. 13. Partially obstructed intake Feb. 16-19, 24, 25, Mar. 8-18, 20-29, Apr. 3-28, Apr. 3O to May 8; discharge 

computed on basis of discharge measurements, gage heights, outside-gage readings, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Allegheny River at Red House, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 42°06'50", long. 78°48'15", on left bank at site of old highway bridge in 

Kea House, Cattaraugus County, 0.7 mile upstream from Meetinghouse Run, and at mile

LiCit . I .

Drainage area.--1,690 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1903 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,327.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior tn Sept. 3, 1917, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--46 years (1905-51), 2,791 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 32,200 cfs Nov. 26 (gage height, 12.29 ft); minimum, 172 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 3.34 ft).

1903-51: Maximum discharge, 45,300 cfs July 20, 1942 (gage height, 14.55 ft); minimum, 84 cfs Sept. 7, 1934 (gage height, 2.82 ft).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height recora, which are fair.

Revisions. W 758: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

3.4 

3.7 

4.2 

5.0 

6.0

1

2

4

218

442

,000

,310

,400

, in c ;

7 .

9.

11.

12.

0 7

0 15

0 24

3 32

,290

,000

,800

,300

3

3

4

.3

.6

.0

NDt

152

334

720

e . --

table aboable feet per second, water year Octciber

Same

ve 5.

1950

as

0

tc

4.5

5.0

prec«

ft.

) Sept

1,420

2,310

?ding

ember 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

276

269

263

^56

250

244

237 244"

276

2 , 200

4,070

*4,110

5,130

4,380

3,140

2,440

1,950

1,640

1,390

1,200

1,070

961

870

810

762

717

661

639

717

858

786

42,816

1,381

0.817

0.94

Nov.

774

728

694

2,410

12,000

11,300

9,440

*7,410

5,180

4,300

3,800

3,150

2,770

2,480

2,260

2,110

2,400

2,480

2,200

3,780

8,220

6,910

5,660

4,730

10,900

31,400

31,800

27 ,000

16,800

10,000

-

235,086

7,836

4.64

5.17

Dec.

6,760

5,490

12,300

2O, 800

16,300

11,100

8,780

*9,020

8,100

7,070

5,960

4,960

4,180

3,580

3,150

2,870

2,580

2,310

b2,100

bl,950

b 1,850

bl,750

1,760

1,830

bl,600

bl,350

bl.100

bl , 220

bl,300

bl,550

bl,700

156,370

5,044

2.98

3.44

Jan.

b 1,650

bl,700

b3 , 400

a 18, 800

16 , 900

10 , 400

7,880

5,620

4,450

3,890

*3,520

3,110

2,710

2,370

3,080

4,090

b3 , 500

3,210

4,880

9,570

12,000

10,200

7,840

6,690

5,460

4,380

3,650

b3,200

b2,800

b2,450

b2,150

175,550

5,663

3.35

3.86

Feb.

lid, 000

b2,700

b2,500

b2,400

b2,300

bs,600

b2,50o

bl,900

bl,6SO

bl,700

bl,850

2,030

6,420

11,800

9,300

7,540

6,410

5,830

4,500

5,950

9,060

14,200

10 , 401)

7,870

6,120

6,09O

9,470

8,840

_

_

-

155,930

5,569

3.30

3.43

Mar.

8,060

8,610

7,020

11,400

12,300

9,350

*9,010

9,840

8,780

7,710

6,320

5,040

4,330

4,020

4,230

3,910

3,400

3,030

3,310

4,790

4,480

3,780

3,560

4,310

4,700

4,070

3,820

3,730

3,860

6,530

17,200

194,500

6,274

3.71

4.28

Apr.

i6,aoo

17 , 40O

*14 400

10^700

8,300

6,34O

4,88O

4,180

3,750

3,540

3,480

3,270

6,380

7,420

7,130

*6,470

5,63O

4,860

4,420

4,000

3,420

3,090

5 840

5^950

4,960

5,150

4,650

3,980

4,000

3,860

-

188,250

6,275

3.71

4.14

May

3,270

*2,83O

2,560

2,350

2,140

1,920

1,730

1,610

1,450

1,320

1,370

1,880

2,050

1,730

1,470

1,340

1,260

1,200

1,120

1,040

970

1,170

1,280

1,320

1,220

1,010

931

905

984

1,050

918

47,398

1,529

0.905

1.04

June

792

744

768

918

1,120

984

768

676

620

2,670

3,110

2,06O

*1,730

4,330

4,200

3,040

2,350

1,870

1,540

1,280

1,080

970

1,130

1,520

1,230

984

905

840

1,060

2,000

-

47,289

1,576

0.933

1.04

July

2,520

4,170

3,990

3,030

4,240

5,020

3 870

2^970

2,330

1,890

1 , 590

2,020

3,340

2,400

1,810

1,470

1,260

1,100

*984

918

780

720

698

676

599

527

489

532

642

558

479

57,622

1,859

1.10

1.27

Aug.

424

399

374

358

334

313

306

306

306

299

278

258

*252

246

246

287

327

285

252

234

227

215

209

203

198

198

188

183

183

178 T78"

8,244

266

0.157

0.18

Sept.

193

209

198

188

183

*209

335

350

313

258

221

203

198

347

752

568

374

292

252

227

209

203

198

£03

209

252

264

264

258

234

8,164

272

0.161

0.18

Calendar year 1950: Max 31,800 Mln 237 Mean 3,664 Cfsm 2.17 In. 29.42

Water Water year year 195O-51: 195O-51: Max Max 31,800 31,800 Min Min 178 178 Mean Mean 3,609 3,609 Cfsm Cfsm 2.14 2.14 In. In. 28.97 28.97

Peak discharge "(base, 17,000 cfs) .--'Hoy. 26 (11 a.m.) 52,200 cfs (12.29 ft); Dec. 4 (2:30 p.m.) 

21,600 cfs (10~.37 ft); Jan. 4 (3:45 p.m.) 20,900 cfs (l0.24 ft); Mar. 31 (3:45 p.m.) 18,600 cfs 

(9.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thi 

a No gage-height record; discharg 

b Stage-discharge relation aff

day.

'ge estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph, 

ted by ice (no gage-height record Dec. 30 to Jan. 3).
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 17

Allegheny River near Kinzua, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°50'50", long. 78°59'30", on left bank at Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, 

hair a mile upstream from Bent Run, 2 miles southwest of Kinzua, Warren County, and 2.3 

miles downstream from Kinzua Creek.

Drainage area. 2,179 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1935 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,200.00 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge.--16 years, 3,914 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 37,600 cfs Nov. 26 (gage height, 15.82 ft); mini- 

 mum, 249 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 4.59 ft).

1935-51: Maximum discharge, 50,800 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 18.52 ft); minimum, 135 cfs Sept. 15, 1936; minimum gage height, 4.45 ft Sept. 25, 1941.

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

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 3 Jan. 4 to Sept. 30

4.9 347

5.5 690

6.0 1,170

6.5 1,840

7.O 2,740

8.0 5,140

10.0 11,800

16.0 38,600

4.6 253

5.0 435

5.5 7 40

6.O 1,24O

6.5 1,950

7.0 2,900

8.0 5,250

10.0 11,800

13.0 24,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

414

394

380

380

366

366

356

347 409"

1,300

4,120

5,140

6,900

5 ,850

4,370

3,300

2,640

2,210

1,890

1,680

1,500

1,360

1,240

1,140

1,080

997

926

966

986

1,060

1,080

55,147

1,779

0.816

0.94

Nov.

1,030

*997

955

2,56T>

1^,800

13,700

11,400

9,250

6,750

5,560

4,880

4,120

3,520

3,180

^,850

2,740

3,070

3,300

2,960

5,760

11,000

9,60O

7,680

6,450

13,600

36,700

35 ,200

31,400

22,300

13,700

-

^89,012

9,634

4.42

4.93

Dec.

9,600

7,500

16,600

28,200

22.300

15 , 4OO

12,200

* 12, 600

11,000

9,600

8,020

6,750

5,560

4,750

4,240

3,880

3,410

3,070

2,850

2,600

2,500

2,300

2,300

2,350

2,000

1,700

1,500

1,400

1,800

2,200

2,200

212,380

6,851

3.14

3.62

Jan.

2 , 100

2 , 10O

5,000

24,500

22,700

14,600

11,000

7,890

5,790

4,990

4,860

4,250

3,780

3.330

4,310

5,660

4,990

*4,490

6,300

13,000

17,500

15,000

11,000

9,230

7,730

6,220

5,120

4,620

4,130

3,600

3,000

242,790

7,832

3.59

4.14

Feb.

3,100

3,200

3,100

3 , 000

3 , 200

3,400

3,600

2,800

1,900

1,900

2,200

2,600

8,000

15,000

13,000

11,000

9,000

8,000

6,360

7,890

13,200

19,200

15,000

11,000

8,550

8,220

13,000

*12,600

_

-

-

213,020

7,608

3.49

3.64

Mar.

11,400

12,200

10,300

16,600

17,100

13,300

13,300

14,100

12,200

10,300

8,890

7,100

6,070

5,520

5,520

5,380

4,740

4,130

4,490

6,500

6,500

5,380

4,860

5,660

6,500

5,790

5,380

5,250

5,380

9,350

21,000

270,190

8,716

4.00

4.61

Apr.

21,000

21,000

18,400

14,100

11,000

8,890

6,800

5,790

5,120

4,740

4,620

4,490

7,530

9,930

9,580

8,890

7,730

6,650

6,070

*5,660

4,860

4,490

8,100

8,550

7,100

7,100

6,500

5,660

5,380

5,360

-

251,110

8,370

3.84

4.29

May

4,620

4,010

3,660

3,330

3,110

2,300

2,530

2,340

2 , 160

1,980

2,050

3,030

3,330

2,800

2,410

2,170

2,000

1,870

1,720

1,580

1,470

*1,500

1,780

1,730

1,670

1,460

1,340

1,330

1,380

1,500

1,360

70,020

2,259

1.04

1.20

June

1,160

1,120

1,300

1,920

1,760

1,670

1,360

1,140

j^OSO

5,800

5,340

3,900

3,560

7,650

6,650

4,860

3,780

3,000

2,410

2,040

1,820

1,570

2,300

2,210

1,950

1,610

1,440

1,460

1,860

2,540

-

81,230

2,708

1.24

1.39

July

3,550

4,860

4,990

4,470

5,930

6,800

5,380

4,130

3,330

2,690

2,320

2,800

*4,010

3,330

2,510

2,040

1,740

1,540

1,440

1,340

1,170

1,060

1,020

950

883

780

726

847

910

847

726

79,119

2,552

1.17

1.35

Aug.

664

593

569

545

505

477

462

456

451

440

425

400

385

371

*376

451

456

456

405

376

357

338

329

316

303

294

286

282

274

269

*257

12,568

405

0.186

0.21

Sept.

269

278

294

282

257

339

462

505

462

415

362

320

310

855

B65

848

659

483

400

362

329

312

312

298

316

338

 395

400

390

362

12,457

415

0.190

0.21

Calendar year 1950: Max 37,200 Hin 347 Mean 4,891 Cfsm 2.24 In. 30.45

Water year 1950-51: Max 36,700 Hin 257 Mean 4,901 Cfsm 2.25 In. 30.53

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 cfs).--Nov. 26 (1 p.r

29,60O cfs (14.14ft); Jan. 4 (6:3Op.m.) 27,300 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 20-23, Dec. 25 to J,

37,600 cfs (15.82 ft); Dec. 4 (7:30 a.m. 

(13.65 ft); Feb. 14 (2:30 p.m.) 26,400 Gfe (13.43 ft).

30 to Feb. 18.
18 CONEWANGO CREEK BASIN

Conewango Creek at Waterboro, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°10'15", long. 79°04'10", on right bank 300 ft downstream from concrete 

viaduct at Waterboro, Chautauqua County, 900 ft downstream from Davls Brook, and 2-| 

miles upstream from Kennedy.

Drainage area. 290 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--September 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,255.30 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). Prior to Nov. 7, 1939, staff gages at site 1,300 ft upstream 

at various daturas. Nov. 7, 1939, to Nov. 4, 1940, staff gage at site 1,300 ft upstream 

at datum O.V9 ft higher. Nov. 5, 1940, to May 28, 1948, at site VOO ft downstream at 

present datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 515 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,500 cfs Dec. 5 (gage height, 9.73 ft); minimum, 

31 crs Sept. 13 (gage height, 1.51 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 8,600 cfs Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 11.35 ft, from 

high-water mark at gage); minimum observed, 22 cfs Aug. 18, 1940, Sept. 27, 29, 1941.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 5 Dec. 6 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

103

220

340

655

6.0 

8.0 

9.0 

9.7

1,530

2,760

3,560

4,450

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

206

342

4.0 677

6.0 1,610

8.0 2,760

9.0 3,560

9.5 4,170

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

122

118

115

113

110

110

108

105

TT?

209

365

 843

1,080 883 1

601

410

317

265

227

205

194

181

171

163

171

163

149

175

207

194

181

8,367

270

0.931

1.07

Nov.

169

163

161

6W

1,390

 1,240

891

549

447

572

488

433

401 

375

384

461

662

584

470

1,210

1,810

1,730

1,360

967

1,230

2,280

2,320

2,050

1,640

1,160

-

28,246

942

3.25

3.62

Dec.

872

996

2,610

3,860

4,380

»4 , 100

3,180

2,480

1,810

1,250

754

545

467 

426

404

392

374

359

351

336

328

317

317

328

283

b310

b320

b310

300

292

286

33,337

1,075

3.71

4.28

Jan.

278

253

1,270

2,930

3,600

3,630

2,950

1,980

1,340

»804

470

497

438 

401

555

624

545

579

1,180

1,710

1,950

1,700

1,230

841

658

534

451

b390

b350

b320

b290

34,878

1,125

3.88

4.47

Feb.

b310

b330

b320

320

306

303

325

 230

3C5

b310

300

421

bl,600 

2,040

1,920

bl,600

1,320

1,240

1,180

1,620

2,070

2,550

2,480

2,090

1,530

1,280

1,780

1,630

.

_

-

31,713

1,133

3.91

4.07

Mar.

1,560

1,560

1,430

2,140

2,230

1,930

 1,650

1,460

1,120

778

613

542

548 

528

584

591

521

471

558

1,400

1,190

796

681

1,100

934

711

598

570

584

1,020

1,780

32,478

1,048

3.61

4.16

Apr.

1,700

1,570

 1,300

1,030

983

978

739

580

484

458

435

504

1,290 

1,3OO

1,300

1,220

 947

773

654

570

464

416

746

677

548

7A7

6t3

54\2

88$

939

-

25,453

848

2.92

3.26

May

*635

454

380

345

311

278

256

243

224

204

232

549

479 

334

270

235

227

222

196

171

155

148

155

157

144

137

T?5

164

171

157

139

7,920

255

0.879

1.02

June

127

124

129

142

157

139

124

110

104

157

214

167

 139 

250

235

174

129

106

95

88

90

88

96

90

90

88

95

90

108

124

-

3,868

129

0.445

0.50

July

139

150

133

116

168

224

TeT

124

104

92

90

116

116 

 99

86

80

78

74

85

81

75

80

80

74

70

64

60

56

75

68

63

3,097

99.9

0.344

0.40

Aug.

59

56

56

54

50

49

52

52

48

47

45

43

 43 

46

48

54

52

49

45

43

45

46

44

42

42

40

38

41

41

39

3_7_

1,446

46.6

0.161

0.19

Sept.

41

41

40

39

39

 45

50

50

47

41

42

40

37 

7?1°

69

54

50

47

43

40

39

41

37

51

57

53

48

46

42

-

1,438

47.9

0.165

0.18

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,500 Mln 57 Mean 632 Cfsm 2.18 In. 29.55

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,380 Mln 37 Mean 581 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27.22

 Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CONEWANGO CREEK BASIN 19

Chautauqua Lake near Mayville, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 42°15'35", long. 79°28'45", on left bank of Big Inlet, 250 ft from mouth 

and \\ miles east of Mayville, Chautauqua County.

Drainage area. 189 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1949 to September 1951.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,300.00 ft above mean sea level, 

"(latum of 1929.

Extremes. 1949-50: Maximum gage height observed during period November to September, 

9.80 ft Apr. 5; minimum, 6.95 ft Nov. 26.

1950-51: Maximum gage height observed during year, 10.01 ft Dec. 4, 5; minimum, 

7.29 ft Nov. 3.

Remarks.--Lake regulated at outlet by Warner Dam. Capacity of lake not determined; area 

of water surface, ?0.9 sq mi. Figures of change in contents computed from surface area 

multiplied by change in stage.

Gage height, in feet, November 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean

(t)

Oct. Nov.

.

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

.

-

.

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

6.97

7.01

7.00

6.97

6.95

TToo

6.99

7.03

7.13

-

-

Dec.

.17

.19

.23

.32

.25

.25

.40

.31

.30

.33

.36

.47

.70

.73

.74

.74 

.77

.71

.89

.73

7.77 

8.21

8 .11

s!o9

8.05

7.99

8.13

8.13

8.03

8.07

7.99

7.68

+174

Jan.

a7.94

7.89

7.97

8.20

8.25

8.27

8.32

8.37

8.33

8.37

8.43

8.53

8.53

8.51

8.59

8.81 

8.89

57ff

8.75

8.67

8.61 

8.53

8.49

8.53

8.63

8.57

8.53

8.53

8.39

8,31

8.23

8.44

+50.0

Feb.

8.17

8.15

7.95

7.93

7.85

.79

.75

.71

.71

.69

.65

.63

' .59

: 799

8.51

8.59 

 5753

8.48

8.34

8.30

8.30 

8.24

8.24

8.20

8.16

8.10

8.04

7.98

_

-

8.06

-57.8

Mar.

7.94

7.94

7.88

7.84

7.78

7.72

7.68

7.70

7.98

8.02

8.02

7.98

8.00

8.00

7.98

7.88 

7.80

7.80

7.78

7.68

fcfS 7.86

8.08

8.10

8.14

8.38

9.20

9.58

9756

9.44

8.10

+315

Apr.

9.38

9.30

9.36

9.50

9 .80

9.73

9.71

9.59

9.43

9.37

9.21

9.05

8.95

8.79

8.75

8.65 

8.53

8.39

8.33

8.31

8.29 

8.27

8.29

8.29

8.47

8.45

8.49

8.41

8.41

8.41

-

8.86

-209

Bay

8.49

8.53

8.55

8.55

8.49

8.47

8.41

8741

8.47

8.51

8.55

8.55

8.57

8.55

8.57

8.51 

8.55

8.59

8.51

8.55

8.53 

8.53

8.57

8.55

8.55

8.59

8.61

5753

8.51

8.53

8.55

8.53

+15.2

June

8.53

8.59

8.59

8/71

8.71

8.67

8.61

8.59

8.57

8.55

8.49

8.49

8.49

8.43

8.45

8.43 

8.29

8.39

8.37

8.37

8.37 

8.37

8.35

8.35

8.31

8.33

8.29

8.27

8.27

8.25

-

8.45

-71.9

July

8.21

5723

8.33

8.41

8.43

8.43

8.43

8.41

8.41

8.41

8.43

8.41

8.41

8.43

8.45

d8.45 

d8.45

8.39

8.41

8.59

8.59 

8753

8.49

8.47

8.45

8.41

8.37

8.37

8.33

8.33

8.33

8.41

+23.9

Aug.

8.33

8.55

8.61

8.57

8.43

8.39

8.33

8.31

8.31

8.33

8.25

8.25

8.23

8.23

8.21

8.21 

8.21

8.21

8.21

8.19

8.19 

8.19

8.21

8.17

8.15

8.11 5715'

8.13

8.23

8.21

8.21

8.27

+23.9

Sept.

8.53

8.65

8.51

8.39

8.33

8.29

8.29

8.29

8.29

8.29

8.41

8.61

8.67

8.59

8.61

8/71 

8.63

8.53

8.45

8.39

8.31 

8.23

8.05

7.97

7.99

7.89

7.85

7.85

7.85

7.85

-

8.31

-133

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second.

a No gage-height record, gage height Interpolated.

d Doubtful gage-height record, gage heights Interpolated.
CONEWANGO CREEK BASIN

Gage height, In feet, of Chautauqua Lake near MayvlLle, N. Y., water yea 

October 1950 to September 1951--Continued

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Mean

(t)

Oct.

7.85

.85

.85

.89

.81

.81 '.83

.81

7.81

7.89

7.91

8.13

8.17

8.31

8.25

8.19

8.15

8.05

8.05

7.93

7.91

7.85

7.71

.73

.67

.61

.57

.59

.47 

.43

7.59

7.85

-107

Nov.

7.35

7.31

7.29

7.43

7.65

7.83

7.85

7.87

7.95

7.91

7.89

7.89

7.89

7.91

7.91

7.91

7.89

7.95

7.95

8.03

8.55

8.71

8.69

8.67

8.67

9.07

9755

8.91

8.89 

8.89

-

8.12

+333

Dec.

8.81

8.79

9.29

10.01

10.01

9.97

9.90

9.94

9.84

9.68

9.54

9.44

9.38

9.18

9.08

8.96

8.82

8.74

8.64

8.54

8.46

8.38

8.28

8.20

8.12

8.10

8.06

8.02

7.92 

7.86

7.78

8.89

-246

Jan.

7.68

7.66

7.64

8.84

8.92

8.88

8.78

8.70

8.64

8.56

8.46

8.38

8.28

8.18

8.14

8.08

8.04

8.02

7.88

8.14

8.30

8.32

8.26

8.22

8.14

8.08

8.00

7.96

7.86 

7.80

7.74

8.21

0

Feb.

.70

.68

.62

.58

.54

.46

.44

.42

.40

.38

.36

.32

.70

.84

.84

.80

.76

.80

.80

.84

8.04

8.48

8746

8.40

8.32

8.28

8.42

8.40

-

-

7.82

+166

Mar.

8.40

8.44

8.40

8.74

8.80

8.72

8.70

8.70

8.62

8.60

8.42

8.40

8.30

8.24

8.20

8.14

8.08

8.06

8.04

8.20

8.10

8.08

8.06

8.04

7.98

8.00

8.00

7.96

7.92 

7.90

8/24

8.27

-28.3

Apr.

8.28

8.24

8.18

8.14

8.12

8.14

8.10

8.02

7.98

7.96

7.86

aToa

8.20

8.16

8.16

8.22

8.18

8.16

8.04

8.04

8.06

8.14

8.16

8.20

8.22

8.26

8.38

8.38

8.48 

8.48

-

8.17

+53.9

Calendar year 1950: Max 10.01 Mln 7.29 Mean 8.36

May

8.52

8.54

8.56

8.58

8.56

8.58

8.56

8.54

8.54

8.52

8.46

8.48

8.54

8.54

8.50

8.50

8.46

8.46

8.50

8.52

8.48

8.46

8.40

8.38

8.40

8.38

8742"

8.44

8.44 

8.44

8.42

8.49

-23.9

June

8.40

8.42

8.42

8.44

8.42

8.40

8.38

8.38

8.44

8.36

8.36

8.36

8.40

8.36

8.38

8.38

8.38

8.40

8.38

8.46

8.34

8.34

8.30

8742

8.36

8.36

8.36

8.38

8.48 

8.44

-

8.39

+24.7

July

8.54

8.50

8.50

8.58

8.60

8.64

8756

8.54

8.54

8.44

8.42

8.46

8.42

8.40

8.38

8.36

8.30

8.30

8.38

8.36

8.38

8.36

8.36

8.36

8.36

8.34

8.34

8.34

8.30 

8.28

FT28

8.42

-58.7

Aug.

8.22

8.22

8.18

8.16

8.16

8.12

8.14

8.10

8.10

8.10

8.06

8.04

8.04

8.02

8.02

8.06

8.00

8.02

8.00

8.00

8.10

7.92

.92

.92

.90

.90

.90

.88

7.88 

7.86

7786

8.03

-82.7

Sept.

7.86

T786

7.86

7.82

7.80

7.82

7.80

7.80

7.78

7.78

7.80

7.80

7.82

7.86

7.82

7.82

7.80

7.78

7.78

7.78

7.78

7.78

7.76

7.76

7.76

7.76

7.86

7.70

7.68 

7.70

-

7.79

-3.3.7

(t) -4.62

Water year 1950-51: Max 10.01 Mln 7.29 Mean 8.21 (t) -2.59

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second.
CONEWANGO CREEK BASIN 2 

Chadakoin River at Falconer, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°06'45", long. 79°12<15", on left bank 10 ft downstream from South Dow 

Street Bridge in Falconer, Chautauqua County, if miles upstream from mouth and 

6 miles downstream from Chautauqua Lake.

Drainage area. 194 sq mi.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,256.41 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge.--16 years (1935-51), 348 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,500 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 3.79 ft); mini- 

 mum, 10 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.38 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Sept. 30.

1934-51: Maximum discharge, 2,050 cfs Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 4.56 ft); minimum, 6.0 cfs Sept. 15, 1941 (gage height, 0.29 ft); minimum daily, 8 cfs Dec. 10, 

1934.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of variable inside-outside gage 

relationship or backwater from debris, which are good. Flow regulated by Chautauqua 

Lake (see preceding page). Diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). W 803: 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except period of backwater from debris 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.38 

.5 

.6

0.8 

1.1 

1.5

2.0 

3.0 

3.8

477

970

1,470

Discnarge ubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

31

31

32

32

32

32

30

30

41

*113

Z34

340

494 

582

625

591

536

468

416

416

407

403

403

399

399

399

390

386

377

377

373

9,419

304

-107

Nov.

251

14

13

78

96

92

*92

89

163

242

238

238

235

280

361

416

490

482

477

659

850

907

875

870

934

881

917

922

Seo" 980

-

14,122

471

+333

Dec.

980

,000

,300

.450

,350

,300

,300

* ,350

,300

,240

,220

,250

,220 

,180

,120

,060

,020

980

940

900

860

820

780

760

600

520

620

660

640

600

580

30,900

997

-246

Jan.

580

580

720

ii2S2

1,020

980

940

940

*920

880

860

820

780 

760

740

740

680

700

740

760

820

800

780

780

760

740

720

660

640

620

580

24,060

776

0

Feb.

580

600

580

560

520

470

350

*250

300

310

350

410

540 

620

620

600

620

620

620

660

820

880

TOO

840

800

800

840

840

-

_

-

16,880

603

+166

Mar.

880

880

880

980

1,000

980

 1,000

1,000

940

940

880

820

760 

740

700

720

760

700

700

780

660

780

740

760

800

760

720

720

700

780

840

25,300

816

-28.3

Apr.

840

860

*840

840

840

800

760

700

490

350

350

480

740 

740

760

700

*700

620

560

540

470

120

116

110

200

130

155

84

76

 71

-

150,042

501

+53.9

May

68

66

64

62

62

C62

c60

clOO

c230

c230

c235

c280

c310 

c310

c310

c200

clZ5

C120

cllB

cllB

cl!6

c!18

C140

189

144

103

94

93

162

203

150

4,642

150

-23.9

June

92

96

94

97

94

96

96

86

68

66

62

53

58 

*50

43

39

38

37

36

39

37

36

36

34

33

35

33

38

37

33

-

1,692

56.4

+Z4.7

July

34

32

30

194

651

797

451

148

197

374

236

173

170 

170

166

*163

90

53

62

41

34

39

35

32

31

31

31

136

276

68

68

5,013

162

-58.7

Aug.

71

68

71

68

62

62

60

58

56

44

34

33

*38 

38

42

29

25

24

23

25

26

26

25

24

24

23

24

26

28

28

34

1,219

39.3

-82.7

Sept.

28

27

26

25

26

*30

22

20

18

17

19

18

29 

31

16

16

16

20

20

20

17

16

16

15

30

14

14

12

11

1°

599

20.0

-33.7

Adjusted for change in contents in Chautauqua Lake

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

197 

1.02 

1.17

803 

4.14 

4.62

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 1950-51:

751 

3.87 

4.46

776 

4.00 

4.61

769 

3.96 

4.13

788 

4.06 

4.68

555 

2.86 

3.19

126 

0.649 

0.75

Observed

Max 1,450 Min 13 Mean 484 

Max 1,450 Min 10 Mean 408

81.1 

0.418 

0.47

103 

0.531 

0.61

-43.4 

-0.224 

-0.26

-13.8 

-0.071 

-0.08

Adjusted

Mean 480 Cfsm 2.47 In. 33.55 

Mean 405 Cfsm 2.09 In. 28.35

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Chautauqua Lake, equivalent in cubic feet per second.

c Backwater from debris.

Note. Variable inside-outside gage relationship Nov. 29 to Apr. 29 (no gage-height record Feb. 

2-8, Mar. 7-9); discharge computed on basis of 6 discharge measurements, outside-gage readings, and 

gage-height record. Negative figures of adjusted monthly discharge or runoff indicate that natural 

losses from Chautauqua Lake exceeded inflow.

281787 O - 53 - 3
22 CONEWANGO CREEK BASIN 

Conewango Creek at Russell, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°56 I 20", long. 79°07'55", on left bank at highway bridge In Russell, 

Warren County, 0.4 mile upstream from Ackley Run and 8.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 816 sq ml.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Hater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,222.18 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Apr. 10, 1941, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years (1940-51), 1,495 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,770 cfs Dec. 6 (gage height, 8.91 ft); minimum, 83 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height, 1.98 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 14,400 cfs Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 10.69 ft); minimum not determined; minimum daily, 58 cfs'Oct. 1, 2, 1941.

Flood in March 1936 reached a stage of 10.9 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 14,600 

cfs).

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

whTch are fair. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake. Some diurnal fluctuation caused 

by mills above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 1083: 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, ana discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9 

2.2 

Z.5 

3.0

157

292

607

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

1,570

4,260

10,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

225

212

207

198

190

186

186

182.

186

268

622

*1,490

2.740

2,680

2,360

1,920

1,520

1,220 

1,010

896

843

809

784

750

741

732

716

a760

a820

a820

a800

27,073

873

-107

Nov.

a760

a600 

a400

1,290

2,950

2,740

2,220

1,570

1,160

1,440

1,380

1,260

1,160

1,120

1,110

1,210

*1,860

1,980 

1,860

3,170

4,260

4,410

4,570

4,260

4,390

5,380

5.550

5,380

5,210

4,890

-

79,540

2,651

+333

Dec.

4,110

3,580 

6,000

8,000

9,310

9.540

8,640

8,000

7,000

6,070

5,050

3,580

2,740

2,360

2,220

2,100

1,980

1,860 

1,800

1,740

*1,620

1,570

1,520

1,520

1,520

bl.200

bl,200

bl, 300

bl,400

bl,300

1,260

111,090

3,584

-246

Jan.

1,230

1.200 

3,000

5,890

6,810

7.590

7,390

6,430

5,380

4,410

3,090

2,290

1,980

1,800

2,040

2,290

2,100

2,100 

3,300

4,110

4,410

4,410

4,260

3,510

2,680

2,160

1,920

1,740

1,620

bl, 500

bl,400

104,040

3,356

0

Feb.

1,370

1,360 

bl,350

bl,350

bl,300

1,250

*1,240

bl.100

bl.OOO

bl,000

bl,000

1,200

3,670

4,570

4,410

4,410

4,260

3,810 

3,440

3,960

4,730

5,550

5.890

5,890

5,380

4,570

4,260

4,260

_

_

-

87,580

3,128

+166

Mar.

4,260

4,260 

4,260

5,050

5.210

5,210

5,210

4,890

»4,260

3,510

2,740

2,360

2,160

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,040

1,980 

2,300

3,510

3,510

3,020

2,550

2,740

2,950

2,810

2,550

2,360

2,160

2,930

4,410

101, 500

3,274

-28.3

Apr.

4,260

4.570 

4,260

3,740

3,230

2,950

2,680

2,360

1,980

1,620

1,520

1,540

2,950

3,510

3,580

3,510

3,230

2,740 

2,360

2,040

1,740

1,460

1,920

1,740

1,520

1,740

*1,680

1,460

1,420

1,860

-

75,170

2,506

+53.9

May

1.680

1,250

986

852

758

682

607

562

584

632

657

1,350

1,620

1,250

1,010

860

698

615 

554

498

464

439

439

478

512

439

427

464

554

607

570

23,098

745

-23.9

June

452

391 

439

562

547

464

*408

362

324

351

391

396

368

647

624

471

356

292 

253

230

238

230

258

263

238

225

230

263

334

351

-

10,958

365

+24.7

July

345

368 

334

340

1,050

1.370

1,300

803

484

493

607

673

570

491

427

379

356

278 

234

*258

308

292

243

216

198

186

173

169

299

386

238

13,868

447

-58,7

Aug.

202

190 

186

186

173

161

157

157

157

153

142

124

117

117

127

150

150

131 

120

114

110

110

110

107

104

98

98

98

94

98

*94

4,135

133

-82.7

Sept.

94

101 

98

94

91

107

131

120

110

101

98

94

98

180

207

173

138

117

107

101

94

91

91

85

94

124

124

117

107

98

-

3,385

113

-33.7

Adjusted for change in contents in Chautauqua Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

766 

0.939 

1.08

2,984 

3.66 

4.08

Calendar year 1950 : 

Water year 1950-51=

3,338 

4.09 

4.72

3,356 

4.11 

4.74

3,294 

4.04 

4.21

3,246

3.98 

4.59

2,560 

3.14 

3.50

721 

0.884 

1.02

Observed

Max 9,770 Min 127 Mean 1,948 

Max 9,540 Mln 85 Mean 1,757

390 

0.478 

0.53

388 

0.475 

0.55

50.3 

0.062 

0.07

79.3 

0.097 

0.11

Adjusted

Mean 1,943 Cfsm .2.38 In. 32.37 

Mean 1,754 Cfsm 2.15 In. 29.20

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Chautauqua Lake, equivalent in cubic feet per second.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Conewango Creek at Waterboro, 

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

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BROKENSTRAW CREEK BASIN 23

Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°51'10", long. 79°19'05", on right bank 150 ft downstream from bridge 

on u. S. Highway 6 at Youngsville, Warren County, 500 ft upstream from Mathews Run, 

and 3.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 321 sq mi, including that of Mathews Run.

Records available.--October 1919 to September 1931 and October 1931 to September 1951 In

 reports or ueological Survey, October 1909 to September 1915 and October 1919 to September 1941 (gage heights and discharge measurements only October 1915 to September 

1919} in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. Flow of Mathews 

Run included in records since October 1938.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,187.92 ft above mean sea level, adjust-

 ment of 1907. Prior to Jan. 6, 1916, staff gage and Jan. 17, 1916, to Sept. 30, 1933, 

chain gage at site 150 ft upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1933, to June 15, 

1939, chain gage at site 150 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--37 years (1910-15, 1919-51), 564 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,140 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 9.19 ft); minimum,

 51 cfs Sept. 5, 6 (gage height, 0.27 ft).

1909-51: Maximum discharge observed, about 18,000 cfs Mar. 25, 1913 (gage height, 

13.2 ft, present datum); minimum observed, 19 cfs Oct. 14, 1934.

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

Revisions (water years). W 743; Drainage area. W 1083: 1913(M).

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 3 Jan. 4 to Sept. 30

0.4 74

.6 122

1.0 258

2.0 765

4.0 

7.0 

9.0

2,150

5,240

8,700

0.2 

.4

40

76

163

280

2.0 790

4.0 2,150

7.0 5,240

9.0 8,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

Z

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

CfSOT

In.

Oct.

85

81

78

78 

76

li

74

74

78

145

*187

439

1,560

1.680

1,130

480

320

250

212

183

164 

151 

145

136

134

128 

122

142

173

157

145

8,881

286

0.891

1.03

Nov.

136

134

136

733 

1,680

1,440

820

485

519

885

699

496

412

365 

329

*460

975

945

699

2,820

5.240 

2,680 

1,470

975

1,750

2,770 

2,150

2,030

1,720

1,300

-

35,253

1,175

3.66

4.08

Dec.

1,060

1,260

4,190

7_,700 

4,920

2,430

1,780

2,680

1,950

1,210

855

694

616

550 

506

469

422

388

379

333

*334 

329 

338

365

b340

b270 

b270

b280

b300

b320

b310

37,848

1,221

3.80

4.38

Jan.

b280

283

2,470

*8.030 

5,520

2,430

1,240

790

653

598

592

515

455

420 

818

880

708

742.

1,740

2,680

3,140 

2,100 

1,260

1,000

784,

636 

535

470

b420

b380

b300

42, 869

1,383

4.31

4.97

Feb.

*b360

b330

b310

b310 

b310

b360

b370

b350

b320

b300

b320

492

2,540

3,140 

2,340

1,460

1,220

1,420

1,380

1,870

3,620 

4.020 

27640

1,420

970

1,030 

1,950

1,690

.

«

-

36,842

1,316

4.10

4.27

Mar.

1,640

1,830

1,620

3.590 

2,950

1,700

1,550

1,580

*1,120

850

730

653

636

642 

702

686

598

540

1,010

1,990

1,520 

940 

778

1,160

1,120

850 

820

880

940

1,880

2,770

40,275

1,299

4.05

4.67

Apr.

2.520

1,830

1,420

1,090 

1,090

1,060

850

664

604

^46

708

958

2,030

2,070 

1,870

1,660

1,280

1,030

940

 820

642 

781 

1,720

1,220

820

880 

*790

648

648

609

-

33,700

1,123

3.50

3.90

May

505

435

392

374 

352

325

302

284

268

256

298

480

500

388 325'

298

280

264

256

244

236 

232 

244

236

216

204 

2TS

374

445

338

264

9,891

319

0.994

1.15

June

224

248

355

1,260 

836

490

*338

260

228

543

350

260

396

1.290 

691

430

316

248

208

185

193 

182 

434

420

284

216 

232

511

1,160

1,060

-

13,848

462

1.44

1.60

July

910

714

460

473 

1,500

1.580

893

440

325

264

260

539

495

320 

240

200

182

163

153

*149

132 

129 

143

129

114

m369

399

189

146

12,235

395

1.23

1.42

Aug.

132

114

120

126 

103

95

90

90

88

81

78

72

68

68 

81

196

13T

103

88

78

76 

74 

68

64

64

62 

60

58

60

58

*56

2,707

87.3

0.272

0.31

Sept.

56

58

58

54 

53

62

86

74

64

58

62

66

64

liSL 

117

83

68

64

60

62

60 

56 

56

56

60

70 

83

76

72

66

-

2,072

69.1

0.215

0.24

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,100 Mln 63 Mean 822 Cfsm 2.56 In. 34.77

Water 'ater year year 1950-51: 1950-51; Max Max 8,030 8,050____Hln Mln 53 55_____Mean Mean 757_____Cfsm 757 Cfsm 2.36 2.36 In. In. 32.02 52.02

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 cfs).--Nov. 20 (3 p.m.) 4,720 cfs (6.56 ft): Dec. 4 (11:30 a.m. 

:fs (8.70 ft); Jan. 4 (2:30 p.m.) 9,140 cfs (9.19 ft); Feb. 21 (6:30 p.m.) 5,380 cfs (7.06 ft 

* Discharge Discharge measurement measurement made made on on this this dav. day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Allegheny River at West Hickory, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°34'15", long. 79°24'30", on right bank at downstream side of bridge

on State Highway 127 at West Hickory, Forest County, 0.6 mile upstream from Siggins Run 

and 0.8 mile downstream from East Hickory Creek.

Drainage area. 3,660 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,060.15 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Dec. 12, 1941, tape gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 6,932 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 51,900 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 12.43 ft); minimum, 441 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 2.34 ft).

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 84,300 cfs Apr. 6, 1947 (gage height, 15.97 ft); maximum gage height, 17.51 ft Feb. 23, 1945 (ice jam); minimum discharge not determined.

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

which are fair. Flow regulated by Chautauaua Lake.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.3

2.5

3.0

405

595

1,240

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

2,100

3,220

6,620

7.0

9.0

12.0

15,500

27,000

48,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

801

765

741

729

694

672

661

661

705

1,030

*3,080

6,810

12.500

12,500

9,630

7,000

5,340

4,290

3,500

2,990

2,650

2,440

2,280

2,140

2,030

1,920

1,850

1,880

1,940

1,970

2,050

98,249

3,169

-107

Nov.

1,960

1,920

1.660

3,000

14,900

19,800

16,000

13,000

10,100

9,210

8,380

7,000

6,060

5,340

*4,800

4,630

6,060

6,810

6,430

11,800

21,000

19,200

15,500

13,500

15,700

46,700

47.100

43,100

34,400

23,400

-

438,460

14,620

+333

Dec.

17,000

13 , 500

23,300

48.700

43,900

31,600

25,200

26,400

22,800

18,600

15,500

13,000

10,300

9,000

7,980

7,190

6,620

6,060

5,520

5,160

4,980

4,630

4,630

4,630

4,630

b3,900

b3,000

b2.400

b3,000

3,740

4,020

400,890

12,930

-246

Jan.

b3,900

b5.700

7,970

*40,400

41.500

28,800

22,200

17,000

13,500

11,400

9,840

7,980

7,000

6,430

7,780

9,840

9,210

8,180

10,500

19,800

27,600

24,600

18,600

15,500

13,000

10,500

8,380

7,580

7,000

5,880

b5,000

430,570

13,890

O

Feb.

5,160

5,520

b5,000

b5,200

b5,600

b5,800

b6,OOO

b4,700

b3,200

bS.lOO

b3,600

4,630

10,500

25,200

22,200

17,500

15,500

14,500

13,000

14,500

22,200

55.000

27,000

20,400

16,500

15,000

19,800

21 , 000

_

_

-

365,310

13,050

+166

Mar.

19,200

20,400

18,600

28 . 200

28,200

23,400

21,600

*23,400

19,800

16,500

14,000

11,600

10,100

9,210

9,000

9,000

8,380

7.580

7,980

13,000

13,500

11,200

9,420

9,840

11,600

10,700

9,630

9,420

9,210

12,400

28,200

454,070

14,650

-28.3

Apr.

29.500

29,500

27,000

21,600

17,500

14,500

12,100

10,100

9,000

8,180

7,780

7.580

12,300

16,500

16,500

16,000

14,000

12,100

alO,500

a9,600

a8,200

a7 , 900

a!2,000

14,000

11,200

*10,700

10,300

9,000

8,180

8,580

-

4O1,OOO

13,400

+53.9

May

7.780

6,620

5,700

5,160

4,630

4,090

3,740

3,440

3,220

5,090

a3,300

a5,000

a6,000

a5,400

a4,800

a4,100

a3,700

a3,400

a3,100

a2,900

a2.800

a2,800

5,170

3,300

3,250

3,220

3,060

3,010

3,090

3,420

a3,000

123,290

3,977

-23.9

June

a2,300

a2,100

a2,300

a3,200

4,630

3,560

2,840

2,340

2.060

4,800

11,000

6,430

5,340

12.100

11,600

8,380

6,060

4,630

3,620

2,990

*2,720

2,420

3,200

3,560

3,040

2,500

2,280

2,500

3,940

4,630

-

133,070

4,436

+24.7

July

6,240

7,000

7,380

6,240

9,240

11.600

10,100

7,380

5,340

4,090

5,500

4,460

5,340

5,340

3,860

3,060

2,610

2,320

*2,060

1,940

1,830

1,760

1,660

1,520

1,440

1,320

1.290

1,780

2,050

1,780

1,570

127,100

4,100

-58.7

Aug.

1.510

1,160

1,080

1,040

955

890

851

825

801

765

729

7O5

650

617

617

815 877"

765

729

650

617

575

555

545

515

505

495

486

477

*459

45fl

22,510

726

-82.7

Sept.

450

450

468

477

468

516

628

753

741

672

639

565

515

1,170

1.520

1,290

1,120

890

705

617

555

525

515

486

486

495

565

617

595

575

-

20,068

669

-33.7

Adjusted for change In contents in Lake Chautauqua

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

3,062 

0.837 

0.96

14,950 

4.08 

4.55

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 1950-51:

12,680 

3.46 

3.99

13,890 

3.80 

4.38

13,220 

3.61 

3.76

14,620 

3.99 

4.60

13,450 

3.67 

4.09

3,953 

1.08 

1.25

Observed

Max 56,800 Min 611 Mean 8,526 

Max 48,700 Min 450 Mean 8,262

4,461 

1.22

1.36

4,041 

1.10 

1.27

643 

0.176 

0.20

635 

0.173 

0.19

Adjusted

Mean 8,521 Cfsm 2.33 In. 31.59 

Mean 8,259 Cfsm 2.26 In. 30.60

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change In contents In Chautauqua Lake, equivalent In cubic feet per second.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations near Klnzua and at 

Franklin.

b Stage-dlaoharge relation affected by Ice.
TIONESTA CREEK BASIN 25

Tionesta Creek at Lynch, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°36'05", long. 79°03'00", on left bank at downstream side of highway

bridge at Lynch, Forest County, 500 ft upstream from Bluejay Creek and 7 miles south of 

Sheffield.

Drainage area.--S33 sq mi.

Records available. March 1938 to September 1951,

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,252.43 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 13 years, 434 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,470 cfs Nov. 26 (gage height, 7.70 ft); mini- 

 mum, 21 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 9,520 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 10.26 ft); minimum, 

16 cfs Sept. 24, 25, 1939, Aug. 21, 1944 (gage height, 0.70 ft).

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 923: 1939-40.

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0

1.4

2.0 

4.0

385

1,630

4,630

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

86

82

77

82 

77

71

64

62

55

259

165

475

*1,410 

 510

570

438

362

311

275

248

218

204

190

174

165

152 

143

199

218

171

161

8,029

259

1.11

1.28

Nov.

155

158

168

985 

1,780

1,060

810

660

612

696

529

454

409 

367

*332

362

502

419

376

1,740

1,930

1,250

992

870

2,780

4,480 

2,370

1,560

1,250

1,060

-

31,116

1,037

4.45

4.97

Dec.

870

870

1,800

5,840 

2,230

1,490

1,280

1,790

1,250

992

870

738

624

534

475

423

376

34O

b310

b260

b270

259

*294

302

b290

b!90 

b!70

b53o"

b250

b250

b240

24,107

778

3.34

3.85

Jan.

b220

b550~

b900

3,500 

57TKT

1,380

1,090

870

b720

b600

576

469

399 

395

882

810

b640

606

880

1,460

2,700

1,870

1,320

1,160

9OO

732 

b620

b600

b480

385

*349

29,903

965

4.14

4.77

Feb.

765

771

524

518 

518

454

b430

b350

b280

b260

b310

378

1,030 

1,280

960

810

810

810

81O

1,190

2,650

3,170

1,830

1,320

1,O6O

1,100 

1,750

1,380

-

_

-

27,518

983

4.22

4.39

Mar.

1,530

1,560

1,490

3,730 

2,510

1,790

2,240

2,050

1,520

*1,190

960

810

726 

678

654

570

490

438

51?

1.O6O

810

696

636

744

660

570 

518

502

635

al,300

a2,300

35,979

1,161

4.98

5.74

Apr.

al,700

al,800

al,300

al,lOO 

a900

a780

666

594

529

490

454

5TT

870 

900

870

810

726

648

630

552

475

522

1,230

900

840

930 

750

*738

810

684

-

24,715'

824

3.54

3.94

May

582

507

459

419 

376

332

298

275

248

226

316

587 STB" 

399

362

336

315

282

259

237

234

258

294

244

201

184 

5477

294

323

278

226

10,109

326

1.40

1.61

June

194

5BT

300

1,150 

720

507

404

*340

302

2,250

1,720

992

1,030 

1,940

1,300

960

726

564

443

372

340

278

738

390

282

244 

240

278

752

564

-

20,604

687

2.95

3.29

July

1,170

960

654

712 

1,240

840

624

496

409

349

311

801

504 

354

298

255

229

204

187

165

*146

143

140

121

110

100 

TOIT

346

209

129

105

12,420

401

1.72

1.98

Aug.

98SB84

88 

75

69

71

73

69

60

56

56

54 

54

62

62

66

60

50

46

48

48

43

41

41

41 

39

37

32

27

26

1,764

56.9

0.244

0.28

Sept.

*275B28

27 

27

75

99

66

48

34

32

28

27 

232

137

71

56

50

46

43

37

27

37

41

37

43

i 47

67

45

39

-

1,596

53.2

0.228

0.25

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,48O Min 58 Mean 6O2 Cfsm 2.58 In. 35. lo

Water year 195O-51: Max 4.48O Min 26 Mean 624 Cfsm 2.68 In. 36.35

Peak discharge (base, 5.50O efs) . Nov. 26 (1 a.m.) 5,47O cfs (7.70 ft); Dee. 4 (9 a.m.) 4,28O 

d.74 ft); Jan. 4 12 P.m.) 4,170 cfs (6.61 ft); Feb. 21 (10 p.m.) 4,280 efs (6.68 ft); Mar. 4 

9:30 a.m.) 4,170 efs (6.64 ft); June 1O (4:3O p.m.) 3,51O efs (6.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for gages at Sheffield and

Mayburg.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
26 TIONESTA CREEK BASIN

Tionesta Creek at Tionesta Creek Dam, Pa.

Location. Lat 41 0 28'45", long. 79°26'45", on left bank 100 ft downstream from outlet 

tunnel at Tionesta Creek Dam, Forest County, 0.3 mile southeast of Tionesta, and 

0.9 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--479 sq mi

Records available. June 1940 to September 1951.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,044.93 ft above mean sea level, 

 unadjusted. June 15, 1940, to Aug. 9, 1940, staff gage and Aug. 10, 1940, to Mar. 17, 

1945, water-stage recorder at site 200 ft downstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorders 0.3 and 0.7 mile downstream at datum'5.49 ft lower.

Average discharge. 11 years, 895 cfs (adjusted since 1942).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,720 cfs Feb. 24; minimum daily, 59 cfs Aug. 

31 to Sept.' 5, Sept. 8.

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 10,300 cfs June 6, 1946; minimum daily, 6 cfs Aug. 10, 

Sept. 6, 7, 1941.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow completely regulated since 1941 by Tionesta Creek Reservoir 

(see p. 59).

Cooperation.--Nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October.195O to September 1951

Day

1

2 

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

208

2O8 

194 

169

146

107

167

107

107

107

*141

208

525

1.16O

1J160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

843

208

208

208

439

208

208

208

208

208

223

223

12,686

409

+15.7

Nov.

223

449 

669

649

2,03O

3,300

3,050

1,990

1,210

1,210

1,220

1,230

1,090

907

907

896

*891

891

940

1,080

2,070

2,720

3,320

3,750

2,940

1,050

1,050

2,860

5.440

-

50, 240

1,675

+330

Dec.

5,690

3,860 

2,250 

1,000

1,10O

3,070

2,280

1,810

4,610

6.550

5,790

5,370

3,950

2,480

1,170

834

828

828

648

 214

210

207

221

543

865

865

560

101

14T

221

543

58,609

1,891

-323

Jan.

865

648 

214 

244

1,180

4,800

5.720

4,860

 2,820

2,290

1,820

1,740

846

540

214

1,330

2,260

2,200

2,120

2,160

2,320

2,700

2,800

1,490

3,100

2,900

2,340

1,740

890

*896

885

60,932

1,966

-12.3

Feb.

890

935 

935 

941

1,030

1,180

901

1,540

754

221

448

857

884

1,500

3,000

3,040

2,180

2,190

1,010

228

253

300

1,500

5,520

6.580

*5,880

5,600

5,210

.

_

-

55,307

1,975

+142

Mar.

4,320

5,520 

5,400 

4,540

4,050

4,520

 5,050

2,480

5,580

5.790

5,580

3,970

1,840

1,290

2,220

1,800

1,090

1,090

995

1,240

2,180

2,120

,510

,080

,110

,110

,070

*814

221

228

757

74,325

2,398

+105

Apr.

1,260

1,290 

2,41O 

5,510

5.560

5,980

2,600

1,470

1,140

1,790

1,050

890

898

1,610

2,200

2,250

2,140

1,720

1,110

1,120

1,120

1,120

 1, 140

1,620

2,250

 2,180

2,140

1,440

1,170

1,150

-

56,848

1,895

-197

May

1,410

2,180 

1,430 

1,050

874

868

529

214

214

221

221

657

995

1,460

2.250

1,500

915

915

526

207

214

486

940

940

647

221

221

228

578

1,160

1,160

25,207

815

-28.6

June

771

1,000 m

1,100

 1,500

1,510

1,250

1,210

1,250

1,740

2,550

1,470

1,000

2,210

2.680

2,620

2,490

2,570

1,290

644

214

214

750

 769

940

647

221

221

890

-

55,898

1,197

+27.1

- July

1,510

1,740 

2.470 

1,450

1,590

2,450

1,940

1,110

985

452

 415

611

940

940

940

755

315

 388

588

588

588

467

467

.280

101

 292

255

101

104

108

108

24,202

781

-29.7

Aug.

215

588 

265 

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

201

265

96

82

82

84

84

88

88

88

88

85

82

82

*78

70

 67

 65

59.

3,636

117

-30.2

Sept.

58 

59

59

60

60

59

SO

65

65

65

65

85

108

165

214

165

108

108

108

108

108

108

95

 69

69

70

70

69

-

2,611

87.0

+7.5

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

425 

0.887 

1.02

2,005 

4.19 

4.67

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 1950-51:

1,568 

5.27 

5.77

1,954 

4.08 

4.70

2,117 

4.42 

4.60

2,501 

5.22 

6.02

1,698 

3.54 

3.95

784 

1.64 

1.89

Observed

Max 6,740 Mln 16 Mean 1,246 

Max 6,580 Mln 59 Mean 1,262

1,224 

2.56 

2.86

751 

1.57 

1.81

86.8 

O.lfll 

«.Z1

94.5 

0.197 

0.22

Adjusted

Mean 1,246 Cfsm 2.60 In. 

Mean 1,261 Cfsro 2.65 In.

55.50 

55.72

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change In contents In Tionesta Creek Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second (change In' 

contents for calendar year 1950, -0.1 cfs; water year 1950-51, -1.2 cfs).
OIL CREEK BASIN 27

Oil Creek at Rouseville, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°28'S5", long. 79°41'40", on right bank 200 ft downstream from bridge on

 State1 Highway 8, 200 ft upstream from Cherrytree Run, and 1 mile upstream from Rouseville, Venango County. Records include flow of Cherrytree Run.

Drainage area. 300 sq mi, including that of Cherrytree Run. 

Records available. June 1932 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,028.33 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to June 9, 1941, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 511 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,240 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 9.31 ft); minimum,

 4U crs Sept. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.99 ft).

1932-51: Maximum discharge, 16,800 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 11.29 ft); minimum observed, 22 cfs July 29, Sept. 5, 7, 1934 (gage height, 1.76 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). W 743: Drainage area. W 1053: 1936(M), 1937(M), 1943(M).

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 3 Jan. 4 to Sept. 30

2.1

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0

58

78

161

354

637

990

1,940

3,190

8,580

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0

41

81

168

365

660

1,040

2,010

3,200

8,580

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

80

78

76

76 

76

72

72

70

77

167

174

400

2,330 

1,520 

722

466

354

291

255

228

207

187 

177

171

164

152

*146

232

279

214

187

9,700

313

1.04

1.20

Nov.

174

167 TBO"

951 

2,200

1,080

662

506

569

1,130

681

535

422 

380 

340

381

858

713

582

2,400

3,560

*1,5!0 

1,010

872

970

2,160

2,100

1,570

bl,200

982

-

30,865

1,029

3.43

3.83

Dec.

858

932

3,670

7,190 

3,380

1,550

1,540

3,560

1,700

1,060

888

758

650 

588 

535

477

427

395

410

336

b360

354 

359

364

369

345

b260

b2SO~

b300

b300

b290

34,485

1,112

3.71

4.27

Jan.

b280

b550"

1,860

7,990 

4,060

*1,600

1,110

832

674

602

628

543

459 

432 

1,250

1,220

856

848

1,830

2,750

2,940

1,650 

1,130

1,010

816

674

582

530

512

415

356

40,729

1,314

4.38

5.05

Feb.

bSOO

b450

b370

b380 

b380

b380

b470

b430

b360

b520

b330

552

2,650 

3,440 

1,610

*1,1SO

1,480

1,800

1,550

2,280

3,970

4,760 

1,960

1,260

1,000

992

1,750

1,220

_

-

37,824

1,351

4.50

4.69

Mar.

1,540

1,680

1,380

5,070 a, eso

1,500

1,600

1,530

1,050

848

737

674

647 

640 

674

654

582

536 539"

2,260

1,310

944 

816

1,110

928

723

681

634

749

*1,800

3,020

39,896

1,287

4.29

4.95

Apr.

1,600

1,850

1,260

1,130

1,130

912

744

654

804

1,100

920

1,200

2,780 

2,060 

1,800

1,460

1,130

960

864

779

634

522 

2,480

1,340

984

976

800

695

765

660

-

35,293

1,176

3.92

4.38

May

550

470

432

426 

385

352

316

308

287

271

*329

540

546 

365 

316

287

267

248

233

218

203

196 

225

200

175

175

244

334

454

370

263

9,985

322

1.07

1.24

June

218

266

267

987 

712

400

304

248

218

371

344

252

312 

2,420 

1,010

543

375

295

256

229

*229

203 

412

363

248

210

182

15?

528

660

-

13,244

441

1.47

1.64

July

656

610

320

263 

1,040

776

385

267

210

189

168

398

334 

222 

175

146

139

130

119

113

107

119 

162

124

99

86

B?

226

345

*155

113

8,285

267

0.89O

1.03

Aug.

102

94

94

104 -51

79

77

79

77

70

68

61

59 

61 

70

68

89

72

63

57

59

59 

55

50

48

46

45

45

45

43

ii.

2,071

66.8

0.223

0.26

Sept.

45

45

46

43

ii

52

74

70

57

50

59

61

*55 

161 

TST

78

59

55

52

48

46

45 

50

46

46

50

59

54

48

46

-

1,772

59.1

0.197

0.22

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,190 Mln 7O Mean 780 Cfsm 2.60 In. 35. 3O

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,990 Mln 41 Mean 724 Cfsm 2.41 In. 32.76

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 efs).--Dee. 4 (8 a.m.) 7,980 cfs (8.70 ft); Jan. 4 (3:30 p.m.) 9,240 

cfs 19.31 rt); Feb. Zl (1O:3O p.m.) 6,62O cfs (8.03 ft); Mar. 4 (lO:30 a.m.) 5,860 cfs (7.64 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
28 FRENCH CREEK BASIN

French Creek at Carters Corners, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°57'20", long. 79°52'40", on left bank 400 ft upstream from highway

 bridge at Carters Corners, Erie County, 4 miles northwest of Union City, and 5 miles 

upstream from South Branch.

Drainage area.--2Q8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1919 to September 1920 and October 1932 to September 1951

in reports or Geological Survey. May 1910 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,235.7 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

D~ec. 22, 1948, chain gage at site 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 35 years (1910-16, 1919-29, 1932-51), 424 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 11.85 ft;; min-

 imum, 12 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.26 ft).

1910-51: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 13.50 ft), by 

slope-area method; maximum gage height observed, 16.0 ft Feb. 20, 1918, site then in 

use (ice jam); minimum discharge not determined.

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

which are fair.

Revisions.--W 743: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

2.0 92

2.5 199

3.0 344

3.5 539

4.0 795

6.0 2,280

9.0 5,420

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

28

62

92

199

348

4.0 815

5.0 1,460

8.0 4,170

10.0 6,820

11.0 8,740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

54

50

49

48

48

48

45

43

45

104

330

*1,160

2.810

1,690

796

403

280

224

185

143

124

114

122

122

116

108

101

120

157

164

141

9,944

321

1.54

1.78

Nov.

126

118

120

521

1,470

1,080

582

344

378

634

476

365

341

314

354

*656

1,180

918

609

2,690

4.220

1,680

948

766

871

1,660

1,740

1,700

1,250

855

-

28,966

966

4.64

5.18

Dec.

680

1,060

5,300

8.220

*2,560

1,240

1,120

1,860

1,240

738

511

436

402

377

352

334

302

290

280

260

*270

280

260

27O

257

220

195

200

220

240

230

30,204

974

4.68

5.40

Jan.

220

210

2,250

*8.060

2,790

1,170

699

440

420

400

398

360

340

310

520

542

520

563

1,490

2,200

2,220

1,200

751

578

458

368

341

340

320

270

240

30,988

1,000

4.81

5.54

Feb.

270

*240

220

220 220'

230

260

250

230

220

240

540

2,500

2,800

1,450

889

862

1,020

999

1,540

2,510

2.960

1,300

738

547

627

1,390

952

>

_

-

26,224

937

4.50

4.69

Mar.

1,100

1,210

891

2.550

1,470

778

914

*1,020

685

498

436

377

393

441

529

506

423

441

954

1,320

875

565

635

1,570

1,150

735

685

735

778

1,640

2,400

28,704

926

4.45

5.13

Apr.

1,250

1,180

842

760

948

1,220

778

520

471

547

547

859

1.860

1,460

1,420

1,150

788

660

542

445

352

454

1,280

862

506

*565

a450

a360

a520

a45O

-

24,046

802

3.86

4.30

May

a350

a270

a240

a220

a2OO

a!70

a!40

a!30

a!20

a!15

152

384

374

227

168

137

120

112

103

92

84

82

101

116

101

84

107

202

243

175

130

5,249

169

0.812

0.94

June

92

106

334

405

254

*166

120

94

81

84

90

79

97

297

199

134

99

76

65

58

59

62

72

68

62

58

73

138

428

210

-

4,160

139

0.668

0.74

July

228

238

160

212

1.060

1,030

520

230

139

105

90

116

112

87

72

61

54

50

*69

110

82

68

65

57

49

43

38

37

35

32

50

5,279

170

0.817

0.94

Aug.

28

28

29

29

27

27

25

25

23

22

22

21

20

20

28

49

34

30

28

26

22

21

19

18

17

17

16

15

15

15

15

731

23.6

0.113

0.13

Sept.

14

15

14

14

14

15

18

18

16

16

20

*20

19

40

39

32

25

21

19

18

16

16

18

17

36

44

41

33

27

23

-

678

22.6

0.109

0.12

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,22O Min 22 Mean 593 Cfsm 2.85 In. 38.69

Water year 195O-51: Max 8,22O Min 14 Mean 535 Cfsm 2.57 In. 34.89

Peak discharge (base, 4.5OO cfs). --Nov. 21 (5:3O a.m.) 5,290 cfs (8.92 ft); Dec. 4 (3 a.m.) 10, 9OO

cfs (11.85 ft); Jan. 4 (9:30 a.m.) 1O,000 cfs (11.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Utica. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18-24, Dec. 26 to Jan. 2, Jan. 8-10, 12-14, 

17, Jan. 28 to Feb. 13.
FRENCH CREEK BASIN 29

French Creek at Utica, Pa.

Location.--I/at 41°26'15", long. 79°57'20", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 964 at Utica, Venango County, a third of a mile upstream from Mill Creek.

Drainage area.--1,028 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1932 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,019.54 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. Prior to Nov. 27, 1933, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years, 1,692 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,000 cfs Dec. 5 (gage height, 11.81 ft); min- 

 imum, 99 cfs Sept. 4, 5, 6 (gage height, 1.26 ft).

1932-51: Maximum discharge, 20,700 cfs Mar. 23, 24, 1948 (gage height, 12.32 ft); 

minimum, 43 cfs July 30, 1934 (gage height, 1.03 ft).

Maximum stage known, 15.7 ft during flood of March 1913 (discharge, 35,600 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 21,000 cfs).

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 743: Drainage area. W 823: 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet pe

ce effect (gage height, 

second)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

Oct. 1 to Dec

205

307

537

830

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

11.0

1,680

2,900

8,430

16,400

3.0

156

316

541

845

5 to Sept. 30

4.0

5.0

8.0

12.0

1,790

3,040

8,480

19,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

315

288

270

260

250

243

239

233

233

298

401

731

2,360

4.860 

4,340

2,470

1,610

1,130

914

757

640

569

517

481

467

*443

443

512

612

634

606

28,126

907

0.882

1.02

Nov.

553

512

491

752

2,850

4,080

3,050

2,300

1,780

2,060

2,240

1,730

1,390

1,170 

1,090

1,160

1,900

2,830

2,690

4,060

*7,140

8.660

8,66O

5,410

4.O80

4,86O

5,770

6,340

5,770

4,860

-

100,238

3,341

3.25

3.63

Dec.

4,000

3,830

8,760

14,600

18.200

17 , 300

12,000

10, 100

8,480

6,220

4,270

3,040

2,630

2,250 

2,070

1,900

1,740

1,630

1,520

1,270

1,270

1,320

1,270

1,370

1,250

1,090

b960

b960

1,030

1,140

1,130

138,600

4,471

4.35

5.01

Jan.

1,100

1,080

3,940

10, 300

*13,500

14.600

9,180

4,800

3,260

2,700

2,500

2,250

1,960

1,840 

2,990

3,480

3,040

a2,900

a3,500

a4, 800

a6, 8OO

a6,8OO

a4, 500

a3,500

2,830

2,310

1,960

1,680

1,580

1,520

bljOOO

128,200

4,135

4.02

4.64

Feb.

1,160

b900

b880

b900

b900

b920

bl, 100

bl,150

bl, 100

b980

bl,000

2,200

5,960

7,200 

*7,820

7,bOO

7,740

6,400

5,860

6,040

6,800

8,480

8.920

6,650

3,880

2,970

3,330

3,950

_

_

-

112,790

4,028

3.92

4.08

Mar.

3,790

4,270

4,030

7,180

7.820

6,630

4,960

4,440

3,870

3,040

2,440

2,190

2.010

2,130 

2,500

2,630

2,440

2,310

2,580

4,610

4,960

3,950

3,180

3,710

4,440

3,870

3,110

2,700

*2,830

4,200

6,220

119,040

3,840

3.74

4.31

Apr.

6.6OO

5,860

4,610

3,710

3,630

3,630

3,330

2,630

2,310

2,630

2,830

2,970

5,140

6,220 

6,040

5,500

4,440

3,480

2,900

2,500

2.070

2,120

4,440

4,780

3,710

2,970

2,700

2,250

2,190

2,250

-

110,440

3,681

3.58

4.00

May

2,010

1,630

1,420

1,270

1,140

1,010

898

817

749

*680

782

1,540

2.510

1,840 

1,270

968

810

698

628

578

526

531

557

541

521

495

505

624

782

824

680

29,634

956

0.930

1.07

June

568

521

500

893

1,420

978

696

552

490

521

466

442

639

2,320 

2.570

1,480

952

710

589

*505

461

442

565

782

644

471

402

406

1,090

2,250

-

25,125

838

0.815

0.91

July

2,010

1,900

1,400

1,190

2,190

5.110

2,570

1,680

1,150

838

686

674

680

628 

521

442

389

355

352

509

309

343

372

568

516

273

257

448

528

291

*260

26,599

858

0.835

0.96

Aug.

246

217

211

224

211

199

184

178

170

164

155

146

155

150 

168

162

255

280 252"

181

164

151

158

128

125

118

114

107

109

105

112

5,185

167

0.162

0.19

Sept.

128

109

105

101

99_

112

118

114

118

118

153

130

*128

250 

280

256

208

175

155

138

128

121

118

114

112

116

128

159

156

151

4,274

142

0.158

0.15

Calendar year 1950: Max 18,200 Mln 160 Mean 2,707 Cfsm 2.63 In. 35.75

Water year 1950-51: Max 18,200 Mln 99 Mean 2,269 Cfsm 2.21 In. 29.97

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for French Creek at Carter 

ners and Allegheny River at Franklin.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
30 FRENCH CREEK BASIN

Sugar Creek at Sugarcreek, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°25'45", long. 79°52'45", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, three-quarters of a mile north of Sugarcreek, Venango County, three-quarters 

of a mile upstream from mouth, and 3 miles northwest of Franklin.

Drainage area.--166 sq mi.

Records available. August 1932 to September 1951.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,015.23 ft above mean sea level, adjust-

 Sent of 1912. Aug. 20, 1932, to Dec. 7, 1939, chain gage and Dec. 8, 1939, to Aug. 31, 

1948, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 0.80 ft higher.

Average discharge. 19 years, 260 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,680 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 6.66 ft); max-

 imum gage height, 6.68 ft Dec. 4; minimum discharge, 12 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, 0.53 

ft).

1932-51: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 9.29 ft, present 

datum); maximum gage height, 9.3 ft, present datum, Jan. 25, 1937, from graph based on 

gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 9.2 cfs Oct. 22, 1935.

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

which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions.--W 758: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 3 Jan. 4 to Sept. 30

0.7 

1.0 

1.3 

2.0

71

138

385

3.0 

4.0

5.0 

6.0

890

1,600

2,450

3,600

1.1 

1.5

18

38

90

200

2.0 395

3.0 930

4.0 1,650

6.0 3,750

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195oto September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40

39

39

40 

39

39

36

35

39

71

52

116

416

209

155

120

103

92 

84

77

71

68

65

60

58

57

*55

116

117

90

82

2,680

86.5

0.521

0.60

Nov.

77

75

77

484 

677

327

250

206

292

433

268

216

183

161

147

189

3OO

247 

223

1.690

915

 625

496

449

491

950

750

605

575

aSOO

-

12,878

429

2.58

2.89

Dec.

a44O

a520

2,420

 3,080 

1,430

891

1,210

1,840

905

650

520

430

368

327

300

275

250

230 

216

186

199

189

189

199

196

b!70

b!30

bl50"

b!70

b!60

b!55

18,395

593

3.57

4.12

Jan.

152

1ST

1,650

*5.730 

1,440

868

628

480

382

338

342

298

260

261

985

680

520

589 

1,240

1,260

1,310

757

560

510

418

359

322

282

263

221

b200

21,466

692

4.17

4.81

Feb.

b260

b230

b!90

b200 

b200

b!90

b280

b230

b2oO

blBO

b!90

555

2.280

1,490

*879

700

1,020

930

1,030

1,120

1,980

1,580

945

684

555

529

662

485

-

19,774

706

4.25

4.43

Mar.

743

628

691

2.620 

1,140

782

833

684

545

440

377

346

326

350

342

346

310

m923

628

485

431

545

422

354

318

294

 401

1,120

1,130

19,331

624

3.76

4.33

Apr.

824

901

656

601 

540

426

372

334

440

530

436

864

1,220

1,080

900

700

575

470 

455

386

330 595-

1.240

678

535

560

436

395

465

386

-

18,330

611

3.68

4.11

May

322

286

270

260 

232

210

194

181

165

*159

221

282

282

221

194

174

162

145 

134

126

118

123

142

118

102

99

ITS

152

171

131

116

5,608

181

1.09

1.26

June

102

116

118

191 

142

113

99

88

88

132

102

86

143

698

27T

187

148

123 

108

*99

102

95

129

102

86

80

76

74

86

82

-

4,067

136

0.819

0.91

July

115

111

86

115 

332

197

159

131

108

95

84

116

95

76

67

63

60

56 

53

50

47

52

63

50

44

130

136

 70

56

2,900

93.5

0.563

0.65

Aug.

58

50

53

57 

46

43

44

41

41

38

36

34

34

34

41

35

33

34 

30

30

30

30

28

28

27

26

24

23

23

20

21

1,092

35.2

0.212

0.24

Sept.

25

23

22

21

ii

26

38

33

26

22

30

27

 23

64

43

a34

a28

a26 

a25

a23

a22

a21

23

23

22

23

23

23

21

20

-

799

26.6

0.160

0.18

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,330 Mln 35 Mean 402 Cfsm 2.42 In. 32. 9O

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,730 Mln 19 Mean 349 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.53

Peak discharge (base, 3.000 cfs).--Dec. 4 [2 a.m.) 4.570 cfs (6.68 ft); Dee. 8 (12:50 a.m.) 3,34O 

cfs (5.83 ft); Jan. 4 (7 a.m.) 4768O cfs (6.66 ft)s Feb. 21 (8 p.m.) 3,040 cfs (5.43 ft)j Mar. 4 

(7:30 a.m.) 4,140 cfs (6.29 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsvllle and Oil Creek at Rousevllle.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 31

Allegheny River at Franklin, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°23 C 25", long. 79°49'10", on right bank at downstream side of Eighth

 Street Bridge on U. S. Highway 62 at Franklin, Venango County, 1,000 ft downstream

from French Creek. 

Drainage area. 5,982 sq mi. 

Records available. October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1951 in

 reports of Geological Survey. June 1915 to September 1941 (prior to October 1918, gage 

heights only) in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. Gage-height 

records collected at same site since April 1905 are contained in reports of Dnited 

States Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 955.92 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

 Prior to Aug. 12, 1919, staff gage, Aug. 12, 1919, to Sept. 15, 1932, chain gage, and

Sept. 16-30, 1932, water-stage recorder, all at same site at datum 2.00 ft higher. 

Average discharge. 33 years (1918-51), 10,170 cfs (adjusted since 1941). 

Kxtfernes. Maximum discharge during year, 84,400 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 16.09 ft); mini-

 mum, V08 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.92 ft).

1918-51: Maximum discharge, 138,000 cfs Mar. 13, 1920 (gage height, 20.65 ft, 

present datum); maximum gage height observed, 26.0 ft, present datum, Feb. 26, 1926 

(ice jam); minimum discharge, 334 cfs July 30, 1934 (gage height, 1.63 ft).

Maximum free-flow stage known, 25.0 ft, present datum, Mar. 17, 1865 (discharge, 

196,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 120,000 cfs). Flood of Mar. 26, 1913, 

reached a stage of 24.6 ft, present datum, from graph based on gage readings (discharge, 

191,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 120,000 cfs). Flood of Feb. 27, 1917 

(ice jam), equalled that of Feb. 26, 1926.

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

 wnTch are fair. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake and, since 1940, by Tionesta Creek

Reservoir (see p. 59). 

tievisions (water years).--W 743: Drainage area. W 783: 1913iM).

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

685

1,500

2,400

4,880

6.0 

9.0

12.0

16.0

12,100

28,000

48,700

83,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,660 

1,580

1,530

1,470 

1,390

1,320

1,260

1.250

1,280

1,580

2,070

6,420

15,500

20.800

17, BOO

12,500

9,510

7,810

6,600

5,780

4,310

3,910 

3,530

3,410

3,290

3,060

*2,940

3,180

3,530

3,410

3,410

156,890

5,061

-91.3

Nov.

3,290

3.180

5,560

4,630 

16,100

28,000

25,600

21,400

16,200

14,300

13,400

11,700

9,700

8,750

7,810

7,450

9,510

11,700

all, 000

19,200

34,200

 34,200 

31,000

25,600

24,400

53,700

60,800

55,900

49,500

39,800

655,680

21,860

+663

Dec.

31,60O 

25,600

37,600

78.900 

75.8OO

60,000

48,000

48,700

42,700

37,000

30,400

25,600

20,300

16,200

13,400

11,700

10,500

9,700

9,130

7,280

7,280

7,100 

6,930

7,280

7,810

7,100

bS,600

b4,000

b3.400

b4,800

b7,800

709,210

22,880

-569

Jan.

6.600 

6,600

12,400

59,400 

*69.500

56,700

43,400

32,200

23,800

18,200

16,600

14,800

11,700

10,100

14,300

17,600

17,600

16,600

20,300

32 , 200

43,400

41,200 

32,900

25,600

22,600

19,200

15,600

13,000

10,900

10,100

8,370

743,470

23,980

-12.3

Feb.

8,750 

8,370

8,000

8,000 

8,180

9,320

10,100

b8,600

b6,000

bS.SOO

b5,600

b9,000

a23,000

a42,000

340,000

 33,600

30,400

28,600

26,200

26,200

35,100

55,500 

45,700

38,400

32,200

28,000

31,600

34,200

_

-

644,120

23,000

+308

Mar.

31,600 

32,900

31,000

48.700 

46,406

41,200

36,300

34,200

33,600

29,800

25,600

20,800

17,200

14,300

15,600

15,600

13,800

12,500

13,000

21,400

24,400

20,800 

17,200

16,600

19,200

18,200

15,600

14,800

13,800

 19,000

38,500

753,600

24,310

+74.7

Apr.

43.400 

42,000

38,400

35,600 

31,000

26,200

21,400

17,200

14,800

15,600

13,800

14,300

22,600

29,200

29,800

28,000

24,400

20,800

17,600

15,600

13,800

15.000 

20,800

23,800

20,800

18,600

17,600

15,600

14,300

13,800

-

673,800

22,460

-143

May

13.000 

1Z7500

10,500

9,130 

8,180

7,450

6,760

5,620

5,170

 4,880

5,320

7,320

11,300

10,100

9,700

8,OOO

6,430

5,940

5,320

4,450

4,180

4.040 

4,880

5,020

4,880

4,040

4,040

4,310

5,170

5,940

5,470

209,040

6,743

-52.5

June

5,020 

3,910

4,040

7,030 

9,130

7,280

6,100

5,170

4,590

5,310

12,000

11,300

8,940

16,300

18.600

14,800

11,300

9,130

7,630

6,260

*4,880

3,910 

4,040

5,620

5,470

4,740

4,180

3.410

4,720

8,180

-

222,990

7,433

+51.8

July

9,510 

10,500

11,300

9,900 

12,100

17.200

15,600

11,300

8,370

6,600

5,320

5,470

7,100

7,450

6,260

5,170

3,910

3,530

3,180

2,970

2,850

2,920 

2,970

2,720

2,280

2.050

2,180

2,570

3,180

2,630

 2,340

191,430

6,175

-88.4

Aug.

2.050 

1,960

1,960

1,740 

1,580

1,480

1,420

1,370

1,320

1,280

1,220

1,180

1,110

1,190

1,190

1,050

1,280

1,400

1,260

1,150

1,060

1,010 

946

908

860

836

812

777

766

742

*751

37,638

1,214

-113

Sept.

766 

742

720

750 

720

812

933

959

1,040

1,040

1,050

972

896

1,360

2.010

1,920

1,850

1,600

1,300

1,130

1,010

959 

933

896

872

860

884

946

985

972

-

31,857

1,062

-26.4

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

4,970 

0.831 

0.96

22,520 

3.76 

4.2C

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 1950-51:

22,310 

3.73 

4.30

23,970 

4.01 

4.62

23,310 

3.90 

4.06

24,380 

4.08 

4.70

22,320 

3.73 

4.16

6,690 

1.12 

1.29

Observed

Max 82,800 Mln 1,190 Mean 14,760 

Max 78,900 Mln 720 Mean 13,780

7,485 

1.25 

1.39

6,087 

1.02 

1.18

1,010 

0.184 

0.21

1,036 

0.173 

0.19

Adjusted

Mean 14,760 Cfsm 2.47 i n . 33.50 

Mean 13,780 Cfsm 2.30 in . 31.26

Discharge measurement made on this day.

 t Change In contents In Chautauqua Lake and Tionesta Creek Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per 

second.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at West Hickory and 

at Barkers Landing.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
32 CLARION RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Lat 41 a 33'10", long. 78°35'50", on left bank 700 ft upstream from Middle Fork, 

u.b mile downstream from East Branch Clarion River Dam, Elk County, and l£ miles northeast of Glen Hazel.

Drainage area.--71.6 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,517,58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,350 cfs Nov. 25 (gage height, 7.04 ft) afrected by retention in dam; minimum, 1.9 cfs May 10 (gage height, 0.96 ft), affected by 

dam construction operations.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 25, 1950; minimum, that of May 10, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those below 20 cfs and those for periods of ice effect or no 

gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 24 25 to Sept. 13

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

108

205

3.0 329

4.0 665

5.0 1,130

1.15

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

3.0 331

4.0 665

6.0 1,700

7.0 2,350

ge height, in feet,

Sept. 14-30

1.15 6.7

1.2 9.5

1.3 17

1.5 38

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

26

25

24

25

22

21

20

21

100

330

150

210

370

280

230

180

150

131

115

103

93

83

76

71

67

61

57

157

125

91

81

3,497

113

1.58

1.82

Nov.

*75

BS

96

664

930

550

381

307

302

321

246

209

187

167

150

155

173

148

130

466

462

340

280

263

1,500

2,140

1,210

545

400

326

-

13,210

440

6.15

6.86

Dec.

273

251

387

812 5"2~B"

400

358

510

358

305

270

238

207

183

166

*146

131

122

111

78

80

82

84

90

86

68

56

75

80

80

76

6,688

216

3.02

3.47

Jan.

68 'SB"

280

779

5TJ5~

372

308

250

220

198

168

148

131

120

181

*178

' 152

146

264

392

645

460

372

321

261

224

196

176

160

137

120

8,OOO

258

3.60

4.16

Feb.

312

334

260

230

190

160

164

130

115

105

125

156

388

460

336

285

261

235

242

336

578

ISO" 605

353

310

337

492

386

-

_

-

8,315

297

4.15

4.32

Mar.

*415

415

372

656

585

460

666

625

492

386

315

273

244

235

224

196

170

164 TS9"

233

193

176

181

231

200

183

176

174

202

488

820

10,339

334

4.66

5.37

Apr.

545

600 ISO"

380

320

260

230

207

183

168

152

196

350

330

29O

260

240

220

*207

168

*148 TSB"

398

263

255

300

244

233

251

190

-

8,233

274

3.83

4.28

May

206

TS2

150

140

119

131

96

93

90

75

103

129

107

81

73

69

66

63

59

56

*56

56

94

75

55

48

46

56

66

52

44

2,706

87.3

1.22

1.41

June

40

67

208

116

87

75

66

60

84

82

60

106

367 530"

178

144

122

104

91

82

75

147

93

69

58

52

63

168

178

-

3,356

112

1.56

1.74

July

368

268

187

215

400

249

187

148

122

109

*98

249

176

122

101

87

75

69

64

56

52

48

45

37

33

33

33

46

37

31

28

3,773

122

1.70

1.96

Aug.

28

22

24

20

19

19

20

18

17

16

16

15

*14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.2

57Z

465.6

15.0

0,209

0.24

Sept.

14

12

11

9.8

9.2

17

21

14

11

9.8

9.2

9.2

8.7

28

T7

11

8.9

7.8

7.8

7.3

6.7

£77

13

11

6.9

9.5

10

12

6.9

8.4

-

338.8

11.3

0.158

0.18

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,140 Min 20 Mean 202 Cfsm 2. 82 !" 38.24

Water year 195O-51: Max 2,140 Min 6.7 Mean 189 Cfsm 2.64 In. 35.8!

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 2-17, Apr. 2-7, 13-18; discharge estimated on basis of records 

for Clarion River at Ridgway. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2O to Jan. 3, Jan. 31, 

Feb. 3-6, 8-11.
CLARION RIVER BASIN 33

Clarion River at Johnsonburg, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°29'10", long. 78 0 40'43", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

onage In Johnsonburg, Elk County, 0.1 mile downstream from Johnson Run and 0.4 mile 

downstream from confluence of East and West Branches.

Drainage area.--202 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1951.

Gage. Chain gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,422.98 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge.--6 years, 404 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1946 to 1951 are contained 

in me following table:

Water year

1945-46 

1946-47 

1947-48 

1948-49 

1949-50 

1950-51

Maximum

Date

May 28 

Apr. 5 

Mar. 22 

May 22 

Mar. 29 

Nov. 25

Discharge 

(cfs)

11,700 

5,880 

6,540 

3,040 

4,770 

10,500

Gage height 

(feet)

*9.2 

*7.0 

*7.3 

*5.3 

*6.7 

**9.25

Minimum observed

Date

Sept. 15, 16 

Aug. 14 

Sept. 6 

Aug. 15 

Oct. 28, 29

Discharge 

(cfs)

24 

28 

20 

19 

21 

(t)

Gage height 

(feet)

0.92 

1.06 

.96 . 

.90 

1.00

* From graph based on gage readings. 

t Not determined.

** From floodmarks.

1945-51: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 9.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 9.25 ft Nov. 25, 1950, from floodmarks; minimum discharge observed, 19 cfs Aug. 15, 1949; minimum gage height, 0.90 ft, 

Aug. 15-17, 1949.

Flood in July 1942 reached a stage of 16.7 ft, from floodmark.

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

wnicn are poor. Some regulation at low flow by industrial plants above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1945-51 

1945-46

Day

:

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

a370

a3,3OO

aZ.100

al,300

a940

a720

a68O

a560

a? 80

a620

a520

a450

a410

a380

a320

a290

a270

a240

a220

a200

also

a!70

a'?5S

a390

a310

a31o

a310

a290 

a250

a250

a230

17,560

566

2.80

3.23

Nov.

a230

a270"

*400

350

316

302

284

260

240

312

350

505

535

625

565

535

535

890

a780

a820

a780

al.ZOO

al,000

a800

a640

565

475

845 

1,090

750

-

17,249

575

2.85

3.18

Dec.

625

SljB"

535

505

475

595

625

535

535

535

475

400

400

325

a290

172

165

212

*216

196

196

167

162

165

165

162

157

149 

138

T3B

222

10,202

329

1.63

1.88

Jan.

196

138

105

139

352

,060

,340

,440

,540

,B40

,340

,160

890

715

625

450

375

425

350

196

236

170

121

159

165

154

98

IBS 

125

*138

152

16,299

526

2.60

3.00

Feb.

123

98

94

78

73

103

110

85

98

85

63

75

78

388

206

134

159

152

127

142

110

98

106

118

108

140

 1,270

690

_

-

5,311

190

0.941

0.98

Mar.

715

625

535

505

625

715

1,160

1,340

a2,000

al,400

1,080

855

655

*595

1,030

925

855

785

625

565

505

475

450

425

400

350

325

289 

284

272

244

21,609

697

3.45

3.98

Apr.

222

226

226

2O5

199

199

184

167

152

149

131

123

119

108

154

272

26U

184

170

170

167

165

165

*170

165

152

a!70

136 

125

121

-

5,156

172

0.851

0.95

May

119

116

112

108

aT40

121

205

325

252

222

338

505

400

375

350

325

535

595

535

655

625

505

475

425

375

722

4,320

*7,560 

2,990

1,740

al.100

27,170

876

4.34

5.00

June

al , 2OO

al , 900

1,440

1,120

820

625

535

450

400

325

298

817

1,990

 1,250

820

715

a540

a620

a520

425

802

565

425

350

298

272

268

505 

350

307

-

20,952

698

3.46

3.86

July

272

475

284

244

212

175

152

14O

147

121

a96

114

86

73

68

72

65

63

57

123

196

565

125

208

*162

125

106

90 

76

75

allO

5,177

167

0.827

0.95

Aug.

a!60

allO

alOO

a9O

a8 4

alOO

a2OO

aT5o"

a90

a8o

a72

a66

a60

a56

a54

54

66

114

66

57

52

48

46

46

40

43

48

46 

44

39

32

2,283

73.6

0.364

0.42

Sept.

*34

37

36

33

36

a34

a31

a29

a27

a45

a70

a42

37

30

M

24

28

32

28

30

49

32

36

151 -59-

38

29

32 

46

142

-

1,301

43.4

0.215

0.24

Calendar year : Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 19J5-46: Max 7,56O Min 24 Mean 412 Cfsm 2.O4 In. 27.67

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for gage on East Branch Clarion 

River near 31en Hazel and Clarion River at Ridgway.
34 CLARION RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, of Clarion River at Johnsonburg, Pa., 1945-51 Continued

1946-47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*72

a56

a50

a47

a44

a 40

38

37

35

a74

a96

allO

268

a!70

a!25

allO

alOO

529 3BT

aSOO

a230

a!90

a!60

a!50

a!40

420

334

a250

a220

a200

a!90

5,170

167

0.827

0.95

Nov.

3170

3160

also

alSO

al20

allO

allo"

al30

a!20

allO

allO

a!60

*131

a!20

a!20

allO

184

184

a!60

alSO

a!35

alSO

alSO

a!40

140

168

384

255

233

212

-

4,707

157

0.777

0.87

Dec.

212

159

136

170

202

190

147

136

131

129

193

259

T40

T5D

375

298

320

240

*199

208

256

226

193

212

196

162

94

3TO

505

625

535

8,208

265

1.31

1.51

Jan.

425

561

1.950

1,640

1,160

820

655

565

450

375

375

375

298

'554" 289

1,340

962

750

655

1,080

1,540

1,160

962

820

1,050

1,160

1,340

1,160

925

890

1,440

28,106

907

4.49

5.17

Feb.

1,080

855

715

625

535

*400

425

289

240

248

256

260

212

199

205

187

178

170

157

90

125

123

121

119

121

123

112

112

_

-

-

8,282

296

1.47

1.52

Mar.

82

9?

106

91

93

96

100

90

90

93

93

94

127

644

785

535

450

375

400

*316

298

289

280

878

2,280

1,540

1,000

750

655

565

475

13,764

444

2.20

2.53

Apr.

505

820

1,000

1,160

3,300

5.480

2,040

1,340

1,000

785

655

565

450

400

175C

475

505

475

475

625

1,000

855

750

625

625

855

890

820

*715

655

-

28,245

942

4.66

5.20

May

685

1,790

1,740

1,440

1,250

962

925

750

655

595

505

475

425

565

475

425

'555 400

855

855

750

890

685

625

785

820

715

655

595

655

565

24,501

790

5.91

4.51

June

475

475

1,810

855

655

655

1,940

1,540

1,160

820

625

565

450

475

565

425

325

284

*260

216

190

162

142

155

126

158

128

106

95

86

-

15,881

529

2.62

2.92

July

95

90

76

71

65

56

125

TOT

76

85

76

101

85

71

65

62

71

86

114

78

60

*74

85

64

55

44

47

119

68

50

43

2,355

75.9

0.376

0.45

Aug.

41

56

53

35

39

31

54

54

55

31

31

31

31

28

35

48

52

38

36

78

70

a280

aT50~

a70

a48

a 40

a36

a34

a34

aSO

a50

1,626

52.5

0.260

0.30

Sept.

a46 932"

Z32"

*112

235

138

90

74

74

65

59

52

50

476

505

289

187

152

151

114

126

252

167

126

101

86

80

71

74

88

-

5,154

172

0.851

0.95

Calendar year 1946 : Max 7,560 Mln 24 Mean 338 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.71

Water year 1946-47 : Max 3,480 Mln 28 Mean 400 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.86

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for gage on East Branch Clarion 

River near Glen Hazel and Clarion Elver at Rldgway.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

68

55

56

52

48

45

41

39

45

43

40

41

55

*56

58

39

36

35

33

34

33

30 

26

28

27

22

25

35

66

54

36

1,245

40.2

0.199

0.23

Nov.

31

27

32

55

56

56

51

118

140

92

85

201

154

151

131

138

159

144

112

102

99

106 

114

*544

655

425

350

325

284

212

-

4,927

164

0.812

0.91

Dec.

alSO

184

196

502

294

425

375

838

S55

535

475

400

575

516

289

655

475

425

325

250

512

294 

240

199

116

165

167

159

162

76

131

9,970

322

1.59

1.84

Jan.

317

805

BT55

425

400

350

516

*312

375

312

302

268

264

195

116

190

199

144

112

122

157

152 

128

97

126

126

116

104

101

97

93

7,324

236

1.17

1.35

Feb.

88

93

92

92

88

86

80

85

71

59

a60

aSS

93

1,540

1,540

855

820

925

*1,180

2,040

1,340

962 

750

625

595

595

535

1,300

1,740

-

17,995

621

3.07

3.31

Mar.

1,250

1,000

820

625

475

400

425

425

350

525

312

230

199

3T5" 196

1,000

1,250

1,000

1,730

2,900

2,280

4.940 

*2,640

2,160

1,340

962

962

820

595

*565

535

53,027

1,065

5.27

6.08

Apr.

1,000

1,160

890

785

685

820

820

820

685

595

1,210

5,690

2,400

5,460

5,460

1,840

1,540

1,000

820

625

565

505 

535

625

820

685

625

785

685

595

54,550

1,151

5.70

6.36

May

535

475

505

450

675

685

685

820

715

715

535

565

625

565

*475

732

925 B2"0"

685

595

565

475 

450

625

475

400

350

316

294

244

212

17,188

554

2.74

3.16

June

181

165

149

135

a!20

allO

202

350 302"

199

149

140

248

178

135

124

106

99

157

110

102

114 

153

*153

128

110

106

99

86

135

-

4,506

150

0.743

0.83

July

92

80

83

73

64

71

70

64

56

55

52

47

2*5

158

86

71

68

66

56

59

86

186 

525

532

T55

128

135

*216

185

112

102

3,590

116

0.574

0.66

Aug.

92

70

60

66

124

-57 208

85

74

65

58

113

101

88

71

65

66

58

62

60

55

a48 

a44

a40

a58

a29 a-J5

a29

a29

a29

a29

2,080

67.1

0.332

0.38

Sept.

28

34

36

29

28

25

57

"S3 102

58

41

38

36

36

56

55

*55

50

25

28

51

52 

26

26

28

25

22 2*5

29

28

-

1,074

35.8

0.177

0.20

Calendar year 1947: Max 5,480 Mln 22 Mean 395 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.51

Water year 1947-48: Max 4,940 Mln 22 Mean 576 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.31

Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for gage on East Branch Clarion 

River near Glen Hazel and Clarion River at Rldgway.
CLARION RIVER BASIN 35

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, of Clarion River at Johnsonburg, Pa.

1948-49

1945-51 Continued

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

28

29

30

21

a20

a21

26

68

74

53

32

36

42

44

40

33

38

~BB 118

47

38

32

30

29

27

£5

24

29

*33

32 

32

1,199

38.7

0.192

0.22

Nov.

32

32

33

35

30

51

122

78

55

53

95

76

74

99

88

80

93

86

99

541

325

268

248

230

199

178

335

325

248

216

4,424

147

0.728

0.81

Dec.

199

167

154

152

196

350

280

236

208

193

172

228

*505

400

400

535

565

425

375

325

316

289

240

212

190

-T55 a!20

187

328

al,500 

al,060

10,406

336

1.66

1.92

Jan.

685

625

535

505

551

1,250

890

715

625

625

625

565

535

475

400

375

*75

*450

535

475

425

505

475

655

al,300

al, 200

al,250

1,860

1,640

1,080 

855

23,161

747

3.70

4.26

Feb.

685

535

a400

a420

400

350

320

230

268

202

205

205

236

475 i.iao

1,200

755

685

595

505

475

a560

a620

aSOO

655

535

475

505

_

~

14,206

507

2.51

2.62

Mar.

450

400

375

350

a360

a680

555

505

*475

450

425

375

350

320

272

248

248

212

b!90

bT50

b210

236

630

595

535

505

535

505

425

400 

561

12,577

406

2.01

2.32

Apr.

925

750

685

595

505

565

625

750

655

595

565

505

475

475

565

565

475

565

625

*565

535

565

785

750

655

505

952

750

685

595

18,807

627

3.10

3.46

May

565

475

425

375

312

264

240

216

193

175

159

147

140

133

126

116

110

101

TTO

379

235

1,480

1,970 '1,686'

1,000

*820

655

535

450

400 

316

13,702

442

2.19

2.52

June

268

725

205

172

126

131

126

118

106

95

92

88

83

81

81

90

73

71

71

65

70

76

56

46

56

133

76

48

44

43

3,016

101

0.500

0.56

July

40

38

35

31

33

54

*60

39

40

51

48

41

40

36

36

35

41

53

41

41

39

47

51

35

40

46

39

36

41

94 

35

1,386

44.7

0.221

0.26

Aug.

58

40

52

56

38

34

33

29

27

26

22

22

28

28

22

21

2T

-5S 132

*35

32

32

33

31

27

24

24

30

132

66 

34

1,253

40.4

0.200

0.23

Sept.

31

28

26

SI

52

60

38

94

75

38

33

29

28

32

31

32

28

27

68

46

32

35

40

47

43

34

32

42

43

36

1,213

40.4

0.200

0.22

Calendar year 1948 : Max 4,940 Min 20 Mean 375 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.28

Water year 1948-49 : Max 1,970 Mln 20 Mean 289 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.40

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for East Branch Clarion River at 

East Branch Clarion River Dam and Clarion River at Ridgway. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

1949-50

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

32

28

28

28

27

*28

69

81

5Z

42

36

38

36

36

30

27

28

28

28

31

25

27

31

25

27

25

29

24

21

25

34

1,026

33.1

0.164

0.19

Nov.

35

30

27

34

*33

34

25

24

28

24

22

23

32

120

97

74

59

56

60

68

93

73

a58

a66

a74

a60

a56

78

154

187

-

1,804

60.1

0.298

0.33

Dec.

162

133

76

S£

116

93

104

99

93

83

99

429

1.560

742

518

440

322

420

605

*518

518

490

440

390

a340

a360

740

775

605

545

440

12,161

392

1.94

2.24

Jan.

390

ITS

849

1,040

1,290

1,950

2,570

1,650

1,200

1,750

1,850

1,290

1,120

1,120

885

1,120

885

775

638

518

465

440

440

1,350

1,200

960

810

658

605

575

490

31,078

1,003

4.97

5.72

Feb.

440

390

368

322

300

260

244

*198

3ZZ

345

300

280

579

1,290

1,580

1,120

960

a700

a640

a450

a380

a450

a880

a700

a560

a470

a400

a400

_

-

14,928

533

2.64

2.75

Mar.

a360

260

244

172

2T2

322

322

506

740

575

518

605

670

545

490

465

415

*368

300

322

390

490

518

465

490

490

1,590

5.930

*3,520

1,950

1,470

23,714

765

3.79

4.37

Apr.

1,290

1,200

2,590

3,030

5.520

2,370

1,560

1,120

848

670

605

518

465

415

368

345

500

280

260

260

260

244

212

32T

a560

a540

490

440

575

670

-

26,326

878

4.35

4.85

May

1,120

1,040

"848

670

638

545

465

390

368

753

605

490

a460

a440

a390

390

440

960

705

638

. 545

490

465

465

590

590

545

500

260

227

212

16,444

550

2.62

3.03

June

198

185

 239

a760

al4T3

*300

280

244

212

430

345

244

227

244

212

185

167

147

138

133

131

116

100

95

86

70

67

69

69

60

-

6,193

206

1.02

1.14

July

56

53

75

272

322

198

129

97

80

154

154

151

198

227

198

157

152

360

280

*449

360

270

240

268

495

340

438

560

520

285

285

7,386

238

1.18

1.56

Aug.

705 "IBS

560

502

254

212

172

160

140

155

120

102

97

90

78

75

50

75

577

230

140

104

*95

88

78

95

 84

122

106

95

90

5,526

172

0.851

0.98

Sept.

594

100

270

225

185

160

155

108

102

99

108

557

270

360

465

410

320

270

225

212

185

172

157

158

124

112

99

*95

88

84

-

6,507

217

1.07

1.20

Calendar year 1949: Max 1,970 Mln 21 Mean 286 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.21

Water year 1949-50: Max 3,930 Mln 21 Mean 419 Cfsm 2.07 In. 28.16

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for East Branch Clarion River at 

East Branch Clarion River Dam and Clarion River afRidgway.
CLARION RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, of Clarion River at Johnsonburg, Pa., 1945-51 Continued

1950-51

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

76

75

64

a68 

a64

62

53

70

322

715

360

571

950

720

580

465

385

340

285

270

240

225

212

198

185

160

a!45

a300

a300

225

198

8,893

287

1.42

1.64

Nov.

*198

212

261

2,140 

2,590

1,550

1,110

790

755

755

615

520

465

410

360

385

410

360

320

1,540

1,460

1,030

830

720

6,010

5,310

2,700

1,460

1,030

870

-

37,166

1,239

6.13

6.84

Dec.

755

790

1,220

2,480

1,550

1,190

1,100

1,460

1,030

790

685

580

520

438

385

*360

302

285

240

198

225

225

254

240

225

170

124

T47

185

185

185

18,523

598

2.96

3.41

Jan.

185

TS5

640

2,590 

1,560

1,040

775

575

465

440

490

390

345

368

605

545

*465

518

a820

al,200

al,900

al,500

1,120

885

705

605

518

440

390

345

280

22,889

738

3.65

4.21

Feb.

960

995

705

638 

638

518

490

368

a320

a280

a300

a420

al.OOO

al,400

al.OOO

a860

a780

a700

a720

1,040

2.200

1,850

1,470

1,120

922

922

1,380

1,200

-

_

-

25,196

900

4.46

4.64

Mar.

1,290

*1,290

1,290

2,480 

1,750

1,380

1,950

1,750

1,290

1,000

885

740

638

605

575

518

440

390

155

605

545

a480

a460

a5 80

a520

a480

a450

a450

a520

al,300

2,370

29,486

951

4.71

5.43

Apr.

1,560

1,650

1,200

1,000 

810

670

605

545

440

415

390

alSO

a880

a880

a820

a720

605

518

*545

465

415

600

1,110

685

685

790

650

615

720

a560

-

22,008

734

3.63

4.05

May

a520

alSO

438

a380 

a350

340

302

285

254

240

302

285

285

285

212

212

198

198

185

172

164

164

*285

254

198

170

157

185

172

152

129

7,933

256

1.27

1.46

June

114

TT5

183

438 

320

254

225

198

a!60

a220

240

185

318

858

555

492

385

320

285

240

a210

a!90

a320

225

185

164

152

152

a480

a460

-

8,776

293

1.45

1.62

July

1.280

740

492

520 

830

615

465

385

320

270

*240

a560

a420

360

302

225

225

198

185

160

152

131

114

104

99

91

86

129

106

86

15

9,963

321

1.59

1.83

Aug.

81

84

52

56 

57

46

48

52

47

43

43

43

42

40

38

*36

34

32

32

32

35

39

33

31

29

28

27

26

25

28

29

1,279

41.3

0.204

0.24

Sept.

36

35

25

25 

28

36

a50

a35

27

28

28

27

28

79

57

26

26

27

30

28

25

34

29

27

26

25

29

32

30

28

-

963

32.1

0.159

0.18

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,010 Mln 53 Mean 555 Cfsm 2.75 In. 37.29

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,010 Mln 25 Mean 529 Cfsm 2.62 In. 35.55

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for East Branch Clarion River at 

East Branch Clarion River Dam and Clarion River at Rldgway.
CLARION RIVER BASIN 37

 Clarion River at Ridgway, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°25'15", long. 78°44'10", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on

 State Highway 948 in Ridgway, Elk County, 50 ft downstream from Elk Creek.

Drainage area. 303 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,361.62 ft above mean sea level, un-

 adjusted. Prior to Sept. 16, 1948, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 588 cfs.

Extremes^ --Maximum discharge during year, 17,500 cfs Nov. 25 (gage height, 12.27 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.59 ft).

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs July 19, 1942 (gage height, 16.4 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 15 cfs Sept. 13, 1943; minimum gage height,- 

0.47 ft Sept. 29, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by industrial plants above station.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to No

0.9 86

1.2 179

1.5 310

2.0 580

3.0 1,320

6.0 4,150

0.6 

.8

1.1

55

127

ov. 25 to Sept. 30

1.5 289

2.0 580

3.0 1,320

6.0 4,150

8.0 6,940

10.0 11,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11-

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

128

121

115

118 

107

102

SB- 96

381

1,350

610

776

1,540

1,160 

899

703

574

492

438

390

345

315

292

274

256

229

208

394

443

325

*292

13,571

438

1.45

1.67

Nov.

283

3T5

375

2,870 

4,110

2,480

1,670

1,280

1,240

1,320

944

801

703

616 

544

544

640

538

476

1,860

2,160

1,540

1.2OO

1,080

9,070

8,340

4,080

2,300

1,720

1,320

-

56,419

1,881

6.21

6.92

Dec.

1,080

1,000

1,820

3,830 

2,480

1,800

1,540

2,300

1,580

1,240

1,080

906

766

654 

592

*538

478

430

394

b300

b310

316

337

365

359

b270

b210 bE~7o289

284

279

28,097

906

2.99

3.45

Jan.

'5BU 260

1,030

3,710 

2,480

1,760

1,350

1,080

857

717

682

574

496

454 

948

850

*682

731

1,360

1,980

2,840

2,160

1,620

1,440

1,120

899

759

668

654

538

424

35,393

1,142

3.77

4.34

Feb.

1,400

1,670

1,030

952 

829

717

724

532

460

400

454

610

1,940

2,390

1,670

1,360

1,240

1,120

1,180

1,720

3,070

3,220

2,260

1,670

1,360

1,360

2,030

1,620

_

_

-

39,038

1,394

4.60

4.79

Mar.

1,850

*1,850

1,580

3,380 

2,750

2,150

2,780

2,570

2,030

1,540

1,200

1,000

885

850 

822

703

604

556

1TST

960

773

703

689

850

752

668

634

616

717

1,940

3,380

42,453

1,369

4.52

5.21

Apr.

2,390

2,570

1,900

1,540

1,280

1,040

864

752

668

628

574

693

1,240

1,240 

1,160

1,040

920

829

*752

647

562

59?

1,820

1,160

1,080

1,160

928

885

1,200

892

-

33,013

1,100

3.63

4.05

May

808

7T7

641

578 

514

466

418

377

342

300

412

499

424

331 

305

279

270

260

246

228

*228

251

404

342

255

224

207

246

265

215

183

11,235

362

1.19

1.38

June

160 '536"

224

642 

418

321

279

241

220

314

328

224

383

1,610 

1,020

717

562

454

377

316

289

260

447

315

228

190

175

194

548

504

-

12,191

406

1.34

1.50

July

1,240

954

616

534 

1,160

703

526

430

354

*321

265

776

631

418 

337

279

241

215

198

171

150

140

134

119

105

97

92

143

122

94

85

11,650

376

1.24

1.43

Aug.

85

77

71

69

61

55

55

59

59

53

50

58

53

*49 

45

45

45

47

44

42

42

45

44

42

39

36

34

35

38

36

36

1,549

50.0

0.165

0.19

Sept.

36

44

35

30 

32

41

69

47

39

36

34

35

36

~5T 104 

45

38

36

36

36

38

36

49

45

41

41

44

53

42

39

-

1,321

44.0

0.145

0.16

Calendar year 1950: Max 9,070 Win 79 Mean 843 Cfsm 2.78 In. 37.77

Water year 1950-51: Max 9,070 Win 30 Mean 783 Cfsm 2.58 In. 35.09

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Nov. 5 (l a.m.) 5,220 cfs (6.89 ft); Nov. 25 (4:30 p.m.) 17,500 

cfs (12.Z7 ft)7

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

281787 O - 53 - 4
38 CLARION RIVER BASIN

Clarion River at Cooksburg, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°19'50", long. 79°18'35", on left bank at downstream side of highway

bridge at Cooksburg, Forest County, 300 ft downstream from Toms Run and 5 miles upstream 

from Canther Run.

Drainage area. 807 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1938 to Septemoer 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,146.48 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to May 17, 1939, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years (1939-51), 1,481 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,400 cfs Nov. 26 {gage height, 14.52 ft); mini- 

 mum, 73 cfs Aug. 29-31, Sept. 6 {gage height, 1.38 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 32,700 cfs July 19, 1942 {gage height, 14.96 ft); minimum, 41 cfs Aug. 30, 1939 (gage height, 1.22 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 19 ft Mar. 17, 1936, from floodmarks (discharge, 56,000 

cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some reguTaTTon at low flow by industrial plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of lee effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

55

100

241

470

800

1,630

2,700

5,860

13,300

23,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

267

256

241

231 

224

215

205

196

STZT

*1,460

1,620

1,180

2,340

2,580

1,980

1,630

1,350

1,180 

1,020

919

835

751

695

640

595

556

500

512

990

870

709

26,965

870

1.08

1.24

Nov.

640

621

T5T

3,190 

10,300

6,090

4,120

3,080

2,880

3,020

2,580

2,140

1,930

*1,730

1,530

1,440

1,780

1,680 

1,440

3,040

6,710

4,280

3,360

2,880

10,300

21,700

10,100

5,980

4,440

3,500

-

127,232

4,241

.5.26

5.86

Dec.

2,950

2,640

4,280

11, 100 

7,450

5,120

4,120

5,940

4,440

3,500

3,020

2,640

2,250

1,980

1,780

1,630

1,440

1,300 

*1,220

bl,000

b960

b960

b980

996

1,180

b900

b640

bTBo"

b840

b880

b880

79,776

2,573

3.19

3.68

Jan.

b800

b760

b2,000"

9,350 

7,490

4,940

3,880

3,150

2,470

2,200

2,030

1,780

1,530

1,400

2,440

3,360

2,470

2,300 

3,090

5,480

7,760

6, ISO

4,440

3,880

3,220

2,580

2,250

1,980

1,880

*1,680

1,440

100,210

3,233

4.01

4.62

Feb.

2,550

5,510

3,650

3,150 

2,700

2,200

2,080

1,880

bl,400

bl,150

bl,300

bl,800

b4,000

6,260

4,760

3,720

3,430

3,580 

3,150

4,760

8,010

10,300

6,660

4,760

3,800

3,500

4,490

4,120

_

_

-

108,670

3,881

4.81

5.01

Mar.

4,120

4,760

4,040

9,340 

7,76O

5,660

6,140

6,880

5,120

*3,960

3,220

2,700

2,420

2,200

2,140

1,930

1,730

1,530 

1,630

2,650

2,470

2,200

2,030

2,140

2,140

1,880

1,730

1,680

1,680

2,710

8,800

109,390

3,529

4.37

5.04

Apr.

5,660

5,860

4,600

3,880 

3,290

2,700

2,360

2,080

1,930

1,830

1,680

1,580

3,050

3,360

3,360

3,020

2,700

2,360 

2,200

1,980

1,730

1,630

3,920

3,580

*3,020

2,880

2,640

2,250

2,580

2,580

-

86,290

2,876

3.56

3.98

May

2,140

1,980

1,730

1^680 

1,530

1,350

1,220

1,100

988

905

988

1,630

1,680

1,260

1,100

1,000

940

1,020 

1,020

877

793

779

1,550"

1,580

1,140

933

898

964

1,220

1,020

835

37,360

1,205

1.49

1.72

June

695

647

835

1,250 

 1,530

1,100

891

772

681

1,060

1,530

1,060

912

2,890

5,180

2,140

1,680

1,350 

1,140

948

855

737

751

972

695

562

488

459

BIT

1,200

-

33,502

1,117

1.38

1.54

July

1,380

2,360

1,460

1,100 

1,320

1,530

1,100

884

744

647

582

674

1,550

964

723

595

506

 442 

395

360

324

290

311

282

241

215

199

54?

319

519

228

22,106

713

0.884

1.02

Aug.

195 ITS"

170

161 

150

147

154

152

132

134

124

117

119

134

127

114

102

100 

98

98

95

95

91

95

91

86

82

79

*75

IS.

73

5,592

116

0.144

0.17

Sept.

79T9"

82

84 

79

86

105

114

154

105

95

84

82

128

166

130- 251

105 

91

84

82

82

84

88

107

110

105

107

112

122

-

3,152

105

0.130

0.15

Calendar year 1950: Max 21,700 Mln 196 Mean 2,134 Cfsm 2.64 In. 35.89

Water year 1950-51: Max 21,700 Mln 73 Mean 2,023 Cfsm 2.51 In. 34.03

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). Nov. 5 (8 a.m.) 11,900 cfs (9.48 ft); Nov. 26 (2 a.m.) 30,400

cfs (14. 52 ft); Dec. 4 111:30 a.m.) 12,800 cfs (9.80 ft); Jan. 4 (6 p.m.) 11,400 cfs (9.27 ft);

Feb. 22 (1:30 a.m.) 12,500 cfs (9.70 ft); Mar. 4 (2:30 p.m.) 11,600 cfs (9.43 ft); Mar. 31 (7:30

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
CLARION RIVER BASIN 39

Clarion River near Piney, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°11'33", long. 79°26'25", on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

irom nydroelectric plant of Pennsylvania Electric Co., 2^ miles northeast of Piney, 

Clarion County, 2.4 miles upstream from Piney Creek, and 3 miles southwest of Clarion.

Drainage area. 951 sq mi.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1951 (monthly discharge only October 1944 to 

oepuemoer ia«v) in reports of Geological Survey. October 1924 to September 1941 in 

reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,002.06 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania Electric Co. bench mark). Prior to Dec. 23, 1947, records from hydroelectric 

plant a quarter of a mile upstream.

Average discharge. 27 years, 1,620 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 32,000 cfs Nov. 26 (gage height, 17.66 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.15 ft).

1924-51: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936, determined by Pennsylvania 

Electric Co. (elevation, 1,028.5 ft at lower pool of dam); minimum not determined.

Remarks. Records good except those below 50 cfs, which are fair. Plow regulated since 

I9ZT by hydroelectric plant at Piney Dam (reservoir capacity, 1,258,000,000 cu ft). 

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1951 are given 

in Water-Supply Paper 1197.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.15 

1.3

1.5

1.6

19

35

64

136

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

206

436

74O

1,540

5.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

2,660

7,660

16,OOO

26,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

31

242

215

189

382

316

377

28

548

1,640

1,550

1,080

2,560

5.520

1,100

1,990

980

1,170

1,170

1,330

680

355

937

988

602

545

717

477

237

1,06'0

722

27,738

895

+1.4

Nov.

610

946

1,260

3,790

9,940

7,280

4,820

4,220

3,390

3,770

3,780

1,340

1,890

1,790

1,760

1,730

2,180

*1,710

1,240

3,740

8,040

5,500

4,480

3,990

7,940

24.3OO

11,600

7,280

4,820

4,480

-

143,616

4,787

+5.7

Dec.

4,290

2,770

5,310

13.800

9,520

6,740

5,840

7,470

6,200

4,480

4,010

3,470

2,580

2,390

2,470

2,450

500

1,760

 1,370

842

1,120

1,680

987

1,080

500

1,140

1,280

1,120

515

1,200

565

99,249

3,202

-28.4

Jan.

398

1,090

2,980

9,780

10.800

6,380

5,160

4,140

3,520

2,680

2,700

2,710

2,120

1,150

4,100

3,310

2,980

3,100

3,700

6,380

9,800

8,040

6,020

4,990

4,480

3,690

3,160

1,850

2,470

1,880

1,590

127,148

4,102

+3.1

Feb.

3,900

5,840

4,210

3,530

3,280

2,890

3,010

*2,150

1,260

1,090

924

2,210

3,910

7,470

6,380

5,410

4,600

4,330

4,820

5,840

8,910

13.200

8,610

6,380

4,850

4,610

5,210

4,940

-

_

-

133,764

4,777

+29.8

Mar.

5,450

5,810

5,050

11.000

10,000

7,100

7,850

8,800

6,560

5,490

*4, 220

3,100

2,860

2,520

2,390

3,070

2,590

798

2,060

2,940

3,210

2,280

2,350

2,680

2,340

1,990

1,960

1,720

1,950

3,590

9,260

132,988

4,290

+10.4

Apr.

7.100

6,920

6,200

4,820

4,320

3,580

3,020

2,240

2,240

2,340

1,910

2,960

4,160

3,660

3,930

3,630

3,600

3,020

2,580

2,310

2,660

1.7BQ

4,480

4,480

»3, 680

3,680

3,510

3,450

2,280

3,200

- .

1.07,740

3,591

-28.9

May

2,220

2,560

2,070

2.610

1,960

412

1,240

1,240

1,130

1,050

1,870

1,850

1,360

1,240

1,340

1,130

1,110

1,110

1,690

375

1,090

668

1,410

1,600

1,510

1,250

796

1,750

2,420

754

989

43,802

1,413

+16.9

June

1,130

996

1,020

2,580

1,010

*951

930

990

854

1,440

2,000

1,520

1,600

4.200

4,110

2,760

1,380

1,360

1,410

1,050

932

1,050

1,290

572

35I

444

557

564

706

1,790

-

41,750

1,391

-21.1

July

1,960

2.570

1,770

426

1,570

1,650

1,510

294

692

746

580

944

1,080

1,420

459

669

598

588

580

656

174

*561

255

528

558

121

269

645

160

519

222

25,370

754

+23.6

Aug.

176

170

262

259

104

376

312

48

34

110

33

36

146

168

123

258

159

52

98

265

595

148

78

52

32

32

136

220

*33

42

43

4,385

141

-4.4

Sept.

31

32

39

51

92

204

206

52

28

126

150

195

132

329

22

184

234

124

80

129

114

122

44

79

130

162

174

135

80

169

-

3,607

120

+8.9

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

896 

0.942 

1.09

4,793 

5.04 

5.62

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 1950-51:

5,174 

5.54 

5.85

4,105 

4.32 

4.98

4,807 

5.05 

5.26

4,500 

4.52 

5.21

5,562 

3.75 

4.18

1,430 

1.50 

1.73

Observed

Max 24,300 Mln 27 Mean 2,561 

Max 24,300 Mln 22 Mean 2,436

1,370 

1.44 

1.61

778 

0.818 

0.94

157 

0.144 

0.17

129 

0.136 

0.15

Adjusted

Mean 2,562 Cfsm 2.69 In. 36.57 

Mean 2,437 Cfsm 2.56 In. 34.79

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t change In contents In Piney Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second (total for calendar 

sar 1950, +1.5; total for water year 1950-51, +1.3). Records furnished by Pennsylvania Electric i
40 CLARION RIVER BASIN

Clarion River at St. Petersburg, Pa.

Location. Lat 41 "08 '55", long. 79 0 39'40", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

oriage , 1 mile south of St. Petersburg, Clarion County, 1.6 miles downstream from 

Turkey Run, and 4.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,246 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1951.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 876.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. --10 years, 2,250 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 35,800 cfs Nov. 26 (gage height, 15.10 ft); min-

 imum, 51 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 44,400 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 16.45 ft); maximum gage height, 20.17 ft Feb. 22, 1945 (ice jam); probably little or no flow Jan. 11, 

1942 (gage height, -0.39 ft), caused by ice jam upstream; minimum daily discharge, 46 

cfs Sept. 26, 1943, Sept. 25, 1944.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of no gage-height-record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by hydroelectric plant at Piney Dam since 1924 (reservoir capacity, 

1,258,000,000 cu ft).

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 25 Nov. 26 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

105

174

334

580

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

930

1,830

4,200

10,400

0.9 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

4P 

102 

204 

366

1,010

4.0 1,840

6.0 4,200

9.0 10,400

12.0 20,000

14.0 29,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

-(t)

Oct.

612 

'257 122

266 

386

288

505

288

*269

1,170

1,910

1,400

2,110

3,660

2,090

a2,300

al,450

al,200

1,460

1,380

1,130

615

1,020

1,010

783

669

634

660

360

1,000

862

31,896

1,029

-HI. 4

Nov.

535

950

1,070

4,120

10,400

8,480

5,620

4,710

3,610

4,070

4,110

2,010

*2,130

2,080

1,990

2,070

2,430

2,130

1,760

4,920

9,250

6,630

5,240

4,610

5,450

28,100

al2,600

a6 , 600

a5,400

a5,200

-

157,o75

5,256

+5.7

Dec.

a5,200 

a4,100

8,580

17,800 

12 , 500

8,330

7,770

10,600

8,100

5,810

,880

,240

,500

,910

,830

,690

,700

* ,820

,810

,240

,440

,810

,170

,710

,040

,420

,180

,920

984

9975

1,260

131,334

4,237

-28.4

Jan.

806 

1,040

*4,190

12,800 

13 . OOP

7,890

6,210

4,880

4,090

3,440

3, HO

3,130

2,550

1,620

6,990

5,050

3,700

4,380

5,410

8,330

11,400

9,710

6,840

6,420

5,430

4,310

3,650

2,920

2,890

2,420

2,030

160,636

5,182

+3.1

Feb.

5,270 

7,680

5,370

4,330 

3,960

3,610

4,160

2,940

*1,880

1,700

1.540

372150

6,370

9,250

8,100

6,840

6,210

5,810

6,460

8,100

10,900

15,600

10, 400

7,470

6,000

5,260

5,810

5,810

_

_

-

169,910

6,068

+29.8

Mar.

6,210 

6,840

6,090

14,700 

12,400

*8,560

9,020

10,200

7,470

6,210

5,050

3,610

3,590

2.950

2,900

3,330

3,090

1,750

2,220

3,990

4,340

3,080

3,010

3,020

2,950

2,420

2,380

2,470

2,410

4,290

10,400

160,950

5,192

+10.4

Apr.

8,560

a, ioo

7,050

5,620 

5,050

4,080

3,500

3,060

2,940

3,150

2,970

3,720

6,420

5,280

5,190

4,550

4,460

3,790

3,430

2,540

2,870

2,630

6,130

*5,620

4,510

4,550

4,070

3,980

5,750

5,450

-

139,020

4,634

-28.9

May

3,720 

3,430

,540

,310 

,610

,420

,760

,560

,520

,440

,890

,650

,760

,980

,720

,580

,340

,520

,620

,050

,360

,060

,800

,170

,060

,810

a. ,350

a ,600

a ,700

a ,650

a ,300

59,280

1,912

+16.9

June

al,400 

al,400

al,400

*2,890 

2,130

1,280

969

1,090

1,280

1,920

2,390

2,000

1,880

5,260

5,620

3,300

2,270

1,780

1,800

1,560

1,300

1,200

1,370

918

1,370

566 1>2"6"

787

879

1,250

-

53,885

1,796

-21.1

July

2,390 

2,890

2,040

a880 

al,700

a2,000

al,800

a800

a900

1,000

905

1,120

1,100

1,490

850

1,020

*423

540

536

630

556

223

574

334

526

258

212 335

576

586

394

30,145

972

+23.6

Aug.

264 

230

240

442 

239

256

519

2T7

94

75

138

84

80

168

202

247

220

161

88

234

385

283

187

118

75

66

54

*2TT

199

62

72

5,910

191

-4.4

Sept.

129 

80

59

64 

53

196

326

194

75

61

182

185

195

373" 642

110

356

188

160

111

144

153

153

91

143

162

274

186

181

132

-

5,358

179

+8.9

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,030 

0.827 

0.95

5,262 

4.22 

4.71

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 1950-51:

4,209 

3.38 

3.90

5,185 

4.16 

4.80

6,098 

4.89 

5.09

5,202 

4.17 

4.81

Observed

4,605 

3.70 

4.13

1,929 

1.55 

1.79

Max 28,100 Mln 122 Mean 3,122 

Max 28,100 Mln 53 Mean 3,030

1,775 

1.42 

1.58

996 

0.799 

0.92

187 

0.150 

0.17

188 

0.151 

0.17

Adjusted

Mean 3,124 Cfsm 2.51 In. 34.04 

Mean 3,031 Cfsm 2.43 In. 33.02

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Piney Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second (change in contents 

for calendar year 1950, +1.5 cfs; for water year 1950-51, +1.3 cfs). Records furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Ridgway and near 

Piney.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 41

Allegheny River at Parkers Landing, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°06'05", long. 79°40'45", on right bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on

state Highway 368 at Parkers Landing, Armstrong County, and 1.1 miles downstream from

Clarion River.

Drainage area. 7,671 sq mi. 

rtecorgs available. October 1932 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected at same

site since 1BB5 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau. 

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 845.14 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

EJf-1907. Prior to Oct. 1, 1932, United States Weather Bureau gages at different datums. Oct. 1-28, 1932, staff gage at datum 27.00 ft lower. 

Average discharge. 19 years, 13,000 cfs (adjusted since 1941). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 107,000 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 17.20 ft);

maximum gage height, 17.47 ft Jan. 4 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 728 cfs Sept. 6

(gage height, 0.96 ft).

1932-51: Maximum discharge, 157,000 cfs Dec. 30 1942 (gage height, 21.80 ft);

maximum gage height, 27.85 ft Mar. 5, 1934 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 409 cfs July

30, 1934 (gage height, 0.67 ft).

Maximum stage known, 29.4 ft Mar. 17, 1865 (discharge, 250,000 cfs, from rating curve

extended above 125,000 cfs). 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow regula^ed by Chautauqua Lake, since 1940 by Tionesta Creek Reservoir (see p. 59), and

since 1924 bj Piney Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

605

3,050

5,830

14,000

10.0

15.0

17.0

45,300

85,800

105,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2,580 

1,950

2,060

1,990

2,060

1,950

1,990

1,810

*1,620

2, 640

3,810

5,530

13,300

25,600

2Z,60O

17,000

13,200

9,980

8,940

7,860

6,540

5,080 

4,810

4,780

4,500

4,090

3,960 

3,960

4,090 

4,490

4,500

199,270

6,428

-89.9

Nov.

4,220 

4,500

4,630

8,530

23,400

36,200

33, 400

28,900

22,600

20,800

19,600

15,500

*13,600

12,200

11,100

10,600

11,900

14,000

14,500

19,500

43,900

43,200 

39,700

33,400

31,500

70,200

75,100 

63,400

57,000 

47,400

-

834,480

27,820

+669

Dec.

40,400 

32,8OO

43,600

96,700

94,400

73,400

61,000

64,200

54,000

46,700

39,000

33,400

27,600

22,000

18,600

16,000

13,600

12,600

12,200

10,100

9,350

9,350 

8,940

9,140

9,770

b8,600

b7,000 

b5,600

b5,200 

b5,2'00

b8 , 000

898,450

28,980

-597

Jan.

b7,600 

b7,600

b!2,000

b64,000

86,800

68,300

54,000

40,400

30,800

23,800

22,000

19,600

16,000

13,100

22,700

24,400

23,800

23,200

27,600

41,100

56,200

54,800 

43,900

35,500

30,200

26,300

21,600 

17,400

*15,300 

14,000

11,800

955,800

30,830

-9.2

Feb.

15,100 

18,000

17,500

11,400

12,600

13,600

16,500

b!4,000

blO,500

b8, 400

b7,600

bl 1,000

b30,000

48,100

49,500

43,900

39 , 700

38,300

36,900

37,600

46 , 000

71,700 

60,200

49,500

41 , 800

35,500

36,900 

41,800

:-

863,600

30,840

+338

Mar.

41,100 

41,100

39,000

64,400

63 , 400

52,500

*49,500

47,400

43,900

39,000

33,400

27,600

23,800

19,100

19,100

20,200

19,100

16,000

15,500

25,600

31,500

27,600 

23,200

20,800

23,200

22,600

20,2OO

18,600

18,000 

22,700

43,900

973,000

31,390

+85.1

Apr.

53,200 

51,800

48,100

43,900

39,000

33,400

27,600

22,600

19,600

20,200

19,100

19,400

30,200

34,800

38,300

35,500

32,200

27,600

23,200

20,200

16,600

17,000 

26,800

*31,500

28,900

25,600

23,800 

22,000

23,100 

22,600

-

879,800

,23,330

-172

May

19,100 

IV, 500

15,000

14,000

12,200

9,980

9,350

8,140

7,380

6,830

7,530

10,400

13,100

14,000

12,200

11,100

8,730.

7,940

7,450

6,380

5,840

5,220 

6,290

7,190

7,190

6,320

5,680 

6,330

8,460 

8,260

7,750

292,840

9, 446

-35.6

June

6,830 

6,150

4,930

*8,150

11,800

9,770

7,940

6,830

6,320

7,670

11,600

15,500

12', 600

21 , 600

27,600

21 , 400

16,000

12,600

10,600

9,140

7,010

5,990 

5,370

5,990

7,190

5,830

5,370 

4,930

4,780 

7,860

-

295,350

9,845

+30.7

July

12,200 

14,000

13,600

12,200

13,100

18,600

19,600

15,000

10,800

8,940

6,830

6,480

8,140

9,140

8,360

6,830

*5,220

4,360

4,090

3,820

3,690

3,280 

3,560

3,430

3,180

2,580

2,350 

3,440

3,820 

3,820

3,120

237,580

7,664

-64.8

Aug.

2,820 

2,420

2,420

2,540

2,220

1,920

2,170

1,920

1,680

1,620

1,620

1,530

1,440

1,470

1,620

1,530

1,470

1,620

1,600

1,490

1,620

1,550 

1,290

1,120

999

936

894 

*957

1,060 

'53T 810

49,187

1,587

-117

Sept.

1,190 

1,020

852

769

748

915

1,420

1,380

1,150

1,190

1,340

1,380

1,270

1,920

2,330

2,510

2', 330

2,240

1,860

1,510

1,320

1,230 

1,150

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,100 

1,230

1,190 

1,190

-

40,974

1,366

-17.5

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

6,338 

0.826 

0.95

28,490 

3.71 

4.14

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 1950-51:

28,380 

3.70 

4.27

30,820 

4.02 

4.63

31,180 

4.06 

4.23

31,480 

4.10 

4.73

29,160 

3.80 

4.24

9,410 

1.23 

1.42

Observed

Max 98,200 Min 1,620 Mean 18,940 

Max 96,700 Min 748 Mean 17,860

9,876 

1.29 

1.44

7,599 

0.991 

1.14

1,470 

0.192 

0.22

1,348 

0.176 

0.20

Adjusted

Mean 18,940 Cfsm 2.47 In. 33.51 

Mean 17,860 Cfsm 2.33 In. 31.61

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Chautauqua Lake, Tionesta Creek Reservoir, and Piney Reservoir, equivalent 

in cubic feet per second (records for Piney Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.) 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
42 REDBANK CREEK BASIN

Redbank Creek at St. Charles, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°59 I 40", long. 79°23'40", on left bank 500 ft downstream from industrial 

railroad bridge at St. Charles, Clarion County, 0.3 mile downstream from Leatherwood 

Creek, and 3 miles west of New Bethlehem.

Drainage area.--538 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1951 in reports or ueoiogical Survey. October 1909 to September 1941 (gage heights and discharge 

measurements only October 1916 to September 1918) in reports of Pennsylvania Department 

of Forests and Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 973.14 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1907. Prior to July 10, 1940, chain gage at site 500 ft upstream at datum 3.10 ft 

higher.

Average discharge.--38 years (1910-14, 1915-16, 1918-51), 880 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,080 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 10.94 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Sept. 4-6 (gage height, 1.75 ft).

1909-51: Maximum discharge, 35,200 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 18.60 ft, from 

flcodmarks, site and datum then in use), by slope-area determination; minimum observed, 

10 cfs Aug. 9, 1910.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some reguliTTon at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions. W 743: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

77

142

255

425

665

5.0 1,280

6.0 2,140

8.0 4,500

10.0 7,300

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

33

62

141

256

425

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

11.0

690

1,350

2,230

4,600

9,250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

122

*117

116

116 

94

91

91

88

102

226

615

506

570

860 'STB'

545

434

371

336

297

267

264

238

210

g!89

g!78

g!74

g!98

g235

*318

267

8,911

287

0.544

0.63

Nov.

232

230

322

3,120 

6.220

4,110

2,770

1,770

1,460

1,560

1,320

1,040

890

775 

676

645

830

860

720

2,910

4,370

3,000

2,190

1,680

1,900

g4,340

g3,600

3,360

2,660

2,000

61,580

2,053

3.89

4.34

Dec.

1,600

1,480

4,200

8,240 

*5,450

4,080

2,750

4,740

3,350

2,480

1,940

1,550

1,320

1,100 

965

870

744

545

b520

b420

b380

b440

520

636

810

702

b450

b370

b?50

b580

b580

54,292

1,751

3.32

3.82

Jan.

b520

bSOO

2,350'

7,920 

5750O"

4,210

3,050

2,180

1,590

1,320

1,320

1,180

965

926 

*4,780

3,830

2,870

2,540

3,350

4,340

5,160

3,950

2,820

2,820

2,380

1,800

1,430

1,210

1,280

1,180

930

80,341

2,592

4.91

5.66

Feb.

3,450

g4,380

g2,650

g2,180 

gl,900

1,390

1,720

bl,350

bSOO

b700

b780

2,010

3,830

4,340 

3,350

2,700

2,540

2,760

2,650

3,470

4,440

5,750

4,34O

3,110

2,330

*1,900

1,980

1,850

_

_

-

74, 650

2,666

5.05

5.26

Mar.

1,800

2,030

1,760

5,580 

4,600

3,590

3,230

3,470

2,600

1,940

1,550

1,320

1,140

1,040 

965

900

810

714

75ff

1,740

1,630

1,390

1,240

1,210

1,100

930

810

780

780

2,160

5,040

58,407

1,884

3.57

4.11

Apr.

3,830

4,080

3,230

2,540 

2,080

1,630

1,320

1,140

1,210

1,320

1,320

1,620

3,590

3,470 

2,990

2,380

*1,940

1,550

1,320

1,100

930

916

2, TOO"

2,230

1,900

1,760

1,470

1,240

2,54O

4,240

-

63,546

2,118

4.01

4.48

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,240 Min 88 Mean I,2l2

May

2,700

2,0 JO

1,630

1,430 

1,140

965

810

684

576

510

555

810

900

690 

545

M5.

553

1,390

985

*708

565

485

859

1,180

810

642

654

942

1,240

930

708

29,111

939

1.78

2.05

June

540

448

425

389

385

319

276

240

222

385

443

329

379

1,550 

1,480

900

630

475

385

326

288

268

300

279

232

202

181

31?

353

389

13,367

446

0.845

0.94

July

443

500

389

603 

1,560

840

555

378

*297

246

222

216

222

204

168

149

154

155

158

157

121

109

150

125

115

98

88

12?

152

150

100

8,668

280

0.530

0.61

Aug.

88

BO

75

74 

68

63

62

62

67

62

60

56

*62

65 

71

68

60

56

55

49

48

48

47

46

45

45

44

42

41

40*r

1,788

57.7

0.109

0.15

Sept.

46

59

58

57 

37

43

56

69

54

47

47

45

46

94 

108

87

90

70

54

48

44

42

50

59

62

61

67

75

68

61

-

1,744

58.1

0.110

0.12

Cfsm 2.30 In. 31.17

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,240 Min 37 Mean 1,250 Cfsm 2.37 In. 32.15

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). Nov. 5 (6:50 a.m.) 7,500 ofs (10.01 ft); Dec. 4 (9 a.m.) 9,060 

ofs (10-94 rt;7 Jan. 4 (5 p.m.; 8,240 cfs (10.58 ft); Mar. 4 (5:30 p.m.) 7,120 ofs (9.72 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

g Computed from once-daily tape-gage readings and recorded range In stage.
MAHONING CREEK BASIN 43

Mahoning Creek at Punxsutawney, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°56'21", long. 79°00'31", on right bank: 75 ft downstream from Williams

 Hun, a quarter of a mile west of Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, and 1.9 miles downstream from Sawmill Run.

Drainage area. 158 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,206.14 ft above mean sea level (Corps of

 Engineers bench mark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1946, at site 2.9 miles upstream at datum 

13.30 ft higher.

Average discharge. 13 years, 257 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,560 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 7.11 ft); minimum,

 21 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 0.78 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 6,460 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 10.86 ft, site 

and datum then In use); minimum, 2.6 cfs Sept. 26, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 15.6 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmark, site and datum in use 

1938-46 (discharge, 12,500 cfs, from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks.--Records excellent above 100 cfs and good below except those for periods of ice 

errect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mine 

pumpage above station.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.1 

1.5

51

112

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

230

398

619

4.0 1,190

5.0 1,880

7.0 3,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

32

31

30

29

29

28

?S

29

67

204

105

145

156

141

116

98

83

 75

69

63

68

58

56

S3

51

50

46

111

122

94

78

2,345

75.6

0.478

0.55

Nov.

72

50

*123

1,280

2,260

997

590

436

459

547

422

353

304

262

230

222

236

214

193

1,080

1,160

778

585

506

bSOO

b640

b540

b460

b410

b380

-

16,321

544

3.44

3.84

Dec.

356

382

1,190

2,960

1,770

1,070

933

1,420

980

723

590

484

394

*338

307

278

247

b200

b200

b!70

b!75

b!70

173

212

268

b220

b!40

bTTO

b200

b210

b!85

17,115

552

3.49

4.03

Jan.

b!70

b!65 725"

3,130

1,960

1,100

834

634

480

418

398

356

304

303

1,560

1,200

806

778

1,250

*1,770

1,960

1,120

778

891

696

538

446

410

580

438

368

26,566

857

5.42

6.25

Feb.

1,100

1,440

778

a600

a46o

390

529

b370

b290

b250

b250

669

al,2oo

ai.100

a740

a520

a700

a700

a76o

a860

1,370

1,520

1,040

778

604

533

*599

489

«

-

-

20,619

736

4.66

4.85

Mar.

484

467

442

1,590

1,200

834

806

696

556

455

394

356

321

314

293

271

244

222

2ST

580

484

430

398

426

360

317

293

274

320

1,090

1,920

17,090

551

3.49

4.02

Apr.

1,220

1,320

950

750

614

484

414

360

364

371

342

547

1,160

1,070

S91

723

580

*467

394

331

287

STff

1,160

723

575

552

442

394

831

1.600

-

20,244

675

4.27

4.77

May

950 570"

552

498

394

331

287

253

225

206

262

356

281

236

211

196

200

256

190

168

*159

152

312

284

222

190

173

188

186

156

132

8,876

286

1.81

2.09

June

118

108

105

108

98

89

83

77

77

142

108

84

133

a300

aTBO

alOO

a84

a78

a74

a84

a90

78

98

88

74

66

63

ITS

83

93

-

3,059

102

0.646

0.72

July

196

148

105

130

554

184

134

110

94

84

77

74

72

*66

58

54

55

52

61

56

47

44

71

65

46

45

41

50

47

41

38

2,693

86.9

0.550

0.63

Aug.

38

56

57

58

54

52

52

52

49

3T

52

45

45

34

32

58

*55

51

50

29

51

51

28

27

26

25

2T

25

25

27

26

1,008

52.5

0.206

0.24

Sept.

25

25

24

24

24

27

45

32

27

26

28

25

24

75

57

34

29

28

26

26

26

24

41

42

34

35

44

54

34

50

-

988

52.9

0.208

0.25

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,960 Mln 28 Mean 350 Cfsm 2.22 In. 3O.09

Wav?r year 1950-51: Max 3,130 Mln 24 Mean 375 Cfsm 2.37 In. 32.22

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Nov. 5 (l a.m.) 3,300 cfs (6.77 ft); Dec. 4 (8:30 a.m.) 3,300

cfs (e.83 rt); Jan. 4 (Z-.so p.m.) 3,560 cfs (7.11 ft); Mar. 30 (11:30 p.m.) 2,800 cfs (6.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for

Little Mahoning Creek at McCormlck.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice .
MAHONING CREEK BASIN

Little Mahonlng Creek at McCormlck, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°50ilO", long. 79°06i35", on left bank 200 ft downstream from highway 

Bridge at McCormlck, Indiana County, 1 mile west of Georgeville, 1.7 miles upstream 

from Ross Run, and 4 miles southeast of Smicksburg.

Drainage area.--87.4 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,164.88 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). Prior to May 10, 1940, chain gage 200 ft upstream at same datum,

Average discharge.--12 years, 150 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,530 cfs Nov. 5 (gage height, 9.80 ft); maximum 

gage height, 9.93 ft Jan. 3 (Ice jam); minimum discharge, 2.6 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 

1.68 ft) .

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 4,670 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 10.77 ft); maximum gage height, 11.94 ft Mar. 4, 1941 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.9 cfs Aug. 9, 

1941; minimum gage height, 1.53 ft Aug. 26-28, 1949.

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

Rating tables, wate year 1950-51, except pe 

and discharge, In cub

ods of Ice effect (gage 

feet per second)

height, In feet,

Oct. 1 to Jan. 3

2.0

2.2

2.5

3.0 123

24

4.0 346

5.0 640

7.0 1,390

9.O 2,730

1.7 2.9

1.8 4.7

1.9 7.4

2.0 11

Jan. 4 to Sept. 3O

2.2 25

2.5 53

2.9 106

3.5 225

4.0 350

5.0 665

7.0 1,500

9.0 2,850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25

22

21

20

19

17

16

15

5?

116

63

113

100

76

67

54

47

*42

37

35

32

30

28

27

27

24

22

54

93

*75

58

1,409

45.5

0.521

0.60

Nov.

52

5T

*84

1,220

2,120

634

361

261

319

473

318

239

181

141

116

108

116

95

82

862

674

422

309

263

220

300

280

260

240

220

-

11,022

367

4.20

4.69

Dec.

200

230

920

*1,900 538"

510

486

813

472

336

265

220

177

147

123

109

86

76

84

70

72

68

ST

120

210

140

120

145

140

130

115

9,402

303

3.47

4.00

Jan.

100

96 7'2~0"

 2,330 513"

538

410

305

210

195

187

166

136

160

1,620

795

470

605

798

*905

855

445

292

497

349

262

214

209

448

280

242

15,782

509

5.82

6.72

Feb.

1,280

1,140

485

332

223

174

344

163

115

ITS

130

450

665

612

395

300

406

410

468

530

783

718

478

332

250

211

*204

164

_

_

-

11,877

424

4.85

5.05

Mar.

187

184

167

897

565

371

402

348

260

195

160

143

127

128

120

109

96

90

1ST

536

353

278

250

275

211

172

149

134

176

794

1,040

9,068

293

3.35

3.86

Apr.

612

800

500

374

295

214

176

150

191

272

232

397

792

648

545

380

290

*218

176

137

113

TB?

508

292

230

220

170

149

1,160

1,330

-

11,723

391

4.47

4.99

May

3B2" 624

280

282

198

158

134

113

95

83

140

292

164

128

106

92

107

142

96

*79

70

63

191

177

118

92

77

87

92

71

56

4,789

154

1.76

2.04

June

48

42

38

82

61

44

36

3030"

209

172

96

205

888 T29"

240

152

109

82

66

61

49

90

62

45

37

33

62

47

45

-

3,590

120

1.37

1.53

July

111

101

62

61

657

230

130

89

65

53

44

40

37

*31

25

20

17

30

35

23

16

14

101

60

33

23

17

17

24

17

11

2,194

70.8

0.810

0.93

Aug.

9.2

8.1

7.4

8.5

8.1

5.9

5.7

5.4

42

re

11

37

39

18

12

9.6

*9.2

9.2

8.1

7.1

6.2

5.9

5.7

4.7

4.3

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.2

2.9

FT?

332.7

10.7

0.122

0.14

Sept.

3.5

4.7

4.7

3.7

2.9

3.7

5.2

9.2

5.9

4.3

3.9

4.7

4.7

22

.£ §

11

7.1

5.7

4.7

4.3

3.7

3.4

6.4

7.4

7.4

7.1

8.1

17

11

7.4

-

222.8

'7.43

0.085

0.09

Calendar year 195O: Max 2,120 Mln 9.8 Mean 201 Cfsm 2.30 In. 51.21

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,330 Mln 2.9 Mean 223 Cfsm 2.55 In. 34.64

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Nov. 5 (3:30 a.m.) 3,530 cfs (9.8O ft); Dec. 4 (8 a.m.) 2,410 

cfs (8.61 ft); Jan. 4 (1 p.m.) 2,610 cfs (8.74 ft); Jan. 15 (12:30 p.m.) 2,450 cfs (8.47 ft); Mar. 3 

(11 p.m.) 2,030 cfs (7.88 ft); Apr. 30 (4:30 a.m.) 2,030 cfs (7.92 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 3, Dec. 17 to Jan. 3, Jan. 9, 10, 

FebT~5-12.
MAHONING CREEK BASIN

Mahoning Creek at Mahoning Creek Dam, Pa.

Location. Lat 40"55"40", long. 79°17'30", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

oriage at McCrea Furnace, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Mahoning Creek Dam, 

Armstrong County, 1 mile southwest of Eddyville, and 2 miles upstream from Pine Run.

Drainage area. 344 sq mi.

Records available. August 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,003.39 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). Prior to Feb. 1, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 580 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,690 cfs Jan. 6 (gage height, 7.30 ft); mini- 

 mum, 2.8 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 0.99 ft); minimum daily, 40 cfs Sept. 20, 21.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs Mar. 8, 1942 (gage height, 8.10 ft); minimum, 2.5 cfs Oct. 13, 1947; minimum daily, 16 cfs Oct. 15-17, 1939.

Remarks. Records-good. Flow completely regulated since 1941 by Mahoning Creek Reservoir 

(see p.59).

Cooperation. Sixteen discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1950-51-(gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

31

56

137

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

295

543

1,280

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

2,440

4,240

6,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

66

*70

71

70 

70

70

62 

S5

71

98

213

329

325

325

270

169

169

169

150

120

115

113

113

113

*109

90

90

94

199

*280

174

4,446

143

+0.5

Nov.

174

T77

229

415 

961

2,820

4,160 

4,050

2,050

1,330

1,330

738

480

691

467

472

472

467

467

756

1,380

2,460

2,980

1,640

839

1,150

1,150

804

783

887

-

36,799

1,227

-3.9

Dec.

666

788

892

1,050 

947

2,800

3,470 

2,280

5,350

5,600

2,990

1,200

*1,200

685

482

554

472

420

321

321

321

312

3TZ

380

451

456

415

329

368

451

462

36,745

1,185

+9.2

Jan.

415

357

3lS

636 

2,100

5,990

6,000 

3,700

1,400

*725

1,050

1,450

620

470

*577

2,630

4,800

2,810

1,770

2,980

3,150

3,150

2,980

1,330

1,610

2,190

1,330

800

477

729

1,200

59,936

1,933

+9.9

Feb.

849

871

2,770

3,240 

2,900

1,520

549 

974

1,090

240

394

722

2,080

2,900

2,410

1,530

1,430

1,380

906

543

583

606

1,680

4,500

3,960

*2,330

*1,250

*1,200

_

_

-

45,407

1,622

+7.7

Mar.

953

1,020

1,200

1,110 

1,760

2.560

*1,340

*1,810

2,440

1,300

930

908

754

562

719

462

467

351

275

757

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,200

985

749

467

622

*745

504

864

31,554

1,018

+135

Apr.

1,070

636

1,755

4.710 

4,440

2,980

1,570 

648

825

930

930

945

1,030

1,470

1,740

2,200

*2,980

1,740

988

636

636

636

692

*1,810

2,450

1,480

1,250

788

1,080

1,380

-

46,420

1,547

-6.8

May

2,600

3,240

2,980

1,730 

1,200

803

599 

640

329

329

338

587

832

739

520

321

321

507

746

*516

316

3l6

329

499

810

552

321

338

338

338

*638

24,672

796

-151

June

340

132

169

223 

316

264

143 

92

35

220

507

638

347

376

1,020

1,280

975

488

483

421

269

171

171

171

171

*171

171

174

228

246

-

10,469

349

+0.6

July

253

378

420

260 

628

925

3B3 

385

*268

171

142

120

120

107

94

94

90

92

88

115

166

122

88

*194

258

112

73

45

135

126

63

6,585

212

-5.2

Aug.

56

43

45

43 

43

43

43 

43

45

43

42

42

*82

-35 137

86

70

42

42

42

41 *r

41

41

41

41

41

*41

41

42

45

1,574

50.8

+3.4

Sept.

46

43

43

43 

43

45

43 

43

43

45

45

45

48

48

46

67

 ss 88

75

i°

40

41

42

41

41

41

*41

41

41

41

1,437

47.9

+1.7

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

144 

0.419 

. 0.48

1,223 

3.56 

3.97

Calendar year 1950 : 

Water year 1950-51 :

1,194 

3.47

4.00

1,943 

5.65 

6.51

1,630 

4.74 

4.94

1,153 

3.35 

3.86

1,540 

4.48 

5.00

645 

1.88 

2.17

Observed

Max 5,600 Mln 53 Mean 753 

Max 6,000 Min 40 Mean 838

350 

1.02 

1.14

207

0.602 

0.69

54.2

0.158 

0.18

49.6 

0.144 

0.16

Adjusted

Mean 752 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.65 

Mean 838 Cfsm 2.44 In. 33.10

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Mahoning Creek Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second (change in 

contents for calendar year 1950, -1.3 cfs; for water year 1950-51, 0 cfs).
46 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Allegheny River at Kittannlng, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°49'15", long. 79°31'55", on right bank 600 ft upstream from dam at lock 

Y at Kittanning, Armstrong County, 5^ miles upstream from Crooked Creek, 10 miles downstream from Mahoning Creek, and at mile 45.7.

Drainage area. 8,973 sq mi.

necoras available. August 1904 to September 1913, October 1918 to September 1921, and 

uctooer laaq to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. August 1904 to September 1928 and October 1934 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of 

Forests and Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete dam control. Datum of gage is 771.32 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1928, chain gage at site 

4,000 ft downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1934, to Apr. 19, 1939, staff gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--39 years (1905-21, 1922-28, 1934-51), 16,020 cfs (adjusted for storage 

since i»qi).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 126,000 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 21.53 ft); minimum, 900'cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 11.25 ft).

1904-28, 1934-51: Maximum discharge, 269,000 cfs Mar. 26, 1913 (gage height, 30.7 

ft, from floodmark, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 570 cfs Sept. 15-17, 

1913.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Chautauqua Lake, since 1940 by Tionesta Creek 

K55e"rvoir, since 1924 by Piney Reservoir, and since 1941 by Mahoning Creek Reservoir 

(see p. 59). Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1951 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1197. 

Revisions. W 873: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 195O-51 (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

11.2

11.5

13.0

13.0

750

1,730

3,870

10,000

14.0

17.0

20.0

18,700

55,500

102,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1 

Z 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2,720 

2,390 

2,110

2,230

2,150

2,150

2,000

2,070

1,920

2,460

4,160

5,180

10,000

23,800

24,000

18,200

14,600

11,200

9,650

8,390

7,770

5,670 

5,010

 5,180

5,180

4,580

4,220 

4,370

4,320

4,740

5,280

208,000

6,710

-89.4

Nov.

4,790 

4,690 

5,060

11,100

29,500

40,400

40,400

35,400

27,800

24,000

22,900

19,200

15,OOO

14,100

12,400

11,600

12 , 400

15,000

15,900

20,80O

46 , 8OO

48,500 

44,30O

37 , 800

33,000

63,70O

79 , 600 

68,700

61,200

52,700

-

918,740

30,620

+665

Dec.

43,000 

35,400 

45,500

97,800

102.OOO

81,200

70,2OO

 73,200

65,700

56,900

47,100

36,6OO

31,800

25,100

20,700

18,200

16,400

13,200

12,800

11,600

9,020

9,300 

10,400

10,400

11,20O

10,400

9,300 

7,000

6,880

£.090

7,770

1 ,002, 160

32,330

-588

Jan.

10,000 

8.880 

12,600

71,200

95,600

81,200

67,200

49,900

36,600

27,800

25,600

 23,40O

19,700

16,400

30.8OO

34,200

33,000

30,600

31,800

47,100

62,700

64,200 

52,700

43,000

35,400

31,800

26,200 

22,400

17,700

16,400

14,600

1,140,680

36,800

+0.7

Feb.

20,700 

28,400 

19,200

17,200

17 , 700

17,700

19,700

18,700

14,100

11,200

9,500

12,800

35,100

58,300

58,300

51,300

45,700

44,300

41,700

44,300

48,5OO

*76,40O 

68,760

59 , 700

49 , 900

41,700

39,100 

44,300

.

-

-

*1,014

36,210

+346

Mar.

44,300 

44,300 

43,000

66,2OO

75,200

62,700

55,500

54,100

49 , 900

44 , 300

37 , 800

51,800

27,300

22,400

21,200

21,800

21,800

18,700

16,400

26,200

34,200

51,800 

27,300

24,000

25,10O

25,600

22 , 900 

20,700

20,700

24,200

48,600

*1,088

35, 100

+220

Apr.

61,200 

58,300 

*54,100

52 , 700

47,100

59,100

55 , 000

27,500

22,900

25,400

23,400

22,400

55,400

4O,4OO

44,300

40,400

57,800

54,200

27,500

23,400

20,700

19,700 

Z8.2OO

35 , 400

55,400

50,600

27.8OO 

25,600

28,400

55,000

-

fl,032 .9

34,430

-179

May

27.500 

24.6OC 

21,800

19,200

16,400

15,600

11,200

10,800

9,160

8,460

8,460

11,400

14,600

15,900

14,100

12,80O

10,800

 10,400

10,OOO

9,500

6,820

7,000 

7,680

9,500

9,500

8,740

7,580 

7,980

10,800

10,800

9,500

375,580

12,120

-187

June

9,020 

7,640 

6,570

7,100

12,000

11,200

9,120

7,840

7,060

8,600

10,500

16,800

14,600

23.80O

51,80O

25,600

19,700

14,600

12,400

10,40O

8,810

7,190 

6,450

6,570

7,320

 7,250

6,150 

6,510

5,570

7,310

-

335,480

11,180

+31.3

July

12,OOC 

14,10C 

14.60C

14,600

15,400

19,200

20.700

17,700

12,400

10.00C

8,180

6,880

7,900

9,090

9,300

7,320

6,51Q

5,450

4,790

4.32C

4,120

3,770 

4.07Q

4,02O

5,730

5,440

2.770

2,980

4,320

4,070

3,770

261,500

8,435

+70.0

Aug.

5,260 

2,7TC 

2,510

2,640

2,550

2,000

 2,070

2,110

1,880

1,660

1,620

1,660

1,480

1,520

1,620

1,730

1,620

1,480

1,750

1,560

1,660

1,660 

1,480

1,510

1,250

1,120

1,050 

1,050

1,150

1,120

IjQZO

53,340

1,721

-114

Sept.

1,560 

1,450 

1,080

990

§975

1,080

1,350

1,620

1,380

1,350

1,450

1,590

1,590

2,110

2,680

2,640

2,680

2,680

 2,310

1,840

1,560

1,420 

1,450

1,310

1,250

1,250

1,350 

1,450

1,350

1,550

-

48,160

1,605

-15.8

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm

6,621 

0.738 

0.85

31,28C 

3.49 

3.83

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 195O-51:

31,740 

3.54 

4.08

36, 800 

4.10 

4.73

36, 560 

4.07 

4.24

35,320 

3.94 

4.54

34,250 

3. 82 

4.26

11,930 

1.33 

1.53

Observed

Max 102,000 Min 1,880 Mean 21.18O 

Max 102,000 Min 990 Mean 20.49O

11,210 

1.25 

1.39

8,365 

0.932 

1.07

1,607 

0.179 

0.21

1,589 

0.177 

O.2O

Adjusted

Mean 21, ISO Cfsm 2.36 In. 32. O3 

Mean 20,490 Cfsm 2.28 In. 3O.99

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents in Chautauqua Lake and Tionesta Creek, Piney, and Mahoing Creek Reservoirs, 

equivalent in cubic feet per second (records for Piney Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric 

Co.)

* Expressed in thousands.
CROOKED CREEK BASIN 

Crooked Creek at Idaho, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°39'15", long. 79°21 I 00", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

 bridge at Idaho, Armstrong County, li miles downstream from Plum Creek and 2i miles 

west of Shelocta.

Drainage area.--191 sq mi.

Records available. February 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 961.04 ft above mean sea level (Buffalo, 

TTochester & Pittsburgh Railroad bench mark).

Average discharge.--13 years, 284 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,140 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 10.60 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 0.48 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 7,760 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 12.35 ft); minimum, 2.4 cfs Oct. 8, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.40 ft Sept. 5, 7, 1938, July 5, 1949. 

Maximum stage known, 18.6 ft March 1936, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary or no gageheight record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15

0.7

.8

1.1

1.5

2.0

3.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

28

43

114

228

384

755

1,810

3,090

5,600

n . 16 to Sept . 30 

0.5

.7 

.9 

1.5 

2.0 

3.O 

5.0 

7.0

21

33

71

242

402

795

1,830

3,090

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40

36

34

40

34

30

28

25

76

240

140

240

210

150

120

110

98

96

94

78

62

56

50

»63

51

43

41

80

122

100

80

2,670

86.1

0.451

0.52

Nov.

73

75

126

2,090

3,110

1,020

558

421

538

778

576

421

314

246

210

190

207

170

148

1,660

1,530

845

576

469

b270

b430

b410

b380

b370

b360

-

18,571

619

3.24

3.62

Dec.

b340

710

3,130

5,490

2,270

1,060

*1,280

2,220

1,090

690

522

425

336

279

258

231

195

b!40

b!60

b!55

b!45

b!40

b!80

286

486

b360

b260

b320

b300

b290

b260

23,988

774

4.05

4.67

Jan.

b220

b210

1,150"

4,180

1,980

1,020

778

576

452

401

*378

362

294

474

4,380

1,940

1,010

985

1,240

1,110

840

522

409

861

660

522

422

398

795

600

560

30,039

969

5.07

5.85

Feb.

2,600

2,460

880

580

470

370

1,010

526

b360

b280

b320

689

840

880

800

560

680

900

1,100

1,150

1,500

*1,380

935

660

488

409

356

288

_

_

-

23,411

836

4.38

4.56

Mar.

349

336

320

1,900

1,260

772

907

772

580

436

356

310

276

270

242

230

218

Z5D" 210

640

720

600

400

450

400

330

242

242

282

1,540

2,240

18,080

583

3.05

3.52

Apr.

1,210

1,380

960

*750

580

453

382

330

464

620

540

1,070

1,800

1,340

1,060

750

560

422

352

282

230 2BE"

999

580

453

419

326

295

969

1,080

-

20,942

698

3.65

4.08

May

705 5~2~2~

409

362

285

239

215

179

156

133

212

285

194

156

156

122

*133

273

168

139

125

114

234

230

162

131

131

147

176

139

108

6,720

217

1.14

1.31

June

92

79

96

360

203

145

114

92

160

1,280

678

386

1,000

2,070

1,080

582

372

261

197

159

136

114

195

140

100

*89

76

1ST

94

96

-

10,553

352

1.84

2.05

July

203

153

98

245

952

3F..

2.-

Ibv.

117

113

115

84

76

67

56

46

45

10T

90

62

45

120

1,710

 E4T

301

188

131

111

103

74

60

6,848

221

1.16

1.33

Aug.

56

48

46

46

32

32

29

*36

58

54

f38

f85

rEF

f42

f29

f29

f28

f28

f21

f!8

f!6

f21

f21

f20

f23

f!9

16

17

18

16

14

1,024

33.0

0.173

0.20

Sept.

43

36

18

18

19

20

45

38

24

16

16

22

23

86

BT

30

22

19

19

16

*13IB"

26

25

19

25

21

30

24

17

-

811

27.0

0.141

0.16

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,490 Min 13 Mean 380 Cfsm 1.99 In. 27.00

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,490 Min 13 Mean 448 Cfsm 2.35 In. 31.87
48 CROOKED CREEK BASIN

Crooked Creek at Crooked Creek Dam, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°43'10", long. 79°30'45", on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

rrom Crooked Creek Dam, Armstrong County, 3^ miles south of Ford City, and 6^ miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 278 sq mi.

Hecoras available. October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1951 in 

reports or ueoiogical Survey. October 1909 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 799.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Feb. 3, 1910, staff gage and Feb. 3, 

1910, to July 31, 1933, chain gage at site 2 miles downstream at different datums. 

July 31, 1933, to Dec. 5, 1939, chain gage at site l| miles downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 40 years (1910-13, 1914-51), 434 cfs (adjusted for storage).

extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,760 cfs Dec. 9 (gage height, 8.90 ft); minimum, 4'.5 cfs Aug. 8 (gage height, 0.53 ft); minimum daily. 22 cfs Aug 26-31, Sept. 3-5.

1909-51: Maximum discharge, 21,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 17.86 ft, from 

floodmark, site and datum then in use), by contracted-opening determination; minimum 

observed, 0.1 cfs £ept. 8, 11, 20, 25, 26, 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those below 20 cfs, which are fair. Flow completely regulated since 1940 by Crooked Creek Reservoir (see p.59).

Cooperation.--Nine discharge measurements' furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

Z.O

Oct. 1 to Dec. 5

125

278

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

755

1,330

2,950

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

Dec. 6 to Sept. 30

2.0 278

3.0 715

5.0 1,980

8.6 5,410

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

65

65

57

46

35

46

46

46

47

46

63

108

118

120

T50

120

118

118

118

118

115

115

115

*112

*100

89

76

76

76

87

112

2,704

87.2

+2.2

Nov.

112

112

110

T2Z

511

1,730

2,810

2,820

1,450

838

975

975

865

728

523

212

212

209

209

222

244

1,080

2,000

1,920

1,760

983

675

675

484

206

-

25,772

859

-3.5

Dec.

212

215

254

296

664

2,710

2,530

*1,520

4,080

5,410

4,970

4,120

2,210

1,040

665

449

212

200

175

175

175

175

172 T99"

206

428

690

665

580

247

218

35,852

1,157

+1.6

Jan.

218

2T5

222

261

1,110

3,810

4.640

3,030

1,060

690

*690

925

*665

466

300

1,830

3,720

2,730

1,98O

1,910

1,910

1,220

1,070

1,160

1,070

1,460

875

875

848

848

792

42,603

1,374

-5.8

Feb.

409

518

2,140

2,840

1,560

875

529

730

960

930

902

875

902

1,260

1,840

1,330

848

875

529

278

293

*304

1,470

2,300

2,220

2,060

1,570

8OO

_

_

-

32,147

1,148

+9.1

Mar.

64O

640

625

680

1,110

1,840

1,190

1,250

1,770

1,660

826

209

212

215

215

351

660

645

485

209

408

715

690

690

690

665

650

463

*110

TT5

377

21,005

678

+152

Apr.

875

820

*2,000

5,520

2,770

1,700

990

655

650

*655

655

665

715

1,530

1,910

1,840

1,770

1,370

660

650

483

112

125

462

*1,450

1,700

1,290

374

112

122

-

32,625

1,088

-82.6

May

404

1,550

 1,770 9"9~5

665

650

312

108

108

110

112

115

115

*115

319

665

645

*346

105

105

108

108

316

660

485

200

203

203

206

209

209

12,221

394

-69.2

June

*209

209

151

142

206

209

209

172

112

521

1,300

1,910

1,200

765

1,580

2,O60

1,910

1,440

665

490

200

167

108

105

*110

*282

110

110

110

112

-

16,877

563

+2.6

July

166

212

212

173

314

715

451

489

536

244

238

199

128

100

80

67

38

24

35

85

58

61

221

*946

1,450

370

275

275

275

220

175

8,846

285

-5.4

Aug.

103

TOO

100

98

96

80

*50

48

44

34

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

36

36

36

36

36

31

23

23

22 52

*22

22

22

22

1,387

44.7

-8.7

Sept.

23

23

72" 22

22

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

25

24

24

24

24

*24

24

24

24

24

24

24

*24

24

24

24

-

704

23.5

+5.4

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf am 

In.

89.4 

0.322 

0.37

856 

3.08 

3.44

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 1950-51 -.

1,159 

4.17 

4.81

1,368 

4.92 

5.67

1,157 

4.16 

4.33

830 

2.99 

3.45

1,005 

3.62 

4.O4

325 

1.17 

1.35

Observed

Max 5,410 Min 15 Mean 561 

Max 5,410 Min 22 Mean 638

566 

2.04 

2.28

280 

1.01 

1.16

36.0 

0.129 

0.15

28.9 

0.104 

0.12

Adjusted

Mean 56O Cfsm 2.O1 In. 27.35 

Mean 638 Cfsm 2.29 In. 31.17

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Crooked Creek Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second (change in 

contents for calendar year 195O, -1.2 cfs; for water year 195O-51, -O.I cfs).
KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN 49

Stony Creek at Ferndale, Pa.

Location. Lat 40 0 17'10", long. 78°55'10", on right bank 50 ft upstream from highway

cridge at Ferndale, Cambria County, 0.4 mile downstream from Bens Creek, 1.2 miles upstream from Johnstown city limit, and 5.2 miles upstream from confluence with Little 

Conemaugh River.

Drainage area. 451 sq ml.

Hecoras available. December 1938 to September 1951.

irage. water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,183.84 ft above mean sea level, city of 

^Tohnstown datum. Prior to Jan. 31. 1940, chain gage 50 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1939-51), 755 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

.Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 cfs June 28 (gage height, 9.43 ft); minl-

 mum, 17 cfs Sept. 23, 24, 29 (gage height, 1.67 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 23,900 cfs Mar. 31, 1940 (gage height, 13.3 ft, from 

high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 11 cfs Sept: 10, 11, 1944; minimum gage height observed, 1.55 ft Sept. 24, 1939.

Maximum discharge known, 58,600 cfs Mar. 17, 1936, by slope-area and contractedonenlng methods.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Regulation 

by mine pumpage and by reservoirs and diversion above station, the five largest reservoirs have a combined capacity of 1,788,000,000 cu ft. Figures of daily discharge do 

not include diversion from Quemahonlng Reservoir to Cambria Plant of Bethlehem Steel 

Co., and from Mill Creek, Dalton Run, and North Fork Bens Creek Reservoirs for water 

supply of city of Johnstown.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

3.0 

3.5

4.0

234

316

595

950

5.0 1,960

6.0 3,410

8.0 7,360

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

130 

120

111

106 

100

89

84 103"

631

1,160

714

608

695

576

550

454

379

330

303

282

250

227

220

210

199

*187

174

201 

238

224,

187

9,842

317

+ 109

Nov.

171 

162 IBD"

713 

1,550

800

582

506

494

494

415

354

316

294

273

265

265

250

234

367

550

426

379

363

b300

b350

b420

b420 

b410

b410

-

12,713

424

+ 170

Dec.

b400 

b440

bl,700

5,180 

2,660

*1,610

2,690

5,760

2,330

1,560

1,300

1,060

894

786

744

654

614

b520

bSOO

b56Q

b440

b440

470

804

1,140

998

b660

b580 

588

543

482

38,907

1,255

+337

Jan. '

420 

399

1,3T7J

4,680 

*3,500

2,220

1,900

1,500

1,190

998

902

821

688

750

2,840

2,180

1,500

1,890

3,010

3,500

3,250

2,020

1,500

1,780

1,500

1,130

942

1,150 

3,410

1,850

1,300

56,030

1,807

+157

Feb.

2,640 

2,990

1,660

1,300 

1,060

886

1,260

974

758

b640

b620

1,550"

2,220

2,430

1,720

1,300

1,210

1,350

1,610

*1,900

3,130

3,260

2,090

1,450

1,210

1,100

1,130

974

_

-

44,132

1,576

+ 154

Mar.

1,070 

1,110

954

2,920 

2,300

1,500

1,500

1,450

1,050

786

702

654

621

634

588

556

494

575" 482

1,010

878

958

941

1,900

1,300

1,090

934

886 

950

2,450

3,790

37,034

1,195

+227

Apr.

2,500 

3,500

,360

,900 

* ,660

,450

,200

,050

,050

,140

958

,530

,440

,780

,560

,210

,040

902

793

688

595

606

1,400

1,080

842

737

640

576 

3,550"

3,570

-

44,007

1,467

+156

May

2,000 

1,400

1,060

998 

878

758

654

550

470

420

531

737

530

432

379

*344

316

290

269

257

254

325

286

312

246

206

193

210 

216

196

174

15,891

513

+119

June

154 

143

140

374 

375

246

187

162

208

2,160

1,440

751

3,120

5,320

2,660

1,410

886

709

556

448

394

344

442

358

1,000

*531

389

5.440 

2,710

990

-

34,147

1,138

+204

July

926 

849

582

470 

550

482

354

290

250

253

410

321

290

246

210

190

162

162

202

342

210

240

575" 930

316

242

206

199 

210

180

151

11,004

355

+128

Aug.

140 

125

122

106 

100

89

89

91

97

*93

84

168 TIB99

78

69

77

77

68

60

53

51

47

42

42

42

40

39 

38

37

36

2,447

78.9

-(61.1

Sept.

39 

38

36

34 

34

40

74

78

5T

38

34

30

27

33

32

29

28

24

24

22

21

20

2T

*21

22

22

27

26 

20

21

-

968

32.3

+45.9

Adjusted for diversion and change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

426 

0.945 

1.09

594 

1.32 

1.47

Calendar year 195O : 

Water year 1950-51 :

1,592 

3.53 

4.07

1,964 

4.35 

5.02

1,730 

3.84 

4.00

1,422 

3.15 

3.63

1,623 

3.60 

4.02

632 

1.40 

1.61

Observed

Max 10,100 Min 53 Mean 754 

Max 5,760 Min 20 Mean 841

1,342 

2.98 

3.32

483 

1.07 

1.23

140 

0.310 

0.36

78.2 

0.173 

0.19

Adjusted

Mean 916 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.58 

Mean 996 Cfsm 2.21 In. 30.01

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from and change in contents in Quemahoning, North Pork Bens Creek, Dalton Run, Mill 

Creek No. 1 and Mill Creek No. 2 reservoirs and diversion from Stony Creek Intake, equivalent in 

cubic feet per second. Records of diversion and reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water 

Co. and Johnstown Water Co.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
50 KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN

Little Conemaugh River at East Conemaugh, Pa.

Location . Lat 40°20'35", long. 78°53'05", on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway

oriage at East Conemaugh, Cambria County, 0.3 mile downstream from Clapboard Run, and

2.5 miles upstream from confluence with Stony Creek. 

Drainage area.- -183 sq mi.

Kecoras available . April 1939 to September 1951. 

Gage --water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,207.92 ft above mean sea level (Corps of

Engineers bench mark). Prior to Feb. 1, 1940, chain gage 100 ft upstream at same

datum.

Average discharge . --12 years, 321 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion). 

j&tremes.--MaxTmum discharge during year, 5,820 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 6.38 ft); mini- 

 mum, 8.0 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 1.22 ft); minimum daily, 8.7 cfs Sept. 19, 23.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs Mar. 30, 1940 (gage height, 8.80 ft), from

rating curve extended above 5,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 3.6

cfs Sept. 24, 1939.

Maximum discharge known, 28,800 cfs Mar. 17, 18, 1936; 'by slope-area method. 

Remarks . Records fair. Plow regulated by reservoirs and diversion works above station.

Figures of daily discharge do not include diversion at South Fork intake to Cambria

plant of Bethlehem Steel Co., from Saltlick and Laurel Run Reservoirs (combined capacity, 122,000,000 cu ft) to city of Johnstown, and from Wilmore Reservoir (capacity,

137,,000,000 cu ft; average diversion, about 2.6 cfs) to Pennsylvania Railroad. 

ation. Records of diver 

and Johnstown Water Co.

Cooperation. Records of diversion and reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water 

Co.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)'

960

1,500

3,040

1.5 5,020

1.6

8.7

10

13

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

164

284

560

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

42

39

35

34

31

29

28

3Z

876

992

500

514

476

355

293

237

197

168

150

140

118 

102

94 

89

83

*81

71

106

147

124

102

6,285

203

+45.8

Nov.

91

81 SB439

926

488

370

316

370

386

316

267

233

213

190

182

3.82

161

164

346

514 

365

316 

302

HOC

145

170

197

197

225

-

8,438

281

+45.4

Dec.

221

233

849

3,220

1,340

*915

*1,690

3,320

1,300

870

693

554

459

402

375

345

316

270

280

220

230 

230

237 

357

417

355

225

 275 209

258

250

20,865

673

+39.2

Jan.

2H1

209

77Z

*2,770

*1,550

1,050

924

722

554

4S9

483

435

365

398

1,280

899

693

915

1,510

1,900

1,830 

1,120

852

861

667

514

453

559

1,410

825

686

27,916

901

+43.0

Feb.

1,180

1,110

675

574

483

396

526

322

300

270

280

569

915

1,080

756

595

554

547

702

*843

1,700 

1, 430

990 

740

609

588

789

651

_

-

20,174

720

+52.7

Mar.

672

651

554

1,050

870

679

820

748

588

471

402

370

345

365

316

293

267

250

3T3

556

435 

375

407 

816

602

471

408

391

460

1,660

1^910

18,515

597

+54.3

Apr.

1,200

1,400

960

798

*748

716

574

495

502

514

435

1,060

1,380

1,010

870

651

554

477

413

350

302

5T5

733 

471

402

375

325

302

950

982

-

20,264

675

+55.1

May

672

STI

447

430

350

325

335

271

237

217

271

436

289

241

213

*194

186

168

150

140

133 

179

189 

214

144

114

108

127

124

105

86

7,629

246

+52.9

June

76

69

65 2'BT

204

124

94

81

92

1,470

707

418

1,640

3,260

1,200

724

502

370

298

250

217 

190

225 

175

604

*271

280

465

402

330

-

15,065

502

+47.3

July

424

336

258

258

410

271

217

175

150

127

186

304

201

161

127

108

96

153

240

230

140 

126

1.350 

610

375

258

197

179

190

137

114

8,108

262

+47.8

Aug.

96

78

71

67

60

52

54

58

*64

*54

50

160

T3C

80

62

46

49

49

36

31

25 

20

19 

17

16

16

16

15

15

14

T5

1,544

49.8

+43.5

Sept.

14

14

13

13

13

15

54

56

^J

14

*12

12

11

13

11

10

11

10

8.7

375

10 

9.1

8.7

*11

10

11

14

22

12

10

-

452.4

15.1

+38.9

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

249 

1.36

1.57

326 

1.78 

1.99

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 1950-51:

712 

3.89 

4.48

944 

5.16 

5.95

773 

4.22 

4.39

651 

3.56 

4.10

730 

3.99 

4.45

299 

1.63 

1.88

Observed

Max 4,620 Min 14 Mean 353 

Max 3,320 Min 8.7 Mean 425

549 

3.00 

3.35

310 

1.69 

1.95

93.3 

0.510 

0.59

54.0 

0.295 

0.33

Adjusted

Mean 396 Cfsm 2.16 In. 29.39 

Mean 472 Cfsm 2.58 In. 35.03

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 efs). Dec. 4 (7:30 a.m.) 4,120 cfs (5.55 ft): Dec. 8 (1 a.m.) 5,820 

cfs 16.38 ft); Mar. 3O 18:3O p.m.) 4,220 cfs (5.58 ft); June 14 (12:30 a.m.) 5,020 cfs (6.03 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from and change in contents in Saltlick Reservoir and Laurel,Run Reservoir and diversion from South Pork intake, equivalent in cubic feet per second (change in contents for calendar 

year 1950, +43.2 cfs; for water year 1950-51, +47.1 cfs).

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 18-22, Feb. 9, 10, Aug. 8, 9, 12-21, Aug. 29 to Sept. 10; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for Stony Creek at Ferndale and 

Blackllck Creek at Blackllck.
KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN 51

Conemaugh River at Seward, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°25 I 10", long. 79°01'40", on left bank at highway bridge on State High-

 way b6 at Seward, Westmoreland County, 2 miles downstream from Pindley Run and 9 miles 

northwest of Johnstown.

Drainage area. 715 sq mi.

Records available. May 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,075.64 ft above mean sea level,

 unadjusted.

Average discharge. 13 years, 1,239 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,500 cfs June 14 (gage height, 9.16 ft); mlni-

 mum, 217 cfs Sept. 23 (gage height, 2.63 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Mar. 31, 1940 (gage height, 15.22 ft); minimum not determined; minimum daily, 105 cfs Dec. 28, 29, 31, 1938.

Maximum stage known, 26.4 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmarks (discharge, 90,000 cfs 

by contracted-opening method).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow regu-

 iated by steel mills and by several reservoirs above station, the eight largest of 

which have a combined capacity of 2,060,170,000 cu ft.

Cooperation. Records of reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water Co. and

 JohnstoWn Water Co.

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

200

470

l.OOO

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

1,820

3,920

12,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

423

408

392

385

378

364

354" 349

1,400

2.740

1,570

1,370

1,500

1,240

1,100

948

824

755

702

660

612

584

555

538

504

 487

454

541

584

574

530

23,835

769

-44.2

Nov.

504

478

30?

1,150

5.520

1,900

1,570

1,180

1,220

1,220

1,060

909

836

766

724

702

702

671

622

1,030

1,570

1,220

1,070

974

b900

b840

b960

b940

935

922

-

31,199

1.O4O

+17.6

Dec.

883

922

2,600

10,300

 5,360

3,480

4,450

10,500

"4,680

3,150

2,620

2,150

1,800

1,600

1,460

1,370

1,220

1,100

1,070

885

847

317

870

1,550

2,050

1,750

1,270

1,010

1,090

1,060

987

74,629

2,407

+191

Jan.

858

824

l.TSGG

8,880

6,560

4,040

5,480

2,830

2,210

*1,990

1,900

1,750

1,460

1,550

4,950

4,260

5,040

5,370

5,490

6,82O

6,690

4,260

5,150

5,480

3,040

2,330

1,930

2,100

5,590

5,700

2,680

106,952

5,450

+6.1

Feb.

4,560

5,580

5,260

2,720

2,250

1,880

2,550

1,950

1,550

1,380

1,220

Z,1OO

3,920

4,580

3,480

2,700

2,450

2,600

2,940

 3,590

5,480

5,880

4,040

3,040

2,470

2,25O

2,470

2,190

_

_

-

84,460

3,016

-5.0

Mar.

2,250

2,550

2,01O

4,470

4,150

2,940

2,940

2,940

2,510

1,770

1,540

1,450

1,350

1,420

1,280

1,220

1,100

1.040

1,160

2,150

1,900

1,9OO

1,660

3,260

2,580

2,110

1,820

1,730

1,840

4,440

6,970

72,050

2,324

+65.5

Apr.

4,500

5, 7 SO

4,150

3,480

 5,150

5,040

2,450

2,110

2,090

2,210

1,950

2,620

4,880

5,590

3,260

2,580

2,190

1,920

1,680

1.46O

1,250

1,250

2,840

2,270

1,820

1,600

1,400

1,250

4,570

5,650

-

82,760

2,759

-O.5

May

5,700

2,720

2,150

1,900

1,710

1,460

1,570

1,160

1,010

922

1,10O

1,750

1,270

1,040

922

 870

812

755

702

671

640

755

755

801

671

595

564

612

612

584

558

55,099

1,132

-47.2

June

504

47O

T7C

1,040

948

702

584

521

557

4,150

3,160

1,780

5,420

12.000

5,SS'o

3,100

1,970

1,600

1,320

1,040

955

847

961

847

2,550

 1,280

1,050

5,8OO

4,240

2,070

-

66,996

2,233

+36.5

July

1,900

1,820

1,320

1,100

1,370

1,140

909

778

692

651

856

948

778

671

595

555

521 '530

702

856

651

595

2.850

1,880

1,100

856

702

651

660

584

521

29,618

955

-42.9

Aug.

487

462

431

415

592

571

578

378

 378

415

571

565

574

4T5

371

349

542

542

535

521

521

521

308

502

295

289

289

289

289

289

285

11,567

567

-119

Sept.

289

276

276

276

270

289

549 34"2

295

276

276

270

270

502

276

257

257

257

251

246

246

246

254

 'S4T3

246

246

295

276

257

254

-

8,120

271

-156

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

725

1.01 

1.16

1,058 

1.48 

1.65

Calendar year 195O: 

Water year 195O-51:

2,598 

5.63

4.19

3,456 

4.85 

5.57

5,015 

4.21 

4.58

2,390 

3.34 

3.85

2,759 

3.86 

4.31

1,085 

1.52 

1.75

Observed

Max 17,300 Min 253 Mean 1,514 

Max 12,000 Min 254 Mean 1,718

2,270 

3.17 

3.54

912 

1.28 

1.48

248 

0.547 

0.40

155 

0.189 

0.21

Adjusted

Mean 1,519 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.81 

Mean 1,712 Cfsm 2.59 In. 52.49

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Quemahoning, North Fork Bens Creek, Dalton Run, Mill Creek No. 1, Mill 

Creek No. 2, Hinckston, Saltlick, and Laurel Run Reservoirs, equivalent in cubic feet per second. 

(Change in contents for calendar year 195O, +4.6 cfs; for water year 195O-51, -6.2 cfs).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
52 KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN

Blacklick Creek at Blacklick, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°28'25", long. 79°12'15", near left bank on downstream side of bridge at 

Gratton, Indiana County, a quarter of a mile northwest of Blacklick and three-quarters 

of a mile downstream from Two Lick Creek.

Drainage area.--390 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . August 1904 to September 1913, October 1918 to September 1921, and 

uctooer iabi to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey (discontinued). August 

1904 to December 1905 and January 1907 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Chain gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 945.94 ft above mean sea level (Penn- 

 sylvania State highway bench mark). September 1905 to Nov. 9, 1905, and Jan. 16, 1937, 

to June 10, 1937, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--44 years (1907-51), 675 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs July 23 (gage height, 9.8 ft, from

grapn based on gage readings); minimum observed, 53 efs Sept. 5, 12 (gage height, 2.70ft).

1904-51: Maximum discharge, 51,700 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 15.88 ft, from 

floodmark), by slope-area method; minimum observed, 6 cfs Sept. 12, 16-27, 1908 (gage 

height, 1.88 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 743: Drainage area. W 800: 1912(M).

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.7 

2.9

3.1

103

172

3.5

4.0 

5.0

380

770

1,870

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

3,390

5,290

10 , 000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

3

4

6

7

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

154

135

139

ISO

139

119 T2~2~

119

211

885

690

520

860

600

520

414

350

292

240

230

225

215

202

211

*194

181

172

211

362

292

240

9,394

303

0.777

0.90

Nov.

211

198 23E"

2,200

3,560

2,010

1,320

1,050

1,320

1,490

1,100

860

728

600

505

47S

SOS

434

393

1,800

,590

,550

,200

,050

a ,000

a ,100

a ,150

a ,100

a ,050

a ,000

a ,000

33,785

1,126

2.89

3.22

Dec.

a960

a940

4,370

8,660

*3,920

2,290

2,390

4,110

2,150

1,550

1,320

1,050

860

770

685

600

560

387

454

380

440

440

434

584

1,000

905

600

560

728

600

560

45,257

1,460

3.74

4.32

Jan.

505 B7B"

2,230

6,870

4,110

2,290

2,010

1,550

1,200

*1,050

950

860

728

908

5,250

4,490

1,870

1,870

2,740

3,390

3,390

2,010

1,490

2,440

1,740

1,320

1,050

1,100

3,060

2,290

1,430

66,867

2,157

5.53

6.38

Feb.

4,470

6,b«O

1,870

1,430

1,200

950

1,430

1,000

728

642

685

1,260

2,150

2,440

1,680

1,370

1,430

1,490

1,680

2,150

*Z,900

3,060

2,010

1,490

1,200

1,050

1,150

950

_

-

-

47,545

1,698

4.35

4.53

Mar.

1,050

905

965

3,290

2,150

,550

,870

,680

,260

,000

815

770

685

728

685

642

560 550"

728

1,740

1,320

1,100

1,000

1,320

1,150

1,000

860

770

815

2,650

4,300

39,918

1,288

3.30

3.81

Apr.

2,900

3,920

2,440

1,870

*1,680

1,490

1,200

1,050

1,150

1,430

1,200

1,570

3,740

2,900

2,590

1,870

1,430

1,150

1,000

770

642

m

2,010

1,260

1,050

1,050

905

770

3,670

7,470

-

56,901

1,897

4.86

5.43

May

2,590

1,870

1,320

1,150

905

728

728

685

600

462

1,560

2,150

1,100

860

*770

600

513

642

491

374

319

308

368

491

319

286

244

240

356

264

211

23,504

758

1.94

2.24

June

185

161

TTZ

1,270

642

356

280

194

260

2,550

1,610

860

3,520

6,100

2,840

1,430

1,050

770

560

434

374

319

841

434

728

*420

337

600

380

905

-

30,582

1,019

2.61

2.92

July

1,610

1,370

860

600

1,090

815

560

440

343

331

308

434

356

286

230

198

172

425

447

427

275

364

8,200

4,420

2,440

1,360

642

491

476

302

292

30,559

986

2.53

2.91

Aug.

249

220

189

185

161

146

142

*135

122

125

98

380

SOT

168

132

95

106

91

79

76

84

84

79

76

69

69

74

74

69

67

57

4,003

129

0.331

0.38

Sept.

95

74

67

67

55

71

62

71

67

67

62

58

58

106

122

106

76

a60

58

a58

aS 8

*a58

a62

a66

a66

a64

67

79

76

69

-

2,125

70.8

0.182

0.20

Calendar year 1950 : Max 8,660 Min 69 Mean 903 Cfsm 2.32 In. 31.42

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,660 Min 55 Mean 1,070 Cfsm 2.74 In. 37.24

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of enginee

stations.

readings and records fo
KISKIMBIETAS RIVER BASIN 53

Conemaugh River at Tunnelton, Pa.

Location. Lab 40°27'15", long. 79°23'30", near left bank on downstream side of highway 

Dridge at Tunnelton, Indiana County, 0.9 mile downstream from Boatyard Run, 3f miles 

southeast of Saltsburg, and 5.5 miles upstream from confluence with Loyalhanna Creek.

Drainage area. 1,358 sq mi.

Kecoras available. October 1939 to September 1951.

liage. M ire -we ignt gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 844.64 ft above mean sea level,

 Saturn of 1929.

Average discharge. 12 years, 2,391 cfs (adjusted for storage).

extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,100 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 13.1 ft, from 

grapn based on gage readings); minimum observed, 320 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 2.14 

ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 59,200 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 21.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 220 cfs Oct. 18, 20, 1939 (gage height, 

1.94 ft).

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

wnicn are fair. Plow regulated by steel mills and by reservoirs above station, the 

eight largest of which have a combined capacity of 2,060,170,000 cu ft.

Cooperation.--Records of reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water Co. and Johnstown water Co.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec Dec . 5 to Sept. 30

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0 

13.0

425

592

1,180

2,680

6,590

14,600

27,700

2.1 

2.5

3.0

295

604

1,180

Note. Same as preceding table above 

3.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

(t)

Oct.

651

612

574

539

522

488

480

48TT

504

3,100

2,680

2,200

2,680 

2,200

1,900

1,680

1,530

1,320

1,120

1,050

985

920

860

860

745

745

*690

745

1,120

1,050

920

35,950

1,160

-44.2

Nov.

800

745 520~

2,650

10,300

5,730

3,580

2,850

3,770

3,770

2,850

2,360

2,200 

1,900

1,680

1,600

1,530

1,530

1,460

2,300

5,330

3,960

3,030

2,850

b2,600

b2,300

b2,500

b2,500

2,360

2,360

-

84,315

2,810

+17.6

Dec.

2,360

2,890

12 , 800

24,900

12 , 800

7,520

7,880

16,200

9,270

8,000

4,730

*4,150

3,390 

3,030

2,680

2,520

2,200

2,200

*2,050

1,750

1,530

1,750

1,820

1,900

3,390

3,390

3,030

b2,400

b2,000

2,200

2,050

158/780

5,122

+ 191

Jan.

1,820

1,680

4,500

18,900

14,OOO

8,250

7,050

5,940

4,530

3,770

3,580

3,390

*2,850 

3,360

12,000

10,100

6,370

6,150

10,200

12,000

a!2,000

7,520

5,730

6,590

5,940

4,340

3,770

3,770

9,300

7,520

5,330

212,250

6,847

+6.1

Feb.

10,800

13,100

7,280

5,730

4,340

3,580

4,150

3,960

3,030

b2,800

b2,600

3,030

6,590 

7,760

6,590

5,130

4,930

5,130

*5,330

7,520

8,500

10,900

7,280

5,730

4,730

3,960

3,960

3,580

_

-

-

162,020

5,786

-3.0

Mar.

3,580

3,960

3,580

8,510

8,500

5,940

7,280

6,370

4,730

3,580

3,210

3,030

2,680 

2,520

2,520

2,520

2,360

2,200

2,200

4,150

4,150

3,770

3,390

4,340

4,150

3,960

3,390

3,030

3,030

5,810

14,300

136,740

4,411

+65.5

Apr.

8,750

11,200

8,500

6,820

6,150

*5,730

4,340

3,770

3,390

4,530

4,150

4,990

10,900 

8,500

7,760

5,530

4,150

3,770

3,390

3,030

2,520

2,970

5,330

4,930

3,770

3,390

3,030

2,680

7,260

17,000

-

172,230

5,741

-0.3

May

8,500

5,530

4,530

3,960

3,580

3,030

2,680

2,360

2,050

1,900

2,460

5,940

4,150 

2,680

*2,200

2,050

1,820

1,900

1,600

1,460

1,320

1,180

1,390

1,390

1,320

1,180

1,120

1,060

1,250

1,120

992

77,702

2,507

-47.2

June

a900

a840

a800

2,070"

2,520

1,680

1,250

992

1,510

8,580

7,020

4,340

8,620 

20,500

12,000

6,590

2,680

2,520

2,200

1,900

1,680

1,600

1,600

1,750

*3,440

3,210

2,360

6,590

9,010

5,530

-

126,282

4,209

+36.5

July

4,530

4,930

3,390

2,680

3,390

2,850

2,200

1,600

1,390

1,320

1,320

1,680

1,680 

1,320

1,060

992

930

872

l,3"9Tf

1,390

1,120

930

9,180

8,060

3,390

2,200

1,750

1,460

1,390

1,180

992

72,566

2,341

-42.9

Aug.

930

813

705

675

644

604

a600

a580

a580

*567

a490

al,100

1,250 

1,O60

813

634

530

479

463

446

446

463

430

401

380

a380

401

394

394

387

380

18,419

594

-119

Sept.

479

446

401

387

372

401

446

471

423

387

365

358

358 

430

567

530

471

a380

a330

326

326

320 358"

345

*339

358

358

358

358

352

-

11,800

393

-136

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

1,116 

0.822 

0.95

2,828 

2.08 

2.32

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 1950-51;

5,313 

3.91 

4.51

6,853 

5.05 

5.82

5,783 

4.26 

4.44

4,476 

3.30 

3.80

5,741 

4.23 

4.72

2,460 

1.81

2.09

Observed

Max 24,900 Min 382 Mean 3,006 

Max 24,900 Min 320 Mean 3,477

4,246 

3.13 

3.49

2,298 

1.69 

1.95

475 

0-.350 

0.40

257 

0.189 

0.21

Adjusted

Mean 3,011 Cfsm 2.22 In. 30.10 

Mean 3,471 Cfsm 2.56 In. 34.70

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Quemahoning, North Fork Bens Creek, Dalton Run, Mill Creek No. 1, 

Mill Creek No. 2, Hinckston, Saltlick, and Laurel Run Reservoirs, equivalent in cubic feet per second 

(change in contents for calendar year 1950, +4.6 cfsj for water year 1950-51, -6.2 cfs).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Kiskiminetas River at Vandergrift and Blacklick Creek at Blacklick.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

281787 O - 53 - 5
KISKIffiNETAS RIVER BASIN

Loyalhanna Creek at Kingston, Pa.

Location. Lat 40"17'35", long. 79"20"25", on right bank 60 ft downstream from bridge on 

state Highway 680 at Kingston, Westmoreland County, 150 ft upstream from Millers Run, 

1.9 miles upstream from Nlnemile Run, and 3 miles southeast of Latrobe.

Drainage area. 168 sq mi.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,014.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge. 11 years, 301 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 cfs June 28 (gage height, 10.73 ft); min- 

 imum, 1.5 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 1.34 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 28, 1951; minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 20, 1944. 

Flood of Mar. 17 or 18, 1936, reached a stage of about 14.5 ft, from information bylocal residents (discharge, 21,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 8,200 cfs by 

1ogarithmic pi ot t ing).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow regulated by Trout Run Reservoir (capacity, 48,130,000 cu ft), and diversion works at 

Kingston. Figures of daily discharge do not include diversion from reservoir and at 

Kingston intake to borough of Latrobe.

Cooperation. Records of diversion and reservoir contents furnished by Municipal Authority 

or tne tsorough of Latrobe.

height,

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

water year

2.2

4.1

7.2

L2

L7

1950-51,

1.9

2.1

2.4

2.8

3.5

except periods

25

48

103

217

529

of ice

4.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

effect (gag!

830

1,590

2,560

5,400

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

63 

58

54

52

48

*43

39

37

77

175

97

106

132

115

140

110

92

82

76

72

65

62

60

57

54

51

46

60

71

58

51

2,303

74.3 

+5.1

Nov.

48 

47

57

721 

836

404

292

268

334

*389

305

246

210

181

160

151

146

140

122

546

726

447

356

330

b!60

b260

b270

b260

b260

b270

-

8,952

298 

+11.8

Dec.

b270 

b480

1,710

2,880 

1,440

879

1,060

1,260

752

551

477

*389

321

280

276

246

210

184

b!80

b!40

b!70

b!70

b!80

804

696

452

b230

b220

*b270

b260

235

17,672

570 

+8.4

Jan.

182

181

1,505"

2,410 

1,300

804

700

561

427

374

370

348

284

511

2,080

1,160

810

784

804

752

658

*482

403

800

583

472

389

512

1,160

732

580

22,813

736 

+7.7

Feb.

2,740 

1,680

935

640 

487

389

688

b350

b290

272.

326

594

676

694

594

513

589

567

663

688

869

1,080

765

572

457

389

348

284

-

-

19,139

684 

+7.6

Mar.

335

300

272

 

1,450 535"

*629

939

778

561

427

356

309

276

317

272

269

242 575"

353

567

452

389

379

534

462

384

330

292

309

1,060

1,280

15,730

507 

+7.3

Apr.

1,090 

1,600

1,010

851 

778

623

519

457

503

529

477

802

1,160

1,010

810

589

477

389

334

*276

235 5S5"

1,430

732

545

442

352

309

1,750

1,840

-

22,188

740 

+7.7

May

 

1,010 B"75~

513

437 

352

288

249

214

187

166

351

430

296

246

214

194

178

163

138

125

115

108

147

138

101

86

82

*10T

125

99

82

7,613

246 

+6.4

June

72

71

S£

608 

305

217

172

149

184

2,030

992

556

2,450

2,940

1,360

739

482

343

257

204

181

149

232

140

973

314

257

*4,570

1,660

970

-

23,639

788 

+8.0

July

~B55 1,010 

432

353 

431

284

214

169

*143

122

113

128

184

113

88

76

67

62

68

124

67

61

466

220

132

99

82

69

62

56

48_

6,168

199 

+5.4

Aug.

46 

42

38

37 

33

30

30

31

27

27

2o

50

4T

28

20

17

16

13

13

*15

14

12

11

11

8.5

6.2 9T6-

8.8

9.8

9.5

11

691.4

22.3 

+3.9

Sept.

39 

7S

19

14

11

11

21

22

11

10

8.9

8.6

7.7

17

26

12

10

11

7.4

6.4

5.3

3.7

2.2

5TT

5.9

7.9

7.4

12

8.3

3.2

-

363.3

12.1 

+4.3

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

79.4 

0.473 

0.55

31C

1.8S 

2.06

Calendar year 1950: 

Matter year 1950-51:

578 

3.44 

3.97

744 

4.43

5.11

692 

4.12 

4.29

514 

3.06 

3.53

748 

4.45 

4.96

252 

1.50 

1.73

Observed

Max 2,880 Min 20 Mean 358 

Max 4,570 Min 2.2 Mean 403

796 

4.74 

5.29

204 

1.21 

1.40

26.2 

0.156 

0.18

16.4 

0.098 

0.11

Adjusted

Mean 364 Cfsm 2.17 In. 29.47 

Mean 410 Cfsm 2.44 In. 33.18

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). June 28 (10 a.m.) 10,500 cfs (10.73 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from and change in contents in Trout Run Reservoir and diversion from Kingston intake 

equivalent in cubic feet per second (change in contents for calendar year 1950, +6.4 cfs; for water 

year 1950-51, +6.9 cfs).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN

Loyalhanna Creek at Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Pa.

Location. La t 40°27'50", long. 79°27'05", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge , 0.7 mile downstream from Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Westmoreland County, 1| miles 

south of Saltsburg, and 4.0 miles upstream from confluence with Conemaugh River.

Drainage area. --292 sq mi.

Records available. --March 1940 to September 1951.

Gage. --Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is 861.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark) .

Average discharge. 11 years, 494 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 4,520 cfs June 16 (gage height, 6.40 ft); minimum, 0.9 cfs Sept. 21, 28 (gage height, 0.03 ft).

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs June 5, 1941 (gage height, 10.30 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 9, 10, 15, 16, 22-24, 1947, Sept. 16, 17, 1948 (gage height, -0.06 

ft).

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow completely regulated since 1942 by Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir (see p. 59), and 

Trout Run Reservoir (combined capacity, 4,199,000,000 cu ft).

Cooperation. --Records of contents in Trout Run Reservoir furnished by Municipal Authority 

or tne .borough of Latrobe. Pour discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, wate year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

57

122

272

475

3.0 

4.0 

6.5

1,030

1,770

4,660

0.2 

.3 

.4

Jan. 6 tc

7

13

21

Discharge, In cubic feet pe

.6 45

.9 99

second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Sept. 30

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.5

271

457

1 , 000

1,770

4,660

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

122

122

122

122 

122

104

66

S6

66

146

232

232

232

232

232

232

194

122

122

122

122

122

120

120

120

*120

*120

120

117

117

117

4,325

140

+4.7

Nov.

117

149

*137

125 

387

952

1,350

1,540

1,330

1,040

815

324

477

328

305

203

189

96

57

a2T9

a414

a825

al.100

a866

590

482

389

393

402

434

-

16,035

534

+8.5

Dec.

590

585

636

a800 

a840

a2,400

a2,300

al,300

a3,10Q

a4,000

a3,900

*a2,800

1,340

1,060

820

511

427

418

418

356

225

31S

414

414

535

828

1,100

815

466

575

471

34,760

1,121

-10.6

Jan.

305

212

SIS

708 

1,150

3,260

3,720

2,140

*728

728

521

564

1,100

649

258

1,150

2,870

3,590

2,200

1,220

1,070

726

491

526

509

823

1,000

a780

a620

a800

al,050

35,831

1,156

+42.6

Feb.

a600

1,050

3,270

3.290 

1,820

1,730

937

965

1,430

845

785

875

1,040

1,220

1,280

785

785

940

*582

264

281

291

1,420

2,600

1,990

1,390

815

728

-

-

-

34,008

1,215

-46.5

Mar.

575

565

478

428 

701

1,570

968

,220

,630

,730

,610

,100

478

600

700

903

323

222" 191

420

681

845

815

875

1,000

714

362

595

585

605

990

24,479

790

+77.0

Apr.

1,050

700

1,530

2,700 

2,600

*2,080

1,330

979

884

1,370

1,100

620

672

1 440

1 770

1 730

1 690

1 210

728

522

408

'4TJ5

441

965

*1,410

1,370

1,050

565

600

672

-

34,594

1,153

+51.5

May

1,160

1,750

1,860

2,200 

2,660

837

508

587

223

54

64

304

1,090

1,060

*522

412

408

404

400

256

120

120

154

290

416

313

174

122

122

125

161

18,876

609

-113

June

232

232

232

235

340

500

620

536

312

384

1,060

1,900

1,210

785

2,250

3,850

4,380

4,110

2,400

1,330

888

436

432

428

*685

1,140

917

1,110

2,000

2,600

-

37,534

1,251

+211

July

3,470

3,980

2,630

1,490 

1,110

739

416

416

408

308

222

292

416

343

222

519

713

210

*8.1

BTT

8.7

67

435

728

688

412

311

167

122

122

127

21,107.9

681

-213

Aug.

127

127

127

127 

127

127

127

127

89

*18

18

74

127

127

127

106

65

65

65

65

65-

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

*65

67

65

2,679

86.4

-6.2

Sept.

a67

a67

a67

a67 

a67

a67

67

67

67

67

67

67

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

47

58

93

93

*93

74

*41

*31 soso

-

1,986

66.2

-10.9

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm

In.

145

0.497

0.57

542

1.86

2.08

Calendar year 1950 :

Water year 1950-51 :

1,110

3.80

4.38

1,199

4.11

4.74

l",168

4.00

4.17

867

2.97

3.42

1,2O4

4.12

4.60

496

1.70

1.96

Observed

Max 4,240 Min 57 Mean 596

Max 4,380 Min 8.1 Mean 729

1,462

5.01

5.59

468

1.60

1.84

80.2

0.275

0.32

55.3

0.189

0.21

Adjusted

Mean 596 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.67

Mean 728 Cfsm 2.49 In. 33.88

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir and Trout Run Reservoir, equivalent In cubic 

feet per second (change in contents for calendar year 1950, -0.1 cfs; for water year 1950-51, -0.8 

cfsj.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of outflow records for Loyalhanna Creek 

Reservoir.
56 KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN

Klsklminetas River at Vandergrif t ,

Location.--Lat 40°36'2Q", long. 79°33'15", on left bank a third of a mile upstream from 

bridge on State Highway 56 at Vandergrift, Westmoreland County, and 2 miles upstream 

from Pine Run.

Drainage area.--1,825 sq ml.

Records available. August 1937 to-September 1951 In reports of Geological Survey.

October 19HU to September 1932 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) In reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 769.40 ft above mean sea level' (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). October 1920 to Oct. 9, 1937, staff gage and May 23, 1929, to 

Sept. 30, 1936, water-stage recorder at site two-thirds of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 3,060 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 29,900 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 16.91 ft); minimum, 344 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 3.23 ft).

1937-51: Maximum discharge, 71,900 cfs Mar. 31, 1940 (gage height, 25.70 ft); minimum, 235 cfs Oct. 12, 1943 (gage height, 2.92 ft).

Maximum stage known, 41.64 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmark at present site (discharge, 185,000 cfs, by slope-area method).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow reguIHTed by steel mills, since 1942 by Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir (see p. 59), and other 

reservoirs above station, the nine largest of which have a combined capacity of 

2,108,300,000 cu ft.

Cooperation.--Records of reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water Co., Johnstown Water Co., and Municipal Authority of the Borough of Latrobe.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.3 375 7.0 4,320

4.0 750 10.0 10,500

5.0 1,620 16.0 27,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

890

848

806

785

750

726

660

619 S54

3,330

3,480 

2,570

,830

,700

,310

,130

,840

,570

,420

,320

,230

,180

,1OO

* ,040

,010

954

922

914

,100

,280

,140

4 ,108

,423

-39.4

Nov.

1,030

986

1,055

2,960

11,700

7,460

5,160

4,640

4,640

4,980

4,320 

3,370

2,700

2,44O

2,250

1,950

1,900

1,730

1,520

2,540

7,100

5,520

4,640

4,000

3,400

b2 , 400

b2 , 900

b3,100

3,040

3,040

-

108,496

3,617

+26.2

Dec.

3,320

3,610

11,100

25,700

17,3OO

10,800

10,500

17,500

13,500

11,000

9,080 

7,540

*4,980

4,160

3,850

3,4OO

2,9OO

2,640

2,500

b2,400

b2,200

b2,200

2,250

2,500

4,6OO

4,480

b3,9QO

b3,200

b2,600

3,520

3,040

202,270

6,525

+181

Jan.

2,440

2,070

3,890

19,200

18,100

12,500

11,000

9,08O

*5,520

4,8OO

4,480 

4,320

4,160

4,000

13,400

13 , 800

1O,OOO

10,000

11,500

12,800

12,800

9,770

6,500

7,100

7,320

5,9OO

5,160

4,640

8,260

9,080

6,700

260,290

8,396

+48.7

Feb.

11,000

16,500

11,200

9,540

6,500

5,520

6,100

5,700

4,980

3,850

5,620 

4,320

7,320

9,080

8,860-

6,500

6,100

6,500

6,500

7,980

8,640

12,800

10,000

9,080

7,100

5,900

4,980

*4,980

_

-

211,150

7,541

-49.5

Mar.

4,320

4,800

4,320

8,240

10,800

8,420

7,760

8,200

7,100

5,900

4,980 

4,320

3,320

3,480

3,620

3,620

3,030

2,500

2, ST'O

3,660

5,700

5,160

4,800

5,340

6,300

4,980

3,850

3,850

3,780

5,760

16,400

170,880

5,512

+143

Apr.

11,500

13,000

11,500

*10,200

9,540

8,420

6,500

5,520

5,160

6,100

5,900 

5,340

12,000

11,000

10,500

8,420

6,900

5,700

4,640

3,850

3,250

5,040

5,390

6,500

5,700

5,160

4,640

3,55O

5,650

16.500

-

223,070

7,436

+51.2

May

11,500

8,640

6,900

6,000

6,700

4,160

3,400

3,250

2,700

2,070

2,290 

5,580

4,980

*4,3OO

3,110

2,640

2,500

2,570

2,250

1,950

1,620

1,520

1,730

1,950

2,070

1,570

1,420

1,520

1,620

1,520

1,370

105,200

5,594

-160

June

1,280

1,180

1,140

2,550

5,250

2,500

2,150

1,840

1,840

10,000

10,800 

7,520

8,250

26,500

16,200

11,500

9,310

7,540

5,700

3,850

3,180

2,310

2,440

2,830

*3,560

4,840

5,320

5,200

12,200

8,640

183,200

6,107

+247

July

8,640

9,540

6,94O

4,640

4,480

4,170

2,900

2,440

2,070

1,900

1,730 

1,900

2,310

2,010

1,570

1,420

2,010

1,520

1,160

1,570

1,620

1,230

7,460

10.600

5,010

3,180

2,380

1,900

1,570

1,570

1,370

102,810

5,516

-256

Aug.

1,180

1,100

1,020

962

914

862

*799

799

806

684

672

752

1,560

1 , 230

898

771

666

614

602

586

570

558

542

531

505

500

500

500

505

485 "485

22,938

740

-125

Sept.

586

608

531

495

480

480

510

564

592

536

505 

455

475

624 5SS~

586

500

455

430

430

*411

384

455

455

460

455

455

411

440

435

14,749

492

-147

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cfstn

1,384 

0.758 

0.87

5,642 

2.0C 

2.22

Calendar year 1950; 

Water year 1950-51:

6,706 

5.67 

4.23

8,445 

4.63 

5.54

7,492 

4.11 

4.28

5,655 

3.10 

3.57

7,487 

4.10 

4.57

3,234 

1.77 

2.04

Observed

Max £5,700 Min 510 Mean 3,820 

Max 26,500 Min 384 Mean 4,518

6,354 

5.48 

3.88

3,060 

1.68 

1.94

615 

0.337 

0.39

345 

0.189

0.21

Adjusted

Mean 3,824 Cfstn 2.1O In. 28.45 

Mean 4,511 Cfsm 2.47 In. 33.55

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Quemahoning, North Fork Bens Creek, Dalton Run, Mill Creek No. 1, Mill 

Creek No. 2, Hinckston, Saltlick, Laurel Run, Loyalhanna Creek, and Trout Run Reservoirs, equivale 

in cubic feet per second (change in contents for calendar year 1950, +4.5 cfs; for water year 

1950-51, -7.0 cfs).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BUFFALO CREEK BASIN

Buffalo Creek near Freeport, Pa.

Location. Lat 40 043'00", long. 79°42'00", on right bank 0.5 mile upstream from Little 

BuTTalo Creek and 3 miles north of Freeport, Armstrong County.

Drainage area. 137 sq mi.

Records available. November 1940 to September 1951.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 800 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 10 years (1941-51), 198 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,760 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 7.3 ft, from

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 6.0 efs Aug. 31, Sept. 1 (gage height, 

0.80 ft).

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 6,210 cfs Mar. 21, 1945 (gage height, 8.3 ft; from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 2.0 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 7, 8, 1945; minimum gage height observed, 0.74 ft at times.

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

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

6.0 

9.5

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

416

681

1,360

3,180

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Oct.

20

20

19

19

19

18

17

15

5?

72

73

90

105 ~7T

82

64

56

50

46

44

40

37

*36

32

30

30

28

33

47

39

31

1,311

42.3

0.309

0.36

Nov.

30

69

900

1,070

516

307

236

215

192

158

132

119

108

98

108

182

149

135

925

800

516

370

307

180

270

280

270

270

270

-

9,227

308

2.25

2.50

Dec.

250

353

1,850

3,060

*1,220

710

1,100

2,180

865

542

416

327

250

218

192

173

161

150

150

135

140

140

135

140

180

120

88

1DTT *110

110

110

15,675

506

3.69

4.26

Jan.

105

100

640

1,920

1,070

652

516

416

348

348

327

287

232

379

*2,780

1,140

681

770

930

930

800

490

348

624

440

370

307

250

246

198

190

18,834

608

4.44

5.11

Feb.

1,260

1,020

624

542

348

243

916

542

400

280

310

681

832

800

569

440

542

465

615

865

1,070

930

*652

465

348

307

268

202

_

-

-

16,536

591

4.31

4.49

Mar.

246

EOS

230

1,240

 53?

542

542

416

327

268

229

212

195

208

179

189

161

144

19T

542

465

370

307

287

222

179

161

155

185

568

865

10,866

351

2.56

2.95

Apr.

596

*516

393

370

327

250

232

212

327

287

268

564

930

BW

596

465

370

287

250

198

167 3"2T

681

440

370

393

307

268

473

542

-

12,200

407

2.97

3.31

May

393

SOT

250

240

195

167

144

127

111

98

*130

144

108

86

77

73

71

67

60

53

53

55

185

134

89

75

82

119

161

124

98

4,076

131

0.956

1.11

June

82

73

64

89

64

53

49

43

54

617

352

198

592

1,140

596

370

240

176

141

116

98

*80

101

67

82

56

50

75

58

106

-

5,882

196

1.43

1.60

July

98

71

49

82

443

176 111

82

64

55

44

44

43

37

32

27

24

10T

99

46

31

37

212

121

67

50

40

39

36

30

24

2,418

78.0

0.569

0.66

Aug.

21

20

20

24

20

*15

15

16

30

2T

15

12

12

12

11

9.9

10

9.1

8.7

8.0

7.6

8.0

8.0

7.3

7.0

6.6

6 e'.e. 6

6.6

6.6

6.0

389.6

12.6

0.092

0.11

Sept.

6.3 676"

8.7

7.3

6.6

7.3

10

14

9.5

7.6

7.3

8.0

7.3

36

42

16

11

8.4

*7.6

7.3

7.3

6.8

20

17

13

9.9

12

28

18

12

-

378.8

12.6

0.092

0.10

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,060 Min 8.0 Mean 258 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.56

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,060 Min 6.0 Mean 268 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.56

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note .--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 1, Dec. 18 to Jan. 3, Jan. 31,

Feb. 9-11.
58 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 

Allegheny River at Natrona, Pa.

Location. --Lat 40°36'55", long. 79°43'10", on right bank 550 ft upstream from dam at Lock

 4 at Natrona, Allegheny County, 6 miles downstream from Kiskiminetas River and at mile

24.2.

Drainage area. --11 ,410 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. --Water- stage recorder and concrete dam control. Datum of gage is 736.74 ft above

 mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Apr. 14, 

1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. --13 years, 19,560 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 152,000 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 21.02 ft); min-

 imum, 1,340 cfs Aug 31 (gage height, 9.06 ft); minimum daily, 1,440 cfs Sept. 5.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 238,000 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 27.46 ft); 

minimum, 1,040 cfs Sept. 29, 1941 (gage height, 8.92 ft).

Maximum stage known, 32.06 ft Mar. 18, 1936 (discharge, 365,000 cfs, determined by 

Corps of Engineers).

. 

that of Chautauqua Lake, 464,580 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

9.0 1,150

9.5 3,090

10.0 5,930

11.0 13,200

13.0 34,600

17.0 93,800

20.0 138,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

3.70C 

3,490 

2,910

2,950

2,860

2,860

2,630

2,680

2,460

4,660

7,870

7,940

11,300

23,800

27,400

21,200

17,700

13,600

11,600

10,500

9,740

7,870 

*6,580

6,520

6,260

5,800

5,360

5,430

5,550

6,120

6,780

256, 12C

8,262

-127

Nov.

6,190 

6,000 

6,580

13,600

40,000

48,900

48,900

43,500

35,800

30,400

29,200

25,100

19,200

17,700

15,800

14,000

14,400

16,700

17,700

23,000

50,900

57,400 

53,100

46,100

39,600

59,400

84.2UO

74,200

66,400

57,400

-

1,061,370

35,380

+686

Dec.

48,900 

42,200 

57,000

129,000

135,000

104,000

89,000

98,500

87 , 400

75,800

63,400

51,700

*40,900

32,200

26,800

23,400

20,200

16,700

16,200

14,400

12,000

12,000 

13,200

13,600

16,200

15,800

14,900

12 , 000

10,800

10,100

11,200

1,51.4,500

42 , 400

-405

Jan.

12,800 

11,600 

16,300

84,600

128,000

106,000

87,400

66,400

46,100

34,600

32,200

30,400

26,800

22,400

*45,800

51,700

47,500

46,100

46,100

60,400

75,800

79,100 

61,900

54,500

44,800

42,200

34,600

29,200

27,400

28,000

25,400

1,504,100

48,520

+43.6

Feb.

32,400 

48,900 

35,800

32,200

26,800

25,600

28,600

27,400

21,800

16,700

14,900

18,200

35,200

71,000

72,600

60,400

53,100

53,100

50,300

54,500

57,400

92,2OO 

*85,800

74,200

63,400

51,700

47,500

50,300

.

_

-

1,302,000

46,500

+306

Mar.

50,300 

50,300 

48,900

71.0OO

95,400

75,800

66,400

66,4OO

61,900

54,500

46,100

38,300

32,200

28,000

25,600

26,200

26,200

22,900

20,200

29,200

40,900

39,600 

34,600

31,000

32,200

32,200

28,600

26,200

24,600

29,200

62,200

1,317,100

42,490

+515

Apr.

74,200

*72,66o

69,400

67,900

61,900

53 , 100

42,200

34 , 600

29,800

31 , 000

31,000

29,200

47,500

54,500

58,900

53,100

48,9OO

42,200

34,600

29,200

25,600

24,000 

33,'40'<3

43,500

43,500

38 j 300

55,800

31,000

33,400

53,100

-

1,527,400

44,250

-210

May

40,900 

35,800 

32,200

27,400

25,100

20,200

15,400

14,900

12,800

11,200

11,200

16,700

19,700

*21,200

18,200

16,700

14,400

14,400

12,800

12,000

9,150

8,940 

10 , 100

12,800

12,400

10,800

9,740

9,740

12,800

1J,600

11,600

514,870

16,610

-416

June

11,200 

9,740 

8,580

9,230

14,900

14,900

12,400

10,500

9,370

19,100

23,400

26,800

25,600

50,300

SC-,30'0

40,900

33,400

25,600

19,700

16,200

13,200

10,500 

9,370

9,740

*10,800

13,200

10,100

11,600

17,700

15,800

-

554,130

18,470

+281

July

19,700 

23,400 

22,400

19,700

21,200

23,400

24,600

21,800

15,800

12,800

10,800

9,370

10,100

11,600

11,200

9,300

8,87O

7,390

6,320

5,870

5,930

5,300 

9,530

16,800

11,200

7 , 800

5,800

5.000

6,120

6,060

5,550

380,710

12,280

-331

Aug.

4,590 

3,970 

3,700

3,750

3,590

*3,000

2,770

2,810

2,770

2,420

2,170

2,210

2,500

2,720

2,420

2,420

2,290

2,090

2,130

2,170

2,130

2,170 

2,050

1,780

1,640

1,580

1,580

1.500

1,540

1,580

1,500

75,540

2,437

-248

Sept.

1,9OO 

2,050 

1,720

1,470

1,440

1,500

1,580

1,940

2,020

1,780

1,820

1,860

1,940

2,460

2,950

5,090

3,040

*2,950

2,630

2,340

2,020

1,820 

1,900

1,750

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,750

1,780

1,720

-

60,260

2,009

-157

Adjusted for change In reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm

8,135 

0.713 

0.82

36.07C 

3.16

3.52

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 1950-51:

42,000 

3.68 

4.24

48,560 

4.26 

4.91

46,810 

4.10 

4.27

43 , 000 

3.77 

4.35

44,040 

3.86 

4.31

16,190 

1.42 

1.64

Observed

Max 135,000 Min 2,460 Mean 26,430 

Max 135,000 Min 1,440 Mean 26,490

18,750 

1.64 

1.85

11,950 

1.05 

1.21

2,139 

0.192 

0.22

1,852 

0.162 

0.18

Adjusted

Mean 26,430 Cfsm 2.32 In. 31.43 

Mean 26,480 Cfsm 2.32 In. 31.51

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Chautauqua Lake; in Tionesta Creek, Mahoning Creek, Crooked Creek, and 

Creek Reservoirs; and in 10 smaller reservoirs, equivalent in cubic feet per second 

_ _ __,.._ furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co., Manufactures Water Co., JohnsLoyalha(records for so 

town Wat nd Municipal Anthority of Borough of Latrobe.)
ALLEGHENY RIVER BASIN 59

Reservoirs in Allegheny River basin, Pa.

Tionesta Creek Reservoir. Lat 41°28'25", long. 79"26"20", at control tower 0.8 mile upstream rrom Tionesta"Creek Dam on Tionesta Creek, Forest County, 1.8 miles upstream 

from mouth, and 2 miles southeast of Tionesta. Drainage area, 478 sq mi. Records 

available, December 1940 to September 1951. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 

mean sea level, datum of Corps of Engineers, which is 2.07 ft below mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Maximum contents during year, 47,822 acre-ft Feb. 83 (elevation, 

1,128.38 ft); minimum, 8,441 acre-ft Sept. 6 (elevation, 1,086.29 ft). Maximum contents 

during period 1940-51, 82,836 acre-ft Mar. 9, 1945 (elevation, 1,148.87 ft); minimum, 

1,912 acre-ft Dec. 5, 1940 (elevation, 1,069.30 ft).

Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam, rock faced; storage began in 1940 during 

construction. Dam completed Jan. 9, 1941. Capacity, 127,880 acre-ft between elevations 1,052.00 ft (sill of outlet gates) and 1,168.00 ft (crest of spillway); dead 

storage, 80 acre-ft. Ordinary minimum (conservation) pool elevation, 1,085.00 ft 

(capacity, 7,780 acre-ft). Reservoir is used for flood control. Figures given herein 

represent total contents. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Mahoning Creek Reservoir.--Lat 40°55'18", long. 79°16'4l", at control house at Mahoning 

ureetc Darn on nanoning Creek, Armstrong County, 0.7 mile upstream from Camp Run, 1.5 

miles south of Eddyville, and 3.0 miles upstream from Pine Run. Drainage area, 340 sq 

mi. Records available, June 1941 to September 1951. Water-stage recorder. Datum of 

gage is mean sea level, datum of Corps of Engineers, which is 2.07 ft below mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Maximum contents during year, 27,345 acre-ft Dec. 6 (elevation, 

1,130.95 ft); minimum, 4,387 acre-ft Feb. 9 (elevation, 1,074.50 ft). Maximum contents 

during period 1941-51, 59,893 acre-ft Mar. 8, 1945 (elevation, 1,155.54 ft); minimum, 

330 acre-ft July 2, 3, 1944 (elevation, 1,026.80 ft).

Reservoir is formed by a concrete dam; storage began during construction sometime 

prior to June 15, 1941. Capacity, 74,060 acre-ft between elevations 1,015.33 ft (sill 

of outlet gates) and 1,162.00 ft (full pool; 1 ft below top of gates); dead storage, 

130 acre-ft. Ordinary minimum (conservation) pool elevation, 1,075.00 ft (capacity, 

4,475 acre-ft). Reservoir is used for flood control. Figures given herein represent 

total contents. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Crooked Creek Reservoir.--Lat 40°42'50" 

creek uam on crooKea Creek, Armstror 

upstream from mouth. Drainage area,

ber 1951. Water-stage recorder. Datum of "gage is mean sea level, datum of Corps c 

Engineers, which is 2.07 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929.. Maximum contents 

during year, 37,933 acre-ft Dec. 8 (elevation, 883.95 ft); minimum, 4,787 acre-ft Nov. 

29 (elevation, 840.75 ft). Maximum contents during period "1940-51, 58,020 acre-ft 

Apr. 16, 1948 (elevation, 899.02 ft); minimum, 1,728 acre-ft Aug. 17, 1940 (elevation, 

30.39 ft).

pacity, 4,510 acre-ft). Reservoir is used'for flood control. Figures given herein' 

represent total contents. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir. Lat 40°27'25", long. 79°27'08", at control house at Loyalhanna 

ureeK uam on Loyainanna Creek, Westmoreland County, 2 miles south of Saltsburg and 4.7 

miles upstream from mouth. Drainage area, 291 sq mi. Records available, June 1942 to 

September 1951 (fragmentary October 1943 to March 1946). Water-stage recorder. Datum 

of gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Maximum contents during year, 88,577 acre-ft June 15 (elevation, 945.84 ft); minimum, 399 acre-ft 

Mar. 17 (elevation, 896.10 ft). Maximum contents during period 1942-51, 47,914 acre-ft 

Apr. 16, 1948 (elevation, 956.82 ft); little or no contents at times.

Reservoir is formed by a concrete gravity dam with a gated spillway; storage began 

in June 1942. Capacity, 95,300 acre-ft between elevations 878.00 ft (sill of outlet 

gates) and 975.00 ft (normal maximum pool); dead storage, 9 acre-ft. Ordinary minimum 

(conservation) pool elevation, 910.00 ft (capacity, 2,035 acre-ft). Reservoir is used 

for flood control. Figures given herein represent total contents. Records furnished 

by Corps of Engineers.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Dec. 31. ............

Calendar year 1950

Water year 195O-51

Tione

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,090.37

-

-

sta Creek Rese

Contents 

(acre-feet)

10,641

-

24 145

-

rvoir

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-19,855

-40

+435

-864

Mahon

Elevation 

(feet)t

,078.56

,077.31

,080.28

-

,083.37

,078.60

-

ing Creek Res

Contents 

(acre-feet)

5,121

5,455

-

-

;rvoir

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+28

-234

+568

-918

+609

+38

-322

+210

+28

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
ALLEGHENY RIVER BASIN

Monthly elevatio and contents, of reservoirs in Allegheny River Basin, Pa., water year 

October 1950 to September 1951 Continued

Date

Dec . 31. ............

Calendar year 1950

Sept. 30. ............

Water year 1950-51

Crooked Creek Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

843.26

883.60 

843.08 

843.32

-

842.40 

843.69 

859.52 

852.34 

844.07 

844.44 

843.63 

842.26 

843.10

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

5,734 

5,870 

5,662 

5,758

-

5,402 

5,906 

15,224 

10,311 

6,059 

6,215 

5,882 

5,349 

5,670

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+136 

-208 

+96

-850

-356 

+504 

+9,318 

-4,913 

-4,252 

+156 

-333 

-533 

+321

-64

Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

912.71 

914.21 

914.90 

912.28

-

919.88 

912.46 

924.10 

928.82 

915.58 

935.48 

913.80 

913.29 

911.46

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

2,672

3,090 

3,297

2,562

-

5,167 

2,599 

7,318 

10,382 

3,516 

15,988 

2,970 

2,828 

2,362

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+418 

+207 

-735

-54

+2,605 

-2,568 

+4,719 

+3,064 

-6,866 

+12,472 

-13,018 

-142 

-466

-311

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 61

Tygart River near Dailey, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°48'3S", long. 79°52'55", on right bank 50 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 1,000 ft upstream from Stalnaker Run, 1 mile northeast of Dailey, Randolph 

County, and 2j miles south of Severly.

Drainage area.--187 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1915 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,940.09 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1913. Prior to Sept. 26, 1928, staff gage a few feet upstream at same datum. 

Sept. 27, 1928, to Dec. 2, 1939, chain gage and Dec. 3, 1939, to Dec. 16, 1941, wireweight gage at site 50 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--36 years, 349 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,700 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 10.89 ft); minimum, 6.0 cfs Sept. 28, 30 (gage height, 0.45 ft).

1915-51: Maximum discharge, 13,100 cfs Feb. 4, 1932 (gage height, 17.2 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs; no flow Sept. 12 to Nov. 30, 

1930.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W 873: 1932(M). W 1053: 1918(M), 19^8(M), 193H, 1934-33.

Rating tables, 

height,

water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gag 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

114

216

520

910

Oct. 13 to Sept. 30

2.0 

3.0 

6.0 

9.0 

10.1

1.5

21

50

110

215

520

1,800

3,850

4,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1?

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

63

57

50

49

48

45

40

35

38

66

152

808

516

263

183

139

112

*95

87

82

76

69

272

484

286

213

166

372

520

339

256

5,981

193

1.03

1.19

Nov.

206

179

297

729

2.200

826

502

354

280

238

192

162

143

127

116

108

105

100

90

112

318

288

277

b250

b220

b220

b250

b240

*b230

b250

-

9,609

320

1.71

1.91

Dec.

297

842

3,130

4.900

1,680

806

1,180

*3,720

1,080

629

450

330

253

213

204

222

188

b!50

b!40

b!30

bl2fi

b!20

141

296

610

407

274

245

277

232

225

23,491

758

4.05

4.67

Jan.

183

b!70

206

1,060

889

538

417

395

300

309

288

250

206

546

2.580

1,420

745

*726

806

648

538

388

294

330

324

274

b220

b270

538

556

830

17,244

556

2.97

3.43

Feb.

4.290

2,430

868

592

395

283

392

b350

b300

b270

b250

*300

484

502

467

411

574

610

520

467

657

1,020

706

502

379

306

261

215

-

-

-

18,799

671

3.59

3.74

Mar.

199

*190

179

201

230

225

1,710

1,480

785

484

348

294

272

345

266

240

238

450

1,160

1,800

931

592

434

556

556

450

354

312

300

945

1.900

18,426

594

3.18

3.66

Apr.

826

629

910

765

648

648

538

610

1,250

1,080

826

1,600

2,620

1,080

826

610

467

348

*286

232

190

174

633

592

434

465

826

467

373

684

-

21,637

712

3.81

4.30

May

694

1,560

745

538

745

745

520

376

283

235

634

2.220

868

520

363

*277

228

185

157

131

129

110

194

330

225

166

166

177

578

610

385

15,094

487

2.60

3.00

June

253

183

141

112

1OO

114

88

80

120

1,460

1,050

484

2.400

2,050

785

434

269

199

155

*129

120

108

188

147

96

74

70

71

639

600

-

12,719

424

2.27

2.53

July

537

411

245

172

139

120

90

71

59

53

102

100

114

85

60

48

39

*33

29

31

27

23

19

28

47

31

23

17

17

24

31

2,825

91.1

0.487

0.56

Aug.

20

16

12

12

10

9.8

9.8

10

11

*10

12

14

41

24

94.

71

38

27

20

16

14

13

17

15

11

8.5

7.9

20

74

49

29

736.0

23.7

0.127

0.15

Sept,

23

30

47

28

19

31

166

102

58

40

29

23

17

17

21

33

23

17

*13

12

10

8.5

7.2

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.0

6.7

6.7

-

820.9

27.4

0.147

0.16

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,90o Min 35 Mean 471 Cfsm 2.52 In. 34.18

Water later year year 1950-51: 1950-51: Max Max 4,900 4,900_____Min Min 6.O 6.O Mean Mean 404 4Q4_____Cfsm Cfsm 2.16 2.16 In. In. 29.30 29.50_________

~Peak discharge (base. 4.000 efs).--Dec. 4 (5:30 p.m. 1 5.700 cfs (10.89 ft); Dec. 8 (8 a.m.) 5.400 

fa (10.59 ft); Feb. 1 (2 p.m.) 5,200 cfs (10.36 ft); Apr. 13 (3 a.m.) 4,140 cfs (9.31 ft). 

* Discharge Discharge mpflsiinprneirh measurement maripde on t-.hlshis rtav- dy. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ic
62 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Tygart River near Elkins, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°55'30", long. 79°52'45", on right bank 1.4 miles upstream from Leading 

Creek and 1.5 miles west of Elkins, Randolph County.

Drainage area.--272 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,893.95 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Nov. 16, 1944, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--? years, 509 cfs.

Extremes.--laxlmum discharge during year, 6,400 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 11.80 ft); minimum, 7 cfs Sspt. 30 (gage height, 1.25 ft).

1944-51: Maximum discharge, 8,810 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 14.13 ft); minimum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 12, 13, 16, 17, 1946; minimum gage height, 1.20 ft Sept. 6-8, 12, 

1946.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some regulation by flood-control diversion dams above station.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ;

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet ps

(Shifting-control method used July 7 to Aug.

ce effect 

r second) 

14)

Oct. 1 to Dec

1.7

2.1

2.5

3.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

11.4

42

92

172

318

666

1,710

4,700

6,000

Dec. 5 to Sept. 30

1.2 9

1.4 20

1.7 44

2.1 91

2.5 172

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 2.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

78

70

63

57

54

52

47

42

43

59

97

730

853

401

268

204

170

135

112

*97

90

84

98

573

387

274

215

301

771

509

374

7,308

236

0.868

1.00

Nov.

289

244

370

820

2.920

1,530

707

490

384

331

268

223

198

180

158

140

133

131

111

127

513

509

447

432

350

347

432

394

387

436

~

14,009

467

1.72

1.92

Dec.

490

1,050

4,090

6,000

4,230

1,260

1,460

*4, 430

1,980

910

646

472

353

289

274

321

274

218

193

bl80

b!70

b!70

185

448

1,010

646

404

292

377

357

364

33,543

1,082

3.98

4.59

Jan.

334

274

271

1,290

1,410

816

606

547

374

357

415

391

312

533

2,760

2,660

1,110

985

1,080

910

728

547

415

425

472

411

321

447

1,040

960

*1,160

24,381

786

2.89

3.33

Feb.

5.190

5,060

1,700

900

606

411

472

509

401

b370

b350

b450

666

*686

646

586

750

862

728

666

985

1,830

1,140

771

566

450

381

299

-

-

-

28,431

1,015

3.73

3.89

Mar.

*277

259

238

296

370

353

1,930

2,780

1,210

707

509

401

344

454

374

331

305

566

1,430

2,570

1,380

839

606

626

750

606

490

415

387

939

2.850

25,592

826

3.04

3.50

Apr.

1,260

886

1,240

1,140

910

886

771

843

1,950

1,710

1,340

1,840

3.890

1,770

1,280

910

666

490

*394

321

253

220

558

771

586

472

1,020

646

509

969

"

30,501

1,017

3.74

4.17

May

1,060

1,680

1,040

707

886

1,110

771

547

418

331

544

2.620

1,330

728

509

*384

302

247

201

177

165

153

155

454

350

241

212

232

939

1,140

606

20,239

653

2.40

2.77

June

391

274

201

172

160

140

138

114

127

2,980

2,210

816

2,940

5.550

1,360

686

454

374

247

201

*177

165

283

283

193

146

209

188

313

1,060

"

20,552

685

2.52

2.81

July

606

586

350

235

195

165

127

94

76

65

129

146

133

127

94

70

55

*45

42

60

48

39

35

50

72

64

44

34

29

33

34

3,882

125

0.460

0.53

Aug.

38

29

24

21

17

16

16

16

15

*15

15

16

21

30

20

68

45

26

14

14

10

10

10

10

11

11

13

27

33

67

46

724

23.4

0.086

0.10

Sept.

26

14

34

56

29

52

123

172

84

50

47

38

20

15

20

21

23

23

*22

21

21

19

16

15

14

10

9.5

9.0

8.0

7.5

~

1,019.0

 34.0

0.125

0.14

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,500 Mln 42 Mean 686 Cfsm 2.52 In. 34.23

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,000 Mln 7.5 Mean 576 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.75

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfsi.--Dec. 4 (11 p.m.) 6,400 cfs (11.80 ft);'Dec 

cfs (10.46 ft); Feb. 2 (1 a.m.) 6,200 cfs (11.65 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

8 (6:30 p.m.) 5,150
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 63 

Tygart River at Belington, W. Va.

Location. Lat. 39°01'45", long. 79°56'10", on left bank opposite mouth of Mill Creek, a 

quarter of a mile downstream from highway bridge at Belington, Barbour County.

Drainage area. 408 sq mi, excluding that of Mill Creek. 

Records available. June 1907 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,679.49 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Apr. 25, 1939, staff or chain gage at site a quarter of a mile 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 44 years, 812 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,690 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 13.37 ft); minimum, 9.0 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.95 ft).

1907-51: Maximum discharge, 23,400 cfs July 25, 1912 (gage height, 20.3 ft, from 

floodmarks, site then in use), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of 

£!lope-area determination at gage height 17.22 ft; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 13, 1930 (gage 

height, 1.56 ft, site then in use).

Maximum stage known, 21.7 ft in July 1888, from floodmarks, site in use June 1907 to 

April 1939 (discharge, 26,900 cfs).

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

Revisions (water years). W 823; Drainage area. W 953: 1912 (M), 1918 (M), 1924 (M) 

1933(M), 1934, 1938, 1941(M). W1053: 1932.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13 Apr. 14 to Sept. 30

2.4 61

2.7 130

3.1 275

4.0 780

7.0 2,740

11.0 6,430

12.8 8,750

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

7.0

11

43

104

2.9 200

3.5 495

7.0 2,630

10.0 5,270

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

CfBBl

In.

Oct.

127 

112

102

95

86

83

79

73

67

79

130

602

1,190

576

370

275

230

192

156

*142

127

117

130

464

480

345

280

355

1,020

762

516

9,362

302

0.740

0.85

Nov.

405 

350

780

1,360

4.190

2,300

1,170

774

582

492

415

355

310

285

252

230

226

219

207

241

1,150

1,050

840

780

702

618

750

*696

648

708

-

23,085

770

1.89

2.10

Dec.

780 

1,360

5,940

8.750

6,240

2,160

2,100

*5,580

3,440

1,530

1,080

780

5B3

480

464

552

516

415

370

b330

b300

b300

330

665

2,020

1,200

762

480

636

648

618

51,414

1,659

4.07

4.69

Jan.

528 

452

510

2,180

2,660

1,470

1,050

930

702

600

690

660

540

913

4.110

3,980

1,880

1,620

1,750

1,500

1,140

870

654

810

*930

810

606

878

2,300

1,950

1,930

41,603

1,342

3.29

3.79

Feb.

8.460 

7,320

2,510

1,530

1,080

720

900

990

780

b650

b580

b750

1,140

1,170

1,050

1,050

1,320

1,530

1,260

1,050

1,490

*3,560

2,160

1,410

1,020

780

648

516

-

-

47,424

1,694

4.15

4.32

Mar.

458 

436

390

564

810

720

2,430

4.790

2,160

1,260

900

684

550

642

594

510

458

780

1,800

3,650

2,460

1,410

1,020

930

1,110

930

750

*636

594

1,220

4,280

39,926

1,288

3.16

3.64

Apr.

2,160 

1,620

1,880

1,820

1,500

1,410

1,230

1,660

3,140

2,820

2,440

2,680

5.480

2,930

2,220

1,600

1,120

825

654

550

440

385

815

1,330

970

825

*1,500

1,150

852

1,200

-

49,206

1,640

4.02

4.49

May

1,600 

1,880

1,540

1,060

1,360

1,960

1,330

970

688

544

701

2.920

2,000

1,150

798

610

490

412

345

301

301

264

292

583

561

396

345

355

*1,150

1,900

1,060

29,866

963

2.36

2.72

June

649 

456

345

287

269

242

217

196

213

4,050

4,090

1,460

3,750

5,290

2,340

1,160

715

638

429

335

297

260

330

424

»301

234

297

325

520

2,300

-

32,419

1,081

2.65

2.96

July

1,280 

970

578

390

321

278

234

178

138

118

135

221

208

204

178

126

97

81

75

110

118

81

99

267

*335

174

115

81

61

57

71

7,379

238

0.583

0.67

A\ig.

57 

57

52

42

33

28

25

24

24

24

24

43

36

40

52

37

113

69

50

25

22

17

12

*11

10

10

12

18

40

71

102

1,180

38.1

0.093

0.11

Sept.

79 

97

50

71

75

95

309

278

200

97

79

67

54

48

36

48

37

35

'32

29

27

25

28

21

19

17

15

12

10

9.0

-

1,999.0

66.6

0.163

0.18

Calendar year 1950: Max 9,850 Mln 63 Mean 1,054 Cfsm 2.58 In. 35.06

Water later year year 1950-51 1950-51; : Max Max 8,750 8,750_____Mln Mln 9.0 9.0____Mean Mean 917 917 Cfsm Cfsm 2.25 2.25 In. In. 30.52 50.52_________

Peak discharge (base. 6.200 cfs).--Pee. 4 (2:30 p.m.) 9,050 cfs (13.00 ft); Feb. 1 (6 p.m.) 9,690 

:fs (13.37 ft); June 10 (7:30 p.m.) t,Z4D cfs (11.68 ft); June 13 (11:30 p.m.) 6,400 cfs (10,95 ft) 

* Discharge Dlschargi measurement made> on this rtav.

b Stage-dl;

made on this day. 

elation affected by Ic
64 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Middle Pork River at Audra, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°02'25" (revised), long. 80°04'10", on right bank at Audra, Barbour 

County, 600 ft upstream from highway bridge and 2.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--149 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1942 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,670 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--9 years, 363 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,920 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 8.89 ft); minimum, 1.9 cfs Aug. 25, 26 (gage height, 1.31 ft).

1942-51: Maximum discharge, 7,740 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 11.26 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 9, 1946 (gage height, 1.11 ft).

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

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, .except 

height, in feet, and discharge, in c

e effect 

second)

Oct. 1 to De

3.0 245 

3.5 434 

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 3.5 ft.

Dec. 5 to Sept. 30

1.7 2.5

3.5 3.0

5.7 3.5

8.7 4.0

13 6.0

118

245

434

695

2,120

4,260

Discharge, in cubic feet per year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

59

52

44

40

41

41

34

29

28

34

95

470

462

279

198

151

122

103

*90

80

75

68

75

184

136

122

111

176

416

325

257

4,397

142

0.953

1.10

Nov.

E13

163

512

831

1.600

al,000

a600

a400

a300

a250

a220

190

166

a!50

a!40

132

134

136

120

134

645

568

480

471

412

b350

b350

337

318

314

~

11,656

389

2.61

2.91

Dec.

318

604

2,450

3.660

1,640

945

880

al,900

a900

a600

a450

*370

297

239

224

236

195

b!60

b!40

bl30

b!30

b!30

b!40

213

568

448

301

239

b250

b270

b250

19,477

628

4.21

4.66

Jan.

b230

b250

287

930

1,040

690

530

421

294

294

315

294

251

448

1,540

1,260

785

719

785

640

530

408

334

*451

525

457

370

403

1,150

al,200

a900

18,731

604

4.05

4.66

Feb.

4.260

2,280

bl,OOO

b650

b450

b330

462

b400

b350

b320

WOO

361

500

495

443

399

416

416

*403

374

452

624

719

707

520

403

338

274

-

-

-

18,646

666

4.47

4.65

Mar.

242

224

198

267

334

334

1,200

1.680

945

607

448

357

297

294

239

218

190

262

834

1,540

1,010

668

495

457

452

412

*370

334

308

619

1,460

17,295

558

3.74

4.32

Apr.

912

785

785

684

624

629

558

788

1,460

1,180

,010

,360

.860

,360

,150

815

585

430

349

284

224

204

436

466

412

408

*596

485

416

725

-

22,000

733

4.92

5.49

May

701

546

439

386

443

546

485

399

322

264

364

640

590

462

365

297

239

193

145

130

118

104

*134

338

255

190

179

179

287

341

287

10,368

334

2.24

2.59

June

218

164

124

107

92

92

76

61

74

1.270

1,220

596

1,020

1,150

755

457

308

230

159

124

111

92

115

130

*80

62

123

104

142

378

-

9,634

321

2.15

2.40

July

248

195

132

102

87

72

59

43

34

30

40

76

61

51

36

27

21

16

16

34

27

19

17

36

*48

41

24

16

13

11

9.6

1,641.6

53.0

0.356

0.41

Aug.

14

11

8.7

7.8

7.2

6.6

6.6

5.7

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

9.1

9.6

8.4

7.5

6 . 3

5.5

4.4

3.7

3.5

3.7

3.0

*2.4

2.1

1.9

2.8

4.4

6.0

20

14

207.3

6.69

0.045

0.05

Sept.

13

10

13

12

9.1

23

65

87.

40

22

15

11

9.1

10

11

14

14

11

*8.7

7.5

6.3

5.7

5.5

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.3

3.1

-

451.4

15.1

0.101

0.11

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,760 Min 12 Mean 463 Cfsm 3.11 In. 42.21

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,260 Min 1.9 Mean 369 Cfsm 2.48 In. 33.57

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 cfs). Dec. 4 n.) 4,920 cfs ft); Feb. 1 (6:30 a.m.) 4,810

cfs (8.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage 

and records for Tygart River at Phllippi and Buckhannon River at Hall.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va.

65

Location. Lat 39°03"05", long. 80°06'50", on right bank a quarter of a mile upstream from 

highway bridge at Hall, Harbour County, and 1 mile upstream from Pecks Run.

Drainage area.--277 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1907 to May 1909, April 1915 to September 1951.

Gage.--Waterrstage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,369.15 ft above mean sea level (Baltimore 

5 Ohio Railroad bench mark). Prior to May 25, 1909, chain gage at site about a quarter 

of a mile downstream at same datum. Apr. 15, 1915 , to June 8, 1939, staff gage at site 

about 500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--36 years (1915-51), 603 cfs.

ye

rfminimum, 9.5 cfs Aug. 24-27 (gage height, 3.65 ft)'.

1915-51: Maximum discharge observed, 12,200 cfs Mar. 14, 1918, Oct. 29, 1937 (gage 

height, 14.7 ft, site then in use), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs; minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 23, 27, 1930 (gage height, 1.30 ft, site then in use).

Remarks --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--W 783: 1918(M).

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

gage height, in feet,

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1

4.2 61

4.5 123

5.0 285

5.5 545

915

1,900

7,500

3.6

3.7

Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

4.3 

4.6 

5.0 

5.5

155

290

535

6.0 905

7.0 1,900

10.1 6,150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

lo

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

123

111

97

87

83

89

79

66

61

65

87

311

 

1,140 6"?§

385

285

220

183

*156

139

a!30

a!20

a!30

a260

a220

196

180

274

768

566

410

7,650

247

0.892

1.03

Nov.

330

285

786

1,360

3,200

2,030

1,070

745

580

462

438

361

309 

285

266

244

234

230

230

220

d700

dl.100

dl,000

891

812

692

692

730

708

708

-

21,693

723

2.61

2.91

Dec.

798

812

3,700

7,500

5,700

2,320

1,620

3,060

2,200

1,260

875

643

474

385

395

715

552

405

b300

b250

b250

b250

255

325

d800

629

*b450

b400

b400

b420

b450

38,593

1,245

4.49

5.18

Jan.

b42O

b400 "451

1,280

1,900

1,260

947

843

608

538

573

775

643

816

2,740

2,620

1,520

1,220

1,150

1,050

867

715

538

*664

971

835

643

754

2,200

2,320

1,86O

34,156

1,102

3.98

4.59

Feb.

6,600

6,150'

2,710

1,260

930

637

928

1,620

1,110

857

658

658

785 

881

833

753

697

777

737

*697

1,020

2,870

2,140

1,260

873

658

547

 435~ 

_

-

40,081

1,431

5.17

5.38

Mar.

375

357

322

440

637

571

1,840

3,690

l',900

1,110

761

571

487 

511

499

475

475

817

1,680

2,680

1,960

1,220

857

713

777

665

*571

511

475

999

3,130

32,076

1,035

3.74

4.31

Apr.

1,790

1,460

1,360

1,220

1,050

914

801

964

1,790

1,620

1,520

2,080

3,550

£,500

2,O80

1,410

995

705

535

440

348

310

76Z

939

697

*681

1,150

857

" 697

973

-

36,198

1,207

4.36

4.86

May

1,140

341

658

583

801

897

713

571

455

375

499

857

841 

665

517

415

344

282

315

339

260 275

*267

616

535

390

318

334

531

793

541

16,968

547

1.97

2.28

June

385

286

224

185

164

150

145

118

122

1,260

2,080

1,120

1 , 080 

1,74O

1,220

777

465

395

286

217

179

167

179

248

176

*134

150

147

355

1,250

-

15,404

513

1.85

2.07

July

729 4~55

302

224

182

155

134

111

90

81

72

111

134 

211

145

113

90

72

63

76

78

60

57

166

2O4

*124

83

58

46

4O

34

4,510

145

0.523

0.61

Aug.

30

27

26

24

22

19

18

16

15

13

13

15

17 

43

51

36

28

21

17

15

13

12

*11

9.5

375

9.5

10

14

18

71

72

70.5.5

23.1

0.083

0.10

Sept.

51

73

72

53

38

53

172

248

T37

90

68

51

40 

40

39

44

57

*44

34

28

24

21

20

18

17

16

15

13

12T2"

-

1,600

53.3

0.192

0.21

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,910 Min 31 Mean 882 Cfsm 3.18 In. 43.24

Waber year 1950-51: Max 7,500 Min 9.5 Mean 684 Cfsm 2.47 In. 33.53

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 7/800 cfs (11.19 f\ 

______1. Dee. 4 (6:30 p.m.) 7,800 cfs (11.19 ft); Feb. 1 (6:3O p.m.)

Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage 

and records for Tygart River at Philippi and Middle Fork at Audra.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

Tygart River at Philippi and Middle Fork at Audra.
MONOWGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Tygart River at Phllippi, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°09'00 M , long. 80 C 02'25", on right bank in Philippi, Barbour County, 0.2 

mne downstream from Anglins Run and 5 miles downstream from Buckhannon River.

Drainage area.--916 sq mi.

Records available. April 1940 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,280.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 T929. Prior to May 23, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,800 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 18.18 ft); mini- 

 mum, 17 cfs Aug. 26, 27 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 30,900 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 22.72 ft); minimum, 7.5 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1946 (gage height, 1.11 ft).

Maximum stage known, 27.3 ft July 25, 1912, read on United States Weather Bureau 

gage a quarter of a mile downstream, or about 26 ft, present site and datum (discharge, 

about 37,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for oeriods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

148

278

539

910

5.0

11.0

12.8

2,630 lolsoo

12,500

1.3

1.4 

1.7

2.1 

2.5 17

555

925

2,630

10,500

21,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Z2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfaiti

In.

Oct.

326

282

248

227

207

207

198

176

168

170

247

1,000

2,840

1,640

1,060

769

*605

50O

409

358

326

301

298

590

982

708

585

7O4

2,040

1,880

1,380

21,431

691

0.754

0.87

Nov.

1,060

876

1,840

3,850

9,390

5,880

 3,060

2,060

1,640

1,390

1,200

973

850

769

694

632

632

645

6O5

6135

2,410

3,210

2,440

2,240

2,120

1,700

2,000

1,940

1,820

1,940

-

60,471

2,016

2.20

2.45

Dec.

2,120

2,870

13,400

21,300

15,700

6,370

4,650

10,800

7,680

3,840

2,700

2,060

1,580

1,330

1,240

1,700

bl.500

bl,200

*b930

b900

b900

b920

b950

1,150

3,420

2,630

bl,800

bl,300

bl,500

bl,600

bl,500

121,540

3,921

4.28

4.93

Jan.

bl,400

bl,30O

1,530

3,840

6,160

3,800

2,770

*2,440

1,880

1,760

1,820

2,060

1,700

2,220

8,460

8,520

4,53(5

3,700

3,700

3,340

2,630

2,180

1,760

2,000

2,5bO

2,300

1,820

2,000

5,480

5,800

4,730

100,190

3,232

3.53

4.07

Feb.

19,600

17,500

7,200

3.92O

2,700

*2,000

2,500

3,470

2,560

b2,000

bl,7OO

2,060

2,560

2,770

2,440

2,300

2,560

2,980

2,630

2,300

3,080

8,380

5,740

3,700

2,630

2,060

1,760

1,480

_

_

-

116,580

4,164

4.55

4.73

Mar.

1,260

1,190

1,060

1,410

 2,060

1,880

5,030

11,100

3)340

2,300

1,880

1,640

1,580

1,580

1,410

1,340

1,940

4,070

8,100

5,800

3,590

2,630

2,240

2,440

2,180

1,940

-i, 700

1,580

2,460

9,240

95,650

- 3,085

3.37

3.88

Apr.

5,500

4,140

4,030

3,920

3,400

3,ObO

2,840

3,270

 6,400

5,920

5,080

5,990

11,800

7,820

6,040

4,140

2,980

2,240

1,760

1,480

1,200

1,060

1,980

2,980

2,300

2,060

3,340

2,770

2,180

2,910

-

114,590

3,820

4.17

4.65

May

3,700

3,470

3,060

2,370

2,840

3,810

 2,910

2,180

1,700

1,400

1,640

4,060

3,920

2,560

1,940

1,530

1,240

1,010

866

874

732

688

681

1,4073

1,580

1,120

925

925

1,680

3,340

2,180

62,331

2,011

2.20

2.53

June

1,480

1,040

111

 647

574

518

470

418

391

5. MO"

8,620

3,750

5,280

9,090

4,850

2,840

1,760

1,480

1,060

777

654

581

739

950

674

518

594

681

871

4,480

-

62,424

2,081

2.27

2.53

July

3,060

1,940

1,300

891

7O3

594

487

386

*295

255

233

351

447

464

418

304

230

187

167

219

255

187

928

2,470

1,200

562

335

222

170

150

124

19,534

630

0.688

0.79

Aug.

124

119

102

90

75

 62

60

55

49

46

44

45

62

65

94

106

100

128

86

68

49

37

34

27

21

ii

20

28

39

63

181

2,097

67.6

0.074

0.08

Sept.

187

156

206

146

153

193

480

654

BTJ

 321

206

167

140

133

121

106

119

121

10O

86

77

66

66

63

55

48

44

41

32

27

-

4,826

161

0.176

0.20

Calendar year 1950: Max 21,900 Mln 108 Mean 2,558 Cfsiti 2.79 In. 37.90

Water year 1950-51: Max 21,300 Mln 18 Mean 2,142 Cfsiti 2.34 In. 31.72

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs). --Dec. 4 (10 a.m.) 22,800 cfs (18.18 ft)

21,900 cfs (17.73 ft); Mar. 8 (5a.m.) 12, 600 cfs (12.27 ft); Apr. 13 (8 a.m.

Feb. 1 (6:30 p.m.)

12,300 cfs (12.12 ft);

June 10 (10:30 p.m.) 12,100 cfs (12.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 67 

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

Location. Lat 39°18'50", long. 80°02'00", at Tygart Dam, 2.2 miles upstream from ThreelorK Creek and 2.4 miles upstream from Grafton, Taylor County.

Drainage area. 1,184 sq mi.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1951. 

Sage. Wa-ter-stage* recorder.

Average discharge.--13 years, 2,341 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,700 cfs Feb. 5; minimum daily, 352 cfs Oct. 

'1938-51: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Feb. 2, 1939; no flow Aug. 2, 1938.

Remarks.--Discharge computed from records of flow through gates and valves in dam. Plow 

regulated by Tygart Reservoir (see p. 107).

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

,450

,450

,440

,420

,400

,390

,370

,3bO

,340

,330

,310

,300

,750

,630

,170

,290

,290

,280

,260

,250

,240

,220

,210 

1,200

1,190

1,180

1,180

894

352

362

950

40,458

1,305

-538

Nov.

1,240

1,240

1,660

2,540

2,720

3,870

5,810

4,740

2,800

4,600

5,330

5,110

4,070

2,360

2,310

2,260

t,^00

 2,150

2,100

2,040

2,02O

2,070

2,120 

2,490

5,420

7,160

1,780

3,170

6,420

4,410

-

98,210

3,274

-812

Dec.

3,300

2", 260

1,910

2 , 7 1O

4,850

12 , 100

7,510

3,300

8,440

13,000

13 , 900

15 , 200

14 , 400

13 , 100

9,580

4,160

2,620

2,290

1,600

1,180

1,170

1,160

1,150 

1,160

1,670

2,500

3,000

2,600

2,030

2,040

2,070

157,960

5,095

+ 11.0

Jan.

2,060

2,020

1,620

1,540

4,280

8,220

7,470

4,550

2,320

£,720

2,330

3,120

3,130

1,540

870

4,900

11,500

11,300

7,920

5,800

4,580

3,300

2,250 

644

2,555

4,180

3,260

2,800

1,550

3,040

5,660

123,424

3,981

+334

Feb.

1,210

5,020

13.0OO

16,100

16 , 600

15,200

-t, 870

6,850

7,770

6,780

5,030

3,260

3,190

3,240

3,580

3,630

3,180

3,290

1,750

729

1,380

3,870

8,090 

9,180

7,970

4,810

2,710

2,58O

_

_

-

164,869

5,888

-420

Mar.

2,030

1,770

1,530

1,180

1,750

3,800

1,690

3,200

8,330

10,100

8,520

4,260

1,380

668

1,66T>

2,5^0

2,560

2,220

1,960

2,860

5,670

8,060

6,910 

5,190

3,780

3,200

2,760

1,800

1,260

1,340

2 , 7 10

106,668

3,441

+353

Apr.

2,040

1,130

3,620

8,660

8,830

5,150

3,050

2,560

3,310

6,910

6,640

3,100

2,620

2,880

3,030

4,020

8,960

12,200

12 , 600

7,380

1,890

1,130

1,140 

1,170

1,210

1,230

1,250

1,290

1,310

1,340

-

121,850

4,062

+ 139

May

2,300

4,150

4,140

3,660

2,770

2,830

2,880

2,900

2,170

1,450

1,450

1,470

3,020

4,520

3,970

1,970

1,480

1,470

1,470

1,460

X,200

550

428 425"

433

436

438

440

527

1,060

1,500

58,971

1,902

+541

June

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,550

1,540

98b

515

447 449"

654

3,970

6,830

3,820

3,000

8,780

10,600

10,200

8,180

4,240

2,090

995

713

716 

1,290

1,570

99B

1,280

1,270

712

1,150

-

83,225

2,774

+ 118

July

1,620

2,460

3,260

3,220

3,180

1,810

716

716

714

712

712

712

715

716

716

716

714

712

710

710

708

706

705 

1,680

3,180

2,630

1,560

1,130

654

605

604

39,703

1,281

-181

Aug.

602

601

599

598

596

594

592

590

587

586

583

581

580

577

555

512

511

509

508

506

5U5

503

501 

499

497

495

459

390 355"

664

700

16,970

547

-462

Sept.

390 3~§0"

390

390

390

390

390

390

437

503

540

538

537

535

535

533

533

543

568

566

563

561

556 

554

549

546

544

541

537

536

-

14,975

499

-267

Adjusted for change in reser

Mean

Cfsm

767 

0.648 

0.75

2,462 

2.08 

2.3-2

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 1950-51:

5,106 

4.31 

4.97

4,315 

3.64 

4.20

5,468 

4.62 

4.81

3,794 

3.20 

3.69

4,801 

4.O5 

4.52

2,443 

2.06 

2.38

Observed

Max 15,200 Min 186 Mean 3,248 

Max 16,600 Min 352 Mean 2,814

2,892 

2.44 

2.72

1,100 

0.929 

1.07

85.4 

0.072 

0.08

232 

0.196 

0.22

Adjusted

Mean 3,233 Cfsm 2.73 In. 37.06 

Mean 2,769 Cfsm 2.34 In. 31.73

t Change in contents in Tygar nd).
68 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Tygart River at Golfax, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°26'15", long. 8Q°07'50", on right bank at highway bridge at Colfax, 

Marion County, 300 ft upstream from Guyses Run and 6 miles upstream from confluence 

with West Pork River. Records include flow of Guyses Run.

Drainage area. 1,366 sq mi, including that of Guyses Run. 

Records available.--May 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 855.49 ft above mean sea level (Baltimore 

5 Ohio Railroad datum). Since Jan. 19, 1945, auxiliary water-stage recorder 5.7 miles 

downstream.

Average discharge.--12 years, 2,675 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,600 cfs Feb. 5 (gage height, 14.34 ft); minImum, 381 cfs Oct. 31 (gage height, 3.79 ft); minimum daily, 385 cfs Oct. 30.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 22,500 cfs, Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 16.86 ft); 

maximum gage height, 16.95 ft Feb. 14, 1948 (backwater from West Fork River); minimum 

discharge, 94 cfs July 3, 1946; minimum daily discharge, 129 cfs May 5-7, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are fair. Flow regulated by Tygart Reservoir (see p.107).

Revisions (water years).--W 1083: 1943(M).

West Pork River (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet pe econd)

4.3

5.0

b90 

1,260

10.0

14.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,540

1,590

1,690

2,870

,2,690

1,490

* 1,440

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,260

466

385

662

44,883

1,443

Nov.

1,350

1,350

1,590

c3,610

C4,140

c3,840

»6,070

4,590

3,ObO

4,230

5,590

5,430

4,830

^,630

i., 510

£,450

2,390

2,340

2,280

2,340

3,000

2,690

2,570

2,690

4,740

8,060

2,860

2,660

6,550

5,280

-

108,720

3,624

Dec.

3,810

3,39O

c6,260

*L7,060

c5,050

dll.OOO

c 12, 000

C5.400

d6 , 000

d!2,000

d!4,000

16,000

15,700

14,200

11,200

5,380

3,000

2,690

2,010

bl,300

bl,200

bl,200

1,350

1,540

2,450

2,810

d3 , 000

d2,800

2,450

2,340

2,340

180,930

5,836

Jan.

2,340

2,230

2,340

3,530

d4,500

d9 , 000

d8,500

*d6,500

2,690

3,130

2,750

3,670

3,950

C2.960

C4,220

d4,000

dll.OOO

d!2,000

d9,000

d7,000

4,980

3,950

2,570

1,560

2,300

d5,000

3,670

3,460

c3,880

d3,500

d6,500

146, bSO

4,732

Feb.

d4,500

d8, 000

d 13, 000

17,300

18,100

*17,000

7,630

d6 , 000

d8, 500

d7,000

d6,000

3,810

3,810

3,810

3,950

4,090

3,670

3,460

2,970

1,120

cl,790

d5 , 000

d8,500

dlO.OOO

d8,500

06,000

3,060

2,370

_

_

-

189,490

6,768

Mar.

2,510

2,120

2,010

2,340

 2,510

3,530

C3.610

c3,040

8,420

10,500

9,200

5,540

2,cOO

898

1,470"

2,630

2,870

2,630

2,390

C3.880

c6,050

8,420

7,710

5,590

4,380

3,530

3,130

2,390

1,490

C2.440

C4.030

123,458

3,983

Apr.

03,750

C2.940

C3,510

3 , 800

9,400

b,500

3,390

3,260

*3,670

7,030

7,880

4,980

4,530

4,530

4,530

4,090

8,350

12,100

13,400

9,510

2,820

1,440

1,900

1,790

1,690

1,640

1,590

1,590

1,640

2,340

-

144,590

4,820

May

2,510

4,680

4,530

4,230

3,530

4,090

*3,530

3,320

2,810

1,790

2,060

2,340

2,980

4,830

4,530

2,510

1,740

1,690

1,690

1,640

1,590

738

509

522

485

469 469"

503

6bO

1,110

1,640

69,725

2,249

June

1,740

1,740

1,690

*1,840

1,790

1,440

509

744

944

C3.330

04,330

d7,200

c5,040

c4,750

d9,000

dll.OOO

dll.OOO

d9,000

4,980

2,600

1,400

815

1,590

1,590

1,840

1,420

1,220

1,640

936

1,640

-

98,758

3,292

July

2,390

2,570

3,530

3,390

3,530

2 , 640

898

822

*792

778

920

1,100

1,610

992

868

815

785

762

770

800

762

738

754

c 1,790

C3.500

3.060

1,740

1,460

738

668

£52.

46,624

1,504

ftug.

645

645

638

622

615

*622

622

615

608

601

594

638

630

601

587

528

522

528

522

522

503

503

497

491

491

491

503

503

458

457

843

17,675

570

Sept.

579

458

408

394

390

464

522

427

413

*469

516

516

516

534

574

528

522

509

546

553

546

546

546

553

546

540

540

528

528

528

15,239

508

Adjusted fDr change In conrents in Tj'garl Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

910

0.666 

0.77

2,812 

2.06 

2.30

Calendar year 1950; 

Water year 1950-51:

5,847 

4.28 

4.93

5,066 

3.71 

4.28

6,348 

4.65 

4.84

4,336 

3.17 

3.66

5,559 

4.07 

4.54

2,790

2.04 

2.35

Observed

Max lfi,200 Min 179 Mean 3,674 

Max 18,100 Mln 335 Mean 3,251

3,410

2.50 

2.79

1,323 

0.969 

1.12

108 

0.079 

0.09

241 

0.176 

0.20

Adjusted

Mean 3,659 Cfsm 2.68 In. 36.32 

Mean 2,206 Cfsm 2,35 In. 31.87

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

c Backwater from West Pork River.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for outflow at Grafton Dam.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Skin Creek near Brownsville, W. Va. 

38°58'30", long. 80°26'40", on right bank 0.6 mile upstream from Glady

Drainage area. --25. 7 sq mi.

awe^on"! "°Ct °ber 194S to 3eP tember 1951. Prior to October 1947, published as

^r'"pWh t9 c" S t^l ''e ^order. Altitude of gage is 1,030 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

fo Feb. 5, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum. H s P P/.

Average discharge.--6 years, 47.4 cf s .

discharge during year, 1,480 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 6.04 ft); no flow 

m discharge, 2,110 cfs June 25, 1950 (gage height, 8.64 ft); no flow

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 1173: 1948(P), 1949(P).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.9

.9.9-

1.2

1.2

.7

. 6

7F

 1.7

5.2

S.b

£6

15

5.6

S.b

2.0

1 . 2

1.0

1.0

2.9

6.9

6.9

IE

7.9

4.4

3.2

2.9

106

To

12

6.4

329.4

10.6

0.412

0.47

Nov.

5.2

4.2

172

514

249

56

27

19

15

15

11

9.4

*8.9

7.4

b.9

6.4

9.9

7.9

8.4

64

158

51

33

26

20

25

45

64

68

72

-

1,778.6

59.3

2.31

2.57

Dec.

71

370

794

76O

147

82

251

177

64

40

*27

23

17

15

144

140

54

32

23

20

15

13

14

22

21

17

14

10 T6~

25

24

3,442

111

4.32

4.98

Jan.

25

17

b5

£17

92

46

51

58

40

*35

1O4

36

45

351

579

129

66

53

39

30

2b

20

19

80

57

36

31

1B7

359

136

2bb

3,145

101

3.93

4.55

Feb.

l.lbO

2 12

71

45

31

*25

286

103

59

46

40

58

48

36

31

29

50

41

36

32

272

226

72

41

30

25

21

~

16

-

-

3,142

112

4.36

4.55

Mar.

Ib

13

1

10

6

3

48

138

52

32

24

*20

32

133

77

71

110

162

194

230

77

43

3£

35

33

27

2 C

20

21

448

168

2,930

94.5

3.bS

4.24

Apr.

75

126

67

47

56

41

32

192

166

113

121

273

182

2o9

112

*52

32

21

17

14

T9

15 O

47

31

229

167

53

60

158

-

2,887

96 .2

3.74

4.18

May

bh35"

28

25

25

21

16

14

12

10

64

35

nl

»16

12

10

8.9

7 .4

5.9

4.4

4.4

3.6

IS

13

6.9

4.8

5.9

8.9

10

6.9

4.4

524.4

16.9

0.658

0.76

June

2.9

2.3

L .0

4.8

12

8.9

5.2

3.6

9.4

102

*48

20

389 T28"

249

38

42

50

17

11

9.4

6.4

35

13

7.9

5b

72

148

321

85

-

1,898.8

63.3

2.46

2.75

July

40

ZT

12

9.4

7.9

5.9

4.0

z'.o

1.5

1.3

1.7

4.4

2.6

1.7

*1.2

.9

.6

1.4

4.4

1.5

.9

1.2

5

4.8

1.7

1.0

.9

.7

.9

l.O

146.4

4.72

0.184

0.21

Aug.

O.7 g"

[3

.3

.2

'.1

.1

.4

*.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

.07

.04

.02

.01

OD"

0

O

Q

0

.04

.1

.07

.07

5.52

0.178

O.OO7

0.008

Sept.

0.04

.02

.01

0D"

9.0

2.O

.9

*.7

.6

.4

.3

.6

1.2

1.5

1.2

.7

.6

.4

.3

2

'.Z2

.,

< 2

.07

.04

.02

-

28. 4O

0.947

0.037

O.04

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,130 Mln 0.6 Mean t,l . 1 Cfsm 2.63 In. 35.74

Water year 1950-51: Max l,lbO Mln u Mean 55.5 Cfsm ^ . 16 In. 29.31

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

281787 O - 53 - 6
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

West Pork River at Brownsville, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°00'10", long. 80°28'35", on right bank at highway bridge at 'Brownsville, 

Lewis County, 0.4 mile downstream from Skin Creek and 2.5 miles south of Weston.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,010.85 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 15, 1949, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--5 years, 199 cfs.

Extremes.^-Maximum discharge during year, 4,230 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 13.36 ft); minimum daily, 1.0 cfs Aug. 26.

1946-51: Maximum discharge 6,420 cfs, June 25, 1950 (gage height, 17.20 ft); minimum observed, 0.1 cfs Sept. 5, 1946; minimum gage height observed, 0.8V ft Oct. 10, 

1946.

Remarks. Records good above 20 cfs and fair below except for periods of indefinite stagedischarge relation or doubtful or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of indefinite stage-discharge 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6-12, Sept. 12-27)

slation (gage

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1

158

540

1,670

3,720

2.8 

3.1 

3.5

Feb. 2 to June

4.0

6.0

June 2 to Sept. 30

243

880

1,900 125

546

1,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per cond, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

19

16

15

13

12

10

9.4

*8.8

13

29

237

284

89

56

43

34

29

25

22

20

19

28

51

46

34

28

213

43£

140

82

2,078.2

67.0

0.657

0.76

Nov.

61

51

470

1,380

1,460

399

154

94

72

64

56

46

*42

38

35

34

38

45

43

129

571

314

180

138

106

145

216

a250

278

296

-

7,205

240

2.35

2.63

Dec.

296

876

2,570

3,140

 939

371

759

880

371

203

*143

107

83

69

257

462

248

156

102

89

72

57

57

74

89

76

56

4952"

87

98

12,888

41b

4.08

4.70

Jan.

72

70 149"

447

386

208

187

222

147

*115

275

329

203

711

1,370

660

308

228

180

134

109

87

74

176

228

154

115

377

1,170

671

653

10,215

330

3.24

3.72

Feb.

3,720

1,680

338

210

159

 115

648

628

274

170

166

230

233

180

148

129

187

197

173

157

630

1,020

434

225

157

121

101

84

_

_

-

12,514

447

4.38

4.56

Mar.

76

71

66 295"

314

194

1,900

1,360

337

180

129

*103

110

372

291

263

328

556

671

950

422

233

164

153

173

146

115

101

100

843

1,280

12,29b

397

3.89

4.48

Apr.

377

447

302

227

214

178

146

472

688

447

478

676

915

654

509

*265

170

125

101

85

68

67

42S

263

159

502

579

225

192

781

-

10,740

358

3.51

3.92

May

434

2T2

150

146

178

153

111

89

70

61

204

207

129

*91

67

55

46

39

32

26

22

20

42

84

51

37

39

44

55

56

42

2,992

96.5

0.946

1.09

June

32

29

23

21

53

65

47

33

33

385

»358

160

1,040

T2U

505

176

116

136

74

52

42

34

92

68

48

64

187

320

674

312

-

5,899

197

1.93

2.15

July

186

lOEf

71

54

46

38

28

22

18

15

13

12

15

16

18

*15

11

9.7

9.4 13~~

12

9.7

12

64

60

32

17

13

12

19

15

983.8

31.7

0.311

0.36

Aug.

12 TO"

9.2

8.6

7.8

7.0

6.6

6.5

5.9

5.6

5.2

6.2

*7.1

4.3

3.5

e3.0

e2.7

e2.5

e2.3

eZ.l

e2.0

el. 8

el. 6

dl.4

dl.2

dl.O

dTT?

d3.7

d3.5

d2.5

d2.0

140.0

4.52

0.044

0.05

Sept.

d2.0

d3.7

d3.5

d3.0

d2.5

12

23

TT

13

*9.0

5.9

4.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

3.4

3.2

2.9

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.6

2.5

d2.0

dl.6

dl.2

143.0

4.77

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,710 Min 5.4 Mean 269 Cfsm 2.64 In. 35.87

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,720 Min 1.0 Mean 214 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.47

Peak discharge (ba 

(12.6 ft);

Discharge measurement made

a No gage-height record; discharge . 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed as explained in footnote 

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of wee 

>r nearby stations.

rds and records
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 71 

West Pork River at Butcherville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°05'25", long. 80°28'05", on right bank at Butcherville, Lewis County, 

U.5 mile upstream from Freenians Creek, 3,500 ft downstream from bridge on WestonClarksburg Intel-urban electric railway, and 3 miles north of Weston.

Drainage area.--181 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1915 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 993.0 ft above mean sea level (State Road 

Commission bench mark). Prior to Feb. 17, 1937, chain gage at interurban bridge 3,500 

ft upstream. Feb. 17, 1937, to Apr. 7, 1939, staff gage at site 2,500 ft upstream. 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, at datum 10.0 ft lower.

Average discharge. 36 years, 313 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,630 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, ll.llft): minimum, 

1.7 cfs Aug. 26, 27 (gage height, 0.48 ft).

1915-51: Maximum discharge, 18,000 cfs June 25, 1950 (gage height, 16.81 ft); no 

flow at times during October 1919, September, October, December 1922, caused by either 

diversion or pondage at small dams upstream.

Maximum stage known, 17 ft in 1888 at site 3,500 ft upstream, present datum, from 

information by local residents. The stage on that day may have been affected by backwater from a dam which has since been washed out.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--W 1053: 1935.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 23-25, June 5, 9-13, 17-2O, June 23 

to July 4, July 11, 23-26, 28-30, Aug. 12)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30

1.1 

1.4 

1.9

3.O 58O

4.0 1,100

7.0 3,500

10.O 6,4OO

31 to Sept. 30

2.0 1.1 43

5.O 1.5 110

9.O 2.O 231

4 3.0 580

Note.--Same as prt 

table above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

35

31

28

27 

25

23

20

15 *TT

38

79

428

500

192

106

74

56

46

42

36

31

30

39

83

76

53

43

258

580

266

142

3,419

110

0.608

0.70

Nov.

98

85

767

2 2,590 ",'260

658

300

199

159

162

130

100

*83

71

60

57

66

71

69

285

1,070

553

340

273

200

240

350

450

500

550

-

12,796

427

2.36

2.63

Dec.

550

1,500

4,130

5,500

670

1,340

1,640

653

375

264

*196

144

115

375

892

458

276

188

132

119

96

94

157

216

162

HO

90

90

130

170

22,572

728

4.02

4.64

Jan.

121

T2T

311

994

683

382

384

455

293

*239

500

650

40O

1,200

2,600

1,200

600

4OO

300

250

210

170

150

370

540

300

250

450

2,000

1,300

1,130

18,953

611

3.38

3.89

Feb.

*6,380

3,430"

bOO

350 

276

204

1,120

1,010

500

300

280

40O

403

317

251

227

347

351

300

270

1,000

1,900

800

450

300

230

190

160

_

-

22,346

798

4.41

4.59

Mar.

140

130

120

5C3o

602

361

2,590

2,290

615

323

227

*182

194

720

540

473

567

670

1,130

1,690

761

418

293

270

286

239

193

169

169

1,320

2,190

20,372

657

3.b3

4.19

Apr.

710

1.O4O

58O

4O7 

368

306

251

711

1,250

785

835

1,190

1,590

T7250"

930

489

*318

228

188

159

123

120

645

444

275

531

1,060

376

319

972

-

18,510

617

3.41

3.80

May

642

338

248

266 

344

293

215

164

127

102

437

406

246

»166

118

91

73

57

47

38

31

27

rS

129

78

49

41

55

70

63

46

5,080

164

0.906

1.04

June

35

26

22

19 

6T

624'2

31

40

649

558

»231

2.O1O

1,200

550

300

161

198

91

57

47

38

220

97

55

145

416

425

1,120

738

-

9,644

321

1.77

1.98

July

372

184

97

62 

50

40

30

26

22

19

113

37

46

32

27

22

*18

15

T7

41

24

Ib

278

1,310

T9T

73

41

32

111

82

36

3,470

112

0.619

0.71

Aug.

25

2^

16

14

11

10

10

10

10

9.0

10

26

*26

16

11

8.6

7 .0

5.8

5.0

4.4

3.8

3.5

3.2

2.6

2.0

1.9

F70

5.0

5.8

4.4

3.5

292.5

9.44

0.052

0.06

Sept.

3.2

6.6

7 .O

6.2 

4.7

~B? 171

31

20

*15

11

7.4

7.0

11

11

8.E

7

6

5

4.5

 4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.2

2.3

1.9

461.0

15.4

0.085

0.09

Calendar year 1950: Max 15,600 Min 12 Mean 499 Cfsm 2.7b In. 37.45

Water year 195O-51 : Max 6,380 Min 1.9 Mean 378 Cfsm 2.09 In. 28.32

Peak discharge (base, 5,600 cfs). --Nov. 4(8 p.m.) 4,040 cfs (7.55 ft); Dec. 

(11.11 ft); Mar. 7 (4 p.m.) 3,770 cfs

(7:3O a.m.) 6,400 

ofs (10.00 ft); Feb. 1 (6 p.m.) 7,630 cfs (7.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. --No gage-height record Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, Dec. 27-31, Jan. 11-20, 22-30, Feb. 3, 4, 9, 10, 

Feb. 19 to Mar. 4, June 14-16, July 5-7, Sept. 17-20; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, and records for- stations at Brownsville and Clarksburg.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

West Pork River at Clarksburg, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°16'05", long. 80°21'25", on right bank at dam at Clarksburg waterworks, 

three-quarters of a mile south of Clarksburg, Harrison County, and 1 mile upstream 

from Elk Creek.

Drainage area. --384 sq mi.

Records available .--March 1923 to September 1951.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 931.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Average discharge .--38 years, 613 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 8.78 ft in gage

 well) ; no flow Aug. 84-27, Sept. 1, 2, 28-30.

1923-51: Maximum discharge, 16,900 cfs June 25, 1950 (gage height, 11.15 ft in 

gage well; 11.8 ft, from floodmark referred to outside gage); no flow during parts of 

several years.

Remarks . --Records excellent except those below 100 and above 7,000 cfs, which are good. 

Records of daily discharge include only flow over dam. Some water diverted for supply 

of city of -Clarksburg. There are four storage reservoirs above station between 

Weston and Clarksburg

Revisions (wateryears) .--W 1113: 1924, 1927, 1929(M), 1930, 1933(M) , 1934(M), 1935(M) ,

 1936-39, 1940 (P), 1944(M). 1945.

Rating table,

feet, and dis

1950-51 (gage height, in 

cubic feet per second)

540

1.66O 

3,240 

8 , OOO 

10,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

76

67

58

50

54

50

46

42

46

*76

141

288

685

398

Zll

141

105

31

67

58

50

4b

46

50

90

90

67

72

423

460

Zll

4,345

140

+ 7.5

Nov.

141

115

524

3,640

5.860

1,860

709

431

36O

391

3b8

279

211

174

152

152

168

157

141

252

2,010

1,420

808

588

489

498

756

917

996

1,060

-

25,627

854

+ 7.3

Dec.

1,090

1,720

*C7,78O

*clO,OOO

C5.530

1,660

1,960

4.O1O

1,740

950

635

472

368

293

299

1,740

1,150

685

447

330

272

237

224

34O

540

415

293

205

199

244

308

46,236

1,491

+ 7 .2

Jan.

265

230

35T

1,570

l,b6O

906

746

1,060

725

540

796

1,660

1,020

1,590

6,660

3,240

1,440

973

76b

597

489

391

330

720

1,090

735

523

746

3,140

2,780

1.E20

39,265

1,267

+ 7.2

Feb.

*c9,780

*C10,300

2.O4O

973

705

514

1,07O

2,230

1,060

665

b26

830

950

777

60b

550

735

840

715

b45

1,890

4,160

1,980

1,040

675

514

431

345

_

_

-

47,b46

1,702

+ 7.1

Mar.

330

308

265

1,170

1,600

917

2,580

4,9bO

1.7EO

808

540

423

399

1,160

1,28O

1,060

1,130

1,700

1,990

3,050

1,940

1,060

685

5t8

559

489

399

352

352

1,180

4,370

39,374

1,270

+ 7.1

Apr.

1,920

2,690

1,620

1,010

756

616

498

822

2,520

1,790

1,540

1,660

3,050

2,520

2,680

1,360

808

559

*431

375

293

279

764

1,010

588

431

1,340

770

498

874

-

36,072

1,202

+ 7.2

May

1,240

655

447

431

917

788

514

368

£86

230

440

917

54O

345

258

199

168

135

110

95

76

67

115

224

199

125

95

125

152

130

115

10,506

339

+ 8.0

June

81

54

74

406

130

120

115

115

145

1,040

1,180

546

3,700

4,340

* 1,920

942

431

569

338

199

141

120

1,570

810

308

187

643

514

1,240

2,870

-

24,848

828

+ 8.3

July

1,640

735

383

237

375

218

141

110

76

62

368

244

199

115

81

62

42

35

32

95

76

46

35

3,330

2,250

398

ISO

115

114

286

157

12,237

395

+ 8.9

Aug.

85

54

42

32

29

18

20

18

15

13

9.5

29

67

67

29

*18

20

20

13

7.9

3.2

2.1

.1

0

5

0

0

1.0

3.2

1.0

.1

617 .1

19.9

+ 9.1

Sept.

O

5

.3

13

9.5

173

551

1ST

67

38

29

18

*15

18

18

18

20

15

9

6

4

2.1

4.7

2.1

2.1

1.4

, ^

0

0

0

-

1,185.4

39.5

+ 8.6

Adjusted for diversion to Clarksburg Water plant

Mean 148 

0.385 

0.44

862 

2.24 

2.5C

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 1950-51:

1,499 

3.90 

4.50

1,274 

3.32 

3.83

1,709 

4.45 

4.63

1,227 

3.33 

3.84

1,210 

3.15 

3.51

347 

0.904 

1.04

Observed

Max 13,600 Min IS Mean 942 

Max 10,3OO Min 0 Mean 789

837 

2.18 

2.43

404 

1.05 

1.21

29.0 

0.076 

0.09

48.1 

0.125 

0.14

Adjusted

Mean 950 Cfsm 2.47 In. 33.82 

Mean 797 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.16

Water Board.

c Backwater frc 

dam as a factor.

arksburg Water plant, equivalent in cubic feet per second, furnished by Clarksburg 

aubmergence of rontrol; discharge computed using stage at auxiliary gage below
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Elk Creek at Quiet Dell, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°13'40", long. 80°17'50", near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge at Quiet Dell, Harrison County, 0.9 mile upstream from Brushy Fork.

Drainage area.--84.6 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1943 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 960.72 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912 (State Road Commission bench mark).

Average d is charge.-- 8 years, 135 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,790 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 11.9 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 2.9 efs Cept. 30; minimum gage height 

c'-'Served, 2.06 ft Aug. 25.

1943-51: Maximum discharge, 6,550 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 15.46 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 0.35 cfs Sept. 8, 1946; minimum gage height observed, 

1.79 ft Sept. 10, 1946.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Racing table

2.9 

3.3

5.9

11

year 195O-51, except periods of ice-effect (gage height, in feec, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sepl. 17-30)

Z18

470

1,500

1,840

Deu . 4 to Feb. 21

6.0 774

7.0 1,140

10.6 2,960

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

below b.O ft.

Feb. 22 to Sept. 3U

7.0 1,140 

9.4 a,280

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

:u11

9.3

9.0

10

10

3.7

7.7

7 .1 *18~

44

85

82

44

32

23

18

Ifa

14

15

16

It,

18

27

25

15

13

28

12

46

32

783.9

25.3

0.299

0.34

Nov.

24

34

235

651

851

207

108

76

b7

79

64

51

41

33

29

*30

35

32

29

58

340

175

111

94

aSO

b80

blOO

13 fa

19b

207

-

4,233

141

I.b7

1.86

Dec.

19b

513

1,840

2,720

556

315

470

556

253

186

127

104

80

67

*119

315

186

118

83

59

b50

b45

b4E

bb'J

b70

beo

b45

41

b45

beo

83

9 , 467

505

3.61

' 4. Ifa

Jan.

bbO

bbO

138

392

315

175

175

207

118

blOO

Io5

315

*19fa

28b

1,270

526

265

196

146

lib

108

60

b9

89

19b

136

106

136

58b

418

511

7,656

247

2.92

3.37

Feb.

2,9£0

811

290

218

146

108

2b5

315

218

155

13b

207

196

165

136

*136

196

175

146

136

491

7t9

308

178

135

119

90

72

_

_

-

9,277

331

3.91

4.08

Mar.

63

64

b2

197

207

143

a5 00

445

360

283

105

89

100

173

*152

169

188

217

387

599

L72

160

135

13 E

127

102

d90

dSO

dSO

416

805

6,916

223

2 .64

3 .04

Apr.

416

565

308

178

135

99

b9

197

41b

272

228

217

56E

599

505

238

152

119

*93

74

61

55 108"

78

67

64

90

67

57

197

-

6,289

210

2.48

2.76

May

143

93

82

152

308

272

143

98

74

57

169

135

98

64

46

39

35

*29

25

22

20

19

35

43

25

23

23

37

76

43

29

2,457

79.3

0.937

i.oa

June

21

17

14

48

37

27

19

21

39

616

306

105

972

1,110 *207

119

69

119

72

38

32

28

b53

217

93

57

119

85

171

916

-

6,347

212

2.51

2.79

July

701

333

102

44

127

64

41

31

d25

11

178

85

308

127

61

38

25

20

*25

228

76

42

35

2,250

648

160

100

57

49

77

45

6,132

198

2.34

2 .70

Aug.

31

M

22

19

17

13

14

15

13

11

9.3

9.8

20

13

9.3

8.1

*7 .0

7.9

7 .0

5.6

4.9

4.5

4.2

3.9

4.2

5.0

4.9

6.3

11

8.7

6.3

343.9

11.1

0.131

0.15

Sept.

55

37

19

10

6.6

35

135

T0

24

14

11

8.7

*7 .4

10

19

12

7.7

6.1

5.4

4.E

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.1

3.9

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.4

2.9

504.5

16.8

0.199

0.22

Calendar year 195O: Max 2,720 Min 3.5 Mean 159 Cfsm 1.88 In. 35.51

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,960 Min 2.9 Mean 165 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.55

Peak discharge (base, 980 cfs).--Nov. 5 (1 a.m.) 1,500 cfs (a.O ft); Dec. 4 (7:30 a.m.) 3,460 cfs 

11.36 ft); Jan. i5 (9 a.m.) 1,630 cfs (8.1 ft); Feb. 1 (10 a.m.) 3,790 cfs (11.9 ft); Feb. 22 

1 a.m.) 1,140 cfs (7.0 ft); June 13 (8:30 p.m.) 1,820 cfs (8.5 ft); June 23 (12:30 p.m.) 990 cfs 

6.6 ft); June 30 (8:30 a.m.) 1,060 cfs (6.8 ft); July 24 (11 a.m.) 3,600 cfs (11.6 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubl-ful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for 

nearby stations.
?4 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Salem Fork at Salem, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°17'10", long. 80°32'35", on left bank 0.2 mile downstream from Dog 

Run, 0.8 mile upstream from Cherrycamp Run, and 0.9 mile northeast of Salem, Harrison 

County.

Drainage area.--8.32 sq mi.

Records available.--January to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and artificial control. Datum of gage is 1,026.04 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1944. Prior to Apr. 20, 1951, staff gage on left bank 

400 ft downstream at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 1,740 cfs June 13 (gage height, 11.10 ft, 

from rating curve extended above 440 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 13.6 ft; no flow Aug. 6, 9-11, 24-26, Sept. 12, 13.

Flood of June 25, 1950, reached a stage of 13.6 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

2,900 cfs, from rating curve extended above 440 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow.

Remarks.--Records fair prior to Apr. 20, good thereafter.

Rating tables, Jan. 1, to Sept. 30, 1951 (^age height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

in. 1 to Apr

1.4 4.

