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DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR

Hubert Work, Secretary

U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

George Otis Smith, Director

WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 547

1922

PART YII. LOWER MISSISSIPPI EIYEE BASIN

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

E. L. WILLIAMS and ROBERT FOLLANSBEE, District Engineers

Prepared in cooperation with the States of 

MISSOURI, COLORADO, and KANSAS

WASHINGTON

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

1925
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Hubert Work, Secretary

TJ. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

George Otis Smith, Director

Water-Supply Paper 547

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF THE 

UNITED STATES

1922

PART TIL LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

E. L. WILLIAMS and ROBERT FOLLANSBEE, District Engineers

Prepared in cooperation with tbe States of 

MISSOURI, COLORADO, and KANSAS

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1925
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CONTENTS

Page

Authorization and scope of work_______________-__________-_____-_-_ 1

Definition of tenns_------____________-___-___--_-_--_------_----_- 2

Explanation of data__--____-________________--__---_--_--__------- 3

Accuracy of field data and computed results___-_-------_------------- 4

Publications_-__________-_________________-___-_____---_----_-_- 5

Cooperation ______________________________________________________ 9

Division of work___________________________________-__---_-----_-- 9

Gaging-station records.______________________-_____--__-----------_ 10

Meramec River basin_-__________________-_____-___--_-_----_-- 10

Meramec River near Sullivan, Mo_________________________ 10

Meramec River near Eureka, Mo_____________-_--___------_ 12

Meramec Spring near St. James, Mo______________________ 14

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo_______--_-------------l---_- 16

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo--__-___-_-__----__------------ 17

Headwater diversion hannel________-_-_______--_-__--_-------- 18

Castor River at Zalma, Mo__________________-_--___---__- 18

Whitewater River at Whitewater, Mo______-__-_----__------ 21

St. Francis River basin_'________________-______-_----__-------- 22

St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo______-_-____--_-_---__- 22

Little River ditch No. 1 at Kirk, Mo____,_________-___-_-_-_ 24

Little River ditch No. 81 at Kirk, Mo_-_______._-_______ 26

Little River ditch No. 66 at Kirk, Mo____________ ___ 28

White River basin__________________________ 30

James River at Galena, Mo__________________________-_-___ 30

North Fork of White River at Tecumseh, Mo___ _______ 31

Black River at Leeper, Mo-___-_________----_--_----_---___ 33

Current River near Eminence, Mo_____________-___-________ 34

Current River at Van Buren, Mo___________________________ 36

Current River at Doniphan, Mo__________-_______-___-_-___ 38

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo_____-__--___---_-_---------__- 40

Big Spring near Chicopee, Mo____________-_-____-_____--___ 41

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo_____________,________ 43

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo____,____________________________ 44

Arkansas River basin__________________________________________ 46

East Fork of Arkansas River near Leadville, Colo_____________ 46

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo___________---______________ 48

Arkansas River at Salida, Colo____________________________ 49

Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo________________________ 51

Arkansas River at Pueblo, Colo___________________________ 53

Arkansas River at Holly, Colo________-___--____---_________ 54

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans_________________________ 61

Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans_______________________ 64

Arkansas River at Lamed, Kans--_---__-----_--__-__------- 64

Arkansas River near Wichita, Kans_________________________ 65

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans____________________ 67

Tennessee Fork near Leadville, Colo_______________________ 69

in
IV CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued Page

Cotton wood Creek below Hot Springs, near Buena Vista, Colo._ 71

West Beaver Creek near Victor, Colo------------------------ 72

Boehmer Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo_______________________ 73

Little Beaver Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo_______________-__- 74

Sackett Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo_-_-_--_-------------_-_ 75

Lion Creek near Halfway, Colo_____------___---_------,---_- 75

Sheep Creek near Halfway, Colo_____---_--_----_--_- ----- 76

South Ruxton Creek at Halfway, Colo_____________________ 77

Cabin Creek near Halfway, Colo__________________________ 78

Sutherland Creek near Manitoti, Colo______________________ 79

Bear Creek near Colorado Springs, Colo____________________ 80

Amazon canal near Hartland, Kans__ _____________________ 80

South Side ditch near Hartland, Kans_______________________ 82

Great Eastern canal near Hartland, Kans____________________ 83

Farmers ditch near Garden City, Kans______________________ 85

Garden City canal near Garden City, Kans_________________ 87

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans_______________ 89

Diversion canal from Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans.__ 90

Walnut River at Winfield, Kans___________________ 91

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans_____________________^ 93

Neosho River near lola, Kans___________-___---_---_--____- 95

Neosho River near Parsons, Kans___--_____-_---__-__-----__ 96

Cottonwood River at Elmdale, Kans________________________ 98

Red River basin______________________________________________ 99

Ouachita River near Hot Springs, Ark____-___________^______ 99

Ouachita River near Malvern, Ark__________________________ 100

Bayou Cocodrie near Meeker, La_________________________ 101

Miscellaneous discharge measurements_____________________________ 103

Index____________________________._________ 105

ILLUSTRATIONS

Page 

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

II. Water-stage recorders: A. Stevens continuous; B, Gurley

printing; C, Friez___________________________________ 3
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIYER BASIN, 1922

AUTHORIZATION AND SCOPE OF WORK

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

measurements of flow made on streams in the United States during 

the year ending September 30, 1922.

The data presented in these reports were collected by the United 

States Geological Survey under the following authority contained in 

the organic law (20 Stat. L., p. 394):

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

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

The work was begun in 1888 in connection with special studies 

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

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

carried the following item and appropriations:

For gaging the streams and determining the water supply of the United States, 

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

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

Annual appropriations for the fiscal years ending June SO, 1895-1923

1895________________________________ $12, 500. 00

1896______________________ ________ 20, 000. 00 

1897 to 1900, inclusive___________________ 50,000.00

1901 to 1902, inclusive...__________________ 100, 000. 00

1903 to 1906, inclusive____________________ 200, 000. 00 

1907_____-_________________________________-..-, 150, 000. 00

1908 to 1910, inclusive...._._________-.____,__ 100, 000. 00

1911 to 1917, inclusive._______________ _ __ 150,000.00

1918-._____________________________ 175, 000. 00

1919-_____________________________ 148,24410

1920.____________________________________ 175, 000. 00

1921 to 1923, inclusive___-___--_____________-_---_ 180, 000. 00

In the execution of the work many private and State organizations 

have cooperated, either by furnishing data or by assisting in collecting 

data. Acknowledgments for cooperation of the first kind are made 

in connection with the description of each station affected; cooperation of the second kind is acknowledged on page 9.

Measurements of stream flow have been made at about 5,480 points 

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

Hawaiian Islands. In July, 1922, 1,540 gaging stations were being

1
2 SURFACE WAITER SUPPLY, 19^, PART VII

maintained by the Survey and the cooperating organizations. Many 

miscellaneous discharge measurements are made at other points. In 

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

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

water-supply papers from time to time.

- DEFINITION OP TERMS

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

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

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

into two groups (1) those that represent a rate of flow, as secondfeet, gallons per minute, miners' inches, and discharge in secondfeet per square mile, and (2) those that represent the actual quantity 

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

The principal terms used in this series of reports are second-feet, 

second-feet per square mile, run-off in inches, and acre-feet. They 

may be defined as follows:

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

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

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

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

unit from which others are computed. ' 

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

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

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

regards time and area. ,

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

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

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

rainfall, which is usually expressed in inches.

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

required to cover an acre to the depth of 1 foot. The term is commonly used in connection with storage for irrigation. ;

The following terms not in common use are here defined:

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

of gage height to discharge."

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

stream below the gage which determine the stage-discharge relationat the gage. It should be noted that the control may not be the same 

section or sections at all stages.

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

gage the gage height at which water ceases to flow over the control.
IT. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 547 PLATE I

A. PRICE CURRENT METERS.

B. TYPICAL GAGING STATION.
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 5-17 PLATE II

A. STEVENS CONTINUOUS. B. GUHLEY PRINTING.

WATER-STAGE RECORDERS.

C. FRIEZ.
SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1922, PABT YH 3

! EXPTLANATION OF DATA

The, data presented in this report cover the year beginning October 

,1^ 1921, and ending September 30, 1922. At the beginning of 

January in most parts of the United States much of the precipitation 

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

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

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

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

: run-off is possibly a small quantity in the ground; therefore the 

run-off for the year, beginning October 1 is practically all derived 

from precipitation within that year.

The base data collected at gaging stations consists of records of 

stage, measurements of discharge, and general information used to 

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

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

'gives-a continuous record of the fluctuations. Measurements of discharge are made with a current meter. (See Pis. I, II.) Tjie general 

methods are outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of 

river discharge.

From the discharge measurements rating tables are prepared that

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

. height to these rating tables, gives the daily discharge from which

the monthly and yearly mean discharge is determined.

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

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

of discharge measurements, a table showing the daily discharge of

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

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

tables giving daily gage heights and results of discharge measurements are published.

The description of the station gives, hi addition to statements 

regarding location and equipment, information in regard to any condilbions that may affect the permanence of the stage-discharge relation, covering such subjects as the occurrence of ice, the use of the 

stream for log driving, shifting of control, and the cause and effect 

of backwater; it gives also information as to diversions that decrease 

the flow at the gager artificial regulation, maximum and minimum 

recorded stages, and the accuracy of the records.

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

second-feet corresponding to the mean of the gage heights read each 

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

fluctuations the discharge obtained from the rating table and the 

mean daily gage height may not be the true mean discharge for the
4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART) VII

day. If such stations are equipped with water-stage recorders the 

mean daily discharge may be obtained by averaging discharge at 

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

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

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

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

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

indicate correctly the stage when the water surface was at crest 

height and the corresponding discharge was consequently larger than 

given in the maximum column. Likewise, in the column headed 

"Minimum" the quantity given is the mean flow for the day when 

the mean gage height was lowest. The column headed "Mean" is 

the average flow in cubic feet for each second during the month. 

On this average flow, computations recorded in the remaining columns, which are defined on page 2, are based.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

observation of stage, measurements of flow, and interpretation of 

records.

A paragraph in the description of the station gives information 

regarding (1) the permanence of the stage-discharge relation, (2) 

precision with which the discharge rating curve is defined, (3) refinement of gage readings, (4) frequency of gage, readings, and (5) 

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

the daily discharge.1

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

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

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

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

individual measurements with reference to the mean rating curve.

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

showing discharge per square mile and depth of run-off in inches 

may be subject to gross errors caused by the inclusion of large noncontributing districts in the measured drainage area, by lack of 

information concerning water diverted for irrigation or other use, 

or by inability to interpret the effect of artificial regulation of the 

flow of the river above the station. '"Second-feet per square mile" 

and "run-off in inches" are therefore not computed if such errors

i For a more detailed discussion of the accuracy of stream-flow data see Grover, N. C., and Hoyt, J. O., 

Accuracy of stream-flow data: U. S. Qeol. Survey Water Supply Paper 400, pp. 53-59,1916.
appear probable. The computations are { also omitted for stations 

on streams draining areas in which the annual rainfall is-less 

than 20 inches. All figures representing "secontWeet 'per square 

mile" and "run-off hi inches" published iix earlier reports by' tlie 

Survey should be used with caution because of possible inherent buti 

unknown sources of error. : ''! - '- - Many gaging stations on streams in the* irrigated section® of the 

United States are located above most of the diversions from those 

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

available for iurther development, as prior appropriations below the 

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

prior appropriations, a paragraph on diversions is presented in each 

station description. Where values are given these 1 can not 5 be con-1 

sidered exact but as being the best infonnation-available...- ;

The table of monthly discharge givek only a general idea of the 

flow at the station and should not be used for Other than preliihinary 

estimates; the tables of daily "discharge allow more detailed studies 

of the variation in flow. .It should be .borne in mind,, however,, that 

the observations in each succeeding year may; be expected to throw 

new light on data previously published. : " : ' '<

; PUBLICATIONS . :

Investigation of water resources by the United States Geological 

Survey has consisted in large part o£ measurements of the volume of 

flow of streams and studies of the conditions affecting that flow, but 

it has comprised also investigation of such closely allied subjects as 

irrigation, water storage, water powers^ ground waters, and quality of 

waters. Most of the- results of these uiyestigations1 have beep: published in the series of water-supply papers, but some have appeared in 

the monographs, bulletins, professional papers, and annual reports.

The results of stream-flow, measurements are now published annually in 12 parts, each part covering an are& whose boundaries 

coincide with natural drainage features as indicated Below:'

Parti. North Atlantic, slope basins. , .- .*

II. So*uth Atlantib slope and eastern* Oulf of Mexico basins.' '""-!'-

III. Ohio River basin. , .' ...

IV. St. Lawrence River basin., , ,.«_ ; .',, ...

V. .Upper Mississippi River and Hudson Bay basins.

VI. Missouri River basin.

VII. Lower Mississippi River basin. ' ; ' - VIII. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

I.. Colorado River basin. 

X. Great Basin.

XI. Pacific slope basins in California.

XII. North Pacific slope basins in three parts:

A, Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia River basin.

B, Snake River basin.

C, Lower Columbia River basin and Pacific slope basins in Oregon.
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

Water-supply papers and other publications of the United States 

Geological Survey containing data in regard to the water resources 

of the United States may be obtained or consulted as indicated below.

1. Copies may be obtained free of charge by applying to the 

Director of=the Geological Survey, Washington, D. C. The edition 

printed for free distribution is, however, small and is soon exhausted.

2. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office^ Washington, 

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

.3. Sets of the reports may be consulted in the libraries of the 

principal cities of the United States-.

4. Complete sets are available for consultation in the local offices 

of the water-resources branch of the Geological Survey, as follows:

Boston, Mass., 2500 Customhouse. 

Albany, N. Y», 704 Journal Building. 

Trenton, N. J., Statehouse. 

Asheville, N. C., 316 Jackson Building. 

Chattanooga, Tenn., 37 Municipal Building. 

Columbus, Ohio. Brown Hall, Ohio State University. 

Chicago, HI., 940 Transportation Building. 

Madison, Wis., care of Railroad Commission of Wisconsin. 

Ames, Iowa, Highway Commission Building. 

Holla, Mo., Rolla Building, School of Mines and Metallurgy. 

Topeka, Kans., 23 Federal Building. 

Helena, Mont., 45-46 Federal Building. 

Denver, Colo., 403 Post Office Building. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, 313 Federal Building. 

.Idaho Fall, Idaho, 228 Federal Building. 

Boise, Idaho, Federal Building. 

Tacoma, Wash., 406 Federal Building. 

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building. 

San Francisco, Calif., 328 Customhouse. 

Los Angeles, Calif., 600 Federal Building.

Tueson, Ariz., 210 Agricultural Building, University of Arizona. 

, Austin, Tex., State Capitol.. 

Honolulu, Hawaii, 25 Capitol Building.

A list of the Geological Survey's publications may be obtained by 

applying to the Director, .United States Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

Stream-flow records have been obtained at about 5,480 points in 

the United States, and the data obtained have been published in the 

reports tabulated below:
PUBLICATIONS

Stream-flow data in reports of the United States Geological Survey 

[A= Annual Report; B=Bulletin; W=Water-Supply Paper} :

Report

lOthA, 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................

Wll........

18th A, pt. 4 ___ ...

W 15. .

W 16 ...

19th A, pt. 4 __ .....

W27................

W28.j,_ .... . ..

20thA, pt. 4-_ ......

W35to39 _ ......

W 47 to 52.... ......

22dALpt. 4.........

W 65766.............

W75_ 

W 82 to 85 . . ..

W 97 to 100... __ ..

W 124 to 135 

W 165 to 178 . . .

W 201 to 214... ......

W 241 to 252 __.__.

W 261 to 272 ......

W 281 to 292. 

W301 to 312 _ ......

W 321 to 332 

W 351 to 362.... . ..

W 381 to 394... ......

W 401 to 414.... ....

W 431 to 444.........

W 451 to 464......*...

W 471 to 484.........

W.501 to 514.........

W 521 to 534.........

W 541 to 554.........

Character of data

.....do 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and monthly 

discharge (also many data covering earlier years), 

Oage heights (also gage heights for earlier years) __________

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge (also 

similar data for some earlier years). 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights, eastern United 

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River above 

Junction with Kansas. 

Description, measurements, and gage heights, western Mississippi 

River below junction of Missouri and Platte, and western United 

States. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge (also 

some long-time records.) 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights, eastern United States, 

eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River. ' 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights, Arkansas River and 

western United States. 

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

. .do. . _ _ . . 

....,do................ _ ....................... ......... . ___

 ..do... __ __ . 

.....do _ __ -...._. .-. ... .

.....do .. 

. .do . .................. ........... -._ - 

.....do. 

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

. .do.................................. .. .. . «-

 do ._ _ . 

___. .do ._ .- 

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

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

Year

1884 to Sept. 

1880. 

1884 to June 30, 

1891. 

1884 to Dec. 31, 

1892. 

1888 to Dec. 31, 

1893. 

1893 and 1894.

1895.

1896. 

1895 and 18%.

1897. 

1897.

1897. 

1898. 

1898.

1898. 

1899. 

1899. 1900. " 

1900. 

1901. 

1901. 

1902. 

1903. 

1904. 

1905. 

1906. 

1907-8. 

1909. 

1910. 

1911. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

1915. 

1916. 

1917. 

1918. 

1919-20. 

1921. 

1922.

The records at the most of the stations discussed in these reports 

extend over a series of years, and miscellaneous measurements at 

many points other than regular gaging stations have been made 

each year. An index of the reports containing records obtained 

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

The following table gives, by years and drainage basins, the numbers of papers on surface-water supply published from "1899 to 

1922. The data for any particular station will be found in the 

reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. 

For example, data for Machias River at WMtneyvUle, Maine;, 1903 to 

1921, are published in Water-Supply Papers 97, 124, 165, 201, 241, 

261, 281, 301, 321, 351, 381, 401, 431, 451, 471, 501, and 521, which 

contain records for the New England streams from 1903 to 1921. 

Results of miscellaneous measurements are published by drainage 

basins.
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream m

Year

1899".... 

1900»..- 

1901-. 

1902 

1903 

1904 

1905 __ .

1906 

1907-8 

1909 

1910 

ion

1912 

1913 

19J4 

1915 

1916 

1017

1918 

1919-20 

1921 

1922 .

i .

North ; 

Atlantic 

Slope- ' 

basins 

(Str. John 

River to 

York 

River) .-

3fr

-47,-»48- 

65,75 

 - 8$ 

97 

» 124,o 125, 

» 126 

» 165, » 166, 

",167 

" 201, o 202, 

*203 

241 

261 

281 

301 

321 

351 

381 

401 

 431 

451 

471 

501 

521 

541

II

South 

Atlantic 

ami 

eastern 

Gulf of 

Mexico 

(James 

River to 

the Mississippi)

"> .35, 36 

48 

'65,75 

"-82,83 

',97,28 

f 126, 127

» 167, 168 

"203,204

242 

262 

282 

302 

322 

352 

. 382 

-402 

432 

462 

472 

502 

. 522 

542

( III

Ohio 

River 

basin '

36 

48, < 49 

65,75 

83 

98 

128;

169 

205

243 

263 

283 

303 

323 

353 

383 

403 

.433 

453,-

 473 

503 

523 

543

IV

St. 

Lawrence 

River 

and Great 

Lakes 

basins

36 

49 

65,75 

'82,83 

97 

 129

.170 

206

244 

-264 

284 

304 

324 

354 

384 

404 

434 

454 

474 

504 

524 

544

V

Hudson 

Bay and 

upper Mississippi 

River 

basins

36 

49 

* 65, 66, 75 

*83,85 

* 98, 99, * 100 

* 128, 130

171 

207

245 

265 

285 

305 

325 

355 

385 

405 

435 

455 

475 

505 

525 

545

VI

Missouri 

River 

basin

« 36. 37 

49./50 

66,75 

84 

99 

130, « 131

172 

208

246 

266 

286 

306 

326 

356 

386 

406 

436 

456 

476 

506 

526 

546

VII

Lower Mississippi 

River 

basin

37 

50 

* 65, 66, 75 

*83,84 

* 98, 99 

* 128, 131

* 169, 173 

* 205, 209

247- 

267. 287' 

307 

327 

357 

387 

407 

437, 

457 

477 

507 

527 

547

VIII

Western 

Gulf of 

Mexico 

basin 1 '

37 

50 

66,75 

" 84 

99 

132

174 

210

248' 

268, 

 288" 

308 

328 

358 

388

40S-, 

438 

458. 

478 

508 

528- 

. 548-

I

Col

Ri

ba

*3

175, 

- 

 Rating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers 35-39 contained in Water-Supply 

Paper 39. Tables of monthly discharge for 1899 irt Twenty-first Annual Report, Part rv. 

11 James River only. ' , *.'.

 Gallatin River, ~ ,- 

d Green and Gunnisbn rivers and Grand River above junction with Gunnison. -

 Mohave River- only.

i Kings and Kern rivers and south Pacific slope basins.

"Rating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers 47-52 arid data on precipitation, 

weSls, and irrigation in California and IItan contained in Water-Supply Paper 52. Tables 

of monthly discharge for 1900 in Twenty^second 'Annual Report, Part IV. 

- * Wissahickon and Schuylkill rivers to James River.

< Scioto River.

1 Loup and Platte 

with Platte.

* Tributaries of Mi

1 Lake Ontario and 

* Hudson Bay. only

» New England riv

o Hudson River to 

J> Susquehanna Riv

o Platte arid Kansa

r Great Basin in C

* Below junction w

' Rogue, Umpqua, 
DIVISION OF WORK 9

COOPERATION

In Missouri the work has been carried on in cooperation with the 

State Geological Survey, through H. A. Buehler, State geologist. 

The United States Weather Bureau: cooperated in the maintenance 

of the station on Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo. The Little River 

Drainage District cooperated in the maintenance of the stations on 

Castor and Whitewater rivers and on the three Little River ditches 

at Kirk. The Western Tie & Timber Co., of St. Louis, paid the 

gage reader's salary for the station on Current Riyer Hear Eminence, 

Mo. The Dixie Power Co. paid the gage reader for the North Fork 

of White River near Tecumseh. The Caddo River Power & Irrigation Co., Little Rock, Ark., cooperated in the installation and operation of stations on Ouachita River in Arkansas.

In Colorado the United States Forest Service furnished the services 

of a hydrographer during a part of the winter.

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

Water Commission, Gov. JL A. Alien, chairman; H. A. Rice, s.ecretary; and H. B. Walker. The station on Arkansas River at.Garden 

City was maintained in cooperation with the State irrigation commissionerT* George 3. Knapp, and with Finney County through Ben 

Alien, county engineer. The city of Wichita through P. L. Brockway, city engineer, cooperated in operation of the station on Arkansas 

River near Wichita. The Kansas Gas & Electric.Co;, through E. C. 

Curtis, engineer, cooperated in operation of stations on Arkansas 

River and the diversion canal (at Arkansas City), Little Arkansas 

River, Walnut River, Verdigris River, and Neosho River (near 

Parsons). \ 

DIVISION OF WOKS

Data for stations in Missouri and Arkansas were collected and 

prepared for publication under the direction of E. L. Williams, district engineer, assisted by Reginald Waldo, V. L. Austin, W. R. 

Denison, H. E. Zoller, and Miss Jean I. McCaw.

Data for stations in Colorado were collected and prepared for 

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

Florence M. Hall.

Data for stations in Kansas were collected and prepared for publication under the direction of E. L. Williams, district engineer,' 

assisted by H. B. Kinnison, W. R. Denison, Reginald Waldo, G. H. 

Barger, and Miss Maude A. Ten Eyck.

The manuscript was reviewed and assembled by B. J. Peterson.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

GAGING-STATION RECORDS

MEBAMEC RIVER BASIN 

MERAMEC EIVEE NEAE SULUVAN, MO.

LOCATION. In N. yz SW. M sec. 35, T. 40 N., R. 2 W., at Sappington highway 

bridge, 3J^ miles below Brazil Creek, 4J^ miles below Thickety Creek, and 

6 miles southeast of Sullivan, Franklin County.

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

maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 9, 1921, to September 30, 1922.

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

Sappington.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge or 

by wading.

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

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

the gage; fairly permanent. Small trees and brush grow on high parts of 

the bar.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the period of records, 16.80 feet at 6.35 p. m. April 17 (discharge, 14,800 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.58 feet, at 10.40 a. m. August 14 (discharge, 273 second-feet). 

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

. leveling on somewhat indefinite flood marks.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation never seriously affected by ice.

REGULATION. r^fatural regulation through large springs.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during the high water on April 18; 

not affected by ice. Rating curves used before and after the change fairly 

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

Discharge measurements of Meramec River near Sullivan, Mo., for the period Sep- 

 tember 9, 1921, to September SO, 192S

Date

1921

Oct. 4

Dec. 21

J

Made by 

E. L. Williams.. ....

Reginald Waldo .... _

-;..-do.. ...............

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.18

6.43

2.73

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

399

2,990

601

Date

1922 

Mar. 15

Apr. 7

20

May 8 

July 10

Made by 

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

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

Reginald Waldo--.. 

Austin and Williams ... 

Denison and Zoller .....

Gage 

height

Fftt 

11.88

7.44

8.07

4.68 

2.24

Discharge

Sec. -ft. 

8,400

3,650

4,190

1,810 

4f8
MAEAMEC BIVEli BASIH II

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Meraniec River near Sullivan, Mo., for the period 

September 9, 1921, to September SO, 1988 , ,. * ,, ... r

Day

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

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

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

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

5... .. ...

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

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

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

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

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

11.... ......

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

13... .. ...

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

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

16.--... -.

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

18.-,. ......

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

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

21...- ......

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

23.-- 

24-- 

25- 

26.- 

27-- 

28. 

29- 

30.. 

31-- 

Sept.

375

550

470

435

910

1,470

1,860

1,660

960

715

590

550

550

490

490

670

1,410

1,230

910

715

630

630

Oct.

810

1,120

3,000

3,000

1,660

1,180

910

810

760

670

590

550

510

470

470

435

435

405

405

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

405

Nov.

405

375

375

345

345

345

345

345

375

345

375

345

345

345

345

345

345

550

9,030

10,500

4,120

2,140

1,600

1,410

2,760

2,760

1,800

1,470

1,230

1,120

Dee.

ofin

1,350

3,720

2,760

2,140

1,860

1,600

1,350

1,120

1,010

960

910

810

760

715

670

630

670

670

630

590

590

760

2,920

4,800

2,440

1,730

1,410

1,180

1,060

960

Jan.

sum

810

760

760

810

860

760

715

670

630

630

590

550

550

«10

510

510

510

470

470

470

470

435

435

435

435

435

435

435

435

Feb.

590

1,010

1,230

1,010

910

810

715

630

590

<Mfl

550

510

470

470

470

435

435

435

435

435

435

715

1,470

1,410

1,230

1,010

910

.Mar.

860

760

715

715

810

1,120

1,290

1,180

1,120 i fan

2,360

o 14/1

1,800

4,530

8,790

7,590

3,320

2,;760

2,280

4,200

4 040

i, 760

O t4A

2,000

2,520

8,800

7,590

4,900

3,880

5,850

12,800

Apr.

19 filY)

8,550

4,530

3,320.

3,660

3,640

3,640

3,000

3,880

5,100

8,79&

7 ^lyi

4,360

5,850

6,180

5,520

12,000

ia QAA

ft TOft

4,120

 > OJA

2,640

2,290

2,100

2,040

1,980

2,100

7,590

9,030

4,280

May

a HOA

2,570

2,220

2,040

1,860

2,100

2,100

1,800

1,560

1 4JA

1,380

U260

1,140

1,080

1,020

970

l,t>20

970

920

870

820

820

820

820

770

770

720

675

675

630

Jane.

630

630

 585

585.

883

540 540

540

540

MO

£40

820

1,260

-920

675

.585

540

506

500

462

462

462 462'

426

426

426

462

50»

540

540

July

ST. 560

1,800

1,080

820

675

585

540

500

462

500

462

462

462

426

426

426

72*

585

500

500

462

630

426

426

436

462

462

462

462

392

A«g.

392

376 360

" .JJQQ

345

343

330

330

380

330

,317

278

278

291

117

330

330

317

317

. 360

2,100

1,620

920

585

540

376

302

376

426

Sept.

S85

630

500

.462

462

426

392

376

360

875

585

540

462

426

376

360

317

360

360

345

345

345

345

345

930

330

330

330

330

330

Monthly discharge of Meramec River near Sullivan, Mo., for the period September 9, 

1921, to September 30, 1922

[Drainage area, 1,550 square miles]

Month.

1921 

September 9-30 _____________ . .....

1921-22

July 

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

1,86X>

3,000 

10,500 

4,800 

860 

1,470 

12,800 

13,800 

3,080 

1,200 

1,800 

2,100 

675

13,800

Minimum.

375

375 

345 

590 

435 

435 

715 

1,980 

630 

426 

392 

278 

317

278

Mean.

1,040

733 

1,550 

1,410 

581 

731 

3,290 

5,540 

1,280 

572 

607 

474 

412

1,430

Per square 

mile.

0.671

.473 

1.00 

.910 

.375 

.472 

2.12 

3.57 

.826 

.369 

.392 

.306 

.266

.923

Rnn^off 

in inches.

fc55

.65 

1.12 

1.05 

.43 

.49 

2.44 

3.98 

.95 

.41 

.45 

.35 

.30

12.52
12 SURFACE SUPPLY, 1922, PAET VII

MERAMEC RIVER WEAR EUREKA, MO.

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

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

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

St. Louis County, and 3 miles below Big River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,800 square miles (revised; measured on topographic and 

soil survey maps.)

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

September 30, 1922.

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

J. W. Paul. Datum of present gage not the same as that used 1903-1906.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge 

or by wading. Flood measurements are made from railroad bridge 1J^ miles 

below gage.

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

is a short section of river just below gage; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the year, 24.45 

feet at 10.30 a. in. April 19 (discharge, 38,600 second-feet); minimum stage, 

0.60 foot at 5 p. m. September 28 (discharge, 320 second-feet).

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

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

ICE. Stage-discharge relation never seriously affected by ice.

REGULATION. Some natural regulation due to springs.

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

Rating curve fairly well defined between 600 and 30,000 second-feet; 

extended beyond these limits. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying -mean daily gage height to rating 

table. Records good except those below 500 second-feet.

Discharge measurements of Meramec River near Eureka, Mo., during the year 

ending September SO, 1922

Date

Oct. 5

6

Dec. 22

Mar. 17

Made by Qage 

height

Feet

6

VA

4.35

2.20

13.19

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

ft OCrt

3,620

1,420

18,600

Date

Apr. 14

21

May 9

July 12

Made by 

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

E. L. Williams 

Qage 

height

Feet 

11.64

9.50

4.73

1.46

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

15,000

10,100

3,980

787
MABAMEC RIVER BASIN 13

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Meramec Ewer near Eureka, Mo., for the year

ending September SO, 1922

Day

i , 

2 

3..........

4 

5 .......

6..........

7.. .....

8... .......

9.. .....

10.. ........

11..... __ .

12 

 13..........

14..........

15. ...,.

16. ......

17J .. .

18..........

19..........

20..........

21 

22..........

23..........

24 .....

25. ......

26. ......

27..... .

28..........

29... ....

30..-..-..

31 

Oct.

3,690

3,690

3,250

2,170

9 a 7ft

1,400

1,220

1,130

960

1,130

845

705

670

810

640

610

610

610

580

580

610

610

610

610

610

640

Nov.

740

775

775

775

775

740

705

670

740

ftdft

640

640

610

670

610

670

670

1,310

12,700

21,300

23,200

13,400

5,190

3,800

4,130

4,710

4,830

3,360

2,810

2,370

Dec.

2,810

3,910

4,240

6,150

6,280

5,310

4,020

3,580

3,140

2,590

2,370

2,170

1,970

1,770

1,670

1,670

1,490

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

4,130

10,100

9,580

5,910

3,800

3,360

2,700

2,370

Jan.

2,070

1,870

1,870

1,770

1,870

1,770

9 97ft

1,970

1,670

1 Q7ft

1,870

1,670

1,770

1,670

1,670

1,580

1,580

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,310

2,170

2,920

2,070

2,070

2,070

1,580

1,490

1,580

1,490

Feb.

1,770

4,470

5,790

4,830

3,470

3,580

9 4.SA

2,370

2,070

1,870

1,770

1,770

1,580

1,580

1,400

1,310

1,310

1,400

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,220

1,310

1,670

2,480

2,810

3,140

2,590

Mar.

2,170

2,270

1,970

1,970

2,070

2,370

2 7ftft

2,370

2,920

9 ftlft

2,810

3,910

5,430

14,500

15,400

18,400

16,600

8,200

6,410

6,540

8,080

6,670

5,670

4,590

4,130

7,640

8,350

17,200

11,400

11,900

19,400

Apr.

28,700

12,700

13,700

10,700

8,500

Q eftft

12,100

14,500

15,400

16,800

19,000

15,200

15,000

17,900

17,200

26,800

31,900

38,400

29, 800

10,400

6,670

5,310

4,830

4,710

4,350

4,590

10,100

16,400

16,800

May

Q 1I¥1

6,030

5,' 550

4,350

3,910

3,910

5,070

5,790

4,350

3 OCA

2,920

2,590

2,170

2,070

2,070

2,070

1,870

1,970

1,870

1,580

1,670

1,580

1,400

1,400

1,490

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,490

1,400

1,310

June

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,080

1,040

960

920

1,220

1,220

1,400

1,040

1,080

1,180

1,310

1,180

1,080

1,000

920

845

1,130

1,180

1,220

810

880

525

810

1,130

580

640

705

July

880

1,310

1,400

2,270

1,670

1,490

1 400

1,180

1,040

1,000

920

1,130

1,130

1,080

810

670

610

640

1,400

670

880

740

880

775

740

610

640

640

640

640

640

Aug.

610

640

580

550

580

550

550

EOK

580

610

640

580

580

475

428

500 Afjn

475

450

428

428

450

1,180

2,070

2,270

1,400

1,040

845

740

740

640

Sept.

525

580

1,580

845

880

845

705

640

640

705

920

960

775

740

670

640

550

550

550

525

600

475

475

500

428

450

382

340

382

428

Monthly discharge of Meramec River near Eureka, Mo., for the year ending September SO, 1922

[Drainage area, 3,800 square miles]

Month

April .

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

3,690 

23,200 

10,100 

2,920 

5,790 

19,400 

38,400 

9,100 

1,400 

2,270 

2,270 

1,580

Minimum

580 

610 

1,400 

1,490 

1,220 

1,970 

4,350 

1,310 

525 

610 

i 428 

382

Mean

1,200 

3,830 

3,400 

1,790 

2,280 

7,320 

15,400 

2,860 

1,020 

985 

729 

640

Per 

square 

mile

0.316 

1.01 

.895 

.471 

.600 

1.93 

4.05 

.753 

.268 

.259 

.192 

.168

Kun-ofl 

in inches

0.31 

1.13 

1.03 

.54 

.62 

2.22 

4.52 

.87 

.30 

.30 

.22 

.19

18569° 25f WSP 547-
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

MEBAMEC SPEING HEAB ST. JAMES, MO,

LOCATION. In SE. M sec. 1, T. 37 N., R. 6 W., 30 feet above log bridge, 600 feet 

below outlet of spring, 1 mile above mouth of spring branch, and 6 miles 

southeast of St. James, Phelps County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

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

to September 30, 1922. _ '

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

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

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

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from log bridge or by wading.

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

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

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

by backwater from Meramec River during high stages.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period November 

11, 1921, to September 30, 1922, 2.08 feet at 9 a. m* April 1 (affected by backwater from Meramec River); maximum discharge, 406 second-feet April 17; 

minimum discharge, 85 second-feet September 27 30. ! -

1903-1906: Maximum discharge uncertain owing to backwater from 

Meramec River; minimum discharge, 73 second-feet during large part of 

January and February, 1904.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed May 14 when the log bridge below 

gage fell into water; not affected by ice but affected by backwater from 

Meramec River whenever river is more than about 6 feet above low-water 

stage. Rating curves well defined. Gage read to hundredths once daily 

except Sundays. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height 

to rating table. Records good except for periods of backwater from Meramec 

River.

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

ending September 30, 1922

Date

Nov. 11

Mar. 7

Made by 

Reginald Waldo. .......

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.04

1.33

1.43

Discharge

V *

Sec.-fl. 

89.9

163

235

Date

May 25

July 10

Aug. 12

Made by 

E. L. Williams, . ....

W. B. Denison .........

height

Feet 

1.37

1.27

1.20

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

146

116

93.1

! Called Meramec Spring near Meramec, Mo., in Water-Supply Papers 99, 131, 173, and 209. High discharges given in those reports are probably much too large, as no allowance was made for backwater from 

Meramec Eiver.
MERAMEC, RIVER BASIN 15

~)aily discharge, in second-fee^ of M&ramec Sprinynear St< James, Mo., for the year 

ending September 80, 1922

Day

1.. .....

