Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1955

Part 6-B. Missouri River Basin below Sioux 

City, Iowa

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1390

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, 

Missouri, Nebraska, and ff^yoming, and 

with other agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. WASHINGTON : 1958
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

FRED A. SEATON, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Thomas B. Nolan, Director

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

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

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

with the States of Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, 

Nebraska, and Wyoming, and with other agencies, by personnel of 

the Water Resources Division, C. G. Paulsen, chief, under the general 

direction of J. V. B. Wells, chief, Surface Water Branch, and B. J. 

Peterson, chief, Annual Reports Section.

The data were collected and computed under supervision of district 

engineers, Surface Water Branch, as follows:

F. M. Bell______________________________Denver, Colo. 

V. R. Bennion_________________________Iowa City, Iowa 

H. C. Bolon_______________________________Rolla, Mo. 

D. D. Lewis____________________________Lincoln, Nebr. 

L. R. Sawyer____________________________St. Paul, Minn. 

E. R. Leeson____________________________Topeka, Kans.
CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1955

OCTOBER 1954

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IV
CONTENTS

Page 

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

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

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

Definition of terms and abbreviations................................................ 2

Downstream order of listing gaging stations.......................................... 3

Explanation of data.................................................................. 3

Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 7

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

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

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

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

Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa................................................. 14

Perry Creek basin

Perry Creek at 38th Street, Sioux City, Iowa..................................... 15

Floyd River basin

Floyd River at James, Iowa....................................................... 16

Omaha Creek basin

Omaha Creek at Homer, Nebr....................................................... 17

Little Sioux River basin

Little Sioux River near Lakefield, Minn.......................................... 18

Jackson County ditch 11 near Lakefield, Minn................................... 19

Okoboji Lake outlet:

Spirit Lake near Orleans, Iowa............................................... 20

Okoboji Lake at Lakeside Laboratory, near Milford, Iowa........................ 21

Little Sioux River at Correctionville, Iowa...................................... 22

Little Sioux River near Kennebec, Iowa........................................... 23

Maple River at Mapleton, Iowa.................................................. 24

Little Sioux River near Turin, Iowa.............................................. 25

Monona-Harrison ditch:

West Pork ditch at Holly Springs, Iowa....................................... 26

Monona-Harrison ditch near Turin, Iowa......................................... 27

Tekamah Creek basin

Tekamah Creek at Tekamah, Nebr................................................... 28

Soldier River basin

Soldier River at Pisgah, Iowa............................................. ~,..... 29

New York Creek basin

New York Creek at Herman, Nebr................................................... 30

Boyer giver basin

Boyer River at Logan, Iowa....................................................... 31

Missouri River at Omaha, Nebr...................................................... 32

Indian Creek basin

Indian Creek at Council Bluffs, Iowa............................................. 33

Platte River basin

Grizzly Creek (head of Platte River):

Colorado Creek near Spicer, Colo............................................... 34

North Platte River (continuation of Grizzly Creek): 

Michigan River:

South Pork Michigan River near Gould, Colo................................... 35

North Pork Michigan River near Gould, Colo................................... 36

North Platte River near Northgate, Colo.......................................... 38

Douglas Creek above Keystone, Wyo.............................................. 39

Douglas Creek near Poxpark, Wyo................................................ 40

Encampment River at mouth, near Encampment, Wyo................................ 41

North Platte River at Saratoga, Wyo.............................................. 42

North Platte River above Seminoe Reservoir, near Sinclair, Wyo................... 43

Medicine Bow River above Rock Creek, near Medicine Bow, Wyo.................... 44

Rock Creek at Arlington, Wyo................................................. 45

Rock Creek below Rock River, Wyo............................................. 46

Medicine Bow River above Seminoe Reservoir, near Hanna, Wyo.................... 47

Seminoe Reservoir near Leo, Wyo.................................................. 48

North Platte River above Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo............................... 49

Sweetwater River near Alcova, Wyo.............................................. 50

Pathfinder Reservoir near Alcova, Wyo........... v ............................... 51

North Platte River below Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo............................... 52

Alcova Reservoir, Wyo............................................................ 53

North Platte River at Alcova, Wyo................................................ 54

North Platte River near Goose Egg, Wyo........................................... 55

Poison Spider Creek near Goose Egg, Wyo........................................ 56

North Platte River below Casper, Wyo............................................. 57

Deer Creek at Glenrock, Wyo.................................................... 58

Box Elder Creek near Careyhurst, Wyo........................................... 59

La Prele Creek near Douglas, Wyo............................................... 60

La Prele Creek near Orpha, Wyo................................................. 61

North Platte River near Douglas, Wyo............................................. 62

Wagonhound Creek near La Bonte, Wyo............................................ 63

La Bonte Creek near La Bonte, Wyo.............................................. 64

Horseshoe Creek near Glendo, Wyo............................................... 65

North Platte River near Cassa, Wyo............................................... 66

Cottonwood Creek at Wendover, Wyo.............................................. 67

Guernsey Reservoir, Wyo.......................................................... 68

North Platte River below Guernsey Reservoir, Wyo................................. 69

North Platte River at recorder station, below Whalen, Wyo........................ 70

Laramie River near Glendevey, Colo............................................. 71
VI CONTENTS

Gaglng-station records Continued 

Missouri River Continued

Platte River basin Continued Page

Laramie River near Jelm, Wyo................................................... 72

Laramie River and Pioneer Canal near Woods, Wyo.-............................... 73

Laramie River at Laramie, Wyo.................................................'. 74

Laramie River at Two Rivers, Wyo............................................... 75

Little Laramie River near Filmore, Wyo....................................... 76

Little Laramie River at Two Rivers, Wyo....................................... 77

Laramie River near Lookout, Wyo................................................ 78

Wheatland Reservoir No. 2, Wyo................................................. 79

Laramie River below Wheatland Reservoir No. 2, Wyo............................. 80

Sybille Creek above Bluegrass Creek, near Wheatland, Wyo..................... 81

Sybille Creek below Bluegrass Creek, near Wheatland, Wyo..................... 82

Wheatland Canal No. 1 near Wheatland, Wyo.................................. 83

Wheatland Canal No. 2 near Wheatland, Wyo.................................. 84

Sybille Creek near Mule Shoe Ranch, near Wheatland, Wyo...................... 85

North Laramie River near Wheatland, Wyo...................................... 86

Laramie River near Uva, Wyo.................................................... 87

Laramie River near Port Laramie, Wyo ........^ .................................. 88

Rawhide Creek near Lingle, Wyo................................................. 89

Cherry Creek drain near Torrington, Wyo........................................ 90

Katzer drain near Henry, Nebr.................................................. 91

North Platte River at Wyoming-Nebraska State line................................ 92

Horse Creek near Lyman, Nebr................................................... 93

Sheep Creek near Morrill, Nebr,................................................ 94

North Platte River at Mitchell, Nebr............................................. 96

Tub Springs near Scottsbluff, Nebr............................................. 97

Winter Creek near Scottsbluff, Nebr............................................ 98

Gering drain near Gering, Nebr,................................................ 99

North Platte River near Minatare, Nebr........................................... 100

Ninemile drain near McGrew, Nebr............................................... 101

Bayard Sugar Factory drain near Bayard, Nebr................................... 102

Red Willow Creek near Bayard, Nebr............................................. 103

North Platte River at Bridgeport, Nebr........................................... 104

Pumpkin Creek near Bridgeport, Nebr............................................ 106

North Platte River at Lisco, Nebr................................................ 108

North Platte River at Oshkosh, Nebr.............................................. 109

Blue Creek near Lewellen, Nebr................................................. 110

North Platte River at Lewellen, Nebr............................................. Ill

McConaughy Lake, Nebr............................................................ 112

North Platte River near Keystone, Nebr........................................... 113

North Platte River near Sutherland, Nebr......................................... 114

Birdwood Creek near Hershey, Nebr.............................................. 115

Lincoln County drain No. 1 at North Platte, Nebr............................... 116

North Platte River at North Platte, Nebr......................................... 117

South Platte River above Elevenmile Canyon Reservoir, near Hartsel, Colo....... 118

South Platte River near Lake George, Colo...................................... 119

Tarryall Creek near Lake George, Colo........................................ 120

Goose Creek above Cheesman, Lake, Colo....................................... 121

Reservoirs in South Platte River basin in Colorado............................. 122

South Platte River below Cheesman Lake, Colo................................... 123

North Fork South Platte River below Geneva Creek, at Grant, Colo............. 124

North Fork South Platte River at South Platte, Colo.......................... 125

South Platte River at South Platte, Colo....................................... 126

South Platte River at Waterton, Colo........................................... 127

Plum Creek near Louviers, Colo............................................... 128

South Platte River at Littleton, Colo.......................................... 129

Bear Creek at Morrison, Colo................................................. 130

Bear Creek at mouth, at Sheridan, Colo....................................... 131

Cherry Creek near Franktown, Colo............................................ 132

Cherry Creek near Melvin, Colo............................................... 133

Cherry Creek below Cherry Creek Reservoir, Colo.............................. 134

Cherry Creek at Denver, Colo................................................. 135

South Platte River at Denver, Colo............................................. 136

Clear Creek near Lawson, Colo................................................ 137

Clear Creek below Idaho Springs, Colo........................................ 138

North Clear Creek near Blackhawk, Colo..................................... 139

Clear Creek near Golden, Colo................................................ 140

Clear Creek at mouth, near Derby, Colo....................................... 141

South Platte River at Henderson, Colo.......................................... 142

South Platte River at Fort Lupton, Colo........................................ 143

North St. Vrain Creek (head of St. Vrain Creek):

South St. Vrain Creek near Ward, Colo...................................... 144

St. Vrain Creek at Lyons, Colo............................................... 145

Lefthand Creek at mouth, at Longmont, Colo................................. 146

Middle Boulder Creek (head of Boulder Creek) at.Nederland, Colo............ 149

Boulder Creek near Orodell, Colo........................................... 150

South Boulder Creek near Eldorado Springs, Colo.......................... 151

Boulder Creek at mouth, near Longmont, Colo................................ 152

St. Vrain Creek at mouth, near Platteville, Colo............................. 153

Big Thompson River:

Glacier Creek near Estes Park, Colo........................................ 154

Big Thompson River at Estes Park, Colo....................................... 155

Alva B. Adams tunnel at East Portal, near Estes Park, Colo................. 156

Marys Lake near Estes Park, Colo.............. ............................ 157

Fish Creek near Estes Park, Colo........................................... 158

Lake Estes near Estes Park, Colo............................................. 159

Big Thompson River near Estes Park, Colo..................................... 160
CONTENTS VI1

Gaging-station records Continued 

Missouri River--Continued

Platte River basin Continued 

South Platte River Continued

Big Thompson River Continued Page

North Fork Big Thompson River at Drake, Colo............................... 161

Big Thompson River below powerhouse, near Drake, Colo........................ 162

Horsetooth Reservoir Canal below Big Thompson siphon, near Drake, Colo..... 163

Horsetooth Reservoir near Fort Collins, Colo............................... 164

Big Thompson River at mouth of canyon, near Drake, Colo...................... 165

Buckhorn Creek near Masonville, Colo....................................... 166

Big Thompson River near Loveland, Colo....................................... 167

Little Thompson River near Berthoud, Colo.................................. 168

Dry Creek:

Carter Lake near Berthoud, Colo.......................................... 169

Little Thompson River at Milliken, Colo.................................... 170

Big Thompson River at mouth, near La Salle.Colo.............................. 171

Cache la Poudre River below Elkhorn Creek, Colo.............................. 172

North Fork Cache la Poudre River near Livermore, Colo...................... 173

Transbasin diversions from North Platte River basin to Cache la Poudre River

basin in Colorado...................................................... 174

Cache la Poudre River at mouth of canyon, near Fort Collins, Colo............ 175

Cache la Poudre River near Greeley, Colo..................................... 176

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to South Platte River basin. 177

Lonetree Creek near Nunn, Colo............................................... 178

South Platte River near Kersey, Colo........................................... 179

Middle Fork Crow Creek near Hecla, Wyo....................................... 180

South Crow Creek near Hecla, Wyo........................................... 181

Crow Creek near Cheyenne, Wyo................................................ 182

Crow Creek near Barnesville, Colo............................................ 183

South Platte River at Sublette, Colo........................................... 183

Bijou Creek near Wiggins, Colo............................................... 184

South Platte River at Fort Morgan, Colo........................................ 185

South Platte River at Balzac, Colo............................................. 186

South Platte River near Crook, Colo............................................ 187

Lodgepole Creek at Bushnell, Nebr............................................ 188

Lodgepole Creek at Ralton, Nebr.............................................. 190

South Platte River at Julesburg, Colo.......................................... 191

South Platte River at Paxton, Nebr............................................. 192

South Platte River at North Platte, Nebr....................................... 193

Platte River at Brady, Nebr...................................................... 195

Platte River near Cozad, Nebr.................................................... 196

Platte River near Overton, Nebr.................................................. 197

Buffalo Creek near Darr, Nebr.................................................. 198

Buffalo Creek near Overton, Nebr............................................... 199

Elm Creek near Overton, Nebr................................................... 200

Platte River near Odessa, Nebr................................................... 201

Platte River near Grand Island, Nebr............................................. 202

Wood River near Riverdale, Nebr................................................ 203

Wood River near Gibbon, Nebr................................................... 204

Wood River near Alda, Nebr..................................................... 205

Platte River near Duncan, Nebr................................................... 206

Middle Loup River (head of Loup River) at Dunning, Nebr........................ 208

Dismal River at Dunning, Nebr................................................ 209

Middle Loup River near Milburn, Nebr........................................... 210

Middle Loup River at Walworth, Nebr............................................ 211

Middle Loup River at Sargent, Nebr............................................. 212

Middle Loup River at Arcadia, Nebr............................................. 213

Middle Loup River at Loup City, Nebr........................................... 214

Boelus power canal near Boelus, Nebr......................................... 215

Middle Loup River at Boelus, Nebr.............................................. 216

South Loup River at Ravenna, Nebr............................................ 217

Mud Creek near Sweetwater, Nebr............................................ 218

South Loup River at St. Michael, Nebr........................................ 219

Oak Creek near Dannebrog, Nebr............................................... 220

Middle Loup River at St. Paul, Nebr............................................ 221

North Loup River at Taylor, Nebr............................................. 223

North Loup River at Burwell, Nebr............................................ 224

Calamus River near Burwell, Nebr........................................... 225

North Loup River at Ord, Nebr................................................ 226

North Loup River at Scotia, Nebr............................................. 227

Davis Creek near Cotesfield, Nebr.......................................... 228

North Loup River near Cotesfield, Nebr....................................... 229

North Loup River near St. Paul, Nebr......................................... 230

Loup River:

Cedar River near Fullerton, Nebr............................................. 231

Loup River power canal near Genoa, Nebr...................................... 233

Loup River near Genoa, Nebr.................................................... 234

Beaver Creek at Genoa, Nebr.................................................. 235

Loup River at Columbus, Nebr................................................... 236

Shell Creek at Newman Grove, Nebr.............................................. 238

Shell Creek near Columbus, Nebr................................................ 239

Platte River at North Bend, Nebr................................................. 240

Elkhorn River at Ewing, Nebr................................................... 241

Elkhorn River at Neligh, Nebr.................................................. 242

Elkhorn River at Norfolk, Nebr................................................. 243

Logan Creek near Uehling, Nebr................................................ 245

Maple Creek near Nickerson, Nebr............................................. 246

Elkhorn River at Waterloo, Nebr................................................ 247
Vlll CONTENTS

Gaging-station records--Continued 

Missouri River Continued

Platte River basin Continued

Salt Creek; Page 

Salt Creek at Roca, Nebr...................................................... 249

Salt Creek at Lincoln, Nebr................................................... 250

Wahoo Creek at Ithaca, Nebr................................................. 251

Silver Creek at Ithaca, Nebr.............................................. 252

Salt Creek near Ashland, Nebr................................................. 253

Platte River at Louisville, Nebr................................................ 254

Waubonsie Creek basin

Waubonsie Creek near Bartlett, Iowa............................................. 255

Weeping Water Creek basin

Weeping Water Creek at Union, Nebr.............................................. 256

Missouri River at Nebraska City, Nebr............................................. 257

Nishnabotna River basin

West Nishnabotna River (head of Nishnabotna River): 

Silver Creek: 

West Nishnabotna River at Randolph, Iowa...................................... 258

East Nishnabotna River:

Davids Creek near Hamlin, Iowa.............................................. 259

East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak, Iowa....................................... 260

Nishnabotna River above Hamburg, Iowa........................................... 261

Little Nemaha River basin

Little Nemaha River near Syracuse, Nebr......................................... 262

Brownell Creek:

Little Nemaha River at Auburn, Nebr............................................. 263

Tarkio River basin

Tarkio River at Fairfax, Mo, .................................................... 264

Missouri River at Rulo, Nebr................... 1.................................. 265

Nemaha River basin

Nemaha River:

Turkey Creek near Seneca, Kans................................................ 266

North Pork Nemaha River at Humboldt, Nebr..................................... 267

Nemaha River at Palls City, Nebr................................................ 268

Muddy Creek at Verdon, Nebr................................................... 269

Mill Creek basin

Mill Creek at Oregon, Mo........................................................ 270

Nodaway River basin

Nodaway River at Clarinda, Iowa................................................. 271

Nodaway River near Burlington Junction, Mo...................................... 272

Missouri River at St. Joseph, Mo.................................................. 273

Flatte River basin (Iowa-Missouri)

Platte River:

One Hundred and Two River near Haryville, Mo.................................. 274

White Cloud Creek near Maryville, Mo........................................ 275

Platte River near Agency, Mo.................................................... 276

Castile Creek:

Jenkins Branch at Gower, Mo................................................. 277

Kansas River basin

Arikaree River (head of Kansas River) at Haigler, Nebr.......................... 278

North Pork Republican River at Colorado-Nebraska State line................... 279

Republican River (continuation of Arikaree River):

Buffalo Creek near Haigler, Nebr.............................................. 280

Rock Creek at Parks, Nebr..................................................... 281

Republican River at Benkelman, Nebr............................................. 282

South Pork Republican River near Idalia, Colo................................. 283

Landsman Creek near Hale, Colo.............................................. 284

Bonny Reservoir near Hale, Colo............................................... 285

South Pork Republican River near Hale, Colo................................... 286

South Pork Republican River near Colorado-Kansas State line................... 287

South Pork Republican River near Benkelman, Nebr.............................. 288

Republican River at Stratton, Nebr.............................................. 290

Swanson Lake Nebr.............................................................. 291

Republican River at Trenton, Nebr............................................... 292

Frenchman Creek below Champion, Nebr.......................................... 293

Frenchman Creek near Imperial, Nebr........................................... 294

Enders Reservoir, Nebr........................................................ 295

Frenchman Creek near Enders, Nebr............................................. 296

Frenchman Creek near Hamlet, Nebr............................................. 297

Frenchman Creek at Palisade, Nebr............................................. 299

Stinking Water Creek near Palisade, Nebr.................................... 300

Frenchman Creek at Culbertson, Nebr........................................... 301

Blackwood Creek near Culbertson, Nebr......................................... 303

Driftwood Creek near McCook, Nebr............................................. 304

Republican River at McCook, Nebr................................................ 305

Red Willow Creek near Red Willow, Nebr........................................ 306

Medicine Creek at Maywood, Nebr............................................... 307

Brushy Creek near Maywood, Nebr............................................. 308

Fox Creek at Curtis, Nebr................................................... 309

Dry Creek near Curtis, Nebr................................................. 310

Medicine Creek above Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr.................................. 311

Mitchell Creek above Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr................................ 312

Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr....................................................... 313

Medicine Creek below Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr.................................. 314

Medicine Creek at Cambridge, Nebr............................................. 315

Republican River at Cambridge, Nebr............................................. 316

Muddy Creek at Arapahoe, Nebr................................................. 317

Republican River near Orleans, Nebr............................................. 318

Sappa Creek near Oberlin, Kans................................................ 319
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records Continued 

Missouri River Continued

Kansas River basin Continued _ Page

Sappa Creek near Beaver City, Nebr............................................. 320

Beaver Creek at Cedar Bluffs, Kans........................................... 321

Beaver Creek near Beaver City, Nebr.......................................... 322

Sappa Creek near Stamford, Nebr................................................ 323

Prairie Dog Creek at Norton, Kans.............................................. 324

Prairie Dog Creek near Woodruff, Kans.......................................... 325

Harlan County Reservoir, Nebr.................................................... 326

Republican River below Harlan County Dam, Nebr................................... 327

Republican River near Bloomington, Nebr.......................................... 328

Center Creek at Franklin, Nebr................................................. 329

Thompson Creek at Riverton, Nebr............................................... 330

Courtland Canal at Nebraska-Kansas State line.................................. 331

Republican River near Guide Rock, Nebr........................................... 332

Republican River near Hardy, Nebr................................................ 333

White Rock Creek at Lovewell, Kans............................................. 334

Republican River at Scandia, Kans................................................ 335

Republican River at Concordia, Kans.............................................. 336

Republican River at Clay Center, Kans............................................ 337

Republican River at MiIford, Kans................................................ 338

Smoky Hill River:

Ladder Creek below Chalk Creek, near Scott City, Kans........................ 345

Smoky Hill River at Elkader, Kans.............................................. 346

Smoky Hill River near Arnold, Kans............................................. 347

Cedar Bluff Reservoir near Ellis , Kans......................................... 348

Smoky Hill River at Cedar Bluff Dam, Kans...................................... 349

Big Creek near Hays, Kans.................................................... 350

Smoky Hill River near Russell, Kans............................................ 351

Smoky Hill River at Ellsworth, Kans............................................ 352

Kanopolis Reservoir near -Kanopolis, Kans....................................... 353

Smoky Hill River near Langley, Kans............................................ 354

Smoky Hill River at Lindsborg, Kans............................................ 355

Smoky Hill River near Mentor, Kans............................................. 356

Saline River near Wilson, Kans............................................... 357

Saline River at Tescott, Kans................................................ 358

North Pork Solomon River at Glade, Kans...................................... 359

Bow Creek near Stockton, Kans.............................................. 360

North Pork Solomon River at Kirwin, Kans..................................... 361

North Pork Solomon River near Downs, Kans.................................... 362

South Pork Solomon River above Webster Reservoir, Kans..................... 363

South Pork Solomon River at Alton, Kans.................................... 364

South Pork Solomon River at Osborne, Kans.................................. 365

Solomon River at Beloit, Kans................................................ 366

Solomon River at Niles, Kans................................................. 367

Smoky Hill River at Enterprise, Kans........................................... 368

Chapman Creek near Chapman, Kans............................................. 369

Lyon Creek near Woodbine, Kans............................................... 370

Smoky Hill River at Junction City, Kans........................................ 371

Kansas River: 

Big Blue River:

Lincoln Creek near Seward, Nebr.............................................. 372

Big Blue River at Seward, Nebr................................................. 373

Big Blue River near Crete, Nebr................................................ 374

Big Blue River at Barneston, Nebr.............................................. 375

Little Blue River near Deweese, Nebr......................................... 376

Little Blue River near Endicott, Nebr........................................ 377

Little Blue River at Waterville, Kans........................................ 379

Black Vermillion Creek;

Snipe Creek near Seattle, Kans............................................. 380

Big Blue River at Randolph, Kans............................................... 381

Pancy Creek at Winkler, Kans................................................. 382

Big Blue River near Manhattan, Kans............................................ 383

Kansas River at Wamego, Kans..................................................... 384

Vermillion Creek near Wamego, Kans............................................. 385

Mill Creek near Paxico, Kans................................................... 386

Kansas River at Topeka, Kans..................................................... 387

Soldier Creek near Topeka, Kans................................................ 388

Delaware River:

Little Delaware River near Horton, Kans...................................... 389

Delaware River at Valley Palls, Kans........................................... 390

Kansas River at Lecompton, Kans.................................................. 391

Wakarusa River near Lawrence, Kans............................................. 392

Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie, Kans........................................... 393

Kansas River at Bonner Springs, Kans............................................. 394

Missouri River at Kansas City, Mo.................................................. 395

Blue River basin

Blue River near Kansas City, Mo.................................................. 396

Little Blue River basin

Little Blue River near Lake City, Mo............................................. 397

Pishing River basin 

Fishing River:

East Pork Pishing River at Excelsior Springs, Mo............................... 398

Crooked River basin

Crooked River near Richmond, Mo.................................................. 399

Missouri River at Waverly, Mo...................................................... 400

Wakenda Creek basin

Wakenda Creek at Carrollton, Mo.................................................. 401
Gaglng-station records--Continued 

Missouri River Continued 

Grand River basin

Grand 

East 

River:Page 

Fork Big Creek near Bethany, Mo.......................................... 402

Grand River near Gallatln, Mo................................................... 403

Thompson River at Davls City, Iowa............................................ 404

Weldon River near Mercer, Mo................................................ 405

Weldon River at Mill Grove, Mo.............................................. 406

Thompson River at Trenton, Mo................................................. 407

Medicine Creek near Gait, Mo.................................................. 408

Locust Creek near Linneus, Mo................................................. 409

Grand River near Sumner, Mo..................................................... 410

Yellow Creek:

East Yellow Creek:

Wlnnegan Creek: 

Charlton River basin 

Chariton River:

Honey Creek near Russell, Iowa................................................ 411

Charlton River near Centervllle, Iowa........................................... 412

Chariton River at Novlnger, Mo.................................................. 413

Chariton River near Prairie Hill, Mo............................................ 414

Lamine River basin

Lamine River at Clifton City, Mo................................................ 415

South Fork Blackwater River:

East Branch South Fork Blackwater River near Elm, Mo........................ 416

Blackwater River at Blue Lick, Mo............................................. 418

Salt Fork: 

Camp Creek:

Shiloh Branch near Marshall, Mo......................................... 419

Missouri River at Boonville, Mo................................................... 421

Moniteau Creek basin

Moniteau Creek near Fayette, Mo................................................. 422

Petite Saline Creek basin

Petite Saline Creek near Boonville, Mo.......................................... 423

Moreau River basin

Moreau River near Jefferson City, Mo............................................ 424

Osage River basin

Marais des Cygnes River (head of Osage River) at Melvern, Kans.................. 425

Salt Creek near Lyndon, Kans.................................................. 426

Hundred and Ten Mile Creek: 

Dragoon Creek:

Switzler Creek at Burlingame, Kans........................................ 427

Hundred and Ten Mile Creek near Quenemo, Kans................................. 428

Marais des Cygnes River near Ottawa, Kans....................................... 429

Pottawatomie Creek near Garnett, Kans......................................... 430

Marais des Cygnes River at Trading Post, Kans................................... 432

Big Sugar Creek at Farlinville, Kans.......................................... 433

Little Osage River at Fulton, Kans............................................ 434

Marmaton River near Fort Scott, Kans........................................ 435

Sac River near Stockton, Mo................................................... 438

Cedar Creek near Pleasant View, Mo.......................................... 439

Osage River at Osceola, Mo...................................................... 440

Pomme de Terre River near Bolivar, Mo......................................... 441

Pomme de Terre River at Hermitage, Mo......................................... 442

South Grand River near Brownington, Mo........................................ 443

Niangua River near Decaturvillb, Mo........................................... 444

Lake of the Ozarks near Bagnell, Mo............................................. 445

Osage River near Bagnell, Mo.................................................... 446

Osage River near St. Thomas, Mo................................................. 447

Maries River at Westphalia, Mo................................................ 448

Gasconade River basin

Gasconade River near Hazlegreen, Mo............................................. 449

Gasconade River near Waynesville, Mo............................................ 450

Big Piney River: 

Brushy Creek:

Coyle Branch at Houston, Mo............................................... 451

Big Piney River near Big Piney, Mo............................................ 452

Little Piney Creek:

Beaver Creek near Rolla, Mo................................................. 453

Little Beaver Creek near Rolla, Mo........................................ 454

Little Piney Creek at Newburg, Mo............................................. 455

Mill Creek:

WilkinS Spring near Newburg, Mo........................................... 456

Gasconade River at Jerome, Mo................................................... 457

Gasconade River near Rich Fountain, Mo.......................................... 458

Missouri River at Hermann, Mo..................................................... 459

Loutre River basin 

Loutre River: 

Clear Fork: 

Loutre River at Mineola, Mo. .................................................... 460
CONTENTS XI

Gaging-station records Continued

Revisions of records for discontinued stations Page

Platte River near Lexington, Nebr.................................................. 461

Beaver Creek at Loretto, Nebr...................................................... 462

Republic River at Culbertson, Nebr................................................. 463

Stinking Water Creek near Wauneta, Nebr............................................ 464

Red Willow Creek near McCook, Nebr................................................. 464

Beaver Creek at Ludell, Kans....................................................... 465

Rose Creek near Wallace, Kans...................................................... 466

Discharge measurements at points other than gaging stations.......................... 467

Index................................................................................ 473

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, South Platte River at South Platte, Colo.; Page 

B, Nishnabotna River aboveTiamburg, Iowa; C_, Republican River at 

Trenton, Nebr........................................................... 4

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

surface water supply.................................................... 9

3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1955 water

year with median discharge for 25-year period........................... 13
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA, 1955

SCOPE OF WORK

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

water year ending September 30, 1955. Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first studied streamflow in relation to problems of irrigation, similar measurements 

have been made at more than 13,250 gaging stations in the 48 States and at many others in 

the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 30, 1955, the Geological Survey and 

cooperating organizations were maintaining 6,860 gaging stations, including those ir 

Alaska and Hawaii. Discharge measurements only were made at many other points in tie 1955 

water year, most of which are published at the end of this report. The name of eacl stream 

measured at points other than gaging stations is not listed in the index of this rejort. 

Only the major river basins in which measurements were made are listed under the item 

"Discharge measurements" in the index.

COOPERATION

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

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

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

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

Colorado: Office of the State Engineer, J. E. Whitten; Colorado Water 

Conservation Board, I. C. Crawford, director.

Iowa: Iowa Geological Survey, H. G. Hershey, director and State geologist; 

University of Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, F. M. Dawson, dean of College 

of Engineering, and Hunter Rouse, director; Iowa State Conservation Commission, 

B. F. Stiles, director; and State Highway Commission, J. G. Butter, chief engireer, 

and Mark Morris, director of research; Iowa Natural Resources Council, R. L. Smith 

director.

Kansas: Stage Board of Agriculture, Division of Water Resources, R. V. Smrha, 

chief engineer.

Minnesota: State Department of Conservation, Division of Waters, S. A. Frellsen, 

director.

Missouri: Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, E. L. Clark, State 

geologist, succeeded by T. R. Beveridge; and the State Highway Department, 

R. M. Whitton, chief engineer.

Nebraska: Department of Roads and Irrigation, L. N. Ress, State engineer, 

through the Bureau of Irrigation, Water Power and Drainage, D. S. Jones, Jr., 

chief.

Wyoming: Office of the State Engineer, L. C. Bishop.

Assistance in the form of funds or services was given by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, in collecting records published herein for 120 gaging stations, of 

which 7 were in Colorado, 17 in Iowa, 33 in Kansas, 26 in Missouri, and 38 in Nebraska.

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

States Department of Agriculture, the Weather Bureau of the United States Department of 

Commerce, and the Bureau of Reclamation of the United States Department of the Interior. 

The following organizations aided in collecting records: 

Iowa: Cities of Council Bluffs and Sioux City.

Missouri: City of Kansas City, Sho-Me Power Cooperative, Inc., and Union 

Electric Co. of Missouri.

Nebraska: Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District, Consumers 

Public Power District, Loup River Public Power District, and Nebraska Mid-State 

Reclamation District.

DIVISION OF WORK

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

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

below.

State District office Address

Colorado a/............. Denver.................. Denver Federal Center.

Iowa b/................. Iowa City............... 508 Hydraulics Laboratory, University

	of Iowa. 

Kansas c/............... Topeka.................. 403 Federal Building.

Minnesota............... St. Paul................ 1610 Post Office Building.

Missouri................ Rolla................... 900 Pine Street.

Nebraska d/............. Lincoln................. 510 Rudge-Guenzel Building.

Wyoming................. Denver, Colo............ Denver Federal Center.

a/ The work in Colorado was done in collaboration with J. E. Whltten, State engineer, and 

L. T. Burgess, State chief hydrographer and Including South Pork Republican River near ColoradoKansas State line.

b/ Including Missouri River at Omaha, at Nebraska City, and at Rulo, Nebr.

c/ Except for South Fork Republican River near Colorado-Kansas State line and Prairie Dog Creek 

near Woodruff but Including Republican River near Hardy, Nebr., Beaver Creek near Beaver City, Nebr., 

and Sappa Creek near Beaver City, Nebr.

d/ Except for Missouri River at Omaha, at Nebraska City, and at Rulo, Republican River near Hardy, 

Beaver Creek near Beaver City, and Sappa Creek near Beaver City but including Prairie Dog Creek near 

Woodruff, Kans.

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

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

gaging-station records may usually be obtained from the district office.

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

as follows:

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

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

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

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

is dristributed uniformly in time and area.

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

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

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

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

irrigation.
EXPLANATION OP DATA 3

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

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

and represents a runoff of 0.0372 Inch from 1 square mile.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The drainage area of a stream at a specified location Is that area, measured in a 

horizontal plane, which is so enclosed by a topographic divide that direct surface runoff from precipitation normally would drain by gravity into the river above the specified 

point. Figures of drainage area given herein include all closed basins, or noncontrlbuting areas, within the area unless otherwise noted.

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

published reports.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER OP LISTING GAGING STATIONS

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

order of listing gaging-statlon records was changed. In this report, in a downstream direction along the main stem all stations on a tributary entering above a main-stem station are listed before .that station. If a tributary enters between two main-stem stations, it is listed between them. A similar order is followed In listing stations on 

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

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

tributary, each indention in the listing of gaging stations in the table of contents of 

this report represents one rank. This downstream order and system of Indention show which 

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

the tributary on which each gaging station is situated.

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

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

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

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

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

of discharge. In addition, observations of factors affecting the stage-discharge relation, weather records, and other information are used to supplement base data In determining the dally flow. The records of stage are obtained either from direct readings on a 

nonrecording gage or from a water-stage recorder that gives a continuous record of fluctuations. Measurements of discharge are made with a current meter by the general methods 

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

These methods are described in Water-Supply Paper 888 and are also outlined in standard 

textbooks on the measurement of stream discharge. Typical structures in use at gaging 

stations are shown in figure 1.
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A. South Platte River at South Platte, Colo.

B. Niahnahotna River Above Hamburg, Iowa.

C. Republican River at Trenton, Nehr.

FIGURE l. G AGING-STATION STRUCTURES
EXPLANATION OF DATA 5

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

necessary to define the extremes of discharge, they are made on the basis of indirect determinations of peak discharge (such as slope-area or contracted-opening determinations, 

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

logarithmic plotting. The application of the daily mean gage height to those rating 

tables gives the daily mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge are computed. If the stage-discharge relation is subject to change because of 

frequent or continual change in the physical features that form the control, the daily 

mean discharge is determined by the shifting-control method, in which correction factors 

based on individual discharge measurements and notes by engineers and observers are used 

in applying the gage heights to the rating tables. If the stage-discharge relation for a 

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

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

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

method in which the slope or fall in a reach of the stream is a factor in determining discharge. Information requisite for determining the slope or fall is obtained by rreans of 

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

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

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

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

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

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

daily records is not changed.

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

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

runoff of the stream. Records are published for the water year which begins on October 1 

and ends on September 30. A calendar for the water year 1955 is shown on page IV for the 

purpose of finding the day of the week for any date.

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

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

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

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

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

Corps of Engineers unless otherwise noted. Under "Records available" are given the 

periods for which there are published records generally equivalent to those at the present 

site. Under "Gage" are given the type of gage currently in use and the datum of the present gage above mean sea level, and a condensed history of the types, locations, and datums 

of previous gages used during the period of records available. Under "Average discharge"

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

stations having fewer than five complete years of record or for stations where changes in 

water development during the period of record cause the figure to have little significance. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

paragraph under "Extremes." Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds 

to the crest stage obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a crest-stag? indicator, or a 

non-recording gage read at the time of the crest. If the maximum gage height did not occur 

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

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

station is given under "Remarks."

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

basis of data or information later obtained. Revisions of such records ar3 usually published along with the current records in one of the annual reports. In order to make it 

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

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

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

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

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

1932, to September 30, 1933. If no daily, monthly, or annual figures of discharge are concerned in the revision, that fact is brought out by notations after the year dates as follows: "(M)" means that only the instantaneous maximum discharge was revised; "(m)" that 

only the instantaneous minimum was revised; and "(P)" that only peak discharges were 

revised. If the drainage area has been revised, the reports in which the revised figure 

was first published is given. It should be noted that for all stations fo~> which cubic 

feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches are published, a revision of the 

drainage area necessitates corresponding revision of all figures based on the drainage area. 

Revised figures of cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches resulting 

from a revision of the drainage area only are usually not published in the annual series of 

reports.

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

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

not published for stations on canals.

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

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

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

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

the discharge for parts of the day or by using the discharge integrator, an instrument for
ACCURACY OP FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS 7

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

station description.

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

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

day of its occurrence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

usually less than 20 inches.

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

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

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

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

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

discharges are not published for canals, ditches, drains, or for any stream fo"> which the 

peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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

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

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

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

they were made at frequent regular intervals, in which instance the general frequency of 

discharge measurements is given under "Remarks" in the station description.

For most gaging stations on lakes and reservoirs the data presented comprise a description of the station and a monthly summary table of stage and contents. For seme reservoirs a table showing daily contents or stage is given. A skeleton table of capacity at 

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

published, but it is omitted from succeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of streamflow data depends primarily on (1) the stability of the stagedischarge relation or, if the control is unstable, the frequency of discharge measurements, and (2) the accuracy of observations of stage, measurements of discharge, and interpretation of records.
8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1955, PART 6-B

The station description states the degree of accuracy of the records. "Excellent" indicates that, in general, the error in the daily records is believed to be less than 

5 percent; "good," less than 10 percent; "fair," less than 15 percent; and "poor," probably more than 15 percent. The records of monthly and yearly mean discharge and runoff 

are, in general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.

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

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

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

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

or diversion records are included to indicate the extent of the regulation of diversion, 

or unless satisfactory adjustments can be made for changes in contents of reservoirs or 

for other changes incident to use and control. Evaporation from a reservoir is not 

included in the adjustments for changes in reservoir contents, unless it is so stated. 

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

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

comparison with the observed discharge.

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

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

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

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

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

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

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

to Pearl River.

3. Ohio River basin, in two volumes:

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

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.
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10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1955, PART 6-B

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

the United States.

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

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

given on page 2.

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

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

been included for some streams.

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

(A = Annual Report; B - Bulletin)

Report

10th A pt. 2 

llth A pt. 2

B 131........ 

16th A, pt. Z

18th A, pt. 4

19th A, pt. 4

Character of data

Descriptive Information only. 

Monthly discharge and descriptive Information. ..............

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

Descriptive information only.

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements ratings, and monthly discharge..

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

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge.

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries .

Year

1884 to September 1890.

1893-94.

1895-96.

1897.

1898.

Reports on surface-water supply containing records from 1899 to date for drainage basins" in this report are listed below. The data for any particular gaging station will, 

in general, be found in the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. Before 1951, records for the Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa, were 

included with those of the other rivers of the Missouri River basin.

Number of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements in Missouri River basin 

below Sioux City, Iowa, 1899-1955

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

WSP

37

49,a50

66,75

84

99

130,bl31

172

ZOB

246

266

286

Year

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-EO

1921

1922

WSP

306

326

356

386

406

436

456

476

506

526

546

Year

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

WSP

566

586

606

626

646

666

686

701

716

731

746

Year

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

WSP

761

786

806

826

856

876

896

926

956

976

1006

Year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

WSP

1036

1056

1086

1116

1146

1176

1210

1240

1280

1340

1390

a Loup, Platte, and Elkhorn Rivers and tributaries below Platte River. 

b Platte and Kansas Rivers.

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

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

each year and are published at the end of each report. The streams and points of measurement are listed in the same order as the streams and gaging stations in the body of the 

report. An index of the records obtained before 1904 has been published in Water-Supply 

Paper 119.
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Each of the reports on the surface-water supply for the year 1939 (Water-Supply Paper 

876 for the Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa) contains, for the area included 

in that report, a summary of yearly discharge at gaging stations at which 10 or more complete years of record had been collected. These summaries were reprinted separately.

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

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

the annual series of water-supply papers, The following table lists reports of ttis type 

for the Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

Reports containing compilations of records by States and drainage baalna

WSP

74. .......................

469. ......................

Period

1884-1900

1894-1921

Report

Water resources of Colorado.

Surface waters of Wyoming and their utilization.

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

contained in the publications of the Geological Survey or are revisions of records previously published in its water-supply papers. The following table contains a list of 

these reports for the area covered by this report.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Do .......... 

Kansas .........

Do ..........

Do ..........

Minnesota ...... 

Missouri. ......

Nebraska. ...... 

Do ..........

Period

1941 42

1950-55 

1895-1919

1924-28

1935-39

1939-41

1942 43

1944 45

1909-12 

1857-1926

1894-1914 

1914-28

Report

Data on stream-gaging stations of 

Colorado, a/

vols. 1 and 2, Stream-flow data of 

Colorado.

and flood flow relating to Iowa streams.

sources of Iowa .

sources of Iowa . 

Water-Supply Bull. 6, Surface water resources of Iowa . 

Surface waters of Kansas ...................

Report of Division of Water Resources.....

Water resources Investigation of Minnesota 

Vol. 20, 2d series, Water resources of 

Missouri.

Missouri.

Missouri. 

1st hydrographlc report ...................

2nd hydrographic report ...................

Issued by

Water Conservation Board, 

State Engineer.

Do. 

Kansas Water Commission.

State Board of Agriculture.

Do.

State Drainage Commission. 

Missouri Bureau of Geology 

and Mines .

and Water Resources.

Bureau of Water Poier, Irrigation, and Driinage. 

Do.

a/ Contains records of yearly discharge only.

Mote.--In addition to the records contained In the reports listed above, the following Spates have 

issued annual or biennial reports in which are contained records of discharge: Colorado, Kansas, 

Missouri, Nebraska, and Wyoming.

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

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

stage and discharge of many streams during major floods has been included in special reports on these floods published by the Geological Survey. The more recent of these special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic information and analyses and compilations of data relating to earlier notable floods. The following list gives the numbers 

and titles of these reports.

Report Issued by

WSP 96: Destructive floods in the United States in 1903. 

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

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

WSP 530-G: Some floods in the Rocky Mountain region. 

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

WSP 796-B: Flood on Republican and Kansas Rivers, May and

June 1935. 

WSP 847: Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations

through September 1938.

U. S. Geological Survey. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1955, PART 6-B

Special reports on floods published by the Geological Survey and other agencies Continued

WSP 997: Floods in Colorado. U. S. Gsologlcal Survey.

WSP 1137-D: Floods of May-July 1950 in southeastern Nebraska. Do.

WSP 1139: Kansas-Missouri floods of July 1951. Do.

WSP 1260-B: Floods of 1952 in the Missouri River basin. Do.

WSP 1320-A: Floods of June 1953 in northwestern Iowa. Do.

Bull. 1: Iowa floods, magnitude and frequency. Iowa Highway Research

Board. 

Floods in Nebraska, magnitude and frequency. Nebraska State Department

of Roads and Irrigation.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture has 

collected records of runoff from 9 areas near Hastings, Nebr., beginning in 1938, 1 of 

3,490 acres, 1 of 2,086 acres, 1 of 481 acres, 1 of 411 acres, and 5 of about 4 acres 

each. These records are in the files of the Agricultural Research Service.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

Runoff in the area covered by this report during the 1955 water year was generally well 

below median to deficient. Runoff at the key gaging station Elkhorn River at Waterloo, 

Nebr. was deficient for the first time in several years during the month of May. No outstanding floods occurred during the year although the floods which occurred on the small, 

usually dry, tributaries to the North Platte River in eastern Wyoming on June 26 caused 

considerable damage locally to crops, canals, railroads, and highways. The North Platte 

River at Mitchell, Nebr. reached its highest discharge since 1935 as a result of these 

floods.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 13

 3 3000

North Platte River at Saratoga, Wyo. 

Drainage area, 2,880 sq mi.

Elkhorn River at Waterloo, Nebr. 

Drainage area, 6,900 sq mi.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept The

 § 4000

Oct. Nov. Dee. Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. The

year 

Explanation

Median of monthly mean discharge for 25-year period 1921-45. 

Monthly mean discharge during water year 1955.

Figure 3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1955 water year with 

median discharge for 25-year period.
GAGING-STATION RECORDS

MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°29', long 96°25', in sec. 17, T. 29 N., R. 9 E., sixth principal meridian, on right bank on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 77 at Sioux City, 

2.5 miles downstream from Big Sioux River.

Drainage area. 314,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1897 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey (October 1897 to September 1928 and October 1931 to September 1938, monthly discharge only 

based on record for station at Williston, N. D., in Circular 108). January 1879 to 

December 1890 (monthly discharge only) in House Document 238, 73d Congress 2d session 

Missouri River. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity September 1878 to December 1899 are contained in reports of Missouri River Commission and since July 1889 are 

contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,076.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Sept. 2, 1878, to Dec. 31, 1905, staff, cable, and chain gages at various locations within 1.7 miles of present site at various datums. Jan. 1, 1906, to Feb. 14 

1935, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1928-31, 1938-55), 30,370 cfs (21,990,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 56,200 cfs Mar. 12; maximum gage height 6 19 ft 

July 10; minimum daily discharge, 6,200 cfs Jan. 15, 16; minimum gage height, -1.13 ft 

Jsn. 12.

1928-31, 1938-55: Maximum discharge, 441,000 cfs Apr. 14, 1952; maximum gage height, 

24.28 ft Apr. 14, 1952; minimum discharge, 2,500 cfs Dec. 29, 1941; minimum gage height 

observed, -3.34 ft Dec. 27, 1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow partly 

regulated by upstream main stem reservoirs. Discharge measurements generally made 

6 times a month, 3 times a month during winter.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 716: 1929-30. WSP 876: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

30,200 

32,000

31,200

32,000

52,500

31,600

29,500

28,100

27,500

28,400

29,800

31,200

51,200

52,500

52,000

31,200

28,800

29,8OO

30,600

31,200

30,200

30,600

50,900

50,600

50,600

50,900

29,500

28,100

26,000

24,200

19 SOO

922,000

29,740

*1,829

Nov.

16,100

12^900

14, SOO

14,500

13,900

13,900

13,900

13,500

12,700

13,100

12,300

12,100

11,900

11,700

11,700

10,500

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,7OO

11,700

11,500

10,200

11,100

11,100

11,300

11,300

11,500

11,500

369,900

12,330

733,700

Dec.

10,500 

11,500

12,500

12,500

12,100

11,900

11,700

10,500

10,900

11,700

11,900

11,900

12,100

11,900

1O,4OO

12 , 100

12,500

12,500

12 . 900

12 , 900

12 , 100

10,700

11,500

12 , 30O

12,500

12,500

12, SOO

10,700

9 . 750

10, 700

11,300

363,450

11,720

72O,90O

Jan.

11,500 

10,500

10,400

10,400

10,500

10,700

10,900

11,100

10,500

10,000

10,000

9,600

9,000

8,000

6,200

6,200

6,400

6,600

7,000

7,200

7,400

7,600

7,800

8,000

8,200

8,400

8,600

8,600

8,600

8,800

8,900

273,400

8,820

542,500

Feb.

9,200 

9,400

9,600

10,000

10,300

1O,6OO

11,OOO

11,000

10,300

9,600

9,000

8,600

8,200

7,800

8,200

8,600

9,200

10,000

10,700

10,500

9,000

8,000

6,900

7,200

7,600

8,000

8,600

9,400

-

256,500

9,160

5O8,8OO

Mar.

10,400 

11,000

12,OOO

13,000

15,000

16,OOO

17,OOO

18,000

19,OOO

20,OOO

21,OOO

50,OOO

52,600

29,300

24,500

20,800

19,200

17,200

17,200

16,800

15,500

14,700

15,100

17,000

17,000

15,100

17,200

25,600

25,100

24,800

26 , 30O

591,900

19 , 090

tljl74

Apr.

25,100 

24,500

23.6OO

25,OOO

23,000

23,300

25,600

25,900

24,500

25,400

25,700

25,400

25,700

26,900

27,600

27,200

26,900

27,200

26,900

26,900

26,900

26,300

25,700

26,000

27,200

27,8OO

25,700

25,400

25,700

26,000

769, 2OO

25,640

tl,526

May

25,700 

25.4OO

25, 400

25,700

26, SOO

26,500

27,200

28,400

51,200

31,200

30,600

29,800

50, 200

50,200

29,500

29,200

29,500

29,800

50,2OO

50,600

29,200

28,400

28,400

28,800

29,200

31,200

32,600

33,400

53,400

32,500

*

909,100

29,550

*1.,805

June

29,500 

30.90O

50.60O

31,200

31,200

29,500

29,200

28,40O

26,9OO

27,500

29,80O

50,600

51,200

50,60O

28,800

28,100

28,800

3 1,20O

50,200

50.60O

3O.2OO

29,800

28,100

27,80O

27,80O

28,100

28,800

27,500

27,800

28,100

878,800

29,29O

*1,743

July

27,500 

26,600

27,2OO

27,800

28,800

27,800

28,100

29,200

28,8OO

54,600

51,200

29,200

29,800

52.OOO

28,800

28,400

28,800

29,200

28,400

30,200

31,600

29,800

50,200

28,800

50,200

31,60O

32,600

53,OOO

20,000

15,900 

12,900

877,200

28,500

*1,740

Aug.

9,9OO 

7. BOO

9,000

15,500

21,800

27,800

35,100

35,800

54.OOO

35,400

35,OOO

52,60O

52,000

32,000

52,000

31,600

31,600

51,600

32,300

32,500

52,300

32,000

31,200

31,200

32,600

35,10O

36,2OO

34, 800

33,700

52,600 

32,500

913,100

29,450

*1,811

Sept.

33,OOO 

34,800

36 . 500

56, SOO

35,400

34,4OO

32,500

52,000

33,000

33,700

35,7OO

53,700

55,400

33,000

33,4OO

35,400

35,400

52,600

32,600

53,000

33,000

34,000

54,000

50,600

50,900

52,000

32,6OO

52,500

51,200

51,200

995,600

33,190

*1,975

Calendar year 1954: Max 49, SCO win 8,000 Mean 23,94O Ac -ft 17,330,000

Water year 1954-55; Max 36,50O win 6,200 Mean 22,25O Ac-ft 16,110,000

Peak discharge (base, 6O,OOO cfs). No peak above base.

* Expressed In thousands.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 13 to Mar. 12, Mar. 27.
PERRY CREEK BASIN 15

Perry Creek at 38th Street, Sioux City, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°32", long 96°25', in SW£ sec. 9, T. 89 N., R. 47 W., on right upstream 

abutment of bridge on 38th Street in Sioux City, 3.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 60 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,117.04 ft above mean sea level (city 

of Sioux City benchmark). Prior to May 20, 1954, wire-weight gage with supplementary 

high-water recorder operating above 5.0 ft gage height, both at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 21.5 cfs (15,570 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,880 cfs July 9 (gage height, 15.40 ft); 

minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Sept. 16.

1945-55: Maximum discharge, 7,780 cfs Sept. 10, 1949 (gage height, 21.80 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; no flow July 14, 20, Aug. 30 to Sept. 2, 1946.

Flood of July 7, 1944, reached a stage of about 25.5 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

9,600 cfs, by contracted-opening method, by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect or backwater from

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 18-20, July 10-13, July 31 to

Sept. 16, Sept. 29, 30)

Dot. 1 to Mar.

1.3 3.7

1.4 5.3

1.6 8.9

1.8 14

2.0 22

2.2 38

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

Mar. 9 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

3.1 

7.2

210

415

590

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.5

~.Z 35

5.3

7.0

*6.0

5.8

7.4

6.3

10

8.1

5.1

5.3

7.6

6.2

5.6

6.5

5.3

6.2

7.8

*7.6

6.3

6.3

6.2

6.3

10

8.7

6.5

6.5

6.7

235.7

7.60

0.127

0.15

468

Nov.

6.2

5.5

775

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.3

*5.8

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.6

6.0

5.6

*5.6

5.8

5.8

5.9

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.6

5.5

178.5

5.95

0.099

0.11

354

Dec.

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

*4.5

4T5

4.6

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.4

5.5

5.6

5.8

*5.9

5.9

5.9

5.8

5.5

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.9

158.2

5.10

0.085

0.10

314

Jan.

5.0

5.1

*5.2

5.2

5.5

5.3

5.2

5.2

5.1

5.0

4.9

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

376

3.6

135.7

4.38

0.073

0.08

269

Feb.

3.6

3.6

*3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.8

*3.8

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.3

4.3

lil

108.2

3.86

0.064

0.07

215

Mar.

*34

147

96

25

6.8

6.0

23

103

176

58

31

18

12

11

11

7.2

6.4

*7.4

8.4

6.6

5.3

4.5

4.1

4.0

470

4.1

4.8

»18

21

14

887.0

28.6

0.477

0.55

1,760

Apr.

11

10

12

*92

13

9.9

8.6

8.6

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.0

7.8

*6.9

6.0

5.0

4.7

5.0

5.8

5.0

4.6

57T

6.4

13

9.0

6.4

9.0

10

7.0

355.2

11. 8

0.197

0.22

705

May

6.0

5.7

5.0

4.5

4.2

4.3

3.8

3.6

*4.6

4.7

4.3

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.3

*3.2

3.1

3.2

3.0

3.8

3.3

3.1

185

T49

5.7

5.7

5.1

456.1

14.7

0.245

0.28

905

June

4.7

4.6

4.7

4.7

8.0

*10

4.7

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.9

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.1

2.9

3.5

4.5

3.9

2.9

2.5

2.7

2.5

*2.7

2.5

2.3

111

2.9

3.0

114.3

3.81

0.064

0.07

227

July

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

183

*485

*6.7

4.0

66

7.8

2.7

2.2

2.0

2.1

3.5

11

8.4

4.2

2.3

1.9

*1.8

1.7

1.7 

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.2

816.8

26.3

0.438

0.51

1,620

Aug.

*1.1

1.0

.9

1.1

1.1

1.6

173

: .0

1.5

1.4

.7

.6

.6

.5

*.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

-il

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.5

*.5

.4

22. S

0.73

0.012

0.01

45

Sept.

0.6

.6

.7

.6

.5

*.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.5

.3

.3

.2

73

.6

*1.5 ~79

1.1

.6

.5

.4

.7

1.3

.7 

 6

1.2

1.2

19.4

0.65

0.011

0.01

38

Calendar year 1954 : Max 982 Mln 1.5 Mean 15.8 Cfsm 0.263 In. 3.58 Ac-ft 11,430

Water year 1954-55 : Max 483 Mln 0.2 Mean 9.56 Cfsm 0.159 In. 2.16 Ac-ft 6,920

Peak discharge (base, 4OO cfs).--Mar. 2 (time unknown) about 700 cfs: Mar. 8 (8:30 p.m.) 665 cfs 

(4.61 ft); May 26 (10:30 p.m.) 1,580 ofs (6.98 ft); July 9 (11:30 p.m.) 4,880 cfs (15.40 ft) ; July 

13 (6 p.m.) 606 cfs (4.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 8, Mar. 17-28; backwater from 

debris Nov. 21-25.
16 PLOYD RIVER BASIN

Ployd River at James, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°34'40 n , long 96°18'40", In NW^NWt sec. 32, T. 90 N. , R. 46 W. , on 

right bank on downstream side of highway bridge at James, 9.5 miles uprtream from 

mouth and 14 miles downstream from West Floyd River.

Drainage area. 918 sq mi.

Records available. December 1934 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,102.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to Sept. 11, 1938, and June 9 to Nov. 15, 1953, wire-weigh t gage and

Sept. 11, 1938, to June 8, 1953, water-stage recorder, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1935-55), 207 cfs (149,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,260 cfs July 10 (gage height, 16.25 ft); 

minimum daily, 8.4 cfs Aug. 21/22, Sept. 4, 8, 9, 11, 12.

1934-55: Maximum discharge, 71,500 cfs June 8, 1953 (gage height, £5.3 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 15,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening End flow-overembankment determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 1 cfs Aug. 20, 27, 1936.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1240: 1935(M), 1936, 1937-38 (M) , 1942, 1945.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

"total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

61

TS

68

67 

65

65

64

68

70

79

96

*155

100

99

150

112

98

90

84

81

80

76

72

71

70

76

84

78

73

70

71

2,567

82.8

0.090

0.10

5,090

Nov .

70

ST

56

70 

70

69

68

65

*62

61

60

59

58

65

58

59

59

58

56

54

56

56

57

55

54

53

54

54

47

j46

1,760

58.7

0.064

0.07

3,490

Dec.

45

44

44

43 

42

41

*40

39

38

38

37

37

36

T?

38

39

40

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

46

44

40

44

46

48

1,294

41.7

0.045

0.05

2,570

Jan.

49

50

BT5

50 

*50

50

49

48

46

45

44

43

41

40

39

38

37

36

35

35

34

33

32

31

31

30

29

28

28

27

?f

1,205

38.9

0.042

0.05

2,390

Feb.

26

2?

*25

25 

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

-

671

24.0

0.026

0.03

1,330

Mar.

33

*250

206

168

132

106

220

*520

700

618

366

238

184

145

118

104

92

81

69

61

55

52

50

50

51

53

59

71

140

280

5,360

173

0.188

0.22

10,630

Apr.

268

178

140

145 

166

*160

135

121

110

106

102

101

100

98

95

90

86

82

82

79

76

74

7T

96

127

202

204

*707

882

531

5,420

181

0.197

0.22

10,750

May

315

*220

190 

172

155

140

129

g!23

g!20

gl!6

alll

a!08

a!03

a98

a94

g91

a85

a 80

a74

aGS

a64

a60

gS8

gSS

g59

g!04

g75

a64

a60

g58

3,509

113

0.123

0.14

6,960

June

56

55

54

53 

58

*61

56

52

48

47

47

49

46

46

43

41

41

45

47

93

78

60

51

46

43

40

38

36

37

35_

1,502

50.1

0.055

0.06

2,980

July

35

77

57

43

*36

61

43

40

52

579

g38

g28

gl!5

g75

g54

g44

g37

g30

g24

g23

g33

g42

g26

g22

g24

g22

g20

g20

g20

g!8

Sil

1,755

56.6

0.062

0.07

3,480

Aug.

g!8

g!8

g!7

*16

16

23

44

28

g!9

45

34

26

20

18

18

17

17

g!7

gll

gio

g8.4

g8.4

g9.0

g!2

g9.9

g9.6

g9 . 9

gio

gio' £9 9

540.1

17.4

0.019

0.02

1,070

Sept.

alO

gio

gll

g8.4

g-STT

a9.4

*gll

g8.4

g8.4

g9.9

g8.4

g8.4

g9.9

alO

g9.9

g9.6

g9.9

g!2

g9.0

g!2

gio

g9.9

gio

gll

g!4

g!3

g!5 gT3~

g!4

a!3

317.2

10.6

0.012

0.01

629

Calendar year 1954: Max 6,040 Min 29 Mean 238 Cfsm 0.259 In- 3.49 Ae-ft 172,200

Water year 1954-55: Max 882 Min 8.4 Mean 70.9 Cfsm 0.077 In. 1.04 Ac-ft 51,370

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs). July 10 (2 a.m.) 2,260 efs (16.25 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 29 to Mar. 10, Mar. 19-29.
OMAHA CREEK BASIN

Omaha Creek at Homer, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42°20', long 96°29', in SE£ sec. 11, T. 27 N., R. 8 E., on right pier 

on downstream side of bridge on main street of Homer.

Drainage area. 170 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . April 1946 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,082.43 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (preliminary). Prior to Aug. 4, 1952, at bridge half a mile downstreati at 

datum 8.03 ft lower.

Average discharge. 9 years, 35.5 cfs (25,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,350 cfs Aug. 9 (gage height, 5.41 ft): 

maximum gage height, 8.47 ft Mar. 2 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 

0.1 cfs Sept. 9, 13, 14.

1946-55: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs June 21, 1954 (gage height, 21.41 ft); 

minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 16, 18, 19, 1948, Sept. 9, 13, 14, 1955.

Greatest flood known occurred June 4, 1940 (stage about 32.5 ft, present site 

and datum).

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

which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

El

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

13

57

28

16

18

17

17

19

17

75

29

15

*14

14

13

13

14

14

14

79

39

20

18

16

16

-55 173

25

22

a22

a21

903

29.1

1,790

Nov.

a20

*20

18

23

21

24

2T

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

19

19

18

18

18

17I"?

16

*14

12

16

18

17

14

14

543

18.1

1,080

Dec.

14

15

17

15

13

12

T9

16

18

15

20

13

13

*il

17

21

18

18

17

16

15

18

14

13

19

18

15

15

14

14

12

495

16.0

982

Jan.

13

14

17

*14

1§

11

15

14

15

12

12

14

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

1?

13

13

13

14

*14

14

11

11

11

10

T5

398

12.8

789

Feb.

10

10

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

*7.5

7.5

9.1

~9M 14

12

11

8.1

3.3

"279 2.9

3.8

8.1

11

_

_

230.3

8.22

457

Mar.

19

35

26

12

9.0

11

12

11 *H3.

68

53

31

24

23

20

18

18

18

18

15

9.0

9.0

18

21

24

25

27

35

*55

48

32

857.0

27.6

1,700

Apr.

25

24

26

30

21

20

17

17

17

16

16

16

18

16

16

15

15

14

*15

14

13

13

17

32

21

17

95

 525 150

a20

768

25.6

1,520

May

a!9

a!8

a!4

a 11

a 11

a 11

a9.2

a9.2

a 11 *11

10

9.9

9.5

9.5

9.1

8.8

9.1

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.1

14775

8.4

5654"

24

15

13

10

428.4

13.8

850

June

*8.8

7.8

7.4

8.1

46

18

12

8.1

7.4

9.1

9.5

10

9.9

8.4

7.1

6.5

5.8 975-

139 ~59

*11

9.9

9.1

10

13

9.9

9.1

17

16

9.5

491.9

16.4

976

July

71

12

9.5

8.8

7.1

6.5

5.8

5.6

5.3

4.8

4.3

4.0

*6.8

18

5.8

4.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

111

15"M

5.3

4.6

a3.7

a3.0

a2.5

a2.3

a2.2

a2.1

a2_»0_

350.0

11.3

694

Aug.

al.9

*al.9

1.8

1.7

1.9

3.8

1.9

1.9

-25- 103

alO

a6.0

a3.5

a2.5

al.9

al.5

al.3

al.2

al.l

al.O

al.O

a. 9

*a.9

.9

.9

1.0

.4

71

.7

.4

.6

186.9

6.03

371

Sept.

0.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7?

.2

.2

*.l

.1

.3

.4

.2

.2

.4

1.5

8.8

ITS

1.5

1.3

1.0

1.5

2.7

1.9

1.4

1.3

32.3

1.08

64

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,660 Mln 3.5 Mean 42.6 Ac -ft 30,880

Water year 1954-55: Max 173 Win 0.1 Mean 15.6 Ac-ft 11,270

Peak discharge (base, 600 ofs). Apr. 27 (6:30 p.m.) 946 cfa (4.38 ft); May 26 (8:30 p.m.) 

732 cfs (3.83 ft); Aug! 9 (8 p.m.) 1,350 cfa (5.41 ft).

* Diacharge meaaurement made on thia day.

a No gage-height record; diacharge estimated on baais of 4 diacharge measurementa, weather 

recorda, and records for New York Creek at Herman and Tekamah Creek at Tekamah.

Note. Stage-diacharge relation affected by ice Nov. 2, 3, Nov. 29 to Dec. 6, Jan. 16 to 

Mar. 11, Mar. 18-28 (no gage-height record Nov. 2, Jan. 26 to Feb. 15, Mar. 3-8, 20-28; 

discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, trend of flow, 

and records for Tekamah Creek at Tekamah).
18 LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN

Little Sioux River near Lakefield, Minn.

Location. Lat 43 0 37'10n , long 95°16'30n , in SE£ sec. 21, T. .102 N. , R. 37 W. , on left 

bank at upstream side of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from Jackson 

County ditch 11 and 6.7 miles southwest of Lakefield.

Drainage area. 17.1 sq mi.

Records available. July 1948 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,405.28 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--7 years, 4.46 cfs (3,230 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 30 cfs Mar. 11; maximum gige height, 

4.13 ft Mar. 11 (from recorded range in stage, backwater from ice); no flow for 

many days.

1948-55: Maximum discharge, 2,550 cfs June 7, 1953 (gage height, 10.20 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 170 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of combined flow of Little Sioux River and Jackson County ditch; 

no flox for many days each year.

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

39

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.0

ITS

1.7

1.8

i.e

1.8

1.8

2.8

5.0

T^

5.0

4.5

4.0

5.0

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.2

4.0 *3.5

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5 

2.4

102.9

3.32

204

Nov.

2.3

271

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

 1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

~X.5

39.9

1.33

79

Dec.

0.5 ~7S

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4 *.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

TT 

.1

11.6

0.37

23

Jan.

Q~0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

»0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0.1

0.003

0.2

Feb.

(»)

_

0

0

0

Mar.

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

4.0

30 21

19

17

15

10

6.6

4.0

2.6

6.0

3.7

*3.5

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

7.5

10 

14

196.7

6.34

390

Apr.

15

15

10

8.2

7.6

7.6

*6.2

4.5

4.5

3.5

2.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

27T

2.8

2.5

2.5

E.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

2.3

4.5

3.5

2.8

2.5

3.1

3.5

3.5

130.0

4.33

258

May

3J:

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.3

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.5

*1.4

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

27.1

0.87

54

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.2

0.07

0.4

July

(»)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(»)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1954: Max 49 Win O Mean 3.37 Ac-ft 2,440

Water year 1954-55: Max 30 Mln 0 Mean 1.39 Ac-ft 1,010

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). Mar. 11 (time and discharge unknown).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9 to Mar. 31. No gage height record 

Oct. 1-21, Oct. 26 to Nov. 11, Nov. 14-17, Nov. 25 to Dec. 8, Mar. 9-11; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records, engineers' notes, and records for Jackson County ditch 11 near Lakefield.
LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN

Jackson County ditch 11 near Lakefield, Minn.

Location. Lat 43°37'10", long 95°16'10", in SW£ sec. 22, T. 102 N., R. 37 W., on left 

bank 600 ft upstream from mouth and 6.5 miles southwest of Lakefield.

Drainage area. 7.69 sq mi.

Records available. July 1948 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,404.47 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 7 years, 2.16 efs (1,560 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12 cfs Apr. 25; maximum gage height, 4.74 ft 

Mar. 13 (backwater from ice); no flow for many days.

1948-55: Maximum discharge, 1,150 cfs June 7, 1953 (gage height, 10.91 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 120 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of combined flow of Jackson County ditch and Little Sioux River; no 

flow for many days each year.

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

or indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 195r

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.4

T75

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.9

Z.3

4.8

11 

^7.8 

5.8

4.8

4.2

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.4

*2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

89.0

2.87

177

Nov.

Ts" 1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3 

 1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

j;

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

33.1

1.10

66

Dec.

~7Z 0.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5 

.4 

.4

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

15.9

0.51

32

Jan.

0.5

.4

.4

.6

75

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1 

.1

*.l

.1

.1

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.1

0.13

8.1

Feb.

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

.1 *.l

.2

72

.2

.2

a.l

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

-

1.1

0.04

2.2

Mar.

aO

55

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

a.l

*b6.7 

TTTs

3.5

b2.7

1.6

al.O

a. 6

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

*bO

bO

aO

aO

aO

aO

a.l

a. 2

a. 6

al.3

27.8

0.90

55

Apr.

a3.2

a3.0

a2.9

a2.8

a2.6

a2.6

*2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8 

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.3

T77

2.5

1.9

2.1

6.8

12

11

8.6

7.8

5.8

4.6

103.7

3.46

206

May

3.9

T^

2.7

2.3

1.9

1.5

1.4

1.0

1.2

*1.1

1.0 

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.7

.9

.6

.5

.4

.3

33.5

1.08

66

June

0.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

*.3

.3

.3

.5 

.6

.5

.6

.7

7T

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

10.5

0.35

21

July

0.1

7T

.1

0

5

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0 

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.7

0.02

1.4

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2_

.2.1.1

0

0

0

0.6

0.02

1.2

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year!954 : Max 24 Mln 0 Mean 1.65 Ac-ft 1,200

Water year!954-55 : Max 12 Mln 0 Mean 0.88 Ac-ft 636

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, engineers' notes, and 

records for Little Sioux River near Lakefield.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Nov. 3 to Feb. 21 j discharge estimated on ba-Jls of 4 

discharge measurements, gage heights, weather records, and engineers' notes.
20 LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN

Spirit Lake~ near Orleans, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°28', long 95°07', in NVf£ see. 20, T. 100 N., R. 36 W., 2.8 miles 

northwest of Orleans.

Records available. May 1933 to September 1955 (fragmentary prior to 1951). Prior to 

October 1949, published as "at Orleans."

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,387.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 and 90.0 ft above Iowa Lake Survey datum. Prior to July 6, 1950, staff or float 

gage or water-stage recorder at various sites near lake outlet, all at present datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 14.61 ft Apr. 23; minimum, 12.72 ft Sept. 30.

T533-55: Maximum gage height observed, 15.74 ft June 19, 1944; miniirum observed, 

6.75 ft Oct. 20, 1935.

Mean gage height, In feet, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

14.21 

14.21

14.21

14.21

14.21

14.20

14.18

14.21

14.22

14.24

14.26

14.25

14.27

14.26

14.26

14.26

14.25

14.24

14.23

14.22

14.22

14.22

14.22

14.22

14.22

14.25

14.24

14.22

14.21

14.20

14.19

Nov.

14.18 Title

14.15

14.15

14.14

14.15

14.15

14.15

14.15

14.15

14.15

14.16

14.15

14.15

14.14

14.15

14.15

14.15

1'4.14

14,14

14.13

14.13

14.10

14.10

14.09

14.08

14.08

14.08

14.07

14.09

_______

Dec.

14.11 

14.10

14.09

14.09

14.09

14.09

14.09

14.08

14.07

14.07

14.07

14.07

14.07

14.07

14.07

14.07

14.07

14.07

14.07

14.07

14.06

14.06

14.06

14.06

14.06

14.06

14.06

14.05

14.05

14.05

14.05

Jan.

ifcS 14.04

14.04

14.04

14.04

14.04

14.04

14.04

14.03

14.03

14.03

14.03

14.03

14.03

14.03

14.03

14.03

14.02

14.02

14.03

14.03

14.03

14.03

14.03

14.03

14.03

14.03

14.03

14.03

14.03

Feb.

14.03 

14.03

14.02

14.04

14.06

14.06

14.05

14.05

14.04

14.05

14.04

14.04

14.05

14.05

14.04

14.04

14.04

14.05

14.08

14.10

14.11

14.11

14.11

14.11

14.11

14.10

14.10

14.10

_______

 _ 

Mar.

14.10 

14.09

14.09

14.09

14.09

14.10

14.10

14.10

14.11

14.15

14.15

14.19

14.20

14.20

14.21

14.21

14.22

14.23

14.24

14.25

14.29

14.30

14.30

14.30

14.31

14.31

14.31

14.32

14.33

14.34

14.55

Apr.

14.55 

14.36

14.39

14.43

14.44

14.45

14.46

14.46

14.45

14.46

14.46

14.46

14.47

14.46

14.45

14.44

14.43

14.44

14.46

14.47

14.46

14.45

14.50

14.59

14.58

14.58

14.56

14.58

14.57

14.55

May

14.55 

14.55

14.52

14.50

14.48

14.46

14.41

14.41

14.41

14.41

14.40

14.39

14.38

14.37

14.54

14.33

14.32

14.51

14.30

14.29

14.27

14.26

14.25

14.22

14.21

14.22

14.22

14.22

14.20

14.19

14.16

June

14.17

14.18

14.18

14.19

14.20

14.22

14.24

14.21

14.20

14.22

14.24

14.23

14.21

14.20

14.19

14.18

14.18

14.21

14.20

14.20

14.19

14.16

14.15

14.14

14.12

14.10

14.07

14.05

14.05

14.05

_______

July

14.01

14! 03

14.0^

14.07

14.06

14.05

14.04

14.02

14.02

14.00

13.97

15.95

15. S5

15. SI

13. 89

15. £7 is.ee is.es

15. £2

15.81

13.81

13.82

13.78

13.75

13.74

13.75

15.71

ma

13.71

13.70

Aug.

15.69

15^64

15.62

13.60

13.58

15.55

15.52

15.49

13.50

13.48

13.46

15.43

13.40

13.39

13.37

13.55

13.33

13.31

13.29

13.27

13.25

15.25

13.32

13.34

13.31

13.31

15.50

13.30

13.26

13.23

Sept.

13.20 

13.16

13.14

15.11

13.09

15.07

13.05

13.02

15.00

12.97

12.94

12.91

12.88

12.88

12.86

12.84

12.83

12.82

12.82

12.82

12.84

12.84

12.82

12.79

12.78

12.78

12.77

12.76

12.75

12.75
LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN 21

Okoboji Lake at Lakeside Laboratory, near Milford, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°22'40", long 950 10'40", in Wj sec. 23, T. 99 N., R. 37 W., at punping 

station of Lakeside Laboratory on west shore, 4 miles northwest of Milford.

Records available. May 1933 to September 1955. Prior to October 1937, published as "at 

Arnolds Park."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,391.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929,! and 94.51 ft above Iowa Lake Survey datum. Prior to June 17, 1938, staff gage 

at State pier at Arnolds Park at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 4.57 ft Apr. 28; minimum, 2.91 ft Sept. 30.

1933-55: Maximum gage height, 5.42 ft June 15, 1945; minimum observed, 1.38 ft 

Nov. 17, 19, 24, 25, 1934, Jan. 27, 1935.

Mean gage height, in feet, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.10 

4.10

4.10

_

-

_

_

4.07

4.08

4.11

4.12

4.10

4.13

4.12

4.10

4.09

4.08

4.07

4.05

4.05

4.05

4.05

4.04

4.05

4.05

4.07

4.07

4.06

4.04

4.02

4.01

Nov.

4.01 

3795

3.96

3.96

3.95

3.96

3.95

3.96

3.95

3.94

3.95

3.94

3.95

3.94

3.92

3.93

3.93

3.93

3.92

3.91

3.92

3.92

3.90

3.90

3.88

3.86

3.86

3.86

5.85

3.88

Dec.

3.89 

3.88

3.88

3.88

3.88

3.87

3.87

3.86

3.85

3.85

3.85

3.85

3.85

3.85

3.85

3.85

3.85

3.84

3.84

3.84

3.84

3.84

3.83

3.84

3.84

3.84

3.83

3.83

5.82

3.82

3.82

Jan.

3.82 

3.82

3.82

3.82

3.82

3.82

3.82

3.82

3.82

3.82

3.82

3.82

3.82

3.82

3.82

5.81

3.81

3.81

3.81

3.81

5.82

5.82

5.82

5_i83.

5.85

3.85

3.85

5.85

5.83

5.85

5.85

Feb.

5.85 

5.83

5.85

3.86

5.88

3.88

5.88

5.88

5.88

3.87

5.87

3.87

5.87

5.87

5.87

5.87

3.87

3.89

5.92

5.94

5.94

5.94

5.94

5.94

5.94

5.94

3.94

3.94

_

_____ _

Mar.

.3^94 

3.94

3.94

5.94

3.94

5.94

5.95

5.96

4.01

4.07

4.11

4.15

4.14

4.15

4.15

4.15

4.16

4.17

4.17

4.19

4.22

4.22

4.21

4.21

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.21

4.22

4.23

Apr.

4^24 

4.25

4.26

4.50

4.30

4.31

4.31

4.31

4.31

4.31

4.31

4.52

4.32

4.51

4.50

4.51

4.51

4.53

4.55

4.37

4.57

4.56

4.42

4.55

4.55

4.55

4.55

4,57

4.56

4.55

_______

May

4.55 

4.55

4.54

4.52

4.51

4.49

4.47

4.46

4.46

4.45

4.44

4.45

4.42

4.41

4.58

4.57

4.56

4.55

4.54

4.55

4.32

4.30

4.29

4.26

4.25

4.27

4.28

4.29

4.28

4.26

4.24

June

4.27 

4.28

4.28

4.29

4.31

4.52

4.32

4.50

4.28

4.28

4.50

4.28

4.26

4.25

4.24

4.22

4.22

4.24

4.24

4.24

4.22

4.21

4.19

4.17

4.16

4.14

4.11

4.09

4.08

4.09

_______

July

4.16 

4.14

4.13

4.13

4.14

4.15

4.12

4.12

4.11

4.12

4.10

4.07

4.05

4.05

4.02

4.00

5.98

5.97

5.96

5.95

5.95

5.95

3.97

3.93

3.91

5.89

5.89

5.87

3.87

3.86

3.85.

Aug.

5.85 

5.81

3.79

5.76

3.74

3.75

5.70

5.67

5.67

5.74

5.72

5.69

3.66

3.65

5.61

3.60

5.56

5.57

5.55

5.53

5.52

5.4S

3.47

3.51

3.53

3.51

3.5C

5.4S

5.4£

5.44

3.4?

Sept.

5.58 

5.56

5.32

5.30

3.28

3.26

3.24

5.21

5.18

5.16

3.12

3.09

5.07

3.06

3.04

5.02

5.01

5.00

2.99

2.99

5.05

5.03

3.01

2.98

2.97

2.97

2.96

2.96

2.94

2.92

449355 0-58-3
22 LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN

Little Sioux River at Correctionville, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°28', long 95°47', in Nj sec. 1, T. 88 N., R. 43 W., on right bank 10 ft 

upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 20, 0.2 mile upstream from Bacon Creek, 0.5 mile 

west of Correctionville, and 0.8 mile downstream from Pierson Creek.

Drainage area. 2,450 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1918 to July 1925, October 1928 to July 1932, June 1936 to 

September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,096.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929. Prior to July 16, 1929, chain gage at site 0.2 mile downstream at datum 1.25 ft

lower. July 16, 1929, to Nov. 7, 1938, chain or wire-weight gage at present site and

datum.

Average discharge.--23 years (1918-20, 1929-31, 1936-55), 764 cfs (553,100 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,280 cfs July 10 (gage height, 15.60 ft); minimum daily, 6.8 cfs Sept. 17.

1918-25, 1928-32, 1936-55: Maximum discharge, 20,900 cfs June 21, 1954 (gage 

height, 23.36 ft); minimum daily, 2.6 cfs July 17, 25, 1936, caused by construction 

dam above gage.

Flood of June 23 or 24, 1891, reached a stage of 29.34 ft, present datum, from 

levels to floodmark by Soil Conservation Service (discharge not determined).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Records 

of chemical analyses, suspended sediment loads, and water temperatures for the water 

year 1955 are given in WSP 1401.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 686: Drainage area. WSP 856: 1919. WSP 1240: 1924-25, 

1931, 1932(M),1937, 1945(M), 1947(M), 1949(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year Octoberl954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

310 382"

400

388

376

376

376

*388

400

556

596

580

612

660

710

710

761

727

677

*628

596

564

548

532

516

516

532

516

501

501

501

16,436

530

0.216

0.25

32,600

Nov.

486

442

414

*400

376

388

428

428

414

388

388

365

365

354

343

»343

343

332

321

321

310

310

300

300

289

278

278

278

264

250

10,496

350

0.143

0.16

20,820

Dec.

246

250

178

210

238

224

208

226

220

214

218

238

238

*234

230

214

200

195

200

202

198

204

197

198

206

193

185

146

19T

184

189

6,474

209

0.085

0.10

12,840

Jan.

184

189

185

178

175

166

164

162

164

162

151

148

146

136

136

132

126

*122

127

122

110

106

103

100

99

99

100

99

96

95"

4,177

135

0.055

0.06

8,280

Feb.

93

*9?

91

88

86

84

82

79

77

75

73

71

69

67

*65

64

63

62

61

61

60~60

60

60

60

60

60

60

1,983

70.8

0.029

0.03

3,930

Mar.

60

108

490

450

300

228

180

500

1,500

2,500

2,650

2,100

1,720

2,110

1,850

1,340

*1,150

994

884

830

550

480

400

340

300

332

428

516

596

934

1,380

28,200

910

0.371

0.43

55,930

Apr.

1,340

1,260

1,110

1,410

1,260

 1,110

1,030

994

920

812

744

694

644

612

564

532

501

*456

442

414

400

388

414

612

778

1,150

1,340

1,420

1,380 

1 340

26,071

869

0.355

0.40

51,710

May

1,220

1,260

1,070

956

*866

778

710

644

612

580

548

532

486

456

414

376

354

*332

310

289

278

260

252

236

228

220

218

220

244

246 

246

15,441

498

0.203

0.23

30,630

June

240

228

*218

242

268

268

289 27S~

264

264

268

278

262

246

228

*216

208

208

202

240

254

220

216

198

173

153

136

124

114

i°-°-

6,611

220

0.090

0.10

13,110

July

112

112

99

97

1,270

557

*184

153

182

1,660

310

193

157

192

246

148

130

118

 108

148

118

116

203

133

115

93

92

89

78

68

7,350

237

0.097

0.11

14,580

Aug.

66

63

57

*53

48

89

63

45

48

149

80

59

48

41

38

*37

37

37

35

32

30

29

26

25

24

24

24

22

20

2T

21

1,391

44.9

0.018

0.02

2,760

Sept.

20

20

19

18

17

22

*18

16

14

12

11

11

11

12

*12

9.6

6.8

7T5

14

14

17

17

19

15

14

17

20

22

35

.£§.

498.9

16.6

0.0068

0.008

990

Calendar year!954 : Max 17,500 Min 40 Mean 902 Cfsm 0.368 In. 5.00 Ac-ft 653,100

Water year!954-55 : Max 2,650 Mln 6.8 Mean 343 Cfsm 0.140 In. 1.90 Ac-ft 248,200

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfa). Mar. 11 (9:30 p.m.) 2,820 cfs (12.93 ft); July 10 (2 a.m.) 4,280 

of3 (15.60 ft)7

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 4 to Mar. 10, Mar. 22-25.
LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN 23

Little Sioux River near Kennebec, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°05' , long 96°00 I , in S? sec. 18, T. 84 N., R. 44 W., on left bank 15 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, 1.3 miles south of Kennebec, 5.5 miles northeast of 

Onawa, and 6.5 miles upstream from Maple River.

Drainage area.--2,730 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1939 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,027.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to May 24, 1950, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 879 cfs (636,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,430 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 14.15 ft); minimum daily 24 cfs Sept. 16-18.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 13,500 cfs June 22, 1954; maximum gage height, 26.63 ft 

June 21, 1954 (before levees broke in vicinity of gage); minimum daily discharge, 24 

cfs Jan. 25-31, 1940, Sept. 16-18, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Records of 

water temperatures and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1955 are given in 

WSP 1401.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

308 

836

509

426

426

412

412

*426

440

1.060

684

560

575

605

665

715

768

802

*768

752

680

655

605

590

560

575

560

560

545

560

560

18,559

599

0.219

0.25

56,810

Nov.

545 

550

*472

292

TTO

599

485

500

440

426

412

426

599

586

586

*575

373

360

347

547

547

347

318

306

318

313

301

296

294

294

11,500

383

0.140

0.16

22,810

Dec.

272 

291

267

227

243

246

248

249

250

250

250

250

252

252

252

253

253

254

254

255

*255

250

243

236

228

218

210

209

209

208

205

7,557

243

0.089

0.10

14,950

Jan.

208 

208

208

207

207

*205

205

199

191

187

182

176

170

166

160

153

*146

142

138

133

132

131

129

125

122

120

119

117

115

114

115

4,928

159

0.058

0.07

9,770

Feb.

112 *TIT

110

108

107

105

103

102

101

99

97

95

94

93

92

*92

91

90

88

87

86

86

35

34

83

"52 32

82

2,647

94.5

0.035

0.04

5,250

Mar.

100 295"

1,180

1,010

700

500

450

600

*1,170

2,100

5.170

2,580

2,040

2,000

2,560

*1,700

1,420

1,140

960

855

680

600

510

455

590

540

340

450

590

732

1,150

32,567

1,051

0.385

0.44

64,600

Apr.

1,420 

1,340

1,260

1,100

*1,380

1,030

925

890

890

820

768

698

665

635

605

560

545

*515

485

455

426

412

4T2

530

650

960

1,380

1,620

1,620

1,580

26,576

886

0.325

0.36

52,710

May

1.500 

1,460

1,380

*1,140

995

890

768

732

680

635

605

575

545

500

455

426

*399

375

347

331

311

294

284

270

260

255

250

246

25^

286

301

17,751

573

0.210

0.24

35 , 210

June

301 

*282

260

255

289

296

289

289

282

277

279

286

291

279

258

243

*236

234

236

216

258

260

225

234

214

193

178

172

153

144

7,409

247

0.090

0.10

14,700

July

204 

148

140

126

155

*1,570

426

206

182

1.680

1,450

360

232

214

229

236

160

*148

158

167

183

128

128

169

136

120

108

99

99

97

87

9,543

501

0.110

0.15

18,530

Aug.

87 

87

*30

77

75

77

89

88

77

156

99

71

54

51

51

51

*<;5

51

46

44

44

43

43

41

41

42

59

58

IT

40

38

1,896

63.2

O.C22

0.05

3,760

Sept.

36 

34

54

54

56

39

*35

52

29

51

50

29

28

26

27

*24

24

24

28

50

40

50

29

50

51

52

55

55

32

34

936

51.2

0.011

0.01

1,860

Calendar year 1954 : Max 13,100 Min 50 Mean 970 Cfsmo.355 In. 4.84 Ac-ft 702,400

Water year 1954-55 : Max 3,170 Min 24 Mean 388 Cfsm 0.142 In. 1.93 Ac-ft 281,000

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 6 to Mar. 10, Mar. 22-28.
LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN

Maple River at Mapleton, Iowa

Location. --La t 42°09' , long 95°48' , in SE^ sec. 23, T. 85 N. , R. 43 W. , near center of 

span on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 175, 80 ft downstream from Chicago 

and North Western Railway bridge, 0.8 mile southwest of Mapleton, 12.5 miles northeast of Turin, and 16 miles upstream from mouth. Prior to Sept. 7, 1955, at site 

1.4 miles upstream.

Drainage area. 661 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1955.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,085.86 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 20, 1952, wire-weight gage (June 8, 1949, to 

Aug. 19, 1952, supplementary water-stage recorder operating above 9.5 ft gage height), 

and Aug. 20, 1952, to June 20, 1954, water-stage recorder (destroyed by flood), at 

present site and datum. June 21, 1954, to Sept. 6, 1955, wire-weight gage at site 1.4 

miles upstream at datum 4.05 ft higher.

Average discharge. 14 years, 260 cfs (188,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, about 6,800 cfs July 10 (gage height, 13.0 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 19 cfs Sept. 16.

1941-55: Maximum discharge, 15,600 cfs June 20, 1954; maximum gage height, 22.1 

ft June 12, 1950; no flow Sept. 21, 22, 1945, caused by temporary dam above gage.

Remarks. --Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 4-9, Oct. 13 to Dec. 7,

Dec. 21-27, Aug. 28 to Sept. S)

Oct. 1 to July 10 July 11 to Sept. 6

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

142

307

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

510

1,010

2,300

3,800

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

520

1,010

1,640

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to Septe

Sept. 7-30 

18

1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

80

*1.050

41?

179

148

a!30

117

145

142

960

760

435

271

a248

226

213

185

173

162

*162

150

145

140

a!35

132

alSO

167

145

137

a!35

124

7,775

251

0.380

0.44

15,420

Nov.

130

111

106

127

127

124

124

117

113

111

109

109

109

109

106

*106

102

102

102

115

104

106

106

104

a96

92

98

104

92

84

3,245

108

0.163

0.18

6,440

Dec .

96

104

90

98

a93

a88

82

80

81

82

84

85

87

*89

89

86

83

78

72

96

92

100

98

92

a92

100

86

86

86

86

85

2,746

88.6

0.134

0.15

5,450

Jan.

83

82

80

78

77

74

72

70

67

65

63

61

59

56

54

51

49

*47

46

44

43

43

42

41

40

40

39

39

38

38

38

1,719

55.5

0.084

0.10

3,410

Feb.

37

37

37

36

36

36

36

36

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

*35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

-

991

35.4

0.054

0.06

1,970

Mar.

35

5OO

600

250

140

115

110

150

n.soo

1,440

1,040

590

347

299

219

176

*159

137

103

80

62

51

45

42

4O

42

48

72

115

242

710

9,459

305

0.461

0.53

18,760

Apr.

431

279

226

784

423

295

203

98

170

164

150

142

145

132

127

115

102

100

*98

94

78

76

73

162

182

176

162

156

122

106

5,571

186

0.281

0.31

11,050

May

92

90

82

80

78

82

76

78

80

84

76

73

70

71

66

63

60

*59

55

62

55

54

55

56

51

56

63

60

55

51

50

2,083

67.2

0.102

0.12

4,130

June

50

a47

44

48

51

71

74

66

52

a50

50

50

51

48

46

*45

52

54

59

47

46

42

37

42

40

38

36

3§

40

39

1,454

48.5

0.073

0.08

2,880

July

62

46

39

35

aS50

al.OOO

a250

alSO

alOO

a5.400

1,620

277

168

a!30

111

131

118

113

*?05

113

103

87

85

135

97

97

82

76

67

62

59

9,538

308

0.466

0.54

18,920

Aug.

59

57

54

54

56

55

56

58

53

118

57

48

43

41

40

*37

a39

43

36

36

34

32

32

30

28

27

26

25

28

25

23.

1,350

43.5

0.066

0.08

2,680

Sept.

23

23

22

23

23

24

23

22

23

21

22

22

22

22

*20

19

27)

a22

a23

a25

a50

26

24

22

22

26

28

27

28

25

722

24.1

0.036

0.04

1,430

Calendar year 1954: Max 12,400 Min 6.0 Mean 255 Cfsm O.386 In. 5.24 Ao-ft 184,700

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,400 Min 19 Mean 128 Cfsm 0.194 In. 2.63 Ao-ft 92,540

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--July 10 (time unknown) about 6,80O cfs (13.o ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 8-20, Dec. 28 to Mar. 9, M?r. 19-28.
LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN

Little Sioux River near Turin, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°58', long 95°58', on line between sees. 28 and 33, T. 83 N., R. 44 W., 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on Brown's grade, 1 mile east of gaging station on Monoma-Harrison ditch near Turin, 2.4 miles downstream from equaliser 

ditch connecting Little Sioux River and Monoma-Harrison ditch, 3.5 miles downstream 

from Maple River, 3.8 miles south of Turin, 6.5 miles northeast of Blencoe, ani 16.5 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 4,460 sq mi, approximately (combined area above this station and above station on Monona-Harrison ditch, 1 mile west).

Records available. April 1939 to September 1955. Prior to May 1942, published as near 

Blencoe.''

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datura of gage is 1,020.00 ft above mean sea

level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to May 7, 1942, wire weight 

gage at site 5.8 miles downstream at datum 9.74 ft lower.

Average discharge. 16 years, 310 cfs (224,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 900 cfs Mar. 8 (gage height, 20.3 ft, from 

floodmark, backwater from ice); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 2-6.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 7,920 cfs June 22, 1954 (gage height, about 24.2 ft, 

includes flow over Brown's grade by-passing gage); maximum gage height, 26.0 ft, from 

floodmark, Mar. 4, 1949 (ice jam); no flow at times during period September 1939 to 

October 1940, and for several months each year 1948-52, when all of flow was carried by 

Monona-Harrison ditch.

Remarks. Records poor. Part or all of flow is diverted above station into Monona-Harrison ditch (see p. 27), which is a dredged channel paralleling Little Sioux River from 

a point several miles above station to mouth. Diversion is regulated by changing height 

of an obstruction composed of earth and rock in equalizer ditch connecting the two 

channels.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.0

7? 7~4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

1.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.0

.8

*.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

2.0

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

18.6

0.60

37

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

73

.4

.4

.5

.5

*1.0

 

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

14.2

0.47

28

Dec.

0.5 ~75

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

15.0

0.48

30

Jan.

0.3 ~73

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

72

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

7.4

0.24

15

Feb.

~

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2'.2

.2

1 2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

-.5.

6.0

0.21

12

Mar.

1.6

18

51

10

11

11

21

300 182"

*8.0

.2

.4

.1

.8

.4

* .5

.5

.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

75

.5

1.0

8.9

2.1

1.5

.8

662.0

21.4

1,310

Apr.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

*1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

11

6.6

4.6

11

14~T.7

1.5

78.0

2.60

155

May

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

*.4

7T

.4

.4

.4

.4

.8

.6

.6

.8

5.0

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

32.7

1.05

65

June

1.4

1.4

2.O

4.0

2.3

2.O

1.8

1.3

.9

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

_ii *.3

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

28.0

0.93

56

July

0.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

2.0

1.0

.4

50

To

6.0

3.0

10

4.0

2.O

1.0

.5

*.2

.2

.2

.2'.2

.2

.5

.3

.2

.2

. 2

.2

.2

"-

96.3

3.11

191

Aug.

O.E

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

l._2

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.5

1.0

.7

.5

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

9.9

0.32

20

Sept.

0.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

. 2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.iS.

.5

.4

.4 

.4

7.8

0.26

15

Adjusted for diversion around station by Monona-Harrison ditch

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ae-ft

986

0.221

0.25

60,630

602

0.135

0.15

35,830

409

0.092

0.11

25,120

312

0.070

0.08

19,160

173

0.039

0.04

9,580

1,654

0.371

0.43

101,700

1,235

0.277

0.31

73,470

719

0.161

0.19

44,230

351

0.079

0.09

20,870

835

0.187

0.22

51,370

162

0.036

0.04

9,990

76.0

0.017

0.02

4,520

Calendar year 1954: 

Water year 1954-55 :

Calendar year 1954 : Water year 1954-55 :

Max

Max

Mean 

Mean

5,220 

300

1,471 

631

Mln 

Mln

Adjust

Cfsm 

Cfsm

0 

0

.1

.1

Mean 

Mean

59,

2.

,8 

.67

Ae-ft 

Ae-ft

43 

1

,260 

,930

ed

0 

0

.330 

.141

In. 

In.

4. 

1.

.48 

.93

Ae-ft 

Ac -ft

1,065 

456

,000 

,500
26 LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN

West Fork ditch at Holly Springs, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°16', long 96°05' , on line between sees. 9 and 16, T. 86 N., R. 45 W., 

near center of span on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 141 at west edge of 

Holly Springs, 12 miles upstream from Wolf Creek, 16.5 miles north of Onawa, and 22 

miles southeast of Sioux City.

Drainage area. 395 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1939 to September 1955.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,052.82 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 16 years, 107 cfs (77,460 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 cfs July 10 (gage height, 11.30 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 12.8 ft Mar. 9 (ice Jam); minimum 

daily discharge, 7.8 cfs Sept. 12, 13, 16.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 7.860 cfs June 20, 1954 (gage height, 22.91 ft); minimum daily, 1 cfs Sept. 6, 1941, Dec. 14-16, 1943, Jan. 7-9, 11-13, Feb. 17, 18, 1944.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods, of ice effect, which are poor. West Fork 

ditch is a dredged channel which diverts flow of West Fork Little Sioux River at Holly 

Springs and carries it 5.5 miles south, thence southeast 6.5 miles to a point 1.5 miles 

west of Kennebec, where Wolf Creek enters from left. From this point ditch roughly 

parallels Little Sioux River to point 3 miles southwest of Turin where an equalizer 

ditch connects it with Little Sioux River. From this point ditch is known as MononaHarrison ditch.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 1240: 1943 (monthly mean for March), 1945(1').

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18 to Nov. 7, Mar. 13-19, 

Mar. 30 to Apr. 28, July 19-21

3.9 

4.1 

4.4 

4.8

Discharge, In cubic feet pe

5.0 5.2

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

111

228

626

880

econd, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

39

*165

ToT

40

39

39

42

40

40

107

115

89

74

69

60

49

34

33

31

*30

30

31

31

31

31

30

30

29

27

26 

25

1,557

50.2

0.127

0.15

3,090

Nov.

25

24

24

28

32

37

33

32

33

32

30

30

31

30

*31

31

30

30

30

30

28

28

26

26

26

24

23

23

2025"

847

28.2

0.071

0.08

1,680

Dec.

23

26

?6

22

20

20

19

18

17

T8

19

20

 20

21

21

22

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

24

23

23

23 

23

678

21.9

0.055

O.06

1,340

Jan.

23

23

22

22

22

21

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

*11

10

To

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10 

10

450

14.5

0.037

0.04

893

Feb.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

*12

1111

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

279

10.0

0.025

0.03

553

Mar.

20 200"

350

300

180

110

100

150

*825

1,OOO

444

252

140

85

74

64

 60

62

62

50

40

30

25

23

22

21

25

30

40

58 

194

5,036

162

0.410

0.47

9,990

Apr.

119

94

98

85

71

72

64

57

52

46

42

42

40

40

37

43

35

29

*30

28

27

26

27

37

41

68

70

429 205"

98

2,152

71.7

0.182

0.20

4,270

May

98

64

61

46

34

31

33

31

30

29

31

30

28

28

27

26

26

 25

23

22

22

20

20

22

21

20

23

23

23

23 

25

965

31.1

0.079

O.O9

1,910

June

25

28

30

46

60

61

65

59

20

16

18

18

19

18

*18

19

53

59

46

30

24

23

20

17

16

16

16

16

15

16

887

29.6

0.075

0.08

1,760

July

14

14

13

14

46

825

137

55

45

T88

314

103

40

164

180

98

81

77

*47

38

30

28

29

29

25

25

23

20

20

19 

18

3,356

108

0.273

0.32

6,660

Aug.

18

16

17

15

15

16

16

16

15

15

57

20

18

16

16

*16

15

15

14

13

12

T2

13

14

13

12

12

12

13

12 

12

496

16.0

0.041

0.05

984

Sept.

11

IT

10

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.6

7.8

778

*8.2

8.6

7.8

8.2

8.2

9.6

9.2

9.6

8.9

10

9.6

11

11

10

10

9.6

10

276.6

9.22

0.023

O.O3

549

Calendar year 1954 : Max 5.91O Mln 9 Mean 115 Cfsm 0.291 in. 3.96 Ac-ft 83,440

Water year 1954-55 : Max l.OOO Mln 7.8 Mean 46.5 Cfsm O.118 In. 1.60 Ac-ft 33,680

Peak discharge (base,, 9OO efs). Mar. 9 (time unknown) about 1,000 cfs; July 6 (about 5 a.m.) 1,39O 

cfs (10.60 ft); July 10 (about 10 a.m.) 1.64O cfs (11.30 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 4 to Mar. 10, Mar. 20-29.
LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN 27

Monona-Harrison ditch near Turin, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°58' , long 95°59' , on line between sees. 29 and 32, T. 83 N. , R. 44 W. , 

on right bank on downstream side of bridge on Brown's grade, 1 mile west of gaging 

station on Little Sioux River near Turin, 1.5 miles downstream from equalizer dlfcoh 

connecting Little Sioux River and Monona-Harrison ditch, 4 miles southwest of Turin, 

5.5 miles northeast of Blencoe, and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 4,460 sq mi, approximately (combined area above this station and above 

station on Little Sioux River, 1 mile east).

Records available. April 1939 to September 1955. Prior to May 1942, published as "near 

Blencoe. H

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,020.00 ft above mean sea level, chtum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to May 7, 1942, wire-weight gage at site 

4.8 miles downstream at datum 10.40 ft lower. May 7, 1942, to Oct. 13, 1953, wireweight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 1,061 cfs (768,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,340 cfs July 11 (gage height, 15.16 ft); minimum daily, 59 cfs Sept. 11.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 21,000 cfs June 20, 1954 (gage height, 23.40 ft); maximum gage height, 25.6 ft, from floodmarks, Mar. 4, 1949 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 3 cfs Sept. 8, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. McnonaHarrison ditch is a dredged channel and is a continuation of West Fork ditch, paralleling Little Sioux River into which it empties a quarter of a mile above mouth of the 

Little Sioux River. At times part or all of flow of Little Sioux River (see p. 18) 

is diverted into Monona-Harrison ditch through an equalizer ditch which connects the 

two channels 1.5 miles above station. The diversion is regulated by changing the 

height of an obstruction composed of earth and rock in the equaliser ditch.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 10-15, May 10-3O, 

July 13 to Aug. 19)

1.8 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

58

120

198

295

4.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

600 

1,480 

3,400 

6,OOO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

460 

1,780

1,650

780

700

660

640

680

680

1,770

1,790

1,160

,040

,020

,080

,O8O

,080

,1OO

* ,060

,020

980

920

880

840

800

9OO

860

820

780

780

760

30,550

985

6O,6OO

Nov.