2.0 26

3.0 72

4.0 143

5.1 259

Apr. 2O to Sept. 30

.02

2.39

2.5

2.6 .09

2.7 .21

2.8 .38

2.9 .6

0.9 

1.3 

2.6 

5.2

9.0

4.1 22

4.5 65

5.0 130

7.0 49O

7.4 580

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, January to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

7.5

7.5

70

76

20

13

16

17

16

*14

35

24

25

249

*175

26

16

11

8.6

8.2

11

11

11

30

20

18

16

69

137

28

28

1,213.8

39.2

4.50

5.18

Feb.

221

105

26

19

18

*9.2

28

27

10

3.6

8.9

23

23

14

13

15

14

11

11

10

62

39

14

10

7.5

6.5

5.9

4.6

_

_

-

764.2

27.3

3.13

3.26

Mar.

12

10

9.6

98

24

17

134

30

9.2

7.8

6 .5

5.6

*8.2

26

20

18

17

42

91

79

21

11

9.2

8.2

7.5

6.5

5,3

5.6

8.2

74

25

846.4

27.3

3.13

3.61

Apr.

56

68

18

11

8.9

6.9

5.9

64

42

44

28

50

35

30

19

14

*11

6.5

5.6

3.3

Si-2.9

44

8.1

5.4

4.7

3.9

3.5

3.4

3.3

-

691.3

23.0

2.64

2.95

May

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

4.3

3.8

3.2

2.5

1.7

1.4

14

8.2

4.3

3.2

*2.6

1.7

1.1

.8

.49

.33

.21

.15

4.5

2.6

.9

.6

1.0

3.9

3.0

1.5

.8

82.98

2.68

0.307

0.35

June

0.45

.35

13

237

7.6

4.8

4.2

13

19

76

9.0

*5.3

*570

24

12

5.8

3.4

2.3

1.0

.7

.5

.5

79

4.8

2.9

1.9

2.4

1,3

11

39

-

1,152.20

38.4

4.40

4.91

July

7.7

4.1

2.6

1.7

3.1

1.2 '.6

.55

.21

.15

.11

.21

1.4

.35

.15

.06

*.02

.01

2.3

.14

.02

.02

.06

2.4

.16

.03

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

29.23

0.943

0.108

0.12

Aug.

0.01

.01

.02

.01

.01

o

.01

.01

0

0

0

11 .9

*.17

.06

.04

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

0

0

o

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

18.42

0.594

0.068

0.08

Sept.

~^2 0.35

.01

.01

.01

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

o

o

.01

.03

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.03

.05

.03

.03

.02

.01

.01

.01

-

0.78

0.026

0.003

0.003

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfs). Jan. 3 (10 p.m.) 161 cfs (4.25 ft); Jan. 14 (9 p.m.) 525 cf 

ft); Jan. 28 (11 p.m.) 247 cfs (5.0 ft); Feb. 1 (12 m.) 585 cfs (7.0 ff -- - --- 

(4.65 ft); Mar. 7 (8 a.m.) 315 cfs (5.5 ft); Mar. 19 (11 ' '~ ' 

ISO cfs (4.4 ft); Apr. 1 (10 p.m.) 190 cfs (4.5 ft); Ap:

(1:30 a.m.) 1,310 cfs (9.9 ft); June 10 (6 a.m.) 208 cfs (5.5'ft); June"l3 (8:30 a.m.) l',740 

(11.1 ft); June 23 (3 a.m.) 410 cfs (6.6 ft); June 30 (8 a.m.) 160 cfs (5.2 ft); Aug. 12 (12 ,u.) 

295 cfs (6.0 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

cfs (4.25 ft); Jan. 14 (9 p.m.) 525 cfs (6.7 

585 cfs (7.0 ft); Mar. 4 (11 a.m.) 201 cfs 

p.m.) 247 cfs (5.0 ft); Mar. 30 (1 p.m.) 

. 22 (8:30 p.m.) 678 cfs (7.8 ft); June 4
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 75

West Fork River at Enterprise, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°25'20", long. 80°16'40", on left bank 150 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Enterprise, Harrison County, and bhree-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Bingamon Creek.

Drainage area.--759 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1907 to September 1916, October 1916 to September 1918 (gage 

heights only), October 1932 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 869.45 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. June 1907 to Sept. 30, 1918, chain gage at site 150 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge.--27 years (1907-16, 1933-51), 1,193 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 25,600 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 23.22 ft); minimum, 34 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 1.62 ft Aug. 24.

1907-16, 1932-51: Maximum discharge, 31,400 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 25.56 

ft), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of slope area determination 

at gage height, 25.56 ft; minimum, 3.4 cfs July 27, 1934; minimum gage height, 0.6 ft 

Sept. 10, 14, 25, 1908.

Flood of 1888 reached a stage of about 33 ft, present site and datum.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W 1113: 1936-3R(M), 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 24-30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 4

140

212

580

1,250

2,800

5,120

Nov. 5 to Sept. 30

1.6 40 3.0 610

1.8 68 5.0 2,030

2.1 143 8.0 4,900

2.5 322 18.9 19,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

187

171

153

146

135

135

129

120

135

221

433

550

1,000

768

412

293

235

*200

171

157

142

135

132

132

160

187

167

160

285

697

381

8,329

269

0.354

0.41

Nov.

258

217

427

5,110

9,450

3,740

1,520

895

730

762

776

586

467

399

*344

306

311

311

296

405

3,330

2,630

1,560

1,210

bl.OOO

bl.OOO

1,830

2,070

2,190

2,270

-

46,401

1,547

2.04

2.27

Dec.

2,230

2,830

12,500

*19,200

10,500

3,700

4,850

8,340

3,780

2,160

1,560

1,180

930

743

782

2,680

2,230

1,460

b850

b500

b450

b400

b455

1,020

1,670

1,210

b800

bGOO

b500

b600

762

91,467

2,951

3.89

4.48

Jan.

616

538

1,127)

3,400

3,500

2,150

1,630

2,110

1,630

1,280

1,520

*2,960

2,190

2,910

13,000

6,680

3,060

2,230

1,750

1,420

1,210

1,000

821

1,620

2,350

1,710

1,240

1,540

6,280

5,560

3,100

82,125

2,649

3.49

4.02

Feb.

16,300

18,100

5,470

b2,OOO

bl,400

bl,OOO

1,960

4,020

*2,350

1,520

1,380

1,870

2,110

1,870

1,490

1,320

1,560

1,870

1,630

1,490

2,720

7,340

4,240

2,310

1,600

1,24O

1,070

86O

_

_

-

92,090

3,289

4.33

4.51

Mar.

847

895

782

2,820

3,600

2,190

4,000

7,940

4,040

1,950

1,350

1,070

965

*1,680

2,390

2,030

1,950

2,550

3,400

5,560

4,240

2,350

1,600

1,320

1,210

1,070

895

776 733"

2,310

7,580

76,155

2,457

3.24

3.73

Apr.

4,13O

6,110

3,830

2,270

1,710

1,380

1,14O

1,400

4,460

3,600

2,750

3,010

5,780

5,120

5,780

3,100

1,990

1,420

*1,1OO

930

743

757

3,000

2,110

1,420

1,040

1,500

1,540

965

2,140

-

76,225

2,541

3.35

3.73

May

2,310

1,530

1,070

1,000

2,370

2.470

lio70

782

628

1,150

2,470

1,460

930

670

532

*449

394

350

311

280

255

325

496

432

344

296

350

730

502

360

27,839

898

1.18

1.36

June

290

245

213

1,540

658

399

333

426

694

3,790

3,180

1,420

15,800

*10 300

4^240

2,170

1,180

1,180

860

538

421

366

2,930

2,320

895

532

719

965

1,360

4,740

-

64,704

2,157

2.84

3.17

July

4,150

1,980

1,040

652

895

762

455

350

290

240

341

1,020

1,910

888

444

311

240

200

*213

792

404

245

213

4,260

5,100

1,100

502

322

245

426

404

30,394

980

1.29

1.49

Aug.

245

a280

a200

a!60

a!30

116

116

113

108

98

88

190

316 T5T

143

*110

119

116

125

86

78

68

63

51

5T

51

71

179

110

86

76

3,930

127

0.167

0.19

Sept.

100

93

98

86

84

204

~43S 1,260

200

140

110

88

*78

113

110

96

88

76

65

55

47

48

51

54

45

46

46

41

36

34

-

4,022

134

0.177

0.20

Calendar year 1950: Max 19,200 Mln 75 Mean 1,753 Cfsm 2.31 In. 31.35

Water year 1950-51: Max 19,2OO Mln 34 Mean 1,654 Cfsm 2.18 In. 29.56

Peak discharge (base, 12,OOP cfs).--Dec. 4 (8:30 a.m.) 21,100 cfs (20.15 ft); Jan. 15 (1O a.m.) 

15,100 cfs (16TO8 ft); Feb. 1 (10:30 p.m.) 25,600 cfs (23.22 ft); June 13 (6:30 p.m.) 17,5OO cfs 

(17.8 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for statlor 

at Clarksburg.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
76 MONQNGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Buffalo Creek at Barraokville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°30'15", long. 80°10'20", near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge at Barrackville, Marion County, 1,700 ft upstream from Finchs Run.

Drainage area.--115 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1907 to September 1908, May 1915 to June 1924, August 1932 to 

September I9t>i.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 882.42 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 6, 1940, chain gage, and Dec. 6, 1940 to June 3, 1943,-waterstage recorder at same site at datum 2.01 ft higher. June 4, 1943, to Sept. 30, 1943, 

variable datum due to ground settlement from mining operation.

Average discharge. S3 years (1907-8, 1915-33, 1932-51), 173 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,520 cfs June 13 (gage height, 15.36 ft); mini- 

 mum; 0,4 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 1.82 ft Sept. 12, 13.

1907-8, 1915-24, 1932-51: Maximum discharge observed, 9,490 cfs Jan. 22, 1917 (gage 

height, 16.2 ft, present datum); no flow during greater part of period September to 

November 1908.

Flood of July 1912 reached a stage of about 18 ft, present site and datum (discharge, 11,600 cfs}.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--W 783: 1917(M).

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 3-22, Sept. 21-30)

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.3

7.0 1,190

9.0 2,400

12.4 5,110

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17

15

14

16 

15

12

11

9.1

ll

64

203

TBT

124

68

48

37

30

*25

22

20

18

17

16

16

15

13

12

12

12

12

13

1,084.1

35.0

0.304

0.35

Nov.

13

12

T5

1,690 

1,120

270

133

92

153

213

171

112

79

62

*49

44

41

38

33

92

504'

263

177

b!50

b!30

bllO

bllO

bllO

b!30

b!50

-

6,267

209

1.82

2.03

Dec.

b250

632

2,330

2,800 552"

404

1,740

2,140

479

297

211

157

118

*99

115

185

165

135

115

106

84

7373"

431

657

326

165

129

120

109

99

15,396

497

4.32

4.98

Jan.

72

68 530"

1,520 

564

332

276

220

152

137

277

*418

276

860

2,990

679

378

295

240

192

157

113

104

428

398

253

183

325

1,460

582

428

14,907

481

4.18

4.82

Feb.

4,250

1,250

398

292 

209

151

429

b350

*b240

179

181

318

378

326

237

192

271

304

265

258

635

702

392

258

192

155

142

~ 106

-

-

13,060

466

4.05

4.22

Mar.

113

120

122

1,490 *e£0

326

933

663

339

215

165

133

128

213

231

218

215

288

553

1,200

465

300

215

179

137

112

92

88

137

968

908

11,881

383

3.33

3.84

Apr.

714

1,370

458

278

204

146

120

175

512

365

274

431

639

772

556

320

213

150

*123

96

71

10?

1,010

410

258

183

138

112

144

745

-

11,090

370

3.22

3.59

May

412

251

187

183 

676

656

339

218

153

117

840

1,070 352"

204

140

1O1

*80

65

52

41

38

33

36

54

34

26

23

37

71

55

37

6,576

212

1.84

2.13

June

26

20

17

1ST 

84

45

31

91

161

1,270

486

175

5,070

*1,070

445

187

103

73

54

44

31

30

44

40

29

26

25

32

74

132

-

10,049

335

2.91

3.25

July

-B5- 132

49

36 

30

34

24

18

16

15

13

24

112

41

25

18

16

*13

12

12

9.7

8.5

8.5

10

11

8.5

7.0

6.8

15 6.0

14

834.0

26.9

0.234

0.27

Aug.

B"7F 9.7

7.3

6.4 

5.2

5.0

5.2

4.8

4.2

3.8

4.2

6.2

3.8

3.6

*4.0

3.0

4.2

5.2

4.2

2.7

3.6

3.6

3.4

2.7

2.2

2.4

3.0

5.2

5.4

4.6

3.2

140.5

4.53

0.039

0.05

Sept.

14~5~.4

3.6

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.5

2.3

*2 .3

1.7

4.2

3.2

4.2

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.5

1.0

1.3

1.2

.9

1.4

1.3

1.2

.8

.9

.5

-

75.6

2.52

0.022

0.02

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,000 Mln 4.0 Mean 233 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.48

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,070 Min 0.5 Mean 250 Cfsm 2.17 In. 29.55

Peak discharge fbase, 3,500 cfs). Nov. 4 (8 p.m.) 3,550 cfs (10.46 ft); Dec. 4 (5 a.m.) 4,270 cfs

(11.39 ft): Dec. 8 11 a.m.) 5,110 cfs (l2.38 ft); Jan. 15 (6 a.m.) 4,510 cfs (11.66 ft); Feb. 1

b Stag
MONONGAHfiLA RIVER BASIN

Monongahela River at lock 15 at Ho tilt, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39 C 30'25", long. 80°07'50", on right bank above spillway of dam at lock 

15, at Hoult, Marion County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Buffalo Creek, 

2i miles downstream from Fairmont, and 4 miles downstream from confluence of Tygart 

and West Fork Rivers.

Drainage area .--2 ,i sq ml.

Records available.--April 1915 to September 1926, October 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 849.58 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. Prior to Sept. 30, 1926, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--84 years, 4,192 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 41,600 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 15.37 ft); minimum daily, 518 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 7.57 ft).

1915-26, 1938-51; Maximum discharge observed, 91,500 cfs Jan. C 1919 (gage height, 

21.2 ft), from rating curve extended above 50,000 cfs; minimum daily, 33 cfs Sept. 27, 

Oct. 2, 1917; minimum daily since October 1938, 195 cfs Jan. 27, 1940.

Flood of 1888, before lock 15 was built, reached a stage of about 26 ft.

Remarks.--Records fair. Since October 1938 published records below 800 cfs do not inelude lockages or leakage through lock gates and valves, both of which are usually a 

very small percentage of total flow. Flow partly regulated by Tygart Reservoir (see 

P- 1U7) .

Revisions

Rating table, water yea 

feet, and discharge, 1

7 .5 

7 .9

8.5

420

1,060

1950-51 (gage height, in 

cubic feet per second)

10.0 7,480

12.0 17,600

14.2 32,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,740

I,b90

1,650

1,690

1,650

1,650

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,780

2,360

^,440

2 , 7 80

3,770

3,360

1,920

1,710

1,620

1,600

1,560

1,560

1,490

1,450

1,450

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,450

778

1,060"

1,040

54,398

1,755

-538

Nov.

1,6^0

1,600

1,780

9,520

16,400

8,490

7,880

7,090

4,20O

5,090

6,700

b,320

5,770

3,240

2,950

2,810

2,730

2,700

2,590

2,640

6,3^0

6, 140

4,570

4,1OO

5,110

9,150

5,420

4,370

8,700

8,080

-

164,080

5,4b9

-812

Dec .

b,140

b,510

20,400

32,200

19,40O

15,300

18,800

18,600

11,300

16,400

15,800

16,400

16,4OO

14,800

li,400

8,490

5,77O

4,44O

3,040

2,020

1,650

1,830

1,940

2,790

5,200

4,570

4,040

3,580

3,210

3,300

3,240

299,960

9,676

+ 11.0

Jan.

2,920

2,890

3,970

8,920

8,490

11, 00

10,800

9,380

*4,710

4,blO

4,610

7,090

6,900

6,510

22,500

13 , 400

15,300

15,300

11,600

8,700

£.700

5,770

3,65O

3,650

4,980

7,480

5,340

5,200

12,300

10,100

11,400

256,770

8,283

+334

Feb.

27.6OO

29,300

19,400

18, BOO

18 , 800

17,600

10,900

10,600

11,400

9,150

7,880

t.liO

6,320

6,140

5,770

5,770

5,770

5,770

5,300

2,890

4,810

13,600

13 , 400

12,800

10,800

8,080

4,470

3,970

_

_

-

303,230

10,830

-420

Mar.

3,680

3,240

3,010

b,680

7,280

6,320

8,960

12,600

13 , 100

12,800

11,400

7,630

3,580

2,640

3,900

4,78O

5,020

5,450

6,320

11,100

10 , 800

11,400

9,850

7,480

5,950

4,740

4,270

3,400

2,410

5,090

13 , 600

218,480

7,048

+353

Apr.

9,600

11,400

8,280

11,600

11,800

9,OEO

4,810

4,880

8,280

 11,400

11,6OO

8,700

11,600

10,600

11,400

7,880

10,400

13 , 400

14,800

11,600

4,220

2,260

5,960

4,710

3,550

2,950

2,950

3,400

2,780

4,740

-

240,610

8,020

+739

May

5,160

6,510

6,140

5,770

6,490

7,880

5,770

4,380

4,100

2,620

3,fa5O

6,510

4,850

6,320

5,770

3,580

2,310

2,160

2,090

1,990

1,900

1,100

846

1,040

1,020

829

778

829

1,410

1,600

1,990

107,892

3,480

+541

June

2,040

1,920

1,850

3,140

2,510

1,920

916

1,060

1,830

7,620

8,490

8,920

22,600

20 000

13^900

13,900

11,800

10,800

6,510

3,520

1,990

1,200

3,640

4,440

2,840

2,110

1,710

2,890

2,060

6,140

-

174,266

5,809

+ 118

July

7,090

4,880

4,740

4,170

4,470

3,680

1,430

1,16O

1,020

988

1,140

1,920

4,070

2,160

1,540

1,240

1 , 100

1,010

1,040

1,470

1,430

1,100

1,040

4,330

9,600

4,780

2,410

1,920

1,100

1,100

1,220

80,348

2,592

-181

Aug.

l.ObO

970

880

829

795

778

761

727

727

727

Til

863

1,020

846

778

695

665

665

695

665

620

590

575

575

575

546

60TT

795

665

575

916

22,910

739

-462

Sept.

846

b20

575

546

518

546

1,470

1,060

650

620

620

605

605

650

710

665

620

605

635

620

605

620

605

590

590

605

575

560

575

575

-

19,686

656

-267

Adjusted for change in Tygart Reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

1,217 

0.510 

0.59

1.95 

2.18

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 1950-51:

4.06 

4.68

3.61 

4.16

4.36 

4.54

3.10 

3.57

3.67 

4.10

1.68 

1.94

Observed

Max 32,200 Min 308 Mean 5,829 

Max 32,200 Min 518 Mean 5,322

5,927 

2.48 

2.77

2,411 

1.01 

1.16

277 

0.116 

0.13

389 

0.163 

0.18

Adjusted

Mean 5,814 Cfsm 2.43 In. 33.05 

Mean 5,277 Cfsm 2.21 In. 30.00

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Tygart Reservoir, equivalent in ubie feet pe
78 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Deckers Creek at Morgantown, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°37 1 45", long. 79°57'10", on left bank at Kingwood Street, in Morgantown, 

Monongalia County, 0.6 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 63.2 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1914 to September 1915 (gage heights only), February 1946 to 

September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 820 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

^o Dec. 4, 1914, chain gage on bridge 0.5 mile upstream at different datum. Dec. 4, 

1914, to Sept. 30, 1915, chain gage on bridge 0.9 mile upstream at different datum. 

Feb. 8 to May 8, 1946, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--5 years, 109 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,900 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 4.64 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 0.82 ft).

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 3,080 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 5.79 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 19, 1946 (gage height, 0.76 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 5 Nov. 6 to Sept. 50

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.8 111

2.2 246

2.5 376

0.8 2.8

.9 4.0

1.0 6.3

1.1 11

1.3 28

1.6 

1.9 

2.4 

3.0 

4.2

70

142

329

640

1,490

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

19

15

15

15

13

12

9.7

16

*50

44

49

49

39

34

29

22

19

17

15

15

13

13

13

13

12

12

13

15

17

14

631.7

2O. 4

0.323

0.37

Nov.

13

14

26

168

559

222

151

97

*86

95

88

74

64

56

48

46

44

45

38

62

167

175

142

b!20

blOO

b90

blOO

bllo

blOO

blOO

-

2,956

98.5

1.56

1.74

Dec.

bllO

538

1,100

1.440

+748

375

395

586

347

229

173

134

104

88

104

107

90

80

72

60

62

62

62

138

269

211

131

102

97

88

82

7,984

258

4.08

4.70

Jan.

68

64

212

748

564

307

264

256

*190

142

156

154

109

219

825

536

294

222

207

190

158

117

97

191

207

161

128

151

505

415

511

8,128

262

4.15

4.78

Feb.

1 .560

1,050

450

260

176

154

*205

180

145

117

109

159

170

164

156

120

134

142

139

142

302

510

338

222

164

128

107

86

_

_

-

7,289

260

4.11

4.29

Mar.

86

84

80

254

277

*L97

260

256

185

154

104

90

80

80

70

64

56

56

89

277

248

176

159

125

104

88

76

72

76

275

470

4,604

149

2.36

2.71

Apr.

570

569

390

252

180

154

109

104

145

*190

167

342

495

420

370

264

193

145

117

95

78

80

183

161

128

109

90

80

126

264

-

6,350

212

3.55

5.74

May

233

170

134

120

209

285

222

*158

122

97

226

260

190

136

102

82

67

57

47

45

58

48

59

60

51

41

56

39

43

43

36

5,454

111

1.76

2.05

June

30

25

22

30

24

*22

17

22

41

624

610

255

784

890

542

281

167

112

78

59

47

41

68

72

70

50

47

41

78

98

-

5,225

174

2.75

3.07

July

160

112

74

57

72

59

46

34

29

*27

64

92

112

86

60

46

35

30

38

34

24

18

17

24

34

25

18

16

16

17

ii

1,490

48.1

0.761

0.88

Aug.

17

13

17

17

13

10

*9.5

10

8.0

7.1

8.5

14

8.5

6.7

7.5

5.7

6.5

8.5

4.8

4.4

4.6

4.8

4.4

3.8

4.4

3-4

4.4

17

14

11

7.1

275.4

8.88

0.141

0.16

Sept.

14

28

17

9.5

7.1

10

19

16

11

8.5

*7.1

5.4

6.5

21

17

15

11

6.7

7.1

6.7

5.4

5.0

5.7

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.2

4.2

4.0

-

295.9

9.80

0.155

0.17

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,440 Min 3.6 Mean 141 Cfsm 2.23 In. 30.22

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,440 Min 3.4 Mean 133 Cfsm 2.1O In. 28.64

Peak discharge (base. 1.4OO cfs).--Dec. 4 (2 a.m.) 1,720 cfs (4.47 ft); Feb. 1 (5 p.m.) 1,900 

(4.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN ?< 

Monongahela River at lock 8, at Point Marion, Pa.

Location.--Lat 39°43'55", long. 79°54'40", on left bank 700 ft upstream from dam at lock 

B, 1 mile upstream from Point Marion, Payette County, and 1.5 miles upstream from 

Cheat River.

Drainage area.--2,720 sq mi.

Records available. January 1929 to September 1951 (fragmentary prior to October 1937).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 782.50 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

TTorps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--14 years (1937-51), 4,697 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 49,300 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 18.71 ft); minimum daily, 445 cfs Aug. 31.

1929-51: Maximum discharge, 90,400 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 22.33 ft); minimum daily since May 1938 when Tygart Reservoir was placed in operation, 235 cfs Feb. 1, 

1940.

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 2,400 cfs, which are poor. Flow partly regulated by Tygart -Reservoir (see p. 107 ).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195o to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,840

1,820 

1,800

1,900

1,770

1,740

1,720

1,670

1,720

*1,800

2,300

2,470

2,680

3,500 

5.540

2,620

1,840

1,770

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,570

1,550

1,550

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,200 

1.100 

1,200

57,610

1,858

-538

Nov.

1,640

1,970 

2,050

8,580

18.900

10,400

8,150

7,650

4,950

4,670

7,160

6,550

6,240

3,980 

3,120

3,080

2,960

2,860

2,830

2,960

6,320

7,160

5,190

4,710

5,030

9,450

6,690

4,750

8,650 

8,900

177,550

5,918

-812

Dec.

6,920

7,900 

22,700

58.800

* 23, 900

15,400

20 , 800

22,500

11,200

16,400

15,400

16,000

16,000

14,000 

12,700

8,650

6,010

4,480

5,410

2,380

1.920

1,920

1,950

2,680

6,420

5,550

4,750

4,150

3,740 

3,670 

3,470

325,550

10,502

+11.0

Jan.

5.240

5,240 

4,150

10,900

10,000

11,800

11,800

10,600

5,970

4,830

4,910

6,460

7,650

6,590 

*26.400

16,100

15,400

16,800

12,400

9,450

6,920

5,970

4,050

4,190

5,030

7,650

5,830

5,550

12,800 

11,800 

11,800

280,260

9,041

+334

Feb.

33,500

37 , 900 

22,700

20.8OO

20,000

19,200

14,800

10,900

13,400

10,600

9,450

7,160

7,400

7,160 

6,550

6,600

6,600

6,640

6,780

4.150

5,770

15,400

15,400

14,700

12,400

10,000

5,660

4,670 ~:

556,090

12,718

-420

Mar.

4,480

4,050 

5,740

7,900

9,720

*7,400

9,450

14,400

14,700

14 , 400

15,000

9,720

4,870

5,540 

4,120

5,280

5,570

5,920

6,780

12,100

11,800

12,400

11,200

8,400

6,920

5,320

4,750

5,980

5.050 

4,910 

15,700

249,570

8,044

+553

Apr.

12,400

13,700 

10,300

11,800

15,000

10,600

5,790

5,700

7,900

*11,500

12,700

10,600

15,400

12,100 

15 , 000

9,180

9,720

15,400

15.400

15,700

5,85O

2.960

6,440

5,920

4,560

5,810

5,470

4, ISO

5,870 

6,370

275,290

9,110

+759

May

6,780

7,650 

T, 160

6,870

7,160

10.500

7,160

*5,920

5,150

3,600

4,560

8,150

5,790

6,850 

6,460

4,670

2,900

2,500

2,440

2,380

2,210

1,740

1,100

1,270

1,340

1,140

1,050

992

1,430 

1,950 

2,160

150,592

4,215

+541

June

2,380

2,300

2,300

3,030

*3,840

2,770

1,700

1.140

2,210

8,520

10,60O

10,000

24,900

27.500

15,000

15,000

12,700

12,100

7,650

4,19O

2,530

1,550

2,560

5,230

3,700

2,740

1,800

2,860

2,650 

5,640

200,690

6,690

+118

July

8,900

5,790 

5,280

4,640

4,790

4,770

2,29O

1,480

1,510

1,360

1,360

1,900

3,940

3,020

1,920

1,520

1,230

1.120

1,140

1,580

1,720

1,510

1,380

2,000

10.000

5,750

3,280

2,470

1,670 

1,520 

1,480

91,720

2,959

-181

Aug.

1,230

1,010 

971

760

688

1,100

798

742

798

565

688

1,180

1.560

950 

850

750

700

565

688

895

688

688

616

616

505

616

798

895

817 

742 

A45

24,710

797

-462

Sept.

706

817 

724

652

634

505

1,250

1.580

760

724

670

634

652

760 

760

779

724

670

598

724

634

634

724

634

670

634

652

634

616 

616

21,571

719

-267

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,550 

0.496 

0.57

5,106 

L.88 

2.10

Calendar year 195O : 

Water year 195O-51 :

10,515 

3.87 

4.46

9,375 

3.45 

3.98

12,298 

4.52 

4.71

8,397 

3.09 

3.56

9,849 

5.62 

4.04

4,754 

1.75 

2.02

Observed

Max 38,800 Min 4O6 Mean 6,373 

Max 38,800 Min 445 Mean 5,997

6,808 

2.50 

2.79

2,778 

1.02

1.18

335 

0.123 

0.14

452 

0.166 

0.19

Adjusted

Mean 6,357 Cfsm 2.34 In. 31.74 

Mean 5,952 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.74

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents in Tygart Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second.
80 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Dry Pork River at Hendricks, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°04 I 20", long. 79°37'20", on right "bank at Hendricks, Tucker County, 

U.4 mile upstream from confluence with Blackwater River.

Drainage area.--345 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,698.76 ft above mean sea level, adjust-

 ment of 1912. Prior to Dee. 21, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 726 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 7.98 ft); mini-

 mum, 15 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.68 ft).

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 18,100 cfs Feb. 22, 1944, Feb. 14, 1948, from rating 

curve extended above 11,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 9.82 ft 

Feb. 22, 1944; minimum discharge, 6.0 Sept. 19, 20, 1946 (gage height, 0.54 ft).

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

wnicn are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 13

1.2 

1.6 

2.0

2.5

215

395

735

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

1,220

2,430

4,100

8,800

June 14 to Sept. 30

0.7 17 1.6 220 

.9 42 2.0 395 

1.2 98

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

208

186

162

148

139

126

110

99

135

267

390

1,090

1,000

610

468

368

308

271

247

231

211

197

261

517

417

373

322

470

1.180

910

703

12,124

391

1.13

1.31

Nov.

552

462

744

1,250

2.950

1,660

1,120

803

640

545

444

373

322

291

263

251

251

243

219

394

671

456

422

412

322

b280

b330

b350

b320

b300

-

17,640

588

1.70

1.90

Dec.

b350

723

3,580

6.720

2,800

1,660

3,610

6,020

2,290

1,440

1,060

778

610

517

492

417

400

336

308

267

b230

b230

b300

791

1,130

*778

504

390

486

439

390

40,046

1,292

3.74

4.32

Jan.

326

326

405

4,060

*2,640

1,600

1,280

940

687

595

595

450

356

814

4_,800

2,720

1,600

1,550

2,100

2,100

1,960

1,330

940

1,110

960

735

618

1,540

3,280

1,900

1,830

46,147

1,489

4.32

4.97

Feb.

8,800

4,560

1,780

1,200

900

750

650

560

500

500

550

700

,230

,150

,070

,060

,780

,600

,420

,400

,400

,950

,840

,280

940

760

703

566

-

_

-

43,599

1,557

4.51

4.70

Mar.

559

580

498

687

695

595

2,420

3,030

1,780

1,180

856

671

580

552

462

406

356

450

816

1,900

*1,330

1,110

1,030

2,360

1,720

1,240

950

883

1,160

2,630

5,280

36,766

1,186

3,44

3.96

Apr.

1,900

1,720

1,840

1 , 500

1,300

1,500

1,250

1,160

1,780

1,720

1,660

2,940

3.620

2,290

1,840

1,440

1,060

820

687

559

456

406

860

711

610

640

1,130

901

786

1,080

-

40,166

1,339

3.88

4.33

May

1,060

1,280

1,110

1,080

2,430

2,640

1,660

1,110

803

618

1,470

2,160

1,550

1,050

*786

602

492

412

340

300

271

239

267

450

300

227

223

243

1,040

1,290

794

28,297

913

2.65

3.05

June

559

422

322

275

259

255

204

197

267

3,950

2,290

1,110

7_. 010

3,620

2,220

1,240

1,030

778

480

370

318

292

737

450

279

220

320

309

1,200

3,000

-

33,983

1,133

3.28

3.66

July

1.200

800

600

470

400

350

300

250

220

200

250

350

350

290

250

210

170

140

120

150

130

110

130

700

*300

172

116

85

85

106

85

9,089

293

0.849

0.98

Aug.

72

63

55

52

45

41

41

45

47

*42

41

179

188

106

101

121

72

56

50

41

37

37

44

48

38

30" 30

68

153

121

74

2,138

69.0

0.200

0.23

Sept.

56

67

85

63

50

127

228

202

121

78

60

48

44

41

47

50

48

41

34

*30

27

23

23

24

23

23

*21

21

21

15

-

1,741

58.0

0.168

0.19

Calendar year 1950 : Max 6,980 Min 40 Mean 911 Cfsm 2.64 In- 35.85

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,800 Min 15 Mean 854 pfsm 2.48 In- 33.60

Peak discharge (base, 7.000 efsi.--Dec. 4 (6 a.m.) 8,8OO cfs (7.01 ft); Dec. 7 (10 p.m.) 11.5OO 

cfs (7.98 ft); Feb. 1 (6 a.m.) 10,400 cfs (7.58 ft); June 13 (10 a.m.) 10,900 cfs (7.79 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 4-12, June 27, June'29 to July 25; discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records and records for nearby stations.
MOHOHGAHELA RIVER BASIH 

Blackwater River at Davis, W. Va.

81

Location.--Lat 39°07'35", long. 790 28'10", on right bank three-eighths of a mile southwest 

or Davis, Tucker County, and half a mile downstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area.--86.2 sq'ml.

Records available.--April 1921 to September 1951.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 3,058.87 ft above mean sea level 

[levels by West Virginia Power and Transmission Co.).

Average discharge.--SO years, 188 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, S.400 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 7.52 ft); minimum

 observed, 4.7 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 1.12 ft).

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 7,170 cfs Mar. 29, 1924 (gage height, 13.20 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum observed, 2.2 cfs Oct. 14, 1930 (gage height, 0.81 ft).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years) . W 583: 1921-23. W 803: Drainage area. W 1173: 1931-34 (M,m).

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.2 

7.4

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

6.8

202

329

660

1,550

1,990

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

57

44

44

43

43

38

35

33

EF

152

190

*276

S2T

136

92

75

65

59

57

52

51

46

57

65

58

50

43

103

146

97

71

2,569

82.9

0.962

1.11

Nov.

65

59

2lt

289

416

316

202

146

136

*126

103

85

78

78

70

71

75

71

68

99

179

146

97

85

80

75

80

85

85

80

-

3,759

125

1.45

1.62

Dec.

90

200

*700

900

900

62E

679

*1,550 550"

386

251

226

214

180

150

130

110

95

80

70

60SQ80

180

300

210

150

110

120

130

120

9,953

321

3.72

4.29

Jan.

110

100 T2"0~

1,020

740

740

480

329

251

214

*157

130

110

250

1, 120

622

480

514

660

514

447

264

251

357

d300

d210

d!60

d300

900

447

450

12,747

411

4.77

5.50

Feb.

*1,960

1,060

514

416

226

202

157

140

130

130

150

200

300

270

251

226

343

302

251

264

514

514

329

202

190

168

168

126

_

-

-

9,723

347

4.03

4.19

Mar.

146

146

113

214

136

126

302

*343

226

157

136

126

104

83

ITT

113

108

117

190

316

251

238

402

900 4~SO~

302

251

251

302

614

820

8,130

262

3.04

3.51

Apr.

416

447

416

316

316

343

276

251

447

386

386

386

622

3TT

549

343

251

214

179

157

126

117

*264

168

117

110

I5T

117

110

214

-

8,715

290

3.36

3.76

May

157

126

112

126

276

343

214

157

126

*110

480

549

?4T

202

157

126

113

101

88

79

73

65

79

126

81

51

4555"

108

126

75

4,879

157

1.82

2.10

June

57

47

41

38

44

56

37

5S

78

783

710

276

1,410

1,250

667

251

157

126

99

85

81

280

447

190

*86

76

117

101

251

329

-

8,219

274

3.18

3.55

July

238 155"

92

85

£02

136

81

59

51

44

57

*51

46

44

39

34

29

25

32

83

45

29

24

10T

95

46

31

24

29

37

28

2,056

66.3

0.769

0.89

Aug.

22

19

18

16

16

14

16

16

*15

12

11

31

25

15

11

9.2

8.2

9.2

10

9.2

7.8

6.6

6.2

5.3

5.3

5.0

TTF

45

4T

24

14

473.8

15.3

0.177

0.20

Sept.

15

18

14

10

8.2

52

9449"

29

15

11

8.2

*7.4

8.7

10

9.7

9.2

7.8

6.6

5.9

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.2

*6.6

5.3

5.0

-

445.4

14.8

0.172

0.19

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,600 Min 12 Mean 225 Cfsm 2.61 In. 35.42

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,960 Min 5.0 Mean 196 Cfsm 2.27 In. 30.31

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

nearby stations .

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Dec. 2, Dec. 14 to Jan. 3, Jan. 12-14 

and Feb. 8-14.
82 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Shavers Fork at Parsons, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39 0 05'45", long. 79°40i40", on right bank at Parsons, Tucker County, 0.7 

mile upstream from confluence with Black Fork.

Drainage area.--314 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1910 to September 1926, October 1940 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,634.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Prior to Aug. 25, 1923, chain gage on old highway bridge 800 ft downstream at 

datum 3 ft lower. Aug. 25, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1926, series of staff gages on railroad 

bridge 40 ft upstream from chain gage at datum 3 ft lower than present datum. Oct. 4, 

1940, to Apr. 4, 1942, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 567 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,950 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 7.48 ft); mini-

 mum, 24 cfs Aug. 27, Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 0.49 ft).

1910-26, 1940-51: Maximum discharge observed, 14,800 cfs May 12, 1924 (gage height, 

10.60 ft, site ahd datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs by 

velocity-area studies; minimum, 1 cfs Oct. 7, 1914 (gage height, 2.0 ft, site and datum 

then in use). Minimum stage and discharge both very doubtful.

Floods of July 10, 1888, and July 17, 1907, reached a stage of approximately 12.5 ft 

at site and datum of former gage (discharge, 25,000 cfs, from rating curve extended 

above 8,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--W 583: 1922. W 923: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.5

.7

1.0

1.3 162

1.7 

2.5 

4.0 

6.2

323

835

2,150

4,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

159

142

127

115

106

102

89

79BT

119

278

850

946

4T7

350

274

231

205

184

*172

156

142

154

610

366

279

235

248

647

483

383

8,792

284

1.33

1.53

Nov.

298

274

478

772

2,280

1,040

683

543

447

400

334

284

248

227

205

194

188

184

162

225

782

549

406

372

b250

bZOO

b220

b250

b240

b220

-

12,958

432

2.02

2.25

Dec.

b250

b500

2,200

4,370

1,800

1,070

1,420

3,270

1,360

902

704

531

429

366

366

345

274

b220

b200

b!70

blSO

bTBTT

b200

472

690

*b420

b260

b210

265

294

261

24,119

778

3.64

4.19

Jan.

220

212 589"

1,850

1,680

902

697

634

453

400

412

350

294

654

2,550

1,650

910

820

1,030

1,270

1,350

1,030

704

704

711

531

412

645

1,620

1,230

1,170

27,184

877

4.10

4.72

Feb.

4,800

3,34U

1,300

910

683

525

b420

b340

b280

b250~

b300

418

*760

865

842

835

950

982

850

1,190

2,100

2,800

1,350

910

690

562

537

543

_

_

-

30,362

1,084

5.07

5.28

Mar.

471

495

453

555

704

581

1,720

2,180

1,150

790

594

495

435

423

339

308

270

STF

638

1,390

902

620

519

1,110

1,250

798

614

549

701

2,380

3,380

27,132

875

4.09

4.72

Apr.

1,350

1,150

1,350

1,050

842

880

760

754

1,920

1,660

1,350

2,270

3,460

1,6SO

1,310

1,050

820

627

537

459

383

345 758"

*850

562

495

921

655

543

828

-

31,589

1,053

4.92

5.49

May

910

1,080

820

739

1,230

1,310

880

655

525

435

787

2,020

1,150

790

600

489

406

345

294

270

235

209 524"

542

459

303

270

313

1,290

1,540

812

21,932

707

3.30

3.81

June

555

418

328

274

240

231

224

188 232"

3,410

2,140

958

3,760

2,720

1,530

872

721

725

471

355

298

274

447

501

303

*224

231

216

741

1,950

-

25,537

851

3.98

4.44

July

760

75T

447

328

289

261

224

175

148

122

216

345

350

257

181

148

120

102

93

95

93

77

111

231

205

122

97

74

6255"

89

6,640

214

1.00

1.15

Aug.

77

59

50

44

38

36

40

37

34

*36

37

58

104

82

86

231

108

68

50

42

39

35

33

33

36

30

2638"

301

20T

106

2,195

70.8

0.331

0.38

Sept.

80

72

80

87

56

118

278

371

TBTT

102

74

59

51

52

51

57

80

57

45

*40

35

32

32

31

28

26

*25

26

242E"

-

2,257

75.2

0.351

0.39

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,820 Mln 70 Mean 650 Cfsm 3.04 In. 41.26

Water .er year year 1950-51: 1950-51; Max Max 4,800 4,800_____Hln Mln 24 24______Mean Mean 605 605_____Cfsm Cfsm 2.83 2.85 In. In. 38.35 58.55__________

eak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs) . Dec. 4 (l p.m.) 5,410 cfs (6.65 ft); Dec. 8 (5:30 a.m.) 5,250

(6.49 ft);>eb. Z (4 a.m.; 5,100 cfs (6.38 ft); Mar. 31 (l a.m.) 6,230 cfs (7.12 ft); Apr. 12 

:45 p.m.) 6,950 cfs (7.48 ft); June 10 (3 a.m.) 6,590 cfs (7.29 ft); June 13 (6:30 p.m.) 6,590 cfs 

(7.27 27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Cheat River near Parsons, W. Va.

Location. Lat 390 07'20", long. 79°40'50", on left bank 2 miles north of Parsons, Tucker 

County, and 3 miles downstream from confluence of Black and Shavers Forks.

Drainage area.--718 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1913 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,589.66 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Aug. 17, 1944, chain gage on Moss Bridge about 1,600 ft upstream at datum 1.13 ft higher.

Average discharge.--37 years (1914-51), 1,661 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,300 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 10.82 ft); minimum, 55 cfs Sept 29, 30 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1913-51: Maximum discharge, 62,400 cfs Mar. 12, 1917 (gage height, 19.05 ft, site 

and datum then in use, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs by 

velocity-area studies; minimum observed, 9 cfs Aug. 12, 1930 (gage height, 1.28 ft, 

site and datum then in use).

Maximum stage known, 20.5 ft July 10, 1688, former site and datum (discharge, 85,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs).

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

Revisions (water years).--W 823: 1917(M). W 893: Drainage area. W 1173: 1931-34(M,m).

Rating table, 

height,

ater year 1950-51, except periods of loe effect (gage 

n feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

127

261

500

850

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0 

10.2

1,380

2,810

4,760

13,000

17,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

484

430

384

356

333

320

286

261

3TSF

625

1,120

2,480

2,480

1,430

1,030

802

674

592

530

*489

462

425

472

1,280

895

748

639

777

2,170

1,610

1,230

26,119

843

1.17

1.35

Nov.

1,000

850

1,610

2,440

6,680

3,340

2,240

1,680

1,390

1,200

1,010

834

732

653

606

573

566

560

506

725

1,950

1,330

1,100

990

b800

b700

b800

b850

b800

b750

-

39,266

1,309

1.82

2.03

Dec.

b850

bl,500

6,940

13 , 700

6,170

3,720

6,160

11,800

4,980

3,160

2,240

1,750

1,430

1,220

1,170

1,050

b900

b760

b660

b580

b500

bSoTT

b700

1,550

2,560

*1,750

1,170

904

1,060

1,010

886

83,330

2,688

3.74

4.32

Jan.

725

695 575'

7,800

*5,800

3,340

2,640

2,020

1,570

1,400

1,340

1,080

850

1,850

9,160

5,680

3,250

3,160

4,330

4,540

4,330

2,980

2,170

2,480

2,240

1,620

1,390

2,770

6,680

4,120

3,740

96,728

3,120

4.35

5.01

Feb.

17,100

10 , 100

4,330

2,980

2,170

1,610

bl,4OO

bl,200

bl,100

bl,lOO

1,130

1,560

*2,810

2,640

2,400

2,320

3,250

3,250

2,720

3,070

5,160

7,200

3,920

2,640

2,100

1,750

1,600

1,440

_

-

-

94,050

3,359

4.68

4.87

Mar.

1,330

1,430

1,230

1,680

1,820

1,520

4,340

6,170

3,530

2,400

1,820

1,480

1,270

1,230

1,060

940

826 550"

1,700

4,120

*2,810

2,240

2,020

4,870

4,020

2,720

2,100

1,880

2,400

5,930

8,040

79,886

2,577

3.59

4.14

Apr.

4,020

3,620

3,920

3,070

2,640

3,160

2,560

2,400

4,440

4,020

3,720

6,030

8,320

4,760

4,120

3,160

2,400

1,880

1,620

1,370

1,140

990

*2,55C~

1,950

1,460

1,380

2,320

1,880

1,610

2,320

-

88,330

2,944

4.10

4.58

May

2,400

2,560

2,240

2,100

4,020

4,870

3,070

2,170

1,680

1,340

2,780

5,210

3,440

2,320

*1,750

1,380

1,140

960

802

725

632

560

SOT

1,250

931

639

580

646

2,480

3,250

1,880

60,411

1,949

2.71

3.13

June

1,310

960

740

632

586

580

506

494

59T

8,610

5,560

2,720

13,100

8,850

4,980

2,810

2,100

1,950

1,230

922

810

802

2,400

1,620

*868

639

895

794

2,340

4,650

-

75,052

2,502

3.48

3.89

July

2,400

1,920

1,150

850

1,040

940

560

506

420

356

444

660

695

580

425

351

294

253

261

414

320

238

280

1,150

*802

439

302

234 555'

338

250

19,130

617

0.859

0.99

Aug.

216

172

147

142

127

114

124

127

116

*111

108

256

360

242

180

389

216

156

127

105

100

90

90

95

90

7675"

159

494 375-

216

5,396

174

0.242

0.28

Sept.

195

169

195

182

136

328

653

679

SET

231

172

139

119

122

127

136

162

124

100

*88

78

74

74

72

70

66

*63

63

59

57

-

5,084

169

0.235

0.26

Calendar year 1950: Max 14,400 Min 139 Mean 2,019 Cfsm 2.81 In. 38.18

Water year 1950-51: Max 17,100 Mln 57 Mean 1,843 Cfsm 2.57 In. 34.85

ak discharge (base, 14,OOP cfs). Dec. 4 (7:30 a.m.) 16,800 cfs (10.07 ft); Dec. 7 (11:30 p.m.) 

17.5OO crs (1O.Z7 ft): Feb. 1 ^5:30 a.m.) 19,300 cfs (l0.82 ft); June 10 (3:30 p.m.) 14,OOO cfs (9.28 

ft); June 13 (11 a.m.) 18,600 cfs (10.57 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
a4 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Cheat River at Rowlesburg, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°20'50", long. 79°40'00", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Baltimore 

& onio Railroad bridge at Rowlesburg, Preston County, and 300 ft upstream from Saltlick Creek. Records include flow of Saltlick Creek.

Drainage area.--972 sq mi, including that of Saltlick Creek.

Records available.--July 1912 to October 1923 (gage heights only), November 1923 to Septemcer iybi.Gage-height records collected at practically same site since 1884 are 

contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,369.8 ft above mean sea level (Baltimore

 E Ohio Railroad bench mark). Prior to Nov. 18, 1923, staff, chain, or Mott tape gages 

at several sites within 500 ft of present site at various datums.

Average discharge. 27 years (1924-51), 2,208 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 38,200 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 10.59 ft); mini-

 mum, 61 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.49 ft).

1923-51: Maximum discharge, 65,200 cfs Feb. 4, 193S (gage height, 12.66 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 45.000 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 10 cfs Oct. 

15, 1930 (gage height, 1.29 ft).

Maximum stage known, 16.7 ft July 6, 1844, referred to present gage by relation 

curve (discharge, 125,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 45,000 cfs). Flood 

of July 10, 1888, reached a stage of 16.2 ft, referred to present gage by relation 

curve (discharge, 118,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 45,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). W 803: Drainage area. W 893: 1936-37. W 1173: 1924-34

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

height, In feet,

Oct. 1 to Nov. 5

2.2 251

2.6 475

3.0 820

3.5 1,440

4.0 2,250

5.0 4,630

6.3 9,300

1.5 62

1.7 105

2.0 219

2.5 534

ov. 6 to Sept. 30

5.0 1,000

4.0 2,350

4.5 3,310

5.0 4,630

7.0 12,100

9.0 23,000

9.7 28,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

U

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

598

535 

475

389

342

323

304

275

285

481

1,100

*1,920

3,520

1,930

1,370

1,050

853

730

630

582

535

498

482

922

1,160

886

740

954

2,170

2,140

1,650

29,629

956

0.984

1.13

Nov.

1,310

1,100 

1,650

3,010

9.100

5,100

3,090

2,350

1,930

*1,660

1,480

1,280

1,120

1,000

912

860

850

840

212.

810

2,300

2,250

1,760

1,640

bl , 400

bl,200

bl,400

bl,500

bl,400

bl,300

-

56,374

1,879

1.93

2.16

Dec.

bl,400

b2,200 

9,680

21 . 600

9,900

5,420

4,760

17,300

7,540

4,480

3,090

2,350

1,940

1,660

1,610

1,650

1,360

bl,100

b950

b750

b700

b700

b900

bl,700

4,340

2,610

1,900

1,350

1,470

1,560

1,400

119,370

3,,851

3.96

4.57

Jan.

1,170

1,020 

1,560

11,400

9,900

5,100

3,810

3,550

2,520

2,050

*2,070

1,920

1,600

2,270

15.000

9,700

4,780

4,070

5,760

6,100

5,420

4,070

2,890

3,310

5,550

2,610

2,070

2,450

9,900

6,820

4,520

140 , 940

4,546

4.68

5.59

Feb.

*28,500

16,800 

6,640

5,940

2,890

2,250

b2,100

b2,000

bl.500

bl , 500

bl,600

1,860

3,430

3,550

3,200

2,990

3,550

4,480

5,680

3,680

5,400

11,500

6,280

5,810

2,800

2,300

2,040

1,870

.

.

-

135,940

4,855

4.99

5.20

Mar.

1,720

1,800 

1,690

2,210

2,990

2,550

4,190

*9,500

4,780

5,090

2,350

1,940

1,680

1,600

1,440

1,300

1,140

1.150

1,840

6,100

4,480

5,090

2,610

4,850

5,590

5,550

2,610

2,260

2,440

4,720

12., 600

105,420

3,356

3.43

3.96

Apr.

6,100

5,260 

5,100

4,070

3,310

3,680

3,310

2,800

5,210

5,930

*5,420

5,590

12,600

7,540

6,640

4,630

5,310

2,610

2,150

1,860

1,560

1.420

2,560

3,090

2,260

1,870

2,400

2,350

2,260

3,310

-

120,000

4,000

4.12

4.59

May

5,680

3,090 

2,800

2,610

4,180

7.560

4,650

5,090

2,550

*1,950

2,660

6,820

4,940

5,200

2,440

1,940

1,650

1,480

1,260

1,100

989

870

800

1,160

1,430

1,000

810

830

1,610

2,800

2,440

77,949

2,514

2.59

2.98

June

1,740

1,560 

1,080

945

860

781

755

*810

901

10,800

9,820

5,810

15,200

15,700

7,180

3,680

2,440

2,610

1,730

1,360

1,180

1,010

2,420

2,440

1,500

1,070

1,170

1,290

1,860

6,460

-

103,942

3,465

3.56

5.98

July

5.940

2,700 

1,810

1,360

1,500

1,490

1,120

850

675

582

698

*820

989

934

698

534

440

360

420

681

574

426

543

2,550

1,940

1,070

664

475

592

460

426

51,919

1,050

1.06

1.22

Aug.

379

373 

270

219

188

166

159

159

*159

144

130

144

576

599

270

239

599

260

183

156

111

98

88

81

86

86

91

174

276

659

406

6,888

222

0,228

0.26

Sept.

270

299 

210

210

206

524

1,010

1,050

698

426

295

219

*174

185

174

166

147

178

151

120

105

95

88

86

86

86

79

*68

64

62

-

7,523

251

0.258

0.29

Calendar year 1950: Max 21,600 Mln 159 Mean 2,757 Cfsm 2.84 In. 38.52

Water year 1950-51: Max 28,300 Mln 62 Mean 2,559 Cfsm 2.63 In. 35.73

Peak discharge (base. 20.000 cfs). Dee. 4 (9:30 a.m.) 26.200 cfs (9.42 ft); Dec. 8 (5 a.m. 

22.300 cfs (8.89 ft); Feb. 1 (10 a.m.) 38,200 cfs (10.59 ftjj June 15 (7:30 p.m.) 29,700 cfs 

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 85

Big Sandy Creek at Roekville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°37'15", long. 79°42'20", on right bank Just downstream from highway 

bridge at Roekville, Preston County, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1909 to March 1918, April 1921 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,310 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

£"0 Oct. 3, 1924, chain gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--38 years (1909-17, 1921-51), 434 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,730 cfs June 13 (gage height, 11.60 ft); minimum, 4.2 cfs Aug. 26, 27 (gage height, 2.98 ft).

1909-18, 1921-51: Maximum discharge, 21,300 cfs July 24, 1912 (gage height, 18.0 

ft), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 0.4 

cfs Oct. 12, 1914 (gage height, 2.35 ft).

Maximum stage known, 20.0 to 20.5 ft July 10, 1888 (discharge, 28,000 to 30,000 cfs).

Remarks. --Records gore! except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diurnal 

fluctuations caused by small gristmills at Bruceton and Roekville.

Revisions (water years). W 643: Drainage area. W 583 : 1912(M), 1922-23. W 923 : 1939. 

w iiYLi: 19^0-34(M,m) .

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30 May 1 to Sept. 30

3.9 37

4.0 44

4.4 79

4.6 

5.5

144

353

570

6.5 630

8.0 2,060

10.1 4,400

2.9

3.0 

3.3

4.4

4.6

12

3.5

3.6 

4.2

31

61

4.6 111

5.0 194

5.5 353

Note. Same as preceding table above 

5.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

96

101

77

70

77

61

53

43

106

216

*234

228

298

234

196

156

130

112

104

96

63

76

104

109

95

80

76

74

149

126

102

3,770

122

0.610

0.70

Nov.

94

96

160

1,510

1.730

620

545

427

*414

476

422

546

302

255

216

196

193

177

153

251

695

530

476

b400

b350

b300

b350

b370

b350

b550

~

12,772

426

2.15

2.37

Dec.

b400

759

2,920

4.260

1,640

950

1,200

2,010

1,100

775

620

476

561

325

522

502

259

259

256

220

b200

b200

b200

b400

1,020

645

575

532

389

346

292

23,793

766

3.64

4.42

Jan.

234

219

936

5.280

1,620

1,060

1,060

965

670

*546

525

494

406

672

3,110

1,590

920

860

1,020

920

746

516

431

1,050

860

645

496

699

1,960

1,180

660

30, 776

993

4.96

5.72

Feb.

4.560

2,720

1,160

602

595

455

b400

b370

b350

b350

365

570

775

746

620

525

620

645

645

*775

1,140

1,420

920

670

543

453

410

325

-

-

-

23,749

846

4.24

4.41

Mar.

361

353

526

1.640

1,160

746

*1,110

965

720

525

451

565

525

546

266

255

222

219

562

1,060

720

645

561

645

561

589' 462

546

410

1,510

1,640

19,510

629

5.14

5.63

Apr.

1,250

2,410

1,260

660

670

525

458

422

746

775

620

765

1,100

985

920

720

556

446

365

515

259

256

744

570

476

410

542

298

1,100

5.500

~

24,145

605

4.02

4.49

May

1.460

860

645

687

650

690

695

545

*451

557

620

965

670

498

395

516

269

225

186

160

145

150

152

151

111

91

83

93

143

118

67

13,404

432

2.16

2.49

June

69

59

52

115

125

*85

68

66

116

2,310

1,160

595

5.660

2,6BO

1,160

695

510

552

525

256

200

149

571

254

960

552

593

557

446

471

-

19,215

640

3.20

5.57

July

670

512

328

241

515

219

154

125

99

99

*79

67

150

106

78

64

48

50

56

50

47

56

77

105

78

56

56

55

33

43

34

4,090

152

0.660

0.76

Aug.

57

36

33

26

24

20

21

*20

20

16

20

16

16

17

17

16

14

11

11

9.2

9.0

6.0

7.0

5.9

5.3

4.4 sis

9.b

11

11

8.2

469.0

15.8

0.079

0.09

Sept.

16

26

26

22

20

32

36

11

28

25

24

*22

14

16

25

26

26

26

15

11

11

10

10

9.2

8.7

6.5

8.5

8.0

7.5

~

587.4

19.6

0.096

0.11

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,560 Mln 17 Mean 534 Cfsm 2.67 In. 56.24

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,360 Min 4.4 Mean 463 Cfsm 2.42 In. 32.76

Peak dlscharee (base, 4.600 cfs).--

5,870 cfs (11.06 ft); Apr. 30 (6:30 a

Dec. 4 (3:30 a.m.) 5,700 cfs (10.96 ft); Feb. 1 (5:30 p.m.) 

.m.) 4,620 cfs (10.41 ft); June 13 (5 p.m.) 6,730 cfs (11.60ft?)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

281787 O - 53 - 7
36 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Cheat River near Pisgah, rf. Va.

Location. Lat 39 0 36'25", long. 79°46'40", on right bank three-quarters of a mile upstream from Scott Run, 2 miles downstream from Big Sandy Creek, 2j miles southwest of 

Pisgah, Preston County, and 10 miles east of Morgantown.

Drainage area.--1,354 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1927 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 875.68 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by West Virginia Power and Transmission Co.). Prior to Nov. 14, 1927, 

staff gage at site 150 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 2,962 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 48,500 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 20.54 ft); min- 

 imum, 90 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.68 ft).

1927-51: Maximum discharge, 74,700 cfs Oct. 28, 1937, Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height,

24.28 ft), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs; minimum, 16 cfs Oct. 16, 1930

(gage height, 1.06 ft).

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

wnicn are poor.

Revisions (water years).--W 893: Drainage area. W1173: 1928-35(M,m).

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

93

237

390

819

1,390

7.O 

9.0 

11.0 

15.0 

18.3

3,130

5,430

9,060

21,200

36,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

819

748

655

586

566

500

450

400

T50

800

*1,360

2,040

4,090 

2,320

1,910

1,460

1,170

1,020

890

819

748 

702

678

702

1,470

1,080

941

999

2,110

2,630

2,000

37,613

1,213

0.896

1.03

Nov.

1,600

1,360

1,810

5,110

11,800

7,320

4,660

*3,430

2,780

2,540

2,180

1,750

1,530 

1,320

1,170

1,080

1,080

1,020

967

1,150

3,070 

3,540

2,780

2,580

2,360

bl,800

bl,900

b2,200

b2,100

bl,800

-

79,737

2,658

1.96

2.19

Dec.

b2,100

b3,000

15,800

30,600

13,000

7,230

7,800

20,200

9,500

5,800

4,300

3,300

2,700 

2,300

2,200

2,200

1,800

1,600

1,400

1,100

1,050 

1,100

1,300

2,400

6,300

4,000

2,800

2,200

2,100

2,300

2,000

165,480

5,338

3.94

4.55

Jan.

1,600

1,400

3,000

16 , 000

14,000

7,200

5,800

5,400

4,000

*3,230

3,130

3,080

2,450 

2,980

17,400

13,800

7,050

5,730

6,870

7,410

6,700 

5,430

4,090

5,030

5,580

4,200

3,130

3,720

12,500

9,300

7,790

199,000

6,419

4.74

5.47

Feb.

36,100

24,200

9,440

5,880

4,420

3,330

b3,200

b3,000

b2,500

b2,300

b2,400

b2,600

b4,200 

5,030

4,540

4,090

4,660

5,730

5,030

*5,030

6,610 

14,200

8,380

5,580

4,200

3,430

2,930

2,580

_

.

-

185,390

6,621

4.89

5.09

Mar.

2,500

2,500

2,400

4,570

5,290

4,200

*4,720

11,200

7,050

4,660

3,540

2,880

2,400 

2,320

2,000

1,750

1,530

1,420

2,080

7,550

6,360 

4,780

3,980

5,160

7,050

4,900

3,760

3,130

3,230

6,190

16,000

141,100

4,552

3.36

3.88

Apr.

8,820

9,300

7,600

6,200

5,030

4,780

4,540

3,980

6,010

7,410

*6,700

6,870

15,200 

9,750

8,580

6,530

4,900

3,760

3,130

2,630

2,140 

1,910

3,560

4,660

3,540

2,830

2,880

3,230

3,880

8,180

-

168,560

5,619

4.15

4.63

May

6,360

4,660

4,420

4,310

5,350

9.060

6,530

4,660

*3,540

2,780

3,700

7,790

6,530 

4,660

3,430

2,730

2,220

1,870

1,560

1,320

1,170 

1,050

941

1,050

1,560

1,200

941

915

1.T4T5

3,960

3,230

104,637

3,375

2.49

2.87

June

2,140

1,530

1,170

1,200

1,050

915

819 54"l

1,110

11,700

13,800

5,860

19,100 

24,000

10,200

5,880

4,200

4,090

2,630

1,870

1,530 

1,260

2,890

3,660

3,230

1,960

1,560

1,750

1,870

6,700

-

140,615

4,687

3.46

3.86

July

6,040

4,090

2,780

1,870

2,090

2,OOO

1,500

1,110

866

772

*1,090

866

1,320 

1,230

967

725

586

496

460

704

748 

566

464

2,170

2,680

1,360

842

586

468

448

555

42,423

1,368

1.01

1.17

Aug.

425

460

386

336

260

224

213

*203

201

189

171

173

191 

421

329

258

317

329

250

195

164 

143

140

132

121

118

130

195

266

436

520

7,896

255

0.188

0.22

Sept.

444

326

302

235

233

344

1,050

994

890

545

390

*284

228 

245

281

230

207

193

207

175

152 

137

132

126

118

115

115

113

100

93

-

9,004

300

0.222

0.25

Calendar year 1950 : Max 30,600 Min 191 Mean 3,804 Cfsm 2.81 In. 38.14

Water year 1950-51 : Max 36,100 Min 93 Mean 3,511 Cfsm 2.59 In. 35.21

Peak discharge (base, 23,000 cfs). Dec, 4 (6 a.m.) 36,600 cfs (18.39 ft); Feb. 1 (2:30 p.m.)

48,bUU crs tzu.b4 rt)j June 15 (U-.iO p.m.) 42,000 cfs (19.39 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 6-10, Dec. 9-20, Dec.. 22 to Jan. 9, Aug. 23; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station at Rowlesburg, Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, and flow at Lake Lynn Dam.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 87

Dunkard Creek at Shannopin, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°45'30", long. 79°58'20", on left bank at Shannopin, Greene County, 

1.4 miles north of Dunkard, 3.5 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles southwest of 

Greensboro.

Drainage area. 229 sq mi.

Records available. December 1940 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 830 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 10 years (1941-51), 304 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 11.42 ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs Sept. 21-23, 25, 29 (gage height, 1.35 ft).

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 16,800 cfs June 4, 1941 (gage height, 14.02 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 0.4 cfs Aug. 28, 1944 (gage height, 0.75 ft).

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

regulation at low flow by mine pumps above station.

Hating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 2-12)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 5 Mar. 6 to Sept. 3O

2.3 

2.6 

2.9

3.5

30

55

133

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

223

490

975

1,810

Note. Same as following 

table above 7.0 ft.

1.35

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

1.4 

2.3 

4.9

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

249

515

1,000

1,810

3,040

4,640

6,720

Discnarge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

34

30

25

24

21

20

20

18

18

28

124

149

144

115

84

66

*52

41

34

30

26

24

24

22

22

20

18

17

17

16

T5

1,299

41.9

0.183

0.21

Nov.

17

IT

20

*2,150 

3.440

769

347

217

258

380

333

*223

161

122

95

78

70

64

53

64

608

549

365

b310

b!60

b250

b330

b350

b360

b360

12,520

417

1.82

2.03

Dec.

b360

bl.OOO

5,040

*6,380 

1,700

930

1,810

4,330

1,180

628

440

313

240

197

190

287

262

201

b!60

bllO

b96

b98

100

251

1,060

603

b290

b230

b240

203

190

29,119

939

4.10

4.73

Jan.

163

130

*418

2,340 

1,440

718

492

375

240

237

291

694

502

673

4,850

2,510

831

605

482

380

303

219

175

644

788

492

326

342

1,680

1,400

747

25,487

822

3.59

4.14

Feb.

5,250

4,860

1,020

655 

404

274

573

708

b420

b270

287

444

*565

565

468

380

444

545

456

456

779

1,420

788

500

352

280

244

188

_

_

-

23,595

843

3.68

3.83

Mar.

164

166

149

2,270 

1,516

*719

1,510

1,640

761

458

324

267

233

318

387

387

416

432

519

*1,530

1,000

652

456

374

312

*244

200

188

234

791

2,050

20,661

666

2.91

3.36

Apr.

1,340

2,480

*1,070

563 

403

296

236

224

482

515

402

1,280

1,640

1,390

1,090

674

*458

335

265

217

180

202

1,590

855

492

335

259

211

410

1,720

21,614

720

3.14

3.51

May

*948

520

361

290 

395

656

390

267

*206

173

1,020

2,360

783

408

267

204

167

140

118

100

88

80

79

107

102

74

64

58

54

80

70

10,639

343

1.50

1.73

June

56

47

42

80 

168

118

83

73

135

2,760

1,240

*393

6,020

3,210

766

355

201

141

107

83

67

*S6

57

58

140

93

66

56

67

110

-

16,848

562

2.45

2.74

July

133

186

109

75 

280

282

1ST

88

63

48

88

52

54

45

42

35

28

*24

21

18

16

16

*107

96

58

39

29

23

19

17

25

2,253

72.7

0.317

0.37

Aug.

27

22

19

18

19

17

15

14

12

11

11

16

10

9.9

9.5

9.1

8.3

7.9

6.9

5.5

2.8

2.1

*4.1

3.5

4.1

4.3

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.3

3.5

311.5

10.0

0.044

0.05

Sept.

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.0 

3.0

4.1

5.5

4.3

3.0

2.5

2.8

2.1

2.8

13

12

12

6.5

4.1

2.8

2.3

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.1

1.6

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.4

1.6

-

115.5

3.85

0.017

0.02

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,380 Min 5.5 Mean 383 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.69

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,380 Min 1.4 Mean 451 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.72

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Nov. 5 (2 a.m.) 5,840 cfs (9.65 ft); Dec. 4 (5:30 a.m.) 7,870

cfs 110.54 ft); Dec. 8 (6 a.m.) 6.500 cfs (9.91 ft): Jan. 15 (2 a.m.) 6,280 cfs (9.85 ft); Feb. 1 

(10:30 p.m.) 10,100 cfs (11.42 ft); June 13 (8 p.m.) 9,100 cfs (11.00 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
88 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Monongahela River at Greensboro, Pa.

Location.--Lat 39°47'15", long. 79°55 I 15", left bank on land guide wall, 750 ft upstream

 from dam at lock 7, at Greensboro, Greene County, 0.2 mile upstream from George Creek, 

2.2 miles downstream from Dunkard Creek, 4.3 miles downstream from Cheat River, and at 

mile 84.8.

Drainage area. 4,407 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete dam which is control for low and medium stages. 

Uatum of gage is 767.55 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge.--12 years, 8,381 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during yea^-, 99,000 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 23.02 ft); mini-

 mum, 302 cfs Aug. 17 (gage height, 10.78 ft); minimum daily, 460 cfs Aug. 17.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 124,000 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 26.60 ft); 

minimum not determined; minimum gage height, 10.23 ft Apr. 29, 1941; minimum daily 

discharge, 204 cfs Sept. 1-3, 5, 1946.

Maximum stage known, about 36 ft in July 1888, from high-water profile by Corps 

of Engineers. Flood of Mar. 18, 1936, reached a stage of 28.4 ft (discharge, 147,000 

cfs).

Remarks. --Records good above 5,000 cfs and fair below except those for period of doubt-

 fuT~gage-height record and those below 1,000 cfs, which are poor. Flow regulated 

since 1938 by Tygart Reservoir (see p. 107 ) and since 1926 by Lake Lynn (combined 

capacity, 351,340 acre-ft).

Revisions [water years). W 1113: 1939(M), 1941(M).

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

10.8 330

11.0 695

11.5 1,940

12.0 3,600

13.0 8,150

15.0 22,000

17.0 40,900

21.0 83,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2,230 

2,900

2,600

2,620

2,490

2,240

2,080

2,420

2,040

2,850

3,870

5,730

7,440

7.980

4,060

4,110

*3,390

3,110

3,280

2,460

2,190

2.020

2,310

2,980

2,540

3,550

3,380

2,070

2,720

3,900

2,800

100,360

3,237

-547

Nov.

5.240 

3,720

5,280

16,800

52.500

20,300

13,200

12,200

9,100

8,510

9,480

*6,850

7,910

6,160

4,920

4,710

4,280

3,610

5,420

4,780

10,500

13,200

7,170

8,370

10,200

10,500

10,100

8,210

11,700

13,700

-

284,420

9,481

-933

Dec.

11,500 

15,200

36,600

*74.500

43 , 000

26,200

51,200

45 , 500

25,800

25,300

22,000

22,000

21,200

18,800

20,000

14,800

8,580

7,610

7,000

5,380

5,740

6,960

5,100

5,390

11,100

10,800

8,210

6,860

8,700

6,470

4,250

557,750

17,990

+90.7

Jan.

4.050 

5,940

9,290

25,500

28,100

22,800

20,500

18,800

12,200

10,500

9,300

10 , 500

9,220

15,100

45 . 500

55,600

26,200

26,200

22,000

19,200

14,900

11,000

9,960

13,700

11,600

13,900

8,180

10,500

24,900

25,600

22,000

534,520

17,240

+552

Feb.

68.200 

66,800

34,100

28,800

25,300

24 , 400

20,800

15,000

16,200

11,700

10,400

11,400

*12,500

13,700

12,300

12,900

15,500

9,760

12,500

10,600

15,200

28,800

26,200

25,600

16,000

15,200

8,550

7.640

_

_

-

569,450

20,340

-409

Mar.

9,110 

6,640

5.910

16,500

15,700

12,600

17,800

26,200

23,600

20 , 800

15,100

15,200

9,060

7,460

6,560

7,560

6,520

6,470

10,500

«-20,600

20,800

20,800

18,000

14,800

11,400

9,470

10,500

9,120

7,750

11,600

_29j7_QQ

421,610

13,600

+408

Apr.

24,400 

26,200

21,200

20,800

19,200

17,500

10,800

8,500

14,600

21,200

22,000

19,500

28.800

26,200

26,200

18,800

17,100

18,000

21,200

16,900

8,300

4,450

12,300

9,840

8,070

8,060

8,120

6,420

7,310

18,800

-

490,550

16,350

+716

Hay

* 16, 700 

14,500

15,500

15,000

13,200

18,600

13,700

10,800

9,670

6,700

11,600

20.100

11,500

12,600

10,500

7,820

6,140

4,660

3,180

2,920

3,060

3,000

3,840

d2,620

d2,400

dl , 640

dl.100

d2,320

d4,460

d3,750

d4,920

254,480

8,209

+531

June

4,800 

5,520

2,220

4,260

5,100

5,710

2,640

2,040

5,360

19,500

27,700

19,200

45,200

56.800

28,800

25,300

16,600

18,900

11,300

7,190

4,900

3,300

7,010

7,000

8,320

5,330

4,540

5,320

5,100

12,000

-

370,960

12,570

+69.7

July

16.900 

11,200

8,820

5,420

8,400

7,620

5,910

1,850

2,480

2,680

2,500

2,820

6,940

5,600

2,200

2,590

2,060

1,820

2,210

2,480

2,420

1.500

2,580

*4,500

15,600

7,860

4,150

2,550

1,820

2,150

2,650

143, 840

4,640

-128

Aug.

2,000 

1,380

2.050

1,060

814

1,220

1,290

1,160

1,060

790

890

1,420

1,820

1,890

1,510

1,420

460

750

875

1,520

1,520

1,020

738

*760

605

585

870

975

1,190

1,340

1,620

36,162

1,167

-461

Sept.

1,160 

955

758

905

985

1,500

2,550

2,470

1,580

1,480

1,100

1,040

1,520

1,890

955

910

885

867

758

824

1,170

800

867

800

1,020

781

825

880

758

716

-

55,209

1,107

-E45

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

2,690

0.610 

0.70

8,548 

1.94 

2.16

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 1950-51:

18,080 

4.10 

4.75

17,570 

5.99 

4.60

19,950 

4.52 

4.71

14,010 

5.18 

5.67

17,070 

5.87 

4.52

8,740 

1.98 

2.28

Observed

Max 74,500 Min 710 Mean 11,020 

Max 74,500 Min 460 Mean 10,400

12,440 

2.82 

3.15

4,512 

l.OE 

1.18

' 706 

0.160 

0.18

862 

0.196 

0.22

Adjusted

Mean 11,020 Cfsm 2.50 In. 55.95 

Mean 10,560 Cfsm 2.55 In. 51.90

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Tygart Reservoir and Lake Lynn, equivalent in cubic feet per second (total 

for calendar year 1950, -5.5 cfs; total for water year 1950-51, -44.4 cfs). Records for Lake Lynn 

furnished by West Perm Power Co.

d Doubtful gage-height record.

Note.--Discharge for Oct. 4-6, 13, 14, Nov. 26 to Dec. 2, Dec. 15, 16, Mar. 23-30, Apr. 3-12, 16- 

50, May 16 to June 11 computed from eight-times daily upper lock gage readings and fragmentary chart 

record.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN ° y 

South Fork Tenmlle Creek at Jefferson, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°55'25", long. 80°04 I 25", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge 1 mile southwest of Jefferson, Greene County, and 3£ miles downstream from 

Ruff Creek.

Drainage area. 180 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 852.54 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1907. Prior to Oct. 21, 1938, chain gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1932-51), 215 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,830 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 11.93 ft); minimum, 0.78 cfs Aug. 26, 27, Sept. 22-36 (gage height, 0.57 ft).

1931-51: Maximum discharge, 13,800 cfs June 4, 1941 (gage height, 18.45 ft, from 

floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 0.05 cfs Sept. 3, 1938 (gage 

height, 0.36 ft).

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

Rating table ater year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3

1.3 18 3.0 430

1.5 32 4.0

1.7 59 5.0 1,320

2.0 121 10.0 5,120

Discharge, in cubic feet pe

0.55 

.6 

.7

Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

1.1 9.7

1.3 17

1.5 31

1.7 58

2.0 121

3.0 445

4.0 830

5.0 1,350

10.0 5,120

5cond, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

43

36

32

39

41

31

27

24

34

125

138

TOT

88

64

61

52

42

37

*35

32

32

31

28

28

26

24

23

2223"

23

23

1,367

44.1

0.245

0.28

Nov.

20

2T

25

3,940

1*670

561

315

223

244

248

190

146

121

*103

90

85

94

81

72

179

490

328

260

b240

b!25

b200

b250

b260

b270

b270

-

11,121

371

2.06

2.30

Dec.

b270

bl,400

4,890

4,090

1,550

710

1,790

2,080

727

481

374

304

250

215

211

231

196

154

152

bl!5

bllO

1O5

TTO

500

644

b400

b230

b230

b250

193

168

23,130

746

4.14

4.78

Jan.

134

124

576

*1,560

731

467

381

297

231

231

318

441

318

991

3,680

1,040

593

477

395

325

273

190

186

533

395

290

237

277

1,050

571

408

17,720

572

3.18

3.66

Feb.

4,650

1,640

666

b500

353

270

980

495

368

257

287

517

517

481

*364

322

504

463

463

481

578

555

398

308

254

224

218

171

-

-

17,284

617

3.43

3.57

Mar.

174

168 rm

2,670

954

537

1,890

1.O2O

546

367

287

240

237

515

441

452

438

467

678

1,350

*740

543

427

374

294

237

199

186

227

955

974

18,765

605

3.36

3 . 88

Apr.

1,340

1,600

740

517

384

287

237

237

416

392

353

706

875

830

642

427

328

263

221

186

152 540"

1,190

498

346

263

211

174

1,42O

3,800

-

19,375

646

3.59

4.00

May

852

*488

356

314

280

227

183

146

121

105

5oo" 854

381

244

177

141

119

103

85

71

64

58

139

151

83

64

56

62

75

62

49_

6,910

223

1.24

1.43

June

37

31

26

26

30

30

24

21

25

772

256

119

*1,630 ~743~

342

177

119

90

68

52

42

36

31

29

408

131

97

128

154

239

-

5,913

197

1.09

1.22

July

554

316

158

105

966

350

174

112

81

60

47

58

121

69

50

34

27

22

23

21

16

13

18

*17.5

15.5

12

9.7 11 

84

25

16

3,585.7

116

0.644

0.74

Aug.

12.5

T2 13.5 

8.6

5.9

4.63

3.95

3.61

3.29

3.14

3.44

4.12

3.78

3.29

2.86

2.46

1.97

1.44

1.16

1.25

1.25

1.16

*1.08

l.OO

.92

.85 7E5-

.85 i.oo

1.08

1.08

108.01

3.48

0.019

0.02

Sept.

1.25

1.64

1.97

1.86

2.21

1.97

1.97

1.75

1.64

1.54

1.25

1.16

1.14

2.57

8.4

4.97

3.15

2.33

1.64

1.16

.85

.85

.85

.85

.78

.78

1.00

1.00

1.00 i.oo

-

54.53

1.82

0.010

O.O1

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,890 Min 5.0 Mean 299 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.55

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,890 Min 0.78 Mean 343 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.89

Peak discharge (base, 4.0OO cfs). Nov. 4 (1:30 p.m.) 6,02O cfs (11.00 ft); Dec. 4 (2 a.m.). 6, 560

cfs (11.57 ft); Dec. 7 (11:30 p.m.) 4,780 cfs 9.63 ft); Jan. 15 (8 a.m.) 5,120 cfs (10.01 ft);

Feb. 1 (5 p.m.) 6,830 cfs (11.93 ft); Mar. 4 (9 a.m.) 4,060 cfs (8.73 ft); Apr. 30 (3:30 a.m.) 6,650

cfs (11.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage -discharge relation affected by Ice.
90 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Dunlap Creek at Allison, Pa.

Location Lat 39°59'20", long. 79°52'30", near center of span on downstream side of 

nignway bridge at Allison, Fayette County, ]f miles north of Republic, 2.6 miles upstream from Cox Run, and 3.7 miles downstream from Lilly Run.

Drainage area. 33.1 sq mi.

Records available. November 1942 to September 1951 (discontinued).

Gage.--Chain gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 

900 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years (1943-51), 44.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 960 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 5.43 ft); minimum 

ooserved, 11 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 1.78 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs Aug. 27.

1942-51: Maximum discharge, 1,300 cfs Sept. 22, 1950 (gage height, 6.17 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 200 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 6.6 cfs Dec. 25, 1943.

Remarks.--Records fair. Some regulation at low flow by mine pumps above station.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8 

Z.I 

2.4 

2.9

1Z

33

64

137

3.5

4.0 

5.0

270

405

780

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

38

38

37

42

32

30

28

27

37

38

40

37

31 

31

31

*29

28

27

27

27

25

26

24

24

24

22

22

24

24

22

2i

913

29. 5

0.891

1.03

Nov.

20

21

24

251

204

85

69

67

62

72

*58

50

48 

43

42

40

39

35

34

41

57

45

45

43

36

52

56

53

53

58

-

1,803

60.1

1.82

2.03

Dec.

58

127

465

615

221

146

166

210

128

104

97

82

73 

65

65

63

57

*52

47

39

40

41

38

54

77

63

52

48

49

47

47

3,436

111

3.35

3.86

Jan.

il

41

78

156

104

86

86

72

65

60

64

64

58 

126

282

137

104

90

84

76

67

58

57

97

76

67

62

72

120

85

76

2,711

87.5

2.64

3.05

Feb.

336

221

120

112

86

77

112

74

62

57

64

*73

 72 

72

64

62

76

72

76

77

85

89

78

69

65

62

59

|6

-

-

2,528

90.3

2.73

2.84

Mar.

58

49 ' 50

169

*120

90

156

120

90

82

77

68

63 

68

60

60

53

54

52

70

64

60

60

57

51

*1Z

47

47

51

127

140

2,360

76.1

2.30

2.65

Apr.

148

176

120

97

86

77

70

68

70

67

64

106

137 

112

97

84

76

67

63

56

53

84

109

70

65

59

53

53

147

*198

-

2,732

91.1

Z.75

3.07

May

120

97

84

*89

76

80

68

60

54

48

161

197

97 

80

68

59

54

48

44

41

40

39

50

39

35

33

36

34

35

30

29

2,025

65.3

1.97

2.28

June

27

27

25

40

30

30

26

27

26.

135

*67

43

428 

204

97

78

65

53

47

41

38

*37

39

38

50

34

47

34

41

38

-

1,912

63.7

1.92

2.15

July

48

32

28

24

58.

35

30

29

26

27

25

25

28 

24

26

24

25

24

24

24

22

23

*24

22

22

20

20

20

21

19

19

818

26.4

0.798

0.92

Aug.

19

18

19

19

18

18

18

19

18

18

19

28

20 

18

18

17

18

18

18

17

16

15

*17

16

16

18

13.

17

16

16

16

551

17.8

0.538

0.62

Sept.

51

21

17

17

16

17

19

19

19

16

15

17

17 

33

19

19

18

16

15

16

15

16

15

16

16

15

.16

16

16

17

-

555

18.5

0.559

0.62

Calendar year 1950: Max 620 Mln 16 Mean 63.1 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.88

Water year 1950-51: Max 615 Min 13 Mean 61.2 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.12

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 91

Redstone Creek at Waltersburg, Pa.

Location.--Lat 39°58'45", long. 79°45 I 50", near center of span on downstream side of 

highway bridge at Waltersburg, Fayette County, 500 ft upstream from Bolden Run and 

1 mile upstream from Alien Run.

Drainage area. 73,7 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1942 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Altitude of 

gage is 900 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years (1943-51), 114 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,040 cfs June 13 (gage height, 7.56 ft); minlmum observed, 14 cfs Aug. 19, Sept. 30; minimum gage height observed, 0.98 ft Sept. 30.

1942-51: Maximum discharge, 3,200 cfs June 2, 1946 (gage height, 7.84 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 700 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of-peak 

flow; minimum observed, 8.6 cfs Oct. 18, 1949 (gage height, 0.93 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mine pumps above station.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 2

1.1 27

1.5 95

2.0 197

3.0 450

4.0 825

Dec. 3 to Sept. 3O

0.95 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

3.0 450

4.0 825

5.0 1,320

7.0 2,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

49 

42

42

58

42

39

39

36

94]

93

77

77

63

60

56

*51

53

49

48

48

44

36

38

42

39

39

39

36

32

30

38

1,529

49.3

0.669

0.77

Nov.

36 

35

4S

434

Wf

134

106

99

99

154

*118

106

91

77

74

70

66

60

54

81

130

110

103

99

b80

bllO

b!20

114

126

126

-

3,325

111

1.51

1.68

Dec.

126 

491

1,960

1,240

545

344

4OO

370

248

203

181

170

138

130

122

138

134

*114

106

94

96

94

90

242

203

159

126

114

130

114

114

8,736

282

3.83

4.41

Jan.

88 

79

2T7

422

283

214

214

181

159

138

170

148

130

277

580

344

248

214

181

159

134

122

114

218

170

148

138

176

450

271

237

6,624

214

2.90

3.34

Feb.

1,330 

608

344

248

192

170

341

215

138

130

181

*181

170

181

159

148

181

170

181

181

203

225

203

170

159

138

138

122

_

_

-

6,807

243

3.30

3.43

Mar.

138 

114

104

450

260

214

295

248

203

170

138

138

130

148

132

126

114

102

12O

163

138

138

136

138

114

*1O2

106

1O2

116

462

412

5,471

176

2.39

2.76

Apr.

395 

450

307

248

203

170

148

138

203

181

170

288

332

E83

225

181

170

148

138

118

T3S- 106

293

181

159

138

126

124

748

*635"

-

7,158

239

3.E4

3.61

May

344 

248

203

319

260

236

203

170

148

130

904

344

225

181

148

130

118

102

94

83

81

75

87

77

68

64

60

66

98

64

60

5,390

174

2.36

2.72

June

57 

55

57

165

79

62

57

62

62

370

*220

148

 572" 1,580

295

203

148

122

104

94

83

75

110

70

154

75

114

68

85

70

5,416

181

2.46

2.73

July

75 

59

59

54

121

70

59

49

47

50

47

50

70

47

39

38

39

36

36

39

36

30

*40

42

38

38

34

32

26

23

34

1,457

47.0

0.638

0.74

Aug.

36 

3?

30

26

18

21

32

33

33

33

33

33

22

26

28

26

26

28

14

Is

32

*33

30

*30

27

16

16

23

26

26

26

834

26.9

0.365

0.4E

Sept.

"27 Ill 

22

21

28

33

44

28

21

19

26

26

34

71

32

21

El

28

27

27

26

26

23

23

27

23

32

26

22

ii

911

30.4

0.412

0.46

Calendar year 195O: Max 1,960 Min 23 Mean 132 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.23

Water year 195O-51: Max 1,960 Mln 14 Mean 147 Cfsm 1.99 In. 27 .07

Peak discharge (base, 2,OOP cfs).--Dec. 3 (7 p.m.) 2.60O cfs (6.98 ft); Feb. 1 (3 p.m.) 2,ISO cfs 

(6.42 ft); May 11 (I p.m.) 2,110 cfs (6.26 ft); June 13 (12 m.) 3,040 cfs (7.56 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
92 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Youghiogheny River near Oakland, Md.

Location. Lat 39°25'19", long. 79°25'32", on left bank 200 ft downstream from Baltimore & 

Ohio Kailroad bridge, 250 ft downstream from Little Youghiogheny River, ITT miles northwest of Oakland, Garrett County, and li miles upstream from Dunkard Lick Run.

Drainage area. 134 sq mi.

Records available. August 1941 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,353.11 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Aug. 1, 1946, wire-weight gage at bridge 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 292 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,800 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 7.76 ft); minimum, 

y.y 'cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.89 ft).

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 7,800 cfs Dec. 16, 1948 (gage height, 9.77 ft); minimum, 

7.8 cfs Sept. 8, Oct. 9, 10, 1946.

Flood of March 1936 reached a stage of 15.3 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

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

Revisions (water years).--W 1113: 1947(M),

;r year 1950-51,

2.3

2.5

3.0

4.0

except periods

66

116

301

849

of ice

et per 

5.0

6.0

7.0

effect (gf

1,560

2,490

3,720

1.9

2.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

46

41

38

39

38

32

30

2753"

154

*2U

378 550"

192

154

116

94

80

71

66

60

54

66

66

54

46

41

130

263

150

119

3,195

103

0.769

0.89

Nov.

102

92

284

452

939

543

376

*284

238

218

174

138

119

105

94

92

102

92

87 iro

192

147

147

160

106

218

211

165

155

157

-

6,289

210

1.57

1.75

Dec.

174

229

860

d2,400

1,270

701

755

1,36O

713

511

4O6

324

260

225

205

ISO

155

140

125

110

124

124

130

360

780

490

330

280

*260

226

200

14,407

465

3.47

4.00

Jan.

160

140 3~S2~

*1,640

1,340

799

701

565

420

350

333

288

220

420

2,330

1,310

737

768

909

879

762

532

391

632

495

390

340

596

1,250

774

610

21,443

692

5.16

5.95

Feb.

3,590

2,620

920

615

458

*347

416

240

240

205

190 4TB587

532

427

347

527

474

447

442

707

909

649

484

381

315

271

218

-

-

-

17,976

642

4.79

4.99

Mar.

323

280

234

447

427

352

656

*666

484

362

292

250

222

211

192

167

150

141

19T

601

500

570

607

1,200

859

582

437

367

396

750

1,040

13,957

45O

3.36

3.87

Apr.

690

909

696

570

527

447

367

338

463

495

*489

664

879

843

805

6O4

474

367

306

250

200

196

495

329

280

250

222

188

35?

1,070

-

14,875

496

3.70

4.13

May

678

484

391

362

676

780

57T

*442

333

267

464

474

367

292

242

207

174

181

a!50

a!3O

113

100

1OO

116

84

68

150" 64

161

125

89

8,79O

284

2.12

2.44

June

73

62

56 209"

135

105

87

177

174

1,230

844

458

1,560

2,570

1,060

615

422

452

267

200

*171

147

514

271

258

185

174

164

248

563

-

13,471

449

3.35

3.74

July

522

32?

238

185

320

207

147

119

97

97

150

102

113

87

71

58

50

153" 43

286

1OO

71

66

188

*128

82

66

54

48

87

52

4,279

138

1.03

1.19

Aug.

39

38

35

48

38

31

31

31

27

23

22

24

36

28

20

18

16

16

21

a!8

a!5

*13

11

10

IT

11

14

71SB29

20

823

26.5

0.198

0.23

Sept.

23

26

20

16

14

136

~BT 149

35

27

22

20

*18

18

27

22

18

16

15

14

14

13

12

13

14

14

13

11

10

9.8

-

813.8

27.1

0.202

0.23

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,800 Min 18 Mean 333 Cfsm 2.49 In. 33.74

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,590 Min 9.8 Mean 330 Cfsm 2.46 In. 33.41

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOP cfs). Feb. 1 (7 p.m.) 4,8OO cfs (7.76 ft); June 14 (3 a.m.) 3,330 cfs 

(6.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a1 No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of normal recession and records for nearby 

stations.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partially reconstructed gage-height 

graph.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24, 25, 28, 29, Dec. 3, 13-25, 31, Jan. 1, 2, 

9,TOT 13, 26, 27, Feb. 3, 8-11.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 93

Youghiogheny River at Friendsville, Md.

Location. Lat 39°39'17", long. 79°24i27", on left bank 0.6 mile upstream from highway 

bridge at Friendsville, Garrett County, and l£ miles upstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area.--295 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1898 to December 1904 and December 1940 to September 1951 in 

reports of Geological Survey. August 1898 to December 1904 and September 1922 to September 1931 (gage heights only September 1922 to September 1926) in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,487.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Aug. 17, 1898, to Dec. 31, 1904 and Sept. 1, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gages 

at bridge 0.6 mile downstream at-data 16.24 and 16.29 ft lower, respectively.

Average discharge. 10 years (1941-51), 618 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,840 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 6.55 ft); minimum daily, 33 cfs Aug. 26.

1898-1904, 1922-32, 1940-51: Maximum gage height, 14.2 ft Mar. 29, 1924, from floodmarks, site and datum then in use, or about 10 ft, present site and datum, determined 

from relation curve (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge, 19 cfs Nov. 

18, 1930.

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

which are fair. Low and medium flow regulated by Deep Creek Reservoir (total capacity, 

4,620,000,000 cu ft).

Racing tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

2.7

3.0 

3.4 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

to Feb.

171

299

600

1,350

3,290

5,9bO

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

2.7

3.0

29

162

313

3.5

4.0 

4.5

5.5

720

1,370

2,230

4,520

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

200

280

322

304

268

356

228

172

339

437

586

759

755

441

327

459

450

*429

484

457

262

230

421

438

433

374

380

236

471

529

508

12,335

398

-165

Nov.

484

487

672

806

1.550

1,180

830

760

*684

680

477

315

479

514

514

514

534

377

290

448

b!2

551

342

532

b345

b315

642

591

566

535

-

17,626

588

-139

Dec.

533

528

1,520

5.950

2,640

1,460

1,380

2,340

1,380

995

964

820

743

636

596

432

b500

b680

b74O

b720

b780

bbSO

412

543

1,320

1,060

b880

b780

808

653

454

31,907

1,029

-32.2

Jan.

370

544

895

2,560

*2,480

1,460

1,280

1,120

846

744

660

610

494

656

5.760

2,390

1,350

1,300

1,660

1,610

1,460

I,0b0

834

1,220

1,020

799

b650

960

2,410

1,560

1,160

39,922

1,288

+202

Feb.

5,200

4,450

Dl.750

1,180

865

624

*780

520

510

445

410

800

1,100

990

770

b3O

920

910

840

810

1,250

1,650

1,220

910

720

bOO

540

430

_

_

-

31,824

1,137

+ 179

Mar.

590

530

425

740

870

820

1,350

1,350

1,020

708

522

594

614

590

540

4b8

402

395

590

976

979

1,220

1,050

1,950

1,580

1,270

948

680

754

1,230

2^990

27,745

895

+23,0

Apr.

1,260

1,760

1 , 400

1,060

950

819

690

611

808

819

819

*925

1,480

1,400

1,370

1,020

854

670

575

490

407

378

788

670

572

536

499

392

548

1.850

-

26,400

880

+ 165

May

1,260

942

820

879

1,040

1.420

1,200

948

*806

676

991

890

670

674

621

565

500

500

320

272

461

468

405

418

358

190

148

358

492

284

322

19,898

642

-9.0

June

301

203

114

322

420

370

360

410

418

1,320

1,530

926

2,680

4.200

2,290

1,110

720

910

698

536

484

466

622

514

730

567

484

456

472

670

-

25,303

843

+6.2

July

764

732

568

331

624

554

278

225

287

318

310

*342

280

205

119

304

184

182

176

375

184

128

252

358

338

288

260

132

166

246

282

9.792

316

-83.6

Aug.

250

237

205

155

86

214

272

252

258

22b

148

50

129

162

102

158

162

58

58

192

216

255

*238

135

82

33

122

204

196

173

147

5,175

167

-142

Sept.

120

66

68

137

120

180

378

155

76

166

190

168

208

*248

123

88

211

222

208

180

201

118

98

159

212

205

210

190

132

jjO

-

4,897

163

-134

Adjusted far change in contents in Deep Creek Ret

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

233 

0.790 

0.91

449 

1.52 

1.7C

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 1950-51:

997 

3.38

3.90

1,490

5.05 

5.82

1,316 

4.46 

4.64

918 

3.11 

3.58

1,045 

3.54 

3.95

633

2.15 

2.48

observed

Max 4,890 Min 55 Mean 741 

Max 5,200 Min 33 Mean 693

849 

2.88 

3.21

2«2

0.786 

0.91

25

0.085 

0.10

29 

0.098

0.11

Adjusted

Mean 725 Cfsm 2.46 In. 33.33 

Mean 681 Cfsm 2.31 In. 31.31

Discharge measurement made on this

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per secon 

Pennsylvania Electric Co.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 7 to Mar. 8; discharge 

near Oakland, records of release from Deep Creek Reservoir

in Deep Cr
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Monongahela River at Charleroi, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°08'30", long. 79°53'35", on right bank on land guide wall 1,100 ft up-

 stream from dam at Lock 4, at Charleroi, Washington County, half a mile downstream 

from Maple Creek, and at mile 41.5.

Drainage area.--5,213 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1886 to March 1905 (fragmentary), October 1933 to September 

19bl.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete dam which is control for low and medium stages. 

Datum of gage is 735.33 ft above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark). 

March 1886 to March 1905 staff gage at site 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1933-51), 9,183 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1940).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 106,000 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 17.32 ft); mir

 imum, 536 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 2.48 ft).

1886-1905, 1933-51: Maximum discharge, about 156,000 cfs July 11, 1888 (gage 

height, 42.0 ft on lower gage, at old lock downstream, or about 26.1 ft on present 

gage); minimum not determined.

Remarks . --Records good above 3,000 cfs and fair below except those below 1,000 cfs, which

Supply Paper 1197, 

Revisions (water years). --W 758: Drainage area. W 783: 1888(M) .

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.5 

2.9 

3.5 

4.0

570

1,450

3,310

5,300

5.0 10,500

8.0 51,500

16.0 96,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

3,100

3,140

3,170

2,960

*2,960

2,620

2,520

2,270

2,620

2,930

3,840

5,120

6,730

8.650

5,660

4,390

3,910

3,570

3,310

3,46O

2,650

2,430

2.090

2,860

3,000

3,240

3,500

2,860

2,430

3,200

3,720

108,910

3,513

-547

Nov.

3.140

3,640

4,240

17,100

59 . 600

25,400

*15,700

13,500

12,000

9,750

10,600

9,480

7,900

7,900

5,960

5,740

5,050

4,800

4,190

4,420

8,730

14,40O

10,600

8,920

10,40O

11,100

12,300

9,750

11,200

15,100

-

322,610

10,750

-933

Dec.

13,500

14,600

43,500

89.100

*64,000

33,300

34, 200

52,200

35,200

26,700

25, 100

22,800

*23,500

2O,OOO

19,300

16,800

11,600

7,900

7,900

6,900

5,390

5.200

7,370

6,080

11,700

12,300

10,500

8,150

8,650

9,360

6,570

659,370

21,270

+90.7

Jan.

5.010

5,160

8,170

24,400

34, 200

25,100

22,800

20,700

15,400

12,600

11,100

11,400

12,300

11,100

42,900

47.000

29 , 100

28,300

25,100

21,400

17,900

12,400

11,300

15,400

*13,200

14,400

12,600

9,140

23,000

28,300

22,800

593,680

19,150

+332

Feb.

55,800

94.40O

45,000

31,500

27,500

25,900

. 25,900

18,300

17,900

14,800

12,000

12,900

13,500

15,400

13,800

14,100

15,100

13,000

12,600

13 , 500

13,200

26,600

29 , 900

25,100

19,700

15,800

12,700

8.650

-

-

644,550

23,020

-409

Mar.

9,480

8,840

6.660

18,200

* 20, 000

15,800

18,600

29,900

25,900

22,100

19,000

14, 800

11,400

9,750

8,650

8,650

8,650

7,900

9,400

19,700

24, 100

22,800

19,300

17,200

1 4, 800

11,100

10,800

10,600

9,820

11,500

50.600

476,000

15,350

+408

Apr.

30, 700

51 . 500

26,700

22,800

21,400

20,000

14, 300

10,200

13,200

21,400

22,800

21,400

29,900

29,900

27,500

*22,800

17,600

19,300

20,700

19,300

11,700

6.680

12,700

14,400

11,40O

9,200

9,200

8,650

12,600

25,800

-

565,730

18,860

+716

May

22,100

16,800

16,200

14,400

13,800

19,300

15,400

13,200

10,800

9,200

10, 800

23 . 500

15,900

13,500

12,600

10,000

7,830

6,680

5,250

4,070

3,800

4,510

4,320

4,300

3,880

2,960

2,240

2.150

3,750

6,020

*4,910

304, 150

9,811

+551

June

5,480

4,490

3,780

3,860

5,650

4,740

3,550

2.690

5,020

15,400

33,500

20,700

38,400

77.400

34,800

26,700

19 , 600

18,200

14,300

9,150

6,040

4,720

5,080

7,900

8,960

7,800

5,500

5,510

6,190

8,500

-

411,170

15,710

+69.7

July

18.600

12,300

11,100

7,560

8,480

9,200

6,760

3,150

2,490

2,890

2,860

*2,690

5,500

6,380

3,100

2,720

2,590

2,210

2,150

2,560

2,890

2,500

2,160

2,760

10,500

10,40O

5,860

5,580

2,590

2.090

2,180

161,980

5,225

-128

Aug.

2.590

1,940

1,750

1,780

1,150

1,060

1,380

1,320

1,280

1,060

995

1,200

1,560

1,970

1,750

1,450

1,210

684

722

949

1,300

1,550

1,020

760

722

608

684

844

1,040

1,280

1,400

58,806

1,252

-461

Sept.

1,750

1,400

1,020

907

1,060

1,150

1,660

2.950

2,100

1,580

*1,480

1,200

1,250

2,060

1,810

1,080

928

949

928

823

928

1,110

928

823

844

995

844

781

781

705

~

56,800

1,227

-245

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

2,966 

0.569 

0.66

9,817 

1.8E 

2. 1C

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 1950-51:

21,360 

4.10 

4.73

19,480 

5.74 

4.51

22,610 

4.34 

4.52

15,760 

3.02 

3.48

19,580 

3.76 

4.20

10,340 

1.98 

2.28

Observed

Max 89,100 Min 886 Mean 12,400 

Max 94,400 Min 608 Mean 11,850

13,780 

2.64 

2.95

5,097 

0.978 

1.13

791 :..i52

0.18

982 

0.188 

0.21

Adjusted

Mean 12,400 Cfsm 2.38 In, 32.29 

Mean 11, S'O Cfsm 2.27 In. 50.75

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Tygart Reservoir and Lake Lynn, equivalent in cubic feet per second (total 

for calendar year 1950, -5.3; total for water year 1950-51, -44.4). Records for Lake Lynn furnished 

by West Penn Power Co.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Youghiogheny River at Youghiogheny River Dam, Pa.

Location.--Lat 39 0 48'20", long. 79°21'50", on right bank 800 ft upstream from bridge on 

state Highway 281, a quarter of a mile downstream from Youghiogheny River Dam, Somerset 

County, a quarter of a mile south of Confluence, and 0.7 mile upstream from Casselman 

River.

Drainage area. 436 sq mi.

Kecoras available. September 1904 to December 1910, January 1911 to September 1913 (gage 

neignts only) , and March 1940 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. September 1904 to September 1914,.October 1914 to September 1922 (gage heights only), and 

March 1940 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters. Some high-water records prior to October 1914 are in error due to backwater 

from Casselman River.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,310.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Sept. 30, 1922, chain gage at site 800 

ft downstream at datum 0.38 ft lower.

Average discharge. 11 years (1940-51), 863 cfs (adjusted for storage).

.Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 5,100 cfs Feb. 3, 4 (gage height, 7.70 ft); mini-

 mum, 5 cfs July 18 (gage height, 3.19 ft); minimum daily, 214 cfs Mar. 21-24, 29.

1904-14, 1940-51: Maximum gage height observed, 19.00 ft Mar. 14, 1907, site and 

datum then in use (discharge not determined); practically no flow at times during May 

and June 1950 when reservoir gates were closed. '

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater from Casselman River, which 

are fair. Flow regulated since 1943 by Youghiogheny River Reservoir (see p. 107), 

and since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir (combined capacity, 352,770 acre-ft).

Cooperation. Eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Hevisions.--W 893: Drainage area.

Rating table, waten year 1950-51, except periods of backwater from Casselman 

River (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 2)

3.8 214 

4.0 348 

4.5 855 

feet per second,

5.0 1,450 

6.0 2,740 

8.0 5,700 

year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,160

1,150

1,150

1,140 

1,140

*1,130

1,130

1,110

1,110

1,090

982

798

T59T5

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,080

1,080

*1,010

912

912

901

901

901

901

901

947

1,040

1,04O

*1,030

1,020

31,826

1,027

-714

Nov.

1,020 

1,020

1,020

1,020 

820

*488

478 *5"3S"

*616

*1,050

,050

,050

,050

,040

,030

,030

,030

,020

,020

,O2O

970

890

740

620

620

630

630

630

729

1,020

-

25,887

863

-205

Dec.

1,030 

1,020

640

230 

23C

317

470

490

488

799

1,480

2,140

*1,950

*1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,550

1,560

1,570

1,280

674

769

1,520

1,530

1,530

37,637

1,214

+268

Jan.

1,530 

1,520

1,400

620 

240

239 259-

239

813

*1,550

459

574

1,450

1,020

340

810

1,760

2,500

2,70O

2,800

2,800

3,020

*5.160

1,640

1,730

2,670

2,600

2,600

1,900

1,050

1,950

47,923

1,546

+655

Feb.

780 

1,100

4,130

5,100 

4,950

4,330

1,430

1,090

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,490

1,210

1,540

2,140

1,800

1,150

1,150

£87

290

290

290

1,510

2,600

2,540

2,340

1,610

965

_

_

-

51 , 402

1,836

+65.6

Mar.

1,650 

1 , 630

1,570

895 

353

641

*391

425

974

1,150

,150

,150

,150

,150

,140

,140

,140

,040

809

568

214

TS3

214

214

433

832

1,170

838

214

220

380

25,039

808

+501

Apr.

460 

230

1,140"

2,400 

2,340

2,340

1,620

1,010

585

264

264

264

264

264

264

264

*264

*1,010

2,250

1,620

740

580

740

740

740

740

740

740

740

470

26,087

870

+700

May

1,430 

3,230

5,580

2,670 

1,760

1,560

1,760

1,430

890

729

740

901

1,090

1,020

912

798

740

740

740

740

740

740

652

498

T55

498

498

498

*498

498

498

35,576

1,077

-108

June

578 

740

740

588 

498

498

578

578

507

500

840

1,550

680

620

2,800

4,000

4,050

3,900

2,800

1,950

1,440

982

820

820

958

956

901

*786

729

740

-

57,887

1,265

+11.8

July

752 

752

765

-SZi 464 

763

866

936

936

*947

947

947

890

786

786

798

550

*510

*947

947

947

947

718

685

786

774

774

866

 3T7 958

947

25,240

814

-4O8

Aug.

956 

936

924

924 

924

912

890

890

947

1,080

1,080

970

878

878

878

878

866

866

774

752

*844

844

844

844

844

844

844

844

844

832

*832

27,443

885

-807

Sept.

832 

1532

852

852 

820

820

729

641

641

641

707

8O9

809

752

641

740

809

809

809

752

696

809

707

630 S9"5

798

798

798

798

798

-

22,785

76O

-698

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm

313 

0.718 

0.83

658 

1.51 

1.68

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 1950-51:

1,482 

5.40 

5.92

2,201 

5.05 

5.82

1,902 

4.56 

4.54

1,309 

3.00 

5.46

1,57O 

5.60 

4.02

969 

2.22 

2.56

Observed

Max 6,540 Mln O Mean 1,074 

Max 5,100 Mln 214 Mean 1,075

1,275 

2.92 

3.26

406 

0.951 

1.07

78.0 

0.179 

0.21

62.0 

0.142 

0.16

Adjusted

Mean 1,068 Cfsm 2.45 In. 55.25 

Mean 1,012 Cfsm 2.52 In. 31.53

" Discharge uiscnarge measurement measurement madea on thisn day. a

t Change In contents in Youghiogheny River and Deep Creek Reservoirs, equivalent In cubic feet per 

second,(total for calendar year 195O, -6.5 cfs, total for water year 195O-51, -62.7 cfs). Records 

for Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.

Note. Backwater from Casselman River Nov. 5, Dec. 5-5, 7, 8, Jan. 5-5, 15, 18-21, 28, 29, Feb. 1, 

2, Mar. 50, 31, Apr. 2, 29, 3O, June 10, 11, 15-16; discharge computed by special method.
96 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Casselman River at Grantsville, Md.

Location. Lat 39°42'05", long. 79°08'05", on left bank at steel bridge on highway 0.3 mile 

upstream from Slaubough Run, 0.7 mile downstream from U. S. Route 40, and 1.0 mile northwest of Grantsville, Garrett County.

Drainage area. 62.5 sq mi.

R'ecords available. July 1947 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,870 cfs June 13 (gage height, 4.80 ft); mini- 

 mum, 2.7 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.02 ft).

1947-51: Maximum discharge, 5,110 cfs July 4, 1948 (gage height, 8.13 ft), from

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of

peak flow; minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 1143: 1948.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per se

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

2.5 

5.3

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.3

36

67

109

220

2.6 

3.0 

3.8

335

538

1,080

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

49

43

37

36

34

29

2830"

100

159

119

156

159

109

91

73

64

*57

53

50

47

43

47

49

43

37

34

75

83

57

49

2,040

65.8

1.05

1.21

Nov.

46

43

94

267

554

174

155

114

*100

79

70

64

60

56

52

48

47

50

45

50

65

57

55

52

23

74

74

66

60

60

-

2,510

83.7

1.34

1.49

Dec.

70

118

457

790

544

224

556

664

285

210

182

154

*150

110

100

92

82

70

62

54

60

58

62

175

260

155

92

90

102

94

82

5,964

192

5.07

3.55

Jan.

74

62 250"

560

*558

278

259

225

195

145

140

122

98

225

628

d310

d270

d520

414

580

527

224

180

301

227

170

155

300

471

244

170

8,082

261

4.18

4.81

Feb.

672

4"37J

250

210

180

160

d!90

106

d94

88

86

dSZTT

409

571

248

185

201

214

214

250

373

306

217

174

151

138

131

109

_

_

-

6,466

231

3.70

3.85

Mar.

128

119

102

224

171

131

188

185

*138

111

102

96

94

96

87

79

73

67

BT

165

160

191

244

434

255

188

156

149

185

488

47T

5,361

173

2.77

3.19

Apr.

293

414

270

224

210

182

154

d!46

d!76

d!82

d!62

258

318

248

224

176

149

128

116

102

87

98

258

141

111

102

94

85

557

666

-

6,137

205

3.28

3.65

May

501

217

254

306" 450

278

207

174

*143

123

159

151

114

91

79

71

64

60

55

52

47

43

43

49

40

35

34

4T

58

49

36

5,827

125

1.97

2.28

June

30

25

22 d55"

*71

45

35

59

82

852

590

185

*dl,050

385

535

214

156

116

94

79

87

122

324

158

187

119

118

107

94

105

-

6,000

200

5.20

5.57

July

200

109

73

60

109

77

53

45

57

57

47

*40

69

42

31

26

22

22

26

62

27

20

2SF

55T

130

64

46

35

31

28

24

2,069

66.7

1.07

1.23

Aug.

SB- 35

24

20

17

15

16

16

14

12

11

12

15

11

8.4

7.3

6.4

7.3

7.8

6.8

6.0

5.6

5.3

*5.3

5.0

4.8

5T

9.0

8.4

6.2

5.0

565.4

11.7

0.187

0.22

Sept.

5.6

6.0

5/2

4.8

4.5

26

50

Iff

11

8.0

6.2

5.4

4.8

*4.6

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.3

4.0

5.4

5.2

3.0

STTT

3.0

3.2

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.2

5.0

-

218.8

7.29

0.117

0.15

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,490 Mln 8.9 Mean 132 Cfsm 2.11 In. 28.59

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,050 Mln 3.0 Mean 134 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.18

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 efs). Dee. 4 (4 a.m.) 1,080 cfs (5.79 ft); Dec. 7 (9 p.m.) 1,570 cfs 

(4.21 ft); Feb. 1(6:30 p.m.) 1,000 cfs (5.71 ft); Mar. 50 (6:50 p.m.) 1,040 cfs (5.76 ft); June 10 

(2 p.m.) 1,220 cfs (4.00 ft); June 13 (3 p.m.) 1,870 cfs (4.8O ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph 

based on recorder graph, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note. No , age-height record Nov. 11-20, Aug. 26 to Sept. 15; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation 

affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 3, Dec. 15 to Jan. 4, Jan. 8-14, 23, 26-28, 31, Feb. 2-6, 8, 10, 11 

(no gage-height record Dec. 21 to Jan. 2, Jan. 8-14, Feb. 4-6, 10, 11; discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records and records for nearby stations).
MONONGAHELA FIVER BASIN 97

Big Plney Run near Salisbury, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°43 1 32", long. 79°02'57", on left bank an eighth of a mile upstream from 

Little Piney Run, a quarter of a mile north of Mary land- Pennsylvania State line, and 

2i miles southeast of Salisbury, Somerset County,

Drainage area. --24. 5 sq mi.

Records available. --June 1932 to September 1951. 

Gage . --Water-stage recorder and concrete control. 

Average discharge. --19 years, 38.2 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 4.58 ft); minimum,

 U.30 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

1932-51: Maximum discharge, 4,300 cfs Apr. 26, 1937 (gage height, 7.6 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 320 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

7.5 ft; maximum gage height, 8.87 ft Feb. 22, 1944 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.10 

cfs on many days in September 1943.

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

which are fair. Records do not include a small amount of water diverted 3 miles above 

station through pumps to city of Frostburg, Md., and from spring 700 ft above station by 

by gravity to city of Salisbury, Pa.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of loe effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.15 

.60 

1.4 

2.7

1.4 

1.6

2.0

4.5 

9.8

2.4 

2.8 

3.2 

3.6

172

288

460

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

11

10

10

9.6

8.2

7.6

T75

25

37

30

37

38

33

33

26

23

*20

18

16

14

12

21

18

14

12

12

28

4338-

35

660.0

21.3

-

-

Nov.

30

26

38

72

150

96

70

52

*42

34

28

23

20

18

16

15

16

14

12

13

14

12

11

9.8

b5.0

b20

b20

b!7

15

14

-

902.8

30.1

-

-

Dec.

15IB"

b72

298

160

105

357

378 T5S"

105

83

62

*b47

38

34

b29

b24

b21

b20

18

b!9

20

21

60

89

78

53

53

60

b47

b35

2,575

83.1

-

-

Jan.

b28

2T

b90

b235

"ISO122

112

92

76

58

56

42

33

50

150

130

114

125

155

150

130

96

78

114

92

70

64

100

150

118

93

3,111

100

-

-

Feb.

254 I5B135

96

80

68

86

50

46

42

40

120

*175

147

111

86

81

73

76

84

166

149

107

81

64

54

49

39

_

_

-

2,754

98.4

-

-

Mar.

43

37

34

64

60

57

67

60

*52

43

36

33

b32

b28

28

24

b21

b!8

2T

b44

49

66

106

210

145

100

76

68

95

227

229

2,173

70.1

-

-

Apr.

143

118

102

86

72

53

46

42

60

84

78

*136

156

122

89

70

56

44

38

32

262-5

49

33

32

33

29

26

161

258

-

2,283

76.1

-

-

May

145 ~5F

111

145

118

96

74

60

*47

39

46

40

30

26

24

21

19

18

15

15

19

21

18

19

14

12

12

14

18

12

9.8

1,355.8

45.7

-

"

June

8.2

7.5

6.6 2S 

*14

10

8.4

10

16

172

120

76

460 2-§4-

145

89

61

43

33

26

22

21

37

19

16

12

20

20

17

16

-

1,823.5

60.8

-

-

July

40

22

16

14

15

11

8.8

7.3

7.0

37

44 *5T

27

18

14

12

9.1

8.8

8.4

8.2

6.3

25 5.4

19

13

9.4

7.9

8.4

11

7.3

6.1

473.4

15.3

-

"

Aug.

7.9 676"

5.2

4.7

3.9

3.8

4.5

4.3

3.6

3.2

3.4

4.7

5.2

3.0

2.4

1.7

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.4

1.0

.86

.79

*.79

.79

.72

.72

.79

.79

.72

.60

82.67

2.67

-

"

Sept.

1.1

1.4

.79

.60

.48

1.6

9.1

37?

1.6

1.0

.79

.72

.72

.72

.72

.66

.60

.54

.48

.43

.38

.38

.34

.34

.38

*.38

.54

.54

.30 .So-

-

30.73

1.02

-

~

Calendar year 1950: Max 556 Min 1.5 Mean 42.3 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.45

Water year 1950-51: Max 460 Min .30 Mean 49.9 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.66

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs). De

(3.64 ft); June 13 15 p.m.) 7SO cfs (

c. 7 (10 p.m.) 1,200 cfs (4.58 ft); Mar. 30 (6 p.m.) 484 cfs 

4 . 10 f t ) . * Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage height record Oct. 1-12, Jan. 6-29, Feb. 2-13, Apr. 2; discharge estimated on basis

of recorded range in stage (jan. 6-29, Feb.. 2-13), weather records, and records for nearby stations.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Casselman River at Markleton, Pa.

Location. --La t 39°51'35", long. 79° 13 '40", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Markleton, Somerset County, 2 miles southwest of Casselman and 7 miles 

downstream from Coxes Creek.

Drainage area. --382 sq ml.

Records available. --August to September 1913 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), October 1920 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1951 in reports 

of Geological Survey. August 1913 to September 1920 (gage heights and discharge 

measurements only) and October 1920 to September 1941 In reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,655.29 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. Prior to Nov. 19, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. --31 years (1920-51), 634 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs June 13 (gage height, 7.69 ft); mln- 

 Imum, 20 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.20 ft).

1920-51: Maximum discharge, 35,800 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 16.4 ft, from

floodmark) , by slope-area determination; minimum observed, 11 cfs Aug. 13, 1930,

July 23, 1936.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Slight 

diversion above station to city of Frostburg, Md., and to borough of Salisbury, Pa.

Revisions. W 743: Drainage area.

Rating tables , water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 3 Jan. 4 to Sept. 30

141

215

472

3.0 830

4.0 1,890

5.0 3,410

6.5 6,550

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

120

234

509

3.0 885

4.0 1,960

5.0 3,510

6.0 5,590

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

184 

166

144

135 

*129

119

107

TOT

229

T95

625

647

750

563

530

418

351

310

282

267

241

224

219

277

224

199

180

199

421

346

282

9,670

312

0.817

0.94

Nov.

254 

232

311

918 

1,980

*1,030

750

618

563

530

442

373

330

305

282

272

272

272

245

303

472

373

336

b320

bl80

b220

b320

b340

b350

b350

-

13,543

451

1.18

1.32

Dec.

b370 

b380

b2,000

5,920 

2,900

1,700

2,560

5,840

2,300

1,520

1,240

1,000

*830

728

675

597

536

436

b420

b280

b340

b400

436

982

1,580

960

611

523

563

584

517

39,728

1,282

3.36

3.87

Jan.

424 

390 1,5"40"

4,480 

2,790

1,830

1,710

1,370

1,040

930

912

793

647

812

3,540

2,180

1,480

1,800

2,520

2,520

2,230

1,540

1,240

*1,650

1,420

1,030

851

1,460

3,640

1,880

1,320

51,969

1,676

4.39

5.06

Feb.

3,840 

3,590

1,670

1,320 

1,140

912

1,550

b850

b720

b660

b660

2,210

2,550

2,230

1,590

1,240

1,270

1,370

1,420

1,590

2,370

2,310

1,590

1,220

1,030

930

877

746

_

-

43,455

1,552

4.06

4.23

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,510 Min 55

Mar.

835 

826

700

1,720 

1,370

1,050

*1,070

1,130

868

714

633

590

563

576

542

496

446

4BT

478

1,040

1,060

1,320

1,260

2,370

1,710

1,230

984

894

1,040

2,480

3,550

33,997

1,097

2.87

3.31

Apr.

,270 

,270

,020

,590 

,480

,250

,040

912

,040

,180

,020

,210

,090

,650

,420

1,140

957

*826

722

640

549

542

1,210

818

662

604

563

522

3,530"

5,760

-

40,487

1,350

3.53

3.94

May

2,140 

1,480

1,190

1,780 

1,320

1,190

948

793

677

597

662

769

576

484

428

387

360

332

306

286

281

296

262

276

243

208

2~2T 195

*276

243

200

19,406

626

1.64

1.89

June

164 

143

130

47T 

399

272

157

176

250

2,900

2,160

1,030

5,400

5,350

2,420

1,460

1,040

809

640

536

509

428

816

666

434

465

354

1,260

659

516

-

32,014

1,067

2.79

3.12

July

786 

67T

440

390 

733

542

382

312

262

243

*412

286

360

291

217

180

161

153

153

208

188

136

451

438

443

243

180

146

180

140

120

9,847

318

0.832

0.96

Aug.

106 

114

109

92 

85

74

74

76

74

67

117

95

100

83

65

55

51

47

46

*44

44

41

38

35

32

30

30

32

33

33

33

1,955

63.1

0.165

0.19

Sept.

38 

39

38

33 

30

45

104

130 ^74

53

44

36

33

38

36

33

30

29

27

25

24

22

22

22

21

22

24

22

21

20.

-

1,135

37.8

0.099

0.11

Mean 753 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.77

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,920 Mln 20 Mean 814 Cfsm 2.13 In. 28.94

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 efs).--Dec. 8 (2 a.m.) 9,270 cfs (7.46 ft); June 13 (6 p.m.) 10,200 

cfs 17.69 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 9£ 

Laurel Hill Creek at Ursina, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°49 I 15", long. 79°19'15", on right bank 500 ft downstream from bridge 

on State Highway 53, at Ursina, Somerset County, and 2.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--181 sq mi.

Records available. August to September 1913 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), October 1918 to September 1921, and October 1931 to September 1951 in reports 

of Geological Survey. August 1913 t'o September 1916 (gage heights and discharge 

measurements only) and October 1916 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 1,335.26 ft above 

mean sea level (unadjusted). Prior to July 29, 1939, chain gage at bridge half a 

mile downstream at datum 6.20 ft lower.

Average discharge.--35 years (1916-51), 263 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 4,900 cfs June 13 (gage height, 5.53 ft); minirnurn, 8 5 cfs Aug. 25-27, 31, Sept. 1; minimum gage height, 0.75 ft Sept. 13.

1916-51: Maximum discharge, 10,300 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 10.28 ft, from 

floodmark, site and datum then in use), by slope-area determination; no flow Aug. 22, 

1917, Feb. 15, 1919.

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

regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 893: 1919-21, 1932-34.

Hating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

25

60

149

371

718

1,210

.9 

1.0 

1.2

1.5

Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

4.8 2.0

10 2.5

19 3.0

30 4.0

65 5.0

390

730

1,210

2,460

4,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

62

58

54

54 

*48

44

39

39

57

142

142

186

237

YTZ

168

139

115

103

97

91

80

75

72

65

62

56

54

63

78

75

62

2,789

90.0

0.744

0.86

Nov.

56

54

75

289 

592

*335

241

203

216

216

179

153

139

125

US

109

118

112

1O6

177

388

286

259

237

120

2OO

210

200

200

210

-

5,920

197

1.63

1.82

Dec.

210

220

834

1,980 

1,160

698

671

940

650

462

390

*320

280

235

217

200

180

145

140

120

135

140

150

400

531

360

240

170

210

204

170

12,762

412

3.40

3.92

Jan.

160

150

604

1,610 

1,130

714

615

490

400

330

295

260

220

310

1,160

882

573

660

990

1,070

950

600

462

*710

562

410

340

505

1,120

720

517

19,519

630

5.21

6.00

Feb.

1,370

1,200

700

500 

380

310

481

330

270

240

245

430

650

666

531

432

498

524

531

636

862

1,040

707

498

396

335

310

255

_

_

-

15,327

547

4.52

4.71

Mar.

308

325

282

1,120 

882

580

*545

498

384

315

270

235

217

222

195

172

152

164

220

486

390

379

352

619

538

402

320

285

300

620

910

12,687

409

3.38

3.90

Apr.

793

1,240

829

594 

531

504

414

368

438

438

379

446

608

538

498

402

34O

*300

260

213

179

19T

588

453

346

310

255

239

1,610

1,520

-

15,824

527

4.36

4.86

May

858

566

450

450 

357

295

245

204

179

156

298

383

280

231

200

179

160

142

125

115

106

101

95

95

82

72

6779-

*124

89

70

6,853

221

1.83

2.11

June

61

57

51

16Z 

128

95

77

75

103

1,560

832

456

2,620

2,100

1,120

620

402

290

209

172

156

121

207

144

106

98

84

415

304

172

-

12,997

433

3.58

3.99

July

226

145

109

101 

267

155

106

89

77

*72

65

63

72

61

51

46

41

46

42

132

75

49

93

196

92

67

55

49

46

41

38_

2,767

89.3

0.738

0.85

Aug.

33

30

28

25

25

22

21

22

22

22

21

21

28

25

19

17

14

16

15

12

*12

*11

10

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.7

9.7

9.1

8.5

544.4

17.6

0.145

0.17

Sept.

12

13

12

11 

9.1

17

34

28

21

15

12

9.7

11

25

29

23

19

15

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

10

-

439.8

14.7

0.121

0.14

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,250 Min 25 Mean 290 Cfsm 2.40 In. 32.55

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,620 Min 8.5 Mean 297 Cfsm 2.45 In. 33.33

eak discharge (base. 5,000 efs). June 13 (12:30 p.m.) 4,900 cfs (5.53 ft). 

* Discharge Discharge measurement measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, Dec. 16-24, 26-29, Dec. 31 

to Jan. 2, Jan. 8-1O, 13, 14, 26, 27, Feb. 2-5, 8-10.
100 MCNONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Youghiogheny River below Confluence, Pa.

Location.--Lat 39°49'40", long. 79°22'25", on left bank 1.0 mile downstream from Casselman Kiver and 1-| miles downstream from Confluence, Somerset County.

Drainage area.--1.02& sq mi.

Records available.--June 1940 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,302.77 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge.--11 years, 1,984 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,200 cfs June 13 (gage height, 9.94 ft); min- 

 imum, 226 cfs July 18 (gage height, 1.10 ft); minimum daily, 675 cfs July 18.

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 43,800 cfs June 4, 1941 (gage height, 16.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 40 cfs Oct. 

14, 1943 (gage height, 0.31 ft); minimum daily, 121 cfs Sept. 27, 1943. 

Maximum stage known, 21.6 ft Mar. 17 or 18, 1936.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow regulated since 1943 by Youghiogheny River Reservoir (see p.107) and since 1925 by Deep 

Creek Reservoir (combined capacity, 352,770 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5 

2.0

400

685

4.0 

6.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,520

1,520

1,460

1,410

1,410

*1,410

1,360

1,360

1,460

2,160

2,030

1,790

2,160

2,100

2,030

1,910

1,790

1,680

1,570

1,410

1,410

1,360

1,360

1,410

1,360

1.310

1,310

1,460

1,680

1,680

1,570

49,450

1,595

-714

Nov.

1,520

1,520

1,570

2,430

4.180

2,400

*1,790

1,680

1,620

2,100

1,970

1,790

1,740

1,680

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,570

1,620

2,100

1,790

1,570

1,360

bl,100

bl.OOO

bl,300

bl,350

1,460

1,790

-

52,480

1,749

-Z05

Dec.

1,850

2,030

4,160

10.100

5,500

3,540

3,810

8,680

4,300

3,380

3,620

3,950

3,460

*2,920

2,840

2,770

2,63O

2,490

b2,300

b2,100

2,160

2,290

2,360

3,000

4,290

2,990

1.740

1,930

2,560

2,630

2,490

104,870

3,383

+268

Jan.

2,360

2,290

3,410

8.030

5,310

3,460

3,140

2,630

2,670

3,110

1,970

1.840

2,560

2,370

5,560

4,830

4,290

5,190

6,750

6,950

6,550

5,570

*5,190

4,560

4,180

4,470

4,120

4,640

7,370

4,290

4,290

133,950

4,321

+655

Feb.

7,020

7,150

7,150

7.570

6,950

5,950

3,860

2,840

3,060

2,920

2,840

4,030

5,010

5,010

4,830

3,950

3,300

3,540

2,990

3,060

3,780

4,380

4,320

4,830

4,380

4,040

3,160

2.170

-

-

-

123,890

4,425

+65.6

Mar.

2,990

3,O60

2,840

4,070

3,140

*2,630

2,360

2,420

2,560

2,490

2,360

2,22O

2,160

2,220

2,100

2,030

1,970

1,850

1.620

2,290

1,850

2,220

1,970

3,700

3,300

2,920

2,840

2,380

1,740

3,390

5, 950

81,640

2,634

+501

Apr.

4,200

5,760

4,830

5,190

4,830

4,470

3,460

2,560

2,290

2,100

1,850

2,000

3,460

2,920

2,630

2,100

*1,790

2,350

3,540

2,780

1,680

1.460

2,840

2,360

2,030

1,910

1,790

1,680

6,400

6.950

-

94,210

3,140

+ 700

May

5,190

5.760

5,570

5,570

4,040

3,540

3,460

2,840

2,100

1,740

1,910

2,360

2,220

1,970

1,740

1,520

1,410

1,360

1,310

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,120

952

910

846

815

846

*1,000

944

846

67,589

2,180

-108

June

870

1,020

986

1,260

1,170

973

927

936

938

6,750

5,020

3,460

9,780

9.980

7,150

6,750

5,760

5,380

3,950

2,920

2,360

1,680

1,970

1,910

1,680

1,680

1,460

2,460

1,970

1,570

-

94,715

3,157

+11.8

July

1,740

1.790

1,410

990

1,650

1,570

1,410

1,360

1,310

*1,260

1,410

1,360

1,360

1,170

1,080

1,030

757

 675

1,160

1,310

1,260

1,160

1,160

1,460

1,360

1,140

1,030

1,070

1,170

1,150

1,110

38,872

1,254

-408

Aug.

1,090

1,070

1,080

1,050

1,040

1,030

1,010

1,010

1,080

1,220

1.260

1,160

1,050

1,040

995

978

961

961

870

822

*936

927

918

910

910

902

902

902

902

902

902

30,790

993

-807

Sept.

918

918

910

894

886

918

936

854

808

755

785

878

878

846

748

800

878

870

862

800

734

838

762

678

720

822

822

822

815

815

-

24,970

832

-698

Adjusted for change In res

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

881 

0.856 

0.99

1,54' 

1.5C 

1.6

Calendar year 195O: 

Water year 1950-51:

I 3,651 

) 3.55 

J 4.09

4,976 

4.84 

5.58

4,491

4.36 

4.54

3,135 

3.05 

3.52

3,840 

3.73

4.16

2,072 

2.01 

2.32

Observed

Max 11,900 Mln 727 Mean 2,392 

Max 10,100 Mln 675 Mean 2,459

3,169 

3.08 

3.44

846 

0.822 

0.95

186 

0.181 

0.21

134 

0.130 

0.15

Adjusted

Mean 2,386 Cfsm 2.32 In. 31.47 

Mean 2,396 Cfsm 2.33 In. 31.62

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Youghiogheny River and Deep Creek Reservoirs, equivalent in cubic feet p 

econd (total for calendar year 1950, -6.3 cfs; total for water year 1950-51, -62.7 cfs). Records 

or Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 101

Youghiogheny River at Connellsville, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°01'05", long. 79°35'40", on left bank at downstream side of Crawford 

Avenue Bridge in Connellsville, Fayette County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Mounts Creek.

Drainage area.--1,326 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1951 in

 reports or ueological Survey. July 1908 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 860.13 ft above mean sea level (Baltimore &

 Ohio Railroad bench mark). Prior to Aug. 15, 1928, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 42 years (1908-18, 1919-51), 2,512 cfs (adjusted for storage since 

laats) . .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,700 cfs June 13 (gage height, 10.62 ft); min-

 imum, 290 cfs July 18 (gage height, 1.26 ft); minimum daily, 500 cfs July 18.

1908-51: Maximum discharge, 92,500 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 20.28 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 55,000 cfs; minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 23, 26, 27, 1908, Oct. 

18, 1910 (gage height, 0.11 ft).

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

 which are fair. Flow regulated by power plants, since 1943 by Youghiogheny River Reservoir (see p.107), since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir (combined capacity, 352,770 

acre-ft), and by several smaller reservoirs above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 783: 1924(M).

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect ( 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

425

800

1,950

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

5,380

10,100

17,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,690

1,630

1,570

1,570

*1,570

1,520

1,460

1,450

1,570

2,260

2.510

2,080

2,360

2,440

2,360

2,220

2,020

1,880

1,820

1,630

1,520

1,520

1,510

1,520

1,500

1,390

1.550

1,520

1,690

1,880

1,690

54,700

1,765 -714

Nov.

1,630

1,570

1,690

2,920

5,710

3,600

*2,440

2,220

1,950

2,580

2,510

2,290

2,150

2,020

1,950

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,820

2,010

3,060

2,510

2,290

2,020

bl,750

bl.400

bl,750

bl,800

1,880

2,290

-

67,450

2,248 -205

Dec.

2,360

2,920

7,150

16.000

9,000

5,380

4,740

10,800

6,240

4,580

4,400

4,680

*4,220

3,500

3,410

3,320

3,060

2,900

b2, 700

b2,400

b2,500

b2,600

2,740

3,480

5,580

4,310

2,420

bl.800

b2,900

3,240

2,980

138,310

4,462

+268

Jan.

2,740

2,580

4,210

11.600

8,170

5,380

4,580

4,040

3,060

4,320

2,900

2.560

2,980

3,410

8,000

7,120

5,580

6,240

7,800

8,040

7,560

6,460

6,020

*6,390

4,980

5,580

4,980

5,180

9,760

6,020

5,580

173,620

5,601

+655

Feb.

10.900

10,800

8,530

a8,500

a7,80o

7,120

5,370

3,760

3,770

3,590

3,500

4,420

6,240

5,800

6,020

5,180

4,220

4,580

4,130

4,130

4,550

6,240

5,180

6,020

5,380

4,980

4,310

2.580

-

-

-

157,610

5,629

+65.6

Mar.

3,500

3,770

3,500

6,120

5,240

*4, 130

3,860

3,680

3,590

3,410

3,060

2,900

2,740

2,820

2,660

2,510

2,440

2,360

2.220

3,500

2,900

2,980

2,740

4,000

4,310

3,680

3,590

3,240

2,290

3,760

8. 280

109,780

3,541

+501

Apr.

6,240

8,530

6,460

6,680

6,020

5,580

4,680

3,590

3,240

2,980

2,740

2,820

4,770

4,400

4,040

3,320

2,740

*2,620

3,950

3,980

2,150

2.020

4,500

3,860

3,060

2,740

2,440

2,290

9,020

11.000

-

132,460

4,415

+700

May

7.540

7,340

6,680

7,340

5,800

4,490

4,400

3,860

2,820

2,290

2,710

3,500

3,240

2,820

2,360

2,150

1,880

1,820

1,690

1,630

1,550

1,520

1,520

1,270

1,170

1,060

990

1,030

1,330

1,260

*1,070

89,930

2,901 -108

June

960

1,140

1,140

1,710

1,690

1,380

1,140

1,290

1,170

8,300

7,620

4,880

12,800

15.400

9,030

8,040

6,680

6,020

4,980

3,590

2,900

2,220

2,150

2,360

1,950

1,950

1,760

2,240

2,820

1,950

-

121,260

4,042

+11.8

July

1,950

2.220

1,690

1,450

1,800

2,020

1,630

1,630

1,500

1,430

*1,450

1,560

1,690

1,410

1,250

1,140

1,090

*500

1,220

1,410

1,440

1,310

1,660

1,630

1,570

1,380

1,180

1,110

1,260

1,270

1,200

45,050

1,453

-408

Aug.

1,170

1,140

1,130

1,120

1,090

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,060

1,220

1,290

1.510

1,080

1,080

1,030

1,010

990

990

970

792

940

*960

950

940

930

920

930

920

930

920

920

31,942

1,030 -807

Sept.

l.OBO

990

940

910

890

930

1,070

920

854

766

732

863

881

970

827

758

881

872

854

845

715

809

854

683

683

800

836

827

827

827

-

25,694

856

-698

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,051 

0.793 

0.91

2,043 

1.54 

1.72

Calendar year 1950 : 

Water year 1950-51 :

4,730 

3.57 

4.12

6,256 

4.72 

5.44

5,695 

4.29 

4.47

4,042 

3.05 

3.52

5,115 

3.86 

4.31

2,793 

2.11 

2.43

Observed

Max 16,000 Mln 771 Mean 3,042 

Max 16,000 Mln 500 . Mean 3,145

4,054 

3.06 

3.41

1,045 

0.788 

0.91

223 

0.168 

0.19

158 

0.119 

0.13

Adjusted

Mean 3,036 Cfsm 2.29 In. 31.08 

Mean 3,082 Cfsm 2.32 In. 31.56

Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Youghlogheny River and Deep Creek Reservoirs, equivalent In cubic feet per 

second (total for calendar year 1950, -6.3 cfs; total for water year 1950-51, -E2.7 cfs). Records 

for Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.

a No gage-nelght record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Sutersvllle.

b Stage-dlscnarge relation affected by Ice.

281787 O - 53 - 8
102 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Green Lick Run at Green Lick Reservoir, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°06'20", long. 79°30'05", on left bank at upsteam end of Green Lick

 Reservoir, Fayette County, 1.3 miles upstream from Latter Run and 3j miles southeast 

of Mount Pleasant.

Drainage area.--3.07 sq mi.

Records available. August 1941 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 1,230 

ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--10 years, 5.90 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 270 cfs June 13 (gage height, 2.70 ft); minimum,

 0.13 cfs Sept. SI, 22 (gage height, 0.17 ft).

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 1,400 cfs Aug. 13, 1943 (gage height, 5.1 ft backwater 

from debris), by slope-area det-rmination; maximum gage height, 5.42 ft May ,,4, 1944 

(backwater from debris); minimum discharge, 0.10 cfs Sept. 29, 1943 (gage height, 0.16 

ft).

Remarks. Records good except those below 1 cfs and those for periods of ice effect, which

are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--W 1053: 1943(m).

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.15 

.20 

.25 

.3

0.09 

.19 

.32 

.52

0.4 1.09

.5 1.85

.7 4.16

1.0 9.8

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1

58

102

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to-September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.29

.29

.26

.52

*.32

.26

.23

.23

1.54

1.94

1.36

1.15

.97

.73

.85

.62

.52

.48

.48

*.48

.44

.44

.44

.44

.40

.40

.36

.48

.48

.44

.48

18.32

0.591

0.193

0.22

Nov.

0.48

.52

1.07

16.5

10

3.79

*2.46

2.99

5.5

8.0

4.35

3.13

2.56

2.05

1.85

1.76

1.59

1.51

1.36

8.7

9.9

5.8

4.80

b4.0

b2.0

1)4.2

1)4.3

4.16

4.48

4.64

-

128.45

4.28

1.39

1.56

Dec.

4.64

37

102

66

20

13.5

23

20

12

8.9

7.3

5.8

4.64

4.03

3.90

*3.39

3.00

b2.8

b2.6

b2^2

b2.5

2.67

2.77

15.5

11

6.7

b4.0

b3.5

3.90

3.39

3.13

405.76

13.1

4.27

4.92

Jan.

2.67

2.67

51

45

17

11.5

10

7.8

5.6

5.1

5.4

4.80

4.03

12

43

15

10

10.5

8.9

7.3

6.3

4.64

4.16

13

*8.5

6.7

5.6

10.5

26

12

10

386.67

12.5

4.07

4.68

Feb.

80

27

12.5

9.1

6.7

5.4

13.5

7.6

5.6

5.1

6.1

14

12.5

10.5

8.1

6.9

10

9.1

9.6

8.9

18

17

11

8.3

6.7

5.8

5.1

4.16

-

_

-

344.26

12.3

4.01

4.17

Mar.

5.3

4.48

4.28

28

13.5

*9.4

22

15

9.8

7.3

5.9

5.3

4.80

4.64

4.03

3.64

3.13

3.39

12

14

9.8

7.8

10

11

8.1

6.5

5.6

5.1

6.0

39

24

312.79

10.1

3.29

3.79

Apr.

24

28

14.5

11

10.5

8.1

6.9

6.3

7.6

7.4

7.1

17.5

18.5

14.5

11

8.5

6.9

5.6

*4.96

3.90

3.39

10.5

34

13

9.1

7.1

5.8

8.4

82

43

-

439.05

14.6

4.76

5.32

May

17.5

10

7.1

5.6

5.4

4.80

4.03

3.52

3.13

2.77

9.2

10.5

7.1

5.4

4.48

3.90

3.39

2.87

2.46

2.26

1.95

1.76

2.98

2.36

1.59

1.51

1.43

3.33

7.3

4.03

*2.77

146.42

4.72

1.54

1.77

June

2.26

1.76

1.62

6.3

4.48

3.13

2.36

2.05

4.12

37

14

7.5

72

31

14

8.4

5.6

4.16

3.13

2.56

2.16

1.76

3.67

1.76

1.59

1.22

STsT

28

10.5

7.0

-

288.60

9.62

3.13

3.50

July

8.9

5.6

3.77

3.26

3.13

2.26

1.85

1.51

1.29

1.09

*.97

*.97

1.63

1.09

.91

.79

.73

.73

2.62

2.23

.85

.91

12.5

3.54

1.85

1.36

.91

.79

.79

.73

.57

70.13

2.26

0.736

0.85

Aug.

0.62

.48

.40

.40

.32

.29

.32

.29

.26

.21

.21

.29

.26

.21

.19

.19

.19

.17

.17

.15

*.15

.17

.17

.19

.15

.15

.19

.19

.17

.15

.15

7.45

0.240

0.078

0.09

Sept.

0.67

.26

.21

.19

.17

.21

1.04

.32

.23

.21

.19

.19

.22

1.12

.47

.26

.23

.21

.19

.17

.15

.15

.21

.15

.15

.15

.19

.19

.19

.19

-

8.48

0.283

0.092

0.10

Calendar year 1950: Max 102 Min 0.19 Mean 6.22 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.55

Water year 1950-51: Max 102 Min 0.15 Mean 7.00 Cfsm 2.28 In. 30.97

Peak discharge (base. 130 cfs).--Dec. 3 (11:30 p.m.) 148 cfs (2.30 ft); Feb. 1 (2 p.m.) 180 cfs 

(2.42 ft); Apr. 29 (2:30 a.m.) 200 cfs (2.49 ft); June 13 (9:30 a.m.) 270 cfs (2.70 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Youghiogheny River at Sutersville, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°14'25", long. 79°48'25", on left bank 500 ft upstream from highway

bridge, at Sutersville, Westmoreland County, 2.1 miles downstream from Sewickley Creek.

Drainage area.--1,715 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1936 and December 1938 to September 1951 in 

reports of Geological Survey. June 1915 to September 1920 (gage heights and discharge 

measurements only), October 1920 to September 1929, June 1931 to September 1936, and 

December 1938 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 733.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Oct. 9, 1934, chain gage and Oct. 9, 

1934, to May 31, 1939, wire-weight gage at site 500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--26 years (1920-29, 1931-36, 1939-51), 3,014 cfs (adjusted for storage 

since 1939).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 29,500 cfs June 14 (gage height, 14.99 ft); min- 

 imum7 521 cfs July 19 (gage height, 2.83 ft).

1915-29, 1931-36, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage hei^it, 

30.65 ft, from floodmarks); minimum gage height, 1.96 ft July 10, 1918.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by powerplants, since 1943 by Youghiogheny River Reservoir (see p.107), since 

1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir (combined capacity, 352,770 acre-ft), and by several 

smaller reservoirs above station.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

14.0

660

1,700

5,100

14,200

26,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

,900

,830

,700

,700

* ,700

,640

,570

,530

,700

,340

.900

,410

,490

,650

,570

,410

,260

,040

,970

,830

,640

,640

,640

,580

,640

,500

.450

, 510

,700

,900

,830

59,170

1,909

-714

Nov.

1,760

1,700

1,760

4,820

7.760

5,100

3,420

2,820

*2,900

3,330

3,330

2,980

2,650

2,490

2,340

2,260

2,180

2,110

2,110

2,340

3,870

3,600

2,980

2,730

b2,200

bl,700

b2 , 100

b2,300

b2,400

b2,900

-

86,940

2,898

-205

Dec.

b3,100

3,970

13,800

23,600

14,200

7,760

6,500

11,700

8,660

5,900

5,300

5,300

4,910

4,240

3,960

3,960

3,690

3,420

b3,300

b3,000

b2 , 900

b3,100

3,070

3,780

6,500

5,500

3,960

b2,400

b3,500

b4,000

b3,600

182 ,.5 80

5,890

+268

Jan.

3,240

2,9-80

4,160

12 , 800

11,100

6,710

5,500

5,100

3,960

4,530

3,870

3,330

3,330

4,380

10,700

9,990

6,920

6,920

8,200

8,640

8,200

7,130

6,500

7,550

*5,700

6,300

5,500

5,500

10,200

7,790

6,100

202,830

6,543

+655

Feb.

14,400

16.500

10,200

9,990

8,640

7,980

7,550

5,020

4,440

b4, 400

b4,300

4,910

6,920

6,710

6,710

5,900

5,300

5,500

5,300

5,100

5,300

7,550

6,100

6,710

6,100

5,500

5,100

3. 600

-

-

-

191,730

6,848

+65.6

Mar.

3,600

4,240

3,960

7,400

7,340

5,300

5,700

*5,500

4,720

4,440

3,870

3,600

3,420

3,420

3,330

3,240

2,980

2.900

2,900

4,240

4,050

3,690

3,600

4,150

5,100

4,340

4,050

3,780

3,160

4,410

9,990

136,420

4,401

+501

Apr.

7,980

10,200

8,200

7,550

7,130

6,300

5,700

4,440

4,620

4,240

3,870

4,050

6,100

6,100

5,500

4,530

3,780

3,330

*4,050

4,820

2,980

2 , 6 50

5,560

5,500

4,050

3,510

3,160

2,900

9,760

15.000

-

167,560

5', 585

+700

May

9.450

8,200

,550

,980

,920

,100

,910

,440

,510

,820

,700

,300

,240

,600

,070

,730

,340

,180

,040

,900

,760

,760

,900

,760

,460

,350

.260

,260

,700

,700

* ,420

110,310

3,558

-108

June

1,260

1.220

1,350

2,040

2,260

1,760

1,470

1,360

1,420

7,430

10,000

5,900

13,400

*23.800

11,600

9,300

7,550

6,710

5,900

4,240

3,510

2,730

2,340

2,730

3,070

2,410

2,180

5,780

5,900

3,780

-

154,400

5,147

+11.8

July

,870

,420

,650

,180

,180

,570

,110

,900

,760

,700

,640

* ,760

,900

,760

,520

,370

,300

* , 140

*840

,510

,580

,470

,160

,040

,830

,640

,400

,280

,350

,380

,350

56,560

1,825

-408

Aug.

,300

,260

,230

,230

,210

,160

,160

,140

,140

,180

,320

.500

,310

,170

,140

,090

,070

,050

,060

970

894

,010

,000

990

990

"960 980

970

970

960

960

34,374

1,109

-807

Sept.

1.250

1,110

1,030

980

960

970

1,080

1,070

950

885

*831

822

940

1,110

1,010

867

858

930

912

903

867

777

912

840

741

768

876

876

867

867

-

27,859

929

-698

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,195 

0.697 

0.80

2,692 1.5- 

1.7E

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 1950-51:

6, 158 

3.59 

4.14

7,198 

4.20 

4.84

6,914 

4.03 

4.20

4,902 

2.86 

3.30

6,285 

3.66 

4.08

3,450 

2.01 

2.32

Observed

Max 23,600 Kin 940 Mean 3,684 

Max 23,800 Mln 741 Mean 3,865

5,159 

3.01 

3.36

1,417 

0.826 

0.95

302 

0.176 

0.20

231 

0.135 

0.15

Adjusted

Mean 3,678 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.11 

Mean 3,802 Cfsm 2.22 In. 30.09

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Youghiogheny River and Deep Creek Reservoirs, equivalent In cubic feet f 

second (total for calendar year 1950 -6.3 cfsj total for water year 1950-51, -62.7 cfs). Records 

for Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
104 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Abers Creek near Murrysvllle, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°27'0l", long. 79°42'50", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 30 ft upstream from unnamed run, 2 miles northwest of Murrysvllle, Westmoreland County, and 5^ miles northwest of Export.

Drainage area.--4.39 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1951.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 940 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, water-stage recorder at site 800 ft upstream 

at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge daring year, 490 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 5.32 ft); minimum, u.l efs Sept. 6.

1948-51: Maximum discharge 1,600 cfs July 5, 1950 (gage height, 7.72 ft, from 

floodmarks at present site), from rating curve extended above 200 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening determination of peak flow; no flow at times July to Sept. 1949, 

Sept. 12, 1950.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 11, 15-20, £pr. 28 to May 10, 

May 17 tc June 11, July 23-31)

Oct. 1 to July 22

1.0 

1.8

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.7

3.2 

5.0

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

July 23 to Sept. 30 

7 0.1

118

184

1.9

2.0

2.1 3.2

2.2 5.3

2.4 12

2.6 25

34 2.0 1.7 3.0 65

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Z8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ocb.

0.3

.2

.2

.4

*.3

.2

a. 2

a. 3

a3.5

a3.0

a2.0

al.3

al.3

al.2

al.3

al.l

a. 9

a. 8

a. 7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.7

.7

.7

.6

26.2

0.845

0.192

0.22

Nov.

0.5T5"

2.3

*49

16

7.0

4.8

a6.6

all

*8.0

5.4

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.7

3.2

3.5

3.0

2.7

23

17

9.8

7.5

5.7

3.2

6.0

6.2

6.0

6.4

6.6

-

234.4

7.81

1.78

1.99

Dec.

6.6

32

137

79

28

17

59

31

15

10

9.4

*7.2

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.0

4.4

3.5

3.6

2.8

3.5

3.5

4.0

16

11

7.0

3.7

4.0

4.7

4.1

3.5

532.4

17. Z

3.92

4.51

Jan.

3.3

3.5

44

41

18

12

10

8.3

6.4

6.4

9.6

8.1

7.5

30

152

24

16

15

12

9.7

8.1

*5.6

7.0

20

12

9.1

7.7

7.8

11

7.2

9.4

521.7

16.8

3.83

4.42

Feb.

*94

25

16

12

8.1

9.5

52

15

10

9.0

12

16

17

16

12

11

16

14

19

17

ZO

17

13

10

7.8

7.2

6.4

*5.4

-

_

-

487.4

17.4

3.96

4.13

Mar.

7 .1

5.4

7.2

51

18

12

43

20

14

9.4

8.5

6.9

6.4

7.2

6.4

7.5

7.5

6.9

14

18

14

10

9.4

8.1

6.4

5.6

5.0

4.6

6.5

36

22

404.0

13.0

2.96

3.42

Apr.

22

23

15

15

13

10

8.5

9.1

41

19

14

38

29

24

17

12

9.4

7.5

6.6

*5.2

4.6

16

24

14

12

14

10

9.7

17

18

-

477.6

15.9

3.62

4.05

May

13

10

8.8

7.8

6.4

5.6

4.8

4.0

3.5

*3.1

5.1

4.2

3.0

2.7

2.3

2.0

24

11

4.0

2.8

2.6

2.7

6.1

4.2

3.3

3.0

2.7

*2.9

4.0

2.4

2.0

164.0

5.29

1.21

1.39

June

1.6

1.8

6.5

9.8

4.2

2.9

2.7

2.9

12

37

*16

8.6

107

35

16

1-0

6.6

4.8

4.0

3.7

3.0

2.6

4.2

2.7

4.8

2.3

7.5

*2Z

24

16

-

382. Z

12.7

2.89

3.24

July

21

a!7

a!3

11

9.7

5.6

4.4

3.7

*2.7

2.7

2.4

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.5

1.2

1.3

10

53

5.8

Z.9

2.1

1.5

1.2

.9

.9

.6

189.0

6.10

1.39

1.60

Aug.

0.8

.7

.8

.7

.4

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.Z

.2

.2

.2

11.1

0.358

0.082

0.09

Sept.

1.5

.6

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.8

.5

.4

_il

.5

.4

.6

*3.0

.8

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.7

.4

.4

.5

.7

.6

.4

.4

-

18.1

0.603

0.137

0,15

Calendar year 1950: Max 274 Min 0.1 Mean 7.99 Cfsm 1.82 In. Z4.82

Water year 1950-51: Max 137 Min 0.2 Mean 9.45 Cfsm 2.15 In. 29.21

Peak discharge (base, ZOO cfs).--Dec. 3 (10:30 p.m.) 274 efs (4.51 ft); Jan. 15 (1:30 a.m.) 490 

cfs (5.3Z ft); May17 (7 p.m.) 372 cfs (4.88 ft); June 13 (5:30 p.m.) 445 efs (5.14 ft); July Z2 

(9 p.m.) 231 cfs (4.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Turtle Creek at Trafford.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. Z5-30, Pec. 18-23, Dec. 26 to Jan. 2, Jan. 

10, 22, 23, Feb. 3, 4, 8-11.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Turtle Creek at Trafford, Pa.

105

Location.- -La t 40°23'15", long. 79°45'55", on left bank at Trafford, Westmoreland County, 

500 ft upstream from Brush Creek and 5.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --55. 9 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1920 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1951 in 

reports of Geological Survey. July to September 1914, January 1916 to September 1920 

(gage heights and discharge measurements only) , and October 1920 to September 1941 

in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage . - -Water -stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 765.

Average discharge. --31 years (1920-51), 77.1 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 3,140 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 7.56 ft); minimum not determined .

1920-51: Maximum discharge, 5,200 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 10.05 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum observed, 0.1 cfs Oct. 6, 7, 1922, Sept. 16, 17, 28, 1939.

Remarks . --Records good except those below 15 cfs and those for periods of ice effect or 

no gage-height record, which are fair, and those for Sept. 10-30, which are poor. 

Some regulation at low flow by industrial plants above station.

Revisions. --W 743: Drainage area.

iods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except

in feet, and discharge, in _ __.,__ 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 10-30)

1.85

1.9

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

3.0 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

145

396

583

865

1,640

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to Septemb

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

2Z

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Iota:

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

a7

6.9

6,9

6.9

5,8

*4.3

3.4

3.9

30

31

14

14

13

14

17

13

*11

9.3

8.0

7,4

6.3

6.3

5.8

6.3

5.8

5.8

5,8

6.9

7.4

6,3

6.3

295,8

9.54

0.171

0.20

Nov.

5.2

6.3

19

*667

259

104

65

68

*90

106

75

55

44

36

31

33

35

30

27

326

225

128

94

70

28

b80

b82

b80

83

88

-

3,039.5

101

1.81

2.02

Dec.

88

301

1,460

1,080

336

221

316

a780

a250

a!60

a!20

a 100

a86

*74

74

64

54

48

47

51

45

a45

a48

a!20

a!20

78

52

50

61

a56

a48

6,419

207

3.70

4.27

Jan.

a43

a46

a 400

a600

a260

166

141

108

82

80

120

122

98

270

1.510

334

211

190

160

132

112

*86

86

228

153

122

103

98

139

101

94

6,395

206

3.69

4.25

Feb.

*977

379

200

151

115

113

494

210

139

122

149

197

204

202

164

139

188

179

261

250

287

252

181

141

117

105

89

*75_

_

_

-

6,080

217

3.88

4.04

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,460 Mln 3.4

Mar.

85

71

77

475

240

162

468

277

174

128

106

93

85

88

80

88

86

81

131

226

168

134

113

98

80

71

62

60

72

321

297

4,697

152

2.72

3.12

Apr.

260

311

202

177

153

122

108

107

333

233

175

331

353

278

206

156

126

103

*89

74

67

90

169

110

93

91

75

69

188

268

-

5,117

171

3.06

3.40

May

153

113

93

94

72

62

51

43

33

30

56

80

48

35

27

22

48

88

51

41

36

33

65

44

33

31

32

*32

37

29

25

1,637

52.8

0.945

1.09

June

22

21

31

165

63

44

34

29

278

703

219

116

1,250

577

231

145

1O3

80

62

53

47

43

46

36

213

58

74

576

425

256

-

5,980

199

3.56

3.98

July

419

2T8

135

121

114

78

60

51

*43

41

35

46

32

30

26

23

22

19

21

17

15

58

418

87

50

35

30

25

22

21

18

2,340

75.5

1.35

1.56

Aug.

17

14

16

17

13

13

14

14

12

11

11

11

13

11

11

11

9.3

8.7

8.0

8.0

8.7

*8.0

6.9

6.3

6.3

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

4.8 5T2"

312.4

10.1

0.181

0.21

Sept.

34

6.3

4.8

4.3

3.9

*6.5

14

4.8

3.9

3.9

a9

a6.5

5.8

39

8

4.8

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.4

3.4

3.0

8.0

3.9

3.9

4.3

5.8

6.3 *3.9

3.4

-

220.9

7.36

0.132

0.15

Mean 97.4 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.66

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,510 Min 3.0 Mean 117 Cfsm 2.09 In- 28.29

1,560 cfs (5.88 ft)j June 13 (8 p.m.) 2,230 

July 23 (8 a.m.) 1,310 cfs (5.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basi 

and Chartiers Creek at Carnegie.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

-. _.-., _._.- - .5.53 ft); June 10

(6.64 ft); June 28 (S a.m.) 2,040 cfs (6.43 ft);

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MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 107

Reservoirs in Monongahela River basin

Tygart Reservoir.--Lat 39°18'50", long. 80°02'00", at dam on Tygart River, 2.2 miles upstream rrom Tnreefork Creek and 2.4 miles upstream from Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va. 

Drainage area, 1,184 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1951. Gage, 

water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is mean sea level. Maximum contents during year, 

166,900 acre-ft June 15 (elevation, 1,122.42 ft); minimum, 12,330 acre-ft Mar. 3 (elevation, 1,011.70 ft). Maximum contents since storage began, 221,100 acre-ft Apr. 18, 

1939 (elevation, 1,144.75 ft); minimum since October 1939, 8,330 acre-ft Jan. 25, 1940 

(elevation, 1,005.15 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam completed and accepted February 1938; 

storage began May 15, 1938, Capacity, 286,600 acre-ft between elevations 991.5 ft 

(sill of valves) and 1,167.0 ft (crest of spillway) above mean sea level. Dead storage, 2,950 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent total contents. Conservation pool 

elevation is 1,010.0 ft and water below elevation 991.5 ft cannot be withdrawn. Reservoir is used for flood control and supplementary supply for navigation on Monongahela 

River during periods of low flow. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Youghiogheny River Reservoir. Lat 39°45'21", long. 79°24'00", at bridge on U. S. Highway 

iu, buu rt upstream rrom Stuck Hollow Run, 0.6 mile upstream from Tub Run, and 7.5 

miles upstream from Youghiogheny River Dam on Youghiogheny River, Somerset County, Pa. 

Drainage area, 434 sq mi. Records available, October 1943 to September 1951. Gage, 

water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is mean sea level. Prior to Mar. 9, 1948, staff 

gage at dam. Maximum contents during year, 184,459 acre-ft June 15 (elevation, 

1,449.11 ft); minimum, 61,892 acre-ft Dec. 2 (elevation, 1,398.53 ft). Maximum contents during period 1943-51, 194,080 acre-ft Apr. 16, 1948 (elevation, 1,452.20 ft); 

minimum, 845 acre-ft Oct. 11, 1943 (elevation, 1,328.8 ft).

Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam, rock faced; storage began during construction sometime prior to July 1943. Dam completed October 1943. Capacity, 246,710 acreft between elevations 1,320.6 ft (invert at intake to outlet tunnel) and 1,468.0 ft 

(crest of spillway); dead storage, 160 acre-ft. Ordinary minimum (conservation) pool 

elevation, 1,344.0 ft (capacity, 5,230 acre-ft). Reservoir is used for flood control. 

Figures given herein represent total contents. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Dec. 31. ...............

Calendar year 1950...

Sept. 30. ...............

Water year 195O-51. . .

T

Elevation 

(feet)t

,018.46

-

,063.75

-

ygart Reserv

Contents 

(acrefeet)

17,239

-

64,965

-

olr

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+678

-11,205

-15,874

-32,970

Youghiog

Elevation 

(feet)t

, 409 . 00

-

,399.83

-

heny River

Contents 

(acrefeet)

81,500

-

64,152

-

Reservoir

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

+18,450

+7,312

+31,859

+332

-33,555

-36,563

t Elevation at 12 p.
108 CHARTIERS CREEK BASIN

Chartiers Creek at Carnegie, Pa.

Looation. Lat 40°24'00", long. 80°05'55", on right bank 200 ft upstream from highway 

Driage at Carnegie, Allegheny County, 0.2 mile downstream from Robinson Run, and 9.0 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 257 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1919 to September 1921, January 1932 to September 1933, and 

iMovemcer isqu to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. June 1915 to September 1919 (gage heights only), October 1919 to September 1933, and November 1940 to 

September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 762.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (Pennsylvania Railroad bench mark). Prior to 

Dec. 15, 1931, chain gage at site half a mile downstream at different datum. Jan. 8, 

1932, to Sept. 30, 1933, chain gage at site 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1919-30, 1932-33, 1941-51), 324 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,160 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 11.31 ft); minimum, 50 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.09 ft).

1919-33, 1940-51: Maximum gage height observed, 16.1 ft June 17, 1920, site and 

datum then in use (discharge not determined); minimum discharge observed, 16 cfs Aug. 

9, 1926, and at times in September 1932.

Flood of Marcli 1936 reache'd a stage of about 14 ft, present site, from information 

by local residents (discharge uncertain).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mine drainage, reservoirs, and industrial usage above station.

Revisions. W 1053: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

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

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

82 

149 

300 

52O

4.0

5.0

7.0

11.0

800

1,450

2,950

6,800

2.0 

2.3

3.5

5.0

48

108

258

565

1,490

Discharge, in cubic feet pe :ond, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

ff sm

In.

Oct.

172

162

154

167

149

*139

130

121

197

258

189

170

152

152

157

139

132

127

121

118

114

107

 107

107

107

105

103

103

101

99

95

4,254

137

0.533

0.62

Nov.

92

107

162

1.770

1,480

564

394

*328

320

282

239

224

209

195

189

197

200

175

170

957

718

461

389

352

b220

b310

b370

b390

b400

b400

-

12,264

409

1.59

1.77

Dec.

b400

971

4,360

5.780

1,910

1,200

2,110

3,050

1,220

920

788

680

595

535

*515

461

412

372

356

312

316

312

304

460

690

443

332

304

340

336

312

31,096

1,003

3.90

4.50

Jan.

268

268

928

1,700

930

680

615

535

452

443

510

545

456

721

*5.170

2,040

1,040

980

860

734

644

535

525

830

644

*540

480

461

545

425

412

25,916

836

3.25

3.75

Feb.

2.420

1,450

734

626

555

530

2,060

82O

580

485

799

1,450

1,010

920

674

615

890

86O

985

1,040

1,220

1,060

830

698

610

570

530

466

-

-

25,487

910

3.54

3.69

Mar.

485

434

420

1,590

952

*698

1.920

1,250

860

6 SO

590

540

555

830

740

728

644

638

768

1,200

920

758

662

605

525

470

438

416

461

895

1,080

23,752

766

2.98

3.44

Apr.

890

1,160

S30

728

650

565

530

520

692

595

550

768

935

830

746

*600

545

490

456

416

372

522

899

585

500

475

420

448

2.210

1,570

-

21,497

717

2.79

3.11

May

920

692

687

716

550

490

438

398

368

340

466

567

372

320

293

272

268

255

239

224

215

218

286

252

203

189

195

209

209

181

167

11,199

361

1.40

1.62

June

159

*154

156

239

178

154

144

137

183

897

399

236

771

811

386

282

239

212

195

178

170

159

167

153

882

241

210

1.070

867

644

-

10,673

356

1.39

1.54

July

1.020

580

389

371

471

313

269

238

218

214

231

202

*192

180

168

156

154

145

142

137

126

166

916

297

193

168

148

144

186

159

140

8,438

272

1.06

1.22

Aug.

137

121

124

113

111

108

111

111

106

101

101

103

101

101

96

100

94

92

90

90

87

87

87

*83

81

79

81

81

79

77

J75

3,008

97.0

0.377

0.44

Sept.

75

81

71

67

*69

103

121

83

73

69

*91

79

73

174

102

73

67

67

67

63

63

63

81

69

63

65

86

83

65

60

2,366

78.9

0,307

0.34

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,780 Mln 72 Mean 420 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.19

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,780 Mln 60 Mean 493 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.04

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).~ Nov. 4 (8:30 D.m.) 3.110 cfs (7.15 ft): Dec. 4 (2:30 a.m.) 7.160

cfs (11.31 ft); Dec. 8 (2:30 a.m.) 4,520 cfs (8.82 ft); Jan. 15 (10:30 a.m.) 6,560 cfs (10.80 ft);

Feb. 1 (7:30 p.m.) 3,350 cfs (7.52 ft); Feb. 7 (3 p.m.) 2,95O cfs (6.95 ft); Mar. 7 (12 m. ) 3,110 cfs

(7.15 ft); Apr. 29 (4:30 a.m.) 2,790 cfs (6.81 ft); June 25 (4:30 a.m.) 2,650 cfs (6.55 ft); June 28

(6:30 a.m.) 2,810 cfs (6.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
OHIO RIVKR MAIN STEM 

Ohio River at Sewickley, Pa.

109

Location.--Lat 40°31'50", long. 80°11'20", on left bank 200 ft upstream from highway 

oriage at Sewickley, Allegheny County, 0.5 mile upstream from Narrows Run, 1.5 miles 

upstream from Dashields Dam, which is control at low and medium stages, and 11.8 miles 

downstream from confluence of Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers.

Drainage area.--19,500 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1933 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 690.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 5T 1912. Prior to Nov.. 22, 1933, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 32,950 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1941).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 259,000 cfs Dec. 5 (gage height, 18.58 ft);

 minimum, 3,240 cfs Aug. 25 (gage height, 2.82 ft).

1933-51: Maximum discharge, 574,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 34.75 ft, from 

floodmark in gage house); minimum, about 2,000 cfs July 25, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those computed from upper lock gage readings, which are fair, 

some regulation by locks, Chautauqua Lake, since 1940 by Tionesta Creek, since 1941 by 

Mahoning Creek, since 1940 by Crooked Creek, since 1942 by Loyalhanna Creek Reservoirs 

(see p. 59 ), since 1938 by Tygart, since 1943 by Youghiogheny River Reservoirs (see 

p.107), since 1926 by Lake Lynn, since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir, and 10 smaller 

reservoirs (combined capacity, excluding that of Chautauqua Lake, 1,169,000 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 195O-51 (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

3,100

4,560

9,290

15,500

6.0

10.0

17.0

50,300

143,000

238,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

13

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itatal

Mean

(O

Oct.

9,630 

9,4OO

9,080

8,540

8,430

7,92O

7,610

6.92O

8,520

9,250

14,400

15,900

19,8OO

34,300

59 . 600

31,500

26,400

20,900

18,100

17,000

15,100

13,000

11,100

11,100

11,700

11,100

11,100

10,500

10, 200

11,400

13,100

452,600

14, 600

-1,390

Nov.

12,100 

12,200

13,500

33,000

89,700

87,300

73,600

64,800

56,400

46,300

45, 400

41,600

32,400

*31,500

27,200

23,900

23,900

25, 600

25, 600

33,400

62,100

78,100

73,600

62,700

54,300

68,000

102. OOC

94^500

85,000

80,400

-

*1, 560.1

52 , 000

-452

Dec.

69,200 

64,800

11O,OOO

218,000

237, OOO

164,000

139,000

161,000

154,000

12O,OOO

104,000

85,000

73,600

62,700

54,300

49,300

40,600

30,600

29,800

26,400

22,300

20.900

25,600

24,700

35,100

37,800

32,400

24,700

22,300

26,400

23,900

*2,289.4

73,850

-46.0

Jan.

23, 100 

21 , 500

28,600

98,6OO

176,000

148,000

127,000

104,000

73,6OO

56,400

52,300

48,300

46,300

41,600

102,000

130,000

*97,000

87,300

87,300

94,500

107,000

110,000

87,300

82,700

71,400

67,000

60,600

49,300

56,400

71,400

58,500

*2,465

79,520

+1,030

Feb.

89,400 

165,000

113,000

80,4OO

69,200

64,800

73,600

60,600

47,300

40,600

56.000

42,500

58,500

97,000

99,500

87,300

80,400

80,400

73,600

80,400

*80,400

119,000

134,000

117,000

99,500

78,100

71,400

67,000

-

-

-

*2,305.9

82,350

-37.0

Mar.

64,800 

69,2OO

64,800

91,600

134,000

107,000

99,500

110,000

102,000

87,300

75,800

62,700

52,300

46 , 300

41,600

42,500

42 , 5OO

37,800

55.100

52,300

75,600

71,400

62,700

56,400

56,400

52,500

47,500

45,400

41,600

46,500

97,800

&2.068.3

66,720

+1,420

Apr.

122.000

120,000

117,000

104,000

97,000

85,000

69,200

56,400

50,500

58,500

62,700

60,600

85,000

97,000

97,000

89,700

75,800

69,200

62,700

*58,500

48,500

58.700

50,000

69 , 200

62,700

56,400

52,500

46,500

55,500

94,500

-

*2,211.5

73,720

+1,210

May

82.700 

67,000

60,600

54,300

50, 300

46 , 3OO

41,600

36,900

31,500

27,200

25,600

45,400

45,400

39,600

37,800

35,300

29 , 800

26,400

23,100

19,200

16,100

15,800

17,400

21,000

19,500

17,200

14, 800

14.000

18,400

22,500

19,400

H,019.7

52,890

+7.0

June

19,600 

17,800

15.200

15,500

25,100

24,700

19,800

16,200

15,200

55,400

69,200

58,500

68,900

147.000

118,000

85,000

69,200

52,300

45,400

34,200

26,400

20,100

17,400

21,500

25,600

27,200

*19,900

29,200

55,100

51,500

-

tl, 204.1

40, 140

+362

July

44,400 

45.400

59,600

54,200

53,300

37,800

37,80O

51,500

25,100

20,700

18,100

15,900

16,500

22,500

18,600

15,40O

14,200

12,800

10,100

9.970

10,200

11,100

17,700

24,700

20,500

25,900

15,800

11,400

10,500

10,400

9.970

667,840

21,540

-867

Aug.

9.290 

8,020

6,920

7,210

6,850

5,730

5,730

6,080

6,O8O

5,560

5,130

5,220

5,560

6,170

6,450

5,640

5,300

4,890

4,260

4,550

4,480

*4,890

4,890

4,530

5.660

3,880

3,660

5,730

3,800

4,050

4,180

165,950

5,553

-1,520

Sept.

5,130 

5,750

4,410

5,950

5.750

4,530

4,560

5,380

6,360

4,970

4,970

4,560

4,260

6.920

6,360

6,170

5,560

5,220

5,220

4,810

4,100

4,560

4,560

4,550

3,880

3,950

4,330

3,950

3,880

3,880

~

144,020

4,801

-1,100

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

13,21C 

0.677 

0.76

51,55 

2.6 

2.9

Calendar year 1950 : 

Water year 195O-51 :

3 73,800 

4 3.78 

5 4.36

80,550 

4.13 

4.76

82,310 

4.22 

4.39

68,140 

3.49 

4.O2

74,900 

3.84 

4.28

52,900 

1.69 

1.95

Observed

Max 237,000 Mln 5,380 Mean 45, 3OO 

Max 237,000 Mln 3,660 Mean 45,350

40,500 

2.08 

2.32

20,670 

1.06 

1.22

3,833 

0.197 

0.23

3,701 

0.190 

0.21

Adjusted

Mean 45,290 Cfsm 2.52 In. 31.53 

Mean 45,230 Cfsm 2.32 In. 31.47

Pennsylvania electric uo., roanuiacturers ware 

Borough of Latrobe, and West Penn Power Co.)

* Expressed In tnuusands.

Note. Discharge computed from eight-times dally upper look gage readings May 9-14, 23-25, May 30 

to June 11, July 6, 10-18.
110 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Mahoning River at Alliance, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°55 I 55", long. 81°05'45", In SEv sec. 24, T. 19 N., R. 6 W., on right 

Dame 15 ft upstream from Webb Avenue Bridge In Alliance, Stark County, 0.2 mile upstream from waterworks dam, and 4 miles upstream from Beach Creek.

Drainage area. 87.9 sq ml.

Records available.--August 1941 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 1,037.3 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 10 years, 79.3 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,080 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 5.65 ft); no 

 floW at times.

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 7,000 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 7.90 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs or for periods of ice effect, which are 

rair. Water is diverted between gage and control by city of Alliance for municipal 

supply; diversion not included in figures of dally discharge. Plow slightly regulated 

by Westville Reservoir above station.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6

7.7

27

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

81

151

405

3.0 720

4.0 1,420

5.0 2,390

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 '

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

4.8

2.0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

6.7

32

23

23

23

21

30

27

25

21

19

15

13

15

11

7.7

9.2

7.7

4.8

6.2

13

11

7.7

378.8

12.2

7.69

Nov.

1*1

7.7

9.2

31

69

34

23

17

44

64

37

27

21

17

15

21

44

34

30

166

293

113

66

52

34

44

55

63

72

*75

-

1,585.6

52.9

7.58

Dec.

87

180

1,800

1.990

588

214

282

792

293

106

75

60

55

47

47

44

37

37

34

27

27

25

30

37

47

42

30

27

27

27

27

7,141

230

' 8.07

Jan.

25

30

347

1.880

808

282

159

103

90

84

87

90

66

87

744

661

*254

350

453

238

155

96

66

75

72

52

52

44

37

23

23

7,533

243

8.37

Feb.

b20

b20

b20

b20

b20

b25

b30

b45

b55

b50

b45

1,140

1.500

564

240

172

359

483

526

778

945

896

316

155

117

*103

99

78

-

-

-

8,621

308

8.16

Mar.

180

153

133

1.110

566

185

402

492

164

103

81

69

72

124

159

198

256

378

777

965

491

216

235

616

368

143

106

*96

248

691

864

10, 641

343

7.87

Apr.

275

278

180

164

159

110

84

81

223

159

121

220

564

538

256

140

96

75

63

55

M

84

312

150

87

96

*87

69

102

290

-

5,162

172

8.30

May

142

81

69

132

78

55

47

37

34

32

140

519

287

93

60

44

34

32

30

25

21

21

34

32

23

11

21

32

37

23

19

2,251

72.6

8.53

June

11

11

11

17

6.2

3.7

2.8

*2.8

9.2

46

30

11

17

52

30

13

7.7

4.8

2.8

2^0.

2.0

2.8

9.2

10

S3.

36

37

19

28

27

-

531.0

17.7

9.10

July

56

50

21

15

114

48

19

11

6.2

3.7

*5.4

2.0

1.4

1.4

.9

.1

a0

0

0

0

13

220

302.

63

21

7.1

18

130

50

21

1,200.8

38.7

8.73

Aug.

*23

15

7.7

7.7

7.7

6.2

2.8

3.7

2.0

2.0

.9

1.4

.1

0.

0

0

0

0

4.5

.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

85.4

2.75

9.06

Sept.

0.1

.9

.5

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

4.1

54

25

7.7

3.7

6.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

9.2

9.2

.9

0

*0

1.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

-

151.3

5.04

8.87

Adjusted for diversion

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

19.9

0.226

0.26

60.5

0.688

0,77

238

2.71

3.12

251

2.86

3.30

316

3.59

3.74

351

3.99

4.60

180

2.05

2.29

81.1

0.923

1.06

26.8

0.305

0.34

47.4

0.539

0.62

11.8

0.134

0.15

13.9

0.158

0.18

Adjusted

Calendar year 1950- Max 2,170 

Water year 1950-51 S Max 1,990

Min 0 

Min 0

Mean 118 

Mean 124

Mean 125 

Mean 132

Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.38 

cfsm 1.50 in. 20.43

Peak discharge (base. 900 cfs). Dec. 3 (9 p.m.) 3,080 cfs (5.65 ft); Dec. 8 (9 a.m.) 990 cfs 

(3.38 ft); Jan. 4 (11 a.m.) 2,220 cfs (4.87 ft); Jan. 15 (7 p.m.) 1,130 cfs (3.62 ft); Feb. 12 

(9 p.m.) 1,720 cfs (4.37 ft); Feb. 21 (9 p.m.) .1,540 cfs (4-14 ft),; Mar, 4 (3 p.m.) 1,340 cfs (3.90 

ft); Mar. 19 (12 p.m.) 1,270 cfs (3.78 ft); Mar. 31 (1 a.m.) 1,270 cfs (3.81 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion for city of Alliance.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 111

Beech Creek near Bolton, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°55'50", long. 81°08'50", on right bank at downstream side of highway

ErTofe on line between sees. 21 and 28, T. 19 N., R. 6 W., l| miles upstream from Little 

Beech Creek, If miles southwest of Bolton, Stark County, and 2| miles west of Alliance.

Drainage area. 18.8 sq mi.

Records available.--Hay 1943 to September 1951 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge.--8 years, 17.7 cfs.

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 648 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 4.93 ft); maximum 

gage neight, 5.68 ft Feb. 12 (ice jam); minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 1, 2; minimum gage 

height, 0.67 ft Aug. 30.

1943-51: Maximum discharge, 2,210 cfs June 24, 1950 (gage height, 8.27 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.1 cfs July 

16-19, 23-28, 1944, Aug. 29, 1945; minimum gage height, 0.24 ft July 27, 1944.

Remarks --Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 20, Sept. 19-26)

0.6 

.65

0.2 

.4

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.7 

2.0

4.5

6.8

13

2.5 90

3.0 141

3.5 222

4.0 341

5.0 665

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

0.3

.3

.4

.6

.7

*.6

.6

.7

1.8

2.1

1.2

1.6 

1.8

1.8

2.1

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.7

1.2

1.2

1.1

35.8

1.15

0.061

0.07

Nov.

1.2

1.3

l'. 4

3.2

2.4

1.8

1.2

1.2

3.3

3.2

1.7

1.2 

1.2

1.1

T7I

1.7

2.5

1.8

1.7

5i

22

14

11

be

b6

b5

b5

b6

b7

*b8

~

160.2

5.34

0.264

0.32

Dec.

b9

b25

b450

a350

a90

a 40

a90

a!30

a5o

24

16

12 

10

9.1

be

be

b7

b7

b6

b6

b5

b5

b6

b6

b6

b5

b5

b5

b4

b4

b4

1,402.1

45.2

2.40

2.77

Jan.

b4

be

b!70

a400

alOO

a50

a25

a20

a!7

b!7

bl6

b!6 

b!4

b35

b210

69

*51

111

67

39

32

21

16

21

15

11

8.5

7.4

6.3

5.0

4.5

1,588.7

51.2

2.72

3.14

Feb.

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

b5

b6

b6

alO

b9

b9

b350 

b300

95

47

38

110

76

162

66

342

105

41

25

19

*ie

16

14

-

-

~

1,933

69.0

3.67

3.62

Mar.

54

25

40

309

61

31

163

52

25

16

14

12 

15

27

35

44

62

67

241

122

57

35

95

119

35

22

21

*22

74

195

74

2,186

70.5

3.75

4.32

Apr.

42

41

28

31

a25

16

13

25

48

28

24fi66

41

24

18

14

12

9.7

8.5

34

62

22

15

15

*12

9.4

46

60

~

959.6

32.0

1.70

1.90

May

21

12

14

13

9.4

7.4

7.1

5.9

5.2

6.2

63

68 

26

14

9.7

7.4

5.9

4.8

3.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

4.3

2.8

2.4

2.2

3.0

4.5

4.1

3.0

2.4

340.3

11.0

0.585

0.67

June

1.8

1.6

1.7

2.4

1.7

1.4

1.2

*1.2

2.0

9^1

4.8

2.8 

4.6

6.6

3.6

2.2

1.6

1.2

1.2

i-i

1.1

1.5

2.8

2.0

8.4

3.2

4.5

3.8

6.1

4.1

~

91.3

3.04

0.162

0.18

July

15

7.4

3.8

3.9

7.3

3.2

2.2

al.6

al.2

al.O

*4.8

2.8 

1.5

1.5

.9

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.4

6.4

55

18

7.1

4.3

3.2

9.1

6.5

3.2

2.4

177.0

5.71

0.304

0.35

Aug.

*2.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.7 

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

1.6

29.2

- 0.94

0.050

0.06

Sept.

1.2

.9

.8

.8

.7

.9

.9

.9

.8

.9

1.6

1.2

3.4

8^0

1.2

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.1

.5

.5

1.0

*1.0

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

"

35.5

1.18

0.063

0.07

Calendar year 1950: Max 496 Min 0.3 Mean 25.5 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.44

Water year 1950-51: Max 450 Min 0.3 Mean 24.5 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.67

Peak discharge (ba 400 cfs), Dec. 3 (time unknown) about 600 cfs: Jan. 3 (11 p.m.) 612 cfs

(-4.84 ft); Jan. 15 (3 a.m.) 525 cfs (4.60 ft); Feb. 12 (time unknown) about 500 cfs; Feb. 21 (8 a.m.) 

612 cfs (4.83 ft); Mar. 4 (4 a.m.) 648 cfs (4.93 ft); Mar. 30 (12 m.) 475 cfs (4.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Deer 

Creek at Limaville and Mahoning River at Alliance.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
112 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Deer Creek at Limaville, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°58'45", long. 81°09'35", ir SW£ sec. 4, T. 19 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 

l.uuu ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.6 mile west of Limaville, Stark County, 

and 2| miles upstream from flow line of Berlin Reservoir.

Drainage area.--31.9 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1941 to September 1951 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,046.8 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 22, 1941, staff gage at same site ind datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 31.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,280 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 8.46 ft); maximum gage height. 9.49 ft Feb. 12 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.7 cfs Aug. 22 (gage 

height, 3.51 ft).

1941-51: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 3, 1950; maximum gage height, 10.18 ft 

Feb. 22, 1945 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, that of Aug. 22, 1951.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of loe effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.7

3.8

3.9

2.3 

3.6 

5.5

4.2 

4.5

5.0

6.0 

7.0

279

569

1,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

3.5

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.3

*4.5

4.1

4.0

6.2

9.5

9.0

10

9.5

10

10

7.5

5.9

4.7

4.5

5.7

5.3

5.4

5.2

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.9

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

199.1

6.42

0.201

0.23

Nov.

7.5

7.5

7.5

14

16

13

9.0

8.0

13

14

10

8.0

7.1

6.3

5.9

9.0

12

9.5

7.5

80

59

32

18

14

b!3

b!6

b!9

b22

*b26

b28

-

511.8

17.1

0.536

0.60

Dec.

b30

bllO

bSOO

573

158

71

166

208

b80

b55

30

18

17

17

16

15

14

14

12

12

12

13

13

14

14

12

b!2

bll

blO

b9

b9

2,545

82.1

2.57

2.96

Jan.

b9

blO

b250

686

180

79

b40

b35

b30

b30

b25

b23

25

57

201

123

*80

142

131

74

b50

b30

b25

b20

bl8

b!6

b!4

b!2

blO

b9

b8

2,442

78.8

2.47

2.85

Feb.

b7

b7

b7

b7

b8

b9

bll

b!6

b!8

b!6

b!5

b400

b450

172

88

70

161

150

213

138

472

218

82

48

36

*33

33

25

_

_

-

2,910

104

3.26

3.40

Mar.

80

60

102

348

107

57

184

108

49

30

22

20

22

38

52

65

82

104

266

205

106

65

122

220

82

47

36

*37

114

318

173

3,321

107

3.35

3.86

Apr.

76

64

48

49

45

31

24

34

77

60

49

114

141

121

83

54

35

28

24

21

17

82

140

80

50

35

*27

22

102

156

-

1,889

63.0

1.97

2.20

May

50

35

20

25

25

20

14

12

11

12

166

294

102

44

25

17

13

10

9.0

7.5

6.7

6.3

9.5

8.5

6.7

5.9

7.1

10

12

8.0

5.5

997.7

32.2

1.01

1.16

June

4.5

4.3

4.9

14

8.5

5.2

4.0

*3.9

7.4

23

15

6.3

7.8

13

8.5

4.9

4.1

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.5

3.3

177

4.9

12

9.3

4.9

5.9

24

28.

-

250.8

8.36

0.262

0.29

July

72

66

22

11

11

7.5

4.9

4.1

4.3

4.3

*3.9

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.8

10

5.9

4.2

7.9

15

8.0

4.3

3.5

3.7

9.6

14

6.3

4.1

338.3

10.9

0.342

0.39

Aug.

3.9

3.3

3.3

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.3

*3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

3.8

8.3

3.9

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.2

3.1

2.5

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.2

2 . 9

3.0

2.6

2.9

6.5

107.5

3.47

0.109

0.13

Sept.

23

13

6.3

4.3

3.9

3.9

4.3

4.7

4.0

3.9

5.9

5.2

9.8

69

35

14

6.7

4.7

4.0

5.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.9

3.9

*4.3

5.9

4.9

4.3

4.1

-

271.7

9.06

0.284

0.32

Calendar year 1950: Max 802 Mln 2.9 Mean 49.7 Gfsm 1.56 In. 21.17

Water year 1950-51: Max 800 Mln 2.5 Mean 43.2 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.39

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). Dec. 3 (7 p.m.) 1,280 cfs (8.46 ft); Jan. 4 (7 a.m.) 965 cfs 

(7.92 ft); Feb. 12 (time unknown) about 700 cfs; Feb. 21 (6 p.m.) 624 cfs (7.14 ft); Mar. 4 (I a.m.) 

517 cfs (6.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 113

Mill Creek near Berlin Center, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°00'00", long. 80°58'10", In T. 1 N., R. 5 W., on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from flow line of Berlin Reservoir, 1-J 

miles upstream from Turkeybroth Creek, and 2 miles southwest of Berlin Center, Mahonlng 

County.

Drainage area.--19.7 sq ml, including that of unnamed tributary 50 ft below gage. 

Records available. September 1941 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,032.9 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912. Prior to Oct. 22, 1941, staff gage and Oct. 22, 1941, to Apr. 23, 1947, waterstage recorder at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 17.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, about 700 cfs Dec. 3; maximum gage height, 5.11

 ft Dec. 3 (Ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.1 efs Aug. 30, 31 (gage height, 0.63 ft).

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 1,900 efs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 6.92 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Sept. 25 to Oct. 2, 1941, Aug. 10-17, 20-23, 1944, Sept. 2,3, 1945, Aug. 27, 

1949, Aug. 30, 31, 1951; minimum gage height, 0.51 ft Aug. 13, 14, 16, 21, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.6 

.65

.75 

.8

0.9 

l.O 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

3.2 

5.2

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

433

770

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

*.6

.5

.4

3.7

4.0

1.7

2.0

l.B

1.7

2.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

l.O

.9

..9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.1

38.3

1.24

0.063

0.07

Nov.

1.0

T7I

1.2

8.9

6.4

2.4

* 1.7

l.B

4.2

5.2

2.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

3.4

4.9

2.8

2.4

62

26

11

7

5

7

8

10

12

*14

15

233.2

7.77

0.394

0.44

Dec .

16

50

500 2~4"2~

56

31

175

110

35

20

10

8

7

6

6

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

33"

3

1,335

43.1

2.19

2.52

Jan.

35-

150

300 -TIT

37

23

15

13

12

13

13

11

25

265

60

45

80

*54

31

21

10

B

9

7

5

4

4

3

3

3

1,302

42.0

2.13

2.46

Feb.

3

r

3

3

3

4

5

6

7

6

6

250

300

80

40

35

118

71

175

BO

322 TOB"

39

24

18

*17

16

11

_

_

-

1,753

62.6

3.18

3.31

Mar.

56

25

30

286 ~JB"

26

105

41

20

12

9.8

8.1 375"

22

30

38

44

76

286

137

57

32

97

159

37

20

17

*17

80

240

84

2,149.7

69.3

3.52

4.06

Apr.

3B

41

26

35

30

16

12

16

44

25

17

101 iwy

66

40

22

16

12

10

B.B

6.9 20~

52

18

12

17

*13

10

25

44

893.7

29.8

1.51

1.6B

May

16

8.8

7.8

12

8.8

6.4

5.9

5.4

4.7

5.7

86

~3F 102

14

8.8

5.9

4.7

3.7

3.2

2.5

2.2

2.2

4.9

3.3

2.5

2.1

2.4

4.8

3.7

2.4

2.0

376.8

12.2

0.619

0.71

June

.6

.4

.6

.8

.6

.5

.2

* .O

.4

.4

.5

.7

.1

.7

.7

.5

.1

.979-

.9

.9

.9

2.1

2.3

13

2.0

1.4

1.2

24~SM

-

93.4

3.11

0.158

0.18

July

25

8.1

2.8

2.5

6.8

2.7

1.4

.9

.8

.8

*.9

1.6

1.0

.9

.7

.5

.5

.9

.7

.5

.476~

6.3

2.2

1.0

.8

.5

63

S?

4.0

1.7

169.5

5.47

0.278

0.32

Aug.

1.6 XT?

1.2

1.4

.8

.7

.8

.9

.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.173-

15.8

0.51

0.026

0.03

Sept.

1.0

.6

.5

.4

*.3

.5

.6

.5

.4

.3

.9

.5

1.8

12~T.6

.8

.5

.4

.272"

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

*.6

.7

.8

.5

.5

-

28.6

0.95

0.048

0.05

Calendar year 1950: Max 500 Mln 0.4 Mean 24.1 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.61

Water year 1950-51: Max 500 Mln 0.1 Mean 23.0 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.83

Peak discharge (base, 50O cfs). Dec. 3 (time unknown) about 700 cfs; Jan. 4 (6 a.m.) 536 cfs 

(4.34 ft) 21 (9 a.m.) 552 cfs (4.38 ft); Mar. 4 (4 a.m.) 600 cfs (4.53 ft); Mar. 30 (2 p .11

536 cfs (4.36 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Dec. 3, D 

16TIB7 Jan. 21 to Feb. 16.

8 to Jan. 4, Jan. 8-14,
114 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Mahoning River below Berlin Dam, near Berlin Center, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°02'55", long. 81°00'05", In T. 1 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 600 ft downstream from Berlin Dam and 3-j miles northwest of Berlin Center, Mahoning County.

Drainage area. 249 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1951. Prior to October 1942 published as 

"near Berlin uenter."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 958.0 ft above mean sea 

level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 30, 1942, water-stage recorder at 

site if miles upstream at datum 966.15 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 

(levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District). Oct. 1, 1942, to May 11, 1949, waterstage recorder at site 200 ft downstream from present site at datum 8.00 ft lower than 

present datum.

Average discharge.--21 years, 223 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,360 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 5.94 ft); mini- 

 mum, 0.5 cfs Nov. 22-27; minimum gage height, 0.26 ft Nov. 23, 26.

1930-51: Maximum discharge, 8,630 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 10.97 ft, site and 

datum then in use); no flow at times during 1948, 1949.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Berlin Reservoir (see p. 135). 

Cooperation.--Five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--W 743: 1932. W 853: 1936. W 873: 1932(M), 1933, 1934(M), 

isabiw), lacib-as.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.2

.3

1.1 

1.8

0.7

.9

1.1

1.5

4.0

7.9

14

35

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

135

260

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

560

1,560

2,820

4,460

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

524" 224

*224

*224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

207

181

158

143

129

129

129

*129

119

98

98

106

109

95

55

95

5,380

174

-

~

Nov.

95

9T

95

95

95

76

61

61

61

61

61

51

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

45

16

.6

.5

75

.6

.5

.6

.8

.9

.9

-

1,260.9

42.0

-

~

Dec.

0.9 370-

12

3.8

3.0

113

395

413

419

425

419

*1,290

*3, 60O

*2,580

1,620

1,110

1,070

814

332

332

332

326

326

326

326

326

326

326

321

321

321

18,531.7

598

-

~

Jan.

321

316

285

238

137

74

7T

76

74

141

295

295

295

295

295

295

295

300

300

300

305

310

483

811

754

748

703

667

624

676

721

11,533

372

-

~

Feb.

703

649

703

703

694

*685

685

676

676

667

667

552

326

331T

332

326

458

730

739

793

870

960

1,710

2,820

2,680

2,410

1,680

903

_

.

-

26,135

933

-

-

Mar.

335

186

198

256

*431

721

730

757

757

721

694

658

624

624

BOS

600

592

616

694

802

830

830

811

850

860

1,830

*2,280

 737

74

57

95

20,888

674

-

-

Apr.

98 3TBTEB" 784

757

667

584

576

576

489

332

338

321

275

275

275

275

275

233

190

190

242

251

202

202

202

*233

202

207

169

-

10,502

350

-

~

May

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

109

109

113

113

113

109

109

149

220

220

251

285

24?

215

211

207

207

165

103 103"

176

4,589

148

-

-

June

155" 215

186

147

§i

120

181

181

181

181

165

143

143

*139

139

139

139

139

162

181

181

181

181

181

169

146

146

146

146

146

-

4,771

159

-

~

July

146 146-

146

146

146

146

162

181

181

181

181

181

181

181

181

181

198

224

25T

*224

224

224

211

181

181

181

181

181

181

181

181

5,644

182

-

~

Aug.

181

207

251

251

251

251

251

251

251

251

251

251

233

207

207

207

207

228

265

285

270

238

238

238

238

238

238

238

238

224

*198

7,333

237

-

~

Sept.

198 T55"

198

198

211

233

233

233

233

233

233

233

233

228

228

228

246

275" 275

275

275

275

275

275

275

275

275

228

228

228

-

7,231

241

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,600 Mln 0.2 Mean 345 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,600 Min 0.5 Mean 339 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 

Mahoning River at Pricetown, Ohio

115

Location. Lat 41°07'50", long. 80°58'24", in T. 3 N., R. 5 W., on left bank a quarter of a 

mile south of Mahoning-Trumbull county line, 0.3 mile downstream from Milton Dam, half a 

mile southwest of Freetown, Mahoning County, and 3 miles upstream from Kale Creek.

Drainage area.--276 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1929 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 905.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912.

Average discharge.--22 years, 243 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,810 cfs Feb. 24 (gage height, 8.28 ft); minimum,

 4b cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 1.61 ft).

1929-51: Maximum discharge, 6,770 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 15.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,130 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 0.4 

cfs Nov. 9, 10, 1941, Feb. 19-21, Oct. 10-12, 1945.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Berlin and Milton Reservoirs (see p. 135), 

Revisions (water years). W 728: 1930(M).

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 24-30)

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

116

230

3.0 379

5.0 1,140

9.0 - 3,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

78

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

235 2~I2"

204

*212

212

212

212

212

214

217

214

214

214

199

182

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

178

6,043

195

-

-

Nov.

178

T7H

178

159

120

120

120

138

153

153

153

151

151

151

151

151

149

149

149

149

109

91

9T

91

110

151

151

151

151

149

-

4,246

142

-

-

Dec.

101

61

TO

64

62

190

438

445

445

445

445

*532

752

970

1,650

1,230

1,050

990

790

771

771

771

752

752

733

494

266

266

263

260

260

17,089

551

-

-

Jan.

260 550"

263

266

266

263

263

263

263

263

263

263

263

263

*263

263

263

322

360

360

360

363

585

752 752"

752

752

752

752

752

752

12,837

414

-

-

Feb.

752

752

733

733

733

733

714

714

714

714

714

549

310

310

310

310

496

733

733

733

*733

733

869

2,370

2,750

2,590

2,000

1,160

_

_

-

25,695

918

-

-

Mar.

849

733

733

733

733

714

73T

733

733

733

733

*714

733

752

752

752

752

752

771

771

771

771

771

790

790

950

2,100

1,510

771

771

752

25,656

828

-

-

Apr.

752

73T

733

*733

733

733

733

733

733

603

310

313

313

313

313

313

313

313

313

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

*310

214

162

TBT

-

13,051

435

-

-

May

159

159

159

159

159

159

134

94

94

92_

96

96

94

94

144

238

23K

238

235

235

235

235

235

235

233

173

153

151

151

151

151

5,179

167

-

-

June

*151 153"

153

153

153

153

155

155

155

155

157

1ST

157

157

157

155

155

155

155

155

155

155

155

153

153

151

151

151

151

151

-

4,622

154

-

-

July

151

1ST

151

151

151

151

151

151

151

151

166

178

178

178

178

178

178

178

178

*178

178

178

178

178

178

187

192

197

m

194

194

5,326

172

-

-

Aug.

184

I9T

220

S30~ 230

230

230

230

230

227

227

227

227

227

227

*227

227

227

227

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

222

222

222

222

222

6,933

224

_

-

Sept.

227

225

220

52T7

220

220

220

220

220

227

235

235

241

241

241

241

238

244

252 252"

252

252

252

249

249

249

252

252

252

252

-

7,150

238

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,160 Min 47 Mean 349 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,750 Min 61 Mean 367 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Kale Creek near Pricetown, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°08'25", long. 80°59'45 

 stream side of highway bridge, 0.4 mil. ..

miles northwest of Pricetown, 2-^ miles up

Mewton Palls.

", in T. 3 N., R. 5 W., on right bank at downle north of Mahoning-Trumbull county line, 1-gs upstream from mouth, and 3-y miles south of

Drainage area.--21.7 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1941 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 914.7 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912. Prior to June 27, 1941, staff gag-i at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, DO.6 'cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 626 cfs Jan. 4; maximum gage height, 5.78

 rt uec. 3 (ice jam); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 1-9; minimum gage height, 0.31 ft Aug. 25, 

26.

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 3,630 cfs May 27, 1944 (gage height, 8.3 ft); minimum, 

0.02 cfs Sept. 5,6, 1946.

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

Revisions (water years).--W 973: 1942.

Rating table, water year 1350-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 20)

1.2 

3.0

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

128

190

420

820

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.1

1 1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.4

.6

.7

1.2

2.6

1.0

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

11.4

0.37

0.017

0.02

Nov.

0.3

.2

7?

.7

5.1

3.0

1.0

.5

.6

1.6

2.1

.7

.4

.4

.3

.4

.9

2.1

1.0

73

69

16

9.6

7.6

6.2

6.8

b8

b9

blO

bll

-

247.7

8.26

0.381

0.43

Dec.

b!2

b25

*b500

b46lT

74

38

157

259

b50

b!2

8.4

6.3

5.9

4.9

b4

b3

b3

b2.5

b2.0

bl.7

bl.5

bl.5

bl.7

b2.0

b2.1

b2.1

bl.3

bl.5

bl.3

bT73~

bl.3

1,647.3

53.1

2.45

2.82

Jan.

bl.3

bTTF

blSO

626 ~9T

41

25

18

13

11

13

b!7

b!2

b!2

195

37

51

102

*114

56

b30

b!6

11

b9.5

blO

b3

b6

b5

b4

b3

b2.5

1,743.8

56.3

2.59

2.99

Feb.

b2.4

b2.3

b2.3

b2.2

b27?

b2.6

b3

b4 '

b5

b5

b5

b!70

b450

b!20

b50

b40

142

115

151

110

*504

m

48

25

17

15

16

13

_

_

-

2,199.0

78.5

3.62

3.77

Mar.

80

53

43

434 -SQ27

90

63

24

13

9.3

7.8

574

18

37

59

65

90

297

172

74

38

66

238

46

20

*14

14

100

313

121

2,704.5

87.2

4.02

4.64

Apr.

38

50

28

33

33

16

11

12

92

39

28

77

122

82

51

27

15

11

10

9.6

7.6

17

*131

31

14

13

12

8.7

66

156

-

1,240.9

41.4

1.91

2.13

May

33

14

9.0

10

3.7

5.9

4.4

3.5

2.6

2.8

100

190 ~54

15

8.1

5.7

4.2

3.0

2.1

1.4

1.2

.9

.3 173-

1.0

.9

.8

 1.1

1.2

1.0

.8

488.4

15.8

0.723

0.84

June

0.7

.6

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.6

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.373"

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.7

-

14.5

0.43

0.022

0.02

July

5.3

11

T.2

1.0

.7

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

*.2'.Z

.3

.4

.6

.5

.5

.6

.5

.4

.4

.5

1.0

1.4

1.9

1.0

34.9

1.13

0.052

0.06

Aug.

0.5

. 3

.3

.3

.Z_

*.Z

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

..2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

6,9

0.22

0.010

0.01

Sept.

0.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

1.4

3.4

772

2.4

.8

.5

.4

.4

.373"

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

-

30.1

1.00

0..046

0.05

Calendar year 1950; Max 737 Min 0.1 Mean 31.5 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.71

Water year 1950-51; Max 626 Min 0.1 Mean 23.4 Cfem 1.31 In. 17.78

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs).--Dee. 3 (time and discharge unknown); Dec. 8 (1:30 a.m.) 558 cfs 

(4.33 ft); JanT 4 (S a.m.) 870 cfs (5.10 ft); Feb. 21 (4 p.m.) 845 cfs (5.06 ft); Mar. 4 (7:30 a.m.) 

774 cfs (4.88 ft); Mar. 30 (3 p.m.) 621 cfs (4-53 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 117 

West Branch Mahoning River near Newton Palls, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°10'18", long. 81°01'18", in T. 3 N., R. 6 W., on right bank 250 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 5, 2j miles southwest of Newton Falls, Trumbull 

County, 6 miles upstream from mouth, and 7 miles downstream from Silver Creek.

Drainage area.--97.8 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1926 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 912.2 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

 Engineers bench mark). Prior to Aug. 30, 1929, staff gage at site 75 ft upstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge.--25 years, 94.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, about 3,100 cfs Dec. 4; maximum gage height, 

lU.bb ft Dec. 4 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 6.7 cfs Aug. 23-27.

1926-51: Maximum discharge, 5,000 cfs Dec. 1, 1927 (gage height, 11.1 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum, 2.9 cfs Dec. 6, 1949 (flow retarded by ice above station); minimum gage height, 

0.95 ft July 22, 23, 1936.

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

Revisions (water years). W 973: 1926-30, 1933, 1934(M), 1936-38, 1939(M), 1940.

ating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.00

1.05

1.1

1.3

1.6 

2.0

3.0 

4.0

143

346

487

6.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

940

1,590

2,250

3,420

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

fif

8.2

*8.2

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

12

3J3

20

16

21

23

27

20

14

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

15

19

16

15

422.4

13.6

0.139

0.16

Nov.

15

14

14

22

39

27

20

16

17

27

22

17

14

13

1£

14

26

23

20

134

232

83

53

45

b35

b40

b50

b55

b60

b65

-

1,224

40.8

0.417

0.47

Dec.

b70

b85

*b850

b2,600

b500

174

422

1,170

b200

b90

b70

b55

b50

b45

b40

35

34

b32

b30

b28

b26

26

27

30

b30

b28

b26

b25

b25

b23

b21

6,867

222

2.27

2.62

Jan.

b23

b25

b250

hl,7OO

b900

195

127

b80

b65

b65

b65

b70

b65

b60

*b480

b300

b!70

b330

521

234

166

108

b75

b75

b70

b55

b45

b40

b35

b30

b25

6,449

208

2.13

2.46

Feb.

b23

b22

b21

b22

b25

*b35

b40

b50

b55

b50

b45

b300

bl,500

b950

b350

b200

b450

678

442

396

1,030

1,030

238

138

106

95

98

83

_

_

-

8,272

295

3.02

3.14

Mar.

210

178

133

1,410

*544

156

541

448

147

97

76

67

65

110

174

231

217

339

840

928

373

192

248

1,170

353

138

*111

105

404

1,220

1,120

12,345

398

4.07

4.69

Apr.

224

208

147

164

164

106

83

80

386

199

143

279

556

393

231

154

106

89

82

83

65

92

*534

172

100

88

74

65

150

342

-

5,559

185

1.89

2.11

May

145

86

67

82

74

54

46

42

39

36

362

1.210

354

115

74

57

46

40

38

33

30

27

38

38

30

26

24

*30

43

32

25

3,343

108

1.10

1.27

June

22

20

19

22

21

19

17

16

17

22

24

17

17

35

26

19

16

14

13

12

12

12

16

15

14

13

11

13

16

19

-

529

17.6

0.180

0.2O

July

42

38

22

16

15

18

14

11

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

*8.9

8.9

11

17

11

10

10

16

15

11

10

12

68

59

22

15

549.0

17.7

0.181

0.21

Aug.

11

10

9.7

11

10

9.7

8.9

9.7

10

10

8.9

8.2

8.2

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

*6. 7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

255.7

8.25

0.084

0.10

Sept.

61

25

15

11

9.7

9.7

10

10

9.7

9.7

13

14

12

69

35

18

11

9.7

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

10

11

9.7

9.7

10

13

9.7

8.9

-

470.1

15.7

0.161

0.18

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,600 Min 6.1 Mean 143 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.90

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,600 Min 6.7 Mean 127 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.6!

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs). Dec. 4 (time unknown) about 3.10O cfs: Dec. 8 (11 a.m.) 1,430

cfs (7.60 ft); Jan. 4 (time unknown) about 2,200 cfs; Feb. 13 (time unknown) about 1,50O cfs; Feb. 22

(12:30 a.m.) 1,800 cfa (8.38 ft); Mar. 4 (6 p.m.) 1,740 cfs (8.30 ft); Mar. 24 (3:30 p.m.) 1,330 cfs

(7.31 ft); Mar. 31 (3 a.m.) 1,800 cfs (8.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

281787 O - 53 - !
118 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Eagle Creek at Phalanx Station, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°15'40", long. 80°57'16", on right bank 75 ft downstream from highway

oriage, 1 mile north of Phalanx Station, Truiribull County, 2 miles downstream from Tinker 

Creek, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 97.0 sq mi.

Records available. June 1926 to August 1934, January 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 887.42 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

 of 1912 (levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District). Prior to Sept. 14, 1929, staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--20 years (1926-33, 1938-51), 105 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,040 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 11.67 ft); minimum, 6.6 cfs Aug. 26; minimum gage height, 2.04 ft Aug. 26, 30.

1926-34, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 3,480 cfs Dec. 1, 1937 (gage height, 12.2 ft); 

minimum, 0.6 cfs Aug. 4, 1939 (gage height, 1.62 ft); minimum daily, 0.9 cfs Aug. 4, 

1939.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Low flow 

siigntly regulated by mill several miles above station.

Revisions (water years). W 853: 1928(M). W 953: 1938-41.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

Zl

ZZ

23

Z4

Z5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

Oct.

12

13

1Z

12

*13

13

11

TT

13

41

30

25

57

5tr

55

36

25

21

16

15

15

14

15

16

15

15

14

17

28

22

19

671

21.6

0.223

0.26

Nov.

18

15

20

32

57

50

34

26

26

34

g30

gZ4

gZO

g!9

gzi

Zl

37

37

31

95

g371

g3T4"

glZl

g85

g50

g65

g80

g90

g95 gioo

-

2,022

67.4

0.695

0.78

Dec.

gllO

*1ZO

583

2,660

r,020

318

306

1,100

538

161

10 Z

82

74

67

65

60

56

50

45

40

40

35

40

45

45

40

40

35

35

3030-

7,972

257

2.65

3.06

Jan.

3520-

158

1,640

1,010'

318

160

102

91

90

87

91

77

79

169

352

228

*228

523

395

215

137

100

95

95

72

65

56

45

353S6,823

220

2.27

2.62

Feb.

3030-

30

30

35

40

45

72

78

72

69

224

1,310

1,190

556

306

345

650

473

441

666

1,210

*398

185

133

117

121

111

_

_

-

8,967

320

3.30

3.44

Mar.

144

240

159

1,250

724

247

379

658

240

131

102

91

89 155-

215

280

292

332

602

882

506

280

240

753

562

203

137

124

*272

1,020

1,370

12,649

408

4.21

4.85

Apr.

404

254

185

167

185

g!35

g!02

g94

g251

gZ94

g!55

g!57

g561

gSBS"

g299

gzzi

g!37

gl!3

g!08

gl!3

g91

glZO

*g395

gZ9Z

glZ3

*97

94

81

9T

135

-

5,823

194

2.00

2.Z3

Hay

1O6

77

69

78

84

65

58

54

50

49

182

713

555

166

93

74

64.

57

52

47

44

42

45

45

38

35

33

41

50

41

51

3,138

101

1.04

1.20

June

*26

25

24

26

28

25

22

21

2T

32

25

21

28

81

8T

37

27

24

23

21

21

22

30

27

23

23

22

21

23

28

-

849

28.3

0.292

0.33

July

33

46

27

24

128

106

44

27

21

20

19

20

22

21

17

*16

15

17

18

15

13

IF

34

23

16

14

14

49

52

26

18

931

30.0

0.309

0.36

Aug.

16

14

14

2115-

13

13

14

13

11

11

9.8

9.8

9.0

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.0

11

9.8

9.0

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.0

570- 7.4

9.0

9.8

9.8

11

346.2

11.2

0.115

0.13

Sept.

14

14

12

13

*ii

11

14

14

12

12

16

17

13

4733-

17

14

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

12

13

17

14

11

-

441

14.7

0.152

0.17

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,660 Hin 7.4 Mean 155 Cfsm 1.61 In. Z1.81

Water year 1950-51: Max z,660 Hin 7.4 Mean 139 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.43

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Dec. 4 (9 a.m.) 3,040 cfs (11.67 ft); Dec. 8 (2 p.m.) 1,460 cfs 

(9.73 ft); Jan. 4 16 p.m.) 2,280 cfs (1O.83 ft)j Feb. 13 (4 p.m.) 1,610 cfs (9.97 ft); Feb. 22 

(3:30 a.m.) 1,720 cfs (10.09 ft); Mar. 4 (5 p.m.) 2,040 cfs (10.51 ft); Mar. 24 (7:30 p.m.) 1,020 

cfs (8.34 ft); Mar. 31 (2:30 a.m.) 2,12O cfs (l0.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, Dec. 18 to Jan. 1, Jan. 29 to 

FebTT.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 119

Mahoning River at Leavittsburg, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°14'20", long. 80°5i; l 50" ) in T. 4 N., R. 4 W., on right bank at upstream

 side of highway bridge at Leavittsburg, Trumbull County, 350 ft downstream from Duck 

Creek and l£ miles downstream from Eagle Creek.

Drainage area.--580 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1941 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 871.25 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 2, 1941, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 558 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,990 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 13.01 ft); mini-

 mum, 162 cfs May 10 (gage height, 2.30 ft).

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 7,890 cfs June 3, 1947 (gage height, 14.04 ft); minimum, 

67 cfs June 10, July 9, 1941 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 24 ft Mar. 26, 1913. Flood of Jan. 25 or 26, 1937, reached 

a stage of 17.8 ft.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow regulated by Berlin and Milton Reservoirs (see p. 135). Records of water temperatures for 

the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1197.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.3 

2.5 

3.0

162

223

390

5.0 

8.0 

12.0

1,250

2,960

6,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

255

249

214

226

233

*236

239

239

258

295

302

281

305

329 255"

265

236

220

208

201

201

201

201

208

204

211

211

223

229

229

220

7,414

239

-

-

Nov.

214

214

211

249

242

233

192

171

211

223

229

208

195

186

186

195

211

236

223

333

790 B43"

339

262

blTO

b210

b250

b270

b290

b310

-

7,896

263

-

-

Dec.

b330

*b56iy

1,770

5,930

4,260

1,130

1,340

3,170

2,010

1,010

790

685

922

968

1,650

1,590

1,250

1,180

991

900

878

878

878

878

878

812

b450

b390

b370

366

363

39,377

1,270

-

-

Jan.

359

3BT

787

3,850

4,620

1,440

834

Feb.

856

856

878

900

856

834 556"

b620| b850

b580 b900

b540

b520

b500

b500

520

1,250

1,490

991

*1,130

1,800

1,490

1,040

812

727

1,010

1,040

968

922

900

878

856

856

34,196

1,103

-

-

b9OO

900

1,390

3,530

4,060

1,860

1,060

1,440

2,560

2,320

2,320

3,040

5,010

*2,320

2,320

3,100

3^100

2,820

1,860

_

-

-

53,696

1,918

-

-

Mar.

1,490

1,540

1,250

3,790

3,780

1,590

1,750

2,560

1,540

1,180

1,060

991

59T

1,110

1,390

1,590

1,550

1,800

2,820

3,600

2,500

1,590

1,490

2,760

2,630

1,440

2,150

2,440

*1,650

3,220

4,850

64,192

2,071

-

-

Apr.

2,260

1,540

,350

,250

,300

,180

,060

,010

,44O

,540

900

856

,800

,590

,250

968

748

664

622

601

560

580

1,440

1,200

727

622

*580

520

500

1,1310"

-

31,698

1,057

-

-

May

727

447

366

411

404

332

288

201

174

168

520

2,260

1,810

664

383

422

394

363

349

336

325

322

329

339

325

288

220

229

262

249

220

14,127

456

-

-

June

*208

198

201

211

204

19P

18o

183

192

201

201

192

201

262

281

220

198

186

180

180

177

TBT

192

192

183

183

180

183

189

192

-

5,937

198

-

-

July

226

278

223

198

255

322

226

192

180

177

5CB~ 174

208

208

201

*201

198

204

208

204

198

214

226

226

208

201

239

411

40TT

288

245

7,147

231

-

-

Aug.

223

214 535"

262 2~58~

252

255

255

258

255

252

249

245

245

249

245

245

245

245

245

249

249

249

245

245

245

245

242

242

*239

249

7,632

246

-

-

Sept.

265

298

262

249

249

252

252

252

249

252

281

281

302

387

3ST

305

281

275

285

285

285

288

291

288

291

288

291

291

291

285

-

8,538

285

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,720 Min 154 Mean 799 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,930 Min 168 Mean 772 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
120 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Mosquito Creek below Mosquito Creek Dam near Cortland, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°18'00", long. 80°45'25", In T. 5 N., R. 3 W., on right bank 100 ft downstream from Mosquito Creek Dam, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Confusion Run, 

2 miles downstream from Walnut Creek, and 3 miles southwest of Cortland, Trumbull 

County. Prior to Feb. 15, 1951, at site 900 ft downstream.

Drainage area. 97.6 sq ml.

Records available.--May 1926 to September 1929, May 1943 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 873.98 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to June 12, 1943, 

staff gage, June 12, 1943, to Aug. 22, 1943, wire-weight gage, and Aug. 23, 1943, to 

Feb. 14, 1951, water-stage recorder at site 900 ft downstream at datum 6.63 ft lower.

Average discharge. 11 years, 107 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 665 cfs Mar. 12, 13 (gage height, 3.58 ft); no 

 flow Nov. 14, July 10.

1926-29, 1943-51: Maximum discharge, 1.890 cfs Jan. 19, 1929 (gage height, 11.5 ft, 

from floodmark, site and datum then In use); no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair prior to Feb. 14, good thereafter. Flow regulated by Mosquito 

Creek: Reservoir (see p. 135).

Cooperation.--Nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of backwater from trlbutarle 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 3)

1.8 3.3

1.9 5.6

2.2 15

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14

2.5 28

3.0 52

-4.0 11B

5.0 204

6.0 312

7.0 455

1.1

1.2

1.3

3.0 

9.3

Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

1.4 26

1.7 65

2.0 117

2.5 246

3.0 418

3.5 619

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Oct.

154

142

92

*39

4.0

3.8

3.8

36

68

68

*90

80

15

3.8

29

*63

56

108

195

218

119

58

*37

17

3.8

3.8

15

37

60

82

82

1,983.0

64.0

_

-

Nov.

82

36

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3,2

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

-

221.2

7.37

_

-

Dec.

*3.9

4.0

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

144.2

4.65

_

-

Jan.

4.8

4.8

3.

4.

5 .

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

25

*42

60

90

135

218

282

325

324

323

322

250

179

179

179

179

5,186.1

103

_

-

Feb.

178

178

177

177

177

177

177

177

132

88

88

88

89

90

87.

87

141

249

249

*252

252

252

464

598

598

576

576

576

_

-

6,950

248

_

-

Mar.

576

576

576

576

576

576

576

576

576

576

576

*609

*553

168

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

121

186

186

186

186

186

140

iZ

47

47

9,614

310

_

-

Apr.

47

230

*491

49T

491

491

491

263

160

211

123

90

90

90

90

90

68

90

90

61

47

20

6.0

6.0

*33

46

46

46

46

*46

-

4,590.0

153

_

-

May

61

90

90

90

90

67

32

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

24

55

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

42

5.4

30

78

62

23

*5.4

5.4

5.4

1,509.6

48.7

»

-

June

113

308

345

267

143

109

121

154

172

132

107

107

93

83

83

83

152

268

338

552

288

230

196

216

262

284

341

341

204

178

-

6,070

202

_

-

July

178

137

158

212

206

167

158

224

318

336

398

383

302

243

243

336

*400

356

324

312

292

287

287

284

295

330

342

278

214

228

*281

8,509

274

.

-

Aug.

334

334

318

250

189

189

189

189

189

202

262

314

314

*310

310

274

203

165

158

205

217

156

112

97

154

211

211

183

161

244

303

6,947

224

_

-

Sept.

300

220

118

94

94

*87

36

10

10

46

117

117

102

35

10

10

10

40

102

121

105

48

14

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

1,875.4

62.5

.

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 575 Mln 0 Mean 129 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 609 Mln 3.2 Mean 141 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-diacharge relationship affected by backwater from downstream tributaries or ice 

Nov. 4 to Feb. 14; discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge measurements and gate openings of 

Mosquito Creek Dam.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 121

Mosquito Creek at Miles, Ohio

Location. Lat 41"11 I 02", long. 80°45'39", on right bank at dam in Niles, Trumbull County, 

naif a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--139 sq mi.

Records available. June 1929 to September 1951 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 857.26 ft above mean sea 

Tlevel, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District). Prior to 

July 5, 1929, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 119 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,180 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 3.68 ft); minimum, 4.6 cfs Oct. 7, 8; minimum gage height, 2.01 ft Sept. 29.

1929-51: Maximum discharge, 3,080 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 5.16 ft); no flow 

for several days in 1933, 1934, 1936.

Remarks. Records good above 50 cfs and fair below. Flow regulated by Mosquito Creek 

Reservoir (see p. 135).

Rating table, water year 195O-51 (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

0.4 

7.4

2.3 

2.6

3.0 

4.0

251

543

1,510

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

164

159

137

85

33

6.0

ETC

6.0

45

66

*66

102

75

24

13

41

53

56

111

191

215

T2T

52

36

17

6.0

6.0

20

36

60

73

2,081.0

67.1

-

-

Nov.

73

73

32

15

23

21

13

10

12

13

13

10

8.9

8.9

7.4

10

12

12

10

56

~5T 142

25

23

17

15

23

36

41

47

-

853.2

28.4

-

-

Dec.

*50

76

460

1,030

564

152

193

442

251

56

41

36

33

27

27

25

23

21

21

19

17

IT

19

23

25

23

21

19

17

17

17

3,762

121

-

-

Jan.

17 T9-

181

535- 624

140

63

38

38

33

44

53

44

48

256

291

137

*148

209

186

215

258

297

339

339

331

331

258

203

197

191

6,063

196

-

-

Feb.

186

186

186

197

191

191

209

221

215

132

121

33T

624

543

254

169

245

360

435

*457

624

753 ¥56-

465

584

584

584

584

_

-

-

10,127

362

-

-

Mar.

624

666

624

1,030 542"

624

666

709

624

584

543

543

584

584

360

245

233

264

450

543

389

215

227

346

353

264

227

209 2~2T

346

427

14,566

470

-

-

Apr.

236

159

*262

427

475

465

457

465

375

258

251

197

291

258

191

164

132

126

121

121

73

73

233

174

*60_

73

77

70

98

175

-

6,535

218

_

-

May

121

102

111

106

102

98

60

30

15

15

50

142

TOT

60

77

85

85

81

77

77

77

77

81

32

10

47

73

53

*19

10

8.9

2,085.9

67.3

_

-

June

11 l¥5-

271

310

271

148

116

132

180

175

121

106

111

93

85

77

81

164

233

277

297

277

227

180

209

239

258

304

317 203"

-

5,618

187

-

-

July

221

180

142

T7F

221

209

159

175

221

271

297

331

360

317

264

251

*291

339

353

339

324

304

291

277

264

271

297

375 375"

277

239

8,410

271

-

-

Aug.

271

297

317

317

264

209

197

197

186

186

197

297

264

277

*277

277

258

203

159

164

203

203

137

102

93_

164

197

197

186

175

233

6,704

216

_

-

Sept.

264

277 515-

116

98

98

81

28

13

13

76

121

132

142

42

15

12

13

56

116

121

93

42

15

12

12

12

12

10TO".

-

2,267

75.6

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,030 Mln 6.0 Mean 186 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,030 Mln 6.0 Mean 189 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
122 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Meander Creek at Mineral Ridge, Ohio

Location. Lat 41 0 09'26", long. 80°46'3l", in T. 3 N., R. 3 W., on right bank threeeignths of a mile upstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream 

from Mineral Ridge Dam, and 1 mile northwest of Mineral Ridge, Trumbull County.

Drainage area.--84.9 sq mi.

Records available. August 1929 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder above concrete control. Datum of gage is 854.81 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District).

Average discharge. 22 years, 44.1 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,350 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 6.88 ft); minimum not determined.

1929-51: Maximum discharge, 5,500 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 12.1 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs by computation of flow over dam; no flow Aug. 18- 

20, 1934 (result of ponding of water above new concrete control).

Remarks. Records good, except those below 3 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are poor. Figures of daily discharge do not include water diverted above 

station from Meander Creek Reservoir for municipal supply of McDonald, Niles, and 

Youngstown. Flow regulated by Meander Creek Reservoir (see p. 135).

Revisions (water years). W 873: 1934-38.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.9

3.0

0.7 

1.3 

2.0 

3.0

3.2 

3.4 

3.6 

3.8 32

4.0 

4.2 

4.4 

4.7

95

152

263 6.5

440

755

970

1,150.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

(t)

Oct.

al.2 

al.4

al.8

al.l

al.9

al.8

al.l

al.5

al.6

al.9

al.7

al'.T

al.5

al.5

al.4

al.7 

al.5 

al.8

al.8

a2.1

al.l

al.7

al.8

al.3

al.5

al.7

1.4

1.1

1.2

1.0

1.3

47.1

1.52

_

_

45.7

Nov.

1.0 

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.1

1.5

1.3

1.0

1.3

1.2

.9

1.2

1.3 

.9 

1.0

1.0

2.0

1.1

1.4

1.3

1.1

.18.

1.0

.9

1.0

1.3

1.1

-

35.7

1.19

_

^

43.1

Dec.

1.4

2.1

5.9

3.1

2.0

~T.6 298

26

31

23

19

14

.5

.5

* .5

.0 

.4 

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.5

.4

.0

.0

a .7

a .5

a .7

a .5

a .5

473.5

15.3

_

_

44.6

Jan.

al.2 

al.5

21

803

656

304

182

111

65

40

33

32

25

25

372

384 

218 

*218

273

204

146

88

50

38

27

16

9.3

5.9

3.8

2.0

1.3

4,356.0

141

_

_

46.9

Feb.

.2

.5

.3

.3

_!i

.2

.8

.4

.3

.4

1.3

220

1.050

838

381

196 

252 

341

478

583

944

990

492

222

131

93

65

40

_

_

-

7,330.8

262

_

_

47.0

Mar.

91 

*122

108

836

578

263

211

211

128

70

46

30

26

77

79

125 

178

3700

3850

3490

a240

3180

3440

3270

3140

a80

a50

*114

580

753

8,174

264

_

_

45.8

Apr.

353 

238

162

128

103

72

48

42

93

106

72

116

358

251

192

125 

74 

54

30

16

9=1

29

145

122

*96

43

30

31

55

196

-

3,389.5

113

_

_

45.5

May

143 

79

47

32

17

8.5

5.5

7.2

5.4

2.5

14

86

106

69

38

21 

8.0 

.9

.8

.7

.5

.8

.4

.5

.5

.7

.4

.0

.1

.1

.1

716.6

23.1

_

_

47.1

June

1.3 

1.3

1.5

1.8

Izl

1.9

2.6

1.8

1.2

1.1

1.3

2.9

3.3

2.1

2.9

1.1 

1.1 

1.0

1.3

1.8

1.1

1.5

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

*1.2

1.3

.1.3

-

51.3

1.71

_

_

51.1

July

1.6 

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

.8

1.1

.9

1.2

al.7

al.4

al.7

al.5

al.9 

1.5

1.6

1.1

1.5

1.7

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.2

*1.3

2.2

1.5

1.6

2.4

42.3

1.36

_

_

52.3

Aug.

.8 

.8

,7

.8

.7

.4

.7

.5

.5

.3

.5

.3 .

.2

.5

.5

.4 

.4

~.0

.5

.1

* .1

.4

.4

.7

a .6

a .2

a .3

a ! . 6

a .4

49.0

1.58

_

_

55.8

Calendar year 1950: Max 868 Mln 0.8 Mean 43.8 Cfsm - In. -

Sept.

32.6 

32.1

32.0

32.2

a2.7

a2.6

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.3

5.2

2.0

a2.2 

32 .2

a2.4

32.6

1.5

1.6

1.2

TTF

1.3

1.7

1.5

1.9

1.2

-

56.3

1.88

_

_

49.1

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,050 Mln O.8 Mean 67.7 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, equivalent in cubic feet per second, for municipal supply of McDonald, Nlles, and 

Youngstown (records furnished by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District). Average diversion for calendar year 195O, 41.0 cfs; for water year 1950-51, 47.9 cfs.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, pool elevations for 

Meander Creek Reservoir, and records of waste water from purification plant of Mahoning Valley 

Sanitary District.
BEAVER RWER BASIN

Mahoning River at Youngstown, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°06'41", long. 80°40'25", on left bank 400 ft upstream from Bridge Street 

Bridge in Youngstown, Mahoning County, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Mill 

Creek.

Drainage area.--899 sq mi.

Records available . October 1921 to September 1951. May 1903 to July 1906 at site 4i 

miles downstream, records not equivalent.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 826.53 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

 of 1912 (levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District). Prior to Nov. 16, 1926, chain 

gage at site 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--30 years (1921-51), 822 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,120 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 9.42 ft); minimum, 103 cfs Oct. 27 (gage height, 2.15 ft).

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 17,600 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 14.92 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,480 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum, 28 cfs Aug. 14, 1930 (gage height, 1.80 ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs 

Aug. 16, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 26.5 ft Mar. 26, 1913.

Remarks.--Records good. Water diverted above station for municipal supply. Plow reguTaTJed by Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, and Meander Creek Reservoirs (see p. 135) , 

together with reservoirs on Crab Creek and Squaw Creek.

Revisions (water years). W 623: 1924(M).

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Backwater from Mill Creek Dec. 3-5, 7, 8, Jan. 3-5, 15, 

16, Feb. 12, 13, 21, Mar. 4, 19, 20, 30, Apr. 12, 13)

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

196

337

523

4.0 

6.0

10.0

1,380

3,580

8,960

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oc.t.

430

443

405

354

317

277

267

262

327

*382

405

455

430

405

359

354

359

327

359

424

462 339"

337

296

286

258

221 256"

301

337

354

10,888

351

-

-

Nov.

354

348

322

365

343

327

281

253

281

286

291

267

272

253

248

286

277

286

291

542

950

555

516

399

327

a250

a330

a400

a470

a510

-

11,233

374

_

-

Dec.

3550

3850

3,400

6,300

7,500

*2,840

2,000

4,100

3,580

1,430

1,000

840

916

1,050

1,480

1,880

1,430

1,280

1,150

959

942

942

925

942

942

934

580

399 355"

399

399

52,138

1,682

_

-

Jan.

387 4TB1,200

5,100

7,200

3,390

1,430

984

774

733

765

790

733

710

2,200

2,900

,880

,730

* ,580

,410

,730

,330

,100

,380

,480

,380

,280

,240

,130

,080

,070

52,514

1,694

_

-

Feb.

,090

,030

1,030

,060

,070

,060

,190

,190

,240

,140

,140

,500

,700

,880

,850

,880

,300

,820

,210

,210

,400

,980

5,150

2,970

3,950

4,080

*3,820

3,080

_

_

-

84,020

3,001

_

-

Mar.

2,630

2,680

2,360

6,100

7,020

3,470

3,080

4,080

2,970

2,100

1,830

1,730

1,730

1,990

2,100

2,360

2,520

2,860

5,000

6,200

4,860

2,800

2,300

3,820

4,210

2,410

2,300

3,080

2,740

4,600

7,020

104,950

3,385

_

-

Apr.

4,460

*2,460

2,150

2,100

2,150

,940

,730

,630

,040

,300

,580

,400

,800

,800

,100

,530

,160

934

874

807

725

gory

2,100

2,100

1,150

882

798

741

920

*1,780

-

50,941

1,698

_

-

May

1,400

815

636

652

597

516

462

359

277

262

544

2,480

2,790

1,190

636

545

*538

482

469

436

443

443

455

405

365

359

359

354

306

291

281

20,147

650

_

-

June

258

3ZT

503

575 553"

405

348

348

430

399

382

337

365

371

395

354

317

365

443

496

509

516

475

418

436

455

449

523

560

449

-

12,731

424

_

-

July

530

489

424

412

482

553

449

382

4T¥

469

503

553

582

545

482

475

496

567

*582

560

530

560

545

516

503

489

538

882

53T

621

496

16,471

531

_

-

Aug.

496

503

567 550"

538

469

443

443

443

436

443

469

*516

538

538

538

523

469

412

424

455

462

405

365

545

387

455

449

430

412

475

14,406

465

_

-

Sept.

509

567

509

412

371

382

582

506

272

25T

576

418

500

656 575"

565

557

512

345

405

424

599

548

327

322

312

327

322

317

312

-

11,578

386

_

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 9,380 Mln 182 Mean 1,208 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,980 Mln 221 Mean 1,211 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge messurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; dlschsrge estimated on basis of westher 

River at Lowellvllle and Mill Creek at Youngstown.

ecords and records for Mahoning
124 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Mill Creek at Youngstown, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°04'20", long. 80°41'S5", in T. 2 N., R. 2 W., on right bank 600 ft upstream from suspension bridge in Mill Creek Park at Youngstown, Mahoning County, Similes upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--68.4 sq mi.

Records available. November 1943 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 7 years (1944-51) 59.3 cfs,

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,740 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 4.59 ft); minimum, 

 U.3 cfs Sept. 6, 7 (gage height, 0.42 ft).

1943-51: Maximum discharge, 6,100 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 9.00 ft), from 

rating curve expended above 3,800 cfs by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 0.1 cfs 

Oct. 8, 1947, Aug. 26, 1949.

Maximum discharge known, 7,140 cfs in March 1913 at dam 1 mile downstream (computed 

by Mill Creek Park Association).

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

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.45 

.5 

.55 

.6

1.3 

2.0 

3.0

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.5

248

440

685

1,310

1,660

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.7

1.5

1.2

.7

1.1

2.3

3.8

1.9

2.3

*13

11

9.7

11

1515"

9.2

5.7

4.0

4.1

2.6

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.7

3.2

3.0

5.5

3.7

2.4

5.9

9.3

158.3

5.11

0.075

0.09

Nov.

5.5

572" 3.2

22

53

23

13

11

15

33

21

13

11

9.2

8.6

12

18

18

14

63

118 ~55~

37

32

b25

21

30

40

44

47

-

818.7

27.3

0.399

0.45

Dec.

50

92

712

1,450 514"

208

329

625

327

115

62

47

39

33

*33

29

b25

b23

bZl

b!9

bl8

b!7

b!7

b!9

bZl

b21

b!9

b!7

b!6

b!5

b!4

4,977

161

2.35

2.71

Jan.

b!4 bT5~

b200

1,020

548

218

105

b55

b50

b45

b50

b50

b45

b45

b400

428

266

290

*360

222

130

68

49

70

62

39

32

30

25

bl8

b!7

4,966

160

2.34

2.70

Feb.

b!6

b!5 bT5~

b!5

b!5

bl8

b22

b27

b30

b31

b32

426

1,110

 55F

257

148

302

336

420

428

737

503

241

113

78

69

*69

55

_

_

-

6,174

220

3.22

3.35

Mar.

160

146

90

661

440

166

145

152

82

52

42

39

4T

88

132

166

158

210

604

685

382

179

153

332

179

86

65

60

192

629

606

7,124

230

3.36

3.87

Apr.

245

*207

130

122

115

73

55

53

174

140

93

188

404

21KT

201

106

73

58

49

42

35

BT

232

114

67

73

69

55

102

*192

-

3,824

127

1.86

2.08

May

88

52

40

47

39

28

25

23

21

20

136

272

TTT

46

29

22

*18

16

13

11

9.7 10" 

15

19

12

10

10

13 '18

13

9.7

1,196.4

38.6

0.564

0.65

June

7.6

6.1

8.3

6.8

5.7

5.1

4.2

4.0

9.1

15

9.7

5.7

10

25

18

8.6

6.1

4.5

4.0

4.2

3.5

4.2

8.6

10

15

18

7.6

6.5

27

31

-

299.1

9.97

0.146

0.16

July

42

40

16

16

47

30

13

7.2

4.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.2

3.5

3.0

2.2

is 1.6

*6.0

2.8

2.2

3.5

9.4

20

7.0

3.5

2.4

11

27

8.9

5.1

365.4

11.8

0.173

0.19

Aug.

4.0

377

3.5

2.8

2.6

1.9

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

 7

1.1

1.1

.7

.7

.8

.9

.7

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

2.0

1.6

2.0

50.2

1.62

0.024

0.03

Sept.

0.6

.5

.6

.6

*-4

.5

.4

.9

1.4

2.2

2.2

1.1

7.2

22

IT

5.0

2.2

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.9

3.0

2.4

1.7

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.2

2.4

-

90.4

3.01

0.044

0.05

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,450 Mln 0.4 Mean 75.6 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.00

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,450 Mln 0.4 Mean 82.3 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.33

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Dec. 4 (5 a.m.) 1,740 cfs (4.59 ft); Dec. 7 (11 p.m.) 80O cfs

(3.21 It); Jan. 4 (12:30 p.m.) 1,240 cfs (3.88 ft); Feb. 13 (10 a.m. 

(5 p.m.) 980 cfs (3.49 ft); Mar. 4 (7 a.m.) 764 cfs (3.14 ft); Mar. 1

1,210 cfs (3.83 ft); Feb. 21 

9 (7 p.m.) 920 cfs (3.38 ft);

Mar. 30 (10:30 p.m.) 920 cfs (3.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 125

Mahonlng River at Lowellvllle, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°02'10", long. 80°32'10", in T. 1 N., R. 1 W., on left bank 300 ft upstream from Washington Street Bridge at Lowellville, Mahoning County, 1 mile upstream 

from Ohio-Pennsylvania State line, and 3 miles downstream from Yellow Creek.

Drainage area. 1,076 sq mi.

Records available. July 1943 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 796.84 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 26, 1944, wire-weight gage at site 300 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 1,013 c-fs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,210 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 8.71 ft); mini- 

 mum7~170 cfs Oct. 27 (gage height, 2.52 ft).

1943-51: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 13.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 127 cfs Oct. 

23, 1949.

Maximum stage known, 17.8 ft in March 1913.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, and Meander 

Ureek Reservoirs (see p.135 ), together with reservoirs on Crab Creek, Squaw Creek and 

Yellow Creek. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1951 are given in 

Water-Supply Paper 1197.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.6 245

3.0 490

3.5 850

4.0 1,330

5.0 2,690

9.0 9,780

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

470

484

470

406

354

300

284

278

410

*432

458

518

257

497

412

373

392

348

373

432

490

432 

360

306

300

267

245

2155

306 

330

366

11,879

383

-

-

Nov.

360

366

336

525

432

380

312

278

348

324

318

278

278

256

250

318

294

294

300

692

1,020

1,030 

651

477

418

300

412

497

567 

616

-

12,927

431

-

-

Dec.

637

910

4,800

8,490

7,950

* ,420

,860

,250

,280

,850

,250

,040

,060

,200

,550

,030

,640

,430

,310

,090

,060

,070 

,060

,070

,080

1,08O

798

560

525 532"

525

63,407

2,045

-

-

Jan.

504 51E1,670

6,690

7,770

3,930

1,830

1,220

975

922

1,000

1,040

939

960

3,400

3,690

2,460

2,390

*3,180

3,010

2,170

1,640 

1,380

1,640

1,770

1,640

1,550

1,460

1,320 

1,260

1,240

65,196

2,103

-

-

Feb.

1,330

1,230

1,220

1,250

1,260

1,260

1,530

1,490

1,460

1,380

1,440

3,410

7,770

7,590

4,560

2,390

2,770

4,200

4,890

5,070

6,870

8,670 

5,970

3,350

4,030

4,280

*4;200

3,600

-

-

98,470

3,517

-

-

Mar.

3,010

3,180

2,850

7,410

7,590

4,080

3,440

4,370

3,350

2,390

2,030

1,960

T,960

2,390

2,620

2,850

2,850

3,350

6,240

7,590

5,610

3,260 

2,620

4,200

4,540

2,770

2,460

3,180

3,260 

5,790

7,590

120,790

3,896

-

-

Apr.

5,250

*3,100

2,540

2,460

2,460

2,320

2,030

1,960

2,390

2,620

2,390

2,100

3,690

3,440

2,620

1,960

1,530

1,230

1,110

1,020

930 1,570" 

2,460

2,540

1,490

1,160

1,030

957

1,300 

*2,540

-

63,697

2,123

-

-

May

1,900

1,150

914

890

828

715

651

539

412

394

850

2,750

3,180

1,600

866

700

*708

637

602

560

574

581 

623

539

484

458

484

490

425 

392

386

26,282

848

-

-

June

359" 360

651

730

665

553

451

444

653

560

497

438

578

532

532

470

425

451

546

595

609

630 

616

525

525

567

581

651

775 

B3T

-

16,646

555

-

-

July

795

665

560

553

630

700

595

470 532"

567

637

672

700

651

581

574

581

791

*708

665

637

715 

679

651

616

602

630

1,000

 1,050 ff2~B~

658

20,693

668

-

-

Aug.

637

630

738

BTHT

665

595

574

574

574

560

553

567

630

*644

651

651

630

574

504

504

553

553

504

444

418

451

553

546

525 

504

595

17,787

574

-

-

Sept.

595

623

588

477

425

458

451

373

306

55T

438

464

642

864

5BF

432

386

354

373

451

484

490 

418

373

392

360

4O6

412

354 

336

-

13,670

456

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 10,400 Mln 210 Mean 1,424 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,670 Mln 245 Mean- 1,456 Cfsrn - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Sugar Run at Pymatuning Dam, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°29'50", long. 80°27'55", on right bank at highway "bridge at Pymatuning

 DSffi~7~Crawford County, a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth and If miles northwest 

of Jamestown.

Drainage area.--9.34 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1934 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 984.58 ft above mean

 Sea level, adjustment of 1907. Prior to Oct. 17, 1938, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 10.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 586 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 3.58 ft); minimum,

 0.02 cfs Aug. 30, 31 (gage height, 0.08 ft).

1934-51: Maximum discharge observed, 1,460 cfs Sept. 4, 1937 (gage height, 6.80 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 300 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1 cfs and those for periods of ice effect or 

those computed from staff-gage readings, which are 'fair.

Revisions (water years). W 1113: 1937(M).

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21-28)

0.08 

.1 

.15 

.2 

.25

0.02 

.04 

.13 

.29 

.53

0.88

1.88

3.39

5.55

12.0

1.1 

1.4 

1.9 

2.5 

2.8

125

257

339

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.29

.29

.25

.22

.22

.22

.19

.16

.37

1.13

.8B

5.0

8.8

4.13

3.04

1.84

1.04

.88

.66

.53

.42

.42

.42

.42

.42

*.47

.54

1.72

1.98

1.42

1.04

39.41

1.27

0.136

0.16

Nov.

0.80

1.04

.66

11

17

6.5

3.23

2.28

4.48

7.0

3.61

2.43

1.88

1.76

1.64

4.64

9.0

4.85

4.18

J32

*35

15

13

11

7.0

12

16

18

18

18

-

342.98

11.4

1.22

1.37

Dee.

18

29

339

145

36

22

*110

71

18.5

11

8.8

7.8

7.5

6.9

5.6

5.1

5.1

4.38

4.38

4.0

2.7

2.88

3.04

4.18

4.5

4.0

2.6

2.7

3.0

3.2

3.2

895.06

28.9

3.09

3.56

Jan.

3.0

3.90

*175

170

33

19

13

11

10

8.8

11.5

11

8.6

9.8

82

27

21

51

42

23

17

11

8.4

18

11

7.0

6.5

4.8

4.4

4.0

4.1

829.80

26.8

2.87

3.30

Feb.

ti

5.2

5.0

4.9

4.9

18

16

14

11

12

165

*176

47

31

21

61

37

46

33

124

53

20

12.5

10.5

12.5

19

11

_

_

-

980.1

35.0

3.75

3.90

Mar.

36

17.5

34

162

27

16.5

109

27

15

10

8.2

7.2

7.8

17

23

24

30

39

95

66

31

21

30

39

17

11.5

9.8

*9.1

31

93

39

1,102.6

35.6

3.81

4.39

Apr.

24

29

17

18

14.5

9.4

7.5

6.8

19

35

36

63

57

38

34

19

14

11

10.5

8.8

6.6

46

77

17

11.5

15

11.5

8.4

12

9.4

-

685.9

22.9

2.45

2.73

May

6.1

4.38

3.77

4.60

3.88

2.88

2.42

2.01

*1.76

1.77

7.7

31

11.5

4.44

2.80

2.01

1.64

1.42

1.13

.96

.88

1.59

3.06

1.89

1.26

1.05

1.43

3.21

3.24

1.77

1.04

118.59

3.83

0.410

0.47

June

0.73

2.13

3.10

4.96

1.96

1.22

.80

.59

174?

1.42

.96

.66

49

112-

12.5

4.30

2.25

1.53

1.13

*1.07

1.13

1.10

1.13

.88

.73

.66

.84

2.42

1.32

1.33

-

215.34

7.18

0.769

0.86

July

4.56

2.74

1.09

18

11

6.3

2.31

1.32

.96

.88

.73

.80

.73

.53

.37

.29

.25

.22

.19

.16

.13

.44

.59

.36

.22

.16

.62

3.86

2.08

.77

.53

75.19

2.43

0.260

0.30

Aug.

*0.42

.33

2.01

1.34

.66

.47

.37

.37

.25

.22

.13

.09

.07

.15

1.96

1.26

.66

.47

.25

.16

.13

.09

.06

.04

.03

.03

.04

.04

.04

.02

.07

12.23

0.395

0.042

0.05

Sept.

0.16

.13

.07

.06

.04

.09

.13

.13

.11

.11

.30

*.33

.35

6.2

2.74

.77

.37

.29

.25

.19

.13

.11

.13

.11

.13

.13

.53

.33

.16

.13

-

14.71

0.490

0.052

0.06

Calendar year 1950: Max 339 Mln 0 Mean 16.1 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.35

Water year 1950-51: Max 339 Min 0.02 Mean 14.6 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.15

Peak diacharKe (base, 250 cfs). De

(2.58 ft); Jan. 3 (9 p.m.) 336 cfs (

>c. 3 (5 p.m.) 586 efs (3.58 ft); Dec. 7 (8 p.m.) 278 cfs 

'.79 ft); Feb. 12 (7 p.m.) 265 cfs (2.53 ft); June 13 (11:30

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-diacharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, Dec. 20, 21, Dec. 25 to Jan. 

Jan. 3, 9, 16, 17, 22, Jan. 28 to Feb. 6, Feb. 8-12. Discharge for Oct. 2-20, Oct. 28 to Nov. 2, 

Nov. 17-20, Dec. 14-21, Jan. 8-10, Feb. 21-27, July 22-26, Sept. 8-14, 18-24 computed from twicedaily ataff-gage .readings, recorded range in stage, and fragmentary record.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 127

Shenango River at Pymatuning Dam, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°29'55", long. 80°27'3G", on left bank 500 ft downstream from Sugar Run, 

SHTTt downstream from Pymatuning Dam, Crawford County, and li miles northwest of 

Jamestown.

Drainage area. 167 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1934 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 970.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Average discharge. 17 years, 198 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 880 efs Dec. 3 (gage height, 6.77 ft); minimum, 

37T~cfs May 8 (gage height, 3.67 ft).

1934-51: Maximum discharge, 1,540 cfs Sept. 4, 1937 (gage height, 9.2 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs June 30 to July 3, 1934.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated since 1933 by Pymatuning Reservoir (see p. 135).

Revisions (water years).--W 1083: 1936(M), 1937, 1940(M), 1941-45.

Rating table, water year 195O-51 (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.1 

4.3 

4.6 

4.9

74

147

5.3

6.0 

6.6

311

610

820

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

246

246

546

246

2O8

178.

178

178

178

178

178 

181

185

185

185

181

181

181

181

178

178

178

178

178

181

*193

193

193

193

189

189

5,941

192

-168

Nov.

189

164

144

1ST

161

150

147

147

147

150

150 

150

147

147

147

150

154

150

150

232

*185

164

164

164

157

164

167

250

306

566

-

5,217

174

+230

Dec.

446

455

635

173

36

146

322

339

455

446

538 

575

575

575

575

575

575

575

575

575

575

575

575

575

575

575

575

556

556

556

556

15,315

494

+76.4

Jan.

556

556

512

194

136

302

297

463

575

575

575 

575

556

575

645

592

575

610

592

575

575

575

575

575

575

556

556

556

406

311

311

15,607

503

+46.4

Feb.

311

311

311

311

311

311

321

321

316

311

311 

384

240

61

191

297

340

321

331

316

303

65

206

3O2

297

297

*30Z

*302

_

_

-

8,001

286

+266

Mar.

361

446

373

329

275

450

264 366"

592

592

575 

575

575

592

592

592

610

610

68O

662

610

560

802

802

785

620

768

*768

802

638

628

17,894

577

+66.7

Apr.

610

628 506'

610

358

253

167

167

123

83

ift

111

92

88

10O

135

132

161

189

185

221

236

255

260

266

370

437

437

437

-

7,807

260

+ 151

May

432

345

316

316

316

311

212

88

*53

53

57 

80

61

37

26

26

25

25

25

25

63

84

. 52

32

31

68

86

88

88

88

88

3,597

116

-56.1

June

88

88

88

90

90

86

86

86

86

88

101 

124

165

183

86

78

74

105

121

*121

118

132

150

147

147

147

147

150

ISO

154

-

3,476

116

+7.2

July

154

154

154

167

127

76

72

71

69

95

141 

141

141

141

141

178

200

200

200

200

200

2OO

200

200

200

200

200

204

208

204

204

5,O42

163

-157

Aug.

*2Q4

204

204

204

204

Z04

204

204

Z04

204

204 

204

204

204

204

204

204

204

204,

204

204

204

204

204,

204

204

204

204,

204

238

260

6,414

207

-252

Sept.

260

260

260

26O

260

260

260

260

260

260

260 

*260

260

264

264

260

260

260

260

255

255

255

255

255

255

255

255

255

255

255

-

7,753

258

-260

Adjusted for change in Pymatuning Reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

24.0 

0.144 

0.17

404 

2.42 

2.70

Calendar year 195O: 

Water year 1950-51:

570 

3.41 

3.93

549 

3.29 

3.79

552 

3.31 

3.45

644 

3.86 

4.45

411 

2.46 

2.74

59.9 

0.359 

0.41

Observed

Max 970 Min 20 Mean 296 

Max 802 Min 25 Mean 280

123 

0.737 

0.82

6.0O 

0.036 

O.04

-45.0 

-0.269 

-0.31

-2.00 

-O.O12 

-0.01

Adjusted

Mean 333 Cfsm 1.99 In. 27.09 

Mean 273 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.18

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Pymatuning Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second (total for calendar year 1950, +37.4 cfsj total for water year 1950-51, -6.7 cfs).

Note. Negative figures of adjusted discharge and runoff indicate that evaporation and seepage 

exceeded natural flow.
128 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Little Shenango River at Greenville, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°25'15", long. 80°22'35", on left bank 1,500 ft downstream from hfilliamson Crossing Bridge, 1 mile northeast of Greenville, Mercer County, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--104 sq mi.

Records available. November 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1951 in 

reports of Geological Survey. January 1914 to September 1918, November 1919 to August 

1923 and November 1925 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 953.46 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Nov. 4, 1915, staff gage, Nov. 4, 1915, to Sept. 30, 1918, waterstage recorder, Nov. 7, 1919, to Aug. 31, 1923, and Nov. 19, 1925, to June 20, 1934, 

staff gage at site 1 mile downstream at datum 8.96 ft lower.

Average discharge. 31 years (1914-18, 1920-22, 1926-51), 140 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,920 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 10.14 ft); minimum, 9.9 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 0.87 ft).

1919-23, 1925-51: Maximum discharge, 6,200 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 12.26 

ft), by slope-area determination; minimum observed, 2.0 cfs Aug. 21, 1923.

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

regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions.--W 743: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

Oct. 1 to Dec. 2

14 2.5

34 3.0

52 4.0

109 5.0

Dec . 3 to Sept. 30

185

285

559

900

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

3.0 285

4.0 559

6.0 1,320

9.3 3,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1S50 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17

16 

17

19

18

18

18

15

18

31

33

68

~73 118

65

45

33

25

23

21

19

21

17

17

19

*18

18

29

47

35

29

960

31.0

0.298

0.34

Nov.

24

*23 

24

88

309

150

86

65

75

158

98

69

56

49

44

78

170

112

91

*482

891

330

201

180

94

110

180

200

200

200

-

4,837

161

1.55

1.73

Dec.

200

310 

1,370

5.200

1,180

508

528

1,470

658

258

185

154

134

120

113

104

94

80

80

76

70

74

80

86

90

76

60

6T

68

70

70

11,628

375

3.61

4.16

Jan.

68

66 

648

*2 . 840

1,060

398

260

175

165

165

160

157

134

131

614

677

341

364

708

559

410

241

198

244

216

152

131

110

110

100

94

11,696

377

3.62

4.18

Feb.

130

180 

170

150

130

ill

176

230

170

120

125

414

1.650

1,200

*507

344

541

711

482

591

626

916

406

252

201

190

257

187

_

_

-

11,173

399

3.84

4.00

Mar.

355

328 

250

1,400

820

321

576

614

285

194

158

143

138

210

283

259

g216

g263

g452

g778

g462

g274

g308

g332

252

175

155

*138

241

438

615

11,433

369

3.55

4.09

Apr.

g397

370 

270

244

228

171

138

124

180

220

211

252

657

438

370

307

230

185

170

157

126

228

813

385

222

222

190

155

278

275

-

8,212

274

2.63

2.94

May

162

125 

105

104

92

80

71

65

*61

58

116

318

21?

112

84

72

62

56

51

47

44

46

109

87

56

45

48

84

119

78

52

2,823

91.1

0.876

1.01

June

43

50 

55

156

111

69

51

41

41

48

48

36

48

397

202

94

65

63

*54

46

48

45

62

52

39

33

30

37

48

40

-

2, 152

71.7

0.689

0.77

July

74

134 

77

137

691

304

112

68

50

43

41

50

63

46

33

27

25

23

22

21

19

21

30

26

20

18

20

53

36

25

20

2,329

75.1

0.722

0.83

Aug.

19

*17 

24

35

23

18

18

19

17

16

15

14

13

14

15

14

*13

13

13

13

14

13

13

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

478

15.4

0.148

0.17

Sept.

18

22 

18

14

13

14

17 '20

17

14

*17

18

17

53

52

26

18

17

15

15

14

11

11

11

12

13

12

12

14

12

-

537

17.9

0.172

0.19

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,200 Mln n Mean 214 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.98

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,200 Mln 11 Mean 187 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.41

Peak discharge {base. 1,500 cfs). --Dec. 4 (6:30 a.m.) 3,920 cfs (10.14 ft); Dec. 8 (7 a.m.) 1,820

cfs (6.97 ft); Jan. 4 (8 a.m.) 3,500 cfs (9.55 ft); Feb. 13 (7 p.m.) 1,980 cfs (7.29 ft); Mar. 4

(3 p!m.) 1,820 cfs (7.01 ft)!'

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily tape-gage readings and recorded range In stage.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, Dec. 18 to Jan. 2, Jan. 29 to 

Feb. 5, Feb. 8-11.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 

Pymatuning Creek near Orangeville, Pa.

129

Location. Lat 41 t> 18'40", long. 80°28'40", on right bank 2 miles upstream from mouth, 

a miles southeast of Orangeville, Mercer County, and 3 miles north of Sharpsville.

Drainage area.--169 sq mi.

Records available. October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1951 in 

reports or Ueoiogical Survey. January 1914 to August 1923 and November 1925 to September 1941 in report of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 873.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Aug. 17, 1915, staff gage, Aug. 17, 

1915, to Aug. 31, 1923, and Nov. 19, 1925, to June 18, 1934, chain gage at site 1,500 

ft downstream at datum 0.62 ft higher.

Average discharge.--33 years (1914-22, 1926-51), 203 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,400 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 10.31 ft); minimum, 5.2 cfs Aug. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.37 ft).

1914-23, 1925-51: Maximum discharge, 4,300 cfs Mar. 25, 1936 (gage height, 10.68 

ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 4, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 16.0 ft Mar". 26, 1913, site and datum then in use, from floodmark (backwater from Shenango River).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). W 743: Drainage area. W 1033: 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 20 to Feb. 21)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 Feb. 22 to Sept. 30

1.45

1.6

1.9

2.5 80

3.0 135

29

4.0 

6.0

9.0 

9.8

280

700

1,300

2,100

3,010

1.35 

1.5 

1.8 

2.2

4.6 

9.4

3.0 147

4.0 300

6.0 730

8.0 1,310

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.0

8.0

6.9

T7i

7.2

7.2

7.6

8.3

11

13

16

30

51

67

68

70

64

51

38

27

20

15

12

12

*13

13

13

18

23

45

50

800.4

25.8

0.153

0.18

Nov.

45

36

29

48

118

146

134

131

131

119

104

87

74

59

47

52

77

87

88

*293

314

360

430

520

200

240

320

360

360

360

-

5,369

179

1.06

1.18

Dec.

360

600

1,470

2,840

2,950

1,890

1,400

1,460

1,220

940

650

470

341

209

130

104

82

74

74

68

64

66

66

70

78

68

58

60

64

66

66

18,O58

583

3.45

3.97

Jan.

62

62

662

1,460

*2 . 100

1,460

862

540

420

350

239

180

150

150

462

420

500

550

625

650

56Z

460

440

360

239

159

135

136

100

82

76

14,653

473

2.80

3.22

Feb.

100

105

100

94

92

90

120

150

145

140

150

576

1,260

*1.890

1,530

1,160

940

750

825

750

1,050

1,310

1,150

860

634

500

396

300

_

-

-

17,167

613

3.63

3.78

Mar.

387

376

426

1,030

1,210

1,030

944

972

782

588

446

292

188

210

282

366

436

533

882

1,180

1,120

916

756

706

610

522

446

*366

*374

639

730

19,745

637

3.77

4.35

Apr.

916

860

682

544

426

309

224

175

184

240

309

441

555

682

730

682

588

478

376

248

174

257

511

544

544

478

386

256

302

309

13,410

447

2.64

2.95

May

224

170

131

140

122

94

72

58

*50

46

1O6

313

336

327

309

218

116

67

47

37

33

34

48

60

56

45

42

46

52

50

40

3,489

* 113

0.669

0.77

June

31

26

30

54

108

130

124

77

50

35

29

26

124

304

273

175

124

78

*49

38

33

27

29

30

38

35

26

24

40

54

-

2,311

77.0

0.456

0.51

July

66

r 71

74

132

256

273

224

175

129

77

42

31

27

23

19

17

15

11

12

10

9.1 12 

14

16

15

12

90

373

152

58

29

2,464.1

79.5

0.470

0.54

Aug.

21

*16

59

60

38

30

23

18

15

13

11

9.1

8.0

8.0

13

11

*8.0

7.7

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.0

6.3

6.0

5.4

5.4

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.2

6.7

450.4

14.5

0.086

0.10

Sept.

7.0

6.7

8.0

8.4

7.4

8.4

11

9.4

8.0

8.4

*11

10

12

56

55

51

40

24

16

12

9.8

8.7

9.1

7.7

8.4

8.0

8.4

8.0

9.1

' 9.4

-

456,3

15.2

0.090

0.10

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,010 Min 3.8 Mean 312 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.08

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,950 Min 5.2 Mean 270 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.65

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, Dec. 17 to Jan. 2, Jan. 12-14, 

Jan. 29 to Feb. 11.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Shenango River at Sharpsville, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°16'00", long. 80 0 28'20", on left bank 700 ft upstream from Erie Railroad Bridge at Sharpsville, Mercer County, and 3-miles downstream from Pymatuning 

Creek.

Drainage area.--588 sq mi.

Records available. March 1938 to September 1951.

Cage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 861.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 13 years, 715 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs Dec. 5 (gage height, 10.61 ft); minimum, 156 cfs May 22 (gage height, 2.53 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 10,300 cfs May 28, 1946 and that of Dec. 5, 1950; 

maximum gage height, that of Dec. 5, 1950; minimum, 38 cfs Sept. 4, 1941 (gage height, 

2.09 ft).

Maximum stage known, 19.3 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from Pymatuning survey profile map.

Remarks. Records good except those for July 6-9 and those for periods of ice effect, 

wnTch are fair. Flow regulated since 1933 by Pymatuning Reservoir (see p 135) and 

by mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 4 Dec 5 to Sept. 30

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

167

361

717

1,190

6.0 

8.0 

9.6

3,420

6,170

8,650

2.5 

2.8 

3.4 

4.0

145

282

685

1,240

6.0 

8.0 

9.6

3,420

6,170

8,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

l 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

265 

265

260

265 

270

241

201

201

205

232

237

275

379 

403

361

350

322

296

275

255

246

241

237

232

*232

241

250

270

291

306

306

8,410

271

-168

Nov.

296 

286

250

283 

676

682

466

409

415

500

480

385

328 

301

280

296

498

480

421

*1,150

2.050

1,440

1,080

1,070

709

668

1,100

1,150

1,200

1,200

-

20,529

684

+230

Dec.

1,250 

1,450

4,080

£^650 

8,650

3,820

3,000

5,010

3,420

2,150

1,690

1,540

1,390 

1,180

1,050

988

932

900

880

820

780

820

860

920

940

820

700

700

740

780

780

61,690

1,990

+76.4

Jan.

760 

740

,170

,800 

* .220

,360

,040

,440

,440

,390

,320

,240

,140 

,130

,640

.540

,940

,100

,590

,420

,040

,690

,490

,590

,440

,170

,040

998

960

736

580

60, 154

1,940

+46.4

Feb.

680 

680

660

660 

660

660

800

960

860

800

800

1,820

4,400 

*5.290

3,000

2,150

2,370

2,700

2,480

2,540

2,900

3,670

2,420

1,790

1,490

1,300

1,260

1,110

_

_

-

50,910

1,818

+266

Mar.

1,400 

1,640

1,440

4.200 

3,940

2,320

2,370

2,480

2,040

1,690

1,490

1,270

1.15Q 

1,330

1,590

1,690

1,690

1,790

2,320

3,420

2,940

2,150

1,940

2, 150

1,940

1,690

*1, 440

1,490

1,690

2,480

2,760

63,930

2,062

+66.7

Apr.

2.570 

2,260

1,940

1,640 

1,590

1,060

824

669

753

851

969

1,160

2,040 

,790

,640

,490

,270

,080

952

853

685

890

2,320

1,840

1,440

1,260

1,140

1,060

1,980

1,740

-

41,516

1,384

+151

May

1.220 

988

770

806 

728

637

590

*455

*512

261

455

1,170

1,100 

744

590

461

327

250

201

179

164

216

515

373

271

206

211

296

373

550

271

15,448

498

-56.1

June

229 

206

234

304 

461

591

338

271

240

229

211

206

342 

1.810

1,050

558

591

299

*266

271

261

256

288

316

299

266

250

250

288

316

-

11,097

370

+7.2

July

590 

442

423

465 

1.570

gl, 140

g669

g489

g327

261

215

250

g299 

g271

g229

g220

g250

266

266

256

250

266

293

277

266

256

285

995

540

562

295

12,779

412

-157

Aug.

27-1 

*256

550

385 

516

282

266

261

256

245

240

254

229 

229

245

245

240

229

229

224

229

224

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

261

7,706

249

-252

Sept.

299 

504

304

299 

299

299

327

316

516

310

*527

316

321 

476

455

597

562

352

521

510

504

504

510

504

304

504

510

504

504

504

-

9,742

325

-260

Adjusted for change in Pymatuning Reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

103 

0.175 

0.20

914 

1.55 

1.75

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 1950-51;

2,066 

5.51 

4.05

1,986 

3.38 

3.90

2,084 

3.54 

3.69

2,129 

3.62 

4.17

1,535 

2.61 

2.91

442 

0.752 

0.87

Observed

Max, 8,680 Min 201 Mean 1,099 

Max 8,650 Min 164 Mean 997

377 

0.641 

0.72

255 

0.434 

0.50

*-3.00 

t-OD051 

*-0.006

65.0 

0.111 

0.12

Adjusted

Mean 1,136 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.22 

Mean 990 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.85

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Pymatuning Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second (total for calendar year 1950, +37.4 cfsj total for water year 1950-51, -6.7 cfa).

* Negative figures of adjusted discharge and runoff indicate that evaporation »nd seepage exceeded 

natural flow.

g Computed from once-daily tape-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, Dec. 18 to Jan. 2, Jan. 31 to 

Feb. 11.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 131

Beaver River at Wampum, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°53'15", long. 80°20'05", on right bank at highway bridge at Wampum, 

Lawrence County, 2f miles upstream from Connoquenessing Creek.

Drainage area. 2,235 sq mi.

Records available. June to September 1914, August 1932 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 736.24 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania Railroad bench mark). Prior to Sept. 30, 1914, staff gage at site 500 ft downstream at datum 0.76 ft lower. Aug. 26, 1932, to Oct. 3, 1933, chain gage and Oct. 

3, 1933 to Nov. 16, 1938, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1932-51), 2,264 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1941).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined; maximum gage height, 15.00 ft 

Dec. 4 (backwater from Connoquenessing Creek); minimum.discharge, 588 cfs Oct. 8, 9 

(gage height, 2.75 ft); minimum dally, 610 cfs Oct. 8.

1914, 1932-51: Maximum discharge, 48,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 21.44 ft, 

from floodmark), by contracted-opening method; maximum gage height, 21.53 ft May 28, 

1946 (backwater from Connoquenessing Creek); minimum discharge observed, 74 cfs July 

30, 1933 (gage height, 1.70 ft); minimum daily, 97 cfs July 22, Aug. 23, 1933.

Maximum stage known, 29.9 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark (discharge, about 87,000 

cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated since 1942 by Berlin, since 1916 by Milton, since 

1944 by Mosquito Creek, since 1929 by Meander Creek, and since 1933 by Pymabuning 

Reservoirs (see p. 135).

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from Connoquenessing Creek Dec. 3, 4)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

2.7 

3.5 

4.0 

5.3

553

1,220

1,800

3,800

2.9 

3.5 

4.0

6.0

710

1,310

1,900

5,050

10.0

14.2

12,800

22,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

g

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

850

850

*858

817 

755

706

668

610 668"

842

817

926

1,010 

1.070 

1,050

900

884

817

784

792

817 

825

737

698

*661

639

617

654

706

721

792

24,559

792

-469

Nov.

784

*792

760

1,110 

1,450

1,480

1,210

986

1,010

1,220

1,170 i,osp

884 

825 

768

801

918

1,070

1,010

1,850

5.800 

3,800

2,560

2,060

1,800

1,110

1,510

2,060

2,420

2,640

-

44,888

1,496

+557

Dec.

2,720

5,520

1O, 300

21,800 

22 . 200

15,200

*10, 500

16, 000

12,600

7,150

4,420

3,640

3,520 

5,240 

5,160

5,640

5,240

2,940

2,780

2,450

2,560 

2,360

2,430

2,500

2,570

2,500

2,160

1,780

1.720

1,780

1,840

178,580

5,761

+648

Jan.

1.780

1,780

*4, 860

17,000 

19.000

14, 000

7,130

4,240

5,520

5,160

5,400

3,320

3,010 

2,940 

10, 100

10,400.

7,520

6,750

8,460

8,080

6,560 

5,050

4,060

4,240

4,530

3,810

3,400

5,160

2,940

2,710

2,430

182,740

5,895

+531

Feb.

2,710

2,500

2.450

2,500 

2,570

2,500

5,160

5,400

5,240

5,010

2,860

 6,910

16,200 

17.400 

12,900

7,520

7,130

9,600

10, 400

11,200

12,500 

16, 800

15,100

7,520

6,750

6,560

6,560

5,800

-

_

-

205,130

7,326

+402

Mar.

5,990

6,570

5,420

14,600 

16.000

10, 600

7,700

9,410

7,510

5,610

4,690

4,240

4.060 

4,690 

5,420

5,990

5,990

6,560

10, 100

15,000

12,600 

8,460

6,370

7,890

8,460

6/180

*4, 870

5,420

5,990

10, 100

14,200

246,490

7,951

+408

Apr.

11.000

7,700

6,370

5,610 

5,420

4,690

5,900

5,480

4,150

4,690

4,550

4,060

7,510 

7,700 

6,180

5,050

4,060

5,400

5,010

2,710

2.450 

2,680

6,420

6,560

4,350

5,640

5,160

2,860

4,260

11,000

-

152,560

5,079

+261

May

5.720

3,640

2,780

2,640 

2,500

2,160

1,900

*1,720

1,380

1,170

1,970

4,710

5,610 

5,540 

2,220

1,840

1,600

1,590

1,250

1,150

1,070 

1.060

1,450

1,660

1,510

1,090

1,060

1,150

1,500

1,210

1,060

64,250

2,075

-71.2

June

920

856

990

1,290 

1,290

1,290

1,070

970

990

1,510

1,050

881

1,060 

2,540 

2.540

1,440

1,230

1,020

*980

1,000

1,050 

1,030

1,110

1,000

980

990

990

1,150

1,420

1,280

-

55,457

1,182

-514

July

1,640

1,660

1,340

1,260 

2,000

2.570

1,900

1,550

1,110

1,100

1,010

1,210

1,510 

1,210 

1,060

960

950

1,180

1,160

1,140

1,040 

1,090

1,460

1,190

1,070

1,010

980

1,720

2,500

1,720

1,270

42,150

1,560

-500

Aug.

1,110

1,060

 1,110

1.550 

1,270

1,090

1,020

1,000

990

960

930

930

960 

990 

1,010

1,010

990

940

863

827

863 

900

854

791

746

746

856

872

865

818

854

29,555

955

-778

Sept.

980

990

1,050

920 

856

854

900

881

755

*719

890

890

920 

1,740 

1,410

1,120

920

845

800

845

890 

881

890

782

800

775

818

856

782

746

-

27,445

915

-598

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

525 

0.145 

0.17

1,853 

0.829 

0.92

Calendar year 195O: 

Water year 1950-51:

6,409 

2.87 

3.51

6,426 

2.88 

5.52

7,728 

5.46 

3.60

8,359 

5.74 

4.51

5,540 

2.59 

2 .67

2,002 

0.896 

1.05

Observed

Max 23,400 Mln 610 Mean 5,462 

Max 22,200 Mln 610 Mean 5,580

868 

0.388 

0.45

860 

0.585 

0.44

175 

0.078 

0.09

517 

0.142 

0-.16

Adjusted

Mean 5,591 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.81 

Mean 3,367 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.45

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, Meander Creek, and Fymatunlng Reservoirs, 

equivalent In cubic feet per second (total for calendar year 1950, +129 cfsj total for water year 

1950-51, -12.8 cfs).
132 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Connoquenessing Creek at Hazen, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°49'00", long. 80°14'35", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Hazen, Beaver County, half a mile upstream from Brush Creek.

Drainage area. 356 sq ml.

Records available. October 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1951 in 

reports or Geological Survey. June 1915 to September 1919 (gage heights only) and 

October 1919 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 852.31 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to June 23, 1941, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years (1919-51), 484 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10.200 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 12.53 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.97 ft).

1919-51: Maximum discharge, 16,700 cfs June 29, 1924 (gage height, 16.66 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs; minimum observed, 6.0 cfs July 21-23, 1936 

(gage height, 0.82 ft).

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

which are fair. Some regulation by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). W 743: Drainage area. W 893: 1924(M), 1937, 1938, 1939(M).

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gag 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 4 Nov. 5 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

38

82

197

380

645

1,240

12

194

375

3.0 640

5.0 1,930

8.0 4,620

11.6 8,970

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oc-,.

64

64

62

60

60

54

50

49

58

148

118

162

237

181

200

165

140

124

116

107

99 

92

86

*84

79

75

70

74

110

92

79

3,159

102

0.287

0.33

Nov.

72

74

101

1,240

2.490

1,230

760

1

563

480

445

339

283

255

229

203

247

420

344

310

1,750

2,140 

1,300

940

790

470

490

700

740

740

740

-

20,885

696

1.96

2.18

Dec.

740

980

4,680

8.900

3,960

*2,000

2,840

6,460

2,560

1,440

1,090

910

724

585

519

440

380

288

290

270

260 

260

290

300

600

420

330

330

320

310

290

43,766

1,412

3.97

4.57

Jan.

240

*220

1,600

5,280

2,980

1,720

1,270

1,030

850

700

790

790

602

670

5.520

3,420

1,760

2,040

2,400

2,080

1,720 

1,120

880

1,300

1,030

760

688

640

602

425

366

45, 493

1,468

4.12

4.75

Feb.

1,640

1,930

1,210

1,000

820

558

1,610

1,240

754

580

640

*2,370

3,070

2,480

1,620

1,210

1,580

1,620

2,420

2,980

5.160 

2,890

1,790

1,270

970

850

736

596

_

_

-

43,594

1,557

4.37

4.55

Mar.

618

590

544

5.200

2,320

1,400

1,400

1,210

880

718

624

563

536

712

694

724

664

646

876

2,240

1,760 

1,240

1,000

910

724

*585

475

425

598

1,220

2,160

32,256

1,041

2.92

3.37

Apr.

1,540

1,300

1,030

910

820

682

624

580

940

850

760

922

1. 95_Q

1,790

1,480

1,150

940

754

634

524

420 

548

1,560

1,060

910

910

760

618

712

910

-

28,568

952

2.67

2.98

May

a 800

a680

a600

a540

a420

-350

a30O

*249

226

214

264

330

262

208

186

167

160

152

140

130

119 

121

521

395

245

194

197

234

420

302

252

9,378

303

0.851

0.98

June

214

180

157

170

157

130

113

100

96

537

422

243

285

1.040

799

502

327

*233

203

162

142 

126

115

115

156

132

94

90

94

92

-

7,226

241

0.677

0.75

July

126

130

88

106

659

250

162

119

94

80

71

68

69

62

54

48

44

70

196

102

68 

59

436

354

160

113

88

86

94

73

60

4,169

134

0.376

0.44

Aug.

53

46

*43

*43

46

42

38

37

37

44

39

a35

a31

a26

a27

a25

a24

a23

a22

a21

a21 

a21

21

21

21

20

18

18

17

18

18

916

29.5

0.083

0.10

Sept.

18

18

16

15

ii

18

20

19

21

*23

30

34

34

*89

121

56

37

29

27

23

21 

19

21

27

37

29

41

93

60

38

-

1,058

35.3

0.099

0.11

Calendar year 1950 : Max 8,900 Mln 38 Mean 689 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.25

Water year 1950-51 : Max 8,900 Min 14 Mean 659 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.11

Peak discharge (base. 5.OOO cfs). Dec. 4 (9:30 a.m.) 10.200 cfs (12.53 ft); Dec. 8 (6 a.m.) 8,710

cfs (11.38 ft); Jan. 15 (3 p.m.) 7,420 cfs (10.38 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 2, Dec. 19 to Jan. 3, Feb. 10, 11.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 133

Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°53 I 00", long. 80 0 13'55", on left bank at highway bridge at Camp Elwood, 

z miles north of Wurtemburg, Lawrence County, and 2.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 398 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1918 to September 1920 and October 1931 to September 1951 in 

reports or Geological Survey. January 1912 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 831.40 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1907. Prior to Oct. 1, 1940, chain gage at site 2 miles downstream at datum 18.92 ft 

lower.

Average discharge .--38 years (1912-32, 1933-51), 560 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 7,700 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 7.22 ft); minimum, 

5TT~cTs Aug. 30, 31 (gage height, 0.72 ft).

1912-51: Maximum discharge, 25,700 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 12.05 ft, from 

floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs; minimum observed, 10 cfs Aug. 22, 25, 1938.

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

laTTon at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions. --W 743: Drainage area.

Some reguRating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. l-ll)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3

0.9 

1.5 

2.0

296

550

3.0 1,240

4.0 2,190

5.8 4,780

0.7 47

1.0 107

1.4 249

Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

2.0 550

3.0 1,210

4.0 2,130

5.0 3,400

6.0 5,050

7.1 7,450

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

98

98

*88

88 

88

85

85

82

5T

15.7

236

236

336

33T 

300

242

198

166

151

134

124

117

110

*104

101

98

94

110

120

127

117

4,515

146

0.367

0.42

Nov.

110

137

812 

1,730

1,200

842

544

490

647

522

374

305

276 

251

276

435

430

350

1,010

1,820

1,360'

940 -'64

477

490

740

800

800

800

19,845

662

1.66

1.85

Dec.

800

1,050

4,630

7,450 

5,700

*2,760

2,720

5,250

3,380

1,880

1,250

955

790

659 

605

561

512

419

430

410

360

370

390

400

410

340

270

550

300

330

330

45,991

1,484

3.73

4.30

Jan.

330

320

*1,4OO

5,450

4,470

2,340

1,550

1,100

855

790

770

707

594

593 

2,940

3,120

2,130

1,930

2,520

2,640

2,400

1,780

1,170

1,370

1,290

920

744

701

660

470

419

48,473

1,564

3.93

4.53

Feb.

740

900

820

720 

640

560

800

920

720

540

560

1,580

*4,200

3,980 

2,400

1,680

1,930

2,230

2,460

3,050

3,260

3,540

2,280

1,550

1,170

990

920

810

_

_

-

45,950

1,641

4.12

4.29

Mar.

1,110

1,420

1,080

4,880 

4,030

2,130

1,830

2,030

1,290

920

764

689

653

842 

990

920

855

855

1,270

2,520

2,030

1,420

1,130

1,170

1,060

*790

683

530" 623

1,860

2,460

45,134

1,456

3.66

4.22

Apr.

1,780

1,730

1,370

1,210 

1,170

920

758

689

1,020

1,060

1,020

1,120

2,030

1,930 

1,600

1,210

990

888

770

677

561

73T

,980

,600

,130

,130

,020

822

1,760

5,940

-

40,622

1,354

3.40

3.80

May

2,970

1,600

1,100

990 

855

671

*556

484

424

378

522

1,300

1,120

611 

446

373

325

293

267

241

224

220

3TE

414

280

224

233

325

490

383

275

18,910

610

1.53

1.77

June

228

193

170

178 

220

170

146

127

119

594

653

384

332

1,100 

1,020

784

452

*302

238

200

189

170

170

170

143

127

116

298

635

570

-

10,198

340

0.854

0.95

July

532

701

4O6

293

521

566

367

248

178

153

 143

143

238

256

160

127

110 128-

212

182

133

143

511

444

270

168

119

154

510

344

182

8,642

279

0.701

0.81

Aug.

130

113

*107

136

150

107

95

97

102

95

88

83

77

71 

73

69

67

65

63

60

60

61

61

60

57

55

55

53

5252"

52

2,466

79.5

0.200

0.23

Sept.

57SB83

63 

57

57

65

121

91

73

*71

79

79

157 

504

146

90

75

67

63

60

57

58

58

58

63

69

73

73

69

-

2,504

83.5

0.210

0..23

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,450 Min 59 Mean 810 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.60

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,450 Min 52 Mean 803 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.40

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). Dec. 4 (5 a.m.) 7,700 cfs (7.22 ft); Dec. 8 (2:30 a.m.) 5,860

cfs ;e.37 ft); Jan. 4 17:3O p.m.) 6,280 cfs (6.64 ft); Jan. 15 (ll a.m.) 3,680 cfs (5.22 ft); Feb. 13

(10 p.m.) 4,850 cfs (5.89 ft): Feb. 21 (11:30 p.m.) 3, '980 cfs (5.35 ft); Mar,. 4 (9 a.m.) 5,650 cfs

(6.31 ft); Apr. 30 (5:30 a.m.) 7,200 cfs (6.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 2, Dec. 19 to Jan. 3, Feb. 1-11.

281787 O - 53 - 10
134 BEAVER RIVER BASIN 

Beaver River at Beaver Falls,

Location.--Lat 40°45'45", long. 80°18'55", on left bank at Beaver Falls, Beaver County, 

zuu rt upstream from pumping plant of Beaver Valley Water Co., 5.5 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 7 miles downstream from Connoquenessing Creek.

Drainage area. 3,106 sq ml.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1951 (fragmentary). Gage-height records

 collected at same site since 1908 are contained In reports of United States Weather 

Bureau.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 727.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Dec. 3, 1941, tape gage at site 200 ft 

downstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 40,500 efs Dee. 4 (gage height, 10.75 ft); minImum not determined.

1935-51: Maximum discharge, 64,500 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 13.8 ft); minimum not determined.

Maximum stage known, 17.4 ft Mar. 27, 1913 (discharge, 103,000 efs, from rating 

curve extended above 60,000 efs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records good except those for June and July, which are fair. Discharge less

 Wan" 1,600 cfs on days for which no discharge is shown. Flow regulated since 1942 by 

Berlin, since 1916 by Milton, since 1944 by Mosquito Creek, since 1929 by Meander Creek, 

and since 1933 by Pymatunlng Reservoirs (see p. 135).

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 20-22, June 4)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 Dec. 4 to Aug. 25

4.2 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.2

1,580

2,140

3,400

6,960

18,400

2.5 1,490

3.0 1,990

3.5 2,530

4.0 3,160

4.5 4,100

5.0 5,770

7 .0 14, 900

10.6 39,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(*)

Oct.

:

~

-

-

_

-

_

-

1,720

1,770

1.810

1,600

_

_

-

.

:_

-

_

_

_

._

-

._

-469

Nov.

-

2,770 

6,130

4,320 

3,200

2,410

2,210

2,550

2,340

2,020

1,720

1,610

-

_

2,000

2,100

2,000

4,280

8^300

6,750 

4,820

3,780

3,070

2,410

3,090

3,660

4,000

4,320

-

.

_

+357

Bee.

4,320 

5,360 

18,200

*39.000

22,600 

*17,100

28,700

20,400

13,300

7,750

6,160

5,200

*4, 680

*4,370

4,850

4,370

3,770

3,670

3,400

3,320

3,320 

3,320

3,400

3,670

3,580

3,240

2.770

2,770

2,890

2,960

285,440

9,208

+648

Jan.

2,830 

2.770 

6,590

27.500 

27,500

19,700 

11, 400

7,250

5,200

4,850

5,200

5,200

4,370

4,240

18,100

18,500

12,700

*11, 800

14, 400

13, 800

11,800

8,720 

*6,750

7,350

7,350

5,960

5,020

4,680

4,370

3,870

3,400

292,570

9,438

+531

Feb.

4,770 

6,070 

4,520

4,240 

4,100

5,770 

5,550

6,460

5,200

4,370

4,100

10,200

24,000

25. 200

18 , 900

11, 800

11, 400

14, 900

16,400

18,900

19,500

24,600 

19,200

11,600

9,900

9,220

8,780

7,950

_

-

315,600

11,270

+402

Mar.

7,960 

9,220 

7,750

21,700 

23.900

16,400 

11,800

13,800

10, 600

7,950

6,550

5,770

5,390

*6,560

7,750

8,150

8,150

8,550

12, 000

20, 700

18,300

12,600 

9,220

10,600

11,000

8,420

6,550

6,950

8,020

13, 600

20,700

346,610

11, 180

+408

Apr.

15,800 

12,000 

9,900

8,550 

8,150

7,150 

5,770

5,390

6,550

7,350

6,750

6,260

12,200

12,800

10,600

8,350

6,750

5,580

4,680

4,240

3.770

4,040 

10, 500

10,300

7,350

6,550

5,580

4,680

6,490

18.500

-

242,580

8,086

+261

May

10.900 

6,660 

4,850

4,370 

3,980

3,490 

*5, 160

*2,890

2,530

2,090

2,660

6,380

7,950

*4, 680

3,240

2,830

2,530

2,140

1,890

1,640

1,540

*1.490 

2,520

2,960

*2,310

1,840

1,640

1,820

2,550

2,310

1,840

103, 680

3,345

-71.2

June

1,640

1,640 

1,990

1,840

-

-

2,170

2,620

1,800

_

4,040

4.37_0

3,240

2,430

1,640

-

-

_

:_

-

_

_

2,140

2,140

-

.

_

-314

July

2,170 

2,770 

1,990

1,690 

2,840

5.490 

2^870

1,920

-

-

.

-

_

-

-

.

_

_

-

-

.

1,760

2,260

-

_

_

-

5,020

2,370

-

_

-

-500

Aug.

11,370

_

-

-778

Sept.

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

2^.100

2,000

.

tl,070

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

.

_ '

-

-

-

_

-

-598

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1 :

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 1950-51:

9,856 

3.17 

3.65

9,969 

3.21 

3.70

11,670 

3.76 

3.92

11,590 

3.73 

4.30

8,347 

2.69 

3.00

3,274 

1.05 

1.21

Observed

Max 39,000 Mln - Mean - 

Max 39,000 Mln - Mean -

-

1 1

-

Adjusted

Mean - Cfsm - In. 

Mean - Of am - In. -

* discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement made on this day.

* Change in contents in Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, Meander Creek, and Pymatunlng Reservoirs, 

equivalent in cubic feet per second (total for calendar year 1950, +129 cfsj total for water year 

1950-51, -12.8 cfs).
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 135 

Reservoirs in Beaver River basin, Ohio

Berlin Reservoir.--Lat 41°02'45", long. 81°00'10", in T. 1 N., R. 6 W., at dam on Mahoning

 Kiver, 3-J- miles northwest of Berlin Center, Mahoning County, Ohio. Drainage area, 249 

sq mi. Records available, December 1942 to September 1951. Gage, water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Maximum contents 

during year, 62,540 acre-ft May 15 (elevation, 1,025.84 ft); minimum, 11,810 acre-ft 

Nov. 3 (elevation, 999.61 ft). Maximum contents during period 1942-51, 91,150 acre-ft 

July 8, 1942 (elevation, 1,032.0 ft); minimum (after first filling), 1,540 acre-ft Jan. 

10, 1944 (elevation, 978.82 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; storage began in December 

1942. Capacity at top of crest gates (elevation, 1,032.0 ft), 91,150 acre-ft. No dead 

storage. Reservoir is used for flood control and to augment flow of Mahoning River 

during periods of low flow. Water is used for industrial purposes in vicinity of Warren 

and Youngstown. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Milton Reservoir.--Lat 41°07'40", long. 80°58'35", in T. 2 N., R. 5 W., at dam on Mahoning

 Hiver, U.8 mile southwest of Pricetown, Ohio. Drainage area, 276 sq mi. Records available, December 1936 to February 1937 and October 1941 to September 1951 in reports of 

Geological Survey. Daily readings have been obtained by city of Youngstown, Division 

of Water, since 1924. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level. 

Maximum contents during year, 31,360 acre-ft Feb. 24, 25 (elevation, 952.08 ft); mj.nlmum, 16,950 acre-ft Dec. 1, 2 (elevation, 943.77 ft). Maximum contents during period 

1936-37, 1941-51, 33,300 acre-ft Jan. 25, 1937 (elevation, 952.8 ft); minimum, 6,400 

acre-ft Feb. 10, 1945 (elevation, 933.98 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; storage began in 1916. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 951 ft), 29,150 acre-ft. No dead storage. Reservoir is used to augment flow of Mahoning River during periods of low flow. Water is 

used for industrial purposes in vicinity of Warren and Youngstown. Capacity table computpd from base data furnished by city of Youngstown, Division of Water.

Mosquito Creek Reservoir.--Lat 41°18'0011 , long. 80°45'25", in T. 4 N., R. 3 W. , at dam on 

mosquito (jreeic, a miles southwest of Cortland, Ohio. Drainage area, 97.4 sq mi. Records available, October 1943 to September 1951. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of 

gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Maximum contents during 

year, 84,740 acre-ft May 13 (elevation, 901.70 ft); minimum, 33,760 acre-ft Nov. 1 (elevation, 893.65 ft). Maximum contents during period 1943-51, 101,100 acre-ft June 3, 

1947 (elevation, 903.65 ft); minimum', 10,590 acre-ft Nov. 16, 1944 (elevation, 886.97 

ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with an emergency spillway discharging into Grand 

River basin. Flow is controlled by gates in concrete conduits through dam. Storage 

began in January 1944. capacity at spillway level (elevation, 904.00 ft), 104,100 acreft. Reservoir is used for flood control and to augment flow of Mahoning River during 

periods of low flow. Water is used for industrial purposes in vicinity of Warren and 

Youngstown. Records furni-shed by Corps of Engineers.