2..........

3-. 

41 ...... .

5.... _ ...

6. .........

7.- __ .

8.-- 

9.-- ....

10... .......

n. .........

12---...--..

13..-...-..

14... .......

15-.-.......

16-.- 

17-- 

18.- 

19--.- .

20--. 

21- 

22. 

23-- 

24. .......

25... .

26--. 

27-- .

28.. __

29.. 

30... 

31.. 

Nov.

93

197

166

152

"179

206

188

»177

166

'155

149

Dec.

146

283

283

" -250

218

206

188

174

163

155

"148

141

138

133

128

126

123 "126

128

126

12a

120

126

234

-216

177

166

155

149

146

Jan.

"142

"137

133

130

. 152

14ft

138

M36

133

130

130

123

120

120

"116

113

110

118

. 113

110

108

"106

103

100

100

103

103

100

-100

-100

103

Feb.

118

152

141

136

«131

126

' 118

116

116

116

113

"110

106

106

103

100

100

100

-100

100

. 98

"143

188

197

177

-163

149

136

Mar.

128

123

118

126

M47

168

168

' 155

146

234

"221

-207

194

317

334

317

250

234 *226

218

212

200

185

212

 218

"285

352

317

283

334

352

Apr.

370

361

352

317

300

.317

283

- -292

300

352

317

300

370

388.

-397

4flfi

388

334

283

266

218

-215

212

206

203

200

370

317

-292

May

266

250

218

209

203

-190

182

180

177

"168

166

160

"156

152

152

152

152

147

142

"141

140

137

137

134

134

132

-131

130

"128

127

June

122

122

«120

117

114

114

122

120

"121

-122

122

117

114

114

112

-112

112

110

107

107

107

104

«107

110

122

120

117

122

July

137

"144

152

"140

127

127

122

117

-116

114

112

-110

-109

"108

107

104

W4

117

110

107

104

104

- 106

107

-110

112

114

114

112

.107

104

Aug.

102

102

102

102

J02

102

102

102

102

102

100

100

"98

97

95

95

95

100

100

«104

107

110

120

114-

112

no

. 106

102

100

97

97

: Sept.

120

114

«112

«189

107

ini

100

100

97

100

114

110

104

102

100

97

«96

95

92

90

90

90

90

«90

90

87

85

85 ! 85

85

- Gage not read; discharge interpolated.

NOTE. Backwater from Meramec River Mar. 31, Apr. 1 and 2; discharge estimated.

Monthly discharge of Meramec Spring near St. James, Mo., for the year

September 30, 1922

Month

January ______________ . ____ ... _____ '.

April.. 

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

August _____________________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

283 

152 

197 

352 

406 

266 

124 

152 

120 

120

Minimum

120 

100

98 us200 

127 

104 

104 

95 

85

Mean

167 

119 

127 

225 

309 

164 

116 

115 

103 

98.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

10,300 

 7,320 

7,4)50 

13,800 

18,400 

10,100 

6,900 

7,070 

6,339 

5,830
16 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 19225, PART VII

BOURBEUSE RIVER AT UNION, HO.

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

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

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

DRAINAGE AREA. 767 square miles (measured on topographic maps and map of

Missouri). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 7, 1921, to September 30, 1922. The United^States

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

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

Keller. Prior to September 24, 1921, a vertical staff gage on left bank 150

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

491.9 feet, as reported by the United States Weather Bureau. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by

wading. 

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

coarse gravel bar 800 feet below gage; fairly permanent. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the year, 14.70

feet at 4 p. m. April 2 (discharge, 14,600 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.84

foot September 29 and 30 (discharge, 42 second-feet).

1921-1922: Maximum and minimum discharge occurred in 1922 as given

above.

The United States Weather Bureau reports a maximum stage of 27.3 feet

on August 22,1915. 

REGULATION. None. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water April 2; not

affected by ice. Rating curve used before the change, fairly well defined;

curve used after the change, well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice

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

rating table. Records good.

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

September SO,

Date

Oct. 5 

Dec. 21

Feb. 13

Mar. 16

Apr. 20

Made by 

Waldo and Williams _

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

Reginald Waldo.. .....

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.04 

2.04

1.63

11.05

4.18

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,570 

330

240

8,810

1,630

Date

May 8 

9

July 11

Made by 

Austin and Williams ...

Gage

height

Feet 

3.52 

3.04

1.3fr

1.30

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,060 

696

87.2

76.1
MEEAMEC RIVER BASIN 17

discharge, in second-feet, of Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo. } for the year 

ending September SO, 1922

Day

1 ..-,. .,

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......... . .

Oct.

318

318

430

2,950

1,520

710

452

352

302

242

228

202

178

146

156

146

136

136

118

118

110

110

110

102

95

102

102

95

95

95

146

Nov.

228

215

318

242

202

167

156

136

136

136

127

136

167

156

14fi

146

136

-286

2,590

7,340

5,520

1,380

800

620

497

410

352

318

302

271

Dec.

271

335

860

2,160

1,150

1,000

1,000

860

650

545

430

390

335

302

286

256

242

242

286

352

286

475

1,840

4,970

1,840

930

680

520

452

390

Jan.

352

318

302

335

318

710

770

520

410

335

318

271

228

228

202

190

178

178

178

156

14fi

146

136

146

127

127

127

127

127

Feb.

352

1,680

3,340

1,220

800

570

430

371

318

271

242

228

215

202

190

178

156

146

146

136

136

190

271

1,300

800

570

475

Mar.

410

352

302

286

302

475

860

930

680

710

"1,520

1,000

A f\Af\

8,040

6,420

1,760

1,150

930

770

800

860

850

520

570

3,240

7,000

7,920

2,000

2,240

6,880

Apr.

11,200

14,100

5,630

1,800

1,250

1,040

2,320

3,140

6,650

5,410

3,540

3,740

1,800

1,890

3,340

2,680

10,100

11,300

8,040

1,720

1,160

845

670

580

610

610

775

1,640

5,300

1,980

May

1,080

775

610

525

450

500

1,340

1,340

670

475

400

360

320

280

265

265

250

235

235

220

210

202

192

182

175

180

208

155

143

138

138

June

160

138

123

113

105

98

92

98

113

202

105

88

86

80

84

97

88

103

103

94

86

81

76

69

67

66

64

61

60

60

July

66

82

103

198

152

130

111

87

76

75

73

73

70

66

60

59

58

58

56

55

55

53

57

83

77

76

78

69

68

74

69

Aug.

62

59

56

54

51

51

50

49

49

47

47

50

50

46

45

47

46

46

45

44

44

49

51

920

340

205

134

97

, 70

70

65

Sept.

61

1,460

400

220

155

111

91

76

71

80

76

67

64

60

58

56

54

51

51

49

48

48

46

46

46

44

43

43

42

42

Monthly discharge of Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo., for the year ending September SO, 1922

[Drainage area, 767 square miles]

Month

February-. ___________________

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

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

May __________ __ .... _ ...

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

August.. _______ . ___________

September ___________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2,950 

7,340 

4,970 

770 

3,340 

8,040 

14,100 

1.340 

202 

198 

920 

1,460

14,100

Minimum

95 

127 

228 

127 

136 

286 

580 

138 

60 

53 

44 

42

42

[Mean

323 

788 

792 

266 

539 

2,070 

3,830 

404 

95.3 

79.6 

98.0 

125

784

Per 

square 

mile

0.421 

1.03 

1.03 

.347 

.703 

2.70 

4.99 

.527 

.124 

.104 

.128 

.163

1.02

Run-off 

in inches

0.49 

1.15 

1.19 

.40 

.73 

3.11 

5.57 

.61 

.14 

.12 

.15 

.18

13.84

BIG RIVER AT BYENESVI1IE, HO.

LOCATION. In SE. % sec. 12, T. 42 N., R. 3 E., at highway bridge in Byrnesville, 

Jefferson County, 200 feet below dam and mill at Byrnesville, 4 miles above 

Head's Creek and Rockford dam, and 13 miles above mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.
18 SURFACE WATE1B, SUPPLY, 102&, PART VII

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 10 to September 30, 1922. ':

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

Stiedle.

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

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of solid rock, gravel, and silt. Control

is a bar of clean coarse gravel 500 feet below gage; fairly permanent. 

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during the period of record,

5.13 feet at 1.35 p. m. May 10; minimum stage, 2.02 feet at 6 p. m. September

30.

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

REGULATION. Several small low-head dams developing power for local grist

mills have little effect on the flow. 

ACCURACY. Gage read to hundredths. twice daily. Records excellent. Data not

sufficient for determination of daily discharge.

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

September SO, 1922

Date

May 10

July 13

Made by 

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

Gage

Feel 

5.12

3.00

2.48

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

830

223

570

Daily gage height, in feet, of Big River at Byrnesville, Mo., for the year

September SO, 1922

Day

1. ..... ...

2

3 

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

5 

6 

7..... .

8 

9.... -

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

11 

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

13 

14 

15 

May

6.10

4.87

4.92

4.61

4.46

4.50

June

3.46

3.41

3.33

3.27

3.23

3.23

3.20

4.28

3.64

3.32

3.20

3.18

3.16

3.42

3.27

July

3.44

4.11

4.50

4.18

3.58

3.43

3.26

3.10

2.95

2.92

2.94

3.11

4.30

3.60

3.16

Aug.

2.71

2.82

2.73

2.47

2.50

2.41

2.59

2.31

2.35

2.28

2.39

2.28

2.09

2.10

2.21

Sept.

2.70

2,66

2.72

3.47

3.27

3.10

2.84

2.73

2.54

3.00

3.25

3.41

3.16

2.90

2.86

Day

16 

17. , 

I8 _

19 

20 

21 

22. _____ .

23.1 

24 

25 

26 

27. 

28. 

29 

30 _ 

31 

May

4.50

4.29

4.36

4.15

4.00

3.89

3.84

3.70

3.79

3.75

3.64

4.33

4.12

3.95

3.65

3.50

June

3.12

2.95

2.90

2.88

a 97

3.19

a 4i

3.02

2.85

2.96

2.79

2.69

2.86

3.28

3.23

July

3.06

2.92

2.82

3.88

3.76

3.22

3.05

2.86

3.02

3.08

2.84

2.70

2.74

2.69

2.72

2.68

Aug,

2.74

2.73

2.61

2.22

2.45

2.73

2.74

4.34

4.74

4.00

3.81

3.35

3.07

2.90

2.84

2.73,

Sept.

2.72

2.50

2.44

2.40

2.60

2.47

2.38

2.25

2.22

2.29

2.33

2.37

2.40

2.19

2.05

HEADWATER DIVERSION CHANNEL

CASTOR RIVER AT ZAIMA, MO. ,

LOCATION. In S. 3^ sec. 29, T. 29 N., R. 9 E., at highway bridge in Zalma, 

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

and 7 miles above Headwater Diversion levee of Little River Drainage 

District.

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

maps, and map of Missouri).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 12, 1921, to September 30, 1922. The Little 

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

1919. !
HEADWATER 19

Chain gage bolted, to .downstream side of bridge; read by Lowell King. 

Zero of gage 300 feet above mean sea level.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL Bed composed of sand, gravel, and silt; fairly permanent. No well-defined control; probably shifting.

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

records, 74.0 feet at 8 a. m. November 20 (discharge, 8,100 second-feet); 

minimum stage, 51.31 feet at 8 a.'in. August 21 (discharge, 36 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation never seriously affected by ice.

REGULATION. None. ^ DIVERSIONS. During extremely high stages the river overflows the neck of a 

horseshoe bend and all flow does not pass the bridge section. Records, 

however, show the entire flow of the stream. Entire flow is diverted 7 

miles below gage into Headwater Diversion Channel, which empties into 

Mississippi River 3J^ miles south of Cape Girardeau.

ACCURACY . Stage-discharge relation has remained permanent; not affected by 

ice. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Rating curve fairly well defined 

up to 4,000 second-feet and extended above that point. Daily discharge 

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

good.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record, prior to November 29, 1921, furnished by 

Little River Drainage District, through L. L. Hidinger, chief engineer.

Discharge measurements of Castor River at Zalma, Mo., for the period September 12, 

1921, to September 30, 1922

Date

1921 

Sept. 12

Nov. 29

Dec. 30

Made by 

land »--.... -.__.._

land *_....._ __ . _ .

Reginald Waldo... ....

Gage 

height9

Feet

52.36

57. ]£

55.41

Discharge

See.-ft.

134

720

524

Date

1922 

Mar. 16

16

Made by 

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

-.*-do - .- . 

Gage

height

Feet 

64.78

51.95

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

3,230

2,680

90.8

 Gage heights may be referred to mean sea level by adding 300.00 feet. 

6 Engineer for Little Kiver Drainage District.
20 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

Daily discnarge, in second-feet, of Castor River at Zalma, Mo., for the period Sep~ 

tember 12, 1921, to September SO,

Day

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

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

3. _ ...........

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

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

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

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

8. ._. __

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

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

II.--....,,......

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

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

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

15..-. ... _ ..

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

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

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

19...... ___ ....

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

21.. ....... _ ...

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

23........ .

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

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

26-....... .-.

27--..... .....

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

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

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

31 

Sept.

137

127

117

107

97

97

97

. 78

97

87

97

97

830

556

325

273

237

214

299

Oct.

590

409

299

299

261

237

203

192

181

170

148

137

127

117

117

117

107

107

97

87

87

87

87

87

78

87

107

97

97

107

117

NoV.

117

107

107

107

107

97

97

97

107

117

137

127

127

107

107

127

1,276

7,200

8,100

5,200

2, 120

1,540

1,240

1,780

1,380

2,670

1,380

703

Dec.

556

510

451

495

465

423

395

381

353

325

299

286

273

249

237

395

590

540

495

437

409

437

2,530

1,750

1,380

990

743

525

510

Afitl

Jan.

437

381

353

35J

395

381

353

423

423

423

395

381

353

339

325

299

299

286

286

273

261

249

237

225

225

214

203

203

203

192

Feb.

1,010

2,780

1,490

960

723

644

525

465

437

409

381

353

325

299

286

261

249

237

237

273

465

423

480

626

540

495

495

451

Mar.

437

395

381

395

395

437

590

626

556

1,840

1,840

1,160

852

1,160

2,600

2,920

1,430

1,040

1,220

2,000

1,570

1,040

786

663

573

644

2,220

1,780

1,220

3,580

7,080

Apr.

7,680

5,050

2,060

1,490

1,290

3,200

1,810

1,23)

1,270

1,190

2,290

2,060

1»240

960

852

764

1,490

1,520

990

743

626

540

480

451

423

409 451

3,280

2,560

1,240

May

896

683

608

540

556

495

451

409.

387

3,53

312

286

273

261

237

225

225

214

192

181

170

181

339

261

214

249

225

203

192

170

159

Jane

159

159

137

137

127

117

117

.117

117

112

107

102

97

97

92

82

82

78

78

74

78

82

. 78

69

69

69

82

82

82

102

July

87

92

112

273

181

132

299

203

117

97

97

92

78

92

. 87

78

74

69

69

64

60

60

56

78

69

69

64

69

60

56

56

Aug.

51

51

49

47

45

43

43

4140'

40

38

38

38

; 38

41

41

43

43

43

39

35

87

299

181

127

102

87

78

69

64

64

Sept.

69

78

78

87

92

82

74

64

60

60

82

82

69

74

60

56

51

49

46

48

48

49

49

' 48

45

43

42

43

42

42

Monthly discharge of Castor River at Zalma, Mo., for the period September 12,1921,

to September SO, 1922

[Drainage area, 395 square mites]

Month

1921 

September 12-30 _______________

1921-22 

October... ______________ . .

December ___________________

February ___________________

March ____ . ___ ______ . .

April ___ __ ._ ... .

May _________ _____ ...

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

The year _ ______________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

830

590 

8,100 

2,530 

437 

2,780 

7,080 

7,680 

896 

159 

299 

299 

92

8,100

Minimum

78

78 

97 

237 

192 

237 

381 

409 

159 

69 

56 

36 

42

36

Mean

209

163 

1,250 

586 

308 

584 

1,400 

1,650 

327 

99.4 

99.7 

66.0 

60.1

549

Per 

square 

mile

0.529

.413 

3.16 

1.48 

.780 

1.48 

3.54 

4.18 

.828 

.252 

.252 

.167 

.152

1.39

Run-off 

in inches

0.37

.48 

3.53 

1.71 

.90 

1.54 

4.08 

4.66 

.95 

.28 

.29 

.19 

.17

18.78
HEADWATER DIVERSION CHANNEL 21

WHITEWATER BITER AT WHITEWATER, HO.

LOCATION. In grant 2271, T, 30 N., R. 11 E., at the St. Louis, Iron Mountain 

& Southern Railway bridge half a mile west of Whitewater^ Cape Girardeau 

County, 1 mile above Crooked Creek, 3 miles above Headwater Diversion 

Channel, and 10 miles below Byrd's Creek.

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

maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 12, 1921, to September 30, 1922. The Little 

River Drainage District has records of stage since February, 1911.

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

William Finger hut. Prior to November 30, 1921, a vertical staff .gage in 

two sections fastened to bridge piers on downstream side. Both gages 

set to same datum.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made, from upstream side of highway bridge 

2,000 feet below gage or by wading.

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

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

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

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during the period of records, 

55.5 feet on November 10; minimum stage, 31.08 feet at 7 a. m. August 10.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation never seriously affected by ice.

RE GUL ATIO N. None.

DIVERSIONS. Entire flow of river is diverted 3 miles below gage into Headwater Diversion Channel, which empties into Mississippi River 3^ miles 

south of Cape Girardeau,

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation subject to back water effect from Headwater 

Diversion Channel. Gage read to hundredths once daily. Data inadequate for determination of discharge.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record prior to November 30, 1921, was furnished 

by Little River Drainage District through L. L. Hidinger, chief engineer.

Discharge measurements of Whiiewater River at Whitewater, Mo., for the period 

September 12, 1921, to September 80, 1922

Date

Nov 30

Dec. 29

Made by 

land » . _____ ..

Reginald Waldo. - _ .

Gage 

height

Feet,

32.3-

38.85

35.60

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

64.6

352

317

Date

Mar. 17

17

Made by 

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

Gage 

height

Keet 

40.67

40.53

3Z17

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

757

730

55.8

a Engineer for Little River Drainage District.
22 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

Daily gage height, in feet, of Whitewater River at Whitewater, Mo., for the period 

September 12, 1931, to September SO, 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. .....

Sept.

32.2

32.2

32.2

32.1

32.0

32.7

32.2

32.0

32.0

32.0

32.0

32.0

41.2

36.5

34.5

33.0

32.7

32,5

37.2

Oct.

sae

34.2

33.4

33.7

33.0

32.8

32.6

32.5

32.5

32.5

32.3

32.3

32.3

32.3

32.2

32.2

32.2

32.2

32.2

32.2

32.2

32.2

32.2

320

32.0

32.0

32.0

32.1

32.2

32.3

32.2

Nov.

32.2

32.1

32.1

32.1

32.1

32.1

32.1

32.1

32.1

33.2

32.5

32.3

32.3

32.2

32.2

32.1

32.5

39.9

51.9

55.5

52.2

46 1

44 0

47.9

41.5

39.3

Dec.

37.5

35.4

34.6

34.7

35.9

34.3

34.0

33.7

33.5

33.14

33.18

33.12

33.02

33.00

32.84

32.74

34.86

42.20

36.20

34.91

34.30

33.90

33.93

44 92

41.65

QQ -10

37.58

35.78

34.73

34.25

Jan.

33.97

33.60

33.43

33.43

36.60

34.60

33.90

33.93

35.77

34.80

34.45

34.10

33.65

33.55

33.35

33.28

33.10

33.14

33.14

33.00

qo 70

09 fid

DO 7J

32. 76

Q9 RA

32.70

32.78

Feb.

3446

48.71

43.10

39.00

37.15

36.42

35.40

34.39

34.02

33.90

33.75

33.59

33.41

33.18

33.03

32.98

32.85

32.85

32.86

32.90

36.82

35 91

34 77

36.35

35.23

*M KG

34.26

Mar.

33.90

33.84

33.62

3^.20

34.61

35.25

37.18

36.74

35.45

42.00

43.15

39.51

37.78

37. «7

45.10

46.80

41.03

39.49

39.64

43.21

41.03

38.92

37.31

36.15

Q!> 17

43.40

40 26

47.06

53.08

Apr.

53.73

50.30

46.58

44.72

43.04

42.3,7

41,40

4ft 43

39.85

40.08

41.32

42.86

41.09

40. 62

40.52

40.52'

40.68

44.35

41.87

41.32'

40.96

40.99

OQ QC

39.56

38.96

DO 07

47.92

41.74

May

39.85

38.52

37.26

36.50

35.85

35.01

34.37

33.94

33.65

33.41

33.32

33.14

33.00

32.91

32.86

32.80-

32.76

32.74

32.67

32.60

32.54

38.33

33.64

32.96

qo QO

qo 79

32.56

32.50

32.48

June

32.36

32.46

32.42

32.37

32.30

32.63

32.26

32.24

32.24

32.24

32.16

33.22

3&10

32.50

32.25

32.16

32.10

32.08

32.47

32.60

33.29

32.23

32.13

32.09

36.35

33.14

33:51

32.34

July ;

32.22

33.32

42.14

35.55

34.31

32.93

32.64

37. 85

-33.77

32.50

32.34

32.22

35.14

32.54

32.26

32.18

32.12

32. 05

32.02

31.97

31.92

31.92

3L90

32.56

32.04

-01 Aft

31.90

31.90

31.91

32.12

Aug.

31.93

31.82

31.71

31.64

31.64

31.92

31.78

31.60

3L16

31.08

31.64

31.65

31.66

31.66

31.62

31; 67

31,67

31.88

-51.72

.,31.68

31.68

31. 71

37.34

32.82

32.20

31.98

31.88

31. 81

31.78

31.77

31.76

Sept.

32.25

38.67

32.34

32.02

32.00

32.92

31.78

31.74

31.72

31.68

32.28

3Z14

31.82

31.70

31*69

31.67

31.64

31.62

31.58

31.62

31.65

'31:71

,311162

31,65

3t60

31.56

32.00

31.70

32.04

31.50

ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

ST. FRANCIS RIVER WEAR FATTEBSON, MO.

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

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

Patterson, Wayne County.

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

map of Missouri).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 16, 1921, to September 30,. 1922.

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

Bennett and William Harris. ,

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean sand and gravel; fairly permanent. Control is a heavy gravel bar 1,000 feet below gage; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the year, 20.0 feet 

(estimated from flood marks) on November 19 ^discharge, 36,600 secondfeet); minimum stage, 2.11 feet August 21 (discharge, 6 second-feet). 

1921-1922: Maximum and minimum discharge same as given above.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation never seriously affected by ice.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACT. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year; not affected by 

ice. Rating curve well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating 

table. Records good.
2$:

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

ending September SO, 1922

D'ate.

Nov. 14

OO '

Made by 

... ..do... ;..tiv,._..

GFage 

height

Feet 

2. 55

5.16

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

140

. 2,000

Date

Mar. 18

Jane 8

Made by 

E. L. Williams 

"Reginald Waldo... .

height

Feet 

5.08

, 2.67

Discharge

Sec.-Jt. . 

1,990

141

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo., for the year 

...... ; .. , ending September SO, 1922

- Day,

1 

2:1'- .

3..i i __ .

4.. ......:.

6..-.--.-..-..

6 

7... 

8 I.. .

9 __ _ ., 

10- 

11 ...... ....

12. .. .

13 

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

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

16 .... 

17,... __ : ..

18.. . .

19 

20..., ,.... ..

21 .._ .;IL

22 

23 

24... _^ _ .

25 . .

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

27.....:.'. ..

28... . _

29......:...... 30..L _

si 

Oct.

1,730

 1,170

610

578

348

360

255

«168

80

178

160

132

136

136

"124

112 :

104

96

. 88

80

80 68

56

72

72

80

80

160 "208

255

Nov.

235

160

144

120

120

 112

104

104

100

. 120

144

144 "144

144

144

144

415

1,210

36, 600

?W,900

3,200

1,640,

4,320

5,190

6,820

4,890

"3,140

. 1,380

1,460

1,210

Dec.

1,010

975

1,050

"1,090

1,130

1,380

1,380

1,210

;788-

750

' fisft

' 545

612

4115

415

%4Q

"TEA

788

862

715

578

610

900

13,200

4,600

2,370

1,730

1,380

1,210

975

900

Jan.

788

680

578

715

750

1,010

862

825

 825

862

. 788

616

578

512

4dS

480

512

480

448

415

332

250

310

oon

275

260

240

, 200

220

Feb.

1,910

5,500

O ARft

1,730

1,380

1,130

938

715

645

M.<\

97fi

512

480 41 >;

360 «iin

300

285

415

RAK

715

305

1,460

1,130

1,050

900

825

Mar.

788

750

680

645

788

1,460

2,280

1,730

1,380

4,180

3,800

2,280

1,910

o p«n

11,600

4,890

0 Cfift

1,820

2,090

6,810

3,320

2,280

1.-820

1,460

1,210

1,380

4,460

. 4, .040

11,600

Apr.

15,300

5,340

3,320

2,180

3,440

8,360

3,680

2,460

2,660

2,960

n itfi

4,460

2,660

2,090

3,320

2,560

2,660

4,890

'2,280

v 1,730

1 460

1*300

1,050

975

938

1,380

1,820

13,500

4,740

2,460

May

1,910

1,550

1,460

1,380

1,300

1,380

1,130

1,050"

975

788

750

645

610

512

545

480

448

388

360

844

415

354

448

448

388 388

388

480

388

388

June.

415

388

344.

205

174

164

156

205

160

192

156

174

148

148

136

136

128

116

108

96

108

116

124

112

100

- 116

148

192

220

196

July

196

187

900

788

578

310

270

192

148

92

152

164

160

128

164

136

183

140

124

124

118

84

76

72

76

72

132

140

' 140

116

88

Aug.

60

76

. 96

64

60

52

56

44

32

. 25

20

22

14

15

13

64

52

40

32

15

6

512

975

388

305

225

174

132

120

108

100

Sept.

9&

92

116

108

96

108

112

96

76

76

68

52

40

38

28

32

38

35

28

35

32

25

22

26

18

15

12

10

12

10

 Discharge Interpolated; gage not read.

Monthly discharge, of St. Francis River near Patterspn, Mo., for the year ending 

 ;- . , September 30, 1922

f Drainage area. 956 square miles]

Month

November ____ : ................

January-.!.,.... ........ ......................

Fetnuary _ - _ , ___________

March. -..-, _ 

April.........-.... .......................

June ___________ .. .....

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

August _ .. . .

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

The year ________________

\ Discharge" in second-feet

Maximum

1,730 

36,600 

13,200 

1,010 

5,500 

26,800 

15,300 

1,910 

415 

900 

975 

116

36,600

Minimum

56 

100 

349 

200 

285 

645 

938 

344 

100 

72 

6 

10

6

Mean

257 

3,090 

1,460 

534 

1,000 

3,750 

3,910 

726 

173 

202 

190 

51.7

1,270

Per

square 

mile

0.269 

3.23 

1.53 

.559 

1. 05, 

3.92 

4.09 

.759 

.181 

.211 

.199 

.054

1.34

Run-off 

in inches

0.31 

3.60 

1.76 

.64 

1.09 

4.62 

4.56 

.88 

.20 

.24 

.23 

.06.

18.09
24 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1922, PAET VII

ITTTIE RIVER DITCH NO. 1 AT EIRE, HO.

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

bridge at Kirk, Dunklin County, 9^ miles below ditch 63, the nearest 

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

Big Lake.

DRAINAGE AEEA. Not measured.

RECOEDS AVAILABLE. September 13, 1921, to September 30, 1922. The Little 

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

May, 1920.

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

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

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

above mean sea level.

DISCHAEGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge 

on Kennett-Hayti road, l}^ miles below the. gage or by wading near highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTEOL. Bed composed of clean sand and small gravely fairly 

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

EXTEEMES OF DISCHAEGE. Maximum stage recorded during the period of 

records, 56.25 feet on April 4 (discharge, 5,940 second-feet); minimum 

discharge, 110 second-feet September 17 and 19-21, 1921.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation never seriously affected by ice.

REGULATION. None.

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

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

River 70 miles north of the station. The drainage west and south of ditch 44, 

which enters 17 miles above, is diverted into ditch 81; and the drainage south 

of ditch 63, which enters 9% miles above, is diverted into ditch 66. The 

three main ditches, Nos. 1, 66, and 81, run parallel from a point 9 miles 

above the station to the Arkansas State line, where the drainage district 

ends.

ACCUEACY. Stage-discharge relation changed slightly during the high water on 

March 16; not affected by ice. Rating curve used October 1 to March 15, 

fairly well defined; curve used, March 16 to September 30, well defined. 

Gage read to half-tenths once daily; readings not absolutely reliable. Daily 

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

fair.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record prior to December 2, 1921, furnished by 

Little River Drainage District, through L. L. Hidinger, chief engineer.

Discharge measurements of Little River ditch No. 1 at Kirk, Mo., for the period 

September 13, 1921, to September 30,

Date

1921 

Sept. 13

Dec. 2

28

Made by 

Reginald Waldo ___ -

height"

Feet

45.35

52.97

60.98

Discharge

Sec.-ft^

163

3,430

2,440

Date

1922 

Mar. 15

May 11

Made by 

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

Reginald Waldo ........

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

Gage 

height"

Feet 

54.0?

48.04

45.91

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

4,380

1,050

388

0 Add 200 feet to_ gage height to obtain elevation above mean sea level. 

* Engineer for Little River Drainage District.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 25

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

period September 13, 1921, to September 30, 1922

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 

Sept.

305

305

235

175

110

195

110

110

110

155

195

195

1,180

1,100

605

540

480

480

Ocf.

480

390

390

390

390

390

390

420

175

195

235

235

235

235

235

215

215

215

215

215

215

215

235

W5

235

215

215

215

215

215

215

Nov.

215

215

215

215

215

215

215

215

215

215

215

215

215

215

-215

215

215

330

1,220

3,630

,4,220

4,360

4,080

2,970

2,910

2,860

3,270

4,880

5,120

4,960

Dec.

4,080

3,570

3,270

2,860

asoo

2,030

1,880

1,680

1,490

1,400

1,220

1,220

1,140

1,060

985

945

985

985

1,140

1,060

985 '985

905

1,220

3,690

3,690

2,910

2,430

2,180

1,880

1,680

Jan.

1,680

1,490

1,310

1,400

1,400

1,310

1,220

1,140

1,100

1,060

1,310

1,400

1,490

1,310

1,220

1,140

1,060

1,060

1,060

985

985

945

905

865

825

825

825

745

745

745

710

Feb.

745

1,180

2,530

1,980

1,680

1,490

1,680

1,630

1,400

1,310

1,220

1,140

1,060

985

905

865

825

825

825

825

1,140

2,690

2,330

2,330

2,280

1,880

1,730

1,580

Mar.

1,580

1,580

1,490

1,490

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,260

1,260

1,630

2,580

2,580

2,130

1,980

3,«30

4,880

4,720

3,630

3,330

4,290

4,290

3,450

2,800

2,380

2,180

1,980

2,740

3,510

5,150

4,020

5,210

Apr.

5,460

5,720

5,890

5,890

5,890

5,720

5,550

5,210

4,720

4,290

4,020

4,430

3,630

2,800

2,690

2,690

2,280

2,080

2,690

2,180

1,880

1,700

1,520

1,430

1,350

1,270

1,270

1,740

2,800

2,480

May

2,580

1, 740

1,780

1,740

1,600

1,520

1,430

1,270

1,190

1, 110

1,070

1,030

990

955

885

815

SIS755

755

695

695

665

635

695

635

635

635

635

635

575

575

June

545

515

485

455

455

455

455

430

430

405

.405

405

380

368

355-

342

330

330

330

. 330

330

318

305

292

292

292

292

292

292

292

July

292

292

318 SISSIS

318

330

455

885

1,190

815

575

515

430

392

368

555

342

330

318

305

292

 268

255

242

230

218

218

205

205

192

Aug.

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

170

170

160

150

.150

140

170

255

292

368

292

292

292

242

 242

242

Sept.

242

242

242

242

242

242

230

218

192

180

180

170

170

160

160

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

140

140

130

130

130

130

130

Monthly discharge of Little River ditch No. 1 at Kirk, Mo., for the period September 13, 1921, to September 30, 1922

jvLonm

1921 

September .... . 

1921-22

July - ... 

The year _______ _______________________

Maximum

1,180

480

5,120

4,080

1,680

2,530

5,210

5,890

2,580

545

1,190

368

242

5,890

Minimum

110

175

215

905

710

. 745

1,260

1,270

575

292

192

140

130

130

Mean

366

267

1,680

1,880

1,110

1,470

2,770

3,380

1,020

373

380

207

175

1,220

Discharge in second-feet
26 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

IITTIE RIVER DITCH HO. 81 AT KIRK. MO.

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

bridge at Kirk, Dunklin County, 1 mile below nearest lateral entering above, 

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

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 13, 1921, to September 30, 1922. The Little 

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

Max, 1920.

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

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

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

of both gages 200 feet above mean sea level.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge 

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

by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and -small gravel. No welldefined control. .:

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

54.05 feet April 4 and 5 (discharge, 2,390 second-feet); minimum stage, 43.75 

feet August 11-20 (discharge, 20 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation never seriously affected by ice,

REGULATION. None.

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

Little River basin and diverts the natural flow from ditch No. 1, which -is 

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

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation has remained permanent; not affected by 

ice. Rating curve well defined. Gage read to half-tenths once daily; not 

absolutely reliable. Daily discharge scertained by applying. mean daily 

gage height to rating table. Records fair. . . ,

COOPERATION. Gage-height record prior to December 2, 1921, furnished by 

Little River Drainage District, through L. L. Hidinger, chief engineer.

Discharge measurements of Little River ditch No. 81 at Kirk, Mo., for the period 

September IS, 1921, to September 30, 1922

Date

1921 

Sept. 13

Dec. 2

28

Made byWilliams and Mulholland 0 ..

Waldo and Mulholland

Gage 

height

Feet

43.95

49.76

48.76

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

50.4

1, 140

928

Date

1922 

Mar. 14

15

May 11

Made by 

E. L. Williams . .

.do . -

Reginald Waldo _______

-do . . .

Gage 

height

Feet 

4&.19

52.38

46. IS

44.47

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,090

1,020 ' '384

149

Engineer for Little River drainage district.
FBAJNCIS

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

period September 13, 1921, tp September SO, 1922

Day

1 .-.. --

2

3 , _ ... .

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

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

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

7I:::::::::::.:::

9, ........... 

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

11.... __ .......

12.-.. ...........

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

14 15 ...__. 

16 

17-. . _ _ 

18 _._ 

19 . 

20.. 

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

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

23- 

24,-, _ _

25 

26 - 

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

28 . 29 

30.- . ___.____.'_

31. 

Sept

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

185

260

200

200

125

125

-"

Oct.

140

260

110

110

110

110

110

96

96

82

68

68

68

68

54

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

54

. 54

40

40

. 40

Nov.

40

40

4P,

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

. 40

40

40

215

900

1,290

1,050

707

501

521

775

751

1,790

-2,040

1,990

1,760

Dec.

1,510

1,230

1,160

800

707

621

581

541

501

463

. 445

" 427

409

391

355

355

35ff

373

391

373

356

339

339

581

1,650

1,570

1,260

751

775

ess

581

Jan.

541

501

463

463

445

427

427

427

391

391

. 581

621

663

581

501

481

463

445

427

323

427

391

391

, 391

409

260

260

291

323

323

323

Feb.

323

541

825

601

541

501

641

541

481 463»

445

427

391

373

355

355

323

323

323

32S

541

950

800

850

751

621

581

561

Mar.

621

641

621

621

621

581

561

521

S21

950

1,370

1,100

875

850

1,880

1,880

1,48ft

1,100

1,710

2,070

1,880

1,370

1,050

900

800

 775

1,400

1,780

1,540

1,740

2,270

Apr.

2,320

2,320

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,320

2,210

1,880

1,540

1,430

1,370

1,370

1,100

900 950'

1,000

900

950

900

707

«21

541

541

.501

501

481

501

800

1,000

-751

May

481

581

621

621

581

581

541

501

463

427

391

373

355

339

323

307

291

291

260

260

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

260

260

230

June

215

200

185

178

170

162

162

162

162

155

148

140

132

125

118

118

110

110

110

110

110

103

96

89

82

82

82

82

82

82

July

82

82-

110.

110

110

103

96

125

155

148

125

110

110

110

103

89

89

89

82

75

68

61

54

M

54

54

47

47

40

40

40

Aug.