7 4O 

720

680

475

740

660

700

760

680

660

640

660

640

6OO

600

600

*600

582

565

565

550

550

535

520

520

520

505

505

490

490

18,052

6O2

35,810

Dec.

46O

475

475

40O

430

430

445

*415

445

420

400

395

390

385

380

380

385

390

400

475

*490 4T5-

490

460

445

430

358

260

^TS

300

325

12,650

408

25,090

Jan.

370 

403

415

4T5

385

364

355

385

385

361

379

370

352

335

322

312

302

295

*284

273

266

258

260

246

240

232

228

222

218

213

209

9,654

311

19,150

Feb.

^2" 205 

2OO

196

192

189

187

183

180

179

176

174

172

170

168

*166

164

162

161

160

159

158

156

155

154

153

152

1ST

_

4,825

172

9,570

Mar.

500" 200 

1,500

1,400

1,100

8OO

700

900

1,860

*5,710

5,580

3,960

3,050

2,700

2,980

*2,110

1,750

1,430

1,230

1,080

1,090

1,160

880

760

680

590

570

660

780

1,100

1,810

50,620

1,633

1O0.4OO

Apr.

2,110 

1,810

1,630

1,820

1,870

1,480

1,260

1,130

1,100

1,050

1,OOO

960

920

880

*840

780

760

720

700

640

600

582

552

760

920

1,130

1,480

3.340

2,270

1,810

36,964

1,232

73,320

May

1,650 

1,580

1,480

1,280

1,130

1,040

940

880

860

820

800

740

720

660

620

582

*565

535

505

475

460

445

415

400

385

400

382

373

367

4OO

4OO

22,269

718

44,170

June

400 

364

349

346

400

430

445 4l5~

385

370

367

379

355

367

346

328

*325

415

385

349

349

358

316

331

307

278

262

258

248

_238

10,495

350

2O, 820

July

492 

275

232

211

255

3,020

1,180

582

430

3,530

5.960

1,530

1,000

1,000

960

740

505

*385

334

316

430

280

329

448

275

240

202

180

176

160

147

25,804

832

51,180

Aug.

143 

140

133

127

120

136

168

185

140

9CO

533

235

162

145

133

127

*120

120

115

111

116

116

100

92

94

86

85

76

W

96 

76

5,027

162

9,970

Sept.

75 

72

73

71

65

65

66

66

65

62

59

61

65

62

64

*62

61

62

82

79

~92 147

82

75

82

94

102

94

85

82

2,272

75.7

4,510

Calendar year 1954: Max 18,900 Mln 6O Mean 1,411 Ac-ft 1,022, OOO

Water year 1954-55: Max 5,960 Mln 59 Mean 628 Ac-ft 454,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1O-18, Dec. 29 to Jan 2

Mar. ir.25-28.

12 to Mar. 9,
28 TEKAMAH CREEK BASIN

Tekamah Creek at Tekamah, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°46'30", long 96°13'10", In SE£ sec. 19, T. 21 N. , R. 11 E., on left bank 

30 ft upstream from bridge and one block east of U. 3. Highway 73 In Tekamah.

Drainage area. 21 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. July 1949 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,032.04 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Sept. 15, 1949, wire-weight gage at site 30 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 6.36 cfs (4,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 564 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 6.94 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1949-55: Maximum discharge, 4,400 cfs July 15, 1950; maximum gage height, 14.29 ft 

Aug. 20, 1951; no flow at times during most years.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

~

0.7

c

6.2

2.7

1.0

2.1

2.6

.9

1.1

.8

.8

*.8

.9

.7

.8

.9

.8

.9

i§_

1.6

.9

.9

.9

1.0

2.7

.9

.8

.7

.7

.9

56.5

1.82

112

Nov.

0.9

*.4

.7

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

*1.0

1.0

.8

1.0

1.3

1.1

.9

1.0

30.5

1.02

60

Dec.

0.9

.8

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.9

.9

.9

.6

1.0

.9

*.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

1.4

1.3

1.4

.9

1.2

~

1.6

1.0

1.2

1.4

.8

-.5

29.1

0.94

58

Jan.

0.7

.9

1.5

 1.0

.7

.8

.8

2

.2

.3

g

.2

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

_.!

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.5

.5

.6

.7

.9

1.6

16.8

0.54

33

Feb.

1.2

.9

.7

.5

.4

.5

.6

.9

.6

.4

.2

.3

.4

.8

1.0

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.8

1.2

1.2

.7

.9

1.2

1.0

.9

-L*5

20.8

0.74

41

Mar.

4.0

7.7

5.6

4.0

1.9

1.1

8 ,C

»8,7

15

23

11

7.3

5.8

5.0

3.2

2.3

1.6

1.6

1.4

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

_/7

.9

.9

1.6

*6.0

9.2

5.4

147.1

4.75

292

Apr.

4.2

3.5

3.2

3.1

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

1.0

».9

^6

.6

.6

15

5.7

1.3

1.1

52

48

3.1

2.5

166.3

5.54

330

May

2.6

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

*1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

T5

.5

.6

.6

2.2

1.3

1.7

1.1

.9 

.9

32.8

1.06

65

June

*0.8

.6

.5

.6

2.4

1.0

.5

.2

.3

.5

.4

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.3

.5

.4

.4

*.3

.1

0

T.5

.8

.2

.2

0

O

5.8

19.9

0.66

3-9

July

19

.6

.3

17

.7

.5

.4

30

38

.8

.3

*.l 35~~

21

.6

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

167.4

5.40

332

Aug.

7.4

*.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.2

.4

.1

O

0

0

O

O

0

0

0

0

O

0

*0

0

0

O

0

O

.1

O 

0

8.9

0.29

18

Sept.

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

*0

0

0

0

0

.1

1.6

.4

0~2.7

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

4.8

0.16

10

Calendar year 1954 : Max 471 Mln 0.1 Mean 6.O8 Ac-ft 4,400

Water auei year!954-55 yedi i3D*t-oo : : Max piaA 52 oc Mln ru.ii O u Mean roean 1.92 j-.jc Ac-ft HU-J. i* 1,390 j.,*j^w

Peak discharge (base. 200 efs). Apr. 27 (11 p.m.) 564 efs (6.94 ft); July 8 (10:5O a.m.) 231 cfs" 

(4.86 ft); July 9 (9:30 a.m.) 333 cfs (5.58 ft)j July 13 (11:30 p.m.) 494 cfs (6.53 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 2, 3, Nov. 25 to Mar. 9, Mar. 15-28.
SOLDIER RIVER BASIN 29

Soldier River at Pisgah, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°50' , long 95°56' , in NW£ sec. 14, T. 81 N., R. 44 W., on left bank on 

downstream side of highway bridge at west edge of Pisgah, 2.5 miles downstream from 

Stowe Creek and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 417 sq mi.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,036.53 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Oct. 11, 1954, wire-weight gage at same site and datum with supplementary water-stage recorder operating above 8.2 ft gage height Mar. 2, 1946, to 

Sept. 24, 1953.

Average discharge. 15 years, 141 cfs (102,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year 3,890 cfs Mar. 8 (gage height, 11.79 ft); 

maximum gage height, 12.45 ft Mar. 2 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 

7.7 cfs July 31, Aug 28.

1940-55: Maximum discharge, 22,500 cfs June 12, 1950 (gage height, 28.17 f':) ; 

minimum daily, 2 cfs Jan. 2-10, 1945.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 956: 1940(M). WSP 1240: 1940, 1941 (M), 1947 (monthly 

mean for February).

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 8 Mar. 9 to Sept. 30

5.6 

5.8 

6.0 

6.3 

6.6

24

43

70

136

238

5.0 

5.4 

5.8

6.2

13

41

96

6.2 

6.6 

7.0 

8.0

184

318

495

1,080

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

4049-

142

55

53

48

47

64

61

88

216

*B?

50

56

50

44

45

44

45

79

55

49

48

47

47

183

88

55

49

49

47

2,055

66.3

0.159

0.18

4,080

Nov.

53

29

35

58

45

48

48

*47

45

45

45

45

45

44

44

45

45

44

43

42

44

48

47

44

42

41

47

50

42

43

1,343

44.8

0.107

0.12

2,660

Dec.

49

53

53

42

38

36

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

*35

35

37

42

49

li

55

61

56

39

49

60

50

42

38

35

3_4

1,329

42.9

0.103

0.12

2,640

Jan.

35

36

37

38

40

39

37

35

32

30

28

26

24

22

22

21

*20

19

T8- 18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

786

25.4

0.061

0.07

1,560

Feb.

21

2T

21

21

22

22

22

23

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

*31

31

32

32

33

34

34

34

35

35

35

37

-

788

28.1

0.067

0.07

1,560

Mar.

100

1,200

*1,500

400

150

90

70

aW

831

432

284

187

129

133

*163

91

78

75

82

75

89

79

103

91

150

100

110

120

127

270

204

8,413

271

0.650

0.75

16,690

Apr.

118

93

81

184

TOO

71

61

57

53

50

49

50

56

51

*46

44

44

44

44

45

44

43

118

184

81

53

46

81

48

li

2,086

69.5

0.167

0.19

4,140

May

40

4139"

39

36

38

33

31

37

40

38

36

36

34

33

*33

33

34

33

32

31

31

31

36

32

38

39

36

34

32

31

1,087

35.1

0.084

0.10

2,160

June

30

30

31

36

69

53

*41

34

31

31

33

35

34

31

28

28

31

58

53

36

30

27

26

38

36

28

26" 25

26

27

1,042

34.7

0.083

0.09

2,070

July

166

36

18

15

16

18

24

22

18

81

~42 272

*29

27

24

20

20

20

21

26

27

78

221

27

16

14

11

10

9.6

8*2

7_.7

1,344.6

43.4

0.104

0.12

2,670

Aug.

88

13

9.2

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.9

10

10

128

24

13

9.2

8.9

8.9

9.2

8.9

8.6

8.9

8.3

12

42

17

*11

9.6

8.6

e .0

7.7

11

11

557.8

16. 0

O.C43

0.05

1,110

Sept .

9.6

9.6

10

9.6

9.6

10

*10

10

9.6

11

9.2

9.6

11

11

10

9.6

-B72 8.3

25

24

~35- 122

18

13

12

14

19

18

14

13

503.0

16.8

0.040

0.04

998

Calendar year 1954 : Max 5,880 

Water year 1954-55 : Max 1,500

7.0 

7.7

Mean 

Mean

115

58.5

Cfsm 0.276 In 

Cfsm 0.140 In

3.75

1.90

Ac-ft 82,990 

Ac-ft 42,340

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 ofa). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5-18, Dec. 29 to Mar. 8, Mar. 25-28. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-welght-gage readings Oct. 1-11, Mar. 11, 12, Apr. 5-14, 24, 25, 

Apt1 , 29 to May 9, July 22, 23, July 26 to Sept. 18, Sept. 23-30.
30 NEW YORK CREEK BASIN

New York Creek at Herman, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°39 I 40", long 96°12 I 10", in NW-fc sec. 32, T. 20 N., R. 11 E., on left 

bank 350 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 73 and half a mile southeast of 

Herman.

Drainage area. 30 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1946 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,021.37 ft above 

mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge.--9 years, 7.27 cfs (5,260 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 646 cfs July 13 (gage height, 7.96 ft); no 

flow for many days in August and September.

1946-55: Maximum discharge, 5,500 cfs July 15, 1950 (gage height, 19.5 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 600 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow Jan 1-6, 1947, and many days in August ard September 

1955.

Remarks. Records good except those prior to Aug. 25, which are poor. 

Revisions.--WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

~

0.6

.8

4.4

1.5

1.1

2.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

*1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

.8

1.0

1.1

1.1

8.6

2.7

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.9

2.7

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

56.7

1.83

112

Nov.

1.9

*.6

172

1.5 

1.8

2.1

2TT

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

*1.0

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.7

1.7

1.3

1.6

46.7

1.56

93

Dec.

2.2

T72

1.2

1.2

.8

1.2

1.7

1.5

.9

1.7

1.2

1.1

*.9

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

.9

1.0

.9

1.3

1.6

.8

1.4

1.3

.8

.6

75

.6

.9

37.0

1.19

73

Jan.

0.8

1.0

1.6

*1.4 

1.3

.9

.6

.7

1.1

.7

.4

.5

.8

.374"

.7

.8

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.7

1.1

1.5

1.5

.5

.7

26.3

0.85

52

Feb.

0.7

.6

77

.9 

.9

.9

.9

1.2

1.1

1.1

.8

.9

1.2

1.2

1.3

*1.1

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.9

34.7

1.24

69

Mar.

4.3

7.8

4.6

2.1 

1.6

2.0

2.1

2.0

*3.5

9.5

7.6

6.4

4.4

2.9

2.3

1.6

.8

.6

.6

.5

.3

73

.6

.7

.8

.8

.9

2.3

*6.2

5.0

2.1

87.2

2.81

173

Apr.

1.3

.0

.1

.5 

.3

.1

.0

.0

.9

.8

.9

1.0

1.5

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

*1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

3.5

7.3

T73

1.0

el. 2

6.7

1.1

.9

46.5

1.55

92

May

0.9

.9

.8

. 8

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.8

.9

.7

.7

.7

.6

e.6

e.6

.6

.6

.6

e.5

e.3

e.3

e.3

e.7

e.6

el.l

e.9

e.8

e.8

e.7

e.9

21.1

0.68

42

June

*e0.7

.7

e.8

e 5 

el. 5

el. 2

e.8

e.5

e.4

e.5

e.6

e.7

e.7

e.6

e.7

e.7

e.9

e5.4

el. 3

e.7

*e.7

e.7

e.6

e9.6

e7.3

el.O

.7

.4

.3

.3

41.5

1.38

82

JulT

eO.9

.4

a. 3

e5 4 

.7

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

e6.0

1.1

a. 6

*a.2

a57T

e97

el.O

e.7

a. 7

a. 6

e.5

e.5

e.5

e.5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

127.1

4.10

252

Aug.

eO.7

*.4

.3 

.2

.2

.2

.2

a. 2

a. 2

648

e.7

e.6

a. 4

a. 2

a.l

aO

TO

*aO

aO

O

.3

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

53.2

1.72

106

Sept.

0.1

.1

0 

.1

O

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.1

*.l

0

0

0

0

0

5.3

3.2

11"T.2

.3

.2

.3

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

24.4

0.81

48

Calendar year 1954 : Max 75 Mln 0.1 Mean 2.50 Ac-ft 1,810

Water year 1954-55 : Max 97 Mln o Mean 1.65 Ac-ft 1,190

Peak discharge (base, 50O efs). July 13 (1O:30 p.m.) 646 cfs (7.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and trend of flow.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, 

weather records, trend of flow, and records for Tekamah Creek at Tekamah.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 1-5, Nov 25 to Mar. 31.
BOYER RIVER BASIN

Boyer River at Logan, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°38'40", long 95°47'00", in NW£ sec. 19, T. 79 N., R. 42 W., on downstream handrail of bridge on U. S. Highway 30, 100 ft upstream from Illinois Certral 

Railroad bridge at Logan, 10.5 miles upstream from Willow Creek, and 16 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 810 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1918 to July 1925, November 1937 to September 1955.

Gap;e. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Supplementary water-stage recorder operating 

above 4.5 ft gage height since Oct. 22, 1946. Datum of gage Is 1,009.38 ft above mean 

sea level (Chicago and North Western Railway benchmark). Prior to Apr. 17, 192E, 

chain gage and Nov. 4, 1937, to Mar. 16, 1952, wire-weight gage, at bridge 400 ft downstream at same datum. Apr. 17 to July 1, 1925, chain gage at site 700 ft downstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1918-20, 1922-23, 1938-55), 326 cfs (236,000 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,450 cfs July 10 (gage height, 12.52 ft); maxi- mum gage height, 1< ------ - »--. - - - - ...... ...

Aug. 26, Sept. 10.

mum gage height, 14.48 ft Mar. 2 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 11 cfs

1918-25, 1937-55: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs Mar. 28, 1951 (gage height, 20.03 

ft); maximum gage height, 20.7 ft Mar. 3, 1949 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 1.5 cfs July 16, 1938.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 526: Drainage area. WSP 956: 1938-39. WSP 1240: 

1920(M), 1921, 1922(M), 1924-25, 1938(M), 1945 (calendar year runoff).

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 4, July 13)

Oct. 1 to July 10

1918-19,

July 11 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.4

150

245

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

455

865

1,480

2,350

4,3OO

97

217

4.0 455

5.0 880

6.0 1,500

7.0 2,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

139

762 575"

294

294

180

160

139

136

168

276

352

210

208

259

301

280

224

158

152

150

148

145

'227 116

*180

195

145

134

141 

128

6,951

224

0.277

0.32

13,790

Nov.

122

118

117

130

152

128

120

120

116

112

111

111

107

106

106

102

*103

105

102

101

102

104

94

96

97

97

95

105

96

90

5,245

108

0.153

0.15

6,440

Dec.

87

95

103

89

98

95

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

95

96

*97

101

107

115

124

128

145

152

TAS

132

126

115

110

102

98 

95

3,508

107

0.132

0.15

6,560

Jan.

92

91

90

92

100

94

87

80

73

70

65

62

60

*57

55

54

55

52

52

51

51

50

50

49

48

48

47

46

46

45 

45

1,955

65.1

0.078

0.09

5,88O

Feb.

44

44

45

45

42

42

42

41

41

40

40

40

40

59

59

59

*38

38

38

37

37

36

36

36

37

38

42

50

-

1,122

40.1

0.050

0.05

2,230

Mar.

150

8(50"

5.500

1,060

650

600

700

1,000

2,490

1,460

775

650

690

670

*568

240

177

165

165

170

176

183

193

205

220

240

265

310

402

202 

585

19,041

614

0.758

0.87

57,770

Apr.

585

215

180

622

592

195

175

155

140

150

125

150

150

140

123

115

110

108

105

*102

97

44"6 93

'290" 982

154

141

208

152

124

6,464

215

0.265

0.50

12,820

May

118

116

~96 120

95

86

85

94

92

100

90

80

79

75

71

*69

, 71

69

65

66

65

64

63

62

74

86

76

75

76 

63

2,499

80.6

0.100

0.11

4,960

June

63

46

49

75

113

98

*84

70

64

62

65

70

70

63

58

56

73

91

124

84

73

69

57

71

75

54

55

52

59

52

2,095

69.8

0.086

0.10

4,150

July

855

79

44

41

46

522

84

68

105

5,920

1,980

670

*217

116

97

116

112

93

63

60

54

49

453

99

47

39

29

30

29

21

9,951

321

0.396

0.46

19,740

Aug.

59*5

I5S

37

27

21

21

20

19

21

5S

43

3?

19

18

17

15

16

15

15

15

14

217

64

*33

26

11

13

13

32

15 

14

1,5?7

51.5

0.064

0.07

3,170

Sept.

13

13

16

14

14

14

*14

14

15

11

12

15

14

15

14

14

13

45

108

67

710

yT

29

26

29

27

27

26

26

24

1,450

48.3

3.060

0.07

2,880

Calendar year 1954: Max 8,560 Mln 7.0 Mean 254 Cfsm 0.289 In. 5.95 Ac-ft 169,200

Water year 1954-55= Max 5,920 Mln n Mean 165 Cfsm 0.201 In. 2.74 Ac rft 118,400

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 ofs).--Mar. 2 (time unknown) about 5,4OO cfs; Mar. 8 (time unknown)

about 6.00O cfs; July 1 (6 a.m.; 2,980 cfs (7.7 ft); July 10 (1 p.m.) 8,450 cfs (12.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 6-18, Dec. 28 to M, 

gage-height record Mar. 16-24, Apr. 7-18, June 6, 8-16; discharge estimat 

records and records for stations on nearby streams.

._. . 3, Mar. 6-8, 25-28. No 

;ed on basis of weather
32 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Missouri River at Omaha, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°15'40", long 95"55'15", in sec. 23, T. 15 N., R. 13 E., on right bank on 

left side of concrete flood wall, beneath Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge in Omaha.

Drainage area. 322,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1928 to September 1955. April 1872 to December 1899 (gage 

heights only) in reports of the Missouri River Commission and since January 1875 (gage 

heights only) in reports of the U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 958.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Sept. 1, 1928, to Nov. 30, 1929, chain gage attached to Illinois Central Railroad 

bridge 2 miles upstream at datum 2.97 ft higher. Dec. 1, 1929, to May 26, 1930, chain 

gage and May 27, 1930, to Oct. 18, 1931, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum. 

Oct. 19, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1936, water-stage recorder at site 0.4 mile downstream at 

present datum.

Average discharge.--27 years, 29,420 cfs (21,300,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 51,500 cfs Mar. 13; maximum gage height, 7.36 ft 

July 11; minimum discharge, 6,140 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, -1.57 ft).

1928-55: Maximum discharge, 396,000 cfs Apr. 18, 1952; maximum gage height, 30.20 

ft Apr. 18, 1952; minimum discharge, about 2,200 cfs Jan. 6, 1937; minimum gage height 

observed, -1.7 ft Dec. 27, 1949.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow regulated by upstream main stem reservoirs. Discharge 

measurements generally made 6 times a month, 3 times a month during winter.

Revisions.--WSP 761: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

33,600

34,600

58,300

37,000

36,000

34,200

33,600

31,800

30,800

29,700

31,100

30,300

31,800

32,800

33,200

33,200

32,500

31,100

30,800

32,200

32,500

32,200

31,300

31,800

32,200

32,800

33,600

32,200

30,400

27,800

_£5 , 600

a,n02.5

32,340

tl,988

Nov.

22,900

19,400

16,500

15,100

15,300

16,300

16,300

16,100

15,900

15,500

14,900

14,100

14,100

13,300

13,800

13,600

13,600

13,500

12,900

13,200

13,400

13,400

13,200

13,200

12,900

12,500

12 400

12,400

12,600

12,600

------

435,200

14,510

863,200

Dec.

12,600

12,600

12,300

12,400

12,900

13,200

13,000

12,900

12,800

12,200

12,200

12,400

12,900

15,000

15,200

13,200

12,400

12,800

13,000

13,400

15,500

15,500

13,200

12,300

12,500

12,300

15,000

12,800

12,400

11,800

11,100

594,100

12,710

781,700

Jan.

11,100

11,700

12,200

11,800

11,400

11,200

11,000

11,000

11,200

11,400

11,200

10,500

8,200

6,520

6,520

,520

,340

,61O

,800

,500

,700

,340

,520

,700

,610

,900

,300

,900

,610

,900

,080

281,070

9,067

557,500

Feb.

9,320

9,320

9,700

10,500

10,800

11,200

11,700

11,700

10,500

9,950

9,950

9,950

9,580

9,950

10,200

9,450

9,200

9,950

10,800

12,000

12,500

11^300

11,400

9,320

8,400

3,320

10,100

_

- -----

------

291,560

10,410

578,300

Mar.

11,200

12,400

15,700

15,500

16,100

15,100

15,700

17,500

23,200

31,400

24,400

29,400

41.900

40,700

33,900

28,700

22,900

21,900

19,900

19,600

18,300

16,500

16,100

16,100

15,900

16,100

14,700

15,100

25,200

29,400

27,200

665,700

21,470

tl,320

Apr.

23,400

27,300

26,900

27,200

27,800

27,500

27,200

27,200

27,200

26,900

27,800

23,700

28,700

23,700

29,700

30,800

30,400

29,700

29,700

29,400

29,400

29,400

50,800

31,800

29,400

29,700

31,800

54.200

32 800

29,700

876,700

29,220

tl,759

May

8,700

7,800

7,200

6,900

6,600

6,600

7,500

7,300

8,700

30,400

31,400

31,400

30,800

30.ROO

31,400

31,400

30,800

30,300

30,800

50,400

50,400

30,400

50,000

50,000

30,400

31,400

51,800

55,600

35,200

52,200

31,400

935,000

50,100

*1,351

June

30,000

29,000

30,000

31,800

55,200

52,800

52,500

31,100

30,400

29,700

28,700

29,700

50,400

30,800

30,400

29,700

28,700

29,000

50,400

51,400

31,100

31,100

50,800

31,100

30,400

28,700

28,700

29,400

29,400

28,400

------

908,800

30,290

*1,803

July

31,000

30,800

29,000

23,000

30,000

31,400

34,200

32,500

32,800

33,600

41,900

37,800

32,200

31,400

3?, 500

32,500

30,000

30,000

30,800

30,800

31,100

32,500

32,800

32,200

31,400

31,100

31,800

31,800

31,400

23,100

20.600

973,000

31,550

tl,940

Aug.

17,300

15,300

11,800

9,900

9.600

13,000

21,000

26,600

30,400

52,400

33,600

33,900

33,300

35,000

55,000

52,700

52.700

52,700

32,700

32,700

52,400

32,700

32,700

32,100

31 , 800

32,400

33,900

35,700

56,900

35,700

34,500

888,400

28,660

*1,762

Sept.

34,200

55,900

34,200

35,400

56,000

35,400

35,900

32,700

52.400

33,300

34,500

34,800

34,500

34,500

34,200

34,500

34,800

35,100

55,700

35 , 400

36,900

36,000

35 , 400

35,700

34,500

33,000

32,700

35,000

55,000

32,400

------

tl,032

34,400

+ 2,047

Calendar year 1954: Max 32,400 Mln 5,800 Mean Z5,960 Ac-ft 18,790,000

Water year 1954-55: Max 41,900 Mln 6,320 Mean 23,800 Ac-ft 17,230,000

Peak discharge (base, 95,000 efs). No peak above base. 

i. Expressed In thousands.
INDIAN CREEK BASIN 33

Indian Creek at Council Bluffs, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°17'40", long 95°49'55", in SW£ sec. 18, T. 75 N., R. 43 W., on downstream side of left pile bent of bridge on Mud Hollow Road at north edge of Council 

Bluffs, 8.2 miles upstream from mouth. Prior to Apr. 12, 1955, at site a. quarter of a 

mile downstream.

Drainage area. 7.99 sq mi.

Records available. July 1954 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,038.86 ft above mean sea level (city of 

Council Bluffs benchmark). Prior to Apr. 12, 1955, wire-weight gage at site a quarter 

of a mile downstream at different datum.

Extremes. 1954: Maximum discharge during period July to September, 600 cfs Aug. 21 (gage 

height, 44.00 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1.0 cfs 

on basis of a rating derived for a site 0.5 mile downstream; no flow for many days.

1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 543 cfs July 8 (gage height, 9.16ft), 

from rating curve extended above 120 cfs on basis of rating at downstream site; no flow 

for many days.

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

July

0

0

71

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

.2

0

0

Sept.

0.1

.2

.1

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

July

0

0

O

0

0

0

o

o

0

o

Aug.

0

o

o

* .4

.2

*5.4

4.4

1.1

.2

0

Sept.

O

0

0

0

0

.7

.1

0

0

0

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in acre-feet ........................................

Peak discharge (base, 3OO cfs) .--Aug. 21 (3:15 p.m.

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.3

0.6

Aug.

*42

2.3

3.0

.3

.2

.2

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

60.8

121

Sept.

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

2.0

.8

.2

4.2

8.3

60O cfs (44.00 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

aZ.O

.3

.2

4.4

7.6

a3.5

2.1

1.1

.8

.6

.4

.4

.3

2

.2

.2

.2

a. 2

a. 3

a3.0

al.O

a .4

0

0

aO

1.5

.5

2

.2

.2

32 .4

1.05

0.131

0.15

64

Nov.

~72 0.2

.2

.;

. 2

.2

.2

.2

a. 2

a .2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

* .2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

a. 2

.2'.2

.2

.2

.3

6.2

0.21

0.026

0.03

12

Dec .

0.2 g-

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

5.9

0.19

0.024

0.03

12

Jan.

0.3

5

74

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

 2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

o

0

.1

5.4

0.17

0.021

O.03

11

Feb.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

O

o

0

0

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.5

74

.3

.2

.2

, 2

.2

.1

.5

.5

.5

_

5.3

0.19

0.024

0.02

11

Mar.

10

~

100

3.0

1.0

.7

2.0

2.5

11

100

10

2.0

1.0

.1

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

a. 7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.7

.8

.5

.6

262.4

8.4(3

1.06

1.22

520

Apr.

0.5

.5

.6

1.0

a. 7

.6

.5

.4

.4

a. 4

.5

.5

.4

* .3

.3

.3

'

73

.3

.2

.2

.2

*6.7

.6

.3

.3

.3

.6

.3

.3

18.7

0.62

0.078

0.09

37

May

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

,2

.2

.5

.3

.3

* .3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

_._!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.5

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

6.6

0.21

0.026

0.03

13

June

0.1

* .1

 2.4

7.6

*B.l

* .2

S 2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

* .1

.1

0

T.8

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

25.3

0.78

0.098

0.11

46

July

0.1

0

0

0

0

.1

0

17

25

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.9

1.4

.2

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0 

0

50.8

1.64

0.205

0.24

101

Aug.

(»)

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

o

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*S8

*1.B

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

29.8

0.99

0.124

0.14

59

Calendar year 1954: Max _ Min _ Mean _ Cfsm _ In. - Ac-ft _

Water year 1954-55: Max 100 Min 0 Mean 1.22 Cfsm O.153 In. 2.O9 Ac-ft 686

Peak discharge (bas efs).--Mar. 2 (time unknown) atout 300 cfsj July 8 (11:30 p.m.) 543 cfs 

5.95 ft).

this day.

in lasis of weather re

6 to Mar. 13,

No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on lasis of weath
34 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Colorado Creek near Splcer, Colo.

Location.--Lat 40°26', long 106°30', in Sw£ sec. 33, T. 6 N., R. 81 W., on right bank

700 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 14, 800 ft upstream from mouth, and 3miles

southwest of Spicer. 

Drainage area. 25.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to December 1955 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8,381 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Average discharge. 5 years, 23.5 cfs (17,010 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes. 1954^-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 280 cfs Apr. 2" (gage height,

3.47 ft); no flow Sept. 13, 18.

1955: Maximum discharge observed during period October to Decembe", 7.4 cfs Dec. 15

(discharge measurement), caused by release from beaver dam upstream; maximum gage

height, 1.52 ft Nov. 16 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 0.7 cfs Oct. 1, 2. 

1950-55: Maximum discharge, 408 cfs May 4, 1952 (gage height, 4.21 ft); no flow

Aug. 1-5, 1954, Sept. 13, 18, 1955. 

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below except those for periods of ice effect

or no gage-height record, which are poor. Small diversion for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Z7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.5

1.8

1.5

3T5

1.8

2.8

2.0

1.7

2.2

7.7

7.7

6.0

*6.8

6.3

4.9

5.2

4.6

4.3

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.5

4.9

5.2

4.1

5.8

4.3

3.8

3 2'

122. 8

3.96

244

Nov.

2.8

2.8

3.1

2.8

3.1

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.3

3.8

*3T5

3.5

3.8

3.2

3.1

2.3

2.7

2.8

2.5

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.O

81.9

2.73

162

Dec.

2.4

3.5

37T

3.3

3.4

3.2

3.5

3.4

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

*3.2

3.3

3.1

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.7

2.7 

2.7

95.3

3.07

189

Jan.

3.5

374

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

277

2.7

2.9

*3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.2 

3.2

94.7

3.05

188

Feb.

3.0

275

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

*2.1

2.0

1.9

270

2.1

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.5

-

68.8

2.46

136

Mar.

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.9

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.7

*3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

2.8

3.0

3 0

3.1

3.2

3.3 

3 4

89.7

2.89

178

Apr.

3.7

TxJ

4.3

4.1

4.0

4.2

4.3

4.3

4.4

4.5

5.0

5.0

*5.8

6.4

7.0

9.0

14

20

40

56

68

74

43

46

79

129 -g?

43

*50

66

870.0

29.0

1,730

May

88

85

54

52

57

80

97

98

76

71

83

94

94

99

122

*111

79

67

57

66

93

113

116

115

105

*101

108

74

63

72 

93

2,683

86.5

5,320

June

113

106

94

94

76

80

78

112

122

92

79

90

91 *91

104

96

118

93

82

76

*72

72

69

65

56

48

42

37

31

SI

2,406

80.2

4,770

July

23

2(5

18

15

14

*13

10

9.3

8.6

7.4

7.0

7.0

6.3

5.5

5.0

5.2

4.4

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.5

4.4

5.2

6.3

7.8

4.4

3.3 

3.1

237.9

7.67

472

Aug.

5.2

7.4

7.0

6.1

8.2

10

~.4 13

*5.5

4.4

3.9

3.5

3.1

3.7

5.0

4.4

3.7

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.3

2.4

2.0

4.2

4.4

3.3

2.8

2.4

1.9 

1.6

143.1

4.62

284

Sept.

1.5

T74

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.1

.6

.6

.5

.4

*.2

.1

0

.1

.4

.4

.1

0

.1

.5

1.1

1.1

.8

.8

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

21.6

0.72

43

Calendar year 1954: Max 114 Min 0 Mean 9.98 Ac-ft 7,22O

Water year 1954-55: Max 129 Min 0 Mean 18.9 Ac-ft 13,720

Peak discharge (base 260 fs).--Apr 26 (7 p.m.) 280 cfs (3.47 ft).

made on this day.

elation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Apr. 21 (no gage-height record Feb. 4

ather records, and records

Discharge measure! 

Note. Stage-discharg

to Apr. 13; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, 

for nearby stations).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1955

Day

1

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

0.7

.7

.8

1.2

2.0

2.6

2.0

1.7

Nov.

4.4

4.7

4.4

4.7

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

Dec.

h

£ft

h

h

h

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

.6

.6

.6

.6

* .6

.6

.5

.5

Nov.

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.2

5.2

*4.7

(e)

Dec.

(

h

h

h

h

h

1^

*h

(h

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

2.0

2.4

3.3

3.3

Nov.

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

Dec.

h

Yi

ft

n

h

Day

25

26

27

2B

29

30

31

Runoff in acre-feet ........................................................

Oct.

3.1

3.1

3.5

3.5

3.9

4.7

47?

68.3

135

Nov.

e

e

e

e

e

Q

267

Dec

h

h

h

h

h

h

h

124.0

4.0

246

Calendar year 1955: Ma Ac-ft 13,770

Peak discharge (base, 26O gfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Average for period Nov. 15-30, 4.5 cfs; stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

h Average for period Dec. 1-31, 4.O cfs; stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

South Pork Michigan River near Gould, Colo.

Location.--Lat 40°27', long 106°00' , in sec. 26, T. 6 N., R. 77 W., on left bank 2 miles 

upstream from Porcupine Creek, 5 miles southeast of Gould, and 9-| miles east of Rand.

Drainage area. 10.2 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 9,274 ft above mean sea 

level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 5 years, 15.3 cfs (11,080 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 172 cfs June 23 (gage height, 3.41 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1950-55: Maximum discharge, 277 cfs June 10, 1952 (gage height, 4.04 ft); minimum 

not determined.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below except those for periods of no gageheight record, which are poor. No diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-13)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31

0.0 1.6

.1 2.8

.3 5.9

.5 9.5

Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

.2

.5

1.0

Z.2 

3.6 

5.4

1Z

26

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

£4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6.6

5.4

5.3

5.7

6.2

6.1

5.4

5.7

7.8

8.2

8.2

7.1

7.3

*6.6

6.1

6.9

6.6

5.9

5.1

5.1

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.6

4.3

3.6

133.7

b3.8

3.6

3.1

1)2.6

166.7

5.38

331

Nov.

b3.0

b3.0

2.8

b2.7

bZ.7

1)2.7

2.6

132.6

b2.6

bE.7

b2.8

3.1

3.2

*3TT

3.1

3.0

3.0

b2.8

1)2.8

1)2.7

b2.6

b2.7

b2.7

b2.7

b2.6

b2.4

1)2.2

bZ.l

bl.5

bl.6

80.1

2.67

159

Dec.

bl.6

bl.7

1.7

1.8

2.3

2.1

2.1

Z.I

z.o

2.0

(*)

> 1.8

57.2

1.85

113

Jan.

> 1.6

(»)

49.6

1.6

98

Feb.

> 1.4

(*)

_

39.2

1.4

78

Mar.

(*)

> 1.6

49.6

1.6

98

Apr.

' 3.5

(*)

10

*20

15

16

22

170.5

5.68

338

May

31

28

22

20

19

24

28

32

24

20

24

29

34

38

44

42

34

*27

24

30

44

45

41

43

4Z

39

*3Z

26

25

29

39

979

31.6

1,940

June

50

46

37

34

35

42

44

64

60

40

38

*53

64

84

82

74

78

63

73

80

*86

*99

107

105

86

79

76

70

65

57

1,967

65.6

3,900

July

51

50

46

42

40

37

*34

30

28

26

28

29

25

22

20

18

16

15

T5

18

18

19

17

16

24

28

29

24

18

16

15

817

26.4

1,620

Aug.

14

13

14

14

r?

14

15

*14

11

10

8.8

7.8

7.0

8.0

11

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.4

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.4

6.0

7.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.4

JL2

281.6

9.08

559

Sept.

4.4

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.5

3.8

3.2

*2.9

2.8

2.9

3.2

2.6

2.8

3.2

3.8

4.9

S.9

7.2

6.0

5.2

5.0

7.0

8.1

6.6

6.0

5.6

5.0

138.1

4.60

274

Calendar year 1954: Max 72 Min - Mean 11. 4 Ac -ft 8,260

Water year 1954-55 : Max 107 Min - Mean 13.1 Ac-ft 9,510

Peak discharge (base, 140 cfs).--June 23 (10 p.m.) 172 cfs (3.41 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 9 to Apr. Z6 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

most of period), Aug. 10 to Sept. 10; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.
36 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Fork Michigan River near Gould, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°33> , long 106°00 T , in NEij sec. 27, T. 7 N. , R. 77 W. , on right bank 

2 miles northeast of Gould, 3-j miles upstream from mouth, and 19 miles southeast of 

Walden.

Drainage area.--19.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1955.

Average discharge. 5 years, 13.7 cfs (9,920 acre-ft per year).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8,848 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Extremes. 1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 8H cfs May 22 (gage height, 

2.45 ft); maximum gage height, 3.35 ft Apr. 8 (ice jam); minimum discharge not determined.

1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 119 cfs Apr. 26 (gage height, 2.69 it); 

minimum not determined.

1950-55: Maximum discharge, 218 cfs June 4, 1952 (gage height, 3.11 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.35 ft Apr. 8, 1954 (ice jam); minimum discharge not determined.

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

which are poor. One diversion above station for irrigation of hay meadows below station.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1953, to Sept. 30, 1955, 

height, In feet, and dlschargi

ept periods Df Ice effect (gage

Oct. 1, 1953, to Sept. 30, 1954

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1, 1954, to Sept. 30, 1955

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

2.0 

3.0

6.0

12

1.8 

2.1 

2.3

0.9

1.1 

1.4

2.3

4.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.0

370

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.6

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.8

4 . 8

*4.4

4.2

4.6

4.6

4..0

4.0

4.4

4.2

b4.0

4.5

4.5

4.2 

3 . 8

3 . 6

120.7

3.89

239

Nov.

3.4

3.8

3.8

4.0

378

3.8

3.2

b3.0

b3.2

b3.4

b3.4

b3.3

b3.4

b3.6

b3.6

b3.6

b3.6

*b3.4

b3.2

b2.8

b2.6

b2.7

b2.8

b2.9

3.0

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.9 

2 . 8

97.8

3.26

194

Dec.

2.8

2.7

278

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

*2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8 

2.8

'

89.0

2.87

177

Jan.

> 2.8

(*)

86.8

2.8

172

Feb.

> 2.5

(*)

-

70.0

2.5

139

Mar.

> 2.6

(*)

80.6

2.6

160

Apr.

3.0

376

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

7.0

*8.0

b8.5

b9.0

b8.5

8.4

8.1

b9.0

10

bg.o

blO

16

20

22

20

22

29

34

3_5

26

28

28

*22

18

443.1

14.8

879

May

14

11

T3

19

20

22

22

22

27

30

33

32

30

30

*31

31

33

33

37

39

42

56

66

¥6

40

41

*33

28

26 

24

25

956

30.8

1,900

June

2A

20

20

20

20

22

19

18

*17

16

16

15

15

15

13

*12

11

11

11

10

9.6

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.9

11

10

10 

9.6

435.0

14.5

863

July

9.0

8.7

8.1

7.2

7.8

8.4

7.5

6.6

6.0

5.0

4.8

4.6

5.0

~9.0 10

6.6

6.0

5.8

6.3

5.4

*5.0

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.4 

3.3

3.3

183.1

5.91

363

Aug.

3.3

3.3

3.2

4.0

6.8

5.7

4.6

3.9

3.4

3.8

9.6

576

4.8

4.8

4.2

4.2

3.6

*3.3

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.4 

2.2

2.2

118.9

3.84

236

Sept.

2.4

2.6

3.5

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.5

7.0

11

8.0

6.0

7.0

5.0

*3.8

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.2

3.5

7.0

3.8

3.6

4.0

7.8

7.5 

8.5

141.2

4.71

280

Calendar year 1953; Max 112 Mln -- Mean 13.0 Ac-ft 9,420

Water year 1953-54: Max 66 Mln -- Mean 7.73 Ac-ft 5,600

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 28 to Apr. 8 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during 

part of period), Apr. 26-29, Aug. 26 to Sept. 24, Sept. 29, 30; discharge estimated on basis of 

6 discharge measurements, recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 37

North Pork Michigan River near Gould, Colo. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

8.0

6.6

S.6

6.6

7.0

7.0

6.8

7.2

9.0

9.2

9.0

8.4

8.2

7.6

*7.0

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.9

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.2

~A 4.0 =5"

4 . 2

190.4

6.14

378

Nov.

(*)

> 4.0

120.0

4.0

238

Dec.

(*)

> 3.0

93.0

3.0

184

Jan.

> 2.2

(*)

68.2

2.2

135

Feb.

> 2.1

(*)

- -----

58.8

2.1

117

Mar.

(*)

> 2.1

65.1

2.1

129

Apr.

2.6

370

.2

.2

.3

.5

.0

.7

.4

.2

.2

.0

.6

*8.8

10

14

18

21

20

18

19

26

22

17

36

59

*31

23

32

40

476.7

15.9

946

May

47

38

25

29

33

42

45

43

34

33

36

35

36

40

44

38

44

*37

34

34

43

47

43

41

36

41

*41

33

30

30

32

1,164

37.5

2,310

June

34

33

31

38

42

64

48

51

48

42

37

*37

36

60

li

58

66

52

46

43

41

41

40

38

*35

31

29

26

24

2Z_

1,267

42.2

2,510

July

21

20

19

17

16

15

*14

13

12

12

13

13

11

11

10

10

9.6

8.9

9.1

9.3

9.1

8.9

9.1

9.1

9.3

12

10

9.8

8.2

7.2

7.0

363.6

11.7

721

Aug.

7.0

7.2

7.0

7.6

10

8.2

7.6

*6.8

6.6

6.2

6.6

5.8

5.6

7.2

7.B

6.2

7.0

6.B

6.0

5.4

4.7

4.4

4.2

4.7

e.e

7.4

E.4

4.7

4.2

4.0

li§

192. 7

6.22

382

Sept.

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.1

*3.2

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

370- 2.9

3.1

3.4

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.3

3.2

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.6

3.5

3.5

101.6

3.39

202

Calendar year 1954 : Max 66 Min - Mean 7.99 Ac-ft 5,790

Water year 1954-55 : Max 74 Min - Mean 11.4 Ac-ft 8,250

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). Apr. 26 (6 p.m.) 119 cfs (2.69 ft); June 14 (8 p.m.) 117 cfs 

(2.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1-14, Nov.

449355 0-58-4
38 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Platte River near Northgate, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°56'38 11 , long 106°20'26", in SWijNEjj sec. 11, T. 11 N. , R. 80 W. , on 

right bank 50 ft downstream from abandoned highway bridge, 0.1 mile upstream from 

Camp Creek, 0.8 mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 125, 3.8 riles south of 

Colorado-Wyoming State line, and 4-=r miles northwest of Northgate.

Drainage area.--l .440 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May to November 1904 (published as "near Pinkhampton"), May 1915 to 

September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,806.98 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. May 11 to Nov. 9, 1904, staff gage near present site at different datum. May 23, 1915, to Apr. 7, 1918, staff or chain gage and Apr. 8, 1P18, to Sept. 

18, 1933, water-stage recorder, at bridge 50 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 40 years (1915-55), 446 cfs (322,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 3,000 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 5.83 ft, 

backwater from ice); minimum daily, 40 cfs Sept. 16-18.

1904, 1915-55: Maximum discharge, 6,720 cfs June 11, 1923 (gage height, 6.24 ft, 

site then in use), from rating curve extended above 4,100 cfs; maximum gage height, 

8.80 ft Apr. 21, 1945 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 19 cfs July 17-19, 1934.

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

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 130,000 acres of hay meadows above station. Transbasin diversions above station to Cache la Poudre River basin 

(see p. 174).

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gaj-e 

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

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

2.5

3.0 

3.5

890

1,400

2,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

103

96

85

80

85

93

96

85

88

*100

135

155

155

159

165

159

159

147

139

135

131

124

110

100

107

117

124

124

139

143

135

3,771

122

7,480

Nov.

117

120

127

127

117

120

117

113

107

96

93

103

120

151

*165

155

151

147

127

107

120

124

124

127

117

117

93

86

64

50

3,500

117

6,940

Dec.

74

86

86

86

84

84

82

74

70

84

82

76

74

80

*72

78

76

78

78

78

76

78

80

80

76

74

69

64

64

66

7O

2,379

76.7

4,720

Jan.

71

GS

66

64

62

62

62

62

60

63

64

62

63

64

64

62

*57

54

60

62

60

58

56

64

66

64

64

64

62

61

60

1,931

62.3

3,830

Feb.

62

62

62

60

60

60

62

66

66

63

62

66

66

66

*66

66

66

64

62

61

63

66

70

68

I±

74

72

70

1,825

65.2

3,620

Mar.

72

7?

76

74

76

80

90

105

110

107

105

105

110

105

103

*98

98

103

105

103

105

110

113

110

105

98

103

110

110

135

175

3,173

102

6,290

Apr.

190

220

260

280

290

300

315

350

380

430

450

46O

540

650

850

1,600

1,750

1,360

1,260

874

858

810

826

722

598

628

682

698

*512

453

19,576

653

38,830

May

479

590

722

666

568

519

492

554

628

582

466

408

420

434

420

44O

*492

408

315

260

231

266

363

388

357

*357

408

434

388

304

236

13,595

439

26,970

June

207

250

288

333

420

427

414

339

345

554

547

519

*635

682

882

962

1,040

1,060

899

826

810

*794

778

786

738

658

547

498

440

375

18,053

602

35,810

July

321

260

216

193

185

*185

176

155

139

124

117

131

127

120

110

107

113

113

103

1OO

. O

1U3

131

135

117

127

176

216

216

18O

4,734

155

9,510

Aug.

185

231

255

240

271

427

382

357

*304

255

226

211

189

193

236

236

231

236

226

198

176

147

135

127 T55~

202

198

185

167

147 

127

6,855

221

13,600

Sept.

113

103

93

85

80

74

69

69

66

60

56

*53

49

45

42

40

40

40

45

45

47

53

51

52

52

53

54

56

57

57

1,799

60.0

3,570

Calendar year 1954 : Max 890 Min 40 Mean 148 Ac-ft 107,400

Water year 1954-55 : Max 1,730 Min 40 Mean 223 Ac-ft 161,200
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 39 

Douglas Creek above Keystone, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°11'10", long 106°16'20", in NE£ sec. 16, T. 14 N., R. 79 W., en right 

bank a quarter of a mile upstream from Horse Creek, l£ miles northwest of Keystone, 1? 

miles upstream from Keystone Creek, and 8 miles west of Albany.

Drainage area. 23 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 9,300 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge recorded during period, 265 cfs May 20 (gage height, 3.25 ft) 

minimum daily, 2.4 cfs Sept. 15, 16.

Remarks. Records good above 20 cfs and fair below except those for period of nc gageheight record, which are poor. No regulation and only minor diversions above station.

Rating table, May 1 to Sept. 30, 1955 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

2.0

4.0

12

24

2.0 

2.4 

2.8

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, May to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

-

Mar. Apr. May

> a!20

( )

( )

140

148

148

138

144

134

*134

117

114

103

106

113

3,819

123

7,570

June

106

96

94

~5S 107

96

86

88

80

*72

68

70

68

86

101

84

107

68

56

52

47

41

38

*36

34

30

28

26

23

22

2,006

66.9

3,980

July

21

19

18

17

15

15

14

13

*12

12

11

12

10

9.5

8.9

8.9

8.6

7.7

7.1

T7T

8.3

9.8

13

15

26

44

T7

14

11

8.3

7.1

420.3

13.6

834

Aug.

7.4

*9.2

8.3

7.4

8.9

13

20

25

IT

8.6

7.4

6.2

6.0

12

14

8.9

8.0

8.0

6.5

5.5

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.5

6.2

8.9

7.1

5.5

5.0

4.5

3.8,

230.3

8.40

516

Sept.

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.8

*2.8

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.6

3.4

3.8

6.2

5.8

3.8

3.6

3.2

4.5

5.5

5.0

4.5

3.6

3.0

105.7

3.52

210

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 500 efs).--No peak above base, 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and records for 

station near Foxpark.
40 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Douglas Creek near Foxpark, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°04'45", long 106°18'40", in S| sec. 19, T. 13 N. , R. 79 W. , on left bank 

600 ft downstream from Beaver Creek and &J miles west of Foxpark.

Drainage area. 121 sq mi.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1955.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,200 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 9 years, 75.6 cfs (54,730 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 303 cfs May 15 (gage height, 2.48 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1946-55: Maximum discharge, 1,400 cfs May 28, 1951 (gage height, 4.33 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 900 cfs; minimum not determined, occurred during period of 

no gage-height record.

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

which are poor. Practically no diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

3.6 

8.8

25

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

2.3

5.0

26

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

49

82

145

240

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

11

8.3

6.2

372

10

12

8.3

7.2

9.5

£1

19

16

*13

11

8.8

10

10

8.8

7.8

7.8

7.2

6.7

6.2

6.2

7.8

8.3

7.2

7.2

7.8

7.8

7 .8

292.1

9.42

579

Nov.

(*)

> 8

240

8.0

476

Dec.

> 8

248

8.0

492

Jan.

> 7

£17

7.0

430

Feb.

> 6.5

_

------

182.0

6.5

361

Mar.

!. 7

217

7.0

430

Apr.

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.0

S70

8.5

9.0

10

12

13

12

12

15

18

23

30

35

31

28

26

30

35

40

40

60

75

90

*85

84

104

967.0

32.2

1,920

May

140

148

104

96

118

162

212

216

170

132

160

202

202

216

230

205

*194

205

177

212

222

222

208

205

198

*191

191

177

162

150

155

5,582

180

11,070

June

142

138

125

160

155

170

125

118

112

104

98

95

*110

110

158

140

180

TIT

89

80

74

*67

63

57

52

46

40

37

33

30

3,022

101

5,990

July

28

25

24

£2

£0

*21

17

16

15

14

14

14

14

11

10

10

10

9.4

8.8 S7B8.8

12

11

31

26

82

28

24

18

14

10

576.8

18.6

1,140

Aug.

10

14

14

12

14

20

19

36

*20

13

10

9.4

8.3

11

20

16

16

14

11

8.S

7.2

6.6

6.1

6.1

7.2

9.4

10

9.4

7.2

6.1 

5.6

377.4

12.2

749

Sept.

4.7

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.2

3.9

*3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6 ^TB"

3.9

4.5

6.6

7.8

6.1

5.0

5.0

5.6

7.8

8.8

TT?

6.1

5.0

149.2

4.97

296

Calendar year 1954: Max 408 Mln 2.4 Mean 37.3 Ac-ft 27,020

Water year 1954-55: Max £30 Mln - Mean 33.1 Ac-ft 23,900

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 27 to Feb. 3. No gage-height record Feb. 4 

to Apr. 28 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during most of period); discl-arge estimated on 

basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby stations'.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 41

Encampment River at mouth, near Encampment, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°18'10", long 106°43'00", in NW£ sec. 3, T. IS N., R. 83 W., on left 

bank half a mile upstream from mouth and 8 miles northeast of Encampment.

Drainage area. 260 sq mi.

Records available. April 1940 to September 1955 (no winter records 1942).

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,970 ft (from topographic ma~>).

Average discharge.--14 years (1940-41, 1942-55), 236 cfs (170,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,140 cfs June 9 (gage height, 5.06 f;); minimum daily, 22 efs Sept. 10, 12-14.

1940-55: Maximum discharge, 4,510 cfs June 1, 1943, from rating curve expended 

above 3,100 cfs; maximum gage height, 8.33 ft June 4, 1952; minimum daily discharge, 

5.2 cfs Aug. 15, 16, 1940.

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

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 12,000 acres above station. Five 

small reservoirs above station for irrigation (combined capacity, about 400 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 8, June 2-26)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

1.4

1.5

1.7 

2.0

War. I to Sept. 30

16 2.5

24 3.0

45 4.0

98 5.0

206

335

665

1,190

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 19TT4 to September 1S55

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

36

32

29

*28

175

53

41

35

36

47

57

5?

48

46

47

47

47

44

44

41

41

41

40

40

41

42

36

38

46

42

38

1,295

41.8

2,570

Nov.

34

36

41

*37

40

40

40

37

37

38

40

42

46

50

52

54

BT

54

52

50

47

47

48

50

48

45

42

45

32

25

1,303

43.4

2,580

Dec.

54

62

66

66

68

*70

71

64

64

68

71m56

56

50

54

52

50

52

52

52

52

54

56

56

54

52

47

43

42

IT

1,758

56.7

3,490

Jan.

47

47

48

*Z5

42

39

38

40

40

40

43

42

42

45

46

46

45

39

38

41

39

37

36

39

41

40

37

38

37

35

37

1,270

41.0

2,520

Feb.

*38

3S

37

36

35

36

35

37

38

35

34

36

37

38

38

38

38

38

33

32

31 33-

35

34

35

35

36

35

1,001

35.8

1,990

Mar.

34

*34

36

35

34

37

40

46

47

47

47

48

49

47

47

47

47

50

52

52

54

60So"

60

58

52

52

56

59

60

55

1,502

48.5

2,980

Apr.

50

*60

57

54

50

48

41

54

52

59

62

57

54

64

66

67

76

85

98

82

89

110

120

114

116

164

223

T8?

180

199

2,747

91.6

5,450

May

311

461

320

250 SB?

395

594

653

576

*458

516

622

706

800

905

825

614

534

455

502

692

778

737

791

855

855

755

594

530

586

805

18,730

604

37,150

June

885

791

661

649

544

*548

552

800

900

'SoTT

527

633

641

719

742

678

755

600

569

562

*548

544

534

492

428

383

362

338

288

262

17,543

585

34,800

July

242 '50T

178

142

128

*102

89

80

84

76

80

59

45

39

39

41

39

40

37

37

37

38

35

3S

39

41

43

43

40

39

40

2,211

71.3

4,390

Aug.

40

39

*38

32

3T

44

50

57

5?

48

44

41

38

39

41

43

47

50

44

43

39

38

37

39

43

41

43

43

39

37

34

1,300

41.9

2,580

Sept.

29

26

28

29

30

30

*29

26

23

22_

23

22

22

22

23

23

24

26

26

28

29

31

29

28

30

33

37

38

3T

35

835

27.8

1,660

Calendar year 1954 : Max 1,140 Min 8.0 Mean 126 Ac-ft 91,48O

Water year 1954-55 : Max 905 Min 22 Mean 141 Ac -ft 102 ,200

Peak discharge (base, 17OO efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 9 to Dec. 6, Jan. 24 to Mar. 11 (stage-discharge relation affected bv ice during most of period); discharged estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, recorded 

range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relat'-on affected 

by ice Dec. 8-10, Dec. 12 to Jan. 23, Mar. 12-28, Apr. 4, 5.
42 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Platte River at Saratoga, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°27<20", long 106°48'10", in sec. 11, T. 17 N., R. 84 W., on left bank

I,000 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 130 in Saratoga and 1 mile downstream 

from Spring Creek.

Drainage area. 2 .880 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1903 to October 1906, April to December 1909, Octcber 1910 to 

September 1955.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,772.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 25, 1911 staff gage at site 250 ft downstream at different datum. 

Apr. 25, 1911, to Nov. 1, 1930, chain gage at bridge 35 ft upstream at fame datum.

Average discharge . 48 years (1903-6, 1910-55), 1,173 cfs (849,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,300 cfs Apr, 17 (gage height, f.24 ft); minimum daily, 90 cfs Sept. 17.

1903-6, 1909, 1910-55: Maximum discharge, 18,000 cfs June 8, 1909 (rage height,

II.06 ft, present datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended atove 14,000 cfs; 

minimum daily, 38 cfs July 18-20, 1934.

Remarks. .Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gsge-height record, which are fair. Diversions above station for Irrigation of about 290,000 acres. 

Transbasin diversions above station (see p. 174).

Revisions. WSP 406: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gags 

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

3.5

3.6 

3.8 

4.0

175

285

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

670

1,190

2,820

5,240

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 19S4 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

261

255

249

*231 243~

298

279

255

249

285

364

357

371

364

*350

350

350 

337

324

304

292

285

273

267

267

267

255

261

304

311

304

9,162

296

18,170

Nov.

279

255

*285

285

273

273

279

273

261

249

249

261

285

311

311

*337

335 

304

285

261

249

249

261

267

255

249

220

249

170

120

7,935

264

15,740

Dec.

205

292

292

304 350"

*290

290

280

245

290

290

260

250

280

*240

275

260 

255

265

270

260

265

280

295

290

275

255

235

220

215

230

8,253

266

16,370

Jan.

245

245

*230

210

200

185

180

190

180

180

210

200

190

220

210

220

210 

*175

Ta5

210

200

190

L80

200

220

200

190

200

185

180

190

6,210

200

12,320

Feb.

*195

195

190

185

1BO

190

185

200

210

185

1BO

20O

205

20O

*210

210

210 

210

190

1BO

175

TBT

205

200

205

215 '2CB"

200

5,500

196

10,910

Mar.

*200

200

210

195

190

205

230

260

273

267

267

273

279

*2B7

240

225

230 

240

250

225

240

260

260

240

210

200

210

210

210

230

250

7,246

234

14,370

Apr.

*370 Ho"

430

440

436

440

455

500

556

634

740

750

780

*B80

1,020

1,230

1.-890 

1.950

1,780

1,410

1,170

1,200

1,190

1,160

1,060

1,050

1,230

1,180

1,120

1,020

28,431

94B

56,390

May

1.149

1,676

1,450

1,380

1,230

1,290

1,580

1,820

1,840

1,570

1,500

*1,480

1,560

1,660

1,870

1,890

1,580 

1,570

1,290

1,260

1,520

1,660

1,730

1,780

1,900

1,870

1,820

1,600

1,540

1,450

1,580

48,980

1,580

97,150

June

1,790

1,780

1,580

1,740

1,700

1,760

*1,630

1,780

1,980

1,780

2,050

2,050

2,080

2,210

2,310

2,620

5,180

S.e'M

2,380

2,210

»2,110

2,100

2,130

1,890

1,740

1,570

1,380

1,180

1,100

970

57,600

1,920

114,200

July

860

7*T

825

524

452

*37.\

350

330

301

267

261

26?

251

E45

223

210

190 

181

m

162

186

161

190

220

273

3SO

392

364

385

364

357

io,isa sri

20, 2?^

Aug.

324

311

*318

385

392

532

643

661

625

516

420

385

350

357

378

399

406 

406

399

378

337

304

261

,257

$55

373

304

311

285

261

243

11,644

376

23,100

Sept.

210 T90"

170

157

148

139

*130

130

109

112

116

109

109

106

106

98

90SB"

98

112

123

126

112

112

116

120

130

139

144

148

3,804

127

7,550

Calendar year 1954 1 Max 3,360 Mln 88 Mean 465 Ao-ft 336,900

Water year 1954-55 : Max 3,180 Mln 90 Mean 562 Ao-ft 406,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5 to Mar. 8 (no gage-height record Feb. 20-28; 

discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations), t'ar. 15-28, Mar. 30 

to Apr. 4, Apr. 6, 7.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 43 

North Platte River above Seminoe Reservoir, near Sinclair, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 41°52'20", long 107°03'25", in SW£sw£ sec. 13, T. 22 N., R. 86 W., on left 

bank 6-5- miles northeast of Sinclair and 14 miles upstream from high-water lins of 

Seminoe Reservoir.

Drainage area. 4,320 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1939 to September 1955. Prior to October 1943, publishad as "near 

Parco.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 6,400.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--16 years, 1,029 cfs (745,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,270 cfs June 18 (gage height, 4.40 f '-,); minimum 

daily, 91 cfs Sept. 15-17, 20.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 12,200 cfs June 8, 1952 (gage height, 9.00 ft); minimum 

daily, 70 cfs Sept. 17, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 293,000 acres above station. Transbasin diversions above station (see p. 174).

Revisions.--WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

70 

130 

240 

64O

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

1,130

2,490

4,280

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

216

254

254

254

*261

268

503

303

282

275

326

414

366

374

566

358

358

358 

350

326

318

310

510

303

296

289

289

289

zee

303

318

9,559

308

18,960

Nov.

326

296

282

*296

296

296

296

296

296

289

282

268

282

303

326

326

342

342 

326

303

289

282

275

296

296

282

254

260

210

180

8,693

290

17,240

Dec.

250

310

300

320

3TO

300

*300

290

270

310

310

270

290

290

260

290

280

270 

280

280

270

290

300

310

300

280

270

250

230

220

250

8,750

282

17,360

Jan.

260

260

260

*250

240

210

200 230"

200

210

230

210

220

240

230

240

230

*200 

220

240

220

210

200

230

250

230

220

250

210

200

220

6,980

225

15,840

Feb.

210

 210

200

200

190

200

200

210

220

210

200

220

250 22"0"

230

230

230

230 

210

200

190

210

220

210

220

230

210

210

_

5,950

212

11,800

Mar.

210

*220

230

210

210

240

270

290

290

280

280

280

290

290

260

240

250

260 

260

250

260

280

280

260

240

220

230

240

250

300

570

8,040

259

15 , 950

Apr.

520

*590~

620

600

590

600

620

660

710

790

880

900

840

910

990

1,200

1,480

2.040 

1,810

1,680

1,520

1,220

1,230

1,230

1,160

1,080

1,120

1,300

1,220

1,120

31,030

1,034

61,550

May

1.070

1,290

1,610

1,460

1,320

1,240

*1 , 420

1,630

1.850

1,720

 1 , 480

1,420

1,440

1,500

1,610

1,790

1,690

1,500 

1,430

1,230

1,260

1,520

1,660

1,630

1,740

1,810

1,760

1,680

1,530

1,460

1,410

47,140

1,521

95,500

June

1,580

 1,700

1,610

1,540

1,690

1,650

*1,680

1,640

1,880

*1,940

1,830

1,790

1,960

2,060

2,360

*2,820

2,930

5.110 

2,600

2,270

*2,120

2,000

1,940

1,810

1,730

1,600

1,470

1,280

1,110

*1.050

56,710

1,890

112,500

July

920

820

676

568

478

*406

326

310

282

268

234

216

222

204

204

186

175

160 

150

145

140

135

T40

140

198

210

275

342

334

342

350

9,556

308

18,950

Aug.

326

318

*303

*7'iO

382

676

676

685

676

631

534

438

398

422

502

398

422

542 

438

406

398

342

318

282

268

261

296

303

*318

296

268

12,833

414

25,450

Sept.

247

2l6

186

175

155

140

130

*121

112

112

103

105

103

100

91

91

91

103 

97

91

94

103

112

115

109

112

121

109

112

121

3,675

122

7,290

Calendar year 1954: Max 5,020 Min 82 Mean 479 Ac-ft 346,700

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,110 Min 91 Mean 572 Ac-ft 414,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Apr. 10.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Medicine Bow River above Rock Creek, near Medicine Bow, Wyo.

right 

downstream

Medicine

Bow.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,564.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1940.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 423 cfs July 24 (gage height, 4.77 ft); maximum 

gage height, 6.55 ft Mar. 31 (backwater from ice); no flow for many days.

1951-55: Maximum discharge, 910 cfs June 7, 1952 (gage height, 6.10 ft); no flow at 

times each year.

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

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 37,000 acres above station. Five 

small reservoirs above station (combined capacity, about 200 acre-ft) for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31

0 2.7

.2 2.8

.8 3.0

Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

4.0 

7.0 .5

1.2 

2.0 

3.3 

8.5

3.1 

3.3 

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

19

34

58

90

160

325

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

0

o

0

Nov.

0

7

4.2

4.6

*2.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

.9

.6

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.9

.7

.7

.7

.6

1.5

38.4

1.28

76

Dec.

2.5

s'.o

'iTo

3.5

5.0

*4.2

3.5

4.0

4.5

3.0

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.0

100.3

3.24

199

Jan.

3.5

3.5

4.0

3.5

*3.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.0

2.5

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0 "4^5

100.4

3.24

199

Feb.

4.0

4.0

*3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.4

4.0

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

4.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

6.0

6.4

6.0

114.0

4.07

226

Mar.

7.0

8.0

*7.4

6.0

5.7

5.8

6.8

9.1

11

11

11

11

11

10

7.8

9.0

8.0

9.2

10

9.0

9.1

11

10

10

8.0

9.2

11

13

14

T3

12

294.1

9.49

583

Apr.

13

TT

20

17

16

18

25

40

55

*78

70

80

~65 100

60

75

88

92

85

75

40

43

42

49

45

41

40

46

29

20

1,479

49.3

2,930

May

18

25

35

25

17

9.0

6.3

5.0

5.0

6.3

6.6

*6.5

6.5

6.0

5.2

4.7

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.0

4.5

6.5

9.0

16

24

16

9.5

6.0

307.4

9.92

610

June

4.7

T7T

5.7

37

72

61

*29

17

12

17

53

37

25

36

100

318 26~Z~

205

128

87

83

*80

76

83

88

78

61

37

21

10

2,128.1

70.9

4,220

July

6.S

5.0

3.8

3.2

3.3

3.0

*2.8

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.1

.8

.6

.6

.4

.2

0

0

O

0

6.7

113

58

-"5 266

28

26

14

7.7

629.3

20.3

1,250

Aug.

5,2

4.0

3.8

*5.0

4.5

6.3

4.7

5.0

7.1

7.1

6.5

5.5

4.0

44

181

44

16

10

6.0

3.8

2.6

1.8

1.5

1.3

.9

2.1

1.8

1.1

.8

.8

jT_

388.9

12.5

771

Sept.

~

0.6

.4

.4

.2

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

2.2

0.07

4.4

Calendar year 1954: Max 281 Mln 0 Mean 12.5 Ac-ft 9,O40

Water year 1954-55: Max 318 Mln o Mean 15.3 Ac-ft 11,070

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 30 to Apr. 16 (no gage-height record Feb. 10- 

15, Feb. 21 to Mar. 3, Mar. 15-30, Apr. 3-1O, 12j discharge estimated on basis o*1 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for station above Seminoe Reservoir, near Hanna).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 45

Rock Creek at Arlington, Wyo.

Location. La t 41°35' , long 106-13', in sec. 25, T. 19 N. , R. 79 W. , on left bank 10 ft

downstream from bridge on county road, half a mile downstream from Overland Creek, 1 mile

southwest of Arlington, and 7 miles southwest of McPadden. 

Drainage area. 70 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. --April 1911 to September 1918, September 1939 to September 1955. No 

 winter records 1912-13, 1942-47. Published as "near Arlington" 1911-13, 1916-18. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 12, 1912, staff gage and July 12, 1912, to

Jan. 11, 1916, water-stage recorder, at site 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Jan. 12, 1916, to Sept. 30, 1918, water-stage recorder at site 40 ft upstream from present site at present datum. 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 660 cfs June 14 (gage height, 3.22 ft); minimum

daily, 3.0 cfs Nov. 28-30.

1911-18, 1939-55: Maximum discharge, 1,720 cfs June 19, 1953 (gage height, 4.96 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs; minimum daily, 1 cfs Jan. 5, 6, 1915. 

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

which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 4,900 acres above and 

below station. King Canyon Canal diverts water from right bank 300 ft above station.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 15 to June 14)

0.5 

.6

1.1 

1.4

2.5 

5.0

73

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

125

200

370

580

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

15

T2

10

10

14

*14

12

10

10

14

14

14

14

12

12

14

14

12

10

10

7.5

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

4.8

4.2

4.0 476"

4.0

4.0

302.0

9.74

599

Nov.

4.0

4.0

4.5

3.8

*4.8

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.0

4.2

5.5

6.0

6.0

4.5

5.5

5.5

4.5

5.0

6.5

575

5.5

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

3.8

3.8

3.0 376" 

3.0

139.4

4.65

276

Dec.

4.0

479

7.2

8.8

8.0

9.0

*7.8

7.0

8.0

8.9

6.4

5.6

7.0

7.0

7.0

5.0

5.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

6.0 

7.0

8.0

205.8

6.64

408

Jan.

8.6

9.0

878

8.0

7.0

*b6.0

b5.0

b5.0

bs.o

b6.0

6.0

6.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

7.0

6.0

5.0

6.0

4.9

4.4

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.0

4.5

5.0

5.6

6.0 

7.0

7.0

186.3

6.O1

370

Feb.

6.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.0

6.0

5.0

4.7

5.0

6.0

7.0

7.0

*7.4

7.0

7.0

6.0

4.7

4.0

4.5

5.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

7.0

7.0

6.0

-

155.8

5.56

309

Mar.

7.0

8.0

6.8

6.0

5.0

*5.8

6.6

7.0

8.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

S7o

6.8

6.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.0

5.0

5.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0 

8.0

7.0

206.0

6.65

409

Apr.

8.2

9.0

6.0

6.0

5.0

6.0

*b7.0

b8.0

b9.0

blO

b9.0

b8.2

b9.0

13

14

16

17

19

18

b!7

17

20

21

19

23

30

31

33

27 

33

468.4

15.6

929

May

44

63

48

4045"

73

93

96

83

72

95

119

*138

154

ISO

172

133

116

96

131

206

240

237

268

272

279

*209

154

138 

183

500

4,477

144

8,88O

June

356

300

244

212

183

212

237

*342

282

194

169

227

296

440 402"

360

352

314

356

346

360

370

*349

318

286

237

209

180

164 

142

8,439

281

16,740

July

121

TTT

102

93

84

80

73

*65

60

56

55

53

48

44

42

39

36

34

33

32

30

30

35

34

37

76

40

34

33 

28

26

1,667

53.8

3,310

Au?.

25

28

25

*23

26

36

3T

27

23

21

21

18

18

22

26

21

19

18

16

15

14

14

13

13

14

15

14

13

12 

11

10

602

19.4

1,190

Sept.

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

*8.0

7.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.5

8.0

10

12

TO

9.0

9.0

9.0

10

10

9.5

8.5

"

258.5

8.62

513

Adjusted for diversions

Mean 

Ac-ft

10.6 

652

5.65 t 

336

.64 6.01 

408 370

5.56 

309

6.65 

409

to King

15.6 

929

Canyon Canal

145

8,890

294 54.7 

17,470 3,360

19.5 8.62 

1,200 513

Observed

Calendar year 1954: Max 

Water year 1954-55 : Max

650 Mln 3.0 Mean 43.1 Ac-ft 31,210 

44O Mln 3.O Mean 46.9 Ac-ft 33,930

Adjusted

Calendar year 1954: Mean 

Water year 1954-55: Mean

Ac-ft 

48.1 Ac-ft 34,850

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 27 to Nov. 2, Nov. 28 to Jan. 5, Jan. 11 to Apr. 6 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during part of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge 

measurements, weather records, recorded range In stage, and records for nearby stations.
46 PIATTE RIVER BASIN

Rock Creek below Rock River, Wyo.

Location. lat 41°46', long 105°56', in SW£ sec. 22, T. 21 N., R. 76 W., on left bank half 

a mile upstream from Johnson ditch and 4.5 miles northeast of town of Rock River.

Drainage area. 216 sq mi.

Records available. September 1940 to September 1942, May 1951 to September 1955 (no winter records 1942).

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 5 years (1940-41, 1951-55), 24.4 cfs (17,660 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 390 cfs July 24 (gage height, 4.74 ft); no flow 

Sept. 8-30.

1940-42, 1951-55: Maximum discharge, 1,130 cfs June 13, 1942 (gage height, 6.42 

ft), from rating curve extended above 370 cfs; no flow at times in 1942, 1954-55.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions

above station for irrigation of about 32,000 acres above and below station. Several

small reservoirs above station (combined capacity, about 3,300 acre-ft) for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except period of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-21, July 6 to Sept. 3O)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

.4 

1.4 

2.5 

4.3

2.2

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

4.O

7.O 

18 

41

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

O.I

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.6

.8

.7

.8

.9

1.2

1.6

2.1

 275 2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

22.4

O.72

44

Nov.

2.3

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.2

*2.2

2.2

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

277

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.3

1.7

1.5

1.3

1^2

66.6

2.22

132

Dec.

1.5

1.6

1.8

2.1

TTS

1.6

1.7

*1.8

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.5

.8

.6

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

1.8

1.3

1.1

.9

17T

1.3

1.4

47.4

1.53

94

Jan.

1.7

T77

1.6

1.5

1.4

*1.1

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.4

.5

.5

.3

-^22

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

_o'.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

17.9

O.58

36

Feb.

0.2

.2

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.4

.5

.5

.4

_

5.O

O.18

9.9

Mar.

O.6

.7

.5

.4

1.0

*1.6

1.8

2.0

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.2

.9

.7

.8

.9

l.O

.6

.5

.9

1.5

2.5

2.O

2.0

3.0

4.O

5.O

8.O

1O

62.8

2.03

125

Apr.

18

13

16

2O

19

18

*17

16

15

17

18

18

21

25

30

40

76

26

17

8.5

11

6.5

6.5

5.1

5.9

7.O

3.8

2.4

3 .O

3^0

462.7

15.4

918

May

2.5

376

5.9

13

12

5.1

3.6

3.2

5.9

1O

7.5

4.8

*4.8

4.3

3.6

3.O

4.6

2O

27

16

12

2O

29

21

45

87

*6S

50

35

26

23

576.4

18.6

1,140

June

38

116

92

47

43

40

34

*26 55

63

55

53

78

69

112

-56 171

61

37

31

31

*37

49

51

44

41

37

32

38

28

1,7O5

56.8

3,380

July

18

9.5

6.2

4.1

3.0

2.0

*.9

.7

.8

1.1

1.6

4.3

5.1

4.3

5.1

5.4

3.0

1.4

.7

.4

.2

.2

.3

~20 131

47

31

14

10

7.0

5.4

343.7

11.1

632

Aug.

4.8

5.1

6.2

*4.8

4.8

5.9

11

16

12

7.O

5.6

4.3

3.2

19

30

14

9.5

8.5

8.0

7.O

6.2

5.1

4.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.9

3.6

2^9

230.6

7.44

457

Sept.

2.1 rrs

.9

.4

.2

.2

.1

*0~O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0

O

O

0

O

O

O

O

O

0

O

O

0

0

5.2

0.17

10

Calendar year 1954: Max 114 Mln O Mean 8.39 Ac-ft 6,070

Water year 1954-55 Max 171 Mln O Mean 9.71 Ac-ft 7,030

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Apr. 15.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 47

Medicine Bow River above Seminoe Reservoir, near Hanna, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°00'35", long 106°30'45", in NW^ sec. 34, T. 24 N., R. 81 W., or left 

bank 15 ft downstream from county highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from Troublesome 

Creek, 9 miles upstream from high-water line of Seminoe Reservoir, and 10 miles north 

of Hanna.

Drainage area. 2,310 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1939 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6.415.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 16 years, 161 cfs (116,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,290 ofs Aug. 14 (gage height, 2.83 ft); maximum gage height, 3.53 ft Apr. 9 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 3.0 cfs 

July 19-22.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 6,590 cfs Mar. 29, 1943 (gage height, 5.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 1.5 cfs 

Aug. 1-3, Sept. 8, 1954.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 92,000 acres above -station. Many 

sinall reservoirs above station (combined capacity, about 6,000 acre-ft) for irrigation. 

For details on adjudication of diversions, see Remarks for this station in WSP 1210.

Revisions.--WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 19-23)

0.6 

.7

1.0

3.0

8.0

15

26

40

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

2.9

110

225

450

900

1,380

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

13

13

11

TT

*15

18

13

13

14

13

14

14

16

15

15

14

16

17

16

16

15

14

14

14

20

18

24

23

25

20

25

499

16.1

990

Nov.

29

27

27

*29

29

26

26

27

29

30

24

24

23

22

23

23

22

22

20

24

25

25

22

26

29

24

26

15

13

13

724

24.1

1,440

Dec.

14

15

17

16

15

16

*15

13

14

15

13

13

14

14

14

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

15

13

11

11

11

12

13

14

419

13.5

831

Jan.

15

15

15

15

*14

13

13

13

12

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

*12

14

13

13

12

13

14

14

13

14

14

15

15

15

427

13.8

847

Feb.

15

14

12

11

11

11

12

13

11

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

11

12

*11

11

9.0

8.3

8.0

B.O

8.0

8.0

10

11

13

16

15

-

308.7

11.0

612

Mar.

16

19

*18

16

13_

15

20

22

26

30

36

40

42

42

38

35

37

37

35

32

35

40

38

37

37

40

52

65

80

95

100

1,188

38.3

2,360

Apr.

100

105

120

130

150

*170

200

300

500

450

720

944

554

514

562

820

890

830

740

655

514

373

320

315

305

285

290

290

290

260

12,696

423

25,180

May

207

176

184

225

250

245

*220

230

235

235

207

*160

140

131

116

110

107

107

102

92

82

77

70

60

60

58

72

94

107

113

89

4,361

141

8,650

June

79

*94

128

134

140

172

*168

125

*100

84

72

82

116

125

122

*212

578

5SS

474

325

230

*176

156

131

128

131

140

131

113

*89

5,293

176

10,500

July

70

58

40

32

24

20

*17

15

12

11

8.7

8.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.0

3.5

3.0

3^0

3.0

3.0

8.0

52

144

172

T37

128

119

105

97

1,322.7

42.7

2,620

Aug.

84

67

48

*30

23

22

24

36

34

18

22

20

17

262

525

207

180

110

77

54

39

29

24

18

18

15

44

27

*]9

14

ii

1,919

61.9

3,810

Sept.

10

9.4

8.7

8.0

7.0

7.0

8.0

* .0

.0

.5

.0

.0

.0

.5

.0

.0

.5

.0

.5

.0

.5

.5

.0

.0

.0

.5

.0

.5

.0

.0

164.1

5.47

325

Calendar year 1954 : Max 548 Mln 1.5 Mean 41.2 Ac-ft 29,83O

Water year 1954-55 : Max 944 Mln 3.O Mean BO. 3 Ac-ft 58, 16O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Apr. 9 (no gage-height record Hov. 3O to 

Dec. 7j discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for 

nearby stations).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Seminoe Reservoir near Leo, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°09', long 106°53', in sec. 8, T. 25 N. , R. 84 W. , on upstream side near 

center of dam on North Platte River, 6 miles upstream from high-water line of Pathfinder Reservoir and 9 miles southwest of Leo.

Drainage area. 7,340 sq mi , approximately.

Records available.--April 1939 to September 1955 (October 1940 to September 1950 monthly 

figures only).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,190.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation); gage readings have been reduced to elevations 

above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 465,300 acre-ft Sept. 7 (elevation, 6,321.01 ft); 

minimum, 305,000 acre-ft Apr. 11, 12 (elevation, 6,304.18 ft).

1939-55: Maximum contents observed, 1,073,000 acre-ft June 20, 1949 (elevation, 

6,359.29 ft); minimum observed (since appreciable storage was attained), 19,040 acre-ft 

Sept. 1, 1939 (elevation, 6,228.00 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by concrete-arch dam. Storage began Apr. 1, 1939, but some 

regulation for power development during period Jan. 1 to Mar. 31, 1939. Capacity, 

1,012,000 acre-ft below elevation 6,357 ft (top of spillway gates). Figures given 

herein represent total contents, of which 30,200 acre-ft (capacity below elevation 

6,239 ft, minimum operating level for power development), are not available for power 

development and 352 acre-ft (below elevation 6,185.09 ft, penstock invert) is dead 

storage. Dead storage is considered negligible. Water is used for irrigation and 

power development.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1240: 1942(m) , 1949(M).

Total contents, in acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

2£ 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

31

(t) 

(*)

Oct.

324,800

325,100 

325,500 

325,400

325,600

325,600 

326,300 

326,800 

327 ,400 

328,000

328,400 

328,600 

329,100 

329,9OO 

330 , 600

331,300 

332,000 

332,500 

333,000 

333,500

334,000 

334,500 

334,900 

335,400 

335,900

336,800 

337,400 

338,000 

338,200

339j500

6,308.27 

t!4,600

Nov.

339, BOC

339, 60C 

338,500 

337,200

336, 90C

337,200 

337,600 

337,400 

337,200 

337,400

337 , 800 

338,000 

338,500 

339,000 

338,700

338,700 

339,000 

339 , 400 

339,500 

340,100

340,600 

341,000 

341,100 

341,100 

341 , 600

341,500 

541,700 

342,100 

341,600

5,3O8.50 

t2,100

Dec.

341, 50C

341, 40C 

341, 20C 

341,500

341, 90C

341 , SOC 

341, 20C 

341, 20C 

340,700 

340, 70C

341, OOC 

341 , 60C 

340, 70C 

340, 20C 

339, SOC

339, SOC

339, 10C 

338, 90C 

339, 10C 

338,400

338, 10C 

337, SOC 

337, 60C 

337 , SOC 

33 8, OOC

338,30C 

337, 60C 

337,100 

336, SOC

335, 60C

6,307 .82 

-6, OOC

Jan.

335,600

536, OOC 

335^500

334,900

334,800 

334,500 

334,700 

335,200 

334,400

333,800 

333,000 

332,700 

352 , 400 

332 , 400

332,800 

332,200 

331,800 

331,400 

330, SOC

330, 40C 

330, 10C 

330,200 

329,700 

329,600

329,500 

329,100 

328,900 

328,500

328,400

6,306.99 

-7 , 200

Feb.

3 6, OOC

3 7, SOC 

3 7,100 

3 6,500

3 5,900

3 6,300 

3 S.70C 

3 5, SOC 

3 5,30C 

3 4, SOC

3 4,700 

3 4, SOC 

3 4.90C 

3 4.70C 

3 4,700

3 4,400 

3 4 , 2OC 

3 3,100 

3 2,300 

3 2,000

3 1,600

3 1,600 

3 O.SOC 

5 0,500 

3 0,60C

3 1,100 

3 1,70C 

3 2, OOC

6,306.22 

-6,40C

Mar.

322,200

320,800 

319 , 400 

319,400

320,000

320,600 

320,500 

320,400 

320,300 

320,400

320,800 

321,400 

322,000 

321,000 

320,100

319,400 

318,700 

318,200 

317,700 

318,100

316,800 

315,700 

315,200 

313,800

312,200

311,500 

311,700 

311,700 

311,700

312,100

6.305.0E 

-9,900

Apr.

312,200

312,200 

310,600 

308,900

308,100

307,400 

306,800 

306,400 

306,600 

305,900

3O5,OOC

306,200 

308,200 

311,100

314, 60C 

317,90C 

323,400 

329,400 

334,600

339, BOC 

344, 20C 

347,700 

355,000 

359,500

361, 40C 

362,500 

362,700 

365,200

6,311. OC 

+52,000

May

364, 10C

364, 10C 

364,800 

365,400

365, 900

366, 40C

367,300 

368,700 

368, BOC 

369,300

370,300 

371,200 

372, 20C 

374, 40C 

377,200

379,100 

381 , BOC 

383.90C 

385,300 

386,500

387,500 

387,800 

387,800 

388,100 

388,300

388, 90C 

389,700 

390,800 

395,200

396,200

6,314.3"; 

+32,100

June

396,600

398,300 

399,400 

4OO.OOC

401 , 4OC

402 , OOC 

402 , 6OO 

403 , 40C 

404 , 40C 

4O5 , 400

407,900 

410,900 

411,900 

412,400 

415, SOC

419, SOC 

424, 70C 

431,900 

438,200 

441,900

445, 600 

448,900 

451,600

457^000

458,100 

458,600 

459,200

6,320.2E 

+ 60,800

July

455, 90C

456, 20C 

456, 60C 

457 , SOC

457,000

456, SOC 

456,300 

455,300 

45 5, SOC 

456, 20C

456, 40C 

455,900 

455,300 

454,800 

454, 200

453,700 

453,200 

451,900 

451,400 

451,000

450,400 

449,800 

449,900 

449, 90C 

45O,4OC

450,900 

451,400 

452,100 

452,100

452,800

6,319.87 

-4.20C

Aug.

452, SOC

451,400 

450,800 

450,400

450,800

451, 60G 

452, 60G 

452,800 

452,300 

452,300

452,600 

452,600 

453, 20C 

454, 20C 

455, 90C

457, OOC 

457,500 

458,100 

459, 20C 

459,700

460,800 

461,700 

462,000 

452,300 

461,600

461, 60( 

462,000 

462,200 

462, 60C

463, SOC

6,320.6;

+10, SOC

Sept.

463,700

464,200 

464,500 

464,700

464,800

465,200 

465,300

465^200 

465,100

464,800 

464,600 

464,500 

464,300 

463,600

463,300 

463, 2OO 

463, 5OO 

462, 7OO 

461,900

461,300 

460,600 

459,900 

459,700 

459,500

458,800 

458,000 

457,300 

456,400

6,320.13 

-7,600

Calendar year 1954: (*) +15,700 Water year 1954-55= (*) +130,800

t Elevatio 

* Change i

et, at end of month, 

ts, in acre-feet.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 49 

North Platte River above Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42 0 11', long 106°53', in sec. 34, T. 26 N., R. 84 W., on right bank 1,000 

ft downstream from Kortes Dam, 1 mile upstream from Lost Creek, about 4 miles upstream 

from high-water line of Pathfinder Reservoir, and 7 miles southwest of Leo.

Drainage area. 7.350 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1913 to September 1925, June 1929 to September 1939, October 

1950 to September 1955. No winter records 1922-25 and 1929. Prior to October 1920, 

published as "above Pathfinder."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,929.51 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Apr. 11, 1951, at site l£ miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1913-25, 1928-39, 1950-55), 1,468 cfs (1,063,000 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,730 cfs July 1 (gage height, 7.34 ft); minimum 

daily, 8.5 cfs for many days.

1913-25, 1929-39, 1950-55: Maximum discharge, 18,800 cfs June 26, 1917 (gage height, 

6.2 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 8.3 cfs for many days July to September 1954.

Remarks. Records good above 100 cfs and fair below except those for periods of ro gageHeight record, which are poor. Flow regulated by Seminoe Reservoir since 1938 (see preceding page) and Kortes Reservoir since 1950 (capacity, 4,740 acre-ft). Diversions for 

irrigation of about 256,000 acres above station. Transbasin diversions above station 

(see p. 174).

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation. 

Revisions. WSP 406: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.5 135

3.0 

3.5

5.0 

7.0

240

390

580

1,070

2,460

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to Septeraberl955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

228

a8.5

53

322

258

58

20

15

a8.5

a8.5

132

252

35

55

a8.5

a8.5

a8.5

184

71

41

24

75

36

a8.5

106

a8.5

180

110

C14

57

a8.5

2,602.5

84.0

5,160

Nov.

178

330

748

388

301

177

100

272

210

262

102

204

49

a8.5

224

198

44

124

130

a8.5

a8.5

26

242

269

a8.5

294

200

48

434

292

6,480.0

216

12,850

Dec.

248

286

220

142

10

362

390

262

472

294

104

a8.5

564

474

452

480

385

306

176

491

*384

400

204

226

9.0

57

514

492

460

362

408

9,642.5

311

19,130

Jan.

118

46

356

282

360

310

308

135

15

540

508

521

340

337

210

aS. 5

440

390

400

422

378

367

19

452

310

266

316

328

375

10

448

9,315.5

300

18,480

Feb.

392

378

431

442

481

120

314

350

298

394

280

306

43

291

271

302

366

776

728

296

410

200

398

479

184

61

aS. 5

184

-

_

9,183.5

328

18,220

Mar.

233

966

913

339

53

38*5

238

388

286

245

144

78

aS. 5

618

799

708

577

574

521

142

974

825

574

996

1.160

840

177

376

362

249

311

14,725.0

475

29,210

Apr.

317

356

1,150

1,200

660

684

807

605

286

668

904

450

447

378

528

38. 5

a8.E

585

594

744

715

535

577

a8.5

562

612

9O6

1,160

1,150

797

18,602.5

620

36,90C

May

*1,310

1,390

1,060

1,120

1,030

1,320

996

749

1,330

1,300

*1,060

1,190

1,010

12

187

856

422

646

793

1,210

1,220

1,060

1,440

1,500

1,730

1,260

1,310

1,120

708

710

1,24O

32,339

1,043

64,140

June

1,550

838

*1,Z10

1,380

843

1,320

1,290

1,180

1,100

1,270

528

288

1,350

1,570

572

87

808

182

30

932

*902

838

*603

901

262

720

1,140

1,140

1,590

*1,490

28,114

937

55,76O

July

1,760

750

387

12

875

740

464

550

12

16

210

*283

266

268

236

214

136

410

133

20

*316

142

a8.5

a8.5

146

44

a8.5

76

231

142

90

8,954.5

289

17,760

Aug.

480

692

*618

413

183

a8.5

a875

440

918

547

294

376

a8. 5

aS. 5

a8.5

187

281

32

58

as. 5

a8.5

125

224

138

345

230

a8. 5

11

a8.5

a8. 5

a8.5

6,685.5

216

13,260

Sept.

a8.5

a8.5

a8.5

a8.5

a8.5

a8.5

134

aS. 5

a8. 5

a8.5

a8. 5

12

a8.5

9.4

a8.5

a8.5

26

a8. 5

506

49T

408

362

366

36

a8. 5

326

409

375

378

276

4,241.9

141

8,410

Calendar year 1954 : Max 2,060 Min a. 3 Mean 434 Ac-ft 314,000

Water year 1954-55 : Max 1,780 "in 8.5 Mean 413 Ac-ft 299,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and gate 

ngs at Kortes Reservoir.
50 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Sweetwater River near Alcova, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°27 I 30", long 107°11'45", in NE-^ sec. 25, T. 29 N. , R. 87 W. , on left 

bank at Dumbell Ranch, about 12 miles upstream from high-water line of Pathfinder 

Reservoir and 25 miles southwest of Alcova.

Drainage area. 2,270 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1913 to September 1924 (no winter records) , October 1938 to 

September 1955.

Gage_. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,920 ft (from topographic map). Aug. 

28, 1913, to Sept. 30, 1924, staff gage at site 0.4 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 17 years (1938-55), 115 cfs (83,260 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 375 cfs May 11 (gage height, 4.24 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.0 cfs Sept. 8-13.

1913-24, 1938-55: Maximum daily discharge, 4,290 cfs Apr. 13, 1924; minimum daily, 

0.5 cfs July 30 to Aug. 12, 1940.

Re-marks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 24,000 acres above station. Several small reservoirs above 

station (combined capacity, about 2,200 acre-ft) for irrigation. For details on adjudication of diversions, see Remarks for this station in WSP 1210.

Cooperation. Eleven discharge measurements furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

0.5

3.0

7.0

14

23

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

59

138

325

565

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Diy

1

;,

4

Ei

£,

El

<]

1C)

i:. i;: i:;

14

1!S

115

17

113

13

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Nean

Ac- ft

Oct.

14

14

14

15

17

17

17

16

18

18

16

19

27

24

*27

25

26

31

34

36

34

34

34 

38

42

41

42

40

38

44

850

27.4

1,690

Nov.

45

46

46

46

47

47

46

46

*46

45

45

44

44

44

42

41

44

45

47

49

50

50

49

50

49

51

51

35

30

27

1,347

44.9

2,670

Dec.

35

45

50

48

48

49

46

39

41

41

41

41

41

*41

41

39

41

42

41

40

39

38

37 

41

37

25

20

21

22

25

26

1,181

38.1

2,340

Jan.

24

26

24

23

22

22

21

22

21

25

23

*22

25

24

23

25

22

22

25

24

22

22

25 

24

25

24

24

25

25

25

25

732

23.6

1,450

Feb.

26

24

23

23

22

24

*25

26

25

23

25

25

27

29

50

30

30

25

23

24

24

25

25 

*25

27

27

28

27

-

717

25.6

1,420

Mar.

28

29

30

29

27

27

28

29

30

31

31

46

47

50

46

50

*54

58

44

30

33

35

33 

35

33

35

35

45

60

60

50

1,198

38.6

2,380

Apr.

92

96

84

52

65

90

90

86

79

79

82

84

82

BO

88

90

86

94

128

165

221

*262

262 

258

270

272

291

323

351

317

4,619

154

9,160

May

268

262

268

311

327

*291

274

274

319

562

360

*331

299

274

266

245

239

232

217

192

161

151

m170

179

188

201

215

203

179

7,552

244

14,980

June

*163

156

145

163

187

188

175

170

156

149

140

135

*138

130

121

123

*123

123

118

*111

106

98

*93 

88

80

73

72

65

*58 To"

58

3,708

124

7,350

July

51

46

42

38

*36

36

35

31

34

34

34

34

34

27

25

25

2*

*2i

2«

24

25

32

31 

30

*28

2Z

25

17

12

13

12

905

29.2

1,800

Aug.

12

*12

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

20

*22

*22

22

22

14

7.6

6.6

4.2 

2.2

272

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

350.9

11.3

696

Sept.

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.2

*2.2

O '- ^f\

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.0

*2.5

2.2

2.2

2.8

9.6

*20

*18

17

16

16 

17

18

18

18

17

15

16

254.2

8.47

504

Calendar year 1954: Max 497 Mln 5.4 Mean 81.0 Ac-ft 58,680

Viater year 1954-55: Max 362 Mln 2.O Mean 64.1 Ac-ft 46,440

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Apr. 2.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 51 

Pathfinder Reservoir near Alcova, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°28'06", long 106 0 51'12", in sec. 24, T. 29 N., R. 84 W., in gatehouse 

near left end of dam on North Platte River, 9 miles southwest of Alcova.

Drainage area. 10,700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1955 (October 1940 to September 19EO, 

monthly figures only) in reports of Geological Survey. April 1909 to September 1955 

in reports of Nebraska State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,678.1 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929; gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Pricr to 

Oct. 1, 1950, sea level elevations were referred to Bureau of Reclamation datum which 

was 1.9 ft lower than mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 12, 1950, reference 

marks and tape gages near present site at datum 1.9 ft lower.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 638,200 acre-ft July 3 (elevation, 5.83C.02 ft); 

minimum, 145,200 acre-ft Sept. 15, 16 (elevation, 5,776.65 ft).

1938-55: Maximum contents, 1,078,000 acre-ft June 10, 1950 (elevation, 5,851.55 ft, 

datum of 1929); minimum observed, 2,900 acre-ft Sept. 2, 1939 (elevation, 5,710.73 ft, 

datum of 1929).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by masonry dam. Storage began in April 1909. Capacity, 

1,016,000 acre-ft between elevations 5,668.1 ft (north outlet trashrack sill) and 

5,850.1 ft (crest of spillway). No dead storage. Figures given herein represent 

usable contents. Water is used to irrigate lands in Wyoming and Nebraska under the 

North Platte project.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Usable contents, in acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1954 to September 19E5

Bay

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

IS

Oct.

359,400 

359,200 

359,100

359,800 

360,400

360,900 

36 l.OOO 

361,000 

361,100 

361,200

361,100 

361,200 

361,800 

361,900 

361,900

361,900 

361,900 

362,300 

362,900 

362,900

362,800 

363,000 

363,200 

363,200 

363,600

364,000 

364,400 

364,600 

365,000 

365,500 

365,600

5,807.83 

+6,900

Nov.

365.900

366,500 

368,100 

370,400 

370,900

371,500 

371,800 

372,400 

373,OOO 

373,500

373,900 

374,300 

374,800 

375,100 

375,300

375,800 

376,000 

376,200 

376,400 

376,600

376,800 

377,100 

377,500 

378,300 

378,400

378,900 

379,400 

379,600 

380,100 

380,900

5309.41 

+15,300

Dec.

381,700

382,200 

382,600 

383,500 

383,900

384,800 

385,400 

386,200 

387,400 

387,700

388,100 

388,900 

389,300 

390,700 

391,200

392,300 

393,000 

393,500 

394,100 

394,900

395,800 

396,600 

397,500 

397,600 

398,000

398,100 

399,200 

4OO,2OO 

401,200 

401,900 

402^900

5,811.60 

+22,000

Jan.

4O3 , 4OO

404,200

405,200 

405,800

406,700 

407,300 

407,600 

408,100 

408,800

410,100 

411,100 

412,000 

412,800 

413,400

413,800 

414,600 

415,500 

416,200 

417,300

418,200 

419,100 

419,400 

420,300 

421,000

421,700 

422,400 

423,400 

424,100 

424,300 

425,100

5,813.70 

+22,200

Feb.

426.0OO

427,000 

427,800 

428,900 

430,000

430,400 

431,100 

431,900 

432,800 

433,600

434,500 

435,000 

435,2'00 

435,800 

436,300

437,100 

438,300 

440,400 

441,800 

442,700

443,400 

444,000 

444,800 

446,000 

446,400

446,700 

446,800 

447.100

5,815.68 

+22,000

Mar.

447.700 

449,400 

451,400 

452,400 

452,400

452,500 

452,800 

453,800 

454,800 

455,400

455,400 

455,800 

455,900 

457,400 

458,800

460,200 

461,600 

462,900 

464,300 

465, 10O

467,200 

468,700 

470,200 

472,300 

474,700

476,400 

477,100 

478,000 

478,900 

480,100 

481,000

5,818.57 

+33,900

Apr.

479,500 

476,900 

475,900 

475,200 

474.100

475,800 

477,700 

479,400 

480,100 

482,000

484, 4OO 

485,600 

486,600 

487,400 

489,100

489,300 

489,400 

491.1OO 

492,800 

493,800

495,700 

497,300 

498,500 

499,100 

501,300

503,200 

505,400 

508,100 

510,900 

515.200

5,821.16 

+32,200

May

516,600

521,000 

523,400 

526,100 

529,100

552,200 

534,900 

536,900 

540,800 

544,000

546,900 

549,600 

552,000 

552,600 

553,300

555,200 

556,000 

557,700 

559,200

561,600

564,300 

566,400 

569,200 

571,400 

574,700

577,000 

579,000 

580,900 

582,300 

583,500 

585,600

5,826.50 

+72,400

June

589, OOO

590,700 

592,400 

595,200 

597,000

599,400 

601,400 

603,700 

6O5.6OO 

608,300

609,000 

609,600 

612,000 

614,800 

616,000

616,700 

617,900 

618,400 

618,500 

619,900

621,500 

622,900 

624,000 

625, 6OO 

626,400

627,200 

629,500 

630,600 

632,600 

654.400

5,829.77 

+48 , 800

July

637,000 

637,900 

658,200 

637,500 

636,800

635,600 

632,100 

627,600 

621,400 

6 14.8OO

608,300 

6O2,OOO 

595,300 

588,700 

582,000

574,200 

565,500 

558,200 

546,700 

537,000

528,900 

520,100 

509,800 

499, 80O 

490,500

481,100 

472,600 

464,900 

457,400 

450,600 

441,800

5,815.21 

-192.600

Aug.