Meander Creek Reservoir. Lat 41°09'10", long. 80°46'50", in T. 3 N., R. 3 W., at dam on 

Meander ureeK, u.H mile northwest of Mineral Ridge, Ohio. Drainage area, 84.9 sq mi. 

Records available, December 1936 to February 1937 and October 1941 to September 1951 in 

reports of Geological Survey. Readings have been obtained by Mahoning Valley Sanitary 

District since November 1929. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level (levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District). Maximum contents during year, 

35,490 acre-ft Feb. 21 (elevation, 906.49 ft); minimum, 19,410 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 897.32 ft). Maximum contents during period 1936-37, 1941-51, 40,170 acre-ft tfey 

28, 1946; minimum, 16,320 acre-ft Jan. 2, 1950.

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; storage began in 1929. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 905 ft), 32,410 acre-ft. No dead storage. Water 

used for municipal supply of Niles and Youngstown. Capacity table .computed from base 

data furnished by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District.

Pymatunlng Reservoir.--Lat 41°30'00", long. 80°27'35", in gatehouse at Pymatuning Dam on 

snenango Kiver, crawford County, if miles northwest of Jamestown, Pa. Drainage area, 

158 sq mi. Records available, October 1933 to September 1951. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. Maximum contents during 

year, 187,460 acre-ft Apr. 24 (elevation, 1,007.96 ft); minimum, 134,270 acre-ft Nov. 

20 (elevation, 1,004.07 ft). Maximum contents during period 1933-51, 205,730 acre-ft 

June 21, 1937 (elevation, 1,009.16 ft; minimum, 28.9 acre-ft Oct. 15, 16, 19, 1933 (elevation, 975.70 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam, stone faced; storage began in December 1933; 

all regulating gates closed Jan. 23, 1934. Capacity, 188,040 acre-ft between elevations 

975.3 ft (sill of outlet gate) and 1,008.0 ft (crest of spillway). Dead storage, 10,150 

acre-ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Reservoir used to regulate 

flow in Shenango River and for flood control.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Monthly elevation and contents, of reservoirs in Beaver River Basin, Ohio, water year 

October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Calendar year 1950

Water year 1950-51

Date

Dee. 31. ............

Calendar year 1950

Water year 1950-51

Date

Calendar year 1950

Water year 1950-51

Berlin Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,008.32 

1,000.11 

1,005.76 

1,006.48

-

1,016.98 

1,015.48 

1,021.79 

1,023.92 

1,024.65 

1,023.05 

1,021.86 

1,016.38 

1,008.95

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

20,940 

12,220 

17,730 

18,580

-

36,270 

33,060 

48,750 

55,560 

58,130 

52,670 

48,960 

34,960 

21,810

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-8,720 

+5,510 

+850

+5,930

+17,690 

-3,210 

+15,690 

+6,810 

+2,570 

-5,460 

-3,710 

-14,000 

-13,150

+870

Mosquito Creek Reservoir

894.41 

893.68 

854.95 

898.02

-

899.59 

900.23 

901.24 

901.52 

901.41 

B99.95 

897.82 

895.29 

B94.56

-

37,460 

33,900

40,230 

58,180

-

68,830 

73,470 

81,120 

83,310 

82,450 

71,420 

56,890 

42,030 

38,220

-

-3,560 

+6,330 

+17,950

+29,260

+10,650 

+4,640 

+7,650 

+2,190 

-860 

-11,030 

-14,530 

-14,860 

-3,810

+760

Pymatuning Reservoir

1,005.03 

1 , 004 . 24 

1,005.28 

1,005.63

-

,005.84 

,006.91 

,007.20 

,007.83 

,007.59 

,007.62 

,006.94 

,005.82 

,004.66

-

146,810 

136,470 

150,140 

154,840

-

157,690 

172,470 

176,570 

185,580 

182,130 

182,560 

172,890 

157,420 

141,940

-

-10,340 

+13,670 

+4,700

+27,080

+2,850 

+14,780 

+4,100 

+9,010 

-3,450 

+430 

-9,670 

-15,470 

-15,480

-4,870

Milton Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

948.02 

946.99 

943.88 

947.88

-

948.27 

951.30 

949.56 

948.58 

948.10 

948.15 

948.05 

948.23 

948.07

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

25,560 

21,770 

17,100 

23,310

-

24,000 

29,760 

26,370 

24,560 

23,700 

23,790 

23,610 

23,930 

23,650

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-3,790 

-4,670 

+6,210

+15,020

+690 

+5,760 

-3,390 

-1,810 

-860 

+90 

-180 

+320 

-280

-1,910

Meander Creek Reservoir

900.05 

898.48 

898.76 

904.63

-

905.03 

905.22 

905.74 

905.42 

904.52 

903.08 

901.57 

899.23 

897.32

-

23,560 

21,130 

21,550 

31,690

-

32,470 

32,850 

33,910 

33,260 

31,480 

28,750 

26,080 

22,270 

19,410

-

-2,430 

+420 

+10,140

+16,300

+780 

+380 

+1 , 060 

-650 

-1,780 

-2,730 

-2,670 

-3,810 

-2,860

-4,150

t Elevation at»12 p.m.
RACCOON CREEK BASIN 137

Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°37'40", long. 80°20'20", on left bank at downstream side of highway

 bridge at Moffatts Mill, Beaver County, 1.4 miles downstream from Gums Run, 4 miles 

south of Vanport, and 4.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 178 sq mi.

Records available. September 1941 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey.

 May 191i> to July 1932 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) in reports of 

Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum or gage is 719.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944 (Corps of Engineers bench 

mark). May 27, 1915, to July 31, L932, and Sept. 2, 1941, to Dec. 3, 1941, chain or 

staff gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 210 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,350 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 7.24 ft); min-

 ImumT 13 cfs Sept. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.48 ft).

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 6,660 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 8.23 ft); minimum, 

4.8 cfs Sept. 7, 8, 1945 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

Flood of Apr. 15, 1922, reached a stage of 9.80 ft (discharge, 10,000 cfs, from 

rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs). Flood of Mar. 5, 1920 (ice Jam), equalled that 

of Apr. 15, 1922.

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

Rating tables, water year lEiSO-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3

21 3.0

31 4.0

46 5.0

85 6.0

221

4] 5

93.0

1,6£'0

2,740

1.45

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

81 7.0

225

435

1,000

1,830

4,070

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

i

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

51

49

46

46

44

41

38

36

46

127

68

62

57

49

73

58

51

44

39

38

35

32

34

*34

32

31

28

27

30

28

26

1,400

45.2

0.254

0.29

Nov.

31

34

79

384

526

228

157

128

120

116

96

85

77

72

70

79

99

83

74

554

526

310

238

208

b84

b!70

b250

b270

b280

b280

5,708

190

1.07

1.19

Dec.

b280

b460

2,050

5.480

*1, 180

719

1,280

2,620

862

585

465

382

313

273

257

232

202

b!45

blSO

b!50

b!40

b!35

b!30

b!70

415

b300

b210

blSO

b!90

b!90

blSO

18,305

590

3.31

3.82

Jan.

blSO

*b!30

b700

2,130

942

612

505

401

313

308

360

364

284

386

5.150

1,450

749

785

743

612

510-

560

529

455

582

521

280

269

265

192

180

18,617

601

5.58

5.89

Feb.

1,110

7 JO

4J1

36.7

329

277

8E.O

472

ZZ6

26.5

319

*1,170

925

845

565

490

629

634

860

968

1,510

1,110

745

555

450

392

551

292

_

_

-

17,805

656

5.57

3.72

Mar.

304

277

261

1,450

878

590

1.850

1,540

757

515

416

564

356

540

490

490

445

550

780

1,410

942

678

545

500

392

*534

*296

277

347

759

925

19,996

645

5.62

4.18

Apr.

646

570

470

445

425

560

354

321

485

411

560

404

560

596

570

460

587

521

292

247

215

290

688

480

401

455

378

334

1.170 ~^751

-

15,786

460

2.58

2.88

May

520

411

556

496

556

284

*250

218

192

176

242

584

250

205

185

161

167

254

164

141

127

124

542

221

155

129

149

154

167

129

108

7,215

233

1.31

1.51

June

95

85

77

77

75

67

65

58

65

282

146

91

265

407

221

152

110

*105

88

79

79

69

102

75

428

150

100

459

561

344

-

4,769

159

0.893

1.00

July

618

373

232

210

418

215

161

132

116

103

98

100

93

86

77

69

65

61

58

54

49

49

866 275"

132

91

75

71

79

67

58

5,145

166

0.933

1.07

Aug.

51

46

43

44

41

57

40

43

*51

40

34

52

54

32

27

26

24

23

22

21

21

22

19

*18

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

901

29.1

0.163

0.19

Sept.

16

16

16

14

il

14

39

50

20

17

*28

31

21

170

64

34

26

22

20

19

18

18

43

57

24

25

51

65

52

22

-

943

31.4

0.176

0.20

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,480 Mln 15 Mean 274 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.92

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,480 Mln 13 Mean 314 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.94

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 efs).--Dee. 4 (11 a.m.) 4,210 cfs (7.06 ft); Dec. 8 (8 a.m.) 5,810 cfs 

(6.82 ft)| Jan. 4 (1:50 a.m.) 5,190 cfs (6.26 ft); Jan. 15 (7 p.m.) 4,350 cfs (7.24 ft); Mar. 7 

(9:30 p.m.) 3,510 cfs (6.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-dls^arge relation affected by Ice.
138 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Montgomery Island Dam, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°38'50", long. 80°23'20", on left bank at Montgomery Island Dam, Beaver 

County, 2.2 miles downstream from Raccoon Creek, 5j miles southwest of Beaver, and at 

mile 31.7.

Drainage area. 22,960 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--July 1941 to September 1951 (fragmentary), discontinued.

Gage. Stage gage read eight or more times dally. Datum of gage is 653.6 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Auxiliary staff gage at look 7, 4.8 miles downstream, 

at datum 6.4 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 297,000 cfs Dec. 5 (gage height, 36.6 ft); minimum not determined.

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 438,000 cfs Dec. 31, 1942 (gage height, 46.8 ft); minimum not determined.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge less than 25,000 cfs on days for which no discharge 

is snown. Plow partly regulated by locks, dams, and reservoirs above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

_

-

.

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

32,500

38.700

31,000

.

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

Nov.

_

-

34,500

90 , 900

94,500

81,400

67,700

59,300

47,300

47,200 

43,200

32,100

29,600

25,500

_

_

_

-

38,100

67,600

86,000

79,000

66,900

60,000

62,900

104.000

98,900

89,200

86,100

-

_

-

-

-

Dec.

77,100

69,000 

115,000

236,000

282.000

198,000

150,000

182,000

178,000

129,000

110,000 

92,3OO

82,400

67,300

57 ,400

53,400

44,900

31,900

30,700

27,300

25.000

23,000

26,000

25,900

35,900

39,100

31,900

24,000

24,000

27,700

25,000

t2,519.2

81,260

-

-

Jan.

24,000

23,000

31 , 900

109,000

195.000

169,000

136,000

110,000

81,800

61,600'

57,100 

52 , 900

49,700

44,400

106,000

149,000

111,000

97,80O

99,100

104,000

114,000

117,000

*96,600

87,700

81,100

71,800

66,000

53,700

54,500

74,700

60,900

K ,690. 3

86,780

-

-

Feb.

82,300

163.000

123,000

85,700

72,200

68,400

76,200

69,900

51,600

43,900

37.700 

51,500

80,100

117,000

118,000

93,700

89,800

93 , 800

89,500

99,900

99,400

134,000

149,000

125,000

109,000

87,800

79,400

73,500

_

_

-

t2,564.3

91,580

-

-

Mar.

71,100

75,800 

71,400

102,000

152,000

125,000

111,000

119,000

110,000

97,600

83,400 

66,600

59,000

52,400

48 , 100

48,700

49,900

46,200

46.100

73,100

92,300

85,700

73,100

67,700

67,300

60,600

53,900

48,900

48,100

57,200

108,000

1-2,371.2

76,490

-

-

Apr.

133,000

127,000 

125,000

111,000

106,000

92,500

78,600

61,000

56,100

63,900

67,700 

65,000

90,400

108,000

106,000

98,400

83 , 800

74,600

*66,700

62,600

52 ,400

40.600

56,400

79,000

71,400

65,000

57 , 5OO

51,600

57,500

105,000

-

t2,413.7

80,460

-

-

May

101,000

73,500 

64,900

59,600

53,700

49,200

45,600

37,100

32,800

26,400

50,300

55,100

44,200

40,000

32,800

27,700

25,600

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

June

_

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

32,700

72,200 

62,600

61,300

134,000

129,000

89,500

71,800

53,700

48,400

32,400

_

-

-

-

-

26,800

_

28,600

34,OOO

31,900

-

-

-

-

-

July

46,000

49.400 

42,000

34,700

36,300

42,100

40,900

30,600

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Aug.

-

-

-

"

Sept.

-

-

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 282,000 Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 282,000 Min - V^an - Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed In thousands.

Note. Discharge for Dec. 21, 22, 28, 29, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2 estimated on basis of records for 

station at Sewickley.
LITTLE BEAVER CREEK BASIN 139

Lisbon Creek at Lisbon, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°46'55", long. 80 0 45'50", in NW£ sec. 13, T. 14 N., R. 3 W., on left bank

 at City Water Works of Lisbon, Columbiana County, 800 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 164 and 1 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 6.08 sq mi.

Records available. September 1946 to September 1951. 

gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. 

Average discharge.--5 years, 6.12 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 298 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 7.05 ft); minimum,

 0.1 cfs Aug. 25-30, Sept. 5.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 1,130 cfs June 25, 1950 (gage height, 8.83 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Sept. 6-10, 1946, Aug. 25-30, Sept. 5, 1951.

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

 backwater from debris, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect or backwater from

debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 20)

0.7 0.1

,8 .3

.9 1.0

1.0 2.1

1.4 

2.5

5.7

5.8

6.0 45

6.3 93

6.7 185

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.3 73"

.3

5.8 S7E-

*1.6

3.3

2.4

3.6

3.4

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.6

2.7

2.5

2.3

58.8

1.90

0.312

0.36

Nov.

2.0

2.4

2.7

12

6.6

4.6

4.6

4.3

11

5.4

3.2

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.4

2.4

2.6

2.0

1.8

Si

10

7.6

6.9

5.7

3

4

4

5

5

6

-

156.1

5.20

0.855

0.95

Dec.

6

26

167 -SB"

21

13

*91

31

13

9.4

8.4

8

7.4

6.9

6

6

5

5

5

£

4

4

4

7

6

5

5

4

4

4

4

548.1

17.7

2.91

3.36

Jan.

4

3

9T

100 ~3T

24

18

a 14

a!2

a 13

a 14

a!3

a!2

a35

a28

a!6

*21

38

22

15

13

11

clO

13

7.4

6.3

6.2

5.9

5.2

4.7

4

610.7

19.7

3.24

3.74

Feb.

4

33"

3

3

5.0

15

9.2

5

4

5

-7T 107

25

18

14

33

22

65

28

73

29

18

13

11

11

*10

10

_

«

-

623.2

22.3

3.67

3.82

Mar.

18

11

18

73

20

13

50

22

12

10

9.4

9.0 12 

16

15

16

17

21

78

3?

23

17

20

32

14

11

10

12

35

77

26

756.4

24.4

4.01

4.62

Apr.

20

18

14

C12

ClO

c9

8.4

13

19

13

12

40

*2T

28

19

C14

oil

c9

08

07

c619"

18

8.8

9.0

15

8.8

8.0

12

15

-

431.0

14.4

2.37

2.64

May

8.0

6.6

10 ~9~.6

6.4

C5

C5

C4

C4

C5

8.2

7.2

4.8

4.2

3.7

03

C2.7

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

2.2

5.8

3.2

2.4

2.1

2.6

3.5

2.7

2.1

1.7

134.2

4.33

0.712

0.82

June

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

*.8

.7

.6

1.9

2.2

1.2

.8

2.7

2.6

1.3

.9

.7

.5

.4

TT

.4

.4

1.4

1.9

9.0

1.8

2.2

1.3

3.1

4.0

-

48.7

1.62

0.266

0.30

July

7.2

3.1

1.8

11

6.8

2.4

1.4

1.1

.9

.7

*.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2 72"

.2

.2

.2

.2

4.8

23

T.2

1.7

1.2

.8

2.4

1.6

1.1

.8

80.5

2.60

0.428

0.49

Aug.

0.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.7

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

8.5

0.27

0.044

0.05

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

^

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.2

1.5

4.5

Tff

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

*.2

.3

.4

2.6

.5

.3

.2

-

15.9

0.53

0.087

0.10

Calendar year 1950: Max 181 Mln 0.3 Mean 8.37 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.71

Water year 1950-51: Max 167 Mln 0.1 Mean 9.51 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.25

Peak discharge (base, 150 efs) . Dee. 3 (3 p.m.) 239 ofs (6.88 ft); Dec. 7 (5:30 p.m.) 298 cfs 

(7.05 ft); Jan. 4 (3 a.m.) 242 cfs (6.89 ft); Mar. 4 (2:30 a.m.) 182 cfs (6.69 ft); Mar. 19 (4:30 

p.m.) 155 cfs (6.58 ft); Mar. 30 (11:30 a.m.) 212 efs (6.79 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Little 

Beaver Creek near East Liverpool.

c Backwater from debris.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Nov. 25 to Dec. 1, Dec. 15 to Jan. 2, Jan. 7, 

Jan. 31 to Feb. 5, Feb. 9-11.
40 LITTLE BEAVER CREEK BASIN

Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°40'32", long. 80°32'23", on right bank at downstream side of Grimms 

bridge, 1-j miles upstream from Island Run, 4 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles 

northeast of East Liverpool, Columbiana County.

Drainage area. 505 sq mi.

Records available. May 1915 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 702.77 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

TJf 1912. Prior to Sept. 22, 1926, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--36 years, 516 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 12.67 ft); mini- 

 mum, 32 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 1.93 ft).

1915-51: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs July 19, 1941 (gage height, 17.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 12 cfs on several days in 1918, 1930, 1932, 1936; minimum gage height, 

1.53 ft Aug. 13, 1930.

Maximum stage known, about 20 ft.

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

Revisions (water years). W873: 1937(M).

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

2.7

31

41

71

112

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

166

296

484

1,540

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

2,320

3,370

6,700

12.0 10,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

61

59

57

60

61

60

57

54

68

200

152

146

150

152

168

148

128

115

109

99

91

87

81

79

79

78

75

79

81

83

79

2,996

96.6

0.191

0.22

Nov.

76

76

88

514

970

510

329

263

278

476

350

272

230

205

186

212

266

246

220

960

*1.330

*870

646

519

430

340

490

470

490

550

~

12,862

429

0.850

0.95

Dec.

1,300

7,330

9.800

3,620

1,780

4,150

4,880

2,240

1,980

1,360

1,020

845

720

550

500

430

390

360

330

310

3OO

300

350

400

350

310

290

270

260

250

240

47,195

1,522

3.01

3.47

Jan.

240

290

1,300

5.800

3,570

1,780

1,300

970

795

770

845

820

646

742

4,770

*3,620

1,980

2,280

2,500

1,860

1,480

1,020

870

970

870

670

579

500

430

380

350

44,997

1,452

2.88

3.32

Feb.

340

340

340

350

360

380

550

750

650

550

500

2,OOO

*5.570

3,940

1,980

1,450

1,860

2,100

2,700

3,370

3,620

3,890

2,280

1,540

1,240

1,110

1,020

870

-

-

-

45,650

1,630

3.23

3.36

Mar.

945

1,080

845

3,510

2,910

1,640

2,060

2,060

1,450

1,080

895

820

845

1,110

1,160

1,220

1,220

1,330

2,720

4.850

2,910

1,820

1,510

1,780

1,640

 1,220

1,020

920

1,330

2,800

3,490

54,190

1,748

3.46

3.99

Apr.

2,100

1,860

1,510

1,390

1,270

1,020

870

845

1,330

1,160

1,020

1,300

2.230

2,140

1,820

1,390

1,110

920

845

720

608

770

1,450

*1,080

895

945

895

745

820

970

-

36,028

1,201

2 . 36

2.66

May

820

622

584

770

670

476

410

368

332

312

488

795

695

493

343

299

272

*249

225

202

184

198

591

446

296

233

230

293

346

272

215

12,729

411

0.814

0.94

June

181

162

148

142

137

130

120

112

117

148

154

126

185

375

290

179

141

133

125

108

104

94

111

118

166

222

158

135

132

164

-

4,617

154

0.305

0.34

July

238

269

193

212

820

418

233

164

132

112

101

95

*90

87

81

76

70

63

61

61

61

60

896

572

269

170

130

123

160

158

118

6,293

203

0.402

0.46

Aug.

99

94

85

81

72

67

66

*65

65

63

57

51

49

47

54

53

47

43

40

40

40

39

39

37

36

35

34

34

34

33

33

1,632

52.6

0.104

0.12

Sept.

38

39

37

36

M

35

38

37

36

35

39

43

41

185

168

106

72

56

48

45

40

39

40

40

43

47

*80

122

83

64

-

1,766

58.9

0.117

0.13

Calendar year 1950: Max 9,8OO Min 35 Mean 711 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.11

Water year 195O-51: Max 9,8OO Min 33 Mean 742 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.96

OOP cfs). Dec. 3 (1 a.m.) 12.5OO cfs (12.67 ft); Dec. 6 (8 p.m.) 8,750

! m.) 7,100 cfs (10.19 ft); Jan. 15 (12 nt.) 6,320 cfs (9.85 ft)j Feb. 13

"tl: Mar. 2n It, a.m.l R.39O pfs (9.?9 ft\.

Peak discharge (base. 5. 

cfsr (11.03- ft); Jan. 4 (12 11 m.) 7.10O cfs (1O.19 ft); Jan. 15 (12 m.; 

(8 p.m.) 6,320 cfs (9.76 ft); Mar. 2O (4 a.m.) 5,390 cfs (9.29 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 

Feb. 12.

14 to Jan. 4, Jan. 28 tc
YELLOW CREEK BASIN 1 

Yellow Creek near Hammondsville, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°32'15", long. 80°43'35", in sec. 29, T. 8 N., R. 2 W., on right bank 

1,000 ft upstream from Lowery Run, 0.9 mile upstream from Bush Creek, and 1.65 miles 

southwest of Hammondsville, Jefferson County.

Drainage area. 148 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 692.1 ft above mean sea level (Ohio State 

Highway Department' bench mark;).

Average discharge. 11 years, 171 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,820 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 8.93 ft); minimum, 5.1 cfs Aug. 28, 29 (gage height, 1.66 ft).

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 6,750 cfs Apr. 12, 1948 (gage height, 10.50 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 8, 1942.

A stage of about 12 ft occurred in 1936 and the highest stage known is reported to 

have occurred in 1912.

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

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

3.0

Oct. 1 to Dec.

17 3.5

44 4.0

88 5.0

192 7.0

Dec. 5 to Sept. 30

337

545

1,100

2,520

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.2

3.9 

6.8 149

234

372

583

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,180

1,930

3,820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

27

25

25

26

25

23

22

33

SS.

47

37

38

36

60

53

41

36

33

31

28

26

26

25

24

23

23

23

23 

23

23

9 83

31.7

0.214

0.25

Nov.

22

24

29

25B

355

180

126

104

114

136

106

108

93

74

66

87

159

128

112

786

622

*340

230

190

150

120

150

160

170 

180

-

5,379

179

1.21

1.35

Dec.

210

450

2,300

2.500

950

559

1,100

1,780

731

482

372

304

247

206

170

150

130

120

110

110

100

100

110

130

120

110

100

95

90 

85

80

14,101

455

3.07

3.54

Jan.

80

90

450

1,970

860

535

413

32&

277

284

287

264

203

349

2.800

*1,110

639

771

704

540

452

326

291

322

264

222

209

192

167 

112

110

15,622

504

3.41

3.93

Feb.

110

110

110

110

120

130

160

250

200

180

160

600

*1.570

1,140

639

490

698

639

1,080

1,110

1,570

1,180

726

512

409

354

312

250

-

-

14,919

533

3.60

3.75

Mar.

260

228

240

1.770

876

554

1,140

860

549

394

322

284

298

405

361

368

350

448

1,290

1,650

950

619

499

676

540

*417

340

312

466 

1,260

1,140

19,866

641

4.33

4.99

Apr.

714

619

469

413

343

287

260

257

343

294

274

504

800

736

624

477

387

315

281

228

195

244

365

*284

257

336

294

305

5.100 

1,040

-

15,045

502

3.39

3.78

May

588

417

343

361

277

218

189

159

142

128

310

374

247

189

157

138

122

*106

86

78

72

69

120

93

69

60

69

82

85 

64

53

5,465

176

1.19

1.37

June

47

44

41

47

43

39

36

30

36

192

110

68

104

133

88

63

50

43

37

34

36

34

45

38

46

42

30

85

110 

156

-

1,907

63.6

0.430

0.48

July

237

135

86

68

132

82

56

43

37

31

29

29

*36

30

26

22

19

18

16

14

13

17

702

188

90

62

45

47

53

37

31

2,431

78.4

0.530

0.61

Aug.

27

*23

21

22

20

18

17

19

19

18

16

15

14

12

11

9.5

8.2

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

H5.4

374.6

12.1

0.082

0.09

Sept.

5.6

12

10

7.7

10

8.6

7.7

7.7

8.2

12

14

11

22

77

45

20

13

10

17

19

17

31

23

10

10

9.0

*8.6

10

13 

9.5

-

478.6

16.0

0.108

0.12

Calendar year 1950 : Max 2,500 Min 5.1 Mean 215 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.73

Water year 1950-51 : Max 3,100 Min 5.1 Mean 265 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.26

2,540 cfs (6.68 ft)j Mar. 30 (6 p.m.) 2,360 cfs-(6.52 ft); Apr. 29 (12 m.) 4,820 cfs (8.93 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Pec. 4, Dec. 15 to Jan. 3, Jan. 31 to 

'eb. 12.
142 SHORT CREEK BASIN

Short Creek near Dillonvale, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°11'35", long. 80°44'05", in sec. 30, T. 4 N., R. 2 W., on right bank at

 downstream side of bridge on State Highway ISO, 2.1 miles east of Dillonvale, Jefferson 

County, 2.2 miles downstream from Jug Run, and 2.7 miles upstream from Little Short 

Creek.

Drainage area. 124 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 676.1 ft above mean sea level (State of 

Ohio bench mark).

Average discharge. 10 years, 140 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,350 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 7.81 ft); mini-

 mum. 16 cfs Aug. 21-23, 31, Sept. 6, 10 (gage height, 0.58 ft).

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 6,500 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 8.77 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.8 cfs Sept. 21, 27, 1947; minimum gage height recorded, that of Aug. 21-23, 

31, Sept. 6, 10, 1951.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 1003: 1942-43.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 2 Dec. 3 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

43

107

255

720

0.5 

.6 

.7 

.9

1.2

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

6.0

166

291

690

1,700

2,270

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

39

36

34

33

35

38

35

33

35

40

42 

42

46

46

42

38

31

27

28

30

31

29

29

29

28

28

27

27

26

26

26

1,036

33.4

0.269

0.31

Nov.

23

36

34

270

187

98

72

66

68

72

61 

54

50

46

44

61

*68

54

52

408

244

152

118

107

100

95

110

120

130

130

-

3,130

104

0.839

0.94

Dec.

140

372

1.500

*1,340

566

419

845

908

391

315

278 

252

229

210

200

190

180

170

170

160

170

150

140

150

 150

140

135

130

130

125

120

10,375

335

2.70

3.11

Jan.

120

120

471

765

356

264

236

222

*224

222

239 

224

187

419

*2 . 280

815

553

508

442

384

343

283

272

294

254

232

210

190

180

170

160

11,639

375

3.02

3.48

Feb.

170

170

160

170

170

180

350

*250

220

200

300 

890

642

479

367

331

479

419

522

466

840

599

423

347

309

286

264

242

_

_

-

10,245

366

2.95

3.07

Mar.

252

226

239

915

446

387

781

566

439

370

321

272

*318

416

370

370

367

431

915

940

623

462

398

394

340

275

256

252

300

915

628

14, 184

458

3.69

4.25

Apr.

446

416

370

324

291

256

232

249

280

249

232 

380

409

419

343

297

*275

252

236

216

199

239

347

262

236

278

262

242

312

331

-

8,880

296

2.39

2.67

May

269

242

229

246

199

187

168

152

152

136

310 

262

187

159

*145

134

132

187

130

119

105

97

148

125

99

80

68

13Z

175

117

99

4,990

161

1.30

1.50

June

82

71

75

86

77

68

64

62

64

168

119 

93

175

209

130

107

86

73

68

62

59

59

62

82

73

*56

50

46

172

109

-

2,707

90.2

0.727

0.81

July

134

93

73

75

123

80

68

52

43

40

40 

62

54

47

42

*34

33

32

30

28

26

31

226

107

59

44

38

39

39

32

28

1,852

59.7

0.481

0.55

Aug.

27

25

24

23

22

22

24

27

25

23

23 

23

23

21

19

*17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

17

17

17

19

23

18

17

18

630

20.3

0.164

0.19

Sept.

31

23

18

18

17

17

20

20

18

17

31 

23

26

154

61

39

30

30

21

20

19

20

38

*26

24

21

68

64

33

26

-

973

32.4

0.261

0.29

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,520 Mln 21 Mean 189 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.70

Water Water year year 1950-51: 1950-51: Max Max 2,280 2,280____Mln Mln 16 16 Mean Mean 194 194 ___ Cfsm Cfsm 1.56 1.56 In. In. 21.17__ 21.17

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 efs) . Dec . 3 (10:30 P.m.) 2,020 cfs (5.61 ft): Dec. 7 (11:30 p.m.) 

1,910 cfs (5,37 ft)j Jan. 15 (8:30 a.m.) 4,350 cfs (7.81 ft); Mar. 4 (8 a.m.) 1,340 cfs (4.29 ft); 

Mar. 7 (2:30 p.m.) 1,440 cfs (4.50 ft); Mar. 19 (11 p.m.) 1,650 cfs (4.88 ft); Mar. 30 (6 p.m.) 1, 

cfs (4.91 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 1, Dec. 14 to Jan. 2, Jan. 27 to 

Feb. 11.
WHEELING CREEK BASIN 143

Wheeling Creek at Elm Grove, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 40°02'40", long. 80°39'40", on right bank at highway bridge at Elm Grove, 

Ohio County, 500 ft downstream from Little Wheeling Creek.

Drainage area. 282 sq ml.

Records available. November 1940 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 667.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Average discharge.--11 years, 340 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,900 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 11.62 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Aug. 26, 27, 29, Sept. 6 (gage height, 0.74 ft).

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 22,100 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 13.67 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 8,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at 13.2 and 

13.67 ft; minimum discharge, 0.3 cfs, Sept. 22, 1949, minimum gage height, that of Aug. 

26, 27, 29, Sept. 6, 1951.

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

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.4

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3

30

47

94

197

460

3.0 930

5.0 2,930

7.0 5,500

8.0 7,300 1.0

1.1

Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.7 

3.5 

6.4

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

180

335

2.5 735

6.0 4,570

8.5 8,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

76 

68

64

62 

64

60

53

51

84

*185

178

138

127

103

100

86

76

66

62

60

58 

55

55

58

53

51

45

49

49

51

49

2,336

75.4

0.267

0.31

Nov.

47 

53

71

2,340 

1,490

610

363

264

264

240

206

170

151

*131

124

124

141

121

112

460

688 

480

386

b3OO

151

b!30

b!30

b!30

b!50

b200

-

10,227

341

1.21

1.35

Dec.

b350 

bl,600

7.500

5,560 

1,660

1,090

2,360

2,470

1,160

816

611

475

*374

330

324

313

255

b200

a!70

a!50

al30 

a!30

b200

b400

879

492

b300

a200

a!50

a!40

b!40

30,729

991

3.51

4.05

Jan.

b!40 

blSO

b600

2,000 

1,110

753

620

422

b250

b280

*543

681

475

1,640

8.610

1,760

1,050

861

690

552

460 

330

324

560

509

387

302

387

1,330

825

586

29,217

942

3.34

3.85

Feb.

5.190 

2,000

al,030

a780 

560

422

*1,990

aSOO

a550

a400

a400

b700

1,130

991

726

620

1,140

1,040

1,020

1,050

1,260 

1,110

798

594

475

400

361

308

_

_

-

27,845

994

3.52

3.67

Mar.

313 

302

291

2j840 

1,460

888

2,700

1,660

982

654

500

422

422

*681

628

628

681

1,020

1,600

2,220

1,360 

982

780

699

534

430

368

348

387

1,180

1,360

29,320

946

3.35

3.87

Apr.

1,820 

2,100

1,200

870 

645

475

400

438

870

699

611

942

1,240

1,260

1,060

744

560

*430

387

335

291

359

1,180

726

518

408

348

313

927

2.810

-

24,966

832

2.95

3.29

May

1.140 

726

492

445 

380

330

275

240

215

195

721

980

492

335

27O

*230

210

195

166

146

132 

128

304

294

175

132

116

142

170

146

ill

10,034

324

1.15

1.32

June

95 

72

69

1O3 

80

76

65

51

78

655

295

156

*662

881

374

230

166

124

103

80

69 

61

65

51

558

206

120

170

525

628

-

6,868

229

0.812

0.91

July

1,180 

584

302

312 

2.070

653

324

215

166

154

269

151

230

156

116

91

69

*65

61

54

49

40

69

58

49

32

25

22

27

24

23

7,640

246

0.872

1.01

Aug.

18 

14

12

11 

9.4

9.0

9.8

9.0

8.6

7.4

7.4

9.8

10

10

*8.2

7.1

6.1

5.2

4.3

3.7

3.5 

2.8

2.2

1.7

1.2

1.0

1.6

1.7

1.3

1.7

2.1

200.8

6.48

0.023

0:03

Sept.

6.7 

5.2

2.6

1.8 

1.5

2.2

3.7

2.8

2.2

2.6

5.8

*4.3

4.8

35

32

20

13

9.0

5.8

5.5

4.9 

4.6

5.2

3.7

3.2

3.2

6.8

5.5

4.3

3.7

-

211.4

7.05

0.025

0.03

Calendar year 1950 : Max 7,300 Min 28 Mean 442 Cfsn 1.57 In. 21.26

Water year 1950-51 : Max 8,610 Min l.o Mean 492 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.69

Peak discharge (base, 6.000 cfs). 

15,900 cfs (11.62 ft); Feb. 1 (3:30 j

Dec. 4 (12:15 a.m.) 10,700 cfs (9.47 ft); Jan. 15 (4:30 a.m.) 

.m.) 7,700 cfs (8. 05 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Middle 

Island Creek at Little and Buffalo Creek at Barraekville. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Bellaire, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°59'05", long. 80°44'20", in sec. 28, T. 2 N., R. 2 W., on right bank

1.9 miles downstream from, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge at Bellaire and at mile 96.4.

Drainage area. --25,170 sq mi, E pproximate ly .

Records available. --March 1939 to September 1951 (fragmentary prior to April 1941).

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Eatum of gage is 608.0 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted 

?Q nrJn }?' 1941 ' staff Sages near present site at present datum. Prior to Nov. 

18, iy4U, auxiliary staff gage and since then auxiliary water-stage recorder at site 

4.0 miles downstream at same datum as base gage.

Average discnargg. --10 years (1941-51), 41,740 cf s .

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 311,000 cfs Dec. 5; maximum gage height, 38 00 

It Dec. 5; minimum discharge not determined.

*>. n939 "o, : ..M"11" discharge, 412,000 cfs Dec. 31, 1942; maximum gage height, 48.99 

it Dec. 31, 1942; minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks. Records good except those for July 31 to Sept. 30, which are fair. Flow partly 

regulated by locks, dams, and reservoirs above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

10,700

11,400

11,700

12,900

10,700

10,300

9,470

8.060

9,460

13,000

15,200

17,100

18,500

31,500

41.400

38,100

26,500

23 , 100

19,900

17,500

17,000

14,300

12,700

11,100

12,900

11,900 

11,900

11,600

11,100

11,000

13,400

495,390

15,980

-

-

Nov.

14,100

15 . 100

14,700

33,900

72,900

101,000

89,600

75,100

66,600

57,000

50,700

41,600

32,900

31,400

29,600

*27,000

25,700

27,000

27,500

41,300

61,800

83 , 600

85,000

77,400

67,300

59,500 

86,800

104,000

96,200

91,000

-

tl,685.3

56,180

-

-

Dec.

85,700

79,400

117,000

206,000

293,000

257,000

197,000

202,000

207,000

171,000

135,000

112,000

92,900

82,400

70,000

61,500

51,600

37,500

29,300

31,400

30,700

24.900

32,200

29,500

39,000

43 , 200 

38,5OO

26,900

26,000

33,200

27,600

t2,870.4

92,590

_

-

Jan.

25,800

26,300

36,300

90 , 900

188,000

203 , 000

163,000

134,000

101,000

76,400

64,600

61,300

57 , 900

53,500

102,000

163,000

149,000

119,000

114,000

115,000

122,000

128,000

118,000

99,700

97,700

84,900 

79,000

68,100

57,900

70,000

75,300

t3,044.6

98,210

_

-

Feb.

75,200

136,000

170,000

116,000

90,300

79,000

81,100

90 , 100

72,900

54,800

59.800

59,500

80 , 500

111,000

130,000

121,000

106,000

104,000

103,000

111,000

116,000

131,000

166,000

158,000

135,000

112,000 

97,000

81 , 900

_

_

-

t2 ,928.1

104,600

_

-

Mar.

79,900

79,900

80,500

95 , 600

148,000

161,000

134,000

134,000

132,000

118,000

103 , 000

88,8OO

73 , 900

68 , 500

62,600

*56,600

57,100

57,700

53 . 600

76,200

96,600

101,000

87,100

78,200

73,700

72,000 

63 , 800

57,300

54,300

59,000

92,200

t2,696.1

86,970

_

-

Apr.

139,000

145,000

140,000

128,000

118,000

106,000

93 , 600

78 , 600

66 , 6OO

64,800

71 , 800

71,500

83 , 000

115,000

119,000

114,000

98,900

86,900

78,100

70,600

63,300

45.600

57,000

76,000

82,400

76,200 

67,100

60,400

63 , 600

91,500

-

12,671.5

89,050

_

-

May

119j_OOO

*87,500

74,500

68,000

61,300

55,900

46,000

37,700

35,200

30 , 600

29,800

49,900

59,200

46,100

41,900

36,700

32,600

29,000

23,600

22,800

18,800

17,500

22,900

22,000

21,800

21,500 

16,100

17,300

20,900

23,100

20,400

1-1,209 . 6

39,020

-

-

June

20,100

17,500

16.900

18,300

21,200

25,100

19,600

18,300

17,500

31,000

60,500

71,400

60,200

97 , 000

148,000

100,000

83,800

66,300

54,000

32,500

28,400

22,900

19,300

22,800

29,600

29,800 

23,500

*28,900

37 , 500

37,900

-

1 1,259. 8

41,990

-

-

July

48,200

55.800

38,800

37,700

41,700

41,800

43,100

34,800

25,900

21,800

18,800

16,800

18,200

21,500

20,200

16,000

15,000

13,700

12,200

10.400

11,900

13,300

25,900

28,000

22,100

24,400 

16,600

12,900

14,200

13,100

11,400

746,200

24,070

-

-

Aug.

11.200

10,200

7,260

7,520

8,650

7,890

7,620

8,040

7,630

7,630

6,540

6,440

6,540

6,950

7,360

8,040

6,820

7,260

5,820

5,060

6,950

6,820

*5,140

4,750

5.820

4,410 

5,220

5,580

4,750

4,500

5,330

207,740

6,701

-

-

Sept.

5,820

7,620

5,140

5,410

3,940

5,690

6,500

4,830

8,650

5,490

6,450

6,030

8,320

10.500

8,050

8,320

6,820

5,820

5,690

5,770

5,910

6,540

5,140

6,230

5,350

3.760 

5,910

6,670

4,830

4,350

-

185,330

6,178

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 293,000 Min 6,540 Mean 54,040 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 293,000 Min 3,760 Mean 54,790 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge . .. .. 

t Expressed in thousands.

lasurement made on this day.

t Expressed in thousands.

Note. Discharge Oct. 1 to Nov. 1, Mar. 17-23 computed using lock 13 water-stage recorder as base 

ige. Fall-stage-discharge relation not representative of daily flow July 31 to Sept. 3O; discharge 

itimated on basis of upstream and downstream stations.
MIDDLE ISLAND CREEK BASIN 145

Middle Island Creek at Little, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°28'30", long. 80°59'50", on right bank at highway bridge at Little,

 Tyler County, 0.1 mile upstream from Stewarts Run and 4 miles east of Bens Run.

Drainage area.--458 sq mi.

Records available. May 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only October 1916 to September

 iyyy), October 1928 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 631.32 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912. Prior to Apr. 25, 1929, staff gage, Apr. 25, 1929, to Nov. 30, 1939, chain 

gage, and Dec. 1, 1939, to July 10, 1947, wire-weight gage, at bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1928-51), 628 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,500 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 18.43 ft); mlni-

 mum, 3.2 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.94 ft).

1915-22, 1928-51: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs June 26, 1950 (gage height, 28.0 ft, 

from high-water mark in gage well); no flow during part of 1922 and Sept. 1 to Nov. 4, 

Nov. 7-10, 1930.

Maximum stage known, about 33.5 ft in August 1875.

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

whicn are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 24, May 22 to Aug. 2,

Aug. 15, 16, 30, Sept. 2-4 and 14-17)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

3.3

93

152

3.5 220

4.0 480

8.0 3,200

Mote. Same as following 

table above 8.O ft.

2.9 

3.3

2.0

5.4

11

35

95

173

3.6

4.0

8.0

13.0

17.6

278

495

3,200

8,100

13,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

42

36 

31

27

24

22

21

21

22

29

*101

335

398

238

158

111

85

67

56

48

39

35

29

27

25

24

23

20

19

19

19

2,151

69.4

0.152

0.17

Nov.

19

20 

21

1,480

4.190

1,090

528

335

280

414

462

355

252

*179

139

121

126

123

106

360

2,080

1,320

698

558

b450

b350

b350

b350

b400

b500

-

17,656

589

1.29

1.43

Dec.

600

1,000 

8,000

12,600

3,830

1,220

3,610

9,260

1,920

925

669

531

*418

336

384

1,090

958

651

537

b400

b300

b230

230

383

1,180

771

600

450

336

262

266

53,947

1,740

3.80

4.38

Jan.

253

196 

450

3,360

2,360

1,020

723

639

b500

b500

*1,160

2,150

1,150

2,450

10.900

4,800

1,380

958

795

651

567

507

418

573

1,150

814

591

785

5,100

2,960

1,250

51,110

1,649

3.60

4.15

Feb.

9 , 050

15 . 500 

4,000

1,500

800

700

2,550

2,080

1,090

808

687

840

1,150

958

729

555

1,060

1,200

1,100

1,200

1,300

1,400

1,200

1,000

800

660

570

500

_

-

52,987

1,892

4.13

4.30

Mar.

500

500 

500

9.000

3,000

1,500

4,000

2,500

1,500

900

600

450

*435

2,360

1,870

1,220

1,120

1,180

1,730

4,180

1,870

1,020

729

639

555

459

367

341

653

2,620

4,090

52,338

1,699

3.69

4.25

Apr.

2,290

4,090 

2,780

990

705

543

435

579

1,940

1,350

925

1,280

2,780

2,290

2,570

1,250

834

*579

447

378

306

302

3,530

1,820

847

603

483

401

424

925

-

38,676

1,289

2.81

3.14

May

711

-477 

378

330

688

1,020

645

447

336

262

2,020

5.580

1,090

605

412

*506

237

190

159

129

111

94

91

122

225

163

118

108

135

199

165

15,345

495

1.08

1.25

June

120

92

2i

120

990

287

163

142

196

426

1,020

441

*2,680

8.050

1,870

777

401

249

179

157

111

91

89

1,110

578

209

141

120

132

829

-

21,624

442

0.930

1.76

July

2.220

1,060 

471

287

254

188

179

125

91

75

62

54

50

145

115

77

*60

50

48,

49

62

67

49

40

54

45

46

58

594

578

129

7,120

250

0.502

0.58

Aug.

72

45 

24

22

22

20

19

16

14

12

10

9.1

8.5

*7.3

40

39

26

20

16

15

10

9.1

7.9

6.3

5.4

4.6

4.2

7.9

26

34

24

594.3

19.2

0.042

0.05

Sept.

20

61 

65

44

50

24

19

14

10

8.5

*9.1

7.9

6.8

25

82.

52

58

28

22

19

16

14

14

10

8.5

7.5

5.0

5.0

4.2

5.6

-

668.9

£2.5

0.049

0.05

Calendar year 1950: Max 17,100 Mln 19 Mean 936 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.72

Water year 1950-51: Max 13,500 Mln 3.6 Mean 861 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.51

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b DStage-discharge Htage-discnarge relation relation affected arrected by ice. I

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 1-5, 27, 28, Feb. 3-6, Feb. 18 to Mar. 12; discharge estimated 

i basis of weather records and records for Wheeling Creek at Elm Grove and Buffalo Creek at Barrac 11 =
-^° OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at St. Marys, W. Va.

Location.- Lat 39°23 1 25", long. 81°12'30", on left bank at downstream side* of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 50 (alternate) at Saint Marys, Pleasants County, 0.9 mile downstream 

from Middle Island Creek and at mile 155.0.

Drainage area.--26 ,850 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1938 to September 1951 (fragmentary prior to November 1939).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 577.30 ft above mean sea level, Sandy 

Hook datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder on left bank 1.5 miles upstream from lock 

and dam 17, 11 miles downstream from base gage. Prior to Feb. 27, 1951, auxiliary 

water-stage recorder at lock 17.

Average discharge.--11 years (1940-51), 42,710 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 292,000 cfs Dec. 6; maximum gage height, 36.89 

1't Dec . 6; minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum discharge for 6-day period, 

5,000 cfs Aug. 25-31; minimum gage height, 8.85 ft Nov. 13.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 421,000 cfs Jan. 1, 1943; maximum gage height, 46.67 

ft Jan. 1, 1943; minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum discharge for 5-day 

period, 3,160 cfs Oct. 6-10, 1943; minimum gage height recorded, 3.45 ft Jan. 14, 1940 

(dam down at lock 17).

Maximum stage known since at least 1884, 54.2 ft in March 1913.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 15,000 cfs, which are fair. 

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnsihed by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

I

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sra

In.

Oct.

11,600

13,500

13,300 

12,800

9,260

10, 100

11,700

10,900

11,500

*16,900

17,400

18,300

21,500

30,000

35,000

32,000

27 , 100

24,400

20,200

19,200

18,400

15,900

13-, 400

11,500

11,200

13,100

12,500

13,500

13,100

12,100

15 , 400

516,760

16,670

-

-

Nov.

15,000

14,300

14,100 

36,400

72,100

91,300

97,600

85,800

74,500

66,200

55,700

45,700

31,000

33,200

32,400

30,800

28,800

29,800

30,200

39,800

53,000

74,500

88,300

85,000

75,500

66,200

69,400

102,000

104,000

95,600

-

*1,738.2

57,940

-

-

Dec.

92,100

87,900

110,000 

193,000

262,000

280,000

Z31.0OO

215,000

215,000

195,000

155,000

126,000

103,000

88,600

78,100

67,300

60,400

39,300

*30,000

35,200

32,200

33,300

31,600

34,100

40,000

44,800

41,800

31,100

27,600

34,500

31,600

$3,046.5

98,270

-

-

Jan.

40,500

40,200

36,700

70,3OO

129,000

192,000

18O,OOO

151,000

122,000

94,000

75,700

69,800

63,500

61,400

107,000

149,000

162,000

131,000

113,000

108,000

111,000

114,000

118,000

111,000

98,300

89,400

80,300

73,800

71,100

70,800

78,800

*3,112.6

100,400

-

-

Feb.

104,000

141,000

168,000

136 , OOO

104,000

85,000

89,200

102,000

81,700

61,400

39,200

56 , 400

71,500

91,300

122,000

127,000

114,000

105,000

104,000

105,000

116,000

127,000

153,000

156,000

136,000

114,000

93,800

82,600

.

-

-

*2, 986.1

106,600

-

-

Mar.

78,600

77,800

79,900 

96,100

131,000

155,000

148,000

148,000

140,000

125 , 000

108,000

92,000

76,300

72,200

60,000

58,500

57,900

60,400

61,200

73,200

88,300

98,700

98,000

88,600

78,400

75,100

70,500

62,700

55,500

58,000

78,200

*2,751.1

88,940

-

-

Apr.

120,000

147,000

150,000

142, OOO

124,000

114,000

101,000

86 , 200

75,800

68,300

70,000

75,500

82,000

102,000

121,000

118,000

109,000

94,400

82,700

74,300

68,300

56,300

51,900

72,800

81,300

79,400

71,700

64,500

59,900

7", 400

-

*2,738.7

91,290

-

-

May

97,500

101,000

82, OOO 

73,700

68,600

62,700

51,900

38,200

39,200

33,600

39,700

56,700

61,700

55,500

40,400

40,600

35,900

33,400

28 , 800

24,200

22,200

18,700

27, BOO

25,200

26,500

23,400

20,200

22,700

23,100

25,800

24,900

*1,325.8

42,770

-

-

June

23,300

20,900

18,700 

21,700

24,700

27,700

23,600

22,600

20,200

32,700

53,300

67,000

68,300

84,000

134,000

131,000

98,300

76,200

58,000

38,600

28,600

24,800

22,600

24,600

34,000

29,400

27,100

29,200

37,700

40,400

-

*1,343.2

44,770

-

-

July

49,500

58,900

42,806 

35,800

45,400

42 , 100

42,100

37,200

29,200

22,900

23,600

21,000

20,300

23,300

22,800

19,800

16,000

14,600

12,600

9,930

8,020

10,200

28,400

28,800

22,900

27,900

15,800

13,800

12,600

14,600

13,000

785,850

25,350

-

-

Aug.

8,660

*

I

>*7,720

1

'

6,480

^1

) 6,880

1

>

6,330

\

1

\ 5,000

1

J

210,350

6,785

-

-

Sept.

5,930

6,350

7,630

>

1

> 7,090

I

>

5,580

*5,210

~

188,950

- 6,298

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 280,000 Mln - Mean 55,830 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.25

water year 1950-51: Max 280,000 Mln - Mean 56,850 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.75
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Tuscarawas River at Clinton, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°55'39", long. 81°37'59", in NW£ sec. 32, T. 14 N., R. 10 W., on right 

DanK 100 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 21 at Clinton, Summit County, and 

1 mile upstream from Chippewa Creek.

Drainage area.--165 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1926 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 933.28 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 24, 1930, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--35 years, 137 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 11.28 ft); mini-

 mum, 43 cfs Nov. 12, 13 (gage height, 3.65 ft).

1926-51: ' Maximum discharge, 2,700 cfs Aug. 8, 1935 (gage height, 14.82 ft); minimum, 

10 cfs Nov. 6, 1928.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 22.2 ft.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

 unio Canal diverts small amount of water from river at Portage Lakes, 3 miles south of 

Akron; part of diverted water flows into Cuyahoga River basin. Flow slightly regulated 

at headwaters.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 7-11)

3.7 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

46

65

143

350

9.0 620

11.0 1,140

12.0 1,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

59

63

68

67

64

61

59

60

66

65

60

65

73

5T

65

65

64

*64

60

62

63

61

59

56

54

57

56

54

54

5053"

1,894

611

0.370

0.43

Nov.

54

57

56

59

61

62

60

57

65

60

5353-

54

57

58

59

*61

57

56

161

126

85

71

64

54

66

67

72

74

73

-

2,012

671

0.407

0.45

Dec.

72

114

458

720

BT>0~

362

386

*700

605

374

170

114

101

94

94

88

81

82

80

77

76

81

79

79

80

80

78

71

73

67

TtT

6,266

202

1.22

1.41

Jan.

66

TS

273

770

*950

795

458

210

148

134

130

148

134

143

446

434

306

410

470

398

306

170

138

161

126

106

97

96

94

85

85

8,360

270

1.64

1.89

Feb.

81

9T

91

84

93

99

138

*152

126

114

106

386

845

*950

745

458

458

605

590

545

770

1,180

1,140

660

386

262

273

246

-

_

-

11,675

417

2.53

2.64

Mar.

251

295

230

640

*700

446

434

500

386

328

268

230

210 53C7

386

446

446

458

470

660

530

410

374

398

339

295

268

256

350

720

695

12,849

414

2.51

2.89

Apr.

620

437

374

317

268

251

240

215

273

*350

290

320

420

450

390

310

250

220

200

190

180

200

320

250

220

200

180

160 550"

380

-

8,692

290

1.76

1.96

May

310

230

180

220

180

140

120

110

 110

102

306

500 350"

225

143

118

110

102

99

94

101

96

106

101

98

97

92

llff

126

95

92

4,871

157

0.952

1.10

June

92

87

83

93

*88

85

7579"

156 T5E"

110

92

94

118

110

94

78

78

78

80

78

81

91

81

156

122

92

85

100

102

-

2,914

97.1

0.588

0.66

July

134

143

T3TJ

97

143

118

77

68

*68

76

76

80

72

68

63

65

64

68

62

61

64

72

84

71

65

64

61

71

66

61

65

2,457

79.3

0.481

0.55

Aug.

71

65

66

65

60

58

5F

64

*65

65

68

65

65

69

61

65

58

58

63

59

58

58

58

59

58

59

59

62

59

58

84_

1,947

62.8

0.381

0.44

Sept.

185 ~6T

58

59

59

62

63

58

55

87

*78

62

77

126

65

59

57

59

62

59

59

58

60

56

64

62

68

64

62

58

-

2,038

67.9

0.412

0.46

Calendar year 1950; Max 1,480 Mln 43 Mean '182 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.99

Water Water year year 1950-51: 1950-51; Max Max 1,180 1,160____Hln Mln 50_____Mean 50 Mean 181____Cfsm 181 Cfsm 1.10 1.10 In. In. 14.86_________ 14.88

Peak discharge (base, 700 efs). Dee. 4 (9 p.m.) 770 cfs (9.74 ft); Dec. 8 (8 p.m.) 745 cfs (9.55 

ft); Jan. 5 (7 p.m.) 38O cfs (10.48 ft); Feb. 14 (5 a.m.) 980 cfs (10.46 ft); Feb. 23 (l a.m.) 1,240 

cfs (11.28 ft); Mar. 5 (2 a.m.) 795 cfs (9.85 ft); Mar. 31 (11 a.m.) 895 cfs (10.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 10 to May 9; discharge estimated on basis of records for station 

at Massillon.
148 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Tuscarawas River at Massillon, Ohio

Location. La t 40°46'17", long. 81°31 T 25", in sec. 20, T. 10 N., R. 9 W. , on left bank at 

sewage-treatment works, 1-J- miles south of Massillon, Stark County, and 3 miles downstream from Newman Creek.

Drainage area.--526 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 916.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 19, 1944, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 414 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,550 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 7.95 ft); minimum, 94 cfs Nov. 12 (gage height, 0.44 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 6,940 cfs Mar. 5, 1940 (gage height, 11.39 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 57 cfs Oct. 23, 24, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Ohio Canal diverts small amount of water from river at Portage 

EaTfes, 3 miles south of Akron; part of diverted water flows into Cuyahoga River basin.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.5 

I/O 

1.5 

2.0

102

197

327

477

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

825

1,230

2,260

3,550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

115

115

123

127

122

113

112

112

116

138

129

122

122

140

130

127

127

*118

116

110

113

110

110

112

104

104

108

110

105

108

105

3,633

117

0.222

0.26

Nov.

108

112

113

129

140

127

118

115

140

143

122

104 104"

105

105

122

*129

125

115

352

560

ST5

237

207

168

152

195

188

200

207

-

5,061

169

0.321

0.36

Dec.

232

305

1,470

2,1OO

2,040

1,370

1,240

*2,100

1,980

1,370

715

477

375

327

281

273

247

222

200

197

181

183

186

188

179

168

174

183

170

162

147

19,442

627

1.19

1.37

Jan.

149

I5¥

810

2,620

*2,880

2,620

1,880

905

576

477

461

477

430

430

1,620

1,570

985

1,230

1,470

1,320

1,020

680

510

543

477

372

308

286

265

237

220

27,982

903

1.72

1.98

Feb.

202

200

22T

214

222

220

324

*445

378

324

300

1,140

2,810

*3,070

2,620

1,820

1,620

1,880

2,100

1,930

2,620

3,410

3,410

2,740

1,520

885

845

698

_

_

-

38,169

1,363

2.59

2.70

Mar.

828

905

750

1,820

*2,150

1,570

1,230

1,420

985

680

543

494

51T

905

1,180

,320

,470

,520

,470

,930

,770

,280

,020

,140

845

698

645

645

1,210

2,100

2,620

37,686

1,216

2.31

2.66

Apr.

2,260

1,520

1,000

805

732

662

610

628

1,060

*965

785

845

1,140

1,230

1,060

845

680

576

543

526

477

510

885

680

593

560

477

430

73T

1,040

-

24,856

829

1.58

1.76

May

905

576

494

593

461

358

330

311

*300

284

849

1,420

1,180

715

494

399

324

270

263

237

214

232

289

268

230

214

204 263"

414

289

224

13,604

439

0.835

0.96

June

217

210

200

210

*212

192

176

170

244

555

240

197

227

505

268

227

192

166

170

168

162

I6TT

214

202

297

316

222

195

220

257

-

6,577

219

0.416

0.46

July

344

414

284

273

322

324

212

164

*150

152

164

181

172

160

140

131

151

127

T3T

129

129

156

510 575-

174

152

141

500

204

150

147

6,444

208

0.595

0.46

Aug.

145

T3T

151

154

122

113

131

127

*129

125

125

122

118

131

123

151

125

118

122

118

115

115

107

115

105

102 TOB"

115

115

115

122

5,751

121

0.230

0.27

Sept.

543 3C5-

170

145

134

134

158

151

115 ITS-

*158

154

192

510

511

172

140

136

136

132

129

118

122

113

123

134

195

174

129

116

-

5,522

177

0.557

0.38

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,080 Mln 102 Mean 563 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.51

Water ater year year 1950-51: 1950-51; Max Max 3,410 3,410 Mln Mln 102 102 Mean Mean 527 527 Cfsm Cfsm 1.00 1.00 In. In. 13.62 13.62 _______

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs). Jan. 5 (2 a.m.) 5,000 cfs (7.17 ft); Feb. 14 (5:30 a.m.) 3,340 

:fs (7.67 ft); Feb. 22 (7:30 p.m.) 3,550 cfs (7.95 ft); Mar. 5 (6 a.m.) 2,200 cfs (5.90 ft); Mar. 51 

(2:50 2:50 p.m.) p.m.) 2,680 2^680 cfs cfs (6.07 (6.07 ft). ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGDM RIVER BASIN 149

Sandy Creek at Waynesburg, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°40'22", long. 81°15'38", in sec. 21, T. 17 N., R. 7 W., on upstream

 side of right bridge pier on U. S. Highway 43, 800 ft downstream from Little Sandy 

Creek, a quarter of a mile north of Waynesburg, Stark County, and half a mile upstream 

from Indian Run.

Drainage area. 254 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1938 to September^ 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 955.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912.

Average discharge. 12 years (1939-51), 265 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,250 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 7.43 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Nov. 1; minimum gage height, 0.11 ft Sept. 10.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 6,800 cfs Mar. 4, 1940 (gage height, 7.75 ft); minimum, 

16 cfs Oct. 10, 11, 1940.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). W 923: 1939-40.

Rating table, vyater year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.1 

.3

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

288

615

1,020

5.0 2,080

7.0 3,500

7.5 4,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

60

57

55

52

49

46

44

39

41

66

71

66

66

69

81

85

69

60

*55

46

46

46

44

44

41

41

41

44

44

44

44

1,660

53.5

0.211

0.24

Nov.

39

33

39

94

276

226

141

108

165

319

232

174

144

120

108

117

174

144

120

524

738

615

464

338

300

280

350

330

350

380

-

7,442.

248

0.976

1.09

Dec.

430

500

2,260

4,000

*2,530

1,300

1,240

1,640

1,200

797

598

480

380

330

280

250

220

200

190

180

170

170

170

180

170

160

160

170

160

150

140

20,805

671

2.64

3.04

Jan.

140

150

1,030

2,920

2,440

1,340

862

*615

496

447

447

431

345

431

2,020

2,080

1,370

1,300

1,220

975

777

581

480

513

464

370

300

26O

230

210

200

25,444

821

3.23

3.72

Feb.

190

190

200

200

200

200

*320

400

350

300

290

*1,330

2.810

2,200

1,270

908

1,100

998

1,400

1,440

2,140

2,110

1,400

908

684

598

547

447

_

_

-

25,130

898

3.54

3.69

Mar.

513

447

409

1,470

1,140

*840

1,170

1,240

930

649

513

447

464

615

615

615

615

777

1,440

lj.900

1,670

1,140

975

1,270

952

738

615

581

838

1,370

1,540

28,498

919

3.62

4.17

Apr.

1.220

1,020

757

666

615

496

447

454

720

598

*598

777

1,170

1,220

1,070

797

649

547

480

415

357

464

840

564

480

496

447

389

632

797

-

20,182

673

2.65

2.96

May

564

447

415

464

380

319

288

*257

235

226

492

757

447

325

279

248

226

207

186

171

159

153

217

229

180

153

150

180

189

156

135

8,834

285

1.12

1.29

June

120

111

105

99

97

*a90

a85

a80

allO

al50

allO

a85

a95

a!20

allO

alOO

a80

a70

a70

71

69

71

99

88

126

94

83

80

83

105

-

2,856

95.2

0.375

0.42

July

135

117

85

150

415

232

141

102

85

74

*66

63

63

60

55

52

49

46

46

44

44

69

*958

530

235

141

99

177

316

150

111

4,910

158

0.622

0.72

Aug.

88

74

69

63

57

55 ' 57

*52

49

49

46

44

41

39

36

36

36

36

36

33

36

36

33

31

28

28

28

28

28

28

33

1,333

43.0

0.169

0.19

Sept.

41

36

36

33

31

33

36

33

31

28.

36

*33

44

135

77

52

41

36

36

33

33

33

36

33

33

33

36

39

33

33

-

1,203

40.1

0.158

0.18

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,000 Mln 33 Mean 366 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.54

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,000 Mln 28' Mean 406 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.71

Peak discharge (base. 1,800 cfs). --Dec. 4 (7 a.m.) 4.250 cfs (7.43 ft): Dec. 7 (11:30 p.m.) 1,960

cfs (4.82 ft); Jan. 4 (1 p.m.) 3,100 cfs (6.62 ft); Jan. 15 (10 a.m.) 2,260 efs (5.28 ft): Feb. 13

(4:30 p.m.) 2,950 cfs (6.40 ft): Feb. 21 (10:30 p.m.) 2,470 efs (5.65 ft); Mar. 4 (9 a.m.; 1,810

cfs (4.54 ft); Mar. 20 (10 p.m.) 2,020 cfs (4.88 ft); Mar. 30 (7 p.m.) 1,960 cfs (4.79 ft)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Nlmlshlllen Creek at North 

Industry and Tuscarawas River at Masslllon.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, Dec. 13 to Jan. 2, Jan. 27 to 

Feb. 11 (no gage-height record Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, Dec. 29 to Jan. Z).

281787 O - 53 - 11
150 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

Middle Branch Nimlshillen Creek at Canton, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°50'30", long. 81°21'20", in Nj sec. 27, T. 11 N., R. 8 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on Martlndale Road, 2.4 miles upstream from mouth and 3.1 

miles northeast of Canton, Stark County.

Drainage area.--44.2 sq mi.

Records available. September 1941 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,046.5 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912.

Average discharge. 10 years, 34.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 885 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 5.31 ft); minimum,

 3'.V cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 0.84 ft).

1941-51: Maximum discharge, l,140"cfs Feb. 27, 1946; maximum gage height, 5.56 ft 

Feb. 14, 1948; minimum discharge, 0.2 cfs Nov. 9, 1944.

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

wmcn are fair. Part of municipal water supply for city of Canton is pumped from its 

northeast well field. A large portion of pumpage is believed to be diverted indirectly 

from creek as recharge for aquifer supplying well field. Mean annual pumpage for water 

year 1950-51, 12.1 cfs. At times low flow regulated by small pools above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1033: 1942(M), 1943(P), 1944(M). W 1143 : 1948.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 15-22, 26-29, Aug. 3 to Sept. 14)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 12 Feb. 13 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.5

2.0 93

3.0 201

4.0 355

5.0 710

0.6 

.7

1.0 

1.3

3.7 

7.1

65

102

230

418

750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.8

7.1

7.1

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.3

6.5

7.1

8.9

8.9

9.3

9.3

9.3

11_

8.9

8.1

7.8

*7.4

6.8

6.3

6.5

6.2

BT7

6.5

6.5

6.8

7.8

7.4

6.5

6.2

233.7

7.54

-

-

Nov.

6.5

BT5

6.5

9.8

13

8.4

7.1

7.1

12

14

9.3

7.8

7.1

6.8

6.8

8.1

11

9.3

8.4

7.4

76

*3T

23

18

16

15

14

17

18

19

-

419.9

14.0

-

-

Dec.

20

63

520

3T5

*148

72

129

224

60

40

32

28

24

21

20

18

17

16

15

15

14

13

13

14

13

13

12

I?

12

13

12

2,141

69.1

-

-

Jan.

12

17

205

575

203

33

59

*43

45

36

39

40

33

47

300

120

78

154

124

78

65

46

38

41

36

29

26

24

20

18

18

2,652

85.6

-

-

Feb.

19

19

18

T5

19

20

*40

28

25

23

28

264

515

T54

a!40

a!75

194

160

231

187

*426

338

125

88

72

70

69

5S

_

_

-

3,560

127

_

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 634 Mln 5.5

Mar.

109

75

69

377

T2T

*81

*278

152

79

60

54

52m

88

94

112

129

177

323

260

150

100

135

253

100

74

69

74

166

311

223

4,416

142

_

-

Apr.

109

108

85

86

79

63

56

61

110

77

*65

135

150

155

110

76

64

55

54

47

43

7?

208

85

63

67

60

52

77

252

-

2,724

90.8

_

-

May

33

59

54

52

41

36

34

*32

30

32

159

~ST 245

48

37

32

29

28

26

23

22

?Z

30

26

24

23

24

30

29

24

22

1,448

46.7

_

-

June

20

20

20

28

23

*20

19

18

30

50

30

23

29

32

24

20

18

16

15

T5

15

16

24

17

25

18

17

19

24

23

-

663

22.3

_

-

July

54

39

22

20

32

19

15

13

12

13

*14

15

13

12

11

 9.5

9.1

F^

9.5

9.1

9.1

19

*32

16

12

11

9.9

51

71

2S

14

616.1

19.9

_

-

Aug.

14 rs1111

9.9

9.9

10

*11

9.5

8.7

7.9

7.1

6.7

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.6

7.1

6.0

6.7

6.0

5.6

BT6- 5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

7.1

237.0

7.65

.

-

Sept.

9.5

7.9

5.3

5.3

4.6

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.3

4.6

6.7

*5.6

13

59

?S

16

13

11

11

10

9.1

8.7

8.7

8.3

13

9.1

12

11

8.7

8.3

-

327.9

10.9

-

-

Mean 53,9 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 575 Mln 4.6 Mean 53.3 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 400 efs).--Dec. 3 (5 p.m.) 885 cfs (5.31 ft); Jan. 4 (1 p.m.) 685 cfs (4.95 

ft); Jan. 15 (1 p.m.; 4O5 cfs (4.2O ft); Feb. 13 (12:30 a.m.) 635 cfs (4.71 ft); Feb. 21 (6:30 p.m.) 

652 cfs (4.73 ft); Mar. 4 (1 p.m.) 53O cfs (4.4O ft)j Mar. 7 (5 p.m.) 472 cfs (4.19 ft); Mar. 19 

(9:30 p.m.) 406 cfs (3.97 ft); Mar. 3O (9:30 p.m.) 472 cfs (4.2O ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of records for Nimishillen Creek at North 

Industry.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Dec. 1, Dec. 14 to Jan. 2, Jan. 29 to 

Feb. 10 (no gage-height record Nov. 24-3O, Dec. 27-29, Feb. 4).
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 151

Nimishillen Creek at North Industry, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°44'01", long. 81 "21'08", in SW£ sec. 35, T. 10 N., R. 8 W., on left bank 

just downstream from railroad bridge, 1 mile southeast of North Industry, Stark County, 

and 3 miles downstream from Sherrick Run.

Drainage area. 175 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 970.77 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 13, 1923, chain gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 163 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,440 cfs Dec. 3, Jan. 4 (gage height, 6.10 ft); 

 minimum, 38 cfs Oct. 22 (gage height, 0.95 ft).

1921-51: Maximum discharge, about 9,000 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 9.9 ft),

from rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak

flow; minimum, 3.6 cfs Sept. 2, 1934.

Remarks. Records good. For statement on diversion see Remarks for station on Middle 

Branch Nimishillen Creek at Canton.

Revisions (water years) . W 1113: 1924-30, 1932-37, 1938(M), 1939-40, 1943(M), 1945(P)

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

31

63

124

202

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

1,170

2,370

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

49

54

61

53

51

51

49

42

55

49

53

54

51

89

5B

53

53

51

*51

49

44

43

46

49

51

51

56

58

51

56

60

1,652

53.3

-

-

Nov.

60

61

61

115 

67

60

56

61

121

77

60

51

53

54

54

81

67

58

54

415

227

*124

95

89

63

79

99

110

112

112

-

2,796

93.2

-

-

Dec.

117

457

1,820

1,490 

445

269

635

658

242

171

153

141

129

122

122

112

103

99

99

95

91

95

91

99

93

89

87

81

83

81

77

8,446

272

-

-

Jan.

72

5T

970

2,030 

612

342

254

*202

171

166

194

174

148

321

1,220

468

317

532

434

302

251

196

177

191

166

141

129

122

115

99

101

10,714

346

-

-

Feb.

106

106

103 T03" 

108

117

260

169

161

143

195

*1,170

1,670

 70?

349

339

702

572

870

680

1,430

1,070

468

346

299

287

281

236

_

_

-

13,042

466

-

-

Mar.

401

293

329

1,240 

465

*326

*820

532

314

251

222

219

27?

394

394

430

468

612

1,120

920

554

401

500

795

380

302

284

488

649

1,020

702

16 , 100

519

-

-

Apr.

409

419

342

352 

330

278

257

323

500

349

*305

588

590

586

434

320

278

251

239

219

199

3B3

635

317

260

269

239

242

450

658

-

11,001

367

-

-

May

323

248

323

281 

222

188

182

*174

166

193

612

702

333

236

213

205

196

185

169

156

156

161

210

158

151

148

148

202

182

141

T4T

7,107

229

-

-

June

141

136

129

134 

134

*126

124

124

505" 222

161

136

205

182

141

129

115

115

115

112

110

T3F

214

122

182

126

122

151

164

169

-

4,384

146

-

-

July

254

188

134

228 

216

141

119

110

112

108

*101

110

97

89

79_

85

89

87

85

85

79

259

718

T5T

112

99

91

288

338

129

110

4,896

158

-

-

Aug.

101

97

99

89 

81

89

95

*97

93

91

87

77

85

85

81

81

77

74

67

72

83

68

67

67

65

60

7?

70

63

63

107

2,503

80.7

-

-

Sept.

101

76

72

77 

79

103

85

72

67

103

*91

77

298 255"

108

85

85

85

81

83

81

81

72

76

81

79

101

79

72

67

-

2,886

96.2

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,580 Mln 40 Mean 229 Cfsm - In. -

water >r year year 1950-51: isou-oi: Max Max 2,030 z,u£u Mln nin 42 4Z Mean nean 234 234 Cfsm uism - - In. in. --

;ak discharge (base, 1,500 cfa). Dec. 3 (9:30 p.m.) 2,440 cfs (6.10 ft)j Jan. 4 (10 a.m.) 2,440 

(6.10 ft); Jeb. 13 (4 a.m.) 1,940 cfs (5.36 ft); Feb. 21 (5 p.m.) 1,910 cfs (5.32 ft); Mar. 4 

(9 a*m.) L.m.l1.670, cfs (4.9O.90 ft).l

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
152 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

McGuire Creek below Lees-ville Dam, near Leesville, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°28'09", long. 81°11'49", in SE£ sec. 36, T. 13 N. , R. 6 W. , on left bank 

at outlet of Leesville Dam, 1.3 miles upstream from mouth and 1.4 miles northeast of 

Leesville, Carroll County.

Drainage area.--47.9 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch weir. Datum of gage is 915.00 ft above mean sea 

level. Prior to May 27, 1942, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 54.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 545 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 6.46 ft); maximum 

gage neight, 7.14 ft Dec. 4 (backwater from Conotton Creek); minimum discharge, 1.0 cfs 

Feb. 27, 28 (gage height, 1.92 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 740 cfs Mar. 4, 1940 (gage height, 7.88 ft, backwater 

from Conotton Creek); no flow for several days in 1940, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Leesville Reservoir (see p. 185).

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from Conotton Creek Dec. 4-6, Jan. 5, 6)

2.0 1.3

2.2 2.2

2.4 3.5

2.6 6.0

2.8 14

3.0 30

3.3 68

3.6 125

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

212

372

591

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

11

11

11

9.5

8.4

7.8

7.4

11

15

13

*11

8.4

10

11

9.5

9.2

8.4

7.8

7.4

7.0

6.7

6.4

6.0

5.8

5.7

5.5

5T5

5.5

5.5

5.5

265.9

8.58

-

-

Nov.

5.5

5TS

6.7

34

64

48

37

30

37

40

33

27

21

18

*16

23

30

28

26

89

119

ITS

117

110

108

104

102

94

89

85

-

1,666.0

55.5

-

-

Dec.

82

96

318

402

125

125

125

125

125

327

535

325

515

272

119

112

102

87

78

71

61

46

37

37

38

41

84

96

57

6.8

3.4

4,773.2

154

-

-

Jan.

4.2

*T7ff

67

129

235

510

371

121

119

119

119

117

110

114

129

140

186

408

525

3T5

450

121

121

121

121

119

112

104

93

82

75

5,562.1

179

-

-

Feb.

80

80

71

64

54

46

*65

165

338

385

385

398

287

143

277

398

398

398

398

398

317

300

423

355

385

385

263

*14

-

_

-

7,313

261

_

-

Mar.

81

100

100

300

328

182

315

217

121

121

78

67

123

158

98

98

98

149

316

411

289

1-.3

*T73

1.3

1.6

4.7

19

53

75

106

123

4,136.2

133

_

-

Apr.

147

318

*423 2T9~

100

96

93

93

98

102

102

108

184

245

245

238

132

89

89

85

80

55

104

108

106

112

114

117

125

217

-

4,374

146

.

-

May

*345

335

331

331

331

524

324

310

80

71

85

98

98

91

83

76

70

62

60

41

33

28

51

44

34

28

25

38

44

36

*28

3,941

127

.

-

June

22

18

15

14

12

9.5

7.8

1F~7.4

39

28

19

28

30

23

17

14

12

11

11

9.5

10

15

11

8.8

7.8

7.4

8.8

19

23

-

476.0

15.9

_

-

July

26

*16

12

11

12

8.8

7.4

775

9.2

10

10

11

11

1Q

10

10

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.5

10

10

54

57

40

23

15

15

16

12

*10

481.2

15.5

_

-

Aug.

13

T2

12

11

12

13

12

11

11

11

10

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

8.4

12

12

11

9.5

10

10

10

10

10

*10

. 10

345.9

11.2

_

-

Sept.

10

TT5

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.8

S75

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

-

281.6

9.39

_

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 535 Min l.O Mean 8O.1 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 195O-51: Max 535 Min 1.3 Mean 92.1 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 153

Indian Pork below Atwood Dam, near New Cumberland, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°31'30", long. 81°17'20", in SE£ sec. 28, T. 15 N. , R. 7 W. , on left 

oaruc 500 ft below Atwood Dam, 0.5 mile upstream from mouth, and 1.5 miles southeast of 

New Cumberland, Tuscarawas County.

Drainage area. 70.3 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 884.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Aug. 28, 1943, staff gage at site 250 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 74.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 604 cfs Jan. 17, 18; maximum gage height, 12.67 

re uec. 4 (backwater from Conotton Creek); minimum discharge, 2.0 cfs Oct. 2, 3 (gage 

height, 5.72 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 1,610 cfs Apr. 7, 1945; maximum gage height, 19.0 ft 

June 11, 1947 (backwater from Conotton Creek); minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs at times during 1939, 1944, 1946, 1947; minimum gage height, 4.95 ft Sept. 4, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Atwood Reservoir (see p. 185).

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Backwater from Conotton Creek Dec. 2-14, Jan. 4-8, 14-22, Fet>. 12-27, 

Mar. 5-11, 18-25, Mar. 30 to Apr. 5, Apr. 13-18, Apr. 29 to May 9)

5.7

6.0 

6.5 

6.7

1.8 

5.2

7.0 

7.3

8.0 

10.0

40

206

670

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.2 F^"

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.2

3.9

4.1

4.3

*4.6

5.3

6.1

6.4

6.7

6.9

7.0

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.2

6.9

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.7

6.8

164

450

740.5

23.9

-

-

Nov.

*430

430

370

187

109

69

44

27

33

79

79

79

79

43

29

39

51

51

51

357

586

575

145

143

141

116

70

70

70

70

-

4,333

144

-

-

Dec.

81

234

436

306

99

116

128

140

141

142

327

592

35?

120

79

84

34

87

104

107

99

78

45

10

73

58

38

4Z~8.8

75

56

4,441.8

143

-

-

Jan.

4.0

*4TF

45

141

313

594

595

591

289

102

104

106

99

111

142

143

300

604 BC3"

602

600

512

189

124

123

118

112

109

99

94

90

7,662.8

247

-

-

Feb.

94

95

90

86

78

72 *79"

97

109

100

97

122

142

143

274

534

602

600

565

372

372

291

375

519

605

602

*514

189

_

_

-

7,816

279

-

-

Mar.

112

111

107

216

398

555

127

251

558

545

195

82

BT

112

114

119

125

128

295

597

596

599

501

591

5ST

185

106

109

119

129

140

7,078

228

-

-

Apr.

158

428

591 4T5-

181

119

92

95

104

107

111

118

193

260

260

259

252

245

195

95

90

9T

111

114

114

119

121

123

143

Z36

-

5,545

185

-

-

May

*406

305- 407

404

405

400

592

572

170

70

76

84

81

78

75

69

62

57

49

40

55

30

54

55

50

27

2433"

56

55

*29

4,442

145

-

-

June

22

18

15

12

10

9.0

8.2

7.8

14

26_

19

14

19

21

15

12

10

8.9

8.0

7.3

7.0

TO

11

9.9

11

9.1

8.5

11

21

22

-

594.5

15.2

-

-

July

22

*16

12

19

44

55

28

18

15

17

17

17

16

16

18

18

18

19

18

18

18

18

12

7.0

14

18

19

16

15

18

*18

574.0

18.5

-

-

Aug.

18

18

18

18

18

21

18

16

22

2T

19

19

18

17

18

16

15

IF

18

18

17

17

17

18

18

18

16

16

16

*16

16

548

17.7

-

-

Sept.

17

 18

19

IF

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15_

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

-

485

16.2

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 603 Min 0.8 Mean 107 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 604 Min 2.2 Mean 121 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Tuscarawas River below Dover Dam, near Dover, Ohio

Location. --La t 40°31'49", long. 81 0 25'5l", in T. 9 N. , R. 2 W. , on left bank at downstream

side of bridge on State Highway 16, 2.2 miles downstream from Dover Dam, 2|- miles northeast of Dover, Tuscarawas County, and 3 miles upstream from Sugar Creek.

Drainage area. --1,398 sq mi.

Records available. October 1923 to September 1951.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 861.51 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 30, 1930, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. --28 years, 1,391 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 8,000 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 7.51 ft); mini- 

 mum, 326 cfs Oct. 24, Aug. 27; minimum gage height, 1.66 ft Oct. 9.

1923-51: Maximum discharge, 26,400 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 15.51 ft); minimum, 2.3 cfs July 20, 1946, Oct. 27, 1948; minimum gage height, -1.64 ft July 20, 1946; 

minimum daily discharge, 6.5 cfs Oct. 26, 1948.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of about 23.5 ft (discharge, 62,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

i-egulated by four flood-control reservoirs (pp. 185-187). 

Revisions (water years). W 758: Drainage area. W 803: 1933(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

368

356

362

406

380

368

356

350

362

445

400

412

386

388

480

438

*412

380

356

344

338 

3*5

338

344

350

338

338

356

356

356

*615

11,820

381

-

-

Nov.

724

716

708

660

757

791

608

508

557

808

834

J368

585

*550

494

515

630

692

638

1,220

2,720 

4,500

,720

,370

,140

,000

,200

,100

* ,200

,200

-

28,813

960

-

-

Dec.

1,270

1,520

4,660

7,460

5,220

6,460

6,460

7,290

6,780

6,140

4,660

3,740

*2,780

2,280

1,570

1,420

1,270

1,150

1,050

1,000

950 

900

850

800

750

700

700

750

750

700

650

82,680

2,667

-

-

Jan.

650 BSD"

1,940

*6,140

6,460

6,460

6,950

S,300

4,800

3,260

2,440

2,110

1,890

1,840

4,800

6,620

6,140

5,520

5,670

5,370

4,520 

3,740

2,660

2,220

2,160

1,840

1,570

1,300

1,200

1,100

*1,000

109,320

3,526

-

-

Feb.

1,000

1,000

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,100

1,700

2,300

2,000

1,700

1,600

3,620

6,620

7,640

6,950

6,140

6,140

6,460

6,460

6,620

6,950 

6,300

6,780

6,780

6,300

6,460

*6,300

5,980

_

_

-

124,050

4,430

-

-

Mar.

4,390

3,020

2,500

3,870

5,080

6,300

4,660

5,080

4,800

3,870

2,840

2,220

2,110

STTBff

3,500

3,620

3,740

4,130

4,520

5,820

6,780 

6,460

5,370

4,800

4,660

3,500

2,720

2,500

3,140

4,660

5,080

128,520

4,146

.

-

Apr.

5,220

4',940

*5,080

5,220

4,390

2,840

2,330

2,160

2,900

3,260

2,840

2,840

4,000

4,520

4,660

4,130

3,380

2,660

2,440

2,060

1,840 

1,840

2,600

2,960

2,550

2,380

2,280

2,110

3,740

4,130

-

98,300

3/277

-

-

May

*4, 130

3, '620

2,960

2,660

2,440

2,110

1,890

1,720

1,520

1,080

1,470

2,960

3,140

2,440

1,720

1,320

1,140

1,010

910

834

782 

748

859

991

850

748

BTB" 732

1,150

1,040

825

50,615

1,633

-

-

June

*748

700

676

652

692

622

592

578

757

1,070

1,020

732

716

1,080

 35T

766

638

*564

536

536

522 550"

791

782

740

937

766

660

700

842

-

21,956

732

-

-

July

1,090

1,420

*955

757

1,620

1,470

1,000

684

515

515

564

571

608

571

501

466

*438

445

438

426

419 

400

1,75D"

3,020

2,330

1,320

800

708

1,570

1,220

740

29,301

945

-

-

Aug.

*592 559"

494

473

432

393

393

412

419

406

406

386

393

*412

412

438

412

400

380

362

374 

393

380

368

356

344

358" 338

368

356

*374

12,563

405

-

-

Sept.

676

1,220

638

452

*406

406

438

426

386

550

432

487

480

1,420

1,420

708

*473

445

426

412

400 

386

400

400

400

412

466

571

515

386

-

16,437

548

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,480 Min 298 Mean 1,870 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,640 Min 338 Mean 1,957 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26-30, Dec. 19 to Jan. 2, Jan. 28 to Feb. 11.

ShiftIng-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 25, Dec. 1, 2, Mar 4 to Sept. 30.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 155

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

Location. Lat 40°39'25", long. 81°34'40", in NE£ sec. 35, T. 10 N., R. 3 W., on right 

oaruc at downstream side of bridge on State .Highway 212 at Beach City, Stark County, 2.3 

miles upstream from Beach City Dam.

Drainage area. 160 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1945 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 953.2 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

Average discharge.--6 years, 161 cfs.

Extremes. Ifeximum daily discharge during year, 2,000 cfs Jan. 4; maximum gage height, 8.70 

ft Jan. 5 (backwater from Beach City Reservoir); minimum discharge, 4.2 cfs Aug. 25, 26; 

minimum gage height, 0.09 ft Aug. 14.

1945-51: Maximum daily discharge, 3,760 cfs Apr. 12, 1948; maximum gage height, 

16.25 ft Apr. 16, 1948 (backwater from Beach City Reservoir); minimum discharge, 2.8 

cfs Aug. 8, 1950 (gage height, 0.01 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from Beach City 

Reservoir, or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of loe effect or backwater from Beach

City Reservoir (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12 to Nov. 20)

7.0

26

54

1.0 

2.0 

4.0 

6.1

155

408

1,020

2.OOO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

14

13

14 

16

15

14

16

19

25

25

24

20 

17

16

17

16

12

12

12

11

11

12

11

9.7

8.8

977

11

13

14

*12

453.2

14.6

0.091

O.1O

Nov.

12

11

TT

17 

25

24

20

18

30

60

40

30

25

20

18

20

36

35

31

163

181

74

52

45

29

36

50

52

52

54

-

1,271

42.4

0.265

O.8O

Dec.

*60

80

829

1,550 

1,060

408

364

1,240

956

264

151

125

104 

88

80

70

65

60

55

50

48

45

45

50

55

50

45

40

37

35 3T

8,126

262

1.64

1.89

Jan.

35

35

408

«2 J 000 

1,400

590

410

280

220

195

192

186

144 

197

956

1,060

542

512

602

379

257

186

159

157

144

110

90

80

75

70

*68

11,739

379

2.37

2.73

Feb.

65

65

70

65 

70

65

140

267

177

142

137

512

1,860 

1,600

700

450

800

75a

860

924

1,240

1,700

900

500

350

303

*243

201

_

_

-

15,156

541

3.38

3.52

Mar.

250

252

201

647 

798

394

437

452

247

188

168

155

T55 

295

379

467

482

587

587

722

647

394

336

422

262

204

181

186

394

798

1,060

12,751

411

2.57

2.96

Apr.

647

394

*279

245 

220

186

170

181

437

319

259

290

452 

557

602

350

245

2O6

184

162

140

T59

394

238

184

170

166

153

1,010

1,020

-

10,019

334

2.09

2.33

May

*557

237

199

181 

151

129

116

104

94

86

252

467

231 

144

114

96

84

74

67

59

56

51

65

59

5J

46

S7

74

88

61

50

4,129

133

0.831

0.96

June

*42

39

38

39 

39

35

32

31

42

50

34

30

42

88

45

32

29

25

23 23

23

23

74

39

39

29

25

30

29

27

-

1,097

36.6

0.22"9

0.26

July

51

54

*29

54 

287

72

40

31

26

23

22

29

27 

22

19

17

16

15

14

13

12

T3

I6"8 315

50

31

24

137

96

39

27

1,773

57.2

0.358

0.41

Aug.

*22

19

17

17 

15

14

13

16

14

12

11

12

11 

7.0

6.3

6.3

7.0

7.0

11

11

6.3

7.0

6.3

4.9

4.2

7.0

11

6.3

5.6

5.6

*7.0

319.8

10.3

0.064

0.07

Sept.

212 ~7S

19

12 

7.0

7.0

18

18

12

12

16

29

16 

157

58

23

15

11

11

9.7

9.7

12

15

17

12

16

31

52

16

12

-

925.4

30.8

0.192

0.21

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,2oo Mln i.8 Mean 183 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.55

.Water year 195O-51: Max 2,000 Mln 4.2 Mean 186 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.74
156 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

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

Location.--Lat 40°38'10", long. 81°33'20", in T. 10 N., R. 3 W., on right bank 1,000 ft 

downstream from Beach City Dam, 0.3 mile downstream from South Pork, and if miles 

southeast of Beach City, Stark County.

Drainage area.--300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 928.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912. Prior to Mar. 23, 1939, staff gage at site 550 ft downstream at datum 1 ft 

higher. Mar. 23, 1939, to Sept. 26, 1949, water-stage recorder at site 300 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--13 years (1938-51), 275 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,740 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 7.32 ft); minimum,

 14 c±'s Aug. 23-27 (gage height, 0.83 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 7,500 cfs Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 9.53 ft, converted 

to present site and datum by curve of relation); minimum, 4.9 cfs Sept. 25, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.67 ft Aug. 14, 15, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good. Flood flow regulated by Beach City Reservoir (see pp. 185, 188). 

Revisions (water years).--W 9S3: 1941.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8

.9

1.0

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

100

183

405

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

740

1,200

2,490

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water jrear October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

30

30

30

33

32

32

32

35

54

55

54

42

36

35

38

35

30

28

26

23

23

24

23

23

21 zi

23

26

30

*30

984

31.7

-

-

Nov.

27

26

23 -38

56

55

46

40

56

128

94

72

56

47

42

42

51

55

52

249

820

405

247

187

129

110

150

160

160

163

-

3,786

126

-

-

Dec.

*178

232

1,520

2.450

1,760

1,780

1,450

1,780

1,780

1,420

565

350

280

239

222

203

174

148

148

141

126

118

121

129

153

138

120

103

97

96

55

18,140

585

-

-

Jan.

93

90

*4T5

1,730

1,360

2,120

2,120

2,190

2,05^0

777

465

420

325

338

1,520

2,120

1,840

1,310

1,280

955

688

495

390

375

350

291

259

249

203

167

*158

27,146

876

-

-

Feb.

162

160

167

160

156

151 575

600

435

291

249

634

1,910

2,260

2,190

2,260

2,120

2,050

1,980

1,910

1,840

2,050

2,120

2,050

1,910

1,780

*842

512

_

_

-

33,225

1,187

-

-

Mar.

465

480

420

1,000

1,390

910

800

978

652

480

390

350

3EO

565

705

842

865

1,080

1,150

1,450

1,360

955

780

842

705

530

465

435

688

1,390

1,910

25,382

819

_

-

Apr.

1,540

955

*688

565

495

420

362

386

722

670

548

565

800

932

1,020

800

582

480

420

362

314

335

780

670

480

435

405

405

1,400

1,660

-

20,199

673

-

-

May

*1,080

 615

435

375

325

276

241

220

197

181

281

512

405

263

207

176

153

140

128

117

106

100

108

118

104

94

1U0

112

126

117

96

7,511

242

-

-

June

*80

73

69

66

62

59

56

55

72

128

104

76

72

131

110

80

67

54

49

44

42

44

145

T25

85

69

56

54

58

67

-

2,255

75.2

-

-

July

71

86

*68

62

274

192

103

69

54

46

44

94

87

60

45

39

35

32

30

28

 zs 27

245

384 TB~Z

89

62

78

148

93

60

2,895

93.4

-

-

Aug.

*44

35

34

32

30

29

29

28

28

28

24

23

22

20

19

18

17

17

17

17

17

16

15

14

T4

14

14

15

16

15

*18

682

22.0

-

-

Sept.

103

~7T 153

40

28

24

23

22

21

n

26

32

36

151

150

72

47

39

28

22

21

21

21

22

23

23

28

46

44

32

-

1,390

46.3

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,650 Min 15 Mean 387 Cfsm - In. _

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,450 Min 14 Mean 393 Cfsm - In. _

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

Home Creek near New Philadelphia, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°28'05", long. 81°24'15", on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

Bridge, half a mile upstream from confluence with Beaverdam Creek, and 2j miles southeast of New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County.

Drainage area. 1.64 sq mi.

Records available. December 1936 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 872.49 ft above mean 

 s"ea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge.--14 years (1937-51), 1.40 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 111 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 3.19 ft); no flow 

ror many days.

1936-51: Maximum discharge, 224 cfs Apr. 11, 1948 (gage height, 4.16 ft); no flow 

at times in 1938-40, 1942-51.

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

wnicn are poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.9

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

£.0 

2.3 44

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

 -

'.-<

* .

4.7

0.15

0.091

0.10

Nov.

0.1

T2

.2

1.3

.6

.4

.3

.3

3.6

1.7

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.5

1.3

1.0

.7

.7

IE

4.2

2.4

1.7

1.3

bl.l

bl.O

a. 9

al.O

al.l

al.2

-

50.6

1.69

1.03

1.15

Dec.

al.3

11

32

T3

4.7

3.0

12

6.3

3.1

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

b.7

b.8

b.7

b.7

b.6 ~75

.6

.6

.6

107.6

3.47

2.12

2.44

Jan.

0.6 ~7§

20

~5.8 30

4.3

3.5

2.9

2.2

a2.0

a2.2

a2.3

2.2

14

*22

7.!*

5.2

8.3

5.1

3.8

2.9

2.2

2.1

2.6

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.2

.9

1.0

165.5

5.34

3.26

3.76

Feb.

bl.O

bl.O

b.9 b~5

bl.O

bl.2

b2.0

al.5

al.3

al.2

al.5

a21

aT7

7.3

4.3

5.8

7.0

4.9

*10

6.6

20

9.6

5.6

3.8

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.3

_

_

-

146.9

5.25

3.20

3.33

Mar.

2.3

2.2

2.1

11

3.7

2.9

9.0

4.2

*2.8

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

275

3.5

3.8

4.2

4.5

5.8

8.0

8.3

6.1

4.9

3.7

3.0

2.5

2.0

2.3

6.9

12~5.6

139.6

4.50

2.74

3.16

Apr.

4.5

3.8

2.9

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.5

3.6

3.2

2.4

*2.2

4.5

4.2

5.8

4.3

3.1

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.3

471

3.7

2.3

2.0

2.9

2.0

2.8

15~5.2

-

101.3

3.38

2.06

2.30

May

3.1

773

2.3

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.2

.9

*.8

1.2

2.3

1.5

.9

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.3

.7

.4

.2

.2

.4

1.1

.6

.3

.2

28.8

0.93

0.567

0.65

June

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

1.8 ~75

.3

.1

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

T5

.1

0

1.1

.8

.1

.1

.1

a. 6

.5

.8

.4

-

9.7

0.32

0.195

0.22

July

0.5

.2

.1

.2

.1

*.l

0

T5

0

0

0

.1

0

" o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

5.8

T3

.1

0

0

.2

.1

0

0

7.8

0.25

0.152

0.18

Aug.

0

T5

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

o

Sept.

0.2

o

TJ

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

*0

0

.474"

0

0

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

a. 2

0

0

0

-

1.2

0.04

0.024

0.03

Calendar year 1950: Max 40 Win 0 Mean 2.17 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.96

Water year 1950-51: Max 32 Mln 0 Mean 2.09 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.32

.17

37 ofs 

.) 30

Discharge measurement made on this day.

. No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Middle Branch Nlmlshlllen 

Creek at Canton.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

a No
158 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Stillwater Creek at Piedmont, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°11'40", long. 81°12'50", in sec. 35, T. 10 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 400 

ft downstream from outlet of Piedmont Dam and mouth of Boggs Fork, and three-quarters 

of a mile northwest of Piedmont, Har-rison County.

Drainage area.--122 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 872.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 9, 1949, at site 1,000 ft downstream at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--12 years, 144 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,470 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 10.72 ft); minimum, 5.6 cfs Aug. 16 (gage height, 0.57 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 4, 1950; maximum gage height, 11.23 ft 

Mar. 7, 1945, site and datum then in use; minimum discharge, 0.3 cfs Sept. 26-29, 1939; 

minimum gage height observed, -1.20 ft Sept. 17, 28, Oct. 4-7, 1948, site and datum 

then in use.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Piedmont Reservoir (see pp. 186, 188).

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 25 to July 5)

Oct. 1 to May 11 

9.0

May 1Z to Sept. 30

Z.5

3.0

36 5.0

136

369

1.0 

1.3 

1.7 

Z.I

Note. Same as following 

table above 5.7 ft.

1.0 

1.3 

1.7 

Z.I

9.0 

13 

Zl

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

100

144

376

700

1,320

Discharge, in cubic feet per secon ater year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

ZO

Zl

zz

Z3

Z4

Z5

26

Z7

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

28

24

24

18

13

13

13

18

32

30

20

16

15

18

16 

14

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

JLO

10

10

10 

10

10

10

497

16.0

-

"

Nov.

10

*12

15

66

95

63

53

50

54

59

52

48

45

43

42

98 

85

64

58

268

306

196

151

136

122

136

241

'220

127

"

3,457

115

-

"

Dec.

132

212

952

1..280

*445

356

682

873

738

 664

700

682

682

700

604

384

160

102

98

94

90

73

71

86

122

116

106

103 

96

94

96

11,593

374

-

-

Jan.

90

75

292

682

559

719

646

664

*628

360

161

191

161

272

1,120

557 

397

700

664

682

664

646

682

700

664

646

628

525 

276

111

122

15,284

493

-

-

Feb.

176

181

186

141

296

664

646

682

443

157

146

396

509

384

*411

646 

700

700

700

700

664

646

664

664

682

664

646

349

-

-

IS, 843

494

-

-

Mar.

115

127

141

445

542

664

664

682

682

664

646

646

383

222

222

227 

222

250

491

576

559

593

593

593

525

610

646

646 

593

610

493

15,072

486

-

-

Apr.

326

559

646

*628

628

628

593

330

196

186

171

223

376

445.

399

340 

313

294

347

509

493

477

414

294

301

429

162

102 

TT8

136

-

11,063

369

-

-

May

136

*127

127

122

118

114

107

102

97

95

171

188

144

130

122

112 

108

144

117

104

98

93

112

100

90

85

86

98

88

72

*64

3,471

112

-

-

June

59

54

54

76

60

55

51

M

60

153

112

92

130

296

404

200 

57

53

50

51

49

54

122

93

305

418

418

390 

342

404

4,708

157

-

-

July

404

 404

418

432

432

418

404

285

52

50

57

88

66

59

54

50 

46

43

40

38

34

31

40

34

28

28

27

27 

27

28

*2£

4,170

135

-

-

Aug.

28

36

32

32

32

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

If

29

29

29

29

29

26

24

24

24

24

23 

23

*23

23

869

28.0

-

-

Sept.

32

27

25

24

24

24

25

24

24

24

22

23

23

44

13

9.5 

20

26

24

23

23

23

21

23

24

24

31

26 

23

26

724.5

24.2

-

.

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,280 Mln 10 Mean Z31 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,Z80 Mln 9.5 Mean 232 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement"made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 159

Stillwater Creek at Tippecanoe, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°16'll", long. 81°17'27", in NWi sec. 22, T. 12 N., R. 7 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge at Tippecanoe, Harrison County, half a mile downstream from Brushy Fork, 3f miles upstream from Weaver Run, 6 miles upstream from 

Laurel Creek, and 9 miles south of Dennison.

Drainage area.--281 sq mi.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 849.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912. Prior to Feb. 9, 1939, staff gage at same site at datum 3.06 ft higher.

Average discharge. 12 years, 346 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,600 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 16.24 ft); mini-

 mum, 16 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 1.51 ft).

1939-51: mximum discharge, 4,410 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 17.26 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs. Oct. 3, 4, 1940; minimum gage height, 0.72 ft Oct. 7, 1947.

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

wnicn are fair. Flow regulated by Clendening Reservoir on Brushy Fork and by Piedmont 

Reservoir (see pp. 186, 188).

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Feb. 13 to Sept. 30

1.5 16 6.0 502 

2.0 47 11.0 1,290 

3.0 129

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 11.0 ft.

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

6.0

Oct. 1 to Feb. 12

18 11.0 1,290

53 13.O 1,630

150 14.0 2,000

544 16.0 3,450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

54

51

47

42

39

30

28

28

29

55

63

50 

34

28

30

30

29

28

28

28

27

25

25

24

23

*23

22

22

22

1,OO8

32.5

-

"

Nov.

21

21

27

98

270

150

111

105

107

130

119

102 

93

88

82

162

362

232

178

*642

1.060

850

488

390 335

348

390

745

600

446

-

8,752

292

-

-

Dec.

600

586

1,580

5.3OO

*2,700

1,400

1,450

1,710

1,650

1,470

1,450

1,430 

1,430

1,400

1,230

775

460

283

270

250

208

184

166

166

283

276

b270

b260

b260

b260

b250

28,007

903

-

~

Jan.

240

172

595

1,720

1,77O

1,470

1,340

1,240

1,230

*940

586

656 

446

516

2,040

2.700

1,420

1,200

1,310

1,290

1,260

1,200

1,150

1,180

1,120

925

805

775

586

328

290

32,500

1,048

-

~

Feb.

b400

b430

a 450

a400

544

558

al,400

al , 500

al.OOO

a400

a350

al,300 

1.650

1,570

*al,3OO

1,290

1,450

1,430

1,470

1,450

1,530

1,570

1,430

1,400

1,320

1,310

1,260

1,110

-

-

-

31,272

1,117

-

~

Mar.

778

650

3£5

986

1,420

1,370

1,420

1,450

*1 , 400

1,350

1,240

1,110 

874

922

890

698

650

746

986

1.520

,470

,260

,130

,270

,260

,210

,230

,130

,240

1,310

1,450

34,785

1,122

-

~

Apr.

1,180

1,180

1.270

1,240

1,240

1,190

1,100

922

590

*516

460

502 

842

1,100

1,130

954

810

714

666

810

794

810

954

906

635

698

a 600

a450

a 500

a470

-

25,233

841

-

~

May

446

378

352

339

320

294

264

246

*228

216

352

ft

326

276

252

234

246

234

198

181

164

204

204

159

139

144

164

164

134

118

8,013

258

-

~

June

108

97

90

112

108

*90

80

72

86

204

198

129 

139

313

488

365

101

87

78

76

78

81

240

170

281

575

545

488

620

810

-

6,909

230

-

~

July

938

890

682

560

530

*488

446

391

131

84

84

139 

119

106

91

82

76

72

68

62

58

55

82

82

67

55

50

54

55

53

4i

6,699

216

-

Aug.

46

47

IS

47

47

46

*46

46

46

46

43

43 

43

41

40

39

30

39

39

40

40

40

39

33

32

32

33

33

33

31

29

1,237

39.9

-

~

Sept.

41

44

33

33

31

32

33

32

32

30

*32

30 

34

87

60

26

20

34

36

31

29

30

31

30

33

34

52

90

43

39

-

1,142

38.1

-

"

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,300 Mln 21 Mean 493 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,300 Mln 20 Mean 508 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

basis of records for station at Piedmont.
160 MJSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Stillwater Creek at Uhrichsville, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°23'll", long. 81°20'48", on left bank, one upstream and one downstream 

rrom concrete dam of Dennison Water Supply Co. at Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas County, 

2 miles upstream from Little Stillwater Creek.

Drainage area.--367 sq mi.

Records available. July 1922 to September 1951.

Gage. Two water-stage recorders. Datum of upper gage is 839.37 ft, lower gage, 829.37 

Ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1936, staff gage at site 

1.7 miles upstream at same datum as upper gage; since Oct. 1, 1936, used as auxiliary 

gage read twice daily.

Average discharge. 29 years, 452 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,690 cfs Dec. 5 (gage height, 6.71 ft, upper 

gage); minimum discharge, 22 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 0.29 ft, upper gage).

1922-51: Maximum discharge, 7,650 cfs Aug. 8. 9, 1935 (gage height, 14.2 ft, site 

then in use, 12.8 ft, upper gage at present site); no flow at times in 1930, 1932, 

1939, 1940.

Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of about 17.5 ft, original site, and about 15.5 

ft, upper gage at present site.

Remarks.--Records fair. Records do not include diversion 1.7 miles above station for 

municipal supply of Dennison and Uhrichsville. Records of diversion furnished by 

Dennison Water Supply Co. show monthly average of about 2.0 cfs. Plow affected by 

Piedmont and Clendening flood-control reservoirs (see p. 186 ). Recording gages used 

interchangeably in determining discharge.

Revisions (water years).--W 853: Drainage area. W 1113: 1923-24, 1926-31, 1932(M),

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 4-10,

Jan. 17, IB, Feb. 15-24)

0.2

.6

11

120

O.B 213

1.0 325

1.5 7O5

2.0 1,220

3.0 2,070

5.0 3,060

7.0 4,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

70

64

58

55

52

47

42

37

44

61

84

76

64

55

50

52

52

47

47

47

47

52

52

55

52

*47

32

35

40

47

50

1,613

52.0

-

"

Nov.

50

52

5B

90

224

245

146

116

112

133

146

129

112

100

90

97

279

325

224

*560

1.290

1,110

769

540

435

405

465

7 2O

960

660

-

10,642

355

-

-

Dec.

705

870

2,240

3,250

5.640

3,110

2,410

2,500

2,460

2,130

1,870

1,680

1,600

1,600

1,500

1,130

660

379

296

296

279

235

Z13

208

Z79

Z96

284

290

319

284

256

37,Z69

1,202

-

-

Jan.

235

203

630

1,980

2,540

2,500

2,150

1,850

1,500

*1,220

915

875

714

669

2,240

2,550

2.960

2,240

1,810

1,710

1,600

1,540

1,480

1,480

1,420

1,170

960

900

780

510

330

43,661

1,408

-

-

Feb.

435

550

580

550

600

700

1,380

1,610

1,750

1,230

675

1,520

1,880

Z,200

*2,190

1,680

1,800

1,940

2,010

2,130

2,410

2.500

Z,300

2,010

1,80O

1,680

1,550

1,450

-

-

-

42,910

1,532

-

-

Mar.

1,100

885

633

1,160

1,680

1,800

Z,010

Z,130

*1,940

1,640

1,500

1,330

1,250

1,280

1,220

1,090

945

985

1,250

1,940

2.240

2,010

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,450

1,400

1,340

1,450

1,680

1,870

45,708

1,474

-

-

Apr.

 BOO

,550

,550

,500

,450

,400

,270

,180 '965

*805

669

651

935

1,310

1,450

1,290

1,040

895

805

805

675

885

1,050

1,100

885

835

925

651

651

655

-

31,810

1,060

-

-

May

642

551

479

455

420

5B5

549

319

*296

275

4 2O

845

696

487

5B5

545

513

290

302

267

2.55

218

255

290

255

188

179

193

213

184

155

10,842

350

-

-

June

158

120

104

108

158

*112

97

90

100

188

284

198

169

256

471

471

262

116

1OO

90

90

100

264

525

218

471

599

567

615

855

-

7,696

257

-

-

July

925

985

865

669

655

*575

519

471

345

129

104

184

193

151

124

108

97

87

80

76

75

70

184

169

97

76

64

67

155

108

75

8,454

275

-

-

Aug.

64

58

61

61

58

55

*55

55

58

55

52

52

52

52

50

47

44

42

47

50

47

47

47

47

42

42

42

44

44

44

IS.

1,556

50.2

-

-

Sept.

50

61

52

44

42

42

44

44

44

42

*40

40

44

84

116

55

28

26

40

42

40

4O

40

42

42

44

55

100

97

47

-

1,527

50.9

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,100 Min 32 Mean 679 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,640 Min 26 Mean 668 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 161

Little Stillwater Creek below Tappan Dam, at Tappan, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°21'30", long. 81°13'50", in sec. 4, T. 13 N., R. 7 W., on right bank 

r&CPrt downstream from outlet of reservoir at Tappan Dam, 1 mile west of Tappaft, 

Harrison County, and 2 miles upstream from Plum Run.

Drainage area. 71.0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 861.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Jan. 30, 1939, water-stage recorder at gatehouse of Tappan Dam at datum 9 ft higher. Jan. 30 to Mar. 24, 1939, staff gage and 

Mar. 25, 1939, to Aug. 6, 1944, water-stage recorder at site 150 ft downstream at 

present datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 82.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 504 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 6.66 ft); minimum, 

4.8 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 4.59 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 1,050 cfs Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 10.00 ft); no 

flow Sept. 12-15, 18, 19, 21-29, Oct. 13-21, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Tappan Reservoir (see pp. 186, 188).

Racing table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

5.0 

5.2

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

116

261

645

54

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17

16

*16

15

14

14

13

13

14

15

15

14

13

13

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

.ga

9.1

391.2

12.6

-

-

Nov.

9.1

9.1

9.1

13

22

27

27

27

30

32

24

24

21

18

*18

31

50

53

54

93

121

126

126

126

126

126

221

444

420

212

-

2,639.3

88.0

-

-

Dec.

138

149

323

343

136

245

456

460

456

456

476

476

476

472

390

271

254

235

188

128

56

50

37

12.

32

61

80

70

53

52

59

7,090

229

-

-

Jan.

40

*14.

49

124

247

440

444

452

428

290

136

146

141

152

163

131

285

500

496

496

492

468

428

330

120

51

51

58

68

87

78

7,405

239

-

-

Feb.

91

195

416

195

67

£1 *80

232

274

/8

70

203

276

134

288

436

436

436

440

440

323

283

448

480

500

500

472

440

-

-

-

8,294

296

-

-

Mar.

292

145

51

102

279

428

238

356

468

468

456

424

288

163

205

271

268

268

281

302

306

306

379

464

460

448

368

191

197

136

131

9,139

295

-

-

Apr.

242

386

*468

?68

452

312

171

168

177

180

180

182

219

244

254

254

251

244

235

225

212

200

203

197

143

68

85

93

114

121

6,748

225

-

-

May

*118

121

121

121

121

121

118

116

114

109

118

126

126

126

124

121

116

111

104

98

91

85

85

BO

72

67

63

61

63

63

*56

3,136

101

-

-

June

51

46

38

32

24

13

12

16

20

48

50

44

44

48

41

32

23

16

16

16

16

16

25

25

24

19

19

19

51

54

-

898

29.9

-

-

July

59

*58

50

46

67

- 68

65

58

48

40

30

43

46

39

27

21

17

16

ii

14

14

16

78

228

56

37

25

28

40

26

*20

1,394

45.0

-

-

Aug.

19

18

17

15

14

16

19

19

18

17

17

17

16

ii

14

16

15

14

13

14

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

*14

15

488

15.7

-

 ~

Sept.

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

18.

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

498

16.6

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 500 Mln 2.6 Mean 125 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 500 Mln 9.1 Mean 132 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSHNGUM RIVER BASIN

Tuscarawas River at Mewcomerstown, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°15'40", long. 81°36'35", In T. 5 N. , R. 3 W., on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge three-quarters of a mile south of Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas County, 2 miles upstream from Buckhorn Creek, and 4 miles downstream from Dunlap 

Creek.

Drainage area. 2,436 sq ml.

Records available. September 1921 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 780.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 28, 1925, chain gage, Sept. 28, 1925, to July 17, 1935. waterstage recorder, and July 18, 1935, to Feb. 13, 1939, wire-weight gage at site it miles 

upstream at datum 5.03 ft higher to Oct. 1, 1934, thereafter 0.03 ft higher.

Average discharge. 30 years, 2,481 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 cfs Dec. 5 (gage height, 10 40 ft); mlnlmum, 386 cfs Aug. 26-28 (gage height, 2.34 ft).

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 46,800 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 20.65 ft, site 

and datum then In use); minimum, 120 cfs Aug. 7, 1930.

Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of about 26.5 ft, original site and datum (discharge, 83,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good except those prior to Nov. 9, and those for periods of Ice effect, 

wnicn are fair. Ohio Canal diverts small amount of water from river at Portage Lakes, 

3 miles south of Akron; part of diverted water flows Into Cuyahoga River basin. Plow 

regulated by eight flood-control reservoirs.(see pp. 185-188).

Revisions (water years).--W 728: 1929(M). W758: Drainage area. W873: 1935. 

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 16-21)

>nd)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 12 Feb. 13 to Sept. 30

2.5

3.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

11.0

4OO

850

2,240

5,450

13,200

15,900

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

350

530

1,030

2,290

5,450

Note. Same as preceding table above 6.0 

ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1C

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

 29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

552

504

488

496

504

472

440

448

464

520

560

560

552

528

536

560

544

520

512

488

440

464

464

448

448

440

440

440

456

*456

488

15,232

491

-

"

Nov.

810

861

894

949

1,050

1,250

1,100

950

840

1,130

1,270

1,110

927

830

770

730

916

1,170

1,080

2,240

5,280

5.450

3,880

2,690

2,160

1,720

1,900

1,800

1,900

2,000

~

49,657

1,655

-

"

Dec.

2,100

2,400

7,560

12,200

15.700

*1 1,800

12,000

12,700

12,500

11,600

9,900

7,740

6,300

5,450

4,770

3,960

3,080

2,460

2,090

1,900

1,700

1,500

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,250

1,200

1,200

1,300

1,200

1.150

160,760

5,186

-

"

Jan.

1,100

1.050

2,400

9,900

12.500

11,600

11,800

11,300

10,300

7,920

5,960

4,770

4,040

3,640

9,000

12,000

12,500

11,800

10,500

9,900

8,820

7,560

6,300

5,280

4,500

3,800

3,200

2,800

2,500

2,100

1,900

212,740

6,863

-

"

Feb.

1.800

1,800

2,000

1,900

2,000

2,100

2,700

3,800

3,500

3,300

3,100

4,500

10,300

12,700

11,600

*10, 700

10,500

10,500

10, 700

11,100

12,000

15.500

12,200

12,000

11,300

10,900

10,500

9,720

-

-

"

212,720

7,597

-

"

Mar.

8,460

6,130

4.940

6,130

8,640

9,72O

10,100

9,540

9,360

8,100

6,480

5,450

4,940

5,620

*6,300

6,660

6,840

7,020

7,920

9,720

10,900

11.100

9,900

8,820

8,640

7,560

6,130

5,450

5,790

7,740

9,720

239,820

7,736

-

"

Apr.

9.720

9,360

8,640

8,640

8,100

6,48O

5,110

4,770

5,110

5,620

5,280

4,940

5,790

7,560

8,280

7,920

6,660

5,620

*4,770

4,280

5.880

3,880

4,770

5,790

5,280

4,770

4,440

4,040

5,960

7,200

-

182,660

6,089

-

May

7.020

6,130

5,280

4,600

4^440

3,960

3,400

3,080

2,860

2,500

2,500

4,280

5,110

4,600

3,480

2,710

*2,360

2,080

1,940

1,820

1,680

1,560

1,540

1,680

1,680

1,490

1,370

1.550

1,470

1,680

1,480

91,130

2,940

-

~

June

1,290

1,180

1,110

1,020

1,010

997

942

887

964

1,490

,620

,390

,200

,380

,610

,540

,300

,020

*887

865

821

887

1,370

1,490

1,260

1,250

1,570

1,480

1,580

1.750

~

37,160

1,239

-

~

July

2,010

2,150

2,010

1,680

1,940

2,290

1,880

1,490

1,270

975

865

942

997

920

832

740

*674

647

620

593

575

557

1,040

2.570

2,500

1,620

1,130

843

1,150

1,540

1,070

40,120

1,294

-

~

Aug.

843

730

674

656

620

593

575

575

602

584

566

539

530

503

494

494

*476

458

458

440

440

431

440

422

404

386

386

386

404

395

404

15,908

513

-

~

Sept.

539

821

953

629

521

485

476

476

458

431

449

476

503

843

1,470

1,110

710

*566

512

494

476

449

458

431

431

431

47S

512

593

521

-

17,700

590

-

~

Calendar year 1950: Max 14,200 Min 386 Mean 3,358 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 13,700 Min 386 Mean 3,495 Cfsm - In. -

charge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, Dec. 20 to Jan. 3, Jan. 25 to 

Feb. 12.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 1 

Black Fork below Charles Mill Dam, near Mifflin, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°44'07", long. 82°21'48", in NE{- sec. 35, T. 23 N., R. 17 W., on left

 bank 800 ft downstream from Charles Mill Dam, 0.45 mile downstream from Seymour Run, 

2| miles south of Mifflin, Ashland County, and 4 miles upstream from Rocky Pork.

Drainage area.--218 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 981.56 ft above mean

 sea level, adjustment of 1912. Dec. 3, 1941, to Dec. 5, 1944, at site 200 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--12 years (1939-51), 194 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,170 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 7.39 ft); min-

 imum, 2.9 cfs July 23 (gage height, 3.52 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 2,100 cfs Mar. 14, 1939 (gage height, 8.45 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs May 21, 1940; minimum daily, 0.9 cfs Apr. 21, 1940.

Maximum discharge (mown, 11,700 cfs in March 1913 (computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Charles Mill Reservoir (see pp. 186, 188).

Rating table, water year 195O-51 (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.9

4.0 

4.2 

4.4 

4.7

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

245

490

650

980

1,560

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

47 

41

41

37

31

29

26

26

30

43

7O

107

112

104

96

*92

85

78

70

65

54

48

47

41

37

34

31

31

31

31

30

1,645

53.1

-

-

Nov.

29 

31

29

36

33

29

34

36

46

48

54

56

*58

56

54

58

58

50

48

78

211

365

482

490

5O8

490

415

334

265

285

-

4,766

159

-

-

Dec.

370 

322

410

478

350

595

301

412

1.000

1,000

1,000

980

1,000

*980

980

960

865

662

578

42O

194

85

85

85

83

83

83

83

*78

78

IS.

14,676

473

-

-

Jan.

74 

70

165

75

1.040

960

900

900

980

980

920

958

705

56O

542

625

705

78O

830

848

795

675

560

454

360

295

245

211

179

156

143

17,690

571

-

-

Feb.

139 

126

115

107

99

96

107

136

179

199

199

275

662

940

*980

1,000

1.O20

1,000

1,000

1,020

525

900

1,000

1,000

1,020

1,020

1,000

765

_

_

-

16,629

594

-

-

Mar.

*675 

650

560

525

595

650

650

578

490

410

350

270

133

243

241

415

454

458

449

650

610

542

490

490

450

118

129

321

398

*735

765

14,494

468

-

-

Apr.

765 

619

191

226

136

303

625

508

422

228

179

222

578

542

525

525

410

193

435

395

350

328

334

360

375

375

344

322

317

243

-

11,375

379

-

-

May

104 

*144

390

344

317

131

72

72

74

80

115

211

350

435

420

350

275

211

171

136

132

129

121

104

94

85

83

87

90

90

*90

5,507

178

-

-

June

85 

78

72

72

67

54

56

53

53

52

46

42

52

58

59

58

56

52

46

48

44

44

58

56

70

70

68

67

61

61

-

1,758

58.6

-

-

July

67 

*63

56

56

67

56

48

42

40

37

35

35

35

33

31

28

27

27

28

24

18

27

12

54

48

44

40

42

37

*30

25

1,212

39.1

-

-

Aug.

23

17

17

15

12

12

15

16

22

25

23

22

24

25

25

28

28

28

27

25

26

26

26

25

25

25

*25

26

27

716

23.1

-

-

Sept.

27 

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

2S

26

26

28

28

27

27

26

22

20

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

-

713

23.8

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,680 

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,040

Mln 16 

Min 12

Mean 329 

Mean 250

Cfsm - In. 

Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Touby Run at Mansfield, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°45'55", long. 82°32'35", In NW£ sec. 20, T. 21 N., R. 18 W., on left 

bank 100 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 30 N at west edge of Mansfield, 

Rlchland County, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--5.17 sq ml.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1951. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and broad-crested weir. 

Average discharge.--5 years, 5.53 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 349 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 2.30 ft); minimum, 

U.I cfs Sept. 12, 15-21; minimum gage height, 0.49 ft July 7, Aug. 13, Sept. 12, 15- 

21, 24-30.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 965 cfs June 6, 1947 (gage height, 4.17 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Aug. 29 to Sept. 4, Sept. 27, 28, 1946, Sept. 12, 15-21, 1951.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record 

and those below 1 cfs, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.48 

.5

.7

0.1

.4

4.0

0.9 

1.2

1.7

24

63

155

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.8

4.5

7.9

3.1

*2.3

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

36.4

1.17

0.226

0.26

Nov.

0.6

.6

.6

1.3

1.6

1.3

1.0

1.0

3.6

1.9

1.3

1.0

1.0

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

93.

14

7.8

5.8

4

3

2.9

2.9

3

5

3

-

163.0

5.43

1.05

1.17

Dec.

4.0

73

53

14

a9

a6

a50

*12

6.7

4.4

3.5

3.1

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.4

2.7

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

274.3

8.85

1.71

1.97

Jan.

1.3

6.3

134

56

12

8.3

5.3

4

4

4

5

4

4.0

31

33

9.5

*11

43

17

11

9.6

4.4

4.0

3.1

3.1

3

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.6

441.4

14.2

2.75

3.17

Feb.

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

2.0

12

9

7

5

8.3

94

61

12

6.7

9.3

28

14

20

15

50

11

7.2

5.3

4.4

*4.8

5.3

4.0

_

_

-

402.2

14.4

2.79

2.90

Mar.

14

6.2

28

26

8.3

6.2

6.2

4.8

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.7

5.5

9.5

10

10

21

18

18

11

8.3

6.7

22

15

6.2

4.4

4.4

16

32_

10

364.7

11.8

2.28

2.63

Apr.

7.2

6.2

5.8

5.3

4.4

3.5

3.5

9.6

8.3

10

7.2

*5.8

11

30

16

7.2

5.8

4.8

4.0

3.5

23 3.1

11

5.8

4.4

6.7

4.8

19

41

16

-

293.9

9.80

1.90

2.12

Hay

7.2

5.3

6.7

4.4

3.1

2.7

2.3

1.9

1.9

4.3

37

T7

5.8

3.5

2.7

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.9

4.4

4.0

2.3

1.6

140.5

4.53

0.876

1.01

June

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

a. 9

a. 6

*.4

Te

1.3

1.0

1.0

.6

3.3

1.9

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.0

2.7

3.6

2.1

2.3

1.0

.6

.6

.6

.6

-

39.1

1.30

0.251

0.28

July

2.0

1.0

.6

1.5

.7

.4

.2

.3

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.0

1.3

.6

.4

.4

1.1

6.1

1 .0

le

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

24.8

0.80

0.155

0.18

Aug.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

7.6

0.25

0.048

" 0.06

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.5

.2

.1

~2.7

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.9

.4

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

9.4

0.31

0.060

0.07

Calendar year 1950 : Max 174 Hln 0.2 Mean 7.00 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.39

Water wyear 1950-51: 1950-51: Max H13434_______Hln Hl0.1.1_____Mean Mean6.02.02____Ufsm Cfs1.16 In. i15.82

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs).--Nov. 20 (8:30 a.m.) 349 cfs (2.30 ft); Dec. 2 (5 p.m.) 

(1.95 ft); DecT 7 (time unknown) 230 cfs (1.98 ft); Jan. 3 (10:30 p.m.) 345 cfs (2.29 ft)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Sandusky River near Bucyrus.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24-30, Dec. 8, 20-22, Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, Jan. 

8-12, Jan. 26 |to Feb. 10.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 165

Black Fork at Loudonville, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°38'08", 1 ing. 82°14'19", in NWij sec. 1, T. 19 N. , R. 16 W., on right 

bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 3 at Loudonville and If miles downstream from Big Run.

Drainage area. 342 sq mi.

Records available. May 1931 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 928.46 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

 of 1912. Prior to Oct. 23, 1941, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 321 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,650 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 9.15 ft); minimum, 

71 cfs Sept. 21; minimum gage height, 2.87 ft Aug. 6.

1931-51: Maximum discharge observed, 5.860 cfs Aug. 7, 1935 (gage height, 12.29 ft); 

minimum discharge, 29 cfs Aug. 7,8, 1934 (gage height, 2.28 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 20.5 ft, present site and datum, in March 1913.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Charles Mill Reservoir, 16 miles above station 

(see pp. 186, 188).

Revisions (water years).--W 873: 1935.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.8 69

3.0 105

4.0 365

5.0 690

7.0 1,450

9.0 2,510

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsin

In.

Oct.

107

96

99

99

94

88

86

81

Id

160

185 TB~S

178

180 

175

*160 

152 

140 

136 

128

122 

116 

111 

111 

107

101

97 

99

96

94

96

3,757

121

-

-

Nov.

969"5

96

111

122

101

101

111

143

160

136

133

128

126 

124

133 

136 

128 

120 

62?

655 

350 

500 

532 

532

515

515 

485

389

338

7,828

2S1

-

-

Dec.

440

550

1,410

945

638

515

1,490

1,830

1,060'

, 1,170

*1,170

1,140

1,100

1,100 

1,100

1,100 

1,060 

870 

742 

602

425

222 

205 

200 

198

195

182 

188

185

182

175

22,389

722

-

-

Jan.

165

162

SoTr

2,080

1,660'

1,290

1,170

1,100

*1,100

1,170

1,170

1,140

1,060

890 

1,370

965 

928 

1,210 

1,370 

1,210

1,140 

985 

835 

708 

585

485

425 

389

347

302

278

27,997

903

-

-

Feb.

258

258

228

232

230

*222 32E"

335

356

329

338

1,010

2,080

,540 

,290

,290 

,540 

,580 

,450 

,450

,080 

,370 

,370 

,330 

,290

,290

,290 

,170

_

-

27,532

983

-

-

Mar.

1,020

945

870

1,250

910

870

928

*870

742

620

532

470

320

515 

485

690 

708 

890 

795 

985

965 

870 

815 

890 

725

410

317 IBS890

1,410

1,370

24,562

792

-

-

Apr.

1,170

1,100

596

485

440

380

m

835

*835

566

485

392

835

1,140 

1,020

870 

795 

410 

620 

602

532 

602 

672 

550 

550

568

532 

550

910

655

-

20,475

682

-

-

May

341

293

532

515

470

332

225

218

218

*230

515

585 JBS"

532

568

500 

425 

365 

308 

265

248 

248 

248 

228 

212

205

208 

222

232

202

192

10,367

334

-

~

June

182

175

168

182

170

155

*143

140

158

140

124

120 TOT

195 

152

140 

138 

128 

124 

140

136 

140 

200 

140 

228

165

158 

155

145

150

"

4,634

154

-

~

July

198

158

136

158

190

138

128

113

111

*113

113

113

116

109 

99

94 

94

103 

97 

90

83 

9T 

462 T50" 

131

118

107 

113

101

96

94

4,018

130

-

~

Aug.

90

86

81

84

79

76

5?

9653-

*90

88

83

79

88 

86

88 

94 

94 

92 

88

94 

86 

84 

84 

83

79

81 

88

88

84

88

2,667

86.0

-

~

Sept.

92

83

79

78

78

88

90

81

78

*81

107

84

96

~9? 21O 

81 

74 

78 

74 

74

72 76" 

105 

76 

78

79

94 

79

76

74

~

2,607

86.9

-

"

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,390 Mln 81 Mean 526 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,080 Mln 72 Mean 435 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

281787 O - 53 - 12
166 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Clear Fork at Butler, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°35'35", long. 82°25'20", in NE£ see. 20, T. 21 N., R. 17 W., on left

 bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 95, 0.3 mile northeast of Butler.

Drainage area.--143 sq mi.

Records available. May 1945 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,057.2 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 167 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,350 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 7.22 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Oct. 18; minimum gage height, 0.90 ft Oct. 18, Aug. 17.

1945-51: Maximum discharge, 7,100 cfs Apr. 12, 1948, Jan. 16, 1950; maximum gage 

height, aOl ft Apr. 12, 1948; minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 12, 16, 1948; minimum gage height, 

0.86 ft Aug. 26, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 16 2.0 188 5.0 1,260

1.1 36 3.0 450 6.0 1,890

1.5 92 4.0 790 7.0 3,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

28

27

33

33

31

29

29

39

45

58

62

73

49

33

*33

33

24

29

29

28

27

29

29

28

32

30

30

30

29

29

1,065

34.4

0.241

0.28

Nov.

28

29

33

32

43

36

29

29

38

53

39

38

*32

32

30

36

50

38

34

818

480

251

158

120

85

125

65

60

60

60

-

2,961

98.7

0.690

0.77

Dec.

70

55

1,300

600

300

225

1.600

1,100

550

300

225

175

125

100

113

104

94

87

81

79

79

74

74

76

73

73

79

89

*82

68

62

8,112

262

1.83

2.11

Jan.

67

58

1,170

2.440

955

450

290

219

190

154

177

166

140

357

947

510

337

645

560

376

337

203

177

170

150

125

145

135

125

115

110

12,000

387

2.71

3.12

Feb.

120

110

100

1075

110

120

180

200

*185

148

109

899

1.850

938

480

348

680

528

592

495

1,210

680

420

305

254

228

234

184

_

_

-

11,807

422

2.95

3.07

Mar.

*237

214

236

836

450

300

292

228

203

146

138

133

158

239

256

274

282

435

435

376

311

249

278

420

251

190

170

276

673

*732

495

9,913

320

2.24

2.58

Apr.

348

285

234

217

184

156

146

197

249

305

264

239

295

662

560

390

282

225

214

181

156

306

390

242

203

201

179

204

592

405

-

8,511

284

1.99

2.22

May

282

212

*214

179

150

133

133

122

113

113

256

351

228

166

138

123

113

102

94

87

92

87

90

79

70

66

70

100

106

74

*67

4,210

136

0.951

1.10

June

58

54

54

68

66

57

52

49

67

68

56

46

52

64

52

45

44

42

43

56

50

56

86

56

52

44

43

44

45

45

-

1,614

53.8

0.376

0.42

July

61

*56

40

63

109

57

43

38

37

36

36

40

39

38

32

33

27

3T

30

34

29

30

139 -53-

39

36

33

34

32

*31

29

1,366

44.1

0.308

0.36

Aug.

29

29

30

30

28

30

31

31

30

28

27

25

25

25

25

25

23

23

23

24

25

28

26

25

26

25

27

28

28

*25

25

829

26.7

0.187

0.22

Sept.

26

26

25

24

23

23

24

22

ZZ

23

28

22

27

38

2?

23

24

23

22

22

22

24

27

24

23

23

27

25

22

23

-

733

24.4

0.171

0.19

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,600 Min 24 Mean 219 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.80

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,440 Min 22 Mean 173 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.44

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs). --Nov. 20 (9:30 a.m.) 1.640 cfs (5.66 ft)s Dec. 7 or 8 (time unknown) 3.400 cfs (6.90 ft); Jan. 4 (6:30 a.m.) 4,350 cfs (7.22 ft); Jan. 15 (1 a.m.) 1,520 cfs 

(5.47 ft): Feb. 13 (10:30 a.m.) 2,020 cfs (6.17 ft); Feb. 21 (6:30 a.m.) 1,700 cfs (5.77 ft); Mar.

.. , . . 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Nov. 24 to Dec. 14, Jan. 26 to Feb. 9; discharge estimated on basis 

of Pleasant Hill Reservoir inflow
MUSKINOUM RIVER BASIN

Clear Fork below Pleasant Hill Dam, near Perrysville, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°37'10", long. 82"19'25", in Nj sec. 7, T. 19 N., R. 16 W., on right 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Pleasant Hill Dam, 2f miles south of Perrysville, Ashland County, and 4 miles upstream from Pine Run.

Drainage area. 199 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 967.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to May 1, 1947, water-stage recorder at site half a mile downstream 

at datum 6.88 ft lower.

Average discharge.--12 years (1939-51), 202 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,230 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 3.59 ft); min- 

 imum, 20 cfs Sept. 8, 9 (gage height, 0.61 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 2,210 cfs Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 4.68 ft): minimum, 0.4 cfs Nov. 1, 2, 1938; minimum daily, 0.6 cfs Nov. 2, 4, 1938.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Pleasant Hill Reservoir (see pp. 186, 188).

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.5

56

107

181

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

330

536

820

1,520

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

39

36

36

36

33

32

30

29

37

45

50

53

59

64

59

53

*48

43

42

39

37

36

36

33

33

30

33

33

33

36

36

1,239

40.0

_

-

Nov.

36

36

33

38

38

39

38

39

42

45

45

43

*42

41

39

42

42

43

43

243

449

445

367

278

216

196

160

125

107

99

-

3,449

115

_

-

Dec.

94

126

458

516

526

516

541

820

918

760

623

590

574

547

531

506

477

420

290

213

163

142

128

121

114

112

101

94

90

§8

88

11,287

364

-

-

Jan.

83

*78

291

574

790

760

672

606

579

558

541

526

506

486

526

558

*552

563

579

585

579

568

552

531

516

491

468

407

302

233

198

15,258

492

_

-

Feb.

187

165

160

155

152

142

163

196

*213

201

187

310

547

672

700

672

700

730

760

760

1,060

1.200

985

790

672

623

606

590

_

-

14,298

511

_

-

Mar.

*574 558"

541

552

568

568

563

552

536

521

496

477

445

424

407

403

392

440

472

486

491

486

477

481

481

468

411

367

458

521

552

15,168

489

_

-

Apr.

558

*563

557

541

531

511

491

468

449

436

440

420

424

477

521

531

531

5Z6

511

491

449

392

449

432

377

343

321

308

468

511

-

14,017

467

_

-

May

511

491

*436

370

318

278

257

233

213

201

263

353

360

327

287

239

207

178

158

142

135

132

130

123

118

109

114

118

135

132

118

7,186

232

_

-

Junr

107 ~3B

92

*90

90

86

81

78

88

92

86

80

81

88

83

76

70

65

60

66

66

66

86

88

80

71

70

68

66

66

-

2,384

79.5

_

-

July

70

71

66

68

96

92

80

68

59

56

53

60

59

55

52

*50

49

46

45

42

39

43

103

109

88

73

64

64

56

50

*48

1,974

63.7

-

-

Aug.

46

39

39

37

34

34

36

38

38

38

36

36

34

34

34

34

33

30

30

29

30

30

29

29

28

28

27

26

27

*27

27

1,017

32.8

_

-

Sept.

36

32

28

27

25

27

25

22

22

26

28

25

29

43

41

36

29

28

25

25

23

26

30

29

28

27

37

32

27

25

-

863

28.8

-

-

Calendar year 1950 : Max 1,200 Mln 24 Mean 289 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51 : Max 1,200 Mln 22 Mean 241 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
168 MUSKIMGUM RIVER BASIN 

Lake Fork below Mohicanville Dam, near Mohicanville, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°43'20", long. 82°09'20", in sec. 3, T. 20 N., R. 15 W., on right bank 

acout 800 ft downstream from Mohicanville Dam, 2 miles east of Mohicanville, Ashland 

County, 2.4 miles downstream from confluence of Jerome and Muddy Forks, and 1\ miles 

northeast of Loudonville.

Drainage area.--269 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 930.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 25, 1949, at site 500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 225 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,280 cfs Feb. 13 (gage height, 8.44 ft); minimum, 4.6 cfs Dec. 6 (gage height, 2.92 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 3,920 cfs Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 9.34 ft); minimum 

daily, 1 cfs June 10, 1947; minimum gage height, 1.92 ft Nov. 26, 1943.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Mohicanville Reservoir (see pp. 187, 188).

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.4

4.0

7.0

18

35

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.5

61

135

257

559

6.5

7.5 

8.5

1,010

1,640

2,360

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

21 

*20

19

22

22

20

20

19

24

46

4O

34

29

28

46

39

32

29

26

24

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

24

25

25

24

817

26.4

.

-

Nov.

*23

23

22

29

42

36

31

29

40

48

39

31

28

26

24

29

33

29

27

466

810

346

184

139

51

112

122

110

108

*114

-

3,151

105

_

-

Dec.

129 

343

960

890

6.1

427

1,640

1,850

1.920

1,680

1,070

541

349

224

169

144

129

110

108

98

84

89

89

98

91

80

79

71

*69

71

71

13,679 . 1

441

_

-

Jan.

66 

74

937

1,430

1,570

1.850

1,640

1,190

577

395

357

273

226

330

1,220

1,100

673

1,040

1,160

785

559

363

265

252

208

179

169

155

137

104

100

19,384

625

_

-

Feb.

80 

1O8

104

102

104

106

221

270

262

184

171

1,060

1,740

1,850

*1.920

1,710

1,400

1,400

1,250

1,070

1,280

1,46O

1,430

1,310

1,160

810

559

*395

_

_

-

23,516

840

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,920 Min 6.1

Mar.

523 

442

360

1,040

835

5O6

506

366

275

239

224

211

226

426

577

715

738

960

835

835

673

541

577

758

426

313

278

346

960

1,370

1.570

18,651

602

_

-

Apr.

1.400 

*1,070

614

474

380

302

257

352

673

559

634

410

457

810

673

474

354

307

286

252

226

265

490

286

231

216

198

184

490

634

-

13,958

465

-

May

428 

*234

204

198

179

157

146

135

124

127

453

695

714

291

181

146

124

124

120

110

108

104

100

84

77

72

89

104

142

104

*74

5,948

192

_

-

June

66 

57

53

64

57

53

47

43

61

50

42

37

61

116

64

48

40

35

34

35

35

42

165

75

102

64

47

45

46

50

-

1,734

57.8

_

-

July

122 

*89

54

89

262

87

54

4O

36

33

37

41

42

35

30

26

24

48

28

24

22

71

541

150

72

50

41

77

75

*42

32

2,374

76.6

-

Aug.

26 

24

23

23

21

20

23

25

24

21

19

18

17

17

16

17

16

15

15

14

13

12

12

12

IP10

10

12

12

*12

13

522

16.8

_

-

Sept.

24

16

13

12

12

13

16

16

13

15

32

19

33

140

41

23

17

16

15

14

13

13

33

22

17

16

30

19

16

12

-

691

23.0

.

-

Mean 344 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,920 Min 6.1 Mean 286 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 169

Mohican River at Greer, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°30'55", long. 82°11'48", in NW£ sec. 10, T. 8 N., R. 10 W., on left bank 

a, uuu ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 514 at Greer, Knox County, 5 miles upstream from Nigger Run, and 7 miles downstream from Lake Pork.

Drainage area.--942 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1921 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 872.91 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 22, 1931, chain gage at site 3,000 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--30 years, 887 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,900 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 6.28 ft); minimum, 116 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 1.43 ft).

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 17,700 cfs Aug. 7, 1935 (gage height, 13.63 ft); minimum, 50 cfs (estimated) Jan. 2, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 27.0 ft in March 1913 (discharge, 55,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by Charles Mill, Mohicanville, and Pleasant Hill Reservoirs (see pp. 186-188).

Revisions (water years) W 623: 1924(M).

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 7-17, Jan. 4-23,

Feb. 12-21, Apr. 7-15)

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

6.0

105

185

425

1,460

5,340

.scharge. In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

167 

154

149

158

149

144

140

130

158

262

310

284

296 

296

296

274

246

235

210

200

195 

185

180

*172

162

162

158

162

172

162

158

6,126

198

_

-

Nov.

162 

158

T6T

185

215

195

180

185

235

284

246

235

215 

210

200

210

235

225

205

1,170

2,210 

1,570

1,300

1,160

1,020

955

999

911

780

700

-

16,722

557

_

-

Dec.

790 

966

3,060

*2,920

1,580

1,350

4,160

5,340

4,290

4,160

3,510

2,660

2,340 

2,210

C.08O

2,020

1,950

1,600

1,350

1,050

800 

600

500

500

475

450

425

400

400

4OO

375

54,711

1,765

_

-

Jan.

375" 375 

2,250

5,340

4,030

4,29O

3,900

3,380

2,600

2,400

2,340

2,210

2,080 

1,950

3,770

*3,250

2,600

3,060

3,510

2,990

2.66O 

2,280

1,950

1,760

1,520

1,340

1,250

1,150

900

800

650

72,960

2,354

_

-

Feb.

6OO 

6OO

550 555-

550

600

850

950

975

850

825

2,660

*5,O7O 

4,680

4,290

4,160

4,160

4,290

4,030

3,900

5,200 

4,810

4,290

3,770

3,380

2,990

2,6OO

2,340

_

_

-

74,520

2,661

_

-

Mar.

2,210 

2,140

1,950

3,120

2,730

2,210

2,140

2,080

1,760

1,64O

1,480

* 1,400

1,280 

1,560

1,700

2,080

2,O8O

2,600

2,470

2,730

2,540 

2,210

2,080

2,470

2,020

1,560

1,320

1,310

2,340

3,900

3,900

67,010

2,162

^

-

Apr.

3,510 

2,920

2,080

1,700

1,570

1,340

1,760

1,950

*2,400

2,O20

2,080

1,700

1,950 

2,730

2,660

2,140

1,820

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,340 

1,330

1,760

1,460

1,340

1,320

1,230

1,200

1,950

1,950

-

55,590

1,853

_

-

May

,570 

,250

,300

,250

,130

988

780

720

670

650

*1,320

1,820

1,620 

1,390

1,220

1,080

933

820

720

640

600 

600

600

564

510

484 528"

537

537

493

493

28,017

904

^

-

June

468 

425

397

411

411

383

*348

322

425

376

342

322

336

528

411

355

329

296

290 3TO"

322 

316

600

45?

493

434

355

355

348

348

11,515

384

_

-

July

468 

468

355

355

840

519

376

316

279

284

*257

290

279 

252

230

200

190

205

210

176

162 

154

1,2150" 6lo

390

290

246

262

310

230

195

10,678

344

-

Aug.

190 

TTz

162

158

149

*144

154

185

162

162

154

140

140 

140

140

136

140

140

140

136

136

133

133

126

122

122

122

133

133

133

133

4,470

144

-

Sept.

210 

149

14O

136

133

140

140

136

133

*133

2O5

162

176 

510

25T

185

144

14O

136

130

119 

122

176

149

136

136

154

167

130

126

4,910

164

-

Calendar year 195O: Max 6,800 Mln 122 Mean 1,312 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,34O Mln 119 Mean 1,116 Cfsm - In. .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 18 to Jan. 3, Jan. 24 to Feb. 11 (no gageheight record Feb. 2-6, 8-10).
170 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Kokosing River at Millwood, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°23'55", long. 82°17'10", in southeast corner of T. 7 N., R. 11 W., 01 

lert bank 0.4 mile west of Millwood, Knox County, l| miles upstream from Honey Run, 

2 miles downstream from Jelloway Creek, and 3-J miles upstream from Brush Run.

Drainage area.--454 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1921 to July 1939 (published as "near Milwood"}, October 1938 

to September 1951.

Gage v Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 865.00 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

July 10, 1931, chain gage at site 3f miles downstream and July 10, 1931, to July 31, 

1939, water-stage recorder at site 3J- miles downstream at datum 23.94 ft lower.

Average discharge. 30 years, 497 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 14.30 ft); minimum, 64 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 3.70 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 18,500 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 18.06 ft); minimum, 38 cfs Sept. 26, 27, Oct. 15, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period 

which are fair.

of ice effect or no gage-height record,

ales, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 28 to Mar. 3, Mar. 1O-13, 36-29, 

May 11-20, May 3O to June 8)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 Feb. 22 to Sept. 3O

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

500

1,140

2,960

1O.O 

12.0 

13.0

5,200 

8.OOO 

9,6OO

113

247

420

6.0 

8.0 

1O.O

94O 

2,570 

4,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota3

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

77

75

75

75

73

73

73

71 

83

104

118

TDT

98

91

85

83

81

79

79

77

75

75

75

*73

73

73

73

79

79

79

77

2,508

8O.9

0.178

0.21

Nov.

77

77

75

83

85

83

81

79 

111

140

123

107

98

95

87

93

102

102

loo

1,560

1,450

590

386

318

200

220

250

230

220

210 "-

7,430

248

0.546

0.61

Dec.

230

309

4.02O

2,860

1,260

734

*5,690

5,700 

1,900

853

727

565

464

398

370

338

298

260

230

210

200

190

200

210

2OO

190

190

2OO

190

180

170

29,536

953

2.10

2.42

Jan.

170

2OO

3,770

8., 4 80

3 , 060

1,680

1,140

818 

734

642

*600

612

496

1.O8O

5,330

2,560

1,540

2,560

2,120

1,380

1,100

804

660

630

535

464

442

437

370

302

25O

44,966

1,451

3.20

3.69

Feb.

220 220"

240

230

230

24O

428

496 

a520

a4OO

342

2,96O

*7,550

4,130

1,860

1,540

3,360

2,660

3,160

2,66O

5,510

2,870

1,600

1,150

940

850

79O

652

_

_

-

47,808

1,707

3.76

3.92

Mar.

730

7OO

664

2,670

1,400

98O

1,520

1,150 

82O

635

565

*536 6TB1,080

1.O8O

1,260

1,220

1,840

1,680

1,640

1.4OO

1,040

94O

1,010

76O

635

570

712

2,260

4,250

2,280

38,652

1,247

2.75

3.17

Apr.

1,400

1,080

820

718

61O

513

471

625 

910

1,150

1,120

910

1,290

2,370

1,640

1,220

88O

712

*682

605

513

813

1,440

790

625

620

570

495

560

610

-

26,962

899

1.98

2.21

May

471

424

427

406

371

332

315

294 

270

267

742

522- 91O

*388

332

290

264

238

216

196

a!90

a!85

a215

a!95

a!80

a!70

aZ"oo

a24O

a320

287

225

10,082

325

O.716

0.83

June

193

174

158

148

145

138

131

128 

2_,8"60

1.O7O

*463

340

322

308

264

222

193

176

163

176

241

525

2,090

7O6

536

368

298

536

455

406

13,933

464

1.02

1.14

July

392

36O

267

329

522

332

232

196 

176

171

*158

210

187

160

145

135

126

124

120

113

109

104

354

228

150

126

113

204

124

111

105

6,133

198

0.436

0.50

Aug.

102

Te

94

94

91

*88

94

94 

92

91

88

83

83

81

80

78

77

77

77

74

72

72

71

65 IB65

68

71

71

70

70

2,494

80.5

O.177

0.20

Sept.

117

80

74

71

71

70

71

70 

68

71

102

78

91

187

1(52-

86

8O

*78

*74

71

70

71

78

75

74

74

86

83

78

74

2,475

82.5

0.182

O.2O

Calendar year 195O: Max 7,12O Min 59 Mean 7O4 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21. 03

Water year 195O-51: Max 8,48O Min 65 Mean 638 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19. 1O

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfa).--Dec. 3 (1:3O p.m.) 5.O8O cfs (9.92 ft); Dec. 7 (1O:3O p.m.) 

11,700 cfs (14730 ft); Jan. 4 (10:30 a.m.) 10.70O cfs (l3.69 ft); Jan. 15 (7' a.m.) 6,82O cfs (11.21 

ft); Feb. 13 (4 p.m.) 7,850 cfs (11.93 ft); Feb. 21 (1O a.m.) 7,40O cfs (11.61 ft); Mar. 3O (11:3O 

a.m.) 6,200 cfs (1O.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Mohican River at Greer.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 1, Dec. 18 to Jan. 2, Jan. 31 to 

Feb. 6.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 17 

Walhonding River below Mohawk Dam, at Nellie, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°20'26", long. 82°03'49", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 79 at Nellie, Coshocton County, half a mile upstream from Mohawk Creek 

and 1-J miles downstream from Mohawk Dam.

Drainage area.--1,502 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1910 to March 1913 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), September 1921 to September 1-951. Prior to March 1913, published as Mohican 

River at Pomerene;" September 1921 to September 1937, ad Walhonding River at Pomerene.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 790.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 191? Prior to Nov. 7, 1925, chain gage and Nov. 7, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1937, waterstage recorder at site 3f miles upstream at datum 15.53 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1937, to 

Sept. 30, 1938, wire-weight gage at present site at datum 2.09 ft higher.

Average discharge.--3Q years (1921-51), 1,466 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,850 cfs Feb. 13 (gage height, 12.33 ft); minimum, 110 cfs Dec. 5, 6 (gage height, 5.17 ft).

1921-51: Maximum discharge at site at Pomerene 43,800 cfs Jan. 25, 1937; maximum 

discharge at present site since completion of Mohawk Dam, 24,000 cfs Jan. 25, 26, 1937 

(gage height, 18.8 ft, present datum, from floodmarks); minimum, 3.3 cfs Oct. 20, 1939; 

minimum gage height, 4.48 ft Oct. 26, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 36 cfs Apr. 21,

Maximum .discharge known, 80.000 cfs in March 1913 (gage height, 21.6 ft, original 

site and datum, from floodmark).

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

which are fair. Flow regulated by Mohicanville, Charles Mill, Pleasant Hill, and 

Mohawk Reservoirs (see pp. 186-188).

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

(Shifting-control method used May 25-27, May 51 to June 9)

5.6 

6.0

150

277

500

6.5

7.0

9.0

12.0

84O 

1,280 

3,600 

8,290

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsn

In.

Oct.

297

*272

263

263

263

258 

249

244

245

282

40O

429 

TTT 

412

406

394

372

356

334

318

302

292

282

272

268

263

263

263

263

263

258

9,467

305

-

-

Nov.

254

254

254

a290

a340

302 

287

277

313

400

a380

a350 

323 

323

323

328

356

a240

3210

1,290"

*3,730

2,fal6

2,080

1,600

1,300

1,100

1,200

1,000

900

900

-

23,514

784

-

-

Dec.

950

1,100

4,800

5,280

112

1,750 

6,060

5,430

6,380

7,750

7,750

7,930 

5,410 

*2,670

2,430

2,310

2,200

2,030

1,760

1,300

1,000

800

650

650

6OO

550

550

550

*650

600

550

82,552

2,663

_

-

Jan.

470 470"

2,640

5,840

6,060

7,570 

7,390

7,050

5,690

3,210

2,970

2,850 

2,610 

2,550

6,380

7,390

4,690

4,550

5,580

4,690

3,730

3,150

2,67O

2,490

2,000

1.8OO

1,600

1,500

1,200

1,000

900

112,690

3,636

_

-

Feb.

750

750

7OO

TOT?

750

800 

,000

,30O

,300

,100

,100

,480 

,880 

,980

,580

,050

,050

,880

,710

,540

,06O

,430

,9OO

,380

,050

,390

,930

^750-

-

_

-

118,290

4,225

_

-

Mar.

*4,130

3,280

2,850

4,690

5,280

3,730 

3,860

3,860

3,090

2,610

2,310

2,140 

2,050 

2,610

2,970

3,540

3,470

4,410

4,410

4,830

4,410

3,730

3,340

3,600

3,210

2,610

2,080

2,030

3,860

6,380

6,710

111,860

3,fi08

_

-

Apr.

6,540

 67220"

3,990

2,910

1,780

172 

4,570"

2,610

3,280

3,210

3,340

2,850 

2,970 

4,690

5,130

3,990

3,150

2,670

2,370

2,310

2,080

2,030

3,280

2,730

2,250

2,140

i!aio

2,310

*2,850

-

92,662

3,089

.

-

May

,490

,920

,760

,810

,590

,430 

,170

,04O

968

928

,590

,850 

2,670 

,080

,640

,430

,240

,080

936

840

888

888

872

848

735

672

742

888

1,030

920

770

40,715

1,313

^

-

June

*672

637

591

552

572

526 

488

464

2,F70"

1,840

928

728 

693 

*770

742

624

558

513

476

47O

546

546

2,570

1,580

1,070

976

756

880

880

819

25,737

858

»

-

July

784

864

*693

598

1,280

1,040

721

584

506

476

482

558 

539 

488

434

4OO

372

356

378

339

318

302 546"

1,190

637

488

423

488

488

412

344

17 ,928

578

^

-

Aug.

*323 352"

282

277

272

254 

258

277

292

277

272

263 

249 

230

235

235

230

230

230

. 226

221

226

217

208

208

208

208

213

217

221

217

7,578

244

_

-

Sept.

339

292

244

*221

213

217 

221

217

208

204

263

292 

244 

513 50"O~

318

258

235

226

213

208

208

213

258

235

221

230

272

249

221

7,753

258

.

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,850 Min 112 Mean 2,076 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,930 Min 112 Mean 1,783 Cfsn - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Musklngum River near Coshocto 

and Mohican River at Greer.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Dec. 2, Dec. 20 to Jan. 2, Jan. 25 to 

FebTTl.
172 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Killbuck Creek at Killbuck, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°29'43", long. 81°59'10", in SW-jL sec. 6, T. 8 N., R. 7 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 62 at Killbuck, Holmes County, an eighth 

of a mile downstream from Black Creek.

Drainage area.--466 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 788.05 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1949, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 389 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,980 cfs Feb. 13 (gage height, 15.65 ft); minimum, 50 cfs Oct. 7-9, Aug. 26, 27, 30, 31; minimum gage height, 4.05 ft Aug. 30, 31. 

1930-51: Maximum discharge, 21,900 cfs Aug. 7, 1935 (gage height, 21.77 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs; minimum, 24 cfs Aug. 14, 1932 

(gage height, 1.96 ft).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for perioc 

Revisions (water years).--W 873: 1935.

of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5 to Nov. 8, Nov. 13-16, 19,

Sept. 4-13, 17-30)

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

47

78

120

6.0 235

11.0 1,060

13.0 1,490

14.0 1,860

15.0 3,010

16.0 4.7OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

56

54

53

56

54

52

50

575

57

74

65

62

60

57

65

63

59

57

55

54

53

53

52

*52

53

53

53

56

56

55

54

1,743

56.2

0.121

0.14

Nov.

54

54

56

63

77

70

65

63

87

106

85

77

70

66

64

71

84

77

74

562

681

32?

216

184

16O

150

190

180

190

200

-

4,405

147

0.315

O.35

Dec.

210

350

1,490

*1,860

1,550

1,260

1,360

2,570

1,770

1,620

1,260

902

613

449

361

314

277

242

220

2OO

190

ISO

190

2OO

190

180

180

190

180

17O

16O

20,888

674

1.45

1.67

Jan.

T50" 160

1,100

3,480

2,710

2,080

1,810

1,550

1,200

766

*681

562

449

579

1,860

*1,77O

1,430

1,430

1,400

1,240

1,070

8OO

*647

562

449

*40O

330

290

270

250

23O

31,735

1,012

2.17

2.50

Feb.

2 2O 220"

230

220

230

*230

310

450

400

350

320

1,100

3,640

3,010

2,310

2,080

2,190

1,990

1,920

2,080

2,710

3,320

2,710

2,440

1,920

1,550

1,180

885

_

_

-

40,215

1,436

3.08

3.21

Mar.

885

834

766

1,300

1,330

1,120

1,240

*1,120

851

664

596

579' 545

919

1,020

1,110

1,120

1,280

1,400

1,580

1,490

1,330

1,180

1,180

1,04O

851

732

715

1,140

1,860

2,310

34,147

1,102

2.36

2.72

Apr.

1,920

1,770

1,55O

1,180

936

749

681

783

1,040

1,000

919

885

987

1,240

1,280

1,120

936

783

*647

545

481

613

919

715

664

732

545

497

1,120

1,120

-

28,357

945

2.03

2.26

May

953

732

562

497

449

401

*361

321

298

291

749

1,020

919

*562

401

337

298

277

249

235

*222

216

256

222

196

190

228

242

284

172

166

12,306

397

0.852

0.98

June

166

161

161

161

156

145

*140

130

184

161

135

123

183

242

172

140

126

115

109

3755"

109

142

393

222

184

196

145

140

140

135

4,825

161

0.345

0.38

July

190

216

145

179

527

249

156

126

112

*106

109

166

124

110

100

92

89

85

83

80

77

7T

634

3^5

156

116

1O1

116

125

101

91

4,984

161

0.345

O.4O

Aug.

84

T9

*77

75

71

69

74

76

72

70

68

64

61

6O

59

58

57

56

57

55

55

55

53

52

52

50

575

52

52

51

52

1,916

61.8

0.133

0.15

Sept.

565

2l6

106

82

71

69

72

68

62

*5_9

89

94

81

321

174

115

87

77

7O

65

62

60

63

65

64

63

77

99

70

63

3,229

108

0.232

0.26

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,340 Min 48 Mean 551 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.03

Water year 195O-51: Max 3,64O Min so Mean sis Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.02

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ic 

FebTT2.

Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, Dec. 19 to Jan. 3, Jan. 26 to
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

Mill Creek near Coshocton, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°21'SO", long. 81°51'40", in SWj sec. 3, T. 6 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 

half a mile downstream from Little Mill Creek and 6 miles north of Coshocton, Coshocton 

County.

Drainage area.--27.5 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1936 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 782.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge.--14 years, (1937-51) 28.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 930 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 8.63 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs Aug. 22-31, Sept. 12; minimum gage height, 0.46 ft Aug. 30.

1936-51: Maximum discharge, 3,680 cfs Oct. 2, 1945 (gage height, 11.25 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Sept. 26, Oct. 8-15, 1939, Aug. 4, 5, 11-14, 1944, Sept. 2-8, 1945, Aug. 31 to 

Sept. 6, 1948; minimum gage height, 0.35 ft Aug. 11-14, 1944.

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

Revisions (water years).--W 1143: 1946, 1947-48(P).

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

eoond)

174

370

610

(gage

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.0

1.7

1.5

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.4

77T

a.o

5.1

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.9

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.O

1.9

1.7

*1.7

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.0

81.1

2.62

0.095

0.11

Nov.

1.9

270

2.8

8.5

7.4

5.0

4.2

3.9

38

20

12

9.9

8.2

7 .2

6.8

9.1

9.4

7.7

7.7

272

59

37

29

20

17

16

20

19

19

20

-

699.7

23.3

0.847

0.94

Dec.

20

154

568 T99~

89

58

424

150

77

54

45

38

31

27

22

19

16

14

13

12

11

11

11

13

12

11

11

12

 11

10

9.5

2,152.5

69.4

2.52

2.90

Jan.

9.0

12

485

450

122

?7

61

53

47

37

45

38

29

213

300

109

86

125

84

65

52

40

39

*41

34

27

22

18

15

14

13

2,762.0

89.1

3.Z4

3.74

Feb.

11

TT

12

12

12

12

90

35

20

20

25

383

39O 15"5

91

124

178

120

240

138

369

16O

97

70

58

50

44

37

_

_

-

2,964

106

3.85

4.01

Mar.

39

3346~

154

65

53

159

*82

56

45

40

36

50

97

88

94

98

99

126

124

99

72

65

69

53

44

40

49

137

230 TT2~

2,564

82.7

3.01

3.47

Apr.

91

 70

58

52

43

37

34

89

79

61

52

99

88

~5T 106

69

57

47

43

36

32

76

105

59

49

61

48

43

46

41

-

1,862

62.1

2.26

2.52

May

34

30

32

28

25

21

19

17

15

16

30

19

15

*13

12

10

9.9

9.1

8.0

7 .2

7.2

7.0

13

7.7

6.8

7.4

12

14

9.9

7.2

5_.JS

468.3

15.1

0.549

O.63

June

*5.0

4.5

4.0

3.9

4.0

3.6

3.3

3.2

7.0

5.9

5.0

3.3

12

8.0

4.5

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.3

278

2.6

17

30

6.8

12

5.3

5.9

8.0

29

12

-

219.9

7 33

0.267

0.31

July

12

7.7

5.7

5.5

11

5.0

3.9

3.2

2.7

*2.4

42

24

9.6

6.6

5.0

3.9

3.3

3.1

2.6

2 .1

1.8

1.8

30

5.3

3.4

2.7

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.0

1^6

216.5

6.98

0.254

0.29

Aug.

1.4 T75

*.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.272"

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

17.2

0.555

0.020

0.02

Sept.

0.3

1.0

.5

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

174

12~1.6

.8

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.6

.5

.5

.7

1.6

.8

.5

-

28. 0

0.933

O.O34

0.04

Calendar year 1950: Max 581 Win O.3 Mean 4O.1 Cfsrn 1.46 In. 19.78

Water year 1950-51: Max 568 Win O.2 Mean 38.5 Cfsrn 1.40 In. 18.98

Peak discharge (base. 60O cfs).--Nov. 20 (8:30 a.m.) 7O2 cfs (7.59 ft); Dec. 3 (10 a.m.) 719 c 

(7.71 ft); Dec. 7 (7:30 p.m.) 930 cfs (8.63 ft); Jan. 4 (3:30 a.m.) 930 cfs (8.55 ft); Jan. 14 

(10 p.m.) 719 cfs (7.74 ft); Feb. 21(7 a.m.) 640 cfs (7.24 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24 to Dec. 1, Dec. 15 to Jan. I, Jan. 26 

Feb. 11.
174 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Muskingum River near Coshocton, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°14'55", long. 81°52'22", in T. 5 N., R. 6 W., on right bank at upstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 16, 2 miles south of Coshocton, Coshocton County, and 

2 miles downstream from confluence of Tuscarawas and Walhonding Rivers.

Drainage area. 4,847 sq mi.

Records available. July 1936 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 730.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

 of 1912. Prior to Sept. 19, 1936, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 5,066 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during yerr, 26,100 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 11.38 ft); minimum, 679 cfs Nov. 1 (gage height, 0.57 ft).

1936-51: Maximum discharge, 78,700 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 21.98 ft); minimum, 342 cfs Nov. 4, 1944; minimum gage height, 0.23 ft Nov. 4, 1944, Oct. 28-30, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

FTow regulated by 12 flood-control reservoirs (see.pp. 185-188).

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 10 to July 6)

0.6 700

1.0 1,000

2.0 2,020

3.0 3,470

5.0 7,530

7.0 12,600

9.0 18,200

11.0 24,800

13.0 31,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,060 

1,000

952

936

952

936

888

856 

896

1,000

1,170

1,170

1,140

1,100

1,090

1,150

1,090

1,050

1,000

936

928 

888

872 

856

833

826

833

840

840

833

29,734

959

-

"

Nov.

968 

* ,TS3

,220

,510

,410

,620 

,620

,410 

,460

,780

,900

,780

,560

,460

,560

,360

,460

,670

,720

,050

,500 

,000

,610 

,900

,080

,230

,390

,720

,260

,550

-

85,518

2,844

-

~

Dec.

5,990 

4,550

13,700

21,400

16,700

15,600 

*22,100

25,100 

22,800

25,100

21,100

17,900

14,200

9,750

8,500

7,550

a6 , 000

a5,000

a4,300

a3,900

a3,500 

a3,300

5,150 

3,080

3,080

3,080

2,700

2,280

2,700

3,150

5,080

298,120

9,617

-

"

Jan.

2,850 

2,560

5,690

21,100

22,400

24.100 

23,100

22,100 

20,200

14,200

*11,300

9,500

8,500

8,010

17,900

22.400

21,400

20,200

19,800

18,200

15,900 

13,700

11,500 

10,000

9,000

8,010

7,070

6,380

5,940

4,900

4,170

412,080

15,290

-

~

Feb.

5,900 

3,390

a5.200

a3.80D

4,900

4,710 

7,770

a7 , 500 

a7 , 000

a6,600

6,610

10,800

24,400

25,400

23,800

23,800

23,800

25,400

24,100

25,800

25.400 

*25, 10T3

24,800 

23,400

22,800

22,100

21,800

20,200

_

-

-

446,080

15,930

-

~

Mar.

19,200 

12,100

10,200

13,700

16,700

16,200 

17,600

17,000 

15,500

13,100

11,300

9,750

9,000

10,500

12,100

12,900

13,100

14,200

15,600

17,600

18,900 

18,600

*16,700 

15,300

14,500

12,900

10 , 80O1

9,750

11 , 500

17,300

20.200

445,600

14,310

-

~

Apr.

20.500 

19,803

16,700

14,800

13,100

9,500 

11,300

9,750 

10,800

11,500

11,000

10,500

11,000

14,200

16,500

15,100

12,900

10,800

9,250

8,500

7,770 

7,550

10,000 

10,800

9,500

8,750

*8,500

7,770

9,000

12,300

-

549,420

11.650

-

May

12,100 

10,500

8,750

8,010

7,500

6,610 

5,720

5,500 

4,900

4,550

4,900

8,250

9,500

8,250

6,580

5,500

4,710

4,170

3,810

3,470

3,310 

3,150

3,150 

*3,150

3,080

2,780

2,700

2,850

3,000

5,250

2,850

165,710

5,345

-

June

2,490 

2,280

2,080

1,960

1,900

1,900 

1,780

1,670 

2, 723

3,990

3,150

2,700

2,420

2,560

2,850

2,700

2,420

2,020

1,780

1,670

1,670 

1,780

4,260 

4,063

5,080

2,780

2,920

*2,920

3,150

5,150

-

76,850

2,561

-

~

July

5,510 

5,560

3,560

5,080

5,560

4,260 

3,150

2,560 

2,220

1,900

1,670

1,960

1,900

1,720

1,560

1,460

1,360

1,260

1,220

1,170

1,080 

1,080

1,560 

4,260

3,810

4,170

2,020

1,720

1,900

2.150

1,840

72,030

2,324

-

~

Aug.

1,460 

*1,260

,220

,130

,080

,040 

,030

,020 

,050

,050

1,000

952

912

880

856

848

833

819

805

798

777 

770

770 

756

735

714

T5T

721

755

742

742

28,206

910

-

"

Sept.

971 

1,460

1,460

1,120

928

872 

*855

819 

805

770

770

777

855

1,110

2,080

1,840

1,260

1,020

904

848

819 

812

805 

812

819

791

819

872

968

928

-

29,925

998

-

~

Calendar year 1950; Max 25,800 Mln 826 Mean 6,717 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 25,400 Min 714 Mean 6,677 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Tuscarawas River at Newcomerstown and Walhonding River below Mohawk Dam.
MUSKDiGUM RIVER BASIN 175

Seneca Fork below Senecaville Dam, near Senecaville, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°55'23", long. 81°26'10", on left bank 650 ft downstream from Senecaville Dam, I mile downstream from Crooked Creek, li miles southeast of Senecaville 

Guernsey County, and 2 miles upstream from dam of Greenwood Mill.

Drainage area.--121 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 799 00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Jan. 24, 1942, at site 150 ft downstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 133 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 635 cfs Dec. 10-14, Jan. 18, 20- maximum gage 

"eight, 10.18 ft Feb. 24, 25; minimum discharge, 4.6 cfs June 30 (gage height, 4.32 

ft).

Feb 19 l 8 ~1949- MaXlf Um dlBeharge ' 794 cfs ADr - 17 > 1948 ; maximum gage height, 10.35 ft 

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Senecaville Reservoir (see pp. 187, 188).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

20

19

18

17

17

16

16

15

14

16

16

*15

14

15

15

14

13

12

11

11

9.9

8.9

8.3

7.7

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.5

383.3

12.4

-

"

Nov.

*5.5

578

6.2

13

23

24

24

25

26

26

26

26

26

25

27

30

29

30

30

53

76

82

S3

83

88

94

126

186

208

266

"

1,772.5

59.1

-

"

Dec.

368

324

185

185

195

517

471

343

474

635

635

*635

635

635

623

623

611

611

599

599

587

587

587

479

185

179

105

44

44

45

45

12,790

413

-

~

Jan.

46

46

125

154

203

395

515

515

515

479

479

467

467

336

132

202

443

635

¥75

635

587

527

551

623

623

611

611

611

611

611

611

13,941

450

-

~

Feb.

246

192

372

366

382

420

270

195

284

410

412

286

*196

199

324

427

403

397

427

444

250

198

352

585

559

500

500

*490

-

-

-

10,036

358

-

-

Mar.

472

407

426

196

199

342

262

208

428

500

500

472

416

379

407

426

426

426

352

199

268

407

407

416

416

416

435

426

407

296

278

11,615

375

-

-

Apr.

407

416

416

416

*416

426

426

426

435

426

426

426

408

394

394

416

426

426

426

426

426

426

426

407

398

398

407

407

337

115

-

12,125

404

-

-

May

102

*379

379

379

379

370

277

119

138

113

75

87

89

87

84

84

81

79

76

73

69

69

69

72

72

70

69

66

65

63

II

4,195

135

-

-

June

60

*56

55

52

50

49

47

45

46

49

49

47

50

54

54

52

50

48

47

45

44

43

47

46

46

46

46

63

173

32

-

1,591

53.0

-

-

July

6.0

675

224

315

315

315

324

315

315

315

315

315

*305

315

305

305

315

142

76

72

69

65

63

62

57

54

51

48

47

45

44

5,520.0

178

-

-

Aug.

*39

35

34

32

30

29

27

26

25

24

23

22

20

19

18

15

14

14

14

14

13

14

13

14

15

14

14

14

14

13

*14

626

20.2

-

-

Sept.

15

15

13

14

13

14

14

13

13

14

14

14

15

19

16

15

15

15

18

14

14

14

14

14

14

, 15

16

14

13

12

433

14.4

-

-

Calendar year 1950 : Max 635 Mln 3.9 Mean 183 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 195O-51 : Max 635 Mln 5.5 t Mean 206 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Ho gage-height record Dec. 29-31, Jan. 29 to Feb. 12, Feb. 16-19; discharge estimated on 

basis of flow through gates of Senecaville Dam.
176 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Wills Creek at Cambridge, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°00'54", long. 81"35'14", on left bank at upstream side of Fairground 

Bridge on South Ninth Street in Cambridge, Guernsey County, 1 mile downstream from 

Leatherwood Creek.

Drainage area. 406 sq mi.

Records available. June 1926 to September 1928, May 1937 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 772.34 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 6, 1927, chain gage at site 1^ miles downstream at different 

datum. Oct. 6, 1927, to Sept. 30, 1928, and May 22, 1937, to Oct. 18, 1938, chain gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 493 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,340 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 18.27 ft); mini- 

 mum, 15 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 1.67 ft).

1926-28, 1937-51: Maximum discharge, 7,860 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 21.32 ft); 

minimum daily, 2.0 cfs Jan. 15, 1944.

Flood of Aug. 8, 1935, reached a stage of 25.4 ft.

Remarks.--Records fair. City of Cambridge occasionally diverts about 2 cfs above station 

ror municipal supply. Flow regulated by Senecaville Reservoir ( see pp. 187 188).

Revisions (water years). W 853: 1928(M). W 893: 1928. W 793: 1942.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Nov. 5)

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

6.0

131

222

855

10.0 1,840

14.0 3,100

18.0 5,150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

41

32

30

32

28

25

23

29

33

49

68

65

46

35

32

27

25

22

21

19

18

18

17

17

17

16

TI

16

21

18

*17

873

28.2

_

-

Nov.

17

TH

20

87

370

164

100

84

881

111

106

87

71

63

60

97

280

155

121

572

1,400 9~4T

430

320

226

211

340

410

514

591

-

8,053

268

_

-

Dec.

679

878

1,100

1,400

1,000

1,300

1,700

2,500

2,900

2,400

*1,600

1,130

901

855

833

833

811

767

745

723

701

679

701

745

901

569

494

360

241

212

205

30,863

996

-

-

Jan.

173

161

755

2,220

2,960

2,680

1,920

*1,160

855

811

924

1,280

1,110

1,110

2,970

5,080

*4,440

3,260

2,340

1,520

1,110

947

811

878

993

901

855

878

947

947

855

47,804

1,542

_

-

Feb.

1,040

1,250

1,600

1,630

1,550

1,230

1,320

1,580

1,730

1,550

1,130

1,480

2,420

3,060

2,890

2,240

1,790

1,790

*1,730

1,700

1,810

2,360

2,400

1,900

1,350

1,060

970

901

_

-

47,461

1,695

_

-

Mar.

855

878

811

1,480

2,340

2,300

1,950

2,420

2,360

1,760

1,160

947

924

1,250

*1,520

1,520

1,500

1,480

1,450

1,760

2,040

1,840

1,420

1,160

1,110

947

833

789

1,040

1,400

1,810

45,054

1,453

_

-

Apr.

1,900

1,650

1,520

1,300

1,040

855

767

767

1,060

1,180

1,060

993

1,200

1,320

1,480

1,350

1,040

855

*789

723

679

679

1,040

1,180

901

767

701

657

751

723

-

30,877

1,029

-

-

May

472

390

547

569

569

591

547

441

250

241

445

855

547

320

241

218

*237

472

270

190

171

164

203

330

214

164

164

190

190

159

151

10,492

338

-

-

June

119

109

104

95

92

89

83

78 55

290

222

119

138

441

239

141

117

97

*91

99

106

114

246

310

330

430

211

547

1,160

1,840

-

8,151

272

-

-

July

2,240

2,490

2,240

1,380

855

745

536

472

430

410

483

591

947

701

504

430

*400

390

239

134

119

HE

112

218

141

106

95

35

340

390

133

18,482

596

-

-

Aug.

92

75

67

60

65

54

49

49

49

45

41

45

36

30

*30

27

24

21 23

23

28

27

25

28

25

30

32

30

30

31

33

1,225

39.5

-

-

Sept.

68

94

54

35

32

42

45

52

49

38

36

33

44

114

166

65

31

*26

27

33

37

22 25

23

25

28

3.8

42

57

46

-

1,430

47.7

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,740 Min 16 Mean 626 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,080 Min 16 Mean 687 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 22-27, Dec. 3-11; discharge estimated on basis of records for 

Seneca Pork below Senecaville Dam, near Senecaville, Wills Creek below wills' Creek Dam, at Wills 

Creek, and Short Creek near Dillonvale.
MJSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Wills Creek below Wills Creek Dam, at Wills Creek, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°09'40", long. 81°50'45", in sec. 22, T. 4 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 

T720TT ft downstream from Wills Creek Dam, 1 mile southwest of town of Wills Creek, 

Coshocton County, 3 miles southeast of Conesville, and Sf miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 845 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 717.00 ft above mean sea level adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1949, at site 1,500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 993 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,980 cfs Dec. 13 (gage height, 16.61 ft); minimumT 0.9 cfs Apr. 5, 6; minimum gage height, 1.76 ft Aug. 24-26; minimum daily discharge, 41 cfs Aug. 23-26.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 6,930 cfs Mar. 7, 1940 (gage height, 17.40 ft, site 

then in use); minimum, 0.9 cfs Oct. 28, 29, 1948, Apr. 5, 6, 1951; minimum daily 

1 cfs Aug. 10, Oct. 27-29, 1948.

Maximum discharge known, 22,300 cfs in March 1913 (computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Wills Creek and Senecaville Reservoirs (see 

PP. 187, 188).

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Variable slope conditions Feb. 14, 15, 19-23, Apr. 5, 6)

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

35

80

135

200

4.0

6.0

8.0

16.0

400

965

1,720

5,620

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

81

*73

68

64 

60

55

52

50

55

68

78

84

97

110

109

100

88

80

73

69

61

56

54

49

47

48

50

50

49

47

*46

2,071

66.8

-

"

Nov.

46

50

54

72 

89

225

375

325

265

223

200

198

198

185

163

155

166

275

375

538

1,100

1.880

1,880

1,280

840

550

412

462

562

675

-

13,818

461

-

~

Dec.

780

965

,220

,020 

615

,390

,910

,420

,960

.680

,520

,620

,680

* ,680

,740

,460

,480

,180

965

900

870

840

870

930

1,000

1,140

965

720

575

538

488

72,141

2,327

-

~

Jan.

450

425

720

3,350 

4,860

5,350

5,460

5,020

3,750

2,300

1,800

1,840

2,080

2,220

3,900

*5,300

5,620

5,520

5,570

5.680

5,520

4,860

2,840

1,920

1,560

1,560

1,440

1,320

1,280

1,280

1,210

96,005

3,097

-

~

Feb.

1,140

1,280

1,600

1,640 

1,800

*1,920

2,040

2,300

2,400

2,350

2,220

2,400

3,020

540

2,620

4,250

5,350

5,180

4,740

4,450

3,010

2,980

4,170

4,640

5,300

5.520

5,400

4,740

-

-

-

89,000

3,179

-

-

Mar.

*2,840

1,800

1.600

2,220 

3,160

3,700

4,200

4.470

4,360

4,250

3,800

2,800

2,040

2,040

2,480

2,890

3,020

3,020

3,120

3,350

3,650

3,850

3,700

3,200

2,660

2,260

1,880

1,640

1,720

2,440

3,200

91,360

2,947

-

~

Apr.

3,600

*5.750

3,500

3,070 

1,660

98

3,400

2,120

1,840

2,080

2,220

2,080

2,170

2,580

2,840

2,890

2,620

2,170

1,760

1,480

1,280

1,210

1,400

1,800

2,000

1,880

1,600

1,400

1,320

*1 , 680

~

63,498

2,117

~

May

1.840

1,560

1,180

1,070 

1,070

1,000

930

870

780

675

780

1,210

1,600

1,400

1,000

750

615

538

575

600

500

412

400

400

450

475

400

375

375

375

555

24,560

792

June

*315

265

244

249 

231

213

197

183

197

285

345

450

412

355

450

562

425

315

240

205

186

214

512

690

840

900

930

965

1,240

2.000

~

14,615

487

~

July

2,660

3,070

*3,250

5.500 

2,840

1,960

1,400

1,040

810

690

780

840

810

965

1,040

810

645

562

512

450

345

255

254

213

198

227

211

214

234

252

400

31,197

1,006

~

Aug.

*365

255

183

142 

117

101

94

95

86

84

81

78

72

67

65

61

58

55

52

49

44

45

41

41

41

41

42

45

43

45

*45

2,625

84.7

~

Sept.

57

58

61

75 

75

67

61

54

50

53

62

61

61

89

106

166

178

135

97

74

57

47

56

56

47

44

75

105

114

107

~

2,544

78.1

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,740 Min 46 Mean 1,338 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,680 Min 41 Mean 1,379 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
178 MJSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Wakatomlka Creek near Frazeysburg, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°07 I 57", long. 82°08 I 53", In NW£ sec. 13, T. 3 N., R. 9 W., on right bank 

v mnes northwest of Frazeysburg, Musklngum County, 2 miles downstream from Plvemlle 

Run, and 2^ miles upstream from Black Run.

Drainage area.--140 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1936 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 748.12 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 31, 1936, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 160 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,900 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 8.97 ft); minimum, 

 b.4 cfs Aug. 23-27 (gage height, 1.24 ft).

1936-51: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 11.27 ft); minimum, 3.1 cfs Aug. 12-14, 1944 (gage height, 1.20 ft).

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

Revisions (water years).--W 1113: 1937(M).

Ratine- table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

aeight, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 11 to Nov. 2o)

1.2

1.3

1.4

4.6 

9.1

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

42

116

260

3.0 

4.0 

7.0

437

860

2,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

12

12

13

14

15

14

14

14

16

20

27

2Z

18

16

17

16

15

14

14

15

16

17

18

18

18

17

17

18

19

19

19

514

16.6

0.119

0.14

Nov.

18

18

19

22

23

*18

14

12

W

72

34

24

19

17

15

20

28

24

20

633

407

186

133

114

b85

b70

blOO

bllo

bllO

bl20

-

2,537

84.6

0.604

0.67

Dec.

b!30

201

1,610

1,010

452

294

1,540

2,370

 5FS

357

263

214

169

*145

138

121

110

b95

b85

b80

b75

b70

84

103

140

blOO

b85

b75

b70

b65 "bSB"

10,866

351

2.51

2.89

Jan.

b60 b"65

b700

*2,280

785

463

354

b240

b200

b!80

211

183

145

321

1 , 550

670

433

470

389

315

263

198

180

*214

180

153

145

153

135

b95

b80

11,805

381

2.72

3.14

Feb.

b75

b70

b70

b65

H5S

b75

b!20

b!90

b!70

b!40

b!20

bl,200

2,150

1,070

550

489

785

610

810

738

1,280

785

508

386

315

277

244

195

_

_

-

13,552

484

3.46

3.60

Mar.

195

169 T6~§

531

386

298

633

*531

357

270

227

201

247

426

400

512

531

61O

570

610

531

411

354

364

284

240

211

260

684

~T35 1,430

13,477

435

3.11

3.58

Apr.

531

415

332

284

237

195

178

234

304

263

240

247

280

470

444

332

274

230

*208

169

145

m

343

253

221

274

250

221

237

230

8,252

275

1.96

2.19

May

186

163

175

153

143

121

108

97

89

99

343

7TT

172

133

110

101

132

133

93

80

72

*65

69

63

53

50

62

67

67

52

42

3,570

115

0.821

0.95

June

38

35

35

33

33

30

27

26

40

101

45

33

35

50

37

30

26

24

22

21

25

46

~TC 295

67

44

*39

203

195

145

1,857

61.9

0.442

0 49

July

116 ~54

63

58

103

58

44

37

33

31

28

51

53

34

27

24

22

40

26

20

18

17

26

24

19

16

15

18

15

14

15

1,147

37.0

0.264

0.30

Aug.

12

*11

11

12

11

io11

12

13

TZ

11

9.8

9.1

8.6

8.6

8.2

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

6.8

6.4

374

6.4

6.4

6.8

7.7

8.2

8.2

8.2

280.3

9.04

0.065

0.07

Sept.

44

2T

12

9.8

*8.6

9.1

10

9.8

9.1

8.6

9.1

12

12

28

18

11

8.2

7.3

6.8

375

6.8

6.8

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.2

9.8

13

8.6

7.3

351.5

11.7

0.084

0.09

Calendar year 195O: Max 3,060 Min 8.6 Mean 216 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.97

Water year 195O-51: Max 2,370 Min 6.4 Mean 187 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.11

Peak discharge (base. 1,600 cfs). Dec. 3 (4:30 p.m.) 1,910 cfs (5.82 ft); Dec. 8 (3 a.m.) 4,9OO 

cfs ^8.97 ft); Jan. 4 (3 p.m.) Z,780 cfs (7.11 ft); Jan. 15 (9 a.m.) 1,970 cfs (5.89 ft); Feb. 12 

(12 p.m.) 2,940 cfs (7.31 ft); Feb. 21 (2 p.m.) 1,670 cfs (s.39 ft); Mar. 30 (6 p.m.) 1,730 cfs (5.53 

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 179

Muskingum River at Dresden, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°07 I 14", long. 82°'00'02" > on left bank 70 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 208, half a mile east of Dresden, Muskingum County, and half a mile downstream from Wakatomika Creek.

Drainage area. 5,982 sq mi.

Records available. September 1921 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 693.15 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 24, 1925, chain or staff gage at about same site and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years, 6,253 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,200 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 18.07 ft); minimum, 820 cfs Oct. 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, Nov. 1 (gage height, 4.57 ft).

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs Aug. 9, 1935 gage height, 31.6 ft)- minimum, 335 cfs June 25, 1925 (gage height, 2.73 ft).

Maximum stage known, 46.0 ft in March 1913, present site and datum, from floodmark 

(discharge, 228,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by 14 flood-control reservoirs (see pp. 185-188). 

Revisions (water years).--W 728: 1927(M). W758: Drainage area. W 803: 1935.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

4.6 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

850

1,260

2,480

5,450

11.0

14.0

18.0

11,500

19,300

30,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,220 

1,150 

1,090 

1,050

1,060

1,040

1,020

1,010

990

1,090

1,260

1,550

1,290

1,260

1,240

1,250

1,240

1,170

1,130

1,070

1,020

990 

960

950

910

920

910

920

900

930

920

33,310

1,075

_

-

Nov.

930 I.HO

1,300 

1,390

1,560

1,790

2,090

1,910

1,790

2,160

2,220

2,160

1,970

1,790

1,670

1,610

1,670

1,970

2,220

3,900

10,200

11.500 

9,300

7,020

5,450

4,000

3,200

3,500

4,000

4,500

-

100,010

3,334

_

-

Dec.

4,500 

5,000 

13,900 

25,200

19,900

17 , 400

25,500

50 . 600

*29,100

29,100

28,200

25,800

22,900

18,000

15,600

11,500

9,080

,600

,4,80

,960

,100

,600 

,300

,200

,500

,500

,000

,100

,800

,500

,500

595,420

12,760

_

-

Jan.

3,200 

5,000 

10,000 

23,800

29,100

50.000

29,700

28,500

25,200

19,900

*15,000

12,800

11,500

11,500

22,100

*29,400

29,100

27,600

27,500

25,800

25,800

21,000 

16,100

15,000

11,500

10,600

9,500

8,640

8,000

6,840

6,150

549,210

17,720

_

-

Feb.

5,000 

4_,200 

4,200 

4,500

5,500

6,500

9,000

9,000

8,500

8,200

8,500

17,000

28,800

27,500

26,700

27 , 900

30,000

29,700

50,000

30.500

»30,300

29,700 

30,300

29,100

28,800

28,500

27,900

26,700

-

-

552, 100

19,720

_

-

Mar.

22,400 

16,100 

13,200 

15,600

20,700

21,000

22,700

23,800

21,500

19,600

17,100

14,500

12.500

13,500

15,600

16,900

17,700

18,500

19,900

21,800

23,500

25,800 

"22,700

20,700

19,000

17,100

14,500

12 , 500

15,500

19,600

24.600

576 , 100

18,580

_

-

Apr.

25.200 

24,900 

22,900 

19,900

17,700

11,500

14,500

14,500

15,800

14,800

14,800

14,000

14,500

17,400

20,400

19,900

17,100

14 , 500

12 , 500

11,500

10,200

9.740 

12,200

13,800

13,000

*12,000

11,300

10,400

10,600

14,800

-

455,540

15,120

_

-

May

15.000 

13,500 

11,500 

10 , 200

9,500

8,640

7,600

7,020

6,480

5,960

6,500

9,520

11,800

10,800

8,640

7,020

6,130

5,620

5,130

4,810

4,500

4,350 

4,200

*4,050

4,050

3,900

3.600

3,600

3,900

4,200

3,750

214,870

6,951

_

-

June

3,300 

2,950 

2,740 

2,610

2,540

2,480

2,350

2,220

2,610

4,810

3,900

3,520

3,160

3,090

3,520

3,600

3,160

2,610

2,220

2,090

2.050

2,220 

4,920

5,150

4,550

3,900

4,050

*4,350

4,970

5,620

-

101,020

3,367

-

-

July

6,300 

6,840 

7.200 

6,840

6,840

6,660

5,290

4,200

3,520

3,020

2,740

3,160

5,160

5,160

3,020

2,610

2,280

2,090

1,970

1,850

1,670

1.550 

1,730

4,200

4,350

3,450

2,610

2,220

2,420

2,480

2,610

112,040

5,614

-

-

Aug.

2.160 

*1,790 

1,560 

1,420

1,340

1,280

1,250

1,240

1,260

1,260

1,200

1,160

1,110

1,080

1,050

1,030

1,000

980

960

950

940

900 

890

880

860

850

850

850

850

870

870

34,690

1,119

_

-

Sept.

980 

1,590 

1,610 

1,390

1,150

1,060

*1,010

970

960

950

950

1,010

1,090

1,520

2,160

2.280

1,750

1,540

1,140

1,050

1,000

960 

950

950

950

920

990

1,040

1,120

1,140

-

35,760

1,192

_

-

Calendar year 1950 : Max 35,100 Min 900 Mean 8,768 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1950-51 : Max 30,600 Mln 850 Mean 8,652 Cfsm - In.

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 2, Dec. 21 to Jan. 5, Feb. 1-12.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Licking River near Newark, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°03 I 33", long. 82°20'23", In NE^SWi, T. 2 N., R. 11 W., on right bank at 

downstream side of Stadden Bridge, 1 mile downstream from Shawnee Run, 1^ miles upstream from Equality Run, and 3j miles east of Newark, Licking County.

Drainage area. 536 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to May 9, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 592 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,400 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 14.03 ft); minimum, 51 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 0.79 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 15.77 ft); minimum, 29 cfs Feb. 1, 1945, result of low temperature.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

slightly regulated by Buckeye Lake on South Fork.

Revisions (water years).--W 973: 1940(M). W 1033: Drainage area.

Rating table water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect ( 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

ge height, in feet,

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7 Dec. 8 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

112

173

2.0 

3.0

6.0

362

832

2,880

0.8 

1.1 

1.5

52

95

197

2.0 

3.0 

6.0

377

851

2,880

8.O 4,660

10.0 7,060

13.0 12,900

Note. Same as following 

table above 6.O ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

81

79

76

74

J72

72

72

74

87

94

118

256

268

IB7

110

100

94

90

85

81

79

81

81

79

76

76

81

81

79

79

79

3,011

97.1

0.181

0.21

Nov.

76

75

81

97

87

85

*83

85

174

416

241

167

138

124

115

121

126

141

132

5,240

2,580

1,010

8O4

673

b500

b300

b430

b460

b480

b500

13,545

452

0.843

0.94

Dec.

b550

916

9,120

6,220

2,560

1,400

9,150 7','KJB

2,560

1,660

1,330

1,170

1,040

960

*932

878

825

799

774

698

437

445

437

517

748

b450

b340

b300

b280

b260

bgSO

55,806

1,800

3.36

3.87

Jan.

b250

b~555

5,050

12,100

4,26'0

2,070

1,560

1,200

1,020

960

1,040

1,140

905

2,130

7,180

2,880

1,490

2,140

1,790

1,400

1,170

960

878

932

*878

774

674

486

454

337

b280

58,638

1,892

3.53

4.07

Feb.

b260

b250

b555

b250

b250

b270

531

674

698

504

437

4,870

9,500

4,970

2,210

1,760

4,070

2,560

3,490

2,960

6,690

3,120

1,930

1,490

1,260

1,170

1,080

960

_

-

58,264

2,081

3.88

4.04

Mar.

960

674

625

3,350

1,560

1,020

2,200

1,720

*988

748

644

578

BT5

1,560

1,460

1,860

1,760

1,560

1,460

1,720

1,560

1,080

932

1,230

1,100

932

851

1,140

3,280

6.670

3,120

48,991

1,580

2.95

3.40

Apr.

1,760

1,430

1,170

825

723

639

592

674

1,1OO

1,300

1,140

932

1,200

2,420

1,560

1,020

799

674

615

*554

486 '5E~B

1,790

905

649

620

630

508

536

586

28,487

950

1.77

1.98

May

459

402

415

423

377

341

310

285

267

295

748

T>25

419

329

281

256

249

295

263

219

213

213

*236

232

210

197

210

246

256

223

191

9,685

312

0.582

0.67

June

173

162

162

156

145

140

135

135

222

406

229

176

176

170

154

348

135

126

121

T50

140

212

799

3T7

232

182

167

*253

472

428

-

6,673

222

0.414

0.46

July

314 24~9"

191

162

176

159

135

121

112

112

159

128

116

110

103

101

114

219

140

108

95

91

121

99

91

90

88

113

90

84

62

4,073

131

0.244

0.28

Aug.

*79

79

86

77

76

76

77

76

74

74

73

73

73

74

76

76

70

63

61

61

60

58

58

58

58

56

55

59

58

56

56

2,109

68.0

0.127

0.15

Sept.

63

56

58

55

54

*60

55

54

54

61

60

56

78

71

63

59

56

54

54

54

54

59

56

54

54

55

71

54

53

53

-

1,738

57.9

0.108

0.12

Calendar year 1950: Max 10,800 Min 66 Mean 850 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.53

Water lateyear 1950-51: 1950-51; Max 12,1OO Mln H535______Mean Mea79797_____Cfsm Cfs1.49 In. 20.190.19_________

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 cfs).--Dec. 3 (8 p.m.) 11.400 cfs (12.36 ft); Dec. 7 (8 p.m.) 15.400 

:fs (14.03 ft); Jan. 4 18:30 a.m.) 14,200 cfs (13.51 ft); Jan. 15 (7 a.m.) 9,500 cfs (11.50 ft); Feb. 

.3 (3 a.m.) 10,100 cfs (11.79 ft); Feb. 21 (12 m.) 8,610 cfs (10.98 ft); Mar. 30 (12:30 p.m.) 8,950 

cfs :fs(11.23 ftl)..

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 181

Licking River at Toboso, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°03'26", long. 82 0 13'12", on right bank 30 ft downstream from highway 

Dridge at Toboso, Licking County, 3 miles downstream from Rock Fork.

Drainage area.--672 sq mi.

Records available. September 1921 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 744.84 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 20, 1929, chain gage at site 30 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 698 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,400 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 15.78 ft); minimum, 64 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.45 ft)..

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 28,900 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 18.21 ft); minimum, 34 cfs Jan. 1, 1931.

Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of 20.0 ft (discharge, 35,000 cfs, computed by 

Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District).

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

wnicn are fair. Flow slightly regulated by Buckeye Lake on South Fork.

Revisions (water years).--W 823: 1922(M) , 1924(M), 1927-29(M), 1933(M), 1935(M). W 873': 

1931TW 893: 1537(M).

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 11-25, Jan. 1-3, 8-14, 2O-3O, Feb. 7-12)

oct. 1 to Dec. 7

0.4 8O

.7 146

1.0 227

2.0 571

5.0 

8.0 

12.0

2,350

4,710

9,800 1.0 

2.0

55

115

201

570

8 to Sept. 30

5.0

8.0

12.0

15.0

2,350

4,710

9,800

15,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

118

132

151

265

2~07 286

132

120

111

107

102

100

100

10O

102

100

100

98

102

102

100

1OO

100

3,719

120

0.179

0.21

Nov.

98

1Z35

100

132

120

*118

122

124

210

458

320

233

196

172

154

162

169

177

172

3,010

3,200

1,180

918

780

b550

b370

b500

b550

b600

b6 50

15,645

522

0.777

0.87

Dec.

698

936

8,790

8,000

3,120

1,720

8,670

12,300

3,430

2,080

1,600

1,360

1,180

1,030

970

910

825

770

*742

660

378

399

385

458

715

b500

b430

b370

b340

b320

b510

64,396

2,077

3.09

3.56

Jan.

296

303

5,450

14,200

5,440

2,630

1,900

1,450

1,180

1,090

1,240

1,330

1,000

2,100

9,120

3,750

2,020

2,560

2,280

1,720

1,480

1,180

1,060

*1,150

1,030

880

770

566

530

381

b340

70,426

2,272

3.38

3.90

Feb.

b330

b320

b310

'E3TC

b310

b320

702

910

910

640

525

5,220

11,400

6,416

2,910

2,210

4,710

3,270

3,910

3,750

7,900

4,080

2,490

1,960

1,660

1,510

1,390

1,240

-

_

-

71,607

2,557

3.81

3.97

Mar.

1,270

910

852

3,760

2,080

1,390

2,550

2,350

*1,420

1,060

880

798

9To

1,960

1,840

2,280

2,210

2,020

1,900

2,210

2,020

1,480

1,270

1,600

1,450

1,180

1,060

1,300

3,510

7,400

4,166

61,100

1,971

2.93

3.38

Apr.

2,280

1,840

1,510

1,150

970

825

742

880

1,300

1,600

1,480

1,210

1,480

2,770

27575

1,390

1,090

910

*825

715

615

S25

2,080

1,240

910

880

852

715

770

798

36,672

1,222

1.82

2.03

May

640

548

552

574

517

455

414

378

349

380

1,150

1,000

625

466

396

360

334

381

345

296

286

*278

306

296

265

248

275

324

317

268

254

13,257

428

0.637

0.73

June

211

198

208

208

189

179

173

173

240

532

282

211

218

218

195

179

170

161

158

TST

179

235

1,030

462

289

227

*201

a250

a60O

525

8,268

276

0.411

0.46

July

403

315

244

211

221

204

176

170

161

170

201

173

164

156

144

138

141

397

204

153

al30

al20

al50

a!30

a!20

allO

allO

a!40

a!30

a!20

allO

5,515

178

0.265

0.31

Aug.

*101 §2"

97

94

92

94

99

94

92

92

90

88

86

82

78

78

76

74

74

72

72

72

70

70

69.

70

74

76

74

72

72

2,536

81.8

0.122

0.14

Sept.

92

74

72

70

69

*74

70

69

6T_

69

78

72

82

-85 113

76

72

70

70

69

a70

a75

a80

a75

72

72

90

76

72

72

-

2,268

75.6

0.112

0.12

Calendar year 1950: Max 13,300 Mln 94 Mean 1,066 Cfsjn 1.59 In. 21.53

Water year 1950-51: Max H,2OO Mln 67 Mean 974 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.68

Peak discharge (base, 7.OOO cfs). Dec. 4 (1 a.m.) 12,000 cfs (13.27 ft); Dec. 8 (1:3O a.m.) 18,4OO

cfs (15.78 ft); Jan. 4 (12 m.) 16,200 cfs (15. O6 ft); Jan. 15 (8 a.m.) 11,100 cfs (12.84 ft)j Feb. 13 

(3 a.m.) 11,800 cfs (13.25 ft); Feb. 21 (1 p.m.) 9,960 cfs (12.14 ft); Mar. 30 (5 p.m.) 9,800 cfs

(12.00 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

near Newark and at Dillon.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

281787 O - 53 - 13
182 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Licking River at Dillon, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°58'15", long. 82°03'25", In T. 1 N., R. 8 W., on downstream side of

 center pier of highway bridge at Dillon, Muskingum County, 3 miles northwest of Zanesvllle and 3-^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 754 sq ml.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 683.7 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Oct. 27, 1940, at site a third of a 

mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 820 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,800 cfs Dec. 8' (gage height, 19.55 ft); mini-

 mum, 71 efs Sept. 9, 10 (gage height, 3.06 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 30,300 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 27.57 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Feb. 13, 1944, result of low temperature.

Maximum stage known, 37.0 ft In March 1913, from floodmark (backwater from Musklngum 

River).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

sTTghtly regulated by Buckeye Lake on South Fork.

Revisions.--W 923: Drainage area.

Ratingig table, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2, 9-12, 15-25, Oct. 28 to

Nov. 9, Nov. 14-20, Apr. 3-13, 16-22, Apr. 24 to June 17,

June 21 to July 7, July 11, 12, 18, 19)

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.6

4.0

11.0

18.0

515

6,300

13,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf 3m

In.

Oct.

94

100

94

92

90

90

88

8£f

101

114

3.39

222

m165

139

133

119

111

109

105

100

105

105

100

94

92

105

loo

100 

100

3,811

123

0.163

0.19

Nov.

100

100

101

128

136

*121

116

111

152

500

492

320

230 

190

175

175

190

195

205

2,070

4.180

1,460

1,030

860

718

432

718

820

836

828

17,689

590

0.782

0.87

Dec.

852

956

6,000

9,200

4,260

2,10O

5,230

15.500

4,870

2,420

1,860

1,620

1,340 

*1,220

1,140

1,050

964

892

860

820

582

522

515

590

844

740

575

bSOO

b480

b450 

b450

67,382

2,174

2.88

3.32

Jan.

b420

432

3,200

11,500

9,560

3,620

2,580

1,940

1,620

1,460

1,500

1,700

1,460 

1,940

8,820

5,940

2,900

2,900

3,060

2,260

1,900

1,580

1,380

*1,460

1,420

1,300

bl.100

b900

b750

b550 

b460

81,612

2,633

3.49

4.02

Feb.

b440

b4EO

b410

b410

b410

b420

b750

bl.100

bl,200

b900

bSOO

4,360

10.900 

8,640

4,020

2,980

5,400

4,770

4,500

5,310

7,380

6,390

3,460

2,740

2,260

1,940

1,700

1,54,0

-

-

85,550

3,055

4.05

4.22

Mar.

1,500

1,300

1.180

4,070

3,060

1,820

2,900

*3,460

1,940

1,460

1,300

1,220

1,260 

2,180

2,340

2,740

2,820

2,580

2,340

2,900

2,580

1,940

1,620

1,740

1,780

1,500

1,420

1,460

3,700

6.840 

6,300

75,250

2,427

3.22

3.71

Apr.

5.060

2,260

1,780

1,420

1,220

1,100

1,010

1,020

1,260

1,780

1,620

1,340

1,540 

2,900

2,660

1,700

1,300

1,140

*1 , 100

988

900

908

2,260

1,540

1,140

1,060

1,060

988

972

996

44,022

1,467

1.95

2.18

May

924

812

796

804

772

695

612

552

500

492

980

1.140

812 

672

568

485

440

455

485

372

342

*312

350

342

298

268

298

358

358

312 

£58

16,844

543

0.720

0.83

June

245

230

215

260

215

205

205

190

238

672

470

290

268 

275

245

230

205

195

185

2OO

215

245

812

740

470

290

*282

290

688

772

10,042

335

0.444

0.50

July

620

492

335

252

238

252

210

190

185

175

238

205

195 

185

170

159

146

377

320

190

159

139

159

180

136

131

126

149

155

136

123

6,727

217

0.288

0.33

Aug.

116

111

*109

111

105

103

105

107

105

105

101

96

92 

90

88

87

86

84

81

80

78

76

75

75

75

Zi

75

76

78

76 

75

2,795

90.2

0.120

0.14

Sept.

92

84

76

75

*74

75

76

73

72

72

81

78

78 

.121

100

87

78

75

72

72

72

74

82

80

75

75

94

94

82

76

2,417

80.6

0.107

0.12

Calendar year 195O: Max 14.5OO Mln 84 Mean 1,154 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.78

Water year 1950-51: Max 13,500 Min 72 Mean 1,135 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.43

Peak discharKe (base. 6.500 cfs). 

cfs (19.55 ft)j Jan. 5 (1 a.m.) 14,50

Dec. 4 (2 p.m.) 10,000 cfs (.15.00 ft); Dec. 8 (2 p.m.) 15,800 

0 cfs f!8.74 ft); Jan. 15 (8 p.m.) 10,400 cfs (15.42 ft): Feb.

cfs (14.02 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thia day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MUSKINOUM RIVER BASIN 183

Muskingum River at Zanesville, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°56'07", long. 82°00'26", near left bank on downstream side of Sixth 

Street Bridge in Zanesville, Musklngum County, 1,000 ft upstream from lock 10, half a 

mile downstream from Licking River, 0.6 mile downstream from dam 10, and 2 2 miles 

upstream from Moxahala Creek.

Drainage area. 6,844 sq mi.

Records available. April 1905 to December 1912 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

onJ-yj, ucLoper 1939 to September 1951. Gage-height records, collected at lock 10 since 

June 1887 by Corps of Engineers, are contained in reports of United States Weather 

Bureau.

Gage Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 665.0 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912. Prior to Dec. 20, 1939, staff gage at site 1,000 ft downstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1939-51),. 7,328 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 50,000 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height 23 06 

itj; minimum daily, 930 cfs Aug. 26-29; minimum gage height observed, 6.79 ft Aug. 26 

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 68,500 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 29.10 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings, backwater from Moxahala Creek); minimum daily, 420 cfs

Maximum stage known, 51.8 ft Mar. 27, 1913, from gage readings by Corps of Engineers. 

Remarks. Records. fair. Plow regulated by 14 flood-control reservoirs (see pp. 185-188). 

Revisions. W 893: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

1,390 

1,300 

1,200 

1,150

1,130

1,060

1,130

1,100

1,110

1,220

1,460

1,490

1,510

1.620 

1,470

1,300

1,400

1,180

1,340

1,160

1,100

1,110 

1,030

1,050

1,000

1,030

984

1,535 

1,030

1,080

1,060

37,224

1,201

-

-

Nov.

1.060 

1,320 

*1,420 

1,600

1,710

1,940

2,210

2,040

1,960

2,650

2,750

2,450

2,210

1,940 

1,870

1,870

1,870

2,150

2,410

5,980

12,700

13.500 

11,400

9,360

6,400

4,400

3,900

4,300 

4,800

5,400

-

.19,370

3,979

-

-

Dec.

5,400 

6,000 

20,000 

35,200

24,000

20,000

31,000

*44.500

34,000

32,000

30,700

28,200

25,100

19,100 

16,500

13,300

10,000

8,500

7,300

6,800

5,700

5,100 

4,800

4,800

5,300

5,200

4,600

3,600 

5.500

3,900

3,900

467,600

15,080

-

-

Jan.

3,600 

3.400 

137550 

35,300

38.700

33,500

32,300

30,700

27,900

*21,500

16,300

14,300

13,000

19,700 

35,200

36,300

33,200

30,700

31,000

28,600

24,400

22,700 

19,400

14,900

13,060

12,000

10,700

9,620 

8,600

7,400

6,600

647,720

20,890

-

-

Feb.

5,500 

4.700 

4,700 

5,000

6,000

7,000

10,000

10,500

9,800

9,300

9,500

20,900

41.400

40,200 

31,800

31,800

36,300

35,200

34,600

36,600

39,800

*37,400 

34,600

32,400

31,400

31,000

30,400

29,000

_

-

656,800

23,460

-

-

Mar.

25,800 

17,400 

14,300 

20,300

24,000

23,000

25,100

26,800

23,700

21,200

18,200

15,400

13 . OOP

16,500 

17,400

19,700

20,900

20,900

22,400

25,400

26,500

>26,200 

24,400

22,100

20,600

18,500

15,400

13,500 

16,500

26,200

32,100

653, 400

21,080

-

-

Apr.

29.000 

27,900 

25,800 

21,200

18,800

12,700

12,200

17,100

14,900

16,800

16 , 500

15,400

16,000

20,000 

23 , 000

22,400

19,400

16,000

13,800

12,500

11,200

10.700 

14, 0'O'O

15,400

14,600

*13,300

12,700

11,700 

10,700

15,400

"

501,100

16,700

-

-

May

16.000 

14,600 

12,200 

11,200

10,100

9,360

8,380

7,660

6,940

6,460

7,420

9,620

12,200

11,700 

9,360

7,660

6,700

6,100

5,620

5,170

4,840

4,620 

4,510

*4,400

4,400

4,190

4,080

5.980 

4,080

4,190

3,980

231,720

7,475

-

-

June

3,560 

3,250 

3,050 

2,950

2,750

2,650

2,550

2,470

2,750

5,500

4,300

3,770

3,560

3,350 

3,660

3,880

3,460

2,950

2,470

2,390

2.270

2,330 

6 . 220

5,860

4,950

4,300

4,300

4,400 

*5,390

6,220

-

111,510

3,717

-

-

July

6,940 

7,420 

7.660 7,4"2"0

6,940

6,940

5,620

4,400

3,770

3,350

3,150

3,350

3,350

3,250 

3,150

2,850

2,510

2,430

2,350

2,170

1,920

m3,770

4,190

3,460

2,850

2,450 

2,530

2,490

2,750

119,340

3,850

-

-

Aug.

2.290 

*1,940 

1,740 

1,560

1,440

1,420

1,350

1,340

1,340

1,370

1,340

1,280

1,230

1,160 

1,150

1,110

1,080

1,050

1,060

1,050

1,020

980 

970

960

940

930 '930

930 

930

950

950

37,790

1,219

-

-

Sept.

1,070 

1,650 

1,760 

1,650

1,350

*1,220

1,100

1,000

1,030

1,000

1,030

1,100

1,130

1,400 

2,330

2.450

1,850

1,400

1,270

1,160

1,050

984 

1,100

1,100

1,060

984

1,100

1,100 

1,130

1,230

-

38,788

1,293

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 46,800 Min 848 Mean 10,100 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1950-51.: Max 44,300 Min 930 Mean 9,924 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, Dec. 18 to Jan. 5, Jan. 29 to 

'eb. 11.
184 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Muskingum River at McConnelsvllle, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°38'40", long. 81°51'00", In SE£ sec. 11, T. 10 N., R. 12 W., on left bank

 3uTE~upstream from dam 7, at McConnelsvllle, Morgan County, 3f miles downstream from 

Ollsprlng Run.

Drainage area.--7,411 sq ml.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 650.31 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912. Prior to July 27, 1922, chain gage at site half a mile upstream at same datum. 

July 27, 1922, to Aug. 10, 1926, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 7,405 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 50,500 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 10.36 ft); mlnl-

 mum, 830 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 0.65 ft).

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 126,000 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 21.14 ft); mlnmum, 218 cfs Aug. 25, 1930 (gage height, -0.65 ft), from rating curve extended below 

470 cfs.

Maximum stage known, 33.5 ft Mar. 27, 1913 (discharge, 270,000 cfs, computed by 

Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by 14 flood-control reservoirs (see pp. 185-188).

 Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1951 are given 

In Water-Supply Paper 1197.

Revisions (water years). W 758: Drainage area. W 783: 1913(M). W 853: 1933(M).

W -LlYi): 1922-24, iy28 (M) .

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.6 

1.0 

1.5

780 

1,300 

 2,240

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

3,300

6,200

10,400

6.0

8.0

10.5

20,600

33,000

51,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In. ,

Oct.

1,450 

1,420

1.330

1.270

1.250

1,250

1,220

1,170

1,200

1,300

1,450

1,600

1.690

1,630

1,540

1,450

1,440

1,380

1,330

1,300

1,240

1,220

1,200

1,200

1,170

1,130

1,140

1,100

1,040

1,130

1,140

40,380

1,303

-

-

Nov.

1.140 

*1,220

1,420

1,610

1,740

1,800

2,120

2,220

2,080

2,280

2,660

2,560

2,370

2,100

1,920

1,880

1,880

1,980

2,320

4,940

13.100

13,100

10,800

8,600

6,600

4,700

3,750

4,550

5,000

5,680

-

118,120

3,937

-

-

Dec.

5,850 

7,200

21,800

36,500

29,100

20,600

32,400

*48.200

39,300

32,400

31,000

28,400

25,400

20,600

17,300

14,100

11,200

9,220

8,000

7,000

6,400

5,850

5,680

5,500

6,020

6,020

4,850

3,880

5.520

4,000

4,400

501,690

16,180

-

-

Jan.

4,120 

5,750

9,380

40,800

45,800

34,400

53,000

31 , 000

28,400

*23,600

18,400

15,600

15,600

20,000

40,000

38,600

35,700

51,700

31,000

29,100

26,600

23,600

19 , 500

15,600

13 , 600

12,200

10,800

9,900

9,450

8,000

7,200

680,400

21 , 950

-

-

Feb.

7,400 

5,150

5.000

5,500

7,200

8,000

11,200

11,200

10,800

10,400

10,800

17,800

40,000

46.000

35,700

31,700

37 , 200

37 , 900

35,800

37,900

*40,800

40,800

35,800

33,000

31,700

31,700

51,000

29,800

_

_

-

685,250

24,470

-

-

Mar.

26,600 

19,500

15,600

25,000

25,400

24,200

27 , 200

29,800

25,400

22,400

19,500

16,200

14.600

16,800

19,000

21,800

25,000

23,000

25,400

27,200

27,800

*27,200

26,000

24,200

22,400

20,000

16,800

15,100

17,800

26,600

35.000

702,500

22,660

-

-

Apr.

50.400

26*600

25,000

20,000

15,100

15,100

16,800

15,100

16,800

16,800

16,800

16,800

20,000

25,600

23,000

20,000

17,300

14,600

12,600

11,200

10.800

13,600

15,600

15,100

13,600

*12,600

11,700

11,200

14,100

-

517,000

17,250

-

-

May

15.600 

14,600

12,600

11,200

10,400

9,450

8,400

7,600

7,000

6,400

7,600

9,680

11,700

11,700

9,680

7,800

6,600

5,850

5,520

5,000

4,550

4,400

4,400

4,400

*4,250

4,120

4.000

4,000

4,120

4,250

4,120

230,790

7,445

-

-

June

3,750 

5,410

5,190

5,080

2,980

2,870

2,760

2,660

2,660

4,850

4,550

3,880

3,640

5,520

5,520

5,750

3,520

5,190

2,760

2,600

2.490

2,560

4,550

6,400

5,000

4,250

4,250

4,700

*7,000

8,800

-

117,140

3,905

-

-

July

9.000 

7 , 600'

7,600

7,200

6,800

6,800

5,850

4,550

5,750

5,500

5,190

3,520

3,410

5,300

3,190

2,980

2,660

2,510

2,550

2,280

2,080

1.900

1,940

2,980

4,400

3,880

5,080

2,760

2,870

2,620

2,760

123,290

5,977

-

-

Aug.

2.510 

2,120

*1,900

1,710

1,580

1,510

1,470

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,380

1,320

1,270

1,200

1,190

1,140

1,110

1,080

1,060

1,010

1,000

988

976

976

976

916

850

916

916

940

952

39,286

1,267

-

-

Sept.

1,030 

1,170

1,560

1,610

1,330

*1,250

1,170

1,080

1,010

1,100

1,100

1,040

1,100

1,400

1,740

2,570

2,040

1,610

1,350

1,240

1,140

976

1,060

1,100

1,110

1,080

1,100

1,170

1,190

1,190

-

58,416

1,281

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 51,200 Mln 1,040 Mean 10,530 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 48,200 Mln 850 Mean 10,400 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASJN 185 

Reservoirs in Muskingum River basin, Ohio

During the years 1935 to 1938, the Corps of Engin

ingum River and tributaries for the Muskingum Waters

voirs created b these dams are used mainl for floo

constructed 14 dams on the Musk- 

-

There are no gates on spillways of the dams, except at Senecaville. All regulation is 

done by gates in tunnels through the dams, except at Beach City and Charles Mill, where 

there are also bypass gates in the conservation weir. At Senecaville, regulation at higher 

stages can be assisted by operation of Ill-foot taintor gates on spillway.

The total capacity of these reservoirs at spillway level is 1,539,000 acre-ft, of which 

211,400 acre-ft is retained in the conservation pools.

The Corps of Engineers assumed operation of the reservoirs on Aug. 13, 1939, and furnished gage-height records and capacity curves used to compute data contained herein.

Dover Reservoir. --Lat 40°33'30", long. 81°24'45", in SW£ sec. 6, T. 9 N. , R. 1 W., at dam 

on Tuscarawas River, 4.2 miles northeast of Dover, Tuscarawas County. Drainage area 

above dam is 1,397 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1951. Gage, 

water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 858.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum 

contents during year, 1,590 acre-ft Feb. 23 (elevation, 875.40 ft); no contents several 

days during year; minimum elevation, 864.93 ft Oct. 27, 30. Maximum contents during 

period 1939-51, 92,890 acre-ft June 11, 1947 (elevation, 902.68 ft); no contents 

several days during each year; minimum elevation, 864.35 ft Oct. 17, 20, 1939.

Reservoir formed by concrete dam completed Nov. 29, 1937. Capacity at spillway 

level (elevation, 916.0 ft), 203,000 acre-ft, of which 1,000 acre-ft is in conservation pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates 

on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam.

Bolivar Reservoir . --Lat 40°39'05", long. 81°25'55", at dam on Sandy Greek, 1.1 miles east 

of Bolivar, Tuscarawas County. Drainage area, 502 sq mi. Records available, October 

1939 to September 1951. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 895.0 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations 

above mean sea level. Maximum contents during year, 24,600 acre-ft Feb. 24 (elevation, 

928.78 ft); minimum, 200 acre-ft Sept. 10 {elevation, 896.70 ft, from graph based on 

gage readings. Maximum contents during period 1939-51, 46,420 acre-ft June 10, 1947 

(elevation, 938.40 ft); minimum, 181 acre-ft Oct. 30, 1944, several days in October 

and November 1949 (elevation, 896.40 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Nov. 15, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 962.0 ft), 149,600 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for flood control only. 

There are no gates on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through 

dam.

Leesville Reservoir . --Lat 40°28'10", long. 81°11 I 45", in Ei sec. 36, T. 13 N., R. 6 W. , at 

dam an Mcuuire Creek, 1.4 miles northeast of Leesville, "Carroll County. Drainage area,

ft Apr. 17, 1948 (elevation, 969.59 ft); minimum, 370 acre-ft Oct. 9-25, : 

tion, 928.38 ft), but may have been less during period Sept. 18-24, 1940.

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Oct. 22, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 977.5 ft), 37,400 acre-ft, of which 19,500 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in conduit through dam.

Atwood Reservoir.--Lat 40°31'35", long. 81°17'15", in SE£ sec. 28, T. 15 N., R. 7 W., at 

dam on Indian Fork, 1.5 miles southeast of New Cumberland, Tuscarawas County. Drainage

-

gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents 

during year, 28,110 acre-ft Apr. 30 (elevation, 930.73 ft)> minimum, 19,060 acre-ft 

Nov. 8 (elevation 924.89 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-51, 34,200 acreft Apr. 16, 1948 (elevation, 934.00 ft); minimum, 10.2 acre-ft Jan. 8, 9, 1940 (elevation, 890.36 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Sept. 23, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 941.0 ft), 49,700 acre-ft, of which 23,600 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam.

Beach City Reservoir.--Lat 40°38'10", long. 81°33'30", at dam on Sugar Creek, 1.6 miles 

southeast or .beach City, Stark County. Drainage area, 300 sq mi. Records available, 

October 1939 to September 1951. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 931.0 

ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents during year, 15,070 acre-ft Jan. 5 

(elevation, 961.-04 ft); minimum, 1,790 acre-ft Aug. 23-26 (elevation, 948.20 ft). 

Maximum contents during period 1939-51, 34,100 acre-ft June 10, 1947 (elevation, 968.56 

ft); minimum, 1.1 acre-ft Oct. 10, 17-19, 1939 (elevation, 931.60 ft).
186 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Reservjirs in Muskingum River basin, Ohio Continued

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Aug. 13, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 976.5 ft)', 71,700 acre-ft, of which 1,700 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam or through bypass in conservation weir.

Piedmont Reservoir.--Lat 40°11'25', long. 81°12'45", in EEj sec. 35, T. 10 N., R. 6 W., at 

dam on btillwater Creek, 0.4 mile west of Piedmont, Harrison County. Drainage area, 84 

sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1951. Gage, water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is 381.75 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have 

been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents during year, 41,750 

acre-ft Jan. 17 (elevation, 916.41 ft), minimum, 30,210 acre-ft Sept. 26, 27 (elevation, 

911.48 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-51, 46,710 acre-ft June 11, 12, 1947 

(elevation, 918.33 ft); minimum, 109 acre-ft Nov. 29, 30, 1939 (elevation, 882.55 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed May 22, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 924.6 ft), 65,000 acre-ft, of which 33,600 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood-control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through abutment of dam.

Clendening Reservoir.--Lat 40°16'05", long. 81°16'35", in M-J sec. 16, T. 12 N., R. 7 W. ,

sept. 13 (elevation, 896.86 It). Maximum contents during period laaa-sj 

Dec. 10, 1950; minimum, 34 acre-ft Nov. 30, 1939 (elevation, 862.41 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Nov. 1, 1937; capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 910.5 ft), 54,000 acre-ft, of which 26,500 acre-ft is in conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on 

spillway and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through abutment of dam.

Tappan Reservoir .--Lat 40°21'35", long. 81°13'35", in NW-jj sec. 4, T. 13 N., R. 7 W., at 

dam on Little Stillwater Creek, 0.9 mile west of Tappan, Harrison County. Drainage 

area, 71.0 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1951. Gage, waterstage recorder. Datum of gage is 870.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; 

gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents 

during year, 40,500 acre-ft Dec. 8 (elevation, 901.50 ft); minimum, 33,300 acre-ft 

Sept. 13 (elevation, 898.52 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-51, 45,100 acreft Apr. 16, 1948 (elevation, 903.27 ft); minimum, 48 acre-ft Oct. 1, 1939 (elevation, 

870.05 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Oct. 24, 1936. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 909.0 ft), 61,600 acre-ft, of which 35,100 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through dam.

Charles Mill Reservoir. Lat 40°44'20, long. 32°21'40", in NE£ sec. 35, T. 23 N., R. 17 W. , 

at dam on Black Pork, 2.5 miles south of Mifflin, Ashland County. Drainage area, 216 

sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1951. Gage, water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is 987.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have 

been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents during year, 20,430 

acre-ft Dec. 11 (elevation, 1,004.05 ft); minimum, 6,040 acre-ft Sept. 10 (elevation, 

995.96 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-51, 52,930 acre-ft June 19, 1947 

(elevation, 1,013.34 ft); minimum, 4,490 acre-ft Jan. 3, 1944 (elevation, 994.63 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Aug. 17, 1936. Capacity at spillway 

level (elevation, 1,020.0 ft), 88,000 acre-ft, of which 7,400 acre-ft is in conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on 

spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam or through bypass 

gate around conservation weir.

Mohawk Reservoir.--Lat 40°21'10", long. 82°05 1 15", in SW^ sec. 6, T. 6 N., R. 8 W., at 

dam on Waihonding River, 1.5 miles northwest of Nellie, Coshocton County. Drainage 

area, 1,501 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1951. Gage, waterstage recorder. Datum of gage is 799.2 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; 

gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents 

during year, 37,500 acre-ft Feb. 23 (elevation, 841.16 ft); minimum, 126 acre-ft Sept. 

10 (elevation, 800.88 ft, from graph based on gage readings). Maximum contents during 

period 1939-51, 126,800 acre-ft June 10, 1947 (elevation, 864.76 ft); minimum, 108 acreft Oct. 10, 1939 (elevation, 800.48 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Sept. 22, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 890.0 ft), 285,000 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for flood control only. 

There are no gates on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in tunnels through 

dam.

Pleasant Hill Reservoir.--Lat 40°37'25", long. 82°19'30", in NE-jL sec. 7, T. 19 N., R. 16 

W., at dam on Clear Fork, 2.5 miles south of Perrysville, Ashland County. Drainage 

area, 199 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1951. Gage, waterstage recorder. Datum of gage is 971.75 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; 

gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents 

during year, 21,530 acre-ft Feb. 22 (elevation, 1,028.23 ft); minimum, 12,900 acre-ft 

on several days in September (elevation, 1,019.25 ft). Maximum contents during period 

1939-51, 32,220 acre-ft June 8, 1947 (elevation, 1,036.69 ft); minimum, 995 acre-ft 

May 19, 1941 (elevatin, 991-.43 ft).
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 187

Reservoirs in Muskingum River basin, Ohio Continued

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Feb. 1, 1938. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 1,065.0 ft), 87,700 aere-ft, of which 13,500 acre-ft is in conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on 

spillway and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through dam.

Mohleanvllle Reservoir.--Lat 40°43'35", long. 82°09'05", in SE£ sec. 34, T. 21 N., R. 15 

W., at dam on Lake Fork, 2 miles east of Mohicanville, Ashland County. Drainage area, 

269 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1951. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is 932.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage 

readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents 

during year, 10,180 acre-ft Jan. 5 (elevation, 946.95 ft); minimum, 48 acre-ft Aug. 25, 

26, Sept. 22 (elevation, 933.10 ft, from graph based on gage readings). Maximum contents during period 1939-51, 59,820 acre-ft June 15, 1947 (elevation, 957.60 ft); minimum, 4.1 acre-ft Aug. 22, 23, Sept. 14, 1949; minimum elevation, 932.38 ft several 

days in August, September, and October 1941.

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Dec. 24, 1936. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 963.0 ft), 102,000 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for flood control only. 

There are no gates on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through 

dam.

Senecaville Reservoir.--Lat 39°55'25", long. 81°26'10", at dam on Seneca Fork, 1.5 miles 

southeast or Senecaville, Guernsey County. Drainage area, 121 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1951. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 

812.05 ft above mean sea level, adjustment jf 1912, gage readings have been adjusted 

to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents during year, 58,540 acre-ft 

Dec. 8, 9 (elevation, 836.13 ft); minimum, 39,370 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 831.07 

ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-51, 63,370 aere-ft Mar 24, 1945 (elevation 

837.27 ft); minimum, 2,310 acre-ft Oct. 22, 23, 1939 (elevation, 812.53 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed May 14, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 842.5 ft), 88,500 acre-ft, of which 43,500 aci;e-ft is in conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. Outflow is controlled 

mostly by operation of gates in short conduits through dam, but above spillway level, 

11-p-foot taintor gates on spillway can be used.

Wills Creek Reservoir.--Lat 40°09 I 25", long. 81°50'50", in SE^ sec. 23, T. 4 N., R. 6 W., 

at dam on Wills Creek, 1.3 miles south of village of Wills Creek, Coshocton County. 

Drainage area, 344 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1951. Gage, 

water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 733.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents during year, 50,970 acre-ft Dec. 9 (elevation, 759.90 ft)- minimum, 5 500 acreft Aug. 26 (elevation, 741.40 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-51 122 200 

acre-ft Mar. 11, 1945 (elevation, 771.38 ft), minimum, 1,880 acre-ft Oct. 22, 23, 1939 

(elevation, 734.10 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Oct. 13, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 779.0 ft), 196,000 acre-ft, of which 6,000 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Calendar year

June 30. ......

Sept. 30. ......

Water year 

1950-51. ....

Dover Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

865.14 

866.11 

867.37 

866.42

-

867.23 

873.27 

872.92 

874.81 

866.27 

867.17 

866.42 

865.87 

865.20

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

0.7 

7.4 

41.1 

14.2

-

35.7 

775 

674 

1,320 

10.9 

33.5 

14.2 

4.4 

1.0

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

+6.7 

+33.7 

-26.9

+14.2

+21.5 

+739.3 

-101 

+646 

 :, 309.1 

+22.6 

-19.3 

-9.8 

-3.4

+.3

Bolivar Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

896.95 

896.85 

898.61 

897.70

-

898.27 

909. IS 

913.81 

907.56 

897.95 

898.39 

897.70 

897.09 

896.85

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

215 

209 

363 

275

-

327 

3,420 

6,500 

2,620 

295 

340 

275 

225 

209

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

-6 

+154 

-88

+57

+52 

+3,093 

+3,080 

-3,880 

-2,325 

+45 

-65 

-50 

-16

-6

Leesville Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

962.58 

962.56 

963.03 

962.46

-

963.00 

960.13 

963.99 

966.27 

962.72 

962.73 

962.64 

961.85 

961.43

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

19,080 

19,060 

19,530 

18,960

-

19,500 

16,770 

20,490 

22,950 

19,220 

19,230 

19,140 

18,360 

17,960

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

-20 

+470 

-570

-160

+540 

-2,730 

+3,720 

+2,460 

-3,730 

+10 

-90 

-780 

-400

-1,120

t Elevation at 12 p.
MOSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Monthly elevatior and contents, of reservoirs In Musklngum River Basin, Ohio, 

water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Calendar year 

1950. ........

Water year 

1950-51. .....

Date

Calendar year 

1950. ........

Water year

Date

Calendar year 

1950. ........

Sept. 30. .......

Water year

Date

Calendar year 

1950. ........

Sept. 30.. ......

Water year 

1950-51. .....

Atwood Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

927.34 

926.72 

925.09 

927.42

-

928.08 

928.33 

929.13 

930.71 

927.61 

927.60 

927.49 

926.57 

926.04

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

22,610 

21,680 

19,330 

22,730

-

23,730 

24,130 

25,410 

28,080 

23,020 

23,000 

22,840 

21,460 

20,660

-

Clendenlng Re

897.70 

897.41 

898.29 

897.58

-

898.02 

898.81 

899.45 

898.52 

897.81 

897.95 

897.63 

897.07 

896.91

-

Moh

801.64 

801.56 

803.33 

802.93

-

804.35 

817.64 

824.04 

808.67 

803.42 

803.71 

801.64 

801.44 

801.42

-

25,990 

25,500 

27,050 

25,790

-

26,540 

28,040 

29,260 

27,490 

26,180 

26,420 

25,870 

24,920 

24,650

Change In 

contents 

during

feet)

-930 

-2,350 

+3 , 400

-330

+1,000 

+400 

+1,280 

+2,670 

-5,060 

-20 

-160 

+1,620 

-3,800

-1,950

servolr

-490 

+1 , 550 

-1,260

+16,710

+750 

+1 , 500 

+1,220 

-1,770 

-1,310 

+240 

-550 

-950 

-270

-1,340

iwk Reservoir

167 

162 

281 

251

-

369 

3,770 

8,510 

893 

289 

313 

167 

155 

154

-

-5 

+119 

-30

+22

+118 

+3,401 

+4,740 

-7,617 

-604 

+24 

-146 

-12 

-1

-13

Senecavllle Reservoir

831.65 

831.41 

832.70 

832.27

-

832.86 

834.27 

835.48 

833.40 

832.18 

833.36 

831.94 

831.21 

831.07

-

41,340 

40,520 

45,040 

43,490

-

45,620 

50,980 

55,860 

47,630 

43,170 

47,480 

42,330 

39,840 

39,370

-

-820 

+4,520 

-1,550

+1,540

+2,130 

+5,360 

+4,880 

-8,230 

-4,460 

+4,310 

-5,150 

-2,490 

-470

-1,970

Beach City Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

948.36

948.31 

949.01 

948.80

-

949,08 

950.00 

952.52 

951.60 

948.70 

948.60 

948.50 

948.40 

948.33

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

1,870 

1,840 

2,160 

2,070

-

2,190 

2,700 

4,460 

3,750 

2,020 

1,980 

1,930 

1,880 

1,850

-

Change In 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

-30 

+320 

-90

+170

+120 

+510 

+1,760 

-710 

-1,730 

-40 

-50 

-50 

-30

-20

Tappan Reservoir

899.24 

899.06 

899.31 

899.16

-

899.47 

899.52 

900.23 

900.01 

899.37 

899.43 

899.27 

898.72 

898.53

-

34,980 

34,540 

35,140 

34,780

-

35,530 

35,650 

37,350 

36,820 

35,290 

35,430 

35,050 

33,760 

33,320

-

-440 

+600 

-360

-600

+750 

+120 

+1,700 

-530 

-1,530 

+140 

-380 

-1,290 

-440

-1,660

Pleasant Hill Reservoir

1,019.40 

1,019.36 

1,019.76 

1,019.68

-

1,020.07 

1,024.68 

1,023.81 

1,021.59 

,019.75 

,019.57 

,019.45 

,019.26 

,019.25

-

13,020 

12,990 

13,310 

13,240

-

13,590 

17,830 

16,960 

14,960 

13,300 

13,160 

13,060 

12,910 

12,900

-

-30 

+320 

-70

+4,380

+350 

+4,240 

-870 

-2,000 

-1,660 

-140 

-100 

-150 

-10

-120

Wills Creek Reservoir

741.70 

741.50 

743.47 

742.88

-

744.20 

746.85 

746.65 

744.99 

742.57 

745.82 

742.87 

741.42 

741.75

5,750 

5,580 

7,520 

6,860

-

8,410

L2.040 

9,460 

6,560 

10,720 

6,850 

5,510 

5,790

-

-170 

+1 , 940 

-660

-270

+1 , 550 

+3,950 

-320 

-2,580 

-2,900 

+4,160 

-3,870 

-1,340 

+280

+40

Piedmont Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

912.79 

912.66 

913.23 

913.11

-

913.08 

913.03 

914.08 

913.17 

913.05 

913.89 

912.75 

911.75 

911.55

-

Contents 

(aerefeet)

33,090 

32,800 

34,100 

33,830

-

33,760 

33,640 

36,060 

33,970 

33,690 

35,620 

33,000 

30,800 

30,360

-

Change In 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

-290 

+1,300 

-270

-180

-70 

-120 

+2,420 

-2,090 

-280 

+1,930 

-2,620 

-2,200 

-440

-2,730

Charles Mill Reservoir

997.30 

997.16 

997.80 

997.42

-

997.75 

999.09 

999.12 

997.71 

997.48 

997.28 

997.08 

996.31 

996.11

-

7,820 

7,620 

8,520 

7,990

-

8,450 

10,440 

10,490 

8,390 

8,070 

7,790 

7,510 

6,500 

6,230

-

-200 

+900 

-530

-730

+460 

+1,990 

+50 

-2,100 

-320 

-280 

-280 

-1,010 

-270

-1,590

Mohicanvllle Reservoir

933.25 

933.36 

934.09 

933.68

-

934.09 

935.25 

943.55 

939.05 

933.71 

933.63 

933.31 

933.23 

933.16

-

54 

58 

88 

71

-

88 

155 

3,330 

495 

72 

69 

56 

53 

50

-

+4 

+30 

-17

+9

+17 

+67 

+3,175 

-2,835 

-423 

-3 

-13 

-3 

-3

-4

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 189

Ohio River at Parkersburg, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°16'05", long. 81°33'50", on left bank on downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 50 at Parkersburg, Wood County, 0.3 mile upstream from Little Kanawha 

River and at mile 184.4.

Drainage area.--35,600 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--January 1940 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 562.01 ft above mean sea level, Sandy 

Hook datum. Prior to Apr. 35, 1950, at Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge 0.3 mile 

downstream at sane datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 0.4 mile downstream from 

lock and dam 18 and 4.0 miles upstream from base gage; prior to Nov. 13, 1948, at 

lock 18.

Average discharge.--11 years, 52,270 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during the year, 327,000 cfs Dec. 6; maximum gage height, 

sy.13 ft Dec. 6; minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum discharge for 5-day 

period, 6,030 cfs Sept. 26-30; minimum gage height, 9.97 ft.

1940-51; Maximum discharge, 440,000 cfs Jan. 1, 1943; maximum gage height, 49.03 

ft Jan. 1, 1943; minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum discharge for 5-day 

period, 4,000 cfs, Oct. 11-15, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 58.9 ft, Mar. 29, 1913.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10,000 cfs, which are fair. 

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

25 

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12 , 600

12,900 

12,800

12,900

11,800

9,500

12,800

10,400

*10,800

16,200

17,800

18,400

21,000

32,600

39,700

45,000

29,500

E6,400

18,900

19,600

18,100 

16,800

13,600 

13,400

11,800

13,400

12,600

13,600

12,500 

11,100

12,300

538,800

17,380

-

-

Nov.

16,400

15.600, 

15,600

37,500

72,300

93,100

101,000

85,800

76,800

68,200

58 , 600

51,100

29,600

33,900

33,000

30,500

28,300

29,000

30,500

47,600

74,400 

83,200

100,000 

96,200

85,400

73,600

TO, 600

103,000

112.000 

105,000

-

tl, 857.8

61,930

-

-

Dec.

102 , 000

98,600 

140,000

232,000

*505, 000

324,000

283,000

280,000

275,000

237,000

203,000

161,000

138,000

100,000

99,500

87,900

77,700

*52,100

40,500

43,000

39,400 

30,900

39,000 

38,200

47,300

53,700

50,700

36,400

50.800 

38,600

36,700

t3,721

120,000

_

-

Jan.

31,400

29.800 

42,900

103,000

175,000

*223,000

219,000

181,000

151,000

127,000

101,000

92,400

83,800

78,200

130,000

202,000

211,000

180,000

155,000

145,000

142,000 

146,000

146,000 

131,000

118,000

109,000

94 , 500

88,100

92,600 

86,500

89,800

t3, 904.8

126,000

_

-

Feb.

115,000

159,000 

171,000

162,000

124,000

96,600

104,000

113,000

100,000

80,800

55.700

75,600

102,000

139,000

158,000

159,000

153,000

149,000

*L44,000

145,000

159,000 

171,000

181,000 

190.000

172,000

155,000

137,000

123,000

-

t3, 769.7

134,600

_

-

Mar.

113,000

104,000 

99,000

126,000

159,000

183.000

182,000

179,000

174,000

157,000

138,000

119,000

101,000

96,800

95,200

89,200

89,000

90,100

91,400

109,000

125,000 

135,000

133,000 

120,000

108,000

101,000

94,200

83,000

79.500 

85,800

115,000

t3,674

118,500

_

-

Apr.

162,000

178,000 

186,000

174,000

157,000

141,000

124,000

110,000

101,000

92,600

90,500

93,900

104,000

104,000

142,000

148,000

141,000

125,000

107,000

94,000

85,600 

77,200

65.600 

' 85,400

95,500

98,700

91,500

82,800

76,100 

81,400

"

t3, 412.8

113,800

_

-

May

113,000

154.000 

111,000

91,000

85,200

79,900

69,500

48,500

49,000

42,000

51,900

72,100

75,900

75,200

52,700

53,500

45,500

40,800

53,900

29,500

25,500 

22,400

31,600 

27,400

31,400

25,100

24,000

25,600

24,700 

29,000

28,700

tl, 649.3

53,200

_

-

June

26,200

23,700 

21,700

22,900

24,900

29,800

26,900

23,600

21.400

33,900

44,300

69,200

74,700

82,800

127,000

142,000

112,000

87,000

68,400

44,000

31,800 

24,900

26,700 

27,200

41,800

32,600

52,500

51,800

47 ,800 

54,300

-

H,457.8

48,590

_

-

July

63,900

72.300 

57,700

44,900

54,900

54,900

49,500

46,100

35,000

24,700

25,300

23,000

22,200

26,200

25,700

21,500

19,000

18,400

16,900

15,000

15,500 

15,400

30,500 

32,100

25,700

32,600

22,400

18,100

18,400 

18,100

16,800

960,700

30,990

_

-

Aug.

11,800

9,180

0

1

1

> 7,650

1

J

7,570

]

> 7,050

J

6,180

252,330

8,140

_

-

Sept.

8,120

7,570

7,710

8,650

]

I 6,090

J

6,030

-

220,850

7,362

_

-

Calendar year 1950 : Max 324,000 Hin - Mean 69,670 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.57

Water year 1950-51 : Max 324,000 Hin - Mean 69,640 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.55

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed in thousands.
LITTLE KAMWHA RIVER BASIN

Little Kanawha River near Burnsville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°49'25", long. 80°35'35", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 5, 0.1 mile downstream from Knawl Creek and 4 miles southeast of Burnsville, Braxton County.

Drainage area. 155 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 756.09 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 25, 1940, staff gage 100 ft upstream from present gage at same datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 290 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,390 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 16.05 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Aug. 27; minimum gage height, 0.28 ft Sept. 30.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 9,200 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 19.04 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,700 cfs; minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 6, 1946.

Flood in March 1918 reached a stage of 19.7 ft, from floodmark (discharge, about 

9,800 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation or ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect or 

indefinite stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 9

3.0 

8.0 

15.0

216

1,630

4,840

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

0.9 

1.3 

2.2 

5.5 

9.5

1O to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

3.0 

6.6

215

1,210

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

56

49

42

40

46

43

34

26

25

30

78

1.060

608

307

200

149

120

*104

80

60

60

50

60

70

80

80

50

75

250

170

120

4,222

136

0.877

1.01

Nov.

100

150

200

250

400

350

300

250

200

180

150

130

110

100

90

80

90

90

90

180

*1.500

734

486

b350

b270

b330

b400

432

445

458

~

8,695

290

1.87

2.09

Dec .

445

1,350

3,890

4.640

1,490

790

1,090

1,450

790

499

380

289

221

182

247

380

299

240

198

155

blSO

143

137

139

209

245

189

135

214

240

228

21,054

679

4.38

5.05

Jan.

202

202

*2OO

393

486

3 BO

328

289

207

209

279

354

3O5

788

1,510

1,020

622

526

486

393

328

247

209

328

406

354

286

472

1,210

1,020

1,070

15,109

487

3.14

3.63

Feb.

4,840

2,42O

BIB

580

393

294

681

860

650

540

393

393

*445

406

328

289

354

354

354

315

1,010

1,720

BBS

540

367

286

240

191

-

-

"

20,949

748

4.83

5.03

Mar.

178

166

149

341

328

294

2,280

1,540

706

432

315

250

*262

406

341

367

432

692

1,210

1, 450

818

499

38O

341

305

274

247

230

226

1,340

1,750

18,549

598

3.86

4.45

Apr.

748

5 BO

540

526

486

406

354

636

790

748

734

1,170

1,510

944

720

499

367

E74

*22B

189

157

164

393

341

419

380

580

406

406

472

-

16,167

539

3.48

3.88

May

445

380

328

445

419

432

367

284

223

185

274

341

328

254

*204

168

143

122

120

123

104

90

182

328

228

162

149

145

526

445

259

8,203

265

1.71

1.97

June

170

129

104

92

92

95

78

73

118

1,210

916

419

874

608

393

232

156

117

92

74

66

58

63

69

46

31

28

41

213

159

"

6,816

227

1.46

1.64

July

117

92

71

52

38

30

22

14

10

8.5

7.5

18

83

94

53

28

14

8.9

7.3

6.5

6.3

5.9

5.O

10

*24

23

10

6.9

7.7

5.5

5.9

882.9

28.5

0.184

0.21

Aug.

.1

.4

.1

.9

.8

.7

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.0

.5

.4

.0

.0

.0

.8

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

* .1

.2

.3

.0

.5

56.5

1.82

0.0117

0.01

Sept.

3.9

4.6

5.5

4.1

3.9

5.5

96

98

39

14

8.3

6.1

4.4

4.4

6.1

12

9.5

6.3

5.0

3.7

e5.0

e3.5

e3.5

e4.0

e3.5

e3.5

e3.5

*e3.2

e3.2

e3.2

~

376.4

12.5

0.0806

0.09

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,920 Min 21 Mean 446 Cfsm 2. 88 In. 39.07

Water year 195O-51: Max 4,840 Mln 1.1 Mean 332 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.06

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).-- Dec. 4 (8:30 a.m.) 5,390 cfs (16. O5 ft); Feb. 1 (2 p.m.) 5,280

cfs (15.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated from a discharge measurement.

Note. --No gage-height record Oct. 19 to Nov. 20; discharge estimated on basis of records for

Little Kanawha River at Glenville.
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 191

Little Kanawha River at Glenville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38"56"00", long. 80 0 50'20", on right bank at highway bridge at Glenville, 

Gilmer County, 1,000 ft upstream from Sycamore Run.

Drainage area. 386 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only), December 1928 to 

September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 697.79 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. June 1915 to Sept. 30, 1922, staff gage and Dec. 10, 1928, to Dec. 13, 

1934, chain gage at bridge 300 ft upstream at same datum. Auxiliary wire-weight gage 

read twice daily 2.7 miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 22 years (1929-51), 614 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 18,200 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 31.15 ft, 

backwater from tributaries downstream); minimum discharge, 3.0 cfs Aug. 27 (gage 

height, 1.7 ft).

1915-22, 1928-51: Maximum discharge, 20,400 cfs Apr. 16, 1939, from graph of discharge adjusted for changing stage; maximum gage height, 33.22 ft Apr. 17, 1939, from 

floodmarks; no flow at times in September and October of 1930 and 1932.

Maximum stage known, 33.6 ft Nov. 16, 1926 (discharge not determined but probably 

less than that of Apr. 16, 1939).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods computed from once-daily gage readings 

and periods of backwater from tributaries, which are fair.

Revisions. W 783: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of backwater from 

tributaries (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet 

per second)

Oct. 1 to May 11

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

4.0

8.0 2,010

14.0 4,650

18.0 7,100

May 12 to Sept. 3O

3.0 2.9

I 7.2 3.5

i 20 5.0

57 7.6

125

280

760

1,760

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

90

77

71

74

67

67

62

53

48

56

98

504

651

504

307

219

166

*134

110

93

93

77

93

168

168

128

110

168

721

488

271

5,936

191

0.495

0.57

Nov.

216

362

1,570

5,200

7.100

1,810

791

520

393

362

331

271

243

216

191

168

191

191

191

191

*3,130

1,570

861

756

520

704

974

1,010

1,090

1,170

-

32,293

1,076

2.79

3.11

Dec.

1,170

2,320

kS.OOO

kl5.200

k6,700

1,770

k2,700

k4 , 400

1,810

1,090

738

568

472

393

715

1,570

826

552

443

371

331

304

292

307

362

381

331

246

277

402

393

53,434

1,724

4.47

5.15

Jan.

331

331

*488

1,370

1,210

808

791

935

584

475

1,090

1,290

791

k2,250

k4,900

k2,600

1,370

1,010

861

704

584

485

408 721'

935

704

536

1,130

3,850

2,610

1,930

38,082

1,228

3.18

3.67

Feb.

kl 1 . 500

kl 1,300

k2 , 300

1,050

791

568

1,760

2,010

1,090

808

721

826

*896

774

616

584

974

861

721

668

2,960

4,100

2,010

1,090

738

568

504

405

_

-

53,193

1,900

4.92

5.12

Calendar year 1950: Max 13,200 Mln 42

Mar.

362

343

3_1P_

1,570

1,130

704

k5.700

k4,860

1,690

896

615

488

552

2,050

*1,290

1,250

1,410

1,890

2,370

3,530

1,930

1,130

738

651

616

520

462

427

408

2,370

4,820

47,083

1,519

3.94

4.54

Apr.

1,810

2,130

1,210

1,170

935

756

616

1,330

2,210

1,570

1,730

2,330

3.570

2,330

1,770

1,050

791

552

*475

396

325

322

1,090

756

584

616

1,530

896

1,170

2,170

-

38,190

1,273

3.30

3.68

May

1.170

861

721

1,170

935

808

651

520

415

346

686

694

515

410

*323

262

220

182

147

147

135

117

404

710

515

361

299

354

595

940

547

16,160

521

1.35

1.56

June

367

286

238

241

274

280

220

178

250

1.310

1,760

727

k2 . 900

k2 , 2OO

868

483

330

241

*178

135

115

106

188

147

109

149

244

211

595

467

-

15,797

527

1.37

1.52

July

302

178

127

98

78

68

55

46

36

36

36

57

81

145

109

68

57

46

36

28

20

20

20

2.280

342

 114

78

68

250

81

57

5,017

162

0.420

0.48

Aug.

36

36

28

25

23

21

18

17

16

16

17

19

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

*4

5

7

8

476

15.4

0.040

0.05

Sept.

9

9

10

13

28

68

102

151

99

58

40

30

20

21

22

21

24

28

24

22

16

13

13

13

13

*9.5

10

7 .2

I'.Z

~

908.1

30.3

0.078

0.09

Mean 1.O75 Cfsm 2.78 In. 37.82

Water year 1950-51: Max 13,200 Mln 4 Mean '840 Cfsm 2.18 In. 29.54

Peak discharge (base. 6.700 efsl.--Nov. 4 (11 p.m.) 10,200 cfs (21.8 ft); Dec. 4 (12 m.) 14,600 

cfs (28.84 ft); Feb. 1 (10:30 p.m.) 18,200 cfs (31.15 ft); Mar. 7 (4:30 p.m.) 8.2OO cfs (2O.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

k Backwater from tributaries.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily float-gage readings Oct. 19 to Nov. 21, Jan. 1-2, Mar. 

9-14, Apr. 3-18, Apr. 23 to May 4, July 8-25, July 28 to Sept. 6 and Sept. 28-30.
192 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Leading Creek near Glenville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°57'45", long. 80°52'00 n , on left bank 500 ft upstream from Big Run, 

1.4 miles upstream from mouth, and 2f miles northwest of Glenville, Gilmer County.

Drainage area.--144 sq mi.

Kecoras available.--February 1938 to December 1951 (discontinued).

uage. water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 700.23 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Nov. 7, 1945, staff gage 200 ft downstream at same datum. Auxiliary wire-weight gage read twice daily or oftener at site 1.4 miles downstream from 

base gage.

Average discharge. 13 years, 222 cfs.

extremes . --iat>u =51; Maximum discharge during water year, 8,500 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 

ab.ba ft, backwater from Little Kanawha River); minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 1 Igage height, 

0.81 ft).

1951: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 3,600 cfs Dec. 21; maximum gage height, 15.3 ft Dec. 15; minimum discharge, 0.4 cfs Oct. 24; minimum gage 

height, 0.85 ft Oct. 24-27.

1938-51: Maximum discharge not determined; maximum gage height, 27.5 ft Apr. 17, 

1939, from graph based on gage readings (backwater from Little Kanawha River); minimum discharge observed, 0.1 cfs Sept. 18-29, 1939; minimum gage height observed, 0.28 

ft Aug. 13, 14, 1944.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater 

From Little Kanawha River, which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1950-51 

1950-51

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a27

a25 

a24

a23 

22

21

19

17

16

2(5

66

364

TTZ

79

53

40

32

*26

25

24

22

21

35

42

37

28

23

22

22

22

22

1,391

44.9

0.312

0.36

Nov.

20

2T 

200

k2,210 

kl , 800

k322

149

100

104

218

174

110

79 

65

52

47

47

47

42

399

1,370

*339

183

131

110

160

286

328

364

378

-

9,855

328

2.28

2.55

Dec.

378

kl,020 

k3,000

k5,200 

kl,860

422

kl,480

k2 , 500

462

265

190

145

112 

95

248

574

282

179

127

112

84

72

72

100

177

116

as

62

58

75

84

19,581

632

4.39

5.06

Jan.

69

61 

*143

686

408

235

217

306

192

208

570

609

287 

*1,250

k5,200

k750

344

258

203

162

141

114

97

344

331

208

151

394

kl , 400

1,020

548

14,906

481

3.34

3.85

Feb.

k6,200

k3,900 

a600

a300

a200

alSO

a300

a4wO

a350

a300

a250

a250

*301 

235

179

166

435

308

237

226

kl,640

1:1 , 100

422

230

168

137

125

98

_

-

-

19,207

686

4.76

4.96

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,650 Win 13

Mar.

89

9TT 

89

1,280 

546

275

k2,620

k900

356

212

153

123

*209 

1,030

518

476

546

574

682

1,400

462

277

210

188

160

125

100

94

108

kl,190

k750

15,832

511

3.55

4.09

Apr.

550

1,310 

45Z

277 

217

166

135

465

770

462

504

844

1,210 

910

788

351

226

160

*125

103

75

476" 74

277

190

147

168

131

147

462

-

12,182

406

2.82

3.15

May

226

TT5 

116

121 

181

149

106

82

63

56

70

162

105 

71

*55

46

40

35

31

26

24

21

45

123

58

36

32

48

79

52

36

2,448

79.0

0.549

0.63

June

27

22

18

29 

123

61

41

30

49

355

230

100

2,250

1,710

369

250

180

120

*92

53

a60

-

6,689

223

1.55

1.73

July

a45

(»)

1,395

45.0

0.312

0.36

Aug.

. a6

*.9

.8

.B

.]_

165.2

5.33

0.037

0.04

Sept.

0.9

16 

3.8

2.0 

1.3

212

T9T

87

45

24

17

12

8.5 

11

17

17

20

14

11

7.0

4.3

3.4

3.4

2.8

2.2

*2.0

1.6

1.2

1.2

.9

-

740.5

24.7

0.172

0.19

Mean 364 Cfsm 2.53 In. 34.36

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,200 Mln .7 Mean 286 Cfsm 1.99 In. 26.97

Peak discharge (base, 4,200 cfs). Dee. 4 (10:30 a.m.) 6,300 cfs (23.64 ft); Dec. 8 (3 a.m.) 4,500 

cfs (16.42 ft); Jan. 15 (8 a.m.) 4,300 cfs (16.32 ft); Feb. 1 (10 p.m.) 8,500 cfs (26.59 ft); June

13 (10 p.m.) 4J240 cfs (14.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records 

Burnsville, at Glenville, and Grantsville.

k Backwater from Little Kanawha River; discharge computed by using fall as a

1951

Little Kanawha River

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

0.8

.7

.7

.7

.5

.6

1.5

25

Nov.

24

59

89

78

60

42

132

225

Dec.

116

102

92

127

448

305

240

kl,400

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

9.0

3.6

3.6

5.0

4.0

3.2

2.2

2.0

Nov.

129

92

66

47

34

47

162

328

Dec.

kl,700

736

316

225

176

257

k2,500

k690

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

1.6

1.3

*.9

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

Nov.

' ' 305

167

122

93

80

71

174

1,340

Dec.

240

205

205

28O

k2,500

k820

305

215

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean. ...................................... ... . ...... .. ......

Cfsm.. ............................. ............. .............. ...............

In....................... .................. ... .. ... . ......

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,200 Mln 0.5 Mean 265 Cfsm 1.84 In.

Oct.

0.5

.5

.7

.9

1.3

2.0

*2.7

0.02

Nov.

374

1,310

448

238

174

140

_

1.77

Dec.

167

228

23o

172

165

256

970

529

4.23

25.02

Water year 1951-52: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

ak discharge (base, 4.200 cfa). No peaks 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

k Backwater from Little Kanawha River; discharge computed using fall as a factor.
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 193

Steer Creek near Grantsville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°51'45", long. 81°02'05", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge 500 ft upstream from Rush Run, 2.2 miles upstream from mouth, and 5.5 miles 

southeast of Grantsville, Calhoun County.

Drainage area.--166 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 678.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Feb. 25, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since June 

17, 1941, auxiliary staff gage at site 1 mile downstream.

Average discharge.--13 years, 211 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,700 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 24.32 ft, backwater from Little Kanawha River); minimum, 0.3 cfs Aug. 27, 30 (gage height, 1.98 ft). 

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Apr. 16, 1939 (computed from graph based on 

gage readings), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 28.15 

ft Apr. 16, 1939 (backwater from Little Kanawha River); minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs Aug. 

13-16, 1944; minimum gage height observed, 1.35 ft Sept. 28, 1938.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from Little Kanawha River or 

doubtful gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--W 1113: 1947.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of backwater from Little Kanawha 

River (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.98 0.3

2.0 .4

2.1 1.0

2.2 2.2

2.3 3.8

2.6 11

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

76

151

5.0 364

7.0 1,020

9.2 1,950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

1718-

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

18

17

16

16

18

15

12

11

12

50

421

229

124

77

51

*34

29

26

22

20

20

22

44

39

28

23

50

161

89

60

1,774

57.2

0.34

0.40

Nov.

43

31

606

dkl, 770

dk984

k320

194

144

126

114

95

78

65

56

50

46

44

45

44

245

1,000

367

240

197

124

223

343

374

405

420

-

8,799

293

1.76

1.98

Dec.

405

dl,410

k4,160

*k4.770

dkl , 430

480

dl,550

k2 , 100

540

311

221

173

136

114

301

635

323

213

149

122

111

98

99

105

111

89

65

50

58

99

101

20,529

662

3.99

4.60

Jan.

68

78

156

*465

354

231

242

292

201

203

668

585

313

dkl, 200

dk2,950

k880

465

405

255

221

182

146

129

273

286

215

173

601

1,950

845

d791

15,823

510

3.07

3.54

Feb.

k7 . 200

k3,000

k800

382

253

199

780

540

348

242

240

281

268

*205

182

184

435

364

302

266

1,740

1,410

540

311

231

190

172

139

_

.

-

21,204

757

4.56

4.75

Mar.

134

129

119

1,030

450

328

1,350

1^ 370

377

246

196

166

295

*1,000

670

652

722

1,170

1,250

1,330

600

369

279

250

233

199

166

154

153

938

1,180

17,505

565

3.40

3.92

Apr.

525

688

480

330

266

209

182

450

722

510

435

930

1.000

740

555

348

244

188

163

*131

102

105

333

215

173

326

540

261

478

555

-

12,184

406

2.45

2.73

May

261

209

740

1,170

495

275

196

149

120

99

139

134

96

74

57

*48

39

34

29

26

22

20

159

146

62

37

45

72

156

101

55

5,265

170

1.02

1.18

June

33

26

20

19

44

38

27

21

82

175

273

134

964

495

250

137

82

56

39

*28

24

21

78

61

26

18

26

64

61

47

-

3,369

112

0.675

0.75

July

30

20

13

13

10

8.9

7.9

7.0

5.6

5.1

4.7

4.2

7.2

11

7.4

5.6

6.0

4.9

4.7

3.6

2_.5

sTe

7.3

33

19

10

7.7

*6.0

4.7

3.6

3.0

279.4

9.01

0.054

0.06

Aug.

2.8

2.1

1.7

1.5

.9

.8

.9

.7

.6

.7

.5

.6

2.7

13

8.2

5.1

3.3

2.7

2.2

1.7

1.5

.9

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

71

*.3

.3

3.0

61.6

1.99

0.012

0.01

Sept.

3.8

3.5

9.3

10

7.2

40

108

48

19

11

7.9

6.0

4.9

10

16

13

9.4

7.0

4.9

3.5

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.7

*2.7

2.5

2.5

2.1

1.6

1.2

-

364.0

12.1

0.073

0.08

Calendar year 1950 : Max 5,400 Min 1.8 Mean 318 Cfsm 1.92 In. 25.98

Water year 1950-51 : Max 7,200 Min 0.3 Mean 294 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.00

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfs). --Dec. 4 (8 a.m.) 6.300 cfs (20.82 fth Dec. 8 (2 a.m.) 3,500 cfs

(13.96 ft); Jan. 15 (9:30 a.m.) 3,800 cfs (14.22 ft); Feb. I (5 p.m.) 9,700 cfs (24.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph baaed on 

recorder graph and readings of the auxiliary gage.

k Backwater from Little Kanawha River; discharge computed using the fall between the gages as a 

factor.
194 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Little Kanawha River at Grantsville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°55'20", long. 81°05'50", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on

 State Highway 16 at Grantsville, Calhoun County, 1,200 ft downstream from Philip Run.

Drainage area. 913 sq mi.

Records available. December 1928 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 652.83 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912. Prior to Nov. 21, 1934, chain gage on bridge at present datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1929-51), 1,399 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,400 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 39.47 ft); min-

 imum, 7.6 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 6.24 ft).

1928-51: Maximum discharge, 34,300 cfs Apr. 17, 1939 (gage height, 43.10 ft); no 

flow Sept. 10 to Nov. 16, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.5 22

6.6 32

6.8 64

7.0 108

8.0 362

9.0 740

11.0 1,780

16.0 5,650

39.5 28,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

181

161

146

139

139

134

127

120

112

108

144

1,830

2.840 

1,170

659

450

*320

256

218

191

174

158

174

276

314

266

216

188

929

788

509

13,437

433

0.474

0.55

Nov.

383

317

1,850

8,670

14.000

6,370

1,830

1,110

898

875

875

654

520 

439

377

334

320

334

340

1,350

6,640

*4,050

2,050

1,420

1,080

1,080

2,040

2,450

2,590

2,730

-

67,916

2,264

2.48

2.77

Dec.

2,730

4,820

17,000

25.900

18,100

5,600

5,500

15 , 600

5,900

2,450

1,600

1,140

875 

708

1,110

5,950

2,310

1,420

965

785

650

554

509

a500

a560

a600

a520

a450

a470

484

a500

120,260

3,879

4.25

4.90

Jan.

a540

a600

a700

*a2,870

a3,550

al , 900

al,450

al,360

al,510

1,160

2,240

4,190

2,240 

4,130

15.400

10,100

3,550

2,310

1,780

1,450

1,180

965

785

1,080

2,170

1,600

1,160

1,470

8,150

7,900

5,790

95,080,

3,003

3.29

3.79

Feb.

17,800

26.700

all, 000

a3,200

al,500

al , 100

a3,000

a5, 800

a2,800

al,900

al , 700

al,800

a2,100 

al,660

*1,540

1,160

2,240

2,510

1,750

1,630

5,890

9,970

4,930

2,450

1,600

1,210

1,040

852

_

_

-

120,432

4,301

4.71

4.91

Mar.

722

677

642

4,670

4,110

1,960

7,600

12.000

4,570

1,840

1,310

965

1,290 

*5,650

4,270

3,390

5,870

5,110

5,740

8,170

4,840

2,480

1,720

1,420

1,340

1,110

942

852

852

7,240

9,970

111,322

3,591

3.93

4.53

Apr.

4,840

5,920

3,580

2,170

1,840

1,510

1,240

2,140

5,580

3,630

3,510

4,430

5^830

5,110

2,780

1,750

1,240

988

*852

672

614

al,510

al,720

al , 340

al,140

a5,080

al,650

al,420

a5 , 230

-

82,416

2,747

3.01

3.36

May

2,590

1,690

1,720

5,590

2,420

1,690

1,510

1,010

785

630

738

1,480

1,040 

808

610

*481

395

337

294

256

246

251

754

1,420

850

520

418

459

762

1,060

762

31,096

1,003

1.01

1.27

June

498

356

274

251

383

432

328

258

251

650

2,870

1,450

a3,310 

a6.750

a3,150

1,320

762

526

512

*328

251

214

450

1,180

402

268

512

722

1,140

988

-

30,706

1,024

1.12

1.25

July

1,480

785

418

286

216

176

151

122

99

81

70

64

99 

146

174

142

106

77

59

45

38

51

57

3.920

2,810

a550

a270

*144

198

281

130

13,225

427

0,468

0.54

Aug.

94

68

53

42

35

31

29

27

24

22

21

36

40 

52

39

56

29

24

21

18

16

15

15

12

12

10

10

*12

10

9.2

S.-t

848.6

27.4

0.050

0.05

Sept.

8.8

11

10

14

16

145

672

281

251

156

99

68

51 

66

90

66

51

43

42

40

33

30

28

23

*21

21

19

17

15

14

2,381.8

79.4

0.087

0.10

Calendar year 1950: Max 23,900 Min 74 Mean 2,361 Cfsm 2.59 In. 35.12

Water year 1950-51 : Max 26,700 Min 8.4 Mean 1,883 Cfsm 2.06 In. 28.00

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 cfs). Nov. 5 (9 a.m.) 14.900 cfs (26.02 ft): Dec. 4 f3 P.m.) 24.800

cfs (56.12 ft): Dec. 8 (9 a.m.) 15,10O cfs (26.17 ft); Jan. 15 (2:30 p.m.) 16,600 cfs (27.76 ft);

Feb. .2 (5 a.m.) 28,400 cfs (39.47 ft); Mar. 8 (2:30 a.m.) 13,900 cfs (24.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of occasional gage-height readings, recorded

range in stage, 1 discharge measurement, and records for stations at Glenville and Palestine.
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER 195

West Fork Little Kanawha River at Rocksdale, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°50'35",-long. 81°13 I 20", near center of span on downstream side of 

bridge 50 ft downstream from Henry Fork, 800 ft downstream from Rocksdale, Calhoun 

County, and 9 miles southwest of Grantsvilie.

Drainage area.--205 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1928 to September 1931, February 1938 to September 1951.

Average discharge.--15 years (1929-31, 1938-51), 257 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,600 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 28.6 ft)- 

minimum, 0.8 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 4.76 ft).

1929-31, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 20,200 cfs Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 30.3 

ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs; no flow July 26, 

July 30 to Aug. 6, Sept. 13 to Nov. 16, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 953: 1929-31, 1938(M), 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, _and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Ocb. 13 to Nov. 2 and July 25 to Sept. 20)

Oct. 1 to Dec Dec . 3 bo Sept. 30

5.1 

5.5 

5.9

6.4

7 .0 266

10.0 1,290

14.0 3,040

15.8 4,080

5.8 

6.2 

6.5 

7.0 

9.0

129

240

840

13.0

17.0

22.5

2,450

4,800

9,950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

34

30

26

33

37

33

25

21

19

54

166

481

308

137

84

*62

50

42

34

30

29

26

37

53

47

36

30

27

146

91

67

2,295

74.0

0.361

0.42

Nov.

50

53

1,070

4,050

1,960

514

266

177

156

128

120

98

84

72

62

59

58

57

53

881

1,810

615

353

252

266

415

547

615

650

650

-

16,141

538

2.62

2.93

Dec .

615

2,720

6,770

4,500

1,400

515

*515

1,480

635

399

278

180

148

120

303

700

356

252

192

120

97

78

97

104

97

84

68

56

51

78

78

23,086

745

3.63

4.19

Jan.

84

56

190

*635

399

265

240

303

240

228

635

805

457

2,110

5,000

1,280

605

428

316

240

£16

158

138

278

316

252

192

457

2,270

1,130

770

20,693

668

3.26

3.75

Feb.

9.940

2,840

770

428

316

252

1,320

700

457

329

278

342

329

*278

216

204

575

486

399

399

2,310

1,860

735

399

290

240

228

169

_

_

-

27,089

967

4.72

4.91

Mar.

169

169

192

2,280

912

457

1,160

948

457

303

228

192

470

* ,920

,280

,060

,130

,600

,560

,640

770

457

342

303

252

240

192

180

192

1,620

1,370

24,045

776

3.79

4.36

Apr.

700

1,020

575

399

316

240

216

370

545

605

399

912

1,600

1,280

605

399

290

216

180

*148

112

120

370

240

192

169

700

316

316

457

-

14,007

467

2.28

2.54

May

303

240

303

290

278

216

148

112

84

84

292

146

112

73

58

54

43

*40

34

5-i

39

49

486

19T

84

49

51

97

228

104

55

4,375

141

0.688

0.79

June

37

30

24

28

63

129

42

32

56

97

90

50

750

428

166

78

52

78

46

*34

27

30

355

321

45

38

31

27

32

38

-

3,254

108

0.527

0.59

July

40

22

20

17

14

13

11

9.8

7.9

6.2

7.3

12

4.6

18

30

13

15

5.7

6.2

6.7

6.2

80~~ 3.3

66

18

11

8.6

*7.6

5.7

7.6

6.4

499.8

16.1

0.079

0.09

Aug.

4.4

3.3

3.0

4.4

3.0

2.4

2.8

2.0

2.8

2.4

2.4

7.0

30

10

8.9

7.0

5.1

3.7

2.8

2.4

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.4

3.5

*4.9

5.4

4.1

137.8

4.44

0.022

0.02

Sept.

5.9

4.9

4.1

5.1

6.7

56

47

34

15

10

8.6

6.2

6.4

27

27

24

16

11

9.5

8.2

6.7

6.2

5.7

5.1

*5.1

4.6

5.1

4.1

3.7

5.3

-

382.2

12.7

0.062

0.07

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,400 Mln 7.8 Mean 475 Cfsm 2.32 In. 31.46

Water year!950-51 : Max 9,940 Min 1.1 Mean 373 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.66

Peak discharge (base, 3.500 cfs). --Nov. 4 (3 p.m.) 5,180 cfs (17.4 ft); Dec. 3 (1 a.m.) 11,200 cfs

(23.57 ft); "jan. is (2~a.m.) 8,00 

(7 p.m.) 4,380 cfs (16.4 ft).

-ov. p.m. , cs . ; ec. a.m. , 

fs (20.6 ft); Feb. 1 (5 p.m.) 17,600 cfs (28.6 ft); Feb. 21

Discharge asurement made on this day.
196 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Little Kanawha River at Palestine, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°03'35", long. 81°23'25", on left bank at Washington Street at Elizabeth, 

i.U mile upstream from Tucker Creek , 2.3 miles northeast of Palestine, Wirt County, and 

2.4 miles upstream from lock 3.

Drainage area.--1,515 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1915 to Ceptember 1922 (gage heights only), July 1939 to September I9fal (fragmentary prior to October 1941).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 585.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Feb. 18, 1950, 

water-stage reiorders or staff gages at looks 3 and 4 at various datums. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorder 3 miles upstream at lock 4.

Average discharge.--10 years (1941-51), 2,286 cfs.

Extremes,--Maximum discharge during year, 42,500 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 34.£2 ft, affeeted by backwater); minimum, 22 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 12.95 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 46,300 cfs Apr. 14, 1948; minimum not determined; minimum gage height, 3.32 ft at lock 3, Sept. 24, 1946.

Flood of Apr. 17, 1939, reached a stage of 3£.25 ft, from floodmarks, at lock 4 (discharge, about 53,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater from Ohio River or no gageheight record, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

576

576 

600

628

614

582

588

614

656

750

850

1,470

5.100

2,820 

1,480

*935

690

592

540

507

485

468 

529

605

639

745

723

630

572

1,220

1,170

26,934

869

0.574

0.66

Nov.

827

673 

745

klO,200

kl7.700

k!2,100

k4,230

2,360

1,750

1,500

1,450

1,330

1,060

868 

756

690

673

648

639

1,920

9,480

8,220 

4,600

2,820

2,230

1,900

2,630

4,200

4,700

4,900

-

107,759

3,592.

2.37

2.65

Dec.

4,900

7,220 

k24,900

k56.100

*k29, 200

k!4,400

k8,420

k!8,700

k!2,500

k4,390

3,200

2,180

1,610

1,220 

1,310

4,250

4,900

2,920

1,870

1,270

1,010

868 

778

754

767

840

756

605

579

598

639

193,634

6,247

4.12

4.75

Jan.

701

690 

l,T5o

4,500

*5,420

3,700

2,450

2,360

2,540

1,820

5,500

6,080

4,900

k6,050 

k25.500

k20,200

k6,900

4,300

3,100

2,450

1,990

1,630 

1,310

1,350

2,270

2,820

2,200

2,360

9,980

ell, 900

k6,220

152,071

4,906

3.24

3.73

Feb.

k25,300

k4 1,000 

k24,300

a8,050

a5, 500

a2,200

a4,600

all, 200

5,420

5,010

2,450

2,450

2,720

2,720 

2,360

*2,060

3,500

4,100

5,400

5,010

4,290

14,100 

10,000

5,000

5,010

2,220

1,840

1.550

_

-

198, 940

7,105

4.69

4.88

Mar.

1,270

1.110 

2,410

13,300

8,700

4,900

7,320

15 , 600

9,740

4,400

2,630

2,020

2,180

8,220 

*9,480

7,500

7,260

8,220

9,740

11,900

10,500

6,080 

3,800

2,820

2,450

2,140

1,820

1,580

1,630

4,890

'12,400

188,010

6,065

4.00

4.62

Calendar year 1950: Max 36,100 Min 176 Me«

Apr.

11,500

10,500 

7,980

4,700

3,500

2,820

2,560

2,250

4,800

6,540

5,000

5,860

10,000

10,500 

8,700

6,O8O

5,800

2,630

2,000

1,680

*1,330

1.250 

5,200

5,700

2,720

2,140

2,820

4,000

2,630

3,800

-

140,390

4,680

5.09

3.45

May

5,200

5,200 

5,010

3,900

4,400

3,100

2,230

1,700

1,280

982

1,070

1,680

1,850

1,250 

868

675

555

512

490

425

*567

325 

1,120

2,720

1,720

881

648

734

1,350

1,170

1,150

50,538

1,650

1.08

1.24

June

778

540 

450

512

650

614

572

458

541

315

830

2,630

5,500

9.740 

8,220

5,200

1,510

1,090

712

598

485

419 

622

1,090

1,200

854

767

712

1,040

1,500

-

45,709

1,524

1.01

1.12

July

1,940

1,560 

690

458

541

210

98

65

65

70

72

94

120

194

210

355

414

351

268

198

120

68 

44

183

3,850

1,970

540

404

501

*260

550

15,601

505

0.552

0.58

Aug.

541

176 

79

44

51

29

29

50

30

29

28

27

26

26 

36

54

58

63

63

60

51

*46 

41

36

32

30

28

27

26

24

25

1,623

52.4

0.035

0.04

Sept.

23

23 

24

24

24

24

27

558

639

518

507

430

388

752 

520

224

185

155

95

67

55

53 

61

*61

55

46

36

31

29

27

~

5,637

188

0.124

0.14

in 3,596 Cfsm 2.37 In. 32.21

Water year 1950-51 : Max 41,000 Min 23 Mean 3,087 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.66

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 cfs). --Nov. 5 (5 a.m.) 19,300 cfs (25.56 ft); Dec. 4 (5 p.m.) 37,900

cfs (31.75 ft); Dec. 8 (5 a.m.) 18,800 cfs (24.04 ft); Jan. 15 (6 p.m.) 27,500 cfs (27.28 ft); Feb.

2 (8 a.m.) 42,500 cfs (34.22 ft); Feb. 22 (2 p.m.) 15,300 cfs (21.40 ft); Mar. 4 (10 a.m.) 15,300 cfj

(21.35 ft); Mar. 8 (12 m. ) 16,500 cfs (21.82 ft); Mar. 51 (9 p.m.) 13,500 cfs (20.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Grantsvllle and

Glenville.

k Backwater from Ohio River; discharge computed by using fall as a factor.
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVKR BASIN 

South Fork Hughes River at Macfarlan, W. Va.

197

, long. 81°11'25", near center of span on upstream side of highway

an* T R"miV«T~~ ~? of Macfarlan, Ritchie County, 0.5 mile upstream from Dutchman Run,

and 1.5 miles upstream frjm Macfarlan Creek 

Drainage area.--210 sq mi, approximately.

n-ecoras available. -May 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only October 1916 to Septem- 

. oer isaa). January 1938 to December 1951 (station discontinued) 

Gage.-Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 635.28'ft above mean sea

Tain ' adJ L}stment of 1912. May 1915 to Sept. 30, 1922, and Jan. 26, 1938, to Mar 11

1940, staff gage at site 50 ft upstream at same datum 

Average discharge 13 years (1938-51) 306 cfs. 

a3T-^me, 3 ;---1-^ bl-'- bJ- : Maximum discharge during water year, 9,100 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height

a dS t ScT graph based on Sage readings); minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Aug. 31 to Sept.'l2

v, 1^f 1: 10 M?X^um dlscna rSe during period October to December, 6,000 cfs Dec. 15 (gage 

fair lc Q ' m gra?h based on gage readings); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Oct. 1, 20 21 

iyib-2^ 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 12,100 cfs June 25, 1950 gage height 29 3*ft'

££^^^&'^*.^^,^%®£ f- 1915 ; mlnlmum gage helSnt observed, 1.50 ft June 28, 29, July 2, 24

ft fr0m ^"nation furnished by local

Remarks. Records good except th 

Revisions (water years). W 953: 1941.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1950-51 

1950-51

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17 

14

13

12 

17

19

14

12

10

U

25

200

150 

90

60

45

*32

22

17

14

12

11

12

15

21

16

14

13

12

11

10

939.7

30.3

0.144

0.17

Nov.

10

To

14

2.560 

1,760

416

226

170

149

159

170

149

115 

91

75

61

61

55

55

347

1,610

535

306

264

159

b!50

b!50

b!70

b200

b300

"

10,517

351

1.67

1 . 86

Dec.

b500 

1,110

4,950

6.150 

*1,340

535

1,660

3,950

S40

367

276

214

170 

135

212

1,040

466

278

bl70

b!30

bllO

blOO

blOO

bllO

160

blSO

99

60

70

70

60

25,424

620

3.90

4.50

Jan.

jJO

200

1,600 

*784

367

2 84

b200

blSO

bl70

764

1,140

399 

1,710

5,900

1,340

535

363

276

214

159

160

149

191

399

238

160

406

2,560

1,110

692

23,217

749

3.57

4.11

Feb.

6.450 

4,500

500

b350 

251

202

1,760

620

500

264

236

336

363 

336

*264

202

620

570

363

383

1,040

1,260

535

321

238

180

159

149

-

-

. -

23,414

636

3.96

4.15

Mar.

139 

160

350

5,700 

1,110

466

2,160

1,610

535

278

214

180

322

1,610

926

*820

1,040

1,140

1,040

2,180

784

416

306

260

226

160

139

131

180

1,640

1,910

26,194

645

4.02

4.64

Apr.

856 

2.460

620

416 

306

236

160

278

620

500

466

620

1,360 

1,410

1,380

535

321

226

160

159

*121

167

2,000

640

336

236

336

236

160

336

-

18,343

611

2.91

3.25

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,550 Min 6.4 Mean 444

May

226 

170

139

242 

784

466

236

159

117

95

426

712

264 

159

95

*61

61

50

40

30

24

18

87

306

123

59

47

51

91

72

36

5,470

176

0.838

0.97

Cfsrr

June

29 

20

13

16 

65

72

40

25

21

202

251

111

5.170 

2,950

712

251

139

170

121

55

*42

46

1,020

403

137

95

191

321

535

1,610

-

12,637

428

2.04

2.27

July

1,610 

432

160

139 

251

214

111

55

40

29

22

21

23 

24

18

IS

10

8.4

7.0

5.5

S.O

4.7

38~4.1

46

17

9.9

7.6

*316

154

37

3,658.2

124

0.592

0.66

Aug.

22 

14

11

6.0 

6.5

5.6

5.2

4.2

3.9

3.5

3.5

5.0

20 

10

6.0

4.5

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.3

*1.1

.9

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

jj>

153.4

4.95

0.024

0.03

Sept.

0.5 

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

1.7 

5.0

3.4

2.1

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.0

1.6

2.2

2.0

*1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

.6

.8

.5

38.3

1.26

0.006

0.007

2.11 In. 29.35

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,450 Mln .5 Mean 412 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.64

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 11-16, Oct. 30 to Nov. 2, Dec. 28 to Jan. 4, Mar. 24, 

May 19, July 19, Aug. 4, 5, 10-25, 27-31, Sept. 3-12, 20-23; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records and records for nearby stations.

1951

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7 

6

Tota

Oct.

0.5

.2

.1

1.1

2.7 

2.1

1

Nov.

6.5

6.9

8.9

5.2

5.0

6.5

13 

44

Dec.

37

24

I9

26

139

251

276 

1,000

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15 

16

Oct.

1.7

.7

.5

.3

.3

.3

.4 

.3

Nov.

41

26

14

12

8.0

8.9

25 

133

Dec.

2,500

1,000

400

200

149

147

4.200 

928

Day

17

16

19

20

21

22

23 

24

Oct.

0.3

.2

*.3

.1

.1

.2

.3

1.0

Nov.

236

111

51

29

21

17

36 

1,450

Dec.

264

226

191

539

3,250

1,410

363 

214

Day

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

In. .....................................................................

Oct.

1.1

1.1

1.2

2.1

3.2

4.4

4.1

31.5

1.02

D.0049

0.006

Nov.

764

1,870

640

214

131

63

6,040.9

201

0.957

1.07

Dec.

149

324

385

160

170

159

1,300

20,432

659

3.14

3.62

Calendar year 1950 Max 6,450 Mln 0.1 Mean 384 In. 24.80

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Hote. Backwater from leaves Oct. 1-31.

281787 O - 53 - 14
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Hughes River at Cisko, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°07'10", long. 81°16'40", on right bank 100 ft downstream from confluence of North and South Porks, 1 mile upstream from Cisko, Ritchie County, and 5 miles 

south of Petroleum.

Drainage area.--452 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only), February 1929 to 

Bepiemoer 193j., March 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 607.92 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1931, staff gage at site 0.9 mile downstream and Mar. 5, 

1939, to Sept. 30, 1945, staff gage at site 1 mile downstream, both at datum 2.56 ft 

lower. Oct. 1, 1945, to June 30, 1946, wire-weight gage at bridge across mouth of 

North Pork at present datum. Auxiliary staff gage 6} miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge.--14 years (1929-31, 1939-51), 610 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,200 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 24.38 ft); minmum daily discharge, 1.5 cfs Sept. 5-12.

1915-22, 1929-31, 1939-51: Maximum discharge, 31,700 cfs June 26, 1950 (gage height, 

32.69 ft), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights, 24.8, 28.1 and 30.4 ft; no flow July 26, Aug. 2-6, Sept. 4 

to Dec. 5, 1930.

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

wnicn are poor.

Revisions (water years).--W 1939. W 1113: 1947.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect ( 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

3.0 

9.0

2.5 

2.7 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

53

130

270

490

6.0

12.0

22.0

1,440

4,950

13,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Z4

25

26

27

Z8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

42

35

29

27

26

33

32

25

23

25

39

*285

355

T7T

105

79

60

49

39

33

26

25

23

Z3

28

3Z

27

Z4

22

Zl

2T

1,784

57.5

0.127

0.15

Nov.

Zl

20

2T

2,020

4, 130

783

355

227

188

209

Z58

213

157

123

105

96

96

103

96

706

3,080

1,1ZO

540

400

290

b280

b270

b300

b400

b600

-

17,210

574

1.27

1.42

Dec.

bl.OOO

2,250

9,640

13 , 700

*3 , 650

1,140

3,280

9,780

1,790

805

562

423

315

250

456

2,090

1,040

594

b360

b250

b200

blSO

188

202

373

b300

b200

blSO

b!20

blZO

blOO

55,508

1,791

3.96

4.57

Jan.

blOO

T2T

409

3,580

*Z,27O

873

607

b450

b350

b350

1,410

. Z,530

1,02O

Z,980

13,200

4,470

1,290

828

648

513

445

414

34Z

450

706

549

409

990

5,690

3,050

1,290

52,338

1,688

3.73

4.31

Feb.

10,000

11,100

1,340

bSOO

b60O

b45O

3,600

2,750

940

b550

bSOO

643

850

738

*589

490

1,390

1,390

828

693

1,270

2 , 700

1,220

693

513

418

400

369

_

_

-

47,824

1,708

3.78

3.93

Mar.

450

738

813

7,040

3,450

1,120

3,950

4,400

1,340

715

540

450

721

2,970

2,260

*1,87O

2,Z60

2,700

2,700

4,460

1,980

1,020

711

607

540

445

373

342

455

2,920

5,100

59,490

1,919

4.25

4.89

Apr.

1,870

4,740

2,040

940

693

544

45O

571

1,490

1,090

990

1,650

3,240

2,750

3,080

1,240

715

531

427

373

*286

ttS

4,050

1,650

760

576

625

486

396

531

-

39,222

1,307

2.89

3.23

May

513

373

306

306

828

873

513

351

266

209

1,130

2,970

783

445

302

227

174

*145

130

103

86

74 350"

634

310

171

128

164

195

174

123

13,386

432

0.956

1.10

June

92

74

58

ISS

333

195

123

88

74

150

342

227

2,810

5,660

1,740

526

290

333

246

148

*107

88

1,310

940

310

475

702

783

1,440

3,650

-

23,482

783

1.73

1.93

July

5,150

1,550

526

302

405

445

242

145

105

83

67

60

67

88

81

60

46

37

29

24

21

18

1650"

112

81

53

35

*204

427

142

10,671

344

0.761

0.88

Aug.

77

49

37

27

22

18

18

17

15

14

13

20

146 ~52"

38

24

18

15

11

9.4

8.1

6.3

*5.7

4.8

3.9

3.3

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.5

715.7

23.1

0.051

0.06

Sept.

.8

.7

a .6

a .6

a .5

a .5

a .5

a .5

a .5

a .5

a .5

a .5

.9

1

IT

1

1

1

.0

.2

.7

.2

4.8

*5.1

5.1

4.5

3.3

2.8

2.6

2.3

-

145.2

4.84

0.011

0.01

Calendar year 1950: Max 18,700 Min 14 Mean 968 Cfsrn 2.14 In. 29.07

Water year 1950-51: Max 13,700 Min 1.5 Mean 882 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.48

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HOCKING RIVER BASIN 199

Clear Creek near Rockbridge, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°35'20", long. 82°34'40", in NEij sec. 20, T. 13 N., R. 18 W. , on left 

DanK at upstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from mouth and 3 miles west 

of Rockbridge, Rocking County.

Drainage area. 87.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to May 2, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 96.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 9.83 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 25, 26 (gage height, 1.15 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 16,000 cfs July 22, 1948 (gage height, 17.68 ft, from 

high-water mark in well), from rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; minimum, 3.0 cfs Dec. 29, 1947, result of low temperature; minimum gage height, 0.75 ft Aug. 27, 1942.

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

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 2 Dec. 3 to Sept. 30

2.0 67

3.0 

5.0

1.1

1.2 

1.5 50

2.0 114

4.0 670

8.0 1,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

21 

20

*20

21

20

20

18

18

38

42

47

53

35

29

27

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

25

24

24

23

24

25

24

23

23

806

26.0

0.296

0.34

Nov.

23 

27

25

38

35

29

27

29

61

63

44

37

32

30

*28

32

38

30

30

577

167

107

89

76

38

b30

b65

b85

b95

bllO

"

2,097

69.9

0.797

0.89

Dec.

b!20 

b600

1,740

662

287

215

1,420

478

242

174

142

122

106

blOO

b90

b80

b70

b65

b55

b50

b45

b55

b60

267

140

*b90

b60

b45

b45

b45

b40

7,710

249

2.84

3.27

Jan.

b40 

b45

b800

1,200

338

223

b!60

b!30

b!20

b!70

b210

174

127

1.450

1,300

420

324

301

210

168

138

111

118

197

120

102

98

106

106

b80

b55

9,121

294

3.35

3.86

Feb.

b50 

b45

b45

b45

b50

b55

blOO

b!90

b!60

b!40

b!20

b800

1.500

*565

315

484

685

367

362

310

1,050

350

240

194

168

154

138

112

-

-

~

8,574

306

5.49

5.65

Mar.

120 

104

118

465

199

156

140

114

96

87

85

84

204

332

290

321

259

268

559

324

270

181

164

229

149

122

111

298

448

580

279

6,954

224

2.55

2.94

Apr.