33

33

 33

33

33

33

33

33

3S

2ft

20

30

20

20

20

20

BO

20

20

20

26

47

118

103

89

68

68

68

89

89

89

Sept.

89

86

89

89

89

89

.. 82

75

61

47

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

47

54

54

47

47

47

47

47

NOTE. Gage record not accurate Sept. 13-24,1921; discharge estimated from discharge measurement.

Monthly discharge of Little Rieer ditch No. 81 at Kirk Mo., for the period September 

IS, 1921, to September SO, 1922

Month

1921 

September 13-30.- _____________________

1921-22 

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

November _________________________

December _________________ ___ ......

January ______ __ . .. ______ . _ .

February... __________________________

March.. __________________ ....

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

June . _..______.._. ._.___ __________________________

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

August-... _____________________ _ .....

September. ______ . . .............

The year _______________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

260

260 

2,040 

1,650 

663 

950 

2,270 

2,380 

621 

215 

155 

118 

89

2,380

Minimum

50

40 

40 

339 

260 

323 

521 

501 

230 

82 

40 

20 

40

20

Mean

94.1

81.5 

499 

673 

431 

527 

1,160 

1,250 

361 

129 

85.9 

44.4 

55.6

441

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,360

5,010 

29,700 

41,400 

26,500 

29,300 

71,300 

74,400 

22,200 

7,680 

5,280 

2,730 

3,310

319,000
28 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, PAET VII

IITTLE RIVER MTCH No. 66 AT KIRK, MO.

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

bridge at Kirk, Dunklin County, half a mile below ditch 72, half a mile above 

ditch 73, 8 miles below ditch 64, the most northerly lateral, and 20 miles 

above outlet into Big Lake at the Arkansas State line.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 13, 1921, to September 30, 1922. The Little 

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

May, 1920.

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

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

gage fastened to downstream side of pile trestle. Zeros of both gages 

200 feet above mean sea level.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge on 

Kennett-Hayti road, 1J^ miles below gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and small gravel; fairly permanent. Some snags lodged in bed of stream. No well-defined control.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the period of records, 

53.5 feet April 3-6 (discharge, 1,520 second-feet); minimum stage, 43.2 

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

ICE. Stage-discharge relation never seriously affected by ice.

REGULATION. None.

DIVERSIONS. This ditch drains the old Little River channel below ditch 51, the 

last diversion into ditch 1 and all the Little River basin south and east of 

ditch 63 (see Little River ditch 1 at Kirk Mo.).

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during year; not affected by ice. 

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

readings not absolutely reliable. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

daily gage height to rating table; shifting-control method used July 14 to 

September 30, 1922. Records fair.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record prior to December 2, 1921, furnished by 

Little River Drainage District through L. L. Hidinger, chief engineer.

Discharge measurements of Little River ditch No. 66 at Kirk Mo., for the period September 13, 1921, to September 30, 1922

Date

1921 

Sept. 13

Dec. 2

28

Made by 

Williams and MulholWaldo and Mulholland -

Reginald Waldo ......

Gage 

height

Feet

43.63

46.08

46.21

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

6.8

237

247

Date

1922 

Mar. 15

May 11

June 13

Made by 

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

Reginald Waldo -..-...

__ do.... ______ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

51.40

46.02

44.25

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,120

211

47.8

' Engineer for Little River Drainage District.
ST. FRANCIS EIVER BASIN

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

period September 18, 1921,'to September 80,

Pay

1

2. ...... .....'--.I.

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-...., .

Sept.

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

22

22

16

10

10

10

Oct.

10

10

10

10

10

 " 5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

3

3

3

2

- 2

1

1

1

1

Nov.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

51

51

102

93

75

59

93

152

173

288

516

468

348

Dec.

273

221

185

173

162

152

142

132

127

122

117

102

98

93

88

88

88

93

93

88

84

84

84

260

393

333

273

247

221-

209

185

Jan.

173

162

147

221

185

142

132

127

122

117

247

247

247

221

197

173

162

162

147

147

142

132

127

122

117

117

117

107

102

93

98

Feb.

107

157

173

162

157

152

152

147

142

132

127

127

122

117

107

102

98

98

fl8

98

234

333

318

'318 438

260

247

234

Mar

303

378

363

318

260

234

221

197

197

686

812

669

516

618

1,100

1,100

992

758

1,080

1,150

1,080

884

618

468

393

348

: «20--

974

866

1,140

1,420

Apr.

1,500

1,500

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,500

1,480

1,4CO

1,380

1,300

1,120

1,260

669

635

601

484

438

393

363

303

288

260

234

234

234

234

393

423

363

May

303

273

484

550

484

438

378

318

273

247

221

22i

221

234

234

209

173

157

152

142

132

122

117

117

117

112

209

209

197

88

84

June

84

80

75

71

71

65

65

65

65

61

57

49

45

47

43

39

35

35

35

35

35

32

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

July

28

28

39

39

39

. 43

32

55

88

75

 59

51

43

35

32

27

27

27

24

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

17

16

13

11

11

Aug.

8

8-

8

8

7

7

7

7

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

.4

4

4

4

4

10

20

17

17

14

14

14

26

25

25

Sept.,

25

25

25 '- 24

24

24

21

17

14

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

NOTE, Qage not read to required refinement Sept. 13-24,1921; daily discharge estimated from discharge 

measurement.

Monthly discharge of Little River ditch No. 66 at Kirk, Mo., for the period September 

13, 1921, to September 80, 1922

Month

1921 

September _________________________ .

1921-22 

October ___________________________

January.. __ 

March... ___________ ... __ . ... .

May _ _

June. 

July

September. ________________________

The year. ________________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

22

10 

'468 

393 

247 

438 

1,420 

1,520 

550 

84 

88 

26 

25

1,520

Minimum

7

1 

1 

84 

93 

98 

197 

234 

84 

28 

11 

4 

7

1

Mean

9.67

4.90 

82.9 

162 

153 

177 

679 

838 

233 

47.1 

32.3 

9.74 

12.5

202

Run-off in 

acre-feet

345

301 

4,930 

9,960 

9,410 

9,830 

41,800 

49,900 

14,300 

2,800 

1,990 

599 

744

147,000

18569° 25t WSP 547-
30 StJEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PAET VII

WHITE RIVER BASIN 

JAMES RIVER AT GALENA, HO.

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

Stone County, one-fourth mile above Missouri Pacific Railway bridge, 

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

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

survey maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 28, 1921, to September 30, 1922.

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

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

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

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

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

permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE, Maximum stage recorded during the period, 

8.35 feet at 8.15 a. m. April 1 (discharge, 7,220 second-feet); minimum 

stage recorded, 0.78 foot, September 26-27 and 30 (discharge, 80 secondfeet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation never seriously affected by ice.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation has remained permanent; not affected 

by ice. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. One rating curve fairly 

well-defined used for the entire period. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

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

September 30, 1922

Date

Oct. 26

Mar. 27

Made by 

. do 

. do .

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.00

1.81

7.40

6.14

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

qoi

e 74n

4,050

Date

Apr. 1

TWaTT 1 t\

July 5

A n» 94

Made by 

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

W. R. Denison __ ..

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

8.28

2.57

L26

L06

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

7,120

657

187

121
WHITE BIVER BASEST 31

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

September SO, 1982

, Day

I..... 

2.. ____ . ....

3 , ... ... . 4 

5 . 

6..... 

7 

8 

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

10 

11 

12 

13 - 

14 

16 . 

18 

17.... .

18 - 

19 

20... 

21 

22...... _ .....

23 

24 

25 , - 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

114

134

187

178

Nov.

193

196

147

147

153

153

142

144

136

142

. 132

123

142

134

139

134

136

187

246

267

312

312

297

297

371

450

645

695

695

530

Dec.

510

552

810

1,100

960

780

720

620

552

530

510

470

432

396

361

344

361

344

361

328

297

297

297

297

297

328

361

361

344

328

328

Jan.

297

312

328

328

344

344

344

344

344

344

344

328

297

297

297

297

9O7

252

243

OJ.fi

237

237

237

222

213

210

208

216

208

208

199

Feln

184

170

178

181

210

205

202

213

208

210

213

210

208

213

208

208

213

202

173

9/in

1,750

1,100

2,350

3,600

2,450

2,250

1,850

1,850

Mar.

1,100

670

750

900

328

328

530

810

onn

1,240

2,350

2,150

2,050

2,050

1,950

1,320

i inn

2,150

9 4,Prfl

2,670

2,350

1,950

1,480

1,320

3,^60

6,400

4,250

3,240

4,920

6,700

Apr.

6,850

4,920

3,600

2,890

2,670

2,670

2,450

2,560

2,350

2,670

2,670

2,450

2,050

2,250

2,890

2,890

5,060

4,780

3,860

2,250

2,050

1,750

1,480

1,400

1,480

1,400

1V480

1,660

2,560

2,670

May

2,450

1,950

1,660

1,480

1,480

2,050

1,320

1,170

1,030

960

720

645

620

620

645

598

575

575

552

530

530

490

1 660

1,400

840

780

720

695

June

598

552

510

490

450

392

378

361

381

378

344

328

^28

328

312

'282 282

267

267

252

237

237

225

213

208

203

344

312

252

237

July

219

225

213

196

173

176

176

178

181

190

199

249

361

344

312

252

237

225

216

228

213

193

173

167

156

3,360

1,100

645

470

432

378

Aug.

1,400

1,576

575

490

378

361

282

190

181

176.

190

202

184

178

173

178

170

173

167

173

178

167

167

125

.118

121

110

101

105

105

112

Sept.

109

105

105

112

107

92

88

93

100

88

89

93

89

89

86

83

85

92

90

S6

93.

90

93

89

83

81 81

88

83

81

NOTE. Gage not read Nov. 25 and Jan. 6-8; daily discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of James River at Galena, Mo., for the year ending September 30, 1922

[Drainage area, 1,000 square miles]

Month

October 28-31. 

November . 

December 

January. 

February....-

March...._...

April . 

May.-__... 

June 

July 

August.......

September 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

187

695

1,100

344

3,600

6,700

6,850

2,450

598

3,360

1,570

112

Minimum

114

123

297

199

170

328

.1,400

490

208

156

101

81

Mean

153

260

470

278.

759

2,160

2,760

1,090

331

382

284

91.4

Per

square

mile

a 153

.260

.470

.278

.759

116

176

1.09

.331

.382

. 284

.091

Run-off

in inches

0.02

,29

.54

.32

.79

,2.49

3.08

1.26

.37

.44

.33

.10

NORTH FORK OF WHITE RIVER AT TECUMSEH, HO.

LOCATION. In sec. 16, T. 22 N., R. 12 W., at Hodo's ferry on West PlainsGainsville road, one-fourth mile west of Tecumseh, Ozark County, half a 

mile below Bryant's Creek, 3 miles above Lick Creek, and 8 miles above 

Arkansas State line.
32 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART vn

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

maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 24, 1921, to September 30, 1922.

GAGE. Vertical staff gage bolted to outcropping rocks on left bank 25 feet below 

landing for Hodo's ferry; read by Edward Hodo.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from ferryboat at gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand, gravel, and boulders. Control is flat outcropping rock and coarse gravel; permanent.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during the period, 7.10 feet at 

4.30 p. m. March 31; minimum stage, 0.38 foot September 26, 27, 29, and 30.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation never seriously affected by ice.

REGULATION. Natural regulation due to flow from large springs.

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

read to hundredths twice daily. Data inadequate for determination of daily 

discharge.

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

the year ending September 30, 1922

Date

Oct. 24

Jan. 7

Made by '

Reginald Waldo ____________________________. ____

----do----.............. ....... _ . 

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.58

.82

1.39

Discharge

- Sec.-ft. 

546

758

1,320

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

year ending September SO, 1922

Day

1 -..-.... .

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

3 _ ..

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

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

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

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

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

9- -.

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

11 

12-.. ....... .

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

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

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

16 

17 

18 

19 

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

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

31. .

Oct.

0.58

.57

.58

.57

.57

.61 . 62

.60

Nov.

0.59

.58

.58

.56

.56

.56

.56

.55

.58

.56

.56

.54

.55

.54

.54

.57

.62

2.24

5.90

2.56

1.84

1.51

1.31

2.47

2.46

1.86

1.66

1.40

1.28

1.19

Dec.

1.31

1.79

1.98

1.80

1.64

1.49

1.39

1.30

1.20

1.14

1.09

1.05

1.01

.97

.92

.90

.92

.88

.85

.84

.81

.80

.82

.95

1.07

1.06 1:03

.99

QK

.91

.88

Jan.

0.85

.82

.81

.87

.86

.84

.82

.84

.85

.87

.87

.84

.82

.80

.78

.75

.75

.76

.75

.73

.72

.70

.68

67

.65

.68

.67

'.64

.63

Feb.

0.78

1.02

1.09

1.02

.98

.94

.90

.82

.81

.80

.79

.76

.73

.70

.69

.67

.66

.66

.66

.73

2.26

1.71

-3.80

3.32

2.47'

2.14

1.94

1.72

'

Mar.

1.62

1.50

1.42

1.40

1.42

1.51

1.53

1.46

1.87

3.60

2.71

2.30

2.09

2.70

2.95

2.49

2.25

2.11

2.10

2.14

2.02

1.87

1.78

1.70

1.64

2.18

3.22

2.87

2.66

475

6.95

Apr.

5.00

3.85

3.30

2.92

3.38

3.25

2.91

2.72

3.80

4.60

5.85

4.05

3.50

3.03

2.88

2.71

3.45

2.80

2.47

2.26

' 2.13

2.02

1.93

1.87

- 1.87

1.82

1.95

3.02

2.80 j

2.45-

May

2.26

2.12

2.03

2.13

2.06

2.11

2.06

1.88

1.79

1.69

1.62

1.55

1.53

1.47

1.41

1.38

1.39

1.36

1.31

1.26

1.21

1.29

1.25

1.85

1.71

1.53

1.55

2.28

1.36

1.27,

June

1.23

1.19

1.15

1.09

1.05

1.02

1.00

1.01

.99

.95

.93

.91

.90

.87

.86

.84

.82

.80

.80

.78

.76

.76

.74

.74

.78

. .74.

.74

 ,74-

79 ' .70

July

0.85

1.00

1.47

.93

.81

.77

.74

.70

.71

.69

.78

.84

.80

.74

.73

.72

.69

.68

.67

.66

.65

.64

.62

.61

.62

.22

.68

"I .66

.60

.59

Kfi

Aug.

0.57

.57

.56

,56

.55

.53

.53

.53

.52

.51

.50

.52

.52

.51

.50

.50

.50

.50

.58

.51

.50

.51 .~50

.48

.47

.47

 47

.46

.46 .46'

, d&

Sept.

0.46

.44

.44

,-56

.75

.60

.52

.50

.48

.52

.49

.47

.46

.46

.44

.44

.42

.42

.42

.41

.41

.42

.40

.40

.40

38

.40

, .39

.39
- BLACK RIVER AT IEEPKR, MO.

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

Railway bridge at Leeper, Wayne County, 1J^ miles above Greenwood 

Valley Creek, 3 miles below McKenzie Creek, 5 miles below Deer Creek, 

and 8 miles above Brushy Creek.

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

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. June 15, 1921, to September 30, 1922.

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

bridge; read by Lawrence Sanders. Elevation of zero of gage above mean 

sea level, 423.95 feet.

DISCHABGE MEASUBEMENTS. Made from downstream side of railroad or highway bridge or by wading.

 CHANNEL AND CONTBOL. Bed composed of coarse gravel and sand. Control 

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

EXTBEMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year., 13.40 feet at 

4.30p. m. November 19; minimum stage, 1.91 feetat 6.45 p. m. September 30. 

1921-1922: Maximum and minimum stages same as given above.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation never seriously affected by ice.

REGULATION. None.

AccuKACY.-r-Stage-discharge relation changed during high water in November; 

not affected by ice. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Records of 

discharge not computed owing to lack of sufficient discharge measurements.

Discharge measurements of Black River at Leeper, Mo., during the year ending

September 80, 1922

Date

Nov. 16

22

25

Made by 

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.06

4.68

5.14

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

321

2,250

2,970

Date

Jan. 2

Mar. 19

Made by Gage 

height

Feet 

3.10

4.09

2.48

~Dis- " 

charge

Sec.-ft. 

780

1,650

435
4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

Daily gage height, in feet, of Black River at Leeper, Mo., for the year ending September SO, 1922

Day

1 ... ... -

2 . . ...

3

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

5 ___

6 ... 

T. .............

8 ..... ... 

g

10 ....

11. _ ____

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

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

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

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

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

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

18

19- 

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

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

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

23

24.... ......

25-..... ._...

26..__ __._. 

27

28

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

30

31......... .

Oct.

3.12

2.98

2.94

2.94

2.83

a 72

2.69

2.58

2.50

2.45

2.41

2.36

2.32

2.25

a 17

2.13

2.11

2.11

2.08

2.05

2.00

.1.98

1.98

2.01

1.98

1.96

1.95

1.98

2.04

2.10

2.06

Nov.

2.02

2.02

1.97

1.93

2.00

2.00

2.02

2.00

2.13

2.16

2.11

2.06

2.06

2.04

2.04

2.02

2.16

3.40

12.28

8.50

5.58

4.75

4.38

5.10

4.65

4.30

4.15

3.92

3.70

Dec.

3.55

3.58

3.85

3.95

3.88

3.78

3.65

3.52

3.42

3.32

3.22

3.14

3.04

2.96

2.92

2.88

2.83

2.84

2.83

2.79

2.73

2.70

2.84

3.52

4.85

4.35

3.88

3.68

3.55

3.25

Jan.

3.15

3.10

3.02

3.03

3.10

3.05

2.99

2.98

2.98

2.95

2.94

2.86

2 84

2.88

2.86

2.83

2.72

2.70

2.67

2.64

2.61

2.58

2.57

2.54

9 *&

2.50

o ,17

2.39

0 O/»

3.00

Feb.

4.20

4.15

3.98

3.85

3.62

3.4fi

a 32

3.22

3.14

2.55

2.94

2.90

2.84

2.79

2.76

2.72

2.68

2.63

2.59

2.62

3.75

3.60

3.45

3.36

3.52

3.42

Mar.

3.34

3.29

3.17

3.10

3.09

3.28

3.68

3.72

3.80

4.25

4.45

4.35

4.15

5.30

5.58

5.15

4.45

4.25

5.65

4.55

4.02

3.25

3.70

4.48

5.10

5.08

5.65

11.49

Apr.

10.42

6.92

5.58

5.32

5.70

5.32

5.40

5.05

4.78

4.85

6.52

5.95

5.42

4.85

4.78

4.80

6.05

7.52

5.42

4.62

4.28

3.98

a 82

3.68

3.60

3.82

4.48

6.72

6.12

May

4.88

4.38

4.05

3.92

3.82

3.65

3.58

3.48

3.30

3.22

3.16

3.11

3.08

3.04

2.99

2.94

2.91

2.88

2.84

2.81

2.79

2.76

2.72

2.68

2.74

2.78

2.72

2.67

2.64

2.61

2.59

June

2.56

2.56

2.53

2.50

a 52

2.54

2.54

2.52

2.49

2.42

2.40

2.38

2.37

2.44

2.46

2.42

2.36

2.32

2.28T

2.27

2.26

'2.24

2.22

2.19

2.21

2.26

2.30

2.35

2.39

2.45

July

2.42

2.38

2.40

2.41

2.46

2.42

a 37

2.35

2.34

2.32

2.28

2.27

2.29

2.26

2.24

2.24

2.26

2.29

2.29

2.31

a 32

2.35

2.38

2.20 a22

2.24 a24

2.19

a 16

2.13

2.10

Aug.

a 07

2.08

aoe

2.07

2,03

2.04

1.99

1.98

1.99

1.99

1.96

2.03

1.96

1.97

2.03

2.21

a is

2.04

2.06

2.06

ao? a22

ass

a 67

2.51

a 41

a 35

2.26

a20

2.18

2.18

Sept.

a is 2:12

2.10

a 10

2.15

a is

a is

2.13

a 10

2.09

2.10

2.06

2.03

a 02

2.02

2.00

1.97

1.92

1.97

2.00

1.98

1.98

1 OR

1.96

1.92

1.94

1.94

1 <U

1.95

1.92

CURRENT RIVER NEAR EMINENCE, MO.

LOCATION. In SE. ^ NW. H sec. 15, T. 29 N., R. 3 W., at foot of Coot Mountain, 1 mile below Jack's Fork, 3 miles above Blair Creek, and 8 miles northeast of Eminence, Shannon County.

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

maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 24, 1921, to September 30, 1922. The Western 

Tie & Timber Co., St. Louis, has records of stage since December 6, 1920.

GAGE. Vertical staff gage in two sections; lower section, 0.0 to 10.1 feet bolted 

to outcropping ledge on right bank; upper section, 10.0 to 26.0 feet fastened 

to tree on right bank at same site. Prior to October 19, 1921, a painted 

vertical staff on righ£ bank 1,200 feet above present gage was used; readings 

corrected so as to refer to datum of present gage.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel. Control is heavy 

gravel and boulders at riffle below gage; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during the period of records 

14.20 feet at 5 p. m. November 19,1921; minimum stage, 1.24 feet September 

29 and 30, 1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation never seriously affected by ice.

REGULATION.^NO appreciable regulation from small dams above, but there is 

natural regulation due to large springs.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation has remained permanent; not affected by 

ice. Gage read to hundredths once daily. Data inadequate for determination of discharge.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record prior to October 19, 1921, furnished by 

Western Tie & Timber Co., of St. Louis, Mo.
WHITE RIVER BASIN" 35

Discharge measurements of Current River near Eminence, Mo.t during the year 

ending September 30, 1922

.Date

Mar. 24

May 15

Made by 

E. L. Williams. __ _ _________ .- ___ , _____ ______

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.71

2.70

1.27

Discbarga

Sec.-fl. 

2,550

1,640

595

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

September SO,

Day

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

2. __ . ._...

3 .....

4 -. 

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

6- __ ... __ .

7- . _ -

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

9 

10-..... . .

11 ... _ ...

12......... _ ..

13 -

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

16... __ ... _ j

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

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

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

19. _ ....... ...

20 .........

21... ... ...

22

23 .....

24... _ ........

25. 

26 

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

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

29......... . 30.;............

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

Oct.

2.25

2.15

3.35

2.85

2.60

2.35

2.25

2.20

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.90

1.80

1.75

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.65

1.64

1.62

1.62

1.60

1.60

1.58

1.60

1.58

1.58

1.62

1.64

1.60

Nov.

1.58

1.56

1.52

1.52

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.64

1.52

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.48

1.48

148

1.56

a oo

14.20

6.00

5.10

4.20

3.70

5.00

5.50

4.00

3.90

3.65

a 30

a 10

Dec.

3.16

4.50

4.50

4.20

3.95

3.60

3.40

3.00

2.98

2.82

2.70

2.62

2.56

2.46

2.36

2.30

2.36

2.30

2.22

2.20

2.14

2.14

2.20

2.64

a 20

2.86

2.76

o 7ft

2.42

2.38

Jan.

2.30

2.26

2.22

2.32

2.30

2.20

2.16

2 28

2.20

2.20

2.18

2.14

2.12

2.10

2.00

1.98

2.98

2.98

1.94

1.92

1.90

1.90

1.80

1.78

1.76

1.84

i Rn

1.80

1.78

1.78

1.80

Feb.

3.00

3.70

a28

2.96

2.80

2.68

2.38

2.30

2.24

2.18

2.18

2.12

2.06

9 on

1.94

1.90

1.88

1.86

1.86

2.26

2.42

2.52

3.70

5.00

4.15

3.80

o on

o fin

Mar.

2.94

2.70

2.62

2.62

2.78

3.10

3.40

3.00

t

oo

85

4.80

4.20

3.85

4.00

6.85

4.40

4.20

4.20

5.50

4.90

4.35

4.00

3.75

9 KK

3.85

6.80

5.40

5.15 ? on

12.20

Apr.

10.60

B.90

. 5.75

"5.00

6.30

6.50

5.15

4.75

5.80

5.25

8.40

6.00

6.30

S.10

5.40

5.00

10.00

5.- 80

5.00

4.55

4.20

A AA

3.80

3.75

3 90

1 on

4.10

ft 7A

K OA

8.00

May

4.80

4.45

4.20

3.95

3.80

3.65

3.40

^3.28

3,24

3.08

2.98

2:94

2.82

2.70

2.64

2.64,

2.60

2.54

2.50

2.50

2.70

2.46

9 in

O Ofl

*> HA

o on

O no

2. 20

2.16

a 12

June

2.10

2.10

2.08

2.06

2.02

1.98

2.00

2.18

2.00

1.96

1.96

1.92

L88

1.-80

1.82

1 8/i

1.84

1.82

1.80

1.78

1.74

1.72

1.68.

1.70

1.70

1 Ofi

1 ftj.

o -ro

9 AJ.

i on

July

4.00

3.50

2.74

2.44

2.00

2.00

2.00

.1.90

1.88

1.78

1.80

1.90

1.82

1.80

L72

1.70

1.68

1.66

1.62

1.60

1.68

1.58

1.60

2.75

2.30

~f) AA

1 90

1 74

1.68

1.68

1.68

Aug.

1.66

1.54

1.42

 1.48

1.50

1.50

1.48'

1.46

1.44

1.44

1.42

1 Alt

1.42

1 40

1.40

1.50

1.60

1.66

1.62

1.54

1 54

1.74

1.60

1.50

1 48

1 44

1

J4)

1 OR

1 QQ

1 <tfl

1.70

Sept.

1.58

1.56

1.56

2.80

2.16

9 on

1.62

1.60

1.50

1.50

1.48

1 40

1 40

1.36

1.32

1.32

1.30

1.28

1.28

1.2S

1 *>ft

1 9St

i $n

i *>a

1 98

L26

1 OA

1 24

1.24

NOTE. Gage not read Mar. 16 and May 15.
36 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1923, PART VII

CURRENT RIVER AT VAN BUREW, Ma.

LOCATION. In NE. M NW. M sec. 25, T. 27 N., E. 1 W., at highway bridge in 

Van Buren, Carter County, half a mile below Davis Creek, 3 miles above 

Carlos Creek, 3 miles below Henpeck Creek, and 4 miles above Big Spring.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,640 square miles, revised (measured on United States soil 

survey maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 18, 1921, to September 30, 1922. The Engineering 

Experiment Station, University of Missouri, has records at the same site from 

August 25, 1912, to July 30, 1921.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to downstream side of bridge; read by Z. Chilton.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel. No well-defined 

control; low-water control probably at constricted section of channel at 

former bridge site, 800 feet below gage; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the period of 

records, 10.25 feet at 7 a. m. November 20, 1921 (discharge, 22,100 secondfeet) ; minimum discharge, 790 second-feet on September 28 and 30, 1922.

The University of Missouri has published a maximum discharge of 125,000 

second-feet on August 21, 1915, and a minimum discharge of 540 secondfeet in September, 1913. On March 26, 1904, the river reached a stage 

about 5 feet higher than the flood of 1915.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation never seriously affected by ice.

REGULATION. Several small dams above have no appreciable effect on the flow; 

but natural regulation due to numerous large springs is evident.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during the high water in March and 

April; not affected by ice. Rating curve, used October 1 to March 22, wel 

defined; curve used May 12 to September 30, fairly well defined. Gage read 

to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean 

daily gage height to rating table; shifting-control method used March 23 to 

May 11. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Current River at Van Buren, Mo., during the year 

ending September SO,

Date

Oct. 20

Nov. 19

20

21

26

Made by 

__ do _________

... -do--. . __________

_.___do_ _____________

 __do _ _.__

SA

Feet 

1.20

8.54

9.90

5.30

4.15

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,000

16,000

20..700

6,350

4,360

Date

Nov. 28

May 12

Sept. 27

Made by 

. __ do _________________

Oage 

height

Feet 

3.46

1.90

4.06

2.88

1.08

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

 ? 4sn

1,660

<t 9>in

2,350

789
WHITE EIVER BASIN 37

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Cur-rent River at Van Buren, Mo., for the year 

ending September SO,

Day

1 ______

2 

3 ... ...

4.. ...... .

5 .........

6 .........

7.- . ......

8... ......

9 -- ... ....

10 

11.. . -

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

13 

14-.. ____ .

15.... ..

16... ..

17 

18 

19 

20 

21. 

22

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 -, ..

80 

31 

Oct.

1,530 

l,43fr 

2,060 

2,180 

1,950

1,730 

1,530 1,530' 

 1,430 

1,340

1,250 

1,200 

1,160 

1,120 

1,070

1,070 

1,070 

1,030 

1,030 

990

950 

950 

910 

910 

910

910 

910 

910 

950 

950 

910

Nov.

910 

875 

875 

860 

850

840

840 

840

875 

875

840

840 

840 

840 

840

840 

910 

1,340 

15,600 

16,400

6,160 

4,460 

3,660 

3,790 

5,420

4,460 

3,790 

3,400 

3,020 

2,060

Dec.

2,540 

3,140 

4,180- 

3,920 

3,660

3,270 

2,900 

2,660 

2,420 

2,180

2,060 

2,060 

1,950 

1,840 

1,730

1,730 

1,630 

1,630 

1,630 

1,530

1,530 

1,430 

1,530 

2,180 

2,660

2,'540 

2,300 

2,180 

1,950 

1,840 

1,730

Jan.

1,730 

1,680 

1,530 

1,630 

1,630

' 1,530 

1,530 

1,530 

1,530 

1,530

1,530 

1,530 

1,430 

1,430 

1,340

1,'340 

1,340 

1,340 

1,250 

1,250

1,250 

1,200 

1-, 160 

1,120 

1,120

1,120 

1,160 

1,120 

1,120 

1,120 

1,120

Feb.

1,840 

3,140 

3,140 

2,660 

2,300

2,060 

1,950 

1,730 

1,530 

1,530

1,530 

1,530 

1,430 

1,340 

1,340

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,340

1,730 

1,950 

2,660 

5,080 

4,050

3,270 

2,900 

2,660

Mar.

2,420 

2*180 

2,060 

2,060 

2,180

2r 420 

2,660 

2,780 

2,660 

3,660

4,920 

4,180 

3,660 

3,530 

5,780

5,420 

4,610 

3,920 

4,180 

5*250

5,080 

4,320 

3,780 

3,380 

3,110

3,490 

6,780 

7,220 

5,770 

7,460 

14,200

Apr.

17,000 

10,500 

8,220 

6,780 

6,350

7,000 

6,150 

5,550 

5,550 

6,140

9,620

8,780 

6,560 

5,730 

5,330

4,780 

6,780 

12,000 

5,720 

4,760

4,260 

3,800 

3,650 

3,370 

3,360

3,350 

3,620 

8,780 

8,780 

6,130

May

4,890 

4,340 

4,020 

3,700 

3,550

3,260 

3,110 

2,870 

2,740 

2,610

2,480 

2,370 

2,260 

2,150 

2,050

2,050 

1,950 

1,950 

1,950 

1,850

1,850 

1,850 

-1,850 

1,760 

1,760

1,670 

1,670 

1,670 

1,580 

1,580 

1,500

June

1,490 

1,490 

1,490 

1,490 

1,490

1,400 

1,400 

1,400 

1,400 

1,400

1,400 

1,320 

1,320 

1,320 

1,240

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,160

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160

1,160 

1,320 

1,240 

1,240 

1,320

July

1,240 

1,760 

2,260 

1,950 

1,490

1,320 

1,320 

1,240 

1,160 

1,160

1,160 

1,240 

1,240 

1,160 

1,160

1,160 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,040

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,320 

1,760

1,400 

1,280 

1,160 

1,090 

1,080 

1,010

Aug.

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010

975

940 

940 

940 

940 

940

940 

908 

908 

940

975

1,080 

1,040 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010

975 

1,010 

1,160 

1,040 

97S

975 

940 

908 

908 

875 

940

Sept.

1,040 

1,010 

1,010 

1,320 

1,670

, 1,320 

1,080 

1,010 

940 

940

940 

908 

908

875 

875

875 

875 

842 

842 

842

842 

842 

842 

842 

810

810 

810 

810 

810

778

NOTE. Gage not read Nov. 4,5, and July 27; discharge interpolated. Gage not read Sept. 2-6; discharge 

estimated from comparison with records for adjacent stations on the same river.

Monthly discharge of Current River at Van Buren, Mo., for the year ending September SO, 1922

[Drainage area, 1,640 square miles]

Month

March __ ..................................

July 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2,180 

16,400 

4,180 

1,730 

5,080 

14,200 

17,000 

4,890 

1,490 

2,260 

1,160 

1,670

17,000

Minimum

910 

840 

1,430 

1,120 

1,250 

2,060 

3,350 

1,500 

- 1, 160 

1,010 

875 

778

778

Mean

1,220 

2,960 

2,280 

1,360 

2,130 

4,360 

6,610 

2,420 

1,310 

1,270 

976 

944

2,320

Per

square 

mile

0.744 

1.80 

1.39 

.829 

1.30 

2.66 

4.03 

1.48 

.799 

.774 

.595 

.576

1.41

Run-off in 

inches

0.86 

2.01 

1.60 

.96 

1.35 

3.07 

4,50 

1.71 

.89 

.89 

.69 

.64

19.13
38 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1922,, PART VII

CURRENT RIVER AT DONEPHAN, HO.

LOCATION. In N. J^ sec. 27, T. 23 N., R. 2 E., at highway bridge three-fourths 

of a mile west of Doniphan, Eipley County, and 2 miles above Briar Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,030 square miles (measured on United States soil survey 

maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 14, 1921, to September 30, 1922. The United 

States Engineer Office, Memphis, Tenn., has records of stage since August 

1, 1918.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to upstream side of highway bridge; read by T. B. 

Swindel. Prior to May 10, 1922, a painted staff gage on bridge pier, and an 

auxiliary staff gage on right bank graduated from 0 to 4 feet, were used.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel; fairly permanent. 

No well-defined control.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the year, 11.50 

feet at 7 p. m. April 1 (discharge, 22,000 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.58 

foot at 8 a. m. September 29 (discharge, 1,310 second-feet).

1921-1922: Maximum and minimum stages same as given above. 

The flood of August, 1915, reached a stage of 25.5 feet determined by level 

from flood marks, by United States Engineer Corps.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation never seriously affected by ice.

REGULATION. Natural regulation through numerous large springs.

DIVERSIONS. A small canal diverts water above the bridge for industrial use in 

Doniphan, but the canal passes under the bridge, and the flow is included 

in the discharge for the station.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during the high water on November 21; not affected by ice. Rating curve used before the change, fairly 

well defined below 8,000 second-feet; curve used after the change well defined below 8,000 second-feet; extended above that point. Gage read, to 

hundredths twice daily after May 10; to tenths once daily prior to May 10. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating 

table. Records fair.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record prior to March 1, 1922, furnished by United 

States Engineer office at Memphis, Tenn.

Discharge measurements of Current River at Doniphan, Mo., during the year ending September SO, 1922

Date

Nov. 15

23

Dec. 31

Mar. 20

Made by 

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

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.86

3.80

1.86

4.33

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,460

5,340

2,660

6,240

Date

Mar. 21

1WQT7 TO

Sept. 29

Made by 

E. L. Williams ......

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

Denison and Austin _

Gage 

height

Feet - 

4.68

2.88

1.39

.60

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

6,880

3, §70

2,170

1,330
WHITE BIVER BASIN 39

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Current River at Doniphan, Mo., for the year 

ending September 80, 1922

Day

'l... ....... -

"i... .........

3.... .... .

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

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

6 

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

8 

»...*___ ... ..

10 .........

11 __ ........

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

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

14 

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

16. _ ........

17.... . ...

18 

19 . 

20 _ _ 

21 

22... _ - T _ 

23 

24 __ ...

25... .... __ .

27 n i 

28 .

29 

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

31 .........

Oct.

2,090

1,790

1,790

1,880

1,980

1,880

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,610 

1,600

1,590

1,580

1,570

1,560

Nov.

1,550

1,540

1,530

1,520

1,510

Ir500

1,490

1,480

1,470

1,460

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,620

1,790

2,200

10,300

17,600

21,000

7,220

5,720

5,420

5,570

7,050 

5,570

5,270

4,970

4,370

Dec.

3,800

3,520

3,240

4,520

4,970

4,670

4,080

3,800

4,220

3,520

3,240

3,110

2,730

2,490

2,490

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,140

2,140

2,370

2,370

2,370

9 4QO

4,080

3,800 

3,520

3,110

2,730

2,610

2,370

Jan.

2,370

2,370

2,250

2,250

2,140

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,250

2,250

2,370

2,250

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,030

2,030

2,030 

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,030

9 fHA

Feb.

2,370

3,660

4,370

4,080

3,800

3,800

3,520

3,240

2,980

2,730

2,610

2,370

2,250

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,030

2,030

2,140

2,140

2,250

2,250

4,220

6,880

6,270 

4,820

4,220

Mar.