434,100

426,200 

418, 8OO 

410, FOO 

402,500

395,900 

385, ?00 

385,200 

584,900 

383,100

378,100 

372,600 

364, FOO 

556, FOO 

549,500

341,400 

334,400 

326,900 

318,900 

310,100

301,400 

293,200 

285,000 

276, FOO 

268,900

261,000 

252,700 

244,000 

255,800 

228,100 

220jJOO

5,789.55 

-821,200

Sept.

2 is; ooo

205,400 

197,900 

190,700 

183,400

176,200 

169,200 

162,600 

157,500 

152,800

149,000 

146,200 

145,300 

145,500 

145; 200

145,200 

145,400 

145,400 

146,500 

147,600

148,200 

149,100 

149.8OO 

150,200 

150,500

150,900 

151,700 

152,500 

153,100 

153,800

5,778.28 

-66,800

Calendar year 1954: (*) -524,500 Water year 1954-55: (*) -204,900

Elevation, In feet, at end of month. 

Change in contents, in acre-feet.
52 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Platte River below Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°27'54", long 106°50'47", in SW£ sec. 24, T. 29 N. , R. 84 W. , on left 

bank 2,300 ft downstream from Pathfinder Dam and 9 miles southwest of Alcova.

Drainage area. 10,700 sqmi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1905 to September 1940 (no winter records 1906-7), October 1949 

to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1940 to September 1949 

collected by Bureau of Reclamation, available in files of Denver district office, 

Geological Survey. Prior to October 1920, published as "at Pathfinder."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,670 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to 1932, staff op chain gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 48 years (1907-55), 1,579 cfs (1,143,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,570 cfs July 18 (gage height, 7.08 ft); minimum not determined.

1905-55: Maximum daily discharge, 18,900 cfs June 25-27, 1917; minimum not determined.

Remarks. Records excellent above 200 cfs and fair below except those for periods of no 

gage-height record, which are poor. Plow completely regulated by Semiroe and Pathfinder Reservoirs (see p. 48, 5l). Natural flow of stream affected by trarsbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions 

for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation and reviewed by Geological Survey. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 406: Drainage area. WSP 1280: 1951-52.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 26

-0.3

-.1

.1

.3

.5

.7

1.0

1.0

3.0

8.0

15

27

50

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

250

415

640

960

1,750

2,770

-0.2

-.1

0.0

.1

.3

.6

.9

1.2

May 27 to Sept. 3O 

0.3

2.0 

7.0

55

105

165

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

255

430

640

960

1,750

2,770

5,450

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

> 0.5

15.5

0.5

31

Nov.

> 0.5

15.0

0.5

30

Dec.

> 0.5

15.5

0.5

31

Jan.

> 0.5

15.5

0.5

31

Feb.

> 0.5

_

-

14.0

0.5

28

Mar.

> 0.5

15.5

0,5

SI

Apr.

1,020 

1,850

1,850

1,840

1,550

4.5

3.0

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1,3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

*1.3

1.3

1.2

nT2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

8,146.9

272

16,160

May

1^ 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

40

83

98

*88

85

83

85

85

*85

85

88

92

128

286

398

398

234

145

147

147

190

3,082.0

99.4

6,110

June

*224 

227

227

224

258

290

21?

149

149

151

151

151

*153

153

153

151

149

149

103

*74

76

76

78

80

79

79

159

276

*280

283

4,963

165

9,840

Jul;r

283 

286

286

286

592

1,260

2,350

2,790

2,880

3,250

*3,450

3,440

3,550

3,670

3,660

3,940

4,430

*4,960

5,320

5,O2O

4,88O

4,870

5,030

5,190

5,160

4,850

*4,240

4,030

3,790

3,730

4,430

105,903

3,416

210.100

Aug.

4.660 

4,600

4,5OO

4,500

4,540

4,570

4,250

1,930

4.0

1,460 

2,750

3,140

3,900

4,190

4,150

*5,960

3,910

3,890

4,090

4,520

1*4,490

" 4,420

4,330

4,310

4,280

4,380

4,490

4,470

4,290

*4,000

3,960

120,934.0

3,901

239,900

Sept.

3.950 

3,890

3,860

3,800

3,770

3,730

*3,700

3,240

2,820

2,400

2,120

1,370

567

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.2

*.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

39,210.7

1,307

77,770

Calendar year 1954 : Max 5,810 Min - Mean 962 Ac-ft 696, 8OO

Water year 1954-55 : Max 5,320 Min - Mean 774 Ac-ft 560,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Mar, 31, Apr. 7 to May 10; discharge estimated on basis of 1

discharge measurement and gate openings at Pathfinder Reservoir.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 53

Alcova Reservoir, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42"32'50", long 106°43'08", in SE^SE^ sec. 24, T. 30 N. , R. 83 W. , in elevator shaft at right end of dam on North Platte River, a quarter of a mile soutlrwest of 

Alcova.

Drainage area. 10,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1955 (prior to October 1950, month-end figures only) in reports of Geological Survey. February to September 1938 in files of 

Bureau of Reclamation.

Gage. Water-stage recorder for elevations above 5,447.00 ft. Datum of gage is 5,?20 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation); gage readings 

have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to May 1946, reference 

marks and tape gages at various nearby sites at same datum. May 1946 to June 26, 1955, 

electric tape gage at present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 189,300 acre-ft Sept. 11, 12 (elevation,

5 ,499.56 ft); minimum observed, 171,400 acre-ft Jan. 16 to Feb. 27; minimum elevation 

observed, 5,491.99 ft Jan. 20 to Feb. 14.

1938-55: Maximum contents observed, 190,200 acre-ft Aug. 15, 1952 (elevation, 

5,499.92 ft); minimum observed (since appreciable storage was attained), 1,880 ?cre-ft 

Sept. 30, 1940 (elevation, 5,353.56 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by rock-fill dam; completed in January 1938. Storage began 

FeFT 8, 1938. Capacity, 190,400 acre-ft between elevations 5,500.00 ft (top of spillway gates) and 5,330.00 ft (trashrack sill for outlet tunnel). Dead storage, 

100 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Water is used for irrigation in North Platte River basin.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Usable contents, In acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

172,900

173,100

173,300

175,400

173,200

173,100

173,000

173,000

173,OOO

173,000

173,000

173,000

173,000

172,9OO

172,900

172,800

172 , 80C

172,800

172,800

172,800

172,800

172,800

172,800

172,900

172,900

173,000

173,000

172,900

172,900

172,900

172,900

5,492.65

+200

Nov.

172,800

172,800

172,800

172,800

172,800

172,700

172,700

172,700

172,700

172,700

172,700

172,700

172,700

172,600

172,600

172,600

172,600

172,600

172,500

172,500

172,400

172,400

172,300

172,300

172,200

172, 20C

172, 20C

172, 10C

172,100

172, OOC

5,492.28

-900

Dec.

172,000

171,900

172,000

172,000

172,100

172,100

172,200

172,200

172,200

172,100

172,100

172,000

171, 90C

171,900

171.80C

171,80C

171,800

171,700

171, 70C

171.70C

171,70C

171, 70C

171, 70C

171, 70C

171, 70C

171, 70C

171, 70C

171, 70C

171,70C

171,70C

171, 70C

5,492.15

-300

Jan.

171,700

171,700

171,700

171,700

171,700

171,600

171,600

171,600

171,600

171,600

171,500

171,500

171,500

171,500

171,500

171,400

171,400

171,400

171,400

171,400

171,400

171,400

171,400

171,400

171,400

171,40C

17 1 , 40C

171,40C

171, 40C

171.40C

171,40C

5,491 . 99

-300

Feb.

171,400

171,400

171,400

171,400

171,400

171,400

171,400

171,400

171,400

171,400

171,400

171,400

171,400

171,400

171,400

171,400

171, 40C

171,400

171, 40C

171,400

171, 40C

171,40C

171,4,OC

171, 40C

171,40C

171,40C

171,40C

 

171,50C ~z 

_ 

5,492.04

+100

Mar.

171,500

171,500

171,500

171,500

171,600

171,600

171,600

171,600

171,600

171,600

171,600

171,600

171,600

171,600

171,600

171,600

171,600

171,600

171,600

171,600

171,600

171,600

171, 70C 171,701:

171,700

171,700

171,700

171,700

171, 70C

171,700

171, 70C

5,492.15

+200

Apr.

173,800

177,400

181,000

184,500

187,100

187,800

187,700

187,600

187,400

187,200

187,100

187,500

187,400

187,600

187,700

187,600

187,700

187, 70C

187,700

187,500

187, 50C

187, 60C

187, 60C

187, 60C

187, 60C

187, 60C

187, 60C

187, 60C

187, 60C

187,60C

5, 498.83

+15 , 900

May

187,600

187,600

187,600

187,600

187,600

187,600

187,600

187,600

187,600

187,300

187,100

187,300

187,400

187,200

187,200

187,300

187,300

187,300

187, 30C

187, 20C

187, OOC

186,90C

18 6, 7 PC

186, 8OC

187, 30C

187, 70C

187, 80C

187, 60C

187, 30C

187, 10C

186, 90C

5,498.56

-700

June

186,900

186,800

186 , 800

186,800

187,400

187,800

187,800

187,800

187,800

187,700

187,700

188,100

188,100

188,100

188,100

188,200

188, 20C

188,200

188 , 10C

188, OOC

187, 80C

187,600

187, 40C

187, 30C

187, OOC

186, 90C

186, 90C

186, 90C

186, 80C

-- 

5,438. 53

-100

July

186,800

186,700

186,700

186,700

187,100

187,100

187,300

188,000

187,500

187,200

187,200

187,500

187,600

187,800

187,400

187, 30C

187, OOC

187, 20C

187, 80C

187, 90C

187, 50C

187, 40C

187, 30C

187, 60C

188, 30C

188, 70C

189, 1OC

189, 10<!

188, 80C

188, 20C

187, 90C

5,498.97

+1,100

Aug. Sept.

187, 90C 188,600

187, 90C 188,600

187, 40C 188,500

187, OOC 188,200

187, OOC 188,000

187, OOC 187,700

187, 40C 187,300

186, OOC 188,100

182, 30C 188,100

180, 60C 189,100

181, 60C 189.500

181, 90C 189,300

183, OOC 186,200

184, 60C 182,400

186, 30C 178,700

187,400 175,000

187,400 174,700

187,300 174,400

187,200 174,100

187,600 174,000

187, 70C 173,800

187, 70C 173,600

187, 60C 173,300

187, 40C 173,200

187, 10C 173,800

187, OOC 172,700

187, 10C 172,600

188, OOC 172,500

188, 60C 172,400

188,6or 172,300

188,60" 

5,4,99.24, 5,492.41

-t-700 -16,3OO

Calendar year 1954: (*) +3,70O Water year 1954-55: (t) -400

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month. 

* Change In contents, In acre-feet.

449355 O - 58 - 5
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Platte River at Alcova, Wyo.

Location. lat 42°33'04", long 106°42'48", in SW£ sec. 19, T. 30 N. , R. 82 W. , on right 

bank at Alcova, a quarter of a mile downstream from Alcova Dam.

Drainage area. 10,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . February 1904 to December 1905, June 1935 to September 1955 (no winter 

records prior to 1937).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,329.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Feb. 19, 1904, to Dec. 31, 1905, staff gage at site 1,000 ft upstream at datum 

2.59 ft lower.

Average discharge .--19 years (1936-55), 1,195 cfs (865,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,840 cfs July 17 (gage height, 6.30 ft); minimum daily, 3.8 cfs May 31, June 13, 14.

1904-5, 1935-55: Maximum daily discharge, 13,400 cfs June 11, 1905; no flow during 

long periods in 1938, 1944-45.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Flow completely regulated by Seminoe, Pathfinder, and Alcova Reservoirs (see p. 48, 

51,53). Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, 

power development, diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 3-17)

0.6 

.7

1.0 

1.2

3.6

6.0

10

75

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

210

390

670

1,020

2,020

5,220

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.8

5.3

5.3

6.0

14

39

14

5.5

5.8

5.5

5.0

5.5

5.8

5.5

*5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

8.4

9.0

9.0

8.4

8.0

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.0

245.5

7.92

487

Nov.

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.5

6.5

6.0

*12 

46

8.8

7.6

8.0

7.2

6.8

6.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.0

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

244.8

8.16

486

Dec.

6.0

675

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4 

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.6

*4.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

154.1

4.97

306

Jan.

 570 5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0 

5.0

E.O

*5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

A Vc 5

175

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.E

4.5

149.5

4.82

297

Feb.

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

*4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

*4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

_

- -----

126.0

4.50

250

Mar.

5.0

¥70

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0 

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

*6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

65

140

120

489.5

15.8

971

Apr.

8.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

50 

150

20

6.0

*20

70

10

6.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

444.5

14.8

882

May

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

*4.3

"476 5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.1

3.8

136.2

4.39

270

June

4.6

4.3

4.1

4.3

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.6 

4.6

4.3

4.1

3.8

378

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.3

*4.3

4.6

4.3

9.7

49

136

*130

130

561.0

18.7

1,110

July

130

130

133

133

133

*1,080

2,050

2,320

2,860 

3,190

3,170

3,110

3,350

3,330

3,560

3,560

4,430

4,550

*4,590

*4,610

4.660

*4,660

4,660

4,660

*4,610

4,340

*3,690

3,670

3,670

3,640

4,180

96,859

3,124

192,100

Aug.

*4,230

4,230

4,230

*4,250

4,250

4,250

3,720

2,530

*1.750 

2,150

2,110

*2,600

3,440

3,160

*3,170

3,250

3,810

3,820

4,130

4.500

4,300

*4,300

4,280

*4,270

4,250

4,220

4,180

3,740

*3,720

3,720

3,760

114,100

3,681

226,300

Sept.

3,760

3,760

3,770

3,760

3,740

3,720

*5.790

2,760

2,810 

1,910

1,920

*1,950

1,970

1,970

1,970

2,020

119

105

49

*20

*17

19

19

15

15

13

13

12

13

15

46,024

1,534

91,290

Calendar year 1954 : Max 5,600 Mln 4.3 Mean 870 Ac-ft 630,000

Water year 1954-55 : Max 4,660 Mln 3.3 Mean 711 Ac-ft 514,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 6, Oct. 19 to Nov. 7, Nov. 20 to Dec. 13, Dec. 16 to May 5; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, recorded range In stage, gate openings at Alcova Reservoir, and records for station near Goose Egg.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 55

North Platte River near Goose Egg, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 42°43'15", long 106°32'09", in Sw£ sec. 22, T. 32 N., R. 81 W., on right 

bank 0.3 mile downstream from Cottonwood Creek, 2| miles downstream from Poison Spring 

Creek, 4 miles southwest of Goose Egg, and 13 miles southwest of Casper.

Drainage area. 11,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1917 to September 1919 (irrigation seasons only) , May to September 1924, May 1950 to September 1955. Published as "near Casper" 1917-19, 1924.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,190 ft (from topographic map). Apr. 9, 

1917, to Sept. 30, 1919, staff gage at site 1 3/4 miles downstream and May 1 to Sept. 

30, 1924, staff gage at site 4? mjles downstream, at different datums.

Average discharge. 5 years (1950-55), 1,228 cfs ),000 acre-ft per year).

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,170 cfs July 25 (gage height, 10.04 ft); minimum daily, 8.7 cfs June 14.

1917-19, 1924, 1950-55: Maximum discharge observed, 19,200 cfs June 24-28, 1917; 

maximum gage height, 11.80 ft May 28, 1953; minimum daily discharge, that of June 14, 

1955.

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

which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of 

about 350,000 acres above station, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

1.7 

1 .9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

Feb. 29 to Sept. 30

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

108 9.0

219

398

620

1,210

2,900

5,450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

45 

41

38

40

22.

56

45

55

45

40

36

*32

36

35

33

32

30

30

30

30

30

30

32

36

40

41

37

38

35

33

32

1,190

38.4

2,360

Nov.

32 

31

31

31

*30

29

29

29

28

27

30

50

36

30

28

29

30

28

27

27

27

28

29

29

29

29

29

21

20

21

874

29.1

1,730

Dec.

22 

25

27

29

29

29

29

26

*28

28

29

28

26

25

24

24

25

27

27

26

25

25

25

26

25

23

19

19

20

24

26

790

25.5

1,570

Jan.

27 

28

28

28

27

25

24

23

22

22

*2S

22

22

23

23

23

22

22

22

23

23

23

24

23

22

22

21

20

21

21

22

721

23.3

1,430

Feb.

22 

23

23

23

22

22

*22

23

23

22

21

21

22

22

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

20

20

20

21

22

23

_

617

22.0

1,220

Mar.

26" 24 

29

31

37

42

45

32

37

47

58

52

49

49

48

44

*41

38

45

41

40

47

54

54

45

57

57

57

63

138

226

1,653

53.3

3,280

Apr.

207

182

161

133

110

100

91

85

89

152

232

91

*64

81

141

108

102

123

147

128

64

72

104

87

76

110

144

128

70

5_2

3,434

114

6,810

May

52 

78

104

68

50

39

37

37

37

33

29

*24

23

16

18

15

17

18

17

16

16

17

17

18

18

18

18

17

14

13

13

907

29.3

1,800

June

13 

14

12

13

12

13

11

*9.8

9.0

10

11

11

9.2

8.7

11

12

39

23

17

15

13

11

9.5

9.2

9.5

9.8

9.0

9.5

79

106

539.2

18.0

1,070

July

110

TT2

117

115

115

224

1,550

al,900

32,200

a2,700

a2,700

a2,800

32,7OO

a ,900

a ,000

a ,100

a ,500

a ,000

,540

* ,580

,700

,680

,820

,680

,990

,940

,700

,680

,680

,680

,100

90,613

2,923

179,700

Aug.

4,510 

4,300

4,310

4,300

4,300

4,300

3,910

3,180

1,580

2,170

1,810

2,430

3,100

3,080

3,100

*5,180

5,700

3,720

3,900

4,210

4,210

4,210

4,200

4,200

4,200

*4,200

4,210

3,920

3,740

3,730

3 73)0

113,440

5,659

225,000

Sept.

5,750 

3,740

3,760

3,740

5,740

3,730

3,750

2,990

2,680

2,160

1,770

1,750

1,750

*1,750

1,740

1,770

938

222

210

147

117

91

85

76

76

68

61

55

52

50

46,816

1,561

92,860

Calendar year 1954 : Max 5,630 Mln 18 Mean 894 Ac-ft 647,300

Water year 1954-55 : Max 4,990 Mln 8.7 Mean 717 Ac-ft 518,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

below Casper.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 29 to Mar. 25.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Poison Spider Creek near Goose Egg, Wyo.

Location Lat 42°46'44", long 106°31'46", in Stf^SWi sec. 35, T. 33 N. , R. 81 W. , on right 

 bank 0.3 mile upstream from mouth, 2^ miles northwest of Goose Egg, and 11 miles southwest of Casper.

Records available .--October 1950 to September 1955.

Gage . Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,185 ft (from topographic map) .

Average discharge. 5 years, 3.98 cfs (i acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 3.58 ft); minimum

daily. 2.1 cfs Apr. 4. .

1950-55: Maximum discharge, 172 cfs May 28, 1953 (gage height, 3.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 75 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 1.6 cfs 

Feb. 9, 1953.

Remarks --Records fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 370 acres atove station Pour 

 small reservoirs (combined capacity, about 350 acre-ft) above station. Return flow 

from Kendrick irrigation project enters above station.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 24 to Nov. 10, Nov. 20 to Dec. 8,

Mar. 30, 31, Apr. 10-13)

2.4 1.2 2.8 21

2.5 3.0 3.0 38

2.6 8.0 3.2 60

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

E

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.7 

5.2

5.2

5.7

5.7

5.2

4.7|

5T2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.7

5.7

*5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2 

5.2

5.7

5.2

5.7

6.9

7.5

^72

5.7

5.7

170.2

5.49

338

Nov.

5.7 T75-

3.8

3.3

3.8

3.8

3.3

3.8

*3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

5.2

5.2

4.3

4.3

3.3

5.2

4.7

4.7

3.8

5.0

3.0

123.8

4.13

246

Dec.

5.0, 

3.3

3.8

4.3

5.2

4.7

4.7

5.2

*4.7

5.2

5.2

5.2

~S1Z 5.7

5.7

5.7

5.2

5.7

5.2

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

4.7

*4.7

4.3

5.2

5.2

5.2

156.4

5.05

310

Jan.

5.2, 

575

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.3

4.3

5.

4.

5.

*5.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.3

4.3

3.8

3.8

370-

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

133.8

4.32

265

Feb.

3.8 

3.8

3.2

2.7

3.3

3.8

4.3

4.3

*3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.3

4.7

H3.8

4.3

4.3

2.7

3.8

3.8

4.3

4.3

106.5

3.80

211

Mar.

4.3 

5.7

8.0

6.9

5.2

4.3

*5.2

8.0

14

13

12

18

23

13

6.9

5.7

5.7

4.7

3.8

2.5

4.3

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.3

6.3

26

54 

*?3 cy

316.3

10.2

627

Apr.

17 

15

8.0

2.1

378

6.3

*11

12

13

16

*18

12

22

55

59

41

26

18

15

13

12

10

7.5

5.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

408.7

15.6

811

May

4.3, 

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

*4.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.7

5.7

6.9

7.5

7.5

8.0

679

6.3

6.2

157.1

5.07

312

June

9.2 

675

5.7

9.2

5.7

4.7

4.3

*4.7

5.7

5.7

5.2

5.2

4.3

5.2

6.9

6.9

*8.6

7.5

5.2

4.3

3.8

3.3

7.5

8.6

7.5

7.5

7.5

4.7

3.8

178.5

5.95

554

Jily

3.8 

4.3

4.7

T73

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.8

5.8

5.8

4.3

4.3

5.8

3.8

3.3

3.3

5.3

3.8

*3.3

5.0

"277 2.7

5.0

2.7

5.3

2.7

2.7

5.3

115.5

5.66

225

Aug.

3.3 

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.7

3.0

5.0

2.7

2.7

3.0

2.7

3.0

4.7

6.5

*4.5

4.5

5.5

5.8

3.3

3.8

4.3

5.2

4.3

*4.3

4.5

5.2

4.3

4.3

3.8

115.4

3.72

229

Sept.

3.8 473-

5.8

4.3

5.2

5.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

*4.

4.

4.

4.

5.

4.

6.

5.7

6.3

6,9 

6.9

7.5

8.0

S7o

6.3

6.5

5.7

160.7

5.36

319

Calendar year 1954: Max 10 Min 1.7 Mean 4.57 Ac-ft 3,310

Water year 1954-55: Max 54 Min 2.1 Mean 5.87 Ac-ft 4,25O

Peak discharge (base. 50 efs).--Mar. 30 (10:30 a.m.) 98 cfs (3.58 ft); Apr. 15 (2 p.m.) 52

(5.14 i.iftr. ft).

Discharge measurement made on this flay.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 57

North Platte River below Casper, Wyo.

Location. lat 42°51 I 45", long 106°13'00", in NWi;NW£ sec. 4, T. 33 H., R. 78 W. , on right 

bank 0.3 mile upstream from Claude Creek and 5-g- miles east of city hall in Casper.

Drainage area. 12,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1929 to September 1955. Prior to October 1932, published as "at 

Casper.' 1

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,070 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 1, 1932, staff or chain gages at sites 9 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--26 years, 1,324 cfs (958,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,240 cfs July 26 (gage height, 4.83 ft); minimum daily, 32 cfs May 23, 31.

1929-55: Maximum discharge, 13,800 cfs May 30, 1929 (gage height, 8.00 ft, site and 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs; minimum daily, that of 

May 23, 31, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Natural 

flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from 

irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1954-ff, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

.3

105

190

0.6 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

370

645

1,580

2,800

6,60O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

96

90

82

79

88

99

96

82

85

85

76

*72

82

76

74

72

70

68

68

66

66

66

66

70

82

85

82

79

76

72

70

2,420

78.1

4,800

Nov.

68

68

68

68

*70

79

79

79

79

79

76

76

82

90

82

76

74

76

76

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

72

68

56

54

2,213

73.8

4,390

Dec.

58

60

68

64

64

64

64

64

56

49

54

58

56

*62

53

60

54

56

66

64

58

62

62

64

62

56

45

39

42

56

68

1,808

58.3

3,590

Jan.

66

64

66

66

62

56

56

54

52

50

*50

49

48

50

54

54

50

50

52

52

52

54

56

54

54

51

*48

47

T?

50

50

1,666

53.7

3,30(1

Feb.

52

54

56

54

50

52

54

54 *56

50

50

52

54

55

55

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

*50

49 -51

52

56

58

-

1,492

53.3

2,960

Mar.

60

64

74

74

93

105

*113

72

85

105

129

109

105

99

76

66

72

58

70

68

48

58

*64

64

54

60

64

62

74

133

iiii

2,612

84.3

5,180

Apr.

251

163

154

129

79_

99

96

105

113

133

196

251

<145

121

129

186

158

145

163

181

150

109

113

137

121

113

141

172

150

105

4,308

144

8,540

May

93

88

113

129

TO?

90

79

74

74

74

72

*68

60

56

53

48

48

44

42

39

39

34

32

39

46

44

42

39

38

34

32

1,865

60.2

3,700

June

38

48

44

72

TO

46

41

*38

34

34

38

38

34

38

49

62

60

60

62

51

46

41

38

39

36

36

38

36

33

44

1,334

44.5

2,650

July

96

102

102

102

99

99

697

1,820

1,940

2,830

2,740

2,730

2,700

2,920

3,010

3,200

3,640

4, £40

4,460

*4,500

4,600

4,640

4,840

4,700

4,760

5,320

4,020

3,780

3,760

3,730

3,910

89,987

2,903

178,500

Aug.

4,320

4,340

4,380

4.400

*4,400

4,400

4,190

3,820

2,190

1,860

2 , 060

2 , 160

2,630

3,070

3,060

3,040

3,640

3,690

3,800

4,110

4,130

4,150

4,130

4,150

4,150

*4,173

4,150

4,020

3,710

3,710

3,710

113,740

3,66?

225,600

Sept.

3,710

3,710

3,710

3,710

5,740

3,740

3,740

3,380

2,690

2,490

1,860

1,820

1,800

* 1,810

1,790

1,800

1,650

528

299

281

212

172

141

125

125

1E1

105

102

96

93,

49,550

1,652

98,280

Calendar year 1954: Max 5,530 Mln 39 Mean 919 Ac-ft 665,000

Water year 1954-55: Max 5,220 Mln 32 Mean 748 Ac-ft 541,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, Dec. 11, 12, 17, 27, 

to Mar'. 1, Mar. 25.
58 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Deer Creek at Glenrock, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 42°51'42", long 105°52'02", in SW^-NW^ sec. 4, T. 33 N. , R. 75 W. , on left 

bank 40 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 20 and 87 in Gleirock and 0.6 mile 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--216 sq mi.

Records available. April 1916 to September 1924, May 1928 to September 1933 (no winter 

records) , April 1935 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,980 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

fo June 1, 1935, staff gages at site 400 ft downstream at various datums.

Average discharge.--20 years (1935-55), 52.6 cfs (38,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 785 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 4.38 ft); no flow 

Oct. 1-6, Sept. 7-19.

1916-24, 1928-33, 1935-55: Maximum discharge observed, 2,840 cfs Apr. 15, 1924 

(gage height, 6.5 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

1,200 cfs; no flow during many summers.

Remarks. Records good except those below 5 cfs and those for periods o r ice effect or 

no gage-height record, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 6,500 acres 

above station. One small reservoir above station (capacity, about 60 acre-ft) for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). W3P 526: Drainage area. WSP 926: 1924.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-16)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 29

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

2.5

14

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

178 

Z85 

610

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

Apr. 30 to Sept. 30

1.6 23

2.8

6.0

10

2.5

3.0 

3.5

152

264

410

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

O

o

0

0

o

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

* .6

.6

.8

.8

.B

.3

.1

.3

1.5

2.3

1.8

.6

1.8

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.5

3.0

273

2 .3

29.5

0.95

59

Nov.

3.0

*4.7

4.7

3.6

.1

.1

6.4

12

12

12

11

12

13

14

14

14

IB

15

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

9.2

9.8

307.6

10.3

610

Dec.

9.2

12

*11

9.8

10

11

10

9.B

I"6.4

11

10

12

10

9.2

10

9.2

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

9.2

*9.B

9.2

12

12

10

329.8

10.6

654

Jan.

11

12

9.8

11

11

8.6

b7.8

t>8.2

3.6

9.2

*11

9.2

10

9.2

6.9

9.2

9.2

7.4

10

12.

13

12

12

13

13

12

*12

12

12

12

12

327.3

10.6

649

Feb.

10

10

8.0

*9.8

9.8

11

11

11

11

8.6

10

11

10

9.8

10

9.2

*10

8.0

e^9

11

11

11

11

10

11

12

12

12

-

286.1

10.2

567

Mar.

9.2

13

13

13

10

9.8

*13

14

14

15

15

13

15

14

13

13

13

9.2

14

9.2

t9.0

b!3

14

*13

13

20

16

13

16

19

2_1

419.4

13.5

832

Apr.

*20

20

2O

20

2O

22

21

24

28

32

*40

41

40

52

63

82

140

228

325

190

*182

242

256

212

280

391

*486

242

232

2E2

4,203

140

8,340

May

285

*345

262

22fl

212

*214

212

218

209

166

150

*136

129

129

129

127

113

98

86

64

49

39

29

22

35

50

38

30

29

28

2_1

3,882

125

7,700

June

*20

74

64

73

92

74

64

58

49

52

61

53

67

71

138

201

*179

172

154

129

103

86

73

62

52

70

64

54

44

36

2,489

33.0

4,940

Jaly

-29

27

22

17

15

5.4

1.0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

121.2

3.91

240

Aug.

0.2

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.6

2.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

9.7

0.31

19

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

* .1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1.1

.1

.2

.2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

2.4

0.08

4.8

Calendar year 1954: Max 332 Min o Mean 29.1 Ac-ft 21,070

Water year 1954-55= Max 436 Min Q Mean 34.0 Ac-ft 24,610

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs).--Apr. 19 (4:15 a.m.) 424 cfs (3.48 ft); Apr. 27 (9:45 a.m.) 78E 

cfs (4.3°i ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

station.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 59

Box Elder Creek near Careyhurst, Wyo.

,ocatlon. Lat 42°50 I 08", long 105°40'24" in NE^NE^ sec. 13, T. 33 N., R. 

bank 0.9 mile south of Careyhurst and 2-jj miles upstream from mouth.

74 W., en right

Drainage area. 202 sq mi.

Records available.--May to October 1911, April 1916 to September 1924, May 1928 to September 1933, April 1935 to September 1955 (no winter records prior to 1936).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,930 ft (from topographic map.) Prior 

to May 26, 1928, staff gage at site half a mile downstream at different datum. May 26 

to Oct. 4, 1928, staff gage at site 30 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--20 years (1935-55), 44.2 cfs (32,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 368 cfs June 16 (gage height, 3.75 ft); minimum

daily, 0.2 cfs Sept. 5.

1911, 1916-24, 1928-33, 1935-55: Maximum discharge, 2,360 cfs May 23, 1933 (gage

height, 9.04 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs; no flow at times during

many summers.

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

 wETch are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 10,200 acres above station. Water

rights for 3.9 cfs for municipal supply of Douglas adjudicated for diversion above

station. Several small reservoirs above station (combined capacity, about 270 acre-ft)

for irrigation.

Revisions.--WSP 526: Drainage area.

Ratine table, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per :ond)

1.5

1.6

1.7

0.1

.3

2.4 

4.9

1.9 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

177

465

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total!

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.3

.9

.7

.6

.6

1.0

2.1

*2.2

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

51.7

1.67

103

Nov.

1.8 *T78

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.9

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.9

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.9

479

4.9

4.3

3.8

110.0

3.67

218

Dec.

5.1

5.7

*5.7

6.1

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.1

5.7

5.7

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.0

577

5.3

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.2

5.0

5.5

5.8

6.1

175.7

5.67

348

Jan.

5.7

5.7

5.3

*4.9

4.9

4.7

4.5

TTe

4.6

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

a5.6

a5.6

a5.8

a5.8

a5.8

a5.8

a5.8

a5.8

a5.8

*a5.8

5.8

6.1

6.8

7.4

171.3

5.53

340

Feb.

7.6

7.4

7.2

*7.2

7.2

7.4

7.6

7.4

6.6

6.2

6.1

6.3

6.6

6.8

7.0

7.0

*7.0

7.0

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.3

6.6

6.9

7.2

-

190.7

6.81

378

Mar.

7.4

7.6

7.8

7.8

7.4

8.3

*8.6

9.2

10

10

10

8.6

10

9.3

8.8

8.8

9.0

7.8

4.4

4.6

5.7

6.4

7.2

*8.2

9.0

9.4

10

10

10

12

14

267.3

8.62

530

Apr.

13

13

18

19

18

15

15

17

19

24

31

28

35

48

53

71

125

200

278

*166

a 140

a 170

a200

a!9O

a230

a285

a310

*161

198

205

3,295

110

6,540

May

218

*264

243

218

208

215

230

233

222

175

150

139

121

119

123

117

97

85

72

61

51

49

43

15

19

31

31

23

23

18

8.6

3,621.6

117

7,180

June

*4.4

13

16

44

95

81

65

54

56

72

85

75

68

60

221

335

332

284

228

186

150

117

89

74

64

48

33

19

12

7.8

2,988.2

99.6

5,930

July

5.3

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.9

4.4

3.6

3.4

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

1.5

1.6

1.3

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.2

*4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.9

4.6

4.2

3.9

.4

.4

.4

88.1

2.84

175

Aug.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.5

.7

.9

1.2

1.5

1.6

2.2

JLt4

2.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

- a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a_i!

a. 3

23.1

0.75

46

Sept.

*0.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

1.3

2.2

2.4

2 .6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2 .9

5.2

2.6

2.6

2 .4

2.4

2.4

4O.7

1.36

81

Calendar year 1954: Max 210 Mln 0.3 Mean 16.1 Ac-ft 11,680

Water year 1954-55: Max 335 Mln 0.2 Mean 3O.2 Ac-ft 21,870

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during period In Januar;r); discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, recorded range In stage, and 

records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, Dec. 17, 27-30, Jan. 6-17, Jan. 

28 to Mar. 8, Mar. 14-16, 22, 23, 25-27.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

La Prele Creek near Douglas, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 42°40', long 105°36', In see. 5, T. 31 N., R. 73 W., on right bank just upstream from high-water line of La Prele Reservoir, 13 miles southwest of Douglas.

Drainage area.--146 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1919 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge.--36 years, 40.9 cfs (29,610 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 372 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 7.81 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs Oct. 6, 13, 19.

1919-55: Maximum discharge, 1,220 cfs May 11, 1920 (gage height, 11.4 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 800 cfs; no flow at times in 1936, 1939- 

40, 1943.

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

backwater from beaver dams, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 7,200 

acres above station. Several small reservoirs above station(combined capacity, about 

140 acre-ft)for irrigation.

Revisions.--WSP 526: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of backwater from beaver dams

or ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-19, Apr. 13-23)

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

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.7 

4.0

7.0

15

5.5 

6.0

6.5

94

144

194

0.8 

2.0 

3.5 

8.0

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

75

144

252

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Caler

Water

Oct.

0.5

.E

.6

.7

. 5

.2

.E

.5

.5

.4

*.4

.3

.2

.3

.E

.5

.5

.5

* .2

.4

. E

.6

.7

.7

1.0

1.3

1.6

1.7

1.9

2.0

270

22.7

0.73

45

dar yea i

year 1=

Nov.

* .0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.7

.9

.0

.0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.9

.0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.5

.1

.1

.3

.5

3.0

64.0

2.13

127

1954: K

54-55: f

Dec.

3.2

3.E

*3.8

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.0

4.0

4.2

4.5

4.7

4.9

5.2

5.6

6.0

*6.4

6.6

6.4

6.2

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.2

6.4

143.4

4.63

284

lax 83

lax 24E

Jan.

6.0

E.4

E.O

»4.9

4.9

4.9

E.O

E.2

E.4

4.3

4.3

4.E

4.7

5.0

5.4

5.4

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

*4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

142.7

4.60

283

1

Feb.

4.1

*4.2

4,2

4.2

4,2

4.3

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.1

4.3

4.8

5.2

5.6

5.8

*6.0

6.0

5.6

5.0

5,0

5.2

E.O

4.7

4.7

5.2

5.8

6.8

7.2

141.0

E.04

280

Un 0.2

^in 0.2

Mar.

7.6

*7.9

8.1

7.9

7.6

7.8

8.2

8.5

9.1

9.7

10

9.8

9.4

9.2

9.0

9.2

9.4

*9.8

10

10

9.6

9.2

9.0

9.0

9.2

9.5

10

11

12

13

ii

293.7

9.47

583

Me£

Me£

Apr.

*15

14

13

12

12

13

14

16

19

18

15

16

17

21

13

36

55

106

136

83

*107

160

159

144

189

245

242

*130

133

156

2,309

77.0

4,580

m 9.7E

m 20.8

May

172

210

193

*153

149

168

177

176

168

84

69

59

60

76

80

74

62

54

48

*43

37

36

32

33

28

38

34

44

47

38

39

2,681

86.5

5,320

AcAc -

June

42

*52

44

50

44

42

32

29

30

37

40

38

36 '33

94

118

119

109

88

71

60

54

44

34

30

29

22

19

15

12

1,467

48.9

2,910

ft 7,C

ft 15, C

Jily

~9.8 11

8.6

7.2

7.0

7.2

6.2

6.0

6.8

5.8

5.1

5.5

5.8

5.8

*6.0

5.1

5.1

4.7

4.3

4.5

4.9

5.1

7.0

7.2

7.0

6.8

5.8

8.0

6.5

E.3

196.6

6.34

390

70

60

Aug.

5.3

*5.5

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.1

4.1

3.5

3.0

2.9

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

*2.4

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.5

92.3

2.98

183

Sept.

1.5

1.5

1.8

]_ . 5

1.5

*1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.0

.3

79

.3

.8

35.5

1.18

70

affected by Ice 

estimated on basis
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 61

La Prele Creek near Orpha, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°50'12", long 105°29'25" in NW£ sec. 15, T. 33 N. , R. 72 W., on left 

bank 20 ft downstream from highway bridge, ij miles upstream from mouth, and 1-j- miles 

southeast of Orpha.

Drainage area. 227 sq mi.

Records available. --April to August 1916, April to September 1918, April 1923 to September 

1924, May 1928 to September 1933, April 1935 to September 1955 (no winter records prior 

to 1936). Prior to May 26, 1928, published as "near Fetterman.

Gage

£

e. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,880 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

£o May 26, 1928, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum. 

May 26, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1933, staff gage at present site at datum 0.5 ft higher. 

Apr. 1 to June 3, 1935, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1935-55), 12.6 cfs (9,120 acre-ft per year).

Extreme s . Maximum discharge during year, 134 cfs June 1 (gage height, 2.89 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1916, 1918, 1923-24, 1928-33, 1935-55: Maximum discharge, 1,340 cfs Sept. 6, 1946 

(gage height, V.30 ft), from rating curve extended above 460 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks . Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Plow regulated by La Prele Reservoir (capacity, 20,000 acre-ft). Also several small reservoirs 

above station (combined capacity, about 140 acre-ft) for irrigation. Diversions above 

station for irrigation of about 21,000 acres.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-17, Dee. 3-25, Mar. 11-19,

22, 23, Sept. 1-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 29 Mar. 30 to Sept. 30

2.6

.8

.9

1.0

0

1.4

3.3

5.7

1.2

1.5 

2.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.3

.4

~~Z 1.2

.1

.1

O

*0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

*.i

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

4.8

0.15

9.5

Nov.

0

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

_2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

."

.4

.2

.3

.3

:uo

5.3

0.18

11

Dec.

*6.8

8.0

9.0

7.9

8.2

7.2

7.2

6.6

6.9

8.2

7.2

6.6

7 .6

7.2

8.2

6.6

7 2

9 0

7.6

6.9

7.6

7 .6

*6.6

7.6

6.9

6.3

6.0

6.2

6.7

7.3

8 . tL

227.1

7 .33

450

Jan.

8.0

777J

*7 .2

7.0

6.8

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.8

6 4

6 4

7.0

7.4

7 .4

7.3

7.4

6.7

6.4

6.4

7 .0

7 .0

6.6

6 .8

*7.4

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.0

7.1

7.4

7.4

216.1

6.97

429

Feb.

7.3

*7.3

7 .0

6.6

6.6

6 .6

6.8

7.2

6 0

5.4

6.0

7.4

7.8

7.6

7.6

*7 .6

7 6

7 .0

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.6

7.0

7.6

8.6

9 .0

197.1

7.04

391

Mar.

9.0

*9.0

8.6

8.4

9.0

9.8

9.8

10

11

11

10

14

10

9 .0

12

12

16

*14

12

10

10

11

10

14

14

13

18

20

30

31

20

405.6

13.1

804

Apr.

*16

14

16

47

37

25

*21

22

19

19

19

*16

18

20

20

19

20

21

21

20

21

22

22

16

15

13

8 .2

5.2

5.5

AJ.

562.6

18.8

1,120

May

5 7

6.6

7 .6

*8.8

9.6

8.8

4.3

1.6

1.1

1 1

1.3

.8

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

o

1 .4

2 2

1.4

0

0

0

0

0

62.7

2.02

124

June

16*ir.2

2.2

13

1.4

6.9

1.0

.4

.4

O

0

0

0

O

.8

0

0

0

.4

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

44.7

1.49

89

July

O

o

.1

.1

.1

o

0

o

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

*0

.1

1.0

.7

.7

0

0

0

.4

3.2

0.10

6.3

Aug.

0.3

1.1

.?

0

0

0

.3

.3

0

*0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

.7

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

1 6 rn:

0

0

5.8

0.19

12

Sept.

*0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.6

0.7

0.02

1.4

Calendar year 1954: Max 16 Mln 0 Mean 3.13 Ac-ft 2,260

Water year 1954-55: Max 47 Mln 0 Mean 4.76 Ac-ft 3,450

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1, 2, Dec. 26 to Mar. 1O, Mar. 20, 21.
62 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Platte River near Douglas, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42"41'00", long 105°23'26", in NW^SEi sec. 5, T. 31 N. , R. 71 W., on right 

bank 2 miles downstream from Bedtick Creek, Sij- miles upstream from Wagonhound Creek, 

and 4 miles south of Douglas.

Drainage area. 14,300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1891 to September 1894, April 1919 to September 1923 (irrigation 

seasons only), April 1929 to September 1939, April 1946 to September 1955. Published 

as "at Douglas" 1891-94, 1929-39.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,743.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 28, 1932, staff or chain gages at several sites 4 to 7 miles upstream at various datums. Apr. 28, 1932, to Sept. 30, 1939, water-stage recorder at 

site 6 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1929-39, 1946-55), 1,446 cfs (1,047,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,070 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 9.11 ft); minimum 

daily, 66 cfs Nov. 30, Dec. 1.

1929-39, 1946-55: Maximum discharge recorded, 16,700 cfs July 13, 1937 (gage height, 

8.44 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 45 cfs Jan. 8, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Natural 

flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from 

irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except pi 

height, in feet, and discharge, in

riods of ice effect (gage

128

225

410

.bic feet pe

670

1,560

2,800

6,100

ond)

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 19E4 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-fb

Oct.

150

137

126

124

137

148

*143

141

152

141

137

135

148

135

128

124

122

118

*116

112

110

106

no

114

1E6

139

135

135

132

128

126

4,037

130 a.oio

Nov.

*122

114

114

112

112

112

114

116

116

116

114

120

118

120

120

126

124

116

114

114

110

108

106

106

108

108

106

1O4

90

6j5

3,346

112

6,640

Dec.

*66

7O

80

94

113

127

133

135

130

135

140

135

130

1E3

120

113

113

120

130

127

120

120

*125

125

117

105

88

76

71

71

96

3,448

111

6,840

Jan.

113

120

*123

T57

117

107

94

82

80

82

88

90

100

103

100

94

92

90

90

92

94

96

98

*92

90

90

87

87

88

91

93

2,986

96.3

5,920

Feb.

98

102

105 *107

105

105

107

113

115

112

110

110

113

115

115

115

*115

113

113

113

115

120

120

115

117

120

130

135

_

3,171

113

6,290

Mar.

140

153

170

*185

200

220

240

210

200

220

247

252

329

237

200

180

195

*172

150

101

loe

120

155

167

130

14O

170

200

270

370

266

6,097

197

12,090

Apr.

*262

345

383

266

137

428

246

231

262

300

333

325

401

432

374

325

383

505

646

74O

540

535

580

580

500

622

768

818

525

515

13,307

444

26,390

May

525

556

684

535

486

446

424

428

437

4C4

341

318

308

286

290

*286

266

234

198

1H5

152

137

130

124 2~62

175

182

185

158

148

139

9,449

305

18,740

June

246

262

*215

598

540

419

297

231

202

192

202

215

178

170

178

414

586

574

505

432

353

280

225

195

180

175

162

160

124

104

8,614

2.87

17,090

July

103

103

143

160

139

108

99

143

1,860

2,070

2,720

2,630

2,620

2,690

*3,210

3,140

3,390

3,760

4,060

4,230

4,260

4,370

4,420

4,640

4,580

4,710

4,600

3,580

3,490

3,460

3,430

82,918

2,675

164,500

Aug.

3,800

*4,160

4,160

4,150

4,150

4,160

4,930

4,160

3,620

2,290

2.040

2,2OO

2,280

2,860

3,140

3,120

3,120

3,560

3,620

3,770

4,01O

4,060

4,070

*4,060

4,070

4,070

4,060

4.01O

3,~B30

3.64O

3.6OO

112,770

3,638

223,700

Sept.

*3,640

3,650

3,660

5,680

3,660

3,650

3,660

3,680

3,250

2,760

2,510

1,950

1,870

1,810

1,790

1,760

1,780

1,720

866

500

4O6

353

276

255

249

228

234

210

198

181

54,443

1,815

108 , 000

Calendar year 1954: Max 5,48O Min 66 Mean 966 Ac-ft 699,500

Water year 1954-55: Max 4,930 Min 66 Mean 834 Ac-ft 604,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Mar. 11, Mar. 22-30.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 63

Wagonhound Creek near La Bonte, Wyo.

Locatidn. La t 42°39'35", long 105°22'10" J in SW^NE^ sec. 16, T. 31 N., R. 71 W., on left 

bank 0.6 mile upstream from mouth, 3| miles northeast of La Bonte, and 6 miles south 

of Douglas.

Drainage area. 125 sq mi.

Records available. April 1916 to September 1924 May 1929 to June 1932, April 1937 to 

September 1955. No winter records prior to 1940.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,741 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Fo Oct. 18, 1939, staff or chain gages at several sites within half a mile of present 

site at various datums.

Average discharge. 16 years (1939-55), 7.46 cfs (5,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 191 cfs June 1 (gage height, 4.02 ft); no flow 

5cT7~l to Feb. 28. Mar. 4, 5, 15-29.

1916-24, 1929-32, 1937-55: Maximum discharge, 2,000 cfs July 12, 1937 (gage height, 

10.0 ft, from floodmarks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

73 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times durirg many 

years.

Remarks. Records fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 3,900 acres above station. 

Diversion above station for supplemental irrigation supply to about 8,800 acres along 

La Prele Creek.

Revisions.--WSP 526: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage^discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 1-3)

1.2 

2.5

0.9 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

4.6

10

29

54

113

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

o

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

(»)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

(*)

_

0

0

0

Mar.

*0.1 7J

.1

*0

o

.1.1

.'l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

*o

0

0

0

o

0*.l

.1

1.4

0.05

2.8

Apr.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.4

3.1

7 .9

16

19

26

46

86

56

*42

34

36

31

22

30

32

*19

14

8.2

529.7

17.7

1,050

May

6.4

2 9

*.6

.9

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.0

^4

.4

.5

.6

.7

.6

.6

1.0

1.1

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

6.2

6.4

.9

.8

.6

.8

1.0

1.0

45.0

1.45

89

June

*25

*49

11

9.2

8.2

6.7

6.4

5.1

4.4

5.1

4.9

4.4

4.6

4.2

4.2

13~3.6

11

11

12

10

8.2

6.9

5.9

5.1

4.9

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

260.6

8.69

517

July

376- 4.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.3

2.4

.8

.8

.8

3.0

3.1

2.0

.9

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.3

.4

3.7

1.2

1.0

.6

.6

.7

.7

45.1

1.45

89

Aug.

o.e

.3

73

.3

.5

.e

.8

1.2

1.0

.£

.9

.£

1.0

.0

* .1

.0

.1

.1

.s

.6

.e

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

19.8

0.64

3£

Sept.

~20.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

4.1

0.14

8.1

Calendar year 1954 : Max 2.5 Mln 0 Mean O.09 Ao-ft 68

Water year 1954-55 : Max 86 Mln 0 Mean 2.46 Ao-ft 1,790

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
64 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

La Bonte Creek near La Bonte, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°39'00", long 1Q5°21'24", in SE^SW^- sec. 15, T. 31 N., R. 71 W., on left 

bank 0.9 mile upstream from mouth and 3 miles northeast of La Bonte.

Drainage area. 302 sq mi.

Records available. April 1916 to September 1924, May 1928 to September 1933 (no winter 

records), April 1935 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,742 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

fo May 4, 1935, staff or chain gages at site a quarter of a mile upstream at different 

daturns.

Average discharge. 20 years (1935-55), 47.6 cfs (34,460 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,530 cfs June 1 (gage height, 7.44 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs Oct. 8.

1916-24, 1928-33, 1935-55: Maximum discharge observed, 2,750 cfs May 22 or 23, 1923 

(gage height, 7.5 ft, from floodmarks, site and datum then in use), f 'om rating curve 

extended above 1,100 cfs; no flow at times during many years.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 8,300 acres above station. Diversion above station for supplemental irrigation supply to about 9,300 acres along 

La Prele Creek. One small reservoir above station (capacity, about 100 acfe-ft) for 

irrigation.

Revisions. WSP 546: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 25 to Nov. IB, May 3-15, 

June 2 to July 22, Sept. 1B-3O)

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.5 

6.0

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

33

72

120

220

355

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.1

1.1

.5

.5

.9

.9

*.4

.2

.4

.4

.4

.7

1.3

1.3

1.1

.7

.5

.4

.5

.4

.4

.7

.7

.9

1.1

1.1

.9

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.1

24.3

0.78

48

Nov.

* .1

.3

.5

.5

.5

.3

.1

.1

.1

1.3

.9

.7

.9

.7

.9

.9

.9

1.1

.5

jA

.5

.5

.7

.7

.7

.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.5

29.5

0.98

59

Dec.

*1.7

1.9

2.1

.5

.8

.8

.8

.8

. 8

.8

.8

.5

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.5

. 5

.5

.8

.8

.5

.5

.8

.5

~T5

2.5

78.9

2.55

156

Jan.

2.5

2.5

*2.3

2.3

2.8

2.3

2.1

273

2 . 2

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.2

3.2

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2

2.9

2.8

3.0

3.1

*3.3

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.7

3.8

88.5

2.85

176

Feb.

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.7

*3.8

b3.5

3.2

3.4

3.7

4.4

5.5

6.1

6.5

6.7

5.8

5.6

6.0

6.4

6.6

6.1

5.8

6.5

7.2

7.4

8.0

143.1

5.11

284

Mar.

*8.3

b8.4

b8.4

b8.4

B.O

8.0

8.4

8.8

9.4

b9.8

blO

blO

blO

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.8

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

12

12

*16

24

320.5

10.3

636

Apr.

31

37

57

47

44

44

35

35

49

69

103

*SO

81

106

167

148

159

235

260

148

*137

163

200

187

210

285

290

*200

175

155

3,937

131

7,810

May

141

177

181

*179

163

167

155

148

134

113

93

75

52

42

35

29

21

15

5.3

4.6

3.9

T75

6.0

6.0

6.9

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.2

8 . 2

2,004.9

64.7

3,960

June

*137

129

80

64

64

53

45

41

38

43

45

45

41

56

64

64

92

56

53

43

28

25

22

20

18

18

18

17

15

13

1,447

48.2

2,870

July

12

9.6

6.9

6.9

7.8

7.8

6.9

6.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.6

4.6

8.7

*5.6

2.5

4.2

4.2

2.3

.5

.4

4.8

10

5.6

5.0

8.2

20

86

16

10

9 . 6

288.4

3.30

572

Aug.

9.2

773

4.6

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.6

6.9

4.2

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.1

1.7

2.5

5.0

7.4

7.4

6.0

5.0

4.6

2.3

4.2

2.1

3.2

3.6

2.8

3.2

3.2

2 .8

124.0

4.00

246

Sept.

*3.6

3.9

4.6

4T6

4.6

4.2

2.5

2.3

1.9

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.8

2.8

2.3

1.7

1.9

2.3

2.3

2.8

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.6

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.5

87.9

2.93

174

Calendar year 1954: Max 28 Mln 0.2 Mean 4.50 Ac-ft 3,260

Water year 1954-55: Max 290 Mln 0.2 Mean 23.5 Ac-ft 17,010

Peak discharge (base, 480 cfs).--June 1 (11:15 p.m.) 1,53O 762 cfs (5.68 ft) cfs (7.44 ft); July 27 (11:30 p.m.)

Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Mute.--No gage-height record Jan. 7 to Feb. 8, Feb. 1O to Mar. 1, Mar. 5-9, 14-29 (stage-discharge 

relation affected by Ice during part of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge 

measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 65

Horseshoe Creek near Glendo, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°27'09", long 104°58'll", in SE£ sec. 26, T. 29 N., R. 68 W., on left 

bank 0.6 mile upstream from mouth and 5 miles southeast of Glendo.

Drainage area. 203 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1916 to September 1919, April 1921 to September 1924, May 1928 

to September 1933, April 1935 to September 1955. No winter records prior to 1936.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,500 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

 to June 9, 1935, staff or chain gages at sites about 2 miles upstream at different 

dat urns.

Average discharge. 20 years (1935-55), 23.7 cfs (17,160 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 196 cfs July 11 (gage height, 2.71 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.3 cfs Jan. 9, Mar. 25.

1916-19, 1921-24, 1928-33, 1935-55: Maximum discharge, 11,900 cfs May 30, 1935 

(gage height, 8.80 ft, from floodmarks,present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 750 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at 

times during 1918-19, 1935, 1939-40.

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

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 7,600 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 8 to Sept. 3O)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

4.4 

8.0

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.9

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

 1.8

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.2

2.1

1.9

2.2

2.2

2 .2

2.2

2.4

2.9 

279

57.6

1.8S

114

Nov.

2^

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2 ,

2.

2.

Z\'.

TT

2.

2.

2 4

2..

*2.

2 .4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2..

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

75.7

2.52

150

Dec.

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

 1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1/7.

1.7

62.0

2.00

123

Jan.

T77

1. *1.

1.

1.

al.S

al.4

al.

al.S

1.5

1.

1.4

1.4

1.

1.4

1.4

al.

al.4

al.4

al.4

al.4

al.4

al.

al.4

*1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

45.7

1.47

91

Feb.

173

1.4

bl.4

al.4

al.4

al.4

1.4

1.5

*al.5

al.S

al.6

al.S

1.7

1.7

1.8

T78

bl.7

al.S

al.S

al.S

al.4

al.4

al.4

al.S

al.S

al.6

al.7

_

42.6

1.52

84

Mar.

al.7

al.S

al.S

al.S

al.S

al.S

 1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

bl.

bl.

al.

bl.

bl.

bl.

bl.

bl.

b2.

b2.

2.

2.

1.

54.0

1.74

107

Apr.

1.8

1.9

2.4

2.4

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

3.6

6.2

3.9

*10

24

33

40

60

57

53

38

35

39

36

33

33

33

32

26

23

648.3

21.6

1,290

May

16

16

14

12

12

12

12

13

11

8.0

6.2

5.1

3.9

3.9

*4.4

4.8

4.8

5.1

3.9

3.6

BTs

3.9

3.6

3.9

4.8

4.4

5.1

4.8

4.8

5.1

236.6

7.63

469

June

T73

6.6

6.9

7.3

8.5

9.0

9.5

10

11

12

14

24

25

27

*29

29

29

29

29

29

28

27

26

26

26

23

21

19

19

573.7

19.1

1,140

July

18 

16

16

15

13

12

12

9.5

6.9

5.8

19

25

9.5

7.6

7.3

7.3

6.6

5.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

*4.4

5.1

5.5

6.2

12

10

50

27

16

9.0

371.1

12.0

736

Aug.

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

12

27

12

*11

10

9.0

8.0

8.5

8.5

8.0

6.9

6.2

5.5

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.6

3.1

3.1

233.1

7.52

4<52

Sept.

3.1 

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.4

*3.6

3.4

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.9

4.4

3.9

4.4

"478 4.8

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.9

108.1

3.60

214

Calendar year 1954: Max 6.3 Min 0.9 Mean 2.36 Ac-ft 1,710

Water year 1954-55: Max 57 Min 1.3 Mean 6.87 Ac-ft 4,980

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during part of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby ats 

tions.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
66 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Platfce River near Cassa, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42 0 23'53", long 104°55'53", in SE-j sec. 18, T. 28 N. , R. 67 W., on right 

bank half a mile downstream from Bear Creek, if miles southeast of Cassa, 5|- miles 

downstream from Horseshoe Creek, and about 8 miles upstream from high-water line of 

Guernsey Reservoir.

Drainage area. 15,700 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1946 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,457.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Average discharge. 9 years, 1,467 cfs (1,062,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,610 cfs Aug. 8 (gage height, 6.17 ft); minimum 

daily, 75 cfs Nov. 30, Mar. 21.

1946-55: Maximum discharge, 9,780 cfs -Sept. 7, 1946 (gage height, 6.12 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Nov. 30, 1954, Mar. 21, 1955.

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

which are fair. Cottonwood and Little Cottonwood Creeks are the only tributaries with 

appreciable discharge between this station and Guernsey Dam. Natural flow of stream 

affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water 

withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to June 23 June 24 to Sept. 3O

1.5 

2.0

195

335

625

1,080

1,660 1.0 

1.5

110

300

590

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

1,020

2,330

4,080

9,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to Septe-nber 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

£2

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

192

188

184

178

174

178

181

181

181

184

178

174 

181

192

192

178

167

*164

156

153

150

146

146

146

156

164

167 

170

174 

167

164

5,306

171

10,520

Calendar yea

Nov.

160

156

150

150

146

142

142

*139

128

128

128

125 

128

125

128

128

132

139

132

128

128

128

128

125

125

128

128 

91

79 

T5_

3,869

129

7,670

Dec.

77

101

119

160

168

170

173

T73

170

150

138

147

147

140

130

120

105

120

140

*155

160

155

155

160

160

150

110 

90

100 

105

120

4,268

138

8,470

Jan.

130

140

150

*160

T53

157

104

116

120

115

120

125 

130

133

130

127

120

118

120

122

122

124

125

122

120

*115

110 

110

100 

105

110

3,853

124

7,640

Feb.

115

120

123

123

120

118

118

119

120

*123

125

123 

123

120

121

123

123

120

117

117

122

120

120

118

*118

120

140 

160

------

3,429

122

6,800

Mar.

190

230

*270

300

310

330

345

340

320

330

360

380 

390

350

*310

290

245

285

250

142

75

120

150

175

165

190

230 

280

350 

410

500

8,612

278

17,080

Apr.

480

470

540

540

59O

480

530

450

450

500

580

620 

700

840

*930

790

722

799

960

1,110

1,110

920

871

920

970

910

940 

1,160

1,200 9"7o"

22,852

762

45,330

May

826

808

835

920

862

748

689

681

681

665

625

531 

441

400

360

*365

365

355

325

295

250

245

227

223

219

280

415 

325

330 

320

275

14,886

480

29,530

June

260

385

711

395

459

641

501

405

350

305

255

223

245

300

265

*345

555

673

555

549

507

435

370

*300

260

247

239 

219

190 

170

11,314

377

22,440

July

145

120

108

95

118

156

145

102

88

857

1,800

2,620 

2,460

2,330

2,350

2,490

2,520

2,650

3,030

3,050

3,660

*4,140

4,140

4,320

4,340

4,440

*4,770 

4,220

3,450 

3,360

3,320

71,394

2,303

141,600

Aug.

3,320

3,700

3,810

3,830

3,830

3,88O

3,980

* 6 , 480

3,663

3,140

2,060

1,970 

2,020

2,150

2,810

2,950

2,950

2,950

3,410

3,500

3,650

3,790

3,750

*3,770

3,770

3,770

3,740 

3,770

3,810 

3,540

3,450

107,230

3,459

212,700

Sept.

3,430

3,410

3,430

3,450

5.470

3,470

3,470

*3,470

3,450

2,760

2,550

2,150 

1,800

1,710

1,680

1,660

1,640

1,670

1,570

930

632

490

442

384

340

327

291 

273

264 

---W

54,860

1,829

108,800

- 1954: Max 5,360 Min 75 Mean 959 Ac-ft 694,200

Water year 1954-55: Max 6,480 Mln 75 Mean 854 Ao-ft 618,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28, Dec. 5 to Jan. 4, Jan. 9, 10. No gageheight record Jan. 11 to Mar. 15, Mar. 22 to Apr. 15 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during most of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements, veather records, 

recorded range in stage, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 67 

Cottonwood Creek at Wendover, Wyo.

Location. --Lat 42°19'32", long 104°52'33", in SE$ sec. 10, T. 27 N. , R. 67 W. , on left 

bank at Wendover, 1,000 ft upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 159 sq mi.

Records available .--April 1916 to September 1924, May 1929 to September 1933, April 1935 

to September 1942, April 1946 to September 1955 (discontinued) . No winter reco-ds 

prior to 1936. Published as "near Wendover" 1916-24.

upstream at different daturas. May 1, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1933, and Apr. 1 to May 23, 

1935, chain gage at site a quarter of a mile upstream from present site at different 

datum. May 24, 1935, to Sept. 30, 1942, water-stage recorder at site 250 ft upstrea 

from present site at different datum.

Average discharge. --16 years (1935-42, 1946-55), 4.59 cfs (3,320 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,730 cfs June 1 (gage height, 8.85 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 50 cfs on basis of slope area determinations at gage 

heights 6.22 and 8.85 ft; minimum daily, 1.7 cfs Feb. 10-22, 24, 25, May 30, 31.

1916-24, 1929-33, 1935-42, 1946-55: Maximum discharge, 4,140 cfs Sept. 23, 1940 

(gage height, 12.13 ft, from floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve 

extended above 140 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 7.57 and 

12.13 ft; no flow July 12, 15, 1932.

Maximum discharge known, about 5,800 cfs Aug. 15, 1927 (gage height, 10.6 ft, from 

floodmark, site and datum of 1929) , by slope-area determination.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 3,000 acres above station.

Two small reservoirs above station (combined capacity, about 20 acre-ft) for irrigation.

Revisions. WSP 526: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.3

2T3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

»2TT

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

69.0

2.23

137

Nov.

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2 .2

2.2

2.2

66.0

2.20

131

Dec.

2.2

2^2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

66.0

2.13

131

Jan.

2.0

2^0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

T^

1.9

2.0

2.0 *2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

60.7

1.96

120

Feb.

*1.9

2.0

TT9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7 *1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

_

50.0

1.79

99

Mar.

2.0

2T5

2.7

2.8

2Tf

2.7

2.7 *2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1 *2.1

2.0

75.7

2.38

146

Apr.

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.8

2TO

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0 »2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

60.0

2.00

119

May

1.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

* .8

.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.0

97

11

3.5

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.7

163.1

5.26

324

June

*174

37 10

4.5

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

5.4

3.5

6.0

4.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

*2.4

3.5

2.9

3.1

43

6.0

2.5

2.4

2.3

349.4

11.6

693

July

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

2To

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

3.1

274

2.2

2.2

2.2

»2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

69.0

2.23

137

Aug.

2.2

2.2 *2.2

2.2

2.5

3.3

99

*4.0

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.5

73

3.9

3.1

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

245.8

7.9.3

488

Sept.

1.9

T79

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

*1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

ITS

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

55.2

1.84

109

Calendar year 1954 : Max 7.4 Mln 1.8 Mean 2.31 Ac-ft 1,670

Water year 1954-55 : Max 174 Mln 1.7 Mean 3.64 Ac-ft 2,630

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.--No gage-height record June 4-25, June 27 to July 16, Aug. 11, 12, 14-18, Sept. 12-30; 

stage-discharge relation indefinite July 17 to Aug. 6, Aug. 8-10, Aug. 19 to Sept. 11; discharge 

estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
68 PIATTE RIVER BASIN

Guernsey Reservoir, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 42°17'23", long 104°45'48", in NE^NW^ sec. 27, T. 27 N. , P. 66 W., on gate 

structure at right end of dam on North Platte River, l£ miles northwest of Guernsey.

Drainage area. 16,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1955 (prior to October 1950, monthly figures 

only)In reports of Geological Survey. July to December 1927 in files of Bureau of Reclamation. January 1928 to September 1955 in reports of Nebraska State engineer.

Gage.--Electric tape and staff gages read twice daily. Datum of gage is 4,370.00 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation); gage readings have been 

reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to Dec. 22, 1933, staff gages at same 

site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents observed during year, 45,050 acre-ft June 7 (elevation, 

4,420.12 ft); minimum observed, 3,790 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 4,385.75 ft).

1938-55: Maximum contents observed, 51,050 acre-ft Apr. 2, 1943 (elevation, 

4,420.08 ft); maximum elevation observed, 4,420.52 ft June 23, 1947; minimum contents 

observed, 199 acre-ft Nov. 17, 1951 (elevation, 4,361.90 ft). New capacity tables prepared periodically. Figures shown are those derived from tables current at time of observation.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by rock-fill dam: completed in July 1927. Capacity

44,760 acre-ft between elevations 4,360 ft (sill of gate to penstock) and 4,420 ft (top 

of spillway gate). Dead storage, 40 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent usable 

contents. Water is used for irrigation in eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska, and 

for development of power.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and usable capacity, in acre-feet) 

(Prepared by Bureau of Reclamation)

4,382

4,390

4,398

4,407

4,421

2,810

5,270

9,590

19,370

47,160

Usable contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

W(*)

Oct.

5,790 

4,140

4,540

5,010

5,450

5,860

6,180

6,540

6,880

7,190

7,530

7,880

8,180

8,540

8,890

9,260

9,660

10,100

10,430

10,740

11,110

11,380

11,670

11,960

12,180

12,490

12,810

13,100

13,410

13,730

14,050

4,402.75

+10,620

Nov.

14,520

14,800

15,130

15,290

15,580

15,880

16,090

16,270

16,560

16,810

17,060

17,330

17,580

17,810

18,030

18,290

18,530

18,740

19,010

19,260

19,570

19,870

20,090

20,370

20,620

20,800

20,940

21,200

21,350

4,408.28

+7,280

Dec.

21,410 

21,340

20,410

19,340

18,040

16,670

15,210

13,820

12,140

10,450

8,690

7,040

5,570

4,870

5,400

5,720

6,040

6,380

6,720

7,040

7,320

7,590

7,880

8,190

8,530

8,870

9,290

9,520

9,670

9,880

10,120

4,398 .65

-11,210

Jan.

10,550 

10,590

10,940

11,360

11,690

12,000

12,190

12,320

12,420

12,590

12,800

12,930

13,150

13,300

13,660

13,760

13,890

14,070

14,270

14,510

14,720

14,890

15,060

15,230

15,480

15,620

15,800

16,060

16,310

16,550

16,740

4,405.05

+6,620

Feb.

16.970 

17,190

17,400

17,610

17,780

17,970

18,140

18,330

18,560

18,780

18,980

19,160

19,360

19,580

19,780

19,990

20,260

20,470

20,610

20,760

20,960

21,200

21,410

21,660

21,870

22,060

22,270

22,480

_

_____ ._

4,409.00

+5,740

Mar.

22.750

23,070

23,590

25 , 88C

24,440

24,980

25,460

25,940

26,570

27,250

28,000

28,850

29,690

30,400

30,940

31,370

31,830

32,220

32,530

32,870

33,100

33,520

33,550

33,730

33,900

54,070

34,240

34,550

35,030

35,810

36,910

4,416.51

+14,430

Apr.

37,820 

38,850

39,520

40,270

40,710

40,180

39,630

38,870

37,750

36,800

3R,090

35,390

34,440

33,750

33,280

32,810

32,240

31,690

31,670

31,710

31,730

31,470

31,200

31,020

30,820

30,680

50,600

30,720

30,960

30,780

4,4L3.55

-6,130

May

30,440 

50,280

30,620

31,370

32,490

33,790

35,080

36,220

37,260

38,520

39,590

40,390

41,250

39,040

36,780

35,220

35,540

36,030

36,440

36,720

36,850

56,240

55,540

55,240

35,700

36,390

36,890

37,240

57,600

37,970

58,300

4,417.15

+7,520

June

38,910 

40,030

41,190

41,980

43,090

44,570

45,050

44,780

44,530

44,370

44,200

44,130

44,230

44,340

44,320

44,340

44,670

44,860

44,570

44,410

44,250

44,110

43,880

42,900

40,160

58.710

39,240

39,660

40,050

39,680

4,417.78

+1,580

July

5S.510 

38,870

37,410

35,580

35,940

32,790

31,790

5C.680

29,230

28,160

28,110

28,580

2£,350

27,710

26,970

25,640

24,000

22,080

2:, 090

20,740

2C,620

2C.610

2C.730

21,590

22,290

25,560

24,720

2E.320

24,630

23,510

22,430

4,408.97

-17,250

Aug.

21,660 

21,680

21,840

22,430

22,820

24,200

27,600

34,110

36,280

57,060

35,680

33,790

31,940

30,110

28,180

25,910

23,750

21,520

20,280

19,300

18.980

19,020

19,160

19,450

19,840

20,510

20,710

21,680

22,870

23,210

22,950

4,409.28

+52 C

Sept.

22,730

22,600

22,600

22,970

25,750

24,750

25,990

27,250

28,510

28,870

28,870

28,560

27,720

26,580

25,500

24,040

22,720

21,460

19,990

17,680

14,000

10,120

6,900

4,820

5,900

4,120

4,760

5,220

5,500

6,040

_______

4,391.70

-16,910

Calendar year 1954: (t) -23,550 Water year 1954-55: (t) +2,610

t Elevation, In feet, on last day of month, obtained by averaging observatior at 4 p. 

that of B a.m. for next day.

t Change in contents in acre-feet.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Platte River below Guernsey Reservoir, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°16'50", long 104°45'15", in SE^SE^ sec. 27, T. 27 N., R. 66 W., on right 

bank 1 mile northwest of Guernsey and 1.1 miles downstream from Guernsey Dam.

Drainage, area.--16.800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1900 to September 1955 (no winter records prior to 1910). Published as "near Guernsey" 1900-1901, 1904; as "at Guernsey" 1902-3, 1905-8, March to 

October 1912; as "at Whalen" May to December 1909; as "North Platte River and Interstate 

Canal at Whalen" January 1910 to September 1916; and as "above Whalen" October 1916 to 

December 1927.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,340 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Nov. 17, 1908, and Mar. 30 to Oct. 31, 1912, staff gages at sites within threequarters of a mile downstream at various datums. May 1, 1909, to Dec. 31, 1927, staff 

gages at dam and canals at Whalen about 9 miles downstream at different datums.

Average discharge. 46 years (1909-55), 1,871 cfs (1,355,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,680 cfs Aug. 16 (gage height, 4.45 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Feb. 1-13, Sept. 30.

1900-1955: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs June 2 or 3, 1908 (gage height, 11.5 ft, 

site and datum then in use, from floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs; 

no flow Feb. 28, 1927, Nov. 19 to Dec. 8, Dec. 10-12, 14, 15, 1951.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

fair. Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, 

power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return 

flow from irrigated areas. Flow completely regulated by Guernsey Reservoir since 1927 

(see preceding page). Small diversions for irrigation between this station and diversion dam at Whalen. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1955 are given in WSP 1401.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and disciiarge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 15-22)

0.0 

.2

.5 

1.0

1.5

15

75

195

455

760

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

1,170

2,270

3,860

5,920

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

24

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*33TS"

18

18

475

15.3

942

Nov.

T8~ 18

18

IS

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

618

20.6

1,230

Dec.

28

*116

510

718

902

910

917J

910

910

910

910

910

846

406

18

18

18

18

18

18

13

T3

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

10,147

327

20,130

Jan.

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

13

13

13

13

403

13.0

799

Feb.

*10

W

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

_

325

11.6

645

Mar.

13

13

*16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*5J7

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

515

16.6

1,O2O

Apr.

15

15

15

15

155

477

624

816

870

878

966

974

958

958

958

966

974

974

974

966

974

974

974

982

982

982

982

974

982

966

23,320

777

46,250

May

974

894

672

494

320

*54

66

68

68

75

75

75

25

1,470

1,340

1,270

125

125

89

103

250

472

*428

335

230

27

25

25

25

25

25

10,249

331

20,330

June

25

25

25

25

25

25

320

588

510

389

362

362

*320

330

*367

384

389

606

816

*725

648

564

*552

809

1,60O

1,620

28

28

28

325

12,820

427

25,430

July

340

305

886

1,040

926

*767

684

704

809

1,350

1,880

2,440

2,720

2,990

3,210

3,550

3,930

*4,160

4,080

4,120

*4,160

4,140

4,160

4,070

4,010

3,96O

4,100

4,010

4.OOO

4,000

4,000

85,501

2,758

169,600

Au,j.

3,940

3,760

*3,740

3,790

3,780

3,320

2,930

2,800

27550

2,870

2,930

3,040

3,330

3,370

3,910

4,280

*4,230

4,170

4,070

4,030

3,880

3,940

3,890

3,810

3,810

3,790

3,720

3,420

3,330

3,500

3,720

111,900

3,610

222,000

Sept.

5,690

3,640

3,550

3,280

3,110

3,010

2,910

2,880

2,840

2,790

2,700

*2,550

2,540

2,470

2,450

2,440

2,400

2,410

*2,380

2,400

2,350

2,300

2,020

1,380

886

200

162

155

158

10

66,061

2,202

131,000

Calendar year 1954: Max 4,760 Min 13 Mean 982 Ac-ft 71O.7OO

Water year 1954-55: Max 4,28O Min 10 Mean 883 Ac-ft 639,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Dec. 2, Dec. 15 to Apr. 5 (stage-discharge relation affected 

by ice during part of period), May 6-13, 17-20, May 25 to June 6, June 27-30, Sept. 26-30; discharge 

estimated on basis of 8 discharge measurements, power output, and gate openings at Guernsey Reservoir. 

449355 0-58-6
70 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Platte River at recorder station, below Whalen, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 42°14'18", long 104°36'28", in SW£ sec. 12, T. 26 N., R. 65 W., on left bank 

0.3 mile downstream from Cottonwood Draw, 2^ miles downstream from Whalen Dam, and 

4tr miles northwest of Port Laramie.

Drainage area. 16,300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1909 to September 1955. Prior to April 1938, published as "below 

Whalen."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,250 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Apr. 16, 1938, staff gages at Whalen Dam and canals, 2^ miles upstrerm at different 

daturns.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,000 cfs June 26 (gage height, 9.85 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs on basis of studies of peak flow determinations 

on upstream tributaries; minimum daily, 0.7 cfs Mar. 26, 27.

1909-55: Maximum discharge determined, that of June 26, 1955; no flow at times during 1910, 1916, 1925-27.

Remarks.--Records poor. Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage 

reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, 

and return flow from irrigated areas.

Cooperation. Sixteen discharge measurements furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except period of Indefinite stage-discharge relation (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to June 26 June 27 to Sert. 3O

-0.2 

-.1 

O.O

0

1.2

5.4

12

25

0.3

.6 

1.0 

1.5

48

165

395

750

1,160

3.O 2.1OO

4.0 3,200

5.0 5,120

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

36

76

150

2.0 330

2.5 800

3.0 1,390

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to "September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC-ft

Oct.

41

43

39

41

41

»39

39

32

34

34

30

30

30

25

25

22

20

20

20

20

20

»17

16

16

16

13 

11

12

13

15

12

786

25.4

1,560

Nov.

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

16

16

16

»15

13

13

12

12

11

12

*10

4.9

4.4

179

8.0 

7.4

6.1

7.4

7.4

334.5

11.2

663

Dec.

8.0

*8.0

8.7

11

TT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

*9.4

9.4

10

8.0

7.4

7.4

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.1

6.1

6.1 

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.9

4.9

256.4

8.27

509

Jan.

4.9

4T5

4.4

4.4

4.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3 . 2

3.0

3.2

*3!o

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

370

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0 

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.1

105.4

3.40

209

Feb.

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

276" 2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

»2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0 

3.0

3.0

_

------

77.1

2.75

153

Mar.

3.0

3.0

3.0

*3.1

37T

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2 .2

2.9

2.2

2.2

1.5

1.8

2.2

.7 

.7

1.8

1.5

1.8

2.9

73.4

2.37

146

Apr.

2.5

2.5

3.4

Z.2

1.5

27

To

13

13

12

12

13

»11

11

11

11

11

*10

10

9.4

9.4

10

9.4

10

10

10 

9.4

8.7

8.7

8.7

290.8

9.69

577

May

8.7

9TI

9.4

25

*62

82

79

79

79

79

72

72

75

743

1,110

*11^90

282

93

72

*58

65

68

112

»101

360

510 

*68

30

30

25

35

5,683.5

183

11,270

June

98

150

100

51

54

48

48

72

45

27

20

20

*9.0 *io 

40

50

54

65

60

58

56

»54

64

150

500

4,540 

450

60

50

350

7,353.0

245

14,580

July

secy 4~TO

eeo

»geo

9CO

8ZO

7fO

»710

710

720

770

800

760

770

*710

780

920

*1,000

1,050

1,080

1,050

1,050

950

920

*860

1,OOO 

920

920

1,150

1,050

1,080

26,680

861

52,920

Aug.

900

*877

*780

770

710

362

108

95

79

*76

76

76

649

326

*720

1,210

*1,190

*1,130

1,030

958

800

910

844

740

»740

720 

690

473

*324

455

720

19,538

630

38,750

Sept.

730

720

670

394

278

161

*121

98

92

95

110 *130

120

110

*100

100

105

110

105

105

105

110

120

110

110

120

loo

130

110

100

5,569

186

11,050

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,530 Mln 2.4 Mean 177 Ac-ft 128,400

Water year 1954-55: Max 4,540 Mln 0.7 Mean 183 Ac-ft 132,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 28, 29, Jan. 9 to Mar. 11, May 25 to July 18, Sept. 7-3O and 

period of indefinite stage-discharge relation July 19 to Aug. 1; discharge estimated on basis of 

14 discharge measurements, weather records, and unpublished records at Whalen Dam.
PIATTE RIVER BASIN 71 

Laramle River near Glendevey, Colo.

Location. Iflt 40°48'00", long 105°52'40", In NW£ sec. 36, T. 10 N., R. 76 W., on left bank 

"Just upstream from Stub Creek, 180 ft downstream from bridge on county road, 250 ft 

downstream from Nunn Creek, and 1? miles north of Glendevey Post Office.

Drainage area. 101 sq ml.

Records available.--June 1904 to October 1905, August 1910 to September 1930, October 1933

-to September 1955 In reports of Geological Survey. June 1904 to October 190f, August

1910 to September 1944 In reports of State engineer. No winter records most years.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 8,230 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Fo Nov. 7, 1910, staff gage, water-stage recorder thereafter. Prior to Sept. 21, 1922, 

at datum 1,22 ft higher, Sept. 21, 1922, to Sept. 26, 1923, at datum 1.94 ft higher, 

July 9, 1929, to July 22, 1931, at datum 2.73 ft higher, and July 23, 1931, to Sept. 19, 

1935, at datum 2.09 ft higher; all at site 180 ft upstream. Sept. 27, 1923, to July 8, 

1929, at site 140 ft upstream at datum 1.35 ft higher.

Average discharge. 19 years (1904-5, 1910-16, 1917-19, 1920-21, 1946-55), 76.4 cfs 

(55,310 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 218 cfs June 14 (gage height, 2.34 ft); minimum 

dally 10 cfs Nov. 29.

1904-5, 1910-55: Maximum discharge, 2,240 cfs June 9, 1923 (gage height, 4.55 ft, 

site and datum then In use, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,400 ofs; 

minimum dally recorded, 5 cfs Feb. 14, 15, 1911, but may have been less durlrg winter 

periods of no gage-height record.

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

which are poor. Small diversions for irrigation of hay meadows above statlor. Transbasln diversions above station to Cache la Poudre River and tributaries (see p. 174).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 469: 1911-12. WSP 506: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

0.8 

.9

1.1

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

80

153

255

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

43

32

30

30

39

38

33

*31

36

61

57

55

45

41

41

42

41

39

36

34

31

31

31

31

31

29

31

31

29

26

23

1,128

36.4

2,240

Nov.

fi

54

23

22

19

20

21

*20

19

18

18

19

22

21

20

19

19

18

18

17

16

18

IS

18

17

16

15

13

10

IT

553

18.4

1,100

Dec.

18

IS

18

18

17

17

17

*16

16

17

17

16

16

15

15

16

17

16

17

17

16

16

17

18

18

16

14

12

T?

13

14

500

16.1

992

Jan.

14

14

13

13

13

12

13

*13

12

12

11

TT

13

13

12

12

11

11

12

12

11

11

12

13

12

11

12

12

11

12

12

376

12.1

746

Feb.

12

12

11

IT

11

*11

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

13

T3

13

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

334

11.9

662

Mar.

12

13

13

,12 *12

13

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

13

14

14

13

13

13

14

14

13

12

11

IT

11

12

12

13

397

12.8

787

Apr.

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

16

19

*19

18

19

19

22

31

42

47

41

36

33

40

41

40

44

60

68

60

59

59

939

31.3

1,860

May

92

124

106

85

83

118

126

1ST

77

76

93

104

101

*103

114

103

92

89

88

114

103

104

100

94

*89

90

84

74

70

68

77

2,942

94.9

5,840

June

77

72

63

80

79

120

97

101

110

96

»80

76

80

134

158

119

158

11B

107

*110

120

140

148

145

118

97

99

90

70

55

3,117

104

6,180

July

41

53

106

100

*86

81

77

67

49

31

39

72

147

145

137

134

125

113

113

112

110

112

140

128

124

139

142

153 *T3T

113

101

3,232

104

6,410

Aug.

*104

137

Tie

103

124

106

99

101

94

84

79

72

70

89

88

74

83

88

8B

74

65

59

55

54

75

83

77

80

67

61

55

2,604

84.0

5,160

Sept.

48

47

47

45

43

42

42

40

38

36

34

31

*28

27

25

23

22

24

26

31

32

26

27

27

31

37

40

37

35

32

1,025

34.2

2,030

Calendar year 1954: Max 155 Min 10 Mean 31.0 Ac-ft 22,480

Water year 1954-55: Max 158 Min 10 Mean 47.0 Ac-ft 34,010

3 to Dec. 21. No gage-height record Dec. 22 

juring most of period), Sept. 27-30; discharge 

:ther records, recorded range in stage, and
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Laramie River near Jelm, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°00'10", long 106°00'50", in sec. IS, T. 12 N., R. 77 W. , on right bank 

35 ft downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile north of Colorado-Wyoming 

State line, half a mile upstream from Johnson Creek, and 4 miles south of Jelm.

Drainage area. 297 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1904 to October 1905, May 1911 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,685.32 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. June 22, 1904, to Oct. 31, 1905, staff gage at site three-quarters of 

a mile upstream at different datum. May 7, 1911, to Sept. 3, 1921, wate->-stage 

recorder on downstream side of bridge 35 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--45 years, 161 cfs (116,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 564 cfs June 15 (gage height, 2.54 ft); maximum height, 2.79 ft Feb. 24 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 20 cfs 

Mar. 13.

1904-5, 1911-55: Maximum discharge, 4,200 cfs June 9, 1923 (gage height, 4.15 ft); 

minimum recorded, 5.6 cfs Dec. 2, 1933.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 4,600 acres of hay meadows above station. Transbasin diversions above station to Cache la Poudre River and tributaries (see p. 174}.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 469: 1912. WSP 506: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 4-8)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

141

305

540

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

67

56

47

47

50

58

53

*48

48

61

84

74

67

63

56

56

56

56

53

50

48

46

47

46

48

50

47

47

48

48

42.

1,667

53.8

3,310

Nov.

46

4848"

44

41

40

39

*40

41

40

42

39

41

42

41

39

38

37

38

36

39

40

38

37

37

34

33

29

21

24

1,152

38.4

2,280

Dec.

32

37

36

36

35

35

35

*34

33

34

34

34

33

32

32

34

35

35

34

35

35

33

34

35

34

32

29

26

27

27

2 9

1,026

33.1

2,040

Jan.

28

27

27

26

25

24

24

*24

24

24

23

23

24

26

24

23

22

2J

24

23

22

22

23

23

22

23

23

23

23

23

24

739

23.8

1,470

Feb.

24

23

23

22

2!

*22

22

23

24

22

23

24

25

26

2JL

25

24

23

23

22

23

24

24

25

25

26

26

25

-

-

666

23.8

1,320

Mar.

25

26

25

24

*24

25

27

28

28

27

26

25

20

?S

26

26

28

29

27

27

27

28

29

28

26

25

24

24

25

26

27

808

26.1

1,600

Apr.

28

29

29

29

*29

29

30

30

31

35

36

35

35

36

39

48

58

70

70

62

58

60

63

58

60

70

52" 90

82

78

1,489

49.6

2,950

May

96

174

185

154

134

163

265

289

229

168

165

216

236

*236

273

297

203

219

177

171

233

261

265

273

277

*243

269

203

174

174

223

6,645

214

13,180

June

210

210

168

182

203

247

269

247

309

*247

254

240

247

313

500

386

450

354

293

*285

313

345

337

325

273

247

213

180

160

158

8,145

272

16,160

July

116

103

107

124

*123

83

90

83

83

il

48

52

105

128

134

131

126

1C1

1C 5

114

1C9

1C9

165

174

171

If 5

236

258

*194

157

144

3,901

126

7,740

Aug.

152

*223

185

152

177

165

152

149

136

124

107

98

88

107

146

112

105

121

112

101

88

80

72

67

90

112

107

103

92

74

63

3,660

118

7,260

Sept.

IB- 58

50

50

46

44

44

44

41

38

37

36

*34

32

31

30

30

27

24

27

28

26

25

24

27

30

31

29

27

1,047

34.9

2,080

Calendar year 1954 : Max 485 Mln 9.2 Mean 62.4 Ac-ft 45,220

Water year 1954-55 : Max 5OO Mln 20 Mean 84.8 Ac-ft 61,390

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Apr. 20.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 73

Laramie River and Pioneer Canal near Woods, Wyo.

Location.--River: Lat 41°08'30", long 105°58'40", in E^ sec. 36, T. 14 N., R. 77 W., on 

left bank 100 ft upstream from diversion dam for Pioneer Canal, 2.2 miles downstream 

from Fox Creek, 2.5 miles northeast of Woods, and 23 miles southwest of Laramie.

Canal: Lat 41°09'10", long 105°57'30", in SE£ sec. 30, T. 14 N., R. 76 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge 1.5 miles downstream from headgate.

Drainage area. 418 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1912 to September 1924, April to September 1927, April 1932 to 

September 1955. No winter records for many years.

Nov. 16, 1912, to Sept. 22, 1915, water-stage recorder, on wing wall between he 

and diversion dam at datum 1.00 ft higher. Sept. 23, 1915, to July 13, 1950, w 

stage recorder on headgate structure 50 ft upstream from dam; prior to Oct. 1, 

at datum l.u' ft higher.

Extremes (combined flow river and canal).--Maximum discharge during year, 541 cfs June 15; 

minimum dally, 22 cfs Sept. 19.

1912-24, 1927, 1932-55: Maximum discharge, 5,060 cfs June 10; 1923 (river discharge 

by computation of peak flow over dam); minimum discharge not determined.

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

which are fair. Pioneer Canal diverts from left bank of river at diversion dam 100 ft 

downstream for irrigation in vicinity of Laramie. Records show combined flow of river 

and canal. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 11,000 acres above and 

below station. Three small reservoirs above station in Wyoming (total capacity, about 

600 acre-ft). Transbasin diversions above station to Cache la Poudre River and tributaries (see p. 174).

Revisions. WSP 566: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

50

47

43

41

40

46

*44

42

44

45

79

77

70

69

56

51

52

50

48

47

46

45

44

44

45

48

43

42

46

46

43

1,533

49.5

3,040

Nov.

44

46

fS

46

44

40

*39

39

38

35

35

38

40

44

40

40

40

41

35

34

41

40

42

40

38

38

34

28

24 2T

1,153

38.4

2,290

Dec.

34

40

41

IT

40

40

*40

38

37

37

37

36

36

35

35

36

36

35

35

36

35

35

36

36

35

32

30

27

28

29

30

1,098

35.4

2,180

Jan.

30

29

29

28

27

25

25

*25

25

24

24

24

25

26

25

24

23

2T

25

24

23

23

24

24

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

772

24.9

1,530

Feb.

25

24

23

?S

23

*24

24

24

25

23

24

25

26

26

26

25

24

23

23

23

24

24

25

26

26

27

27

2i

690

24.6

1,370

Mar.

27

27

28

28

*27

28

29

29

30

30

30

28

27

28

29

29

30

31

30

30

30

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

31

52

911

29.4

1,810

Apr.

34

3F

36

*37

37

37

38

38

39

41

45

45

45

45

50

62

80

100

110

82

90

87

93

89

78

87

117

TTO- 120

103

2,010

67.0

3,990

May

116

TST

222

185

154

173

273

320

280

*217

192

225

255

256

295

330 'ZX5

258

224

202

246

277

296

297

307

271

296

244

203

202

230

7,482

241

14,840

June

225

223

186

186

218

261

295

257

*306

267

260

252

256

285

478

402

442

381

309

310

315

360

346

336

289

259

234

194

165

152

8,449

282

16,760

July

129

119

111

132

130

110

93

98

*86

65

59

W

79

132

135

134

133

115

117

121

129

124

162

198

175

184

209

274

2TT

173 

146

4,152

134

8,240

Aug.

149

*216

2oT

162

173

186

158

164

147

137

122

109

100

111

156

131

114

132

126

116

103

91

79

74

81

116

119

107

104

84 

68

3,939

127

7,810

Sept.

59

5T

49

48

46

45

42

43

42

39

*38

36

34

33

31

29

30

27

22

2F

29

31

27

26

29

32

32

32

28

28

1,066

35.5

2,110

Calendar year 1954: Max 556 Mln 1O Mean 70. 9 Ac-ft 51.31O

Water year 1954-55; Max 478 Mln 22 Mean 91.1 Ac-ft 65,97O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation of river affected by Ice Nov. 29 to Jan. 27, Apr. 9-19, and of canal Dec. 8 to Jan. 4, Apr. 6-13. No gage-height record for river Jan. 28 to Apr. 8 (stage-discharge 

relation affected by Ice during period), Sept. 29, 3O; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge 

measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations. No gage-height record for canal 

Oct. 31 to Nov. 6, Nov. 30 to Dec. 7, Jan. 5 to Apr. 5 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during most of periods), Sept. 9-12j discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather 

records, recorded range in stage, and records for nearby stations.
74 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Laramie River at Laramie, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°19'40", long 105°36'30", in SW£ sec. 29, T. 16 N.. R. 7f W., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of county highway bridge, 1.2 miles northwest of 

Laramie.

Drainage area. 1,140 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1933 to September 1948, April 1950 to September 1955. IrrigaEion seasons only prior to 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,125 ft (river-profile survey). Prior 

to Apr. 10, 1936, chain gage on bridge on State Highways 130 and 830, 1.4 miles upstream 

at different datum. Apr. 10, 1936, to May 21, 1949, chain gage and Maj' 22, 1949, to 

Apr. 7, 1951, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 430 cfs July 27 (gage height, 2.64 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.7 cfs Oct. 3, 4, 12-15.

1933-48, 1950-55: Maximum discharge observed, 1,810 cfs June 15, 1942 (gage height, 

5.06 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 7-9, 1950.

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

which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage 

reservoirs, diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except period of lee effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-15)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 pr. 1 to Sept. 30

2.0 

5.5

11

0.8 18

.9 27

1.0 42

0.7 

.8

2.0

5.0

11

20

1.3 

1.7

2.1

66

154

262

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

4.4

3.8

2.7

2TT

4.1

3.4

*3.4

3.0

3.0

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

6.0

7.7

8.2

8.2

7.7

8.8

8.2

9.4

9.9

12

10

10

12

12

12

11

200.8

6.48

398

Nov.

12

12

14

16

12

*12

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

12

12

12

12

11

12

14

16

14

12

14

14

9.4

9.0

8.5

8 .0

357.9

11.9

710

Dec.

8.5

11

14

17

15

14

*15

16

15

15

15

15

15

16

15

14

14

15

16

16

17

16

16

16

17

14

12

11

13

14

15

452.5

14.6

898

Jan.

16

17

18

IT

16

17

*18

17

18

17

16

17

18

15

16

15

14

T5

16

15

14

14

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

18

17

508

16.4

1,010

Feb.

16

15

13

12

*14

14

15

16

15

14

16

18

19

20

18

17

IS

16

15

14

15

16

15

17

20

20

19

20

455

16.2

902

Mar.

21

24

26

*24

22

21

23

25

26

25

24

23

22

23

24

23

23

24

24

24

21

20 tz

24

25

25

26

26

26

30

28

744

24.0

1,480

Apr.

30

33

33

37

*42

35

30

24

21

16

11

24

18

23

12

9.8

9.8

7.4

8.0

9.2

5.0

4.1

576

12

16

16

10

7.4

9.8

9*8

528.9

17.6

1,050

May

7.4

T74

8.0

7.4

13

12

8.0

10

45

68

52

37

36

*53

72

84

112

106

86

84

66

68

88

110

117

123

TIT

112

101

76

58

1,944.2

62.7

3,860

June

61

SO

55

50

M

37

45

68

70

*76

90

82

90

101

126

201

247

262

SET

173

144

138

*142

137

137

128

112

90

70

50

3,311

110

6,570

July

33

26

19

16

13

11

10

*9.8

10

10

9.8

11

23 9.2

44

45

36

31

34

27

23

23

33

36

47

66

137

158

130

135 

115

1,280.8

41.3

2,540

Aug.

97 *78

82

117

106

99

121

123

TTff

104

93

82

70

84

63

63

64

74

61

63

58

53

45

37

31

36

28

58

33

31 

30

2,164

69.8

4,290

Sept.

26

W

17

14

12

1O

* 8.6

8.0

7.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

4.7

4.4

3.5

3.5

2.9

TT

6.2

7.4

5.6

4.7

5.0

4.4

5.6

6.2

6.8

5.0

5.0

5.6

234.0

7.80

464

Calendar year 1954: Max 116 Mln 0.8 Mean 21.8 Ao-ft 15,790

Water year 1954-55: Max 262 Mln 2.7 Mean 33.4 Ao-ft 24.170

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Apr. 3 (no gage-height record Dec. 27 

to Jan. 7, Jan. 15 to Mar. 3lj discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather 

records, and records for nearby stations), Apr. 6, 7.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 75

Laramle River at Two Rivers, Wyo.

Location Lat 41°28'20", long 105°43'30", in SWj- sec. 5, T. 17 N. , R. 74 W., on left bank

 at old Two Rivers Post Office, 0.6 mile upstream from Little Laramie River and 14 miles 

northwest of Laramie.

Drainage .area. 1,290 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1911 to October 1927, May 1933 to September 1955. No winter records in earlier years.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,058.90 ft above mean sea level, adjust-

 ment of 1912. May 6, 1911, to Oct. 31, 1912, staff gage at site 45 ft upstream at 

datum 0.74 ft lower. Apr. 8, 1913, to Oct. 31, 1914. water-stage recorder at site 

300 ft downstream at datum 0.74 ft lower. Apr. 21, 1915, to Apr. 30, 1920, water-stage 

recorder at site 45 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--20 years (1934-35, 1936-55), 89.4 cfs (64,720 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 240 cfs June 19 (gage height, 2.50 ft); minimum

 daily, 0.3 cfs Oct. 16-19, 21.

1911-27, 1933-55: Maximum discharge, 3,930 cfs June 13, 1923 (gage height, 7.48 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs; no flow Sept. 22-25, 1911, Aug. 17 to 

Sept. 6, Sept. 9-22, 1939.

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

which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. WSF 406: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 12-16, July 30 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to May 14 May 15 to Sept. 3O

0.3 0.3

.4 1.8

.5 4.8

0.7 14

.9 28

1.1 47

0.6 2.0

.7 4.5

.9 11

1.1 22

1.3 40

1.5 64

2.0 140

2.5 240

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 19-5

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.9

*.6

.8

.6

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.6

.3

7S

.3

.3

.4

.3

.8

1.8

2.4

3.6

4.8

4.8

4.2

4.8

572- 6.5

52.6

1.70

104

Nov.

4.2

3.3

9.5

TTff

5.2

*3.9

3.0

Z.7

2.4

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.5

2.1

3.0

2.4

1.5

1.0

175

3.0

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.5

80.0

2.67

159

Dec.

2.0

377J

5.0

7.0

6.0

*6.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.5

9.0

9.5

10

11

10

1111

11

13

12

12

11

11

12

13

261.5

8.44

519

Jan.

14

15

17 TB15

15

*14

15

15

15

14

14

16

14

12

13

12

11

10

1Z

11

11

11

11

13

11

12

13

14

11

10

407

13.1

807

Feb.

 370 9.0

9.0

*10

11

10

11

12

11

10

12

15

14

19

18

17

16

16

15

14

15

16

15

17

20

20

18

18

.

397.0

14.2

787

Mar.

19Z3"

25

26

23

22

*24

26

26

25

24

24

23

23

22

24

24

23

23

24

24

23

21

21

22

24

25

25

26

27

28

739

23.8

1,470

Apr.

28

29

30

31

32

35

3ff

25

*25

18

16

12

14

14

12

10

8.5

8.0

7.0

8.0

6.0

4.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

7.0

7.0

5.5

3.0

. .r^I?

444.1

14.8

881

May

3.0

4.2

5.2

4.5

3.3

3.0

1.8

27T

*3.3

3.3

14

29

20

17

20

32

48

68

62

51

45

33

34

48

68

77

86

SF

82

72

54

1,079.0

34.8

2,140

June

42

42

40

38

36

27

.21

26

*40

47

47

57

59

63

82

117

2OO

222

234

m

164

135

*120

122

119

119

109

95

78

59

2,777

92.6

5,510

July

45

28

19

15

12

10

9.2

*8.2

7.5

6.9

6.9

6.6

5.4

4.8

4.2

TT5- 4.0

10

9.2

7.8

6.9

6.6

6.3

5.7

6.3

12

85

85

84

93

99

714.3

23.0

1,420

Aug.

82

TO

53

52

* 77

81

59

67

70

67

56

46

39

39

32

36

30

46

59

47

45

42

38

35

29

28

26

25

22

20

2T

1,439

46.4

2,850

Sept.

21tts

19

17

15

13

12

12

11

10

9.2

*9.2

8.6

7.5

7.2

6.6

6.O

6.0

Sul

6.3

7.2

9.8

8.6

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.2

6.9

299.6

9.99

594

Calendar year 1954: Max 70 Mln o.l Mean 15.0 Ac-ft lo,870

Water year 1954-55: Max 234 Mln 0 .3 Mean 33.8 Ac-ft 17,340

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27 to Jan. 4. No gage-height record Jan. 5 

to Apr. 29 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during most of period); discharge estimated on 

basis of 4 dlscliarge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
76 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Little Laramie River near Filmore, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°17'20", long 106°02'30", in sec. 9, T. 15 N., R. 77 W., on right bank 

30 ft downstream from bridge at May Ranch, If miles west of Filmore, and 3? miles downstream from North Fork.

Drainage area. 155 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1902 to September 1903 (published as "near Hattoi"), May 1911 

to November 1926, May 1933 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,600 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Sept. 16, 1938, staff gage at bridge 8 ft upstream at different dat'im prior to 

May 14, 1911, at datum 0.21 ft lower May 14, 1911, to Apr. 17, 1914, and at present 

datum thereafter.