310 

254

*186

156

155

114

108

127

194

151

129

189

174

282

181

158

114

104

96

86

80

159

202

118

104

91

84

80

80

225

~

4,407

147

1.68

1.87

May

m127

98

86

78

72

66

62

60

115

80

66

58

*55

55

51

49

47

46

47

46

56

46

42

45

55

62

49

45

3JL

2,074

66.9

0.765

0.88

June

57 

56

54

56

56

33

32

52

56

56

51

31

45

34

30

28

27

27

25

52

28

35

47

31

*25

25

70

100

595

277

"

1,689

56.3

0.642

0.72

July

220 

86

64

54

47

39

37

53

51

81

52

46

58

34

31

29

28

50

25

25

22

23

79

30

24

22

22

24

398

56

38

1,766

57.0

0.650

0.75

Aug.

51 

25

24

22

20

22

*25

22

21

21

20

19

19

18

16

16

16

18

16

15

15

14

14

15

12

13

16

24

18

15

15

575

18.5

0.211

0.24

Sept.

24

16

15

14

13

26

*19

15

14

15

22

16

72

72

23

19

16

16

16

16

16

27

46

22

21

21

48

29

22

21

732

24.4

0.278

0.51

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,740 Min 14 Mean 113 Cfsra 1.29 In. 17.41

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,740 Mln 12 Mean 127 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.70

Peak discharge (base. 1.900 efs). Dec. 5 (7:30 a.m.) 2,220 cfs (8.88 ft); Dec. 7 (about 2 a.m.) 

about 2,200 cfs; Jan. 4 (2 a.m.) 2,550 cfs (9.70 ft); Jan. 14 (9 p.m.) 2,600 cfs (9.85 ft); Peb. 12 

(9:30 p.m.) 2,110 cfs (8.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HOCKING RIVER BASIN

Hocking River at Enterprise, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°33'54", long. 82°28'30", in NWij sec. 5, T. 14 N. , R. 17 W. , on right

 Dame at upstream side of highway bridge at Enterprise, Hocking County, 4 miles downstream from Buck Run.

Drainage area. 460 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1931 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 723.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 

T912. Prior to Oct. 24, 1933, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 479 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,460 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 14.17 ft); mini-

 mum, 44 cfs Aug. 25 (gage height, 0.29 ft).

1931-51: Maximum discharge, 25,200 cfs Apr. 20, 1940 (gage height, 19.94 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 19, 1932; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 25, 1951.

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

Revisions (water years). W 873: 1938.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Ja

0.6

1.0

2.0

3.0

6.0 1

10.0

14.0

Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

56

122

354

630

1,740

3,860

7,200

0.3

.6

1.0

3.0

6.0

10.0

14.0

45

81

148

690

1,740

3,860

7,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

69

69

*66

ST

68

68

66

68

120

176

299

222

146

120

105

98

90

85

83

82

80

80

82

82

79

75

79

83

85

80

82

3,056

98.6

0.214

0.25

Nov.

82

m

90

138

167

124

109

109

157

224

161

138

122

116

*111

126

148

134

128

1,760

1,340

585

419

342

b!90

b!50

b280

b370

b420

b480

-

8,809

294

0.639

0.71

Dec.

b560

1,220

4,830

5,280

3,100

1,150

3,680

4,980

3,960

1,260

818

660

528

472

458

393

367

324

292

286

248

279

279

671

800

*486

b300

b250

b230

b220

b210

38,591

1,245

2.71

3.12

Jan.

b21o b2~30~

1,680

5,360

4,760

2,180

1,080

800

630

615

1,150

1,040

765

3,250

6,940

5,920

2,680

1,660

1,200

995

870

705

690

995

810

660

616

645

705

b440

b290

50,571

1,631

3.55

4.09

Feb.

b250

b240

b230 b2~3"0~

b240

b270

b550

bl,000

*b950

750

700

1,800

6,390

*5,920

3,000

2,300

2,500

2,360

1,900

1,620

3,800

2,880

1,580

1,060

930

840

810

690

^

_

-

45,790

1,635

3.55

3.70

Mar.

690

645

645

2,100

1,740

1,060

1,030

995

750

645

602

560 STB"

,660

,380

,620

,500

,420

,740

,900

1,540

1,100

930

1,100

870

750

675

995

2,080

2,560

1,940

38,038

1,227

2.67

3.08

Apr.

1,540

1,420

*1,100

930

810

720

660

735

995

995

810

900

995

1,420

1,200

900

780

690

630

546

490

630

1,060

735

630

560

518

5T8~ 476

602

-

24,995

833

1.81

2.02

May

602

476

675

57T

504

434

378

345

320

301

504

532

364

310

*277

253

238

220

202

192

187

185

272

248

178

176

246

304

256

194

161

10,108

326

0.709

0.82

June

150

135

131

129

138

122

114

114

122

131

117

110

150

144

119

112

98

92

88 112"

126

137

364

197

*122

110

191

504

1,590

1,580

-

7,349

245

0.533

0.59

July

 1,580 S"5o~

392

293

238

194

163

146

133

174

165

197

202

137

120

106

102

106

90

82

80

78 250"

165

104

87

78

87

554

169

109

7,031

227

0.493

0.57

Aug.

88

TT

71

73

73

65

*81

75

68

67

65

62

59

56

55

53

51

56

52

48

50

48

47

46

46

45

47

62

59

54

53

1,852

59.7

0.130

0.15

Sept.

87

67

53

49

49

*76

70

56

49

47_

70

61

86

378

118

70

59

56

51

49

48

54

131

75

60

57

140

144

81

63

-

2,454

81.8

0.178

0.20

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,010 Min 59 Mean 635 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.73

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,940 Min 45 Mean 654 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.30

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). Dec. 3 (9:30 p.m.) 5,680 cfs (12.47 ft); Dec. 7 (12 p.m.) 5,840

cfs 112.68 ft); Jan. 4 (10:30 a.m.) 5,920 cfs (l2.79 ft); Jan. 15 (7 a.m.) 7,460 cfs (14.17 ft);

.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HOCKING RIVER BASIN 2U1 

Hocking River at Athens, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°19'45", long. 82°05'17", on left bank at upstream side of Mill Street 

Bridge, three-quarters of a mile east of business section of Athens, Athens County, 

and 3-| miles downstream from Margaret Creek.

Drainage area. 944 sq mi.

Records available. May 1915 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 615.59 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912. Prior to Aug. 17, 1931, staff or chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 36 years, 1,029 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,400 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 21.15 ft); min-

 imum, 60 cfs Aug. 23, 24 (gage height, 2.55 ft).

1915-51: Maximum discharge, 30,400 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 23.0 ft); minimum, 

9 cfs Oct. 11, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 26.7 ft in January 1907, from floodmark.

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

slightly affected by mill above station.

Revisions (water years). W 523: 1918-19(M). W743: 1922(M). W 873: 1920, 1922, iya4-ya, iyav. rms: 1932. w 1143-. 1933.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 14-18, 25, 26, Jan. 3)

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

4.0 590

7.0 2,400

12.0 5,230

16. ff 8,910

19.0 14,700

21.0 21,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

141

136

*124

117

117

117

114

rnr

130

195

420

590 J5B289

234

206 

184

176

165

157

149 

146

146

144

144

141

138

138

157

152

146

5,785

187

0.198

0.23

Nov.

138

I5T

162

286

394

342

259

228

231

326

385

3OO

259

234

*220

231 

334

319

276

1,610

3,820

1,690

1,060

839

610

286

432

709

853

965

-

17,950

598

0.633

0.71

Dec.

1,130

1,620

6,880

11,000

10,70O

4,250

4,930

1O,3OO

10,700

4,900

1,980

1,510

1,200

965

1,000

1,03O 

825

688

610

584

512 

490

512

553

1,200

*923

616

490

b470

b440

b420

83,428

2,691

2.85

3.29

Jan.

b420

413

1,570"

7,500

10,300

7,140

2,800

1,810

1,320

1,260

1,810

2,50O

1,810

4,450

16 , 900

18,500 

9,360

4,620

2,980

2,450

1,870 

1,450

1,260

1,630

1,750

1,360

1,160

1,570

2,750

1,690

1,260

117,363

3,786

4.01

4.62

Feb.

4,310

2,700

1,870

1,570

1,390

1,230

4,300

4,950

3,080

2,040

1,690

3,900

8,610

10,900

*9 , 440

4,920 

4,540

5,020

3,820

3,380

5,100 

7,000

4,480

2,700

2,040

1,750

1,630

1,420

_

_

-

109,980

3,928

4.16

4.33

Mar.

1,290

1,290

1,360

5,060

5,020

2,940

2,550

2,750

1,920

1,480

1,260

1,160

1,420

3,430

3,530

3,640 

3,940

3,820

4,240

5,510

4,000 

2,890

2,200

2,140

2,250

1,690

1,450

1,480

3,370

4,740

4,740

88,560

2,857

3.03

3.49

Apr.

3,880

4,300

*S,690

,200

,870

,570

,360

,320

,690

,09O

,810

,14O

,45O

,500

,080

,200 

,690

,420

,260

,130

,000 

,000

,090

,040

,420

,230

,060

965

902

l.OFO"

-

55,617

1,854

1.96

2.19

May

1,200

965

1,130

1,570

1,290

1,000

839

715

642

578

1,390

1,750

1,100

776

*629

541 

484

437

399

368

346 

342

404

484

376

323

35T

473

535

413

330

22,180

715

0.757

0.87

June

293

265

250

237

231

237

223

209

203

211

223

209

234

315

256

223 

200

184

176

T7F

192 

206

358

566

286

*217

209

311

1,730

2,800

-

11,430

381

0.404

0.45

July

3,130

2,300

1,O30

636

473

381

315

276

253

228

262

256

279

272

217

198 

181

176

171

152

146 

136

L4T

307

234

176

149

165

415

546

237

13,846

447

0.474

0.55

Aug.

187

1ST

136

127

124

124

*122

122

122

114

103

1OO

95

92

88

85 

78

75

85

82

70 

70

68

64

BT

64

66

68

92

90

78

3,009

97.1

0.103

0.12

Sept.

75

103

98

80

12.

*70

85

106

92

82

88

92

114

182

330

173

119

95

88

82

78 

80

103

168

138

111

100

206

209

144

-

. 3,561

119

0.126

0.14

Calendar year 1950: Max 12,5OO Mln 95 Mean 1,387 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.95

Water year 1950-51: Max 18,500 Mln 64 Mean 1,459 Cfsm 1.55 In. 20.99

Peak discharge (base 7,500 cfs).--Dec. 5 (3 a.m.) 12,200 cfs (17.96 ft); Dec. 9 (3:30 a.m.)

12.7OO cfs (18.23 ft); Jan. , - » . .), 11,000 _. - cfs -_.. (17.45 ft); Jan. 16 (l:30 a.m.) 22,400 cfs (21.15

ft); Feb. 14 (7 a.m. to 1 p.m.) 11,000 cfs (17.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Pomeroy, Ohio

Location. Lat 38°50'40", long. 82"08"35", near right bank on downstream side of pier 

of bridge on U. S. Highway 35 at Point Pleasant, W. Va., 0.4 mile upstream from 

Kanawha River at mile 265.1.

Drainage area. 40,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1939 to September 1951 (discharge not compiled prior to February 1940).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 514.10 ft above mean sea level, Sandy

Hook datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder near left bank on downstream side of

pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 33, at Pomeroy, Ohio, 13.8 miles upstream from base

Average discharge. 11 years, 1940-51, 58,730 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 325,000 cfs Dec. 8; maximum gage height, 

47.06 ft Dec. 9; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage not known; minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum discharge for 5-day period, 5,940 cfs Sept. 1-5; minimum gage height, 23.30 ft July 4.

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 438,000 cfs Jan. 2, 1943; maximum gage height, 55.00 

ft Apr. 16, 1948; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 56.43 ft Apr. 16, 1948; 

minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum discharge for 5-day period, 4,700 cfs 

Oct. 1-5, 1943; minimum gage height, 22.70 ft June 28, 1940.

Maximum discharge known, 633,000 cfs Mar. 30, 1913 (gage height, 70.1 ft, pass 

sill gage, lock 24).

Remarks. Records good except those below 30,000 cfs, which are fair.

Cooperation.--Gage-height ope record and one discharge measurement furnished by Corps of

Eni.gineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

Oct.

> 15, 000

4.11

5 LI

6 A

7 II

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Jel2,000

30,200

28, OOO

16,000

15, OOO

59 S.OOO

19,230

-

-

Nov.

24,500

20,700

19.900

52,000

72,500

89 ,4OO

99 , 800

99,200

79,700 

68,200

62,200

52 , 300

36,000

36,900

37,800

34,700

35, LOO

35,300

38,200

52 , 600

74,700

90,000

1O1,OOO 

103.OOO

95,900

85,500

73,900

88,600 

114,000 

115,000

-

H.988.6

66,290

-

-

Dec.

112,000

109,000

136,000

181,000

1270,000

152O.OOO

a320,000

a520,000

1520,000 

a310,000

i260,000

1220.OOO

1170,000

1135,000

120,000

1O8.OOO

95,900

75,500

50,400

45,500

46,200

39,500

45,500 

45,100

48,900

57,300

54,800

44,300 

51 . 900 

44 , 50O

44,200

*4,180.5

134,900

-

-

Jan.

57.200

37,800

49 , 800

92,100

158,000

213,000

237,000

222,000

190,000 

16O.OOO

131 ,OOO

117,000

106,000

106,000

179,000

247,000

255.000

23 l.OOO

188,OOO

165,000

154,000

152,000

155.0OO 

146,000

130,000

123,000

109,000

101,000 

113,000 

119,000

106, OOO

*4,529.9

146,100

-

-

Feb.

137,000

187,000

216,000

207,000

143,000

120,000

126,000

3132,000

all5, 000 

a96,000

77,800

72.500

105,000

144.OOO

170,000

182,000

182,000

175,000

167,000

163,000

170,000

188,000

204,OOO 

215, OOO

21O,OOO

186,000

164, OOO

144,000

-

1 4, 398.1

157,100

-

-

Mar.

130,000

121,000

113,000

149,000

186,000

199,000

203,000

209,000

207 , 000 

188,000

164,000

141,000

122,000

126, OOO

127,000

120.OOO

115,000

111,000

115,000

155,000

151,000

155,000

152.OOO 

159,000

125,000

116,000

1O8.OOO

96,900 

90.400 

99,800

132,000

*4, 346.1

140,200

-

-

Apr.

163,000

2O4.OOO

218,000

202,000

183,000

165,000

145,000

126,000

120,000 

lll.OOO

108,000

110.0OO

124,000

135,000

160,000

170,000

161,000

145,000

124,000

110,000

95,900

87 , 600

82 . 8OO 

88,200

105,000

111,000

107,000

97,900 

89,100 

88,600

-

*3, 955.1

151,200

-

-

May

lll.OOO

142.000

135,060

113.OOO

104,000

96,900

85,900

61,600

55 , ZOO 

51,700

55 , 100

77,400

81 , 400

80.1OO

65 , 50O

57,700

52,100

48 , 200

39,100

37,200

30,200

29.600

1

42,000 

37,200

40,100

52,700

34,900

31,300 

29,800 

37,100

54,200

H.925.2

62,040

-

"

June

29,7OO

27,500

25,000

50,000

27,500

54,200

32,8OO

28, OOO

24.400 

38,200

62 , 400

64,500

76,600

82 , 600

115,000

152,000

140,000

106,000

79 , 700

50,400

a30,000

aSO.OOO

a52,000 

a52,000

a42,000

a5 9, OOO

a55,000

a35,OOO 

a45,000 

a60,000

-

tl, 606.1

53,540

-

"

July Aug.

a68 , OOoh

a75.000

71, 300 Jell, 700

47,400 si.oooU

58 , 50ok

53, 200 1

46 , 2OO

40 , 600 

28, OOO

29,000

28,100

26 , 200

29,400

29 , 2OO

21,400

27,600

25,000

tl, 076.1

34,710

-

"

\ e9,700

 e7,600

68,500

e7,100

1

Ve6,OOO

J

258,000

8,525

-

'

Sept.

5,940

7,400

8,180

a9,100

a7,120

.

I

I 6,550

-

221,450

7,382

-

'

Calendar year 1950 : Max 320, OOO Min - Mean 79,920 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.81

Water year 1950-51 : Max 320,000 Mln - Mean 79.61O Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.69

* Expressed in thousands.

a No gage-height record at the base gage and/or the auxiliary gage; discharge estimated from records for other Ohio River stations and tributary inflow.

e Fall-stage-diocharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for other Ohio 

River stations and tributary inflow.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 20CSouth Fork New River near Jefferson, N. C.

Location (revised). Lat 36°24', long. 81 0 25', on right bank 600 ft upstream from bridge 

on state mgnway 15, a quarter of a mile downstream from Bear Creek, and 4 miles 

southeast of Jefferson, Ashe County.

Drainage area. 207 sq mi.

Records available. October 1924 to September 1926, July 1928 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,657.04 ft above mean sea level, unadJusted. Prior to Oct. 14, 1934, chain gage on bridge 600 ft downstream at same datum. 

Oct. 14, 1934, to Mar. 25, 1935, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1925-26, 1928-51), 425 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,060 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 8.59 ft); mini- 

 mum, 134 cfs Sept. 13, 21, 22, 30 (gage height, 1.65 ft).

1924-26, 1928-51: Maximum discharge, 52,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 

22.50 ft), from rating curve extended above 5,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 26 cfs Dec. 24, 1943, result of freeze-up; minimum daily, 

65 cfs Sept. 9, 1925.

Maximum stage known prior to 1924, 18.0 ft July 15, 1916, from floodmarks as witnessed by local resident (discharge 35,200 cfs).

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

wnicn are poor.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 4

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

250

413

685

1,000

1.6 123

1.8 171

2.1 265

Nov. 5 to Sept. 3O

2.5 449

3.0 732

4.0 1,460

5.0 2,420

6.0 3,750

7.0 5,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

338

329

317

306

302

298

290

286 

368 

368

*302

286

272

264

261

257 2"57

257

337

830

722

574

437

390

359

338

325

313

309

302

294

10,888

351

1.70

1.96

Nov.

286

286

279

497

827

497

424

393 

374 

355

341

332

318

314

310

310

305

293

289

297

350

*336

314

314

b250

b230

b250

b280

b310

b350

-

10,291

343

1.66

1.85

Dec.

b380

b380

470

1,480

867

598

4,060

*4,200 

1,340 

1,OOO

807

702

627

581

552

b510

491

b440

b400

b380

b40O

b400

b410

449

b410

388

388

369

3W

429

398

24,704

797

3.85

4.44

Jan.

374

360

364

408

408

369

360

b350 

b300 

b250

388

b320

b340

403

714

*632

470

476

497

486

449

413

393

418

398

360

b370

408

374

384

424

12,660

408

1.97

2.27

Feb.

519

b680

b600

b520

b460

b420

728 bTOO" 

b560 

b530

b520

b490

449

429

413

408

41X5'

460

424

454

644

627

558

502

460

439

*449

444

-

_

-

14,347

512

2.47

2.58

Mar.

408

408

388

393

460

449

465

486 

434 

398

384

239- 379

439

398

398

403

519

661

820

661

569

513

481

449

a420

a400

a550

al.OOO

al,800

al,700

17,672

570

2.75

3.17

Apr.

al,200

al.OOO

al.lOO

a950

a800

a700

a650

al,000 

al,400 

*a750

673

840

930

769

691

679

638

592

569

552

524

541

638

564

513

502

481

476

476

465

-

21,663

722

3.49

3.89

May

460

?5T

454

460

449

424

424

413 

388 

384

403

408

369

355

341

336

328

328

341

318

369

*341

318

314

305

297

328

336

314

297

281

11,337

366

1.77

2.04

June

273

265

277

336

328

328

297

398 

449 

508

384

314

460

439

346

305

305

379

384

360

328

305

305

289

254

251

273

301

251

248

-

9,940

331

1.60

1.79

July

251

258

258

258

269

*25l

224

211 

208

211

240

273

237

397

418

421

m

224

208

237

234

208

193 205"

208

221

240

234

332

369

269

8,040

259

1.25

1.44

Aug.

234

214

202

193

185

182

244

305 20B~ 

191

193

262

251

251

*244

230

208

191

185

174

166

161

158

154

151

148

146

T5F

164

161

151

6,065

196

0.947

1.09

Sept.

144

151

171

154

*148

171

214

T7T 

151 

146

139 T39"

141

171

202

185

158

151

148

141

139

139

141

148

151

158

164

171

151

139

-

4,703

157

0.758

0.84

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,200 Mln 230 Mean 479 Cfsm 2.31 In. 29.16

Water year 195O-51; Max 4,200 Mln 139 Mean 417 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.36

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 cfs). Dec. 7 (6 a.m.) 8,060 cfs,(8.59 ft), Mar. 30 (time unknown),

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for North Fork New River at Grumpier, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
204 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

North Fork New River at Grumpier, N. C.

Location (revised).--Lat 36°30', long. 81°23', on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream

 from bridge on State Highway 16 at Grumpier, Ashe County, about 6 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 277 sq mi.

Records available. August 1900 to December 1901 (fragmentary), August 1908 to September

 19iy (gage heights only), and July 1928 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. August 1908 to September 1916 in Bulletin 34 of North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development. Published as "at Weaversford" 1900-1901 and as "near Grumpier" 1908-16.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,518.81 ft above mean sea level, unadjust-

 ed. Prior to Sept. 30, 1916, staff or chain gages at various datums from half a mile 

to lj miles above mouth. July 11, 1928, to Nov. 5, 1930, chain gage at bridge a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--31 years, (1908-16, 1928-51), 480 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,100 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 10.72 ft); min-

 ImumT 86 cfs Sept. 20, 30 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

1900-1901, 1908-16, 1928-51: Maximum discharge, 79,400 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage 

height, 23.0 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 3,400 cfs on basis 

of slope-area determinations of peak flow at 10.72 and 23.0 ft; minimum, 38 cfs Sept. 

19, 1932; minimum daily, 53 cfs Sept. 19, 1932.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some

 diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plant above station.

Revisions (water years). W 923: 1916.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7 Dec. 8 to Sept. 30

0.9 96

1.2 210

1.6 410

2.0 6E5

3.0 1,480

4.0 2,500

5.0 3,900

7.0 7,350

0.8 93

1.0 144

1.3 255

1.6 415

2.0 695

3.0 1,520

4.0 2,500

5.0 3,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

236

232

219

219

245

214

206

202

328

250

223

*202

185

181

181

181

173

177

219

528

458

354

292

283

259

241

232

232

219

219

214

7,604

245

0.884

1.02

Nov.

210

202

202

511

470

318

283

264

245

241

236

223

219

214

210

206

210

198

194

198

349

*236

236

b220

b!60

b!30

bl50

b220

b290

b290

7,335

244

0.881

0.98

Dec.

b310

b380

713

2,180

986

679

*7.510

*3,510

1,350

983

767

635

550

480

454

b400

b400

b350

b30O

b280

b320

b340

b340

334

318

293

297

b240

374

386

334

26,593

858

3.10

3.57

Jan.

288

297

307

356

324

302

313

b310

b300

b300

b310

b300

b310

441

1.210

*935

680

613

642

571

550

460

415

434

386

b330

b370

403

356

386

428

13,627

440

1.59

1.83

Feb.

501

b620

b500

b460

b420

b380

699

b450

b440

b430

b420

b410

397

374

562

362

480

428

422

708

1.180

1,140

863

695

585

522

*543

454

_

-

15,245

544

1.96

2.05

Mar.

434

422

386

415

529

474

536

529

487

441

428

428

487

460

428

415

434

855

1,140

1,140

911

759

658

613

550

508

460

659

1,610

1,990

1,560

21,146

682

2.46

2.84

Apr.

1,100

1,140

1.590

1,100

903

759

680

935

799

*751

695

839

823

807

711

911

871

775

695

628

550

557

903

711

635

585

543

501

480

454

23,231

774

2.79

3.12

May

434

428

536

501

536

585

831

743

606

515

665

557

494

434

397

368

351

350

356

313

454

*329

313

345

283

274

397

313

386

307

274

13,665

441

1.59

1.83

June

255

242

278

391

460

386

374

474

415

592

397

340

380

374

340

288

288

329

302

288

324

313

340

278

255

269

351

368

313

340

-

10,344

345

1.25

1.39

July

297

288

297

293

428

*283

251

234

221

209

274

247

221

209

274

238

198

187

173

226

183

166

160

234

313

198

176

276

415

345

234

7,748

250

0.903

1.04

Aug.

202

183

176

170

157

157

394

242

183

187

198

234

242

226

*274

202

209

170

160

150

141

154

176

144

139

133

T5T

160

187

154

144

5,789

187

0.675

0.78

Sept.

136

150

173

147

*150

191

226

154

136

130

122

122

133

160

202

144

133

130

125

120

117

112

120

125

240

150

147

133

115

112

-

4,355

145

0.523

0.58

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,310 Min 130 Mean 522 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.59

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,310 Min 112 Mean 429 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.03

Peak discharge (base. 5.6OO efs).--Dec. 7 (4:30 p.m.) 15,100 cfs, (10.72 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

New River near Galax, Va.

Location (revised). Lat 36°38'50", long. 80°58'45", on left bank at upstream side of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 58, 500 ft downstream from Meadow Creek, 1.2 miles southwest 

of Old Town, 3.1 miles southwest of Calax, Carroll County, and 3.6 miles downstream 

from Elk Creek.

Drainage area.--1,131 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1929 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,028.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--21 years (1930-51), 1,833 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 38,000 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 9.94 ft); minimum, 516 cfs Sept. 23, 30 (gage height, 0.88 ft).

1929-51: Maximum discharge, 141,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 25.7 ft, froir. 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs on basis of peak flow over dam 

at Fries, 6 miles downstream, and by slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 

247 cfs July 9, 1930.

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

Revisions (water years).--W 758: 1932(M). W 893: 1929(M), 1935(M).

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per

effect (gage 

econd)

Oct. 1 to Ma Mar. 31 to Sept. 30 

1.0 728 3.0 5,760 0.8 420

1.5 1.43O 5.0 13,600 1.0 

Z.O 2.60O 6.9 22,500 1.5 1,430

Note. Same as preceding table above 

1.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

,200

,18O

,170

,120

,120

,110

,07O

,O7O

,28O

* ,410

,220

,110

,O30

984

970

97O

97O

970

,O1O

,720

,440

2,000

,640

,510

,360

,230

,170

,140

,120

,110

,100

38,504

1,242

1.10

1.27

Nov.

,070

,050

,030

,800

,050

,O20

,470

,310

,240

,2OO

,160

,110

,08O

,O7O

,O50

,040

* ,050

,040

,01O

,030

,08O

,220

,110

,080

b900

D8OO

b9OO

b ,OOO

b ,2OO

bl,300

-

36,470

1,216

1.08

1.20

Dec.

b 1,400

bl,500

2,330

5,4OO

5,580

3,020

15,000

*22,00o

8,180

5.O5O

3,750

2,960

2 , 520

2,230

2,070

2.OOO

1,810

1,700

1,430

bl,3OO

bl,400

bl,4So

bl,50o

bl,5OO

bl,400

bl,350

ol,300

bl,20o

T736T5

1,600

1,520

106,810

3,445

3.05

3.52

Jan.

,380

,310

,310

,410

,470

,360

,330

,340

» ,200

,100

b 1,200

b ,24O

,310

,450

,O80

,780

2,680

,120

,050

,97O

,850

,720

,580

,620

,60O

,43O

,240

,490

,510

,470

1,600

51,200

1,65Z

1.46

1.68

Feb.

1.7SO

2,490

b2,200

b2,000

bi.aoo

tl,700

2,77O

3,280

2,660

2,280

1,970

1,830

1,720

1,620

1,540

1,540

1,900

2,050

1,880

2,230

4,060

4,380

3,540

2,850

2,410

2,150

*2,020

1,970

_

-

-

64,590

2,307

2.04

2.12

Mar.

1,830

1,750

1,680

1,680

2,070

2,230

2,020

2,150

2,020

1,830

1,700

1,680

1,930

2,150

1,850

1,750

1,770

2,910

3,940

4,710

3,900

3,100

2, BOO

2,330

2,120

1,930

1,810

1,830

3,960

9,b60

9,120

86,010

2,775

2.45

2.82

Apr.

5,400

4,220

5,220

4,220

3,450

2,940

2,600

3,870

*6,120

4,060

3,360

4,220

4,380

3,720

3,250

3,100

3,100

2,800

2.60O

2,440

2,200

2, ISO

2.77O

2,820

2 , 440

2,230

2,1OO

2.OOO

1,950

1,880

-

97,610

3,254

2.88

3.21

May

,790

* ,770

,830

,930

,850

,900

,07O

,230

,970

,790

,050

,100

,830

,660

,540

,450

,430

,400

,470

,410

,340

,470

,380

,310

,260

,200

,340

,4OO

,33O

,310

,18O

4 ,99O

,613

1.43

1.65

June

1,100

1,100

1,060

1,290

1,430

1,470

1,290

1,540

1,600

2,150

1,770

1,380

2,410

2,020

1,520

1,310

1,210

1,330

1,430

1,380

1,340

1,290

1,310

1,280

1.12O

1,070

1,330

1,280

1,340

*1,200

-

42,350

1,412

1.25

1.40

July

,230

,160

,180

,210

,230

,260

,04O

965

922

894

950

1,070

1,040

965

1,100

1,790

1,430

1.O1O

894

852

838

810

796

1.56O

 1,410

1,290

980

1.O60

1,720

1,380

1,230

34,966

1,128

0.997

1.15

Aug.

1,020

880

824

768

726

 698

1,160

1,230

1.O4O

922

980

995

908

1,240

2,010

1,490

1,070

980

852

754

712

698

698

698

644

T40" 631

782

740

740

684

28,314

913

O.8O7

0.93

Sept.

644

67O

698

»684

712

852

880

824

726

631

592

566

540

631

908

852

726

644

605

592

553

528

545

540

579

684

712

698

6O5

540

-

19,956

665

O.588

0.66

Calendar year 1950: Max 22,000 Min 800 Mean 2,050 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.59

Water year 1950-51: Max 22.0OO Min 528 Mean 1,799 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.61

Peak discharge (base, 9,OOP cfs). Dec. 7 (ll:3Op.m.) 38.OOO cfs 

2,3OO cfs (4.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

ft); Mar. 30 (8:3O p.m.)
106 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Chestnut Creek at Galax, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°38'45", long. 80°55ilO", on left bank 600 ft upstream from bridge on 

state Highway 89, 0.6 mile south of Galax, Carroll County, and 1.7 miles downstream 

from Wards Mill Branch.

Drainage area.--39 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1944 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,345.03 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--? years, 74.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,300 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 10.80 ft); minimum, 28 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 0.93 ft).

1944-51: Maximum discharge, 6,980 cfs Oct. 17, 1947 (gage height, 14.4 ft. from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 22 cfs Sept. 16, 17, 1944 (gage height, 0.87 ft).

Flood of Aug. 14, 1940, reached a stage of 17.4 ft (discharge, 11,000 cfs, by 

contracted-opening determination).

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

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.5 

2.0

3.0 

5.0 

5.9

3616

900

1,190

0.9

1.0 

1.5

Feb. 4 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.6

194

310

106

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

49

48

47

48

48

45

44

44

77

 50

49

45

43

43

43

43

43

43

54

76

55

49

58

80

56

50

47

47

45

45

44

1,558

5O.3

1.29

1.49

Nov.

43

41

44

284

TOT

70

60

56

54

53

51

49

47

48

48

a48

*a48

a48

a48

a5O

a60

a55

a5 4

a52

a45

a3 8

aSO

a54

a56

a54

-

1,809

60.3

1.55

1.73

Dec.

a56

a62

alOO

a300

a 100

*72

~TS3 1,160

114

90

77

a70

a66

a62

a60

a56

a52

a50

a48

a42

a45

47

47

48

45

b42

b4O

44

51

50

47

3,326

107

2.74

3.16

Jan.

43

43

44

50

45

43

44

39

*3640"

43

41

41

44

90_

58

48

45

45

45

44

41

42

51

45

b42

b41

41

42

45

44

1,405

45.3

1.16

1.34

Feb.

63

b60

b55

b53

b5£

56

184

WG

b74

b68

b63

61

60

60

60

58

69

65

60

98

128

88

74

68

64

62

 64

6O

-

_

-

2,017

72.0

1.85

1.93

Mar.

60

58" 58

61

87

68

65

65

61

58

58

58

93

92

75

71

78

100

108

108

87

76

72

71

68

67

65

80

128

250

T5F

2,584

83.4

2.14

2.47

Apr.

106

116

128

103

92

87

87

208

 305

TIT

121

226

153

126

113

111

103

96

95

95

88

96

104

90

87

86

84

82

82

81

-

3,498

117

3.00

3.35

May

*82

86

84

81

80

78

82

75

72

71

84

75

71

68

67

67

64

65

64

64

62

62

64

64

60

58

69

62

61

58

5j>

2,156

69.5

1.78

2.05

June

53

52

52

60

64

58

54

57

83

100

61

61

280 "58

78

69

72

86

74

69

76

71

67

57

54

60

74

58

53

*51

-

2,202

/3.4

1.88

2.10

July

51

52

51

54

56

474'3

42

41

41

42

41

38

51

65

54

44

41

61

46

38

37

4T

86

»5T

58

47

56

67

53

46

1,571

50.7

1.30

1.50

Aug.

42

40

38

36

34

*36

108

52

42

51

46

42

40

64

115

75

52

44

41

38

36

37

36

34

34

SB- 33

58

47

41

36

1,494

48.2

1.24

1.43

Sept.

56

42

38

*35

43

58

47

37

35

33

30

30

30

49

60

38

35

35

34

32

30

2930"

29

30

30

54

37

30

30

1,126

37.5

0.962

1.07

Calendar year 195O: Max 1,160 Mln 36 Mean 67.2 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23. 4O

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,16O Min 29 Mean 67.8 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.62

Peak discharge (base, 7OO cfs).--Bee. 7 (1 p.m.) 3,3OO cfs (10.80 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded rang 

n stage, weather records, and records for Little River at Graysonton and New River near Galax. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 207

New River at Ivanhoe, Va.

Location (revised).--Lat 36°50'05", long. 80°57'10", on left bank at Ivanhoe, Wythe County, 

2.1 miles downstream from Big Branch and 2.3 miles upstream from Cripple Creek.

Drainage area. 1,340 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--December 1929 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,943.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 21 years (1930-51), 2,093 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,500 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 16.97 ft); mini-

 mum, 507 cfs Sept. 23 (gage height, 1.71 ft); minimum daily, 604 cfs Sept. 23.

1929-51: Maximum discharge, 155,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 38.1 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs on basis of flood records for 

other stations on New River; minimum, 92 cfs Sept. 8, 1930 (gage height, 0.89 ft); minimum daily, 184 cfs July 28, 1930.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow regulated by power plants at Buck, 2.8 miles (revised) 

afcove station, and at Byllesby, 5.5 miles (revised) above station.

Revisions (water years). W 783: 1933(M).

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7 Den. 8 to Sept. 30

1.9 680

2.2 960

2.5 1,290

3.0 1,940

4.0 3,580

6.0 7,560

8.4 13,100

1.8 570

2.0 720

2.5 1,250

3.0 1,950

5.0 5,650

8.0 12,400

12.0 22,600

13.3 26,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,500 

1,440

1,290

1,320

1,280

1,290

1,280

1,190

1,740

1,730

1,400

1,470

1,060

952

1,110

1,320

802

1,450

1,440

1,150

2.490 

2,440

1,890

*1, 760

1,620

1,410

1,330

1,170

1,410 

1,330

1,280

44,344

1,430

1.07

1.23

Nov.

,190 

,250

,120

,590

.290

,480

,960

,700

,540

,410

,340

,330

,310

,360

,130

,380

,150

,200

,260

,340

,150 

,430

,290

,200

,060

932

740

,030

,440 

,510

-

43,112

1,437

1.07

1.19

Dec.

1,790 

1,550

2,380

4,090

4,470

*4,070

12,900

26,100

9,840

5,650

4,400

3,270

2,970

2,600

2,680

2,130

2,230

1,960

1,520

1,670

1,480 

1,940

1,800

2,000

2,440

1,660

1,910

1,460

1,880 

1,910

1,980

118,730

3,830

2.86

3.30

Jan.

1,790 

1,450

1,740

1,620

1,810

1,640

1,460

1,540

*1,400

1.580

1,630

1,660

1,420

1,740

3,420

4.140

3,180

2,490

2,430

2,340

2,260 

2,020

2,120

2,180

1,720

2,000

1,460

1,830

1,890 

1,700

2,180

61,640

1,988

1.48

1.71

Feb.

1.940 

2,380

2,590

2,300

2,240

2,300

3,050

4,020

3,230

2,090

2,260

2,810

2,400

2,120

1,960

2,120

2,370

2,320

2,420

2,780

3,920 

4.900

4,000

3,600

2,760

2,660

2,530

2,220

-

-

76,290

2,725

2.03

2.11

Mar.

2,280 

2,100

2,080

2,000

2,120

2,660

2,270

2,490

2,200

2,320

1,390

1,930

2,290

2,600

2,180

2,200

2,160

3,100

3,890

4,800

4,490 

3,580

3,180

2,740

2,530

2,520

2,430

2,140

3,280 

10,100

10,800

97,350

3,140

2.34

2.70

Apr.

6,920 

5,250

5,330

5,360

4,190

3,810

3,280

4,740

*7.140

5,860

4,220

4,480

5,650

4,820

4,040

3,560

3,740

3,260

3,450

2,850

3,000 

2,640

3,330

3,300

3,040

2,700

2,560

2,360

2,610 

2,250

-

119,740

3,991

2.98

3.32

Hay

2,440 

2,240

2,180

*2,580

2,300

2,340

2,560

2,660

2,750

2,300

2,430

2.790

2,500

2,080

2,090

1,850

1,890

1,710

1,860

1,760

1,760 

1,940

1,900

1,560

1,560

1.550

2,010

1,710

1,800 

1,710

1,610

64,420

2,078

1.55

1.79

June

1,540 

1,240

,330

,630

, 180

,750

,980

,940

,720

,040

,130

,260

.110

,960

,000

,880

,480

,850

,740

,940

,630 

,770

,640

,600

,650

,570

.170

,760

,560 

,800

-

5 ,850

,862

1.39

1.55

July

1,290 

1,320

1,320

1,450

1,310

1,410

1,430

970

770

1,100

970

1,200

1,160

1,260

1,210

2,030

1,740

1,250

1,060

935

872 

982

1,030

1,510

*1,790

1,820

1,280

988

2.110 

1,840

1,620

41,027

1,323

0.987

1.14

Aug.

1,330 

973

967

990

720

962

*2,060

,390

,180

,040

,190

,040

,180

,480

,080

,880

,370

,060

838

1,120

732 

892

810

691

709

728

1,000

1,200

822 

849

784

34,067

1,099

0.820

0.95

Sept.

946 

682

722

812

*764

1.170

972

897

910

806

775

- 658

742

684

1,000

948

932

853

712

731

800 

672

604

622

616

704

970

762

868 

647

-

23,981

799

0.596

0.66

Calendar year 1950: Max 26,100 Win 740 Mean 2,319 Cfsm .73 In. 23.46

Water year 1950-51: Max 26,100 Hin 604 Mean 2,138 Cfsm .60 In. 21.65

Peak discharge (base. 

4,800 cfs (9.05 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

15.500 cfs).--Dee. 8 (3 a.m.) 38,500 cfs (16.97 ft)} Mar. 30 (6:30 p.
208 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Neff-Litz Spring near Rural Retreat, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°50'50", long. 81°16'25", 2 miles north of Cedar Springs and 2.7 miles 

south of Rural Retreat, Wythe County.

Records available.--July 1928, April 1929, November 1947 to September 1951 (discharge 

measurements only).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge measured during year, 4.56 cfs Apr. 13; minimum measured, 

 1.S7 cfs Sept. 4.

1928, 1929, 1947-51: Maximum discharge measured, 4.75 cfs July 24, 1928, Feb. 21, 

1950; minimum measured, 1.34 cfs Oct. 15, 1943.

Remarks.--Discharge measurements made about monthly 500 ft downstream from source.

Feu. 22..... 3.47

Apr. 18 ..... 4.5b

May 2. ... 4.21
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 20! 

Reed Creek at Grahams Forge, Va.

Location (revised). Lat 36°56'20", long. 80°53'15", on right bank 35 ft upstream from

 highway bridge at Grahams Forge, Wythe County, 2.2 miles downstream from Glade Creek, 

and 7.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 247 sq mi.

Records available. July 1908 to September 1916, February 1927 to September 1951.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,924.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. Prior to Sept. 30, 1916, chain gage at same site at datum 0.68 ft lower. Feb. 

3, 1927, to Oct. 28, 1934, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--32 years, 258 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4 090 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 5.22 ft); mini-

 mum,' "31 cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, 1.02 ft), caused by refilling of small reservoir near 

Wytheville; minimum orally, 71 cfs Aug. 2.

1908-16, 1927-51: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs July 16, 1916 (gage height 12.1 

ft, datum then in use, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs 

by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, about 5 cfs Dec. 22, 1909 (gage height, 1.17 

ft, datum then in use), result of freeze-up; minimum daily, 22 cfs Jan. 30, 1934.

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

 which are fair. Occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effec 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 15 to Dec. 4)

Oct. 1 to Dec.

160

290

590

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

4.4

9 to Sept. 3O

1,030

1,570

2,210

2,790

2.0 

2.5

Note.--Same as pre 

table above 2.5 ft.

295

590

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

154

147

144

141

141

141

131

128

147

*154

138

131

12Z

120

117

117

117

114

114

122

125

117

120

128

128

120

111

108

106

103

103

3,909

126

0.510

0.59

Nov.

103

*100

100

108

190

150

128

122

117

114

111

106

103

100

100

100

100

100

98

100

111

122

117

117

93

b80

bllO

bl20

128

128

-

3,376

113

0.457

0.51

Dec.

134

154

340

1,920

930

*494

1,470

2.670

910

606

478

394

345

310

290

265

245

230

195

190

blSO

b!83

174

179

174

166

162

147

154

166

170

14,425

465

1.88

2.17

Jan.

162

154

162

174

179

170

170

170

137

*b!45

blSO

154

147

151

412

630

394

330

300

270

255

240

215

215

205

187

174

174

174

174

174

6,748

218

0.883

1.02

Feb.

179

270

250

b240

b230

225

250

250

b230

b220

220

220

215

205

195

195

255

300

300

305

394

460

400

345

315

290

*285

265

_

-

-

7,508

268

1.09

1.14

Mar.

250

250

240

245

345

454

412

472

424

362

320

300

305

315

285

270

285

1,240

1,270

1,010

758

583

478

430

384

345

320

315

335

1,020

1.550

15,352

495

2.00

2.31

Apr.

742

646

930

790

606

496

442

630

1.080

822

654

766

774

654

527

496

460

*424

384

367

330

320

710

662

490

412

372

335

320

505

-

16,946

565

2.29

2.56

May

295

275

*275

290

300

295

320

340

315

285

430

472

572

520

280

260

240

225

280

255

235

220

220

215

205

195

210

215

210

225

210

8,484

274

1.11

1.28

June

195

174

162

162

162

158

158

170

170

166

158

147

a!50

a!60

a!55

a!50

a!40

a!30

a!60

a!40

a!30

a!25

a!25

a!20

alls

a!15

a!20

a!25

*120

127

-

4,389

146

0.591

0.66

July

120

115

112

110 112-

104

99

97

94

97

104

107

99

94

94

102

99

92

90

90

88

86

86

*90

104

99

92

88

94

154

102

3,094

99.8

0.404

0.47

Aug.

104

71

151

140

94

77

615

345

*179

144

154

127

115

120

140

110

102

97

92

92

88

97

92

88

86

84

107

147

110

94

90

4,132

135

0.538

0.62

Sept.

86

86

110

88

*84

154

215

150

107

99

94

88

88

90

115

99

92

88

86

84

81

79

84

84

81

81

92

86

81

79

-

2,891

96.4

0.590

0.44

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,180 Mln 80 Mean 311 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.07

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,670 Mln 71 Mean 250 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.77

(5.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on the basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for Big Reed Island Creek near Alllsonla, Little River at Graysonton, South Fork 

Holston River at Riverside, and Middle Fork Holston River at Groseclose.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
210 KAHAWHA RIVER BASIN

Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia, Va.

Location Lat 36°53', long. 80°44', on left bank 700 ft downstream from highway bridge, 

3^ miles southeast of Allisonia, Pulaski County, 4 miles upstream from Little Reed 

Island Creek, and 4-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 278 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1908 to September 1916. April 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,902.74 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Aug. 2, 1908, to Sept. 30, 1916, staff gage at site 4 miles downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 411 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 9.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of flood records for other stations in 

Hew River basin; minimum daily, 143 cfs Sept. 12, 13.

1908-16, 1939-51: Maximum discharge, 20,900 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 11.70 

ft), from rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of flood records for other 

stations in Hew River basin; minimum recorded, 81 cfs Dec. 16, 1943 (gage height, 

1.78 ft), result of freezeup.

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

Revisions (water years ) .--W 1033:

Rating tables, water 

height, In feet

2.

2. 

3.

Dlsch

1 

5

o

arg

Oct. 1 to

143 

290 

550

56, In cubic

Dec. 7

4.0 

5.0 

6.9

1939(P), 1940

year 1950-51, exc 

, and discharge,

1, 

2, 

4,

feet per se

320 

280 

740

cond, water

, 1941-43(P).

ept periods of Ic 

in cubic feet per

2 

2 

3

ye

Dec . 8 to

.0 135 

.5 299 

.0 558

ar October 1950

e effect 

second)

Sept. 30

4.0 

5.3

(gage

1,290 

2,630

to September 1!

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

216

*216

208

205

216

201

194 

19O

334

253

220

201

190

183

183

183

187

187

194

250

246

212

208

286

282

227

212

208

205

201

198

6,742

217

0.781

0.90

Nov.

198

194

198

767

7375

330

274 

246

239

227

220

216

212

*208

208

212

212

205

205

205

231

220

208

212

b!70

b!50

bT9"5

b210

b220

b230

-

7,547

252

0.906

1.01

Dec.

b240

b270

b400

1,570

*650

408

4,690 

2,530

788

564

471

401

372

343

334

317

b270

b230

b!80

bT9"0

b210

b220

b230

b240

b240

b240

b220

b!90

b300

334

287

17,929

578

2.08

2.40

Jan.

256

260

*260

295

303

260

264 

253

b2~4~5 190

b250

268

260

283

499

443

325

312

291

283

280

253

246

317

303

b230

b200

b270

268

283

291

8,736

282

1.01

1.16

Feb.

325

558

308

b290

b280

312

 1,850 9"55

608

460

401

433

407

377

S62

362

460

443

396

407

685

685

499

422

381

362

353

330

_

_

-

13,711

490

1.76

1.83

Mar.

334

*325

317

321

454

427

381 

377

334

312

308

303

343

417

348

334

334

646

659

852

595

482

422

391

357

343

325

348

460

1,760

T73fo

14,929

482

1.73

1.99

Apr.

699

640

1,290

845

640

540

488 

1,070

1,700

1,040

802

1.780

1,470

895

719

672

*608

552

528

511

482

511

859

614

528

493

488

471

465

5T7

22,917

764

2.75

3.07

May

528

477

477

443

443

465

528 

471

422

401

620 S9-5

465

417

386

372

*357

348

343

343

343

330

330

343

312

308

348

334

325

308

291

12,473

402

1.45

1.67

June

280

268

260

3U5

321

299

276 

303

412

826

362

312

1,910

S23

471

381

357

511

460

367

*343

334

325

312

276

272

391

312

280

308

-

12,660

422

1.52

1.70

July

299

280

272

353

339

268

242 

232

225

222

*250

225

209

T5Z

554

325

253

225

260

312

242

209

236

260

493

299

242

260

386

471

287

8,942

288

1.04

1.20

Aug.

242

219

209

206

193

193

438 

32T

*228

215

209

206

193

190

276

225

199

181

175

169

163

178

181

166

160

157

175

268

228

196

178

6,537

211

0.759

0.88

Sept.

172

L72

163

160

*157

206

222 

175

157

155

149

143

T43

172

488

232

184

175

172

163

155

152

155

175

163

172

250

196

166

155

-

5,499

183

0.658

0.73

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,690 Mln 150 Mean 404 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.73

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,690 Min 143 Mean 380 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.54

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 efs).--Dec. 7 (9 p.m.) 11,900 cfs (9.70 ft); Feb. 7 (4 p.m.) 4,020 cfs 

(6.43 ft); MarT 30 (7 p.m.) 3,880 cfs (6.26 ft); Apr. 12 (7:30 p.m.) 3,750 cfs (6.23 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

New River at Allisonla, Va.

211

Location.--Lat 36°56', long. 80°45', on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream from 

Big Keed Island Creek and half a mile upstream from Allisonia, Pulaski County.

Drainage area.--2,202 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1929 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,848.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Average discharge. 22 years, 3,066 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 49,500 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 10.32 ft); min-

 imum, 949 cfs Sept. 23 (gage height, 1.13 ft); minimum daily, 1,010 cfs Sept. 24.

1929-51: Maximum discharge, 185,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 23.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 43,000 cfs on basis of flood records for other stations on 

New River; minimum, 412 cfs Sept. 7, 1930 (gage height, 0.47 ft); minimum daily, 453 

cfs Sept. 6, 1930.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

fair. Flow regulated by power plants 25 miles above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 823: 1936.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height. In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Discharge, In cubi

1.1 910 3,0 5,800 

1.5 1,520 5.0 14,850 

2.0 2,580 8.4 36,200 

feet per second, water year October 1950 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*2,150

*1,830

1,640

1,720

1,740

1,490

1,690

1,430

2,250

2,160

2,070

1,860

1,420

1,580

1,420

1,660

1,490

1,600

1,700

1,560

2.800

2,790

2,430

2,240

2,050

2,000

2,010

1,380

1,860

1,680

1,640

57,140

1,843

0.837

0.96

Nov.

,420

,720

,480

,550

,720

,42O

,420

,220

,020

,940

,710

,76O

,660

* ,700

,560

,670

,660

,460

,640

,680

,540

,600

,750

,740

,490

,300

. 100

,370

,860

,870

-

5 ,030

,901

.863

0.96

Dec.

1.880

2,260

2,790

9,290

*9,860

5,800

17,300

36.200

13,300

7,700

5,960

4,610

3,950

3,520

3,300

2,940

3,130

2,410

a2 , 100

a2 , 300

a2,000

a2 , 700

a2 , 500

2,720

2,630

2,470

2,220

1,970

2,630

2,410

2,380

167,230

5,395

2.45

2.82

Jan.

2,490

2,180

2,280

2,460

*Z, 180

2,340

2,160

2,020

1,780

1.590

2,130

2,060

2,040

2,220

3,830

5.710

4,300

3,680

3,320

2,920

3,060

2,760

2,700

2,720

2,300

2,380

2,000

2,280

2,460

2,420

a3, 000

81,770

2,638

1.20

1.38

Feb.

a2.700

a3,300

a3,500

a3,200

a3,200

a3,200

5,090

5,680

4,330

3,080

2,720

3,630

3,220

2,870

2,850

2,840

3,080

3,250

3,570

3,460

5,350

»6.820

5,700

4,660

3,780

3,530

3,280

3,260

_

_

-

105,150

3,755

1.71

1.78

Mar.

2,900

2,810

2,730

2,960

2,850

3,840

3,480

3,440

3,300

3,220

2.700

2,720

3,230

3,620

3,240

2,800

2,980

5,250

6,460

7,420

6,600

5,160

4,520

4,020

3,390

3,510

3,490

3,060

3,970

11,300

14,800

135,770

4,380

1.99

2.29

Apr.

9,180

7,160

9,020

8,060

6,130

5,580

4,750

6,860

10,800

8,730

6,620

7,900

9,000

7,250

5,980

5,430

*5,370

4,770

4,760

4,150

4,260

3,870

5,190

5,140

4,640

4,070

3,860

3,560

3,570

5.520

-

179,180

5,973

2.71

3.02

May

3,400

3,430

*3,380

3,360

3,160

3,290

3,700

3,860

3,740

3,290

3,980

4.560

3,660

3,160

2,890

2,810

2,760

2,520

2,600

2,530

2,720

2,520

2,820

2,220

2,420

1,890

2,820

2,400

2,460

2,270

2,180

92 , 600

2,987

1.36

1.57

June

2,160

1,880

1,930

2,080

2,550

2,260

2,510

2,420

2,520

4,020

3,160

2,770

5.240

4,450

2,840

2,360

2,180

2,550

2,520

2,820

2,130

2,390

2,310

2,250

2,000

2,210

1,760

2,040

*2,260

2,000

-

76,570

2,552

1.16

1.29

July

,090

,720

,880

,980

,960

,960

,900

,540

,390

,520

,380

,540

,560

,840

,930

,620

,280

,820

,650

.560

,410

,420

,490

,700

.850

,280

,680

,760

,310

,740

,260

,800

,865

.847

0.98

Aug.

1,660

,640

,400

,510

,220

,310

* ,500

,720

,790

,600

,680

,520

,570

,900

,400

,550

,800

,400

,400

,540

,160

,540

,240

,140

.100

,160

,380

,880

,350

,280

,200

50,340

1,624

0.738

0.85

Sept.

,320

,220

,180

,210

- ,080

,410

* .780

,290

,260

,240

,240

,060

,100

,130

,730

,400

,320

,260

,130

,140

,160

,080

,030

.010

,040

,110

,400

,320

,260

,070

-

36,980

1,233

0.560

0.62

Calendar year 1950: Max 36,200 Mln 1,100 Mean 3,338 Cfsm 1.52 n. 20.55

Water year 1950-51: Max 36,200 Mln 1,010 Mean 3,007 Cfsm 1.37 n. 16.52

Peak discharge (base. 17.500 efs).--Dec. 8 (4 a.m.) 49,500 cfs (10.32 ft); Mar. 30 (9 p.m.) 21,3OO 

cfs (6.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for station at Ivanhoe.
212 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Peak Creek at Pulaski, Va.

Location. Lat 37°02'50", long. 80°46'35", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on

 and Street at Pulaski, Pulaski County, 0.6 mile downstream from Track Pork and 8.7 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--60.9 sq mi (58.3 sq mi, revised, at former site).

Records available.--February 192V to July 1933 (fragmentary prior to September 1930). 

june to sepcemoer 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,897.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Feb. 3, 1927, to July 14, 1933, chain gage at 

bridge 0.2 mile upstream at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period June to September 1951, 304 cfs June 16 (gage

 height, 2.82 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Aug. 20, Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 0.79 ft 

Aug. 20.

1927-33, 1951: Maximum discharge observed, 3,820 cfs Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 

10.68 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 0.3 cfs Sept. 4, 5, 1930 (gage 

height, 1.36 ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height

 record, which are fair. Diversion above station from Pulaski Reservoir for municipal 

supply.

Rating table, June 8 to Sept. 30, 1951 (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

.9

1 .0

1.0 

2.8 

6.2

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

27

56

128

Discharge, In cubic feet per nd, June to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

13

16

15

11

11

30

17

11

47

72

33

22

17

*17

13

13

11

8.8

8.2

8.8

8.2

7.2

6.2

-

.

_

-

July

7.7

7.2

6.6

6.2

5.7

4.8

3.8

3.5

3.8

3.5

17

' 6.2

4.5

4.5

6.2

*9.5

6.2

5.5

4.5

3.7

2.9

2.7

?77

~5.o so

6.0

5.0

4.5

20

9.0

6.0

267.4

8.63

2.02

Aug.

5.0

4.0

5.5

4.0

3.5

3.0

*7.0

4.0

3.5

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.9

3.0

i§

9.0

5.0

3.5

3.O

2.8

2.8

3.5

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.6

12

6.0

4.0

3.5

3.2

138. 6

4.47

2.00

Sept.

*3.1

8.8

5.7

4.5

3.8

17

T5

6.6

5.2

4.5

3.8

3.5

3.5

7.4

7.7

4.8

3.8

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.3

5.7

4.8

3.3

2.6

-

153.0

5.10

1.91

Adjusted for dive from Pulaski Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Water year :

Observed

Max Mln Mean 

Max Mln Mean

10.65 

0.175 

0.20

6.47 

0.106 

0.12

7.01 

0.115 

0.12

Adjusted

Mean Cfsm In. 

Mean Cfsir In.

Peak discharge (base, 800 of s) . No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion above station from Pulaski Reservoir f< 

per second; furnished by Town of Pulaski, Va.

Note.--No gage-height record July 18 to Aug. 17 and Aug. 22-31; discharge estimated ot 

recorded range In stage, 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for Reed 

Grahams Forge.

municipal supply, equivalent In cubic feet

Creek at
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Little River at Graysonton, Va.

213

Location.--Lab 37 0 02', long. 80°33', on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge at 

Snowville, Pulaskl County, half a mile upstream from Graysonton, 7 miles south of Radford, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 300 sq ml , approximately.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,816.04 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 20, 1931, chain gage at bridge 

1 mile downstream at datum 17.99 ft lower. Nov. 20, 1931, to Nov. 12, 1941, water-stag 

recorder Ijj miles downstream at datum 20.58 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1929-51), 377 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 10.4 ft); mini-

 mum dally, 130 cfs Sept. 12, 13, 30.

1928-51: Maximum discharge observed, 17,700 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 16.44 

ft, site and datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis 

of slope-area determinations near Floyd and near Copper Valley and on basis of flood 

records for other stations In New River basin; minimum, 21 cfs Feb. 22, 1942; minimum 

dally, 50 cfs Sept. 21, 1932.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 823: 1929-36. W 1143: 1945,

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

102

310

677

3.0 

5.0 

5.6

1,660

4,600

5,620

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

244

*244

239

230

235

230

221

216

276

342

239

221

207

199

199

199

199

199

207

253

316

235

225

368

575

264

235

225

221

216

212

7,491

242

0.807

0.93

Nov.

207

207

207

390

550

310

253

235

225

221

212

207

207

*203

207

207

207

203

199

203

207

207

199

207

b!60

b!50

b!90

b210

b220

221

-

6,831

228

0.760

0.85

Dec.

235

276

452

1,560

*828

482

3,770

*5,550

944

669

558

467

b380

b350

b320

b300

b270

b220

b!90

b200

b210

b220

b230

b240

b240

b230

b220

b!90

510

362

304

20,777

670

2.23

2.57

Jan.

264

253

*264

282

270

248

248

239

133

b!60

b!90

199

221

270

403

431

293

293

282

270

264

244

230

270

b260

b!90

b!60

b250

253

264

287

7,885

254

0.847

0.98

Feb.

310

489

253

b240

b250

282

1.050

982

558

452

575

497

497

410

596

568

445

527

467

475

542

629

489

431

382

362

356

330

-

_

-

12 , 804

457

1.52

1.58

Mar.

323

*323

299

299

382

396

349

356

323

293

282

282

316

382

349

336

362

1,150

1,110

1,250

854

677

574

497

445

410

382

389

460

1,300

1.580

16,530

533

1.78

20.5

Apr.

743

693

1,440

1,010

726

605

542

900

.960

,260

954

,740

,720

,000

793

710

*645

574

542

527

489

497

802

605

519

489

460

445

445

445

-

24,280

809

2.70

3.01

May

438 4t"'4

4? 4

403

403

410

417

396

362

356

634

661

460

389

356

336

*330

316

310

316

336

356

316

323

299

282

310

304

304

299

276

11,546

372

1.24

1.43

June

253

248

281

375

316

316

287

310

649

1,670

504

342

922

828

467

368

336

998

621

445

*389

362

336

304

276

264

270

270

282

287

-

13,576

453

1.51

1.68

July

282

259

259

259

310

244

221

216

212

242

*264

270

225

212

248

356

310

248

216

221

221

188

184

19T

316

264

216

280

677

710

349

8,670

280

0.933

1.08

Aug.

239

212

195

191

184

176

*253

282

203

188

191

191

188

404

362

310

235

188

176

168

161

161

161

154

144

144

154

195

203

184

168

6,365

205

0.683

0.79

Sept.

154

154

164

180

*154

184

203

168

147

140

133

130

130

147

264

235

168

158

154

147

140

136

136

144

144

133

164

184

150

130

-

4,775

159

0.530

0.59

Calendar year 1950 : Max 5,550 Mln 150 Mean 402 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.18

Water year 1950-51 : Max 5,550 Mln 130 Mean 388 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.54

Peak discharge (base, 3.000 cfs).-

3,950 cfs (4.59 ft); June 9 (12 p.m.

-Dec. 8 (12:30 a.m.) 16,000 cfs (10.4 ft)j Apr. 12 (9:30 p.m.) 

) 4,940 cfs (5.20 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

281787 O -. 53 - 15
" Lq KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

New River at Radford, Va.

Location. Lat 37°08', long. 80°34 I , on left bank 2,000 ft downstream from bridge on 

u. s. Highway 11 at Radford, Montgomery County, 5 miles downstream from Little River, 

and 5j miles downstream from Claytor Dam.

Drainage area.--2,748 sq mi.

Kecoras available.--August 1939 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. OctoDer 19UY to September 1915 (revised records) in Bulletin 31, Virginia Geological Survey. 

August 1898 to September 1907, published in reports of Geological Survey and Bulletins 

3 and 10 of the Virginia Geological Survey, believed to be unreliable because of doubtful gage-height record. Gage-height records collected at same site since 1895, but 

at different datum, are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,712.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Aug. 1, 1898, to Feb. 22, 1900, staff gage (United States Weather Bureau gage) 

at highway bridge 2,000 ft upstream at datum 2.56 ft higher. Feb. 23, 1900, to Nov. 

30, 1903, wire-weight gage at site and datum of original gage. Dec. 1, 1903, to Sept. 

30, 1915, chain gage at site of original gage at datum 0.85 ft lower than present 

datum.

Average discharge.--20 years (1907-15, 1939-51), 3,868 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 62,200 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 16.86 ft); minimum, 527 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 1.46 ft); minimum daily, 1,160 cfs Sept. 26.

1907-15, 1939-51: Maximum discharge, 218,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 35.96 

ft), from rating curve extended above 73,000 cfs on basis of records for other stations 

on New River and flow over Claytor Dam (computed by Appalachian Electric Power Co.); 

minimum, 165 cfs Aug. 25, 27, 1944 (gage height, 1.08 ft); minimum daily, 550 cfs Aug. 

22, 1911.

Flood of Sept. 15, 1878, and July 16, 1916, reached stages of 37.4 and 35.7 ft, 

respectively, at site and datum used by Geological Survey 1904-7, from reports of 

United States Weather Bureau.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by Claytor Reservoir (capacity, 225,500 acre-ft, revised). Some additional regulation at low flow by dam and power plant on Little River, half a mile 

above mouth.

Revisions (water years).--W 953: 1940-41. See also Records available.

Discharge, In cubic feet pe cond, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

»2,200

2,690

2,520

2,620

1,920

1,810

1,780

1,770

3,340

5,130

4,400

3,420

3,180

1,720

1,560

2,780

3,640

3,800

3,720

2,760

1.480

1,770

2,310

2,230

2,120

2,240

2,290

1,540

1,810

2,080

2,060

78,690

2,538

-371

Nov.

2,080

2,500

1,800

1,970

2,190

2,280

1,870

5.560

2,600

2,750

2,060

1,590

2,710

3,040

2,030

2,410

2,330

1,610

1,780

2,370

2,290

2,280

1,760

2,050

1,870

1,800

2,160

2,700

2,190

2,070

-

66,500

2,217

+13

Dec.

2,290

l.SOO

2,150

8,150

»8,270

4,450

14,000

* 44. 800

15,800

10,700

8,900

7,520

5,080

3,300

4,000

3,660

2,600

4,880

5,160

4.830

2,880

2,700

a2,200

a2,300

a2 , 400

a2,900

a3,200

a2,900

a2,800

a3 , 200

a2,400

192,220

6,201

+209

Jan.

a2,300

2,910

3,830

3,780

»2,820

2,460

2,280

2,910

a3,200

a2,600

a2,800

a2,600

a2,700

a2,500

a4,800

a4,200

a4,200

4,720

4,450

3,700

3,110

3,530

4,120

2,800

3,210

2,560

3,560

1,950

4,560

3,960

5,340

104,440

3,369

-177

Feb.

4,500

3.980

2,970

2.400

2,640

3,930

5,080

6,240

5,790

4,200

2,860

3,360

3,990

3,850.

3,390

5,160

4,500

3,020

3,290

4,720

7,540

7,200

5,550

6,320

4,750

4,600

3,900

5,240

_

-

124,970

4,463

+121

Mar.

4,990

»3,430

2,200

2,320

3,140

3,430

4,670

5,420

4,780

4,150

2,810

4,240

5,160

4,490

5,270

4,000

2,740

5,260

7,820

9,550

8,620

7,080

6,310

5,730

4,030

3,690

4,710

5,61X1

6,610

12,200

12.700

167,150

5,392

+234

Apr.

11,400

9,380

11,400

11,400

10,000

9,770

7,040

9,210

13 , OOP

11 , 000

10,400

11,000

12,000

9,820

6,840

7,550

7,000

*5,380

5,620

4,910

4,340

4,220

5,720

7,580

7,230

6,540

5,660

3,480

5,420

4,720

-

237,010

7,900

-212

May

3,920

4,510

4,300

4,070

2,580

2,380

3,250

4,020

3,930

4,600

4,610

4,240

4,490

4,620

5,040

4,090

4,210

4,500

3,020

2,310

4,450

4,720

*6.86p

3,490

2,630

2.260

2,340

2,680

2,690

2,730

2,540

116,080

3,745

-72

June

2,660

2,170

2,340

3,200

2,790

2,610

3,370

3,120

1,920

4,140

2,750

3,340

3,560

3,760

3,680

3,000

2 , 360

3,700

3,000

4,080

* 3 , 350

4,210

3,210

2,140

4.290

3,790

3 , 920

3,270

3,460

1,920

-

95,110

3,170

+48

July

2,170

1,700

2,060

-1,680

2,000

2,250

1,750

2,250

2,060

2,840

»3,040

3,360

2,620

2,180

2,160

2,420

2,940

3,170

5,400

2,130

1,920

1,880

2,350

1,700

2,090

2,440

1,540

1,750

2,220

2,600

2,640

71,290

2,500

-24

Aug.

2,440

2,110

1,860

1,800

1.600

2,500

2,090

2,570

2,100

1,780

2,110

1,910

2,180

2,510

2,530

2,260

2,260

1,740

2,110

2,200

2,520

2,540

1,900

1,690

2,000

1,660

2,150

2.680

2,640

2,360

1,720

66,120

2,133

-209

Sept.

1,980

1,610

,590

,140

.160

,740

,520

,390

,620

,600

,560

,480

,540

,680

,330

,580

,510

,560

,520

,440

,520

,320

,320

,560

* ,360

,160

,280

,220

,500

,240

-

4 ,850

,528

-64

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsra 

In.

2,167 

0.789 

0.91

2,230 

0.811 

0.90

Calendar year 1950 : 

Water year 1950-51 :

6,41O 

2.33 

2.69

5,192 

1.16 

1.34

4,584 

1.67 

1.74

5,626 

2.06 

2.56

7,688 

2.80

3.12

3,673 

1.34 

1.54

Observed

Max 44,800 Mln 1,480 Mean 3,989 

Max 44,800 Mln 1,160 Mean 3,741

3,218 

1.17 

1.30

2,276 

0.828 

0.95

1,924 

0.7OO 

0.81

1,464 

0.533 

0.59

Adjusted

Mean 5,996 Cfsra 1.45 In. 19.74 

Mean 3,698 Cfsra 1.35 In. 18.25

Peak discharge (base. 18.000 cfs). Dee. 8 (4 a.m.) 62,200 cfs (16.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents of Claytor Reservoir; equivalent in cubic feet per second (furnished by 

Appalachian Electric Power Co.).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records 

and records for stations at Eggleston and Glenlyn.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 215

New River at Eggleston, Va.

Location (revised). Lat 37°17'22", long. 80°37'0l", on left bank 50 ft downstream from 

nignway Bridge at Eggleston, Giles County, 1.9 miles downstream from Spruce Run, and 

7.8 miles upstream from Walker Creek.

Drainage area.--2,941 sq mi.

Record? available. October 1914 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,615.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to July 2, 1926, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--37 years, 3,931 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 61,800 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 19.23 ft); 

 minimum, 840 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 2.73 ft); minimum daily, 1,230 cfs Sept. 26.

1914-51: Maximum discharge, 219,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 41.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 35,000 cfs on basis of flood records for other stations on 

New River; minimum, 536 cfs Oct. 13, 1941 (gage height, 2.29 ft); minimum daily, 635 

cfs July 20, 21, Sept. 28, 1926.

Flood of 1878 reached a stage of about 40 ft (discharge, about 209,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

rair. Plow regulated by Claytor Reservoir (capacity, 225,500 acre-ft, revised), 30 

miles above station.

Revisions (water years).--» 893: 1916(M).

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

810

1,110

2,410

4,360

7.0

10.0

13.0

17.0

9,900

20,100

32,000

50,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Wean

(t)

Oct.

*2,200

2,350

2,720

2,600

2,420

1,890

1,850

1,830

2,330 

5 . 160

4,680

4,200

3,280

2,440

1.780

2,020

3,910

3,140

4,100

3,340

2,020

1,850

1,830 

2,400

2,380

2,190

2,220

1,980

1,940 

1,950

2,120

81,120

2,617

-371

Nov.

2,200

2,140

2,260

2,100

2,370

2,200

2,350

2.860

*2,820 

2,760

2,500

1,950

2,120

2,800

2,600

2,170

2,420

2,140

1,810

2,060

2,610

2,440

2,000 

1.770

2,230

2,320

2,150

2,610

2,530 

2,250

-

69,540

2,318

+13

Dec.

2,180

2,240

1,910

6,150

10,900

4,850

8,340

48 . 700

*19,400 

11,500

9,590

8,310

5,710

3,900

3,430

4,650

2,990

4,100

5,530

4,880

3,650

2,960

2,410 

2,100

2,220

2,490

3,460

3,420

2,570 

3,230

2,880

200,650

6,473

+209

Jan.

2,180

2,980

3,120

*4,400

3,090

2,640

2,540

2,420

4,010 

2,650

2,560

2,940

2,340

2,680

3,430

4.770

4,260

4,090

4,590

4,250

3,940

3,150

4,410 

3,120

3,360

2,910

3,220

2,570

3,920 

4,180

4,660

105,380

3,399

-177

Feb.

5,410

4,430

3,370

2,830

2.440

4,160

4,660

7,170

6,360 

4,530

3,600

3,430

a3,700

a4,200

a4,000

a3,700

a5,400

a4,200

a3,900

34,100

a6,200

8.670

6,240 

6,110

5,560

4,840

4,300

4,520

-

-

132,030

4,715

+121

Mar.

5,110

4,580

2,490

2.270

2,980

3,590

3,800

5,680

5,320 

4,360

3,500

3,700

4,960

5,300

4,800

4,650

3,080

4,770

8,340

10,500

9,280

7,720

6,590 

6,360

4,910

4,110

4,170

5,590

5,800 

13,100

*14,100

175,510

5,662

+234

Apr.

12,100

9,900

11,800

12,100

10,500

10,200

8,080

9,140

14.500 

12,500

11,200

11,800

13,400

10,900

8,150

7,860

8,030

5,980

5,270

5,880

4,390

4,760

5,190 

7,200

8,070

*6,820

5,990

4,520

5.180 

4,760

-

254,170

8,472

-212

May

4,490

4,060

4,930

4,180

2,940

2,810

2,850

4,050

3,810 

4,490

4,160

4,720

4,850

4,560

4,990

4,240

*4,210

4,230

3,620

3,150

3,790

4,400

7.580 

4,440

2,860

2.590

2,620

2,720

2,950 

2,770

2,530

120,190

3,877

-72

June

2,540

2,410

2,380

2,990

3,160

2,900

2,930

3,580

2.170 

4,090

3,170

3,120

3,810

4,160

4,200

3,100

2,870

3,180

3,420

3,940

3,630

3,490

4.540 

2,390

*3,520

4,150

3,760

3,580

3,590 

2,360

-

99,130

3,304

+48

July

2,080

1,860

1,810

1,820

1,770

2,120

1,970

2,160

1,960 

2,270

3,080

3,240

2,980

2,100

2,510

2,120

2,820

3,500

*3,170

2,620

1,980

2,040

2,210 

1,960

1,950

2,400

1,980

1.720

2,120 

2,600

2,770

71,490

2,306

-24

Aug.

2,440

2,240

1,980

1,830

1,830

2,020

2,390

*2,350

2,140 

2,040

1,840

2,180

2,040

2,500

2,580

2,250

2,250

2,020

2,020

2,080

2,280

2,630

1,840 

1,750

1.570

2,160

1,780

2,420

2.670 

2,500

1,960

66,580

2,148

-209

Sept.

1,690

1,900

1,570

1,880

2.280

*1,890

1,670

1,370

1,540 

1,620

1,680

1,480

1,500

1,650

1,600

1,370

1,580

1,490

1,560

1,480

,480

,450

,310 

,460

,500

.250

,310

,260

,240 

,360

-

4 ,400

,547

-64

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Wean 

Cfsm 

In.

2,246 

0.764 

0.88

2,35] 

0.79J 

0.8E

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 1950-51:

6,682 

2.27 

2.62

3,222 

1.10 

1.27

4,836 

1,64 

1.71

5,896 

2.00 

2.31

8,260 

2.81 

3.14

3,805 

1.29 

1.49

Obseryed

Wax 48,700 Min 1,770 Mean 4,240 

Max 48,700 Win 1,230 Mean 3,896

3,352 

1.14 

1.27

2,282 

0.776 

0.89

1,939 

0.659 

0.76

1,483 

0.504 

0.56

Adjusted

Wean 4,247 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.61 

Wean 3,855 Cfsm 1.51 In. 17.78

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Claytor Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second (furnished by 

Appalachian Electric Power Co.).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for stations at Radford and Qlenlyn.
21C KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Wabash Spring near Poplar Hill, Va.

Location. Lat 37°14'20", long. 80°45'55", 3.2 miles northwest of Poplar Hill, and 3.2 

miles southwest of Bane, Giles County.

Records available.--November 1949 to November 1951 (discharge measurements only, discontinued}.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge measured during period October 1950 to November 1951, 13.0 

cfs Apr. 19; minimum measured, 2.01 cfs Nov. 8, 1950.

1949-51: Maximum discharge measured, that of Apr. 19, 1951; minimum measured, that 

of Nov. 8, 1950.

Remarks.--Discharge measurements made about monthly at mouth of spring.

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 

to November 1951

Nov'. 8, 1950.. 2.01 May 17, 1951.. 5.42 Sept. 7, 1951.. 2.42

Jan. 4, 1951.. 4.73 June 29........ 6.18 Oct. 4........ 2.05

Feb. 21........ 7.84 July 19........ 3.52 Nov. 20........ 2.65

Apr. 19........ 13.0 Aug. 8........ 3.74
Walker Creek at Bane, Va.

Location (revised).--Lat 3?°16'05", long. 80°42'35", on left bank 0.2 mile downstream from 

bridge on jtate Highway 100 at Bane, Giles County, 0.2 mile downstream from Sugar Run, 

and 7.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--305 sq mi.

Records available.--Mareh 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,665.92 ft above mean sea level, datum 

 of 1929.

Average discharge.--13 years, 311 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,150 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 12.33 ft); minimum, 48 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height, 2.98 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs June 17, 1949 (gage height, 14.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 16 cfs Jan. 7, 

194U (gage height, 2.58 ft), result of freeze-up; minimum daily, 26 efs Jan. 7, 1940. 

Maximum stage known, about 23.5 ft in September 1878.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Low flow 

regulated by mill and dam at dtaffordsville, 2 miles above station, prior to January 

1945.

Revisions (water years).--W 1143: 1938-39(M), 1940, 1944, 1946.

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

40

(gage

2.9 

3.2

3.5 117

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

226

394

640

7.0 1,890

9.0 3,710

9.7 4,590

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

Oct.

*117

114

108

103

100

100

96

93

96

117

110

96

92

86

83

83

81

80

IT

87

93

93 

89

87

90

90

85

83

80

80

80

2,873

92.7

0.304

0.35

Nov.

78

77

76

90

204

190

147

130

*121

112

105

100

94

92

89

87

86

85

82

85

93

112 

105

102

97

b75

b?5

blOO

121

122

-

3,142

105

0.344

0.38

Dec.

130

155

418

2,600

1,510

820

2,180

4,560

*1,510

1,000

'730

541

431

360

317

280

251

223

190

b!50

b!60

b!65 

b!65

b!60

b!50

b!40

b!30

b!20

b!40

155

159

20,000

645

2.11

2.43

Jan.

149

149

*155

172

183

170

168

170

128

b!20

b!40

147

141

149

296

541

402

367

320

283

264

240 

213

213

213

188

166

186

174

170

168

6,545

211

0.692

0.80

Feb.

176

440

394

b350

b320

296

345

bS40

b320

b300

b280

b280

276

254

243

243

331

546

520

480

*850

1,300 

910

670

530

448

415

375

-

-

-

12,232

437

1.43

1.49

Mar.

345

338

306

317

480

700

646

634

558

466

415

383

398

435

386

364

356

1,730

2,100

1,750

1,360

1,030

820

688

580

485

423

398

427

1,240

+1,960

22,518

726

2.38

2.74

Apr.

1,240

1,000

1,300

1,210

970

760

640

970

1,720

1,390

1,090

1,210

1,420

1,150

910

760

634

530

480

444

386

367 

700

760

629

*530

466

410

386

379

-

24,841

828

2.71

3.02

May

356

327

349

360

356

349

327

324

3O6

289

345

440

406

349

306

*273

251

232

229

221

203

193 

183

181

172

157

Tee

186

181

183

161

8,363

270

0.885

1.02

June

145

135

128

149

166

139

133

151

226

338

324

234

260

352

324

248

257

306

300

257

254

232

195

168

*143

130

186

176

161

168

-

6,385

213

0.698

0.78

July

166

145

126

122

128

115

100

93

89

86

87

99

92

89

214

254

208

149

*117

102

94

86 

82

78

7J3

112

86

83

117

108

105

3,605

116

0.380

0.44

Aug.

83

73

78

72

72

69

78

*271

141

102

87

81

74

69

69

67

67

65

61

57

56

57 

56

58

53

51

58

86

114

80

67

2,472

79.7

0.261

0.30

Sept.

60

58

57

52

50

65

*114

115

78

67

61

57

54

67

76

83

69

61

57

54

52

50 

50

49

51

54

60

61

58

53

-

1,893

63.1

0.207

0.23

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,630 Min 75 Mean 352 cfsm 1.15 In. 15.68

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,560 Min 49 Mean 315 cfsm 1.03 In. 13.98

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfsl. Dec. 4 (3 p.m.) 4,070 cfs (9.29 ft); Dec. 8 (1:30 a.m.) 9,150 

fs (12.33 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
218 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Wolf Creek near Narrows, Va.

Location (revised),--Lat 37 0 18'20", long. 80°51'UO", on right bank at downstream side of 

bridge on State Highway 61, 2.8 miles southwest of Narrows, Giles County, and 3.5 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--223 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1908 to September 1916, March 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,583.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. July 22. 1908, to Sept. 30, 1916, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years, 279 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,200 cfs Dec, 7 (gage height, 10.05 ft); minimum, 46 cfs Nov. 26 (gage height, 2.52 ft), result of freeze-up; minimum daily, 52 cfs 

Oct. 17, 18, Nov. 1, 3.

1908-16, 1938-51: Maximum gage height observed, 13.0 ft July 16, 1916, from floodmarks (discharge not determined), minimum discharge, 10 cfs Jan. 2, 5, 1940 (gage 

height, 2.22 ft); minimum daily, 17 cfs Jan. 2, 1940.

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

which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill and dam 300 ft 

above station.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct.

2.5 52

Z.I 67

3.0 113

June

3.3 188

3.6 297

4.0 482

June 4 to Sept. 30

5.0 1,000

6.0 1,730

8.0 4,000

2.6 46

2.8 78

3.0 112

3.5 234

4.0 425

5.0 995

5.8 1,560

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*65

63

61

61

60

60

59

55

63

67.

62

69

57

56

54

54

52

52

53

55

59

57

61

61

62

59

56

55

54

54

54

1,798

58.0

0.260

0.30

Nov.

52

53

52

61

115

95

80

*72

67

66

65

63

61

60

59

59

59

57

57

61

84

109

92

89

72

b60

b70

b85

92

97

-

2,162

72.1

0.323

0.36

Dec.

99

122

424

2,650

1,160

657

2,420

4.010

*1,260

812

607

458

360

289

252

224

198

171

b!40

b!20

b!25

131

135

133

122

bllO

blOO

b90

bllO

b!20

128

17,737

572

2.57

2.96

Jan.

106

bllO

*122

135

152

142

142

145

104

blOO

blOS

bllO

bllO

135

416

607

449

393

364

332

300

270

230

230

230

200

180

200

190

180

180

6,669

215

0.964

1.11

Feb.

190

500

420

380

350

320

370

360

350

320

300

290

280

270

260

260

350

600

550

500

*838

1,060

812

657

522

440

454

393

-

-

12,396

443

1.99

2.07

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,840 Min 52

Mar.

379

346

319

337

607

708

682

708

632

542

468

421

421

407

341

310

293

1,520

1.820

1,440

1,060

812

657

607

522

458

397

397

487

1,050

*1,400

20,548

663

2.97

3.42

Apr.

945

838

1,000

918

760

652

552

831

1,220

1,000

812

786

812

734

632

582

547

*473

435

388

328

315

473

487

444

397

374

323

310

289

-

18,637

621

2.78

3.10

May

256

245

281

260

264

272

306

355

328

293

315

319

276

242

214

*194

180

171

369

227

217

188

185

201

174

152

180

182

260

315

256

7,677

248

1.11

1.28

June

204

177

152

461

2T9

253

197

186

234

352

324

243

256

380

320

253

2?4

228

197

171

208

183

156

139

122

116

243

237

293

407

-

7,185

240

1.08

1.20

July

316

240

200

176

159

139

122

110

101

98

270

217

152

128

214

312

*173

132

112

164

120

99

91

107

108

114

89

98

122

112

94

4,689

151

0.677

0.78

Aug.

81

73

78

112

81

72

898

810

*328

237

200

189

156

136

124

122

112

99

91

84

78

84

80

70

65

60

120

214

143

107

91

5,195

168

0.753

0.87

Sept.

80

89

89

75

68

*140

384

2(55

152

126

110

99

91

103

171

128

105

96

89

81

76

72

73

78

78

76

73

67

60

57

-

3,191

106

0.475

0.53

Mean 321 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.55

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,010 Min 52 Mean 296 Cfsm 1.33 In. 17.98

Peak discharge (base, 5.100 cfs).--Dec. 4 (II a.m.) 4,000 cfs (8.01 ft); Dec. 7 (11:30 p.m.) 7,200 

cfs (10.05 ft).

Note.--No gage-height record Jan. 21 to Feb. 20; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

in stage, weather records, and records for Walker Creek at Bane and Reed Creek at Grahams Forge.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KAMAWHA RIVER BASIN

New River at Glenlyn, Va.

Location (revised).--Lat 37°22'20", long. 80°51'45", on right bank at upstream side of 

Bridge on U. S. Highway 460 at Glenlyn, Giles County, 0.3 mile upstream from East 

River, and 6.3 miles downstream from Wolf Creek.

Drainage area. 3,768 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1927 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and telenark. Datum of gage is 1,489.76 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 16, 1934, on left bank just above highway bridge 

at same datum. Oct. 16, 1934, to June 16, 1939, on left bank 200 ft upstream from 

highway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge.--24 years, 5,023 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 79,000 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 14.85 ft); minimum, 1,290 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 2.63 ft); minimum daily, 1,620 cfs Sept. 29.

1927-51: Maximum discharge, 226,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 27.50 ft), by 

slope-area method; minimum, 770 cfs Sept. 8, 1930; minimum daily, 820 cfs Sept. 8, 1930.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Claytor Reservoir (capacity, 225,500 acre-ft, 

revised), 55 miles above station.

Rating table, water year 195O-51 (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.0 4,250 

6.0 11,9OO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second,

10.0

13.0

22,400 

36,200 

61.4OO

year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

g

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

*2,480

2,680

3,200

3,040

3,110

2,390

2,350

2,320

2,350

4,370

5,510

4,890

3,860

3,540

2,150

2,020

3,480

4,010

4,320

4,180

3,170

2.OOO

2,330

2,870

2,780

2,620

2,750

2,830

2,O80

2,360

2,650

94,690

3,055

-371

Nov.

2,760

2,43O

3,010

2,470

3,090

3,110

3,130

2,520

*4,110

3,300

3,360

2,580

2,180

3,310

3,490

2,610

3,000

2,920

2,150

2,410

3,120

3,O80

3,110

2,340

2,850

2,610

2,640

3,120

3,630

3,020

-

87,460

2,915

 1-13

Dec.

2,800

3,200

3,160

9,810

15,800

7,840

1O,800

*59,6OO

26,900

14,300

11,900

9,620

7,590

5,840

4,510

5,36O

4,460

3,680

6,410

5,560

5,250

3,660

3,560

2,780

2,850

3,220

3,700

4,180

3,700

3,570

4,14O

259,850

8,382

+2O9

Jan.

3.O8O

2,870

3,740

*4,88O

4,540

3,710

3,330

3,110

3,770

4,180

3,320

3,620

3,390

3,470

3,220

6 .580

5,260

5,420

6.O4O

5,440

4,760

4.2OO

4,590

5.O6O

3,830

4,070

3,430

4,420

2,780

5,320

4,860

13O.O9O

4,196

-177

Feb.

6,240

6,430

5,840

4,89O

5,850

4,130

5,640

8,400

7,740

6,870

5,510

4,340

4,800

5,370

5,140

4,670

6,890

6,340

5,000

5,240

+8,400

12,400

9,040

8,100

7,720

5,220

6,120

5,430

_

-

-

176,740

6,312

+ 121

Mar.

6,61O

6,290

4,610

3,660

3,980

5,140

5.50O

7,310

7,420

6,440

5,660

4,420

5,800

7,O5O

6,040

6,540

5,530

7,480

13 , 400

14,800

13,600

10,800

9.OOO

8,880

7,430

6,020

5,560

6,770

7,080

14,800

*20,700

244,330

7,882

+234

Apr.

15.8OO

13 , 400

14,300

15,300

13,4OO

12 , 400

10 , 300

11,200

17,900

16,80O

14,300

14,80O

17,400

13,800

11,700

9,210

9,880

8,200

6,910

7,b40

6,200

6,020

6,380

8,200

10,100

*8,390

7,640

6,910

5,020

5,020

-

324,520

10,820

-212

May

6,01O

5,140

5,900

5,680

5,460

4,000

3,860

4,770

5,28O

5,4OO

5,790

6,310

6,000

5,620

6,140

5,690

*5,190

5,320

5,700

3,950

3,280

5,420

7,360

6,120

4,46O

3,560

3,210

3,240

2,770

3,780

3,620

155,030

5,001

-72

June

3,470

3,610

2,970

3,280

4,180

3,710

3,420

4,260

4,140

4,74O

5,160

3,970

5,740

6,560

S,bOO

5,060

4,420

3,900

4,860

4,240

5,210

4,470

5,250

3,860

+2,890

5,120

4,710

4,720

4,420

4.4OO

-

132,340

4,411

+ 48

July

2,920

2,980

2,480

2,860

2.380

2,690

2,920

2,420

2,700

2,600

3,580

3,790

3,940

3,150

2,800

3,230

3,250

3,670

*3,78o

3,920

2,680

2,420

2,340

2,900

2,320

2,720

2,980

2,000

2,500

2,880

3,120

90,920

2,933

-24

Aug.

3,070

2,870

2,570

2,250

2,320

2,000

3,640

*3,640

3,210

2,780

2,410

2,650

2,420

2,72O

3,030

3,070

2, 790

2,640

2.110

2,510

2,630

2.98O

2,700

2,250

1,940

2,380

2,070

2,840

3,250

3,080

2,720

83,540

2,695

-209

Sept.

2,170

2,340

2,070

1,920

2,410

*2,610

2,570

2,170

1,900

2,130

2.O9O

2,010

1,900

2,030

2,410

1,920

2.O7O

1,990

1,990

1,940

1,870

1,940

1,770

1,730

2.01O

1,800-

1,640

1,730

1,620

1,720

-

60,470

2 ,O16

-64

Adjusted for change in contents in Claytor Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm

2,684 

0.712 

0.82

2,928 

0.777 

0.87

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 195O-51:

8,591 

2.28 

2.63

4,019 

1.07 

1.23

6,433 

1.71 

1.78

8,116 

2.15 

2.48

1O.61O 

2.82 

3.15

4,929 

1.31 

1.51

Observed

Max 59,bOO Min 2.0OO Mean 5,398 

Max 59,600 Min 1,620 Mean 5,041

4,459 

1.18 

1.32

2,909 

O.772 

0.89

2,486 

0.66O 

0.76

1,952

0.518 

0.58

Adjusted

Mean 5,405 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19. 4b 

Mean 4,998 Cfstr 1.33 In. 18.02

Peak discharge ("base, 24,000 cfs).--Dec. 8 (lO:3O a.m.) 79,000 cfs (14.85 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Claytor Reservoir; furnished by 

JDalachian F.lpctrlc Power Cn.

, 

Appalachian Electric Co
2go KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Bluestone River near Spanishburg, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°26'00", long. 81°06'40", near center of span on downstream side of

 bridge on U. S. Highways 19 and 21, 1.1 miles southeast of Spanishburg, Mercer County,

and 1.4 miles upstream from Rich Creek.

Drainagp area.--199 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1944 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator. Datum of gage is 2,051.13 ft above

 mean sea level, adjustment of 1918.

Average discharge.--? years, 218 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,410 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 13.4 ft); mini-

 mum, C4 cfs Oct. 16, 17; minimum gage height, 1.72 ft Aug. 26.

1944-51: Maximum discharge, 6,920 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 18.36 ft); minimum observed, 3.1 cfs Jan. 7, 1948 (gage height, 1.45 ft), result of low temperature.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 3 to Mar. 19)

3.0

6.0

9.0

13.4

260

1,060

1,910

3,410

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40

39

38

40

40

*38

37

34

32

45

44

36

34

33

28

242~4

26

27

28

27

27

47

77

45

39

33

32

30

28

28

1,104

35.6

0.179

0.21

Nov.

27

27

26

39

104

72

53

45

*38

38

35

31

30

28

28

28

26

30

25

3T

100

"53 105

60

45

b40

b45

b50

b55

b60

-

1,406

46.9

0.236

0.26

Dec.

b90

b200

766

2,240

1,340

512

1,170

2^890

1,030

538

370

303

251

228

191

173

156

142

b!30

b!20

bl20

*bllO

100

109

109

104

96

85

31

b90

blOO

13,949

450

2.26

2.61

Jan.

104

102

113

124

117

98

102

104

b90

b80

t>85

b90

b85

blOO

191

289 2"65

251

237

219

200

173

152

156

148

130

117

118

124

*128

200

4,492

liS

0.729

0.84

Feb.

808

1,260

 SBT

382

296

237

1ST

740

447

332

274

277

274

260

242

237

370

332

303

286

512

920

«92

447

357

303

308

*270

_

-

12,338

441

2.22

2.31

Mar.

262

237

214

237

525

645

604

512

473

370

308

279

279

332

298

277

308

1,310

 1,560 §20"

632

*512

408

382

357

344

298

320

344

618

1,060

15,225

491

2.47

2.85

Apr.

618

564

864

808

604

473

395

618

1,090

780

678

512

480

434

382

370

332

306

289

265

228

212

523

282

260

267

284

255

262

344

-

13,476

449

2.26

2.52

May

286

255

*370

308

298

370

460

512 3TO

294

279

226

191

169

148

136

128

117

TSS

117

140

130

136

228

156

128

187

158

408

*421

253

7,515

242

1.22

1.40

June

196

136

140

232

169

171

173

156

152

178

214

180

421

486

344

235

182

150

132

132

156

120

98

83

_72

330

289

525

*~$55

421

-

6,681

223

1.12

1.25

July

265

HI

169

144

169

128

98

85

74

67

124

85

68

60

60

81

58

53

51

52

53

46

44

45

78

57

46

54

51

*60

52

2,692

86.8

0.436

0.50

Aug.

41

35

35

115

64

46

432

564

T63

109

89

77

67

56

51

48

47

41

39

39

37

38

37

32

29

29

119

294

*136

85

61

3,057

98.6

0.494

0.57

Sept.

54

120

88

61

49

124

262

TB5

102

74

61

53

48

61

107

75

58

53

48

44

39

37

46

51

88

58

48

44

39

*34

-

2,191

73.0

0.367

0.41

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,250 Mln 24 Mean 263 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.93

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,890 Mln 24 Mean 230 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.73

(base, 3,000 cfs).--Dec. 8 (10 a.m.) 3,410 cfs (13.40 ft), 

surement made on this day. 

tage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Peak discharg 

* Discharge
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Camp Creek near Camp Creek, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 37°30'15", long. 81°07'40", on left bank 1,500 ft downstream from Mash 

Fork and 2.1 miles upstream from town of Camp Creek, Mercer County.

Drainage area.--32.0 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,050 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 44.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 4.12 ft); minimum, 0.05 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 0.16 ft).

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 3,750 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 5.84 ft, from 

rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.01 cfs 

Aug. 28, 1946; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 26, 1951.

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

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.17 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5

0.07 

.1

1.2 

1.6 

2.1

2.4 

3.0 

3.5

181

402

653

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.4

2.7

2.5

3.2

3.6

*2.5

2.3

2.L

2.7

4.0

3.6

6.6

6.5

4.3

3.6

3.4

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.9

2.7

2.5

18

15

10

8.1

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.2

4.7

153.3

4.95

0.155

0.18

Nov.

4.7

4.7

4.7

11

13

12

10

*9.2

10

8.6

7.3

7.3

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.3

6.3

8.7

16

13

14

11

9

8

9

10

12

15

-

286.0

9.53

0.298

0.33

Dec.

20

74

305

513

142

77

376

268

112

71

50

39

31

25

22

20

18

16

15

15

14

*14

14

15

15

14

11

10

T2

15

15

2,358

76.1

2.38

2.74

Jan.

14

14

16

17

17

18

18

15

13

L4

15

14

13

13

66

86

78

74

72

64

53

42

36

?6

30

27

24

25

26

*32

42

1,024

33.0

1.03

1.19

Feb.

342

290

116

a70

a40

a40

a50

a60

aSO

a45

a45

a45

a52

55

54

88

139

126

91

70

276

271

135

88

64

52

48

*38

_

-

2,840

101

3.16

3.30

Mar.

39

36

37

46

60

72

95

118

91

67

54

46

45

39

34

31

45

645

385

246

139

*94

72

80

84

76

64

70

80

161

193

3,344

108

3.38

3.87

Apr.

112

110

168

133

98

76

64

308

576

Tn

1O4

88

75

78

84

77

62

50

46

37

H

65

59

51

53

85

75

77

123

-

2,974

99.1

3.10

3.46

May

130 -98

*89

74

63

50

46

39

36

34

49

46

40

34

29

27

24

25

29

24

22

19

29

27

23

22

36

35

106

96

59

1,460

47.1

1.47

1.70

June

38

28

22

18

L7

16

13

20

18

22

18

15

48

61

43

27

22

20

15

17

23

17

13

9.7

7.8

30

50

30

*27

20

-

722.5

24.1

0.753

0.84

July

21

18

15

16

22.

16

12

10

8.1

6.8

13

7.3

5.7

.7

.3

.5

.4

.2

.4

.1

.9

.6

.4

.2

.7

.7

.2

; .0

76

*4.5

1.9

221.2

7.14

0.223

0.26

Aug.

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.0

. -7

1.0

» 8.9

4.0

1.9

1.3

1.0

.7

.6

.5

1.2

1.3

.8

.9

.7

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.07 .9-

7.1

*3.4

1.7

1.1

45.57

1.47

0.046

0.05

Sept.

1.0

6.0

3.8

1.9

1.2

15

19

4.0

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

10

9.2

5.0

3.2

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

T7T

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.9

1.6

*1.2

"

106.3

3.54

0.111

0.12

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,040 Min 2.0 Mean 56.2 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.83

Water year 1950-51: Max 645 Min 0.07 Mean 42.6 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.06

Peak discharge (base. 580 gfs). Dec. 4 (12:30 a.m.) 1,100 cfs (4.12 ft); Dec. 7 (2:30 p.m.) 772 

cfs (3.69 ft); Feb. 1 (5:3O a.iru) 714 cfs (3.60 ft); Mar. 18 (10 a.m.) 864 cfs (3.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. «

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and record for Bluestone 

River near Spanishburg.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Dec. 1, Dec. 15 to Jan. 14.
228 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Bluestone River near Pipestem, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 37°32'45", long. 81°00<30", on left bank 1.2 miles downstream from Mountain 

Creek, 2.5 miles west of Pipestem, Summers County, and 8 miles from mouth.

Drainage area. 363 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,527.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,020 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 9.46 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 1.92 ft).

1950-51: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 4, 1950; minimum, that of Aug. 27, 1951.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9 

2.5 

3.0

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

263

408

780

6.0 

8.0 

9.3

1,330

3,000

4,740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

70

66

63

*63

61

61

56

53

58

69

76

71

61

56

51

46

44

41

IT

41

42

43

83

184

T54

90

76

66

61

58

56

2,031

65.5

0.180

0.21

Nov.

53

52

51

6T

184

188

*127

103

90

86

85

74

68

65

63

61

61

61

60

61

112

T69" 194

b!30

b90

b80

b90

blOO

bllO

b!20

-

2,855

95.2

0.262

0.29

Dec.

b!70

b350

1,470

4,460

2,800

1,230

1,880

4,740

2,420

1,O6O

712

543

438

360

321

291

256

b200

*b!60

b!50

b!50

b!60

181

184

188

179

151

b!20

blOO

FTSO"

b!50

25,694

829

2.28

2.63

Jan.

b!50

b!70

18G

234

238

209

207

203

b!40

b!20

b!30

b!40

b!30

b!60

321

56O 508"

508

490

456

4O8

351

291

288

276

229

blSO

blSO

b200

b230

283

8,176

264

0.727

0.84

Feb.

*1,730

2,6OO

1,330

825

613

490

S35

1,270

925

650

543

543

560

543

526

5OO

650

6OO

550

500

800

1,600

1,600

1,000

800

650

550

500

_

_

-

24,080

860

2.37

2.47

Mar.

*473

438

402

123

613

1,090

1,150

1,390

1,120

802

632

560

560

632

596

560

596

4,050

3,480

2,240

1,390

1,030

802

712

670

613

560

560

690

1,310

2,240

32,364

1,044

2.88

3.32

Apr.

*1,420

1,150

1,670

1,640

1,210

900

735

1,640

2,420

1,710

1,210

1,030

975

900

758

690

632

543

5O8

473

402

378 57S

56O

490

473

596

526

543

758

-

27,518

917

2.53

2.82

May

*780

596

800

700

650

700

800

900

7TO

6OO

500

450

4OO

350

300

260

230

'sno 200

200

200

200

220

400

320

250

350

350

700

800

500

14,606

471

1.30

1.50

June

*351

268

223

473

330

258

229

250

250

300

350

350

700

1,000

700

500

350

270

200

200

250

200

170

140

120

450

450

1,000

800

700

-

11,832

394

1.09

1.21

July

*456

357

256

209

253

203

153

127

111

102

340

177

116

96

97

100

96

79

70

68

66

63

54

51

75

97

68

55

85

107

83

4,273

138

0.380

0.44

Aug.

*63

51

49

65

120

73

176

254" 735

156

118

96

82

84

78

63

57

56

49

42

41

39

37

38

34

28

33

255

225

130

*86

3,453

111

0.306

0.35

Sept.

66

93

196

99

71

120

384

273

146

104

84

70

61

74

139

126

88

70

62

55

49

44

43

53

79

88

69

68

58

47

-

2,979

99.3

0.274

0.31

Calendar year 195O: Max - 

Water year 195O-51: Max 4,740

Mln - 

Min 28

Mean - 

Mean 433

Cfsm - In. - 

Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.39

Peak discharge (base. 4,500 cfs).--Dec. 4 (6 a.m.) 5,O2O cfs (9.46 ft); Dec 

(9_.4l ft); Mar! 18 (4 p.m.) 4,880 . . - . . - ,--- ., - - 8 (4 p.m.) 4,880 cfs 

. . . .BBOcfs (9.40 ft). 

- Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 16-28, May 3-31, June 8-30; discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records, recorded range in stage, and records for station at Spanishburg.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

New River at Bluestone Dam, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°38'35", long. 80°53'00", on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Bluestone Dam, Summers County, 0.7 mile upstream from Greenbrier River, and 2 miles 

upstream from Hinton.

Drainage area. 4,604 sq mi.

Recordsi available Dec ember 1923 to September 1951. Published as "near Hinton" 1923-46.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,360.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (corps of Engineers benchmark). Dec. 1, 1923, to Nov. 19, 1934, staff gage and 

Nov. 20, 1934, to July 1, 1947, water-stage recorder at site 1.3 miles upstream at datum 

8.49 ft higher. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 0.7 mile downstream from present base 

gage.

Average discharge.--28 years (1923-51), 5,582 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 38,300 cfs Dec. 9 (gage height, 12.22 ft), backwater from Greenbrier River; minimum daily, 1,220 cfs Nov. 6.

1923-51: Maximum discharge, 232,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 21.0 ft from 

floodmarks, present site and datum), by slope-area determination; minimum, 10 cfs (estimated during construction at Bluestone Dam) Aug. 30, 1948; minimum daily, 720 cfs 

Aug. 27, 1925.

Floods of Apr. 21 and May 23, 1901, reached a stage of 24.2 ft, former site and datum 

(discharge, 234,000 cfs). Flood of 1878 probably reached a higher stage.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir and since 1949 by 

Bluestone Reservoir (combined capacity, 856,500 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years). W 713: 1925(M). W783: Drainage area. W 893: 1930JM), 

1935(M), 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Pall used as a factor Dec. 8-11, Mar. 31, Apr. 9, 13, June 14)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 10 Dec. 11 to Sept. 30

7.5 

7.7 

8.0 

8.5

1,180

1,600

2,480

4,850

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.6

7,600

10,800

15,300

22,200

7.7 

8.0

9.0

1,630

2,530

4,850

7,650

9.5

10.0

10.8

11,000

15,800

24,800

large, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tfotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2,410

2,660

3,250

3,250

3,250

3,440

2,440

2,160

2,270

3,250

5,900

5,300 

4,950

4,010

3,020

2,200

2,240

4,100

4,250

4,450

3,110

2,800

3,440

2,130

2,270

3,300

3,300

2,520

2,300

2,300

*2,380

98,650

3,182

-352

Nov.

2,880

2,930

2,380

3,110

2,980

2,570

1,280

*1,600

2,700

3,250

3,440

2,410 

2,160

2,200

2,300

2,380

2,410

2,300

2,130

2,800

*3,340

*3,580

2,380

2,300

2,200

2,340

3,530

2,160

2,570

4.060

-

78,570

2,619

-1-362

Dec.

3,110

5,350

5,300

15,300

13,200

10,400

12,800

25,900

34,400

54.800

29,900

21,300 

9,950

6,400

5,000

5,100

4,850

4,150

6,570

*5,350

5,050

3,960

3,160

2,930

2, 730

2,770

3,290

4,450

4,010

3,570

4,010

299,060

9,647

+35

Jan.

3,380

2,930

3,200

4,500

5,100

5,000

4,010

4,500

4,100

4,250

4,400

3,520 

4,250

2,890

2.770

4,010

5,520

5,520

5,900

6,650

6,630

6,230

5,790

5,620

4,950

4,600

4,200

4,200

3,430

3,570

*5,150

140,750

4,540

-231

Feb.

5,100

5,000

10,600

9,600

7,050

4,600

5,900

8,900

8,900

8,580

6,180

4.500 

5,400

6,180

6,810

6,510

7,650

8,900

7,950

7,050

8,250

9,600

16.400

11,000

8,580

6,690

6,990

6,450

-

-

-

215,320

7,690

+94

Mar.

6,510

6,810

6,510

4,650

5.620

4,550

6,990

9,250

10,300

8,250

6,230

5,300 

5,570

7,050

7,350

7,050

7,050

9,950

19,100

15,200

*21,800

*13, 700

13,200

9,950

9,600

6,510

5,840

6,750

7,650

11,800

*24,£PJJ

288,290

9,300

+450

Aj5r.

23,000

19,100

16,900

19,100

16,900

13,200

11,800

11,800

19,600

25.600

19,600

16,900 

19 , 600

18,600

14,200

9,950

9,600

11,400

7,350

6,930

8,580

7,050

7,550

8,580

10,500

9,600

9,250

7,550

5.960

*6,450

-

389,600

12,290

-427

May

7.950

6,450

7,650

6,750

*6,120

5,150

4,800

5,620

6,750

6,250

6,450

6,750 

5,900

6,570

6,570

6,O6O

5,740

5,460

5,620

5,680

5.580

5,100

6,510

7,650

5,100

3,810

5,620

5,520

3,860

5,150

*5,000

176,970

5,709

-119

June

5,910

5,290

3,290

3,720

4,900

4,900

5,760

4,350

4,200

4,010

6,810

5,300 

6,060

7.950

7,350

6,570

4,700

4,300

5,250

4,950

5,840

5,500

5,570

4,550

5.110

4,950

5,520

5,840

5,520

*5,200

-

150,970

5,052

+60

July

5,760

5,110

2,770

2,950

2,770

2,770

3,160

2,690

2,610

2.450

3,290

4.250 

3,960

5,620

2,890

3,020

3,110

3,480

4,010

4,010

5,160

2,610

2,450

2,450

2,770

3,290

2,610

2,650

2,610

2,570

*2,930

94,700

3,055

-90

Aug.

3,200

5,240

2,550

2,040

2,450

2,340

2,500

4.800

4,150

3,060

2,530

2,210 

2,890

2,950

3,240

3,240

2,450

2,690

2,340

2,060

3,520

2,610

2,650

2,270

1,980

1.950

4,580

2,060

2,530

*3,200

2,730

86,930

2,804

-191

Sept.

2,090

2,400

2,370

2,210

2,500

2,650

2,500

2,590

2,240

2,700

3,070

3,390 

1,860

5,820

1,780

2,120

2,850

1,750

*1,780

1,800

1,830

1,830

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,890

3,220

1.750

1,750

1,750

-

68,O70

2,269 -142

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

2,830 

0.615 

0.71

2,981 

0.647 

0.72

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 1950-51:

9,682 

2.10 

2.42

4,309 

0.936 

1.08

7,784 

1.69 

1.76

9,750 

2.12 

2.44

12,560 

2.75 

5.05

5,590 

1.21 

1.40

Observed

Max 34,800 Mln 1,280 Mean 6, ISO 

Max 34,800 Mln 1,280 Mean 5,72O

5,092 

1.11 

1.24

2,965 

0.644 

0.74

2,613 

0.568 

0.65

2,127 

0.462 

0.52

Adjusted

Mean 6,211 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.32 

Mean 5,688 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.72

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs, equivalent In cubic feet per second. 

Records for Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric Power Co. and those for Bluestone 

Reservoir by Corps of Engineers.
224 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Greenbrier River at Durbin, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°32 I 35", long. 79°50'00", on left bank at Durbin, Pooahontas County, 500 

ft downstream from confluence of East and West Forks.

Drainage area.--134 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1943 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,699.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Average discharge.--8 years, 260 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,360 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 6.07 ft); minimum, 6.4 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 1.10 ft Aug. 26, 27.

1943-51: Maximum discharge, 5,110 cfs Feb. 23, 1944, from rating curve extended 

above 2,800 cfs; maximum gage height, 8.86 ft Feb. 14, 1948 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.6 cfs Sept. 14, 1946 (gage height, 0.89 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

4.0 

7.0

1.4

1.9 

2.5

55

124

343

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

583

903

1,360

2,710

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

90

76

64

63

61

52

48

44

57

70

81

276

223

178

151

127

110

97

90

88

79

72

347

*388

330

260

209

318

393

374

304

5,120

165

1.23

1.42

Nov.

253

223

304

1,080

1.480

763

498

374 

292

242

192

161

139

124

110

108

108

95

86

97

139

113

110

121

145

170

160

*150

140

140

-

8,117

271

2.02

2.25

Dec.

170

250

662

2,120

965

578

1,810

2,140 

896

568

426

322

249

216

195

174

168

151

150

140

*140

140

150

170

190

200

170

150

160

180

150

14,150

456

3.40

3.93

Jan.

130

120

150

900

874

578

473

393 

322

292

249

249

228

304

1,540

1,020

632

537

638

770

744

573

430

*498

426

326

284

250

220

200

250

14,600

471

3.51

4.05

Feb.

2,670

2,030

874

552

397

292

485

334

280

240

220 '2~BT5

300

449

532

483

469

464

638

797

1,360

1,150

724

503

384

*309

280

238

_

-

-

17,754

634

4.73

4.93

Mar.

242

212

223

253

249

234

784

853

588

412

309

249

216

198

157

130

119

T57

264

547-

459

388

*356

632

600

454

343

296

384

1,350

1,450

13,108

423

3.16

3.64

Apr.

763

583

542

483

416

384

370

544

881

811

610

1,130

1,290

777

542

426

348

280

242

195

161

174

185

356

322

292

284

253

249

348

-

14,241

475

3.54

3.95

May

361

412

370

348

449

483

416

326 

*260

212

476

763

555

416

322

256

212

178

145

130

113

97

148

145

105

90

1(35

113

203

272

242

8,739

282

2.10

2.43

June

206

161

127

110

105

92

72 51 

97

536

522

366

2,090

1,430

698

435

313

245

185

151

127

127

185

127

97

*86

81

81

236

174

-

9,393

313

2.34

2.61

July

292

 2132

151

148

121

92

74

63 

54

49

134

119

130

95

74

61

48

40

42

54

34

28

28

34

55

30

24

22

33

55

28

2,414

77.9

0.581

0.67

Aug.

27

21

19

22

18

*14

20

19 

15

12

19

49

38

36

63

26

18

15

16

15

15

19

14

12

9.0

7.0

775

74

50

26

18

733.5

23.6

0.176

0.20

Sept.

15

23

24

16

13

49

~BT 148

33

24

*19

16

13

20

42

23

16

13

12

10

9.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.5

7.5

7.5

6.4

-

669.9

22.3

0.166

0.19

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,420 Mln 16 Mean 307 Cfsm 2.29 In. 31.12

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,670 Mln 6.4 Mean 299 Cfsm 2.23 In. 30.27

Peak discharge (base. 2,800 efs) .--Dec. 7 (8 p.m.) 4 

(5.85 ft); June 13 [2:3O p.m.) 3,010 cfs (5.19 ft).

,360 cfs (6.07 ft); Feb. 1 (7 p.m.) 4,040 cfs 

19 ft).

charge measurement made on this day. 

Note. --Stage -discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Bee. 2, Dec. 19 to Jan. 4, Jan. 28-31 

ancTPeb. 9-13.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 225

McLaughlin Spring at Edray, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°16'25", long. 80°06'30", on right bank half a mile north of Edray State 

Trout Hatchery at Edray, Pocahontas County, and 4 miles north of Marlinton.

Records available. --July 1945 to September 1951.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. 

topographic map).

Altitude of gage is 2,400 ft above mean sea level (from"

Average discharge . 6 years, 9.08 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 125 cfs June 13 (gage height, 2.19 ft); mini- 

 mum , 0.5 cfs Aug. 27 and Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.18 ft).

1945-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 13, 1951; minimum, 0.27 cfs Sept. 27, 

1949 (gage height, 0.34 ft).

Remarks . --Records good.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height, In feet, and dis 

In cubic feet per second)

harge

Oct. 1 to No

0.5 2.0

.6 3.4

.8 7.3

1.0

1.1

0.2 

.3

5 to Sept. 30

0.5 2.3

.6 3.8

.8 8.3

1.0 

1.5 

1.9

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

4.1

4.3

7.4

M

10

7.3

6.0

5.2

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.0

4.3

4.7

*4.2

3.8

3.4

5.4

8.2

6.9

6.C

150.3

4.85

-

-

Nov.

5.4

5.0

6.8

19

26.

17

12

11

9.0

7.8

6.6

5.6

5.0

4.6

4.2

3.8

4.2

4.0

3.8

4.4

5.8

5.2

5.6

7.0

7.8

9.4

7.8

6.6

*7.3

8.0

235.7

7.86

-

-

Dec.

9.0

15

29

*59

24

17

35

38

22

16

12

11

9.4

8.3

7.8

7.3

6.6

5.6

5.2

4.6

4.0

*4.6

4.6

6.6

9.0

7.6

5.8

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

405.0

13.1

-

-

Jan.

4.4

lil

^3

20

23

16

16

18

14

13

12

9.0

8.7

13

41

29

22

22

24

21

18

13

12

18

*19

14

12

12

18

16

14

501.6

16,2

-

-

Feb.

43

40

24

20

15

11

18

20

18

14

12

20

27

28

25

21

18

21

34

31

52

34

22

18

14

12

*11

10

-

-

-

633

22.6

-

-

Mar.

11

12

12

12

11

11

22

22

16

13

12

11

10

9.8

8.3

7.8

7.8

18

31

40

27

22

18

23

18

14

12

*11

16

42

35

535.7

17.3

-

-

Apr.

22

18

18

16

14

12

12

27

42

27

20

39

35

24

20

16

12

11

11

9.8

9.0

9.8

25

16

12

12

11

10

9.8

B_.7

-

529.1

17.6

-

-

May

7.8

7.6

7.3

7.0

9.8

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.3

*5.6

8.0

9.8

8.7

B.O

7.3

6.6

6.0

5.4

5.0

4.4

4.2

3.6

5.8

5.6

4.4

3.8

5.2

5.6

12

10

8.0

212.8

6.86

-

-

June

6.6

5.4

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.2

6.0

5.8

22

14

9.8

81

32

17

11

8.3

7.6

6.3

5.8

5.2

4.2

3.8

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.9

'576 2.3

4.8

-

295.6

9.85

-

-

July

3.8

T7z

2.6

3.2

3.6

3.2

2.6

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.7

1.2

1.1

1.0

T7o

2.3

1.4

1.1

1.0

2.6

2.5

1.2

58.8

1.89

-

-

Aug.

1.0

.9

.9

1.2

.9

*.8

*1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.8

2.2

1.0

.9

2.0

1.2

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

-il

.6

.6

1.5

1.2

.8

.8

29.8

0.961

-

~

Sept.

0.8

2.6

1.2

1.0

.8

3^0

1.8

1.0

.8

.7

.7

*.7

^.

.8

1.3

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.e

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

-

27.5

0.917

-

~

Calendar year 1950: Max 71 Min 1.15 Mean 9.58 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 81 Min 0.6 Mean 9.90 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
226 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Knapp Creek at Marlinton, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°12'40" , long. 80°04 I 30", on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

rrom Spice Run and 1 mile southeast of Marlinton, Pocahontas County.

Drainage area.--108 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1945 to September 1951.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 2,090 ft above mean sea level 

Tfrom topographic map).

Average discharge.--6 years, 160 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,330 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 9.9 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 9.5 cfs Sept. 3-6, 12, 13, 26, 30 (gage height, 

0.90 ft).

1945-51: Maximum discharge, 4,720 cfs Apr. 14, 1948 (gage height, 10.4 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 6.4 cfs Sept. 7, 9, 10, 1946 (gage height, 0.84 ft).

Remarks.-- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1

19 2.5

35 4.0

74 7.0

145 7.1

265

800

2,350

2,410

Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

9.5 1.9

28 2.5

0.9 

1.2 

1.5

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40

36

34

33

30

29

26

25

31

33

32

46

44

31

33

30

28

26

26

25

25

23

33

43

*45

40

37

37

49

T5

45

1,061

34.2

0.317

0.37

Nov.

44

40

44

457

819

235

332

155

118

104

76

62

58

52

47

45

45

42

40

45

47

38

38

36 4-5

b60

b55

b55

*b50

b50

-

3,235

108

1.00

1.11

Dec.

b70

249

640

2,410

T2T5

355

1,540

1,44O

535

325

232

175

137

95

bSO

b70

b65

b60

b55

bSO

b50

*b50

b50

b55

b65

72

59

82

66

64

70

9,976

323

2.98

3.44

Jan.

55

46

43

1TO

395

210

202

blSO

b!60

b!40

b!20

113

118

109

456

402

228

205

172

161

163

139

131

295

335

240

245

157

149

129

145

5,692

184

1.70

1.96

Feb.

1,960

3,260

490

340

212

147

334

280

228

180

160

140

165

252

280

248

370

6OO

473

438

1,160

960

438

280

312

*172

149

121

_

_

-

13,048

466

4.31

4.49

Mar.

134

138

127

132

121

112

328

438

310

218

172

144

140

182

138

127

106

55S

640

1.100

600

455

340

525

402

253

192

165

160

990

1,050

10,264

331

3.06

3.53

Apr.

508

355

385

455

340

250

182

653

1,550

760

455

885

920

490

325

255

200

158

134

113

94

88

2W

280

218

170

147

113

99

88

-

10,750

358

3.31

3.70

May

80

78

86

74

125

163 xa

121

*97

84

112

113

112

104

82

74

67

61

54

49

45

50

56

56

49

37

46

43

45

40

33

2,380

76.8

0.711

0.82

June

32

28

26

27

28

29

26

39

66

225

134

115

2,500

~*960

355

192

147

165

113

89

74

62

66

51

44

57

35

32

46

44

-

5,585

186

1.72

1.92

July

56

31

29

30

28

26

23

21

20

20

54

33

23

21

28

33

25

21

20

21

19

16

TS

25

170

56

54

96

119

67

40

1,201

38.7

0.358

0.41

Aug.

51

25

24

25

21

20

*25

21

19

18

16

16

16

15

18

16

14

13

13

12

12

13

12

11

TT

11

11

16

15

13

12

516

16.6

0.154

0.18

Sept.

11

11

10

9.5

575

16

17

15

12

11

11

*10

10

19

li

17

15

14

13

12

11

11

12

11

11

11

14

14

11

10

-

378.0

12.6

0.117

0.13

Calendar year 1950 : Max 2,620 Min 12 Mean 170 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.36

Water year 1950-51 : Max 2,410 Min 9.5 Mean 176 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.06

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 227

Greenbrier River at Buckeye, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°11'15", long. 80°07'50", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge 

at Buckeye, Pocahontas County, 300 ft upstream from Swago Creek and 3.5 miles downstream 

from Knapp Creek.

Drainage area. 540 sq mi (including that of Swago Creek). 

Records available. September 1929 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,085.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Feb. 27, 1939, chain gage on highway bridge at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 858 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,000 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 12.54 ft); mini- 

 mum, 24 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.62 ft).

1929-51: Maximum discharge, 41,500 cfs Feb. 5, 1932 (gage height, 17.5 ft, from

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs; minimum, 3.8 cfs Aug. 13,

1930 (gage height, 1.19 ft).

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

wnicn are poor.

Revisions (water years) . W 758: 1933. W 953: 1930-32, 1934-35(M) , 1936, 1937(M),

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6

2.0 

2.5

82

182

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

362 

1,020 

2,OOO

6.0 3,190

8.0 6,600

9.9 11,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

282

249

220

202

190

177

163

151

T55

182

213

349

729 4~4"3"

353

302

253

226

207

202

193

180

196

592

*570

471

386

376

667

688

625

10,195

329

0.609

0.70

Nov.

519

438

495

2,020

5,440

2,620

1,620

1,140

908

751

577

465

396

349

314

286

278

267

242

255

318

318

294

298

350

400

450

450

*b430

b400

-

23,089

770

1.43

1.59

Dec.

b450

b600

*2,440

*10,300

4,240

2,380

5,780

11,000

3,540

2,280

1,520

1,140

870

716

632

538

438

362

340

290

274 352"

306

358

432

538

410

286

322

410

367

53,861

1,737

3.22

3.71

Jan.

256

250 3~0"0"

1,500

2,000

1,800

1,500

1,200

1,000

800

700

600

500

500

2,000

3,000

2 , 200

,500

,600

,800

,8OO

,600

,4OO

,600

* ,890

,370

,020

850

700

700

900

38,836

1,253

2.32

2.67

Feb.

4,000

10,000

5,000

2,500

1,500

1,000

1,200

1,500

1 , 200

900

800 'SOB

1,000

1,300

1,600

1,500

1,500

1,500

2,200

3,200

5,000

4,900

2,8OO

1,940

1,420

1,100

*960

807

_

-

-

63,127

2,255

4.18

4.35

Mar.

793

835

779

772

786

723

1,960

3,190

2,220

1,520

1,190

968

870

945

758

632

532

1,T335

2,340

4,550

2,800

2,110

1,620

2,160

2,330

1,720

1,240

*1,060

1,100

4,160

6,680

54,483-

1,756

3.25

3.75

Apr.

3,060

2,160

2,160

1,890

1,620

1,320

1,190

2,300

5,440

3,?6'0

2,560

3,650

5,260

3,120

2,220

1,670

1,320

1,060

892

765

604

590

1,750

1,670

1,320

1,060

930

800

723

730

-

57,624

1,921

3.56

3.97

May

772

1,060

945

842

930

1,100

1,060

922

751

*632

667

1,370

1,320

1,010

807

653

544

460

396

336

298

282

294

405

336

264

T?E7

306

434

695

584

20,742

669

1.24

1.43

June

460

376

302

274

236

232

.216.

236

340

991

1,720

1,100

*9,770

6,340

2,680

1,570

1,060

938

674

507

421

340

443

495

327

249

232

220

260

588

-

33 , 597

1,120

2.07

2.31

July

416

513

3T5

314

336

271

213

172

149

132

179

256

204

193

170

158

136

114

102

105

102

93

79

76

2¥5

177

122

.282

308

185

149

6,320

204

0.378

0.44

Aug.

118 ~93

80

80

69

66

*77

74

68

66

60

56

60

105

105

105

95

72

58

50

48

52

47

46

47

42

41

5^

58

112

84

2,186

70.5

0.131

0.15

Sept.

66

58

52

42

47

69

76

132

T2T5

88

69

*58

50

58

72

71

84

66

55

46

41

35

36

34

34

31

32

32

29

27

-

1,718

57.3

0.106

0.12

Calendar year 1950: Max 11,000 Hin 79 Mean 1,021 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.67

Water year 1950-51: Max 11,000 Hin 27 Mean 1,002 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.19

Peak discharge (base, S.OOO cfs).--Dec. 4 (10 a.m.) 14,100 cfs (11.05 ft); Dec. 8 (l a.m.) 19,000 

cfs (12.54 ft); Feb. 1 or 2 ( time unknown) 16,300 cfs (11.73 ft); Feb. 21 or 22 (time unknown) 8,340 

cfs (8.82 ft); Mar. 30 (11:3O p.m.) 10,800 cfs (9.78 ft); June 13 (3 p.m.) 15,400 cfs (11.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 25-28, Jan. 2-24, Jan. 28 to Feb. 21; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
228 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Second Creek near Second Creek, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°41i05", long. 80°27'2S", on left bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on

 U.S. Highway 219, 1.5 miles downstream from town of Second Creek, Monroe County, and 

8 miles above mouth.

Drainage area.--80.8 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.81S.36 ft (revised) above mean sea level,

 Saturn of 1929. Prior to Oct. 18, 1947, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 81.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,050 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 6.10 ft); minimum,

 3.4 cfs Sept. 30;"minimum gage height, 0.18 ft Aug. 20.

1945-51: Maximum discharge, 3,980 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 7.10 ft); minimum 

observed, 2.4 cfs Dec. 19, 1946, and May 6, 1950; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 20.

Remarks.--Records fair. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by grist mills at 

(jap Mills and Second Creek.

Discharge, in cubic feet per- second, water- year- October- 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

14

*14

14

15

13

13

14

15

17

13

15

15

14

12.

12

14

12

13

13

13

12

14

19

19

15

13

13

13

12

14

433

14.0

0.173

0.20

Nov.

13

12

13

35

140

*66

44

34

30

28

24

21

20

18

18

18

19

17

16

18

24

20

18

18

IS

18

28

28

29

35

-

832

27.7

0.343

0.38

Dec.

40

83

258

1.210

346

200

1,170

908

348

224

161

126

97

78

72

69

57

*46

38

37

40

38

40

41

39

38

30

29

40

40

44

5,987

193

2.39

2.76

Jan.

39

41

45

57

51

48

55

66

56

54

59

48

40

48

60

55

44

49

49

48

48

43

41

49

45

38

40

46

*42

42

49

1,495

48.2

0.597

0.69

Feb.

451

418

185

136

107

82

192

190

144

115

97

130

163

155

140

134

320

242

188

150

227

264

200

157

128

*111

97

80

_

-

5,003

179

2.22

2.30

Mar.

76

66

59

64

67

64

88

124

115

99

88

80

88

104

92

88

100

983

748

630

351

248

188

170

138

120

109

109

130

*1.270

782

7,438

240

E.97

3.42

Apr.

334

264

573

351

237

176

144

266

436

351

306

500

514

297

210

165

134

107

99

85

73

72

124

113

99

113

140

111

111

118

-

6,623

221

2.74

3.05

May

106

*107

109

100

95

85

76

69

62

59

76

95

74

64

56

49

46

44

41

39

35

34

39

41

32

30

31

30

*41

38

33

1,836

59.2

0.733

0.85

June

31

28

28

28

46

41

32

97

94

170

104

67

853

487

195

116

85

88

60

51

49

42

38

33

31

30

*74

494

113

70

-

3,675

122

1.51

1.69

July

51

41

34

35

33

28

25

22

20

22

32

52

29

25

44

60

33

27

24

22

19

17

16

16

17

11

12

12

50

15

14

859.0

27.7

0.343

0.40

Aug.

14

*15

15

17

15

14

17

15

14

13

14

13

13

12

11

11

12

10

8.1

8.1

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.4

7.5

*6.5

11

10

9.4

9.4

359.2

11.6

0.144

0.17

Sept.

8.7

10

12

11

8.7

13

15

11

8.7

7.5

8.1

7.5

9.4

8.1

15

9.4

7.5

8.1

7.0

7.5

*10

11

8.1

8.1

11

8.1

8.1

8.7

7.0

6.0

-

279.3

9.31

0.115

0.13

Calendar- year- 1950: Max 1,250 Min 10 Mean 82.1 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.80

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,270 Min 6.0 Mean 95.4 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.04

Peak disoharse (base. 1,200 cfs). Dec. 4 (7 a.m.) 1,860 cfs (4.80 ft); Dec. 7 (8 p.m.) 3,050 cfs

(6.10 ft); Mar. 18 (4 p.m.) 1,500 cfs (4.23 ft); Mar. 30 (5 p.m.) 3,050 cfs (6.06 ft); June 27

(2 a.m.) 1,600 cfs (4.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 22E 

Greenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 37°43'30", long. 80°38'30", on left bank 400 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Alderson, Monroe County, and half a mile upstream from Muddy Creek.

Drainage area.--1,357 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1895 to June 1906, May 1907 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,529.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Prior to Oct. 15, 1929, chain gage at bridge 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--54 years (1895-1905, 1907-51), 1,992 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 29,300 cfs June 14 (gage height, 12.75 ft); min-

 imum, 87 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.90 ft).

1895-1951: Maximum discharge, 77,500 cfs Mar. 14, 1918 (gage height, 22.0 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs; minimum, 24 cfs Aug. 12, Oct. 

1, 2, 1930 (gage height, 1.65 ft).

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 536; 1907-9. W 783: Drainage area. W 803: 1918(M). W 953: 19311-41. 

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3 to Nov. 8, June 9-2O)

;e height, In feet,

Oct. 1 to June 13

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

220

425

930

1,640

4.0

5.0

11.5

2,520

4,760

24,600

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

220

425

June 14 to Sept. 30

3.0 900

3.5 1,500

4.0 2,270

5.0 

9.0 

10.9

4,370

16,000

22,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a 500

a440

*388

350

315

280

274

250

256

244

274

350

380

760

650

528

450

402

350

322

308

294

294

418

610

766

660

573

502

630

111

13,595

439

0.324

0.37

Nov.

733

650

591

600

4,590

*5.550

2,920

1,900

1,500

1,230

1,030

882

755

670

620

564

537

510

502

493

493

573

620

600

650

459

468

650

930

1,020

-

33,290

1,110

0.818

0.91

Dec.

1,030

1,170

2,860

17,200

15,400

6,360

5,820

24.600

11,300

5,680

3,680

2,720

2,100

1,660

1,400

1,310

1,170

*882

788

640

573

537

620

722

680

744

846

870

640

660

755

115,417

3,723

2.74

3.16

Jan.

670

519

591

690

2,600

3,460

2,520

2,460

b2,300

b2,000

1)1,700

bl,400

bl,200

1,060

1,940

7.500

4,760

3,240

2,820

2,720

2,720

2,720

2,200

1,920

2,720

2,820

2,080

1,850

1,740

1,970

2,220

71,110

2,294

1.69

1.95

Feb.

6,440

22.500

9,820

5,150

3,680

2,620

2,410

4,390

3,240

2,480

1,950

1.880

2,290

2,920

3,240

3,350

4,640

6,090

5,550

5,680

7,500

15,700

8,370

5,150

3,570

*2,820

2,370

1,990

-

_

-

147,790

5,278

3.89

4.05

Mar.

1,770

1,800

1,800

1,720

1,720

1.700

1,720

4,110

4,640

3,350

2,520

2,150

1,880

2,060

2,080

1,850

1,700

5,540

10,100

13,300

9,820

6,360

4,640

4,270

5,150

4,150

3,130

2,520

2,330

5,360

17.300

132,540

4,275

3.15

3.63

Apr.

9,820

5,820

6,920

6,360

4,760

3,680

3,020

4,270

13.000

12,100

7,790

6,640

12,700

9,240

5,960

4,390

3,460

2,720

2,280

2,010

1,720

1.520

2,100

4,510

3,460

2,920

3,020

2,390

2,060

1,940

-

152,580

5,086

3.75

4.18

May

,880

* ,920

.110

,970

,800

,880

,950

,830

,620

,430

,360

,52O

,110

,040

,670

,420

,240

,120

,060

,030

882

810

766

894

906

846

744

755

799

1,050

1,230

42,642

1,376

1.01

1.17

June

1,120

870

755

882

1,100

1,200

882

1,100

2,760

6,090

4,640

3,240

15,600

22,500

8,680

4,OZO

2,450

2,070

1,790

1,420

1,230

1,060

922

834

900

740

*627

1,240

922

856

-

92 , 500

3,083

2.27

2.54

July

856

780

760

672

645

645

573

502

425

372

418

546

502

502

510

600

528

4Z5

358

329

322

Z87

Z50

232

262

358

372

358

343

528

502

14,762

476

0.351

0.40

Aug.

388

*336

287

244

210

189

189

189

179

174

184

244

262

174

148

135

262

215

189

169

148

126

108

101

101

101

94

*104

119

135

139

5,643

182

0.134

0.15

Sept.

126

160

232

250

184

179

205

226

194

al90

a!90

a!80

a!70

160

165

268

200

179

156

160

139

126

119

101

104

101

97

94

87

90

-

4,832

161

0.119

0.13

Calendar year 1950: Max 28,500 Mln 215 Mean 2,162 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.61

Water year 1950-51: Max 24,600 Mln 87 Mean 2,265 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.64

Peak discharge (base. 17,000 cfs). --Dec. 4 (10 a.m.) 25,600 cfs (11.77 ft); Dec. 8 (2 p.m.) 27,800

cfs (12.35 . ft); Feb. . 2 (11 a.m.) .. 26,700 , cfs (12.10 . ft); Feb. . 22 (5:30 a.m.) .. 18,500 , ofs (9.66 ft);

Mar. 31 (12:30 p.m.) 19,800 cfs (10.07 ft); June 14 (3:30 a.m.) 29,300 cfs (12.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

at Buckeye and Hllldale.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

281787 O - 53 - 16
230 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Greenbrier River at Hilldale, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 37°38'25", long. 80°48'20", on left bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge on State Highway 3 at Hilldale, Summers County, 0.1 mile upstream from Howard 

Creek, 0.9 mile upstream from Powley Creek, 5 miles southeast of Hinton, and 5.6 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1,625 sq mi (including that of Howard Creek). 

Records available.--June 1936 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,388.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--15 years, 2,134 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 30,900 cfs June 14 (gage height, 15.2 ft); mini- 

 mum, 94 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.63 ft).

1936-51: Maximum discharge, 47,100 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 19.00 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Sept. 18-20, 1946 (gage height, 0.37 ft).

Maximum stage known, 21.85 ft Mar. 18, 1936 (discharge, 60,800 cfs), from data 

furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

85

188

410

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

985

3,180

6,120

8.0

12.0

14.0

10,400

20,600

26,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

595 

525

*480

438

397

364

333

321

315

5Q9

315

339

397

498

818

611 

518

466

410

384

358

345

352

358

563

809

758

675

587

555

818

15,011

484

0.298

0.34

Nov.

809 

749

669

669

2,480

6.900

3,700

2,390

1,780

1,450

1,210

1,000

836

724

659

595 

555

525

495

495

488

518

603

643

643

960

749

758

938

1,240

-

36,230

1,208

0.743

0.83

Dec.

1,180 

1,370

2,490

15,900

20 , 300

7,910

5,760

22.800

14,800

6,700

4,500

3,310

2,570

2,000

1,680

1,480 

1,350

1,090

854

749

683

683

675

774

800

758

890

818

766

699

774

127,113

4,100

2.52

2.91

Jan.

818 

651

651

699

1,420

3,960

2,930

2,570

2,930

2,510

2,060

1,780

1,580

1,280

1,300

6.670 

5,590

3,830

3,180

2,930

2,930

2,930

2,510

2,160

2,510

3,050

2,390

2,060

1,940

*2,000

2,630

76,449

2,466

1.52

1.75

Feb.

6,150 

24.000

13,300

6,310

4,500

3,310

2,810

4,360

4,090

2,930

2,510

2.120

2,390

3,180

3,570

3,960 

5,590

6,900

6,310

6,120

7,300

17,800

10,400

6,310

4,500

3,570

2,930

2,510

_

_

-

169,730

6,062

3.73

3.88

Mar.

2,160 

2.000

2,110

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,160

3,580

5,260

3,960

3,050

2,570

2,280

2,450

2,570

2,450 

2,120

6,170

12,800

14,200

12,600

7,700

5,590

4,640

5,420

4,940

3,830

3,180

2,810

*4,290

18.600

151,490

4,887

3.01

3.47

Apr.

12,200 

7,100

7,500

7,700

5,760

4,360

3,700

4,690

13,200

14 . 700

9,200

7,300

13,300

11,100

7,100

5,100 

4,090

3,440

2,810

2,450

2,060

1.7SO

2,000

4,500

4,090

3,310

3,570

2,930

2,690

2,690

-

176,420

5,881

3.62

4.04

May

2.570 

2,510

2,450

2,570

2,280

2,120

2,230

2,160

,940

,680

,580

,630

,110

,330

,940

,630 

,420

,260

,340

,320

1,070

909

836

872

976

938

854

283

*854

1,100

1,330

49,642

1,601

0.985

1.14

June

1,290 

1,040

863

1,020

1,630

2,110

1,580

1,530

3,440

7,300

5,940

4,360

9,830

26.600

12,100

5,940 

,830

,050

,690

,160

,840

,580

,280

,120

. ,060

,050

985

,230

,460

,100

-

111,008

3,700

2.28

2.54

July

994 

1.050

827

845

724

715

675

571

495

424

417

488

595

555

595

595 

643

502

410

358

345

333

291

264

274

315

339

410

345

378

611

16,383

528

0.325

0.37

Aug.

552 

378

*327

291

243

219

210

206

197

188

184

214

285

253

188

161 

150

269

206

188

173

150

133

116

107

104

107

*116

116

123

133

6,267

202

0.124

0.14

Sept.

140 

133

169

253

253

232

223

206

243

219

188

237

197

184

180

210 

264

206

184

165

161

154

140

130

119

113

116

113

104

97

-

5,333

178

0.110

0.12

Calendar year 1950: Max 33,700 Mln 223 Mean 2,454 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.49

Water year 1950-51: Max 26,600 Mln 97 Mean 2,578 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.53

Peak discharge (base. 18.000 efs). Dec. 5 (2 a.m.) 28,000 cfs (14.4 ft); Dec. 8 (7:3O p.m.) 29,400 

cfs (14.8 ft); Feb. 2 (4 p.m.) 29,000 cfs (14.7 ft); Feb. 22 (10 a.m.) 20,600 cfs (12.0 ft); Mar. 31 

(5 p.m.) 21,500 cfs (12.3 ft); June 14 (8:30 a.m.) 30,900 cfs (15.2 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

New River at Hinton, W. Va.

231

Location.--Lat 37 0 40'15", long. 80°53'40", on right bank at Hinton, Summers County, 0.2 

mile upstream from Madam Creek and 1.5 miles downstream from Greenbrier River.

Drainage area.--6,257 sq mi.

Records available. June 1936 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,355.18 above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to June 5, 1949, at site 400 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 7,800 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 52,500 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 8.01 ft); minimum,""1,720 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 1.67 ft); minimum daily, 1,720 cfs Sept. 28. 

1936-51: Maximum discharge, 246,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 18.97 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 80,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at 

station at Bluestone Dam and gaged inflow from Greenbrier River; minimum, 418 cfs Aug. 

30, 1948 (gage height, 1.14 ft); minimum daily, 920 cfs Oct. 22, 1941.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

good. Flow regulated since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir and since 1949 by Bluestone 

Reservoir (combined capacity, 856,500 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height. In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

1,54,0

2,730

4,830

7,430

4.0 

6.0 

7.7

13,800

31,200

49,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

25

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2,690

3,190

3,470

*5,470

5,390

3,510

2,590

2,510

2,370

3,160

5,660

5,210

4,690

4,020 

3,510

2,660

2,730

4,350

4,510

4,690

3,430

3,110 

4,200

2,480

2,730

3,800

3,850

3,110 

2,810

2,730

3,030

107,460

3,466

-352

Nov.

3,470

3, '430

2,920

3,430

4,390

8,920

4,830

*4,830

4,740

4,550

3,510

3,030

2,920

2,810 

2,840

2,880

2,880

2,730

2.480

3,470

3,940

4,110 

2,920

2,920

2,660

2,510

4,010

2,550 

3,110

4,740

-

108,530

3,618

+362

Dec.

3,890

6,300

7,190

29,300

35,200

18.3OO

18,500

46 , 600

49.100

42 , 500

54 , 200

39,200

15,000

8,500 

6,440

6,170

5,810

4,880

7,040

*5,660

5,560

4,370 

3,850

3,590

5.450

5,450

5,930

4,880 

4,510

4,060

4,510

433,300

13,980

+35

Jan.

4,060

5.510

3,890

4,970

6,070

8,600

7,150

6,710

6,710

6,550

6,120

5,070

5,660

4,060 

3,850

9,980

11.000

9,2OO

8,60O

9,200

9,200

8,900 

8,010

7,430

7,150

7,320

6,440

5,910 

5,170

7,720

*7,320

211,530

6,824

-231

Feb.

10,300

27 , 200

24,400

15,900

11,400

7,720

8,600

13,300

13,000

11,500

8,690

6.620

7,790

9,360 

10,400

10,500

13,200

15,800

14,300

13,200

15,600

27.400 

26 , 800

17,300

13,100

10,300

*9,920

8,900

_

-

382,500

13,660

+94

Mar.

8,600

8,600

8,500

6,380

5,460

6,280

8,900

12,400

15,600

12,000

9,500

7,720

7,720

9,200 

9,800

9, '500

9,200

16,100

31 , 200

50,200

*34,200

21 , 20O 

18,700

14,500

14,800

11,400

9,670

9,800 

10,400

16,200

*41 . 400

434,930

14,030

+450

Apr.

34,200

25,500

25,500

26,200

21,700

17,500

15,200

16,500

52,200

57.200

27,200

25,500

52,200

28,200 

20,800

14,800

13,400

14,800

10,100

9,200

10,400

8.600 

8,900

13,100

14,500

12,800

12,400

10,100 

8,600

*8 , 900

-

551,800

18,390

-427

May

10.400

8,900

10,100

9,200

8,010

7,210

6,980

8,5OO

8,600

7,720

8,010

8,500

7,720

8,900 

8,500

7,450

6,820

6,550

6,760

6,350

4,580

6,040 

7,520

8,900

5,970

4,690

4,530

4.190 

4,550

4,600

*6,170

221,880

7,157

-119

June

5,020

4,280

4'. 110

4,600

6,280

6,760

5,210

5,720

7,450

11,200

13,100

9,800

15,000

54 . 200 

19,100

12,400

8,600

7,210

7,720

6,980

7,720

6,650 

6,720

5,410

4,110

5,970

6,440

6,980 

*6,930

6,330

-

257,980

8,599

+60

July

4.850

4,190

3,720

5,930

3,550

5,510

3,890

3,310

5,190

2,920

5,780

4,600

4,460'

4,110 

5,510

3,640

3,760

3,850

4,280

4,240

3,550

2,960 

2.750

2,750

3,050

3,890

2,960

3,070 

2,920

2,960

*3,550

111,550

5,598

-90

Aug.

3,760-

3,680

2,920

2,370

2,730

2,550

2,730

4.880

4,370

5,510

2,770

2,570

3,190

3,420 

3,750

3,920

2,550

2,960

2,510

2,220

4,050

2,770 

2,810

2,310

2.020

2,020

4,480

*2,130 

2,660

3,310

2,840

94,340

3,043

-191

Sept.

2,220

2,370

2,480

2,370

2,690

2,920

2,730

2,770

2,440

2,490

3,170

3,490

1,990

3,890 

1,850

2,220

4.020

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,880

1,880 

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

3,210

1.720 

1,750

1,750

-

71,370

2,379

-142

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

3,114 

0.498 

0.57

3,980 

0.636 

0.71

Calendar year 1950 : 

Water year 1950-51:

14,020 

2.24 

2.58

6,593 

1.05 

1.21

13,750 

2.20 

2.29

14,480 

2.51 

2.66

17,960 

2.87 

3.20

7,058 

1.12 

1.29

Observed

Max 65,000 Mln 2,510 Mean 8,459 

Max 49,100 Mln 1,720 Mean 8,184

8,659 

1.38 

1.54

3,508 

0.561 

0.65

2,852 

0.456 

0.53

2,237 

O.558

0.40

Adjusted

Mean 8,490 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.46 

Mean 8,153 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.65

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs, equivalent In cubic feet per second. 

Record of contents of Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric Power Co. and those for 

Bluestone Reservoir by Corps of Engineers.

Note.^-No gage-height record Feb. 8-27 and Mar. 26-27, discharge computed on the basis of records 

for New River at Bluestone Dam and Greenbrier River at Hllldale.
232 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

New River at Caperton, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°01'20", long. 81°01'45", on left bank 50 ft downstream from suspension 

root-bridge at Caperton, Payette County, and 2 miles southeast of Nuttalburg.

Drainage area.--6,826 sq ml.

Records available.--November 1928 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 938.44 above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--22 years (1929-51), 8,611 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 61,400 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 13.88 ft); mini- 

 mum, 1,540 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 2.26 ft); minimum daily, 1,560 cfs Sept. 29.

1928-51: Maximum discharge, 244,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 36.0 ft); minimum, 818 cfs Oct. 8, 11, 1930; minimum daily, 836 cfs Oct. 7, 1930.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow partly regulated since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir and 

since 1949 by Bluestone Reservoir (combined capacity, 856,500 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years). tf 758: 1930(M). W 783: Drainage area. W 923: 1938.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.2 

3.0

1,470

2,640

4,730

6.0 10,800

8.0 20,400

13.3 56,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

g

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

2B

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

3,000

3,000

3,380

3,580 

*3,480

3,480

3,480

2.470 

2,470

2,560

4,450

6. 780 

5,210

4,730

4,360

3,100

2,730

3,950

4,860

4,600

4,360

3,100

4,610 

2,860

2,640

2,910

4,360

3,690

2,910

2,820

3,910

111,840

3,608

-352

Nov.

3,190

3,910

3,380

a3,300 

a4,900

a8.500

a8 , 200

a4,900 

a5 , 000

a4 , 900

4,600

3,380 

3,190-

3,100

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

2.820

3,640

4,070

4,550

3 , 380 

3,480

3,280

3,100

4,400

3,170

3,100

4,450

-

119,890

3,996

+362

Dec.

5,240

7,150

11,100

33,500 

44,100

29,600

22,900

47,100 

56.800

50,800

40,600

29,600 

20,600

10,000

*7,360

6,920

6,920

5,930

7,O60

7,210

5,920

5,780

4,240 

4,240

3.800

3,800

3,800

4,600

5,920

4,600

4,600

501,780

16,186

+35

Jan.

5,240

3,910

3.800

4,980 

6,480

8,700

9,000

7,800 

6,630

7,800

7,500

5,640 

6,480

5,210

5,510

8,480

14.200

11,200

10,000

10,400

10,800

10,000

9,350 

8,700

8,400

8,100

7,800

6,630

6,630

7,210

9,000

241,580

7,793

-231

Feb.

14,500

30,300

32,300

21,000 

15,700

9,700

9,000

14,200 

15,700

13,800

11,200

8,100 

7.800

10,400

10,800

12,000

14,700

18,200

18,200

15,200

*18,200

30,300

53.600 

24,000

16,200

13,300

10,400

10,400

_

_

-

459,100

16,400

+94

Mar.

9,350

9,700

9,350

8,700 

6.780

7,060

8,800

13,300 

17,700

15,700

11,600

9,350 

8,700

10,000

11,600

10,800

10,800

20,400

39,200

38,500

38,500

31,100

21,600 

18,200

16,700

15,700

11,200

10,800

*11,600

14,800

40^200

507,790

16,380

+450

Apr.

47.800

31,000

28,400

31,000 

27,000

21,600

18,200

19,300 

33,400

44,100

35,000

27,700 

33,600

36,400

25,800

19,300

15,700

16,200

14,300

9,350

11,200

10,000

10,000 

12,400

16,200

15,200

15,200

12,400

10,000

9.550

657,100

21,900

-427

May

10,800

11,200

10,800

*12.800 

9,700

9,350

8,100

8,400 

9,700

8,400

9,000

7,800 

9,350

8,700

9,350

8,400

7,500

7,060

7,500

7,360

6,480

4.290

8,100 

9,350

7,860

5,510

5,380

5,210

6,200

7,500

7,210

254,360

8,205

-119

June

7,060

4,730

4,730

5,380 

12,300

10,800

7,500

7,800 

10,800

14,700

16,700

13,800 

11,600

58 . 200

27,800

16,200

11,200

8,700

8,100

8,400

7,500

7,800

6,480 

7,360

4.480

4,690

7,060

7,060

7,800

7,360

-

314,090

10,470

+60

July

6.780

4,480

4,360

3,580 

4,360

3,280

3,910

3,800 

3,000

3,280

*2,910

4,520 

4,860

4,240

4,020

3,380

3,690

3,800

4,240

4,360

4,240

3,000

2.820 

2,820

3,480

3,900

2,820

2,910

3., 100

2,910

2,910

115,760

3,734

-90

Aug.

3,580

3,580

3,480

2,470 

2,220

2,730

2,300

3,730 

4.480

4,020

3,000

2,470

Z , 990

3,300

3,660

3,800

2,140

2,640

2,910

2,220

3,350

2,820

2,640 

2,640

2,060

1.820

4,000

2,220

2,140

2,730

3,380

91,520

2,952

-191

Sept.

2,470

2,300

2,730

2,380 

2,300

3,100

3,100

2,640 

2,640

2,900

3,100

4.500 

1,990

4,040

1,850

1,820

2,140

*2,960

1,690

1,690

1,710

1,720

1,760 

1,760

1,750

1,750

2,890

1,920

1.560

1,570

-

70,530

2,551

-142

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

5,256 

0.477 

0.55

4,558 

0.658 

0.71

Calendar year 1950 : 

Water year 1950-51 :

16,220 

2.58 

2.74

7,562 

1.11 

1.28

16,490 

2.42 

2.52

16,830 

2.47 

2.85

Observed

21,470 

5.15 

5.51

8,086 

1.18 

1.56

Max 85,700 Min 2,470 Mean 9,866 

Max 56,800 Min 1,560 Mean 9,439

10,550 

1.54 

1.72

3,644 

0.534 

0.62

2,761 

0.404 

0.47

2,209 

0.524 

0.36

Adjusted

Mean 9,897 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.69 

Mean 9,407 Cfsm 1.58 In. 18.69

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents In Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs, equivalent In cubic feet per second. 

Record of contents of Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric Power Co. and those of 

-Tludstcr.o Reservoir by Corps of Engineers.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on the basis of records for Kanawha River at Kanawha 

Palls and Gauley River above Belva.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 233 

Williams River at Dyer, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°22'45", long. 80°29'05", on left bank at Dyer, Webster County, 0.2 mile 

(revised) downstream from Craig Run and 7 miles southwest of Webster Springs.

Drainage area. 128 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1929 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,193.46 ft above mean sea level, adjust- 

 ffient of 1912. Prior to June 10, 1930, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years (1930-51), 316 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,510 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 8.58 ft); minimum, 4.5 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 0.72 ft).

1929-51: Maximum discharge, 22,000 cfs July 4, 1932 (gage height, 18.45 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 1.0 cfs Aug. 5, 1930 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

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

wnicn are poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 15-31)

4.0

6.5

10 2.0 

2.5

35

94

180

350

3.0 580

4.0 1,220

6.0 3,240

6.4 3,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2B

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

96

84

72

*79

77

63

54

48

66

183

485

839 

585

372

272

210

175 

149

134

124

113

102

242

278

210

180

158

198

303

231

198

6,380

206

1.61

1.85

NOV.

175

166

314

1,070

1.220

674

490

*368

292

264

216

183 

170

150

130

120

120 

110

100

150

300

250

220

200

180

170

160

150

150

150

-

8,412

280

2.19

2.44

Dec.

200

500

2,000

*3.700

1,070

724

2,000

2,500

1,000

600

450

350 

258

228

207

170

168 

158

145

130

b!20

b!20

b!20

132

180

147

138

b!20

bllO

blOO

blOO

17,945

579

4.52

5.21

Jan.

blOO

bllO

128

1,080

718

494

440

418

310

292

258

201

168

356

1.650

830

545 

*503

680

696

680

449

334

440

359

261

234

272

605

485

634

14,730

475

3.71

4.28

Feb.

5.090

1,560

740

555

404

310

444

314

272

244

225

306 

570

641

595

526

605 

585

*770

782

1,610

1,180

718

535

422

354

350

286

_

-

-

18,993

678

5.30

5.52

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,210 Min 41

Mar.

303

330

278

326

346

296

761

712

535

418

338

286 

264

250

210

178

166 

390

800

1,180

696

550

536

1,300

818

585

*458

436

758

1.840

1,260

17, 604

568

4.44

5.11

Apr.

729

658

740

560

480

485

422

795

1,180

830

646

1.550 

1,180

867

776

663

494 

386

326

272

219

216

956

580

444

354

292

240

210

219

~

17,769

592

4.62

5.16

Mean 417

May

237

*338

275

254

368

342

286

240

204

178

513

690 

480

350

275

222

180 

168

254

173

145

130

364

530

342

254

326

573

1.700

965

590

11,946

385

3.01

3.47

June

390

278

204

158

*154

158

117

248

289

1,370

895

516 

2,950

1,300

752

467

326 

286

204

161

136

111

147

115

82

67

80

94

159

536

"

12,750

424

3.31

3.70

July

526

485

500

200

230

180

130

100

85

70

90

*100 

86

66

53

43

56 

28

24

23

25

18

15

18

80

53

27

18

19

127

61

3,116

101

0.789

0.91

Aug.

39

27

21

22

22

17

18

27

23

16

12

28 

34

*38

72

50

30 

21

15

12

9.0

9.0

8.2

7.6

6.2

5.0

4.8

64

96

42

23

818.8

26.4

0.206

0.24

Sept.

16

325

104

60

41

261

220

105

71

48

36

30 

23

32

74

48

32

24

*20

16

13

11

12

13

13

11

10

10

9.3

7.6

"

1,695.9

56.5

0.441

0.49

Cfsm 3.26 In. 44.21

Water year 195O-51: Max 3,700 Min 4.8 Mean 359 Cfsm 2.80 In. 38.38

Peak discharge (base, 4.60O 8.40 ft)j Dec. 7 (time unknown) 

10 a.m.) 5,050 cfs (7.47 ft).

______,______ . - - -_3).--Dee. 4 (time unknown) 6,240 cf: 

6,510 cfs (8.58 ft); Feb. 1 (6:30 p.m.) 5,050 cfs (7.54 ft); June 1

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discnarge relation affected by ice.

Note'. No gage-height record Nov. 13 to Dec. 5, Dec. 7-12, July 5-12; discharge estimated on basis 

of records of u. S. Weather Bureau, recorded range in stage, and records for nearby stations.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Gauley River at Camden on Gauley, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°21'55", long. 80°36'05", on right bank at Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 

station at Camden on Gauley, Webster County, 0.2 mile downstream from Coon Creek and 

0.9 mile upstream from Strouds Creek.

Drainage area.--236 sq mi.

Records available. July 1908 to September 1916, October 1929 to September 1951. Prior 

to uctooer iaa4 published as "at Allingdale."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,003.28 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1916, chain gage at site 1.1 miles downstream at 

Allingdale at 3.08 ft lower datum. Oct. 20, 1929, to Oct. 29, 1934, chain gage at 

site 1.1 miles downstream at Allingdale at present datum.

Average discharge.--29 years (1908-16, 1930-51), 587 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 14.28 ft); minrmum, 13 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 1.19 ft).

1908-16, 1929-51: Maximum discharge, 42,500 cfs July 4, 1932 (gage height, 27.38 

ft, present site and datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 17,000 

cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 1.4 cfs Sept. 24, 25, 1930 (gage height, 0.54 

it).

Maximum stage known, that of July 4, 1932.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 13 June 14 to Sept. 30

1.9 74

2.4 191

3.0 392

4.0 850

7.0 2,740

10.0 5,540

11.4 7,260

1.2 

1.5 

1.8

2.1

53

104

2.5 208

3.0 382

5.0 1,400

6.5 2,390

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6.

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

191 

170

139

*132

134

106

89

76

82

168

698

1.550

1,160

710

500

381

306

256

225

205

188

170

338

622

459

381

324

350

522

427

373

11,412

368

1.56

1.80

Nov.

328 

300

562

1,410

2,600

1,370

925

710

*562

513

427

365

321

282

252

231

228

211

194

237

735

594

539

b500

b450

b400

b370

b350

b350

b350

-

16,666

556

2.36

2.63

Dec.

b450 

1,060

3,570

7.250

2,390

1,460

2,440

4,110

1,830

1,160

1,020

646

509

*b380

b350

339

306

259

228

194

b!90

bl90

b200

231

336

358

266

231

324

317

292

32,886

1,061

4.50

5.18

Jan.

237 

262

275

1,580

1,460

975

790

770

b550

b450

b400

b350

b350

796

5.260

1,970

*1,220

1,100

1,310

1,310

1,220

900

680

775

715

603

745

641

950

1,020

1,170

28,834

950

3.94

4.54

Feb.

4.720 

3,190

bl,500

bSOO

b650

b550

740

bl,100

bSOO

b700

b600

b600

,020

,080

,000

875

,050

,050

,190

* ,280

,970

,590

,490

,050

785

641

575

48i

-

-

53,680

1,203

5.10

5.51

Mar.

447 

517

455

484

605

539

975

1,250

950

715

585

488

445

496

415

581

354

869

2,110

2,460

1,490

1,050

875

1,830

1,400

1,000

790

*695

950

2,560

2.550

30,486

983

4.17

4.80

Apr.

1,430 

1,160

1,400

1,160

975

925

900

1,080

2,040

1,580

1,280

2,120

2,460

1,760

1,490

1,220

900

705

575

467

577

550

1,340

1,050

815

646

526

455

381

400

-

31,947

1,065

4.51

5.03

May

412 

651

*513

505

666

671

555

455

581

332

975

2,040

1,190

805

589

455

569

510

427

314

249

219

420

950

641

455

526

852

2.810

1,970

1,150

22,815

736

5.12

3.60

June

725 

492

350

266

*234

272

197

284

496

2,600

1,970

1,050

3.270

2,390

1,490

900

602

477

544

262

224

179

227

214

157

104

102

125

1,540

1,080

-

22,405

747

5.17

3.53

July

1.640 

1,050

588

382

499

435

290

211

166

130

199

*174

185

142

HI

84.

66

54

46

89

69

50

38

39

HI

130

63

48

39

222

116

7,466

241

1.02

1.18

Aug.

76 

52

45

57

56

55

31

35

42

55

27

24

42

56

*207

127

67

48

37

29

24

22

19

17

16

14

11

19

164

86

46

1,554

49.5

0.210

0.24

Sept.

36 

581

256

115

72

254

511

224

137

94

67

53

46

49

78

88

59

43

*38

33

30

26

26

25

27

27

24

22

21

ii

-

2,859

95.3

0.404

0.45

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,380 Mln 65 Mean 763 Cfsm 3.23 In. 43.89

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,250 Min 13 Mean 666 Cfsm 2.82 In. 38.29

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). --Dec. 4 (6 a.m.) 11,400 cfs (14.28 ft); Dec. 8 (2:30 a.m.) 7,260

cfs (11.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 235

Cranberry River near Richwood, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°17'45", long. 80"31"40", on left bank 30 ft below United States Forest

service highway bridge, 0.6 mile upstream from Barrenshe Run, 5 miles upstream from

mouth, and 5 miles north of Richwood, Nicholas County. 

Drainage area.--81.2 sq mi.

Hecords available.--October 1944 to December 1951 (discontinued). 

Uage.--water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,100 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge.--? years, 223 cfs. 

Extremes.--labTPHl: Maximum discharge during year, 3,790 cfs, Dec. 4 (gage height, 7.17

ft]; minimum, 4.4 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 1.62 ft).

1951: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 1,500 cfs Nov. 26 (gage

height, 5.42 ft); minimum discharge, 5.8 cfs Oct. 22-24 (gage height, 1.69 ft).

1944-51: Maximum discharge, 6,960 cfs Jan. 7. 1946 (gage height, 8.65 ft); minimum,

0.9 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1946 (gage height, 1.40 ft). 

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

which are poor.

Rating table, Oct. I, 195O, to Dec. 31, 1951, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

148

288

497

4.5 

5.0 

6.1

775

1,160

2,280

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1950-51 

1950-51

Day

1 

3

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

31

33

23

34

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

70 

61

53

*53 

52

43

37

33

39

106

314

526

356

248

188

146

123

105

94

90

83

75

128

161

126

112

102

151

232

168

146

4,251

137

1.69

1.95

Calendar yea

Nov.

130 

124

198

577 

854

460

353

*251

203

188

155

134

121

107

97

90

90

81

77

107

192

155

144

130

120

110

100

10O

100

1OO

-

5,608

187

2.30

2.57

 Dec.

120 

250

800

2,220 

 8l5

488

1,300

1,420

624

390

280

200

*155

135

125

110

100

100

110

10O

100

100

100

99

117

93

33

110

110

86

75_

10,925

352

4.33

5.00

Jan.

BO- 75 

98

608 

361

337

310

278

190

178

ISO

146

117

250

890

575

*373

353

502

540

535

337

245

288

242

182

161

194

433

369

412

9,859

317

3.9O

4.51

Feb.

1,570 

1,050

380

300 

240

190

286

223

170

160

140 T60"

529

429

429

385

438

411

491

 540

1,160

883

516

382

278

242

245

198

_

-

-

12,226

437

5.38

5.60

Mar.

261 

264

215

261 

264

252

443

438

333

251

209

178

170

161

142

126

28-6 117

583

762

488

365

325

824

589

407

310

*299

590

1,200 9"6T

12,060

389

4.79

5.52

Apr.

535 

465

516

399

341

341

303

571

803

590

460

881

854

606

540

479

361

274

232

190

TTQ- 159

730

460

337

264

217

180

161

163

-

12,582

419

5.16

5.76

May

144 

*152

142

151 

235

235

195

168

146

132

270

382

292

220

ISO

150

128

114

140

105

95

81

2TTJ

274

188

146

200

415

 1,240 666

399

7,593

245

3.02

5.48

June

268 

188

140

115 

147

*146

104

241

285

974

654

582

1,690

975

511

521

226

209

152

121

104

86

96

80

59

44

42

41

ITS

150

-

8,651

288

5.55

3.96

July

136 

123

83

72 

99

87

60

46

57

30

42

71

*51

38

31

25

19

16

13

12

13

11

1T~ 8.7

92

47

24

16

16

55

65

1,449.7

46.8

0.576

0.66

Aug.

36 

29

24

26 

23

16

16

20

19

14

11

10

24

*18

23

29

15

11

7.8

6.3

5.6

6.9

11

10

6.9

5.0

4.6 85 

120

28

715.1

23. 0

0.283

0.33

Sept.

42 

574 160"

86 

55

225

212

115

77

54

42

32

26

43

98

56

36

29

*24

20

16

14

15

a!6

ale

a!5

a!4

a!2

all

alO

-

2,145

71.5

0.881

O.98

* 1950: Max ^2,500 Mln 16 Mean 267 Cfsm 3.29 In. 44.66

Water year 195O-51: Max 2,220 Mln 4.6 Mean 241 Cfsm 2.97 In. 40.32

Peak discharge (base. 2.9OO cfs). Dec. 4 (2:30 a.m.) 3,790 cfs (7.17 ft); Dec. 7 (8 p.m.) 3,f 

cfs (7.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of range in stage and records for Cherry 

River at Fenwick and Williams River at Dyer.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Dec. 3, Dec. 1O-23, 28, 29, Jan. 8-1O, 

12, 13, 15-17, 22-27, Feb. 3-6, 9-12.

1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8

Cfsm

Oct.

8 

7

6.5 

6 

6 

7 

10 

20

Nov.

431

241

124 

93 

76 

65 

ITS 

209

Dec .

159 

134

115 

167 

590 

345

264 

346

Day

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16

Oct.

3520-

15 

13 

11 

9

8 

7

Nov.

138 

112

97 

86 

77 

88 

130 

126

Dec.

474

425

321 

254 

192 

163 

675 

474

Day

17 

18

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Oct.

*6.9 

6.9

6.6 

6.3 

b.O 

5.8

BTff

7.8

Nov.

182 

142

117 

107 

114 

10O 

130 

528

Dec.

325

268

212 

192 

937 

T4T 

442 

314

Day

25 

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

14 

20

15 

13 

13 

14 

14

0.16

Nov.

511 

1,150

*6l7 

361 

257 

198

3.11

Dec .

245 

442

394 

288 

248 

234 

480

4.97
236 KAMWHA RIVER BASIN

Cherry River at Penwick, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°13'45", long. 80°35'00", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

oriage at Fenwlck, Nicholas County, 1,000 ft downstream from Laurel Creek.

Drainage area.--150 sq ml, approximately.

Records available --September 1929 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,088.94 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Mar. 16, 1939, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years (1930-51), 405 cfs.

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 9,750 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 10.70 ft); minimum, Y.4 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 2.44 ft).

1929-51: Maximum discharge, 27,300 cfs June 27, 1940 (gage height, 15.2 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs in September of the years 1930, 1932, 1936, and in August 1938;'minimum 

gage height, 2.09 ft Aug. 4, 5, 1944.

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

wnicn are poor.

Revisions (water years). W 973: 1940-42.

ating tables, water ye 

height, in feet,

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1

ir 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

ind discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

4.5 660

5.0 1,000

6.0 1,780

7.5 3,660

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.9 

3.2

6.0 

9.5

91

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.6

206

370

670

1,020

2,460

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

103

85

*73

68

65

57

50

46

58

129

373

397

316

222

178

144

124

108

99

97

90

81

212

261

193

167

147

170

213

174

160

4,660

150

1.00

1.16

Nov.

147

150

368

1,390

1,600

944

673

*518

435

397

320

270

235

201

182

167

160

140

132

193

397

320

316

b300

b270

b240

b220

b200

b200

b200

-

11,285

376

2.51

2.80

Dec .

b250

719

2,440

4,870

1,640

1,060

3,580

2,790

1,330

937

686

540

*411

349

320

266

230

193

blSO

b!70

b!70

b!70

174

182

193

209

157

b!40

b!40

b!40

b!40

24,776

799

5.33

6.14

Jan.

b!30

157

243

1,180

916

654

630

600

490

450

406

335

279

440

1,690

1,150

*818

764

1,010

1,040

1,000

706

540

589

496

411

382

421

660

630

760

19,977

644

4.29

4.95

Feb.

2,860

1,940

1,100

850

580

426

468

590

475

415

370

453

754

943

887

782

859

824

*929

999

2,700

1,990

1,230

887

663

535

517

415

-

-

-

26,541

948

6.32

6.58

Mar.

554

561

470

568

594

529

1,010

992

782

594

481

390

390

380

320

234

280

1,160

1,850

1,900

1,200

908

817

1,850

1,320

929

*698

698

1,230

2.540

1,850

27,929

901

6.01

6.92

Apr.

1,140

1,020

1,130

880

761

782

670

,220

,670

,270

971

,870

,760

,350

,130

915

698

529

448

366

307

302

1,160

796

621

517

426

361

320

502

-

25,&92

856

5.71

6.37

May

289

*354

575

558

426

448

570

512

268

241

361

410

375

325

280

241

210

183

199

154

128

109

332

415

280

224

410

822

2.240

1,280

768

13,147

424

2.83

3.26

June

493

348

257

206

307

*289

176

550

684

2,340

1,410

831

2,470

1,850

1,100

700

500

400

520

250

210

180

150

120

100

85

70

70

150

250

-

16,866

562

5.75

4.18

July

200

150

120

110

150

130

100

80

65

50

70

130

*105

80

80

53

41

32

31

34

28

21

11

63

146

55

33

52

59

106

173

2,564

82.7

0.551

0.64

Aug.

72 -

53

53

78

47

52

60

64

48

55

27

24

26

*18

15

12

14

13

11

8.8

16

56

31

17

11

9.2

11

321

227

89

50

1,549.0

50.0

0.355

0.38

Sept.

194

698

224

117

74

382

507

175

112

74

53

43

35

82

114

62

48

36

*30

23

19

18

21

22

21

21

19

17

15

11

-

3,068

102

0.680

0.76

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,870 Hin 23 Mean 534 Cfsm 3.56 In. 48.35

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,870 Hin 8.8 Mean 488 Cfsm 3.25 In. 44.14

Peak discharge fbase, 5,000 cfs). Dee. 4 (5 

.(10.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 3, 4, 8, Ju 

weather records, recorded range In stage, and r 

River at Nallen.

3,310 cfs (10.10 ft); Dec. 7 (5 p.m.) 9,750 cfs

ne 15 to July 12; dischar 

scords for Cranberry Rive

estimated on basis of 

at Rlchwood and Meadow
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 23 

Gauley River near Summersville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°16'15", long. 80°49'10", on right bank at Brocks Bridge, 500 ft downstream from Muddlety Creek and 2 miles east of Summersville, Nicholas County.

Drainage area.--680 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1908 to September 1916, November 1928 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,580.90 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to September 1916, chain gage at 

present site at datum 2 ft lower. Nov. 23, 1928, to Jan. 4, 1939, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years (1908-16, 1929-51), 1,525 efs.

Extreme3.--Maximum discharge during year, 27,400 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 15 48 ft); minImum, 40 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 1.39 ft).

1908-16, 1929-51: Maximum discharge, 92,000 cfs July 4, 1932 (gage height, 28.75 

ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 23,000 cfs; minimum, 1 3 cfs 

Aug. 10, 1939 (gage height, 0.64 ft).

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

whlctt are poor.

Revisions'. w 783: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ioe effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.7 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

317

480

675

5.0

7.0

9.0

13.0

13.7

1,680

3,720

7,200

18,500

20,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Oct.

515

463

430

406

413

387

332

292

298

423

1,280

2,530

2.950

1,800

1,340

1,020

802

700

630

590

550

515

628

1,370

1,120

985

860

802

1 , 200

1,120

985

27,736

895

1.32

1.52

Nov.

890

830

1,460

3,340

8.180

4,440

2,890

2,100

*1,680

1,520

1,340

1,160

1,020

890

802

725

725

675

630

720

1,940

1,960

1,720

1,640

1,560

bl,200

bl,100

bl,000

bl,000

bl,000

-

50,137

1,671

2.46

2.74

Dec.

bl , 200

2,100

9,180

20.700

8,180

4,290

7,780

13,300

5,760

3,590

2,520

*1,920

1,480

1,260

1,120

1,060

830

775

b700

b600

b550

b550

b550

700

860

1,020

860

b700

b900

b900

860

96,795

3,122

4.59

5.29

Jan.

700

802

775

2,850

4,000

2,670

2,140

2,100

1,560

bl,200

bl,100

bl,000

bl.OOO

1,710

7.510

6,210

3,590

*3,000

3,350

3,590

3,230

2,570

1,920

1,960

2,010

1,640

1,370

1,520

2,190

2,780

2,920

74,967

2,418

3.56

4.10

Feb.

11.500

10,000

a4,000

a2,500

a2,000

al,600

a2 , 000

a3,000

a2 , 500

a2,000

al,700

al,700

2,370

2,780

2,780

2,470

2,890

3,000

*2,890

3,350

6,070

8,080

4,900

3,230

2,420

1,920

1,720

1.480

-

-

-

96,650

3,452

5.08

5.29

Mar.

1,400

1,680

1,960

1,840

2,010

1,840

2,620

3,590

2,780

2,190

1,800

1,440

1,300

1,400

1,230

1,120

1.060

3,240

6,980

8.160

4,900

3,350

2,570

4,200

4,140

2,890

*2,280

2,010

2,570

5,700

8,040

92,290

2,977

4.38

- 5.05

Apr.

4,440

3,350

3,720

3,350

2,890

2,780

2,420

3,220

5,940

4,900

3,720

4,970

7.270

4,900

4,290

3,470

2,620

2,060

1,720

1,400

1,200

1.120

3,280

3,110

2,420

1,960

1,640

1,370

1,200

1,200

"

91,930

3,064

4.51

5.03

May

*1,160

,640

,720

,480

,720

,920

,640

,370

,200

,020

,560

,44O

,230

,190

,640

,300

,060

890

920

860

700

610

814

1,960

1,600

1,200

1,340

2,070

8.550

6,210

3,470

61,264

1,976

2.91

3.35

June

2,190

1,480

1,120

860

*890

1,090

775

1,110

1,960

6,320

6,100

3,470

8.100

6,750

4,000

2,520

1,720

1,440

1,090

860

750

630

590

630

480

396

364

380

1,780

2,220

-

62,065

2,069

3.04

3.39

July

2.540

2,140

1,260

860

890

985

70O

550

446

380

367

550

532

446

387

329

267

219

193

171

235

193

152

124

219

430

305

208

304

227

515

16,924

546

0.803

0.93

Aug.

. 380

264

208

190

193

158

142

168

171

165

130

137

*140

147

263

393

249

171

127

95

81

87

127

89

70

51

47

121

652

472

298

5,986

193

0.284

0.33

Sept.

222

1,560

1,060

550

393

729

1.650

830

570

430

329

261

213

228

361

410

305

228

185

*155

150

108

102

106

104

102

99

87

75

64

"

11,624

387

0.569

0.64

Calendar year 1950: Max 20,700 Min 254 Mean 2,152 Cfsm 3.16 .In. 42.96

Water year 1950-51: Max 20,700 Min 47 Mean 1,886 Cfsm 2.77 In. 37.66

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs). --Dec. 4 (6 a.m.) 27,400 cfs (15.48 ft): Dec. 8 (1 a.m.) 21,200

(13.78 ft); Feb. 2 (12:50 a.m.) 15,900 cfs (12.20 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations. » 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
238 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Meadow River at Nallen, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°06'45", long. 80°52'35", on left bank at highway bridge at Nallen,

FayeTte County, 2 miles upstream from Anglins Creek and 3 miles downstream from Brackens Creek and Russellville.

Drainage area.--287 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1908 to September 1916 (published as "near Russelville") , Novemoer 19aa to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,869.47 ft above mean sea level, adjustffient of 1912. Prior to Oct. 27, 1942, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years (1908-16, 1929-51), 519 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,340 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 12.79 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 2.89 ft).

1908-16, 1928-51: Maximum discharge observed, 11,200 cfs Mar. 5, 1934 (gage height, 

15.64 ft), from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs; practically no flow at times in 

1930.

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

wnicn are poor.

Revisions (water years). W 783: Drainage area. W1033: 1930(M), 1932(M), 1934-36.

Rating table, wate 

height, in 1

year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect ( 

et, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.9 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 1Z4

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

229

369

730

1,210

9.0

11

12.3

2,570

4,350

5,740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

110

96

85

79

a70

*65

60

56

60

75

89

104

99

87

75

67

62

57

54

54

52

54

74

204

192

160

136

121

113

105

96

2,811

90.7

0.316

0.36

Nov.

90

87

108

249

985

8 2O

622

480

*388

348

316

271

245

216

192

177

175

17JO

156

175

333

470

453

b420

b370

b300

b270

b250

b250

b250

-

9,634

321

1.12

1.25

Dec.

bSOO

bSOO

2,240

5.620

4,140

2,570

2,920

4,740

2,970

1,840

1,210

842

592

*463

403

354

296

b260

b230

b210

b210

206

202

206

247

302

260

237

245

237

232

35,584

1,148

4.00

4.61

Jan.

209

214

226

539

985

798

674

650

b600

b550

bSOO

b450

b400

532

1,380

1.740

1,160

*1,110

1,060

1,010

935

775

626

562

558

476

b450

b450

487

566

618

21,290

687

2.39

2.76

Feb.

1,980

a3 , 000

a2,000

al,300

al.OOO

752

842

b730

b620

b530

b460

b540

820

985

960

888

1,160

1,300

1,270

*1,140

1,640

3.310

2,730

1,910

1,300

888

670

536

-

-

-

35,261

1,259

4.39

4.57

Mar.

476

484

456

473

562

626

698

798

752

658

558

480

456

501

473

443

416

1,920

3,310

3.490

2,650

1,800

1,290

1,210

1,330

1,060

842

*682

642

1,010

2,190

32,736

1,056

3.68

4.24

Apr.

1,800

1,450

1,540

1,420

1,180

1,010

820

1,110

2,120

2,120

1,740

1,740

2.410

2,050

1,700

1,330

985

752

595

490

400

354

698

865

730

618

551

494

446

413

"

33,931

1,131

3.94

4.40

May

378

473

*936

1,180

1,140

1,140

910

698

558

466

453

433

397

345

296

263

234

216

237

237

268

216

271

487

453

360

413

595

2,160

1,770

1,160

19,143

618

2.15

2.48

June

820

588

384

*333

986

1,700

1,160

1,860

3,130

4.140

2,970

1,910

2,330

2,890

2,120

1,360

935

775

595

456

363

293

237

188

150

127

119

119

195

302

-

33,535

1,118

3.90

4.35

July

266

222

168

160

209

179

132

105

85

73

72

*68

80

72

74

87

64

51

57

138

106

75

55

68

141

92

72

97

149

121

156

3,494

113

0.394

0.45

Aug.

99

72

58

53

49

42

45

41

40

41

32

30

29

27

30

*24

26

22

21

22

20

17

14

12

12

10

11

20

32

89

53

1,093

35.3

0.123

0.14

Sept.

63

108

196

106

74

151

190

158

99

71

55

43

34

40

46

87

60

*45

36

31

27

24

24

23

21

24

24

22

21

20

~

1,923

64.1

0.223

0.25

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,970 Min 22 Mean 619 Cfsm 2.16 In- 29.23

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,620 Min 10 Mean 631 Cfsm 2.20 In. 29.86

a.m.) 

ft).

Peak discharge (base. 5.800 efs). Dec. 4 (5 

(12.26 ft); June 10 (4:30 a.m.) 4,540 cfs (11.25

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 

River at Fenwick.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

6,340 cfs (12.79 ft); Dec. 7 (9 p.m.) 5,740 cfs

weather records and records for Cherry
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 23! 

Peters Creek near Lockwood, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°16'00", long. 81°01'15", on right bank 0.7 mile downstream from Tate 

Hun, 1.4 miles upstream from Line Creek and Lockwood, Nicholas County, and 4j miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--40.6 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,072.19 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Nov. 2,

1945. staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 68.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,540 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 7.22 ft); mini-

 mum,0.8 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 0.37 ft).

1945-51: Maximum discharge, 4,700 cfs Aug. 4, 1947 (gage height, 10.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 0.04 cfs Sept. 16-19, 1946; minimum gage height, 0.27 ft Sept. 17,

1946.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

0.4 1.0 0.8 7.8

2.1 

3.6

1.0 

1.2

1.4 

2.0 

2,5

121

211

3.0 335

4.0 710

4.9 1,150

Dlschar cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

13

*12

10

14

13

10

9.2

8.3

10

26

22

38

36

25

20

16

13

12

12

12

11

11

39

37

30

24

20

21

19

16

15

574.5

18.5

0.456

0.53

Nov.

14

22

116

also

a!30

alOO

*78

60

50

56

47

43

38

35

30

28

28

24

22

56

168

139

121

110

blOO

b95

b95

b90

b90

b90

"

2,225

74.2

1.83

2.04

Dec.

blOO

480

988

1,070

273

187

329

354

193

127

92

*66

55

48

62

83

79

69

61

b50

b45

44

45

44

41

40

39

b37

b35

b35

b35

5,206

168

4.14

4.77

Jan.

bJS

b38

42

60

54

51

55

54

b50

b45

b55

64

69

262

488

286

168

d!20

*96

80

69

52

45

56

54

b50

b45

53

89

142

307

3,134

101

2.49

2.87

Feb.

1.110

389

167

109

83

69.

244

199

131

105

93

99

98

92

86

91

135

137

140

124

*718

490

233

161

124

102

88

72

-

-

-

5,689

203

5.00

5.21

Mar.

79

67

65

136

163

137

170

170

131

102

88

79

d65

d55

53

55

93

623

470

298

182

123

d80

d60

d50

51

43

44

*42

282

275

4,331

140

3.45

3.97

Apr.

146

118

152

147

120

d90

d80

170

249

165

110

188

224

168

d!20

98

74

56

47

38

31

40

82

76

61

58

45

39

37

*40

-

3,069

102

2.51

2.81

May

44

88

202

201

154

106

80

60

45

38

195

242

127

80

59

45

36

30

25

20

18

16

54

43

32

27

35

91

249

144

82

2,668

86.1

2.12

2.44

June

50

34

25

*35

159

106

64

79

82

142

102

67

133

187

116

69

46

34

23

20

18

14

12

10

8.3

7.3

9.2

9.2

59

a25

-

1,745.0

58.2

1.43

1.60

July

28

16

12

11

17

11

9.2

7.3

6.4

6.6

8.3

6.2

8.3

6.0

5.1

4.4

*3.8

3.4

9.7

11

6.0

4.6

3.8

3.4

3.6

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.8

2.6

2.1

227.8

7.35

0.181

0.21

Aug.

3.3

2.6

4.5

8.4

3.6

2.8

3.8

4.4

3.3

2.7

2.4

9.0

*8.9

4.0

3.2

2.4

2.1

1.7

1.3

1-2

3.4

12

4.2

2.4

1.8

1.3

1.7

14

11

6.4

4.4

138.2

4.46

0.110

0.13

Sept.

7.0

10

7.6

4.9

3.6

67

28

12

8.6

6.2

5.3

4.6

3.8

20

14

9.2

7.1

6.0

4.9

*4.0

3.6

3.6

6.0

4.9

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.3

2.8

2^6

273.0

9.10

0.224

0.25

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,730 Min 4.2 Mean 108 Cfsm 2.66 In. 35.97

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,110 Min 1.2 Mean 80.2 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.83

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs).--Dec. 4 (12:30 a.m.) 2,54O cfs (7.22 ft); Feb. 1 (3 p.m.) l,i 

cfs (6.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby

b Stage-dlscnarge relation affected by Ice.

d Gage-height record doubtful; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for 

nearby stations.
dw KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Gaaley River above Belva, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°14'00", long. 81°10'45", on right bank half a mile upstream from Belva, 

Nicnolas County, and 1 mile upstream from Twentymile Creek.

Drainage area.--1,315 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 669.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

 of 1912.

Average discharge.--23 years, 2,617 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 52,800 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 19.0 ft); minimum, 90 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 1.05 ft).

1928-51: Maximum discharge, 105,000 cfs July 5, 1932 (gage height, 28.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 37,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies and inflow 

and storage adjustments to record for Kanawha River at Kanawha Falls; minimum, 4.2 ct' 1 -- Oct. 11, 1930 (gage height, 0.11 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except thoop for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions.--W 783: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 24 to May 3)

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

Oct. 1 to Dec. 4

376

500

900

1,450

Dec. 5 to Sept. 30

4.0

6.0

11.0

16.2

2,660

6,600

20,700

40,500

1.0 76 2.0 

1.3 162 2.5 

1.6 290 3.0

Note. --Same as pr 

table above 3.0 ft.

510

900

1,450

ceding

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

768

*677 

606

556

528

521

474

411

388

435

693

2,060

5.900

2.4201

1,750

1,300

1,030

864

759

685

638

608

653

1,260

1,720

,360

,140

,030

,140

,420

,200

32,996

1,064

0.809

0.93

Nov.

1,090

1,020 

1,660

4,190

12.200

7,540

*4,900

3,550

2,720

2,420

2,200

1,860

1,650

1,450

1,270

1,140

1,100

1,050

981

972

2,360

3,550

3,040

2,880

2,880

2,340

b2,000

bl.SOO

bl , 700

bl,700

79,213

2,640

2.01

2.24

Dec.

b2,000

4,360 

16,600

40.500

18,100

9,860

9,020

26,900

12,500

7,540

»5,190

3,810

2,880

2,270

1,990

1,910

1,620

1,370

bl,200

bl.OOO

b900

b900

b900

b950

1,070

1,450

1,420

bl.OOO

1,200

1,410

1,380

183,420

5,917

4.50

5.19

Jan.

1,250

1.140 

1,260

1,960

5,970

4,350

3,460

3,300

b2,500

b2,000

bl.SOO

bl , 700

bl,700

2,760

10,500

*12.000

7,060

5,570

5,380

5,570

5,100

4,440

3,360

2,960

3,210

2,720

2,130

2,340

2,640

4,170

4,530

118,850

3,834

2.92

3.36

Feb.

17,600

20.400 

9^20

6,500

4,810

3,460

4,080

5,380

b3 , 700

b3 , 000

b2 . 600

b2,600

3,640

4,530

4,620

4,170

4,620

5,280

5,000

5,380

9,050

16,500

*1 0,700

7,060

5,000

3,610

3,120

2,640

-

-

-

179,070

6,395

4.86

5.06

Mar.

2,340

2,570 

2,500

2,57O

3,380

3,460

4,080

4,970

5,100

3,990

3,210

2,640

2,340

2,500

2,340

2,200

2.150

7,420

15.000

15,000

10,700

7,060

5,190

5,000

7,060

5,190

4,080

3,380

*3,300

5,670

13,900

161,470

5,209

3.96

4.57

Apr.

8,840

6,260 

6,820

6,600

5,570

4,810

4,350

4,440

9,620

9,360

7,300

6,600

12.800

9,360

7,800

6,280

4,900

3,810

2,960

2,500

2,030

1.770

3,380

5,870

4,530

3,720

3,120

3,640

2,340

*2,200

"

162,600

5,420

4.12

4.60

May

2,070

2,340 

4,170

4,440

3,990

4,530

3,810

2,960

2,340

1,990

2,270

5,380

5,100

3,640

2,640

2,060

1,700

1,440

1,250

1,320

1,130

990

1,060

2,340

2,640

1,930

1,620

2,570

11.700

11,200

6,390

103,270

3,331

2.53

2.92

June

4,170

2,800 

1,990

1,490

1,750

3,550

*2,640

2,720

5,870

11,700

12,500

7,060

7,800

14. 100

8,840

5,570

3,720

2,680

2,340

1,710

1,360

1,130

936

846

810

622

545

504

666

3,320

~

115,959

3,665

2.94

3.28

July

2,340

3,120 

1,990

1,270

1,240

1,350

1,100

810

*622

538

462

439

636

580

492

434

400

*320

439

510

395

340

300

238

283

400

504

400

362

498

400

23,212

749

0.570

0.66

Aug.

615

450 

346

295

252

247

234

208

192

221

213

247

*196

206

189

221

384

290

217

173

149

166

155

132

142

112

S3.

123

221

762

559

8,011

258

0.196

0.23

Sept.

422

787 

1,990

1,060

650

797

2.200

1,660

954

666

504

400

330

330

356

468

*510

390

310

256

213

189

173

159

149

146

142

136

129

115

16,591

553

0.421

0.47

Calendar year 1950: Max .40,500 Min E70 Mean 3,741 Cfsm 2.84 In. 38.62

Water year 1950-51: Max 40,500 Min 92 Mean 3,246 Cfsm 2.47 In. 33.51

Peak discharge (base. 25,000 cfs).--Dec. 4 (9:30 a.m.) 52,80O cfs (19.0 ft); Dec. 8 (5:30 

35,600 cfs (14.95 ft); Peb! 2 (4 a.m.) 26,000 cfs (12.5 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 241

Kanawha River at Kanawha Falls, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°08'20", long. 81°12'45", on right bank 150 ft downstream from toll 

bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from village of Kanawha Falls, Fayett 

County, 2 miles downstream from Gauley Bridge, and 2 miles downstream from confluence 

of New Ri"er and Gauley River.

Drainage area.--8,367 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1877 to September 1951. October 1916 to September 1918 and 

October 1927 to October 1928, published as "at lock 2, Montgomery."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 623.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 27, 1928, staff gages at several sites within 9 miles of present 

site at various daturas.

Average discharge.--74 years, 12,720 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 87,600 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 13.94 ft); min- 

 imum, 1,040 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, -0.45 ft); minimum daily, 1,500 cfs Sept. 30.

1877-1951: Maximum discharge, 320,000 cfs Sept. 14, 1878 (gage height, 37.8 ft, 

site then In use, present datum), from gage-height relationship and rating curve extended above 150,000 cfs; minimum, 640 cfs Aug. 15, 1930 (gage height, -0.95 ft); minimum daily, 690 cfs Oct. 29, 1921.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow partly regulated since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir and 

since 1949 by Bluestone Reservoir (combined capacity, 856,500 acre-ft).

Revisions.--W 783: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 

feet, ana discharge, in feet p.

e height, ir 

ond)

-0.1

1.0

2.0

1,460

3,410

5,970

4.O 

8.O 

12.3

13,500 

38,OOO 

73,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

4,130

4,130

*4,130

4,260

4,260

4,510

3,880

3,300

2,98O

3,190

4,640

8,360

8,730

7,300

5,840

5,O3O

3,880

3,B80

5,lbO

5,300

5,560

3,b80

4,770

4,770

4,510

4,510

5,030

5,030

4,38O

4,770

4,260

148,360

4,785

-352

Nov.

4,380

5,030

5,160

7,640

17,600

16,500

13,500

8,730

8,170

7,640

7,140

5,560

5,lbO

4,510

4,640

4,260

4,130

4,260

4,130

4,380

6,110

8,170

6,980

6 , 680

6,530

5,560

6,680

6,250

5,970

b,830

-

208,280

6,943

+362

Dec.

8,170

1'2 , 600

29,600

73,200

62,400

40,800

31,700

73,200

69,600

57,000

45,OOO

33,100

24,200

12,500

10,100

8,730

8,730

7,b40

7 , 990

8,360

6,980

6,980

5.70O

5,430

5,500

5,430

5,700

5,840

6,830

6,110

b,2SO

691,170

2L,3OO

+35

Jan.

6,680

5,560

5,430

6,530

12,100

13 , 000

12,100

10 , 900

9,700

9,700

9,700

8,170

8,360

8,360

16,500

 21,800

22,400

17 , 600

16,000

lb,OOO

16,000

15,000

13,000

11,700

11,700

10,500

10,100

8,730

9,70O

1O,9OO

14,500

368,420

11,880

-231

Feb.

31,000

49,8OO

45,000

29,6OO

21,8OO

14,500

14,000

2O,OOO

20,600

17.6OO

15,500

11,700

11,700

15 , OOO

16,OOO

16,000

2O.OOO

24,200

24,200

21,200

28,400

46,6OO

*44,300

32,400

22,4OO

17,600

14,000

13,500

_

-

-

658,600

23,520

+94

Mar.

11,700

12,100

12,100

11,700

10,900

10 , 9OO

13,000

19,400

23,000

21,200

15,500

12,500

10,900

12,500

13,500

13 , OOO

13 ,OOO

27,300

53,800

54,600

48,200

40 , 800

2b,6OO

23,600

24,2OO

21,800

15,500

14,500

15,000

*2O,OOO

51,400

674,200

21,750

+ 45O

ftpr.

53 , OOO

37,3OO

35,200

37,300

33,100

27,200

23,600

23,000

40,1OO

52,200

42 , 200

35,200

44,300

45,800

34,500

27,200

21,200

2O,OOO

19,400

12,100

12,500

12,5OO

13,000

17,600

21,200

19,400

17,600

15 , 500

12,500

 11,700

-

817,400

27,250

-427

May

12,500

13,500

14,50O

18,2OO

14,500

14,000

11,700

11,700

11,700

10,500

11,700

14.OOO

14,500

12,500

11,700

10,900

9,110

8,9£0

8,730

8,730

7,810

5,700

8,730

11,300

10,900

7,64O

7,300

7,810

19,4OO

20,000

14,000

364,180

11,750

-119

June

11.3OO

7,810

6,830

6,530

13.OOO

15,000

10,900

10,500

16, OOO

26,600

29,600

22,400

18,800

49.8OO

38, OOO

23,000

15,500

11,7OO

1O,5OO

9,700

8,730

8,730

7,640

7,47O

5,300

5,030

7,140

7,140

8,170

9,700

-

428,520

14,28O

+60

July

8,920

7 ,64O

6,390

5,430

5,700

4,900

5,160

4,770

*4,OOO

3,880

4,000

4,640

5,300

5,030

4,770

3.88O

4,130

4,130

4,770

5,300

4,770

3,640

3,190

3,080

3,760

4,26O

3,410

3,640

3,760

3,300

3,300

142,850

4,608

-90

Aug.

4,640

3,760

3,880

3,190

2,780

2,680

2,880

3,410

4,770

4,380

3,410

3,190

2,68O

4,640

3,880

4,130

3,300

2,500

3,080

2,680

2,980

3,300

2,880

2,78O

2,310

2,100

3,300

3,O80

2,310

3,300

4,OOO

1C$L,200

3,265

-191

Sept.

3,300

3,190

4,770

3,760

3,190

4,OOO

5,560

4,510

3,880

3,640

3,760

3,880

2,68O

4,OOO

2,780

2,29O

*2,880

3,410

2,160

1,770

2,02O

2,010

1,990

1,940

1,970

1,940

2,500

2,680

1,830

1,500

-

89,790

2,993

-142

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

4,434 

0.530 

0.61

7.3OE 

0.872 

0.97

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 195O-51:

22,340 

2.67 

3.08

11,650 

1.39 

1.60

23,610 

2.82 

2.94

22,200 

2.65 

3.06

Z6,82O 

3.21 

3.57

11,630 

1.39 

1.60

Observed

Max 113,000 Min 2,98O Mean 13,770 

Max 73/2OO Min 1,5OO Mean 12,860

14,340 

1.71 

1.91

4,518

0.540 

O.62

3,074 

0.367 

0.42

2,851 

0.341 

0.39

Adjusted

Mean 13,800 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.38 

Mean 12,830 Cfsm 1.53 In. 2O.77

nd those for
d4d KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Elk River at Centralia, W. Va.

Location -Lat 38°27'00" long. 80°33'20", on left bank at Centralia, Braxton County, 

include flow of £r°mtHouston Run and l mile upstream from Laurel Creek. Records

Drainage area.--281 sq mi (including that of Houston Run). 

Records available.--November 1934 to September 1951.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 931.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Average discharge.--17 years, 644 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,200 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 12.42 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 2.32 ft).

1934-51: Maximum discharge, 18,300 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 14.72 ft); minimum, 4.5 cfs Sept. 25, 26, 1939; minimum gage height, 2.21 ft Sept. 11, 1944.

Remarks.--Records excellent.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 

discharge, in cubic fe

gage height, in feet, and 

t per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 4

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

5.0 1,040

6.0 1,920

7.0 3,060

10.4 9, 1OO

Dec. 5 to Sept. 30

2.3 12

2.7 53

2.9 80

3.0 1OO

Note, Same as 

preceding table 

'above 3.O ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

157

136

121

118

118

102

88

76

75

10U

541

1,610 

1,450

855

596

432

344

280

*239

213

190

174

268

707

564

450

368

439

737

624

511

12,685

409

1.4b

1.68

Nov.

432

377

583

1,160

3,330

1,820

1,200

862

677

591

491

415 

360

321

287

26fe

263

249

226

*263

937

876

743

725

677

683

580

506

487

487

-

20,874

696

2.48

2.76

Dec.

506

1,300

4,780

9,030

3,270

1,820

2,310

5,520

2,400

1,500

1,040

768 

618

491

446

446

360

317

280

249

242

249

253

253

440

520

410

332

389

381

373

41,293

1,332

4.74

5.47

Jan.

325

*309

5C9

1,220

1,870

1,280

968

883

707

624

580

547 

441

530

3,010

3,120

1 , 820

1,500

1,630

1,630

1,450

1,120

827

768

855

743

596

591

869

1,240

1,370

33,732

1,088

3.87

4.46

Feb.

5,290

4,720

1,870

1,280

890

641

788

946

677

591

641

506 

1,120

1,280

1,200

984

992

1,O1O

1,020

1,240

1,840

2,930

1,820

1,240

876

695

591

501

_

-

38,179

1,364

4.85

5.05

Mar.

446

441

419

454

586

564

1,100

1,870

1,320

904

701

*564 

496

552

477

432

393

68T

1,970

2,930

1,870

1,280

939

1,360

1,450

1,080

820

695

683

2,150

3,460

33,093

1,068

3.80

4.38

Apr.

1,770

1,360

1,630

1,450

1,160

932

1,000

1,030

2,180

1,920

1,580

2,680 

3,650

2,230

1.72O

1,360

984

*743

6O8

501

410

368

1,520"

1,280

946

755

814

653

558

873

-

38,365

1,279

4.55

5.08

May

976

1,500

1,120

89O

876

890

781

659

525

446

968

3,030 

1,680

*1,080

755

569

459

381

641

446

364

298

345

774

647

477

468

565

2,850

2,4:10

1,320

29,190

942

3.35

3.86

June

807

542

40fe

313

280

336

266

315

862

5,600

3,080

1,450 

3,460

3,160

1.82O

1,120

713

*520

398

317

291

236

253

325

253

180

146

144

837

1,132

-

29,562

985

3.51

3.91

July

1,160

 960

647

468

373

368

302

226

169

141

133

174 

200

233

163

126

102

82

80

16O

116

82

69

*60

84

74

57

52

6T

138

146

7,226

233

0.829

0.96

Aug.

84

62

51

48

42

38

36

38

40

35

32

30

131

78

58

48

58

49

40

32

29

26

25

26

25

20

*162"9~

317

133

100

1,826

58.9

0.210

0.24

Sept.

70

132

144

77

57

61

265

266

left

107

77

61 

52

54

89

94

90

57

48

42

35

32

29

26

25

27

*25

27

26

22

-

2,277

75.9

0.270

O.30

Calendar year 1950: Max 9,O3O Min 75 Mean 918 Cfsm 3.27 In. 44.36

Water year 195O-51: Max 9,030 Min 16 Mean 790 Cfsm 2.81 In. 38.15

Peak discharge (base, 8.5OO cfs). --Dec. 4 (5:3O a.m.) 13.2OO cfs (12.42 ft); June 10 (12:3O p.m.)

8,500 cfs (10.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Elk River at Button, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°39'45", long. 80°42'35", near left bank on downstream side of pier of 

Highway bridge at Button, Braxton County, half a mile upstream from Granny Creek and 

Z\ miles downstream from Wolf Creek.

Drainage area.--543 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 808.03 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

3atum of 1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Apr. 

14, 1940, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 1,085 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24 900 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 25.1 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 2.23 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 27,700 cfs Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 27.8 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings and records for station at Centralia); minimum, 7.2 cfs 

Sept. 29, 30, 1939; minimum gage height, 2.04 ft Sept. 9, 20, 1946.

Maximum stage known, 37.2 ft Mar. 13, 1918, from floodmarks (discharge, about 

44,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records fair prior to July 7, good thereafter.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.2

2.4 

2.7

2.0

4.0

93

162

535

5.0

7.0

13.0

21.5

1,080

2,640

8,6OO

19,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

259

225

195

175

185

172

148

125

119

140

549

2,190

2,280

1,270

872

6bO

504

416

*348

319

294

266

322

990

900

724

576

696

1,240

1,050

872

19,071

615

1.13

1.31

Nov.

730

650

1,140

3,300

b,600

3,200

1,980

1,440

1,200

1,050

930

790

7O8

630

553

499

482

465

424

*47?

,120

,060

,620

,480

a ,300

a ,300

a ,2OO

a ,2OO

a ,200

a ,3OO

-

4 ,023

,401

2.58

2.88

Dec.

1,380

3,350

11,000

19.OOO

6,400

3,100

3,300

8,700

3,700

2,280

1,620

1,270

990

818

746

872

779

66O

535

44O

504

440

45T

448

580

790

566

469

724

818

724

77,459

2,499

4.60

5.31

Jan.

670

*691

665

1,275

2,820

2,020

1,550

1,240

990

845

872

990

872

1,810

5.7OO

5.0OO

2,820

2,280

2,460

2,280

1 , 940

1,550

1 , 140

1,170

1,410

1,240

960

1,050

1,620

2,370

3,100

55,395

1,787

3.29

3.79

Feb.

* 13 , 000

*8,-706

,500

,370

,580

,200

,740

,280

,580

,270

,080

,050

,58O

,900

,820

,58O

,580

,620

,62O

,780

,820

,1OO

,600

,280

,700

,340

,110

93O

_

.

_

72,710

2,597

4.78

4.98

Mar.

818

768

735 8T2~

1,110

1,140

2,140

3,600

2,460

1,740

1,340

*1,08O

96O

1,080

96O

930

960

1,80O

,8OO

,6OO

,6OO

,280

,740

,780

,140

,700

,410

,200

,140

,950

7,300

62,133

2,004

3.69

4.26

Apr.

3,300

2,370

2,550

2,550

2,140

1.9OO

1,740

1,900

3,400

3,400

2,820

3,5OO

6,500

2^820

2,190

1,660

*1,300

1,080

845

696

655

1,5BO~

2,060

1,620

1,440

1,740

1,440

1,240

1,550

_

65,786

2,193

4.04

4.51

May

,820

,460

,190

,820

,660

,62O

,480

,270

,020

872

,220

,4OO

,46O

* ,740

,240

930

762

635

887

740

580

512

635

1,340

1,240

930

845

9OO

4,060

4,000

2,190

48,458

1,563

2.88

3.32

June

1,410

960

708

562

482

522

448

428

890

8,210

5,600

2,460

3,4OO

5,000

2,910

1,780

1,170

*930

691

544

473

412

381

477

40O

304

242

218

534

1,670

-

44,216

1,474

2.71

3.03

July

1,340

1,300

818

615

490

456

389

304

228

182

169

205

290

355

259

185

145

119

102

242

215

137

127

140

*121

151

106

84

S4

86

197

9,641

311

0.573

0.66

Aug.

130

90

70

60

55

49

46

45

45

48

46

46

72

130

86

70

56

64

54

45

42

48

4O

38

31

30

*24

43

316

SOI

169

2,392

77.2

0.142

0.16

Sept.

127

104

207

142

95

112

348

452

2TF

175

127

97

79

84

101

132

114

93

76

64

56

50

45

39

36

35

*36

35

33

33

-

3,403

113

0.208

0.23

Calendar year 1950: Max 19,OOO Mln 119 Mean 1,563 Cfsm 2.88 In. 39. 08

Water year 195O-51: Max 19,000 Min 24 Mean 1,377 Cfsm 2.54 In. 34.44

Peak discharge (base, 11,OOP cfs).--Dee. 4 (9:30 a.m.) 24,900 cfs (25.1 ft); Dec. 8 (4 a.m.) 

2,600 cfs (1677 ft); Feb. 1 (3 p.m.) 13,800 cfs (17.7 ft); June 10 (3 p.m.) 11,900 cfs (16.1 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Centralia and

Iliaarn .Qhna 1 a
!44 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Elk River at Queen Shoals, W. Va.

Locatiqn.--Lat 38°28'20", long. 81°17'05", on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Queen Shoals, Kanawha County, 50 ft upstream from Queen Shoals Creek, and 

4 miles upstream from Big Sandy Creek. Records include flow of Queen Shoals Creek.

Drainage area.--1,145 sq mi (including that of Queen Shoals Creek). 

Records available.--November 1928 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 604.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to June 19, 1932, 

chain gage and June 19, 1932, to Sept. 30, 1946, water-stage recorder at bridge 100 ft 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--32 years (1929-51), 1,968 efs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 38,800 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 21.9 ft); minimum, 40 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 3.25 ft).

1928-51: Maximum discharge, 91,300 cfs July 5, 1932 (gage height, 29.2 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs; minimum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 20, 22, 1930 (gage 

height, 2.20 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years) . W 783: Drainage area. W 1003: 1932.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height. In feet., and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

4.4

4.7 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1

267

365

515

825

1,260

7.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

18.2

2,400

3,990

13,900

23,500

27,4OO

Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

3.2

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

34

73

169

295

515

6.0

7.0

8.0

12.0

16.6

1,150

2,310

3,980

13,900

24,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

521 

*420 

383

378 

357

327

314

295

278

301

370 

915

3.430

2,730

1,850

1,360

1,040

812

677

569

504

460

539

702

1,190

1,310

1,070

955

1,310

1,680 

1,570

28,617

923

0.806

0.93

Nov.

* ,360 

,190 

,090

,160 

1 .800

,090

,190

,870

,270

,970

,790 

,570

,360

,210

,080

955

940

902

853

1,270

4,190

4,600

3,430

2,870

2,800

2,530

2,600

2,600

*2,600

2,660

85,800

2,860

2.50

2.79

Dec.

2,730 

5,020 

20,400

30.400 

21,300

7,590

7,1OO

13,900

9,900

5,140

3,430 

2,600

2,090

1,680

1,520

1,740

1,740

1,390

1,030

950

910

870

870

"Sio 800

1,240

1,130

955

970

1,250 

1,260

152,675

4,925

4.30

4.96

Jan.

1,150 

*l.j.4Q 

1,140

1,230 

2,380

3,020

2,460

2,150

1,850

1,570

1,620 

2,090

1,910

2,800

12.500

1O,4OO

5,820

4,810

3,800

3,800

3,430

2,640

2,100

2,160

2,230

2,160

1,910

1,910

3,180

4,390 

4,600

98,350

3,173

2.77

3.19

Feb.

27.2OO 

*24,500 

9,900

4,990 

3,700

2,610

3,180

5,210

3,980

2,850

2,460 

2,030

1,960

2,460

2,610

2,460

2,540

2,690

2,690

2,690

5,450

10,700

8,630

4,990

3,430

2,540

2,030

1.650

_

-

152,130

5,433

4.74

4.94

Mar.

*1,420 

1,280 

1.190

2,310 

2,770

2,310

2,770

4,880

4,88O

3,430

2,540 

1,960

1,840

2,540

2,610

2,540

2,690

6,030

10,200

11.200

8,630

5,100

3,520

2,850

3,010

3,010

2,460

2,030

1,840

2,680 

10,400

116,920

3,772

3.29

3.80

Apr.

8,130 

4,780 

3,880

4,170 

3,790

3,180

2,930

2,850

4,570

5,790

4,990 

4,880

8.650

8,380

5,790

4,370

3,340

2,540

1,960

1,650

1,370

1.190

1,710

3,010

3,180

2,540

2,380

2,540

2,100

2,030

112,650

3,755

3.28

3.66

May

*2,460 

2,690 

3,700

3,340 

2,930

2,610

2,380

2,030

1,710

1,420

1,370 

2,990

5,320

3,340

2,310

1,710

1,320

1,150

1,150

1,040

987

833 i.TSo

1,480

1,710

1,530

1,280

1,190

2,960

6.590 

4,470

70,930

2,288

2.00

2.30

June

*2,610 

1,710 

1,230

1,010 

1,050

1,120

917

845

791

1,290

9.640 

5,320

3,790

6,150

5,440

3,520

2,170

1,530

1,150

929

797

689

719

665

587

563

455

401

*401

563

58,052

1,935

1.69

1.89

July

.650 

,480 

,480

,080 

,130

833

677

593

482

383

346

305

284

295

350

388

305

249

214

249

234

305

287

246

259

254

206

197

192

160 

133

15,246

492

0.430

0.50

Aug.

*118 

147 

199

TsT

139

103

95

95

90

76

60 

83

165

176

129

110

141

125

103

82

70

72

72

58

49

44

48

83

121

106 

*151

3,297

106

0.093

0.11

Sept.

327 

365 

284

211 

197

262

331

308

471

440

314 

249

- 204

209

209

185

171

171

183

154

131

110

95

85

75

66

58

54

46

12

6,007

200

0.175

0.20

Calendar year 195O; Max 31,700 Mln 221 Mean 3,O13 Cfsm 2.63 In. 35.73

Water year 1950-51: Max 30,400 Mln 42 Mean 2,468 Cfsm 2.16 In. 29.27

Peak discharge (base. IB.OOP cfs). DSJ. 4 (11:30 a.m.) 33,000 cfs (20.53 ft); Feb. 1 (9 p.m.) 

38,800 cfs (21.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 18-25, Jan. 14-31; discharge estimated on basis of records fc 

Elk River at Sutton and U. S. Weather Bureau station at Clay.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 245

Kanawha River at Charleston, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38 0 22'1 

from Davis Creek; 1 

from Elk River.

", long. 81 0 42'OS", on left bank at old lock 6, 1.0 mile upstream 

miles downstream from Twomile Creek, and 3.5 miles downstream

Drainage area. 10.420 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . June 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 548.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary water-stage recorder on left bank 0.5 

mile downstream from Elk River and 3 miles upstream from base gage. Prior to July 1, 

1942, the auxiliary gage was a wire-weight gage and a water-stage recorder at the 

Kanawha Boulevard Bridge over Elk River at its mouth.

Average discharge. --11 years (1940-51) 14,380 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 118,000 cfs Dec. 4; maximum gage height, 31.59 

ft Dec . 4; minimum discharge not determined, but less than 2,150 cfs; minimum gage 

height, 17.46 ft Oct. 16.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 216,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940; maximum gage height, 38.77 

ft, Dec. 31, 1942; minimum discharge not determined, but less than 1,540 cfs; minimum 

gage height, that of Oct. 16, 1950.

Maximum stage known, about 54.3 ft Sept. 29, 1861.

Remarks . Records good. Plow partly regulated since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir and since 

1949 by Bluestone Reservoir (combined capacity, 856,500 acre-ft).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

H

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1

e4,770

.

I

>e4,020

I

J

.

1

V 8,680

I

J

s

^ 5,390

I

J

5,370

I "'

Se6, 250

1

J

178,650

5,763

-352

Nov.

Ie7,130

20,200

34,000

27,600

20,600

12,900

11,400

9,680

e7,490

1

ie5,860

I

J

12,400

15,200

12,500

11,400

10,500

8,930

9,140

10,000 

10,200

11,400

-

336,190

11,210

+362

Dec.

12,400 

18,900 

54,500

99,600

101.000

64,600

39,800

*80,600

85,900

61,100

52,400

39,200

27,600

16,600

13,400

11,200

12,200

9,940

9,940

10,200

7,260

*

I

Ve7,570

1

J

902 , 800

29,120

+35

Jan.

} 7,350

14,500

16,900

16,600

14,300

12,400

13,100

13,400

12,200

11,100

16,100

32,400

58.200

34,250

26,200

22 , 500

22,200

22,000

19,800

17,400

16,000

16,200

14,600

14,000

13,200 

15,400

17,800

24,300

538,400

17,370

-231

Feb.

a85,000 

a92.000

asa'ooo

a27,000

19,600

23,500

28,800

27,900

23,700

21,300

16,900

16.000

18,600

19,800

21,100

22,800

27,500

28,900

*a26,000

a38,000

a65,000

a57,000

a40,000

a28,000

a22,000

a!8,000

a!6,000

_

-

928,400

33,160

+94

Mar.

al4.000 

15,200 

15,400

21,100

18,100

16,900

17,700

26,300

29,400

27,600

20,300

17,200

16,100

19,600

20,400

20,400

20,200

35,100

68,400

;? 1 . OOP

61,200

52,800

33,700

29,700

29 , 700

27 , 800

21,100

18,400 

18,900

24,700

62 , 200

890,600

28,730

+450

Apr.

69.30C 

47,500 

42,600

44,200

41,400

33,000

28,100

27,400

44,200

60,600

52,300

43,700

54,600

60,600

46,300

35,500

26,600

24,100

23,200

16,100

15,600

16,400

17,100

22,000

24,600

24,000

22,000

20,300 

16,900

15.000

-

H.015.2

33,840

-427

May

16,90C 

19.60C 

22,10C

*25,40C

20,60C

19,10C

16.90C

16,400

15.60C

14,600

14,30C

17,900

21,500

13,200

16,400

14,400

12,400

12,400

11,200

alO,800

11 , 200

7.700

al2,000

al6,000

al4,000

aio,500

aio.ooo

all, ooo

a29,000

a52.000

21,800

511,900

16,510

-119

June

16,600 

11,500 

9,440

8,260

a!6,000

a!9,800

a!3,700

a!2,700

a!8,700

a30,900

342,500

a29,800

325,500

a60 . 800

346,300

a28,300

318,900

314,200

312,300

all, 200

a8,730

t

1

I a8,520 t :'

533,650

17,790

+60

July

! 8,140

5,320

5,750

4,880

e4,030

\

1

L 3,700

1

J

162, 800-

5,252

-90

Aug.

1

4,090

,

^e3,790

J

e3,540

63,290

62,940

.

1

Ie3, 170

I

J

107,270

3,460

-191

Sept.

!

4,100

>

I

> 4,920

1

)

3,860

2,940

2,150

.

1

Ve2,190

1

-

100,800

3,360

-142

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

5,411 

0.519 

0.60

11,57 

1.1 

1.2

Calendar year 1950 : 

Water year 1950-51 :

: 29,160 

L 2.80 

i 3.23

17,140 

1.64 

1.89

33,25C 

3.19 

3.32

29,180 

2.80 

3.23

33,410 

3.21 

3.58

16,390 

1.57 

1.81

Observed

Max 147,000 Min _ Mean 18,360 

Max 101,000 Min - Mean 17,000

17,850 

1.71 

1.91

5,162 

0.495 

0.57

3,269 

0.314 

0.36

3,218 

0.309 

0.34

Adjusted

Mean 18,390 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.96 

Mean 16,970 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.06

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents in Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs, equivalent in cubic feet per second; 

records for Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric Power Co. and for Bluestone Reservoir by Corps of Engineers.

* Expressed in thousands.

a No gage-height records discharge computed on basis of records for Kanawha River at Kanawha Palis 

and tributary inflow.

e Pall-stage-discharge relation indefinites discharge computed on basis of records for Kanawha 

River at Kanawha Palls, and tributary inflow.

281787 O - 53 - 17
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Coal River at Ashford, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°10'45", long. 81°42'40", on left bank of downstream side of highway

oriage at Ashford, Boone County, 300 ft upstream from Lick Creek and 1.8 miles upstream 

from Bull Creek.

Drainage area. 393 sq mi.

Records available. June 19D8 to September 1951. Prior to September 1916 published as 

"ai; isrusnton."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 622.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Aug. 9, 1916, chain gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum. 

May 7, 1930, to Dec. 30, 1938, chain gage and Dec. 31, 1938, to Feb. 10, 1939, staff 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 498 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 16.78 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 1.38 ft).

1908-16, 1930-51: Maximum discharge observed, 40,700 cfs Aug. 9, 1916 (gage height, 

36.3 ft, site and datum then in use, or about 35 ft at present site and datum), from 

rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs; no flow Sept. 18-21, 24, Oct. 6-12, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good except for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions.--W 783: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height, In

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-16, Dec. 5, Feb. 24 to Mar. 4)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 4 Dec. 5 to Sept. 3O

2.0 51

2.2 75

2.5 134

3.0 323

2.5 

4.0 

10.2

1,O9O 

6,2faO

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

105

240

540

4.O 

6.0 

14.0

99O 

2 , 7 90 

10,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

120

110

96

98

87

80

74

68

76

*134

134

120

115

104

92

82

74

66

62

61

60

58

88

208

288

216

178

162

145 

134

120

3,510

113

0.288

0.33

Nov.

110

120

406

1,570

1,810

1,710

818

634

530

530

484

425

383

341

303

288

278

256

239

354

922

938

858

b750

b60O

b600

b650

754

770 

850

-

18,741

625

1.59

1.77

Dec.

906

2,160

5,630

6,260

*3,600

1,840

2,160

4,770

2,430

1,440

1,040

810

630

500

453

453

411

372

336

300

285

268

260

248

240

228

213

192

210 

219

219

39,083

1,261

3.21

3.70

Jan.

210

201

2734

240

*285

290

315

330

280

268

336

360

348

572

1,980

2,520

1,580

1,170

918

765

666

540

460

476

453

404

366

360

411

639

1,170

19,117

617

1.57

1.81

Feb.

9,800

6.21O

2,340

1,440

1,050

828

1,620

2,160

*1,480

1,080

891

801

747

693

639

621

738

882

900

801

1,840

3,870

2,250

1,350

972

774

666

516

-

-

47,959

1,713

4.36

4.54

Mar.

484

460

439

,2^0"

,890

,800

,660

,44O

,170

945

783

666

684

882

*873

882

909

4,590

5,580

3,510

2,250

1,530

1,120

1,010

927

864

783

720

693 

1,440

2,520

44,764

1,444

3.67

4.24

Apr.

1,760

*l,30o

1,710

1,890

1 , 40(5

1,050

864

900

1,620

1,710

1,260

1,440

1,840

1,660

1,580

1,300

1,010

810

*666

558

439

425

550

558

524

484

747

828

621 

765

32,219

1,074

2.73

3.05

May

1,170

1,760

2,790

2,070

2,070

1,440

*1,080

846

675

54O

603

594

476

390

320

272

240

219

248

213

268

240

749

1,120

*693

460

484

576

3,780 

2,?90

1,300

3O.476

983

2.50

2.88

June

819

558

397

378

1,O3O

2,430

1,220

918

1,120

1,800

2,160

1,400

1,080

1,840

1,530

1,O8O

756

576

425

33O

285

240

210

180

145

*125

273

390

578 

630

24,853

828

2.11

2.35

July

981 585"

492

330

325

280

219

174

142

123

104

93

86

81

73

66

60

55

51

44

43

41

37

36

*76

101

63

60

42 

37

35

5,232

169

0.430

0.50

Aug.

41

37

34

*32

37

36

44

69

54

44

37

41

42

35

30

30

30

28

27

*26

23

22

20

20

19

18

15

31

69 

50

38

1,083

34.9

0.089

0.10

Sept.

59

182

223

122

82

186

280 T68~

102

*76

63

54

47

91

105

99

81

62

53

44

40

36

37

37

36

36

36

32

30 

28_

2,527

84.2

0.214

0.24

Calendar year 1950: Max 11,50O Min 44 Mean 771 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.65

Water year 1950-51: Max 9,800 Min 18 Mean 739 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.51

6,800 cfs (10.79 ft); Dec. 4 (2 p.m.) 7,100 cf£ 

Mar. 18 (9 p.m.) 8,600 cfs (12.35 ft).

Peak dischar 

(11.11 ft); Fe

g , 6 , 000 uj. a ) , --wet; . J- ^ * a . m i 

:30 p.m.) 13,000 cfs (16.78 ft)

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
KANAWHA KIVER BASIN 

Little Coal River at Danville, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°04'45", long. 81°50'15", on right bank at upstream side of highway 

bridge at Danville, Boone County, 900 ft upstream from Turtle Creek and 2.3 miles 

downstream from confluence of Pond and Spruce Forks.

Drainage area.--270 sq mi.

Records available. May 1930 to September 1951. Prior to September 1941 published as 

at Maaison."

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 661.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1941, chain or wire-weight gage 1.5 miles upstream at datum 

6.80 ft higher.

Average discharge.--21 years, 331 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,100 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 20.83 ft); minimum, 6.3 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 1.73 ft).

1930-51: Maximum discharge, 42.800 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 30.2 ft, from 

floodmarks, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times during period July to 

October 1930.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheignt record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

2.2

2.3

2.6

3.0

Oct. 1

22

31

71

145

to Dec. '.

3.5

4.0

10.9

I

320

615

5,100

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.3

Dec. 4 t

8.0

11

17

26

52

and) 

;o Sept. 2

2.6

3.0

3.5

4.0

1O.O

SO

103

190

380

700

4,850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

74

70

64

50

46

42

39

38

46

*76

66

64

68

56

45

38

35

33

35

30

30

32

58

121

100

81

70

62

56

52

50

1,727

55.7

0.206

0.24

Nov.

48

55

256

1.810

1,330

667

425

320

267

235

200

185

176

168

d!50

d!40

d!30

d!20

dllO

173

693

596

473

b370

b300

b300

b330

376

a400

a450

11,253

375

1.39

1.54

Dec.

a500

a2,500

a5,000

a5 . 100

*1,600

1,060

1,760

3,210

1,430

941

693

528

413

350

335

345

322

314

d280

d260

d240

3230

d220

d210

d200

d!90

d!80

d!70

169

164

160

29,274

944

3.50

4.03

Jan.

142

146

149

190

*211

208

230

234

211

230

240

247

247

357

1,580

1,580

1,010

773

616

521

430

345

314

*330

298

279

265

265

306

496

840

13,290

429

1.59

1.83

Feb.

10,900

3,880

1,320

890

672

514

1,320

1,390

*956

700

567

496

453

418

380

380

424

424

453

418

1,570

2,700

1,430

956

672

*547

471

575

-

-

-

35,676

1,274

4.72

4.91

Mar.

355

318

306

948

1,650

1,250

1,020

868

693

547

471

418

453

534

*534

581

658

4,540

3,270

2,270

1,500

1,010

758

693

630

616

534

496

465

1,490

2,090

31,766

1,025

3.80

4.38

Apr.

1,280

*1,140

al , 700

al,500

al,100

a900

a788

1,500

1,320

1,390

1,280

1,800

2.010

al,360

al,100

a900

a750

a600

*a496

a355

a290

a270

a510

272

272

272

268

251

251

507

-

26,252

874

3.24

3.61

May

912

934

2,010

1,430

1,060

802

*616

465

370

310

350

330

283

244

214

185

162

149

142

124

155

140

348

496

*330

240

298

581

2,950

1,610

758

18,978

612

2.27

2.61

June

447

306

254

240

1.500

1,450

744

868

912

868

651

447

755

1,200

795

508

565

279

205

172

155

154

114

105

85

*76

99

142

290

262

-

14,404

480

1.78

1.98

July

441

555

211

155

150

109

89

73

65

60

55

55

48

44

41

38

55

31

50

28

27

25

22

37

*96

45

34

25

22

20 2Z

2,464

79.5

0.294

0.34

Aug.

19

16

16

*19

19

15

66

70

38

27

22

20

21

16

14

15

15

14

13

*11

9.8

d9.0

d8.5

d8.0

d7.5

d6.8

d7.5

81

62

36

24

726.1

23.4

0.087

0.10

Sept.

52

168

107

82

49

540

219

105

68

*49

49

51

57

202

177

105

71

55

44

56

51

27

27

50

27

27

24

21

19

11-

2,294

76.5

0.285

0.52

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,720 Min 21 Mean 535 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.88

Water year 1950-51: Max 10,900 Min 6.8 Mean 515 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.88

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 cfs).--Dec. 3 or 4 (time unknown) 6,340 cfs (12.78 ft); Dec. 8 (1:50 

a.m.) 4,790 cfs (9.89 ft); Feb. 1 (1:30 p.m.) 16,100 cfs (20.85 ft); Mar. 18 (5:50 p.m.) 7,220 cfs 

(15.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Coal River at Ashford.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based upon 

recorder graph.
248 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Pooatalico River at Sissonville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38"31"35", long. 81 C 37'50", on left bank at bridge on U. S. Highway 21 at 

Sissonville, Kanawha County, 0.3 mile downstream from Grapevine Creek and 1.8 miles 

downstream from Left Fork.

Drainage area.--238 sq ml.

Records available.--June 1908 to September 1916, May 1930 to September 1931, February 1937 

to septemoer 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 594.56 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. June 26, 1908, to Sept. 30, 1916, chain gage at same site at datum 0.59 ft 

lower. May 20, 1930, to Sept. 30, 1931, and Feb. 17, 1937, to Mar. 4, 1940, chain gage 

and Mar. 5, 1940, to Nov. 4, 1948, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--23 years (1908-16, 1930-31, 1937-51), 292 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 28.87 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Aug. 26, 27 (gage height, 1.90 ft).

1908-16, 1930-31, 1937-51: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs June 27, 1910, from rating 

curve extended above 4,200 cfs; maximum gage height, 34.4 ft, Apr. 16, 1939; from 

floodmarks; minimum discharge observed, 0.1 cfs at times during August and September 

1930, August to October 1939, October 1943, August 1944, and September 1949.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51

2.3 

2.5 

3.0

in 

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1

10.0

17.0

gage height, in feet, and discharge,

Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

1,480

3,560

8,620

1.9 0.6 2.5 16

2.0 2.2 3.0 41

2.3 10

Note. Same as preceding table above 3.O ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

24

21

19

17

15

14

13

Is

29

34

201

513

151

84

56

42

32

27

*23

21

19

34

36

36

34

27

24

25

46

38

1,697

54.7

0.23

0.27

Nov.

29

65

828

3,360

3,340

818

315

209

174

166

143

lid

96

80

71

67

75

68

65

601

2,100

992

456

315

253

336

570

698

734

746

-

17,886

596

2.50

2.79

Dec.

734

1,750

4,830

5,590

2,020

651

*1,450

2,920

1.O8O

513

357

261

195

155

265

770

536

526

213

171

135

117

113

117

116

102

78

63

60

W

81

25,849

834

3. SO

4.04

Jan.

74

62 115-

711

734

368

 287

357

315

336

628

1,130

548

1,340

4,950

2,550

848

524

368

269

231

190

157

267

368

263

201

423

2,130

1,800

1,200

23,744

766

3.22

3.71

Feb.

8,580

6,470

1,100

559

357

271

1,690

1,500

559

368

287

315

368

326

251

*25O

710

674

513

548

1,500

1,640

779

444

326

257

235

188

_

_

-

31,065

1,109

4.66

4.85

Mar.

193

237

282

3,79O

1,940

640

651

662

422

283

215

181

531

2,160

1,610

 1,560

1,580

1,690

1,640

1,580

969

570

422

357

289

239

201

184

203

1,430

2,090

28,801

929

3.90

4.50

Apr.

794

1,380

906

524

400

368

291

477

1,080

698

502

1,150

1,430

 SIS

662

433

295

221

181

151

121

118

315

241

*166

2O9

794

456

357

640

-

16,178

539

2.26

2.53

May

478

380

1,500

634

378

257

184

139

110

89

125

287

157

99

71

57

43

40

29

ZB_

26

28

*326

470

14O

74

116

162

425

396

142

7,191

232

0.975

1.12

June

80

52

36

105

357

291

136

80

278

335

222

115

984

1,650 535"

213

112

87

58

44

36

30

215

252

*72

42

30

28

67J

52

-

6,587

220

0.924

1.03

July

4430"

20

19

19

14

11

9.2

7.8

6.9

6.4

6.4

20

12

11

15

15

10

8.0

7.2

6.2 sii

4.1

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.6 5~~4~ 13'

6.9

 6.2

355.0

11.5

0.048

0.06

Aug.

6.9

6.9

5.9

5.1

3.9

3.6

9.2

8.0

6.7

5.6

5.4

4.9

4.1

3.4

2.7

2.4

4.6

4.6

3.6

2.7

2.0

1.6

1.2

1.0

.7

.6

g 7

10 ~9~.7

5.6

4.4

137.7

4.44

0.019

0.02

Sept.

33

55

15

8.0

5.4

14

13

11

6.9

5.1

5.6

6.2

7.2

298

102

58

28

16

12

8.9

7.2

6.4

6.2

5.6

4.9

4.6

3.9

3.4

3.2

2.7

-

756.4

25.2

0.106

0.12

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,800 Mln 4.8 Mean 494 Cfsm 2.O8 In. 28.21

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,58o Min 0.6 Mean 439 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.04

Peak discharge (base, 5,2OO cfs).--Nov. 4 (7 p.m.) 4,520 cfs (18,97 ft); De 

cfs [22.35 ft); D 7 (10:30 p.m.) 3,560 cfs (16.97 . ft) -- .- -

Feb. 1 (5:30 p.m.) 1O.2OO cfs (28.87 ft); Mar. 4 (4 p.m. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

p.m.) 

4,370- cfs (18.68 ft).

4 (4:30 a.m.) 6,360 

5,420 cfs (20.74 ft);
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 2< 

Ohio River at Point Pleasant, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°50'40", long. 82°08'35", near right bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 35 at Point Pleasant, W. Va., 0.4 mile upstream from Kanawha 

River, and at mile 265.1. Records include flow of Kanawha River.

Drainage area. 52,760 sq mi, approximately (including that of Kanawha River). 

Records available.--March 1940 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 514.10 ft above mean sea level, Sandy

 Hook datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at old lock 26, 0.7 mile upstream from 

Gallipolis lock and dam and 13.4 miles downstream from the base gage.

Average discharge. 11 years, 74,010 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 431,000 cfs Dec. 9; maximum gage height, 47.06

 i't Dec. 9; minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum discharge for 5-day period, 

8,800 cfs Sept. 6-10; minimum gage height, 23.30 ft July 4,

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 522,000 cfs Jan. 1, 1943; maximum gage height, 55.00 

ft Apr. 16, 1948; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 59.76 ft Apr. 16, 1948; minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum discharge for 5-day period, 6,660 cfs 

Sept. 16-20, 1946; minimum gage height, 22.70 ft June 28, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 30,000 cfs, which are fair.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and one discharge measurement furnished by the Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20,000

e!6,000

33,000

34,500

36,700

47,600

49 . 100

46,700

32,200

33,000

 20,200

19,500

751,200

24,230

0.459

0.53

Nov.

20.000

23,900

22,200

84, 500

123,000

130.000

128,000

109,000

93,400

79,300

74,100

61,400

46,000

40,700

40,000

43,400

40,000

35,000

37,600

59,900

96,000

107,000

107,000

107,000

104, 000

97,500

84,800

91,300 

118,000 

3325,000

-

t2,329

77,630

1.47

1.64

Dec.

SL127.000

136,000

222,000

318,000

398,000

400, 000

386,000

418,000

427.000

388,000

337,000

271,000

213,000

165,000

133,000

124,000

109,000

91,600

60,000

60 , 500

52 , SOO

44,300

48,700

54,500

54,000

63,900

72,200

46,000 

40. 100 

49,400

48, 500

h5,358.2

172,800

3.28

3.78

Jan.

40, 300

39.800

52,600

105,000

158,000

221,000

248,000

237,000

207,000

170,000

143,000

128,000

115,000

124,000

209,000

274,000

295,000

261,000

227,000

191,000

182 , 000

182,000

175,000

170,000

161,000

145,000

132,000

119,000 

139,000 

148,000

143,000

 5,141.7

165,900

3.14

3.62

Feb.

219,000

306.000

295,000

3260,000

1175,000

LL45,000

i!50,000

al65,000

a.45,000

3120,000

11O3,OOO

a92.000

a!20,000

1155,000

184, 000

200,000

204,000

202,000

198,000

189,000

201,000

255,000

275,000

264,000

232,000

207,000

182,000

159,000

-

tS,402

192,900

3.66

3.81

Calendar year 1950: Max 427,000 Min -

Mar.

142,000

132,000

128,000

172,000

207,000

216,000

227,000

237,000

237,000

213,000

184,000

156,000

141,000

150,000

150,000

149,000

134,000

152,000

198,000

218,000

224,000

216,000

192,000

171,000

156,000

144,000

128,000

117,000 

113,000

124, 000

184,000

t5,312

171,400

3.25

3.74

Apr.

238,000

262,000

266jOOO

247,000

221,000

196,000

173,000

156,000

161,000

173,000

166,000

161,000

179,000

199,000

211,000

208,000

190,000

167,000

147,000

124,000

110,000

106,000

95.200

107,000

126,000

131,000

125,000

118,000 

106,000 

103,000

-

14,972.2

165,700

3.14

3.50

May

125,000

157,000

157,000

146,000

127,000

115,000

102,000

84,800

72,200

59,000

70,900

96,700

104, 000

99,000

84,500

73,500

664,000

e56,000

645,000

642,000

637,000

636.000

63,900

52,800

54,800

43,000

41,400

46,700 

59,000 

67,700

60,500

t2,443.4

78,820

1.49

1.72

June

48,000

28.300

36,700

35,200

47,800

56, 600

48,700

38,200

39,400

76,600

107,000

104,000

109,000

142,000

175,000

183,000

159,000

118,000

90,400

68,300

40, 500

40,200

42,000

42 , 400

50,400

45,700

44,600

45, 900 

53,600 

75,200

-

t2,191.7

73,060

1.38

1.54

July

83,400

90.400

80,300

55,200

52,300

62,600

62,300

51,100

43,600

29,900

35,000

33,000

29,800

30,500

35,500

27,300

29,700

>

> 27, 400

J

tl,224.3

39,490

0.748

0.86

Aug.

>elfi,800

 I

1

Y el3,100

'

69,700

1

Wl2jDOO

I

J

1

I

U9,000

1

J

, eio,ooo

365,500

11,790

0.223

0.26

Sept.

elO.OOO

e8,800

15,500

12,100

9,180

8 , 840

-

322,100

10,740

0.204

0.23

Mean 99,590 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.64

Water year 1950-51: Max 427,000 Min - Mean 98,120 Cfsm i.as In. 25.23

t Expressed in thousands.

a No gage-height record at base gage and/or auxiliary gage; discharge estimated on basis of records for other Ohio River stations and tributary inflow.

e Fall-stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for other Ohio 

River stations and tributary inflow.
250 RACCOON CREEK BASIN

Raccoon Creek at Adamsville, Ohio

Location.--Lat 38°52'3l", long. 82°21'18", on line between sees. 25 and 26, T. 6 N., R. 

Iti W., on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 35, at Adamsville, 

Gallla County, 1.3 miles downstream from Indian Creek.

Drainage area.--587 sq ml.

Records available.--June 1915 to November 1935, October 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 570.85 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to June 13, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 683 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,770 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 20.11 ft); mini- 

 mum','"5.2 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 1.90 ft Sept. 10, 11, 30.

1915-35, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 15,500 cfs Apr. 15, 1948 (gage height, 24.92 

ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs Sept. 24, 1930 (gage height, 1.54 ft). 

Maximum stage known, 25.2 ft in January 1937, from floodmark.

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 698: Drainage area. W 873: 1916-18, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1926- 

27, 1931, 1933, 1935(M).

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 20 to Feb. 1)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1 Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

2.2

2.5 

3.0 

7.0

180

1,060

13.0 3,140

17.0 5,260

20.0 8,640

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

2.5

2.8 

7.5

85

3.0

5.0

9.0

13.0

16.0

160

505

1,600

3,000

4,330

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

lo

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

98

86

80

*73

67

64

59

58

150

182

157

199

195

143

125

105

91

85

77

73

69

65

325

237

150

116

105

94

88

83

80

3,579

115

0.196

0.23

Nov.

7575"

111

644

479

457

360

277

277

318

297

287

247

214

*188

195

214

224

267

1, 170

1,590

1,860

1,410

864

644

468

523

62Z

732

776

-

15,865

529

0.901

1.01

Dec.

798

1,460

2,980

3,750

3,950

4,200

4,480

5, 100

4,940

4,600

3,750

2,210

932

754

754

864

864

732

578

534

479

435

402

392

b350

b250

*b!70

b!50

b!50

b!40

b!30

51,278

1,654

2.82

3.25

Jan.

b!30

b!30

360

1,320

2,980

a3,500

a3,000

a2,500

1,080

732

908

1,140

1,170

2,640

5,440

6,680

*8.380

8, 250

6^130

3,370

1,110

886

798

798

908

932

842

864

1,720

*2,380

2,180

73,258

2,363

4.03

4.65

Feb.

3,620

3,320

a3,000

a2 , 800

a2,600

a2,700

3,360

a3, 400

2,880

a2,600

a2,600

2,840

a3,200

a3,500

*3,850

3,940

a3,90O

3,760

3,280

a2,800

a2,400

al,900

al,600

al,400

al,200

1,150

940

865

_

_

-

75,405

2,693

4.59

4.78

Mar.

815

790

888

2,680

3,160

3,400

3,320

2,460

1,540

1,180

915

740

1,140

5,620

2,640

2,960

2,840

2,680

2,840

3,160

3,120

2,920

2,460

1,810

1,300

1,120

970

840

1,000

1,540

1,870

62,718

2,023

3.45

3.98

Apr.

2,110

2.320

2,250

*2,000

1,660

1,210

940

840

890

1,000

, 120

,360

,510

,660

,690

,600

,420

1,090

865

715

615

555

590

665

740

790

840

690

578

852

-

35,165

1,172

2.00

2.23

May

1,660

1,330

1.970

1,540

1,360

1,000

765

602

505

436

475

958

1,330

1,150

740

*515

408

346

304

264

256

296

765

399

330

288

372

381

465

399

338

21,947

708

1.21

1.40

June

280

216

181

205

184

171

140

126

118

116

110

109

168

224

198

205

181

151

124

108

100

98

187

206

134

109

*94

90

86

90

-

4,509

150

0.256

0.29

July

124

304

321

224

148

114

91

78

70

61

56

67

70

55

51

47

44

42

40

38

34

30

30

34

30

29

25

68

124

76

51

2,576

83.1

0.142

0.16

Aug.

68

61

49

40

34

29

30

*28

26

25

24

34

40

47

33

29

25

23

17

15

*20

24

17

12ri

11

11

15

17

15

15

845

27.3

0.047

0.05

Sept.

a!2

13

a!6

11

11

*9.8

9.1

8.3

8.3

7.5

7.5

8.3

8.3

21

24.

23

20

11

9.8

9.1

8.3

7.5

7.5

14

13

12

11

11

8.3

5.2

-

345.8

11.5

0.020

0.02

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,160 Mln 25 Mean 903 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.88

Water year 1950-51; Max 8,380 Mln 5.2 Mean 952 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22.05

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated 

and records for Hocking River at Athens, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

ft), 

m basis of 1 discharge

(time unknown) 

fs (14.75 ft)j 

(5 a.m.) 3,440

easurement, weather records,
GUYANDOT RIVER BASIN 251

Guyandot River at Man, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 4?°44'30", long. 81°5S'45", on left bank on downstream side of highway

bridge at Man, Logan County, 500 ft upstream from Buffalo Creek and 0.7 mile downstream 

from Huff Creek Records include flow of Buffalo Creek.

Drainage area.--762 sq mi (including that of Buffalo Creek). 

Records available.--December 1928 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 710.88 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. -Prior to July 3, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 943 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,000 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 13.72 ft), min- 

 imum, 34 cfs Aug. 26, 27 (gage height, 2.52 ft).

1929-51: Maximum discharge observed, 40,000 cfs Mar. 3, 1934 (gage height, 19.11

ft), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; minimum, 3.0 cfs Oct. 6, 1930 (gage

height, 2.32 ft).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 783: 1934(M), drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in

Oct. 1 to Feb. 22 Feb. 23 to Aug. 7 Aug. 8 to Sept. 30

3.0 72

3.4 155

4.0 360

5.0 800

6.0

8.0

10.0

11.5

1,590

4,000

8,100

12,000

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

105

208

357

592

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.2

911

1,710

2,790

5,950

11,100

2.5 

2.9 

4.0 

4.5

4.8

32

87

316

500

665

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

128

112

100

100

106

96

98

86

119

169

*193

196

180

161

152

130

115

104

98

86

85

82

362

524

496

384

306

264

232

209

189

5,662

183

0.240

0.28

Nov.

172

201

472

1,140

1.290

890

636

512

444

436

420

404

372

348

320

306

306

292

278

302

512

*636

605

569

548

476

578

660

690

750

-

15,565

519

0.681

0.76

Dec.

830

2,120

6,700

12 . OOP

6,090

2,700

2,980

8,310

3,780

2,220

1,520

1,120

872

735

670

636

592

528

484

440

440

428

404

408

392

380

344

296

320

388

396

59,523

1,920

2.52

2.90

Jan.

368

352

*368

432

468

464

472

492

456

412

516

536

492

524

2,080

3.380

2,520

1,890

1,580

1,350

1,170

962

812

775

740

655

587

582

705

1,520

2,440

30,100

971

1.27

1.47

Feb.

8,800

9.680

3,780

2,340

1,740

1,260

2,120

*3,240

2,460

1,840

1,440

1,220

1,130

1,050

985

997

1,360

1,740

1,740

1,510

3,870

7,350

4,280

2,660

1,990

1,620

1,440

1,200

_

_

-

74,840

2,673

3.51

3.65

Mar.

1,080

1,050

980

1,520

3,190

3,400

2,790

2,920

2,530

1,940

1,580

1,360

1,360

*1,710

1,710

1,680

1,710

10, 700

11.100

5,380

3,680

2,660

2,040

1,840

1,840

1,800

1,680

1,620

1,620

3,510

5,020

87,000

2,806

3.68

4.25

Apr.

3,400

2,980

4.850

4,200

2,860

2,040

1,680

1,840

3,960

3,820

2,720

3,120

3,680

3,260

3,050

2,530

1,940

1,530

*1,280

1,080

891

823

980

980

980

980

1,360

1,360

1,200

1,580

-

66,954

2,232

2.93

3.27

May

2,190

3,520

7.750

3,960

2,470

,800

,580

,360

,160

,020

980

980

830

707

592

512

462

435

501

486

392

384

566

*803

627

477

527

1,030

3,160

2,790

1,600

45,651

1,473

1.93

2.23

June

1,020

719

532

627

2,420

2.620

1,280

1,200

1,530

1,400

1,480

1,050

911

1,240

1,200

897

663

517

413

350

326

332

272

236

208

244

706

*564

435

425

-

25,817

861

1.13

1.26

July

790

676

506

396

1.100

745

453

322

236

210

278

278

226

185

187

213

192

154

142

122

113

128

103

98

120

132

116

91

79

71

120

8,582

277

0.364

0.42

Aug.

Ill

84

*70

63

60

62

229

319

234

160

122

98

84

84

82

71

76

68

60

70

54

47

43

42

38

34

220

560

399

244

172

4,060

131

0.172

0.20

Sept.

220

298

614

331

224

398

*544

430

278

210

176

148

152

310

425

406

290

228

186

154

132

118

130

132

146

154

142

132

128

134

-

7,370

246

0.323

0.36

Calendar year 1950: Max 27,600 Min 80 Mean 1,372 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.45

Water year 1950-51: Max 12,000 Min 34 Mean 1,181 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.05

Peak discharge (base

10,800 cfs (11.13 ft); Feb. 

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

10.000 cfs).--Dec. 4 (3:30 p.m.) 14.700 cfs (12.42 ft); Dec. 8 (7:30 a.m.) 

.) 13,200 cfs (11.89 ft); Mar. 18 (9:30 p.m.) 19,000 cfs (13.72
252 GUYANDOT RIVER BASIN

Guyandot River at Branchland, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°13'15", long. 82°12'10", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

Bridge at Branchland, Lincoln Councy, 20 ft downstream from Fourmile Creek.

Drainage area. 1,226 sq mi.

Records available. July 1915 to September 1922 (1918-22, gage heights only), December 

1928 to iseptemoer 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 547.91 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to June 20, 1932, chain gage at same site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 

1942, auxiliary wire-weight gage read twice daily, 4 miles upstream at Midkiff.

Average discharge. 22 years (1929-51), 1,506 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 23,400 cfs Feb. 1; maximum gage height, 31.02 ft 

yeo. 2 (backwater from Ohio River); minimum, 71 cfs Aug. 26, 27 (gage height, 3.42 ft).

1915-22, 1928-51: Maximum discharge, 36,900 cfs Jan. 29, 1918 (gage height, 39.24 

ft), from rating curve extended above 28,000 cfs; minimum, 3.6 cfs Oct. 25, 1930 (gage 

height, 2.66 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 44 ft from floodmark probably in 1907 (discharge, 43,500 

cfs from rating curve extended above 28,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 853: 1918(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of backwater from the Ohio River 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. I to Feb. 2

3.6 165

4.0 320

4.5 565

5.0 910

7.0 

15.0

2,670

8,700

20,400

Feb. 3 to July 24

3.5 133

4.0 320

4.5 585

5.0 960

7.0 2,750

15.0 8,700

22.3 15,600

Julj 24 to Sept. 30

3.4 

3.6

4.0

67

114

260

4.5 

5.0 

5.7

515

860

1,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

355

320

290

266

246

238

227

215

295

*560

444

405

382

351

312

286

262

238

219

215

204

193

3T5

690

825

718

571

479

420

378

338

11,256

363

0.296

0.34

Nov.

316

35*

1,220

4,140

5,050

2,810

1,870

1,340

1,050

999

910

823

*767

690

619

607

577

543

510

*1,040

2,070

1,910

1,700

1,44O

1,300

1,200

1,200

1,370

1,600

1,700

-

41,695

1,390

1.13

1.26

Dec.

1,910

3,160

8,610

14,200

14,600

7,400

5,030

9,910

9,590

5,220

3,580

2,590

2,030

1,650

1,450

1,400

1,260

1,160

1,040

958

878

838

823

774

746

711

658

595

583

5I¥

651

104,624

3,375

2.75

3.17

Jan.

619

*607

EOT

732

830

854

894

918

862

823

934

,110

,070

,600

,140

,260

,840

,510

,740

,270

,990

,740

,510

,440

,340

,230

,120

,070

,480

,910

,370

53,420

1,723

1.41

1.62

Feb.

18, 100

20,400

11,500

5,600

*3 , 830

2,910

4,730

6,150

4,950

3,760

2,910

2,430

2,180

2,010

1,830

1,780

1,960

2,220

2,590

2,510

2,590

7,130

8,360

5,250

3,620

2,830

2,430

2,050

_

_

-

138,080

4,950

4.04

4.20

Calendar year 1950: Max 27,500 Mln 193

Mar.

1,830

1,680

1,630

2,180

3,550

4,950

4,950

4,200

3,900

3,270

2,590

2,220

*2,260

2,830

2,990

3,060

2,990

6,380

15,6OO

12,700

8,180

5,270

4,020

3,200

2,910

2,750

2,590

2,430

2,430

2,750

6,000

128,290

4,138

3.38

3.89

Apr.

6,300

4,520

4,880

6,450

5,180

3,830

2,990

2,590

3,270

5,020

4,380

4,380

6,000

5,620

4,800

*4,260

3,550

2,830

2,350

2,090

1,830

1,630

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,520

1,520

1,780

1,88O

2,220

-

102,410

3,414

2.78

3.11

May

3,200

3,270

8,280

9,800

6,010

4,140

3,060

2,510

2,180

1,880

1,780

1,780

1,630

1,400

1,230

1,070

936

832

755

762

*785

683

S3?

1,080

1,100

928

944

996

2,750

4,320

3,200

74,123

2,391

1.95

2.25

June

2,050

1,410

1,090

936

2,590

4,800

5,130

2,140

2,300

2,430

2,09O

1,920

2,090

3,480

2,510

1,920

1,470

1,140

920

770

697

599

559

540

*430

382

352

928

1,100

896

-

47,699

1,590

1.30

1.45

July

800

996 BTS"

648

502

976

792

540

410

351

316

286

355

320

266

242

246

262

208

186

190

159

159

158

172

159

159

162

152

133

*120

11,241

363

0.296

0.34

Aug.

114

162

148

136

133

111

187

300

395

370

265

206

165

142

133

120

120

109

103

103

98

98

92

81

75

71

8T

469

687

53T

365

6,178

199

0.162

0.19

Sept.

295

290

390

*587

440

450

722

648

563

385

310

260

210

1,420

1,050

674

557

405

310

235

191

162

152

145

142

152

159

139

130

114

-

11,687

390

0.318

0.35

Mean 2,336 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.86

Water year 1950-51: Max 20,400 Min 71 Mean 2^003 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.17

discharge, (base, 13,OOO cfs).--Dec. 5 (4 a .ir 19 (1 p.m.) 17,400 cfs. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

16,400 cfs; Feb. 1 (10 p.m.) 23,400 cfs; Mar.
GUYANDOT RIVER BASIN 253

Mud River near Milton, W. Va.

Location.-Lat 38°23'15" long. 82°06'46" ) near center of span on downstream side of

RlgRWay bridge, 600 ft downstream from Little Twomile Creek, 0.9 mile upstream from

Charley Creek, and 3.4 miles south of Milton, Cabell County!

Drainage area.--291 sq mi.

Records available. February 1938 to September 1951.

gage and cre st-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage

y8 riS?.0^9£tSir18 by corps of Englneersl

Average discharge. 13 years, 275 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,910 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 25.6 ft, from 

grapfi based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.5 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 0.40

I 0 J .

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 14,500 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 29.35 ft, from

floodmarks); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs on many days; minimum gage height observed, 0.10

II oept . ID , UCL. 13 , 14 , 1940.

Remarks Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 4 Dec. 5 to Sept. 30

1.2

2.0

4.0

11.0

15.9

49

121

441

2,120

3,800

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

1.5

3.6

34

135

278

7.0

14.0

21.0

23.9

1,100

3,040

6,400

8,380

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

91

82

73

69

69

65

61

54

89

*906

965

302

198

140

110

86

73

65

58

55

52

51

100

302

175

121

105 

100

86

78

69

4,850

156

0.536

0.62

Nov.

62

73

1,390

5.040

3,010

1,200

460

302

238

206

175

153

133

116

105

110

238

182

146

*901

2,230

1,220

557

405

335

335

517 

557

598

683

~

19,677

656

2.25

2.51

Dec.

795

1,380

2,950

3.800

2,480

825

977

2,770

1,530

620

445

331

278

229

214

261

295

244

192

172

159

153

147

135

124

113

102 

102

91

96

102

22,112

713

2.45

2.83

Jan.

96

«21

91

204

369

313

229

261

199

178

400

620

560

741

2.950

2,250

868

560

388

295

261

214

178

261

295

214

185 

199

978

1,100

660

16,208

523

1.80

2.07

Feb.

3,220

8.580

2,170

720

*502

407

1,860

2,550

540

464

407

426

445

388

313

278

720

580

483

540

540

762

560

426

331

295

261 

244

-

~

28,812

1,029

3.54

3.68

Mar.

214

199

229

1,350

1,220

720

741

868

560

369

295

*261

341

1,340

1,080

1,100

1,030

1,590

2.940

1,960

1,120

680

521

445

388

331

331 

313

278

700

1,270

24,784

799

2.75

3.17

Apr.

783

640

640

540

426

313

295

388

660

483

407

933

1.540

804

620

*426

331

261

214

192

166

153

26T

185

159

178

185 

166

185

695

~

13,229

441

1.52

1.69

May

600

369

680

660

640

600

388

261

214

172

172

178

153

124

102

91

80

70

58

52

*59

407

890

445

185

124

445 

2Z9

825

620

331

10,224

330

1.13

1.31

June

185

124

102

211

1,360

1.540

360

214

178

147

153

130

518

1,080

494

220

153

113

91

75

65

65

65

53

*45

36

M 

40

153

699

~

8,703

290

0.997

1.11

July

lil

166

80

60

51

48

37

30

29

24

20

23

47

33

25

20

17

14

12

9.8

9.8

8.8

7.7

8.8

9.8

7.7

H8.8

8.2

*7.3

1,547.5

49.9

0.171

0.20

Aug.

6.1

5.2

5.2

6.1

5.2

4.8

9.8

11

12

12

M.

10

11

8.8

6.1

5.2

3.6

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.3

2.6

2.6

1.9

1.9

1*1

1.9

11

17

11

5.2

207.2

6.68

O.OZ3

0.03

Sept.

80

199

54

*24

16

14

12

27

18

17

16

11

9.3

30

346

124

70

47

34

28

21

19

17

14

13

12

11 

9.3

8.2

6.5

"

1,307.3

43.6

0.150

0.17

Calendar year 1950: Max 9,060 Min 7.2 Mean 545 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.42

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,380 Min 1.5 Mean 416 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.39

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
254 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Huntington, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°24'48", long. 82°30'02", at lock 28, 0.1 mile upstream from Fourpole 

Creek:, 3.0 miles downstream from Symtnes Creek, and at mile 311.6.

Drainage area.--55,900 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--August 1934 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 490.263 ft above mean sea level, Sandy 

Hook datum. Prior to July 8, 1942, at datum 1.736 ft higher. Auxiliary water-stage 

recorder 4.7 miles upstream from base gage, at foot of 24th Street, H'-vtington, Cabell 

County, 1.5 miles downstream from Guyandot River.

Average discharge. 17 years (1934-51), 78,890 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 431,000 cfs Dec. 9; maximum gage height, 53.10 

rt Dec. 9; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 54.55 ft Dec. 9; minimum daily discharge, 5,280 cfs Aug. 22; minimum gage height, 13.7 ft July 4.

1934-51: Maximum discharge, 654,000 cfs Jan. 28, 1937; maximum gage height, 69.45 

ft Jan. 27, 1937, present datum; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 70.75 ft Jan. 

27, 1937, present datum; minimum daily discharge, 3,200 cfs Sept. 6, 13, Nov. 2, 1934, 

Oct. 3, 1935, Oct. 1, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for July 16-31, which are fair. 

Revisions.--W 893: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

25,500 

18,200 

23,400 

14,000 

16,300

12 , 000 

15,200 

11.900 

13,900 

26,700

21,900 

32 , 500 

35,000 

47,900 

54,200

47 , 000 

42,400 

30,100 

23,400 

29,200

23,400 

22,300 

18,000 

22,100 

17,600

18,400 

21,200 

20,000 

17,800 

19,400 

18,200

759,100 

24,490 

0.438 

0.51

Nov.

19.800 

25,300 

28,200 

75,300 

126,000

140,000

135,000 

127,000 

109,000 

95,300

86,900 

72,600 

48,200 

40,400 

40, 300

*42,600 

40,000 

35,100 

39,300 

60,300

103,000 

117,000 

122,000 

122,000 

114,000

105, 000 

93,100 

97,100 

121,000 

132 , 000

f2,512.8 

83,760 

1.50 

1.67

Dec.

131,000 

134,000 

200,000 

293,000 

378,000

408,000 

401,000 

410,000 

426,000

413,000

374,000 

305,000 

249,000 

183,000 

139,000

129,000 

116,000 

101,000 

71,900 

60,400

54,100 

48,700 

45,000 

51,200 

52 , 000

65, 600 

69,900 

54,600 

55, 500 

46,100 

55,100

( 5, 500 . 1 

177,400 

3.17 

3.66

Jan.

40.000 

42,900 

49,400 

99,900 

145,000

203,000 

239,000 

251,000 

234,000 

192,000

160,000 

139,000 

125,000 

124,000 

180,000

253,000 

299,000 

310,000

284,000 

239,000

202,000 

179,000 

176,000 

170,000 

158,000

144,000 

132,000 

120,000 

134,000 

148,000 

142,000

15,314.2 

171,400 

3.07 

3.54

Feb.

196,000 

303,000 

329,000

310,000 

259,000

193,000 

161,000 

182,000 

180,000 

150,000

118,000 

103,000

116,000 

151,000 

185,000

201,000 

213,000 

207,000 

202,000 

191,000

197,000 

234,000 

259,000 

271,000 

260,000

232,000 

202,000 

170,000

t5,775 

206,200 

3.69 

3.84

Mar.

150,000 

137,000 

128,000 

152,000 

198,000

217,000 

226,000 

240,000 

246,000

235,000

208,000 

170,000 

146,000 

158,000 

156,000

151,000 

144,000 

145,000 

196,000 

229,000

233,000 

224,000 

206,000 

178,000 

161,000

146,000 

132,000 

120,000 

109,000

118,000 

165,000

t5,424 

175,000 

3.13 

3.61

Apr.

222,000 

250,000 

262,000

257,000 

241,000

210,000 

187,000 

162,000 

157,000 

168,000

172,000 

158,000 

169,000 

190,000 

206,000

211,000 

198,000 

177,000 

151,000 

132,000

115,000 

106,000 

103,000 

102_, 000

120,000

130,000 

131,000 

121,000 

109,000 

105,000

t5,022 

167,400 

2.99 

3.34

May

120,000 

152,000 

163,000

156,000 

137,000

123,000 

106,000 

88,800 

70, 8OO 

71,600

68,800 

91,700 

107,000 

106,000 

92,400

72,300 

70,500 

58, 800 

48,400 

45,000

37,700 

57.000 

60,000 

63,400 

55,200

45,000 

43,000 

48,000 

62,000 

80, 800 

66, 600

h2,547.8 

82,190 

1.47 

1.70

June

49,800 

40, 100 

50.500 

44, 800 

42 , 500

60,800 

60,300 

37,800 

41, 100 

61,500

98,000 

106,000 

108,000 

153,000 

168,000

ISOj 000

168,000 

130,000 

103,000 

79,500

37,400 

40, 800 

48, 800 

39,000 

51,700

42 , 600 

44,400 

44,700 

59,300 

78,800

t2,250.2 

74,540 

1.35 

1.48

July

82 , 000 

95,200 

90,300 

68,000 

53,900

64,400 

67,600 

52,100 

44,200 

27,400

53,100 

30,500 

50,900 

29,800 

52,800

«£7,000 

e50, 000

e28,000

H,255.2 

40,490 

0.724 

O.84

Aug.

18,200 

17,600 

19,800 

15,200 

10,000

*9,130 

17 , 800 

11,000 

10,400 

14,300

15,500 

10,100 

12,400 

9,420 

10,100

14,500 

16,500 

9,910 

11,000 

11,400

10,500 

5.280 

15, 800 

8,150 

8,240

6,590 

10,200 

17 , 4OO 

6,190 

8,320 

12 , 000

368,750 

11,890 

0.215 

0.25

Sept.

16,500 

8,520 

13,000 

11,300 

5.550

5,380 

15, 800 

7,300 

9,420 

7,000

9,030 

14,700 

10, 800 

28.900 

17,800

14,300 

17,200 

10,300 

9,520 

9,230

9,230 

8,240 

10, 100 

9,230 

8,240

8,240 

10, 900 

9,910 

7,300 

12, 100

354,420 

11,150 

0.199 

0.22

Calendar year 1950 : Max 426,000 Mln - Mean 103,600 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.17 

Water yeari950-51: Max 426,000 Mln 5,280 Mean 101,500 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.66

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed in thousands.

e Fall-stage-discharge relation Indefinite 

Iver stations and tributary Inflow.

of records for
TWELVEPOLE CREEK BASIN 255

Twelvepole Creek at Wayne, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°13'05", long. 82°26'55", near center of span on downstream side of State 

Hlgnway 37 bridge at Wayne, Wayne County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from confluence of East and West Forks.

Drainage area.--291 sq mi.

Records available. July 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only October 1917 to Septemcer iyaa) , uctober 1928 to September 1931, August 1946 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

 Ts 574.92 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1931, chain 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years (1915-17, 1928-31, 1946-51), 345 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 27.0 ft); minimum ODserved, 4.8 cfs Aug. 25, 26 (gage height, 3.02 ft).

1915-22, 1928-31, 1946-51: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 2, 1951; minimum, 0.1 

cfs on many days during period September to November 1930 and on Oct. 9, 1949.

Maximum stage known, 28.3 ft June 30, 1928, from reading by United States Weather 

Bureau (discharge, 14,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating tables, wate year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. Feb. 3 to Sept. 3O

3.4 39

4.0 117

5.0 302

6.0 575

10.0 2,050

17.0 5,650

24.0 10,600

3.0 6

3.2 21

3.5 55

4.0 123

4.5 206

5.0 318

9.0 1,650

12.6 3,230

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

117

102

89

83

78

68

58

54

241

545

*264

208

155

117

103

89

79

63

56

51

49

66

325

291

269

198

163

140

140

114

100

4,475

144

0.495

0.57

Nov.

90

174

752

3,200

3,040

1,440

700

485

375

350

325

269

248

227

208

375

325

227

217

1,200

*2,260

1,410

700

545

515

485

d530

d580

d610

d640

-

22,502

750

2.58

2.88

Dec.

665

7OO

1,850

2.990

2,140

1,260

1,800

2,530

1,580

1,080

735

545

400

325

302

350

302

280

269

248

208

189

172

172

180

155

140

117

132

140

140

22,096

713

2.45

2.82

Jan.

117

*106

109

237

325

258

258

400

455

325

629

635

425

1,070

3,430

1,890

1,220

805

575

455

400

325

291

269

325

375

302

302

799

1,160

1,200

19,472

628

2.16

2.49

Feb.

8,300

10,600

2,060

1,080

9 4O

*668

2,660

2,740

1,280

770

602

634

602

542

454

426

512

482

512

482

838

1,010

804

634

426

454

454

598

-

"

41,364

1,477

5.08

5.29

Mar.

370

344

344

1,120

1,120

940

1,120

1,080

702

542

426

*370

602

1,040

1,010

940

975

5,210

3,160

2,010

1,400

1,040

770

634

545

482

454

398

426

602

572

28,748

927

3.19

3.67

Apr.

572

634

838

736

602

512

454

426

482

398

370

838

1.180

975

838

668

*512

426

370

318

270

237

259

216

196

206

206

187

170

1,170

"

15,266

509

1.75

1.95

May

1,910

1,080

2.160

2,050

1,740

872

668

542

398

370

370

370

344

259

196

170

154

130

116

101

84

*83

123

154

101

93

216

187

471

426

259

16,197

522

1.79

2.07

June

187

130

123

214

609

975

702

398

370

426

282

216

317

1.540

975

542

318

248

162

138

108

93

88

226

*116

79

59

56

270

344

~

10,111

337

1.16

1.29

July

570

226

146

108

88

7660'

51

42

37

31

32

43

42

37

35

31

25

22

20

22

18

23

41

17

17

15

18

19

12*e ii

1,732.1

55.9

0.192

0.22

Aug.

8.1

8.1

9.5

9.5

8.8

7.4

11

10

16

12

12

9.5

19

15

10

6.7

8.1

8.1

8.1

6.7

7.4

6.7

7.4

6.7

6.0

5.4

11

308

231

87

54

934.2

30.1

0.103

0.12

Sept.

77

116

108

60

*37

36

344

138

79

57

60

38

44

658

964

340

178

123

93

71

59

50

48

51

41

38

39

32

27

25

4,031

134

0.460

0.52

Calendar yeqr 1950: Max 1O,60O Min 15 Mean 640 Cfsm 2.2O In. 29.83

Water year 195O-51: Max 10,60O Min 5.4 Mean 512 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.89

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge e 

near Kermit.

3timated on basis of records for Tug Fork at Litwar and
256 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

L'evisa Pork near Grundy, Va.

Location (revised) .--Lat 37°18'00", long. 82°07'30", on left bank 50 ft downstream from 

wooden Bridge to Appalachian Electric Power Co.'s substation, 2 miles northwest of 

Grundy, Buchanan County, 2.7 miles downstream from Slate Creek, and 2.8 miles upstream 

from Poplar Creek.

Drainage area. 235 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1941 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 986.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 20, 1949, chain gage at bridge 

50 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1942-51), 278 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,370 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 8.33 ft); minimum, 6.2 cfs Aug. 21, 23-27 (gage height, 0.93 ft).

1941-51: Maximum discharge observed, 22,000 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 14.5 

ft), from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 0.2 cfs July 30, 1944 (gage height, 0.48 ft).

Flood in March 1929 reached a stage of 16.0 ft (discharge, about 30,000 cfs), from 

information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26-28, 

Dec. 19-22, Jan. 10, 11)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 4 Dec. 5 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

33

48

86

140

215

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.2

330

760

1,370

2,140

3,220

0.9

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

5.5

8.0

15

27

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

56

91

140

Mote. Same as preceding 

table above 2.3 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

52

46

42

49

*56

43

36 

34

48

55

44

36

33

30

28

26

25

*24

22

22

23

24

58

"71 107

56

48

44

40

38

36

1,296

41.8

0.178

0.21

Nov.

34

33

34

112

222

178

130 

105

91

112

100

93

89

*83

74

68

67

59

57

118

420

35T

264

218

168

150

170

190

208

230

-

4,231

141

0.600

0.67

Dec.

261

645

1,760 

5.200

1,510

785

*1,320 

2,050

990

635

452

351

306

279

267

252

232

215

180

160

160

160

160

155

145

138

130

97

148

165

155

17,463

563

2.40

2.77

Jan.

142

150

158 

175

180

178

182 

200

160

150

180

200

175

210

706

1.180

840

635

500

416

348

300

264

*235

205

175

155

155

182

306

452

9,494

306

1.30

1.50

Feb.

2.400

2,230

990 

660

472

358

866 

1,080

760

540

432

372

337

318

a300

a290

a310

a300

3300

a310

aSOO

al,200

a900

*660

500

404

480

480

_

_

-

19,049

680

2.89

3.01

Mar.

500

416

382

54CI

1.680

1,400

1,110 

1,080

785

610

480

424

420

452

428

412

400

1,170

1,510

1,270

990

735

540

5EO

452

440

420

420

432

1,220

1,510

23,148

747

3.18

3.67

Apr.

1,020

1,050

1.76Q 

1,440

1,020

760

610 

585

560

610

560

930

*1,300

900

635

635

610

560

476

393

318

300

285

285

a280

a260

a280

a270

3260

a300

-

19,252

642

2.73

3.05

May

a350

3500

760 

660

735

990

1,400 

1,240

785

560

393

300

232

*185

152

3140

3130

3125

3120

a!20

allO

alOO

3110

a!20

aSSS

a600

3400

a300

520

520

300

13,512

436

1.86

2.14

June

200

142

117 

a400

a700

300

228

195

332

610

448

2S8

a270

a290

3250

195

150

123

101

87

77

67

58

49

40

*40

64

124

157

685

-

6,787

226

0.962

1.07

July

348

212

134 

127

180

107

81 

65

55

52

43

35

30

32

73

41

28

26

20

21

20

IS

13

*38

73

39

21

14

14

11

9.5

1,977.5

63.8

0.271

0.31

Aug.

8.9

12

26 

53

22

14

62

60

32

*23

41

110

43

26

21

21

16

12

9.8

8.3

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

8.3

54

38

21

14

795.3

25.7

0.109

0.13

Sept.

10

16

15 

10

10

71

91 

44

26

19

20

18

13

62

59

38

*29

23

17

13

11

9,8

11

20

44

40

30

22

15

12

-

818.8

27.3

0.116

0.13

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,790 Min 22 Mean 365 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.10

Water ater year year 1950-51: 1950.51: Max Max 3,200 5,200____Min Min 6.2 6.2 Mean Mean 323 323 __Cfsm Cfsm 1.37 1.57 In. In. 18.66 18.66_________ 

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfs). Dec. 4 (11 a.m.) 4,140 cfs (8.13 ffc)} Dec. 8 (12:30 a.m.) 2,770

:fs (6.74 ft); Feb. 1 (7:30 p.m.) 4,370 cfs (8.33 ft). 

* -Disehapccp Discharge mpaaurpm^nt: messurement maripde on t-.h1«his Ha-w dsy.

3 No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, w 

snd records for Russell Fork at Haysi, Pound River near Hsysi, snd Clinch River st CL

weather records, 

.evelsnd.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 257

Levisa Pork at Fishtrap, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°25'45", long. 82°23'20", on right bank 300 ft south of U. S. Highway 

4bu at Pishtrap, Pike County, 700 ft downstream from Hurricane Creek, and 6.1 miles 

upstream from Russell Pork/

Drainage area. 386 sq ml.

Records available. February 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice dally. Datum of gage Is .10 ft above mean sea level,

adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 13 years, 416 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,960 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 12.85 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 8.0 cfs Aug. 26.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 27,300 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 22.82 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 20.26 and 22.82 ft; minimum observed, 0.1 cfs Nov. 9, 1939.

Maximum stage known, about 26.5 ft in 1929.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions. W 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 9 to June 18, June 30 to July 6)

1.2

1.4

1.8

2.2

2.5

Oct.

40

55

100

2OO

300

1 to De

3

4

8

11

.0

.O

.O

.0

i

570

1,300

4,900

7,400

0

1

1

2

.7

.9

.2

.6

Dec.

8

16

37

78

5 to

.O

.0 146 

October 1950

Sept,

2,

3,

5,

9,

. 30

.5

.0

.0

.0

300

570

2,000

5,300

to September 19!

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Oct.

88

82

77

81

84

84

71

64

94

150

138

97

79

71

64

56

50

49

46

45

44

46

104

254

221

155

114

94

83

*75

70

2,830

91.3

0.237

0.27

Nov.

66

64

88

422

777

440

300

242

215

227

215

197

185

165

148

132

122

108

102

138

511

735

534

415

360

305

360

385

450

474

-

8,882

296

0.767

0.86

Dec.

600

1,190

4,280

7.540

3,070

1,550

2,090

4,030

1,530

1,080

770

618

492

395

365

330

288

*272

248

239

215

203

200

194

188

179

167

146

132

146

179

32,726

1,056

2.74

3.15

Jan.

179

167

197

233

245

239

248

268

264

264

292

268

221

284

1,440

1.890

1,660

1,370

798

630

552

462

400

380

340

300

272

292

600

651

756

16,162

521

1.35

1.56

Feb.

3,700

4,470

1,670

896

812

672

1,040

1,820

1,300

945

749

637

558

522

474

462

528

516

570

1,760

2,600

1,650

1,140

861

798

*693

686

714

-

-

-

33,243

1,187

3.08

3.20

Mar.

735

658

570

700

1,820

2,290

1,550

1,510

1,200

924

770

658

624

791

763

693

644

1,430

2,610

2,420

1,620

1,210

826

805

756

728

637

600

665

1,520

2jJ780

35,507

1,145

2.97

3.42

Apr.

1,590

1,300

2.450

2,310

2,040

1,100

840

784

784

812

756

1,690

2,280

1,610

1,480

966

896

812

721

618

474

425

440

385

370

365

405

224

665

952

30,544

1,018

2.64

2.94

May

630

672

1,400

1,320

1,120

1,300

2.150

2,060

1,310

686

540

415

330

272

227

203

188

173

168

158

156

224

168

215

248

203

221

242

468

707

420

18,574

599

1.55

1.79

June

305

239

191

*340

*763

777

462

*395

375

777

735

474

380

606

504

350

260

209

182

160

134

121

108

94

78

68

64

103

191

532

-

9,977

333

0.863

0.96

July

582

*350

221

176

345

230

165

121

98

82

67

63

57

51

52

97

68

50

38

42

35

30

30

28

122

113

68

55

35

*31

.26.

3,528

114

0.295

0.34

Aug.

25

22

16

19

58

43

41

77

86

54

40

31

103

61

39

31

26

24

21

16

14

16

14

12

9.2

8.0

8.8

12

26

54

36

1,043.0

33.6

0.087

0.10

Sept.

26

46

37

23

21

36

131

121

61

37

*35

39

40

119

165

119

68

57

53

29

24

23

19

21

48

77

66

56

41

57.

-

1,675

55.8

0.145

0.16

Calendar year 1950; Max 13,100 Mln 44 Mean 677 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.81

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,340 Mln 8.0 Mean 533 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.75

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfsi.--No peak abov 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
258 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Russell Fork at Haysl, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°12'25", long. 82°17'45", on right bank 180 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Haysl, Dlokenson County, and 700 ft downstream from McClure River.

Drainage area.--286 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1926 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,237.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Dec. 21, 1939, 

chain gage at highway bridge 180 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1927-51), 322 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 9.60 ft); mini-

 mum, 3.4 cfs Aug. 26, 27 (gage height, 1.39 ft).

1926-51: Maximum discharge observed, 33,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 17.96 

ft), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 0.2 cfs June 27, 28, 1936.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--W 853: 1937. W 1003: 1926-43.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 7-30. Stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice Nov. 26, 27, Dec. 20, 21, Jan. 9-11)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

3.5 

6.5

28

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

175

385

700

4.0 1,110

5.0 2,180

6.6 4,680

Discharge, in cubic feeb per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

49 

45

39

43

*46

40

34

30

43

56

42

34

27

25

23

22

20

19

15

li

16

16

44

60

47

35

28

24

21

22

22

1,001

32.3

0.113

0.13

Nov.

22 

23

25

160 

252

143

101

78

70

85

85

72

68

*63

58

53

50

47

49

186

637

360

240

192

169

150

170

182

203

229

-

4,222

141

0.493

0.55

Dec .

248 

527

1,720

4.680 

1,180

623

3,860

2,420

957

595

407

304

237

196

178

165

146

123

*115

100

100

103

98

108

98

103

80

68

108

110

103

19,860

641

2.24

2.58

Jan.

83 

96

96

132 

156

159

182

189

130

140

150

159

159

482

2.490

1,300

770

567

434

345

304

240

*218

221

192

165

149

159

182

340

476

10,865

350

1.22

1.41

Feb.

5,650 

2,670

1,020

665 

476

555

865

1,000

700

500

596

545

304

282

261

269

286

273

277

299

1,940

1,780

*1,020

686

512

424

560

548

_

_

-

22,341

798

2.79

2.90

Mar.

556 

452

418

651 

2.120

1,500

957

786

728

595

482

429

*424

518

512

464

412

1,020

1,400

1,610

1,180

770

560

512

429

402

555

396

488

1,850

1,720

24,676

796

2.78

5.20

Apr.

975 

1,590

2,240

1,400 

890

644

518

506

454

429

585

1,020

*1,450

959

665

721

765

665

548

429

550

508

299

240

225

255

294

290

530

385

19,945

665

2.55

2.60

May

360 

506

1,190

1,050 

842

834

1.250

1,110

749

536

424

526

261

206

*172

146

135

140

157

110

132

135

387

440

252

192

550

290

550

555

244

15,571

458

1.55

1.76

June

178 

137

228

1,180 

1.830

1,200

630

530

914

1,610

826

470

385

335

248

196

162

137

115

98

91

78

68

58

12

52

*53

157

110

101

-

12,226

408

1.45

1.60

July

105 

70

55

50 

65

52

58

51

26

24

51

28

28

36

125

87

50

56

27

24

20

16

17

*156

218

101

56

59

52

26

21

1,666

55.7

0.188

0.22

Aug.

18

16

18

16 

15

11

12

11

10

*12

12

10

9.5

10

8.5

6.2

7.0

7.5

6.2

5.9

4.7

4.7

5.5

5.9

4.7

5.5

4.1

5.6

6.2

7.5

5.9

277.9

8.96

0.031

0.04

Sept.

7.5 

22

11

10 

10

71

145

45

22

15

11

12

9.5

90

89

40

25

*18

14

10

9.0

8.0

8.5

12

51

47

35

26

18

15

378.5

29.5

3.102

0.11

Calendar year 1950: Max 9,090 Min 14 Mean 423 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.05

Water year 1950-51 : Max 4,680 Mln 3.5 Mean 360 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.10

Peak discharge (base, 4.500 cfs).--Dec. 4 (5:50 p.m.) 8,200 cfs 

10,500 cfs (9.60 ft); Feb. 1 (7 p.m.) 7,400 cfs (8.10 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

.52 ft); Dec. 7 (6:50 p.m.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 259

Pound River near Haysi, Va.

Location (revised).--Lat 37°12'50", long. 82°22'50", on left bank 0.2 mile downstream

 from Uranesnest River, 0.8 mile upstream from Twin Branch, and 4.7 miles west of 

Haysl, Dlckenson County.

Drainage area..--212 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1926 to February 1939 (includes flow of Twin Branch), December 

lyyy to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 1,280 ft (by barometer). July 18,

 T926, to Feb. 3, 1939, chain gage at foot bridge half a mile downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--23 years (1926-38, 1940-51), 262 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,620 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 11.77 ft); mini-

 mum, 4.8 cfs Aug. 26, 27 (gage height, 2.27 ft).

1926-51: Maximum discharge, about 30,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 16.5 ft, 

from floodmarks, site and datum then in use); minimum, less than 0.1 cfs on several 

days in September 1932.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 10 cfs, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 953: 1940-41. W 1003: 1942, 1943(P).

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 1-30)

Oct. 1 to Nov

2.5 16

2.7 33

3.0 72

3.5 158

5 to Sept. 3O

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.7

3.0 

5.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

74

166

276

595

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.6

990

1,520

2,200

3,710

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40

35

32

35

*37

36

32

29

42

62

52

38

31

27

24

22

23

21

19

17

18

16

32

72

60

42

34

30

28

26

25

1,037

33.5

0.158

0.18

Nov.

24

24

30

156

315

182

125

97

85

90

90

79

74

*68

64

59

58

55

53

207

790

424

276

219

184

b!50

b!60

b!80

b!90

b200

-

4,708

157

0.741

0.83

Dec.

248

394

1,430

3.650

1,120

560

3,020

2,410

830

508

360

266

217

180

164

156

136

119

*99

95

b95

b97

90

95

88

90

74

72

88

97

90

16,918

546

2.58

2.97

Jan*

74

82

79

106

150

148

156

164

108

b!20

b!30

136

140

490

2,110

1,260

690

508

396

321

278

228

*201

199

184

158

144

144

193

441

525

10,063

325

1.53

1.76

Feb.

3,080

2,120

830

560

399

306

542

690

525

390

318

283

254

232

215

219

245

239

250

315

2,280

1,770

850

560

414

345

560

560

-

-

-

19,351

691

3.26

3.40

Mar.

508

4O5

351

472

1,290

1,060

790

670

595

455

369

336

339

396

387

354

315

730

1,020

1,190

890

612

455

427

384

369

318

339

427

954

1,040

18,247

589

2.78

3.20

Apr.

710

1,020

1.770

1,060

690

490

396

372

309

276

248

764

*1,090

750

525

542

525

452

387

315

248

226

230

186

168

166

195

182

188

241

-

14,721

491

2.32

2.59

May

300

670

1.290

910

690

650

1,030

930

612

414

324

262

201

*164

136

118

104

99

99

90

94

112

112

166

121

101

195

186

243

237

170

10,830

349

1.65

1.90

June

125

97

84

678

1.370

830

425

396

472

750

490

293

269

288

243

176

142

125

106

88

79

70

62

62

51

44

*45

64

62

65

-

8,051

268

1.26

1.41

July

68

58

45

39

43

52

37

28

21

18

33

65

41

39

164

162

82

53

39

32

26

27

19

*71

570

193

97

62

46

39

32

2,301

74.2

0.350

0.40

Aug.

26

21

23

23

16

13

12

12

11

*12

12

10

9.5

10

9.5

10

12

11

8.6

6.9

5.5

6.2

6.6

8.3

6.2

-578 5.0

9.0

8.3

7.6

6.9

343.9

11.1

0.052

0.06

Sept.

38 8.3

23

17

12

28

131

55

26

15

12

9.5

11

71

170

71

40

*24

19

14

12

10

10

12

31

44

32

24

21

17

-

1,007.8

33.6

0.158

0.18

Calendar year 1950 : Max 6,140 Mln 16 Mean 335 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.45

Water year 1950-51 : Max 3,630 Min 5.0 Mean 295 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.88

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). --Dec. 4 (8:30 a.m.) 5.210 cfs (10.62 ft); Dec. 7 (7:30 p.m.)

7,620 cfs (11,77 ft); Feb. 1 (8 p.m.) 5,950 cfs (11.00 ft); Feb. 21 (5 p.m.) 3,970 cfs (9.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
260 BIO SANDY RIVER BASIN

Levisa Pork at Pikeville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°28'45", long. 82°30'55", at downstream side of right pier of bridge on 

u. b. Highway 119 at Pikeville, Pike County, 1,200 ft upstream from Perguson Pork and 

7.8 miles downstream from Shelby Creek.

Drainage area. 1,237 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1951. Oage-height records collected at same 

site since June 1907 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 633.03 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 12, 1937, chain-weight gage at same site at datum 

1.0 ft higher. Oct. 12, 1937, to Sept. 22, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site at 

datum 1.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. 14 years, 1,297 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,800 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 26.83 ft); mini- 

 mum, 29 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 0.99 ft).

1937-51: Maximum discharge, 50,300 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 42.90 ft); minimum observed, 2.7 cfs Oct. 24, 1939.

Maximum stage known, about 52 ft in February 1862. Flood of January 1918 reached 

a stage of 44.7 ft, from floodmark.

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

Revisions. W 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of loe effect (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3

1.5 99

1.9 190

2.8 480

3.8 1,080

6.0 2,860

11.0 7,110

1.0 30

1.3 70

1.8 175

2.5 385

Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

3.2 700

4.0 1,250

5.0 2,050

8.0 4,500

12.0 7,700

18.0 13,500

24.0 19,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

268

244

220 

217

217

217

202

174

235

325

331

295

235

190

164

152 

137

128

115

113

109

99

150

370

460

370

298

250

217

190

172

6,884

222

0.179

0.21

Nov.

162

T§0

295 

970

1,990

1,420

935

*680

540

502

507

494

484

408

374

349 

328

310

292

337

1,980

2.220 

1,570

1,240

1,030

844

984

1,100

1,160

1,260

~

24,945

832

0.673

0.75

Dec.

1,510

2,020

7,080 

17.800

12,200

4,260

5,920

16,800

6,380

3,450

2,400

1,760

1,420

1,170

1,030

b900 

b820

b74O

b660

*b620

b620

605 

575

545

555

512

b450

b390

416

540

540

94,688

3,054

2.47

2.85

Jan.

500

452

492 

590

788

765

872

928

816

646

900

893

754

1,100

6,390

7.740 

4,226

3,000

2,280

1,840

1,600

1,360 

1,160

1,120

1,070

935

823

774

970

*2,020

2,430

50,228

1,620

1.31

1.51

Feb.

13,000

19.800

6,880 

3,640

2,600

1,950

3,150

5,190

3,750

3,450

2,020

1,730

1,560

1,410

1,220

1,250 

1,410

1,440

1,430

1,520

4,260

10,100 

5,480

3,450

2,510

1,990

*2,180

2,380

-

-

-

110,750

3,955

3.20

3.33

Mar.

2,280

2,060

1.790 

2,030

4,470

6,640

4,540

3,900

3,380

2,700

2,170

1,880

1,820

2,180

2,230

2,070 

1,860

2,980

6,090

6,730

5,500

3,860 

2,830

2,550

2,330

2,110

*1,890

1,790

1,990

3,460

7.520

99,630

3,214

2.60

3.00

Apr.

4,700

3,800

m4,430

3,140

2,450

2,180

2,010

1,900

1,810

3,130

6,480

4,750

3,400

2,830 

2,760

2,510

2,150

1,840

1,480

1,270 

1,280

1,140

1,030

998

1,260

1,280

1,270

1,530

82,898

2,763

2.23

2.49

May

*1,550

1,900

5,550 

5,140

3,860

3,680

5,080

5.750

4,010

2,800

2,170

1,720

1,340

1,070

851

700 

610

555

712

565

42S

536 

610

1,080

984

688

802

1,080

1,300

1,770

1,350

60,309

1,945

1.57

1.81

June

935

670

528 

2,060

5.570

4,680

2,590

1,950

1,880

3,350

3,020

1,850

1,450

1,730

1,520

1,110 

837

652

550

484

420

360 

318

285

249

220

210

225

378

540

40,421

1,347

1.09

1.22

July

984

652

*444 

346

498

484

343

264

205

172

205

158

192

195

380

440 

368

237

175

160

134

110 

94

114

672

963

410

264

208

158

*128

10,157

328

0.265

0.31

Aug.

108

96

98 

78

72

106

108

98

132

122

94

82

98

128

86

67 

60

53

48

44

44

42 

38

36

34

30

34

40

42

48

68

2,234

72.1

0.058

0.07

Sept.

81

246

411 

195

120

145

255

452

258

165

*128

118

112

1.050

718

560 

329

225

165

130

106

90 

82

98

165

240

270

215

168

134

7,411

247

0.200

0.22

Calendar year 1950; Max 37,800 Min 99 Mean 1,955 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.45

Water year 1950-51: Max 19,800 Min 30 Mean 1,618 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.77

Peak discharge (base. 15.0OO efs).--Dee. 4 (7 p.m.) 22,500 cfs (25.90 ft); Dec. 8 (6:30 a.m.) 

20,100 cfs (24.15 ft); Feb^ 2 (5:30 a.m.) 23,800 cfs (26.83 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 261

Johns Creek near Meta, Ky.

Location. Lat 37 0 33'50", long. 82°27'20", on left bank 100 ft upstream from Ford Branch, 

i.uuu ft upstream from U. S. Highway 119 Bridge, 1.0 mile upstream from Raccoon Creek, 

and 1.1 miles southwest of Meta, Pike County.

Drainage area. 55.7 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1941 to September 1951.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 717.66 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge.--10 years, 65.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,170 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 12.32 ft); mini- 

 mum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 26, 27 (gage height, 2.58 ft).

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 4,350 cfs Mar. 5, 1945, and Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 

13.14 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow 

at times in many years.

Flood in 1939 reached a stage of 13.6 ft, from floodmarks 600 ft downstream.

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

wnicn are fair. Some regulation at low flow by small mill 0.75 mile upstream from 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 except periods of lee effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

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

Oct. 1 to Dee. 4

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.7 

4.3 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0

5.8

11

20

43

90

210

350

590

1,430

Dec. 5 to Mar. 18, July 25 to Sept. 30 

0.2

Mar. 19 to July 24

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

.7 

1.4 

3.0 

8.5

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0 

11.0

60

155

355

590

1,430

2,380

2.4 

2.6 

2.9 

3.2 

3.6 

4.5 

6.0

2.5

8.0

20

40

85

265

590

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota}

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a!5

alo

*a8

35

18

13

10

8.7

a8

a50

a40

a30

a25

a20

a!5

a!5

alO

alO

a9

a9

a9

a!5

aloO

a60

a40

a25

a20

al5

al3

*all

10

676.7

21.8

0.391

0.45

Nov.

10~9.8

19

39

64

98

76

56

44

44

35

29

24

21

18

17

17

14

13

29

102

100

75

b55

b35

b45

73

78

92

110

-

1,441.8

48.1

0.864

0.96

Dec.

128

366

585

1.170

357

185

532

476

223

155

111

79

60

50

47

49

b45

b45

*a40

a40

a35

a35

a30

a30

a25

a25

20

15

ZE

22

20

4,975

160

2.87

3.32

Jan.