3,660

3,380

3,380

2,980

2,980

2,980

2,980

3,800

3,800

5,420

7,580

6,880

6,040

5,270

5,270

7,580

6,710

5,800

5,720

5,720

6,710

6,370

5,720

5,270

5,120

4,970 

5,720

8,900

8,700

8,900

12,400

Apr.

22,000

20,800

11,300

9,300

8,500

8,120

8,700

7,580

7,580

7,400

7,580

11,100

ft, 700

7,580

7,220

6,710

6,370

8,700

13,100

7,050

6,710

5,720

5,270

4,820

4,670

4,370 

4,970

5,880

9,500

7,580

May

7,050

6,540

5,720

5,120

5,120

4,670

4,520

4,370

3,800

3,660

3,800

3,520

3,380

3,380

3,240

3,110

3,110

2,980

2,980

2,850

2,850

2,730

2,850

2,850

2,730

2,730 

2,610

2,490

2,490

2,370

2,370

June

2,370

2,370

2,370

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,370

2,140

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,030

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,920

2,030

1,920

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,920 

1,820

1,820

1,920

1,920

July

2,030

2,140

2,730

2,850

2,370

2,250

2,030

2,250

1,920

1,920

1,820

1,920

1,920

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,620

1,620

1,920

2,250 

2,140

1,920

1,820

1,620

1,620

Aug.

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,720

1,720

1,620

1,520 

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,620

Sept

1,620

1,620

1,520

1,520

1,520

2,030

1,920

1,620

1,520

1,520

l' 520

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,330

1,330

1,330 

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

NOTB. Discharge, Oct. 21 to Nov. 15, estimated from discharge measurement and by comparison with 

records of discharge at the Van Buren station; gage not read below 1.1 feet during this period.

Monthly discharge of Current River at Doniphan, Mo., for the year ending September SO, 1922

[Drainage area, 2,030 square miles]

Month

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

June _________ . ____________

July

August ____________________

September _____ . ____________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2,090 

21,000 

4,970 

2,370 

6,880 

12,400 

22,000 

7,050 

2,370 

2,850 

1,720 

2,030

22,000

Minimum

1,560 

1,450 

2,140 

2,030 

2,030 

2,980 

4,370 

2,370 

1,820 

1,620 

1,520 

1,330

1,330

Mean

1,720 

4,270 

3,140 

2,130 

3,160 

5,700 

8,530 

3,610 

2,040 

1,950 

1,570 

1,480

3,270

Per 

square 

mile

a 847 

2.10 

1.55 

1.05 

1.56 

2.81 

4.20 

1.78 

1.00 

.961 

.773 

.729

1.61

Run-oflf 

in inches

0.98 

2.34 

1.79 

1.21 

1.62 

3.24 

4.69 

2.05 

1.12 

1.11 

.89 

.81

21.85
40 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

JACKS FORK AT EMINENCE, MO.

LOCATION. In W. % sec. 26, T. 29 N., R. 4 W., at highway bridge half a mile 

north of Eminence, Shannon County, 1 mile below Mahan's Creek, and 8 

miles above mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA. 376 square miles (measured on United States soil survey 

maps); somewhat indefinite because of large tributary springs.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 18, 1921, to September 30, 1922.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to upstream side of bridge; read by E. J. Ward.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand, gravel, and boulders. Control is a coarse gravel bar 300 feet below gage; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the period of record 

7.65 feet at 5.15 p. m. November 19 (discharge, 7,240 second-feet); minimum 

stage, 1.23 feet September 27-30 (discharge, 135 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation never seriously affected by ice.

REGULATION. Natural regulation through flow from several large springs.

DIVERSIONS. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water November 19; 

not affected by ice. Rating curve used October 18 to November 18 fairly 

well denned; curve used November 19 to September 30 well defined below 

900 second-feet and extended above that point. Gage read to hundredths 

twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage 

height to rating table. Records good except those above 1,000 second-feet 

which are fair.

Discharge measurements of Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo., during the year ending

September 30, 1922

Date

Oct. 18

Mar. 23

25

Made by 

E. L. WUliams..... ....

.....do - ._ 

Gage 

height

Feet

1 U

2.78

2.57

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

163

777

660

Date

May 16

Sept. 25

Made by Gage 

height

Feet 

1.95

1.23

.Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

397

133
WHITE BIVEE BASIlsT

Daily discharge, m second-feet, of Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo., for the year ending

September 80, 1922

Day

1 

2 . ...

3.- .... ... -

4.. . .

5 

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

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

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

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

10 

11 

12.. ... ....

13 

14..S 

15 

16 .--

17 ...... 

IS..: 

19 

20 

21 

22

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 - 

28 - 

29

30. . 

31 .

Oct.

167

102

158

161 -'158

155

158

155

161

161

161

173

173

173

Nov.

161

155

155

158

155

149

149

155

155

155

161

155

155

152

. 155

176

335

5,940

1,760

1,090

815

640

QPtfl

1,860

1,090

815

668

590

540

Dec.

 540

1,160,

1,160

1,090

880

725

640

565

515

490

445

425

425

405

385

365

343

365

343

325

325

325

343

425

540

515

468

445

405

385

365

Jan.

343

325

325

325

343

343

343

365

365

385

385

365

343

325

, 325

285

285

305

285

285

285

268

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

Feb.

468

880

725

"540 615;

490

425

385

365

365

365

Q4Q

325

305

285

285

285

285

285

305

468

590

1,020

1,760

1,090

815

725

640

Mar.

565

515

490

490

565

695

815

725

695

1,240

1,400

1,090

880

1,020

1,580

1,160

950

815

880

1,400

1,160

950

815

725

668

880

2,660

1,760

1,490

2,660

5,760

Apr.

3,770

2,180

1,580

1,320

1,240

1,580

1,240

1,090

1,020

1,670

3,770

t Qfifl

1,400

1,160

1,090

950

880

815

725

668

590

565

565

540

565

565

725

2,180

 1,580

1,240

May

950

815

755

695

668

640

590

540

490

468

445

425

405

405

405

386

385

385

365

343

343

343

343

325

325

325

305

305

285

285

285

 June

285

285

268

268 268'

250

250

. 250

250

250

250

250

234

234

218

218

218

215

212

218

212

212

205

205

205

215

234

234

268

285

July

250

590

515

405

325

268

250

234

234

218

218

9<M

234

218

212

208

212

205

199

199

192

186

183

212

285

250

234

212

199

186

183

Aug.

180

. 177 174'

. 170

167

167

164

161

161

158

158

1W

155

155

158

170

167

167

167

170

174

180

180

170

164

158

165

152

149

149

192

Sept.

; 180

167

155

.-. 167

09 c

268

218

177

174

167

164

161

I'M

152

140

146

143

1AQ

149

1AQ

143

143

143

140

138

135

138

135

138

' NOTE. Gage not read Oct. 19; discharge interpolated. - 

Monthly discharge of Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo., for the year ending September

on ou,

[Drainage area, 376 square miles]

Month.

March _ , ________ __ ____ ___

April 

May ....... 

July. . ' .

Al'g'ist

Discharge in second-feet.

Maximum.

173 

5,940 

1,160 

385 

1,760 

5,760 

3,770 

950. 

285 

590 

192 

325

Minimum.

155 

152 

325 

250 

285 

490 

510 

285 

205 

183 

149 

135

Mean.

163 

658 

520 

 305 

551 

1,210 

1,310 

453 

239 

250 

165 

165

Per

square 

mile.

0.434 

1.75 

1.38 

.811 

1.47 

3.22 

3.48 

1.20 

.636 

.665 

.439 

.439

Run-off 

in inches.

0.22 

1.95 

1.59 

.94 

- 1.53 

3.71 

3.88 

1.38 

.71 

.77 

.51 

.49

BIG SPRING WEAR CHICOPEE, HO.

LOCATION. In sec..6, T. 26 N., R. 1 E., 1,000 feet above mouth of Spring Creek, 

4,000" feet below St. JLouis-San Francisco Railway bridge over Current 

River, and 3^Hj mile's southeast of Chicopee, Carter County.

RECOEDS AVAILABLE. January 8 to June 30, 1922.
42 SUKFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PAET VII

GAGE. Vertical staff bolted to face of large rock on right bank of spring branch, 

150 feet below outlet of spring.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from temporary wagon bridge 500 feet 

below gage or by wading.

CHANNEL, AND CONTROL. Bed composed of heavy gravel and boulders; practically permanent; moss and weeds grow in bed of stream. Gravel ford 

across branch 400 feet below gage controls low flow to some extent. Stage* 

discharge relation is affected part of time by backwater from Current River.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum discharge during period of records, 589 

second-feet (measured with current meter) May 13; minimum discharge, 

341 second-feet (measured with current meter) September 27, 1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation never affected by ice.

REGULATION. Entire flow from the naturally regulated spring.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation probably permanent except for backwater 

from Current River whenever the river was above gage height 2.8 feet^ at 

Van Buren. Rating curve fairly well denned; constructed by subtracting 

from gage heights for discharge measurements the amount that Current 

River at Van Buren was above 2.8 feet. Gage read to hundredths once 

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

height corrected for backwater by amount that Current River at Van 

Buren was above 2.8 feet, whenever that occurred. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Big Spring near Chicopee, Mo., during the years ending 

September SO, 1921 and 1922

Date

1921 

Aug. 5

1922 

May 13

Sept. 27

Made byReginald Waldo ____________ ...................................

. .do . .. 

Denison and Austin.. __ . .. - __ . .. ___ ______

S&

Feel

 1.86

.76

Discharge

Sec,-ft. 

367

589

341

1 Backwater from Current River when measurement was made.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Big Spring near Chicopee, Mo., for the year ending September 80, 1922

Day

I.... 

2. .........

3.... _ ...

4..........

5 _ .......

6.- 

T. ...... ...

8. ........ .

9 

10.. ........

11... .......

12..........

13..........

14..........

15..........

Jan.

372

372

372

372

372

372

358

358

Feb.

446

446

446

500

446

424

404

404

388

388

388

372

372

365

358

Mar.

472

448

424

424

424

472

500

472

500

446

424

446

44fi

472

446

Apr.

473

488

500

500

424

446

446

404

424

472

503

MA

472

446

May

472

446

446

44fi

446

472

479

500

500

eo4

534

578

534

June

446

446

446

424

424

424

424

424

424

424

dm

404

404

<U14

404

Day

16.--.......,

17 .-

18..........

19.. ........

20.. ........

21..........

22.. ........

23..... .

24..........

25. .........

26 _____ .

27 _____ .

28 _ .......

29 

30... ....

31... 

Jan.

358

358

358

358

358

358

358

358

358

358

344

344

344

344

344

344

Feb.

358

358

358

358

358

388

404

500

473

446

472

472

500

Mar.

446

446

472

424

446

472

472

472

500

578

578

539

472

446

458

Apr.

446

446

459

472

472

446

446

472

472

446

472

446

446

446

446

May

534

534

534

500

500

500

472

472

472

472

472

472

446

446

446

446

June

404

4/U

40$

404

 404

404

404

404

404

404

404

404

dm

404

404

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Current Biver Feb. '2, 3, 24-27, and Mar. 

8 to May 12. Daily discharge interpolated Feb. 14, Mar. 27, and Apr. 1,2,12,18, 28, and 29.
WHITE BJVER BASUST 43

Monthly discharge of Big Spring near Chicopee, Mo., for the year ending September

 ' <9f) 1 Q99 OU loii/i

Month

Match........................................-. . ..................

April.... _ _ .. . 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

£72 

600 

578 

634 

678 

446

Minimum

344 

35S 

424 

404 

446 

404

Mean

368 

414 

469 

460 

490 

413

ELEVEN POINT RIVER NEAR BARDLET, HO.

LOCATION. In NW. ^ sec. 20, T. 23 N., R. 2 W., at highway bridge on AltonDoniphan road at Johnson's ferry, 7 miles southwest of Bardley, Oregon 

County, 7 miles above Frederick's Creek, and 12 miles above Arkansas 

State line.

DRAINAGE AEEA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 22, 1921, to September 30, 1922.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to upstream side of bridge; read by J. S. Johnson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel; some outcropping 

rock. Low-water control is contracted section 300 feet below gage where 

flow is swift and broken; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the period, 10.05 

feet at 5 p. m; March 31 (discharge, 7,560 second-feet); minimum stage, 

1.65 feet September 28 (discharge, 411 second-feet, by current-meter measurement) .

ICE. Stage-discharge relation never affected by ice.

REGULATION. Natural regulation due to flow from numerous large springs, 

among which Greer Spring is the largest.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; not affected by ice. Rating curve fairly well defined up to 2,000 second-feet used January 1 to September 30. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table; shifting-control 

method used October 22 to December 31. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo., during the 

period September 14, 1921, to September 30, 1922.

Date

1921 

Sept. 14

Oct. 22

1922 

Jan. 1

Made by 

E. L. Williams 

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.79

1.88

2.26

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,440

383

620

Date

1922 

Mar. 20

Sept. 28

Made by 

Austin and Denison __

Oage 

height

Feet 

4.30

3.22

1.65

Discharge

Sec.-ft. i son

1,160

411
44 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PAST VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo., for the 

year ending September 80, 1922

Day

1 

2

3 .....

^.. ............

5

6 

7

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

9-.-...-.......

10 . 

11-... ..

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

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

14... . ... is..:... ........

16 

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

18 .........

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

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

21 . 

22 .........

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

24 

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

26----..........

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

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

29 

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

31 

Oct.

380

380

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

Nov.

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

380

400

400

400

400

425

1,020

550

2,770

1,610

1,310

1,130

1,020

1,370

1, 250

1,080

965

910

855

Dec.

745

910

910

910

910

855

800

800

745

690

690

745

690

640

690

640

690

640

640

fi/irt

590

590

590

690

690

745

690

690

690

640

640

Jan.

640

590

640

590

590

590

CQft

590

590

590

590

590

590

550

550

ECrt

515'

515

515

515

515

480

480

480

Feb.

690

1,020

910

855

800

745

690

640

fi4.fl

640

590

590

590

550

550

550

550

640

C90

800

965

965

965

965

965

Mar.

910

910

855

855

855

855

910

910

. 965

1,550

1,490

1,370

1,250

1,310

1,370

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,490

 1,730

1,410

1,430

1,370

1,250

1,190

1,310

1,870

1,870

1,670

2,010

Apr.

5,130

2,930

2,450

2,150

2,080

2,080

1,870

1,800

1,940

1,870

2,450

2,370

2,010

1,800

1,670

1,610

2,010

1,940

1, 670

1,610

1,490

1,490

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,310

1,310

1,370

1,370

1,370

May

1,310

1,250

1,250

1,310

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,080

1,130

1,130

1,080

1,080

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

965

965 9651

965

910

910

910

910

910

855

855

855

855

800

800

June

800

855

800

800

800

745

745

745

745

745

745

. 690

690

690

690

690

690

- 690

640

640

640

640.

640

640

640

640

640

640

640

640

July

690

690

965

800

745

690

690

640

640

640

590

640

640

640

640

590

590

590

590

590

1 590

,550

550

550

590

690

590

. 550

550

550

550

Aug.

515

515

515

515.

515

515

515

515

515

515

480

480

480

480

480

550

515

515

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

450

450

450

450

Sept.

480

450

450

450

450

450

<t<tfi

450

450

450

450

450

480

450

450

425

425

425

425

425

425"

425

425

425

425

425

425

£5

425

425

Monthly discharge of Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo., for the year ending

September 80, 1922

Month

October 22-31.... 

April- . .

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

September. _ ______ ____ _ .. .. ...

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

400 

2,770 

910 

640 

1,020 

5,820 

5,130 

1,310 

855 

965 

550 

480

Minimum

380 

400 

590 

480 

550 

855 

1,310 

800 

640 

550 

450 

425

Mean

396 

755 

717 

557 

725 

1,450 

1,910 

1,030 

701 

629 

492 

438

Run-off in 

acre-feet

7,850 

44,900 

44,100 

34,200 

40,300 

89,200 

114,000 

63,300 

41,700 

38,700 

30,300 

26,100

GREER SPRING AT GREER, MO.

LOCATION. In SE. J£ SW. % see. 36, T. 25 N., R. 4. W., 250 feet below Greer 

Spring Milling Co.'s dam, 500 feet below second spring, 850 feet below first 

spring at mouth of cave, 1 mile north of Greer, Oregon County, 1^ miles 

above Eleven Point River.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 10 to December 30, 1904, and November 18, 1921, 

to September 30, 1922.
WHITE ElVEB BASIK

GAGE. Vertical staff fastened to large elm ti*ee on right bank at same location 

as gage used in 1904. Gages not set to the same datum.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading. ~ - .-_.-.,-

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

is a section of boulders and rocks below the gage; fairly permanent. Stage 

at gage is never affected by backwater from Eleven Point River.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the year, 1.68 feet 

at 10.15 a. m. April 11 (discharge, 835 second-feet); minimum stage, 0,94 

foot February 15-19 (discharge, 237 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation never affected by ice.

REGULATION. Dam 250 feet above gage does not utilize the entire flow and the 

effect is not noticeable.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve poorly defined. 

Gage read to hundredths ojnce daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table. Records poor.

Discharge measurements of Greer Spring at Greer,'Mb'., during the year ending

September S0f

Date

Oct. 21

Nov. 18

Made by 

Reginald Waldo _ __

Gage 

height

Feet

0.99

Discharge

See.-ft. 279.

317

Date

May 9

Sept. 28

Made by :

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.35

1.06

Dfe- 

'etaarge

8K.-ft.

525

271

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Greer Spring at Greer, Mo., for the year ending

September SO, 1922

Day

1... ______

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

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

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

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

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

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

8 _

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

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

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 ..

19 

20 

21 .. _ 

22 

23 . 

24 ........

25 

26 

27 

28 .. .

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

279

Nov.

282

498

516

516

498

480

498

480

480

464

448

448

416

Dec.

400

416

432

432

416

400

386

372

372

358

358

358

344

344

330

330

344

344

344

330

330

330

330

344

344

330

330

318

318

306

306

Jan.

306

294

294

306

306

294

294

294

294

294

306

306

294

294

294

282

282

294

282

2S2

282

282

2S2

270

270

270

259

259

248

248

248

Feb.

270

259

259

259

259

259

259

248

248

248

248

248

248

248

237

237

.237

237

237

294

282

282

344

344

330

358

358

344

Mar.

344

344

368

358

368

372

STfc

372

386

400

386

386

400

448

448

448

432

416

448

408

498

4 OS

480

480

480

498

534

552

624

708

755

Apr.

708

660

660

660

708

70S

708

708

755

755

835

755

755

708

708

660

708

660

660

660

642

624

624

624

624

624

624

642

642

624

May

624

624

624

624

624

624

606

. 606

588

588

588

570

570

552

534

498

498

480

480

480

464

464

JRi

480

480

480

480

480

464

464

464

June

448

448

432

432

432

432

432

. 416

416

416

416

416

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

386

3S6

386

386

400

400

400

416

416

July

432

432

464

464

464

448

448

448

432

432

400

400

386

386

372

372

358

358

358

368

358

344

344

35S

372

358

358

358

344

344

344

Aug.

330

330

330

318

318

sis

£18

318

318

318

. 318

306

306

306

306

318

318

318

306

306

80ft

318

318 306'

306

306

306

306

294

318

318

Sept.

306

306

306

294

294

294

r 294

282

282

288

306

294

294

294

294

282

282

282

282

282

282

2S2

282

282

270

270

270

270

270

270

18569° 25f WSP 547-
46 SUBFACE WAITER,,SUPPLY, 1923, PART VII

dispjiqrge pf Qreer Spring at Gre,ert Mo., r/or the year, ending September ''"' ''' "' ' , ' " ! 80,1902

. ;(; . ' - ',.

,, , . . ,(.- , Month , , ,-.,- . : j(.

Febraary _________________ __ , _____ '. .........

MBy-i-u .i..:.. ..'....... ...... ..j^. .-: ...::..:. ..:LT ...'.. . _.....

June _______________ ____ __ .--.-..----..--...-.

July. .. _ _.____ ____ r._ __

September., ______________________________

, ; Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

516 

 " "432 

 366 

358 

765 

835 

624 

.448 

464 

380 

306

Minimum,

282 

306 

248 

237 

- ' ' - 344 624- 

' -464 

386 

344 

294 

t 270

Mean

463

355 

284

27f 

454 

681 

' 534 

410 

390 

314 

286

....,,, ABKANSAS RIVEB BASIN

EAST FORK OF ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR IEADVHLE, COIO.

LOCATION. In sec. 16,'T. 9 S., R. 80 W., at highway bridge 200 yards above

,.,;. mputn of Tennessee Pork and 3 miles northwest of Leadville, Lake County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 52 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 25 to August 31, 1890,-June 18 to October 11, 1903;

/-.'. June;5, 1911, to September 30, 1922. - "

GAGEc-tYertical staff on.left bridge abutment, nearjupstream end.; read.by Fred 

Coquoz. No known relation between present gage and gages used prior 

: to 1912. '"'"'...

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHAN&EIT AND "CONTROL. Bed composed of "coarse gravel and small boulders. 

Control 30 feet downstream from gage; slightly shifting. Banks low, subject to overflow at extreme high water.

EXTREMES ocr DISCHARGE! Maximum stage recorded during year, 1.46 feet on 

: Mfty 28 and 30 (discharge, 409 second-feet); minimum discharge occurred 

during winter. . - - '

'.1911-1922: Maximum stage recorded, 2.03 feet at 8.30 a. m. June 15, 

1921 (discharge, 794 seetond-feet); minimum discharge measured 5.4 second-

, feet on January 18, 1918.

ICE. --Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. The Leadville Wat^r Co. makes a continuous diversion of 2 

." seeond-feet from East Fork above station. During the winter this diversion 

may be mcreased to 3 secondrfeet.

REGULATION. Diurnal fluctuation during spring from alternate melting and 

freezing^of mountain snow. No artificial regulation.

ACCURACY.- Stage-discharge relation shifted slightly. Rating curve well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained 

by applying mean daily gage-height to rating table except periods October 1 

, to May 15 and September 1 to 30, when shifting-control method was used. 

Records fair.
AEKANSAS

Discharge measurements of 'East Fork of Arkansas Stiver near Leadville, Colo., 

during the year ending September 30,,19$}% , ,. v j

Date

Oct. 20

Jan. 57

Mar. 17

Apr. 30

Made by 

T..J, Watkins.c __ .

 '.do . .

Robert Ifollansbee _ *:-

Gage, 

height

Feet 

0.28

»1.00

".90

.25

 Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

10.9

12.9

9.3

"Date l

Ma? 25:

Sept. 12

Made "by ' Gage . 

height

Feet '

.'.,90,

' .33

charge;.

Sec.-ft, ,

,132

17.3

1 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Daily discharge, in second-feet > of East Fork of Arkansqs"River near tieadvilte, 

Colo., for the 'year ending September SO, 19&8 - :; 

,v

Day

1...... 

2 .1 '_'-.. ' ' ' 

3-.---.-. _ . __ . ________ .. . .....

4

5.... . 

6-......... ................... _ .. -.:

7... - 

8

9 ., ......

10--- . 

11.. _ ______ . _____ , ___ .... __ .

12is _ 

14- __ n __. __ .................. ....

15--.. .-..... ....:.. ...... ... .;.

16 ......... _ . _ ...... _ . _ . .. .

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

18. ...................... ___ . ...

19-... .......... . ....... . ..............

20......... _ ........ _ .....................

21........ ___ ......... _ -........ .. .-

22____. _ _..^_ 

23.-- . 

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

25. .:. 

26... . '. _ _ .

27.... 

28--_ 

29--- ........... _ . .. 

30 

31-- _ 

Oct.

16

16

13

12

13

12

13

13

13

12

 12

12

12

12

10

9

9

9

"' 12

13

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

16

, ' 

Nov.,

15

- 

'.

May

19

20

23

27

35

51"

64

75

,: 66

51

44

35

32

26 ' 28

25

46

68

68

75

57

60

68

75

95

88

. 92

402

364

402

370

June

352

255.

266

255

272

' '262

290

310

328

310

255

260

191

174

166

118

109

134

109

134

115

124

121

124

100

98

.98

80

95

103

~" :

July

88

73

82

82

66

 57

49

55

75

80

57

48

40

31

30

34

37

30

23

37

22

26

23

26

22

23

... 22

28 '64

46

53

Aug.

"sir

100

53

44

39

28

35

,22-

22

22

32

21

2737'

62 ' 82

31

31

37

31

32

37 ' 112

49

26

26

23

31

31

27

.Sept.

30

37

.- 32

rs

,84

: &

iO

i8

. -.&.

25

22

; 2?

21

15

13

9

 '15

10

9

9

11,

«

 11

12

9

9

9

10

Monthly discharge of East Fork of Arkansas River near Leadville, Colo., for the 

year ending September SO, 1922

Month

October ________________ _____ ........

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

August _ .. __ ... .. - ...

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

16

402 

352 

88 

100

37

Minimum

9

19 

80 

22 

22 

9

Mean

13.5 

15 

95.2 

188 

46.1 

40.1 

18.2

Run-off in

acre-feet

830 

893 

5,850 

11,200 

2,830 

2,470 

1,080

NOTE. Mean discharge for November is estimated.
48 STJBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

ARKANSAS RIVER AT GRANITE, COIO.

LOCATION. In sec. 3i, T. 11 S., R. 79 W., at Granite, Lake County, below

- mouth of Lake Creek and above Lost Canyon and Clear creeks. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 431 square miles (revised measurement on topographic map). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1, 1897, to September 10, 1899; April 6, 1910, to

September 30, 1922. 

GAGE. Bristol waters-stage recorder of float type on right bank 200 feet below

highway bridge at Granite. Prior to October 26, 1917, inclined gage on

left bank half a mile upstream. Relation between gages not determined. 

D]SCHAB6E MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge near railroad station

or by wading. 

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

Control shifting. Banks not subject to overflow. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage

recorder, 3.77 feet at 3 a. m., July 14 (discharge, 1,680 second-feet); minimum

discharge, 72 second-feet on January 11 and 21.

1910-1922: Maximum stage, 4.7 feet June 11, 1918 (discharge, 2,630

second-feet); minimum discharge recorded, 11 second-feet on March 15,

1918.

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

DIVERSIONS. Court decrees for diversions of 90 second-feet from Arkansas

River between this station and junction of Tennessee and East forks. 

REGULATION. Discharge affected by operation of Twin Lakes reservoir, which

has a storage decree for 54,450 acre-feet. 

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by State engineer.

Discharge measurements of Arkansas River at Granite, Colo., during the year 

ending September SO, 1922

Date

Feb. 1

Apr. 4

Made by 

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

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

.. do 

Gage 

height

Feet 

«1.62

1 97

1.28

2.88

3.63

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

95

118

153

QlQ

1,560

Date

July 8

27

Aug. 8

29

Sept. 18

Made by 

 do . 

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

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

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.74

1.87

2.53

2.67

1.28

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

816

328

694

784

138

1 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS BIVEE BASIN

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Granite, Colo., for the yedr 

ending September SO,

Day

1.. _ .........

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

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

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

5........--..-.

6 ...... ..

7_. .......... ..

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

9-. . .......

10... ___________

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

12.,....._...__.

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

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

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

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

17.. 

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

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

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

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

22-.... .........

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

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

25 . 

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

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

28... ......

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

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

31.,... .........

Oct.

149

152

141

136

136

136

149

158

136

136

136

129

119

114

117

129

141

195

262

262

238

228

228

228

238

9A<\

245

231

136

136

136

Nov.

144

160

163

163

155

155

149

152

134

139

144

139

147

147

141

136

122

110

124

136

149

139

136

129

134

141

141

144

149

Dec.

149

144

141

136

139

158

141

147

147

141

147

155

155

163

158

158

158-

173

163

158

139

144

144

144

144

144

136

134

139

136

Jan.

' im

116

100

76

76

75

87

87

87

84

72

86

75

98

69

85

100

88

88

77

72

82

88

88

86

100

107

115

90

104

93

Feb.

9ft

Qg

110-

na78'

84

89

110

110

105

105

78

81

73

98

92

89

110

98

- .94

106

106

84

84

84

- 106

84

84

,Mar,

. 84

84

84

84

106

84

84

84

84

84

84

. 106

106

106

131

131

131

106

M»

-106

106

156

156

156

131

131

131

131

106

106

106

Apr.

106

106

131

148

148

148

124

..124

' 124

124

124

124

102

102

124

124

124

124

124

124

148

148

148

174

174

235

206

242

293

' 384

May

426

421

436

450

465

539

596

614

744 *m

723

620

596

556

517.

495

480

506

639

807

897

905

983

1,060

1,160

1,280

1,330

1,260

1,230

1,250

1,110

Jane

751

897

1,020

1,140

1,210

1,290

1,380

1,490

1,580

1,530

1,450

1,460

1^540

1,530

1,470

1,440

1,210

1,260

1,280

L330

1,420

1,290

1,130

1,100

991

944

882

867

867

952

%rniy

1*52

921

gT4

874

890

952

914

800

807

929

862

786

765

800

852

830

751

677

677

684

689

384

337

324

324

329

333

367

440

398

412

Aug.

617

533

481

371

528

6t>7

697

677

671

6M

717

730

270

308

297

304

353

293

252

535

222

281

289

324

677

874

807

793

786

793

800

.Sept779

684

627

389

232

219

225

. 209

203

200

ISO

171

171

171

156

146

138

146

141

134

, 124

124

131

171

209

208

203

203

166

129

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Granite, Colo., for the year ending

September 80, 1922

Month

December. _ . _ . __ . _ _ _ . __ . ___ ... _ ........

February- ___ , _________________ - _ -...

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

262 

163 

173 

116 

110 

156 

384 

1,330 

1,580 

952 

874 

779

1,580

Minimum

114 

110 

134 

72 

73. 

84 

102 

421 

751 

324 

222 

124

72

Mean

172 

142 

147 

89 

94.3 

109 

154 

772 

1,220 

673 

522 

233

362

-Ban-off in 

acre-feet

10,600 

8,450 

9,040 

5,470 

5,240 

6,100

itt 

72,600 

41,400 

32,100 

13,900

262,000

ARKANSAS RIVER AT SAIEDA, COIO. -

LOCATION. In sec. 32, T. 50 N., R. 9 E., at Salida, Chaffee County, some .distance above mouth of South Fork of Arkansas River, nearest important 

tributary.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,210 square miles (revised measurement on map of Colorado, scale 1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 11, 1895, to October 31, 190$; November 3, 19Q9, 

to September 30, 1922.

GAGE, Bristol water-stage recorder on right bank in City Park 400 feet below 

highway bridge; inspected by Vater commissioner. Datum lowered 1.0 foot January 1/1922. - - - -.,,-.._.____ . ._
50 SUBFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1923, PART VII

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel; shifts at intervals. 

No well-defined control. Banks not subject to overflow.

EXTREMES OF DISCHAKGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage 

recorder, 5.42 feet at 8 a. m. June 14 (discharge, 2,870 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.40 feet on March 29 and 30 (discharge, 217 second-feet).

1909-1922: Maximum stage, 6.2(ffeet (old datum) June 13, 14, and 17, 

1918 (discharge, 4,840 second-feet)^minimum stage, 0.10 foot, January 28, 

1915 (discharge, 155 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice as river is kept open by springs.

DIVERSIONS. Court decrees for diversions of 154 second-feet from Arkansas

River between this station and Granite.

. REGULATION,. Flow at station regulated to some extent by Twin Lakes and 

Clear Creek reservoirs which have storage decrees for 54,450 and 11,500 

acre-feet, respectively.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by State engineer.

.Discharge measurements of Arkansas River at Salida, Colo., during the year ending

September SO, 1922

Date

Feb. ,2

Mar. 10

Apr. 1CF

May 10

22

7ime 12

.MadeUy-^-

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

.....do ... __ .. _ ..

;_ do do .

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.45

.45

1.68

3.38

3.68

6.09

Discharge

See.-ft. 

218

242

294

1 24fl

1,470

2^610

Date

July 6

' 28

30

Sept. 19

Made byThomas Curtis. ........

 do ........ ... .....do. .: .. ..... ...

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

 do 

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.33

2.37

a 92

&22

1.81

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,700

643

865

1,010

344

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Salida, Colo., for the year ending

September SO, 1922

Day

l._ _____ ..

2 __ .

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

4 ... 

6. _ . _ . .....

'' 8 . . .._ 

',7 ...... .

8... .. § ... :

10 . 

1 ii.:.. <.

12... ... ..

IS .- .

14 . ..

15 

16 ________ 

17 ____ . __ .

18 . 

19, -20' -.

-2K.. .:£.'--!-

22 _____ .....

23 

-2 . ..

25

Mli.' _4_tr

28... _ 

29.,. . r ___ _ 

SO :.

 1 3,^-"--!---r-»f~

Oct,

 350

374

362

342

342

346

354

346

320

302

309

309

309

309

309

._313. 

362

412

534

;-55S

$24

492

H5

524

...524 

534

553

, 529

492

 >*B

Nov.

501

416

420

442

442

442

442

442

420

399

420

420

420

420

399

399 

412

399

370

199

41(5

399

399

»ftQQ

399

sra.

378

370

- 358

370

Dec.

378.

378

378

358

358

350

346

338

338

358

378 3701

360

346

346

346 

302

J338.

358 >358

358

350

358 -QQQ

338

358

338

' 346

358

Jan.

301

307

311

295

271

271

265

277

277

277

: §74

257

271

260

283

254 

265

280

268

'. 268

' 257

257

257

«Ttoo

263

271. 

271

277

286

260

; 274,

Feb.

263

260

263

274

274

243

249

254

277

274

271

271

24&

246

238

263

257

254

274

263

263

268

251 '249

249

, 254 

257

251

Tr-r 

Mar.

233

230

263

283

254

246

225

265

243

246

254

251

246

251

265

271 

271

274

257

235

240

240

254

971

254

240 

24d

225

217

217

V,2^0

Apr.

222

227

249

283

295

274

298

298

295

292

274

289

277

268

268

277 

265

240

263

280

292

304

314

Q5O

340

>360 

371

397

428

440

May

492

519

534

640

640

738

892

1,010

1,060

1,250

1,150

1,070

1,000

948

850

763

738

- 829

913

1,260

1,470

1,510

1,640

1,630

1,830

2,040 

J250

320

2,270

2,300

2,190

June

1,550

1,710

Ir 790

2,040

2,150

2,290

2,380

2,540

2,630

2,560

2,500

2,510

2,550

2,660

2,490

2,350 

2,130

2,170

2,170

2,200

2,270

2,270

2,170

2,150

2,120

2,080. 

2,ti30

2,01fr

1,970

2,060

July

2,050

2,030

1,980

1,940

1,940

1,960

1, 970

1,850

1,770

1,900

1,860

1,770

1,650

1,660

1,610

1,630

1,570

1,530

1,520

1,460

1,39ft

1,360

543

528

496

501 

519

528

668

 720

..696

Aug.

822

1,010

913

796

70S

1,040

970

913

-871

-843

809

920

557

424

515

470 

640

696

770

738

645

608

562

533

553

L090, 

1,040

-970;

941

- 978'

1,000

Sept.

955

927

850

732

' -457

393 -362

 ' S82

 364

353

340

333

340

343

347 

343

343

350

347

347

343

336 OOO

367

382 

382

382

379

3S3
ABKANSAS

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Salida, Goto., for the fyear endfrig *

ber 8'' "

Month ,

November.. ____________ _____________

April _. _. . ._ . .:__ u.-

June ._; -

July .._,. ._ .... .,_ _ _;_

August __ __ . ___ . ______ ' _ _ ...

September. _________________ __ " _____ ._

The year _______________________

 -i . .- | Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

'& 558 

601 " _ 378"' 

 _ 311 

: 277 

 -;- 2S3 

P., 440 

2,320 

: .-2,660 

. .2,050. 

. . 1,090 

! - 955,

, '2,660

Minimum

802 

358 

,302 

,254 

..,238 

, , 217 

.222 

492 

1,550 

496 

424 

323

217

SJean"

. 415 

410 

: 353 

273 

 259 

248 

300 

1,250 

 ;; 2, 220 

;'./l, 410 

785 

. ; 428

697

Ran-off ia - 

acre-feet

25.50Q 

h " 24,400

21,709 " i6;soe

14,400 

15,206 

17,90ft 

" 76,900" 

132,000r 

86,705- 

48,300 

25, 50P,

505,000

ARKANSAS BITER At CAN OUT CITY, 0010.

LOCATION. Just belo,w Hot Springs Hotel, at mouth of canyon, 1 mile above 

Canon City, Freinont County. Nearest important tributary, Grape Creek, 

enters some distance above. ' . - '*

DRAINAGE AREA. '3>090 square miles (revised measurement-on map of Colorado,, 

scale 1:500,000).; '_....