Average discharge .--38 years (1902-3, 1911-26, 1933-55), 105 cfs (76,020 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 355 cfs June 16 (gage height, 2.41 ft); minimum daily, 7.0 cfs Feb. 19-21.

1902-3, 1911-26, 1933-55: Maximum discharge observed, 2,400 cfs June 1, 1914 (gage 

height, 5.9 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs; minimum diily determined, 

1 cfs Sept. 17-20, 1913.

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

which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 18,000 acres above 

and below station. Ten small reservoirs above station (combined capacity, about 

160 acre-ft) for irrigation, stock water, recreation, and domestic use.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 469: 1902-3.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

0.5 11

.9 

1.2

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

120

230

420

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

16

14

13

TI

14

15

*15

15 

16

18

17

16

19

18

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

17

17

17

19

20

21

2ff

18

18

18

522

16.8

1,040

Nov.

19

20

17

17

17

18

*17

17 

16

16

16

16

19

18

17

16

16

16

19

18

17

16

16

16

16

15

14

13

11

T?

493

16.4

978

Dec.

14

15

TT

14

14

15

*14

13 

12

13

14

14

14

13

12

13

15

14

13

14

14

14

12

13

13

12

11

IS" 9.0

11

11

404.0

13.0

801

Jan.

12

TT

10

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5 

*9.0

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.0

9.0

8.0

7.5

T3

8.0

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.0

9.5

9.0

271.5

8.76

539

Feb.

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.7

*8.0

8.0 

7.7

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

7.0

T7>

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

8.5

223.9

8.00

444

Mar.

8.5 T^J

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.5

*10

11 

11

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

9.0

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.5

9.0

11

9.5

10

11

12

13

15

T3

309.0

9.97

613

Apr.

14

IS

17

*16

15

16

17

18 

19

19

18

18

18

19

20

21

23

77

20

18

17

18

16

14

15

17

18

17

*17

16

529

17.6

1,050

May

16

T5

20

19

17

16

17

22 

28

32

26

23

26

*38

47

67

86

107

79

67

79

136

148

164

187

176

178

156

134

132

158

2,420

78.1

4,800

June

176

211

180

192

185

172

154

176 

230

*196

180

180

240

227

320

320

320

272

225

216

211

192

176

*170

164

138

118

107

98

84

5,830

194

11,560

July

68

62

57

55

53

52

43

39

*37

30

31

43

,32

29

26

25

23

20

19

18

18

22

28

38

42

109 -SB62

52

39

34

1,274

41.1

2,550

Aug.

32

*27

29

31

41

47

53

58

3T?

29

26

23

22

35

48

35

35

36

27

23

22

19

18

17

17

17

17

16

15

15

1£

879

28.4

1,740

Sept.

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

i12

13

*12

\Z

12

12

12

12

13

13

15

15

14

14

15

ii

16

15

14

13

13

399

13.3

791

Calendar year 1954: Max 632 Min 9.0 Mean 45.7 Ac-ft 33,100

Water year 1954-55: Max 320 Min 7^0 Mean 37.1 Ac-ft 26,890

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Apr. 2. No gage-helgh*. record 

Apr. 3-28; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather record?, and records 

for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 77

Little Laramie River at Two Rivers, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°28'10", long 105°43'50", in SE^SE^ sec. 6, T. 17 N., R. 74 W., on right 

bank at old Two Rivers Post Office, half a mile upstream from mouth and 14 miles northwest, of Laramie.

Drainage area. 310 sq mi.

Records available. March to September 1903 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), 

May 1911 to October 1927, May 1933 to September 1955. Few winter records prior to 1937. 

Published as "at Haley's Ranch, near Laramie" 1903.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,060.54 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. March to September 1903, staff gage near present site at different datum. 

May 1, 1911, to Apr. 13, 1913, staff gage at present site and datum. Apr. 14, 1913, 

to Apr. 20, 1915, water-stage recorder at site 400 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1934-35, 1936-55), 39.4 cfs (28,520 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 96 cfs June 17 (gage height, 3.10 ft); maximum 

gage height observed, 3.87 ft Mar. 4 (backwater from ice); no flow Oct. 1-10, July 10 

to Aug. 10, Sept. 2-30.

1903, 1911-27, 1933-55: Maximum discharge, 1,880 cfs June 4, 1914 (gage height, 

6.44 ft, present site and datum); no flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records good above 2 cfs and fair below except those for periods of ice effect 

or no gage-height record, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 56,000 

acres above station. Fifteen small reservoirs above station (combined capacity, about 

1,300 acre-ft) for irrigation, stock water, recreation, and domestic use.

Revisions.--WSP 406: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 

1.6 0

1.7

1.9

2.0

.1 

1.3 

4.0 

8.5

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

0 2.2

.7 2.5

2.9 3.0

6.5 3.5

38

85

144

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

U

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

.4

2.3

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.0

3.1

3.5

2.8

4.0

2.6

67.2

2.17

133

Nov.

1.9

27S

2.3

2.3

2.3

*2.6

2.6

2.3

2.6

2.6

£.6

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.5

3TF

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.1

2.1

1.9

87.2

2.91

173

Dec.

1.5

TS

1.5

1.5

1.4

*1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

> 1.0

34.4

1.11

68

Jan.

(*)

> 0.7

21.7

0.7

43

Feb.

(*)

> 0.4

_

-

11.2

0.4

22

Mar.

(*)

> 5

155

5

307

Apr.

16

16

15

14

14

15

16

17

*17

17

17

17

18

18

21

26

IS

18

19

20

14

11

7.5

5.4

3.6

2.6

1.8

1.8

1.6 *27T

401.4

13.4

796

May

2.1

2.3

?76~ 2.6

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.6

2.1

2.6

2.1

.8

.8

.6

.4

.2

.2

.6

.8

.6

.4

.2

.0

.0

.9

.7

.7

.6

.4

.4

.=£

46.6

1.50

92

June

0.1

!i.1

.2

.3

.2

.2

*.2

.2

1.6

7.0

18

15

42

82

90

3F

61

50

39

32

26

21

18

15

12

9.5

7.0

4.7

618.5

20.6

1,230

July

~z7S 3.3

1.8

1.2

.9

.7

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10.9

0.35

22

Aug.

00"

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.9

5.8

6.5

TTS

3.6

2.6

2.3

1.8

1.2

.9

.6

.4

.4

.3

.1

.4

.3

41.1

1.33

82

Sept.

0.1 0~

U

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

0.003

0.2

Calendar year 1954: Max 25 Min 0 Mean 4.58 Ac-ft 3,310

Water year 1954-55: Max 90 Min 0 Mean 4.10 Ac-ft 2,970

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 4 to Apr. 13 (no gage-height reco-d Dec. 7 to 

Apr. 8; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather i-ecoras, and records for 

nearby stations).
78 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Laramie River near Lookout, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°46', long 105°41', In SE£ sec. 27, T. 21 N., R. 74 W., on right bank

 155 ft downstream from bridge on county road, about 1 mile upstream from Wheatland 

Reservoir No. 2 and 9 miles northeast of Lookout.

Drainage area. 2,100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1912 to August 1917, April 1932 to September 1955. No winter records In earlier years.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 6,962.68 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Apr. 22, 1915, chain gage and Apr. 22, 1915, to Aug. 31, 1917, 

water-stage recorder, at bridge 155 ft upstream at same datum. Oct. 14, 1931, to Sept. 17, 

1938, water-stage recorder at site 125 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1934-35, 1937-55), 118 cfs (85,430 acre-ft pe- year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 250 cfs June 19 (gage height, 2.17 ft); maximum

 gage height observed, 5.30 ft Apr. 8 (backwater from ice); no flow Oct. 1 to Jan. 2.

1912-17, 1932-55: Maximum daily discharge, 3,100 cfs June 26, 1917; no flow at 

times during 1934-35, 1939-40, 1954-55.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

 Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, diversions for Irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except period of Ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 30 to May 19)

.9

1.0

1.1

o

.7 

3.5 

7.5 

13

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.2

130

260

Discharge, in cubic feet per- second, water year October- 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

0

cr

(*)

> .7

20.3

0.65

40

Feb.

> 0.4

(*)

_

11.2

0.4

22

Mar.

(*)

, 0.4

 30

338.0

10.9

670

Apr.

" 70

(*)

} 

1-

J

I"

\ (*)

16

12

9.0

7.8

*9.2

1,179.0

39.3

2,340

May

7.5

6.7

15

8.6

*8.0

6.7

7.5

9.2

11

12

11

9.7

*8.0

17

16

16

20

30

41

49

45

49

*45

41

52

63

63

77

80

77

70

971.9

31.4

1,930

June

59

56

46

41

37

37

33

*25

2272"

31

36

*39

52

63

88

163

225

242 2"*2~

228

*175

151

136

113

105

113

102

74

56

2,812

93.7

5,580

July

48

38

33

25

21

17

*14

12

10

8.0

7.1

6.7

*7.1

6.3

5.1

3.9

2.7

2.1

1.0

.6

.6

.6

6.6

13

7.1

*13

12

5.9

2.9

5.2

54

389.5

12,6

773

Aug.

70

77

65

61

*51

52

~rr 105

63

63

70

61

52

61

70

46

37

41

*37

37

51

45

39

39

39

37

33

30

26

26

25

1,586

51,2

3,150

Sept.

2025

20

18

17

15

14

12

*9.7

9.7

11

10

8.0

8.0

8.0

*7.5

7.1

7.5

7.5

9.2

8.6

9.2

8.6

8.6

7.5

7.5

5.5

6.7

4.3

rrr

310.4

10.3

616

Calendar year- 1954: Max 100 Mln 0 Mean 16.3 Ac-ft 11,820

Water year 1954-55: Max 242 Min 0 Mean 20.9 Ac-ft 15,120

 height record Jan. 5 to Apr. 29 

r ___,, __jharge estimated on basis of 5 

nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 79

Wheatland Reservoir No. 2, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 41°50' , long 105°39', in NW^ sec. 31, T. 22 N., R. 73 W., on outlet gate 

tower near center of Wheatland No, 2 Dam on Laramie River, 15 miles northeast of 

Lookout.

Drainage area. 2,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1951 to September 1955. Monthly records only since October 

T554~.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily during irrigation season and at irregular intervals the 

rest of the year. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Wheatland Irrigation 

District). Prior to Oct. 16, 1952, gage painted on vertical gate tower at same site 

and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 3,750 acre-ft June 2, 4 (elevation, 

6,942.44 ft); no contents October to February.

1951-55: Maximum contents observed, 98,260 acre-ft June 7-16, 1952 (elevation, 

6,963.90 ft); no contents Sept. 13, 1954, to February 1955.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam. Dam completed and storage tegan in 

I§QT. Capacity 98,930 acre-ft between elevations 6,935.0 ft (sill of outlet gates) 

and 6,964.0 ft (crest of spillway). No dead storage. Temporary capacity tatle representing contents in south basin of reservoir put into use Feb. 28, 1955. A dike was 

placed in the connecting channels so storage was limited to the south basin during 

1955. Figures given herein represent total contents. Water is used for irrigation in 

Laramie River and Sybille Creek basins.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Wheatland Irrigation District.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year Ootobec 1954 to September 1955

Date

Calendar year 1954 ......

Feb . 28 ...................

Sept. 30...................

Water year 1954-55 ......

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

e3,530

el,680

e768

-

Change In contents 

(acre-feet)

-6,500

0

+768

+200

-912

0

+768

t Elevation at 12 p.m. 

e Estimated.
80 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Laramie River below Wheatland Reservoir No. 2, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°55', long 105°35' , in NW£ sec.34, T. 23 N., R. 73 W., on left bank

50 ft upstream from bridge on county road, 0.4 mile downstream from mouth of reservoir 

spillway channel, 12-| miles downstream from outlet gates of Wheatland Raservoir No. 2, 

and 22 miles northeast of Lookout.

Drainage area. 2,230 sq mi, approximately .

Records available. May 1916 to £ 

September 1955. Published as g

tember 1917 (irrigation seasons only), October 1951 to 

elow McGill" 1916-17.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,883.81 ft above mean sea level, unadJusted. Prior to May 17, 1917, staff gage and May 17 to Sept. 13, 1917, water-stage 

recorder, at bridge 50 ft downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 241 cfs June 21 (gage height, 3.82 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.2 cfs Feb. 4, 5.

1916-17, 1951-55: Maximum daily discharge, 2,860 cfs June 26-30, 1917 (gage height, 

5.6 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily determined, 1 cfs Sept. 8,9, 1916.

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

which are poor. Flow completely regulated by Wheatland Reservoir No. 2 (see preceding 

page). Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, 

diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. Dodge and Southside 

ditches, with headgates about 2 miles upstream, made no diversions during 1955.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except period of ice effect (gag>; 

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

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

2.6 

5.0

19

3.1

3.5 

4.0

38

61

144

300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7.0

676

5.9

5.6

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.9

5.6

5.9

3^.6

4.0

4.8

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.0

5.3

5.9

 4.8

5.3

5.9

5.9

6.6

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.0 

5.6

173.9

5.61

345

Nov.

6.2

575

5.6

5.9

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.6

5.0

6.2

4.5

5.6

5.9

5.0

*5.0

4.5

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.6

5.0

4.8

6.2

5.3

5.6

4.7

3^3

3.3

157.7

5.26

313

Dee.

3.6

3.9

A-i

4.2

3.9

4.1

3.6

5.5

3.6

3.7

3.5

3.8

4.0

3.7

3.9

 3.9

3.6

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

4.0

4.1

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.7

118.1

3.81

234

Jan.

4.0

4.2

4^3

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.8

378" 3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.0

 4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3 9

123.3

3.98

245

Feb.

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.2

372

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

*3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.7

4.0

4.2

4.3

T73

_

------

101.2

3.61

201

Mar.

4.6 5"70

5.3

5.2

5.2

5.6

6.2

6.S

*7.1

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.1

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.4

5.8

5.6

5.8

5.7

5.8

6.0

6.4

6.8

7.5

8.0

8.6 

374

201.0

6.48

399

Apr.

8.2

8.2

8.6

8.0

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.7

8.1

8.7

9.2

9.8

10

10

11

11

11

11

12

13

25

21

16

*16

11

6.2

778

7.4

7.0

312.7

10.4

620

May

7.4

7.8

8.3

7.4

7.4

7.4

5.6

7.0

6.6

7.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.9

6.2

5.3

579

5.9

6.6

6.2

6.6

11

*43

47

47

50

45

45

47

50

50

574.1

18.5

1,140

June

47

52

50

45

45

43

216

225

225

210

180

147

*120

108

54

59

132

180

198

234

241

225

186

174

162

129

114

97

97

89

4,082

136

8,100

July

64

59

54

52

43

27

21

30

40

28

27

27

*13

11

10

10

9.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.3

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.3

776- 7.8

3 .3

645.1

20.8

1,230

Aug.

36~8.8

66

68

61

66

61

66

68

66

61

64

64

64

56

61

56

47

 43

38

36

40

43

36

32

30

28

25

23

21

17

1,451.8

46.8

2,880

Sept.

16

T?

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.4

8.8

*8.3

7.8

8.3

9.4

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.8

10

12

7.4

8.8

5.6

576

295.4

9.85

586

Calendar year 1954 : Max 378 Min 2.8 Mean 17.9 Ae-ft 12,920

Water year 1954-55 : Max 241 Min 3.2 Mean 22.6 Ac-ft 16,340

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Apr. 22 (no gage-height record 

Dec. 11-16, Feb. 7-15, Feb. 19 to Mar. 9, Apr. 4j discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge 

measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 81 

Sybille Creek above Bluegrass Creek, near Wheatland, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°52'05", long 105°12'42", in sec. 23, T. 22 N., R. 70 W., on riglt bank 

a quarter of a mile upstream from Bluegrass Creek and 18 miles southwest of Wleatland.

Drainage area. 265 sq mi.

Records available. March 1941 to September 1955 (no winter records 1942).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,246 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 13 years (1942-55), 19.9 cfs (14,410 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 416 cfs June 26 (gage height, 3.14 ft); minimum daily, 0.3 cfs for many days October to December.

1941-55: Maximum discharge. 1,100 cfs June 5, 1949 (gage height, 4.62 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 340 cfs; minimum daily, that of October to December 1954.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from beaver 

dams, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 3,600 acres above station. 

One small diversion between station and Bluegrass Creek. Seven small reservoirs 

above station (combined capacity, about 400 acre-ft) for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except period of Ice effect or backwater from

beaver dams (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4-21, Aug. 20 to Sept. 30)

1.0

1.1

0.2 

.4

3.J

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.9

6.0

9.0

15

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

73

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

10.6

0.34

21

Nov.

~0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

7J

.4

.4

.3 *.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

9.9

0.33

20

Dec.

bo. 3

bT5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

_/7

12.5

0.40

25

Jan.

-^0.7

7?

'.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 *.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

15.1

0.49

30

Feb.

~0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.8

.8

.8

.8

B -

'.&

.8

.8

1.0

1TO

_

20.1

0.72

40

Mar.

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.1

.8

.8

.9

1.0

*1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

76" .6

.6

.6

.7

.7

1.0

3.2

2.9

30.4

0.98

60

Apr.

2.2

2.1

1.6

1.4

174

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.8

2.1

2.2

1.9

1.9

5.2

6.9

5^

3.2

2.9

3.5

3.8

*4.3

3.8

4.9

4.9

3.8

3.5

85.1

2.84

169

May

3.2

3^

7.2

6.3

6.3

3.8

6.8

IB- 35

32

29

28

26

25

23

20

20

21

19

16

15

15

14 *11

11

11

7.2

8.4

10

10

9.0

488.0

15.7

968

June

11

13

11

11

11

11

9.0

8.7

9.0

7.5

6.9

F^

*7.5

7.2

13

13

59

23

14

13

12

11

11

11

13

40

13

11

10

9.0

406.7

13.6

807

July

8.7

8.4

8.1

7.8

7.2

6.3

5.7

5.2

3.8

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9 1.9

1.8

1.1

.8

TS

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

.9

12

6.6

3.2

2.9

114.0

3.68

226

Aug.

2.1

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.9

1.4

2.1

1.6

1.4

*1.0

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

7*

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

30.9

1.00

61

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

13.9

0.46

28

Calendar year 1954: Max 14 Mln 0.3 Mean 1.50 Ac-ft 1,090

Water year 1954-55: Max 59 Mln 0.3 Mean 3.39 Ac-ft 2,460

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Note.--Backwater from beaver dams Oct. 22 to
82 PIATTE RIVER BASIN

Sybille Creek below Bluegrass Creek, near Wheatland, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°52'40", long 105°12'17", in Si sec. 14, T. 22 N., R. 70 W., on left 

bank three-quarters of a mile downstream from Bluegrass Creek, 1 mile uostream from 

Wheatland Canal No. 1, and 17 miles southwest of Wheatland.

Drainage area. 369 sq mi.

Records available. March 1950 to September 1955.

Average discharge. 5 years, 95.1 cfs (68,850 acre-ft per year).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,220 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 cfs June 14 (gage height, 3.55 ft); 

minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Dec. 15.

1950-55: Maximum discharge. 3,060 cfs Apr. 7, 1952 (gage height, 4.77 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 670 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum daily, 

0.1 cfs July 2-4, Sept. 9-12, Dec. 15, 1954.

Remarks. Records good above 5 cfs and fair below except those for period of no gageheight record, which are poor. Most of flow during irrigation season is water 

released from Wheatland Reservoir No. 2 (capacity, 98,930 acre-ft) on Laramie River 

and diverted down Bluegrass Creek for irrigation of land near Wheatland. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 4,400 acres above station. Ten small reservoirs above 

station (combined capacity, about 400 acre-ft) for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except period of Ice effect (gag3 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 3O

O.S o

.9 .2

1.0 1.0

1.1 2.5

1.2 5.5

1.3 10

1.4 16

1.5 29

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0.1

1.0

3.5

8.0

14

24

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

 0.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.4

74

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5

14.4

0.46

29

Nov.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

76

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.3

.2

13.7

0.46

27

Dec.

0.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.2

.2

.4

.4

.7

7T

».2'.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.5

.5

.4

.3

.4

.5

.6

12.7

0.41

25

Jan.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

-i 5.

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.iZ

16.7

0.54

33

Feb.

2iZVT

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7 *.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.5

22.9

0.82

45

Mar.

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

2.0

3.0

3.7

*4.3

5.5

3.7

5.2

6.0

7.3

3.7

5.5

3.7

5.2

3.7

.8

2.4

6.8

4.9

7.8

4.3

3.7

2.8

3.4

5.2

15

148.3

4.78

294

Apr.

12

13

42

18

7.6

6.6

IT" 5.3

17

19

26

21

IS

12

14

26

37

47

5!

31

40

35

24

17

*15

17

15

12

11

11

639.5

21.3

1,270

May

12

T3

18

15

14

13

15

30

35

35

31

27

25

31

31

31

31

31

29

29

30

27

27

*50

61

74

58

58

60

60 

60

1,061

34.2

2,100

June

63

68

66

68

58

57

14T

236

246

236

210

169

*145

205

145

63

126

156

157

215

232

*232

196

178

182

152

116

96

85

76

4,414

147

8,760

July

66

52

49

46

44

31

18

12

8.6

10

10

8.6

9.2

12

7.6

6.2

5.3

*5.3

4.8

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.5

3.2

2.8

2.8

5.0

7.6

4.8

4.0

455.0

14.7

902

Aug.

3.5

3.0

370

6.6

21

25

29

29

28

31

27

26

27

31

33

29

31

31

*26

23

21

16

19

22

17

16

15

13

12

12 

9.8

635.9

20.5

1,260

Sept.

6.6

TS

3.5

2.8

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

*.7

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

.8

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.5

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

46.1

1.54

91

Calendar year 1954 : Max 350 Mln o.l Mean 13.9 Ac-ft lo,o50

Water year 1954-55 : Max 246 Mln o.l Mean go. 5 Ac-ft 14,840

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 16 to Mar. 8 (stage-discharge relation affected by loe during 

part of period); discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and 

records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 83

Wheatland Canal No. 1 near Wheatland, Wyo.

Location. --Lat 41 0 53'08", long 105°11' 14", in NE^NW^ sec. 13, T. 22 N. , R. 70 W., on left 

bank 0.4 mile downstream from point of diversion from Sybille Creek and 16 miles southwest of Wheatland.

Records available. May 1952 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,190 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--1952-55: Maximum daily discharge, 494 cfs July 11, 1952; no flow for many 

days each year.

Remarks. Records good. Flow is Laramie River water released from Wheatland Reservoir 

No. 2, then diverted down Bluegrass and Sybille Creeks to canal.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

_

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

IS

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

7.1

T7T

3.2

0

0

0

12.0

0.39

24

June

0

?.6

5.9

10

54

57

118

211

217

*212

188

160

*133

152

143

86

140

169

188

181

.4

*0

0

138

165

153

125

108

96

89

3,303.9

110

6,550

July

68

52

49

43

44

26

8.3

4.2

1.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

1.1

*2.2

2.1

.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

303.1

9.78

601

AUJ-.

0

0

0

1.7

11

15

22

22

21

27

23

21

24

28

34

28

32

30

*26

22

18

14

16

20

12

10

11

9.3

7.9

7.9

5.9

519.7

16.8

1,030

Sept.

4.0

278

2.1

1.6

1.2

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12.3

0.41

24

Calendar year 1954 : Max 293 Mln o Mean 6.83 Ac-ft 4,950

Water year 1954-55 : Max 217 Mln o Mean 11.4 Ac-ft 8,230

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
84 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Wheatland Canal No. 2 near Wheatland, Wyo.

, - . '00", ,in . NE£ i sec. .24, ,T. . .24 N. ., R. .69 W. .,, on left

£ miles downstream from point of diversion from Sybille Creek, 3-j- miles downtes of Wheatland Reservoir Ho. 1, and 5^ miles west of Wheatland.

Location.--Lat 42°02'28", long 105 

bank 2-£ miles downstre 

stream from outlet gat

Records available. May 1952 to September 1955.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,769 ft (from topograpl-ic map).

Extremes. 1952-55: Maximum daily discharge, 216 cfs June 22, 1955; no flow for many 

days each year.

Remarks. Records poor. Flow is Laramie River water released from Wheatlend Reservoir 

No. 2, diverted down Bluegrass and Sybille Creeks to Canal No. 2; or from Sybille 

Creek through Canal No. 3, Wheatland Reservoir No. 1, and No. 2 supply canal to Canal 

No. 2.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

O

0

Nov.

0

o

0

Dec.

0

O

O

Jan.

0

o

0

Feb.

0

0

O

Mar.

0

0

o

Apr.

0

0

O

May

0

0

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.3

6.6

2.0

0

0

O

0

0

2.5

3.5

4.8

6.4

9.8

*13

24

49

67

83

56

55

56

441.9

14.3

876

June

59

67

67

68

58

27

18

16

12

10

9.4

9.1

8.7

*8.2

52

15

19

16

13

13

143

*216

211

134

28

40

24

13

9.1

7_«_7

1,391.2

46.4

2,760

July

7.1

2.6

.1

3.1

5.6

1.9

.2

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

0

0

0

0

0

20.6

0.66

41

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

17

T.6

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19.6

0.63

39

Sept.

(*)

0

0

o

Calendar year 1954: Max 70 Mln 0 Mean 3.73 Ac-ft 2,710

Water year 1954-55 : Max 216 Mln 0 Mean 5.13 Ac-ft 3,720

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 85

Sybille Creek near Mule Shoe Ranch, near Wheatland, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 42°01'47", long 105°04'20", in NW£ sec. 25 T. 24 N., R. 69 W., on left 

bank 1-J miles downstream from Wheatland Canal No. 2, 1^ miles upstream from Mule Shoe 

Ranch, 6 miles southwest of Wheatland, and 6-J- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 542 sq mi.

Records available. March 1950 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,740 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 16.4 cfs (11,870 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 118 cfs June 15 (gage height, 3.27 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.55 ft Jan. 29 (backwater from ice); no flow Oct. 2-12, Mar. 14-22, 

Aug. 23 to Sept. 30.

1950-55: Maximum discharge, 2,070 cfs Apr. 8, 1952 (gage height, 7.81 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 120 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

6.65 ft; no flow Sept. 16-24, 28, Oct. 2-12, 1954, Mar. 14-22, Aug. 23 to Sept 30, 1955.

Remarks. Records poor. Part of flow past station is return flow from lands irrigated by 

water from Laramie River. Diversions for irrigation of about 18,000 acres above station. 

Twenty small reservoirs above station (total capacity, about 800 acre-ft) for irrigation and stock water. Wheatland Reservoir No. 1 above station (capacity, 7,160 acre ft) 

is used mainly for storage of irrigation water diverted from Laramie River.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

.2

.6

1.2

2.0

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.6

3.6

4.8

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.2

53.8

1.74

107

Nov.

4.4!

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

374

*3.4

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.0

113.0

3.77

224

Dec.

4.0

4.0

3.8 

476

4.2

4.Z

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.Z

*4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.Z

4.2

4.2

4.2

133.4

4.30

265

Jan.

4.0

3.8

4.2

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.2

5.0

4.8

5.3

5.3

5.0

*4.1

4.3

4.4

4.4

4.4

4,6

4.8

5.0

4.8

5.0

5.0

*5.0

4.6

4.6

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

144.8

4.67

287

Feb.

5.0

570

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

*4.4

4.3

4.2

4.Z

4.3

4.4

4.6

4.6

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.Z

3.6

3.4

3.4

2.9

Z.I

z.o

------

117.2

4.19

232

Mar.

2.5

1.7

1.7 

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.6

l.Z

 1.1

.8

.6

.5

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

.1

.3

19.3

0.62

38

Apr.

0.3

.4

.3

.4 

.2

_ 2

.2

.1

71

.1

.2

4.0

3.6

*2.0

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.8

.7

.6

.6

26.2

0.87

52

May

0.7

 .7

.8 

. 6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.8

1.8

1.8

1.0

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.7

Z.I

3.6

2.9

1.6

*1.1

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

.6

43.3

1.40

86

June

0.7

.7

.7 

. 8

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.1

23

2.5

2.1

2.0

1.6

1.6

2.1

5.9

1.5

1.3

1.0

1.7

.9

.6

.5

.5

62.2

2.07

123

July

0.4

1.2

1.5

1.7

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

*.3

.3

.6

1.8

TTs

1.8

1.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

a

 i

23.3

0.75

46

Aug.

C.2

.1

.1 

.3

.2

.2

~

1.3

* .3

.3

.3

.4

.2

.4

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

6.5

0.21

13

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1954: Max 16 Min O Mean 3.51 Ac -ft 2,540

Water year 1954-55: Max 23 Min 0 Mean 2.04 Ac-ft 1,470

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 8, 9, 17, 18, Jan. 1, 14, 15, Jan. 27 to 

Feb. 13, Mar. 18-27.

449355 O - 58 - 7
to September 1923 (no winter records), July 1939 to 

"at upper station near Wheatland" in WSP 469. February 

l£ miles downstream; records not equivalent owing to

Bb PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Laramie River near Wheatland, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°09 I 58 n , long 105°12'23", in SE£ sec. 2, T. 25 N. , R. 70 W., on right 

bank 1,800 ft upstream from headgate of North Laramie Land Co.'s canal, 1-5- miles 

downstream from Spring Creek, and 15 miles northwest of Wheatland.

Drainage area. 366 sq mi.

Records available. --November 1914 

September 1955. Published as 

1912 to November 1914 at site 

diversion.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,840 ft (from topographic map).

Nov. 6, 1914 to Sept. 30, 1923, at site 350 ft downstream at different datum.

July 25, 1939, to Aug. 12, 1954, at site 800 ft downstream at datum 1.84 ft lower.

Average discharge. --16 years (1939-55), 32.3 cfs (23,380 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 354 cfs July 28 (gage height, 5.21 ft); no flow

1914-23, 1939-55: Maximum discharge, 9,260 cfs July 27, 1951 (gage height, 11.6 ft, 

from Qoodmarks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs 

on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 7.84, 8.07, and 11.6 ft (site 

and datum then in use) ; no flow Nov. 29, 1915, at times during July to September 1919, 

Aug. 3 to Sept. 30, 1954, and Oct. 1-24, 1954.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 8,800 acres above station. Seven 

small reservoirs above station (total capacity, about 290 acre-ft) for irrigation and 

stock water.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Nov. 23, Aug. 19 to Sept. 3O)

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

.2

.5

1.2

2.5

5.0

3.6

3.7 

3.9 

4.2 

4.5

11

19

39

85

150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

O

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

0.9

0.03

1.8

Nov.

0.2

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.5

.4

.5

.6

.8

.6

.6

.7

*.8

.7

.6

.7

.8

.8

.7

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

17.4

0.58

35

Dec.

0.7

TTo

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

49.7

1.60

99

Jan.

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

*1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

43.8

1.41

87

Feb.

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.1

1^2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

*1.3

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.7

*2.0

2.5

3.0

~tz 3.6

45.5

1.62

90

Mar.

3.6

4.0

4.5

3.5

3.1

3.5

3.8

4.1

4.3

*4.4

4.2

7.4

11

13

8.6

8.6

9.0

9.6

10

9.8

9.2

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.7

6.2

150.4

4.85

298

Apr.

12

22

22

21

22

23

18

21

38

80

95

47

29

28

42

56

52

56

59

46

46

47

50

45

43

*49

50

43

36

36

1,234

41.1

2,450

May

37

42.

45

50

50

45

42

40

42

40

38

35

32

32

29

30

*28

27

25

22

21

18

17

T7

17

21

25

21

18

17

17

940

30.3

1,860

June

29

20

24

22

22

24

20

17

15

15

17

20

19

*17

19

37

42

30

30

23

19

17

17

16

14

14

13

12

9.8

6_._8_

600.6

20.0

1,190

July

6.8

5.6

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.2

3.5

2.8

3.0

2.4

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

*2.4

2.5

2.4

2.1

2.0

3.2

3.5

4.2

4.2

2.1

107

4-3

?0

11

2F8.7

f.67

533

Aug.

6.2

4.0

3.5

3.0

3.2

3.2

26

62

*15

8.0

6.2

5.0

5.0

6.2

6.2

12

11

7.4

5.6

4.8

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.2

3.0

3.5

3.2

2.1

370

2.5

240.4

7.75

477

Sept.

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.1

.8

.8

.6

.5

.8

.8

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.6

.8

1.0

2.0

1.6

1.0

.8

.7

.7

25.1

0.84

50

Calendar year 1954 : Max 32 Mln o Mean 3.13 Ac-ft 2,270

Water year 1954-55 : Max 107 Mln 0 Mean 9.91 Ac-ft 7,170

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Mar. 10 (no gage-height record 

Feb. 5-11; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and 

records for nearby stations), Mar, 17-19.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 87

Laramie River near Uva, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 42°08'16", long 104°46'33", in NW^SE^ sec. 16, T. 25 N., R. 66 W., on 

right bank at private bridge, 1\ miles east of Uva and 9| miles downstream from 

Chugwater Creek.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,375 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,270 cfs June 26 (gage height, 6.02 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 600 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 2.7 cfs Aug. 4, Sept. 21.

1952-55: Maximum discharge, that of June 26, 1955; minimum daily, 1.8 cfs Sept. 23, 

1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Natural 

flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flew from 

irrigated areas. Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the 

water year 1955 are given in WSP 1401.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 14-26, June 28-30)

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 106

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

172

305

510

780

1,150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.0

3.7

3.2

2.9

472

5.0

6.5

8.5

10

22

16

9.0

8.5

13

16

16

22

22

*23

*22

18

19

21

22

28

34

36 

36

37

37

38.

563.5

18.2

1,120

Nov.

37

36

36

40

52

32

34

32

32

37

38

42

44

4T

43

*43

43

42

42

42

42

42

40

38

40

42

42 

42

40

42

1,180

39.3

2,340

Dec.

42

56

52

56

62

62

56

52

48

52

52

48

50

48

*48

46

44

50

50

50

50

50

52

54

52

52

50 

40

43

45

46

1,558

50.3

3,090

Jan.

48

50

52

52

52

46

40

40

42

42

44

46

48

*48

40

42

44

44

40

36

36

40

40

44

44

46

46 

40

46

52

52

1,382

44.6

2,740

Feb.

52

48

42

40

42

42

46

46

40

30

*32

34

38

38

40

44

46

40

34

34

?8

 10

44

48

52

50

54 

58

_

1,192

42.6

2,360

Mar.

66

82

70

64

52

48

56

62

60

*60

60

60

60

58

58

56

56

56

58

48

44

46

48

50

37.

42

50 

70

86

106

117

1,886

60.8

3,740

Apr.

106

110

98

88

76

76

74

70

68

66

66

80

121

139

113

96

96

100

100

86

76

72

68

64

62

*54

48 

48

46

44

2,411

80.4

4,780

May

44

44

43

42

37

36

34

36

36

34

37

36

27

10

15

16

*16

16

16

11

7.0

6.5

6.0

4.7

5.5

89

58 

24

18

17

15

836.7

27.0

1,660

June

12

*177

86

74

86

86

76

62

60

58

54

46

46

*43

56

94

84

92

88

84

76

68

66

136

84

*282

1,040 

*500

186

141

4,043

135

8,020

July

119 152"

94

84

80

66

60

36

32

30

24

*37

17

15

1^

16

17

*26

30

26

26

28

24

24

21

22

22

18

27

32

17

1,188

38.3

2,360

Aug.

4.2

3.4

3.2

2.7

372

9.5

12

*~S$ 94

28

17

13

12

18

22

27

24

1Z

?4

17

16

17

17

16

14

14

12

12

8.5

4.0

4.2

529.9

17.1

1,050

Sept.

3.7

4.0

4.7

4.7

8.0

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

7.5

8.5

*11~9.0

8.0

8.5

10

10

10

6.0

5.0

2.7

T3

3.2

3.7

4.5

5.5

4.0 

3.2

2.9

3.4

179.1

5.97

355

Calendar year 1954 : Max 1O2 Min 1.8 Mean 36.4 Ac-ft 26,390

Water year 1954-55 : Max 1,04O Min 2.7 Mean 46.4 Ac-ft 33.62O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 17, 28-31, Jan. 6 to Mar. 1, 

Mar. 22, 23, 26, 27.
88 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Laramie River near Fort Laramie, Wyo.

Location. 42-12' 06". long 104°32'39", in sec. 28, T. 26 N. , R. 64 W. , or left bank half 

a mile east of Old Fort Laramie, 0.9 mile downstream from Deer Creek, 1.3 miles upstream from mouth, 1.4 miles southwest of Fort Laramie, and 5 miles downstream from 

point of diversion to Gering-Fort Laramie Canal.

Drainage area. 4,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available .--April 1915 to September 1955. Records for May 1919 to September 1925 

and October 1939 to September 1955 do not include diversion to Gering-Fort Laramie 

Canal, which have bypassed the station since May 1919. No winter records prior to 

1927. Prior to Oct. 1931, published as "at Fort Laramie."

Gage . Water- stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,220 ft (from topographic map).

Tfpr. 4, 1915, to Mar. 31, 1925, staff gage at bridge half a mile downstream at different datum. Apr. 1, 1925, to Aug. 20, 1935, staff gage or water-stage recorder at 

Gering-Fort Laramie Canal siphon 4 miles upstream at different datum.

Extremes (river only) .--Maximum discharge during year, 2,940 cfs June 27 (gage height, 

7.45 ft); minimum daily, 8.5 cfs Mar. 22.

1915-55: Maximum daily discharge observed, 4,280 cfs June 6, 1917; no flow Jan. 31 

to Mar. 20, Oct. 24 to Dec. 17, 1926 (diversion bypassing all flow).

Remarks . Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Records do not include diversion to Gering-Fort Laramie Canal, except as indicated in 

footnote (t) below. Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage 

reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, 

and return flow from irrigated areas.

Cooperat ion . Records of diversion to Gering-Fort Laramie Canal furnished by Bureau of 

Reclamation.

Revisions. WSP: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1 

E.5

4.0 

9.0

90

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

190

480

980

1,580

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-it

(t)

Oct.

16

15

15

15

15

*15

15

15

13

13

16

21

21

20

20

22

21

19

20

21

20

*19

19

20

30

45

45 

45

46

4848"

733

23.6

1,450

0

Nov.

51

51

51

51

53

50

50

51

54

53

54

56

5858"

56

56

54

51

51

50

50

*50

50

50

48

48

50 

50

27

_13

1,495

49.8

2,970

79

Dec.

12

TT

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.7

9.7

9.7

*9.7

9.7

9.7

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10 

10

10

10

9.7

311.7

10.1

618

2,250

Jan.

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

*9.7

9.7

9.7

9.0

^Tff

9.0

9.0

~9.7 10

9.7

9.7

10

10 

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

299.1

9.65

593

1,610

Feb.

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

1^0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

*9.0

9.7

9.7

9.0

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

13

13

13

_

288.9

10.3

573

1,640

Mar.

13

14

TT

*13

12

12

12

12

12

11

9.7

10

11

*10

10

10

10

9.0

9.7

10

9.7

8.5

777

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7 

10

11

12

13

337.1

10.9

669

2_,060

Apr.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

10

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.7 

9.7

9.7

9.0

331.1

11.0

657

3.810

May

9.0 570

9.7

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

*9.0

11

9.0

9.0

9.7

9.7

13

16

15

15

16

15

15

15

15

130

*140 ~24 

20

17

16

15

636.1

20.5

1,260

1,090

June

17

64

114

19

14

14

14

13

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

16

13

16

16

*14

12

12

12

72

124

1,590 

*812

262

178

3,320

111

6,590

3,000

July

148

126

112

106

92

83

*76

69

62

56

50

45

43

33

30

32

34

34

34

36

34

33

34

34

33

34

37 

36

34

36

37

1,683

54.3

3,340

0

Aug.

36

33

30

29

3o

56

43

77

96

66

58

51

48

51

*51

46

51

48

43

42

42

39

39

43

42

39

36 

36

34

34

32

1,401

45.2

2,780

0

Sept.

30

23

27

25

25

25

27

26

26

27

27

27

25

24

23

23

23

22

*2%

23

22

23

24

24

25

23

22 

23

23

22

737

24.6

1,460

0

Calendar year 1954 : Max 62 Min 7.5 Mean Sl.O Ac-ft 15,170

Water year 1954-55 : Max 1,390 Mln 8.5 Mean 31.7 Ac-ft 22,960

Discharge measurement mad. 

Diversion, In acre-feet, t

this day. 

t Diversion, In acre-feet, to Gering-Fort Gering-Fort Laramie Laramie Canal. Canal.

Mote. No gage-height record Dec. 1-14; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, re

nge in stage, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 89

Rawhide Creek near Lingle, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°07'30", long 104°19'20", in sec. 20, T. 25 N., R. 62 W., on right bank 

200 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 26, 1 mile east of Lingle, and 1 mile 

upstream from mouth. Prior to May 16, 1955, on left bank of abandoned channel.

Drainage area. 510 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1928 to September 1955 (no winter records prior to 1931).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,160 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To June 12, 1935, staff gage at highway bridge 200 ft downstream at different datum. 

June 12, 1935, to Oct. 5, 1938, water-stage recorder at site 400 ft downstream at datum 

0.24 ft lower than present datum. Oct. 6, 1938, to May 15, 1955, water-stage recorder 

on abandoned channel at present datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1930-55), 23.5 cfs (17,010 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 734 cfs June 26 (gage height, 7.46 ft); minimum 

daily, 4.9 cfs Oct. 23.

1928-55: Maximum discharge, 3,970 cfs Sept. 7, 1946 (gage height, 11.76 ft), by 

float measurement; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs July 9, 1954.

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

which are poor. Low flow represents return seepage from lands irrigated by Interstate 

Canal in Rawhide Creek basin. Diversions for irrigation of about 4,900 acres above 

station. Six small reservoirs above station (total capacity, about 460 acre-ft) for 

irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(ShiftIng-control method used Mar. 13 to Apr. 11, May 16, 17, 19,

May 29 to Aug. 7, Aug. 18 to Sept. 2)

Oct. 1 to May 15 May 16 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

3.5 

7.3

3.0 24

3.3 37

3.6 57

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

4.5 

8.0

24

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

125

175

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 19E5

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

18 "8.4

16

15

10

*7.7

8.0

6.9

6.7

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.6

5.4

5.2

*5.0

4.9

5 B Q

5.8

5.2

5.0 

5.2

5.4

8.2

12

227.6

7.34

451

Nov.

11

10

10

10

10

111111

12

12

12

12

12

12

"12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

12 

12

11

12

346

11.5

686

Dec.

blO

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

*15

15

15

14

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14 

bll

13

13

13

421

13.6

835

Jan.

13

13

13

13

blO

b9.0

blO

bll

bll

b!2

12

12

b!2

*12

bll

12

12

12

bll

bll

b!2

b!2

b!2

12

12

12

12 

12

12

12

12

364.0

11.7

722

Feb.

12

12

bll

bll

b!2

b!2

b!2

12

12

b!2

b!2

13

12

*12

*12

12

12

8.8

blO

blO

blO

blO

bio

b8. 5

b9.5

b9.5

blO 

bio

_

309.3

11.0

613

Mar.

11

12

12

*13

15

b!6

b!8

b21

23

24.

b22

b22

24

*24

24

20

17

16

16

13

bll

blO

blO

bll

blO

bll

bll 

12

14

15

15

493

15.9

978

Apr.

17

18

19

18

15

16

14

12

*19

21

20

39

46

30

35

33

27

25

23

21

20

19

19

18

16

17

18 

18

18

19

650

21.7

1,290

May

19

16

16

16

*11

8.2

18

32

27

18

12

15

9.5

a9.0

a 10

a25

*11

12

*61

*20

9.4

9.0

7.0 *5.4

12

*95

117 

81

47

30

15

793.5

25.6

1,570

June

15

26

34

39

51

54

43

*28

37

20

12

8.4

9.6

10

24

29

34

37

35

23

*21

18

14

19

18

129

122 

97

56

35

1,098.0

36.6

2,180

July

26

21

18

17

16

15 *14

13

12

11

9.2

10

12

10

12

14

12

12

11

7.4

6.6

6.8

7.4

7.2

6.2

5.6

775 

8.6

7.2

5.8

5.7

346.7

11.2

688

Avg.

7.4

578

9.2

9.2

8.0

7.6

60

37

21

18

12

7.8

9.6

12

*10

9.2

11

*12

11

11

11

11

11

8.6

8.4

8.6

8.0 

8.2

8.0

8.4

9.4

392.4

12.7

778

Sept.

8.6

8.0

9.0

8.4

7.4

7.2

8.0

7.4

9.0

11

9.2

7.6

9.2

*9.8

9.8

11

9.0

7.2

10

8.4

6.6

6.2

67?

9.2

12

24 

2T

22

22

316.0

10.5

627

Calendar year 1954 : Max 276 Mln 0.5 Mean 12.9 Ac-ft 9,330

Water year 1954-55 : Max 129 Mln 4.9 Mean 15.8 Ac-ft 11,420

Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo "" gage ~~~~!-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ic

ecords for nearby
90 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Cherry Creek drain near Torrington, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 42°02'20", long 104°09'40", in sec. 23, T. 24 N., R. 61 W-, on left bank 

50 ft downstream from county highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

mouth, and 2 miles southeast of Torrington.

Drainage area. 356 sq mi.

Records available. May 1935 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 4,090 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To June 12. 1935, staff gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum. June 12. 1935, 

to Sept. 30, 1945, water-stage recorder at site 100 ft downstream at datum 2.00 ft 

higher. Oct. 1, 1945, to Nov. 27, 1950, water-stage recorder at site 100 ft downstream 

at present datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 22.2 cfs (16,070 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,420 cfs June 27 (gage height, 10.31 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs; minimum daily, 5.2 cfs Jan. 18.

1935-55: Maximum discharge, that of June 27, 1955; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs 

Jan. 28, 29, 1949.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Base flow 

is mainly return water from irrigation.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

25

22

20

18

17

17

17

*18

25

23

26

TS

*15

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

*12

12

12

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

489

15.8

970

Nov.

10

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

*9.3

9.3

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.3

9.7

9.7

9.7

10

10

9.0

8.2

8.2

280.8

9.36

557

Dec.

7.0

8.6

10

11

TT

9.7

9.7

9.3

9.2

8.9

*8.5

9.0

9.3

8.5

8.9

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.9

8.9

9.3

8.9

8.9

8.0

8.3

8.9

9.3

283.1

9.13

562

Jan.

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.9

8.0

7.2

8.0

7.7

7.5

7.6

7.9

7.0

*6.3

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.2

sTf?

6.0

6.8

7.2

7.4

8.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

233.6

7.54

463

Feb.

8.2

8.5

7.7

7.6

7.6

7.8

8.0

8.4

8.0

7.4

7.7

8.4

8.7

8.9

*8.9

9.7

97T

TjZ

7.2

7.2

7.6

7'. 6

7.6

7.3

7.5

8.0

8.4

9.1

_

- -----

225.9

8.07

448

Mar.

10

12

11

11

10

10

*11

12

14

14

11

8.9

9.3

8.9

*8.2

8.2

7.5

.5

.5

.0

.2

.4

.5

8.0

8.5

8.5

8. -8

9.3

12

16

18

310.2

1O.O

615

Apr.

17

17

20

13

9.7

9.3

9.3

9.3

*9.3

8.9

11

15

30

20

42

55

50

38

30

18

14

13

12

11

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.3

8.9

539.4

18.0

1,070

May

8.9

8.9

*9.3

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.9

8.5

8.2

8.0

7.8

-7T5 7.5

7.8

18

28

15

11

8.2

8.0

12

14

9.7

18

*218 ~34

18

14

13

11

574.1

18.5

1,140

June

10

10

12

14

18

22

20

*20

23

24

22

22

22

26

40

26

25

24

23

*20

12

12

11

10

12

92

»1.550

*320

113

54

2,609

87.0

5,170

July

36

24

20

19

T?

19

20

20

19

19

19

20

21

22

24

19

26

27

25

26

28

29

30

32

34

32

*80

19

42

38

37

895

23.9

1,780

Aug.

39

38

57

46

46

T9~ 58

42

37

34

34

34

32

34

36

37

4O

*38

38

40

44

42

38

42

43

44

42

40

40

38

42

1,264

40.8

2,510

Sept.

44

42

44

46

47

44

43

46

46

41

46

46

46

*45

44

46

48

48

50

108

80

70

69

75

82

60

46

49

108

40

1,649

55.0

3,270

Calendar year 1954 : Max 450 Mln 7.0 Mean 18.2 Ac-ft 13,170

Water year 1954-55 : Max l,55O Mln 5.2 Mean 25.6 Ac-ft is,56O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 2, Dec. 9, 12, 16, 

Jan. 1, Jan. 6-30, Feb. 3-13, Feb. 19 to Mar. 6, Mar. 20-22, 26, 27, Apr. 12-14.

17, Dec. 28 to
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 91

Katzer drain near Henry, Nebr.

Location Lat 41°58'00" long 104°04'00", in sec. 15, T. 23 N., R. 60 W., on left bank 

O.bSile upstream from county highway bridge in Wyoming, l£ miles upstream from mouth, 

and 3 miles southwest of Henry.

Drainage area.--46.7 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1928 to September 1955 (no winter records prior to 1938).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4_,080 ft (from topographic^maoK ^ Prior

1938, at which time it was lowered 0.75 ft. 

Average discharge.--24 years (1931-55), 18.3 cfs (13,250 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 975 cfs June 27 (gage height, 12.71 ft from

 floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 480 cfs on basis oi slope-area determmatl01928-55?e Maximum discharge 1 !^ cfs May 19, 1938 (gage height,9.47 ft, site and 

datum then'in use), from rating curve extended above 90 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Jan. 14, 1937.

Remarks --Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record

 IJETch are poor. Base flow is return water from land irrigated by Fort Laramie Canal 

Katzer drain empties into North Platte River in Wyoming, 1 mile upstream from Nebraska 

State line.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-1O, May 26)

4.0 

5.2 

7.0 260

890

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

18

T6

15

14

14

14

14

*14

13

13

12

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

*10

10

10

12

11

11

11

10

11

11

373

12.0

740

Nov.

11

IT

11

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

*10

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.2

9.2

9.4

9.7

11

11

8.9

9.2

9.2

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.5

7.5

291.3

9.71

578

Dec.

7.8

9.0

10

10

10

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

*9.7

8.0

~s.o 11

8.0

8.0

b7.8

b7.8

.7

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

7.8

7.6

7.2

TT2

7.6 

8.2

259.8

8.38

515

Jan.

8.3

8.4

874

8.4

8.4

7.5

7-r4

7.6

7.8

*7.9

7.6

7.5

7.2

7.4

7.6

7.8

7.7

7.6

7.1

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.8

7.1

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.1 

7.2

230.8

7.45

458

Feb.

7.4

7.4

7.3

b7.2

b7.0

b6. 8

*b7.0

b7.2

b7.2

b7.2

7.6

7.9

8.3

*8.9

9.4

10

10

~9.2 12

7.7

8.4

b8.2

b8.2

b8.0

bS.O

b8.2

b8.4

b8.8

228.9

8.18

454

Mar.

b9.6

bll

bll

blO

blO

b9.5

*b9.7

bll

b!3

b!3

13

11

11

*10

8.7

9.2

8.7

8.4

8.7

6.6

b6.0

b7.0

b7.8

7.5

9.7

13

9.7

13

14

16 

15

321.8

10.4

638

Apr.

14

14

14

10

10

9.7

10

10

9.4

9.4

10

6.5 b"87S"

*blO

b20

44

3?

28

19

14

12

14

11

9.7

9.4

9.2

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.2

401.1

13.4

796

May

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.5

*7.7

7.5

7.0

7.5

6.1

5.1

5.1

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.2

19

J.2

6.3

7.2

8.2

8.2

8.9

11

11

53

*246 ~27

15

12

11

10

561.5

18.1

1,110

June

11

132

38

16

13

12

10

*9.2

9.4

10

10

10

10

18

24

10

8.9

8.2

8.0

*8.7

8.0

8.4

7.5

7.2

7 5

46

800

170

35

20

1,486.0

49.5

2,950

July

10

7.2

7.0

7.0

6.8

7.0

6.8

6.3

6.0

5.7

*5.6

BT6

8.9

46

.31

30

23

23

21

29

29

26

32

32

28

34

30

30

32

32

34

629.9

20.3

1,250

Aug.

38

*36

35

35

39

58

46

43

42

42

38

42

41

40

*36

34

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

33

32

30

3T

32

36

36 

36

1,131

36.5

2,240

Sept.

32

34

34

30

32

34

35

36

36

36

34

38

34

*34

32

30

32

34

37

57

51

44

49

56

68

56

45

34

22

16

1^42

38.1

2,270

Calendar year 1954: Max 58 Min 4.7 Mean 15.2 Ac-ft 11,010

Water year 1954-55: Max 800 Min 4.2 Mean 19.3 Ac-ft 14,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 29 to Dec. 9, Dec. 21 to Feb. 3, Feb. 11-13 (stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice during part of periods), June 27_to July 1, July 3, 4, 8, 9; discharge 

estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range in stage, weather records, and records 

for nearby stations.
92 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Platte River at Wyoming-Nebraska State line

Location. Lat 41 0 59'40", long 104°03'00", in sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 60 W., on left bank 

800 ft upstream from Wyoming-Nebraska State line and half a mile west of Henry, Nebr.

Drainage area. 22 .100 sq mi , approximately. 

Records available.--April 1929 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,025.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to Nov. 6, 1929, chain gage and Nov. 6, 

1929, to Dec. 14, 1942, water-stage recorder, at sites 200 ft upstream at same datura.

Average discharge.--26 years, 735 cfs (538,100 aere-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs June 27 (gage height, 5.92 ft); 

minimum daily, 90 cfs June 13, 14.

1929-55: Maximum discharge, 17,900 cfs June 2, 1929 (gage height, 6.04 ft, site 

then in use) , from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs; minimum daily, 21 cfs May 16,

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Natural 

flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from 

irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method Used Oct. 1,2, May 18-25)

-0.1 

'0.0

.5 

1.0

85

110

190

375

770

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,780

3,200

5,100

7,600

11,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Odt.

*390

201

154

124

1.10

114

120

124

120

124

124

131

142

142

145

ISO

145

142

145

145

145

*150

154

145

145

168

176

'168

158

158 

158

4,717

152

9,360

NOV.

154 its

158

163

163

263

319

312

312

319

312

*312

299

293

287

*293

293

287

287

275

275

281

287

281

287

287

275

269

269

257

8,027

268

15,920

Dec.

*251

257

257

263

263

257

240

223

218

218

212

201

212

212

*212

201

234

218

223

223

218

206

201

196

212

212

201

196

186

181 

181

6,785

219

13,460

Jan.

206

212

223

*228

234

201

b!95

b210

b200

b220

234

234

*234

234

245

245

228

223

b215

b200

b200

b210

b215

218

218

196

201

212

206

190 

T§0

6,677

215

13,240

Feb.

206

212

212

*212

196

196

186

186

201

196

b!85

b!85

201

*206

218

212

212

b!90

b!20

b!20

b!70

b!90

blSO

b200

b210

b230

b220

254

-" 

5,486

196

10,880

Mar.

234

*245

245

240

223

218

206

218

234

251

251

251

240

*228

201

196

223

228

223

201

196

196

201

212

b!75

blSO

186

186

218

234 

240

6,780

219

13,450

Apr.

*269

281

281

275

269

257

245

240

228

218

212

212

212

288

245

287

305

*293

281

26S

257

257

228

212

212

212

212

212

206

206

7,375

246

14,630

May

212

201

*196

190

186

172

163

181

181

176

168

145

145

145

347

949

1,250

770

474

368

319

275

*154

196

281

1.400

1,100

474

240

154 

154

11,346

366

22,500

June

*114

*255

269

172

181

168

150

*124

117

105

98

92

*90

90

124

105

98

201

257

*251

251

251

234

201

154

428

*B J 500

3 460

1^600

1,060

19,000

633

37,690

July

786

859

658 868"

1,110

1,080

904

754

682

674

*754

754

690

786

802

754

762

810

949

958

967

967

967

976

949

967

*976

~^67 1.210

913 

913

27,166

876

53 , 880

Aug.

877

*810

834

818

834

913

802

722

618

562

466

398

368

6T7J

450

578

802

*834

834

786

730

762

834

*818

778

802

794

762

698

594 

666

22,154

715

43,940

Sept.

*690

674

706

722

746

730

658

610

554

514

514

506

442

420

*412

382

412

435

450

594

554

*498

498

506

578

570

554

435

466

405

16,235

541

32,200

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,330 Mln 68 Mean 362 Ac-ft 261,900 

Water year 1954-55: Max 8,300 Mln 90 Mean 388 Ac-ft 281,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Horse Creek near Lyman, Nebr.

93

Location. --Lat 41°56 ' , long 103°59' , in NE£ sec. 25, T. 23 N. , R. 58 W. , on rigft bank 

250Tt upstream from county bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mcuth 

1 mile downstream from Kiowa drain, and 3£ miles northeast of Lyman.

Drainage area. 1.860 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . --February 1931 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. 

January 1921 to September 1955 in reports of State engineer.

^^P^Tn-^6 re °°Jd!r - Pr>lor to Nov - 23 > 1938 - sta ff gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum. Hov. 23, 1938, to Mar. 31, 1944, water-stage recorder at

present slteTdalum f^fThigner" "^ ^ *' l ^' tO ^' f'' ^ ' ^ 

Average discharge. 24 years (1931-55), 59.7 cfs (43,220 a ere -ft per year). 

Extremes . -Maximum^dlscharge during year, 742 cfs May 26 (gage height, 4.02 ft); minimum

r.,,vp~ : ^T onnhaSge> 1>97° cfs my 1919 ' ' 1938 1938 << slte slte tnen tnen ln ln use u >. frcm rating

curve extended above 830 cfs; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Feb. 1, 2, 1949.

Penates, --Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. lischarge 

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by ground? 

water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). --WSP 926: 1940(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

59

54

50

45

46

44

45

44

44

44

42

40

40

41

40

40

40

38

37

36

32

33

33

34

37

36

36

37

36

36

34

1,253

40.4

2,490

Nov.

34

34

35

3T

34

32

32

30

30

28

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

28

29

27

26

26

2B

26

26

25

25

24

23

22

855

28.5

1,700

Dec.

21

23

25

25

26

24

23

22

22

22

21

22

21

21

22

20

24

21

19

18

20

18

18

19

20

19

17

17

18

19

23

650

21.0

1,290

Jan.

18

18

17

17

14

17

15

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

16

17

17

461

14.9

914

Feb.

17

18

16

16

15

17

15

18

20

18

18

19

19

20

20

23

23

20

18

16

15

14

12

11

11

12

14

18

473

16.9

938

Mar.

22

29

34

40

32

34

27

37

44

45

34

30

29

24

21

22

22

20

18

14

17

18

23

21

27

42

50

26

29

28

28

887

28.6

1,760

Apr.

29

25

22

21

20

22

21

19

19

18

17

17

17

22

52

91

136

112

76

50

43

34

30

28

25

22

18

17

16

15

1,054

35.1

2,090

May

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

13

12

11

10

IT

17

48

20

17

14

13

13

18

14

17

433

TT4

54

41

35 

30

1,099

35.5

2,180

June

27

28

45

29

26

24

22

21

21

22

22

21

21

26

128

45

50

32

28

26

24

24

23

23

23

24

119

397

156

61

1,538

51.3

3,050

July

42

35

32

37

32

33

30

26

23

22

20

18

48

-95- 130

55

32

23

18

16.

16

18

22

28

28

32

34

36

50

56 

56

1,143

36.9

2,270

Aug,

60

60

52

40

44

99

100

106

121

122

103

95

78

56

55

50

45

44

45

42

43

45

50

47

42

42

44

50

54

63 

59

1,956

63.1

3,880

Sept.

54

50

75

93

104

96

88

84

92

92

99

123

122

109

101

88

89

80

73

180

144

101

98

103

150

224

261

257

214

136

3,580

119

7,100

Calendar year 1954: Max 577 Mln 5.5 Mean 38.7 Ac-ft 28,020

Water year 1954-55: Max 433 Mln 10 Mean 41.0 Ac-ft 29,660

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 29, Dec. 

10-13, Feb. 18 to Mar. 3, Mar. 7.

1, 2, 28, 29, Jan. 7-30, Feb. 4-7,
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Sheep Creek near Morrill, Nebr.

Location. La t 41°58' , long 103°56' , in NW^-SWi sec. 16, T. 23 N., R. 57 W. , on right bank 

40 ft upstream from Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, 50 ft downstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highway 26 (relocated), 1 mile west of Morrill, and 1? miles upstream 

from mouth.

Records available . October 1931 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. 

April 1919 to September 1955 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,995.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"3^929, supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to Apr. 14, 1940, staff gage at site 

20 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge .--24 years (1931-55), 53.1 cfs (38,440 acre-ft per year).

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 413 cfs June 27 (gage height, 6.52 ft. from 

floodmark) ; minimum daily, 0.7 cfs Sept. 19.

1931-55: Maximum discharge, that of June 27, 1955; maximum gage V-eight , 6.75 ft 

Aug. 2, 1932 (from floodmark), due to break in Interstate Canal; minimum daily discharge, that of Sept. 19, 1955.

Remarks. --Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair, and tlrose for periods of 

no gage-height record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a 

week. Natural flow of stream affected by diversions and ground-water withdrawals for 

irrigation and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3.2

3.0

2.6

276

2.6

Z . 6

2 .6

2.6

50

78

77

75

77

76

77

76

77

77

78

78

78

76

75

77

79

79

78

77

77

79

82

1,774.8

57.3

3,520

Nov.

83

84

78

79

78

78

79

78

79

77

77

77

75

75

75

69

71

72

71

71

70

70

73

74

74

72

72

71

68

70

2,240

74.7

4,440

Dec.

70

72

72

74

75_

74

73

73

71

69

69

68

69

71

72

72

72

71

72

71

72

71

72

73

73

73

74

73

74

74

73

2,232

72.0

4,430

Jan.

71

70

68

67

71

68

71

71

70

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

67

67

68

69

69

2,123

68.5

4,210

Feb.

70

71

72

70

70

69

68

68

68

68

67

68

68

67

68

68

68

67

68

97.

69

66

63

63

64

63

64

64

1,916

68.4

3,800

Mar.

64

64

65

64

64

£3

62

61

61

60

60

60

61

62

64

64

66

65

65

67

66

68

66

65

64

63

63

64

63

62

a62

1,968

63.5

3,900

Apr.

a62

a32

al.5

al.5

al.5

1.5

1.3

1.1

i!s

2.O

1.8

1.8

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

al.9

al.9

2.0

2.0

2.2

1.8

1.8

146.0

4.87

290

May

2.0

a2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

4.8

5.3

4.8

4.6

4.2

2.6

2.2

2.2

14

80

f,S

27

4.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

3.4

~TT 111

65

64

29

4.2

597.3

19.3

1,180

June

2.8

4.4

3.2

1.6

3.8

2.8

2.4

2.2

Z.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.6

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.1 TTT

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

35

376

143

78

4B

732.6

24.4

1,450

Jily

44

34

7.5

3.2

2.8

2.4

1.8

1.6

T75

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

.2

> .0

.1

.6

 .4

 .2

.2

.4

.8

.8

.8

.0

.2

.2

.2

.0

.0

183.6

5.92

364

Aug.

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.6

5.3

476

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

ITS

3.6

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.8

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.0

118.7

3.83

235

Sept.

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.2

3.0

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.1

1.1

.7 970-

14

13

13

13

47

78

96

90

88

87

586.6

19.6

1,160

Calendar year 1954 : Max 91 Min 1.6 Mean 43.9 Ac-ft 31,770

Water year 1954-55 : Max 376 Min 0.7 Mean 4O.1 Ac-ft 28,980

trend of flow.

gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, engineer 

if flow.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 95

Dry Spotted Tail Creek at Mitchell, Nebr.

Locationr lat 41°57', long 103°50', at southeast corner of sec. 20, T. 23 N., F. 56 W. , 

on right bank 5 ft upstream from bridge on county road, half a mile west of Fltchell, 

and three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey.

January 1919 to September 1955 (May to September only, during water years 1941-48) in 

reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,944.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Western Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to Sept. 23, 1948, staff 

gage at site 50 ft upstream at datum 1.71 ft higher.

Average discharge. 7 years (1948-55), 44.3 cfs (32,070 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,670 cfs June 27 (gage height, 6.67 ft); minimum daily, 8.6 cfs May 10.

1948-55: Maximum discharge, 2,010 cfs June 24, 1951 (gage height, 7.55 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 120 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of jeak flow; 

minimum daily, that of May 10, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by 

ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation and return flow from irrigated 

areas.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

20

24

24

24

24

22

20

19

22

22

20

20

19

18

19

20

20

19

18

19

19

18

18

18

19

18

18

17

17

17

16

608

19.6

1,210

Nov.

16

16

16

15

15

16

17

17

17

15

15

15

15

14

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

14

13

12

11

IT

12

431

14.4

855

Dec.

13

13

14

14

14

13

13

13

a!3

al2

a!2

a!2

all

all

a.10

10

14

24

23

20

20

20

22

a22

a22

a22

22

22

20

19

a!9

5O9

16.4

1,010

Jan.

a!9

al9

a!9

a!9

al9

19

a!8

a!8

a!9

a21

22

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

18

18

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

TT

585

18.9

1,160

Feb.

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

19

T9

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

18

17

16

TT

17

16

17

16

17

18

_

_

496

17.7

984

Mar.

19

19

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

22.

19

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

a!7

a!7

a!7

18

17

17

18

22

Ti" 14

17

17

16

538

17.4

1,070

Apr.

16

15

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

ii

15

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

16

15

14

470

15.7

932

May

14

22

39

31

17

14

12

11

11

8.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.2

12

65

42

19

15

14

15

15

15

15

15

67

Te

16

16

16

15

605.8

19.5

1,200

June

15

17

17

16

16

15

15

15

14

13

12

12

9.4

15

17

12

12

12

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

19

 2T2 501

39

28

1,149.4

38.3

2,280

July

26

24

21

20

18

18

17

15

15

14

14

14

14

12

11

11

12

12

10

9.6

9.6

11

54

28

19

24

24

24

24

22

22

569.2

18.4

1,130

Aug.

20

22

24

25

26

48

29

26

27

29

30

27

24

26

26

24

24

28

28

28

28

27

26

28

28

22

23

24

22

21

20

810

26.1

1,610

Sept.

21

20

22

26

23

23

24

24

25

31

34

32

33

31

31

30

32

36

36

56

46

3d

32

33

42

42

41

38

34

41

977

32. 6

1,940

Calendar year 1954: Max 83 Mln 10 Mean 24.6 Ac-ft 17,800

Water year 1954-55: Max 501 Mln 8.6 Mean 21.2 Ac-ft 15,380

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and trend of flow.
96 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Platte River at Mitchell, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°56' , long 103°48' , in SE£ sec. 27, T. 23 N., R. 56 W., near left bank of 

main channel on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 23, half a mile 

south of Mitchell.

Drainage area. 24,300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June 1901 to June 1913 (gage heights only, 1912-13) and October 1930 to 

September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. June 1901 to July 1913 and April 1916 

to September 1955 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,931.3 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Western Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to October 1927, staff 

or chain gages near present site at different daturas. October 1927 to Apr. 30, 1936, 

water-stage recorder at site 30 ft downstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. May 1, 1936, to 

June 30, 1942, at site 30 ft downstream at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 cfs June 28 (gage height, 8.29 ft); minimum daily, 78 cfs May 22.

1930-55: Maximum discharge, 11,000 cfs June 1, 1935; maximum gage height, that of 

June 28, 1955; minimum daily discharge, 45 cfs May 10, 1934.

Maximum daily discharge of 23,600 cfs occurred June 17, 1921 (maximum momentary discharge not determined), from report of State engineer.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow 

of stream affected by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, power developments, 

diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated 

areas.

Revisions. W3P 716: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

161

221

159

136

136

131

T3T

181

252

360

356

344

348

352

344

344

337

329

329

333

337

337

333

333

385

389

398

450

501 4^5-

491

9,734

314

19,310

Nov.

487

^F2

446

389 359"

398

478

487

482

478

478

482

482

478

473

473

478

473

473

468

459

459

459

446

455

450

441

441

432

446

13,762

459

27,300

Dec.

437

459

464

459

487

473

459

441

415

415

415

410 TT9"

424

428

428

424

455

450

464

464

473

468

468

468

473

464

446

455

455

446

13,906

449

27,580

Jan.

437

446

T3T

428

437

424

381

381

385

381

389

385

381

a375

a570

a370

a370

a375

a375

385

372

372

372

381

385

398

410

410

410

410

406

12,242

395

24,280

Feb.

406 ~K5?

406

385

381

377

372

381

402

385

368

368

377

381

389

393

402

364

232

229

300

329

322

344

348

368

360

385

_

10,156

363

20,140

Mar.

393

410

455

455

410

402

393

406

428

450

437

415

410

410

410

402

415

406

406

398

402

398

398

406

372

333

3BT

368

393

415

410

12,558

405

24,910

Apr.

424

432

437

415

377

381

377

364

356

341

352

389

372

377

478

576

636 'EOT

536

464

437

419

415

406

393

360

255

175

151

148

11,844

395

23,490

May

143

148

143

124

104

100

92

92

92

90

a88

85

81

81

81

257

867

484

178

104

81

78

m

192

192

1,150

1,370

566

368

248

178

7,951

256

15,770

June

154

141

300

184

151

146

133

124

122

122

115

104

96

OT

283

213

164

156

164

156

111

111

107

102

100

100

4,340

7,770

3,150

1,790

20,813

694

41,280

July

~75U 1,050

377

266

?45

286

242

159

129

117

109

107

126

195

172-

129

111

100

92

89

87

85

llS

122

113

102

98

164

159

122

111

6,160

199

IE, 220

Aug.

Ill

122

120

107

104

178

1ST?

154

164

161

170

146

122

109

107

100

98

104

107

104

104

100

96

102

100

94

3T

96

98

98

96

3,622

117

7,180

Sept.

100

TOT

113

120

131

124

122

122

120

131

141

156

178

181

164

151

131

131

131

203

300

192

170

175

300

606

673

657

506

700

7,036

235

13,960

Calendar year 1954: Max 968 Min 83 Mean 307 Ac-ft 222,100

Water year 1954-55 : Max 7,770 Min 78 Mean 356 Ac-ft 257,400

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Minatare.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 97

Tub Springs near Scottsbluff, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°55', long 103°43', at southeast corner sec. 32, T. 23 N., R. 55 W., 50 ft 

upstream from bridge, 150 ft downstream from headgates of Enterprise canal, 1-g- miles 

upstream from mouth, and 3? miles northwest of Scottsbluff.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1920 to September 1955 (irrigation seasons only, October 1939 to May 194?) in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,926.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Western Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to May 31, 19P2, staff 

gage at site 1 mile downstream at different datum. June 1 to Sept. 30, 1932, staff gage 

at bridge 50 ft downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1932, to Apr. 30, 19*4, staff 

gage at site 1 mile downstream at different datum. May 1, 1944, to Sept. 8, 1953, waterstage recorder at bridge 50 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 7 years (1948-55), 38.5 cfs (27,870 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,180 cfs June 27 (gage height, 6.80 ft); mini- 

 mum daily, 1.2 cfs May 13, 14.

1948-55: Maximum discharge, 1,610 cfs June 21, 1952 (gage height not determined),

by slope-area determination of peak flow caused by break in Interstate Canal; minimum

daily, 0.8 cfs June 4, 7, 8, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. Discharge measurements 

generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by diversions for irrigation, spill from Enterprise Canal, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 195E"

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

47

36

43

46

46

52

55

60

5F

30

30

24

22

22

22

33

37

36

36

36

36

36

35

35

35

36

34

36

35

34

33

1,156

37.3

2,290

Nov.

31

32

33

34

34

36

36

38

37

36

34

34

33

32

31

30

28

TO

28

29

30

31

33

33

33

31

33

32

32

33

975

32.5

1,930

Dec.

34

36

3F

35

34

34

33

32

33

33

33

33

33

33

34

34

34

34

34

33

34

33

33

33

33

32

33

32

32

32

,31

1,033

33.3

2,050

Jan.

31

30

28

28

32_

31

31

31

28

28

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

W

26

27

27

28

26

26

26

26

26

850

27.4

1,690

Feb.

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

28

28

28

29

2?

27

26

24

26

26

24

23 tz

24

24

26

_

729

26.0

1,450

Mar.

26

SB- 27

26

25

26

26

26

26

26

24

24

22

22

22

21

"21 20

21

20

22

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

23

23

22

724

23.4

1,440

Apr.

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

20

21

22

24

27

28

TO

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

26

26

25

712

23.7

1,410

May

25

28

28

19

14

11

10

10

9.1

8.3

7.2

2.9

1.2

T^

1.3

125 ~4T

21

21

14

14

18

17

17

19

71

61

59

57

50

47

828.2

26.7

1,640

June

52

54

48

52

53

53

45

44

44

45

46

46

47

50

50

42

50

46

47

45

44

42

29

24

TO

28

350 ~B3

28

25

1,626

54.2

3,230

July

28

27

20

21

20

18

21

18

12

9.5

5.5

3.2

3.0

6.8

9.1

6.2

4.5

3.8

3.2

3.4

3.2

13 2.8

18

12

6.5

6.8

8.2

11

8.5

7.2

335.4

10.8

665

Aug.

7.2

5.8

4.2

4.0

372

27

29

31

TO

29

30

20

12

10

8.8

7.2

6.8

8.5

15

12

7.8

6.0

4.8

5.0

6.2

8.5

9.1

7.5

4.8

6.0

12

377.4

12.2

749

Sept.

11

6.5

772

22

26

24

26

25

22

23

39

41

43

42

48

49

46

47

41

47

43

47

50

61

83

88

52

70

75

80

1,314.7

43.8

2,610

Calendar year 1954: Max 97 Mln 2.2 Mean 29.9 Ac-ft 21,640

Water year 1954-55: Max 350 Mln 1.2 Mean 29.2 Ac-ft 21, ISO
98 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Winter Creek near Scott sbluff, Nebr.

Location. --Lat 41°52' , long 103 °37' , near center of sec. 30, T. 22 N. , R. 54 W. , on right 

bank half a mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 26, 1 mile uj stream from mouth, 

and l| miles east of Scottsbluff .

Records available. --October 1931 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1919 to September 1955 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,861.8 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Western Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to Nov. 19, 1938, staff 

gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1931-55), 55.2 cfs (39,960 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 605 cfs May 16, June 27; maximum gage height, 

5.58 ft May 16; minimum daily discharge, 3.6 cfs July 23.

1931-55: Maximum discharge, 882 cfs June 25, 1954; maximum gage height, 8.34 ft 

Jan. 7, 1949 (backwater from snowdrifts); minimum daily discharge, 1 cfs July 24, 1934 

and Aug. 16, 17, 1935 (corrected).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by 

diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation and return flo*' from irrigated 

areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

 JT 24

40

35

37

40

68

98

113

125

89

84

82

80

79

77

49

48

48

48

49

49

49

52

55

54

50

49

48

48

46

1,854

59.8

3,680

Nov.

46

47

TS

47

46

45

46

45

44

44

44

44

43

43

42

43

43

43

43

43

43

41

40

4T

40

41

40

40

40

40

1,293

43.1

2,560

Dec.

40

41

40

37

37

39

38

38

38

37

37

37

37

37

37

38

41

41

42

43

43

43

44

45

44

43

50 aSO"

a50

a50

a5o

1,287

41.5

2,550

Jan.

a50 aSO"

a50

a49

a49

49

a49

a49

a48

a 48

a48

48

47

48

48

48

48

49

47

47

45

45

44

44

43

43

43

43

42

TS

42

1,446

46.6

2,870

Feb.

42

41

43

43

44

45

46

48

49

4T

45

44

44

44

44

43

43

41

41

41

42

42

41

41

42

40

4T

41

-

1,207

43.1

2,390

Mar.

40

40

40

3B- 38

39

40

40

41

41

41

41

41

40

39

39

40

41

41

42

43

35

42

41

40

40

41

41

40

40

40

1,253

40.4

2,490

Apr.

40

39

38

39

40

40

40

39

38

38

40

43

43

43

42

40

40

40

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

37 SB"

IZ

42

1,203

40.1

2,390

May

41

40

40

40

49

46

42

48

49

47

41

35

31

21

11

129

142 ~32

26

28

35

29

18

14

29

93

61

60

57

55

34

1,423

45.9

2,820

June

18

17

16

14

16

19

24

30

32

34

32

31

21

24

36

48

40

28

24

26

26

22

11

8.8

6.8

9.2

243 T76-

42

40

1,114.8

37.2

2,210

July

37

38

nr

38

28

13

8.8

14

10

12

8.8

7.2

6.8

6.8

7.2

6.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

4.8

.0

.0

^!

.0

.4

.8

.4

.8

17

20

18

392.2

12.7

778

Aug.

16

15

12

11

17

56

TC

51

49

38

24

16

14

12

10

6.8

BTtf

7.6

14

10

8.4

8.0

7.2

7.2

7.6

8.4

6.8

9.6

12

12

20

539.4

17.4

1,070

Sept.

27

30

36

40

28

20

2S

23

23

43

63

51

56

59

62

59

55

57

48

58

65

66

64

69

101

"50" 110

70

68

86

1,647

54.9

3,270

Calendar year 1954: Max 125 Min 1.8 Mean 39.0 Ac-ft 28,250

Water year 1954-55: Max 243 Min 3.6 Mean 40.2 Ac-ft 29,080

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and engineer's notes.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 99

Gering drain near Bering, Nebr.

Location. lat 41°49' , long 103°37' , in SE£ sec. 6, T. 21 N., R. 54 W., on right bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 86, 1 mile upstream from 

mouth, and 2 miles east of Bering.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1945 and October 1948 to September 1955 in 

reports of Geological Survey. January 1923 to September 1945 and May 1948 to September 

1955 in reports of State engineer.

aage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Apr. 19, 1935. staff gage at bridge 0.4 mile downstream at datum 1.0 ft lower. Apr. 19, 1935, to Apr. 28, 1943, chain gage at bridge 

600 ft upstream from previous site at present datum. Apr. 29, 1943, to Sept. 30, 1945, 

staff gages at various sites at or near bridge a quarter of a mile upstream at different daturas.

Average discharge. 21 years (1931-45, 1948-55), 39.5 cfs (28,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,780 cfs May 16 (gage height, 6.80 f:, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 18 cfs Mar. 19-21.

1930-45, 1948-55: Maximum discharge, 4,020 cfs June 27, 1952 (gage height, 8.87ft), 

from rating curve extended above 750 cfs on basis of slope-area determiriatio-is at gage 

heights 7.10 ft and 8.87 ft; maximum gage height, 10.8 ft June 30, 1935, from floodmarks, 

site then in use; minimum daily discharge, 5 cfs Aug. 13, 16, 19, 1940.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Base flow is msdrity 

return water from land irrigated by Fort Laramie Canal.

Revisions (water years). WSP 896: 1935(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

30

32 32-

29

29

31

32

32

30

28

32

30

27

26

27

27

26

26

27

26

24 2T

26

a26

a26

a26

a26

26

28

25

25

861

27.8

1,710

Nov.

29

32

30

33

32

30

30

26

24

24

24

25

24

24

24

23

2Z.

23

23

23

24

24

26

27

27

26

24

24

24

on£3

776

25.9

1,540

Dec.

25

26

26

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

22

22

22

2020-

20

20

22

22

23

24

25

25

27

29

30

30- 32

30

29

27

769

24.8

1,530

Jan.

27

27

27

27

28

27

25

24

26

26

27

26

26

26

25

24

25

24

20

2T

23

22

22

22

22

21

22

23

23

24

24

759

24.5

1,510

Feb.

24

24

24

24

26

25

26

27

26

24

23

24

24

24

24

22

22

20

35

20

22

22

23

24

26

24

26

27

-

667

23.8

1,330

Mar.

28

32 SB24

24

22

23

23

24

23

22

23

23

23

23

24

21

20

1818"

18

20

20

20

20

24

22

24

24

24

24

706

22.8

1,400

Apr.

22

22

22

23

23

24

23

23

23

23

24

30

26

26

30

31

1L

41

33

30

31

30

29

29

29

28

27

26

24

24

817

27.2

1,620

May

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

22_

23

22

22

22

23

648

2S3

33

29

26

25

24

27

30

63

469

76

72

73

74

74

2,354

75.9

4,670

June

84

99

TS

56

47

36

32

29

,25

22

22

22

24

32

43

71

82

a34

a30

a29

a28

a27

26

24

23

24

35

37

30

30

1,176

39.2

2,330

July

28

29

26

33

46

31

24

2T

24

25

25

29

33

38

39

35

36

38

41

41

38

41

45

44

42

43

49

W

46

49

49

1,140

36.8

2,260

Au^.

44

45

47

47

54

.65.

53

53

57

62

54

49

48

49

48

44

41

39

41

39

39

37

35

33

33

34

36

41

39

42 

42

1,390

44.8

2,760

Sept.

46

46

49

46

48

50

49

49

49

51

54

56

55

56

54

60

59

60

62

70

66

68

65

68

Zi

54

61

54

42

W

1,669

55.6

3,310

Calendar year 1954 : Max 514 % Min 20 Mean 33.7 Ac-ft 24,420

Water year 1954-55 : Max 648 Min 18 Mean 35.8 Ac-ft 25,960

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 7-10, 19, Feb. 11, 18-24, Apr. 12, 13.
100 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Platte River near Minatare, Nebr.

Location. Main channel gage, lat 41°47' , long 103°31' , in E| sec. 13, T. 21 N., R. 54 W.,

 on left bank 350 ft upstream from highway bridge and if miles southwest of Minatare. 

Nine Mile channel gage, on right bank 10 ft upstream from highway bridge and VOO ft 

north of main channel, prior to June 29, 1955, at site 15 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 24.700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. May

 1916 to October 1919 (irrigation seasons only) and April 1922 to September 1955 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Main channel: Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,812.0 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, Western Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to Uctober 1919 staff gage at bridge 350 ft downstream at different datum. April 1922 to 

Apr 11 1932, staff gage and Apr. 12, 1932, to July 20, 1936, water-stage recorder, at 

bridge 350 ft downstream at datum 1.21 ft higher. July 21, 1936, to Apr. 30, 1941, 

water-stage recorder at present site at datum 1.67 ft higher and May 1, 1941, to 

July 19, 1955, at datum 0.67 ft higher.

Nine Mile channel: Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is ?,812.3 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, Western Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. No 

records collected prior to May 16, 1934. May 16, 1934, to May 19, 19^0 (irrigation 

seasons only), staff gage at bridge 10 ft downstream at datum 1.02 ft higher. May 20, 

1940, to June 28, 1955, water-stage recorder 15 ft upstream at datum 1.02 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,440 cfs June 28, minimum daily, 35 cfs July 21.

T9"30-55: Maximum discharge, that of June 28, 1955; minimum daily, 11 cfs Aug. 16-18, 

1940.

A daily discharge of 19,500 cfs occurred July 2, 1917 (maximum momentary discharge 

not determined), from data in reports of State engineer. Flood of June 18, 1921, may 

have been greater.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of once-daily staff-gage readings on one 

orToth channels, which are fair, and those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are poor. Discharge measurements of each channel generally made once a 

week. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, 

power developments, diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return 

flow from irrigated areas. River flows in two channels for which separate records are 

computed; figures given herein represent combined discharge.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October I954to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

296

aBTT

aS23

a319

a328

a350

365

a405

a443

a497

523

541

557

559

559

576

605

597

585

583

577

583

594

618

666

683

699 

753 

780

790

*¥fl J 784

16,852

544

33,430

Nov.

772 

785

777

767

758

760

726

724

736

744

738

740

739

734

738

744

744

739

732

736

732

736

734

728

734

737

725 

706 

691

702

22,158

739

43,950

Dec.

679 

679

675

675

693

698

£35

694

692

674

660

652

647

644

638

634

614

632

634

636

647

651

651

643

647

647

643 

628 

617

609

599

20,230

653

40,130

Jan.

589 

587

576

569

566

557

5351 5T3

547

551

566

587

607

5TT2"

573

578

585

587

a582

a587

587

566

574

563

567

585

584 

574 

574

575

574

17,777

573

35,260

Feb.

578 

582

580

569

564

549

552

553

574

553

531

542

559

558

561

584

596

590

b520

b410

b480

b660

b'SSS

b617

b600

596

581 

587

15,862

566

31,460

Mar.

595 

615

641

SIT

617

603

603

598

600

6O4

598

583

583

585

579

563

567

560

555

552

545

551

548

553

547

531

527 

554 

572

579

597

17,966

580

35,640

Apr.

597 

600

599

586

541

539

536

528

520

520

523

588

589

646

704

716

751

75T

696

638

609

592

575

555

544

532

516 

452 

379

350

17,272

576

34,260

May

333 

326

321

315

305

279

255

241

232

218

204

179

169

135

125

344

1,130

714

448

294

236

179

140

129

206

1,290

1,480 

1,640 

876

700

571

13,414

433

26,610

June

481 

403

376

374

344

348

317

306

302

312

309

297

279

258

443

507

604

490

415

326

270

238

198

163

138

135

1/510 

6,890 

a5 , 650

2,200

24,983

833

49,550

July

al,410 

983

781

602

8528

469

406

345

266

202

154

101

92

112

163

122

94

84

68

59

35 36"

49

113

107

78

68 

74 

139

133

114

7,987

258

15,840

Aug.

95 

89

98

89

134

317

327

335

317

314

301

212

191

148

134

126

84

76

80

82

82

88

90

73

72

74

73 

72 

96

94

106

4,469

144

8,860

Sept.

121 

146

153

172

220

226

177

202

203

218

294

314

307

330

340

346

339

319

310

379

443

424

421

430

589

868

981 

 9TT 

812

881

11,906

397

23,620

Calendar year 1954: Max 916 Min 30 Mean 487 Ac-ft 352, 50O

Water year 1954-55: Max 6,890 Min 35 Mean 523 Ac-ft 378,600

a No gage-height record on one channel; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of records for 

other channel and weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice on both channels.

Note. Discharge computed using once-daily staff-gage readings on one or both channels Oct. 1, 7, 

June 29 to Sept. 30.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 101

Ninemile drain near McGrew, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°46', long 103°24', near southeast corner of sec. 23, T. 21 N., R. 53 W.,

 o'n right bank 15 ft upstream from highway bridge, half a mile upstream from mouth, 

and l| miles north of McGrew.

Records available. January 1932 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey.

 October 1930 to September 1955 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Apr. 14, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge.--23 years (1932-55), 119 cfs (86,150 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 529 cfs June 28 (gage height, 4.54 ft); minimum 

daily, 55 cfs Mar. 26, May 13.

1932-55: Maximum discharge, 844 cfs Sept. 3, 1951 (gage height, 6.38 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 540 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination at 

gage height 5.57 ft; minimum daily, 51 cfs July 25, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of backwater from ice, which are fair.

 Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Plow affected by ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 926: 1936.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

134

132

136

125

125

132

143

160

149

148

114

105

105

100

98

96

95

92

92

91

92

93

93

96

97

94

96

94

91

89

3,395

110

6,730

Nov.

90

91

92

92

92

92

93

35

89

89

88

87

87

86

85

87

86

86

86

85

84

85

84

82

87

84

83

80

78

80

2,603

86.8

5,160

Dec.

78

80

82

82

84

82

81

79

79

79

78

75

77

76

76

75

73

75

76

76

77

79

81

82

83

85

84

82

81

81 

82

2,460

79.4

4,880

Jan.

82

83

81

81

84

80

77

76

73

79

76

74

74

72

70

71

69

68

69

69

70

68

69

70

71

71

72

71

70

69

69

2,278

73.5

4,520

Feb.

69

70

70

68

68

68

68

70

70

65

62

62

60

62

60

63

64

62

b58

b67

b76

bTT

66

68

74

72

74

76

-

1,883

67.2

3,730

Mar.

75

75

73

70

66

65

64

64

66

67

67

68

68

68

69

69

68

67

64

61

60

61

63

62

58

55

61

63

63

61

60

2,021

65.2

4,010

Apr.

62

64

62

64

64

65

65

65

64

65

63

69

70

76

75

69

69

66

64

61

62

63

59

60

60

60

58

58

70

60

1,932

64.4

3,830

May

63

62

59

58

58

58

67

73

67

61

57

57

55

64

65

78

201

78

68

61

62

70

70

76

85

212

146

108

96

93

98

2,526

81.5

5,010

June

116

108

104

97

101

93

89

79

83

81

75

74

73

87

101

90

83

83

80

75

63

63

62

65

71

72

151

309

136

98

2,862

95.4

5,680

July

100

89

87

79

101

97

78

77

73

7?

84

81

79

78

86

83

87

82

74

78

83

82

88

98

92

96

93

96

111

100 

92

2,703

87.2

5,360

Aug.

95

92

IBs

104

118

164

T43

132

117

116

113

110

111

113

111

107

113

115

125

128

119

112

106

111

108

110

113

119

115

122 

124

3,591

116

7,120

Sept.

12£

132

132

140

137

130

130

115

112

IT?

117

123

127

136

126

126

118

112

112

145

137

134

136

138

220

208

159

140

137

143

4,060

135

8,050

Calendar year 1954 : Max 288 Mln B9 Mean 98.4 Ac-ft 71,200

Water year 1954-55 : Max 3O9 Mln 55 Mean 88.5 Ac-ft 64,OSO

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

449355 O - 58 - 8
102 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Bayard Sugar Factory drain near Bayard, Nebr.

Location. Tat 41°44' , long 103° 19' , in SE^NE^ sec. 5, T. 20 N. , R. 52 W. , on right bank 

1-J- miles south of Bayard.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1955.

Gage:--Water-stage recorder and concrete flume. Prior to Jan. 7, 1939, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 33.0 cfs (23,890 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 215 cfs May 26 (gage height, 2.93 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.15 ft Feb. 21 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 0.5 cfs 

May 7, 12.

1931-55: Maximum discharge, 298 cfs (revised) June 10, 1941, from rating curve extended above 120 cfs; maximum gage height, 3.93 ft June 29, 1947; no flow June 1,2, 

July 4-8, 1934, May 16, 17, 1936.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1937 and 1941 have been revised to 112 cfs Aug. 18, 1937 (gage height, 1.96 ft) and 298 cfs June 10, 1941 (gage 

height, 3.62 ft), superseding those published in WSP 826 and 926, respectively.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair, and tho^e for periods 

oTTce effect or backwater from North Platte River, which are poor. D'scharge measurements generally made once a week. Flow affected by ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. Revised figure of discharge, in cubic feet per second for the water year 1941, 

superseding those published in WSP 926, are given herewith:

June 10, 1941.........199

Month Cfs-days

752 1

Maximum

199

Minimum

.1

Mean

25.3

Runoff In 

acre-feet

18,310

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

34

40

41

35

36

48

56

47

45

47

33

34

34

33

33

32

32

31

31

32

32

31

30

32

34

33

32

30

28

2ff

28

1,092

35.2

2,170

Nov.

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

28

27

28

28

28

27

27

26

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

24

24

26

805

26.8

1,600

Dec.

24

26

26

28

30

26

24

22

22

23

25

24

25

27

26

24

24

24

24

24-

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

24

24

25

24

765

24.7

1,520

Jan.

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

22

20

19

T9

19

20

20

22

22

22

22

22

22

682

22.0

1,350

Feb.

22

21

21

22

23

22

23

27

25

23

22

23

23

24

24

24

24

22

b20

b!8

b!6 tie

b!7

t.18

b20

b22

t,24

b26

_

612

21.9

1,210

Mar.

30

26

25

23

22

22

22

21

21

21

20

21

21

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

22

20

20

19

26

22

20

20

19

18_

669

21.6

1,330

Apr.

18

T9

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

24

30

28

26

23

23

22

21

20

21

21

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

621

20.7

1,230

May

19

19

23

42

35

7.7

.5

.7

1.7

.8

.6

.5

.8

.7

.8

17

31

4.5

2.2

2.0

2.2

3.8

3.0

3.5

7.6

~ z 123

20

6.0

10

7.3

457.9

14.8

908

June

10

6.6

8.2

10

9.2

8.8

9.6

9.6

12

10

12

10

9.2

15

40

15

28

16

8.5

10

8.5

9.6

12

18

17

16

26

34

C46

15

459.8

15.3

912

Jily

12

16

14

16

15

24

31

32

3T

30

30

18

10

10

12

13

11

8.8

8.5

11

8.8

5.5

17

13

8.8

9.2

7.6

7.0

7.3

8.8

6.6

452.9

14.6

898

Aug.

7.6

7.0

8.5

8.2

41

41

34

21

17

22

28

26

25

25

22

19

20

29

38

36

34

32

32

31

28

28

30

25

HO

19

20

774.3

25.0

1,540

Sept.

22

24

16

13

13

14

13

11

10

10

11

12

17

20

16

16

15

15

14

79

82

72

56

41

84

65

50

45

40

41

937

31.2

1,860

Calendar year 1954: Max 104 Mln 0.7 Mean 24.2 Ac-ft 17,530

Water year 1954-55: Max 123 Mln o.5 Mean 22.8 Ac-ft 16,530

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

c Backwater from North Platte River.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 103

Red Willow Creek near Bayard, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°43', long 103°15', at southwest corner of sec. 7, T. 20 N., R. 51 W., on 

right bank just downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from 

Wild Horse drain, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth, and 4-| miles southeast 

of Bayard.

Records available. February 1932 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1931 to September 1955 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,716.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929, Western Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to Nov. 18, 1933, staff

gage and Nov. 18, 1938 to Apr. 15, 1946, water-stage recorder at present site at datum

1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--23 years (1932-55), 83.1 cfs (60,160 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 418 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 3.12 ft); minimum 

daily, 18 cfs May 4.

1932-55: Maximum discharge, 1,780 cfs Aug. 25, 1950; maximum gage height, 7.8 ft 

May 10, 1942 (present datum) from floodmark; minimum daily discharge, 15 cfs A-tr. 23, 

1935.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow 

of stream affected by diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation and return 

flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

123

144

149

105

104

102

loo

99

104

99

83

78

75

72

72

72

70

71

82

80

82

83

82

83

87

86

8E

82

80

8C 

8C

2,794

90.1

5,540

Nov.

79

79

80

79

78

76

78

78

78

76

72

72

69

69

66

66

64

64

66

66

66

66

65

65

66

67

67

67

67

70

2,121

70.7

4,210

Dec.

67

69

69

70

71

69

67

65

62

62

61

61

61

59

59

59

58

58

58

59

60

61

62

62

65

65

65

65

62

62 

62

1,955

63.1

3,880

Jan.

61

61

62

60

61

60

59

60

58

58

58

55

56

55

55

56

56

56

56

56

54

56

56

55

54

54

53

53

52

52 

51

1,749

56.4

3,470

Feb.

51

52

52

52

52

52

52

56

58

53

52

51

51

51

52

53

52

51

56

55

56

58

53

54

54

54

54

56

-

1,493

53.3

2,960

Mar.

58

59

55

56

51

50

50

50

52

51

50

48

47

46

47

47

48

50

50

51

51

51

51

51

j45

46

50

46

46

46 

47

1,549

50.0

3,070

Apr.

47

48

46

47

47

48

47

46

44

44

44

52

54

55

50

47

47

48

46

45

46

44

42

42

43

41

40

1C

40

44

1,371

45.7

2,720

May

51

59

29

18

?2

33

35

47

52

47

50

43

32

23

27

52

123

80

44

39

42

35

33

41

68

174

133

116

69

134 

98

1,849

59.6

3,670

June

61

60

55

60

62

62

52

43

43

43

46

42

37

46

82

56

76

66

55

52

47

44

41

39

36

37

41

42

79

82

1,587

52.9

3,150

July

52

45

42

45

37

37

42

38

35

35

34

35

37

32

36

39

41

40

39

38

34

36

38

41

42

37

35

34

34

39 

37

1,186

38.3

2,350

Aug.

34

36

38

41

127

76

58

51

51

52

53

47

45

44

45

43

41

50

45

48

51

48

48

46

46

45

42

39

42

46 

47

1,525

49.2

3,020

Sept.

50

52

51

56

61

58

58

64

82

74

79

78

80

72

70

70

75

75

76

212

134

120

125

144

201

221

Tf6

141

128

131

3,014

100

5,98O

Calendar year 1954: Max 274 Mln 29 Kean 64.7 Ac-ft 46,820

Water year 1954-55: Max 221 Min 18 Mean 6O.8 Ac-ft 44.O2O
104 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Flatte River at Bridgeport, Nebr.

Location. Main channel gage: Lat 41°40' , long 103°06', in sec. 28, T. 20 N. , R. 50 W., 

on downstream side of pier near center of bridge on U. S. Highway 26, half a mile 

north of Bridgeport. Browns Creek channel gage: Lat 41°41' , long 10f°06', in 

sec. 28, T. 20 N., R. 50 W., on left bank a quarter of a mile upstream from culvert on 

U. S. Highway 26 and three-quarters of a mile north of Bridgeport.

Drainage area. 25,300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1896 to October 1900, May 1902 to November 1906, June to Septem- 

 ber 1915, October 1930 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. Published as 

"near Camp Clark" 1896-1900. No winter records 1896-1900, 1902-6. June 1896 to October 1900, May 1902 to November 1906, and June 1915 to September 1955 in reports of State 

engineer. No winter records prior to April 1922.

Gage. Main channel: Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,656.14 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to October 1900, staff gage at site 4 miles upstream at 

different datum. May 1902 to November 1906 wire-weight gage, June 1915 to May 1917 

staff gage, and June 1917 to Oct. 6, 1927, water-stage recorder, all at present site at 

datum 0.31 ft higher.

Browns Creek channel: Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,670 ft (from topographic map). No gage maintained prior to June 1, 1934. June 1, 1934, to Aug. 31, 

1936, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum. Sept. 1, 

1936, to May 31, 1943, staff gages near present site at present datum. Prior to May 1, 

1943, gage read during irrigation seasons only.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,330 cfs June 29; minimum daily, 94 cfs July 21.

n?30-55: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs June 2, 1935; minimum daily, 55 cfs May 28, 

1934, Aug. 15, 1940.

Maximum discharge recorded, 24,000 cfs June 3, 1929 (gage height, 9.3 ft), but may 

have been exceeded by flood of June 19, 1921, which had a daily discharge of 23,000 cfs 

(maximum momentary discharge not determined), from reports of State engineer.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and no gag?-height record on 

main channel, which are poor. Discharge measurements of each channel generally made 

once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions fo- irrigation, and 

return flow from irrigated areas. River flows in two independently rated channels for 

which separate records are computed; figures given herein represent combined discharge.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1897 and 1915, superseding those published in Nineteenth Annual Report, Part 4, and 

WSP 406, are given herewith:

Date

1897

Apr. 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

May 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Discharge

4,450

7,OOO

7,730

10,300

13,700

13,700

10,300

9,630

8,850

9,630

10,800

12,900

13,500

12,900

13,400

13,500

13,400

14,200

13,400

14,500

13,900

Date

1897-Con.

May 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

16,100

15,700

15,000

14,500

12,600

11,500

10,200

11,300

11,500

13,400

14,300

13,500

14,700

16,800

18,600

19.3OO

19,200

18,600

18,900

18,400

18,000

Date

1897-Con.

June 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Discharge

16,700

16,100

16,200

18,200

20,800

22,000

19,300

16,100

13,600

11,800

10,300

9,530

10.8OO

11,100

11.8OO

11,100

11,300

11,800

11,600

11,600

9,720

Date

1897-Con.

June 22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

July 1

2

3

4

1915

Aug. 13

14

15

16

Discharge

9,720

7,460

7 , 180

5,860

6,120

6,040

6,210

6,740

5,270

4,860

4,450

3,500

3,230

3,080

3,250

3,490

3,O70

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Runoff in 

acre-feet
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 105

North Platte River at Bridgeport, Nebr. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

424

462

540 

499

486

544

639

632

651

707

754

768

770

778

797

844

947

946

934

966

1,020

987

969

960

1,020

1,020

1,010

1,030

al.,040

al,040

al.040

25,224

814

50,030

Nov.

1,050

996

975 

976

986

966

955

953

?62

978

970

977

964

1,000

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,070

1,060

1,040

1,000

1,000

993

983

983

991

1,030

1,020

1,050

30,168

1,006

59,840

Dec.