16

*T9

18

46

51

54

58

49

38

41

45

39

39

56

511

275

185

139

105

81

66

52

47

51

46

42

39

38

94

*223

227

2,590

83.5

1.50

1.73

Feb.

2,230

575

a!90

allo

107

85

291

239

171

121

93

74

62

53

47

a45

a40

a4O

a4O

a65

a500

a345

a245

a!75

allO

a7O

*a80

70

_

-

6,273

224

4.02

4.19

Mar.

69

59

58

163

237

197

163

141

113

93

75

64

70

101

101

95

89

389

373

317

233

165

125

119

99

101

*91

91

99

193

269

4,552

147

2.64

3.04

Apr.

185

237

355

241

167

123

97

93

76

76

69

297

297

197

149

117

89

70

63

53

44

42

41

35

32

29

30

27

26

*30

-

3,387

113

2.03

2.26

May

32

68

185

167

249

213

309

219

137

91

84

63

47

34

27

24

20

14

16

15

14

12

16

17

12

11

21

20

76

55

32

2,300

74.2

1.33

1.54

June

23

18

15

16

*265

175

73

99

79

66

50

34

50

73

59

38

29

33

22

17

16

12

10

8.8

7.7

"6-5 6.5

6.8

8.0

11

-

1,327.3

44.2

0.794

0.89

July

19

*13

9.2

8.4

9.6

9.6

7.1

5.6

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.6

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.5

-S3 59

8.5

4.0

4.2

3.8

2.5

*1.7

253.4

8.17

0.147

0.17

Aug.

1.2

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

4.5

8.5

4.0

2.2

1.3

l.Z

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

 1

.3

1.5

~7.6 17

3.8

3.2

69.4

2.24

0.040

0.05

Sept.

5.0

10

21

7.6

3.5

20

19

8.2

4.5

2.8

*3.8

3.0

5.3

~34 135

14

8.5

5.8

4.2

3.0

2.5

2.2

375

5.6

10

7.0

5.2

4.2

3.0

2.5

-

363.4

12.1

0.217

0.24

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,470 Mln 4.3 Mean 98.4 Cfsm 1.77 In. 23.96

Water year 195O-51: Max 2,23O Mln 0.3 Mean 77.3 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.84

Peak discharge (base. 1.600 cfs).--Dec. 4 (8 a.m.) 1,750 efs (9.79 ft); Feb. 1 (12:30 p.m.) 3,17O 

efs (12.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, 4 discharge 

measurements, and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

281787 O - 53 - 18
262 BIG CANDY RIVER BASIN

Dewey Reservoir

Dewey Reservoir.--Lat 37°44'16", long. 82°43'50", in intake structure of Dewey Dam on 

 Johns Creek, l.'O mile upstream from Daniels Creek: and 2j miles southeast of Van Lear, 

Johnson County. Drainage area, 207 sq mi. Records available, October 1950 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey; November 1948 to September 1950 in files 

of Corps of Engineers. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is mean sea level 

(levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 1, 1950, staff gage at site 3,100 feet 

upstream. Maximum contents during year, 36,800 acre-ft Feb. 3 (elevation, 663.75 ft); 

minimum. 11,800 acre-ft Aug. 26 (elevation, 644.49 ft).

Reservoir is formed by rolled earth-fill darn with discharge tunnel, controlled by 

concrete gravity weir, cres-t elevation 644.5 ft, three gated sluices, and uncontrolled 

side- channel concrete spillway. Dam completed July 22, 1949, and filling of pool began 

May 15, 1950. Conservation pool (elevation, 645.0 ft) first reached June 14, 1950. 

Total capacity at elevation 686.0 ft (spillway crest) is 93,300 acre-ft, of which 

31,000 acre-ft above elevation 645.0 ft is reserved for flood control and 12,300 acreft below is for conservation. Figures given herein represent total contents, of which 

69 acre-ft below gate sill elevation 608.25 ft is dead storage.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Calendar year 1950. ...........

Sept. 30.. .......................

Elevation 

(feet)

-

645.10

Contents 

(acre-feet)

12,200

-

12,800

12,400

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

-200

-200

0

-

+600

-400

0

0

+100

+300

-200
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 263

Johns Creek near Van Lear, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°44'37" 1 long. 82°43'27", on right bank 100 ft upstream from Long Branch, 

U.3 mile upstream from Daniels Creek, 0.5 mile downstream from Dewey Dam, and 2f miles 

southeast of Van Lear, Johnson County.

Drainage area.--208 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 597.28 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 14, 1940, staff garge at same 

site datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 199 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,180 cfs Feb. 7 (gage height, 15.12 ft); mini- 

 mum, 1.5 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 2.25 ft); minimum gage height, 1.82 ft Oct. 5, 6. 

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 8,350 cfs Jan. 9, 1946 (gage height, 26.50 ft), from

rating curve extended above 3,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct.

5, 6, 1943.

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

which are fair. Flow regulated by Dewey Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of backwater 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9)

2.2

2.3 

2.5

3.0

10

2.8

3.1 

4.0

Discharge,

7.0 820

11.0 1,820

15.0 3,130

r195O to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

224 

44

6.5 *77?

6.9

35

35

171

111

60

159

192

61

54

93

38

20

20

20

20

21

23

300

260

142

95

61

106

40

48

20

2,494.1

80.5

Nov.

109 

a350

a360

825

1,270

597

305

239

*237

99

108

165

158

113

91

91

89

70

82

185

401

461

275

302

237

181

210

268

293

327

-

8,498

283

Dec.

374

496

1,080

1,340

014

14

c!3

cl3

c!3

654

,55O

,530

,530

,530

*993

* ,290

,440

396

93

176

156

*89

76

76

76

106

115

111

98

71

70

15,563

502

Jan.

70 

65

*2£.

73

181

217

214

212

158

71

167

210

136

151

1,030

1.140

697

564

358

309

244

181

187

136

136

188

190

134

343

651

820

9,269

299

Feb.

c900 

015

cl,500

3,040

3,050

5.070

3,O60

2,260

705

498

410

349

323

271

201

190

260

260

302

316

413

758

813

574

395

318

212

271

_

_

-

24,734

883

Mar.

*304 

262

210

435

854

783

6O4

508

412

347

257

255

302

390

386

313

268

1,050

1.530

1,290

914

655

448

388

388

331

271

361

386

390

*578

15,870

512

Apr.

613 

560

846

947

655

444

370

334

275

205

206

473

1.010

830

562

374

469

318

323

192

129

131

134

134

133

109

97

97

97

41

-

11,108

370

May

122 

*199

503

615

805

945

993

87?

550

372

311

309

277

124

86

86

88

73

47

47

48

51

93

118

38

25

60

60

101

262

129

8,409

271

June

68 

33

34

61

352

558

*248

257

251

133

136

134

134

181

163

89

91

91

65

33

58

58

57

36

19

20

20

21

23

61

-

3,485

116

July

76

53

28

21

20

20

20

19

18

18

19

18

19

20

19

16

18

17

16

16

16

15

11

15

20

22

22

22

24

26

26

693

22.4

Aug.

*24 22~

21

20

18

18

18

16

17

18

17

16

16

16

14

13

12

12

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

8.9

8.5

8.5

7.7

8.5

iil

5.8

7.7

8.5

416.0

13.4

Sept.

ttf

8.5

8.5

8.5

12

13

14

14

15

16

*15

16

334

572

70

34

48

40

33

23

20

20

21

30

61

60

27

18

18

-

1,386.5

46.2

Adjusted for change In reservoir contentst

Mean 

Cf am 

In.

:

-

Calendar year 195O : 

Water year 1950-51 :

1

- -

: :

-

Observed

Max 4,880 Min 4.7 Mean 335 

Max 3,070 Min 4.8 Mean 279

:

:

~: -

'Adjusted

Mean 352 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.95 

Mean 279 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.21

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change In contents In Dewey Reservoir.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of fragmentary pen trace, 

c Backwater from streams below station; discharge estimated on basis of gage-height records at 

base gage, Dewey Reservoir, Levisa Pork at Paintsville, and records of Dewey Dam gate operation.
264 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Paint Creek at Staffordsville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°50'05", long. 82°52'15", near center of span on downstream side of bridge

 on U. S. Highway 460, 100 ft downstream from Barnetts Creek, 0.8 mile upstream from 

Mudlick Creek and Staffordsville, Johnson County, 4 miles upstream from Jenny Creek, 

and 7.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 121 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage

 Ts 600.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,520 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 21.38 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 5,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs 

Aug. 25, 26.

1950-51: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs Sept. 20, 1950 (gage height, 24.07 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, that of 

Aug. 25, 26, 1951.

Maximum stage known, about 25 ft July 5, 1939, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 13-30)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.0 

2.0

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

116

215

360

5.0

7.0

10.0

15.0

18.0

600 

1,OOO 

1,500 

3,350 

5,180

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

45

40

35

34 

32

*24

20

22

134

255

168

113

83

66

54

47

40

38

36

32

30

34

366 

215

124

95

78

69

57

50

44

2,480

80.0

0.661

0.76

Nov.

40

76

823

1.850 

576

306

186

166

136

*181

94

91

83

77

69

83

143

113

113

729

752

405

264 

192

139

102

186

170

205

235

-

8,585

286

2.36

2.64

Dec.

303

614

740

1.020 

520

336

738

644

429

300

212

170

150

136

119

122

108

99

99

96

82

*77

59

68

62

59

48

50

57

62

54

7,633

246

2.03

2.35

Jan.

44

50

59

372 

255

182

174

136

98

132

174

184

166

574

1.540

616

402

276

192

158

132

105

96 

132

119

105

98

113

588

548

746

8,566

276

2.28

2.63

Feb.

*4,74Q

899

444

336 

235

317

1,510

576

369

230

208

470

628

375

249

222

336

255

264

258

1,010

584

342 

230

188

168

156

*126

_

-

15,725

562

4.64

4.83

Mar.

121

105

103

455 

423

303

294

220

170

136

215

354

170

375

306

258

364

1,460

756

636

458

306

258 

339

153

150

136

*146

150

200

212

9,737

314

2.60

2.99

Apr.

184

225

408

478 

230

182

158

154

121

105

96

235

252

306

288

215

166

132

132

110

86

88

82

68

64

62

60

53

74

103

-

4,917

164

1.36

1.51

May

103

*240

408

294 

378

294

921

480

246

166

154

113

87

70

57

47

39

34

29

29

38

54

38 

36

22.

30

76

47

59

42

33

4,664

150

1.24

1.43

June

24

17

14

28 

74

*42

26

119

234

132

78

54

185

168

91

66

44

34

24

19

16

13

11 

9.0

6.8

6.2

5.3

A- 6

6.8

22

-

1,573.7

52.5

0.434

0.48

July

21

14

79

75 

59

18

70

93

4.2

3.6

2.7

5.6

25

50

14

34

10

6.2

3.4

2.8

3.8

3.0

2.2 

30

78

7.4

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

729.1

23.5

0.194

0.22

Aug.

2.5

2.1

*2.7

1.8 

1.8

2.3

2.7

2.6

3.4

6.8

6.2

114

a40

a5

a4

a3

a2

al

al

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 6 

a. 6

a^S.

a. 5

a2

56

a20

a7

a7

301.5

9.73

0.080

0.09

Sept.

a20

a4o

a£0

alO 

a4

as

a20

alO

a6

a4

a6

a4

*4.8

21

23

14

8.0

3.8

4.0

4.4

4.0

5.0

13 

10

11

11

11

7.7

7.4

5.0

-

320.1

10.7

0.088

0.10

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm _ In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,740 Mln O.5 Mean 179 Cfsm 1.43 In. 20.03

Peak discharge (base. 2.900 cfs). Nov. 4 (7 a.m.! 3.200 cfs (14.70 ft): Feb. 1 (10 a.m.) 8.52O cfs

(21.38 . ft)..

Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

ions.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 265

Levisa Pork at Paintsvllle, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°48'55", long. 82°47'30", on downstream side of right pier of bridge on 

State Highway 40 at Paintsville, Johnson County, 700 ft downstream from Paint Creek.

Drainage area. 2,143 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1915 to November 1920 (gage heights only), December 1928 to

 September i9bi. Published as "at Thelma" 1915-20.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 566.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. June 1, 1915, to Nov. 9, 1920, staff gage at 

site 2 miles downstream at different datum. Dec. 22, 1928, to Oct. 10, 1934, chain 

gage and Oct. 11, 1934, to Apr. 5, 1940, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1929-51), 2,262 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,700 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 31.59 ft); minl-

 mum, 58 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 1.65 ft).

1915-20, 1928-51: Maximum gage height observed, 40.7 ft, site and datum then in 

use. or about 43.9 ft, present site and datum, Jan. 29, 1918 (discharge, about 69,000 

cfs); minimum discharge, 8.4 cfs July 23-25, 1930 (gage height, 1.06 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

wafer year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1197.

Revisions.--W 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-15)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

274

435

870

2,120

9.0

16.0

24.0

4,520

11,700

21,300

1.65 

1.8 

2.4 

3.5

255

660

5.0

10.0

22.0

32.0

1,500

5,700

18,900

32,500

Discharge, Ln cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6 

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27 

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

855

594 

478

458

*424

596

410

424 

761

940

940

1,050

748

554

542

465

559

524

300

286

274

280

1,180

1.620

1,200

1,060

855 

689

608

490

463

19,985

645

0.301

0.55

Nov.

400

424 

1,780

6.280

6,070

4,440 

2,700

1,920 

*1,570

1,570

1,150

1,180

1,100

995

875

870

900

795

754

1,900

5,250

4,400

5,690

2,750

2,210

1,820

1,870 

2,110

2,320

2,590

-

64,443

2,148

1.00

1.12

Dec.

5,010

5,880 

6,660

15,400

21.000

14,100 

7,650

15,200 

18,700

8,870

6,240

4,920

4,140

5,670

5,050

2,780

5,140

2,120

1,590

*1,510

1,250

1,160

1,060

1,010

970

955

920 

855

820

780

870

157,860

5,092

2.58

2.74

Jan.

855

810 

756

1,250

1,710

1,880 

1,880

1,920 

1,790

1,510

1,520

1,850

1,680

2,010

7,610

12.900

1O,800

6,410

4,500

5,520

2,960

2,410

2,100

1,920

1,850

1,750

1,620 

1,460

2,240

4,250

5,600

95,281

5,074

1.45

1.65

Feb.

24,200

51.000 

25 , 000

15,500

8,660

7,580 

10 , 600

12,200 

8,880

5,960

4,490

4,010

5,840

5,260

2,790

2.550

2,870

2,950

2,950

2,950

4,660

10,400

12,700

8,060

5,200

4,050

3,470 

3,600

_

.

-

232,160

8,291

3.87

4.05

Mar.

*5,700

5,500 

5.090

5,940

5,800

8,640 

8,970

6,770 

5,590

4,680

5,760

5,240

5,170

5,980

4,220

5,980

5,500

7,510

10,100

12.100

11,000

8,560

5,820

4,450

5,970

5,750

5,550 

5,190

5,260

5,680

*6,560

167,450

5,401

2.52

2.91

Apr.

8,960

6,440 

7,740

11.400

9,140

6,150 

4,550

5,860 

5,490

5,090

2,920

5,530

6,980

9,270

6,990

5,140

4,500

4,010

5,660

5,150

2,590

2,180

2,000

1,920

1,710

1,550

liaio

1,790

1,880

-

155,490

4,450

2.08

2.52

May

*2,08O

2,56O 

5,500

9,150

8,850

6,780 

8,880

9.500 

7,780

5,170

3,900

3,250

2,650

1,970

1,540

1,350

1,160

1,030

924

924

918

860

850

1,040

1,340

1,190

1,070 

1,100

1,410

1,910

2,100

98,476

5,177

1.48

1.71

June

1,550

1,190 

960

815

3,700

6.770 

*4,840

3,210 

2,820

2,770

4,090

3,100

2,280

2,160

2,250

1,750

1,560

1,090

890

720

696

620

544

492

422

583

352 

558

566

508

-

53,056

1,769

0.825

0.92

July

760

1.090 

810

612

572

568 

608

460 

580

313

276

267

306

585

510

468

524

5O8

569

292

249

228

195

198

597

604

924 

536

428

352

270

14,257

460

0.215

0.25

Aug.

*219

198 

185

162

150

135 

140

162 

160

186

321

405

192

152

155

171

140

118

105

95

86

79

79

75

64

58

79 

150

115

90

102

4,526

146

0.068

0.08

Sept.

100

160 

198

442

310

282 

302

299

453

355

288

*245

201

451

1.750

1,030

715

496

380

279

254

198

186

180

257

597

404 

422

538

276

-

11,586

386

0.180

0.20

Calendar year 1950 : Max 45,800 Mln 268 Mean 3,464 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.94

Water year 1950-51 : Max 51,000 Mln 58 Mean 2,884 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.28

Peak dlscharse (base. 18,000 cfs). Dec. 5 (2 o.m.) 21.800 cfs (24.41 ft): Dec. 9 (3 a.m.) 19,800

cfs (22.72 ft); Feb. 2 (4 p.m.) 51,700 cfs (51.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
266 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Tug Fork at Litwar, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 37°29'05", long. 81°50'40", on left bank 200 ft downstream from War Branch, 

u.b mile downstream from Litwar, McDowell County, 2.2 miles northwest of laeger and 

2.7 miles downstream from Dry Fork.

Drainage area.--502 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1930 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 936.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Prior to Oct. 16, 1942, chain or wire-weight gage at highway bridge 0.5 mile 

upstream at same datum.

Average d i s charge.--21 years, 508 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,720 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 6.77 ft); minimum

 recorded, 68 cfs Oct. 19 (gage height, 1.39 ft).

1930-51: Maximum discharge, 39,400 cfs Feb. 2, 1950 (gage height, 13.7 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs; minimum observed, 11 cfs Oct. 3, 4, 7, 1930; 

minimum gage height, 1.18 ft Dec. 24, 1943.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--W 728: 1931.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 4 Dec. 5 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

69

126

214

436

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.8

752

1,660

3,000

4,420

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

78

138

229

460

3.0 800

4.0 1,900

5.1 3,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year Octoberl950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

95

90

90

95

101

97

90

88

95

105

99

*90

84

82

81

80

75

70

69

72

76

74

172

314

184

136 

112

103 

94

88

88

3,189

103

0.205

0.24

Nov.

82

84

a323

a595

a318

207

166

139

126

136

136

129

114

110

103

101

103

95

92

99

251

*284

247

221

139

175 

255

255 

259

267

-

5,611

187

0.373

0.42

Dec.

280

519

1,900

4.390

2,200

1,060

1,670

4,020

1,690

1,070

784

624

520

448

406

385

346

319

298

290

282

266

262

255

248

229 

219

189 

236

259

251

25,915

836

1.67

1.92

Jan.

233

226

236

*259

244

226

233

244

205

209

244

233

222

251

599

1.080

854

736

637

559

502

418

375

385

355

324 

294

294 

315

406

535

11,933

385

0.767

0,88

Feb.

2,770

3,440

1,640

1,140

872

699

*1,330

1,720

1,270

953

784

713

671

618

578

578

644

644

657

630

1,270

2,450

1,840

1,300

1,030

881 

872

768

_

-

32,762

1,170

2.33

2.43

Mar.

752

685

657

809

1,970

2,170

1,680

1,570

1,310

1,100

944

881

899

*1,090

1,040

962

881

2,010

2.890

2,100

1,650

1,320

1,110

1,090

1,000

962 

872

899 

908

1,640

2,310

40,161

1,296

2.58

2.98

Apr.

1,620

1,670

2.890

2,450

1,770

1,330

1,140

1,400

2,100

1,960

1,540

1,620

1,760

1,580

1,330

1,240

1,100

*990

926

836

720

664

752

657

657

m664 

678

836

-

38,237

1,275

2.54

2.83

May

776

1,140

1,460

1,390

1,360

1,620

2.170

2,030

1,500

1,130

1,070

890

752

644

585

540

502

472

533

424

430

390

436

*526

424

380 

484

472 

760

854

618

26,762

863

1.72

1.98

June

484

400

355

460

412

395

346

355

390

713

618

430

430

540

460

375

310

286

266

259

251

229

212

198

186

192 

452

*827 

2.000

1,150

-

13,981

466

0.928

1.04

July

792

578

430

385

448

328

274

236

219

209

202

189

180

174

180

186

165

157

143

152

149

133

131

149

177

152 

128

121 

152

149

131

7,199

232

0.462

0.53

Aug.

114

*106

112

219

128

112

1.Q90

439

226

192

162

439

248

180

168

165

146

126

112

104

104

96

98

88

83

88 

357

624 

319

205

154

6,804

219

0.436

0.50

Sept.

162

342

278

177

141

*225

514

306

202

160

165

143

126

222

274

180

149

133

114

106

102

94

98

110

198

146 

128

110 

100

92

-

5,297

177

0.353

0.39

Calendar year 1950: Max 23,100 Hin 69 Mean 698 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.88

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,390 Hin 69 Mean 597 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.14

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 cfs).--Dec. 4 (12: 30 p.m.) 6.110 cfs (6.55 ft); Dec. 8 (12:30 a.m.) 

6,720 cfs (6.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Tug Fork at Kermit and 

cllmatological data furnished by United States Weather Brueau.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 267

Panther Creek near Panther, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°26'45", long. 81°52'15", on left bank 200 ft downstream from Cub Branch, 

V.1 miles upstream from Trace Fork, and 3 miles southwest of Panther, McDowell County.

Drainage area.--30.8 sq mi.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,050 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 36.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 906 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 5.82 ft); minimum, 

 0.4 cfs Aug. 5 (gage height, 1.13 ft).

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 1,700 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 7.47 ft); minimum, 

0.003 cfs Oct. 6-8, 1946 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

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

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1 Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.9

0.8

1.6

2.8

5.5

19

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.8

181

294

525

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

0.3 

.6

1.1 

1.8

1.5 3.3

1.6 5.9

1.9 19

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 1.9 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.0

4.5

3.5 

7..0

4.8

3.2

2.4

2.0

6.5

5.1

3.6 *2.a

3.0

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

7.8

9.5

6.3

4.8

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.4

3.0

117.2

3.78

0.123

0.14

Nov.

2^8

3.0

4.5 

15

18

13

12

10

8.7

10

8.3

7.9

7.5

6.3

5.9

5.5

5.9

4.8

4.8

9.8

28

*26

2"

15

b!2

blO

blO

bll

b!2

b!5

-

322.7

10.8

0.351

0.39

Dec.

b23

112

234 

399

132

69

100

250

100

60

44

39

33

29

26

24

23

21

20

20

18

17

15

16

14

14

b!2

blO bib"

bll

b!2

1,907

61.5

2.00

2.30

Jan.

bll

14

17

*19

16

16

20

18

b!5

b!2

b!3

b!4

15

20

102

109

74

59

45

38

34

28

26

26

22

20

18

16

20

37

74

968

31.2

1.01

1.17

Feb.

512

297

106 

71

49

40

137

*134

80

57

46

41

39

37

21

36

41

44

43

39

153

206

107

70

52

44

42

38

_

-

-

2,596

92.7

3.01

3.13

Mar.

36

33

32 

64

154

124

86

71

59

50

44

40

44

*59

61

54

47

148

200

168

118

76

57

58

59

59

50

52

55

281

217

2,656

85.7

2.78

3.21

Apr.

104

104

223 

164

98

69

56

64

78

77

65

114

194

120

92

74

59

*47

41

34

28

25

30

35

32

31

33

33

35

38

-

2,197

73.2

2.38

2.65

May

58

118

80 

70

70

80

250

170

89

59

47

36

28

22

18

15

14

13

12

10

10

8.9

16

*12

8.1

ll~ 7 4

12

19

14

9.2

1,386.6

44.7

1.45

1.67

June

7.8

6.6

5.6 

8.5

8.0

7.0

7.0

8.0

10

30

18

12

19

30

21

14

10

8.1

6.3

4.7

4.2

3.3

2.8

2.2

2.1

3.3

5.9

*7.8

5.0

3.1

-

281.3

9.38

0.305

0.34

July

12

5.3

3.8 

11

26.

12

7.4

5.0

4.2

3.5

2.8

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.4

2.8

1.8

1.3

1.1

3.5

3.1

1.8

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

^§

127.0

4.10

0.133

0.15

Aug.

0.5

.5

*.6 

.5

.5

.8

11

25

10

7.0

5.0

10

7.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.5

1.0

7.0

13

7.0

3.8

2.5

136.4

4.40

0.143

0.16

Sept.

14

16

6.6

4.2

2.8

13

*14

6.6

4.2

3.5

3.5

3.3

2.8

il

13

7.8

5.0

4.0

3.3

2.6

2.1

1. 9

2.5

7.3

15

8.5

5.9

7.8

7.4

3.8

-

209.4

6.98

0.227

0.25

Calendar year 1950 : Max 933 Min 1.3 Mean 45.2 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.92

Water year 1950-51 : Max 512 Min 0.5 Mean 35.4 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.56

' Peak discharge (base. 700 of a). Feb. 1 (4 p.m.) 906 cfs (5.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thia day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Ho gage-height record Oct. 1-4, Dec. 7-9, 18, Jan. 3, 19, Apr. 23-25, May 3-5, June 5-10, 

Aug. 8-27, Sept. 10-llj discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, and 

records for nearby stations.
268 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Tug Pork near Kermit, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37 0 49'05", long. 82°23'20" ) on right bank 2 miles upstream from Wolf Creek, 

a mires upstream from Kermit, Mingo County, and 3 miles downstream from Pigeon Creek.

Drainage area.--1,185 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1934 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 581.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge.->-17 years, 1,285 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27.200 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 30.90 ft); minimum, 92 cfs Aug. 25 (gage height, 1.53 ft).

1934-51: Maximum discharge, 34,400 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 35.9 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Sept. 14, 1939 (gage height, 1.13 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 43.3 ft at unknown date prior to 1915.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years). W 953: 1934-41.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1

1.7 118

2.0 211

3.0 600

7.0 2,530

6,500

16,600

Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

22.8

1.5

2.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

24.6

85

225

1,410

4,030

7,880

18,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a3OO

a280

a270

a270

a280

a300

a29O

a280

a270

a350

*a330

310

270

232

201

187

al70

al60

alSO

a 140

140

142

392

712

892

622

456

368

310

278

253

9,605

310

0.262

0.30

Nov.

228

236

618

1,980

5,290

1,880

1,180

892

735

668

622

582

532

472

420

394

383

349

335

547

*1,290

1,430

1,290

1,050

938

712

892

1,100

1,220

1,360

-

27,625

921

0.777

0.87

Dec .

,580

,610

,820

1 ,300

1 ,100

,620

,680

1 ,400

,680

,770

,830

,080

,680

,340

,180

,120

,080

,010

938

870

825

758

712

690

645

622

555

422.

502

546

578

87,614

2,826

2.38

2.75

Jan.

532

519

*532

668

802

802

825

848

758

668

712

780

735

780

2,070

4.160

3,650

2,780

2,230

1,830

1,580

1,340

1,150

1,100

1,080

985

892

870

960

1,830

2,330

40,798

1,316

1.11

1.28

Feb.

16,500

18,SoO

6,660

3,790

2,770

2,090

*3,230

4,890

3,850

2,820

2,190

1,850

1,630

1,500

1,330

1 . 280

1,410

1,590

1,590

1,590

2,020

5,860

4,750

3,320

2,550

2,040

1,850

1,670

-

-

-

105,120

3,754

3.17

3.30

Mar.

1,590

1,450

1.550

1,720

2,940

4,290

3,850

3,260

2,880

2,380

2,040

1,810

*1,760

2,140

2,440

2,330

2,190

4,360

7.610

7,160

5,380

3,850

2,940

2,550

2,500

2,440

2,280

2,140

2,140

2,740

5,860

94,370

3,044

2.57

2.96

Apr.

4,480

3,550

4,680

5.620

4.29O

3,210

2,550

2,330

2,820

3,430

3,040

3,490

5,380

4,550

3,670

3,040

2,600

*2,190

1,950

1,760

1,540

1,370

1,350

1,350

1,260

1,240

1,240

1,260

1.220

1,370

-

81,830

2,728

2.30

2.57

May

1,500

1,850

3,040

2,940

2,880

2,880

a3 , 000

35,100

a2,800

a2,300

al,800

al,400

al,100

al,000

a900

aSOO

a740

a720

a740

aSOO

a740

a700

*a950

827

827

690

768

827

1,110

1,390

1,260

46,379

1,496

1.26

1.46

June

984

788

652

652

1,850

2.580

1,370

1,370

1,240

1,160

1,450

1,200

1,090

1,450

1,410

1,110

905

710

593

542

496

439

390

346

317

292

*340

690

1,070

1,900

-

29,186

973

0.821

0.92

July

1.590

1,220

905

690

652

749

562

439

364

324

310

296

275

258

245

242" 242

228

202

192

177

180

183

183

238

218

225

192

174

159

171

12,085

390

0.329

0.38

Aug.

171

*156

134

131

131

212

183

658

698

382

265

238

275

368

245

225

192

183

165

148

129

113

111

108

101

96

206

583

866

496

335

8,304

268

0.226

0.26

Sept.

272

265

371

439

299

*364

409

574

469

324

272

238

238

1.410

749

612

420

3O3

248

215

183

165

168

168

225

272

310

238

199

177

-

10,596

353

0.298

0.33

Calendar year 1950: Max 28,400 Min 140 Mean 1,937 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.18

Water year 1950-51: Max 18,500 Mln 96 Mean 1,516 Cfsm 1.28 In- 17.38

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 efs). Dee. 4 (9 p.m.) 15,600 cfs (22.00 ft); Dec. 8 (4 p.m.) 11,300 

cfs (18.21 ft); Feb. 1 (7:30 p.m.) 27,200 cfs (30.90 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Lltwar.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 26 

Big Sandy River at Louisa, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°07', long. 82-37', on left bank 400 ft downstream from lock and dam 3 

at Louisa, Lawrence County, 0.8 mile downstream from confluence of Levlsa and Tug 

Forks, and at mile 26.5.

Drainage area. 3,870 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1938 to September 1947, October 1948 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 516.81 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

Saturn. Prior to May 20, 1940, staff gage at site 400 ft upstream at same datum. 

Prior to Feb. 21, 1940, auxiliary wire-weight gage and since Feb. 21, 1940, auxiliary 

water-stage recorder at site 6.5 miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge.--11 years (1939-47, 1948-51), 3,977 cfs.

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 55,900 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 37.03 ft); tninimunrobserved, 237 cfs Aug. 25, 26 (gage height, 3.88 ft).

1938-47, 1948-51: Maximum discharge, about 85,000 cfs Feb. 5, 1939 (gage height, 

48.0 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum not determined.

Maximum stage known, 48.4 ft Apr. 3, 1908. Flood of Mar. 6, 1899, equalled that of 

Feb. 5, 1939.

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation.--Gage-height records and nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2"

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,400

1,360

1,070

922

834

806

764

750

,110

,630

,760

,620

,490

1,160

922

841

743

602

530

524

494

464

834

2,450

2,950

2,530

1,970

1,550

1,280

1,080

906

37,346

1,205

0.311

0.36

Nov.

827

778

2,510

8,760

14,500

10,900

6,870

4,460

3,440

3,060

2, 640

2,350

*2,220

£,030

1,800

1,710

1,74O

1,610

1,460

2,O7O

6,780

7,060

7,470

5,760

4,470

3,610

3,300

3,580

3,960

4,310

~

126,035

4,201

1.09

1.21

Dec.

5,020

6,420

11,400

24,500

52 , OOP

31,700

19,900

21,200

26,600

25,600

15,300

13,000

9,700

7,810

6,090

5,060

5,O60

4,860

3,450

2,990

*2,890

2,680

2,490

2,340

2,220

2,100

2,030

1,820

1,780

1,790

1,790

301,590

9,729

2.51

2.90

Jan.

1,830

1,720

1.670

1,960

2,950

3,340

4,080

5,000

4,300

3,190

3,060

3,240

3,320

3,720

9,160

16,700

19.800

14,200

9,980

7,280

6,180

5,100

4,330

3,980

3,750

3,520

3,310

3,140

3,610

5,940

8,700

172,060

5,550

1.43

1.65

Feb.

31,000

55 , 400

soieoo

36,700

19,500

12,900

15,200

22,500

20,100

13,900

9,750

8,080

7,410

6,660

5,790

5.240

5,480

5,860

5,970

5,970

7,150

12,300

21,500

17,700

11,300

7,860

7,220

*6,320

-

-

-

433,360

15,480

4.00

4.16

Calendar year 1950: Max 81,500 Min 464

Mar.

6,320

6,060

5,620

6,040

8,840

a!2,000

a!6,000

a!3,000

all, 000

9,640

7,760

6,440

5,960

6,910

7,820

7,930

7,280

10,100

20,300

24.500

23,200

18,600

13,200

9,560

8,000

7,570

7,020

6,480

*6,310

6,690

9,340

315,490

10,180

2.63

3.03

Apr.

16,300

14,000

11,900

17,600

18. 800

13,800

9,750

7,880

7,210

7,390

7,160

7,100

10,400

16,400

15,200

11,400

8,960

7,720

*6,980

6,220

5,280

4,460

4,040

3,770

*3,600

5.520

3,520

3,330

3,550

5,650

-

260,470

8,682

2.24

2.50

May

4,050

4,720

8,350

12,800

14,300

12,700

12,600

15,600

15,500

11,200

8,160

6,820

5,660

4,550

3,650

5,060

2,670

2,350

2,120

1,950

2,060

1.850

1,840

2,260

2,180

2,460

2,300

2,150

2,600

5,250

3,960

179,620

5,794

1.50

1.75

June

3,500

2,610

2,000

1,740

2,450

8,720

9.280

6,080

5,240

4,700

5,060

5,890

5,010

5,220

4,740

4,160

5,220

2,580

2,100

1,780

1,580

1,460

1,310

1,180

994

890

815

970

1,750

2,550

-

99,537

5,318

0.857

0.96

July

5,260

2,890

2,550

1,880

1,480

1,410

1,450

1,270

1,030

785

548

482

500

554

644

694

799

970

906

644

506

500

476

*452

458

*632

962

1,150

750

a540

a480

31,652

1,021

0.264

0,50

Aug.

a44O

*a420

a400

a5 80

a330

*a290

274

271

736

820

722

898

*715

542

584

482

434

385

265

*271

266

252

249

240

240

240

476

862

1.010

986

785

15,261

492

0.127

0.15

Sept.

572

530

550

*590

898

869

1,060

855

930

978

806

662

*656

1,460

5.050.

2,860

1,900

1,360

1,000

792

644

560

500

464

446

536

757

815

722

608

-

28,4O8

947

0.245

0.27

Mean 6,722 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.56

Water year 1950-51: Max 53,400 Min 24O Mean 5,482 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.22

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records 

and records for Levisa Pork at Paintsville.

Note. Discharge for the periods Oct. 18-22, Feb. 5-10, July "9-27, Aug. 7-27, Sept. 1-4, 13, 14, 

21-26, 30, computed from graph based on gage readings.
270 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Blaine Creek at Yatesville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°09' , long. 82°41', on upstream wall near center of span of covered

Drldge at Yatesville, Lawrence County, 5 miles northwest of Louisa, 5.5 miles upstream 

from Cat Creek, and 8.3 miles downstream from Little Blaine Creek.

Drainage area.--217 sq mi.

Records available. June 1915 to September 1918, October 1918 to January 1921 (gage 

neignts only), January 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

 Ts 561.57 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. June 1, 1915, to Jan. 30, 1921, staff

gage at site 50 ft upstream at datum 0.45 ft higher. Jan. 4, 1938, to Dec. 25, 1945,

staff gage at site 130 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1915-18, 1938-51), 262 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 22.4 ft); minimum ODserved, 1.2 cfs Aug. 25, 26 (gage height, 0.85 ft).

1915-18, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 15,500 cfs Feb. 4, 1939 (gage height, 26.55 

ft); minimum not determined.

Maximum stage known since at least 1913 27.6 ft, present site and datum, date unknown.

Remarks. Records fair. 

Revisions. W 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1 Feb. Z to Sept. 30

1.7 

Z.O 

Z.5 

3.0

5.0 680

10.0 2,070

15.0 4,ZZO

19.0 7,000

0.8 0.8

.9 1.7

1.0 Z.9

Note. --Same as p; 

5.0 ft.

l.Z

1.5 

2.0

Z.5 155

3.0 Z5Z

5.0 680

edlng table

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

83

76

70

59

*51

45

42

45

186

560

292

286

206

156

116

97

85

74

66

52

52

51

409

565

523

230

188

153

124

101

87

4,728

153

0.705

0.81

Nov.

80

87

923

5,640

2,220

764

426

334

*Z86

260

210

170

148

148

127

300

627

516

266

1,170

2,400

891

556

411

545

545

382

367

426

493

-

19,094

636

2.93

3.27

Dec.

579

790

1,390

1,990

1,040

735

2,160

2.220

877

608

466

360

294

260

240

530

286

254

254

214

*183

165

160

143

127

116

101

68

94

101

91

16,676

538

2.48

2.86

Jan.

78

66

78

585

570

345

501

260

196

226

404

579

495

1,070

5,540

1,560

759

495

567

512

274

250

196

250

250

220

210

284

817

1,200

1,240

17,253

556

2.56

2.95

Feb.

5,550

6,980

1,180

706

515

456

2,490

2,110

781

550

585

795

1,170

752

548

456

515

559

526

640

1,210

1,170

706

504

394

342

328

*276

-

-

-

52,772

1,170

5.39

5.62

Mar.

252

216

228

605

771

596

596

632

442

342

296

296

455

858

676

548

592

1,990

2.440

1,380

858

596

493

412

352

296

502

*302

328

434

566

19,148

618

2.85

3.28

Apr.

464

464

603

662

493

590

336

316

288

248

236

405

585

486

493

405

516

276

256

222

184

170

174

141

128

128

125

ill

117

157

-

9,552

512

1.44

1.60

May

650

848

*2.440

877

544

420

596

583

568

296

270

250

193

151

120

96

92

75

55

58

63

58

63

65

55

46

75

96

112

120

78

9,795

516

1.46

1.68

June

75

55

38

48

137

*159

86

75

117

146

134

104

296

714

276

159

104

78

65

50

40

56

50

58

50

24

28

24

32

80

-

3,274

109

0.502

0.56

July

168

101

55

58

28

24

24

21

18

15

13

10

14

12

12

16

14

15

15

11

10

8.0

8.0

11

18

27

15

11

12

12

8.0

764.0

24.6

0.115

0.15

Aug.

9.2

*6.8

4.1

5.8

8.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.8

8.0

16

10

22

16

12

9.2

6.0

5.

4.

4.

4.

4.

5.5

2.5

ill

l.Z

1.7

81

74

58

15A

515.8

16.6

0.076

0.09

Sept.

8Z

48

18

1Z

1]

14

30

22

16

12

12

12

*12

21

32

30

20

10

12

8.4

7.2

7.2

7.2

9.2

12

12

12

9.2

8

8

~

5Z6.4

17.5

0.081

0.09

Calendar year 1950: Max 9,810 Mln 2.8 Mean 550 Cfsm 2.53 In. 54.40

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,980 Mln 1.2 Mean 567 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.94

Peak discharge (base. 4,200 cfs). Nov. 4 (4 p.m.) 4,340 cfs (15.2 ft); Dec. 7 (10 p.m.) 4,940 cfs 

(16.2 ft); Jan. 15 (12 m.) 4,520 cfs (15.5 ft); Feb. 2 (11 a.m.) 10,200 cfs (22.4 ft); Feb. 8 (8p.m.) 

4,700 cfs (15.8 ft); May 3 (1 p.m.) 5,120 cfs (16.5 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 271

Ohio River at Ashland, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°27'20", long. 82°36'30", on left bank at lock and dam 29 at Ashland, 

isoyd County, 2.8 miles downstream from Big Sandy River and at mile 319.9.

Drainage area.--60,750 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1951 (fragmentary prior to October 1939).

Gage.--Staff gage read hourly. Datum of gage is 483.12 ft above mean sea level, Ohio 

River datum. Auxiliary staff gage on left bank at lock and dam 30, 19.5 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 12 years (1939-51), 82,820 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 465,000 cfs Dec. 10 (gage height, 56.75 ft); 

minimum discharge not determined.

1933-51: Maximum discharge, 589,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1948; maximum gage height, 65.3 

ft Apr. 17, 1948; minimum daily discharge determined, 3,760 cfs Oct. 2, 1946. 

Maximum stage known, 73.6 ft Jan. 27, 1937.

Remarks.--Records good above 50,000 cfs and fair below.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). W 1033: 1944(M,m).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

19,000 

20,600 

21,400 

17,000 

18,400

15,600 

18,400 

15,200 

15,100 

27,500

24,700 

36,300 

39 , 000 

e55,000 

60.000

55,000 

e 40, 000 

31 , 600 

27,600 

29 , 700

23,300 

24,300 

20, 300 

25,800 

24,100

22,700 

24,500 

23,300 

20,800 

21.70C 

21,40C

839, 30C 

27.07C 

0.446 

0.5:

Nov.

20.800 

26 , 800 

34,000 

e 70, 000 

137,000

161,000 

151,000 

139,000 

120,000 

101,000

89 , 600 

76 , 800 

e 60, 000 

43,900 

*48,600

49 , 200 

48,100 

40,600 

44,900 

e70,000

104,000 

128,000 

135,000 

133,000 

124, OOC

110,000 

97,700 

99,100 

127,000 

141,000

1-2,731.1 

91,040 

1.5C 

1.67

Dec.

142,000 

146,000 

205,000 

297,000 

392,000

436,000 

430,000 

437,000 

459.000

455,000

412,000 

353,000 

281,000 

"212,000 

162,000

139,000 

126,000 

108,000 

78,300 

63,900

59,800 

656,000 

53,200 

656,000 

58,200

67,400 

71,300 

e60,000 

42.800 

e50,000 

57,800

1-5,966.7 

192.50O 

3.17 

3.65

Jan.

655,000 

47.700 

665,000 

87,900 

143,000

202,000 

247,000 

254,000 

238,000 

198,000

167,000 

149,000 

131,000 

132,000 

206,000

281,000 

317,000

312,000 

278,000 

232,000

201,000 

184,000 

182,000 

179,000 

165,000

153,000 

139,000 

127,000 

140,000 

160,000 

159,000

1-5,531.6 

178,400 

2.94 

3.39

Feb.

229,000 

352,000 

386.000

349,000 

285,000

207,000 

182,000 

212,000 

210,000 

178,000

137,000 

115,000

124,000 

155,000 

182,000

206,000 

221,000 

219,000 

213,000 

208,000

207,000 

" 247,000 

284,000 

293,000 

276,000

253,000 

215,000 

183,000

1-6,328 

226,000 

3.72 

3.87

Mar.

165,000 

151,000 

139,000 

168,000 

215,000

233,000 

249,000 

259,000 

263,000 

252,000

216,000 

183,000 

161,000 

170,000 

174,000

168,000 

162,000 

166,000 

217,000 

258,000

266,000

254,000 

227,000 

198,000 

278,000

165,000 

151,000 

136,000 

123,000

125,000 

171,000

1-5,963 

192,400 

3.17 

3.65

Apr.

237,000 

267,000 

280,000 

281,000

273,000

243,000 

205,000 

179,000 

173,000 

184,000

188,000 

176,000 

188,000 

210,000 

227,000

231,000 

217,000 

193,000 

170,000 

148,000

129,000 

114,000 

110,000 

109,000

125,000

138,000 

140,000 

130,000 

118,000 

115,000

t5,498 

183,300 

3.02 

3.37

May

129,000 

161,000 

'184,000

180,000 

166,000

148,000 

131,000 

111,000 

87,100 

83,200

75,900 

91,700 

112,000 

113,000 

98,500

75,400 

72,40O 

63,300 

56,100 

650,000

45,100 

41.700 

e 65, 000 

68,600 

60,200

e55,000 

52,400 

47,200 

e60,000 

81,400 

74,400

r2,839.6 

91,600 

1.51 

1.74

June

58,600 

e45,000 

56.900 

640,000 

e50,000

68,600 

71,600 

52,200 

48,100 

60,600

96,700 

115,000 

115,000 

141,000 

179,000

194,000

184,000 

146,000 

112,000 

82,800

660,000 

640,000 

51,400 

650,000 

54, 600

650,000 

650,000 

49,500 

e 60, 000 

76,100

t2,438.7 

81,290 

1.34 

1.49

July

82,200 

95.100 

93,200 

72,300 

57,300

65,000 

69,500 

e60,000 

50,000 

27,700

32,400 

28,000 

32,000 

29 , 800 

35,400

29,800 

18,800 

20,800 

23,600 

22,600

18,000 

16.500 

29,100 

49,100 

*40,300

34,600 

41,400 

24, 200 

23 , 200 

24,700 

22,700

11, 269. 3 

40,950 

0.674 

0.78

Aug.

21.600 

20,300 

20, 500 

14,800 

11,700

10, 800 

19,500 

12,100 

11,200 

15,600

15,200 

11,300 

12,600 

11,300 

11,700

13,900 

14,800 

10,000 

10,900 

9,670

8,420 

9,550 

11,400 

10,500 

10,100

6,320 

8,440 

16,600 

8,760 

4.780 

10, 900

385,740 

12,440 

0.205 

0.24

Sept.

16,500 

11,300 

12,200 

12,200 

10, 500

8.400 

17,100 

12,200 

13,100 

13,400

12,200 

11,800 

11,700 

27.100 

18,400

13,900 

19,300 

13,800 

11,700 

10, 500

8,800 

10,000 

8,780 

9,580 

9,580

8,780 

8,800 

8,400 

8,800 

8,420

367,240 

12,240 

0.201 

0.22

Calendar year 1950: Max 522,000 Min 13,800 Mean 114,900 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.64 

Water year 1950-51: Max 459,000 Mln 4,780 Mean 110,000 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.58

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed In thousands.

e Indefinite slope-stage-dlscharge relation; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at 

untlngton, W. va.
272 LITTLE SANDY RIVER BASIN

Little Sandy River near Grayson, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°20'00", long. 82°55'30", on downstream side of center pier of highway 

bridge 0.3 mile upstream from Lower Stinson Creek, 1.4 miles downstream from U. S. 

Highway 60, and 1.7 miles northeast of Grayson, Carter County.

Drainage area. 398 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1938 to September 1951.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 557.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Aug. 11, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since Apr. 6, 

1948, auxiliary wire-weight gage 1.5 miles upstream.

Average discharge. 13 years, 485 cfs.

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 9,780 cfs Feb. 1; maximum gage height, 21.01 ft 

FeBT~2; minimum discharge, 8.0 cfs Aug. 26, 27 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 24,500 cfs Sept. 22, 1950; maximum gage height, 27.53 

ft Sept. 22, 1950; minimum discharge observed, 2 cfs Oct. 26, 1939, Oct. 26, 1948.

Flood in February 1937 reached a stage of 25.0 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

16,600 cfs). 6

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

wETch are fair.

Revisions.--W 923: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Jan. 14-16,

Feb. 1, 7, Mar. 16, 19)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 28 Aug. 29 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

6.0

12

3.0

4.0

6.0

16.0

20.0

225

460

1,750

6,640

8,440

1.5 6.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

205

168

172

158

146

136

124

116

289

620

820

541

422

305

255

221

193

174

158

146

139

133

d!78

d460

356

263

207

160

160

146

136

7,949

256

0.643

0.74

Nov.

127

121

319

3,560

3,220

1,110

700

532

499

*541

493

442

406

375

335

661

2,000

1,080

776

2,380

4,210

1,890

1,100

629

649

a550

661

661

715

817

-

31,783

1,059

2.66

2.97

Dec.

1,010

1,760

3,620

5,770

2,090

1,170

1,640

2,660

1,510

1,120

896

736

601

511

*550

745

661

550

460

410

360

322

308

290

283

277

263

243

215

207

204

29,464

950

2.39

2.75

Jan.

200

194

332

4,110

2,660

1,120

653

730

506

490

1,060

1,410

1,010

2,560

7. 620

5,510

1,730

*1,140

874

697

586

475

410

526

610

505

452

499

2,220

2,900

1,650

45,661

1,479

3.72

4.29

Feb.

7,390

a6,100

a2,600

al,400

1,010

620

4,160

a4,600

al , 600

al,000

al,100

a2,600

a4,400

2,640

1,570

1,260

1,900

1,510

1,300

1,320

*2,890

3,050

1,530

1,060

862

727

679

565

-

-

-

64,263

2,296

5.77

6.01

Mar.

502

436

467

2,210

2,010

1,250

1,030

1,030

611

646

547

499

606

2,050

1,490

1,240

1,060

3,570

4,960

3,130

1,900

1,300

1,020

656

712

625

560

*541

601

712

733

39,346

1,269

3.19

3.66

Apr.

636

1,210

1,120

1,000

835

682

586

592

526

438

390

640

677

940

1,160

901

703

571

493

435

352

335

370

306

271

316

520

378

340

697

-

18,626

626

1.56

1.76

May

3,460

*1,630

4,140

2,170

1,230

928

757

665

532

432

556

566

422

335

271

229

199

176

162

152

160

145

265

320

192

163

306

261

406

360

241

21,915

707

1.78

2.05

June

166

157

130

190

279

*198

146

134

158

156

146

120

144

1.050

484

259

167

151

122

103

95

86

84

75

70

59

55

47

46

50

-

5,155

172

0.432

0.48

July

76

100

77

60

54

46

39

33

29

26

*55

40

42

42

70

50

63

62

46

53

26

22

20

138

168

96

71

54

47

35

28

1,746

56.4

0.142

0.16

Aug.

24

32

40

55

55

52

36

29

135

75

60

48

34

26

*17

15

13

12

11

10

9.2

9.2

9.2

6.8

8.4

l^Q

174

522

110

49

50

1,456.6

47.0

0.118

0.14

Sept.

47

59

56

27

19

16

15

10

9^1

9.2

9.6

10

14

55

45

d37

d27

22

die

14

13

12

13

15

15

14

*14

13

12

all

-

587.0

19.6

0.049

0.05

Calendar year 1950: Max 21,200 Min 17 Mean 1,061 Cfsm 2.67 In. 36.16

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,100 Min 8.0 Mean 735 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.08

030

a No gage-height reeo 

eat-by stations.

d Doubtful gage-height 

or nearby stations.

... _.. this day. 

discharge estimated on basis of auxiliary gage heights and

ecord; discharge estimated on basis of auxiliary gage heights and records
TYGARTS CREEK BASIN 27£ 

Tygarts Creek near Greenup, Ky.

Location. Lat 38 033'55n , long. 82°57'10" ) on downstream side or center pier of bridge 

on state Highway 7, 100 ft downstream from Lick Run, 0.3 mile upstream from Whiteoak 

Creek, and 65 miles west of Greenup, Greenup County.

Drainage area. 241 sq mi.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 547.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 311 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,020 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 17.18 ft); minihlum daily, 3.3 cfs Aug. 26.

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 12,800 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 20.35 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 27 to Oct. 12, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which-are fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 1113: 1942-43, 1945-46.

Discharge, in cubip feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31.

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

81

71

61

56

51

46

42

4?

233

792

490

40O

340

281

222

168

127

98

81

71

65

61

71

105

100

86

75

68

62

58

56

4,560

147

0.610

0.70

Nov.

53

5255"

1,220

1,060

440

300

246

*275

688

480

365

307

263

230

294

1,100

510

437

2,360

3,260

1,060

625

440

348

310

328

344

390

465

-

18,319

611

2.54

2.83

Dec.

595

1,310

3,030

2,080

1,060

630

1,250

1,920

921

650

490

400

332

297

*365

732

510

375

310

272

238

212

199

185

173

148

127

103

94 10~0"

98

19,206

620

2.57

2.96

Jan.

88

86

7T3

3,940

2,520

728

490

395

313

284

655

1,080

590

2,390

6,280

3,040

966

*646

489

424

388

352

312

372

452

392

348

432

1,960

1,590

852

33,567

1,083

4.49

5.18

Feb.

3,630

a4,000

a2,300

al.OOO

a510

424

2,760

2,520

810

480

484

1,690

3,310

2,090

1,000

849

1,440

960

740

837

2,030

1,670

*804

534

436

388

360

~ 

312

_

-

38,368

1,370

5.68

5.92

Mar.

288

276

51?

2,070

1,390

708

570

502

412

352

304

276

569

1,560

894

772

664

2,210

2,700

1,600

987

684

494

424

380

352

380

*380

464

760

825

24,559

792

3.29

3.79

Apr.

624

1,220

792

512

408

356

320

328

328

288

248

400

548

700

783

480

388

336

292

252

201

183

201

201

165

168

259

262

214

1,320

-

12,777

426

1.77

1.97

May

1,590

*975

2,330

554

579

416

344

276

217

180

171

320

201

141

105

81

66

55

48

41

61

120

304

538

217

126

273

360

534

444

276

12,343

398

1.65

1.90

June

177

112

77

502 4"4T

*198

115

81

79

79

58

43

61

256

201

100

66

44

37

31

27

24

28

39

25

23

21 a55~

a50

a 45

-

3,068

102

0.423

0.47

July

a35

a30

26

23

20

a30

a24

a20

a!7

a!4

*11

alO

alff

a!5

13

12

12

14

13

11

11

11

11

11

21

44

5930-

22

17

14

619

20.0

0.083

0.10

Aug.

11

8.4

7.3

6.7

6.3

6.3

6.1

5.5

6.5

28

79

104

59

22

*16

11

9.4

8.1

6.9

6.1

5.5

4.5

3.7

3.7

a3.5

a3.3

a 90 

829

53T

87

48

1,725.8

55.7

0.231

0.27

Sept.

32

26

26

25

a!7

a!5

alO

aS.O

a7.0

a6.5

11

a3O

a70

101

118

82

33

20

14

12

11

9.8

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.4

*7.8

7.5

6.7

6.5

-

747.9

24.9

0.103

0.12

Calendar year 1950: Max 11,000 Min 10 Mean 599 Cfsm 2.49 In. 33.70

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,280 Min 3.3 Mean 465 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.21

charge (base. 2,500 efs) . --Nov. 21 (11 a.m.) 3,690 cfs (13.38 ft); Dee. 3 (1:30 p.m.) 

112.27 ft); Jan. 4 (8:30 p.m.) 4,510 cfs (15.02 ft); Jan. 15 (2 p.m.) 7,020 cfs (17.18 ft);

ft); Feb. 13 (4 p.m.) 3,480 

) 3,56O efs (13.12 ft);

t); Jan. 4 (8:30 p.m.) 4,510 cfs (15.02 ft); Jan. 15 (2 

570 efs (15.12 ft); Feb. 8 (2 a.m.) 3,800 cfs (13.59 ft) 

b. 21 (10:30 p.m.) 2,560 efs (10.63 ft); Mar. 19 (4 a.m.

3,ZZO cfs

Feb. 2 (2 a.m.) 4,

cfs (12.93 ft); Fe ..

May 3 (9 a.m.) 2,860 cfs (11.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Little 

Sandy River near Grayson.

Note . Record computed from once- or twice- dally wire-weight gage readings July 11, July 15 to 

Aug". 24, Sept. 11, 14-19.
274 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Scloto River at La Rue, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°34'28", long. 83°25'15", on right bank 200 ft downstream from highway 

oriage at La Rue, Marion County, bOO ft downstream from Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago 

& St. Louis Railroad bridge, and 3i miles upstream from Rush Creek.

Drainage area. 255 sq mi.

Records available. August 1926 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1951.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 910.2 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 5, 1929, chain gage at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 214 cfs.

Extremes.--1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, 5,400 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 

13.62 ft); minimum, 3.6 cfs July 28 to Aug. 6; minimum gage height, 3.64 ft July 21, 

22, July 28 to Aug. 1.

1951: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 2,800 cfs Dec. 31 (gage 

height, 12.00 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Nov. 30 (gage height, 3.61 ft).

1926-35, 1938-51: Maximum discharge observed, 10,700 cfs Mar. 20, 1927 (gage height, 

15.0 ft); minimum daily, 2.8 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 1941, Oct. 14, 1942, Oct. 9/1946.

Maximum stage known, 17.8 ft Mar. 26, 1913.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 20 cfs and those for periods of ice effect or no 

gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 643: 1926. W 973: 1940.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

20

20

22 

24

24

24

25

248

1,220

1,770

17050 

457

270

204

142

98

79

64

53

48

43

38

36

31

29

28

29

29

29

*28

6,202

200

0.784

0.90

Nov.

31

3T

32

38

50

72

68

66

334

523

286

180 

120

97

83

79

77

68

61

838

2,690

1,500

660

415

250

180

150

130

120

120

-

9,349

312

1.22

1.36

Dec.

116

186

3,33O

*4,100 

1,9SO

985

1,450

aZ,500

al, 100

a50O

348

a260 

a210

170

a 140

allO

a95

a90

85

75

75

75

70

70

70

65

60

55

50

57J

55

18,465

596

2.34

2.70

Jan.

60

7T

1,270

3,300 

1,900

950

579

374

a260

a24O

a220

a230 

a300

a500

1,280

1,120

*616

1,350

1,710

1,100

636

361

259

211

166

167

138

112

89

76

83

19,731

636

2.49

2.87

Feb.

64

60

BtT

60 

60

65

80

95

85

80

87

838 

3,160

1,700

646

401

562

597

1,070

1,590

2,670

2,740

2,340

706

500

387

361

296

_

-

21,360

763

2.99

3.11

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,850 Mln 11

Mar.

374

*457

322

618 

415

290

277

302

217

159

131

118 

T5T

558

7O6

820

500

348

290

253

259

259

466

 1,330 675"

340

253

295

820

1,280

970

14,260

460

1.80

2.08

Apr.

457

316

253

217 

187

156

139

157

539

1,530

*706

515 

530

970

985

530

348

265

223

175

142

156

235

174

139

132

121

110

32T

322

-

11,053

368

1.44

1.61

May

223

187

387

322 

193

131

101

89

81

96

690

 

1,100 5TB"

265

181

129

106

92

83

76

617

302

175

108

*85

68

68

74

74

61

50_

6,730

217

0.851

0.98

June

46

43

39

38 

38

38

38

38

39

39

36

32

34

39

46

38

36

31

29

31

31

34

73

ST

41

34

32

31

29

7S

-

1,146

38.2

0.150

0.17

July

43

3T

*25

21 

24

21

19

17

17

19

20

19 

16

16

15

15

13

11

11

11

10

9.0

9.0

10

6.0

4.8

4.2

3TB- 3.6

3.6

3.6

456.4

14.7

0.058

0.07

Aug.

3.6 3TB3.6

3.6 

3.6

3.6

4.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8 

4.8

4.8

5.4

*5.4

6.0

5.4

5.4

6.0

5.4

6.0

6.0

5.4

4.8

4.2

5.4

6.0

7.0

Tff

7.0

157.2

5.07

0.020

0.02

Sept.

5.4

5.4

4.8

4.8 

4.2

5.4

10

9.0

7.0

6.0

8.0

7.0 

*7.0

11~S\0

8.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

7.0

7.0

4.8

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

-

194.8

6.49

0.025

0.03

Mean 374 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.92

Water ater year year 1950-51: 1950-51; Max Max 4,100 4,100 ____ Mln Hln 3.6 3.6 Mean Mean 299 299 ____ Cfsm Cfsm 1.17 1.17 In. In. 15.90 15.90 _________

Peak discharge (base, 2, 700 cfs). Nov. 21 (8 a.m.) 5.160 cfs (12.50 ft); Dec. 5 (9 p.m.) 5,400 

fs (13.62 ft;7 Dec. 8 (about 6 a.m.) about 3,OOO cfsj Jan. 4 (7 a.m.) 3,520 cfs (12.57 ft); Feb. 13 

6:30 a.m.) 3,840 cfs (12.77 ft); Feb. 21 (9 p.m.) 3,930 cfs (12.81 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day .

Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Prosect Prospect Prospect .

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Kov. 25-30, Dec. 19 to Jan. 1, Feb. 2-10.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, of Scloto River at La Rue, Ohio, October to December 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.4

5.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.4

9.0

13

10

8.0

7.0

7.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

10

10

10

11

11

8.0

8.0

*13

ii

17

16

15

16

15

15

314.2

10.1

0.040

0.05

Nov.

19

19

20

20

20

22

34

36

29

22

19

16

19

43

85

34

17

13

9.0

5^4

7.0

8.0

10

10

11

10

11

7.0

7.0

7.0

'-

589.4

19.6

0.077

0.09

Dec.

6.0

6.0

5.4

9TO

16

15

217

485

629

828

348

*172

85

34

b25

b20

b!9

b!8

b!8

b!9

38

253

374

259

199

800

1,380

675

361

822

2.570

»,505.4

339

1.33

1.53

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1951 : Max 3,300 Mln 3.6 Mean 237 Cfsm 0.929 In. 12.61

Water year 1951-52: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Peak discharge (base. 2.700 cfs).--Dec. 31 (12:30 p.m.) 2.800 ofs (12.00 ftK

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
276 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 

Little Scloto River above Marion, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°37'43", long. 83°10'11", In NE£ sec. 7, T. 5 S., R. 15 E., on left bank 

at dovmstream side of Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad bridge, 1 mile dovmstream from Rock 

Fork and 3-| miles northwest of Marion, Marion County.

Drainage area.--72.1 sq ml.

Records available.--Apr 11 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 909.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T^929. Prior to June 17, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 54.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,000 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 5.68 ft); no flow 

t'or many days.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 3,720 cfs June 7, 1947 (gage height, 8.16 ft); no flow 

at times.

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

Revisions (water years).--W 1143: 1939(M), 1943-45, 1947.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of lee effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from Scloto River Dec. 5, 8, 9, Jan. 5, 6, Feb. 14, 22)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 4 i. 5 to Sept. 30

0.5 

.55

.65 

.7

0.1

.4

1.0

1.7

2.7

6.0

16

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

28

52

103

175

266

502

1,120

0.5

.55 .1

.7

1.5

2.8

6.4

1.0 16

1.5 55

2.0 107

2.5 176

3.0 266

5.0 774

Discharge, In cubic feet pe econd, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

3.2

38

'26 52

13

8.6

6.0

4.7

4.0

3.0

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

*1.4

182.9

5.90

0.082

0.09

Nov.

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.4

2.3

2.3

3.4

12

10

6.9

5.0

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.0

2.5

2.7

191

309

T41

88

b60

b35

b20

b20

b25

b25

b30

-

1,013.3

33.8

0.469

0.52

Dec.

b3O

b8 5

675

707

230

*185

499

650

230

141

97

76

61

47

b40

b30

b30

b25

b25

b23

*b22

b21

21

22

b!9

b!6

b!3

b!2

bT3

b!3

b!4

4,072

131

1.82

2.10

Jan.

b!5

b20

b400

913

450

240

179

b!30

b65

b55

b60

b65

b65

100

403

*262

18S

427

464

242

166

104

b75

b60

b50

b40

b35

b30

b25

b25

bZO

5,371

173

2.40

2.77

Feb.

b!7

b!7

b!6

b!6

b!8

b20

b35

b90

b65

b55

b45

b230

b700

480

213

155

309

309

415

344

580

320

195

135

109

94

83

66

_

-

5,131

183

2.54

2.64

Mar.

88

*87

87

252

146

100

109

99

71

56

50

46

61

222

233

229

145

111

93

83

78

73

1O4

213

113

80

67

96

260

355

213

4,020

130

1.80

2.08

Apr.

128

102

83

72

60

54

50

57

125

186

127

*102

102

176

187

126

89

72

62

51

44

87

138

80

63

59

52

46

63

58

"

2,701

90.0

1.25

1.40

May

46

41

41

38

32

27

24

22

20

23

70

93

60

39

30

25

22

19

16

15

14

13

12

11

9.2

8.7

10

*12

9.6

T. 3

6.0

815.8

26.3

0.365

0.42

June

5.2

4.8

4.4

5.2

6.4

5.2

4.1

4.1

 §79 7.8

4.4

3.8

4.4

6.4

6.0

6.4

4.8

3.8

3.1

2.8

2.5

378

4.8

4.8

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

-

139.3

4.64

0.064

0.07

July

4.8

6.0

4.8

3.8

*5.6

6.4

4. 1

2.5

1.8

2.0

1.8

3.1

5.6

3.1

2.3

1.5

1.2

.8

.7

.5

.3

.5

.8

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

67.9

2.19

0.030

0.03

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.5

.6

.6

.5

.3

.5

.1

.1

*.l

- 1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.9

0.13

0.002

0.002

Sept.

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.7

75

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

"

2.2

0.07

0.001

0.001

Calendar year 1950; Max 1,970 Mln 0.2 Mean 90.0 Cfsm 1-25 in . 16.94

Water year 1950-51: Max 913 Mln 0 Mean 64.4 Cfsm 0.893 in . 12.12

Peak discharge (base. 450 cfs). --De

75U ers; Jan. 4 \z p.m.] a.,uuu cfs (5. --,, -_... , - ... ..

c. 4 (3 a.m.) 896 efs (5.38 ft); Dec. 8 (time unknown) about 

68 ftl: Jan! 15 (11 a.m.) 452 cfs (3.79 ft); Jan. 19 (1:30 a.m.)

541 efs (4.16 ft); Feb. 13 (8 p.m.) 803 cfs (5.08 ft); Feb. 21 (3 p.m.) 634 cfs (4.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Scioto River near Prospect, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°25'10", long. 83°11'50", on downstream side of pier of Hoskins Bridge. 

1-5 miles upstream from Ottawa Creek, 2 miles south of Prospect, Marion County, and 2| 

miles downstream from Patton Run.

Drainage area. 571 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1925 to October 1932, October 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 886.9 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). July 24, 1925, to Oct. 31, 1932, chain gage 

at site 2% miles upstream at datum 4.8 ft higher. Oct. 16, 1939, to Dec. 5, 1939, 

chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 484 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,820 cfs Dec. 5 (gage height, 11.43 ft); minlmum, il cfs Sept. 21; minimum gage height, 0.96 ft Sept. 4,5.

1925-32, 1939-51: Maximum discharge observed, 10,100 cfs Mar. 22, 1927 (gage height, 

15.0 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 3.8 cfs Aug. 27, 1932.

Maximum stage known, 21.1 ft original site and datum, Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 

27,000 cfs, computed by Franklin County Conservancy District).

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

wnicn are fair. Records of sediment loads for the water year 1951 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1197.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

61

141

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

9.0 

12.0

247

390

1,230

3,790

6,420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

34

32

32

30

28

30

31

34

126

640

1,260 

1,470

1,380

735

364

255

*193

152

123

104

92

84

76 

71

68

62

62

64

60

57

57

7,8O6

252

0.441

0.51

Nov.

54

52

49

57

56

57

81

88

121

459

596 

328

208

158

132

116

106

98

92

1,040

1,980

2,740

2.810 

1,680

a 600

a490

a420

a360

3320

a290

-

15,638

521

0.912

1.02

Dec.

a280

311

2,690

4,24O

*5,720

4,980

4,240

3,790

3,860

3,370

1,680 

777

556

428

352

303

216

b200

b!80

b!70

162

170

164 

170

6160

b!50

b!40

b!30

b!20

b!20

bllO

39,939

1,288

2,26

2.61

Jan.

120" 118

1,280

3,650

4,980

4,720

3,020

1,440

b650

b550

b500 

b470

498

717

1,860

2,280

2,340

*2,340

2,880

3,090

2,340

1,330

756 

556

424

317

b270

b210

b!7O

biso

b!40

44,166

1,425

2.50

2.88

Feb.

b!40

b!40

b!40

b!40

b!40

b!50

b!80

b250

b220

199

180 

944

2,880

4,080

3,930

2,670

2,040

1,980

2,340

2,670

4,320

5,070

4,980 

3,300

1,680

1,010

798

675

-

_

-

47,246

1,687

2.95

3.07

Mar.

*615

798

756

1,130

1,280

861

695

756

615

431

340 

303

361

1,100

1,680

1,8OO

1,560

1,06O

777

655

596

596

715 

1,300

1,680

1,160

635

615

1,330

2,160

2.400

30,760

992

1.74

2.01

Apr.

2,040

1,060

695

556

460

390

346

368

742

1,680

2,160 

1^800

*1,300

1,560

1,860

1,800

1,080

695

537

42S

349

355

518 

494

380

331

3O3

281

364

655

-

25,587

853

1.49

1.66

May

537

374

380

756

635

346

252

205

178

170

352 

1,040

1,160

735

387

281

2£5

190

164

154

347

715

410 

257

*190

152

143

141

147

137

il§

11,276

364

0.637

0.73

June

101

95

87

86

78

75

72

93

945

756

343

182

152

156

125

109

88

72

69

193

90

*100

111

132

150

109

90

111

106

104

-

4,980

166

0.291

0.32

July

121

118

*95

76

69

56

51

44

37

35

51 

104

68

52

42

36

34

32

32

30

29

28

34 

35

36

33

29

27

24

"2T 21

1,500

48.4

0.085

0.10

Aug.

20

19

20

22

20

17

29

24

20

19

19 

18

17

17

17

*17

17

16

16

16

15

15

15 

15

ii

14

14

14

14

14

15

539

17.4

O.03O

0.03

Sept.

16

13

12

12

12

*13

14

12

12

13

28 

17

17

27

18

15

14

14

13

13

12

13

16 

14

14

14

15

14

12

12

441

14.7

0.026

0.03

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,410 Mln 9.4 Mean 808 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.22

Water year 1950-51: Max 5.72O Min 12 Mean 630 Cfsm 1.1O In. 14.97

Peak discharge (base. 3.6OO cfs).--Dec. 5 (5 p.m.) 5,820 cfs (11.43 ft); Jan. 5 (8 p.m.) 5,250 cfs 

(10.85 ft); Feb. 14 (11 p.m.) 4,320 cfs (9.72 ft); Feb. 23 (2 a.m.) 5.43O cfs (1O.97 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

281767 O - 53 - 19
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Mill Creek near Bellepoint, Ohio

Location Lat 40°14'55", long. 83°10'30", on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 

it miles upstream from mouth and \\ miles west of Bellepoint, Delaware County.

Drainage area. 181 sq mi.

Records available. November 1942 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 865.14 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by students of Ohio State University, city of Columbus bench mark). 

Prior to Jan. 1, 1948, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--8 years (1943-51), 180 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,250 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 8.42 ft); minimum, 

u.a cfs Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 0.83 ft Aug. 26, 27.

1942-51: Maximum discharge, 6,520 cfs Apr. 12 or 13, 1948 (gage height, 9.44 ft, 

from high-water mark in well); no flow Sept. 25, 26, 1944, Sept. 19, 1948.

Maximum stage known, 18.0 ft in March 1913.

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

wnicn are fair.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 15-30)

.9

1.0

1.2 

2.3

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

4.0 

6.4

17

1.6 45

2.0 119

2.5 238

3.0 394

4.0 845

5.0 1,500

6.0 2,430

8.0 4,770

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4 

5

6

. 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

11

11 

11 

8.8

9.2

9.2

9.2

484

1.360

956

266

144

88

64

*48

40

36

51

28

24

24

22

21

20

19

24

27

28

25

25

3,885.4

125

0.691

0.80

Nov.

22

20

19 

24 

25

30

33

34

133

.363

136

71

50

40

36

53

30

27

27

2,660

5.090

565

219

153

b!20

b90

b80

b75

b70

b70

8,345

278

1.54

1.72

Dec.

b70

b!30

5,620 

 4.050 

653

290

2,400

2,090

442

204

125

99

82

67

60

55

a50

a 45

a45

a40

a40

45

43

68

b75

b60

b45

b45

b40

b35

b55

15,128

488

2.70

3.11

Jan.

b35

b60

b2,200 

4.290 

1,100

540

211

b!30

bllO

154

186

227

169

720

2,120

958

477

 1,220

1,090

587

238

144

101

b85

b70

b65

b55

b45

b40

43

45

17,095

551

3.04

3.50

Feb.

40

b35

b35 

b55 

b40

b45

b75

 blOO

b85

a75

a70

a2,000

a4,000

al,700

a600

8440

al,500

al,300

1,180

1,180

4.050

1,660

567

208

149

 125

107

88

_

-

21,289

760

4.20

4.37

Mar.

123

121

258 

965 

335

158

592

468

160

103

80

71

175

568

471

531

241

149

140

151

172

169

281

334

176

101

82

312

935

1,220

556

10,178

328

1.81

2.09

Apr.

206

144

115 

93

78

67

60

109

778

 1.440

468

419

590

955

555

216

127

97

86

75

62

76

121

97

69

62

57

54

95

253

~

7,562

252

1.39

1.55

May

290

305

2.520 

891 

235

130

88

66

54

74

624

329

140

82

59

48

40

36

35

31

219

165

76

 50

37

31

40

66

107

64

43

6,773

218

1.20

1.38

June

28

21

19 

17 

16

17

18

18

225

206

75

40

30

31

28

20

16

13

13

249

178

164

767

240

95

48

45

36

141

117

"

2,929

97.6

0.539

0.60

July

84

 52

34 

27 

24

24

19

15

15

10

8.4

9.6

11

11

12

11

9.6

8.8

8.0

7.4

6.7

6.1

9.6

8.8

7.4

8.5

9.6

7.4

5.6

4.9

4.2

477.6

15.4

0.085

0.10

Aug.

5.5

5.1

5.5

3.1 

2.8

2.6

3.5

3.5

5.5

 5.5

5.5

5.6

3.6

3.1

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.4

.4

.7

1.0

1.3

1.2

65.8

2.12

0.012

0.01

Sept.

1.1

1.3

1.1 

1.0 

.9

 1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3

2.1

3.4

5^9

5.3

4.0

4.4

2.6

2.1

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

.3

.4

"

51.2

1.71

0.009

0.01

Calendar year 1950; Max 5,010 Mln 3.6 Mean 286 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.46

Water Water year year 1950-51: 1950-51; Max Max 4,290 4,290____Mln Mln 0.3 0.5_____Mean Mean 257 257_____Cfsm Cfsm 1.42 1.42 In. In. 19.24 19.24_______

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 efs).--Nov. 21 (4:30 a.m.) 3,570 cfs (6.97 ft); Dec. 3 (12 p.m.) 5, 

cfs (8.42 ft): Dec. 7 (7 p.m.) 5,090 cfs (6.58 ft); Jan. 4 (5:50 a.m.) 5,250 cfs (8.56 ft); Feb. 

(time unknown) about 4,200 cfs; Feb. 21 (2 p.m.) 4,770 cfs (8.04 ft); May 3 (12 m.) 2,600 cfs (6. 

ft).

,250

13 

_ __ ___ ________ _ .16

b).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 279

Scioto River below O'Shaughnessy Dam, near Dublin, Ohio

Locatlon.--Lat 40°08'36", long. 83°07'14", on left bank In Delaware County, a quarter of 

a mne north of county line, three-quarters of a mile downstream from O'Shaughnessy 

Dam, and 3 miles north of Dublin, Franklin County.

Drainage area. 988 sq mi.

Records available. April 1921 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 775.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. prior to Aug. 26, 1921, staff gage at site three-quarters of a mile upstream 

at same datum. Aug. 26, 1921, to Oct. 13, 1924, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 787 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,200 cfs Jan. 3 (gage height, 11.21 ft); mini- 

 mur, il cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 3.00 ft).

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 27,000 cfs Jan. 15, 1937 (gage height, 15.45 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Nov. 8, 1924 (gage height, 2.21 ft).

Maximum stage known, 24.6 ft Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 74,500 cfs at Griggs Dam, 

9 miles below gage, computed by C. E. Sherman, Ohio State University).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by O'Shaughnessy Reservoir (see p. ;

Revisions (water years). W 803: 1924-35.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)'

3.0

3.1

3.4

11

16

23

48

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

109

220

505

915

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

2,070

3,520

7,460

12 600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4 

5

6

7

8

g

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

67

62

73 

63 

45

44

44

44

151

1,690

2.900 

2,260

1,940

1,410

757

479

358

276

216

176

139

133

143

85

99

90

104

102

99

97

90

14,236

459

-

'

Nov.

92

*104

112 

130 

58

55

71

112

282

730

906 

598

392

303

250

220

180

169

169

5,330

7.230

4,390

3,690

2,610

1,330

650

533

519

505

472

-

32,192

1,073

-

"

Dec.

404

422

7,300 

12.600 

7,930

*6,360

9,160

8,660

5,740

4,390

2,680 

1,380

944

730

635

533

440

336

330

342

30S

303

308

314

347

336

270

270

270

270

_265

74,577

2,406

-

~

Jan.

245

245

8,460 

11.500 

7,230

5,540

3,600

2,070

1,120

991

1,110 

1,040

924

2,380

5,540

4,660

3,690

5,140

*5,540

4,390

3,440

2,200

1,280

906

706

568

519

492

369

270

303

86,468

2,789

-

"

Feb.

265

211

240 

240 

235

260

392

505

519

492

380 

2,440

9,660

7,460

5,140

3,940

4,210

3,690

4,950

5,740

11.500

9,410

6,570

4,660

2,750

1,750

1,260

1,020

_

_

-

89,889

3,21O

-

-

Mar.

944

1,020

1,220 

2,900 

2,470

*1,570

al,450

al,500

al,150

a900

a750 

a700

a900

a ,500

,900

,280

,610

,880

,340

,150

,100

,070

,310

,070

,330

,880

,090

,200

,900

 :.57Q

,210

56,864

1,834

-

-

Apr.

3,050

1,940

1,200 

915 

757

650

575

650

1,900

*4.660

3,520 

3,050

2,820

3,520

3,440

2,680

1,880

1,140

877

698

575

590

739

793

628

561

479

453

540

1,090

-

46,370

1,546

-

"

May

1,140

858

5.010 

2,470

1,300

748

505

392

325

330

962 

1,690

1,630

1,210

674

466

386

314

265

245

416

962

748

*434

325

270

250

255

303

260

216

23,359

754

-

"

June

176

154

130 

130 

115

97

97

102

718

1.370

748 

398

286

235

211

165

143

118

102

524

628

380

944

666

398

276

230

230

342

369

"

10,482

349

-

"

July

298

*265

198 

172 

146

97

87

79

71

69

77 

226

189

127

97

77

69

62

63

60

51

50

51

50

50

50

71

97

92

90

90

3,271

106

-

"

Aug.

83

71

73 

77 

79

97

73

71

*71

73

81 

79

99

107

107

107

87

56

56

56

56

56

55

*45

25

12

Zl

28

38

83

130

2,152

69.4

-

"

Sept.

154

158

127 

73 

56

67

87

99

79

*58

23 

40

53

23

23

24

41

80

102

84

62

62

60

60

60

60

62

62

60

60

2,059

68.6

-

~

Calendar year 1950: Max 15,500 Min 25 Mean 1,445 Cfsm' - In. -

Water ater year year 1950-51: 1950-51: Max Max 12,600 12,600 Min Min 12 12_____Mean Mean 1,211 1,211 Cfsm Cfsm - -_____In. In. --___________

Peak discharge (base. 7.000 efs).--Nov. 21 (9 a.m.) 7,460 cfs (9.04 ft); Dec. 4 (5 a.m.) 13,200 

fs (11-20 ft); Dec. 7 (5 p.m.) 10,700 cfs (10.34 ft); Jan. 3 (12 p.m.) 13,200 cfs (11.21 ft); Peb 

-3 (7 p.m.) 11,000 cfs (10.42 ft); Feb. 21 (6 p.m.) 13,200 cfs (11.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records-and records for stations 

near Prospect and at Columbus.
280 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Olentangy River at Claridon, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°35'05", long. 82 0 59'20", in NWij sec. 26, T. 5 S., R. 16 E. , on left 

came at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 95, half a mile east of Claridon, 

Marion County, half a mile downstream from Otter Creek, and 7\ miles east of Marion.

Drainage area.--156 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 962.25 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--5 years, 186 cfs.

Remarks. Records good except those below 5 cfs and those for periods of ice effect, which

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-10, Oct. 13 to Nov. 10, June 5 to Sept. 30)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 1.9 2.1

2.8

5.5

12

21

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

91

242

657

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

1,210

1,610

2,250

3,280

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.8

*7.7

7.7

7.5

7.1

7.5

7.3

6.6

13

188

304

T46

88 

59

42

36

28

22

19

18

16

15

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

1,167.2

37.7

0.242

0.28

Nov.

 11

10

9.6

11

13

15

15

15

24

91

66

39

29 

23

20

19

18

16

17

730

1.240

286

b!50

b65

b40

b55

b60

b65

*b70

-

3,944.6

131

0.840

0.94

Dec.

b70

236

1,880

2,340

1,040

382

1,150

1,740

800

300

198

148

113 

87

86

71

66

58

52

47

43

44

44

46

40

b35

b25

b25

b30

b30

11,251

363

2.33

2.69

Jan.

b30

*b40

1,120

2,950

2,090

692

362

b230

b!50

b!40

150

174

b!50 

315

 1,310

1,090

512

832

886

464

324

218

151

122

98

96

82

71

b60

b50

*b40

14,999

484

3.10

3.57

Feb.

b35

b30

b30

b35

b35

b45

b80

b!80

b!30

blOO

b90

778

2.260 

2,170

959

392

870

914

859

806

1,180

1,030

433

277

211

178

165

 139

-

_

-

14,411

515

3.30

3.44

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,270 Mln 4.0

Mar.

192

234

206

968

623

268

242

205

140

106

90

82

103 

4£4

530

530

324

304

234

198

195

181

242

587

314

168

130

205

681

*914

576

10,236

330

2.12

2.44

Apr.

277

202

162

145

122

98

92

108

250

362

295

216

277

681

657

362

205

157

127

97

83

178

402

198

127

113

111

97

453

 351

"

7,005

234

1.50

1.67

Mean 244

May

165

116

211

101

74

59

51

44

40

44

270

444

2T6 

103

69

55

46

40

35

33

33

30

29

26

24

22

25

31

 34

28

24

2,522

81.4

0.522

0.60

June

20

18

18

24

43

27

21

23

81

47

30

22

21 

26

31

22

18

15

14

19

18

21

26

32

24

24

*20

18

16

21

"

760

25.3

0.162

0.18

Cfsm 1.56

July

31

37

25

18

16

15

14

11

9.0

7.7

12

44

65 

27

16

11

8.4

7.1

6.2

5.5

4.4

4.0

6.4

13

16

8.4

5.9

4.9

4.2

*3.8

172

461.1

14.9

0.096

0.11

Aug.

4.2

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.3

3.5

4.3

4.3

4.6

6.0

4.2

3.4

2.7 

2.4

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.3

.8

.6

.6

*.5

.5

.6

.8

.7

.8

.9

*.8

.7

.8

69.2

2.23

0.014

0.02

Sept.

0.7

.6

.5

.5

-il

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.6

1.0

2.5 

4.9

4.7

5.8

278

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.4

1.1

2.8

3.8

*2.4

2.0

1.3

1.1

"

50.4

1.68

0.011

0.01

In. 21.22

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,950 Mln 0.4 Mean 183 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.95

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 efa).--Nov. 21 (2:30 a.m.) 1,510 cfs (8.79 ft); Dec. 4 (11 a.m.) 2,530 

cfs (10.33 ft); Dec. 8 (4 a.m. ) 2,090 cfs (9.82 ft); Jar.. 4 (4 p.m.) 3,280 cfs (10.98 ft); Feb. 13 

(6 p.m.) 2,630 cfs (10.42 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 281

Whetstone Creek near Shawtown, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°28'30", long. 82°56'40", in T. 7 N., R. 18 W., on left bank at down-

 stream side of highway bridge 1-r- miles southeast of Shawtown, Morrow County, If miles 

upstream from Shaw Creek, and 3-5- miles southwest of Cardington.

Drainage area.--61.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 954.69 ft above mean sea level, adjust-

 ment of 1912.

Average discharge.--5 years, 81.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,580 efs June 9 (gage height, 7.43 ft); mini-

 mum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 0.38 ft).

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 4,920 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 8.84 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 1,6, 1948.

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

wnicn are fair.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 2O, Sept. 19-30)

0.5 1.8

.6 2.6

.7 3.9

.9 8.2

Oct. 1 to Feb. 12

1.1 1-

1.3 2!

1.6 51

2.0 101

4.0 513

5.0 780

6.0 1,150

7.0 1,790

0.7 

1.0 

1.6 

2.7 

4.5

Feb. 13 to Sept. 3O

0.9 7.1

1.0 11

1.2 22

1.4 40

1.7 71

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

113

309

542

838

1,260

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

£1

£2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In,

Oct.

2.4

*4.1

4.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.2

5.4

11

30

34

16

12

9.3 

8.2

7.0

6.7

6.5

7.2

7.5

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.5

8.0

8.£

8.2

8.8

8.2

7.7

8.0

283.0

9.13

0.148

0.17

Nov.

*6.3

7.2

7.0

10

14

13

13

14

20

28

18

12

9.0

8.2 

8.0

8.0

8.2

7.7

7.7

708

342

105

62

b40

b£5

b!8

b20

b25

b25

b25

~

1,614.3

53.8

0.872

0.97

Dec.

*29

255

1.570

403

150

91

1,070

555

139

76

55

44

36

b35 

30

b30

b25

b£5

b20

20

b20

20

20

22

b20

b!6

b!4

b!4

*b!4

b!4

b!5

4,647

150

2.45

2.80

Jan.

b!6

b20

b950

1.210

238

135

91

b70

b60

b60

b70

b70

b60

£78 

931

226

148

340

214

115

98

61

47

4£

41

39

32

33

b30

b£5

*b20

5,770

186

3.01

3.47

Feb.

b!7

b!6

b!6

b!7

b!8

b£0

b40

a80

a65

a50

a45

a250

al . 200

a700 

a300

a!80

a36O

267

398

252

*757

230

118

83

70

63

61

*53

-

-

"

5.726

204

3.31

3.45

Mar.

73

78

89

489

135

83

198

111

70

56

53

49

70

244

206

178

125

212

134

115

108

90

120

212

91

68

59

110

398

*331

165

4,520

146

2.37

2.73

Apr.

97

83

69

64

60

53

47

61

167

263

178

120

146

250

127

84

70

62

56

47

122

222

91

64

58

54

46

109

*73

-

3,318

111

1.80

2.01

May

48

39

48

39

32

28

25

23

21

2£

68

134

64

40 

30

24

21

19

17

56

61

28

21

19

16

15

19

29

*28

22

16

1,072

34.6

0.561

0.65

June

14

12

10

12

12

10

9.2

38

976

TTs

56

38

36

39 

33

£2

17

14

13

43

26

44

63

34

25

16

*17

21

£1

19

-

1,803.2

60.1

0.974

1.09

July

57

44

21

27

110

36

19

14

10

9.5

8.4

16

21

13 

9.5

8.1

6.5

4.8

6.5

6.8

4.8

4.0

8.6

9.9

6.5

6.0

5.0

4.1

4.0

*3.4

5.2

507.6

16.4

0.266

0.51

Aug.

1.7

1.7

2.6

2.7

2.9

2.9

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

2.6

2.2

1.6

1.5 

1.3

1.1

 1.1

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

il

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.9

.8

52.6

1.70

0.028

0.03

Sept.

0.9

.8

.8

.8

^L

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.9

2.6

6.1

38 

13

5.5

4.5

5.8

6.2

4.3

3.2

3.4

4.1

3.1

1.6

1.3

 1.6

1.8

1.1

1.0

-

116.8

3.89

0.063

0.07

Calendar year 1950: Max £,040 Mln £.3 Mean 100 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22. O3

Water ater year year 195O-51: 195O-51: Max Max 1,370 1,370 Min Min 0.7 0.7 Mean Mean 8O.6 8O.6 Cfsm Cfsm 1.31 1.31 In. In. 17.75 17.75

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 efs). Nov. 20 (9 p.m.) 1,29O cfs (6.3O ft); Dec. 3 (8:30 a.m.) 2,OC 

:fs (7.21 ft); Dec. 7 (8 p.m.) 1,840 efs (7.03 ft); Jan. 4 (8 a.m.) 1,79O efs (6.98 ft)} Jan. 15 

6 a.m.) 1,430 efs (6.56 ft); Feb. 13 (time unknown) about 1,400 cfsi June 9 (7 a.m.) 2,580 cfs (7. tl. (6 

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

River at Claridon.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

cords and records for Olentangy
282 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Shaw Creek at Shawtown, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°29'00", long. 82 0 57'25", in T. 7 N., R. 18 W., on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge half a mile east of Shawtown, Morrow County, 1^ miles 

upstream from mouth, and 3-j miles southwest of Cardington.

Drainage area. 25.2 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 954.99 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--5 years, 32.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 836 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 5.30 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 22 to Sept. 10, 12, 19-22.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 1,250 cfs Apr. 12, 1948 (gage height, 6.05 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 4, 1948, Aug. 22 to Sept. 10, Sept. 12, 19-22, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good except" those below 2 cfs and those for periods of ice effect, 

wnicn are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 23 to Nov. I)

Oct. 1 to Dec

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

108

160

241

347

619

Dec. 3 to Sept. 30

0 1.2

.1 1.5

.3 2.0

1.4 3.0

2.6 3.5

6.4 4.0

12 5.0

164

243

358

698

Discharge, In cubic October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.6

*' .6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

13

 21

47

19

9.5

6.1

4.7

4.0

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

201.7

6.51

0.258

0.30

Nov.

 2^1

2.1

2.1

2.6

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.6

9.7

12

6.8

4.5

3.8

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.8

287

272

67

35

16

8

6

7

8

9

10

-

800.0

26.7

1.06

1.18

Dec.

 10

70

634

254

80

52

387

300

70

42

32

26

19

15

13

11

10

9

8

8

7

7

7

7

6

5

4

5

»5

5

5

2,113

68.2

2.71

3.12

Calendar year 1950: Max 733

Jan.

6

7

400

500

80

50

30

25

20

20

25

25

20

55

*300

131

78

140

93

58

50

32

24

21

21

19

16

14

12

11

 10

2,293

74.0

2.94

3.39

Feb.

9

8

8

9

9

12

18

30

23

18

15

170

500

400

150

65

179

129

154

118

*274

104

55

40

33

28

25

*19

-

-

-

2,602

92.9

3.69

3.84

Min 1 . 0

Mar.

26

28

33

156

59

35

80

50

2B

20

17

15

27

110

90

82

47

39

30

31

33

30

46

66

31

22

18

38

124

*142

70

1,623

52.4

2.08

2.40

Apr.

41

32

26

22

19

16

ii

20

60

90

64

43

58

137

98

50

32

25

21

17

14

37

85

33

22

18

16

14

17

 15

-

1,156

38.5

1.53

1.71

May

11

9.3

12

10

8.2

6.9

6.0

5.6

5.1

5.6

15

26

14

8.0

6.4

5.6

4.7

4.3

3.9

3.9

5.1

4.3

3.9

3.9

5.2

3.2

4.1

5.6

*5.1

3.9

3.2

217.0

7.00

0.278

0.32

June

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.2

35

542

129

36

16

15

17

14

8.2

6.4

6.4

4.5

14

7.6

17

18

8.5

6.9

5.1

*4.9

7.1

6.6

6.2

~

951.1

31.7

1.26

1.41

July

24

8.0

4.7

7.4

24

6.6

3.8

2.9

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.6

3.4

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.1

1.0

.9

.8 «.9~

.8

118.4

3.82

0.152

0.18

Aug.

0.7

.6

.8

.7

.5

.9

1.2

.9

.9

.8

.6

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

».2

.2

.2

.2

.2

J.

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

».l

.1

.1

12.1

0.39

0.015

0.02

Sept.

CL

.2

.1

.8

.8

LLL

.8

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.4

*.3

.2

.2

.2

~

8.4

0.28

0.011

0.01

Mean 43.2 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.30

Water year 1950-51 : Max 634 Min 0.1 Mean 33.1 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.88

Peak discharge (base. 40O cfs). No

(5.30 ft); Dec. 7 (9 p.m.) 698 cfs (5

V. 21 (1:30 a.m.) 523 cfs (4.68 ft); Dec. 3 (9:30 a.m.) 836 cfs 

.02 ft); Jan. 4 (time unknown) about 750 cfs; Jan. 15 (time unknown) about 500 cfs; Feb. 13 (time unknown) about 750 cfs; June 9 (8 a.m.) 698 cfs (5.00 ft).

Note. Stage-discharge relatlo 

Jan. 28 to Feb. 16 (no gage '--'- 

basis of weather records an

made on this day.

'elation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Dec. 2, Dec. 8, 9, Dec. 14 to Jan. 15, 

;e-height record Jan. 3-5, Feb. 2-5, 8-12, 15, 16; discharge estimated on 

md records for Whetstone Creek at Shawtown).
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 283

Olentangy River near Delaware, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°21'20", long. 83°04'05", in NW^NE^ T. 5 N., R. 19 W., United States

 Military Survey, on left bank 500 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1,000 ft downstream 

from Delaware Dam, 1,300 ft upstream from Pennsylvania Railroad bridge and 4 miles 

north of Delaware, Delaware County.

Drainage area. 387 sq mi.

Records available. December 1923 to September 1934, April 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 800.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, 

water-stage recorder at site 500 ft downstream at datum 26.7 ft higher.

Average discharge. 24 years (1923-34, 1938-51), 361 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,880 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 87.97 ft); minimum, 2.4 cfs June 9 (gage height, 79.36 ft); minimum daily, 4.1 cfs Apr. 28.

1923-34, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 14,100 cfs Mar. 21, 1927 (gage height, 16.9 

ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 20, 1930, Sept. 14-29, 1934.

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

 completely regulated by Delaware Reservoir beginning March 1951 (see p. 300). Prior 

to that date, flood flow affected by temporary retention in unfinished Delaware Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

79.4

79.5

79.6

79.8

80.0

2.9 

4.9

7.7

16

28

81.2

81.5

117

233

400

580

82.0

85.0

88.0

3,020

5,880

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

26

20 

*18

if

16

16

16

55

293

640

424

224

148

107

82

66

57

48

42

37

33

32

30

28

26

26

26

26

25

24

2,643

85.3

-

~

Nov.

24

*25 

24

24 

26

27

29

31

55

126

152

115

80

64

53

52

48

45

44

1,800

5.020

1,560

748

484

b200

blOO

b!40

b!50

b!60

*b!60

-

9,566

319

-

"

Dec.

168

428 

4,300

4.960 

2,870

1,060

2,950

4,460

2,230

97O

544

418

329

249

228

187

156

164

152

136

115

129

120

117

105

b90

b80

b70

b70

72

78

28,005

903

-

~

Jan.

ao. *80 

b2,100

5.560 

5,260

*2,580

970

587

394

418

478

478

412

838

3,640

2,700

1,460

2,020

2,090

1,220

790

568

418

352

264

224

238

196

136

*b!50

bllO

36,791

1,187

-

~

Feb.

b90

b85

b80

b85 

b90

98

278

472

b350

b270

b240

bl,500

4.270

4,270

2,460

*1,090

2,020

2,300

2,300

2,230

3,370

2,700

1,250

742

568

472

430

370

-

-

-

34,480

1,231

-

"

Mar,

*382

478 

460

1,880 

1,460

688

850

742

460

340

285

254

336

1,180

1,420

1,320

850

694

628

214

9.9

9.2

*17

256

850

568

334

522

*1,460

2.090

1,330

22,367.1

722

-

~

Apr.

688

544 

352

318 

370

318

233

342

815

1,060

945

*740

586

1,420

1.600

880

572

382

358

253

201

425

826

556

582

328

121

4.1

7.7

6.9

~

15,613.7

520

-

~

Hay

*7.7

6.0 

24

117 

185

183

120

107

74

74

213

592

428

224

188

120

120

120

88

74

74

74

138

87

71

71

71

71

71

71

*71

3,934.7

127

-

"

June

71

71 

71

71 

43

27

26

34

122

16

8.1

31

128

78

78

78

78

78

78

192

124

126

269

156

121

80

78

*98

206

105

-

2,742.1

91.4

-

"

July

74

w80 

80

80

80

80

80

47

29

25

26

26

33

74

74

74

61

33

17

17

18

11

13

29

29

29

29

29

*29

1,617

52.2

-

Aug.

29

29 

30

30 

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

34

38

38

38

38

38

37

35

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

*36

26

1,034

33.4

-

Sept.

19

20

21

21

21

22

21

20

20

20

16

9.2

10

12

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

a-i

14

20

20

22

22

22

22

22

*22

22

22

~

526.2

17.5

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,640 Hin 10 Mean 610 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,560 Min 4.1 Mean 436 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
284 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Olentangy River at Stratford, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°15'29", long. 83°03'44", in NE^ T. 4 N. , R. 19 W., on left bank 0.2 mile 

upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 23 at Stratford, Delaware County, and 3 miles 

downstream from Delaware Run.

Drainage area.--438 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1934 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1951.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 823.63 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 4, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 384 cfs.

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 6,310 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 5.51 ft); miniffiumT^.l cfs Sept. 19-21 (gage height, 1.22 ft).

1934-35, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 15,600 cfs June 19, 1939 (gage height, 8 77 

ft); minimum, 0.96 cfs Sept. 17, 18, 1934 (gage height, 0.76 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair Flow compTeTely regulated by Delaware Reservoir beginning March 1951 (see p. 300).' Prior to 

that date, flood flow affected by temporary retention in unfinished Delaware Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, e: (gage

height, in feet, and dlsehargs

1.2 7.8 2.0

1.4 15 2.2

1.6 25 2.4

1.8 42 2.6

;, in cubic

69

115

197

549

feet per

2.8

3.0

4.0

6.0

effect 1 

second)

565

850

2,890

7,570

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

32

27

23

20

20

19

19

20

73

233

686

484

263

173

125

*97

79

68

60

52

46

42

40

39

36

33

39

36

34

33

32

2,983

96.2

-

-

Nov.

32

31

31

36

36

36

38

41

96

139

163

139

102

81

68

66

62

56

54

2,110

5.440

1,970

982

578

b230

bllO

b!50

b!70

bl80

blSO

"

11,407

380

-

-

Dec.

192

361

4,910

5.600

*3,220

1,440

3,660

5,020

2,670

1,290

673

496

379

280

250

217

178

178

173

149

112

135

129

125

115

b90

b80

b75

b75

b75

b80

32,427

1,046

-

~

Jan.

b85

b95

2,770

6.510

5,720

3,000

1,230

760

b440

b480

b500

b500

b480

1,110

3,880

*3,110

1,900

2,340

2,380

1,540

998

715

508

410

315

265

272

223

149

b!50

bllO

42,725

1,378

-

-

Feb.

b95

b95

b95

b95

bllO

192

349

b550

b400

300

270

1,800

4,910

4,680

2,780

1,420

2,380

2,580

2,710

2,650

3,880

3,000

1,610

900

675

*542

475

400

-

-

-

59,959

L.426

-

-

Mar.

410

550

530

1,990

1,750

850

1,090

932

542

379

297

256

406

1,400

1,610

1,560

1,050

790

750

4L1

87

75

102

186

949

672

540

576

1,710

2.580

1,650

26,240

846

-

-

Apr.

805

660

440

549

410

369

263

329

980

1,520

1,120

982

745

1,520

1,970

*1,090

764

440

430

289

230

444

900

721

440

410

214

42

39

36

~

18,951

632

-

~

May

31

30

42

116

183

223

139

129

94

94

149

673

572

237

230

132

129

125

110

83

112

98

201

125

85

92

99

110

*89

83

79

4,694

151

-

-

June

77

75

75

75

73

37

31

38

154

45

25

16

102

97

83

83

81

81

79

126

173

107

496

204

149

92

89

107

294

183

~

3,347

112

-

~

July

110

150

*217

92

87

85

85

83

83

76

38

35

52

53

31

62

79

81

75

52

26

18

34

23

_16

16

32

32

32

53

31

1,879

60.6

-

-

Aug.

31

31

35

33

31

53

34

34

35

52

31

31

32

32

41

41

42

42

42

*42

40

38

38

38

38

37

39

39

38

38

37

1,123

36.2

-

Sept.

25

18

19

22

22

23

21

19

19

20

22

17

20

*18

15

11

9,0

9.0

9.0

9.0

15

28

27

25

25

25

28

25

24

25

"

592.0

19.7

-

~

Calendar year L950: Max 7,050 Min 12 Mean 671 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,310 Min 9.0 Mean 510 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 

Scioto River at Columbus, Ohio

285

Location. Lat 39°54'34", long t 83°00'33", on right bank at sewage-treatment works of 

city of Columbus, Franklin County, 0.4 mile downstream from bridge on Frank Road.

Drainage area.--1,624 sq mi.

Records available. April 1921 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 680.40 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1924, staff gage at site 200 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 1,371 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,100 cfs Jan. 4 (gstge height, 20.39 ft); 

 minimum, 86 cfs Sept. 9, 10; minimum gage height, 6.54 ft Oct. 8.

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 39,600 cfs Mar. 21, 1927 (gage height, 24.7 ft); 

minimum, 42 cfs Sept. 6, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 25.9 ft Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 138,000 cfs, estimated by 

Franklin County Conservancy District). This stage is not comparable with present 

gage heights because of subsequent channel improvement and levee construction.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by O'Shaugnnessy and Griggs Reservoirs for municipai supply of oity of Columbus and by Delaware Reservoir beginning March 1951 (see

g

. 300). Prior to that date flood flow affected by temporary retention in unfinished 

elaware Reservoir. Diversion for water supply made several miles above gage; 

sewage return flow normally is discharged at gage and is included' in flow past gage.

Revisions (water years).--W 743: 1927(M). W758: Drainage area. W803: 1922-24,

Rating tabl 

feet, an." 

(Shifting

tble, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In 

tnd discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

;-control method used July 8 to Sept. 30)

6.6 

7.0 

7.5

139

345

736

16.0

20.0

1,220

6,000

12,100

21,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

143

148

156

132

143

128

125

134

291

1,040

5.250

2,870

2,240

1,750

1,050

684

526

412

*552

509

265

251

242

221

192

197

255

206

197 

192 

182

18,259

588

-

"

Nov.

178

182

197

280

202

169

169

182

478

727

1,160.

1,010

684

502

592

454

559

291

297

5,490

11.400

8,090

5,O9O

3,710

2,180

1,160

864

1,000

882 

817

48,556

1,619

-

-

Dec.

701

940

11,400

20.200

13,600

8,990

14, 800

15,500

10,400

6,550

4,190

*2,400

1,700

1,580

1,150

980

835

710

649

675

607

573

573

632

756

701

557

486

486 

486 

442

124,009

4,000

-

-

Jan.

412

434

5,870

*2 1.200

16,000

11,000

6,530

5,950

2,240

1,750

2,070

2,070

1,800

3,120

10,400

9,760

6,260

6,810

8,390

6,530

4,960

5,470

2,540

1,800

1 ,.440

1,160

1,050

1,010

826 

*624 

615

145,871

4,706

-

-

Feb.

582

464

486

518

555

575

845

1,060

1,220

1,060

1,000

5,700

*14,000

14,600

9,440

6,530

7,090

7,370

8,090

9,290

17.100

14,800

9,440

6,550

4,190

2,750

2,180

1,800

-

147,241

5,259

-

-

Mar.

1,700

1,750

2,070

4,960

5,090

3,230

3,350

3,590

2,340

1,640

1,350

1.110

1,590

4,070

4,960

5,350

4,310

3,110

2,630

2,340

1,860

1,590

1,640

2,120

2,930

2,990

1,960

1,800

*4,440 

7.370 

6,950

96,170

3,102

-

-

Apr.

4,440

5,230

2,120

,590

,380

,500

,120

,150

,540

.000

,550

,700

,070

,960

,870

,510

,230

,020

,640

,530

,O7O

,640

,960

,020

,440

,330

,070

864

765 

1,150

75,457

2,515

-

-

May

*1 , 490

1,580

5.710

3,350

1,910

1,580

1,OOO

754

658

675

1,270

2,180

2,4OO

1,850

1,260

882

684

615

518

456

510

1,020

1,290

835

607

535

590

599

541 

486 

*434

35,867

1,157

-

-

June

372

559

315

309

297

280

247

256

405

1.590

1,040

624

471

399

419

358

527

505

285

303

970

930

1,140

1,550

727

599

471

510

675 

799

17,070

569

-

-

July

666

471

449

449

*552

285

253

256

242

247

258

263

359

274

226

202

197

251

256

221

202

178

263

169

169

165

156

156

148 

156 

*169

8,028

259

-

-

Aug.

165

152

148

132

117

*159

156

155

159

159

132

121

135

148

148

152

148

139

132

148

148

143

143

135

155

128

145

159

143 

*155 

145

4,560

141

-

-

Sept.

139

121

114

121

125

178

125

103

97

196

148

125

350

182

125

107

114

121

128

125

128

175

128

128

148

145

 178

*159

128 

117

4,254

141

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 23,1OO Min 110 Mean 2,561 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 195O-51: Max 21,200 Min 97 Mean 1,987 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
286 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 

Scioto Big Run at Briggsdale, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°54'55", long. 83"03"55", on right bank at downstream side of bridge 

 on u. S. Highway 62 at Briggsdale, Franklin County, 2f miles northeast of Grove City 

and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 12.4 sq mi.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1947, October'1950 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 955 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 6.96 ft); no 

now on many days.

1946-47, 1950-51: Maximum discharge, 1,080 cfs Jan. 30, 1947 (gage height, 7.45 

ft); no flow for many days.

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

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 23-27)

O.9

1.0

1.1

Oct. 1 to Dec. 2

1.2 1.8

1.3 3.1

1.6 8.8

1.8 

2.2 

2.7

Note. Same as following table 

above 2.7 ft.

.9 

1.0

.1

.4

l.O

Dec. 3 to Sept. 30

1.1 2.1

1.3 5.8

1.6 14

2.O 30

2.7 79

3.6 199

4.8 420

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 '

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2

.1

.1 

.1

.1

0

0

.1

27

16

10

5.9

3.4

1.9

1.4

1.0

.8

*.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

3.7

3.1

1.8

1.3

1.2

82.9

2.67

0.215

0.25

Nov.

1.1

1.2

1.2 

3.3

4.8

3.4

2.2

2.2

43

15

7.5

5.2

4.3

3.3

3.0

6.0

4.8

3.6

5.0

278

41

23

14

8

5

4

4

5

5.0

5.4

512.5

17.1

1.38

1.54

Dec.

5.4

94

*416 

*76

37

31

408

56

31

23

20

17

14

11

11

8

7

6

5

5

4

4

8.0

46

20

11

8

7

6

5 

5

1,405.4

45.3

3.65

4.21

Jan.

4

8.0

287 

174

45

25

15

12

9

8

30

20

14

*190

104

38

34

40

26

20

16

12

14

24

12

8

9

8

6

6 

5

1,223.0

39.5

3.19

3.68

Feb.

5

5

5 

5

*

4

21

15

8.6

6.O

14

255

98

39

25

52

78

42

94

*135

195

40

25

20

17

15

13

1O

-

:

1,245.6

44.5

3.59

3.74

Mar.

12

9.4

27 

42

19

15

19

14

9.4

7.6

6.6

7.0

49

54

49

34

19

17

25

34

27

18

17

16

10

8.9

8.3

41

82

1

812.2

26.2

2.11

2.43

Apr,

18

14

12 

9.4

7.6

6.6

6.6

11

48

38

*22

44

38

51

22

15

11

9.7

8.9

6.6

50*" 5.6

28

17

13

11

7.6

7.3

7.6

10

556.5

18.6

1.50

1.67

May

13

20

33

16

8.9

6.3

5.2

3.8

3.8

5.O

9.6

5.0

3.3

2.4

1.2

1.1

1.3

*1.2

.8

.il

.8

5.5

6.0

2.4

1.3

2.9

7.0

22

8.6

4.2 

2.7

205. 0

6.61

0.533

0.61

June

1.8

1.3

1.1 

1.0

1.1

.6

.5

.4

.6

.8

.3

.1

.3

.3

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

21

17

4.O

1.7

l.O

.8

51

26

11

124.2

4.14

O.334

O.37

July

33

8.0

3.8 

2.6

1.4

.-8

.4

.2

.2

.2

.4

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

O

O

O

O

O

0

0

0

*0

O

0

O

0

0 

O

52.1

1.68

O.135

O.16

Aug.

(*)

O

O

O

O

Sept.

0

0

O

0

Calendar year 195O: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 195O-51: Max 416 Mln 0 Mean 17. 0 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.66

eak discharge (base. 800 cfs).--Dee. 5 (6 a.m.) 955 cfs (6.96 ft); Dec. 7 (5 a.m.) 905 efs (6.84 Tt.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24-28, Dec. 16-22, Dec. 25 to Jan. 1, Jan. 

6-10, Jan. 25 to Feb. 6.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 287

Big Walnut Creek at Central College, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°06'13", long. 82 0 53'03", In T. 2 N., R. 17 W., a quarter of a mile 

east of Central College, Franklin County, 3 miles southeast of Westerville, and 3^ 

miles downstream from Duncan Run.

Drainage area.--191 sq mi.

Records available. July 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 814.96 ft above mean sea level.

Average discharge. 13 years, 201 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,960 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 12.31 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 10; minimum gage height, 2.14 ft Aug. 21, 24, 25.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 14,400 cfs Aug. 4, 1943 (gage height, 16.6 ft); no 

flow Aug. 2-19, Sept. 18-27, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs and those for periods of ice effect, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 873: 1938, drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.0

5^5

9.8

40

120 IDS'

66 

42 

28

21

16

14

*13

11

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.1

9.1

8.3

9.8

10

12

12

11

642.0

20.7

0.108

0.12

Nov.

10

9.4

8.7

9TJ

11

13

*12

12

124

215

94

50

34 

28 

24

25

38

42

36

>2,520

1,230

360

232

130

70

45

70

85

80

85

-

5,702.5

190

0.995

1.11

Dec.

95

500

*5,290

1,930

510

296

4,070

2,190

490

275

170

130

100 

90 

*80

70

65

65

60

55

50

55

55

70

95

75

55

50

50

4515-

17,176

554

2.90

3.34

Jan.

4515"

3,600

5,090 

919

441

293

170

130

140

200

270

200 

1,100 

3,660

770

364

913

510

310

262

174

137

137

*95

85

80

75

65

60

60

20,400

658

3.45

3.98

Feb.

55

50

. 4515" 

50

55

80

110

130

110

95

1,900

4,500 

1,390 

455

432

2,180

912

1,330

795

2,710

750

342

234

189

165

157

128

_

_

-'

19,394

693

3.63

3.78

Mar.

143

174

195

1,720 

450

249 SB'S

468

*220

146

116

102

SBTT 

820 

530

632

434

424

370

490

420

291

288

310

198

148

122

210

1,090

1,380

496

13,850

447

2.34

2.70

Apr.

262

218

174

146 

130

108

96

137

576

820

485

330

666 

1,150 

5B7T

283

196

154

135

*118

96

736

950

299

191

189

179

135

201

201

-

9,906

330

1.73

1.93

May

132

98

100

88 

86

67

52

45

43

48

238

345

T5? 

86 

60

48

42

37

40

34

47

122

*102

137

77

52

57

147

157

100

66

2,912

93.9

0.492

0.57

June

45

35

28

24 

22

19

18

17

21

166

90

44

35 

28 

28

28

24

18

15

13_

14

88

28?

260

116

67

52

*146

327

Z5T

-

2,332

77.7

0.407

0.45

July

IC5" 154

64

39 

29

24

19

17

14

12

9.4

9.1

10 

12

11

9.1

7.9

6.8

5.8

7.5

9.8

7.5

7.2

7.2

17

*18

11

8.3

6.1

5.3

4.4

664.4

21.4

0.112

0.13

Aug.

3.4

3TT

2.9

2.9 

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.3

2.2

1.7

1.6

1.6 

1.5 

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

TT

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

44.9

1.45

0.008

0.009

Sept.

0.7

.7

.6

*~4~ .4 

.5

.6

.5

.4

.4

.9

.9

1.1 

2.0 

2.3

2.7

T77

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.4

2.0

32.6

1.09

0.006

0.006

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,290 win 4.4 Mean 292 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.76

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,290 Mln 0.4 Mean 255 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.12

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Nov. 2 

11.98 ft): Dec. 7 (7 p.m.) 6,36O cfs (11.8 

5:30 a.m.) 5,480 cfs (11.00 ft); Feb. 13 (

20 (6 p.m.) 4,120 cfs (9.58 ft); Dec. 3 (l p.m.) 6,600 cfs 

.85 ft); Jan. 4 (4 a.m.) 6,960 cfs (12.31 ft); Jan. 15 

(2 a.m.) 4,980 cfs (10.48 ft). 

" Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Dec. 2, Dec. 11 to Jan. 3, Jan. 8-14, 

Jan. 25 to Feb. 13.
288 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Alum Creek at Columbus, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°56'42", long. 82°56'28", on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Livingston Avenue Bridge in Columbus, Franklin County, and 6 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--190 sq mi.

Records available. July 1923 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1951. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 733.62 ft above mean sea level. 

Average discharge. 25 years, 169 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,800 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 11.13 ft); min- 

 imum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 23-26, 30, 31, Sept. 7-10; minimum gage height, 0.97 ft Sept. 25,

26, 29, 30.

1923-35, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 8,800 cfs Feb. 27, 1929 (gage height, 13.6

ft); minimum, that of Aug. 23-26, 30, 31, Sept. 7-10, 1951; minimum gage height, 0.79

ft Sept. 7, 1925.

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

low flow seasons, part of municipal water supply for city of Columbus is pumped from 

its Alum Creek well field. A portion of pumpage is believed to be diverted from Alum 

Creek basin as recharge for aquifer supplying well field.

Revisions (water years).--W 758: 1933.

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-8, Oct. 14 to Nov. 9,

June 30, Aug. 14 to Sept. 6)

0.9 0

1.0 .5

1.1 1.4

1.2 2.7

1.3

1.4

1.5

5.1 

9.0

1.7 33

1.8 49

2.0 93

2.5 247

3.0 428

6.0 1,700

9.0 3,240

11.0 4,690

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.6 570-

9.0

9.0 

9.0

9.0

9.0

16

40

89

171

TTT

76

46

32

25

20

18

*15

15

15

15

14

14

15

15

25

23

21

21

22

942.6

30.4

0.160

0.18

Nov.

21

2T

22

32 

29

29

28

31

167

220

132

83

65

53

46

61

61

59

74

1,990

1,520

398

230

bl50

b85

b50

b75

b85

b85

b85

-

5,987

200

1.05

1.17

Dec.

88

227

3,330

2,660 

604

318

*2,680

2,600

493

261

b!70

b!30

blOO

b85

b75

b70

b65

b60

b55

b50

b45

46

47

53

b95

b75

b60

b50

46

43

3J8

14,719

475

2.50

2.88

Jan.

36

3?

2,020

4,310

1,330

455

300

b!60

b!30

b!50

b200

b260

b!90

794

3,000

1,040

413

747

*564

329

258

183

140

164

120

106

93

b85

b75

b60

b55

17,806

574

3.02

3.48

Feb.

b50

b5TT

b50

b50 

b50

b50

b85

*bllO

b!30

bllO

blOO

b700

b2,700

1,560

447

369

1,610

997

1,300

1,020

2,480

955

391

261

203

177

*164

134

_

_

-

16,303

582

3.06

3.19

Mar.

149

177

180

1,380 550"

254

665

424

216

149

120

104 34"0~

1,040

6O4

686

372

264

282

354

361

278

264

300

213

149

120

234

976

1,210

512

12,877

415

2.18

2.51

Apr.

264

210

177

146 

126

106

93 150~

512

*871

644

391

536

934

5BT

300

196

152

140

117

96

568

584

275

180

161

155

129

146

174

-

9,087

303

1.59

1.77

May

134

239

216

134

117

88

67

55

49

84

254

264 TI9"

93

67

51

44

36

33

51

33

150

101

*88

51

47

59

91

96

67

47

3,035

97.9

0.515

0.59

June

33

24

22

19 

18

17

16

IS

33

190

88

51

39

28

29

32

24

19

16

18

87

130

387

304

101

59

59

53

*171

168

-

2,251

75.0

0.395

0.44

July

104

85

51

36 

31

22

20

17

13

13

12

15

11

11

10

9.6

8.2

7.4

6.3

4.6

4.6

5.5

13

7.4

13

14

8.6

5.9

4.4

3.9

5.7

577.1

18.6

0.098

0.11

Aug.

2.6

1 .8

1.5

1.7

1.2

*2.0

1.5

.9

.9

1.1

.7

.5

.4

.4

.5

.8

.8

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

*.3

.3

;L

.2

.4

.5

.4

.2

.2

24.5

0.79

0.004

0.005

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4

.4 

.4

4.3J4~

.2

72

18

1.2

.6

26

'T.O

.5

.5

.4

.6

.5

.5

.5

6.6

.9

.4

.4

.4

3.3

.6

.4

.4

-

70.8

2.36

0.012

0.01

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,200 Mln 1.7 Mean 267 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.05

water year 195O-51: Max 4,310 Min O.2 Mean 229 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.34

Peak discharge (base, 3,OOO cfs). Dec. 4 (2 a.m.) 4,490 cfs (1O.80 ft); Dec. 7 (1O p.m.) 3,860

cfs 11O.OO ft;j Jan. 4 (1 p.m.) 4,800 cfs (11.13 ft); Jan. 15 (3 a.m.) 3,180 cfs (8.87 ft); Feb. 13

(3:30 p.m.)' 3,300 cfs (9.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 289

Big Walnut Creek at Rees, Ohio

Location. Lat 39051124", long. 82 e 57'26", in NEi sec. 26, T. 4 N., R. 22 W., on right

 bank at downstream side of highway bridge half a mile southwest of Rees, Franklin 

County, and 4£ miles downstream from Alum Creek.

Drainage area. 544 sq mi.

Records available. August 1921 to December 1935, December 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 698.20 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912. Aug. 18, 1921, to Sept. 30, 1924, chain and staff gage at site 0.3 mile upstream at datum 2.00 ft lower and Oct. 1, 1924, to Oct. 23, 1927, at present datum.

Average discharge. 26 years (1921-35, 1939-51), 512 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,800 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 15.23 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 23, Sept. 1, 20-22; minimum gage height, 1.44 ft Aug. 23.

1921-35, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 21,800 cfs Feb. 27, 1929 (gage height, 18.0 

ft); minimum, 5 cfs Sept. 4, 5, 10-12, 1925.

Maximum stage known, 20.5 ft Mar. 25, 1913, present datum, at site 0.3 mile upstream.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--W 1053: 1929, 1933(M), 1943(M), 1945.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9, Nov. 9,

July 8 to Sept. 30)

1.2 9.5

1.4 18

1.6 32

1.8 55

2.1 106

2.5 199

3.0 405

5.0 1,570

8.0

11.0

15.0

3,780

7,130

14,300

.Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

39

38

32

30 

29_

*29

29

29

71

83

240

2TO~ 265

146

119

95

83

68

63

58

50

50

48

48

46

46

52

60

52

50

50

2,308

74.5

0.137

0.16

Nov.

50

48

5D

61 

63

63

65

66

171

687

369

202

148

125

106

110

*117

127

127

3,590

4,870

1,310

676

480

281

170

257

302

294

307

-

15,292

510

0.938

1.05

Dec.

328

652

6,580

10,200 

2,040

1,070

5,970

9,480

1,700

890

654

485

387

315

302

257

234

224

216

199

165

190

187

227

333

302

193

190

176

165

160

44,471

1,435

2.64

3.04

Jan.

156

*153

4,530~

13,500 

5,530

1,500

1,010

616

465

490

709

980

692

1,470

9,090

3,710

1,380

1,700

1,760

1,070

775

aSSO

a 450

566

455

351

328

324

286

210

216

55,022

1,775

3.26

3.76

Feb.

187

176 I7B176 

184

187

302

415

480

410

346

2,690

8,930

5,950

1,540

1,190

4,290

3,240

3,220

3,060

6,440

3,380

*1,280

860

665

466

520

455

_

_

-

51,315

1,333

3.37

3.51

Mar.

445

a550

a750

a4,000 

al,500

a900

al,700

1,780

775

510

396

360 S52~

2,670

1,760

1,970

1,440

1,070

1,010

1,380

1,340

950

775

920

714

505

420

616

2,540

3,870

al,900

40,208

1,297

2.38

2.74

Apr.

a950

a700

aSSO

a460 

*396

356

328

37F

1,130

2,040

1,760

1,130

1,190

2,500

1,700

950

604

460

405

360

a330

al,300

a3,000

al,100

a600

475

495

405

374

520

-

26,946

898

1.65

1.84

May

396

330

692

415 

311

269

220

187

168

170

525

802

50TT

307

216

184

*160

146

142

129

125

2Tf5"

269

250

224

165

170

199

273

242

179

8,575

277

0.509

0.59

June

146

125

1O4

102 

95

88

83

8155"

188

261

182

144

119

117

104

101

95

83

92

112

163

394

775

357

210

173

170

349

480

-

5,609

187

0.344

0.38

July

420

23T

170

140 

106

*90

83

76

68

6.0

55

54

58

52

46

42

40

40

40

37

32

32

43

45

40

41

39

39

38

31

3£

2,321

74.9

0.138

0.16

Aug.

28

2T

23

22 

21

21

22

25

22

*22

20

20

19

18

17

17

17

15

14

T¥

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

15

15

15

14

559

18.0

0.033

0.04

Sept.

13

16

15

14

13

13

*17

17

15

15

37

18

14

44

IF

17

15

13

13

13

12rs

20

18

15

14

14

16

15

14

501

16.7

0.031

0.03

Calendar year 1950; Max 13,200 Mln 26 Mean 767 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.14

Water year 1950-51: Max 13,500 Mln 12 Mean 693 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.30

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 efs) . Dee. 4 (3 a.m.) 14,300 cfs (14.95 ft); Dee. 8 (5 a.m.) 12,000 

efs 113-93 ft); Jan. 4 (5 p.m.) 14,800 cfs (15.23 ft); Jan. 15 (1 p.m.) 10,500 efs (13.06 ft); 

Feb. 13 (10:30 p.m.) 10,100 cfs (12.88 ft); Feb. 21 (5 p.m.) 8,300 efs (11.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Central College and Alum Creek at Columbus.
290 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Scioto River near Circleville, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°38'00", long. 82°57'45", in sec. 3, T. 4 N., R. 22 W., on left bank 

4U ft downstream from highway bridge, l£ miles upstream from Darby Creek, and 2^ 

miles northwest of Circleville, Pickaway County.

Drainage area. 2,635 sq mi.

Records available. March 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 644.46 ft above mean sea level, adjust-

 Bent of 1912.

Average discharge. 12 years, 2,326 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 40,300 cfs Dec. 5 (gage height, 20.50 ft);

 minimum, 146 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1935-51: Maximum discharge, 69,200 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 23.13 ft); 

minimum, 122 cfs Sept. 26, 1939.

Maximum stage known, about 34 ft Mar. 26, 1913.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and those above 

zu.uOO cfs, which are fair. Flow regulated by O'Sliaughnessy and Griggs Reservoirs 

and by Delaware Reservoir beginning March 1951 (see p. 300). Prior to that date, 

flood flow affected by temporary retention in unfinished Delaware Reservoir.

Revisions (water years). W1053: 1945(P).

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9, Oct. 22 to Nov. 9)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

211

365

573

1.8OO

7.0

11.0

16.0

3,510

8,740

17,900

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

146

192

356

561

1,020

6.0 2,500

10.0 6,620

14.0 13,200

17.0 22,000

20.0 36,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

252

*238

241

238

222

230

214

211

503

1,010

2,830

5.510

2,560

2,090

1,480

980

752

617

514

455

403

351

555

533

299

284

299

351

316

299

299

22,514

726

-

-

Nov.

293

290

296

347

376

319

296

299

448

1,190

1,660

1,450

*1,130

854

675

622

622

564

527

3,720

13,600

16.200

9,340

5,230

3,410

1,860

1,380

1,520

1,520

1,450

~

71,466

2,382

-

-

Dec.

1,420

1,750

11,100

*28,300

54.200

19,700

14,800

27,300

27,300

a!4,000

a6,600

a4 , 500

a3 , 200

a2 , 300

1,810

1,580

1,330

1,160

1,050

1,050

941

916

916

1,260

1,890

1,500

1.050

941

*916

869

800

216,449

6,982

-

-

Jan.

733

733

4,090

20,400

*56.800

24,000

13,400

a7,000

33.500

a2.500

a2,500

a3,000

a2,800

a4,500

16,100

23,600

14,400

12,800

15,400

13,800

8,940

4,850

3,490

3,130

2,590

1,930

1,690

1,580

1,500

1,140

1,020

253,916

8,191

-

-

Feb.

993

869

869

916

916

916

1,300

1,690

1,930

1,770

1,470

, 6,850

17,600

29 , 800

22,000

*1 1,800

11,800

14,800

12,800

15,400

19,400

50 . 300

20,800

10,900

6,490

4,440

3,490

2,860

-

-

"

255,169

9,113

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 35,300 Mln 211

Mar.

2,590

2,500

2,680

7,520

10,100

5,400

4,240

7,160

4,140

2,770

2,090

1.810

2,240

7,110

8,320

8,620

7,300

5,070

4,240

4,740

4,440

3,310

2,860

3,670

3,940

3,850

2,950

2,770

7,120

13,200

15,800

162,550

5,244

-

-

Apr.

8,170

*4,960

3,670

2,770

2,250

2,010

1,810

1,770

2,750

7,300

8,780

6,620

5,870

7,870

9,260

6,490

4,440

3,130

2,410

2,010

1,690

1,970

4,740

3,670

3,500

2,010

1,810

1,500

1.500

1,540

~

117,070

3,902

-

-

May

2,170

2,090

4,530

5.180

2,860

2,010

1,470

1,140

966

869

1,400

2,860

3,130

*2,500

1,690

1,230

966

916

800

733

689

1,080

1,580

1,260

966

800

846

892

941

916

778

50,258

1,621

-

-

June

689

603

557

523

515

494

470

432

494

1,470

1,500

1,020

800

668

646

603

553

519

490

482

733

1,020

1,300

2.550

1,500

1,020

892

1,260

1,440

1,540

~

26,568

886

-

-

July

1,610

*1 , 100

869

823

689

603

507

466

429

425

425

445

474

503

437

376

348

341

372

368

345

322

466

441

345

311

296

372

498

307

282

15,595

503

-

-

Aug.

279

259

246

243

228

*216

249

256

240

231

219

206

195

200

206

197

211

200

192

185

192

195

187

182

182

180

182

195

195

195

190

6,533

211

-

-

Sept.

214

192

173

161

166

185

225

175

161

*155

231

211

197

386

269

195

173

164

164

157

157

168

231

175

175

182

200

214

178

168

~

5,802

193

-

-

Mean 3,669 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 36,800 Mln 155 Mean 3,298 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

 a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for 

at Columbus and at Chllllcothe.
SCIOTO RIVER BASlfi 291

Darby Creek at Darbyvllle, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39"42'05", long. '830 06'35", near right bank on downstream side of pier 

of bridge on State Highway 316, three-eighths of a mile northeast of Darbyville, 

Pickaway County, and 3 miles downstream from Qreenbrier Creek.

Drainage area. 533 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 713.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1913. Prior to Mar. 17, 1940, chain or staff gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 443 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,300 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 12.57 ft); 

minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 5-9, 29, 30; minimum gage height, 1.02 ft Sept. 5-9.

1921-35, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs Feb. 27, 1929 (gage height, 16.0 

ft, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 22/000 cfs 

by velocity-area studies; minimum discharge observed, 1.4 cfs Oct. 7, 1931.

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

wmcn are fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 1083: 1922(M), 1924(M), 1927(MF, 1929(M), 1933(M), 1938(M).

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21

63

124

244

415

3.5 

4.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

683

1,04O

3,740

6,240

10,100

Feb. 22 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

11

38

72

124

198

282

3.0

3.5

4.0

7.0

10.0

12.0

449

700

1,040

3,740

7,870

12,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

52

*48

43

4O 

37

36

34

W

467

1.400

1,120

645

384

280

216

171

144

124

106

95

89 

80 

79

76

72

68

67

68

79

82

87

6,333

204

0.383

0.44

Nov.

77

76

68

T2 

72

75

71

76

98

271

424

256

*193

162

140

132

132

124

119

1,340

4,410 

3,180 

1,120

785

a500

a240

a350

a390

a410

a420

15,783

526

0.987

1.10

Dec.

a450

a7OO

a4,000

*8.450 

5,390

2,010

3,750

5,960

2,860

1,430

1,040

855

690

562

503

433

337

323

309

300

238 

280 

271

410

652

b550

b350

b280

b240

b230

b220

44,073

1,422

2.67

3.08

Jan.

b220

*23?

1,670

*7,520 

6,860

2,240

1,630

bl.100

b70O

b700

b850

1,08O

862

1,470

4,530

3,96O

1,960

1,920

2,550

1.71O

1,190 

905 

730

69O

568

455

b400

b360

b310

b250

b230

49,884

1,609

3.02

3.48

Feb.

b210

b!9O

ET9T3

b!90 

b20O

b220

b280

372

*403

323

290

2,340

6,020

6,570

2,190

1,510

2,240

2,370

2,460

3,130

6,590 

10.700 

3,100

1,790

1,390

1,190

1,000

817

_

_

-

58,275

2,081

3.90

4.06

Mar.

726

700

676

1,790 

1,960

1,150

1,000

1,960

1,120

765

596

530

ST5Z

1,270

1,630

1,750

1,350

1,000

900

970

1,000 

886 

865

1,080

851

634

535

700

*1,920

2,830

2,370

36,116

1,165

2.19

2.52

Apr.

1,350

970

778

646 

545

470

434

465

940

2,370

1,830

1,470

1,630

2,370

2,190

1,350

970

746

640

535

465 

689 

804

634

512

453

411

383

5SO" 376

-

27,986

933

1.75

1.95

May

1,000

1,190

5,220

2,240 

935

658

494

4O8

343

312

633

1,310

682

*457

356

303

331

432

253

222

203 

532 

457

400

312

239

239

306

570

457

321

20,175

651

1.22

1.41

June

250

212

185

170 

154

147

138

136

131

1,050

434

279

220

180

162

145

122

108

102

9_6

126 

256 

406

~4f5 1.150

282

222

315

356

478

-

8,457

282

0.529

0.59

July

590

105

366

259

*195

164

172

147

112

99

90

87

89

94

86

76

72

71

63

74

68 

63 

89

60

60

63

- 59

57

50

48

M

3,977

128

0.240

0.28

Aug.

43

3S

38

36 

34

33

36

35

34

*33

3,3

31

29

28

27

25

22

23

20

19

18 

17 

17

17

17

15

TS

20

18

17

17

809

26.1

0.049

0.06

Sept.

20

18

17

15 

13

13

13

13

13

*16

18

18

20

24

26

26

25

27

24

23

18 

22 

23

18

18

17

17

16

14

13

-

558

18.6

0.035

0.04

Calendar year 1950: Max 10,300 Mln 23 Mean 720 cfsm 1.35 In. 18.34

Water year 1950-51: Max 10,700 Mln 13 Mean 746 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.01

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). Nov. 21 (12 p.m.) 5,680 cfs (8.65 ft); Dec. 4 (6:30 p.m.) 11,100 

cfs (11.40 ft); Jan. 4 (11 p.m.) 9,580 cfs (10.85 ft); Jan. 15 (12 p.m.) 5,280 cfs (8.29 ft); Feb. 14 

(3 a.m.) 9,110 cfs (10.56 ft); Feb. 22 (7 a.m.) 14,300 cfs (12.57 ft); May 3 (5 p.m.) 4,650 cfs (7.80 

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Deer 

Creek at Wllllamsport.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
292 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Deer Creek at Williamsport, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°35'09", long. 83°07'22", on right bank at downstream side of bridge 

on u. S. Highway 22 at Williamsport, Pickaway County, 2 miles downstream from Dry 

Run.

Drainage area. 331 sq mi.

Records available. August 1926 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 721.7 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Feb. 29, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 299 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,300 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 11.14 ft); 

minimum, 5.4 cfs Aug. 25, 26 (gage height, 0.25 ft).

1926-35, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 29,300 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 11.7 

ft), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; 

minimum, 1.6 cfs July 25, 1934.

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

Revisions (water years). W 1083: 1929.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21

29 2.5 597

53 3.0 880

101 7.0 3,490

229 9.0 5,690

394 10.0 7,900

Feb. 22 to Sept. 3O

0.2 3.2 1.0 97

.3 7.5 1.5 204

.4 15 2.0 366

.6 37 4.0 1,480 

Note. Same as preceding

table above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

49

*44

40

39 

38

37

35

3T

434

602

362

254

193

138 

109

92

80

72

66

64

61

61

61

57

54

53

52

52

52

52

52

3,392

109

0.329

0.38

Nov.

50

49

15

54

57

57

53

52

98

179

155

122

*101

88 

81

81

78

73

77

1,940

1.960

880

578

b400

b270

b!70

b240

b2SO

b290

b300

8,862

295

0.891

0.99

Dec.

308

1,470

4,220

7,080 

1,720

1,090

3,200

2,840

1,090

734

559

463

390

339 

322

263

b240

b220

b210

b200

b!60

bTTO"

177

406

587

441

276

b210

b!80

blSO "GIB'S

29,885

964

2.91

3.36

Jan.

T5~5 blSO

1,210

*4,600 

3,480

1,270

940

b600

b460

b480

573

700

519

2,O2O 

4,420

2,140

1,150

1,210

1,060

791

602

463

419

467

373

305

295

292

273

223

b210

31,850

1,027

3.10

3.57

Feb.

blSO

b!70

bTTO"

b!70 

blSO

b!90

328

345

302

251

238

2,960

5,130

2,830 

1,150

*970

1,840

1,480

1,600

1,900'

4,810

6.440

1,270

881

726

604

497

406

_

-

38,018

1,358

4.10

4.27

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,O80 Min 9.2

Mar.

386

340

512

1,420 

881

599

497

437

326

268

241

238

4TO

1,030 

1,060

1,090

755

599

631

766

794

583

542

823

502

370

315

605

1,600

2.020

1,210

21,918

707

2.14

2.47

Apr.

766

*599

469

378 

312

268

250

275

441

604

709

910

910

1,420 

1,240

692

478

370

326

265

235

344

659

446

359

288

241

226

207

196

-

14,883

496

1.50

1.67

May

600

*55

552

398 

284

221

181

157

149

144

199

210

164

*142 

134

134

136

221

171

134

121

132

166

212

157

128

134

191

344

241

173

6,785

219

0.662

0.76

June

142

126

113

102

97

88

80

75

78

72

66

64

64

63 

57

51

63

44

42

42

38 *35

40

38

51

53

54

75

552

578

-

3,046

102

0.308

0.34

July

' 394

329

207

149 

113

92

78

64

57

53

53

83

95

78 

63

53

49

49

47

44

38

37

42

42

41

35

29

27

24

23

22

2,510

81.0

0.245

0.28

Aug.

20

18

17

15 

15

*14

15

14

13

14

14

13

12

11 

9.1

8.3

8.3

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.1

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.4

6.6

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

335.9

10.8

0.033

0.04

Sept.

11

9.1

9.1

7.5 

6.2

8.3

8.3

6.6

6.2

*7.1

8.3

7.5

8.3

9.9 

13

12

~9.9 14

8.3

7.1

6.6

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.5

7.5

9.1

7.5

6.6

6.2

~

250.0

8.33

0.025

0.03

Mean 440 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.04

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,080 Min 5.4 Mean 443 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.16

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). Dec. 4 (12 m.) 9,100 cfs (10.28 ft); Dec. 8 (2 a.m.) 3,920 cfs 

(7.48 ftj; JanT 4 [12 p.m.) 6,000 cfs (9.16 ft); Jan. 15 (6 p.m.) 4.640 cfs (8.23 ft); Feb. 13 

(6 p.m.) 5,690 cfs (8.96 ft); Feb. 22 (3 a.m.) 14,300 cfs (11.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 293

Scioto River at Chillicothe, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°20'3l", long. 82°58'27", on right tank at north end of Chillicothe, 

Ross County, 500 ft downstream from Bridge Street Bridge.

Drainage area.--3,847 sq mi.

Records available. December 1913 to September 1914, April 1921 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 594.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1914, staff gage at site 400 ft upstream at different 

datum. Apr. 1, 1921, to Feb. 1, 1923, Mott gage and Feb. 2, 1923, to Aug. 6, 1930, 

chain gage at site 500 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--30 years (1921-51), 3,427 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 44,000 cfs Jan. 6 (gage height, 19.73 ft); min-

 imam, 266 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 0.97 ft).

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 101,000 cfs Jan. 23, 1937 (gage height, 27.68 ft); minimum, 160 cfs Jan. 1, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 39.8 ft Mar. 26, 1913 (discharge, 260,000 cfs, estimated by 

Franklin County Conservancy District).

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

regulated by O'Shaughnessy and Griggs Reservoirs and by Delaware Reservoir beginning 

March 1951 (see p. 300 ). Prior to that date, flood flow affected by temporary retention in unfinished Delaware Reservoir. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1197.

Revisions (water years ). W 758: Drainage area. W 803: 1929(M).

Rating tables, water year_ 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and"discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

4.0

Oct. 1 to Nov

395

625

2,770

Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

7.0

10.0

13.0

6,700

12,200

19,400

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

275

500

840

1.69O

6.0 5,28O

10.0 12,200

15.O 25,100

20.0 45,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean 

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

538 

515

478

478

470

455

448 448-

684

1,700

3,250

4,63O

3,850

3,130

2,410

1.75O

1.26O

1,010

828

719

634 

585 

553 

53O

50O

478

478

485

500

485

478

34,757

1,121

-

Nov.

485 

*470

170

485

545

530 

478

478

508

1,050

2,190

2,240

1,800

1,340

1,070

905

905

828

782

3,420

12,70O 

17,300 

16,800 

8,540

5,700

3,610

2,420

2,480

2,650

2,590

-

95,769

3,192

-

Dec.

*2,530 

3,380

13 , 8OO

22,7OO

37,000

37,400 

25,700

25.7OO

33,400

30,200

15,400

7,50O

5.28O

4,110

3,610

3,25O

2,830

2,48O

2,260

2,200

2,O40 

1,890 

1,94O 

2,360

3,730

3,370

2,590

1,990

*1,940

1,940

1,790

306,310

9,881

-

Jan.

1,640 

1,560

3,740

19,200

33,000

41,500 

27,800

14.2OO

7,340

5,280

5,280

6,400

5,840

8,560

20,90O

26,60O

27,200

16,800

14,4OO

15,200

11,400 

8,180 

6,260 

5,420

4,890

3,980

3,250

3,250

3,250

*2,650

2,200

357,170

11,520

-

Feb.

b2,000 

bl,800

bl,700

bl.SOO

bl,800

bl,90O 

b2,500

b3,300

b3 , 900

b3,400

3,010

10,600

23,000

30,000

36,200

25,400

17,600

19,100

19,100

18,900

24,800 

33,OOO 

40, OOP

24,800

13 , 100

*8,360

6,4OO

5,420

.

-

-

383,490

13,700

-

Mar.

4,760 

4,50O

4,630

7,34O

14,200

10,800 

6,700

8,720

8,000

5,280

4,110

3,610

5,490

7,550

11,600

12,000

11,600

8,9OO

7,180

7,340

7,660 

7,820 

5,020 

5,840

6,260

5,980

5,280

4,630

*7,340

15,600

18,900

242,640

7,827

-

Apr.

15,900 

8,900

6,400

5,020

4,240

3,730 

3,490

3,250

3,850

7,660

12,000

10,800

9,620

10,000

13,300

11,400

7,660

5,700

4,370

3,850

3,370 

3,010 

5,560 

6,540

4,760

3,730

3,370

2,950

2,590

»2,48Q

-

189,500

6,317

-

May

3,370 

4,110

5,150

8,720

5,700

3,850 

3,010

2,420

2,090

1,890

2,090

3,730

4,630

3,980

3,130

2,310

1,940

1,840

1,740

1,510

1,380 

1,460 

2,590 

2,420

2,040

1,640

1,510

1,600

1,840

2,040

*1,740

87,470

2,822

-

June

1,510 

1,290

1,160

1,080

1,010

971 

923

878

848

1,070

2,830

1,990

1,560

1,390

1.08O

1,060

939

855

818

765

751 

l.SSS 

1,640 

2,420

3,010

1,890

1,510

*1,60O

3,570

3,616

44,458

1,482

.

July

3,490 

2,590

1,940

1,600

1,420

1,160 

995

900

810

788

1,240

780

810

818

780

688

612

575

548

548

548 

556 

550

751

625

542

494

500

772

»659

478

29,505

952

.

Aug.

456

455

415

400

586

377 

382

400

405

590

582

377

354

338

358

558

550

534

322

510

5O5 

5O6 

306 

»305

5OO

296

2~9lT

310

326

522

518

10,855

350

.

Sept.

346 

346

310

289

282

286 

303

354

286

278

286

350

359

580

542

386

318

292

282

278

275 

<?§? 

346 

354

305

296

314

318

322

389

9,832

328

_

Calendar year 195O: Max 46,100 Win 339 Mean 5,278 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 195O-51: Max 41,50O Min 275 Mean 4,909 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 16,OOP cfs). Nov 

"" Dec. 9 (9 p.m.

Jan. 17 (5 a.m.) 29,000 cfs (16.22 ft

44,OOO cfs (19.70ft); Mar. 31 (6 p.m.. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

281787 O - 53 - 20

23 (5:50 a.m.) 18.9OO cfs 

35,800 cfs (17.91 ft)) Jan. 6 

; Feb. .15 (10 a.m.) 37,400 cfs

fs (12.95 ft).

12.85 ft); Dec. 5 (10:30 p. m )

7 a.m.) 44,OOO 

18.33 ft); Feb.

cfs (1! 

23 (4

19.73 ft}; 

a.m.)
294 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Paint Creek near Greenfield, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°22'50", long. 83°22'30", on downstream side of pier of highway bridge 

IrTTayette County, a quarter of a mile north of county line, 0.6 mile upstream from 

Stone Run, and 2 miles north of Greenfield, Highland County.

Drainage area. 251 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1926 to November 1935, October 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 845.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. Prior to Feb. 14, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 234 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,210 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 8.24 ft); mini-

 mum, 0.6 cfs Aug. 24-26, Sept. 20, 21 (gage height, 0.19 ft).

1926-35, 1939-51: Maximum discharge, 13,900 cfs Apr.. 20, 1940 (gage height, 10.8 

ft); minimum, 0.05 cfs Aug. 13, 1944 (gage height, 0_.09 ft).

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

Revisions (water years). W 743; 1926(M). W 758: 1926-33.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 29 to July 4, July 12-14)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

0.7 

1.0 

1.3

30

58

101

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

195

287

638

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,730

2,460

3,850

0.2 

.25

.5

0.7 

l.S 

3.9 

14

1.5 

2.0

146

310

4.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

1,190

2,460

3,850

5,780

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

31

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

62

52

48

43 

 41

38

36

45

170

326

404

515

231

167

127

101

84

71

62

59

56

54

54

50

49

44

42

44

44

41 

39

2,991

96.5

0.384

0.44

Nov.

37

37

2§

45 

46

45

45

47

166

337

290

201

150

118

99

*96

86

SO

78

1,500

1,460

1,160

66O

b43O

b29O

b200

b230

b250

b27O

b290

8,776

293

1.17

1.30

Dec.

b330

1,080

2,970

5,780 

3,310

1,240

1,400

1,500

1,140

766

550

448

368

310

280

223

173

b!6O

b!50

b!40

b!30

b!30

b!30

bZOO

b44O

b280

»b!70

b!4O

b!30

b!20 

bTZ5

24., 308

784

3.12

3.60

Jan.

b!2O

bT55

1,120

3,270 

2,970

1,340

855

b480

b360

b40O

b500

634

530

1,870

3,120

2,230

1,160

878

788

656

534

416

372

430

330

250

243

250

291

197 

b!50

26,854

866

3.45

3.98

Feb.

b!40

b!30

b!30"

b!30 

b!30

b!40

b!70

b260

b220

b200

b!80

b2,300

3,510

2,710

1,260

968

1,240

1,060

*1,O60

1,400

2,920

5,220

1,710

878

678

571

484

396

_

-

30,195

1,078

4.29

4.47

Mar.

"368

330

357

900 

810

592

476

376

283

223

197

182

558

513

571

613

546

488

534

592

656

525

444

744

550

404

322

484

1,020

1,420 

1,140

16,918

546

2.18

2.51

Apr.

788

613

488

*392 

314

261

236

272

291

310

460

744

744

832

878

613

444

349

287

233

194

265

538

444

353

283

223

200

182

170

12,401

413

1.65

1.84

May

197

480

436

384

287

210

165

136

122

116

173

154

116

97

83

 78

72

67

62

258

428

265

197

188,

136

120

127

179

258

213

154

5,908

191

0.761

0.88

June

116

96

78

69 

63

57

SI

54

59

50

44

50

66

51

41

36

33

30

30

31

28

27

27

26

24

22

33

36

568

595

2,489

83.0

0.331

0.37

July

538

»3l4

220

165 

127

101

78

62

51

43

45

237

306

173

132

101

73

58

45

38

33

29

28

26

26

24

21

19

16

14 

13

3,156

102

0.406

0.47

Aug.

12

TO

8.9

8.4 

6.8

b.8

6.8

7.3 6.3

6.3

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.4

3.1

2.6

2.2

1.8

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.1

.9

/7

.7

1.1

2.6

3.5

3.9 

3.9

134.4

4.34

0.017

0.02

Sept.

2.2

1.4

.9

.9

*1.1

2.2

1.6

1.1

3.1

3.1

3.9

4.8

7.3

9.3

11

4.9

3.5

2.2

1.4

1.1

11 .7

20~8-.4

3.9

1.8

2.6

1.6

2.6

1.8

121.4

4.05

0.016

0.02

Calendar year 1950! Max 5,780 Mln 5.8 Mean 352 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.06

Water Water year year 1950-51: 1950-51; Max Max 5,780 5,780____Mln Min 0.7 0.7_____Mean Mean 368 568_____Cfsm Cfsm 1.47 1.47 In. In. 19.90 19.90________

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs).--Nov. 20 (9 a.m.) 2,300 cfs (5.82 ft); Dec. 4 (12 ra.) 6,210 cfs 

(8.24 ft;; JanT 5 (1 a.m.) 3,850 cfs (6.98 ft); Jan. 14 (7:30 p.m.) 3,600 cfs (6.87 ft); Feb. 13 

(5 p.m.) 3,940 cfs (7.O6 ft); Feb. 22 (5 a.m.) 5,990 cfs (8.07 ft).

* Discharge Discharge measurement measurement mariode nn othis dav-y. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 295

Rocky Fork near Barretts Mills, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°13'05", long. 83°23'05", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge 1.1 miles north of Barretts Mills, Highland County, 2 miles east of Rainsboro, 

and 2$ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--141 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 770.7 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 15, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 156 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,500 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 11.73 ft); 

minimum, 1.8 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 1.55 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 13,200 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 15.56 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum daily, 

1.2 cfs Sept. 20, 1944.

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

which are fair. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by small power plant at Barretts 

Mills.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 24-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

291

508

1,720

3,980

Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

1.6 2.5 2.5 39 

1.9 8.0 2.7 65 

2.1 14 3.0 131 

2.3 23

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.O ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

44

43

36

34

*31

27

26

35

387

314

168

110

74

59

53

48

40

38

54

34

32

29

44

39

32

30

29

25

27

31

25

1,978

63.8

0.452

0.52

Nov.

25

32

34

87

80

54

38

38

190

192

103

74

63

54

48

*68

72

55

65

2,850

446

241

blSO

b!30

blOO

b90

blOO

b!20

b!30

b!40

-

5,879

196

1.39

1.55

Dec.

b!70

1,550

2,730

 556

338

252

1,210

443

266

228

199

180

153

145

189

blSO

b!30

b!20

bllO

blOO

b95

93

100

186

139

113

b85

*b70

b65

b60

b65

10,625

343

2.43

2.80

Jan.

58

67

2,260

2,800

452

307

269

b210

b!60

b!80

773

403

269

3,220

2,270

508

330

310

252

221

241

177

229

546

241

183

171

979

674

259

b!90

19,209

620

4.40

5.07

Feb.

b!60

blSO

blSO

b!40

b!40

b!70

b850

b400

b250

b!90

b240

bS-lpO

27250

710

355

623

672

376

*425

502

2,170

513

318

259

228

215

211

174

-

-

15,941

569

4.04

4.21

Mar.

180

151

355

~345 1,150

259

258

199

165

142

157

151

456

542

390

390

269

780

625

532

480

287

248

568

277

221

195

627

792

571

314

11,974

386

2.74

3.16

Apr.

701

376

269

218

*189

168

159

287

211

228

245

755

1,000

65U

518

228

192

168

156

134

98

366

508

189

180

177

151

131

123

115

-

8,670

289

2.05

2.29

May

113

105

110

96

89

82

77

72

70

75

123

98

79

63

65

58

*58

60

56

61

65

56

115

69

46_

62

128

123

150" 151

68

2,591

83.6

0.593

0.68

June

56

50

46

43

41

40

38

41

145

100

46

43

132

113

82

53

38

36

33

32

30

33

57

52

33

27

23

26

96

405

-

1,990

66.3

0.470

0.52

July

199 ITS'

*57

35

30

25

22

21

20

19

19

18

19

19

18

17

17

15

15

16

15

13

53

43

19

16

13

12

10

15

13

957

30.2

0.214

0.25

Aug.

13

12

11

6.5

4.8

8.3

13

14

 IS

12

12

12

12

15

12

11

10

10

9.8

5.1

4.9

4.3

4.8

*4.4

a4

a5

a6

a8

a 10

a 10

a8

281.9

9.09

0.064

0.07

Sept.

a6

a5

7.3

8.9

7.5

6.5

6.4

4.6

2.7

9TT

9.0

8.S

13

25

24

16

13

12

8.6

8.2

7.4

53

~50" 134

57

18

13

15

10

9.8

-

578.8

19.3

0.137

0.15

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,530 Min 7.4 Mean 234 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.54

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,220 Min 2.7 Mean 221 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.27

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Nov. 20 (9 a.m.) 3,820 cfs (8.85 ft); Dec. 5 (4:50 a.m.) 4,520

efs (9.45 ft); Jan. 4 (2 a.m.) 4,850 cfs (10.05 ft); Jan. 14 (9 p.m.) 6,500 cfs (ll.75 ft); Feb. 12

(11 p.m.) 4,850 cfs (9.97 ft); Feb. 21 (10:30 a.m.) 3,580 cfs (8.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records,

and records for Paint Creek near Bournevllle.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
:96 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Paint Creek near Bourneville, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°15'49", long. 83°10'01", on downstream side of left pier of highway 

bridge l£ miles southwest of Bourneville, Ross County, and l£ miles upstream from 

Upper Twin Creek.

Drainage area. 808 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to January 1937, January 1938 to September 1951. Published as "at Bainbridge" October 1921 to Septen^ber 1923 and as "near Bainbridge" 

January 1938 to April 1939.

Gage. Water^stage recorder. Datum of gage is 665.2 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior bo Sept. 30, 1923, chain gage at sibe 9 miles upstream at different 

datum. Oct. 1, 1923, to Aug. 26, 1924, chain gage and Aug. 27, 1924, to Jan. 25, 

1937, water-stage recorder at present site and datum. Jan. 20, 1938, to Apr. 30, 

1939, chain gage at site 6 miles upstream at datum 687.64 ft above mean sea level.

Average discharge. 28 years (1921-36, 1938-51), 817 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 20,000 cfs Dec. 3; minimum, 13 cfs 

SepTT 10 (gage height, 2.99 ft).

1921-37, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 52,100 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 19.2 

ft); minimum, 6.7 cfs Aug. 13, 14, 1930 (gage height, 2.24 ft).

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 893: 1924, 1925(M), 1926, 1927(M), 1933, 1935, 1937.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of lee effect (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3

3.8 123

4.0 217

4.5 545

5.0 950

9.0 4,770

11.0 7,680

13.0 12,900

15.0 21,000

3.0 14

3.3 64

3.7 153

ec. 4 to Sept. 30

4.0 265

5.0 1,020

8.0 3,590

10.0 6,020

12.0 9,660

14.0 14,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

262 

234

202 

187 

*149

145

127

127

782

1,100

1.290

924

660

500

414

354

304

273

256

228

212

207

212

217

207

197

187

187

172

177

172

10,665

344

0.426

0.49

Nov.

167 

167

167 

187 

245

217

197

187

336

1,250

950

660

492

400

347

*328

341

316

285

8.470

4,700

3,090

1,960

1,470

a800

a550

a700

a750

a850

b850

-

31,429

1,048

1.30

1.45

Dec.

908 

3,990

a20.OOO 

a!3,000 

8,760

3,390

5,010

3,900

2,740

1,980

1,500

1,260

1,060

948

a900

a900

a800

a700

a650

a600

a550

a550

a600

a650

al,400

a900

'a600

a480

b420

b390

b570

79,906

2,578

3.19

3.68

Jan.

b380 

410

*4,570 

14.000 

7,150

3,690

2,470

bl,500

bl.100

bl,300

bl,700

2,220

1,780

7,420

14,000

6,830

3,390

2,560

2,220

1,900

1,660

1,340

1,180

1,940

1,380

1,100

980

1,780

2,470

1,260

b750

96,430

3,111

3.85

4.44

Feb.

b650 

b6OO

a550 

a550 

a6OO

a650

a800

al.100

b950

b900

bSOO

9,690

15 . 700

7,980

3,790

3,010

4,340

3,190

3,010

*3,260

10,800

10,100

5,180

2,470

1,940

1,700

1,540

1,340

_

_

-

95,190

3,400

4.21

4.38

Mar.

1,220 

1,140

1,260 

4.010 

2,560

1,860

1,540

1,300

1,100

940

852

812

1,220

2,140

1,940

2,060

1,740

2,220

2,300

2,300

2,380

1,820

1,500

2,470

1,900

1,420

1,180

1,940

3,490

3,900

3,190

59,704

1,926

2.38

2.74

Apr.

2.920 

2,220

1,700 

1,420 

*1,180

1,020

948

1,140

1,140

1,100

1,460

2,830

2,470

2,740

2,470

1,780

1,380

1,140

1,010

892

772

932

1,980

1,420

1,140

1,020

860

772

700

676

43,232

1,441

1.78

1.99

May

636 

660

972 

836 

732

620

552

470

440

402

485

530

448

374

325

283

*265

265

251

a50"5

a850

3550

a420

395

313

271

360

367 5"00

522

410

15,004

484

0.599

0.69

June

332 

283

251 

218 

204

186

173

159

271

223

176

153

211

485

223

179

150

140

126

119

123

119

126

136

121

107

110

119

1.500

1,340

-

8,063

269

0.333

0.37

July

1.660 

996

*636

410 

289

227

182

159

146

130

126

133

319

271

207

173

150

138

126

112

105

97

88

121

94

82

82

78

107

72

62

7,578

244

0.302

0.35

Aug.

f

50 

46 

44

41

43

44

*44

43

43

43

43

41

39

39

34

32

29

29

28

24

23

22

20

1822"

26

28

28

24

1,105

35.6

0.044

0.05

Sept.

22

17

17 

17 

*18

23

20

17

16

17

18

24

36

39

44

43

34

31

28

24

18

23

68

92

5s

55

44

41

39

31

-

984

32.8

0.041

0.05

Calendar year 1950: Max 20,000 Mln 50 Mean 1,270 Cfam 1.57 In. 21.35

Water year 1950-51: Max 20,000 Mln 16 Mean 1,231 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.68

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 cfs). Nov. 20 (4 D.m.) 14.30O cfs (13.4 ft): Dec. 3 (time unknown)

about 22,000 cfs; Jan. 4 (ll a.m.) 16.600 cfs (14.60 ft): Jan. 15 (5 a.m.) 19,500 cfs (15.40 ft);

. ..

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for station near Qreenfleld. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 297

Scloto River at Higby, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°12'44", long. 82°51'35", in sec. 6, T. 7 N., R. 20 W., on left bank at 

downstream side of highway'bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Walnut 

Creek and 1-f miles north of Higby, Ross County.

Drai.nage area.--5,129 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 567.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

 of 1912. Prior to Nov. 7, 1930, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1930-35, 1937-51), 4,420 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 46,600 cfs Feb, 23 (gage height, 17.94 ft); 

minimum, 435ofeSept.22 (gage height, 1.67 ft).

1930-36, 1937-51: Maximum discharge, 112,000 cfs Apr. 21, 1940 (gage height, 

22.84 ft); maximum gage height, 23.00 ft Mar. 8, 1945; minimum discharge, 244 cfs 

Oct. 23, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 31.6 ft Mar. 26, 1913. Flood in January 1937 reached a stage 

of 26.4 ft (discharge, 177,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow slightly regulated by O'Shaughnessy and Griggs Reservoirs and by Delaware Reservoir beginning March 1951 (see p. 300).

Revisions (water years).--W 758: Drainage area. W 893: 1937(M).

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, Dec. 18-24, 

Dec. 27 to Jan. 3)

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5

640 7.0

1,050

1,690

3,240

Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

9,830

25,900

47,000

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

3.5

400

615

1,370

2,050

4.0

8.0

14.0

18.0

2,910

12,000

28,100

47,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12 

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

907 

830

780

*740

721

703

70?

703

1,200

2,200

3,500

5,040 

4,740

3,500

2,740

2,040

1,590

1,360

1,220

1,150

1,070

1,010

962

896

885

863

810

790

790

780

760

45,983

1,483

_

-

Nov.

740 

*721

703

743

820

874

800

770

800

1,120

1,790

2,660 

2,120

1,720

1,450

1,330

1,290

1,240

1,170

8,550

19,500

20,000

20,000

11,400

7,850

4,940

3,320

3,410

3,770

3,860

-

129,458

4,315

_

-

Dec.

*3,860 

6,340

30,400

38,60O

42,000

44,500

37,400

35,000

36,200

36,600

21,000

10,900

7 ,350

6,230

5,570

5,040

4,340

3,770

3,410

3,240

3,070

2,900

2,900

3,240

5,040

5,040

3,680

2,900

*2,900

2,980

2,740

419,640

13,540

_

-

Jan.

2,500 

2,420

6,360

34,600

40,000

44,600

36,500

20,100

10,300

7,600

8,080

9,770 

8,560

al4,000

a28,000

a37,000

34,200

23,600

17,300

17,800

14,300

10,800

8,560

8,560

7,360

5, -990

4,910

5,440

7,130

4,700

3,680

484,720

15,640

_

-

Feb.

3,380 

2,730

 2,640

2,826

2,910

2,910

5,120

a5 , bOO

a6,300

a5, 500

a5, 200

21,300 

41,700

41,200

40 , 600

34,200

25,600

23,900

23 , 600

»22,800

34,200

40,000

45,200

33,800

18 , 100

12,000

9,770

8,320

_

-

-

521,400

18,620

_

-

Mar.

7,360 

6,900

6,900

13,000

17,500

14,500

9,770

10,300

10,500

7,130

5,770

5,120 

5,336

10,000

14 , 000

14,800

14,000

11,800

11,000

11,000

11,300

9,040

a7,000

a8,000

a8,800

8,080

a7,400

a6, 500

a 10, 000

a 18, 000

25.000

323,800

10,450

_

-

Apr.

a2 1,000 

alS.OOO

a9,500

*7,360

5,990

5,440

4,910

4,700

5,550

8,320

13,300

14,800 

13,000

13,500

16,300

14,000

10,000

7,600

5,990

5,220

4,600

4,280

7,360

8,800

6,440

5,220

4,490

4,080

3,680

57555

-

254,110

8,470

_

-

May

4,380 

5,120

6,210

9,520

7, ISO

4,700

3,880

3,290

2,910

2,730

2,820

3,980 

5,020

4,380

3,580

*2,910

2,550

2,380

2,300

2.150

2,300

2,300

3,000

3,000

2,640

2,300

2,130

2,210

2,380

2,820

2,380

109,380

3,528

.

-

June

2,130 

1,900

1,760

1,690

1,620

1,570

1,520

1,470

1,440

1,540

2,640

2,300 

1,900

1,830

1,690

1,540

1,420

1,320

1,270

1,230

1,200

*1,440

1,760

2,130

2,910

1,900

1,660

1,590

4,290

4,800

-

57,460

1,915

_

-

July

,120 

, 600

,4bO

,980

,730

,500

,330

,220

,150

,100

,380

,120 

,110

,220

,160

.070

,010

957

922

901

880

859

824

929

922

824

790

778

880

»915

771

42,412

1,368

_

-

Aug.

738 

712

693

667

634

603

634

628

634

622

609

603 

585

567

555

555

544

538

528

500

506

500

495

*485

480

475

475

500

500

490

485

17,540

566

_

-

Sept.

495 

511

465

445

 445

455

470

490

470

450

465

490 

522

686

674

585

511

480

455

450

445

455

511

544

533

500

511

506

506

470

-

14,995

500

_

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 45,000 Min 504 Mean 7,076 Cfstn - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 45,200 Min 445 Mean 6,633 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 24,000 cfs). Dec. 6 (6 a.m.) 45,600 cfs (17.80 ft); Jan. 6 (3 p.m.) 45,200 

cfs (17.72 ft): Jan. 16 (time unknown) about 39,000 cfsj Feb. 13 (7 p.m.) 44,000 cfs (17.50 ft); 

Feb. 23 (12 m.) 46,600 cfs (J.7.94 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Chillicothe.
298 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Salt Creek at Tarlton, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°33'45", long. 82°47'00", in SW£ sec. 34, T. 12 N., R. 20 W., on right 

alf a mile northwest of Tarlton, Fairfield County, and 6£ mileles upstream from

Plum Run.

Drainage area. 10.6 sq mi.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge.--5 years, 12.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 cfs July 28 (gage height, 4.28 ft); maxitnum gage height, 4.48 ft Feb. 13 (backwater from ice); no flow Aug. 17-26.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 2,780 cfs July 18, 194V (gage height, 6.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 850 cfs by velocity-area studies; no flow Sept. 15-84, 

1946, Aug. 17-26, 1951.

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

wnicn are poor.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 12

0.72 

.85 

.9

1.0

1.1

0.4

1.6

3.0

6.3

12

1.3 29

1.6 66

2.1 174

2.6 310

Feb. 13 to Sept. 3O

0.57 

.6? 

.73

0.02

.1

.6

1.5

4.4

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.2

105

198

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.8

.7

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

3.6

2.3

2.8

3.7

177

1.3

1.1

.9

*.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

2.2

.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.5

35.8

1.15

0.108

0.12

Nov.

0.5

.7

.7

2.1

1.7

1.1

,9

1,3

17

7.8

3.8

2.6

2.1

1,7

1.6

4.1

3.6

2,3

2.1

60.

25

13

9

6

5

4

4

5

6 

8

~

202.7

6.76

0.638

0.71

Dec.

10

40

200

57

23

23

190

33

18

13

11

*9.0

8

6.8

6.8

8

7

6

5

1

4

4

5

40

20

10

8

6

5 

4

4

788.6

25.4

2.40

2.77

Jan.

4

4

198

136

27

18

14

10

8

7

19

17

15

502

122

50

20

17

15

13

11

10

10

20

*10

7.9

5.9

12

12 

11

9

1,134.8

36.6

3.45

3.98

Feb.

7

6

5

4

4

4

65

50

30

20

16

150

180

45

22

100

93

33

36

64

125

24

16

13

12

11

10

S.2

:-

1,153.2

41.2

3.89

4.05

Mar.

9.7

8.2

30

56

17

13 ni

8.2

6.9

5.6

5^2.

5.2

33

41

43

54

38

33

52

42

25

15

14

27

13

11

9.2

65

64 

67

19

841.2

27.1

2.56

2.95

Apr.

34

19

14

12

9.7

8.2

7.8

13

28

16

15

26

18

32

15

11

8.7

*7.4

6.4

5.2

5.6

29

22

11

9.2

7.8

6.9

6.0

6.0 

34

-

443.9

14.8

1.40

1.56

May

li

8.2

9.2

6.9

6.0

5.2

4.4

4.1

3.7

3.4

14

6.4

4.1

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.5

2.4

1.5

2.7

1.7

' 1.1

1.3

2.4

5.0

2.4 

1.5

*j_i

127.9

4.13

0.390

0.45

June

0.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.4

.4

1.0

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

. 1

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

4.2

4.9

II

-

121.6

4.05

0.382

0.43

July

18

5.2

2.4

1.3

.9

 .6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.a.1.1.1

.1

.3

*16

.8

.4

.2

.1

92

56 

7.6

3.0

208.6

6.73

0.635

0.73

Aug.

1^1

.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

o'*.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

.1.1.1 .1.1

5.8

0.19

0.018

0.02

Sept.

~TT 0.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.4

.2

29

4.6

.7

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

4.6

3.2

.7

.4

.4

4.7

1.1

.6 

.4

-

53.3

1.78

0.168

0.19

Calendar year 195O: Max 241 Min 0.1 Mean 14.3 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.27

Water year 1950-51; Max 302 Min 0 Mean 14.0 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.96

Peak discharge (base. 8QO efs).--July 28 (9:30 p.m.) 1,020 cfs (4.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13, Dec. 16 to Jan. 2, Jan. 7-12, Jan. 3O to 

Feb. 13; no gage-height record Nov. 20 to Dec. 3, Dec. 27-31, Jan. 16-24; discharge estimated on 

basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for Tar Hollow creek at Tar HollmState Park.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 

Tar Hollow Creek at Tar Hollow State Park, Ohio

299

Location. Lat 39°23'20", long. 82°45'00". in NE^SE^ sec. 36, T. 10 N., R. 20 W., on left 

banJc 2 miles upstream from mouth and 5-J- miles south of Adelphi, Ross County.

Drainage area. 1.50 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1951. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and v-notch weir. 

Average discharge.--5 years, 1.70 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 228 cfs May 2 (gage height, 5.21 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 20 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow 

for many days.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 2, 1951; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those above 50 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Backwater from ice Jan. 31, Feb. l)

2.8 0

2.9 .1

3.0 .5

3.1 1.2

3.2 2.3

3.3

3.4

3.9 

4.3

3.9 

6.1

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

C)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

ff

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

.4

.4

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

6.8

2.2

1.0

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.7

-

16.1

0.54

0.360

0.40

Dec.

0.8

6.1

25

8.5

2.7

2.0

30

T.4

2.9

1.9

1.4

*1.0

.8

.7

.7

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.474"

.7

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

100.9

3.25

2.17

2.50

Jan.

0.4

17'

30

5.0

3.2

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.3

3.6

3.2

2.6

54

3T

5.6

3.7

3.4

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.2

*1.3

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.7

4.0

5.2

3.0

2.3

204.7

6.60

4.40

5.07

Feb.

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

_£

1.1

IS11

5

4

2520-

10

4

5

10

6

6

4.0

21

5.6

3.5

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.4

-

_

-

181.5

6.48

4.32

4.50

Mar.

1.3

1.2

F7CT

15

T.O

*3.2

2.9

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.2

4.2

7.3

5.0

5.0

5.2

8.7

9.7

7.3

5

4

2.7

2.7

2.3

1.9

1.6

2.8

9.8

12

5.4

146.9

4.74

3.16

3.64

Apr.

8.3 574"

3.5

2.6

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.5

2.3

2.9

3.7

6.4

5.2

5.6

4.3

3.0

2.3

*1.9

1.7

1.4

1.2 375"

6.1

3.9

2.9

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.8

3.4

-

95.3

3.18

2.12

2.36

May

2.7

*33IB"

5.6

3.4

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

J..

.1

.1

.4

*.3

.3

.2

76.7

2.47

1.65

1.90

June

0.2

.1

.1

0

ff

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

.9

1.0

-

2.5

0.08

0.053

0.06

July

0.9

.7

.4

.2

.1

.1

0& 

0

1^

3.4

.8

.4

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

«0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18.5

0.60

0.400

0.46

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1950: Max 32 Mln 0 Mean 1.80 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.28

Water year 1950-51; Max 54 Min 0 Mean 2.31 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.89

Peak discharge (base, 75 cfs). Jan. 4 (l a.m.) 122 cfs (4.78 ft); Jan. 14 (5:30 p.m.) 136 cfs 

(4.Be rt); May Z (e:3O p.m.} 328 cfs (5.21 ft); July 10 (7 p.m.) 104 cfs (4.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of 'no flow made on this day.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Dec. 19-21, Dec. 27 to Jan. 1, -Feb. 2-5, 8-19, Mar. 21-23; discharge 

estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and correlation with gage-height 

record for station on West Branch Tar Hollow Creek.
300 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Scioto River basin, Ohio

O'Shaughnessy Reservoir.--Lat 40°09'15", long. 83°07'34", in Delaware County, at dam on 

scioto Kiver, 4 miles north of Dublin, Franklin County. Drainage area, 987 sq mi. Records available, October 1940 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. Daily 

readings have been obtained by.city of Columbus, Division of Water, since 1925. Gage, 

water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by city of Columbus). 

Maximum contents during year, 19,920 acre-ft Feb. 21 (elevation, 850.73 ft); minimum, 

11,310 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 840.37 ft). Maximum contents during period 1940-51, 

20,620 acre-ft Apr. 13, 1948 (elevation, 851.32 ft); minimum observed, 97.9 acre-ft Feb. 

11, 1945 (elevation, 791.97 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam; dam completed and storage began in 1925. Available capacity, 14,490 acre-ft, between elevations 789.5 ft (sill of outlet gate) and 845 

ft (crest of spillway), based on survey made in 1942. Flashboards installed May 8, 

1945; additional capacity, 2,450 acre-ft between elevations 845 ft (crest of spillway) 

and 847.9 ft (crest of flashboards). Dead storage, 55 acre-ft. Records given herein 

represent total contents. Water used for municipal supply of Columbus.

Griggs Reservoir. Lat 40°00'54", long. 83°05'38", at dam on Scioto River, E>j miles northwest or commons, Franklin County, and 6-| miles upstream from Olentangy River. Drainage 

area,1,052 sq mi. Records available, October 1940 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. Daily readings have been obtained by city of Columbus, Division of 

Water, since 1908. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 680.38 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by city of Columbus); gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents during year, 6,010 acre-ft 

Jan. 4 (elevation, 759.24 ft); minimum, 3,590 acre-ft Aug. 29, 30 (elevation, 752.38 

ft). Maximum contents during period 1940-51, 6,350 acre-ft Feb. 14, 1950 (elevation, 

760.18 ft); minimum observed, 252 acre-ft Jan. 24, 1945 (elevation, 735.78 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam; dam completed and storage began in 1905. Available capacity, 3,680 acre-ft between elevations 735.4 and 753.4 ft (crest of spillway), 

based on survey made in 1935. Flashboards installed July 28, 1945; additional capacity, 

735 acre-ft between elevations 753.4 ft (crest of spillway) and 755.6 ft (crest of 

flashboards). Dead storage, 250 acre-ft. Records given herein represent total contents. 

Water is used for municipal supply of city of Columbus.

Delaware Reservoir.--Lat 40°21'25", long. 83°04'05", in NW^HEi, T. 5 H., R. 19 W., at dam 

on Olencangy Klver 4 miles north of Delaware, Delaware County. Drainage area, 381 sq mi 

(Corps of Engineers). Records available, March to September 1951. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Maximum contents 

during period, 14,520 acre-ft July 2 (elevation, 915.36 ft); minimum (after first filling), 9,300 acre-ft June 5 (elevation, 910.88 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; closure of dam made Aug. 12, 

1947; storage to maintain conservation pool began Mar. 20, 1951. Capacity at top of 

crest gates (elevation, 947.00 ft) 132,000 acre-ft, of which 8,400 acre-ft (winter) and 

14,000 acre-ft (summer) is in conservation pool. Reservoir is used primarily for flood 

control although the conservation pool is operated for increased low flow for water 

supply and pollution abatement to downstream areas and for'recreational and wildlife 

conservation purposes. Outflow is controlled mostly by operation of gates in sluiceways 

through dam, but above spillway level taintor gates on spillway can be used.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Sept. 30. . . .

Oct. 31. ...

Nov. 30. ...

Dec . 31 ....

Calendar

year 1950

Jan. 31 ....

Feb. 28. ...

Mar . 31 ....

Apr . 30 ....

May 31 ....

June 30 ....

July 31 .....

Aug . 31 ....

Sept. 30. .. .

Water year 

1950-51. .

O'Shaughnessy Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

848.03

848.07

848.25

848.17

848.23

848.53

849.22

848.64

848.18

848.23

847.23

843.72

840.37

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

17,120

17,220

17,320

17,320

17,320

17,620

18,320

17,710

17,320

17,320

16,380

13,590

11,310

-

Change In

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

_

+100

+100

0

0

+300

+700

-610

-390

0

-940

-2,790

-2,280

-5,810

Griggs Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

755.55

755.56

755.75

755.69

755.76

756.14

757.01

756.29

755.71

755.78

754.80

752.88

753.17

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

,680

,680

< ,750

,710

,750

,880

,170

,920

,710

< ,750

,410

,760

,860

-

Change In

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

_

0

+70

-40

+40

+130

+290

-250

-210

+40

-340

-650

+100

-820

Delaware Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

-

-

-

-

905.38

909.20

911.16

915.18

914.77

912.84

912.03

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

-

-

-

-

-

o

4,940

7,680

9,600

14,260

13,740

11,360

10 , 400

-

Change In

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

_

-

-

-

-

-

+4,940

+2,740

+1,920

+4,660

-520

-2,380

-960

-

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
OHIO BRUSH CREEK BASIN 30: 

Ohio Brush Creek near West Union, Ohio

Location. Lat 38"48"13", long. 83°25'16", on right bank at downstream side of bridge 

on state Highway 348, 0.3 mile downstream from Cedar Run, 2 miles southwest of Cedar 

Mills, and 7 miles east of West Union, Adams County.

Drainage area. 388 sq mi.

Records available. August 1926 to November 1935, September 1940 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 510.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912. Prior to Nov. 22, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--20 years, 462 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,900 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 20.32 ft);

 minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 17, 18; minimum gage height, 1.79 ft Aug. 25-27.

1926-35, 1940-51: Maximum discharge, 51,600 cfs Mar. 19, 1943 (gage height, 26.5 

ft), from rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

at peak flow; minimum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 4, Sept. 6-11, 1930, Oct. 8-14, 1943, Aug. 5, 6, 

1944; minimum gage height, 0.84 ft Sept. 8, 1930.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from Ohio 

Kiver, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect or backwater from 

Ohio River (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Ja Jan. 4 to Sept. 3O

4.0 679

5.0 1,380

8.0 4,380

12.0 9,4OO

1.7 0.2

.1.8 1.0

1.9 3.8

2.0 9.2

2.1 17

2.3 40

2.6 105

3.0 233

3.5 448

5.0 1,440

8.0 4,410

16.0 15,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

63

56

52

49

45

42

39

48

468

808

361

269

191

126

100

85

74

67

61

58

56

112

1,120

21O

124

90

74

65

58

*56

54

5,081

164

0.423

0.49

Nov.

50

54

137

448

382

217

149

118

410

629

262

182

143

121

105

102

137

124

355

8.770

1,630

662

439

353

265

b230

b250

b270

b380

b500

"

17,874

596

1.54

1.71

Dec.

b600

5,450

6.470

2,930

*890

570

3,280

1,570

c700

c500

c440

391

322

298

570

630

306

254

197

204

169

169

172

244

248

166

b!20

blOO

b90

b9O

b90

28,230

911

2.35

2.71

Jan.

b90

106

8,290

*1 1,900

1,600

803

644

438

327

385

2,260

1,400

752

11,300

*14.700

2,000

922

740

564

463

484

371

414

1,870

685

414

353

2,780

2,670

810

b460

70,995

2,290

5.90

6.80

Feb.

b550

b600

b6OO

b460

b370

b300

b6,000

b3,500

b2,OOO

bl,000

bl,400

bll.OOO

*8,950

2,820

1,O6O

2,100

2,180

1,060

1,020

822

3,920

1,250

703

521

424

376

399

314

-

-

-

55,699

1,989

5.13

5.34

Mar.

294

263

745

4.280

1,010

609

1,050

581

394

302

263

240

1,450

1,850

1,060

1,150

644

2,450

1,810

1,510

1,140

*740

575

895

581

438

367

1,260

2,180

1,860

855

32,846

1,060

2.73

3.15

Apr.

2,610

1,310

727

526

419

340

306

942

575

409

358

1,790

1,270

2,360

970

570

419

344

298

255

216

368

*976

404

302

636

481

290

233

219

-

20,923

697

1.80

2.01

May

308

388

546

266

480

212

159

131

111

140

852

286

162

114

92

77

70

64

57

54

84

70

*521

185

102

75

95

182

344

208

111

6,546

211

0.544

0.63

June

77

59

48

42

37

35

32

31

32

52

52

36

31

40

48

43

31

24

21

20

18

16

21

77

*54

36

26

22

18

16

-

1,095

36.5

0.094

0.10

July

23

52

31

22

16

13

11

8.1

6.5

6.0

6.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.5

6.5

5.4

4.9

4.3

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.4

*537

206

56

31

24

25

*21

19

1,175.3

37.9

0.098

0.11

Aug.

15

10

7.6

6.0

3.8

3.8

6.0

6.5

6.5

5.4

4.9

4.3

21

15

8.7

4.9

3.0

2.1

1.6

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

^A

.4

.7

1.6

 1.0

.8

.7

145.2

4.68

0.012

0.01

Sept.

0.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

.8

.8

3.5

3.5

.8

.5

. 4

7s

3.5

3.0

2.4

2.4

3.0

1.6

1.0

.9

7.6

6 . 5

4.9

3.2

"

58.9

1.96

0.005

0.006

Calendar year 195O: Max 16,2OO Min 7.6 Mean 779 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.24

Water year 195O-51: Max 14,7OO Min 0.4 Mean 659 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.07

Peak discharge (base. 11.OOP cfs).--Nov. 20 (5 p.m.) 15,200 cfs (15.95 ft); Dec. 2 (12 p.m.) 

13,900 cfs (15.25 ft); Jan. 4 (4 a.m.) 20,900 cfs (18.28 ft); Jan. 15 (3 a.m.) 26,900 cfs (20.32 ft); 

Feb. 12 (12 p.m.) 16,100 cfs (16.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

c Backwater from Ohio River.
302 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River near Maysville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°38'10", long. 83"42'15", on left bank at lock and dam 33, 2.2 miles

 downstream from Cabin Creek, 3.5 miles upstream from Maysville, Mason County, and at 

mile 405.1.

Drainage area. 70,130 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1951 (fragmentary prior to October 1940).

Gage. Staff gage read hourly to tenths. Datum of gage is 452.57 ft above mean sea

 level, Ohio River datum. Auxiliary staff gage at lock and dam 34, 29.0 miles downstream, read hourly.

Average discharge. 11 years (1940-51), 94,080 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 500,000 cfs Dec. 10 (gage height, 55.6 ft); 

minimum not determined.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 635,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1948; maximum gage height, 65.5 

ft Mar. 9, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 75.3 ft Jan. 27, 1937 (discharge, 820,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of slack water, which are poor. 

Cooperat ion.--Gage-he ight record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 2' 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm 

in.

Oct.

te23,000 

B24,000

(647,000

59 , 400 

ie37,000

e28,000

e26,000 

(*)

973,400 

31,400 

0.448 

0.52

Nov.

e3O,OOO

102,000

160,000 

165,000

158,000 

142,000 

125,000

110,000 

97,900 

84 , 800 

> 654,000

852,000

102,000 

148,000 

164,000 

165,000 

153,000

142,000 

123,000 

111,000 

116,000 

142,000

2,998.7 

99,960 

1.43 

1.59

Dec.

156,000 

163,000 

202,000 

*279,000 

364,000

432,000 

464 , 000 

476,000 

491,000 

500,000

*491,OOO 

447,000 

39O.OOO 

320,000 

244,000

189,000 

162,000 

141,000 

119,000 

90,400

75,200 

68 , 000 

664,000 

662,000 

63,700

64,400 

73,600 

77,700 

678,000 

670,000 

54,700

t6,871.7 

221,700 

3.16 

3.64

Jan.

Ie60,000

109,000 

162,000

219,000 

271,000 

300,000 

'294,000 

260,000

220,000 

195,000 

174,000 

167,000 

242,000

308,000 

366,000 

380,000

359,000 

316,000

271,000 

236,000 

217,000 

208,000 

199,000

185,000 

167,000 

155,000 

157,000 

179,000 

185,000

t6,681 

215,500 

3.07 

3.54

Feb.

203,000 

304,000 

377,000 

589,000

297,000 

246,000 

250,000 

254,000 

232,000

191,000 

167,000

183,000 

208,000 

236,000

260,000 

275.0OO 

276,000 

 271,000 

259,000

252,000 

270,000 

309 , OOO 

340,000 

345,000

323,000 

284,000 

246,000

t7,602 

271,500 

3.87 

4.03

Mar.

209,000 

183,000 

166, OOO 

175,000 

221,000

260,000 

272,000 

282,000 

285,000 

270.00O

267,000 

236,000 

205,000 

192, OOO 

202,000

204.OOO 

202,000 

199,000 

218,000 

266,000

291,000 

293,000

 277,000 

249,000 

225,000

203,000 

183,000 

167,000 

154,000 

152,000

172,000

t6,880 

221,900 

3.16 

3.65

Apr.

231,000 

283,000 

302,000 

307,000

3OZ , OOO

288,000 

261,000 

227,000 

19 8, OOO 

196,000

205,000 

207,OOO 

2 08, OOO 

227,000 

251,000

264,000 

26O.OOO 

242,000 

214,000 

187,000

162,000 

140,000 

130,000 

427,000

129,000

142,000 

155,000 

153,000 

142,000 

135,000

16,275 

209,200 

2.98 

3.33

May

137,000 

160,000 

195,000 

209,000

207,000

187,000 

163, OOO 

143,000 

120,000 

1O2,OOO

95,300 

93,400 

109,000 

125,000 

123,000

1O9 , OOO 

88,800 

81,000 

70,700 

662,000

e 52, 000

* 72, 300 

75,700

66,000 

655,000

68,100 

88,100

t3,271.4 

105,500 

1.50 

1.73

June

82,500 

LeSOjDOO

662,000 

72,900 

73,800

^e57,OOC

69,200 

1O7.OOO 

121,000 

128,000 

156,000

187, OOO 

198,000

183,000 

147,000 

117,000

87,700 

649,000

(*) 

eSO.OOO

64,300

t2,566.4 

85,550 

1.22 

1.36

July

84,700 

94,100 

104,000 

1OO.OOO 

80,800

64,600 

67,000 

70,800 

660,000 

638,000

630,000 

e23,000 

e30,000

628,000 

(*)

tl,347 

43,450 

0.620 

0.71

Aug.

Iel9,000 

Iel4,000 

el 2, 000 

613,000 

el 1,000

e!2,000 

(*)

417,000 

13,450 

0.192 

0.22

Sept.

e!4,000 

elS.OOO 

el7,OOO 

el6,000 

ell, 000 

el 1,000

420,000 

14,000 

0.200 

0.22

Calendar year 1950: Max 534,000 Hln - Mean 132,800 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.69 

Water year 1950-51: Max 500,000 Hln - Mean 126,900 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.54

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Expressed in thousands.

e Slack water (stage-fall-discharge relation indefinite); discharge estimated on basis of slackwater discharge measurement, records for stations at Ashland, Cincinnati, and on tributary streams, 

and approximate data on evaporation and storage.
WHITEOAK CREEK BASIN 303

Whiteoak Creek near Georgetown, Ohio

Location. Lat 38"50"42", long. 83°55'16", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 221, 600 ft downstream from Opossum Run, ij miles southwest of Georgetown, Brown County, and 6j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 221 sq mi.

Records available. October 1923 to November 1935, October 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder, and wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is

 5"69.21 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Feb. 8, 1940, and Dec. 

9, 1948, to Nov. 6, 1950, chain, staff, or wire-weight gages. Feb. 8, 1940, to Dec. 

8, 1948, and since Nov. 7, 195JD, water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 1, 1949, gages 

at datum 8.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 24 years, 257 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,300 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 11.95 ft);

 no flow Aug. 18-26, Sept. 2-9, 12.

1923-35, 1939-51: Maximum discharge observed, 20,500 cfs May 14, 1933 (gage height, 

20.87 ft, present datum); no flow at times in 1930, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1948, 1951.

Remarks. Records good above 700 cfs and fair below, except ;hose for periods of ice 

errect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--W 728: 1924-31. W 758: 1933.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

21

18

17 

15

14

13

T3

805

715

361

141

89

59

43

37

31

27

25

21

19

23

475

100

54

43

33

27

25

*23

22

3,330

107

484

0.56

Nov.

21

3T

35

136 

172

113

71

64

663

975

199

111

80

65

58

64

104

89

189

5,580

3,250

328

185

b!40

blOO

blOO

b70

b!50

b250

b380

-

13,773

459

2.08

2.32

Dec.

b420

b2,400

7,210

1,990 

*430

211

1,350

944

239

168

146

122

117

100

135

263

119

85

63

52

45

43

59

123

279

106

44

b60

b40

b30

b25

17,423

562

2.54

2.93

Jan.

b20

blO

b5,100

»8,300 

*815

336

232

159

126

192

1,470

1,090

554

4,950

*7,070

1,090

439

429

300

224

224

200

251

1,690

458

178

130

1,160

2,220

335

166

39,948

1,289

5.83

6.72

Feb.

127

bllO

blOO

b90 

b90

b80

b9750"

1,040

457

200

221

b4,700

*6,430

1,730

504

909 -

1,620

599

767

993

4,750

1,030

352

218

168

148

160

153

-

_

-

28,646

1,023

4.63

4.82

Mar.

119

111

375

2,960 

565

274

233

221

141

101

82

81

575

1,420

770

909

584

1,910

1,300

1,050

949

*404

203

924

402

196

148

975

1,560

1,380

503

21,398

690

3.12

3.60

Apr.

1,450

685

283

181 

139

111

105

1,060

488

278

256

1,490

867

1,360

479

206

136

111

92

85

76

298

*1,470

296

158

117

113

87

73

68

-

12,618

421

1.90

2.12

May

58

56

85

57 

53

77

50

37

33

30

r&*5 913

58

40

29

24

21

19

17

15

13

12

*3T

23

23

24

27

37

152

128

66

2,316

74.7

0.338

0.39

June

40

25

20

15 

14

10

7.6

9.0

10

18

35

25

18

15

19

36

21

14

9.4

7.2

6.0

4.8

4.5

5.1

*4.5

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.0

5.S

-

414.1

13.8

0.062

0.07

July

6.2

155 ~55

15 

9.0

5.7

4.2

3.3

2.8

2.4

2.0

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.6

.2

.2

.1 *7T

1.5

1.0

.4

8.4

6.6

4.0

*2.9

2.2

272.4

8.79

0.040

0.05

Aug.

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.4 

1.0

.9

1.1

6.5

5.3

1.9

1.2

1.1

1.1

.7

.3

.2

.1

0

S

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

T.2

*.6

.2

.1

42.0

1.35

0.006

0.007

Sept.

0.1

0

3

0 

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.6

0

6.0

.8

13

24

9.9

5.7

3.5

2.4

2.2

2.4

3.1

11

27

13

8.1

5.1

3.5

2.8

-

144.4

4.81

0.022

0.02

Calendar year 1950; Max 7,580 Min 5.0 Mean 462 Cfsm 2.O9 In. 28.34

Water Water year year 1950-51: 1950-51; Max Max 8,300 8,300_____Min Min 0 0______Mean Mean 384 384_____Cfsm Cfsm 1.74 1.74 In. In. 23.61 25.61________

Peak discharge (base, 4,600 efs).--Nov. 20 (11:45 p.m.) 8,830 cfs (11.31 ft); Dec. 3 (1O:30 a.m. 

8,830 cfs (11.28 ft): Jan. 3 (11:30 p.m.) 10,9OO cfs (11.91 ft); Jan. 15 (3:30 a.m.) 11,300 cfs 

(11.95 ft); Feb. 13 (2 a.m.) 9,160 cfs (11.40 ft); Feb. 21 (12:30 p.m.) 5,980 cfs (10.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ic
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Little Miami River at Spring Valley, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°36'20", long. 84°00'50", in SW^- sec'. 18, R. 5, T. 4, on right bank at

 aownstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 42, three-eighths of a mile southwest of 

Spring Valley and 2-| miles downstream from Sugar Creek.

Drainage area.--361 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1925 to November 1935, October 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 737.9 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 12, 1939, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 370 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,400 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 15.34 ft); min-

 imum, 67 cfs Sept. 21, 22 (gage height, 2.68 ft).

1925-35, 1939-51: Maximum discharge observed, 18,400 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage 

height, 16.8 ft); minimum, 23 cfs July 27, 1934.

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

wmcn are fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 893: 1932(M). W 1053: 1929.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2-8, June 6-9, July 27 to Sept. 30)

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

61

153

269

414

8.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

1,960

3,750

6,460

11,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

155

147

140

140 

136

*132

128

37!

1,960

1,210

703

494

380

316

269

233

210

196

185

176

170

166

161

157

151

147

145

142

140

138

136

9,337

301

0.834

0.96

Nov.

134

132

128

T45 

153

142

*134

140

366

392

296

241

212

196

183

196

196

181

183

3,820

2,120

1,020

721

614

472

261

389

430

380

362

-

14,339

478

1.32

1.48

Dec.

347

831

7,880

9,910 

2,380

1,250

2,170

1,890

1,060

831

703

632

562

511

494

446

414

*389

377

368

344

350

347

478

562

462

383

398

359

336

521

37,785

1,219

3.38

3.89

Jan.

307

3TO

2,030

5,000 

2,200

1,200

90O

750

650

600

1,000

850

750

3,OOO

5,OOO

2,000

1,200

950

800

7OO

600

550

*545

562

494

446

430

494

478

392

b350

35,538

1,146

3.17

3.66

Feb.

b330

b310

WiO

b400 

b380

b360

562

462

446

368

368

2,390

3,750

2,310

1,130

1,060

1,450

1,170

1,210

1,700

6,340

3,820

1,410

1,020

868

776

685

614

_

_

-

36,089

1,289

3.57

3.72

Mar.

596

645

999

1,960 

T7I30"

831

*721

632

545

478

462

446

551

981

905

943

757

757

794

757

776

703

831

794

632

545

494

800

1,210

1,780

1,130

25,588

825

2.29

2.64

Apr.

812

685

596

545 

*494

446

430

562

562

1,190

1,100

1,530

1,290

1,820

1,290

868

685

596

545

494

462

528

596

511

462

430

398

383

368 3"6~5

-

21,046

702

1.94

2.17

May

446

389

478

IT! 

374

338

318

*302

288

293

389

336

296

274

261

251

246

251

238

233

251

236

370

280

238

229

307

380

430

327

269

9,732

314

0.870

1.00

June

238

221

205

198 

198

187

*181

252

301

205

187

189

208

221

189

178

172

166

161

159

153 l.'O'SO"

1,690

365

264

226

2,190

1,930

2,840

981

-

15,735

524

1.45

1.62

July

943

56?

*430

359 

313

280

251

236

224

212

349

588

330

277

241

217

198

189

176

164

157

155

192

164

151

145

134

134

130

122

118

8,141

263

0.729

0.84

Aug.

118

*TT2

108

106 

102

108

116

112

110

104

99

97

93

91

90

86

84

83

83

81

79

79

79

78

75

78

78

81

81

81

79

2,854

92.1

0.255

0.29

Sept.

78

76

74

73

72

*70

72

70

70

73

108 -S!

81

108

86

79

73

72

70

68

68

68

73

73

73

73

76

72

7O

70

-

2,273

75.8

0.210

0.23

Calendar year 1950: Max 9,910 Min 83 Mean 674 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.33

Water Water year year 195O-51: 195O-51: Max Max 9,910 9.91O____Min Min 68 68 Mean Mean 599 599 ____Cfsm Cfsm 1.66 1.66 In. In. 22.50 22.50_____

Peak discharge (base, 4.OOP efs).--Nov. 20 (2:30 p.m.) 5,190 efs (12.18 ft); Dec. 3 (11:30 p 

12,4OO efs (15734 ft); Jan. 4 (time unknown) 5,640 efs (12.5 ft); Jan. 14 or 15 (time unknown) 

about 5,500 efs: Feb. 21 (11:30 a.m.) 6,99O efs (13.28 ft); June 22 (12 p.m.) 5,190 efs (12.2O 

June 29 (9 a.m.) 4,52O efs (11.72 ft).

,00 es: e. : a.m. 

29 (9 a.m.) 4,52O efs (11.72 ft. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 4-22; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 

father records, and records for station near Fort Ancient.
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

Little Miami River near Fort Ancient, Ohio

305

Location.--Lat 39°22'4£", long. 84°05'32", in sec. 2, R. 3, T. 5, on right bank at

downstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles south of Port Ancient, Z\ miles northeast 

of Morrow, and 2f miles upstream from Todd Pork.

Drainage area. 677 sq mi.

Records available. December 1938 to September 1951.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 643.65 ft above mean sea level, adjust-

 ment of 1912.

Average discharge. 12 years (1939-51), 698 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,600 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 13.71 ft); min-

 imum, 74 cfs Sept. 5, 6, 9, 10, 21 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 32,900 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 16.80 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Sept. 26, 30, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.03 ft Oct. 9, 1946.

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

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

143

260

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

435

666

1,330

7.0

10.0

13.0

4,060

8,700

16,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

246

226

241

249 

236

*228

220

525

4,180

2,970

1,650

1,110

777

615

517

435

580

540

316

293

278

272

266

255

246

236

228

226

220

218

213

18,410

594

0.877

1.01

Nov.

208

^35

208

216 

249

244

*226

230

874

1,000

671

508

427

372

336

329

350

319

324

6.960

5,230

2,250

1,450

1,180

870

489

601

704

615

581

-

28,229

941

1.39

1.55

Dec.

558

1,970

13,400

14,000 

7,060

2,540

5,540

5,660

1,990

1,490

1,220

1,070

955

838

808

720

666

*635

620

591

-5T2 555

572

978

1,250

968

655

610

646

596

544

65,817

2,123

3.14

3.62

Jan.

495

499

4,040

9,050 

5,850

2,440

1,740

1,550

1,140

1,070

1,640

1,780

1,330

5,180

9,140

5,050

2,250

1,860

1,650

1,370

1,220

1,040

*935

1,040

902

777

748

902

968

720

b600

68,756

2,217

5.27

3.78

Feb.

b550

bSOO

b550

b550 

b500

b550

b950

968

870

7O9

682

4,290

7,300

5,230

2,340

2,080

2,880

2,340

2,970

5,180

10,100

6,000

5,380

1,820

1,490

1,530

1,180

1,040

_

_

-

68,529

2,440

5.60

3.75

Mar.

968

902

1,220

5., 840 

2,340

1,530

*1,290

1,070

902

777

720

693 988"

,910

,700

,910

,570

,740

,740

,650

,740

,410

,550

,740

,250

,040

902

,450

,520

,440

,250

48,752

1,572

2.52

2.68

Apr.

1,570

1,330

1,110

968 

*870

777

720

1,080

1,070

2,420

2,520

5.440

2,450

5,240

2,430

1,570

1,220

1,040

935

838

748

838

1,110

902

808

715

661

620

591

558

-

39,129

1,504

1.95

2.15

May

655

596

720

591

535

503

*469

443

435

535

530

464

419

591

576

561

557

354

340

554

556

574

473

572

540

415

473

715

577

456

14,800

477

0.705

0.81

June

387

350

322

306 

30O

290

*27£

266

469

329

278

260

287

309

287

257

241

23O

216

215

208

205

2,100

701

411

319

1,230

3,240

5,640

2,490

-

20,411

680

1.00

1.12

July

1,740

1,110

*748

577 

477

4O7

354

516

287

272

260

655

481

547

500

266

246

255

220

206

196

187

323

255

203

185

174

165

163

153

147

11,631

375

0.554

0.64

Aug.

145

*T41

139

132 

126

128

141

139

134

128

122

119

112

109

105

102

99

96

95

91

90

87

87

84

83

81

55

91

101

94

90

5,370

109

0.161

0.19

Sept.

84

80

80

77

*80

81

78

76

77

101

112

96

107

109

94

88

83

80

77

76

W

80

81

81

80

80

80

78

78

-

2,530

84.3

0.125

0.14

Calendar year 1950: Max 14,000 Min 118 Mean 1,216 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.39

Water year 1950-51 : Max 14,000 Min 76 Mean 1,069 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.44

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 efs).--Nov. 20 (1:30 p.m.) 9.3OO cfs (1O.26 ft); Dec. 4 (4 a.m.) 

18,600 cfs 113771 ft); Jan. 4 (5 a.m.) 9,70O cfs (10.54 ft); Jan. 15 (l a.m.) 10,500 cfs (10.88 ft) 

Feb. 13 (4 a.m.) 8,100 cfs (9.66 ft); Feb. 21 (11 a.m.) 10,500 cfs (10.92 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected"by ice.
106 LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Little Miami River at Milford, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°10'17", long. 84°17'53", on right bank 500 ft downstream from Wooster

 Pike Bridge in Milford, Clermont County, and H miles upstream from East Fork Little 

Miami River.

Drainage area.--1,195 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1925 to July 1936, October 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 499.35 ft above mean sea level, adjust-

 ment of 1912. Prior to Aug. 17, 1928, chain gage at bridge 500 ft upstream at datum 

0.72 ft higher.

Average discharge.--23 years (1925-35, 1938-51), 1,263 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 33,800 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 14.26 ft); min-

 Imum observed, 83 cfs Sept. 3-5, 8, 10 (gage height; 0.20 ft).

1925-36, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 69,900 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 20.90 

ft); minimum, 32 cfs Sept. 20, 1940; minimum gage height observed, that of Sept. 3-5, 

8, 10, 1951.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 728: 1931. W 743: 1932. W 758: Drainage area. W 873:

Rating tables, water year 1950-5-1 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 2-3o)

0.5 147

1.0 316

1.3 440

Oct. 1 to Feb. 12

1.5 535

2.0 850

3.0 1,920

5.0 5,100

8.0 12,400

13.0 29,000

Feb. 13 to Sept. 30

0.1 83 1.5 609

.5 187 2.0 950

1.0 367 3.0 1,940

Note.--Same as preceding

table above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

389

356

332

308

296

285

273

646

9.470

5,690

*2,980

1,800 

1,200

876

721

605

530

477 

440

414

389

381

381

368

352

332

316

312

300

293

289

31,801

1,026

0.859

0.99

Nov.

277

273

270

304

393

397

*340

454

4,320

2,820

1,380

892 

695

588

530

520

567

510 

594

*19.500

8,900

4,010

2,460

1,920

1,420

761

884

1,090

973

935

-

58,777

1,959

1.64

1.83

Dec.

935

6,000

27.900

9J 510

4,120

6,520

6,140

3,370

2,390

1,920

1,680 

1,450

1,280

1,220

1,110

918

835 

*775

782

688

714

755

1,980

2,180

1,620

828

651

775

775

688

109,709

3,539

2.96

3.41

Jan.

616

622

11,000

18.200

8,470

4,360

2,820

2,180

1,680

1,620

3,330

3,290 

2,460

13,400

17,8-0

7,920

3,780

2,900 

2,600

2,180

1,860

1,500

1,380

2,680

1,620

1,220

1,080

1,770

2,250

1,310

992

128,890

4,158

3.48

4.01

Feb.

768

676

695

805

858

820

2,400

2,180

1,420

1,050

1,010

11,200 

14,200

8,730

4,140

*4, 100

5,890

4,120 

5,730

6,320

21,000

11,100

5,500

2,980

2,320

2,000

1,880

1,600

-

_

-

125,492

4,482

3.75

3.91

Mar.

1,490

1,440

2,250

8.27O

4,030

2,600

*2,060

1,710

1,440

1,200

1,100

1.040 

1,930

4,030

3,370

3,780

2,980

4,130 

3,860

3,610

3,940

2,680

2,460

4,120

2,460

1,820

1,490

3,090

4,730

6,980

4,030

94,120

3,036

2.54

2.93

Apr.

2,900

2,460

1,940

1,660

*1,390

1,240

1,160

1,830

2,060

4,240

4,550

6. 980 

4,550

5,1OO

3,860

2,530

1,880

1,600 

1,390

1,240

1,100

1,580

2,460

1,660

1,340

1,150

1,030

942

895

828

-

67,545

2j252

1.88

2.10

May

903

888

911

934

821

745

687

*638

598

582

681

779 

662

576

528

503

479

465 

465

484

592

498

609

712

534

484

528

609

911

865

650

20,321

656

0.549

0.63

June

544

479

442

432

410

380

367

355

465

582

428

376 

384

479

498

401

355

322 

*303

291

283

273

1,420

1,280

582

446

388

3,200

4. 140

3,600

-

23,905

797

0.667

0.74

July

2.190

1,500

982

738

592

503

437

397

363

338

326

466 

633

437

371

326

295

276 

*262

244

231

225

225

397

269

231

212

199

193

187

175

14,220

459

0.384

0.44

Aug.

175

 1ST

167

161

155

153

158

164

161

153

155

150 

142

134

128

118

114

111 

111

108

106

104

101

97

94

94

94

108

106

111

106

4,006

129

0.108

0.12

Sept.

101

90

83

83

83

*90

90

85

85

85

108

106 

212

282

158

158

246

437 

432

282

158

172

218

202

170

158

134

121

108

106

-

4,843

161

0.135

0.15

Calendar year 1950: Max 27,900 Mln 142 Mean 2,163 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.57

Water year 1950-51: Max 27,900 Mln 83 Mean 1,873 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.26

Peak discharge (base. 15.000 efs).--Mov. 20 (10:30 a.m.) 27,300 cfs (12.46 ft)j Dec. 3 (11 a.m.) 

33,800 cfs (14.26 ft); Jan. 4 (1 a.m.) 25,600 efs (11.97 ft); Jan. 15 (3 a.m.) 23,800 efs (11.53 ft); 

Feb. 12 (10:30 p.m.) 18,000 cfs (9.84 ft); Feb. 21 (5 a.m.) 25,600 cfs (12.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Discharge below about 130 cfs computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 307

East Pork Little Miami River at Williamsburg, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°03'10", long. 84°03'05", on right bank at downstream side of Main 

Street Bridge in Williamsburg, Clermont County, 1.1 miles upstream from Todd Run.

Drainage area. 238 sq mi.

Records available. March 1949 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 784.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,940 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 10.35 ft)} no 

 i'low Aug. 25, 26, Sept. 2-9, 12.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs Sept. 20, 1950 (gage height, 11.32 ft); no 

flow Aug. 25, 26, Sept. 2-9, 12, 1951.

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

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In

feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12-18, 22-24, 26, Nov. 4-24)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 12

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

4.0 1,440

7.0 4,370

10.0 8,320

0.45

.5

.55

.6

.65

.7

0

.1

.4

1.0

1.8

2.8

Feb. 15 to Sept.

0.8 5.5

.9 9.2

1.0 14

1.1 22

1.2 53

1.5 50

50

1.5

2.0

5.0

4.0

6.0

9.0

101

294

813

1,440

5,510

6,850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year Octooer 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29-

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

33

30

27 

 24

23

22

Z?

388

2.090

1,140

636

222 

120

78

58

48

45

40

36

33

32

35

*48

43

40

40

35

31

30

28

27

5,504

178

0.748

0.86

Nov.

27

26

26 

42 

78

73

58

155

1,120

1,150

251

.109 

78

61

54

54

94

90

74

5.550

3,480

*421

234

198

100

70

80

75

130

160

-

13,918

464

1.95

2.17

Dec.

230

2,100

6.570 

3,460 

625

344

1,040

1,100

357

263

210

202 

182

144

182

200

130

110

80

50

50

50

75

200

450

240

*100

75

55

45

35

18,954

611

2.57

2.96

Jan.

30

25

3,700 

7.780 

1,140

469

348

250

200

200

694

960

514

4,250

6,260

909

426

474

362

263

218

174

182

gl,020

432

202

144

gl,090

gl,180

g344

180

34,420

1,110

4.66

5.38

Feb.

130

110

100 

95 

*90

90

500

1,000

400

230

180

3,200 

5,890

1,810

507

765

1,510

700

1,040

1,070

5,580

1,100

402

254

200

173

185

165

_

_

-

27,476

981

4.12

4.29

Mar.

130

130

305

Hi

*276

208

165

123

95

81

73 

334

1,200

784

813

512

1,210

1,140

900

930

407

242

1,190

488

237

169

749

1,440

1,900

608

19,559

631

2.65

3.06

Apr.

726

625

294 

196

*147

120

104

637

498

446

645

1.620 

930

1,080

501

237

158

123

104

90

76

549

1,050

276

147

145

111

81

68

62_

-

11,846

395

1.66

1.85

May

52

52

48 

47 

48

40

35

*33

32

32

33

65 

62

43

32

26

21

19

17

17

16

16

25

21

20

24

33

38

75

131

76

1,229

39.6

0.166

0.19

June

45

29

22 

17 

15

13

12

11

12

74

71

40 

*30

30

76

80

42

26

18

14

12

10

10

18

31

29

19

14

309

666

-

1,795

59.8

0.251

0.28

July

403

244

98 

54 

33

23

17

14

12

9.7

8.0

7.2 

*6.9

6.2

5.5

4.9

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.5

2.8

2.4

2.4

4.3

4.3

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.0

1.5

992.3

32.0

0.134

0.16

Aug.

1.0

.9

.6 

.4 

.2

.6

.9

1.0

1.5

.8

.4

.5 

*.6

1.7

12

12

6.9

4.3

2.8

1.6

1.2

g.4

g.2

g.l

BO

go

g6.5

4.6

1.2

.4

.3

66.4

2.14

0.009

0.01

Sept.

0.1

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

0 

36

"80 190

40

18

*12

7.6

5.2

4.0

7.7

6.2

5.5

5.5

15

15

10

6.5

4.9

-

465.4

15.4

0.065

0.07

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,570 Mln 4.3 Mean 462 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.34

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,780 Mln 0 Mean 373 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.28

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 efs).--Nov. 20 (12 m.) 7,150 cfs (9.25 ft)j Dec. 5 (10 p.m.) 8,020 cfs 

(9.75 ffc)j Jan. 4 (5 a.m.) 8,940 cfs (10.55 ft); Jan. 15 (2:50 p.m.) 8,020 cfs (9.76 ft)j Feb. 15 

(2:50 a.m.) 6,850 cfs (8.96 ft); Feb. 21 (11:50 a.m.) 6,170 cfs (8.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, Dec. 16 to Jan. 5, Jan. 8-10, 

Jan. 31 to Peb. 12.
308 LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

East Pork Little Miami River near Bantam, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°01'40", long. 84°08'00", near left bank on downstream side of pier 

of Highway bridge between Bantam and Afton, 2.1 miles north of Bantam and 4.1 miles 

southeast of Batavia, Clermont County.

Drainage area. 331 sq mi.

Records available. November 1948 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder, and staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 634.43 

Ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,400 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 15.31 ft); 

minimum observed, 0.3 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, -0.39 ft).

1948-51: Maximum discharge, 16,800 cfs Jan. 24, 1949; maximum gage height, 16.52 

ft Apr. 3, 1950; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 12, 1951.

Remarks .--Records good except those below 1,500 cfs, which are fair, and those for 

periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of iee effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 26-30)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

Oct. 1 to Feb. 12

20 3.0

46 6.0

108 9.0

200 13.0

350

Feb. 13 to Sept. 30

SOO

2,670

5,370

10,200

-0.4

-.3

-.2

-.1 

0.0

0.2

.4

.7

1.0

1.5

16

30

62

106

200

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 1.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

49

38

29

*32

28

 26 26

799

3.270

1,730

1,010

344

179

125

98

80

69

59

56

46

32

312

*517

95

64

55

47

43

40

38

34

9,370

302

0.912

1.05

Nov.

30

29

28

161

193

122

86

230

1,860

1,940

471

195

137

111

94

90

150

195

138

*7.920

4,780

748

376

295

150

95

100

100

160

400

-

21,384

713

2.15

2.40

Dec.

628

4,140

7,790

4,950

974

418

1,760

1,660

544

380

258

208

200

157

267

292

173

140

100

80

75

75

80

200

550

320

*120

80

65

65

55

27,004

871

2.63

3.03

Jan.

50

45

6,2W

9,780

2,250

628

471

300

260

260

1,500

1,550

800

6,980

8,040

1,640

633

672

492

264

198

186

310

2,050

719

235

161

1,830

2,140

464

220

51,328

1,656

5.00

5.77

Feb.

190

170

150

140

*150

130

940

1,100

600

350

350

5,800

7,150

2,690

755

1,220

2,180

1,020

1,530

1,970

7,350

2,050

568

315

255

220

238

210

.

-

39,781

1,421

4.29

4.47

Mar.

161

148

421

5,160

879

*368

276

198

152

117

86

532" 75

1,900

1,250

1,310

748

2,260

1,990

1,520

1,460

568

322

1,830

767

298

212

1,250

2,390

2,830

1,040

30,518

984

2.97

3.43

Apr.

1,440

988

394

252

*193

153

127

838

756

475

812

2,490

1,550

1,780

760

312

198

150

127

111

94

1,040

1,720

473

230

184

130

120

106

94

~

18,097

603

1.82

2.03

May

85

66

58

62

63

63

55

*47

44

39

41

54

78

60

44

33

28

23

21

21

20

i5

35

48

26

22

49

65

84

~9T 106

1,550

50.0

0.151

0.17

June

68

47

34

27

21

d!8

d!6

d!5

17

22

d90

d70

*48

29

55

d90

54

35

22

24

21

20

19

24

36

37

26

32

26

902

~

1,945

64.8

0.196

0.22

July

359

32T

152

85

49

30

22

19

17

15

13

9.5

*8.3

6.8

6.5

9.5

9.5

8.3

7.1

6.5

6.0

5.1

4.6

7.4

8.3

8.7

7.9

6.5

5.1

5.7

5.9

1,223.2

39.5

0.119

0.14

Aug.

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.5

1.5

2.2

2.1

1.6

1.0

*.6

.5

il

.5

8.0

B.5

J7S

5.7

7.1

2.6

1.4

.8

.7

.7

1.2

2.6

6.5

6.3

4.1

87.7

2.83

I 0.008

0.01

Sept.

2.8

1.8

.9

.6

.7

1.2

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

19

223

66

47

33

*17

12

6.8

5.4

8.8

16

11

6.3

3.7

6.9

8.3

7.5

6.0

-

515.0

17.2

0.052

0.06

Calendar year 1950; Max 9,960 Min 11 Mean 722 Cfsm 2.18 In. 29.61

Water year 1950-51: Max 9,780 Min 0.3 Mean 556 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.78

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 eta). --Nov. 20 (10:30 a.m.) 12,100 cfs (14.42 ft); Dee. 3 (10 p.m.) 

9,400 ofs (12.42 ft)j Jan. 4 (1 s.m.) 13,400 efs (l5.31 ft); Jan. 14 (8 p.m.) 11,000 efs (13.61 ft); 

Feb. 12 (7 p.m.) 9,530 cfs (12.50 ft)i Feb. 21 (3:30 a.m.) 9,400 efs (12.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

nearby stations. '

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26-30, Dee. 18 to Jan. 3, Jan. 8-11, Jan. 

31 to Feb. 12.
LITTLE MAM RIVER BASIN SOS

East Pork Little Miami River at Perintown, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°08'13", long. 84°14'17", on left bapk at downstream side of highway 

oriage at Perintown, Clermont County, 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 477 sq mi.

Records available. May 1915 to September 1917, October 1917 to May 1920 (gage heights 

only), January 1925 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 507.28 ft above mean sea level, adjust-

 ment of 1912. Prior to Feb. 6, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years (1925-51), 566 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,200 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 17.91 ft); mini-

 mum, 4.4 cfs Aug. 19, 20 (gage height, 0.71 ft).

1915-20, 1925-51: Maximum discharge, 39,400 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 23.42 

ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs July 24, 1930; minimum gage height, -0.18 ft Oct. 3-7, 1917.

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

Revisions (water years). W 643: Drainage area. W 873: 1938. W973: 1933(M).

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2-8)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 18

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

39

117

225

361

540

4.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

1,040

2,490

5,210

9,020

16,000

Mar. 19 to Sept. 30

0.7 3.9 1.5 111 

.8 9.5 2.0 224 

.9 18 2.5 361

1.2 59

Note. Same as preceding

table above 2.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

70

59

53

*47

43

39

39

818

4.620

2,010

1,220

455

273

192

146

119

103

93

85

76

71

76

*739

194

121

96

86

78

74

68

65

12,228

394

0.826

0.95

Nov.

64

£Z

62

147

306

206

150

382

2,560

2,480

711

325

228

178

152

174

220

220

239

12.700

6,170

*1,120

560

400

270

190

210

250

300

400

-

31,436

1,048

2.20

2.45

Dec.

581

5,720

10,800

6,750

1,390

646

2,540

2,400

767

501

400

343

298

290

331

380

250

190

170

150

120

120

130

350

550

350

*140

100

100

95

85

37,037

1,195

2.51

2.89

Jan.

70

75

9,000

14.300

1,010

716

460

320

370

1,880

2,090

1,140

11,100

11,500

2,620

1,070

952

765

560

474

383

485

2,490

1,160

463

337

2,300

2,960

827

360

75,787

2,445

5.13

5.91

Feb.

280

220

200

190

180

180

1,300

1,100

750

400

350

8,700

*10,000

3,760

1,220

1,650

2,810

1,460

2,040

2,930

10.400

3 '945 140

560

427

367

374

352

_

-

56,285

2,010

4.21

4.39

Mar.

303

271

623

3,950

1,350

*602

456

377

298

248

218

201

679

2,410

1,740

1,820

1,100

3,030

2,650

gl,550

gl,770

g988

540

2,180

1,350

540

380

1,520

2,890

3,750

1,640

41,404

1,336

2.80

3.23

Apr.

1,790

1,400

646

427

*331

279

247

790

1,180

869

1,040

5,130

2,170

2,250

1,220

520

355

284

245

214

192

909

g2,330

g763

g387

g290

g311

g222

g!85

g!61

-

25,137

838

1.76

1.96

May

g!59

117

111

105

103

89

78

*70

65

61

77

70

72

87

67

56

50

44

41

40

34

34

72

72

48

41

65

82

117

123

139

2,369

76.4

0.160

0.18

June

102

72

59

48

43

38

36

26

28

31

38

94

*92

64

52

54

80

65

48

41

36

30

24

18

18

18

28

37

68

645

-

2,033

67.8

0.142

0.16

July

311

373

T75

111

73

52

38

30

25

22

18

17

*15

14

13

12

11

10

9.5

8.9

8.3

8.3

7.7

873

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.9

9.5

8.9

8.3

1,431.5

46.2

0.097

0.11

Aug.

8.9

7.7

7.1

6.5

6.0

6.5

7.7

7.1

8.9

7.7

162

T24

*14

8.3

7.1

6.0

5.5

4.9

4.4

4.9

9.5

«9.5

8.3

7.7

7.1

7.1

7.1

18

14

10

7.7

521.2

16.8

0.035

0.04

Sept.

7.1

6.5

6.0

7.1

7.1

7.7

7.1

6.5

6.5

8.3

8.9

103

*125

194

136

69

56

33

23

17

12

13

12

24

19

12

10

7.1

7.1

80

"

1,031.0

34.4

0.072

0.08

Calendar year 1950 : Max 17,500 Mln 20 Mean 1,001 cfsm 2.10 In. 28.50

Water year!950-51 : Max 14,300 Mln 4.4 Mean 785 cfsm 1-65 in. 22.35

Peak discharge (baae. 10.000 cfs). Nov. 20 (2 p.m.) 18,600 cfs (16.96 ft); Dec. 2 (10 p.m. ) 11, 

cfs (13.94 ft); Jan. 4 (2 a.m.) 21,200 cfs (17.91 ft); Jan. 14 (7:30 p.m.) 19,200 cfs (17.20 ft); 

Feb. 12 (10 p.m.) 14,400 cfs (15.30 ft); Feb. 21 (7:30 a.m.) 13,000 cfs (14.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24-30, 

1 to Feb. 12.

) 11,800

Dec. 16 to Jan. 3, Jan. 8-10, Jan.

281787 O - 53 - 21
310 LICKING RIVER BASIN

Licking River near Salyersville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°44'55", long. 83°05'20", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 30, 0.2 miles upstream from Gardner Branch, 1.2 miles west of Salyersville, Magoffin County, and 3.1 miles downstream from State Road Pork.

Drainage area. 140 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 823.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Feb. 27, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1939-51), 156 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,720 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 22.51 ft); mini- 

 mum, 0.8 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 5.23 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 14,300 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 25.4 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 923: 1939, 1940, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 3-6)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20 

6.4 21

21 to Mar. 19 Mar. 20 to Sept. 30

6.7

7.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

15.0

41

68

168

426

841

1,180

7.0

7.5

8.0

10.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

61

101

150

410

990

1,480

2,540

4,700

7,850

5.3

5.4

5.5 

5.9 

6.4 

7.0 

9.0 

14.0

0.5 

1.5 

3.5 

6.0

315

990

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

57

a45

a40

a40 

a30

*30

28

28

102

126

111

88

66

55

45

58

55

50

28

27

25

32

425 

319

181

130

102

85

70

57

50

2,519

81.3

0.581

0.67

Nov.

45

TT

466

1.490 

740

373

262

206

176

*188

161

143

129

116

103

110

106

97

101

532

792

425

292 

b210

b!60

blSO

b!70

b!70

206

240

-

8,430

281

2.01

2.24

Dec.

299

511

814

1.400 

930

a470

686

954

565

425

329

265

212

182

170

160

148

131

124

117

106

*104

97 

97

91

88

85

a75

a80

a80

aTO

9,865

318

2.27

2.62

Jan.

a70

a65

a65

258 

247

194

190

181

146

145

171

156

149

305

1.570

954

542

a390

a320

269

227

a!75

alSO 

174

157

145

140

147

376

537

*589

9,004

290

2.07

2.39

Feb.

6.470

337100

a760

a450 

a345

271

1,170

al,010

a455

588

540

597

423

354

284

274

562

309

287

256

842

774

501 

364

283

236

241

199

-

-

-

21,545

762

5.44

5.67

Mar.

185

*156

155 518- 

668

495

479

407

501

230

189

168

226

404

341

295

186

1.190

1,110

945

644

479

379 

337

285

284

257

*250

256

*333

396

12,540

405

2.89

3.33

Apr.

339

576

548

489 

392

32O

277

261

218

190

165

279

546

460

444

556

290

259

219

191

159

146

146 

118

106

97

92

83

78

78

-

7,502

250

1.79

1.99

May

76

135

295

*379 

532

357

892

554

370

285

255

207

162

130

alOO

a90

a80

a70

a60

a50

a50

a50

a45 

a50

a45

a4O

a45

a40

a45

a45

a55

5,565

180

1.29

1.48

June

a50

a25

a25

a25

67

45

*30

100

73

46

34

29

32

45

41

30

25

22

19

17

17

15

14 

14

12

11

12

11

10

23

~

897

29.9

0.214

, 0.24

July

26

17

13

11 

9.9

9:0

8.4

8.1

7.2

6.6

6.0

6.0

8.1

12

9.6

7.5

5.8

5.5

5.2

8.7

5.5

4.2

3.8 

5.2

5.8

*3.3

3.3

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

231.7

7.47

0.053

0.06

Aug.

2.3

2.3

2.5

17 

8.1

4.5

5.8

5.5

2.9

8.1

9.0

6.0

84

a5

82.5

82

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1 

1.0

.9

^8.

1.1

4.0

*5.2

4.0

15

123.8

3.99

0.028

0.03

Sept.

30

62

19

14 

10

21

29

17

12

9.6

a!7

18

14

a40

47

27

19

15

13

11

9.3

8.4

10 

all

a34

29

21

17

14

12

~

610.3

20.5

0.145

0.16

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,390 Min 12 Mean 292 cfsm 2.O9 In . 28.33

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,470 Min 0.8 Mean 215 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.88

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs). B^_. - (7v . ,,. ., 8,720 _,._-cfs --_(22.51 v. ft). --, 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorder trace, weather records, and 

records for stations at Farmers and on Paint Creek near Staffordsvllle. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
LICKINQ RIVER BASIN 311

Licking River at Farmers, Ky.

Location. Lat 38 0 08'25", long. 83°33'30", near right bank on downstream side of bridge 

 on U. S. Highway 60, 300 ft upstream from Chesapeake & Ohio Railway bridge, threequarters of a mile west of Farmers, Rowan County, and 1.1 miles upstream from Triplett

Creek.

Drainage area. 826 sq mi.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 646.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. July 22, 1915, to June 30, 1920, staff gage at site 400 ft downstream at different datum. May 22, 1928, to Sept. 1, 1939, chain or wire-weight gage and Sept. 2, 

1939, to July 13, 1942, water-stage recorder at site 100 ft downstream at present 

datum. Since December 1939, auxiliary staff gage 3.8 miles upstream.

Average discharge. 16 years (1928-31, 1938-51), 1,029 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 21.78 ft); max-

 TmunTgage height, 22.51 ft Jan. 15 (backwater from Triplett Creek); minimum discharge, 

12 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 1.91 ft).

1928-31, 1936-37, 1938-51: Maximum discharge , 22,200 cfs Feb. 3, 1939; maximum 

gage height, 26.31 ft Feb. 1, 1950; minimum discharge, 0.7 cfs Oct. 14, 1930; minimum 

gage height, 1.30 ft Sept. 19, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 31.1 ft Feb. 9, 1918 (ice gorge).

Remarks . Records good. 

Revisions. W 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Pall used as a factor Nov. 4-8, 16-18, 20-24, Dec. 2-11, 

Jan. 3-7, 12-19, Jan. 28 to Feb. 25, Mar. 3-8, 13-23, 

Apr. 1-5, 14-16, May 9-13)

2.1 

3.0

50

310

4.0

8.0

21.0

680

2,800

12,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

460

404 

367

337 

*325

304

274

262

475

1,360

1,700

1,220

880

652

524

440

382

343

310

289

277

265

322

90O

1,190

940

688

568

484

424

379

17,746

572

0.692

0.80

Nov.

349

334

555

4,630 

7,440

6,020

3,690

*1,670

1,560

1,950

1,510

1,250

1,050

890

760

1,590

3,680

2,150

1,440

3,700

6,500

5,480

4,030

2,350

1,680

1,370

1,320

1,300

1,380

1,520

-

73,259

2,442

2.96

3.30

Dec.

,840

,990 

,390

,030 

,760

,670

,990

,370

,630

,700

,510

,940

* ,580

,340

,280

,560

,440

,250

,080

965

870

780

740

708

688

640

592

520

484

45!

512

66,341

2,140

2.59

2.99

Jan.

496

440

4^820 

3,290

2,540

1,760

1,500

1,230

1,120

1,810

2,440

1,860

2,800

8,580

9.550

7,280

4,660

*2,730

1,860

1,530

1,290

1,120

1,260

1,340

1,220

1,100

1,150

3,410

5,350

4,260

84,706

2,752

3.31

3.81

Feb.

9,690

gl 1..500 

g!07200

glO,700 

g9 , 590

g6,120

g6,620

g7,860

g6,040

g4,140

g2 , 550

g3 , 160

g3,800

g5,130

g5,590

g2,670

g3,030

g2,810

*g2,590

2,390

4,380

5,430

4,360

3,180

2,140

1,720

1,540

1,360

-

-

-

138,090

4,932

5.97

6.22

Mar.

,220-

,090 

.070

2,640 

,620

,040

,510

,200

,900

,580

,320

,180

,390

,590

,560

,420

,270

,300

,910

^ ,500

,960

,180

,750

,080

,680

,480

,340

,260

* ,290

,970

2,150

80,450

2,595

3.14

3.62

Apr.

2,120

2,240 

2,100

2,760 

2,470

1,990

1,620

1,570

1,420

1,230

1,080

1,400

1,840

2,390

2,660

2,320

1,880

1,500

1,260

1,130

975

880

950

850

760

720

708

684

644

1,010 -

45,161

1,505

1.82

2.03

May

1,240

1,460 

1,380

*1,350 

1,620

1,570

2,020

2,690

2,390

1,600

1,540

1,360

1,080

890

724

612

528

460

404

370

404

40O

408

488

364

316 32~5

428

408

412

349

29,590

955

1.16

1.35

June

298

256 

220

205 

280

340

*337

480

1,000

1.160

950

564

592

1,140

945

640

464

349

283

238

205

181

160

145

127

118

103

95

88

105

-

12,069

402

0.487

0.54

July

265

340 

220

163 

315

480

21T

157

115

92

80

*75

80

151

181

196

154

124

100

90

124

130

92

175

178

133

95

80

62

55

75

4,831

156

0.189

0.22

Aug.

50

40 

42

36 

70

160

115

75

65

307

286

303

698

235

145

*100

78

62

50

42

36

30

24

20

16

14

2T

28

78

80

60

3,367

109

0.132

0.15

Sept.

48

98 

92

112 

121

85

62

75

98

78

g70

g58

g55

g78

g98

gl!2

T2T

92

70

55

50

"£% 44

70

*80

90

103

100

82

-

2,477

82.6

0.100

0.11

Calendar year 1950: Max 20,200 Min 118 Mean 2,140 Cfsm 2.59 In. 35.18

Water year 1950-51: Max 11,300 Min 14 Mean 1,529 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.12

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.
312 LICKING RIVER BASIN

Triplett Creek at Morehead, Ky.

Location. Lat 38 G 10'45", long. 83°25'55", on right bank at Morehead, Rowan County, 1.1 

mnes upstream from Dry Creek, 1.6 miles downstream from Christy Creek, and 12.9 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--47.5 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1941 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 710 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 10 years, 78.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,700 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 10.15 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 11.41 ft; minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 1.00 ft).

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 16,700 cfs Sept. 21, 1950 (gage height, 13.10 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at 

gage height 11.41 ft; no flow for many days.

Maximum stage known, 18.9 ft in July 1939, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by Morehead Water Supply Co.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of loe effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

Oct. 1 to No\ 

6.7 2.0 

2.Z 

2.5

61

107

190

Note. Same as following 

table above 2.5 ft.

Nov. 20 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

0.2 

.5

1.0 

1.7 

4.2

1.8 

2.2 

2.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

40

115

190

640

1^000

1,540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

11

9.7

8.8

8.4

8.8

*8.4

8.0

11

44

112

61

47

33

26

21

17

16

13

13

13

13

13

15

13

11

11

10

10

11

9.3

8.4

614.8

19.8

0.417

0.48

Nov.

7.6

9.3

56

298

123

72

49

46

*168

163

90

59

46

34

29

420

208

120

143

1.090

328,

178

122

95

75

73

77

77

87

111

-

4,453.9

148

3.12

3.49

Dec.

140

672

484

349

175

122

421

259

172

142

111

87

*69

64

155

175

115

85

69

60

53

45

40

39

35

32

27

24

b22

b21

b20

4,284

138

2.91

3.35

Jan.

b!9

bl8

567

1,050

190

120

97

73

56

56

298

182

118

1,520

714

277

165

*120

91

73

66

56

54

111

95

75

66

206

508

205

460

7,706

249

5.24

6.03

Feb.

850

238

b!50

b!20

blOO

b80

1,110

b220

138

95

158

676

520

280

160

202

229

148

*180

168

511

223

135

99

79

69

60

51

_

-

-

7,049

252

5.31

5.52

Calendar year 1950 : Max 4,940 Mln 1.8

Mar.

46

43

232

454

188

122

109

91

71

58

51

50

168

196

145

160

185

751

349

262

170

118

97

89

79

71

73

71

*99

271

160

5,029

162

3.41

3.94

Apr.

313

253

155

109

83

67

60

67

60

53 .

50

142

135

244

148

101

77

62

54

45

37

46

62

a56

a52

a50

alOO

a70

a60

alOO

-

2,911

97.0

2.04

2.28

May

*a70

50

45

40

36

32

31

26

23

22

45

40

31

25

20

17

14

12

9.6

8.3

11

8.3

43

24

15

29

71

82

~66 122

39

1,107.2

35.7

0.752

0.87

June

26

18

13

22

17

12

*9.6

20

17

15

10

8.3

60

54

31

21

15

9.1

8.8

5.5

6.4

4.0

4.2

3.7

3.2

3.0

3.2

2.4

2.7

7.9

-

433.0

14.4

0.303

0.34

July

7.4

4.0

3.0

2.7

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.3

*1.4

1.7

1.5

1.7

3.7

2.0

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.2

82~1.0

43

18

7.9

4.0

3.2

12

4.2

3.0

223.9

7.22

0.152

0.18

Aug.

2.7

1.7

1.6

5.6

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

5.1

2.7

2.0

1.6

1.6

*1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

 5

.5

17

13

7.4

4.2

2.7

87.0

2.81

0.059

0.07

Sept.

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.4

1.0

.8

.8

1.0

1.1

.8

2.0

6.0

370

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.6

*5.1

.4

.4

.4

1.0

"

47.4

1.58

0.033

6.04

Mean 157 Cfsm 3.31 In. 44.92

Water year 1950-51 : Max 1,520 Mln 0.4 Mean S3.0 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.59

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). --Nov. 20 (10:30 a.m.) 4 

cfs (10.15 ft); Jan. 14 (8 p.m.) 6,600 cfs (10.10 ft).

,430 cfs (8.88 ft); Jan. 4 (1 a.m.) 6,700

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record! discharge estimated on baals of records for nearby stations. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
LICKING RIVER BASIN 3 

Licking River at Blue Lick Springs, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°26', long. 83°58', near center of span on downstream side of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 68 and State Highway 32, at Blue Lick Springs, Nicholas County, l£ 

miles upstream from Indian Run, 10 miles upstream from Johnson Creek, and 10 miles 

downstream from Fleming Creek.

Drainage area.--1,740 sq mi (including that of Indian Run). 

Records available.--April 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 560.73 ft above mean sea 

Level, unadjusted.

Average discharge.--13 years, 2,349 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,900 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 32.5 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 36 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 

4.10 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 35,900 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 45.0 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 7.0 cfs Oct. 12, 13, 1943 (gage height, 2.90 ft).

Maximum stage known, 47.4 ft in January 1937.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating tables,

Oct. 1 to Nov. 5

water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

6.5 

12.0

424

580

860

4,700

4.1 

4.4 

4.8

5.4

Nov. 6 to Sept. 30

6.0 580

7.0 1,200

14.0 6,100

19.0 10,100

23.0 13,700

27.0 16,100

31.0 19,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

896

764

692

620

572

U516

477

447

1,200

3,200

5.400

2,810

2,040

1,550

1,190

976

794

675

600

548

496

477

462

470

650

1,350

1,240

927

752

650

560

32,001

1,032

0.593

0.68

Nov.

524

489

500

655

4,630

7,220

7,340

*5,750

4,100

5,220

4,630

3,020

2,180

1,690

1,450

1,360

2,840

5,050

4,630

7,860

10,600

11,800

10,600

7,580

4,630

3,120

2,390

2,380

2,550

2,700

"

129,488

4,316

2.48

2.77

Dec.

3,160

5,360

10,200

15,000

12,600

9,820

10,100

9,540

9,620

7,740

6,100

*4,770

3,900

3,060

2,840

3,710

3,750

2,980

2,360

1,910

1,730

1,580

1,420

1,380

1,290

1,190

1,040

969

860

812

770

139,561

4,502

2.59

2.98

Jan.

788

1,060

7,700

16,700

15,200

13,100

8,100

3,900

2,670

2,250

3,480

5,160

6,540

13,100

18.800

17,500

*16,800

15,300

11,300

6,100

3,480

2,710

2,430

3,170

3,600

3,160

2,490

3,370

6,980

9,060

9,620

235,618

7,601

4.37

5.04

Feb.

11,900

14,000

15,000

15,200

14,100

13,400

15,600

15,200

14,300

11,600

8,820

12,300

16,700

16,200

14,200

10,800

7,540

6,140

5,640

*5,610

8,020

9,420

9,500

7,820

5,360

3,860

2,950

2.420

-

'

293,600

10,490

6.03

6.28

Mar.

2,350

2,100

2.010

6,740

8,620

7,540

5,640

5,020

4,040

3,230

2,590

2,170

2,380

4,630

5,360

5,220

4,880

10,700

12,500

15,800

13,200

11,400

8,420

4,910

5,760

2,990

*3,010

2,770

3,510

5,260

5,960

176,710

5,700

3.28

3.78

Apr.

5,160

5,360

5,440

4,490

4,200

3,840

5,060

5,850

5,710

5,010

2,450

5,450

5,640

5,940

4,600

4,620

3,800

3,060

2,440

2,050

1,790

1,700

1,660

1,730

1,640

1,570

1,820

1,680

1,440

1,260

"

92,440

5,081

1.77

1.98

Hay

1,500

1,950

2,220

*2,100

1,950

2,100

2,200

2,640

2,750

2 , 990

2,440

2,120

2,400

1,610

1,240

1,020

826

728

650

550

510

427

600

650

818

655

645

746

850

1,100

976

43,951

1,417

0.814

0.94

June

675

505

431

391

*383

466

515

451

495

645

1,290

1,200

866

722

1.550

1,260

800

610

462

367

301

268

230

212

198

188

158

138

130

122

~

15,789

526

0.302

0.34

July

107

105

114

298

a300

a250

a550

a350

a250

*181

142

114

107

105

142

150

163

200

163

156

112

95

£3

126

154

235

225

186

140

128

101

5,310

171

0.098

0.11

Aug.

142

144

142

96

72

65

58

86

195

130

100

a300

a300

a600

a400

*253

181

138

116

93

80

68

58

50

42

3Z

114

1.060

298

193

161

5,772

186

0.107

0.12

Sept.

a!40

a!20

allO

a200

a!60

a!20

alOO

a!30

alOO

82

90

105

101

95

88

101

96

124

144

158

128

124

110

114

105

96

80

*88

96

110

"

5,395.

115

0.065

0.07

Calendar year 1950 : Max 27,700 Min 151 ^ Heap 4,526 Cfsm 2.60 In. 35.29

Water year 1950-51: Max 18,800 Min 37 Mean 3,215 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.09

Peak discharge (base. 16.000 cfs).--Jan. 4 (9 a.m.) 18,100 cfs (29.4 ft); Jan. 15 (11 a.m.) 20,900 

cfs (32.5 ft); Feb. 7 (12 m.) 16,500 cfs (27.2 ft); Feb. 13 (7 p.m.) 17,200 cfs (28.4 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Farmers and 

McKinneysburg.
LICKING RIVER BASIN

North Fork Licking River near Lewisburg, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°32'55", long. 83°47 I 30", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

 State Highway 419, l£ miles west of Lewisburg, Mason County, and lj miles downstream 

from Mill Creek.

Drainage area.--118 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 2, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and 

Saturn.

Average discharge.--5 years, 189 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,390 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 15.25 ft); no 

flow at times.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 11,300 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 20.7 ft, from 

flood marks); no flow for many days.

Flood of July 1938 reached a stage of 22.7 ft, from information by local resident.

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 1173: 1947, 1948.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control methc

Oct. 1

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.6

2.0

3.1

to Nov. 9

3.5

6.0

12

63

119

335

Nov. 10

1.2

1.4

1.8

3.0

4.0

6.0

11.0

d used Aug. 11-14, Aug. 27 to

to Jan. 14 Jan.

19 040

35

83

310

580

1,360

3,840 1

5

6

7 1

8 3

9 6

0 11

Sept. 30)

15

.1

.6

.6

.4

.0

o F

to Sept.

1.2

1.4

1.8

2.2

3.0

4.0

30

24

42

92

160

320

580

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

29

24

19

16

14

10

7.8

7.2

218

153

103

65 

49

39

27

22

17

*16

12

10

9.0

9.6

9.0

7.8

9.0

11

10

8.4

6.0

4.3

3.5

945.6

30.5

0.258

0.30

Nov.

3.9

5.1

5.4

10

37

39

28

21

317

322

108

66 

48

38

35

*38

36

34

538

1,670

684

242

158

118

90

b85

b90

blOO

b!30

b!70

-

5,266.4

176

1.49

1.66

Dec.

202

1.580

1,360

*908

314

200

704

484

256

198

160

134 

110

98

360

314

172

113

95

80

66

62

62

62

58

48

b45

b40

33

30

b28

8,376

270

2.29

2.64

Jan.

b26

25

2,330

3,390

580

234

172

130

*blOO

b90

607

290 

172

5.740

3,460

634

284

206

158

127

106

91

98

454

208

129

106

756

1,010

348

240

20,301

655

5.55

6.40

Feb.

1,310

b650

b400

b300

b230

blBO

2,830

1,580

619

356

242

*5.050 

2,840

768

340

549

436

266

296

284

1,120

541

256

184

142

122

114

95

_

_

-

20, 100

718

6.08

6.33

Mar.

88

a80

a400

asOO

340

192

206

168

116

91

79

270"

392

234

262

255

2.760

1,000

508

310

*236

186

150

126

122

174

194

368

672

286

11,142

359

3.04

3.51

Apr.

354

308

302

150

117

99

95

372

184

124

109

380 

214

328

210

142

109

92

82

70

61

12?

*160

88

70

65

103

78

64

62

-

4,~716

157

1.33

1.49

May

276

127

86

72

54

43

37

33

28

26

28

47 

36

23

18

15

12

10

8.5

7.0

5.5

5.2

*12

30

26

15

10

20

26

40

24

1,200.2

38.7

0.328

0.38

June

15

9.5

6.5

5.5

4.4

3.4

3.0

3.4

2.9

2.9

2.5

1.8 

1.8

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.5

.6

1.1

,8

*.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

-

76.2

2.54

0.022

0.02

July

~~7f 1.1

.6

.7

.6

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1 

.2

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

6.9

0.22

0.0019

0.002

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.2

3.0

10

8.0 

7.0

4.4

2.9

1.6

1.1

1.1

.7

.5

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

39

143

*89

23

9.5

348.7

11.2

0.095

0.11

Sept.

4-i

2.0

.9

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

.6

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.7

-

16.0

0.53

0.0045

0.005

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,990 Min 0.7 Mean 314 Cfsm 2.66 In. 36.14

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,740 Min 0 Mean 199 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.85

Peak discharge (base. 5.600 efs).--Jan. 4 (l a.m.) 6.390 cfs (15.25 ft); Jan. 14 (8 p.m.) 5,920 

cfs (14.47 ft); Feb. 7 (8:30 a.m.) 4,330 cfs (11.82 ft); Feb. 12 (5:30 p.m.) 4,530 cfs (12.15 ft); 

Mar. 18 (6:30 a.m.) 4,560 cfs (12.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on "basis of weather records and records for Triplet! 

Creek at Morehead.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
LICKING RIVER BASIN

Licking River at McKinneysburg, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°35'52", long. 84°16'00", on downstream side" of highway bridge at

McKlnneysburg, Pendleton County, 6.5 miles southeast of Falmouth, 9.0 miles upstream 

from Blanket Creek, and 12.8 miles upstream from South Fork.

Drainage area.--2,280 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1924 to August 1936, November 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 520.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. July 23, 1924, to Aug. 9, 1926, chain gage at same site, datum unknown. Nov. 

18, 1938, to June 30, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site and datum. Since Oct. 

1, 1950, auxiliary water-stage recorder 9.6 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 13 years (1924-25, 1939-51), 3,003 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 32,700 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 33.58 ft); 

minimum, 41 cfs Aug. 26, 27.(gage height, 4.19 ft).

1924-26, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 54,100 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 47.59 

ft); minimum, 9.2 cfs Oct. 18, 1943 (gage height, 3.86 ft).

Flood of January 1937 reached a stage of about 47.8 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are

Revisions.--W 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second

(Pall used as a factor Nov. 20, Dec. 4, 7, Jan. 4-6, 14-17, 

Feb. 14, 15, Mar. 18-20)

Oct. 1 to Ja

5.3 440

6.3 1,070

7.O 1,570

15

13.0 6,800

21.0 16,400

31.0 33,000

Jan. 16 to Sept. 3O

42 5.3 

6.3

470

1,070

4.2

4.3

4.6 150

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 6.3 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,100 

916

772

670

586

520

480

656

2,000

3,210

4.050

3,550

2,790

2,030

1,480

1,140 

909

760

646

562

502

465

445

440

470

*1,200

1,430

1,130

853

706

610

37,058

1,195

0.524

0.60

Nov.

544 

502

475

502

3,040

6,830

7,740

6,920

5,280

5,860

5,900

4,240

2,920

2,290

1,870

1,580 

1,750

4,630

6,840

13,300

13,200

13.600

12, 300

*9,410

6,110

3,730

2,970

2,930

3,070

3,290

-

153,623

5,121

2.25

2.51

Dec.

3,730 

8,080

13,800

16 . 600

15,700

12,700

13,700

12,900

11,600

9,700

7,680

5,840

4,390

3,520

3,750

4,810 

4,820

4,030

3,210

2,710

2,330

2,090

1,870

1,770

1,690

1,530

*al, 300

al,200

al,10Q

al.OOO

al,000

180, 150

5,811

2.55

2.94

Jan.

al.OOp 

al,000

11,900

27,100

23,500

18,300

12,400

5,910

3,670

3,130

4,560

5,870

6,800

16,900

31.600

29,300 

23,100

19,600

15,000

9,080

4,840

3,490

3,300

5,580

4,660

4,400

3,460

5,370

9,820

11,100

10,900

336,640

10,860

4.76

5.49

Feb.

12,500 

a!5,OOO

a!7,000

a!6,000

a!5,000

al4,000

a!7,000

a21,000

a!8,000

a!5,000

all, 000

a!7,OOO

a25,000

*26.200

18,900

15,000 

10, 800

7,950

7,200

6,9OO

11,100

11,400

11,400

9,590

7,280

5,110

3,850

3.350

-

_

-

369,530

13,200

5.79

6.03

Mar.

3,070 

2.830

3,390

9,320

10,300

9,720

7,130

5,800

*5,010

4,080

3,430

2,980

3,400

5,600

6,630

6,680 

5,170

17,100

17.400

17,200

15, 600

13,400

10,600

7,350

5,010

4,080

4,030

4,070

4,540

6,500

7,470

228,890

7,384

3.24

3.73

Apr.

7.520 

6,460

6,810

5,740

5,050

4,700

4,070

5,490

4,920

*4,220

3,360

4,760

4,400

5,380

5,360

5,690 

4,920

4,020

3,350

2,870

2,550

2,310

2,500

2,320

2,460

2,20Q

2,490

2,370

2,120

1.830

-

122,240

4,075

1.79

1.99

May

1,890 

2,510

2,890

2,750

2,570

2,540

2,630

2,950

3.540

3,480

*3,240

2,640

2,730

2,290

1,750

1,380 

1,130

950

824

716

626

554

716

866

854

890

752

860

986

1,070

1,290

54,864

1,770

0.776

0.89

June

974 

734

578

476

435

450

512

*524

512

692

1,450

1,440

1,150

854

1,120

1.580 

1,210

878

668

524

435

370

325

280

252

218

202

190

166

150

19,339

645

0.283

0.32

July

140 

127

117

248

325

252

202

415

380

*270

202

162

134

117

114

134 

158

174

210

182

147

124

108

114

111

*174

248

248

214

166

143

5,860

189

O.083

0.10

Aug.

137 

140

162

150

124

93

82

68

84

218

162

143

262

385

620

435 

275

194

143

114

93

76

63

53

47

42

*87

1.120

947

355

320

7, 194

232

0.102

0.12

Sept.

230 

190

158

248

190

147

127

143

143

117

96

93

140

137

114

99 

111

114

137

137

150

150

137

134

*120

111

90

74

74

90

-

4,001

133

0.058

0.07

Calendar year 1950: Max 40,200 Mln 184 Mean 5,979 Cfsm 2.62 In. 35.61

Water year 1950-51: Max 31,600 Mln 42 Mean 4,163 Cfsm 1.83 In. 24.79

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Blue Lick Springs 

and at Catawba.
316 LICKING RIVER BASIN

South Fork Licking River at Cynthiana, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°23'27", long. 84°18'11", on downstream side of bridge on State Highways 

32 and 36, at Cynthiana, Harrison County, 0.4 mile downstream from Grays Run, and in 

pool formed by old mill dam 2.6 miles downstream.

Drainage area. 615 sq mi.

Records available. April 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 688.52 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Average discharge. 13 years, 782 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,300 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 19.2 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs Aug. 5-7; minimum gage height, 1.59 ft Aug. 6, 7.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 35,300 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 23.32 ft); minimum observed, 0.8 cfs Nov. 28 to Dec. 6, 1943.

Remarks.--Records fair. Small diversion by Cynthiana municipal water plant. Records of 

chemical analyses for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1197.

Revisions (water years).--W 953: Drainage area. W 1113: 1943(M).

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 4

4.4

4.7

4.8 

5.0

149

186

330

7.0

10.0

13.0

19.0

2,160

5,600

10,200

20,800

1.6 

2.9 

3.1 

3.5

1.6 

4.2 

4.8 

6.5

Jan. 5 to Sept. 30

4.0 9.2

4.1 13

4.2 18

4.3 28

4.4 45

4.6 130

5.0 395

7.0 2,160

Note. Same as preceding table above 7.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

138

130

122

111

106

1QO

95

95

330

1.910

*1, 400

726

411

266

186

156

141

130

119

111

106

106

106

100

100

106

106

103

95

90

87

7,888

254

0.413

0.48

Nov.

84

87

90

95

106

136

*149

130

330

1,910

1,590

663

402

266

212

171

153

144

290

3,220

5.670

2,900

1,390

906

600

465

456

564

600

600

24,379

813

1.32

1.47

Dec.

618

2,070

6,090

5,390

3,380

1,770

4,020

6,600

3,490

1,730

1,290

*1,000

798

708

906

1,650

1,410

987

726

573

456

393

330

274

231

205

146

b!30

b!20

bllO

blOO

47,701

1,539

2.50

2.88

Jan.

blOO

b90

4,960

20.800

13,200

3,820

1,620

1,180

880

734

1,330

2,160

1,560

8,230

17,500

*9,320

3,530

1,830

1,330

979

758

630

566

1,240

1,080

988

782

1,150

4,660

3,760

2,210

112,977

3,644

5.93

6.83

Feb.

3,600

4,970

2,410

1,640

1,330

952

2,360

6,020

3,060

1,510

1,150

4,610

15.000

11,100

4,300

2,760

3,010

2,160

1,820

2,260

*3,940

4,300

2,360

1,520

1,100

862

710

598

-

_

-

91,412

3,265

'5.31

5.53

Calendar year 1950: Max 23,600 Mln 55

Mar.

510

425

550

4,180

3,600

1,870

1,310

1, 110

880

726

598

518

614

916

1, 130

1,350

1,780

6,840

6.900

4,130

2,860

1,910

1,330

1,080

862

758

*710

710

774

1,430

1,850

54,211

1,749

2.84

3.28

Apr.

1,440

1,500

1,510

1,100

844

686

582

1,020

1.810

1,040

774

1,260

1,680

1,290

1,260

1,020

790

646

542

448

395

372

395

372

299

271

395

550

365

*264

-

24,920

831

1.35

1.51

May

224

313

237

185

174

174

204

250

264

185

152

158

158

136

112

94

81

73

61

49

45

43

45

77

130

103

130

244

141

103

85

4,430

143

0.233

0.27

June

65

53

45

45

*38

36

35

38

36

33

38

61

77

69

65

65

57

45

45

45

38

30

28

25

21

21

23

22

20

21

-

1,240

41.3

0.067

0.07

July

18

16

14

12

10

8.9

8.4

7.8

7.2

*6.6

6.0

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

184.0

5.94

0.0097

0.01

Aug.

.1

.0

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.9

.6

.4

*8.3

13

16

18

24

23

21

18

15

12

9.1

8.6

8.0

7.6

8.4

31

22

26

22

337.0

10.9

0.018

0.02

Sept.

20

16

15

12

9.2

8.7

8.1

7.6

7.0

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.5

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.1

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.0

3.9

3^8

3.8

3.8

3.9

-

203.9

6.80

0.011

0.01

Mean 1,488 Cfsm 2.42 In. 32.83

Water year 1950-51: Max 20,800 Mln 1.6 Mean 1,013 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.36

Peak discharge (base, 10.000 cfs)..

(18.25 ft); Feb. 13 (2 p.m.) 16,500 c

-Jan. 4 (10 a.m.) 21,300 cfs (19.2 ft); Jan. 15 (5 a.m.) 19,300 cfs 

fs (16.7 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
LICKING RIVER BASIN 

*

Licking River pi; Catawba, Ky.

317

Location. Lat 38°43', long. 84°19', on left bank three-quarters of a mile east of

uatawoa, Pendleton County, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Kincaid Creek.

Drainage area.--3,250 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1916 to September 1920 (July to September 1916 and October 1917 

to September 1920, gage heights only), July 1928 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 498.37 ft above mean sea level (Louis-

 ville & Nashville Railroad benchmark). Prior to July 1928, staff gage at site half a 

mile downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1916-17, 1928-51), 4,171 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 52,900 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 34.11 ft);

 miniirium, 69 cfs Aug. 27.

1916-20, 1928-51: Maximum discharge, 86,300 cfs Apr. 14, 1948 (gage height, 47.0 

ft, from floodmark); minimum, 2.5 cfs Aug. 5, Oct. 14, 18, 1930.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 853: 1937. W 953: Drainage area. W 1003: 1943.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet,

4.7

5.0

5.5

5.8

6.2

and dlscha

Oct. 1 to 

Aug. 29 to

70

154

554

528

860

Jan. 4, 

Sept. 30

7.0 1,

10.0 5,

20.0 22,

34.0 52,

650

420

900

700

Jan. 5 to Aug. 28

4.5 55

4.8 125

5 . 6 450

6.2 860

Note, Same as

preceding table

above 6.2 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

%

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,390

1,160

1,000

860

752

656

586

,140

,640

,590

.020

,940

,560

,540

,920

,500

,220

,020

878

761

672

608

593

550

555

*970

1,470

1,270

1,010

851

734

47,396

1,529

0.470

0.54

Nov.

648

600

564

698

2,120

6,410

7,720

7,380

6,060

6,810

8,010

6,100

3,710

2,760

2,230

1,900

1,750

4,340

7,410

22.700

18,700

18,2OO

14,800

11,200

7,620

4,770

3,550

3,370

3,640

3,930

-

189,700

6,323

1.95

2.17

Dec.

4,5£0

10,000

19 , 500

24.200

20,700

15,900

18,600

19 , 700

17,000

12,800

9,810

7,630

5,750

4,590

4,590

6,320

6,820

5,750

4,410

3,510

3,010

2,620

2,360

2,200

2,110

1,940

*bl,600

bl , 500

bl,400

1,320

1,200

243,360

7,850

2.42

2.78

Jan.

1,200

1,190

16,000

42,700

44,900

30,OOO

16,400

8,470

5,090

4,110

6,490

8,090

9,190

26,400

51,400

47,900

32,100

22,500

17,300

11,500

6,570

4,460

3,990

7,800

6,660

6,170

4,690

6,770

14,600

16,100

14,500

495,240

15,980

4.92

5.67

Feb.

14,200

18,600

18 , 700

17,700

16,700

*15,000

23,200

27,600

23,000

18,000

13,100

22,600

39,300

45 . 500

33,400

19 , 500

15,300

11,400

9,650

9,880

18,400

16,500

15,300

12,300

9,350

6,760

5,050

4,220

-

-

-

498,210

17,790

5.47

5.70

Mar.

3,760

5.580

3,650

13,100

15,200

13,200

9,510

*7,480

6,570

5,280

4,280

3,620

5,990

7,160

8,550

8,920

8,420

27.400

27,000

25,900

19,700

16,300

12,900

9,810

6,600

5,300

5,340

5,720

6,170

8,120

9,450

509,520

9,985

3.07

3.54

Apr.

10,400

8,470

8,790

7,550

6,290

5,700

4,940

6,950

*6,650

6,040

4,550

7,240

6,460

7,940

7,000

7,140

6,080

4,940

4,050

5,570

2,910

2,720

2,850

2,650

2,720

2,480

2,890

2,580

2,580

2.150

-

157,020

5,234

1.61

1.80

May

1,920

2,760

2,960

2,850

2,610

2,480

2,610

2,880

3,600

5.650

3,590

2,740

2,680

2,540

1,830

1,460

1,200

1,000

860

756

672

602

665

941

852

970

860

887

1,000

1,160

1,520

56,485

1,822

0.561

0.65

June

1,050

796

637

550

475

455

*512

524

518

560

1,220

1,340

1,120

828

925

1.480

1,170

860

679

542

450

596

364

328

294

266

250

238

218

198

-

19,221

641

0.197

0.22

July

190

176

162

166

546

298

250

278

*425

319

258

210

180

155

146

145

172

186

214

222

190

162

149

169

146

*169

226

270

254

210

176

6,617

213

0.066

0.08

Aug.

166

155

169

176

166

151

112

98

98

140

214

176

176

355

460

500

337

254

198

162

154

118

102

88

78

21 *78

499

1,170

425

316

7,320

236

0.073

0.08

Sept.

258

210

184

187

221

172

141

128

138

128

111

89

129

158

180

135

108

105

105

119

152

148

141

144

*144

132

122

100

84

84

~

4,517

151

0.046

0.05

Calendar year 1950: Max 65,600 Mln 228 Mean 7,914 Cfsm 2.44 In. 33.04

Water Water year year 1950-51: 1950-51: Max Max 51,400 51,400 Min Mln 71 71_____Mean Mean 5,574 5,574 Cfsm Cfsm 1.72 1.72 In. In. 23.28 23.28_____

Peak discharge (base, 52,000 cfs).--Jan. 4 (11:50 p.m.) 46.700 cfs (51.44 ft); Jan. 15 (9 p.m 

52.900 cfs (54.11 ft); Feb. 14 (5 a.m.) 45,500 cfs (30.82 ft); Mar. 18 (1 p.m.) 32,800 cfs (24. 

ft).

(24.94

_ charge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by let
318 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°05'40", long. 84°30'40", on right bank at downstream side of CovingtonCincinnati suspension bridge, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, 0.2 mile downstream from 

Licking River, 1.9 miles upstream from Mill Creek, and at mile 470.5.

Drainage area. 76,580 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1936 to September 1951 (fragmentary prior to October 1939). 

Uage-heignt records collected at approximately same site since 1858 are contained in 

reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 429.61 ft above mean sea level, Ohio

 River datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, several gages at different sites and daturas were 

used. Since Oct. 1, 1938, auxiliary water-stage recorder and staff gage read hourly 

at dam 37, 12.7 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 12 years (1939-51), 98,720 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 506,000 cfs Dec. 10; maximum gage height,

 bb.Ukl ft Dec. 10; minimum daily discharge, 9,630 cfs Aug. 24.

1936-51: Maximum discharge, 894,000 cfs Jan. 26, 1937; maximum gage height, 78.8 

ft Jan. 25, 26, 1937, site and datum then in use; minimum daily discharge not determined .

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

24,100

31,100

26,000

23,500

24,600

21 . 400

22,500

23,300

38,600

37,200

46,000

44,200

49,500

50,100

62,600

64.500

58,500

38,200

36,900

31 , 700

33,400

30,200

35,200

28,000 

32,800

27,600

29 , 800

30,100

27,000

28,500

*24,600

tl,081.7

34,89C

0.456

0.53

Nov.

26,500

28,400

31,800

49,300

66,800

112,000

154,000

161,000

159,000

146,000

127,000

112,000

97,900

80,600

51,000

50,600

50,200

51,800

53,200

103,000

122,000

140,000

162,000

170.000 

165,000

153,000

137,000

122,000

*113,000

124,000

~

13,119.9

104,000

1.36

1.52

Dec.

4.44,000

165,000

215,000

272,000

331,000

394,000

440 , 000

472,000

487,000

499.000

494,000

*477,000

433,000

375,000

309,000

244,OOO

196,000

169,000

146,000

120,000

99,600

81,500

72,800

64,200 

71 , 300

73,000

75,400

82,100

79,400

52.600

60,400

t7,194.3

232,100

3.03

3.49

Jan.

62,800

51 . 600

78,800

156,000

187,000

225,OOO

258,000

285,000

293,OOO

»278,000

254,000

227,000

202,000

215,000

288, OOO

336,000

377,000

397,000

388,000

360,000

317,000

271,000

234,000

229,000 

215,000

202,OOO

184,000

174,000

183, OOO

185,000

195,000

t7,308.2

235,700

3.08

3.55

Feb.

204,OOO

252,000

330,000

370,000

372,000

336,000

292,000

298,000

275,000

262,000

233,000

226,000

253,000

260,000

*267,000

275,000

288,000

290,000

287,000

276,000

302,000

297,000

312,000

339,000 

350,000

337,000

309,000

271,000

-

-

~

t8,163

291,500

3.81

3.96

Mar.

235,000

206,000

185,000

195,000

211,000

247,000

267,000

274,000

282,000

284,000

276, OOO

252,000

227,000

210,000

210,000

21 7 , 000

211,000

224.0OO

242,000

268,000

30O.OOO

3O5,OOO

299,000

279,000 

25O,OOO

*223,000

203,000

191,000

180,000

172,000

175,000

t7,300

235,500

3.08

3.55

Apr.

207,000

254,000

287,000

278,000

302,000

295,OOO

275,000

250,000

225,000

209,000

206,000

216,000

215,000

226,000

242,000

256, OOO

261,000

250,000

234,000

209 , 000

184,000

163,000

150,000

134,000 

131,000

*134,OOO

146,000

152, OOO

148,000

140,000

~

t6,379

212,600

2.78

3.10

May

134,000

1 41 , 000

168,000

196, OOO

201,000

196,000

177,000

161,000

141,000

118,000

105,000

96,900

95,600

111,000

122,000

118,000

101,000

87,400

8O,OOO

71,000

53,800

45.600

49,700

64,400 

74,600

73,300

61,100

50,700

53 , 900

66,900

*74,600

t3,289.5

106,100

1.39

1.60

June

82,300

76,400

48,400

44,800

48,400

59,900

65,900

72,500

63,200

54,900

63,300

76,100

101,000

111,000

126,000

153,000

176,000

181.000

163,000

138,000

11O,OOO

75,900

44.500

49,700 

*51,300

54,500

53,400

48,800

51,100

63,600

1-2,507.9

83,600

1.09

1.22

July

71,200

80,300

88 , 600

94.500

88,600

75,300

67,300

68,800

63 , 700

45,100

30,200

36,300

32,900

32,200

33 , 200

37,300

26,200

26 , 700

26,500

21 , 200

24 , 300

18,300

24 , 000

38.3OO 

40,100

34 , 800

*39,300

32,000

18.2OO

27,000

26,100

1-1,368.5

44,150

0.577

0.66

Aug.

19 , 800

22.5OO

18,800

15,500

14,600

14,700

14,200

13,100

13,400

15,200

21,900

15,200

15,100

11,800

12,000

15,200

18,800

15,200

11,900

12,000

12,900

11,900

9,82O

9.650 

12,200

10,100

10,100

2O.8OO

9,790

10,900

*1 1,000

429,840

13,870

0.181

0.21

Sept.

17,900

14,500

12,300

19,100

14,300

14,300

17,800

15,700

15,800

17,700

15,200

15,500

15,400

26.500

22,500

17,000

23,000

18,700

14,500

14,400

13,100

15,100

12,100

11.000 

11,000

11,000

15,500

12,200

11,100

11,100

"

456,500

15,220

0.199

0.22*

Calendar year 195O: Max 536,000 Min 1O.6OO Mean 141,900 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.15

Water year 195O-51: Max 499,000 Min 9,630 Mean 133,100 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.61

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed In thousands.
MILL CREEK BASIN 319

Mill Creek at Reading, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°13'15", long. 84"26'50", in sec. 32, R. 1, T. 4, on right bank at upstream side of Koehler Street Bridge at Reading, Hamilton County, 1 mile upstream

from West Pork Mill Creek, and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--73.1 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 531.00 ft above mean sea 

 revel, Ohio River datum. Prior to Aug. 31, 1951, water-stage recorder and wire-weight 

gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,700 cfs Dec. 3 (jage height, 12.35 

ft); minimum daily observed, 4.4 cfs Aug. 26.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 5,780 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 16.00 ft); no 

flow for several days in August, September, October 1940, Septembei 1941, and on Aug. 

25, 1944.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of indefinite stage-di£charge relation, 

wnicn are poor. Some diversion by industrial plants above station. Plow supplemented by ground-water pumpage at times.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet pel second)

Nov. 2O to Sept. 20

3.8

3.9 

4.1

7.0

11

4.5 64

5.0 134

6.0 334

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0 

4.2

3.5 

6.4

11

18

38

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

11.0

72

139

352

910

1,970

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

13

18

15

14

13

13

70

146

82

42

31

24

21

16

14

13

13

13

13

11

14

16

15

14

13

*14

13

9,0

11

13

739.0

23.8

-

~

Nov.

14

16

16

22

15

14

15

45

278

67

36

27

26

24

24

31

26

21

80

1.280

230

114

89

76

52

45

50

48

44

*42

-

2,867

95.6

-

~

Dec.

47

396

1.820

402

149

113

459

182

107

88

78

70

61

58

61

50

41

38

37

37

34

38

54

127

66

49

35

33

*34

31

26

4,821

156

-

~

Jan.

24

38

1,080

744

176

121

101

82

70

73

279

152

106

1.550

752

191

126

105

88

77

62

54

76

126

73

58

57

147

100

59

52

6,779

219

-

~

Feb.

45

47

41

39.

*42

55

296

94

64

53

127

*1,090

505

250

127

336

254

133

309

6O9

1.140

230

136

104

85

79

73

64

-

-

-

6,427

230

-

~

Mar.

67

60

244

407

118

89

78

66

56

50

45

46

118

149

153

167

121

307

180

222

206

116

106

203

85

71

66

*241

182

360

117

4,496

145

-

~

Apr.

110

89

73

65

58

53

53

78

67

135

112

386

165

156

88

65

59

50

44

40

37

62

*47

38

35

32

30

25

22

23

-

2,297

76.6

-

~

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,820 Min 5.8 Mean 101

May

22

21

23

21

18

16

18

18

17

27

43

25

16

*17

17

17

17

18

21

22

16

20

36

20

16

34

25

32

29

16

15.

673

21.7

-

~

Cfsr

June

16

11

9.3

13

16

15

14

14

13

10

13

18

19

15

*13

8.3

5^5

10

12

11

11

11

12

7.6

10

12

15

14

76

38

-

462.7

15.4

-

~

July

16

9.3

9.3

6.6

7.1

8.3

5.8

6.1

7.8

15

10

8.8

7.8

7.4

5^2

7.6

*9.8

10

9.8

9.8

8.8

6.6

8.6

30

10

9.3

9.3

8.3

5.5

7.0

8.8

289.7

9.35

-

"

Aug.

9.8

9.3

9.3

8.3

6.1

9.1

11

9.3

9.8

9.3

8.5

6.6

6.3

9.3

9.8

9.8

9.8

7.4

5.2

7.8

9.3

9.3

8.3

*7.8

6.9

i^l

7.4

8.8

8.8

li

12

268.8

8.67

-

Sept.

9

7

6

7

10

16

10

8

6

12

14

10

20

18

11

7

9

12

*13

12

13

18

10

12

11

10

9

9

8

6

~

323

10.8

-

n - In.

Water year 195O-51: Max 1,82O Min 4.4 Mean 83.4 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 1.70O cfsK--Nov. 20 (9 a.m.) 1,97O cfs (1O.95 ft); D'C. 3 (7:30 a.m.) 2,700 

cfs (12.35 ft); Jan. 3 (1O p.m.) 1,89O cfs (1O.8 ft); Jan. 14 (12 m.j 2,46O c 's (12.0 ft); Feb. 21 

(1 a.m.) 2,010 cfs (11.1 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Aug. 30 to Sept. 3O; discharge estimated on basis of 

1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for other stations In b isln.
320 MILL CREEK BASIN

West Fork Mill Creek at Mount Healthy, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°14'40", long. 84°32'50", in HE^ sec. 33, R. 1, T. 3, on left bank 90

 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 127, 0.9 mile north of Mount Healthy, 

Hamilton County, and 4 miles upstream from West Fork Dam.

Drainage area.--7.88 sq mi.

Records available. August 1949 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 711.87 ft above mean sea level, adjust-

 ment of 1912.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,080 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 4.69 ft); no 

now for many days.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 14, 1951; no flow for many days each 

year.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods 

or ice effect, indefinite stage-discharge relation, or no gage-height record, which 

are poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect 

and indefinite stage-discharge relation (gage height, in

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 17 to Dec. 4)

0.6 1.0

1.1 

1.3

1.6

6.8

13

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

145 

271 

43O

2.8 1.6 70 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

a7

*eli

e6

eE.O

a. 5

a. 2

a.l

a.l

aO

0

0

0

0

o

.1

o

o

0

0

*0

o

0

0

0

30.0

0.97

0.123

0.14

Nov.

0

0

0

.4

.1

O

0

6.7

41

3.3

.2'.I

0

0

0

1.2

.2

.1

19

224

8.0

1.8

1.0

.9

.1

0

.2

*.l

0

.1

~

3O8.5

10.3

1.31

1.46

Dec.

0.1

57

268

22

8.5

6.4

80

18

9.1

6.4

4.6

3.5

2.8

2.6

3.2

2.1

1.3

.6

.4

.5

*.4

.7

3.3

8.0

2.8

1.4

.3

.1

.1

.C

.1

514.5

16.6

2.11

 2.43

Jan.

0.1

1.0

*190

52

13

8.0

6

5

4

6

30

12

8.0

312

*44

14

10

9.1

6.4

5.5

3.9

2.6

4.5

9.7

5.0

3.5

3.9

31

13

5

1.8

820.0

26.5

3.36

3.87

Feb.

1.2

.8

.5

.4

*.5

1.0

40

lo

4

2.5

9

200

43

19

10

32

17

10

32

103

90

15

8.5

5.9

5.0

4.2

3.9

2.8

-

-

"

671.2

24.0

3.05

3.17

Mar.

4.6

2.8

47

29

9.1

5.9

4.2

3.2

2.1

1.4

1.4

1.3

*10

10

11

14

14

61

20

21

17

9.7

11

33

9.7

6.4

5.0

26

21

33

9.7

454.5

14.7

1.87

2.15

Apr.

10

a7

a4

3.2

2.3

1.8

2.3

8.4

4.6

9.1

24

*40

16

16

7.4

4.6

3.2

2.1

1.8

1.1

1.0

6.7

2.8

1.4

.8

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2_

"

183.3

6.11

0.775

0.87

May

0.

O

O

.7

1.0

.1

O

*0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

.3

.4

0

0

.4

.4

.1

0

0

0

4.2

0.14

0.018

0.02

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.8

.9^1

1.3

-

11.7

0.39

0.049

0.06

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9^1

.9

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

' 0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10.3

0.33

0.042

0.05

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

.2

.3

0

0

1.8

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

1.6

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

-

3.9

0.13

0.016

0.02

Calendar year 1950; Max 26S Min 0 Mean 10.8 Cfsm 1.37 In. IS. 66

Water year 1950-51: Max 312 Min 0 Mean 8.25 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.24

Peak discharge (base. 450 efs).--Hov. 20 (6 a.m.) 646 cfs (3.60 ft); Dec. 3 (5 a.m.) 1,040 cfs 

(4.62 ft); Jan. 3 (9 p.m.) 482 cfs (3.13 ft); Jan. 14 (9:30 a.m.) 1,080 cfs (4.69 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for other stations in basin.

e Indefinite stage-discharge relation; discharge estimated same as for "a."

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 26 to Jan. 3, Jan. 7-10, Jan. 30 to Feb. 12.
MILL CREEK BASIN

West Fork Mill Creek near. Greenhills, Ohio

Location. Lat 39"15'45", long. 84°29'35", in 3E£ sec. 17, R. 1, T. 3, on left bank

i.uuo ft downstream from West Pork Dam, l£ miles east of Greenhills, Hamilton County, 

and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 29.9 sq mi.

Records available. June 1945 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 629.42 ft above mean sea level, adjust- 

 ment of 1912.

Average discharge. 6 years, 33.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,510 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 7.26 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1945-51: Maximum discharge, 5,000 cfs May 25, 1947 (gage height, 8.54 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs; no flow for many days.

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

regulated by construction of West Pork Reservoir (contents, 11,380 acre-ft, when completed) for short periods after Oct. 15.

Eating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 2

1.3 

2.4 

4.0

6.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

5.0

23

59

115

226

402

1,080

Dec. 3 to Sept, 30

0 2.2

.1 2.5

1.2 3.0

2.9 3.5

5.6 4.0

9.0 4.5

14 5.1

29

62

137

244

416

704

1,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per cond, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

O 

0

0

0

0

24

39

33

10

4.9

3.1

2.5

2.4

1.0

0

.2

.9

1.3

1.3

1.3

2.6

1.6

1.3

1.1

*.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

136.4

4.40

0.147

0.17

Nov.

1.0

1.1

1.2 

3.2

3.6

2.2

1.6

22

95

22

8.9

5.4

4.7

4.0

3.6

10

6.2

4.2

26

875

46

24

18

18

8.9

7.3

9.3

*8.9

8.1

8.1

~

1,255.5

41.8

1.40

1.56

Dec.

9.7

202

1,050 

86

40

31

270

69

39

32

26

22

16

19

20

15

12

9.0

7.6

8.3

*7.2

9.0

20

47

22

15

b7

b5

b5

b5

b5

2,110.8

68.1

2.28

2.63

Jan.

b4

b6

*800 

216

58

40

b35

b20

b!7

b25

140

60

41

1.200

188

60

41

35

22

24

20

15

19

50

27

19

20

107

56

23

b!3

3,401

110

3.68

4.23

Feb.

b8

b6

b5 

6

*13

19

158

50

30

20

46

462

173

88

50

141

82

50

126

450

330

69

41

32

27

26

24

18

-

-

"

2,550

91.1

3.05

3.17

Mar.

24

20

181 

115

43

32

27

22

18

15

13

13

*54

59

64

75

61

192

83

94

80

50

49

112

41

31

27

111

103

141

46

1,996

64.4

2.15

2.48

Apr.

50

38

30

26

21

18

18

47

29

54

92

*179

78

80

40

27

23

20

18

8.0

12

35

25

12

14

12

11

10

9.4

8.6

-

1,045.0

34.8

1.16

1.30

May

7.2

6.6

5.9 

5.3

5.6

5.5

4.8

4.2

5.7

4.9

19

7.9

5.6

*2.5

5.1

2.5

2.1

1.8

4.5

2.1

2.1

1.4

11

4.7

2.3

3.9

13

8.6

9.0

5.3

2.9

168.6

5.44

0.182

0.21

June

1.8

1.2

1.0 

.8

.8

_ E

.7

.6

1.7

1.9

1.4

.8

1.6

2.1

*1.6

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.4

.5

.2

.2

.5

.4

.2

.4

.8

33

9.2

-

67.3

2.24

0.075

0.08

July

9.5

3.4

1.8

1.2

.8

.7

.5

.5

.5

2l_

20

2.9

1.5

1.0

.7

.3

*.l

.1

.1

0_

0

0

0

4.9

3.6

1.4

.8

.5

.2

.1

0

77.5

2.50

0.084

0.10

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*5.1

4.1

.2

.5

.5

.4

0

0

8.9

0.29

0.001

0.01

Sept.

0.1

O

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

*0

O

0

0

.5

.1

^4.

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

-

1.0

0.03

0.001

0.001

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,040 Min 0 Mean 41.8 Cfsm 1.40 In. 18.95

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,200 Min 0 Mean 35.1 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.94

Peak discharKe (base, 1,400 cfs). --Nov. 20 (7 a.m.) 2,560 efs (6.47 ft); Dec. 3 (4:15 a.m.) 3,390
322 MILL CREEK BASIN

West Pork Mill Creek at Lockland, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°13'35", long. 84°27'20", in sec. 2, R. 1, T. 3, on downstream side of

 pier of Lock Street Bridge in Lockland, Hamilton County, 1.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--35.6 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1951. Published as "at Arlington Heights" 

uctooer laaa to June 1942.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 539.00 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River

 Saturn. Prior to June 23, 1942, at site 0.8 mile downstream at datum 10 ft lower.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,510 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 13.52 ft); mini-

 mum daily, 0.9 cfs June 25, 26.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 6,310 cfs May 25, 1947 (gage height, 16.93 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good above 10 cfs and fair below except those for periods of ice effect 

or no gage-height record, which are poor. Some diversion by industrial plants above 

station. Flow supplemented by ground-water pumpage. Slight regulation by construction 

of West Pork Reservoir (capacity, 11,380 acre-ft, when completed) for short periods 

after Oct. 15.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (ga 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-7, Oct 13 to Nov. 9, 

June 10-15, 23-27, July 18-24, July 29 to Sept. 4)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 2 Jan. 3 to Sept. 30

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

268

480

765

1,540

3.2 

3.4

Mote. Same as 

following table 

below 5.5 ft.

0.7

2.6

3.7

5.3

8.0

12

4.0 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

10.0

24 

106 

179 

£72 

501 

1,540

Bischarge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.0

37?

4.6

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.4

34

765B23

11

6.4

5.1

5.0

5.0

3.9

3.5

3,7

3.9

4.3

4.8

4.2

4.5

3.9

3.7

*3.6

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.7

306.3

9.88

-

-

Nov.

4.2

4.7

4.8

5.8

7.5

5.0

 sr~ 4.0

171

47

18

10

8.4

7.7

7.2

16

11

7.5

36

962

88

44

33

30

18

17

16

15

13

*13

-

1,661.8

55.4

-

-

Dec.

15

271

~14T 1,180

63

48

360

103

59

45

36

30

22

24

24

19

18

a!5

a!3

a 13

a!2

a!6

a35

a 60

a35

a25

a 12

a8

*5.8

BTF

6.6

2,724.0

87.9

-

-

Jan.

6.4 577"

746

437

85

56

50

36

30

34

194

80

56

1,350

*301

90

62

52

38

33

28

21

31

68

37

25

24

141

86

38

a20

4,264.1

138

-

-

Feb.

a!3

a9

a8

a?

a!8

b20

b250

a65

a35

a25

a 70

*668

551T

132

70

188

118

70

182

448

578

106

64

48

39

36

32

23

_

_

-

3,583

128

_

-

Mar.

32

24

164

241

66

47

39

30

23

19

16 TB68

80

82

94

79

260

nr

120

113

66

59

163

56

42

36

154

*127

224

68

2,721

87.8

_

-

Apr.

68

54

39

32

26

21

21

60

38-

68

78

285 ~59-

109

57

38

29

23

19

14

9.7

42

*30

16

12

13

11

10

8.8

7.7

-

1,338.2

44.6

-

-

May

6.6

5.8

5.0

5.7

5.1

.3

.0

.3

.2

.5

1~5".4

.8

* .0

.0

.5

.3

.2

.8

.5

.0

.2

1

.9

.8

9.7

16

12

14

8.4

5.8

219.8

7.09

-

-

June

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.0

3.7

3.6

*3.5

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

3.0 3-.0

3.0

3.0

.9

.9

2.9

2.5

4013-

-

151.2

5.04

-

-

July

11

4.6

3.2

2.6

2.2

2.4

2.3

2.2

3.5

15

39~S".0

3.9

3.5

3.3

3.0

*2.9

2.9

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.5

6.5

6.1

4.0

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

164.8

5.32

~

-

Aug.

3.5

3.3

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.4

5TT

2.8

2.6

2.8

3.4

3.0

2.5

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.7

2.7

*2.6

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.6

2.8

3.2

3.7

87.0

2.81

-

-

Sept.

3.7

2.9

2.8

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.9

2.7

2.8

4.O

2.7

2.5

2.0 2T3-

3.0

*3.3

3.2

3.4

5.7 2TB"

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.1

-

88.9

2.96

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,220 Min 1.1 Mean 56.5 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,350 Min 0.9 Mean 47.4 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 efs) . Nov. 20 (7:30 a.m.) 2.320 cfs (11.66 ft); Dec. 3 (6 a.m.) 

3,51o crs (13.52 ft); Jan. 3 (11 p.m.) 1,820 cfs (1O.67 ft); Jan. 14 (10:30 a.m.) 3,510 cfs 

(13.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for othe 

stations in basin.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MILL CREEK BASIN 323 

Mill Creek at Carthage, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°12'05", long. 84°28'10", in SW-J- sec. 1, R. 1, T. 3, on downstream side 

or nrst pier from right abutment of Anthony Wayne Avenue Bridge in Carthage, Hamilton 

County, 1 mile downstream from West Pork and 11 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 116 sq mi.

Records available. November 1946 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 512.00 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River 

Saturn.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,440 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 12.49 ft); minimum daily, 4.5 cfs June 17.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 8,300 cfs May 25, 1947 (gage height, 14.21 ft); no 

flow at times during 1948, 1949.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Some diversion by industrial plants above station. Flow supplemented by ground-water 

pumpage.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

14

I?

17

15

15

14

98

*289

TS5

58

40

30

26 

20

20

19

18

17

17

16

20

21

21

19

19

*17

16

14

15

17

1,095

35.3

-

-

Nov.

17

15

20

30

2Z

20

19

82

541

118

50

34

32

29 

28

43

34

25

187

2,820

331

158

122

103

80

65

65

*61

58

56

-

5,269

176

-

~

Dec.

60

659

3,340

 BoT

239

185

856

303

174

136

118

101

84

82 

82

71

60

55

50

45

*42

48

67

174

95

73

50

45

42

39

32

8,008

258

-

~

Jan.

30

??

1,960

1,390

300

200

150

120

110

110

500

240

160

3,000 

*1,200

350

190

160

130

120

100

80

120

202

105

79

77

272

177

86

75

11,838

382

-

~

Feb.

60

60

55

5073"

71

549

180

1OO

89

158

*1,860

764

395 

202

508

382

219

470

1.O3O

 

2,070 350~

210

158

131

122

113

97

_

-

-

10,526

376

-

~

Mar.

Ill

99

391

697

2~4lT

185

156

126

105

91

825S"

226

269 

272

297

233

578

331

372

353

222

199

388

174

148

133

408

*337

566

222

8,099

261

-

~

Apr.

213

177

146

129

113

105

105

169

131

236

207

699 350"

294

182

143

122

103

89

66

53

115

*86

63

53

50

48

46

44

4T

-

4,331

144

-

~

May

43

42

41

40

36

30

32

30

30

36

6638"

22

*20 

18

17

15 IBIS

46

24

26

48

27

18

44

38

43

38

23

17

981

31.6

-

-

June

18

12

6.4

12

16

14

13

14

14

5.1

10

17

22

20

*16

1Z

4.5 573"

15

15

15

15

15

10

11

16

25

19

128

56

-

574.9

19.2

-

~

July

36

22

18

12

9.5

13

9.5

5.1

7TF

32

60

2ff

17

12 

7.6

8.3

*13

13

12

11

8.9

7.0

8.3

39

27

19

16

13

11

8.9

11

515.7

16.6

-

-

Aug.

13

13

12

11

8.9

11

15

15

15

14

13

17

TT

12 

12

12

12

10

TO" 5.8

12

11

11

*12

9.5

8.3

8.9

12

12

16

15

367.4

11.9

-

-

Sept.

1O

8.3

6.4

TF

12

23

15

13

10

Zl

24

15

25

5T

14

9.5

11

14

*16

15

16

20

12-

14

14

13

11

11

9

7

-

420.8

14.0

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,340 Min 6.8 Mean 178 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 195O-51: Max 3,340 Min 4.5 Mean 143 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 3,400 cfs).-- Nov. 20 (7 a.m.) 5,370 cfs (11.38 ft); Dec. 3 (8 a.m.) 6,440 

cfs (12.49 ft); Jan. 3 (1°:3O p.m.) 4,150 cfs (9.87 ft); Jan. 14 (time unknown) about 6,200 cfs; 

Feb. 21 (1 a.m.) 3,820 cfs (9.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Nov. 25-27, Dec. 17-20, Jan. 5-22, Jan. 31 to Feb. 4, Feb. 8, 9, 

Sept. 20-30; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for other stations in 

basin.
324 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Indian Lake at Russells Point, Ohio

Location. Lat 40 0 28'05", long. 83 0 53'20", on north edge sec. 1, T. 7 3., R. 8 E., on backwan of -concrete intake well for State fish hatchery on U. S. Highway 33, a quarter of 

a mile east of Russells Point, Logan County, and half a mile west of outlet into Miami 

River.

Drainage area. 109 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1946 to September 1951.

Sage. Staff gage read once daily. Prior to Sept. 15, 1949, at site half a mile east at 

TTndian Lake Dam spillway at same datum.

Extremes Maximum gage height observed during year, 2.70 ft Dec. 4: minimum observed, 0.68

1946-51: Maximum gage height observed, 3.00 ft Feb. 14, 1950; minimum observed, 0.58 

ft Feb. 12, 1948.

Remarks. Lake level controlled by dam. Spillway crest at gage height 2.15 ft.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

.30

.26

.24

.20

.18

.16

.14

.48

.58

.88

.96

.00

.02

.OO

.02

.02

.00

.00

.00

.00

.98

.98

.98

.98

.98

.98

.98

.96

.96

.94

.92

Nov.

1.90

1.90

1.88

1.88

1.88

1.88

1.90

1.94

2.04

2.04

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.10

2.10

2.08

2.00

2.10

2.26

2.48

2.40

2.36

2.30

2.32

2.34

2.36

2.20

2.12

2.04

-

Dec.

1.96

1.84

2.42

2.70

2.50

2.36

2.48

2.48

2.28

2.26

2.10

2.10

2.02

1.96

1.80

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.54

1.40

1.24

1.10

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.02

1.04

1.06

1.08

1.10

1.10

Jan.

1.10

1.40

1.90

2.00

2.00

1.94

1.78

1.68

1.56

1.40

1.26

1.16

1.00

.98

1.12

1.18

1.16

1.30

1.40

1.42

1.40

1.36

1.28

1.24

1.18

1.10

1.02

.96

.90

.82

.78

Feb.

0.72

.72

.70

.68

.68

.68

.70

.70

.70

.70

.78

.86

.98

1.42

1.56

1.52

1.56

1.66

1.76

1.86

2.38

2.34

2.26

2.18

2.14

2.06

2.02

1.88

_

_

-

Mar.

.88

.88

.92

.78

.68

.72

.68

.60

.58

.58

.42

.34

.36

.28

.34

.40

.38

.36

.34

.36

.14

.04

.28

.44

.46

.48

.50

.68

.78

.92

.98

Apr.

2.02

2.04

2.06

2.06

2.08

2.10

2.10

2.24

2.36

2.40

2.36

2.30

2.36

2.46

2.40

2.36

2.3O

2.20

2.14

2.06

1.98

1.90

1.80

1.64

1/52

1.46

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.40

May

1.50

1.62

2.28

2.28

2.24

2.24

2.24

2.18

2.18

2.36

2.34

2.28

2.22

2.16

2.12

2.06

2.02

1.98

1.98

2.02

2.06

2.06

2.04

1.98

1.94

1.96

2.02

2.06

2.04

2.02

1.98

June

.98

.98

.98

.96

.96

.94

.92

.92

.90

.90

.90

.90

.94

.94

.92

.90

.90

.88

.88

.88

.88

.88

.90

.90

.92

.92

.90

.88

.88

.90

-

July

.92

.90

.88

.86

.84

.82

.82

.78

.76

.76

.74

.74

.72

.72

.70

.68

.66

.64

.64

.62

.60

.60

.58

.58

.56

.54

.52

.50

.50

.48

.46

Aug.