RECORDS AVAIL ABLE .^-May 1, 1888, to September 30, 1^22. ;

GAGE. Bristol float-type water-stage recorder: -

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from car and calple. V'

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of -gravel; very shifting. No_w:ell de= 

fined control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, 3.35 feet at 4 p. ml, 

June 14 (discharge, 3,180 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.52 foot at midnight March 31'(discharge, 237 second-feet). " ~ ~""~" ' " ' ""

1888-1922: Maximum stage recorded, 10.7 feet at 8 p. m., August 2, 

1921 (discharge, 19,000 second-feet); minimum discharge, 108 second-feet 

on April 10, 1897.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Court decrees for diversions of 176 second-feet from Arkansas 

River between this station and Salida. -- . - '" f"

REGULATION. Flow regulated to slight extent by operation of reservoirs- oa 

\headwaters. " ' ;'. >

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by State engineer. /; :

Discharge 'measurements of Arkansas River at Canon £ity, Golo., during the 

ending September SO, 1982 - ' '

Date

Mar. 7

27

Apr. 19

28

May 10

25

Made by 

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

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

do -. . -

.....do ___ -....-..-

.....do.--........ * 

a

Feet 

 0.83

.65

.73

.79

.95

1.68

2.25

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

286

321

361

371

524

1,160

1,710

Date

July 8

29

Aug. 10

31

Sept. 14

20

Made by 

._ do.-- .. 

.. -do... ________

__ .do _ ....

Qage 

height

Feet 

3.18

2.18

1.11

1.50

1.65

.68

.64

Di£ 

charge

 Gec.-ft. 

2,920

1,560

496

880

1,010

279

312

> Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo., for the year 

ending September SO, 1922

Day

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

2... ..... .

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

4......... __ .

5 ........ _

6.. . ... 

7J__._ 

8...... 

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

10 ........

11 

I? 

IS .

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

15.,. 

16 

17 

18... . _ ....

19....... _ ....

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

21....... ___ .

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

23.. . ..

24.r _._ 

25.;.. 

26 

27 

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

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

30 

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

Oct.

416

448

432

406

406

406

398

406

398

366

398

406

386

386

398

374

374

508

489

626

688

688

688

574

688

688

688

688

688

534

520

Nov.

620

601

468

458

468

458

448

416

406

406

416

432

448

416

458

432

448

608

448

470

634

520

620

654

620

634

458

458

iis

470

Dec.

448

432

458

406

406

468

448

416

442

416

432

432

432

432

406

416

386

394

448

432

458

458

458

406

432

442

468

458

432

432

416

Jan.

472

472

472

347

291

291

291

314

337

315

357

294

317

324

337

332

357

352

329

427

402

346

392

421

436

411

406

414

310

391

420

Feb.

333

342

309

344

406

429

437

37&

428

460

359

319

298

300

315

372

374

302

377

377

366

347

336

330

347

319

319

313

Mar.

253

319

395

427

407

336

319

324

341

324

341

336

335

335

359

383

401

420

377

359

366

395

433

472

459

407

341

330

274

269

268

Apr.

269

296

307

319

330

341

330

330

291

291

274

296

330

324

307

353

377

371

365

395

377

389

407

452

486

517

540

492

446

477

May

519

661

661

604

686

747

862

974

1,020

1,140

1,180

1,070

966

920

835

819 787~

787

803

1,090

1,250

1,420

1,500

1,600

1,750

1,990

2,210

2,460

2,480

2,480

2,450

June

2,250

1,640

1,760

2,010

2,160

2,380

2,550

2,690

2,880

2,900

2,790

2,700

2,740

2,940

2,740

2,660

2,460

2,240

2,310

2,250

2,180

2,340

2,190

2,070

2,060

1,960

1,900

1,810

1,740

1,810

July

1,870

1,850

1,820

1,660

1,680

1,690

1,750

1,640

1,480

1,510

1,660

1,470

1,310

1,250

1,250

1,240

1,270

1,140

1,110

1,020

1,000

894

626

634

533

477

499

 485

619

1,050

920

Aug.

811

956

920

827

869

1,020

1,120

992

966

903

869

912

938

568

604

668

634

787

920

852

827

732

663

611

690

920

1,060

992

992

1,010

1,040

Sept.

1,020

974

938

869

678

477

452

414

401

371

341

313

296

296

383

519

341

324

313

330

341

335

324

324

319

383

401

407

389

371

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo., for the year ending

September 30, 1922

Month

October..... . ..... ___ . .. __ .... __ ..........

December. _________________________

January _________ 1 _____________ . ...

February ______ . ___ ....... ________ . .....

March. _ . _____ ___ _ ..... ___________

Ai^l.... ........ .........................................

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

September. ... _______ . _ ..... ____ '. ....... ...

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

625 

664 

458 

472 

450 

472 

540 

2,480 

2,940 

1,870 

1,120 

1,020

2,940

Minimum

366 

406 

386 

291 

298 

253 

269 

619 

1,540 

477 

668 

296

253

Mean

476 

467 

432 

367 

354 

358 

369 

1,240 

2,300 

1,210 

864 

465

741

Run-off in 

acre-feet

29,300 

27,800 

26,600 

22,600 

19,700 

22,000 

22,000 

7.6,200 

137,000 

74,400 

52,500 

27,100

537,000
ARKANSAS BIVBE BASIN 53

ARKANSAS RIVER AT PUEBLO, COIO.

LOCATION. 150 feet below Main Street Bridge in Pueblo, Pueblo County. 

Nearest tributary,. Fountain Creek, enters 2 miles below.

DRAIN-AGE AREA. 4,820 square miles (revised measurement on map of Colorado, 

scale 1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1, 1885, to September 30, 1886; September 19, 

1894, to September 30, 1922. From June 1 to September 30, 1887, and 

May 1 to August 31, 1889, station maintained at point 9 miles above Pueblo.

GAGE. Bristol float-type water-stage recorder on right bank.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from Main Street Bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and sand; shifting. No 

well-defined control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage re- 

: corder 7.95 feet at 6 p.'m., August 6 (discharge,8,850second-feet); minimum 

discharge, 129 second-feet on April 13.

1894-1922: Maximum stage from high-water mark, 24.66 feet at midnight, June 3, 1921 (discharge estimated at 100,000 second-feet); minimum 

discharge, 25 second-feet on September 11, 1908.

ICE. Stagekiischarge relation slightly affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Court decrees for diversion of 648 second-feet from Arkansas 

River between Pueblo and Canon City.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by State engineer.

Daily discharge,, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at-Pueblo, Colo., for the year 

ending September 30, 1922

Day

1. .... _ .- 

2-.. ..

3 

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

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

6..-. .......

7. -- . 

Q

.ft -

10 - 

11 .......

12 

13 - 

15 

16 

17 

18. .

19 

20 

21. 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

299

304

308

336

277

248

248

290

282

261

,313

313

346

352

336

336

336

336

420

483

564

578

578

585

599

620

649

599

564

471

471

Nov.

442

519

519

551

532

551

513

500

442

471

442

431

442

471

500

500

471

538

506.

500

613

649

634

620

620

634

578

532

532

532

Dec.

551

532

532

488

471

500

513

513

506

500

519

519

500

532

513

500

532

471

578

649

649

649

672

672

578

564

634

657

672

657

649

Jan.

600

515

483

483

407

396

480

422

446

480

478

475

470

465

460

460

455

4SO

445

440

430

400

400

430

480

490

408

413

415

414

335

Feb.

442

375

386

375

402

386

350

402

316

463

445

415

415

370

354

360

370

364

360

386

380

375

370

365

375

391

350

Mar.

354

335

481

452

390

311

287

253

287

284

304

304

291

297

291

314

332

328

328

300

242

218

181

201

287

297

294

265

262

256

Apr.

268

256

233

256

262

271

256

242

242

231

218

151

129

239

236

265

271

284

300

284

265

297

294

253

262

294

284

223

201

223

May

265

446

507

522

547

629

717

828

923

1,070

1,150

1,080

629

. 842

835

736

693

693

863

930

1,070

1,220

1,320

1,460

1,530

1,660

2,500

2,540

2,440

2,490

2,340

June

2,120

1,270

1,390

1,480

1,780

2,030

2,270

2,410

2,650

2,710

2,560

2,460

2,310

2,440

2,540

2,490

2,310

1,990

2,030

1,820

1,790

1,910

1,880

1,710

1 630

1,500

1,430

1,510

1,370

1,490

July

1,890

2,470

1,820

1,720

1,600

1,530

1,520

1,480 i.seo

1,310

1,500

1,460

1,350

1,330

1,220

1,320

1,160

1,110

1,030

1,050

946

938

669

507

512

366

356

356

532

606

705

Aug.

717

736

COO

822

781

1,170

1,010

978

1,070

856

815

842

878

669

497

522

455

522

781

652

675

634

579

532

474

411

705

749

856

962

822

Sept.

781

787

893

871

761

411

336

291

265

248

265

274

220

215

220

568

336

281

262

256

253

242

223

194

187

196

233

248

226

205
54 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Pueblo, Colo.,for the year ending September

30, 1922

Month

April ________________________ . .- 

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

The year. ______________________ - _

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

649 

649 

672 

600 

463 

481 

300 

2,640 

2,710 

2,470 

1,170 

893

2,710

Minimum

248 

471 

471 

335 

316 

181 

129 

265 

1,270 

356 

411 

187

129

Mean

410 

526 

564 

449 

385 

299 

250 

1,140 

1,980 

1,150 

744 

358

690

Run-off in 

acre-feet

25,200 

31,300 

34,700 

27,600 

21,400 

18,400 

. . 14,900 

70,100 

' 118,000 

.70,760 

45,700 

21,300

499,000

ARKANSAS RIVER AT HOLLY, COLO.

LOCATION. Between sees. 14 and 15, T. 23 S., R. 42 W., at highway bridge

half a mile south of Holly, Prowers County. Nearest tributary, Wildhorse

Creek, an intermittent stream, enters 1 mile upstream. 

DRAINAGE AREA. About 25,000 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 15,1907, to September 30,1922. 

GAGE. Bristol float-type water-stage recorder on upstream side of bridge. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel; shifting. No

well-defined control. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum mean daily stage during year, 3.37 feet

April 29 (discharge, 1,730 second-feet); minimum discharge, 3 second-feet

on several days during July and September.

1907-1922: Maximum stage recorded, 11 feet at noon, October 20,1908

(discharge determined from slope measurements, 136,000 second-feet);

no flow during periods in June and July, 1910. 

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from ice during extremely

cold periods. 

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by the State engineer.

Discharge measurements of Arkansas River at Holly, Colo., during the year ending

September 30, 1922

Date

Jan. 10

Feb. 9

Mar. 12

Apr. 2

May 1

13

Made by 

H. D. Amsley.__-_.___.

L. T. Burgess _____

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

Amsley and Burgess...

height

Feet 

2.01

2.75

2.26

2.00

2.51

2.08

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

249

659

291

114

391

96.4

Date

27

July 20

Aug. 25

Sept. 29

Made by 

__ do _________

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

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.91

1.52

1.55

1.85

1.58

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

26.5

42

5.2

26.6

3.0

\
ARKANSAS BIVER BASIN 55

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Holly, Colo., for the years 

ending September SO, 1914-1922

Day

1913-14 

1 ... 

2_- _ _ __

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

4.. .., .

5 

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

7 

8 

9... 

10 -

11 

12 

13 . __ .....

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

15. .......

16 __

17 

18 

19 

20. .

21 

22

23 

24 .....

25 .

26

27 

28 .

29 _ .....

30 

31 

1914-15 

1 __ . __ .....

2 __ .....

3 

4 __ . ... 

5 ... .......

6. __ ........

7 

8 .

9 ......

10 

11 . 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 -

18 

19 

».. .........

21 __ ......

22 

23 

24 . _ .......

2» ......

26 __ .....

27 . 

28.. 1»Q "

30 *. ___ .

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

Oct.

24

24

24

24

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

6

8

5

6

4

4

5

3

4

5

2

2

2

4

2

2

2

4

6

4

4

18

77

200

588

370

260

180

192

128

87

Nov.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

40

64

64

55

51

57

79

58

43

23

18

18

20

22

71

172

124

136

188

212

180

160

112

104

90

79

74

74

69

61

61

Dec.

40

40

40

40

263

118

125

125

125

125

180

125

125

200

325

300

350

250

250

225

150

150

175

150

150

250

175

175

200

200

200

Jan.

285

220

220

240

280

170

170

170

224

224

237

243

243

256

249

256

237

224

224

224

243

249

263

271

256

243

237

192

192

168

144

250

250

250

250

240

220

220

220

220

220

220

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

200

240

240

290

265

240

290

290

290

Feb.

144

129

113

106

92

92

92

144

205

198

182

144

14t

163

205

224

243

224

192

224

198

110

106

133

187

182

144

125

230

240

220

220

290

350

490

415

345

200

200

230

185

150

155

150

135

105

100

100

100

100

95

130

125

140

155

270

Mar.

114

135

144

129

125

158

106

56

56

78

84

56

56

60

38

38

45

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

240

285

283

280

240

290

310

375

370

300

355

380

490

485

330

325

385

460

340

410

120

155

120

120

90

90

80

70

90

120

120

Apr.

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

125

138

105

90

80

80

70

90

80

90

370

340

310

225

310

590

985

1,280

3,370

1,960

2,480

1,960

1,070

985

1,280

1,790

3,600

4,850

3,370

2,120

1,180

May

7,030

18,000

11,200

8,600

3,540

2,600

1,600

1,210

900

750

570

430

282

233

225

176

136

84

300

1,000

440

1,530

6,650

3,210

2,610

1,810

1,200

1,790

3,180

2,820

2,800

985

1,180

' 985

900

700

900

1,070

1,180

900

640

450

280

178

120

90

70

20

138

200

830

900

1,180

1,180

700

450

450

2,300

8,200

4,300

3,140

4,850

June

1,910

3,240

5,310

6,650

5,580

5,110

4,000

3,320

1,310

1,000

890

730

490

600

4,920

1,060

9,100

6,240

5,240

4,450

3,960

3,270

3,000

1,940

910

566

384

258

238

192

4,300

4,850

6,450

8,850

7,500

6,100

5,450

4,850

3,820

3.370

2,120

1,790

1,520

1,790

1,520

760

450

370

200

70

40

25

25

60

450

1,280

900

- 450

540

3,600

July

160

165

156

152

134

1,500

500

300

175

75

75

50

50

30

30

25

25

25

5,000

5,500

5,000

3,100

5,000

6,800

5,500

4,000

3,000

2,150

2,370

1,490

1,570

1,220

560

360

690

280

420

300

320

175

158

95

72

65

65

110

110

95

80

72

125

1,060

340

220

198

260

920

600

31Q

690

1,030

850

Aug.

1,680

1,500

1,400

1,900

5,400

3,330

2,280

1,520

1,440

1,360

1,150

790

865

524

400

1,200

145

122

154

120

116

90

85

79

58

44

44

28

18

14

16

460

1,300

1,160

750

560

310

160

165

170

160

140

150

165

210

1,020

1,860

950

560

1,780

2,850

1,380

1,630

1,580

2,250

13,300

5,150

4,300

2,250

1,310

960

650

Sept.

20

22

27

34

27

24

29

20

18

22

24

22

82

74

66

77

66

30

9

8

6

8

6

6

6

6

8

12

6

7

360

330

340

550

490

420

320

340

300

275

200

200

200

200

155

85

225

178

138

120

120

102

85

102

102

102

120

102

120

138
56 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second feet, of Arkansas River at Holly, Cplo., for the year? 

ending September 80, 1914-1922 Continued

Day

1915-16 

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 -

1916-17 

1..... ........ -

2. ____ ......

3 ..... .....

4..... __ 

5 ..........

6 

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

8.. ........ 

9 

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

11.. ___ . _ ..

12 

13 

14 

15 ..........

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

17 ........

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

19 

20. 

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

22

23 _

24 

25 ___ . _ . ....

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

27 

28 

29 

30........ __ ..

31 ____ . ......

Oct.

138

120

120

120

120

85

120

120

120

120

120

120

52

70

50

50

50

50

50

100

110

98

110

125

125

110

70

70

110

110

125

40

40

40

25

40

25

25

25

40

65

65

65

32

40

40

65

90

65

65

65

65

65

65

120

120

120

120

90

90

65

65

Nov.

110

125

125

125

98

90

65

50

50

60

120

90

105

70

95

220

260

190

195

155

70

60

95

120

108

120

155

138

155

195

65

65

65

65

48

40

48

48

40

48

48

48

75

150

150

150

225

250

275

250

225

150

190

150

225

. 315

315

270

225

170

Dec.

175

195

175

195

175

240

218

155

138

175

155

70

155

155

155

218

155

208

140

165

200

225

225

225

210

225

225

250

275

275

300

Jan.

160

375

275

300

300

325

300

275

300

350

850

500

500

200

150

150

150

125

150

150

175

200

200

300

375

500

450

350

225

225

225

219

219

219

219

219

219

244

188

242

242

242

183

180

84

84

177

175

342

403

371

371

400

400

397

397

365

426

422

387

158

155

Feb.

225

250

230

225

270

300

300

300

300

550

750

850

850

1,600

800

1,100

1,050

750

700

500

500

350

280

315

280

220

160

55

120

"l58

133

208

153

178

205

202

200

197

197

225

222

222

191

165

219

162

188

186

186

113

110

108

129

153

150

126

- 124

Mar.

120

120

80

220

160

100

100

80

80

100

80

80

80

100

80

80

80

80

80

68

80

80

80

80

68

68

55

68

68

68

148

148

122

120

120

120

117

141

93

93

93

90

113

110

86

86

108

84

82

82

82

80

80

78

78

78

97

76

73 54

52

Apr.

68

55

55

55

55

55

80

120

100

120

120

100

80

80

100

80

80

80

100

80

80

80

68

55

30

15

30

30

30

52

52

51

49

49

47

May

30

30

30

30

22

22

22

15

' 85

5

5

5

5

3

2

3

5

5

5

5

3

5

3

2

2

2

3

3

2

2

73

73

71

51

51

51

51

13

13

13

June

2

2

3

3

22

190

100

68

55

30

80

570

220

160

140

140

120

100

80

570

220

80

68

100

68

42

30

15

120

190

56

58

60

61

63

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

84

106

56

31

19

19

19

July

68

22

8

8

15

8

5

5

8

15

15

22

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

8

15

8

8

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

12

12

12

12

31

205

106

56

56

31

106

56

63

63

26

32

32

32

32

34

34

34

22

14

12

14

11

11

10

11

14

Aug.

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

8

120

220

140

140

120

2,460

8,560

7,360

2,160

695

315

248

170

170

460

900

11

12

12

12

14

15

15

13

12

11

93

172

65

585

136

136

106

88

80

82

76

65

65

60

56

58

51

47

42

44

44

Sept,

900

570 ififi

V7n

270

208

170

170

150

150

120

120

120

105

105

65

40

32

40

40

40

40

40

.40

40

40

40

25

40

40

44

44

46

41

38

38

4fl

40

40

41

41

42

35

42

44

44

104

108

88

63

82

78

78

80

78

93

205

219

165

117
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 57

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Houy, Colo, for the years 

ending September 80, 1914-1922 Continued

Day

1917-18 

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

2 .........

3 . _ w _ _ .

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

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

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

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

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

9..--..-.......

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

11 

12.. ^ 

13 . .

14 .........

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

16 

17.... __ ......

18 

19 . -. 

20 

21 - 

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

2»__ ............

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

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

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

27 , 

28 ......

29.... .....

30 

31 

1918-19 

1 . ____ .

2- . .....

3 ... .... ...

4 u

ft .... . -.

7 ........

g

10 

11 

12 11

14 

15 

16 

17 . . is

19

20. ........

91

99

23 ___-_ _

24

OC

26 . 

*>7

OQ \

9Q

«m . 31 . 

Oct.

113

108

110

117

117

84

54

54

54

52

36

16

11

14

14

14

24

30

30

24

24

36

35

42

42

42

35

35

30

30

60

47

47

47

47

47

47

32

32

 <w

32

32

32

32

40

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

56

60

65

' 6565

86

Nov.

60

51

51

49

49

41

41

34

34

27

21

21

13

13

12

12

12

10

12

12

13

15

15

15

14

14

17

7

7

7

86

86

86

86

86

86

- 86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

86

108

108

108

108

108

131

131

Dec.

7

6

6

6

5

6

4

4

30

47

56

80

113

168

191

178

170

170

129

104

93

93

82

61

42

51

82

28

34

21

21

131

131

131

131

139

147

155

163

171

180

180

168

155

131

131

108

108

108

108

108

155

155

155

155

155

155

155

' 155

125

125

125

Jan.

21

133

131

131

K)8

108

65

63

63

63

19

18

100

100

100

100

100

100

172

172

150

150

150

100

150

150

150

150

60

60

60

Feb.

60

60

fifl

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

50

60

60

60

60

60

131

208

208

153

84

129

129

Mar.

141

150

126

150

202

175

150

126

124

101

60

60

60

 80

101

80

60

60

60

42

42

60

11

60

11

11

7

7

28

51

60

108

108

365

365

365

365

365

445

365

' 365

365

365

365

365

365

365

300.

245

164

245

222

272

405

545

545

365

- 445

445

365

365

365

Apr.

42

28

28

42

60

60

60

60

60

18

18

18

28

42

42

42

60

61

31

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

31

19

19

365

495

605

1,070

1,000

930

795

930

930

930

930

930

1,000

1,220

1,465

1,465

1,220

930

1,000

930

930

862

665

665

1,720

2,440

1,900

4,340

5,400

.2,740

May

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

13

13

13

13

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

22

22

24

24

24

24

25

333

2,300

1,900

1,640

1,170

1,075

980

660

660

810

810

660

410

210

180

180

134

134

96

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

68

68

68

58

48

June

333

194

54

56

56

56

58

58

27

28

28

30

30

31

31

20

8

8

8

8

22

14

120

225

464

306

183

166

148

124

48

48

54

68

134

240

82

68

68

48

58

58

68

68

48

32

20

20

32

26

48

48

26

20

13

26

32

12.

10

10

July

101

61

61

46

46

46

46

47

47

47

108

76

480

387

211

275

339

110

75

99

183

183

239

170

110

110

88

67

58

54

49

13

14

14

58

48

320

180

48

32

17

14

12

10

14

26

980

735

365

240

320

320

240

134

134

96

96

48

. 40

32

20

32

Aug.

49

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

19

19 - 18

18

18

18

18

18

18

101

256

124

51

41

41

17

180

3,760

2,440

810

410

280

134

96

96

240

980

735

410

180

134

96

96

68

48

48

48

48

48

32

20

32

32

26

14.

14

14

Sept.

17

17

17

40

56

56

56

55

55

54

54

397

394

216

177

139

136

136

133

110

88

no

97

86

86

86

86

86

86

65

14

10

10

12

12

14

14

14

10

10

12

12

12

14

14

115

240

134

240

240

134

96

68

180

134

96

.96

68

. 68

68
58 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Holly, Colo., for the years 

ending September 80, 1914-1922 Continued

Day

1919-20 

1 

2.... __ . _ ..

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

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

5 

6 

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

8 

9.. ....

10 

11 . 

12..... _ _ 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17. 

18 

19. 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 . 

1920-21 

1 .......

2 ......

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 ...

10 . 

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

12 

13 

14.-- _ . ....

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 .

23 

24 .

25 . 

26 

27 

28 

29... __ 

30 _ . ......

^1 ____ , ......

Oct.

58

48

40

48

68

48

68

96

96

68

48

32

96

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

180

115

82

82

68

96

134

96

68

68

68

308

459

82

87

50

148

242

101

63

63

56

242

1,550

1,010

475

620

446

428

950

742

401

106

60

56

92

111

63

190

Nov.

68

96

96

134

134

134

134

134

96

96

180

675

fiQfl

458

482

383

392

401

248

256

256

296

338

296

166

256

338

338

338

183

176

101

284

183

155

q«9

V7<*.

375

253

375

200

162

127

162

200

200

253

OCQ

162

Dec.

410

389

368

347

326

305

284

263

242

991

200

200

200

200

200

939

264

296

9OQ

360

392

424

4.CA

488

con

552

KQK

360

OCA

OCQ

253

9 eo

308

375

OCQ

QAQ

OKO

9 eo

200

OCQ

o co

QO

60

162

7.7 *

ono

101

Kfl

308

07 K

422

9RO

308

162

Q7C

375

Jan.

220

OOC

225

230

oon

210

205

919

91 *

01 K

OOK

240

225

ooe

220

91ft

OQA

290

97*

300

260

230

91 n

195

Feb.

295

242

295

190

120

120

190

242

. 295

190 ion

190

242

190

190

04.0

295

242

155

96

40

40

Oft

73

73

73

23

205

200

215

215

OOK

220

190

180

200

200

190

220

200

91 *t

180

200

200

180

205

195

i&n

160

190

w\

230

230

Mar.

40

56

73

96

120

120

295

155

73

120

155

190

120

73

40

40

32

40

40

40

32

23

40

32

/in

32

40

20

20

23

20

200

238

238

332

9R4

238

238

200 <3AA

°J4

OQA

284

238

984

168

116

200

116

116

116

140

200

238

168

168

168

238

200

168

140

116

Apr.

20

32

40

56

120

155

96

56

40

32

120

32

73

73

242

295

242

155

73

40

40

40

40

96

120

73

73

56

40

56

116

116

116

62

38

34

32

43

43

41

41

32

46

36

41

36

168

78

78

62

26

26

26

22

22

26

19

36

36

36

May

73

73

56

56

40

73

73

56

40

155

295

190

96

96

242

362

155

Qfi

73

56

73

40

56

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

23

36

19

19

20

20

41

41

32

32

25

36

15

15

26

48

48

26

26

48

62

48

48

48

48

36

26

26

15

15

15

June

23

23

23

32

155

242

295

155

73

40

32

20

20

20

20

17

18

22

22

32

32

,20

18

20

20

22

20

16

18

20

26

36

26

15

44,800

59,500

35,000

15,600

11,800

10,000

7,300

7,300

7,100

7,220

7,200

8,700

8,590

8,590

7,920

7,340

6,640

6,720

5,230

3,870

3,680

3,280

3,220

3,240

2,500

2,350

July

17

17

17

15

. 13

17

15

760

2,990

1,050

362

190

428

73

56

40

56

585

950

585

428

242

120

73

56

428

1,990

1,150

585

950

428

2,110

1,960

1,750

1,620

1,670

1,860

2,110

1,780

1,700

1,320

1,180

1,050

930

1,600

2,290

2,280

3,460

2,930

7,380

10,200

5,350

2,830

2,640

2,550

2,640

2,460

2,110

2,020

1,700

1,460

4,450

Aug.

760

2,200

2,200

4,000

2,660

1,990

1,570

1,460

760

585

506

428

1,150

2,200

950

585

190

96

96

23

96

96

96

120

18

If

18

32

23

56

23

2,830

2,830

7,920

10,100

4,740

3,240

2,280

1,940

1,460

1,620

1,460

1,050

820

1,780

1,460

6,350

6,350

3,460

2,200

1,460

1,180

990

930

820

820

667

524

532

346

346

268

Sept.

23

23

40

295

120

73

672

855

1,570

874

970

708

322

554

274

348

836

672

760

779

444

264

IfiQ

176

111

183

183

295

40

308

389

254

196

232

«7

145

232

122

132

87

75

41

38

64

64

82

68

41

38

64

92

82

46

41

41

50

33

41

53

64
ARKANSAS EIVEE BASIN 59

in second-feet, of Arkansas River at. Holly, Colo., for the years 

ending September 30, 1914-1922 Continued

Day.

1921-22 

1. 

2.-. . .......

3 -

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

5 

6 

7-.,..-.... .

8 

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

10 -

11 

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

13 -.. I

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22

23 . 

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

25 

28 

27 

28 

29

30 

31 

Oct.

64

28

33

30

46

46

53

57

68

53

46

71

82

117

97

92

107

92

102

92

97

122

87

102

132

107

112

97

151

196

132

Nov.

132

122

122

97

82

82

75

71

57

92

107

107

117

107

122

102

57

46

71

68

50

82

92

60

57

71

82

71

53

46

Dec.

43

41

41

64

239

307

338

330

268

338

335

300

300

275

240

250

250

200

140

140

130

130

130

135

135

140

150

150

150

145

135

Jan.

150

150

150

150

225

210

200

160

170

180

224

200

210

250

300

254

254

200

165

160

180

262

248

275

300

300

325

350

350

415

Feb.

385

375

365

330

320

340

315

350

360

350

350

550

500

450

465

350

350

305

290

290

270

265

200

230

240

200

Mar.

180

240

290

340

450

400

300

300

300

300

306

235

173

1<U

I'M

143

147

173

286

266

235

191

155

140

136

123

102

105

136

150

Apr.

110

116

116

116

110

86

86

86

89

74

218

246

110

101

101

107

104

103

110

116

110

110

105

105

224

623

1,730

770

May

4.79

279

252

91ft

224

246

207

182

147

123

102

99

Qfi

105

88

81

76

64

76

CO

58

54

47

47

51

42

37

49

56

June

01

60

42

34

37

9ft

28

99

21

19

19

18

14

16

14

16

29

20

18

25

15

11

10

10

8

8

4

4

5

5

July

7

18

39

20

17

16

to

19

16

20

21

16

11

11

10

9

7

5

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

4

6

9

Aug.

OQft

196

650

461

472

800

406

1 130

596

259

187

143

119

94

88

CO

76

71

56

47

42

34

32

30

29

38

30

25

19

18

12

Sept.

10

10

10

Q

7

6

4

7

7

5

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

4

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Holly, Colo., for the years ending September SO, 1914-1922

Month

1913-14

April-... ... 

July 

The year. ___________________ - _ ...

1914-15

March.. _______ .. . _____ .. ____ .

April-- 

July 

September . 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

24 

40 

350 

285 

243 

158 

125 

18,000 

10,600 

6,800 

5,400 

82

18,000

588 

212 

290 

490 

490 

4,850 

8,200 

8,850 

1,220 

13,300 

550

Minimum

13 

13 

40 

144 

92 

38 

38 

84 

192 

25 

14 

6

6

2 

18 

175 

95 

70 

70 

70 

25 

65 

140 

85

Mean

14.4 

22.4 

172 

228 

158 

64.8 

40.9 

2,700 

3,180 

1,580 

891 

25.7

769

64.0 

84.6 

220 

201 

262 

1,170 

1,290 

2,450 

382 

1,600 

217

Run-off in 

acre-feet

885 

1,330 

10,600 

14,000 

8,780 

3,980 

2,430 

166,000 

189,000 

97,200 

54,800 

1,530

551,000

3,940 

5,030 

13,500 

11,200 

16,100 

69,600 

79,300 

14,600 

23,500 

98,400 

12,900
60 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Holly, Cola., for the years ending September SO, 1914-1922 Continued

Month

1915-16

November _ --- _ -

June _ ----._-

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

September- ___ .. _ __ __ __ ___ ___ .-..

The year ___________________ .

1916-17

March... __ . ___ . ____

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

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

September. ____ ____ . _ _ __ ________ -

1917-18

November.... __ _____

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

March.... __ ..... ___ ... . .......

May ______ . _____ _ .......

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

August. . _____ _____ _____ .

September- _________ ___ _ . . ........

The year ______________ ___ .......

1918-19

December ________________ ___________

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

June.. __ _____ ___ __ ________ .........

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

August. ... ___ ______ _____ __--_-.

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

1919-20 

October ___________________________

December __ __ _ .

January ____ ____________ ___

March.. __________ ... .. ._

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

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

June. ___________ .. . .......

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

August. ... _____ .

September- _______________ . ........

The year ________________ ______

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

138 

260 

300 

850 

1,600 

220 

120 

30 

570 

68 

8,560 

900

8,560

120 

15 

426 

225 

148

205 

585 

219

117 

60 

191 

172 

208 

202 

60 

333 

464 

480 

256 

397

480

86 

131 

180 

545 

5,400 

2,300 

240 

980 

3,760 

240

180 

690

585

295 

295 

295 

362 

295 

2,990 

4,000 

1,570

4,000

Minimum

50 

50 

70 

125 

55 

55 

15 

2 

2 

5 

5 

32

2

25 

40 

84 

108 

52

10 

11 

35

11 

7 

4 

18 

50 

7 

18 

1 

8 

46 

17 

17

1

32

65 

108 

108 

365 

48 

10 

10 

14 

10

32

68 

200

23 

20 

20 

23 

16 

13 

23 

23

Mean

990 

120 

195 

294 

489 

91.1 

69.9 

9.3 

120 

12.7 

784 

153

278

62.6 

146 

269 

172 

96.2 

«50.0 

«46.0 

"36.6 

38.6 

73.5 

73.9

48.0 

23.3 

67.4 

103 

81.9 

79.2 

33.8 

27.4 

96.5 

130 

41.6 

106

68.9

47.1 

87.1 

142 

345 

1,360 

474 

51.4 

150 

373 

72.0

90.6 

272 

328 

«300 

172 

72.3 

87.5 

91.2 

49.7 

474 

807 

431

266

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,090 

7,140 

12,000 

18,100 

28,100 

5,600 

4,160 

572 

7,140 

781 

48,200 

9,100

147,000

3,850 

8,690 

16,500 

9,550 

5,920 

595 

912 

1,670 

2,370 

4,520 

4,400

2,950 

1,390 

4,140 

6,330 

4,550 

4,870 

2,010 

Ir 680 

5,740 

7,990 

2,560 

A 310

50,500

2,900 

5,180 

- 8,730 

21,200 

80,900 

29t 100 

3,060 

9,220 

22,900 

4,280

5,570 

16,200 

20, 200 

18,400 

9,890 

4,450 

5, 210 

5,610 

. 2,960 

29,100 

49,600 

25,600

193,000

Estimated.
ARKANSAS RIVEE BASIN 61

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Holly, Colo, for the years ending September SO, 1913-1922 Continued

Month

1920-21

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

The year _ , _____________________

1921-22 

October.^ _ _____ __________ ...............

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

July.... . .

August - . -. --.- -- -

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,550 

375 

422

344 

168 

62 

59,500 

10,200 

10,100 

389

59,500

196 

132 

338 

415 

550 

450 

1,730 

472 

91 

39 

1,130 

10

1,730

Minimum

50 

101 

33

116 

19 

15 

15 

930 

268 

33

28 

46 

41 

150 

200 

102 

74 

37 

4 

3 

12 

3

3

Mean

310 

231 

254 

 229 

 201 

210 

51.1 

32.1 

9,830 

2,620 

2,340 

100

1,360

87.4 

83.3 

193 

232 

335 

219 

213 

128 

21.7 

1L1 

214 

5.7

144

Run-off In 

acre-feet

19,100 

13,700 

15,600 

14,100 

11,200 

12,900 

8,040 

1,970 

585,000 

161,000 

144,000 

5,950

988,000

5,370 

4,960 

11,900 

14,300 

18,600 

13,500 

12,700 

7,870 

1,290 

683 

13,200 

339

105,000

 Estimated.

ARKANSAS RIVER AT SYRACUSE, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW. ^i sec. 18, T. 24 S., R. 40 W., at highway bridge half a

mile south of Syracuse, Hamilton County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 25,500 square miles (measured by- State irrigation commissioner) . 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 21, 1902, to November 30, 1905; April 1 to

July 31, 1906; June 20, 1921, to September 30, 1922. 

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder on downstream side of bridge pier near

center of channel. From 1902 to 1906 a vertical staff gage fastened to

downstream pile of one of the bents of the bridge was used; not referred to

same datum. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge

or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of loose, clean sand. No definite

control; stage-discharge relation subject to frequent changes. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the period, 5.50

feet July 20, 1921 (discharge, 13,400 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.16

feet in October and November (discharge, 71 second-feet).

1902-1906: Maximum stage recorded, 7.5 feet, July 11, 1903 (discharge,

28,300 second-feet); minimum discharge, 3 second-feet during January,

1905.

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

DIVERSIONS. Nearly all low-water flow during year is diverted for irrigation

in eastern Colorado and western Kansas. 

18569° 25f WSP 547 5
62 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

ACCURACY. Rating curve fairly well-defined between 75 and 12,000 secondfeet. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying hourly gage heights to rating curve. Records fair.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by the Kansas Board of Agriculture through George S. Knapp, State irrigation commissioner.

Discharge measurements of Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans., for the period 

June 1, 1921, to September 30, 1922

Date

1921 

June 10

22

28 

July 5

12

9

23

30

Sept. 13

20

27

Oct. 4

Nov. 1

8

Made by 

Brace H. Cummings 

 .do 

 do 

 do 

..... do.. ________ -----

 do 

 do --

 do ----- _

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

 do ___________

-_ do _______________

 .do. 