1,010

1,020

1,050 

1,040

1,050

999

946

915

914

924

914

913

962

961

990

989

958

969

970

941

910

870

890

910

900

900

920

880

841

850

860

29,166

941

57,850

Jan,

870

841

870 

890

940

910

805

787

8778

769

841

814

787

796

760

778

787

787

742

760

750

757

761

793

772

767

740

775

819

832

870

24,943

805

49,470

Feb.

890

890

880 

841

832

787

814

833

890

779

680

707

796

823

833

851

881

851

581

351

388

545

648

778

869

"535 980

928

-

21,829

780

43,300

Mar.

901

891

891 

920

890

860

841

832

806

824

824

833

833

841

861

842

833

825

825

814

778" 778

807

807

796

793

811

806

815

824

851

25,853

834

51,280

- Apr.

860

880

880 

832

823

805

823

823

805

787

788

991

1,020

1,110

1,170

1,100

1,070

1,000

911

830

805

796

807

785

809

809

737

673

571

546

25,646

855

50,870

May

507

473

425 

410

416

422

376

344

349

305

287

253

195

172

146

166

1,490

1,310

836

534

405

318

287

239

261

1,090

2,300

1,870

1,230

1,050

861

19,327

623

38,330

June

611

511

514 

559

563

577

528

478

461

492

487

472

450

393

642

783

903

780

616

505

440

426

368

336

307

263

SSS

3,170

6,040

5,560

28,623

954

56,770

July

2.460

1,440

978 

756

577

598

436

392

320

275

223

203

179

152

115

113

113

113

106

99

94

109

113

119

119

117

116

118

111

111

115

10,890

351

21,600

Aug.

104

100

100 

99

277

321

452

505

431

420

440

386

293

269

269

237

178

176

171

154

147

141

132

126

123

120

113

113

115

125

126

6,763

218

13,410

Sept.

126

T2§

159 

180

191

236

229

215

222

234

322

393

411

400

408

436

457

439

431

1,390

882

788

734

734

1,020

1,220

1,280

1,180

1,070

998

16,914

564

33,550

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,310 Min 79 Mean 701 Ac-ft 507,300

Water year 1954-55: Max 6,040 Min 94 Mean 727 Ac-ft 526,300

a Ho gage-height record on main channel; discharge Interpolated.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice on main channel Jan. 21-29, Feb. 19 to Mar
106 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Pumpkin Creek near Bridgeport, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°38', long 103°02', in SW^ sec. 12, T. 19 N., R. 50 W., on left bank

250 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 26, half a mile upstream from mouth, and 

4 miles southeast of Bridgeport.

Drainage area. 1,080 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . October 1930 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1922 to September 1955 in reports of State engineer (published rs Pumpkinseed 

Creek near Bridgeport).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,635.99 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

T929. Prior to June 25, 1934, staff gage on downstream side of bridge 240 ft upstream 

and June 25, 1934, to May 18, 1936, water-stage recorder at upstream side of bridge 

260 ft upstream, both at datum 0.29 ft higher.

Average discharge. 24 years (1931-55), 32.4 cfs (23,460 acre-ft per yerr).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 342 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 4.18 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.4 cfs May 11.

1930-55: Maximum discharge, 2,970 cfs Sept. 3, 1951 (gage height, 8.87 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Aug. 6, 1936, May 11, 1955.

Revisions. The figures of minimum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

731 

761 

786 

806 

876

Water 

year

1932 

1934 

1935 

1936 

1939

Date

June 16, 1932 

May 2, 1934 

June 16, 1935 

Mar. 6, 1936 

Mar. 9, 1939

Discharge 

(cfs)

225 

939 

684

68 

706

Gage height 

(feet)

g4.0 

6.95 

6.3 

1.71 

6.12

g From graph based on gage readings.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by groundwater withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

in the water years 1932, 1935, and 1938-39, superseding those published in WSP 731, 786, 

856, and 876, are given herewith:

June 16, 1932........107

June 17, 1935........248

May 17, 1938 ........139

June 23, 1938........108

Mar. 9, 1939........231

June 21, 1939...... ..132

Month

Water year 1931-32 .................

Ca lendar year 1935 .................

Calendar year 1938 .................

Calendar year 1939

Cfs-days

-

15,293

12,344.4

2 233

12 013 9

10,887.9

Maximum

107

248

139

291

Minimum

11

5.4

4.6

Mesn

33.2

36.2

41.9

30.8

33.8

29.8

Runoff In 

acre-feet

24,100

26,210

30,330

24,490

21,600
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 107

Pumpkin Creek near Bridgeport, Nebr. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 19f5

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

12

T2

26

40

40

39

35

34

34

35

35

35

34

34

34

34

18

14

14

14

14

15

14

15

16

18

17

17

17

17

18

751

24.2

1,490

NOV.

17

15

18

19

20

19

18

18

17

17

17

19

19

20

20

19

20

22

22

22

23

23

22

23

22

20

17

23

Si

24

602

20.1

1,190

Dec.

25

2426-

28

28

28

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

28

28

27

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

28

28

836

27.0

1,660

Jan.

28

29

28

28

28

26

24

19

T5

22

26

25

27

25

25

24

24

24

26

24

25

25

26

23

23

22

23

24

24

24

24

764

24.6

1,520

Feb.

25

26

26

25

24

24

24

25

26

21

21

24

26

26

26

27

28

25

15

16

17

20

22

24

26

31

32

34

686

24.5

1,360

Mar.

34

33

34

37

34

34

34

35

38

4_3

41

38

35

34

33

32

33

32

32

30

28

3T

33

33

31

29

28

32

38

35

32

1,046

33.7

2,070

Apr.

31

31

29

29

30

31

31

30

30

30

29

30

28

37

47

46

50

53

97

75

73

77

66

60

53

51

52

78

38

20

1,362

45.4

2,700

May

15

18

26

18

11

11

11

11

11

5.8

.4

171

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.6

25

18

12

16

14

11

11

10

10

34

90

173

149

99

69

889.9

28.7

1,770

June

65

83

TS

52

59

57

56

55

55

55

54

52

47

52

65

58

62

65

62

65

60

59

56

51

41

32

fS

55

43

40

1,682

56.1

3,340

July

30

Zl

18

16

17

16

9.6

8.4

8.7

8.4

9.9

8.4

8.7

8.7

7.8

8.7

9.0

9.9

8.4

8.1

7.2

5.0

6.6

5.2

4.8

5.0

7.2

8.1

8.7

8.4

8.1

315.0

10.2

625

Aug.

7 .8

6.9

6.9

6.6

13

38

57

52

55

52

52

51

50

32

12

11

12

11

11

10

10

9.9

9.6

9.0

9.6

9.0

9.6

10

9.9

10

12

655.8

21.2

1,300

Sept.

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

17

22

22

22

25

39

48

43

57

~96 226

52

46

55

69

76

73

67

65

1,243

41.4

2,470

Calendar year 1954: Max 81 Mln 3.8 Mean 22.3 Ac-ft 16,130

Water year 1954-55: Max 226 Mln 0.4 Mean 29.7 Ac-ft 21,500

?.--Stage-discharge relation affected ty Ice Jan. 7-23, Feb. 10, 11, 18-24.
108 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Platte River at Llsco, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°30' , long 102°38' , in sec. 33, T. 18 N., R. 46 W., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of county highway bridge, half a mile south of Llsco.

Drainage area. 26,900 sqmi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1931 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. 

April 1916 to October 1917 and September 1931 to September 1955 In reports of State 

engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,475.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Western Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to Sept. 8, 1931, Staff 

gage at same site at different datum. Sept. 8, 1931, to May 3, 1932, staff gage at 

present site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,900 cfs July 1 (gage height, 3.44 ft); minimum daily, 61 cfs Aug. 1.

1931-55: Maximum discharge, 12,100 cfs June 15, 1935 (gage height, 3.57 ft); maximum gage height 3.94 ft. Jan. 30, 1946 (backwater from ice); minimum dally discharge, 

8 cfs Aug. 4, 1934.

A daily discharge of 20,100 cfs occurred June 27, 29, 1917 (maximum momentary discharges not determined), from reports of State engineer.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and ground-water 

withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

435

477

530

573

562

551

639

662

719

777

777

873

837

861

937

1,020

1,060

1,030

976

937

976

1,000

1,030

1,060

1,OBO

1,110

1,060 

1,110 

1,150

1,160

1^220

27,189

877

53,930

Nov.

1,190

1,180

1,220

1,180

1,180

1,150

1,180

1,110

1,100

1,120

1,080

1,140

1,140

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,160

1,100

1,O80

1,140

1,160

1,160

1,120

1,110

1,120

1,150

1,140 

1,140 

1,060

1,020

34,080

1,136

67,600

Dec.

980

989

1,070

1.O8O

1,150

1,150

1,100

1,100

1,060

1,030

1,030

1,000

1,030

1,070

1,040

1,060

1,000

1,040

1,040

1,060

1,040

1,040

1,030

1,000

1,030

1,020

1,030 

976 

937

1.O7O

1,000

32,252

1,040

63,970

Jan.

989

911

937

963

989

l.OOO

950

950

850

746

712

708

676

813

864

802

816

807

816

561

623

714

763

799

884

969

1,040 

1,100 

1,050

1,070

1,080

26,952

869

53,460

Feb.

1,070

1,010

946

893

924

977

1,020

1,070

1,090

845

700

760

891

1,200

1,270

1,220

1,080

850

700

500

402

410

450

556

554

634

721 

942

23,685

846

46,980

Mar.

1,170

1,240

1,270

1,190

1,200

1,250

1,250

1,320

1,210

1,180

1,100

1,040

l.OOO

1,000

989

898

898

898

911

885

837

885

950

924

850

860

9OO 

970 

1,120

898

963

32,056

1,034

63,580

Apr.

976

989

976

898

911

911

911

898

873

837

861

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,190

1,280

1,310

1,280

1,240

1,220

1,140

1,110

1,070

963

924

885

861 

849 

789

684

30,236

1,008

59,970

May

650

595

573

606

617

595

551

498

519

498

466

378

289

195

160

188

264

1,330

1,120

742

530

477

508

368

435

963

1,650 

2,060 

1,630

1 , 280

1,120

21,855

705

43,350

June

963

777

696

696

754

765

696

639

639

606

584

530

530

530

742

777

777

937

801

684

662

595

519

466

426

378

33$ 

678 

2,570

3,810

24,615

820

48,820

July

5,050

1,940

1,150

945

750

654

597

500

405

310

215

239

187

144

120

105

105

115

105

95

90

90

100

120

95

144

162 

100 

85

70

66.

14,843

479

29,440

Aug.

61

85

85

66

129

411

420

480

490 45B"

450

430

357

330

290

258

215

201

168

150

150

125

90

90

85

105

95

115 

115

115

110

6,722

217

13,330

Sept.

105

TI5

138

150

162

174

194

201

187

201

250

314

411

440

430

450

470

490

460

678

1,190

1,090

919

946

1,210

1,390

1.480 

1 , 420 

1,330

1,210

18,204

607

36,110

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,380 Mln 48 Mean 790 Ac-ft 571,900

Water year 1954-55: Max 5,05O Mln 61 Mean 8O2 Ac-ft 580,500

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30, Dec. 1, Jan. 9 to Mar. 8, Mar. 25-28.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 109

North Platte River at Oshkosh, Nebr.

Location.--lat 41°23' , long 102°20' , near line between sees. 3 and 10, T. 16 N., R. 44 W.,

 on right bank 40 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 27, and 1 mile so'ith of 

Oshkosh. Prior to Apr. 14, 1955, at site 40 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 27,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . October 1930 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1916 to October 1917 (fragmentary), and March 1928 to September 1955 in reports of 

State engineer.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum'of gage is 3,369.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Western Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. April 1916 to October 1917 

staff gage at same site at different datum. March 1928 to Apr. 22, 1933, staff gage 

at present site and datum. Apr. 23, 1933 to Apr. 13, 1955, water-stage recorder at 

site 40 ft upstream at same datum. Supplementary staff gage on Midland chann3l read 

once daily during irrigation season.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,640 cfs July 1; minimum daily, 70 cfs Aug. 4.

 1330-55: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs June 16, 1935; no flow July 21 to Aug. 11, 

Aug. 21, 24-31, 1934.

Flood of June 4, 1929, had a peak discharge of 19,500 cfs, from report of State

engineer.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, diversions and ground-water withdrawals for 

irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. River flows in two channels for 

which separate records are computed May to September; figures given herein represent 

combined discharge.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for a period in water

 year 1934, superseding those published in WSP 761, are given herewith:

1934 

Aug. 9. .....................3

Month

August 1934

Water year 1933 34

Calendar year 1934

Maximum Minimum

170 0

2,840 0

2,400 O

.. Runoff In

Mean acre-feet

20.2 1,240

1,127 815,900

769 556,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

508

532

568 

568

661

688

730

802

831

831

846

875

875

831

860

920 

965

995

995

1,070

1,140

1,120

1,110

1,110

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150 

1,140

1,110

1,140

28,421

917

56,370

Nov.

1,140

1,170

1,190 

1,170

1,140

1,150

1,150

1,200

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,200

1,200

1,150

1,190

1,170 

1,110

1,090

1,060

1,070

1,110

1,140

1,190

1,120

1,040

1,040

1,010

995

980

93JD

33,765

1,126

66,970

Dec.

945

1,040

1,110 

1,150

1,190

1,190

1,200

1,220

1.240

1,190

1,120

1,060

1,040

1,060

995

1,090 

860

1,030

1,060

1,090

1,070

1,060

1,060

1,030

995

995

1,040

965 

816

860

980

32,751

1,056

64,960

Jan.

1,110

1,140

1,110 

1,060

1,120

1,110

990

782

749

754

727

715

755

758

752

745 

692

705

734

688

540

650

741

744

816

954

1,040

1,110 

1,150

1,120

1,140

27,201

877

53,950

Feb.

1,190

1,210

1,130 

995

1,020

1,010

1,130

1,150

1,280

1,080

712

636

731

983

1,430

1,470 

1,400

1,170

890

610

328

353

470

589

619

625

728

887

25,826

922

51,230

Mar.

1,080

1,400

1,470 

1,440

1,230

1,300

1,350

1,400

1,300

1,170

1,120

1,010

995

980

1,040

1,120 

1,110

1,030

1,010

1,010

1,060

980

980

980

SOO

850

920

1,000 

1,450

1,040

1,010

34,635

1,117

68,700

Apr.

995

1,010

1,070 

1,010

965

980

905

920

920

905

965

1,290

1,360

1,190

1,170

1,150 

1,140

1,150

1,170

1,120

1,140

1,140

1,040

935

860

875

875

846 

802

715

30,613

1,020

6O,72O

May

688

634

607 

594

520

508

472

405

427

394

405

388

319

241

199

226 

343

817

1,390

1,030

747

572

634

503

520

1,290

1,370

2,230

2,070

1,560

1,300

23,403

755

46,420

June

1,140

947

841 

822

795

867

732

667

671

793

706

693

630

626

1,000

1,110 

1,030

1,050

1,010

834

753

712

616

576

512

454

450

424 

1,420

2,570

25,461

849

50,500

July

4,170

4,010

1,590 

1,120

903

679

612

486

429

334

229

192

186

149

117

103 

104

101

102

104

93

126

141

119

101

100

232

163 

121

108

90

17,114

552

33,950

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,450 Mln 39 Mean 789 Ac-ft 571,500

AU£.

72

74

81

70

91

217

379

388

460

460

440

451

421

388

318

245 

247

255

237

183

158

121

114

91

85

84

96

126 

126

114

98

6,690

216

13,270

Sept.

103

TIT

121

106

127

133

144

179

189

189

226

247

297

374

394

406 

416

438

437

469

824

892

860

802

1,010

1,170

1,330

1,420 

1,350

1,260

16,027

534

31,790

Water year 1954-55: Max 4,170 Mln 70 Mean 827 Ac-ft 598,800

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected ty Ice Nov. 30 to Dec. 4, Jan. 7 to Mar. 9, Mar. 25-29.
110 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Blue Creek near Lewellen, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°20', long 102°10', in NE£ sec. 30, T. 16 N. , R. 42 W. , on left bank

60 ft downstream from county highway bridge, half a mile downstream from bridge on U.S. 

Highway 26, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth, and 1? miles west of 

Lewellen.

Drainage area. 267 sq mi.

Records available . October 1930 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. 

June 1919 to September 1955 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,310.04 ft above mean s?a level, datum 

of 1929, Western Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to July 16, 1934, 

staff gage at site 40 ft upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. July 16, 1934, to May 21, 

1947, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher, and May 22. 1947, 

to May 10, 1950, at datum 1.00 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1930-55), 71.3 cfs (51,620 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 206 cfs May 27 (gage height, 4.13 ft);^maximum 

gage height recorded, 5.51 ft Feb. 23 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge 

0.1 cfs May 8, 9, 12.

1930-55: Maximum discharge, 720 cfs May 20, 1938, from rating curve extended above 

150 cfs; no flow Oct. 22, 1940, May S3-26, 1947.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of 

stream affected by ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation and return 

flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

9.3

6.6

^6

7.6

13

22

29

29

29

30

28

27

28

27

28

29

28

28

29

28

27

28

29

29

36

46

54

54

54

52

62

933.1

30.1

1,850

Nov.

67

69

70

69

70

75

75

75

76

73

75

75

75

72

73

73

75

81

88

87

85

84

83

81

83

82

82

82

82

21

2,334

77.8

4,630

Dec.

94

104

105

105

106

102

100

100

96

101

99

96

100

101

99

95

94

104

101

99

97

96

96

96

97

97

94

a93

92

97

93

3,049

98.4

6,050

Jan.

97

97

94

96

93

84

92

94

93

96

96

96

92

106

100

105

91

81

76

85

90

75

87

102

101

101

106

97

91

95

96

2,905

93.7

5,760

Feb.

97

100

94

85

85

85

91

99

99

72

77

91

lol

100

100

104

iBT

100

93

58

57

55

55

55

53

63

68

79

_

2,317

82.8

4,600

Mar.

87

112

114

115

106

109

113

118

119

113

105

99

100

99

95

93

95

94

97

91

87

100

99

97

aj35

a90

a95

a95

a95

95

87

3,099

100

6,150

Apr.

85

87

83

79

81

82

84

87

89

88

85

114

109

97

93

93

91

95

89

84

87

88

87

84

87

84

82

81

87

70

2,632

87.7

5,220

May

56

36

24

15

5.4

.5

.4

.1

TT

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.3

.5

5.0

32

47

36

32

42

61

54

62

134

~99 164

85

73

71

1,136.2

36.7

2,250

June

72

73

71

70

82

91

88

87

85

95

89

84

83

84

99

130

97

99

96

84

81

79

78

75

77

77

76

61

20

.8

2,383.8

79.5

4,730

July

0.3

.5

.4

.2

.2

.3

.4

.5

.7

.8

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

3.8

17

12

8.2

5.7

6.0

13

12

4.1

4.7

61

26

40

16

8.8

245.3

7.91

487

Calendar year 1954: Max 151 Mln o.3 Mean 59.7 Ac-ft 43.20C

Aug.

8.8

10

IE

13

13

13

18

22

26

26

28

11

2.4

.9

1.4

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7 28 

12

11

12

17

56

66

69

29

22

532.5

17.2

1,060

Sept.

25

24

24

26

25

22

24

25

24

29

33

33

28

25

27

27

15

4.4

7.1

6.6

5.0

3.4

577

7.6

19

20

11

8.2

5.0

5.4

544.4

18.1

1,080

Water ater year year 1954-55: 1954-55: Max Max 164 164 Mln Win 0.1 0.1 Mean Mean 60.6 60.6 Ac-ft Ac-ft 43 43,87C , 87C

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and1 recorded range in 

stage.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 29, 30, Jan. 7-27, Feb. 4-6, Feb. 18 to

MOT* ^
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 111

North Platte River at Lewellen, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°19', long 102°08', in sec. 34, T. 16 N., R. 42 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of bridge over left channel and near left bank on downstream side of 

bridge over right channel, on U. S. Highway 26, half a mile upstream from high-water 

line of McConaughy Lake and 1 mile southeast of Lewellen.

Drainage area.--28,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July to September 1931, December 1940 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorders on two channels. Daturas of gages on left and right channels 

are 3,284.6 and 3,283.7 ft above mean sea level, respectively, datum of 1929, Western 

Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. July to September 1931, staff gage at site 

1 mile upstream at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,180 cfs July 2; minimum daily, 80 cfs Aug. 2. 

 1531, 1940-55: Maximum discharge, 9,140 cfs June 29, 1947; minimum daily, 44 cfs 

July 13, 1954.

iccueu Liy Lra.nDmuuriud.xii UJ.VGI KIUII, auuia-^c resei VU.LI ^, puwci ue ve j-uymcnuD, va_Lvcioj.

and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. 

River flows in two channels for which separate records are computed; figures given

herein represent combined discharge.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

407

456

487

518

639

662

693

696

711

761

778

808

852

845

862

9O6

927

977

996

996

998

983

973

1,010

1,100

1,140

1,150

1,140

1.170

1,170

1,170

26,981

870

53,520

Nov.

1,190

1,090

1,210

1,230

1,250

1,250

1,290

1,280

1,270

1,250

1,240

1,260

1,280

1,270

1,270

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,260

1,240

1,240

1,220

1,240

1,230

1,200

1,200

1,180

1,160

1,100

1,070

36,810

1,227

73,010

Dec.

1,140

1,170

1,160

1,200

1,300

1,300

1,330

1,330

1,260

1,230

1,210

1,170

1,170

1,230

1,200

1,220

1,150

1,120

1,180

1,180

1,170

1,180

1,200

1,210

1,210

1,230

1,240

1,180

750

850

1,000

36,470

1,176

72,340

Jan.

1,200

1,520

1,230

1,090

1,080

798

926

617

596

613

752

835

837

975

978

1,000

902

886

926

1,000

948

953

945

1,O40

1,070

1,110

1,160

1,190

1,190

1,140

1,200

30,507

984

60,510

Feb.

1,200

1,220

1,190

1,130

1,100

1,080

1,150

1,330

1,500

1,330

1,020

920

1,030

1,170

1,430

1,690

1,560

1,280

1,000

940

907

769

564

631

731

800

766

938

_

_ -----

30,376

1,085

60,250

Mar.

1,080

1,370

1,630

1,690

1,510

1,340

1,420

1,620

1,690

1,44O

1,370

1,280

1,240

1,200

1,190

1,200

1,170

1,160

1,120

1,100

1,140

1,140

1,130

1,150

1,000

900

980

1,070

1,830

1,210

1,070

39,440

1,272

78,230

Apr.

1.O7O

1,060

1,080

1,080

1,060

1,050

1,030

1,030

1,040

1,020

999

1,400

1.480

1,330

1,270

1,280

1,300

1,360

1,310

1,210

1,150

1,130

1,110

1,070

1,OOO

957

928

892

862

8O4

33,362

1,112

66,170

May

709

675

615

576

547

542

505

474

47O

442

413

374

348

311

295

' 321

405

529

1,290

1,040

735

574

624

543

524

1,22O

1,460

2,080

2,220

1,720

1,380

23,959

773

47,520

June

1,210

1,030

896

867

880

908

829

793

806

868

795

766

763

752

997

1,190

1,080

1,120

1,130

964

865

825

709

652

593

534

548

473

TTZ

2^150

26,765

892

53,090

July

2,980

4,460

2,070

1,100

867

723

6O4

511

431

322

218

168

153

146

135

110

112

119

115

108

103

100

161

137

112

112

223

182

176

131

105

16,994

548

33,710

Aug.

87

80

81

85

107

125

249

338

416

467

559

417

356

511

281

239

212

217

208

177

154

130

117

107

103

103

131

152

169

129

112

6,419

207

12,750

Sept.

112

118

123

123

127

135

155

168

178

190

226

260

275

339

365

377

377

387

406

431

559

822

844

809

1,010

1,110

1,240

1,300

1,290

1,230

15,086

505

29,920

Calendar year 1954 : Max i,81O Ml" 44 Mean 862 Ac-ft 624,100

Water year 1954-55 : Max 4,460 Mln 80 Mean 885 Ac-ft 641,000

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30 to Dec. 5, Dec. 29 to Mar. 9, Mar. 25-28.
112 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

McConaughy Lake, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°13' , long 101°40' , in NWiSW-J- sec. 3, T. 14 N. , R. 38 W. , near right 

bank at outlet tower of Kingsley Dam on North Platte River, 4| miles west of Keystone.

Records available. February 1941 to September 1955.

Gage . Electric tape gage read once daily. Gage is referred to mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 1,235,000 acre-ft Apr. 29 to May 4 

(elevation, 3,244.4 ft); minimum observed, 736,200 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 

3,220.6 ft).

1941-55: Maximum contents observed, 1,913,000 acre-ft July 4-9, 1951 (elevation, 

3,268.9 ft); minimum observed since normal use of water started, 32,860 acre-ft 

Sept. 29, 1941 (elevation, 3,153.4 ft).

Remarks. --Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam. Capacity, 1,948,000 acre-ft between 

elevations 3,130.0 ft (sill of outlet gates) and 3,270.0 ft (top of morning-glory 

spillway gates). Elevation of crest of morning-glory spillway is 3,254.0 ft. Dead 

storage negligible. Figures given herein represent total capacity or contents. 

Storage began Feb. 9, 1941. Water is used for power development and irrigation on 

Central Nebraska project of Nebraska Public Power System.

Cooperation. Record of elevations and capacity table furnished by Nebraska Public Power 

System.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Date

Calendar year 1954......

Water year 1954-55 ......

Elevation 

(feet)t

3 235 9

 z 237 2

-

3 ^39 7

3 240 9

5 r'42 O

3 °25 9

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

Change In contents 

(acre-feet)

-343,000

-304,800

t Elevation at 8 a.it
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Platte River near Keystone, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°12'30", long 10l"37'50", in SWi sec. 1, T. 14 N., R. 38 W. , on right 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from diversion dam of Sutherland Reservoir supclv 

canal and 2^ miles southwest of Keystone.

Drainage area. 30 .000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1940 to May 1941 and March 1942 to September 1955 in reports 

of Geological Survey. May to September 1917, July to September 1939, May to September 

1940, January to May 1941, and March 1942 to September 1955 in reports of State 

engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. May to September 1917 staff gage at bridge 2 miles downstream at different datum. July 1939 to September 1940 staff gage and December 1940 

to July 17, 1944, water-stage recorder, at site three-quarters of a mile downstream at 

different datum. July 18, 1944, to Nov. 3, 1950, water-stage recorder at present site 

at datum 1.50 ft higher and Nov. 4, 1950, to Apr. 3, 1953 at datum 0.5 ft higher

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,420 cfs Aug. 9 (gage height. 5.36 ft): minimum daily, 1 cfs for many days.

1939, 1940, 1941, 1942-55: Maximum discharge, 3,700 cfs July 31, 1944, from rating 

curve extended above 2,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 7.28 ft July 30, 1945 present 

datum; an observation of no flow was made on Mar. 21, 1945.

A maximum discharge of 20,300 cfs occurred June 30, 1917, from graph based on daily 

gage readings.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow 

of stream affected by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, power developments, 

diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated 

areas. Flow completely regulated by McConaughy Lake since Feb. 9, 1941 (see preceding 

page). Supply Canal for Platte Valley Public Power and Irrigation District diverts a 

quarter of a mile above station.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in water 

years 1942, 1946-47, superseding those published in WSP 956, 1056. and 1086, are given 

herewith:

Date

1942 

May 5 

12 

13 

27

Discharge

141 

59 

160 

93

Date

1945 

Nov. 1 

2 

3 

5

Discharge

69 

17 

44 

16

1 Date

1945-Con. 

Nov. 8 

9 

12 

14

Discharge

80 

15 

89 

19

Month

May 194Z

November 

Calend 

Water

March 19 

Water 

Calend

1945. ....---- -------- ---------- - - .

ar year 19 

year 1945-

year 1946- 

ar year 19

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

Cfs -days

1,044

670 

94,295 

156,657

245 

118,955 

126,821

Date

1945-Con. 

Nov. 15 

16 

26

Maximum

160

89 

2,170 

2,320

36 

3,010 

3,010

Discharge

72 

75 

22

Minimum

6

3

3

3 

2 

2

Date

1947 

Mar. 14 

16 

20 

25

Discharge

15 

36 

36 

24

Mean

33.7

Z2.3 

258 

429

7.9 

326 

347

Runoff In 

acre-feet

2,070

1,330

187,000 

310,700

486 

236,000 

251,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oqt.

640

B4T

628

553 

457

445

451

421

309

320

358

381

274

111

111

115

212

278

268

258

248

243

243

234

205

171

166

147

51

34

Si

8,904

287

17,660

Nov.

70

105 T0"5"

101 

91

4

3

3

3

Z_

3

3

3

3

4

3

12

15

13

16

15

5

24

14

3

41

15

55

8

54

796

26.5

1,580

Dec.

8

7

4

3 

3

2

1

2S

5

3

4

4

9

22

12

39

?o- 59

12

10

8

8

8

7

6

4

5

4

2

1

1

306

9.9

607

Jan.

1

T

4

4 

4

3

3

1

1

2

1

1

3

4

3

2

2

2

2

1

5

16

5

4

4

1

1

1

1

2

3

91

2.9

180

Feb.

3

2

T

2 

3

2

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

4

3

22

140

12

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

-

------

232

8.3

460

Mar.

1

2

2

2

1

1

2

2

2

27.

15

3

2

3

4

4

3

3

3

3

2

7

3

2

2

2

1

2

2

2

3

113

3.6

224

Apr.

2

2

22

28 

19

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

T

l

23

36

98

111

118

111

108

111

122

TIT

111

115

1,271

42.4

2,520

May

115

122

132

129 

144

263

331

342

353

936

.250

,080

,030

,060

,130

,220

,020

548

16 36-

88

195

151

239

268

268

214

272

17

36

32

13,097

422

25,980

June

19

20

30

14 

S2

166

171

263

253

224

215

215

219

210

284

166

95

98

101

132

289

263

258

369

3BT

358

369

250

129

180

5,795

193

11,490

July

234

229

TTS

364 

415

614

1,020

1,430

1,750

1,870

1,900

1,990

1,980

2,040

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,110

1,940

1,970

1,980

1,940

1,870

2,010

2,000

2,080

2,090

2,040

2,040

2,050

2,060

50,774

1,638

100,700

Aug.

2,070

2,070

,030

,0-30 

1,910'

,950

,830

,730

,660

,530

,550

,530

,510

,500

,430

,400

,380

,3«0

,180

886

918

832

692

725

647

394

267

329

273

£10 

201

38,294

1,£35

75, £60

Sept.

205

205

229

248 

348

511

553

535

433

263

243

239

278

347

331

381

439

433

421

463

409

427

392

284

284

224

168

162

53

ZZ_

9,590

320

19,020

Calendar year 1954 : Max 2,420 Mln i Mean 366 Ac-ft 265,300

Water year 1954-55 : Max 2,160 Mln 1 Mean 354 Ac-ft 256,400
114 PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

North Platte River near Sutherland, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°12', long 101°06« , in sec. 4, T. 14 H., R. 33 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 2|- miles upstream from Blrdwood Creek and 

3-J- miles north of Sutherland.

Drainage area.--31,300 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--July to September 1931 and April 1936 to September 1955 in reports of 

Geological utr u-Lu£, J-^ct J. Survey. o u-j. vcj . May na>j to " "-» October uu uuuei 1917, ± J _L i , July w u±y 1931 ± ^u J. to '-"-' August .n.u^u.0 <j 1933, -L^UU , May to September

1935 and May 1936 to September 1955, In reports of State engineer.

.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 2,930 ft (from topographic map). 

o Apr. 29, 1936, staff gages near present site at different datums.

Prior

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,980 cfs July 28; maximum gage height, 4.21 ft 

July 17; minimum dally discharge, 9 cfs May 6.

1931, 1936-55: Maximum discharge, 3,770 cfs Apr. 29, 1938 (gage height, 4.95 ft); 

no flow July 24-28, 30, 31, 1931, July 20-28, 1940.

A maximum dally discharge of 20,000 cfs occurred June 25, June 28 to July 2, July 5, 

1917 (maximum momentary discharge not determined), from report of State engineer.

Remarks.--Records fair-except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountaln diversion, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and ground-veter 

withdrawals for Irrigation, and return flow from Irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 976: 1942.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, "water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

612

W5

524

582

524

463

538

531

482

404

415

457

463

355

262

262

270

345 

398

404

393

371

376

360

382

355

325

306

297

250

226

12,537

404

24,870

Nov.

215

234

'558" 262

254

242

158

144

141

138

136

133

133

130

128

130

130

130 

130

128

128

138

138

144

147

133

155

147

158

155

4,797

160

9,510

Dec.

150

158

150

147

141

136

130

138

133

130

130

114

136

147

136

136

138

171 

TIT

138

136

133

133

133

136

138

110

89

m

147

147

4,197

135

8,320

Jan.

149

169

160

142

84

92

113

101

101

106

122

120

119

126

126

127

117

108 

128

113

117

115

122

139

144

156

159

157

167

168

181

4,048

131

8,030

Feb.

183

181

98

97

L4T

162

160

173

176

139

139

129

148

186

203

T50" 207

168 

140

135

130

160

194

190

180

170

160

162

- -----

4,506

161

8,940

Mar.

209

239

248

256 '2T6~

230

219

219

222

212

208

190

174

168

168

168

180

180 

187

184

187

195

194

161

110

142

166

218

187

152

138

5,927

191

11,760

Apr.

133

133

128

128

128

133

121

114

114

114

114

144

141

125

118

112

109

105

T55~ 101

108

150

138

155

T4T

144

141

130

12B

116

3,777

126

7,490

May

109

89

62

31

13

9

31

17

38

24

451

860

718

668

684

763

1,340

1,350 

165

174

95

67

105

95

230

592

469

310

266

154

64

10,643

343

21,110

June

55

37

35

29

27

26

23

23

41

105

116

114

116

107

75

82

67

47 

38

19

15

TS

18

21

20

20

175

230

T2F

33

1,855

61.8

3,680

July

26

32

36

22

19

19

140

491

870

1,250

,480

,480

,560

,600

,600

,700

,770

,770 

,770

,67O

,590

,570

,600

,480

,560

,770

,810

,920

,790

,770

,740

37,905

1,223

75,180

Aug.

,720

,680

,640

,640

,810

,700

,620

,7OO

,750

,650

,360

,250

,180

,170

,170

1,110

978

934 

934

736

517

510

503

393

475

415

234

118

133

89

72_

31,191

1,006

61,870

Sept.

53

38

39

43

57

108

246

258

242

212

133

118

80

35

29

30

24

3? 

78

93

116

130

158

212

279

275

246

184

161

136

3,852

128

7,640

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,060 Mln 13 Mean 33O Ao-ft 239,200

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,920 Mln 9 Mean 343 Ao-ft 248, 4OO

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 27 to Mar. 6, Mar. 20-28.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 115

Birdwood Creek near Hershey, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°13' , long 101°04' , in NE^NW^ sec. 2, T. 14 N., R. 33 W., on left bank

60 ft downstream from bridge on county road, 1 mile upstream from mouth, and 5 miles

northwest of Hershey. 

Drainage area. 286 sq mi. 

Records available.--January 1931 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. May

to September 1920 and January 1922 to September 1955 in reports of State engineer. 

_j_. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Jan. 1, 1931, staff gage at site 50 ft upstream

at different datum. Jan. 1, 1931, to Dec. 16, 1934, staff gage and Dec. 17, 1934, to

Nov. 4, 1953, water-stage recorder, at site 50 ft upstream at same datum. 

Average discharge . 24 years (1931-55), 153 cfs (110,800 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 458 cfs May 26 (gage height, 2.26 ft); maximum

gage height, 4.45 ft Mar. 27 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 94 cfs

Aug. 3.

1931-55: Maximum discharge, 1,770 cfs (revised) Apr. 1, 1949 (gage height, 4.35ft),

from rating curve extended above 700 cfs; maximum gage height, 5.12 ft Dec. IE, 1940

(backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 61 cfs Jan. 19, 1935, Apr. 7, 1938. 

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, as

shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply

papers indicated.

WSP

1116 

1146 

1210 

1240

Water 

year

1948 

1949 

1951 

1952

Date

Aug. 2, 

Apr . 1 , 

June 21, 

Aug. 1,

1948 

1949 

1951 

1952

Discharge 

(cfs)

465 

1,770 

723 

465

Gage height 

(feet)

2.83 

4.35 

2.91 

2.50

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of 

stream affected by ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, anc1 return 

flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. Revised figure of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for Apr. 1, 1?49, superseding that published in WSP 1146, is given herewith:

Apr. 1, 1949..... 963

Month

Water year 1948-49 ....................

Cfs-dayB

57,961

Maximum

963

963

Minimum

160

97

Mean

205

159

Ronoff in 

a^ re-feet

12,170

115,000

116,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

145

151

154

149

145

143

154

149

149

149

147

143

141

143

139

134

13?

139

141

141

141

145

154

147

156

151

147

151

143

147

145

4,522

146

8,970

Nov.

147

145

151

145

149

147

149

147

145

147

145

145

147

143

T4T

145

147

145

145

156

154

151

154

151

149

156

156

151

147

160

4,464

149

8,850

Dec.

158

156

154

TSS

164

158

169

169

164

164

166

164

164

164

162

171

166

174

169

169

169

174

171

171

176

171

171

164

171

158

162

5,139

166

10,190

Jan.

162

174

174

166

169

142

136

137

134

137

144

126

125

T37

164

164

160

a!60

160

a!60

a!60

a!55

a!50

a!55

a!55

a!60

a!60

a!60

a!60

al65

al70

4,797

155

9,510

Feb.

169

a!65

a!60

a!55

a!60

a!60

a!65

178

193

185

180

175

180

185

190

191

191

180

171

175

180

180

170

184

187

184

177

199

4,969

177

9,860

Mar.

202

222

191

191

174

176

183

204

218

215

204

202

202

188

174

174

176

178

183

160

150

183

166

169

160

155

160

164

176

176

156

5,632

182

11,170

Apr.

164

178

181

174

162

156

160

164

169

169

174

193

160

160

160

154

154

154

156

143

147

149

158

149

149

151

149

139

T4T

156

4,773

159

9,470

May

162

158

158

154

136

127

129

151

147

127

129

127

113

110

109

109

186

181

169

147

139

138

149

141

215

342 T8"E"

158

149

141

139

4,726

152

9,370

June

138

136

143

136

138

134

136

129

130

149

141

138

138

134

138

134

143

136

130

122

119

119

118

TST

119

118

145

183

14F

132

4,043

135

8,020

July

105

113

119

114

116

118

119

120

119

119

113

114

109

109

119

TSo" 136

114

113

112

112

112

110

109

102

97

lt>3-

103

102

100

98

3,469

112

6,880

Aug.

97

95

94

5F

97

106

102

108

136

T20

112

103

99

99

100

106

109

104

104

104

109

102

104

104

103

102

102

105

112

104

103

3,240

105

6,430

Sept.

TOO" 100

100

100

100

100

102

103

104

105

105

106

106

106

106

106

106

112

114

119

122

118

114

134

166

156

138

134

132

130

3,444

115

6,830

Calendar year 1954: Max 235 Min 91 Mean 143 Ac-ft 103,700

Water year 1954-55: Max 342 Mln 94 Mean 146 Ac-ft 105,600

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and recorded range in 

stage.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 6-14, Feb. 10-15, Feb. 18 to Mar. 2, 

MarTTl, 25-27.
116 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Lincoln County drain No. 1 near North Platte Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°09'40" , long 100°47'25", in NEijNE-ij sec. 30, T. 14 N., R. 30 W, , on left 

bank 25 ft upstream from highway bridge, 0.8 mile upstream from mouth, and 15 miles 

northwest of city of North Platte.

Records available.--March 1931 to September 1932 and April to September 1955 in reports 

of Geological Survey. January 1929 to September 1955 (May to September only, during 

water years 1941, 1943-54) in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,805 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to Apr. 29, 1955, staff gage at datum 1.0 ft higher.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period April to September 1955, 175 cfs June 27 

(gage height, 2.39 ft); minimum daily, 26 cfs Apr. 28, May 2.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, April 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

B

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

'Tbfca 

Mean

Ao-ft

Dot. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

___, __

Mar. Apr.

_

_

-

-

-

_

 _

_

_

-

_

-

.

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

.

^

26

27

27

-

-

May

27

26

27

27

28

27

27

31

34

38

42

44

42

44

50

51

56

67

59

53

55

54

54

54

56

62" 77

58

59

57

58

1,444 

46.6

2,860

June

59

58

56

56

52

52

56

58

58

63

63

61

59

57

68

7O

70

67

65

64

59

58

58

62

64

66

~57 100

85

79

1,940 

64.7

3,850

July

76

74

71

79

80

73

68

71

76

81

80

78

79

76

77

74

73

78

80

83

86

90

92

93

93

97

98

93

90

85

2,533 

81.7

5,020

Aug.

88

86

85

88

91

93

102

103

114

ToT

99

100

104

104

104

100

99

97

100

105

107

100

103

100

99

93

92

93

91

84

89

 37315

97.3

5,980

Sept.

94

96

90

91

92

90

93

97

92

85

91

91

94

99

91

96

96

91

92

91

91

90

92

102

104

102

91

86

85

_ 

 5TT75 

92.6

5,510
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 117

North Platte River at North Platte, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°09 I , long 100°46', in sec. 28, T. 14 N., R. 30 W., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 83, half a mj le north of cit;r of 

North Platte, and 4| miles upstream from confluence with South I'latte River.

Drainage area.--32.000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1895 to September 1915 (fragmentary), October 1930 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. February 1895 to September 1955 in reports 

of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,794.9 ft above meEin sea level (city of 

North Platte benchmark). Prior to Apr. 10, 1910, staff gage at Union Pacific Railroad 

bridge 2 miles downstream at different datum. Apr. 10, 1910, to Sept. 30, 1930, staff 

or chain gages or water-stage recorder at or near present site t.t various datunn.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,160 cfs Aug. 9 (gage height, 3.82 ft); minimum daily, 100 cfs Feb. 19.

1895-1955 : Maximum discharge observed, 29,600 cfs June 11, ]909 (discharge measurement); minimum daily discharge, 20 cfs Sept. 20, 1904.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and grou~id-water 

withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areaE.

Revisions. WSP 716: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

rota:

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

784

841

T74

765

822

756

822

832

794

756

693

658

693

702

607

574

574

566 

632

632

632

650

666

641

675

684

616

624

624

566

502

21,157

682

41,960

Nov.

472

450

495

502

510

518

IBS

407

407

407

407

407

407

393

393

393

400

386 

393

386

379

365

372

358 3T5"

365

365

386

372

400

12,325

411

24,450

Dec.

372

393

353" 407

379

379

365

372

346

352

358

386

352

358

358

365

352

407 

407

386

372

372

352

358

358

365

372

352

292

m

362

11,416

368

22,640

Jan.

403

447

HF

393

272

?53" 191

321

337

320

322

326

317

312

360

350

350

325 

336

311

293

336

311

331

366

382

387

388

382

4O4

408

10,689

345

21,200

Feb.

408

408

307

140

212

316

353

324

421

268

183

275

292

352

401

466

477

3ST 

100 '23o"

210

300

350

370

391

340

351

374

_

-

9,036

323

17,920

Mar.

469

569

624

666

416

400

589

605

452

442

428

414

407

414

407

400

393

400

421

400

240

S21T

534

442

352

300

400

711

B3T

414

386

14,155

457

28,080

Apr.

400

379

358

346

339

352

346

326

320

313

306

407

400

339

332

332

339

332 

306

288

294

300

393

442

39T

372

346

332

306

306

10,344

345

20,520

May

306

320

320

258

207

170

126

21?

264

212

212

773

803

738

774

803

1,300

1,740 

1,390

618

346

320

346

332

526

1,060

1,060

702

582

488

365

17,673

570

35,050

June

294

246

243

253

300

282

282

294

306

407

442

400

372

372

400

379

400

339 

270

246

196

202

190

218" 180

234

542

738 538"

386

9,973

332

19,780

July

300

258

258

246 '270"

264

264

442

784

1,110

1,360

1,430

1,480

1,550

1,640

,670

,790

,820 

,860

1,820

,710

,640

,640

,670

,560

,580

,660

,690

,770

,740

,670

38,946

1,256

77,250

Aug.

1,640

1,610

1,550

1,540

1,580

1,770

1,690

1,750

2,050

1,940

1,640

1,330

1,290

1,240

1,220

1,170

1,040

982 

982

960

784

641

666

598

598

616

526

339

300

276

224

34,542

1,114

68,510

Sept.

145

TXS

150

145

150

150

185

313

332

339

313

282

252

218

190

207

224

240 

246

224

270

326

352

442

666

675 534-

458

400

365

8,938

298

17,730

Calendar year 1954 : Max 2,080 Min 117 Mean 541 Ac-ft 391,500

Water year 1954-55 : Max 2,050 Min 100 Mean 546 Ac-ft 395,100

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 29 to Mar. 9, Mar. 26, 27.

449355 O - 58 - 9
118 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

South Platte River above Elevenmile Canyon Reservoir, near Hartsel, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°58', long 105°34', in sec. 33, T. 12 S., R. 73 W., on left bank 250 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from high-water line of Elevenmile 

Canyon Reservoir, and 13 miles southeast of Hartsel.

Drainage area.--861 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1939 to September 1955 (no winter records most years).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume.

Average discharge.--6 years (1943-44, 1950-55), 76.7 cfs (55.530 aore-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 908 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 3.75 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1939-55: Maximum discharge recorded, 1,290 cfs June 19, 1949; maximum gage height, 

4.88 ft Aug. 2, 1945; minimum daily discharge recorded, 0.9 cfs Aug. 22, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Flow regulated by Antero Reservoir (capacity, 22,300 acre-ft). Many small diversions 

above station. Part of transmountain diversion from Colorado River basin through 

Hoosier Pass tunnel passes this station before rediversion to Arkansas River basin.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 17-3O)

1.0 

1.5

6.0

15

39

71

143

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

247

366

530

762

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

45

42

40

40

39

36

35

38

37

37

43

44

42

44

44

42

41

40

40

39

37

37

37

36

39

40

35

33

3S

33

35

1,203

38.8

2,390

Nov.

39

42

^2

39

34

36

37

36

31

34

34

34

33

29

31

31

32

33

33

34

33

32

32

32

32

29

26

25

27

1(5

978

32.6

1,940

Dec.

> 20

620

20

1,230

Jan.

> 9.0

279.0

9.0

553

Feb.

> 6.0

_

------

168.0

6.0

333

Mar.

> 6.0

186.0

6.0

369

Apr.

> 7.0

14

18

20

35

100

T5B- 172

117

97

76

37

29

29

46

57

61

*63

57

51

50

1,344.0

44.8

2,670

May

53

58

64

67

66

70

78

105

122

122

117

110

*107

107

114

128

T2T

116

83

47

31

27

18

14

19

37

29

14

10

8.4

6^.8

2,073.2

66.9

4,110

June

5.1 3T 

51

49

58

47

41

47

100

126

103

97

108

163

138

75

49

42

40

37

44

85

136

159

165

169

1ST

148

128

111

2,713.1

90.4

5,380

July

104

92

83

80

76

98

141

107

103

87

96

97

*93

84

92

83

71

62

57

W

62

*69

107

120

85

9f

249

298

?TT

*154

118

3,351

108

6,650

Aug.

154

219

263

329

356

440

6O6

I2T

284

258

206

122

100

85

133

92

*134

236

358

339

339

282

231

203

188

133

120

134

118

96

83

7,065

228

14,010

Sept.

79

69

63

59

57

53

42

37

35

2£

29

29

195

*238

233

261

268

272

275

284

279

272

265

270

298

279

268

*268

254

247

5,307

177

10,530

Calendar year 1954: Max 182 Mln _ Mean 44.8 Ac-ft 32,4fO

Water year 1954-55: Max 606 Mln - Mean 69.3 Ac-ft SO.lfO

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 15-17, 27-31, Nov. 1, 4-12, 15-17, Dec. 1 to Apr. 15 (stagedlscharge relation affected by Ice during most of periods); discharge estimated on basis of records 

for Elevenralle Canyon Reservoir.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 119

South Platte River near Lake George, Colo,

Location. Lat 38°54'20", long 105°27'50", in SW£ sec. 20, T. 13 S.. R. 72 VI., on left 

bank 800 ft downstream from Elevenmile Canyon Reservoir and 8 miles southwest of town 

of Lake George.

Drainage area. 929 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1929 to September 1955.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gagi; is 8,450 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Oct. 26, 1940, at site I mile downstream at datum 8,423.95 ft 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 26 years, 71.6 cfs (51,840 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 400 cfs Aug. 8 (gage height, 3.35 ft); minimum 

daily, 10 cfs June 4, 5.

1929-55: Maximum discharge, 990 cfs Aug. 15, 1930, from rating curve extended above 

600 cfs; maximum gage height, 5.85 ft June 20, 1949; no flow at times in January 1930, 

February 1931, and November 1935.

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs (see

p. 122 ), transmountain diversions, diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height,in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet' per second)

0.3

.5

1.0

1.5

60

115

3.0 

3.0 

3.7

183

337

469

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

51

BT

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

52

52

53

53

55

56

56

57

57

58

58

59

59

60

^

60

60

58

58

58

58

58

1,714

55.3

3,400

Nov.

58

58

58

60

60

61

61

125

303

300

302

304 2U2"

303

200

300

200

199

199

200

200

203

204

304

204

204

202

302

202

302

4,977

166

9,870

Dec.

304

33T

143

107

104

104

103

103

55

26_

26

26

36

26

27

38

28

28

27

38

37

27

27

37

27

37

27

37

37

37

27

1,720

55.5

3,410

Jan.

37

28" 38

28

23

33

33

33

33

22

33

33

32

22

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

13 T2"

13

12

12

12

608

19.6

1,310

Feb.

1212"

13

13

12

13

12

13

13

13

13

12

13

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

1;

TS"

12

12

13

13

13

339

13.1

673

Mar.

1312"

13

13

12

12

12

13

13

12

13

12

13

13 T3"

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

389

12.5

772

Apr.

13

13

13

13

ii

13

13

13

12

13

13

39

30

48

120

169

T5B- 181

157

103

49

39

29

39

33

54

*61

61

63

47

1,575

53.5

3,120

May

42

51

55

55

54

44

20

28

81

144

330

350 *23"2"

323

323

176

120

88

80

80

58

32

28

21

31

33

32

33

30

15

13

3,540

81.9

5,040

June

13

13

12

10

IS

32

51

41

25

18

32

22

33

65

103

123

135 ~9"3~

76

77

77

70

65

73

88

99

100

100

100

100

1,835

31.3

3,640

July

85

66

53

46

45

45

43

60

58

46

46

*46

46

45

46

46

46

46

39

IF

46

46

45

46

46

46

46

77

115

137

T2T

1,765

56.9

3,500

Aug.

127

141

169

193

248

327

351

376

398

rss

359

356

163

98

80

*82

84

84

85

85

85

96

120

128

147

155

137

103

103

103

103

5,373

173

10,660

Sept.

96

96

95

95

95

157

195

193

193

195

196

199 -56"

*43

43

43

43

43

43

41

41

41

41

40

40

57

68

61

39

TO

3,656

88.5

5,270

Calendar year 1954: Max 367 Min 3.2 Mean 133 Ac-ft 96,130

Water year 1954-55: Max 398 Mln 10 Mean 69.8 Ac-ft 50,560

Discharge measurement made on this day.
120 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Tarryall Creek near Lake George, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°04'30", long 105°24'30", in sec. 23, T. 11 S. , R. 72 W., on left bank 

5^ miles upstream from mouth and 8 miles northwest of town of Lake George.

Drainage area.--460 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1910 to June 1912 (fragmentary), October 1933 to September 

1955 in reports of Geological Survey (no winter records most years), discontinued. 

June to October 1916 in files of State engineer. April 1925 to September 1944 in 

reports of State engineer. Published as near Hayman" 1910-12.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,250 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to June 19, 1916, staff gage and June 19 to Oct. 26, 1916, water-stage recorder, at 

site 250 ft downstream at different datum, Apr. 1, 1925, to Nov. 27, 1940, water-stage 

recorder at site 250 ft downstream at present datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 206 cfs Aug. 29 (gage height, 2.49 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1910-12, 1916, 1925-55: Maximum discharge recorded, 1,030 cfs Apr. 21, 1948 (gage 

height, 6.08 ft, from floodmark); no flow Feb. 23, 1944, and probably at other times 

during winter periods of no gage-height record.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Transmountain diversion from Colorado River basin through Boreas Pass ditch enters 

above station (see p. 177). Diversions above station for irrigation of about 13,000 

acres.

Revisions (water years). WSP 806: 1935. WSP 956: 1941.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 7 to Sept. 5)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 Dec. 1 to Sept. 3O

1.0

1.1

1.2

6.5 

9.5

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.6

6.0 

9.0

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

102

185

284

Discharge, In cubic feet per secoau, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

14

12

10

9.5

8.6

8.9

8.9

8.6

7.7

8.0

8.0

7.4

774

8.3

9.2

10

9.5

9.2

8.6

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.3

8.9

9.5

10

9.2

B.O

8.6

275.1

8.87

546

Nov.

9.5

11

8.6

8.9

9.5

10

8.9

9.5

11

12

"9.2 13

12

10

10

10

10

8.6

11

8.3

8.6

8.8

8.9

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.2

285.9

9.53

567

Dec.

> 11

341

11

676

Jan.

> 10

310

10

615

Feb.

> 10

_

280

10

555

Mar.

> 15

465

15

922

Apr.

} 

> 22

20

*23

23

23

629

21.0

1,250

May

24

25

26

29

27

24

25

29

35

46

46

47

*51

46

42

40

40

50

56

45

32

22

17

15

13

12

11

14

13

"ft 8.4 7"

O . /

919.1

29.6

1,820

June

8.4

6.9

11

33

52

61

68

71

76

87

69

69

76

92

84

61

44

36

31

23

21

21

26

47

64

54

56

45

42

41

1,476.3

49.2

2,930

July

36

33

30

28

27

23

19

17

15

12

12

*11

11

13

14

15

15

13

12

11

11

10

12

17

17

19

29

80

81

72

57

772

24.9

1,530

Aug.

53

58

59

87

110

100

115

137

131

98

64

44

36

30

34

*36

52

57

92

150

147

120

99

87

80

78

81

105

193

T62

139

2,834

91.4

5,620

Sept.

118

105

96

86

80

72

72

69

65

58

54

51

46

*42

39

36

36

34

37

38

36

37

35

40

45

49

44

39

34

3_0

1,625

54.2

3,220

Calendar year 1954 : Max 139 Mln 1.3 Mean 16.4 Ac-ft 11.87C

Water year 1954-55 : Max 193 Mln - Mean 28. 0 Ac-ft 2O,25O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Nov. 21 to Apr. 27 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

most of period), Sept. 19-26; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for 

nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 121

Goose Creek above Cheesman Lake, Colo. 

(Known also as Lost Park Creek)

Location,--Lat 39°12', long 105 C 19', In sec. 3, T. 10 3., R. 71 W , on right bank 1 mile 

upstream from high-water line of Cheesman Lake.

Drainage area.--86 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August to December 1899, October 1933 to September 1955 in re-iorts of 

Geological Survey (no winter records some years). October 1924 to September 1944 in 

reports of State engineer. Published as "at Lake Cheesman" 1899.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and compound rectangular weir. Altitude of gage is 6,900 ft 

(from topographic map). Aug. 1 to Dec. 31, 1899, staff gage al; site about 2 miles 

downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--12 years (1935-36, 1939-41, 1943-47, 1950-55), 26.2 cfs (18,970 acreft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 131 cfs May 25 (gage he:.ght, 2.32 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1924-55: Maximum discharge, 464 cfs May 30, 1942 (gage height, 4.57 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 75 cfs on basis of weir formula; m:_nimum not determined.

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

which are poor. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice sffect (gage 

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

0.3 5.0 1.5 59

.5 11 2.0 99

1.0 32 2.5 152

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

9.8

8.6

8.0

8.0

8.6

10

9.2

8.6

8.3

8.0

8.0

7.7

8.0

8.0

8.6

9.2

9.8

9.2

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.0

7.4

7.4

8.0

8.1

8.3

7.5

7.5

8.0

7.4

258.1

8.33

512

Nov.

> 8.6

258.0

8.6

512

Dec.

> 8.8

272.8

8.8

541

Jan.

> 9.0

279.0

9.0

553

Feb.

> 8.5

_

*

238

8.5

472

Mar.

> 12

372

12

738

Apr.

19

21

20

19

19

21

20

21

22

23

25

28

27

30

35

38

48

54

TS

21

22

36

44

29

34

38

32

16

16

18

839

28.0

1,660

May

17

18

16

13

12

12

11

12

13

18

18

26

20

17

15

15

13

21

27

31

45

66

92

107

99

72

65

52

53

49

46

1,091

35.2

2,160

June

44

41

38

39

46

41

38

36

35

34

34

32

30

35

40

33

34

36

31

29

30

28

27

26

26

27

25

25

22

21

983

32.8

1,950

July

18

17

17

17

17

16

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

U.

12

14

14

11

12

12

12

16

32

23

24

31

46

36

25

22

561

18.1

1,110

Aug.

27

52

31

34

42

44

44

39

34

36

34

29

26

26

48

32

34

46

45

42

38

35

31

29

27

35

53

62

48

40

36

1,179

38.0

2,340

Sept.

34

32

31

30

28

28

30

28

26

25

24

23

23

22

21

19

17

19

19

19

18

16

13

13

34

41

28

22

19

17

719

24.0

1,430

Calendar year 1954 : Max 46 Min 4.0 Mean 10.8 Ac-ft 7,820

Water year 1954-55 : Max 107 Min - Mean 19.3 Ac-ft 13,98O

Peak discharge (base. 110 cfs). Hay 25 (5:30 a.m.) 131 cfs (2.32 ft).

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 26 to Nov. 6. ND gage-height record Nov. 7 

to Apr. 16 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during most of period), Aug. 21-26; discharge 

estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
122 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in South Platte River basin in Colorado

Elevenmile Canyon Reservoir. Lat 38°54', long 105°28', in SW£ sec. 20, T. 13 S., R. 72 W. , 

at dam on South Platte River, 8 miles southwest of Lake George. Records available, 

September 1938 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1936 to September 1955 in file's of State engineer. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

at mean sea level (datum of Denver Board of Water Commissioners). Maximum contents observed during year, 29.180 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 8,567.87 ft); minimum observed, 

15,100 acre-ft May 28 (elevation, 8,555.81 ft). Maximum contents observed during period 

1938-55, 91,000 acre-ft June 20, 21, 1949 (elevation, 8,594.97 ft); minimum observed, 

that of May 28, 1955.

Reservoir is formed by concrete arch dam completed by Denver Board of Water Commissioners in 1932. Storage began in October 1936. Capacity. 81,920 acre-ft between elevations 8,480.00 ft (sill of outlet gate) and 8,592.00 ft (crest of spillway). No dead 

storage. Records given herein represent total contents. Water is for municipal use by 

city of Denver. Records furnished by Denver Board of Water Commissioners.

Cheesman Lake.--Lat 39°13', long 105 = 16', in sec. 6, T. 10 S., R. 70 W., at dam on South 

Platte River, 4 miles southwest of Deckers. Records available, September 1938 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1902 to September 1955 in files 

of State engineer. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 6,622.91 ft atove 

mean sea level {datum of Denver Board of Water Commissioners). Maximum contents observed during year, 26,470 acre-ft Dec. 14-18 (gage height, 131.80 ft); minimum observed, 17,450 acre-ft Sept. 5 (gage height, 109.52 ft). Maximum contents observed 

during period 1938-55, 86,630 acre-ft Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 213.78 ft); minimum 

observed, that of Sept. 5, 1955.

Reservoir is formed by masonry dam, completed and storage began about October 1902. 

Capacity, 79,060 acre ft at gage height 212 ft (spillway crest) above sill 01 lowest 

gage. No dead storage. Records given herein represent total contents. Water is for 

municipal use by city of Denver. Records furnished by Denver Board of Water Commissioners.

Month-end elevation or gage height and contents, water year October 1954 tc September 1955

Date

Calendar year 1954. . . 

Jan. 31... .............

Apr. 30.... ............

water year 1953-54. . .

Elevenmile Canyon Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

8,567.83 

8,566.40 

8,560.43 

8,558.64

-

8,558.10 

8,557.56 

8,556.98 

8,556.38 

8,556.01 

8,557.53 

8,559.10 

8,560.56 

8,565.28

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

29,120 

27,090 

19,660 

17,770

-

17,220 

16,700 

16,150 

15,610 

15,280 

16,680 

18,230 

19,800 

25,550

-

Change in 

contents 

(acre-feet)

-2,030 

-7,430 

-1,890

-67,280

-550 

-520 

-550 

-540 

-330 

+1,400 

+1,550 

+1,570 

+5,750

-3,570

CFeesman Lake

Qage 

height 

(feet)t

130.92 

115.2S 

127.83 

131.03

-

128.41 

125.96 

123.24 

121.11 

115.58 

123.71 

116.29 

114.37 

115.77

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

26,070 

19,570 

24,700 

26,120

-

24,960 

£3,900 

22,750 

£1,870 

19,690 

£2,940 

19,960 

19,230 

19,760

-

Change in 

contents 

(acre-feet)

-6,500 

+5,130 

+1,420

-3,680

-1,160 

-1,060 

-1,150 

-880 

-2,180 

+3,250 

-2,980 

-730 

+530

-6,310

t Elevation or gage height at 5 p.m.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 123

South Platte River below Cheesman Lake, Colo.

Locatlon.-Lat 39°13', long 105°16', in see. 6, T. 10 S., R. 70 W., on left bank a quarter' 

ol a mile downstream from Cheesman Lake.

Drainage area. l.766 sq mi.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey 

October 1924 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Oage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,610.38 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of lyi2.

Average discharge.--31 years, 162 cfs (117,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 628 cfs Aug. 9 (gage height, 4.65 ft); minimum 

daily, 20 cfs Dec. 8-13.

1924-55: Maximum discharge, 3,020 cfs Apr. 23 1942 (gage height, 8.46 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs; minimum not determined.

Remarks.--Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions (see 

p. J.Y7) , storage reservoirs (see preceding page), diversions for irrigation, and return 

flow from irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.3 

2.7 

3.1

37

67

120

3.5 

4.0 

4.7

208

367

655

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*158

158

170

182

177

165

165

165

163

163

160

160

158

156

152

148

146

146

144

142

177

203 200"

198

163

142

156

170

142

148 

146

5,023

162

9,960

Nov.

124

78

74

*72

72

66

62

53

39

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

*35

35

35

66

138

I3T

127

127

125

125

125

125

125

2,239

74.6

4,440

Dec.

125

125

*125

125

125

70

23

20

20

20

20

20

20

22

22

22

*22

22

22

22

22

22

29

37

39

40

40

39

39

39 

39

1,377

44.4

2,730

Jan.

39

39

39

39

58

38

*38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

39

39

39

39

*39

40

40 

39

1,192

38.5

2,360

Feb.

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

37

37

37

37

37

36

35

35

35

*36

36

36

36

-

------

1,047

37.4

2,080

Mar.

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

*36

36

36

36

36

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

30

28

1,091

35.2

2,160

Apr.

28

28

28

*28

28

28

28

28

28

28

29

38

59

81

96

192

281

*313

322

274

200

131

101

98

93

87

87

87

96

131

3,076

103

6,100

May

142

127

122

*133

133

133

133

133

152

249

356

446

446

442

423

374

322

255

233

236

211

192

163

165

180

168

131

110

90

87

87

6,574

212

13,040

June

*85

73

74

64

59

62

91

115

156

133

122

122

*122

136

138

86

62

57

47

47

47

46

46

46

51

62

*58

58

58

58

2,381

79.4

4,720

July

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

*118

294

294

294

290

226

57

57

58

58

70

114

134

127

122

*131

192

268

268 

265

4,075

131

8,080

Aug.

281

353

316

316

419

501

555

589

628

£28

614

488

316

242

239

*172

138

185

222

239

310

310

205

216

246

198

200

258

*310

367 

336

10,447

337

20,720

Sept.

*455

450

459 382"

386

230

185

185

185

185

185

187

187

*187

140

115

100

93

93

91

91

90

89

89

100

114

101

118

136

122

5,530

184

10,970

Calendar year 1954 : Max 618 Mln 20 Mean 166 Ac-ft 120,400

Water year 1954-55-. Max 628 Min 2O Mean 121 Ac-ft 87,360

Discharge measurement made on this day.
124 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Fork South Platte River below Geneva Creek, at Grant, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°27'28", long 105°39'28", in NW£ sec. 10, T. VS., F. 74 W., on left bank

 just east of Grant and about 1,600 ft downstream from Geneva Creel'.

Drainage area. 127 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1908 to November 1913 (published as "at Cassells"), June 1942 to

 September 1955. December 1913 to March 1918 equivalent records may be obtained by 

summation of flow of North Fork South Platte River at Grant (above Geneva Creek) and 

Geneva Creek at Grant.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8,558.60 ft above mean sea level (Bureau 

"of Reclamation benchmark). July 4, 1908, to Nov. 30, 1913, staff or chain gages at

several sites about 2 miles downstream at various datums. June 19, 1942, to Mar. 15,

1948 staff gage at site 1,200 ft upstream from present site at datum 13.07 ft higher.

Mar. 16 to July 22, 1948, staff gage at site 400 ft upstream from present site at datum

6.35 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1908-17, 1942-55), 82.3 cfs (59,580 acre-ft per year).

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 236 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 3.42 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.83 ft Apr. 4 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 10 cfs 

Feb. 20.

1942-55: Maximum discharge, 788 cfs June 10, 1952; maximum gage height, 4.72 ft 

Feb. 11, 1952 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 6.8 cfs Jan. 13, 14,Feb. 11. 

1944.

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

which are poor. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions. WSP 956: Drainage area at site at Cassels. WSP 1116: Irainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.2

2.3 

2.5

2.7 

3.0 

3.3

57 

107 

IBS

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

oet.

30

29

30

*Z9

29

28

30

28

i

30

29

32

30

29

31

30

28

30

29

29

29

29

31

32

31

34

40

31

30

31

934

30.1

1,850

Nov.

36

39

*30

29

29

28

28

28

28 

27

29

28

28

26

27

25

26

28

29

26

29

27

24

25

22

21

18

14

16

18

788

26.3

1,560

Dec.

21

23

27

1¥

*25

23

20

18

17 

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

11

12

13

14

530

17.1

1,050

Jan.

15

15

14

*13

13

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

IT

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

13

13

383

12.4

760

Feb.

13

I?

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11 

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

11

11111111

12

12

13

_

_

314

11.2

623

Mar.

14

L4

*14

14

14

14

15

15

15 

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

15

14

14

15

16

17

17

18

18

474

15.3

940

Apr.

19

20

19

*19

!§_

18

20

21

21 

24

26

29

29

28

39

47

53

49

40

*37

*37

43

39

37

47

54

48

39

39

47

1,006

33.5

2,000

May

58

66

49

*42

33

66

82

84

68 

63

68

75

77

87

98

96

79

77

72

74

100

122

120

128

12T

111

*102

94

96

105

107

2,641

85.2

5,240

June

115

107^ 118

102

96.

100

109

150

150 

124

124

142

150

*152

144

131

128

131

131

*139

144

142

147

150

142

133

128

126

126

131

3,912

130

7,760

July

122

TT8

111

107

103

*100

94

91

87 

86

87

82

77

74

70

70

68

62

58

57.

62

62

66

72

72

89

102

91

82

72

72

2,566

82.8

5,090

Aug.

91

115

139

152

113

128

144

122

*107 

109

107

96

94

115

144

118

131

142

150

133

124

118

113

111

105

111

128

147

118

109

103

3,737

121

7,410

Sept.

*96

91

87

82

79

77

80

75

72 

70

68

64

63

62

58

56

57

58

57

60

56

53

52

54

70

60

49

47

45

44

1,942

64.7

3,850

Calendar year 1954: Max 136 Mln 11 Mean 36.2 Ac-ft 26,180

Water year 1954-55: Max 152 Mln 10 Mean 52.7 Ac-ft 38,130

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 18, Nov. 27 to Apr. 8 (no gage-height record 

Jan. 9 to Feb. 3; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations), 

Apr. 10, 11, 20.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 125

North Pork South Platte River at South Platte, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°24'30", long 105-10'30", in SW£ sec. 25, T. 73., R. 70 W., on left bank 

0.2 mile west of South Platte and 0.3 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 484 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1909 to September 1910, April 1913 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,090.55 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to May 13, 1925, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 43 years, 160 cfs (115,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 561 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 3.38 ft); minimum 

' daily, 16 cfs Nov. 30.

1909-10, 1913-55: Maximum discharge, 2,050 cfs June 13, 1949 (gage height, 6.30 ft); 

minimum observed, 4 cfs (discharge measurement) Dec. 8, 1932.

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

which are fair. Small diversions above station.

Revisions. WSP 606: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4 to Nov. 18, Nov. 29 to Dec. 9)

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

2.2

2.5 

3.0

120

210

400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*58

53

53

*48

51

51

50

50

47

48

51

52

53

56

55

53

65

63

60

58

56

53

53

52

56

56

48

47

48

44

40

1,628

52.5

3,230

Nov.

40

41

50

*44

35

38

40

40

39

38

43

41

43

46

41

40

39

*32

31

32

34

34

35

35

35

34

32

25

21

i§

1,094

36.5

2,170

Dec.

18

2T

*53-So

46

35

39

32

20

20

23

23

24

24

24

23

*23

23

24

25

26

26

28

29

30

30

29

25

26

29

30

884

28.5

1,750

Jan.

32

35

36

35

33

31

*31

32

32

31

29

27

30

28

28

27

25

20

18

19

18

17

17

17

19

19

18

*18

18

19

19

778

25.1

1,540

Feb.

20

21

20

19

19

20

21

23

22

22

23

25

26

26

26

27

26

23

20

19

19

21

23

25

*26

28

30

31

-

651

23.2

1,290

Mar.

32

33

36

37

35

32

33

32

34

36

39

41

40

*42

38

35

32

33

33

31

29

33

37

37

38

35

33

34

38

41

46

1,105

35.6

2,190

Apr.

32

40

43

*32

!§.

36

31

34

36

37

44

51

39

44

52

63

74

*80

80

56

52

60

67

60

63

89

102

76

65

70

1,636

54.5

3,240

May

82

100

93

*70

To

80

1O8

132

120

120

105

115

115

112

130

140

122

157

166

157

172

224

262

266

*256

220

210

182

178

175

169

4,628

149

9,180

June

182

178

169

169

160

154

157

172

228

T86

169

186

*196

200

203

189

189

186

175

175

182

182

182

186

182

175

*166

163

154

154

5,340

178

10,590

July

157

151

145

138

132

128

125

120

115

110

105

*105

102

100

95

95

95

93

87

84

82

BZ

87

115

125

122

*154

178

151

128

112

3,618

117

7,180

Arg.

118

160

178

217

200

234

36J.

316

245

214

220

192

178

189

*296

231

214

256

270

248

224

203

200

210

206

203

252

336

*248

217 

196

7,035

227

13,950

Sept.

182

166

160

157

151

148

151

145

138

132

130

125

118

 118

115

105

100

105

108

108

108

100

95

100

142

142

118

105

100

98

3,770

126

7,480

Calendar year 1954: Max 208 Hin 12 Mean 56.5 Ac-ft 40,930

Water year 1954-55: Max 364 Min 16 Mean 88.1 Ac-ft 63,790

Peak discharge (base, 45Q efs).--Aug. 7 (6 p.m.) 561 cfs (3.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note_.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19-28, Dec. 10 to Mar. 29 (no gage-height 

record Dec. 28 to Jan. 6, Jan. 10 to Feb. 25, Mar. 5, 6, 21, 25-29; discharge estimated on basis of 

2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations).
126 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

South Platte River at South Platte, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°24'30", long 105°10'10", in SE£ sec. 25, T. VS., R. 70 W. , on left bank 

at South Platte, 200 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 75 and 400 ft downstream from North Fork South Platte River.

Drainage area.--2.550 sq mi, approxiamtely.

Records available.--July 1887 to October 1892, November 1895 to June 1897, April 1899 to 

June 1900, March 1902 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. July 1887 to 

October 1892, October 1895 to September 1897, April 1899 to September 1944 in reports 

of State engineer. Prior to 1901, published as "at" or "near Deansbury," as "at Deansbury and Platte Canyon," and as "at or "near Platte Canyon."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,078.43 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to 1902, staff gages or water-stage recorder at several sites less 

than 9 miles downstream at various datums. Mar. 28, 1902, to May 6, 1905, staff gage at 

bridge 200 ft upstream at different datum. May 7, 1905, to Mar. 13, 1910, staff gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--62 years (1887-91, 1895-97, 1898-99, 1900-55), 365 cfs 

(264 ,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,130 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 3.93 ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs Dec. 10.

1888-92, 1896, 1899-1955: Maximum discharge, 6,320 cfs June 8, 1921 (gage height, 

8.95 ft), from rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs; minimum daily determined, 

14 cfs Mar. 11, 1932.

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

which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions (see 

p. 177), storage reservoirs (see p. 122), diversions for irrigation, and return flow 

from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 306; 1910. WSP G26: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 27 to Dec. 9. Mar. 1-4,

Mar. 9 to Apr. 1O, Aug. 21 to Sept. 5)

Oct. 1

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

to Jan. 31

30

48

103

190

335

Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

0.9

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

83

120

208

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

340

535

1,130

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*216

211

208

229

234

224

216

213

211

208

208

208

211

211

206

203

200

198

195 T55-

200

248

250 '5T9"

245

208

195

237

211

208

200

6,655

215

13,200

Nov.

200 T5B"

146

*132

116

120

119

116

100

87

82

87

97

93

85

83

83

*75

7F

82

78

127

162

153

149

151

139

136

120

120

3,468

116

6,880

Dec.

120

131

*148

149

T4T

131

77

44

32

30

40

38

39

40

42

42

*36

38

41

43

43

45

48

52

58

58

50

36

40

52

70

1,959

63.2

3,890

Jan.

76

84

W

84

80

70

*74

72

68

64

66

62

64

80

74

76

76

60

68

70

70

66

60

5862"

62

62

*63

68

74

74

2,171

70.0

4,310

Feb.

72

72

71

67

66

74

72

84 5T

72

68

68

72

74

76

76

80

66

62

54

53

5ff

64

68

*74

72

70

73

------

1,962

70.1

3,890

Mar.

81

87

87

86

80

78

79

85

34- 94

93

92

84

*86

87

79

80

73

77

79

69

73

78

79

69

66

7T

81

85

83

92

2,530

81.6

5,020

Apr.

75

82

85

*73

Zi

79

73

75

78

79

91

101

100

139

165

210

355

*377

394

3BT

298

255

212

194

188

200

212

192

177

196

5,188

173

10,290

May

232

252

230

*221

701

230

252

272

265

343

409

508

517

512

526

486

429

458

550

526

494

517

555 555-

*530

504

429

380

349

334 

322

12,388

400

24,570

June

322

313

292

283

278

268

280

310

388

3ST

328

334

*340

343

370

331

301

286

270

260

262

258

258

260

260

260

*248

242

232

23T

8,776

293

17,410

July

235

228

223

219

212

206

198

192

186

181

181

*181

331

374

374

370

367

204

163

156

156

159

200

275

278

258

*295

343

394

38¥ 

374

7,897

255

15,660

Aug.

Wg- 394

512

522

585

720

968 '5U

948

916

922

762

585

476

*580

494

409

481

560

545

570

575

499

458

499

468

508

635

*625

605 

600

18,862

608

37,410

Sept.

'505" 625

620

555

575

417

374

355

349

343

340

331

322

*322

313

252

240

223

228

226

223

215

208

206

260

258

232

212

230

228

9,892

330

19,620

Calendar year 1954: Max 629 Mln 30 Mean 220 Ac-ft 159,400

Water year 1954-55: Max 968 Mln 30 Mean 224 Ac-ft 162,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 10 to Feb. 28 (no gage-height record Feb.20-25),
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 127

South Platte River at Waterton, Colo.

Location.--Lat 39°29'18", long 105°05'32", in NE^ sec. 34, T. 63., R. 69 W., on left bank 

250 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 221, half a mile east of Waterton, 

5 miles west of Louviers, and 6 miles upstream from Plum Creek.

Drainage area.--2.620 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

192B to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,484.43 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge.--29 years, 179 cfs (129,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 739 cfs Aug. 11 (gage height, 2.02 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.9 cfs Mar. 26, 27.

1926-55: Maximum discharge, 5,700 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 5.68 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.1 cfs Mar. 6, 7, 1933, Feb. 28 to Mar. 2, Mar. 20, 1938.

Remarks.--Records good above 20 cfs and fair below. Natural flow of stream affected by 

transmountain diversions (see p. 177), storage reservoirs (see p. 122), diversions for 

irrigation and municipal use, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.6

0

1.0

3.0

11

26

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

110

230

390

755

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Z7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

18

14

SB-9.4

SI

48

41

37

35

33

33

*26

23

28

24

20

20

18

16

12

12

46

46

39

48

35

30

54

41

56

BT

1,000.4

32.3

1,980

Nov.

39

56

86

SS

70

76

79

83

54

48

56

59

68

68

*54

35

33

28

22

20

22

18

24

14

5.4

6.2

4.6

4.6

3.0

2._B

1,224.6

40.8

2,430

Dec.

3.0

3.8

16

23

20

4.6

18

14

7.8

22

35

46 35-

4.6

*4.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

276- 2.6

2.6

2.8

2.6

297.6

9.60

590

Jan.

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

ST?

2.4

2.6

*27f

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

72.8

2.35

144

Feb.

2.2

772

2.2

2.2

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

T7o

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

_

------

36.6

1.31

73

Mar.

1.0

1.0

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.0

1.2

1.0

.9

7?

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

33.4

1.08

66

Apr.

T72- 1.2

1.2

1.2

3.0

10

10

10

11

11

*11

28

20

51

73

107

240

255

285

*?70

174

146

100

83

73

76

93

83

79

114

2,420.8

80.7

4,800

May

146

150

*130

118

114

126

154

198

170

214

275

384

366

354

354

320

275

360

*465 3~35~

432

408

450

426

432

290

138

270

210

190

174

8,489

274

16,840

June

170

142

110

103

114

107

126

158

235

*2oTT

162

162

166

166

198

202

166

150

138

130

134

118

110

*110

114

114

100

93

76

73_

4,153

138

8,240

July

73

73

83

79

76

68

68

*62

59

68

73

70

62

*5470"

93

93

93

70

62

62

70

83

126

122

93

138

182

TOE" 222

194

2,947

95.1

5,850

Aug.

214

*330

330

310

330

502

645

414

408

3X1

675 5^2-

230

146 m

342

230

315

*408

372

334

334

310

265

3?0

300

330

342

285

260

378

11,175

360

22,170

Sept.

*372

305

250

210

222

245

226

210

240

222

206

202

194

190

186

118

107

96

107

110

103

93

90

86 iinr

154

126

122

146

138

5,242

175

10,400

Calendar year 1954: Max 344 Min 1.6 Mean 6O.7 Ac-ft 43,97O

Water year 1954-55: Max 675 Mln o.9 Mean 1O2 Ac-ft 73,58O

Discharge measurement made on this day.
128 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Plum Creek near Louviers, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°30'25", long 105°01'25", in NW^NEf sec. 29, T. 63., R. 68 W., on left 

bank 15 ft upstream from bridge on county road, U.5 mile upstream from flume crossing 

of Highline Canal, 2^ miles north of Louviers, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 319 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1947 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,517.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1954, at datum 1.52 ft higher.

Average discharge.--8 years, 15.6 cfs (11,290 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 405 cfs May 20; maximum gage height, 4.33 ft 

Aug. 7; minimum daily discharge, 0.2 cfs Oct. 5, 8-12, 19-21, July 15.

1947-55: Maximum discharge, 3,800 cfs July 21, 1954 (gage height, 6.59 ft, present 

datum); no flow at times during 1951-52.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions 

above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.4

.3

.3

_.£_

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

9.7

0.31

19

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.573"

77

.3

.3

11.6

0.39

23

Dec.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3TS"

1.6

1.3

1.0

.9

1.3

2.0

1.3

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.4

2.6

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.6

1.6

2.3

2.4

3.1

3.6

52.1

1.68

103

Jan.

3.7

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.4

4.4

4.6

5.0

b4.0

b3.5

b3.6

b3.8

b3.9

b2.8

b2.2

bl.8

bl.8

bl.9

bl.8

bl.8

bl.7

bl.7

1.6

1.5

T7T

2.2

2.1

2.8

2.1

2.1

2.2

92.7

2.99

184

Feb.

Z.Z

2.0 ?rr

2.6

2.8

2.4

3.2

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

5.0

4.0

2.5

b2.4

b2.6

b2.9

b4.1

5.2

5.6

4.6

5.0

4.4

101.3

3.62

201

Mar.

4.E

4.8 4T8"

4.4

3.8

3.6

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

4.2

4.2

4.4

3.7

3.6

3.1

3.4

3.6

3.8

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.1

2.1

110.9

3.58

220

Apr.

2.1

2.4

E.6

2.6

2.8

3.2

3.4

E.5

2.1

2.1

3.0

6.4

7.6

11

9.2

10

9.6

10

9.2

8.4

6.8

6.8

5.6

5.6

5.0

4.0

2.5

2.0

1.6

±Z

151.3

5.04

300

May

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

7S

1.2

1.2

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

2.2

4.0

15

136

555

273

270

280

31E

288

273

227

176

143

122

95

2,985.8

96.3

5,920

June

78

SF

51

36

36

33

28

2E

24

28

E7

24

20

16

15

10

14

10

8.4

5.8

5.8

4.6

4.6

4.E

3.8

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.5

1 . 8

588.1

19.6

1,170

July

T70- 1.6

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.7

.5

.5

.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

15.2

0.49

30

Aug.

0.4

.4

.4

5.2

9.0

5.0

30

3.4

.8

.5

~?.4 42

2.4

1.8

4.8

3.0

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

3.5

10

3.0

1.8

. 8

148.2

4.78

294

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.6

_.§.

.5

.4

.3

TT

.4

IE. 9

0.43

26

Calendar year 1954: Max 453 Min o.l Mean 5.90 Ac-ft 4,26O

Water year 1954-55: Max 355 Min Q.2 Mean 11.7 Ac-ft 8,490

Peak discharge (base. 220 efs). May 20 (11:30 a.m.) 405 cfs (3.22 ft); May 24 (2 p. 

(3.42 ft); Aug. 7 15:15 p.m.; 375 cfs (4.33 ft). 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

n.) 330 cfs
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 129

South Platte River at Littleton, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°37'10", long 105°01'10", in NE± sec. 17, T. 53., R. 68 W., on left bank 

200 ft downstream from Hazard Street Bridge at Littleton and 3.1 miles upstream from 

Bear Creek.

Drainage area.--3,090 sqmi, approximately.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,305.34 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Nov. 23, 1948, wire-weight gage on bridge 200 ft upstream at 

datum 1.00 ft higher. Nov. 23, 1948, to Sept. 30, 1951, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--14 years, 248 cfs (179,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,020 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 3.52 ft); minimum 

daily, 10 cfs Apr. 3-5.

1941-55: Maximum discharge, 9,720 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 8.55 ft, from 

floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 4,800 cfs; mirimum daily, 9.0 cfs Oct. 20, 1943.

Remarks, Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Tischarge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions for irrigation 

and municipal use, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 8 to Apr. 15, May 4-7, 18)

Oct. 1 to May 18 May 19 to Sept. 30

.7

7.0

57

1.0 

1.3 

1.7

131 

233 

4ZO

0.4 

.5 

.7

1.0

73

170

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

430

740

1,110

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

2.1

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

15

13

12

13

20

26

22

18

15

12

12

12

12

17

14

12

11

TT

1111

11

16

24

27

26

30

20

22

41 SB"

38

582

18.8

1,150

Nov.

36

46

72

78

74

74

80

70- 83

53

59

61

72

76

70

50

43

43

38

33

34

32

34

34

23

21

20

18

18

il

1,462

48.7

2,900

Dec.

23

18

22

34

36

27

26

b25

b24

b25

b27

b31

b28

26

20

16

b!6

15

15

14

15

15

15

15

15

14

b!3

b!7

b!3

b!4

b!4

624

20.1

1,240

Jan.

14

15

16

16

17

15

16

16

b!5

b!5

b!4

b!4

b!4

14

16

16

12 TB"

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!4

b!3

14

b!3

12

12

13

12

13

14

445

14.4

883

Feb.

14

16

TT

b!3

b!2

12

b!2

12

15

b!4

b!4

14

13

15

15

14

14

15

12

bii

b!2

b!3

b!5

b!6

b!5

14

16

16

_

388

13.9

770

Mar.

16

18

TT

16

16

13

14

15

16

15

12

12

13

13

14

14

16

13

15

12

13

15

15

13

11

11

12

13

13

12

12

430

13.9

853

Apr.

12

11

10 TO"

10

13

18

18

18

17

22

34

55

74

120

153

245

283

297 '2~79~

182

143

114

86

70

61

70

70

46

70

2,611

87.0

5, ISO

May

90

109

103

83

11

78

83

111

90

120

156

241

266

270

274

274

241

380

730" 782

726

677

768

740

664

628

334

442

358

295

245

10,440

337

20,710

June

210

178

140

123

126

116

107

123

198

206

170

147

159

155

194

190

155

140

123

101

95

95

79

81

81

76

76

62

57

4J[

3,809

127

7,560

July

50

37

45

45

39

39

39

37

37

32

48

46

36

28

24

41

46

52

39

28

24

28

45

84

98

59

90

166

166

170

T5T

1,869

60.3

3,710

Aug.

166

300

340

346

358

550

T5B- S36

448

406

740

622

370

110

T30

376

?55

270

370

382

364

394

316

225

310

322

451

448

310

250

358

12,019

388

23,840

Sept.

340

3T5B"

235

198

186

255

235

194

202

194

198

194

194

198

198

132

107

101

IS?

104

104

110

107

110

182

225

210

162

147

129

5,355

178

10,620

Calendar year 1954 : Max 875 Mln 10 Mean 56.4 Ac-ft 40,860

Water year 1954-55 : Max 936 Mln 10 Mean 110 Ac-ft 79,420

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe.
130 PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Bear Creek at Morrison, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°39'10", long 105°11'40", in SW£ sec. 35, T. 4 S., R. 70 W. , on right 

bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 285 at Morrison, fnd a quarter of a 

mile upstream from Mount Vernon Creek.

Drainage area. 165 sq mi.

Records available. April 1888 to September 1891, May 1895 to February 1902, October 1933 

to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1888 to September 1891, 

May 1895 to February 1902, October 1919 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. 

No winter records prior to 1920. Published as "near Morrison" 1900-1902, as "at 

Starbuok" 1919-28, and as "at Idledale" 1929-34.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,780.58 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Apr. 1, 1899, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream 

at different datum. Apr. 1, 1899, to Feb. 28, 1902, staff gage at site a quarter of a 

mile upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1919, to Sept. 30, 1934, staff gage or 

water-stage recorder at Idledale 4 miles upstream at different datun.

Average discharge.--36 years (1919-55), 55.2 ofs (39,960 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 cfs Aug. 10 (gage height, 5.34 ft); minimum daily, 5.6 cfs Jan. 28.

1888-91, 1895-1902, 1919-55: Maximum discharge, 8,600 cfs (estinated) July 24,1896; 

minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Nov. 26, 1939.

Remarks. Records good except those above 100 cfs and those for periods of ice effect or 

no gage-height record, which are poor. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 976: 1942.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 26-30)

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

5.6

9.0

18

31

2.4 

2.6 

2.9

85

151

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

15

13

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

*14

11

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

14

14

16

17

al5

a 16

17

14

14

427

13.8

847

Nov.

14

13

16

16

13

14

15

14

14

13

13

14

18

16

*14

14

16

12

12

14

12

12

15

13

13

14

10

7.0

a6.4

a6.O

393.4

13.1

780

Dec.

*a8.4

14

20ITIS

b!2

b!2

bll

b7.0

b'STo

13

b8.0

bll

bll

*blO

b9.0

b9.0

10

9.0

9.0

blO

b9.8

9.4

9.0

10

11

10

a8.4

a8.4

a 10

16

336.4

10.9

667

Jan.

16

13

12

10

*11

7 .3

8.7

8.7

9.0

9.0

8.7

9.0

7.6

9.0

7.6

11

9.8

a9.4

a9.O

8.7

8.7

9.8

11

12

8.7

5.9

*5.9

5.6

a6.4

a9.0

a8 .8

286.3

9.24

568

Feb.

a? .4

a6.6

a6.5

6.6

7.6

8.0

8.0

8.3

7.3

6.6

*6.3

6.6

6.3

6.3

7 .O

7.3

8.3

8.7

b8.2

b7.8

a8.0

a8.5

a9.0

blO

b!2

bll

12

11

227 .2

8.11

451

Mar.

11

11

*13

13

13

blO

TT

11

12

14

12

13

14

14

14

13

12

11

11

11

12

14

*16

21

19

a!5

320

a25

323

a20

449

14.5

891

Apr.

20

24

25

19

19

20

18

21

a21

a22

*a!8

a 16

a 14

a 16

a 15

a 15

a 16

a 17

a 18

a!5

14

14

16

13

14

16

19

14

11

12

512

17.1

1,O2O

May

14

17

*16

14

11

11

12

16

18

20

16

16

17

18

18

17

17

*30

53

39

41

47

46

43

44

42

34

28

26

28

30

799

25.8

1,580

June

29

30

26

25

29

27

29

31

42

*3T

28

25

25

26

25

23

25

27

23

21

21

19

18

*19

20

21

20

19

18

!i

738

24.6

1,460

July

15

14

14

14

13

14

13

*12

12

12

13

13

14

13

13

13

14

15

13

11

13

13

13

28

34

40

42

50

50

35 

28

611

19.7

1,210

Aug.

41

*35

31

44

50

80

98

114

96

158

*82

58

57

58

92

87

87

99

110

123

118

116

110

103

87

80

133

138

103

101 

118

2,787

89.9

5,530

Sept.

101 ~9"0

77

71

75

*72

75

72

64

63

63

62

58

57

56

53

47

46

48

46

43

41

42

49

57

53

43

38

33

33

1,728

57.6

3,430

Calendar year 1954: Max 56 Min 5.5 Mean 14.1 Ac-ft 1O.21O

Water year 1954-55: Max 138 Min 5.6 Mean 25.5 Ac-ft 18,430

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs|.--Aug. 10 (8 p.m.) 1,700 cfs (5.34 ft); Aug. 27 (8:15 p.m.) 

717 cfs (3.97 ft)I

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during par*; of periods); 

discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 131

Bear Creek at mouth, at Sheridan, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°39'08", long 105°01'57", in NW£NW£ sec. 5, T. 53., R. 68 W. , on left 

bank just downstream from bridge on State Highway 70, at northwest city limits of 

Sheridan, 1.3 miles upstream from mouth and 1.8 miles southwest of Denver city limits.

Drainage area. 264 sq mi (revised). At site prior to Oct. 9, 1953, 265 sq mi.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. April

to November 1914 and February 1927 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Published as "at mouth" prior to 1933, and as "at mouth, at Sheridan Junction" 1933-41.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,295 ft (from topographic mac). Apr. 1 

to Nov. 30, 1914, staff gage and Feb. 23, 1927, to June 18, 1931, water-stag? recorder, 

at site 1 mile downstream at different daturas. June 19, 1931, to Oct. 8, 1953, waterstage recorder at site 0.8 mile downstream with datum at 5,282.95 ft above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912, prior to June 6, 1949, and at 5,280.95 ft thereafter.

Average discharge. 28 years (1927-55) , 32.8 cfs (23,750 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,170 cfs Aug. 11 (gage height, 6.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 110 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimuir daily, 

0.4 cfs May 4, July 1, 6, 16.

1914, 1927-55: Maximum discharge, 3,000 cfs July 7, 1933 (gage height, 6.95 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on tasis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; maximum gage height, 7.21 ft Sept. 2, 1938 

(site and datum then in use); no flow July 13, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair. 

12 ,000 acres.

Storage and diversions above station for irrigation of about

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 15-17, June 28 to July 24)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 10 Aug. 11 to Sept. 30

2.9 0

3.0 .7

3.1 2.8

3.2 6.4

3.3 11

3.5 23

2.8 0

2.9 2.0

3.0 7.0

3.2 22

3.5 52

4.0 120

4.5 230

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.1

1.5

2.2

2.2

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.1 1.1

.9

.9

.7

.9

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.5

2.2

2.2

1.8

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.5

47.2

1.52

94

Nov.

1.3

1.8

3.5

2.8

2.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.4

2.8

 2.4

2.2

2.4

2.2

1.1

TTs

2.2

2.8

4.2

7.3

9.6

8.7

7.8

6.9

6.4

6.9

105.8

3.53

210

Dec.

*9.6

16

16

16

18_

18

18

16

16

17

17

13

13

12

 9.6

8.7

7.3

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.7

8.7

8.2

7 .8

8.2

10

11

11

370.8

12.0

735

Jan.

11

11

11

12

*11

11

9.2

8.7

7 .8

ITT

9.6

8.7

10

11

9.6

12

11

10

13

12

11

11

12

9.6

9.6

9.6

*9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9 .6

317.5

10.2

630

Feb.

9.2

8.7

11

11

!±

12

12

13

13

12

*13

13

12

11

12

12

12

12

10

12

11

12

11

11

11

9.6

9.6

9.6

_

319.7

11.4

634

Mar.

9.6

11 10

10

9.6

8.7

9.2

8.7

8.7

7.3

6.4

679

6.9

7 .3

7 .8

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.4

6.4

6.9

«7 .8

7.8

7 .3

7.3

7.3

8.2

7.8

7.3

6.9

243.5

7.85

483

Apr.

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

7.3

*8.2

12

14

18

18

14

13

11

8.2

7.8

6.9

6.9

5.7

8.7

8.2

6.0

5.0

4.6

2.4

.6

243.3

8.11

483

May

0.5

.6

« .5

-4

.5

.7

.6

1.1

.6

.9

2.2

1.5

2.6

4.2

3.2

2.6

4.2

18

16

9.2

6.4

9.2

9.6

5.7

6.9

8.7

6.4

5.7

5.7

5.0

2.4

141.8

4.57

281

June

3.2

3.5

3.5

5.0

5.7

5.0

5.7

7.3

8.2 *4.6

4.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

4.2

5.0

5.0

5.7

3.9

3.9

2.6

1.8

 1.5

1.3

2.2

2.2

1.5

.6

.7

109.2

3.64

217

July

0.4

.7

3.2

3.9

1.3

.4

3.5

 1.3

1.1

.6

.6

2.0

1.3

.7

.5

.4

.6

.6

.6

.5

1.3

1.8

2.6

8.7

5.0

6.0

8.2

6.9

5.0

6.4

6.0

82.1

2.65

163

Aug.

7.8

*8.2

8.7

7.8

7.3

11

11

10

8.7

11

 132

22

15

13

20

14

11

*16

21

27

16

6.5

2.0

1.6

2TO

4.0

110

~80 161

57

53

875.6

28.2

1,740

Sept.

50

44

39

34

26

 20

13

5.5

4.0

5.5

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

3.5

4.O

6.O

6.0

8.4

10

10

12

28

13

13

9.1

6.5

4.0

408.0

13.6

809

Calendar year 1954= Max 18 Min 0 Mean 5.41 Ac-ft 3,910

Water year 1954-55: Max 161 Min 0.4 Mean 8.94 Ac-ft 6,480

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
132 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Cherry Creek near Franktown, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°21'30", long 104°45'50", in ME£ sec. 15, T. 8 S., R. 66 W. , on right 

bank l£ miles upstream from Russellville Gulch and 2-5- miles south of Franktown.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,150 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 1, 1953, at site 1,000 ft downstream; at datum 6,149.53 ft above mean sea 

level (unadjusted) prior to Apr. 13, 1942, and at datum 6,147.53 ft above mean sea 

level Apr. 13, 1942, to Sept. 30, 1953.

Average discharge. 15 years (1940-55), 9.64 cfs (6,980 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 790 cfs Aug. 5 (gage height, 5.67 ft), from

rating curve extended above 520 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

7.23 ft; minimum daily, 0.6 cfs July 20-22.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 9,170 cfs Aug. 5, 1945 (gage height, 4.91 ft, site and 

datum then in use), by float measurement; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs July 13, 1946, 

Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 1950.

Highest flood known occurred Aug. 3, 1933, when Castlewood Dam failed.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Many small diversions above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect 

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

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

0.5 

1.1 

2.0 

3.3 

5.0 

7.4

2.7 

2.9

3.1 

3.3 

3.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

38

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

~0.8

.8

.9

.9

.'9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

1.0

.9

1.0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

33.5

1.08

66

Nov.

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

2.5

1T8

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

TT

1.1

39.7

1.32

79

Dec.

1.0

T75

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.3

1.5

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.3

1.5

1.7

45.2

1.46

90

Jan.

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.0

2 .0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2 .0

2.0

2 .0

2.0

56.9

1.84

113

Feb.

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

275

1.9

2.1

2.3

2.3

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.1

ziJ

2.6

3.4

3.1

3.7

5.9

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.1

3,0

3.0

3.2

72.8

2.60

144

Mar.

3.5

4.4

6 .8

8.8

7.1

6.6

6.4

7.9

9.6

1Z

6.8

5.2

4.3

3.8

3.0

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.3

2.5

2.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

2.5

4.3

4.6

4.6

6.0

4.8

4.4

157.1

5.07

312

Apr.

4.7

8.1

7.3

4.2

3.9

3.1

2.4

2.5

2.0

1.7

2.0

5.1

7.9

12

20

13

7.9

6.0

3.8

2.5

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

T75

1.5

1.5

136.9

4.56

272

May

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.6

2.0

1.4

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

11

25

13

5.4

4.0

7.9

4.6

3.4

11

7.3

4.1

2.8

2.4

2.1

126.7

4.09

251

June

1.8

1.9

1.8

2.4

2.3

2.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

8.7

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

56.4

1.88

112

July

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

1.0

5.8

1.3

.8

3.5

2.6

.9

.8

.7

.JL

.6

.6

1.8

2.0

li

4.6

5.5

1.5

1.1

1.0

1.0

62.7

2.02

124

Aug.

3.1

4.3

1.1

1.0

42

12

7.0

3.5

2.6

3.9

7.4

5.3

4.8

2.2

1.8

1.5

5.1

6.4

4.3

3.0

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

58

83

8.8

5.5

289.7

9.35

575

Sept.

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

T7T

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5

4.0

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

39.4

1.31

78

Calendar year 1954: Max 172 Mln 0.6 Mean 2.84 Ac-ft 2,060

Water year 1954-55: Max 83 Mln 0.6 Mean 3.06 Ac-ft 2,220

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs).--Aug. 5 (4 p.m.) 790 cfs (5.67 ft); Aug. 27 (9 p.m.) 520 cfs 

c; Pn ff 1
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 133

Cherry Creek near Melvin, Colo.

Location. Lat 39 a36'SO", long 104°49'15", In NW^- sec. 19 , T. 5 S. , R. 66 W. , on left bank 

400 ft downstream from Piney (South Cherry) Creek, l| miles southeast of Melvin, and 

7 miles northwest of Parker.

Drainage area. 369 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5, 608. SI ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929.

Average discharge . 16 years, 15. S cfs (11,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,510 cfs Aug. 5 (gage height, 6.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 6.45 ft; no flow most of year.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 17,600 cfs July 18, 1946 (gage height, 7.45 f':) , from 

rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs; no flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, 9.72 ft Aug. 3, 1933, from floodmarks (discharge, 34,000 cfs, 

by slope-area determination 5 miles downstream at Kenwood dam site) caused by failure 

of Castlewood Dam.

Remarks . Records poor. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally made 

twice a month. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

O

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

O

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

.5

1.8

.2

0

0

o

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.5

0.08

5.0

May

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

1.3

0

0

19

.7

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

21.0

0.68

42

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

-518

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

18

0.60

36

July

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

o

7.8

49

o

0

0

0

o

0

57.0

1.84

113

Aug.