.44

.44

.42

.40

.38

.36

.38

.36

.38

.36

.34

.32

.30

.28

.26

.24

.22

.20

.18

.16

.14

.12

.10

.08

.06

.06

.08

.06

.04

.02

.00

Sept.

0.98

.98

.96

.94

.94

.96

.94

.92

.90

.90

.92

.90

.94

.94

.94

.94

.92

.92

.90

.88

.88

.90

.92

.90

.92

.90

.92

.90

.88

.86

-
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 325

Miami River at Sidney, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°17'14", long. 84°08'57", on right bank 100 ft upstream from North

 Street Bridge in Sidney, Shelby County, and half a mile downstream from Tawawa Creek.

Drainage area.--545 sq mi.

Records available. February 1914 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 924.70 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912. Prior to Sept. 18, 1919, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream at datum 1.76 

ft higher. Sept. 18, 1919, to Aug. 19, 1925, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream at 

present datum.

Average discharge. 37 years, 494 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,470 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 11.04 ft); mini-

 mum, 36 cfs Sept. 3-5; minimum gage height, 0.17 ft Sept. 20-22.

1914-51: Maximum discharge, 20,700 cfs Mar. 20, 1927 (gage height, 14.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,900 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 7.4 

cfs Sept. 23, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 19.6 ft, present datum, Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 44,000 cfs, 

computed by Miami Conservancy District).

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

regulated by Indian Lake.

Cooperation. Base data, except three discharge measurements furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years).--W 433: 1915. W 743: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height. 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4

.7

1.0

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 Feb. 22 to Sept. 30

53

90

135

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

236

383

800

5.0

7.0

11.0

1,880

3,360

8,470

0.1 

.5

1.0

31 1.5 254

73 2.0 399

148 3.0 800

Note. Same as precedIng table above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

174

172

134

72

*64

63

59 12~5~

1,770

1,940

1,760

1,260

825

458 

308

236

190

166

149

137

156

124

113

133

110

100

108

130

124

159

157

11,476

370

-

-

Nov.

156

152

133

132

210

147

124

*192

754

975

634

364

254

214 

188

178

199

276

293

3,780

3,770

2,680

1,940

1,420

900

455

600

600

550

600

22,870

762

-

-

Dec.

600

1,200

7,350

6,930

4,830

3,180

3,660

3,560

2,530

1,900

1,400

950

634

727

751

727

508

345

527

656

680

656

634

386

254

190

160

180

160

150

140

46,555

1,502

-

-

Jan.

170- 150

2,800

4,830

3,360

2,120

1,540

1,230

1,120'

1,000

1,050

1,000

925

1,340 

2,840

2,320

1,700

2,390

2,250

1,820

1,320

*925

751

680

590

548

527

508

451

409

390

43,054

1,389

-

-

Feb.

240

230

360

330

230

220

290

280

260

210

200

2,300"

4,110

2,680 

1,540

1,000

1,150

1,180

2,120

2,470

*6,930

4,710

2,920

2,000

1,540

1,200

1,020

875

-

_

-

42,595

1,521

-

-

Mar.

1,020

1,000

925

1,480

1,100

875

1,480

1,400

975

751

682

638

751

1,4 0 

1,420

1,320

1,000

800

704

659

875

925

1,320

1,640

1,180

*728

BTB" 536

1,370

2,120

1,540

33,230

1,072

-

-

Apr.

925

682

556

482

431

374

350

395

596

1,290

1,100

1,260

1,420

1,880 

1,640

1,320

1,020

800

*776

751

704

728

751

704

659

638

616

596

536

682

24,663

822

-

-

May

1,150

728

1,050

1,420

1,050

682

518

399

309

393

1,180

1,340

1,120

850 

659

536

356

284

242

211

*262

249

257

252

174

162

TTW

227

278

239

189

16,945

547

-

-

June

166

153

143

143

148

136

125

128

529" 489

220

168

*206

329 

265

189

153

136

123

118

T50~ 114

196

170

134

131

123

208

229

196

5,528

184

-

-

July

168

TBT

128

117

118

123

93

85

83

82

94

*118

109

97 

86

78

74

81

80

68

67

63

111

117

85

74

68

65

63

60

59_

2,876

92.8

-

-

Aug.

58

56

53

51

50

53

60

60

*6159-

56

53

49

48 

47

46

43

43

42

41

40

40

39

38

3F

39

42

47

46

43

41

1,482

47.8

-

-

Sept.

38

38

37

3635-

*46

48

45

42

47

*54

52

56

54 

52

46

42

39

39

38

38

44

58

5T

47

45

53

48

43

41

1,359

45.3

_

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 10,200 Mln 48 Mean 930 Cfsm - In. .

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,350 Mln 36 Mean 692 Cfsm - In. _

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 'cfs) . Nov. 20 (2:30 p.m.) 4,95O cfs (8.39 ft); Dec. 3 (4 p.m.) 8,470

cfs (11.04 ft); Dec. 7 (6 p.m.) 4,470 cfs (7.98 ft): Jan. 4 (6 a.m.) 5,200 cfs (8.60 ft); Feb. 13

(1:30 a.m.) 4,710 cfs (8.25 ft); Feb. 21 (6:30 a.m.) 8,050 cfs (10.73 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note .--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, Dec. 26 to Jan. 3, Jan. 31 to 

FebT~T2.

281787 O - 53 - 22
326 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Loramie Creek at Lockington, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°12'35", long. 84°14'32", in NE£ sec. 30, T. 7 N., R. 6 E., on left bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge, 1,300 ft downstream from Lockington Dam, half a 

mile northwest of Lockington, Shelby County, and ij miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--261 sq mi.

Kecoras available. October 1915 to September 1951.

uage. water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 800.03 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to July 3, 1924, staff gage at same site at 

datum 75.96 ft higher. July 3, 1924, to Aug. 17, 1926, staff gage and Aug. 18 to 

Sept. 30, 1926, water-stage recorder at same site at datum 74.96 ft higher.

Average discharge. 36 years, 212. cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,820 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 83.68 ft); minimum, 4.5 cfs Sept. 3-5 (gage height, 77.17 ft).

1915-51: Maximum discharge observed, 10,400 cfs May 7, 1916 (gage height, 86.4 ft, 

present datum); minimum, 2.0 cfs Aug. 19, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 91.6 ft, present datum, Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 25,600 cfs, 

computed by Miami Conservancy District).

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

vffiTch are fair. Slight regulation by State reservoir at Fort Loramie. Flood flow 

regulated by Lockington retarding basin.

Cooperation.--Base data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years).--W 523: Drainage area. W 923: 1916.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

77.3

77.5

77.7

77.9

78.1

78.3

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3

6.7 78.5

12 78.7

20 79.0

33 81.0

53 83.0

Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

145

229

418

2,070

4,020

77.1

77.3

77.5

77.7

78.0

78.2

78.4

3.4

6.9

12

70

111

78.6

78.8

79.0

80.0

82.0

84.0

181

291

436

1,330

2,980

5,180

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

10

9.0

8.8

*8.5

8.5

8.5

11

485

983

916

775

404

201

127

86

61

55

56

50

49

48

46

44

44

39

25

19

17

16 

16

4,637.3

150

-

-

Nov.

15

15

14

IS

17

19

20

170

747

665

465

267

164

112

100

77

64

64

58

2,810

1,910

1,640

1,080

521

a!20

a70

a60

a55

a55

a50

11,440

381

-

-

Dec.

a50

a250

3,630

3,800

8,860

1,840

2,280

1,550

1,160

564

305

206

153

123

106

86

79

a70

a65

a55

b50

b50

b50

55

55

55

49

b45

t>40

bid 

b40

19,781

638

-

-

Jan.

b4059-

1,970

2,420

1,88O

1,200

632

354

267

177

216

221

191

645

1,370

940

771

1,520

1,550

1,120

668

376

226

237

191

173

173

165

117

65 

b45

19,979

644

-

-

Feb.

b45

b40

b40

b40

b40

44

53

49

42

3_8

44

1,450

*1,800

1,580

920

500

548

548

1,200

1,200

4,350

3,800

2,510

1,160

572

368

285

226

_

-

23,492

839

-

-

Mar.

378

312

302

500

319

231

1,080

686

347

216

177

165

46T

1,070

900

790

580

406

319

273

279

305

975

1,120

880

*484

298

397

900

 1,410 B30~

17,390

561

-

-

Apr.

516

319

226

181

169

153

H9

117

234

333

285

814

840

~72T 1,020

460

279

196

*165

141

114

120

243

141

120

97

97

86

83

§1

8,503

283

-

-

May

83

114

117

126

117

86

67

55

47

55

627

686 5E5"

261

153

104

81

72

67

56

*91

66

54

48

40

34

3330-

55

56

46

4,005

129

-

-

June

39

33

28

26

24

24

23

24

30

29

26

28

*27

38

79

66

50

38

31

26

22

21

21

19

19

18

Iff

20

20

23

890

29.7

-

-

July

23

21

21

20

18

16

14

13

12

12

12

»14

15

14

12

11

10

9.8

9.0

8.5

8.3 5T5-

18

30

52.

21

14

11

9.8

8.7 

8.3

454.9

14.7

-

-

Aug.

8.0

7.8

7.4

7.1

6.9

7.8

8.5

5TT

*8.0

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.4

6.7

6.5

6.1

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

570- 5.0

5.0

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6 

5.4

202.1

6.52

-

-

Sept.

5.0

4.7

4.5 375-

4.7

*6.1

6.0

5.6

5.2

5.6

5.8

5.6

6.1

7.1 6-79"

6.5

6.5

6.0

5.6

5.4

5.0

5.4

5.4

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.7

*6.5

6.0

5.8

172.0

5.73

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,180 Min 8.5 Mean 410 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51; Max 4,350 Min 4.5 Mean 304 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfs).-

4,580 cfs 183.46 rt); Dec. 7 (6 p.m.

-Nov. 20 (5 p.m.) 4,130 cfs (83.10 ft): Dec. 3 (8:30 p.m.) 

2,980 cfs (82.00 ft); Jan. 4 (6 a.m.) 2,78O cfs (81.75 ft);

Feb. 21 (11:30 a.m.)'4,820 cfs (83.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated 

Creek near Bradford.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

on basis of weather records and records for Greenville
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 327

Miami River at Taylorsville, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°52'22", long. 84°09'51", on left bank 600 ft downstream from Taylorsville Dam, three-quarters of a mile north of Taylorsville, Montgomery County, and 9^ 

miles upstream from Stillwater River.

Drainage area.--1,155 sq mi.

Kecoras available.--January 1914 to September 1917, January 1922 to September 1951. 

rubiisned as ''at Tadmor" 1914-17.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 700.08 ft above mean sea level, adjust-

 ment of 1912. Prior to Jan. 1, 1922, staff gage at site at Tadmor, if miles upstream, 

at different datum. Jan. 1, 1922, to Nov. 11, 1925, staff gage at site 600 ft upstream at outlet works of Taylorsville Dam at same datum.

Average discharge.--29 years (1922-51), 988 cfs.

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,300 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 72.52 ft); mini-

 mum, 52 cfs Sept. 19, 20 (gage height, 61.23 ft).

1922-51: Maximum discharge, 25,500 cfs Jan. 15, 1937 (gage height, 73.32 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Jan. 2, 1945 (gage height, 61.10 ft).

Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of 25.4 ft at site at Tadmor (discharge, 

127,000 cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

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

which are fair. Flood flow regulated at retarding basins on Miami River just above 

station and on Loramie Creek at Lockington. Low and medium flow slightly regulated 

by Indian Lake.

Cooperation. Base data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years). W 743: 1942(M). W 758: Drainage area. W 853: 1930, 1937. 

W 923: 1922-24.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 3O to Aug. 13)

61.2

61.4

61.7

62.0

63.0

82

162

279

830

64.0

66.0

68.0

70.0

73.0

1,570

3,600

6,510

10,400

20,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

315

302

297

275

*206

166

162 'STB

2,760

4.580

3,600

2,910 

2,060

1,330

895

699

591

502

443

422

382 

382

353

338

338

324

297

284

28£ 

275 

302

26,104

842

0.729

0.84

Nov.

302

310

297

284

266

324

292

*275

942

2,200

1,660

1,100 

765

597

530

492

443

433

497

5,340

11,400 

8,000

5,400

3,200

2,000

1,200

1,000

1,100

1,000 

1,000

52,649

1,755

1.52

1.7C

Dec.

1,000

2,500

14,000

17.600

12,500

8,040

7,350

8,8OO

5,550

3,850

2,700

2,060 

1,530

1,260

1,330

1,220

1,070

800

900

1,100

1,200 

1,200

1,100

900

700

550

470

400

445 

420 

400

102,940

3,321

2.88

3.31

Jan.

ISO" 370

4,130

10 . 100

8,220

5,250

3,480

2,450

1,930

1,750

1,840

1,840 

1,660

2,450

7,180

5,550

3,850

*5,250

5,870

4,380

3,130 

2,160

1,660

1,490

1,330

1,140

1,100

1,100

1,000 

810 

70O

93,570

3,018

2.61

3.01

Feb.

600

500

6T50"

650

600

550

600

550

550

550

600

3,400 

8,040

6,510

3,850

2,400

2,450

2,800

4,000

5,500

15.000 

11,000

8,OOO

4,500

3,000

2,500

2,100

1,750

-

93,150

3,327

2.88

3.00

Mar.

1,750

1,930

1,750

2,600

2,400

1,840

2,740

3,360

2,200

1,570

1,330

1,220 

1,370

3,000

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,600

1,500

1,400

1,600 

1,700

2,500

3,720

3,360

2,350

1,620

1,300

*2,500 

4,950 

3,500

7O.16O

2,263

1.96

2.26

Apr.

2,300

1,800

1,500

1,220

1,040

900

§05" 800

1,200

1,930

2,110

2,700 

3,02O

3,720

3,480

2,600

1,980

1,570

1,370

* 1,290

1,220 

1,180

1,260

1,220

1,100

1,040

1,000

965

930

895

48,240

1,608

1.39

1.55

May

1,180

1,330

1,220

1,80O

1,620

1,180

930

765

639

627

1,270

2.350 

2,020

1,490

1,140

930

798

651

563

519

1,480 

*895

723

627

568

387

27C

541

669 

651 

552

30,585

987

0.855

0.98

June

486

438

397

382

367

358

343

338

747

895

597

470 

*422

492

597

530

422

362

324

358

306 

151

568

454

377

315

306

978

1,070

804

14,997

500

0.433

0.48

July

663

51*

438

367

320

297

284

245

221

221

258

*233 

266

254

218

194

184

173

166

162

153 

140

131

ISO

214

184

159

140

137 

137

131

7,384

238

0.206

0.24

Aug.

134

121

113

105

96

108

118

115

*137

T2T

108

105 

98

94

91

89

87

94

89

87

84 

74

74

72

70

68

TO

74

76 

78 

76

2,926

94.4

0.082

0.09

Sept.

72

68

62

59

62

82

87

78

74

74

94

84 

91

110

94

80

74

*113 -51

53

62 

68

76

74

87

84

80

82

80 

70

2,328

77.6

0.067

O.O7

Calendar year 1.95O : Max 17,800 Mln 96 Mean 1,967 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.09

Water year 1950-51 : Max 17,600 Min 53 Mean 1,493 Cfsm l".29 In. 17.53

Dec. 4 (6 a.m.) 18,300

JU cfs (70.15 ft); Jan. 15

21 (time unknown) 17.9OO

Peak discharge (base, 7,50O cfs). Nov. 21 (8 a.m.) 12,20O cfs (70.73 ft); 

cfs (72.52 ft); Dec. B (5 a.m.) 9,870 cfs (69.80 ft); Jan. 4 (3 p.m.) 1O.80O 

(l p.m.) 8,040 cfs (68.86 ft); Feb. 13 (4 p.m.) 8,220 cfs (69.01 ft); Feb. 2 

cfs (72.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 22 to Dec. 3, Dec. 18-26, Feb. 18-27, Mar. 14-23, 28, Mar. 31 

to Apr. 3, Apr. 6-9; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations at 

Sidney and Dayton. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 27 to Jan. 2, Jan. -31 to Feb. 12.
328 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Greenville Creek near Bradford, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°06'08", long. 84°25'48", between sec. 33 and 34. T. 9 N., R. 4 E., on

left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 721, if miles south of

Bradford, on line between Darke and Miami Counties, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 195 sq mi.

Records available. March 1931 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 948.9 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--20 years, 177 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,790 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 7.86 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 1.40 ft Aug. 29, 30.

1931-51: Maximum discharge, 9,320 cfs May 14, 1933, Jan. 15, 1937; maximum gage 

height, 9.21 ft Jan. 15, 1937 (from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 6.7 cfs 

Aug. 4, 5, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Cooperation.--Base data furnished by Miami Conservancy District. 

Revisions (water years). W 803: 1933(M). W823: 1933.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec

2.5

3.0

167

317

4.0 765

5.0 1,390

7.0 3,430

1.4 

1.6 

1.5 

Z.3 160

4 to Sept. 3O

3.0 407

4.0 88O

5.0 1,480

6.0 Z,30O

7.0 3,430

8.0 5,11O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

71

67

63

63

62

*59

57

75

414

902

522

273

172

126

106

91

83

79

74

73

71

69

67

67

64

62

61

60

59

58

57

4,127

133

0.682

0.79

Nov.

57

56

*54

61

66

61

58

110

524

618

245

160

122

103

93

89

88

82

80

1,810

2,610

TTTio

482

b26O

DlSO

blOO

b90

b85

b80

b80

-

9,614

320

1.64

1.83

Dec.

b75

1ST

2,670

3,430

1,600

718

1,210

1,210

565

407

323

271

229

196

180

155

b!40

b!30

b!20

bllO

blOO

blOO

112

125

146

bllO

b95

b90

b85

b85

b85

15,059

486

2.49

2.87

Jan.

b90

118

1,06O

1,730

9T2

552

407

308

b230

b230

236

250

215

447

1,420

965

644

1.2SO

*1,320

744

496

345

286

250

202

172

163

155

b!30

bllO

blOO

15,577

502

2.57

2.96

Feb.

b95

b90 b90~

b95

bllO

125

146

112

blOO

b95

bllO

bl,300

2,110

914

451

364

505

463

a850

a90O

a4,OOO

a3,000

a2,000

a900

a550

a430

*364

297

_

_

-

20,566

734

3.76

3.92

Mar.

364

345

326

496

364

289

257

222

180

158

150

146

323

539

435

399

443

517

668

443

395

376

679

965

484

338

*275

282

482

965

574

12,879

415

2.13

2.46

Apr.

384

30O

254

215

186

169

166

189

199

236

476

816

797

994

644

419

323

268

246

212

186

229

257

206

*189

ISO

174

172

172

163

-

9,421

314

1.61

1.80

May

*153

188

212

186

155

138

128

121

115

183

797

480

282

199

160

141

130

141

126

296

202

138

119

105

98

loD~ 94

108

117

107

95

5,614

181

0.928

1.07

June

90

86

81

79

78

76

73

79

150

105

86

76

92

2O2

141

105

90

*82

78

81

74

138

143

97

86

74

81

1,200

1,690

880

-

6,393

213

1.09

1.22

July

693

459

300

209

172

132

114

102

95

92

*89

90

90

82

76

68

65

62

65

71

58

54

74

81

64

54

49

48

45

44

ii

3,738

121

0.621

0.72

Aug.

40

38

38

36

35

38

43

43

5045-

38

34

34

33

*32

30

28

29

29

28

28

29

27

27

26

26

27

30

29

24

. 26

1,020

32.9

0.169

0.19

Sept.

25

24

24

25

26

32

35

29

27

28

*28

28

31

53

35

27

24

24

24

24

24

24

28

28

24

24

27

24

24

23

-

823

27.4

O.141

0.16

Calendar year I960: Max 4,890 MIn 30 Mean 363 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.28

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,000 Min 23 Mean 287 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.99

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). --Nov. 21 (ll a.m.) 2,780 cfs (6.43 ft); Dec. 4 (4 a.m.) 3,700

cfs (7.21 ft); Dec. 8 (3:30 a.m.) 1,550 cfs (5.12 ft); Jan. 4 (5 a.m.) 1,850 cfs (5.51 ft); Jan. 15

(2:30 p.m.) 1,550 efs (5.12 ft); Jan. 18 (9:30 p.m.) 1,620 cfs 5.19 ft); Feb. 13 7 a.m.) 2,780 cfs

(6.43 ft); Feb. 21 (time unknown) 4,790 cfs (7.86 ft); June 29 (9 a.m.) 1,93O cfs (5.59 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this d 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated 

and records for Stillwater River at Pleasant Hill, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

basis of recorded range in stage, weather records,
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 329

Stillwater River at Pleasant Hill, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°03'28", long. 84°21'22", in SE£ sec. 18, T. 7 N., R. 5 E. , on left bank

 at downstream side of highway bridge three-quarters of a mile northwest of Pleasant 

Hill, Miami County, and 2 miles downstream from Painter Creek.

Drainage area. 502 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1916 to September 1926, December 1934 to September 1951. 

uage-neignt records collected at same site since March 1922 are contained in reports 

of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 846.73 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912. Prior to Dec. 23, 1934, staff or chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years (1916-26, 1935-51), 464 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,700 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 15.86 ft); min-

 imum, 16 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 1.10 ft).

1916-26, 1934-51: Maximum discharge, 26,400 cfs Jan. 14, 1937 (gage height, 17.32 

ft), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum observed, 4 cfs Oct. 17, 1S20, July 12, 22. Aug. 30, 1921.

Maximum stage known, 17.5 ft Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 51,400 cfs, computed by 

Miami Conservancy District). This stage is not comparable with present gage heights 

because of failure of levee in 1913.

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

fluctuation caused by power plant on Greenville Creek.

Cooperation. Base data furnished by Miami Conservancy District. 

Revisions (water years). W 523: 1917, drainage area. W 803: 1924(M).

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 116

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

224

357

730

1,210

7.0

12.0

15.0

2,610

7,900

12,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

146

129

116

111

106

*99

92

143

1,550

5,420

1,690 

815

556

377 

296

246

215

190

176

165

150 

148

137

126

118

113

109

104

102 

101

99

11,925

385

0.767

0.88

Nov.

94

93

*90

lISS

114

113

102

288

1,670

1,560

670 

436

333

278 

243

234

241

219

212

6,270

6,580 

2,490

1,240

928

b500

b280

b250

b24O

b230 

b220

26,320

877

1.75

1.95

Dec.

b210

452

8,720

8,000

4,OOO

1,600

3,720

3,540

1,240

838

650 

555

461

397 

367

313

268

281

260

246

217 

b220

231

246

289

278

192

b!80 bTSo" 

b!80

b!80

38,311

1,236

2.46

2.84

Jan.

185

225

3,480

5,330

2,290

1,290

905

670

517

517

536 

555

487

1,140 

4,100

2,450

1,470

3,510

*3,900

1,830

1,130 

750

612

536

432

364

351

335

286 

219

b200

40,604

1,310

2.61

3.01

Feb.

b!90

blSO

bTSO

b!90

b210

256

265

217

208

194

226 

5,600

*5,660

2,030 

975

730

1,180

1,100

2,130

2,110

*12,000 

8,650

, 3,100

1,500

1,100

882

750

612

-

-

50,403

1,800

3.59

3.74

Mar.

770

730

670

1,180

770

612

1,270

862

536

408

364 

348

1,1550

2,450 

1,470

1,290

1,100

975

1,160

860

815 

815

1,850

2,790

1,100

710

*593

650

1,480 

2,880

1,550

33,928

1,094

2.18

2.51

Apr.

860

650

536

468

408

367

354

397

517

593

860 

1,970

1,830

2,290 

1,350

860

650

536

498

429

380 

491

593

436

*387

357

319

310

307 

286

-

20,289

676

1.35

1.51

May

260

256

348

321

291

253

231

217

208

238

1,960 

1, 180

650

425

327

281

346

741

436

468

572 

324

256

217

194

183 T9~2

*206

226 

219

187

12,215

594

0.785

0.90

June

165

154

146

137

131

127

120

275

436

278

192 

152

163

411 

333

229

183

*156

174

187

146 

305

299

196

158

133

152

1,830

2,570 

1,320

-

11,058

369

0.735

0.82

July

1,000

 BTO

447

353

268

222

190

167

150

143

*150 

139

141

127

114

102

94

90

87

93

84 

78

92

120

102

83

71

66

62 

59

57_

5,621

181

0.361

0.42

Aug.

# 53

50

48

47

45

50

57

60

63

52

54 

50

46

44 

*40

39

36

36

35

35

34 

33

33

31

29

31

33

33

37 

31

28

1,303

42.0

0.084

0.10

Sept.

28

28

"2727

27

37

36

35

33

35

*35 

52

40

51 

BT

40

34

32

31

29

29 

30

34

37

36

33

36

35

33 

33

"

1,024

34.1

0.068

0.08

Calendar year 1950: Max 14,900 Min 48 Mean 940 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.41

Water year 1950-51: Max 12,000 Min 27 Mean 693 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.76

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Nov. 20 (8 p.m.) 9,850 cfs (13.35 ft); Dec. 3 (9 p.m.) 13,000 

cfs (15.09 ftjj Dec. 7 (9 p.m.) 5,440 cfs (9.86 ft); Jan. 4 (7 a.m.) 6,100 cfs (10.49 ft); Jan. 15 

(7 a.m.) 4,500 cfs (8.98 ft); Jan. 19 (3 a.m.) 4,900 cfs (9.44 ft); Feb. 13 (2 a.m.) 6,820 cfs 

(11.09 ft); Feb. 21 (3 p.m.) 14,700 cfs (15.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
330 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Stillwater River at Englewood, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°52'10", long. 84°16'57", in NW£ sec. 23, T. 5 N., R. 5 E., on right 

bank 1,000 ft downstream from Englewood Dam, 1 mile southeast of Englewood, Montgomery 

County, and 8| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--646 sq mi.

Records available. November 1925 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 699.97 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 26 years, 588 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,000 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 79.42 ft); min-

 imum, 34 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 71.87 ft).

1925-51: Maximum discharge, 9,910 cfs May 14, 1933 (gage height, 79.99 ft); minimum, 3.7 cfs Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 1944 (gage height, 71.36 ft).

Maximum discharge during flood of March 1913, 85,400 cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District.

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

 wnicn are fair. Flood flow regulated by Englewood retarding basin. Diurnal fluctuation caused by power plants at West Milton and on Greenville Creek.

Cooperation. Base data, except one discharge measurement furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

71.8

72.0

72.3

72.6

30

52

119

218

72.9

73.2

73.5

74.0

399

670

915

1,280

75.0

77.0

80.0

2,020

4,340

9,080

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

5

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

210

195

179

166

160

*153

147

T55

2,350

5.950

5,570

1,580

1,030

730

532

408

555

296

261

242

228

218

210

198

191

185

175

169

169

166

165

18,755

605

0.937

1.08

Nov.

157

157

*153 ISO" 

169

173

173

179

1,200

2,410

1,280

779

570

459

377

548

520

314

296

3,510

6,520

6,360

4,890

2,040

1,210

b650

b550

b480

b450

b420

-

56,754

1,225

1.90

2.12

Dec.

b400

654

4,560

7,520 

7,320

6,360

5,310

5,310

3,000

1,500

1,100

900

750

650

550

500

430

460

420

380

360

540

550

590

450

450

b290

b280

b270

'BFTD

b270

51,554

1,663

2.57

2.96

Jan.

272

290

2,450

5,510 

5,170

3,200

1,540

1,210

867

875

1,030

1,030

899

1,450

4,400

4,200

3,500

*3,350

4,610

5,820

1,880

1,520

1,060

930

771

643

598

589

504

392

b540

58,480

1,886

2.92

5.57

Feb.

b310

b300

b3OO

b510 

b330

355

442

416

326

308

320

2,190

5,170

5,170

2,750

1,240

1,640

1,680

2,580

5,210

6,210

7,850

7,830

6,840

5,610

3,160

*1,280

1,060

_

_

-

69,147

2,470

3.82

5.98

Mar.

,050

,240

,060

,680 

,450

,100

,190

,660

990

730

616

580

SOU

3,090

2,460

1,980

1,610

1,480

1,680

1,420

1,520

1,280

1,900

5,550

2,140

1,240

990

960

1,600

5,570

2,850

49,055

1,582

2.45

2.82

Apr.

1,480

1,180

952

819 

712

616

580

625

738

1,030

1,320

2,310

2,740

2,850

2,410

1,450

1,140

915

811

*721

607

607

907

687

580

523

468

425

416

592

-

31,011

1,034

1.60

1.78

May

*355

326

425

442 

399

341

302

278

261

266

1,420

1,880

1,030

661

476

584

562

779

859

451

945

561

577

302

261

242" 242

266

264

290

256

15,723

507

0.785

0.90

June

228

210

195

187 

179

173

169

173

645

523

308

228

206

266

523

326

247

*206

183

228

210

258

468

302

218

191

183

"1,680

5,090

2,540

-

14,541

485

0.751

0.84

July

1.510

1,240

779

532 

384

508

252

218

202

191

*187

187

179

176

166

155

141

136

127

122

125

119

114

125

139

150

114

102

94

90

j)5

8,427

272

0.421

0.49

Aug.

87

T6

74

70 

64

70

74

78

85

85

78

72

64

58

*54

51

50

50

47

45

45

45

41

41

40

40

42

42

42

45

45

1,796

57.9

0.090

0.10

Sept.

39

38

36

56 

38

45

45

43

45

47

*54

49

50

54

56

60

56

47

43

41

59

41

43

43

45

*47

47

45

43

42

-

1,557

45.2

0.070

0.08

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,530 Mln 68 Mean 1,269 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.65

Water year 1950-51 : Max 7,830 Mln 36 Mean 977 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.52

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs) .--Nov. 21 (9 p.m.) 6,680 cfs (78.65 ft); Dec. 5 (l a.m.) 7,660

cfs ^79.17 ft}; Jan. 4 (10 p.m.) 5,610 Cfs (77.87 ft); Feb. 15 (11 p.m.) 5,610 cfs (77.86 ft); Feb.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note . - -No gage-height record Dec. 9-26, Jan. 15-17) discharge estimated on basis 

in stage, weather records, and records for station at Pleasant Hill.

of recorded range
MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Mad River at Zanesfield, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°21'05", long. 83°40'25", on left bank at upstream side of highway 

oriage adjacent to U. S. Highway 33, 0.8 mile upstream from unnamed stream in Hadley 

Bottom and 1 mile north of Zanesfield, Logan County.

Drainage area.--6.41 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 5 years, 10.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 296 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 3.29 ft); mini- 

 mum, 1.2 cfs Aug. 15; minimum gage height, 0.68 ft Feb. 10.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 1,110 cfs Apr. 11, 1948 (gage height, 6.76 ft), from

rating curve extended above 400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Aug. 15,

1951; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 15, 1951.

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

Wnich are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect ( 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

ge height, In feet,

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20 Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

0.7 

.8

1.6 

3.4 

5.9

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

0.67 

.7

1.3 

1.6 

3.4 

6.3

1.0 

1.2

1.4

1.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.1

57T

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

9.6

*35

TS

9.3

5.5

4.1

3.7

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

4.2

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.2

158.0

5.10

0.796

0.92

Nov.

3.2

37?

3.4

5.5

4.8

4.1

3.9

5.5

15

10

7.1

5.5

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4

8

130

25

14

10

8

7

6

6

6

7

7

-

333.1

11.1

1.73

1.93

Dec.

8

10

100

*45

18

15

87

26

15

13

13

11

11

10

10

9.7

8.7

7.9

7.9

7.1

5.9

b6

6.4

7.9

5.9

5.9

b5

b5

5.1

5.1

4.8

491.3

15.8

2.46

2.84

Jan.

15 4.6

95

47

20

14

12

11

bio

11

12

11

10

40

*36

17

22

45

22

17

13

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

8.7

6.4

b5

577.7

18.6

2.90

3.34

Feb.

b4

b4

b3

b2.7

2.5

3.2

b5

b3

b2.3

bl.5

2.6

68

62

20

12

15

20

30

20

90

*54

27

19

16

15

14

13

12

_

-

540.8

19.3

3.01

3.13

Mar.

14

12

18

20

15

13

31

16

13

12

12

11

TS

17

16

15

16

15

14

13

13

14

19

17

13

12

12

23

24

34

T9

509

16.4

2.56

2.95

Apr.

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

IE

43

27

*20

23

31

40

24

19

16

15

15

14

13

18

16

14

13

13

12

12

18

13

-

538

17.9

2.79

3.11

May

12

51

44

22

16

14

13

12

12

23

32

18

14

13

12

11

11

10

9.8

11

13

11

11

9.2

8.4

10

12

13

11

9.8

7.6

476.8

15.4

2.40

2.77

June

6.3

5.5

5.5

*5.5

5.1

4.8

4.5

16

16

8.4

5.5

4.8

6.3

5.1

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4 376"

3.4

6.4

4.0

3.8

4.2

3.6

5

6

5

5

-

168.3

5.61

0.875

0.98

July

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

4

3

3

3.0

2.6

*2.5

2.6

2.8

2.3

2.1

' 2.1

2.1

5.1

573

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.5

90.7

2.93

0.457

0.53

Aug.

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

~73.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

* .3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.8

.0

TTff

.5

.5

45.1

1.45

0.226

0.26

Sept.

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.0

.8

.6

.6

.4

.6

.4

.5

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

-73.3

.3

.3

.7

.5

.4

.5

* .5

.4

.4

.4

-

46.9

1.56

0.243

0.27

Calendar year 1950: Max 179 Mln 1.6 Mean 12.7 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.87

Water year 1950-51: Max 130 Mln 1.3 Mean 10.9 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.03

Peak discharge (base, 250 efs).--Nov. 20 (time unknown) 296 cfs (3.29 ft); May 2 (5:30 p.m.) 256 

cfs (3.03 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 18 to Dec. 4, Feb. 16-20, June 27 to July 13, Sept. 16-25; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, recorded range In stage, and 

records for station near Urbana.
332 MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

Mad River near Urbana, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°06'

 on left bank at dc 

Dugan Run, if mile 

Champaign County.

Drainage area.--157 sq ml.

Records available. September 1925 to September 1931, August 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 985.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912 Prior to May 18, 1930, chain gage at same site and datum. May l«, laao, to 

Sept. 30, 1931, staff gage at site 600 ft downstream at datum 0.36 ft lower. Aug. 1, 

1939, to Sept. 25, 1939, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 153 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,950 cfs Feb. 21 (gagei height, 7.15 ft); minimimi925-3l! 1939-51:' Maximum discharge observed, 7,740 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage 

height, 10.4 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum daily, 24 cfs Feb. 2, 3, 1945.

Remarks Records good except those above 300 cfs and those for periods of ice effect,

which are fair. 

Cooperation. Base data, except two discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20 Nov. 21 to Sept. 30

2.6 84

2.8 123

3.0 181

3.5 380

4.0 630

5.0 1,230

2.4 68

2.7 123

3.0 211

3.5 410

4.0 675

6.0 1,980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

89

*86

87 

89

87

87

91

98

370

T55

150

112

99

94

92

89

87

86

86

84

87

87

87

89

89

87

101

96

92

89

87

3,242

105

0.669

0.77

Nov.

89

*86SB89

89

87

86

89

176

153

126

119

112

110

108

105

98

96

98

1,060

383

267

228

198

155

b!50

b!50

b!40

b!30

b!30

-

4,993

166

1.06

1.18

Dec.

~2TT b!30

1,980 

 6159

410

344

1,190

500

356

318

286

271

252

238

231

221

211

205

195

189

182

182

176

179

b!70

b!60

b!50

b!50

b!50

b!50

b!50

10,252

331

2.11

2.43

Jan.

149

1ST

1,100 

1,010

396

322

290

260

242

235

242

228

218

496

718

378

344

642

435

352

298

*267

260

238

221

214

211

211

201

192

b!80

10,711

346

2.20

2.54

Feb.

blSO

b!70

b!70 

b!70

170

173

192

176

b!70

b!70

167

1,T2(3

1,230

445

326

314

361

331

620

479

1,680

 6154

450

388

361

339

318

298

_

_

-

11,572

413

2.63

2.74

Mar.

302

278

294 

430

306

*282

497

344

290

271

256

252

290

352

318

306

290

286

275

256

260

256

331

326

271

252

249

3T5

392

532

345

9,710

313

1.99

2.29

Apr.

310

290

271 

260

*249

242

238

264

362

339

286

356

374

50O 3-gS"

310

282

271

267

252

245

260

*252

238

235

231

225

221

FTB

260

-

8,533

284

1.81

2.02

May

302

242

410 

255

231

214

201

198

198

211

326

235

205

192

185

179

176

173

170

173

218

182

*182

167

164

164

185

218

195

173

164

6,489

209

1.33

1.53

June

158

152

149 

146

144

141

141

174

~£Za 590

*185

167

170

158

149

144

139

136

139

146

133

STO

218

158

144

139

146

238

221

185

-

5,378

179

1.14

1.27

July

185

167

152 

155

155

141

136

133

*133

133

131

136

133

131

128

121

123

123

119

117

115

112

131

121

117

115

110

108

104

102

100

3,984

129

0.822

0.95

Aug.

98

*97

97 

95

95

98

98

100

100

97

95

93

91

91

89

88

88

86

84

81

82

79

79

79

78

78

79

79

78

76

T4

2,722

87.8

0.559

0.64

Sept.

74

74

73 

74

*73

79

74

73

73

79

82

75

78

78

73

71

71

70

68

6E

68

71

73

70

6S

70

73

70

70

70

-

2,184

72.8

0.464

0.52

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,690 Min 84 Mean 263 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.70

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,980 Min 68 Mean 219 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.88

Peak discharge (base, 1,10O efs).--Nov. 2O (11 a.m.) 2,290 cfs (6.51 ft); Dec. 3 (l p.m.) 2,440 

cfs (6.61 ft); Dec. 7 (3 p.m.) 1,840 cfs (5.76 ft); Jan. 4 (3 a.m.) 2,050 cfs (6.10 ft); Jan. 14 

(11 p.m.) 1,520 cfs (5.37 ft); Feb. 12 (9 p.m.) 1,980 cfs (6.01 ft); Feb. 21 (6 a.m.) 2,950 cfs (7.15 

ft); June 9 (3 a.m.) 1,300 cfs (5.02 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Buck Creek at New Moorefield, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°59'15", long. 83°42'55", In NE£ sec. 9, R. 10, T. 5, on right bank at

 downstream side of New York Central Railroad bridge at south edge of New Moorefield, 

Clark County, l|- miles downstream from East Fork and 5 miles upstream from Beaver 

Creek.

Drainage area.--67.3 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 9, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 72.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,790 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 6.35 ft); min-

 1murn, 29 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.66 ft).

1942-51: Maximum discharge, 3,260 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 7.46 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs; minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 11, 1944.

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

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

'(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-8, Oct. 10 to Nov. 20)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20 Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

122

205

4.0 

4.5

5.0 

6.0

425

570

795

1,480

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

111

178

4.0 

4.5

5.0

412

565

795

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

35

35

34

34

34

33

33

72

a9O

59

50

45

42

40

39

38

37

36

36

35

34

34

33

33

32_

32

34

34

33

32

32

1,220

39.4

0.585

0.67

Nov.

33

33

32

35

33

33

32

*35

47

42

39

36

35

34

34

33

33

32

35

584

131

90

78

68

51

b50

b45

b45

b45

b45

-

1,898

63.3

0.941

1.05

Dec.

b45

144

1,030 2T9

136

111

386

145

107

95

88

83

77

74

74

71

69

*68

67

66

65

65

64

72

bS5

beo

b55

b55

b55

b55

b55

3,831

124

1.84

2.12

Jan.

51

66

701

397

160

124

107

96

89

87

104

94

84

434

311

142

140

187

131

112

102

93

92

89

86

*83

82

82

78

74

b70

4,554

147

2.18

2.51

Feb.

b70

b65

b65

b65

b70

b7O

b85

beo

77

73

76

729

49O

178

126

140

203

155

205

323

" 715

183

142

124

117

112

104

98

_

-

4,940

176

2.62

2.73

Mar.

101

94

167

196

118

106

149

110

98

89

86

*84

12T

146

130

122

111

107

106

101

101

103

124

112

95

89

87

146

180

270

127

3,779

122

1.81

2.09

Apr.

119

105

99

95

89

87

86

10T

112

140

112

168

193

220

13?

113

103

99

97

91

89

103

*98

91

SB

91

87

87

89

197

-

3,383

113

1.68

1.87

May

128

100

95

89

86

83

82

82

80

IS1

173

109

95

88

85

83

a!50

alSO

allo

a 95

a80

86

123

*87

79

87

103

180

115

92

84

3,296

106

1.58

1,82

June

79

76

74

73

72

70

69

70

73

69

65

65

67

64

63

62

62

60

61

62

59

72

65

60

56

*54

58

215

TI22

80

-

2,197

73.2

1.09

1.22

July

79

bT

64

62

60

57

56

55

55

54

54

58

54

52

51

49

51

51

48

46

46

46

49

46

46

44

44

43

42

42

*4O

1,611

52.0

O.773

0.89

Aug.

39

38

38

a40

a4O

a 40

a45

a5O

a45

a40

36

36

36

36

35

35

34

35

34

34

33

34

33

34

33

34

35

38

36

33

51

1,140

36.8

0.547

0.63

Sept.

31

30

3T

31

30

38

*33

33

32

40

40

35

lo- 42

se

35

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

"

1,034

34.5

0.513

0.57

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,030 Mln 32 Mean 94.3 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.05

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,O30 Mln 30 Mean 90.1 Cfsm 1.34 In. 13.17

Peak discharge (base. 1,100 efs).--Nov. 20 (8 a.m.) 1,280 cfs (5.73 ft); Dec. 3 (12 m.) 1,740 cfs 

(6.31 ft); JanT 3 (11:30 p.m.) 1,400 cfs (5.9O ft); Jan. 14 (2 p.m.) 1,220 cfs (5.67 ft); Feb. 12 

(5:30 p.m.) 1,250 cfs (5.68 ft); Feb. 21 (2 a.m.) 1,790 cfs (6.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for Beaver Creek near Springfield, Ohio.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Beaver Creek near Springfield, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°56'25", long. 83°44'55", in sec. 18, R. 9, T. 5, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on Merrit Road, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth and 

3-| miles east of center of Springfield, Clark County.

Drainage area.--37.3 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 8, 1942, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 44.2 cfs.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 900 cfs and those for periods of ice effect, 

whichare fair.

1 

1 

1 

1

hich are

Rating ta

.4 10 

.5 14 

.6 21 

.8 43

fair

bles,

Oct.

2 

2, 

3, 

3,

water year

1 to Feb.

.0 70 

.5 149 

.0 269 

.5 436

1950-51, e 

discharge

20

4.0 

4.5

5.0 1,

rcept periods of Ice effect 

, In cubic feet per second)

height, In feet, and

eb. 21 to Sept. 30

1.2 6.3

1.3 10

1.4 16

3.0 327

4.0 619

4.5 985

Discharge, in cubic feet per cond, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

12

12

12

_11

11

11

17

98

47

31

21

18

16

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

529

17.1

0.458

0.53

Nov.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

«11

28

22

17

15

14

13

13

13

13

12

13

508

103

66

51

38

25

20

20

19

19

18

-

948

31. 6

0.847

0.94

Dec.

18

63

1,440

177

97

78

270

110

73

61

52

47

42

38

36

31

28

«27

27

26

23

25

25

37

30

25

20

20

20

20

20

3,006

97.0

2.60

3.00

Jan.

21

27

529

409

118

88

73

61

51

50

70

66

52

323

285

109

90

112

84

72

62

48

48

46

39

*36

37

38

30

25

25

3,124

101

2.71

3.12

Feb.

25

25

25

25

25

25

50

40

30

30

33

489

414

135

85

88

145

104

136

227

797

146

104

84

72

65

59

53

_

_

-

3,536

126

3.38

3.52

Mar.

56

51

129

~98 236

77

71

60

52

45

43

«41

76

114

97

95

79

70

68

65

66

64

92

79

58

49

46

104

165

202

100

2,648

85.4

2.29

2.64

Apr.

77

65

58

52

45

43

40

59

65

116

85

145

187

246

112

82

66

58

56

49

44

56

«64

52

48

45

41

40

3956"

-

2,191

73.0

1.96

2.19

May

60

44

44

38

34

31

29

28

28

51

71

46

36

31

29

28

28

32

28

ii

26

27

49

*33

28

27

34

74

59

34

30

1,163

37.5

1.01

1.16

June

27

24

22

22

22

21

19

19

19

19

18

18

20

18

18

16

16

15

15

15

14

19

25

18

16

*14

16

66

68

41

-

681

22.7

0.609

0.68

July

38

27

22

19

17

15

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

11

11

11

10

10

11

11

11

10

9.9

¥79" 9.5

«9.5

9.5

431.3

13.9

0.373

0.43

Aug.

9.5

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

10

11

11

13

11

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

8.

8.

8.

77~ 7.

7 .

8.

8.

8.

8.3

7.9

287.4

9.27

0.249

0.29

Sept.

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.1

J7I

8.7

8.7

7.5

7.5

«11

12

8.7

9.9

!?_

9.1

8.3

7.9

7.5

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

243.3

8.11

0.217

0.24

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,440 Min 9.1 Mean 60.4 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.99

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,440 Min 7.1 Mean 51.5 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.74

(4.71 ft); JanT 14 (9 p.m.) 942 cfs (4.44 ft); I 

a.m.) 1,970 cfs (5.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ic Nov. 25 to Dec. 1, Dec. 25-31, Jan. 29 to Feb. 9.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 335

Mad River near Springfield, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°55'23", long. 83°52'13", in NW£ sec. 16, R. 9, T. 4, on right bank 150 

ft downstream from Rock Run, 2 miles downstream from Buck Creek, and 3 miles west of 

Springfield, Clark County.

Drainage area.--485 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1914 to September 1951. January 1904 to March 1906 at site 

2.1 miles upstream, published as "near Springfield"; records not equivalent owing to 

Buck Creek inflow.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 881.42 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 Feb. 1, 1914, to Feb. 29, 1924, staff gage at site if miles upstream at 

datum 6|39 ft higher. Mar. I, 1924, to July 31, 1925, chain gage at site 300 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--37 years (1914-51), 503 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 11.24 ft), from 

 rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs; minimum, 179 cfs Sept. 3; minimum gage height, 

1.60 ft Oct. 3, 5, Nov. 3.

1914-51: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 14.9 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 70 

cfs Feb. 9, 26, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 16.9 ft, present datum, Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 55,400 cfs, 

aomputed by Miami Conservancy District).

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

Cooperation.--Base data, except two discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years). W 603: 1924. W 743: Drainage area. W 823: 1929(M).

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-8, July 29 to Sept. 3O)

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

153

267

482

7.0

9.0

10.0

4,460

6,540

8,820

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

233

*228

533

233

233

233

233

513

1,720

765

604

470

405

361

330

314

300

290

286

281

267

263

258

258

254

250

263

263

250

246

246

11,083

358

0.738

0.85

Nov.

246

»2"46

246

267

254

246

246

263

501

458

350

300

295

286

272

276

263

254

272

4,440

1,590

915

736

611

470

b400

b380

b360

b350

b340

-

16,133

538

1.11

1.24

Dec.

b34O

620

8,660

2 ,940

1,340

1,030

3,110

1,720

1,100

915

818

750

694

652

632

585

558

545

532

520

488

488

482

514

532

b460

b420

b410

b400

b400

b4OO

33,055

1,066

2.20

2.54

Jan.

400

458

3,660

4,260

1,420

1,100

922

802

729

715

818

7b5

687

1,990

3,340

1,380

1,180

1,890

1,380

l.ObO

915

802

780

758

687

652

652

639

591

b550

bSOO

36,452

1,176

2.42

2.79

Feb.

bSOO

b490

b480

b480"

b480

bSOO

694

578

558

520

552

,72O

,250

,720

,140

,050

,380

,180

,850

» ,890

» ,710

2,060

,460

,220

,100

1,010

938

855

_

_

-

40,365

1,442

2.97

3.09

Mar.

908

855

855

1,850

1,100

*938

1,420

1,100

870

788

743

722

915

1,300

1,100

1,100

952

892

855

818

818

788

960

983

795

729

708

878

1,340

1,930

1,260

31,270

1,009

2.08

2.40

Apr.

983

892

818

765

»729

694

673

729

795

999

975

1,180

1,260

1,680

1,340

1,020

892

810

780

743

701

736

788

722

680

687

673

646

680

673

25,743

858

1.77

1.98

May

960

680

795

673

611

578

558

545

532

680

1,140

715

604

565

532

520

625

652

514

482

578

526

»673

520

476

514

598

885

715

578

520

19,544

630

1.30

1.50

June

488

464

440

44O

440

428

422

416 900"

578

»501

476

495

476

458

434

434

434

428

464

440

666

652

482

440

422

428

1,O80

892

652

-

15,770

526

1.08

1.20

July

604

514

458

434

428

400

383

366

»366

377

388

383

372

350

330

324

324

330

314

305

295

290

309

305

290

286

276

272

258

263

254

10,848

350

0.722

0.83

Aug.

263

»250

250

237

228

263

263

272

5S7

241

246

228

224

220

220

220

216

213

205

205

209

205

201

201

194

190

565

216

205

201

201

6,959

224

0.462

0.53

Sept.

186

186

155" 183

»194

250

»220

216

209

250

263

224

272 54"6

216

209

209

213

213

216

216

216

216

213

220

216

216

209

213

228

6,528

218

0.449

0.50

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,660 Min 228 . Mean 804 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.49

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,660 Min 183 Mean 695 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.45

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Nov. 20 (4 p.m.) 6,920 cfs (9.24 ft); Dec. 3 (2 p.m.) 12,100 

cfs (11.24 ft); Dec. 7 (6:30 p.m.) 4,740 cfs (7.39 ft); Jan. 4 (4 a.m.) 6,720 cfs (9.08 ft); Jan. 15 

(2 a.m.) 5,520 cfs (8.26 ft); Feb. 12 (10:30 p.m.) 6,200 cfs (8.82 ft); Feb. 21 (8 a.m.) 11,800 cfs 

(11.11 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
336 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Mad River near Dayton, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°47'48", long. 84°05'32", in Sw£ sec. 7, R. 8, T. 2, on left bank 600 ft 

downstream from Huffman Dam, 1\ miles downstream from Mud Run, and 6 miles northeast of 

Dayton, Montgomery County.

Drainage area. 632 sq mi.

Records available. November 1914 to September 1921, October 1924 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 699.95 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1921, staff gage at site 1 mile upstream at datum 83.96 ft 

higher. Oct. 1, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1926, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--33 years (1915-21, 1924-51), 643 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,680 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 84.68 ft); minimum, 200 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 77.97 ft).

1924-51: Maximum discharge, 18,400 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 87.9 ft); minimum, 91 cfs Aug. 6, 9, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 14.0 ft, original site and datum, Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 

75,700 cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Flood flow

regulated by Huffman retarding basin.

Cooperation.--Base data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Revisions (water years). W 453: 1915. W 523: Drainage area. W 743: 1929-32.

Rabing table, water year 195O-51, except periods of Lee effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16 to Nov. 8, Nov. 13-2O)

77.9

78.3

78.5

79.0 683

1,620

4,360

10,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

303

*299

295

299

295

284

384

382

2 , 600

1,340

908

668

533

474

421

376

359

347

330

318

303 

295

391

291

287

284

291

3O3

295

287

395

14,337

462

0.731

0.84

Nov.

299

*295

295

322

326

306

303

318

474

613

449

385

359

351

330

326

318

306

314

3,150

3,710 

1,370

1,030

864

690

b550

b490

b460

b440

b420

-

19,863

662

1.05

1.17

Dec.

b410

694

5,3OO

8,150

3,280

1,560

2,770

3,170

1,560

1,270

1,100

997

908

847

814

742

712

682

654

641

607 

613

600

648

690

beoo

b550

bSOO

b490

b490

b490

41,539

1,340

3.13

2.44

Jan.

500 533"

3,030

6,240

2,470

1,560

1,290

1,100

988

934

1,080

1,040

935

1,790

5,000

3,210

1,560

*3,280

1,900

1,460

1,230

1,060

1,010

997

908

838

830

838

781

720

b650

47,752

1,540

3.44

2.81

Feb.

b650

b650

b650

b600

beoo

641

882

bSOO

b750

b700

b700

2,850

5,690

3,890

1,630

1,380

1,780

1,620

3,080

*2,280

7,190 

5,620

2,080

1,680

1,460

1,330

1,220

1,110

_

-

-

51,503

1,839

2.91

3.03

Mar.

1,130

1,060

1,130

3,340

1,510

*1,250

1,460

1,460

1,120

1,010

953

916

1,080

1,730

1,510

1,460

1,270

1,170

1,130

1,090

1,100 

1,040

1,270

1,380

1,050

952

908

1,120"

1,730

2,470

1,630

40,308

1,300

2.06

2.38

Apr.

1,280

1,130

1,050

979

*935

873

855

953

997

1,380

1,370

1,68O

1,730

2 , 400

1,680

1,280

1,130

1,040

1,020

943

899 

953

1,020

916

882

873

847

830

847

873

-

33,533

1, 118

1.77

1.98

May

1,200

916

997

908

806

734

704

682

661

690

 

1,510 979"

773

704

668

648

634

1,010

704

627

773

*668

847

697

600

641

781

1,060

970

765

654

25,011

807

1.28

1.48

June

607

563

533

522

516

5OO

484

479

743

668

*563

505

516

500

469

444

430

426

416

435

421 

542

720

522

439

426

469

1,110

1,080

847

-

16,894

563

0.891

0.99

July

734

600

532

484

469

444

421

403

*394

407

444

416

412

389

376

364

351

 347

343

336

322

318

334

339

323

310

306

399

287

284

384

12,051

389

0.616

0.71

Aug.

287

*272

269

266

255

276

291

280

306 2TS"

369

262

253

252

344

241

238

238

235

328

231 

338

325

222

219

215

23T

341

241

231

225

7,742

250

0.396

0.46

Sept.

215

206

206

203

258

335

322

215

235

548" 333

369

295

253

231

335

228

225

325

222 

228

235

219

*325

228

228

232

219

225

6,965

232

0.367

0.41

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,150 Min 341 Mean 1,001 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.47

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,150 Min 303 Mean 870 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.70

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). --Nov. 21 (7 a.m.) 5,340 cfs (82.62 ft); Dec. 4 (9:30 a.m.) 9,680

efs (84.68 ft); Dec. 8 (4:30 a.m.) 4,680 cfs (82.16 ft); Jan. 4 (4 p.m.) 6,830 cfs (83.35 ft); Jan.

15 (2 p.m.) 5,690 cfs (82.82 ft); Feb. 13 (3 p.m.) 6,430 cfs (83.15 ft); Feb. 22 (1 a.m.) 9,680 cfs

(84.67 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 337

Miami River at Dayton, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°45'55", long. 84°ll'5l", on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from Main

 Street Bridge in Dayton, Montgomery County, and three-quarters of a mile downstream

from Mad River. 

Drainage area. 2,513 sq mi. 

Kecords available. March 1905 to December 1909, April 1913 to September 1951. Gage-

 height records collected at same site since January 1892 are contained in reports of

United States Weather Bureau. 

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 700.00 ft above mean sea level, adjust-

 Sent of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1921, staff gage at Main Street Bridge at datum 

23.73 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1921, to July 24, 1931, staff gage at Main Street Bridge 

at datum 21.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 38 years (1913-51), 2,269 cfs.

KxtremeS. Maximum discharge observed during year, 34,800 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 32.0

 rrn~minimum discharge, 253 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 20.80 ft).

1913-51: Maximum discharge at Millers Ford, 3-J miles below station, 59,800 cfs 

Apr. 21, 1920 (gage height, 16.0-ft, site and datum then in use), computed by Miami 

Conservancy District; minimum, 78 cfs Sept. 26, 1941 (gage height, 20.19 ft).

Maximum stage known, 29.0 ft, site and' datum then in use, Mar. 26, 1913 (discharge, 

250,000 cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District). 

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

 TTow" regulated at four retarding basins above station. Water is diverted above 

station for use in Dayton; most of return flow from diversions bypasses station in 

Dayton sewer system.

Cooperation. Base data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions. W 758: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2-9, Sept. 8-30)

20.9

21.2

21.5

22.0

302

461

661

1,140

23.0

25.0

27.0

31.0

2,410

6,020

11,700

29,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

852 

806

779

743 

677

617

581

'5775

6.88O

9,500

8,08O

5,360

3,670

2,560

1,920

1,520

1,310

1,170

1,060

1,000

939

900 

862

*824

806

797

770

761

735 

710

743

58,810

1,897

-

-

Nov.

770 

743

TiT

770 

761

761

770

*770

2,010

5,050

3,500

2,410

1,800

1,500

1,340

1,260

1,170

1,110

1,190

1O,8OO

21,000

14,760 

11,100

6,26O

4,100

2,480

b2,300

b2 , 4OO

b2,200 

b2 , 000

-

107,768

3,592

_

-

Dec.

b2,000 

2,580

18,400

50 , 400 

23,300

17,100

15,900

18,300

11,700

7,280

5,050

4,190

3,420

2,940

2,860

2,640

2,410

2,130

1,990

2,060

1,990

2,060 

2,060

2,130

1,990

1,860

bl,450

bl,500

bl,350 

bl,350

bl,300

195,490

6,306

-

-

Jan.

bl,250 

61, SOU

9,380

21 , 8OO 

17,900

11,400

6,760

4,850

3,920

3,670

4,010

4,010

3,580

5,840

16,700

13,200

8,920

10,700

12,800

10,400

6,760

4,750 

3,920

3,500

3,100

2,780

2,640

2,640

2,410 

2,060

1,920

208,370

6,738

-

-

Feb.

1,800 

bl,700

bl,600

bl,600 

bl,600

bl,600

bl,900

bl,8OO

bl,700

bl,600

bl,700

7,670

18,700

15,900

9,200

5,360

5,790

6,020

7,860

11,700

25,800

29,300 

20,500

15,100

11.4OO

8,080

4,850

4,100

-

-

225,930

8,069

-

-

Mar.

3,920 

4,280

4,100

6,760 

5,570

4,370

4,750

7,O2O

4,560

3,500

3,100

2 860

3*260

7,800

7,800

7,020

5,570

4,850

4,750

4,280

4,010

4,100 

5,260

8,640

6,760

4,560

3,500

3,500

5,790 

10.700

9,200

166,140

5,359

-

-

Apr.

5,570 

4,280

3,580

3,180 

2,780

2,560

2,410

2,560

2,780

4,280

4,750

6,760

7,800

9,200

8,080

5,570

4,370

3,670

3,340

3,100

2,860

2,860 

3,180

2,940

2,640

2,480

2,410

2,270

2,200 

*2,200

-

116,660

3,889

-

-

May

2,780 

2,710

2,780

3,180 

3,020

2,410

2,060

1,860

1,650

1,700

3,800

5,570

3,670

2,940

2,480

2,130

1,920

2,340

2.2OO

1,650

3,100

2,340 

2,130

1,800

1,530

1,380

1,580

1,860

2,O6O 

1,800

1,560

73,990

2,387

-

-

June

1,380 

1,240

1,150

1.O9O 

1,060

1,030

1,000

990

1,880

2,130

1,580

1,220

1,170

1,210

1,500

1,330

1,110

1,000

919

*980"

949

1,120 

1,860

1,350

1,040

919

1,090

3,370

5,260 

4/370

-

46,297

1,543

-

-

July

2.860 

2,340

1,700

1,370 

1,190

1,060

959

862

806

788

862

815

824

797

743

694

669

*654

639

617

588

568 

568

603

654

610

568

529

498 

479

467

27,381

883

-

-

Aug.

485 

444

432

421 

399

*421

455

*444

479

461

438

415

399

393

383

362

341

341

331

326

322

302 

307

*307

302

298

33T

341

351 

341

331

11,703

378

-

-

Sept.

312 

293

288

293

280

356

336

351

378

399

504

155

438

438

378

331

317

*351

307

280

280

298 

302

298

312

331

336

312

307 

302

-

10,146

338

-

-

Calendar year 195O: Max 32,60O Mln 436 Mean 4,344 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 195O-51: Max 30.4OO Mln 280 Mean 3,422 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs) . Nov. 21 (8:30 a.m.) 22,800 s (29.7 . ft); ;Dec. .4 (2. p.m.)

33,200 cfs (31769 ftj; Dec. 8 (7 a.m.) 2O.OOO cfs (29. 1O ft); Jan. 4 [8 p.m.) 23,300 

7 ft);

, . 

Jan. 15 (4 p.m.) 18.700 cfs (28.77 

34,800 cfs (32.0 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice

. ..

. cs . ; an. p.m. , cs (29.82 ft); 

Feb. 13 (8 p.m.) 2O.5OO cfs (29.17 ft); Feb. 22 (3 a.m.)
338 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°38'10", long. 84°23'48", in NW£ sec. 11, T. 3 N., R. 4 E., on right 

bank: a quarter of a mile downstream from Germantown Dam, if- miles northwest oj Germantown, Montgomery County, and 3 miles upstream from Little Twin Creek.

Drainage area. 275 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1914 to December 1923, December 1926 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 700.24 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912. Prior to Dec. 18, 1926 staff gage at site 1 mile downstream at datum 12.49 

ft higher.

Average discharge. 33 years (1914-23, 1927-51), 276 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,690 cfs Feb. 21.(gage height, 27.63 ft); min-

 imum, 11 cfs Sept. 3-6, 20-22; minimum gage height, 18.74 ft Sept. 5.

1914-23, 1926-51: Maximum discharge observed, 8,480 cfs Apr. 21, 1920 (gage height, 

11.0 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 1.5 cfs Sept. 25, 1941 (gage height, 

18.25 ft).

Maximum stage known, 18.3 ft, original site and datum, Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 

66,000 cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

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

which are fair. Flood flow regulated by Germantown retarding basin.

Cooperation. Base data, except five discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years).--W 403: 1914(M).

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 12-17)

Oct. 1 to Nov

19.2 45

19.5 97

20.0 223

20.5 418

21.0 677

22.0 1,270

24.O 2,64O

18.7 10

18.8 14

19.0 26

19.2 48

Nov. 2O to Sept. 30

19.5 97

20.0 223

20.5 418

21.0 677

22.0 1,270

24.0 2,690

27.0 5,820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

116

105

*99 

91

86

80

75

316

2,060

2,640

1,120

600

373

270

217

180

154

136

125

118

110

105

97

88

82

78

76

73

70

70

66_

9,876

319

1.16

1.34

Nov.

63

61

58 

64

76

88

*71

75

808

762

348

243

193

166

151

148

144

130

134

4,850

5,820

1,310

666

557

382

300

288

267

230

208

-

18,661

622

2.26

2.52

Dec.

193

478

4,780 

4,650

1,090

716

2,320

1,360

660

475

378

323

281

253

240

193

b!90

blSO

b!70

b!70

b!70

b!60

bTBU

260

423

b320

b260

b230

b200

blSO

b!60

21,623

698

2.54

2.92

Jan.

blSO

141

3,o5o 

4,400

1,240

790

568

418

360

352

733

638

432

1,830

3,960

1,390

1,000

1,800

1,210

762

536

382

331

300

246

214

214

240

199

166

b200

28,222

910

3.31

3.82

Feb.

b26O

b250

220 

200

ISO

170

2755"

200

180

170

170

2,5OO

2,000

800

5OO

450

900

550

1,300

2,500

5,510

5,410

*1,110

677

526

437

369

3O4

_

_

-

28,043

1,002

3.64

3.79

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,290 Mln 23 ..._.

Mar.

327

315

527 

1,180

584

414

352

400

320

280

26O

240 3S5~

700

700

650

600

800

600

500

600

 1,300 550"

600

450

350

300

6OO

1,000

800

600

17,599

568

2.07

2.38

Apr.

480

400

350

*296

260

233

210

250

*300

989

1,240

2,290

1,560

1,700

880

536

396

323

300

26O

230

249

236

205

193

182

166

154

151

144

-

15,163

505

1.84

2.05

May

134

134

151 

127

120

112

*108

99

93

141

249

185

134

112

99

93

88

88

123

658

233

209

657

202

*148

243

253

240

292

208

156

5,889

190

0.691

0.80

June

130

110

93

86

86

*75

7O

205

1,180

319

185

*134

112

257

171

120

97

80

70

65

59

153

184

120

84

67

1,O60

1,670

2,010

1,000

-

10,002

333

1.21

1.35

July.

880

5275

308 

226

177

144

118

101

89

84

212

202

123

99

80

67

*58

54

49

46

43

42

52

48

42

38

35

34

31

29

2£

4,059

131

0.476

0.55

Aug.

27

26

27 

26

24

25

28

27

*26

26

24

23

22

20

18

17

16

16

15

*15

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

14

15

14

13

592

19.1

0.069

0.08

Sept.

12

12

11

IT

11

12

12

12

12

13

23

IT

17

*22

19

17

15

14

12

12

11

11

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

-

405

13.5

' 0.049

0.05

Mean 573 Cfsn 2.08 In. 28.26

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,820 Mln 11 Mean 439 Cfsm 1.6O In. 21.65

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Nov. 21(12:30 a.m.) 6,690 cfs (27.62 ft); Dec. 3 (12 p.m.)

6,100 cfs (27.17 ft); Jan. 4 (5 a.m.) 5,300 cfs (26.55 ft); Jan. 15 (5 a.m.) 4,820 cfs (26.23 ft);

Feb. 21 (6 p.m.) 6,690 cfs (27.63 ft)..

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 3-20, Mar. 8 to Apr. 3, Apr. 5, 7, 8; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records and records for Talawanda Creek near Hamilton and other stations In basin.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 339

Talawanda Creek near Hamilton, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°27'30", long. 84°32'50", in sec. 9, T. 2 N., R. 3 E. , on left bank 0.9 

mile downstream from Sevenmile Creek, if miles south of village of Sevenmile, 3 miles 

upstream from mouth, and 4 miles north of Hamilton, Butler County.

Drainage area. 311 sq mi.

Records available. November 1937 to September 1939 (fragmentary), October 1939 to Septemoer isbi.

Sage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 590.0 ft above mean sea level, ad- 

 Justment of 1912. Prior to May 19, 1948, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1939-51), 323 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,300 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 19.0 ft, from 

grapn based on gage readings); minimum observed, 2.4 cfs Aug. 26 to Sept. 8, Sept. 

18-26 (gage height, 10.40 ft).

1937-51: Maximum discharge, 24,800 cfs Jan. 4, 1949 (gage height, 21.0 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Oct. 16-18, 1944.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Cooperation. Eight discharge measurements furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years).--W 973: 1940, 1942.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3-7, 17-26, Oct. 3O to Nov. 9, Nov. 15-19, 

Apr. 7, 29, 30,"May 3, 6-12, 15)

10.4

10.7

11.0

107

200

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21

11.5 440

12.0 790

13.0 1,780

14.0 3,110

15.0 5,100

17.O 1O,4OO

10.4

10.5

10.6

2.4

14

Feb. 22 to Sept. 3O

10.7 65

11.0 184

11.5 439

12.0 790

13.0 1,780

14.0 3,110

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

99

90

*84

82

79

77

75

110

692

1.100

470

271

196

164

136

117

105

94

88

84

82

81

79

77

75

73

a70

a70

a70

66

JJ5_

5,021

162

0.521

0.60

Nov.

64

64

60

64

82

73

*65

66

513

249

196

a!6O

130

110

101

99

96

90

196

8.860

1,860

1,060

832

a8OO

710

600

532

470

470

440

19,112

637

2.05

2.29

Dec.

440

1,540

7.910

1,670

1,060

1,O6O

3,620

1,560

920

750

635

600

532

500

500

500

500

470

412

b400

b350

b320

a300

500

470

b360

b260

*b220

b220

b210

b230

29,019

936

3.01

3.47

Jan.

b270

b320

3,480

2,400

1,150

832

b750

635

600

600

6OO

635

672

5.770

3,190

1,250

1,010

965

920

832

672

635

600

565

532

500

470

470

a450

b430

b450

30,655

989

3.18

3.67

Feb.

b430

b420

b400

b380

b350

b330

b370

b370

b300

b300

b300

b3,100

2,270

*1,060

672

672

1,060

750

1,560

3,220

*8.490

1,900

- 1,250

1,010

a850

750

672

565

-

-

33,801

1,207

3.88

4.04

Mar.

635

565

565

1,200

790

672

635

600

470

439

410

382

439

672

a700

710

790

1,780

1,200

920

832

1.900

1,150

750

635

500

439

1,010

1,200

1,010

832

24,832

801

2.58

2.97

Apr.

635

565

500

*410

a35o

*292

234

382

302

750

al,200

2.270

1,560

1,250

750

532

410

344

318

302

a300

a320

282

253

277

277

277

243

211

180

"

15,976

533

1.71

1.91

May

160

150

163

a!80

a!70

163

*146

134

118

122

114

110

alOO

alOO

98

106

102

allO

a!40

a200

a!20

*95

198

126

98

150

130

126

*150

122

106

4,107

132

0.424

0.49

June

87

a8O

80

69

69

*59

44

38

350

a200

91

76

62

59

*62

56

50

38

35

35

38

33

84

59

69

565

410

263

a8OO 350"

"

4,311

144

0.463

0.52

July

239

*167

146

130

110

84

65

56

44

41

95

163

114

95

44

38

*35

35

a30

a30

a25

25

50

40

30

25

20

18

16

14

14

2,038

65.7

0.211

0.24

Aug.

14

14

14

14

a!4

16

16

11

*13

9.7

9.7

a9

8.3

8.3

7

6

6

5

5

*5.1

a4

a4

a3

a3

a3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.3

2.4

237.4

7.66

0.025

0.03

Sept.

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

a2.5

4.2

4.2

6.0

8.3

*8.3

6.0

6.0

4.2

3.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

"

104.6

3.49

0.011

0.01

Calendar year 195O: Max 10,500 Mln 12 Mean 654 Cfsm 2.1O In. 28.56

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,86O Mln 2.4 Mean 464 Cfsm 1.49 In. 2O.24

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated 

Creek near Germantown.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

basis of weather records and records for Twin
340 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Miami River at Hamilton, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°23'28", long. 84°34'20", in NE£ sec. 6, T. 1 N. , R. 3 E., on right

 bank 1,000 ft downstream from Columbia Bridge at Hamilton, Butler County, and 3 miles 

downstream from Talawanda Creek.

Drainage area.--3,639 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1907 to June 1909 (fragmentary), January 1910 to September 

I9its, April ia27 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 499.98 ft above mean sea level, adjust-

 Sent of 1912. Prior to Apr. 12, 1927, staff gages at site 0.7 mile upstream at datum 

64.65 ft higher.

Average discharge. 32 years (1910-18, 1927-51), 3,439 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 53,400 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 74.08 ft); 

minimum, 338 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 57.48 ft).

1927-51: Maximum discharge, 73,900 cfs Jan. 22, 1937; maximum gage height, 76.5 

ft Feb. 26, 1929; minimum discharge, 100 cfs Sept. 26, 27, 1941 (gage height, 56.80 

ft).

Maximum discharge known, 352,000 cfs Mar. 26, 1913 (gage height, 34.6 ft, site and 

datum then in use), computed by Miami Conservancy District.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow regulated by powerplant at Hamilton. Flood flow reg-

 uTaTed by five retarding basins above station. Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1197.

Cooperation. Base data, except seven discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years). W 758: Drainage area. W 803: 1936.

Rating tables

Oct. 1

58.4 1,060

58. 7 1,330

59.0 1,630

60.0 2,810

, water yea

to Nov. 2O

62.0

65.0

68.0

70. 0

r 1950-51 (gage

cubic feet pe

5,790

12,500

21,600

29 , 300

height, in feet,

r second)

Nov. 21

57.6 413

58.0 706

59.0 1,630

61. O 4,240

Discharge, in cubic feet per

nd discharge

63.o 7,71O

65.0 12,500

69.0 25,300

73.0 45,000

cond, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

1,430

1,330

*1,280

1,240

1,200

1,150

1.100

1,620

8,320

15,800

11,000

7,270

5,130

3,900

3,000

2,430

2,070

1,850

1,680

1,530

1,480

1,380

1,330

1,330

1,280

1,280

1,240

1,240

1,200

1,130

1,120

86,340

2,785

0.765

0.88

Nov.

1,130

1,130

1.100

1,130

1,150

1,100

 1,150

1,200

2,900

5,450

4,650

3,270

2,490

2,190

1,900

1,800

1.680

1,580

1,630

26.900

25,300

20 , 600

13,300

9,230

6,230

4,290

3,990

3,990

3,690

3,340

~

159,490

5,316

1.46

1.63

Dec.

3,130

4,690

29,500

52,200

31,800

20,900

21,600

21,300

15,200

10,200

7,130

6,060

5,230

4,440

4,290

3,990

3,690

3,270

3,130

3,060

2,990

3,060

3,060

3,620

3,620

3,200

2,520

2,330

2,330

2,400

2.210

266,150

8,585

2.36

2.72

Jan.

2.090

2,090

14,300

50,100

23,000

14,900

10,200

7,130

5,720

5,390

6,760

6,580

5,720

15,600

23,800

18,900

13,000

13,000

14,900

13,000

9,470

6,760

5,550

5,230

4,590

3,990

3,760

4,290

3,990

3,410

3,200

300,420

9,691

2.66

3.07

Feb.

3,270

2,990

2.850

2,920

3,130

3,200

3,840

3,690

3,270

3,060

3,130

12,900

23,000

20,200

13,000

8,990

9,470

8,550

9,950

16,000

45.700

38,500

*30 , 600

18,900

14,100

11,000

7,510

6,230

-

-

"

327,950

11,710

3.22

3.35

Mar.

5,720

5,720

6,840

10,700

8,550

6,580

5,720

7,910

6,580

5,070

4,440

4.140

4,750

8,120

9,950

9,470

8,120

8,990

8,120

6,940

6,580

6,060

7,320

9,470

8,990

6,760

5,390

6,060

8,120

15.500

13,300

235,980

7,612

2.09

2.41

Apr.

8,550

6,580

5,390

*4,750

4,290

*3,990

3,760

3,990

4,140

6,060

8,330

12,800

12,200

15.600

11,500

8,330

6,580

5,550

4,910

4,590

4,290

4,290

4,290

4,290

3,990

3,620

3,480

3,340

3,200

5.150

"

177,810

5,927

1.63

1.82

May

3,270

3,690

3,690

3,690

3,840

3,340

2,850

2,660

2,460

2,330

3,550

5.550

4,910

3,990

3,270

2,850

2,520

2,720

2,850

3,340

2,920

3,480

4,440

2,780

2,330

2.05Q

2,660

2,460

3,130

2,720

2,330

98,650

3,182

0.874

1.01

June

2,090

1,850

1,680

1,580

1,580

*1,520

1,470

1,470

3,170

3,130

2,460

1,970

1,680

1,800

*1,850

1,910

1,630

1,470

1,370

1.51.0

1,370

1,420

2,780

2,090

1,630

1,420

4,140

3,880

8.770

6,580

~

71,070

2,369

0.651

0.73

July

4.910

3,690

2,850

2,210

1,800

1,630

1 , 5'20

1,420

1,320

1,300

1,310

1,680

1,370

1,300

1,200

1,120

1,110

1,090

*1,070

1,020

964

896

1,070

1,060

989

1,010

946

878

804

755

795

45,087

1,454

0.400

0.46

Aug.

738

795

722

683

651

675

787

763

 746

763

714

683

659

*690

667

6EO

628

613

546

546

606

576

531

568

546

440

503

613

590

606

598

19,866

641

0.176

0.20

Sept.

568

488

433

447

531

583

613

568

467

*553

683

667

706

746

698

598

576

620

620

598

568

590

524

*553

606

576

598

583

524

481

17,366

579

0.159

0.18

Calendar year 1950; Max 42,900 Min 668 Mean 6,288 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.44

Water year 1950-51: Max 43,700 Min 433 Mean 4,948 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.46

Peak discharge (base, 24,000 cfs). --Nov. 20 (11 a.m.) 36,800 cfs (71.66 ft); Dec. 5 (3 a.m.)

36,400 cfs ,._.__

Jan. 14 (11 p.m.) 29.3'

53,400 cfs (74.08 ft).

* Discharge measures!' nt made on this day.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 341

Whitewater River near Alpine, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°33', long. 85°09', In sec. 23, T. 13 N., R. 12 E., on right bank 500 

ft downstream from highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Wilson Creek, 1-J miles 

north of Alpine, and 2$ miles upstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area.--496 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 750.25 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912.

Average discharge.--23 years, 554 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,800 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 15.10 ft);

 minimum daily, 74 cfs Sept. 24; minimum, 60 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 4.30 ft).

1928-51: Maximum gage height, 16.61 ft Jan. 14, 1937 (discharge not determined); 

minimum daily, 26 cfs Aug. 13, 1944; minimum discharge, 14 cfs Sept. 22, 1931.

Remarks,--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some reguuation at low flow by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W 1143: 1943(M), 1944(M), 1947(M).

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 17-21, Jan. 20-25, Feb. 6-12)

4.3 

4.8 

5.3 

6.5 

7.5

60

170

340

990

1,820

10.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

5,150

8,400

11,000

14,800

21,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

324

310

284

275

262

254

253

281

337

545

540

415

*345

312

292

276

274

237

272

246

242

235

237

231

228

223

222

219

215

213

210

8,857

286

0.577

0.66

Nov.

206

211

210

219

214

207

205

*572

1,820

1,240

714

540

450

395

355

308

300

312

305

8,460

6,300

2,040

1,580

1,400

1,130

1,020

990

930

870

810

"

34,313

1,144

2.31

2.57

Dec.

780

1,270

8.240

5.960

2,290

1,900

4,250

2,600

1,530

1,240

1,060

960

870

810

732

645

605

570

575

*545

510

500

475

450

425

425

375

350

350

350

350

41,992

1,355

2.73

3.15

Jan.

350

425

3,870

4,330

1,680

1,200

1,020

821

747

754

953

906

810

3,180

5,570

2,300

1,620

2,740

2,100

1,480

1,200

990

*960

900

810

700

650

600

550

500

475

44,991

1,451

2.95

5.57

Feb.

475

475

450

450

450

500

620

555

495

460

615

5,380

4,190

1,770

1,060

1,230

1,560

1,210

1,790

5,610

*16.400

4,880

2,740

2,100

1,770

1,580

1,440

1,520

-

-

-

59,555

2,127

4.29

4.47

Mar.

,560

,360

,360

,670

,400

,240

,160

,100

,020

S60

930

889

960

960

961

990

1,150

2,970

2,680

1,720

1,480

1,440

2,440

2,940

1,530

1,240

1,100

1,130

*2,040

2,680

1,580

46,440

1,498

5.02

5.48

Apr.

1,240

1,100

990

930

870

810

840

1,320

1,130

1,730

2,570

4,400

3,000

3,260

1,930

1,400

*1,160

1,020

990

900

874

1,240

1,100

930

840

810

750

72O

708

670

~

40,232

1,341

2.70

3.02

May

*630

600

585

575

550

530

510

485

460

626

1.090

805

650

550

500

470

445

485

455

425

527

484

450

595

365

370

380

405

400

360

556

15,876

512

1.03

1.19

June

316

300

292

296

292

276

268

*276

413

320

280

260

328

440

565

312

280

260

248

288

272

365

336

290

272

242

970

1.760

1,740

960

"

13,317

444

0.895

1.00

July

1.590

780

565

460

405

355

516

284

280

317

688

531

545

385

320

280

251

233

224

209

197

206

315

229

211

*190

182

179

172

168

165

11,030

356

0.718

0.83

Aug.

162

158

158

154

142

146

157

151

160

158

151

144

136

132

130

141

136

J6

136

92

138

*88

136

90

131

84

135

90

159

92

133

4,079

132

0.266

0.51

Sept.

82

121

80

122

78

138

86

129

80

130

82

130

99

165

84

96

137

80

131

76

119

77

126

11

126

80

130

82

114

76

-

3,130

104

0.210

0.25

Calendar year 1950: Max 16,600 Min 205 Mean 1,155 Cfsm 2.33 In. 31.64

Water year 1950-51: Max 16,400 Min 74 Mean 887 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.28

Peak discharge (base, , 7.500 . cfs). . --Nov. . 21 ( _ .....,) ^ 13,400 cfs (13.69 ft); Dec. 4 (1 a.m.) 11,6OO

cfs (15.24 ft); Feb. 21 (3 p.m.) 21,800 cfs (15.10 ft).

. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ic 26 to Feb. 6.

381787 O - 53 - 23
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

East Pork Whitewater River at Richmond, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°48'24", long. 84°54'26", in SE^ sec. 7, T. 13 N., R. 1 W. , on left

cantc 50 ft downstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile south of Richmond, 

and 2 miles upstream from Short Creek.

Drainage area. 116 sq mi,

Records available. April 1949 to September 1951.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 853.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Apr. 27 to July 26, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,250 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 10.82 ft); 

minimum, 7.9 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 0.44 ft).

1949-51: Maximum discharge, 13,500 cfs Jan. 15, 1950 (gage height, 12.49 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 4.5 cfs Aug. 26, 1949; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 26, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow reguiaced slightly at low flow by power-plant above station.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except pe 

discharge, in cub

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

Oct. 1 to Nov

2.5 325

3.0 490

4.O 94O

6.0 2,250

8.0 4,200

9.0 5,550

 iods of ice effect 

Ic feet per second)

0.5 

.7 i.oge height, in feet, and

20 to Sept. 30

1.4 108

2.0 240

3.0 6O5

5.0 1,640

7.0 3,200

9.0 5,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per se 1, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

56

53

49

47

44

43

40

70

232

461

192

*132

101

88

78

71

64

58

54

53

49

46

46

47

44

43

43

41

40

40

41

2,466

80

0.690

0.79

Nov.

41

38

40

46

47

44

43

*18H

528

210

139

109

95

86

80

82

72

67

120

4.870

610

335

258

220

147

135

151

137

121

118

-

9,173

306

2.64

2.94

Dec.

110

605

5,280

621

342

288

944

336

252

208

180

162

149

139

135

118

105

106

103

*103

94

100

100

143

137

114

84

86

91

88

82.

9,405

303

2.61

3.02

Jan.

78

135

1.520

916

360

27O

220

177

153

160

210

193

162

1,200

986

433

541

819

425

294

225

*186

175

160

139

127

b!20

bllO

b95

b85

b8 5

10,759

347

2.99

3.45

Feb.

b80

b80

b80

b80

b85

blOO

127

86

93

75

134

1,730

766

332

205

324

338

282

628

*1 , 550

*5.510

586

370

285

240

220

196

180

-

_

-

12,762

456

3.93

4.09

Mar.

213

180

234

315

203

175

162

147

131

118

114

116

147

155

162

182

291

966

432

300

264

270

658

438

240

196

175

243

*807

659

310

9,003

290

2.50

2.89

Apr.

233

196

175

162

145

135

137

162

175

693

549

846

710

710

342

 252

215

191

191

164

160

215

175

155

143

135

129

123

121

*116

"

7,855

262

2.26

2.52

May

108

105

105

98

93

91

91

84

78

141

221

139

103

90

84

76

76

93

78

129

197

108

88

76

12

80

80

101

103

82

70

3,140

101

0.871

1.01

June

64'

61

63

61

57

53

49

362

175

89

68

63

91

*75

66

56

61

48

52

48

41

119

76

54

53

48

69

993

484

264

~

3,863

129

1.11

1.24

July

357

149

110

90

78

66

59

53

62

79

75

66

61

53

48

44

44

38

39

34

34

31

37

34

32

 30

26

25

25

24

2_2_

1,925

62.1

0.535

0.62

Aug.

23

20

25

20

20

27

27

38

60

27

24

23

22

19

17

14

16

16

13

17

14

16

*13

13

14

16

16

22

16

14

13

637

20.5

0.176

0.20

Sept.

13

13

14

13

32

32

16

17

16

20

14

13

59

27

19

16

13

14

14

15

11

IB

16

15

16

16

17

13

14

14

~

540

18.0

0.155

0.17

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,870 Min 18 Mean 262 Cfsra 2.26 In. 30.61

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,870 Min 11 Mean 196 Cfsra -1.69 In. 22.92

Peak discharRe (base, 3,500 cfs). --Nov. 20 (7 a.m.) 9.250 cfs (1O.82 ft): Dec. 3 (8 to 9 a.m.)

5,650 cfs (8.95 ft); Feb. 20 (12 p.m.) 9,000 cfs (10.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 34; 

Whitewater River at Brookville, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°25', long. 85°01', in sec. 32, T. 9 N., R. 2 W., on right bank at

downstream side of highway bridge, three-eighths of a mile downstream from East Pork 

and three-quarters of a mile south of Brookville.

Drainage area.--1,190 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1915 to May 1920 and October 1927 to September 1951 in reports 

or ueoiogical Survey. July 1923 to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department 

of Conservation.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 595.22 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Sept. 28, 1928, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1923-51), 1,290 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 33,600 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 17.90 ft); 

minimum daily, 140 cfs Sept. 29; minimum gage height, 0.40 ft Sept. 21, 23, 27, 29, 

30, but may have been less during periods of lagging intake.

1915-20, 1923-51: Maximum discharge, 69,200 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 25.56 

ft); minimum, 43 cfs Jan. 5, 1935; minimum gage height, 0.14 ft Sept. 26, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or for August and Septemoer, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant above station.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with United States Weather 

iiureau.

Revisions.--W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 15 to Sept. 30)

135

285

495

Z.O 750

3.0 1,430

5.0 3,360

8.0 7,560

12.0 15,900

17.0 30,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

690

635

590

570

536

508

490

540

1,350

1.800

1,470

 1,060

870

780

690

635

590

555

522

508

472

459

450

442

434

442

426

414

410

403

403

20,144

650

0.546

0.63

Nov.

396

382

386

414

468

430

406

*1,060

4,820

3,130

1,750

1,310

1,100

960

900

900

840

7 SO

896

25.400

14,400

4,620

3,130

g2,490

gl,840

gl,590

gl,590

gl , 470

1,310

1,240

~

78,408

2,614

2.20

2.45

Dec.

1,200

2,860

19.200

13,700

4,880

3,600

9,470

6,620

3,600

2,910

2,390

2,060

1,880

1,670

1,590

1,350

1,270

1,160

1,160

1,130

*1,020

1,100

1,060

1,310

1,310

1,160

900

900

900

930

870

95,160

3,070

2.58

2.97

Jan.

810

870

8,600

10,900

4,620

3,240

2,640

2,020

1,750

1,840

3,450

2,640

2,160

10 , 200

15 -500

5,720

4,230

5,720

4,750

3,480

2,740

2,240

*2,060

2,020

1,710

bl , 500

bl,400

bl,300

bl,200

bl.OOO

b950

111,260

3,589

3.02

3.48

Feb.

b950

b900

b900

b900

b900

b950

1,590

1,270

1,130

990

1,060

10,200

10,100

5,160

3,020

3,900

4,620

3,480

4,970

7,860

29 . 400

14,300

5,160

3,840

3,130

2,740

2,390

2,110

-

-

"

127,920

4,569

3.84

4.00

Mar.

2,240

2,160

2,960

4,100

2,690

2,240

2,020

1,800

*1,630

1,470

1,430

1.550

1,550

1,630

1,630

1,800

2,200

7,500

5,930

5,720

3,240

5,130

4,880

5,720

3,560

2,590

2,200

2,800

*6,320

7,700

4,100

97,890

3,158

2.65

3.06

Apr.

5,020

2,490

2,160

1,950

1,750

1,590

1,590

3,820

2,490

3,350

4,880

8,880

7,240

7,560

4,490

3,240

*2,640

2,290

2,200

1,930

1,800

2,910

2,390

1,980

1,800

1,630

1,510

1,430

1,430

1.590

"

87,790

2,926

2.46

2.74

May

*1,270

1,240

1,130

1,130

1,100

1,020

990

930

870

1,100

2.060

1,590

1,200

1,020

950

870

810

810

810

810

810

900

870

750

690

662

780

780

780

695

630

50,037

969

0.814

0.94

June

580

545

540

550

531

500

*482

468

879

678

540

495

500

590

590

536

482

454

430

422

446

718

1,640

678

870

518

5,020

2,060

5.700

2,540

~

28,782

959

0.806

0.90

July

.2^160

1,550

1,100

810

759

646

585

526

508

782

1,100

1,290

1,020

750

655

540

490

490

434

400

586

378

614

605

*468

586

358

347

340

325

519

21,081

680

0.571

0.66

Aug.

313

302

302

295

g265

g256

g280

g270

g288

g272

g260

260

256

252

242

240

248

gl94

gl78

g208

g!94

*gl98

gl84

g!88

g!73

g!96

g!78

g212

178

194

166

7,242

254

0.197

0.23

Sept.

180

162

171

156

170

168

194

162

173

164

174

160

194

224

196

165

165

174

156

162

147

156

148

164

147

162

144

154

140

152

~

4,984

166

0.139

0.16

Calendar year 1950: Max 36,700 Min 290 Mean 2,735 Cfsm 2.30 In. 31.19

Water year 1950-51: Max 29,400 Min 140 Mean 1,947 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.22

Peak: discharge (base, 20,000 cfa).--Nov. 20 (3 p.m.! 30,400 cfs (17.04 ft): Dec. 3 (3 p.m.) 24.300

cfs (15.02 ft); Jan. 15 (12:30 a.m.) 21,300 cfs (14.00 ft); Feb. 21 (6:30 a.m.) 33,600 cfs (17.90

ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee. 

g Computed from once-daily readings of wire-w
44 LAUGHERY CREEK BASIN

Laughery Creek near Farmers Retreat, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°57'05", long. 85°04'22", in sec. 2, T. 4 N., R. 3 W., on right bank 

a miles southeast of Farmers Retreat and 3f miles downstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area.--226 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Apr. 16, 1941, staff gage directly across on left 

Bank at same datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 299 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,660 cfs Nov. 20, Jan. 3; maximum gage height, 

13. M ft Nov. 20; no flow at times in August and September.

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height,- 15.54 ft); no 

flow at times in 1940, 1943, 1944, 1946-48, 1951.

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

ana those below 200 cfs, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 973: 1942(M).

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 8, Nov. 11-18. 

May 4 to June 23, June 27-29, July 3-19, July 28 to Aug. 1)

1.0 O 1.4 2.O 1.9 24 5.0 1,050

1.1 .1 1.5 3.5 2.1 50 8.0 2,850

1.2 .4 1.6 6.0 2.5 140 11.0 5,510

1.3 1.0 1.7 10 3.0 290 12.0 6,720

Discharge cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31

36

24

24

23

18

ITO

220

281

518

300

160

102

72

56

54

35

30

*27

28

28

32

64

38

38

34

31

31

27

31

27

2,440

78.7

0.348

0.40

Nov.

23

23

32

26

41

38

34

413

1,430

1,640

378

204

148

122

112

191

145

142

553

6,540

5,080

582

360

*311

286

228

204

174

162

162

-

19,784

659

2.92

3.26

Dec.

171

1,120

5,660

4,166

629

500

2,980

1,950

535

406

318

266

240

207

170

150

140

125

100

90

*80 5T3

110

120

200

275

250

200

150

125

95

21,632

698

3.09

3.56

Jan.

88

86

al.OftS

5,580

1,380

535

400

a339

346

353

988

1,160

588

5,730

6.140

1,150

552

535

a450

a400

a350

a300

a250

*195

195

165

150

993

646

275

200

31,519

1,017

4.50

5.19

Feb.

175

150

TsU

150

150

175

1,210

1,050

940

720

535

2 , 560

3,780

1,870

720

920

1,550

760

820

2,140

5,080

1,530

518

360

290

252

225

204

_

_

-

28,984

1,035

4.58

4.77

Mar.

201

201

575

2,230

670

381

297

246

*201

171

152

145

T7T

204

262

412

700

3,700

1,970

760

720

605

868

782

518

332

276

797

* 1,350

1,640

658

22,195

716

3.17

3.65

Apr.

462

416

339

272

228

204

293

1,820

825

820

905

2,230

1,310

1,500

776

43O

*311

258

225

198

177

318

518

308

219

186

162

145

135

118

-

16,108

537

2.38

2.65

May

115

125

*98

95

80

76

82

74

66

68

298

331

158

118

92

80

70

60

54

40

52

58

270

171

132

102

189

162

152

112

84

3,664

118

0.522

0.60

June

58

36

26

28

20

18

*14

15

14

11

15

13

9.6

8.8

9.2

8.8

7.6

7.2

6.4

7.6

12

69~6.0

592

186

108

54

15

26

350

-

1,551.2

51.7

0.229

0.26

July

262 12~2

66

50

22

12

11

8.0

5.0

6.8

5.2

4.2

4.0

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.8

4.0

3.4

2.9

2.4

2.2

1.9

2.2

*1.8

1.6

37S

40

13

7.2

8.2

686.3

22.1

0.098

0.11

Aug.

3.5

2.9

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.

1.

o'

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19.5

0.629

0.003

O.O03

Sept.

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

-

1.5

0.050

0.0002

0.0002

Calendar year 1950 : Max 9,270 Min 2.3 Mean 592 Cfsm 2.62 In. 35.56

Water year 1950-51 : Max 6,540 Min 0.0 Mean 407 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.45

(6 a.m.) 9,660 cfs (13.54 ft); Dec. 3 (3:30 p.m.) 7,430 

(13.50 ft); Jan. 14 (5 p.m.) 9,130 cfs (13.27 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 measurement, weather 

ords for Blue River near White Cloud.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 15-29, Jan. 30 to Feb. 6.

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Nov. 20

cfs (12-52 ft)7 Jan. 3 (9:30 p.m.) 9,660 cfs

* Discharge measurement or observation

(13.27 ft) 

c ord.3, and re c -
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 345

North Fork Kentucky River at Hazard, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°14'45", long. 83°11'00", near right bank on downstream side of Wood-

 land Park Bridge at eastern limits of Hazard, Perry County, 150 ft upstream from City 

Waterworks dam and 4.0 miles upstream from Lots Creek.

Drainage area.--465 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1940 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected at

 site U.8 mile downstream since 1925 are contained in reports of United States Weather 

Bureau.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

Is 839.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--11 years, 530 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 37,000. cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 27.2 ft, from

 graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis 

of slope-area determinations at gage heights 21.75, 25.94, and 26.55 ft; minimum 

daily, 4 cfs Aug. 25; minimum gage height observed, 4.00 ft Aug. 25.

1940-51: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 1, 1951; minimum daily, 1.0 cfs Oct. 9, 

1941; minimum gage height, 3.49 ft Apr. 1, 1941.

Flood of May 30, 1927 reached a stage of about 35 ft (from information by local 

resident, United States Weather Bureau gage readings, and relation of 1927 and 1939 

floods). Flood of Feb. 3, 1939, reached a stage of 29.95 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 20 cfs, which are fair. Small diversion by 

City of Hazard waterworks and electric plant above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 953: 1940.

4.1

4.2 

4.4

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1

170

500

1,220

6.0

7.2

10.0

15.0

21.0

2,040

3,800

8,050

16,200

26,500

Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

4.0 4 4.2 60 5.0 770

4.05 13 4.4 165 6.0 2,120

4.1 26 4.7 415 7.2 3,800

Note. Same as preceding table above 7.2

ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

60

53

50 

50 

47

50

47

41

70

149

110

*80

70

53

44

44

41

36

JS

36

36

41

53

90

142

75

60

50

44

44

41

1,843

59.5

0.128

0.15

Nov.

41

4T

170 

482

890

410

277

230

185

215

215

120

170

142

125

110

120

100

100

252

1,440

806

520

428

309

185

368

393

419

410

-

9,673

322

0.692

0.77

Dec.

580

830

2,010 

5,960 

*1,720

1,030

4,150

3,680

1,540

1,070

770

622

500

410

359

334

317

277

261

261

230

215

185

208

178

170

163

125

W

200

163

28,660

925

1.99

2.29

Jan.

142

T¥9

142 

500 

710

611

580

580

410

384

520

446

482

1,270

5.540

2,580

*1,460

1,110

890

688

622

482

428

455

410

350

350

359

560

1,820

2,240

27,070

873

1.88

2.17

Feb.

26,200

7,000

1 , 900 

1,350 

1,060

939

3,380

2,400

1,510

1,150

926

848

718

653

544

520

HSC

520

592

965

4,780

2,850

1,590

1,240

1,000

848

1,710

*1,380

_

-

69,153

2,470

5.31

5.53

Mar.

1,210

952

770

,'D4t5 

,690

,700

,560

,350

1,200

978

796

796

783

1,030

952

874

783

1,660

1,940

2.470

1,730

1,420

1,150

1,100

991

1,040

887

887

965

1,130

1,200

37,034

1,195

2.57

2.96

Apr.

1,100

1,670

2,990 

*1,980 

1,400

1,120

965

822

679

628

478

1,320

2,090

1,510

1,340

1,250

1,080

926

822

640

544

510

478

378

351

341

433

415

378

478

-

29,182

973

2.09

2.33

May

556

2,060

2,990 

1,760 

1,350

1,620

2,230

1,550

*1,150

848

783

592

446

341

273

240

202

195

172

165

225

332

369

544

341

257

926

556

592

544

378

24,587

793

1.71

1.97

June

282

210

159 

154

478

499

306

290

360

499

387

298

341

499

568

306

332

351

232

*202

180

136

498

218

131

TT9~ 119

195

172

218

-

8,739

291

0.626

0.70

July

306

232

159 

131

125

114

84

65

57

46

50

89

65

57

293

290

114

74

65

53

57

46

40

50

294

210

108

79

108

89

60

3,610

116

0.249

0.29

Aug.

53

40

36 

40 

46

50

46

40

40

43

79

98

60

53

33

26

20

20

20

20

20

11

13

13

4:

13

11

13

13

*7

*502

1,283

41.4

0.089

0.10

Sept.

210

89

159 

79 

53

79

387

136

79

60

53

50

40

834

70S

290

154

108

79

60

46

40

46

60

119

165

98

89

60

53

-

4,480

149

0.320

0.36

Calendar year 1950: Max 14,100 Min 36 Mean 752 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.95

Water year 1950-51 : Max 26,200 Min 4 Mean 672 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.62

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).-

(1O.4 ft); Jan. 15 (9 a.m.) 6,660 cfs

Dec. 4 (10 a.m.) 7,900 cfs (9.9 ft); Dec. 7 (9 p.m.) 8,670 cfs 

(9.1 ft); Feb. 1 (3 p.m.) 37,000 cfs (27.2 ft); Feb. 7 (6 p.m.)
346 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Troublesome Creek at Noble, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°26'36", long. 83°13'06", on left bank adjacent to State Highway 15,

 O.y mile downstream from Buckhorn Creek, about 1.5 miles west of Noble, Breathitt 

County, and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 178 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1949 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 768.5 ft above mean

 sea level, datum of 1929 (University of Kentucky Survey Camp benchmark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,600 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 24.78 ft); min-

 imum, 1.5 cfs Aug. 24-26 (gage height, 1.25 ft).

1950-51: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 1, 1951; minimum discharge, that of Aug. 

24-26, 1951.

Maximum stage known, about 29 ft in February 1939, from information by local 

residents.

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

wnicn are fair.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 3 to June 15, Sept. 1-28)

1.25

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.8

1.5

3.2

7.5

13

34

2.1 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

7.0

285

600

1,650

11.0 3,300

15.0 5,700

21.0 10,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

a25

a25

a20

a20 

a20

a20

a20

a25

70

60

42

*d33

30

28

26

24

23

21

19

T5

19

19

87

121 ~74

54

44

39

34

34

30

1,125

36.3

0.204

0.24

Nov.

29

IT

548

 1,420 6~55

343

233

185

172

d201

169

154

139

119

106

103

101

85

91

458

898

502

349

d270

d!89

d272

d260

d218

d221

d252

-

8,816

294

1.65

1.84

Dec.

*d349

702

1,240

2,370

 9T5

537

1,200

1,300

705

498

367

288

238

204

189

178

169

152

143

145

125

dl!9

110

117

103

95

79

66

did

d93

81

12,978

419

2.35

2.71

Jan.

66

TS

74

233

275

242

258

275

228

242

245

209

204

452

*2,110

1,120

684

484

d358

d280

d242

199

185

204

185

172

165

169

638

954

1,200

12,424

401

2.25

2.60

Feb.

10,400

1,810

834

642 

460

403

1,450

996

635

d460

d376

d331

305

275

252

258

298

288

308

367

1,930

1,160

d680

d484

d394

d358

d439

*d376

-

-

-

26,969

963

5.41

5.63

Mar.

361

305

292

663

810

652

530

436

352

292

258

245

308

439

418

373

382

1,180

1,09(5

1,010

716

502

397

337

278

262

230 23"5

a240

a250

a230

14,073

454

2.55

2.94

Apr.

a200

a620

*1.050

708 

502

385

328

308

258

230

204

504

610

568

512

418

334

278

252

216

183

174

165

136

128

117

121

103

TS5

110

-

9,805

327

1.84

2.05

May

160

240

436

d370 

d334

300

526 4~4"2

*340

260

245

197

152

121

93

75

61

50

44

40

35

44

72

55

33

d33

52

46

60

54

36

5,006

161

0.904

1.05

June

30

a30

a30

a30 

a35

a30

a30

a30

83

51

34

31

33

46

33

a30

a25

a20

*18

15

14

14

14

12

10

9.0 1TT~

24

26

40

-

840.0

28.0

0.157

0.18

July

63

35

24

20 

20

16

12

10

8.0

7.0

6.0

10

14

12

21

30

17

11

8.5

7.5

5.6

5TS

6.5

12

*T2

32

18

13

18

19

12

565.7

18.2

0.102

0.12

Aug.

12

13

9.0

8.5 

8.0

12

alO

a8

alO

24

24

59 25

18

12

9.0

7.0

5.6

4.4

4.0

2.8

2.8

1.8

1.5

T75

1.5

1.8

2.4

2.8

*3.2

23

330.6

10.7

0.060

0.07

Sept.

85

32

21

14

10

39

48

23

15

12

32

28

21

92

110

45

28

22

16

14

12

10

12

106

282

130

72

41

30

24

-

1,426

47.5

0.267

0.30

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,250 Mln 17 Mean 327 Cfsm 1.84 In. 24.97

Water year 1950-51: Max 10,400 Mln 1.5 Mean 259 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.73

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Dec. 4 (6 a.m.) 3,260 cfs (10.90 ft); Dec. 7 (9 p.m.) 2,390 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station on North Fork 

Kentucky River at Hazard.

d Computed from doubtful gage-height record.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

North Pork Kentucky River at Jackson, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°33', long. 83°23' J near center of span on upstream side of bridge on 

State Highways 30 and 52 at Jackson, Breathitt County, 3 miles downstream from Quicksand Creek.

Drainage area.--1,105 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1928 to September 1931, December 1936 to February 1937 (in 

Water-Supply Paper 838), April 1938 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected 

at same site during period 1904-7, 1913-21, and February 1934 to December 1935 (above 

8.0 ft only), January 1935 to September 1951 are contained In reports of United States 

Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

is 697.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1941, at datum 

1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--16 years (1928-31, 1938-51), 1,217 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 45,400 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 41.28 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 20 cfs Aug. 24-26.

1928-31. 1936-37, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 46,SOU cfs Feb. 4, 1939 (gage height, 

43.10 ft, present datum); no flow Oct. 16, 1930.

Maximum stage known, that of Feb. 4, 1939. Flood of May 30, 1927, reached a stage 

of 42.9 ft.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with United States Weather 

Bureau.

Revisions (water years).--W 853: 1929(M). W 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 16-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 2 Feb. 3 to Sept. 30

146 

258 

40b 

770 

1,820

4,220

7,800

12,500

24,800

37,000

Note.--Same as pre 

able above 6.0 ft.

1,100

1,820

ceding

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z

3

45'

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Z6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

207

198

189

178

17Z

168

164

174

374

368

*337

291

dZ60

3220

d!90

d!70

dlSO

d!40

d!30

113

110

130

589 I2"6

343

d300

d260

dZ30

d200

d!70

159

7,110

ZZ9

O.Z07

O.Z4

Nov.

146

141

1,735

4,980

4,600

Z,800

950

750

686

900

770

575

426

406

536

505

479

3500

3500

31,500

38,000

35,000

32,500

dl.500

31,100

3900

31,000

31,000

a 1,000

d900

-

46,750

1,558

1.41

1.57

Dec.

* 1,750

Z,640

5,120

10,500

10,300

4,010

4,000

9,420

6,240

3,600

2,640

1,940

1,480

1.2ZO

1,080

990

920

819

734

730

690

618

589

558

550

526

482

406

4SS

51Z

519

76,052

Z,453

2.22

Z.56

Jan.

465

533

547

674

1,540

1,560

1,360

1,220

1,450

970

1,130

1,080

970

1,710

8,070

10,500

5,210

3,520

Z,640

2,030

1,7ZO

1,360

1,180

1,140

1,140

1,050

9ZO

950

2,070

4,460

4,980

68,149

Z.198

1.99

Z.Z9

Feb.

Z8,300

337,000

16,400

4,530

3,180

Z,970

6,180

8,530

4,590

3,360

2,460

Z,280

Z.170

1,890

1,630

1,470

1 , ego

1,570

1,540

1,780

7,170

9,310

5,230

3,400

2,540

2,020

*2,560

2 , 930

_

-

-

168,650

6,023

5.45

5.68

Mar.

2,530

2,100

;,740

dZ,900

d4,100

d4,100

3,520

2,950

2,530

2,020

1,520

1,510

1,730

2,560

2,480

2,210

1,880

35,000

d5 , 800

d5,800

4,200

3,120

2,670

2,370

1,930

1,700

1,620

1,500

1,440

1,540

1,690

82,760

2,670

2.42

2.79

Apr.

1,820

2,650

5,720

5,320

3,690

*2,670

2,100

2,100

1,590

1,360

1,240

1,830

3,810

3,730

3,200

2,640

2,240

1,860

1,610

1,400

1,210

1,060

1,010

888

808

744

728 "TUB"

768

760

-

61,352

2,045

1.85

2.06

May

836

1,270

3,680

4,440

3,150

3,320

4,050

*4,480

3,020

1,950

1,610

1,380

1,080

892

748

652

560

524

424

386

392

3420

560

612

724

528

552

978

784

776

676

45,454

1,466

1.33

1.53

June

536

395

320

262

368

452

588

560

524

536

624

524

832

7T2

616

584

438

404

*434

*326

248

255

202

298

285

205

T70- 134

265

344

-

12,441

415

0.376

0.42

July

424

488

356

290

a!90

al50

a!40

117

104

94

80

78

84

128

163

168

362

238

146

100

108

93

75

*9T

3250

3400

a!50

a 100

a!40

a 130

105

5,542

179

0.162

0.19

Aug.

91

212

121

114

70

61

56

78

80

195

124

124

344

414 T20~

74

56

46

44

335

330

325

25

20

25

20

28

88

 27

37

99

2,878

92.8

0.084

0.10

Sept.

103

34T

142

152

126

136

155

270

225

140

329

330

139

323

1,090

983

756

362

230

1/5

132

110

119

149

600

532

318

298

222

245

-

9,238

308

0.279

0.31

Calendar year 1950: Max 30,600 Min 100 Mean Z,046 Cfsm 1.85 In. Z5 . 13

Water year 1950-51: Max 37,000 Min 20 Mean 1,606 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.74

Peak 31scharge (base, 18,000 efs).--Feb. 2 (3 a.m.) 45,400 cfs (41.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this 3ay.

a No gage-height recor3; 3ischarge estimated on basis of reeor3s for North Fork Kentucky River 

Hazar3 an3 Troublesome Creek at Noble.

3 Doubtful gage-height reeor3; 3iseharge estimates on basis of weather reeor3s an3 recor3s for 

nearby stations.
348 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Middle Pork Kentucky River at Tallega, Ky.

Location.--Lat 3Y°34', long. 83°35' , on downstream side of left pier of highway bridge, 

j.00 rt upstream from Lineman Creek, three-quarters of a mile southwest of Tallega, 

Lee County, and 7.9 miles upstream from confluence with North Pork.

Drainage area.--53Q sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1930 to March 1932, October 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 642.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Oct. 16, 1930, to Mar. 31, 1932, chain gage 

at same site and datum. Oct. 1, 1939, to Feb. 6, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1930-31, 1939-51), 630 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,500 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 40.07 ft), 

rrom rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 

6.2 cfs Aug. 27.

1930-32, 1939-51: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 2, 1951; minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 

17, 1949.

Flood of February 1939 reached a stage of 40.5 ft, from information by Corps of 

Engineers.

-Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 953: Drainage area. W 1113: 1931, 1940.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 10 to Sept. 30)

Discharge, in

5.0 

7.0

29

ubic feet

2.9 

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

48

115

206

480

900

1,650

10.0

14.0

18.0

24.0

31.0

39.0

2,200

3,260

4,710

8,000

13,600

24,700

second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

102

92

87

72 

65

59

50

48

85

*101

122

154

121

94

79

67

57

51

45

41

38

¥5

1.510 

506

342

250

191

150

120

100

87

4,733

153

0.289

0.33

Nov.

78~5S

726

2,570

2,140

1,040

600

435

393

616

512

417

351

295

260

260

282

270

272

1,200

2.650

2,290

1,210 

788

604

492

456

516

*536

596

22,937

765

1.44

1.61

Dec.

783

1,160

2,210

4,560 

7,050

2,880

2,170

3,910

3,810

1,990

1,360

1,000

783

644

552

508

477

455

599

569

354

357

339

303

270

275

255

239

237

239

248

40,146

1,295

2.44

2.82

Jan.

239

224

2TI

972

1,200

1,220

1,020

964

810

660

668

688

636

1,550

5,780

5,980

3,250

1,960

1,450

1,160

968

788

648 

624

628

616

588

576

1,520

2,580

3,220

41,191

1,529

2.51

2.89

Feb.

11,500

24,000

11,200

2,950 

1,650

1,290

3,170

4,060

2,700

1,720

1,340

1,590

1,570

1,080

850

742

778

774

734

1,355

4,170

7,510

3,590 

1,970

1,400

*1,110

1,160

1,770

_

_

-

97,138

3,469

6.55

6.82

Mar.

,570

,330

,090

,780 

,050

,230

,040

,970

,730

,400

,120

964

,030

,680

,830

,560

,400

,360

,630

,810

,740

,080

,540 

,280

,120

,080

,020

948

936

,3TO

,860

50,488

1,629

3.07

3.54

Apr.

1,780

*1,580

2,740

5.140 

2,160

1,530

1,200

1,080

936

765

720

1,080

1,960

2,140

1,960

1,700

1,460

1,260

1,050

814

688

584

536 

492

423

399

390 '4T4"

447

468

-

35,926

1,198

2.26

2.52

May

500

747

1,900

2,090 

1,360

1,100

*1,670

1,160

885

664

580

508

438

372

306

262

224

186

163

144

127

114

105 TOB"

120

165

156

155

171

178

154

16,792

542

1.02

1.18

June

124

100

85

75 

75

91

217

390 2TS"

226

300

536

262

221

215

186

145

*115

122

101

105

88

76 

11B" 69

122

92

72

70

161

-

4,594

153

0.289

0.32

July

154

303 230"

159

118

95

88

75

59

47

40

54

54

32

51

98

50

55

29

27

25

24

*22 

*19

199

130

101

167

173

157

126

2,929

94.5

0.178

0.21

Aug.

96

157

195 T2B~ 

91

77

68

59

59

52

80

58

59

29

21

18

16

14

12

11

10

9.7

8.5 

7.9

7.0

6.8

6.2

*S7!

10

12

12

1,352.5

45.6

0.082

0.09

Sept.

11

11

10

8.5 

6.8

11

26

67

53

136

146

111

89

124

91

68

127

146

102

72

54

42

39

45

126

150

TO5

86

73

70

-

2,209.3

73.6

0.139

0.16

Calendar year 1950 : Max 14,800 Mln 38 Mean 1,041 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.67

Water year 1950-51 : Max 24,000 Mln 6.2 Mean 878 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.49

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 cfs). Dec. 5 (8 a.m.) 7,960 cfs (23.95 ft); Feb. 2 (7:50 

cfs (40-07 ft) 7 Feb. zz (8:50 a.m.) 8,560 cfs (24.51 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

n.) 26,500
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 349

South Pork Kentucky River at Booneville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°29', long. 33°40' , on right bank, 400 ft downstream from Buck Creek, 

l,uuu ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 30 at Booneville, Owsley County, 

and 0.5 mile downstream from Meadow Creek.

Drainage area. 720 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1925 to September 1931, October 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 642.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1929, tape gage on bridge 

on State Highway 30, 1,000 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1925-31, 1939-51), 973 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 41,000 cfs Feb. 2; maximum gage height, 38.48

 TTTTeb. 2; minimum daily discharge, 5 cfs Aug. 27.

1925-31, 1939-51: Maximum discharge, 50,700 cfs June 29, 1947 (gage height, 41.70 

ft), from rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations 

at gage heights 38.83 and 41.70 ft; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Oct. 1-7, 1930, Aug. 1-4, 

1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 893: 1929(M). W 953: Drainage area.

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-22, rate of change in stage used 

as a factor Nov. 3-5, 20-22, Dec. 3-5, 7-9, Jan. 15, 16, 29-31, 

Feb. 1, 7, 8, 21, 22, Mar. 18-20, 31, Apr. 3, 4J

Oct. 1 to Feb. 2

155

254

6.0

9.0

15.0

25.0

1,290

3,050

7,200

15,600

36.0 35,600

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

5.5

12

Feb. 3 to Sept. 30

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

160

265

560

1,420

12.0

15.0

21.0

5,120

7', 200

11,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

84

78

72 

67 

62

58

57

5C

112

150

*198

160

122

100

90

80

73

68

65

61

60

292

1,950

780

510

364

269

214

179

153

133

6,721

217

0.301

0.35

Nov.

120

T25

1,330 

6,470 

3,410

1,40O

884

656

660

1,580

1,270

912

691

558

468

482

688

740

722

3,830

8,250

3,430

1,720

1,210

940

756

788

764

816

*956

-

46,609

1,554

2.16

2.41

Dec.

1,360

1,830

4,050 

10,700 

6,810

2,480

3,710

6,970

3,560

2,160

1,570

1,240

1,010

836

740

677

624

561

519

485

471

427

403

390

371

346

311

'255 272

323

326

55,820

1,801

2.50

2.88

Jan.

290

274

'2975 

2,340 

2,900

1,820

1,440

1,320

1,020

952

952

940

892

a3,000

*9.550

7,160

3,490

2,200

1,600

1,240

1,040

840

730

744

730

649

614

635

3,940

6,890

5,350

65,872

2,125

2.95

3.40

Feb.

27,400

a34,000

a8, 000 

2,890 

1,830

1,540

7,340

6,600

3,100

2,010

1,620

1,840

1,980

1,670

1,340

1,200

1,280

1,210

1,140

2,326

11,800

9,590

3,500

2,150

1,600

1,310

*1,720

2,240

_

-

-

144,220

5,151

7.15

7.45

Mar.

1,860

1,480

1,270 

3, 560 

3,510

3,010

2,540

2,520

2,060

1,580

1,300

1,390

2,090

3,760

3,070

2,330

2,140

4,290

4,530

4,700

3,680

2,490

1,810

1,490

1,270

1,180

1,110

1,110

1,410

3,240

4,220

75,000

3,419

3.36

3.87

Apr.

2,650

* ,310

,010 

3,990 

,540

,8OO

,440

,550

,650

,500

,310

,460

,550

,850

,440

,960

,580

,270

,090

936

772

690

693

598

504

475

157

478

564

920

-

50,067

1,669

2.32

2.59

May

832

1,050

1.610 

1,210 

940

816

920

*788

648

564

546

500

427

346

288

240

210

184

162

146

132

119

114

107

ITZ

131

176

146

196

156

128

13,944

450

0.625

0.72

June

104

83

69

61 

68

103

102

119

174

230

2Co~ 232

156

137

119

114

95

74

*59

54

49

42

38

36

58

86

68

61

72

154

-

3,027

101

0.140

0.16

July

176

188

212

TIS 

114

112

152

109

77

58

52

56

106

118

126

164

176

104

70

53

41

34

29 *177

77

312

172

104

72

70

86

3,445

111

0.154

0.18

Aug.

76

64

48 

58 

46

35

31

28

101

90

67

255

TTO

63

42

33

26

22

18

a!5

al5

alO

a 10

alO

a8

a6 *a5

10

12

11

8.8

1,323.8

42.7

0.059

0.07

Sept.

6.7

15

10 

8\ 2 

5.8

44

38

25

42

73

144

154

100

391

206

156

136

296

69

53

41

37

50

125

720

497

300

202

134

100

~

3,978.7

133

0.185

0.31

Calendar year 195O: Max 20,500 Mln 57 Mean 1,581 Cfsm 2.20 In. 29.83

Water year 1950-51: Max 34,000 Min 5 Mean 1,288 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.29

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). Feb. 2 (2 a.m.) 41,000 cfs (38.48 ft at 4 a.m.); Feb. 21 

(9 p.m.) 15,400 cfs 124.79 ft at 10 p.m.).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 1 discharge 

measurement, and records for nearby stations.
350 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at lock 14, at Heidelberg, Ky.

Location.--!at 37°33 ] , long. 83°46', on right bank 1,000 ft upstream from lock 14 at 

Heidelberg, Lee County, 0.5 mile upstream from Sturgeon Creek, and at mile 249.1.

Drainage area.--2,648 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1925 to September 1931, December 1936 to February 1937 (in 

Water-Supply Faper 838), July 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 626.66 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River 

Saturn (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Sept. 2, 1939, staff gage at lock 14.

Average discharge.--19 years (1925-31, 1938-51), 3,440 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 100.000 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 31.84 ft); minimum, 48 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 8.62 ft).

1925-31, 1936-37, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 110,000 cfs Feb. 4, 1939 (gage height, 

35.6 ft, from floodmarks); minimum, 4 cfs Oct. 20, 1930; minimum gage height, 4.8 ft 

Nov. 10-16, 1930.

Remarks.--Records fair above 1,000 cfs and poor below. Records of chemical analyses for 

the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1197.

Revisions (water years) --W 853: 1929(M). W 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

140

275

9.3

9.7

10.3

11.0

13.0

538

1,030

2,110

3,660

9,240

16.0

22.0

30.0

20,100

49,800

90,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

450

388

370

330 

306

247

219

205

S353

g646

777

729

635

509

423

370

322

291

261

247

233

240

4,450

4,090

2,340

1,430

1,080

892

740

646

570

24,789

800

0.302

0.35

Nov.

509

B2T

3,810

14,900 

13,300

7,450

4,320

2,900

2,380

3,590

3,610

2,820

2,280

1,840

1,520

2,130

2,300

2,110

1,960

7,480

16.500

12 , 900

7,810

5,190

3,800

3,040

2,640

2,950

3,250

3,570

-

143,283

4,776

1.80

2.01

Dec.

3,340

6,260

11,700

*22,100 

27,800

16,300

11,800

18,500

19,500

11,900

7,780

5,780

4,540

3,680

3,200

2,900

2,680

2,420

2,190

2,000

1,860

1,740

1,610

1,520

1,450

1,380

1,260

1,140

1,100

1,150

1,230

201,810

6,510

2.46

2.83

Jan.

1,160

1,100

1,090

6*840

6,180

5,110

4,740

4,240

3,640

3,570

3,760

3,540

6,780

» 19, 100

25,800

18,600

10,700

7,630

5,810

4,740

3,920

3,250

3,040

3,020

2,820

2,600

2,550

7,290

14,600

15,200

207,530

6,695

2.53

2.91

Feb.

g4 1,400

gS9,700

g68,700

g2 1,400 

g9,080

g6,9SO

g!5,300

g22,400

g!5,700

g9,560

g7,130

g7,570

g8,170

g6,550

g4,900

g4,390

g4,640

g4,520

g4,390

g5,160

gia.ioo

g30,300

glS.SOO

glO,700

g7 , 130

*g5,700

g5,160

g7,130

_

-

-

460,660

16 ,450

6.21

6.47

Calendar year 1950: Max 68,400 Mln 205

Mar.

7,070

5,950

5,000

7,750 

gll.OOO

glO.SOO

10,100

9,180

7,900

6,320

5,080

4,590

g5,160

g8,920

g9,S80

g7,720

g6 , 840

gl 1,800

g!5,300

g!6,100

g!4,800

11,300

8,140

g6,260

g5,300

g4,900

g4,520

g4,390

g4,640

g7,420

glO,200

254,330

8,204

3.10

3.57

Apr.

gS,620

g7,420

gll.800

g 15, 300 

11,500

8,170

6,290

5,700

5,400

4,720

g4,140

g5,700

9,180

10,700

9,660

8,110

6,700

g5,700

g4,640

g3 , 900

g3,200

g2,750

g2 , 530

g2,530

g2,110

gl,900

gl,700

gl,700

gl,900

g2,320

-

175,990

5,866

2.22

2.47

May

g2,530

g2,970

g6,550

g9,240 

g7,720

6,200

»g8,770

g7,720

6,400

g4,640

g3,780

g3,oao

g2,530

g2,110

gl,520

gl,260

gl,180

gl,030

gS92

g764

g705

g646

gS46~

g764

g892

gl,030

gl,030

gS92

gl,180

gl.100

gl,030

90,801

2,929

1.11

1.28

June

g961

gS2S

614

518 

499

592

790

975

906

1,030

1,060

1,160

1,000

879

815

920

841

*65S

592

603

499

431

396

353

431

549

423

345

353

624

-

20,645

688

0.260

0.29

July

815

892

961

764 

624

489

469

405

353

298

247

254

247

298

538

592

518

549

414

275

247

205

2T3S"

240

450

396

450

509

414

330

306

13,754

444

0.168

0.19

Aug.

306

396

414

337 

291

240

186

160

247

681

423

538

414

431

337

261

205

172

140

116

87

82

67

58

5_!

51

67

116

98

98

82

7,152

231

0.087

0.10

Sept.

67

5?

267

330 

233

283

261

254

370

469

499

518

440

658

681

1,390

1,O40

717

509

379

306

275

275

330

866

1,200

975

705

549

440

-

15,368

512

0.193

0.22

Mean 5,289 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27.11

Water year 1950-51: Max 89,700 Mln 51 Mean 4,428 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.69

Peak discharge (base, 30.000 cfs). Feb. 2 (5 p.m.) 100,000 cfs (31.84 ft); Feb. 22 (8 a.m.) 

31,800 cfs (18.4 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 35 

Red River at Clay City, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°52', long. 83°56', on downstream side of pier on left bank at bridge 

on state Highway 15 at Waltersville, 500 ft upstream from Brush Creek, half a mile 

west of Clay City, Powell County, and 4.8 miles upstream from Hardwick Creek.

Drainage area. 363 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to March 1932, April 1938 to September 1951.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 601.45 ft above mean sea level, Kentucky

 river datum (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Aug. 14, 1939, chain or wireweight gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1938-51), 494 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,800 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 15'.30 ft); min-

 imum, 15 cfs Aug. 26, 27 (gage height, 0.85 ft).

1930-32, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 21,100 cfs July 15, 1938 (gage height, 22.8 

ft); minimum, 1/2 cfs Aug. 10-12, 1944 (gage height, 0.52 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.4 

2.0

13

22

50

122

2.5

3.0

12.0

15.0

220

350

3,260

5,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

140

127

118

110

112

103

 55 94

*392

536

470

335

255

200

a!70

a!50

a!30

a!20

allO 

alOO

a95

a200

a30o

a350

a250

a210

a!90

a!70

158

144

133

6,071

196

0.540

0.62

Nov.

124

T26

644

2,280

2,940

1,290

692

530

688

881

695

545

446

*371

315

762

1,720

950

754 

2,040

3,450

3,276

1,260

872

653

536

569

569

569

642

-

31,183

1,039

2.86

3.19

Dec.

790

1,210

2,420

2,920

2,330

1,240

1,830

2,640

1,740

1,200

944

776

632

545

597

730

636

539

473

*416

368

329

315

295

285

250

225

T90" 188

208

204

27,465

886

2.44

2.81

Jan.

180

162

545

2,590

2,100

1,030

809

684

500

473

920

1,110

890

2,160

4,160

5,530

2,480

1,220

923 

737

702

554

*494

748

642

539

494

604

1,980

2,660

1,980

40,403

1,303

3.59

4.14

Feb.

3,770

a2~75o"0~ a4 , 50O

a2,000

al , 5OO

al , 300

a4,000

a2 , 5OO

al,600

1,060

989

1,810

2,810

2,630

1,600

1,170

1,260

1,080

1,120 

1,050

1,960

2,840

1,730

1,090

848

702

653

*563

_

_

-

50,935

1,819

5.01

5.22

Mar.

500

452

32T

1,410

1,580

1,170

1,000

878

706

575

503

470

674

1,110

1,090

980

1,050

3,060

4,430

3,020

1,850

1,280

968

845

716

650

594

557

611

1,140

1,200

35,593

1,148

3.16

3.65

Apr.

986

983

1,270

1,360

1,080

*842

712

935

765

622

554

884

986

1,430

1 , 500

1,070

809

625

545 

491

404

395

518

428

365

335

312

292 5~S5

1,500

-

23,583

786

2.17

2.42

May

800

938

706

772

597

667

1,600

1,340

*851

611

639

536

407

329

278

238

202

176

156 

144

146

154

162

160

118

 T55" 102

166

146

133

107

13,516

436

1.20

1.38

June

88

75

68

67

107

104

89

420

909 3"53~

258

176

247

473

371

232

170

126

*102 

89

84

75

67

59

60

55

49

44

41

55

-

5,143

171

0.471

0.53

July

156

129

79

64

84

122

75

53

44

38

35

36

48

103

166

206 T2"5

76

55 

44

45

46

38

*34

31

29

29

26

23

22

20

2,076

67.0

0.185

0.21

Aug.

56

122

57

41

38

45

36

30

40

416

240

113

72

53

42

36

31

27

24 

22

20

19

18

17

16

15

IS

17

*28

34

29

1,770

57.1

0.157

0.18

Sept.

27

48

60

44

31

26

23

26

32

30

26

30

34

36

53

48

42

34

27 

23

20

^5

27

69

84

88

75

57

45

38

-

1,223

40.8

0.112

0.13

Calendar year 1950: Max 13,900 Min 56 Mean 963 Cfsm 2.65 In. 36. 02

Water year 195O-51: Max 5,330 Mln 15 Mean 655 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.48

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOP cfs).--Jan. 16 (6 a.m.) 5,800 cfs (15.30 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, observer's inspections, and records for stations on nearby streams.
352 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°53'35", long. 84°15'55", on left bank at lock 10, 0.9 mile downstream

 from Otter Creek, 8| miles southwest of Winchester, Clark County, and at mile 176.4.

Drainage area.--3,960 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1909 to September 1951.

Gage.--Upper staff gage at lock 10, read twice daily. Datum of gage is 557.37 ft above

 mean sea level, Ohio River datum. Feb. 2, 1940, to Aug. 10, 1943, water-stage

recorder 1.1 miles upstream at different datum. Since Oct. 1, 1949, upper staff gage 

at lock 9, at Valley View, 18.9 miles downstream, used as auxiliary gage.

Average discharge.--42 years, 5,134 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 69.700 cfs Feb. 4; maximum gage height, 28.75 ft 

FiFT~4 (from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, 66 cfs Aug. 

26, 27 (gage height, 9.26 ft).

1909-51: Maximum discharge, 90,100 cfs Feb. 6, 1939 (gage height, 34.7 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 35.1 ft Mar. 29, 1913; minimum 

discharge, less than 10 cfs (estimated) in October 1930.

Remarks.--Records good above 1,000 cfs and fair below.

Revisions (water years). W 823: Drainage area. W 1113: 1939(M).

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 6 to Sept. 3O;

fall used as a factor Feb. 2-5)

9.1

9.2

9.5

10.0

11.0

50

90

260

730

2,080

12.0

14.0

16.0

23.0

27.0

4,060

9,750

18,400

57,900

69,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

826

742 

697

642 

570

540

520

520

*1,850 

2,050

,840

,7OO

,440

,230

,040

889

766

631

590

580

540

502

1,750

5,600

4,180

2,630

1,890 

1,500 

1,290

1,120

1,020

41,715

1,346

0.340

0.39

Nov.

902

850 

3,155

14,900 

21,200

14,700

7,740

5,130

5,730 

5,650

5,810

5,030

3,870

*3,180

2,670

3,870

6,880

5,180

4,040

15,600

24. 700

54,100

15,600

8,700

6,40O

5,130

4,770 

4,350 

4,770

6,400

-

241,302

8,043

2.03

2.27

Dec.

6,180

9.O8O 

14,100

25,000 

51.000

29,800

23,800

23,200

25,600 

21,400

13,100

9,220

7,180

5,860

5,630

5,370

4,690

4,110

3,710

3,340

*3,020

2,760

2,560

2,350

2,340

2,190

1,970 

1,840 

1,680

1,580

1,630

295,290

9,525

2.41

2.77

Jan.

1,750

1.610 

6,8373

17,600 

14,100

10,300

8,160

7,180

6,290 

5,550

7,240

7,180

6,430

14,200

30.1OO

33 , 400

55.700

21,200

12,500

8,880

7,410

*6,120

5,130

5,760

5,180

4,640

4,180 

4,590 

12 , 600

19,900

21,400

351,110

11,330

2.86

3.30

Feb.

38,200

5O.1OO 

62,500

68.1OO 

5T,8'00

18,900

26 , SOO

31,000

28.OOO 

18,400

13,600

18,200

2O,9OO

16,600

12,300

8,340

8,190

7,660

8,940

7,600

17,400

29,800

32,800

20,900

12,000

8,520

7.180 

*7,320

_

-

652,050

23,290

5.88

6.12

Mar.

8,400

7,550 

6,710

11,900 

14,500

14,700

14,100

12,400

10,600 

8,610

7,100

6,260

7,350

10,300

12 , 800

11,900

10,400

25,600

25,600

26,200

22,600

17,900

13,100

9,780

7,920

7.1OO

6,540 

6,150 

6,430

10,500

13,300

374,300

12,070

3.05

3.52

Apr.

13,500

11,600 

13,500

18.400 

*17,900

13,000

9,260

10,300

8,550 

7,380

6,200

8,040

9,540

14,100

14,300

12,200

9,580

7,920

6,760

5,890

4,870

4,200

4,130

3,670

3,140

2,860

2,740 

2.580 

2,600

4,380

253,090

8,436

2.13

2.38

May

4,950

4,920 

5,700

8,520 

9,820

7,830

12,100

12,000

*9,400 

7,830

5,960

4,980

3,890

3,340

2,600

2,160

1,850

1,540

1,410

1,300

1,160

1,070

1,070

1,140

1,160

1,150

1,370 

1,320 

1,370

1,450

1,330

125,690

4,055

1.02

1.18

June

1,150

1,030 

814

754 

814

719

719

1,180

2,350

1,780

1,450

1,330

1,410

1,460

1,400

1,160

1,100

*993

766

675

664

600

502

457

403

412

550 

466 

394

73T5

-

28,232

941

0.238

0.27

July

850

1.110 

1,060

1,100 

980

754

550

493

376 

385

376

300

284

276

367

653

742

550

550

439

358

276 *236

37JO"

300

394

412 

412 

412

394

300

15,989

516

0.130

0.15

Aug.

376

412 

430

385 

292

260

236

212

2.720 

1,410

1,080

708

580

530

475

394

324

242

212

170

130

115

100

82

74

66

75 

105 

135

158

152

12,643

408

0.103

0.12

Sept.

140

120 

T55

260 

260

349

349

349

316 

412

560

610

664

653

814

863

1,400

1,100

778

540

394

340

358

4O3

754

1,300

1.460 

1,180 

838

653

-

18,375

612

0.155

0.17

Calendar year 1950: Max 72.7OO Mln 502 Mean 8,272 Cfsm 2.O9 In. 28.35

Water year 195O-51: Max 68,10O Mln 66 Mean 6,602 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.64

Peak discharge (base, 36,000 cfs). --Feb. 4 (8 a.m.) 69.7OO cfs (28.75 ft at 12 m.).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

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

Location.--Lat 37°45', long. 84°35', on wall of lock 8, near right bank 2.2 miles south- 

 east of Camp Nelson, Jessamine County, 2.7 miles downstream from Sugar Creek, 4.5 

miles upstream from Hickman Creek, and at mile 139.9.

Drainage area. 4,430 sq mi.

Reeords available.--July 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 520.50 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--12 years, 5,517 cfs.

gage height, 33.2 ft, from 

ft, from

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 74,600 cfs Feb. 4 

graph based on gage readings); minimum not determined.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 85,400 cfs Feb. 17, 1948 (gage height, 37.£ 

graph based on gage readings); minimum not determined.

Flood of Jan. 23, 1937, reached a stage of 41.2 ft. Flood of Feb. 6, 1939, reached 

a stage of 38.6 ft.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 1,000 cfs, which are poor. 

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions.--W 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year- 1950-51 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per- second)

(Shifting-control method used June 17-3O, Sept. 21-3O. Stage-discharge 

relation Indefinite Aug. 19 to Sept. 4)

Oct. -1 to Feb. 4 Feb. 5 to Sept. 30

10.9

11.1

11.5

12.0

14.0

470

700

1,320

2,250

7,010

16.0

18.0

22.0

33.0

13,600

21,700

39,400

74,000

10.6

10.8

11.0

11.5

12.0

13.0

320

420

600

1,360

2,310

4,500

14.0 7,300

16.0 14,300

18.0 22,000

22.0 39,400

33.0 74,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October- 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

990

900

798

700

652

580

525

700

2,680

*2,720

2,430

2,160

1,810

1,500

1,250

1,050

900

812

700

616

580

580

1,040

5.160

4,940

3,310

2,350

1,830

1,480

1,300

1,150

48,193

1,555

0.351

0.40

Nov.

990

900

2,450

13,000

21,700

17,300

9,410

6,040

7,630

7,360

6,170

5,550

4,630

3,880

*3,220

3,850

7,330

6,200

5,780

20,100

26.000

25, 500

18,700

10, 700

7,450

5,900

5,260

4,920

5,160

5,450

268,530

8,951

2.02

2.25

Dec .

6,530

9,950

16,300

26,600

31,500

52,600

30,600

25,100

26,400

24,400

15,300

10, 800

8,170

6,730

6,120

6,310

5,450

4,870

4,450

3,920

3,620

*3,290

3,110

2,870

2,760

2,600

2,350

2,170

2,040

1.950

1,980

330,840

10,670

2.41

2.78

Jan.

2,000

1.870

10, 800

27,300

16,700

12,000

9,410

8,080

7,070

6,310

8,670

8,640

7,450

21,400

56.900

35, 800

36,000

26,400

14, 100

10, 000

8,050

6,950

*5, 880

6,590

6,040

5,350

4,920

5,520

14, 900

20, 000

22,500

413,600

13,540

3.01

3.47

Feb.

42,200

50,300

61,700

75.500

70, 400

52,200

53,700

52,600

31,000

19,400

13,000

26,000

29 , 500

21,800

15,000

11,200

10, 100

9,090

11,900

9,610

20,000

28,200

34,800

25, 600

14,000

10, 000

*8,250

7.770

_

-

752,820

26,890

6.07

6.32

Mar.

9,090

8,550

7,930

15,000

15,400

16,500

15,200

15,600

11,700

9,960

8,920

7,140

7,950

11,500

13, 600

13,700

13,60O

31.500

28,600

29,700

25,400

20,700

15,200

11,400

9,440

8,250

7,460

6.840

6, §90

11,200

13, 600

425,200

13,720

3.10

3.57

Apr.

14, 600

13,100

14,500

18,300

19.600

14,900

10, 900

12,900

*10,400

8,610

7,500

9,890

10, 500

13, 900

15,600

12 , 600

11,100

8,920

7,550

6,540

5,600

4,850

4,750

4,380

3,840

3,460

3,510

3,070

3,000

3,900

281,670

9,389

2.12

2.36

May

5,540

5,220

5,600

8,580

10,500

9,090

11,600

15.000

10, 500

*8,090

6,540

5,620

4,800

5,880

3,130

2,610

2,210

1,840

1,640

1,450

1,200

1,150

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,360

1,560

1,500

1,360

1,600

1,600

136,310

4,397

0.993

1.14

June

1,430

1,230

1,120

988

956

876

846

1,560

2,750

2,350

1,860

1,650

,470

,470

,560

,340

,150

988

860

*660

560

540

560

580

468

452

520

520

468

550

-

32,112

1,070

0.242

O.27

July

660

924

1,070

1.200

1,040

940

876

684

580

540

420

420

420

420

408

460

748

748

600

570

390

348

336

402

460

*360

390

468

468

460

384

18,194

587

0.133

0.15

Aug.

328

566

420

460

552

384

356

348

1,160

3.240

1,790

1,070

748

520

436

452

414

366

300

250

200

150

130

120

110

100

90

100

120

140

150

15,170

489

0.110

0.13

Sept.

150

150

150

2OO

390

366

384

390

366

360

360

484

540

636

672

956

1,560

1.580

892

612

452

408

402

428

612

1,020

1,320

1,160

876

612

-

18,088

603

0.136

0.15

Calendar year 1950: Max 80,000 Min 525 Mean 9,469 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.02

Water year 1950-51: Max 73,500 Min 90 Mean 7,509 Cfsm 1.70 In. 22.99

Peak discharge (base. 40.000 efs).--Jan. 15 (4 a.m.) 41,600 cfs (22.5 ft); Peb. 4 (8 p.m.) 74,6OO 

cfs (33.2 ft); Feb. 7 (12 ra.) 40,300 cfs (22.2 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this da^r.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Aug. 19 to Sept. 4} discharge estimated on basis of 

records for stations near Winchester- and at Warwick.
354 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Dix River near Danville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°39', long. 84°40', on right bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 52, 1-J miles downstream from Hanging Pork, and 6 miles east of Danville, Boyle 

County.

Drainage area. 316 sq mi.

Records available. May to August 1905 (gage heights only), October 1942 to September 

1951.Published as "Dicks River near Danville" 1905.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 750 ft (from topographic map). Prior

 Eo Dec. 16, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum. May to August 1905 staff gage at 

site 6 miles downstream at different datum. Auxiliary staff gage at site 2 miles downstream from base gage read twice daily during periods of possible backwater.

Average discharge.--9 years, 468 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,220 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 9.40 ft); no

 flow on Aug. 26, 27, Sept. 2, 3, 21.

1942-51: Maximum discharge, 20,900 cfs Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 16.28 ft); no 

flow at times.

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

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of backwater (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 12 Feb. 13 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

69

150

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

315

540

1,300

2,260

6,700

0.41 

.5 

.7 

.9

1.1

0.1

1.9

6.7

12

21

1.3 

1.5

2.2

3.0

35

57

101

195

580

4.0 1,180

5.0 2,100

7.0 4,750

Discharge cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

39

33

29

25

23

20

19

24

221

150

103

77 

59

48

39

31

*27

23

20

18

16

SO

217

287

T¥5

109

88

75

65

59

54

2,166

69.9

0.221

0.25

Nov.

48

?5

383

1,470

684

371

254

202

868

1,200

540

363 

275

222

187

704

1,260

440

516

5,220

3,150

1,150

*716

505

387

323

351

323

315

307

-

22,783

759

2.40

2.68

Dec.

495

900

1,580

3,340

1,320

780

4,040

2,610

1,240

972

634

546 

440

379

426

455

379

299

254

247

212

199

193

187

178

162

146

128

I3T

133

131

23,186

748

2.37

2.73

Jan.

121

114

2,030"

*6 , 630

2,060

940

716

612

426

450

1,690

1,250 

1,020

4,430

5,310

2,360

1,290

860

600

465

475

375

339

1,120

624

426

367

648

3,780

2,120

1,580

45,228

1,459

4.62

5.32

Feb.

6,430

2,780

al,300

a900

a7OO

612

5,580

*2,550

1,050

618

660

4,970 

4,660

2,130

kl,230

k939

838

630

1,320

1,320

4,700

k2,510

k833

k838

k553

k328 ?50~

360

_

-

-

51,779

1,849

5.85

6.09

Mar.

360

295

340

1,990

1,200

802

635

525

415

325

320

270 

*1,OEO~

1,140

832

802

1,110

3,580

2,180

1,740

1,110

808

630

535

455

420

355

320

545

1,270

742

27,111

875

2.77

3.19

Apr.

555

645

1,230

808

595

475

430

1,240

778

560

465

 1,400 B50"

868

675

520

410

330

*355

240

195

202

280

209

174

158

151

141

129

TBT

-

15,262

509

1.61

1.80

May

275

395 S50"

155

209

255

220

1S9

141,

117

109

125

99

78

67

57

*47

41

36

31

27

24

5T

37

47

37

29

49

47

30

24

3,273

106

0.335

0.39

June

20

16

13

11

10

9.5 17^

24

66

§i

49

31 

24

18

47

38

23

16

12

14

24

22

18

15

16

14

13

19

*18

14

-

712.5

23.7

0.075

0.08

July

13

74

49

29

20

15

14

12

9.2

7.2

6.2

413 

I3T

151

87

62

44

28

20

14

11

8.7

6.7

5.7

11

7.0

4.4

4.2

3.5

2.8

2.6

1,272.2

41.0

0.130

0.15

Aug.

32

55

33

35

20

11

*8.4

5.7

5.2

Ti_

35

31 

26

29

26

15

10

7.7

5.7

4.2

3.0

2.4

1.5

.9

.3

00~

.1

.3

.3

.3

475.0

15.3

0.048

0.06

Sept.

0.1

00"

2.4

3.5

5.0

4.0

2.4

1.5

 1.7

1.3

.9 

5.4

5.4

3.5

2.1

1.5

.9

.5

.1

O

.7

13

62

155

107

71

42

26

21

-

537.9

17.9

0.057

0.06

Calendar year 1950: Max 12,10o Mln 16 Mean 793 Cfsm 2.51 In. 34.05

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,630 Mln 0 Mean 531 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.80

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs). Soy. 20 (4 p.m.) 8,050 cfs (8.75 ft); Jan. 4 (7 a.m.) 9,220 cfs 

19.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Rockcastle River at Billows 

and Red River at Clay City.

k Backwater from Herrlngton Lake; discharge computed by using fall as a factor.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 355

Herrington Lake near Burgin, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°47'08", long. 84°42'14", at Dix Dam on Dix River, 2.9 miles upstream 

rrom mouth and 8 miles east of Burgin, Mercer County.

Drainage area.--437 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.--Indicator gage. Datum of gage is mean sea level (levels by Kentucky Utilities Co.

Extremes.--Maximum usable contents during year, 106,000 acre-ft Feb. 22 (elevation, 754.6

 rt); minimum, 34,000 acre-ft Jan. 3 (elevation, 710.9 ft).

1925-51: Maximum usable contents, 123,200 acre-ft many times (elevation, 760 ft); 

minimum after first filling, 1,620 acre-ft Dec. 18, 20-27, 1929 (elevation, 681.8 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth and rock-fill dam with side channel spillway con-

 trolled by 10 vertical lift gates 35 ft long and from 10 to 12 ft high. Storage began 

Nov. 4, 1925; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Nov. 26, 1925. 

Total usable capacity between elevations 760 ft (top spillway gates) and 680 ft (minimum pool, dead storage unknown) is 123,200 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for power.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by Kentucky Utilities Co.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 195O to September 1951

Date

Calendar year 1950. .....

July 31.... ...............

Water year 1950-51. ....

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

744 5

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-12,600

-30,500

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
356 KENTUCKY RIVER BASDJ

Kentucky River at lock 6, at Warwick, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°55i55", long. 84°49'10", on right bank at lock 6, 1 mile northwest of 

Warwick, Woodford County, and at mile 96.2.

Drainage area.--5,110 sq mi , approximately. 

Records available. October 1925 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 488.58 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River

 Saturn (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to November 1934, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--26 years, 6,532 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 70,500 cfs Feb. 5 (gage height, 28.18 ft); mini-

 mum daily, 217 cfs Aug. 23, 26.

1925-51: Maximum discharge, 87,800 cfs Jan. 23, 1937; maximum gage height, 43.35 ft 

Jan. 25, 1937; minimum discharge, about 25 cfs on several days in 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good above 2,000 cfs and fair below. Plow regulated by Herrington Lake 

(see p. 355) and by hydroelectric plant at lock 7.

Revisions (water years).--W 803: 1927(M). W 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except period of Indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

9.1 

9.3 

9.5

210

375

635

10.0

11.0

12.0

1,580

4,380

8,230

16.0

20.0

28.0

29,900

50,200

70,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1,630 

1,700

1,600 

1,490

1,200

1,030

1,050

932 2,3"9~0"

*e3,000

e3,000

e2,500

e2,200

ei,800

el, 500

ei,300

el, 300

ei,200

el, 100

el, 000

e950

e950

1,670

5,040

6,050

4,310 

3,120

2,470

1,930

1,600

1,600

62,592

2,019

(>) -171

Nov.

1,430 

1,470

1,880 

8,920

21,100

20,900

12,900

7,800

8,580

10,200

7,840

6,890

5,800

4,900

*4,220

4,020

7,800

7,590

6,140

17,400

30,100

29,700

24,, 900

15,900

11,400

9,080 

7,930

7,340

7,380

7,670

-

319,180

10,640

+69

Dec.

8,760 

11,500

17,800 

28,400

32,800

35,800

35,700

30,800

29,600

29,400

20,800

14,500

11,900

9,720

8,980

9,210

8,270

7,420

6,730

6,220

5,760

5,390

5,180

4,960

4,760

4,550 

4,310

4,080

*3,890

2,870

2,570

412,630

13,310

-530

Jan.

2,440 

2,620

10,200 

36,900

23,800

16,500

13,000

11,000

9,580

8,800

9,720

10 , 600

9,030

20,100

41,400

39,900

39,600

33,500

19 , 800

13,800

11,800

10,000

7,760

*7,930

8,060

7,090 

6,300

6,140

15,200

22,300

25,500

500,370

16 , 140

+532

Feb.

42,000 

49,100

56,500 

65,700

69,800

56,900

32,500

37,000

35,200

27,500

17,200

24, 100

36,400

29,200

20 , 500

15,100

13,500

12,400

13,200

13,800

20,700

28,800

36,400

33,900

19,900

*13,200 

11,000

 

9,860 ~ 

-

-

841,360

30,050

+502

Mar.

10,700 

11,300

10,500 

16 , 100

18,000

18,900

18,000

16 , 400

13,900

12,200

9,960

9,030

9,400

12,500

14,600

15,900

15,100

33,400

34,300

53,400

30,400

25,100

19,100

14,300

11,600

9,960 

*9,350

8,850

8,360

11,600

14,400

496,610

16,020

-195

Apr.

16,200 

15,600

15,600 

18,500

21,600

17 , 800

12,900

13,200

12,700

10,800

9,490

11,000

12,000

14,000

16,500

15,700

13,200

11/200

9,530

7,970

6,450

5,730

5,470

5,360

4,650

4,410 

4,120

3,580

3,210

3,920

-

322,390

10,750

-74

May

5,910 

*5,880

6,070 

7,890

10,600

10,200

11 , 100

13,900

12,000

9,670

7,510

6,300

5,210

4,380

3,760

3,120

2,700

2,230

1,960

1,720

1,670

1,700

1,960

1,490

1,320

1,300 

1,700

1,760

1,790

1,630

1,830

150,260

4,847

-115

June

1,760 

1,450

1,160 

1,200

1,260

1,320

1,390

1,490

2,160

2,680

2,310

2,130

2,030

1,810

2,130

1,810

1,470

1,580

1,560

*1 , 450

1,360

1,490

975

813 1,0"70~

1,160 

1,050

1,090

885

1,130

-

45,173

1,506

-203

July

1,030 

1,160

1,280 

1,220

1,280

1,130

939

779

715

747

635

699

699

579

495

747

885

975

779

763

509

579

551

459 BT3-

579 

*459

551

565

607

607

23,815

768

-99

Aug.

551 

579

579 

635

509

471

459

328

779

2,730

2,390

1,260

957

763

651

495

471

356

375

299

399

231

217

2T3T

231

217 

411

*259

231

238

238

18,547

598

-86

Sept.

245

231

224 2~SS"

375

435

423

399

435

387

495

509

667

651

715

731

1,090

1,410

1,110

867

667

651

509

747

849

1,130 

1,410

1,410

1,200

939

-

21,210

707

-76

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,848 

0.362 

0.42

10 , 700 

2.09 

2.33

Calendar year 1950 ; 

Water year 1950-51:

12,780 

2.50 

2.88

16,670 

3.26 

3.76

30,550 

5.98 

6.23

15,820 

3.10 

3.57

10,680 

2.09 

2.33

4,732 

0.926 

1.07

Observed

Max 86,700 Min 932 Mean 11,290 

Max 69,800 Min 217 Mean 8,806

1,303 

0.255 

0.28

669 

0.131 

0.15

512 

0.100 

0.12

631 

0.123 

0.14

Adjusted

Mean 11,270 Cfsm 2.21 In. 29.94 

Mean 8,764 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.28

feak discharge icase, 4:U,uuuers). Jan. 4 (I p.m.) 42,100 cfs ^18.05 ftj; Jan. 15 ^10 a.m.; 

42,800 cfs (18.17 ft); Feb. 5 til a.m.) 70,500 cfs (28.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Herrington Lake, equivalent in cubic feet per second, furnished by Kentucky 

Utilities Co.

e Indefinite stage-discharge relation; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and 

records for stations at Frankfort and Lockport.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 357

Kentucky River at lock 4, at Frankfort, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°12'0k", long. 84°52 T 54", on left bank at downstream side of Broadway

 Street Bridge at Frankfort, Franklin County, 300 ft upstream from Benson Creek and 

0.9 mile upstream from lock 4. Records Include flow of Benson Creek.

Drainage area. 5,430 sq ml (includes that of Benson Creek).

Records available.--March 1905 to July 1906 (gage heights only), October 1925 to September 1951 (fragmentary October 1930 to September 1932).

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 462.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T?929. Prior to Dec. 127, 1939, staff gage at lock 4, 0.9 mile downstream, at same datum. Auxiliary staff gage, read twice daily, at lock 5 at Tyrone, 16.3 miles upstream.

Average discharge.--24 years (1925-30, 1932-51), 7,146 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. - -Maximum discharge during year, 70,900 cfs Feb. 5; maximum gage height, 29.55 ft 

Feb. 6, from graph based on gage readings; minimum daily discharge, 222 cfs Sept. 3.

1925-51: Maximum discharge, 89,500 cfs Jan. 23, 1937; maximum gage height, 47.46 ft 

Jan. 25, 1937, from floodmarks at site 0.9 mile downstream; minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1,000 cfs, which are poor. Discharge below 

l,uu0 cfs affected by diversion to mill opposite lock. Flow regulated by Herrington 

Lake (see p. 355 ) and by hydroelectric plant at lock 7. Records of chemical analyses 

and water temperatures for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1197.

Revisions (water years). W 953: Drainage area. W 1113: 1941, 1942.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Pall used as a factor Dec. 8, Jan. 4, 5, 15-18,

Feb. S-B, 13-14)

6.2

6.4

6.5 

6.7

190

290

370

650

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

9.0

1,300

2,900

4,880

9,360

12.0 26,000

16.0 38,800

29.0 71,500

Discharge,- In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,980

1,670 

1,670 

1,760

1,380

1,120

1,180

1,100

2,100

3,360

*3,240

2,610

2,370

2,040

1,640

1,410

1,380

1,280

1,150

1,080

1,010 

1,030

1,100

3,110

6,070

4,670 

3,360

2,580

2,040

1,610

1,730

63,830

2,059

-171

Nov.

1,410

1,360 

1,70O 

6,220

18,500

21,000

14,000

8,400

8,690

10,700

8,220

7,300

6,250

5,300

4,540

*4, 100

6,860

7,940

6,780

16,600

29,300 

29,2OO

26,200

17,700

12,000

9,360 

8,310

7,710

7,570

7,850

-

321,070

10,700

+59

Dec.

8,590

11,900 

18,300 

26,700

31,300

34,6OO

39,000

33,200

29,600

29,600

23,600

16,100

12,400

10,300

9,260

9,310

8,400

*7,890

7,170

6,640

6,200 

5,760

5,470

5,260

5,090

4,800 

4,590

4,340

4,180

3,360

2,850

425,740

13,730

-530

Jan.

2,580

2,790 

14,300 

39,300

29,300

18,800

14,000

11,800

10,200

9,360

10,500

11,600

9,910

28,200

44,400

43,600

41,100

36,300

23,400

15,000

12,100 

10,400

8,590

9,120

*8,740

7,800 

7,040

7,850

14,700

22,000

24,600

549,380

17,720

1 +532

Feb.

36,100

47,500 

54,400 

63,700

70,000

61,200

39,300

39,100

36,300

30,100

19,500

27,100

39,500

33,800

23,300

17,800

14,500

13,100

13,400

14,800

21,200 

27,500

35,000

34,200

22,600

14,900 

*1 1,900

10,700

_

-

-

872,500

31,160

+502

Mar.

10,500

11,600 

10,600 

16,200

18,600

18,900

18,600

17,200

14,100

12,400

10,300

8,350

3,070

11,600

14,200

15,000

15,600

33,000

37,600

34, ZOTT

31,600 

26,400

21,000

16,600

12,800

9,860 

9,360

8,980

8,640

14,OOQ

16,200

513,060

16,550

-195

Apr.

16,100

16,000 

15,200 

16 , 900

*18,700

18,600

14,000

12,300

13,400

11,000

9,860

11,000

11,900

13,400

16,600

15,500

13,900

11,600

9,460

8,400

7,300 

6,250

5,810

5,720

5,300

4,920 

4,300

4,060

3,780

3,740

-

325,000

10,830

-74

May

5,810

6,600 

6,510 

6,780

9,360

9,500

9,710

*13,200

11,900

9,810

9,260

6,860

5,550

4,880

3,390

3,510

2,760

2,070

2,470

2,540

1,940 

1,700

2,010

1,850

1,330

1,300 

1,980

1,850

1,880

2,010

1,820

152,140

4,908

-115

June

1,760

1,640 

1,280 

1,220

1,150

1,200

1,100

1,700

2,230

2,860

2,470

2,270

2,140

1,820

2,340

2,200

1,640

1,360

1,360

1,640.

*1,280 

1,360

1,360

1,050

840

966 

987

1,050

966

1,410

-

46,649

1,555

-203

July

882

1,180 

1,410 

1,380

1,330

1,360

1,380

924

726

802

650

688

745

570

688

688

802

966

966

726

618 

764

688

688

802

745 

586

522

490 *6"50~

650

26,066

841

-99

Aug.

688

650 

650 

802

602

618

466

466

442

2,510

3,050

2,270

945

840

650

586

490

442

370

394

418 

442

354

314

338

306 

394

*522

306

290

284

21,999

710

-86

Sept.

254

236 

55B" 222 

306

394

370

406

442

456

478

554

966

882

745

726

1,030

1,380

1,220

1,010

745 

821

689

726

861

1,030 

1,330

1,580

1,300

1,050

-

22,455

748

-76

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm

1,888 

0.348 

0.40

10,760 

1.98 

2.21

Calendar year 1950 : 

Water year 1950-51;

13,200 

2.43 

2.80

18,250 

3.36 

3.87

31,660 

5.83 

6.07

16,360 

3.01 

3.47

10,760 

1.98 

2.21

4,793 

0.883 

1.02

Observed

Max 86,500 Mln 1,010 Mean 11,760 

Max 70,000 Mln 222 Mean 9,150

1,352 

0.249 

0.28

742 

0.137 

0.16

624 

0.115 

0.13

672 

0.124 

0.14

Adjusted

Mean 11,740 cfsm 2.16 In. 29.25 

Mean 9,108 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.76

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Herrington Lake, equivalent In cubic feet per second, furnished by 

Kentucky Utilities Co.

Uote. Record computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings Feb. 16 to Sept. 14.

281787 O - 53 - 24
358 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 

North Elkhorn Creek near Georgetown, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°12'15", long. 84°30'50", near center of span on upstream side of 

oriage on Crumbull Pike, 1.7 miles downstream from Millers Run, 2 miles east of 

Georgetown, Scott County, and 2.6 miles upstream from Lanes Run.

Drainage area.--119 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Altitude of 

gage is 810 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,560 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 17.72 ft), from 

 rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs; no flow Sept. 11-21.

1950-51: Maximum discharge that of Jan. 4, 1951; minimum, that of Sept. 11-21, 

1951.

Flood in April 1948 reached a stage of about 22 ft, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record or 

cacKwater from debris, which are poor. Some regulation at low flow by mills above 

station.

Hating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of backwater from debris (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0

1.0

3.0

6.0

10

110

385

5.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

730 

1,460 

2,060 

3,070 

4.7OO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

E6

23

20

19

17

15

14

Tl

55

a65

*a60

46

36

26

21

18

16

16

15

17

20

17

C18

C19

c!9

c20

c20

clB

c!7

c!6

c!5

718

E3.2

0.195

0.22

Nov.

c!4 cl4"

CIS

c!7

c20

*C20

c!7

c20

c40

a!5O

a300

a200

a!30 

56

44

42

38

36

102

870

846

485

262

180

148

211

295

165

140

135

5,012

167

1.40

1.57

Dec.

118

630

1.080

1,030

590

370

938

834

541

555

*289

232

188 

158

180

301

211

205

165

128

alOO

90

66

48

74

63

56

48

45

46

_42

9,421

304

2. '55

2.94

Jan.

40

38

1.4T0

4,360

1,490

723

632

440

253

217

409

403

440 

2,340

*3,280

1,330

746

513

373

286

232

180

175

520

292

247

211

355

1,060

1,220

529

27,744

798

6.71

7.73

Feb.

544

569

367

301

235

265

1,560

1,050

492

331

262

1,510

2,930 

1,690

898

818

618

464

457

446

958

*702

478

337

265

223

185

145

_

_

-

19,100

682

5.73

5.97

Mar.

128

118

ISO

850

590

403

337

301

200

168

145

130

140 

158

150

259

550

2,150

l',190

802

625

450

355

301

229

*198

175

160

170

274

277

12,143

392

3.29

3.79

Apr.

247

226

244

200

165

140

126

295 223"

180

150

180

190 

265

250

205

172

145

126

102

84

90

80

66

60

46

64

57

49

il4,469

149

1.25

1.40

May

37

36

36

31

33

54

*47

51

35

31

29

a26

a24 

a22

a20

a!8

a!6

a!4

a!3

al2

all

alO

al5

al5

a!5

a!4

al4

a!4

14

14

11

732

23.6

0.198

0.23

June

11

10

8.4

*7.6

4.8

4.2

3.6

5.7

7.6

2]_

16

9.6

10

13

13

12

7.6

6.8

4.8

4.2

3.6

3TE

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.8

-

233.7

7.79

0.065

0.07

July

.6

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.8

.8

* .8

.8

c .8

c .8

c .6 

c .6

c .6

c .4

c .2

c .0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

c

c

c

.8

.6

.6

.5

49.4

1.59

0.013

0.02

Aug.

CO. 5

c.5

C.4

e.4

C.4

C.4

C.3

0.3

c5

12

44

T5

*10 

c5

c3

c

c

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.3

.7

.7

.6

.5

109.1

3.52

0.030

0.03

Sept.

CO. 5

c.4

c.3

c.2

c.2

c.2

C.I

C.I

C.I

C.I

cO

cC

CO 

cO

cO

cO

cO

cO

cO

cO

cO

cl

cT

c.9

c.7

c.6

c.5

c.5

c.4

c.3

-

8.1

0.27

0.0023

0.003

Calendar year 1950: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,360 Min 0 Mean 210 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.97

Peak discharge (base, 5.500 cfs). --Jan. 4 (12 m.) 5,560 cfs (17.72 ft); Jan. 15 (l p.m.) 4, cfs (16.36 ft)7 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height - record; discharge estimated on basis of records for South Elkhorn

Creek at Fort Spring and Elkhorn Creek near Frankfort. 

c Backwater from debris.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 359

South Elkhorn Creek at Port Spring, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°02'35", long. 84°37'35", near center of span at upstream side of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 60 at Fort Spring, Fayette County, 1.5 miles upstream from Shannon 

Run and 6-| miles west of Lexington.

Drainage area. 22.8 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.- -Wire-we ight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

Is 834,25 above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,540 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 7.7 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 550 cfs; no flow for several days.

1950-51: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 4, 1951; no flow for several days.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14 Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

2.Ob

Z.I

2.2

Z.3

Z.5

1.5 

3.5

3.0 91

4.0 Z40

6.0 670

7.0 1,070

1.7

1.8

1.9 

Z.O 

Z.I

1.5 

3.5

Z.3

Z.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

Z40 

670

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

Zl

zz

23

24

Z5

26

Z7

Z8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.0

6.1

6.1

4.8

4.8

3.5

Z.7

Z.3

11

*TT

6.8

4.8

3.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.5 HB1.9

Z.3

Z.7

Z.7

3.5

3.5

Z.7

Z.3

Z.3

Z.7

Z.7

Z.3

1.9

117. Z

3.78

0.166

0.19

Nov.

Z.3

TT5

3.5

8.7

7.4

*4.8

3.5

7.4

30

44

30

ZZ

16ir

11

11

11

10

10

145

145

98

61

50

46

41

36

30

27

27

-

953.9

31.8

1.39

1.56

Dec.

59

121

138

146

146

145

162

I5T

133

95

*65

54

46

42

42

42

43

42

42

40

38

35

32

28

22

19

22

21

11

10

8.7

2,003.7

64.6

2.83

3.27

Jan.

7.4

7.4

430

845 3TO~

160

109

122

75

79

80

79

78

720

*530

260

160

115

84

70

58

47

61

69

53

49

45

73

187

180

181

5,323.8

172

7.54

8.68

Feb.

175

150

115

81

69

193

264

150

83

69

108

450

590 Slo"

187

126

98

91

118

128

169

*148

104

73

61

50

42

36

_

-

4,268

152

6.67

6.96

Mar.

34

30

47

138

97

80

60

44

39

33

34

33

37

39

49

55

73

336

400

410

182

92

72

60

55

46

44

34

32

*37

34

2,756

88.9

3.90

4.50

Apr.

38

43

38

36

36

29

27

41

37

34

30

5555"

45

43

40

36

30

27

24

22

19

18

17

14

13

13

13

12

11

-

896

29.9

1.31

1.46

May

10

9.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

*14ID9.0

7.5

8.0

7.0

6.3

6.3

5.6

4.9

4.2

3.5

3.5

3.1

3.1

2.9 r?

4.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.5

3.1

3.1

182.8

5.90

0.259

0.30

June

2.7

2.7

2.3

2.7

2.7

2.3

1.9

*4.9

4.2

3.5

3.1

3.1

3.3

6.3

4.2

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.3

7.0

5.2

3.5

3.5

2.9

2.3

2.1

2.3

1.9

1.5

T^T

-

95.2

3.17

0.139

0.16

July

1.9 T75-

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.8

.9

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.5

.9

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

7T

20.4

0.66

0.029

0.03

Aug.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

00"

0

2,7

7.5

1,0

,6

.4

.3

,2

.2

*.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.9

.5

.4

16.3

0.53

0.023

0.03

Sept.

0.2

.1

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.8 ^

.6

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

4.1

0.14

0.0061

0.007

Calendar year 1950: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 845 Min 0 Mean 45.6 Cfsm 2.00 In. Z7 . 15

Peak discharge (base, 500 ofs) . Jan. 4 (2 a.m.) 1,540 cfs (7.7 ft); Jan. 14 (l p.m.) 1,390 

(7.b ft)j Feb. 13 (3 p.m.) 640 cfs (5.9 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
360 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 

Elkhorn Creek near Frankfort, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°16'05", long. 84°48'55", on downstream side of center pier of Knights

 Bridge-, 6 miles northeast of Frankfort, Franklin County, and 7.4 miles downstream from 

confluence of North and South Elkhorn Creeks.

Drainage area.--463 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1915 to December 1920 (gage heights only October 1918 to December

 lyyu), December 1939 to September 1951. Published as "at Forks of Elkhorn" 1915-20.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 540 ft (from topographic map). Prior

 to Dec. 31, 1920, staff gage at site 6.6 miles upstream at different datum. Dec. 28, 

1939, to-Aug. 14, 1940, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years (1915-18, 1940-51), 597 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 10.34 ft in

 gage well, 11.8 ft at outside gage by relation curve); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 12 (gage 

height, 1.73 ft).

1915-18, 1939-51: Maximum discharge, 22,400 cfs Apr. 14, 1948 (gage height, 12.04 

ft in gage well, 14.5 ft at outside gage by relation curve); no flow Jan. 7-13, 1940.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, Wiater year 1950-5] 

in cubic \

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15

2.1

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

38

124

265

510

860

1,600

6.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

2,600

6,240

8,640

12,000

16,800

Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

440

780

1,520

2,600

6,240

8,640

Discharge, In cubic feet per ond, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

126

114

105

93

82

78

74

72

136

181

*170

183

157

129

112

96

89

85

76

72

68

72

68

61

68

72

65

63

57

51

48

2,923

94.3

0.204

0.23

Nov.

57

57

59

63

65

61

70

80

119

272

566

340

259

215

183

*162

136

124

132

1,240

2,330

1,510

1,080

846

636

510

426

432

414

375

-

12,825

428

0.924

1.03

Dec.

380

867

2,730

2,810

2 070

1,530

2,230

2,990

2,120

1,630

1,280

1,050

874

734

699

853

916

825

*720

608

504

444

390

360

324

293

255

236

221

203

192

31,338

1,011

2.18

2.52

Jan.

183 I56~

2,190

11,500

8,640

3,280

2,230

1,700

1,340

1,120

1,260

1,460

1,340

5,950

*13,000

6,570

3,500

2,440

1,820

1,410

1,150

934

836

1,370

»1,290

1,100

948

1,210

2,610

2,610

1,960

87,137

2,811

6.07

7.00

Feb.

2,000

2,410

1,730

1,290

1,060

906

2,600

3,570

2,180

1,520

1,240

3,100

8,070

7,240

4,010

3,040

2,730

2,07O

1,750

1,910

3,900

2,920

2,160

1,630

1,280

1,070

*920

~ 759

_

-

69,065

2,467

5.33

5.55

Calendar year 1950: Max 15,800 Mln 32

Mar.

647

556

SET

2,280

2,320

1,680

1,340

1,220

983

780

668

605

682

780

787

983

1,440

6,110

5,190

3,470

2,610

2,010

1,600

1,330

1,100

941

843

815

822

934

899

47,086

1,519

3.28

3.78

Apr.

899

906

850

*738

626

535

470

668

752

619

521

990

1,020

1,160

1,050

920

787

668

577

476

400

470

415

350

313

294

287

287

266

241

-

18,555

618

1.33

1.49

May

5G5~ 224

188

173

162

165

*183

*207

186

170

218

175

160

142

127

118

108

95

83

76

63

5855-

70

79

76

74

68

63

66

60

3,927

127

0.274

0.32

June

54

51

46

45

45

46

46

51

58

8J7

65

58

74

70

74

68

60

58

54

52

*48

55

51

46

41

38

42

38

34

3T

-

1,589

53.0

0.114

0.13

July

32

30

32

36

30

27

24

26

25

18

18

25

25

25

22

25

18

17

TS

19

18

18

20

21

21

76

5T

37

31

23

*23

831

26.8

0.058

0.07

Aug.

26

25

23

24

19

15

IF

19

18

40

108 ~5?

36

27

32

36

29

26

25

19

16

15

W

19

17

18

21

21

17

*25

25

828

26.7

0.058

0.07

Sept.

22

18

15

37

26

25

21

18

17

17

14

11

2T

28

24

21

21

15

13

17

18

25

25

34

4£

37

38

30

25

24

-

700

23.3

0.050

0.06

Mean 1,051 Cfsm 2.27 In. 30.81

Water year 1950-51: Max 13,000 Mln 11 Mean 758 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.25

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs).--Jan. 4 (10 p.m.) 13,400 cfs (10.31 ft); Jan. Ib (4 p.m.) 13,500 

cfs (10.34 ft)T Feb. 13 (9 p.m.) 8,750 cfs (9.04 ft); Mar. 18 (5 p.m.) 7,280 cfs (8.46 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 361

Kentucky River at lock 2, at Lockport, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°26'20", long. 84°57'45", on left bank at lock 2 at Lockport, Henry 

county, 0.2 mile downstream from Sixmile Creek and at mile 31.0.

Drainage area. 6,160 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1925 to September 1937 (fragmentary October 1930 to September 

lyyy), July 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 433.36 ft above mean sea level, 

Saturn of 1929. Auxiliary staff gage read twice daily at lock 3, 11.0 miles upstream.

Average discharge. 22 years (1925-30; 1932-37, 1939-51), 8,469 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 69,700 cfs Feb. 6 (gage height, 35.0 ft, from

 graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 260 cfs Sept. 4.

1925-37, 1939-51: Maximum discharge, 108,000 cfs Mar. 7, 1945; maximum gage height, 

56.85 ft Jan. 24, 1937 (backwater from Ohio River); minimum discharge, about 30 cfs in 

August and October 1930.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1,000 cfs, which are fair. Plow regulated by

 Herrington Lake (see p. 355 ) and by hydroelectric plant at lock 7.

Revisions. W 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Pall uaed aa a factor Dec. 6-15, Jan. 5, 6, 15-22, 

Feb. 7-8, 14-27, Mar. 22-24)

6.7 

6.9 

7.2

8.0

260

400

760

2,160

9.0

12.0

14.0

35.0

4,850

17,000

27,600

69,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2,290

1,540 

1,770

1,860

1,580

1,370 

1,330

1,230

1,580

3,300

3,350

2,700

2,550

2,290

1,750

1,640

1,510

1,370

1,280

1,180

1,170

1,150

1,150

1,966

5,450

4,850

3,500

2,700

2,200

1,750

1,810

65,140

2,101

-171

Nov.

1,510

1.470 

1,470

3,850

15,000

20,900 

16,000

9,250

8,210

11,200

9,010

7,730

6,430

5,420

4,640

4,130

*5,450

8,130

8,850

17,600

30,900

51,700

29,700

20.6OO

13,500

10,400

8,890

8,150

7,810

8,050

-

555,950

11,200

+59

, Dec.

8,610

12,300 

2O,6OO

31,000

57,400

41,200 

45,700

42,000

56,400

36,200

31,300

22,500

16,500

15,000

14,000

13,600

10,000

8,970

8,050

7,170

6,430

6,150

5,870

5,520

5,330

5,090

4,790

*4,490

4,370

5,800

3_ilOp

515,240

16,560

-530

Jan.

2.780

2,9'SO 

16,600

 42,900

46,200

28,000 

17,000

 13,900

12,000

10,800

12,700

15 , 100

11,700

55,200

55,200

56.500

49,300

46,100

34,500

21,400

18,700

15,700

9,730

11,200

10,300

*9,250

8,090

9,490

15,400

25,900

27,200

685,420

22,110

+532

Feb.

52,600

45,900 

50,500

58,000

65,800

69,500 

54,500

48,200

44,700

38,100

27,400

32,500

47,500

49,000

35,000

27,100

20,700

17,700

16,300

20,200

50,500

55,400

41,100

45,400

51,400

21,500

16,500

*14,500

-

_

-

1:3,032.5

56,880

+502

Mar.

11,200

11,800 

11,500

18,800

21,400

20,600 

20,500

19,000

15,900

13,800

11,700

10.000

10,600

12,600

14,700

17,400

18,600

41,500

47.500

42,800

59 ,900

54,500

29,500

23,600

15,400

11,700

12,900

10,900

10,100

10,800

14,400

605,600

19,540

-195

Apr.

16,500

17,000 

*15,800

17,800

25,700

26.100 

16,800

14,000

15,100

12,000

10,400

12,500

13,500

15,100

17 , 000

16 , 800

15,200

12,700

10,800

9,290

8,050

7,410

6,430

6,080

5,520

5,060

4,730

4,580

3,830

3,710

-

363,090

12,100

-74

May

5,270

6,220 

6,080

6,570

9,090

10,600 

* 10, 100

12.700

12,700

10,300

9,610

7,090

5,900

5,090

4,150

5,530

3,100

2,550

2,440

1,850

1,880

1,900

2,040

2,120

1,550

1,620

1,850

1,680

1,920

1,940

1,730

155,130

5,004

-115

June

1,960

1,750 

1,490

1,370

1,280

1,400 

1,400

1,680

2,040

2,550

2,600

2,290

2,200

2,000

2,160

2,200

,1,620

1,540

1,680

1,730

1,490

*1,530

1,660

1,150

942

1,260

1,300

1,260

1,170

1,200

-

49,882

1,663

-203

July

1,170

1,230 

1,570

1,330

1,330

1,350 

1,200

1,040

835

820

820

760

820

775

746

648

820

1,040

1,050

880

850

634

746

775

704

790

732

596

E5o

634

*690

27,805

897

-99

Aug.

676

620 

634

620

676

596 

548

560

440

1,620

5,020

2,060

1,280

1,090

942

805

662

596

480

480

400

440

314

272

272

284

*336

548

400

296

284

22,251

718

-86

Sept.

284

284 

284

Z~9"6~ 260

450 

524

512

500

560

524

596

850

1,070

850

855

942

1,500

1,450

1,210

1,010

926

958

790

974

,090

,570

,690

,490

,260

-

25,139

838

-76

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

1,930 

0.315 

0,56

11,260 

1.85 

2.04

Calendar year 1950 : 

Water year 1950-51 :

16,030 

2.60 

3.00

22,640 

3.68 

4.24

37,380 

6.07 

6.32

19,540 

5.14 

5.62

12,050 

1.95 

2.18

4,889 

0.794 

0.92

Observed

Max 91,100 Min 990 Mean 13,770 

Max 69,500 Min 260 Mean 10,630

1,460 

0.237 

0.26

798 

0.150 

0.15

652 

0.105 

0.12

762

0.124 

0.14

Adjusted

Mean 13,75O Cfsm 2.23 In. 30.50 

Mean 10,590 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.35

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Herrington Lake, equivalent in cubic feet per second, furnished by Kentucky 

Utilities Co.

t Expressed in thousands.
362 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Eagle Creek at Sadieville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°23'22", long. 84°32'36", on left bank 15 ft upstream from Spoon Branch, 

a quarter of a mile west of Sadieville, Scott County, and 5.8 miles upstream from 

Little Eagle Creek. Records include flow of Spoon Branch.

Drainage area. 42.6 sq mi (includes that of Spoon Branch). 

Records available.--June 1941 to September 1951.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 750 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--10 years, 68.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,550 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height 11.76 ft); no 

now for many days.

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 14,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1943 (gage height, 21.96 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow. No flow for many days.

Flood in August 1932 reached a stage of about 22 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

occasional diversion from gage pool for water supply of Sadieville 'and to fill water 

tank of Southern Railway; some return from these diversions.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1 

2.3 

4.1 

7.4

2.5

3.0

8.0

10.0

125

265

1,950

2,750

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.1

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

155 

138

44

*20

6.6

4.1

3.1 

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.4 

1.9

2.3

2.5

2.6

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

414.7

13.4

0.315

0.36

Nov.

573" 2.3

2.6

6.2

6.6

4.9

*4.1

5.2

224

71

16

7.9

5.8

4.6 

3.6

3.8

5.5

6.2 

438

1,050

85

32

22

18

12

11

11

15

25

30

-

2,131.6

71.1

1.67

1.86

Dec.

51

564

322

200

49

30

~9T 594

47

42

32

*25

20

18 

78

74

30

a20

a!5

al2

aio

8.4

8.4

9.0

8.4

7.O

4.9

4.6

4.3

4^

4.6

2,394.2

77.2

1.81

2.09

Jan.

70 4.1

1,940

1,O9O

74

42

32

20

13

23

194

71

37

2,510 

790

*123

67

49 

35

26

37

22

140

277

60

30

26

494

265

67

51

8,679.1

280

6.57

7.58

Feb.

132

alOO

a60

a4O

a30

a7O

842

ai40

a4o

a30

a5O

al,000

aSSO"

a400 

a200

al30

alOO

a6O 

a5O

a600

*a500

97

58

44

35

32

28

20

_

_

-

5,688

203

4.77

4.97

Mar.

23

18

445

442

76

51

46

37

25

18

18

18

53

85 

95

170

258

1,290 

1ST

155

115

74

60

67

49

*63

72

123

143

123

65

4,459

144

3.38

3.89

Apr.

125

85

56

42

32

26

36

184

54

37

88

265

1ST

225 

78

54

42

35 

35

26

22

35

39

25

22

20

20

15

14

*12

-

1,880

62.7

1.47

1.64

May

10

23

66

20

11

24

-2Z 101

10

7.9

10

9.7

6.6

4.9 

4.1

3.2

2.8

2.5 

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.2

5TS

8.4

4.1

2.8

2.5

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.2

375.5

12.1

0.284

0.33

June

 0.8

.4

*.3

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.3

-.3 

.2

.1

7T

.2 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

-

9.3

0.31

0.0073

O.OO8

July

0.1

.1

.1

O

O

0

O

*0

0

O

0

0

0

0

O

0

0 

0

0

0

0

O

O

o

0

0

o

0

o

o

0.4

0.01

0. 00023

O.OOO3

Aug.

(*)

O

o

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

o

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,68O Mln 0 Mean 102 Cfsm 2.39 In. 32.53

Water year 195O-51: Max 2,510 Mln O Mean 71.3 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.73

Peak discharge (base, 2,8OO cfs).--Jan. 3 (11:30 p.m.) 3,420 cfs (11.49 ft); Jan. 14 (ll a.m.) 

3,550 cfs 111.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimabed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather recoi 

and records for station at Glencoe.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 36; 

Eagle Creek at Glencoe, Ky.

Location (revised).--Lat 38°42'22", long. 84°49'32", near center of span on upstream 

siae or oriage on State Highway 16 at Gallatin-Owen County line, half a mile south of 

Glencoe, Gallatin County, 5.9 miles downstream from Tenmile Creek, and 22 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--438 sq mi.

Records available. April 1915 to December 1920 (gage heights only), May 1928 to Septemoer isiii, June 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 508.36 ft above mean sea 

revel, unadjusted. Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, staff, chain, or wire-weight gages at 

bridge 600 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1915-18, 1928-31, 1938-51), 510 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,300 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 16.3 ft, from 

grapn based on gage readings); no flow for many days.

1915-20, 1928-31, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 32,900 cfs Mar. 19, 1943 (gage 

height, 23.1 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs; no 

flow for many days.

Flood of 1913 reached a stage of about 23 ft.

Remarks.--Records poor. 

Revisions.--W 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14

1.2 3 1.6 52

1.3 9 2.0 164

1.4 18 3.0 630

1.5 31

Note.--Same as following table above 3.0 ft.

Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

1.4

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

26

48

190

630

1,730

8.0 4,200

11.0 7,800

15.0 14,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a20

a20

19

15

21

23

7

66

555

260

300

123 

90

35

18

16

26

28

26

21

15

15

57

42

39

*30

24

19

16

14

13

1,973

63.6

0.145

0.17

Nov.

13

14

18

68

140

123

123

453

680

1,030

505

200 

149

109

90

90

84

74

280

11.000

2,670

750

450

*216

alSO

a!40

a!30

134

a!50

a!70

~

20,205

674

1.54

1.72

Dec.

a2OO

580

2,290

1,800

805

530

5,900

2,430

1,700

1,140

950

490 

256

200

790

555

365

300

a230

alSO

*a!50

a!30

123

123

90

82

a75

a70

££

66

68

20,734

669

1.53

1.76

Jan.

68

66

8,070

*1 1,800

2,990

1,740

1,070

710

480

1,280

2,800

1,430 

630

8,590

13,500

3,620

980

820

467

310

245

204

285

1,760

930

350

265

1,310

2,510

1,080

580

70,940

2,288

5.22

6.02

Feb.

436

a700

a600

480

328

350

3,440

4,150

1,430

780

630

8,180 

7,220

2,510

*1,060

1,110

1,540

745

835

1,740

5,360

2,140

745

462

 408

281

289

249

-

-

-

48,198

1,721

3.93

4.09

Mar.

233

211

395

3,900

1,250

a700

a600

*485

364

a250

175

187 

386

840

890

1,180

1,430

12,400

3,800

1,630

1,480

820

600

1,270

755

512

a600

al,000

1,420

1,240

840

41,843

1,350

3.08

3.55

Apr.

1,240

930

580

422

305

273

225

1,030

*820

350

395

2.220 

1,370

1,670

1,060

a550

332

257

233

211

187

472

770

314

257

1,030

780

273

197

160

"

18,913

630

1.44

1.61

May

137

a!30

494

a400

297

187

225

341

204

*a!60

a!70

211 

137

125

80

a65

a50

a 40

a30

26

a23

a21

a30

160

a500

a450

395

a250

alSO

80

64

5,632

182

0.416

0.48

June

aSO

26

16

19

18

16

*a21

14

17

19

19

18 

12

all

alO

..

1

^ alO

J

..

1

I al5

J

al8

-

501

16.7

0.038

0.04

July

s

1> alO

J

) a2

J

*al.3

al.l

1 ..

I

}"

 aO

63.4

2.05

0.0047

0.005

Aug.

 aO

a.l

a. 5

*a.6

} 

1 .,

I

uJ 6.4

0.21

0 . 00048

0.0005

Sept.

aO.l

aO

1 aO

190

285

91

28

19

15

12

)-

..

1L*a3

J -

690.5

23.0

0.053

0.06

Calendar year 1950: Max 20,200 Mln 0.5 Mean 845 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.20

Water year 1950-51: Max 13,500 Mln 0 Mean 629 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.51

Peak discharge (base. 12.000 efal.--Nov. 20 (8 a.m.) 15,500 cfs (15.4 ft); Jan. 3 (1O p.m.) 15,900 

cfs (15.6 ft); Jan. 14 (8 p.m.) 17,300 cfs (16.3 ft); Mar. 18 (6 a.m.) 15,100 cfs (l5.2 ft).

* Discharge measuiement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements and 

records for station at Sadlevllle.
364 BEARGRASS CREEK BASIN

South Fork Beargrass Creek at Louisville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°12'40", long. 85°42'10", on upstream side of right abutment of Trevil-

 ian Way Bridge, at Louisville, Jefferson County, 6.0 miles upstream from confluence 

with Middle Fork and 7.7 miles upstream from Ohio River.

Drainage area. 18.8 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1939 to September 1940, August 1944 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 450.60 ft above mean

 sea level, Louisville city datum, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 7 years (1944-51), 24.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 776 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 9.39 ft); no

 flow Aug. 20-26, Sept. 9.

1939-40, 1944-51: Maximum discharge, 1,890 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 11.62 

ft), from rating curve extended above 870 cfs; no flow at times in 1940, 1947, 1948, 

and 1951.

Flood of Mar. 19, 1943, reached a stage of 13.1 ft, from information furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or those below 

y ci's, which are poor.

Rating table 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar 17 Mar. 18 to Sept. 3O

3.1 1.9

3.2 3.7

3.3 6.8

3.5 18

4.0 51

7.0 270

8.0 40O

9.O 630

2.8 0

2.95' .1

3.0 .4

3.2 3.3

3.3 5.2

3.4 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

188

270

400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

6.4

8.6

4.9

3.5

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.2 

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

88.5

2.85

0.152

0.18

Nov.

1.9

2.0

+2.3

5.7

4.6

3.3

2.9

3.3

19

13

9.4

7.3

6.2

5.9

5.2

5.9

5.2

5.2 

20

165

91

44

38

32

a30

a25

a20

a!7

a!6

a!5

"

621.3

20.7

1.10

1.23

Dec.

20

27

182

114

67

63

206

*113

78

62

48

40

36

34

34

30

27

25 

23

22

20

20

20

19

17

17

15

14

14

13

IS.

1,432

46.2

2.46

2.83

Jan.

11

12

108

199

90

61

51

42

36

38

68

*53

62

*500

326

154

108

82 

62

50

41

37

37

40

32

29

28

44

45

36

35

2,517

81.2

4.32

4.98

Feb.

34

28

a25

a24

a50

a80

a50

a45

a40

a37

a37

a80

a!50

alOO

a8O

*a80

68

a60 

a70

a!50

a!60

120

78

59

50

44

39

36

-

-

~

1,874

66.9

3.56

3.71

Mar.

35

31

56

81

52

45

40

36

31

28_

33

41

52

50

55

54-

90

344

154

118

96

71

*59

59

46

42

38

47

54

76

51

2,065

66.. 6

3.54

4.08

Apr.

51

43

38

34

30

29

a30

a35

a30

a29

a40

a60

48

42

35

33

29

27

26

a24

a22

a40

a30

a25

a21

a22

*a!8

a!7

a!6

alS.

"

939

31.3

1.66

1.86

May

a!4

a!4

a!3

a!3

a!2

a!5

a!7

a!3

alO

a!5

18

12

9.2

7.4

6.8

6.2

5.7

5.4 

5.2

4.7

4.5

5.7

43

12

7.4

7.8

9.2

6.0

5.4

4.7

4.5

326.6

10.5

0.559

0.65

June

4.1

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

2.8

4.7

29

21

7.4

5.7

5.0

4.5

3.9

*3.6

3.4

3.2

2.7 

2.6

2.6

2.2

"57? 2.1

5.4

2.6

3.4

3.4

2.6

2.6

3.4

~

149.7

4.99

0.265

0.30

July

3.6

2.7

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.4,

1.0

1.0

3.6

3.8

2.8

2.6

3.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

*1.2

.9

.9

.9

7.9

3.6

2.4

*2.2

£.1

1.8

1.5

1.2

69.3

2.24

0.119

0.14

Aug.

1.0

.8

.8

.9

.3

.3

.3

.4

1.2

2.6

1.4

1.6

.9

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1 

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.6

1.4

2.4

2.6

*1.4

22.9

0.74

0.039

0.05

Calendar year 195O: Max 930 Min 1.9 Mean 44.8 Cfsm 2.38 In. 32.38

Sept.

1.0

.5

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

O

.4

.2

1.4

5.2

3.9

2.7

.9

1.0

.6 

.6

.4

*.4

1.5

1.8

1.4

1.5

1.0

.6

.2

.1

.1

~

28.2

0.94

0.050

0.06

Water year 1950-51: Max 50O Min 0 Mean 27.8 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.07

Peak discharge (base, 220 cfs). --Nov. 20 (7 D.m.) 230 cfs (6.53 ftl: Dec. 3 (5 p.m. 1 234 nfa (6.58

ft); Dec. 7 (12:3O p.m.) 291 cfs (7.21 ft); Jan. 4 (4 a.m.) 281 cfs (7.11 ft); Jan. 14 (1 p.m.) 776 

cfs (9.39 ft); Feb. 13 (time unknown) 275 cfs (7.05 ft); Feb. 21 (time unknown) 285 cfs (7.15 ft): 

Mar. 18 (6:30 a.m.) 534 cfs (8.67 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 2 discharge 

measurements, weather records, and records for Middle Fork Beargrass Creek.
BEARGRASS CREEK BASIN 365

Middle Pork Beargrass Creek at Cannons Lane, at Louisville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°14'10", long. 85°39'50", on downstream side of center pier of bridge 

on uannons Lane, three-quarters of a mile east of Louisville, Jefferson County, 1.7 

miles downstream from Weicher Creek, 5.7 miles upstream from confluence with South 

Pork, and 7.4 miles upstream from Ohio River.

Drainage area.--18.5 sq mi.

Records available. August 1944 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 477.70 ft above mean sea level, Louisville 

city datum, 1912 adjustment.

Average discharge.--? years, 27.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 4.52 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs July 9; minimum gage height, 0.32 ft Aug. 25.

1944-51: Maximum discharge, 1,540 cfs Aug. 29, 1950; no flow Aug. 13, 1944, Sept. 

12, 1945, Oct. 5, 6, 1947.

Flood of February 1943 reached a stage of 8.1 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or those below 

1U cfs, which are poor.

Hating tables , year 1950-51 (gage height, 3 

in cubic feet per second)

feet, and discharge

0.41 

.45 

.50 

.55 

.6 

.7

Oct. 1 to

0.1

.5

1.3

2.2

3.3

6.2

10

July 13

1.0 

1.3 

2.0 

2.7 

3.4 

3.9

130

262

470

720

July 14 to Sept. 3O

2 0.2 0.55

5.4 .6

.8 .7

3.5 

5.0 

8.5

.45 

.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.3

2.9

18

17

8.5

6.2

4.6

3.

3.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

121.6

3.92

0.212

0.24

Nov.

1.7

2.6

*3.5

8.1

6.2

4.4

3.5

4.9

55

30

19

14

12

9.6

8.5

9.6

8.5

7.7

68

355

96

69

55

43

3&

34

28

24

21

20

-

1,057.8

35.3

1.91

2.13

Dec.

23

46

255

103

74

76

237

*105

81

68

53

45

39

36

36

29

25

22

20

19

17

17

16

16

14

14

11

10

10

9.2

8.9

1,535.1

49.5

2.68

3.09

Jan.

8.1

9.6

222

166

88

69

57

46

40

41

83

*63

65

717

261

134

101

79

65

54

43

38

38

40

31

30

25

43

43

35

36

2,770.7

89.4

4.83

5.57

Feb.

33

a30

a27

a26

a60

a!20

a54

a50

a45

39

39

alOO

a200

109

83

*83

65

56

59

166

180

104

73

62

52

46

39

34

-

-

"

2,039

72.8

3.94

4.10

Mar.

31

27

52

68

49

43

4O

34

28

25.

30

37

48

47

54

58

156

396

145

117

96

77

*66

63

50

43

40

51

64

69

55

2,159

69.6

3.76

4.34

Apr.

55

46

40

36

31

29

30

37

30

27

46

65

52

47

41

36

33

29

27

24

23

43

31

26

23

25

*23

20

19

11~

1,011

33.7

1.82

2.03

May

14

14

13

12

11

13

17

12

9.6

18

19

12

10

8.5

7.3

6.2

5.5

4.9

4.6

4.1

3.5

3.8

33

7.7

4.9

4.9

5.2

4.1

3.8

3.1

2.6

292.3

9.43

0.510

0.59

June

.2

.9

.1

.7

.7

.3

.1

, -9

.6

.1

.1

.7

.5

.3

* .0

.2

.2

.2

.0

.O

^6.

.0

.7

.1

.O

.1

.2

.7

.2

.9

"

56.3

1.88

0.102

0.11

July

2.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.4

.3

.3

_L!

1.9

.4

.5

.3

L-

.4

.5

.1

.8

.5

* .5

.4

.2

.6

.O

.1

.3

* .4

.3

.0

.6

.5

68.0

2.19

0.118

0.14

Aug.

2.0

1.2

2.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

2.9

1.6

1.4

±±±

1.6

1.0

.8

.6

.6

a. 5

a. 4

a. 5

.6

.4

.5

.6

il

.6

2.1

2.1

2.8

3.2

*2.2

42.0

1.35

0.073

0.08

Sept.

1.6

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.2

.8

.5

1.2

.8

.8

5.7

6JO

1.8

1.5

1.2

.8

.8

.6

.5

.9

.5

.8

.6

.4

.O

^4.

.4

.5

"

43.3

1.44

0.078

0.09

Calendar year 195O: Max 954 Min 1.3 Mean 50.4 Cfsra 2.72 In. 37.01

Water year 195O-51: Max 717 Mln 0.1 Mean 3O.7 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.51

Peak discharge (base. 50O cfs). Nov. 2O (7:30 a.m.) 930 cfs (4.25 ft); Dec. 3 (8 a.m.) 695 

(3.85 ft); Jan. 3 (9:3O p.m.) 60O cfs (3.66 ft); Jan. 14 (8:3O a.m.) 1,100 cfs (4.52 ft); Feb. 2O 

(10:30 p.m.) 565 cfs (3.59 ft); Mar. 18 (2 a.m.) 864 cfs (4.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records 

and records for South Fork Beargrass Creek at Louisville, Ky.
366 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Louisville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°16'40", long. 85°47'39", on left bank at downstream end of lockwall 

in lower pool at lock 41, at Louisville, Jefferson County, 5.0 miles downstream from 

Beargrass Creek and at mile 607.0.

Drainage area.--91,170 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1951. Unpublished records January 1928 

to September 1935 in files of Corps of Engineers.

Gage. Normal pool (lower) staff gage read hourly. Datum of gage is 374.00 ft above 

mean sea level, Ohio River datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1939, and Oct. 1, 1943, to Sept. 

30, 1946, various combinations of gages near Louisville were used. Oct. 1, 1939, to 

Sept. 30, 1943, recorders at Louisville and Kosmosdale, 4 and 20.1 miles, respectively, 

below dam 41 were used to determine discharge.

Average discharge. 23 years, 115,200 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 526,000 cfs Dec. 10; maximum gage height, 58.0 

rt .uec. 11; minimum daily discharge, 6,000 cfs Aug. 26.

1935-51: Maximum discharge, 1,110,000 cfs Jan. 26, 27, 1937; maximum gage height, 

85.44 ft Jan. 27, 1937; minimum daily discharge, 4,090 cfs Sept. 30, 1937.

Remarks.--Records good above 50,000 cfs and fair below. Low and medium flow affected by 

operation of powerplant and navigation dams.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and 13 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

32,000 

30,000

34,500

28,000

e26,000

e30,000

e30,OOC

e 30, 000

45,000

58,000

64,000 

67,000

56,000

60,OOC

68.00C

66,50C

66,OOC

53,50C

34,000

38,000

35,000

31,500

36,50C

33,50C

33,OOC

37,000

35,000

33 , 500

32,000

28,000

29,500

tl,281

41.32C

0.452

0.52

Nov.

27.00C 

28,000

*30,000

44,000

69,000

93,300

144,000

171,000

184,000

185,000

171,000 

155,000

136, OOC

119,000

93,10C

59,50C

59,50C

61, OOC

72,50C

157, OOC

225.000

225, OOC

220,000

216,000

206,000

191,000

172,000

158,000

146,000

138,000

-

t3,955.9

131,900

1.45

1.61

Dec.

*143,000 

170,000

248,000

331,000

362,000

403,000

466,000

499,000

514,000

523,000

«525.000 

521,000

497,000

*466,000

419,000

352,000

276,000

220,000

185,000

161,000

138,000

117,000

94,000

84,000

71 , 500

79,000

77,500

77,500

81,000

81,000

64.500

t8,246

266,000

2.92

3.36

Jan.

55,500

61,000

90,000

211,000

275,000

287,000

295,000

302,000

313,000

311,000

310,000 

284,000

254,000

322,000

391,000

428,000

446,000

*451^00C

439,000

402,000

358,000

304,000

270,000

251,000

232,000

214,000

207,000

213,000

214,000

220,000

t8,864.5

286,000

3.14

3.62

Feb.

230,000

249,000

311,000

368,000

404,000

425.000

418,000

383,000

355,000

336,000

301,000 

306,000

354,000

374,000

363,000

345,000

343,000

343,000

336,000

331,000

385,000

413,000

407,000

407,000

406,000

 392,000

371,000

345,000

-

-

tlO,001

357,200

3.92

4.08

Mar.

302,000 

263,000

233,000

244,000

248,000

262,000

279,000

297,000

299,000

300,000

302,000 

292,000

277,000

256,000

247,000

249,000

263,000

324,000

340,000

337,000

349,000

359,000

*354,000

343,000

323,000

289,000

254,000

235,000

222,000

224,000

224,000

t8,790

283,500

3.11

3.59

Apr.

222,000 

248,000

283,000

308,000

324,000

332,000

318,000

301,000

281,000

251,000

237,000 

255,000

268,000

268,000

279,000

284,000

289,000

288,000

272,000

247,000

223,000

204,000

186,000

169,000

157,000

151,000

153,000

162,000

164,000

»159,000

~

t7,283

242,800

2.66

2.97

May

154,000 

153,000

162,000

185,000

199,000

212,000

207,000

192,000

177,000

162,000

143,000 

130,000

121,000

120,000

125,000

134,000

130,000

114,000

101,000

88,OOO

78,500

53,500

51.000

66,500

66,500

72.0OO

75,000

65,000

*52,000

65,500

72,500

t3,727

120,200

1.32

1.52

June

79,500 

86,000

84,000

52,500

54,000

50,000

66,500

71,500

75,000

70,000

64,000 

67,000

80,000

114,000

122,000

139,000

164,000

181,000

182,000

168,000

146,000

123,000

87,000

51.500

*53,500

64,000

58,000

58,500

65,000

73,500

'

t2,750

91,670

1.01

1.12

July

77,000 

81,000

93,000

101,000

107,000

98,000

82,000

70,500

69,000

59 , 500

40,000 

32,000

40,500

38,500

35,000

39,000

38,500

30,500

624,000

29,000

25,000

e22,000

*28,500

38,000

47,000

40,000

35,500

35,500

31,000

621.000

32,500

tl,541

49,710

0.545

0.63

Aug.

28.500 

e21,OOO

623.000

el 9, 000

615,000

*e!6,OoO

618,000

618,000

615,000

612,000

26,000 

27,000

el4,000

e 20, 000

e8,000

610,000

622,000

e!9,000

812,000

e!6,000

e!4,000

614,000

611,000

e8,000

68,000

66.000

69,000

624,000

618,000

610,000

614,000

495,500

15,980

0.175

0.20

Sept.

e25,000 

619,000

613,000

624,000

619,000

615,000

613,000

e!8,000

el8,000

625,000

e21,000 

619,000

618,000

626,000

27.000

623,000

%24,000

26, OOO

e!8,000

619,000

618,000

618,000

617,000

e!5,000

elO.OOO

812,000

612,000

610,000

e!4,000

610,000

"

546,000

18,200

0.200

0.22

Calendar year 1950: Max 600,000 Min 18,000 Mean 177,300 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.39

Water year 1950-51: Max 525, OOO Min 6,000 Mean 157,500 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.44

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed in thousands.

e Indefinite stage-discharge relation; discharge estimated on basis of gage heights and 

for other stations in Ohio River basin.
SALT RIVER BASIN

Salt River near Van Buren, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°58', long. 85°08' , near center of span on downstream side of highway 

~" Dridge, 1.8 miles east of Van Buren, Anderson County, 3.4 miles upstream from Crooked 

Creek, and 10-J- miles downstream from Hammonds Creek.

Drainage area.--200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

Is 535.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--13 years, 250 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,940 cfs Jan. 3 (gage height, 14.8 ft); minimum observed, 0.1 cfs Aug. 4-9.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 14,700 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 19.3 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs; no flow for many days in most 

years.

Maximum stage known, 22.2 ft in 1928. Flood of January 1937 reached a stage of 

19.6 ft.

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

Rating tables, ear 1950-51, except periods of lee effect (gage height, In fe 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Ja Jan. 5 to Sept. 3O

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

102

190

4.5

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

320

510

910

1,930

3,180

5,880

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

6.0

15

33

60

135

220

4.5 350

5.0 540

7.0 1,460

9.0 2,600

13.0 5,880

in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

36

31

28

24

21

19

18

20

32

48.

36

32

27

20

16

*14

11

8.5

8.0

7.0

6.0

8.0

10

9.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

6.0

7.5

9.0

10

546.5

17.6

0.088

O.1O

Nov.

9.0

8.0

9.0

14

16

19

50

41

350

870

230

124

80

68

58

56

54

47

385

2.590

*1, 510

470

314

260

186

164

143

126

116

113

"

8,482.0

283

1.42

1.56

Dec.

166

770

985

790

450

312

1,710

891

510

366

260

186

162

137

132

129

126

121

105

95

88

82

76

71

68

64

58

52

47

44

46

9,099

294

1.47

1.69

Jan.

40

*56

4,110

5,250

1,580

740

350

224

184

171

460

480

415

4,990

*4,780

1,240

640

392

320

222

177

156

159

747

473

220

200

1,04O

1,540

720

46O

32,516

1,049

5.24

6.05

Feb.

b400

b350

b300

b300

b300

410

3,300

1,760

580

302

318

3,890

4.660

*1,760

885

6OO

460

308

388

1,560

1,970

760

436

350

230

204

177

159

-

-

-

27,137

969

4.84

5.05

Mar.

144

135

613

1,460

580

350

520

252

192

180

192

248

*648

540

484

680

1,760

4.260

1,740

910

604

420

326

314

255

202

184

204

220

240

190

19,047

614

3.O7

3.54

Apr.

196

280

250

224

186

165

180

314

265

171

172

560

400

460

290

220

177

160

*146

129

118

275

138

111

99

87

84

153

148

170

-

6,328

211

1.06

1.18

May

92

80

72

64

60

210

290

165

128

105

156

84

57

38

31

26

22

*18

16

15

13

12

16

14

12

10

10

9.2

9.6

12

8.4

1,855.2

59.8

0.299

0.34

June

8.0

6.0

4.8

6.8

5.4

4.5

3.6

8.0

10

9.2

5.4

5.4

16

24

21

11

6.0

5.1

3.3

12

16

8.4

4.8

3.3

2.4

2.4

2.2

1.7

*1.6

9.6

-

227.9

7.60

0.038

O.O4

July

188

80

45

25

15

9.2

5.4

3.6

2.7

2.4

2.4

3.6

1.7

2.0

117

47

24

4.8

2.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1 .

.4

590.5

19.0

0.095

0.11

Aug.

0.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.6

1.9

1.0

.4

.3

.3

40

14

7.6

4.2

2.7

1.7

1.0

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.6

4.2

7.6

2.4

3.9

97.6

3.15

0.016

0.02

Sept.

1.7

1.3

.9

.5

.4

.5

.4

.3

.2

*1.2

.9

1.1

1.4

3.6

1.1

1.0

.8

.5

.4

.4

.3

1.2

3.6

.5

4.8

4.2

8.8

9.6

7.6

5.4

-

64.6

2.15

0.011

o.ol

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,850 Min 6.0 Mean 429 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.12

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,230 Min O.I Mean 290 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.71

Peak discharge (base. 5,400 efs).--Jan. 3 (8 p.m.) 7,940 cfs (14.8 ft)j Jan. 14 (6 p.m.) 

(14.6 ft); Feb. 12 (9 p.m.) 6,620 cfs (13.7 ft)j Mar. 18 (6 a.m.) 5,480 cfs (12.6 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
368 SALT RIVER BASIN 

Floyds Pork at Fisherville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°11'15", long. 85°27'35", on left bank on downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 155, at Fisherville, Jefferson County, 0.2 mile downstream from Brush 

Run and 1.5 miles upstream from Poke Lick.

Drainage area.--138 sq ml.

Records available. August 1944 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 542.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--? years, 204 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 12.42 ft); 

no flow for several days.

1944-51: Maximum discharge, 11,500 cfs May 10, 1950,(gage height, 13.12 ft); maximum gage height, 13.34 ft Apr. 12, 1948; no flow at times.

Flood of 1937 reached a stage of about 16.8 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 Nov. 20 to Sept. 30

2.3 

4.6 

8.2

£.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

70

185

325

710

1,250

0.8 

.85

1.4

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

9.0

34

70

165

325

710

1,250

4,500

11.0 7,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ofsm

In.

Oct.

7.4

6.2

5.2

4.4 rT6"

5.2

4.6

109

228 TOB"

50

32

23

18

14

*12

9.5

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.0

6.6

7.4

9.0

9.0

9.5

9.0

8.6

8.2

8.2

7.4

752.4

24.3

0.176

0.20

Nov.

7.0

774

10

29

32

32

23

20

805

280

104

60

45

37

31

30

32

29

927

4,940

538

259

215

*163

123

117

127

115

111

121

-

9,369.4

312

2.26

2.52

Dec.

161

1,460

3,640 -^750"

332

454

2,980

526

319

271

212

181

159

157

210

181

133

103

84

79

72

73

76

82

72

55

38

34

3233"

32

12,991

419

3.04

3.50

Jan.

28

*8T

3,440

2,440

426

274

230

167

171

192

1,380

402

346

7,030

2,450

638

367

268

208

173

141

113

145

350

181

131

127

339

534

215

205

23,195

748

5.42

6.25

Feb.

a!90

alSO

a!70

a!70

a!70

a250

al.OOO

a 700

a 400

?28

247

3,100

1,920

*726

402

558

412

271

378

1,180

1,910

486

307

228

188

167

159

135 ~~ I 

_

-

16,232

580

4.20

4.37

Mar.

143

228

569

1,100

350

244

212

175

137

115

145

*222

336

356

466

550

1,110

3,460 ~no"

594

510

316

250

350

218

195

190

345

409

814

307

15,126

488

3.54

4.08

Apr.

342

262

202

167

141

123

137

265

177

151

282

536" 562

339

230

175

145

121

119

*101

79

250

177

125

105

103

129

87

72

61

-

5,575

186

1.35

1.50

May

51

43

50

41

35

57

121

61

38

42

56

45

32

24

19

15

13

*10

11

12

11

7.0

375 ~32~

32

21

22

19

14

12

8.0

1,382.0

44.6

0.323

0.37

June

6.2

5.0

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.1

1.8

6.2

5.4

6.2

5.8

4.6

3.8

2.4

1.3

.9

.6 76"

.6

20

12

12

8.0

5.8

2.4

1.8

1.8

1.1

*.8

.8

-

129.1

4.30

0.031

0.03

July

0.7

.5

.4

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.4

.4

a. 4

a2.0

al.O

a. 7

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

.1

0

.1

5.2

94

21

8.5

4.6

2.4

1.1

.6

147.0

4.74

0.034

0.04

Aug.

0.5

.5

.3

.2

.1

00"

*0

0

0

483 TiS

42

18

9.0

5.0

2.1

.9

.7

.5

.4

.2

.2

0

0

0

.1

.4

.7

.9

1.8

685.5

22.1

0.160

0.18

Sept.

2.4

2.1

1.1

.7

.5

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

00"

0

*.4

4.6

2.1

1.5

1.8

1.3

.6

.3

.6

.6

.8

.8

.6

.4

.2

.1

.1

-

24.5

0.82

0.0059

0.007

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,130 Min 1.8 Mean 376 Cfsm 2.72 In. 36.94

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,030 Min 0 Mean 235 Ofsm 1.70 In. 23.05

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Nov. 20 (7:30 a.m.) 8,010 cfs (11.38 ft); Jan. 3 (9 p.m.) 

7,070 cfs (10.88 ft); Jan. 14 (5:30 p.m.) 10,100 cfs (12.42 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
SALT RIVER BASIN 369

Salt River at Shepherdsville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°59', long. 85°43 I , near center of span on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on State Highway 61 at Shepherdsville, Bullitt County, 700 ft downstream from 

Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge and 1 mile downstream from Buffalo Run.

Drainage area. 1,230 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 406.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 16, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 

1946, auxiliary wire-weight gage 2.8 miles upstream. Prior to Oct. 1, 1946, auxiliary 

gages at various sites downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 13 years, 1,617 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,400 cfs Jan. 15; maximum gage height, 30.76 

ft Jan. 16; minimum discharge, 4.0 cfs Sept. 9, 10 (gage height, 0.57 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs Mar. 20, .1943; maximum gage height, 38.04 

ft Mar. 8, 1945 (backwater from Ohio River); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 47.3 ft Jan. 26, 1937, from floodmark (backwater from Ohio 

River).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or extremely flat 

slope, which are poor.

Revisions .(water1 years).--W 893: 1937(M). W 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in oubio feet per second)

CFall used as a factor Nov. 11, 20-23, Dec. 3-14, Jan. 3-25, 28-30, 

Feb. 7-23, Mar. 4-6, 12-26, Apr. 8, 9, 12, 13, May 10, 11)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7 Dec. 8 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.4

41

79

158

1.7 

2.0

265

420

1,170

2,120

10.0

14.0

18.0

22.0

9,920

16,800

25,000

30,400

1.5 1.3

5.6 1.7

14 2.5

26 3.0

60

145

300

790

1,170

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.0 ft. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

190

161

140

112

90

75

86

86

184

325

306

214

184

158

131

110

90

77

63

*55

48

46

57

61

65

77

73

63

55

50

45

3,477

112

0.091

0.11

Nov.

40

15

52

110

200

218

190

190

2,010

3,580

1,510

858

578

438

350

325

345

296

416

11,200

15,800

6 670

2,650

1,670

1,230

986

970

994

882

826

-

55,629

1,854

1.51

1.68

Dec.

1,000

2,110

10,700

14,000

5,560

3,320

12,400

12,500

5,880

e3,500

e2,600

e2,000

el, 700

*el,500

al,400

al,500

al,200

846

783

776

685

636

601

601

532

490

335

325

360

335

286

90,461

2,918

2.37

2.74

Jan.

264 *3ZS

8,450

22,200

*20,100

12 , 100

4,560

2,660

1,880

1,580

3,680

4,330

2,980

18,800

29,500

25,600

14,700

8,790

e6,500

e5,000

3,980

3,000

2,530

3,390

2,830

1,500

1,240

2,350

6,050

4,940

2,350

227,959

7,354

5.98

6.89

Feb.

al,500

al,200

al.OOO

a900

a555"

*al,000

9,450

11,300

6,090

3,600

3,270

10,300

20,000

17 ,300

8,900

5,860

5,020

3,090

2,870

3,530

14,000

9,400

4,510

e3,000

e2,OOO

el, 500

el, 300

el, 200

_

_

-

153,990

5,500

4.47

4.66

Mar.

el, 100

1,040

1,350

8,060

5,660

2,910

2,140

2,060

1,390

1,110

1,280

*2,320

3,110

3,530

3,290

4,060

4,840

19,200

17,400

10,800

6,340

3,990

3,100

3,080

2,530

1,600

1,490

1,560

2,040

2,400

1,850

126,630

4,085

3.32

3.83

Apr.

,580

,760

,510

,310

,210

,270

,360

,060

,850

,300

,230

,500

,260

,140

,600

* ,800

,420

,190

,060

946

825

,320

,450

,020

860

776

748

720

692

60S

-

45,375

1,512

1.23

1.37

May

657

508

466

460

601

1,110

2,380

1,250

839

1,520

5,100

1,720

776

*568

448

385

370

325

282

264

215

201

544

706

335

215

136

100

109

103

85

22,778

735

0.598

0.69

June

75

54

49

56

56

38

36

58

68

70

166

145

70

60

70

80

82

58

52

52

54

60

68

65

*50

47

50

a4O

a35 a50"

-

1,914

63.8

0.052

0.06

July

370

a!20

a 100

a90

a70

a40

* a25

a!7

a!4

a20

a20

a50

allO

a70

a35

a20

alOO

91

52

a25

a!3

alo aT5~

156 ~4T

27

49

28

18

a!6

14

1,523

49.1

0.040

0.05

Aug.

12

12

12

16

14

8.8

6.2

*5.0 45~

239

278

920 19~8~

106

68

45

31

24

30

30

23

17

14

9.6

7.4

5.6

7.4

12

20

28

23

2,264.0

73.0

0.059

0.07

Sept.

23

20

16

12

9.6

8.1

6.8

5.0

4.0 47o4.5

4.5

*8.1

23

72

100

54

35

32

18

15

20

75

170

247

184

130

80

52

41

-

1,464.6

48.8

0.040

0.04

Calendar year 1950: Max 29,500 Min 40 Mean 3,116 Cfsm 2.53 In. 34.40

Water year 195O-51: r Max 29,300 Min 4.0 Mean 2,009 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.19

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 efs). Jan. 4 (7 p.m.) 23,400 cfs (24.92 ft at 9 p.m. Jan. 5); Jan. 

15 (5 p.m.) 317400 cfs (30.76 ft at 3 a.m. Jan. 16); Feb. 13 (12 m.) 20,900 cfs (24.76 ft at 4 a.m. 

Feb. 14); Mar. 18 (7 p.m.) 21,100 cfs (23.55 ft at 5 a.m. Mar. 19).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, auxiliary gage 

readings, and records for station near Van Buren.

e Extremely flat slope; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, gage heights, anc 

records for station near Van Buren.
370 SALT RIVER BASIN

Rolling Fork near Lebanon, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°30', long. 85°20', near center of span on downstream side of bridge on 

 State Highway 55, 6.5 miles southwest of Lebanon, Marion County, and 8.8 miles downstream from confluence of North and South Forks.

Drainage area.--240 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1951. 

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice dally. 

Average discharge.--13 years, 328 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,800 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 20.05 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 0.4 cfs Sept. 4, 5, 7, 8, 9.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 26,500 cfs Jan. 1, 1945 (gage height, 22.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs; no flow 

for many days.

Remarks. Records fair. Some regulation at low flow by small mill above station. 

Revisions. W 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height , in feet, and dsscharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0

2.1 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

4.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 3

14 6.0

16 8.0

32 11.0

61 14.0

100 16.0

305 18.0

970 

1,770 

3,050 

4,86O 

6,800 

9,800

Jan. 4 to Sept. 30

1.55

1.6

1.65

1.7

1.8 

2.0

0.4 

.7 

1.2 

3.0 

7.5

2.2 

2.4

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

28

43

68

126

315

970

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 6.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 19SO to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

33

30

27

24 

22

21

20

22

30

43

31

24

20

18

18

16

16

*14

IT

14

14

93

107

99

58

41

34

28

25

22

20

998

32.2

0.134

0.15

Nov.

19

2?

34

90 

156

119

92

77

799

856

363

238

176

132

114

104

127

103

899

4,640

1,590

658

*417

305

232

200

200

188

180

192

-

13,322

444

1.85

2.06

Dec.

357

658

832

1,430 

692

762

5,150

1,370

7SO

591

450

320

262

190

122

154

b!60

blSO

b!40

b!30

b!20

bllO

blOO

b90

bSO

b75

b70

66

73

71

65_

13,620

439

1.83

2.11

Jan.

54 150~

*6,260

8,520 

1,330

675

528

550

295

328

1,050

675

1,010

5,760

4,050

1,570

950

626

444

352

310

254

246

994

555

390

378

1,270

1,650

710

bSOO

42,174

1,360

5.67

6.54

Feb.

b450

b400

b570

b540 

b520

b300

*4,120

1,350

812

480

450

2,960

4,640

2,Z70

1,290

930

731

890

2,110

1,570

2,450

1,230

745

516

411

545

515

274 ~I 

_

-

35,049

1,180

4.92

5.12

Mar.

280

238

357

1,590 

1,230

588

435

352

*274

480

930

1,170

1,080

1,110

798

794

1,330

3,150

1,690

1,230

994

717

528

444

350

502

258

256

274

432

522

23,978

773

5.22

5.72

Apr.

302

528

762

 

1,270 S55"

522

288

555

540

402

480

1,010

762

728

549

411

530

*276

262

221

189

270

250

199

181

171

250

172

155

140

-

12,360

412

1.72

1.92

May

167

167

148

136 

525

450

212

167

140

124

115

100

S6

72

64

51

*47

38

37

30

26

24

29

44

36

52

47

56

29

24

21

3,224

104

0.433

0.50

June

18

18

16

14 

14

14

14

31

64

45

32

25

24

20

18

16

14

14

12SB62

42

40

81

56

103

212

*83

47

558

-

1,775

59.2

0.247

0.28

July

355

107

67

51 

38

30

25

21

18

31

43

134

588 ST5-

154

75

47

33

27

22

18

16

15

17

19

16

16

12

10

TT

11

2,322

74.9

0.312

0.36

Aug.

7.5

*7.0

16

9.8 

7.0

5.9

5.9

2.6

15

144

89

68

150 ~4"3"

27

18

14

11

8.4

6.6

4.8

3.0

1.5

.8

il

.6

.7

.9

1.0

2.2

3.9

671.7

21.7

0.090

0.10

Sept.

1.8

.9

.6

.5 

.4

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

7.0

39

118

147

75

42

29

22

18

-

509.7

17.0

0.071

0.08

Calendar year 1950: Max 9,570 Min 14 Mean 589 Cfsm 2.45 In. 33.28

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,520 Min 0.4 Mean 405 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.94

Peak discharge (base, ', 500 cfa).--Jan. 4 (2 a.m.) 14,8OO cfs (20.05 ft); Jan. 14 (ll p.m.) 7,850

cfs 116.8 ft) . Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SALT RIVER BASIN 371

Beech Fork at Bardstown, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°48 I , long. 85°29', near center of span on downstream side of bridge on 

 OT~S7 Highways 31E and 68, 0.1 mile downstream from Stewart Creek and 1 mile southwest 

of Bardstown, Nelson County.

Drainage area.--664 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. - -Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datunr-of gage is 439.3 ft above mean sea level, 

3atum of 1929.

Average discharge.--11 years (1940-51), 891 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,700 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 34.80 ft, 

1'rom graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 2.0 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 

1.70 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 27,100 cfs Dec. 13, 1949 (gage height, 39.25 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow Sept. 29 to Oct. 4, Oct. 12, 1948.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 10 cfs, which are poor. Some regulation at low 

1'low from city of Bardstown sewer outfall 300 ft above gage.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of loe effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. I to Nov. 20

2.3

3.0

3.5

4.0

6.0

10.0

18.0

22

89

150

235

785

2,200

6,000

1.7

1.8 

2,0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

21 to Sept. 30

4.0

5.0

7.0

13.0

23.0

35.0

222

390

1,000

3,500

9,100

21,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

Ill

96

86

75

69

61

56

51

190

m

155

117

104

90

86

69

55

49

59

*54

27

25

TO

118

78

56

65

72

54

48

41

2,599

77.4

0.117

0.15

Nov.

37

39

48

62

82

90

123

229

1,290

2,780

1,850

695

470

348

275

365

590

659

642

5,890

*8,680

4, BOO

1,160

745

547

465

455

465

448

478

-

34,807

1,160

1.75

1.95

Dec.

715

1,560

3,560

3,550

2,400

1,720

6,110

6,340

2,780

1,400

1,040

850

700

619

646

658

646

420

354

378

310

346

300

307

284

260

228

205

230

205

195

59,114

1,262

1.90

2.19

Jan.

5TB" 169

*5,290

17,200

14,500

5,650

1,320

805

625

640

1,900

2,020

1,280

9,080

20,100

15,600

4,280

1,760

1,120

850

715

580

580

2,180

2,020

850

670

1,440

5,620

4,820

2,100

125,959

5,999

6.02

6.94

Feb.

bl,500

bl,200

bl,000

b900

bSOO

b700

6,680

8,680

4,680

1,680

1,840

7, 160

* 14, 200

11,800

4,580

2,160

1,920

1,360

1,680

2,780

8,100

5,350

2,140

1,500

948

817

694

625

_

_

-

97,474

5,481

5.24

5.46

Mar.

589

511

1,750"

5,450

4,100

1,460

1,050

805

667

559

770

*1,440

2,120

2,480

1,920

2,200

2,670

8,580

8,340~

4,420

2,760

1,840

1,360

1,200

956

765

685

1,110

1,070

755

655

64,995

2,097

5.16

5.64

Apr.

628

956

700

808

661

562

565

1,380

1,560

790

640

2,360

1,800

1,240

1,160

*841

676

565

517

458

408

505

649

422

542

517

751

649

442

380

-

23,912

797

1.20

1.34

May

316

330

1,050

770

640

820

940

1,020

655

380

300

260

258

*232

201

169

148

133

121

105

97

84

82

77

7£

71

83

108

120

110

89

9,839

317

0.477

0.55

June

73

59

51

45

40

35

3T

39

41

42

51

51

96

112

75

78

78

62

62

275

98

57

187

355

*535"

146

134

134

160

162

-

3,050

102

0.154

0.17

July

281

332

235

156

114

77

58

48

34

91

90

205

618 555"

370

240

304

219

129

86

66

48

37

34

50

33

26

21

16

T5

25

4,652

150

0.226

0.26

Aug.

60

415

#243

98

50

54

26

22

45

280

92

110

57

55

41

48

29

20

17

14

11

10

8.4

7.6

6.0

4.4

5TF

6.4

9.6

12

10

1,827.0

58.9

0.089

0.10

Sept.

8.4

8.0

7.2

6.0

5.2

4.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

*4.0

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.6

25 2.2

59

55

195

124

98

78

52

36

-

S06.0

26.9

0.041

0.05

Calendar year 1950: Max 23,400 Mln 25 Mean 1,700 Cfsm 2.56 In. 34.74

Water year 1950-51: Max 20,100 Mln 2.2 Mean 1,115 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.78

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). Nov. 21 (2 a.m.) 9,730 cfs (23.90 ft); Jan. 4 (10 p.m.} 19,200 

cfs (33.6O ft); Jan. 15 (4 p.m.) HO,700 cfs (34.80 ft); Feb. 8 (4 a.m.) 9,450 cfs (23.50 ft); Feb. 13 

(12 m.) 15,300 cfs (30.50 ft); Mar. 18 (9 p.m.) 10,400 cfs (24.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
SALT RIVER BASIN

Rolling Fork near Boston, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°46', long. 85°42i, on downstream side near center of span of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 62 and State Highway 61, three-eighths of a mile downstream from Beech 

Fork and Z\ miles southwest of Boston, Nelson County.

Drainage area.--1,290 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Prior to Apr. 22, 1941, wire-weight gage at 

Bridge 1,200 ft upstream at same datum. Since Feb. 4, 1942, auxiliary staff gage 4 

miles downstream. Prior to Feb. 4, 1942, auxiliary water-stage recorder or staff 

gage at mouth of Rolling Fork, 18.4 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 13 years, 1,709 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,300 cfs Jan. 16; maximum gage height, 42.6 

rt Jan. 16; minimum discharge observed, 13 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 3.25 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 41,300 cfs Feb. 15, 1948; maximum gage height, 46.6 ft 

Jan. 8, 1950, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 0.4 cfs 

Oct. 20, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 55.2 ft, former site, in January 1937, from floodmark.

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

which are poor. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1951 are given in 

Water-Supply Paper 1197.

Revisions. W 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Pall used as a factor Nov. 11, 21-24, Dec. 3-18. 

Jan. 3 to Mar. 1, Mar. 4-27, Apr. 4-10, 12-17)

3.2

3.5

4.0

5.0 147

25

7.0 390

11.0 1,020

18.0 2,720

23.0 4,600

29.0 8,100

34.0 14,600

36.0 19,000

39.0 29,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

277

248

223

202

182

166 

152

157

348

34T

306

265

237 

217 

182

169

145

127

114

*103

95

9197"

268

272

272

229

217

186

161

145

6,198

200

0.155

0.18

Nov.

129

122

119 135"

157

248 

359

446

1,290

4,060

5,430

3,260

1,280 

840 

672

784

867

760

792

5,080

11,600

14,400

9,220

4,210

2,450

1,430

1,110

1,070

1,060

1,020

-

74,400

2,480

1.92

2.14

Dec.

1,180

1,830

3,920

6,100

*5,810

4,380 

5,880

10,000

10,500

6,050

3,650

2,730

2,170 

1,970 

1,700

bl,400

1)1,100

b900

b800

957

795

789

741

712

677

638

584

491

484

466

440

49,644

2,569

1.99

2.30

Jan.

398

*6T

3,700

13,400

»24,500

16,000 

9,630

6,070

3,550

2,690

2,480

3,780

3,4,70 

7,640 

20,400

27,200

19,000

8,770

6,320

a4,000

2,810

1,800

1,710

2,180

3,740

3,130

al.SOO

a2,500

4,380

8,920

a8,000

224,135

7,230

5.60

6.46

Feb.

bS.OOO

b3,000

b2,300

bl,900

al,700

al,600 

a5,000

a!5,000

a!2,000

a7,000

a5, 000

4,850

11,700 

*20,300 

17,500

11,800

7,210

4,670

3,760

4,350

10,100

12,600

8,020

4,760

3,120

2,220

1,750

1,600

.

_

-

189,810

6,779

5.26

5.47

Mar.

1,470

1,530

1,680

5,670

8,420

5,570 

3,400

2,410

1,810

1,370

1,800

3,350

4,540 

4,860 

4,960

4,420

4,150

7,930

*12,300

10,800

7,560

4,450

4,200

3,490

2,310

1,880

1,720

1,480

1,400

1,310

1,060

123,300

3,977

3.08

3.55

Apr.

1,300

1,350

1,830

1,930

1,750

1,440 

1,260

1,690

2,370

2,310

1,740

3,170

4,700 

3,490 

2,800

2,290

1,820

1,530

1,310

1,140

948

1,420

*1,510

1,200

993

966

1,370

1,430

1,090

876

-

53,023

1,767

1.37

1.53

May

768

680

696

1,440

1,240

1,260 

1,560

2,000

1,230

770

654

599

513 

445 

502

341

307

267

244

210

191

176

170

165

147

141

I5T

*194

186

204

168

17,627

569

0.441

0.51

June

144

125

103

92

89

79 

93- 70

178

290

226

184

170 

270 

250

177

137

94

114

341

362

194

218

560

418

314

272

266

390

582

-

6,802

227

0.176

0.20

July

808

816

620

516

*327

228 

169

135

109

218

369

808

921 

2,100 

1,650

768

596

452

306

214

171

128

101

129

135

105

94

86

71

67

64

13,291

429

0.333

0.38

Aug.

89

341

251" 552

123

*84 

67

57

160

460

254

200

284 

200 

218

167

137

110

81

67

57

50

43

36

30

27

2?

31

37

44

43

4,362

141

0.109

0.13

Sept.

46

73

50

33

32

27 

27

24

22

21

21

19

34 

53 

44

29

*25

21

18

16

14

7T

214

230

488

538 STB"

266

189

133

-

3,160

105

0.081

0.09

Calendar year 1950: Max 35,500 Mln 91 Mean 3,356 Cfsm 2.60 In. 35.32

Water year 1950-51: Max 27,200 Mln 14 Mean 2,180 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.94

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 efs). Jan. 5 (6 p.m.) 25,600 cfs (41.0 ft at 5 a.m. Jan. 6); Jan. 16 

(10 a.m.; ZB.30O cfs (4Z.B ft at 9 p.m.); Feb. 8 or 9 (time and discharge unknown); Feb. 14 (3 p.m.) 

22,500 cfs (40.4 ft at 4 a.m. Feb. 15).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Lebanon and 

Beech Fork at Bardstown.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SALT RIVER BASIN

Pond Creek near Louisville, Ky.

Location. Lat 3B"OTlOn , long. 85"47 I 50", on right bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on 

Mansiick Road, 1.6 miles downstream from confluence of Northern and Southern ditches, 

and 2.4 miles south of Louisville, Jefferson County.

Drainage area. 63.1 sq mi.

Records available. August 1944 to September 1951.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 435.53 ft above mean sea level (Kentucky 

Department of Highways benchmark).

Average discharge. 7 years, 93.4 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,690 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 16.70 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Aug. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.42 ft).

1944-51: Maximum discharge, 2,060 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 17.78 ft); no 

flow Sept. 19, 20, 1948.

Maximum stage known, about 19 ft in January 1937 (backwater from Ohio River), from 

information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records fair. Records include small amount of inflow diverted by manufacturing 

plants from Louisville water supply which is pumped from Ohio River.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19

1.5 3.4

1.6 5.3

1.7 9.0

2.0 27

3.0 91

Nov. 20 to Sept. 30

1.42

1.5

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

1.3

2.4

5.3

20

66

5.0 206

8.0 400

12.0 850

16.7 1,690

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

3.9 IS 

24~9".6

6.4

5.3

4.9

4.5

4.1

3.9

4.1

4.1 

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.7

169.3

5.46

-

~

Nov.

4.5

577

*6.4

19

14

8.0

6.4 

8.5

80

56

22

14

12

11

10

13

13

11 

50

847

444

144

120

63

36

30

30

27

26

27

-

2,159.5

72.0

-

~

Dec.

41

94

824

570

215

223

1,040 

*479

217

162

102

73

54

61

88

47

33

28 

24

24

22

23

24

25

22

21

17

16

16

16

14_

4,615

149

-

~

Jan.

13

S4

828

1,180

525

212

142 

91

56

108

345

*186

225

1,410

1,610

1,290

552

194 

113

74

50

39

51

118

54

37

35

206

250

89

57

10,164

328

-

"

Feb.

50

45

42

41

5i

90

725 

250

120

65

105

877

930

402

225

*264

209

122 

199

449

985

ST?

180

112

77

66

58

51

_

_

-

7,149

255

-

Mar.

58

46

123

338

142

90

72 

55

41

34

128

246

288

259

240

206

379

 1,160 532"

350

268

180

*128

193

109

96

81

200

244

357

185

6,928

223

-

~

Apr.

214

153

104

74

58

54

85 

210

132

88

142

393

, 53B201

116

73

56

48 

46

37

33

143

83

53

22_

41

*40

33

27

24

-

3,018

101

-

May

22

20

18

17

34

86

~m190

28

70

161

47

25

17

14

13

12

11 

10

6.4

6.8

9.5

65

17

11

12

16

9.0

9.0

7.9

6.0

1,019.6

32.9

-

~

June

6.8

5.7

6.4

5.0

6.8

6.4

8.0 

8436"

12

8.6

8.3

8.6

8.3

*6.0

5.3

3.6 379" 

5.3

6.0

5.0

5.0

5.7

5.7

4.6

18

14

7.5

6.8

14

-

327.3

10.9

-

July

12

6.0

6.0

5.0

3.6

4.6

4.2

3.9

4.6

9.8

7.9

8.6

6.4

5.0

3.9

2.6

2.8

3.0 

3.3

*3.0

2.6

25 1.5

95SB10

7 2

4 2

1 9

2 0

3 0

286.6

9.25

-

~

Aug.

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.4

1.5

1.8

2.8 

3.0

8.3

17_

5.3

9.4

4.2

3.9

3.3

3.3

3.6

2.8 

1.9

2.0

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.8

1.8

10

6.0

15

8.6

*4.6

147.6

4.76

-

~

Sept.

3.0

1.9

1.6 T7S3.0

3.9

3.3

3.0

2.8

7.2

4.6

3.3

27

TT

5.3

2.2

1.9

3.0 

2.8

2.8

2.8

6.4

3.3

8.3

6.4

5.0

3.9

3.6

3.0

1.8

-

140.0

4.67

-

~

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,560 Min 3 Mean 168 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,610 Min 1.3 Mean 99.0 Cfsm _ In. -

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs) . Jan. 3 (ll p.m.) 1,340 cfs (14.96 ft); Jan. 14 (7 p.m.) 1,690 

cfs (16.70 Ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

281787 O - 53 - 25
BIG INDIAN CREEK BASIN

Big Indian Creek near Corydon, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°17' , long. 86°07', in SE-J- sec. 6, T. 3 S. , R. 4 E. , on upstream side 

 of bridge on State Highway 335, half a mile upstream from Crandall Creek and 4-| miles 

north of Corydon.

Drainage area. 141 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Wire-weight gage read twice daily for stages below 6.3 ft. 

Datum of gage is 577.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--8 years, 208 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,040 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 15.25 ft); 

no now at times in August and September.

1943-51: Maximum discharge, 11,100 cfs Apr. 12, 1948 (gage height, 19.3 ft); no 

flow at times during October 1943, July 1944, August, September 1951; minimum gage 

height, about 5.07 ft at times during October 1943.

Remarks.--Records fair.

ating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 11 to Nov. 8, Mar. 30 

to Apr. 21, July 29 to Sept. 3O)

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5 

5.7 

6.0 

6.3

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

56

151

284

510

1,040

2,280

4,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

11

10

9.8

8.8

8.4

8.1

8.8

24

31

16

11

8.4

6.8

6.2

*5.8

5.5

4.9

57T

6.8

7.3

6.4

7.7

8.6

8.4

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.4

8.1

7.9

297.8

9.61

0.068

0.08

Nov.

7.7

775

7.9

9.0

8.6

9.3

10

11

258

178

97

64

47

39

33

- 58

109

72

797

4,160

812

387

303

220

161

157

143

121

107

97

-

8,491.4

283

2.01

2.24

Dec.

101

244

1,600

792

*396

532

2,930

798

470

335

244

202

169

153

151

129

113

89

82

82

67

69

69

69

64

56

43

383"5~

40

38

10,203

329

2.33

2.69

Jan.

33

2,250

2,630

715

420

3O3

210

*180

312

1,045

520

446

4,840

2,473

935

585

387

284

223

180

155

149

173

147

117

123

157

415

223

187

20,850

673

4.77

5.50

Feb.

175

150

150

125

TZ5

125

400

350

250

200

185

1,560

1,780

935

575

660

575

382

550

1,260

2,520

 770

445

303

235

202

178

155

_

_

-

15,320

547

3.88

4.04

Mar.

167

151

223

770

401

277

232

189

153

135

161

360

382

*364

369

450

1,060

4,060

1,130

742

770

495

396

560

351

274

*235

450

824

1,130

640

17,901

577

4.09

4.72

Apr.

495

369

295

244

210

187

242

889

505

*351

334

917

825

715

505

360

288

241

238

197

299

1,250

 635

379

267

374

311

232

189

157

-

12,500

417

2.96

3.30

May

131

TTT

101

85

83

82 *103

74

64

56

72

67

56

47

40

36

33

29

28

24

22

28

48

49

27

21

24

24

19

17

I4.

1,615

52.1

0.370

0.43

June

14

12

13

14

*18

16

33

97

~5E 143

33

21

19

18

15

13

9.8

8.1

7.9

7.0

6.6

10

8.8

6.4

4.7

7.7

15

14

9.8

7.7

-

658.5

22.0

0.156

0.17

July

7.0

6T5

5.8

5.6

4.7

4.1

3.4

2.7

2.1

2.1

6.0

7.0

5.8

5.1

4.1

3.4

*3.3

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

175

1.0

101.1

3.26

0.023

0.03

Aug.

0.8

.6

.6

.3

.3

.2

00"

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

*1.4 0"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.7

.9

.7

7.4

0.239

0.002

0.002

Sept.

0.6

.5

.3

.2

.1

0"Q"

0

o

o

1.5

12

217

TDT3

12

5.1

3.0

1.2

.3

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

*2.4

0

0

0

-

356.2

11.87

0.084

0.09

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,300 Mln 4.3 Mean 372 Cfsm 2.64 In. 35.81

Water year 1950-51 : Max 4,84O Mln 0 Mean 242 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.29

Peak discharge (base. 4,500 cfs). --Nov. 20 (4:30 p.m.) 6,040 cfs (15.25 ft); Jan. 4 (3 a.m.)

5,100 cfs (14. 27 ft); Jan. 14 (time unknown) about 5,000 cfs; Feb. 21 (5:30 a.m.) 4,620 cfs (13.82
BLUE RIVER BASIN 375

Blue River near White Cloud, Ind.

Location . Lat 38 "14 '15", long. 86°13'50", in NW^SEi, in sec. 19, T. 3 S. , R. 3 E. , on

 left bank, 400 ft downstream from Spring Creek, 0.2 mile upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 62, and three-quarters of a mile north of White Cloud.

Drainage area. --462 sq mi.

Records available. --April 1931 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. August

 lyijy to August 1912 and August 1914 to December 1916 in reports of Indiana Department 

of Conservation.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 434.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. Apr. 24, 1931, to Nov. 15, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 20 years (1931-51), 651 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 15,100 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 15.60 ft);

 minimum, 22 cfs Aug. 24-27 (gage height, 1.57 ft).

1931-51: Maximum discharge, 26,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1937 (gage height, 21.97 ft, from 

observation at peak checked by floodmarks) ; minimum, 9.2 cfs Oct. 1, 1941; minimum 

gage height, 1.40 ft Sept. 20, 1940, Sept. 30, 1941.

Remarks . Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 823: Drainage area. W 973 : 1937 (M).

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 22 Apr. 23 to Sept. 3O

1.9 

2.4 

2.9

170

340

780

5.0 1,630

8.0 4,420

15.0 14,100

1.5

1.6 

1.9 

2.4

3.0 400

3.8 780

5.0 1,630

7.0 3,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

104

97

93

89

85

81

77

93

175

148

180

142

113

97

87

*79

75

72

68

64

59

55

289

349

T55

142

118

104

97

91

85

3,612

117

0.253

0.29

Nov.

81

79

75

75

81

79

77

104

1,070

2,270

870

585

456

384

336

368

403

412

1,300

6,580

6,390

2,110 

1,510

1,140

900

810

696

6OO

525

478

-

30 , 853

1,028

2.23

2.48

Dec.

465

560

2,910

3,670

*1,790

1,510

4,940

4,360

2,030

1,510

1,170

960

810

702

655

625

545

433

442

412

392

364 

356

348

340

324

292

256

242

236

228

33,932

1,095

2.37

2.73

Jan.

216

2T5

1,980

6,200

3,140

1,790

1,350

1,100

*900

84O

2,340

2,950

1,990

8,170

14,300

6,460

2,980

2,190

1,670

1,350

1,100

900

810

756

696

615

560

740

1,880

1,430

1,030

72,649

2,344

5.07

5.85

Feb.

9OO

696

625

605

555

540

*1/54T3

1,790

1,170

870

744

1,920

4,900

3,450

2,350

2,030

2,350

1,730

1,630

3,380

5,620

6,940 

2,710

1,870

1,510

1,240

1,060

9OO

_

-

-

55,725

1,990

4.31

4.49

Mar.

870

900

900

1,710

1,670

1,310

1,140

960

810

708

l,58"0" 666

1,280

*1,350

1,350

1,590

2,710

9,950

9,240

3,250

*2,810

2,350 

2,110

2,190

1,790

1,470

1,280

1,390

2,350

3,160

2,440

66,764

2,154

4.66

5.37

Apr.

1,730

1,590

1,280

1,100

930

810

340

2,110

*1,950

1,470

1,280

2,110

2,440

2,440

1,990

1,470

1,170

995

900

780

1,090

4,980 

3,430

2,110

1,590

1,390

1,390

1,140

960

810

-

48,275

1,609

3.48

3.89

May

730

555

590

550

516

498

*503

508

454

449

620

590

467

408

376

336

316

299

274

257

238

232 

254

232

220

205

190

182

175

160

152

11,636

375

0.812

0.94

June

148

140

145

148

*162

155

229

458

376

254

214

185

168

211

165

142

130

123

118

118

126

114 

116

112

ITS

172

302

202

188

142

-

5,381

179

0.387

0.43

July

133

118

114

107

96

88

82

78

74

72

142

272

193

126

103

88

*78

70

65

60

56

53 

55

106

154

303

T5C

105

86

74

63

3,365

109

0.236

0.27

Aug.

56

50

48

43

42

43

42

39

39

43

42

54

42

45

42

*36

33

30

26

25

24

24 

24

22

2T

22

26

33

434

3755

135

1,895

61.1

0.132

0.15

Sept.

34

69

56

45

40

40

36

33

30

45

56

56

438

570

3T5C

208

130

94

76

65

58

56 

56

60

60

58

*54

50

45

45

-

3,143

105

0.227

0.25

Calendar year 195O : Max 14,900 Mln 56 Mean 1,279 Cfsm 2.77 In. 37.59

Water year 195O-51: Max 14.3OO Mln 22 Mean 924 Cfsm 2.OO In. 27.14

Peak discharge (base. 7,500 cfs).--Nov. 21 (6:3O a.m.) 9,330 cfs (11.75 ft)j Jan. 15 (4 p.m. 

15,100 cfs (ISTSO ftj; Feb. 21 ^10:30 p.m.) 12,900 cfs (14.23 ft); Mar. 19 (4:30 a.m.) 13,OOO 

(14.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
376 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Owensboro, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°46'45", long. 87°06'30", In shaft of hollow pier, second from Kentucky 

bank, of bridge on State Highway 75, at Owensboro, Davless County, 0.9 mile upstream 

from lock and dam 46, 2.9 miles upstream from Caney Creek, 5.7 miles downstream from 

Pup Creek, and at mile 756.5.

Drainage area. 97,200 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. October 1940 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 339.1 ft above mean sea level, Ohio 

TUver datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder, 9.1 miles upstream from base gage at 

Rockport, Spencer County, Ind.

Average discharge. 11 years, 125,700 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 547,000 cfs Dec. 13; maximum gage height, 43.10

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 842,000 cfs Mar. 10-12, 1945; maximum gage height, 

49.85 ft Mar. 11, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 54.9 ft Jan. 29, 30, 1937; maximum discharge, 1,210,000 cfs 

Jan. 28, 1937.

Remarks. Records good above 100,000 cfs and poor.below.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 15 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

>e54,000

Ie28,000 

\e 54, 000 

te56,000 

Ls37,000 

ie36,000

Totad tl,361 

Mean! 43,900 

Cfsm 0.452 

In. | 0.52

Nov.

1 '"'

je38,000

e75,000 

109,000 

124,000 

158,000 

183,000

195,000 

187,000 

170,000 

152,000 

135,000

115,000 

^75,000 

122,000

167,000 

222,000 

242,000

Z40,OOO 

234,000

228,000 

214,000 

195,000 

178,000 

 163,000

14,223 

140,800 

1.45 

1.62

Dec.

152,000 

151,000 

173,000 

239,000 

314,000

358,000 

400,000 

444,000 

486,000 

512,000

<529,000 

541,000 

"543,000

536 , QUO 

521,000

492,000 

445,000 

351,000 

276,000 

271,000

235,000 

172,000 

144,000 

121,000 

108,000

109,000 

108,000 

104,000 

102,000

1O3,OOO 

105,000

t9,l45 

295,000 

3.03 

3.50

Jan.

ilOO.OOO

115,000 

6110,000 

121,000 

208,000

273,000 

297,000 

309,000 

316,000 

326,000

335,000 

335, 000 

323,000 

327,000 

361,000

«409,000 

*438,000 

463 , 000 

 475,000 

485,000

478,000 

458,000 

418,000 

379,000 

325,000

286,000 

265,000 

248,000 

236,000 

240,000 

238,000

t9,697 

312,800 

3.22 

3.71

Feb.

238,000

263,000 

305,000 

353,000

389,000 

416,000 

438,000

428,000 

395,000

373,000 

352,000 

352,000 

'371,000 

387,000

390,000 

380,000 

370,000 

367,000 

366,000

384,000 

405,000 

425,000 

434,000 

435,000

437,000 

425,000 

409,000

tlO,535 

376,200 

3.87 

4.03

Mar.

388,000 

357,000 

315,000 

277,OOO 

265,000

273,000 

277,000 

285,000 

299,000 

305,000

314,000 

320,000 

318,000 

305,000 

291,000

 276,000 

274,000 

310,000 

349,000 

364,000

389,000

374,000 

381,000 

388,000 

378,000

356,000 

326,000 

298,000 

272,000 

259,000 

250,000

t9,833 

317,200 

3.26 

3.76

Apr.

243,000 

244,000 

255,000 

279,000 

300,000

321,000 

335,000 

341,000

324,000 

312,000

307,000 

"270,000 

269,000 

277,000 

281,000

283,000 

288,000 

294,000 

293,000 

288,000

271,000 

262,000 

246,000 

218,000 

194,000

176,000 

173,000 

170,000

176,000

t7,861 

262,000 

2.70 

3.01

May June

175,000 

171,000 

166,000 

167,000 

180,000

197,000 

211,000 

216,000

207,000 

192,000

*L76,000 

166,000 

149,000 

137,000 

129,000

131,000 

137,000 

137,000 

129,000 

119,000

110,000 

>e75,000

1671,000

t4,128 

133,200 

1.37 

1.58

!e70,000

Ues.ooo

^670,000

105,000 

110,000

121,000 

134,000 

153,000 

171,000 

181,000

 "1.78,000 

165,000 

144,000 

115,000 

80,000

665,000

t2,867 

95,570 

0.983 

1.10

July 1 Aug .

e84,000

108 , 000 

108,000

110,000

104,000 

e70,000

( )

640,000

e34,000 

633,000

e35,000

tl,637 

52,810 

0.543 

0.63

ie24,000 

*e!7,000 

e21,000 

617,000 

611,000

614,000

534,000 

17,230 

0.177 

0.20

Sept.

te22,000 

je20,000

Ue2 3,000

]

623,000

616,000 

613,000

585,000 

19,500 

0.201 

0.22

Calendar year 1950 : Max 632,000 Mln - Mean 195,600 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.32 

Water year 1950-51 : Max 543,000 Mln - Mean 171,000 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.88

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed In thousands.

e Indefinite stage-discharge relation; discharge estimated on basis of records for other stations 

In Ohio River basin.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 377

 

Gage T^

Green River at Greensburg, Ky.

Location.- -La t 370 15', long. 85°30i, on left bank 75 ft downstream from bridge on State

 Highways 61 and 70, 300 ft upstream from Clover Lick Creek, a quarter of a mile south 

of Greensburg, Green County, and 2.6 miles upstream from Russell Creek.

Drainage area. --742 sq mi.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1951.

e. --Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is 531.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^929. Prior to June 20, 1941, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since Jan. 4, 

1951, auxiliary wire-weight gage, read twice daily, 1.8 miles upstream from base gage. 

November 1941 to January 1951, auxiliary staff gage 1.5 miles downstream from base 

gage.

Average discharge. 12 years, 1,072 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, about 14,000 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 21.95

 ft); minimum, 34 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 1.15 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 32,100 cfs Apr. 14, 1948 (gage height, 29.92 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Aug. 12, 1944 (gage height, 0.68 ft).

Maximum stage known, 36.2 ft in 1913, from floodmark.

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of backwater from construction operations or no auxiliary gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions. --W 893: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of backwater from construction

operations (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8-23, Oct. 26 to Nov. 4, Nov.8, 9, 14-17, 

Nov. 28 to Dec. 1; fall used as factor Jan. 4-7, 15-17, 31, Feb. 1, 4, 

7-9, 13-16, 23, Mar. 18-22, Aug. 11}

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7

1.5 96

1.7 150

2.0 245

3.0 615

4.0 1,020

6.0 1,920

10.0 3,950

18.0 9,800

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

75

140

Dec. 8 to Sept. 30

2.0 215

2.5 350

3.0 520

5.0 1,400

10.0 3,900

16.0 8,650

22.0 15,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0190

0180

0170

c!60

0155

0150 

0145

142

150

290

406

343

262

Z19

183

168

156

*139

125

119

114

TBT5

343

1.670 

1,200

775 

563

441

368

312

276

10,064

325

0.438

0.50

Nov.

248

235

23S

944

2,210

1,670 

1,170

920

907

1,870

2,450

1,580

1,190

966

807

719

941

1,600

1,440

4,260

9.250

7,430

2,840

1,870 

1,440

1,200 

1,100

*1,050

996

970

-

54,511

1,817

2.45

2.73

Dec.

1,020

1,280

1,600

3,020

4.670

2,960 

4,550

10.300

afi.700

2,990

2,360

1,820

1,480

1,230

1,080

1,040

996

908

764

656

604

532

484

460 

434

407 

365

323

282

275

2"5<F

55,872

1,802

2.43

2.80

Jan.

265

242

1,7073

*9,300

a!3,000

6,720 

2,420

1,930

1,500

1,220

1,690

3,100

3,000

4,850

*10,900

11,200

5,200

3,020

2,290

1,730

1,440

1,360

1,160

1,410 

2,360

1,930 

1,440

1,310

3,050

6,470

4,360

111,567

3,599

4.85

5.59

Feb.

8,040

a!3,000

a7,000

3,590

2,820

2,200 

3,880

*9,450

5,590

2,760

2,050

2,860

7,880

11,300

6,260

3,210

2,760

2,270

2,910

3,670

4,860

9,000

4,360

2,660 

1,980

1,560 

1,360

1,270

_

-

130,550

4,662

6.28

6.54

Mar.

1,120

1,030

1.000

2.490

3,920

3,030 

2,410

*2,280

1,960

1,540

1,860

4,060

5,230

4,280

3,350

2,890

2,870

4,600

8,040

57550

3,770

2,840

2,300

1,870 

1,690

1,380

1,190

1,070

1,200

2,380

2,690

85,930

2,772

3.74

4.31

Apr.

2,070

1,640

2,460

3,050

2,300

1,670 

1,400

1,870

2,980

2,300

1,7.1.0

2,140

2,950

2,720

2,470

1,950

1,500

*1,220

1,030

916

804

824

1,000

988 

824

732 

896

1,200

852

692

49,158

1,639

2.21

2.46

May

652

548

456

428

540

1.140 

856

648

508

416

371

374

353

308

*278

255

240

225

210

198

182

170

192

210 

210

238 

218

Z15

215

205

160

11,219

362

0.488

0.56

June

111

103

95

91

97

91 

87

105

125

192

192

168

148

122

115

115

115

115

113

93

130

344

252

252

311

320 

*252

240

362

1.160

-

6,016

201

0.271

0.30

July

3,140

2,260

960

548

371

275

215

180

152

135

125

190

175

158

230

185

158 135'

120

103

91

79

73

55 

93

95 

97

99

95

91

*87

10,800

348

0.469

0.54

Aug.

89

87

83

83

107

81 

66

56

50

51

436

476

32o~ 692

248

152

113

95

81

71

62

54

48

43 

39

36 

34

TO

51

101

101

4,i246

137

0.185

0.21

Sept.

87

77

64

54

62

64

60

56

53

56

51

*48

ITT

111

93

83

81

69

60

53

48

64

851

2,310 

2,420

2,700 

17190

744

496

332

-

12,548

 - 418

0.563

0.63

Calendar year 1950: Max 27,100 Min 114 Mean 2,107 Cfsm 2.84 In. 38.52

Water year 1950-51: Max 13,000 Mln 34 Mean 1,486 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27.17

Peak discharge (base, 13.000 efs). Jan. 5 (7 a.m.) about 13,500 cfs (21.55 ft); Feb. 2 (12 m.) 

bout 14,000 'ofs (21.95 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No auxiliary gage-height record during period of probable backwater; discharge estimated on 

basis of base gage height and records for station at Munfordville. 

c Backwater from construction operations.
378 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Russell Creek near Columbia, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°07', long. 85°24', near center of span on downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 61, 0.2 mile upstream from Butlers Creek and 5 miles west of Columbia, 

Adair County. Records include flow of Butlers Creek.

Drainage area.--186 sq mi (includes that of Butlers Creek). 

Records available. December 1939 to September 1951. 

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. 

Average discharge.--11 years (1940-51), 284 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,310 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 17.8 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 10 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 2.29 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 12,700 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 21.6 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 0.9 cfs Oct. 7, 8, 1941.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years). W 973: 1940(M).

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-22)

Oct. 1-23 

July 1 to Aug. 9 Oct. 24 to June 30 Aug. 10 to Sept. 30

2.5

2.6 

3.0 

3.4 

3.8 

5.0 

9.0

23

65

125

235

670

2,400

2.6 

2.8 

3.2

4.0

5.0

11.0

15.0

19

35

58

123

345

650

3,300

5,860

3.6

4.0 

6.0

10

21

49

106

190

315

1,070

2,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

-14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

73

66

62

64

46

57

57

230

385

136

102

83

76

60

62

33

28

575

*50

50

53

855

2,020

5E2

447

339

279

243

204

158

165

7,195

232

1.25

1.44

Nov.

150

5201

780

1,100

618

477

369

315

814

1,040

561

417

363

297

261

255

291

243

971

3,800

1,570

710

495

438

354

339

321

*303

291

279

-

18,642

621

3.34

3.73

Dec.

369

381

984

1,610

714

528

4,040

1,360

810

615

504

441

384

348

339

300

273

240

207

222

182

185

175

175

165

158

141

130 T3B~

145

132

16,395

529

2.84

3.28

Jan.

123

101

*EOO~

3,370

970

570

513

426

363

363

853

612

1,290

3,610

3,030

1,120

591

573

471

4O5

363

321

303

522

417

345

324

876

2,620

1,050

1,810

28,905

932

5.01

5.78

Feb.

5,450

1,450

806

646

516

465

3,180

1,140

*698

522

489

2,040

2,510

1,270

770

615

513

438

567

1,350

2,800

950

626

498

420

390

363

327

-

-

-

31,809

1,136

6.11

6.36

Mar.

312

273

264

5TT

722

531

714

*555

426

363

549

1,340

1,200

930

778

750

1,340

3,120

1,500

1,340

810

597

516

495

453

375

309

321

680

810

588

23,875

770

4.14

4.77

Apr.

459

738

1,160

990

525

471

417

615

706

513

426

579

738

622

510

435

*348

309

273

267

225

405

375

255

225

201

190

175

158

155

-

13,465

449

2.41

2.69

May

143

127

175

246

565

327

204

170

145

127

141

225

185

101

90

*78

72

66

64

62

64

56

61

72

68

53

56

42

39

44

35

3,701

119

0.640

0.74

June

31

38

37

37

42

31

25

3T

75

62

56

46

42

42

44

37

31

31

32

34

44

48

93

105

42

28

39

*36

39

659

-

1,943

64.8

0.348

0.39

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,850 Mln 28 Mean 556 Cfsm 2,. 99

July

581 -BT

67

53

55

50

33

25

22

8T

228

263

196

97

134

138

118

56

44

39

36

35

118

150

61

43

33

27

39

41

*27

2,977

96.0

0.516

0.60

Aug.

23

20

19

23

25

19

17

14

510 5TB"

156

185

139

76

49

38

33

27

23

21

20

17

14

13

13

IB" 12

27

61

84

61

2,068

66.7

0.359

0.41

Sept.

36

405

218

29

24

40

60

42

28

24

*68

61

49

40

36

33

23

15

19

16

11

2,02TT

1,460

600

1,020

670

298

134

122

98

-

7,699

257

1.38

1.54

In. 40.57

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,45O Mln 11 Mean 435 Cfsm 2.34 In. 31.73

Peak discharge (base, 5,200 cfs). 

(17.8 Ft); Jan. 14 (1Z p.m.) 7,74O cf

Nov. 20 (3 a.m.) 5,320 cfs (14.3 ft); Dec. 7 (11 a:m.) 8,310 cfs 

s (17.2 ft); Feb. 1 (3 a.m.) 7,920 cfs (17.4 ft); Feb. 7

(11 a.m.) 6,750 cfs (16.1 ft); Feb. 21 (1 a.m.) 5,320 cfs (14.3 ft); Sept. 22 (10 p.m.) 5,700 cfs 

(14.8 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 379

South Pork Little Barren River at Edmonton, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°58', long. 85°36 C , on right bank 5 ft from upstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 496, three-quarters of a mile southeast of Edmonton, Metcalfe County, 

and 3.0 miles upstream from Rogers Creek.

Drainage area. 18.1 sq mi.

Records available. June 1941 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 742.83 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--10 years, 29.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 7.80 ft); no 

now for many days.

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 2,140 cfs June 15, 1949 (gage height, 10.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for many days 

each year.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 1033: 1942(M). The mean discharge for the water year 1949 

nas oeen corrected to 34.3 cfs, superseding figure published in Water-Supply Paper 

1143.

Rating table, water year 195O-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8 

3.8 

8.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0

138

548

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1-5

1.3

1.3

45

13

5.3

3.5

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.4

*1.7

1.6

7.3

130

183

45

25

17

12

9.4

8.0

6.5

5.7

540.4

17.4

0.961

1.11

Nov.

4.9

13

56

85

45

30

20

30

186

80

45

31

23

18

15

44

32

23

165

475

85

52

35

28

24

33

27

*21

20

22

~

1,767.9

58.9

3.25

3.63

Dec.

27

27

120

87

51

136

274

74

53

40

31

26

22

20

20

18

16

20

16

14

8.7

11

9.4

8.7

7.0

7.0

7.0

*t5

7.0

6.1

5.3

1,173.7

37.9

2.09

2.41

Jan.

4*9

5.3

*447

198

68

42

44

30

48

45

140

61

171

318

162

77

52

38

32

31

38

27

33

45

31

34

23

72

218

74

386

2,995.2

96.6

5.34

6.15

Feb.

338

alOO

a90

a 40

35

107

299

77

*45

38

68

294

194

96

61

58

43

36

56

a250

120

62

43

a35

27

27

27

24

-

-

-

2,690

96.1

5.31

5.53

Mar.

23

20

a25

a85

66

56

 77

48

33

27

74

164

109

77

68

68

164

290

129

90

66

47

38

33

28

25

23

39

141

84

48

2,265

73.1

4.04

4.65

Apr.

35

a!50

a200

85

a60

a4O

a45

a90

60

43

a50

73

74

54

42

33

*25

20

19

15

25

112

42

30

24

20

18

16

13

11~

1,525

50.8

2.81

3.13

May

12

13

12

. 10

20

14

12

9.4

8.0

8.7

14

10

.5

a .8

* .1

.0

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.8

.8

.6

.8

.6

.6

.6

1.4

Li

192.8

6.22

0.344

0.40

June

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

1.3

1.0

1.6

4.9

2.2

1.6

1.0

1.2

1.9

1.1

.9

.6

.5

.4

.4

.7

1.0

3.7

41

14

2.0

6.9

*2.2

1.6

1.4

34

~

132.6

4.42

0.244

0.27

July

11

2.4

1.9

2.2

1.4

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.3

.4

.8

1.7

.9

.6

.4

.2

o

0

0

0

0

5.5

1.8

1.9

.6

.4

.2

.5

n.o

.2

38.9

1.25

0.069

0.08

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

1.1

21

1.4

.9

.6

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.0

1.5

.6

.2

35.0

1.13

0.062

0.07

Sept.

0.1

.1

0

0

0

1.5

.2

.2

.1

1.4

*1.6

.5

.5

.7

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

142

6.5

58

16

15

5.7

1.8

1.0

.8

"

254.3

8.48

0.469

0.52

Calendar year 1950: Max 871 Min 0.5 Mean 52.7 Cfsm 2.91 In. 39.48

Water year 1950-51: Max 475 Min 0 Mean 37.3 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.95

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Nov. 20 (9:30 a.m.) 1,480 cfs (7.80 ft).

* Discnarge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Russell Creek near Columbia
380 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Green River at Munfordville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°16'05", long. 85°53'10", on right bank at downstream side of pier of

 bridge on U. S. Highway 31-W at Munfordville, Hart County.

Drainage area.--1,790 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--February 1915 to December 1922, October 1927 to September 1931,

 December 193d to Febrr~"y 1937 (in Water-Supply Paper 838), April 1938 to Septem

T QCT 1951.

September

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 451.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. Prior to Oct. 18, 1940, chain or staff gages at site 0.2 mile downstream at 

same datum. October 18 to Nov. 29, 1940, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--24 years (1915-22, 1927-31, 1938-51), 2,632 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,400 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 30.78 ft);

 minimum, 179 cfs Aug. 27, 28 (gage height, 2.62 ft).

1915-22, 1927-31, 1936-37, 1938-51: Maximum discharge. 72,200 cfs Jan. 23, 1937 

(gage height, 50.40 ft, from floodmarks, site then in use), from rating curve extended above 44,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 39 cfs 

Sept. 2, 1921 (gage height, 2.2 ft site then in use).

Maximum stage known, 54.0 ft, at former site, in January 1913 (discharge 87,000 cfs),

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and sediment 

loads for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1197.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.6 

2.8 

3.5 

5.0

170

265

680

1,600

9.0

13.0

24.0

31.0

4,220

7,300

15,800

22,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

878

800 

740

698

662

614

578

572

716

1,030

932

884

770

662

596

548

518

494

470

452

530" 446

*2,940

4,800

3,866

2,410

L.680

L.330

L,120

980

878

34,588

1,116

0.623

0.72

Nov.

806

752 

740

1,300"

3,020

3,670

2,760

2,000

2,020

4,530

5,070

4,430

3,090

2,360

1,940

1,680

1,670

2,040

2,740

7,880

1.4,700

1.5,600

13,500

6,900

3,840

3,090

2,680

*2,420

2,250

2,130

-

121,608

4,054

2.26

2.53

Dec.

2,090

2,320 

2,420

4,160

6,800

7,500

11,600

13 , 500

14,900

13 , 100

7,260

4,760

3,850

3,260

2,880

2,640

2,460

2,290

2,040

1,810

1,670

1,550

1,480

1,410

1,350

1,280

1,200

1,110

1,030

998

980

125,698

4,055

2.27

2.61

Jan.

950

926 

3,3TO

15,700

21,600

22,000

17,900

8,020

4,300

*3,550

4,350

6,290

6,820

11,300

19,600

*22,200

21,400

15,700

7,900

5,020

3,990

3,480

3,160

3,150

3,790

4,180

3,540

3,130

4,820

9,680

11,000

272,816

8,801

4.92

5.67

Feb.

12,800

17,600 

18,300

17 , 400

11,000

5,570

8,010

13,300

14,400

11,800

6,450

6,600

 13,600

18,300

20,100

17,500

1L.300

7,410

6,810

9,540

12,900

14,300

14,400

10 , 900

6,400

4,590

3,890

3,500

_

-

-

318,670

11,380

6.36

6.62

Mar.

3,220

2,950 

2,790

5,080

7,740

8,140

6,620

5,690

4,870

4,060

3,860

6,990

10 , 300

11,200

9,850

8,130

7,330

9,670

14,400

»15,700

13 , 800

9,830

6,920

5,290

4,510

3,910

3,390

3,090

3,100

4,290

5,340

212,060

6,841

3.82

4.41

Apr.

4,830

3,950 

5,150

6,760

6,250

4,580

3,730

4,020

5,230

5,590

4,370

4,580

5,750

6,240

5,540

4,710

3,880

3,260

2,850

2,540

2,260

2,480

3,280

*2,870

2,530

2,300

2,690

2,610

2,520

2,080

-

119,430

3,981

2.22

2.48

May

,820

,090 

,980

,910

,840

,330

,430

1,960

,630

,400

,260

,200

1,150

1,050

938

848

788

728

680

638

602

572

554

536

536

560

596

614

548

506

*488

34,782

1,122

0.627

0.72

June

464

434 

410

392

386

374

368

392

878

680

632

572

566

506

440

410

380

356

338

338

332 33S~

842

920

1,050

758

782

632

614

1,920

-

17,504

583

0.326

0.36

July

2,710

*4,270 

2,790

1,470

1,010

794

680

566

494

776

890

782

1,140

998

806

1,070

758

560

464

404

350

314

304 S54~

1,760

818

524

458

380

332

344

29,600

955

0.534

0.61

Aug.

332

488 

410

332

298

314

*298

265

250

632

938

2,590

1,850

1,260

944

644

476

386

332

292

265

240

225

206

197

188

184

T9T

524

698

506

16,761

541

0.302

0.35

Sept.

422

338 

338

298

260

255

309

350

292

250

235

225

344

344

356

314

265

*250

235

210

197

2T5

3,600

3,780

g6,470

g4,610

S3, 740

gl,540

gl.370

g980

-

32,392

1,080

0.603

0.67

Calendar year 1950: Max 42,600 Mln 446 Mean 5,065 Cfsm 2.83 In. 38.42

Water year 1950-51: Max 22,200 Mln 184 Mean 3,660 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.75

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs). Jan. 6 (3 a.m.) 22,300 cfs (30.76 ft); Jan. 16 (5 p.m.) 22,400 

cfs (30.78 ft); Feb. 3 (9 p.m.) 18,500 cfs (27.00 ft); Feb. 15 ( L p.m.) 20,200 cfs (28.72 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 381

North Pork Nolin River at Hodgenville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°35', long. 85°44', on right bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on St'ate

 Highway 61 at Hodgenville, Larue County, and 0.6 mile downstream from Douglass Creek.

Drainage area. 42.4 sq mi.

Records available. July 1941 to September 1951.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage, 701.64 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 10 years, 51.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge occurred on Jan. 14 during period of no gage-height record; 

minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Sept. 19; minimum gage height, 1.30 ft June 3.

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 6,670 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 14.75 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records good prior to Nov. 7 and fair thereafter except those below 30 cfs or

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

approximately 0.1 cfs above station for municipal water supply.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Indefinite stage-discharge relation May 9-23,

June 7-29, Aug. 5-27)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19, 

May 24 to June 6

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

4.0 

6.7

37

121

316

Nov. 20 to May 23, 

June 7 to Sept. 30

1.2 4.0

2.0 5.0

5.0 7.0

26 9.0

38 11.0

63 11.5

135

233

490

860

1,360

1,630

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23 

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

9.S

9.5

8.9

8.6

8.2

7.6

43

19

12

9.2

8.2

7.3

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.7 

6.7

6.7

7.0

8.9 *!§ 

11

9.2

8.6

8.2

7.9

7.3

7.3

349.6

11.3

0.267

0.31

Nov.

JLO

7.9

8.9

12

11

9.2

8.9

63

255

161

122

99

81

68

61

152

100

86 

254

676

148

96

73 

61 

a50

a45

a40

*39

37

38

-

2,869.9

95.7

2.26

2.52

Dec.

42

52

235

167

121

230

590

206

159

135

113

100

89

83

82

72

67

60 

56

54

50

48

46 

44 

39

38

32

31

32

30

28

3,131

101

2.38

2.75

Jan.

26

29

694

501

184

126

100

*a80

a60

a90

al20

alOO

a300

al.500

al,000

a250

a200

a!50 

alOO

a70

a50

a30

a40 

a45 

a40

a30

a25

also

asoo

a200

a250

7,040

227

5.35

6.17

Feb.

a!50

alOO

a70

aeo.

a60

a200

a300

203

a 140

a!20

133

*703

595

298

191

172

134

113 

133

381

484

190

133

105 

90

81

71

63

-

-

-

5,473

195

4.60

4.80

Mar.

59

52

172

217

131

103

87

73

61

56

144

160

165

139

;32

133

171

256

*188

141

113

98 

83

71

62

56

56

52

48

11

3,691

119

2.81

3.24

Apr.

42

42

41

39

37

36

40

44

46

43

.74

68

91

85

73

56

48

44

40

34

33

57

*38 

33

30

52

44

38

34

30

1,412

47.1

1.11

1.24

May

25

28

24

21

36

21

19

16

14

16

14

12

11

9.5

9

8.5

7.5

7.5 

7

7

6.5

6.5

8.5 

7.3 

6.4

12

7.9

*5.9

5.6

5.4

5.1

390.1

12.6

0.297

0.34

June

4.8

4^3

4.3

5.4

5.4

4.3

20

110

45

16

12

10

40

12

10

10

 9

8.5 

8

8.5

8

7.5

35 

12 

8

12

8.5

7.5

ITS.

64

680.0

22.7

0.535

0.60

July

20

*12

13

11

6.8

6.8

4.1

2.3

1.8

506

253

95

214

84

52

38

30

24

19

15

12

9.9

8.5 

27 

13

8.5

6.8

18

11

8.5

7.1

1,538.1

49.6

1.17

1.35

Aug.

75

22

37

24

9

*4.5

4.5

6

140

35

45

31

16

12

9

9

8

7.5 

6

4

4.5

4.5

4 

4 

3.5

2

20

16

29

20

14

626.0

20.2

0.476

0.55

Sept.

13

32

13

9.2

10

16

14

13

12

46

11

7.1

78

18

6.8

5.0

 3.2

2.0 

1^2

2.6

4.7

173

34 

iff

51

36

26

21

19

951.8

31.7

0.748

0.83

Calendar year 1950 : Max 1,530 Mln 3.8 Mean 103 Cfsm 2.43 In. 33.04

Water year 1950-51 : Max 1,500 Min 1.2 Mean 77.1 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.70

Peak charge (base. 2 .000 cfs}. Nov. 20 (8 a.m.) 2,720 cfs (12.61 ft); Jan. 14 (time and dls- (11 p.m.) 2,090 cfs (]~ "' " ' - - ------ - -- - .--_--.. charge unknown)] Feb. (12.04 ft); July 10 (5:30 a.m.) 2,460 cfs (12.39 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Nolin River at Wax and Bear 

Creek near Leitchfield.
382 GRKEN RIVER BASIN

Nolln River at Wax, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°21', long. 86°09' , on right bank at upstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 88 at Wax, Grayson County, 14 miles northwest of Mumfordville and 28.2 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1936 to February 1937 (in Water-Supply Paper 838), April 

laats TO Bepcemoer 1951.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 462.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Sept. 27, 1941, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 795 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 25.45 ft); 

minimum, 118 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 3.35 ft).

1936-37, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 37,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1937 (gage height, 32.26 

ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 34 cfs Sept. 17, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions. W 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 Feb. 22 to Sept. 3O

4.1

5.0

7.1

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

2OO

363

985

2,110

4,260

7,150

11,200

3.3

4.0

5.0

7.1

Note. Same as pr 

ceding table above 

7.1 ft.

116

188

370

985

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

357

337

320

305

292

282

274

278

328

396

353

296

269

249

237

229 

222

217

210

205

203

220

478

506

*400

307

265

244

232

226

219

8,954

289

0.482

0.55

Nov.

214

208

210

222

224

224

222

224

661

1,570

1,230

766

614

526

471

474 

728

693

843

2,860

4.520

3,660

1,800

1,430

1,190

1,040

955

869

*805

754

30,207

1,007

1.68

1.87

Dec.

728

734

1,500

2,650

2,050

1,760

3,550

5.120

3,650

2,220

1,840

1,540

1,340

1,20O

1,110

1,050 

933

a850

a8oo

a 700

a650

639

611

599

577

549

511

476

453

435

424

41,249

1,331

2.22

2.56

Jan.

403

398

2,510

6,060

6,680

4,270

2,250

1,800

1,490

*1,350

1,530

1,680

1,620

5,830

*10, 700

11.200 

1 ,700

,740

,760

,290

,940

,650

,470

,420

,390

,2OO

,090

,2OO

,700

,900

,640

96,861

3,125

5.21

6.00

Feb.

al,750

31 , 700

al , 500

al,350

1.310

1,330

3,120

3,920

2,830

2,050

1,780

*3,330

6,440

7.660

6,210

3,590 

2,960

2,510

2,260

2,850

5,790

6,490

4,340

2,710

2,230

1,920

1,710

1,540

_

_

-

87,180

3,114

5.19

5.40

Mar.

1,410

1,300

1,550

3,170

3,390

2,280

1,870

1,650

1,440

1,260

1,560

2,950

3,090

2,750

2,510

2,400 

2,410

3,540

4.920

4,200

*3,400

2,730

2,250

1,940

1,670

1,460

1,330

1,250

1,230

1,160

l.OBO

69,150

2,231

3.72

4.29

Apr.

992

1,010

1,050

988

894

838

845

974

1,060

974

968

1,140

1.400

1,350

1,310

1,180 

1,060

954

898

831

795

1,150

1,180

968

*838

792

838

866

756

699

~

29,598

987

1.65

1.83

May

657

618

585

573

564

549

530

490

452

440

435

440

412

380

362

346 

336

322

310

300

292

280

282

276

270

262

257

253

266

*236

226

12,001

387

0.645

0.74

June

220

213

208

202

199

199

204

210

1,250

1.540

660

418

405

356

410

304 

262

244

242

251

224

226

237

485

636

384

498

465

348

615

-

11,915

397

0.662

0.74

July

1,250

630

455

*372

591

312

270

244

229

376

,500

.960

,490

,310

,210

669 

532

455

395

354

320

292

268

274

360

398

270

234

264

480

318

18,082

583

0.972

1.12

Aug.

239

257

425

270

266

251

199

187

208

*205

381

627 525"

308

221

194 

179

170

163

150

148

146

146

141

138

136

134

130

142

150

158

6,994

226

0.377

0.43

Sept.

172

257

242

165

148

139

135

129

128

129

122

129

171

175

198

174 

139

*130

128

128

125

286

518

1,110

1.270

968

522

350

272

232

~

8,791

293

0.488

0.54

Calendar year 1950: Max 11,900 Min 203 Mean 1,575 Cfsm 2.62 In. 35.61

Water year 1950-51: Max 11,200 Min 122 Mean 1,153 Cfam 1.92 In. 26.07

Peak diacharne (base. 6.OOO efa).--

cfa (25.45 ft)j Feb. 14 (1 p.m.) 7,72

Jan. 5 (4 a.m.) 6,97O cfa (19.73 ft); Jan. 17 (4 a.m.) 11,700 

0 cfa (20.81 ft)) Feb. 22 (4 a.m.) 6,660 efu (19.25 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height recordj discharge eatimated on baaia of 

Hodgenville.

records for North Fork Nolin River at
GREEN RIVER BASIN 383

Green River at lock 6, at Brownsville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°12'25", long. 86°15'40", on right bank just upstream from lock and 

dam 6, 0.7 mile downstream from Indian Creek, 1.0 mile northeast of Brownsville, 

Edmonson County, 2.1 miles downstream from Nolin River, and at mile 181.7.

Drainage area.--2,850 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1924 to September 1931, December 1936 to February 1937 (in 

Water-Supply Paper 838), July 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 413.03 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Nov. 26, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 

1948, upper staff at lock 5 used as auxiliary gage.

Average discharge.--20 years (1924-31, 1938-51), 4,125 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,700 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 26.95 ft); 

minimum daily, 543 cfs Aug. 26, 27, Sept. 21.

1924-31, 1936-37, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1937 (gage 

height, 44.94 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 55,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 132 cfs Oct. 31, 

1940.

Flood of Jan. 10, 1913, reached a stage of 42.8 ft.

Remarks.--Records good above 1,000 cfs and fair below.

Revisions (water years).--W 623: 1925. W 893: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Pall used as a factor Jan. 16-19, Feb. 16)

July 12 to Sept. 30

15,600 8.5 480

28,300 9.0 970

39,000 10.0 2,490

12.0 6,650

13.0 9,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

S.9 

9.5 

10.0 

12.0

Oct. 1 to July 11

630 15.0

1,460 20.0

2,260 26.0

6,300

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

CfSBl

In.

Oct.

,700

,540

,410

,330

,250

,160

,100

,080

,200

,430

,670

,490

,380

,200

,080

977

899

860

824

800

776

788

1,410

4,820

*5.040

3,880 

2,660

2,100

1,780

1,590

1,430

50,654

1,634

0.573

0.66

Nov.

1,320

1,240

1.190

1,300

2,240

3,780

3,780

2,930

3,030

4,660

6,750

6,000

4,700

3,590

3,000

2,670

2,570

2,840

4,040

10,400

17,100

20,900

19,200

13,700

7,300

5,180 

4,460

4,000

*3,700

3,470

171,040

5,701

2.00

2.23

Dec.

3,340

3,200

4,900

6,550

8,650

10,200

13,900

17,600

20.400

19,100

14,000

8,620

6,550

5,500

4,860

4,440

4,060

3,780

3,480

3,200

2,940

2,750

2,620

2,530

2,440

2,330 

2,200

2,070

1,940

1,840

1.810

191,800

6,187

2.17

2.50

Jan.

1.750

1,750

8,710

21,000

28,700

32,400

30,900

23,600

9,760

»6,480

6,550

8,380

9,820

20,600

34,300

 37,100

58.600

36,200

24,700

12,700

7,840

6,500

5,700

5,350

5,550

6,020 

5,680

5,500

6,800

11,000

15,900

475,620

15,280

5.56

6.18

Feb.

15,500

18, 600

21,100

21,800

18,900

10,900

12,900

17,400

19,500

18,300

12,900

11,600

*20,600

28,400

52.200

50,200

26,200-

15,400

11,000

14, 100

25,700

26,000

25,700

20,900

12 , 800

8,650 

7,020

6.100

_

-

508,170

18,150

6.57

6.65

Mar.

5,550

5,060

5,160

9,100

11,700

12,000

10, 700

8,950

7,690

6,550

6,200

9,610

15,800

15,700

15,200

15,400

12,200

15,200

20,500

24.200

*24,000

19,100

12,800

9,610

7,840

6,700 

5,850

5,260

5.020

5,260

6,600

356,510

10,860

5.81

4.39

Apr.

6,720

6,150

6,250

7,720

8,380

7,050

5,780

5,620

6,520

7,280

6,850

6,600

7,540

8.470

8,230

7,250

6,120

5,160

4,600

4,140

3,780

4,640

5,060

4,860

»4, 320

3,900 

3,860

4,040

3,980

5.560

-

174,450

5,814

2.04

2.28

May

5,160

2,960

3,210

2,980

2,940

3,030

5.580

3,120

2,690

2,370

2,160

2,050

1,970

1,840

1,680

1,560

1,460

1,360

1,270

1,200

1,120

1,060

1,O40

990

964

964 

977

1,OOO

977

899

*848

57,229

1,846

0.648

0.75

June

812

764

718

696

674

652

641

674

1,280

2.510

1,780

1,250

1,100

1,020

925

824

729

674

674

696

641

674

836

1,490

1,880

1,750 

1,550

1,580

1,140

1,720

-

51,954

1,064

0.575

0.42

July

5,560

4,560

4.440

»2,780

1,840

1,410

1,140

951

800

1,020"

1,640

3,160

3,210

2,620

2,800

1,980

2,010

1,500

1,190

1,050

948

882

860

948

1,960

2,220 

1,340

1,020

948

994

994

56,575

1,825

0.640

0.74

Aug.

860

820

1,050

994

820

820

790

790

*1,030

1,100

1,500

2,580

5,460

2,410

1,750

1,570

1,040

871

780

710

651

655

606

588

561

545 

543

720

700

1,020

1,080

35, 190

1,071

0.376

0.43

Sept.

915

994

937

770

680

651

624

660

670

642

615

570

660

810

780

800

710

624

597

*570

543

810

1,770

5,520

7,320

7.560 

5,580

3,830

2,490

1,910

-

51', 612

1,720

 0.604

0.67

Calendar year 1950: Max 55,000 

Water year 1950-51: Max 58,600

Min 

Min

776

545

Mean 8,O78 

Mean 5,854

Cfsm 2.85 

Cfsm 2.05

In. 58.47 

In. 27.88

Discharge measurement made on this day.
384 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Bear Creek near Leitchfleld, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°25'35", long. 86°15'50", near center of span on upstream side of

Dnage on State Highway 65, just downstream from Taylor Pork, 0.8 mile upstream fron 

McClure Pork, and 4 miles south of Leitchfield, Grayson County.

Drainage area. 30.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Altitude of 

 gage is 500 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,740 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 17.3 ft);/ 

minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Aug. 25, 26, 28, 29.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, 4,740 cfs Sept. 3, Nov. 19, 1950 (gage height, 17.3 

ft); no flow on several days.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 25 to Sept. 23, Sept. 26 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 Nov. 2O to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6

0.7 

4.2 

7.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

table above 3.0 ft.

as following 2.0 

2.2

2.4 

4.4 

9.4

46

2.6

3.0

5.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

62

82

192.

410

540

735

1,450

2,590

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.3

4.6

3.8 

3.0

4.2

5.3

4.6

3.8

2.6

1.6

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.6

1.6

1.0

1.0

.7

18

30

16

3.8

3.4

3.0

3.0

a2.5

*2.2

2.2

148.5

4.79

0.156

0.18

Nov.

2.2

3.0

3.4

6.0

9.1

6.0 

12

182

470

87

55

60

14

14

24

136

45

66

1.460

1,260

107

64

58

a40

a30

24

a22

a22

*a21

a 20

~

4,322.7

144

4.68

5.22

Dec.

19

18

545

117

110

328 

225

80

64

57

a45

a35

a35

a30

a25

19

16

12

11

10

10

10

10

11

10

9.8

9.1

8.0

7.5

7.2

6^7

1,900.3

61.3

1.99

2.29

Jan.

6.0

113

1,990

237

43

29

51

a40

*a30

77

106

96

367

2.590

318

215

201

alOO

aSO

a30

19

18

22

23

22

19

16

137

a4OO

al50

a200

7,715.0

249

8.08

9.32

Feb.

alOO

a70

a50

a40

a42

183

116

106

aSO

56

132

*930

367

128

104

102

72

82

168

269

339

88

62

55

a45

37

36

32.

-

-

~

3,891

139

4.51

4.70

Mar.

37

27

132

90

70

68 

66

66

64

97

540

192

168

130

106

117

199

458

234

112

90

64

*51

45

38

27

25

60

101

94

39

3,607

116

3.77

4.36

Apr.

44

58

50

38

32

24 

92

353

97

52

56

68

138

84

a60

42

28

23

22

16

94

245

61

46

34

26

*a35

a25

16

12

1,971

65.7

2.13

2.38

May

11

9.1

9.8

8.6

8.3

7.5

7.0

6.0

5.6

8.9

11

a6

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.3

1.6

1.0

1.1

1.4

*1.3

1.1

141.5

4.56

0.148

0.17

June

1.0

1.0

.8

1.1

1.0

lli

16

38

5.6

4.2

3.4

2.6

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

2.2

5.1

1.9

1.4

1.3

87

8.0

5.3

4.6

3.4

10

9.8

"

225.4

7.51

0.244

0.27

July

5.6

*3.8

7.0

4.6

3.0

2.6 

2.4

2.2

4.6

3.4

3.8

8.3

6.7

a5

a3.5

2.8

2.6

2.2

1.9

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.0

50

7.8

6.2

10

a20

a5

3.0

2.1

185.1

5.97

0.194

0.22

Aug.

1.9

2.4

1.9

1.4

1.1

.6 

.5

.6

al.5

 1.9

9^8.

9.4

3.0

2.2

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

1.0

1.1

.8

.8

.6

_.±

.4

.5

.4

a. 4

3.6

2.1

55.6

1.79

0.058

0.07

Sept.

a4

a!5

7.5

4.6

3.6

2.8 

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.2

6.7

6.2

4.4

a3.5

3.0

*2.4

al.5

2.4

2.2

14

13

576

206

30

11

6.7

3.0

2.2

~

945.2

31.5

1.02

1.14

Calendar year 195O: Max 1,46O Min O Mean 97.5 Cfsm 3.17 In. 42.97

Water year 195O-51: Max 2,590 Min O.4 Mean 68.8 Cfsm 2.23 In. 3O.32

Peak discharge (base. Z.5OO cfs). Nov. 19 (10 p.m.) 4,740 cfs (17.3 ft); Jan. 3 (12 m.) 2,65O cfs 

(14.1 ft); Jan. 14 (11 a.m.) 3,900 cfs (16.1 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements and 

records for nearby stations.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 385

Barren River near Pagevllle, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°51'08", long. 85"04"35", near right bank on downstream side of bridge 

pier on U. S. Highway 31E, 100 ft upstream from Hurricane Creek, 1.8 miles south of 

Pageville, Barren County, and 2.1 miles upstream from Peter Creek.

Drainage area. 535 sq mi.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 505.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 28, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 858 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 13,000 cfs Feb. 2; minimum, 89 cfs Sept. 

 Hi (gage height, 3.96 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 41,000 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 24.62 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 28, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--W 923: Drainage area. W 1113: 1940, 1945-46.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 17-22, Apr. 28 to 

May 1, June lo, 24, July 9-10, 14-24, July 31 to 

Aug. 1, Aug. 5-9, 14-28, Aug. 31 to Sept. 22)

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

140

260

5.5 600

7.0 1,320

9.0 2,600

12.0 4,990

15.0 7,900

17.0 10,500

Discharge cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

238

232

225

*228

222

218

210

235

583

450

305

258

235

215

205

198

192

185

185

185

188 

324

468

485

380

320

290

269

258

248

245

8,479

274

0.512

0.59

Nov.

235

240

548

930

965

716

*564

502

662

1,420

1,200

900

730

608

532

492

560

536

560

3,910

6.580 

3,020

1,590

1,220

1,000

870

802

726

662

624

~

33,904

1,130

2.11

2.36

Dec.