-____do-_ _ -

Gage 

height

Feet

4.13

3.53 

2.96

2.68

2.73

2.22

1.82

1.32

1.20

1.17

1.17

1.79

1.59

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

12, 013

6,305

4,051 

2,021

1,244

1,862

774

426

134

105

72.1

63.9

209

103

Date

1921 

Nov. 15

Dec. 21

1922

Feb. 7

Apr. 12

May 14

17

20

July 20

Aug. 25

Sept. 13

30

Made by 

 -do- ---

 -do . ------

height

Feet 

1.53

1.64

2.04

1.77

1.47

1.52

1.07

1.09

1.12

1.00

.94

.94

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

79.1

128

329

191

88.0

. 93.8

6.6

6.1

10.2

9.8

4.3

5.3

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans., for the 

period June 1, 1921, to September 80, 1922

Day

1921 1_ 

2.-----.....

3_-- _____

4. -- . .

5. __

6---

7_--_- _

8_-_

9-- ---

10- 

11- _____

12- ________

13--- _

14-- .

15. _-.-..

June

22

22

22

22

22

45,000

30,000

25,000

15,000

12,013

11,000

10 000

9,500

9,000

8,500

July

2 630

2,490

2,190

2,010

2,080

2,630

9 fifif)

2,350

2,080

1,700

1,350

1,250

890

760

650

Aug.

1,200

1,160

5,640

8,000

7,600

9 QSft

2,220

2,050

1,970

1,790

1,620

1,430

1,370

1,340

Sept.

334

304

268

238

210

195

292

. 316

215

190

180

160

140

135

135

Day

1921

17- - 

18- ... _____

19- ........ .

20-. . .

21--... ......

22- ...__.______

23- 

24-.

25- _. ______

26- -

27- 

28- 

29- .

30- . .

31- 

June

8,000"

7,500

7,300

7 000

6^990

7,070

6,740

5,480

4,630

4,030

3

CQA

S CQft

4,100

3,170

2,690

July

4,780

3,990

4,520

13, 450

7,500

4,720

3,370

2,980

3,690

a fiQft

2,820

9 fifift

1,840

2,020

1,640

. Aug.

A nan

7,300

4,560

2,820

1,940

1,370

OQD

856

798

660

eo£

530

538

506

418

370

Sept.

130

130

98

91

84

84

81

78

74

78

74

71

71
ARKANSAS EIVBB BASIN 63

discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans,t for the 

period June 1, 1921, to September SO, 1922 Continued

Day

1921-22 

I..... ------- .

2 .

3 . 

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

5-. . ........

6- ....... ...

7 

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

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

10 

11 

12 

13 

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

15 

16 __ .... .

17 

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

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 .... 

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

25 

26 . 

27 

28 

29 

30. 

31 . 

Oct.

78

SI

78

74

71

71

71

74

78

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

90

85

80

76

80

85

125

120

145

162

155

162

192

Nov.

204

192

170

155

145

135

135

110

100

100

90

80

80

68

72

80

85

90

120

150

125

100

85

105

105

115

120

115

130

125

Dec.

110

95

186

261

324

394

457

515

537

537

545

568

485

429

471

478

282

289

275

165

120

130

155

180

186

234

275

284

373

380

387

Jan.

315

305

341

331

326

274

200

154

177

215

205

117

106

121

146

401

Feb.

326

331

390

470

507

476

470

341

341

305

150

289

Mar.

284

289

326

406

441

336

284

263

215

191

133

103

113

85

71

92

200

229

196

167

117

110

78

78

68

68

92

142

Apr.

117

99

82

85

82

82

41

41

43

' 75

103

191

248

269

258

196

200

167

167

137

137

99

113

125

125

177

274

295

632

641

May

453

341

284

224

196

181

234

234

177

150

146

121

99

89

113

125

89

68

53

43

43

68

59

50

43

38

43

38

34

121

82

June

82

96

103

65

62

53

38

24

17

14

14

14

10

8

7

7

6

6

6

7

8

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

July

5

7

6

6

13

24

16

10

6

9

41

158

68

43

36

24

21

20

 16

12

10

8

8

7

7

6

6

6

6

16

7

Aug.

41

258

191

430

224

458

305

384

501

248

154

117

89

59

36

21

12

8

6

5

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

Sept.

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

' 5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

NOTE. Discharge estimated from June 1-19, 1921, except on June 10. No gage-height record for days 

when no discharge is given in January, February, and March, 1922.

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans., for the period June 1, 

1921, to September SO, 1922

Month

1921

July..... ._

1922

January . .

February. _________________________

AJO&.................... .................................

May. __________________________ ....

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

August ___________________________ .

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

45,000 

13,400 

8,000 

334

192 

204 

568 

401 

507 

441 

641 

453 

103 

158 

501 

5

641

Minimum

22 

650 

370 

71

71 

68 

95 

106 

150 

68 

41 

34 

5 

5 

3 

4

3

Mean

8,570 

3,040 

2,410

157

96 

116 

326 

233 

386 

185 

177 

120 

23.3 

20.3 

115 

4.6

Run-off in

acre-feet

510,000 

187,000 

148,000 

9,360

854,000

5,890 

6,920 

20,100 

14,400 

20,300 

11,400 

10,500 

8,010 

1,390 

1,240 

7,140 

274

108,000

NOSE. Discharge estimated for days of BO raeerd IB Jaauary, February, aa4 Mareb, 1922.
64 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

ARKANSAS RIVER AT GARDEN CITY, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW. M sec. 18, T. 24 S., R. 32 W., at highway bridge half a

mile south of Garden City, Finney County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 21 to September 30, 1922. 

GAGE. Stevens water-stage recorder in wooden shelter and well on downstream side of cylindrical bridge pier near center of channel; inspected by

Ben Alien, county engineer. Gage records height of underground water

after surface flow ceases. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge

or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream composed of loose sand and gravel.

No definite control; stage-discharge relation subject to frequent changes.

Surface flow ceases at gage height of 2.60 feet. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage from water-stage recorder, during

period, 3.04 feet at 2 a. m. August 7 (discharge, 38 second-feet); minimum

stage, 1.47 feet September 25, 26, and 30 (no flow). 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation fairly permanent. Rating curve fairly

well defined. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage

height to rating table.

No discharge measurements were made at this station during the period. 

There was no flow past the gage during the period of records except on July 

13 (5 second-feet), August 7 (11 second-feet), and August 9 (5 second-feet), 

equivalent to a total run-off of 42 acre-feet.

ARKANSAS RIVER AT LARNED, KANS.

LOCATION. In NE. M sec. 5, T. 22 S., R. 16 W., at highway bridge half a mile

above Pawnee River and half a mile south of Larned, Pawnee County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 22 to September 30, 1922. 

GAGE. Stevens water-stage recorder in wooden well and shelter located on

downstream side of cylindrical bridge pier near center of channel. Gage

records height of underground water after surface flow ceases. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge

or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of the stream composed of loose sand and gravel.

No definite control; stage-discharge relation subject to frequent changes.

Surface flow ceases at gage height of 2.7 feet. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage from water-stage recorder during

period, 3.66 feet at 7 a. m. July 15 (discharge, 142 second-feet); minimum

stage, 1.13 feet at 1 a. m. September 25 (no discharge). 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve, fairly well

defined. Daily discharge ascertained by shifting-control method. Records

fair.

Discharge measurements of Arkansas River at Larned, Kans., during the 

ending September 30, 1922

year

Date

June 22

July 26

', Made by 

W. R. Denison... ______________________________

height

3.18

. 2,73

r

Discharge

16.6

0

r-
ARKANSAS mvm

l)aily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Lamed, Kans. for the period 

June 23 to September 30, 1922

Day

I- ..

2 ...

3... 

4 

5......

6 ...

7......

8......

9......

10......

June July

43

45

31

15

6.0

1.5

15

10

1.8

64

Aug.

41

29

15

8.4

Sept. Day

11. -

12 

13......

14......

15......

16......

17......

18......

19......

20... ...

June July

48

80

111

114

111

68

46

45

34

31

Aug.

0.3

Sept. Day

21......

22-. 

23 

24 

25 .

26 

27 

28_._ 

29 

30 

June

Ie

13

12

36

39

31

26

52

July

21

16

14

12

6.8

2.0

Aug. Sept.

NOTE. No surface flow July 27 to Aug. 6 and Aug. 12 to Sept. 30.

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Lamed, Kans., for the period June 23 to

September 30, 1922

Month

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

August

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

52 

114 

41 

0

Minimum

12 

0 

0 

0

Mean

28.1 

32.0 

3.02 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

446 

1,970 

186 

0

2,600

ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR WICEITA, KANS.

LOCATION. Near center of line between sees. 7 and 18, T. 27 S., R. 1 E., at

Thirteenth Avenue highway bridge, 1^ miles above mouth of Little Arkansas

River and 2 miles northwest of Wichita, Sedgwick County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 11, 1921, to September 30, 1922. 

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder in wooden shelter fastened to downstream

side of bridge pier. Prior to January 13, 1922, chain gage on upstream

handrail of highway bridge; read by P. L. Brockway, city engineer. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge

or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Wide, flat bed of shifting, loose, clean sand. No

definite control; stage-discharge relation subject to continuous change. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage

recorder, 14.56 feet at 9 a. m. April 28 (discharge, 5,390 second-feet); no

flow September 22-26.

1921-1922: Maximum stage recorded; 16.52 feet at 8.30 p. m. June 16,

1921 (discharge, 7,510 second-feet); no flow September 22-26, 1922. 

ICE. Stage-discharge relation occasionally slightly affected by ice. 

REGULATION. Most of low-water flow during irrigation season is diverted for

irrigation in western Kansas and eastern Colorado. 

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

Rating curve fairly well defined below 3,000 second-feet. Operation of

water-stage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by indirect

method for shifting control. Records fair.
66 SURFACE WATER STTPPLY, 1&22, PART vn

Discharge measurements- of Arkansas River at Wichita, Kans., during the year 

ending September SO,

Data

Nov. 2

Mar. 9

Apr. 28

Made by 

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

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

Gage 

height

Feel 

10.22

11.10

14.40

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

57.0

423

5,370

Date

July 19

Aug. 7

Made by 

W. R. Denison.. __ ...

Reginald Waldo........

__ do __________

Gage 

height

Feet 

10.96

11.20

10.51

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

457

614

167

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Wichita, Kans., for the year 

ending September SO, 1922

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 

SO 

31 

Oct.

164

164

157

145

139

139

118

106

106

106

'9296

87

83

78

74

70

66

62

50

70

68

65

62

60

52

58

56

62

66

70

Nov.

66

64

52

56

60

52

52

56

56

52

48

48

38

48

48

52

52

50

52

56

54

52

58

54

74

70

62

58

58

62

Dee.

78

70

115

54

94

74

86

98

109

98

98

96

94

112

136

160

168

168

168

160

145

140

135

130

130

106

106

142

148

184

184

Jan.

115

182

204

236

ISO

919

221

230

238

247

264

264

256

228

220

224

224

200

196

180

176

180

180

192

216

224

212

212

228

Feb.

276

224

200

168

192

180

160

168

172

220

220

244

295

276

650

580

510

390

300

330

420

480

545

510

450

390

390

372

Mar.

325

390

450

480

510

450

420

450

480

580

510

450

480

1,650

3,760

3,600

3,150

2,850

2,420

1,990

1,530

1,300

1,140

1,140

945

900

855

810

765

720

685

Apr.

685

650

685

720

810

765

855

1,240

3,000

1,650

1,190

990

855

810

765

685

650

615

580

580

545

545

580

685

1,240

3,450

4,880

5,220

4,080

3,300

May

2,850

2,560

2,160

1,990

1,770

1,650

1,590

1,770

3,300

2,700

2,290

2,030

2,030

1,240

1,140

1,040

945

855

810

765

720

720

765

810

855

945

990

945

855

765

685

June

765

810

855

720

650

545

545

480

450

450

450

420

420

390

360

330

320

310

310

295

295

295

276

305

310

300

290

420

450

360

July

330

330

330

330

325

310

295

310

300

330

480

580

1,040

1,470

1,090

765

615

580

615

615

685

765

615

545

510

420

360

310

285

252

228

Aug.

216

208

204

188

172

164

168

164

151

145

142

139

160

180

168

154

142

133

112

103

96

84

72

68

64

64

62

56

48

42

36

Sept.

33

31

30

27

23

10

16

15

14

22

18

16

15

13

10

10

7

4

2

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

10

10

9

8

NOTE. Discharge interpolated or estimated Oct. 12-14,16-18, 23, 24, 30, Nov. 4, 21, Dec. 12, 15, 22,23, 

Jan. 3, 8-12, and Sept. 24^28; gage not read. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 21, Jan. 18-20, 

and Feb. 28; discharge estimated by study of gage-height graph and temperature and precipitation records.

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River near Wichita, Kans., for the year ending

September SO, 1922

Month

November ____________ . .......................

January ______ . ___________________

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

May __.. ._ 

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

164 

74 

184 

264 

650 

3,760 

5,220 

3,300 

855 

1,470 

216 

33

5,220

Minimum

50 

38 

54 

115 

160 

325 

545 

685 

276 

228 

36 

0

0

Mean

90.0 

55.3 

122 

210 

333 

1,170 

1,440 

1,440 

439 

517 

126 

12.2

497

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,530 

3,290 

7,500 

12,900 

18,500 

71,900 

85,700 

88,500 

26,100 

31,800 

7,750 

726

360,000
ABKANSAS RIVEE BASIN

ARKANSAS RIVER AT ARKANSAS CITT, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW. ^i sec. 25, T. 34 S., R. 3 E., at Chestnut Avenue highway 

bridge, half a mile west of Arkansas City, Cowley County, 2 miles below 

diversion dam for Kansas Gas & Electric Co.'s canal, 5 miles above Walnut 

River and 8 miles below Ninnescah River.

DRAINAGE ABE A. Not determined.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 23, 1902, to July 31, 1906; September 10, 

1921, to September 30, 1922.

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream handrail of highway bridge; read by F. O. 

Burn tt. Staff gage fastened to downstream pile of bridge was used 1902- 

1906. Gages not referred to same datum.

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

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean sand. Control is contracted 

section and sand bar below gage; shifting.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 19.1 feet at 

7.45 a. m. July 14 (discharge, 24,900 second-feet); minimum stage, 4.93 feet 

at 5.04 p. m. October 9 (discharge, 1 second-foot).

1902-1906: Maximum stage recorded, 15.2 feet, July 10, 1904 (discharge, 

40,300 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.65 feet, December 30 and 31, 1902 

(discharge, 33 second-feet).

REGULATION AND DIVERSION. Canal of Kansas Gas & Electric Co. with diversion 

dam across river 2 miles upstream, diverts about 600 second-feet during 

high water and practically entire flow at low stages. Diversion in western 

Kansas and eastern Colorado for irrigation takes large part of low-water 

flow.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; not affected by ice. Rating curve used September 10 to November 3, 1921, fairly well defined,; curve 

used November 4, 1921, to September 30, 1922, fairly well defined below 

8,000 second-feet and extended above that point. Gage read to hundredths 

twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage 

height to rating table; shifting-control method used October 1, 1921, to 

August 8. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans., during the 

period September 10, 1921, to September 30, 1922

Date

1921 

Sept. 23

27

Nov. 3

Made by 

E. C. Curtis.. _ . _ __

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

6.01

6.94

5.03

Vischarge

Sec.-ft. 

161

512

6.3

Date

1922 

Mar. 10

Apr. 29

Made by 

H. B. Kinnison --------

W. R. Denison _____

 do.-- 

Gage 

height

Feet 

6.77

11.70

7.92

7.45

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

536

5,760

1,020

930
StTKFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1022, PART

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans., for the 

period September 10, 1921, to September 30, 1922

Day

1 -----------

2---- -.-.

3---. ...

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

5. _ ........

6---.....---..

7- 

8- . ....... .

9 ..........

10- 

11. 

12- .

13. .........

14- 

15. .. ..

16- 

17- 

18-- 

19.- ... .

20- 

21-... .

22.-- -...

23-_ 

24. 

25- 

26- 

27- 

28- 

29- 

30- 

31 .. ......

Sept.

141

405

138

156

134

120

111

99

190

161

176

104

129

158

190

320

655

525

450

235

118

Oct.

69

250

37

30

23

18

13

11

5.7

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.5

7.1

7.1

7.8

6.4

6.4

5.0

7.1

7.1

4.0

6.4

7.1

7.1

5.0

6.4

5.7

5.7

6.4

Nov.

6.4

5.7

6.4

6.4

5.5

5.6

5.8

5.9

4 9

7.1

8.0

7.5

6

O

7.0

8.6

9.0

Q 1

11

7 Q

11

11

11

11

12

13

12

19

Dec.

13

14

16

15

17

13

14

1 ^

14

19

19

22

94

18

13

13

19

1Q

16

17

20

OQ

4S

28

20

17

15

15

15

15

Jan.

11

230

DO

32

39

58

31

97

336

33

OQ

53

62

62

76

977

63

55

144

91

123

134

103

94

66

42

44

42

Af\

43

Feb.

55

46

Q9

102

59

59

55

118

45

38

45

57

35

d(V\

OQ

39

qe

46

166

127

91 3

244

315

RAQ

644

431

336

Mar.

215

98

215

287

358

122

249

574

483

505

461

483

461

1,180

4,490

10,300

13,900

7,980

4,760

3,330

2,440

1,700

1,530

1,620

2,140

2,040

1,530

1,240

1,120

1,060

Apr.

1,000

945

945

1,000

1,390

1,320

1,700

5,450

9,200

12,000

19,300

7,800

4,620

3,220

2,640

2,240

2,040

1,870

1,700

1,530

1,460

1,390

1,390

1,390

2,140

1,960

3,810

5,490

5,800

4,620

May

3,950

3,810

5,650

3,810

3,450

2,990

2,640

4,760

4,080

6,110

7,450

5,180

4,220

3,330

2,760

2,240

2,040

1,870

1,790

1,700

7 dVt

7,450

6,580

4,080

o 7fifl

2,240

2,340

2,240

2,100

1,960

June

1,790

1,700

1,620

1,620

1,460

1,460

1,320

1,240

1,240

1 120

1,060

1,000

945

945

885

825

885

825

679

679

653

735

1,000

885

885

1,180

1 120

July

1,120

1,240

1,390

1,530

1,240

1,120

1,000

885

825

765

8,330

11,600

22,900

24,900

15,100

6,110

4,080

7,800

11,800

8,150

5,490

3,680

2,870

2,240

2,040

1,790

1,620

1,390

1,320

1,180

1,120

Aug.

1 060

1,060

1 000

1,000

945

885

885

885

945

945

825

825

765

653

601

527

483

439

417

461

417

398

380

362

362

Sept.

343

324

00,1

306

290

273

256

273

825

483

398

306

306

290

290

273

273

290

306

290

273

264

256

94n

256

94f>

256

240

NOTE. Gage not read Apr. 8, May 30, and Sept. 24; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans., for the period September 10, 1921, to September 80, 1922

Month

1921 

September 10-30-- _____________________ r-._

1921-22

February.- __________________________

March, ___ __ _ . __ .... _ .. __ _ . .... ......

May. ________________ _____________

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

September- __ ____________________ __

The year. ________________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

655

250 

13 

48 

336 

669 

13,900 

19,300 

7,450 

1,790 

24,900 

1,120 

825

24,900

Minimum

99

4.0 

4.2 

12 

11 

35 

98 

945 

1,700 

653 

765 

362 

240

4.0

Mean

225

19.6 

8.27 

18.2 

84.1 

163 

2,220 

3,710 

3,720 

1,070 

5,050 

704 

311

1,440

Run-off in 

acre-feet

9,370

1,210 

492 

1,120 

5,170 

9,050 

136,000 

221,000 

229,000 

63,700 

311,000 

43,300 

18,500

1,040,000
ARKANSAS RIVER BASINTENNESSEE FORK NEAR IEADVHIE, COIO.

LOCATION. In sec. 16, T. 9 S., R. 80 W., at highway bridge a few hundred yards

above junction with East Fork and 3 miles northwest of Leadville, Lake

County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 45 square miles (measured on topographic map). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 10 to October 31, 1890; June 18 to October 16, 1903;

February 8, 1911, to September 30, 1922. 

GAGE. Vertical staff on downstream side of left bridge abutment; datum

lowered 0.40 foot October 6, 1914. Read by Fred Coquoz during summer

and forest ranger during winter. Relation between present gage and gages

used in 1890 and 1903 not known.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from single-span bridge or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed rough and composed of small boulders. Control

a short distance below gage at rapids; slightly shifting at long intervals.

Banks subject to overflow at extreme high water. High-water control

changed during last few years. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded, 1.56 feet at 10 a. m. May

30 (discharge, 300 second-feet); minimum discharge occurred during winter. 

1911-1922: Maximum stage recorded, 2.3 feet at 8.30 a. m., June 14, 1921

(discharge, 395 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.10 foot from October 26 to

November 3, 1917 (discharge, 1 second-foot). 

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice. 

DIVERSIONS. Court decrees for diversions of 8 second-feet above the station;

also a decree for diversions of 18.5 second-feet from the basin of Eagle River

through Ewing ditch to that of Tennessee Fork above station. During the

year, 1,590 acre-feet were diverted. 

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

winter. Rating curve fairly well denned. Gage read to quarter-tenths

twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage

height to rating table; shifting-control method used April 30 to June 10.

Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Tennessee Fork near Leadville, Colo., during the year 

ending September 80,

Date

» 

Oct. 20

Jan. 27

Mar. 17

Apr. 30

Made by 

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

Robert Follansbee.---.

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.35

.40 ».60

1.09

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

8.8

10.0

10.8

111

Date

Sept. 12

Made by 

.. do - 

M. B. Arthur ..........

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.21

.98

.35

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

191

100

7.5

1 Stage-discharge relation aflected by ice.
70 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922., PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Tennessee Fork near Leadville, Colo., for the year 

ending September 30, 1922

Day

1 .- ...........

2. _ ........ ...

3

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

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

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

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

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

9

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

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

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

13-..............-.. ... ...........

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

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

16 - ............................I

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

18_... ............. ...... .............

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

20-._ . ............. ....... ........ .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

28 _..- ............... ...

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

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

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

Oct.

8

6

6

6

7

6

6

7

6

6

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

7

9

10

9

10

9

10

10

10

9

8

10

9

Nov.

9

9

10

9

9

10

9

9

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

Apr.

Ill

May

159

144

162

165

150

169

188

172

159

132

101

94

85

82

87

80

110

129

106

188

147

138

129

175

188

238

268

251

265

279

244

June

241

224

204

172

153

141

150

159

169

162

129

132

132

132

129

101

89

92

101

80

87

96

89

94

78

76

78

56

63

59

July

65

54

52

49

42

35

28

27

70

103

52

52

56

32

24

28

19

19

19

12

12

12

13

11

13

10

11

19

29

29

36

Aug.

36

52

52

29

24

29

29

19

11

11

22

18

17

23

20

30

42

32

27

30

35

29

26

49

28

17

13

17

20

17

14

Sept.

17

17

14

20

17

14

12

11

17

17

16

11

10

7

5

5

6

5

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22-30; discharge estimated.

Monthly discharge of Tennessee Fork near Leadville, Colo., for the year ending

September 30, 1922

Month

January ___________________ . ...............

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

June. _______________________ . _ .....

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

10 

11

III 

279 

241 

103 

52 

20

279

Minimum

4 

9

80 

56 

10 

11 

2

2

Mean

7.1

9.9 

9 

9 

9 

10 

18 

159 

122 

33.3 

26.4 

8.6

35.3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

437 

589 

553 

553 

500 

615 

1,070 

9,780 

7,260 

2,050 

1,620 

512

25,500

NOTE. Mean discharge for December, January, February, March, and April based on temperature 

record, two discharge measurements, and observer's notes.
ARKANSAS EIVER BASIN 71

COTTONWOOD CREEK BELOW HOT SPRINGS. NEAR BUENA VISTA, COIO.

LOCATION. In sec. 22, T. 14 S., R. 79 W., at private bridge, 6 miles west of Buena

Vista, Chaffee County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 69 square miles (measured on Hayden atlas). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 7, 1911, to September 30, 1922. From September

23, 1910, to September 13, 1911, station maintained in sec. 21, 1 mile above

present site. Flow at two sites comparable. 

GAGE. Vertical staff; read by E. D. Masters. On February 19, 1915, gage was

moved from side of left abutment to downstream end and reset to same

datum. In present position water does not pile up on gage, especially during

high water, and therefore for same discharge gage height is less. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of boulders; very rough. Control

short distance below gage; shifts at long intervals. Banks not subject to

overflow. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 1.75 feet at 6

a. m. June 10 and 11 (discharge, 328 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.25 foot

on several days during April (discharge, 18 second-feet);

1911-1922: Maximum discharge recorded, 495 second-feet June 12, 1921;

minimum discharge, 10 second-feet April 9 and 19, 1914.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice; hot springs keep creek open. 

DIVERSIONS. Court decrees for diversions of 148 second-feet from Cottonwood

Creek, of which 28 second-feet are above gaging station. 

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

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

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

good.

Discharge measurements of Cottonwood Creek below Hot Springs, near Buena Vista, 

Colo., during the year ending September 30, 1922

Date

Jan. 29

Made by- height

Feet 

0.38

.43

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

20.3

22.4

Date

May 23

Made by 

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.08

1.46

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

115

213
72 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Cottonwood Creek below Hot Springs, near Buena 

Vista, Colo., for the year ending September 30, 1922

Day

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

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

3-,. . .......

4

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

7 

8. 

9-... . ...

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

11...- .........

12_. ........... -

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

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

15 

16 

17 . -

18 -

19 ...

20 . 

21 

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

23 

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

25 

26 

27 

28. . 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

34

38

35

34

34

33

37

35

35

34

34

34

34

33

32

32

OO

32

31

31

31

30

30

sn

30

28

2627'

26

24

28

Nov.

28

27

27

26

26

25

25

23

23,

 22

22

99

23

26

26

26

22

22

23

26

26

26

26

27

26

25

25

26

26

Dec.

26

26

26

24

23

23

23

24

25

25

25

25

25

. 24

99

25

26

OK

25

26

23

25

25

24

24

25

24

Jan.

24

23

24

22

21

21

22

24

23

23

22

22

22

22

23

OO

22

21

21

21

91

21

21

21

O9

21

21

21

91

Feb.

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

Mar.

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

, 21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

Apr.

20

20

20

21

21

20

20

20

20

21

20

21

20

19

- 20 'i9'

 19'

19

19

19

20

20

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

May

25

28

28

32

48

67

78

71

 65

52

38

32

34

35

41

35

37

62

71

94

94

94

103

117

131

159

191

228

191

220

168

June

131

153

168

159

202

228

252

269

282

296

. 305

269

' 260

260

228

202

191

191

184

188

178

178

' 159

159

159

153

148

137

129

148

July

148

131

121

114

112

103

99

92

82

114

94

88

73

68

62

60

54

58

57

53

55

52

52

48

46

43

42

44

48

46

52

Aug.

57

53

52

48

44

44

44

41

38

38

37

35

40

49

61

65

81

81

88

81

68

68

61

61

57

54

53

49

48

47

47

Sept.

43

44

48

47

44

: 41

, 40

38

36

35

, 33

33

32

32

31

31

. 31

29

28

28

28

27

27

26

26

26

25

26

26

26

Monthly discharge of Cottonwood Creek below Hot Springs, near Buena Vista, Colo., 

for the year ending September SO,

Month

October .

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

38 

28 

26 

24 

21 

21 

22 

228 

305 

148 

88 

48

305

Minimum

24 

22 

22 

21 

20 

20 

19 

25 

129 

42 

35 

25

19

Mean

31.7 

24.9 

24.5 

22.0 

20.8 

20.3 

20.4 

86.1 

199.0 

74.5 

54.5 

32.9

51.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,950 

1,480 

1,510 

1,350 

1,160 

1,250 

1,210 

5,290 

11,800 

4,580 

3,350 

1,960

36,900

WEST BEAVER CREEK NEAR VICTOR, COLO.

LOCATION. In sec. 30, T. 16 S., R. 68 W., at Skaguay power station of Southern 

Colorado Power Co., 7 miles southeast of Victor, Fremont County.

DBAINAGE ABEA. 66 square miles (revised measurement on topographic map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1, 1905, to September 30, 1922.

DETERMINATION OP DISCHARGE. Water used through power house is brought by 

pipe line from reservoir 3J^ miles upstream; quantity measured hourly by
ARKANSAS EIVEE BASIKT 73

weir, and a quantity representing the gain or loss in the reservoir during the 

period is added or subtracted. To determine the natural flow of the stream 

the seepage through the dam is measured by weir and added to the total 

quantity thus obtained. This method takes no account of evaporation 

from the surface of the reservoir.

DIVERSIONS. Above the power reservoir are three reservoirs from which the 

town of Victor obtains its municipal supply. In the upper basin are four 

reservoirs from which water is diverted through St. John tunnel into Lake 

Moraine, and thence by natural channels to Colorado Springs, where it is 

used as municipal supply. During 1922, 3,070 acre-feet were diverted 

through St. John tunnel. Below the power plant, adjudicated decrees for 

diversions of 126 second-feet from Beaver Creek, which is formed by East 

and West Beaver creeks. In addition, there is an irrigation reservoir in 

operation which has a filing for 4,760 acre-feet.

COOPERATION. Records are furnished through courtesy of Southern Colorado 

Power Co.

Monthly discharge of West Beaver Creek near Victor, Colo., for the year ending

September 80, 1982

Month

October ---

Tlfiflfimhpr

April..................-.........-..-..-...-...-..-..--..-...............--..-. 

July.;. .-._.-.._ . .-.... .-. . .... ......................

The year ........... - . ... .-...

Mean discharge in 

second-feet

14.3

11.8

6.29

5.02

5.57

9.50

14.7

14.3

12.0

12.3

16.0

11.2

11.1

Run-off 

in 

acre-feet

879

702

387

309

309

584

875

879

714

756

984

666

8,040

BOEHMEE CREEK NEAR PIKES PEAK, COLO.

LOCATION. In NW. }£ sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., 3^ miles south of Pikes 

Peak, El Paso County, above Little Beaver and Sackett creeks. Elevation 

of station, 11,000 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 7.2 square miles (measured on topographic map). About 75 

per cent of this area is above timber line. To the natural drainage has 

been added that of West Beaver Creek above intake of Strickler tunnel.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1909, to September 30, 1922.

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir, 60 

inches long, with complete end contraction. A stake is driven into bed of 

stream in pool above weir, so that its head is level with crest of weir; depth 

of water over stage is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed by 

Francis formula.

REGULATION. Flow regulated by series of three reservoirs having an aggregating capacity of 1,400 acre-feet; reservoirs operated by Colorado Springs 

Water Department.

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted above weir for use in Victor is measured and is 

added to flow Wer Boehmer Creek weir to show total run-off.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed-from records furnished by Colorado 

Springs Water Department.
74 SUBFAC& WATEE SUPPLY, 1922, PART vn

Monthly discharge of Boehmer Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo,, for the year ending

September SO,

[Drainage area, 7.2 square miles]

Month

October ___ ..

January _______ _____ .

March. _ _ ...

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

May _ _ ._ ...

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

August __ _______ . .......

September __ __________

The year __________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

6.62 

3.81 

1.82 

1.35 

8.21 

8.21 

.92

a 21

4.47 

15.6 

16.6 

14.6

16.6

Minimum

3.20 

1.95 

1.58 

1.35 

.92 

.73 

.73 

3.81 

2.61 

2.61 

3.20 

1.58

.73

Mean

3.80 

2.82 

1.81 

1.35 

1.44 

3.23 

.83 

6.60 

3.31 

7.06 

10.0 

4.65

3.94

Per 

square 

mile

0.528 

.392 

.251 

.188 

.200 

.449 

.115 

.917 

.460 

.981 

1.39 

.646

.547

Run-off

Inches

0.61 

.44 

.29 

.22 

.21 

.52 

.13 

1.66 

.51 

1.13 

1.60 

.72

7.44

Acre-feet

234 

168 

111 

83.0 

80.0 

199 

49.4 

406 

197 

434 

615 

277

2,850

LITTLE BEATER CREEK NEAR PIKES PEAK, COLO.

LOCATION. In NW. % NW. J^-sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., just above mouth of 

creek and 3^j miles south of Pikes Peak, El Paso County. Little Beaver 

Creek enters Boehmer Creek from west 0.3 mile above reservoir No. 4. 

Elevation of station, 11,000 feet.

DBAINAQE ABE A. 1.00 square mile (measured on topographic map). About 

25 per cent -of area above timber line; remainder sparsely timbered.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1909, to September 30, 1922.

DETEBMINATION OP DISCHARGE. Plow measured by sharp-crested weir, 24 

inches long, with complete end contraction. A stake is driven into bed of 

stream in pool above weir, so that its head is level with crest of weir; depth 

of water over stake is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed by 

Francis formula.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado Springs Water Department.

Monthly discharge of Little Beaver Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo., for the year ending

September 30, 1922

[Drainage area, 1.0 square miles]

Month

October _ . ____________

January _____________

March. ______________

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

May _______________

June. ___________ .....

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

September. ____________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

0.72 

.63

.16 .tie

.01 

.01 

.02 

.45 

1.04 

.82 

' .82 

.54

1.04

Minimum

0.45 

.16 

.16 

.05 

.01 

.01 

.02 

.05 

.45 

.54 

.54 

.36

.01

Mean

0.55 

.41 

.16 

.10 

.01 

.01 

.02 

.26 

.80 

.72 

.66 

.47

.364

Per

square 

mile

0.55 

.41 

.16 

.JO 

.01 

.01 

.02 

.26 

.80 

.72 

.66 

.47

.364

Run-off

Inches

0.63 

.46 

.18 

.12 

.01

.m

.02 

.30 

.80 

.83 

.76, 

.52

4.73

Acre-feet

34 

24 

9.8 

6.1 

.6 

.6 

1.2 

1$ 

48 

44 

41 

28

253
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

SACKETT CREEK NEAR PIKES PEAK, COIO.

LOCATION. In SE. % NW. M sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., just above mouth of 

creek and 4 miles southeast of Pikes Peak, El Paso County. Sackett 

Creek enters Boehmer Creek from north a short distance above reservoir 

No. 4. Elevation of station, 11,000 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 0.65 square mile (measured on topographic map). About 

30 per cent of area above timber line; remainder sparsely timbered.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1909, to September 30, 1922.

DETERMINATION OF. DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir 24 

inches long with complete end contraction. A stake is driven into bed of 

stream in pool above weir, so that its head is level with crest of weir; depth 

of water over stake is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed by 

Francis formula.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado Springs Water Department.

Monthly discharge of Sackett Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo., for the year ending

September 80, 1922

[Drainage area, 0.65 square miles]

Month

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

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

0.63 

.16 

0 

C 

0 

0 

.10 

.63 

.63 

.45 

.54 

.29

.63

Minimum

0.16 

.05 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.10 

.29 

.18 

.29 

.16

0

Mean

0.37 

.097 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.033 

.33 

.43 

.36 

.38 

.25

.170

Per 

square 

mile

0.569 

.149 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.051 

.508 

.662 

.554 

.585 

.385

.262

Run-oft

Inches

0.66 

.17 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.06 

.59 

.74 

.64 

.67 

.43

3.96

Acre-feet

23 

5.8 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2.0 

20 

26 

22 

23 

15

137

LION CREEK NEAR HALFWAY, COIO.

LOCATION. In NE. }£ sec. 15, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., at mouth of creek, half a mile 

southwest of Halfway, El Paso County. Lion Creek enters Ruxton Creek 

from west. Elevation of station, 9,250 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2.00 square miles (measured on topographic map). Includes 

all area above the Crater apparently tributary to Sheep Creek. About 30 

per cent of area above timber line; remainder sparsely timbered.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1, 1908, to September 30, 1922.

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir 30 inches 

long with complete end contraction. A stake is driven into bed of stream 

in pool above weir, so that its head is level with crest of weir; depth of water 

over stake is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed by Francis 

formula.
76 SUBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

DIVERSIONS. None. 

REGULATION. None.

COOPEEATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado 

Springs Water Department.

Monthly discharge of Lion Creek near Halfway, Colo., for the year ending September 30, 1922

[Drainage area, 2.00 square miles]

Month

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

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2.40 

1.60 

1.30 

.97 

.85 

.85 

1.10 

1.17 

1.10 

.91 

2.75 

1.90

2.75

Minimum

1.60 

1.10 

1.03

.67 

.67 

.56 

.73 

.67 

.56 

.46 

.73 

1.60

.46

Mean

1.92 

1.40 

1.13 

.77 

.73 

.69 

.89 

.86 

.76 

.65 

1.59 

1.68

1.09

Per 

square 

mile

0.960 

.700 

.565 

.385 

.365 

.345 

.445 

.430 

.380 

.325 

.795 

.840

.545

Run-off

Inches

1.11

.78 

.65 

.44 

.38 

.40 

.50 

.50 

.42 

.37 

.92 

.94

7.41

Acre-feet

118 

83.3 

69.5 

47.3 

40.5 

42.4 

53.0 

52.9 

45.2 

40.0 

97.8 

100.0

790

SHEEP CREEK NEAR HALFWAY, COIO.