0

o

0

.3

593

14

0

O

0

4.6

0

0

O

O

0

0

o

72

23

2.6

0

O

0

0

o

0

149

285

14

6.7

0

1,173.2

37.9

2,330

Sept.

O

0

0

Calendar year 1954: Max 81 Mln O Mean 0.62 Ac -ft 450

Water year 1954-55: Max 599 Mln 0 Mean 3.49 Ao-ft 2,530

Peak discharge (base, 1.40O efa).--AaK. 5 (5:3O p.m.) 4,510 cfs (6.0O ft); Aug. 27 (9:30 p.m.) 

1,600 cfs (3.50 ft).

449355 O - 58 - 10
134 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Cherry Creek below Cherry Creek Reservoir, Colo.

Location. lat 39°39'10", long 104°51'40", in SW£SW-£ sec. 35, T. 43., R. 67 W. , on right 

bank 2 ,000 ft downstream from Cherry Creek Dam, 2-J- miles southeast of Sullivan, 9 miles 

southeast of Civic Center in Denver, and 11 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 386 sq mi.

Records available. June 1950 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 5,490.51 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 5 years, 3.07 cfs (2,220 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,270 cfs Aug. 5 (gage height, 5.90 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.3 cfs June 25-30.

1950-55: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 5, 1955; minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Aug. 23, 

1952, June 25-30, 1955.

Maximum flood known, 34,000 cfs Aug. 3, 1933, by slope-area determination near 

present site (Castlewood Dam failure).

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flood flow 

regulated by Cherry Creek Reservoir (capacity, 247,500 acre-ft). Diversions above 

station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 13-15, May 17 to June 13,

June 22-30, July 24, 25, Aug. 5, 6, Aug. 27, 28)

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.2 

4.7

14

105

320

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

E3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

aO.8

a. 8

a. 9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

32.5

1.05

64

Nov.

1.2

T72

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

41.0

1.37

81

Dec.

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

172

1.1

l.l

1.1

l.l

l.l

1.1

1.1

l.l

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.9

.9

.9

33.9

1.09

67

Jan.

1.0

1.0

.9,

79

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

T72

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

32.4

1.05

64

Feb.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

lift

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

34.1

1.22

68

Mar.

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

T7l

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.3

39.8

1.28

79

Apr.

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

3.6

275

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

^£

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

30.2

1.01

60

May

~

0.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.8

1.2

1.2

1.3

10

4.1

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0

42.6

1.37

84

June

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.1

1.0

1.0 11

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

_.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

42.5

1.42

84

July

0.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.7

5.7

39

22

.8

.1

.0

.0

.0

86.4

2.79

171

Aug.

1.1

1.0

ITS

3.1

291

99

38

2.9

1.1

30

34

3.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

42

36

3.1

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.8

19

250

5.7

al.6

1.5

879.6

28.4

1,740

Sept.

1.2

1.1

T72

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

38.1

1.27

76

Calendar year 1954: Max 103 Min 0.6 Mean 2.10 Ac-ft 1,520

Water year 1954-55: Max 291 Min 0.3 Mean 3.65 Ac-ft 2,640

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and gate openings at Cherry Creek Reservoir.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26, Nov. 28 to Dec. 2, Dec. 8, 9, 12-17, 

20-23, Dec. 25 to Jan. 2, Jan. 6 to Feb. 1, Feb. 3-7, 10-15, 18-28, Mar. 5, 6, 20, 21, 25-27.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 135

Cherry Creek at Denver, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°44'58", long 105°00'08", in NE£ sec. 33, T. 3 S., R. 68 W., on right 

bank on downstream side of Wazee Street Bridge in Denver, 0.5 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 420 sq mi, approximately.

 e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,176.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^"929. Prior to Jan. 23, 1945, wire-weight gage at Broadway Bridge 1.8 miles upstream 

at datum 57.29 ft higher. Jan. 23 to Feb. 26, 1945, wire-weight and staff gages at 

Downing Street Bridge 2.8 miles upstream from present site at different datjm. Feb. 27, 

1945, to Sept. 30, 1947, wire-weight gages at Washington Street Bridge 2.4 miles upstream from present site at datum 72.31 ft higher, and Oct. 1,1947, to Sept. 30, 1949, 

at datum 71.31 ft higher than present datum. Oct. 1, 1949, to July 15, 1951, wireweight gage at Market Street Bridge 0.1 mile upstream from present site at datum 

8.49 ft higher.

Average discharge. 13 years, 19.0 cfs (13,760 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,720 cfs Aug. 5 (gage height, 6.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of computation of flow over weir at 

gage height 6.81 ft; minimum daily, 1.7 cfs July 17.

1942-55: Maximum discharge observed, 3,120 cfs Aug. 5, 1945 (gage height, 5.25 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs June 16-18, 1948.

Flood of July 26, 1885, reached a discharge of 20,000 cfs, by float meas-irement. 

Flood of May 19, 20, 1864, reached a somewhat higher stage. Flood of Aug. 3, 1933, 

reached a discharge of about 15,000 cfs, as determined by rise of South Platte River 

at Denver.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-heigh1-, record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Several diversions above station for irrigation and municipal use. Flood flow regulated by Cherry 

Creek Reservoir 11 miles upstream (capacity, 247,500 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

3.1

3.2

3.4

3.5

1.4 

3.0 

5.0 

9.0

3.7 

3.9 

4.2 

4.6

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.1

4.0

3.9 o

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.0

4.3

5.0

12 ~5\4

7.4

6.2

4.8

5.4

4.2

5.4

6.6

5.8

7.0

7.0

7.8

8.2

163.2

5.26

324

Nov.

5.S

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

7.0

ST*

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

5.0

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

108.4

3.61

215

Dec.

4.4

6.6 o

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.6

4.4

6.2

5.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

TH3

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.6

3.9

3.9

4.3

119.3

3.85

237

Jan.

4.6

5.4 4TO3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.3

3T3

3.4

3.6

3.9

4.4

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.9

4.1

4.3

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

121.9

3.93

242

Feb.

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.5

3.8

4.1

4.4

3.4

3.3

3.7

4.0

4.2

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.S

4.0

6.0

7.0

8.6

9.8

11

TT

6.2

133.9

4.78

266

Mar.

4.4

3.4

2.8

275

3.6

3.2

2.8

3.0

2.8

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

4.6

4.0

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.4

3.0

3.0

4.0

3.8

3.2

2.9

3.2

3.6

3.0

2.8

3.0

100.7

3.25

200

Apr.

2.7

2.7

2.4

275

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.8

2.7

2.5

5.0

8.2

T7B

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.4

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.C

98.3

3.28

195

May

3.2

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.0

275

4.8

4.2

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

8.1

3.6

94

77

5.8

6.6

7.0

5.4

11

5.4

14

8.2

22

^.3

8.2

6.6

294.4

9.50

584

June

5.8

5.0

5.8

18

9.0

9.0

6.2

6.2

4.4

4.8

4.8

5.4

7.4

30~5".Q

4.0

9.6

11

6.6

5.8

3.0

3.4

4.O

3.0

12

5.8

5.4

3.0

3.6

3.6

208.6

6.95

414

July

4.0

2.8

2.7

3,6

4.6

2.7

2.5

3.0

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

1.9

2.4

1.9

1.7 275*

2.2

2.4

2.0

2.5

57

24

3.0

35

89

TT

4.6

5.4

8.2

294.6

9.50

584

A'.g.

7.8

6.6

5.8

7.0

157

280

32

5.0

3.8

4.0

15

4.0

3.6

4.4

5.6,

3.8

5.9

3.6

25

15

4.4

3.8

5.0

4.0

4.4

32

115

293 -J5-

5.4

4.6

1,109.5

35.8

2,200

Sept.

4.2

7.4

7.0

7.4

7.4

6.6

6.2

5.4

4.4

5.0

5.0

9.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

4.8

4.6

29

23

15

6.6

5.4

4.C

32

2T

3.8

3.6

S7¥

3.6

3.6

262.8

8.76

521

Calendar year 1954: Max 66 Min 3.0 Mean 5.64 Ac-ft 4,080

Water year 1954-55: Max 293 Min 1.7 Mean 8.26 Ac-ft 5,980

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-3, 5-18, Jan. 20-29 (stage discharge relation affected by ice 

during part of period); discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and 

records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 30, Dec. 27-31, Jan. 6, 7, 

9-13, 16-19, Feb. 3-7, 1O, 11, 19-22, Mar. 15-17, 21, 25-27.
136 PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

South Platte River at Denver, Colo.

Location.--Lat 39°45'35", long 105°00'10", in SE£ sec. 28, T. 3 S., R. 68 W., on right 

bank "at upstream side of Nineteenth Street Bridge in Denver, 0.4 mile downstream from 

Cherry Creek.

Drainage area.--3 .840 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1889 to October 1890, May 1895 to November 1906, May 1909 to 

November 1913, and October 1933 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. 

May 1889 to October 1890 and May 1895 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,162.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 12, 1909, staff gages and Aug. 12, 1909, to Aug. 28, 1931, waterstage recorder, at several sites within half a mile of present site at approximately 

present datum.

Average discharge.--60 years (1895-1955), 355 cfs (257,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3.800 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 3.87 ft)- minimum daily, 22 cfs July 15, 16.

1889-90, 1895-1955: Maximum discharge, 22,000 cfs Sept. 10, 1933 (gage height, 

10.98 ft), from rating curve extended above 8,800 cfs on basis of float-area determination at gage height 9.44 ft; minimum daily, 8.8 cfs Mar. 25, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs power 

developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation and municipal use 

and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 27 to Sept. 8)

0.2 

.3 

.5 

.7

1.0

175

330

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

640

990

1,450

2,070

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

65

58

45

42

52

60

65

52

40

35

33

*31

3T

40

42

40

33

33

36

36

36

35

48

45

58

65

60

60 

77

83

77

1,513

4B.8

3,000

Nov.

80

77

95

115 Tl5-

103

107

111

111

86

86

86

111

107

*111

92

80

77

71

65

62

60

58

68

55

48

50

45 

2S

58

2,438

81.3

4,840

Dec.

*48

58

60

65

71

65

55

68

60

58

62

83

95 S3-

*58

52

52

55

48

52

50

50

52

50

42

42

42

40 

25

50

50

1,764

56.9

3,500

Jan.

50

52

45

45

*55

42

42

42

38

38

42

45

42

48

38

38

40

38

38

38

38

35

33 35-

38

*38

38

36 

36

35

38

1,257

40.5

2,490

Feb.

42

42

52

42

42

55

58

 gr 71

58

58

62

60

52

55

52

52

52

42

38

42

45

50

52

68

48

52

52

1,459

52.1

2,890

Mar.

55

60

*BT

58

52

45

48

45

42

40

40

31

31

29

IF

45

38

36

31

33

40

40

*48

48

52

45

36

36 

33

29

29

1,295

41.8

2,570

Apr.

29

3T

29

29

31

29

35

48

38

40

35

SO

*45

58

83

107

171

275

302

*508

230

171

135

103

83

65

55

80 

55

52

2,812

93.7

5,580

May

65 52

*92

95

77

71

74

99

119

143

167

230

275

275

280

*292

275

*605

850 '3"2~2~

815

759

822

801

738

745

432

456 

408

336

286

11,596

374

23,000

June

255

230

200

210

200

205

175

167

240

*275

245

210

205

235

220

225

215

210

205

163

147

139

111

*103

119

103

95

71 

60

J55

5,293

176

10,500

July

52

42

42

42

50

42

38

*36

38

36

38

45

36

*33

*22_

22

27

31

33

27

a27

a32

a70

a220

aTSO"

al45

193

210 

195

210

195

2,389

77.1

4,740

Aug.

190 *25o~

292

297

485

696

1,100

*689

498

498

*955

654

438

190

319

360

314

275

354

372

360

360

330

250

255

330

842

1,650 

525

4S8

456

15,035

485

29,820

Sept.

486

*?2T

408

402

336

342

366

330

270

250

250

260

260

265

270

275

265

220

190

163

143

139

T3?

191

308

255

245

190 

180

190

8,014

267

15,900

Calendar year 1954 : Max 962 Mln 10 Mean 85.5 Ac-ft 61,900

Water year 1954-55 : Max 1,630 Min 22 Mean 150 Ac-ft 108,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 137 

Clear Creek near Lawson, Colo.

Location.--Lat 39°45'40", long 105°39'00", In NE£ sec. 27, T. 33., R. 74 W., on right 

bank 500 ft south of U. S. Highways 6 and 40, 0.4 mile downstream from West Fork, and 

1 mile west of Lawson.

Drainage area. 144 sq mi.

Records available. March 1946 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8,193.72 ft above mean sea level (State 

Highway benchmark).

Average discharge.--9 years, 149 cfs (107,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. - -Maximum discharge during year, 686 cfs June 22 (gage height, 4.77 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs Feb. 20.

1946-55: Maximum discharge, 2,230 cfs June 9, 1952 (gage height, 5.82 ft), caused 

by failure of White Reservoir about 3 miles upstream; minimum daily, that o f Feb. 20,

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

which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions from 

Colorado River basin (see p. 177).

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

2.7 

2.9 

3.1 

3.3 70

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

133

260

500

890

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

52 ETT

48

50

50

50

*48

47

47

48

51

48

52

46

47

50

48

47

47

46

45

45

45

46

47

45

47

43

42

4T

46

1,465

47.3

2,910

Nov.

43

47IB40

39

41

40

38

*35

36

35

38

39

36

34

38

32

33

39

35

36

36

*35

34

35

31

26

22

25

27

1,070

35.7

2,120

Dec.

29

31

32

3ff

28

27

27

27

28

28

28

26

25

24

22

22

21

23

*24

23

24

24

25

25

23

22

22

16

17

18

20

761

24.5

1,510

Jan.

22

221

20

17

17

17

17

18

17

17

18

18

19

19

19

18

18

17

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

18

*18

18

19

19

20

563

18.2

1,120

Feb.

19 TB~

16

16

17

17

18

18

18

15

16

16

17

17

18

18

18

15

14

13

14

15

17

*17

18

19

19

18

471

16.8

934

Mar.

20

20

20

19

18

19

19

20

21

21

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

19

19

*20

22

2T

20

16

18

18

18

19

20

21

19

599

19.3

1,190

Apr.

19

20

17

16

15

20

24

21

21

23

24

21

23

21

25

28

38

39

40

29

*34

40

40

28

33

52

67

ST

51

60

944

31.5

1,870

May

73

91

78

61

37

100

110

144

116

118

126

136

155

194

250

236

184

*169

152

149

184

214

222

260

276

256

228

204

208

214

236

5,211

168

10,340

June

272

292

260

239

225

225

253

381

336

300

340

425

*446

482

405

405

420

425

476

*506

542

560

574 5-50"

518

506

488

488

476

440

12,265

409

24,330

July

430

ITF

390

372

358

354

332

322

304

284

284

*268

250

214

208

197

181

169

160

155

166

163

169

181

190

288

322

296

242

218

200

8,082

261

16,030

Aug.

218

197

236

242

218

218

232

236

*211

200

197

181

172

m

197

184

200

232

272

24T

225

208

197

194

190

200

211

253

2O8

187

178

6,524

210

12,940

Sept.

ISO" 169

152

146

141

138

102

82

82

84

98

93

*93

93

91

91

89

91

84

91

84

80

77

82

89

87

80

75

72

J3S.

2,964

98.8

5,880

Calendar year 1954: Max 339 Mln 16 Mean 72.1 Ac-ft 52,240

Water year 1954-55: Max 574 Mln 13 Mean 112 Ac-ft 81,170

Peak discharge (base, 600 nfs). June 13 (9 p.m.) 630 cfs (4.70 ft); June 22 (9 p.m.) 686 cfs 

(4.77 ft).
138 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Clear Creek below Idaho Springs, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°44'35", long 105°29'50", in sec. 31, T. 33., R. 72 W. , on left bank 

20 ft downstream from bridge on county road at east edge of Idaho Sprirgs and threequarters of a mile downstream from Soda Creek.

Drainage area.--S64 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1955 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,450 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 908 cfs June 23 (gage height, 5.70 ft); minimum 

 daily, 23 cfs Feb. 20.

1951-55: Maximum discharge, 2,980 cfs June 10, 1952 (gage height, 7.62 ft), from

rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs, caused by failure of White Reservoir about

12 miles upstream; minimum daily, 22 cfs Mar. 12, 1954.

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

which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions from 

Colorado River basin (see p. ). Records of sediment loads and water temperatures 

for the water year 1955 are given in WSP 1401.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (ga^e

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

(Shifting-control method used June 11-28)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

2.8

3.0 

3.4

2.8

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

66

120

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

220

365

580

860

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to Septemler 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

76- 81

74

75

81

75

*74

68

68

68

72

71

74

70

66

71

68

70

68

67

65

63

65

66

71

67

57

51

62

62

60

2,139

69.0

4,240

Nov.

65

60

67

3F

56

61

58

56

*54

49

51

55

60

52

50

56

49

46

49

47

43

52

*5l

49

48

47

39

31

29

3F

1,526

50.9

3,030

Dec,

41

55

5T

55

48

50

*49

39

37

48

47

42

43

41

41

37

28 JO46

42

41

42

42

41

40

39

38

35

30

32

32

1,295

41.8

2,570

Jan.

37

37

38

3S

33

33

33

34

32

31

31

32

33

33

33

32

31

30

31

31

31

30

30" 29

31

32

*33

33

34

34

32

1,009

32.5

2,000

Feb.

30

29

£8

27

28

30

31

3T

29

26

27

28

29

30

28

28

30

29

26

23

26

26

26

*27

30

27

28

28

_

785

28.0

1,560

Mar.

28

29

28

28

28

29

29

30

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

30

31

30

28

29

31

28

12

31

32

34

33

36 

*T3T

940

30.3

1,860

Apr.

31

36

32

26

2?

32

31

32

33

34

39

34

34

37

42

47

56

59

61

45

*52

60

62

53

61

84

100

T9

71

84

1,466

48.9

2,910

May

104

130

116

87 TO

114

152

200

165

165

175

188

202

240

297

294

230

*220

198

188

238

265

270

327

365

327

279

238

230

245

258

6,603

213

13,100

June

303

351

306

262 a2"6"5~

3285

8340

8480

a420

a380

358

485

*535

590

490

480

520

500

575

*625

660

710

746

TDT

640

620

600

590

595

560

14,975

499

29,700

July

530 5£S500

464

440

440

408

393

376

344

310

*334

309

235

252

250

225

205

195 T9~8-

195

198

202

240

235

358

436

432

327

288

£62

10,156

328

20,140

Aug.

268

282

294

340

321

309

351

376

*321

306

291

268

250

270

303

268

306

348

428 533

354

321

300

291

276

300

312

390

309

276

£60

9,682

312

19,200

Sept.

245

?55

225

212

202

200

178

140

135

130

150

145

*140

138

135

132

125

128

122

128

120

114

106

112

128

125

*a!20

allO

a!05

alOO

4,380

146

8,690

Calendar year 1954 : Max 464 Min 22 Mean 96.8 Ac-ft 70,070

Water year 1954-55 : Max 746 Min 23 Mean 151 Ac-ft 109,000

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for station at Lawson.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 22, 23, Dec. 25 to Feb. 14, Feb. 17, 19-27, 

MaFTT, 2, 4-9, 11, 13, 14, 18, 22, 26, 27.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 139

North Clear Creek near Blackhawtc, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°45'49", long 105°25'35", in NE£ sec. 27, T. S

2.3 miles upstream from mouth and 4^ miles southeast of Blacklist.

Drainage area. 55.8 sq mi. 

-Records available.--October 1951 to September 1955 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 7,220 ft (from topographic map) .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 289 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 4.1)5 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 150 cfs; minimum daily, U.2 ufs Feb. 20.

1951-55: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 7, 1955; minimum daily, that of Feb. 20, 

1955.

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

which are poor. Small diversions above station. Records of sediment loads and water 

temperatures for the water year 1955 are given in WSP 14D1.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per

effect 

second)

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.1

5.7

2.7

2.8

2.9

October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

*1.1

1.0

T7T

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

36.2

1.17

72

Nov.

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.6

* .3

.1

.1

.2

~rs.7

.4

.4

.2

.1

.2

.3

.3

.4

* .4

.3

.4

.2

.1

1.0

.9

1.1

38.1

1.27

76

Dec.

.2

.4

.5

.6

.7

.7

* .7

.6

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.1

.1

.9

.6

.3

TT

.5

. 6

34.4

1.11

68

Jan.

~K0.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

7S

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.4

.5

.6

.7

. 6

13.3

0.43

26

Feb.

0.6

.5

.5

.4

.5

.6

.5

.7

.6 ".4

.5

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.4

.3

.2

.3

.5

.7

.9

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

_

18.4

0.66

36

Mar.

.3

.3

.3

.4

.0

.2

.3

.3

.3

.5

.6

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.7

.4

.3

.2

.4

.6

.4

.2

.1

.5

.3

.5

3.4

*2.8

49.6

1.60

98

Apr.

3.1

3.4

4.0

3.5

3.2

3.1

3.4

2.8 TTB"

4.3

4.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

5.7

7.6

9.1

10

8.1

9.5

*6.2

7.6

6.7

4.7

7.1

8.6

7.6

5.7

5.7

7.1

165.1

5.50

327

May

8.6

9.5

8.1

6.7 7TB9.5

10

10

10

12

12

10

12

12

13

14

14

*15

15

14

17

20

20

22

23

24

2¥

23

23

21

20

460.0

14.8

912

June

21

21

20

21

20

21

18

21

21

19

19

19

*20

22

22

21

2319"

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

14

12

12

11

10

539

18.0

1,070

July

~5.l 10

9.1

9.1

8.1

8.1

7.1

6.7

6.2

6.2

9.1

*6.7

4.7

4.7

5.2

5.2

6.2

3.8

3.8

10

4.7

3.4

2.8

TTS

4.7

5.7

6.2

9.5

8.1

6.7

5 2

200.4

6.46

397

Aug.

4.3

3.8

3TS

4.3

4.3

4.3

21

TS

*10

11

10

10

10

14

14

10

11

13

14

14

12

12

10

12

10

17

20

14

12

10

10

340.8

11.0

676

Sept.

9.5

^T

9.1

8.6

8.1

8.1

9.1

8.6

8.1

6.7

6.7

6.2

*5.2

4.7

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.3

5.7

5.7

4.7

4.3

3.8

37S

6.7

6.2

4.7

*4.3

4.0

3.9

183.2

6.11

363

Calendar year 1954 : Max 13 Min 0.3 Mean 2.73 Ac-ft 1,970

Water year 1954-55 : Max 24 Mln 0.2 Mean 5.69 Ac-ft 4,120

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfa). July 2O (6 p.m.) 153 cfs (3.58 ft); Aug. 7 (8:30 p.m.) 289 cfs 

(4.05 1.05ft;.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
140 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Clear Creek near Golden, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°45'05", long 105°14'55", in NE-£ sec. 32, T. 3 S., R. 70 W., on left 

bank half a mile downstream from Golden Canal diversion and 1 mile vest of Golden.

Drainage area. 392 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1908 to December 1909, June 1911 to September 1929, and October 1933 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. December 1908 to December 

1909 and June 1911 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,735.27 ft above mean sea level (State 

 Highway benchmark). Prior to May 15, 1919, at site half a mile upstream at different

datum. May 15, 1919, to Mar. 16, 1934, at present site at datum 3.13 ft higher.

Mar. 17, 1934, to Aug. 29, 1941, at present site at datum 4.00 ft higher. Aug. 30,

1941, to Apr. 16, 1942, at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher. Apr. 17, 1942, to

Jan. 20, 1943, at site 600 ft downstream at datum 7.50 ft lower.

Average discharge.--43 years (1908-9, 1911-22, 1924-55), 231 cfs (167,200 acre-ft per 

year) , adjusted for inflow from Jones Pass tunnel and Berthoud Pass ditch since 1940.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,280 cfs Aug. 10 (gage heiglrt, 5.73 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs Dec. 9.

1908-9, 1911-55: Maximum discharge, 5,890 cfs Sept. 9, 1933 (gape height, 11.67 ft, 

present datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs on basis 

of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily recorded, 11 cfs Mar. 13, 1954. 

Maximum discharge known, 8,700 cfs Aug. 1, 1888, from reports of State engineer for 

stations 5-J miles upstream.

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

whTch are fair. Natural flow affected by transmountain diversions isee p. 177), small 

diversions for irrigation, and several small reservoirs above station.

Revisions. WSP 566: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 9 to Feb. l)

3.4

3.5 

3.7 

4.0

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

255

540

1,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

75

^9

67

67

73

69

67

65

63

65

65

*65

65

69

60

69

65

63

63

63

62

60

58

60

63

63

53

F6

62

56 

53

1,973

63.6

3,910

Nov.

58

54

63

BT

53

54

54

51

49

46

36

38

44

39

*32

36

36

26

32

30

25

43

47

46

44

44

38

29

21

16

1,238

41.3

2,460

Dec.

*15

17

21

28

21

17

21

19

13

5T

41

20

35

32

*28

26

17

14

80

110

80

73

76

80

71

65

44

16

16

38

99

1,257

40.5

2,490

Jan.

84

86

m

46

*39

18

18

23

21

24

35

26

36

35

26

43

41

24

24

36

28

28

35

35

35

*30

30

30

38

43

30

1,109

35.8

2,200

Feb.

26

21

23

21

27

27

25

33

31

*27

17

28

38

47

4T

35

28

28

23

35

41

43

36

36

43

44

44

44

_

912

32.6

1,810

Mar.

43

39

*36

33

33

23

30

53

51

60

44

51

46

47

44

41

39

28

36

47

26

*38

62

51

24

29

67

71

K6

49

54

1,351

43.6

2,680

Apr.

38

53

49

32

3?

43

36

41

44

44

*54

47

43

53

44

44

51

63

73

39

63

78

80

76

78

95

~5¥ 113

88

90

1,770

59.0

3,510

May

110

135

*127

103~ 99

115

154

214

182

185

188

201

214

244

311

344

255

264

230

188

260

333

322

385

409

379

328

282

268

311

7,483

241

14,840

June

373

*415

379

322

282

282

286

415

439

355

333

451

488

555

*469

457

514

482

540

585

624

666

683

66T

649

592

570

562

*555

527

14,516

484

28,790

July

494 4"9~4~

494

475

451

457

421

403

385

350

338

322

*300

255

248

248

224

201

185

194

168

185

177

2TT

210

291

355

421

*316

286 

255

9,864

318

19,560

Aug.

255

278

278

328

300

268

311

379

296

333

291

252

234 55B"

300

244

282

316

*373

344

306

286

278

291

278

350

355

3"5o~ 445

311 

273

9,440

305

18,720

Sept.

252 738"

252

252

241

*230

224

160

154

149

160

166

157

154

154

149

143

143

168

12£

118

110

101

104

118

97

82

82

80

li

4,635

154

9,190

Calendar year 1954: Max 424 Mln 11 Mean 94.2 Ae-ft 68,200

Water year 1954-55: Max 683 Min 13 Mean 152 Ac-ft 110,200

Peak discharge (base, 1,050 efs). Aug. 10 (10:15 p.m.) 1,280 cfs (5.73 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 29 to Mar. 14 (no gage-height record Nov. 29 

to Dec. 1, Feb. 2-10; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and 

records for nearby stations).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 141

Clear Creek at mouth, near Derby, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°49'40", long 104°57'30", in SWi sec. 36, T. 2 S. , R. 68 W. , on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 224, 0.7 mile upstream from mouth and 2? miles 

west of Derby.

Drainage area.--600 sq mi.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

to November 1914, February 1927 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,110 ft (from topographic map). Apr. 1, 

to Nov. 30, 1914, chain gage at present site at different datum. Feb. 25, 1927 to 

June 7, 1942, water-stage recorders at several sites within 1,000 ft of present site at 

various daturas. June 8, 1942, to May 30, 1948, water-stage recorder at present site at 

datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--28 years (1927-55), 82.2 cfs (59,510 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 579 cfs June 23 (gage height, 2.24 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.0 cfs Oct. 9-12.

1914, 1927-55: Maximum discharge, 3,650 cfs Sept. 3, 1938 (gage height, 4.04 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs; minimum daily, 

0.4 cfs Mar. 11, 1943.

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

which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions (see 

p. 177), storage reservoirs, diversions for irrigation of about 77,000 acrss above 

station, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 26-28, Nov. 2O to Dec. 4,

Apr. 12 to May 8, May 14-17)

Oct.

0.5 

.6 

.7

1-25

3.0 

7.0

Oct. 26 to May 15

0.6 3.0 1.0

.7 5.0 1.2

.8 B.8 1.4

.9 15

0.4 

.5 

.7

May 16 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.5 

2.0

230

430

Discharge, in cubic feet per"second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.4

5.B

5.0

4.2

3.0

TX

3.0

3.0

*4.2

6.2

7.7

7.7

6.6

7.7

9.1

10

9.8

12

13 

14

14

14

14

14

13

15

14

260.0

8.39

516

Nov.

14

14

14

16

14

12

11

10

10

10

10

11

11

8.4

6.9

6.5

5.0

4.8

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.6

 H

5.0

4.6

4.8

5.B

6.5

6.5

249.8

8.33

495

Dec.

8.0

S7l

4.4

5.4

6.1

5.0

4.6

4.8

4.2

1*1

3.6

3.8

4.6

*4.6

5.0

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.3

6.1

6.1

6.9 

7.3

7.3

6.4

5.0

4.0 4. a

4.7

164.4

5.30

326

Jan.

6.8

10

12

*14 blB"

bll

b7.8

b6.4

b6. 3

b6.2

b6.4

7.0

7.5

7.6

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.4

6.2

fc8 11

13

*12

13

12

11 

11

272.7

8.80

541

Feb.

8.B

8.0

B.4

8.4

7.3

bS.O

b6.0

b8.2

10

12

*13

14

17

21

IE

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

12 

15

17

15

14

16

------

350.1

12.5

694

Mar.

16

17

*18T6~

14

13

12

13

9.4

8.0

8.0

6.9

6.1

5.3

773

8.0

8.8

8.0

8.4

9.4

9.4

11

12 

12

13

14

15

*14

17

16 

15

361.5

11.7

717

Apr.

13

13

13

11

13

14

TT

8.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.9

*13

8.4

7.3

6.1

6.9

8.4

9.4

14

11

9.0

8.2 

6.6

5.7

4.8

T75

*5.8

6.5

6.1

264.4

8.81

524

May

7.3 §TT

1311

11

11

15

24

42

20

*14

13

17

39

78

95

*42

111

92

35

28

48

55 

83

122

115

90

62

44

32 

35

1,413.7

45.6

2,800

June

50

92

74

70

55

4852"

*144

262

170

138

212

269

357

227

88

*140

132

122

218

273

390 355" 

377

329

289

281

285

265

230

6,029

201

11,960

July

185 149-

138

128

105

98

85

*69

65

50

42

43

33

30

25

28

30

26

23

24

30

24

22 

ft

28

38

39

153

52

39 

29

1,874

60.5

3,720

Aug.

26

34

25

*94

*146

39

19

26

18

16

*105

28

16

15

54

24

13

48

81

105

43

23

21 

22

19

25

93

273

TTO

*55 

27

1,643

53.0

3,260

Sept.

24

23

22

21

21

23

25

26

24

22

20

19

20

20

20

20

19

18

19

43

22

20

20 

21

77.

33

25

18

16

16

717

23.9

1,420

Calendar year 1954: Max 128 Min 0.8 Mean 15,1 Ac-ft 10,930

Water year 1954-55: Max 390 Min 3.0 Mean 37.3 Ac-ft 26,970

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 6-8, Dec. 26 to Jan. 4, Jan. 12-26, Feb. 9-11, Feb. 23 to Mar. 2, 

Mar. 7, 8, Apr. 21-25 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during part of periods); discharge 

estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
142 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

South Platte River at Henderson, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°55'20", long 104°52'05", in NE^ sec. 34, T. IS., R. 67 W., on left bank 

40 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 128 and 0.2 mile northwest of Henderson.

Drainage area.--4.740 sqmi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

1926 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,005.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^1929. Prior to Apr. 20, 1942, at datum 3.00 ft higher and Apr. 20, 1942, to Sept. 30, 

1953, at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 29 years, 323 cfs (233,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,280 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 4.78 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs Oct. 18-22.

1926-55: Maximum discharge, 10,700 cfs Apr. 26, 1942 (gage height, 9.40 ft); minimum daily, 4.4 cfs Apr. 1, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, 

ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated 

areas.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 26-30, Mar. 25 to Apr. 2, 

Sept. 1-19, 30)

Feb.

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

442

765

1,180

E.210

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

80

TF

63

68

68

77

75

68

54

54

49

36

*36

43

51

20

14

13

13

13

13

13

14

15

16

15

16

16 

23

27

*JL.

1,155

37.3

2,290

Nov.

23

H

70

65

58

54

60

72

68

56

54

77

96

102

*93

51

45

56

56

36

40

40

36

43

31

49

102

80

*34

1,701

56.7

3,370

Dec.

40

45

45

47

50

C 2

it

46

50

45

45

48

52

*45

56

9

4

7

7

5

7

:z

3

3

3

17

27 

51

31

45

1,148

37.0

2,280

Jan.

47 

47

*47

49

49

47

43

45

43

43

44

45

33

34

56

40

31

34

40

40

58

35

36

39

*40

43

38 

45

43

45

1,291

41.6

2,560

Feb.

43

43 

36

45

25

38

32

36

43

20

31

34

45

38

38

43

*51

32

19

47

47

40

43

48

5£

49

45

45

------

1,111

39.7

2,200

Mar.

46

46 

46

46

46

47

52

52

52

*50

75

81

81

84

75

66

72

81

84

84

90

6?

64

69

66

54

59

*56 

49

49

64

1,950

G2.9

3,870

Apr.

69

72

64

56

44

2536-

52

47

50

110

*177

159

170

162

181

267

263

289

229

121

75

46

62

84

96

*121 

128

112

3,429

114

6,800

May

121

154 

138

142

131

121

112

T5T

131

148

145

166

233

245

254

312

*276

750

780

*744

695

723

800

821

821

982 575"

500 

437

327

12,284

396

24,360

June

271

245

276

212

208

181

*19-3

378

384

357

317

459

526

465

327

357

312

312

298

312

*426

454

410

362

421

312

294 

237

185

9,771

326

19,380

July

159

131

121

121

*125

134

138

142

142

138

134

115

*84

78

87

78

66

72

62

59

52

1T59"

378

131

170

275

405

Tzs

237

193

4,527

146

8,980

Aug.

189

212 

267

*352

560

680

900

1,100

263

368

948

765

483

285

245

394

308

263

336

477

368

*362

294

224

200

245

547

2,140 

*596

506 

362

15,239

492

30,250

Sept.

513

437 

400

341

298

308

*331

285

254

229

237

224

224

208

208

204

177

166 3-90"

331

204

193

196

189

517

308

258

220 

200

189

8,239

275

16,340

Calendar year 1954 : Max 832 Min 8.4 Mean 95.2 Ac-ft 68,960

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,140 Min 13 Mean 169 Ac-ft 122,700
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 143

South Platte River at Port Lupton, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°04'50", long 104°49'18", in NVf£ sec. 6, T. IN., R. 66 W. , or left bank 

50 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 52 at Port Lupton.

Drainage area. 5,070 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

to September 1906, April 1929 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,888.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. May to September 1906 staff gage at site 1 mile downstream at different datum. 

Apr. 29, 19S9, to Jan. 17, 1935, water-stage recorder and Jan. 18 to June 20, 1935, 

staff gage, at site 250 ft downstream from present site at different datum. June 21, 

1935, to Oct. 2, 1947, water-stage recorder at site 650 ft upstream from present site 

at present datum.

Average discharge .--26 years (1929-55), 341 cfs (246,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,820 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 5.33 ft); minimum daily, 16 cfs Oct. 21-23.

1906, 1929-55: Maximum discharge, 9,000 cfs Apr. 26, 1942, from rating curve 

extended above 6,700 cfs; maximum gage height, 7.55 ft June 22, 1947, from recorded 

range in stage, site then in use; minimum daily discharge, 10 cfs Oct. 14, 15, 1939.

Remarks. Records good above 100 cfs and fair below except those for period of ice effect, 

which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage 

reservoirs, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow 

from irrigated areas. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1955 are given 

in WSP 1401.

ating table, water year 1954-55, except period of loe effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 27-31, May 15-25)

41

104

180

314

2.6 539

3.0 815

3.5 1,270

4.0 1,820

4.5 2,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per cond, water year October 1954 to September 195E

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

41

35

34

30

31

36

41

40

34

28

25

25

*21

19

22

26

21

18

17

17

1616"

16

18

18

19

20

18

22

26 

27

778

25.1

1,540

Nov.

24

24

22

3T

43

46

43

40

46

45

39

31

31

70

70

*ao

72

55

48

57

50

41

41

41

43

39

48

65

82 *6T

1,437

47.9

2,850

Dec.

61

61

78

85

90

87

85

82

80

80

78

78

78

*78

78

74

72

72

70

70

70

67

67

65

65

65

55

41

35-55 

55

2,177

70.2

4,320

Jan.

78

80

85

*90

W

85

82

82

85

67

80

78

76

82

67

67

70

70

£1

61

67

65

63

74

74

*78

78

78

78

78 

78

2,347

75.7

4,660

Feb.

78

80

78

76

72

78

78

78

82

82

74

78

78

80

80

80

*80

80

b72

b73

b6B

b68

b72

70

65

82

82

851 

------

2,149

76.8

4,260

Mar.

S£

82

85

SF

85

85

85

82

80

*78

74

72

70

70

74

74

76

76

72

74

65

74

70

70

67

65

74

*67

67

70 

70

2,320

74.8

4,600

Apr.

67

67

65

59

65

70

97

118

128

116

116

149

*167

157

141

149

164

202

235

265

229

149

109

57

46

39 39"

*54

67

57

3,441

115

6,830

May

57

65

67

72

76

67

59

65

65

76

76

72

104

159

157

177

*229

406

887

*65S

539

598

658

735

786

929 756"

433

398

314 

256

10,026

323

19,890

June

226

211

202

170

205

162

159

*133 '§'56'

372

298

263

333

393

546

338

338

328

302

278

294

*378

420

388

328

328

274

278

235

177

8,613

287

17,080

July

133

97

67

55

50

*4S

48

50

50

50

48

50

48

46 *~5?

54

50

52

50

46

48

48

46

298

144

90

128

339 226"

164 

151

2,826

91.2

5,610

Aug.

141

136

*T7T

220

638

721

572

1,390

278

278

803

1,020

714

383

214

383

294

238

282

414

378

*290

282

226

164

170

482

2,420

690

546 

333

15,277

493

30,300

Sept.

439

398

352

263

229

188

*205

194

144

133

116

111

136

116

116

118

92

17?

374

388

*197

172

177

162

562

393

310

278

220

223

6,978

233

13,840

Calendar year 1954: Max 543 

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,420

Mean 84.7 

Mean 160

Ac-ft 61,320 

Ac-ft 115,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
144 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

South St. Vrain Creek near Ward, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°05'40", long 105°31'30", near east line of sec. 35, T. 2 N., R. 73 W.

on left bank at downstream side of bridge, 1.1 miles from State Highway 160, if mile'

northwest of Ward, and 3 miles downstream from Brainard Lake. 

Drainage area.--14.3 sq mi. 

Records available.--May 1926 to September 1927 (no winter records), May 1929 to September

1931, September 1954 to September 1955. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 9,420 ft (from topographic map) May 29

1926, to Sept. 30, 1927, and May 21, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1931, at site 600 ft downstream'

at datum 24.37 ft lower. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 148 cfs June 23 (gage height, 3.76 ft)- minimum

daily, 1.1 cfs Jan. 12.

1926-27, 1929-31, 1954-55: Maximum discharge, 313 cfs June 7, 1926 (gage height

2.48 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 1.0 cfs Mar, 20, 1930. 

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

which are poor. No diversion above station. Slight regulation by several small lakes

above station.

Rating table, Sept. l, 1954, to Sept. 30, 1955, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8

7.1

15

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.7

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1954

Day

Sept. 1

3

4

5

6

7

8

Mean....

Runoff li

Discharge

a 11

12

12

13

13

12

13

i acre-feet.

Day

Sept. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

15

13

11

11

10

*9.8

9.4

9.0

Day

Sept. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

8.3

7.9

7.1

6.6

6.0

eve

7.5

20

Day

Sept. 25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

21

25

28

28

25

25

407.2

808

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby 

stations.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

24

2T

18

16

17

16

13

11

9.0

9.8

11

8.3

9.0

*9.0

5.5

8.7

7.5

6 . 8 

6.3

5.5

4.9

5.2

4.9

4.9

5.5

6.3

5.5

6.3

5.8

4.9

4.7

291.3

9.40

578

Nov.

5.8

4.7

6.3

BT8" 6.6

5.8

4.2

3.9

3.9

*3.9

3.2

3.7

3.6

4.2

3.4

3.4

2.6

4.4 

3.0

3.0

3.2

4.1

4.4

3.9

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.4 276"

2.9

117.1

3.90

232

Dec.

3.1 578"

.8

.9

.0

.6

.4

.3

.2

* .0

.0

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

1.5

1.3 T74-

1.5

62.0

2.00

123

Jan.

1.6 T7S1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

*1.1

TTE

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1,3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.4

43.8

1.41

87

Feb.

1.3

1.2

T72

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

*1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

til

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.5

_

40.9

1.46

81

Mar.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.8

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.3

2.5

3.0

3.2

3^5.

59.2

1.91

117

Apr.

3.8

3.9

3 8

3.7

5.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.8

*4.2

6.0

8.0 

8.0

7.4

6.8

6.0

7.5

7.9

6.6

10

13

13

11

9.0

14_

190.8

6.36

378

May

21

22

19

18

15

16

20

22

20

20

20

23

28

33

38

41

33

30

*24

24

37

44

4T

41

42

41

34

28

26

29

37

888

28.6

1,760

June

50

54

50

44

40

42

43

72

81

63

57

71

94

*121

106

98

106 

94

98

108

119

121

134

T57

119

*108

108

106

104

96

2,634

87.8

5,220

July

87

85

81

78

76

79

83

78

72

71

*69

75

71

64

58

52

50 

47

45

45

45

47

60

83

92

98

73

58

48

43 

39

2,061

66.5

4,090

1955

Aug.

40

44

42

40

40

37

33

32

30

*29

28

25

24

30

37

33

36 

40

37

37

34

31

28

25

23

28

27

26

24

21 

20

981

31.6

1,950

Sept.

18

17

16

15

14

14

14

13

13

11

11

19

27

29

*50

29

28 

28

28

28

25

24

24

23

22

21

18

16

11

7^5

593.5

19.8

1,180

Calendar year 1954: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1954-55: Max 134 Mln 1.1 Mean 21.8 Ac-ft 15,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27 to Apr. 19 (no gage-height record D 

 o Apr. 18; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, and re<

ec. 28 

cords for

nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

"St. Vrain Creek at Lyons, Colo.

145

Location. Lat 40°13'10", long 105°15'40", in sec. 17, T. 3 N., R. 70 W., on left bank 

75 ft south of State Highways 7 and 66, at southeast edge of Lyons, and 300 ft downstream from confluence of North and South St. Vrain Creeks.

Drainage area. 226 sq mi.

Records available. August 1887 to October 1892, June 1895 to October 1903, April 1909 to 

November 1913 , and October 1933 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey (no 

winter records in earlier years). August 1887 to October 1890 and June 1895 to 

September 1944 in reports of State engineer. Published as "near Lyons 1901, 1903.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,290 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

tfo 1923, staff gages near present site at different daturas.

Average discharge.--51 years (1900-1903, 1907-55), 126 cfs (91,220 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 680 cfs July 24 (gage height, 2.97 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.0 cfs Nov. 2.

1887-92, 1895-55: Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs June 22, 1941 (gage heigl-t, 8.06ft 

(from floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination at gage height 7.90 ft; no flow Jan. 19, 20, 1922, Jan. 12, 13, 1950.

Remarks. Records excellent above 20 cfs and good below. Diversions above station for 

irrigation. Flow partly regulated by many small reservoirs above station.

Revisions. WSP 761: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

-0.1 

0.0

.5

0.2

1.2

3.2

6.0

9.0

19

0.8 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

109

203

314

470

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

64

51

45

39

39

4O

36

34

33

34

*34

33

30

35

32

33

12

5.4

4.0

2.6

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

654.0

21.1

1,300

Nov.

1.2

1.0

1.8

1.4

*1.2

1.4

1.2

3.6

9.4

9.4

9.8

10

12

12

10

9.4

9.4

7.8

8.4

9.4

8.1

7.8

*8.7

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.3

5.4

5.4

5.4

197.0

6.57

391

Dec.

10~4.9

15

T2

10

8.4

*7.5

5.7

5.4

7.5

8.7

7.8

7.8

5.7

6.6

5.2

6.3

7.5

6.6

*6.6

6.6

7.8

7.2

7.5

8.4

8.7

8.1

6.9

9.8

8.4

8.4

243.0

7.84

482

Jan.

8.4

8.7

8.4

9.8

BTT

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.1

8.1

8.4

*8.1

8.4

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.8

6.9

7.2

6.9

6.3

6.3

5.4

 4.3

5.4

5.7

6.0

6.0

6 . 9

230.4

7 .43

457

Feb.

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

5.2

4.5

4.3

5.2

4.9

*5.7

5.7

6.9

7.8

679

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.6

6.9

6.6

6.6

 7.2

-

176.9

6.32

351

Mar.

8.1

8.4

8.4

9.0

7.2

7.5

7.5

8.1

8.7

9.8

8.1

8.4

8.1

*8.1

9.4

8.4

8.1

6.6

7.2

6.6

5.4

679

6.9

6.3

5.7

6.6

7.5

 11

9.4

14_

251.2

8.10

498

Apr.

12

13

14

8.7

9.4

8.4

7.8

9.0

9.4

11

17

*15

11

13

17

26

31

32

32

22

23

22

24

23

22

25

33

29

24

24

567.7

18.9

1,130

May

37

*54

54

44

40

32

42

64

67

61

7O

81

83

80

96

126

93

100

122

162

193

227

*233

225

258

225

206

167

152

154

177

3,705

120

7,350

June

216

222

208

203

185

193

*190

279

302

235

216

244

260

314

297

277

300

282

291

*300

341

344

344

329

350

359 '332

305

297

279

8,294

276

16,450

July

252

249

249

235

230

*235

227

211

198

198

195

211

198

182

170

160

148

141

*134

134

137

145

235

457

271

246

244

208

182

160

143

6,385

206

12,660

AUJ.

134

*139

134

128

137

128

126

126

111

107

107

95

86

93

*113

93

93

95

126

104

96

83

64

55

BT

69

82

93

85

78

67

3,104

100

6,160

Sept.

55

51

46

43

42

42

37

36

33

34

34

32

 31

28

25

24

20

17

18

24

21

17

16

17

25

 25

21

17

14 is

858

28.6

1,700

Calendar year 1954 : Max 252 Min 1.0 Mean 46.4 Ac-ft 33,620

Water year 1954-55: Max 457 Min 1.0 Mean 67.6 Ac-ft 48,930

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
146 PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Lefthand Greece at mouth, at Longmont, Colo.

Location.--Lat 40°08'50", long 105°06'U5", in SW^SE^ see. 10, T. 2 N. , R. 69 W. , on left 

'bank 40 ft downstream from bridge on U. 3. Highways 87 and 287, 1.0 mile upstream from 

mouth, and 1.3 miles south of city hall In Longmont.

Drainage area.--74 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1941, August 1953 to December 1955 in

reports of Geological Survey (discontinued). March 1927 to September 1942 in reports 

of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,940.29 ft above mean sea level (State 

Highway Department benchmark). Mar. 1, 1927, to Sept. 30, 1942, at different datums.

Average discharge.--17 years (1927-42, 1953-55), 12.9 cfs (9,340 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1953-56 are contained in 

the following table:

Water 

year

1953t 

1954 

1955 

1956*

Maximum

Date

Aug. 20, 1953 

July 14, Iy54 

Aug. 19, 1955 

Oct. 23, 1955

Discharge 

(cfs)

14 

15 

150 

14

Gage height 

(feet)

2.93 

tt3.09 

4.80 

3.25

Minimum daily

Date

Aug. 13, 1953 

Apr. 27, 28, 1954 

Feb. 4, 5, 1955 

Dec. 25, 1955

Discharge 

(cfs)

5.8 

1.7 

1.8 

3.4

t Period August to September 

t Period October to December 

tt Maximum gage height, 3.27 ft Sept. 30, 1954 (backwater from moss).

1927-42, 1953-55: Maximum discharge, 812 cfs Sept. 2, 1938 (gage height, 6.10 ft, 

datum then in use, from rating curve extended above 330 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Sept. 20, 1939.

Remarks.--Records fair. About 12,000 acres are irrigated In basin above station by water 

imported from South St. Vrain Creek and diversions from Lefthand Creek. Plow past the 

station is mainly return flow from Irrigated areas.

Rating tables, Aug. 12, 1953, to Dec. 31, 1955, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 1-19, 1953, Apr. 1 to

May 15, 1954, Aug. 22-31., Sept. 10 to Nov. 28, 1954)

Aug. 12. 1953, to Aug. 31, 1954 Sept. 1, 1954, to Dec. 31, 1955

2.4 1.6

2.5 2.3

2.6 3.2

2.7 4.7

2.8 6.8

3.0 14

2.6 1.5

2.8 2.8

3.0 5.0

3.3

3.6

15

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8

Mean 

Runof

Aug.

:

Sept.

11 

10 

10 

10

11 

11

12 

11

Day

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16

Aug.

(*)

5.8 

6.0 

6.6 

7.1

Sept.

9.7

11 

11 

10 

9.7 

11 

10 

8.7

Day

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Aug.

6.0 

6.0 

8.1 

11 

8.7 

8.7 

10 

12

Sept.

*9.0 

12 

13

T3

12 

12

11 

11

Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

f in acre-feet. ...............................................

Aug.

*11 

7.4 

9.4

11 

10 

11 

9.0

-

Sept.

10 

8.4 

877 

8.4 

8.7 

9.4

10.5

ezz

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 147

Lefthand Creek at mouth, at Longmont, Colo. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

8.1

7.8

7.4

970

8.4

8.1

8.4

8.7

8.7

*9.4

9.4

9.7

9.0

8.4

9.0

8.7

9.4 

10

9.0

9.4

9.4

9.7

12

13

13

12

11

10

9.0 

9.4

294.2

9.49

584

Nov.

10

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.4

8.4

8.4

7.8

7.8

*7.8

7.8

b6.5

b6.5

b7.2

7 . 8 

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.Z

6.4

234.7

7.82

466

Dec.

6.4

6.4

6.4

b6.2

6.0

6.0

5.3

4.7

b4.5

4.6

b4.5

b4.4

b4.4

b4.4

4.4

4.4

*4.4

4.2

b4.O

b3.7

b37T 

b3.8

b3.7

b4.0

b4.0

b3.9

b4.0

b4.0

b4.0

143.2

4.62

284

Jan.

b4.1

b4.1

b4.1

b4.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

b3.B

b4.1

*b4.1

b4.1

b4.0

b4.0

b4.0

4.0 

4.0

b3.8

b4.0

b4.0

4.1 

4.0

4.1

b4.O

b4.0

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

125.0

4.03

248

Feb.

4.0

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

b4.0

*4.0

3.8

4.0

4.1

b4.1

4.2

470

4.0

4.1

4.1

4.0

b3.9

3.8

3.8

b3.8 

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

b3.6

110.6

3.95

219

Mar.

b3.6

b3.8

b4.1

b4.1

b4.2

b4.1

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.8

b3.8

b3.8

b3.8

b3.8

*3.8

3.6 

3.6 

3 .6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3 .8 

3.8

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.6

4.0

b3.7

b3.5

117.5

3.79

233

Apr.

3.5

178

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

*2.1

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9 

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.9 

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1 . 7

2.0

2.5

64.0

2.13

127

May

3.0

3.5

2.7

2.4

2.0

2.2

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.7

2.8

3.2

2.9

2.8

3.4

4.7 

4.7

4.2 

3.0

3.6

2.9

3.4

~tt 8.7

4.9

5.1

*5.3

5.3

4.6

4.4

117.3

3.78

233

June

4.0

4.2

4.9

4.4

3.6

3.6

3.8

*3.1

375

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.4

5.8

6.8

5.8 

6 . 4

8.1

s'.6

5.5

4.4

4.6

6.4

6.0

6.4

5.5

4.2

6 . 8

159.0

5.30

315

July

6.4

5.3

4.4

3.6

4TT

4.9

6.6

4.1

4.9

5.1

8.1

6.2

4.6

*6.0

Ij.

11 

9.7

11 

9.4

6.2

5.1

6.2

6.8

8.4

6.8

5.8

6.4

4.9

4.1 

4.1

198.3

6.40

393

Aug.

3.8

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.7

4.2

5.8

7.4

8.1

678

*4.7

5.1

4.1

4.2

4.7

4.2 

4.1

3.6 

3.5

3.2

3.4

4.1

4.1

4.0

3.6

4.1

3.8

4.1

4.2 

3.6

137.5

4.44

273

Sept.

3.6

4.0

3.4

3.5

4.2

3.7

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.9

*2.7.

2.5

2.9 

3.2

2.6 

2.5

2.9

2.9

3.0 

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.4

277

3.1

89.8

2.99

178

Calendar year 1953 : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1953-54 : Max 13 Mln 1.7 Mean 4.91 Ac-ft 3,550

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.7

3.8

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.3

4.0

3.6

3.5

3.7

3.5

*2.9

279

3.2

3.6

4.3'

4.3

4.2

3.8

3.7

3.9

3.8

3.9

6.2

7.7

8.0

777

5.3

4.3

4.9

4.9

135.0

4.35

268

Nov.

4.9

4.9

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.9

5.6

*5.3

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.9

3.8

4.2

4.5

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.6

b3.3

b3__.JL

132.0

4.40

262

Dec.

b3.0

b3.1

b3.5

b3.8

b5.9

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.5

*3.3

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

b2.8

b2.5

b275

b2 3

2.9

95.8

3.09

190

Jan.

2.9

279

2.8

2.7

2.8

b2.7

b2.7

b2.6

2.5

277

2.5

*2.6

2.6

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

b2.5

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.6

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

2.7

81.2

2.62

161

Feb.

b2.7

277

b2.4

bl.8

bl.8

b2 .0

b2.4

2.6

b2.3

*b2.1

b2.2

b2.4

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

b2.3

b2.3

b2.3

b2.3-

b2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

_

66.4

2.37

132

Mar.

2.5

2.9

276

2.5

2.5

b2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.5

b2.4

b2.3

b274

2.6

2.5

b2.5

b2.4

b2.4

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.7

78.9

2.55

156

Apr.

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.7

3.3

3.7

4.0

374

3.4

3.7

3.6

*3.8

3.9

3.4

3.1

3.3

3.0

3.4

3.1

3.5

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.2

272

2.2

2.2

2.2

90.4

3.01

179

May

2.2

2.3

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2 2.'7

2.4

2.0

274

2.8

*2.4

3.6

4.8

4.4

3.1

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.0

4.2

4.9

4T3

3.5

3.5

2 . 6

92.6

2.99

184

June

3.1

475

4.5

11

8.0

7.1

4.6

5.0

6.2

8.0

7.1

4.9

5.9

*5.0

4.8

5.6

4.4

5.9

12

10

6.8

9.0

12

11

*12

23

TT

12

7.7

7.1

242.2

8.07

480

July

8.0

12 7.7 

14

14

12

12

12

9.8

*8.7

8.4

9.4

12

16

22

12

12

12

7.7

8.4

14

16

16

22

11

14

-%5 24

20

18

13

418.1

13.5

829

Aug.

17

18

7.4

8.0

25

13

11

*12

11

15

28

18

11

9.4

10

4.8

4.8

4.2

18

12

5.3

4.3

4.8

3.7

470

4.6

7.1

12

10

11

13

337.4

10.9

669

Sept.

T2~ 14

13

10

7.1

5.6

4.9

^73

5.9

10

7.4

9.8

6.8

12

*13

7.4

9.4

7.7

10

12

13

9.8

5.9

5.6

10

9.4

9.4

9.8

9.0

9.4

274.6

9.15

545

Calendar year 1954 : Max 11 Mln 1.7 Mean 4.06 Ac-ft 2,940

Water year 1954-55 : Max 28 Mln 1.8 Mean 5.60 Ac-ft 4,060

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
148 PLA.TTE RIVER BASIN

Lefthand Creek at mouth, at Longmont, Colo. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1955 to De

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.4

8.4

8.7

11

~9.8 12

*8.0

6.8

6.8

7.1

6.5

7.4

7.7

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.4

8.0

8.0

12

9.8

8.7

7.1

7.1

6.2

5.9

s!4

251.1

8.10

498

Nov.

5.6

576

5.0

4.9

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.3

5.3

4.9

*4.9

4.9

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.2

3.9

1_.7

143.0

4.77

284

Dec.

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.9

377

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.6

*3.6

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

5.4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

111.5

3.60

221

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1955 : Max 28 Mln 1.8 Mean 5.99 Ac-ft 4,340

Water year : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PIATTE RIVER BASIN 149

fiddle Boulder Creek at Nederland, Colo.

kocatipn. Lat 39°57 l 42 n , long 105 0 30'14", in NE^SE^ sec. 13, T. 1 S., R. 73 W., on left 

bahlf at Nederland, just downstream from North Beaver Creek, 1,000 ft upstream from 

Barker Reservoir.

Drainage area.--35.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1940 May 1945 to September 1955 in reports 

or Geological Survey. June 1907 to September 1928 in files of State engineer. 

October 1928 to September 1940 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and compound sharp-crested weir. Datum of gage is 8,186.0 ft 

above mean sea level (Public Service Co. benchmark). Prior to Mar. 18, 1909, at datum 

4.0 ft lower. Mar. 18, 1909, to Apr. 23, 1952, at datum 2.5 ft lower then present 

datum.

Average discharge. 43 years (1907-40, 1945-55), 53.1 cfs (38,440 acre-ft per yeer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 270 cfs June 13 (gage height, 2.30 ft): minimum

daily, 2.4 cfs Feb. 5, 6.

1907-40, 1945-55: Maximum discharge, 811 cfs June 2, 1914 (gage height, 5.37 ft,

datum then in use), by computation of peak flow over compound weir: minimum deilv

0.8 cfs Jan. 14, 1908. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. No diversion above station.

Revisions. WSP 1036: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 22-26)

0.1 

.2

.5

1.7

3.5

9.5

18

1.1 

1.5 

2.1

34

91

222

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

36

30

29

26

*30

26

26

24

22

26

24

21

20

19

19

21

20

18

16

15

14

14

14

14

15

*14

14

14

15

25

26

647

20.9

1,280

Nov.

26

27

26

24

23

24

22

16

13

13

12

10

12

11

9.3

10

*9.1

9.5

8.8

9.5

10

9.5

9.1

8.9

8.5

8.1

5.9

BTT

7.9

8.7

399.9

13.3

793

Dec.

9.5

*9.3

8.9

8.9

9.5

9.3

8.9

8.1

8.1

8.5

8.1

8.1

7.5

7.3

6.9

*7.1

6.5

6.5

6.1

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.7

7.1

6.9

6.7

6.1

5.6

5.8

5.9

6.0

230.4

7.43

457

Jan.

6.6

7.2

7.3

T7T

7.3

*7.1

6.7

5.8

5.6

5.5

5.3

5.4

6.0

6.3

6.1

5.7

5.5

5.1

4.9

5.1

4.3

3.5

2.9

3TT

*3.1

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.6

158.5

5.11

314

Feb.

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

*2.5

2.5

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.3

3.7

-

84.0

3.00

167

Mar.

*4.0

4.3

4.8

5.0

4.3

3.9

4.1

5.1

5.5

5.1

5.3

5.9

6.1

B7T

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.7

5.1

4.7

4.7

*5.3

5.1

5.1

4.9

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

6.1

5.9

159.0

5.13

315

Apr.

*5.9

777

8.3

7.3

6.9

6.1

6.3

10

7.5

11

12

11

12

12

16

20

26

29

*27

26

23

28

28

24

30

45

45

32

29

39

591.0

19.7

1,170

May

56

75

69

53

53

*59

74

86

74

72

74

81

91

108

128

121

98

85

85

83

108

130

121

132

126

*112

98

85

78

85

98

2,798

90.3

5,550

June

121

130

123

101

88

96

103

177

177

123

119

161

200

*222

193

182

191

168

189

203

205

210

222

217

205

198

184

180

*182

166

5,036

168

9,990

July

152

150

139

130

126

126

119

106

103

103

105

98

*93

88

81

77

86

78

78

74

70

72

81

85

74

72

70

75

*64

59

54

2,888

93.2

5,730

Aug.

54

60

54

57

60

53

56

50

44

40

36

34

33

49

53

40

38

*39

34

34

30

28

27

26

27

46

35

38

30

*27

25

1,257

40.5

2,490

Sept.

24

22

19

18

18

17

17

16

15

14

14

13

12

11

11

*11

11

11

12

13

12

11

i 10

12

14

13

11

10

9.3

9.3

410.6

13.7

814

Calendar year 1954 : Max 159 Min 2.2 Mean 28.1 Ac-ft 20,330

Water year 1954-55 : Max 222 Min 2.4 Mean 40.2 Ac-ft 29,070

Peak discharge (base, 280 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on tnis day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19, 20, 

Jan. 21 to Mar. 4.

Dec. 28 to Jan. 2. Jan. 8, 9, 12, 13,

449355 0-58-11
150 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Boulder Creek near Orodell, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°00'30", long 105°19'50", in sec. 34, T. 1 N. , R. 71 W., on left bank 

along State Highway 119, 1 mile southwest of old Orodell, 1 mile upstream from Pourmile Creek, and 3 miles southwest of courthouse in Boulder.

Drainage area. 105 sq mi.

Records available. August 1887 to October 1888, March 1907 to December 1913, and October 

1933 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. August 1887 to October 1888, 

March 1907 to November 1914, and February 1916 to September 1944 in r3ports of State 

engineer. Published as "North Boulder Creek, Colo." 1887-88 and as "at Orodell" March 

1907 to December 1916.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,850 ft (from topographic map). 

Tugust 1887 to October 1888 nonrecording gage and Mar. 18, 1907, to Dec. 12, 1916, 

water-stage recorder, at sites 1 mile downstream, just upstream from Fourmile Creek, 

at different datums.

Average discharge.--47 years (1906-14, 1916-55), 91.7 cfs (66,390 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 436 cfs June 26 (gage height, 3.21 ft); minimum 

daily, 4.0 cfs Jan. 11.

1887-88, 1907-14, 1916-55: Maximum discharge, 2,500 cfs June 6, 1921 (gage height, 

4.31 ft); minimum daily, 1 cfs Jan. 29, Feb. 1-3, 16-24, 1933.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Barker Reservoir (capacity, 11,500 acre-ft). 

Low flow during nonirrigation season regulated by powerplant 1,500 ft upstream from 

station.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

3.0 

7.4

102

180

280

440

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

37

36

35

34

*33

32

31

32

37

37

38

Z9

20

16

16

15

14

13

12

T4

14

13

18

13

12

*17

19

27

26

23

22

735

23.7

1,460

Nov.

21

21

22

27

24

24

29

25

23

26

25

25

27

23

13

6.9

8.7

7.4

8.4

7.9

7.9

8.2

12

7.7

9.0

23

22

19

28

22

553.1

18.4

1,100

Dec.

21

*21

~9.5 25

11

15

23

9.4

12

8.7

12

9.2

16

13

9.3

*9.6

7.6

8.0

6.8

13

10

8.0

7.4

9.5

10

11

11

13

9.2

12

10

371.2

12.0

736

Jan.

9.0

9.5

11

13ro

*6.9

11

9.2

12

8.8

4 0

6.4

4.2

7.3

7.0

10

13

12

11

11

11

9.2

8.4

8.2

*8.4

10

9.7

9.5

6.6

12

9.8

291.1

9.39

577

Feb.

10

11

11

10

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

11

IE

liT~ 9.0

9.9

10

11

11

12

11

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

301.9

10.8

599

Mar.

10

*13

10

12

7.4

16

IT

13

13

12

11

13

13

14

14

13

12

11

13

16

10

*11

9.0

11

11

10

8.8

7.9

9.5

14

15

364.6

11.8

723

Apr.

15

15

15

1~9.2

14

11

13

14

17

17

14

15

17

18

22

22

49

*43

26

17

19

29

35

41

57

58

55

46

48

783.2

26.1

1,550

May

46

75

61

61

62

61

65

67

68

70

63

71

67

67

65

61

62

75

114

114

120

136

121

136

146

*137

122

105

88

87

83

2,676

86.3

5,310

June

94

94

97

96

98

112

113

136

158

133

139

125

151

258

540

320

330

289

242

242

256

*266

280

298

302

284

273

266

245

234

6,271

209

12,440

July

"242 259

231

234

231

*231

228

210

165

165

174

177

183

183

177

162

156

140

125

118

109

*TI6

120

153

171

IT'4

171

159

123

153

159

5,399

174

10,710

Aug.

123

102

77

78

84

78

83

83

69

64

61

52

52

56

104

75

91

*131 ~96

76

71

54

60

57

55

62

93

93

80

*56

50

2,366

76.3

4,690

Sept.

54

44

41

42

44

36

32

30

27

27

26

27

26

26

34

*34

40

38

34

48

3734 

24

28

29

29

22

18

15

13_

959

32.0

1,900

Calendar year 1954 : Max 254 Mln 3.8 Mean 46.8 Ac-ft 33,890

Water year 1954-55 : Max 340 Mln 4.0 Mean 57.7 Ac-ft 41,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. E9, 30, Jan. 16-25. Feb. 5-13, Feb. 19 to Mar. 2 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during part of periods); discharge estimated on basis of operation 

of pDWerplant, 1,500 ft upstream.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 151

South Boulder Creek near Eldorado Springs, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°55 I 52", long 105°17'43", in sec. 26, T. IS., R. 71 W., on left bank

0.2 mile downstream from South Draw, 1 mile west of Eldorado Springs, and 5 miles 

. south of Boulder.

Drainage area.--114 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1888 to October 1892, May 1895 to September 1901, January 1909 

to December 1913, and October 1933 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. 

May 1895 to September 1901 and July 1904 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. Prior to January 1911, published as "at or "near Marshall"; January 1911 to 

December 1913 as "at Eldorado Springs." Records prior to September 1929 adjusted 

for diversions above station and are equivalent.

ge. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,080 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

co Sept. 25, 1929, staff gage or water-stage recorder at sites 1 mile downstream at 

different daturas. Sept. 25, 1929, to May 2, 1934, water-stage recorder at site a 

quarter of a mile downstream at different datum. May 3, 1934, to Sept. 3, 1938, 

water-stage recorder at site 250 ft upstream at datum 4.00 ft higher than present 

datum. Sept. 4, 1938, to May 9, 1940, staff gages at site about 300 ft upstream or 

water-stage recorder at site half a mile downstream at different datums.

Average discharge.--55 years (1896-99, 1900-1901, 1904-55), 75.0 cfs (54,300 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 478 cfs June 9 (gage height, 3.04 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.4 cfs Oct. 22.

1888-92, 1895-1901, 1904-55: Maximum discharge, 7,390 cfs Sept. 2, 1938 (gage 

height, 9.24 ft, site and datum then in use, from floodmarks), from rating curve 

extended above 600 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow 

Oct. 15, 1932.

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

which are poor. Many small diversions above station for irrigation. Most of water 

imported from Colorado River basin through Moffat water tunnel is diverted it miles 

above station. Flow partly regulated since May 1, 1955, by Gross Reservoir (capacity, 

41,920 acre-ft) about 6 miles above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 856: 1937(M).

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 31 to Apr. 18, Apr. 27 to May 2)

Oct. 1 to May 2

1.8 0.4

1.9 2.1

Z.O 7.0

Z.I 19

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

May 3 to Sept. 3O

1.4

1.5

1.7 

1.9

2.1 97

2.4 180

2.7 300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 195E

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

ZO

Zl

22

23

24

Z5

Z6

Z7

2B

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

Z3

23

18

13

*14

25

TB

12

11

19

Zl

15

9.4

3.1

1.1

8.Z

14

8.2

13

18

15

.4

575

5.5

1Z

*1Z

13

14

17

15

17

41Z.9

13.3

B19

Nov.

17

13

7.0

9.4

14

4.1

Z.I 376-

11

1Z

15

15

6.5

6.5

9.4

7.0

*7.0

7.0

11

11

9.4

6.0

6.5

7.0

5.0

5.0

5.6

7.5

7.5

6.5

Z54.6

8.49

505

Dec.

9.0

*12

Iff

9.0

6.5

9.4

7.0

10

11

11

10

10

10

10

11

*11

1.9

1.8

1.2

4.6

6.0

8.0

11

11

10

5.5

1.1

675

7.0

7.0

7.2

Z46.7

7.96

4B9

Jan.

6.6

7.0

675

6.8

7.0

*6.6

6.2

5.8

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.Z

3.8

*378

3.B

4.1

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.5

165.1

5.33

3Z7

Feb.

4.5

4.5

4.0

3.Z

3T4

3.6

3.6

3.6

f, 8

*?.&

3.8

4.2

4.6

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.Z

5.0

5.0

4.6!

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.4

5.Z

6.0

6.B

_

1Z3.8

4.4Z

Z46

Mar.

*~^B 6.8

6.8

6.0

5.0

5.2

5.6

5.6

6.0

6.2

6.0

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.7

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.5

*4.6

4.6

4.7

5.0

5.Z

5.Z

5.4

5.8

5.8

6.0

166.1

5.37

330

Apr.

8.2

5.5

675

13

18

6.5

11

7.0

8.2

8.2

*12

21

21

19

30

34

34

56

*36

17

25

36

21

19

27

32

96

43

43

43

757.1

25.2

1,500

May

77

128

153

46

*53

58

84

95

93

91

91

95

97

111

153

162

99

141

187

174

180

198 T59-

168

168

*159

141

120

120

126

141

3,868

125

7,670

June

159

187

144

129

126

129

129

282

227

132

138

177

215

235

223

*204

235

198

239

255

231

243

239

282

278

264

247

235

*219

201

6,202

207

12,300

July

190

T5o

168

159

153

138

120

111

97

82

76

76

*76

74

62

46

42

40

35

29

26

50" 20

22

29

48

45

43

*56

68

64

2,395

77.3

4,750

Aug.

51

48

50

56

53

53

64

72

74

80

78

68

58

53

46

53

62

56

*54

60

64

66

62

60

53

48

42

51

58

*56

57

1,806

58.3

3,580

Sept.

58

54

35

24

26

30

29

24

14

U.

12

15

17

19

21

*21

21

20

22

22

23

23

23

22

22

19

19

18

50

38

752

25.1

1,490

Calendar year 1954 : Max 146 Mln 0.4 Mean Z3.8 Ac-ft 17,260

Water year 1954-55 : Max ZBZ Mln O.4 Mean 47. 0 Ac-ft 34,O10

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27-29, Dec. 3, 4. 8-16, 22-25, Mar. 3-24, 

29, 30. No gage-height record Dec. 1, 2, Dec. 28 to Mar. 2, Mar. 25-28 (stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice during most of periods), Aug. 31; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
152 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Boulder Creek at mouth, near Longmont, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°08 I 05", long 105°01'00", in SW£ sec. 16, T. 2 N., R. 68 W., on right

 bank 200 ft downstream from Burlington Railway bridge, 1,800 ft upstream from State 

Highway 254, 2£ miles upstream from mouth, and 5 miles southeast of city hall in 

Longmont.

Drainage area.--512 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1949, May 1951 to September 1955 in reports 

or Geological Survey (discontinued). March 1927 to September 1944 in reports of 

State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,880 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

~tb June 10, 1939, at site half a mile downstream at different datum. June 10, 1939, to 

Sept. 30, 1949, at site 2,000 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--26 years, (1927-49, 1951-55), 56.2 cfs (40,69u acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 336 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 3.66 ft); minimum

 daily, 0.2 cfs Apr. 23-28, Apr. 30 to May 1, 3-7.

1927-49, 1951-55: Maximum discharge, 4,410 cfs Sept. 3, 1938 (gage height, 6.94 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 340 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times in 1934-36, 1942, 1946, 1954.

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

which are poor. Diversions and storage above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 29 to July 5)

1.5

1.6

1.7 2.6 

3.0 

3.5

168

285

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.6

.6

.4

.5

.5

.9

1.4

1.5

.7

.7

.8

.7

*.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

21.7

0.70

43

Nov.

0.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

7s

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.5

14.5

0.48

29

Dec.

0.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.3

7F

b.5

b.6

b.7

b.7

bl.2

bl.2

bl.2

bl.l

1.0

.8

4.5

6.0

11

M

54.7

1.76

108

Jan.

17

T7

17

*b!7

b!7

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

*13

462

14.9

916

Feb.

12

13

13

12

:u

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

13

14

*15

_

353

12.6

700

Mar.

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

17

TT

17

17

17

14

*10

TT

14

16

16

16

b!5

b!2

b!3

16

13

b!3

b!4

b!5

*16

17

16

12

464

15.0

920

Apr.

5.6

4.0

4.0

4.4

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.4

*4.4

4.8

5.2

5.6

6.4

674

2.5

3.0

4.4

1.5

.7

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

90.1

3.00

179

May

0.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.3

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

1.2

.7

6.7

T75

2.8

1.1

1.8

1.8

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.1

1.2

32.8

1.06

65

June

1.3

2.3

3.0

3.8

3.6

2.8

2.4

*2.2

3.2

2.7

1.2

1.1

1.0

12

208

*124

61

52

36

14

1.1

.4

.3

.3

2.5

2.0

1.0

.3

.6

1.0

547.1

18.2

1,090

Jily

2.2

2.0

.4

.3

.3

* .0

.1

.2

.4

.4

.2

.0

* .0

.9

.7

.7

.6

76

.6

.6

.6

.6

.2

.1

.3

.4

.5

.8

.5

.0

.9

41.1

1.33

82

Aug.

0.9

.9

*.9

.2

.4

.4

.4

.5

.1

.0

.1

.6

.9

.7

.8

.4

.3

.3

66

58

1.2

*.9

.7

7T

.7

.7

.8

1.7

1.3

1.4

1.4

170.3

5.49

338

Sept.

0.9

.7

.8

1.7

1.5

1.0

*.7

.6

.5

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.6

.7

17.

.6

.5

.4

.5

.5

40.4

1.35

80

Calendar year 1954 : Max - Mln 0 Mean 3.74 Ac-ft 2,710

Water .year 1954-55 : Max 208 Mln 0.2 Mean 6.28 Ac-ft 4,550

Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Result of discharge measurement Oct. 5, 1955, 0.45 cfs. No gage-height record Oct. 16-18, 

Nov. 2-5, 8-15, 22-29, Dec. 8-13, Dec. 26 to Jan. 3, Jan. 12 to Mar. 14 (stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice during part of periods), Apr. 19, May 19, 20, June 2, 3, 6-1O, 26-28, July 6-13; 

discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby 

atat.1 cms .
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 153

St. Vrain Creek at mouth, near Platteville, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°15'28", long 104°52'46", in NW^ sec. 3, T. 3 N., R. 67 W., on right bank 

40 ft upstream from bridge on county road, 1.3 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles 

northwest of Platteville.

Drainage area. 1,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

to December 1915, February 1927 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,740 ft (from topographic map). April 

to December 1915, staff gage at bridge 40 ft downstream at different datum. February 

1927 to June 10, 1939, water-stage recorder at bridge 40 ft downstream at present 

datum.

Average discharge.--28 years (1927-55), 176 cfs (127,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 360 cfs June 15 (gage height, 2.20 ft); minimum 

dally, 16 cfs Apr. 28, 30, May 2.

1915, 1927-55: Maximum discharge 11,300 cfs Sept. 3, 1938 (gage height, 8.93 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs; minimum daily, 12 cfs Apr. 23, 1935.

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

which are poor. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Flow partly regulated 

by many small reservoirs above station. Records of chemical analyses for the water 

year 1955 are given in WSP 1401.

Revisions (water years). WSP 956: 1938(M).

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 26-29, Mar. 28-31, July 11-25)

.5 

1.0

1.5 

2.0

158

290

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

48

42

45

44

45

*45

48

4948"

44

45

43

42

40

41

42

43

42

42

47

43

42

39

38

40

44

*46

45

46

46 

46

1,360

43.9

2,700

Nov.

45

47

44

42

40

39

41

*42

42

43

42

42

44

46

45

45

44

43

44

44

44

*44

42

42

42

42

43

44

43

44

1,294

43.1

2,570

Dec.

46

54

55

58

58

*58

56

53

49

49

51

48

45

45

43

43

39

42

43

44

44

47

47

46

41

38

*29

38

42

t46

b52

1,449

46.7

2,870

Jan.

b53

b53

b54

b54

b54

b51

b50

b48

147

b45

45

45

46

49

42

43

*44

44

40

39

41

39

38

44

45

46

47

47

47

b48

b48

1,436

46.3

2,850

Feb.

b48

b49

b50

b48

b45

b48

b49

b50

bSO

b47

b46

b50

b52

*b54

b54

b53

t52

b52

b50

b50

49

49

50

46

M

46

50

55

_

1,385

49.5

2,750

Mar.

60

61

b63

b63

b64

b64

b64

b65

b66

*67

*66

b65

b64

65

61

61

54

53

52

51

4456"

56

55

47

52

58

*61

58

57

55

1,828

59.0

3,630

Apr,

51

47

45

42

39

38

38

38

38

38

39

46

*49

47

44

45

48

52

58

60

55

47

40

32

27

22

19

*17

TS" 16

1,193

39.8

2,370

May

17

16

17

20

22

20

19

21

23

24

23

23

29

33

35

37

*41

46

64

100

84

76

85

66

*55

57

66

70

70

59

40

1,358

43.8

2,690

June

29

22

27

41

88

105

74

*81

95

158

88

81

85

74

164

290

187

151

138

111

88

*77

80

72

72

95

85

64

57

49

2,828

94.3

5,610

July

45

38

49

52

53

*49

47

48

51

52

51

41

39

38

*38

45

46

44

40

3_4

34

45

45

75

156

99

105

129

122

102

88

1,900

61.3

3,770

Aug.

90

71

*62

80

110

138

126

151

124

95

91

90

84

80

78

80

66

73

76

127

91

*63

45

43

46

37

37

53

58

64

62

2,491

80.4

4,940

Sept.

68

63

66

68

66

64

*56

48

53

56

58

58

58

54

53

51

52

55

60

66

73

70

66

65

98

~3B 137

84

84

81

2,027

67.6

4,020

Calendar year 1954: Max 130 Min 18 Mean 50.7 Ac-ft 36,710

Water year 1954 55: Max 290 Min 16 Mean 56.3 AC-ft 40,770

Discharge measurement made on this day.
154 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Glacier Creek near Estes Park, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°20'50", long 105°34'50", in sec. 4, T. 4 N. , R. 73 W. , on right bank 

30 ft downstream from trail bridge, half a mile downstream from Mill Creek, threequarters of a mile upstream from mouth, and 4 miles southwest of Estes Park.

Drainage area. 25.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1955 (no winter records in 1947). October 

1941 to September 1946 in files of Bureau of Reclamation (no winter records).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,980 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 8 years (1947-55), 28.8 cfs (20,850 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 332 cfs July 24 (gage height, 3.24 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.0 cfs Mar. 6.

1941-55: Maximum discharge, 338 cfs June 17, 1949 (gage height, 3.42 ft); minimum 

daily determined, 1.5 cfs Mar. 2-6, 1948.

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

which are fair. City of Estes Park pipeline diverts water above station.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.1 

1.4

1.6 

3.4

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

160

270

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

11

25

21

19

20

20

17

15

15

18

20

18

17

*15

16

15

13

12

12

11

10

10

11

9.5

10

9.8

10

9.3

8.8

8.3

 

454.5

14.7

901

Nov.

7.8

8.3

T7§

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.5

6.3

*6.0

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.4

4.1

3.9

379

3.9

4.0

4.2

163.5

5.45

324

Dee.

4.3

773

4.2

4.2

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.0

*3.9

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.9

279

2.9

3.0

109.8

3.54

218

Jan.

3.2

3.3

373

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.8

*2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.3

273

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

84.8

2.74

168

Feb.

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6 276-

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

-

69.2

2.47

137

Mar.

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.0

27T

2.3

*2.4

2.5

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.5

4.6

4.6

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.2

6.1 

6.1

108.7

3.51

216

Apr.

8.1

7.2

6.0

5.4

5.2

6.5

6.0

5.8

7.6

7 .8

7.6

6.8

6.4

*8.6

9.3

12

14

16

16

12

12

15

16

14

17

22

23

17

17

20

347.3

11.6

689

May ,

33

43

36

23

22

28

39

45

38

38

44

45

43

41

45

49

39

35

38

45

63

83

7T

57

58

51

46

34

32

37

50

1,351

43.6

2,680

June

60

57

49

42

40

51

56

92

84

52

45

56

66

102

 116

142

126

98

86

83

90

98

116

120

*113

104

101

95

92

88

2,520

84.0

5,000

Jjly

74

76

77

72

74

78

77

70

66

65

*65

74

70

64

60

57

56

50

48

48

52

76

116

196 TO?

94

98

76

63

56 

50

2,300

74.2

4,560

Aug.

47

46

44

51

78.

61

52

52

47

<42

41

39

37

41

44

40

40

40

38

40

37

33

30

29

27

31

33

30

26

24

22_

1,242

40.1

2,460

Sept.

20

20

19

18

16

16

17

17

16

15

15

13

13

12

*12

13

12

12

12

14

13

12

12

12

13

13

12

11

10

9.8

419.8

14.0

833

Calendar year 1954: Max 83 Mln 2.7 Mean 17.8 Ac-ft 12,900

Water year 1954-55: Max 196 Min 2.0 Mean 25.1 Ac-ft 18,190

Peak discharge (base, 170 cfs).--June 16 (1:30 a.m.) 178 cfs (2.59 ft); July 24 (1 a.m.) 

332 cfs (3.24 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1-13, Nov. 21 to Dec. 9, Feb. 12 to Mar. 20, Apr. 11-13 (stagedischarge relation affected by ice during most of the periods); discharge estimated on basis of 1 

discharge measurement, weather records, recorded range in stage, and records for nearby stations. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 10-20, Dec. 10 to Feb. 11, Mar. 21, 22, Apr. 3, 4, 7.
PLATO RIVER BASIN 155

1947, published as

Big Thompson River at Estes Park, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°22'40", long 105°30'50", in NW^NWij sec. 30, T. 5 N. , R. 72 W. , on right 

bank at eastern edge of Estes Park, 500 ft downstream from Black Canyon Creek, 1,000 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highways 7 and 66, and half a mile upstream from highwater line of Lake Estes.

Drainage area. 137 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1955. Prior to October 

'Thompson River at Estes Park.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume with overflow weirs. Datum of gage is 

7.492.5 ft above mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to May 18, 

1949, at site 740 ft downstream at different datum. May 18, 1949, to Mar. 22, 1951, 

at site 60 ft upstream at datum 1.2 ft higher.

Average discharge. 9 years, 127 cfs (91,940 acre-ft per year), adjusted for inflow from 

Alva B. Adams tunnel Aug. 10, 1947, to Aug. 2, 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 543 cfs June 24 (gage height, 3.46 ft); minimum 

dally, 6.5 cfs Mar. 21.

1946-55: Maximum discharge, 1,660 cfs June 18, 1949 (gage height, 3.16 ft, site and 

datum then in use); maximum gage height, 4.71 ft Nov. 30, 1948 (ice Jam), site and 

datum then in use; minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made three or more times a month. 

Diversion from Colorado River basin to Big Thompson River basin above statior through 

Alva B. Adams tunnel began Aug. 10, 1947, and ended Aug. 2, 1950. Small power development and small diversions for irrigation and municipal use above station.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to June 7, July 8 to Sept. 30 June 8 t<5 July 7

0.2 

.3

.4

.8

1.2

5.0 

8.4

1.6

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

123

175

295

580

2.6

3.0 

3.5

208

330

565

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

94

77

69

65

65

64

62

58

59

70

65

60

56

52

50

51

47

45

42

39

37

36

37

36

38

37

34

36

34

32

3_0

1,577

50.9

3,130

Nov.

30

30

33

28

28

28

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

4

2

0

1

20

18

20

19

19

19

17

16

14

12

IF

689

23.0

1,370

Dec.

20

22

21

19

19

19

18

16

14

16

16

16

16

15

14

13

11

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

11

10

9.0

10 8.0

12 

12

445.0

14.4

883

Jan.

13

14

T4

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.5

875

8.5

9.5

9.5 

9 5

319.5

10.3

634

Feb.

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.0

8.5

8.5

9.0

10

10

10

10

10

9.5

9.0

9.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

_

243.5

8.70

483

Mar.

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.0

9.5

11

11

10

10

10

10

8.5

9.0

9.0

8.5

7.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

10

12

il

280.5

9.05

556

Apr.

15

14

12

12

13

13

16

15

15

17

19

15

16

19

20

25

28

31

34

28

29

31

37

33

37

49

60

46

46

49

794

26.5

1,570

May

79

111

104

77

Zl

78

110

135

123

117

128

147

153

156

181

206

157

148

148

156

210

250

242

235

250

220

194

151

136

161 

215

4,849

156

9,620

June

260

250

210

194

168

188

208

366

386

242

221

290

322

415

410

450

435

370

354

370

394

440

470

460

435

394

374

354

334

306

10,070

336

19,970

July

266

£66

269

252

250

255

247

220

210

208

215

222

210

POO

192

186

181

161

156

156

158

198

267

380

258

242

250

218

194

174 

158

6,819

220

13,530

Aug.

157

151

151

169

242

198

176

167

149

143

142

129

119

138

169

142

140

148

139

139

124

111

103

97

94

106

107

138

112

100

92_

4,292

138

8,510

Sept.

84

84

74

71

67

66

66

63

61

58

57

54

51

50

49

48

47

47

49

56

58

54

50

51

58

58

53

47

43

40

1,714

57.1

3,400

Calendar year 1954: Max 346 Min 8.0 Mean 65.8 Ac-ft 47,620

Water year 1954-55: Max 470 Min 6.5 Mean 87.9 Ac-ft 63,660

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs).--Ho peak atove base.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18 to Apr. 5 (no gage-height record Dec. 31 

o Jan. 7, Feb. 23 to Mar. 2; discharge estimated on lasis of 2 discharge measurements and weather
156 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Alva B. Adams tunnel at east portal, near Estes Park, Colo.

sec. 9, T. 4 N. , R. 73 W. , on right 

ft downstream from east portal and

Location. Lat 40°19'40", long 105°34'50", in 

bank at upstream end of Aspen Creek siphon, 

4£ miles southwest of Estes Park.

Records available. August 1947 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 8,250 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, water-stage recorder and Parshall flume at different datum. Oct. 1, I960, to Sept. 30, 1952, water-stage recorder and Cipolletti weir at 

different datum.

Average discharge. --8 ysars, 156 cfs (112,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 594 cfs July 26 (gage height, 4.29 ft); no flow 

June 23-26.

1947-55: Maximum discharge, 614 cfs July 8, 1953 (gage height, 4.3? ft); no flow for 

many days.

Remarks; . Records excellent. This is a transmountain diversion from Grand Lake and Shadow 

Mountain Reservoir for power and irrigation development in the South Platte River basin 

as a part of the Colorado-Big Thompson project. Diversion point is at west portal near 

town of Grand Lake, 13.35 miles west of east portal.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.0 

.1 

.2

0

2.0 

5.0 

3.4

19

0.7 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

58

175

335

759

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Aoft

oet.

437

411

250

342

394

382

367

421

405

341

414

150

540

512

417

446

341

393

411

455

456

457

430

310

621

516

451

486

281

403

282

12,427

401

24,650

Nov.

414

424

306

290

515

454

437

465

482

484

460

481

374

447

406

510

512 491f

436

452

355

483

508

458

383

428

414

385

480

488

13,033

434

25,850

Dec.

416

418

414

424

380

272 vm

508 586"

410

390

464

326

423

436

434

424

398

379

445

443

410

431

429

370

371

413

437

433

456

459

12,869

415

25,530

Jan.

376

378

465

465

449

447

450

427

357

48T

480

451

455

483

434

410

474

477

477

490

500

436

410

513

522

506

479

482

413

413

471

14,071

454

27,910

Feb.

482

471

491

481

378

406

482

544

502

501

503

414

389

508

477

476

472

457

439

413

518

438

413

486

551

473

415

442

_

13,022

465

25,830

Mar.

438

366

307

459

433

357

500

T/8

456

457

354

148

307

466

444

463

457

477

357

363

453

471

461

404

449

355

346

472

422

406

432

12,758

412

25,310

Apr.

428

299

18 32~9~

356

342

350

350

240

34

336

359

345

320

*282

314

212

332

333

329

371

330

318

265

346

357

316

297

296

276

9,080

303

18 , 010

May

78

352

361

366

387

385

368

234

352

373

365

364

363

395

402

385

392

388

382

348

112

89

97

157

105

114

165

82

104

108

211

8,384

270

16,630

June

99

20

312

T72

49

278

279

168

145

231

160

95

139

89

16

1.0

240

207

5.7

84

67

56

0

0

0

0

159

2.0

120

116

3,309.7

110

6,560

July

221

185

84

194

285

382

409

430

338

102

400

464

447

»465

457

453

366

409

458

479

494 48~9~

354

16

453.

452

332

410

446

460

315

11,249

363

22,310

Aug.

409

449

403

462

463

267

14

355

571

538

497

290

223

196

416

536

393

354

374

228

377~ 8.3

376

388

399

399

330

34

332

302

315

10,698.3

345

21,220

Sept.

*263

279

93

1.6

102

238

246

283

293

250

134

379

371

387

407

397

299

247

374

321

317

315

294

320

148

355

335

333

330

327

8,438.6

281

16,740

Calendar year 1954: Max 581 Mln 2.3 Mean 442 Ac-ft 320,100

Water year 1954-55: Max 571 Mln 0 Mean 354 Ac-ft 256,600

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 157

Marys lake near Estes Park, Colo.

Location. lat 40°20'30", long 105°32'00", in sec. 2, T. 4 N., R. 73 W., on downstream 

side of Marys Lake powerplant, 2| miles south of Estes Park.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1955 (discontinued).

-e.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8,007.50 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Bureau of Reclamation). Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea 

level.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 957 acre-ft July 26 (elevation, 8,040.70 ft); minimum contents, 135 acre-ft June 16 (elevation, 8,014.00 ft).

1950-55: Maximum contents, 1,050 acre-ft Dec. 10, 1950 (elevation, 8,043.81 ft); no 

contents Jan. 22, 23, Mar. 31, 1951 (elevation, 8,007.50 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by two earth- and rock-fill dikes which enlarge the natural 

 basin of Marys Lake. Dikes completed Oct. 20, 1948; storage began Aug. 5, 1950. Usable 

capacity of reservoir, 1,110 acre-ft, between elevations 8,007.50 ft (invert of entrance to Prospect Mountain conduit) and 8,045.00 ft (maximum emergency water surface). 

Dead storage, 42 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for power, utilizing water diverted from 

Colorado River basin through Alva B. Adams tunnel, and is part of the Colorado-Big 

Thompson project. Figures given herein represent usable contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Month-end elevation and usable contents, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Date

Dec. 31. ...........................

Calendar year 1954 ...............

Jan. 31. ...........................

Feb. 28......................... ...

Apr. 30............................

May 31 ............................

July 31 ............................

Sept. 30. ...........................

Elevation 

(feet)t

8,033.90

8,035.55

8,038.92

Contents 

(acre-feet)

641

840

Change In contents 

(acre-feet)

_

+15

-142

-5

+19

+43

t Elevation at 12 p.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Fish Creek near Estes Park, Colo.

Location.--Lat 40°22'10", long 105°29'40", in SW£ sec. 29, T. 5 N., R. 72 W., on right 

bank 100 ft upstream from high-water line of Lake Estes, 0.4 mile upstream from bridge 

on State Highway 66, and 2 miles southeast of Estes Park.

Drainage area.--16.9 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1947 to September 1955 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 7,475.80 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Apr. 9, 1951, at site 50 ft 

downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--8 years, 1.83 cfs (1,320 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4.7 cfs July 23 (gage height, 0.43 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1947-55: Maximum discharge, 1,480 cfs May 25, 1951 (gage height, 7.32 ft, from 

flookmark), from rating curve extended above 40 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times during most years.

Remarks.--Records poor. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.0

.1

1.6 

3.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Bay

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

(»)

0

o

0

Nov.

( )

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

o

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

------

0

0

0

Mar.

0

T5

0

O

0

.1

.1

.1 *.i

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 *.i

.2

.3

.5

.7

.9

1.1

n.s

6.9

0.22

14

Apr.

1.3

1.4

1.4

1U

1.4

1.4

*1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

*.5

*.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.4

*.3

75

.3

24.9

0.83

49

May

T3- 0.3

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

.7

.4

*.3

.3

.3

3

.4

.4

*1.4

2.4

TTS

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1 

1.0

27.3

0.88

54

June

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

*1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.7

*1.7

*1.3

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.5

*.ii

32.9

1.10

65

July

0.2

.Z

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.3

*.3

.2

*.!>

.1

.1

.1

O

ty

.2

.1

0

.8

~n1.2

.4

.4

*.3

.2

.1 

.2

7.6

0.25

15

Aug.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.3

.4

72

*.2

.2

.1

0

.2

.4

*.2

.3

.4

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

*.l

.2

.3

.4

.2

.2 

.2

6.9

0.22

14

Sept.

0.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 *.l

0ty

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

1.0

0.03

2.0

Calendar year 1954: Max 0.5 Mln 0 Mean O.12 Ac-ft 86

Water year 1954-55: Max 2.4 Mln 0 Mean 0.29 Ac-ft 213

Peak discharge (base, 20 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to May 5 (stage-discharge relation, affected by ice during part 

of period); discharge estimated on basis of 12 discharge measurements, 3 field estimates, and 

weather records.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 159

Lake Estes near Estes Park, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°22'35", long 105°29'15", in NW£ sec. 29, T. 5 N., R. 72 W., at left side 

of spillway of Olympus Dam on Big Thompson River, 1-J miles east of Estes Park.

Drainage area. 151 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1955 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,450.20 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Bureau of Reclamation). Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea 

level.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 2,600 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 7,474.67 ft); 

minimum, 1,750 acre-ft Mar. 13 (elevation, 7,469.57 ft).

1950-55: Maximum contents, 2,670 acre-ft Nov. 17, 1953 (elevation, 7,475.05 ft); 

minimum, 622 acre-ft Oct. 6, 1950 (elevation, 7,459.73 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Storage began Nov. 30, 1948; dam 

completed Sept. 23. 1949. Usable capacity of reservoir, 2,660 acre-ft, between elevations 7,450.25 ft (invert of outlet works) and 7,475 ft (top of spillway gates). Dead 

storage, 409 acre-ft. Reservoir, which is part of the Colorado-Big Thompson project, 

is used for power development, recreation, and to distribute water diverted from Colorado River basin through Alva B. Adams tunnel. Figures given herein represent usable 

contents.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Month-end elevation and usable contents, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Date

Dec. 31............. ................

Mar. 31........ .....................

Sept . 30 ......................... ...

Water year 1954-55. . ..............

Elevation 

(feet)t

7,471.88

Contents 

(acre -feet)

2,110

Change In contents 

(acre-feet)

-30

-110

-170

-310

-490

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
160 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Big Thompson River near Estes Park, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°22'35", long 105°S9'10", in sec. 29, T. 5 N. , R. 72 W. , on right bank 

100 ft upstream from Dry Creek, 500 ft downstream from Olympus Dam, ard 1-J miles east 

of Estes Park.

Drainage area. 151 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. June 

1930 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. Prior to October 1947, published 

as Thompson River near Estes Park.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume with overflow weirs. Datvm of gage is 

7,422.5 ft above mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Jan. 29, 

1934, staff gage at highway bridge 1-J miles downstream at different datum. Jan. 29, 

1934, to Mar. 21, 1951, water-stage recorder at site 0.4 mile downstream at datum 

10.5 ft lower.

Extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, 410 cfs July 24 (gage height, £.84 ft); minimum 

daily, 7.0 cfs Jan. 11.

1930-55: Maximum discharge, 1,820 cfs June 18, 1949, from rating curve extended 

above 1,100 cfs; maximum gage height, 5.54 ft June 16, 1935, site and datum then in 

use; minimum daily discharge, 4.4 cfs Dec. 12, 1940.

Remarks. Records good above 35 cfs and fair below. Discharge measuremerts generally made 

three or more times a month. Low flow regulated by Lake Estes since Kov. 30, 1948 (see 

preceding page). Diversion from Colorado River to Big Thompson River basin above station through Alva B. Adams tunnel began Aug. 10, 1947 (see p. for diversion during 

water year 1955); this imported water was diverted from Lake Estes through Olympus tunnel and bypassed this station. Since May 17, 1955, part of the nature 1 flow of Big 

Thompson River (21,670 acre-ft in 1955) has also been diverted througV Olympus tunnel 

and returned to river below the station at mouth of canyon, near Drake. Small power 

developments and small diversions for irrigation and municipal use above station.

nating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (page

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 17-28, Jan. 19 to Feb. 27)

0.2 

.3

.7

5.0

8.4

19

33

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

58

111

175

270

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

92

Ts

69

65

66

65

62

60

60

72

67

62

56

52

50

51

47

45

43

40

39

37

38

36

39

38

35

36

35

33

31

1,597

51.5

3~,170

Nov.

31

29

30

26

29

31

31

30

31

33

31

31

31

31

27

26

22

19

22

23

22

23

23

20

20

20

20

17

16

20

765

25.5

1,520

Dec.

22

21

20

21

21

20

2O

19

18

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

15

b!4

b!2

bid

b8.5

biTs"

blO

bll

490.0

15.8

972

Jan.

bll

bll

bll

bll

bll

blO

a9.5

a9.0

a9.0

aS.O

a? .0

aT5

a7 .6

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7 .4

8.4

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

295.9

9.54

587

Feb.

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

T2

9.9

9.9

9.4

9.9

9.9

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.9

9.9

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

10

10

11

11

286.6

10.2

568

Mar.

11

12

11

10

10

10

1111

12

11

11

13

13

IS

13

11

9.9

9.9

9.4

8.9

8.9

8.1

8.4

10

11

11

12

13

16

16

350.5

11.3

695

Apr.

16

20

19

15

16

16

19

16

15

16

19

14

14

18

24

26

31

33

37

28

31

33

39

35

39

53

62

49

45

49

847

28.2

1,680

May

79

111

106

78

IS.

80

110

133

125

119

129

148

154

156

182

204

122

99

100

106

154

186

120

98

112

121

110

110

112

133

165

3,834

124

7.60O

June

129

117

94

127

106

128

123

191

148

102

120

148

157

194

164

156

143

121

139

135

156

155

162

148

148

148

140

138

130

107

4,174

139

8,280

July

88

118

128

131

135

140

134

118

111

111

113

121

111

97

100

99

95

94

109

111

116

156

201

246

167

158

140

115

125

111

110

3,909

126

7,750

Aug.

109

103

101

121

157

144

129

119

104

97

92

97

91

112

118

101

105

112

104

103

89

90

86

79

81

95

96

127

100

88

77

3,227

104

6,400

Sept.

71

6T

62

58

56

66

66

63

61

59

57

55

52

51

47

47

47

49

51

58

58

54

51

51

58

59

52

47

43

4_1

1,656

55.2

3,280

Calendar year 1954: Max 351 Mln 8.5 Mean 72.7 Ac-ft 52,600

Water year 1954-55: Max 246 Mln 7.0 Mean 58.7 Ac-ft 42,500

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records 

stations above and below.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 161

North Fork Big Thompson River at Drake, Colo.

Location.--Lat 40°26'00", long 105°20'20", in NW£ sec. 3, T. 5 N., R. 71 W., on right bank 

at Drake 400 ft upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--85.1 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1947 to September 1955 (discontinued). Prior to October 1947, 

published as North Pork Thompson River at Drake.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,170 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 8 years, 28.6 cfs (20,710 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 114 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 3.52 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.9 cfs Nov. 28.