620

636

667

1,460

1,490

1,220

2,560

5.580

2,030

1,540

1,250

1,080

945

*830

757

694

624

580

520

492

468 

446

440

432

415

394

377

350

350

359

544

27,750

895

1.67

1.93

Jan.

320

311

1,540

8,360

8,060

2,540

1,810

1,470

1,220

1,100

1,670

2,000

1,830

3,930

*6,590

4,760

2,530

1,880

1,510

1,270

1,140 

985

900

900

860

775

730

766

2,240

4,430

3,010

71,443

2,305

4.31

4.97

Feb.

8,870

al 0.000

a5, 000

a3,000

a2,000

1,640

4,000

6,300

3,060

2,140

1,780

3,170

6,270

*5,150

3,190

2,400

2,000

1,670

1,890

3,050

5,660 

4,550

2,740

2,030

1,650

1,430

1,450

1.570

-

-

~

97,460

3,481

6.51

6.77

Calendar year 1950: Max 20,300 Min 185

Mar.

1,240

1,140

1,100

1,320

1,590

1,750

4,650

4,620

2,660

1,900

1,620

2,040

2,640

2,640

2,370

2,250

2,420

4,640

5.480

3,860

*3,000 

2,340

1,860

1,580

1,340

1,180

1.070

1,070

1,490

2,680

2,240

71,780

2,315

4.33

4.99

Apr.

1,660

1,950

4.850

4,410

2,940

2,090

1,730

2,360

2,280

1,790

1,530

2,030

1,980

1,760

1,500

1,300

1,130

965

860

780

712 

2,140

3,070

1,950

1,490

1,330

1,460

1,060

875

762

54,724

1,824

3.41

3.80

May

*667

616

592

572

588

536

474

460

436

418

468

446

394

368

344

332

320 3l'l

299

290

311 

296

290

284

269

269

263

260

245

238

250

11,886

385

0.716

0.83

June

222

218

212

208

*202

202

200

255

384

560

550

272

296

287

242

222

208

202

192

269

426

287

668

510

567

544

885

515

594

561

"

10,558

552

0.658

0.72

July

793

620

404

550

550

296

255

228

205

205

517

287

255

215

218

212

185

*172

156

148

142 

134

148

144

311

594

415

228

290

252

188

6,497

274

0,512

0.59

Aug.

156

426

335

225

172

148

134

175

790

950

506

520

250

215

192

170

158

152

140

152

*126

118

106

98

95

95

95

200

752

520

202

8,029

259

0.484

0.56

Sept.

158

158

126

116

110

110

114

112

106

108

154

185

140

152

154

150

112

102

98

95

M624

401

*556

412

499

474

502

248

~

6,599

220

0.411

0.46

Mean 1,501 Cfsm 2.81 In. 38.07

Water year 1950-51: Max 10,000 Mln 91 Mean 1,126 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.58

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). Jan. 5 (2 a.m.) 11.400 cfs (17.51 ft); Feb. 2 (time unknown)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Bowling Green.
386 GREKN RIVER BASIN

West Bays Pork at Scottsville, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°44'50", long. 86°11'45", on downstream side near left abutment of

 bridge on U. S. Highway 31E, 1 mile southwest of Scottsville, Alien County, and 5.8 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--7.52 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Altitude of

 gage is 640 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,490 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 5.78 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of flood of 

Mar. 23, 1952, at gage height, 6.09 ft; no flow on Aug. 25, 26.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 Nov. 20 to Jan. 14 Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

1.63

1.65

1.7

1.2 1.7

1.4 li75 4.6 1.54 .2 

2.2 1.8 7.6 1.58 .6 

2.7 1.9 15 1.64 1.2 

3.6 2.1 36 1.7 2.0 

5.3 - 2.5 109 1.75 3.4 

1.9 12 2.9 235 1.8 5.8 

2.1 36 3.2 350 1.9 13 

2.3 69 2.1 36

Note. Same as preceding" table above 

2.1 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.8

1.8

1.7

*1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2 172-

1.2

1.2

al.2

5.3

3^tT

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.4

55.0

1.77

0.235

0.27

Nov.

1.4 Z72-

2.7

4.8

3.3

2.7

*2.2

2.0

44

18

14

8.5

7.9

6.6

4.4

5.3

4.4

3.6

53

541

42

25

16

12

12

11

9.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

-

678.8

22.6

3.01

3.36

Dec.

5.8

5.8

12

13

12

52

98

sr

29

29

16

14

12

*10

8.9

8.9

7.6

7.0

5.8

5.2

4.6

4.1

4.1

3.7

a3.5

3.4

3.4

3.1

37T

3.4

3.4

424.4

13.7

1.82

2.10

Jan.

3.1

3T¥

153

100

52

23

a 10

a8

a7

20

a!5

a 10

alOO

*308 -ET

38

29

21

15

14

12

10

9.6

8.2

7.6

7.0

7.6

a30

a30

27

a!50

1,292.5

41.7

5.55

6.39

Feb.

a50

a35

27

23

18

17

136

42

27

21

47

200 155"

*64

44

35

26

26

42

71

59

41

29

21

17

15

13

11~~^~

_

-

1,279

45.7

6.08

6.33

Mar.

9.6

8.9 IS 

21

15

18

80

41

29

21

19

29

35

35

38

38

44

122 -ET

57

*41

29

24

21

17

14

11

12

13

12

10

946.5

30.5

4.06

4.68

Apr.

a25

50

6730-

26

18

17

19

16

14

44

29

24

18

16

13

10

7.6

7.0

7.0

6.4

a4D 

14

13

10

22

16

11

9.6

8.9

-

608.5

20.3

2.70

3.01

May

*7.6

6.4

4.7

4.7

ai

a7

5.8

4.7

3.8

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.2

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5 T75-

1.6

1.6

96.4

3.11

0.414

0.48

June

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.8

 1.6

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.0

al.5

al.2

al.O

rr?

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

2.2

1.2

14~S".0

1.1

1.2

2.7

1.5

1.2

4.7

3.4

-

62.5

2.08

0.277

0.31

July

3.0

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.8

1.5

1.2

.1

.2

.5

.4

.2

.1

.0

.0

.9

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.8

.7

^

.4

.8

5.8

Tff

.7

.7

38.4

1.24

0.165

0.19

Aug.

0.7

.6

.4

.6

.6

.4

.4

3.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

.2

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

~.l 0

66

T.6

.8

.4

80.9

2.61

0.347

0.40

Sept.

0.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.175"

.1

a.l

a.l

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

307 ~4T

2.0

22

*52

10

3.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

-

449.3

15.0

1.99

2.22

Calendar year 1950: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 341 Min 0 Mean 16.5 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.74

Peak discharge (base. 1,100 ofs) . Nov. 20 (l a.m.) 1,480 cfs (5.57 ft); Jan. 14 (1 p.m.) 1,490 efa 

(5.78 ft); Sept. 22 \Z p.m.) 1.Z80 efs (5.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for South 

Pork Little Barren River at Edmonton.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 387

Drakes Creek near Alvaton, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°53'45", long. 86°23'20" > on right bank at downstream side of abandoned 

Driage on highway, 2.5 miles northwest of Alvaton, Warren County, and 4.8 miles 

downstream from Trammel Pork.

Drainage area.--484 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 443.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Dec. 19, 1940, wire-weight gage at 

site 0.5 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 11 years (1940-51), 735 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,600 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 24.25 ft); min- 

 imum, 45 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 3.37 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 30,900 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 30.70 ft); minimum, 9 cfs Sept. 28, 1941 (gage height, 2.79 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--W 923: Drainage area. W 1003: 1943. W 1113: 1940(M),

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1-19)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 3

4.0 100

5.0 262

6.0 455

8.0

12.0

16.0

1,160

3,120

5,500

3.4 

3.9 

5.2

7.0

Jan. 4 to Sept. 3O

3OO 

785

14.0 3,690

19.0 6,950

23.0 10,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

212

202

194

188

*180

174

167

164

190

201

178

162

146

137

129

122

118

114

111

106

105

T24

215

235

197

161

145

135

127

129

122

4,886

158

0.326

0.38

Nov.

116

114

IK

164

180

180

*166

156

220

639

472

355

298

259

230

230

250

245

276

3,820

4.970

920

1,270

964

754

660

604

532

478

450

-

20,096

670

1.38

1.54

Dec.

433

417

495

920

860

936

4,000

2,760

1,770

1,400

1,120

960

808

*702

636

574

514

468

426

398

376

356

347

338

330

318

304

284

276

272

262

24,080

777

1.61

1.85

Jan.

250

247

1,150

9.860

4,610

2,090

1.620

1,370

1,130

1,020

1,860

1,980

1,860

3,420

*5,870

3,390

2,220

1,720

1,390

1,160

1,020

880

802

788

728

662

620

647

1,860

2,110

1,660

60,034

1,937

4.00

4.61

Feb.

6,180

aS , 5OO

a8 , 5OO

a7,800

1,600

1,720

4,530

4,840

2,690

1,920

1,610

3,320

8,850

7,130

*3,900

2,760

2,380

2,160

2,750

3,600

6,420

4,070

2,630

1,960

1,600

1,380

1,260

1.120

-

_

-

107,180

3,828

7.91

8.24

Mar.

1,010

908

i.'ZSo" 855

1,260

1,180

3,580

2,710

1,860

1,440

1,270

1,520

1,820

2.050

1,950

1,980

2,120

5,370

6,090

4,220

*3,280

2,360

1.910

1,590

1,300

1,110

988

964

1,110

1,200

1,040

61,275

1,977

4.08

4.71

Apr.

918

1,270

2,650

2,460

1,920

1,520

1,350

1,680

1,510

1,320

1,160

1,790

1,660

1,420

1,200

1,030

900

802

743

674

614

1,375

1,490

1,090

939

81O

978

743

659

620

-

37,270

1,242

2.57

2.86

May

551

480

635

S27

524

447

392

356

332

318

312

300

278

259

244

232

222

217

210

200

211

206

196

205

186

176

192

166

158

152

148

9,032

291

O.6O1

0.69

June

141

137

133

127

*127

128

128

142

182

235

202

165

154

155

144

130

120

113

110

T9T

411

273

824

475

282

52O" 962

356

602

413

-

8,187

273

0.564

0.63

July

905

TjSo"

367

306

260

225

184

162

155

168

264

222

202

170

148

133

120

113

*106

100

93

156" 87

362

296

199

165

234

198

' 134

119

6,863

221

0.457

0.53

Aug.

102

116

120

89

76

70

66

72

327

1,180

458

251

182

142

119

99

87

78

71

66

*63

59

55

51

49

46ts

220

650

230

152

5,392

174

0.360

0.41

Sept.

119

99

87

77

70

91

77

67

61

59

62

75

80

76

72

69

63

56

52

49

46

Z5S

1/750

438

524

*542

304

216

165

131

-

5,825

194

0.401

0.45

Calendar year 1950; Max 19,700 Min 105 Mean 1,359 Cfsm 2.81 In. 38.11

Water year 1950-51: Max 9,860 Min 46 Mean 959 Cfsra 1.98 In. 26.90

Peak discharge (base, 9,OOP efs). Jan. 4 (4 p.m.) 12,600 cfs (24.25 ft); Feb. 13 (1:30 p.m.) 

9,860 Of8 IZZ.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Barren River near Pageville 

and at Bowling Green.
388 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Barren River at Bowling Green, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°00'04", long. 86°25'5l", on downstream side of old bridge 400 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 31W and 68 at Bowling Green, Warren County, 800 

ft upstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, 6 miles downstream from 

Drakes Creek, and 8.9 miles upstream from Jennings Creek.

Drainage area. --1,680 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1951.

'7.7 miles downstream. 

Average discharge.--13 years, 2,527 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,800 cfs Jan. 5; maximum gage height, 28.52 

nr~Fe~b. 14; minimum discharge, 191 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 4.74 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 53,000 cfs Feb. 15, 1948; maximum gage height, 39.82 

ft Feb. 15, 1948; minimum discharge observed, 51 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 1941 (gage height, 

4.23 ft).

Maximum stage known, 52.2 ft Jan. 8, 1913, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 893: Drainage area. W 1113: 1945, 1946(M).

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Fall used as a factor Dec. 10, 11, Jan. 5-9, 13-22, Feb. 3-6, 

9, 10, 13-19, 21-25, Mar. 18-25)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 3O

5.5 

6.0 

8.0

510

720

1,720

13.0

20.0

28.0

5,100 

11,100 

22.OOO

4.7 

6.0 

8.0

180

620

1,650

13.0 5,100

20.0 11,100

28.0 22,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

762

737

712

*699 

678

657

636

632

644

1,150

967

779

695

640

607

581

565

548

535

527

514

552

912

1.920

1,350

1,040

872

784

720

686

657

23,758

766

0.456

0.53

Nov.

632

615

615

836 

1,320

1,450

*1,190

1,040

1,030

2,190

3,140

2,400

1,850

1,510

1,300

1,180

1,140

1,200

1,230

4,420

14,400

14.600

9,020

4,660

3,390

2,740

2,400

2,160

1,940

1,790

-

87,388

2,913

1.73

1.93

Dec.

1,690

1,650

1,780

2,330 

3,500

3,500

6,210

9.720

8,520

5,850

4,500

3,730

3,150

2,700

*2,380

2,170

1,970

1,790

1,620

1,470

1,400

1,300

1,260

1,220

1,200

1,140

1,100

1,040

990

985

972

82^837

2,672

1.59

1.83

Jan.

940

918

1,660

12,800 

21.400

19,900

12,300

6,010

4,560

3,850

4,320

6,740

6,290

9,140

15,800

*18,100

14,900

8,310

5,810

4,620

3,940

3,420

2,990

2,770

2,720

2,470

2,200

2,150

3,490

7,760

8,550

220,828

7,123

4.24

4.89

Peb'.

10,900

17,800

18,000

17,000 

8,450

5,460

7,610

14,800

14,400

9,470

6,330

6,800

*15,500

21.200

19 , 800

13,200

8,450

6,790

6,630

10,300

13,700

15,900

12,800

8,180

6,070

5,040

4,360

4.050

-

-

-

308,990

11,040

6.57

6.84

Mar.

3,680

3,290

5.050

5,600 

4,810

4,850

6,780

10,600

9,720

6,680

4,950

4,950

6,72O

7,800

7,750

7,260

7,580

9,920

17,900

18.400

14,500

*9,790

7,460

6,080

4,960

4,150

5,570

5,220

5,290

4,170

5,320

216,540

6,985

4.16

4.79

Apr.

4,600

3,920

6,480

9.550 

9,200

6,910

5,240

4,990

5,790

5,250

4,430

4,540

5,700

5,240

4,600

3,990

3,460

3,020

2,710

2,470

2.220

2,680

5,600

5,660

4,250

5,450

3,200

5,120

2,560

2,250

-

156,880

4,565

2.72

3.03

May

2.010

*1,790

1,720

1,680 

1,590

1,570

1,420

1,260

1,160

1,100

1,060

1,100

1,040

940

870

810

770

730

700

676

668

692

660

652

652

604

588

620

595

544

516

30,768

993

t).591

0.68

June

498

480

467

453 

446

*436

455

459

494

656

910

680

564

544

556

498

455

429

419

422

628

950

1,020

1,490

1,300

1,550

2.010

1,650

1,170

1,120

-

22,945

765

0.455

0.51

July

1,580

2.170

1,320

950 

790

696

608

533

491

508

564

656

660

680

544

488

467

422

*395

368

537

328

534

488

680

790

616

668

580

505

505

20,721

668

0.598

0.46

Aug.

453

388

656

588 

433

351

505

299

1,200

5.160

2,220

1,100

705

544

460

405

365

534

305

286

270

254

238

220

208

iai 197

217

764

1,100

636

18,818

607

0.361

0.42

Sept.

456

378

354

318 

285

280

285

280

275

254

241

267

585

541

302

505

289

251

226

211

200

214

5.560

2,780

1,320

*1,630

1,120

895

825

596

-

19,117

637

0.379

0.42

Calendar year 1950: Max 48,600 Mln 514 Mean 4,586 Cfsm 2.73 In. 37.04

Water year 1950-51: Max 21,400 Mln 197 Mean 3,259 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.33

Discharge measurement made on this day.
&REEN RIVER BASIN 389

Green River at lock 4, at Woodbury, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°11'00", long. 86°37'40", on left bank 0.2 mile upstream from lock 4, 

at woodbury, Butler County, 0.3 mile downstream from Barren River, and at mile 149.1.

Drainage area. 5,410 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1936 to February 1937 (in Water-Supply Paper 838), October 

j-saY to sep^emDer 1951.

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 389.60 ft above mean sea level, adjustBfent of 1912. Prior to September 1940, staff gage at site 0.2 mile downstream at 

lock 4 at same datum. Since Oct. 1, 1938, auxiliary staff gage, read twice daily, 

6.0 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 14 years (1937-51), 7,802 cfs.

Extremes. Ifeximum discharge during year, 58,600 cfs Jan. 17; maximum gage height, 27.02 

re jan. 18; minimum discharge, 675 cfs Aug. 26, 27 (gage height, 6.85 ft).

1936-51: Ifexlmum discharge, 205,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1937, from rating curve extended 

above 86,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 43.1 ft Jan. 25, 1937; minimum discharge, 245 

cfs Oct. 19, 1940.

Flood of Jan. 11, 1913, reached a stage of 38.5 ft.

Remarks. Records good. 

Revisions. W 893: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Pall used as a factor Nov. ZZ-Z4, Dec. 8-11, Jan. 4-11,

14-Z3, Feb. Z-28, Mar. 15, 16, 19-Z5)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 17 Jan. IB to Sept. 30

Z4.0

1,300

6,300

Z8,500

59,300

7.3

8.0

600 

1,5ZO 

3,330

9.0 

15.0 

Z4.0

6,300 

Z8,500 

59,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

ZO

Zl

zz

23

24

Z5

26 

27

Z8

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

Z.950

Z.710

Z.530

Z,380

2,Z30

Z.110

2.0ZO

1,900

1,960

Z.470

3,040

Z,680

2,410

2,110

1,900

1,810

1,570 

1,540

1,450

1,4ZO

1.500

1,480 

Z.350

5,480

7.460

6,OZO 

4,360

3,400

2,920

2,560

2,350

82,870

2,673

0.494

0.57

Nov.

Z,140

Z,OZO

1.960

Z,050

3,160

4,960

5,500

*4,660

4,660

7.0ZO

10,500

10,000

8,100

6,ZZO

5,050

4,540

4,ffiO 

4,540

5,980

18,900

Z9,800

55.200 

33,800

Z6,100

18,000

10,800 

8,940

8.0ZO

7,340

6,860

301,300

10,040

1.86

2.07

Dec.

6,620

6,4ZO

10,800

14,000

15,100

16,800

Z4.400

Z9 , 700

51.700

Z9,800

Z3.900

17,900

1Z,300

10,400

*9,100

8,140

7,380 

6,700

6,100

5,500

5,110

4,870 

4,660

4,480

4,390

4,180 

4,000

3,760

3,550

3,400

3.540

338,500

10.9ZO

Z.OZ

Z.33

Jan.

3.ZZO

3,ZZO

16,800

35,500

45,000

49, ZOO

49,500

43,000

31,700

17, ZOO

15,400

16,700

Z0,000

31,300

48,700

56,000

*58.500 

55,500

51,100

46,700

Z5.800

15,800 

12,600

11,200

10,000

10,000 

9,740

9,500

12,000

17,100

22,100

850,080

Z7.420

5.07

5.84

Feb.

24,500

30,000

35,000

38, ZOO

34,200

Z4,600

Z5.300

31,100

34,500

32,200

Z4, 500

Z0,900

*33,500

43,500

48,900

49.600

45,300 

38,300

Z7,800

26,200

39,900

44,700 

44,700

40, 100

3Z,100

19,700 

14, ZOO

15.500

-

-

917,000

32,750

6.05

6.30

Mar.

11,900

10,500

10.400

16,500

18,900

19,300

18,600

20,400

19,700

16,100

13,300

16,500

Zl,400

Z5.ZOO

*26,600

24,800

23,800 

Z9,600

36,8OO

43,000

44.500

40,100 

30,800

Z1.700

16,600

14,100 

11,900

10,900

10,500

10,900

1Z.700

647,800

Z0.900

3.86

4.45

Apr.

13,300

1Z.800

14, ZOO

17,500

19.000

16,700

13,900

14, ZOO

14,500

14,800

17,900

13,800

14,700

15,500

14,900

13,400

11,800 

10, ZOO

*9,060

8,220

7,580

11,000 

13,000

13,200

11,100

9,300 

8,380

8,500

7,940

7.180

-

377,560

1Z.590

2.33

2.60

May

6.500

5,760

5,700

5,610

5,460

5,310

5,460

5,340

4,830

4,410

4,080

3,930

3,810

3,580

3,360

3,160

3,OZO 

Z,740

Z,690

Z,580

Z,450

2,450 

2,360

*Z,Z30

Z,160

2,100 

2,080

Z.080

Z.100

Z,000

1.860

111,000

3,581

0.66Z

0.76

June

1,790

1,7ZO

1,670

1,610

1,5ZO

1.500

1,500

1,5ZO

1,790

3,Z50

3,390

Z,740

Z,Z80

Z,030

1,930

1,810

1,610 

1,500

1,5ZO

1,760

1,650

1,980 

2,880

3,870

5.990

3,550 

3,780

3,730

3,080

3,900

-

70,850

2,362

0.437

0.49

July

5,880

6.740

6,740

4,680

3,440

2,7ZO

Z,Z80

1,980

1,7ZO

Z,Z30

Z,770

3,930

4,620

4, ZOO

3,780

3,050

Z,610 

Z.Z60

1,790

*1,540

1,370

1.Z50 

1,520

Z.770

3,390

3,780 

Z.770

2,100

1,810

1,630

1,650

92,980

2,999

0.554

0.64

Aug.

,440

,Z90

,410

,760

,390

,150

,050

,050

* ,650

,900

,9ZO

.010

,650

,610

,640

,000

,610 

,Z90

,110

996

903

835 

784

750

690

m958

1,230

Z.080

2,160

55,696

1,797

0.33Z

0.38

Sept.

1,700

1,720

1,810

1,310

1,020

939

85Z

869

9ZO

9ZO

939

*85Z

1,130

1,650

1,370

1,190

1,110 

958

835

750

720

1,230 

3,130

8,740

9,900

10.500 

7,900

5,700

4,050

3,020

-

77,734

Z,591

0.479

0.53

Calendar year 1950: Max 83,800 Mln 1,300 Mean 15,040 Cfsm 2.78 In. 37.76

Water year 1950-51: Max 58,500 Mln 675 Mean 10,750 Cfsm 1.99 In. 26.96

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

281787 O - 53 - 26
390 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Mud River'near Lewisburg, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°00', long. 86°54', on right bank 100 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

a miles northeast of Lewisburg, Logan County, 7.4 miles downstream from Motts Lick 

Creek, and 12| miles upstream from Wolf Lick Creek.

Drainage area. 97.3 sq mi.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 409.05 ft above mean sea level, 

cfatum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 23, 1941, wire-weight gage at site 100 ft downstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge.--11 years (1940-51), 156 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,580 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 18.4 ft, from 

grapn based on gage readings); minimum observed, 3.4 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 3.50 

ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 9,070 cfs Feb. 14, 1949 (gage height, 20.8 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 22 to May 30)

5.1 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14

16 8.0

18 9.0

20 12.0

24 13.0

35 14.0

52 15.0

76 17.0

Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

150

276

696

880

1,300

2,100

4,100

3.5 

3.7 

3.9 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

3.4 

4.2

5.3

9.5

16

50

95

8.0

9.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.5

170

290

710

880

1,300

2,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

22

20

19

*19

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

25

US.

62

38

28

23

21

20

19

19

801

25.8

0.265

0.31

Nov.

19

19

19

21

27

*25

23

23

74

304

126

88

76

68

64

62

83

77

314

2.150

1,740

626

346

241

178

144

126

117

110

106

-

7,396

247

2.54

2.83

Dec.

104

107

1,070

1,000

528

632

1,740

752

' 458

332

241

192

*159

146

132

115

104

95

87

83

77

75

74

72

70

68

64

61

60

60

58

8,816

284

2.92

3.37

Jan.

54

65

2,340

3,250

980

542

388

286

216

226

493

380

655

5.700

3,400

 1,120

556

406

347

279

217

166

148

138

126

118

115

180

409

272

217

21,789

703

7.23

8.33

Feb.

246

273

147

143

149

160

1,220

826

416

291

311

1,080

1,900

1,220

*696

535

416

395

675

1,070

2.600

900

507

366

279

223

193

169

-

-

-

17,406

622

6.39

6.65

Mar.

165

159

188

682

458

332

465

353

256

201

284

584

507

437

403

424

381

1.580

1,270

880

668

*458

332

271

222

188

162

190

211

180

146

12,837

414

4.25

4.91

Apr.

135

280

584

437

278

222

254

423

510

248

266

595

290

249

165

110

154

119

112

107

115

593

304

148

113

98

89

82

75

69

-

6,804

227

2.35

2.6O

May

64

 61

60

58

55

55

52

48

44

41

58

36

32

30

28

25

22

20

17

15

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

928

29.9

0.507

0.35

June

9.9

9.8

9.8

10

10

*10

10

10

11

12

11

11

10

11

11

10

9.2

8.4

8.4

495

106

520

806

T24

70

124

90

59

55

384

-

2,823.5

94.1

0.967

1.08

July

626

136

92

82

68

56

46

34

29

152

150

100

248

160

94

82

67

58

45

54

29

25

176

206

182

*73

52

37

32

24 ia

3,209

104

1.07

1.23

Aug.

16

26

15

11

9.5

8.7

8.2

7.5

7.5

9.4

16

16

8.5

7.2

6.4

5.7

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.5

4.4

*4.3

4.0

5.7

5.6

5.5

3.4

11

77

18

9.5

340.2

11.0

0.113

0.13

Sept.

7.0

62

24

8.0

5.9

5.8

7.3

7.5

5.5

4,8

4.8

5.4

14

26

15

9.9

8.4

7.1

5.8

5.2

4.9

8.9

59

17

207

78

*44

24

15

9.8

~

685.0

22.8

0.254

0.26

Calendar year 195O: Max 5,440 Mln 16 Mean 351 Cfsm 3.61 In. 48.98

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,700 Min 3.4 Mean 230 Cfsm 2.36 In. 32.05

Peak discharge (baae. 5,000 cfs).- Nov. 20 (6 p.m.) 3,000 cfs (15.9 ft); Jan. 3 (12 p.m.) 4,500 

"(17.4 ft); Jan. 14 (9 p.m.) 5,580 cfs (18.4 ft); Feb. 21 (4 a.m.) 3,300 cfs (16.2 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 391

Rough River near Madrid, Ky.

Location.--lat 37°35'30", long. 86°18'55", on upstream side of bridge near center of 

span on State Highway 65 at Eveleigh, 1.6 miles southeast of Madrid, Breckinridge 

County, and 4 miles downstream from Clifty Creek.

Drainage area.--229 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 466.08 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--13 years, 331 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs Jan. 15; maximum gage height, 

3370~ft Jan. 15 (from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, 

22 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 4.42 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Dec. 12, 1949; maximum gage height, 36.2 

ft Dec. 13, 1949 (from graph based on gage readings): minimum discharge observed, 

7.5 cfs Sept. 27, 1941, July 28, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 38.6 ft Jan. 19, 1937, from floodmarks (discharge, 18,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records fair. 

Revisions.--W 873: Drainage area.

Hating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Rate of change of stage used as a factor for most days above 500 cfs)

Oct. 1 to Nov

4.7 

5.0 

15.0 1,2

Nov. 20 to Sept. 3O

4.4 

4.6 

4.8 

5.0

21 15.0

19.0

24.0

32.0

1,240

2,100

3,800

9,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

108

101

96

94

91

89

84

87

109

110

96

81

77

74

73

72

69

69

67

64

61

89

167

137

82

72

69

65

67

*63

5J.

2,640

85.2

0.372

0.43

Nov.

57

56

58

64

83

77

67

134

1,110

1,010

471

?87

218

177

150

446

404

235

489

5,960

2,680

950

606

457

362

317

295

263

252

*236

-

15,971

532

2.32

2.59

Dec.

270

299

2,240

1,930

903

912

5,220

1,600

865

692

541

458

395

364

406

353

274

254

201

188

172

159

160

156

149

140

150

114

111

115

105

17,854

575

2.51

2.90

Jan.

102

128

3,460

6,250

1,950

905

660

525

*451

442

852

642

552

5,550

9.020

*3,180

1,350

931

728

618

514

417

578

456

584

514

278

590

982

658

493

45,698

1,410

6.16

7.10

Feb.

556

462

401

561

535

526

2,440

1,520

755

546

472

2,400

*4.600

1,360

1,160

990

866

673

888

1,000

2,560

1,240

815

606

642

471

446

387

-

-

-

29,056

1,038

4.53

4.72

Mar.

383

359

442

1,710

892

658

555

481

597

555

1,110

1,580

1,280

1,100

908

956

899

2,420

1,760

1,310

1,130

*815

685

611

505

445

392

443

494

694

494

26,181

845

3.69

4.25

Apr.

449

485

504

435

382

544

577

695

571

499

455

708

658

752

621

494

415

358

329

289

259

910

595

407

341

*299

344

277

244

215

-

15,665

456

1.99

2.22

May

190

174

160

154

158

147

134

126

119

116

120

114

106

102

98

93

91

90

87

84

84

82

82

84

80

78

72

72

71

*71

72

5,311

107

0.467

0.54

June

70

71

71

72

75

70

70

255

432

118

88

84

"198 147

99

83

78

165

108

93

83

75

70

208

86

71

123

 75

486

689

-

4,413

147

0.642

0.72

July

172

105

*86

114

91

74

63

61

61

222

150

526

532

676

189

121

94

86

77

70

64

59

57

101

260

86

64

61

64

76

55.

4,117

133

0.581

0.67

Aug.

59

88

72

54

54

42

40

37

47

*84

184

420

184

55

46

46

42

35

35

35

54

34

52

51

50.

51

50

55

59

59

52

2,064

66.6

0.291

0.54

Sept.

37

321

106

42

54

26

50

29

27

26

27

30

144

135

63

34

28

27

*26

25_

29

27

88

255

414

123

72

47

39

34

-

2,343

78.1

0.541

0.58

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,090 Min 56 Mean 653 Cfsm 2.85 In. 38.74

Water year 1950-51: Max 9,020 Min 25 Mean 453 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.86

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 cfs).--Nov. 20 (8 p.m.) 5.630 cfs (26.5 ft at 10 p.m.): Dec. 7 

11 a.m ) 4,570 cfs (24.4 ft at 1 p.m.lj Jan. 4 (5 a.m.) 7,810 cfs (29.5 ft at 8 a.m.): Jan. 

1 a.m.) 12,200 cfs (54.0 ft at 5 a.m.); Feb. 13 (5 a.m.) 5,480 cfs (26.5 ft at 8 a mi

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
392 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Rough River near Falls of Rough, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°37', long. 86°30', on right bank 2.6 miles downstream from North Pork, 

a-| miles northeast of Falls of Rough, Grayson County, 4.1 miles upstream from Rock 

Lick Creek, and 7.1 miles upstream from mill dam. Low-water gage is on left bank, 150 

ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 110 at Palls of Rough, Grayson County, 3.1 

miles downstream from Rock Lick: Creek and 7.2 miles downstream from base gage.

Drainage area. Base gage: 449 sq mi; low-water gage: 500 sq mi. 

Records available.--January 1940 to September 1951.

Gage. Base gage: Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 429.20 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to July 10, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Low-water gage: Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 420.94 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. July 12, 1940, to June 27, 1941, staff gage at datum 1.79 ft 

lower and June 27, 1941, to Oct. 4, 1948, water-stage recorder at datum 2.79 ft lower, 

at site 1,000 ft downstream.

Average discharge.--11 years, 647 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs Jan. 15; maximum gage height, 28.94 

re jan. 15; minimum discharge, 26 cfs Aug. 25 (gage height, 1.63 ft).

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 13,400 cfs Jan. 13, 1950; maximum gage height, 29.94 

ft Jan. 14, 1950; minimum daily discharge, 6 cfs Aug. 13, 1944.

Remarks. Records fair. Unless otherwise noted, records above 1,000 cfs computed at 

Base" gage; records below 1,000 cfs computed at low-water gage and includes flow of 

Rock Lick Creek. Regulation at low flow by mill.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

&

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

176

16Z

150

140

134

128

122

119

126

142

157

127

111

102

97

93

93

86

74

72.

75

94 

159

203

189

134

106

94

85

*81

82

3,713

120

-

-

Nov.

82

78

11

82

103

117

118

157

1,210

1,890

1,580

612

380

313

269

620

816

543

979

3,990

5.140

4,320 

2,350

1,310

722

554

468

442

416

*403

~

30,160

1,005

-

-

Dec.

423

470

4,040

4.580

3,380

2,810

4,350

4,210

2,930

1,770

1,060

904

751

676

674

646

547

461

406

370

347

326 

321

322

514-

298

273

246

230

226

2JL°

38,581

1,245

-

-

Jan.

209

239

3,940

6,700

6,700

4,730

2,490

1,480

*915

978

1,490

1,540

1,270

6,400

11.000

*9,500

6,500

3,870

2,160

1,480

e902

780 

669

690

705

606

533

e852

1,610

1,570

1,080

83,588

2,696

-

-

Feb.

890

a940

a820

674

625

864

3,260

3,540

2,240

1,380

e940

3,340

*5,530

*5.BBO

4,530

3,000

2,020

1,540

1,630

2,330

4,030

3,680 

2,310

1,520

1,040

887

804

738

-

-

-

60,982

2,178

-

-

Mar.

718

662

e833

2,570

2,490

1,680

1,100

929

787

655

1,420

2,950

2,990

2,440

2,000

1,860

1,900

3,760

4,_000

3,500

2,890

*2,000 

1,500

1,280

e966

859

740

818

993

1,140

1,000

53,428

1,723

-

-

Apr.

952

1,000

974

877

738

645

e870

1,540

1,320

e956

e821

1,310

1,440

1,500

1,340

e950

809

671

597

538

e608

2.580 

1,750

1,080

835

*676

621

596

512

459

~

29,565

979

-

-

May

!1£

575

546

328

527

524

294

268

251

238

232

230

219

201

185

174

166

160

150

144

136

152

176

160

156

122

115

108

*105

101

9j)

6,415

207

-

-

June

94

.89

92

272

152

108

96

144

406

489

206

141

220

312

278

161

122

111

250

176

124

114 

162

524

292

147

126

158

e685

1.B6Q

"

8,089

270

-

-

July

904

572 *216

165

178

153

104

90

87

92

294

578

e715

1.090

758

298

190

146

117

99

87

77 

J5

185

512

357

154

87

82

81

104

8,205

265

-

-

Aug.

516

220

190

260

106

65

56

55

148

297

216

420

520

*114

67

50

53

43

41

46

42

39

40

36

50

32

40

56

46

164

83

3,671

118

-

-

Sept.

63

620

558

188

67

53

44

58

57

46

44

45

510

406

222

94

58

46

*59

56

55

142 

157

402

761

544

240

124

82

65

~

5,542

185

-

"

Calendar year 1950: Max 12,200 Min 72 Mean 1,377 Cfsm - In. -

Water iter year year 1950-51: 1950-51: Max Max 11,000 11,000 Min Min 30 30 Mean Mean 909 909 Cfsm Cfsm - - In. In. --

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 ofs).--Nov. 21 (4 a.m.) 5.290 efs f20.75 ft): Jan. 4 (8 p.nO 7.120 cfs 

(24.45 ft); Jan. 15 (4 p.m.) 11,600 cfs (28.84 ft); Feb. 14 (4 a.m.) 6,050 cfs (22.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record at lower gage; discharge estimated on basis of gage heights at upper gage 

and records for stations near Madrid and Dundee.

e Discharge computed at upper gage (discharge at lower gage greater than 1,000 cfs).
GREEN RIVER BASIN 393

Rough River near Dundee, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°32'50", long. 86 0 43'20", on right bank at downstream side of Barretts 

Fora Bridge, 1.5 miles downstream from Caney Creek and 3 miles southeast of Dundee, 

Ohio County.

Drainage area. 752 sq mi.

Records available. February 1940 to September 1951.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 393.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Dec. 10, 1940, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum. Since Oct. 

1, 1950, auxiliary wire-weight gage 5.6 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 11 years, 1,043 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,300 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 28.59 ft); 

minimum, 45 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 3.48 ft).

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Jan. 14, 1950 (gage height, 28.97 ft); minimum daily, 8.1 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1941; minimum gage height observed, 2.92 ft Oct. 28, 

1940.

Maximum stage known, 31.8 ft in January 1937, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. 

Revisions. W 893: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Pall used as a factor Nov. 11-13, 2O-22, 24-29, Dec. 3, 7-17, Jan. 3,

8-14, 19-26, 28-31, Feb. 1, 2, 7-13, 16-28, Mar. 1-3, 5-1O, 12-31,

Apr. 1, 2, 9-11, 13-18, 21-27, June 29 to July 2)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 9

4.1 70

5.0 142

6.0 258

11.0 1,050

Nov. 10 to Sept. 3O

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

150

370

1O.O 

22.0 

24.0 

26.0

83O 

3,780 

4,540 

6,090

27.0 

28.0 

28.5 

29. O

7,700 

10,400 

13,500 

20,60O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

225

204

184

167

154

144

137

131

130

137

162

162

132

118

107

102 

98

94

88

78

2i

83

172

2,6,9

254

216

150

118

106

93

*91

4,382

141

0.187

0.2Z

Nov.

91

90

87

90

104

125

144

180

950

2,580

2,690

1,760

850

544

430

638 

1,200

1,130

1,010

3,070

4,050

4,590

5,100

5,010

3,470

1,600

893

731

655

630

-

 44,492

1,483

1.97

2.20

Dec.

*638

704

3,180

4,460

5,070

5,650

5,910

5,950

6.010

5,540

*4,410

2,640

1,510

1,090

930

846 

739

630

510

454

391

377

384

377

377

370

358

286

268

262

245

60,566

1,954

2.60

3.00

Jan.

240

245

2,450

5,160

7,600

8,150

7,700

6,320

4,420

2,320

*2,120

2,400

2,260

4,290

9,480

15.900 

13,100

10,200

8,040

5,990

3,750

1,770

1,090

878

884

792

689

929

2,040

2,300

1,820

133,327

4,301

5.72

6.59

Feb.

1,310

1,140

1,170

1,050

940

896

2,840

3,870

4,200

4,010

2,740

2,860

4,310

6,150

*7.150

7,030 

6,250

4,970

3,430

3,03O

3,880

4,790

5,070

5,000

2,780

1,560

1,190

1,020

-

-

-

94,636

3,380

4.49

4.68

Mar.

987

918

995

2,880

3,430

3,510

2,480

1,560

1,150

902

1,300

3,200

3,760

4,040

3,870

3,400 

3,060

3,630

4,240

4,790

5.070

4,800

*3,960

2,580

1,750

1,300

1,040

1,010

1,230

1,490

1,630

79,962

2,579

3.43

3.95

Apr.

1,330

1,270

1,310

1,260

1,060

892

926

2,240

2,320

1,840

1,480

1,980

2,170

2,240

2,090

1,660 

1,220

953

820

736

894

3,070

5.520

2,940

1,900

1,200

*956

862

748

658

~

46,525

1,551

2.06

2.30

May

555

482

434

412

388

405

565

518

288

264

248

240

224

216

198

184 

172

160

155

144

138

132

134

164

148

130

119

111

 108

104

120

7,236

235

0.310

0.36

June

97

92

92

121

224

125

104

130

192

507

334

165

155

230

287

207 

134

114

119

220

142

117

212

606

357

235

141

122

373

2...160

-

8,112

270

0.359

0.40

July

2.160

813

*309

192

160

160

150

95

87

88

106

512

384

1,170

1,120

534 

234

156

123

104

91

82

76

I*

525

545

242

125

172

121

102

10,386

535

0.445

0.51

Aug.

102

551

167

225

178

97

71

63

64

223

274

256

*472

240

110

76 

64

63

58

54

56

54

52

52

50

48

ii

51

50

67

120

3,854

L 124

0.165

0.19

Sept.

76

246

974

465

148

76

62

56

51

50

55

54

77

462

368

179 

91

63

*55

50

48

55

200

257

1,000

1.200

588

242

139

100

~

7,487

250

0.332

0.37

Calendar year 1950: Max 19,400 Min 76 Mean 2,268 Cfsm 3.02 In. 4O.94

Water year 1950-51: Max 13,900 Mln 46 Mean 1,373 Cfsro 1.83 In. 24.77

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote. Computed from once-daily inside tape-gage readings Nov 

Jan. 2.

24 to Dec. 1, Dec. 7, Dec. 12 to
394 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Green River at Livermore, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°32'10", long. 87°15'35", on downstream side of bridge near right bank 

on state Highway 81 at Calhoun, McLean County, 0.3 mile upstream from look and dam 2 

and Long Falls Creek, and at mile 63.4.

Drainage area.--7,580 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1930 to September 1951.

Ga, .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 355.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 7.8 miles upstream at datum 360.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1944. Mar. 22, 1930, to Sept. 30, 1940, and Oct. 1, 1942, to Sept. 30, 1947, present auxiliary gage used as base gage (staff gage prior to September 1939). Upper staff 

gage at lock 2 used as auxiliary gage Oct. 1, 1932, to Sept. 30, 1940. Current base 

gage used as auxiliary gage Oct. 1, 1942 to Sept. 30, 1946.

Average discharge. 21 years, 10,960 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 63,400 cfs Jan. 21; maximum gage height, 30.74 

ft Jan. 22, 23; minimum discharge, 812 cfs Aug. 26, 27 (gage height, 7.84 ft).

1930-51: Maximum discharge, 208,000 cfs Jan. 27, 1937; maximum gage height, 42.4 ft, 

present site and datum, Jan. 30, 1937; minimum discharge, 280 cfs Oct. 5-9, 23-27, 1930, 

Feb. 2-4, 1931.

Remarks.--Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1197.

Revisions.--W 893: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

v (Pall used as a factor Nov. 21-28, Dec. 5-21, Jan. 4 to 

Apr. 19, Apr. 22-26)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 13 Dec. 14 to Sept. 30

8.5 

9.0 

9.5

1,58O 

2,900 

4,900

10.0

14.0

19.0

7,400

28,800

39,000

8.4

9.0

10.0

760

1,750

3,400

7,550

14.0 26,000

27.0 52,000

30.0 65,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf em

In.

Oct.

3,460 

3,100

2,780

2,660

2,570

2,450 

2,300

2,200

2^180

2,300

2,660

2,870 

2,720

2,450

2,280

2,100

1,950

1,880

1,710

1,690

1,690

1,670 

1,850

2,690

6,050

*7,300 

5,950

4,300

3,300

2,780

2,510

88,400

2,852

0.376

0.43

Nov.

2,300 

2,150

2,050

2,050

2,300

3,300 

4,900

5,400

5,400

6,900

9,850

12,400 

11,900

9,650

7,400

6,600

6,150

6,100

6,750

14,100

27,600

32,300 

36,100

37,300

37,900

35,400 

28,300

20,500

*14,800

10,000

-

407,850

13,590

1.79

2.00

Dec.

8,600 

8,150

13,400

20,900

25,600

26,500 

30,300

33,500

34,400

36,200

35,500

35,900 

33,700

28,300

24,800

21,600

18,900

16,000

13,200

12,000

10, 800

7,370 

6,340

6,020

5,880

5,620 

5,340

5,020

4,700

4,460

4,340

543,340

17,530

2.31

S>67

Jan.

4,220 

4,220

12,300

*29,000

35,200

37,800 

39,200

39 , 700

41,300

41,500

42,000

40,900 

39,300

39 , 100

42,300

47 , 100

49,800

54,400

59,000

61,700

63,300

62,400 

60,200

55,100

50,100

43,500 

39,000

31,900

29,000

26,800

29,100

$1,250.4

40,340

5.32

6.U

Feb.

30,400 

31,400

32,700

33,400

34,300

35,100 

35,500

36 , 900

36,600

37,400

37,700

38,800 

39 , 900

*40,700

42,300

42 , 700

45,400

46,800

49,100

51,600

52,600

53,200 

53,200

53,000

55,400

53,100 

52,500

49,500

_

_

-

*U99.2

42,830

5.65

5.88

Mar.

45,800

40,100

35,400

31,700

31,800

31,700 

31,100

32,100

32,OOO

30,900

29,200

27,100 

27,500

*29,200

31,200

32 , 300

33,200

33,100

34,600

36,100

37,800

39,500 

40,800

41,800

41,600

40,100 

37,700

33,500

29,800

26,400

24,000

$1,049.1

33,840

4.46

5.15

Apr.

22,600 

20,000

19,700

20,200

21,900

22,400 

20,700

20,200

20,200

20,200

20,200

20,200 

20,200

20,500

20,200

18,900

17,000

*14,700

13,600

13,400

11,100

14,700 

19,300

20,500

20,300

17,400 

15,000

11,500

10,300

9,400

-

536,500

17,880

2.36

2.63

May

8,400 

7,420

6,780

6,560

6,380

6,060 

5,980

6,060

5,750

5,140

4,580

4,340 

4,100

3,920

3,640

3,400

3,220

3,010

2,830

2,680

2,590

2,480 

*2,450

2,450

2,350

2,280 

2,220

2,200

2,250

2,250

2,120

125,890

4,061

0.536

0.62

Calendar year 1950: Max 86,100 Min 1,670 Mean 21,340 Cfsn

June

2,020 

1,920

1,850

1,850

1,800

1,750 

1,800

1,800

1,780

2,200

3,370

3,580 

3,070

2,590

2,380

2,300

2,200

2,000

1,800

1,880

2,120

2,450 

3,220

4,460

5,390

5,260 

4,460

4,260

4,100

5,140

84,800

2,827

0.373

0.42

July

7,640 

9,200

9,300

8,180

5,930

4,060 

3,160

2,650

2,300

2,150

2,650

3,160 

*4,260

4,980

5,390

5,180

4,000

3,190

2,560

2,180

1,900

1,690 

1,570

2,280

3,750

4,260 

4,300

3,500

2,710

2,350

2,100

122,530

3,953

0.522

0.60

Aug.

1,980 

1,780

1,630

1,850

1,920

1,730 

1,510

1,420

*1,500

2,150

3,780

4,980 

4,940

4,740

3,920

2,950

2,300

1,880

1,650

1,440

1,340

1,270 

1,140

1,020

950

864 

B7T

1,010

1,180

1,500

2,120

63,321

2,043

0.270

0.31

Sept.

2,150 

1,900

2,000

2,150

2,150

1,630 

1,280

1,150

1,100

1,100

1,090

*1,040 

1,200

1,500

1,880

1,950

1,670

1,420

1,200

1,060

905

890 

1,510"

4,500

9,650

11,400 

11,400

9,050

6,520

4,580

90,925

3,031

0.400

0.45

2.82 In. 38.21

Water year 1950-51: Max 63,300 Min 864 Mean 15,240 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.30

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 395

Pond River near Apex, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°07'35", long. 87 0 18'55", on downstream side of right pier of bridge on 

State Highway 189, 1.2 miles downstream from Coal Creek and 2 miles northeast of Apex, 

Christian County.

Drainage area. 196 sq mi.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1951.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 390.64 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1907. Prior to Aug. 21, 1942, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 270 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,500 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 19.40 ft);

 minimum daily, 1 cfs Aug. 21-25.

1940-51: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 15, 1951: no flow at times. 

Maximum stage known, 19.6 ft in January 1937, from floodraarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or below 400 cfs, 

wnicn are poor.

Revisions (water years). W 1083: 1942-46.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

26

24

22

20

 18

16

16

18

18

17

16

16

16

13

11

10

9

9

11 

14

15 

20 

90

120 ~B5

24

18

17

15

12

12

728

23.5

0.120

0.14

Nov.

11

10

IT

14

17

 22

22

18

40

120

150

75

55

45

40

60

210

200

130 

1,200

2,420 

2,870 

1,370

491

210

140

110

100

95

90

-

10,346

345

1.76

1.96

Dec.

90

95

2,640

3,640

2,550

1,830

2,240

2,690

1,670

709

440

290

 210

190

170

150

120

90

75 

65

60 

55 

50

50

50

50

40

So- 30

so

30

20,429

659

3.36

3.88

Jan.

26

2F

1,710

6,400

3,410

1,510

629

369

261

474

1,040

1,060

1,080

5,720

12,300

3,660

1,700

 819

494 

372

280 

200 

150

120

100

90

90

251

584

a 400

a300

45,845

1,479

7.55

8.70

Feb.

a350

3400

a 250

150 T50-

319

1,350

al.OOO

a600

a400

1,480

 1,180

2,360

2,600

1,680

1,110

988

732

772

1,130

3,050 

2,600 

1,250

564

374

280

230

200

-

-

27,549

984

5.02

5.23

Mar.

190

190

478

1,180

1,300

746

526

484

362

275

300

858

897

755

595

572

643

1,360

2,200- 

 1,930

1,430 

1,070 

617

420

314

230

230" 180

377

328

230

21,267

686

3.50

4.04

Apr.

150

372

936

1,020

681

412

369

606

582

427

397

651

559

419

322

240

160

100

90 

85

200 

1,200 

1,340

59F

440

260

210

170

150

 130

-

13,576

453

2.31

2.58

May

120 TOO"

95

90

85

80

75

70

65

60

55

50

50

45

40

35

35

30

28 

26

24 

22 

20

18

17

15

13

12

11

10

9

1,405

45.3

0.231

0.27

June

8

7

T

 7

8

7

7

7

8

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

80 

424

390 

100 

85

120

75

340

294

110

85

250

-

2,490

83.0

0.423

0.47

July

624

53?

132

85

70

55

45

35

30

25

35

35

65

70

45

30

20

13

9 

7

6 

5 5"

35

30

 8

30

85

85

45

24

2,220

71.6

0.365

0.42

Aug.

12

8

6

4

11

10

8

8

6

2

30

~sr 132

45

25

16

11

7

4 

 2

1 

T 

l

l

l

6

50

95

95

70

45

800

25.8

0.132

0.15

Sept.

26

24

24

30

22

16

18

10

6

T

8

11

156

187

92

45

28

18

14 

10

11 

39 

76

 134

346

270

90

45

20

12

-

1,795

59.8

0.305

0.34

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,100 Min 9 Mean 582 Cfsm 2.97 In. 40.33

Water year 1950-51: Max 12,300 Min 1 Mean 407 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.18

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfs). Nov. 21 (ll p.m.) 3,670 cfs (14.54 ft); Dec. 4 (2 p.m.) 4,120 

cfs U4.73 rtjj Jan. 4 (10 a.m.) 7,260 cfs (16.45 ft); Jan. 15 (3 a.m.) 17,500 cfs (19.40 ft) 

Feb. 14 (1 a.m.) 3,060 ofs (14.17 ft)j Feb. 21 (8 p.m.) 3,890 cfs (14.66 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Mud River near Lewisburg and 

Drakes Creek near Alvaton.

Note. Unstable stage-discharge relation for most days below 450 cfs; discharge computed on basis 

of 7 discharge measurements, gage-height records, and records for Mud River near Lewisburg and 

Drakes Creek near Alvaton.
396 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Evansville, Ind.

Location. Lat 37°58'20", long. 87°34'35", on right bank at Riverside Drive and Court

 Street, at Evansville, Vanderburgh County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Pigeon Creek and at mile 792.3.

Drainage area. 107,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1936 to September 1951 (fragmentary prior to October 1940).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 329.18 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River 

ilatum. Auxiliary staff gage read hourly at lock and dam 48, at Henderson, Henderson 

County, Ky., 17.3 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 11 years (1940-51), 137,700 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during the year, 583,000 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 42.87 ft).

 1936-51: Maximum discharge, 1,410,000 cfs Jan. 29, 1937: maximum gage height, 

53.75 ft Jan. 31, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for slack water periods, which are poor.

Cooperation. Evansville gage-height record furnished by United States Weather Bureau. 

LOCK 48 gage-height record and 14 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

« 60, 000

.631,000

^e52,000 

72,800

666,000 

72,400 

e53,000

e38,000

,637,000 

(*)

1,473.2 

47,520 

0.444 

0.51

Nov.

642,000

e70,000 

87,300 

112,000 

142,000 

169,000

189,000 

193,000 

185,000 

168,000 

148,000

130,000 

104,000 

te90,000 

109,000

160,000 

216,000 

249,000 

262,000 

263,000

258,000 

246,000 

227,000 

*206,000 

182,000

M,,465.3 

148,800 

1.39 

1.55

Dec.

164,000 

157,000 

169,000 

219,000 

281,000

333,000 

384,000 

422,000 

455,000 

496,000

538,000 

'561,000 

576,000 

>580,000

568,000

547,000 

510,000 

447,000 

392,000 

319,000

255,000 

206,000 

169,000 

138,000 

116,000

94,300 

90,600 

91,600 

90,700 

90,700 

91,100

*9,551 

308,100 

2.88 

3.32

Jan.

88,200 

76,300 

82,800 

140,000 

195,000

259,000 

297,000 

322,000 

336,000 

345,000

360,000 

367,000 

364,000 

371,000 

394,000

425,000 

442,000 

*467,000 

493,000 

508,000

515,000

5OB,OOO 

488,000 

447,000 

410,000

"582,000 

355,000 

320,000 

297,000 

282,000 

274,000

tlO,610.3 

342,300 

3.20 

3.69

Feb.

275,000

282!oOO 

302,000 

339,000

381,000 

411,000 

422,000 

441,000 

443,000

430,000 

415,000 

 404,000 

407,000 

414,000

426,000 

428,000 

424,000 

420,000 

420,000

423,000 

429,000 

445,000 

459,000 

466,000

464,000 

464,000 

451,000

til, 363 

405,800 

3.79 

3.95

Calendar year 1950: Max 691,000 Min - 

Water year 1950-51: Max 580,000 Min -

Mar.

440,000

394^000 

367,000 

340,000

326,000 

322,000 

328,000 

334,000 

342,000

351,000 

360,000 

362,000 

356,000 

 341,000

328,000 

319,000 

334,000 

366,000 

389,000

402,000 

409,000 

412,000 

412,000 

413,000

405,000 

392,000 

370,000 

345,000 

319,000 

299,000

til, 296 

364,400 

3.41 

3.93

Apr.

284,000 

272,000 

274,000 

283,000 

301,000

323,000 

342,000 

354,000 

355,000

345,000

329,000 

309,000 

*300,000 

301,000 

303,000

301,000 

305,000 

306,000 

308,000 

302,000

289,000 

286,000 

277,000 

260,000 

236,000

213,000 

194,000 

181,000 

176,000

178,000

*8,487 

282,900 

2.64 

2.95

May

178,000 

174,000 

169,000 

165,000 

173,000

190,000 

204,000 

217,000

213.OOO 

 204,000

189,000 

174,000 

157,000 

142,000 

132,000

129,000 

132,000 

135,000 

132,000 

122,000

108,000 

91,700 

74,200 

668,000 

e73,000

77,400 

74,000 

76,100 

78,000 

70,000 

69,000

*4,190.4 

135 , 200 

1.26 

1.46

Mean 216,400 Cfsn 

Mean 185,400 Cfsn

June

) 74,800 

80,100 

83,800 

89,900 

685,000

Le82,OOC

74,600 

77,900

78,800 

77,000 

76,600 

80,300 

99,400

112,000 

124,000 

141,000 

161,000 

*374,000

176,000

169,000 

152,000 

132,000 

el 10, 000

>e74,000 

76,500

«,047.7 

101,600 

0.950 

1.06

a 2.02 

i 1.73

July

89,600 

91,400 

92,400 

97,600 

110,000

109,000 

108,000 

94,400 

88,400 

80,800

Ue45£00 

e40,000 

637,000 

640,000

*1,811.6 

58,440 

0.546 

0.63

Aug.

1 ^ e25,000

620,000 

623,000 

?18,000 

615,000 

621,000

631,000 

20,350 

0.190 

0.22

In. 27.46 

In. 23.52

Sept.

e25,000

625,000

(*) 

627,000

627,000 

622,000

L; 20,000

730,000 

24,330 

0.227 

0.25

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

e Indefinite fall-stage-discharge relation; discharge estimated on basis of slack water discharge 

measurements and records for other stations in Ohio River basin.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 397

Wabash River near New Corydon, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°33'50", long. 84°48'10", In SE£ sec. 3, T. 24 N., R. 15 E., first prlncipai meridian, near center span on downstream side of bridge on Indiana-Ohio State 

line road, 2 miles east of Hew Corydon and 2f miles downstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area. 260 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. April to September, 1951. 

gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice dally.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 2,730 cfs May 10 (gage height, 15.80 ft); mlnimum, 1.3 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 5.40 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, Apr. 1 to Sept. 30, 1951 (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

5.4 

5.6 

5.8 

6.2 

7.0

1.0 

7.5

8.5

10.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

236

432

870

1,200

1,930

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, Apr-11 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

300

158

127

102

88

77

7250"

230

418

339

850

*614

850 SBO"

225

150

118

92

82

72

628

446

158

198

302

265

247

373

168

-

8,299

277

-

-

-

May

193

118

308

136

99

81

63

54

47

*562

*itll2. '656

253

*145

110

92

86

99

103

76

61

53

54

49

45

43

305H"

54

51

46

5,555

179

-

-

-

June

43

39

36

*37

35

34

32

36

32

28

28

2B

45

127 ~TS

55

43

36

46

34

33

32

26

26

20

18"85

22

22

20

-

1,109

37.0

-

-

-

July

18

17

18

17

*13

9.9

11

14

20

23

20

1412 -

10

10

9.5

*9.5

9.5

13

18

16

12

38

80

4?

22

14

11

7.9

8 .3

8.3

545.9

17.6

-

-

-

Aug.

7.2

4.7

6.8

6.8

6.1

*9.2

10

T.Z

7.5

8.7

8.7

8.3

6.8

5.8

5.8

5.0

3.4

3TT

5.0

5.8

5.0

4.7

4.0

4.4

4.4

5.4

5.4

4.7

4.0

5.4

5.4

185.3

5.98

-

-

-

Sept.

4.7

5.4

4.7

3.4

3.1

*21

54

~S. 4

2.8

4.0

6.1

4.4

7.0

9.1

5.0

3.7

2.2 2TB"

2.5

3.7

15

11

3.7

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.7

-

207.6

6.92

-

-

-

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Discharge measurement made on this day.
398 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Bluffton, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°44', long. 85°11', in sec. 4, T. 26 N., R. 12 E., on downstream side of 

 left abutment of Main Street Bridge in Bluffton, 2 miles downstream from Sixmile 

Creek.

Drainage area.--470 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. 

September 1923 to September 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. 

Gage-height records collected at same site since December 1910 are contained in reports 

of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 793.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 31, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--28 years (1923-51), 451 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,200 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 13.33 ft); minimum, 8.1 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.96 ft).

1923-51: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs Feb. 15, 1950 (gage height, 16.07 ft); minimum, 3.9 cfs July 18, 1936; minimum gage height, 0.84 ft Sept 24, 1944.

Maximum stage known, about 21.0 ft Mar. 25, 26, 1913, on basis of gage readings 

published in newspapers.

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

whTch are fair. Plow affected by regulation of Lake St. Marys, diversion from or into 

St. Marys River basin, and into Miami and Erie Canal.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with United States Weather 

Bureau

Revisions (water years).--W 823: 1932-35, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9-13, Oct. 23 to Nov. 7, June 10-13)

0.9

1.1 

1.5

8.5

21

58

2.0 126

2.5 234

4.0 715

8.0 2,470

11.0 4,370

13.O 6,75O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

22

21

20

20

18

18

17

2TT

1,230

1,710

*1,530

1,400

796

344

213

152

116

95

79

68

62

58

51

49

45

42

41

39

39

37

35

8,387

271

-

-

Nov.

34

33

30

3T

37

34

*46

350

698

940

645

317

199

152

131

120

106

95

96

2,460

2,520

2,670

2,940

2,160

799

281

250

200

170

150

-

18,699

623

-

-

Dec.

140

466

3,600

3,970

5,510

5,040

4,050

*2,890

2,270

1,980

899

488

323

250

213

160

144

140

135

125

115

120

135

140

130

120

115

HP.

110

110

115

34,113

1,100

_

-

Jan.

120 SOD"

2,220

2,670

3,120

*2,940

1,710

768

410

350

300

250

250

270

818

1,300

1,480

1,800

2,370

2,470

2,020

1,090

540

380

302

239

230

220

210

210

210

31,567

1,018

-

-

Feb.

*200

190

2W

250

300

308

308

281

221

263

338

1,680

1,980

2,520

2,670

2,170

1,760

1,580

1,710

1,800

3,690

5,390

6,750

4,450

2,560

1,400

900

680

_

_

-

46,549

1,662

_

-

Mar.

1, ISO900

680

575

558

425

365

*732

732

341

284

52?

587

1,710

2,270

2,370

1,940

1,260

732

540

522

592

1,060

1,530

1,710

1,090

440

371

744

2,070

1,980

30,619

988

_

-

Apr.

1,710

768

455

338

*272

226

3Z6- 201

592

1,100

1,100

1,440

1,660

1,980

1,890

1,350

628

395

305

239

201

1,070

1,660

1,350

505

395

475

347

820

575

-

24,373

812

_

-

May

359

329

263

410

260

194

152

126

*107

a500

a3,000

a2,750

a2,lOO

1,180

440

281

216

181

170

179

144

128

116

104

95

87

82

9T

92

92

89

14,320

462

_

-

June

82

74

67

61

58

56

54

56

56

57

54

*47

330

558

5BT

224

140

100

77

68

68

62

51

45

42

42

39

37

37

36_

-

3,040

101

-

-

July

34

32

28

32

60

42

30

30

297

425

199

9S

*61

43

37

31

27

26

42

242

121

62

46

109

203

115

67

46

35

28

24_

2,672

86.2

-

-

Aug.

22

Iff

18

16

.15

19

*18

18

19

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

14

15

14

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

IT

ll

10

459

14.8

-

-

Sept.

9.6

9.6

9.0

*8.5 5T5"

10

9.0

9.6

35

ST

15

12

12

12

12

13

14

12

11

10

9.0

9.0

22

23

15

13

13

11

10

9.6

-

393.4

13.1

-

-

Calendar year 195O: Max ll,3OO Mln 17 Mean 881 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,750 Mln 8.5 Mean 59O Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 5.6OO efa).--Dee. 5 (11 p.m.) 6,ISO cfs (12.57 ft); Feb. 23 (5 to 7 a.m.) 

7,ZOO CfS 113.33 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Huntlngton.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, Dec. 18 to Jan. 2, Jan. 10-14, 

Jan. Z7 to Feb. 5.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 399

Wabash River at Huntington, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40"51'20" ) long. 85°29'53", in SW£NE£ sec. 27, T. 28 N. , R. 9 E. , on

 right bank at the Huntington Water and Light Plant, 2 miles south of Huntington, 3-Jmiles upstream from Little River, and at mile 409.

Drainage area.--674 sq mi.

Records available.--January to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 5, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 7,710 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 16.82 ft);

 minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 23, 24; minimum gage height, 9.05 ft Sept. 7-9.

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

 which are fair. Flow slightly affected by regulation of Lake St. Marys, diversion frotr 

or into Wabash River basin and into Miami and Erie Canal.

Rating table, Jan. 11 to Sept. 30, 1951, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

9.0

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.5

9.7

10.1

10.7

125

230

530

1,150

11.3

13.0

16.5

1,920

3,250

7,290

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, January to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

43O

350

350

400

637

1,380

1,730

2,270

3,150

3,150

2,770

1,960

924 

610

482

386

330

275

275

275

275

_

-

_

-

Feb.

275

275

275

275

325

350

400

425

350

325

550

1,300

2,500

*3,000

*2,800

3,000

2,790

2,470

*3,350

2,710

*4,960

5,640

7,150 

6,560

3,860

2,270

1,480

1,010

-

-

-

60,615

2,165

3.22

3.35

Mar.

972

1,510

1,070

870

750

637

594

673

924

619

394

418

570

2,150

2,790

*5,060

2,550

2,000

1,200

820

664

664

840 

1,420

1,880

1,730

780

538

901

2,740

2,880

39,608

1,278

1.90

2.19

Apr.

2,470

*1,610

740

594

522

410

,335

402

771

1,510

1,700

2,000

2,270

2,710

2,790

2,210

1,190

637

546

434

335

576

1,880 

1,920

985

538

570

490

895

1,210

-

35,250

1,175

1.75

1.95

May

673

522

442

*466

482

335

244

194

182

714

*4.080

3,970

3,350

2,500

1,120

570

450

350

350

300

250

225

200 

180

170

170

250

250

210

180

160

23,539

759

1.13

1.30

June

150

150

150

150

130

120

120

150

250

160

100

*87

122

350

610

400

258

175

150

130

125

120

100 

85

80

80

75

70

7U

70

-

4,787

160

0.238

0.26

July

65

60

55

50

iZ

58

69

53

*161

546

458

272

156

108

81

66

60

53

66

58

182

143

94 

75

81

170

125

90

69

56

49

3,676

119

0.177

0.20

Aug.

49

3g

*32

32

30

35

45

42

40

34

35

35

32

49

34

23

26

29

34

26

32

28

25 

23

23

23

*23

32

23

23

22

975

31.5

0.047

0.05

Sept.

26

24

18

18

24

29

19

17

18

21

40

35

36

24

28

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

17 

16

25

32

23

21

22

19

-

706

23.5

0.035

0.04

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). Feb. 23 (7 p.m.) 7,710 cfs (16.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Mo gage-height record May 18 to June 11, June 16, June 18 to July 4, Aug. 22, 23} discharge 

estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for stations on nearby 

streams. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 11-14, Jan. 27 to Feb. 16.
400 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Little River near Huntington, Ind.

location.--Lat 40°53', long. 85°27', on line between SW£ sec. 4 and NW£ sec. 9, T. 28

 N., K. 10 E., on right bank on upstream side of highway bridge, 4.8 miles east of 

Huntington.

Drainage area.--246 sq ml.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Sept. 5, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and 

Tatum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,240 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 14.45 ft); mlnl-

 mum, 9.0 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 1.49 ft).

1948-51: Maximum discharge, 5,990 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 16.9 ft); minimum, 4.0 cfs Oct. 1, 1949 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

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

wnicn are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 Feb. 22 to Sept. 3O

1.7

2.2

3.0

4.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

15.0

18

54

142

282

710

1,650

2,850

4,600

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

41

85

142

Note. Same as preceding table above 

3.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September1951

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

22

*20 

19

19

19

19

18 im

594

685

553

274

172

130

99

81

a60

a50

a40

g34 

a32

a31

a30

a30

a30

a30

g30

a28

a26

*25

3,390

109

0.443

0.51

Nov.

24

22

20 

25

28

28

29

432

760 

660

a350

a200

154

125

116

125

118

100

95

1,650

1,720 

1,030

616

400

300

250

200

150

110

90

-

9,925

331

1.35

1.50

Dec.

*75

300

4,060 

3,280

1,790

1,150

2,140

al,750

a900 

a450

a300

a250

a200

a!70

a!40

125

110

95

85

80

75 

75

75

75

75

75

70

70

70

70

65

18,245

589

2.39

2.76

Jan.

65

133

2,660 

2,380

1,370

*880

528

325

250 

200

166

142

123

166

234

172

258

710

1,150

940

572 

298

227

160

130

115

100

90

80

70

65

14,776

477

1.94

2.23

Feb.

65

55

65 

65

70

80

90

80

75

70

185

*1,900

1,370

610

298

323

970

1,180

3,270

2,040

*3,640 

2,370

1,300

940

710

616

572

355

.

_

-

23,374

835

3.39

3.53

Mar.

539

407

407 

355

242

213

987

594

308 

206

166

150

460

1,240

1,030

*730

429

317

258

199

185 

154

172

166

123

106

256" 100

616

1,620

910

13, 655

440

1.79

2.06

Apr.

572

*517

336 

266

213

178

166

493

1,050 

1,260

616

1,240

850

1,150

1,150

594

355

274

213

166

149 

242

234

172

154

144

129

T475

560

274

-

13,857

462

1.88

2.09

May

178

141

123 

*104

93

80

70

66

61 

477

1,210

~~*TSI 1,510

364

227

172

135

112

96

91

110 

90

78

72

58

63

86

82

76

65

55

6,877

222

0.902

1.04

June

51

44

45 

53

48

40

36

*3S5

809 

484

274

185

172

242

150

106

83

69

170

1,570

495 

517

353

206

152

120

126

266

166

112

-

7,539

251

1.02

1.14

July

a80

a60

*55 

75

63

43

36

43

1,360 

1,160

760

910

685

462

308

206

150

126

178

178

120 

89

72

62

48

41

38

44

36

33

31

7,572

244

0.992

1.14

Aug.

28

27

*25 

a25

a24

a30

a35

34

28 

25

22

21

20

19

69

~55 143

41

31

26

36 

46

28

22

19

19

*Z1

19

18

16

TS

999

32.2

0.131

0.15

Sept.

14

14

14 

14

14

14

14

12

12 

14

Tz" 15

14

14

12

12

11

11

10

10

lT5~ 9.8

10

10

12

13

12

11

9.8

9.8

-

364.4

12.1

0.049

0.06

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,120 Min 10 Mean 477 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.35

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,060 Mln 9.8 Mean 330 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.21

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). --Dec. 3 (5 p.m.) 4,240 cfs (14.45 ft); Feb. 19 (7 a.m.) 3,820

cfs (13. 74 ft); Feb. 21 (10 a.m.) 3,820 cfs (l3.70 ft).
WABASH RIVER BASIN 40 

Salamonie River at Dora, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°47', long. 85°40', in sec. 18, T. 27 N., R. 8 E., near right bank on

 downstream side of highway bridge at Dora, 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 512 sq mi.

Records available. April 1930 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. 

November 19'^ to September 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 688.59 ft above mean sea

 TTevel, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 10, 1944, chain 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--28 years (1923-51), 542 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,950 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 9.93 ft); raini-

 mum, 23 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height, 1.43 ft).

1923-51: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 14.75 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 8.2 cfs Aug. 3, 1934 (gage height, 

1.11 ft).

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

which are fair.

Revisions. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 21

1.7 

Z.O 

Z.5 

3.Z

185 

39Z

Note.--Same as 

following table 

above 5.2 ft.

Nov. 22 to Sept. 3O

5.0

6.0

10.0

21

36

90

188

392

730

1,370

2,230

7,080

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

85

74

*66

58 

55

50

49

BT

153

2,300

5,120

2,1§0

868

460

295

227

171

137

119

106

95 

88

83

79

72

66

66

63

61

61

*61

11,419

368

0.719

0.83

Nov.

59

59

61

59 

58

56

IT

161

1,490

2,040

1,450

590

315

243

203

185

175

159

168

3,030

4,680 

4,320

3,600

2,000

600

350

300

250

230

*214

-

27,166

906

1.77

1.97

Dec.

217

1,440

6,560

6,820 

6,040

5,160

3,500

2,500

1,700

900

6OO

500

400

3OO

250

220

170

160

160

160

160 

155

150

150

150

a!60

a!70

a!70

*1S7

al50

a!25

39,464

1,273

2.49

2.87

Jan.

107

95

2,840"

5,910 

4,206

2,280

1,100

500

370

335

289

230

230

389

748

1,490

1,230

1,640

3.OOO

2,880

1,900 

730

504

358

250

200

180

160

140

120

110

34,515

1,113

2.17

2.51

Feb.

110

no

110

110 

110

120

150

130

120

120

550

1,930

3,600

3,360

1,740

1,090

2,100

2,820

4,200

2,260

5.910 

5,750

a4,500

2,820

1,300

900

755

*572

-

-

-

47,377

1,692

3.30

3.44

Mar.

730

1,090

705

630 

560

429

389

406

580

402

278

275" 243

909

2,700

2,330

1,820

1,450

1,020

755

564 

580

680

1,370

1,230

508

318

288

476

2,420

5,000

29,135

940

1.84

2.12

Apr.

1,610

870

610

460

568

301

292

595

1,340

1,900

2,000

2,130

2,700

3,000

2,760

1,480

755

540

440

558

278 

H35

*1,770

1,720

556

585

419

551

1,410

865

-

32,652

1,088

2.12

2.57

May

480

341

275

402 

354

258

204

165

153

752

4,440

4,560

3,240

1,180

580

419

318

272

551

295

*278 

196

165

145

129

139

121 T9"5

188

172

143

20,873

673

1.51

1.52

June

125

111

107

141 

121

104

93

87

143

224

172

129

125

4OO

568

338

198

143

120

245

120 

95

87

87

75

*74

237

173

88

75

-

4,805

160

0.313

0.35

July

72

68

65

58 

55

55

63

72

666

1,230

594

307

198

135

104

87

74

63

58

66

322 

174

116

*87

187

227

125

98

75

62

55

5,636

182

0.355

0.41

Aug.

49

4T

41

36

36

40

38

58

37

36

36

36

35

53

52

52

32

36

33

52

*32 

30

27

27

26

27

31

32

27

27

27

1,045

33.7

0.066

0.08

Sept.

27

25

25

24 

2U

25

25

24

24

25

27

28

75

27

26

26

25

24

24

25

24 

24

24

 25 23

27

27

26

27

26

-

761

25.4

O.O5O

0.06

Calendar year 195O: Max 1O.70O Min 3O Mean 1,103 Cfam 2.15 In. 29.22

Water year 195O-51: Max 6,820 Min 23 Mean 698 Cfam 1.36 In. 18.53

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Dec. 3 (11 a.m.) 6,950 cfs (9.93 ft)j Jan. 3 (12 p.m.) 6,560 

cfs (9.56 ft); Feb. 19 (6 a.m.) 6,040 cfs (9.21 ft)i Feb. 22 (4 a.m.) 6.17O cfs (9.33 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records 

and records for Eel River at North Manchester.

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25-29, Dec. 7-25, Jan. 7-10, Jan. 25 to 

FeFTTl. eb. ll.
402 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Wabash, Ind.

Location. --Lat 40°47'25", long. 85°49 I 13", in sec. 14, T. 27 N., R. 6 E., near center of 

span on upstream side of Wabash Street Bridge in Wabash, 7 miles downstream from 

Salamonie River and at mile 387.2.

Drainage area. --1. 670 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1930 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. August 

1923 to March 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 642.66 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 16, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. --26 years (1923-28, 1929-34, 1935-51), 1,538 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 21,900 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 19.55 ft); minImum, 59 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height', 2.16 ft).

1923-51: Maximum discharge, 49,600 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 24.22 ft from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 17 cfs Aug. 4, 5, 9, 1934, July 21, 

22, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.66 ft Aug. 4, 5, 9, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 28.7 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark, determined by Corps of 

Engineers (discharge uncertain).

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

which are fair. Flow slightly affected by regulation of Lake St. Marys, diversion 

from or into Wabash River basin and into Miami and Erie Canal.

Cooperation. --Gage-height record collected in cooperation with United States Weather 

Bureau.

Revisions (water years ).--W 823: Drainage area. W 873: 1930(M).

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

58

117

235

590

1,170

Discharge, in cubic feet pe

4,460 

10,100 

17.2OO 

£3,300

sond, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

198

182

*166

155

149

145

137

137

221

5.09O

6 26O

5 260

3 690

1 750

1 100

705

550

459

389

337

298

277

262

244

226

214

211

205

195

*185

182

29,579

954

0.571

O.66

Nov.

178

175

173

173

al75

178

178

494

4,070

4,560

3,450

a2,250

1.1OO

755

635

590

550

498

550

5,690

12,000

9,570

7,780

6,060

3.O3O

1,670

1,100

900

750

*658

-

69,940

2,331

1.40

1.56

Dec.

612

2,320

14,40O

21,200

16,800

13,700

13,000

12,700

7,780

4,860

3,270

2,150

1,480

1,170

850

600

500

500

480

450

4OO

425

450

475

450

425

4OO

400

*390

38O

560

123,377

3,980

2.38

2.75

Jan.

350

1,000"

9,210

12,800

9,430

7,670

a5,5OO

2,710

1,750

1,300

1,000

800

750

900

1,830

2,790

3,110

4,860

7,450

7,340

5,360

3,540

2,150

1,420

1,060

870

750

650

550

5OO

475

99,875

3,222

1.93

2.E2

Feb.

475

Tm

475

475

550

755

810

90O

755

658

680

5,260

8,620

*6, 790

5,060

4,660

6,460

6,570

12,700

11,100

15,900

16,500

14,40O

15,200

8,130

4,460

3,270

2,550

_

_

-

152,638

5,451

3.26

3.40

Mar.

2,550

3,540

2,550

2,310

1.95O

1,630

2,470

2,550

2,550

1,630

1.14O

930

1,170

4,200

*6,260

6,260

5.O6O

4,080

2,950

2,150

1,710

1,590

1,750

2,870

3,030

2,550

1,560

1,310

2,230

6,28O

7,120

89,930

2,901

1.74

2.0O

Apr.

5,260

3,720

2,310

1,710

1,380

1,140

1,280

2,310

3,600

5,960

4,860

5,760

6,060

7,340

7,120

4,960

3,030

2,070

1,560

 1,200

995

a 1,350

3,270

3,810

2,230

1,340

1,240

1,240

2,790

2,870

-

95,715

5,124

1.87

2.09

May

1,710

1,170

960

960

1,O60

810

658

550

478

1,060

8,910

11.1OO

7 ] Q90

4,660

2,550

1,480

1,060

995

930

90O

780

*635

530

466

421

4O4 550"

635

53O

490

428

55,760

1,799

1.08

1.24

June

382

337

334

379

568

312

280 360"

2,310

1,630

730

530

466

654

1,380

al.ooo

612

474

633

3,900

1,510

840

960

a700

466

*572

438

840

570

4OO

-

24,167

806

0.483

0.54

July

a350

274

247

a230

223

202

192

217

2,790

3,900

2,470

1,83O

1,990

al,400

a90O

510

393

323

277

396

466

345O

*354

277

265

386

368

295

247

188

171

22,581

728

0.436

0.50

Aug.

153

141

129

119

117

123

153

153

141

129

119

110

107

1OO

114

123

192

302

185

 119

117

123

123

108

94

1O2

110

95

97

90

84

3,972

128

0.077

O.09

Sept.

84

83

81

78

73

78

80

76

7O

71

80

87

1O5

94

80

78

76

71

70

71

69

66

64

*60

66

76

83

73

71

7O

-

2,284

76.1

O.046

0.05

Calendar year 1950: Max 33,500 Mln 102 Mean 3,348 Cfstn 2.00 In. 27.23

Water year 1950-51: Max 21,2OO Min 60 Mean 2,104 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17. 1O

Peak discharge (base, 12,OOO cfs). --Nov. 21 (10 a.m.) 12.700 cfs (15.67 ft); Dec. 4 (8 a.m.)

21,900 cfs (19.55 ft); Jan. 4 (4 a.m.) 13,50O cfs (16.21 ft); Feb. 19 (3 p.m.) 14,600 cfs (16.83 ft);

Feb. 21 (11 p.m.) 17,700 cfs (18.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on tasis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records,

and records for station at Peru.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27-29, Dec. 15 to Jan. 2, Jan. 1O-14, Jan. 

27 to Feb. 5.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 403

Mississlnewa River near Ridgeville, Ind.

Location.--tat 40°17 I , long. 85°00', In SW£ sec. 8, T. 19 N., R. 14 E., on right bank 

10 re downstream from highway bridge, 0.8 mile downstream from Mud Creek, and 

2 miles east of Ridgeville.

Drainage area.--135 sq ml.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 4, 1950, wire-weight gage read twice daily 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--5 years, 164 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,200 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 12.75 ft); 

minimum, 1.7 cfs Sept. 17-20; minimum gage height, 1.87 ft Sept. 9, 10, 17, 18.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 4,920 cfs Feb. 14, 1950 (gage height, 13.4 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 24, 1946; minimum gage height, 1.67 ft Aug. 25, 26, 1949.

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

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 5 to Sept. 30)

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

1.2

2.8

8.0

21

2.8 59

5.5 129

5.0 364

9.0 1,340

10.0

11.0

13.0

1,740

2,350

4,440

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

16

15

12

9.4

8.7

8.4 1T5~

115

578

*176

80

47

34

27

22

20

18

17

16

16

15

a!4

al4

a!3

a!2

a!2

12

11

11

10

1,387.5

44.8

0.332

0.38

Nov.

10

9.4

9.0 

11

12

9.8

*8.7 202" 

399

187

80

53

42

35

34

37

35

31

32

2,O20

1,260

342

206

130

85

75

60

50

48

44

-

5,558.9

185

1.37

1.53

Dec.

39

525

5,140 

*2,200

619

326

1,180

536

222

145

1O6

86

70

61

54

47

40

35

33

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

28 25

28

28

28

9,814

317

2.35

2.70

Jan.

28

*i5B

1,640 

1,200

422

262

173

117

87

73

97

96

79

426

818

368

431

1,010

691

328

185

108

80

60

48

41

38

34

30

30

30

9,220

297

2.20

2.54

Feb.

*34

31

29

 25 28

30

33

30

29

28

100

1,420

993

318

146

162

270

246

408

628

5,410

2 , 190

419

270

215

182

166

123

_

-

11,966

427

3.16

3.30

Mar.

169

134

182 

192

*122

104

775

525

143

97

81

75

5T55

575

546

424

504

575

502

250

222

222

~6TJ 1,010

250

152

122

141

299

616

246

9,553

508

2.28

2.63

Apr.

165

122

199 

85

*71

66

65

107

110

415

868

4T5T

584

656

290

185

153

108

95

77

72

570

208

123

97

83

75

69

62

54

-

6,111

204

1.51

1.68

May

48

141

125 

96

66

51

45

39

57

471

*655

215

121

80

61

52

229

521

159

104

72

52

45

56

29

53

35

42

48

39

32

3,781

122

O.904

1.04

June

29

26

26 

25

24

22

20

24

27

22

20

19

*123

135 -57

59

50

25

22

22

19

20

18

17

i§

16

16

23

38

39

-

959

32.0

0.257

0.26

July

28

20

15 

12

*10

9.0

8.4

8.0

10

10

8.7

8.4

8.0

7.4

6.8

6.6

6.5

6.0

9.4

8.0

6.0

6.0

 2T 75

10

7.4

6.5

5.7

5.4

4.9

4.6

558.5

11.6

O.O86

0.10

Aug.

4.4

4.4

4.2 

4.0

5.5

4.2

5.1

4.9

7.1

oT*

4.0

5.5

3.5

5.0

*2.8

2.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.3

5.5

5.0

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.3

117.1

3.78

O.O28

0.03

Sept.

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

5.0

6.5 *T^

2.6

2.3

2.3

5.5

5.3

3.5

6.5

3.0

2.0

1.7

T7T

1.7

1.8

2.2

2.3

5.5

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.3

-

84.4

2.81

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,440 Mln 3.3 Mean 234 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.52

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,410 Mln 1.7 Mean 161 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.23

l p. 

(12.34 ft); Feb. 21 (5 a.m.) 4,200 cfs (12.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Marion.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24-28, Dec. 17 to Jan. 1, Jan. 25 to Feb. 11 

(no~gage-height record Dec. 17-21, 28-51, Feb. 8, 9).
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Mississinewa River at Marion, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°34', long. 85°40', in sec. 31, T. 25 N., R. 8 E., on left bank 12 ft 

downstream from Highland Avenue Bridge in Marion, 1 mile upstream from Hummels Creek, 

and 4 miles downstream from Lugar Creek.

Drainage area.--740 sq mi.

Records available. August 1930 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. SepTemoer i»zs to May 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 774.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Dec. 9, 1933, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years (1923-29, 1930-51), 637 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 10.23 ft);

 mTnlmum, 4.4 cfs Sept. 22; minimum gage height, 0.23 ft Dec. 26, Sept. 22.

1923-51: Maximum discharge, 22,500 cfs Mar. 21, 1927 (gage height, 16.07 ft); 

from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs; minimum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 9, 1949; minimum 

daily, 3.8 cfs Oct. 23, 1940, Oct. 9, 1943; minimum gage height, -0.27 ft Sept. 25, 

1935.

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

wnich are fair. Regulation of low flow by mill above station.

Revisions. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3-9. Oct. 21 to Nov. 8, 

June 25 to Sept. 3o)

0.1 

.2

4.0

8.0

14

25

59

0.9 

1.5 

2.5 

5.0 

1O.O

135

360

1,000

3,180

9,870

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

159

144

129

117

111

105

98

218" 95

1,760

1,760

1,040

568

385

296

232

196

165

153

138

126 

120

117

114

108

105

102

102

100

100

*100

9,093

293

0.396

O.46

Nov.

100

98

95

1W

loo

102

132

586

1,640

1,880

1,160

608

425

348

300

272

248

228

248

4,7OO

5,800 

5,150

2,330

1,160

500

450

400

380

42O

*365

30,325

1,011

1.37

1.52

Dec.

328

1,295

8,220

9,570

7,320

3,180

3,270

3,290

2,420

1,480

902

727

587

490

435

375

320

300

280

260

240 

230

220

210

200

170

T9TJ

204

*212

216

200

47,341

1,527

2.06

2.38

Jan.

193

361

3,400

4.780,

3,950

2,020

1,200

839

643

550

508

435

440

574

1,920

2,420

1,800

2,780

3,400

2,600

1,560 

965

692

500

380

300

275

250

220

190

TTO

40,335

1,301

1.76

2.03

Feb.

*212

190

180

170

160

180

180

170

160

160

200

2,250

4,660

3,580

1,440

1,360

2,240

1,800

2,420

2,780

8,820 

2,720

6,200

2,690

1,640

1,320

891

*832

-

_

-

49,605

1,772

2.39

2.49

Mar.

1,400

1,080

965

923

853

685

1,120

1,840

1,360

727

538

455

150

776

1,680

1,800

2,420

2,600

2,600

1,600

1,200 

1,080

1,320

2,280

2,200

1,000

685

615

*741

5.060

2,600

42,693

1,377

1.86

2.15

Apr.

1,480

1,160

839

541

526

466

§3"0~ 445

1,920

2,420

3,400

3,510

5,730

3,400

2,690

1,600

1,120

867

699

562

490 

1,276

2,980

1,400

825

685

457

594

685

*520

Htl2,217

1,407

1.90

2.12

May

a400

a700

a700

a600

a500

a400

a325

a300

a300

a2,000

a4,000

3,340

1,640

1,040

727

520

657

544

961

1,080

923

568

405

34O

292

272" 264

336

385

352

*300

25,171

812

1.10

1.27

June

264

240

228

220

204

193

179

268

244

212

196

190

240

608

335

365

272

224

190

165

150 

153

135

129

123

117

T23

120

*117

117

6,518

217

0.293

0.33

July

123

141

141

168

172

126

102

100

120" 533

292

212

165

138

120

108

loo

95

90

82

82 

82

88

98

200

179

129

105

95

85

*80

4,651

150

0.203

0.23

Aug.

78

72

70

65

63

82

75

80

76

76

76

70

67

63

63

57

57

59

57

57

57 

53

51

"5150

53

53

55

57

65

*55

1,966

63.4

0.086

0.10

Sept.

53

50

48

48

55

61

57

59

53

59

57

"73 117

53

51

50

48

44

42

42

42

13

6.4 570

14

36

72

59

53

50

1,470.4

49.0

0.066

0.07

Calendar year 1950: Max 14,600 Mln 53 Mean 1,266 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.25

Water year 1950-51: Max 9,57O Mln 6.4 Mean 826 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.15

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Nov. 21 (12 p.m.) 6,060 cfs (7.40 ft); Dec. 4 (7 to 9 p.m.)

9,870 cfs (9.95 ft); Feb. 22 (5 to 4 p.m.) 10,200 cfs (10.23 ft); May 11 (time unknown) 5.O2O cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range 

In stage, weather records, and records for station at Rldgevllle and white River at Muncle.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25-28, Dec. 17-27, Jan. 24-31, Feb. 3-12.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 405

Wabash River at Peru, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°44'35", long. 86°05'45", in sec. 32, T. 27 N., R. 4 E., near center of 

span on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 31, half a mile southwest of Peru, 

4.3 miles downstream from Mississinewa River, and at mile 370.5.

Drainage area.--2,660 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1943 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 617.94 ft above mean sea

 revel, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 8 years, 2,608 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,800 cfs Dec. 5 (gage height, 17.5 ft); min-

 imum, 128 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.92 ft).

1943-51: Maximum discharge, 68,000 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 24.46 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 62 cfs Sept. 19, 1945; minimum gage height, 1.70 ft Oct. 5, 26, 

1946.

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

Rating tables, 

height,

2.4

3.5

4.5

6.0

Oct. 1

320

900

1,700

3,450

water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

to May 11

9.0

15.0

18.0

8,010

21,400

29 , 300

1.9

2.5

3.5

No

May 12 to Sept. 30

120

390

1,000

te. Same

5.0 2,310

6.0 3,450

. as preceding

table above 6.O ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

520

475

*424

392

365

342

529 

329

360

787

7.630

7,270

4,910

2,790

1,600

1,140

930

738

638

595

520

480

465

446

428

410

392

392

383

*360

356

37,196

1,200

0.451

0.52

Nov.

347

347

334

342

554

354

554 

495

4,450

6,920

5,480

3,330

1,910

1,290

1,100

1,000

900

810

810

4,160

16.800

16,800

12,300

8,390

5,500

3,210

2,080

1,600

1,460

1,250

~

104,397

3,480

1.31

1.46

Dec.

1,100

1,730

18,100

26,400

26.9OO

20,800

16,800 

17,100

11,700

7,630

5,050

*3,570

2,750

2,130

1,750

1,420

1,250

1,030

1,000

950

850

850

900

950

840

800

800

800

*800

750

700

178,140

5,746

2.16

2.49

Jan.

650

950

9,960

18.100

15,400

11,900

8,200 

4,910

3,210

2,610

2,250

1,860

1,460

1,560

2,550

4., 9 10

5,630

7,090

11,500

15,100

8,770

5,630

3,690

2,610

1,910

1,460

1,200

1,000

850

750

700

156,170

5,058

1.89

2.18

Feb.

650

650

650

700

900

1,100

1,600 

1,650

1,460

1,290

1,060

5,950

15,800

12,500

8,590

6,090

9,720

9,910

16,100

15,600

21,800

25.600

24,400

19 , 100

12,500

7,270

*5,330

4,070

-

-

-

229,420

8,194

3.08

3.21

Mar.

3,690

5,550

4,210

3,690

3,210

2,850

2,610 

3,940

4,770

3,350

2,080

1.650

1,700

4,070-

7,450

8,960

7,820

7,090

6,090

4,910

3,450

3,030

2,970

4,210

5,780

4,490

2,970

2,020

1,700

7,180

11.500

138,550

4,469

1.68

1.94

Apr.

8,200

5,780

4,070

2,850

2,080

1,800

1.650 

2,750

4,210

9,150

9..910

10,500

*10,700

11.700

11,500

8,770

5,480

5,690

2,850

2,250

1,860

1,750

5,690

6,250

5,940

2,490

1,960

1,800

4,770

4,210

-

152,390

5,080

1.91

2.13

May

2,790

1,960

1,600

1,420

1,750

1,420

1,100 

1,000

900

1,400

10,900

15.400

10,300

6,920

4,210

*2,060

1,880

2,530

1,850

2,110

2,110

1,650

1,310

1,110

960

860

1,000

1,250

1,190

1,150

1,000

87,050

2,808

1.06

1.22

June

854

800

752

770

770

692

614 

658

1,700

2, llfl

1,550

1,960

888

1,070

2,260

1,740

1,230

909

842

5.050

2,650

1,310

1,450

1,070

824

*692

704

1,590

1,040

734

-

56,843

1,228

0.462

0.52

July

614

542

512

518

484

450

401 

425

2,130

5.190

3,450

2,580

2,580

1,520

1,150

854

674

602

512

484

602

874

1,150

548

428

530

*728

578

489

390

560

32,547

1,043

0.392

0.45

Aug.

300

290

268

254

254

290

290 

305

290

281

268

254

240

232

227

227

232

281

325

245

232

227

218

222

204

'204 200

218

200

204

*222

7,704

249

0.094

0.11

Sept.

209

184

180

172

168

168

168 

180

168

172

176

184

254

365

222

180

168

168

168

164

160

160

160

160

156

152

140

*156

180

180

-

5,402

180

0.068

0.08

Calendar year 1950: Max 44,000 Mln 257 Mean 4,924 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.13

Water year 1950-51: Max 26,900 Min 132 Mean 3,193 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.30

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 efs).--Hov. 21 (8 p.m.) 19,100 cfs (14.1 ft); Dec. 5 (6 a.m.) 27,800 

cfs (17.5 ft); Jan. 4 (12 m.) 18,400 cfs (15.8 ft); Feb. 22 (2 p.m.) 25,800 cfs (16.8 ft); May 12 

(6 a.m.) 16,100 cfs (12.9 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 21-25, Dec. 26 to Jan. 2, Jan. 27 to Feb. 6.

281787 O - 53 - 27
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Eel River at North Manchester, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°59', long. 85°46', in sec. 5, T. 29 N., R. 7 E., near center of span 

on downstream side of Second Street Bridge at North Manchester, half a mile upstream 

from Pony Creek.

Drainage area.--429 sq mi.

Records available. April 1930 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. Novemoer isaa to March 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 738.00 ft above mean sea 

revel, datum of 1929. Prior to June 28, 1945, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--27 years (1924-51), 381 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,780 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 11.00 ft); 

 minimum, 78 cfs Nov. 7; minimum gage height, 2.21 ft Sept. 22.

1924-51: Maximum discharge observed, 7,500 cfs Feb. 27, 1936 (gage height, 14.00

ft), from rating curve extended above 4,600 cfs; minimum daily, 17 ofs Sept. 13, 14,

21, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.86 ft Sept. 13, 1941.

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

regulation at times during low flow by mill 5 miles upstream.

Revisions.--W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Nov. 19)

2.1 

2.5 

5.0 

8.0 

11.C

60

162

1,050

2,520

4,780

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

106

106

108

*106

100

100

96

103

140

146

130

111

103

98

88

93

90

93

90

86

90

86

86

93

88

88

86 

88

86

81

*90

3,055

98.5

0.230

0.26

Nov.

90

88

fii

90

93

88

90

138

249

243

171

146

127

122

127

201

207

168

157

963

1.070

612

455

400

350

300

275 

250

*225

195

"

7,771

259

O.604

0.67

Dec.

180

436

5.050

2,700

2,180

1,440

1,830

2,080

1,580

970

700

550

450

350

300

250

200

200

200

190

180

180

180

180

200

200

200 

*190

180

170

160

21,836

704

1.64

1.89

Jan.

160

450

5.240

3,170

2,520

1,880

1,180

850

735

578

508

448

396

452

508

406

413

252

1,050

1,010

810

578

472

392

350

332

311 

271

250

225

200

24,397

787

1.83

2.11

Feb.

180

160

150

150

150

170

190

180

170

160

200

1,750

*2,350

1,540

752

682

1,260

1,400

2,800

2,520

4.000

3,920

2,760

2,080

1,360

1,090

1,050 

870

-

-

~

34,044

1,216

2.83

2.95

Mar.

990

870

830

810

665

612

1,800

1,260

850

630

542

490

612

1,360

*1,310

1,010

790

665

595

490

438

385

402

366

329

312

312 

374

455

973

990

22,519

726

1.69

1.95

Apr.

810

890

682

578

49O

438

434

950

1,180

2.080

1,730

1,880

1,680

1,580

1,490

1,090

850

718

612

*525

472

490

455

406

402

385

357

368

396

382

~

24,800

827

1.93

2.15

May

343

329

292

276

267

252

237

228

222

418

1,680

1.980

1,310

890

595

472

452

438

346

308

282

*261

252

222

213

219

252 

258

237

219

201

13,951

450

1.05

1.21

June

186

177

177

252

207

177

162

192

490

360

264

210

207

240

210

177

154

146

132

375

*490

682

700

472

357

282

267 

560

402

298

~

9,005

300

0.699

0.78

July

267

225

195

183

174

122

119

182

*2,580

2,580

2,400

2,300

2,030

1,630

1,130

790

630

525

714

950

700

542

472

444

354

312

285 

267

243

225

219

23,789

767

1.79

2.06

Aug.

213

192

180

195

162

198

219

204

177

165

148

135

130

127

344

930

560

388

392

249

*246

240

195

168

162

157

162 

165

148

138

127

7,216

233

0.543

0.63

Sept.

119

116

116

113

108

122

119

103

96

111

116

106

111

111

106

96

100

93

96

90

90

88

88

90

*98

96

88 

93

96

88

~

3,063

102

0.238

0.27

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,700 Min 81 Mean 776 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.55

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,000 Min 81 Mean 535 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.93

Peak discharge (base. 2,600 efs). Dee. 3 (2 p.m.) 3,520 cfs (9.52 ft); Jan. 3 (11 a.m.) 3,680 cfs 

(9.69 ft); Feb. 12 (2 p.m.) 2,760 cfs (8.39 ft)j Feb. 21 (12 p.m.) 4,780 cfs (11.00 ft); July 9 

(7 p.m.) 3,380 cfs (9.29 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24-28, Dec. 11 to Jan. 2, Jan. 26, Jan. 29 to 

Feb. 12.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 40" 

Eel River near Logansport, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°47', long. 86°15', in sec 14, T. 27 N., R. 2 E., on upstream side of 

rigni: span of bridge on Adamsboro road, E>j miles northeast of Logansport and 6.9 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 833 sq mi.

Records available. July 1943 to September 1951. 

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. 

Average discharge. 8 years, 846 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 9,050 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 10.18 ft); minimum, 162 cfs Sept. 16, 19-26, 28-30 (gage height, 3.15 ft).

1943-51: Maximum discharge, 13,100 cfs Jan. 5. 1950 (gage height, 11.80 ft); minimum, 96 cfs Sept. 25, 1944 (gage height, 2.92 ft).

Flood of May 18, 1943, reached a stage of 13.2 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 

17,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 9,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

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

wnicn are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5-8, June 25-30,

July 9-29, Aug. 16-20)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 3

3.3

3.8 

5.0

195

375

1,090

6.0 

9.0

2,020

6,400 3.7 

4.5

145

370

790

4 to Sept. 30

5.5 1,600

8.0 4,820

10.0 8,550

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

225

213

213

219

213

213

210

*216

284

548

348

309

288

264

276

246

242

242

246

246

242 

246

246

225

213

236

239

242

242

222

210

7,618

246

0.295

0.34

Nov.

213

222

210

210

213

216

219

246

362

502

496

400

330

306

295

302

375

436

375

1,020

*2,220 

1,250

870

766

562

442

400

380

370

370

-

14,578

486

0.583

0.65

Dec.

400

717

4,800

5.600

4,000

2,860

2,790

3,280

2,860

1,740

1,400

1,130

980

840

700

600

500

450

450

425

400 

375

375

375

400

400

375

350

350

40,622

1,310

1.57

] .81

Jan.

450

1,080

5,120

5.920

4,250

3,E50

2,250

*1,550

1,200

1,150

965

860

742

804

1,070

895

825

,460

,950

,950

,700 

,280

,040

860

724

650

600

500

400

325

300

46,120

1,488

1.79

2.06

Feb.

300

300

300

300

300

350

400

350

325

325

400

2,000

4,540

3,070

*1,750

1,620

2,720

2,930

5,120

5,120

7.530 

7,300

4,820

3,560

2,480

a2,200

1,900

1,700

-

-

-

63,810

2,279

2.74

2.85

Mar.

,550

,750

,460

,410

,320

,110

,410

.550

,240

,6OO

,150

,000

,040

,013

,000

* ,240

,700

,410

,360

,040

909 

804

772

778

766

658

642

692

1,110

1,550

1,900

44,734

1,443

1.73

2.00

Apr.

1,550

1,600

1,410

1,150

965

853

881

1,840

2,820

5.120

4,120

3,700

*3,420

3,350

3,210

2,600

1,850

1,500

1,320

1,110

1,000 

965

965

895

812

804

760

754

811

818

-

52,953

1,765

2.12

2.36

May

742

697

648

636

614

570

530

525

505

576

2.0OO

5.490

2,720

1,750

1,280

1,000

846

»811

742

670

631 

587

576

535

525

510

587

680

686

592

525

27,786

896

1.08

1.24

June

505

485

505

490

550

535

46O

475

490

778

664

550

626

525

500

475

410

384

362

342

589 

736

1.040

950

675

515

500

»648

790

576

"

17,110

570

0.684

0.76

July

510

460

420

579

554

338

318

346

1,300

*4.170

3,420

3,210

3,140

2,420

1,850

1,410

1,070

811

719

923

965 

742

670

587

520

470

485

708

545

445

402

34,107

1,100

1.32

1.52

Aug.

384

362

346

322

310

330

588

406

362

346

338

314

266

302

250

374

930

648

642

520

420 

402

379

350

379

290

278

278

302

278

 270

11,766

380

0.456

0.53

Sept.

262

236

229

222

222

212

201

226

226

204

229

215

198

222

201

176

*190

170

162

162

162 

162

162

162

180

184

198

166

162

162

"

5,865

196

0.235

0.26

Calendar year 1950: Max i2,600 Mln 153 Mean 1,535 Cfsm 1.84 In. 25.00

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,330 Mln 162 Mean 1,006 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.38

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 cfs).--Dec. 4 (12:30 to 3 a.m.) 5,920 cfs (8.68 ft); Jan. 4 ( 2 td 4 

a.m.) 6,240 cfs (8.87 ft); Feb. 21 (12 p.m.) 9,05O cfs (10.18 ft); Apr. 10 (10 a.m.) 5,600 cfs (8.51 

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27-30, Dec. 15 to Jan. 1, Jan. 5-9, Jan. 26 

to Feb. 12.
408 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Logansport, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°44'47", long. 86°22'39", In NE£ sec. 35, T. 27 N., R. 1 E., on left

 bank 150 ft downstream from Clcott Street Bridge In Logansport, 1,000 ft downstream 

from Eel River, and at mile 353.7.

Drainage area. 3,760 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--April 1903 to July 1906, May 1923 to September 1951. Gage-height 

records collected at same site since December 1910 are contained In reports of United 

States Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 573.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). April 1903 to July 1906, chain gage at same site 

at datum 1.09 ft lower. May 1923 to Feb. 8, 1934, chain gage at site 150 ft upstream 

at present datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1923-51), 3,449 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 33,500 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 13.10 ft); 

minimum, 348 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 2.74 ft).

1923-51: Maximum discharge, 89,800 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 21.32 ft); minimum, 97 cfs Sept. 25, 1941; minimum dally, 135 cfs Sept. 26, 1941; minimum gage height, 

2.27 ft July 23, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 25.5 ft Mar. 26, 1913 (discharge uncertain).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant on tributary.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with United States Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years). W 783: 1934. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 12

3.0

3.3

4.5

6.0

10.0

13.0

510

9OO

3,240

6,740

20,100

33,OOO

May 13 to Sept. 3O

2.8 380

3.1 690

3.8 1,830

5.5 5,500

7.5 11,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

985

885

810

737

711

672

620

*609

620

825

7,460

8,200

5,620

4,000

2,640

1,960

1,540

1,370

1,160

1,050

968

900

870

825

795

765

750

737 

724

711

698

51,217

1,652

0.439

0.51

Nov.

685

685

659

646

646

659

659

698

1,440

5,620

7,300

5,620

3,660

2,640

2,080

1,820

1,660

1,620

1,530

2,550

*17,200

19.700

15,600

11,400

7,300

4,700

3,450

2,940 

2,640

2,340

-

130,147

4,338

1.15

1.29

Dec.

2,060

2,100

18,200

32,200

52.600

26,800

20,100

20,900

16,400

11,400

7,900

5,620

4,350

3,560

3,140

2,740

2,160

1,920

1,800

1,700

1,700

1,800

2,040

1,900

1,720

1,430

1,300

1.250 

1,250

1,250

1,300

234,590

7,567

2.01

2.32

Jan.

1,400

2,000

14,400

24.100

20,500

16,OOO

11,400

*7,450

5,040

4,120

3,450

3,040

2,620

2,740

3,890

5,840

7,020

8,840

13,000

14,300

11,700

7,900

5,270

4,000

2,900

2,300

2,000

1,800 

1,500

1,200

1.150

212,870

6,867

1.83

2.11

Feb.

.100

,100

,100

,200

,300

,000

,250

,250

,OOO

,750

,500

,000

18,900

16.OOO

*11,400

9,160

13,300

14,000

21,300

21 , 700

27,200

33.000

30,400

23 , 700

16,700

10,800

8,200

6,480

-

-

306,790

10,957

2.91

3.03

Mar.

5,730

8,520

6,220

5,730

5,040

4,460

5,730

7,900

7,300

5,270

3,780

5.040

3,040

5,68O

11,100

12,000

10,400

9,480

8,200

*6,740

4,920

4,240

4,120

4,920

6,740

5,730

4,120

3,140 

3,660

7,160

15.600

197,710

6,378

1.70

1.96

Apr.

11,100

8,200

6,220

4,580

3,660

3,240

3,040

4,810

7,020

15,300

15,300

15,000

15,300

16. OOP

16,000

*13,000

8,840

6,090

4,920

4,350

3,450

3,140

4,920

7,900

5,500

3,890

3,240

5.040 

5,160

5,730

-

227,940

7,598

2.02

2.25

May

4,240

3,140

2,640

2,440

2,640

2,440

1,960

1,760

1.560

1,940

11,400

19.300

15,600

10,100

6,090

4,OOO

3,140

*3,340

2,830

2,930

2,830

2,510

2,010

1,720

1,560

1,560

1,740

1,990 

2,090

1,870

1,700

125,070

4,035

1.07

1.24

June

1,520

1,380

1,450

1,440

1,420

1,320

1.190

1,350

2,210

3,240

2,150

1,630

1,470

1,440

2,290

2,390

1,850

1,440

1,280

2,550

3.660

2,190

2,270

2,190

1,560

1,350

*1,370

1,720 

2,110

1,540

"

54,970

1,832

0.487

0.54

July

1,300

1,140

1,030

980

950

935

905

920

3,790

10.000

,600

,960

,350

,580

,560

* ,630

,910

,600

,380

,440

,700

,650

,440

,270

,110

996

,220

,520 

,200

,010

875

72,931

2,553

0.626

0.72

Aug.

806

722

678

642

606

630

708

792

722

678

630

606

570

560

540

520

950

1.110

996

792

708

678

666

*570

540

500

490

530 

510

500

490

20, 440

659

0.175

0.20

Sept.

470

452

434

416

416

416

407

407

425

434

443

434

434

480

540

434

*398

380

380

380

398

398

380

380

434

416

389

398 

434

443

-

12,650

422

0.112

0.13

Calendar year 1950: Max 67,700 Mln 521 Mean 7,097 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.63

Water year 1950-51: Max 33,OOO Mln 38O Mean 4,513 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16. 3O

Peak discharge (base. 22.OOP cfs). Dec. 4 (9 p.m.) 33.OOO cfs (13.OS ft)j Jan. 4 (l p.m.) 25,000 

cfs (11.19 ft); Feb. 19 (8 p.m.) 25,OOO cfs (11.16 ft); Feb. 22 (12 m.) 33,500 cfs (13.10 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 19-22, Dec. 27 to Jan. 2, Jan. 25 to Feb. 12.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Delphi, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°35'26", long. 86°41'54", in Sw£ sec. 24, T. 25 N., R. 3 W., on downstream side of second pier from left abutment of highway bridge, 1 mile west of 

Delphi, 1.6 miles upstream from Deer Creek, 8.6 miles upstream from Tippecanoe River, 

and at mile 330.8.

Drainage area. 4,040 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--January 1940 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 519.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to July 19, 1942, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 3,691 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 35,500 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 20.02 ft); 

 minimum, 381 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 1.36 ft).

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 85,300 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 25.60 ft); minimum daily, 158 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 28.8 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from information by State Highway Commission.

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

wnicn are fair.

Revisions. W 953i Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. l-ll)

1.3 

2.0 

3.0 

6.0

345

800

1,680

5,260

13.0

17.0

20.0

16,600

26,000

35,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

Oct.

1,180

1,010

*902

814

779

744

709

730

744

786

5,960

8.050

6,400

4,210

2,940

2,180

1,740

1,530

1,340

1,170

1,090

1,020

958

910

894

856

835

835

828

807

800

53,751

1,734

0.429

0.49

Nov.

765

758

744

709

702

730

737

835

1,290

6,550

7,300

5,260

3,480

2,500

2,060

1,840

1,740

1,680

1,630

2,890

12,400

21.000

17,000

11,800

7,750

5,120

3,960

*3,240

2,890

2,500

-

131,860

4,395

1.09

1.21

Dec.

2,230

2,400

13,400

31,400

54.800

31,100

24,000

23,200

19,600

13,200

9,100

6,550

4,990

4,080

3,480

3,000

2,500

2,250

2,100

2,000

2,250

2,400

2,400

2,230

2,010

bl,900

bl,750

bl,600

bl.500

bl,500

bl,500

256,420

8,272

2.05

2.36

Jan.

bl,750

b4,500

b 10, 000

23,500

24,200

18,600

13,600

8,800

*5,960

4,730

3,960

3,600

3,000

3,000

3,840

4,990

7,000

8,350

11,600

15,000

12,900

9,100

6,250

4,600

3,720

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,750

1,500

1.500

228,600

7,374

1.85

2.10

Feb.

1.200

1,200

1,200

1,500

1,750

2,250

2,500

2,500

2,250

2,000

1,750

b5,000

b!5,000

18,200

12,900

*9,700

15,800

15,400

21,800

26,500

29 , 000

54.800

55,800

27,800

20,500

15,100

9,700

7,750

-

-

-

552,450

11,875

2.94

5.06

Mar.

6,500

7,450

7,450

6,250

5,540

4,990

5,540

7,900

7,600

6,100

4,470

5,600

*5.560

4,210

9,700

11,800

10,900

10,200

9,400

7,750

5,680

4,600

4,340

4,600

6,250

6,400

4,750

4,990

4,990

5,820

12.700

205,810

6,639

1.64

1.89

Apr.

11,500

8,800

6,700

4,990

4,210

5,600

5.240

4,600

7,000

12,900

17.600

*16,800

17,000

17,200

17,600

15,200

10,500

7,300

5,680

4,600

3,960

3,480

3,960

7,900

6,550

4,470

5,600

5,560

4,600

6,400

-

245,100

8,170

2.02

2.26

May

4,860

5,720

5,120

2,780

2,720

2,780

2,540

2,120

1,900

2,180

7,000

19 . OOP

17,800

11,800

7,500

4,860

3,720

5,480

5,240

3,000

2,940

2,890

2,450

2,060

*1.840

1,900

2,010

2,230

2,500

2,540

2,120

155,000

4,555

1.08

1.24

June

1,840

1,630

1,630

1,840

1,630

1,580

1,580

1,430

2,120

3,240

2,780

2,060

1,790

1,840

1,900

2,780

2,540

1,840

1,530

1.540

5.960

2,670

2,120

2,560

1,960

1,580

1,550

1,900

2,250

2,010

~

61,040

2,035

0.504

0.56

July

1,580

1,290

1,160

1,080 n.oio

950

950

1,250

9,700

10.900

9,850

7,500

7,000

5,680

4,210

5,240

2,500

2,010

1,680

*1,450

1,790

1,740

1,790

1,480

1,240

1,080

1,080

1,480

1,480

1,180

998

90,108

2,907

0.720

0.85

Aug.

878

814

765

702

660

709

744

786

821

751

688

660

608

595

595

562

842

1.200

1,160

966

800

725

660

647

602

582

569

569

595

569

550

22,552

721

0.178

0.21

Sept.

517

510

498

465

465

465

447

435

441

465

472

465

478

465

530

517

*453

429

423

405

405

411

405

405

423

455

417

595

593

405

~

13,457

448

0.111

0.12

Calendar year 1950: Max 66,600 Min 654 Mean 7,822 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.27

Water year 1950-51: Max 34,800 Min 393 Mean 4,866 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.33

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 22, 25, Dec. 16-25, Jan. 26 to Feb. 11; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records and records for station at Logansport.
WABASH RIVER HASIK

Deer Creek near Delphi, Ind.

Location. --Lat 40° 36", long. 86°37' , on line between GE£ sec. 22 and NE^ sec. 27, T. 25

 N. , R. 2 ¥., on downstream side of left wing wall of highway bridge 3 miles northeast 

of Delphi and 4-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --268 sq mi.

Records available. --March 1944 to September 1951.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Prior to Sept. 18, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and 

9atum.

Average discharge.--? years, 271 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 2,950 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 8.73 ft); min-

 imum, 17 cfs Sept. 21, 2?; minimum gage height, 2.33 ft Sept. 20-22.

1944-51- Maximum discharge, 9,160 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 14.4 ft); minimum, 

9.2 cfs Aug. 13-15, 1944 (gage height, 2.13 ft).

Flood of May 1943 reached a stage of 19.8 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 18,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

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

which are fair.

Rating tables,' water year 1950-51, e>

height, in feet, and discharge,

(Shifting-control method

=t. 1 to May 12

:ept periods of ice effect (gage

in cubic feet per second) 

jsed Nov. 20-23)

May 13 to Sept. 30

2.7 

3.1 

3.5 195

4.O 350

6.0 1,290

8.5 2,790

2.3 

2.5 3.0'

90

3.4 163

4.0 350

4.5 555

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

117

TO4

94

88

82

77

73

74

86

*88

10O

92

79

74

69

65

62

61

58

57

55

56

56

55

55

52

52

52

52

51

51

2,187

70.5

0.263

0.30

Nov.

50

49

47

49

49

49

51

66

173

332

240

157

120

100

90

93

93

87

86

*755

1,090

622

393

300

250

220

175

130

110

110

-

6,136

205

0.765

0.85

Dec.

110

25O

1,920

1,860

890

578

990

915

555

425

332

288

252

219

180

150

130

110

100

95

85

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

75

70

11,219

362

1.35

1.56

Jan.

70

400

1,850

1,540

815

578

425

343

*329

264

219

183

16O

240

409

285

310

790

740

669

492

343

275

225

200

175

160

130

85

80

75

12,859

415

1.55

1.78

Feb.

70

70

70

70

70

85

100

90

*88

84

150

700

1,000

622

343

702

1,540

1,220

2,220

1,800

2,630

1,590

990

765

645

555

478

385

_

_

-

19,132

683

2.55

2.65

Mar.

401

371

36O

315

267

249

382

389

297

243

216

204

*213

243

360

457

425

578

622

40?

315

276

261

240

198

177

T80" 168

192

219

258

9,485

306

1.14

1.32

Apr.

246

240

225

210

183

165

189

483

532

924

1,540

1,340

*990

1,140

990

765

578

470

389

312

279

267

234

207

201

189

165

204

261

252

-

14,170

472

1.76

1.97

May

204

174

160

152

141

126

113

106

100

240

765 765-

465

343

a275

a231

a20O

165

154

140

134

123

114

*105

99_

116

173

276

282

207

161

6,808

220

0.821

0.94

June

144 123"

129

114

104

98

92

118

110

99

86

82

93

121

100

84

76

76

70

72

68

59

a58

a5 7

aST

57

57

64

66

64

-

2,598

86.6

0.323

0.36

July

60

*53

74

108

58

49

43

87

a200

aSOO

a450

288

204

154

116

98

80

72

66

*62

56

54

330

151

93

70

60

119

109

82

65

4,011

129

0.481

0.56

Aug.

56

45

45

40

36

48

50

46

44

41

38

36

34

32

30

30

30

30

29

29

29

28

26

25

24_

25

27

27

29

28

26

1,067

34.4

0.128

0.15

Sept.

25

24

23

22

23

25

24

22

22

27

26

24

*25

25

22

21

20

20

19

19

17

5T

19

18

20

21

25" 30

24

24

-

677

22.6

0.084

0.09

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,490 

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,630

495

248

Cfsm 1.85 

Cfsm 0.925

25.07

IUCA yedi -H7OU-O-L: I'laji. d,DOU P1J.I1 I/ PKO.lt £40 uxDHi u.yto J-i». 12.53 IK.OO

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Dec. 3 (2 to 5 p.m.) 2,160 cfs (7.58 ft); Jan. 3 (time unknown) 

jout 2,150 cfs; Feb. 19 (11 a.m.) 2,420 cfs (7.95 ft); Feb. 21 (12 m.) 2,950 cfs (8.73 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and idrecords records for Wildcat Wildcat Creek at Owasco. Owasco. ~

Lge-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Dec. 2, Dec. 15 to Jan. 3, Jan. 23 to

FeBTTJ", Feb 10-13.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Tippecanoe River at Oswego, Ind.

Location.--Lat 41°19 1 25", long. 85°47'32", in NE^NE^ sec. 14, T. 33 N., R. 6 E., on downstream side of south dam abutment at Tippecanoe Lake Outlet in Oswego, 3 miles east 

of Leesburg.

Drainage area.--118 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1951.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 830.00 ft above mean sea level, 

3atum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 430 cfs Feb. 27, 28; minimum, 32 cfs Nov. 

6; minimum gage height, 5.30 ft Nov. 6, Sept. 30.

1949-51: Maximum daily discharge, 680 cfs Apr. 8-10, 1950; maximum gage height, 

8.62 ft Apr. 10, 1950; minimum, 12 cfs Oct. 1, 1949 (gage height, 4.80 ft).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Backwater from ice Dec. 21-23)

Oe t. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

5.3

6.0 

6.5 

7.5

141

300

5.2 

5.8 

6.3 

7.0 

8.0

125

225

445

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

E6

E7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

62

62

64

 67

58

50

62

61

61

61

60

59

57

57

54

53

53

68

85

§2.

85

79

74

68

64

60

58

56

52

51

*46_

1,939

62.5

0.530

0.61

Nov.

44

42

38

39

36

32

33

38

39

41

39

41

41

42

44

47

49

51

52

62

66

70

74

78

82

86

88

89

»88

90

-

1,661

55.4

O.469

0.52

Dec.

90

53

102

113

127

148

178

206

233

248

E58

26O 558"

25E

246

235

225

215

206

197

185

170

160

155

150

145

140

»140

135

130

125

5,525

1.78

1.51

1.74

Jan.

120 155-

125

135

145

160

180

200

220

230

240

555

230

220

205

190

180

170

160

150

150

150

150

155

160

160

155

150

145

140

»135

5,265

170

1.44

1.66

Feb.

125

120

115

110

105

100 T0"0~

100

100

100

100

100

1OO

120

140

160

180

200

230

210

230

E50

300

350

390

410

430

4315

_

_

-

5,405

193

1.64

1.70

Mar.

42O

4OO

375

345

325

321

311

295

279

273

261

245

241

*235

2E7

225

221

214

E04

EDO

198

194

188

177

174

165

158

148

146

143

138

7,446

240

2.O3

2.35

Apr.

137

138

141

146

154

156

160

163

169

184

198

229

257

283

295

297

301

305

305

295

285

E77

271

»259

243

227

214

207

212

201

-

6,709

E24

1.90

E.ll

May

198 186"

180

173

163

156

148

143

138

139

144

143

146

150

151

156

156

155

161

164

158

154

*143

132

125

113

111

109

107

106

103

4,511

146

1.24

1.42

June

~9T 101

94

97

95

92

88

87

85

82

80

78

76

72

70

69

66

63

62

*5_4

57

6E

63

62

66

75

75

77

76

75

-

2,296

76.5

0.648

0.72

July

73

70

70

69

70

69

62

65

101

117

150

184

211

229

249

263

265

2TT

249

239

220

209

201

192

»184

174

169

161

148

134

128

4,986

161

1.36

1.57

Aug.

120

112

107

98

95

99

96

94

94

92

88

86

80

53

90

89

90

99

1O5

112

125

132

137

138

13F

134

129

122

*113

112

108

3,317

107

0.907

1.05

Sept.

-57 101

92

90

86

85

82

78

77

76

74

72

69

66

66

63

61

59

58

*55

56

55

54

52

52

51

51

50

48

46_

2,022

67.4

0.571

0.64

Calendar year 1950: Max 680 Mln 32 Mean 203 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.30

Water year 1950-51: Max 430 Mln 32 Mean 14O Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.09

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 24, 25, Dec. 16-18, 24-27, Dec. E9 to Jan. 30, Feb. 1-18, Feb. 

20 to Mar. 3; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and 

records for stations near Ora and Pigeon Creek at Hogback Outlet near Angola.
412 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Tippeoanoe River near Ora, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°10', long. 86°34', in NE£ sec. 7, T. 31 N., R. 1 W., pn upstream side 

of left span of highway bridge, 1.3 miles southwest of Ora and 2.0 miles downstream 

from Osborn ditch.

Drainage area. 837 sq mi.

Records available. September 1943 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily.

Average discharge. 8 years, 881 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,940 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 12.02 ft); maxUnum gage height, 13.0 ft Jan. 5 (backwater from ice jam); minimum, 247 cfs Nov. 7; 

minimum gage height, 4.85 ft Sept. 30.

1943-51: Maximum discharge, 7,800 cfs Apr. 5, 1950 (gage height,14.40 ft); minimum, 131 cfs Oct. 8, 9, 16, 17, 1946; minimum gage height, 4.15 ft Aug. 14, 1944, Oct. 

16, 17, 1946.

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

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 4, Nov. 6-18)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5

4.8

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

232

1,050

1,400

1,970

3,880

Jan. 6 to Sept. 3O

4.8 270

7.0 870

9.0 1,620

11.0 2,980

12.0 3,940

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

298

287

287

309

298

309

287 

298

*309

332

332

320 

309

298

287

287

287

276

309

309

298

298

298

298

287

287

276

276

274

269

272

9,161

296

0.354

0.41

Nov.

265

263

256

252

250

252

250 

276

345

408

420

370 

345

332

332

370

420

42O

450

545

770

TJS

745

650

600

550

6OO

650

7OO

700

-

13,556

452

0.540

0.60

Dec.

700

750

1,200

1,660

1,720

1,500

1,450 

1,500

1,970

1,600

1,360

1,240 

1,170

1,050

950

850

800

750

700

650

600

550

5OO

475

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

28,845

930

1.11

1.28

Jan.

55O

700

1,000

2,500

*5,400

2.5OO

2,660 

2,500

2,080

1,720

1,44O

1,320 

1,240

1.2OO

1,240

1,160

1,100

1,240

1,440

1,520

1,520

1,440

1,360

1,240

1,100

900

800

700

6OO

550

5OO

43,320

1,397

1.67

1.92

Feb.

500

550

650

730

*730

700

700 

650

600

60O

70O

1,100 

2.O2O

2,580

2,500

2,220

2,580

3,140

2,740

2,900

3,340

3,840

3,740

3,440

2,980

2,740

2,500

2,360

_

_

-

53 , 830

1,922

2.30

2.39

Mar.

2,290

2,220

2,150

2,080

2,020

1,900

1,900 

1,960

1,840

1,670

1,480

1,440 

1,440

1,620

1,900

2,020

1,840

1,720

1,720

*1,570

1,440

1,320

1,240

1,200

1,130

1,100

1,060

1,060

1,240

1,360

1,480

5O.41O

1,626

1.94

2.24

Apr.

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,400

1,320

1,240

1,200 

1,480

1,960

2,580

*3,240

3,440 

3,440

5,540

3,540

3,340

2,980

2,660

2,360

2,150

1,960

1,840

1,720

1,620

1,520

1,440

1,400

1,360

1,440

1,440

-

62,170

2,O72

2.48

2.76

May

1,360

1,280

1,2OO

1,130

1,100

1,020

960 

930

870

960

1,620

1,900 

1,840

 1,620

1,480

1,320

1,160

1,060

990

960

930

900

930

870

810

870" 780

990

990

930

87O

34,630

1,117

1.33

1.54

June

780

705

675

72O

720

675

645 

645

660

660

615

585 

570

570

545

508

495

482

458

508

690

960

1,520

1,520

1,240

990

 840

840

870

780

-

22,471

749

0.895

1.00

July

735

69O

630

570

532

508

470 

5SO" 458

2,020

3,240

3,240 

2.98O

2,900

2,660

2,290

1,840

 1,670

1,440

1,320

1,160

1,060

990

900

840

780

750

870

810

720

675

40,648

1,311

1.57

1.81

Aug.

645

600

570

532

495

532

6OO 

600

558

532

508

482 

458

445

432

432

482

532

508

482

585

660 60~0"

558

508

495

508

482

 470

458

445

16,194

522

0.624

0.72

Sept.

432 420"

432

408

395

395

382 

370

358

382

395

400 

395

382

370

345

345

 332

320

312

302

308

308

308

315

3J.8

312

295

290

285

-

10,611

354

0.423

0.47

Calendar year 1950: Max 7.6OO Min 25O Mean 1,577 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.59

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,840 Min 25O Mean 1,057 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.14

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Dee. 2, Dec. 14 to Jan. 6, Jan. 25 to 

FebTT2.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 413 

Tippecanoe River near Monticello, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°47', long. 86M5 1 , in sec. 21, T. 27 N., R. 3 W., at Norway plant of 

worcnern Indiana Public Service Co., 2 miles north of Monticello.

Drainage area. 1,740 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1931 to September 1951. 

Average discharge. 20 years, 1,499 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum dally discharge during year, 13,000 cfs Feb. 21; minimum daily, 382 

 el's Oct. 28.

1931-51: Maximum dally discharge, 15,400 cfs Apr. 4, 1950; minimum dally, 103 cfs 

July 27, 1934.

Remarks. Discharge computed on basis of records of operation of powerplant and flow over 

a am.

Cooperation. Records of daily discharge furnished by Northern Indiana Public Service Co.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

490 

644

794

668

690

668

728

655

890 875"

851

795 

665

645

636

626

587

604

593

598

583 

566

578

542

602

525

511

382

356

487

593

19,457

628

0.361

0.42

Nov.

420 

665

521

483

475

456

551

635

721

636

647

709

621

591

669

754

571

1,010

726

1,210

1,650 

1,430

1,320

937

687

753

8OO

911

1,210

1,110

-

23,882

796

0.457

0.51

Dec.

1,130 

1,410

3,200

2,780

2,580

2,570

3,220

2,940

2,540

2,590

2,250

2,150 

1,960

1,680

1,760

1,170

1.O4O

1,090

1,200

932

1,090 

1,130

1,370

1,410

1,330

1,080

903

887

93T

976

952

52,261

1,686

0.969

1.12

Jan.

1,080 

2,15C

6,890

6,480

5,040

5,540

4,6OO

2,880

2,640

2,970

2,590

2,210 

1,960

2,100

2,230

1,810

1,960

2,700

3,010

3,010

3,010 

2,510

2,270

1,960

1,480

1,280

1,430

1,280

1.O9O

741

816

81,717

2,636

1.51

1.75

Feb.

755 789"

816

916

1,090

1,190

1,110

1,060

S79

922

1,030

2,680 

3,750

2,900

2,390

3,430

5,320

4,400

8,270

7,080

13.000 

9,090

7,670

6,770

5,880

5,300

4,840

4,240

_

.

-

107,567

3,842

2.21

2.30

Calendar year 1950: Max 15.4OO Min 382

Mar.

4,590 

3,930

3,910

3,800

3,470

3,090

4,300

3,950

3,440

2,880

2,700

2,360 

2,610

2,820

3,900

4,690

3,950

4,810

4,250

3,410

2,860 

2,310

2,310

2,160

2,010

1,850

1,810

2,130

2,960

2,900

3,130

99,290

3,203

1.84

2.12

Apr.

2,990 

2,990

2,840

2,590

2,310

2,190

2,270

3,740

4,000

5,890

6,250

7.740 

7,260

7,610

7,190

6,400

5,540

4,730

4,170

3,450

3,300 

3,190

2,990

2,640

2,560

2,310

2,310

2,4OO

2,940

2,460

-

119,250

3,975

2.28

2.55

May

2,250 

2,230

1,930

1,700

1,690

1,550

1,440

1,430

1,430

1,790

4,210

4,300 

3,930

3,440

2,620

2,290

2,020

1,830

1,510

1,600

1,830 

1,560

1,450

1,480

1,660

1,320

1,560

1,640

1,730

1,560

1,500

62,530

2,017

1.16

1.34

June

,430 

,220

,170

,190

,170

1,110

991

1,220

1,150

1,090

1,020

1,020 

959

1,090

959

916

891

778

791

766

778 

1,360

1,580

1,940

2,000

1,600

1,500

1,570

1,510

1,340

36,109

1,204

0.692

0.77

July

1,170 

1,170

959

916

916

738

704

SBT

8,390

7,480

5,860

7,030 

6,800

5,420

4,600

3,840

3,300

2,880

2,460

2,060

1,760 

1,700

1,520

1,400

1,240

1,130

1,420

2,830

2,390

1,800

1,440

86,176

2,780

1.60

1.84

Aug.

1,170 

1,020

1,000

916

916

868

1,000

980

980

952

841

828

753

741

741

716

616

5T6

803

766

841 

1,040

916

841

791

766

741

828

625

704

703

26,219

846

0.486

O.56

Sept.

616 

616

616

616

616

616

616

513

616

651

701

462 

766

6T6

513

526

513

526

513

526

513

488

488

488

603

488

462

437

457

444

-

16 , 6O2

.553

0.318

0.35

Mean 3,102 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.21

Water year 195O-51: Max 13.0OO Min 382 Mean 2.OO3 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.63
414 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Tippecanoe River near Delphi, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°37', long. 86°45', in sec. 16, T. 25 N., R. 3 W. , on right bank 2 miles 

nortneast of Springboro, 2 miles downstream from Big Creek, and 5 miles northwest of 

Delphi.

Drainage area. --1,850 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. --July 1939 to September 1951. 

uecemoer isua at site 5^ miles downstream.

March 1903 to July 1906 and November,

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 552.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 12 years (1939-51), 1,664 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 12.36 ft); 

minimum, 390 cfs Sept. 17, 22; minimum gage height, 2.84 ft Nov. 15; minimum daily, 

420 cfs Sept. 27, 29.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 17,200 cfs Apr. 4, 1950 (gage height, 13.43 ft); minimum, 94 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 1941 (gage height, 2.15 ft); minimum daily, 94 cfs Oct. 1, 

1941.

Maximum stage known, 13.5 ft, present site and datum, Nov. 3, 1935 (discharge, 

17,400 cfs).

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

vffiicn are fair. Flow regulated by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). W 973: 1942.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-1Z, July 19 to Sept. 30)

2.8 

4.0

6.0

10.0

12.0

420

1,350

3,480

10,000

14,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

528

684

*980

774

774

722

871

785

1,160 

1,000

1,040

904

886

794

715

736

726

731

698

737

684

728

704

688

704

665

619

474

468

613

794

23,386

754

0.408

0.47

Nov.

492

783

649

634

582

556

456

735

886

713

738

738

827

748

700

906

786

994

712

1,620

a2,000

al,500

al,200

al.OOO

a850

a900

al.OOO

*al,200

1,290

1,270

-

27,520

917

0.496

0.55

Dee.

1,240

1,580

3,360

3,080

2,830

2,670

3,430

3,010

2,810 

2,680

2,350

2,310

2,200

a2,000

a2,100

1,370

1,350

1,310

1,360

1,210

1,240

1,250

1,520

1,420

1,490

1,290

972

bl.OOO

al.050

a950

al.TTO

57,532

1,856

1.00

1.16

Jan.

1,230

2,260

7,280

STSBTJ

5,210

5,520

4,610

a3,250

*2,760 

2,960

2,800

2,340

2,120

2,480

2,430

1,980

2,080

2,980

3,220

3,240

3,240

2,660

2,440

2,100

1,730

1,390

1,590

1,420

1,330

897

882

87,389

2,819

1.52

1.76

Feb.

864

SSo" 854

al.OOO

1,140

1,300

1,260

*1,230

963 

1,010

1,070

3,010

3,880

3,070

2,440

3,510

5,680

4,460

8,490

7,120

13.700

7!280

6,640

5,840

5,210

4,760

4,160

_

_

-

110,071

3,931

2.12

2.21

Mar.

4,460

4,020

4,020

3,740

3,570

3,120

4,160

3,880

3,560 

3/120

2,670

2,480

2,930

2,780

3,740

4,460

4,160

4,760

4,610

3,480

3,060

2,490

2,440

2,450

2,130

*2,040

1,950

2,260

3,030

3,120

3,120

101,810

3,284

1.78

2.05

Apr.

3,120

3,020

3,030

2,68O

2,480

2,280

2,420

3,740

3,880 

5,680

6,000

7,620

*6,960

7,450

7,120

6,160

5,520

4,460

4,160

3,480

3,480

3,120

3,120

2,880

2,550

2,550

2,340

2,710

3,360

2,660

-

120,030

4,001

2.16

2.41

May

,430

,550

,030

,890

,870

,600

,650

,620

,560 

,910

,310

,460 "TTeo"

,480

,700

,600

,140

,950

,730

,770

,040

,610

,470

* ,640

,400

,530

,830

,850

,950

,680

,650

67,060

2,163

1.17

1.35

June

1,570

1,350

,360

,380

,210

,320

,160

,410

,370 

,250

,210

,230

,170

,200

,300

,170

,110

833

fST

917

939

1,610

1,720

2.1BO

2,150

1,750

1,970

1,860

1,650

1,610

-

41,896

1,397

0.755

0.84

July

1,380

1,390

*1,250

1,170

1,170

946

888

1,T60~

10,400 

8,490

6,480

7,280

7,120

5,680

5,060

4,020

3,610

3,000

2,720

2,170

2,010

1,800

1,660

 1,560

1,290

1,270

1,550

3,150

2,510

1,970

1,590

95,744

3,089

1.67

1.92

Aug.

1,330

1,240

1,270

1,260

970

1,070

1,410

1,120

1,260 

1,120

1,020

1,020

911

978

968

802

880

1,050

990

986

,040

,500

,220

,060

,050

,030

,000

,030

982

892 9T9~

33,378

1,077

0.58

0.67

Sept.

736

764

804

757

760

752

844

610

697 

899

788

641

 

1,150 554"

582

626

*58B

562

542

595

564

570

537

544

731

612

420 45S"

420

568

19,745

658

0.36

0.40

Calendar year 1950: Max 15,000 Min 360 Mean 3,177 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.32

Water year 1950-51: Max 13,700 Min 420 Mean 2,152 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.79

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather 

records, and records for station at Montieello. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 415

Wildcat Creek at Greentown, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°28' , long. 85°58', in NE£ sec. 5, T. 23 N., R. 5 E., near center of 

span on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 35, three-quarters of a mile west of 

Greentown and lOf miles upstream from Kokomo Creek.

Drainage area. 166 sq mi.

Records available. February 1945 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily.

Average discharge. 6 years, 179 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,020 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 10.7 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs Sept. 21-25; minimum gage height, 2.30 ft Sept. 4, 5.

1945-51: Maximum discharge, 6,320 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 15.3 ft); minimum, 0.9 cfs Sept. 21, 1947; minimum gage height, 2.18 ft Jan. 1, 1947.

Flood in May 1943 reached a stage of 15.0 ft (from floodmarks), discharge, 5,960 cfs.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). W 1053: 1945.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a25

*23

20

19

18

16

14

a20

30

66

76

54

38

30

a25

21

18

16

15

14

13 

al3

13

13

12

11

TT

11

all

*11

13

690

22.3

0.134

0.15

Nov.

13

14

13

13

a!4

15

21

109

385

415

199

a!40

122

a95

a80

a70

60

58

a250

1,000

1,380 

975

615

425

275

200

*150

110

90

80

-

7,386

246

1.48

1.65

Dec.

70

83

a500

1,680

1,310

1,040

1,000

975

715

a450

287

228

186

156

138

89

a80

75

70

65

60 

60

60

60

60

*57

53

48

4646"

a46

9,793

316

1.90

2.19

Jan.

48

125

932

945

TT3

575

a300

213

169

157

135

118

107

a300

465

296

320

655

715

615

a400 

278

220

165

125

100

80

65

*59

55

50

9,502

. 307

1.85

2.13

Feb.

45

40

35

35

35

37

40

38

37

37

300

600

900

535

228

449

860

a900

1,200

*1,140

1.810 

1,380

860

655

a500

435

355

270

_

-

13,756

491

2.96

3.08

Mar.

355

335

296

a250

199

206

199

192

160

122

allO

*116

-128

142

192

306

405

alOO"

375

270

199 

168

173

157

a!25

107

102

1ST

154

261

315

6,640

214

1.29

1.49

Apr.

a250

206

186

160

137

126

128

a250

395

856

1,000

1,100

860

810

a650

515

385

306

244

180

156 

a!50

*131

116

114

104

89

135

a!20

112

-

9,941

331

1.99

2.23

May

90

77

73

73

64

a55

48

44

40

163

1,040

835

a450

315

213

165

137

113

100

a90

*82 

69

662

51

46

47

alOO

107

90

77

66

4,982

161

0.970

1.12

June

55

46

a45

50

44

38

35

37

41

a35

30

27

35

5746-

34

a28

23

18

17

16 

15

13

aT5

*16

15

17

22

24

24

-

918

30.6

0.184

0.21

July

a22

21

18

25

118

112

67

a50

102

296

315

TSS

142

103

a70

47

37

28

24

20

16 

a!6

*16

16

15

14

12

13

a!2

9.9

9.2

1,965.1

63.4

0.382

0.44

Aug.

9.2

8.0

7.3

6.7

a6. 5

7.0

8.8

9.9

13

T5

9.5

aS.O

6.4

5.8

5.5

5.5

4.9

4.9

a4.5

*4.3

4.1 

3.9

3.6

3.4

2.8

a2.8

2.8

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.0

184.1

5.94

0.036

0.04

Sept.

2.5

a2.3

2.1

2.0

2.3

3.4

3.9

3.9

a3.0

2.3

3.0

3.2

3.6

3.4

3.0

a2.5

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.6 

TTS

al.6

*1.6

1.8

1.8

5.5

7.3

571

aS.O

-

88.4

2.95

0.018

0.02

Calendar year 195O: Max 5,720 Mln 3.4 Mean 305 Cfsm 1.84 In. 24.96

Water year 1950-51: Max 1.81O Mln 1.6 Mean 180 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.76

Peak discharge (base. 1,75O efs).--Dec. 4 (4 a.m.) 1,76O cfs (10.18 ft); Feb. 21 (5 p.m.) 2,O20 

cfs (10.7 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 10 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for station at Owasoo.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Dec. 1, Dec. 18-25, Jan. 24 to Feb. 13.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wildcat Creek at Owasco, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°28' , long. 86°38' , in SW£ sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 2 W. , on right bank 

just downstream from highway bridge, half a mile northwest of Owasco and 15 miles 

upstream from South Pork Wildcat Creek.

Drainage area. --372 sq mi.

Records available . March 1944 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 624.61 ft above mean sea level

 ^unadjusted). Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, wire-weight gage 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 400 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,170 cfs Dec. 5, Feb. 22; maximum gage height,

 V;bO ft Dec. 5; minimum, 26 cfs Sept. 23 (gage height, 1.03 ft).

1944-51: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 13.3 ft); minimum observed, 10 cfs Sept. 25, 1944 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

Flood of May 18, 1943, reached a stage of 14.0 ft, from f loodmarks .

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

regulated by power-plants above station.

Flow

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 9-13, 22)

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

80

150

2.5 

4.0 

7.5

285

98O

3,170

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

125

117

1O9

104

97

95

98

79

73

*98

125

138 

TZ5

112

98

89

82

80

76

76

74

72 

72

70

73

67

67

66

64

B5

65

2,755

88.9

0.239

0.28

Nov.

65

64

S9

64

67

80

67

82

366

755

585

381 

284

232

205

193

195

170

163

*887

1,500

2,060 

1,520

930

600

450

350

300

240

200

-

13,124

437

1.17

1.31

Dec.

200

275

1,640

2,750

5.100

2,000

1,580

1,760

1,580

1,030

780

608 

450

350

300

250

220

2OO

180

160

150

140 

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

120

110

20,843

672

1.81

2.08

Jan.

110 *22"E~

1,290

1.760

1,580

1,038

780

576

495

410

373

309 

268

317

567

705

608

905

1,200

1,260

1,080

780 

585

495

350

280

225

200

180

160

140

19,251

621

1.67

1.92

Feb.

130

120

110

TIC

110

120

140

140

*135

130

150

700 

1,500

2,000

1,260

955

1,760

1,760

2,060

*2,540

3,030

3,100 

2,820

1,820

1,280

1,080

930

755

-

-

30,745

1,098

2.95

3.07

Mar.

680

680

680

608

518

446

655

608

490

393

333

*317 

313

373

432

549

655

1,160

880

755

572

459 

428

405

345

293

268 26"B~

285

349

526

15,723

507

1.36

1.57

Apr.

518

450

405

365

325

285

282

500

730

955

*1,700

2,120 

2,00(5

1,820

1,640

1,280

1,OOO

805

655

544

446

410 

369

325

297

293

271

254

525

329

-

21,698

723

1.94

2.17

May

282

247

229

223

212

202

202

179

170

252

1,040

1,580 

1,40O

880

608

482

385

321

247

241

226

215 

*202

184

168

198

278

329

333

297

238

12 , 050

389

1.05

1.20

June

215

175

159

159

152

144

144

150

146

128

117

112 

117

140

134

123

119

109

98

95

88

84 

86

88

80

77

55

95

*102

83

-

3,606

120

0.323

0.36

July

80

79

144

252

163

125

146

132

694

585

'555 745

477

325

235

186

130

125

116

*104

94

86 

88

95

94

74

90

134

116

77

11

6,513

210

0.565

0.65

Aug.

64

60

59

53

51

54

54

72

60

88

60

54

49

46

46

42

43

42

44

41

36

35 

34

34

32

33

33

33

35

35

37

1,459

47.1

0.127

0.15

Sept.

34

34

29

28

29

29

37

39

32

33

32

38 

*38

34

34

33

31

30

28

28

28

28 

27

25

28

28

35

53 "15

33

-

987

32.9

0.088

0.10

Calendar year 195O: Max 9,850 Min 26 Mean 737 Cfsra 1.98 In. 26. 9O

Water year 1950-51 : Max 3.1OO Min 27 Mean 408 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.86

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOP efs). Dec. 5 (12 m.) 3,170 cfs (7.50 ft); Feb. 22 (4 a.m.) 3,17O cfs 

(7.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, Dec. 13 to Jan. 2, Jan. 25 to 

FeFTT4.
W ABASH RIVER BASIN 41' 

South Fork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°24', long. 86°47' , in NW£ sec. 28, T. 23 N., R. 3 W., near center of 

span on upstream side of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Middle Pork, 4ij miles upstream from mouth, and 5 miles east of Lafayette.

Drainage area. 242 sq mi.

Records available. March 1944 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily.

Average discharge. 7 years, 260 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,470 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 10.2 ft, from 

grapn based on gage readings); minimum, 29 cfs Sept. 18-21, 24 (gage height, 1.75 ft).

1944-51: Maximum discharge, 12,000 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 15.12 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 18, 19, 22, 1944; minimum gage height, 1.73 ft Aug. 27, Sept. 11-13, 

1949.

Flood of May 1943 reached a stage of 16.8 ft, from floodmarks.

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

wnicn are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of lee effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 1O-13)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3

2.0 

2.4 

5.0 

7.0

59

162

1,100

1,950

Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

1.7 

1.9 

2.5 

4.0 

9.0

22

53

210

770

2,850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

98

92

90

85

82

78

a76

74

100

*124

124

110

92

82

80

80

78

76

72

70

70

70

70

70

70

67

63

61

63

61

j>i

2,487

80.2

0.331

0.38

Nov.

59

61

59 

a59

59

59

61

78

316

460

249

174

141

127

116

118

110

98

105

1,610

1,420

*512

a375

a325

a300

255

216

180

156

147

-

8,005

267

1.10

1.23

Dec.

141

207

1,470 

1,370

790

570

1,050

970

610

432

342

282

234

213

201

177

160

140

140

140

140

130

130

130

a!20

110

100

TOO

100

*100

100

10,899

352

1.45

1.67

Jan.

90

165

1,610 

1,300

770

550

415

300

275

*264

268

222

216

a300

362

300

286

690

670

590

446

328

272

228

190

170

150

135

120

110

100

11,892

385

1.59

1.83

Feb.

90

90

90 

90

90

100

110

*100

100

100

110

700

900

610

331

679

1,330

970

1,650

1,330

2,720

1,810

1,170

830

670

570

462

38O

_

-

-

18,182

649

2.68

2.79

Mar.

366

359

348 

289

247

228

258

254

216

189

180

*177

183

189

216

254

250

342

462

331

264

225

216

210

204

177

165

T55

168

168

171

7,474

241

0.996

1.15

Apr.

165

171

162

156

145

140

aTBO"

310

359

352

*398

570

610

S70" 750

494

376

303

258

219

a200

192

174

162

156

162

148

168

177

165

-

8,462

282

1.17

1.30

May

150

142

138 

138

135

128

122

118

115

201

625

550

390

275

222

189

171

159

148

140

130

125

*118

112

TT5

150

216

272

264

189

156

6,143

198

0.818

0.94

June

148

138

128 

125

112

108

105

115

118

105

90

82

102

159

T05

88

80

78

71

68

66

57

53

50

57

55

68

85

*80

82

-

2,791

93.0

0.384

0.43

July

75

64

53 

135

370

198

130

185

1,760

1,450

1,490

1,250

750

610

348

254

237

180

*156

138

122

115

122

112

92

88

127

530

234

168

125

11,668

376

1.55

1.79

Aug.

102

90

78 

68

66

71

80

85

102

105

80

a70

60

53

53

53

68

204 ~9T

62

53

50

46

39

38

41

43

43

39

43

43

2,125

68.5

0.283

0.33

Sept.

36

38

38 

35

35

46

46

a45

a45

44

44

39

*39

39

36

35

30

29

23

30

30

32

a30

29

32

33

77

88

jj^

36

-

1,195

39.8

0.164

0.18

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,800 Mln 31 Mean 473 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.55

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,720 Mln 29 Mean 250 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.02

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for Wildcat Creek at Owasco.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 17-21, Dec. 23 to Jam. 2, Jan. 8, 9, Jan. 25 

toTeE. 13.
418 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Lafayette, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°25'19", long. 86°53'49", in sec. 20, T. 23 N., R. 4 W., on right bank

 ao i't dovmstream from Brown Street Bridge in Lafayette, 5.1 miles downstream from 

Wildcat Creek and at mile 311.9.

Drainage.area.--7,230 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1901 to May 1903 and October 1927 to September 1951 in reports

 of Geological Survey. October 1923 to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department 

of Conservation. Gage-height records collected at same site since October 1913 are 

contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 504.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. Prior to Nov. 20, 1935, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1923-51), 6,473 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 50,600 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 20.48 ft); 

minimum, 990 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.51 ft).

1901-03, 1923-51: Maximum discharge, 131,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 28.47 

ft); minimum, 392 cfs Sept. 25, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.24 ft Aug. 15, 18, 1901.

Maximum stage known, 32.9 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark, determined by United 

States Weather Bureau (discharge uncertain).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are

 fair, and those of ice effect, which are poor. Some regulation at low stages caused 

by powerplants above station.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with United States Weather 

Bureau.

Revisions. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2-1O, Feb. 25-27, Sept. 6-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 3O

1.9

4.0

10.0

15.0

19.0

1,610

4,390

14,800

28,100

42,300

1.3

3.0

12.0

18.0

21.0

960

3,000

19,400

38,400

54,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,660 

»2,440

2,460

2,210

2,090

2,030

1,970 

2,090

2,270

2,330

5,100

8.940

8,090

6,050

4,240

3,440

2,980

2,720

2,520

2,330

2,210

2,150 

2,090

2,030

1,910

1,850

1,850

1,730 

1.610 

1,670

1,670

89,730

2,895

0.400

0.46

Nov.

1,850 

1,670

1,670

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,610 

1,730

2,330

6,220

8,770

7,240

5,370

3,940

3,370

3,180

3,040

2,850

3,110

5,530

16,300

*25,700 

23,900

16,600

alO,000

7,580

a6,500

5,200 

5,030 

4,710

-

189,830

6,328

0.875

0.98

Dec.

4,240 

4,390

13,600

31,400

38,100

39,900

36,700 

a32,500

a30,000

a25,000

al9,000

al3 , 000

alO,000

7,410

6,220

5,710

4,550

4,090

3,940

3,790

4,240

4,550 

4,710

4,550

3,940

3,500

3,250

3,000 

3,000 

3,000

3,000

374,280

12,074

1.67

1.93

Jan.

3,750 

5,000

17,000

31,800

35,300

31,800

25,700 

alS.OOO

a!4,000

*10,600

8,260

7,070

6,390

6,220

8,260

8,800

10,200

13,300

16,500

20,400

19,800

15,500 

11,900

9,340

a7,000

a6,000

a5,000

4,000 

3,250 

2,500

2,400

385,040

12,421

1.72

1.98

Feb.

2 ,,250 

2,2SO

2,250

2,500

3,250

,000

,750 

,750

,500

,000

3,500

8,000

21,500

26,300

20,100

16,700

24,500

26,000

*31,400

37.800

44,10O

50,000 

*47,600

*42,300

34,600

*24,200

18,300

15,500

-

526,900

18,818

2.60

2.71

Mar.

13,700 

13,700

13,800

12,600

11,900

10,400

12,000 

14,000

13,700

11,900

9,520

7,900

7,900

8,260

12,900

17,700

17,500

17,100

*17,500

14,600

a!2,000

9,700 

8,800

8,800

9,700

10,400

8,620

7,540 

7,900 

9,520

14,900

366,460

11,821

1.63

1.89

Apr.

16,900 

14,000

12,200

10,100

8,620

7,540

7,000 

9,160

12,800

16,700

25,700

*27,800

28,700

28.700

29.400

27,500

21,200

15,800

12,900

10,800

9,520

8,980 

8,440

11,300

11,500

9,340

7,720

7,540 

8,980 

11,000

-

437 , 840

14,595

2.02

2.25

May

9.520

8,080

6,820

6,100

5,920

5,740

5,200 

4,660

4,480

4,840

10,100

22,700

26,600

21,200

14,000

10,200

7,900

6,820

6,640

6,100

6,280

5,740 

*5,020

4,840

4,120

4,120

4,840

5,560 

5,740 

5,380

5,020

250,280

8,074

1.12

1.29

June

4,660 

3,950

3,780

4,120

3,620

3,540

3,300 

3,460

4,120

4,840

5,020

4,040

3,860

3,950

3,780

4,300

4,120

3,460

3,000

2,860

4,390

4,840 

4,300

5,020

4,860

4,120

3,780

4,480 

4,300 

4,300

-

121,970

4,066

0.562

0.63

July

3,460 

3,150

3,080

4,040

3,220

*2,790

2,460 

2,460

18,400

24,800

22,100

17,900

16,400

14,400

11,300

9,520

,720

,640

,740

,020

,570

,660 

* ,660

,300

,620

,220

,150

,840 

,740 

,570

,700

231,630

7,472

1.03

1.19

Aug.

3,080 

2,720

2,590

2,460

2,210

2,150

2,460 

2,460

2,460

2,460

2,270

2,150

2,030

1,850

1,970

1,850

1,730

2,210

2,590

2,400

2,210

2,210 

2,210

2,090

1,970

1,910

1,850

1,850 

1,850 

1,790

1,670

67,710

2,184

0.302

0.35

Sept.

1,600 

1,450

,410

,390

,370

,370

,350 

,340

,240

,250

,390

,380

,390

,410

,170

,170

,160

* ,130

,110

,080

,120

,080 

,060

,060

,060

,240

,230

,120 

,050 

.000

-

37,180

1,239

0.171

0..19

Calendar year 1950 : Max 88,000 Min 1,610 Mean 12,868 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.17

Water year 1950-51 : Max 50,000 Min 1,000 Mean 8,435 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.85

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for stations at Delphi and Covington.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Deq. 26 to Jan. 3, Jan. 28 to Feb. 12.
W.ABASH RIVER BASIN 419

Wabash River at Covington, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°08'24", long. 87°24'20", in sec. 35, T. 20 N., R. 9 W. , near center of 

span on downstream side of highway bridge at Covington, 2.9 miles downstream from 

Oppossum Creek, 3.6 miles upstream from Spring Creek, and at mile 271.1.

Drainage area. 8,230 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected at 

srce tnree-eignths of a mile downstream January 1927 to December 1930 and at present 

site since December 1930 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 473.97 ft above mean sea 

 level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--12 years, 7,260 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 58,400 cfs Feb. 23; maximum gage height, 24.80 

TfFeT). 18 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 1,450 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 3.50 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 147,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 32.44 ft); minimum observed, 487 cfs Sept. 29, 1941 (gage height, 1.81 ft).

Maximum stage known, 35.1 ft in March 1913, from floodmark determined by United 

States Weather Bureau.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diurnal 

Fluctuation at low stages caused by power-plants above station.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with United States Weather 

Bureau.

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect and 

periods computed using rate of change of stage as a factor (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2O-22)

3.5

7.0

14.0

19.0

25.0

1,450

5,660

17,300

29,600

62,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sai

In.

Oct.

4,100 

3,620

3,380

3,380

3,140

3,020

2,960

3,020 

*3,740

3,860

3,740

4,850

k9,440

k8,O40 

k6,190

4,980

4,100

3,620

3,380

3,140

3,140

3,020

2.9OO

2,800

2,720

2,660 

2,660

2,600

2,420

2,300

2,240

115,160

3,715

0.451

0.52

Nov.

2,240 

2,300

2,240

2,300

2,360

2,360

2,240

2,300 

2,660

3,380

5,110

k6,990

k7,220

k5,550 

4,590

4,220

4,100

3,860

3,860

5,860

*1 0,500

20,100

k23 , 200

k22,500

k!7,200

kl 1,700 

k7,870

k6,850

k6,250

k5,950

-

207,860

6,929

0.842

0.94

Dec.

5,660 

5,660

k9 , 170

k2 1,800

k26,400

k33,000

k39 , 100

40,800 

kS8,400

k34,100

k25,600

k!8,400

k!2,400

10,000 

8,560

7,670

6,490

5,660

5,380

5,520

5,950

5,950

5,OOO

5,000

5,500

4,750 

4,500

4,000

4,000

4.OOO

4,250

412,670

13,312

1.62

1.86

Jan.

5,000 

k7,Z60

k!8,000

kZ6,400

k3 1,300

k34,100

k33,500

k27,500 

k!8,600

k!2,200

!fclO,200

k9,210

k8,270

k7,980 

k9,280

k9,55O

klO,400

k!3,500

k!6,800

k!9,600

k2 1,300

k20,300

k!5,700

kll,40O

k9,260

k7,600 

k6,700

6,250

k5,600

4,590

3,750

441,100

14,229

1.73

1.99

Feb.

3,250 

3,000

3,000

3,500

4,OOO

5,000

7,000

k7,150 

k6,850

k5,800

k6,720

10,000

22,500

21,OOO 

20,000

22,500

27,500

3O,OOO

*35,000

k39,600

k52 , 200

k57,800

58.400

*54,800

k48 , 400

k41,500 

k31 , 600

k24,400

_

_

-

652,470

23,303

2.83

2.95

Mar.

k!9,000 

k!6,200

15,700

k!5,100

k!3,700

k!2,400

kl2,800

k!4,800 

15,500

k!4,100

kll,800

klO.OOO

k9 , 100

9,100 

klO,900

k!6,900

k!9 , 600

19,800

k20.900 kis.eoo

k!5,900

k!2,200

kl 0,200

9,880

k9,950

klO,700 

klO,900

9,300

8,650

*k9,740

k!3,400

417,820

13,478

1.64

1.89

Apr.

k!7,900 

k!7,300

k!4,500

kl 1,700

klO.100

k9,160

8,500

k9,130 

k!2,300

*k!5,300

k21,400

k25,100

k29,000

k29.900 

k29,600

k29,600

k28,9OO

k24,6OO

k!8,400

k!3,900

kll,700

klO,300

k9,750

klO,000

k!2,500

kl 1,200 

k9,5OO

8,950

kg, 490

kll,200

-

480,880

16,029

1.95

2.17

May

kll,600 

klO.OOO

k8,700

k7,670

7,000

k6,550

k6,480

5,900 

5,660

k6,400

k9,680

k!7,800

k23,600

k25.1QO 

k22,000

fk!5,000

klO,900

k8,820

k7,820

7,450

7,150

7,150

6,550

5,800

5,520

4,980 

5,380

k6,160

k6,99O

6,850

k6,190

298,850

9,447

1.15

1.32

June

5,660 

5,380

5,240

5,240

4,850

4,590

4,340

4,460 

4,850

3,240

5,800

5,660

4,980

4,980 

4,850

4,590

5,110

4,720

4,100

3,620

3,620

5,380

5,110

4,850

k6,380

5,380 

4,720

4,980

5,110

5,110

-

146,900

4,897

0.595

0.66

July

4,590 

4,100

*3,860

4,590

4,720

3,860

3,5OO

3.380 

k!5,600

k24,900

k28.500

k27,500

k24,600

k21,'000 

k!6,400

k!2,600

klO,100

k8,860

k7,890

6,850

k5,890

5,660

5,520

5,380

4,850

4,460 

3,860

4,720

k6,310

*k5, 680

4,850

294,580

9,503

1.15

1.33

Aug.

4,100 

3,620

3,260

3,140

2,840

2,720

2,840

3,140 

3,020

3,020

2,560

2,720

2,540

2,420 

2,300

2,300

2,240

2,300

3,740

3,140

2,720

2,540

2,600

2,540

2,300

2,240 

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,240

2,120

83,800

2,703

0.328

0.38

Sept.

1,960 

1,900

1,800

*1,800

1,800

1,750

1,700

1,700 

1,750

1,800

1,800

1,900

1,900

2,120 

1,800

1,700

1,750

1,700

1,650

1,600

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,600

1,600

1,700 

1,650

1,600

1,500

1,450

51,630

1,721

0.209

P. 23

Calendar year 195O: Max 91,5OO Min 2.O7O Mean 15,377 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.35

Water year 1950-51: Max 58,4OO Min 1,45O Mean 9,857 Cfsm 1.2O In. 16.24

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

k Computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 23 to Jan. 1, Jan. 31 to Feb. 7, Feb. 12-19.
420 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Bluegrass Creek at Potoraac, 111.

Location.--Lat 40° 19 "19", long. 87°48'02", near center of E| sec. 34, T. 22 N., R. 13 W., 

on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge 1 mile north of Potomac and 2.0 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--34.5 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1949 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 655 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Co May 4, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 3,540 cfs July 9 (gage height, 10.72 ft); minimum, 1.1 cfs Aug. 25, 26.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 9, 1951; minimum, that of Aug. 25, 26,1951.

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

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 7

1.9 .4.0

2.0 6.6

2.2 16

2.6 47

3.0 107

7.0 910

8.0 1,170

9.0 1,710

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

1.1

2.6

4.9

13

June 8 to Sept. 30

2.5 31

3.0 80

3.5 153

4.0 239

7.0 880

8.0 1,170

9.0 1,710

10.0 2,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.7

*7.4 33~

22

14

12

10

26

~TS 228

39

26

20

18

15

13

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.1

9.1

10

S.I

7.9

7.4

7.4

711.1

22.9

0.664

0.77

Nov.

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

7.9

12

8.3

5.7

5.4

5.1

FTT

6.0

16

12

8.7

10

210

*46

28

22

17

15

15

13

13

11

11

-

548.8

18.3

0.530

0.59

Dec.

11

222 2"TO

51

31

27

25

26

22

19

17

16

14

*13

13

12

10

10

10

10

9.5

10

10

10

7.9

8.3

6.0

6.6

7.4

6.6

b ,-7

867.0

28.0

0.812

0.93

Jan.

6.3

b400

782

184

103

75

42

b30

25

22

b!9

17

16

234

51

24

73

82

91

109

44

32

24

b20

b!7

15

15

IE

9.5

8.7

10

2,592.5

83.6

2.42

2.79

Feb.

12

*12

12

12

10

b!60

84

4,6

15

10

b75

300

82

30

15

337

214

265

352

612

1,2909"B"

55

52

49

47

38

72

_

^

-

4,356

15b

4.52

4.70

Calendar year 1950: Max 976 Min 1.4

Mar.

87

46

47

34

28

26

23

19

15

15

16

17

20

*46

107

92

He- 467

54

36

30

29

24

22

20

20

26

56

120

67

1,739

56.1

1.63

1.87

Apr.

47

36

31

27

23

*22

59

69

46

45

153

292

163

155

98

58

44

36

28

24

24

22

19

*19

19

17

16

22

22

18

-

1,654

55.1

1.60

1.78

Mean 52.1

May

17

15

15

15

14

14

12

12

11

116

160

67

36

26

21

19

17

14

12

12

13

11

9.5

8.3

7.4

9.5

11

12

11

9.1

7.9

734.7

23.7

0.687

0.79

June

7.9

6.6

9.5

8.7

6.3

5.4

5.4

*54

26

16

12

9.3

8.5

6.5

5.5

5.2

4.9

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

378

3.4

13

6.5

4.6

7.8

16

9.3

6.9

-

283.4

9.45

0.274

0.31

July

5.5

3.8

46

77

14

7.6

5.2

18

 1,900 §46"

206

570

114

64

44

32

86

32

22

18

15

13

12

11

8.9

7.2

80

149

43

22

14

4,586.2

148

4.29

4.94

Aug.

9.3

6.9

5.8

4.3

3.6

9.2

8.9

93

49

14

7.6

5.5

4.6

4.0

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.7

*286 "goso

662.2

21.4

0.620

0.71

Sept.

15

8.9

6.5

4.9

4.3

4.3

3.4

2.8

2.6

4.8

4.9

3.4

19

5.8

4.0

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.3

1.8

178

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

8.1

4.3

2.6

2.2

-

145.5

4.85

0.141

O.16

Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.49

Water year 195O-51: Max 1,900 Min l.g Mean 51.7 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.34

Peak discharge (base, 780 cfs).--Jan. 2 (12 p.m.) 1,490 cfs (8.66 ft); Feb. 18 (11:30 p.m.) 805 c 

(6.54 ft); Feb. 21 (2 a.m.) 3,300 cfs (10.47 ft); Mar. 18 (4 a.m.) 805 cfs (6.51 ft); July 9 (7:3O 

a.m.) 3,540 cfs (10.72 ft); July 10 (3:45 p.m.) 3,060 cfs (10.34 ft); July 12 (9 a.m.) 1,040 cfs 

(7.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 421

Boneyard Creek at Urbana, 111.

Location. Lat 40°06'40", long. 88°13i40", in NW£NE£ sec. 18, T. 19 N., R. 9 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of footbridge at rear of fire station on University of 

Illinois Campus in Urbana, l£ miles above mouth.

Drainage area.--5.3 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1948 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 708.25 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 440 cfs July 9 (gage height, 6.98 ft), from

rating curve extended above 270 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 11.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, 512 cfs July 17, 1950 (gage height, 7.87 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 11, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.5

1.0 

2.3 

4.6

0.7 

1.0 

2.0 75

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.0

2.1

11

2.1

1.8

1.8

14"5.5

3.2

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.3

1.7

1.6

1.7 

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.7

1.7

5.6

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.6

83.2

2.68

0.506

0.58

Nov.

*2.1

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.4

5.3

6.5

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.6

8.2

2.9

1.4

~9~.l 16

2.7

2.4

2.3

a2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

»2.0

2.3

2.6

-

91.6

3.05

0.575

0.64

Dec.

2.6

~3.9 14

3.7

2.7

2.9

2.3

1.8

2.0

1.8

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

2.0

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.7

2.1

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

77.2

2.49

0.470

0.54

Jan.

2.4

47

TT

8.1

6.2

4.6

3.7

3.2

3.2

3.7

2.4

2.6

2.3

18

3.9

3.2

3.7

3.7

3.4

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.7

ITS' 1.6

1.8

169.2

5.46

1.03

1.19

Feb.

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.1

2.3

30

3.9

2.3

2.1

2.1

12

10

6.5

2.9

3.2

24

6.8

9.5

38

44

12

9.5

a9.0

a8.0

a7.O

a6.o

alO

_

-

-

278.3

9.94

1.88

1.95

Calendar year 1950: Max 77 Win i

Mar.

a!5

a7.5

a8.O

a6.0

a5.5

5.0

3.7

3.2

2.9

2.7

4.6

5.0

6.8

7.8

5.9

5.6

21

23

13

9.1

7.5

6.8

»5.9

4.6

3.9

3.9

3.7

15

19

9.1

7.1

247.8

7.99

1.51

1.74

Apr.

6.2

5.6

5.3

5.3

4.6

8.1

18

9.7

7.8

11

28

20

16

12

9.1

8.1

7.5

6.5 

5.3

5.0

5.3

3.7

3.7

4.6

4.6

*3.4

3 . 7

6.2

6.1

3.4

-

243.8

8.13

1.53

1.71

May

3.7

3.4

3.9

2.9

2.7

3.2

2.4

2.6

2.4

25_

6.8

3.7

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.7 

2.6

2.1

2.9

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

11

2.1

2.0

*1.8

275

2.1

116.4

3.75

0.708

0.82

June

2.3

2.4

17

2.0

1.7

2.0

2.0

7.4

1.8

1.7

1,8

2.1

2.3

2.0

2.0

4.0

2.0

2.1 

9.8

2.3

2.1

1.8

2.0

8.9

2.0

6.2

3412-

3.9

4.3

-

147.9

4.93

0.930

1.04

July

2.6

2.6

7.5

2.7

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

71

7.8

5.3

3.9

*3.7

2.9

2.3

7.1

20

3.4 

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.9

2.3

2.3

2.0

3.5

2.0

1.6

T78

2.0

r isi.i

5.84

1.10

1.27

Aug.

2.0

1.8

*1.8

1.3

1.2

30

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.6

2.0

1.8

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.6 

1.4

9.9

1.3

1.1

TTZ

*1.3

1.3

5.2

1.7

1.6

~3.7 41

2.7

135.2

4.36

0.823

0.95

Sept.

3.2

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.1

T7T

8.3

1.2

11~3.9

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.7 

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.3

2.0

2.1

2.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

-

69.5

2.32

0.438

0.49

Mean 6.O8 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.57

Water year 1950-51: Max 71 Min 1.1 Mean 5.O4 Cfsm 0.951 In. 12.92

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs).--June 27 (10:30 p.m.) 293 cfs (5.31 ft); July 9 (2:30 a.m.) 440 cfs 

(6.98 ft;; July 17 (2 a.m.) 227 cfs (4.40 ft); Aug. 6 (8 a.m.) 359 cfs (6.13 ft); Aug. 29 (5:30 a.m.) 

248 cfs (4.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for West Branch Salb Fork at Urbana and Bluegrass Creek at Potomac.

281787 0-53-28
422 WABASH RIVER BASIN

West Branch Salt Fork at Urbana, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°07'12", long. 88°11'30", in center of sec. 9, T. 19 N., R. 9 E., on 

right bank at Champaign-Urbana sewage-disposal plant, 0.8 mile downstream from Boneyard Creek and 1 mile east of Urbana.

Drainage area.--71.4 sq mi.

Records available. July 1936 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 687.02 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to July 8, 1941, at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--15 years, 56.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,530 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 8.57 ft); minimum, 5.6 cfs Aug. 25 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

1936-51: Maximum discharge, 3,410 cfs Mar. 12, 1939 (gage height, 12.84 ft); minimum, 1.19 ofs Aug. 19, Oct. 20, 1936, Oct. 8, 1938.

Maximum stage known, 13.5 ft May 11, 1933, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . W 1143: 1937(M). The peak discharge for July 8, 1942, has 

been revised to 646 cfs.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 21

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 135

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

225

725

1,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Gfsm

In.

Oct.

12

12

53

35

24

20

41

~§6 112

71

55

42

33

30

26

24

22

20

20

19

17

18

19

17

17

23

17

16

14

13

*13

951

30.7

0.430

0.50

Nov.

15

13

12

12

12

12

17

20

15

12

11

1~9.8

11

22

19

14

13

29

121

84

60

47

28

31

29

32

*28

26

27

792.8

26.4

0.370

0.41

Dec.

24

79

96

64

51

50

36

28

34

37

32

32

30

29

25

26

24

21

21

*22

22

24

25

26

20

21

21

19

20

18

19

996

32.1

0.450

0.52

Jan.

235" 20

465

32F

233

182

140

116

98

88

73

64

60

182

148

88

88

120

137

120

93

80

74

64

54

50

51

44

30

34

34

3,587

116

1.62

1.87

Feb.

32

29

ZT

31

30

161

166

67

37

32

74

313

208

76

55

123

200

211

325

261

1,060

400

281

242

207

173

137

118

_

_

-

5,078

181

2.54

2.64

Mar.

125

112

112

93

83

78

69

60

50

47

50

48

50

54

62

103

163

387

2"9TJ

192

135

118

*109

93

82

72

71

101

178

325

221

3,733

120

1.68

1.94

Apr.

172

138

118

104

92

88

141

172

153

146

184

400

350

302

246

196

161

140

121

106

97

93

82

72

*66

60" 60

68

87

82

4,297

143

2.00

2.24

May

66

60

59

56

50

48

42

40

40

119

138

107

86

76

66

62

57

51

48

45

44

41

39

36

34

53

40

37

*32

30

28.

1,729

55.8

0.782

0.90

June

28

29

45

36

28

26

26

70

62

43

35

32

a28

a25

a23

a25

a23

21

a25

al9

a!8

a!8

a!9

a25

18

28

a 190

aI3o"

a70

a50

-

1,215

40.5

0.567

0.63

July

343

39

48

192

92

61

47

40

401

259

177

132

*96

78

63

54

211

120

77

58

46

40

37

32

29

27

28

24

21

20

19_

2,611

84.2

1.18

1.36

Aug.

*17

16

15

12

12

68

31

19

19

17

13

12

11

11

11

10

9.4

8.8

8.4

22

11

8.0

7.6

6.8 678"

13

8.4

9.0

214

161

68

856.2

27.6

0.387

0.45

Sept.

40

5S

24

18

17

16

13

12

11

24

11

21

23

13

11

9.6

9.6

9.8

8.8

8.4

8.4

9.2

8.0

7.4 878"

8.6

11

11

9.0

8.0

417.6

13.9

0.195

0.22

Calendar year 1950: Max 922 Min 4.6 Mean 77.0 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.64

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,060 Min 6.8 Mean 72.0 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.68

Peak discharge (base, 480 cfs). Jan. 3 (7 p.m.) 491 cfs (4.10 ft); Feb. 21 (12 m.) 1,530 cfs 

(8.57 ft); July 9 (7 p.m.) 530 cfs (4.24 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on tnts day.

a No gage-height record; dlscharg'1 estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage 

and records for Boneyard Creek at Urbana and Salt Fork Vermilion River near Homer.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Salt Pork Vermilion River near Homer, 111.

423

Location.--Lat 40°03i20", long. 87°57i30", in SW^SWi: sec. 33, T. 19 N., R. 14 W., on

rignt bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 49, 1.1 miles north of Homer.

Drainage area. 344 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 621.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 1, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 306 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,120 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 13.21 ft); minimum, 27 cfs Sept. 24, 25.

1944-51: Maximum discharge, 6,170 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 14.36 ft); minimum observed, 7.1 cfs Nov. 17, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 18.6 ft probably in March 1939, from mark set by employees of 

Illinois Division of Highways.

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

whicn are fair.

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 11 to Dec. 10, Sept. 10-30)

3.0 

3.2 

3.5

4.0 172

4.5 

5.0 

1O.O 

13.0

324

520

2,820

4,950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

115

109

136

243

186

157

140

196

364

402

317

264

228

196

180

162

147

138

127

121

115

113 

101

«96

92

91

105

98

84

71

70

4,964

160

0.465

0.54

Nov.

73

71

71

63

60

55

56

67

113

109

76

64

58

56

57

*91

111

84

84

485

632 sinr

290

228

199

b!90

b!80

b!70 

162

160

-

4,483

149

0.433

0.48

Dec.

157

218

835

745

418

338

304

237

b310

243

228

216

205

191

*188

blSO

162

143

a!30

a!30

aUO

alSO 

a!60

a!70

a!30

a!20

121

123 

129

123

115

7,029

227

0.660

0.76

Jan.

113 556"

2,050

3,080

1,926

1,080

722

529

434

387

353

307

287

375

790

434

360

538

610

560

470

379 

353

314

b275

b285

b260

b235 

b!75

186

211

18,328

591

1.72

1.98

Feb.

194

alSO

alSO"

alSO

186

275

1,020

880

321

237

272

bl,450

1,820

487

284

624

1,820

1,330

1,820

2,100

3,620

4,780 

3,720

1,330

992

790

632

503

.

-

31,027

' 1,108

3.22

3.35

Calendar year 195O: Max 5,630 Min 33

Mar.

474

458

438

4O2

353

335

310

280

*252

257

237

240

240

249

290

466

678

1,150

1,740

1,060

655

507 

462

414

360

335

317

328 

512

1,330

1,330

16,439

530

1.54

1.78

Mes

Apr.

835

610

512

446

398

368

410

588

588

588

632

1,420

1,820

1,510

1,200

880

678

560

495

418

387

371 

321

307

304

290

271

33T 

338

402

-

18,278

609

1.77

1.98

May

335

293

280

277

258

246

234

222

216

304

835

6TC

503

 418

371

338

317

297

280

261

261

249 

231

219

208

211

246

216 

202

188

175

9,369

302

0.878

1.01

June

170

164

167

214

170

152

143

160

264

205

*167

152

145

132

119

115

117

101

94

103

89

83 

82

91

105

79

134

1,060 

722

406

-

5,906

197

0.573

0.64

July

30O

234

214

438

388

246

196

170

1,820

3,080

2,720

1,150

610

422

342

287

429

*651

346

264

225

196 

188

180

154

140

129

123

117

103

94

15,956

515

1.50

1.73

Aug.

89

77

71

65

56

67

188

103

112

101

73

63

55

52

55

55

52

50

45

46

70

56 

40

38

5i

39

49

49 

174

610 2"9T

2,930

94.5

0.275

0.32

Sept.

170

T2T

94

81

73

68

63

55

49

53

71

49

79

88

53

42

38

35

35

33

34

32

34

29

28_

32

30

41 

34

29

-

1,673

55.8

0.162

0.18

n 459 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.11

Water rfateryear 195O-51: 195O-51: Max 4,780.78O____Mln Mln28 zs_____Mean Mean374 574____Cfsm Cfsm1.O9 In. 14.754.75_______

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs).--Jan. 4 (5:30 a.m.) 3,340 cfs (10.86 ft); Feb. 13 (6:30 a.m.) 

2,280 cfs (8.93 ft); Feb. 17 (2:30 p.m.) 2,OOO cfs (8.28 ft); Feb. 22 (8:30 a.m.) 5,120 cfs (13.21 

ft)j Mar. 19 (8 a.m.) 1,870 cfs (7.97 ft); Apr. 13 (5 a.m.) 1,920 efs (8.13 ft); July 10 (10 p.m.) 

3,340 5.340 cfs cfs (10.94 (10.94 ft). ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on baaia 

River near Catlln and near Danville.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

of weather records and records for Vermilion
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Vermilion River near Catlin, 111.

Location (revised) . La t 40°06'09", long. 87°42'58", in SEiSE^ sec. 16, T. 19 N., R. 12 

W., on right bank 75 ft upstream from Butler Branch bridge, 150 ft upstream from 

Butler Branch, 0.1 mile downstream from Salt Fork, and 2j miles northwest of Catlin.

Drainage area. 959 sq mi.

Records, available. --April 1940 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 527.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 11 years, 836 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,900 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 18.23 ft); minimum, 74 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 2.99 ft).

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 36,000 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 23.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 9.5 cfs Sept. 17, 1940; minimum gage height, 2.66 ft Sept. 21, 1949.

Maximum stage known since 1903, 24.4 ft in Marah 1939, from floodmarks.

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

which are fair.

Rating table, water yesr 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gsge 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

109

175

329

856

7.0

11.0

15.0

17.0

18.0

2,110

5,250

9,280

12,700

15,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

300

267

307 

509

461

350

300

307

1,270

1.550

975

735

564

471

398

341

304

290

270

260

245

235

225

209

201

*196

201

209

193

183

168

12,270

596

0.415

0.48

Nov.

165

165

158

156

149

147

147

163

254

270

221

188

175

165

170

207

238

229

244

1.900

1,840

1,240

944

741

a620

a520

548

488

416

»579

-

15,245

442

0.461

0.51

Dec.

558

799

2^860 

1,770

1,500

1,030

3900

3850

798

741

665

597

526

b480

b450

b350

b560

b590

b570

b560

b580

b590

b590

b590

b550

b550

b520

b520

b330

b330

b320

19,802

639

0.666

0.77

Jan.

b300

bl,200

b5,000 

6.820

»5,080

2,940

2,040

1,510

1,180

1,000

885

741

663

973

1,700

1,150

944

,450

,610

,640

,350

a ,100

914

3800

3680

580

3650

a580

b470

b400

b450

46,760

1,508

1.57

1.81

Feb.

b440

b450

b430 

b440

b450

b650

bl,300

bl,250

b900

b600

b600

bl,800

3,240

2,480

1,090

1,970

34,500

34,000

35,300

5,540

»8,800

15.400

9,550

5,090

2,780

2,260

1,840

31,600

_

-

-

82,450

2,944

3.07

3.20

Msr.

,540

,430

,330 

,210

,060

973

914

798

696

608

608

603

630

650

798

1,560

1,900

5,530

5.950

2,710

1,700

»1,530

1,180

1,060

914

827

770

798

1,220

2,940

3,310

43,516

1,597

1.46

1.68

Apr.

2,180

1,640

1,390 

1,210

1,060

973

1,120

1,580

1,510

1,580

1,900

3,470

4 3 190

3,790

2,940

2,180

1,700

1,450

1,270

1,090

973

973

827

770

741

719

646

724

1,000

1,120

-

46,716

1,557

1.62

1.81

Msy

944

*770

719 

696

636

586

542

493

456

989

2.260

2,110

1,480~

1,150

973

856

770

696

641

592

730

685

548

477

426

421

499

575

520

466

598

24,104

778

0.811

0.95

June

566

345

354 

416

398

315

290

416

1,090

914

*619

482

411

362

545

297

283

263

254

275

245

218

207

241

251

229

276

5.080

2,180

1,420

-

16,840

561

0.585

0.65

July

1,000

755

575 

1,120

973

586

431

354

7,830

11.000

10,200

6,820

5,540

5,000

5,240

1,540

»1,700

1,840

1,240

885

719

650

570

504

426

570

350

570

548

370

286

67,752

2,186

2.28

2.63

Aug.

254

226

207 

183

161

270

341

566

558

441

270

207

175

155

158

127

119

115

105

105

105

111

102

85

78

77

78

80

720

1,770

1,150

8,875

286

0.298

0.54

Sept.

548

525

238 

196

168

156

142

125

HI

131

133

133

138

204

188

138

113

100

93

88

83

81

78

78

83

80

80

193

175

121

-

4,520

151

0.157

0.18

Calendar year 1950: Max 16,100 Mln 50 Mean 1,342 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.00

Water year 1950-51: Max 13,400 Mln 77 Mean 1,059 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.99

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). --Jan. 4

cfs (18.23 ft); July 10 (7 a.m.) 11,700 cfs

4 s.m.) 7,100 cfs (15.14 ft); Feb. 21 (10 p.m.) 15,900

16.47 ft) .

" uj-acnai-ge measurement maae on tnis asy.

3 No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded rsnge in stsge, 

and records for Vermilion River near Danville, and Sslt Pork Vermilion River nesr Homer, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 425

Vermilion River near Danville, 111.

Location (revised).--Lat 40°05'53", long. 87°35i37", In SE^NW^ sec. 22, T. 19 N., R. 11 W., 

on left bank 1.5 miles upstream from Stony Creek and 2-| miles southeast of Danville.

Drainage area. 1,280 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. November 1914 to August 1921, June 1928 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 503.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Nov. 12, 1914, to Aug. 6, 1921, and June 13, 

1928, to Jan. 9, 1935, chain gage at downstream side of Chicago & Eastern Illinois 

Railroad bridge 0.3 mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--21 years (1930-51), 999 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,800 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 23.41 ft); minimum, 82 cfs Sept. 23 (gage height, 2.51 ft).

1914-21, 1928-51: Maximum discharge, 48,700 cfs Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 28.59 

ft); minimum, 1.9 cfs June 5, 1934 (gage height, 1.54 ft, site then in use).

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated at times by storage on North Pork Vermilion River, 

4-J- miles above station, and by Danville sewage disposal plant.

Cooperation.--Station inspected regularly by employees of Danville Sanitary District. 

Revisions (water years). W 973: 1939. W 1173: 1915, 1916, 1920, 1929.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

6.0

96

192

380

630

1,880

9.0

12.0

17.0

22.0

23.0

4,150

6,8OO

12,400

20,OOO

22,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

479

431

464 

667

673

543

474

494

1,840

2,240

1,530

1,190

847

692

655

574

518

479

450

426

394

380

366

335

326

*314

318

326

309

288

269

19,291

622

0.486

0.56

Nov.

262

265

251 

244

221

218

2TT

254

353

403

358

296

269

254

262

309

344

348

335

2,200

2,600

1,880

1,370

1,060

717

754

785

680

*655

608

18,779

626

0.489

0.55

Dec .

569

1,000

4,150 

3,350

2,000

1,470

1,400

1,160

1,000

1,130

847

940

847

754

698

518

479

513

508

498

503

*513

503

5O8

464

455

408

394

408

408

594

28,789

929

0.726

0.84

Jan.

385 688"

8,290 

*12,100

*8,710

3,750

2,820

2,200

1,750

1,340

1,220

1,030

1,000

1,250

2,750

2,380

1,250

1,750

2,240

2,530

2,240

1,750

1,500

1,280

1,000

624

816

785

569

469

543

71,009

2,291

1.79

2.06

Feb.

554

538 538- 

543

554

878

2,2OO

1,690

1,220

816

785

2,170

4,550

3,880

1,560

2,420

5,360

6,620

7,8OO

9,350

18,000

21,600

14,906

7,110

3,590

3,080

2,530

2,240

_

-

127,076

4,538

3.55

3.69

Mar.

2,380

1,880

2,100 

2,020

1,500

1,400

1,340

1,560

1,500

1,220

971

940

STT

1,000

1,190

1,750

2,600

4,820

5,650

3,910

2,580

*1,690

1,500

1,400

1,250

1,160

1,100

1,150

1,480

5,720

4,470

61,962

1,999

1.56

1.80

Apr.

5,170

2,240

1,950 

1,750

1,500

1,250

1,400

2,170

2,580

2,580

2,510

4,750

5,720

5,270

4,150

5,550

2,750

2,OOO

1,560

1,400

1,510

1,310

1,190

1,100

1,060

1,060

971

l,BSo

1,560

1,820

65,811

2,194

1.71

1.91

May

1,250

*1,100

1,030 

1,000

940

878

816

704

508

1,350

5.280

5,200

2,580

1,590

1,310

1,250

1,130

1,050

940

909

1,000

971

785

692

619

619

680

785

755

680

585

54,746

1,121

O.876

1.01

June

548

535

545 

564

602

505

455

564

1,400

1,570

*940

755

650

559

508

450

426

598

598

1,150

650

380

589" 558

596

494

550

5,850

2,860

1,560

-

24,885

829

0.648

0.72

July

1,160

909

748 

1,160

1,310

847

613

518

10,100

16,000

14,400

11,000

7,000

5,900

3,910

2,020

*2,100

2,240

1,620

1,400

971

847

785

698

608

528

479

800

680

518

403

92,272

2,977

2.33

2.68

Aug.

353

314

288 

251

224

545

455

518

596

591

580

277

254

204

181

170

158

150

142

140

145

158

142

116

106

100

TTO

*108

902

2.510

1,640

11,788

380

0.297

0.34

Sept.

847

55S

288 

254

201

187

170

160

142

160

165

150

155

206

218

160

133

118

110

104

98

96ro

104

106

102

102

186

212

152

-

5,562

185

0.145

0.16

Calendar year 1950: Max 23,200 Min 84 Mean 1,833 Cfsm 1.43 !" 19.44

Water year 1950-51: Max 21,600 Min 95 Mean 1,540 Cfsm l.2o In. 16.32

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--Jan. 4 (12:30 p.m.) 12.400 cfs (16.95 ft); Feb. 22 (5:50 a.m.) 

22,800 cfs (23741 ft); Mar. 19 (la.m.) 6,080 cfs (11.15 ft); July 10 (12 m.) 16,500 cfs (19.87 ft) 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
426 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Sugar Creek at Crawfordsville, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°03', long. 86°54 I , in NW£ sec. 32, T. 19 N., R. 4 W., on left bank 327 

it upstream from Crawfordsville Electric Light & Power Co.IB dam, half a mile upstream 

from bridge on State Highway 43, and 1 mile downstream from Walnut Fork Creek.

Drainage area. 537 sq mi..

Records available. June 1938 to September 1951.

Sage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 13 years, 465 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,470 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 8.32 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 24,000 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 14.02 ft), by 

contracted-opening determination; minimum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 24-27, 1941 (gage height, 

0.94 ft).

Maximum stage known, 17.3 ft in March 1913, from information by local resident.

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

Revisions (water years). W 973: 1939(M).

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 22-24)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 12 Feb. 13 to Sept. 30

1.3 80

1.7 220

2.2 491

2.5 740

3.0 1,460

4.0 3,300

5.0 4,630

9.0 10,700

1.0 12

1.1 26

1.5 143

2.0 371

2.4 640

2.8 1,130

5.0 4,910

8.0 8,970

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

200

176

169 

154

150

143

133

143

296

*344

282

225

188

165

154

143

130

126

123

117

113

110

110

107

104

104

101

98

98

95

55

4,696

151

0.281

0.33

Nov.

95

92

89 

9T

92

92

92

119

1,530

1,070

553

388

312

258

229

225

212

196

196 

4,210

3,980

*1,790

1,190

912

650

532

460

366

317

307

20,646

688

1.28

1.43

Dec.

297

770

4,510 

3,610

1,830

1,380

3,300

2,590

1,410

1,030

776

640

519

466

423

349

307

292

292 

292

*267

272

272

277

225

210

196

T56

200

200

200

27,598

890

1.66

1.91

Jan.

175

450

4,630 

3,300

1,770

1,290

990

650

560

512

435

371

349

800

1,550

1,000

992

2,000

1,910 

1,550

1,070

776

*660

526

400

339

360

307

208

169

T75

30,274

977

1.82

2.10

Feb.

150 T50-

160 

180

210

250

307

300

250

225

300

3,500

2,970

1,360

730

2,510

3,060

1,790

*3,900 

4,380

8,810

5,430

2,680

2,020

1,550

1,260

1,030

800

_

_

-

50,262

1,795

3.34

3.48

Mar.

938

938

860 

800

640

560

512

435

366

322

317

307

339

355

417

608

608

841

*1,050 TOO"

532

460

466

423

355

312

297

30T

322

344

339

16,070

518

0.965

1.11

Apr.

322

312

287 

272

258

244

267

748

860

*964

964

1,530

1,720

2,040

1,590

1,060

776

616

526 

423

377

377

322

292

292

282

253

373

479

377

19,203

640

1.19

1.33

May

307

272

267 

272

248

234

208

196

184

522

3,440

2,5'66

1,460

951

650

491

417

344

302 

272

253

229

208

192

176

200

322

519

539

366

*267

16,808

542

1.01

1.16

June

267

225

208 

196

180

162

150

204

220

184

150

136

197

312

229

169

147

133

120 

107

98

95

95

95

92

86

104

267

339

5FT

-

5,234

174

0.324

0.36

July

200

*165

150 

430

388

225

165

133

4,570

2,780

1,640

1,180

710

632

460

328

258

216

180 

158

136

123

123

117

110

101

107

158

110

*89

85

16,025

517

0.963

1.11

Aug.

77

72

64 

58

53

58

64

61

83

117

117

77

61

53

45

42

45

45

53 

56

48

40

34

34

31

31

34

37

40

42

40

1,712

55.2

0.103

0.12

Sept.

34

31

31 

31

*31

34

34

34

31

34

34

34

37

34

34

29

26

23

21 

21

19

5S

29

21

23

23

29

26

29

26

-

869

29.0

0.054

0.06

Calendar year 1950: Max 17,800 Min 21 Mean 1,133 Cfsm 2.11 In. 28.67

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,810 Min 19 Mean 574 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.50

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs).--Nov. 20 (4 p.m.) 5,150 cfs (5.45 ft); Dec. 3 (11 a.m.) 4,890 

fs (5.21 ft); Jan. 3 (7 a.m.) 5,150 cfs (5.42 ft); Feb. 21 (9 a.m.) 9,470 cfs (8.32 ft); July 9 

(6:30 6:30 a.m.) a.m.) 5.790 5,790 cfs cfs (5.72 (b.72 ft). ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by 

FebT~8-12 .

26, Dec. 29 to Jan. 2, Jan. 31 to Feb. 6,
WABASH RIVER BASIN 421 

Sugar Creek neap Byron, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°55'52", long. 87°07'33", in SVf£ sec. 8, T. 17 N. , R. 6 W., on right 

Daruc aO ft upstream from highway bridge, 2f miles northwest of Byron, and 5 miles 

downstream from Indian Creek.

Drainage area. 678 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1951.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 538.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 7, 1941, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 657 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,100 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 13.97 ft);

 minimum, 57 cfs Sept. 20-22 (gage height, 2.13 ft).

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 28,700 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 20.68 ft); minimum observed, 12 cfs Sept. 21, 1941; minimum gage height observed, 1.70 ft Aug. 8, 

1941.

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

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 21-28, Mar. 14-22, June 1-26)

Oct. 1 to July 9 July 10 to Sept. 30

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.5

7.0

10.0

13.0

120

260

485

1,030

3,220

6,650

11,200

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

135

285

485

Note. Same as precedlng table above 

3.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

314

272

253

228

216

210

200

300

*850]

*755

550

440

340

292

260

236

219

207

195

187

179

179

176

173

171

166

168

166

160

156

155

8,351

269

0.397

0.46

Nov.

150

146

141

138

I4T

143

148

219

2,100

1,510

880

635

515

430

390

381

363

327

354

5,820

*4,740

2,620

1,710

1,280

970

880

720

635

560

525

-

29,573

986

1.45

1.62

Dec.

495

1,200

6,230

4,420

2,330

1,670

3,620

3,320

1,750

1,240

970

820

710

635

590

500

440

390

400

400

381

375

375

350

300

275

250 530"

250

250

250

35,436

1,143

1.69

1.94

Jan.

250

1,OT50"

5,970

4,020

*2,200

1,630

1,240

970

850

820

762

735

685

790

1,590

1,510

1,170

2,200

2,280

1,920

1,430

1,030

*880

820

735

635

575

540

400

300

250

40,187

1,296

1.91

2.20

Feb.

225 525"

250

300

350

400

500

450

400

350

700

4,000

3,820

1,590

1,000

3,010

3,920

2,330

4,420

*4,420

10,700

7,210

3,320

2,380

1,920

1,590

1,310

1,060

_

_

-

62 , 150

2,220

3.27

3.41

Mar.

1,140

1,200

1,140

1,100

940

850

762

685

610

535

505

485 330"

525

565

790

910

1,030

*1,280

1,6*0

820

735

710

685

615

570

535

525

535

550

565

23,417

755

1.11

1.28

Apr.

550

530

505

475

450

4T5" 417

850

*1,140

1,200

1,200

1,590

2,060

2,240

2,10O

1,430

1,100

940

850

735

635

595

555

485

455

450

426

455

685

625

-

26,173

872

1.29

1.44

May

520

450

412

422

408

394

368

322

300

928

3,460

3,220

1,920

1,280

940

762

660

560

475

422

390

354

336

314

268

314

455

625

790

575

417

23,061

744

1.10

1.26

June

*345

314

300

268

239

216

198

239

300

264

210

184

228

545

372

250

204

179

160

146

129

122

120

127

122

114

2BT

927

8~2tr

565

-

8,491

283

0.417

0.47

July

417

*309

236

477

735

422

280

210

3,620

4,120

2,100

1,590

1,060

850

650

550

1,440

735

476

376

296

230

211

205

190

174

217

332

240

179

*148

23,075

744

1.10

1.27

Aug.

142

128

119

110

104

124

128

156

217

230

187

174

130

117

102

93

85

82

82

82

87

76

74

74

72

7070"

70

76

80

74

3,415

110

0.162

0.19

Sept.

72

70

65

64

*64

72

69

67

65

69

70

70

7670"

70

69

65

62

58

58

575B"

65

60

58

60

76

67

64

64

-

1,974

65.8

0.097

0.11

Calendar year 1950: Max 22,8oO Mln 63 Mean 1,493 Cfsm 2.20 In. 29.89

Water year 1950-51: Max 10,70O Mln 57 Mean 782 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.65

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 efs). Feb. 21 (8 a.m.) 13,100 cfs (13.97 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Dec. 19, 20, Dec. 22 to Jan. 2, Jan. 29 to Feb. 12.
428 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Montezuma, Ind.

Location. Lat 3-9°47'33", long. 87°22'29", in sec. 35, T. 16 N., R. 9 W., in downstream

 side of first pier from left bank of bridge on U. S. Highway 36 at Montezuma, 2.0 

miles upstream from Raccoon Creek, 4.9 miles downstream from Sugar Creek, and at mile 

240.

Drainage area. 11,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1927 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. July 

iaaq to beptemoer 1927 (gage heights only) in reports of Indiana Department of 

Conservation.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 457.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T"929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Oct. 1, 1927, to Sept. 11, 1933, chain gage and 

Sept. 12, 1933, to July 12, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 9,566 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 89,000 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 27.06 ft);

 minimum, 2,130 cfs Sept. 23-26; minimum gage height, 2.74 ft Sept. 24, 26.

1927-51: Maximum discharge, 184,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 32.83 ft); minimum observed, 560 cfs Sept. 24, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.43 ft Aug. 3, 10, 1934. 

Maximum stage known, 34.0 ft Mar. 27, 1913, from floodmarks (discharge uncertain).

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

wnicn are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 823: Drainage area. W 973 : 1913(M).

Hating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 19-21)

2.7

5.0

15.0

2,060

5,520

25,800

20.0

23.0

27.0

40,600

55,600

88,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6,420 

6.O6O

5,340

5,340

5,340

*4,980

4,640

4.80O

9,300

10.6OO

8,760

8,400

11.400

11,000

9,300

7,680

6,420

5,700

5,16O

4, BOO

4,480

4,480

4,320

4,160

4,020

4,020

4,020

3,880

3,880 

3,740

3,600

186,040

6,001

0.546

0.63

Nov.

3,600 

3.6OO

3,530

3,530

5,460

3,460

3,460

3.6OO

5,520

6,240

7,680

10,200

9,480

7,860

6,600

5,880

5,520

5,160

4,980

*16,200

23,500

24,200

25,800

26,200

24,200

18,600

14,000

11,200

9,3OO 

8,760

-

305,320

10,177

0.925

1.03

Dec.

8,220 

8,400

20,200

27,800

28,500

29,200

33,600

37,400

39,000

39,000

36 , 600

33 , OOO

24,500

16,800

13 , 000

10,800

9,300

7,500

a6 , 000

a6 , 000

a6,250

a6 , 5OO

6,960

7,140

7,320

6,780

5,880

5,520

6.O6O 

5,160

5,520

503,910

16,255

1.48

1.70

Jan.

5.700 

6,240

20,100

32,700

35,100

37,400

37 , 800

36,600

33,600

26,200

*17,800

14,800

11,800

11,600

15,000

15,800

14,600

18,200

21,400

23,800

25,000

25,000

23,300

18,600

14,200

11,000

9,480

9,120

8,220 

6,780

6,240

593,180

19,135

1.74

2.01

Feb.

a4,ooo 

b5,75Q

b3,750

b4,250

b4,750

b6,000

bS.OOO

b9,000

bS.OOO

b7 , 500

b7,000

b!2,500

24,200

21,600

20,400

25,500

33,000

35,700

45,000

* 58, 000

73,900

88,OOO

*8?,000

*79,300

68,200

* 58, 000

50 , 000

41,400

-

-

887,700

31,704

2.88

3.OO

Mar.

34,5OO 

28,200

23,800

22,200

20,200

18,200

17,000

17,800

19,000

18,600

16,800

14,600

12 , 800

12,400

13,000

17,400

22,500

25,500

27,800

28,000

25,800

20,800

16,600

14,400

13,600

13,800

14,200

13,200

12,200 

*l5,600

16,600

585,100

18,874

1.72

1.98

Apr.

20,200 

21,400

20,000

17,400

15,000

12,800

11,800 li.oOO

15,800

19,800

22,200

26,800

* 30, 800

34,800

36.600

36,600

36,000

34 , 500

31,000

24,200

18,400

15,600

14,000

13,000

14,400

15,400

13,600

12 , 000

12,800 

14,800

-

624,700

20,823

1.89

2.11

May

15,600 

14,200

12,400

11,000

10,000

9,480

9,300

8,580

8,040

9,360

19,200

23,000

25.8OO

27,200

27,500

*24,500

18,400

13 , 800

11,400

1O.600

9,660

9,660

9,120

8,400

7,680

7,500

7,860

8,220

8,940 

8,940

8,580

403,920

13,030

1.18

1.37

June

7,860 

7,500

7,140

7,140

6,960

6,600

6,060

6,060

6,960

7,320

7,500

7,500

6,780

6,600

6,960

6,420

6,240

6,420

5,700

5,540

5,520

5,520

6,420

6,060

6,240

6,600

6,960

11,200

15,200 

10,000

-

212,780

7,095

0.645

0.72

July

8,400 

7,140

*6,240

6,600

8,400

6,960

5,880

4,980

18,000

55,700

40,200

42,200

40,600

56,000

30,800

26,500

19,600

18,600

15,400

10,600

9,120

8,040

7,680

7,500

6,960

6,240

5,880

7,500

7,680 

*7,860

6,780

468,040

15,098

1.57

1.58

Aug._

5,880 

5,160

4,640

4,320

4,160

4,020

4,320

4,520

4,800

4,640

4,320

4,O2O

3,740

3.6OO

3,590

3,520

3,250

3,110

5,550

5,740

3,600

3,590

3,320

3,590

3,180

3,040

3,040

2,970

3,180 

4,640

4,980

121,010

3,904

0.355

0.41

Sept.

4,020 

3,390

2,970

*2,850

2,760

2,760

2,690

2,620

2,550

2,550

2,620

2,690

2,85O

2,760

2,900

2,620

2,410

2,410

2,540

2,270

2,200

2,200

2,150

2,130

2,150

2,150

2,270

2,270

2,200 

2,270

-

76,920

2,564

0.233

0.26

Calendar year 1950: Max 108, OOO Mln 2,500 Mean 20,767 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.62

Water year 1950-51: Max 88,000 Min 2,130 Mean 13,613 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16. So

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

at Covington and Terre Haute.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 429 

Raccoon Creek at Mansfield, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°41', long. 87°07', in sec. 8, T. 14 H., R. 6 W., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 59 at Mansfield, 1 mile downstream from 

Rocky Fork.

Drainage area. --252 sq mi.

Records available. May 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 564.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). May 4 to Sept. 25, 1939, staff gage 350 ft upstream at datum 13.00 ft higher, Sept. 26, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1941, chain gage at 

present site and datum, and Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, 1941, staff gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 238 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,870 cfs Feb. 21, July 9; maximum gage height, 

11.72 ft July 9; minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 20, 21 (gage height, 2.13 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 17,800 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 18.89 ft); no 

flow Sept. 14, 15, 1949; minimum gage height, 1.37 ft Sept. 28, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some 

regulation at low flow by mill above station.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 19, July 29 to Sept, 30)

Oct. 1 bo Dec. 3

2.1 

2.7 

3.5

180

410

5.0 

10.0

1,070

3,800 2.1

2.6

4 to Sept. 30

3.0 180

5.0 1,070

10.0 3,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

149

130

118

106

*99

92

90

105

308

231

178

143

124

112

103

95

95

92

86

84

79 

79

77

74

74

76

76

77

76

73

73

3,374

109

0.433

0.50

Nov.

66

68

66

69

69

71

77

289

410

347

228

180

158

145

136

*136

143

132

140

2.780

1,900 

728

530

426

316

310

292

259

236

223

-

10,930

364

1.44

1.61

Dec .

215

798

3.3BO

1,490

712

690

1,790

920

578

442

352

298

249

220

198

168

153

153

135

137

*127 

131

129

142

131

123

110

106

103

101

36_

14,377

464

1.84

2.12

Jan.

95

217

3.000

1,170

600

456

370

269

238

238

220

195

189

622

920

560

573

895

758

622

465 

357

321

*281

217

183

198

183

142

121

bllO

14,785

477

1.89

2.18

Feb.

blOO

blOO

blOO

bllO

b!20

153

402

261

183

142

165

2,230

2,010

586

375

1,440

1,370

712

1,309

1,920

5.740 

1,470

848

668

568

506

442

388

-

-

-

22,418

801

3.18

3.31

Mar.

514

510

488

524

434

380

344

303

253

217

224

228

249

265

*298

456

560

802

668

474

393 

348

339

312

265

238

224

238

261

285

308

11,402

368

1.46

1.68

Apr.

277

249

228

210

198

189

269

470

*452

442

452

645

870

920 645"

478

393

344

352

290

257 

253

224

198

195

201

180

192

277

277

10,627

354

1.40

1.57

May

204

162

168

172

165

183

183

155

142

824

1.470

848

573

420

316

249

207

183

160

160

142 

133

123

117

108

*135

172

178

175

146

121

8,494

274

1.09

1.25

June

110

104

119

110

101

96

90

89

86

85

82

80

127

168

113

98

90

90

83

81

78 

78

74

75

72.

72

231

810 564"

362

-

4,418

147

0.583

0.65

July

348

*214

176

244

119

103

95

88

2,440

1,120

465

434

242

231

189

151

3.000

1,160

429

277

210 

178

168

155

142

137

752

2O7

121

93

*90

13,778

444

1.76

2.03

Aug.

86

80

74

71

69

69

83

70 " 64

71

64

63

59

55

48

44

43

41

40

37

38 

36

35

32

32

32

34

33

34

35

32

1,604

51.7

0.205

0.24

Sept.

28

28

25

23

*22

23

21

21

20

24

25

22

28

25

21

18

20

18

17

18

17 

17

20

19

18

18

20

19

20

18

-

633

21.1

0.087

0.09

Calendar year 1950: Max 12,000 Mln 13 Mean 596 Cfsm 2.37 In. 32.11

Waber year 1950-51: Max 3,740 Mln 17 Mean 32O Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.23

Peak discharge (base. 5, 

(9.94 ft); Jan. 3(5 a.m.

500 cfs).--Nov. 20 ( 

3,560 cfs (9.56 ft)

a.m.) 4,870 cfs (11.72 ft); July 17 (8 p.m.) 4,16O cfs (10.57 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on bhis day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affecbed by ice.

a.m.) 3,740 cfs (9.94 ft); Dec. 3 (2 a.m.) 3,740 cfs 

Feb. 21 (10 p.m.) 4,87O efs (11.70 ft); July 9 (8
430 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Terre Haute, Ind.

Location.--La t 39°28'00", long. 87°25'08", in NW£ sec. 21, T. 12 N., R. 9 ¥., on left bank 

at upstream side of Wabash Avenue Bridge at Terre Haute, 2.2 miles upstream from Sugar 

Creek, 4 miles downstream from Lost Creek, and at mile 214.4.

Drainage area.--12,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1902 to December 1903 (gage heights only), February 1905 to July 

190d, October 1927 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected at site 3,300 ft 

upstream since December 1904 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 442.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T9a9. Aug. 3,1902 to Dec. 31, 1903, chain gage at powerhouse 4,000 ft upstream at 

different datum. Feb. C5, 1905, to July 20, 1906, chain gage at Vandalia Railway bridge 

2,600 ft upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1927, to Ocb. 27, 1928, staff gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge.--24 years, 10,480 cfs.

Extreme^.--Maximum discharge during year, 91,900 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 24.90 ft); minimum, 2,590 cfs Sept. 26, 29 (gage height, 4.98 ft).

1927-51: Maximum discharge, 189,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 30.50 ft); minimum, 690 cfs Aug. 10, 1934 (gage height, 2.40 ft).

Maximum stage known, 31.1 ft Mar. 27, 1913, present site and datum (discharge 

uncertain).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 205: 1905. W 973: 1913(M).

Rating table, wate

feet, and diseha

(Shifting-control

-ge

year 1950-51 (gage height, in

lubic feet per second) 

thod used June 6-29, July 23 

 pt. 30)

4.3

11.0

15.0

2,590

14,000

23,200

18.0

22.0

25.0

33,500

61,000

93,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm 

In.

Oct.

7,840

7,480

6,760

6,400

6 , 400

6,240

5,920

5,760

8,740

12,200

10,900

9,280

10,900

12,000

10.9OO

9,280

8,020

6,940

5,580

6,240

5,920

5,760

5,600

5,440

5,440

5,280

5,120

5,120

5,120

4,960

4,800

223,340

7,205

0.68

Nov.

4,800

4.8OO

4,800

4,650

4,650

4,650

4,650

5,120

6,400

7,840

7,840

* 1O,OOO

10,700

9,280

8,020

7,120

6,760

6,400

6,240

12,500

24,20O

25,400

26,000

26,900

26,600

23,000

16,800

13 , 400

11,400

10,400

-

341,320

11,380

1.04

Dec.

9,820

9,460

16,800

26,600

29.OOO

29.8OO

32,200

35,000

38,8OO

41,200

41.8OO

4O,000

34.5OO

g23,8OO

*g!6,200

g!3,100

11,400

8,920

6,580

7,300

7,480

7,840

8,200

8,560

8,380

8,200

6,940

6,40O

6,580

6,760

6,400

554,020

17,870

1.69

Jan.

6,760

7,120

18 , 4OO

30,200

33,500

36,000

38,2OO

g39,400

g38,8OO

g34,5OO

g24,80O

g!7,000

g!4,200

13,800

16,400

17,000

16,400

18,500

22,000

23,800

25,400

*26,000

25,400

22,200

gi6,soo

g!3,200

11,300

10 , 500

9,640

6,940

6,240

640,400

20,660

1.95

Feb.

4,650

4,500

5 ,000

5,500

6,500

7,480

9,280

10,400

8,920

8,380

8.O2O

12,000

24,200

24,500

*22,200

24,000

31,400

34,000

37,000

45,800

61,000

84,200

*91,900

* 87, 500

79,800

* 7 1,000

62,000

61,000

-

_

~

932,130

33,290

2.84

Mar.

47,900

31^000

27,200

24,500

21,800

19,500

1 9.00O

19,800

20,OOO

18,80O

16,600

g!4,800

g!4,000

g!4,200

16,600

22.0OO

25,700

27,800

29,OOO

28,5OO

25 , 4OO

*2O,OOO

16,400

15,000

14,400

14,800

14,400

13,600

13 , 400

1578750-

£59,600

21,280

2.01

Apr.

19,000

21,800

21,50O

19,200

16,60O

14,400

13.100

13 , 400

15,400

19,200

22,200

26,000

*29,80O

33,OOO

36,000

37,600

38,200

37,600

36,000

31,800

24,200

18,800

16,OOO

14,400

14 , 400

16,000

15,OOO

13,400

13,600

15,600

-

663,200

22,110

2.02

May

16,000

15,400

13 , 6OO

12,300

11,400

10,70O

10,500

10.OOO

9,460

10,OOO

18,200

22,800

25,400

26,300

27,800

27,500

22,200

16,000

13,200

11,800

1O,9OO

10 , 500

10,400

*9,640

8,920

8,560

8,74O

8,920

9,640

9,640

9,460

435,880

14,060

1.33

June

8,740

6,380

8,020

7,840

7,840

7,480

6,940

6,760

7,130

7,660

7,840

8,020

7,660

7,120

7,300

7,120

6, 760

6,760

6,580

6,080

6,080

*5,920

6,580

6,580

6,400

6,76O

7,120

8,920

13.800

13,800

-

229,980

7,650

0.7O

July

10,000

8 , 920

7,840

7,660

8,920

8,740

7,300

6,400

13 , SOU

30,600

37,OOO

41,800

43,700

41,800

37,600

31,OOO

23,800

21,800

16,200

12 , 500

10,500

9,280

8,560

8,380

7,840

7,3OO

7,3OO

9,460

8,380

8,380

7,660

510,420

16,470

1.56

Aug.

6,760

6,060

*5,440

5,120

4,800

4,650

4,650

4,800

5,120

5,120

4,960

4,650

4,350

4,200

4,050

4,050

3,900

3,900

3,900

4,200

4,200

4,050

3,900

3,900

3,750

3,600

3,600

3,520

3,7bO

4,650

5,120

138,740

4,475

0.42

Sept.

4,650

3,900

3,520

3,380

3,220

*3,150

3 , 080

3,010

3,010

3,010

3,010

3,150

3,300

3,220

3,150

3,080

2,940

2,870

2,870

2,800

2,730

2-, 730

2,660

2,6«0

2,660

2,660

2,730

2,730

2,730

2,660

-

91,270

3,042

0.29

Calendar year 1950: Max 120,000 Min 3,080 Mean 25,387 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.04

Water year 1950-51: Max 91,90O Min 2,660 Mean 14,85O Cfsm 1.22 In- 16.53

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily readings of wire-weight gage
WABASH RIVER BASIN 431

Wabash River at Rlverton, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°01'13", long. 87°34'07", In sec. 30, T. 7 N., R. 10 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of Illinois Central Railroad bridge at Rlverton, 0.6 mile downstream from Turtle Creek, and at mile 162.0.

Drainage area.--13,100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 414.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to July 18, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum, read twice 

daily.

Average discharge.--13 years, 11,610 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 101,000 cfs Feb. 26 (gage height, 22.52 ft); 

minimum, 2,600 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.10 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 201,000 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 29.36 ft); 

minimum observed, 858 cfs Sept. 27 to Oct. 1, 1941 (gage height, 0.02 ft).

Flood of Mar. 28, 1913, reached a stage of 26.4 ft, from graph based on once-daily 

gage readings by Illinois Central Railroad Co. (discharge uncertain).

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with United States Weather 

Bureau.

Rating tables, year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 24, 25, Sept. 3-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 25 Feb. 26 to Sept. 30

3.0

7.0

13.0

4, 280

9,800

21,900

17.0

20.0

24.0

36,000

58,000

111,000

1.5

6.0

12.0

2,600

8,220

20,600

17.0 39,300

20.0 65,300

22.4 99,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per ond, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8,830

7,930

7,370

6,830

6,440

6,310

6,050

5,920

5,920

8,370

11 . 500

10, 100

8,990

10, 600

11 , 300

10,100

8,670

7,370

6,700

6,310

5,920

5,660

5,400

5,270

5,140

5,010

4,880

4,880

4,880

4,760

4.640

217,850

7,027

0.536

0.62

Nov.

4,520

4,400

4,400

4,400

4,280

4,280

4,280

5,010

5,400

6,830

7,510

7,650

9,470

9,800

8,670

7,650

*6,830

6,440

6,310

9,310

18,200

23,000

24,000

25,100

25 . 500

25,100

21,900

16,400

13,000

11,000

~

530,440

11,015

0.841

0.94

Dec .

9,970

9,800

15,600

22,200

25,300

27,100

28,800

29,600

51,200

32,600

35,000

37,200

57.800

37,200

32,100

22,700

15,600

12,200

9,470

7,650

7,510

7,650

7,930

8,220

8,370

*8,220

7,650

6,830

6.510

6,570

6,570

560,920

18,094

1.38

1.59

Jan.

6.510

6,570

12,200

22,400

26,800

28,800

30,800

33,000

36,000

56.600

56,600

52,600

24,000

19,000

20,900

20,500

19,500

20,000

21,400

25,OOO

24,000

25,000

25,600

25,600

25,000

17,700

14,500

11,700

10,600

9,630

7,570

671,480

21,661

1.65

1.91

Feb.

6,OOO

5.000

5,000

5,500

6,000

6,500

8,220

9,650

9,000

8,830

*8,220

11,000

19,300

24,500

24,500

25,100

25,100

29 , 600

32,100

55,500

44,800

54,500

66,600

*86,000

*97,500

*99 . 600

*94,400

*86,500

-

-

"

954,300

55,568

2.55

2.65

Mar.

*76.500

*65,500

54,500

46,800

* 40, 500

*34,500

*29,100

24,800

*22,400

22,100

22,100

*22,100

20,000

18,OOO

17,000

16,8OO

20,000

25,100

27,700

29,100

29,8OO

30, 600

28,800

23,900

19,000

16,600

15,700

16,100

*15, 700

14.600

15,000

860,200

27,748

2.12

2.44

Apr.

17,600

20,600

22,700

22,400

20,000

17,500

15,500

14.800

15,300

18,000

21,800

26,600

29,800

31,800

33,000

34,500

36,500

38,100

40.500

40,500

39,300

35 , 000

27,400

20,800

17,000

17,300

18,000

16,400

15,000

16,800

~

740,100

24,670

1.88

2.10

May

17,800

17,800

16,400

14,600

13,100

12,100

11,900

11,200

10,100

9,970

14,600

21,, 000

24,500

26,300

*27,700

28.800

28,400

24,800

18,000

14,200

12,500

11,400

10,800

10,500

9,800

8,990

8,520

8,670

8,990

9,150

9,150

471,740

15,217

1.16

1.34

June

8,830

8,220

7,650

7,650

7,570

7,090

6,700

*6,510

6.180

6,570

7,090

7,370

7,510

7,230

6,960

7,090

6,960

6,700

6,830

6,570

6,310

6,310

6,310

6,830

6,830

6,830

7,250

8,070

12,9OO

15. 500

~

226,000

7,543

0.576

0.64

July

12,500

9,800

8,520

7,790

7,790

8,520

*8,220

7,090

6.960

20,500

28,400

32,200

35,000

38 , 100

41 , 100

42 . 500

41,800

36,500

29,400

g2 1,300

g!5,000

gll,700

glO,100

g9 , 470

g9,150

g8,520

g7,930

g9,150

glO,600

g9,150

g8,990

553,750

17,863

1.36

1.57

Aug.

g8,220

g7,370

g6 , 700

g6,180

g5,790

g5,530

g5,270

g5,400

g5, 400

*5,790

5,660

5,530

5,270

5,010

4,760

4,640

4,520

4,400

4,280

4,400

4,640

4,640

4,520

4,400

4,400

4,280

4.160

4,160

6,870

8,670

6,570

167,430

5,401

0.412

0.48

Sept.

6.050

5,400

4,640

4,160

3,920

3,700

3,700

3,590

5,480

3,370

3,370

3,260

*3,480

3.590

3,480

3,370

3,260

3,040

3,040

2,930

2,820

2,820

2,820

2,760

2,710

2,710

g.660

2,660

2,710

2,660

~

102,160

3,405

0.260

0.29

Calendar year 1950: Max 120,000 Min 3,370 Mean 24,866 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.76

Water year 1950-51: Max 99,600 Min 2,660 Mean 15,990 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.57

Discharge measurement made 

g Computed from graph based

this day. 

(fire-weight gage readings.
432 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Busseron Creek near Carlisle, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°58'30", long. 87°25'35", on W^ of Survey 17, T. 6 N. , R. 9 W., on right 

BanTTlO ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 58, ij miles northwest of Carlisle, 

and 6f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area..--227 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 8, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and 

aatum.

Average discharge.--8 years, 272 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,900 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 14.75 ft); min-

 imum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 21, 22 (gage height, 2.61 ft).

1943-51: Maximum discharge, 8,800 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 20.05 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 5-7, 1943, Aug. 13, 14, 1947; minimum gage height, 2.23 ft July 26, 

27, 1944.

Remarks. Recorus good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

g tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20 Nov. 21 to Sept. 3O

2.8 12 5.0 20O 2.5 1.5 5.0 235

3.0 23 5.5 260 2.6 4.0 8.0 740

4.0 94 6.0 340 2.8 13 12.0 1,630

4.5 140 11.0 1,370 3.4 54 13.0 2.0OO

4.0 107 15.0 3,070

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

19

18

16

16

16

16

16

17

22

34

29

22

21

19

22

24

23

24

32

49

57

56

30

22

19

17

17

19

21

21

19

753

24.3

0.107

0.12

Nov.

20

24

30

42

45

38

123

780

840

*370

114

76

62

54

76

140

103

7b

62

1,250

1.960

I,b30

1,510

940

204

111

98

94

89

89

-

11,050

368

1.62

1.81

Dec.

95

388

.650

,280

,260

,350

,260

,000

780

302

157

140

119

111

*113

90

84

60

51

47

48

52

66

89

84

68

44

40

40

40

36

10,944

353

1.56

1.79

Jan.

35

78

840

840

670

310

212

a!20

alOO

allO

a220

a230

220

1,000

1,660

1,570

1.720

1,400

98O

*460

250

146

126

124

98

76

84

79

62

58

55

13,933

449

1.98

2.28

Feb.

40

45

47

48

49

112

505

400

212

130

222

,120

,180

* ,140

,120

,240

,180

,160

,240

,490

|670

':!sso

,400

1,660

580

430

400

355

_

_

-

23,725

847

3.73

3.89

Mar.

460

445

400

460

318

186

160

135

109

iS

140

620

780

680

620

475

378

820

780

400

220

250

*2BO

212

138

143

172

223

362

600

415

11,476

370

1.63

1.88

Apr.

205

156

127

113

102

100

216

540

520

600

660

920

1,200

1,180

1,100

718

235

166

*186

220

145

272

258

ISb

124

124

136

105

119

220

-

10,923

364

1.60

1.79

May

165

99

82

80

140

192

250

186

102

109

455

4*5

149

94

*73

61

52

44

37

33

30

26

24

23

20

19

21

22

24

24

22

3,103

100

0.440

0.51

June

21

19

32

69

58

31

22

22

21

17

14

27

57

44

21

14

15

a25

a20

13

10

8.5

9.5

8.0

7.2

14

113

256

940

680

-

2,608.2

86.9

0.383

0.43

July

179

84

51

35

23

*17

15

13

23

395

257

400

111

56

39

28

20

72

40

23

14

a!2

alO

a9

a8. 5

a8.5

a50

aSOO

aSOO

a350

a!50

3,793.0

122

0.537

0.62

Aug.

a80

aSO

29

20

14

a!3

12

10

12

 13

14

13

11

9.0

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

4.5

6.0

4.0

3.5

3^0

3.0

3.8

605

474

76

1,515.8

48.9

0.215

0.25

Sept.

28

14

10

7.6

5.6

5.6

6.4

4.8

3.8

4.4

8.5

7.2

*24

35

16

8.0

5.6

3.8

3 0

2.8

2.0

2.0

2.2

4.4

6.0

6.0

4.8

7.2

6.4

4.0

-

249.1

8.30

0.037

0.04

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,500 Mln 2.5 Mean 541 Cfsm 2.38 In. 32.36

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,670 Mln 2.O Mean 258 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.41

Peak discharge (base, 2.500 cfs).--Nov. 20 (time unknown) about 2,700 

cfs (14.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

records.

a.m.) 2,900

stage and weather
WAS ASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Vincennes , Ind.

Location. Lat 38°40'52", long. 87°32'04", near center of span on downstream side of 

Bridge on U. S. Highway 50 at Vincennes, Knox County, 4.8 miles downstream from Maria 

Creek, 5.8 miles upstream from Embarrass River, and at mile 127.8.

Drainage area.--13,700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1929 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since November 1904 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 394.43 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. prior to Aug. 14, 1940, staff and chain gages and Aug. 14, 

1940, to Dec. 25, 1946, wire-weight gage, at same site at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 21 years (1930-51), 11,470 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 79,400 cfs Feb. 28 (gage height, 23.40 ft); 

 minimum, 2,690 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 2.74 ft).

1929-50: Maximum discharge, 189,000 cfs May 22, 23, 1943 (gage height, 29.33 ft); 

minimum observed, 770 cfs Aug. 4, 5, 1934 (gage height, 1.40 ft, present datum).

Flood of Mar. 29 1913, reached a stage of 26.3 ft, from floodmarks, determined by 

Corps of Engineers (discharge uncertain).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 803: Drainage area. W 1173: 1943 (maximum gage height 

only).

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 7-11}

Oct. 1 to July 17 July 18 to Sept. 30

3.4

10.0

18.0

24.0

3,800

18,800

43,400

84,600

2.7 

4.0

10.0

16.0

2,600

5,300

18,800

36,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2Z

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

10,100

9,000

8,200

7,800

7,200

6,800

6,600

6,400

6,400

6,600

10,700

11,200

10,100

10,100

11,400

11,200

9,860

8,600

7,600

6,800

6,600

5,960

*5,740

5,410

5,300

5,080

4,860

4,750

4,750

4,640

4,420

230,170

7,425

0.542

0.62

Nov.

4,310

4,200

4,100

4,100

4,000

4.00O

3,900

6,400

7,400

7 , 800

8,000

8,400

9,200

10,300

9,860

9,000

8,000

7,000

7,200

13,800

21,000

25,200

27,300

27^000

25,800

25,200

23,700

20,200

15,800

12,800

-

364,970

12,166

0.888

0.99

Dec.

11,400

11,000

17,000

23,700

27,000

29,100

30,900

30,900

30,300

30,000

30,300

31 , 500

32,400

33,300

53.600

30,600

21,000

*15,500

11,800

9,420

8,400

8,400

8,600

9,000

9,200

9,000

8,600

7,800

7,600

6,800

6,500

580,620

18,730

1.37

1.58

Jan.

7.000

7,40O

11,000

20,000

25,800

28,200

29,700

31,200

32,700

33,600

34,200

34,200

31,800

26,400

27,600

27,300

25,800

24,900

24,300

24,000

24,300

*24,900

25,200

25,200

24,600

21,000

17,000

13,000

12,100

10,500

9,000

713,900

23,029

1.68

1.94

Feb.

7,600

6,180

5,740

6,500

7,000

8,000

9,000

9,860

11,400

10,700

9,860

11,400

*18,200

24,300

27 , 000

28,500

30,300

31,500

33,000

35,100

41 , 000

47,700

*53,700

*62,800

*67,000

*71,400

*76,200

*79,400

-

_

830,340

29,655

2.16

2.25

Mar.

*77,800

*78 J 600

70,600

62 , 800

*53,700

*45,200

37,200

*29,400

24,900

22 , 500

22,200

24,600

24,600

22,800

20,800

20,000

20 , 000

24,900

27,900

*2B,200

28,200

28,500

28,500

26,700

22,200

18,500

17,200

16,800

17,200

16,800

16,000

975,300

31,461

2.30

2.65

Apr.

16,800

19,000

20,800

21,600

20,800

19,000

17,000

16,200

16,800

18,500

21,000

24,900

28,800

30,900

32,400

33,300

34,500

35,100

*35,700

36,000

36,300

35,700

32,700

26,400

20,000

18,000

18,200

17,500

16,000

16,000

_

735,900

24,530

1.79

2.00

May

17,500

18,000

17,500

16,000

14,500

13,500

13,200

12,800

11,800

11,000

12,500

18,200

22,200

23,700

24,600

25,200

25,800

25,200

21,300

16,8OO

14,000

*12,500

11,800

11,000

10,700

10,100

9,420

9,200

9,640

9,860

10,300

479,820

15,478

1.13

1.30

June

10,100

9,420

9,200

9,000

8,800

8,600

8,200

7,800

7,600

7,600

8,000

8,400

8,600

8,400

8,000

7,800

8,000

7,600

7,400

7,200

6,800

6,600

6,600

6,800

7,200

7,200

*7,400

8,400

11,200

16,200

_

250,120

8,337

0.609

0.68

July

15,800

13,000

11,000

9,200

8,600

9,000

9,200

8,200

7,200

12,300

21,300

26,100

28,500

30,000

31,800

33,300

54,800

31 1 800

26,400

18,800

14,200

11,800

10,700

10,500

9,860

8,800

8,600

11,600

11,000

9,860

527,720

17,023

1.24

1.43

Aug.

9,200

8,400

7,600

6,800

6,400

5,840

5,660

*5,660

5,660

5,840

6,020

5,840

5,660

5,300

5,000

4,700

4,600

4,400

4,300

4,200

4,500

4,700

4,600

4,300

4,200

4,300

4,100

4,100

4,300

10,700

9, 200

176,080

5,680

0.415

0.48

Sept.

7,400

6,800

5,480

4,700

4,200

4 , 000

3,800

3,700

3,590

3,480

*3,4BO

3,370

3,700

3,900

3,900

3,590

3,590

3,370

3,150

3,150

3,040

2,930

2,820

2,930

2,820

2,820

2,780

2,710

2,780

2,800

_

110,780

3,693

0.270

0.30

Calendar year 1950 : Max 120,000 Mln 3,600 Mean 25,670 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.42

Water year 1950-51 : Max 79,400 Mln 2,710 Mean 16,370 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.22

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Embarrass River at Ste. Marie, 111.

Location. Lat 38°56'10", long. 88°01'10", in sec. 30, T. 6 N., R. 14 W., on left bank

 at downstream side of highway bridge at Ste. Marie.

Drainage area.--1,540 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1909 to December 1912, August 1914 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 446.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to June 29, 1940, chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--40 years, 1,275 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,800 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 20.54 ft);

 minimum, 47 cfs part of each day Aug. 26-29 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

1909-12, 1914-51: Maximum discharge, 44,800 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 24.95 

ft), from rating curve extended above 29,00.0 cfs; minimum, 1 cfs Oct. 5-9, 1914.

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

Revisions (water years). W 1083: 1934. W1113: 1910-31, 1933, 1939, 1940, 1945(M).

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 20 to Aug. 29, Sept. 1-23)

0.9 

1.2 

2.0 

3.0 

6.0

50

100

270

520

1,480

10.0

16.0

18.0

19.0

20.1

3,180

6,550

8,850

12,600

18,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

55O 

47O

420

370

345

345

408

395

408

880

1,000

1,140

1,060

940

790

655

565

495

445

408

382

358

345

320

310

292

278

262

252

255

270

15,413

497

0.323

0.37

Nov.

255 

235

220

218

212

208 '2T5

700

970

1,280

700

535

482

*420

*382

358

370

408

345

1,460

3,910

3,620

2,420

2,280

2,150

1,940

1,520

1,240

1,030

910

-

30,998

1,033

0.671

0.75

Dee.

820 

955

3,960

5,330

4,010

2,640

2,280

1,940

1,590

1,340

1,200

*1,140

1,060

1,000

970

880

760

595

508

b450

b450

b470

b500

b600

730

790

730

b650

bSOO

b520

b480

39,948

1,289

0.837

0.96

Jan.

b400 

b500

3 , 850

6,310

6,320

5,920

3 , 960

3,410

2,820

2,060

1,740

1,740

1,590

2,510

4,810

*4,410

2,560

2,280

2,100

2,100

2,020

1,900

1,700

1,520

1,280

1,100

970

880

850

595

470

75,175

2,425

1.57

1.82

Feb.

b600 

b580

b560

b550

bSSCJ

1,030

2,460

3,460

2,420

1)1,600

bl , 500

b3.600

5,690

*5,630

3,660

4,060

5,630

5.690

5,210

5,940

8,850

16,300

18,100

14, 10O

13,100

11,600

9,900

7,720

_

_

160,090

5,71d

3.71

3.87

Mar.

4,560 

3,410

2.920

3,230

2,510

2.020

1,780

1,590

1,420

1,280

1,810

3,660

*3,000

2,640

2,820

2,740

2,380

2,740

2,690

2,240

2,100

2,020

1,860

1,560

1,380

1,240

1,140

1,170

1,240

1,480

1,480

68,110

2,197

1.43

1.64

Apr.

1,620

1,780

1,900

1,660

1,380

1,200

1,470

3,180

3,050

*2,920

2,960

4,810

6,010

6,470

5,510

4,360

3,610

3 , 000

2,690

2,600

1,940

1,700

1,520

1,340

1,240

1,140

1,060

1,000

970

1,400

-

75,790

2,526

1.64

1.83

May

,280 

,590

,420

,240

,140

,140

,170

,310

,140

,140

,780

,560

2,240

,150

* ,150

,900

,560

,280

,100

970

880

820

760

715

655

625

580

565

535

508

432

38,335

1,238

0.804

0.93

June

458 

420

408

408

395

370

358

345

320

312

295

288

272

275

265

258

278

312

285

507

332

238

420

432

242

275

*332

954

4,460

5,210

-

19,724

657

0.427

0.48

July

4,360 

3,140

2,820

2,330

1,820

1,520

1,240

1,060

970

1,380

2,690

3,280

3,710

3,660

3,660

2,830

1,660

1,240

1 , 000

940

940

350

2,380

2,510

1.200

*685

550

"52T5

1,000

820

595

57,660

1,860

1.21

1.S9

Aug.

482 

445

445

420

332

280

245

223

212

190

184

170

152

136

122

112

100

90

80

74

77

70

64

60

54

50

50

50

1,020

4,110

4,710

14,814

478

0.310

0.-36

Sept.

2,030 

1,000

760

565

445

*395

332

295

250

225

206

206

280

565

508

395

358

302

248

210

188

174

170

172

160

154

154

146

TsS

150

-

11,201

373

0.242

0.27

Calendar year 1950: Max 36,600 Mln 66 Mean 2,448 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.56

Water year 1950-51: Max 18,100 Min 50 Mean 1,664 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.67

Peak discharge (base, 6.500 cfs).--Jan. 5 (8 p.m.) 7,000 cfs (16.53 ft); Feb. 23 (12:30 

19,800 cfs 120754 ft); Apr. 14 (1 p.m.) 6,550 cfs (16.00 ft). 

* Discharge measurement nade on this day. 

b otage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 435

North Pork Embarrass River near Oblong, 111.

Location. Lat 39°00'35", long. 87°56'45", in extreme northwest corner of sec. 35, T. 7 

u., H. 14 W., on left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 33, 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 2 miles west 

of Oblong, and 8-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 304 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 458.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. Prior to Dec. 11, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 298 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,900 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 17.45 ft); min-

 imum, 6.2 cfs Aug. 26, 27.

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 27,100 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 22.38 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs; minimum, 0.5 cfs Oct. 21, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 6 to Jan. 3, July 1 to Aug. 29)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 4 Dec. 5 to Sept. 30

i.o

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

38

65

156

4.0

9.0

12.0

14.0

282

1,060

1,720

2,600

0.7

.9

1.2

1.5

5.5 

9.0

2.0 

5.0

11.0

14.0

464

1,530

2,600

15.0 3,500

16.0 5,000

17.0 7,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

24

23

22

21

11

19

19

21

26

164

107

58

44

37

34

32

30

28

27

25

25

26

25

25

25

23

23

23

23

24

25

1,047

33.8

0.111

0.13

Nov.

25

24

23

2T 

24

23

31

2L6

289

406

156

78

57

*48

46

46

46

52

46

742

 1,440 §60"

242

162

104

86

78

68

63

58

-

5,563

185

0.609

0.68

Dec.

59

181

1,650

2,430 

1,450

408

425

331

228

162

126

*119

108

96

90

74

60

50

43

37

33

34

38

47

67

67

38

28

27

24

22

8,552

276

0.908

1.05

Jan.

213"5

1,220

2,670 

2,640

982

428

258

198

174

210

258

282

843

1,960

*1,810

749

802

688

408

294

210

162

154

131

104

100

98

82

66

68

18,105

584

1.92

2.21

Feb.

56

53 53

53 

54

117

528

a80O

as 50

a550

aSOO

aljZOO

2,200

*1,930

592

931

1,900

1,580

1,230

2,070

5,010

6,740

2,210

672

444

366

294

246

_

_

-

33,029

1,180

3.88

4.04

Mar.

331

520

456

784 

415

264

228

198

162

139

286

1,050

*964

784

780

688

422

752

590

288

222

216

204

180

148

140

139

168

258

258

216

12,250

395

1.30

1.50

Apr.

174

144

130

1L8 

109

104

7TO

784

558

*592

608

1,490

1,960

1,810

1,110

387

264

216

300

418

234

204

186

149

134

174

186

136

148

536

-

13,573

452

1.49

1.66

May

372

192

142

119 

136

182

502

331

180

252

1,270

1,160

318

198

*144

114

95

83

73

67

61

57

52

49

43

42

41

41

39

37

34

6,446

208

0.684

0.79

June

32

30

34

31 

26

25

24

24

22

22

20

19

19

19

34

24

47

63

32

28

52

24

126

92

*32

24

21

343

1,250

 BT5

-

3,379

113

0.372

0.41

July

252

168

115

91 

72

61

53

48

44

361

328

246

210

115

85

68

59

52

46

44

38

34

74

216

*243

90

56

58

120

51

3_2

3,530

114

0.375

0.43

Aug.

26

24

22

20

19

18

18

19

19

19

18

17

16

16

13

9.0

8.6

8.2

8.0

7.6

8.8

8.0

7.0

7.0

6-. 7

6.2

575

8.2

268

1,330

2,050

4,032.1

130

0.428

0.49

Sept.

1,800

 Z55

114

74 

58

*49

41

33

29

28

26

24

39

61

56

35

24

21

19

17

16

16

16

29

21

19

18

17

20

18

-

2,996

99.9

0.329

0.37

Calendar year 1950: Max 20,300 Min 13 Mean 578 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.83

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,740 Min 6.2 Mean 308 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.76

Pealc discharge (base. 4,000 cfs). Feb. 22 (5 a.m.) 8,900 cfs (17.45 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Embarrass 

River at Ste. Marie.
436 WABASH RIVER BASIN

White River at Muncie, Ind.

Location. --La t 40° 12', long. 85°23', In sec. 10, T. 20 N. , R. 10 E. , on right bank 200 ft 

downstream from Walnut Street Bridge in Muncie and 6 miles upstream from Bell Creek.

Drainage area. --259 sq mi.

Records available. --November 1930 to September 1951 in reports of Geological .Survey.

July 1923 to December 1929 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Prior to 

October 1948, published as West Pork White River at Muncie.

Gage. --Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is 920.10 ft above mean sea level (city of 

Muncie benchmark). Prior to Jan. 4, 1934, chain gage at highway bridge 200 ft upstream 

at datum 5.00 ft higher. Jan. 4, 1934, to Sept. 13, 1940, water-stage recorder at 

same site at datum 4.00 ft higher. i'ept. 14, 1940, to Feb. 14, 1941, staff gage at 

same site at datum 4.00 ft higher and Feb. 15, 1941, to Jan. 27, 1942, wire-weight gage 

at bridge 200 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. --26 years (1923-29, 1931-51), 248 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 7,790 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 9.72 ft); minimum not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record; minimum daily 

6.0 ofs Sept. 24, 29, 30.

1925-29, 1930-51: Maximum discharge, 11,500 cfs Jan. 15, 1937 (gage height, 18.07 

ft, present datum); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 16, 1937; minimum gage height, 0.64 ft 

Jan. 11, 1944; minimum daily discharge, 1.2 cfs Aug. 5, 1934, Sept. 28, 1941 

Maximum stage known, about 19.6 ft, present datum, in March 1913.

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

which are poor. City of Muncie diverts part of its water supply 2.5 miles above gag 

and returns it to river at sewer outlet a short distance below gage.

Revisions. --W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 2-5, Sept. 2)

gage

.9 

1.0 

1.2

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

128

315

910

2,510

5,480

Disciarge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2E

Z3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

86

*70

64

62 

58

54

52

56

111

421

370

231

154

125

111

88

72

68

66

64

62

66

60

56

54

52

51

52

56

51

43_

2,986

96.3

11.9

Nov.

45

35

45

56 

64

54

54

412

854

664

346

223

160

*128

1ZO

117

111

108

106

2,120

2,880

1,050'

544

405

300

250

2Z5

2Z5

ZOO

175

-

12,086

403

11.7

Dec.

600

1,130

3,780

*4,Z80 

1,540

700

1,520

1,330

664

43 Z

328

275

Z35

203

181

175

150

140

120

120

1ZO

115

115

110

105

100 TDD"

100

100

100

100

19,068

615

11.5

Jan.

110 130-

1,480

1,840 

1,020

586

421

*325

275

Z25

225

225

Z15

515

1,640

1,020

682

1,220

1,160

742

482

324

275

239

195

175

160

157

138

Z43

110

16,564

534

11.9

Feb.

100 IDo"

100

105 

110

110

110

105

*100

100

110

700

Z,150

945

448

448

664

550

682

1,040

*5,280

4,350

1,190

700

532

43Z

385

320

_

_

-

Zl,976

785

12.1

Mar.

315

311

303

315 

283

243

227

199

*167

147

141

134

T5T

184

195

235

432

1,350

1,300

714

562

476

1,070

 

1,440 575"

410

324

291

351

868

604

14,424

465

12.1

Apr.

400

303

Z59

2Z3 

199

*181

1ST

416

342

992

1,340

Z,060

1,600

1,600

1,020

622

454

356

324

275

259

2,020

903

514

375

307

259

Z55

239

Z07

-

18,485

616

11.4

May

184

170

184

184 

167

157

141

134

128

356

833 475"

303

223

*184

167

154

487

295

259

203

154

138

114

106

108

114

128

12Z

111

93

6,577

Z12

12.0

June

81

78

78

70 

66

62

58

60

78

66

52

54

144

*160

114

90

7Z

60

54

52

49

51

47

ST

52

51

54

Z47

52E" 504

-

3,086

103

12.1

July

279 IB"B"

128

100

81

*70

62

54

70

74

62

56

52

5Z

5Z

43

37

33

42

43

34

37

103

72

47

30

Z6

37

29

Z6

24

2,043

65.9

12.8

Aug.

18

17

18

19 

19

22

20

20

21

33

23

ZO

17

*14

12

12

1Z

1Z

14

14

11

10

9.8

9.4

8.6

11

14

12

1Z

12

*11

477.8

15.4

13.6

Sept.

9.8

9.4

9.0

9.0 

10

14

TT

9.5

9.0

9.0

10

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.5

9.0

8.0

.5

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0 ~75

.0

.0

.5

.0

.0

-

251.2

8.37

1Z.3

Adjusted for diversion by city of Muncie

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

108 

0.417 

0.48

41E 

1.6C 

1.7S

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 1950-51:

628 

Z.42 

Z.79

546 

2.11 

2.43

797 

3.08 

3.20

477 

1.84 

Z.12

627 

2.42 

2.70

224 

0.865 

1.00

Observed

Max 7,670 Min 22 Mean 500 

Max 5,280 Mln 6.0 Mean 323

115 

0.444 

0.50

78.7 

0.304 

0.35

29.0 

0.112 

0.13

20.7 

0.080 

0.09

Adjusted

Mean 512 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.84 

Mean 335 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.58

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 efs). Mov. 21 (6:30 a.m.) 3,480 cfs (5.95 ft); Dec. 4 (4 a.m.) 5,680 

cfs 18.ZO ft); Feb. 13 (2 a.m.) Z,780 cfs (5.26 ft); Feb. 21 (9:30 p.m.) 7,790 cfs (9.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, in cubic feet per second, for city of Muncie water supply; records furnished by 

American Water Works & Electric Co -
WABASH RIVER BASIN 437 

White River at Anderson, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°06' , long. 85°41', in sec. 18, T. 19 N. , R. 8 E. , on left bank at municipal water-supply plant in Anderson, 1 mile upstream from Killbuck Creek.

Drainage area. 412 sq mi.

Records available July 1932 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. July 

iazs TO septemcer 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Gage-height 

records collected at site 700 ft downstream December 1910 to February 1918 and at same 

site since February 1918 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau. 

Prior to October 1948, published as West Fork White River at Anderson.

Gage. Staff gage above concrete overflow dam. Gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is

1725.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. September 1922 to May 12, 1934, chain

gage 250 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1925-27, 1932-51), 399 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 cfs Feb. 32 (gage height, 16.56 ft); 

minimum not determined; minimum gage height, 6.87 ft Sept. 4; minimum daily, 52 cfs 

Sept. 5.

1932-51: Maximum discharge observed, 17,100 cfs Jan. 15, 1937 (gage height, 18.63 

ft); minimum observed, 8.8 cfs Sept. 24, 1940; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 4,

Maximum stage known, 23.6 ft Mar. 25, 1913, present site and datum, based on determination by United States Weather Bureau at site then in use.

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

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by city of Anderson. 

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W 1053: 1913(M).

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Hay 11-18, July 28 to Aug. 24)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21, Sept. 4-30

7.2 

7.4 

7.7

90

215

8.3 

9.0

545

1,140

Note. Same as following 

table above 9.o ft.

6.8 

7.1 

7.4 

7.7

Feb. 22 to Sept. 4

91

145

240

720

9.0

11.0

13.0

16.0

1,140

3,530

5,550

9,420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

175

»161

149

145

141

141

129

129

195

348

491

370

275

220

190

170

161

153

145

137

137

133

133

129

129

125

122

125

125

125

125

5,433

175

0.425

0.49

Nov.

125

125

122

145

133

125

122

328

1,05O

968

580

420

305

*265

240

235

225

215

215

1,460

5.840

2,050

932

703

521

467

437

437

398

342

~

17,530

584

1.42

1.58

Dec.

*280

454

3,720

6.570

3,940

1,250

1,680

2,230

1,220

818

623

539

473

414

392

359

326

305

265

260

260

b250

b250

b225

b225

b225

b210

b210

b210

b200

b200

28,583

922

2.24

2.58

Jan.

b2OO

b225

1,030

2,560

1,600

923

711

*521

403

403

414

403

405

462

1,980

1,650

1,080

1,540

1,650

1,230

854

608

527

467

425

598

359

554

510

280

260

24,010

775

1.88

2.17

Feb.

245

250

250

265

265

b260

1)210

b210

*b210

b250

255

1,600

3,200

1,250

900

900

1,250

1,000

986

1,120

6,040

9.120

3,100

1,530

1,010

856

744

643

-

-

-

37,679

1,346

5.27

5.40

Mar.

587

580

580

580

526

490

466

450

*582

540

310

515

540

400

412

418

520

1,180

2,110

1,260

944

840

1,110

2.150

1,160

792

656

587

622

1,180

1,120

25,347

755

1.85

2.11

Apr.

784

650

574

558

460

*418

406

?22

685

984

2,500

2.490

2,490

2,230

1,820

1,140

872

720

65O

580

520

1,860

2,140

1,050

784

671

580

574

556

514

-

50,642

1,021

2.48

2.77

Hay

466

448

424

448

430

400

588

358

358

460

1.510

832

594

454

*582

505

275

424

508

400

540

300

260

236

228

216

245

275

255

240

252

12,491

405

0.978

1.13

June

220

200

2OO

197

191

188

185

188

188

188

182

162

552

*588

500

245

220

197

188

185

175

179

173

168

168

160

162

290

678

760

-

7,295

245

0.590

0.66

July

558

388

295

256

200

*185

162

150

200

232

5O8

245

191

168

160

141

141

137

128

128

124

119

152

182

134

119

108

110

111

102

100

5,894

190

0.461

0.55

Aug.

94

91

88

91

88

82

87

83

103

84

81

82

*74

76

74

71

68

72

66

64

69

71

65

66

64

65

71

79

72

82

78

2,401

77.5

0.187

0.22

Sept.

75

72

67

*55

52

104

72

60

66

60

75

58

63

81

75

75

58

58

54

58

58

58

72

58

69

72

72

56

60

60

-

1,973

65.8

0.160

0.18

Calendar year 195O: Max 11,800 Mln 94 Mean 811 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.73

Water year 1950-51: Max 9,120 Mln 52 Mean 540 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.82

Peak discharge I base. 5.OOP cfs).--Nov. 21 (5 p.m.) 4,200 cfs (11.56 ft); Dec. 4 (3 p.m.) 7,07O 

(14.37 ft); Feb. 13 (12 m.) 5,270 cfs (10.76 ft); Feb. 22 (7 a.m.) 10.5OO cfs (16.56 ft); Apr. 23 

(l a.m.) 3,270 cfs (10.79 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

281787 O - 53 - 29
438 WABASH RIVER BASIN

White River near Noblesville, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°07', long. 85°58', in sec. 4, T. 19 N., R. 5 E., near center of span 

on downstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile west of Strawtown, 7 miles northeast of 

Noblesville, and 9.5 miles upstream from Cicero Creek.

Drainage area.--819 sq mi.

Records available. May 1915 to September 1922 and October 1927 to September 1951 in reports or ueological Survey. October 1922 to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Prior to October 1948, published as West Pork White River 

near Noblesville.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 763.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 "T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 30, 1922, chain gage at bridge 

2 miles downstream at different datum. July 1, 1922, to Nov. 21, 1933, chain gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--32 years (1915-25, 1929-51), 810 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,800 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 14.80 ft);

 minimum, 90 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 4.10 ft).

1915-51: Maximum discharge, 25,600 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 16.32 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Sept. 25, 1941 (gage height, 3.89 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Measurements made twice monthly.

Revisions (water years). W 803: 1927(M). W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water yea 

and discharge,

1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

4.4

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

Discharge, In cubic feet pe

90

155

370

920

2,340

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

5,140

6,390

8,140

10,800

14,7OO

econd, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

313

274

254

240

229

222

212

203

264 

585

888

680

495

385

317

278

264

250

240

229

218

212

206

203

203

200

194

188 

190

190

190

8,956

289

0.353

0.41

Nov.

19O

190

180

200

210

200

209

525

1,420 

1,810

1

1,400

985

648

500

450

425

400

352

350

1,500

5.000

5,000

3,000

1,750

1,250

950

850

850 

700

580

-

32,074

1,069

1.31

1.46

Dec.

600

700

3,000

6,000

8,000

5,000

3,500

4,000

3,000 

2,000

1,500

1,250

1,000

900

800

850

600

550

550

550

510

480

490

480

485

460

425

400 

475

475

450

49,480

1,596

1.95

2.25

Jan.

400

430

2,250

4,060

3,500

2,420

1,810

1,500

1,280 

1,080

952

888

829

1,080

2,980

3,860

3,060

2,900

3,590

3,230

2,340

1,670

1,280

1,080

920

778

708

670 

600

450

450

53,045

1,711

2.09

2.41

Feb.

400

400

425

450

475

475

475

400

400 

400

1,280

3,320

5,260

3,590

1,810

2,000

2,980

2,420

2,500

2,960

7,120

12 . 100

9,700

3,500

2,500

2,020

1,700

1,460

-

-

72,520

2,590

3.16

3.29

Mar.

1,640

1,640

1,500

1,420

1,280

1,150

1,050

1,020

888 

760

692

658

700

750

800

952

1,180

1,670

5,060

2,340

1,780

1,530

1,640

2,660

2,100

1,390

1,120

1,050 

1,050

2,O20

2,500

43,990

1,419

1.73

2.00

Apr.

1,740

1,360

1,150

1,020

888

790

772

1,320

1,670 

2,180

4,260

4,460

4,790

4,160

3,590

2,340

1,810

1,500

1,320

1,150

1,020

1,680

3,320

1,740

1,320

1,150

1,020

1,020 

1,050

920

"

56,510

1,884

2.30

2.57

May

796

719

686

680

636

585

550

530

510 

804

2.580

2,340

1,500

1,080

855

730

658

636

888

680

642

580

530

480

455

460

515

530 

530

480

43£

24,080

777

0.949

1.09

June

415

385

366

361

348

330

317

325

343 

334

301

289

438

631

550

435

370

325

305

282

268

268

268

257

254

257

264

520 

920

1,020

~

11,746

392

0.479

0.53

July

842

626

480

395

330

301

264

236

850 

836

888

670

460

375

313

278

264

246

229

229

215

206

236

348

285

229

209

197 

191

179

176

11,583

374

0.457

0.53

Aug.

170

167

161

158

148

152

179

176

194 

170

167

161

142

142

140

128

128

126

120

114

118

118

112

106

106

104

110

114 

116

116

114

4,277

138

0.168

0.19

Sept.

108

100

98

94

98

150

150

114

104 

104

116

112

106

118

114

104

98

98

98

96

94

102

100

96

100

106

108

104 

96

94"

3,180

106

0.129

0.14

Calendar year 195O: Max 18,200 Mln 135 Mean 1,552 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.60

Water year 1950-51: Max 12,100 Mln 94 Mean 1,018 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.87

Feak discharge (base. 6.000 cfs).--Nov. Zl or Z2 (time and discharge unknow Dec. 5 (time unknown) 9,890 cfs (13.68 ft); Feb. 22 (8:30 p.m.) 13,800 cfs (14.80 ft).

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. Z9 to Nov. 6, Nov. 11, 14-17, 19-29, Dec. 1-19, 21, Dec 

Jan. 1, Jan. 30 to Feb. 4, Feb. 6-8, Mar. 13-15; discharge estimated on basis of discharge 

ments, weather records, and records for station at Noblesville.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

White River at Noblesville, Ind.

439

Location. Lat 40°02 T , long. 86°01 T , in SE£ sec. 36, T. 19 N., R. 4 E., on right bank at 

downstream side of Logan Street Bridge in Noblesville, 1^ miles upstream from Cicero 

Creek and 8-5 miles below dam at Clare.

Drainage area. 845 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected at 

present site rrom December 1913 to December 1935, and at a site 400 ft downstream 

thereafter, are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau. Prior to October 1948, published as West Fork White River at Noblesville.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 738.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge,--5 years, 1,054 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,300 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 16.36 ft); 

minimum, 90 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 4.59 ft); minimum daily, 96 cfs Sept. 4, 18, 20.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 19,500 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 18.97 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 17, 1949; minimum gage height, 3.99 ft Sept. 18, 1948; minimum 

daily discharge, 58 cfs Sept. 17, 1949.

Maximum stage known, 23.8 ft Mar. 25, 1913, present site and datunr, United States 

Weather Bureau records.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by powerplant above station. Discharge measurenfents made twice a month.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage 

and discharge, in cubic feet pe

eight, in feet, 

second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 2

4.9 186

5.5 440

7.0 1,420

12.0 5,700

Nov. 22 to Sept. 3O

4.6 93

5.0 235

5.5 465

6.0 790

12.0 5,700

14.0 8,500

16.0 12,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

328

294

2B2

266

258

250

246

238

270

476

810

700

530

415

355

311

286

278

266

258

246

238

222

222

215

211

208

204

208

204

204

9,499

306

0.362

0.42

Nov.

204

197

190

208

222

215

215

492

1,240

1,720

1,240

842

614

518

464

435

405

381

377

1,950

4,900

5.460

2,860

1,780

1,320

965

860

867

776

650

~

32,567

1,086

1.29

1.43

Dec.

594

706

,980

,280

1 i9OO

,730

,660

,540

,420

,140

,580

,32O

,140

,000

902

811

664

574

594

622

574

538

538

532

526

504

440

400

470

498

450

54,627

1,762

2.09

2.40

Jan.

420

476

2,220

4.O60

3,660

2,300

1,660

1,320

1,040

965

909

860

825

1,O8O

2,940

3,500

2,460

3,020

3,580

3,100

2,220

1,540

1,240

1,100

965

825

755

720

643

470

470

51,343

1,656

1.96

2.26

Feb.

425

420

455

504

520

526

532

415

415

425

476

2,380

5,140

4,3OO

2,220

2,060

3,340

2,860

2,780

3,260

6,580

10,900

11.500

4,140

2,780

2,220

1,860

1,580

-

-

~

75,013

2,679

3.17

3.3O

Mar.

,70O

,780

,580

,500

,350

,240

,140

,070

965

846

769

741

783

860

881

1,000

1,460

1,980

5.260

2,620

1,900

1,620

1,620

2,540

2,380

1,500

1,210

1,100

1,100

1,860

2,620

46,975

1,515

1.79

2.07

Apr.

1,860

1,420

1,240

1,100

965

888

867

1,280

1,780

2,020

3,900

4,380

4.700

4,300

3,900

2,700

1,940

1,580

1,380

1,210

1,070

1,380

3,420

1,860

1,380

1,210

1,070

1,100

1,100

1,000

-

58,000

1,933

2.29

2.55

May

895

811

776

755

720

657

601

574

544

814

2,700

2.780

1,660

1,180

965

818

734

678

909

748

685

608

532

482

450

450

514

504

514

476

450

25,964

838

0.992

1.14

June

410

375

365

365

356

338

320

334

347

347

320

298

370

601

550

425

360

311

288

263

255

251

251

239

235

235

255

445

790

950

"

11,229

374

0.443

0.49

July

797

587

450

380

334

302

275

251

801

1,280

1,140

797

504

410

347

311

284

267

251

247

255

227

247

347

329

251

223

207

199

188

178

12,646

408

0.483

0.56

Aug.

174

164

164

160

153

150

178

195

207

184

174

174

150

136

159

152

152

152

128

109

109

115

106

99

106

112

112

115

152

128

128

4,597

142

0.168

0.19

Sept.

125

112

106

96

105

178

188

142

119

115

128

152

128

139

153

122

106

96

105

96

106

119

128

109

106

119

128

128

119

112

~

5,661

122

0.144

0.16

Calendar year 195O: Max 18,80O Min 81 Mean 1,626 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.11

Water year 195O-51: Max 11,500 Min 96 Mean 1,057 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.97

Peak discharge (base, 6.00O cfs). --Dec. 5 (2 D.m.) 9.10O cfs (14. 3O ft): Feb. 23 (3 a.m.) 13,300

cfs (16.36 ft).
440 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Cicero Creek near Cicero, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°05', long. 86°03', In SE-j sec. 14. T. 19 N. , R. 4 E. , near center of

rlgnt span on upstream side of highway bridge, 2-£ miles upstream from Hlnkle Creek

and 3 miles south of Cicero.

Drainage area. 178 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1946 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 772.74 ft above mean sea

 Tevel, datum of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Average discharge. 5 years, 214 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,660 cfs Feb. 12 (gage height, 9.30 ft); mini-

 mum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 21; minimum gage height, 2.13 ft Aug. 23, 25.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 5,560 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 12.06 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Oct. 14, 1946, Sept. 21, 1951; minimum gage height, 1.91 ft Aug. 25, 26, 

1949.

Maximum stage known, 15.8 ft in March 1913, from floodmark, from information by 

local residentr.

Remarks. --Records -fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 1143: 1948(M).

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 9-11,

Jan. 30 to Feb. 10; shifting-control method used

Oct. 1 to Nov. 8, May 30 to July 8, July 15-18,

Aug. 4 to Sept. 30)

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

0.5

1.8

3.6

7.0

12

3.0 

3.4

66

92

153

5.0 

7.5 

9.0

480

1,430

2,430

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

23

21

19

18

17

16

19

27

45

53

43

37

33

30

27

24

22

20

19

19

18

16

16

15

15

15 

14

14

14

14

710

22.9

0.129

0.15

Nov.

13

12

12

15

15

15

16

153

386

386

213

144

111

89

79

78

70

60

*64

937

1,400

688

459

354

260

£07

205 

162

130

111

-

6,844

228

1.28

1.43

Dec.

101

156

1,670

1,870

900

*568

1,140

1,000

555

386

291

234

196

171

149

128

135

129

112

102

95

95

92

95

82

96

86 

76

76

76

11

10,929

353

1.9B

2.28

Jan.

67

134

1.610

*1,020

542

417

322

253

b210

b!90

b!70

140

132

312

610

396

375

760

685

542

396

302

253

222

164

176

175 

124

102

b90

b80

10,971

354

1.99

2.29

Feb.

b75

b70

b70

b70

b80

*b84

b86

b80

b75

b75

108

1,580

1,100

480

291

669

1,020

595

1,000

1,020

2,010

1,670

900

595

480

417

344 

291

-

-

~

15,335

548

3.08

3.20

Mar.

386

364

333

302

241

211

*200

173

148

128

122

118

132

140

157

213

270

312

344

260

203

171

166

153

132

120

114 

123

149

312

264

6,461

208

1.17

1.35

Apr.

224

194

173

157

*132

130

135

322

344

386

406

530

568

685

530

375

291

243

211

175

155

157

132

118

118

114

102 

116

137

118

"

7,478

249

1.40

1.56

May

104

*92

89

88

83

75

67

61

59

132

760

580

3B6

266

202

162

139

117

101

92

86

78

72

64

58_

60

75 

*83

97

76

64

4,468

144

0.809

0.93

June

60

53

48

46

42

38

33

35

38

33

29

28

33

46

52

38

31

27

22

20

17

17

16

13

11

14

16 

32

*53

51

~

992

33.1

0.186

0.21

July

41

27

20

17

69

41

24

17

446

760

670

406

270

211

137

101

75

62

52

43

35

31

46

38

31

25

22 

24

25

22

ii

3,804

123

0.691

0.79

Aug.

*13

12

12

10

10

9.5

10

11

13

11

10

8.5

6.7

6.0

*4.6

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.4

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.7

3.2 

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

200.3

6.46

0.036

O.Q4

Sept.

3.1

3.1

3.4

3 . 2

3.1

4.3

5.0

6.7

5.0

3.9

3.9

3.2

3.6

4.6

5.0

4.6

4.3

3.9

*3.2

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.8

3.2

3.6

3.4

2.3 

2.0

8.0

5.6

"

111.9

3.73

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,840 Min 2.0 Mean 338 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.75

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,010 Min 1.4 Mean 187 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.25

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
WABASH RIVER BASIN 441 

Cicero Creek at Noblesville, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°04', long. 86°02', in sec. 35, T. 19 N. , R. 4 E. , on right bank 150 ft 

aownstream from bridge on State Highway 38, 1 mile northwest of Noblesville, ij miles 

downstream from Hinkle Creek, and Z\ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--206 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1950 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 750.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,510 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 11.32 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 3.82 ft).

1950-51: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 21, 1951; minimum, that of Sept. 26, 1951.

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

wnlcn are fair.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 27 to Aug. 5)

3.9

4.0

1.5

4.5

10

4.5 48

5.0 97

5.5" 172

6.0 289

7.0 575

9.0 1,300

11.4 2,570

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

54

48

42 

39

37

36

33

31

37

51

64

56

48

47 

38

V

37

33

32

30

29

29 

30

31

29

29

29

29

a28

a26

a25

a25

1,132

36.5

0.177

0.20

Nov.

a25

a25

25 

29

31

31

a32

a!50

a450

a450

a250

al50

116

97 

90

87

81

73

*73

1,060

1,470 

855

530

455

a300

202

208

156

129

117

-

7,747

258

1.25

1.40

Dec.

110

171

1,770 

1..B70

1,080

*662

1,290

1,100

645

455

329

259

208

174 

154

128

126

129

110

108

93 

96

97

99

86

92

82

74

77

78

12.

11,824

381

1.85

2.13

Jan.

67

98

 1,520 

*1,260

715

500

381

272

229

215

172

156

140

333

838

485

463

*925

872

698

470 

329

274

220

165

146

151

128

99

b85

b80

12,286

396

1.92

2.22

Feb.

b75

b70

b65 

b65

b70

*b80"

b80

b75

71

69

124

1,380

1,440

649 

336

610

1,180

768

1,180

1,420

*2.450 

1,970

1,140

785

610

485

410

326

-

-

~

17,983

642

3.12

3.25

Mar.

455

440

381 

347

274

239

*211

182

151

132

123

122

134

143 

152

222

296

324

395

292

222 

187

178

163

135

123

117

126

154

337

306

7,063

228

1.11

1.28

Apr.

252

208

182 

159

*140

129

138

377

410

440

485

645

732

690 

715

470

336

272

232

185

161 

167

143

128

129

126

115

143

163

*136

-

8,808

294

1.43

1.59

May

120

108

103 

103

97

91

85

79

77

171

904

750

455

299 

220

174

146

128

110

102

93 

85

78

71

63.

69

82

*91

102

86

70

5,212

168

0.816

0.94

June

64

58

52 

52

46

42

37

42

44

44

37

36

44

56 

60

53

44

38

33

29

26 

26

25

24

22

21

26

64

75

71

~

1,291

43.0

0.209

0.23

July

66

*52

37 

31

69

58

39

30

596

1.150

994

485

306

246 

170

*122

91

72

59

49

41 

37

59

44

36

29

25

25

27

26

20

5,071

164

0.796

0.92

Aug.

*17

15

14 

13

12

12

14

15

20

15

15

13

12

9.4 

*7.8

6.7

6.2

7.2

7.2

6.2

5.0 

4.5

4.2

3.6

5.0

3.0

3.9

4.2

4.5

5.0

4.5

283.1

9.13

0.044

0.05

Sept.

.2

.2

.5 

.2

.2

6.9

6.7

8.4

7.2

6.7

6.2

5.0

4.5

5.6 

5.6

5.6

5.6

4.2

*3.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2 . 7

3.6

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.3

7.8

6.7

"

148.7

4.96

0.024

0.03

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,450 Min 2.7 Mean 216 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.24

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs).--Dec. 4 (1:30 a.m.) 2,150 cfs (10.66 ft); Feb. 13 (2:30 a.m.) 

2,150 cfs (10.74 ft); Feb. 21 (4:30 a.m.) 2,510 cfs (11.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather recorc 

and records for station near Cicero and wildcat Creek at Qreentown.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
442 WABASH RIVER BASIN

White River near Nora, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°54', long. 86°06', in sec. 20, T. 17 N., R. 4 E., in downstream side 

ol center pier of bridge on State Highway 100, 2 miles east of Nora and 14 miles 

upstream from Fall Creek.

Drainage area.--1,190 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1930 to September 1951 In reports of Geological Survey. July

 I9LJ5 to September 1926 and October 1929 to March 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Prior to October 1948, published as West Fork White River near 

Nora.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 710.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Oct. 26, 1929, to July 29, 1942, water-stage 

recorder at site 200 ft downstream at same datura. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 

3-f miles downstream.

Average discharge.--22 years (1925-26, 1930-51), 1,086 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,700 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 14.20 ft); 

minimum daily, 132 cfs Sept. 29; minimum gage height, 1.86 ft Sept. 4.

1925-26, 1929-51: Maximum discharge, 32,400 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 18.19 

ft); minimum, 36 cfs Sept. 10, 1936; minimum daily, 43 cfs Sept. 29, 1941; minimum 

gage height, 1.20 ft Sept. 5, 1936.

Flood of Mar. 26, 1913, reached a stage of 22.4 ft, from floodmark, determined by 

Indiana State Highway Commission.

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

regulation at times daring low flow by powerplant near Noblesville. Discharge measurements made twice a month.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record for auxiliary gage furnished by Indianapolis Water Co. 

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W 973: 1913(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

475

445

418

399

381

366

358

346

348

451

823

911

689

563

477

427

394

375

360

342

352

344

338

327

321

315

316

308

295

289

278

12,831

414

0.348

0.40

Nov.

289

287

290

289

307

303

313

581

1,480

2,370

1,860

1,260

960

785

710

660

608

573

542

2,550

5,980

6.880

4,260

2,460

1,820

1,410

1,230

1,170

1,050

930

-

44,207

1,474

1.24

1.38

Dec.

870

870

4,150

8,180

9.610

3,050

5,140

6,100

4,920

3,150

2,240

1,820

1,550

1,350

1,230

1,110

990

b850

b850

b900

900

111

752

760

752

703

b650

b600

b700

689

627

71,840

2,317

1.95

2.25

Jan.

589

605

2,460

5.580

5,030

,450

,460

,860

,410

,350

,260

,140

,120

,520

,650

,590

,450

,950

,810

,370

,250

,280

,820

,550

,310

,120

,050

,010

834

770

b700

70,198

2,264

1.90

2.19

Feb.

b650

b650

b650

b700

b750

b750

761

b750

b700

700

700

2,950

6,360

6,230

3,250

2,850

4,810

4,260

3,950

4,810

8,440

10,900

14.200

8,440

4,050

3,250

2,750

2,280

_

-

101,541

3,626

3.05

3.17

Mar.

2,280

2,550

,280

,190

,940

,740

,580

,480

,350

,200

,110

.080

,080

,170

,200

,320

,740

,370

' ,650

,550

,460

,100

,940

,550

,950

,940

,520

,380

,380

2,020

3,250

60,350

1,947

1.64

1.89

Calendar year 1950 : Max 21,900 Mln 214 Mee

Apr.

2,550

1,940

1,660

1,440

1,290

1,200

1.120

1,580

2,460

2,370

4,260

5,380

5.860

5,860

5,380

3,850

2,750

2,240

1,900

1,660

1,440

1,440

3,550

2,550

1,780

1,530

1,370

1,290

1,460

1,340

-

74,500

2,483

2.09

2.33

May

1,190

1,110

1,040

1,010

980

921

870

810

785

900

3,050

4.570

2,650

1,780

1,410

1,200

1,080

990

1,050

1,020

900

840

810

685

624

609

710

710

735

685

554

36,078

1,164

0.978

1.13

June

537

495

471

477

464

450

434

423

440

439

429

405

425

629

710

595

506

443

410

386

363

360

353

354

556

337

359

484

870

1,080

-

14,464

482

0.405

0.45

July

1,020

810

617

489

427

418

374

339

840

2,190

3.450

1,820

1,200

1,020

785

625

501

464

423

386

370

355

355

389

422

353

314

297

270

259

246

21,828

704

0.592

0.68

Aug.

240

227

214

209

212

204

204

235

253

248

224

222

209

190

180

178

171

180

169

164

162

158

145

137

143

147

149

151

158

155

158

5,796

187

0.157

0.18

Sept.

151

147

145

133

135

174

200

180

147

155

149

151

152

155

156

156

138

140

133

136

136

135

139

145

144

144

147

134

132

134

-

4,423

147

0.124

0.14

n 2,265 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.83

Water year 195o. si : Max 14,200 Mln 132 Mean 1,419 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.19

Peak discharge (base. 7,000 cfs).--Nov. 22 (11 a.m.) 7,140 

cfs (11.93 ft); Feb. 13 (10 p.m.) 7,140 cfs (9.77 ft); Feb. 23 (3 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

(9.83 ft); Dec. 5 (11 p.m.) 9,870 

' 14,700 cfs (14.20 ft).
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Fall Creek near Fortville, Ind.

443

Location.--Lat 39°57', long. 85 0 51', in sec. 5, T. 17 N., R. 6 E., on right bank at

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 238, 1 mile downstream from Lick Creek and 

2 miles northwest of Fortville.

Drainage area.--175 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1941 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 787.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 27, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 177 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,250 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 8.36 ft); min- 

 imum, 19 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 1.20 ft).

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 8,240 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 9.77 ft); minimum observed, 5.0 cfs Sept. 23, 24, 1941 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

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

which are fair-. Discharge measurements made twice a month.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 16-18, June 24 to July 9)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 3 Jan. 4 to Sept. 30

1.5 45

2.0 108

5.0 270

4.0 

5.0

6.0

545

895

1,340

1.2 

1.4 

2.0

3.0

108

274

5.0 970

6.0 1,410

7.0 2,150

8.0 3,550

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

57

56

55

54

54

52

49

50

93

150

99

ai

70

66

60

56

55

54

53

52

49

50

50

49

49

49

50

49

48

48

47

1,854

59.2

0.358

0.39

Nov.

47

46

45

54

55

48

50

257

552

265

172

135

116

100

92

88

81

74

87

1,040

1.150

480

528

280

221

20*5

178

158

146

138

-

6,466

216

1.23

1.37

Dec.

132

202

1,110

1.500

545

405

825

725

405

312

261

234

205

190

182

162

blSO

b!30

bl50

bl30

130

150

128

154

130

129

116

114

116

110

104

9,076

293

1.67

1.93

Jan.

99

135

668

660

396

300

250

211

200

180

180

177

170

442

1.050

660

485

695

572

454

324

254

234

211

188

174

168

159

146

126

136

10,084

325

1.86

2.14

Feb.

125

b!20

b!20

b!20

b!20

b!20

b!20

a!20

allO

alOO

allO

bl.OOO

1,080

558

3430

538

712

468

538

732

2^.870

2,720

958

660

520

454

567

510

_

_

-

16,158

577

3.50

3.45

Mar.

297

274

276

272

246

232

218

200

182

170

165

164

177

174

166

177

252

429

485

336

310

290

485

608

548

266

238

230

282

678

485

9,112

294

1.68

1.94

Apr.

548

285

250

229

211

198

211

475

418

678

770

870

790

890

642

450

551

295

281

244

232

615

521

324

264

246

212

225

218

195

-

11,952

398

2.27

2.54

May

174

165

159

160

152

144

138

134

128

204

555

300

223

186

168

156

147

138

129

122

118

111

110

102

98

99

110

114

104

96

88

4,852

156

0.891

1.05

June

85

81

79

82

78

74

70

70

72

66

61

65

165

150

108

90

81

72

65

61

57

57

56

62

62

55

65

162

184

155

-

2,588

86.5

0.495

0.55

July

174

125

95

82

75

66

60

54

147

154

881

622

225

165

152

108

92

82

77

68

62

60

72

66

59

54

50

52

47

47

45_

4,092

152

0.754

0.87

Aug.

46

44

45

44

39

40

44

44

48

44

40

59

59

57

36

34

34

55

52

52

31

50

50

28

Zl_

27

29

31

31

51

51

1,122

36.2

0.207

0.24

Sept.

27

27

27

27

26

22

21

24

26

a26

a25

a25

a25

a25

a26

a26

26

25

25

24

24

26

27

27

27

27

27

27

25

24

-

766

25.5

0.146

0.16

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,050 Min 39 Mean 329 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.51

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,870 Min 21 Mean 214 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.59

Peak discharge (base, 1.600 cfs).--Feb. 22 (l:30 a.m.) 4,250 cfs (8.36 ft), 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

and records for station at Millersville.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

eather records
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Fall Creek at Millersville, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°51 I 18", long. 86°04'56", in sec. 9, T. 16 N., R. 4 E., on left bank 

20 rt dovmstream from highway bridge at Millersville and 8.5 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--306 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1930 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. July

 1925 to September 1926 and October 1929 to March 1930 in reports of Indiana Department 

of Conservation.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 722.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge.--22 years (1925-26, 1930-51), 270 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge, 5,150 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 9.26 ft); minimum, 45 cfs

 Sept. 21 (gage height, 1.52 ft).

1925-26, 1929-51: Maximum discharge, 11,100 cfs May 18, 1943; maximum gage height, 

11.77 ft May 14, 1933; minimum discharge, 7.0 cfs Sept. 28, 1941 (gage height, 0.84 

ft).

Maximum stage known, 16.3 ft May 26, 1913, from floodmarks.

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

measurements generally made twice a month.

Flow regulated by Geist Reservoir (capacity, 6,900,000,000 gallons).

Rating table; water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 16 to July 24)

1.4 

1.8 

2.4

3.0 

3.5

163

311

510

5.0

7.0

9.0

10.0

1,370

2,750

4,700

6,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October I950to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

95

84

SO

72

66

63

59

64

112

169

190

142

109

78

88

74

62

65

68

90

66

56

77

66

66

68

66

64

64

65

64

2,552

82.3

-

-

Nov.

63

61

84

99

61

57

63

355

725

720

485

333

250

196

169

165

150

138

143

2,000

2.280

1,520

890

676

485

411

346

283

242

222

-

13,672

456

-

-

Dec.

205

256

1,520

2,000

1,460

890

1,550

1,550

1,040

708

545

442

371

324

297

258

230

b205

b200

b!95

190

187

183

185

190

190

169

171

150

149

156

16,148

521

-

-

Jan.

133

152

890

1,250

920

698

560

433

350

324

308

287

272

710

1.750

1,490

1,130

1,250

1,190

950

725

555

456

393

333

294

272

252

220

210

218

18,955

611

-

Feb.

b200

190

190

190

b!90

bieo

blSO

b!75

165

150

161

980

1,790

1,340

780

862

1,310

1,040

1,040

1,370

4,090

5.000

2,660

1,370

980

808

703

576

-

-

-

28,670

1,024

-

-

Mar.

510

480

456

480

433

385

371

314

286

263

255

235

250

269

269

287

396

648

808

698

626

560

571

752

686

490

400

382

389

835

950

14,734

475

-

-

Apr.

714

555

433

371

337

300

305

588

725

752

1,010

1,100

1,280

1.510

1,160

808

632

500

480

404

350

456

752

593

433

451

357

346

371

340

-

18,213

607

-

-

May

291

258

245

269

238

218

190

181

175

343

808

708

475

343

277

245

228

210

185

169

161

154

161

128

120

139

163

181

163

140

126

7,692

248

-

-

June

120

114

120

127

114

102

100

92

91

90

87

92

192

258

215

150

127

103

90

74

73

70

68

70

84

71

82

147

300

280

-

3,704

123

-

-

July

245

210

144

104

95

85

62

55

211

314

499

1.100

642

420

258

171

139

128

242

280

277

280

283

286

250

58

5480"

80

78

71

7,201

232

-

-

Aug.

78

78

77

75

74

76

76

76

77

75

74

73

73

72

71

71

73

76

73

73

72

70

70

70

70

70

71

71

73

72

70

2,270

73.2

-

-

Sept.

69

69

69

68

68

69

68

67

67

67

58

56

58

49

47

47

45

46

46

46

46

49

47

47

47

48

50

48

48

47

 -

1,656

55.2

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,950 Min 56 Mean 605 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,000 Min 45 Mean 371 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs).--Nov. 2o (6:30 p.r 

cfs (6.10 ft); b. 22 (11 a.m.) 5,150 cfs (9.26 ft).

b Stage-discharge

i.) 2,510 cfs (6.66 ft); Dec. 4 (6 p.m.) 2,070

relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 445

White River at Indianapolis, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°45'05", long. 86°10'30", on downstream side of second pier from right

 bank of Morris Street Bridge in Indianapolis, 2j miles downstream from Fall Creek.

Drainage area.--1,620 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1904 to July 1906 and April 1930 to September 1951 in reports

 of (Jeological Survey. July 1925 to March 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of 

Conservation. Prior to October 1948, published as West Fork White River at Indianapolis.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. May 1904 to July 1906, chain gage at railroad bridge three-quarters of a mile 

upstream at different datum. July 1925 to July 20, 1931, float gage at Indianapolis 

sanitation plant 2j miles downstream at present datum. July 21, 1931, to Mar. 2, 1932, 

staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1925-26, 1927-51), 1,478 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,200 cfs Feb. 23 {gage height, 674.07 ft);

 minimum, 96 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 662.28 ft).

1925-51: Maximum discharge, 37,200 cfs May 18, 1943; maximum gage height, 681.57 

ft Jan. 16, 1947; minimum discharge, 4.8 cfs Sept. 21, 1941 (gage height, 662.06 ft).

Flood of Mar. 26, 1913, reached a stage of 690.0 ft, from floodmarks, determined 

by Indianapolis Water Co.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Indianapolis Water Co. diverts water for municipal water supply 12 miles above station, most of which is returned 3 miles below gage at sanitation plant. Slight fluctuation at low flow due to this diversion. Discharge measurements made twice a month.

Revisions.--W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-cbonrol method used Nov. 2-4, Nov. 6, Dec. 16-25, 

Mar. 30 bo Apr. 10, June 2-22, July 11 to Sept. 30)

662.1

663.0

664.0

103

210

360

665.0

666.5

669.0

674.0

1,660

3,300

7,240

17,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

615

575

515

475

435

400

382

360

530

550

765

940

792

640

530

520

440

405

378

378

396

320

311

328

295

351

338

303

264

27T

268

14,071

454

-

-

Nov.

272

258

240

360

325

291

350

,500

,750

,750

,700

,500

,250

,000

850

800

700

650

700

5,500

6.000

5,500

5,200

3,500

2,500

2,000

1,750

1,500

1,400

1,250

-

52,346

1,745

-

-

Dec .

1,100

1,100

5,500

9,800

11,000

10,400

7,600

7,960

6,700

4,280

3,160

2,510

2,210

1,960

1,760

1,560

1,320

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,130

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,040

1,000

880

820

820

850

820

93,940

3,030

-

-

Jan.

792

850

2,970

6.540

6,180

4,280

3,160

2,410

2,010

1,810

1,660

1,510

1,420

2,740

5.540

6,340

5,060

5,220

6,020

5,540

4,140

3, 160

2,460

2, 160

1,810

1,560

1,370

1,320

1, 160

970

880

92,842

2,995

-

-

Feb.

880

850

880

940

970

1 , 060

1,040

940

910

880

910

3,720

7,960

8,140

4,580

4,000

6,180

5,700

4,900

6,700

13,400

16,600

16.800

12,600

5,700

4,420

3,720

3,040

_

_

-

138,420

4,944

-

-

Mar.

2,920

3,160

2,980

2,860

2,110

2,310

2,110

1,910

1,760

1,510

1,370

1.520

1,370

1,460

1,510

1,610

2,060

2,920

4,000

4,420

3,160

2,740

2,510

2,860

3,580

2,560

2,010

1,810

1,860

2,460

3,720

74,940

2,417

-

-

Apr.

3,300

2,510

2,060

1,810

1,610

1.420

1,510

2,060

3,040

2,980

4,580

6,520

7,240

7.4EO

6^880

5,060

3,580

2,920

2,510

2,210

1,960

1,960

3,520

3,580

2,410

2,110

1,860

1,710

1,960

1,760

-

94,050

3,135

-

-

May

1,510

1,370

1,320

1,240

1,200

1,130

1,040

970

940

1,280

3,270

4.740

3,300

2,260

1,760

1,460

1,280

1,160

1,100

1,160

1,040

1,000

910

820

765

792

880

880

880

850

792

43,099

1,390

-

-

June

710

677

792

655

600

575

540

555

515

515

515

636

738

738

850

765

650

595

535

500

465

475

450 505"

490

490

874

792

1,280

1.420

-

19,897

663

-

-

July

1,370

1,130

940

765

672

625

585

520

1,450

2,310

5.800

2,660

1,760

1,320

1,000

820

660

600

590

590

570

570

555

585

625

500

400

378

346

328

524

29,358

947

-

-

Aug.

303

£79

264

£34

222

507

285

315

351

346

303

258

268

244

225

219

228

250

188

205

210

192

176

159

147

167

231

190

213

195

174

7,346

237

-

-

Sept.

159

129

129

155

157

147

161

170

149

178

172

157

205

174

147

151

147

145

157

137

141

249

141

145

139

135

£28

137

107

111

-

4,557

152

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 26,400 Min 167 Mean 2,985 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 16,80O Min 107 Mean 1,822 Cfsm - In. -
446 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Eagle Creek at Indianapolis, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°46 I 51", long. 86°14'28", in sec. 6, T. 15 N., R. 3 E., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on Lynhurst Drive, Indianapolis, 6 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--170 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1951.

Gage. tte*«tr-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 706.21 ft above mean sea level, datum

 of 1929.

Average discharge. 12 years (1939-51), 146 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,950 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 8.47 ft); min-

 imam, 4.1 cfs Sept. 18; minimum gage height, 1.93 ft Aug. 23.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 9,660 cfs May 11, 1943; maximum gage height, D3.03 "t 

Jan. 4, 1950; no flow for several days in August 1941; minimum gage height, 1 40 ft 

Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 16,0 ft in March 1913, from information by local resllents.

Remarks.--Records good exccept those for periods of ice effect or those for September, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions (water years).--W 953: 1939.

Hating baoles, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect 

height, ip feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Nov. 8, 

Nov. 15-22, Sept. 14-26)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

2.2

2.3

2.5 

2.8

3.2

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

187

460

1,630

3,150

2.0 

2.2

2.4

2.0 

5.0 

9.0

2.6 

3.4

4.5 

6.0

285

750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

37

32

30

27

26

25

23

23

29

48

58

46

38

32

29

26

26

24

24

23

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

19

19

19

18.

846

27.3

0.161

0,19

Nov.

18

17

16

16

16

16

18

287

352

242

140

98

80

68

61

56

54

46

50

1,820

1,000

500

345

248

174

162

125

104

87

80

-

6,296

210

1.24

1.38

Dec.

78

84

1,940

1,000

500

416

1,660

880

475

334

248

207

172

149

134

117

110

100

90

86

80

78

76

75

75

75

70

65

60

60

55_

9,549

308

1.81

2.09

Jan.

52

73

1.560

940

495

366

278

207

180

150

138

121

113

659

1,060

540

436

820

650

485

334

239

207

170

132

117

113

102

70

60

55

10,722

346

2.04

2.35

Feb.

50

50

50

55

65

74

86

79

66

62

35

1,600

952

424

239

902

1,020

515

774

1,000

2,940

1,250

715

542

438

369

316

255

_

_

-

14,973

535

3.15

3.28

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,630 Min 4.7

Mar.

355

338

320

369

282

237

211

172

142

122

112

110

120

134

144

174

197

270

324

219

172

147

144

137

110

95

88

104

140

197

200

5,886

190

1.12

1.29

Apr.

174

154

137

124

110

100

130

410

380

372

344

542

710

745

510

348

258

208

192

157

142

154

127

112

112

117

102

130

214

167

-

7,482

249

1.46

I.b4

Mean 353

May

130

114

107

112

100

90

83

70

64

206

735

434

273

190

147

114

95

81

70

62

56

56

52

44

39.

62

100

114

132

86

66

4,084

132

0.776

0.89

June

58

50

46

52

46

40

38

35

35

31

28

29

52

64

52

36

29

26

23

21

li

19

20

21

19

20

38

90

217

140

-

1,394

46.5

0.274

0.30

July

130

117

68

46

46

36

28

24

534

418

668

282

200

192

154

102

72

54

44

36

31

27

26

25

23

21

19

18

18

17

16

3,492

113

0.665

0.76

Aug.

16

15

14

12

12

12

13

11

12

13

13

12

12

11

10

9.0

8.2

7.4

.8

9.d

9.5

8.2

6.6

6.2

67?

7.0

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.4

312.1

10.1

0.059

0.07

Sept.

7.8

7.4

7.8

5.8

7.0

7.8

7.0

5.8

5.0

7.4

7.4

6.2

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

4.7

5.0

5.4

6.2

7.8

8.2

8.6

8.6

9.0

9.0

7.8

7.4

7.0

-

210.9

7.03

0.041

0.05

Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.83

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,940 Min 4.7 Mean 179 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.29

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Nov. 20 (5:30 p.m.) 2,590 cfs (7.33 ft); Dec. 3 (2 p.m.) 2,590

cfs (7.30 ft); Feb. 21 (11:30 a.m.) 3,950 cfs (8.47 ft).

Note. --Stage -discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 17-19, 21, 24-31, Jan. 9, 10, Jan. 29 to

Feb. 5.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 447 

White River near Centerton, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°29'49", long. 86°24'04", In NE£ sec. 10, T. 12 N., R. IE., near center 

of span on upstream side of highway bridge, 0.8 mile downstream from White Lick Creek, 

1 mile south of Centerton, and at mile 203.0.

Drainage area.--2,340 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1930 to March 1932 (published as West Fork White River at 

Martinsvilie) and November 1946 to September 1951 (November 1946 to September 1948 

published as West Fork White River near Centerton) in reports of Geological Survey. 

July 1925 to September 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation, published 

as West Fork White River near Martinsvilie.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 595.44 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark), levels by Indianapolis Power & 

Light Co. Prior to March 1932, chain gage at site 8| miles downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--5 years (1946-51), 2,859 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,100 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 13.60 ft); 

minimum, 343 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.27 ft).