LOCATION. In SW. J£ sec. 11, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., a quarter of a mile west of 

Halfway, El Paso County. No tributary between station and mouth, a 

short distance below. Sheep Creek enters Ruxton Creek from west a short 

distance above Halfway. Elevation of station, 9,100 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 0.73 square mile (measured on topographic map). Does not 

include any area above the Crater as this is most probably tributary to 

Lion Creek. Practically all below timber line, but sparsely timbered.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1, 1908, to September 30, 1922.

DETERMINATION OP DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir 30 inches 

long with complete end contraction. A stake is driven into bed of stream in 

pool above weir, so that its head is level with crest of weir; depth of water 

over stake- is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed by Francis 

formula.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado Springs Water Department.
ARKANSAS EIVEB BASINMonthly discharge of Sheep Creek near Halfway, Colo., for the year ending September SO, 1923

[Drainage area, 0.73 square miles]

Month

June

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

Hischarge in second-feet

Maximum

0.97 

.56 

.46 

.46 

.13 

.20 

.36 

.46 

.67 

.46 

2.49 

1.03

2.49

Minimum

0.56 

.36 

.27 

.10 

.05 

.05 

.13 

.27 

.23 

.20 

.46 

.51

.05

Mean

0.75 

.46 

.34 

.19 

.056 

.090 

.24 

.35 

.35 

.31 

1.22 

.69

.422

Per 

square 

mile

1.03 

.630 

.466 

.260 

.077 

.123 

.329 

.479 

.479 

.425 

1.67 

.945

.577

Run-off

Inches

1.19 

.70 

.54 

.30 

.08 

.14 

.37 

.55 

.53 

.49 

1.92 

1.05

7.86

Acre-feet

46 

27 

21 

12 

3.1 

5.5 

14 

22 

21 

19 

75 

41

307

SOUTH RUXTOW GREEK AT HA1FWAY, COIO.

LOCATION. In SW. ^ sec. 11, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., just above hydroelectric 

intake at Halfway, El Paso County. No tributary between station and 

mouth, a short distance below. South Ruxton Creek enters Ruxton Creek 

from south at Halfway. Elevation of station, 9,000 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3.95 square miles (measured on topographic map). Practically all below timber line and heavily timbered.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1, 1906, to September 30, 1922.

DETERMINATION OP DISCHARGE. Flow measured by two sharp-crested weirs, 

with complete end contraction. Discharge is computed by Francis formula. 

Main weir is one-third mile above mouth of creek and a short distance 

above hydroelectric intake, which has a capacity of 4.63 second-feet. 

Second weir is half way between main weir and mouth of creek and measures 

inflow chiefly from springs below intake and a small amount of seepage. 

At all times except during high water capacity of intake is sufficient to 

take entire flow passing main weir, and flow at two weirs is combined to 

give total run-off of the basin. During high water, excess passing intake 

and recorded at the lower weir does not represent increased flow between 

weirs and is discarded. In its place is used a constant quantity based 

on inflow and seepage at other times.

DIVERSIONS None.

REGULATION None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado Springs Water Department. 

18569° 25t wsp 547 6
78 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

Monthly discharge of South Ruxton Creek at Halfway, Colo., for the year ending

September. 30, 1922

[Drainage area, 3.95 square miles]

Month

December __ ___ . _ ..__ ......

January ______ ____ __ . ......

February.. __ ... _ . ............

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

May ________________

July- ...-...-........_...........

August ______ .._. __ _ .. .

The year ___________

Discharge yi second-feet

Maximum

2.57 

1.90 

1.75 

1.30 

1.03 

.97 

1.24 i:eo

2.57 

2.57 

7.04 

4.73

7.04

Minimum

1.90 

1.52 

1.30 

.91 

.67 

.10 

.91 

1.17 

1.38 

1.75 

2.07 

2.10

.10

Mean

2.28 

1.73 

1.42 

1.04 

.90 

.76 

1.07 

1.34 

1.60 

2.12 

5.37 

2.97

1.89

Per

square 

mile

0.577 

.438 

.359 

.263 

.228 

.192 

.271 

.339 

.405 

.537 

1.36 

.752

.478

Run-off

Inches

0..67 

.49 

.41 

.30 

.24 

.22 

.30 

.39 

.45 

.62 

1.57 

.84

6.50

Acre-feet

140 

103 

87.3 

64.0 

50.0 

46.7 

63.7 

82.4 

95.2 

130 

330 

177

1,370

CABIN CREEK NEAB HALFWAY, COIO.

LOCATION. In SW. M NW. ^ sec. 11, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., just above hydroelectric intake, about three-eighths of a mile north of Halfway, El Paso 

County. Cabin Creek enters Ruxton Creek half a mile below Halfway. 

Elevation of station, about 9,000 feet.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 2.4 square miles (measured on topographic map). About 

15 per cent of area above timber line; remainder sparsely timbered.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1906, to September 30, 1922.

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Flow measured by two sharp-crested weirs 

with complete end contraction. Discharge computed by Francis formula. 

The main weir is about one-third of a mile above mouth of creek and just 

above hydroelectric intake. The second weir is 50 feet above mouth of 

creek and measures flow from springs and small tributaries entering below 

intake. Except during high water, measured flow at weirs is combined to 

give the run-off from basin. During high water, record from lower weir is 

discarded and inflow estimated. (See description of South Ruxton Creek 

at Halfway, Colo.)

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado Springs Water Department.
ARKANSAS KJTER BASIN

Monthly discharge of Cabin Creek near Halfway, Colo., for the year ending September SO, 1922

[Drainage area, 2.4 square miles]

Month

October ________ . _____ .

April 

JulyDischarge in second-feet

Maximum.

2.57 

1.38 

1.03 

.73 

.20 

.97 

1.30 

1.45 

2 23 

i. 23 

8.31 

3.80

8.31

Minimum

1.45 

,97 

.73 

.36 

.07 

.05 

.56 

1.10 

.91 

.85 

1.90 

1.60

.05

Mean

1.93 

1.15 

.84 

.49 

.14 

.35 

.81 

1.22 

1.45 

1.28 

3.91 

2.38

1.34

Per 

square 

mile

0.804 

.479 

.350 

.204 

.058 

.146 

.338 

.508 

.604 

.533 

1.6S 

.992

.558

Run-off

Inches

0.93 

.53 

.40 

.24 

.06 

.17 

.38 

.59 

.67 

.61 

1.88 

1.11

7.57

Acre-feet

119 

68.4 

52 

30 

7.8 

22 

48 

75.0 

86.3 

78.7 

240 

142

969

SUTHERLAND CREEK NEAR MANITOU, COIO.

LOCATION. In SW. ^ sec. 9, T. 14 S., R. 67 W., 1^ miles southeast of Manitou, 

El Paso County. No large tributary between station and mouth, 1 mile 

below. Elevation of station, 6,600 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 4.4 square miles (measured on topographic map). Practically all below timber line.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1, 1918, to September 30, 1922.

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir, 30 

inches long, with complete end contraction. A stake is driven into bed 

of stream in pool above weir, so that its head is level with crest of weir; 

depth of water over stake is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed 

by Francis formula.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None. .

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado 

Springs Water Department.

Monthly discharge of Sutherland Creek near Manitou, Colo., for the year ending

September 30, 1922

[Drainage area, 4.4 square miles]

Month

April 

May 

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

S^t^TTibBr

Thfi VBST

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

0.79 

.56 

.36 

.56 

.67 

.56 

1.10 

1.10 

1.03 

.67 

2.23 

1.03

2.23

Minimum

0.79

.56 

.56 

.56 

.36 

.46 

.56 

.79 

.46 

.27 

1.03 

.67

.36

Mean

0.79 

.56 

.56 

.56 

.59 

.50 

.75 

1.00 

.82 

.49 

1.44 

.78

.738

Per 

square 

mile

0.180 

.127 

.127 

.127 

.134 

.114 

.170 

.227 

.186 

.111 

.327 

.177

.168

Run-off

Inches

0.21 

.14 

.15 

.15 

.14 

.13 

.19 

.26 

.21 

.13 

.38 

.20

2.29

Acre-feet

49 

33 

34 

34 

33 

31 

45 

61 

49 

30 

89 

46

534
80 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

BEAR CREEK NEAR COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.

LOCATION. In NE. % sec. 21, T. 14 S., R. 67 W., 33^ miles west of Colorado 

Springs, El Paso County. Nearest tributary, Hunters Run, enters a short 

distance above. Elevation of station, 6,615 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 6.9 square miles (measured on topographic map). Practically all below timber line.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1, 1918, to September 30, 1922.

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir, 30 

inches long, with complete end contraction. A stake is driven into bed 

of stream in pool above weir, so that its head is level with crest of weir; 

depth of water over stake is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed 

by Francis formula.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado Springs Water Department.

Monthly discharge of Bear Creek near Colorado Springs, Colo., for the year ending

September SO, 1922 

[Drainage area, 6.9 square miles]

Month

October ___ . _ ... .............

February.-. __ ___ . ___ ..

March. __ __ _ ... ...

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

May. ______________ - ...

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

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

The year _____ ____ ...

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2.40 

2.10 

1.75 

1.45 

1.10 

1.17 

1.90 

2.10 

3.80 

2.57 

10.1 

1.90

10.1

Minimum

1.90 

1.63 

1.30 

1.03 

.79 

.79 

.85 

.79 

.61 

.56 

1.98 

1.03

.61

Mean

2.17 

1.82 

1.58 

1.21 

.98 

.98 

1.20 

1.16 

1.27 

.98 

3.31 

1.37

1.51

Per

square 

mile

0.314 

.264 

.229 

.175 

.142 

.142 

.174 

.168 

.184 

.142 

.480 

' .199

.219

Run-off

Inches

0.36

.29 

.26 

.20 

.15 

.16 

.19 

.19 

.21 

.16 

.55 

.22

2.94

Acre-feet

133 

108 

97.2 

74.4 

54.4 

60.3 

71.4 

71.3 

75.6 

60.3 

204 

81.5

1,090

AMAZON CANAL NEAR HARTLAND, KANS.

LOCATION. In SW. 34 sec. 8, T. 25 S., R. 37 W., 1 mile below head gates and 

2 miles west of Hartland, Kearny County.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seasons of 1921 and 1922.

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder on north bank of canal 50 feet below highway bridge across canal.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Drifted sand in bottom of canal. Banks and control 

permanent.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent; rating curve well-defined. 

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

Records good.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by the Kansas State Board of 

Agriculture through George S. Knapp, State irrigation commissioner.

Water for the Amazon canal is diverted from the north bank of Arkansas 

River in NW. 34 sec. 7, T. 25 S., R. 37 W., for irrigation. Waste gate is 1 mile 

below gage; used only in case of flood.
ABKANSAS EIVEE BASIN 81

Discharge measurements of the Amazon canal near Hartland, Kans., for the period 

March 2, 1921, to September 30, 1922

Date

1921 

Mar. 2 Aug. 2

OO

29

Sept. 20

Made by 

Knapp and Cummings -

 do -

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

 .do -

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.88 

4.65

4.60

4.40

2.60

2.72

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

162 

246

 227

223

61.1

69.6

Date

1921 

Sept. 27 

Oct. 4

11

31

Nov. 7

Made by 

Bruce H. Cummings ...

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

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

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.27

1.88

0 C1

3.10

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

37.4 

38.6

18.8

141

QK Q

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of the Amazon canal near Hartland, Kans., for the 

period March 2, 1921, to September 30, 1922

Ua>y

1-. -- o

3 -

4 - ...

6 ~

7 ... -----

8 ... -----

10 - 

12 

14 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24-. . ..

25 

26 

27 .

28 

29 

30 

31 -.

Mar.

167

30

July

8

164

177

143

154

182

204

227

240

19

Aug.

221

222

248

256

241

240

245

242

238

244

225

168

126

123

158

192

262

251

218

211

210

207

196

162

134

112

91

75

60

48

21

Sept.

16

27

58

67

54

39

34

34

27

32

36

35

31

32

Oct.

33

36

36

36

37

38

20

15

20

20

19

30

28

34

29

44

44

44

47

48

50

43

48

50

62

62

42

54

72

104

128

Nov.

172

160

146

127

116

102

99

98

94

Mar.

81

90

103

103

116

115

100

110

121

111

105

29

12

Apr.

225

231

225

216

210

211

169

157

65

1922

June

95

75

59

50

38

21

July

92

153

54

28

15

Aug.

nn

163

193

240

59

82

36

NOTE. No flow during periods for which no discharge is given.
82 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

Monthly discharge of Amazon canal near Hartland, Kans., for the period March 

2, 1921, to September SO, 1922

Month

1921 

March 2-3. _____ ___ . ..............................

July 23-31--... ........................................

August 1-30 _ . ___ . _ ..... _ .......... _ . ..........

1922 

March 19-31........ ...................... ................

April 15-23- _ .................................. .......

June 3-8 ___ __ .... .... .. .. ....

July 12-16......... .......................................

August 2-6, 9-10. ___ . _ __ _ . _____

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

167 

240 

262 

67 

128 

172

121 

231 

95 

153 

240

Minimum

30 

8 

48 

16 

15 

94

12 

65 

21 

15 

36

Mean

98 

166 

187 

37 

44 

124

92.1 

190 

56.3 

68.4 

121

Run-off in 

acre-feet

391 

2,970 

11,200 

1,030 

2,720 

2,210

2,370 

3,390 

670 

678 

1,680

SOUTH SIDE DITCH NEAR HARTLAND, EANS.

LOCATION. In SW. M sec. 15, T. 25 S., R. 37 W., half a mile south of Hartland,

Kearny County, and 1 mile below head gates. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seasons of 1921 and 1922. 

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder on south bank 100 feet above highway

bridge across canal.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of loose sand. Banks and control

fairly permanent. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changes slightly. Rating ^urve fairly

well-defined. Daily discharge ascertained by applying hourly gage height

to rating curve. Records good. 

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by the Kansas State Board of

Agriculture through George S. Knapp, State irrigation commissioner.

Water for the South Side ditch is diverted from the south bank of Arkansas River 

in SW. M sec. 16, T. 25 S., R. 37 W., for irrigation. A waste gate 200 feet 

below gage was built in 1922.

Discharge measurements of South Side ditch near Hartland, Kans., during the 

period March 2, 1921, to September 30, 1922

Date

Sept. 5 

12

Nov. 15

Made by 

Bruce H. Cummings... 

__ do... _ -.___-.___

Amsley and Cummings.

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.25 

1.94

1.98

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

120 

67.4

88.5

Date

Nov. 22 

29

Made by 

Bruce H. Cummings ...

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.13 

2.22

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

8.8 

105
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 83

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of South Side ditch near Hartland, Kans., for the 

period March 2, 1921, to September SO, 1922

J-'ctj

1 _ _ .

2.

3. ..-.... .......................................

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

5 

6 .- . . . 

7. . . . _

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

9 --_ .-. _.. ._ -_-

10 

11 

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

13 

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

15_ 

16 

17

18 .....

19 _- _ .

20 . . ....

21

1&........... ..........................................

23

24 . - - , - . . . __

25 . .

26 . 

27

28 .----..

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

30 

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

Mar.

17

111

208

247

247

248

167

65

135

1921

Sept.

30

117

120

112

120

170

198

173

' 140

117

75

72

72

70

71

50

Nov.

28

73

75

85

S3

80

80

81

81

39

32

20

21

56

118

122

118

116

120

Apr.

II

57

146

146

146

146

150

147

73

1922

May

132

123

40

36

31

28

24

Aug.

88

116

196

111

132

107

112

152

100

50

34

27

23

18

14

11

9

6

NOTE. No flow during periods for which discharge is not given.

Monthly discharge of South Side ditch near Hartland, Kans., for the period March 2, 

1921, to September SO, 1922

Month

1921

1922

May 1-7..- 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

248 

198 

120

150 

132 

196

Minimum

17 

30 

20

11 

24 

6

Mean

161 

106 

75.0

114 

59.1

72.5

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,870 

3,390 

2,830

2,030 

821 

2,590

GREAT EASTERN CANAI NEAR HARTLAND, EANS.

LOCATION. In NW. ^i sec. 15, T. 25 S., R. 37 W., half a mile south of Hartland,

Kearny County, and 1 mile below head gate. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seasons of 1921 and 1922-. 

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder on south bank 150 feet above highway

bridge crossing canal.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of canal sand; banks permanent; control shifting.
84 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve poorly 

denned. Daily discharge ascertained by applying hourly gage heights to 

rating curve. Records poor.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by the Kansas State Board of Agriculture through George S. Knapp, State irrigation commissioner.

Water for the Great Eastern canal is diverted from the north bank of 

Arkansas River in NW. M sec. 16, T. 25 S., R. 37 W., for irrigation. A spillway'is 1 mile below gage but is seldom used during irrigation season.

Discharge measurements of Great Eastern canal near Hartland, Kans., for the 

period March 3, 1921, to September SO, 1922

[Made by Bruce H. Cummings]

Date

1921 

Apr. 18

25

Made by- Gage 

height

Feet 

1.81

1.13

.59

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

87.1

28.5

1.44

Date

1921 

May 16

Nov. 22

Made by Gage 

height

Feet 

0.58

2.14

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1.34

110

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Great Eastern canal near Hartland, Kans., for 

the period March 8, 1921, to September 80, 1922

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 . . -----

6 

7 

8 .

9 

10 

11..... ___ . __ .. _ .... ____ ....

12 

13 

14 

16 

16 

17 

18. ___ . _ - ____ ........ _ ......

19 

20 . 

21 . . . ..

22--- - .....

23 

24 

25 

26 - ...

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

28 

29 . .-.. ..... ....

30 

31 . . ..... .

Mar.

OK

20

34

58

56

67

56

50

66

101

97

90

93

72

74

68

62

60

19

Apr.

53

48

99

21

20

18

18

92

66

74

82

09

7Q

67

57

49

37

31

28

22

21

23

25

21

May

20

14

10

11

14

28

14

10

Nov.

17

95

84

80

105

118

55

22

17

Mar.

120

98

70

36

57

180

180

113

44

33

106

132

89

95

144

151

128

91

63

43

22

19

Apr.

17

24

67

128

158

187

22

May

189

183

189

156

70

98

157

187

183

158

132

115

129

111

105

Aug.

241

159

265

174

NOTE. No flow on days for which discharge is not given during irrigation season, March to November. 

In addition to water diverted during irrigation season, about 20,000 acre-feet were diverted during each 

winter for storage in Lake McKinney.
BlVEfc BA<f

Monthly discharge of Great Eastern canal near Hartland, Kans., for the period 

March 3, 1921, to September 30, 1922

Month

1921 

March 3-4, 16-31-. ... .................................

April 1-7, 15-30 ........................................

May 1-3, 5-9_ _____ . __ . __________ ..........

1922 

March 7-27.. ............................................

April 25-30.. ....... -_-.-.-.-_-_._-_-_-_-_-.._-_.___

May 1-15.. ............... ...............................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

101 

92 

28 

118

180 

187 

189 

265

Minimum

20 

18 

10 

17

22

17 

70 

159

Mean

64 

45 

15 

66.0

95.0 

96.8 

144 

210

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,280 

2,070 

240 

1,180

3,960 

1,150 

4,290 

1,660

FARMERS DITCH NEAR GAEDEN CITY, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW. K sec. 5, T. 24 S., R. 34 W., 1J^ miles below head gates

and 11 miles west of Garden City, Finney County. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation season of 1921 and 1922. 

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder on north bank at downstream side of

highway bridge.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Slightly sandy bed; permanent banks and control. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent, rating curve well-defined.

Daily discharge ascertained by applying hourly gage heights to rating

curve. Records good. 

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by the Kansas State Board of

Agriculture through George S. Knapp, State irrigation commissioner.

Water for the Farmers ditch is diverted from the north bank of Arkansas 

River in SE. M se'c. 12, T. 24 S., R. 35 W., for irrigation. An unused 

waste gate is half a mile below the gage.

Discharge measurements of Farmers ditch near Garden City, Kans., for the period 

March 11, 1921, to September 30, 192,2

Date

1921 

June 15 

20

27 

July 4

16

30

27

Made by 

Knapp and Cummings .

Bruce H. Cummings _

do

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

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

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

do

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.61 

1.90

1.45 

1.07

2.08

2.92

2.32

1.65

1.30

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

53.3 

65.9

38.9 

19.2

84.8

150

93.9

53.5

34.1

Date

1921 

Oct. 4 

11

Nov. 15

1922

Apr. 14

May 18

Made by 

Brace H. Cummings ... 

.---do... -t . ....... .

Amsley and Cummings.

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.16 

1.28

.97

3.12

2.32

Discharge

Sec. -ft. 

24.6 

30.7

14.8

172

113
86 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Farmers ditch near Garden City, Kans., for the 

period March 11, 1921, to September 30, 1922

Day

1921 

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. .. -___- -__. 

1921-22 .

1 ....

2

3 .

4 ___________ _ ______

5

6 .

7. ___._ ________________

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

9

10 ...

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

12........ _______________ ____

13 __ ________________

14 

15.... ______________ _____

16. ._._..___._._.______._

17 . ........... _ ____

18 _ _ __ 

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

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

21... ......... _ . ....

22.. __ _______________ ____

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

24 .

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

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

27.

28...... _________________

29... .. _

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

31 .---

Oct.

25

25

 25

26

25

23

25

31

31

30

33

25

22

24

22

21

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

16

16

12

23

35

24

Nov.

18

17

19

18

17

16

16

15

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

14

15

20

12

17

16

15

Mar.

110

136

159

158

179

179

115

112

100

60

61

67

52

28

22

21

19

22

21

19

10

37

29

26

26

25

23

23

18

38

82

Apr.

11

20

18

30

43

24

24

25

26

23

17

17

42

110

129

126

119

110

103

94

89

72

67

61

96

124

170

121

49

42

39

13

16

29

34

39

42

31

19

May

36

72

68

88

117

58

38

34

47

29

24

23

26

24

29

77

121

102

94

91

83

110

88

84

70

57

44

43

63

72

.Tune

36

42

47

44

48

66

68

67

65

47

38

36

35

34

38

52

56

41

83

34

12

July

22

13

15

19

21

29

28

16

33

40

47

52

29

39

42

45

56

Aug.

65

44

30

26

49

74

73

95

99

110

118

120

119

108

112

128

60

88

108

124

129

109

112

99

98

90

107

114

72

43

qi

30

K1

4s

12

Sept.

131

141

83

67

61

57

111

152

133

54

48

57

67

60

51

47

77

79

107

65

44

43

42

32

OQ

23

1O

NOTE. No flow on days for which discharge is not given.
ARKANSAS BI7ER BASIN

Monthly discharge of Farmers ditch near Garden City. Kans., for the period March 

11, 1921, to September 30, 1922

Month

1921 

March 11-29 ____ ---------- __ .. _ -----------------

April 1-13 __ _..___ 

July 1-7, 20-24, 27-31- - --

1922 

March 18-28, 31

April 1-18, 23-30 

May 1-27, 2»-31 - - - - -----------

June 1-3

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

179 

43 

68 

56 

129 

152 

35 

19

37 

170 

121 

83 

145

Minimum

19 

11 

34 

13 

26 

19 

12 

12

10 

13 

23

12 

12

Mean

85.3 

24.6 

47.7 

33.8 

91.5 

63.8 

22.8 

15.8

28.9 

74.6 

63.0 

43.0 

52.3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,210 

635 

1,710 

1,080 

5,620 

3,920 

1,400 

801

631 

3,850 

3,880 

256 

623

GARDEN CITY CANAL NEAR GARDEN CITY, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW. ^ sec. 4, T. 24 S., R. 34 W., half a mile below head gates 

and 10 miles west of Garden City, Finney County.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seasons of 1921 and 1922.

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder on south bank of canal 40 feet downstream 

from highway bridge.

DISCHABGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from footbridge at gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed is loose, clean sand. Control shifting. Banks, 

permanent.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation affected by shifting sand in bottom of 

canal. Rating curve fairly well defined throughout. Daily discharge ascertained by applying hourly gage heights to rating curve. Records fair.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by the Kansas State Board of Agriculture through George S. Knapp, State irrigation commissioner.

Water for the Garden City canal is diverted from the north bank of Arkansas 

River in SE. ^ sec. 5, T. 24 S., R. 34 W., for irrigation. No waste gate is provided.

Discharge measurements of Garden City canal near Garden City, Kans., during the 

period April 14, 1921, to September 30, 1922

Date

1921 

Apr. 18 

25

9

16

23

July 11

18

Aug. 1

15

Made by 

Brace H. Cummings. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.97 

1.60

1.62

1.57

1.60

1.54

1.35

1.83

1.84

2.29

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

14.9 

10.2

10.5

9.8

10.3

9.0

5.4

16.9

13.6

23.9

Date

1921 

Aug. 23 

Sept. 19

Oct. 4

1922

 June 16

20

24

Made by 

Brace H. Cummings ... 

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

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

Williams and Kinnison.

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.34 

1.42

1.32

1.66

1.75

1.72

1.50

. Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

21.4 

3.2

2.0

7.4

7.4

7.5

2.6
SURFACE WAfEg StfPPLt, PAftf1 Vtl

Daily discharge, in second-feqt, of Garden City canal near Garden City, Kan&., for 

the period April 14, 1931, to September 30, 1922

1 ...

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

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

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

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

6

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

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

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

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

11 --.--.

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

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

14........ .

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

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

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

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

19 

20 

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

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

23.......

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

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

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

27.... .

28...... ,.. 

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

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

31.-.... ..

* 

Apr.

20

18

5

12

19

15

14

14

12

10

10

11

12

12

12

12

May

9

9

9

10

10

12

21

11

9

6

6

5

6

8

8

7

5

5

8

9

8

1921

July

10

Aug.

12

13

24

27

35

25

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

23

23

28

24

24

24

24

24

24

21

14

14

16

19

19

19

17

Sept.

20

22

9

6

7

7

7

7

6

Apr.

23

32

25

' 21

22

11

11

27

45

48

35

29

4

May

16

27

27

4

7

7

7

7

6

8

6

6

5

4

4

9

9

1922

June

36

35

35

24

16

18

18

20

16

12

13

13

13

11

9

7

7

8

7

6

6

6

5

5

21

10

July

5

14

6

7

5

9

27

34

12

24

12

Aug.

5

13

11

6

10

13

6

4

NOTE. No flow during periods for which no discharge is given.

Monthly discharge of Garden City canal near Garden City, Kans., for the period 

April 14, 1931, to September 30, 1922

Month

1921 

April 14-16, 18-30... .... . __ . ...

May 1-12, 14-19, 21-23............. .. ................

July SI.................. .................................

August __________________ ................

September 1-3, 25-30 ___ . . ...............

1922 

AprU 18-30... ............................................

May 1-3, 16-27, 30-31 . ___. 

June 1-22, 24-25, 29-30. ___ .. . __..__ _ _ .

July 1-3, 6-7, 11-14, 30-31........................... 

August 1, 6-12 _ .... _ ........ . __ ..... ......

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

20 

21 

10 

35 

22

48 

27 

36 

34 

13

Minimum

5 

5 

10 

12 

6

4 

4 

5 

5 

4

Mean

13 

8.6 

10 

22.3 

10.1

25.6 

9.3

14.5 

14.1 

8.5

Run-off in 

acre-feet

413 

359 

20 

1,380 

180

660

315 

748 

307 

135
AK KANSAS RIVER BASIN 89

LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VALLEY CENTER, EANS.

LOCATION. In SW. | sec. 1, T. 26 S., R. 1 W., at highway bridge half a mile

west of Goodrich station on Arkansas Valley Interurban Railroad, a mile

south of Valley Center, Sedgwick County, and 14 miles above junction with

Arkansas River.

DBAINAGE AREA. Not measured. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 10 to September 30, 1922. 

GAGE. Chain gage attached to upstream handrail of highway bridge, read

by Clarence Carr. 

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

wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel; lodged snags and

driftwood are frequent. Low-water control is sand and gravel bar under

bridge; fairly permanent. 

EXTBEMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period of records,

14.1 feet at 5.40 p. m. July 11 (discharge, 5,770 second-feet); minimum

discharge, 18 second-feet September 25, 26, 29, and 30. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined.

Gage read to hundredths once daily except during rises when it was read

twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by shifting-control method.

Records good.

Discharge measurements of Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans., during 

the year ending September SO, 1922

Date

July 19

Made by 

W. R. Denison..- ___________ , ____ . _____ - ___ . ___ .

.....Ao.. .................................................................

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.53

2.33

1.71

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

57

130

71

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans., for 

the year ending September SO, 1922

Day

I... 

2

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

4- 

6.........- ..

6-.... _ .- _ -

7

8- - ...

9

10 - .

11 - 

12.--- - -

13. - .

14-... ....... ...

15-.--.- ......

June

57

58

53

50

50

57

July

136

120

136

115

77

59

51

51

45

41

3,710

4,090

1,960

1,140

746

Aug.

50

49

47

52

52

50

68

110

72

54

52

48

45

42

43

Sept.

28

25

25

24

24

24

23

22

20

26

23

23

23

. 25

23

Day

16 _______ 

17-.-- 

18 ------

19.- 

20..- 

21--.- _ 

22---.- 

23- . 

24... ... 

25--.-----. ___ .

26---.-- 

27--- 

28---. 

29- 

30. 

31.-..- 

June

45

44

43

43

47

43

42

38

43

46

90

142

100

59

50

July

386

218

160

136

130

125

115

100

82

72

72

68

59

59

54

52

Aug.

42

40

38

36

39

39

37

36

34

34

36

34

33

31

29

28

Sept.

21

20

24

19

20

22

22

21

19

18

18

20

21

18

18
90 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

Monthly discharge of Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans., for the year 

ending September 30, 1922

Month

June 10-30.. ,.-_- --._ .... .

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

142 

4,090 

110 

28

Minimum

38 

41

28 

18

Mean

57.1 

463 

45.2 

22.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,380 

28,600 

2,780 

1,310

35,000

DIVERSION CANAL FROM ARKANSAS RIVER AT ARKANSAS CITY, KANS.

LOCATION. In SE. ^ sec. 25, T. 34 S., R. 3 E., in Arkansas City, Cowley 

County, on right bank of canal 135 feet below Chestnut Avenue canal 

bridge, 2 miles below diversion dam across Arkansas River, and 2 miles 

above power house at lower end of canal on Walnut River.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 10, 1921, to September 30, 1922. Gageheight records have been obtained since July 27, 1919, by Kansas Gas & 

Electric Co.

GAGE. Staff gage of IJ^-inch iron pipe driven to bedrock; read by F. O. Burnett.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of footbridge on B 

Street, 6,060 feet below gage, or by wading at St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.'s trestle 500 feet below gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and silt; permanent. Control is gravel and earth bar held by old, sawed-off piling at trestle 500 feet 

below gage; permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the period of record, 10.30 feet at 5.15 p. m. April 2 (discharge, 509 second-feet); no flow 

April 13 to September 30.

REGULATION. Flow is controlled by head gates 6,600 feet above gage.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve fairly well denned above 150 second-feet. 'Gage read to quarter inches twice daily. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating 

table. Records good.

Water for this canal is diverted from the left bank of Arkansas River in SW. 

J£ sec. 23, T. 34 S., R. 3 E., and is used for power. The canal empties into 

Walnut River, which flows into Arkansas River 3 miles below Arkansas City.

Discharge measurements of diversion canal from Arkansas River at Arkansas City, 

Kans., during the period September 10, 1921, to September SO, 1922

Date

1921 

Aug. 23

Sept. 23

27

Made by 

 ..do - .. ,-

Gage 

height

Feet 

10.10

Q 7Q

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

531

431

484

Date

1921 

Nov. 3

1922

Mar. 10

Made by 

.-.-.do - - .-._ 

Gage 

height

Feet 

a 46

10.11

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

228

485
ARKANSAS EIVEB BASIN 91

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of diversion canal from Arkansas River at Arkansas 

City, Kans., for the period ending September 10, 1921, to September 30, 1922

Day

I..-. . -..-..... .............

2

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

4 .. ....

5..---.-.--.. ...........---.......

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

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

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

9

W.... ............................... .

U......... ...........................

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

13..- ........... ..................

14..-.-.-... --.-...-.-.-.----......

15:...................................

16... 

I?........ ............................

K......... ...........................

19 

20 

21.. .... 

22............-............. _______

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

24 _______

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30

31 

Sept.

429

154

413

413

397

397

397

397

429

413

413

397

413

429

429

461

477

493

477

445

413

Oct.

397

206

337

322

322

307

292

292

292

248

262

292

248

248

234

248

234

220

220

220

220

220

206

220

193

193

206

193

193

220

206

Nov.

220

220

220

206

220

220

206

206

206

206

206

206

206

206

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

206

206

234

248

220

248

Dec.

234

234

248

262

248

193

206

248

277

292

322

307

322

307

322

322

307

322

277

248

220

206

193

167

208

248

262

248

292

277

Jan.

277

292

292

352

429

445

352

292

17

367

248

429

4.9Q

413

445

307

382

429

154

167

193

248

262

234

206

220

262

262

277

307

367

Feb.

429

413

445

445

429

429

445

445

413

397

397

397

382

397

160

367

352

352

397

445

429

461

477

493

461

493

493

86

Mar.

109

136

193

234

307

445

493

477

493

477

493

509

4.0^

493

493

493

493

477

477

477

461

493

477

477

493

234

445

461

477

493

493

Apr.

493

509

493

493

461

493

461

477

493

493

477

167

NOTES. No flow Apr. 13 to Sept. 30. Gage not read, Dec. 26 and Apr. 8; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of diversion canal from Arkansas River at Arkansas City, 

Kans., for the period September 10, 1921, to September 30,

Month

1921

1921-22

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

493

397 

248 

322 

445 

493 

509 

509

Minimum

154

193 

206 

167 

17 

86 

109 

0

Mean

414

249 

217 

263 

302 

405 

428 

184

Run-off in 

acre-feet

17,200

15,300 

12,900 

16,200 

18,600 

22,500 

26,300 

10,900

123,000

NOTE. No flow Apr. 13 to Sept. 30,1922.

WALNUT RIVER AT WINFIEID, KANS.

LOCATION. In NE. ^ sec. 33, T. 32 S., R. 4 E., at concrete highway bridge 

1 mile south of Winfield, Cowley County, 1 mile above Black Creek, and 

3 miles below Timber Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,860 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 14, 1921, to September 30, 1922.
92

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream handrail of highway bridge; read by William 

Mason.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt, sand, and rock; permanent. 

Control is gravel and rock bar 500 feet below gage; slightly shifting.

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

31.63 feet at 7 a. m. July 13 (discharge, 21,400 second-feet); minimum stage, 

3.02 feet at 8 a. m. February 2 (discharge, 2.8 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

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

Rating curve fairly well defined below 20,000 second-feet. Gage read to 

hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean 

daily gage height to rating table; shifting-control method used May 5 to 

July 19. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Walnut River at Winfield, Kans., during the year

ending September 30, 1922

Date

Mar. 9

Apr. 29

Made by 

H TJ. KMnnifinn

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.55

4.93

4.36

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

58

504

324

Date

July 20

Made by 

Reginald Waldo ........

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

6.22

4.11

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,150

207

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Walnut River at Winfield, Kans., for the year

ending September 80, 1922-

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- _

NOT.

7.2

5.6

6.6

6.6

7.2

15

15

8.4

6.0

7.2

6.0

6.0

6.6

7.8

11

13

12

Dec.

13

14

12

12

12

11

31

36

21

22

28

11

11

8.4

11

10

11

14

12

16

16

21

16

14

31

13

16

21

21

Jan.

12

10

16

16

16

16

18

11

19

26

26

14

19

20

11

23

19

16

18

21

23

9 a

28

10

21

21

23

26

11

14

26

Feb.

27

22

30

9.0

18

19

16

23

8.4

14

14

14

18

19

10

13

37

qc

16

26

19

35

72

Mar.

39

26

28

32

28

28

26

24

46

44

9.0

88

3,390

3,720

1 f\Aft

276

152

132

72

113

1,440

428

94-1

Iftd

1-lfi

126

93

Apr.

54

33

135

648

1,640

1,640

1,390

6,370

16,600

18, 600

18,500

2,790

1,040

890

840

840

648

602

556

470

408

369

792

1,940

1,640

648

648

534

648

May

648

1,490

7,070

4,860

2,390

1,040

792

5,810

9,330

2,990

1,540

1, 540

840

696

648

602

579

512

428

744

8,290

4,160

4,980

2,340

1,390

940

744

2,940

3,990

June

1,690

840

648

579

491

449

428

449

388

350

331

312

276

258

222

222

294

388

331

233

208

187

180

170

170

180

229

792

696

276

July

556

840

792

648

534

331

240

187

140

161

18,500

18, 800

15, 600

5,600

1,490

990

792

7,570

4,160

1,340

602

428

408

388

312

276

240

258

Aug.