1947-55: Maximum discharge, 820 cfs June 4, 1949 (gage height, 5.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 600 cfs; minimum daily, 2.0 cfs Jan. 4, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years).-rWSP 1340: 1950(P).

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Z.I 

2.8 

2.3

2.3

5.2

11

3.0 

3.2 

3.4

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Bay

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Z2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

11

T.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.5

*7.5

6.9

8.7

9.3

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.1

7.5

8.1

8.1

8.1

9.3

9.3

6.4

375

8.7

9.3

6.4

259.5

8.37

515

Nov.

*6.4

6.4

~5M 10

7.5

9.3

8.7

7.5

7.5

4.7

6.9

8.1

7.5

6.9

6.9

7.5

*6.4

4.3

6.4

6.9

5.0

6.4

5.8

5.2

5.8

5.2

4.5

2.9 3~T4~

sie

191.7

6.39

380

Dec.

5.8

7.5

775- 8.7

6.4

5.8

*6.4

5.8

5.8

6.9

5.8

5.0

5.8

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.2

*5.8

5.0

5.2

5.0

4.7

5.2

4.5

4.0

3.8 ~$75

4.2

4.5

170.2

5.49

338

Jan.

5.0

5.2

B7o

4.5

4.3

*4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.0

4.3

4.0

4.0

*3.8

378

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.5

5.2

5.0

131.0

4.23

260

Feb.

4.7

4.5

4.0

3.8

4.3

4.0

*4.0

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.7

5.2

4.7

4.5

4.5

*4.5

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.4 S78-

4.7

5.2

5.8

57ff

4.0

_

122.8

4.39

244

Mar.

.0

.6

.3

* .8

.8

.0

.2

.O

.3

.3

.8

.O

 O

.3

.O

.5

.0

.O

.0

.O

3.4 37B-

*4.0

5.0

4.3

3.8

4.O

4.0

4.3

LJ.

5.8

129.1

4.16

256

Apr.

3.8

5.0

5.0

3.4 475"

3.8

4.0

4.3

4.0

4.5

*5.2

4.5

3.6

5.0

6.4

7.5

6.9

8.1

B7T

5.2

6.4

6.9

6.9

6.4

5.8

*7.5

7.5

5.2

5.8

5.8

167.0

5.57

331

May

8.7

11

9.8

8.7

*8.1

9.8

12

14

15

14

14

14

15

15

16

19

15

19

21

23

25

28

FT

25

25

23

21

18

19

21

*25

536.1

17.3

1,060

June

2526"

25

32

28

32

29

38

42

34

32

33

36

42

*45

40

44

39

39

40

44

44

44

45

48

42

39

36

*34

32

1,111

37.0

2,200

July

30

29

29

29

29

29

28

28

33

29

*28

30

26

24

24

24

23

20

18

15

18

19

24

62 ID33

33

*38

30

25

23

874

28.2

1,730

Aug.

21

7T

23

23

51

50

51

51

*42

39

51

45

42

53

67

56

56

58

60

56

53

*46

45

42

42

44

45

45

42

39

38

1,400

45.2

2,780

Sept.

36

31

33

32

32

*28

28

26

25

24

24

24

23

21

23

23

21

21

21

24

23

*21

20

21

25

24

20

19

16rs

728

24.3

1,440

Calendar year 1954 : Max 41 Mln 2.8 Mean 1O.O Ac-ft 7,260

Water year 1954-55 : Max 67 Mln 2.9 Mean 15.9 Ac-ft 11,53O

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28-30, Dec. 5-17, 20-23, Dec. 25 to Jan. 1, 

Jan. 4 to Feb. 6, Feb. 18-25, Mar. 5-8, 20-22, 25-28.
162 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Big Thompson River below powerhouse, near Drake, Colo.

Location. Lat :. La40°25'10", 40°25'10 long 105°16'05", in NW£ sec. 8, T. 5 N. , R. 70 W., on right 

'500 ft north of U. S. Highway 34, 700 ft upstream from Cedar Creek, a quarter of 

e downstream from hydroelectric plant of city of Loveland, and 4 miles east of

Drainage area. 277 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1917 to December 1926, October 1928 to September 1955 (discontinued).Prior to October 1920, published as Big Thompson Creek near Drake, October 1920 to September 1926 as Thompson River near Drake, October to December 1926 as 

Thompson River at mouth of canyon near Drake, and October 1928 to September 1947 as 

Thompson River below powerhouse, near Drake.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,600 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

fo June 16, 1921, at site 3 miles upstream at different datum. June 16, 1921, to 

Dec. 31, 1926, staff gage at site 3| miles upstream at different datuir.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 525 cfs July 24 (gage height, 3.15 ft); minimum 

daily, 7.0 cfs Jan. 12.

1917-26, 1928-55: Maximum discharge, 8 000 cfs July 31, 1919 (gage height, 9.5 ft, 

from floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs 

on basis of velocity-area study; minimum daily, 2.3 cfs Feb. 12, 1933.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal regulation by reservoir of Loveland powerplant (capacity, 

about 30 acre-ft). Diversion from Colorado River to Big Thompson River above station 

through Alva B. Adams tunnel started Aug. 10, 1947 (see p. for diversions for water 

year 1955); this imported water was diverted from Lake Estes through Clympus tunnel and 

bypassed this station. Since May 17, 1955, part of natural flow of Big Thompson River 

(21,670 acre-ft in 1955) has also been diverted through Olympus tunnel and returned to 

river below station at mouth of canyon, near Drake.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by city of Loveland.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.5

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

162

278

445

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

-§4 101 

76

70

70

70

69

65

64

70

72

65

*64

60

54

57

55

52

50

46

44

43

40

43

45

45

40

40

40

36 

3j4

1,764

56.9

3,500

Nov.

*32 

32

35

3T

33

35

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

*33

28

27

35

31

33

34

33

30

32

28

20

11

IS

926

30.9

1,840

Dec.

20 

3736"

32

27

26

*27

18

9.0

28

15

*21

19

15

17

16

19

28

27

24

21

23

23

21

19

18

12

15

19

16

673. 0

21.7

1,330

Jan.

17 

21

T9

16

19

16

*16

17

16

11

7.4

7.0

7TT

16

20

14

15

15

*12

12

12

13

13

13

15

18

20

18

15

16 

16

462.8

14.9

918

Feb.

15 

15

15

14

14

14

*14

14

14

17

17

14

IB- 12

16

16

*15

17

15

14

16

14

14

13

14

15

16

16

415

14.8

823

Mar.

14 

16

18

*17

14

10

14

17

18

19

18

19

19

21

21

18

18

9.5

10

13

I?" 8.6

*14

12

8.6

12

14

16

21

21 

24_

486.7

15.7

965

Apr.

20 

24

25

12

2T

21

22

22

20

19

*25

22

19

20

25

31

32

35

38

33

34

31

38

39

38

*48

62

5S

50

49

933

31.1

1,850

May

67 

10T

107

84

75

76

99

129

129

121

129

141

152

152

172

212

14T

121

109

121

154

192

154

114

125

130

130

107

129

136

*164

3,977

128

7,890

June

164 

129

120

130

134

139

136

183

210

120

129

166

166

233

*2T9-

192

196

158

162

177

*181

203

201

194

194

177

181

166

158

143

5,061

169

10,040

Ju]y

112 

130

147

147

152

158

154

139

134

127

. *125

*139

130

121

111

114

111

102

ITT

121

120

145

187

355 '507

192

187

*143

145

138

4,533

146

8,990

Aug.

130

130

127

129

207

203

201

190

*147

132

145

136

129

136

194

147

151

162

162

156

145

*136

134

127

127

136

143

170

147

129

114

4,622

149

9,170

Sept.

-57 105

91

84

81

*83

87

84

81

77

77

74

71

69

68

66

65

65

67

71

76

70

69

68

75

74

69

64

*57

54

2,239

74.6

4,440

Calendar year 1954 : Max 332 Mln 9.0 Mean 77.0 Ac-ft 55,740

Water year 1954-55: Max 355 Min 7.0 Mean 71.5 Ac-ft 51,75O

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 163

Horsetooth Reservoir Canal below Big Thompson siphon, near Drake, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°25'25", long 105°13'25", In SW£ sec. 3, T. 5 N., R. 70 W. , on left bank 

300 ft downstream from outlet of siphon crossing Big Thompson River and 6 miles east 

of Drake.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1955 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,445.54 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes.--1950-55: Maximum daily discharge, 521 cfs Aug. 14, 1954; no flow for many 

days.

Remarks. Records good except those for period Oct. 10-31, which are fair. Horsetooth 

Reservoir Canal is one unit of the Colorado-Big Thompson project, and transports a portion of flow diverted from Colorado River basin for storage in Horsetooth Reservoir. 

Flow started Jan. 10, 1951.

Cooperation.--Ten discharge measurements furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 10-31. Dec. 8 to Mar. 16, 

Apr. 9-20, June 1-9)

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

0

2.0

7.0

13

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

7.0

79

152

460

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

322

300

300

326

342

339

343

348

301

261

334

414 1C9"

378

379

307

262

328

379

378

337

254

338

386

291

12B" 80

123

123

116

185

9,109

294

18,070

Nov.

197

2.8

253

309 -53-

1.2

59

1.2

47

66

1.2

47

63

217

21

0"0

0

0

0

.4

240

*274

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.4

166

2,023.8

67.5

4,010

Dec.

446

loT

179

180

177

175

173

171

288

171

170

170

167

TS6" 166

260

300

302

302

306

302

287

290

29O

292

292

291

291

292

293

293

7,883

254

15,640

Jan.

294

294

258

*229

22?

251

252

251

250

252

*321

282

292

348

25T

253

314

281

256

297

252

256

259

255

261

*266

265

266

268

266

263

8,345

269

16,550

Feb.

295

 314

746" 374

285

257

298

*357

336

350

347

290

254

326

306

*302

301

299

306

337

337

336

*352

366

362

255

249

2BT

_

8,790

314

17,430

Mar.

248

332

*403

346

247

246

248

357

296

*244

337

343

233

105

0_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

175

316

*316

380

5,172

167

10,260

Apr.

348

272

275

292

306

*305

302

300

289

246

265

254

278

*310

*338

307

273

341

300

*381

320

317

390

232

216

314

405 *3oT

297

258

9,034

301

17,920

May

325 30~8"

92

58

59

58

59

54

54

30

31

27

33

28

32

32

42

33

30

29

50

72

116

131

103

81

59

27

26

 OR" 23

C.G

2,128

68.6

4,220

June

25

52

28

24

23_

26

48

31

48

84

TT9" 158

96

84

72

68

49

31

44

48

60

61

42

35

44

44

40

46

41

41

1,612

53.7

3,200

July

60

85

94

109

90

122

143 T?0"

70

46

51

39

36

40

35_

52

54

43

48

43

38

35

50

55

54

47

47

44

43

43

46

1,902

61.4

3,770

Aug.

40

21

^

24

26

39

40

40

49

45

45

39

38

38

35

107 ~55

57

54

58

66

66

66

60

58

52

47

52

42

54 

58

1,498

48.3

2,970

Sept.

49

32

35

36

38

36

38

32

26

25

33

36

36

37

38

48

38

38" 22

37

45

47

54

72

62

52

158 T2~8~

107

110

1,545

51.5

3,060

Calendar year 1954 : Max 521 Min 0 Mean 174 Ac-ft 126,300

Water year 1954-55 : Max 446 Min 0 Mean 162 Ac-ft 117,100

Discharge measurement made on this day.
164 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Horsetooth Reservoir near Fort Collins, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°36'00", long 105°10'10", in SW£ sec. 6, T. 7 N., R. 69 W., on right bank 

near abutment of Horsetooth Dam on tributaries of Cache la Poudre River, 5 miles west 

of Fort Collins.

Records available.--April 1951 to September 1955 (fragmentary).

Gage.--Staff gage read at irregular intervals varying from 1 to 8 days. Datum of gage is 

5,270.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Gage readings have 

been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 101,200 acre-ft May 2 (elevation, 

5,405.60 ft); minimum observed, 8,160 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 5,3]8.60 ft).

1951-55: Maximum contents observed, 120,000 acre-ft May 15, 1953 (elevation, 

5,417.00 ft); minimum observed, 3,040 acre-ft Sept. 23, 1954 (elevation, 5,302.20 ft); 

no storage prior to Apr. 18, 1951.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth- and rock-fill dike and dams closing openings in a 

subsequent valley between hogbacks. Dams completed July 21, 1949; storage began 

Jan. 10, 1951; dead storage pools filled Apr. 18, 1951. Usable capacity, 143,500 acreft above elevations 5,320 ft (invert of channel from Spring Canyon Dem), 5,310 ft (invert of channel from Dixon Canyon Dam), 5,270 ft (trashrack sill of cutlet at Soldier 

Canyon Dam) and below maximum water surface elevation 5,430 ft (6 ft below crest of 

Satanka Dike). Dead storage, 8,270 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for storage of water 

diverted from Colorado River basin through Alva B. Adams tunnel for supplemental irrigation supply to Cache la Poudre River basin as part of the Colorado-Big Thompson project. Figures given herein represent usable contents.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Month-end elevation and usable contents, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Date

Dec. 31...... .......................

Calendar year 1954 ................

Mar. 31.... .........................

May 31 .............................

Sept. 30. ............ ...............

Elevation 

(feet)

-

-

5,388.30

5,394.70

5,391.20

5,389.30

5,349.05

5,326.30

Contents 

(acre-feet)

a42,070

-

a58,390

75,640

84,680

100,600

79,680

77,020

56,110

30,550

12,740

Change In contents 

(acre -feet)

+15,370

+3,970

+15,240

-41,170

+16,320

+17,250

+9,040

+15,920

-20,920

-2,660

-20,910

-25,560

-17,810

a No elevation record; contents interpolated.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 165

Big Thompson River at mouth of canyon, near Drake, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°25'20", long 105°13'35", in NW£ sec. 10, T. 5 N. , R. 70 W. , on right 

bank at mouth of canyon, 500 ft upstream from Handy ditch diversion dam and 6 miles 

east of Drake.

Drainage area. 302 sq mi.

Records available. October 1926 to September 1930, April 1938 to September 1949, and 

March 1951 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey (no winter records some 

years). October 1926 to September 1933 and April 1938 to September 1944 in reports of 

State engineer. Prior to October 194V, published as Thompson River at mouth of canyon, 

near Drake.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,29V.4V ft above mean sea level (Bureau 

of Reclamation benchmark). Prior to Jan. 1, 192V, staff gage at site 65 miles upstream 

at different datum. Jan. 1, 192V, to Sept. 30, 1933, water-stage recorder at site 

1 mile upstream at different datum. Apr. 19, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1949, water-stage recorder at site 50 ft downstream from present site at datum 1.45 ft lower.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 495 cfs July 24 (gage height, 2.VV ft); minimum 

daily, 8.0 cfs Jan. 12, 13.

1926-33, 1938-49, 1951-55: Maximum discharge, V,600 cfs July 19, 1945 (gage height, 

V.55 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs; minmum daily recorded, 6.5 cfs Apr. 2, 3, 6, 1952.

Remarks.--Records excellent above 40 cfs and good below, except those for periois of ice 

effect, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions above station for irrigation. Diversion from Colorado River to Big Thompson 

River basin above station through Alva B. Adams tunnel began Aug. 10, 194V (see 

p. 156 for diversion for water year 1955); this imported water was diverted through 

Olympus tunnel and bypassed this station. Since May IV, 1955, part of the natural 

flow of Big Thompson River (21,670 acre-ft in 1955) has also been diverted through 

Olympus tunnel and returned to river just below this station.

Revisions.--WSF 856: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.8 

1.1 

1.4

Oct. 23 to Sept. 30 

0.4 12

63

108

1.1

12 1.5 115

19 2.0 234

30 2.5 391

56

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

~55 105

75

71

70

71

70

64

62

68

72

64

*63

60

54

56

54

51

49

44

43

41

37

39

40

41

38

37

37

35

33

1,733

55.9

3,440

Nov.

*31

32

33

34

32

35

3T

35

33

33

33

34

34

34

33

32

*32

27

26

32

30

30

32

31

28

30

27

20

11

TBT

905

30.2

1,800

Dec.

20

23

34

75

26

26

*27

19

11

m

26

23

16

20

19

17

16

17

20

*30

28

26

22

23

22

19

18

13

16

20

18

664

21.4

1,320

Jan.

18

2119-

17

19

16

*15

16

15

13

12

8.0 8TO"

10

17

15

15

15

*13

12

12

12

13

13

15

17

19

20

18

16

16

465.0

15.0

922

Feb.

16

16

15

15

16

15

*15

15

14

TT

17

16

14

16

17

17

*17

17

16

16

17

17

16

15

15

16

17

16

-

446

15.9

885

Mar.

15

15

16

*16

14

13 TS"

14

16

17

16

16

16

18

19

20

19

15

14

17

16

17

*16

15

15

20

19

22

21

20

2*

524

16.9

1,040

Apr.

20

23

26

2o" 17

22

22

23

21

20

*23

23

20

20

23

29

30

34

36

33

32

3O

36

36

36

42

*56He44

44

897

29.9

1,780

May

61

101

110

88

*73

75

100

131

131

124

131

144

158

160

18.5

22.5

*T5T

148

131

126

158

203

165 ll'J

120

135

135

115

131

140

178

4,158

134

8,250

June

*175

*129

124 T3B"

142

146

146

190

220

126

133

175

175

*237

220

196

201

160

162

178

183

203

201

196

196

180

183

168

*162

146

5,186

173

10,290

July

113

128

151

151

158

160

155

142

137

131

129

*142

133

122

113

119

115

105 TTB122

*122

151

196

"50T 343

183

180

144

146

137

126

4,570

147

9,060

Al'g.

128

126

124

126

198

180

172

168

*140

129

146

137

128

129

201

148

153

162

162

158

144

*135

131

124

122

131

140

168

146

128

117

4,501

145

8,930

Sept.

108 T50"

94

86

84

*84

89

86

82

77

77

73

70

66

64

62

60

61

64

68

75

*68

65

64

73

73

69

60

55

53

2,210

73.7

4,380

Calendar year 1954: Max 337 Mln 11 Mean 74.9 Ac-ft 54.250

Water year 1954-55: Max 343 Mln 8.0 Mean 71.9 Ac-ft 52,100

Note. Stage-dlschar 

Feb. 10, 11, 26.

449355 O - 58 - 12

this day.

to Dec. 3, Dec. 6-25, Dec
166 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Buckhorn Creek near Masonvllle, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°27'15", long 105°11'50", in SE£ sec. 26, T. 6 N. , R. 70 W. , on right 

bank Ij miles upstream from Buckhorn Reservoir Dam and 2^ miles south of Masonvllle.

Drainage area.--140 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1947 to September 1955 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,200 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--8 years, 14.7 cfs (10,640 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 544 cfs Aug. 26 (gage-height 5.12 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.3 cfs Apr. 7-10.

1947-55: Maximum discharge, 14,000 cfs Aug. 3, 1951 (gage height, 13.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 22, 1948.

Flood of June 15, 1923, discharge, 10,500 cfs, by slope-area determination Ij miles 

above station. Flood of Sept. 1, 1938, discharge, 10,200 cfs, by slop3-area determination, half a mile below station.

Remarks.--Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.5

1.7

*1.7

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

TTT

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.6

1.7

1.5

44.1

1.42

87

Nov.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

*1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.4

1.6 T76

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

39.2

1.31

78

Dec.

1.3

T73

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

*1.0

.875"

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

32.3

1.04

64

Jan.

 

0.8-8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

75

.6

.6

.6

23.3

0.75

46

Feb.

0.6 ~76~

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

7T

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

14.4

0.51

29

Mar.

0.4 "77

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

_J5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

13.6

0.44

27

Apr.

O.

TV

* . ^

76

.6

.6

12.5

0.42

25

May

~7S 0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

.9

2.6

4.1

*3.0

4.8

7.9

9.9 5T5~

4.5

3.6

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.3

.8

66.5

2.15

132

June

1.0

TTT

1.0

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.8

2.6

3.0

2.8

*21

*^.2

5.8

5.2

4.1

3.2

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.5

2.8

2.8

3.0

*2.8

2.4

94.5

3.15

187

July

1.4

1.3

1.8

E.O

1.3

2.6

3.2

1.5

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.2

*2.8

1.8

.8

172

1.2

1.2

1.8

4.5

3.2

35

T5

3.8

3.2

8.6

2.2

1.7

1.6

1.5

120.4

3.88

239

Aug.

1.5

1.4

1.6

15

6.2

1.7

1.4

1.2

.8

79

1.4

1.3

1.5

1.5

*7.9

27

22

28

53

4T

36

24

16

20

17

48

52

30

16

11

7.2

495.5

16.0

983

Sept.

11

TT

7.9

6.9

6.9

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.2

3.8

3.4

3.6

3.4

2.4

2.0

*2.2

2.8

3.0

4.8

5.5

4.1

4.1

4.1

5.8

7.9

5.2

2.6

2.2

1.7

1.6

142.2

4.74

282

Calendar year 1954: Max 69 Win 0.2 Mean 1.39 Ac-ft 1,010

Water year 1954-55: Max 53 Min 0.3 Mean 3.O1 Ac-ft 2,180

Peak discharge (ba

Discharge

____0 cfs).--Aug. 26 (9 p.m.) 544 cfs (5.12 ft), 

 asurement made on this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 167

Big Thompson River near Loveland, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°23'55", long 105°06'10", in SE£ sec. 15, T. 5 N., R. 69 W., on left

bank 100 ft downstream from diversion dam for Loveland and Greeley Canal, about 1,000ft 

downstream from an unnamed tributary, and 1 mile west of Loveland.

Drainage area. 515 sq mi.

Records available. June 1947 to September 1955 (no winter records in 1948), discontinued.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,970 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To Oct. 1, 1947, at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,050 cfs July 23 (gage height, 3.57 ft); no 

flow for many days during November to April.

1947-55: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Aug. 3, 1951 (gage height, 

9.45 ft, from floodmarks); no flow for many days during most years.

Remarks.--Records fair. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, 

storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions for irrigation, and return flow 

from irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 17 to May 2, May 6-9, 

June 7, 8, Aug. 24-28)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0

1.5

8.0

20

1.6

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

38

60

160

335

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

80

tt

49

60

60

58

42

25

19

19

*27

13

12

9.2

9.2

13

20

16

16

13

10

7.4

4.1

12

9.2

8.0

*13

8.0

13

6.7 

^2

718.0

23.2

1,420

Nov.

0.2

.2

0

ff

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

1.5

9.2

8.0

*8.0

9.2

9.2

8.0

9.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

1.5

88.2

2.94

175

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

ff

O

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

.4

.8 75"

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3 

.2

3.9

0.13

7.7

Feb.

-

0

0

0

Mar.

O

ff

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

6.4

12 ~4".8

.2

0

0

0

O

0

0

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

25.1

0.81

50

Apr.

0.2

.2

.2

0

0

0

.6

.6

.6

.6

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

1.4

4.1

2.8

.4

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.2

2.2

40

*3B- 47

31

178.2

5.94

353

May

S^J

42

153

224

258

*317 18~9

106

99

96

*92

99

109

103

77

103

92

109

96

89

106

116

116

120

127

127

120

96

83

96

142

3,708.7

120

7,360

June

142

134

142

138

123

168

211

*228 T3B"

63

56

69

*69

69

ii

49

74

63

47

58

*69

86

96

109

106

89

106

113

127

134

5,178

106

6,300

July

130

*127

127

123

123

*181

198

198

198

198

*185

173

173

177

*120

116

116

113

116

106

130" 103

*272

280

*T9T

*254

263

250

*224

211

211

5,390

174

10,690

Au? .

206

202

*211

236

245

228

202

120

49

*51

63

45

17

72

80

49

92

*181

232

236

224

206

198

123

74

*86

145

16fa

153

138

127

4,409

145

8,900

Sept.

130

145

T2T

86

103

106

96

86

56

45

49

47

49

49

51

49

*56

56

72

66

56

47

42

58

74

49

20

19

*22

18

i,3Z9

64. i

3 , 830

Calendar year 1954 : Max 335 Mln 0 Mean 44.2 Ac-ft 32,O10

Water year 1954-55 : Max 317 Mln 0 Mean 54.0 Ac-ft 39,090

Discharge measurement made on this day.
168 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Little Thompson River near Berthoud, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°15'30" long 105°12'15", in NW£ sec. 2; T. 3 N., R. 70 W., on left bank 

at mouth of canyon, 7-| miles southwest of Berthoud.

Drainage area.--100 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1929 to September 1930, April 1947 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,220 ft (from topographic map). Prior

 To Apr. 22, 1947, at site a quarter of a mile upstream at different dftum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 151 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 4.12 ft), ineludes about 36 cfs inflow from Colorado-Big Thompson project; no flov Oct. 25 to 

Nov. 12.

1929-30, 1947-55: Maximum discharge, 3,620 cfs Aug. 10, 1930, fron rating curve extended above 180 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flov; maximum gage 

height, 9.3 ft June 6, 1949, from floodmark; no flow at times in 1948-49, 1951, 1953-54.

Remarks. Records poor. One small diversion above station. Inflow from Colorado-Big

 Thompson project above station since May 16, 1953 (total about 8,850 acre-ft in 1955).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1116: 1947(M).

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18 to Nov. 10, May 19-22,

June 17-29, Aug. 29 to Sept. 12)

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

.2

.4

1.0

2.7 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

3.9

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October iu54 to September I9bo

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.1

* <

*'.

l'.

T7So

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.7

0.18

11

Nov.

O0-

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

.1

TT

.1

.1 *.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.8

0.06

3.6

Dec.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.3

0.11

6.5

Jan.

0.1

TZ

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.1

O.2O

12

Feb.

0.2

.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

*.2

_o

.2

.2

'.2 f 2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

4.6

0.16

9.1

Mar.

0.2 ~72"

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

4.6

0.15

9.1

Apr.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.0

o.lo

6.0

May

~S- 0.1

9 .

14

14

13

*39

57

?$

6.0

4.0

1.2

*.l

.1

.1

2

.1

.1

28

47

45

307.3

9.91

610

June

50

54

56

58

57

*57

54

52

48

43

40

40

40

*37

4-0.

5.0

22

34

25

22

23

26

26

23

24

*25

27

30

34

35

1,071.0

35.7

2,120

July

35

3S

39

41

48

52

63

67

ST

62

*58

60

59

60

54

50

54

57

*55

51

49

50

53

54

45

39

39

39

37

37

38

1,547

49.9

3,070

Aug.

44

44

42

42

46

48

37

*32

22

6.6

.8

.272"

.2

.2

19

35

37

41

42

50

57

59

63

65_

65

65

65

57

51

39

1,175.2

37.9

2,330

Sept.

34

33

34

37

37

38

41

38

36

37

37

32

*29

*29

35

43

43

40

4736"

26

25

12

2.4

1.0

*.5

.5

~.3

.3

804.3

26.8

1,600

Calendar year 1954 : Max 70 Mln 0 Mean 10.9 Ac-ft 7,900

Water year 1954-55 : Max 67 Mln 0 Mean 13.5 Ac-ft 9,790

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 27 to Jan. 1, Jan, 7 to MET. 4.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 169

Carter Lake near Berthoud, Colorado

Location. Lat 40°19'30", long 105°12'45", in SE£ sec. 10, T. 4 N. , R. 70 W. , in hoist 

house 293 ft from right abutment of Carter Lake Dam on Dry Creek, V miles west of 

Berthoud, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. March 1954 to September 1955.

Gage. Electric tape gage read at irregular intervals varying from 1 to 9 days. Datum 

of gage is 5,618.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamatior); gage 

readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes.--Maximum contents observed during year, 64,890 acre-ft Mar. 31 (elevation, 

5,717.36 ft); minimum observed since appreciable contents were attained, 96C acre-ft 

Oct. 25 (elevation, 5,621.40 ft).

1954-55: Maximum and minimum contents, those of 1955.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth- and rock-fill dam and dikes enlarging the natural 

basin of Carter Lake. Storage began in February 1954 and dead storage pool was filled 

Mar. 5, 1954. Usable capacity 113,500 acre-ft between elevations 5,618.00 ft (trashrack sill at Carter Lake Dam outlet) and 5,763.00 ft (maximum water surface, 6 ft below 

crest of dam). Dead storage, 3,310 acre-ft. Water diverted from Colorado River basin 

through Alva B. Adams tunnel is pumped from Flatiron Reservoir into Carter lake for 

supplemental irrigation supply to Little Thompson River, St. Vrain Creek, ard Boulder 

Creek basins. Water above elevation 5,620.00 ft may be released for return to Flatiron Reservoir where pump turbines can operate in reverse to generate power and water 

can be used for irrigation in Big Thompson or Cache la Poudre River basins. It is 

part of Colorado-Big Thompson project. Figures given herein represent usable contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by the Bureau of Reclamation.

Month-end elevation and usable contents, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Date

Water vear 1954-55. ..........

Elevation 

(feet)

5 ' 6'5 4 94

_

Contents 

(acre-feet)

_

Change in contents 

(acre-feet)

+5,110

a No gage-height record; contents interpolated.
170 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Little Thompson River at Mllliken, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°20'07", long 104°51'53", In Sw£sw£ sec. 2, T. 4 N., R. 67 W., on right 

bank 600 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 257, 0.4 mile northwest of Mllllten, 

and 0.9 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 192 sq ml.

Records available . October 1951 to December 1955 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 4,735 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 398 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 

7.82 ft), from rating curve extended above 200 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 1.4 cfs June 29.

1955: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 40 cfs Oct. 31 (gage 

height, 3.62 ft); minimum daily, 6.4 cfs Oct. 18.

1951-55: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 7, 1955; minimum daily, that of June 29,

Remarks. Records good except those above 60 cfs, which are fair. Practically all flow 

is diverted for irrigation above station and considerable water for irrigation above 

station is imported to basin. Plow is mainly return water from irrigated areas.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1954, to Dec. 31, 1955 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

0.5 

2.0

4.4 

8.4

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

67'

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

32

40

3T 

32

37

*28

28

28

27

29

30

*32

30

26

26

28

30

34

35

33

30

31

28

26

26

25

»26

30

28 

30

30

929

30.0

1,840

Nov.

28

23

22

20

20

16

17

17

14

»11

*9.3

9.3

9.3

9.8

9.3

8.9

8.4

8.9

11

14

14

14

13

13

15

15

14

15

16

18

433.2

14.4

859

Dec.

18

18

20 

22

22

»21

20

19

17

22

»25

22

22

*23

22

21

18

23

22

21

20

22

22

24

23

24

20

15

20 

25

25

658

21.2

1,310

Jan.

25

26" 26

26

25

24

20

2T

22

21

»20

*20

20

22

20

21

22

20

20

21

22

20

20

22

»22

20

22

21

22 

22

24

680

21,9

1,350

Feb.

24

26

tt 

22

21

22

22

*25

26

22

20

22

24

25

25

*25

25

20

14

20

20

21

21

20

22

24

23

»23

628

22.4

1,250

Mar.

26

26

24

24

22

21

22

22

22

»24

23

26

31

31

32.

32

*30

30

30

28

24

28

29

26

20

22

26

26

24 

24

23

798

25.7

1,580

Apr.

21

22

24 

23

20

18

18

18

17

17

IS

16

20

*22

21

18

17

20

21

*19

19

19

17

16

16

18

20

46

37 

18

616

20.5

1,220

May

18

14

i

13

14

14

14

*15

15

15

14

13

12

12

11

13

16

2219"

17

18

16

15

16

17

16

16

16 

15

15

466

15.0

924

June

16

16

18 

20

18

19

18

16

15

»15

15

15

*15

18

*li

27

23

19

14

11

*10

9.8

7.6

6.4

 7.2

5.6

2.7

1.7

t*

453.0

15.1

899

July

5.2

13

15 

16

18

19

*21

20

17

*22

24

22

20

17

18

17

18

19

EO

»?2

22

£2

?2

f4

z4

25

25

25

II

24

628.2

20.3

1,250

Aug.

19

25

21 

»22

24

30

 95 »62"

44

40

39

41

38

38

39

35

25

28

34

28

24

21

22

20

20

 19

23

24

25 

24

24

968

31.2

1,920

Sept.

24

22

26 

26

24

20

20

20

20

24

22

22

24

»20

22

20

20

24

»23

25

24

21

21

20

26

32

26

21

18 

18

675

22.5

1,340

Calendar year 1954: Max 80 Min 7.7 Mean 22.5 Ao-ft 16,270

Water year 1954-55: Max 95 Min 1.4 Mean 21.7 Ac-ft 15,740

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

Oct.

16

15

14

13

11

12

13 

14

Nov.

32

2S

26

22

20

16

17 

»17

Dec.

20

20

18

18

20

20

21

21

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

*14

14

*13

13

13

14

14 

13

Nov.

14

14

ne

18

17

16

15 

9.8

Dec.

19

18

21

20

20

21

19 

20

Total

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

Oct.

7.2

6.4

8.6

9.8

7.2

7.6

14 

16

Nov.

17

20

20

22

22

22

21

22

Dec.

*21

22

20

20

22

22

ft

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean . . . . - - - ...... ...................

Runoff in acre-f

Oct.

 16

17

18

18

27

35

37.

913

Nov.

21

23

20

20

19

20

"

1,160

Dec.

19

18

18

18

18

»19

21

1,230

Calendar year 1955: Max 95 Ac-ft 15,010

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 171

Big Thompson River at mouth, near La Salle, Colo.

Location.--Lat 40°21'00", long 104 0 47'04", on line between SE-^SW^ and SW-^SE^ sec. 33, 

T7~5~"N., R. 66 W., on left bank 0.7 mile upstream from highway bridge, 1.6 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles west of La Salle.

Drainage area. 818 sq mi.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey.

April to November 1914 and March 1927 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1947, published as Thompson River at mouth, near La Salle.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,680 ft (from topographic map). 

 TTpr. 1 to Nov. 30, 1914, staff gage and Mar. 1, 1927, to Sept. 30, 1951, water-stage 

recorder, at bridge 0.7 mile downstream at different datums.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 861 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 5.67 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.2 cfs May 18, June 30, July 1.

1914, 1927-55: Maximum discharge, 6,100 cfs Aug. 4, 1951 (gage height, 7.80 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs; nc flow at 

times in 1934-35, 1948.

Remarks. Records good above 20 cfs and fair below. Discharge measurements generally

made three times a month. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountair diversions, 

storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions for irrigation, and return flow 

from irrigated areas. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1955 are given 

in WSP 1401.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 976: 1941(M).

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-16, Nov. 21-26, Apr. 20, Hay 10 

to June 6, July 29 to Aug. 6, Aug. 20, 21)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 6

1.0 

1.5

1.0 

4.0

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

90

204

364

Aug. 7 to Sept. 30

0.7

.9

1.2

1.5

8.0

18

39

62

2.0 110

3.0 239

4.0 404

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

13

tt

40

42

42

42

42

38

35

38

37

34

32

36

34

30

33

38

38

38

37

38

38

41

43

43

45

4645"

46

46

1,175

37.9

2,330

Nov.

41

36

45

36

34

34

32

30

377

32

36

37

38

39

39

39

39

39

38

38

41

42

43

41

41

42

47

3S

38

41

1,147

38.2

2,280

Dec.

46

53

58

59

60

58

55

51

47

50

53

52

52

52

47

59

46

50

46

42

41

40

39

37

4T

41

39

38

43

41

44

1,480

47.7

2,940

Jan.

42

IF

41

40

38

34

32

32

30

.29

30

31

32

34

35

36

38

36

37

38

38

38

35

34

34

34

35

35

34

34

56

1,094

35.3

2,170

Feb.

37

38

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

34.

34

36

37

38

39

39

42

37

27

3T

35

34

34

34

35

41

38

41

- -----

1,006

35.9

2,000

Mar.

51

51

50

50

45

43

43

41

44

44

44

45

45

41

40

40

39

38

39

38

34

38

41

40

33_

34

39

42

40

36

36

1,234

41.4

2,550

Apr.

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

35

34

34

43

44

43

38

34

35

37

31

34

36

25

7.2

7.6

3.4

2.8

¥78

20

7.6

847.4

28.2

1,680

May

5.2

4.8

7.2

138

184

217

217

63

36

16

8.0

4.4

3.1

3.7

6.0

2.8

2.5

2.2

FT?

4.4

3.1

5.6

4.0

2.8

4.4

6.4

7.2

4.8

3.1

3.1

2 . 8

979.0

31.6

1,940

June

5.6

6.8

4.4

12

19

18

74

88

~85- 133

46

50

31

34

82

45

48

60

50

34

34

32

24

14

6.4

7.6

4.8

3.1

2.5

2.2

1,056.4

35.2

2,100

July

275" 2.2

3.1

4.0

5.2

8.8

58

70

70

72

75

74

81

74

36

16

14

12

11

14

16

16

17

137

76

107

160

T5T

152

116

111

1,767.8

57.0

3,510

Aug.

115

112

106

123

152

128

380

3BT

157

108

96

76

47

40

56

42

26

28

109

157

164

159

143

139

52

29

 5T 24

29

24

24

3,233

104

6,410

Sept.

21

16

16

16

16

14

13

12

TZ

14

14

14

14

12

12

13

12

13

14

15

14

13

13

16

28

34

36

3T

32

33

533

17.8

1,060

Calendar year 1954 : Max 240 Min 0.7 Mean 44.0 Ac-ft 31,840

Water year 1954-55 : Max 380 Min 2.2 Mean 42.7 Ac-ft 30,970
172 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Cache la Poudre River below Elkhorn Creek, Colo.

Location. Lat 40 0 41'30", long 1G5°26'UO", in NW£ sec. 2, T. 8 H., R. 72 V'., on left bank 

500 ft southwest of State Highway 14, 0.6 mile downstream from Elkhorn Creek, and 

20 miles northwest of Fort Collins.

Drainage area. 407 sq mi.

Records available. April 1946 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,447.09 ft above mean-sea. level, unadjusted.

Average discharge.--9 years, 338 cfs (244,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,890 cfs June 23 (gage height, 4.16 ft); minimum daily, 15 cfs Dec. 28.

1946-55: Maximum discharge, 4,340 cfs June 11, 1952 (gage height, 5.56 ft); minimum 

daily, 13 cfs Dec. 13, 1949, Jan. 3, 4, 1950.

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

which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions (see p. 174), 

transmountain diversions (see p. 177), storage reservoirs, and a few small diversions 

for irrigation.

Revisions.--WSP 1210: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gag-e 

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

1.0 

1.3 

1.7 

2.1

20

52

115

215

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

380

700

1,090

1,680

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

120

TOU

95

89

89

94

88

*83

80

92

105

101

99

99

96

92

99

96

100

96

88

78

72 75-

82

88

80

74

76

82

74

2,792

90.1

5,540

Nov.

6660-

54

60

58

54

48

*45

42

37

38

38

45

44

40

38

37

32

34

30

30

35

35

34

34

30

25

26

23 73-

1,195

39.8

2,370

Dec.

26

30

33

J£

32

31

30

27

*19

20

21

20

19

20

19

19

20

21

21

20

19

19

20 

21

21

20

17

15

T6

18

21

689

22.2

1,370

Jan.

22

25

27

28

30

31 5B"

21

21

*21

21

21

22

24

24

22

20

JZ

22

23

22

21

20 

20

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

707

22.8

1,400

Feb.

22 22"

21

20

16.

17

19

*21

21

20

19

18

18

19

19

21

22

21

20

19

18

18

18 

18

20

19

18

18

542

19.4

1,080

Mar.

20

2?

23

23

22

22

24

*26

27

26

26

25

24

23

23

24

26

26

24

23

25

26 

27

25

25

26

28

30

31

33

778

25.1

1,540

Apr.

35

35

34

27

5S

34

30

30

28

31

37

31

*30

35

40

46

52

55

59

39

55

59

63 

62

62

69

92

92

89

109

1,496

49.9

2,970

May

150

2FT

261

203

209

224

335

482

440

345

360

500

548

693

840

*920

700

602

494

536

728

888

864 

944 *SHo"

784

707

581

542

623 

819

17,429

562

34,570

June

1,000

1,010

840

770

695

756

826

1,140

1,430

1,000

756

*840

896

1,090

1,170

1,020

1,130

1,210

1,220

*1,300

1,420

1,600

1,650

1,590

1,510

1,210

1,140

1,210

1,120

968

33,515

1,117

66,480

July

872 533"

770

749

*805

784

693

637

63O

623

630

616

560

530

512

506

500

458

434

386

365

410

434 

512

488

464

500

530

428

375 

530

17,364

560

34,440

Aug.

*308

308

298

326

595

530

500

476

340

312

345

308

298

330

380

294

281

321

326

312

269

239

227

218

221

236

257

321

261

221 

203

9,861

318

19,560

Sept.

191

T9T

182

182

175

168

ISO

145

165

138

105

86

*76

73

70

67

65

66

105

125

152

135

123 

95

90

90

89

79

69

62_

3,519

117

6,980

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,500 Mln 15 Mean 198 Ac-ft 143,400

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,650 Mln 15 Mean 246 Ac-ft 178,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1, Oct. 14 to Nov. 7; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records, recorded range In stage, and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected 

by Ice Dec. 1 to Apr. 2.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 173

North Fork Cache la Poudre River near Livermore, Colo.

Location.-Lat 40°42'15", long 105-14'10", in sec. 33, T. 9 N., R. 70 W. on right bank a

 quarter of a mile upstream from mouth, a quarter of a mile downstream irom filton £>eaman Reservoir, and 6 miles southeast of Livermore.

Drainage area.--566 sq mi.

Records available. May 1929 to September 1931, May 1947 to September 1955. Published as 

"at Livermore" 1929-31.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,380 ft (from topographic map) May 24. 

"1929, to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage on highway bridge at Livermore 9 miles upstream at 

datum 5,717.31 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 10 years, 33.9 cfs (24,540 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 51 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 3.92 ft); minimum

a 1929-31 C 1947-55: "Maximum discharge, 6,800 cfs May 31, 1930 (gage height, 9.82 ft, 

from floodmarks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended abcve 390 cfs 

on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, that oi May 14-dd, 

1955.

Maximum flood known, 20,000 cfs (estimated) May 20, 1904.

Remarks Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Natural

 flow'of stream affected by transbasin diversions (see p. 174), storage reservoirs, and 

diversions for irrigation (4,350 acre-ft in water year 1955).

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 5 to Sept. 30)

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

0.1

.3

1.0

2.5

2.9

3.0 

3.2

4.7 

7.6

15

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

12

1?

10

9.3

9.0

8.6

8.6

9.0

10

11

*11

7.6

4.0

5.0

8.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.6

9.3

9.3

3.5

.4

57T

9.0

8.6

9.0

9.0

7.6

6.2

5.3

255.5

8.24

507

Nov.

5.0

6.7

7.9

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.9

5.9

*4.0

2.9

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.2

2.0

3.2

5.9

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

3.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.4

37T

13

137.7

4.59

273

Dec.

7.5

372

3.6

3.2

3.6

5.0

4.0

2.9

*2.7

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

77?

4.0

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.0

b3.9

b3.7

2.7

1.4

1.8

94.1

3.04

187

Jan.

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.4

b2.0

b3.7

b3.7

b3.7

*b3.5

b3.3

b3.3

b2.2

bl.8

bl.O

TTS" 4.3

b3.4

b3.0

2.7

2.4

b2.3

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.3

75.4

2.43

150

Feb.

2.5

5.3

5.6

b5.6

5.6

5.6

5.9

*6.2

37?

6.2

5.0

3.2

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

b2.4

b2.4

b2.2

bl.9

1.8

bl.7

bl.5

1.4

T7?

3.8

_

98.6

3.52

196

Mar.

5.0

5.6

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.2 *S79-

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

5..0

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.3

b4.3

b4.3

4.3

4.0

TTff

5.3

165.2

5.33

328

Apr.

5.3

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

7.3

8.6 873-

8.3

6.2

4.3

4.0

*4.0

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.0

2.9

1.3

.9

.9

_.£

.9

1.3

1.3

1.0

.9

123.5

4.12

245

May

1.0

2.4

2.7

27H

.6

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

7T

*.i

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

17.0

0.55

34

June

0.6

.7

.7

.9

.9

1.2

2.0

2.9

3.6

3.4

3.4

*3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.8

5.0

ITS

4.5

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.5

*4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

99.5

3.32

197

July

4.3

T7S

4.3

3.4

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

 1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

77

.7

.8

.7

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

g

41.0

1.32

81

Aug.

0.9

1.0

1.0

1.3

2.7

7.0

7.9

7.3

*7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

5.9

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

1.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

110.8

3.57

220

Sept.

0.2 ~72~

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

~7ff 1.9

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

8.5

0.28

17

Calendar year 1954: Max 86 Min 0.3 Mean 7.18 Ac-ft 5,200

Water year 1954-55: Max 13 Min o.l Mean 3.36 Ac-ft 2,440

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
174 PIATTE RIVER BASIN

Transbasin diversions from North Platte River basin to 

Cache la Poudre River basin, in Colorado

The following seven diversions, which are equipped with water-stage recorders, divert 

water from tributaries of the North Platte River to the Cache la Poudre River or its 

tributaries. Records furnished by State engineer.

Michigan ditch diverts water from Michigan River and many small tributaries in sees. 

2 and 11 to 15, T. 6 N., R. 76 W. , to Joe Wright Creek (tributary of Cache la Poudre 

River) in sec. 2, T. 6 N., R. 76 W.

Cameron Pass ditch diverts water from tributaries of Michigan River in sec. 2, T. 6 N., 

R. 76 W., to Joe Wright Creek in sec. 2, T. 6 N., R. 76 W.

Skyline ditch diverts water from Laramie River tributaries, headgate in sec. 14, 

T. 8 N., R. 76 W., to Chambers Lake (tributary of Cache la Poudre River) in sec. 31, 

T. 8 N., R. 75 W.

Laramie-Poudre tunnel diverts water from Laramie River in sec. 7, T. 8 N., R. 75 W. , to 

Cache la Poudre River in sec. 9, T. 8 N., R. 75 W.

Bob Creek ditch diverts water from tributaries of Laramie River in sec. 9, T. 9 N., 

R. 75 W. , to Roaring Creek (tributary of Cache la Poudre River) in sec. 11, T. 9 N., 

R. 75 W.

Columbine ditch diverts water from tributaries or Laramie River in sec. 3, T. 9 N., 

R. 75 W., to North Fork Cache la Poudre River in sec. 25, T. 10 N., R. 75 W.

Wilson Supply ditch diverts water from Deadman Creek, headgate in B?C. 26, T. 10 N., 

R. 75 W., and from Sand Creek, headgate in sec. 14, T. 11 N., R. 75 W., to Sheep Creek 

(tributary of North Fork Cache la Poudre River) in sec. 6, T. 11 N., R. 74 W.

Inflow from transbasin diversions, in acre-feet, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Month

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

Water year 1954-55..

Michigan 

ditch

0

Cameron 

Pass 

ditch

186

Skyline 

ditch

3,680

LaramiePoudre 

tunnel

14,820

Bob Creek 

ditch

559

Coluirblne 

ditch

ies

Wilson

supply 

ditch

0

1,600

Total

21,010
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Cache la Poudre River at mouth of canyon, near Fort Collins, Colo.

Location. Lat 4G°39 T 55", long 105°13'10", in sec. 15, T. 8 N., R. 70 W., on left bank at 

mouth of canyon, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Lewstone Creek and 8-| miles 

northwest of Port Collins.

Drainage area.--1,048 sq mi.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,240 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge.--71 years (1884-1955), 398 cfs (288,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,840 cfs June 9 (gage height, 4.19 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Nov. 30, Dec. 28, Apr. 5.

1884-1955: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred May 20, 1904, minimum daily, 

1.6 cfs Nov. 20, 28, 1948, caused by diversion of Poudre Valley Canal half a mile upstream.

Flood of June 9, 1891, caused by failure of Chambers Lake Dam, given in State report as 21,000 cfs.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow of strean affected 

by transbasin diversions (see p. 174), transmountain diversions (see p. 177), diversions for irrigation (30,65U acre-ft in water year 1955), and diversions fo" municipal 

use (6,260 acre-ft in water year 1955).

Revisions.--WSP 761: Drainage ar^a.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

192 

4OO 

720

1,640

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1935

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

132

12S

98

89

84

82

82

77

71

80

91

93

91

93

82

82

93

91

93

80

75

68

62

64

71

73

62

56

S5

68

61

2,532

81.7

5,020

Nov.

 y? 46

37

39

36

33

32

29

28

26

24

26

26

29

29

28

29

28

26

25

24

26

29

25

29

23

20

14

13

12

830

27.7

1,650

Dec.

15

20

30

3Tf

27

25

22

17

13

14

16

14

15

15

14

14

15

16

18

16

15

15

16

16

17

17

14

12

T4

16

18

536

17.3

1,060

Jan.

20

22

25

28

28

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

22

19

17

17

17

18

19

18

17

17

18

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

613

19.8

1,220

Feb.

20

20

17

13

15

15

17

18

18

17

16

17

17

17

17

17

19

17

16

16

16

15

15

16

17

16

16

16

464

16.6

920

Mar.

16

18

20

19

18

20

20

22

22

22

21

21

20

19

19

20

20

21

22

19

20

20

21

21

19

18

19

21

21

22

22

623

20.1

1,240

Apr.

20

19

20

20

\2_

30

E8

24

22

21

23

27

20

16

22

33

37

42

45

45

28

37

39

45

42

39

59

80

70

32

997

33.2

1,98O

May

48

70

84

45

24

37

96

246

226

155

142

215

318

395

532

699

472

412

294

310

484

671

650

736

S7T

580

478

442

430

490

678

11,130

359

22,080

June

904

904

736

650

594

678

784

1,110

1,480

1,010

736

800

848

1,040

1,160

1,010

1,130

896

896

969

1,070

1,170

1,520

1,540

I,SoO

1,220

1,120

1,190

1,110

944

30,719

1,024

60,930

July

848 8"0"5~

720

671

744

744

636

568

556

556

538

550

472

448

418

412

412

322

274

238

203

238

278

326

380

342

350

395

310

246

211

14,214

459

28,190

Aug.

219

222

219

222

442

448

4TF

442

310

270

262

258

238

250

318

246

230

254

278

278

246

200

175

145

139

175

207

262

219

161

132

7,885

254

15,640

Sept.

115

irtJ

110

104

101

91

84

75

80

89

91

70

54

45

45

45

42

tt

57

66

77

84

70

57

75

71

71

68

62

48

2,199

73.3

4,360

Calendar year 1954: Max 986 Mln 12 Mean 139 Ac-ft 100,400

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,54O Mln 12 Mean 199 Ac-ft 144,300

Hote. No gage-height record Nov. 29 to Apr. 

most of period); discharge estimated on basis 

ords for nearby stations.

3 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during 

of 7 discharge measurements, weather records, and rec-
176 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Cache la Poudre River near Greeley, Dolo.

Location. Lat 40°25'04", long 104°38'22", In NW£ sec. 11. T. 5 N., R. 6f W., on right 

bank: 25 ft downstream from highway bridge, 3 miles east of courthouse In Greeley, and 

3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,840 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. March to October 1903 and October 1933 to September 1955 In reports 

of Geological Survey. March 1903 to November 1904, February 1914 to December 1919, 

and May 1924 to September 1944 In reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 4,610 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

co Apr. 4, 1916, staff gage and Apr. 4, 1916, to Dec. 13, 1919, water-stage recorder, 

at sites within 2 miles downstream at different daturas. May 27, 1924, to Dec. 13, 

1933, at present site at datum 0,51 ft higher.

Average discharge.--36 years (1914-19, 1924-55), 86.8 cfs (62,840 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 950 cfs Aug. 8 (gage height, 5.70 ft); minimum 

daily, 5.6 cfs May 11, 12.

1903-4, 1914-19, 1924-55: Maximum dally discharge, 4,220 cfs June 24, 26, 1917; 

minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Oct. 3, 1946.

Remarks.--Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain and transbasin 

diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions for irrigation, and 

return flow from irrigated areas. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1955 

are given in WSP 1401.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 26 to June 2, 

July 3-24, Sept. 9)

Oct. 1 to May 25

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

May 26 to Sept. 3O

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

2.7

4.5

9.0

20

3.0 

3.5

4.0

4.5

110

206

310

450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

13

9.2

10

13

12

*15

18

19

18

26

25

25

31

30

26

28

28

25

26

26

31

31

27

30

32_

30

*21

14

16

17

16

690.2

22.3

1,370

Nov.

18

17

16

16

16

15

14

*14

14

14

14

13

TT

16

34

64

62

65

64

62

66

*79

77

70

65

65

64

62

64

61

1,238

41.3

2,460

Dec.

60

60

61

65

6T

*64

64

62

60

60

60

59

59

58

54

54

48

49

55

54

53

55

60

58

55

56

*55

46

BT

54

54

1,770

57.1

3,510

Jan.

54

55

56

56

55

50

48

56

55

54

54

53

53

55

54

55

*56

53

50

53

53

52

52

53

52

50

50

49

49

49

49

1,633

52.7

3,240

Feb.

52

52

49

47

TT

a49

a51

*55

66

F3

53

53

59

*53

55

58

58

52

a47

a50

a52

a54

a54

a50

a54

60

59

60

-

-

1,502

53.6

2,980

Mar.

*69

8873-

70

60

59

60

59

55

55

55

54

52

52

55

54

53

53

52

52

49

52

52

52

48

48

49

52

*50

48

49

1,729

55.8

3,430

Apr.

48

46

44

44

44

43

43

43

42

42

44

47

*48

49

W

49

46

46

44

43

42

43

36

35

*19

8.0

7.4

6.8

77T

7.4

1,116.0

37.2

2,210

May

7.4

8.0

8.0

8.6

8.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.8

5.6

*F75~

6.2

6.2

6.2

7.4

8.6

7.4

9.2

10

10

19

20

16

17

*30

30

28

26

22

16

382.8

12.3

759

June

14

15

15

23

41

34

27

28

30

25

22

27

29

35

46

*51

5656"

42

32

21

12

1(3 9.5

14

13

12

12

11

*10

772.5

25.8

1,530

July

8.6

8.1

8.1

8.6

8.6

8.1

7.6 776-

9.5

8.6

7.6

8.1

10

26

*25

25

24

24

24

23

22

22

23

128 ~59

15

12

10

10

17

34

632.1

20.4

1,250

Aug.

34

34

37

37

40

43

119

~448

*42

28

15

8.6

11

10

12

10

12

10

10

9.0

8.6

9.0

*10

8.6

8.1

376

12

12

12

11

1,146.5

37.0

2,270

Sept.

11

10

12

12

16

15

12

*11

*8.1

9.5

16

12

6.8

6.3

tt

9.5

9.0

12

*12

20

21

21

18

18

36

38

M

25

25

23

475.5

15.8

943

Calendar year 1954: Max 81 Mln 4.7 Mean 31.5 Ac-ft 22,780

Water year 1954-55; Max 448 Mln 5.6 Mean 35.9 Ac-ft 25,950

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 177 

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to South Platte River basin

The following eight diversions, which are equipped with water-stage recorders, divert 

water from tributaries of the Colorado River to tributaries of the South Platte River in 

Colorado. Records furnished by State engineer.

Hoosier Pass tunnel diverts water from Blue River to South Platte River in sec. 14, 

T. 8 S., R. 78 W.; this water is again diverted to South Catamount Reservoir in the Arkansas River basin.

Boreas Pass ditch diverts water from tributaries of Blue River to Tarryall Creek in 

sec. 26, T. 7 S. , R. 77 W.

Jones Pass tunnel diverts water from tributaries of Williams River to West Fork Clear 

Creek in sec. 15, T. 3 S. , R. 76 W.

Berthoud Pass ditch diverts water from tributaries of Fraser River to West Firk Clear 

Creek in sec. 10, T. 3 S. , R. 75 W.

Moffat water tunnel diverts water from tributaries of Fraser River to South Boulder 

Creek in sec. 2, T. 2 S., R. 74 W.

Eureka ditch diverts water from Tonahutu Creek to a tributary of Big Thompson River in 

sec. 6, T. 4 N., R. 74 W.

Alva B. Adams tunnel diverts water from Shadow Mountain Reservoir and Grand Lake to 

Lake Estes (Big Thompson River) in sec. 30, T. 5 N., R. 72 W. (for daily discharge, see 

p. 156).

Grand River ditch diverts water from-tributaries of Colorado River to Long D^aw 

(tributary of Cache la Poudre River) in sec. 20, T. 6 N., R. 75 W.

Transmountain diversions, in acre-feet, water year October 1954 to September 1F55

Month

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

Water year 1954-55 .

Hoosier 

Pass 

tunnel

6,450

Boreas 

Pass 

ditch

268

Jones 

Pass 

tunnel

10,300

Berthoud 

Pass 

ditch

458

Moffat 

water 

tunnel

254

37,020

Eureka 

ditch

125

Alva B. 

Adams 

tunnel

256,600

Grard 

River 

ditch

16,150

Total

327,300
178 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Lonetree Creek near Nunn, Colo.

bank 200 ft upstream fi

Location. Lat 40°46 I 00", long 104°47'25", in NE£ sec. 8 , T. 9 N. , R. 66 V". , on right 

from bridge on U. S. Highway 85 and 4-y miles nortt of Nunn.

Drainage area.--190 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1951 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,320 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 775 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 4.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 110 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

no flow for many days.

1951-55: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 7, 1955; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks. Records fair. Plow is mainly return water from irrigation. There are many 

small diversions for irrigation and small reservoirs for stock water above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(»)

0

o

o

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

.

_

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

*0

0

o

0

0

0

0

_._!

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.1

0.04

2.2

May

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

o

0

0

0* .1

.1

.1

o

0

0

0

0

19

19

9.2

8.0

8.3

8.6

8.9

82.3

2.65

163

June

9.2

10

8.9

8.0

3.8

2.6

1.4

1.1

.8

.6

.5

.4

*T4

39

*j>0

20

22

16

9.5

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.6

*8.6

8.6

7.4

4.1

1.4

1.0

.8

312.0

10.4

619

July

~0.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

5.9

0.19

12

Aug.

0

O

0

7.0

3.3

.6

*89~9.0

7.8

7.0

5.4

1.4

.5

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.6

.3

.5

.1

136.2

4.39

270

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0 *o

0

0

o

.1

18

59

13

8.6

8.6

9.4

9.8

8.2

7.4

7.0

6.2

5.8

162.3

5.41

322

Calendar year 1954: Max 0.9 Mln 0 Mean 0.03 Ac-ft 22

Water year 1954-55: Max 90 Mln o Mean 1.92 Ac-ft 1,390

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

South Platte River near Kersey, Colo.

Location. Lat 40 0 24'45", long 104°33'46", in SW^ sec. 9, T. 5 N. , R. 64 W., on left bank 

150 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 37, 1.9 miles north of railroad in Kersey, 

and 2-y miles downstream from Cache la Poudre River.

Drainage area. 9,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1901 to October 1903, March 1905 to November 1913, and October 

1933 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1901 to October 1903 

and March 1904 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. Published as "at Kersey" 1901-»3.

Gage. Water-stage recorder since July 8, 1919. Datum of gage is 4,575.37 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to July 8, 1919, staff or chain gages at bridge 150ft 

downstream at different datum. July 8, 1919, to Sept. 7, 1921, at site 450 f; downstream from present site at different datum. Sept. 8, 1921, to Sept. 12, 1923, at site 

750 ft downstream from present site at different datum. Sept. 13, 1923, to July 2, 

1935, at site 200 ft downstream from present site at present datum.

Average discharge. 52 years (1901-3, 1905-55), 714 cfs (516,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,510 cfs Aug. 8 (gage height, 5.63 ft); minimum daily, 28 cfs Apr. 30.

1901-3, 1905-55: Maximum daily discharge, 31,000 cfs June 7, 1921, from rating 

curve extended above 15,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, that of 

Apr. 30, 1955.

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain and transbasin 

diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1955 are given in WSP 1401.

Revisions. WSP 306: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.4

58

93

140

240

410

1.8 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

154

282

485

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

755

1,110

1,590

2,290

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

22

Z3

Z4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Aoft

Oct.

78

78

78

74

68

*66

69

72

71

76

78

78

95

120

130

138

152

155

161

*158

164

161

149

155

180

191

194

194

Z05

Z05

208

4,001

129

7,940

Nov.

Z12

Z05

ZOZ

198

180

164

143

*13Z

135

138

143

15Z

164

167

194

240

258

283

287

287

291

*307

307

303

287

287

287

291

315

342

6,901

230

13,690

Dec.

365

370

375

370

370

*365

346

320

303

299

295

295

Z87

Z83

279

279

275

272

268

261

258

254

254

254

254

Z50

250

*261

254

240 ?"!T

9,093

293

18,040

Jan.

295

315

333

33B

342

343

347

355

367 ^59"

343

343

343

328

339

347

320

*332

332

336

343

324

324

320

306

320

320

320

320

320

320

10,294

332

20,420

Feb.

320

324

328

316

316

320

320

 320

336

320

324

328

339

336

*336

332

339

347

b340

b310

b309

1:308

ti310

320

316

336

347

363 I 

9,160

327

18,170

Mar.

*367

395

400

408

404

387

375

363

355

339

316

296

285

279

276

*273

270

261

258

255

249

289

252

247

244

282

292

309

*313

282

258

9,579

309

19,000

Apr.

249

244

234

226

221

219

214

221

231

231

226

229

*249

276

252

224

229

219

219

216

229

195

121

137

*95

61

44

39

31

28

5,609

187

11,130

May

29

32

31

39

115

156

190

156

74

60

50

*35

37

34

32

35

35

42

53

104

108

70

63

June

99

90

84

90

112

123

135

171

188

212

214

202

178

192

236

436

*467

422

413

313

190

144

123

58 112

60 112

*93

247

£99

2TT

159

121

2,848

91.9

5,650

95

86

78

72

*5ji

5,445

182

10,800

July

63

58

53

53

52

49

44

58

99

119

128

126

119

135

*101

93

80

78

74

70

68

68

86

147

192

130

135

159

161

149

156

3,103

100

6,150

Aug.

159

161

159

159

236

204

221

 1^660

1,400

*610

328

252

379

276

209

171

144

128

128

176

202

207

207

*209

171

119

TIB- 106

410

411

188

9,505

307

18,850

Sept.

140

119

115

110

108

101

97

*90

93

95

99

101

93

90

88

86

88

88

*93

106

117

115

117

115

178

363

490

413

363

347

4,618

154

9,160

Calendar year 1954: Max 494 Mln 39 Mean ZOZ Ac-ft 146,100

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,660 Mln Z8 Mean ZZO Ac-ft 159,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
180 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork Crow Creek near Hecla, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°10'30", long 105°15'10", in sec. 20, T. 14 N. , R. 70 W. , on left bank 

a quarter of a mile upstream from high-water line of Granite Springs Reservoir and 

4f miles northwest of Hecla.

Drainage area. 23 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1902 to November 1903, May 1933 to September 1945,, and April 1948 

to September 1955. No winter records most years. Published as Middle Crow Creek near 

Hecla, 1902-3.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Cippoletti weir. Altitude of gage is 7,270 ft (f:

bpographic map). Apr. 1, 1902, to Nov. 21, 1903, staff gages at sites 

stream at different datums.

'rom

,es downAverage discharge.--? years (1933-35, 1950-55), 3.63 cfs (1,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 22 cfs June 17 (gage height, 1.00 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1902-3, 1933-45, 1948-55: Maximum discharge, 495 cfs Sept. 8, 193-3 (gage height, 

4.90 ft), from rating curve extended above 50 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; no flow for many days in most years.

Remarks . Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

One small diversion above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and nineteen discharge measurements furnished by city 

engineer of Cheyenne .

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gige

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 17-27)

0.0 

.1

0

.6 

1.9

3.5

7.5

15

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

(*)

(»)

0

0

0

Nov.

0

(J

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

.1

~s.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

1.3

0.04

2.6

Dec.

> 0.1

3.1

0.1

6.1

Jan.

> 0.2

6.2

0.2

12

Feb.

> 0.3

_

8.4

0.3

17

Mar.

> 0.8

24.8

0.8

49

Apr.

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

T3

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.2

4.2

5.4

6.4

8.0

9.6

5TT

8.2

5.4

6.2

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.0

145.7

4.86

289

May

4.8

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.3

3.5

3.5

*3.2

3.5

4.1

3.7

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.1

2.2

6.9

9.8

E7T

4.6

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.8

* 1 .6

115.0

3.71

228

June

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

2.4

1.9

1.4

1.0

.8

1.2

2.1

3.5

4.8

7.5

~9\6 14

5.2

3.2

2.5

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.6

^5

78.3

2.61

155

July

0.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

~~3. 2.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

3.9

0.13

7.7

Aug.

C)

(»)

(*)

C)

(»)

0

0

0

Sept.

( )

C)

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1954: Max 11 Mln 0 Mean 0,80 Ac-ft 579

Water year 1954-55: Max 14 Mln 0 Mean 1.06 Ac-ft 766

Peak discharge (base, 25 cfs). Ho peak above base.

*Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Dec. 1 to Apr. 16 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during 

most of period), July 2-4j discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 181

South Crow Creek near Hecla, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°07'40", long 105°12'00", in sec. 2, T. 13 N., R. 70 W., on left bank 

Just upstream from high-water line of South Crow Creek Reservoir, 2-| miles southwest 

of Hecla.

Drainage area. 16 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1933 to September 1944 and October 1947 to September 195E. No 

winter records most years. Prior to October 1950, published as South Pork Crew Creek 

near Hecla.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,190 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge . 7 years (1933-35, 1950-55), 0.99 cfs (717 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7.1 cfs June 13 (gage height, 1.98 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1933-44, 1947-55: Maximum discharge, 91 cfs July 19, 1944 (gage height, 3.52 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 20 cfs; no flow for many days in most years.

Remarks.--Records poor. No regulation or diversion above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 20 discharge measurements furnished by city engineer 

of Cheyenne.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.9 

3.3 

5.2

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(»)

(»)

(»)

(»)

0

0

0

Nov.

( )

(»)

(»)

(»)

0

0

0

Dec.

> 0.1

3.1

0.1

6.1

Jan.

> 0.1

3.1

0.1

6.1

Feb.

> 0.2

_

5.6

0.2

11

Mar.

> 0.4

12.4

0.4

25

Apr.

T76" 1.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.5

2.9

3.3

3.1

3.1

4.0

4.5

5.2

4.8

3.7

3.0

2.5

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.3

1.9

2.2

2.0

1.9

2.0

1.9

79.1

2.64

157

May

*1.8

1.5

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.8

1.9

2.2

TT4

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

1.1

1.3

.8

.7

.6

.5

* .5

34.5

1.11

68

June

0.6

.7

.8

.6

.6

.6

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.7

2.3

1.5

5.9

2.7

2.3

1.4

1.1

.9

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

^4

31.5

1.05

62

July

 

0.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

75

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.1

0.07

4.2

Aug.

(*)

(»)

(*)

(*)

(»)

0

0

0

Sept.

(«)

(»)

C)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1954: Max 3.2 Mln 0 Kean 0.36 Ac-ft 265

Water year 1954-55: Max 5.2 Mln o Mean 0.47 Ac-ft 339

Peakeak: discharge discharge (base, Ia16 cfs) cfa) .--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 7 to Apr. 14 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during

ist of period); discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.

449355 O - 58 - 13
182 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Crow Creek near Cheyenne, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°07'00", long 104°45'20", in SE-f sec. 3, T. 13 N R. 66 W. , on left bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from sewage-disposal plant and 3± miles southeast of 

State Capitol in Cheyenne.

Drainage area. 308 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1922 to November 1924, July 1951 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 5,940 ft (from topographic map). Oct. 20, 1922, to Nov. 1, 1924, staff gage on bridge H miles downstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge.--5 years (1923-24, 1951-55), 12.5 cfs (9,050 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 395 cfs June 14 (gage height, 5.62 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 120 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 4.1 cfs Sept. 18.

1922-24, 1951-55: Maximum discharge that of June 14, 1955; miniirum daily, 2.0 cfs 

Apr. 16, 17, 23, 1323.

Flood of May 20, 1904, was estimated as 8,500 cfs at Cheyenne. Flood of June 2, 

1929, reached a discharge of 8,200 cfs, by slope-area determination about 5 miles 

upstream.

Remarks. Records good. Practically all flow above station is diverted for municipal 

supply and irrigation. Plow at station is mainly drainage and waste water from 

Cheyenne. Ten small reservoirs above station (total capacity, about 400 acre-ft) for 

irrigation, stock water, and domestic use. Two reservoirs above station (total 

capacity, about 12,000 acre-ft) for municipal supply and power development for Cheyenne.

ear 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, 

In cubic feet per second)

Rating table, water 

and discharge

2.0 47 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7.9

7.3

6.9

7.5

7.9

7.5

7.7

7.7

7.7 

6.9

*7.5

7.5

7.5

7.3

7.5

7 .3

6.7

7.5

7.7

7.3

7.3

7.1

6.5

6.1

775

7.7

7 .7

7.7

7.7

7.5

6.9

228.5

7 .37

453

Nov.

7 .5

7.5

7.3

7.3

7.1

6.9

6.5

7.1

7.3

7.1

7 .5

7 .7

6.9

7.3

7.7

7.5

7 .7

7.9

7.5

7.1

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.3

7.7

7 .7

7.1

7.7

7.7

222.4

7.41

441

Dec.

7.7

8.5

8.7

8.5

8.7

8.7

7 .9

7.9

7 .7

7.3

6.7

7.5

7.3

7.1

6.9

7.1

6.9

6.5

7.5

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.7

6.0

6.3

6.7

6.3

6.3

6.5

6.7

224. 6

7 .25

445

Jan.

6.3

6.3

7 .1

7.7

7.1

7.3

7.3

7.1

*6.9

6.9

6.5

6.7

6.7

6.3

6.0

6.5

6.3

6.5

6.3

6.5

6.3

5.6

sTs

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.7

6.5

6.1

6 .9

204.7

6.60

406

Feb.

6.9

6.9

6.9

7 .1

6.9

6.3

*7 .1

7.1

7.3

7 .3

7.1

6.5

7.5

7.5

7.3

7.7

7.5

7.3

6.5

6.5

6.7

7.1

7.5

7.7

7.7

7.5

8.3

_

201.0

7 .18

399

Mar.

8.5

9.6

9.8

9.6

8.7

7.9

8.7

»9.6

9.6

9.0

9.4

11

11

11

11

10

9.8

9.8

8.5

9.8

12

19

20

17

18

20

23

22

22

27_

401.7

13.0

797

Apr.

25

24

24

22

23

23

23

23

21

22

34

 10

38

28

25

21

18

15

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

9.6

9^A

564.0

18.8

1,120

May

8.7

9.2

8.5

8.5

8.3

8.7

8.3

7.7

9.0

5.8

5.3

6.0

6.1

5.1

5.8

*9.0

15

10

8 .7

7 .1

7.9

9.2

7.9

12

27

12

9.2

7.7

7 .7

8 . 3

279.1

9.00

554

June

9.6

23

11

11

9.0

10

8.7

7 .9

8.1

8.1

8.1

*9.4

*81

*140

80

50

27

20

18

31

33

40

22

IS

13

13

11

11

9.8

747.6

24.9

1,480

July

9.6

9.0

7.5

7.5

10

9.0

7.9

7 .7

8.7

10

10

9.8

10

11

10

8.3

9.2

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.9

7.5

8.5

8.3

7.1

6.7

5.8

5.6

5.5

259.8

8.38

515

Aug.

6.1

6.1

5.4

5.4

*8.3

7.9

9.2

9.6

6.5

4.9

5.8

6.0

4.9

6.0

5.8

5.3

5.6

5.8

7.1

6.1

6.5

5.8

4.8

4.8

5.1

5.3

4.4

7.1

7.9

6.1

193.3

6.24

383

Sept.

5.6

5.3

5.1

4.4

5.6

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.3 

5.1

4.3

5.1

4.8

»4.6

4.3

4.8

4.6

4.1

6.7

21

9.4

6.9

6.3

7.7

19

11

7.9

6.1

6.7

5.6

206.6

6.89

410

Calendar year 1954: Max 17 Mln 4.3 Mean 7.57 Ac-ft 5,480

Water year 1954-55: Max 140 Mln 4.1 Mean 10.2 Ac-ft 7,400

Discharge measurement this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 183

Crow Creek near Barnesville, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°29'35", long 104°26'35", in NE^NW^ sec. 16, T. 6 N. , R. 63 W. , on left 

bank 1 mile upstream from wasteway of Greeley Canal No. 2, 2 miles northeast of Barnesville, and 15j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,280 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1951 to September 1955.

Gage. Staff gage. Altitude of gage is 4,670 ft (from topographic map).

Remarks.--No flow since station was established July 25, 1951. All flow above station is 

normally diverted or stored in numerous small reservoirs for municipal supply, stock 

water, and irrigation.

PLATTE RIVER BASIN

South Platte River at Sublette, Colo.

Location. lat 40°18'14", long 104°10'43", in NW^ sec. 23, T. 4 N., R. 61 W. , on right

bank 30 ft upstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile south of Sublette, and

3^ miles east of Masters.

Drainage area. 12,900 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1941 and October 1943 to September 1955 in

reports of Geological Survey (discontinued). February 1926 to April 1942 and September

1943 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,419.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929. Prior to Sept. 14, 1943, at site 175 ft downstream at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Sept. 14, 1943, to Sept. 30, 1948, at present site at datum 1.00 ft higher. Since

June 1, 1950, supplementary water-stage recorder on secondary channel 600 ft to the

right at same datum.

Average discharge. 27 years (1926-41, 1943-55), 329 cfs (238,200 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 879 cfs Aug. 9; minimum daily, 42 cfs

Mar. 30, 31.

1926-41, 1943-55: Maximum discharge, 17,100 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height,

9.31 ft), from rating curve extended above 9,100 cfs; minimum daily, 29 cfs Feb. 3,1941. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record on main channel,

which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain and transtasin

diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and

diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 19E5

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

160

159

163

159

157

*153

155

156

159

159

169

175

175

187

243

267

275

287

298

301

303

309

287

133

114

108

*108

104

102

112

286

5,923

191

11,750

Nov.

252

186

172

162

150

147

143

*177

243

261

211

214

211

217

222

235

256

267

292

237

155

*141

132

126

101

95

93

97

101

106

5,402

180

10,710

Dec.

137

194

206

120

91

*76

75

74

72

72

71

71

70

70

67

66

65

64

67

65

63

62

62

61

61

62

64

*102

120

218

242

2,910

93.9

5,770

Jan.

260

231

172

97

80

72

70

76

156

193

200

193

181

190

188

205

229

*236

190

172

205

226

200

200

236

242

242

244

183

108

81

5,558

179

11,020

Feb.

75

75

76

75

72

69

67

*ST

67

67

68

68

68

7U *~*-

72

72

72

75

81

150

150

148

143

125

100

100

96

_

------

2,440

87.1

4,840

Mar.

*89

81

72

67

62

60

58

59

58

57

55

54

55

53

51

*49

50

51

51

50

48

49

50

50

47

46

46

47

*43

 4242

1,692

54.6

3,360

Apr.

70

69

69

69

69

70

73

73

136

277

311

308

*308

314

283

269

249

249

249

249

249

269

239

193

*160

134

116

112

107

105

5,448

182

10,810

May

105

102

100

99

94

94

94

94

96

92

92

*91

92

91

88

88

91

94

96

92

108

125

112

110

104

*124

158

234

277

223

170

3,630

117

7,200

June

129

110

105

108

115

132

138

144

150

131

132

125

125

125

254

221

*94

73

73

75

75

75

75

86

99

99

97

97

96

<92

3,430

114

6,800

July

89

83

81

83

78

80

89

99

114

93

92

102

96

91

94

91

80

84

*86

78

73

70

70

72

91

136

97

91

91

88

83

2,745

88.5

5,440

Arg.

91

134

140

136

148

209

206

*255

716

«762

578

407

330

366

342

258

210

183

166

160

169

130

124

*116

116

105

97

100

118

274

395

7,541

243

14,960

Sept.

281

214

178

162

148

122

132

*127

122

118

118

118

115

113

112

112

112

104

*147

139

139

145

147

153

218

274

335

290

261

205

4,961

165

9,840

Calendar year 1954: Max 309 Min 45 Mean 117 Ac-ft 84,550

Water year 1954-55: Max 762 Min 42 Mean 142 Ac-ft 102,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record on main channel Dec. 10-26, Feb. 10-14, 18, 19, 21-26, Her. 4-15, 

17-28, 30, 31; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
184 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Bijou Creek near Wiggins, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°14'53", long 104°02'08", in SW^SW^ sec. 6, T. 3 ¥. , R. 59 W. , on downstream side of fifth pier from right end of bridge on U. S. Highway 6 and 34, 2 miles 

northeast of Wiggins and 5.7 miles downstream from Antelope Creek.

Drainage area.--1.420 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1950 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,490 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 9.33 cfs (6,750 acre-ft per year).

Extreme^.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,450 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 4.48 ft); no 

flow most of year.

1950-55: Maximum discharge, 50,100 cfs Aug. 3, 1951 (gage height, 10.22 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 35,000 cfs; no flow most of each year.

Maximum discharge probably occurred May 31, 1935. Discussion of tV is flood published in WSP 997.

Remarks.--Records fair. Small diversions above station for irrigation. Records of sediraent loads for the water year 1955 are given in WSP 1401.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

o

0

Nov.

(»)

(*)

O

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

o

0

Jan.

(*)

(*)

(*)

Q

0

o

Feb.

(*)

^

------

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

o

Apr.

0

0

o

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

n

o

0

0

0

0

Q

o

0

0

0

o

0

17

0

0

IJ

*0

17

0.55

34

June

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

46

*176

*15

*128

23

*0

0

0

0

0

0

o

*44

.5

432.5

14.4

858

July

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

*50

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

0

0

0

0

0

50. 5

1.63

1OO

Aug.

0_

* 0

0

0

0

.9

* .8

o

0

6.6

0

0

0

*0

o

0

0

*61

*21

95

6.0

.7

0

0

0

0

1.1

*273

*96

*24

*1.4

587 .5

19.0

1,170

Sept.

*0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

n

0

o

*0

0

0

0

o

7 .8

*50

*9.9

1.9

0

0

0

*54

*9.3

.1

0

0

133.0

4.43

264

Calendar year 1954: Max 549 Mln 0 Mean 3.27 Ac-ft 2,370

Water year 1954-55: Max 273 Min 0 Mean 3.34 Ac-ft 2,430

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--June 15 (10:15 a.m.) 1,710 cfs (4.07 ft); Aug. 20 (8:45 a.m.) 

1,200 cfs (3.68 ft); Aug. 28 (3:45 p.m.) 2,450 cfs (4.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 185

South Platte River at Fort Morgan, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°16'08", long 103°48'02", in sec. 31, T. 4 H., R. 57 W. , on downstream 

side of pier near center of bridge on State Highway 52, half a mile north of Port 

Morgan and 3-| miles downstream from Bijou Creek.

Drainage area. 14,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,250 ft (from topographic man).

Average discharge. 12 years, 406 cfs (293,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 cfs June 15 (gage height, 4.71 ft); minimum daily, 33 cfs July 1.

1943-55: Maximum discharge, 33,800 cfs Aug. 3, 1951 (gage height, 12.90 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs; minimum daily, 31 cfs Apr. 20, 1950.

Maximum flood known, 84,300 cfs May 31, 1935 (slope-area determination of peak 

flow). Flood came principally from Bijou Creek.

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

which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain and transbasin 

diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and 

diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1146: 1945(M) , 1947.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except period of Ice effect ( 

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

(Shifting-control method used July 9 to Aug. 4, 

Aug. 18 to Sept. 13)

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

33

90

185

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

430

725

1,060

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1935

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

83

86

86

103

108

95

93

*86

81

75

72

79

83

98

103

132

159

185

216

239

244

257

257

234

142

126

119

116

*129

1E2

129

4,137

133

8,210

Nov.

252

221

181

166

145

103

90

83

83

*86

100

103

100

103

108

116

122

132

155

190

155

122

122

*145

155

142

138

152

159

159

4,088

136

8,110

Dec.

155

170

226

221

166

145

155

*152

142

135

135

135

129

132

129

129

126

138

132

126

129

126

126

132

155

152

152

*155

b!45

b!35

D130

4,515

146

8,960

Jan.

b!4O

b!60

203

203

181

163

159

155

155

159

a240

a320

3340

a330

3330

3340

3350

*a360

355

330

330

370

365

365

325

345

355

355

345

310

257

8,695

280

17,250

Feb.

23O

212

208

208

212

208

194

*194

181

174

170

170

163

174

*178

198

239

212

119

226

392

441

436

414

414

360

355

305

_ -----

6,987

250

13,860

Mar.

257

*239

226

221

226

208

203

203

194

190

181

174

181

170

178

*166

152

159

185

194

185

174

166

166

170

152

152

148

*159

159

145

5,683

183

11,270

Apr.

145

142

145

163

163

178

178

132

138

221

320

330

*345

315

310

275

234

234

216

190

181

203

170

148

*83

61

57

50

45

86

5,458

182

10,830

May

113

166

166

181

181

198

190

190

244

280

275

*190

178

190

166

208

163

119

116

111

95

88

86

75

81

*138

106

106

194

212

194

5 , 000

161

9,920

June

155

106

95

93

106

132

138

135

152

170

185

212

212

306

959

*430

446

3O5

194

185

155

132

122

103

106

111

100

95

64

*40

5,744

191

11,390

July

33

54

81

108

100

170

148

129

305

203

226

248

275

266

266

152

135

122

*138

159

159

142

148

159

163

170

244

190

230

252

248

5,423

175

10,760

Aug.

203

152

119

106

106

116

152

122

159

*244

350

132

66

93

159

138

119

206

221

226

166

126

111

*98

122

174

181

425

463

310

360

5,725

185

11,360

Sept.

335

290

212

152

111

145

132

*138

155

203

208

208

208

190

190

244

252

239

315

262

*248

230

221

212

257

285

310

230

148

138

6,468

216

12,830

Calendar year 1954; Max 626 Mln 42 Mean 149 Ac-ft 107,800

Water year 1954-55; Max 959 Mln 33 Mean 186 Ac-ft 134,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis 

nd records for station at Weldona. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

1 discharge measurement, weather records,
186 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

South Platte River at Balzac, Colo.

Location.--Lat 40°24'24", long 103°27'58", in lffi£ sec. 13, T. 5 N. , R. 55 W. , on right 

bank just upstream from highway bridge at Balzac siding, 2| miles northeast of Union.

Drainage area.--17.700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1917 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,091.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 18, 1935, chain gage or water-stage recorder at various sites near 

present site at different datums. Oct. 18 to Dec. 16, 1935, staff gage and Dec. 17, 

1935, to Aug. 20, 1947, water-stage recorder, at site 250 ft upstream at present datum. 

Since Oct. 1, 1936, supplementary water-stage recorder on secondary channel 600 ft to 

the left at datum 1.69 ft lower.

Average discharge.--39 years (1916-55), 354 cfs (256,300 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,310 cfs June 15; minimum daily, 5.6 cfs

1917-55; Maximum gage height, 11.43 ft May 31, 1935 (discharge not determined); 

minimum daily discharge, 1.3 cfs Jan. 25, 1947.

Flood of June 11, 1921, reached a daily discharge of 31,200 cfs.

Remarks. Records good above 120 cfs and fair below. Natural flow of stream affected by 

transmountain and transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, groundwater withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1955 are given in WSP 1401.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

Z5

26

27

ZB

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

118

100

110

107

97

99

*107

104

100

99

99

94 

92

98 

108

110

136

158

185

217

224

240

262

283 55T

205

181

*163

126

64 

48

4,385

141

8,700

Nov.

69

95

S?

61

50

41

28

21

*14

16

11

9.7 

8.9

fcf

8.4

8.4

8.4

11

18

29

32

*29

30

35

42

33

23

19

18

866.6

28.9

1,720

Dec.

14

T?

12

11

10

10

*11

10

9.8

9.2

8.6

8.6 

8.5

7.7 

7.7

7.2

7.7

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.9

679

6.9

7.0

7.4

12

13

*8.9 

8,6

278.6

8.99

553

Jan.

6.4

ST?

7.2

8.4

8.4

7.8

8.6

9.2

7.3

9.3

8.2

9.7 

14

T?

12

12

9.5

9.4

*12

11

12

12

13

8.5

12

12

11

10

10

9.7 

9.5

309.0

9.97

613

Feb.

itr~ 9.5

12

13

13

12

13

10

*9.5

11

13

13 

9.8

9.5 

*9.5

9.8

11

11

17

25

23

23

29

.51

21

17

15

13

------

413.6

14.8

820

Mar.

13

*13

13

13

15

12

12

11

11

11

10

10 

9.9

9.6 

9.3

*8.2

8.0

7.5

7.3

5.6

7.8

7.5

6.0

6.3

11

22

TT

8.0

*7.5

7.2 

8.3

312.0

10.1

619

Apr.

778" 7.7

7.8

7.8

9.2

14

98

105

63

61

130

252 

*270

247 

224

232

227

189

169

169

157

146

161

172

162

*133

115

102

96

96

3,826.3

128

7,590

May

106

120

134

146

158

159

162

170

173

TTO

170

*163 

127

110 

120

116

130

109

82

71

68

75

79

78

76

158

*115

75

62 75" 

92

3,653

118

7,250

June

82

63

41

32

31

 3T 30

64

112

131

114

121 

135

148 

*1.160

379

151

107

74

65

55

46

44

82

148

136

134

139

151

139

4,148

138

8,230

July

*111

99

1W

114

126

131

173

130

216 259"

182

178 

164

160 

152

144

160

154

*138

140

142

134

127

127

127

122

173

178

159

150 

151

4,580'

148

9,080

Aug.

139

127

127

109

97

104

126

147

*119

143

256

1,760 

8?1

238 

156

200

175

153

203

219

228

183

152

116

*96

104

151

190

342

235 

209

7,475

241

14,830

Sept.

226

190

132

102

82

90

110

112

*119

132

155

164 

159

159 

163

170

155

143

196

*246

229

204

184

210

268

292

~Z55 300

207

182

5,379

179

10,670

Calendar year 1954: Max 374 Mln 6.9 Mean 82. 8 Ac-ft 59,930

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,760 Mln 5.6 Mean 97.6 Ac-ft 70,680

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 187

South Platte River near Crook, Colo.

Location.--Lat 40°50'36", long 102°48'46", In SW^NE^ sec. 15, T. 10 N., R. 49 W. , on left 

bank 0.4 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 25 and 1 mile south of Croo'-c.

Drainage area.--19,500 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--August 1953 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,705.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 ]T929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 670 cfs June 17 (gage height, 4.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 420 cfs; minimum daily, 6.8 cfs Apr. 8-10, Aug. 3.

1953-55: Maximum discharge, that of June 17, 1955; maximum gage height, 5.71 ft 

Jan. 27, 1954 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 4.2 cfs Aug. 4, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 20 cfs and those for periods of ice effect, which 

are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain and transbasin divsrsions, 

storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 17-22, 24-26, 

Mar. 28 to May 16)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 2 Feb. 3 to Sept. 30

2.1

2.2

2.3

6.0

12

22

2.4 34

2.5 50

2.7 95 2.0 

2.2

6.0

10

23

40

2.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

160 

300 

5EO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

13

12

10

TT

IE

11

14

£7

£7

29

33

21

*19

19

18

17

17

18

21

27

£7

28

£7

32

36

42

45

44

45

45

*34

781

25.2

1,550

Nov.

36

28

35

66

66

60

4£

36

30

37

62

58

50

42

*33

34

37

40

40

47

50

60

75

ST

42

42

50

47

34

*32

1,376

45.9

2,730

Dec.

26

30

32

30

32

37

37

42

33T

32

£8

24

2T

32

*27

3£

b30

30

30

28

£8

30

28

30

28

28

28

b25

b27

b30

Ib33

942

30.4

1,870

Jan.

b35

34

*34

32

t>33

b34

b34

t>3£

b32

b35

t>38

b41

40

*34

b30

29

28

29

33

Z±

b25

b26

b28

b31

b33

t>34

b35

t>45

50

50

*54

1,072

34.6

2,130

Feb.

30

32

106

£00

200

188

176

176

174

170

174

180

b!70

172

168

*166

148

144

144

bl30

b!30

t>130

bl50

bl80

b!90

b210

b£3o

b260

4,528

162

8,980

Mar.

*259

217

170

158

152

148

148

148

135

131

124

117

105

92

*89

87

52

27

£5

24

£4

43

79

46

46

63

94

66

25

22

11

2,933

94.6

5,820

Apr.

13

11

10

*7.6

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.8

E7¥

6.8

7.6

25- 27

22

21

20

18

*18

17

15

15

17

16

15

16

15

15

15

15

*14

428.4

14.3

850

May

14

14

14

13

12

11

11

11

10

9.2

8.8

8.0

tt

8.0

8.4

10

*72

80

100

90

68

49

46

41

39

64

68

117

124

TT7

*108

1,353.4

43.7

2,680

June

86

55

49

42

42

38

35

34

33

3T

37

34

36

52

75

*289

BTo- 515

384

344

265

115

82

66

70

73

62

52

41

34

3,584

119

7,110

July

31

*2T

29

28

27

25

25

24

22

19

17

15

14

13

12

11

11

*10

9.6

10

9.6

9.6

11

10

9.2

10

9.6

8.8

8.8

7.6

T 7r 1 . 6

483.4

15.6

959

Aug.

7.2

*7.2

1±8

8.0

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.4

*8.4

11

9.2

8.4

8.8

10

10

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

18

~21

12

300.0

9.68

595

Sept.

*12

11

12

11

10

11

19

14

IE

11

9.6

9.£

8.4

tt

*8.4

8.4

9.2

9.6

10

10

11

11

11

11

15

18

21

25

27

38

402.2

13.4

798

Calendar year 1954: Max 240 Mln 4.2 Mean 60.1 Ac-ft 43,540

Water year 1954-55: Max 515 Mln 6.8 Mean 49.8 Ac-ft 36,070

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge Stage relation affected by Ice
188 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Lodgepole Creek at Bushnell, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°14', long 103°51', in sec. 33, T. 15 N. , R. 57 W. , on right bank ]J miles 

east"of Bushnell and l£ miles upstream from Oliver Reservoir.

Drainage area. 1.090 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June 1932 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. March 

1931 to May 1932 at site if miles, upstream; records not equivalent owing to diversions. 

January 1925 to September 1955 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,812.3 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

T929. Prior to Mar. 26, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--23 years (1932-55), 12.7 cfs (9,190 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,560 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 7.55 ft); minimum Saily, 2.4 cfs Feb. 22.

1932-55: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs Sept. 15, 1950 (gage height, 9.98 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Dec. 14, 1935.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, as 

shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

746

786

826

856

926

1116

1146

Water 

year

1933

1935

1937

1938

1941

1948

1949

Date

Aug, 27,

June 11 ,

Aug. 18,

Sept. 3,

June 10,

July 14,

May 15 ,

1933

1935

1937

1938

1941

1948

1949

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,010

1,630

665

1,280

562

t3,900

334

Gage height 

(feet)

7.0

6.30

5.30

6.00

5.20

7.37

4.85

t Not previously published.

Remarks, --Records fair except those for periods of backwater from ice or snov,, no gageheight record, or indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water

periods in the water years 1933, 1935, ld37-38, 1941, and 1948-49, superseding those 

published in WSP 746, 786, 826, 856, 926, 1116, and 1146, are given herewith:

Date

1933

Aug. 26

27

1935

June 1 1

12

1937

Aug. 18

19

Discharge

26

1,060

482

422

159

31

Date

1938

July 25

27

28

Sept. Z

3

1941

June 9

10

Discharge

81

78

113

161

468

136

332

Date

1948

July 14

Aug. 13

1949

May 15

Discharge

515

167

64

Month

Calendar year 1933 .......................

Calendar year 1935 .......................

Calendar year 1937 .......................

Calendar year 1938 .......................

Calendar year 1941. ......................

Calendar year 1948. ......................

Calendar year 1949. ......................

Cfs-days

.

-

6,870.9

4,545.7

4,341.2

6,103.9

4,719.8

4,361.9

536

4,116.3

4,181.5

Maximum

1,060

1,060

1,060

482

482

482

159

159

159

113

468

468

468

332

332

332

515

167

515

515

64

64

64

Minimum

8

4

4

19

2

1.2

4.2

2.7

2.7

6.4

13

5.5

5.5

9.4

6.7

6.7

5.8

7.5

5.3

4.9

10

2

2

Mean

54.0

19.6

20.8

69.9

18.1

18.8

12.9

12.5

11.9

18.9

46.0

15.3

16.7

38.4

12.9

12.9

25.9

14.8

12.6

11.9

17.3

11.3

11.5

Runoff in 

inches

3,320

14,200

15,100

4,160

13,100

13,630

792

9,020

8,610

1,160

2,740

11,080

12,110

2,290

9,350

9,360

1,590

908

9,150

8,650

1,060

8,160

8,290
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Lodgepole Creek at Bushnell, Nebr. Continued

189

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 19E5

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6.1

5.9

a5T9-

a5.9

a5.9

a5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.2

6.4

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.6

7.1

7.7

7.7

8.3

571

7.5

7.9

7.7

206.5

6.66

410

Nov.

7.3

7.3

7.9 775-

7.9

7.7

7.9

7.9

7.7

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.3

7.5

7.5

7.2

6.9

6.6

6^

228.0

7.60

452

Dec.

5.9 £70-

6.0

6.0

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.0

6.0

6.1

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.5

6.7

187.5

6.05

372

Jan.

6.8

7.0

7.1

7.2

7.4

7.6

7.7

8.1

g ^Q

7.3

6.8

5.7

7.7

7.1

7.5

7.5

7.9

7.5

e.e

7.1

5.4

5.3

5 s.'o. 5

4.9

5.2

5.3

5.2

5.4

5.3

5.3

202.0

6.52

401

Feb.

5.4

5.7

5.4

5.7

5.3

5.3

5.6

6.4

6.8

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.0

b2.5

b2.5

b2.6

2.4

37T

4.5

4.8

5 s'.a3

7.0

142.4

5.09

282

Mar.

8.1

11

13

14

11

9.8

10

12

16 IB"

14

15

15

13

12

11

13

12

12

11

9.8

9.8

13

14

9.2

7.0

77T

8.8

14

14

12

367.2

11.8

728

Apr.

11

11

alO

alO

a9.0

a9.0

a9.O

9.0

8.4

7.9

b8.5

b23

b21

2.8 378"

11

25- 32

18

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

371.4

12.4

737

May

9.4

8.3

8.1

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.3

7.0

7.0

6.3

6.6

6.2

19

27

14

12

12

11

10

9.8

9.4

34

~BT 281

26

20

18

17

684.4

22.1

1,360

June

15

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

T2

16

126 ~4T

44

27

21

19

18

16

15

15

15

15

14

13

12

605

20.2

1,200

July

12

11

9.8

9.8

9.4

8.6

8.3

7.9

7.7

7.5

7.9

8.4

8.1

7.7

7.9

7.7

7.7

7.3

7.1

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.6 6 . 2

245.3

7.91

487

Aug.

6.2

5.9

674

7.3

7.7

9.6

10

12

9.8

89

31

23

14

17

12

11

10

10

10

11

9.8

9.6

9.4

9.0

8.4

8.3

8.1

8.3

7.9

7.7 

7.5

411.9

13.3

817

Sept.

7.3

7.5

7.3

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.3

7.1

7.0

77T

7.3

7.5

7.3

7.3

7.1

7.0

7.0

7.1

108

401

21

15

14

13

20

16

15

12

12 

11

788.7

26.3

1,560

Calendar year 1954: Max 30 Win 2.5 Mean 8.20 Ac -ft 5.94O

Water year 1954.55: Max 401 Min 2.4 Mean 12.2 Ac-ft 8,810

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 

and weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice or snow.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation indefinite Nov. 27-30, Dec. 2-5, 7-16, 18-21, 23-27, Dec. 29 to 

Jan. 6, Feb. 12-13; discharge estimated on basis of 9 discharge measurements, weather records, and 

trend of flow.
190 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Lodgepole Creek at Ralton, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°02'00", long 102°24'00", in NE^-NW-j sec. 12, T. 12 N. , F. 45 W., on

right bank 20 ft downstream from county road bridge at Ralton, 2.1 miles north of Colorado-Nebraska State line, and 5-| miles southeast of Chappell.

Drainage area.--2,SOU sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March to September 1931 and June 1951 to September 1955 in reports of 

Geological Survey. March 1925 to September 1931 and June 1951 to September 1955 in reports of State engineer.

e. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,590 ft (from topographic map). March

925 to September 1951 staff gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 209 cfs May 30 (gage height, 3.92 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.54 ft Feb. 28 (backwater from ice); no flow Feb. 25-27 (result of 

freezeup).

1931, 1951-55: Maximum discharge, 1,150 cfs Sept. 2, 1951 (gage height, 5.70 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 70 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; no flow Mar. 6, 1931, Feb. 25-27, 1955.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of 

stream affected by ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return

1 flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

4.6

4.8

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.9

5.7

5.3

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.9

5.3

36. 0

a6.5

37.0

37.5

8.3

8.0

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.0

B73

8.3

200.9

6.48

398

Nov.

8.8

8.8

9.3

9.6

9.3

9.6

9.8

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.3

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.8

8.5

8.5

9.0

9.0

8.5

b6.8

bTTF

b8.0

268.2

8.94

532

Dec.

b8.5

b8.8

b9.3

9.8

10

9.8

10

10 'oil

b!2

b6. 6

b7.0

b8.5

b8.5

b8.0

6.6

b!2

12

11

10

9.6

9.6

b9.0

b9.0

10

10

t)6.0

b2.6

b375-

b4.0

b6.0

268.7

8.67

533

J3n.

b7.5

b7.5

b7.5

b7.1

b5.9

b6.5

b6.9

b8.3

b9.3

bS73

b7.8

b7.0

b7.0

b7.0

b6.5

b6.8

b6.5

b6.5

b6.5

b6.6

b6.8

b6.5

b7.2

b7.0

b7.0

b7.2

b7.3

b7.4

b7.8

b7.6

b7.6

222.4

7.17

441

Feb.

b7.7

b8.3

b5.5

b5.5

b5.5

b6.1

b8.6

b8.8

b8.3

ba.2

b6.9

b7.2

b8.5

b9.0

b9.5

blO~ blO

b9.5

b9.0

8.5

5.7

3.6

32.3

.8

Q_

0

0

b7.5

_

180.5

6.45

358

Mar.

blO

bS.O

b7.5

b7.3

bT^

b8.0

b9.0

blO

b!2

19

b25

b25

24

26

25

24

21

20

19

18

b!8

18

22

22

25

27

24

24

18

16

16

556.6

18.0

1,100

Apr.

12

7.1

7.5

7.3

6.6

8.5

8.0

7.1

5.7

4.6

37.0

310

312

alS

r?_

16

15

16

16

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

11

11

9.6

4.9

328.9

11.0

652

May

5.1

3.6

2.3 1TJ 

8.8

7.8

8.0

7.1

6.8

6.4

6.4

3.6

5.7

4.4

4.6

5.7

7.3

8.5

13

8.8

12

17

9.6

13

16

24

29

25

43

~9T 117

533.5

17.2

1,060

June

75

53

38

35

35

30

24

2f

28

28

28

28

28

27

29

28

37

36

42

42

34

28

28

26

25

25

25

25

27

28

970

32.3

1,920

July

20

23

2T

18

16

15

14

12

13

10

11

9.0

10

11

a. 8

6.6

6.6

6.8

12

9.3

7.3

3.8

111

3.2

3.5

3.8

5.3

5.7

5.1

4.4

4.0

302.4

9.75

600

Aug.

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.0

36.5

a6.0

35.5

35.5

a5.5

5.3

3.8

3.5

3.6

3.6

4.0

4.2

34.5

a4.o

a4.0

33.6

a3.2

32.8

32.4

2.0

2.0

1.9

TT9

2.1

2.1

2.6

2.6

113.0

3.65

224

Sept.