1946-51: Maximum daily discharge. 35,000 cfs Jan. 6, 7, 1950; minimum, 150 cfs 

Sept. 20, 1948 (gage height, 1.60 ft).

Remarks.--Records poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

3.1

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,080 

944

872

800

800

751

716

642

751

832

896

*1,180

1,060"

856

744

737

702

648

600

594

606

564

582

576

552

618

606

576

546

555

552

22,535

727

0.311

0.36

Nov.

564 56"4

564

b!2

688

*582

682

2,960

3,360

3,480

3,360

2,600 

1,990

1,690

1,490

1,360

1,260

1,180

1,220

9,210

10,000

9,510

9,350

6,290

4,630

3,480

3,120

2,760

2,430

2,160

-

93,146

3,105

1.33

1.48

Dec.

,940 

,840

a ,000

,350

1 ,000

1 ,200

1 ,900

1 ,800

1 ,520

,390

* ,450

a ,500 

a ,500

a ,000

a ,750

a ,250

,990

,890

,840

,790

,790

,740

,640

,690

,590

,54O

,44O

,400

,310

,310

a ,500

140,650

4,537

1.94

2.24

Jan.

1,360 

*1,360

5,030

8,070

7,170

5,450

4,110

3,480

3,000

a2,750

a2,500

a2,300 

a2,200

3,600

a7,000

8.850

8,400

7,980

8,260

8,260

7,280

5,600

4,480

3,780

3,380

3,250

2,620

2,450

2,100

1,850

1,700

139,620

4,504

1.92

2.22

Feb.

1,600 

1,400

1,500

1,550

*1,550

1,600

al,650

1,700

1,500

1,400

a2,000

7,280 

8,550

9,450

8,260

6,720

8,550

a8, 000

7,700

9,150

17,050

18,500

18, SOB

* 18, 500

12.OOO

7,700

6,300

5,460

_

_

-

195,120

6,969

2.98

3.10

Calendar year 1950: Max 35,000 Hln 478

Mar.

5,040 

4,900

5,180

a5,000

4,340

3,920

3,640

3,190

2,840

2,620

32,500

2,300 

2, 360

2,400

2,500

2,780

32,840

a3,380

a4,900

*5,180

5,040

4,340

4,060

3,920

34,200

4,200

3,130

2,78O

a3 , 500

4,340

4,620

115,880

3,738

1.60

1.84

Apr.

a4 , 500 

4,060

3,380

*2,950

2,670

2,450

2,350

3,926

4,340

4,9OO

5,180

7,000 

8,260

9,450

39,000

7,840

5,880

4,760

4,200

3,640

3,130

a3,000

3,780

5,180

3,780

3,38O

2,890

2,620

2,780

3,010

-

134,280

4,476

1.91

2.13

Hay

2,560 

2,250

,100

,100

a ,OOO

,950

,950

,750

,550

,14O

,O60

* ,460 

a ,000

,780

,840

,350

,100

,900

,750

a ,800

,600

,550

,550

,400

,250

a ,400

a ,600

,550

,50O

a ,400

,350

6 ,540

,179

.931

1.07

June

,300 

,210

a ,400

,340

,180

,110

,050

,030

,O2O

a ,000

944

944 

,480

,440

,390

,440

3 ,200

* ,070

,000

944

888

872

872

a8 50

864

840

1,180"

2,270

3,280

2,420

-

37,828

1,261

0.539

O.6O

July

a2,250 

2,020

1,720

1,440

1,260

1,060

1,020

al.ooo

2,810

3,280

4,060

6,440 

4,760

2,770

32,OOO

*1,77O

1,480

al,300

1,190

1,150

1,080

31,000

1,060

2,520

1,260

1,110

1,010

a 900

a850

768

720

57,058

1,841

0.787

0.9-1

Aug.

76O 

66¥

610

589

a550

568

720

617

698

698

660

3600 

*554

54O

499

469

*445

440

440

410

425

410

387

379

a575

a400

*4O5

469

425

487

435

16,132

52O

0.222

0.26

Sept.

387 

367

363

363

383

395

*395

425

420

4OO

430

420

405

 m457

a375

351

363

359

359

351

355

a350 35B"

355

*355

379

371

363

367

-

11,433

381

0.163

0.18

Mean 4,580 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.57

Water year 1950-51: Max 18,500 Hln 35O Mean 2,825 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.39

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 7 discharge 

and records for stations at Indianapolis and Spencer.

easurements, weather records,
448 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Bean Blossom Creek at Dolan, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°15', long. 86°30', in 3w£ sec. 2, T. 9 N., R. 1 W., on downstream side

 ofTTght pier of highway bridge at Dolan, 17.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--90 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1946 to September 1951,

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Sept. 28, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and 

3atum, read twice daily.

Average discharge.--5 years, 162 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,700 cfs Feb. 21; maximum gage height, 15.50

 ft Feb. 21; minimum, 1.1 cfs Sept. 22; minimum gage height, 1.65 ft Sept. J8-30.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 9,420 cfs June 2, 1947; maximum gage height, 17.9 ft 

Jan. 5, 1949; no flow at times during most years; minimum gage height, 1.37 ft July 

30, 1946.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Revisions (water years).--W 1113: 1947.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year Ocbober 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a?.0

6.5

5.8 

5.8

5.2

4.9

alO

29

IT

*8.8

8.0

5.2

3.7

a3.4

3. 1

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.1

1.9

al.8

T^

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.3

2.4

a2.3

2.2

2.2

154.3

4.98

0.055

0.06

Nov.

2.1

2.0

1.9 

aT79

a2.0

8.4

588

860

595

136

89

70

60

84

79

74

71

91

1,970

1,200

356

160

122

a90

a65

a55

*50

42

42

-

7,041.3

235

2.61

2.91

Dec.

46

699

1,680 

1,1*6

276

260

456

231

a!75

123

blOO

b90

b85

b80

b60

b5O

b48

46

46

b45

b45

b45

b47

b5O

51

44

b38

b35

35

31

6,637

214

2.38

2.74

Jan.

3169"

1,330 

682

262

176

64

b65

b70

0150

b!20

b!50

1,300

*2,230

542

260

290

200

143

120

116

127

118

a80

a70

a65

a60

66

64

48

9,168

296

3.29

3.79

Feb.

b37

b37

b36 

b35

*38

33 oE"

oo

156

137

80

61

358

615

323

260

507

504

342

298

719

2,470

 SOT

345

224

142

132

132

121

_

_

-

9,031

323

3.59

3.73

Mar.

142

129

128

a!30

127

117

116 

100

55" 55

78

128

*14O

150

156

200

232

 

1,040 5W

333

382

430

323

254

aZOO

161

137

134

150

535

456

7,316

236

2.62

3.02

Apr.

a250

156

*134 

120

105

106

604

275

248

200

513

658

614

a300

206

156

129

allO

100

137

206

161

140

147

100

95

15E

a250

333

-

7,107

237

2.63

2.94

May

166

124

150 

99

115

a!05

212

130

»121

430

1,230 298

166

128

96

78

61

53

45

36

33

27

27

30

23

20

a25

33

27

24

IT_

4,174

135

1.50

1.72

June

15

75

376 122-

87

59

47 

223

75

49

30

42

107

63

35

23

21

*17

15

13

10

8.8

8.1

a!5

10

7.8

9TT

13

294

134

-

2,003.8

66.8

0.742

0.83

July

68

39

27

20

14

10

a2o'

16

12

16

~SS 170

35

21

*14

52

62

19

11

6.4

12~6.0

27

12

7.6

50

130

52

15

13

1,051.4

33.9

0.377

0.43

Aug.

11 ~8.4

.8 

.0

a .O

.4

.7 

.9

.4

.2

.6

.0

.1

* .5

.5

.5

.7

.7

a .6

.5

.4 T76-

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

.2

.3

.1

99.3

3.20

0.036

0.04

Sept.

2.3

27T

.7 

.5

.7

.7

.6 

.5

a .5

.5

.4

.7

.9

.2

.1

a .0

.9

.9

.7

.4

.2

.1

.2

.5

.8

* .6

.4

.3

.3

.3

-

49.0

1.63

0.018

0.02

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,480 Min 0.5 Mean 264 Cfsm 2.93 In. 39.80

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,470 Min 1.1 Mean 147 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.23

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

and records for stations on nearby streams. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

easurement, weather records,
WABASH RIVER BASIN 449

White River at Spencer, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°16'49", long. 86°45'42", in sec. 29, T. 10 N., R. 3 W., on downstream 

side of right pier of highway bridge at Spencer, 3.3 miles upstream from McBrides 

Creek and at mile 165.9.

Drainage area.--2,980 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1927 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. July 

iy'^5 to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Prior to 

October 1948, published as West Pork White River at Spencer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 526.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 26, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--26 years (1925-51), 3,107 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 23,900 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 18.56 ft); min- 

 imum, 415 cfs Sept. 22, 23 (gage height, 2.21 ft).

1925-51: Maximum discharge, 57,000 cfs Hay SO, 1943; maximum gage height observed, 

23.2 ft May 15, 1933, Jan. 16, 1937; minimum discharge, 133 cfs Sept. 25, 30, 1941; 

minimum gage height, 0.88 ft Sept. 25, 30, Oct. 1, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 28.5 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 823; 1933, drainage area. W 873: 1938.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic fee^ per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 25 to Aug. 11)

2.2

3.0

7.0

410

920

4,010

14.0

17.0

19.0

11,500

17,400

25,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,480

1,340

1,270

1,240

1,160

1,100

1,O6O

1,060

1,130

1,200

1,200

1,270

* 1,440

1,410

1,270

1,130

l.ObO

1,060

990

955

920

955

920

885

878

864

864

913

878

864

83b

33,602

1,084

0.364

0.42

Nov.

843

829

850" 815

906

906

871

3,010

4,820

5,400

5,OOO

3,830

3,010

2,450

*2,O50

1,940

1,830

1,720

1,780

10,100

13,700

15.2OO

13,700

11,500

7,300

5.OOO

4,100

3,570

3,170

2,850

-

133,050

4,435

1.49

1.66

Dec.

2,610

2,690

8,000

12.4OO

13,500

13,500

15,200

18,800

17 ,4OO

13,000

9,170

6,500

*5,3OO

4,550

4,010

3,570

3,090

2,850

a2,500

a2,4OO

a2,2OO

2,210

2,130

2,130

2,130

1,970

1,800

al.bOO

al.500

al,500

al,5OO

181,710

5,8b2

1.97

2.27

Jan.

a 1,400

a2,OOO

4,85O

8.62O

9,520

9,060

7,600

5,600

4,550

4,010

4,010

4, 1OO

3,b50

6,090

. 12,6OO

14,600

12 , 70O

* 10, 800

9,640

9,400

8,950

7,300

5,800

4,820

4,190

3,570

3,250

3,090

2,850

a2,5OO

a2,250

193,370

6,238

2.01

2.41

Feb.

a2 , 100

a2,OOO

32,000

a2 , 000

a2 , 000

1,940

2,210

a2,200

a2 , LOO

a2 , OOO

a2,7bO

4,790

9,5£O

10,700

10,800

9,760

1O.30O

11,100

10,400

1O.40O

14,800

21,600

*23,900

22,000

20,300

16,500

9,520

7,200

_

-

-

246,890

8,818

2.96

3.08

Mar.

b,4OO

6,000

b , OOO

b.OOO

5,600

5,100

4,640

4,190

3,830

3,490

3,330

3,170

3,250

3,410

3,490

3,740

4,010

5,500

8,200

7,700

7,500

6,bOO

5,400

5,300

5.1OO

*5,400

4,640

4,01O

3,920

5,300

6,20o

156,420

5,046

1.69

1.95

Apr.

6,200

5,700

4,730

4,100

3,650

3,410

3,250

5,000

5,700

5,900

5,900

6.9OO

9,280

11,000

11,800

*1O,700

8,840

6,700

5,6OO

4,910

4,280

4,100

4.1OO

4,730

5,2OO

4,190

3,83O

3,410

3,330

4,190

-

170, o30

5,688

1.91

2.13

May

3,b50

3,090

2,850

2,610

2,45O

2,450

2,690

2,450

2,O50

2,290

5,700

6,600

6,400

*5,OOO

3,650

3,010

2,530

2,210

2,010

1,860

1,860

I,b90

1,620

1,550

1,410

1.540

1,410

1,520

1,520

1,480

1,380

82,330

2,656

0.891

1.03

June

1,300

1,270

1,440

1,940

1,480

1,300

1,200

1,200

1,270

1,130

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,620

1,480

1,410

1,380

1,240

1,130

1,060

990

955

955

920

*920

955

1,020

2,110

4,370

3,830

-

43,055

1,435

0.482

0.54

July

2,690

2,290

1,940

1,620

1,380

1,240

1,100

1,020

1,620

3,170

3,090

5,200

5.4OO

3,410

2,610

2,130

1 , 7-6O

1,580

1,410

1,270

1,200

1,130

1,200

1,470

1,800

1,240

1,870

2,280

1,380

1,130

990

61,620

1,988

0.667

0.77

Aug.

920

*9TO

857

801

766

731

738

815

766

787

780

773

731

703

675

661

598

604

610

610

598

592

598

580

574

562 SSB"

574

634

640

628

21,394

690

0.232

0.27

Sept.

616

574

532

514

5O2

508

502

502

502

5O8

508

514

550

52 b

538

508

484

455

450

*435

420

415 4TB460

445

420

466

472

472

43O

-

14,643

488

0.164

0.18

Calendar year 1950: Max 50,400 Min 52o Mean 5,93O Cfsm 1.99 In. 27.02

Water year 1950-51: Max 23,90O Min 415 Mean 3,668 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.71

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
450 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Mill Creek near Cataract, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°26', long. 86°46', in SE£ sec. 32, T. 12 N., R. 3 W., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 43, 3 miles east of Cataract, Owen County.

Drainage area. 248 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1949 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 8, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,960 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 14.92 ft); mlnimum, 7.5 cfs Sept. 20, 21 (gage height, 3.59 ft).

1949-51: Maximum discharge, 9,480 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 21.35 ft); minimum,.3.7 cfs Sept. 8, 1949 (gage height, 3.28 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

61

52

47

42

40

37

32

30

70

150

125

80

60

50

45

40

38

35

32

30

28 

28

27

27

26

26

25

23

24

25

24

1,379

44.5

0.179

0.21

Nov.

25

23

22

25

27

30

35

600

1,000

700

350

225

150

125

»108

132

125

100

137

2,880

3,680 

1,520

474

450

235

231

206

150

132

128

-

14,025

468

1.89

2.10

Dec.

124

766

3,190

3,580 525"

919

2,500

1,000

511

371

270

236

187

*168

155

115

124

101

89

91

77 

89

87

149

107

91

54

65

63

61

54

16,322

527

2.12

2.45

Jan.

54

120

2,030

1,160

415

340

270

187

216

206

300

252

229

1,620

3,080

1,390

810

*1,380

715

524

361 

256

240

212

175

140

140

130

120

110

100

17,282

557

2.25

2.59

Feb.

100

95

9090-

90

100

150

200

175

125

90

,000

,750

,500

800

,000

,500

,250

,000

,500

*3,600 

2,800

625

450

350

310

290

226

-

-

21,256

759

3.06

3.19

Mar.

310

370

300

511

300

244

300

175

151

152

140

168

203

260

330

565

800

 1,000 TCO"

400

300 

300

300

250

200

*176

173

184

250

325

350

9,967

322

1.30

1.49

Apr,

300

250

200

175

155

2TO" 137

978

900

400

300

400

800

1,250

900

*400

275

200

225

225

175

160

175

150

146

401

350

200

175

225

-

10,837

361

1.46

1.63

May

200

150

125

110

100

110

206

124

97

589

1,430

438

254

*179

140

116

100

87

86

78

69 

62

60

53

46_

47

128

108

115

78

62

5,547

179

0.722

0.83

June

52

48

98

186

90

63

53

49

47

41.

36

35

158

201

116

71

59

51

44

36

32 

32

42

30

27

24

3T5

746

1,540

415

"

4,537

151

0.609

0.68

July

290

177

125

98

76

60

51

44

*1,010

466

192

1,080

374

193

137

97

114

116

67

52

44

40

50

628

254

99

320

245

76

52

44

6,649

214

0.863

1.00

Aug.

49

*36

28

24

21

20

53

3T

29

27

25

22

20

19

17

15

14

12

11

11

11 

11

11

10

Iff

10

11

15

24

24

18

645

20.8

0.084

0.10

Sept.

15

13

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

13

13

13

12

10

9.0

8.0

*7.5

7.5

8.0

8.0

9.0

10

18

22JO17

17

-

352.0

11.7

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,540 Min 6.1 Mean 510 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.89

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,680 Min 7.5 Mean 298 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.32

Peak discharge (base, 5,5OO cfs).--No 

(14.71 ft); Feb. 21 (11 a.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Oct. « " * - - ~ -

_____ . 21 (12 m.) 5,900 cfs (14.75 ft); Dec. 4 (8 a.m.) 5,850 cfs 

} 3,960 cfs (14.92 ft).

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 7 to Nov. 14, Dec. 7, 8, Jan. 25 to Feb. 20, Mar. 7, 8, 17-25, 

Mar. 29 to Apr. 4, Apr. 9-24, Apr. 27 to May 5, Aug. 11 to Sept. 19, Sept. 22-30; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for 

station near Manhattan.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 451

Mill Creek near Manhattan, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°29', long. 86°55', in sec. 11, T. 12 N., R. 5 W., on left bank 200 ft 

downstream from Cagles Mill, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Cagles Mill 

Reservoir, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Deer Creek, and 5-j miles south of 

Manhattan.

Drainage area. 296 sq mi.

Records available.--May to September 1931, May 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 581.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1^929. Prior to May 12, 1941, staff and chain gage 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 286 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 3,000 cfs Feb. 21; maximum gage height, 

 11.60 ft Feb. 21 (backwater from streams below station); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 22 

(gage height, 1.60 ft).

1931, 1939-51: Maximum discharge, 8,960 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 18.38 ft); 

minimum, 0.7 cfs Aug. 1, 1950 (gage height, 1.07 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or those affected 

Sy "backwater from downstream tributaries, which are poor. Occasional diurnal fluctuation caused by mill above station.

Revisions.--W 873: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

35

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

90

79

70

63

*61

54

47

44

91

255

190

127

96

78 

67

62

55

51

48

44

42

42

40

40

38

38

36

34

35

3t

35

2,0o6

66.6

0.235

0.26

Nov.

36

34

32

37

39

44

54

903

1.4OO

1,040

535

370

*193

159 

140

151

164

142

135

1,000

2,500

3,000

2,000

1,500

BOO

350

250

325

200

200

-

17,533

584

1.97

2.20

Dec.

200

250

1,500

2.500

2,500

1,500

3,000

2,000

1,750

1,250

800

4OO

300

250 

225

200

175

150

125

106

109

103

107

127

147

116

83

73

78

76

73

19,271

623

2.10

2.42

Jan.

69

885

1,220

* 1,690

1,040

588

370

243

188

307

245

310

275

C900 

02,000

2,290

1,790

1,640

1,330

902

605

383

280

*260

195

162

169

162

132

120

110

20,759

670

2.26

2.61

Feb.

110

100 100"

100

102

106

161

275

231

140

113

c 1 , OOO

c2,100

1,740 

910

1,030

1,790

1,420

1,380

c 1,500

c3,OOO

2,790

2,390

1,790

1.O8O

588

420

320

.

_

-

26,686

953

3.32

3.35

Mar.

302

345

332

48O

435

345

285

241

205

173

168 190"

225

283 

»345

555

780

1,040

1,240 745"

450

370

382

358

288

237

207

207

265

382

435

13,284

396

1.34

1.54

Apr.

345

*268

223

198

181

166

TBT

692

728

495

370

480

1,000

1,460 

1", 120

605

383

*268

292

298

321

213

233

193

183

449

395

345

219

285

-

12,388

413

1.40

1.56

May

252

188

156

" 139

135

135

227

205

156

351

1,460

1,060

54O

308 

205

166

137

120

106

105

95

86

*80

76

6£

70

102

132

132

114

92

7,199

232

0.784

0.90

June

76

70

97

198

159

103

81

70

66

61

55

55

120

200 

185

114

85

73

64

56

*48

43

44

51

44

3749"

525

1,240

1,020

-

5,089

170

0.574

0.64

July

482

272

169

122

99

76

62

55

»C5OO

96O

428

782

850

392

207

140

cllO

0125

105

74

59

50

48

280

536

231

417

 1,460 4~lo"

162

107

9,770

315

1.O6

1.23

Aug.

*131 "5o"

68

56

49

42

39

56

57

49

45

39

34

30 

21

24

22

20

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

16

21

33

32

1,120

36.1

0.122

0.14

Sept.

27

5T

18

16

14

14

*14

14

13

13

13

13

16

19 

20

20

17

14

13

12

12

11

1?

13

20

20

24

22

18

18

-

491

16.4

0.055

0.06

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,690 Min i.o Mean 604 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.71

Water year 195O-51: Max 3.0OO Min n Mean 369 Cfsm 1.25 In. lb.91

Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from downstream tributaries.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 20 to Dec. 19, Jan. 3O to Feb. 4; discharge computed on basis of 

I discharge measurement, weather records, records for station at Cataract and Eel River at Bowling 

Green, and chart from Corps of Engineers' gage immediately upstream.
WABASH RIVER BASIM

Big Walnut Creek near Reelsville, Ind.

Location. --Lat 39°32'11", long. 86°58>35", in NW^SE^ sec. 28, T. 13 N., R. 5 W., on left 

bank at highway bridge 1? miles southwest of Reelsville and 3 miles upstream from Mill 

Creek.

Drainage area. 319 sq mi.

Records available. --July 1949 to September 1951.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Prior to Dec. 10, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and 

9atum.

Extremes. --Maxim urn discharge during year, 6,040 cfs July 17 (gage height, 14.48 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 1.95 ft).

1949-51: Maximum discharge, 15,500 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 17.33 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 30, 1949 (gage height, 1.65 ft).

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of shifting-control or ice effect, which 

are fair.

Rating tables, water yes 

height,

1950-51, except periods of shifting-control or Ice 

i feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20, 

July 10 to Sept. 30

4.0

Nov. 21 to July 9

3.0 IbO

340 

7.0 1,3OO 

11.0 5,060 

14.0 5,340

2.2

3.0 175

290

1,030

10.0 2,550

12.0 3,660

14.0 5,340

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

19b

176

157

*141

130

123

lib

122

254

208

Ib9

147

133

124

120

114

110

107

102

99

97

96

93

91

90

88

88

91

90

87

85

3,844

124

0.389

0.45

Nov.

86

82

81

8T

87

87

102

845

605

395

283

234

*208

188 

181

188

184

172

200

4,540

2,310

1,130

838

655

425

595

380

352

315

3O5

-

15,917

551

1.66

1.86

Dec .

292

855

5,940

3,540

1,100

978

2,670

1,480

925

725

545

470

395

340 

320

275

243

227

215

*2L7

202

205

205

225

204

194

174

165

159

159

150

21,792

703

2.20

2.54

Jan.

149

208

2,840

1,450

855

655

515

b350

b275

b275

b280

285

278

1,280 

1,850

995

890

1,450

* 1 , 100

890

665

515

455

410

528

268

280

268

219

184

b!70

'20,612

665

2.08

2.40

Feb.

b!50

T9T

209

205

200

204

4-t'O

410

30B

259

213

2 , 890

1,990

925

590

1,660

1,660

1,030

2,010

2,150

*4,480

1,810

1,200

925

770

b80

605

515

-

_

-

28,700

1,025

3.21

3.35

Mar.

605

575

590

620

530

470

425

380

332

500

3 in

332

3b5

38O 

440

5bO

710

1,140 850"

b55

530

*455

440

395

340

315

300

335

395

470

440

15,004

484

1.52

1. 15

Apr.

380

340

312

292

268

257

367

725

620

575

545

855

1,280

 

1,420 555"

650

530

*455

500

395

352

3b5

320

262

278

410

292

315

410

455

-

15,135

504

1.58

1.76

May

322

263

245

249

239

261

268

215

194

1,140

1,890

1,060

695

500 

380

315

270

237

223

200

184

169

*162

152

159

154

270

241

219

181

154

11,191

561

1.13

1.30

June

138

128

166

237

166

138

124

121

111

106

99

94

117

207 

151

118

102

99

89

80

*72

154

10O

84

70

675" 69

1,370

740

455

-

6,378

213

0.668

0.74

July

440

292

205

207

156

150

114

100

*1,670~

1,010

455

455

271

222

176

149

2,950

754

368

262

215

188

175

208

156

142

850

677

202

160

140

15,499

455

1.36

1.57

Aug.

*159

129

114

103

96

92

165 T0~9~

94

88

85

77

71

68 

64

58

55

53

47

44

44

42

41

37

58

40

58

44

50

56

49

2,250

73.0

0.229

0.26

Sept.

40

31

26

28

32

34

*32

24

21

27

38

32

40

40 

26

20

21

20

17

15

21

34

30

22

25

35

45

49

40

27

-

896

29.9

0.094

0.10

Calendar year 1950: Max It, 500 Min 19 Mean 732 Cfsm 2.29 In. 31.15

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,540 Min 17 Mean 425 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.08

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 efs).--Nov. 2O (1:30 p.m.) 5,880 cfs (14.37 ft

4,820 cfs (13.52 ft); Feb. 21 (5 a.m.) 5 , 88O cfs (14.36 ft); July 17 (5 p.m.

; Dec. 3 (10 a.m.)

6,040 cfs (14.48 ft) ;

July 27 (11 p.m.) 4,150 cfs (12.70 ft).

* Discharge Discharge measurement measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 8, Aug. 23 to Sept. 30.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Eel River at Bowling Green, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°23'02", long. 87°01<12", In NW£ sec. 24, T. 11 N. , R. 6 W., on left bank 

at Bowling Green, 500 ft downstream from "bridge on State Highway 46 and 0.5 mile downstream from Jordan Creek.

Drainage area.--832 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1931 to September 1951. Prior to October 1934 published as 

"near Centerpolnt."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 548.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Jan. 30, 1931, to Nov. 28, 1934, chain gage at 

site 5| miles downstream at different datum. Nov. 29, 1934, to Nov. 30, 1949, waterstage recorder at site 500 ft upstream from present dite at 1 ft higher datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 873 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,800 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 18.21 ft); minimum, 62 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 1.24 ft).

1931-51: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 23.53 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Aug. 25, 26, 1936.

Maximum stage known about 30.0 ft (present datum) in 1875, from information by Corps 

of Engineers.

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W 893: 1935, 1937-39. W 973: 1937, 

1938, 1939(M).

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect or those

using rate of change In stage as a factor (gage height, in feet, and * 

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 17 to May lo, Aug. 22 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 Feb. 22 to Sept. 30

1.8 156

4.0 625

7.0 1,600

12. O 

16.0 

18. O

3,850

6,250

8,500

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

214 

69O

12.0

17.0

3,910

7,150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

466

413

38O

*347

326

316

296

296

523

567

49O

391

336

306

286

266

252

238

228

218

212

208

202

198

194

188

186

186

184

180

TITJ

9,059

292

0.351

0.40

Nov.

176

172

168

176

184

184

212

k2 , 6OO

k2,470

' kL,840

L,090

675

523

457

424

*435

435

402

391

k5,57O

k7,440

k4,790

k3,330

k2,170

kl,250

880

790

730

662

625

-

41,251

1,375

1.65

1.84

Dec .

bOO

kl,470

k6,640

k6,380

k4,210

k3,570

k5,710

k4,91O

k3,330

k2,39O

kl,570

al,200

al,OOO

*790

730

638

578

523

490

a475

a475

a450

446

479

490

446

b40O

b375

b350

336

52b

51,777

1,670

2.01

2.31

Jan.

316

57F

k3,460

k4,04O

k2,210

kl,370

1,000

745

638

625

662

675

662

k2,880

5,66O

k3,880

3, LOO

k3,640

»k2,990

k2,160

kl,520

1,090

880

790

675

567

567

545

490

b4OO

b375

49,190

1,587

1.91

2.20

Feb.

b350

b450

b50O

512

457

424

7OO

910

79O

589

457

k3,240

k5,480

k3,370

kl,820

kl,960

k4,830

k3 , 150

k3,73Q

k4,480

k8,040

k6,550

k4,280

k3,180

k2,440

kl,82O

kl,450

1,210

_

-

67,169

2,399

2.88

3.OO

Mar.

,250

,250

,250

,450

,290

1,O8O

930

840

735

660

675

750

810

900

1,050

1,330

k 1,840

k2,850

k2,710

kl,840

1,330

* 1,080

1,050

950

825

720

675

690

810

1,010

1,080

35,710

1,152

1.38

1.60

Apr.

9OO

780

690

630

592

568

7BT

kl,740

1,690

1,370

1,170

kl,67O

k3,020

3,660

k2,690

kl,790

1,330

*1,050

1,170

1,050

885

900

840

750

720

1,330

1,010

825

885

1,080

-

37,552

1,252

1.50

1.68

May

855

690

6O5

592

592

675

855

675

564

kl,330

4,210

k2,770

kl,630

1,050

765

618

542

492

455

418

380

355

334

313

292

*302

430

442

430

380

324

24,365

786

O.945

1.09

June

292

262

344

480

418

324

271

256

241

228

214

216

334

442

405

3O2

248

221

210

192

176

201

230

192

*174

160

486

kl,890

k2,960

kl.800

-

14,169

472

O.567

0.63

July

1,330

705

48O

392

334

282

241

223

k2,55D"

*k2,790

kl,270

1,730

1,410

825

555

418

kl,780

k2,320

675

492

392

344

324

999

81O

505

kail

k5,980

kl,060

542

599

31,198

1,OO6

1.21

1.39

Aug.

719 *35F

292

256

232

219

245

234

216

201

189

178

164

158

146

138

133

128

122

121

121

114

109

104

103

98

153

103

112

121

114

5,648

182

0.219

0.25

Sept.

104

96

88

85

82

»82

79

76

76

79

82

80

90

92

84

79

76

73

70

66

64

75

100

80

76

76

110 ~86

82

74

-

2,457

81.9

O.O98

0.11

Calendar year 1950: Max 28,OOO Min 33 Mean 1,718 Cfsm 2.06 In. 28.02

Water year 195O-51: Max 8,O40 Min 64 Mean 1,O12 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16. 5O

Peak discharge (base, 8.OOO efs).--Nov. 21 (3:30 p.m.) 8,500 cfs (18.O3 ft); Feb. 21 (5:30 p.m.) 

8,800 cfs 118.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ro gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

k Computed using rate of change in stage as a factor.

281787 O - 53 - 30
454 WABASH RIVER BASIN

White River at Newberry, Ind.

Location.--Lat 38°55'42", long. 87°01'00", in sec. 25, T. 6 N., R. 6 W., on right bank 

5WTt upstream from bridge on State Highway 57 at Newberry, 2.3 miles downstream from 

Doans Creek, and at mile 118.0.

Drainage area. 4,690 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1928 to September 1951. Prior to October 1948, published 

as west .Fork White River at Newberry.

Average discharge. 23 years, 4,641 cfs.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 465.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 20, 1928, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 30,200 cfs Feb. 24 (gage height, 18.68 ft); minimum, 641 cfs Sept. 23 (gage height, 0.73 ft).

1928-51: Maximum discharge, 76,900 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 24.19 ft); minimum, 193 cfs Oct. 1, 1941 (gage height, 0.39 ft).

Maximum stage known, 29.5 ft Mar. 27, 1913, from floodmark, by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or when wireweight gage was used, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 823: Drainage area. W 873: 1937(M). W 973: 1913(M).

Rating table, water year 195O-51 (gage height, In fe 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

O.7 

3.0 

10.0

b20

2,510

10,200

19,600

31,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

2,690

2,420

2,200

2,020

1,880

1,750

I,b30

1,590

1,970

2,330

2,200

2.06O

1,920 

1,920

1,880

1,710

1,590

1,470

1,390

1,310

1,270

1,230

1,230

L.190

1,150

1,150

1,070

1,050

L,070

1,070

1,050

50,460

1,628

0.347

0.40

Nov.

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,056

1,070

1,110

1,130

4,150

8,780

*9,380

7,940

6, bOO

5,060 

4,050

3,650

3,950

3,550

3,050

2,870

12,700

20,8OO

20,800

21,100

17,500

12,500

8,500

7,000

6,000

5,500

5,000

-

207,880

6,929

1.48

1.65

Dec.

4,500

4,500

12 , 500

2O.OOO

22,500

22,500

25,000

50,000

2 7 , 500

22,500

15,000

12,500

*9,920 

7,700

6,710

5,940

5,280

4,650

4,250

3,950

3,750

3,650

3,550

3,450

3,450

3,450

3,150

2,960

2,870

2,780

2,690

303 , 150

9,779

2.09

2.40

Jan.

2,600

2,600

6,530

10,800

12 , 500

13 , 400

11,900

9,380

7,260

6,270

6,600

6,490

b,270 

9,150

17,600

20 , 100

*21,100

21,600

19 ,600

16,900

14,700

12,200

9,640

7,940

6,830

5,940

5,280

4,950

1,650

4,050

3,650

305,480

9,854

2.10

2.42

Feb.

3,350

3,250

3,000

3,000

3.75O

4,350

4,650

4,850

4,350

3,750

3,250

5,480

10,600 

14,300

16,100

17,400

18,200

17,800

18,200

19,400

24,200

26,600

*27,500

29,400

29,400

27,500

24,800

18 , 200

_

_

-

386,630

13 , 808

2.94

3.07

Mar.

11,400

9,380

8,900

8,900

8,660

8,060

7,370

6,820

6,270

5,700

5,500

6,380

6,600 

6,600

6,60O

6,820

6,820

9,140

11,100

12 , OOP

10,900

9,920

9,020

8,060

7,370

7,040

*7,150

6,600

6,380

7,260

7,940

246,660

7,957

1.70

1.96

Apr.

8,300

8,060

7,370

6,490

5,830

5,390

5,280

7,370

8,540

9,140

9,020

9,500

12,000 

15,300

17 , 100

17 , 100

* 15 , 300

11,900

9,020

8,060

7,150

6,820

6,600

6,270

6,710

6,820

6,600

6,050

5,500

6,600

-

261,190

8,706

1.86

2.07

May

6,93O

5,940

5,170

4,650

4,750

4,b50

5,280

5,390

4,650

4,550

8,420

1O.3OO

10,900 

9,500

7,370

5,940

4,950

*4,350

3,950

3,650

3,450

3,250

3,050

2,960

2,780

2,690

2.600

2,690

2,780

2,780

2,690

153,010

4,936

1.05

1.21

June

2,600

2,420

2,510

3,050

3,350

2,780

2,510

2,330

2,240

2,200

2,020

1,920

1,970 

3,150

2,960

2,600

2,420

2,240

2,020

1,920

1,790

1,710

1,630

1,630

1,590

1,590

1,970

*2,870

6,38O

9,380

-

79,750

2,658

0.567

0.63

July

7,590

5,060

3,650

3,350

2,870

2,510

2,240

2,060

2,510

7,150

8,060

8,3OO

8,420 

7,700

5,940

4,350

4,250

4,650

5,170

3,150

2,510

2,330

2,150

2,510

2,870

3,250

3,050

2,870

3,750

4,450

4,650

133,370

4,302

0.917

1.06

Aug.

4,050

3,050

2,330

1,590

1,550

1,390

*1,310

1,310

1,350

1,310

1,270

1,230

1,190 

1,150

1,070

1,050

998

942

926

918

918

894

870

846

830

823

816

816

862

974

926

39,559

1,276

0.272

0.31

Sept.

910

8"4TT

809

781

76O

753

739

725

718

732

739

*732

809 

830

781

767

739

697

683

669

655

655

641 669"

725

676

67b

718

739

704

-

22,077

736

0.157

0.18

Calendar year 1950: Max 70,400 Min 714 Mean 9,b48 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.93

Water year 1950-51: Max 30,000 Min 641 Mean 5,998 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.36

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 24 to Dec. 12; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for station at Spencer, and East Pork White River at Shoals. Discharge computed from 

once-daily wire-weight gage readings June 29 to Aug. 6.
WABASH RIVER BASIN - 455 

Blue River at Carthage, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°46', long. 85°34', in sec. 18, T. 15 N., R. 9 E., on right bank 500 ft 

upstream from highway bridge, half a mile west of Carthage, and 2£ miles downstream 

from Three Mile Creek. Prior to July 19, 1951, at site 500 ft downstream.

Drainage area.--180 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Friar to July 19,1951, wire-weight gage at site 500 ft downstream 

at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,650 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 11.20 ft); minimum, 40 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 1.67 ft).

Remarks.--Records poor prior to July 19, good thereafter.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 3O to June 2o)

Oct. 1 to July 18

2.0 

2.5

113

172

272

900

1,780

2,390

3,350

6,350

July 19 to Sept. 30

1.6 35

1.9 70

2.5 171

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

alZO

allO

a 100

a95

a90

a87

a85

a85

a90

a 100

99

93

88

a85

a8O

82

82

82

*82

82

*81 

a80

81

81

79

77

77

a75

a75

76

76

2,675

86.3

0.479

0.55

Nov.

76

74

11

a73

a73

76

77

439

535

3400

a300

a220

150

132

*122

110

108

a 100

aZ50

1,890

2.160 

522

a350

306

a275

aZ30

192

164

148

140

-

9,765

326

1.81

2.02

Dec.

128

a5OO

al.500

1,880

735

466

2,O70

a 1,400

a750

a450

293

250

216

200

192

alSO

al75

166

*156

144

134 

132

130

al30

alZ5

120

120

115

110

a 105

a 100

13,172

425

2.36

2.72

Jan.

a 100

174

1,030

*990

522

a400

a300

281

256

220

26O

246

a5OO

al.OOO

1,720

735

510

450

a400

a350

34O 

*306

279

242

2O4

192

alSO

a!5O

130

b!2S

bl!5

12,702

410

2.28

2.62

Feb.

blOO

blOO

bllo

bllO

bllo

blOO

blOO

94

142

a300

a80O

1,680

*1,160

522

341

840

al,250

aSOO

*635

840

*5,000 

2,220

900

a700

a550

460

422

352

_

-

-

20,738

741

4.12

4.28

Mar.

422

376

a350

a34O

330

295

279

252

224

a210

a200

198

232

226

214

212

a210

a375

748

498

460 

422

890

a850

a60O

435

387

376

422

*714

a600

12,347

398

2.21

2.55

Apr.

a450

352

318

29O

266

248

a250

a35O

485

746

918

1.380

1.03O

aSOO

aSOO

*498

422

376

352

318

a3OO 

a450

798

548

422

364

318

a300

a275

*260

-

14,484

483

2.68

2.99

May

230

218

212

210

a2OO

a!90

176

164

160

168

570

a38O

a3OO

248

192

180

164

a!6O

alSO

a200

a35O 

a225

172

154

136

a!4O

a200

166

138

a 130

119

b,402

207

1.15

1.32

June

113

a 11O

a 110

104

104

99

94

1O8

alOO

a95

94

103

277

*168

124

allO

a 100

93

88

84

82 

89

a90

a85

81

76

180

202

352

a300

-

3,815

127

0.706

0.79

July

a250

ige

146

a!25

106

101

alOO

a!20

136

122

262

448

376

a250

alSO

117

104

gs

88

85

82 

80

80

82

7g

*76

74

73

70

67

66.

4,2og

136

0.756

"0.87

Aug.

66

64

64

6L

57

sg

63

67

121

72

66

62

sg

56

55

54

54

52

52

51

52 

51

*50

49

M

48

51

51

49

51

48

1,804

58.2

0.323

0.37

Sept.

44

42

42

42

44

51

45

43

42

46

50

43

61

62

50

48

48

48

48

46

46 

62

56

49

51

50

52

48

46

46

-

1,452

48.4

0.269

0.3O

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 195O-51: Max 5,OOO Mln 42 Mean 284 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.38

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records 

and records for station at Shelbyville.
456 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Blue River at Shelbyville, lad.

Location.--Lat 39"31', long. 85°47', In SW£ sec. 32 T. 13 K, R. 7 E., at center of span 

on downstream side of bridge on State Highways 9 and 29 at Shelbyvllle, half a mile 

downstream from Little Blue River.

Drainage area. 408 sq ml.

Records available.--September 1943 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice dally. Datum of gage Is 741.17 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--8 years, 542 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,200 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 13.10 ft); min- 

 imum, 58 cfs Sept. 20, 24, 25; minimum gage height, 1.29 ft Sept. 4, 5, 19, 20, 24, 25. 

1943-51: Maximum discharge, 16,100 cfs Apr. 12, 1944; maximum gage height, 17.00 ft 

Jan. 5, 1949; minimum discharge, 38 cfs Sept. 25-27, Oct. 5, 1944, Sept. 13, 1948; 

minimum gage height, that of Sept. 4, 5, 19, 20, 24, 25, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good. Occasional diurnal fluctuation during low flow.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

222

199

184

178

172

loO

150

158

184

250

226

196

*172

162

152

144

140

132

130

130

128

128

126 

126

124

124

124

122

122

120

4,801

155

0.380

O.44

Nov.

1?0

116

116

122

128

130

126

128

1,410

1,400

870

540

412

332

*29Z

272

248

550

3,190

5.800

3,010

1,340

820 

640

560

4b4

408

396

356

-

24,522

817

2.00

2.24

Dec.

344

530

3,420

4,700

2,830

1,430

2,400

2,910

1,790

1,490

1,370

970

620

540

496

444

404

*388

368

348

332

324

316

312

308

300

292

284

268

244

250

31,002

1,000

2.45

2.85

Jan.

222 S52"

1,250

2,540

1,600

730

580

504

456

440

496

580

496

1,550

4,500

3,690

2,000

*l!?00

1,520

1,250

1,040

895

745 

560

500

504

488

448

416

592

34,144

1,101

2.70

3.11

Feb.

555

559

384

392

384

376

360

353

359

528

455

2,360

5,900

2,190

1,07O

1,040

2,120

1,340 

*1,490

1,650

b,340

7,170

3,080

1,640 

1,130

895

820

770

_

_

-

43,068

1,538

3.77

3.93

Mar.

770

770

77O

820

745

635

600

545

488

448

428

420

440

472

492

480

464

1,040

1,190

950

895

1,520

2,180 

1,570

*980

845

745

720

800

1,500

25,170

812

1.99

2.29

Apr.

1,200

800

585

550

512

480

488

516

650

1,250

1,520

1,880

2,000

2,120

2,060

1,490

895

670

595

520

525

940

1,100 

870

720

650

610

570

540

-

28,056

955

2.29

2.56

May

492

*448

440

424

408

372

342

336

322

311

650

695

535

448

386

353

532

297

350

6bO

535

460

584 

311

308

364

314

508

266

241

12,405

400

0.980

1.15

June

224

220

424

508

238

220

205

202

214

202

181

172

262

*518

241

205

184

158

ISO

145

142

145

142

140

155

991

1,100

870

895

-

9,222

307

0.752

0.84

July

 1,010 580

845

308

234

202

190

190

205

224

388

332

404

395

586

332

272

203

*196

178

171

171

171 

160

150

145

178

146

132

129

9,265

299

0.733

0.84

Aug.

126

118

115

115

112

109

122

115

129

160

143

129

115

100

97

94

94

85

79

79

79

*76

ft

75

76

76

85

85

79

3,102

100

0.245

0.28

Sept.

73

70

67

67

64

70

73

67

67

67

70

76

82

75

76

7O

67

64

61

61

64

61

61 

58

64

73

70

67

67

2,040

68.0

0.167

0.19

Calendar year 1950: Max 10,500 Mln 90 Mean 1,015 Cfsm 2.49 In. 33.77

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,170 Mln 58 Mean 621 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.68

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABftSH RIVER BASIN 45 > 

Youngs Creek near Edinburg, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°25'08", long. 86°00'18", In SWij sec. 5, T. 11 N., R. 5 E., near center 

or span on upstream side of highway bridge half a mile southwest of Amity, 2 miles 

upstream from mouth, and 5 miles northwest of Edinburg.

Drainage area.--103 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1942 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 670.20 ft above mean sea

 level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 8 years (1943-51), 117 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,730 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 9.15 ft); mini-

 mum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 0.63 ft).

1942-51: Maximum discharge, 5,190 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 11.9 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 0.6 cfs Oct. 22, 1946; minimum gage height, 0.50 ft Aug. 8, 9, 

1944.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 195O-51 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12 to Nov. 8, 

Nov. 11-19, Nov. 25 to Dec. Z, Dec. 12 to Jan. 2)

0.5 1.0

.6 2.5

.7 6.5

.8 15

1.3 75

2.0 

4.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

190

596

1,340

1,830

2,530

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

18

15

12

11

9.9

*9.0

11

13

13

12

12

8.2

7.4

6.1

5.3

5.3

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

8.2

8.2

7.4

6.1

5.7

5.7

274.7

8.86

0.086

0.10

Nov.

6.5

17

24

12

9.0

6.1

6.5

291

496

222

*110

70

56

45

43

42

36

34

106

2,120

1,320

401

302

232

125

88

88

67

57

49

-

6,481.1

216

2.10

2.34

Dec.

44

222

1.200

668

341

498

1,060

474

341

241

179

*133

106

84

78

53

39

42

42

38

35

36

39

67

67

52

41

30

32

28

Si

6,334

204

1.98

2.29

Jan.

23

58

684

485

292

222

172

104

125

*117

177

186

167

1,190

2.290

al.ooo

474

496

351

274

197

150

133

110

85

66

72

62

53

49

49

9,913

320

3.11

3.58

Feb.

47

43

il

42

41

43

102

101

52

47

105

*976

562

312

212

a350

551

351

371

842

a2.1QQ

738

412

302

239

204

181

150

_

_

-

9,517

340

3.30

3.44

Mar.

197

185

195

197

152

128

112

93

a75

66

66

67

78

80

96

183

222

622

443

312

341

361

*464

321

224

149

134

141

193

607

412

6,916

223

2.16

2.50

Apr.

274

194

152

120

*96

88

125

371

274

321

264

391

412

391

264

176

133

112

107

alOO

94

188

147

115

99

101

96

82

120

alOO

-

5,507

184

1.79

1.99

May

82

70

a65

63

57

67

74

58

53

295

*619

302

186

122

91

76

a65

a60

59

50

49

44

41

38

35

45

53

44

38

a35

30.

2,966

95.7

0.929

1.07

June

29

26

350

122

71

53

44

a40

41

35

32

30

63

106

65

*47

41

35

30

27

25

25

25

23

19

18

41

165

642

361

-

2,631

87.7

0.851

0.95

July

371

188

106

76

57

48

42

38

57

57

58

1 ,410

584

371

104

a75

54

45

*39

34

30

28

37

366

150

63

43

36

33

32

2j5

4,658

150

1.46

1.68

Aug.

24

19

16

14

13

15

25

24

23

18

16

13

11

9.9

8.2

8.2

7.4

6.5

6.1

5.7

5.7

4.9

5.7

*5.3

5.7

5.7

5.3

4.9

6.5

7.4

6.1

346.2

11.2

0.109

0.13

Sept.

6.1

4.9

4.5

5.3

4.9

6.1

5.7

6.1

a5.0

4.1

4.9

4.1

6.5

5.3

3.3

3.3

2 .4

373

3.3

2.5

2.5

3.3

3.7

3.3

2.9

3.7

5.7

4.5

3.7

3.3

-

128.2

4.27

0.041

O.05

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,610 Mln 4.9 Mean 188 Cfsm 1.83 In. 24.81

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,290 Mln 2.4 Mean 152 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.12

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.
458 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Sugar Creek near Edinburg, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39° 1'30", long. 85°59'53", on line between sees. 29 and 32, T. 11 N.. R. 

5 E., at center of span on downstream side of highway bridge in Camp Atterbury, 1^ 

miles upstream from Blue River and l|- miles northwest of Edinburg.

Drainage area.--459 sq mi.

Records available. February 1943 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 646.23 ft above mean sea level, 

 clatum of 1929.

Average discharge.--8 years, 537 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,080 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 13.20 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 3.26 ft).

1943-51: Maximum discharge, 13,800 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 15.50 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Nov. 1, 1944; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 17, 1951.

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

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 10-17, Mar. 19-30, June 21-27)

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

180

520

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

2,010

3,680

5,870

7,680

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

153

141

131

123

119

117

*117

109

111

115

125

137

127

111

109

103

99

95

97

89

83

77

81

81

75

75

.75

79

83

75

11

3,185

103

0.224

0.26

Nov.

73

72

73

77

83

79

91

396

1,780

1,300

»750

488

352

282

235

226

205

192

241

2,940

5.110

3,220

1,800

1,250

850

650

540

452

384

335

-

24,526

818

1.78

1.99

Dec.

324

405

2,610

4.080

2,400

1,750

2,000

3,480

1,850

1,300

950

*775

625

540

480

405

b375

b350

b325

b300

b275

256

265

314

321

286

b270

b260

b250

b230

b220

28,271

912

1.99

2.29

Jan.

b210

220

1,520

2,470

1,750

1,300

1,000

750

675

560

*650

700

650

1,990

5.550

4,520

2,260

2,190

1,900

1,500

1,180

875

725

600

500

448

416

400

335

282

b275

38,181

1,232

2.68

3.09

Feb.

b260

b220

b220

b250

b250

b270

394

388

318

300

314

* ,740

,710

,800

,300

,350

,260

,700

,550

,570

,700

.680

,190

,010

,350

1,100

975

825

_

_

-

41,994

1,500

3.27

3.40

Mar.

850

825

775

800

700

600

540

488

419

370

346

342

366

388

416

600

850

1,600

1,750

1,400

1,350

1,350

*1,800

1,650

1,300

1,020

825

775

850

2.210

1,860

29,415

949

2.07

2.38

Apr.

1,300

975

775

625

*540

476

476

,080

,250

,300

,300

,400

,600

,750

,450

1,100

825

675

600

512

468

800

1,050

925

700

580

580

496

464

472

-

26,544

885

1.93

2.15

May

422

377

352

349

346

342

349

293

272

318

*1,650

1,450

950

650

500

408

360

324

296

272

286

244

223

226

220

200

220

200

195

188

172

12,654

408

0.889

1.03

June

153

155

786

314

226

185

165

168

151

141

133

123

200

259

307

*232

175

147

129

119

107

107

103

95

89

89

127

825

1.400

1,200

-

8,410

280

0.610

0.68

July

1,120

725

460

338

259

208

175

158

213

625

391

1.760

1,300

750

540

384

293

253

*198

172

149

135

168

330

328

188

155

139

190

180

151

12,415

400

0.871

1.01

Aug.

115

101

91

87

79

77

95

91

95

83

79

72

68

68

61

60

55

55

55

52

54

54

52

*48

43

43

44

43

49

52

49

2,070

66.8

0.146

0.17

Sept.

49

43

40

40

42

44

43

38

37

32

34

37

43

49

42

34

31

32

30

30

34

34

36

34

32

36

50

42

31

34

-

1,133

37.8

0.082

0.09

Calendar year 1950: Max 12,700 Mln 55 Mean 953 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.17

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,680 Mln 30 Mean 627 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.54

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 459 

Driftwood River near Edinburg, Ind.

Location. Lat 390 20'21", long. 85"59'11", in sec. 4, T. 10 N., R. 5 E., on left bank Just 

downstream from highway bridge, 0.8 mile downstream from confluence of Blue River and 

Sugar Creek and ij miles southwest of Edinburg.

Drainage area.--1,040 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1941 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 636.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 7, 1941, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 1,251 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,100 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 15.10 ft); minimum,148 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 2.04 ft).

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs Jan. 6, 1949 (gage height, 16.30 ft); minimum observed, 36 cfs Sept. 23, 1941 (gage height, 2.00 ft).

Maximum stage known, 20.3 ft in March 1913, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 24 to Feb. 11,

May 29 to June 28)

2.0

7.0

10.0

130

2,630

4,850

12.0

13.0

15.0

7,520

10,000

17,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

595

540

490

463

436

418

*400

391

391

418

458

463

436

404

386

364

360

346

337

328

319

319

314

314

310

301

301

301

301

'296 296

11,796

381

0.366

0.42

Nov.

296

288

283

296

301

301

314

690

2,770

3,130

2,450

1,740

1,290

1,060

915

840

765

715

715

4,560

9,000

9.460

5,800

3,340

2,450

1,940

1,740

1,490

1,290

1,160

-

61,389

2,046

1.97

2.20

Dec.

1,060

1,140

4,38O

7.900

7,520

5,360

5,720

7,320

5,460

3,600

2,690

2,240

1,940

1,740

1,590

1,440

1,240

1,140

1,090

1,060

990

965

965

990

1,020

990

840

815

840

790

740

75,575

2,438

2.34

2.70

Jan.

715

740

2,700

5,120

4,990

3,620

2,750

2,240

1,940

1,740

1,840

2,040

1,890

3,280

8,390

9.740

6,390

4,940

4,850

4,010

3,200

2,510

2,090

1,890

1,590

*1,340

1,240

1,190

1,090

865

840

91,770

2,960

2.85

3.28

Feb.

790

665

715

765

765

790

890

815

765

665

740

' 3,140

5,740

6,130

3.8OO

*3,100

4,850

4,330

3,690

4,300

9,730

16.700

14.00O

6,280

3,850

3,060

2,690

2,340

-

_

-

3.06,095

3,789

3.64

3.79

Mar.

2,240

2,290

2,190

2,190

2,040

1,840

1,690

1,590

1,390

1,290

1,220

1.190

1,220

1,260

1,290

1,490

1,790

2,770

3,770

3,340

2,930

2,810

*3,550

4.010

3,930

2,810

2,240

2,040

2,O9O

3,720

4,010

72,230

2,330

2.24

2.58

Apr.

3,000

2,340

1,990

1,790

*1,590

1,440

1.390

2,190

3,060

2,990

3,200

3,480

4,170

4.410

4,090

3,100

2,810

2,040

1,840

1,690

1,540

2,090

3,480

3,420

2,390

2,040

1,840

1,640

1,590

1,590

74,230

2,474

2,38

2.65

May

1,390

1,260

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,060

1,020

940

890

1,120

*_2,980

2,870

2,140

1,590

1,290

1,140

1,040

940

890

840

1,020

1,090

990

940

790

740

765

740

740

690

615

35,920

1,159

1.11

1.28

June

575

540

1,190

890

715

600

520

505

468

472

432

404

530

765

815

*640

525

454

400

368

342

342

332

310

301

296

418

2,140

2.870

2,630

21,789

726

0.698

0.78

July

2,510

2,090

1,440

1,120

915

765

665

590

640

1,140

940

2.760

2,390

1,640

1,260

965

790

765

*625

545

486

454

486

745

715

525

440

472

515

468

596

30,257

976

0.938

1.08

Aug.

386

373

337

319

30J.

310

328

32S

328

346

324

292

278

265

256

238

234

224

220

211

206

206

202

*188

188

188

198

198

211

211

206

8,100

261

0.251

0.29

Sept.

198

184

180

175

175

184

175

175

162

162

166

166

188

193

193

180

162

157

157

152

152

152

152

166

166

162

188

166

157

152

5,097

170

0.163

0.18

Calendar year 1950: Max 22,50O Mln 200 Mean 2,305 Cfsm 2.22 In. 30.08

Water year 1950-51: Max 16,700 Min 152 Mean 1,628 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.23

Peak discharge (base. 8.OOP cfs). Hoy. 22 (2:3O a.m.) 1O.600 cfs (13.23 ft): Dec. 4 (10:3O p.m.) 

3,930 cfs U2-58 ft); Jan. 16 (2 a.m.) 10,900 cfs (13.32 ft); Feb. 22 (lO p.m.) 18,100 cfs (15.10)ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
460 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Flatrock Creek at St. Paul, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°25', long. 85°38', in sec. 9, T. 11 N., R. 8 E., on right bank 400 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, half a mile southwest of St. Paul, and lj miles downstream from Mill Creek.

Drainage area.--303 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 764.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission). Prior to Oct. 

21, 1938, chain gage at site 400 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 336 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,400 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 7.26 ft); tnini- 

 mum, 11 cfs Sept. 22-24 (gage height, 0.40 ft).

1930-51: MaximunTdischarge, 18,500 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 10.60 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Aug. 7, 9, 1931.

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

Revisions (water years). W 853: 1933-36, drainage area. W 973: 1942.

Hating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

23

70

129

1.3

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

280

1,490

2,500

5,800

7,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

175

142

126

115

112

105

98

98

151

257

274

213

*169

147

129

119

112

109

102

98

95 

95

90

85

82

78

75

72

72

70

61

3,733

120

0.396

0.46

Nov.

65

63

61

63

65

66

68

5OO

1,210

1,060

687

449

345

280

*252

274

274

234

233

5,280

5.550 

2,410

1,100

855

b600

b425

b350

b325

b300

300

-

23,544

785

2.59

2.89

Dec.

274

553

4.050

3,400

2,160

1,210

2,320

. 1,84O

1,410

876

701

596

501

442

404

b350

b275

b250

b250

b250

b240 

*246

b225

b250

b300

b300

b275

b250

b225

b200

b200

24,803

800

2.64

3.04

Jan.

b200

198

1,560

1,990

1,700

1,060

799

b600

b550

527

764

764

624

2,380

5.400

2,600

1,450

1,330

1,290

1,030

799 

631

547

494

*410

352

332

312

274

250

225

29,442

950

3.14

3.61

Feb.

b225

b225

b250

b250

b250

274

b400

b350

310

b250

255

,390

,950

,850

890

,110

,410

,060

* ,030

,220

.000 

,030

,510

,100

855

715

617

520

_

-

36,296

1,296

4.28

4.45

Mar.

508

527

547

813

687

561

501

430

364

319

300

286

300

312

300

312

390

925

1,210

1,060

841 

813

1,210

1.550

1,250

*799

652

624

896

1,340

995

21,602

697

2.30

2.65

Apr.

757

617

527

468

410

371

387

771

960

995

1,100

1,800

2.260

1,940

1,530

995

750

*617

561

482

469 

960

1,060

778

610

501

430

423

410

371

-

24,310

810

2.67

2.98

May

319

*293

286

280

274

252

240

218

208

259

469

540

358

280

240

229

213

208

208

203

279

213

198

198

151

142

169

173

183

142

126

7,551

244

0.805

0.93

June

112

105

102

98

98

90

85

82

80

78

72

66

127

122

*98

82

72

65

61

57

57 

321

796

213

413

196

1,280

1,350

1.660

778

-

8,816

294

0.970

1.08

July

501

416

274

203

164

133

112

98

109

140

152

816

332

257

178

133

252

245

115

90

80 

72

206

286

146

95

*75

66

65

57

52

5,920

191

0.630

0.73

Aug.

§Z

52

44

40

37

34

42

49

42

36

34

33

29

26

24

22

21

20

20

18

17 

16

*15

14

14

14

14

16

16

17

16

849

27.4

0.090

0.10

Sept.

15

14

13

12

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

14

20

26

21

18

16

15

13

12

12 

11

TT

11

12

12

14

13

13

13

-

417

13.9

0.046

0.05

Calendar year 1950: Max 12,400 Min 23 Mean 732 Cfsm 2.42 In. 32.83

Water ater year year 1950-51: 1950-51: Max Max 7,000 7,000 Mln Mln 11 11 Mean Mean 513 513 Cfsm Cfsm 1.69 1.69 In. In. 22.97 22.97

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Nov. 20 (11 a.m.) 7,000 cfs (6.62 ft); Dec. 3 (ll:3O a.m.) 

,400 cfs (5.80 ft); Jan. 14 (10:30 a.m.) 4,700 cfs (5.45 ft); Feb. 21 (2:3O a.m.) 8,400 cfs (7.26 t-.K ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ic
WABASH RIVER BASIN 461

East Fork White River at Columbus, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°12'05", long. 85°55'40", in SWij sec. 24, T. 9 N., R. 5 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of Pennsylvania Railroad bridge in Columbus, half a mile 

downstream from confluence of Driftwood River and Flatrock Creek and at mile 243.4.

Drainage area.--1,670 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--January 1948 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 603.12 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,800 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 11.45 ft); 

minimum, 190 cfs Sept. 21, 25, 29; minimum gage height, 1.14 ft Sept. 21.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, 46,500 cfs Jan. 6, 1949 (gage height, 14.78 ft); minimum, 116 cfs Oct. 9, 1948; minimum gage height, 1.10 ft Oct. 8, 9, 1948. 

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 17.9 ft, from floodmarks.

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

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of Ice effect 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 8, Jan. 16-20)

1.1 

1.6 

2.2

190

590

1,290

3.0

10.0

12.0

2,850

19,400

27,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7OO 

660

630

590

563

545

527

518

518

563

650

670

610

545

518

500

492

474

458

440

432

432

440

415

399

407

407

415

391

375

375

15,659

505

0.302

0.35

Nov.

375 

375

367

391

375

383

383

1,090

3,810

4,980

3,980

2,630

1,850

*1,490

1,320

1,320

1,260

1,150

1,170

7,080

15,700

16.800

11,100

6,100

4,100

2,980

2,740

2,370

1,970

1,770

-

101,409

3,380

2.02

2.26

Dec.

1,680 

1,910

7,780

15.700

12,900

9,500

10,300

*12,100

9,500

6,100

4,350

3,600

3,100

2,610

2,320

2,060

1,720

1,570

1,680

1,540

1,450

1,390

1,370

1,400

1,400

1,480

bl,30o

bl,200

bl,200

bl,200

1.110

124,520

4,017

2.41

2.77

Jan.

1.080 

1,120

3,970

8,500

8,3OO

6,220

4,480

3,480

2,720

2,610

2,900

3,480

3,100

3,220

12,600

15,000

*9, 900

7,100

6,350

5,600

4,600

3,600

3,100

2,740

2,430

2,100

1,930

1,830

1,680

1,420

bl,300

138,460

4,466

2.67

3.08

Feb.

bl,300 

bl.100

bl,100

bl,200

bl,200

bl,300

1,460

1,810

1,530

1,290

1,250

4,110

9,700

10,500

6,6OO

4,850

6,850

6,850

5,480

6,550

16,900

24.800

23,200

12,300

6,100

4,600

3,980

3,480

_

_

-

170,990

6,107

3.66

3.81

Mar.

3,220 

3,220

3,100

3,350

3,220

2,850

2,590

2,320

2,060

1,810

1,730

1.680

1,700

1,770

*1,850

2,100

2,560

4,600

5,600

5,350

4,600

*4,350

5,480

6.220

6,100

4,720

3,600

3,220

3,350

5,220

5,850

109,390

3,529

2.11

2.44

Apr.

4,600 

5,600

5,000

2,610

2,340

2,100

2.04J)

3,400

4,600

4,720

4,980

5,720

*6,850

7,700

6,600

5,220

3,980

3,220

2,810

2,540

2,370

3,600

4,980

5,100

3,720

3,000

2,650

2,390

2,280

2,280

-

115,000

3,833

2.30

2.56

May

,080 

,870

,680

,610

,570

,560

,560

* ,420

,360

,510

,420

.980

,980

,210

,790

,530

,4OO

,330

,230

,190

,320

,430

,350

,230

,190

,120

,160

,150

,120

,100

1.020

50,470

1,628

0.975

1.12

June

960 

936

1,510

1,330

1,120

1,020

972

960

878

878

845

812

960

1,080

1,160

1,020

912

856

801

*750

720

110

1,400

1,160

878

960

889

3,300

4.600

4,220

-

38,597

1,287

0.771

0.86

July

3.220 

2,760

1,950

1,510

1,280

1,110

1,010

936

924

1,160

1,210

2,720

3,100

2,150

1,590

1,350

1,160

*1,390

1,210

1,030

912

867

856

1,070

1,480

1,050

889

823

856

834

740

43,147

1,392

0.834

0.96

Aug.

700 

700

690

630

590

572

590

630

640

600

581

536

500

492

466

449

440

407

399

383

*367

359

328

312

312

.312

335

320

343

359

335

14,677

473

0.283

0.33

Sept.

312 

298

275

260

260

253

246

239

252

225

225

218

260

290

275

275

246

218

204

204

197

211

204

204

211

204

232

218

190

190

-

7,076

236

0.141

0.16

Calendar year 1950: Max 37,200 Mln 290 Mean 3,712 Cfsm 2.22 In. 30.17

Water year 1950-51: Max 24,800 Mln 190 Mean 2,547 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.70

Peak discharge (base. 11,000 cfs).-

cfs (8.20 ft); Jan. 16 (6 a.m.) 15,70

-Nov. 22 (12 m.) 17,400 cfs (9.43 ft); Dec. 4 (10 a.m.) 14,200 

0 cfs (8.80 ft); Feb. 22 (6 p.m.) 24,800 cfs (11.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
462 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Cllfty Creek at Hartsvllle, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°16'25", long. 85°42'10", in NWij sec. 36, T. 10 N., R. 7 E., near center 

or span on upstream side of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile north of Hartsville 

and 5 miles upstream from Duck Creek.

Drainage area.--98 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February 1948 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,910 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 8.90 ft); no 

flow at times in August and September; minimum gage height, 0.94 ft Sept. 5.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, 8,100 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 13.4 ft); no flow 

at times daring 1948 and 1951; minimum gage height, 0.61 ft Sept. 21, 1948.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 22-29, Dec. 2, Dec. 

to Jan. 2, Jan. 5-10, July 1 to Aug. 14)

1.0 0

1.1 .3

1.2 .9

1.3 1.9

1.4 3.3

1.5 5.1

1.6 7.5

1.7 10

I.i

2.1 

2.5

14 3.0 £21

4.0 575

6.0 1,640

8.0 3,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

33

27

23

18

18

18

16

19

30

§1

44

39

34

30 

24

17

16

15

*13

12

12

13

15

14

13

jo

1?

12

12

12

12

642

20.7

0.211

0.24

Nov.

12

12

12

12

12

12

15

198

531

416

299

239

160

82 

71

110

106

99

112

2.690

873

305

277

254

251

190

*119

97

76

70

-

7,712

257

2.62

2.93

Dec.

65

140

2,610

777

296

674

1,640

463

218

175

142

127

114

92 

*84

65

49

48

47

51

47

47

45

54

63

61

54

47

45

42

il

8,423

272

2.78

3.20

Jan.

41

54

1,150

830

315

239

175

114

102

125

358

326

245

1.250 

1,020

483

385

385

326

296

183

115

104

97

*85

82

77

74

60

20

41

9,157

295

3.01

3.47

Feb.

35

29

35

31

33

42

55

71

49

48

65

1,500

*620

396 

239

312

406

318

280

638

2.710

490

273

244

183

180

138

114

_

_

-

9,514

340

3.47

3.61

Mar.

119

106

150

364

198

136

127

112

94

92

90

84

89

81 

84

101

144

568

402

413

360

332

479

360

233

*160

129

140

346

834

340

7,267

234

2.39

2.76

Apr.

218

177

144

119

99

96

126

315

248

364

289

767

*455

360 

283

196

156

131

114

108

101

441

239

172

136

108

90

85

85

79

6,301

210

2.14

2.39

May

76

*96

65

58

55

55

49

40

31

61

73

55

52

48 

41

35

29

26

27

25

29

28

28

25

19

16

17

31

33

27

24

1,274

41.1

0.419

0.48

June

18

15

25

18

15

15

14

10

9.8

9.0

8.0

8.0

10

13 

*10

8.0

7.2

5.3

5.5

5.7

lil

45

162

123

58

63

37

240

855

306

-

2,122.8

70.8

0.722

0.81

July

177

121

65

41

28

19

14

12

16

18

344

ToT

151

115 

58

20

13

10

*19

9.8

8.2

1*8

66

254

199

96

37

19

15

11

8.2

2,076

67.0

0.684

0.79

Aug.

.8

.3

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.8

i_

.5

.8

.1

.4

.9

.9

.9

.6

.2

.8

*.5

.3

.2

2

.1

.1

.2

.4

.9

.8

.5

92.3

2.98

0.030

0.04

Sept.

0.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.6 

.5

.6

1 .0

.7

.6

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.2

-

8.2

0.273

0.003

0.003

Calendar year 1950 : Max 5,620 Min 1.6 Mean 225 Cfsm 2.30 In. 31.24

Water year 1950-51 : Max 2,710 Min 0 Mean 150 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.72

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Sand Creek near Brewersville, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°04'50", long. 85°38'25", in HE^Stf! sec. 4. T. 7 N., R. 8 E., at center 

oF-span on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 3, l| miles southwest of Brewersville and 5 miles upstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area.--149 sq mi.

Records available. February 1948 to September 1951. 

j.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily.

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 11,100 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 18.4 ft)- minimum, 0.9 cfs Sept. 29; minimum gage height, 0.81 ft Sept. 24.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 19.20 ft); no 

flow at times during September and October 1948; minimum gage height, 0.58 ft Oct. 3,

Ib48.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 31 to Feb. 7.

Shlfblng-control method used Oct. 3-7, Nov. 1-11, lt>,

19-35, July 21, 22, 24, Sept. 25-3O)

0.7

1.0

1.1

0.9 

1.3 

2.0 

3.0 

4.5

1.3

1.5 

2.0 

2.4 

2.7

9.0 3.3

5.0

1O.O

16.0

3,320

8,lbO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

a2b

a24

23

20

19

16

13

a35

a70

alSO

al25

a SO

a 50

a40

a35

a30

a25

*18

a!5

11

10

To

a!5

a25

a25

a20

a!7

15

14

13

11

1,000

32.3

0.217

0.25

Nov.

9.9

8.5

8.0

7.2

4l

56

66

444

1,550

S35

145

a 100

aSO

a70

a70

*b5

a65

a65

105

7,350

1.5OO

402

294

245

152

100

a95

a95

a95

a95

-

13,913.6

464

3.11

3.47

Dec.

90

311

5,070

al,000

a350

a5OO

2,9OO

2,150

570

266

245

230

178

*130

a!20

a 100

a9o

a75

a65

a55

a50

a6O

a 100

135

142

132

128

allO

a9O

a7O

ii

15,560

502

3.37

3.88

Jan.

48

552

1,780

1,140

570

275

175

121

9B

a200

al.OOO

a650

5OO

4,650

1,730

50O

454

311

*416

360

198

158

138

132

121

111

100

113

105

96

b9O

16,892

545

3.66

4.22

Feb.

b85

b80

b85

b8O

bSO

b85

b90

115

102

98

Ib2

1,760

1,420

*745

339

a450

a70o

a35O

a40o

9BB

865

482

458

367

230

IBS

158

128

_

-

-

11,082

396

2.66

2.77

Mar.

152

254

1,120

665

339

a250

al75

alSO

a!25

aloo

a9o

102" 89

138

206

367

465

2.0OO

1,080

535

a6OO

aSOO.

a7OO

a450

233

175

*165

175

1,280

1,420

465

14,565

470

3.15

3.64

Apr.

a300

224

192

16O

148

138

188

552

552

518

518

* 1,010

925

5OO

381

230

158

145

142

135

2O6

1,030

434

245

185

155

150

132

94

89

9,836

328

2.20

2.46

May

88

83

*79

73

69

65

63

62

62

192

287

135

107

100

98

96

90

86

85

 80

77

266

294

503

138

79

alSO

alOO

aao

6O

3,523

114

O.765

0.88

June

54

62

64

a5 5

a4O

*22

a!8

alS

a!3

11

9.9

9.3

9.3

9.6

8.8

8.0 37Q8.5

8.2

9.6

12

76

172

85

30

12

16

725

535

215

-

2,321.2

7 I .4

0.519

0.58

July

a!20

a90

a50

a35

22

18

15

14

12

11

10

13

12

11

7.5

5.9

4.7

3.8

3.2

2.8

3.3

2.9

a3.O

*93

434

215

53

27

13

9.6

8.5

1,323.2

42. 7

0.287

O.33

Aug.

7.8

4.9

4.3

3.8

4.3

4.0

3.9

4.7

4.0

3.9

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

*1.4

T72- 1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.4

87.0

2.81

O.O19

O.O2

Sept.

1.6

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.4

12

IT

8.5

5.9

4.7

3.9

2.7

2.1

2.0

3.6

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

iTo- .9

-

82.2

2.74

0.018

0.02

Calendar year 195O: Max 10,100 Mln 7.0 Mean 422 Cfsm 2.83 In. 38.41

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,350 Mln 0.9 Mean 247 Cfsm 1.66 In- 22.52

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estlmat 

and records for stations on nearby streams. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice

;d on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather records
464 WABASH RIVER BASIN

East Fork White River at Seymour, Ind.

Location.--Lat 38°58'57", long. 85°53'57", in sec. 7, T. 6 N., R. 6 E., on left bank

I,YUO ft downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile north of Seymour, 9.6 miles downstream 

from Sand Creek, and at mile 219.2.

Drainage area.--2,340 sq mi, approximately.

Records available --October 1927 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

1923 to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 550.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929. October 1927 to July 2, 1931, chain gage at site 500 ft upstream at different

datum. July ,3, 1931, to July 16, 1934, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--28 years, 2,376 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,600 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 17.04 ft); minimum, 265 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.05 ft).

1923-51: Maximum discharge, 78,500 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 19.67 ft); minimum, 84 cfs Sept. 15, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.26 ft Aug. 25, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 23.0 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good. Regulation at low flow by pumping plant 1,200 ft upstream.

Revisions (water years).--W 743: 1928-32. W 783: 1934. W 823: Drainage area. W 873: 

1937(M), 1938.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4-12, July 16-25, 

Aug. 10 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 4

2.2

3.0

5.0 

9.0

525

9OO

2,140

5,330

12.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

9,240

13,300

21,300

28.6OO

1.0 

2.0 

4.O 

7.0

Jan. 4 to Sept. 

284

30

10.0 7,340

14.0 14,100

1,580 16.0 21,300

4,000 17.0 28,bOG

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

£

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,000

 950

9OO

825

8OO

750

725

725

125

80O

950

1,OOO

95O

925

850

800

775

725

70O

678

655

655

632

632

610

610

588

SIS' 565

5b5

5b5

23,218

749

O.320

0.37

Nov.

565

545

545

545

545

545

545

914

3,240

5,7OO

4,700

3,410

2,560

»2,070

1,860

1,860

2,000

1,760

1,590

7,630

21,900

19,300

17,100

1O,90O

7,uOO

4,000

3,500

3,050

2,70O

2,420

-

134,999

4,500

1.92

2.15

Dec.

£,280

2,380

9,200

22,500

17,100

13,600

*14,800

17,500

14,600

10,100

6,320

4,70O

3,890

3,410

3,120

2,840

2,560

2,350

2,210

2,140

2.OOO

1,930

1,860

1,860

1,930

2,000

1,760

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,500

176,210

5,b84

2.43

2.80

Jan.

1,410

17410

4,420

12,400

11,900

!O,bOO

7,730

5,440

4,300

3,810

*4,500

5,660

4,900

b,920

20,200

19,300

16,300

12,500

10 , 1OO

9,160

7,340

5,660

4,600

4 , 1OO

3,720

3,270

2 , 930

2,840

2,930

2,440

2,120

214,910

6,933

2.96

3.42

Feb.

1,980

1,700

1,700

1,910

1,910

1,910

2,050

*2,200

2,200

1,840

'1,770

3,98O

11,900

13 , 500

11,7OO

8,040

9,800

10,300

9,000

8,360

20,100

28,600

20 ', 800

12 , 000

7,480

5,880

5,000

_

_

-

233,610

8,343

3.57

3.71

Mar.

4,500

4,400

4,500

6,000

5,220

4.5OO

4,000

3,630

3,270

2,930

2,680

2,600

2,600

2,760

2,930

3,540

3,810

b,99O

9,480

8,O4O

7,340

»6,600

7,620

8,520

8,360

7,34O

5,330

4,600

5,720

10,500

169,590

5,471

2.34

2.70

Apr.

7,b20

5,660

4,500

3,900

3,450

3,100

3,020

5,41O

6,240

6,360

*6,720

8,520

10, 1OO

11,100

10,400

8,3bO

6,120

4,7OO

4,OOO

3,630

3,270

7,020

6.96O

6,48O

5,660

4,300

3,630

3,270

3,020

3,100

-

169,620

5,654

2.42

2.70

May

2,930

2,68O

2,760

2,360

2,200

2,120

2,120

*1,980

1,840

1,770

3,550

4,200

3,720

2,84O

2,360

2,050

1.B4O

1,700

1,640

1,540

1,700

1,700

1,770

1,640

1,520

1,420

1,460

1,46O

1,400

1,36O

1,280

64,910

2,094

0.895

1.03

June

1,220

1,140

1,370

1,700

1,420

1,240

1,160

1,110

1,060

1,030

1,OOO

950

1,000

1,110

1,240

1,220

1,110

1,O60

1,OOO

*950

875

850

1,430

1,830

1,280

1,160

1,110

1,900

4,900

6,120

-

44,545

1,485

0.635

0.71

July

,300

,540

,760

,050

,7OO

,460

,280

,160

,110

,140

,360

,630

,180

,76O

,050

,7OO

,460

* ,360

,520

,240

,140

,030

,OOO

,160

,850

1,460

1,110

950

900

875

800

51,035

I,b46

0.703

0.81

Aug.

732 no"

710

650

610

590

590

570

610

630

61O

590

532

515

480

465

450

420

408

408

*395

382

370

370

358

345

358

358

358

370

358

15,320

494

0.211

0.24

Sept.

345

34F

332

332

332

332

320

320

320

32O

320

310

332

345

332

332

332

320

310

310

310

300

300

310

300

30O

292

*31O

300

284

-

9,547

318

0.136

0.15

Calendar year 1950: Max 5O.OOO Mln 374 Mean 5,167 Cfsm 2.21 In. 29.97

Water year 1950-51: Max 28,600 Mln 284 Mean 3,582 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.79
WABASH RIVER BASIN 465

Muscatatuck River near Deputy, Ind.

Location.--Lat 38°48'10", long. 85MOI10", in NE£ sec. 7, T. 4 N., R. 8 E., near center of 

span on upstream side of highway bridge, li miles northwest of Deputy, if miles upstream from Coffee Creek, and 2 miles downstream from Lewis Creek.

Drainage area.--29Q sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1947 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,800 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 22.3 ft)- minimum, 0.3 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 0.97 ft).

1947-51: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 27.7 ft)- no 

flow at times in 1948 and 1949; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 27, 1951.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods using rate of change in stage

as a factor (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 16-18, Mar, 31, Apr. 2-4, 9-11)

Oct. 1 to No

1.8 

2.5 

9.0

154

1,270

20

12.0 2,200

15.0 3,850

18.0 6,500

21.0 11,200

Nov. 21 to Sept. 30

0.95 0.2

1.0 0.5

1.1 1.5

1.2 4.0

1.3 8.5

2.0 

3.0 

9.0

236

1,370

12.0 2,200

15.0 3,850

18.0 6,500

20.0 9,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a22

20

9.8 

11 

15

9.2

9.8

a80

145

66

91

74

53

37

a28

23

*21

17

13

11

8.5

a200

340

ITO

71

53

43

37

a33

30

23

1,724.3

55.6

0.192

0.22

Nov.

20

19

±8j 

2T 

a45

47

40

852

k2 , 850

kl,640

507

a3 20

181

145

*126

202

253

157

al,200

k9,970

k2,820

787

448

358

262

a230

219

202

170

186

-

24,295

810

2.79

3.12

Dec.

219

1,910

a8 , 500 

k2,620

818

710

kS.OOO

k2,390

882

a700

597

403

*296

262

287

278

a225

162

145

129

117

109

118

alls

Ufa

120

117

75

69

54

a50

27,593

890

3.07

3.54

Jan.

42 119"

k3,940 

k6,690 

kl,320

730

aSOO

340

287

395

kl,720

1,330

977

a4,000

k6,330

kl,440

*882

711

521

421

a320

244

202

262

253

186

170

al,700

k2,040

711

394

39,177

1,264

4.36

5.02

Feb.

a350

270

236 

a2lO 

186

al,250

al,750

882

559

340

a300

k2,070

k5,070

k2,080

*1,090

1,230

kl,480

al.OOO

1,020

k2,070

k6,620

kl,420

749

484

a375

304

304

262

-

_

-

33,961

1,213

4.18

4.36

Mar.

34O

322

270 

aSOO

787

457

340

287

219

184

a!75

20T

304

502

559

787

1,040

k7,510

k2,l60

1,020

1,270

901

787

1,110

aSOO

*521

673

kl,620

kl,840

kl,520

863

29,875

964

3.32

3.83

Apr.

a750

635

439 

322 

253

212

202

a65O

863

*825

730

k2,200

1,190

1,170

a900

448

313

253

219

168

132

al.OOO

940

457

296

236

194

154

alSO

157

-

16,458

549

1.89

2.11

May

118

97

86 

*84 

73

a 100

216

162

87

106

671

448

a225

132

96

79

66

46

46

a 50

56

4b

791

466

154

116

aSOO

262

138

103

69

5,489

177

0.610

0.70

June

52

46

a40 

47 

*54

42

24

19

15

a 14

14

14

15

28

20

15

a20

8.5

55

106

197

448

3%TS

114

74

182

236

113

220

-

2,524.5

84.2

0.290

0.32

July

alSO Tieso

50 

35

24

17

all

7.5

5.2

6.5

6.0

7.5

8.0

36. 0

5.2

4.0

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

a3.0

374

*5.2

53

10

4.0

3.4

a3.O

3.1

3.1

643.1

20.7

0.071

0.08

Aug.

3.1

371

3.1 

3.1 

a2.1

1.5

1.3

1.2

1,1

1.0

1.0

a. 9

.8

.7

.6

*.S

.5

.4

a. 4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

a. 4

.3

.4

.9

.8

1.2

32.8

1.06

O.004

0.04

Sept.

1.5

al.5

1.5 

1.2 

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

a. 9

.8

.6

.5

95

3F

8.0

a6.0

5.0

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.2

a2.0

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.3

*1.3

1.1

al.O

201.0

6.70

0.023

0.03

Calendar year 1950: Max 12,400 Min 1.8 Mean 739 Cfsm 2.55 In. 34.62

Water year 1950-51: Max 9,970 Min 0.3 Mean 499 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.37

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

-on nearby streams, including Vernon Fork at Vernon and North Fork Vernon Fork near Butlerville. 

k Computed using rate of change in stage as a factor.
466 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Muscatatuck River near Austin, Ind.

Location.--Lat 38°46', long. 85°49', in sec. 23, T. 4 N., R. 6 E., on right bank 15 ft 

downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 31, 2 miles north of Austin, and 4 miles upstream from Stacker Creek.

Drainage area. 368 sq mi.

Records available. August 1932 to September 1943, October 1943 to September 1951 (highwacer records only).

Average discharge.--10 years (1932-35, 1936-43), 387 cfs.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 513.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to June 22, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,200 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 23.67 ft).

1932-51: Maximum discharge, 25,100 cfs Jan. 15, 1937; maximum gage height observed, 

26.60 ft May 14, 1933.

Remarks. Records good. Daily discharge not computed when gage height is below 13.0 ft. 

Revisions.--W 823: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

(*)

Nov.

.

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

al.OOO

a3,OOO

al,750

-

_

_

-

(*)

_

_

2,520

8,370

4,960

1,540

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

Dec.

.

_

3,010

6,340

3,320

1.41O

2,740

4,960

a3,000

al,000

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

(*)

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

Jan.

_

_

5,440

6,380

2,120

9O4

_

_

(*)

1,370

1,970

1,250

2,760

11,100

6,520

2,360

1,070

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

,060

,260

,260

,74O

,680

,910

,220

,05O

,720

,O2O

,270

,030

832

_

.

_

-

Mar.

_

1,510

1,500

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

967

3,650

7,270

3,440

1,760

1,200

867

1,120

1,010

2,220

2,310

1,370

Apr.

_

_

-

_

1,090

1,130

(*)

1,850

2,000

1,300

982

_

_

_

-

1,300

1,310

-

_

_

_

-

May June

(*)

July Aug. Sept.

Peak discharge (base. 7,5OO cfs).--Nov. 21 (1 p.m.) 1O,10O cfs (22.75 ft); Jan. 4 (11:3O p.m.) 

8,500 cfs (Z2.20 ft): Jan. 15,(1:30 p.m.) 13,200 cfs (23.67 ft); Feb. 22 (1O p.m.) 8,750 cfs (22.28 

ft); Mar. 19 (7 a.m.) 8,30O cfs (22.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record when stage rose above 13.0 ft; discharge computed on basis of weather 

records and records for station at Deputy.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 467

North Fork of Vernon Fork near Butlerville, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°02'55", long. 85°32 I 40", in SE£ sec. 17, T. 7 N., R. 9 E., on left bank 

0.3 mile downstream from Muscatatuck State School Dam, ij- miles downstream from Brush 

Creek, and 2 miles northwest of Butlerville.

Drainage area.--87 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February 1942 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Aug. 19, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 115 cfs.

Extremes. - -Maximum discharge during year, 8,0.30 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 15.98 ft); minimumV 0.3 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 0.76 ft Sept. 4.

1942-51: Maximum discharge, 10,900 cfs Mar. 6, 1945, Jan. 24, 1949; maximum gage 

height, 18.73 ft Jan. 24, 1949; no flow at times in many years; minimum gage height, 

0.26 ft Nov. 4, 1942.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 5 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 7, Nov. 11-18, 

July 30 to Aug. 11, Aug. 17 to Sept. 3O)

0.5 0.3 

.8 

1.5 

2.O 

4.1

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

2.0 

2.5

24

68

124

3.5 293

5.0 639

6.O 1,030

9.0 2,610

12.0 4,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195o to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

11

10

9.0

8.4

8.0

7.7

8.7

43

4J3

25

16

12

11

7.1

5.5

5.5

*5.5

5 ".5

5.2

4.6

579

9.4

12

9.7

9.0

7.7

7 .4

7.1

6.7

6.4

350.0

11.3

0.130

0.15

Nov.

b.2

5.7

7 . 1

7 .7

7.4

8.0

8.7

106

915

164

64

44

34

29

26

*40

40

27

216

4,020

255

127

99

1OO

53

5O

50

46

45

45

-

6,645.8

222

2.55

2.84

Dec.

45

948

2,700

303

139

344

1,380

264

139

114

89

78

65

*59

58

50

40

38

29

29

26

28

31

62

64

44

27

23

21

21

20

7,278

235

2.7O

3.11

Jan.

19

29

2,370

8O3

223

155

121

86

78

92

548

242

155

3,010

732

227

178

»180

119

96

72

56

54

62

53

43

44

188

120

53

48

10,256

331

3.80

4.38

Feb.

40

37

35

37

37

42

178

105

64

50

53

1,400

831

*441

193

638

362

220

323

1,270

1,240

238

139

101

83

74

b8

57

-

-

-

8,356

298

3.43

3.57

Mar.

57

57

500

70O

150

125

90

70

60

45

42

4?

50

70

100

a200

a3OO

1,500 50~0"

20O

250

225

300

175

125

100

80

125

*250

550

200

7,238

233

2.68

3.09

Apr.

150

115

100

75

CO

55

60

500

200

350

200

900

45O

300

200

125

90

»66

61

51

142

650

2OO

114

84

65

55

51

48

54

-

5,571

186

2.14

2.38

May

43

39

*37

37

35

35

36

29

25

111

284

69

44

32

24

21

18

15

14

13

12

47

148

30

17

48

79

42

35

21

16

1,456

47.0

0.540

0.62

June

13

11

15

14

10

8.7

*8.0

8.0

7.4

7.1

6.2

5.5

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.2 9"!

48

12

8.0

6.4

253

169

35

23

15

36

36

354 "58"

-

1,279.7

42.7

0.491

0.55

July

44

25

17

13

10

8.4

7.1

6.2

6.4

9.0

10

7 .4

6.2

5.5

4.8

4.1

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

19

*38

11

5.9

4.1

3.4

3.2

3.0

295.8

9.54

0.110

0.13

Aug.

2.3

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

2.3

3.0

275

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.9

.8

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

41. 0

1.32

O.O15

0.02

Sept.

0.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

 1.0jy

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.6

.4

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.-4

~

16.9

0.563

0.006

O.O1

Calendar year 195O: Max 5,350 Mln 2.7 Mean 2O8 Cfsm 2.39 In. 32.42

Water year 195O-51: Max 4,02O Mln o.3 Mean 134 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.85

Peak discharge (base, 4,OOP cfs).--Nov. 20 (8 a.m.) 8.O3O cfs (15.98 ft); Dec. 3 (7 a.m.) 6,230 

cfs (14.25 ft); Jan. 14 (11:3O a.m.) 5,750 cfs (13.73 ft); 'Feb. 20 (11 p.m.) 4,540 cfs (12.33 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

No be.--No gage-height record Mar. 3 to Apr. 1, Apr. 3-17, Aug. 12-16; discharge estimated on basis 

of 4 discharge measurements, recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for Vernon Fork 

at Vernon.
468 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Vernon Fork at Vernon, Ind.

Location. --La t 38°57', long. 85°37' , in sec. 10, T. 6 N., R. 8 E., on right bank just 

downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile southwest of Vernon and 2 miles downstream 

from confluence of North and South Forks.

Drainage area.- -208 sq mi.

Records available. --November 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 587.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water 

Resources Commission).

Average discharge. --11 years (1940-51), 252 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 19.12 ft); min- 

 imum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 21, 22 (gage height, 0.25 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 27,700 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 26.28 ft, from

high-water mark on outside staff gage); no flow at times in 1940, 1943, 1944; minimum

gage height, 0.01 ft Aug. 30, 1940.

Remarks .--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, Oct. 23-25, Nov. 11-19, 

Nov. 22 to Dec. 1, Dec. 9 to Jan. 1, July 6-24, 

July 27 to Aug. 22, Aug. 25 to Sept. 13, 15-17, 23-30)

0.5 

1.0 

1.8 

3.0 

6.8

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.9 

2.3

13 370

1,100

2,250

7,400

9,510

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oc.t.

18

16

15

13

12

10

8.2

9.6

19

110

94

60

36

24

19

14

11

*11

9.6

8.5

6.8

9.3

20

22

22

18

15

13

12

11

10

677

21.8

0.105

0.12

Nov.

10

9.9

979

11

14

15

14

217

1,830

588

175

112

87

73

65

*74

93

75

185

9,500

887

322

224

237

124

108

100

91

86

86

-

15,222.8

507

2.44

2.72

Dec.

91

1,710

6,480

943

394

582

3,600

1,100

340

270

207

170

137

*117

114

105

83

68

56

52

47

47

52

74

114

83

54

40

34

32

11

17,227

556

2.67

3.08

Jan.

28

47

5,000

3,230

639

415

325

242

128

237

1,350

700

430

6.860

2,570

665

460

*475

331

267

210

158

139

155

150

115

105

747

542

213

160

27,093

874

4.20

4.84

Feb.

124

112

110

108

108

115

576

460

253

170

158

3,240

2,530

1,450

*525

1,930

970

542

640

2,270

4.760

752

400

288

229

199

186

150

_

_

-

23,355

834

4.01

4.18

Mar.

152

150

1,270

1,760

430

291

234

191

143

121

110

108

128

175

251

475

744

5,65O

1,450

542

630

595

830

508

302

234

*202

949

1,243

1,480

471

19,819

639

3.07

3.54

Apr.

373

337

248

197

165

143

158

1,460

508

890

575

*2.220

1,150

1,050

490

302

234

186

162

137

230

1,480

514

288

218

170

139

130

128

119

-

14,401

480

2.31

2.57

May

107

87

81

*70

60

81

108

68

56

282

1.140

319

180

123

99

81

70

61

54

46

42

40

427

139

76

86

298

137

115

83

59

4,675

151

0.726

0.84

June

44

35

59

54

39

*26

21

18

16

13

12

11

9.3

8.5

7.6

6.6

6^2

139

56

26

18

40

681

156

76

53

77

98

893

286

-

2,985.2

99.5

0.478

0.53

July

175

112

66

44

30

27

22

17

16

16

13

19

17.5

13

11

8.8

6.6

6.2

5.3

4.4

3.8

3.2

2.4

*3.3

64

44

22

12

8.5

5.5

3.3

801.8

25.9

0.125

0.14

Aug.

2.6

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.3

2.0

4.5

4.0

2.9

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.4

*1.2

.8

.8

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.7

1.7

52.6

1.70

0.008

0.01

Sept.

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.8

4.4

5JL

4.7

4.2

4.2

4.0

5.1

4.5

3.7

2.4

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

.6

1.0

1.3

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

2.0

2.0

1.8

-

73.0

2.43

0.012

0.01

Calendar year 1950 : Max 14,800 Min 1.3 Mean 511 Cfsm 2.46 in. 33.38

Water year 1950-51; Max 9,300 Min 0.6 Mean 346 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.57

Peak discharge (base, 6.000 cfs).--Nov. 20 (12 m.) 15,200 cfs (19.12 ft); Dec. 3 (10:30 a.m.) 

11.500 cfs (16.55 ft); Jan. 4 (12:30 a.m.) 8,200 cfs (13.85 ft); Jan. 14 (2 p.m.) 12,500 cfs (17.32 

ft); Feb. 21- (2:30 a.m.) 8,730 cfs (14.33 ft); Mar. 18 (8:30 a.m.) 6,510 cfs (12.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 46< 

East Fork White River near Bedford, Ind.

Location.--Lat 38°49'33", long. 86°30'48", in NW£ sec. 34, T. 5 N., R. 1 W., on downstream side of left pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 50, 2 miles south of Bedford and 

2.9 miles upstream from Salt Creek.

Drainage area.--4 ,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1939 to September 1943, October 1943 to September 1951 (highwater records only).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 469.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 T929. Prior to Feb. 6, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 36,400 efs Feb. 25; maximum gage height, 25.92

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 68,400 cfs Mar. 9, 1945; maximum gage height, 33.75 ft 

Mar. 9, 1945.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 47.5 ft, from floodmark determined by Corps 

of Engineers.

Remarks. Records fair. Low flow affected by hydroelectric plant at Williams, 15 miles 

ceiow station. Discharge not confuted when gage height is below 6.0 ft.

Revisions (water years).--W 973: 1913(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per = ond, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov.

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

.

3,820

7,560

8,100

8,240

8,240

7,300

5,400

4,240 

4,070

4,070

3,990

12,000

15,100

14,400 

17,000

21,500

23,600

a22,500

a!7,500

a!5,000

a 12, 000

a8,000

-

.

_

-

-

Dec.

a6,000

a5 , 000

a9,000

* 10 ,600

12,300

18,100

25 , 100

27,000

27,000

27,000

25,900

23,600

19,500

14,700

10,900

8,100 

6,150

4,900

4,240

3,830

_

-

_

-

_

_.

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

Jan.

.

-

6,140

10,800

12,700

15,500

18,400

18,700

17,100

14,700

12 , 500

11,400

10,900

14,100

17,600

*17,800 

19,500

a22,500

a24,000

a25,000

a23,000

18,400 

14,100

13,100

9,700

7,560

6,480

6,040

6,370

6,700

6,700

_

_

-

-

Feb.

a6,500

a5,000

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

6,940

9,250

12,200

15,400

18,700 

20,800

20,800

a2 1,000

a27,500

a27,500

a27,500 

a30,000

*34,200

36,000

33,000

28,700

21,900

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

Mar.

15,100

10,300

8,380

9,100

9,700

10,400

10,400

9,400

7,560

5,930

5,200

5,000

5,200

5,600

6,260

6,820 

7,560

12,700

15,100

16,300

18,900

' 19,700 

19,200

18,100

17,000

15,900

14,900

13 , 900

13,500

14,600

15,100

362,810

11,704

2.93

3.37

Apr.

16,300

16,300

*14,900

12,700

10,000

7,300

6,040

7,300

9,100

10,600

11,400

12,200

13 , 500

15,500

17 , 000

17 , 500 

16,500

14,100

10,900

7,820

6,260

8,660 

11,700

13,100

13,100

12,200

10 , 200

7,430

5,930

5,200

-

340,740

11,358

2.84

3.17

May

4,800

4,600

4,240

3,990

3,830

_

-

-

-

-

_

4,900

6,370

6,260

5,200

4,070

-

-

-

.

:--

.--_-

-

.---

June

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

:_-

_--

4,420

5,200

-

.

-

-

-

July

6,480

6,590

5,500

4,420

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

:_-

_--__-

._--

Aug. Sept.

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station

at Shoals.

281787 O - 53 - 31
470 WABASH RIVER BASIN

North Pork Salt Creek near Belmont, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°09'30", long. 86°20'14", in NW£ sec. 5, T. 8 N., R. 2 E., at center of 

span on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 46, 0.7 mile northeast of Belmont, 

6| miles upstream from Brummett Creek, and 20 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--106 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1946 to September 1951. 

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. 

Average discharge.--5 years, 168 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,100 cfs Feb. 21; maximum gage height, 19.53 

 i't Feb. 21; minimum discharge, 0.5 cfs Sept. 9, 16; minimum gage height, 2.70 ft Sept.

29-30.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 13,300 cfs Jan. 5, 1949; maximum gage height, 22.20

ft Jan. 5, 1949; no flow Sept. 25-28, 1948; minimum gage height, 2.59 ft Sept. 7, 8,

1946.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.2

6.8

5.9

5.7

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.3

4.9

*4.5

4.7

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.3

5.JJ

3.2

3.2

3.2

4.0

4.0

3.9

133.2

4.30

0.041

0.05

Nov.

3.8

3.6

3.9

4.9

4.4

3.6

10

406

736

389

89

54

4O

32

42

150

105

69

158

2.460

1,040

222

141

101

77

72

50

*55

55

55

-

6,632.2

221

2.08

2.33

Dec.

57

128

2.110

1,000

293

338

1,510

563

257

194

156

135

119

104

95

76

63

58

54

53

53

53

53

58

61

58

46

42

41

40

37.

7,905

255

2.41

2.77

Jan.

36

80

1,670

908

317

216

167

114

121

133

269

228

211

2.210

*1,840

566

347

299

239

194

150

127

123

119

97

70

83

81

74

62

55

11,206

361

3.41

3.93

Feb.

50

45

45

57

57

53

53

53

106

93

113

412

930

494

293

783

696

389

403

1,280

3.070

844

311

200

156

136

125

111

_

_

-

11,358

406

3.83

3.98

Mar.

162

162

156

222

172

150

140

108

91

IS.

88

103

*150

156

162

184

293

1.460

838

341

417

377

571

593

305

211

178

178

279

1,010

403

9,739

314

2.96

3.42

Apr.

263

200

*167

145

123

112

146

590

341

269

263

497

839

758

389

245

184

150

130

121

143

377

269

200

162

135

119

111

140

380

-

7,968

266

2.51

2.80

May

206

162

131

118

104

109

228

167

*134

478

850

317

189

142

109

87

72

59

49

42

35

33

44

33

27

23

25

26

23

20

18

4,060

131

1.24

1.42

June

15

14

25

51

29

22

18

16

14

12

11

10

24

18

14

11

10

9.6

9.6

27

16

65

121

48

*46

37

114

94

892

216

-

2,009.2

67.0

0.632

0.70

July

110

69

43

31

25

17

14

12

17

18

14

25

31

20

14

*11

11

25

14

11

10

8.0

9.6

7.5

6_.8

9.9

8.5

26

16

9.9

8.2

652.4

21.0

0.198

0.23

Aug.

7.0

5.7

4.4

3.9

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

*1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.2

1.6

2.4

2.4

2.0

65.3

2.11

0.020

0.02

Sept.

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.7

~.5 

.8

.8

3^4

2.1

.9

.5

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

*.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

-

28.5

0.950

0.009

0.01

Calendar year 1950: Max 9,700 Min 0.3 Mean 262 Cfsm 2.47 In. 33.55

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,070 Mln 0.5 Mean 169 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.66

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 471

East Fork White River at Shoals, Ind.

Location Lat 38°40'02", long. 86°47'32", in sec. 30, T. 3 N. , R. 3 W., in first pier 

rrom left bank on highway bridge at Shoals, 400 ft upstream from Baltimore & Ohio 

Railroad bridge, 1 mile upstream from Beaver Creek, and at mile 107.6.

Drainage area.--4,940 sq mi, approximately.

Records available --June 1903 to July 1906, October 1908 to September 1916, and OctobeT 

isab to septemDer 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. June 1923 to September 1926 

in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since May 1908 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 442.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T923. Prior to July 26, 1927, and Dec. 10, 1929, to Oct. 26, 1932, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1923-51), 5,548 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 42,700 cfs Feb. 26; maximum gage height, 24.60 

TTTeb. 27; minimum discharge, 320 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 2.00 ft).

1903-6, 1908-16, 1923-51: Maximum gage height, 42.2 ft Mar. 28, 1913 (discharge 

uncertain); minimum discharge, 44 cfs Oct. 6, 1935.

Remarks. Records good. Regulation at low flow by powerplant 17 miles above station.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with United States Weather 

Bureau.

Revisions.--W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods computed using 

rate of change In stage as a factor (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9, July 29 to Aug. 22)

2.2 

2.7

4.0 

5.0

390

720

2,520

4,320

8.0

20.0

25.0

11,100

31,600

43,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,600

*Z , 160

,870

,900

,680

,450

,440

,340

,260

,470

,410

,300

,310 

,540 

,510

,240

,450

,260

,200

,120

976

,070

964

* ,350

,690

,730

,330

,190

,000

,060

,000

4 ,870

,415

.286

0.33

Nov.

904

1,190

1,030

7771 55H1

940

1,050

4,020

7,460

10,500

10,300

9,960

9,560 

*8,920 

7,200

5,780

5,180

5,070

4,960

13,700

31,600

k!9,300

k!8,900

k32,800

k26,800

k26,500

k22,500

k!8,000

14,300

9,960

-

310,029

10,330

2.09

2.33

Dec.

7,200

5,900

10,700

k!8,700

k!8,000

k2 1,700

k29 , 400

k32,500

k32,800

k55,000

k33,000

k30,200

k25,200 

k!8,700 

k!4,700

11,100

8,460

6,290

*5,300

4,520

4,220

3,920

3,720

3,630

3,540

3,540

3,540

3,450

3,090

2,920

2,760

405,700

13,090

2.65

3.05

Jan.

2,680

2,520

6,750

14, 100

15,300

k!7,800

k!9,700

k2 0,400

k!9,200

k!7,300

k 15, 800

14,300

13,200 

k 19, 800 

k24,700

k28,500

"k29,100

k32,900

k35,900

k36,900

k34,900

k29,400

k2 1,500

k!8,600

12,000

8,920

7,200

6,160

6,420

7,460

7,720

547,100

17 , 650

3.57

4.12

Feb.

7,460

5,660

g4,020

g3,820

g3,920

g3,920

g5,070

g6 , 940

g6,290

g6,160

g6,030

g7,200

gll,100 

g!3,700 

k!6,900

k20,700

k23,500

g24,300

k23 , 600

k24,900

k31,000

31,800

k31,600

k35 , 100

k39,800

k42,200

k40,800

k34,300

_

-

511,790

18 , 280

3.70

3.85

Mar.

k23,600

k!5,200

11,400

11,100

11,400

12,000

12 , 100

11,400

9,960

7,980

6,550

6,160

*6,420 

6,940 

7,460

8,460

9,360

k!5,600

19,000

19,000

k2 1,400

k22,800

k22,600

k2 1,300

k 19, 700

k!8,100

*17,000

16,100

15,700

k!7,000

17,300

440,090

14,200

2.87

3.31

Apr.

k!8,300

18,400

k!6,800

k!5,100

12,700

10,200

7,980

9,140

10,700

12,100

13,200

13 , 800

k!5,700 

k!8,200 

k!9,700

20,000

*klfl,900J

k!6,600

14,300

10,900

8,460

9,140

12,700

14,300

14,800

14/100

12,500

10,200

7,720

6,420

-

403,060

13,440

2.72

3.03

May

5,780

5,660

5,180

4,740

4,520

4,320

4,120

4,120

4,320

4,120

4,320

5,540

7,460 

7,980 

6,680

5,420

4,320

3,820

3,270

3,000

*2,840

2,760

4,220

3,920

3,630

3,820

3,450

2,680

2,760

3,090

2,600

134,460

4,337

0.878

1.01

June

2,520

2,280

2,280

2,200

2,120

2,440

2,440

2,280

2,040

1,900

1,760

1,830

1,660 

1,760 

1,760

1,830

1,900

1,830

1,760

1,760

1,680

1,760

2,520

2,360

2,680

3,450

4,320

*4,520

6,680

8,460

-

78,780

2,626

0.532

0.59

July

8,920

9,140

7,720

6,030

4,740

3,720

3,000

2,600

2,280

2,680

2,280

3,180

3,540 

2,680 

3,180

3,450

2,920

2,520

2,360

2,200

2,040

1.830

1,830

1,760

1,830

1,700

2,280

2,200

2,440

2,200

1,830

101,080

3,261

0.660

0.76

Aug.

1,650

1,450

1,450

1,140

1,170

*1,160

1,140

1,130

1,020

1,000

952

988

1,000 

952 

892

844

820

688

704

740

712

626

612

648

619

605

591

B37

712

680

633

37,961

902

0.183

0.21

Sept.

555

544

563

556

556

549

542

468

440

558

712 435"

514 

*446 

446

521

704

591

430

470

415

507

446

584

633

400 435"

420

435

446

~

15,321

511

0.103

0.12

Calendar year 1950: Max 68,500 Min 720 Mean 11,652 Cfsm 2.36 In. 32.02

Water year 1950-51: Max 42,200 Min 400 Mean 8,272 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.71

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings, 

k Computed by using rate of change in stage as a factc
472 WABASH RIVER BASIN

White River at Petersburg, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°30'39", long. 87°17'22", in SWij sec. 15, T. 1 N., R. 8 W., on left tank 

SOU ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 61, three-eighths of a mile upstream 

from Prides Creek:, 1 mile north of Petersburg, and at mile 47.7.

Drainage area.--11,100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1951. Gage height records collected at 

same site and datum since January 1935 are contained in reports of United States 

Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 400.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Apr. 1, 1941, wire-weight gage 300 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 12,200 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 69,300 cfs Feb. 28 (gage height, 22.69 ft); minimum, 1,340 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.25 ft).

1937-51: Maximum discharge, 140,000 cfs Jan. 11, 1950 (gage height, 26.27 ft); minimum, 553 cfs Oct. 2, 1941 (gage height, 0.05 ft).

Maximum stage known, 29.5 ft in March 1913, from floodmarks, by Corps of Engineers.

Remarits.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge

In cubic feet per secsnd) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 29, Dec. 9, Sept. 12-3O)

Oct. 1 t3 Feb. 28 1 to Sept. 30

2.4 

5.0

16.0

2,570

5,600

27,100

19.0

22.0

23.0

39,000

61,000

75,500

1.1

5.0 

14.0

1,280

6,800

24,200

19.0 38,500

22.0 61,000

23.0 73,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7,180

6,220

5,600

4,920

4,680

4,440

4,110

4,000

3,890

3,780

4,200

4,220

4,100

4,000

3,890

3,780

3,670

3,670

3,450

*3,230

3,230

3,230

3,230

3,120

3,340

3,450

3,450

3,230

3,120

2.900

2,900

122,230

3,943

0.355

0.41

Nov.

2,900

2,790

2,790

3,010

2.620

2,680

2,740

6,380

14,200

19,000

20,600

20,000

17,800

15,600

13,400

11,800

10,700

9,600

9,240

19,600

28,200

33,200

38,500

42 , 600

46,400

49,200

50 . 600

47,800

35,000

*23,800

-

602,750

20,090

1.81

2.02

Dec.

17,000

13,000

16,600

22,800

27,900

33,200

40 , 200

47,100

52,000

57,100

58 , 000

59.000

59,000

54,400

43,800

30 , 400

21,000

17,000

*12,600

10,700

9,420

8,700

8,160

7,980

7,820

7,500

7,340

7,020

6,700

6,220

5 . 900

775,560

25,020

2.25

2.60

Jan.

5,600

5,740

12,000

gl9,800

g24,200

g26,600

g28,800

g31,200

g32,400

g29,400

g27,600

g26,800

gZ5,800

g26,600

g37,000

*43,800

49,200

53,600

56,200

58,000

59.000

58,000

54,400

47,800

36,500

24,800

18,600

15,600

14,000

13,000

13,000

975,040

31,450

2.83

3.27

Feb.

12,600

11,000

8.520

8,700

8,880

8,880

10,700

11,800

11,800

11,600

11,200

14,600

19,400

23,000

26,100

30,800

37,000

42,000

45,700

48,500

55,300

59,000

61 , 000

63 , 200

64 , 30O

*65,500

67,900

*69.300

_

_

-

908,280

32,440

2.92

3.04

Mar.

*66.700

59 , 000

44,200

33,200

27,400

25,200

23,900

22,700

20,900

18,700

16.900

17,300

17,500

17,500

17,900

17,900

19,300

28,600

32,000

33,800

35,000

35,600

36,200

36,200

35,300

33 , 200

30 , 800

* 28, 700

27,600

27,900

28 , 200

915,300

29,530

2.66

3.07

Apr.

28,400

29,200

29,400

28,200

25,200

21,500

18,900

19,100

20,500

22,300

24,200

26,200

27,600

29,900

32,600

35,000

36,500

57 . 500

35,600

31,100

25,200

22,700

*22,100

22 , 90O

23,900

24 , 200

23,400

21,500

18,700

15.900

-

779,200

25,970

2.34

2.61

May

14,700

14,500

13,700

12,500

11,400

11,000

11,200

10,900

11,000

10,900

10,700

12,500

15,500

18,100

18.700

16,700

13,600

*11,400

9,960

8,700

7,990

7,820

9,780

9,960

8,160

7,310

7,140

6,640

6.160

6,160

6,320

341,100

11,000

0.991

1.14

June

5,850

5,700

5,850

5,550

5,550

5,850

5,850

5,550

5,270

4,990

4,710

4,570

4,430

4.290

4,710

5,130

4,990

4,990

4,710

4,850

4,570

4,430

4,990

5,270

5,410

5,410

6,160

6,640

7,990

11.900

-

166,160

5,539

0.499

0.56

July

16,100

17.300

15,700

12,800

*10,70O

8,700

7,310

6,320

5,550

5,550

8,520

9,960

11,200

12,300

11,600

10,300

8,880

7,650

7,310

7,650

6,800

5,700

5,130

4.850

4,850

5,410

5,850

5,550

5,350

7,820

7,480

266,690

8,603

0.775

0.89

Aug.

5,700

4,850

4,850

4,430

3,870

3,520

*3,380

3,170

3,170

3,030

3,030

2,960

2,820

2,820

2,750

2,610

2,540

2,470

2,400

2,330

2,190

2,260

2,190

2.050

2,050

2,050

2,050

2,050

4,570

7.820

4,150

100,130

3,230

0.291

0.34

Sept.

.680

,260

,980

,980

,910

,840

,840

,770

,700

,640

,640

* ,840

,910

,910

,840

,700

,630

,700

,840

,520

,390

,400

,390

,450

,470

,630

,580

,380

.360

,360

-

51,540

1,718

0.155

0.17

Calendar year 1950: Max 138,000 Min 2,400 Mean 25,360 Cfsm 2.28 In. 31.02

Water year 1950-51: Max 69,300 Min 1,360 Mean 16,450 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.12

charge 

g Gage heights

t made on this day. 

from graph based on once-daily readings of wire-weight gage
WABASH RIVER BASIN 473 

Patoka River at Jasper, Ind.

Location.--Lat 38°23'15", long. SB'SS'SO", in NEij sec. 35, T. 1 S., R. 5 W., near center 

of span on upstream side of highway bridge at Jasper, 85 ft upstream from mill dam, 

and 4 miles upstream from Straight River.

Drainage area.--278 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1947 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 454.71 ft above mean sea 

 level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,760 cfs Mar. 21 (gage height, 11.46 ft); 

maximum gage height, 11.88 ft Jan. 17 (backwater from construction); minimum, 0.2 cfs 

Aug. 24; minimum gage height, 1.94 ft Aug. 10.

1947-51: Maximum discharge, 6,300 cfs Jan. 7, 1950 (gage height, 12.37 ft); no flow 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 3, 1948; minimum gage height, 1.56 ft Oct. 16, 1948.

Maximum stage known, 15.9 ft in March 1913, from floodmark furnished by local 

residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 13 to Nov. 18,

Jan. 14-20, July 26 to Aug. 15, Aug. 24-28, Sept. 30)

2.4,

2.5

2.6

2.7 

3.0

0 70

90

160

320

540

6.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

1,100

1,700

3,100

4,100

5,580

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

11

10

9.5

8.9

8.3

8.3

10 

7.7

5.7

6.1

15

10

8.3

7.1

6.5

6.1

5.7

S.3

5.3

5.3

a7.0

15

*60

114

58

35

29

22

21

19

552.1

17.8

0.064

0.07

Nov.

17

15

14

Te

18

18

28

76

873

1,060

1,040

800

272

114

72

66

62

105

al.OOO

1,430

1,700

1,750

2,400

3.020

2,940

a2,000

1,220

720

272

*205

-

23,323

777

2.79

3.12

Dec.

220

580

1,020

1,250

1,300

1,460

1,700

1.810 

1,810

1,810

1,650

1,150

572

369

a350

334

235

140

86

78

68

68

a70

a75

a80

76

62

51

42

39

33

18,588

600

2.16

2.49

Jan.

31

48

720

1,220

1,350

1,430

1,520

1,490 

920

660

1,020

1,250

al.,500

1,930

2,620

*3,480

5.880

3,780

3,280

2,700

1,920

942

475

396

355

278

a200

a300

640

720

a650

41,705

1,345

4.84

5.58

Feb.

a600

a475

278

a250

240

260

700

988

1,050

a900

660

962

1,220

1,490

1,700

1,930

1,990

1,810

1,460

1,400

1,700

1,810

2,330

2_,860

2,860

2,330

1,350

740

_

_

-

36,343

1,298

4.67

4.86

Mar.

755

740

a800

1,100

1,200

1,120

770

580 

450

314

420

800

*1,000

1,050

1,040

1,010

1,060

1,990

3,180

4 ,'340

4.480

4,100

a3,500

£,540

1,750

1,150

740

680

830

1,050

1,150

45,589

1,474

5.30

6.11

Apr.

1,200

927

720

580

475

396

450

892

1,100

1,150

1,010

962

1,120

1,250

1,320

1,280

833

560

500

520

475

1,270

* ,490

,600

,930

_a90

,800

,150

640

450

-

30,24'Q

1,008

3.63

4.05

May

355

290

240

210

156

120

230

369 

314

240

560

a700

640

438

245

152

102

80

68

58

*48

41

42

42

38

32

28

23

21

a!8

11

5,915

191

0.687

0.79

June

il

12

42

74

68

78

51

40 

140

341

132

64

45

35

39

60

39

25

62

46

36

340

640

a200

67

240

500

432

260

111

-

4,231

141

0.507

0.57

July

86

70

56

a40

*31

26

20

16 

12

11

12

19

315

175

62

39

30

25

18

14

11

9^5

15

50

124

108

48

35

31

27

23

1,558.5

50.3

0.181

0.21

Aug.

20

16

11

6.5

a4,5

*2.5

2.2

2.0 

1.8

1.8

al.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

8.9

9.5

7.1

5.3

5.3

3.3

2.0

1.8

1.2

1.0

al.O

1.8

2.0

337

475

278

1,217.5

39.3

0.141

0.16

Sept.

70

27

a!5

11

8.3

6.5

6.5

6.1 

a5.5

4.9

4.5

5.7

26

211

a!60

a70

a40

*19

10

8.9

6.5

5.7

a6.0

5.7

4.5

4.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.2

-

759.3

25.3

0.091

0.10

Calendar year 1950 : Max 5,940 Min 3.8 Mean 714 Cfsm 2.57 In. 34.86

Water year 1950-51 : Max 4,480 Min 1.0 Mean 576 Cfsm 2.O7 In. 28.11

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated basis of discharge measurements, recorded range
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Patoka River near Princeton, Ind.

Location ; Lat 38 0 23'3011 , long. 87°32'55", in FE£NWi sec. 32, T. IS., R. 10 W. , on left 

DanK 75 ft upstream from dam of Princeton Water & Lighting Co. , 270 ft upstream from 

bridge on State Highway 65, half a mile downstream from Indian Creek, and 2 miles 

northeast of Princeton.

Drainage area. 829 sq mi.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1951.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Prior to Jan. 23, 1941, staff gage at same sitp and datum.

Average discharge . --11 years (1940-51), 1,096 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 5,600 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 16.58 ft); minimum, 6.0 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 0.75 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 15,400 cfs Mar. 8, 1945 (gage height, 21.11 ft); minimum discharge observed, 0.1 cfs Oct. 28-31, 1940; minimum gage height observed, 0.65 

ft Aug. 29-31, 1940.

Remarks . Records good.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 20 to Dec. 21)

1.0 

1.2 

1.9

3.0

9.0

13.0

16.0

17.0

850

1,980

3,350

5,060

6,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

80

72

65

60

56

51

49

47

45

47

45

45

41

39

38

36

30

3TJ

32

*32

32

38

67

69

108

105

108

130 TT4"

88

72

1,871

60.4

0.073

0.08

Nov.

62

58

51

51

S5

69

77

735

1,380

1,520

1,640

1,720

1,760

1,760

1,720

1,620

1,320

880

1,190

2,430

2,310

2,460

2,660

2,800

2,830

2,800

2,800

2,800

*2,800

2,800

-

47,172

1,572

1.90

2.12

Dec,

2,800

2,830

3,060

3,02O

2,980

3,020

3,020

2,940

2,860

2,830

2,760

2,690

2,660

2,620

2,580

2,550

2,520

*2,460

2,340

2,140

1,680

1,110

712

620

520

445

340

257

280

272

250

61,146

1,972

2.38

2.74

Jan.

207 775"

1,840

1,880

1,920

2,010

2,070

2,100

2,130

2,190

2,340

2,430

2,550

3,300

*3,750

4,110

4,590

4,910

5,140

5,400

5,500

5,600

5,500

5,310

5,060

4,840

4,650

4,410

4,110

3,800

3,550

107,972

3,483

4.20

4.84

Feb.

3,180

2,940

2,620

2,100

1,520

1,250

1,430

1,500

1,600

1,580

1,620

2,040

2,190

2,310

2,430

*2,720

2,900

2,980

3,060

3,500

3,900

4,110

4,470

4,650

4,710

4,710

4,650

4,650

_

_

-

81,320

2,904

3.50

3.65

Mar.

,590

,470

,290

,170

,000

3,850

3,650

3,450

3,260

3,100

3,140

3,220

3,180

3,140

3,060

E,980

3,100

,650

,850

,170

* ,350

,530

,650

,840

,980

,060

4,980

,910

,770

,650

,530

124,570

4,018

4.85

5.59

Apr.

4,290

4,ObO

3,800

3,550

3,300

3,140

3,020

2,860

2,760

2,620

*2,490

2,430

2,430

2,460

2,460

2,460

2,430

2,400

2,370

2,300

2,280

27570

2,430

2,490

2,490

2,490

2,460

2,430

2,400

2,370

-

81,830

2,728

3.29

3.67

May

2,340

Z75TO

2,310

2,280

2,160

1,880

1,460

990

550

480

450

411

465

570

575

440

*324

253

200

168

144

172

1,220

1,090

397

223

154

117

96

82

74

24,415

788

0.951

1.10

June

67

60 258"

500

460

445

384

300

264

242

242

257

249

196

136

105

93

161

14O

164

435

379

276

426

570

495

328

344

605

4BO

-

9,091

303

0.366

0.41

July

435

328

242

182

136

*108

85

67

58

51

60

62

49

58

158

230

178

114

74

56

45

39

36

34

4T

164

204

215

172

108

77

3,866

125

0.151

0.17

Aug.

65

41

36

34

34

30

26

*23

20

21

25

20

18

14

14

16

18

13

11

9.0

9.0

8.0

8.0

7.0

770

7.0

13

13

34

261

950

1,805.0

58.2

0.070

0.08

Sept.

1,170

 

1,220 570"

304

120

65

45

36

30

*2£

30

28

82

186

261

268

234

158

91

58

41

38

36

39

65

58

69

56

41

34

-

5,861

195

0.235

0.26

Calendar year 1950: Max 12,400 Min 14 Mean 2,183 Cfsm 2.63 In. 35.74

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,600 Min 7.0 Mean 1,509 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.71

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Mount Carmel, 111.

Location. Lat 38°24'07", long. 87°45'10", in sec. 28, T. 1 S., R. 12 W., on right bank 

on downstream side of Southern Railway bridge at Mount Carmel, Wabash County, and 

0.1 mile downstream from Patoka River.

Drainage area.-- 28,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1908 to September 1913 (gage heights only), October 1927 to 

aeptemoer iabi.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 371.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Dec. 21, 1928, staff gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary chain 

gage established Apr. 2, 1929, 3.0 miles downstream on New York Central Railroad 

bridge at different datum. Downstream gage used as base Oct. 1, 1933, to Sept. 30, 

1949. Recorder installed Feb. 9, 1935.

Average discharge.--24 years (1927-51), 27,280 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 164,000 cfs Mar. 1, 2 (gage height, 24.09 ft); 

 minimum, 4,660 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.02 ft).

1927-51: Maximum discharge, 305,000 cfs May 25, 1943 (gage height, 27.54 ft, present site and datum); minimum, 1,620 cfs Sept. 27, 28, 30, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 31.0 ft Mar. 30, 1913, present site and datum (discharge, 

428,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 300,000 cfs). 

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 

In cubic fe

ge height, in feet, and discharge, 

per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 19 Apr. 20 to Sept. 30

2.0 7,290

8.0 28,200

13.0 50,200

16.0 66,700

19.0 85,500 21.a 104,000

23.0 135,000

24.1 165,000

1.0 

5.0

4,600

18,600

13.0

16.0

51,500

66,700

Note. Same as preceding 

ta6~Te~above 16.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23,100

19,600

17,200

15,600

14,100

13,300

12,700

12,100

11,500

11,300

14,100

17,400

17,100

16,000

16,700

17,400

16,400 

14,700

13,200

11,900

11,000

10,500

10,100

*9,790

9,410

9,310

9,380

9,240 

8,940

8,660

8,290

410,020

13,230

0.463

0.53

Nov.

8,150

7,850

7,550

7,690

7,850

7,550

7,360

11,400

20,800

27,500

30 , 200

31,500

30,900

30,400

28,900

26,900

24,700 

21,900

20,200

28,400

48,400

59,100

65,200

68,800

70,700

71,800

73,200

*73,800 

71,300

65,200

-

*1,055.2

35,170

1.23

1.37

Dec.

51,700

38,500

38,300

50 , 700

60,300

67,600

73,500

77,700

80,500

83,800

87,500

90 , 800

93,900

96,100

95,000

90,600

76,500 

57,000

38,400

29,700

24,700

22,500

21,400

21,100

20 , 900

20 , 100

19 , 400

18,000 

17,000

16,700

16,000

tl, 596. 9

51,510

1.80

2.08

Jan.

15,700

15,600

*22,100

36,000

50,800

60 , 100

65,300

68,600

71,300

73,600

74,700

74,200

72,400

70,200

72,700

75,500

77,500 

80,100

*83 , 600

86,200

88,100

89,900

90,600

89,500

85,600

77,200

64,200

48,100 

37,900

32,700

29,700

*1,979.7

63,860

2.23

2.57

Feb.

27,100

24,200

20,000

17,200

20,500

21,100

24,300

26,400

28,300

28,600

27,100

28,700

38,600

49,600

*58,000

65,200

70,900 

75,200

80,100

87,700

100,000

111,000

120,000

128,000

137,000

144,000

152,000

*160,000

-

_

-

H.,870.8

66,810

2.34

2.43

Mar.

164,000

164,000

158,000

141,000

122,000

105,000

91,200

79,600

69,100

59,300

53,400

53,800

*54,900

53,300

50,600

48,200

47,400 

58,100

66,500

69,700

71,400

72,600

73,900

74,400

72,400

68,200

63,700

60,000 

57,600

56,000

54,200

$2,433,5

78,500

2.74

3.16

Apr.

53,700

54,900

57,200

59,200

59,000

55,000

48,200

43,000

43,000

45 , 200

49,200

55,300

61,400

66 , 500

70,100

73,200

*76,300 

79,300

81,400

81,500

79,400

75,100

70,400

64,700

57,300

51,800

50,000

49,000 

45,700

41,100

-

*1, 797.1

59,900

2.09

2.34

May

39,200

39,600

39,400

37,300

34,400

31,700

30,400

29,600

28,400

27,200

26,600

30,400

38,200

43 , 700

46,800

48,100

47 , 200 

44, 500

40,300

33,900

28,200

*25,100

24,600

25,500

24,600

21,800

20,000

19,100 

18,600

18,100

18,400

980,900

31,640

1.11

1.28

June

18,500

18,000

17,700

17,500

16,900

16,600

16,500

16,100

15,500

14,600

14,500

14,600

14,700

14,600

14,200

14,000

14,500 

14,400

14,000

13,700

13 , 400

13,000

12,700

13,000

14,300

15,000

14,600

15,200 

17,400

26,200

-

465,900

15,530

0.543

0.61

July

34,000

36,200

34,900

30,500

25,600

22,600

21,000

19,000

16 , 400

16,100

*26,700

36,200

41,400

45,200

47 , 700

48,800

49,400 

48,800

46 , 200

41,600

34,300

26,800

21,800

19,700

19,700

18,800

17,700

16,700 

17,700

20,700

20,600

922,800

29,770

1.04

1.20

Aug.

19,600

16,800

14,600

13,500

12,200

11,000

*10,300

9,790

9,540

9,510

9,680

9,540

9,260

8,810

8,460

8,080

7,700 

7,420

7,220

6,980

6,880

7,120

7,220

6,950

6,610

6,570

6,680

6,470 

6,950

16,400

21,500

309,340

9,979

0.349

0,40

Sept.

17,600

15,900

13,100

9,580

7,900

7,120

6,570

6,230

6,030

6,030

*5,790

5,700

6,230

6,610

6,740

6,740

6,370 

5,030

5,730

5,660

5,340

5,060

4,900

5,060

5,060

4,960

4,960

4,870 

4,690

4,690

-

207,250

6,908

0.242

0.27

Calendar year 1950: Max 286,000 Min 6,500 Mean 60,250 Cfsm 2.11 In. 28.59

Water year 1950-51: Max 164,000 Min 4,690 Mean 38,440 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.23

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
476 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Bonpas Creek at Browns, 111.

Location --Lat 38°22'50", long. 87°58 I 35", In SW^SE^ sec. 33, T. IS., R. 14 W. , on left 

DanK 30 ft upstream from concrete dam of Albion municipal water plant at Browns, 

100 ft upstream from Nigger Creek, 300 ft upstream from State Highway 15, and a quarter of a mile upstream from Southern Railway bridge.

Drainage area.--235 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 374.92 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary wire-weight gage near mouth on Wabash River at Grayville read twice daily.

Average discharge.--11 years, 252 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,040 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 17.47 ft); no 

 flow Aug. 20 to Sept. 12.

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 5,490 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 20.40 ft); no 

flow at times most years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from Wabash River, which 

are poor. Albion municipal water plant diverts about 0.1 cfs at gage; diversion lot 

included in*records.

Cooperation.--Gage-height records for Wabash River at Grayville furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Rating table, water- year- 1950-51, except periods of backwater ( 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

9.0

162

246

313

957

14.0

17.0

17.5

1,820

2,820

3,040

Discharge, in cubic feet per- second, water- year October- 1950 to September- 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

~31.3

.9

.9

.9

.7

.6

.9

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

_._!

.1

.1

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

16.9

0.55

0.0023

0.003

Nov.

0.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.1 73"

390

817

902

889

566

92

31

*25

44

144

76

416

1,620

2,160

2.5OO

2,220

1,800

1,380

971

346

60

48

50

-

17,548.5

585

2.49

2.78

Dec.

64,

127

732

889

945

929

915

791

46O

C148

c53

c45

c46

c89

c238

c228

c!05

42

25

17

14

14

17

34

42

34

22

16

11

1O

8.5

7,108.5

229

0.974

1.12

Jan.

SB"7.8

1,130

1,360

1,380

1,170

776

268

76

116

512

450

360

1,270

2,100

2,260

*2,0?0

1,660

1,230

738

C194

c30

c22

c!9

c!6

elZ

30

40

36

30

21

19,441.8

627

2.67

3.08

Feb.

15

14

13

13

12_

85

628

688

576

256

177

850

*1,080

1,170

1,O6O

1,220

1,360

1,410

1,380

1,690

2,740

3,000

2,620

2,070

1,540

1,060

C377

C270

_

-

27,374

978

4.16

4.33

Mar.

c498

c483

C286

C257

C191

c!28

C105

c73

c3145"

743

1,340

1,620

*1,620

1,380

1,060

1,030

1,980

2,100

l.BOO

1,330

797

356

158

81

60

58

62

90

135

105

20,002

645

2.74

3.17

Apr.

118

172

98

64

50

47

143

470

420

246

*310

732

985

 1,070 9~ss

521

144

76

73

76

60

230

216

90

62

50

44

40

39

34

-

7,609

254

1.08

1.20

May

29

25

22

21

25

28

26

29

28

22

31

36

33

22

16

11

9.4

8.5

6.4

5.8

5.2

32

64

rr

7.8

5.2

3.2

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.5

576.0

18.6

0.079

0.09

June

1.3

T7S

4.8

8.5

10

7.1

5.2

4.1

54

95

22

9.4

5.8

3.6

2.4

3.2

12

13

8.5

4.6

2.8

2.4

2.4

15

104

*156

211

69

271

582

-

1,491.4

49.7

0.211

0.24

July

113

36

21

12

7.1

4.6

3.2

2.4

2.1

57T

2.1

2.8

7.1

12

8.5

5.2

4.1

136

60

22

7.8

3.6

6.0

31

10

28

*28

192

I5!J

40

97

1,056.7

34.1

0.145

0.17

Aug.

539 359-

46

12

4.6

2.8

1.9

1.5

1.7

7.1

8.5

4.1

2.1

1.5

.9

.6

.4

.2

.1

0

O

0

0

0

0

O

0

O

0

O

0

994.0

32.1

0.137

0.16

Sept.

0o0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

24

47

IS

10

4.0

1.9

1.1

.7

.5

.4

.2

1.0

2.1

1.9

1.3

.7

.4

.3

-

115.5

3.85

0.016

0.02

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,440 Min 0.1 Mean 508 Cfsm 2.16 In. 29.34

Water year 195O-51: Max 3,000 Min O Mean 283 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.36

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

c Backwater from Wabash River.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 477 

Little Wabash River at Wilcox, 111.

Location. Lat 38°38'05", long. 88°17'50", in SE£ sec. 3, T. 2 N., R. 8 E. , on right bank 

auu rt downstream from highway bridge at Wilcox and a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Big Muddy Creek.

Drainage area. 1,130 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. August 1914 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 392.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. Prior to Aug. 2, 1934, chain gage at site at highway bridge 300 ft upstream at 

same datum. Aug. 2, 1934, to Jan. 2, 1947, wire-weight gage at site at highway bridge 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 37 years, 864 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 22.03 ft);

 minimum, 16 cfs Aug. 25, 29-31.

1914-51: Maximum discharge, 47,000 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 26.67 ft); minimum observed, 0.09 cfs Oct. 30, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). W 523: 1915(M). W 973: 1937-40.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

3.0 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0 

14.0

Oct. 1 to Pet. 22

15

153

249

688

1,640

17.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

21.0

22.0

Feb. 23 to Sept. 30

2,700

3,200

4,230

6,000

9,600

14,600

2.9

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

91

176

6.0 284

10.0 875

14.0 1,640

Note. Same as preceding 

ta'EIe~above 14.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

55

51

45

40 

37

43

47

47

42

38

130

216 »T3T

89 

64

50

42

37

33

31

29

40

38

31

28

26

25

24

23

22

22

1,579

50.9

0.045

0.05

Nov.

21

20

19

TO 

20

19

63

1,240

1,500

1,340

1,160

773

329

169 

130

 169

165

137

215

»1,870

2.800

2,650

2,480

2,100

1,070

380

279

238

211

192

21,779

726

0.642

0.72

Dec.

178

271

2,230

3,530 

5,980

2,900

1,760

807

a450

416

432

432

»416

448 

528

592

576

512

402

316

249

211

192

232

374

592

688

592

359

238

192

25,058

808

0.715

0.82

Jan.

'174

TBT

1,880

3,940 

5,160

4,980

4,360

a3,600

a2,500

1,580

1,200

1,140

1,120

1,900 

3,860

4,980

4,650

 3,980

3,290

1,960

1,060

592

432

348

297

267

227

201

187

178

178

60,405

1,949

1.72

1.99

Feb.

169

157

141

134 

150

230

1,560

a4,500

a4,000

a5,500

a5,500

a5,800

a4,100

5,160 

4,500

4,500

5,550

5,770

5,160

5,550

9,850

15,600

9,600

8,120

6,520

4,810

2,530

1,280

_

_.

-

118,201

4,221

3.74

3.89

Mar.

,440

,660

,800

,890 

,710

1,260

785

590

485

410

1,460

3,910

5,550

5,350 

5,160

5,160

4,650

4,650

3,980

2,650

1,620

970

845

725

545

440

410

1*0

815

937

1,160

63,457

2,047

1.81

2.09

Apr.

1,440

al.OOO

a650

a470 

a360

a270

aSOO

a2,000

al,900

al,000

al.OOO

2,280

3,980

4,980 

4,810

4,360

4,230

2,950

1,300

710

815

725

575

485

395

337

297

272

254

242

-

44,887

1,496

1.32

1.48

May

226

220

a260

215 

190

180

185

195

200

215

a300

a350

372

337 

232

*172

140

123

107

98

90

85

81

77

75

71

66

63

59

56

55

5,096

164

0.145

0.17

June

55

54

55

176 

123

97

83

72

82

54

49

46

42

38 

15

41

49

52

107

156

755

860

557

368

740

 425

194

186

1,300

2,600

-

9,211

307

0.272

0.30

July

2,900

3,050

3,640

4.250 

2,860

1,150

350

210

172

144

127

144

401

710 

380

190

140

115

'Z5O' 103

182

119

119

248

485

»515

268

158

111

272

272

24,025

775

0.686

0.79

Aug.

~55 172

72

58 

49

44

40

36

35

33

33

33

31

28 

26

23

21

20

18

18

20

20

19

18

ii

17

19

18

16

16

16

1,083

34.9

0.031

0.04

Sept.

375

403

T7Z

97 

76

67

52

42

35

39

»35

30

56

62 

75

167

140

86

59

44

35

30

26

28

38

40

37

28

22

20

-

2,416

80.5

0.071

0.08

Calendar year 1950: Max 41,100 Mln 16 Mean 1,796 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.57

Water year 1950-51: Max 13,600 Mln 16 Mean 1,033 Cfsm 0.914 In. 12.42

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 of s) . Jan. 5 (6 p.m.) 5,550 cfs (19.77 ft)s Jan. 16 (8 p.m.) 5,160

cfs ^19.58 ft;; Feb. 8 {time unknown) about 5,500 cfsj Feb. 22 (4 a.m.) 14,60Q cfs (22.03 ft); Mar.

13 (7 p.m.) 6,000 cfs (19.96 ft); Apr. 14 (J p.m.) 5,160 efs (19.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated pn basis of weather records and records for Skillet 

Fork near Wayne City, Embarrass River at Ste. Marie, and Kaskaskla River at Vandalia.
478 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Skillet Fork at Wayne City, 111.

Location. Lat 38 0 21'25 B , long. 88 0 35'00", in SW£ sec. 7, T. 2 S., R. 6 E., on right bank

 an eighth of a mile downstream from Shoe Creek, half a mile downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 15, 0.9 mile upstream from Southern Railroad bridge, and 1 mile north of 

Wayne City.

Drainage area. 475 sq mi.

Records available. August 1908 to December 1912, June 1914 to September 1921, June 1928 

to septemoer 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 383.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 30, 1921, chain gage at Southern 

Railroad bridge 0.9 mile downstream at different datum. June 11, 1928, to Oct. 4, 

1939, chain gage at highway bridge half a mile upstream at datum 380.4 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 30 years (1914-21, 1928-51), 421 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,250 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 19.53 ft); mini-

 mum, 0.5 cfs Aug. 30, 31.

1908-12, 1914-21, 1928-51: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 

22.16 ft); no flow at times during 1908, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1944.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

473... ......

503.........

503 .........

523.........

683.........

713 .........

823.. .......

853.........

873. ........

Water 

year

1919

1920

1921

1929

1931

Date

May 13

Oct. 27

May 15

Gage height 

(feet)*

21.20

21.10

22.50

20.70

22.81

21.85

23.38

24.56

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,200

7,800

13,400

6,200

7,500

4,880

9,400

10..400

15,400

* From graph based on gage readings.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods 

of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--W 1143: 1947-48. Revised figures of discharge for high-water 

periods in cne water years 1918-21, 1929-31, 1937-39 are given herewith. They supersede those published in Water-Supply Papers 473, 503, 523, 683, 698, 713, 823, 853, and 

873.

Day 

(water year)

1917-18

Apr . 26 ....

27 ....

28.. ..

29 ....

30....

May 13 ....

14....

15....

1918-19

Dec. 15....

16 ....

1919-20

Oct . 27 ....

28 ....

29....

30....

31....

Nov . 1 ....

2....

3....

Mar . 13 ....

May 21 ....

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,200

5,000

4,600

6,600

5,OOO

8,200

7,000

4,600

7,800

6,200

12,600

12,200

8,600

6,200

5,400

6,600

6,200

5,000

5,400

5,000

Day 

(water year)

1920-21

Mar . 29 ....

1928-29

Jan . 19 ....

20... .

21 ....

25....

26....

27....

May 7 ....

8. ...

14 ....

15....

16....

17....

21.. ..

22... .

June 14 ....

15....

16. ...

1929-30

Jan . 8 ....

9.. . .

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,400

4,590

5,400

4,460

4,730

5,600

4,460

5,040

4,880

5,040

7,1OO

6,400

4,880

5,850

4,330

5,040

5,200

4,330

4,330

5,600

Day 

(water year)

1929-30

Jan . 1O .....

11.....

12.. ...

13.....

16. ....

17 .....

1930-31

Sept. 3.....

4. ....

5. ....

1936-37

Jan. 15.....

1937-38

Apr . 1 .....

1938-39

Apr. 17.....

18.... .

Discharge 

(cfs) B

7,100

6,100

5,200

7,500

5,850

5,040

4,880

4,590

4,330

8,900

9,400

14,900

10,900
WABASH RIVER BASIN 479

Skillet Fork at Wayne City, 111. Continued

Month

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

Water year 1917-18..

Water year 1918-19..

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

Water year 1919-20..

March 1921 ............ 

Water year 1920-21..

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

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

Water year 1928-29 . .

Water year 1929-30 . .

Water year 1930-31 . .

Water year 1936-37.. 

Calendar year 1937 . .

Water year 1937-38.. 

Calendar year 1938..

Water year 1938-39 . . 

Calendar year 1939 . .

Cfs-days

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

181,876.5 

180,442.6

119,115.5 

111,507.4

147,388.2 

146,616.4

Maximum

8,200

7,800

5,000

12,600

5,400 

5,400

5,200

7,100

11,100

4,880

8,900 

8,900

9,400 

9,400

14,900 

14,900

Minimum

.7

.7

34

1

12 

2

24

1.2

.1

.4

0 

0

.2 

.1

.1 

.2

Mean

369

396

970

789

1,290 

222

1 590

798

697

407

148

498 

494

326 

305

404 

402

Per square 

mile

.767

.823

2.02

1.64

2.68 

.462

1.68

1.47

.857

.312

1.05 

1.04

.686 

.642

.851 

.846

Runoff in 

inches

10.41

11.17

2.33

22.32

3.09 

6.28

1.87

19.91

11.63

4.25

14.22 

14.11

9.32 

8.72

4.09

11.53 

11.48

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 8, Aug. 6 to Sept. 13)

3.3 0.5

.4 2.0

.5 5.0

0.7 

1.0 

1.5

3.0 200

9.0 885

12.0 1,370

15.0 2,070

17.0 2,770

18.0 3,620

19.0

19.5

5,800

8,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.4

.2

775

2.9

2.. 3

2.3

*3.2

4.1

4.7

5.8

7.0

7.0

6.2

5.0

4.4

3.8

4.7

5.4

5.8

12

19

IS

14

14

13

13

188.8

6.09

0.013

0.01

Nov.

13

11

TT

13

12

13

14

423

1,730

1,770

935

187

68

53

45

*50

53

60

140

2,010

2.990

2,450

1,240

566

150

107

73

57

51

48

-

15,143

505

1.06

1.19

Dec.

48

BT

1,250

2.610

2,576

1,810

585

333

366

355

333

333

*355

410

621

597

388

220

146

89

61

53

59

181

377

421

333

196

110

68

52

15,384

496

1.04

1.20

Jan.

46

52

1,710

2,990

2,610

2,310

1,110

366

182

191

669

633

432

1,280

5,160

3,160

*2,570

1,750

633

311

205

137

104

91

78

61

59

58

48

a40

a35

27,081

874

. 1.84

2.12

Feb.

a30

a24

a20

18

aiZ

a200

a3,000

a2,800

a2,300

al , 600

al,700

al , 900

*2,610

2,410

1,800

1,810

2,810

2,730

2,610

2,400

5,760

6.550

4,740

3,280

1,360

421

245

307

-

-

-

55,452

1,980

4.17

4.34

Mar.

992

1,120

789

549

410

250

186

155

124

124

1,150

2,820

3,160

2,920

2,450

1,610 r.eio

5.260

2,730

1,650

549

355

388

366

235

155

124

116

2075

290

399

31,236

1,008

2.12

2.45

Apr.

280

182

132

103

84

77

246

924

837

477

474

*1,860

2,490

'2,490

2,040

905

290

178

142

124

119

290

250

155

112

87

72

65

60

52

-

15,597

520

1.09

1.22

May

46

IT

37

34

31

31

30

36

33

32

32

31

34

39

*33

27

23

20

16

17

15

14

13

12

11

11-

lS

22

25

27

30

816

26.3

0.055

0.06

June

32

32

35

41

44

56

42

31

25

20

18

17

15

14 n

19

119

128

41

a32

a27

a23

a20

al8

53

*477

177

59

178

657

-

2,464

82.1

0.173

0.19

July

- 873

3T5

65

33

23

17

14

11

17

35

16

44

267

421

142

46

28

155

40

21

12

8.2

6.2

4.7

3.8

3.5

*'575

59

54

105

33

2,886.2

93.1

0.196

0.23

Aug.

22

22

16

11

6.6

4.4

3.2

2.9

6.2

12

5.0

2.3

1.6

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

2.6

3.2

4.7

5.0

2.9

1.7

1.4

1.1

.6

.5

.5

147.2

4.75

0.010

0.01

sept.

0.8

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

* .2

.0

.6

2. 3

1.7

2.9

218

-BT 270

32

20

14

10

7.8

6.6

5.4

4.4

183

105

32

20

14

10

7.4

-

1,056.7

35.2

0.074

0.08

Calendar year 1950; Max 19,000 Min 1.0 Mean 809 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.13

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,550 Min 0.5 Mean 459 Cfsm 0.966 In. 13.10

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Little 

Wabash River at Wilcox, Centralia Reservoir Creek at Centralia, a and ' other " stations on nearby - streams. --
480 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Little Wabash River at Carmi, 111.

Location. Lat 38°03'40", long. 88°09'35", near center of Ei sec. 25, T. 5 S., R. 9 E., 

on right bank at upstream side of Possum Bridge, 2.3 miles south of Main Street bridge 

in Carmi and 7f miles downstream from Skillet Pork.

Drainage area. 3,090 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1908 to December 1912 (gage heights only), October 1939 to 

aepcemoer isbi.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 339.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 T929. October 1908 to December 1912, chain gage at site 3.1 miles upstream at datum

0.4 ft higher. Oct. 1 to Nov. 9, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Since Nov. 14, 1939, auxiliary water-stage recorder 3.1 miles upstream.

Average discharge. 12 years, 2,871 cfs.

Extremes.--Ifeximum discharge during year, 15,400 cfs Feb. 28; maximum gage height, 30.14 

rt war. 1; minimum discharge, 14 cfs Nov. 1 (gage height, 0.83 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 39,400 cfs Jan. 11, 1950 (gage height, 35.23 ft); 

minimum, 4.7 cfs Oct. 30 to Nov. 2, 1944; minimum gage height, 0.75 ft Sept. 16, 1940. 

Maximum stage known, 36.23 ft in January 1937.

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

wTTTch are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

185 

TIT

118

97

72

71

75

82

83

82

75

70

72

78

133

178

175

127

86

75

78

103

103

*89

85

81

78

72

70

55

20

2,909

93.8

0.030

0.04

Nov.

15 

TS

23

37

47

57

61

228

1,450

3,000

4,100

4,270

3,560

2,130

1,470

947

679

520

1,460

4,970

6,550

6,870

7,150

7,290

7.550

7,530

*7,320

6,710

5,750

4,610

-

96,373

3,212

1.04

1.16

Dec.

2,580 

1,350

al,500

a2,500

a5,000

a6,000

6,220

6,440

6,370

6,090

5,670

5,190

4,260

3,160

2,830

2,780

1,720

al,600

1,530

1,230

964

638

500

571

821

1,080

al,400

al,500

al , 400

al.OOO

a700

84,597

2,729

0.883

1.02

Jan.

a500 

*a530"

a2,000

a3,000

4,570

5,460

6,950

7,330

7,580

7,570

7,490

7,430

7,250

9,580

10,800

9,580

9,810

10,000

9,960

10,000

9,900

9,800

9,510

8,970

8,270

7,330

5,530

2,660

876

571

b520

201,327

6,494

2.10

2.42

Feb.

b470 

b440

b420

b400

b390

b450

2,390

3,160

4,030

4,990

5,220

6,060

6,950

*7,330

7,660

8,190

9,010

9,310

9,690

10,900

12,300

13,000

13,200

13 , 800

14,400

14,800

*15,100

*15,200

_

_

-

209,310

7,475

2.42

2.52

Calendar year 1950; Max 38,600 Mln 15

Mar.

15,100 

14,700

14,400

13,700

*13,200

12,700

12,000

*11,300

10,600

9,870

9,170

*8,900

8,700

8,580

8,650

8,740

9,800

11,600

12,100

12,100

12,200

12,000

11,800

11,700

11,200

10,700

10,000

9,070

7,980

6,380

3,990

332,930

10,740

3.48

4.01

Mes

Apr.

2,980 

2,470

2,260

1,930

1,470

1,200

1,180

2,160

3,300

3,760

3,810

4,940

5,920

5,880

6,370

*6,710

6,970

6,720

6,320

a6,000

a5, 600

a5, 000

a4,000

a3,000

a2,000

al , 500

al,300

al.100

a900

a760

-

107,510

3,584

1.16

1.29

May

a640 

a550

a500

a450

a400

a450

452

409

397

434

465

481

557

711

557

633

538

468

379

275

*235

230

594

566

458

302

215

159

139

132

122

13,008

420

0.136

0.16

June

118 

115

T30

139

142

139

170

228

215

198

190

175

198

164

135

135

464

369

356

292

350

358

437

744

675

1,200

2,100

1,930

1,380

1,300

-

14,546

485

0.157

0.18

July

a2,000 

a4,500

a5, 500

a6,000

a6,000

a5, 800

as, 500

a4,500

a3,500

*1,940

1,170

808

852

,060

,300

,210

,150

,180

1,210

al.OOO

a600

a350

298 '557

1,020

814

1,100

1,050

1,080

901

605

64,685

2,087

0.675

0.78

Aug.

559" 675 

495

365

235

168

*132

110

132

139

142

124

103

82

72

66

63

62

62

60

58

57

48

W

52

52

70

82

62

61

57

4,524

146

0.047

0.05

Sept.

56 

54

55

208

364

250

164

120

97

*95

82

72

443

583

667

425

248

178

180

202

166

130

100

389

606

679

105

205

128

102

-

7,454

248

0.080

0.09

n 5,722 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.13

Water year 1950-51: Max 15,200 Min 15 Mean 3,121 Cfsra 1.01 In. 13.72

* Discharge measurement made on this tjay.

a No auxiliary gage-height reoordj discharge estimated on basis of base gage heights and records 

for station at Wilcox.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SALINE RIVER BASIN 481

Saline River near Junction, 111.

Location. Lat 37°41'52", long. 88°16'00", in NE^ sec. 36, T. 9 S., R. 8 E. , on right 

name at old Island Ripple Bridge site, 2-5 miles southwest of Junction, 4 miles downstream from North Pork, and 13tr miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1,040 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 320.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 13, 1939, wire-weight gage at upstream side of Island Ripple 

Bridge at same datum. Since Dec. 27, 1939, auxiliary water-stage recorder 3f miles 

downstream at Eagle Ripple Ford.

Average discharge. 12 years, 1,418 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 12,000 cfs Feb. 22; maximum gage height, 

311.39 ft Mar. 2 (backwater from Ohio River); minimum discharge during nonbackwater 

periods, 7.3 cfs Aug. 22-26, Sept. 7,8.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 37,400 cfs Mar. 19, 1945; maximum gage height, 44.03 

ft Mar. 17, 1945 (backwater from Ohio River); maximum daily reverse flow, 6,260 cfs 

Apr. 21, 1948; minimum discharge during nonbackwater periods, 0.9 cfs Sept. 22, 23, 

1944; minimum gage height, 1.01 ft Sept. 25-28, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 55.8 ft in February 1937 (backwater from Ohio River).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, or extremely 

FTaT slope, which are poor. Backwater from Ohio River frequently causes reversal of 

flow at the station and occasionally, at extremely high stages, causes diversion from 

Wabash River to Saline River just above station.

Revisions (water years). W 953: 1940.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

e450

134

78

68

 62

56

52

56

66

66

62

58

50

46 

43

41

36

36

36

30

31

198

2.040 

1,200

410

227

162

131

108

91

83

6,207

200

0.192

0.22

Nov.

75

 69

64

75

116

114

101

99

2,760

4,770

3,760

1,490

511

392

355

 718

755

482

480

a5,600

a6,900

a6,OOO

a5, 000 

a3, 500

a2,100

e473

el50

e400

e550

583

-

48,446

1,615

1.55

1.73

Dec.

791

774

3,560

4.910

4,330

2,950

1,570

6572

e598

6308

e-333

e-664

e-346

e-362 

6-4OO

e-371

e-749

al.nOO"

a2,100

a3,50o

a4,700

a4,500

a3,500 

al,300

a400

a600

a400

237

253

215

184

40,027

1,291

1.24

1.43

Jan.

187

224

a3.200

a5,000

a4,800

a4,500

a3,500

a2,OOO

al , 200

al,250

a3,500

 4,620

a5. 000

a7,000 

a8, 500

9,980

10.6OO

10,200

8,560

6,290

3,110

6372

eO 

e357

e370

1.070

1,320

1,790

2,430

62,500

el, 700

115,130

3,714

3.57

4.12

Feb.

el, 000

a50O

a!50

-87O

e-483

6252

a3,500

a4,000

a3,000

al.OOO

-1.170

a-3OO

a2 , 500

a3,500 

a3,200

a4,000

aS.OOO

4,930

4,490

5,070

a9 , 000

all, 500

a9,500 

as, 000

6,9SO

4,270

»e741

6756

_

_

-

94,016

3,358

3.23

3.36

Mar.

1,810

2,130

2,400

2,370

2,550

2,890

2,960

2,660

1,220

1,200

1,450

a2,100

a3,500

4,200 

3,150

1,960

3,140

7,250

8,730

9,180

8,010

5,780

3,390 

960

60

eO

6332

e328

e634

1,150

1,110

88,544

2,856

2.75

3.17

Apr.

1,500

803

e535

e258

e258

e540

aSOO

1,040

e281

e283

819

2,860

3,000

1,740 

e535

6268

1,000

eO

e<3

eO

1,040

3,720

4.760 

4,060

*1,940

el, 200

el, 100

eSOO

6400

e20O

-

35,740

1,191

1.15

1.28

May

e305

6291

e!49

e!50

e!50

6160

a200

e220

a250

a250

a200

e240

e200

el50 

»e!20

e90

6157

e93

60 e80"

675

670

357 

 res 688

110

75

54

42

38

40

5,202

168

0.162

0.19

June

40

fS

97

258

287

193

129

103

169

284

148

87

88

a78 

a60

a80

a950

689

 228

1,250

1,360

847

996 

2,030

1,050

3,820

5,230

5,440

5,790

5, 720

-

37,544

1,251

1.20

1.34

July

6,210

5,300

3,110

766

290

185

151

136

206

1,340

1,240

1,340

1,520

2,290 

1,560

613

240

480

371

 174

114

87

89 

170

120

64

735

1,740

430

187

106

31,427

1,014

0.975

1.12

Aug.

69

62

58

42

32

26

23

21

33

401

204

110

54

32 

23

19

17

15

14

10

8.3

7.3

tt 

7.3

7.3

7.3

 21

215

193

112

52

1,903.8

61.4

0.059

0.07

Sept.

28

19

15

12

10

8.3

7.3

VTS

9.3

10

10

12

832

1.410 

400

143

73

42

29

 20

20

19

20 

21

72

256

237

99

51

32

-

3,925.2

131

0.126

0.14

Calendar year 195O: Max 33,800 Min -4.60O Mean 4,290 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1950-51 : Max 11,500 Min -1,170 Mean 1.39Z Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.17

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of auxiliary gage heights, storage curve, 

weather records, and records for Little Wabash River at Wilcox and Skillet Pork near Wayne City.

e Extremely flat slope.

Note. Figures of discharge in cubic feet per secpnd per square mile and runoff in inches for 

some months do not represent natural yield owing to channel storage caused by backwater from Ohio 

River. Negative figures indicate reverse flow.
482 TRADEWATER RIVER BASIN

Tradewater River at Olney, Ky.

Location. Lat 37 0 13'35n , long. 87°46'45", on downstream side of left abutment of highway oridge at Olney, Hopkins County, 1.1 miles upstream from Cave Creek, 5.1 miles 

downstream from Flynn Creek, and 9^ miles northeast of Princeton.

Drainage area. 255 sq mi.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 362.80 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1907. Prior to July 31, 1942, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 335 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,260 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 16.39 ft); min- 

 imum, 1.3 cfs Aug. 15 (gage height, 1.82 ft).

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 7,120 cfs Feb. 16, 1949 (gage height, 16.78 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 19.27 ft. from floodmarks, in January 1937 (discharge, 17,000 

cfs, by slope-area determination).

Remarks. Records good except those below 50 cfs or those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 195O-51 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16 to Nov. 16; 

rate of change In stage used as a factor for 

most days above 500 cfs)

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.2

2.3

1.2 

1.8 

2.4 

5.4 

9.0

2.5 

2.9 

3.5

4.0 

7.0

22

61

142

230

TOO

11.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.4

1,350

1,880

2,320

3,280

6,280

Discharge t In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsn

In.

Oct.

42

37

32

25

21

20

17

16

14

11

10

11

9.6

10

13

11

11

9.0

6.8

6.1

4.8

T5

18 

44

61

49

33

27

21

17

14

629.2

20.3

0.080

0.09

Nov.

13

T5

15

18

34

*43

42

42

103

324

346

203

136

101

84

201

397

376

278

1,360

1,680

1,690

1,700 

1,680

1,280

758

527

234

167

152

-

13,997

467

1.83

2.04

Dec.

145

142

468

1,130

1,110

1,420

1,620

1,610

1,610

1,510

1,090

743

506

299

248

223

190

155

121

104

*95

95

93 

98

102

99

93

77

77

68

i!

15,408

497

1.95

2.25

Jan.

62

S7

1,080

1,880

1,940

2,120

2,260

2,080

1,370

1,060

1,370

1,330

1,490

2,530

6,000

*6,190

5,610

4,390

3,080

2,300

1,530

753

550 

270

190

160

145

181

322

400

297

53,007

1,710

6.71

7.73

Feb.

a230

a2OO

al80

163

155

225

1,210

1,450

al , 500

al,400

al,240

»al,100

1,520

1,530

1,560

1,710

1,740

1,540

1,280

1,410

1,770

1.780

1,770 

1,670

1,120

723

511

352

.

_

-

31,037

1,108

4.35

4.53

Mar.

416

387

339

706

925

725

538

406

319

240

232

79T

1,130

1,070

881

755

682

1,550

1,650

*1,730

1.820

1,760

1,480 

976

703

428

272

321

512

613

520

24,880

803

3.15

3.63

Apr.

378

310

591

801

651

464

4OO

692

784

982

564

764

852

695

527

368

264

210

185

163

210

1,230

1,330 

1,350

1,120

721

448

262

208

*174

17,698

590

2.31

2.58

May

148 TZ~5

111

98

89

88

88

75

66

58

53

48

45

40

36

31

27

24

21

19

18

16

16 

14

14

14

13

10

8.6

8.3

7.9

1,432.8

46.2

0.181

0.21

June

8 .3

8.3

7.9

 8.3

7.6

6.8

6.5

T7S

8.3

8.3

9.0

9.6

9.0

9.0

16

27

21

14

20

45

118

TOT

50 

29

19

30

41

60

42

69

-

819.5

27.3

0.107

0.12

July

172

126

85

57

38

27

21

15

13

18

18

13

24

230

T55

49

 30

19

13

8.6

6.8

5.8

5.4 

5.8

6.5

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.2

4.0

n

1,142.1

36.8

0.144

0.17

Aug.

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.9

*2.4

2.4

2.3

2.1 

1.9

1.8

1.7

4.1

21

27

21

3_1

162.2

5.23

0.021

0.02

Sept.

28

16

9.0

6.1

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.0

3.8

4.2

3.8

3.6 1T~

18

53

53

27

14

7.6

5.0

4.6

5.0

6.8 

*61

196

192

130

79

48

30

-

1,036.3

34.5

0.135

0.15

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,22O Mln 4.8 Mean 673 Cfsm 2.64 In. 35.80

Water year 195O-51: Max 6,190 Mln 1.4 Mean 442 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.52

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

Little River near Cadiz.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 483

Ohio River at Golconda, 111.

Location. Lat 37°21'30", long. 88°28'55", on right bank at lock and dam 51, Golconda, 

rope uounty, 0.5 mile upstream from Long Branch, I mile downstream from Loves Branch, 

and at mile 903.1.

Drainage area. 143 ,900 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1951 (fragmentary prior to October 1940).

Gage. Staff gage read hourly at high and low stages and six times daily at medium

Stages. Datum of gage is 294.6 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River datum. Auxiliary 

staff gage read hourly at lock and dam 50, 26.3 miles upstream.

Average discharge. 11 years (1940-51), 178,200 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 647,000 cfs Mar. 1; maximum gage height, 43.7 

 ft 1/eb. 28, Mar. 1.

1937-51: Maximum discharge, 1,010,000 cfs Mar. 14-16, 1945; maximum gage height, 

53.2 ft Mar. 14, 15, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 62.6 ft Feb. 1-3, 1937; maximum discharge, 1,470,000 cfs 

Feb. 2, 3, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite fall-stage-discharge 

relation, which are poor.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfara 

In.

Oct.

} 78, 000 

«.,

I 50, 000 

170,000 

175,000

Iss.ooo

! 51, 000 

,-,

*2,060 

66,450 

0.462 

0.53

Nov.

[55,000

\ 100,000

153,000

191,000 

216,000 

228,000 

220,000 

204,000

183,000 

162,000

M. 30, 000

159,000 

215,000 

282,000 

321,000 

339,000

347,000

347, OOq 

338,000 

317,000 

297,000

*5,584 

186,100 

1.29 

1.44

Dec.

275,000 

250,000 

233.OOO 

241,000 

»288,000

352,000 

397,000 

436,000 

464,000 

492,000

523,000 

556,000 

580,000 

600,000 

626,000

639,000

634)oOO 

* 6 12, 000 

566,000

508,000 

426,000 

332,000 

251,000 

190,000

154,000 

Il30,000

*11,918 

384,500 

2.67 

3.08

Jan.

Il20,000

173,000

254,000 

319,000 

362,000 

390,000 

409,000

436,000 

447,000 

460,000 

476,000 

490,000

499,000 

516,000 

541,000 

557,000 

572,000

595,000 

612,000 

»618,oOO 

623,000

613,000

582,000 

553,000 

531,000 

490,OOO 

439,000 

398,000

*13,435 

433,400 

3.01 

3.47

Feb.

362,000 

343,000 

328,000 

324,000

336,000

367,000 

403,000 

428,000 

448,000 

471,000

474,000 

484,000 

490,000 

491,000 

489,000

493,000 

506,000 

520,000 

525,000 

527,000

542,000 

538,000 

558, OOO 

569,000 

586,000

604,000 

622,000 

628,000

_

*13,456 

480,600 

3.34 

3.48

Mar.

*641,000 

644,000

642,000 

629,000 

608,000

578,000 

551,000 

529,000 

507,000 

486,000

477,000 

468,000 

467,000 

462,000 

458,000

442,000 

430 . 000

442,000 

444,000 

460,000

473,000 

489,000 

501,000 

508,000 

515,000

520,000 

516,000 

503,000 

484,000 

463,000 

435,000

*15,772 

508,800 

3.54 

4.08

Apr.

407,000 

378,000 

361,000 

»349,000 

362,000

374,000 

391,000 

407,000 

418,000 

420.000

414,000 

408,000 

400,000 

388,000 

388,000

386,000 

39O.OOO 

396,000 

402,000 

402,000

408,000 

408,000 

401,000 

386,000 

371,000

338,000 

307,000 

273,000 

244,000 

243.000

-

*11,220 

374,000 

2.60 

2.90

May

237,000 

229,000 

220,000 

215,000 

213,000

217,000 

228,000 

242,000 

*253,000

251,000

241,000 

221,000 

212,000 

193,000 

180,000

173,000 

170,000 

173,000 

174,000 

170,000

159,000 

139,000

>120,000 

UlO.OOO

*5,530 

178,400 

1.24 

1.43

June

M.10,000 

>96,000 

VLOO/BO

L.40,ooo

165,000

180, OOO 

184.000

176,000 

167,000 

143,000

YU.0, 000

*3,655 

121,800 

0.846 

0.94

July

\ 120, 000

127,000 

*132,000

135.000

132,000 

127,000 

123,000 

114,000

>94,000

97,200 

85,600 

79,800

80,100 

>70,000

74,000 

74,000

} 65, 000 

(»)

*2,943.7 

94,960 

0.660 

0.76

Aug.

Uo.ooo

I 30, 000

Uo.ooo

>25,000 

>24,000 

V25,000

*1,045 

33,710 

0.234 

0.27

Sept.

1

35.OOO 

(*)

> 33, 000 

>36,000 

>37,000 

>33,000 

V28,000

*1,010 

33,670 

0.234 

0.26

Calendar year 1950 : Max 987,000 Mln - Mean 3O2,40o Cfsra 2.1O In. 28.51 

Water year 1950-51 : Max 644,000 Min - Mean 240,100 Cfsro 1.67 In. 22.64

Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Fall-stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 2 to Nov. 9, Nov. 18-20, Dec. 27 to Jan. 4, 

May 23 to June 19, June 26 to July 3, July 11-17, 22-26, July 29 to Sept. 3O; discharge estimated on 

basis of other stations in Ohio River basin.
484 BAY CREEK BASIN

Hayes Creek at Glendale, 111.

Location. Lat 37°27'25", long. 88 0 40'05", in SWpSWi sec. 21, T. 12 S., R. 5 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge at Glendale, 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 18.9 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1949 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 380 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,320 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 13.32 ft); min- 

 imum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 8-11, 20, 21.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, 3,020 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 14.32 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 8-11, 20, 21, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 195O-51 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 19 to May 12, Sept. 11-30)

1.0 

1.4 

1.6 1.1 

2.3 

4.2

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

6.0 

7.0

105

161

8.0 249

9.0 390

10.0 640

11.2 1,110

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.

7:

.3

95

46

9.2

5.0

3.2

2.3

1.9

1.6 

1.4

1.4

175.2

5.65

0.299

0.34

Nov.

1.4

1.4

*1.4

8.4

9.8

5.4

4.3

46

373

52

21

13

9.0

6.9 

*20

120

33

19

56

686

54

27

18

15

12

11

11 

10

9.6 

13

-

1,667.6

55.6

2.94

3.28

Dec.

22

49

390

46

26

78

49

28

22

22

16

14

15

36 

43

22

14

10

6.6

6.0

5.0

5.3

6.3

7.6

6.5

6.1

4.8 

3.1

3.0

3.1

2^8

968.2

31.2

1.65

1.91

Jan.

2.7

15

252

45

22

17

22

20

17

252

*278

54

203

1.080 

182

52

33

23

18

14

10

8.4

8.4

7.6

6.2

5.4

5.7 

10

10 

6.0

4.6

2,684.0

86.6

4.58

5.28

Feb.

5.3

4,6

5.1

5.4

5.4

156

254

38

21

14

18

52

58

29 

20

211

*64

33

42

*829

181

36

21

15

12

12

11 

46

~

-

2,199.0

78.5

4.15

4.33

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,950 Min 0.2

Mar.

46

23

19

15

12

10

9.6

8.4

6.7

6.5

86

72

41

32 

29

25

290

"54 807

28

22

18

17

15

14

13

12 

16

18 

18

15

1,798.2

58.0

3i07

3.54

Apr.

15

16

15

14

13.

14

92

50

34

25

76

57

55

34 

24

20

18

16

15

14

187

209

*43

28

22

20

20 

18

16

14

~

1,194

39.8

2.11

2.35

May

12

11

9.4

8.3

7.7

6.6

5.4

4.6

4.2

8.8

11

6.0

4.2

*3.1 

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.9

1.3

.9

.8

.7

.5 

.4

.4 

.4

.6

119.0

3.84

0.203

0.23

June

0.5

.4

13

43

16

5.0

*3.2

3.7

10

5.4

2.5

2.1

3.0

1.6 

1.0

.8

.9

.7

19

62

5.7

5.9

61

52

53

321

26 

79

lit

"

1,797.4

59.9

3.17

3.54

July

114

21

12

a9

a5.5

a3.5

a2.5

a2.0

alOO

a!4

a6.0

a4.0

a3.0

a2.5 

al.7

al.l

a. 9

al.O

.8

*.7

.7

.6

rf 5.0

1.4

13 

10

1.8 

.9

..7

340.3

11.0

0.582

0.67

Aug.

0.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

14

1.5 *.8

.4

.4

.3

.3 

.3

.3

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

**.*

1.4 

.5

.4

47.7

1.54

0.081

0.09

Sept.

0.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

. 1

.1

.1

2.1

Si

2.4 

.6

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

*.l

is

.2

2.7

39

3.0

1.0 

.5

.4 

.3

"

116.6

3.89

0.206

0.23

Mean 64.2 Cfsm 3.40 In. 46.09

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,080 Min 0.1 Mean 35.9 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.79

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). --Nov. 20 (8 a.m.) 1,570 cfs (12.11 ft); Dec. 3 (6 a.m.) 840 efs

(10.53 ft); Jan. 10 (12 p.m.) 80O cfs (10.43 ft); Jan. 14 (7:30 a.m.) 1,750 cfs, (12. 37 ft); Feb. 20 

(2 p.m.) 1,750 cfs (12.45 ft); Mar. 18 (3 a.m.) 2,320 cfs (13.32 ft); June 29 (3 p.m.) 920 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 

and records for Sugar Creek near Dixon Springs.

weather records,
BAY CREEK BASIN 485

Sugar Creek near Dixon Springs, 111.

Location. Lat 37°24'5611 , long. 88°40'23", in NE&3E£ sec. 5, T. 13 S., R. 5 E., on right 

came at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.6 mile downstream from outlet of Lake 

Glendale, 2 miles north of Dixon Springs, and 6f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 9.70 sq mi.

Records available. April 1950 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 380 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,440 cfs Mar.. 17 (gage height, 7.66 ft); no 

now for many days.

1950-51: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 17, 1951; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below, except those for periods of no gageneignt record, which are poor. Occasional regulation by Lake Glendale.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 fgage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 22 to Sept. 3O)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 Nov. 2o to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

0.1

.6

1.5

4.4

10

2.1 18

2.5

3.0 82

3.5 144

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

1.9

3.2 

9.6

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

41

82

134

309

540

Discharge, in cutic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

2S

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.3

1.2

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

J,

.6

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

_}

3^

^8 . 6

2.8

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

55.9

1.8C o.ise

0.2:

Nov.

0.8

.7

l'.4

1.6

1.3

1.2

8.3

84

a8. 5

4.4

3.6

3.0

2.5

4.5

32

7.3

4.9

45

260

a32

al7

a!2

alO

8.2

8.5

8.2

7.8

8.2

12

-

619.7

20.7

2.13

2.38

Dec.

15 

65

174

a40

a20

a50

a3o

a!6

12

12

9.2

8.5

11

29

19

10

8.2

5.7

4.6

4.6

4.0

4.6

5.2

5.7

4.9

4.6

3.2

2.7

2.8

3.0

2.5

587.0

18.9

1.95

2.25

Calendar year 1950: Max

Jan.

2.5

31

also

a27

a!3

10

12

12

11

189

*41

21

129

518

a80

a30

a20

a!4

all

8.9

6.7

6.7

6.7

5.2

4.6

5.2

5.2

9.2

7.4

4.9

5.2

1,397.4

45.1

4.65

5.36

Feb.

6.7 

4.9

4.6

479

4.6

138

a70

a20

all

7.8

12

29

30

17

16

110

*25

21

21

*491

53

18

12

9.6

8.2

8.5

8.2

35

-

-

~

1,197.0

42.8

4.41

4.59

Kin -

Mar.

21 

13

12

10

8.5

8.2

7.4

6.4

4 9

572

77

37

24

20

21

16

274

207

22

13

10

8.5

8.2

5.7

5.4

5.4

6.0 10 '

10

9.2

6.7

892.7

28.8

2.97

3.42

Apr.

7.1 

7.4

6.7

5.7

5.2

7.8

42

19

14

9.6

40

23

25

15

9.6

7.8

6.7

6.4

5.2

A±l

150

68

*19

*12

9.2

6.7

6.4

5.4

4.6

4.6

553.7

18.5

1.91

2.12

Mean

May

frf

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.1

1.9

3.5

3.2

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.2

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

40.7

1.31

0.135

0.16

June

0 

0

14

13

2.7

.7

*.3

.8

8.0

1.4

.5

.3

.5

.3

.1

.1

2.9

.2

19

24

2.1

4.8

76

40

80

136

22

199

259

272

1,179.7

39.3

4.05

4.52

Cfsm

July

62 

17

8.5

4.9

2.7

2.5

1.9

1.6

~20~ 141

7.1

4.0

2.7

2.1

1.3

.8

.7

.8

.6

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

al.O

alS

1.0

a. 3

a. 2

aa.

301.6

9.73

1.00

1.16

Aug.

aO 

aO

aO

aO

aO

ao

aO

a20

a2.0

.7

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

. 0

0

0

O

14

14

3.2

1.0

56.4

1.82

0.188

0.22

Sept.

0.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.9

67

3.2

1.0

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

.2

1.7

26

Si

8.5

4.0

2.7

2.8

2.7

205.7

6.86

0.707

0.79

In.

Water year 1950-51: Max 518 Kin 0 Mean 19.4 Cfsn 2.00 In. 27.18

Peak discharge (base, 440 cfa). N

(5.40 ft); Jan. 10 (7 p.m.) 540 cfs 

P.m.) 502 cfs (4.85 ft): Feb. 20 (9

ov. 20 (2 a.m.) 1,320 cfs (7.36 ft); Dec. 3' (12:30 a.m.) 640 cfs 

4.99 ft); Jan. 14 (2 a.m.) 1,160 cfs (7.OO ft); Feb. 6 (3:30

f.^../ «wt- v*« \-z.vo iuy, rcM. tw ^J a.m.; a.m.) 1 J.,*uv . dDO nfa U1B f V'*° 7 . KA. 4 *^J» ft.\: mar. May> T7 It 1 111 T\ r\ p.m. m \ I 1,44U 1 AA/1 nfa CIS /7 If.Ob ce -P4- rtl^

Apr. 21 (4:30 p.m.) 850 cfs (6.06 ft); June 23 (6 p.m.) 590 cfs (5.2O ft); June 26 (12:30 a.m.) 685 

cfs (5.54 ft); June 28 (4 p.m.) 1,020 cfs (6.58 ft); June 29 (4 p.m.) 1.02O cfs (6.61 ft); June 30 

(12 m.) 1,090 cfs (6.80 ft); July 9 (11 a.m.) 1,200 cfs (7.11 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Haves 

Creek at Qlendale.

281787 O - 53 - 32
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Metropolis, 111.

"44'27", near center of span on downstream side o 

road bridge at Metropolis, Massac County, 9-| mile; lies

Location.--Lat 37°08'51", long.

pier of Paducah & Illinois Railro

downstream from Tennessee River and 37 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--203,QQQ sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1934 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey.

Occasional discharge measurements 1881 to 1924 and daily discharge since January 1928 

in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 276.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Dec. 18, 1936, water-stage recorders (temporary installations) at 

Paducah, Ky., Metropolis, Joppa, and dam 52. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 0.5 mile 

upstream from dam 53 and 18 miles downstream from base gage. Prior to May 29, 1936, 

auxiliary staff gages at dam 53.

Average discharge.--17 years (1934-51), 269,700 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 820,000 cfs Feb. 26 (gage height, 50.26 ft); 

minimum daily, 56,800 cfs Aug. 26.

1934-51: Maximum discharge, 1,780,000 cfs Feb. 1, 1937 (total discharge, including overflow through Bay Creek and Cache River Valleys, 1,850,000 cfs); maximum gage 

height, 66.60 ft Feb. 2, 1937; minimum daily discharge, 20,600 cfs Oct. 8, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Kentucky Reservoir beginning Aug. 30, 1944 

and at low water by navigation dams above station.

Discharge,, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to. September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

306,000 

256,000 

150,000 

98,900 

104,000

95,500 

91,300 

80,700 

96,9OO 

116,000

119,000 

130,000 

142,000 

141,000 

119,000

116,000 

137,000 

138,000 

131,000 

112,000

97,200 

87,300 

98,800 

100,000 

97,000

90,800 

94,100 

106,000 

96,900 

98,900 

96,400

*3,743.7

120,800

Nov.

*88,600 

94,800 

89,000 

102 , 000 

108,000

125,000 

138,000 

143,000 

195,000 

204,000

244,000 

283,000 

306,000 

308,000 

297,000

287,000 

268,000 

244,000 

207,000 

212,000

248,000 

.298,000 

379,000 

427,000 

455,000

461 , 000 

460, OOO 

463,000

450,OOO 

413,000

*7,997.4 

266,600

Dec.

*387,000 

355,000 

344,000 

346,000 

383,000

449,000 

534,000 

591,000 

622,000 

648,000

662,000 

661,000 

679,000 

699,000 

706,000

711,000 

719,000 

724.000 

716,000 

*691,000

648,000 

580,000 

496,000 

405,000 

331,000

275,000 

232,000 

207 , 000 

195,000 

190,000 

182,000

*15,368 

495,700

Jan.

179,000

i.80,000 

195,000 

258,000 

353,000

446,000 

505,000 

545,000 

554,000 

549,000

556,000 

565,000 

590,000 

672,000 

747,000

772,000 

780,000

769,000 

758,000 

740,000

721,000 

706,000 

690,000 

>691,OOO 

690,000

675,000 

659,000 

637,000 

618,000 

604,000 

582,000

*17,986 

580,200

Feb.

583,000

609,000 

646,000 

659,000 

664,000

684,000 

723,000 

746,000 

770,000 

792,000

794,000 

764,000 

731,000 

696,000 

692,000

695,000 

698,000 

673,000 

673,000 

706,000

738,000 

773,000 

793,000 

790,000 

806,000

812,000 

815,000

809 , OOO

*20,334 

726,200

Mar.

785,000

'763,000 

758,000 

750,000 

739,000

725,000 

702,000 

695,000 

675,000 

667,000

654,000 

640,000 

623,000 

614,000 

613,000

605,000 

584,000

597,000 

612,000 

619,000

636,000 

641,000 

626,000 

630,000 

621,000

618,000 

617,000 

634,000 

690,000 

711,000 

723,000

* 20, 567 

663,500

Apr.

750,000

746,000 

'738,000 

728,000 

686,000

636,000 

593,000 

587,000 

588,000 

581,000

570,000 

567,000 

560,000 

541,000 

532,000

520,000 

508,000 

505,000 

510,000 

511,000

516,000 

557,000 

586,000 

591,000 

584,000

568,000 

525,000 

468,000 

428,000 

393,000

-

*17,173 

572,400

May

352,000

342,000 

330,000 

320,000 

315,000

308,000 

302,000 

303,000 

311,000 

*320 , 000

322,000 

303,000 

287,000 

276,000 

268,000

258,000 

248,000 

249,000 

243,000 

236 , 000

231,000 

218,000 

200,000 

180,000 

161,000

162,000 

164,000 

158,000 

151,000 

148,000 

145,000

*7,811 

252,000

June

128,000 

134,000 

138,000 

163,000 

168,000

131,000 

120,000

131,000 

164,000 

165,000

163,000 

159,000 

163,000 

163,000 

169,000

173,000 

182,000 

189,000 

195,000 

"215,000

235,000 

249,000

248,000 

243,000 

224,000

200,000 

176,000 

173,000 

177,000 

196,000

*5,334 

177,800

July

212,000 

221,000 

229,000 

241,000 

238,000

242,000

233,000 

219,000 

222,000 

206,000

202,000 

188,000 

168,000 

161,000 

154.OOO

156,000 

150,000 

147,000 

*140,000 

136,000

115,000 

119,000 

*89,600 

95, 200 

89,600

116,000 

121,000 

141,000 

122,000 

121,000 

123,000

=5,117.4 

165,100

Aug.

146,000 

166,000

156,000 

112,000 

81,400

81,400 

73,700 

74,400 

72,000 

70,900

69,300 

67,700 

76,600 

79,200 

77,700

72,400 

69,500 

66,100 

63,900 

61,900

66,100 

67,100 

70,000 

65,600 

64,200

56,800 

57 , 900 

73,800 

82,400 

92,800 

71,000

*2,505.8 

80,830

Sept.

79,800 

100,000

88,5OO 

*77,300 

81,700

80,600 

74,500 

75,500 

59,300 

70,800

78,300 

68,800 

86,600 

90,800 

93,800

80,000 

60,400 

65,600 

67,200 

61,000

63,200 

70,800 

65,500 

73,700 

92,700

100,000 

100,000 

88,700 

81,700 

69,300

K, 346.1 

78,200

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,300,000 Min 80,700 Mean 443,500 Cfsm 2.18 In. 29.66 

Water year 1950-51 : Max 815,000 Min 56,800 Mean 346,000 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.14

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
CACHE RIVER BASIN

Cache River at Forman, 111.

Location. Lat 37°21'00", long. 88°54 I 50", in NE£ sec. 31, T. 13 S., R. 3 E., on left bank 

75 ft upstream from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge at Porman, 1 mile 

downstream from Dutchman Creek.

Drainage area. 242 sq mi.

Records available. October 1922 to September 1951.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 333.77 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Oct. 26, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1932, chain gage 75 ft downstream at same datum. Oct. 1, 1932, to July 24, 1939, chain gage or wire-weight gage 

75 ft downstream at datum 1.00 ft lower.

Average discharge.--27 years (1924-51), 319 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,040 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 13.10 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Aug. 24.

1922-51: Maximum discharge observed, 9,120 cfs Mar. 13, 1935 (gage height, 16.69 

ft, present datum); no flow at times in dry years.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1924 has been revised to 3,430 

cfs Dec. 14, 24, 1923 and the maximum gage height for the water year 1924 has been revised to 13.10 ft Dec. 24, 1923, from graph based on gage readings, superseding figures 

published in Water-Supply Paper 583.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Plow of lower part of Cache River basin was diverted from Ohio River to Mississippi 

River beginning Oct. 31, 1950, through diversion channel of Mounds-Mound City flood 

protection project. Flow of upper part of Cache River basin, Including flow past this 

station, continues to discharge to the Ohio River, passing through Post Creek Cutoff 

directly to the Ohio River instead of through the original channel of Cache River.

Revisions (water years). W 623: 1923-24. W 823: 1933-35, drainage area. Revised 

figures of discharge for high-water periods in the water years 1923-24 , 1927-30 are 

given herewith. They supersede those published in Water-Supply Papers 563, 583, 643, 

663, 683, 698.

Day 

(water year)

19ZZ-Z3 

Feb . 3 ..... 

4. .... 

5.....

19Z3-24 

Dec . 14 ..... 

Z4.....

19Z6-Z7 

Jan. ZZ..... 

Z3.. .. . 

Z4.. .. . 

Z5.. . . . 

Z6.. . . . 

Zl ..... 

Z8. .. .. 

Mar. 19. .... 

20..... 

Zl... . . 

ZZ. .. . . 

Z3... . . 

21 .... . 

Apr . 13 ..... 

14..... 

15.. ... 

16.....

Discharge 

cfs)

3,890 

3,500 

3,130

3,130 

3,130

3,680 

6,380 

6,080 

5,180 

4,310 

3,500 

Z.980 

7,660 

6,540 

4,310 

3,630 

Z,530 

Z,830 

Z,530 

3,500 

4,590 

5,480

Month

February 19Z3 ..........

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

Calendar year 1923...

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

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

Water year 19Z6-Z7... 

December 19Z7 ..........

Calendar year 19Z7 , . .

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

Water year 19Z7-Z8... 

Calendar year 19Z8 . . .

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

Water year 1928-Z9... 

Calendar year 1929 . . .

Water year 19Z9-30... 

Calendar year 1930...

Day 

(water year)

19Z6-Z7 

Apr. 17.... 

18.... 

19. ... 

June Z3 . . . .

19Z7-Z8 

Dec. 14. ... 

15.... 

16.... 

17.... 

Apr . ZZ . . . . 

Z3.... 

Z4.... 

June 19. ...

zo. . ..

21.... 

2Z . . . . 

23.... 

24.... 

Z9.... 

30.... 

July 1 .... 

2....

19Z8-Z9 

Jan . 20 ....

Cf s-days

Z6.936 

38,497 

18Z,303.7

42,954 

45,131 

67.3ZO 

34,863

Z57, 938.0

3Z.Z43 

321,140

Zl,159 

5Z.77Z 

13,759.5

183,497.9 

14Z.937.Z

67,170 

Z7,130 

26,433

Z00.3Z1.1 

190,577.0

51,030 

100,795.4 

83,685.6

Maximum

3,890 

3,130 

3,890

6,380 

7,660 

5,480 

2,680

7,660

6,080 

7,660

3,500 

5,480 

4,310

6,080 

5,480

6,780 

5,480 

5,030

6,780 

6,780

4,590 

4,590 

4,590

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,180 

4,450 

3,500 

Z.680

2,680 

6 ,08O 

5,330 

3,760 

Z.530 

3,500 

Z,6SO 

Z,680 

2,680 

4,030 

5,480 

4,880 

3,630 

3,500 

5,030 

4,310 

Z.830

6,380

Minimum

143 

Z73

0

74 

38 

475 

170

Z.4

136

4.0

3Z

18 

8.5

.1 

.1

54 

8Z 

133

.1

1.0

Z09 

0 

0

Day 

(water year)

19Z8-Z9 

Jan. 21..... 

ZZ. . .. . 

23. .... 

Z4..... 

Z5. .. . . 

Z6..... 

27.....

ze.....

29..... 

Feb. Z5..... 

26. .... 

Z7. . . ..

ze.....

Mar . 1 .....

19Z9-30 

Jan . 9 ..... 

10. .... 

11..... 

1Z. .. .. 

13.. ... 

14. .... 

15.. ... 

16 .....

Mean

96Z 

1,Z4Z 

499

1,386 

1,456 

Z,Z44 

1,162

707

1,040 

880

705 

1,759 

444

501 

391

Z,167 

969 

853

549 

5ZZ

1,646 

276 

Z29

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,380 

5,630 

5,630 

Z.530 

5,630 

6,780 

7,180 

7,180 

Z,530 

3,630 

3,630 

5,480 

5,030 

5,030

3,760 

4,450 

3,890 

2,680 

2,830 

4,030 

4,590 

S.890

Per square 

mile

3.98 

5.13 

Z.06

5.73 

6.0Z 

9.Z7 

4.80

Z.92

4.30 

3.64

Z.91 

7.27 

1.83

Z.07 

1.6Z

8.95 

4.00 

3.5Z

2.Z7 

Z.16

6.80 

1.14 

.946

Runoff in 

inches

4.14 

5.9Z 

Z8.06

6.60 

6.94 

10.35 

5.36

39.65

4.96 

49.38

3.25

8.11 

2.11

Z8.20 

21.96

10. 3Z 

4.16 

4.06

30.78 

29 .Z7

7.84 

15.47 

12.84
CACHE RIVER BASIN

Rating table, of Cache River at Forman, 111., water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.3 

.4

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

46

92

162

257

745

8.0

11.0

13.0

1,420

2,410

3,930

Discharge, in cubic* feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

70

58

46 

59

55

29

25

24

24

22

26

28

24

20

17

16

14

12 

10

1*8

7.8

189 

550

224

156

73

52

40

31

27

23

1,697.6

54.8

0.226

0.26

Nov.

21

18

11 

17

24

27

32

112

770

970

488

375

562

550

326

*500

400

326 

502

1,190

1.30.0

1,120 

721

625

600

575

550

488

412

562

-

13,380

446

1.84

2.06

Dec.

350

581

1.190 

1,100

673

588

612

562

512

500

450

400

375

438

575

462

400

326 

240

216

169

152 

144

154

167

169

142

108

93

84

69

11,801

381

1.57

1.81

Jan.

71

aS

926 

970

525

488

525

512

475

791

*1,280

1,010

1,010

1,560

2,230

5.950

3,630

2,630 

1,890

1,400

992

768 

612

500

412

558

502

279

272

216

174

50,801

994

4.11

4. 73

Feb.

146

124

107 

95

85

351

1,240

1,170

649

575

588

697

768

697

600

1,150

*1,280

948 

948

1,260

2,200

*5.750 

3,260

2,230

1,650

1,190

882

768

_

-

* -

29,586

1,050

4.54

4.52

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,300 Hin 2.1

Mar.

814

675

600 

525

458

562

a550

a550

a500

a260

461

857

562

538

550

558

745

1.450 

1,420

992

721

649 

600

500

4OO

526

279

257

246

222

193

17,138

553

2.29

2.63

Apr.

165

a!60

a!55 

a!50

al40

a!40

a!60

199

179

162

267

558

500

458

526

228

174

143 

127

116

525

1.190 

*882

550

500

425

326

249

201

164

-

9,277

309

1.28

1.45

Mean 759

May

154

108

92 

79

75

65

59

54

45

48

128

110

67

45

*55

27

23

20 

19

17

15

13 

15

150

85

56

19

14

11

8.7

7.8

1,600.5

51.6

0.215

0.25

June

7.8

7 ,3_

23

29

46

40

25

28

54

53

32

20

56

47

22

15

11 

9.5

9.2

10

35 

20

65

67

89

56

25

66

161

-

1,124.8

37.5

0.155

0.17

July

375

257

101 

48

50

22

18

14

387

^.060

673

550

182

97

62

48

32

22

*17

14

11

9.0 

8.1

36

8.7

6.0

5.4

7.6

4.0

5.6

5_il

5,911.5

126

0.521

0.60

Aug.

5.5

5.1

3.8 

2.8

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.1

2.2

5.5

2.5

6.8

9.8

*6.8

5.5

2.7 

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.3 

1.0

.9

6.3

7.6

32

232

290

151

53

842.9

27.2

0.112

0.15

Sept.

24

16

11 

9.5

6.5

H6.8

5.6

5.6

7.5

37

297

526

255

66

50

17 

12

11

7.0

8.1 

7.0

29

108

268

195

74

42

 26

'

1,868.4

62.5

0.257

0.29

Cfsm 5.14 in. 42.58

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,950 Min 0.9 Mean 557 Cfsm 1.59 In. 18.88

Peak discharge (base. 1.300 cfs).-

cfs (13.10 ft); Feb. 22 (3 p.m.) 5,82

Nov. 21 (9 p.m.) 1,550 cfs (7.62 ft); Jan. 16 (4 p.m.) 4,040 

0 cfs (12.88 ft); Mar. 19 (8 a.m.) 1,480 cfs (8.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.'

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Big Creek

near Wetaug.
CACHE RIVER BASIN

Big Creek near Wetaug, 111.

Location. La t 37°19'00", long. 89°Q7'SSn , In SW£ sec. 5, T. 14 S., R. 1 E., on left bank

 3UU 1't upstream from highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Little Creek', and 2 miles 

southeast of Wetaug.

Drainage area. 32.2 sq mi.

Records available. February 1941 to September 1951.

gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 350 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 10 years, 46.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,160 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 13.74 ft); mini-

 mutt, 0.9 cfs Aug. 24.

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 7,200 cfs Mar. 19, 1943, from rating curve extended 

above 2,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of flow in main channel and computed flow through breaks in levees; maximum gage height, 16.32 ft Mar. 6, 1945; minimum discharge, 0.05 cfs Aug. 7-12, Sept. 23-25, 1941

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

 Flow" of lower part of Cache River basin was diverted from Ohio River to Mississippi 

River beginning Oct. 31, 1950, through diversion channel of Mounds-Mound City flood 

protection project. Records heretofore published with records for Ohio River basin 

will in the future be published with records for Upper Mississippi River'basin.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12 to Nov. 19,

Jan. 11-15, May 26 to Sept. 30)

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

0.9

3.6

8.0

19.6

1.7 36

2.0 73

2.5 146

3.0 235

5.0 573

9.0 1,100

12.0 1,730

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.0

6.0

5.6

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

11.0

7.0

5.2

4.8

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

ste

3.6

3.6

3.6

113.

36

15.2

10.0

8.5

7.0

6.0 

6.0

5.6

5.6

317.5

10.2

0.317

0.37

Nov.

5.2

4 8

572

6.5

8.5

*6.0

6.0

76

590

49

26

21

15.8

12.8

 33

34

18.4

14.6

41

240

64

43

32

a26

a21

a20

19.6

18.4 

16.4

18.4

1,992.6

66.4

2.06

2.30

Dec.

23

26

602

66

42

48

55

42

34

36

30

30

34

67

86

38

30

22

18.4

17.0

15.8

15.2

16.4

17.7

16.4

15.8

11.6

10.5 

10.0

10.5

1,495.8

48.3

1.50

1.73

Jan.

5§^

346

59

34

29

30

25

23

*238

*170

58

264

1.560

380

a86

a55

a40

a33

a26

a22

a!9

a!7

a!5

a!4

a!3

al4

a21 

a!7

a!5

al3

3,695.5

119

3.70

4.27

Feb.

a!3

all

alg

12.2

a!2

a200

.a350

a90

a45

a30

a35

a70

a70

a50

a45

*a200

70

80

87

1.150

410

92

66

53

44

40

33

62

-

-

3,433.2

123

3.82

3.97

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,610 Mln 1.1

Mar.

59

36

33

28

24

23

22

20

17.0

18.6

284

118

58

50

44

35

125

422

70

47

37

32

29

24

22

19.0

19.0

21 

20

17.7

15^8

1,790.1

57.7

1.79

2.07

Apr.

15.8

15.8

15.2

14.6

15.4

14.6

17.7

17.7

16.4

15.2

59

 48

34

26

22

18.4

16.4

15.2

15.2

13.4

227

170

47

32

25

22

19.0

17.7 

15.8

14.6

-

1,014.1

33.8

1.05

1.17

Mean 101

May

12.8

11.6

11.0

10.5

10.5

9.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

30

12.8

9.0

7.0

*6.0

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.4

18.3

M

8.5

5.2

4.8

4.0

fi3.2

4.0

285.6

9.21

0.286

0.33

June

4.8

4.0

12.1

32

11.0

*6.0

5.6

5.6

32

9.0

5.2

23

15.2

6.5

4.8

13.6

5.6

4.0

3.2

2.1

2.9

8.3

93

74

9.5

14.3

7.0

61 

85

215

796.1

26.5

0.823

0.92

July

37

15.2

11.0

9.0

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.2

7.7

46

10.5

7.0

6.0

6.0

5.2

4.4

3.6

3.2

*3.2

3.6

2.9

3.6

2.5

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.8 

1.8

r-j.

1.3

226.2

7.30

0.227

0.26

Aug.

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.1

IjS.

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.0

1.5

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0 1.1

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

162 T!.O4! 4

2.9

447.4

14.4

0.447

0.52

Sept.

2.5

1.8

272

2.2

2.5

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.2

21

6.5

6.9

319

115.8

6.0

4.0

3.2

2.9

2.5

2.2

1.8

10.5

5.6

40

22

7.5

4.8

3.6 

2.9

2.5

"

509.5

17.0

0.528

0.59

Cfsm 3.14 In. 42.58

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,560 Mln 1.0 Mean 43.8 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.50

Peak discharKe (base. 1,500 cfs).-- Nov. 20 (9 a.m.) 1.540 cfs (11.22 ft); Jan. 14 (5 p.m.) 1,930

cfs (12.83 ft)! Feb. 20 (8 p.m.) 2,160 cfs (13.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather record*, 

and records for Cache River at Forman and Hayes Creek at Qlendale.
490 RECORDS AVAILABLE ON LAKES IN INDIANA

For several years records of the water-surface elevation of many of the lakes in Indiana 

have been collected by the Geological Survey under cooperative agreements with the Indiana 

Department of Conservation, Division of Water Resources. These records have not been published but are available in the files of the district office of the Geological Survey in 

Indianapolis, Ind. In general, the records are based on once-daily readings of a Staff 

gage by a local observer and consist of daily, monthly, and yearly mean water-surface elevations as well as graphs showing the fluctuation in elevation. Discharge measurements 

made at the outflow are also available J.n some instances.

The lakes for which records have been collected are listed in the following table. The 

established level, sometimes referred to as the legal level, is that elevation set by the 

courts to which the average level of the lake is to be held. It is normally set at about 

the average level that has prevailed for a number of years prior to the establishment of 

the level.

Lakes in Indiana in the Ohio River basin for Which records are available

Lake

Barbee Lake near North Webster ......... 

Baugher Lake near Washington Center .... 

Beaver Dam Lake near Silver Lake. ......

Horseshoe Lake near Washington Center..

Ridinger Lake near Plerceton. ..........

Sawmill Lake near North Webster. .......

Smalley Lake near Washington Center ....

Webster Lake at North Webster. .........

Yellow Creek Lake near Silver Lake.....

County

Kosclusko 

Noble 

Kosclusko

Whitlev

Noble

Kosclusko

Kosclusko

Noble

Kosclusko

Kosciusko

Drainage 

area 

( square 

miles)

41.4 

36.4 

1.89

1.39

32.5

46.5

32.6

6.14

54.0

8.50

Surface 

area 

(acres)

249 

20 

137

15

115

23

61

566

127

Established 

level*

837.50 

868.95

789.69

785.85

903.91

843 . 12 

851.09

837. SO

860.50

Records 

available

1945-49 

1945-50 

1947-51

1945-51

1943-51

1945-51

1943-51

1942-51

1945-51

Elevation, in feet, above mean sea level.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 491

Measurements of streamflow in the Ohio River basin made at points other than gaging 

stations are given in the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River basin during water year 

October 1950 to September 1951

Knapp Creek basin, Pa.

Cate

Oct. 3 

Aug. 21

Stream

Knapp Creek. .......

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Allegheny River. . . 

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

1 mile west 

... .do... . ..

Locality

of Eldred.. ..............

Discharge 

(cfs)

3.72 

4.02

Tunungwant Creek basin, Pa.

Oct. 3

Aug. 15

East Branch 

Tunungwant Creek.

do

Tunungwant Creek..

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

1.6 miles south of Custer City.......

do

do

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

11.5

35.4

43.2

Conewango Creek basin, Pa.

Aug.

3

20

Ackley

do

....do.

mile n 

. .do..

:>rth of Warren.

3

2

5?

19

87

Brokenstraw Creek basin, Pa.

Oct.

Nov.

Mar.

3

16

9

Hare Creek. ........

Mathews Run. .......

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

Brokenstraw Creek.

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

J mile eas

At mouth,

. ...do. ..

t of Corry. ................

at Youngsville. ............

4.16

11.1

42.8

Tionesta Creek basin, Pa.

Oct. 13

Oct. 3

Oct. 13

Oct. 13

Tionesta Creek. ....

South Branch 

Tionesta Creek.

do

do

do

do

do

do

Unnamed run ........

Allegheny River...

Tionesta Creek. . . .

Allegheny River. . .

do

Tionesta Creek....

At Sheffield, 20 ft downstream from 

Twomlle Run.

do

do

do

0.2 mile east of Brookston. ..........

do

do

At Hayburg. ..........................

do

At mouth, at Mayburg. ................

936

298

13.7

8.83

569

104

268

10.7

1,840

336

31.2

Hemlock Creek basin, Pa.

Oct.. 2 

Aug. 20

Hemlock Creek. ..... 

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

Allegheny River... 0.2 mile upstream from mouth and 0.3 

mile south of President. 

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

11.1 

6.83
492 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMEMTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River basin during water year 

October 1950 to September 1951 Continued

Oil Creek basin, Pa.

Date

Oct. 27

Stream

Cherrytree Run. ....

do

do

do

do

do

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

011 Creek.. .......

Locality

At mouth, 1 mile north of Rouseville.

Discharge 

(cfs)

5.56

79.5

67.5

14.7

2.16

Clarion River basin, Pa.

Wov. 1

 n

Elk Creek. .........

do

do

do

Elk Creek

ri

Clarion River. ....

do

do

do

do

At St. Marys, 0.3 mile upstream from 

Iron Run.

miles northwest of Ridgway.

0.5 mile upstream from Baghdad Run.

 do

do

1.27

8.71

.73

5.36 

21.2

16.2

102

44.3

10.7

3.19

2.55

7.62

36.1

422

151

17.2

Redbank Creek basin, Pa.

Jan.

Oct.

Jan.

19 

3

17 

1R

31

19

Ifi

16

Soldier Run. .......

Sandy Lick Creek...

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

Sandy Lick Creek. .

Redbank Creek. ....

do

do

do

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

At south edge of Reynoldsville, i 

mile upstream from mouth.

At Reynoldsville, 1.2 miles downstream from Soldier Run.

do

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

57.1 

42.0

167 

154

78.6

547

13.4

Mahoning Creek basin, Pa.

Oct. 18

Oct. 18

Aug. 16

Stump Creek. .......

do

do

Mahoning Creek. . . .

do

do

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

At Cramer. ...........................

do

do

do

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

11.0

1.09

3.48

Crooked Creek basin, Pa.

Oct.

Aug.

2

21

Crooked Creek. .....

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

Allegheny River. . .

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

At bridge.

Gaibleton

 mile southwest of 9.98

3.49
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 493

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River basin during water year 

October 1950 to September 1951 Continued

Crooked Creek basin, Pa. Continued

Tributary to 

diverting fr Locality Discharge 

(cfs)

Oct. 25 -Crooked Creek...... Allegheny River... At Creekside, 0.9 mile downstream 23.1

	from Twomile Run. 

Dec. 5 ....do............. ....do............ ....do............................... 714

Jan. 11 ....do............. ....do............ ....do..........:.................... 140

Feb. 21 ....do............. ....do............ ....do............................... 531

Apr. 4 ....do............. ....do............ ....do............................... 243

May 17 ....do............. ....do............ ....do............................... 51.E

June 25 ....do............. ....do............ ....do............................... 49.5

Aug. 8 ..do............. ....do............ ....do............................... 19.0

Sept.22 ~..do............. ....do............ ....do............................... 10.4

Oct. 25 South Branch Plum Plum Creek. ....... At highway bridge, 0.6 mile southwest 6.06

	Creek. of WLllet. 

25 ....do............. ....do............ ....do............................... 6.09

Dec. 4 ....do............. ....do............ ....do............................... 954

Jan. 11 ....do............. ....do............ ....do............................... 65.7

Feb. 21 ....do............. ....do............ ....do............................... 264

Apr. 4 ....do............. ....do............ ....do............................... 108

May 17 ....do............'. ....do............ ....do............................... 12.6

June 25 ....do............. ....do............ ....do............................... 7.11

Sept.22 ....do............. ....do............ ....do............................... .593

___________________________Klsklmlnetas River basin, Pa.___________________________

Aug. 8 Yellow Creek....... Two Lick Creek.... 2i miles above mouth, near Homer 18.9

City. 

Oct. 3 Mill Creek......... Loyalhanna Creek.. At bridge £ mile upstream from mouth,_ 14.6

at Ligonler. 

Aug. 21 ....do............. ....do............ ....do............................... 8.26

Nov. 10 Millers Run........ ....do............ 30 ft above mouth, at Kings ton....... 11.2

Jan. 22 ....do............. ....do............ ....do............................... 6.82

Mar. 6 ....do............. ....do............ ....do............................... 12.9

June 28 Monastery Run...... ....do............ At Dorothy. Drainage area, 11.8 sq tl,500

______ ________________ __________ mi. 

t Flow at crest stage; computed by slope-area method.

Buffalo Creek basin, Pa.

Oct. 2 Little Buffalo Buffalo Creek..... At bridge Z\ miles northwest of Free- 2.61

Creek. port.

Aug. 21 ....do............. ....do............ ....do............................... .682

Sept. 5 ....do............. ....do............ .... do............................... _____.557

Bull Creek basin, Pa. 

Sept. 5 | Bull Creek......... | Allegheny River... | At Tarentun.......................... | 0.994

Pucketa Creek basin, Pa. 

Sept. 6 Pucketa Creek...... Allegheny River... At Parnassus......................... 4.85

Deer Creek basin, Pa. 

Sept. 5 I Deer Creek......... Allegheny River... j At Harmarvllle....................... | 11.0

Plum Creek basin, Pa. 

Sept. 6 I Plum Creek. ........ Allegheny River. . . [ At Verona.. ........................... |____4.58

Pine Creek basin, Pa. 

Sept. 5 Pine Creek......... Allegheny River... At Etna.............................. 8.12

Monongahela River basin*

1951 

Aug. 8 Mill Creek......... Tygart River...... 0.7 mile upstream from Birch Run, 5 2.32

miles from mouth and Mill Creek,

W. Va. 

July 20 Leading Creek...... ....do............ 50 ft below highway bridge, 800 ft 28.7

upstream from mouth and 1.4 miles

west of Elkins, W. Va.

1946 

Nov. 6 Sand Run........... Buckhannon River.. 300 ft downstream from Left Fork and .457

4.5 miles southeast of Buckhannon, 

W. Va. 

11 ....do............. ....do............ ....do............................... 2.22

Dec. 2 ....do............. ....do............ ....do............................... 2.64

1947 

Jan. 15 ....do............. ....do............ ....do............................... 23.1

 Feb. 5 ....do............. ....do............ ....do............................... 26.4

Mar. 14 ....do............. ....do............ ....do............................... 247

Includes discharge measurements prior to 1951 water year.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River baaln during water year 

October 1950 to September 1951 Continued

Monongahela River basin* Continued

Date

1947 

Mar. 25

19 48

June 1

1949

1950

1951

1950

Oct. 12

1951

1950

1951

1950 

Oct. 2

Stream

Sand Run. ..........

do

do

do

do

do

do

do

do

do

do

Salt Lick Creek.. ..

Georges Creek......

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Buckhannon River.. 

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

do

do

do

do

do

do '

Cheat River. ......

do

do

Monongahela River.

Locality

300 ft downstream from Left Pork and 

4.5 miles southeast of Buckhannon, 

W. Va.

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

do

do

do

do

do

At mouth, at Rowlesburg, W. Va.......

do

do

east of Klngwood, W. Va. 

do

At bridge i mile east of Smithfleld, 

Pa.

Discharge 

(cfs)

192

* 2.39

14.2

122

93 7

6.67

Includes discharge measurements prior to 1951 water year.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

cellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River basin during water yes 

October 1950 to September 1951 Continued

495

Monongahela River basin*--Continued

Date

1951 

Aug. 20 

1950 

Oct. 18

1951

1950

1951

1950 

Oct. 18

NOVT 13

1951

June 12

1950 

Oct. 18

Nov. 13

Dec. 20

1951

1950 

Oct. 19

Nov. 11

Dec. 20

1951

June 11

1950

Nov. 11

Dec. 18

1951 

Feb. 14

13

Aug. 20

1950 

Oct. 20

Nov. 15

1951 

Jan. 4

Feb. 16

May 3

1950 

Oct. 20

Nov. 15

1951

Mar. 27

June 15

Stream

Georges Creek. .....

Unnamed run. .:.....

Run

Daniels Run. .......

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Monongahela River.

Whlteley Creelc. ...

Tenmile Creek. ....

Locality

At bridge J mile east of Smithfield, 

Pa.

At bridge on State Highway 88, at 

Sigsbee, Pa.

near Carmichaels, Pa.

michaels. Pa.

Pa.

At railroad bridge 4 mile downstream 

from Little Daniels Run and -J mile 

north of Marianna, Pa.

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

Discharge 

(cfs)

1.11 

1.20

1.11

2 45

519

4 19

39 9

3.70

29.3

Includes discharge measurements prior to 1951 water year.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio Elver basin during water year 

October 1950 to September 1951 Continued

Monongahela River basin* Continued

Date

1950 

Oct. ZO

1951

1950 

Oct. 19

1951

1950 

Oct. 16

1951

1950

1951

1950

1951

Sept. 6

1950 

Oct. 3

1951

1950 

Oct. 3

1951

1950 

Oct. 3

1951

1950

1951 

Sept. 6

Stream

Tenmlle Creek......

South Fork Tenmlle 

Creek.

do

Crimes Run. ........

do

do

Pigeon Creek. ......

Middle Creek. ......

Dunbar Creek. ......

Mounts Creek. ......

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Monongahela River.

Tenmlle Creek. ....

South Pork Tenmlle 

Creek.

do

Monongahela River.

Casselman River...

Youghlogheny River

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

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

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

Locality

At dam 1.5 miles north of Clarksvllle, Pa.

4 mile west of Waynesburg, Pa........

At bridge 1.3 miles east of Waynesburg, Pa .

mouth and 3 miles west of Jefferson, 

Pa.

and 1 mile southwest of Clarksvllle, 

Pa.

Above mouth, at Monongahela, Pa......

At bridge 0.9 mile north of Casselman, Pa.

At bridge i mile upstream from Qlst 

Run and { mile southwest of Dunbar, 

PS.

At bridge 1.1 miles north of Connellsvllle, Pa.

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

Discharge 

(cfs)

32.6

17.6 

71.3

.89

5.11

12.5

1.4O

12.9

4.00

14.0

5.13 

.884

9.20

3.12 

1.58

60.2

Includes discharge measurements prior to 1951 water

Chartlers Creek baslr

Oct. 2

Sept. 5

Little chartlers 

Creek.

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

Chartlers Creek. . .

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

J mile north of Linden. ..............

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

19.6 

.205

.015

Montour Run basin, Pa.

Oct. 3 Montour Run. ....... Ohio River... ..... At bridge 

Coraopo

2.8

11s.

miles south of 4.79
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 497

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River basin during water year 

October 1950 to September 1951 Continued

Montour Run basin, Pa. Continued

Date

Aug. 20 

Sept. S

Stream

Montour Run. ....... 

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

Tributary 

diverting

Ohio River 

.. . .do....

to or 

from 

At bridge 2.8 

Coraopolls. 

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

Locality

miles south of

Discharge 

(cfs)

3.22 

2.08

Sewickley Creek basin. Pa.

Sept. 5 Sewickley Creek.... Ohio River........ At Ambridge........

Beaver River basin

Apr. 12

Oct. 11

Oct. 2

Oct. 2 

Aug. 21

Hlnkley Creek. .....

Walnut Creek. ......

Cool Spring Creek. .

Creek.

Thorn Creek. ....... 

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

West Branch 

Mahoning River.

Mosquito Creek. . . .

Neshannock Creek..

Creek.

C onnoquenes s Ing 

Creek. 

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

At culvert on State Highway S, 3j 

miles east of Ravenna, Ohio.

mile above mouth and 2 miles west 

of Newton Palls, Ohio.

At bridge on Main Street, Cortland, 

Ohio.

At bridge 2.2 miles northeast of 

Mercer, Pa.

Wllmlngton, Pa.

At bridge 0.3 mile west of McBrlde, 

Pa. 

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

77.8 

.002

.15

.002

.02

8.57

.17

.01

4.36

2 42

8.30

1.35

tittle Beaver Creek basin, Pa.

Aug. 20

Oct. 2

Oct. 2

Aug. 20

North Pork Little

Beaver Creek.

North Pork of

Dunkard Pork

Wheeling Creek.

Dunkard Pork

Wheeling Creek.

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

Little Beaver

Creek.

Dunkard Fork

Wheeling Creek.

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

At bridge on State Highway 51, at

Darlington.

At bridge at Ryerson Station.

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

6.02

6.04

.045

Musklngum River basin, Ohio

Oct. 23 

27

23

23

27

23

4

19

Mar. 6

Apr. 11

Sept. 12

Tuscarawas River. ..

Wolf Creek... ......

Chippewa Creek. ....

Tuscarawas River...

West Branch Nimlshillen Creek.

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

Musklngum River. . .

Tuscarawas River. .

Tuscarawas River. .

Musklngum River. . .

Nimishillen Creek.

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

At bridge on State Highway 619 at 

Barberton.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 224, at 

Barberton.

Rlttman.

At Junction of North Lawrence and 

Fulton Roads, near Clinton.

At Canal Fulton. 

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

4.3 miles above mouth and 3s miles 

northwest of Canton.

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

2.98

7.55

1.62

2.66

14.2

81.8

5.61

1 7 ft

7.03
498 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River basin during water year 

October 1950 to September 1951 Continued

Musklngum River basin, Ohio Continued

Date

Mar. 8 

8

23 

Oct. 31

May 1

Oct. 12

Oct. 2

Nov. 1

31

July 31 

Sept. 18

Feb. 19 

Oct. 18

Jan. 26

Oct. 18

Aug. 16

Stream

Jefferson Creek.... 

Conotton Creek. .... 

McGuire Creek. .....

Creek.

Whetstone Creek 

Tributary.

Black Pork. ........

Rocky Pork ......... 

Kokoslng River. ....

Otter Pork Licking 

River. 

Timber Run. ........

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

Bell Creek. ........ 

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Conotton Creek. . . . 

Tuscarawas River. . 

Conotton Creek. . . .

Whetstone Creek...

Mohican River. ....

Black Pork. ....... 

Walhondlng River. .

North Pork Licking 

River. 

Licking River. ....

.. ..do..,. ........

Unnamed stream. . . .

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

Locality

At culvert Ij miles above mouth and 

2 miles northeast of Jewett. 

At bridge on State Highway 9, at 

railroad crossing In Jewett. 

At bridge below dam near Leesvllle.

At culvert on State Highway 96, 1.9 

miles above mouth and 1.1 miles 

east of Ollvesburg.

Above Charles Mill Reservoir near 

Mlfflln.

At highway bridge 2 miles southeast 

of Mansfield. 

300 ft below bridge on State Highway 

715 and 3 miles southeast of Millwood. 

0.3 mile below State Highway 3 and 

li miles southeast of Centerburg. 

it miles above mouth and 2 miles 

west of Zanesvllle.

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

0.1 mile above mouth and j mile east 

of McConnelsvllle.

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

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

Discharge 

(cfs)

13.3 

95.1

3.92 

8.76

13.5

4.43

15.7

3.28

8.92

73.8

.02 

.23

8.44

17.3

20.1

53.9

69.5

7.54

21.9 

74.5

38.4 

.04

10.6

.16 

.88

.06
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River basin during water year 

October 1950 to September 1951 Continued

Little Kanawha River basin, W. Va.

Date

Oct. 

Aug. 

Oct.

18

28 

29

17

Stream

North Fork Hughes 

River.

Tributary 

diverting

Little Kan 

River.

Hughes Rlv<

to or 

from--

iwha

Locality

0.3 mile downstream from Bull Pork, 

0.6 mile upstream from Tanner, and 

5 miles upstream from mouth.

At Spencer, 1,000 ft downstream from 

confluence of Right and Left Porks. 

Upstream from Cunningham Run, 3.8 

miles upstream from Third Run and 

1.5 miles northeast of Harrisvllle.

Discharge 

(of a)

1.89

.137 

2.96

4.18

Hocking River basin, Ohio

Jan. 17

Sept. 12

Sunday Creek. ......

do

Hocking River. ....

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

400 ft upstream from New York Central 

Railroad bridge and 0.7 mile south 

of Burr Oak.

Sunday Creek ana 200 ft upstream 

from bridge on State Highway 78, at

Glouster.

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

a551 

a602

a5.89

a Furnished by Corps of Engineers, Huntington District.

Kanawha River basin*

1951 

Feb. 27

May 22 

July 13 

Sept. 5 

Feb. 27

July 6 

Sept. 5 

Aug. 24

1950 

Oct. 5 

Nov. 9 

Oct. 25 

Dec. 3 

1951 

Jan. 25 

Feb. 27 

Mar. 8 

28 

May 10 

June 13 

Aug. 7 

Sept. 12 

21 

1950 

Oct. 2

1951 

Sept. 21 

1950 

Oct. 4

1951 

Aug. 14 

1950 

Oct. 4

* Incl

Middle Fork of 

South Fork New 

River.

North Fork New 

River.

Brads haw Creek. ....

Swago Creek. .......

do

South Fork Cherry 

River.

North Fork cherry 

River.

udes discharge measur

South Fork New 

River.

Indian creek. .....

Oreenbrier River. .

Cherry River. .....

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

ements prior to 1951

At bridge on U. S. Highways 221 and 

321, lat 36°10'10", long. 81°38'45", 

1 mile above Payne Branch, 3 miles 

northeast of Blowing Rock, Watauga 

County, and 4 miles southeast of 

Boone, N. C. Drainage area, 9.5 

sq mi.

At highway bridge, lat 36°25'55", 

long. 81 037'10", at Creston, Ashe 

County, and Just below Three Top 

Creek, N. c. Drainage area, 63.1 

sq ml.

At highway bridge, lat 36°20'30", 

long. 81°07'40", Just above Pine 

Swamp Creek, li miles above U. S. 

Highway 21 and 2 miles south of 

Sparta, Alleghany county, N. C. 

Drainage area, 19.3 sq mi.

At mouth, at Indian Mills, W. Va.

At mouth, at Buckeye, W. Va..........

At mouth, at Anthony, W. Va.

0.1 mile downstream from Hart's Run 

and 3 miles downstream from White 

Springs, W. Va.

At Richwood, W. Va.., 0.6 mile upstream from confluence with North 

Fork.

At Richwood, W. Va., 2.6 miles upstream from confluence with South 

Fork, 

water year.

30.2

13.4 

8.67 

5.36 

150

76.6 

41.4 

15.6

.238 

.783 

4.62 

100

45.6 

15.3 

230 

18.8 

5.65 

378 

1.99 

1.22 

8.77

11.7

6.84 

20.6

8.08 

17.3
500 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River basin during water year 

October 1950 to September 1951 Continued

Kanawha River basin* Continued

Date

1951 

Aug. 14

1950 

Oct. 2

1951

1948 

Dec. 16

1949

1950

1951

1950 

Dec. 22

1951

1950

1951

1950

1951

1950 

Oct. 2

1951

1950

1951

1950

1951

1950 

Oct. 5

1951 

Aug. 15

Stream

North Fork Cherry 

River.

Big Clear Creek. . . .

Little Sewell Creek

New River;. .........

Cabin Creek. .......

Left Fork Holly 

River.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Cherry River.-. .... 

Meadow River. .....

Sewell Creek. .....

Kanawha River. ....

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

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

Locality

At Rlchwood, .W. Va., 2.6 miles upstream from confluence with South 

Fork.

Upstream from unnamed tributary, 2 

miles northeast of Rupert, W. Va., 

and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

0.7 mile below Boggs Creek, 0.7 mile 

above Sewell Creek, and 1.7 miles 

east of Ralnelle, W. va.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 19, half a 

mile downstream from Prince, W. Va.

stream from Shade Creek and 1.4 

miles from mouth.

from Johnson Fork.

and 1 mile east of Kingston, W. Va.

from cane Fork.

from Back Fork and Webster Springs, 

W. Va.

from mouth.

At Hacker valley, W. Va., 0.1 mile 

downstream from Laurel Fork.

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

Discharge 

(efs)

5.16 

23.9

245

18.9

.38

44.1

15.8

77.6

.383

8.21

.092

7,500

9.76 

.387

8.57

16.9

16.8

4.56

70.3

9.67 

5.53

1951 water year
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River basin during water year 

October 1950 to September 1951--Continued

Kanawha River basln*--Contlnued

Date

1950 

Oct. 6

1951

1950

1951

1950

1951

1950 

Oct. 10

1951

1950 

Oct. 13

Dec. 20 

1951

Stream

Marsh Pork. ........

Coal River. ........ 

Kanawha River. .....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Coal River.. ......

Kanawha River. .... 

Ohio River. .......

Locality

At Edwright, W. Va., upstream from 

highway bridge and Hazy Creek.

from Long Branch.

Workman Branch, 8.7 miles upstream 

from confluence with Spruce Pork.

stream from Spruce Laurel Pork.

At site of former gaging station, at 

Tornado, W. Va. 

At mouth, at Point Pleasant, W. Va...

Discharge 

(cfs)

22.0

8.33

45.5

12.0

306 

12,200

udes discharge measurements prior to 1951 wate^ year. 

Raccoon Creek basin, Ohio

Aug. 21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

East Branch Raccoon

Creek. 

West Branch Raccoon

Creek. 

Sandy Run. .........

Hewett Pork.. ......

Raccoon Creek. .....

Elk Pork...... .....

Raccoon Creek. .....

Strongs Run. .......

Rickinson Run. .....

Little Raccoon

Creek.

Indian Creek. ......

Little Indian Creek

Raccoon Creek. .....

Bullskin Creek. ....

Raccoon Creek. ....

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

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

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

Ohio River. .......

Raccoon Creek. ....

Ohio River. .......

Raccoon Creek. ....

Little Raccoon

Creek.

Raccoon Creek. ....

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

Indian Creek. .....

Ohio River. .......

Raccoon Creek. ....

At bridge on State Highway 56, at

Starr. 

At bridge on State Highway 328, 0.4

mile south of New Plymouth. 

0.4 mile above Lake Hope at King

Hollow Trail crossing, 1.3 miles

northeast of Hope .

At Baltimore & Ohio R. R. crossing,

1.5 miles southwest of Mineral.

0.95 mile northwest on State Highway

356 above junction of State Highway

356 and U. S. Highway 50.

At bridge on State Highway 346, 0.4

mile above mouth, 2.1 miles northeast of Radcliff.

At bridge on State Highway 160, 0.3

mile north of Ewington.

At bridge, 0.6 mile above mouth and

0.95 mile northeast of Ewington.

At bridge, 0.1 mile above mouth and

^ mile southwest of Keystone.

At bridge on State Highway 325, 2.1

miles southwest of Vinton.

At bridge on IT. S. Highway 35, 0.5

mile north of Rio Grande.

At bridge on State Highway 325, 0.8

mile north of Rio Grande.

At mouth of Clear Pork, 0.5 mile east

of Northup.

At bridge on State Highway 218, £

mile above mouth.

0

0

0

.29

1.79

.10

6.95

.04

0

5.04

0

0

21.8

0

Scioto River basin

Oct. 13

Dec. 4

7

June 4

July 9

Aug. 21

Sept. 2 7

Jan. 3

Feb. 19

Apr. 9

Feb. 21

Oct. 17

Eagon Run. .........

Delaware Run. ......

East Pork Paint

Creek.

West Branch Tar

Hollow Creek.

Prairie Run. ......

Olentangy River. . .

Paint Creek.. .....

Tar Hollow Creek. .

0.9 mile abo

northeast

ve mouth and 1.7 miles

of Warrensburg.

At county bridge, 2j miles west of

Delaware .

At bridge on

miles sout

age area,

300 ft above

of Adelphl

t Flow at crest stage; computed by slope-area method.

281787 O - 53 - 33

State Highway 38, 2

least of Sedalia. Drain4.23 sq mi.

mouth and 5 miles south

0.02

240

t274

0
502 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River basin during water year 

October 1950 to September 1951--Continued

Scioto River basin, Ohio Continued

Date Stream Tributary to or 

diverting from-- Locality

Dec. 12 West Branch Tar Tar Hollow Creek.. 300 ft above mouth and 5 miles south

	Hollow Creek. of Adelphi. 

Jan. 25 ....do............. ....do.

Mar. 6 ....do............. ....do.

Apr. 18 ....do............. ....do.

May 29 ....do............. ....do.

July 20 .... do............. .... do.

Aug. 17 ....do............. ....do.

Ouyandot River basin, W. Va.

Oct. 11 | Guyandot River..... | Ohio River........ | At Pineville, 0.3 mile downst]

from Rockcastle Creek and 0.5 mile 

upstream from Pinnacle Creek.

11 | Laurel Pork........ | Clear pork........ | Hear mouth, 1 mile southeast

_2eana. 

Buffalo Creek...... I Guyandot River.... At mouth, at Man..........

Jan. 4 ' '

Peb. 8

Mar. 14

Acr. 19

May 24 | ....do.............| ....do.

June

Sept. 7 | ....do.............[ ....do,

Twelvepole Creek basin, W. Va.

Oct. 13 East Fork Twelve- Twelvepole Creek.. 0.7 mile upstream from Lynn Creek and 

pole Creek. 1.6 miles upstream from East Lynn.

Big Sandy River basin, W. Va.

Oct. 12 | Tug Pork........... I Big Sandy River... At Welch, 0.11 mile upstream from

Little Indian Creek and 0.9 mill 

upstream from Elkhorn Creek.

Aug. 3 ' ' I .-

Oct. 12 .| Dry Fork........... Tug Pork.......... At Berwind, 2.7 miles upstres

Jacob Pork.

12 | ....do............. ....do............ At Yukon, 300 ft upstream from Pruett

Branch and 0.6 mile downstream from 

Barrenshe Creek. 

Pigeon Creek....... ....do............ Downstream from Big Branch, 2.3 miles

upstream from Laurel Pork and 

Lenore. 

Aug. 2 | ____________|

Little Miami River basin, Ohio

Oct. 17 | Paterson Run....... | Stonellck Creek... | At bridge i mile above Brushy Pork

and 1.2 miles east of Owensville. 

Dec. 12 ' ' ' 

Jan. 23 

Mar. 6 

Apr. 17 

May 29 

July 18 

Aug. 17 ________ _____

Mill Creek basin, W. Va.

Aug. 23 Mill Creek. ........ Ohio River........ 1-J miles southeast of Rlpley and 3

miles downstream from Tug Fork.

Miami River basin, Ohio

Oct. 16 I Poplar Creek....... | Miami River....... | At culvert on U. S. Highway 25,

.miles south of Vandal la.

Dee. 11 ' '

Jan. 22

Peb. 21

Apr. 10

May 28

July 17

Aug. 18

Oct. 16 | Hog Run tributary.. | Hog Run........... | At culvert on State Highway 71, 1

___ northwest of Li

Dec. 11 ' '

Jan. 22

Feb. 21

Apr, 10

May 28

July 17

Aug. 18

Discharge 

(cfs)

.47 

.75 

.47 

.04 

.003

14.1

77.3

42.3

188

90.6

94.1

46.5

21.8

30.0

51.6

4.33

18.9

22.0

3.44

0.17

1.95

.96

2.19

1.01

.89

0

2.93

2.62

28.2

.004 

.13
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River baain during water year 

October 1950 to September 1951 Continued

Miami River basin, Ohio Continued

Date

Sept. 7

Aug. 7

7 

Oct. 16

Aug. 17

Stream

Mad River.. ........

do

Miami River. ....... 

Blake Run. .........

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Miami River. ......

Ohio River. ....... 

Indian Creek. .....

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

Locality

200 ft below Webster Street Bridge 

at Dayton.

view Avenue Bridge at Dayton.

1,000 ft below Tait Powerplant of 

Dayton Power & Light Co., at Dayton. 

3 miles above mouth, 2.2 miles north 

of Reily and 2.6 miles south of 

Oxford.

Discharge 

(cfs)

169 

b25.3

b80.7

405 

.08

0

b Furnished by Miami Conservancy District

Feb. 8

July 17

Sept. 27

Harrison Spring. . . .

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

Blue River. .......

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

NW-J-SWfc sec. 19, T. 3 S., R. 3 E. , 0.8 

miles north of White Cloud.

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

226

276

33.6

24.7

Wabash River basin

Dec. 11

Feb. 13

28

Aug. 9

Apr. 12

29

23

City ditch. ........

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

....do............ :

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

Wabash River. .....

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

At Vineennes, Ind. ...................

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

4.01

11.1

11.1

1.61

11.0

746

Page 

Abers Creek near Murrysville, Pa..... 104

Accuracy of field data and computed

results........................ 8-9

Ackley Run, Pa., discharge measurements of....................... 491

Adamsville, Ohio, Raccoon Creek at... 250 

Agencies other than Geological

Survey, records collected by... 12 

Alderson, W. Va., Greenbrier River at 229 

Allegheny River at Eldred, Pa........ 14

at Franklin, Pa.................... 31

at Kittaning, Pa................... 46

at Natrona, Pa..................... 58

at Parkers Landing, Pa............. 41

at Red House, N. Y................. 16

at West Hickory, Pa................ 24

near Kinzua, Pa.................... 17

Allegheny River basin, Pa., reservoirs in....................... 59-60

Alliance, Ohio, Mahoning River at.... 110

Allison, Pa., Dunlap Creek at........ 90

Allisonia, Va., Big Reed Island Creek

near....'....................... 210

New River at...................:... 211

Alpine, Ind.', Whitewater River near.. 341 

Alum Creek at Columbus, Ohio......... 288

Alvaton, Ky., Drakes Creek near...... 387

Anderson, Ind., White River at....... 437

Anthony Creek, W. Va., discharge

measurements of................ 499

Apex, Ky., Pond River near........... 395

Ashford, W. Va., Coal River at....... 246

Ashland, Ky., Ohio River at.......... 271

Athens, Ohio, Hocking River at....... 201

Atwood Reservoir, Ohio, contents of.185,188 

Audra, W. Va., Middle Pork River at.. 64 

Austin, Ind., Muscatatuck River near. 466

Back Fork, W. Va., discharge measurements of....................... 500

Bane, Va., Walker Creek at........... 217

Bantam, Ohio, East Fork Little Miami

River near..................... 308

Barbee Lake, Ind., records available

on............................. 490

Bardstown, Ky., Beach Fork at........ 371

Barrackville, W. Va., Buffalo Creek

at............................. 76

Barren River at Bowling Green, Ky.... 388 

near Pageville, Ky................. 385

Barretts Mills, Ohio, Rocky Fork near 295

Baugher Lake, Ind., records available

on............................. 49

Bay Creek basin, 111., gaging-station

records in....................484-485

Beach City, Ohio, Sugar Creek at..... 155 

Sugar Creek near................... 156

Beach City Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of............................185,188

Bean Blossom Creek at Dolan, Ind..... 448

Bear Creek near Leitchfield, Ky...... 384

Beargrass Creek, Middle Fork, at

Cannons Lane at Louisville, Ky. 365 

South Fork, at Louisville, Ky...... 364

Beargrass Creek basin, Ky., gagingstation records in............364-365

Beaver Creek near Springfield, Ohio.. 334

Beaver Dam Lake, Ind., records available on........................ 490

Beaver Falls, Pa., Beaver River at... 134

Page 

Beaver River at Beaver Falls, Pa......... 134

at Wampum, Pa.......................... 131

Beaver River basin, Ohio-Pa., discharge

measurements in................... 497

gaging-station records in.............110-136

reservoirs in.........................135-136

Bedford, Ind., East Fork, White River

near............................... 469

Beech Creek near Bolton, Ohio............ Ill

Beech Fork at Bardstown, Ky.............. 371

Belington, W. Va., Tygart River at....... 63

Bell Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements

of................................. 498

Bellaire, Ohio, Ohio River at............ 144

Bellepoint, Ohio, Mill Creek near........ 278

Belmont, Ind., North Fork, Salt Creek

near............................... 470

Belva, W. Va., Gauley River above........ 240

Berlin Center, Ohio, Mahoning River near. 114 

Mill Creek near........................ 113

Berlin Reservoir, Ohio, contents of.... .135,136

Big Clear Creek, W. Va., discharge meas500 

Big Creek near Wetaug, III............... 489

urements of.

Big Indian Creek near Corjdon, Ind.......

Big Lake, Ind., records available on....,

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

Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia, Va. 

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

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

Big Sandy River basin, Ky.-Va.-W. Va., 

discharge measurements in.

374

490

97

210

85

269

502

gaging-station records in.............256-270

Big Walnut Creek (Scioto River basin) at

Central College, Ohio.............. 287

at Rees, Ohio.......................... 289

Big Walnut Creek (Wabash River basin)

near Reelsville, Ind............... 452

Black Fork at Loudonville, Ohio.......... 165

below Charles Mill Dam, near Mifflin,

Ohio............................... 163

discharge measurements of.............. 498

Blacklick Creek at Blacklick, Pa......... -52

Blackwater River at Davis, W. Va......... 81

Blaine Creek at Yatesville, Ky........... 270

Blake Run, Ohio, discharge measurements

of................................. 503

Blue Lake, Ind., records available on.... 490

Blue Lick Springs, Ky., Licking River at. 313 

Blue River at Carthage, Ind.............. 455

at Shelbyville; Ind.................... 456

near White Cloud, Ind.................. 37S

Bluegrass Creek at Potomac, 111.......... 4SO

Bluestone Dam, W. Va., New River at...... 223

Bluestone River near Pipestem, W. Va..... 222

near Spanishburg, W. Va................ 220

Bluffton, Ind., Wabash River at.......... 398

Boggs Fork, Ohio, discharge measurements

of................................. 498

Bolivar Reservoir, Ohio, contents of....185,187

Bolton, Ohio, Beech Creek near........... Ill

Boneyard Creek at Urbana, 111............ 421

Bonpas Creek at Browns, 111.............. 476

Booneville, Ky., South Fork, Kentucky

River at........................... 349

Boston, Ky. , Rolling Fork near........... 372

Bourneville, Ohio, Paint Creek near...... 296

Bowling Green, Ind., Eel River at........ 453

Bowling Green, Ky., Barren River at...... 388

Braddock, Pa., Monongahela River at...... 106

505
Page

Bradford, Ohio, Greenville Creek near 328 

Bradshaw Creek, W. Va., discharge

measurements of................ 499

Branchland, W. Va., Guyandot River at 252 

Brewersville, Ind., Sand Creek near.. 463 

Briggsdale, Ohio, Scioto Big Run at.. 286 

Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville, Pa. 23 

Brokenstraw Creek basin, Pa., discharge measurements in......... 491

Brookville, Ind., Whitewater River at 343 

Browns, 111., Bonpas Creek at........ 476

Brownsville, Ky., Green River at..... 383

Brownsville, W. Va., Skin Creek near. 69 

West Fork, River at................ 70

Bruce Lake, Ind., records available

on............................. 490

Brushy Pork, Ohio, discharge measurements of....................... 498

Buck Creek at New Moorefield, Ohio... 333 

Buckeye, W. Va., Greenbrier River at. 227 

Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va...... 65

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Allegheny

River) near Preeport, Pa....... 57

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Guyandot 

River), W. Va., discharge measurements of.................... 502

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Tygart

River) at Barrackville, W. Va.. 76 

Bull Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of....................... 493

Bullskin Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of.................... 501

Burgin, Ky., Herrington Lake near.... 355

Burnsville, W. Va., Little Kanawha

River near..................... 190

Busseron Creek near Carlisle, Ind.... 432

Butcherville, W. Va., West Fork River

at........... .................. 71

Butler, Ohio, Clear Pork at.......... 166

Butlerville, Ind., North Fork, of

Vernon Pork near............... 467

Byron, Ind., Sugar Creek near........ 427

Cabin Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of.................... 500

Cache River at Porman, 111..........487-488

Cache River basin, 111., gagingstation records in............487-489

Cambridge, Ohio, Wills Creek at.

Camden on Gauley, W. Va., Gauley

River at.......................

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

Camp Nelson, Ky., Kentucky River near

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

Caperton, W. Va., New River at.......

Carlisle, Ind., Busseron Creek near..

Carmi, 111., Little Wabash River at..

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

Carr Lake, Ind., records available on

Carters Corners, Pa., French Creek at

Carthage, Ind., Blue River at........

Carthage, Ohio, Mill Creek at........

Casselman River at Grantsville, Md... 

at Markleton, Pa...................

Castile Run, Pa., discharge measurements of.......................

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

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

Catlin, 111., Vermilion River near...

Cedar Lake, Ind., records available 

on.............................

Center Lake, Ind., records available 

on.............................

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

Central College, Ohio, Big Walnut

Creek at.......................

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

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

Chapman Lake, Ind., records available

176

234

221

353

150

232

432

480

108

490

28

455

323

96

496

450

317

424

490

490

447

287

242

21

490

Charleroi, Pa., Monongahela River at. 94

Charles Mill Reservoir, Ohio, contents of...................... 186,188

Charleston, W. Va., Kanawha River at. 245 

Chartiers Creek at Carnegie, Pa...... 108

Chautauqua Lake near Mayville, N. Y.. 19-20 

Cheat River at Rowlesburg, W. Va..... 84

near Parsons, W. Va................ 83

near Pisgah, W. Va................. 86

Cherry River at Penwick, W. Va....... 236

Page

Cherry River, North Fork, W. Va., discharge measurements of...........499,500

South Fork, W. Va., discharge measurements of....................... 499

Cherrytree Run, Pa., discharge measurements of.......................... 492

Chestnut Creek at Galax, Va............. 206

Chillicothe, Ohio, Scioto River at...... 293

Chippewa Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of.......................... 497

Cicero Creek at Noblesville, Ind........ 441

near Cicero, Ind...................... 440

Cincinnati, Ohio, Ohio River at......... 318

Circleville, Ohio, Scioto River near.... 290

Cisko, W. Va., Hughes River at.......... 198

City ditch, Ind., discharge measurements

of................................ 503

Claridon, Ohio, Olentangy River at...... 280

Clarion River at Cooksburg, Fa.......... 38

492

at Ridgway, Pa

at St. Petersburg, Pa..............

East Branch, at East Branch Clarion 

River Dam, Pa..................

near Piney, Pa.....................

Clarion River basin, Pa., discharge 

measurements in................

gaging-station records in............. 32-40

Clarksburg, W. Va., West Fork River at.. 72 

Clay City, Ky., Red River at............ 351

Clear Creek near Rockbridge, Ohio....... 199

Clear Pork (Kanawha River basin), W. Va.,

discharge measurements of......... 501

Clear Fork (Muskingum River basin) at

Butler, Ohio...................... 166

below Pleasant Hill Dam, near Perrysville, Ohio....................... 167

Clendening Reservoir, Ohio, contents of 186,188

Clifty Creek at Hartsville, Ind. 

Clinton, Ohio, Tuscarawas River at......

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

discharge measurements of.............

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

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

Columbus, Ind., East Pork White River at 

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

Scioto River at........ ..............

Computations, accuracy of results of....

Conemaugh River at Seward, Pa...........

at Tunnelton, Pa......................

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

at Waterboro, N. Y....................

Conewango Creek basin, N. Y.-Pa., discharge measurements in.

462

147

246

501

68

378

461

288

285

8

51

53

22

18

491 

stations records in............ 18-22

Confluence, Pa., Youghiogheny River

below............................. 100

Connellsville, Pa., Youghiogheny River

at................................ 101

Connoquenessing Creek at Hazen, Pa...... 132

Conotton Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of.......................... 498

Cooksburg, Pa., Clarion River at........ 38

Cool Spring Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of....................... 497

Cooperation, record of.................. 1

Cortland, Ohio, Mosquito Creek near..... 120

Corydon, Ind., Big Indian Creek near.... 374

Coshocton, Ohio, Mill Creek near........ 173

Muskingum River near.................. 174

Covington, Ind., Wabash River at........ 419

Cranberry River near Richwood, W. Va.... 235

Crawfordsville, Ind., Sugar Creek at.... 426

Crooked Creek at Crooked Creek Dam, Pa.. 48 

at Idaho, Pa.......................... 47

discharge measurements of............492-493

Crooked Creek basin, Pa., discharge

measurements in..................492-493

gaging-station records in............. 47-48

Crooked Creek Reservoir, Pa., contents

of................................ 59,60

Crooked Lake, Ind., records available on 490 

Grumpier, N. C., North Pork, New River at 204 

Crystal Lake, Ind., records available on 490 

Cynthiana, Ky., South Fork, Licking

River at.......................... 316

Dailey, W. Va., Tygart River near....... 61

Daniels Run, Pa., discharge measurements

of................................ 495

Danville, 111., Vermilion River near.... 425
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Danville, Ky. , Dix River near. ........ 354

Danville, W. Va., Little Coal River at 247 

Darby Creek at Darbyville, Ohio....... 291

Darbyville, Ohio, Darby Creek at...... 291

Data, explanation of .................. 5-8

Davis, W. Va., Blackwater River at.... 81

Dayton, Ohio, Mad River near. ......... 336

Miami River at. ..................... 337

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

Deer Creek (Beaver River basin) at

Limaville , Ohio ................. 112

Deer Creek (Deer Creek basin), Pa.,

discharge measurements of....... 493

Deer Creek (Scioto River basin) at

Williamsport, Ohio. . ............ 292

Deer Creek (Wabash River basin) near

Delphi, Ind. .................... 410

Delaware, Ohio, Olentangy River near. . 283 

Delaware Reservoir, Ohio, contents of. 300 

Delaware Run, Ohio, discharge measurements of. ....................... 501

Delphi, Ind., Deer Creek near. ........ 410

Tippecanoe River near ............... 414

Wabash River at ..................... 409

Deputy, Ind., Muscatatuck River near.. 465 

Dewey Reservoir, contents of.......... 262

Dillon, Ohio, Licking River at. ....... 182

Dillonvale, Ohio, Short Creek near. ... 142

Dix River near Danville, Ky. .......... 354

Dixon Springs, 111., Sugar Creek near. 485 

Dolan, Ind., Bean Blossom , Creek at.... 448

Dora, Ind., Salamonie River at ........ 401

Dover, Ohio, Tuscarawas River near.... 154

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

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

Driftwood River near Edinburg, Ind....

Dry Fork River at Hendricks, W. Va....

discharge measurements of ...........

Dublin, Ohio, Scioto River near. ......

Dunbar Creek:, Pa. , discharge measurements of ........................

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

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

Dunlap Creek at Allison, Pa. ..........

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

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

Eagle Creek (Beaver River basin) at

Phalanx Station, Ohio ...........

Eagle Creek (Kentucky River basin) at

Glencoe, Ky. ....................

at Sadieville, Ky. ..................

Eagle Creek (Wabash River basin) at

Indianapolis , Ind ...............

Eagon Run, Ohio, discharge measurements of. .......................

East Conemaugh, Pa., Little Conemaugh,

River at. .......................

East Liverpool, Ohio, Little Beaver

Creek near. .....................

Edinburg, Ind., Driftwood River near.. 

Sugar Creek near. ...................

Youngs Creek near. ..................

Edmonton, Ky. , South Fork, Little

Barren River at .................

Edray, W. Va., McLaughlin Spring at... 

Eel River (tributary to Wabash River)

at North Manchester, Ind. .......

near Logansport , Ind ................

Eel River (tributary to White River)

at Bowling Green, Ind. ..........

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

Eldred, Pa. , Allegheny River at .......

Elk Creek (Clarion River basin), Pa.,

discharge measurements of.......

Elk Creek (Monongahela River basin) at

Quiet Dell, W. Va.. .............

Elk Fork, Ohio, discharge measurements

of..............................

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

at Queen Shoals, W. Va. .............

at Sutton, W. Va. ...................

discharge measurements of ...........

Elkhorn Creek near Frankfort, Ky. .....

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

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

Elsey Run, W. Va., discharge measurements of ........................

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

discharge measurements of ...........

496

393

87

90

224

233

118

363

362

446

501

50

140

459

458

457

379

225

406

407

453

215

14

492

73

501

242

244

243

500

360

62

143

494

434

503

Embarrass Piver, North Fork, near

Oblong, 111.....................

Englewood, Ohio, Stillwater River at.. 

Enterprise, Ohio, Hocking River at....

Enterprise, W. Va., West Fork River at 

Evansvllle, Ind., Ohio River at.......

Everett Lake, Ind., records available

Page

435

330

200

75

396

490

Falconer, N. Y., Chadakoin River at... 21 

Fall Creek at Millersville, Ind....... 444

near Fortville, Ind................. 443

Farmers, Ky., Licking River at........ 311

Farmers Retreat, Ind., Laughery Creek

near............................ 344

Fenwick, W. Va., Cherry River at...... 236

Ferndale, Pa., Stony Creek at......... 49

Fisherville, Ky., Floyds Fork at...... 368

Fishtrap, Ky., Levisa Fork at......... 257

Flatrock Creek at St. Paul, Ind....... 460

Fletcher Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 490

Floyds Fork at Fisherville, Ky........ 368

Forman, 111., Cache River at.........487-488

Fort Ancient, Ohio, Little Miami River

near............................ 305

Fort Spring, Ky., South Elkhorn Creek

at.............................. 359

Fortville, Ind., Fall Creek near...... 443

Frankfort, Ky., Elkhorn Creek near.... 360

Kentucky River at................... 357

Franklin, Pa., Allegheny River at..... 31

Frazeysburg, Ohio, Wakatomika Creek

near............................ 178

Freeport, Pa., Buffalo Creek near..... 57

French Creek at Carters Corners, Pa... 28 

at Utica, Pa........................ 29

French Creek basin, Pa., gaging-station records in.................. 28-30

Friendsville, Md., Youghiogheny River

at.............................. 93

Galax, Va., Chestnut Creek at...

New River near................

Gauley River above Belva, W. Va.

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

near Summersville, W. Va.

206 

205 

240 

234 

237

Georges Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of.......................494,495

Georgetown, Ky., North Elkhorn Creek

358 

303 

338 

363 

484 

219 

192 

191 

483 

490 

209 

96

Georgetown, Ohio, Whiteoak Creek near.

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

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

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

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

Glenville, W. Va., Leading Creek near. 

Little Kanawha River at.............

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

Goose Lake, Ind., records available on

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

Grantsville, Md., Casselman River at..

Grantsville, W. Va., Little Kanawha

River at........................ 194

Steer Creek near.................... 193

Grayson, Ky., Little Sandy River near. 272

Graysonton, Va., Little River at...... 213

Great Valley Creek near Salamanca,

N. Y............................ 15

Green Lick Run at Green Lick Reservoir, Pa........................ 102

Green River at Greensburg, Ky......... 377

at Liver-more, Ky.................... 394

at lock 4, at Woodbury, Ky.......... 389

at lock 6, at Brownsville, Ky....... 383

at Munfordville, Ky................. 380

Green River basin, Ind.-Ky., gagingstation records in......... '.. . .377-395

Greenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va... 229 

at Buckeye, W. Va................... 227

at Durbin, W. Va.................... 224

at Hilldale, W. Va.................. 230

Greenfield, Ohio, Paint Creek near.... 294

Greenhills, Ohio, West Fork, Mill

Creek near...................... 321

Greensboro, Pa., Monongahela River at. 88

Greensburg, Ky., Green River at....... 377

Greentown, Ind., Wildcat Creek at..... 415

Greenup, Ky., Tygarts Creek near...... 273

Greenville, Pa., Little Shenango River

at.............................. 128
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Greenville Creek near Bradford, Ohio.. 328 

Greer, Ohio, Mohican River at......... 169

Griggs Reservoir, Ohio, contents of... 300 

Grimes Run, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 496

Grundy, Va., Levisa Fork near......... 256

Guyandot River at Branchland, W. Va... 252 

at Man, W. Va....................... 251

discharge measurements of........... 502

Guyandot River basin, W. Va., discharge measurements in.......... 502

gaging-station records in..........251-253

Hall, W. Va., Buckhannon River at..... 65

Hamilton, Ohio, Miami River at........ 340

Talawanda Creek near................ 339

Hammondsville, Ohio, Yellow Creek near 141 

Hare Creek, Pa., discharge measurements

of.............................. 491

Harrison Spring, Ind., discharge measurements of..................... 503

Hartsville, Ind., Clifty Creek at..... 462

Hayes Creek at Glendale, 111.......... 484

Haysi, Va., Pound River near.......... 259

Russell Pork at..................... 258

Hazard, Ky., North Fork, Kentucky

River at........................ 345

Hazen, Pa., Conno queries sing Creek at.. 132 

Heidelberg, Ky., Kentucky River at.... 350

Hemlock Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 491

Hendricks, W. Va., Dry Fork River at.. 80 

Herrington Lake, Ky., contents of..... 355

Higby, Ohio, Sciotb River at.......... 297

Hilldale, W. Va., Greenbrier River at. 230 

Hinkley Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of..................... 497

Hinton, W. Va., New River at. ......... 231

Hocking River at Athens, Ohio......... 201

at Enterprise, Ohio................. 200

Hocking River basin, Ohio, gagingstation records in.............199-201

Hodgenville, Ky., North Fork, Nolin

River at........................ 381

Hoffman Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 490

Hog Run tributary, Ohio, discharge

measurements of................. 502

Holly River, Left Fork, discharge

measurements of................. 500

Home Creek near New Philadelphia, Ohio 157 

Homer, 111., Salt Fork, Vermilion

River near...................... 423

Horseshoe Lake, Ind., records available on......................... 490

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

Howard Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of..................... 499

Hughes River at Cisko, W. Va.......... 198

North Fork, W. Va., discharge measurements of..................... 499

South Fork, at Macfarlan, W. Va..... 197

Huntington, Ind., Little River near... 400 

Wabash River at..................... 399

Huntington, W. Va., Ohio River at..... 254

Hydro logic conditions................. 13

diagram of.......................... 13

Idaho, Pa., Crooked Creek at.......... 47

Indian Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of........................ 501

Indian Fork below Atwood Dam, near New

Cumberland, Ohio................ 153

Indian Lake at Russells Point, Ohio... 324

Indiana, lakes in, records available

in.............................. 490

Indianapolis, Ind., Eagle Creek at.... 446 

White River at...................... 445

Ivanhoe, Va., New River at............ 207

Jackson, Ky., North Fork, Kentucky

River at........................ 347

Jackson Run, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 491

Jasper, Ind., Patoka River at......... 473

Jefferson, N. C., New River near...... 203

Jefferson, Pa., South Fork, Tenmile

Creek at........................ 89

Jefferson Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of..................... 498

Johns Creek near Meta, Ky............. 261

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Johns Creek near Van Lear, Ky.......... 263

Johnsonburg, Pa., Clarion River at..... 33-36

Junction, 111., Saline River near...... 481

Kale Creek near Pricetown, Ohio........ 116

Kanawha Falls, W. Va., Kanawha River at 241 

Kanawha River at Charleston, W. Va..... . 245

at Kanawha Falls, W. Va .............. 241

discharge measurements of............ 501

Kanawha River basin, Ky.-N. C.-Va.- 

W. Va., discharge measurements 

in..............................499-501

gaging-station records in...........203-248

Kentucky River at lock 2, at Lockport,

Ky............................... 361

at lock 4,at Frankfort, Ky........... 357

at lock 6, at Warwick, Ky............ 356

at lock 8, near Camp Nelson, Ky...... 353

at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky...... 352

at lock 14, at Heidelberg, Ky........ 350

Middle Fork, at Tallega, Ky.......... 348

North Fork, at Hazard, Ky............ 345

at Jackson, Ky..................... 347

Couth Fork, at Booneville, Ky........ 349

Kentucky River basin, Ky., gagingstation records in..............345-363

Kermit, W. Va., Tug Fork near.......... 268

Killbuck Creek at Killbuck, Ohio....... 172

Kingston', Pa. , Loyalhanna Creek at..... 54

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

Kiskiminetas River at Vandergrift, Pa.. 56 

Kiskimlnetas River basin, discharge

measurements in...... ........... 493

gaging-station records in ........... 49-56

Kittaning, Pa., Allegheny R;.ver at,.... 46

Knapp Creek (tributary to Allegheny 

River) Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 491

Knapp Creek (tributary to Greenbrier

River) at Marlinton, W. Va....... 226

Kokosing River at Millwood, Ohio....... 170

discharge measurements of............ 498

La Rue, Ohio, Scioto River at.........274,275

Lafayette, Ind., South Fork, Wildcat

Creek near....................... 417

Wabash River at...................... 418

Lake Fork below Mohicanville Dam, near

Mohicanville, Ohio............... 168

Lake Manitou, Ind., records available

on............................... 490

Laughery Creek near Farmers Retreat,

Ind.............................. 344

Laurel Fork, W. Va., discharge measurements of......................... 502

Laurel Hill Creek at Ursina, Pa........ 99

Leading Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of...................... 493

near Glenville, W. Va................ 192

Leavittsburg, Ohio, Mahoning River at.. 119 

Lebanon, Ky., Rolling Fork near........ 370

Leesville, Ohio, McGuire Creek near.... 152

Leesville Reservoir, Ohio, contents of 185 ,187 

Leitchfield, Ky., Bear Creek near...... 384

Levisa Fork at Fishtrap, Ky............ 257

at Paintsville, Ky................... 265

at Pikeville, Ky..................... 260

near Grundy, Va...................... 256

Lewisburg, Ky., Mud River near......... 390

North Fork, Licking River lear....... 314

Licking River (tributary to Muskingum

River) at Dillon, Ohio........... 182

at Toboso, Ohio...................... 181

near Newark, Ohio.................... 180

Otter Fork, Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 498

Licking River (tributary to Ohio River)

at Blue Lick Springs, Ky......... 313

at Catawba, Ky....................... 317

at Farmers, Ky....................... 311

at McKinneysburg, Ky................. 315

near Salyersville, Ky................ 310

North Fork, near Lewisburg, Ky....... 314

South Fork, at Cynthiana, Ky......... 316

Licking River basin, Ky., gagingstation records in..............310-317

Limaville, Ohio, Deer Creek at......... 112

Lisbon Creek at Lisbon, Ohio........... 139

Little, W. Va., Middle Island Creek at. 145 

Little Barren River, South Fork, at

Edmonton, Ky..................... 379
509

Little Beaver Creek (tributary to 

Little Beaver Creek), North 

Fork, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 497

Little Beaver Creek (tributary to Ohio

River) near East Liverpool, Ohio 140

Little Beaver Creek basin, Ohio, Pa.,

discharge measurements in....... 497

gaging-station records in..........139-140

Little Buffalo Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of................. 493

Little Char tiers Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of................. 496

Little Coal River at Danville, W. Va.. 247

Little Conemaugh River at East Conema ugh , Pa....................... 50

Little Indian Creek, Ohio, discharge

measurements of................. 501

Little Kanawha River at Glenville,

W. Va........................... 191

at Grantsville, W. Va............... 194

at Palestine, W. Va.. .............. 196

near Burnsville, W. Va.............. 190

West Fork, at Rocksdale, W. Va...... 195

Little Kanawha River basin, W. Va.,

discharge measurements in....... 499

gaging-station records in..........190-198

Little Mahoning Creek at McCormick, Pa. 44

Little Miami River at Milford, Ohio... 306 

at Spring Valley, Ohio.............. 304

East Fork, at Perintown, Ohio....... 309

at Williamsburg, Ohio ............. 307

near Bantam, Ohio................. 308

near Fort Ancient, Ohio............. 305

Little Miami River basin, Ohio, gagingstation records in.............304-309

Little Neshannock Creek, Pa,, discharge measurements of.......... 49?

Little Raccoon Creek, Ohio, discharge

measurements of................. 501

Little River (tributary to New River)

at Graysonton, Va............... 213

Little River (tributary to South Fork 

New River), N. C., discharge 

measurements of................. 499

Little-River (tributary to Wabash

River) near Huntington, Ind..... 400

Little Sandy River near Grayson, Ky... 272

Little Scioto River above Marion, Ohio 276

Little Sewell Creek, W. Va., discharge

measurements of................. 500

Little Shenango River at Greenville,

Pa. ............................. 128

Little Stillwater Creek below Tappan

Dam, at Tappan, Ohio............ 161

Little Wabash River at Carmi, 111..... 480 

at Wilcox, 111...................... 477

Litwar, W. Va., Tug Fork at........... 266

Livermore, Ky., Green River at........ 394

Lockington, Ohio, Loramie Creek at.... 326

Lockland, Ohio, West Fork, Mill Creek

at.............................. 322

Lockport, Ky., Kentucky River at...... 361

Lockwood, W. Va., Peters Creek near... 239

Logansport, Ind., Eel River near...... 407

Wabash River at..................... 408

Long Lake, Ind., records available on. 490

Loon Lake (Kosciusko County), Ind.,

records available on............ 490

Loon Lake (Whitley County), Ind., records available on............... 490

Loop Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of........................ 500

Loramie Creek at Lockington, Ohio..... 326

Loudonville, Ohio, Black Fork at...... 165

Louisa, Ky., Big Sandy River at....... 269

Louisville, Ky., Middle Fork, Beargrass Creek, at Cannons Lane, at 365 

Ohio River at....................... 366

Pond Creek near..................... 373

South Fork, Beargrass Creek at...... 364

Lowellville, Ohio, Mahoning River at.. 125

Loyalhanna Creek at Kingston, Pa...... 54

at Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Pa......... 55

Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir, Pa., contents of........................ 59,60

Lukens Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 490

Lynch, Pa., Tionesta Creek at......... 25

McClures Lake, Ind., records available

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490

McConnelsville, Ohio, Muskingum River

at............................... 184

McCormick, Pa., Little Mahoning Creek

at............................... 44

McGuire Creek below Leesville Dam, near

Leesville, Ohio.................. 152

discharge measurements of............ 498

McKinneysburg, Ky., Licking River at... 315 

McLaughlin Spring at Edray, W. Va...... 225

Macfarlan, W. Va., Hughes River at..... 197

Mad River at Zanesfield, Ohio.......... 331

discharge measurements of............ 503

near Dayton, Ohio.................... 336

near Springfield, Ohio............... 335

near Urbana, Ohio.................... 332

Madrid, Ky., Rough River near.......... 391

Mahoning Creek at Mahoning Creek Dam,

Pa............................... 45

at Punxsutawney, Pa .................. 43

Mahoning Creek basin, Pa., discharge

measurements in.................. 492

gaging-station records in............ 43-45

Mahoning Creek Reservoir, Pa., contents

of............................... 59

Mahoning River at Alliance, Ohio....... 110

at Leavittsburg, Ohio................ 119

at Lowellville, Ohio................. 125

at Pricetown, Ohio................... 115

at Youngstown, Ohio.................. 123

below Berlin Dam, near Berlin Center,

Ohio. ............................. 114

West Branch, near Newton Falls, Ohio. 117 

Man, W. Va., Guyandot River at......... 251

Manhattan, Ind., Mill Creek near....... 451

Mansfield, Ind., Raccoon Creek at...... 429

Mansfield, Ohio, Touby Run at. ......... 164

Marie, 111., Embarrass River at........ 434

Marion, Ind., Mississinea River at..... 404

Marion, Ohio, Little Scioto River above 276 

Markleton, Pa., Casselman River at..... 98

Marlinton, W. Va., Knapp Creek at...... 226

Marsh Fork, W. Va., discharge measurements of......................... 501

Massillon, Ohio, Tuscarawas River at... 148 

Mathews Run, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 491

Maxinkuckee Lake, Ind., records available on.......................... 490

Maysville, Ky., Ohio River near........ 302

Mayville, N. Y., Chautauqua Lake near.. 19-20 

Meadow River at Nallen, W. Va.......... 238

Meander Creek at Mineral Ridge, Ohio... 122 

Meander Creek Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................135,136

Meta, Ky., Johns Creek near............ 261

Metropolis, 111., Ohio River at........ 486

Miami River at Dayton, Ohio............ 337

at Hamilton, Ohio.................... 340

at Sidney, Ohio...................... 325

at Taylorsville, Ohio................ 327

discharge measurements of............ 5~03

Miami River basin, Ohio, Ind., discharge measurements in..........5U2-503

gaging-station record^ in...........324-343

Middle Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 496

Middle Fork River at Audra, W. Va...... 64

Middle Island Creek at Little, W. Va... 145 

Mifflin, Ohio, Black Fork near......... 163

Milford, Ohio, Little Mi.ami River at... 306 

Mill Creek, Pa. (tributary to Clarion

River) discharge measurements of. 492 

Mill Creek (tributary to Eel River)

near Cataract, Ind............... 450

near Manhattan, Ind.................. 451

Mill Creek, Pa. (tributary to Loyalhanna Creek) discharge measurements of......................... 493

Mill Creek (tributary to Mahoning

River) at Youngstown, Ohio....... 124

near Berlin Center, Ohio............. 113

Mill Creek (tributary of New River)

W. Va., discharge measurements of 500 

Mill Creek (tributary to Ohio River) at

Carthage, Ohio................... 323

at Reading, Ohio..................... 319

West Fork, at Lockland, Ohio......... 322

at Mount Healthy, Ohio............. 320

near Greenhills, Ohio.............. 321
510 INDEX

496

404

403

137

493

106

94

88

79

77

138

413

Mill Creek (tributary to Ohio River)

W . Va . , discharge measurements

of ............................... 502

Mill Creek (tributary to Scioto River)

near Bellepoint, Ohio. ........... 278

Mill Creek (tributary to Tygart River)

W. Va., discharge measurements of 493 

Mill Creek (tributary to Walhonding

River) near Coshocton, Ohio ...... 173

Mill Creek basin, Ohio, gaging- station

records in. .................... .319-323

Millers Run, Pa., discharge measurements of ......................... 493

Millersville, Ind., Tall Creek at ...... 444

Millwood, Ohio, Kokosing River at...... 170

Milton, W. Va. , Mud River near. ........ 253

Milton Reservoir, Ohio, contents of... 135, 136 

Mineral Ridge, Ohio, Meander Creek at.. 122 

Mingo Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of ......................

Mississinea River at Marion, Ind....

near Ridgeville , Ind. .............

Moffatts Mill, Pa., Raccoon Creek at

Mohawk Reservoir, Ohio, contents of... 186, 188

Mohican River at Greer, Ohio. .......... 169

Mohicanville, Ohio, Lake Fork near ..... 168

Mohicanville Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of ............................. .187,188

Monastery Run, Pa., discharge measurements of .........................

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

at Charleroi , Pa .....................

at Greensboro , Pa ....................

at lock 8, at Point Marion, Pa.......

at lock 15, at Hoult, W. Va. .........

Monongahela River basin, Md.-Pa.-W. Va.,

discharge measurements in. ..... .493-496

gaging- station records in. .......... .61-107

reservoirs in ........................ 107

Montezuma , Ind . , Wabash River at ....... 428

Montgomery Island Dam, Pa., Ohio River

at..................... ..........

Monticello, Ind., Tippepanoe River near 

Montour Run, Pa., discharge measurements of ....................... .496,497

Morehead, Ky. , Triplett Creek at....... 312

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

Mosquito Creek at Miles, Ohio. ......... 121

below Mosquito Creek Dam, near Cortland, Ohio. ...................... 120

Mosquito Creek Reservoir, Ohio, contents of ........................ 135 , 136

Mount Carmel, 111., Wabash River at.... 475

Mount Healthy, Ohio, West Fork, Mill

Creek at. .................'....... 320

Mounts Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of ......................... 496

Mud River (Green River basin) near

Lewisburg , Ky .................... 390

Mud River (Guyandot River basin) near

Milton, W. Va .................... 253

Muddy Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of ......................... 497

Muddy Run, Pa., discharge measurements

of ............................... 495

South Branch, Pa., discharge measurements of. ........................ 495

Muncie, Ind., White River at. .......... 436

Munfordville, Ky., Green River at...... 380

Murrysville, Pa., Abers Creek near..... 104

Muscatatuck River near Austin, Ind..... 466

near Deputy, Ind. .................... 465

Muskelonge Lake, Ind., records available on .......................... 490

Muskingum River at Dresden, Ohio. ...... 179

at McConnelsville , Ohio .............. 184

at Zanesville , Ohio .................. 183

near Coshocton, Ohio. ................ 174

Muskingum River basin, Ohio, W. Va. ,

discharge measurements in. ..... .497-498

gaging-station records in. ......... .147-188

reservoirs in ....................... 185-188

Nallen, W. Va., Meadow River at ........ 238

'Narrows , Va . , Wolf Creek near .......... 218

Natrona, Pa., Allegheny River at. ...... 58

Neff-Litz Spring near Rural Retreat, Va. 208

Nellie, Ohio, Walhonding River at...... 17-1

New Corydon, Ind., Wabash River near... 397

New Cumberland, Ohio, Indian Fork near. 153

New Lake, Ind., records available on... 490

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New Moorefield, Ohio, Buck Creek at... 333 

New Philadelphia, Ohio, Hone Creek

near............................ 157

New River at Allisonia, Va............ 211

at Bluestone Dam, W. Va. .....V...... 223

at Caperton, W. Va.................. 232

at Eggleston, Va.................... 215

at Glenlyn, Va...................... 219

at Hinton, W. Va.................... 231

at Ivranhoe, Va ...................... 207

at Radford, Va...................... 214

discharge measurements of........... 500

Middle Fork of South Fork, N. C.,

discharge measurements of....... 499

near Galax, Va...................... 205

North Fork, at Grumpier, N. C....... 204

discharge measurements of......... 499

South Fork, near Jefferson, N. C.... 203

Newark, Ohio, Licking River near...... 180

Newberry, Ind., White River at........ 454

Newcomerstown, Ohio, Tuscarawas River

at.............................. 162

Newton Falls, Ohio, West Branch,

Mahoning River near. ............ 117

Niles, O'hio, Mosquito Creek at........ 121

Nimishillen Creek at North Industry,

Ohio............................ 151

Middle Branch, at Canton, Ohio...... 150

West Branch, Ohio, discharge measurements of..................... 497

Noble, Ky. , Troublesome Creek at...... 346

Noblesville, Ind., Cicero Creek at.... 441

White River at...................... 439

White River near.................... 438

Nolin River at Wax, Ky................ 382

North Fork, at HodgenvilLe, Ky...... 381

Nora, Ind. , White River near.......... 442

North Elkhorn Creek near Georgetown,

Ky.............................. 358

North Industry, Ohio, Nimishillen

Crssk 3,t . ..... 151

North Manchester, Ind., Eel River at.. 406 

Nyona Lake, Ind., records available on 490

Oakland, Md., Youghiogheny River near. 92 

Oblong, 111., North Fork Embarrass

River near...................... 435

Ohio Brush Creek near West Union, Ohio 301

Ohio River at Ashland, Ky............. 271

at Bellaire, Ohio................... 144

at Cincinnati, Ohio................. 318

at Evansville, Ind.................. 396

at Golconda, 111.................... 483

at Huntington, W. Va................ 254

at Louisville, Ky................... 366

at Metropolis, 111.................. 456

at Montgomery Island Dam, Pa........ 138

at Owensboro, Ky.................... 376

at Parkersburg, W. Va............... 189

at Point Pleasant, W. Va............ 249

at Pomeroy, Ohio.................... 202

at St. Marys, W. Va................. 146

at Sewickley, Pa.................... 109

near Maysville, Ky.................. 302

Oil Creek at Rouseville, Pa........... 27

Old Lake, Ind., records available on.. 490

Olentangy River at Claridon, Ohio..... 280

at Stratford, Ohio.................. 284

near Delaware, Ohio................. 283

Olney, Ky., Tradewater River at....... 482

Ora, Ind., Tippecanoe River near...... 412

Orangeville, Pa., Pymatuning Creek

near............................ 129

Order, new downstream, of listing

gaging stations................. 5

Ordnance Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of..................... 497

O'Shaughnessy Reservoir, contents of.. 300

Oswego, Ind., Tippecanoe River at..... 411

Owasco, Ind., Wildcat Creek at........ 416

Owensboro, Ky., Ohio River at......... 376

Pageville, Ky., Barren River near..... 385

Paint Creek (Big Sandy River basin)

at Staffordsville, Ky........... 264

Paint Creek (Kanawha River basin), W.

Va ., discharge measurements of.. 500

Paint Creek (Scioto River basin), East 

Fork, Ohio, discharge measurements of........................ 501

near Bourneville, Ohio .............. 296
INDEX 511

Paint Creek near Greenfield, Ohio.....

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

Palestine, W. Va., Little Kanawha

River at........................

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

Parkers Landing, Pa., Allegheny River 

at. .............................

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

Parsons, W. Va., Cheat River near..... 

Shavers Fork at.....................

Paterson Run, W. Va., discharge measurements of.....................

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

near Princeton, Ind.................

Peak Creek at Pulaski, Va.............

Perintown, Ohio, East Fork, Little

Miami River at..................

Perrysville, Ohio, Clear Fork near....

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

Peters Creek (Kanawha River basin)

near Lockwood, W. Va............

Peters Creek (Monongahela River basin) 

Pa., discharge measurements of..

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

Phalan Station, Ohio, Eagle Creek at..

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

Piedmont, Ohio, Stillwater Creek at...

Page 

294 

255

196

267

41

189

83

82

502

473

474

212

309

167

405

239

496 

472 

118 

66 

158

Piedmont Reservoir, Ohio, contents of 186,188 

Pigeon Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 496

Pigeon Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of..................... 502

Pikeville, Ky., Levisa Fork at........ 260

Pine Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 493

Piney, Pa., Clarion River near........ 39

Pipestem, W.. Va., Bluestone River near 822 

Pisgah, W. Va., Cheat River near...... 86

Pleasant Hill, Ohio, Stillwater River

at. ............................. 329

Pleasant Hill Reservoir, Ohio, contents of.......................186,188

Plum Creek, Pa., 'discharge measurements of........................ 493

South Branch, Pa., discharge measurements of..................... 493

Pocatalico River at Sissonville, W. Va 248 

Point Marion, Pa., Monongahela River

at.............................. 79

Point Pleasant, W. Va., Ohio River at. 249 

Pomeroy, Ohio, Ohio River at.......... 202

Pond Creek near Louisville, Ky........ 373

Pond Fork, W. Va., discharge measurements of........................ 501

Pond River near Apex, Ky.............. 395

Poplar Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of........................ 502

Poplar Hill, Va-., Wabash Spring near.. 216 

Potomac, 111., Bluegrass Creek at..... 420

Pound River near Haysi, Va............ 259

Pricetown, Ohio, Kale Creek near...... 116

Mahoning River at................... 115

Princeton, Ind., Patoka River near.... 474

Prospect, Ohio, Scioto River near..... 277

Publications by State agencies........ 12

on streamflow by Geological Survey.. 9-12 

Pucketa Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 493

Pulaski, Va., Peak Creek at........... 212

Punxsutawney, Pa., Mahoning Creek at.. 43

Pymatuning Creek near Orangeville, Pa. 129

Pymatuning Dam, Pa., Shenango River at 127

Sugar Run at........................ 126

Pymatuning Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of.............................135,136

Queen Shoals, W. Va., Elk River at.... 244 

Quiet Dell, W. Va., Elk Creek at...... 73

Raccoon Creek (tributary to Ohio River

in Ohio), at Adamsville, Ohio.... 250

discharge measurements of........... 501

East Branch, discharge measurements

of.............................. 501

West Branch, discharge measurements

of.............................. 501

Raccoon Creek (tributary to Ohio River

in Pa.) at Moffatts Mill, Pa.... 137

Raccoon Creek (tributary to Wabash

River) at Mansfield, Ind........ 429

Raccoon Creek basin, Ohio, discharge

measurements in. .................

Radf ord , Va . , New River at .............

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

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

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

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

Redbank Creek basin, Pa., discharge

measurements in. .................

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

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

Reelsville, Ind., Big Walnut Creek near 

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

Retreat, Va., Neff Litz Spring near....

Richmond, Ind., East Fork, Whitewater

River at .........................

Richwood, W. Va., Cranberry River near. 

Rickinson Run, Ohio, discharge measurements of .........................

Rider Lake, Ind., records available on. 

Ridgeville, Ind., Mississinea River

near .............................

Ridgeway, Pa., Clarion River at ........

Ridinger Lake, Ind., records available

on... ............................

River Styx, Ohio, discharge measurements of .........................

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

Robinson Lake, Ind., records available

on. ..............................

Rock Lake, Ind., records available on.. 

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

Rocksdale, W. Va., Little Kanawha River

at...............................

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

Rocky Fork, Ohio, discharge measurements of .........................

near Barretts Mills , Ohio ............

Rolling Fork near Boston, Ky. ..........

near Lebanon, Ky. ....................

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

near Falls of Rough, Ky. .............

near Madrid, Ky. .....................

Round Lake, Ind., records available on. 

Rouseville, Pa., Oil Creek at..........

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

Ruff Creek, Pa., discharge measurements

of ...............................

Rural Retreat, Va . , Neff -Litz Spring

near. ............................

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

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

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

Russells Paint, Ohio, Indian Lake at...

Sadieville, Ky. , Eagle Creek at. .......

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

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

St. Paul, Ind., -Flatrock Creek at.. ....

St. Petersburg, Pa., Clarion River at.. 

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

Salamanca, N. Y., Great Valley Creek

near .............................

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

Salem Fork at Salem, W. Va. ............

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

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

Salt Creek (Scioto River basin) at

Tarlton, Ohio. ...................

Salt Creek (Wabash River basin) North

Fork, near Belmont , Ind ..........

Salt Fork, West Branch, at Urbana, 111. 

Salt Lick Creek, W. Va., discharge

measurements of ..................

Salt River at Shepherds ville, Ky.......

near Van Buren, Ky. ..................

Salt River basin, Ky. , gaging-station

records in. .................... .367

Salyersville, Ky., Licking River near.. 

Sand Creek near Brewers ville, Ind......

Sand Run, W. Va., discharge measurements of ....................... .493

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

Sandy Lick Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of .....................

Sandy Run, Ohio, discharge measurements of ........................

Sawmill Lake, Ind., records available

Scioto Big Run at Briggsdale, Ohio....

501

214

319

16

351

42

492

91

209

452

289

208

342

235

501

490

403

37

490

497

431

490

490

199

195

85

498

295

372

370

393

392

391

490

27

84

496

208

22

378

258

324

362

42

146

460

40

434

15

401

74

481

97

298

470

422

494

369

367

373

310

463

494

149

492

501

490
Page 

Scioto River at Chillicothe, Ohio.... 293

at Columbus, Ohio.................. 285

at Higby, Ohio..................... 297

at La Rue, Ohio...................274-275

below O'Shaughnessy Dam, near

Dublin, Ohio................... 279

near Circleville, Ohio............. 290

near Prospect, Ohio................ 277

Scioto River basin, Ohio, discharge

measurements in...............501-502

gaging-station records in.........274-300

reservoirs in

Scottsville, Ky., West Bays Pork at..

Second Creek near Second Creek, W.

Va.............................

Seneca Fork below Senecaville Dam,

near Senecaville, Ohio.........

Senecaville, Ohio, Seneca Pork near..

Senecaville Reservoir, Ohio, contents of...................... 187

Seward, Pa., Conemaugh River at......

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

Sewickley Creek (tributary to Ohio

River), Pa., discharge measurements of.......................

Sewickley Creek (tributary to Youghiogheny River) Pa., discharge 

measurements of................

Seymour, Ind., East Fork, White River 

at.............................

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

Sharpsville, Pa., Shenango River at..

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

Shaw Creek at Shawtown, Ohio.........

Shawtown, Ohio, Shaw Creek at........

Whetstone Creek near...............

Shelbyville, Ind., Blue River at.....

Shenango River at Pymatuning Dam, Pa. 

at Sharpsville, Pa.................

Shepherdsville, Ky., Salt River at...

Shoals, Ind., East Pork, White River 

at. ............................

Shoe Lake, Ind., records available on

Short Creek near Dillonvale, Ohio.,..

Shriner Lake, Ind., records available

300

386

228

51

109

497

on.

496

464

87

130

82

282

282

281

456

127

130

369

471

490

142

490

Sidney, Ohio, Miami River at. ........ 325

Silver Lake, Ind., records available

on............................. 490

Sissonville, W. Va., Pocatalico River

at. ............................ 248

Skillet Fork at Wayne City, 111.....478-479

Skin Creek near Brownsville, W. Va. .. 

Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg,

Pa.............................

Smalley Lake, Ind., records available

on.

Soldier Run, Pa., discharge measurements of.......................

South Elkhorn Creek at Port Spring,

Ky.............................

South Mud Lake, Ind., records available on........................

Spanishburg, W. Va., Bluestone River 

near...........................

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

Spring Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of....................

Spring Valley, Ohio, Little Miami

River at.......................

Springfield, Ohio, Beaver Creek near. 

Mad River near.....................

Spruce Pork, W. Va., discharge measurements of....................

Staffordsville, Ky., Paint Creek at..

Starve Hollow Lake, Ind., records

available on...................

Steer Creek near Grantsville, W. Va..

Stillwater Creek at Piedmont, Ohio... 

at Tippecanoe, Ohio................

at Uhrichsville, Ohio..............

Stillwater River at Englewood, Ohio., 

at Pleasant Hill, Ohio.............

Stony Creek at Ferndale, Pa..........

Stratford, Ohio, Olentangy River at..

Strongs Run, Ohio, discharge measurements of.......................

Stump Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of.......................

Sugar Creek (tributary to Allegheny 

River) at Sugarcreek, Pa.......

69

133

490

492

359

220

449

499

304

334

335

501

490

193

158

159

160

330

329

49

492

Page 

Sugar Creek (tributary to Muskingum

River) South Fork, Ohio, discharge 

measurements of................... 498

Sugar Creek (tributary to Ohio River)

near Dixon Springs, 111........... 485

Sugar Creek (tributary to Tuscarawas 

River) above Beach City Dam, at 

Beach City, Ohio.................. 155

below Beach City Dam, near Beach City,

Ohio.............................. 156

Sugar Creek (tributary to Wabash River)

at Crawfordsville, Ind............ 426

near Byron, Ind....................... 427

Sugar Creek (tributary to White River)

near Edinburg, Ind................ 458

Sugar Run at Pymatuning Dam, Pa......... 126

Sugarcreek, Pa., Sugar Creek at......... 30

Summersville, W. Va., Gauley River near. 237 

Sunday Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of.......................... 499

Sutersville, Pa., Youghiogheny River at. 103 

Button, W. Va., Elk River at............ 243

Swago Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of.......................... 499

Talawanda Creek near Hamilton, Ohio..... 339

Tallega, Ky., Middle Fork, Kentucky

River at.......................... 348

Tanner Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of.......................... 499

Tappan, Ohio, Little Stillwater Creek at 161 

Tappan Reservoir, Ohio, contents of....186,188

Tar Hollow Creek at Tar Hollow State

Park, Ohio........................ 299

West Branch, Ohio, discharge measurements of.........................501,502

Tarlton, Ohio, Salt Creek at............ 298

Taylorsville, Ohio, Miami River at...... 327

Tenmile Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of.........................495,496

South Fork, at Jefferson, Pa.......... 89

discharge measurements of........... 496

Terms, definition and abbreviation of... 3 

Terre Haute, Ind., Wabash River at...... 430

Thorn Creek, Pa., discharge measurements

of...........'. .................... 497

Timber Run, Ohio, discharge measurements

of................................ 498

Tionesta Creek at Lynch, Pa............. 25

at Tionesta Creek Dam, Pa............. 26

discharge measurements of............. 491

South Branch, Pa., discharge measurements of.......................... 491

Tionesta Creek basin, Pa., discharge

measurements in................... 491

gaging-station records in............. 25-26

Tionesta Creek Reservoir, Pa., contents

of. 59

Tippecanoe, Ohio, Stillwater Creek at... 159

Tippecanoe Lake, Ind., records available

on................................ 490

Tippecanoe River at Oswego, Ind......... 411

near Delphi, Ind...................... 414

near Monticello, Ind.................. 413

near Ora, Ind......................... 4l2

Tobo'so, Ohio, Licking River at.......... 181

Toby Creek, Pa., discharge measurements

of................................ 492

Touby Run at Mansfield, Ohio............ 164

Tradewater River at Olney, Ky........... 482

Trafford, Pa., Turtle Creek at.......... 105

Triplett Creek at Morehead, Ky.......... 312

Troublesome Creek at Noble, Ky.......... 346

Troy Cedar Lake, Ind., records available

on................................ 490

Tug Fork at Litwar, W. Va. .............. 266

discharge measurements of............. 502

near Kermit, W. Va.................... 268

Tunnelton, Pa., Conemaugh River at...... 53

Tunungwant Creek, East Branch, Pa., discharge measurements of............ 491

Tunungwant Creek basin, Pa., discharge

measurements in................... 491

Turtle Creek at Trafford, Pa............ 105

Tuscarawas River at Clinton, Ohio....... 147

at Massillon, Ohio.................... 148

at Newcomerstown, Ohio................ 162

below Dover Dam, near Dover, Ohio..... 154

discharge measurements of............. 497

Twelvepole Creek at Wayne, W. Va........ 255

East Fork, W. Va., discharge measurements of.......................... 502
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Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio....... 338

Tygart Reservoir, W. Va., contents of.. 107

Tygart River at Belington, W. Va....... 63

at Colfax, W. Va..................... 68

at Philippi, W. Va. .................. 66

at Tygart Dam, near Grafton, rf. Va... 67

near Dailey, W. Va................... 61

near Elkins, W. Va................... 62

Tygarts Creek near Greenup, Ky......... 273

Uhriohsville, Ohio, Stillwater Creek at 160

Urbana, 111., Boneyard Creek at........ 421

West Branch, Salt Pork at............ 422

Urbana, Ohio, Mad River near........... 332

Ursina, Pa., Laurel Hill Creek at...... 99

Utica, Pa., French Creek at............ 29

Van Buren, Ky., Salt River near........ 367

Van Lear, Ky., Johns Creek near........ 263

Vandergrift, Pa., Kiskiminetas River at 56

Vermilion River near Catlin, 111....... 424

near Danville, 111................... 425

Salt Pork, near Homer, 111. .......... 423

Vernon Pork at Vernon, Ind............. 468

North Pork of, near Butlerville, Ind. 467

Vincennes, Ind., Wabash River at....... 433

Wabash, Ind., Wabash River at.......... 402

Wabash River at Bluffton, Ind.......... 398

at Covington, Ind.................... 419

at Delphi, Ind....................... 409

at Huntington, Ind................... 399

at Lafayette, Ind.................... 418

at Logansport, Ind................... 408

at Montezuma, Ind.................... 428

at Mount Carmel, 111. ................ 475

at Peru, Ind......................... 405

at Riverton, Ind..................... 431

at Terre Haute, Ind.................. 430

at Vincennes, Ind.................... 433

at Wabash, Ind....................... 402

near New Corydon, Ind................ 397

Wabash River basin, Ind.-111., discharge measurements In........... 503

gaging-station records in...........397-480

Wabash Spring near Poplar Hill, Va..... 216

Wakatomika Creek near Frazeysburg,. Ohio 178 

Walhonding River below Mohawk Dam, at

Nellie, Ohio..................... 171

Walker Creek at Bane, Va............... 217

Walnut Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 497

Waltersburg, Pa., Redstone Creek at.... 91

Wampum, Pa., Beaver River at........... 131

Warwick, Ky., Kentucky River at........ 356

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

Wax, Ky., Nolin River at. .............. 382

Wayne, W. Va., Twelvepole Creek at..... 255

Wayne City, 111., Skillet Pork at.....478-479

Waynesburg, Ohio, Sandy Creek at....... 149

Webster Lake, Ind., records available

on............................ .. 490

West Bays Pork at Scottsville, Ky'. . . . . . 386

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

at Butcherville, W. Va................ 71

at Clarksburg, W. Va. ................ 72

at Enterprise , W. Va................. 75

West Hickory, Pa., Allegheny River at.. 24 

West Onion, Ohio, Ohio Brush Creek near 301 

Wetaug, 111., Big Creek near........... 489

Wheeling Creek (Little Beaver Creek

basin) North Pork of Dunkard Pork

of, Pa., discharge measurements

of............................... 497

South Pork of Dunkard Pork

of, discharge measurements 

of............................... 497

Wheeling Creek (Wheeling Creek basin)

at Elm Grove, W. Va.............. 143

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Whetstone Creek near Shawtown, Ohio... 281 

Whetstone Creek tributary, Ohio, discharge measurements of.......... 498

White Cloud, Ind., Blue River near.... 375

White River at Anderson, Ind.......... 437

at Indianapolis, Ind................ 445

at Muncie, Ind...................... 436

at Newberry, Ind.................... 454

at Noblesville, Ind................. 439

at Petersburg, Ind.................. 472

at Spencer, Ind..................... 449

East Pork, at Columbus, Ind......... 461

at Seymour, Ind................... 464

at Shoals, Ind.................... 471

near Bedford, Ind................. 469

near Centerton, Ind...;............. 447

near Noblesville, Ind............... 438

near Nora, Ind ....................... 442

Whiteley Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of..................... 495

Whiteoak Creek near Georgetown, Ohio.. 303

Whitewater River at Brookville, Ind..'. 343

East Fork, at Richmond, Ind......... 342

near Alpine, Ind.................... 341

Wilcox, 111., Little Wabash River at.. 477 

Wildcat Creek at Greentown, Ind....... 415

at Owasco, Ind...................... 416

South Pork, near Lafayette, Ind..... 417

Williams River at Dyer, W. Va......... 233

Williamsburg, Ohio, East Pork, Little

Miami River at.................. 307

Williamsport, Ohio, Deer Creek at..... 292

Wills Creek at Cambridge, Ohio........ 176

below Wills Creek Dam, at Wills

Creek, Ohio..................... 177

Wills Creek Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of.............................187,188

Wilson Lake, Ind., records available

on............................. 490

Winchester, Ky., Kentucky River near. 352

Winona Lake, Ind., records available

on............................. 490

Wolf Creek (Kanawha River basin) near

Narrows, Va.................... 218

Wolf Creek (Miami River basin) Ohio,

discharge measurements of...... 503

Wolf Creek (Muskingum River basin)

Ohio, discharge measurements of 497 

Woodbury, Ky., Green River at........ 389

Work, division of.................... 1

scope of work...................... 1

Wurtemburg, Pa., Slippery Rock Creek

at............................. 133

Yatesville, Ky., Blaine Creek at..... 270

Yellow Creek (Kiskiminetas River

basin), Pa., discharge measurements of....................... 493

Yellow Creek (Yellow Creek basin)

near Hannnondsvllle , Ohio....... 141

Yellow Creek Lake, Ind., records

available on................... 490

Youghiogheny River at Connellsville,

Pa............................. 101

at Priendsville, Md................ 93

at Sutersville, Pa................. 103

at Youghiogheny River Dam, Pa...... 95

below Confluence, Pa............... 100

near Oakland, Md................... 92

Youghiogheny River Reservoir, Pa.,

contents of.................... 107

Youngs Creek near Edinburg, Ind...... 457

Youngstown, Ohio, Mahoning River at.. 123 

Mill Creek at...................... 124

Youngsville, Pa., Brokenstraw Creek

at............................. 23

Zanesfield, Ohio, Mad River at....... 331

Zanesville, Ohio, Muskingum River at. 183

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