170

211

350

276

204

164

187

222

196

276

276

211

135

118

146

93

84

135

135

388

222

118

100

93

108

78

43

78

/tfi

78

'43

Sept.

46

63

4fi

32

43

43

35

39

47

98

240

233

103

70

70

70

49

SO

R4.

V7

QQ

40

52

43

50

46

40

40

36
ARKANSAS EIVEB BASIN 93

Monthly discharge of Walnut River at W'infield, Kans., for the year ending September 30, 1922

[Drainage area, 1,860 square miles.]

Month

January

February- - - - _ ------- _

March

April

]\£ay

June

July

August - - - -

September _ - - - --- _ _ - . -

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

15 

36 

28 

72 

3,720 

18,600 

9,330 

1,690 

18,800 

388 

240

Minimum

5.6 

8.4 

9.6 

8.4 

9.0 

33 

428 

170 

140 

43 

32

Mean

8.66 

16.4 

18.1 

22.0 

427 ' 

2,740 

2,480 

409 

2,700 

161 

64.1

Run-off in 

acre-feet

292 

1,010 

1,110 

1,220 

26,300 

163, 000 

. 152,000 

24,300 

166, 000 

9,900 

3,810

559,000

VERDIGRIS RITES AT INDEPENDENCE, KANS.

LOCATION. In NE. M sec. 31, T. 32 S., R. 16 E., at highway bridge half a mile 

east of Independence, Montgomery County, 2% miles below Elk River 

and 43^ miles above Drum Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 14, 1921, to September 30, 1922. Intermittent records of stage were obtained April 24 to September 24, 1904.

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

Wainscott. Chain gage at same site but independent datum was used in 1904.

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

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt and rock. Control is rock 

riffle just below gage; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 44.41 feet 

at 4.45 p. m. April 10 (discharge, 44,300 second-feet); minimum stage, 

0.74 foot at 12.40 p. m. November 15 (discharge, 5.4 second-feet).

1904: Maximum stage, 46.7 feet on July 8, referred to present datum.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve fairly well 

defined below 30,000 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths once daily; 

more frequently during high water. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Verdigris River at Independence, Kans., during the 

period November 14, 1921, to September SO, 1922

Date

Nov. 8

Mar. 26

27

Apr. 12

May 11

Made bydo

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

W. R. Denison ......

Kinnison and Denison.

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.98

18.04

16.08

34.74

7.20

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

9.7

10,200

7,700

25,500

2,030

Date

June 12

July 4

5

Made bydo

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.06

25.97

21.05

3.43

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

14,000

1ft QfMl

W7

18569° 25f WSP 547-
94 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Verdigris River -at Independence, Kans., for the 

year ending September SO, 1922

Day

1 ... ... -

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

3

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

5

6 ... .... .

7

8 

9. ... ... .

10 

11- 

12....... .

13.... ...

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

15 ....... .

16. ......

17 

18 

19-.... ......

20 

21 

22. .......

23 

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

25 

26 

27 - 

28. 

29 

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

31 ......

Nov.

5.8

5.4

5.8

8.4

13

12

9.6

10

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.6

9.6

11

10

10

10

Dec.

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

11

12

12

12

11

13

14

14

12

11

11

10

11

13

12

13

13

12

12

12

13

13

Jan.

13

15

14

14

12

19

15

14

16

16

15

14

13

13

12

12

11

12

10

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

11

13

14

14

14

Feb.

13

13

13

14

14

26

26

26

31

41

34

34

29

29

23

23

24

26

34

39

36

36

26

26

47

52

44

41

Mar.

41

44

55

61

75

77

69

99

461

393

252

313

21,100

20,400

7,730

2,150

1,240

1,240

1,000

841

685

533

479

2,210

7,940

7,030

1,640

1,160

2,150

5,280

Apr.

1,690

1,120

2,630

11,500

18,100

16,200

9,550

24,800

37,500

44,100

38,500

28,900

16,200

3,600

5,210

3,180

2,690

2,830

1,990

1,500

1,290

1,120

1,040

4,160

7,240

4,230

2,830

5,000

3,810

4,790

May

2,900

2,210

4,650

7,870

8,430

4,510

3,040

1,840

2,450

4,930

1,940

1,370

1,330

1,120

921

841

761

801

723

647

6,470

12,400

17,900

11,400

6,610

2,970

1,990

1,460

2,830

5,000

11, 400 .

June

4,160

1,790

1,290

1,080

921

801

761

685

571

515

444

393

345

313

267

225

1,460

377

377

345

252

207

162

144

131

162

647

313

231

153

July

2,330

14,300

16,900

15,500

11,300

1,590

921

685

515

497

4,230

20,400

31,200

34,200

24,700

13,800

1,740

4,440

9,410

1,940

1,200

921

761

685

571

 533

444

377

313

267

Aug.

267

225

267

647

393

463

533

571

552

685

393

282

207

181

167

139

123

123

123

112

167

109

86

83

69

61

61

55

52

52

49

Sept.

44

41

31

27

26

47o-i

21

23

39

186

609

377

1Q7

123

QQ

77

CQ

58

63

45

144

102

72

63

55

58

31

97

27

NOTE. Gage not read Apr. 13 and Aug. 6; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Verdigris River at Independence, Kans., for the year ending

September SO, 1922

Month

December __________________________

January

February.. ___________________________

April . . . ...

June... ______ . __ _____________ .

July. . . .

August

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

13 

14 

19 

52 

21,100 

44,100 

17,900 

4,160 

34,200 

685 

609

Minimum

5.4 

10 

10 

13 

41 

1,040 

647 

131 

267 

49 

21

Mean

9.33 

11.8 

13.0 

29.3 

2,800 

10,200 

4,310 

651 

7,000 

235 

93.4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

315 

726 

799 

1,630 

172,000 

607, 000 

265,000 

38,700 

430,000 

14,400 

5,560

1,540,000
ARKANSAS EIVER BASIN 95

NEOSHO RIVER NEAR IOIA, KANS.

LOCATION. In NE. ^ sec. 9, T. 25 S., R. 18 E., 2^ miles south and \Y% miles 

west from lola, Alien County, 1 mile below Elm Creek, and 8 miles above 

Owl Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 12, 1917, to September 30, 1922. August 1, 

1895, to November 30, 1903, at a site 4 miles upstream at city water and 

power dam.

GAGE. Stevens continuous water-stage recorder on left bank, three-fourths 

mile above Pipe Line ford; inspected by Homer L. Teats.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable at gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and silt. Control is a long 

shale riffle half a mile below gage; permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage 

recorder, 27.32 feet at 4 p. m. April 10 (discharge, 31,400 second-feet); 

minimum stage from water-stage recorder, 2.57 feet at 4 p. m. September 3 

(discharge, 9.5 second-feet).

1917-1922: Maximum stage recorded, that of April 10, 1922; minimum 

stage, 1.9 feet on June 23, 1920 (discharge, 1 second-foot).

1895-1903: Maximum stage recorded, 22.0 feet on June 3, 1903 (discharge, 39,100 second-feet); a higher discharge of 45,600 second-feet given 

for May 24, 1896 (gage height, 20.1 feet); no flow on several daysjn September and October, 1897.

A stage of 24.0 feet on July 10, 1904, referred to datum of old gage was 

determined by levels from high-water marks (discharge, estimated, 74,600 

second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seldom affected by ice.

REGULATION. Low-water flow regulated by dams upstream.

ACCURACY, Stage-discharge relation permanent during the year; not seriously 

affected by ice. Rating curve well defined. Operation of water-stage 

recorder satisfactory except for few short periods. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records

Discharge measurements of Neosho, River near lola, Kans., during the year ending

September 30,

Date

Nov. 8

Mar. 25

July 6

Made by 

H. B. Kinnison- _________________ .. ______________ .

 .-do . _ _ 

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.65

21.50

5.16

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

14.3

22,600

1,170
96 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feel, of Neosho River near lola, Kans., for the year ending

September SO, 1922

Day

\.. ..........

2 ...... 

3_-_ 

4.....-.----.

5 -. ... -

6 

T.... ........

8... 

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

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15.....---- ...

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 .. _ ___

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 ......

31.. _____ .

Oct.

276

204

196

178

126

112

93

80

64

61

59

55

44

41

39

37

34

30

29

28

28

27

27

26

26

25

25

24

25

25

24

Nov.

22

20

18

17

16

16

17

15

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

16

17

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

17

1Q

Dec.

20

19

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

17

21

22

24

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

O7

O7

97

27

07

27

97

27

Jan.

27

27

27

33

31

27

27

30

36

41

41

37

34

31

30

27

26

26

26

25

24

21

O1

22

22

91

1Q

20

 JO

29

31

Feb.

39

46

51

51

66

75

72

59

51

48

42

40

38

37

36

34

31

27

22

18

18

20

24

24

99

9*

510

485

Mar.

298

196

157

146

129

112

90

77

90

115

157

231

1,360

12,300

8,710

8,970

11,900

13,200

8,580

2,400

1,760

1,360

990

 to £f\f\

24,900

27,800

10,200

2,110

1,680

2,600

2,200

Apr.

1,360

990

5,720

15,500

15,300

11,800

12,300

23,700

28,500

30,800

29,400

25,400

24,000

20,000

5,850

3,160

5,330

2,820

2,020

1,680

1,440

1,200

1,060

2,400

2,820

2,400

2,930

3,520

5,330

5,200

May

3,880

2,710

4,000

5,980

4,480

3,160

2,110

1,930

2,930

3,640

3,520

2,820

1,680

1,360

1,130

990

920

850

790

790

730

1,930

2,930

4,000

2,600

1,930

2,020

1,440

1,060

1,060

2,200

June

2,200

1,680

1,200

850

700

615

560

510

460

485

460

410

365

320

298

276

276

255

231

216

208

196

189

178

277

642

276

216

189

255

July

1,520

6,500

7,930

3,640

1,930

1,200

920

730

560

615

2,110

7,280

12,900

10,200

7,800

3,280

1,520

990

730

588

510

460

410

365

365

388

365

342

342

276

255

Aug.

126

6,240

3,400

5,330

1,600

730

615

460

615

615

615

510

460

298

255

235

235

208

189

204

208

178

118

101

118

118

106

93

85

85

75

Sept.

59

46

12

25

51

55

53

49

62

150

189

104

72

66

55

48

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

98

98

98

82

79

64

57

NOTE. Water-stage recorder not operating, Oct. 20-27, Dec. 6-8,20-23,25-30, and Feb. 12-15; discharge 

interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Neosho River near Tola, Kans., for the year ending September

Month

October ___________ . ..........

November .......

December.. ________ . ....

March... ____ _

May ______________________ _ ........

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

August- _________________________ . ....

The year. _______ .... ____ .-

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

276 

22 

27 

41 

510 

27,800 

30,800 

5,980 

2,200 

12,900 

6,240 

' 189

30,800

Minimum

24 

14 

14 

19 

18 

77 

990 

730 

178 

255 

75 

12

12

Mean

67.7 

15.7 

21.2 

28.1 

71.8 

5,110 

9,800 

2,310 

500 

2,480 

781 

67.4

1,780

Run-off in

acre-feet

4,160 

934 

1,300 

1,730 

3,990 

314,000 

583,000 

142,000 

29, 800 

152,000 

48,000 

4,010

1,280,000

NEOSHO RIVER NEAR PARSONS, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW. ^ sec. 22, T. 31 S., R. 21 E., at bridge on Parsons-Pittsburg 

highway 500 feet above St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, 800 feet 

below Hickory Creek, and 10 miles east of Parsons, Labette County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 18, 1921, to September 30, 1922.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 97

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to upstream side of bridge; read by Mrs. W. C. 

Slane.

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

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed, flat, solid, outcropping shale rock. Control not 

well defined. Bank-full stage, gage height 24 feet.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the year, 24.90 

feet at 5.50 p. m. April 13 and 7 a. m. April 14 (discharge, 28,400 secondfeet); minimum stage, 1.12 feet at 5.10 p. m., December 3 (discharge, 18 

second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation probably never seriously affected by ice.

REGULATION. Flow apparently not affected by dams upstream.

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

ice during the year. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Rating curve 

well defined. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage 

heights to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Neosho River near Parsons, Kans., during the year 

ending September 80,

Date

Nov. 8

Mar. 25

26

97

Made by 

 do ..... 

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

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.25

15.85

20.19

22.21

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

29.7

13,100

19,500

22,100

Date

Apr. 12

May 11

July 3

Ancr Q

Made by 

W. R. Denlson .........

Kinnison and Denison..

Reginald Waldo... .. ...

do _ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

24.42

7.53

18.65

3.65

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

27,500

3,670

14,700

943

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Neosho River near Parsons, Kans., for the year 

ending September 80, 1922

Day

1 . . .

2

3

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

5

6 -

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

8 ...

9

10..... ...

11 .

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

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

14.. 

15. ___ . _

16. .......

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

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

19.. ......

20

21. 

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

23 ... .....

24 .

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

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

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

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

29 . .

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

31 ...

Oct.

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

34

34

34

34

34

34

Nov.

33

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

26

26

25

22

22

28

28

28

24

25

25

23

20

21

19

21

19

25

24

23

22

22

Dec.

22

23

18

24

27

25

22

25

26

26

29

28

26

25

24

22

25

26

24

25

26

30

32

30

38

35

32

32

28

34

32

Jan.

31

30

34

43

30

41

44

44

44

40

36

33

39

42

39

33

37

32

33

34

33

32

30

28

29

29

30

32

30

32

Feb.

36

33

32

33

34

35

36

39

50

56

54

37

36

36

35

36

35

33

35

30

27

32

29

34

33

31

32

33

Mar.

250

338

218

146

122

122

139

133

116

128

177

218

908

17,000

23,800

23,400

14,100

11,300

13,800

11,100

3,580

2,300

1,820

1,200

10,200

19,800

23,000

24,800

19,600

4,800

4,530

Apr.

4,080

2,300

3,180

11,7.00

20,500

23,000

22,300

25,600

,28,000

27,800

27,200

27,800

28,400

28,400

27,800

26,600

17,800

9,350

4,710

2,940

2,300

1,880

1,700

3,580

7,090

4,710

3,660

5,160

4,800

5,520

May

5,430

4,350

3,260

3,900

7,490

6,490

3,660

2,540

2,380

2,860

3,580

3,500

3,180

1,950

1,570

1,320

1,200

1,080

964

964

908

1,640

4,620

4,890

4,440

4,350

3,820

1,880

1,380

1,200

June

2,300

2,540

2,020

1,380

1,140

908

740

740

603

449

472

497

472

422

359

338

338

740

' 380

250

218

234

218

202

202

234

603

449

320

July

1,020

9,110

16,300

12,500

5,340

2,620

1,700

1,260

1,080

1,200

5,250

14,300

21,700

19,600

15,800

9 f)fiO

4,350

3,100

1,760

1,260

964

7QA

684

603

522

4.Q7

447

472

380

380

359

Aug.

338

338

4,530

3,740

4,530

2,780

1,570

908

908

908

1,260

1,140

630

447

338

284

250

234

218

O1Q

191

91 &

OAO

im

158

116

101

122

120

104

101

Sept.

99

97

95

84

74

66

51

44

44

Q9

93

lift

64

161

126

69

70

Q1

75

7K

64

72

Oft

1fl9

86

66

102

108

Q1

77
98 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

Monthly discharge of Neosho River near Parsons, Kans., for the year ena^ng

September 30, 1922

Month

October 18-31.. .________.____.___.._._.______.__..._ 

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

March.. .....

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

June. ____________ . ..............................

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

August _ ...

The period. ------ .. .. ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

36 

33 

38 

44 

56 

24,800 

28,400 

7,490 

2,540 

21,700 

4,530 

161

Minimum

34 

19 

18 

28 

27 

116 

1,700 

908 

202 

358 

101 

44

Mean

35.1 

24.9 

27.1 

34.8 

35.8 

7,520 

13,700 

3,000 

672 

5,010 

877 

84.1

Run-off hi 

acre-feet

976 

1,480 

1,670 

2,140 

1,990 

462, 000 

815, 000 

184,000 

40,000 

308,000 

53,900 

5,000

1, 880, 000

COTTONWOOD RIVER AT EIMDAIE, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW. }4 sec. 26, T. 19 S., R. 7 E., at highway bridge one-fourth 

mile above Middle Creek, 1 mile east of Elmdale, Chase County, and 2 

miles above Diamond Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,040 square miles (measured on topographic map; scale, 

1:125,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 9 to September 30, 1922.

GAGE. Chain gage fastened to upstream handrail of bridge; read by Miss 

Rowena Starkey.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse sand, gravel, and rock. Control is long gravel and rock riffle extending 200 feet above and 100 feet 

below gage; permanent. Dam at Cottonwood Falls may affect the stagedischarge relation at medium and high stages. Bank-full stage, gage height 

32 feet.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the period of records, 12.41 feet at 5.45 p. m. May 9 (discharge, 2,520 second-feet); minimum 

stage recorded, 3.33 feet on September 9 and 12 (discharge, 10 secondfeet).

RE GTJL ATION . None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

below 200 second-feet and is fairly well denned between 200 and 3,000 

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

Discharge measurements of Cottonwood River at Elmdale, Kans., during the year 

ending September 30, 1922

Date

May 9

10

Made by 

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

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

12.24

7.27

4.16

Discharge

See.-ft. 

2,320

846

166

Date

July 19

Made by 

__ do _.________

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.90

4.36

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

92

249
RED RIVER BASIN 99

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Cottonwood River at Elmdale, Kans., for the 

year ending September 30, 1922

Day

1__ __ .....

2 ____ .....

3.. .......

4

si:::::::::::

6 .........

7-. .......

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

9-. .......

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

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

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

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

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

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

May

2,410

779

430

340

305

258

250

June

216

164

147

164

144

144

233

172

138

113

124

116

108

100

92

July

504

985

677

648

246

97

86

75

63

164

636

1,490

1,010

697

204

Aug.

124

105

88

63

51

46

456

118

76

58

54

41

38

38

38

Sept.

26

24

26

30

24

19

18

14

10

15

14

10

15

18

18

Day

16 

17. 

18 ....

19 .

20 

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

22 . 

23 

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

25.. _ -.-. --

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

May

233

237

233

208

191

164

182

305

717

913

305

258

204

182

305

305

June

84

80

82

76

72

72

68

63

58

54

100

105

92

76

130

July

167

130

92

92

92

' 72'

72

72

76

68

63

54

54

54

1,080

592

Aug.

32

41

38

36

38

28

26

28

32

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

Sept.

195

18

18

18

54

18

18

24

- 23

24

18

17

17

17

17

NOTE. Gage not read June 12-14, July 7, 8, 16, and 17; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Cottonwood River at Elmdale, Kans., for the year ending

September SO, 1922

Month

May 9-31... .................. ... ... ... .... ........

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2,410 

233 

1,490 

456 

195

Minimum

164 

54 

54 

26 

10

Mean

422 

113 

333 

60.5 

25.9

Run-off in

acre-feet

19,300 

6,720 

20,500 

3,720 

1,540

51,8QO

BED RIVER BASIN 

OUACHITA KIVER HEAR HOT SPRINGS, ARK.

LOCATION. In SW. ^ sec. 29, T. 3 S., R. 19 W., at Smith Ferry highway bridge, 

just above Fourche a Loup Creek, 1 mile above Hot Springs Creek, 3 miles 

above dam site of Caddo River Power & Irrigation Co., 3J^ miles below 

Little Mazarn Creek, and 5 miles south of Hot Springs, Garland County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,420 square miles (measured on base map of Arkansas; 

scale, 1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 27 to September 30,1922.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to eyebar of lower chord on downstream side of 

bridge; read by George E. Ficklin.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of solid rock and small gravel and 

boulders. Channel is obstructed by outcropping rock dikes on which small 

trees grow. Control is a series of outcropping rock dikes 400, 1,000, and 

1,500 feet below gage; the upper dike forms the low-water control, and 

lower dike the high-water control; permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the period of 

record, 6.30 feet at 9 a. m. July 3 (discharge, 375 second-feet); minimum 

discharge, 42 second-feet, several periods in September.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation never affected by ice.

REGULATION. None.
100 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

DIVEBSIONS. None.

ACCUBACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent; not affected by 

ice. Rating curve fairly-well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice 

daily; readings not absolutely reliable. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records fair.

The following discharge measurement was made by E. L. Williams: 

June 14, 1922: Gage height, 6.78 feet; discharge, 746 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Ouachita River near Hot Springs, Ark., for the

year ending September 30, 1922 f

Day

1 

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

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

5-.....- . .

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

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

8 

10--..-... .....

11 ... .

i2....... ...... ...

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

14 

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

June July

265

275

363

310

97K

201

178

154

147

104

80

54

135

275

217

Aug.

157

1 VI

150

1 V\

138

327

233

178

164

147

126

115

89

Sept.

44

44

44

44

44

44

43

44

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

Day

16 -

17.... _____ -..

18 . 

19 

20 

21. _______ ...

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

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

24 

25 

26 

27 

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

29..... ___ ......

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

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

June

168

315

345

285

July

193

193

157

138

147

132

104

92

84

84

115

99

94

94

89

84

Aug.

72

89

94

89

82

82

80

77

75

72

70

66

62

54

48

43

Sept.

42

43

42

42

45

44

45

48

48

50

47

45

44

44

42

NOTE. Gage not read Aug. 22-25; discharge interpolated. Gage not read Sept. 16-30, and readings 

Sept. 1-15 not reliable; discharge estimated by comparison with records of flow at Malvern, Ark.

Monthly discharge of Ouachita River near Hot Springs, Ark., for the year ending

September 30, 1922

[Drainage area, 1,420 square miles]

Month

July 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

363

327 

50

Minimum

54 

43 

42

Mean

159 

117 

43.9

Per 

square 

mile

0.112 

.082 

.031

Run-off 

in inches

0.13 

.09 

.03

OUACHITA RIVER NEAR MAIVERN, ARE.

LOCATION. In NW. ^ sec. 16, T. 4 S., R. 17 W., at Rockport highway bridge, 

100 feet above an old timber crib and rock-filled 'dam and 1% miles northwest of Malvern, Hot Springs County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,570 square miles (measured on base map of Arkansas; scale, 

1: 500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 3, 1903, to April 30, 1905, and June 29 to September 30, 1922.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to eye bar of lower chord on upstream side of highway 

bridge; read by C. C. Halton and Whit Halton. Gage used 1903 to 1905 was 

a vertical staff fastened to web between cylindrical piers of the bridge; 

datum 2.0 feet above that of present gage.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge or by wading.
RED RIVER BASIN 101

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of solid rock with outcropping dikes. 

Small trees grow on the rocks projecting above low water. Control is a 

solid rock outcrop and the remains of an old timber crib and rock-filled dam, 

100 feet below the gage; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the period of 

records, 3.27 feet July 14 (discharge, 525 second-feet); minimum stage 

1.28 feet on several days in September (discharge, 66 second-feet).

1903-1905: Maximum stage recorded, 20.00 feet on March 11, 1903, 

referred to datum of old gage (discharge, 36,900 second-feet); minimum 

stage recorded, 0.00 foot on December 18-20, 1904 (discharge, 40 secondfeet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation never seriously affected by ice.

REGULATION. Non,e.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve fairly well 

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

The following discharge measurement was made by E. L. Williams: 

June 14, 1922: Gage height, 4.04 feet; discharge, 936 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Ouachita River near Malvern, Ark., for the year 

ending September 30, 1922

Day

1.. ...... ---

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

4 ... ...... .

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

7 ... ... ...... -

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

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

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

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

19

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

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

15 

June July

340

325

325

310

280

252

226

191

170

160

160

142

151

515

340

Aug.

191

180

214

180

202

191

151

142

358

266

214

180

160

142

134

Sept.

78

74

74

70

70

7S

6?

70

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

Day

16 --,

17 . 

18.. ...... .

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

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

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

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

23 . 

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

25 

26 

27 

28 .

29. ..

30 - 

31 .

June

310

515

July

280

214

.226

202

180

239

160

134

134

142

191

160

202 160'

134

127

Aug.

134

127

127

127

151

160

151

142

112

112

106

94

89

85

81

78

Sept.

67

67

67

67

70

70

70

78

78

81

74

70

70

70

67

Monthly discharge of Ouachita River near Malvern, Ark., for the year ending

September 30, 1922 %

[Drainage area, 1,570 square miles]

Month.

July 

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

515 

358 

81

Minimum

127

78 

67

Mean

218 154 

70.2

Per 

square 

mile

0.139 

.098 

.045

Run-off 

in inches

0.16 

.11 

.05

BAYOU COCODEIE NEAR MEEKER, IA.

LOCATION. On line between sees. 4 and 5, T. 1 S., R. 1 E. at Meeker-Meridian 

highway bridge, three-eighths mile east of Rock Island Railroad crossing, 

three-fourths mile below Lake Cocodrie, 20 miles above mouth of Bayou 

Chicot, and 4 miles southwest of Meeker.
102 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1922, PART VII

DRAINAGE AREA. 278 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 12 to September 30, 1922.

GAGE. Vertical staff, attached to downstream pile bent of bridge; read by 

Gilbert Johnson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge at gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel curved at station and general course is very 

crooked. Bed composed of leaves, twigs, sinkers, and mud, and subject to 

shift. Right bank composed of clay and is not subject to overflow. Left 

bank clay, low, wooded, and subject to overflow above a gage height of 

about 12.5 feet. Control not well defined.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum discharge recorded during period of records, 656 second-feet July 20 and 21; minimum stage, 0.8 foot July 13 

(discharge, 88 second-feet, partly estimated and subject to error).

ICE. None during year.

DIVERSIONS . None.

.REGULATION. Flow regulated by swampy areas and Lake Cocodrie, about threefourths mile above station.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve well defined. 

Gage read to nearest tenth twice a day. Daily discharge determined by 

applying mean daily gage heights to rating table, using shifting-control 

method. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Bayou Cocodrie near Meeker, La., during the year

ending September SO, 1922

Date

Apr. 27

Ancr 11

Made by 

Ellsworth and Bradford..................

ford..................

Gage 

height

Feet 

8.12

5.93

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

697

504

Date

Aug. 25

Made by 

McCashin and Joseph... _ ...........

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.22

2.33

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

183

132

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Bayou Cocodrie near Meeker, La., for the year

ending September SO, 1922

Day

I... .........

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

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

4...... ___ .

5 _ -..-----.

6... ... ...

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

8_. ..........

9

10..... ......_

11.. .......

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

13 

May

-- * -

586

558

532

532

June

428

404

AftA

380

356

334

334

312

334

334

334

368

368

368

368

July

103

106

106

103

103

iryj

100

97

94

90

88

on

137

Aug.

392

392

368

467

519

532

519

493

480

493

506

493

454

Sept.

137

127

118

110

103

110

106

100

94

114

106

100

94

92

97

Day

16 

17. ...

18 

19. 

20 

21 

22 

23. _ ... _ ..

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

25 

26. 

27 

28. 

29...-.., _ ..

30 

31

May

519

506

480

506

545

572

572

572

572

545

519

519

519

493

467

441

June

334

302

282

263

245

227

211

197

176

147

127

110

103

1,00

103

July

204

245

441

614

656

656

642

614

586

558

532

506

480

480

428

404

Aug.

441

416

392

368

334

312

282

236

197

162

162

183

183

169

157

147

Sept.

103

110

100

94

100

106

106

106

106

103

103

103

103

100

NOTE. Water below gage July 12-14; discharge partly estimated. Gage not read Sept. 24; discharge 

interpolated.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 103

Monthly discharge of Bayou Cocodrie near Meeker, La., for the year ending September

30, 1922

Month

May 12-31. --.._-_ ................... ...._ 

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

586 

428 

656 

532 

137

Minimum

44L 

100 

88 

147 

92

Mean

528 

278 

309 

362 

.105

Run-off 

in acre-feet

20,900 

16,500 

19,000 

22,300 

6,250

85,000

MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in lower Mississippi River drainage basin 

during the year ending September SO, 1922

Date

Oct. 21

Sept. 25

Stream Tributary toWhite River.. ... .....Locality

Greer, Mo.

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

42.2

81.9
INDEX

Accuracy of data and results, degrees of 4-5 

Acre-foot, definition of_--.--.-_-------- 2

Alley Spring at Alley, Mo __ 103

Amazon canal near Hartland, Kans_.. __. 80-82

Appropriations, record of.________ . 1

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans__ 67-68

at Canon City, Colo.....__.__..__ 51-52

at Garden City, Kans_ __ ___ __ 64

at Granite, Colo .____....... 48-49

at Holly, Colo 54-61

at Larned, Kans___________... 64-65 

at Pueblo, Colo_...__.......___ 53-54

at Salida, Colo . . 49-51 

at Syracuse, Kans_____________ 61-63 

diversion canal from, at Arkansas City,

Kans________....___.... 90-91

East Fork of, near Leadville, Colo___ 46-47 

near. Wichita, Kans____________ 65-66 

Arkansas River basin, Colo. and Kans.,

gaging-station records in. ____ 46-99

B

Bardley, Mo., Eleven Point River near.-... 43-44 

Bayou Cocodrie near Meeker, La.___ 101-103 

Bear Creek near Colorado Springs, Colo__ 80 

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo____ ___. 17-18 

Big Spring near Chicopee, Mo_______ 41-43 

Black River at Leeper, Mo__________ 33-34 

Boehmer Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo__. 73-74 

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo____,.__ 16-17 

Buena Vista, Colo., Cottonwood Creek near. 71-72 

Byrnesville, Mo., Big River at..______ 17-18

Cabin Creek near Halfway, Colo______ 78-79 

Caddo River Power & Irrigation Co., cooperation by____________.. 9 

Canon City, Colo., Arkansas River at___ 51-52 

Castor River at Zalma, Mo_________ 18-20 

Chicopee, Mo., Big Spring near.______ 41-43 

Colorado, cooperation by__________ 9 

Colorado Springs, Colo., Bear Creek near__ 80 

Computations, results of, accuracy of.___ 4-5 

Control, definition of ______________ 2 

Cooperation, record of.___________ 9 

Cottonwood Creek below Hot Springs, near

Buena Vista, Colo............... 71-72

Cottonwood River at Elmdale, Kans____ 98-99 

Current meters, Price, plate showing__ .... 2

Current River at Doniphan, Mo.._____ 38-39 

at Van Buren, Mo__________ __ 36-37 

near Eminence, Mo..___________ 34-35

D

Data, accuracy of.___________.__ 4-5

explanation of. ______________ 3-4

Dixie Power Co., cooperation by.._____ 9

Doniphan, Mo., Current River at_____ 38-39

E

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo. 43-44 

near Greer, Mo___ __ 103

Elmdale, Kans., Cottonwood River at 98-99

Eminence, Mo., Current River near____. 34-35 

Jacks Fork at.. -----__ 40-41

Eureka, Mo., Meramec River near . 12-13

F

Farmers ditch near-Garden City, Kans. 85-87 

Finney County, Kans., cooperation by 9 

Follansbee, Robert, and assistants, work of.. 9 

Friez water-stage recorder, plate showing 3

G

Gaging station, typical, plate showing 2 

Galena, Mo., James River at_________ 30-31 

Garden City canal near Garden City, Kans- 87-88 

Garden City, Kans., Arkansas River at-. 64 

Farmers ditch near --._____.. 85-87 

Granite, Colo., Arkansas River at-.___.. 48-49 

Great Eastern canal near Hartland, Kans.-- 83-85 

Greer, Mo., Eleven Point River near___. 103 

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo.- -_______ 44-46 

Gurley printing water-stage recorder, plate

showing._____________ 3

H

Halfway, Colo., Cabin Creek near______ 78-79 

Liofl Creek near_____________ 75-76 

Sheep Creek near____________ 76-77 

South Ruxton Creek at ____...... 77-78

Hartland, Kans., Amazon canal near ___. 80-82 

South Side ditch near................... 82-83

Headwater diversion channel, Mo., gagingstation records in_________ 18-22

Holly, Colo., Arkansas River at_______ 54-61

Hot Springs, Ark., Ouachita River near. 99-100

Independence, Kans., Verdigris River at__ 93-94 

lola, Kans., Neosho River near______:. 95-96

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo_________ 40-41 

James River at Galena, Mo.._ ________ 30-31

K

Kansas, cooperation by.-..._____ 9

Kansas Gas & Electric Co., cooperation by... 9

Kirk, Mo., Little River ditch No. 81 at-. . 26-27

Little River ditch No. 1 at- 24-25

Little River ditch No. 66 at--. 28-29

Larned, Kans., Arkansas River at____... 64-65 

Leadville, Colo., East Fork of Arkansas

River near..__________... 46-47 

Tennessee Fork near__________ 69-70

105
106 INDEX

Page 

Leeper, Mo., Black River at..._____.... 33-34

Lion Creek near Halfway, Colo_____. 75-76 

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans. 89-90 

Little Beaver Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo... 74 

Little River ditch No. 81 at Kirk, Mo....---.. 26-27

Little River ditch No. 1 at Kirk, Mo..__ -. 24-25 

Little River ditch No. 66 at Kirk, Mo......... 28-29

Little' River Drainage District, cooperation

by..-...... ................... 9

M

Malvern, Ark., Ouachita River near___.. 100-101 

Manitou, Colo., Sutherland Creeknear..._ 79 

Meeker, La., Bayou Cocodrienear._..... 101-103 

Meramec River basin, Mo., gaging-station

records in___ _________ 10-18

Meramac River near Eureka, Mo..-.._. - - - 12-13

near Sullivan, Mo______..-._.-. 10-11

Meramec Spring near St. James, Mo_____ 14-15

Missouri, cooperation by.__ ______ 9

N

Neosho River near lola, Kans________ 95-96 

near Parsons, Kans ____________ 96-98

Ouachita River near Hot Springs, Ark___ 99-100 

near Malvern, Ark_ _________. 100-101

Parsons, Kans., Neosho River near___

Patterson, Mo., St. Francis River near. ___ 22.-2S

Peterson, B. J., work of...___..___.. 9

Pikes Peak, Colo., Boehmer Creeknear.. __ 73-74

Little Beaver Creek near_..--.._._. 74

Sackett Creek near__.- __ _ _. _. 75

Pricecurrent meters, plateshowing_____ _ 2

Publications, information concerning. _. .. 5-8

obtaining or consulting of.-..._____ 6

on stream flow, list of____ __ ____ 7

Pueblo, Colo., Arkansas River at______ 53-54

R

Red River basin, Ark. and La., gagingstation records in____ ____ 99-103 

Run-off in inches, definition of________ 2

Sackett Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo _____ 75 

St. Francis River basin, Mo., gaging-station

records in__ ____________ 22-29 

St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo____ 22-23 

St. James, Mo., Meramac Springnear___ 14-15

Salida, Colo., Arkansas River at_______ 

Second-feet, definition of _____ ______ 

Second-feet per square mile, definition of- . _ 

Sheep Creek near Halfway, Colo..- _... _. 

South Ruxton Creek at Halfway, Colo... __ 

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

Stage-discharge relation, definition of.........

Stevens continuous water-stage recorder,

plateshowing___________

Sullivan, Mo., Meramac River near..........

Sutherland Creeknear Manitou, Colo........

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

T

49-51 

2 

2

76-77

77-78 

82-83

2

3

10-11

79

61-63

Tecumseh, Mo., North Fork of White River

at......... ....-.. .......... 31-32

Tennessee Fork near Leadville, Colo.. ___ 69-70 

Terms, definition of _______________ 2

U

Union, Mo., Bourbeuse Riverat_______ 16-17 

United States Forest Service, cooperation by. 9 

United States Weather Bureau, cooperation

by..... .. ...._ 9

Valley Center, Kans., Little Arkansas River

at....... . - 89-90

Van Buren, Mo., Current River at. _ - _ 36-37 

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans___ 93-94 

Victor, Colo., West Beaver Creeknear____ 72-73

W

Walnut Riverat Winfield, Kans...___._ 91-93 

Water-stage recorders, plateshowing. 3 

West Beaver Creeknear Victor, Colo_____ 72-73 

Western Tie & Timber Co., cooperation by_ 9 

White River basin, Mo., gaging-station

records in____ . _ 30-46 

White River, North Fork of, at Tecumseh,

Mo... . . ... 31-32 

Whitewater River at Whitewater, Mo........ 21-22

Wichita, Kans., Arkansas River near_____ 65-66

cooperation by . 9

Williams, E.L., and assistants, work of-___ 9

Winfield, Kans., Walnut River at.... ..... 91-93

Work, authorization of 1 

division of._ 9 

scope of 1-2

Zalma, Mo., Castor River at 

Zero flow, point of, definition of.........

18-20 

2

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