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

TTS

1.8

6.2

4.6

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.6

3.6

4.4

5.9

6.8

6.8

5.9

5.5

5.1

5.1

111.8

3.73

222

Calendar year 1954: Max 26 Min o 3 Mean 9.17 Ac-ft 6,640

Water year 1954-55; Max 117 Mln 0 Mean 11.1 Ac-ft 8,040

a No gsge-height record; discharge estimated on bssis of recorded range in sta^e and weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

South Platte River at Julesburg, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°58'38", long 102°14'54", in NE^ sec. 33, T. 12 N., R. 44 W., on right 

bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 51, 0.5 mile southeast of Julesburg, 4 miles upstream from Colorado-Nebraska State line, and 8 miles downstream from 

Lodgepole Creek.

Drainage area. 22,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available --April 1902 to November 1906, May 1908 to September 1914, and October 

1930 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1902 to November 1906, 

May 1908 to November 1912, and April 1914 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer of Colorado. October 1914 to September 1955 in reports of State engineer of Nebraska. Published as "near Julesburg 1903-8.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,446.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. April 1902 to November 1906 staff gage at site 1,700 ft downstream at different 

datum. May 12, 1908, to June 29, 1940, chain gage or water-stage recorder at or near 

present site at datum 1.00 ft higher. Supplementary water-stage recorder on channel 

1,600 ft to left at same datum as base gage. Oct. 1, 1915, to Sept. 30, 1941, supplementary gages on several secondary channels at different datums than base gage. 

Oct. 1, 1941, to Aug. 30, 1950, supplementary water-stage recorder at present supplementary site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 51 years (1902-6, 1908-55), 470 cfs (340,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 562 cfs June 19; minimum daily, 15 cfs Sept. 8.

T9~02-55: Maximum discharge, 31,300 cfs June 2, 1935, from rating curve extended 

above 16,000 cfs; no flow Aug. 18-20, 1902.

Remarks. --Records good. Discharge measurements generally made five times a montl". Recoras" show flow passing Colorado-Nebraska State line. Natural flow of stream affected 

by transmountain and transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, 

ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated 

areas. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1955 

are given in WSP 1401.

Revisions.--WSP Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

28

27

23

2T

25

25

26

31

36

39

40

40

40

38

38

39

38

38

40

40

35

35

34

34

36

35

35

34

35

74

84_

1,146

37.0

2,270

Nov.

76

70

74

74

72

70

70

82

90

69

44

43

41

45

43

42

42

42

42

42

43

41

37

47

56

67

74

73

69

91

1,771

59.0

3,510

Dec.

85

96

119

TI?

110

108

105

117

113

112

112

98

90

108

102

105

89

108

109

107

103

102

105

106

106

108

106

71

6475-

86

3,144

101

6,240

Jan.

88

111

124

124

120

92

76

72

W

91

103

108

117

112

107

106

111

108

b82

b92

b96

b!08

b96

b98

b!02

b!06

120

120

137

144

W

3,291

106

6,530

Feb.

144

134

128

110

T?T

149

179

194

234

234

252

b345 b3"lO"

b263

295

281

262

249

210

182

178

196

187

205

225

248

270

b290

-

6,075

217

12,050

Mar.

b320

356

411 IU3"

339

308

296

291

296

291

276

263

249

240

210

199

190

182

168

161

154

160

176

188

153

124

1ST

199

198

173

154

7,280

235

14,440

Apr.

143

134

128

121

117

116

119

112

91

73

58

129

T55- 161

129

111

79

62

52

72

56

54

72

56

52

46

48

45

36

33

2,644

88.1

5,240

May

32

32

31

30

30

29

29

2828"

29

30

30

30

29

36

77

211

332

TFZ

194

141

109

93

78

69

115

169

131

138

166

207

2,925

94.4

5,800

June

193

188

177

155

151

116

104

95

106

145

154

147

146

142

163

190

271

454

540

1ST

434

394

298

241

211

179

172

137

104

22.

6,375

212

12,640

July

68

30

48

40

38

35

33

32

33

31

29

29

29

28

29

28

25

23

24

24

24

25

25

24

24

26

25

21

20

20

18

938

30.3

1,860

Aug.

18

19

19

20

23

21

19

18

19

21

23

21

21

21

22

22

24

25

22

25

26

28

TS

22

18

18

18

17

TT

17

17

647

20.9

1,280

Sept.

17

17

20

21

20

17

16

15 T6~

17

24

18

18

18

18

20

20

18

19

21

22

21

21

24

li

30

24

24

24

26

61?

20.6

1,220

Calendar year 1954: Max 439 Mln 13 Mean 1O4 Ac -ft 75,440

Water year 1954-55: Max 540 Mln 15 Mean 1O1 Ac-ft 73,080

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice on main channel.
192 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

South Platte River at Paxton, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°07', long 101°21', in sec. 8, T. 13 H., R. 35 W., near left bank on

 downstream side of pier of highway bridge, half a mile south of Paxton.

Drainage area. 23,7UO sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1931 to September 1933 (fragmentary) and October 1939 to Septem-

 ber 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. Published as "at Ogallala 1931-33. January 

to December 1923, April 1931 to September 1932, April 1937 to September 1939 (fragmentary), and October 1939 to September 1955 in reports of State engineer. Published as 

"at Ogallala" 1923, 1931-32, 1937-39.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,047.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Prior to September 1933, staff gage at site 19 miles upstream at different datum. 

August 1939 to Apr. 1, 1940, staff gage and Apr. 2, 1940, to Oct. 15, 1947, water-stage 

recorder, at present site at datum 1.50 ft higher. Oct. 16, 1947, to June 24, 1948, 

water-stage recorder at datum 0.50 ft higher. June 25, 1948 to Oct. 3, 1951, waterstage recorder at datum 1.50 ft higher.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 51 cfs June 18 (gage height, 1.02 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.8 cfs May 15.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 16,900 cfs May 7, 1942; maximum gage height, 9.5 ft 

Apr. 30, 1942, present datum; minimum daily discharge, 0.1 cfs Sept. 26-29, 1940.

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made once a wsek. Natural flow

 of stream affected by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, power developments, 

diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated 

areas. South Platte Canal diverts 6 miles above station; diversion began Nov. 13, 1946.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

372- 2.9

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.5

5.8

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

101.0

3.26

200

Nov.

3 5

sis

3-. 5

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.2

3.5

3.2

3.5

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.2

3.5

4.1

4.3

4.6

5.2

5.2

5.6

108.2

3.61

215

Dec.

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.9

4.6

4.3

T7G

5.6

5.9

6.3

6.9

6.6

6.9

8.3

7.6

9.2 57?

7.3

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.6

5.6

4.9

5.6

5.9

190.2

6.14

377

Jan.

5.6

6.3

6.6

6.6

6.6

4.9 575

5.2

4.9

4.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.9

373

6.9

6.9

6.9

194.5

6.27

386

Feb.

6.9

7.6

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

8.0

5.9

6.6

7.3

8.3

8.8

9.2

 572 9.7

7.3

3.8

375

5.9

6.6

7.3

7.6

7.3

6.9

7.6

8.8

_

202.2

7.22

401

Mar.

10

12

12

11

14

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

13

12

14

14

16

12

11

10

12

12

10

8.3

8.3

9.7

11

11

12

9.7

367.0

11.8

728

Apr.

8.8

8.3

9.2

10

H7

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.0

9.7

8.3

8.0

8.8

8.0

7.6

7.3

6.6

7.3

6.3

5.6

77S

8.0

7.6

6.9

6.3

6.3

5.6

5.9

233.2

7.77

463

May

6.3

6.3

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.0

4.1

3.5

4.3

5.2

4.9

4.6

3.8

1.3

i§

1.3

8.0

17

20

TT

9.7

8.8

8.0

7.6

7.3

14

13

14

15

11

8.3

244.8

7.90

486

June

8.3

8.8

8.9

7.6

7.6

6.9

6.3

5.9

5.9

6.9

6.6

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.9

6.3

9.2

2612"

9.2

7.6

6.3

5.6

5.3

5.2

5.2

7.6

7.3

6.6

7.6

231.2

7.71

459

July

6.6

rrs

5.2

4.3

4.3

4.3

3.8

3.

3.

3.

2.

2.

2 . £

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

1.9

571

2.

1.

94.8

3.06

188

Aug.

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.9

2.4

2.1

2.1

3.2 274"

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.4

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

62.5

2.02

124

Sept.

.7

.7

.9

.9

.7

.7

.7

.5 ITS'

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

2.9

4.1

3.5

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.4

61.2

2.04

121

Calendar year 1954: Max 43 Mln 2 Mean 6.28 Ac-ft 4,550

Water year 1954-55: Max 26 Mln O.8 Mean 5.73 Ac-ft 4, ISO
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 193

South Platte River at North Platte, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°07', long 100°46', in sec. 9, T. 13 N., R. 30 W., near left bark on 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 83, three-quarters of a mile south of 

city of North Platte and 4 miles upstream from confluence with North Platte River.

Drainage area. 24,300 sq mi, approximately.

Records' available. June 1914 to September 1915 and August 1931 to September 1955 in 

reports of Geological Survey. April 1915 to September 1955 (fragmentary prior to 

March 1922) in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,792.20 ft above mean sea level (city 

of North Platte benchmark). Prior to Dec. 8, 1936, staff gages and Dec. 8, 1936, 

to July 18, 1945, water-stage recorders, near present site at different daturas. 

July 19, 1945, to July 9, 1952, at datum 3.00 ft higher, July 10, 1952, to Dec. 6, 

1953, at datum 2.00 ft higher, and Dec. 7, 1953, to July 18, 1954, at datum 1.00 ft 

higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 471 cfs June 28 (gage height, 1.30 ft); 

maximum gage height, 1.85 ft Feb. 3 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 

60 cfs Feb. 20, 21.

1914-15, 1931-55: Maximum discharge observed, 37,100 cfs June 3, 1935 (gage 

height, 12.12 ft, present datum); no flow at times during summers of most years 

prior to 1938.

Revisions. The maximum discharge and date thereof for the water year 1933 has been 

revised to 1,060 cfs Apr. 20, 1933 (gage height, 2.60 ft), superseding those published 

in WSP 746.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and groundwater withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. South Platte 

Canal diverts around station; diversion began Nov. 13, 1946.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for water years 

1932-33, and 1935, superseding those published in WSP 731,746, and 786, are given 

herewith:

Date

1931

Nov. 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Discharge

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Date

1931-Con.

Dec. 14

15

16

17

1932

June 19

20

21

1933

Jan. 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Discharge

0

0

0

0

217

100

150

45

115

115

115

115

240

240

240

240

Date

1933-Con.

Jan. 16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Feb. 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Mar. 6

7

8

Discharge

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

50

50

50

50

50

55

55

55

55

55

120

120

120

Date

1933-Con.

Mar. 9

10

Apr. 14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

1935

June 4

Discharge

120

iro

20

20

20

20

20

20

490

860

660

660

250

170

170

16,300

Month

Water year 1931 32 ..........

January 1933 ..................

Water year 1932-33 ..........

June 1935 .....................

Ca lendar vear 1935 ..........

Cfs-days

-

-

-

103,592

145.405

Maximum

851

-

860

17,100

17.100

Minimum

0

0

0

886

0

Mean

137

187

32*°

123

3,450

398

Runoff In 

acre-feet

99,400

11,500

89,000

205,500

288.400
194 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

South Platte River at North Platte, Nebr. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

153

159

153

147

144

147

150

153

147

144

142

137

134

131

134

137

137

131

131

134

134

131

131

137

137

129

124 129"

129

126

129

4,281

138

8,490

Nov.

126

129

126

124

124

124

124

124

124

129

129

126

131

131

129

129

129

129

129

126

126

126

126

126

126

131

131

131

129

129

3,820

127

7,580

Dec.

126

126

126

129

131

129

129

126

129

126

129

129

134

137 T29"

131

129

131

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

130

120

Tso

130

4,042

130

8,020

Jan.

139

139

142

142

144

141

138

139

130

125

141

130

134

136

132

131

127

143

143

156

143

136

146

168

T58

163

157

162

162

150

4,459

144

8,840

Feb.

147

147

116

105

135

135

140

145

142

100

100

110

140

188

147

142

142

134

62

60

60

100

90

110

140

130

140

160

3,467

124

6,880

Mar.

170

185

192

T§2

179

176

179

176

182

179

179

173

167

164

156

147

144

144

139

134

112

135

125

120

120

135

155

165

153

150

153

4,880

157

9,680

Apr.

150

150

150

147

142

142

142

139

142

142

140

151

T42

139

137

137

137

134

131

126

126

126

131

144

134

131

124

124

119

T54

4,103

137

8,140

May

124

124

124

119

114

110

107

107

107

107

110

110

107

107

105

105

137

185

195

182

164

156

153

147

170

274

250

198

195

188

182

4,563

147

9,050

June

167

153

142

142

144

142

142

139

147

162

159

153

150

144

150

153

153

147

147

156

144

129

129

121

121

121

224

376

274

210

4,841

161

9,600

July

176

159

147

137

134

134

129

129

126

126

116

121

116

116

121

121

114

114

119

119

121

119

119

119

94

90

94

92

92

94

94

3,702

119

7,340

Aug.

90

94

90

90

112

105

103

100

142

Tie

105

100

96

94

92

92

92

92

90

90

94

94

92

82

82

82

82

82

86

86

80

2,927

94.4

5,810

Sept.

80

80

82

84

82

80

76

74

69

69

73

82

82

78

76

74

73

76

84

94

90

100

103

105

142

144

129

110

100

105

2,696

89.9

5,350

Calendar year 1954: Max 236 Min 76 Mean 133 Ac-ft 96,100

Water year 1954-55: Majc 376 Min 60 Mean 131 Ac-ft 94,780

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice 

(no gage-height record Feb. 20, 23-28).

28-31, Jan. 6-29, Feb. 3-8, 20-28, Mar. 21-28
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Platte River at Brady, Nebr.

195

Location. Lat 41°02', long 100°23', on two channels in sees. 11 and 23, T. 12 N., 

R. 27 W. , just downstream from bridges on county highway half a mile and 2-J miles, 

respectively, south of Brady and 18 miles downstream from confluence of North Platte 

and South Platte Rivers.

Drainage area. 56,900 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1939 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

to September 1937 and May 1938 to September 1955 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorders on two channels. Datum of gage on north channel is

§",639.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, and on south channel, 2,641.66 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. No information available on gages operated by 

State engineer prior to Nov. 18, 1938. Nov. 18, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1942, gaee on 

north channel at datum 1 ft higher.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,550 cfs July 21; minimum daily, 33 cfs

1937, 1938-55: Maximum discharge, 15,400 efs May 7, 1942; no flow Aug. 22-24, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and groundwater withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. Tri-County 

main supply canal (capacity, about 2,000 cfs) diverts 8 miles above station; diversion 

started Nov. 26, 1940. River flows in two channels, for which separate records are 

computed; figures 'given herein represent combined discharge. Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1955 are given in WSP 14C1.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

110

195

137

118

114

116

158

217

150

138

128

117

111

108

108

109

107

105

103

219

139

124

114

116

148

152

136

128

147

120

115

4,107

132

8,150

Nov.

113

149

135

126

124

120

121

119

177

128

123

117

116

112

TT?

167

143

134

127

128

127

130

199

150

138

139

140

140

131

161

4,046

135

8,030

Dec.

Ill

137

155

145

143

145

161

135

121

116

133

129

233

259

141

157

163

253

194

194

283

165

137

138

141

139

144

128

173

175

165

5,013

162

9,940

Jan.

201

2O4

208

201

158

195

216

261

269

291

286

246

315

292

252

265

201

228

306

461

438

408

438

473

440

375

343

289

327

256

252

9,095

293

18,040

Feb.

226

214

243

260

426

436

426

414

330

375

436

356

361

390

392

317

339

256

185

303

390

385

381

365

371

274

298

271

9,420

336

18,680

Mar.

263

264

323

251

236

235

247

278

295

301

260

238

200

188

184

165

167

164

161

143

123

166

203

212

165

280

445

456

480

238

198

7,529

243

14,930

Apr.

170

229

166

160

166

148

212

158

143

143

144

200

201

239

188

173

160

160

151

163

215

164

169

191

167

157

157

223

152

143

5,212

174

10,340

May

137

136

150

139

193

141

127

116

111

123

140

232

331

353

339

370

443

542

642

569

186

129

116

192

165

268

394

293

199

151

139

7,566

244

15,010

June

134

182

136

131

147

127

116

108

184

184

156

202

138

133

178

259

226

173

143

164

127

109

166

115

105

96

168

432.

423

303

5,265

176

10,440

July

215

236

148

121

111

106

222

206

249

513

798

1,010

1,180

1,250

1,310

1,370

1 , 400

1,400

1,370

1,330

1,350

1,230

1,200

1,190

1,190

1,200

1,310

1,340

1,350

1,380

1,380

28,665

925

56,860

A-1S .

1,380

1,360

1,340

1,320

1,300

1,320

1,240

1,160

1,220

1,230

1,230

1,040

986

999

1,020

997

947

785

676

659

598

421

238

187

163

126

105

91

68

52 

5T

24,315

784

48,230

Sept.

146

96

70

41

33

35

53

162

126

128

90

78

99

108

166

103

67

59

132

150

132

237

181

189

555

279

182

137

215

133

3,962

132

7,860

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,600 Min 62 Mean 265 Ac-ft 191,600

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,400 Min 33 Mean 313 Ac-ft 226,500

Note, Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice on one 01 

ec. 7-17, Dec. 28 to Mar. 10, Mar. 17, 20-28.

both channels Nov. 30 to Dec. 5,
196 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Platte River near Cozad, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°50', long 99°59', in sec. 18, T. 10 N., R. 23 W., on downstream side of 

highway bridges, ! § miles south of Cozad.

Drainage area.--57 .200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. July 

to September 1932, October 1936 to September 1938 (fragmentary), and March 1939 to 

September 1955 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorders on two channels. Altitude of gages is approximately 2,470 ft 

Tfrom report of State engineer). No information on gages operated by State engineer 

prior to installation of water-stage recorders on north channel Mar. 17, 1939, and 

south channel, May 4, 1950. South channel gage at datum 4.02 ft higher May 4 to 

Sept. 30, 1940; 3.02 ft higher Oct. 1, 1940, to July 20, 1947; 2.02 ft higher July 21 

to Sept. 22, 1947; and 1.53 ft higher Sept. 23, 1947, to July 18, 1949. North channel 

gage at datum 2.00 ft higher Mar. 17, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1940; 1.00 ft higher Oct. 1, 

1940, to July 11, 1955.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 607 cfs Mar. 11; minimum daily, 8 cfs Oct. 1-3. 

T9~32, 1936-55: Maximum discharge, 16,600 cfs May 10, 1942; no flow at times during 

1937-40.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements of each channel generally made once a week. 

Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power 

developments, diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow 

from irrigated areas. River flows in two channels for which separate records are 

computed; figures given herein represent combined discharge.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water -year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

8

a8

a8

351

102

a 101

a!02

a 108

a!43

a 134

128

117

104

106

a!03

a 102

a 100

99

131

154

251

272

216

a208

191

a228

a220

222

199

202

207

4,325

140

8,580

Nov.

179

177

200

221

214

186

179

217

187

209

244

185

198

194

206

179

210

222

204

199

205

201

206

227

226

212

210

208

2OO

197

6,102

203

12,100

Dec.

192

194

2OO

266

252

215

220

194

223

198

196

216

209

205

292

223

257

204

262

272

233

279

244

224

219

210

202

180

95

192

212

6,780

219

13,450

Jan.

381

325

323

293

222

220

225

238

227

231

246

298

274

329

355

342

345

295

255

282

421

462

416

472

470

471

466

443

458

469

387

10,641

343

21,110

Feb.

303

308

287

214

230

442

482

470

436

269

326

517

520

467

470

482

445

426

335

301

257

276

274

284

284

281

285

403

_

------

10,074

360

19,980

Mar.

485

505

509

534

466

430

520

477

478

524

544

418

366

319

313

283

278

323

315

284

175

202

419

371

291

348" 134

436

454

464

333

11,998

387

23,800

Apr.

3O3

277

280

271

247

228

223

270

254

227

227

277

326

308

325

286

259

241

238

2O2

227

247

233

245

264

220

183

175

144

110

7,317

244

14,510

May

98

38

32

53

69

39

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

13

13

13

3O

91

66

104

65

15

14

14

14

114

118

109

87

40

14

1,357

43.8

2,690

June

11

9

10

11

12

12

23

14

32

85

83

65

58

27

15

18

85

50

25

14

12

11

11

12

11

12

26

98

-74 111

1,037

34.6

2,060

July

21

13

11

10

10

10

11

10

9

9

9

10

13

53

27

16

16

64

86.

32

17

19

13

16

16

16

17

16

16

16

17

619

20.0

1,230

Aug.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

19

19

17

16

14

17

16

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

11

10

To

10

10

10

10

445

14.4

883

Sept.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

1111

10

9_

9

9

9

9

10

9

81

124

69

163

234

TsT

73

40

23

1,171

39.0

2,320

Calendar year 1954: Max 472 Mln 7 Mean 156 Ac-ft 112,600

Water year 1954-55; Max 544 Mln 8 Mean 169 Ac-ft 122,700

a No gage-height record on south channel; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, 

eather records, and engineers' notes.

Note. Stage-discharge relation on one or both channels affected by Ice Dec. 1, 2, 12-17, 28-31, 

an. 6 to Mar. 7, Mar. 21, 22.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Platte River near Overton, Nebr.

197

Location. Lat 40°41' , long 99°32' , In sec. 12, T. 8 N., R. 20 W., on right bank just 

downstream from highway bridge, 4 miles south of Overton and 4 miles downstream from 

Plum Creek.

Drainage area. 58,400 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. July to September 1914 (gage height only), April to September 1915, 

and October 1930 to September 1955 In reports of Geological Survey. Published as 

"near Elm Creek" 1914-15. April 1915 to December 1923 and January 1925 to September 

1955 In reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,320 ft (from report of State engineer). 

July 1914 to October 1917 staff or chain gage at site 8 miles downstream at different 

datum. June 1918 to Sept. 12, 1928, staff gage at present site at datum 2 ft higher, 

and Sept. 13, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1930, staff gage at present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,370 efs Mar. 10 (gage height, 3.35 ft); maximum gage height, 5.96 ft Jan. 13 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 

33 cfs Sept. 1.

1914-55: Maximum discharge, 37,600 cfs June 5, 1935 (gage height, 6.25 ft); no 

flow at times during 1925, 1927-28, 1930-41.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and groundwater withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

282

250

309

357

240

302

572

496

517

550

605

586

674

716

700

588

749

858

712

752

597

900

738

867

894

880 

847

954

751

812 

826

19,701

636

39,080

Nov.

900

875

856

887

942

894

968

960

1,000

920

968

970

952

886

866

872

880

996

1,000

933

896

1.050

937

925

890

949 

902

852

834

868

27,584

919

54,710

Dec.

974

929

916

854

920

1,050

984

960

BBS

928

852

850

870

900

924

977

1,080

961

966

1,010

960

958

928

954

858

952 

500

600

750

917

1,050

28,080

906

55,700

Jan.

845

742

70S

694

830

807

797

771

806

1,000

957

860

870

900

920

950

940

998

972

975

906

980

1,060

1,150

1,240

1,260 

1,260

1,250

1,200

1,180

1,120

29,906

965

59,520

Feb.

1,080

980

880

BOO

840

920

980

,030

,260

,210

,200

,200

,280

,400

,490

,500

,450

,540

,500

,450

,490

,440

,450

,400

,380

,570 

,570

,400

------

35,270

1,260

69,960

Mar.

1,500

1,700

1,590

1,210

1,220

1,490

1,450

1,550

1 , 7 90

1,960

1,820

1,610

1,420

1 , 550

1,360

1,020

1,060

966

982

1,020

1,520

1,500

1,230

1,270

1,240

1,500 

1,560

1,460

1,350

1,150 

1,120

42,488

1,371

84,270

Apr.

,220

,210

,180

,500

,540

,130

,090

887

946

846

784

938

858

824

878

942

889

971

846

862

788

714

855

754

779

678 

568

472

543

512

26,144

871

51,860

May

286

344

214

165

154

154

158

122

110

98

87

87

87

84

84

84

98

110

149

154

159

283

450

407

506

769 

1,200

1,140

1,060

874 

478

9,915

520

19,670

June

552

523

522

409

438

370

311

374

370

454

478

422

592

426

591

455

647

724

710

842

578

566

558

476

556

451 

526

704

729

465

15,335

511

30,420

July

440

358

344

318

288

226

142

144

140

118

156

92

212

124

110

179

158

144

127

157

272

268

240

181

194

260 

200

226

370

382 

324

6,874

222

15,650

Aug.

252

237

206

187

214

210

218

220

£69

292

128

226

200

198

206

241

171

164

176

180

106

98

85

114

84

38

210

72

40

56

5,140

166

10,200

Sept.

55

67

60

44

82

118

82

84

90

99

96

95

100

76

68

42

58

83

70

70

75

82

55

70

193

430 

415

447

495

448

4,205

140

8,340

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,640 Mln 66 Mean 745 Ac-ft 559,600

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,960 Mln 35 Mean 687 Ac-ft 497,200

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 12, 13, Dec. 27 to Mar. 5, Mar. 20-22, 25, 26.

449355 O - 58 - 14
198 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Buffalo Creek near Darr, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°54'00", long 99°50'00", in NE£ sec. 28, T. 11 N. , R. 22 W. , on left 

bank 12 ft downstream from county road bridge and 6| miles northeast of Darr.

Drainage area. 63 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,466.7 ft above mean see level, datum of 

~1939.

Average discharge. 9 years, 5.43 cfs (3,930 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 35 cfs June 28; maximum gage height, S.84 ft 

Oct. 19; no flow for many days.

1946-55: Maximum discharge, 9,000 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 18.4 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 630 efs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks.--Records poor. Flow affected at times by waste from Gothenburg Canal which is 

spilled into Buffalo Creek above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per. second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.2

0

0

0

0

0

3.1

6.2

.1

0

.1

.7

0

U

*4.4

12

19

19

21

15

7.9

»1.6

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

111.3

3.59

221

Nov.

(*)

o

o0

Dec.

(»)

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

20

15

7.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

_

42.6

1.52

84

Mar.

5.6

~2.1 17

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

24.7

0.80

49

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.1

23

16

41.1

1.37

82

May

22

21

14

19

*21

20

15

5.5

5.9

12

12

*5.7

9.5

~.2 0

15

5.7

1.8

.7

13

4.5

2.1

8.7

14

17

23

*17

1.7

.3

0

0

307.3

9.91

610

June

0

0

9.2

12

7.6

25

10

0

0

0

1.0

2.5

6.2

.6

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.0

*6.4

3.1

17

6.7

12

28

17

0

168.3

5.61

334

July

0

0

0

0

2.4

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.4

0.08

4.8

Aug.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o *o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

1.0

6.9

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.0

0.27

16

Calendar year 1954: Max 30 Mln 0 Mean 1.76 Ac-ft 1,280

Water year 1954-55: Max 28 Mln 0 Mean 1.93 Ac-ft 1,400

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made On this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 199

Buffalo Creek near Over-ton, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°44'00", long 99°30'20", in SE£ sec. 20, T. 9 N. , R. 19 W. , on left bank 

just downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 30, 1-| miles east of Overton and 10 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 175 sq mi.

Records available. June 1949 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,297.08 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 16.6 cfs (12,020 aore-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34 cfs July 1; maximum gage height, 3.74 ft 

June 17; no flow for many days.

1949-55: Maximum discharge, 270 cfs June 26, 1951 (gage height, 8.07 ft); no flow 

for many days 1953-55.

Remarks. Records poor. Flow affected by spill from irrigation canals above station and 

small diversions by pumping.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

24

28

2^0

25

23

21

15

4.8

.8

.1

0

4.3

1.9

* .5

.1

0

O

0

0

0

11

16

16

8.0

4.8

2.6

*1.1

.4

.1

.1

0

228.6

7.37

453

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(«)

(*)

0

O

0

Jan.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

(*)

-

- -----

0

0

o

Mar.

o

0

o

0

0

0

1.5

3.9

270

*1.5

1.7

2.7

2.4

1.7

1.4

1.1

».9

.8

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23.3

0.75

46

Apr.

(*)

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

o

2.7

*15

10

11

8.8

9.3

7.8

*5.4

1.2

.3

3.5

3.1

.8

1.4

12

*13

25

19

19

20

14

13

*24

292~9

25

18

340.3

11.0

675

June

12

7.0

3.7

1.7

.6

.1

2.0

13

23

21

16

31

24

16

12

20

 31

26

17

11

8.0

5.2

2.3

.8

.5

.3

1.3

14

20

28

368.5

12.3

731

July

33

29

20

12

10

5.5

2.3

»2.6

6.4

3.9

.3

O

0

5.2

*3.7

.6

O

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

134.5

4.34

267

Aug.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

O

0

0

o

o

»0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.0

9.4

*9.6

2.5

26.5

0.88

53

Calendar year 1954: Max 84 Min 0 Mean 5.30 Ac-ft 3,840

Water year 1954-55: Max 33 Min 0 Mean 3.07 Ac-ft 2,220

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfs).--No peak above base.

» Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
200 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Elm Creek near Overton, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°50'40", long 99°30'20", in NE^-NE-^ sec. 17, T. 10 N. , R. 19 W. , on left 

bank 250 ft downstream from county road bridge and 7f miles northeast of Overton.

Drainage area. 31 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1946 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,390 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 9 years, 1.98 cfs (1,430 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 35 cfs June 15 (gage height, 4.49 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.86 ft Feb. 18 (backwater from snow and ice); no flow during most of 

year.

1946-55: Maximum discharge, about 8,000 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 19.65 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 250 cfs on basis of velocity-area stuiy; no flow for 

many days each year.

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

*TJ

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

.5

.5

1.0

rro

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

0

0

.1

_

------

6.6

0.24

13

Mar.

1.0

TTTT

1.0

.5

.1

0

TJ

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.6

0.12

7.1

Apr.

(*)

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.1

0.003

0.2

June

0

T.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

3.6

*7.5

14~T.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.7

0

0

28.9

0.96

57

July

0

ff

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.4

0

ii

.1

0

0

0

.5 

.2

2.1

0.07

4.2

Aug.

0.3

.2

.2

**.4

TT

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

0

*0

.1

0

0

0 

0

2.5

0.08

5.0

Sept.

0

V

0

.2

0

0

0

0

*1.8

2.9

6.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.1

.7

0

4.5

9.1 ~7T

0

0

0

29.9

1.00

59

Calendar year 1954: Max 43 Mln 0 Mean 0.15 Ac -ft 112

Water year 1954-55: Max 14 Mln 0 Mean 0.20 Ac-ft 146

Peak discharge (base, 65 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 15-25, Feb. 28 to Mar
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Platte River near Odessa, Nebr.

201

Location. Lat 40°41' , long 99°15' , in sec. 16, T. 8 N. , R. 17 W. , near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 2^ miles south of Odessa and 5 riles downstream from Elm Creek.

Drainage area. 58.800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. 

March 1937 to September 1955 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,197.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 7, 1938, staff gage and Oct. 7, 1938, to Sept. 30, 19*2, waterstage recorder, at same site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,790 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 3.52 ft, backwater from ice); maximum gage height, 4.45 ft Jan. 6 (backwater from ice); no flow 

Aug. 5, 6, Aug. 22 to Sept. 22.

1937-55: Maximum discharge, 22,700 cfs June 24, 1947 (gage height, 5.52 ft); maximum gage height, 5.89 ft Mar. 5, 1952 (backwater from ice); no flow for periods in 

each year prior to 1947 and during 1953-55.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected lv transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and groundwater withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

17 255"

290

348

348

278

324

389

389

486

642

625

594

712

695

678

660 

730

782

748

748

660

839

839

995

995

917

936

956

917

878

19,665

634

39,000

Nov.

956

917

898

858

730

642

532

57F

563

625

578

660

642

594

563

578

578 

578

660

660

625

563

678

610

594

642

660

610

820

548

19,740

658

39,150

Dec.

956

898

563

516

563

642

800

748

839

839

898

995

976

878

800

858

1,170 

1,040

1,040

917

878

839

730

765

678

695

601

508 'BUS"

955

1,010

25,290

816

50,160

Jan.

1,100

1,310

1,120

1,050

870

897

899

955

,040

,060

,090

,070

948

994

,020

,050

,050 

,080

,060

,020

,060

,160

,220

,360

,440

,430

,420

1,410

1,320

1,330

1,280

35,113

1,133

69,650

Feb.

1,250

1,090

940

877

1,555"

1,060

1,070

1,510

1,600

1,500

1,380

1,380

1,450

1,620

1,630

1,580

1,760 

1,720

1,880

1,670

1,710

1,610

1,660

1,590

1,610

1,580

1,540

1,600

40,867

1,460

81,060

Mar.

,760

,740

,610

,420

,350

,450

,500

,740

,850

,960

,810

,730

,610

,640

,720

,350

,190 

,170

,280

,390

,660

,050

,750

,680

,700

,520

,680

,840

,400

,020

1,020

48,590

1,567

96,380

Apr.

820

1,020

1,040

956

995

956

956

898

878

936

820

995

1,040

917

917

976

995 

995

839

730

695

748

839

820

712

712

532

416

267

185

24,605

820

48,800

May

148

123

139

102

88

56

51

38

26

34

21

17

12

5

3

2

1? 

123

109

60

51

30

56

123

148

256

625

'520" 858

748

516

5,407

174

10,720

June

376

376

402

362

335

290

158

T5S- 123

222

256

245

222

185

384

1,040

1,540 

1,440

839

642

470

362

348

312

335

301

348

312

642

532

13,557

452

26,890

July

324 2T3-

139

123

102

88

60

38

17

12

10

6

15

74

81

56

47 

38

26

26

21

21

15

10

5

3

3

2

?

11 

15

1,603

51.7

3,180

Aug.

5

2

1

1

0

0

1

1

1

4

7

S

4

3

3

3

2 

2

1

1

1

CT0"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

49

1.6

97

Sept.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

i

5

97

139

81

165

204 

222

914

30.5

1,810

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,990 Min 0 Mean 618 Ac-ft 447,700

Water year 1954-55 : Max 2,050 Min o Mean 645 Ac-ft 466,900

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 27 to Mar. 15, Mar. 20-29.
202 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Platte River near Grand Island, Nebr.

Location. lat 40°53' , long 98°17' , in sec. 36, T. 11 N., R. 9 W., on left bank 30 ft 

downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 34, 2 miles upstream from Chicago, Burlington 

& Quincy Railroad bridge, and 5 miles southeast of Grand Island.

Drainage area. 59,500 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1933 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,840 ft (from report of State

engineer). Prior to Oct. 23, 1933, chain gage at bridge 30 ft upstream at same datura.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined, probably occurred during ice 

breakup on Mar. 10; maximum gage height, 4.22 ft Mar. 10 (backwater fro-n ice); no flow 

for many days.

1933-55: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs June 6, 1935 (gage height, 5.99 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 6.03 ft Mar. 4, 1949 

(backwater from ice); no flow at times during 1934-44, 1946, 1948, 1953-55.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by transmourr 

tain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and ground-water 

withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 956: 1935. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water year 1942, superseding those published in WSP 956, are given 

herewith:

Aug. 26, 1942....... 621

Month

Calendar year 1942. ...........

Cfa-days

635,946

Maximum

14,100

Minimum

0

Mean

1,742

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,261,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to Septemter 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

53

117

170

228

264 

264 

351

329

365

433

420

532

606

784

784 

767

856

911

8,234

266

16,330

Nov.

837

750

740

734

784

784

734

818

784

767

75O

818

784

784

784

800

718

734 

734 

767

734

784

734

684

856

874

837

818

800

800

23,326

778

46,270

Dec.

700

660

687

865

796

683

713

726

726

756

630

535

491

526

777

1,050

910

861 

952 

1,280

1,250

994

1,010

906

769

651

556

392 

329

315 4~ST

22,937

740

45,490

Jan.

575

806

911

818

742

472

437

306

OT

696

611

630

692

540

696

794

861

850 

743 

832

858

822

756

824

875

979

1,170

1,270 

1,270

1,270

1,270

24,860

802

49,310

Feb.

1,300

1,310

1,250

920

666,

685

815

911

983

1,060

954

896

879

896

928

1,200

1,410

1,520 

1,490 

1,140

851

878

1,100

1,240

1,330

1,350

1,330

1,330

30,622

1,094

S0.74O

Mar.

1,430

1,530

1,660

1,700

1,520

1,320

1,800

2,800

3,500

4,000

2,600

2,120

1,840

1,570

1,390

1,480

1,430

1,150 

1,030 

910

775

517

418

43(5

700

1,000

1,500

2,000 

3,000

2,200

1,150

50,470

1,628

100,100

Apr.

911

911

1,010

1,050

1,090

1,030

1,030

966

930

856

818

966

1,010

985

930

800

930

948

1,090 

856

784

784

734

576

668

718

547

474 

474

592

25,268

842

50,120

May

253

170

138

104

87

59

33

18

15

7.0

1.'2

0

3

0

0

0

0

0 

21 

242

199

113

50

27

53

253

461

351 

503

718

ToT

4,577.2

148

9,080

June

562

340

378

340

635

547

365

253

199

206

242

318

318

307

296

474

1,200

2.180 

1,990 

1,370

701

517

447

447

34O

275 329'

365 

365

275

16,581

553

32,890

Julj340 340"

138

100

74

50

23

10

.5

0_

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o 

o

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

1.07E.5

34.7

2,130

Aug.

0

O

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,000 Mln 0 Mean 673 Ac-ft 486,900

Water year 1954-55: Max 4,000 Min 0 Mean 570 Ac-ft 412. 50O

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 2, 3, Nov. 29 to Mar. 11, Mar. 2O-3O.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 203

Wood River near Riverdale , Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°47'50", long 99°11'50", in NW^NWi sec. 31, T. 10 N. , R. 16 W. , near 

right bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 40, 1-g- miles northwest of 

Riverdale.

Drainage area. 379 sq mi.

Records available. --June 1946 to September 1955.

Gage. Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,163.8 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted,

Average discharge. --9 year, 17.9 cfs (12,960 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 700 cfs June 17 (gage height, 10.88 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1946-55: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 19.75 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; no flow at times during 1946, 1953-55.

Remarks . Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks. A few 

small diversions above station for irrigation. Pump located in gage pool occasionally 

diverts entire flow during dry periods.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

o

0

0

Nov.

0

ft

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2'.5

.4

.4

.5

.6

.8

1.1

.8

.9

1.4

TT4

1.4

1.2

11.4

0.38

23

Dec.

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.0

.979"

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.0

1.7

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.7

41.5

1.34

82

Jan.

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

TTI

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.0

275

49.3

1.59

98

Feb.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.7

T7T

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.2

3.2

3.2

a3.0

a3.0

a4.0

a4.0

aS.O

a7.0

8.3 STB5,0

^

84.4

3.01

167

Mar.

12

16

14

19

12

13

20

11

3.6

4.1

2.2

1.4

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2 2T2-

2.9

4.6

6.1

4.1

2.6

7.2

5.6

4.6

3.6

3.2

4.1

4.1

3.2

3 2

195.4

6.30

388

Apr.

3.6

3.2

4.6

5.6

1TF

4.1

5.0

3.6

3.6

4.1

4.6

5.0

3.6

2.9

2.9

2.6

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

.8

.8

.7

.6

.9

.5

 2

77.9

2.60

155

May

0.1

~.2 0

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.4

.5

.4

.4

.5

3.1

35

50

3TF

6.6

.3

.2

2.9

49

39

26

0

0

0

0

255.1

8.23

506

June

0

ft

0

1.8

8.3

3.6

4.6

1.7

1.7

1.5

o g

2.9

2.6

3.6

33

427

508 -5E55

54

28

17

8.8

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

1.0

2.0

1,280.0

42.7

2,540

July

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.0

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.7

.9

1.0

1.5

3.2

4.1

2.0

1.0

2.0

.8

.8

1.1

.9

.9

1.0

1.2

.9

.5

.2

0

ff

0

40.4

1.30

80

Aug.

0

ff

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

13

~?.2 16

7.8

.8

2.6

.8

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

43.8

1.41

87

Sept.

0

ft

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

.8

1.0

1.5

.7

.2

0

9.2

.9

.2

13

~?.9 15

3.6

6.6

1.2

57.9

1.93

115

Calendar year 1954 : Max 133 

Water year 1954-55: Max 508

Ac-ft 2,930 

Ac-ft 4,240

harge (base, 200 cfs) .--June 17 (7 a.m.) 700 cfs (10.88 ft). 

a No gag -height record; discharge estimated on basis of engineers' and obse

records, and trend

ecord; discharge estimated on basis of engineer 

of flow.

ver's notes, weather
204 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Wood River near Gibbon, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°46'10", long 98°48'00", In NW^ sec. 9, T. 9 N., R. 13 W., on left bank 

10 ft downstream from county bridge and 2j miles northeast of Gibbon.

Drainage area.--572 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1949 to September 1955.

Gage. Water stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,024.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 26, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 12.8 cfs (9,270 acre-ft per year).

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 672 cfs June 18 (gage height, 12.50 ft) ; no 

flow for many days.

1949-55: Maximum discharge, 1,680 cfs July 10, 1950 (gage height, 15.74 ft); no 

flow for many days in 1952-55.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made every two weeks. Numerous small diversions for irrigation 

above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

T.O

35

70

W

10

30

21

14

23

15

13

14

12

8.6

6.8

6.2

5.1

4.0

2.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

.5

.5

.5

.5

1.0

3.0

4.0

5.1

332.3

10.7

659

Apr.

5.5

T7S

3.0

2.3

1.9

.8

.3

.1

0

7

0

.1

1.1

.7

.6

.7

1.2

.7

.3

O

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

23.6

0.79

47

May

0

TS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

67

282

TBT

22

35

21

12

7.8

85

112

113

36

17

12

922.8

29.8

1,830

June

13

7.6

5.9

5.5

20

52

25

9.7

3.0

1.2

.6

1.0

.3

72- .2

.3

136

'SS? 610

58

42

43

28

24

16

9.7

6.4

5.1

4.0

10

1,399.7

46.7

2,780

Jvly

9.9

5.7

4.0

2.4

2.2

1.6

1.9

3.0

3.0

13

5.3

.2 41 

TS

3.3

2.0

1.4

1.2

.2

.8

.3

.2

.3

1.0

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

121.2

3.91

240

Aug.

0.2

.2

.2

.3

1.0

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

5.4

-8.B 15

4.6

3.6

3.2

2.3

.8

.3

.2

ji

.1

.5

.7

.2

.2

.2

50.9

1.64

101

Sept.

0.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

0

U

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

38

97

TO

8.6

1.6

188.0

6.27

373

Calendar year 1954 : Max 518 Mln 0 Mean 5.62 Ac-ft 4,070

Water year 1954-55 : Max 610 Mln 0 Mean 8.32 Ac-ft 6,030

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--May IS (5 p.m.) 362 cfs (9.55 ft); June IB (5 p.m.) 672 cfs 

(12.50 ft).

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Mar. 2-7, 20-30.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 205

Wood River near Alda, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°51'10", long 98°28'20", in NE^SE^ sec. V, T. 10 N., R. 10 W., on right 

bank 1.2 miles south of Alda, 2.2 miles upstream from old north channel of the Platte 

River, and 19 miles upstream from present mouth.

Drainage area. 628 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1953 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,910 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 523 cfs June 20 (gage height, 9.54 f'':) ; no flow 

during most of year.

1953-55: Maximum discharge, that of June 20, 1955; no flow during most of each 

year.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect or those below 10 cfs, which 

are fair. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks. Numerous small diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

- -----

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

b25 bT3-

15

7.4

4.5

7.1

3.1

2.8

.6

.2

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

78.7

2.54

156

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

177

104

31

20

21

11

6.8

51

142

147

49

21

780.8

25.2

1,550

June

10

9.2

9.2

7.4

8.6

27

47

33

15

9.6

5.9

3.3

.6

0

7

0

.6

128

444

314

63

36

41

29

28

16

9.6

6.5

4.2

3.1

1,308.8

43.6

2,600

July

1.5

3.8

5.2

3.1

.6

00"

0

0

96

~3~9" 256

8.6

69

40

7.1

2.8

1.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

534.2

17.2

1,060

Aig.

0

T5

0

0

0

0

0

.5

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.6

IA!

2.6

2.4

2.8

1.9

1.5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

19.4

0.63

38

Sept.

0

T5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14

81

4T

18

157

5.23

311

Calendar year 1954: Max 439 Mln 0 Mean 4.36 Ac-ft 3,160

Water year 1954-55: Max 444 Kin o Mean 7.89 Ac-ft 5,720

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). 

8.73 ft} . 

b Stage-discharge relation affe

-June 20 (3 to 4 a.m.) 523 cfs (9.54 ft); July 11 (9 a.m.) 389 cfs 

ted by Ice.
206 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Platte River near Duncan, Nebr.

in see. 12, T. 16 N. , R. 2 W., on left bank 25 ft 

j miles south of Dunean, and 12 miler upstream from

Location. Lat 41°22', long 97°29' ,

 downstream from highway bridge, 

Loup River.

Drainage area. 61,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1895 to September 1915, October 1928 to September 1955. Published as "near Columbus" 1895-1915.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,478.55 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. June 1895 to September 1915 staff or chain gage at site 7 miles downstream 

at different datum. October 1928 to Feb. 20, 1935, staff gage at present site and 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,080 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 3.48 ft); max-

 imum gage height, 3.84 ft Mar. 10 (backwater from ice); no flow Aug. 3-9, Aug. 11 to 

Sept. 25, Sept. 29, 30.

1895-1915, 1928-55: Maximum discharge observed, 44,100 cfs (revised) June 23, 1905 

(gage height, 6.50 ft, revised, site and datum then in use); no flow at times.

Revisions. --The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

172

686

701

716

731

786

Water 

year

1905

1929

1930

1931

1932

1935

Date

June 23,

Mar. 12,

June 5 ,

Oct . 14 ,

Feb. 27,

June 7 ,

1905

1929

1930

1930

1932

1935

Discharge 

(cfs)

44,100

19,100

15,000

10,200

20,500

30,000

Gage height 

(feet)

6.50

-

4.68

4.11

5.40

6.28

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Natural 

flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from 

irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 956: 1935. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet 

per second, for the water years 1897, 1899-1901, 1903-5, 1929-32, and 1936, superseding those published in 19th Annual Report, Part 4; 21st Annual Report, Part 4; 22nd 

Annual Report, Part 4; and in WSP 75, 131, 172, 686, 701, 716, 731, aid 806 are given 

herewith:

Date

1897

May 30

31

June 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

1415'

1899

Apr. 5

May 25

26

27

28

29

30

31

June 13

14

15

16

17

30

July 1

4

5

6

7

8

Discharge

15,900

17,720

17,940

17,940

18,050

21,100

18,910

17,290

17,290

17,830

18,370

18,910

19,460

22,750

21,650

17,510

16,010

19,242

16,220

18,370

20,005

17,614

16,115

15,067

14,140

17,183

18,806

19,133

19,242

19,133

22,200

21,760

19,242

20,441

20,770

20,770

20,990

Date

1899-Con.

July 28

1900

May 7

23

24

1901

Apr. 14

15

16

17

18

19

1903

May 31

June 1

1904

May 23

24

25

26

27

July 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Discharge

7,960

28,080

24,100

22,970

18,915

18,806

22,090

20,990

19,896

17,722

17,940

17,940

2,620

2,406

2,290

2,176

2,664

9,170

8,247

7,680

7,524

7,368

7,680

8,830

9,429

9,170

7,842

10,794

8,660

7,212

5,052

Date

1904 -Con.

July 15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug. 7

8

10

11

12

13

14

17

23

24

Sept. 1

Z

5

G

1905

May 15

18

19

20

21

22

Discharge

4,506

4,054

6,170

3,730

3,126

3,373

3,373

3,220

2,797

2,891

2,621

2,363

2,068

1,786

1,902

1,620

1,193

495

442

1,159

1,125

876

640

513

165

23

2

51

29

7

29

40,480

27,985

21,460

20,872

18,502

18,502

Date

1905 -Cor

May 23

24

25

26

27

28

June 23

1929

June 7

8

9

10

11

12

1930

May 10

11

June 5

6

7

8

1931

Apr. 7

1932

Feb. 27

23

1936

Mar. 2

3

4

5

Discharge

17,312

16,720

15,540

17,312

16,132

19,692

42,260

12,200

15 , 000

17,500

15,500

14,400

12,200

12,200

11,700

12,500

13,000

12,600

10,400

8,640

20,100

19,500

6,000

10,000

12,000

13,800
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Platte River near Duncan, Nebr.--Continued

207

Month Cfs-days Maximum Runoff in 

acre-feet

May 1897...................................

June.......................................

April 1899.................................

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

June.......................................

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

Augus t.....................................

April 1900.................................

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

April 1901.................................

August.....................................

May 1903...................................

June.......................................

May 1904...................................

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

August.....................................

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

May 1905...................................

June.......................................

June 1929..................................

May 1930-..................................

June.......................................

Water year 1929-30.......................

April 1931.................................

Water year 1930-31.......................

February 1932..............................

Water year 1931-32.......................

March 1936................................... 110,619

Water year 1935-36......................... 273,561

Calendar year 1936......................... 207,019

17,720

22,750 5,500

til,140 

14,932

19,342

20,005

22,300

21,760

10,400

3,600

4,700

5,000

7,400

t8,215 

9,714 

12,971 

14,253 

t5,019

14,530

28,080

1,594

7,300

t4,771 

18,502

1,300 8,134 tie

17,940

17,940

3,300

4,000

9,040

8,694

8,550

10,794

1,159

1,193

0

684,982

888,500

488,800

597,300

771,800

876,300

508,600

383,900

1,137,700

484,000

1,100

555,878

517,329

t3,579 220,034

5,337 338,167

372 32,873

4.2 350

40,480

43,360

10,850

24,050

21,084

30,880

1,296,000

1,840,000

17,500 4,310 9,650

12,200

13,000

13,000

3,010

800

6,930 426,000

4,500 267,000

2,870 2,080,000

3,870

2,310

231,000

1,670,000

20,100

20,100

4,870

1,470

280,000

1,070,000

13,800

13,800

13,800

3,568

745

566

219,400

540,600

410,600

t Partly estimated.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Apr. May June July Aug.

1.3 

37? 

1.8 

2.1 

3.8

3.1 

5.0 

4.5 

2.8 

3.1

2.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.3 

3.1

*3.5 

3.5

1.8

2.1

2.5

175

489

617 

617 

720 

870 "

780

942

924

924

960

1,000

1,020

981

960

981

906

934

942

981

1,020

1,020

1,090

1,110

1,110

1,040

1,000

1,000

960 

942 

924 

*642 '"

663

554

577

733

793

806

732

852

800

595

595

645

676 

676 

862 

986 

*943

874

1,100

1,120

1,080

973

788 

646 

510 

430 

400 K35"

700

950

1,000

920

850

783

472

410

379

379

*377 

57S 

549 

652 

768

698

632

487

523

675

746

710

710

728

702

703

728

850

939

*1,020 9~9"8~ 

734 

577 

556

530 

450 

15F 

530 

642

615

664

669

669

647

625

637

676

681

681

686 

653 

562 

*534 

620

710

710

852

972

1,100

1,200

1,350

1,400

1,400

1,500

3,000

3,000

5,000

5,500

3,310

2,560

2,310

2,080

1,890

1,750

*1,700

1,390

780

870

870

870

870

1,130

1,340

1,670

1,943

3,600

3,380

3,880

2,380 

1,700 

1,460 

1,170 

*1,150

,170

,130

,170

,130

,000

960

,000

,220

,360

,310

,150

,040

906

981

1,040

852

780

735

816

924

816 

690 

*591 

539 

536

705

630

617

591

852

765 

720 

552 

371 

*324

314

324

324

314

286

390

745

1,040

1,830

3,440

2,190

1,630

1,000

816

617

526 

445 

*412 

371 

286

352

257

168

189

116

51

6.2 

4.5

86

20

6.2 

*5.0 

20 

86

13

8.2

Mea, 

Ac-ft

>,244.8

169

10,400

28,415

947

56,360

23,679

764

46,970

21,604

697

42,850

18,373

656

36,440

61,612

1,987

132,200

31,596

1,053

62,670

4,634.6

150

9,190

23,417

747

44,460

1,432.0

46.3

3,840

0.5

0.03

1.0

3.7

0.12

7.3

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,330 

Water year 1954-55: Max 5,500

Ac-ft 535,400 

Ac-ft 434,400

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice NDV. 29 to Mar. 10, Mar. 20-28.
208 PIATTE RIVER BASIN

Middle Loup River at Dunning, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°49'50", long 100°06'20", in SW-j sec. 33, T. 22 N. , R, 24 W., on right 

bank just downstream from highway bridge at north limits of Dunning, a quarter of a 

mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 2, and ! £ miles upstream from Dismal River.

Drainage area.--1.760 sq mi, approximately, of which about 80 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. September 1945 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,607.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 12, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 383 cfs (277,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 720 cfs Mar. 10 (gage height, 3.17 ft), but may 

have been greater during period of ice effect; maximum gage height, 6.02 ft Feb. 24 

(backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 298 cfs Sept. 28.

1945-55: Maximum discharge, 821 cfs Oct. 4, 1946, may have been exceeded during 

period of ice effect in March 1952; maximum gage height, 7.02 ft Mar. 31, 1949 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 100 cfs Dec. 5, 6, 1950.

Remarks.--Records poor. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1955 are given 

 IrTVfSP 1401.

Revisions. WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

388

381

388

388

*391

395

384

413

421

417

395

381

*367

388

555

551

371

591

*595

402

415

452

455

461

496

*474

440

421

428

465

448

12,673

409

25,140

Nov.

452

*53T

402

415

410

410

410

588

591

584

588

581

377

564

*342

315

309

323

325

345

348

354

384

371

367

377

395

391

*374

577

11,256

575

22,290

Dec.

571

35?

398

402

410

410

388

388

395

406

421

400

410

*417

440

428

417

384

410

421

417

*421

417

413

465

457

400

390

*406

420

436

12,746

411

25,280

Jan.

444

428

TUB" 457

417

388

360

350

380

370

*360

357

364

432

410

380

350

340

330

335

380

357

350

363

*361

350

344

326 34"3

558

383

11,573

373

22,950

Feb.

413

374

360

350

380

390

400

*400

390

500

320

400

420

450

470

450

430

400

300

320

330

350

*300

300

350

370

400

430

10,547

377

20,920

Mar.

470

500

490

480

450

470

540

600

*580

659

568

563

579

605

563

594

605

589

579

553

496

505

*478

470

400

530" 300

*460

457

505

524

16,182

522

32,100

Apr.

529

524

159" 543

410

*417

413

a44O

a470

a470

a490

a500

*432

424

a440

a470

a420

a450

a480

381

*360 358"

421

388

402

381

*417

381

388

384

13,082

436

25,950

May

393

384

381

367

*391

384

374

351

335

320

*329

326

323

315

315

318

*345

381

377

360

377

377

391

398

*402

510

519

514

529

553 39"6~

12,140

392

24,080

June

529

*482

469

432

417

413

*388

381

354

3~9TF

406

388

*406

402

421

420

558

533

474

500

*448

424

417

410

391

374

*406

384

371

364

12,770

426

25,330

July

360

357

338

326

323

335

354

360

354

348

332

*329

*326

335

342

345

354

357

360

364

367

374" 395

381

560

360

*388

*384

391

384

391

11,074

357

21,960

Aug.

381

345

342

348

351

357

348

351

*348

342

338

323

315 320"

326

332

329

320

335

329

342

351

*342

345

354

357

371

367

377

364

364

10,714

346

21,250

Sept.

357

360

371

381

3F?

360

*357

*348

338

332

326

318

323

318

315

304

309

301

312

*338

354

335

306

309

309

318

309

298 315"

323

9,911

330

19,660

Calendar year 1954 : Max 548 Mln 290 Mean 385 Ac-ft 278,500

Water year 1954-55 : Max 659 Mln 298 Mean 396 Ac-ft 286,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for other Middle Loup River 

stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 12, 13, 27, 28, 30, Jan. 7-10, 16-31, Feb. 3 

to Mar. 9, Mar. 24-28 (no gage-height record Feb. 15-22, Feb. 27 to Mar. 1, Mar. 4-8).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 209

Dismal River at Dunning, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°49'23", long 100°06'05", in sec. 4, T. 21 N., R. 24 W. , on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 2 at southeast corner of Dunning, 

1 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,780 sq mi, approximately, of which about 50 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. March to June 1932, September 1945 to September 1955.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 2,606.3 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Mar. 1 to June 30, 1932, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile upstream at datum 0.5 ft lower.

Average discharge.--10 years (1945-55), 316 cfs (228,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year not determined, occurred during period of backwater from ice; maximum gage height observed, 3.86 ft Feb. 23 (backwater from ice); 

minimum daily discharge, 200 cfs Feb. 10.

1932, 1945-55: Maximum discharge, 996 cfs May 26, 1952 (gage height, 3.18 ft); 

gage height observed, 5.21 ft Jan. 19, 1947 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge 100 cfs Jan. 25, 1950.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions.--WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24,

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

303

32T

327

336

312

318

330

330

339

348

354

342

336

327

318

309

330

336

342

324

330

333

348

354

382

360

348

336

321

315

315

10,327

333

20,480

Nov.

312

312

318

336

330

342

351

35T

342

348

336

330

327

330

330

339

348

351

345

339

336

339

348

348

345

342

345

306

297

294:

10,017

334

19,870

Dec.

286

292

289

306

318

306

292

294

297

280

292

297

294

303

315

292

286

294

306

306

300

309

309

312

309

321

318

330

m

324

321

9,422

304

18,690

Jan.

315

315

300

306

306

303

294

297

309

303

303

300

300

309

306

292

285

280

?35

290

310

324

333

342

357

330

333

321

345

333

342

9,663

312

19,170

Feb.

333

339

321

310

345

348

321

336

336

200

250

300

350

400

450

412

369

351

250

280

330

390

410

402

381

378

357

361

_

9,590

342

19,020

Mar.

587

403

350" 420

348

315

321

336

333

342

348

321

333

324

324

315

312

318

330

321

318

363

348

345

310

290 320"

345

351

351

360

10,532

340

20,890

Apr.

354

366

382 350"

327

321

324

339

339

336

336

378

354

336

339

345

360

345

351

327

306

318

342

339

321

327

336

309

315

309

10,141

338

20,110

May

318

330

321

315

321

321

321

303

3UO" 297

306

309

300

297

303

300

306

333

330

333

333

321

336

339

342

372

397

35T

315

333

333

10,039

324

19,910

June

348

351

369

32T

330

333

315

318

318

336

330

312

321

306

333

324

366

357

318

312

297

289

286

294

286

274 303"

300

292

277

9,522

317

18,890

July

271

28T

292

292

303

297

294

309

300

303

300

294

292

294

297

300

297

292

297

294

292

309

292

286

289

283

300

283

286

286

9,093

293

18,040

Aug.

306

303

237

232.

303

333

306

303

300

312

318

3?4

309

306

318

315

318

3?1

336

333

333

339

333

345 339"

342

342

342

330

321

309

9,928

320

19,f90

Sept.

309

306

297

306

303

318

309

300

303

286

294

300

306

303

312

309

309

300

306

530

312

521

518

515

512

506

294

292

286

297

9,159

505

18,170

Calendar year 1954 : Max 460 Mln 210 Mean 322 Ac-ft 233,400

Water year 1954-55 : Max 430 Mln 200 Mean 322 Ac-ft 233,900

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ic 

MarT~S"5-27.

Jan. 17-21, Feb. 4, 10-15, Feb. 19 to Mar. 4,
210 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Middle Loup River near Milburn, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°49'02", long 99°58'15", in NE^SW^- sec. 3, T. 21 N. , R. 23 W. , on right 

bank at upstream side of Laughran bridge, 9 miles upstream from Rifle Creek and 

15 miles northwest of Milburn. Prior to Aug. 9, 1955, at site 7 miles downstream.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,556.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to November 1951, staff gage at site 11 miles downstream at different 

datum. Nov. 9, 1951, to May 7, 1953, water-stage recorder at site 7.6 miles downstream 

at different datum and May 8, 1953, to Aug. 8, 1955, water-stage recorder at site 

7.0 miles downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined, occurred durirg period of ice 

effect; maximum gage height, 5.54 ft Mar. 9 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 440 efs Feb. 20.

1951-55: Maximum discharge, 2,440 cfs May 26, 1952 (gage height, 4.43 ft, site and 

datum then in use), but may have been exceeded during period of ice effect in January 

1953; minimum daily, 260 cfs Mar. 3, 1954.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made every tvo weeks.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

E4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

839

898

874

85O

806

922

996

946

958

946

934

850

784

730

660

680

730

740

773

817

898

934

1,040

1,060

1,050

1,020

910

922

922

850

784

27,123

875

53,800

Nov.

 

1,020 58~B~

720

740

604

670

690

710

773

828

690

595

660

773

784

762

850

839

806

784

700

751

773

795

700

740

751

773

762

700

22,629

754

44,880

Dec.

660

750

898

934

996

946

910

946

946

874

886

784

730

795

795

680

784

773

850

839

850

886

862

850

751

817

810

800

790

784

773

25,749

831

51,070

Jan.

784 TOO"

690

700

650

650

730

720

700

670

730

690

577

700

595

650

622

680

622

650

660

660

640

680

660

680

630

550

737J

740

760

20,900

674

41,450

Feb.

770

780

650

730

900

960

960

1,100

1,080

560

580

1,020

1,080

1,220

1,270

1,250

1,220

1,120

525

440

680

970

1,160

1,240

1,250

1,000

900

1,050

_

------

26,465

945

52,490

Mar.

1,140

1,200

1,160

1,120

1,090

1,060

1,090

1.220

356

1,000

1,050

946

850

740

690

784

828

817

874

720

650

750

784

650

600

650

800

1,100

839

910

828

27,890

900

55,320

Apr.

839

958

1,060

355

828

898

874

850

886

910

898

946

839

886

886

874

874

934

946

839

751 innr

850

806

762

839

839

762

817

762

25,999

867

51,570

May

762

862

817

762

740

690

660

690

680

595

650

650

631

660

680

680

690

795

751

730

690

690

690

762

806

839

886 '562"

828

806

773

22,807

736

45,240

June

795

773

828

784

806

874

751

762

751

898

862

850

828

886

874

862

1,110

1,150

976

958

886

806

784

773

762

751

795

773

740

730

25,152

838

49,890

July

730 720"

700

680

670

660

680

680

670

670

640

640

640

622

IjJO"

700

710

710

690

680

660

670

650

660

680

660

a650

a670

a660

a680

a690

20,863

673

41,380

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,200 Min 260 Mean 778 Ac-ft 563,200

Aug.

a700

a660

a640

a660

a670

a690

a670

a660

622 'S~4"0"

650

670

650

650

670

680

670

680

690

680

700

690

690

690

710

720

762

762

784 720"

730

21,260

686

42,170

Sept.

700

710

715

700

660

640

650

660

631

595

613

604

613

604

631

660

690

690

660

670

622

595

542

586

631

534

519 57T

613

613

18,923

631

37,530

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,270 Min 440 Mean 783 Ac-ft 566,800

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for other M:'ddle Loup River 

stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, Dec. 27-29, Jan. 22 to Mar. 10, 

Mar. 20-22, 24-28 (no gage-height record Feb. 26 to Mar. 4, Mar. 21, 25-27).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Middle Loup River at Walworth, Nebr.

211

Location.--Lat 41°39'20", long 99°34'00", In HWv sec. 1, T. 19 N., R. 20 W., on left bank 

40 ft downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile northeast of Walworth, and 

2 miles upstream from Lillian Creek.

Drainage area. 4,340 sq mi, approximately, of which about 430 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1941 and July 1943 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1940 to September 1955 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,377.57 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to July 8, 1943, staff gage at site 40 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--13 years (1940-41, 1943-55), 801 cfs (579,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined, occurred during period of ice 

effect; maximum gage height, 5.58 ft Feb. 19 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 520 efs Feb. 20.

1940-41, 1943-55: Maximum discharge, 2,990 cfs Oct. 5, 1946; minimum daily, 48 cfs 

Dec. 6, 1950.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,000 acres above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

804

858

885 

945

885

858

955

945

945

965

965

915

867

795

744

736

WZ

858 

895

840

905

915

905

925

935

876

840

840

822

795

786

27,008

871

53,570

Nov.

770

813

840 

736

694

662

638

To?

752

858

804

786

778

770

831

813

778

822 

761

718

727

702

778

710

718

718

718

786

752

786

22,721

757

45,070

Dec.

752

831

822 

770

770

778

795

770

718

710

752

770

710

752

795

786

813

876 

TSS

804

761

795

727

736

718

795

752

718

761

804

822

23,949

773

47,500

Jan.

a800

a810

a790 

a770

a76O

a750

a730

a750

a750

778

727

718

541

$3T

752

736

615

600 

720

670

700

680

585

744

950

950

905

885

678

915

996

23,586

761

46,780

Feb.

945

850

770 

700

800

850

880

900

900

750

60O

790

1,000

1,100

1,200

1,280

1,256

1,000 

800

520

560

700

800

900

1,000

1,200

1,000

950

24,995

893

49,580

Mar.

1,000

1,100

1,200

1,150

1,120

1,030

1,080

1,120

1,100

1,060

1,100

1,040

890

760

778

822

867

885 

795

876

786

1,120

1,080

1,010

800

670

1,055"

1,210

1,010

1,020

1,020

30,499

984

60,490

Apr.

1,020

935

 1,060 §9~6"

955

804

840

876

915

885

975

1,020

1,050

985

975

955

1,020

1,010 

935

858

831

849

876

1,030

858

840

831

778

770

775

27,510

917

54,570

May

778

804

804 

770

752

736

702

686

686

694

710

710

702

686

678

670

7BT

804 

795

778

761

752

778

761

804

876

965

761

686

813 

935

23,589

761

46,790

June

935

849

885 

867

867

849

813

840

831

885

885

770

804

786

804

858

1,010

1,050 

925

858

858

822

840

795

778

761

813

831

778

761

25,388

846

50,360

July

752

757

727 

710

678

646

646

638

662

662

638

622 635"

630

654

670

686

678 

678

678

662

702

718

686

686

686

736

702

686

686 

646

21,041

679

41,730

AUJ.

654

662

638 

S57

727

786

TsTT

710

718

744

727

702

694

662

678

678

686

670 

710

702

694

694

702

702

694

694

702

727

744

736 

7 18

21,745

701

43,130

Sept.

694

694

710 

718

727

744

736

761

761

761

727

710

752

744

736

694

686

727 

727

727

813.

804

778

718

752

686

654

^9T

718

694

21,847

728

43,330

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,380 Min 250 Mean 799 Ac-ft 578,700

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,280 Mln 520 Mean 805 Ac-ft 582,900

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for other Middle Louf River 

stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 18-22, 25, 26, Feb. 2 to Mar. 14, Mar. 25-28.
212 PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Middle Loup River at Sargent, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°37'50", long 99°23'10", in NE^SEj sec. 9, T. 19 N., R. 18 W., on left

 bank 0.3 mile downstream from Sand Creek, 0.8 mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 183, and 1 mile southwest of Sargent.

Records available.--December 1936 to December 1938, October 1952 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Dec. 4, 1936, to Dec. 31, 1938, chain gage on highway bridge 

(L 8 mile downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined, probably occurred during period

 of backwater from ice; maximum gage height, 4.98 ft Mar. 28 (backwater from ice); 

minimum daily discharge, 471 cfs Feb. 12.

1936-1938, 1952-55: Maximum discharge observed, 2,280 cfs April 27, 1938 (gage 

height, 4.58 ft, datum then in use); minimum daily, 135 cfs Dec. 7, 1937.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

780

802

802

820

840

890

97O

950

950

930

903

884

865

820

780

760

780 

800

860

900

92O

930

960

980

1,000

1,040

920

87O

840

820

800

27,166

876

53 , 880

Nov.

840

860

880

820

760

740

700

740

802

784

820

775

811

865

811

751

856 

894

775

672

635

75?

811

800

750

740

760

820

830

830

23,691

790

46,990

Dec.

840

850

860

830

800

840

903

950

932

838

903

838

BOO

820

830

850

860 

900

960

1,060

889

962

918

866

787

780

787

787

780

766

759

26,545

856

52 , 650

Jan.

766

800

768

804

800

790

780

79O

790

790

770

750

600

750

800

7 SO

600 

570

660

780

83O

75O

730

800

870

860

860

740

780

800

910

23,868

770

47,340

Feb.

920

850

790

580

600

848

856

899

934

732

531

471

1,150

1,170

1,190

1,210

1.460 

1,100

900

700

660

722

961

,120

,210

,240

,000

,O2O

_

-

25,824

922

51,220

Mar.

1,050

1,080

1,060

1,130

1,130

1,090

1,110

1,200

1,160

1,140

1,100

1,060

980

865

912

912

894 

874

903

920

900

1,000

1,100

865

760

720

900

1,050

1,130

903

829

30,727

991

60,950

Apr.

695

743

784

874

820

759

703

759

727

775

784

829

793

719

793

865

'520 912 

767

613

537

ST3

635

688

727

767

759

703

680

711

22,354

745

44,340

May

719

743

751

727

735

719

703

719

711

688

727

719

719

735

719

735

743 

784

811

735

759

793

802

759

767

847

912

9O3

784

847

932

23,747

766

47,100

June

932

912

950

941

941

912

874

912

903

980

960

912

884

932

960

980

1,060 

1,060

1,050

1,010

990

941

990

903

894

865

894

912

847

802

28,103

937

55,740

July

767

719

695

665

£72

695

703

711

719

711

703

719

735

735

743

751

751 

743

735

743

743

727

688

672

688

680

711

743

751

735

703

22,256

718

44,140

Aug.

672

650

606 f6~2~0"

658

665

658

650

672

680

680

680

695

755" 711

695

672 

635

642

642

650

650

628

620

628

628

635

642

620

620

642

20,249

653

40,160

Sept.

635

585

578

6U

628

628

628

635

642

628

658

680

680

650

635

628

642 

672

665

727

811

784

759

743

829

865

793

743

767

802

20,733

691

41,120

Calendar year 1954 : Max 1,600 Mln 23O Mean 830 Ac-ft 601,100

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,460 Mln 471 Mean 809 Ac-ft 585,600

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1, 5-1O, Oct. 15 to Nov. 8, Nov. 28, 29, Dec. 2-6; discharge 

estimated on basis of records for stations at Walworth and Arcadia. Stage-discharge relation 

affected by Ice Dec. 13 to Mar. 12, Mar. 2O-23, 25-28 (no gage-height record Jan. 9 to Feb. 5, 

Feb. 14, 15, Feb. 27 to Mar. 1; discharge estimated on basis of engineers' and observer's notes, 

weather records, and records for stations at Walworth and Arcadia).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Middle Loup River at Arcadia, Nebr.

213

Location.--Lat 41°25'20 11 , long 99°08'10", In sec. 26, T. 17 N. , R. 16 W., on left bank 

at southwest edge of Arcadia, just downstream from bridge on State Highway 57.

Drainage area. 4,730 sq mi, approximately, of which about 820 sq mi contribute directly 

to 'surface runoff.

Records available. July 1937 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,146.30 ft above mean sea level, dstum of 

1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Apr. 23, 1938, chain gage at Iridge 

just upstream at datum 1.23 ft lower.

Average discharge.--18 years, 797 cfs (577,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,440 cfs June 23 (gage height, 3.23 ft), but 

may have been greater during period of ice effect; maximum gage height, 4.86 ft 

Jan. 18 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 193 cfs Feb. 22.

1937-55: Maximum gage height, 6.24 ft June 22, 1947 (discharge not determined); 

minimum daily discharge, 92 cfs Dec. 11, 1941.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made three or more times a month. 

Middle Loup Public Power and Irrigation District began diversion above station Mar. 30. 

1938.

Revisions.--WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

£

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

754

804

771

795

847

676

738

771

746

787

821

838

812

847

676

631

730

763

795

722

738

754

706

754

l.OOO

1,170

882

706

738

956

985

24,713

797

49,020

Nov.

956

901

975

856

804

779

821

795

901

901

873

891

910

856

856

847

838

856

706

684

638

706

699

624

595

567

602

547

6T7

812

23,413

780

46,440

Dec.

a860

a870

a880

a860

a840

a860

956 919"

865

821

821

787

746

T79

901

891

882

928

919

882

830

873

771

779

865

821

856

856

779

795

938

26,430

853

52,420

Jan,

1,020

1.150

919

a80O

a750

a720

714

691

a 700

a700

a740

720

388

512

840

1,020

866

500

550

750

920

890

780

907

937

1,010

925

865

792

737

895

24,688

796

4.8^970

Feb.

860

831

748

589

490

672

781

806

818

743

590

306

287

774

983

1,130

1,220

1,130

711

404

218

'26~9" 193

425

680

893

1,020

1,080

-

- -----

19,651

702

38,980

Mar.

1,200

1,320

1,430

1,430

1,490

1,330

1,300

1,510

1.720

1,560

1,530

1,320

1,250

1,150

al,150

1,150

1,120

1,170

1,120

al.OOO

800

860

1,200

900

780

6OO

570

1,000

al,200

al.ooo

a960

36,120

1,165

71,640

Apr.

928

856

838

985

910

873

830

865

947

975

1,040

1,O9O

1.170

1,690

1,090

1,110

1,040

1,090

1,110

1,000

771

873

947

a880

a 810

738

821

830

699

676

27,882

929

55 , 300

May

653

714

771

763

684

610

547

554

574

521

477

452

429

401

106

418

489

771

812

631

653

638

754

763

763

956

1.060

985

856

830

830

2CT,765

670

41,190

June

873

928

910

975

919

938

873

873

882

891

919

873

873

865

901

956

1,020

1,190

1,080

910

856

821

1,430

1,140

1,110

1,080

1.O4O

865

730

746

28,467

949

56,460

July

738

722

730

738

746

631

470

508

521

541

541

489

477

446

434

412

412

423

412

406

412

384

384

a369

a353

338

343

384

384

348

333

14,834

479

29,420

Aug.

328

324

296

274

354

418

477

418

401

406

390

390

406

390

418

338

338

369

390

418

429

401

390

379

379

379

369

374

412

423

423

11,911

384

23,630

Sept.

384

379

38?

412

429

429

418

395

395

418

406

429

458

446

429

423

406

446

483

514

617

638

684

661

804

676

624

653

771

15,349

512

30,440

Calendar year 1954 : Max 1,780 Mln 2OO Mean 791 Ao-ft 572,400

Water .LcJ year yeo.L 1954-55 _L»o<t-33 : : Max Flux 1,720 ± , Icv Mln PI-LII 193 j.ao Mean raeau 751 /oi Ao-ft WU-J.L. 543, o*to, 9OO U»_HJ

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of records for other Middle 

Loup River stations.

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 12 to Mar. 12, Mar. 12, Mar. 21-28.

449355 O - 58 - 15
214 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Middle Loup River at Loup City, Nebr.

Location. -Lat 41°16'40", long 98°59'50", In N£i sec. 14 T 15 N., R. 15 W on left

 Baniraoo ft downstream from bridge on State HifaMway 92, 1 mile west of Loup City, 

and 1^ miles upstream from Cob Creek.

Records available. December 1936 to April 1938, June 1949 to September 1955.

Gage.-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,059.9 ft above mean sea level datum

 "of 1929. December 1936 to April 1938 chain gage at bridge 200 ft upstream at different datum. June 1949 to August 1954 water-stage recorder at site 200 ft upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 6 years (1949-55), 831 cfs (601,600 acre-ft per y=ar).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined, probably occurred during period

 of backwater from Ice; maximum gage height, 3.90 ft Mar. 10 (backwater from Ice); 

minimum dally discharge, 220 cfs Feb. 23.

1936-38, 1949-55: Maximum discharge, 4,220 cfs May 19, 1950, from rating curve 

extended above 2,200 cfs; minimum dally, 69 cfs Dec. 7, 1950.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Middle 

Loup Public Power and Irrigation District began diversion above station Mar. 30, 1938.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

656

682

708

721

844

788

747

858

886

942

844

802

708

618

466

422

380

477

570

606

522

546

669

734

858

886

984 rar

788

643

433

21,632

698

42,910

Nov.

44O

5(50"

680

695

682

695

774

830

844

886

900

942

928

928

928

914

914

928

970

942

886

844

886

900

872

858

886

928

1,010

1,030

25,420

847

50,420

Dec.

1,040

1,030

1,000

970

940

880

741

730

820

726

789

741

638

732

744

791

674

540

1,100

1,070

1,010

1,070

928

915

863

720

423

5l9

670

746

746

25,306

816

50,190

Jan.

785

876

991

830

770

730

720

730

740

76O

700

589

520

525

575

610

570

533

580

630

700

670

650

700

760

830

920

1.000

930

850

800

22,574

728

44,770

Feb.

840

880

826

664

539

530

658

675

627

682

608

397

301

422

882

1,110

1.210

1,150

900

56O

350

250

220

380

817

1,040

1,160

1,170

19,848

709

39,370

Mar.

1,180

1,230

1,270

1,260

1,310

1,230

1,110

1,300

1,500

1,700

1,550

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,040

900

844

886

914

730

700

1,100

950

800

660

T0"o 610

1,100

880

802

33,256

1,073

65,960

Apr.

914

956

970

1,010

1,070

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,070

1,070

1,060

1,060

1,100

1,070

1,130

1,120

1,140

9OO

956

1,010

1,160

1,140

1,08O

1,070

942

788

844

858

816

830

30,314

1,010

60,130

May

788

774

721

747

708

643

643

630

618

582

558

534

477

380

350

340

433

695

708

695

643

656

708

708

760

830

998

1,010

914

747

774

20,772

670

41,200

June

830

942

998

1,010

1,010

900

872

900

886

886

914

956

900

816

830

886

1,040

1,030

1,100

1,140

1,070

1,030

1,160

1,040

942

830

914

984

900

802_

28,518

951

56,560

July

695

S43

643

618

618

582

466

455

488

522

546

534

558

594

488

477

444

422

370

370

400

380

370

390

422

444

455

455

444

370

360

15,023

485

29,800

Aug.

360

350

340

411

488

606

558

534

534

546

522

510

499

499

477

422

390

360

"350" 320

370

400

390

390

370

330

340

370

422

411

400

13,269

428

26,320

Sept.

350

310

320

'2"9"T 291

330

350

360

320

350

4OO

433

433

390

370

370

380

455

499

510

788

802

734

708

816

816

816

747

774

830

15,343

511

30,430

Calendar year 1954: Max 2.07O Mln 202 Mean 822 Ac-ft 595,200

Water year 1954-55: Max 1.7OO Mln 220 Mean 743 Ac-ft 538,100

Peak discharge (base. 5.OOP cfs). No peak above base.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 1-3, Nov. 30 to Mar. 12, Mar. 21-3O (no gageheight record Jan. 17, Feb. 19-24).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 215

Boelus power canal near Boelus, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°03'55", long 98°40'25", in SE£ sec. 27, T. 13 N., R. 12 W., at powerhouse on left bank of South Loup River, 2 miles southeast of Boelus and 3 miles dovnstream from diversion on Middle Loup River.

Records available July 1952 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. October 

1933 to September 1938 (fragmentary), October 1939 to September 1942, and July 1952 to 

September 1955 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Discharge computed from flow through powerhouse. October 1933 to Septemb?r 1942 

staff gages at various sites and datums along canal.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 575 cfs Oct. 2; no flow for many days. 

T933-42, 1952-55: Maximum daily discharge observed, 1,280 cfs Nov. 2, 1933- no 

flow for many days each year.

Remarks.--Records good. Water taken from Middle Loup River above station at Boelus 

(see next page) and released into South Loup River about 2 miles above confluence.

Cooperation. Records of powerplant operation furnished by Consumers Public Power District.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 195E"

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

304

575

569

555

562

562

562

365

565

562

565

565

565

562

152

555

558

*555

565

562

562

274

562

558

558

316

293

565

569

565

562

15,769

509

31,280

Nov.

562

147

*279

*265

110

552

552

552

558

565

558

295

562

558

555

562

565

552

297

565

555

558

569

321

565

555

278

548

46

302

13,508

450

26,790

Dec.

41

0

107

294

487

230

190

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

o

0

69

251

174

272

257

132

O

O

0

0

2,504

80.8

4,970

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

7

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

186

260

250

392

323

125

*66

0

O

0

o

0

0

1,602

57.2

3,180

Mar.

0

<J

0

0

0

0

0

97

217

78

0

0

314

*510

514

281

568

565

565

209

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

265

*548

4,731

153

9,380

Apr.

572

548

504

545

356

548

558

535

531

544

548

552

291

551

558

562

562

565

558

562

374

527

535

555

*555

548

352

555

548

527

15,626

521

30,990

May

514

516

516

537

537

340

48O

473

473

487

452

416

382,

354

208

346

384

545

548

375

527

527

518

545

558

*565

256

562

555

385

565

14,446

466

28,650

June

562

548

555

374

548

545

548

555

258

555

552

545

562

558

558

395

572

351

548

562

*565

562

558

36

268

551

134

562

565

552

14,604

487

28,9-70

July

535

52T

511

514

496

329

470

416

466

473

433

437

513

494

202

409

398

*372

386

405

345

160

327

292

309

300

268

263

273

188

249

11,754

379

23,310

Aug.

256

212

225

238

255

196

358

393

345

345

323

322

331

211

*331

332

296

292

297

275

336

323

212

280

260

252

252

282

255

304

312

8,901

287

17,660

Sept.

138

323

323

331

318

331

335

340

340

336

362

376

*267

398

358

331

331

390

430

448

473

282

535

552

558

548

555

548

526

155

11,516

584

22,840

Calendar year 1954: Max 592 Mln o Mean 369 Ac-ft 266, 9OO

Water year 1954-55: Max 575 Mln o Mean 315 Ac-ft 228, OOO

easurement made on this day.
216 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Middle Loup River at Boelus, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°04'00", long 98°42'45", in SE£ sec. 29, T. 13 N., R. 12 W., on downstream side of county road bridge, 0.5 mile south of Boelus, 1 mile c'ownstream from 

diversion to Boelus power canal, and 4 miles upstream from South Loup River.

Records available. June 1952 to September 1955 (discontinued) in reports of Geological 

Survey. October 1941 to September 1942 and June 1952 to September IS55 in reports of 

State engineer. December 1936 to September 1938 published under same name; records 

not equivalent as they contain flow of Boelus power canal.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,903.35 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Oct. 1, 1941, to Sept. 30, 1942, chain gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,870 cfs June 23 (gage height, 3.42 ft); maximum gage height, 4.98 ft Feb. 10 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 2.0 cfs 

May 14.

1942 7 1952-55: Maximum daily discharge, 5,200 cfs June 20, 1942; minimum daily, 

2 cfs Aug. 1, 1942, May 14, 1955.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a week through

November and once a week during rest of year. A large part of flow is diverted above 

station into Boelus power canal (p. 215), which empties into South Lcup River. Principal irrigation diversions above station are those by Middle Loup Public Power and 

Irrigation District.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

387

135

152

109

320

397

339

506

247

242

314

302

333

444

714

190

166

139

314

410

459

496

181

186

258

572

517

339

314

327

345

10,154

328

20,14O

Nov.

364

556

481

564

617

258

247

274

263

263

280

466

297

286

314

308

320

390

586

258

195

231

286

444

258

252

548

377

772

saa

11,343

378

22,500

Dec.

820

940

850

640

450

650

900

960

940

920

900

850

800

780

820

890

960

,OOO

,000

,150

,020

,04O

830

858

848

670

770

880

840

900

1,000

26,876

867

53,310

Jan.

1,100

1.160

940

860

800

740

740

770

820

850

800

760

700

740

820

920

740

640

700

760

840

700

720

660

610

668

756

931

978

932

911

25,066

809

49,720

Feb.

1,O8O

980

921

834

842

747

773

766

747

685

470

333

292

250

364

504

637

660

621

630

575

450

375

356

484

739

900

1,020

_

18,035

644

35,770

Mar.

,050

,110

,180

,250

,220

,240

,300

,230

,600

,760

,600

,500

,030

a700

639

1,100

801

919

868

840

850

6OO

1,100

1,000

850

680

620

850

1,250

840

327

31,904

1,029

63,280

Apr.

308

291

297

345

495

377

314

291

252

274

258

308

a550

a31O

a29O

a270

a240

221

226

236

444

286

314

437

410

286

3O8

205

157

98

9,098

303

18,050

May

86

79

86

126

126

148

34

22

28

44

31

15

6.0

2.0

105 

25

45

271

333

377

157

143

148

205

333

339

984

63O

509

339

200

5,976.0

193

11,850

June

221

236

247

517

502

32O

291

205

542

339

533

410

297

216

195

556

541

495

383

320

314

345

612

1,950

691

580

768

320

351

258

13,555

452

26,890

July

195

166

139

118

118

216

64

31

57

68

22

105

181

126

£56

37

25

22

25

31

15

186

28

15

12

9.1

6.0 6To~

35

110

22

2,426.1

78.3

4,810

Aug.

7.3

5.0

3.0

3T7J

4.5

190

12

15

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.0

120

9.0

7.0

6.0

4.5

3.0

4.0

5.0

4.0

130

37

22

6.0

5.0

4.5

5.5

3.0

5.0

640.3

20.7

1,270

Sept.

250

61

44

37

18

12

9.1

6.0

4.0

5.0

4.5

6.0

110

8.0

6.0

4.0

3.0

6.0

15

22

84

466

242

527

493

596

39O

258

258

6QQ

4,342.6

145

8,610

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,740 Mln 3.0 Mean 438 Ac-ft 317,300

Water year 1954-55: Max 1.95O Mln 2.O Mean 437 Ac-ft 316,200

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and records for 

stations at Loup City, St. Paul, and Boelus power canal near Boelus.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 2-19, Dec. 26 to Mar. 13, Mar. 2O-30. Stagedischarge relation indefinite July 29 to Aug. 6, Aug. 9-23, Aug. 27 to Sept. 1, Sept. 8-18, 3O; 

discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, records for Boelus power canal near 

Boelus, gage-height pattern, and records for stations at Loup City and St. Paul.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 217

South Loup River at Ravenna, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°00'35", long 98°54'45", on line between sees. 16 and 17, T. 12 N., 

W. I4~ W. , near center of main span on downstream side of highway bridge, threequarters of a mile south of Ravenna and 1 mile upstream from Mud Creek.

Drainage area.--1.660 sq mi, approximately, of which about 890 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1955.

Gagjs.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

is 1,983.73 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 15 years, 204 cfs (147,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,460 cfs May 25 (gage height, 4.66 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.93 ft Mar. 3 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 8.6 cfs 

Aug. 28.

1940-55: Maximum gage height, 12.6 ft June 22, 1947, from floodmark (disctnrge not 

determined); minimum daily discharge, that of Aug. 28, 1955.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Minor irrigation developments above station.

Revisions. WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

90

97

100

104

106

101

150

140

150

140

150

140

127

131

123

123

123

127

127

131

127

127

127

127

123

118

221

192

171

156 

161

4,130

133

8,190

Nov.

166

T50

156

145

145

150

161

161

166

166

156

145

140

140

136

140

150

150

150

131

131

131

127

127

136

140

123

150

150

145

4,364

145

8,660

Dec.

150

160

182

156

171

176

166

165

165

160

140

110

70

120

130

135

135

140

170

200

E25

220

210

215

240

220

140

130

130

135

140

5 , 006

161

9,930

Jan.

150

235

230

220

210

150

160

171

167

176

179

161

160

154

116

127

122

136

146

132

143

139

144

143

135

141

146

144

144

139 

141

4,861

157

9,640

Feb.

144

147

146

144

126

111

141

147

144

140

134

97

106

122

132

142

185

222

196

149

102

92

114

142

152

139

139

137

-

------

3,892

139

7,720

Mar.

174

320

386

356

340

264

282

342

395

350

296

270

256

227

263

263

233

227

233

£38

120

300

420

250

130

100

280

450

322

238

ID-]

8,552

276

16,960

Apr.

198

233

176

198

182

221

215

209

221

233

209

250

282

209

209

209

296

233

182

171

166

215

215

198

182

187

171

161

171

176

6,178

206

12,250

May

161

140

127

118

114

97

91

91

94

101

110

101

101

106

87

84

87

221

402

238

166

145

140

127

529

502

336

182

145

136

136

5,215

168

10,340

June

106

91

84

94

161

118

106

101

97

114

127

145

140

131

136

343

818

290

221

182

156

127

171

131

136

140

156

176

166

166

5,130

171

10,180

July

161

127

127

136

131

106

87

75

71

150

81

91

123

91

87

87

78

75

63

87

58

68

58

45

37

27

25

21

18

19

17.

2,427

78.3

4,810

Aug.

17

1?

11

10

IT

19

71

43

5E

3P

52

63

42

3C

K

27

30

2F

27

26

25

27

24

33

24

17

1C

8.6

14

17

19

86C.6

27.8

1,710

Sept.

21

25

26

25

25

23

26

26

26

25

29

37

43

47

37

33

29

45

45

54

58

123

91

140

171

187

TST

123

101

94

1,866

62.2

3,700

Calendar year 1954: Max 4,350 Min 46 Mean 162 Ac-ft 117,300

Water year 1954-55: Max 818 Mln 8.6 Mean 144 Ac-ft 104,100

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 2, Dec. 1, 2, Dec. 8 to Mar. 10, Mar. 21-28.
218 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Mud Creek near Sweetwater, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°02'05", long 98°59'45", in N^SE^ sec. 3, T. 12 N. , R. 15 W. , on right 

bank 12 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 2, 1 mile southeast of Sweetwater, 

and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--678 sq mi.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,014.17 ft above mean sea. level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 9 years, 51.8 cfs (37,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 555 cfs May 19 (gage height, 10.90 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1946-55: Maximum gage height, 23.20 ft June 22, 1947 (discharge not determined); 

no flow for many days during 1955.

Maximum stage known since at least 1929, that of June 22, 1947, from information by 

local residents.

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

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks. Minor irrigation developments above station.

Revisions. WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

9.5

9.2

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

14

16

14

12

12

12

12

12

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

38

22

16

16

16

436.7

14.1

866

Nov.

15

14

14

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

14

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

ii

474

15.8

940

Dec.

17

15

14

16

16

13

13

15

15

14

15

16

14

16

20

21

19

20

20

20

20

19

22

19

19

22

20

15

12

13

14

524

16.9

1,040

Jan.

16

18

18

17

17

16

17

15

15

16

17

16

15

18

16

18

16

15

16

17

16

18

18

16

19.

18

15

15

15

15

14

508

16.4

1,010

Feb.

15

18

19

18

17

14

14

15

20

21

19

17

13

15

19

27

50

53

30

26

23

19

21

26

21

21

19

23

-

613

21.9

1,220

Mar.

31

61

88

77

45

Apr.

25

23

23

22

23

3oi 22

37

52

50

48

45

40

38

35

35

32

30

29

29

21

19

21

21

19

16

15

18

20

28

27

26

1,083

34.9

2 , 150

22

22

21

21

21

21

23

22

22

22

22

20

19

19

17

21

21

21

16

16

16

12

9.5

9.5

594.0

19.8

1,180

May

10

9.8

9.5

10

9.8

7.5

7.0

7.8

9.2

10

10

10

8.0

6.8 sis

9.0

8.8

98

331

74

30

24

21

19

169

142

43

27

22

19

18

1,189.7

38.4

2,360

June

17

15

14

28

30

20

16

16

16

15

16

16

16

16

29

44

73

46

30

28

26

22

74

103

36

32

41

34

27

22

918

30.6

1,820

July

20

19

20

18

16

16

15

15

25

25

15

13

12

13

10

10

9.8

7.2

5.9

4.7

4.3

6.5

5.1

4.1

3.1

2.5

1.5

.5

.6

.4

Q

368.2

11.9

730

Aug.

0

aO

aO

aO

al.5

al.2

a. 8

a. 5

a. 2

a2.0

1.9

4.1

.7

0

.2

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

15.3

0.49

30

Sept.

0.1

0

0

0

.1

0

1.9

.7

.1

0

0

.6

.4

.5

0

0

1.0

2.9

3.5

2.3

1.3

1.5

3.9

5.9

12

12

15

12

9.8

8.0

95.5

3.18

189

Calendar year 1954: Max 798 Mln 0.7 Mean 21.6 Ac-ft 15,650

Water year 1954-55: Max 331 Mln 0 Mean 18.7 Ac-ft 13,540

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). No peak above base.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of trend of flow, weather records, and 

recorded range in stage.

note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 2, 3, 29, Dec. 1 to Mar. 14, Mar. 20-30.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 219

South Loup River at St. Michael, Nebr.

Location. La t 41°02'00", long 98°44'30", in NW^-NW^- sec. 12, T. 12 N. , R. 13 W. , near 

right bank on downstream side of county highway bridge, 0.8 mile northeast of St. Michael and 5 miles upstream from Sweet Creek.

Drainage area. 2,560 sq mi, approximately, of which about 1,650 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1955.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator. Gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

is 1,921.28 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to June 22, 1947, water-stage 

recorder and June 25 to Sept. 30, 1947, wire-weight gage, at present site at datum 

2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. --12 years, 257 cfs (186,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 cfs June 17 (gage height, 4.08 ft); maximum gage height, 4.52 ft, Mar. 4 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 6.6 cfs 

Aug. 30.

1943-55: Maximum flood occurred June 22, 1947, discharge and gage height net determined; minimum daily discharge, that of Aug. 30, 1955.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks. Minor irrigation developments above station.

Revisions. WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

100

109

113

115

120

122

138

140

143

138

143

143

138

132

130

132

136

138

138

156

138

136

136

132

153

166

195

185

178

166

164

4,353

140

8,630

Nov.

162

160

160

162

160

160

158

158

160

162

162

166

160

169

162

164

164

164

171

173

173

173

171

171

168

166

169

173

170

172

4,963

165

9,840

Dec.

180

183

197

202

200

197

190

190

190

180

150

130

69

112

123

132

131

132

160

200

210

230

220

210

230

248

179

122

119

125

130

5,271

170

10,450

Jan.

140

160

220

230

220

210

150

190

170

180

173

176

161

154

138

132

152

149

153

141

153

158

158

159

160

161

161

153

140

154

156

5,112

165

10,140

Feb.

164

170

172

184

172

146

156

166

169

171

162

164

138

152

164

190

213

269

220

169

138

120

129

138

143

146

146

146

_

4,617

165

9,160

Mar.

2O6

297

448

529

418

389

336

344

400

350

248

266

276

260

254

263

245

248

266

220

150

188

300

230

240

250

240

361

260

231

215

8,928

288

17,710

Apr.

213

205

210

215

210

205

207

207

207

202

202

207

234

240

226

218

213

202

197

197

192

183

183

183

169

162

162

153

145

145

5,894

196

11,690

May

145

145

140

132

134

132

130

128

130

130

130

126

124

109

106

102

104

239

496

536

385

323

299

289

599

850

534

309

237

190

164

7,597

245

15,070

June

151

140

140

143

192

162

136

126

134

134

132

151

153

149

151

494

859

359

306

257

210

192

192

234

210

195

207

231

210

192

6,542

218

12,980

July

180

164

155

151

140

138

145

132

109

185

134

140

187

132

107

98

95

95

95

74

68

65

62

52

46

42

35

30

25

20

a!7

3,118

101

6 , 180

Aug.

a 15

a 12

a 11

alO

a 11

a!2

a25

a50

a45

a47

39

a 50

a41

35

22

17

a 18

19

a!9

a 18

a 18

a 18

a!7

a22

a!6

12

9.5

7.8

8.4

6.6

660. 0

21.3

1,310

Sept.

12

12

14

16

8.7

7.5

12

16

15

16

18

30

34

39

37

29

22

29

50

45

50

84

93

106

132

187

155

138

119

107

1,633.2

54.4

3,240

Calendar year 1954 : Max 4,670 Min 34 Mean 196 Ac-ft 141,700

Water year 1954-55: Max 859 Min 6.6 Mean 161 Ac-ft 116,400

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records, 

engineer's or observer's notes, and records for station at Ravenna.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29, 30, Dec. 7-25, Dec. 27 to Mar. 10, 

Mar. 21-27.
220 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Oak Creek near Dannebrog, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°07'00", long 98°38'30", in NW^ sec. 8, T. 13 N. , R. 11 W., on left bank 

200 ft downstream from bridge on State Highways 58 and 60, 2 miles upstream from 

unnamed tributary, and 3-j miles west of Dannebrog.

Drainage area.--122 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1949 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,879.45 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 6 years, 8.39 cfs (6,070 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 282 cfs June 17 (gage height, 5.94 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1949-55: Maximum discharge, 1,880 cfs June 17, 1954 (gage height, 17.23 ft); no 

flow during periods in 1949, 1952-55.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made every two weeks.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

TT

0

o

o

o

.1

.2

.3

.3

*.3

.2

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.3

.6

73

.5

.5

.3

5.6

0.18

11

Nov.

0.1

!i.1

.2

.3

.5

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.4 

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.6

.4

.4

.6

2.0

.9

.5

.5

15.1

0.50

30

Dec.

0.5

.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

.9

*.9

.9

.8

.8

.6

.6

.7

.8

g

.9 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

.1

.1

.0

.0

.0

.9

.6

.6

*

26.1

0.84

52

Jan.

1.1

1.1

*1.2

T7T

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.7

.7

*.7 

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

1.0

*1.0

27.4

0.88

54

Feb.

1.0

1.1

.8

.7

.9

.9

.8

1.0

1.0

.8

.5

.4

.7

*1.0

3.0

7.7

8.0 

12

8.0

2.9

3.4

3.9

2.4

1.6

1.5

1.9

.9

*1.5

-

_ - _ _ _ _

70.3

2.51

139

Mar.

3.4

15

22

IS

15

13

10

8,5

7.0

5,0

4.0

2.8

2.1

1.6

1.3

*1.1 

1.0 

1.2

1.0

.8

1.3

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.6

*2.2

2.8

2.5

2.0

154.9

5.00

307

Apr.

1.8

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

1.0

.9

1.0

1.1

1.3

*1.4

2.1

2.3

273

2.1

1.1 

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

*.2

.2

.5

.6

.2

.2

28.3

0.94

56

May

0.1

!i.1.1

.1.1.1 *.i.1

.1.1.1

a

.1

.1

.9 

3.0

272

1.1

.8

.6

.5

.5

.6

.9

1.9

2.7

2.1

1.4

1.0

21.8

0.70

43

June

0.8

.6

.6

1.4

3.2

*7.0

4.0

1.2

..4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

July

0.5

.5

.6

.5

*1.7

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

1.8

5.1

*106

*56

111

i a

.5 j.- 

138 5.9 

50 *2.5

18 1.5

13 1.1

*6.5 67

3.7 36

2.3 6.3

1.5 1.8

1.8 1.1

1.2 .5

1.1 .3

.8 .2

.6 .2

.6 .1

------ 7T

259.8 429.0

8.66 13.8

515 851

Aug.

*0.1 TT~

TT

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

*0

0

o

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

*0

0.1

0.003

0.2

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,640 Min 0 Mean 9.62 Ac-ft 6,960

Water year 1954-55: Max 138 Min 0 Mean 2.84 Ac-ft 2,060

Peak discharge (base, 550 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 7 to Mar. 27.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 221

Middle Loup River at St. Paul, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°11'55", long 98°26'50", in sec. 10, T. 14 N. , R. 10 W., on left bank at 

St. Paul, 400 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 281 and 6 miles upstream from 

confluence with North Loup River.

Drainage area.--7.720 sq mi, approximately, of which about 3,200 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--May 1895 to October 1897, April to October 1899, April to November 

1903, August 1928 to September 1955.

flage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,776.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to April 1899, staff gage at site 400 ft downstream at datum 2,06 ft 

higher. April to October 1899 and April to November 1903, staff gages at several Sites 

500 ft downstream at datum 1.87 ft higher. Aug. 15, 1928, to June 13, 1934, chain gage 

at site 400 ft downstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. June 14, 1934, to June 23, 1947, 

water-stage recorder at site 500 ft upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. June 24 to 

July 25, 1947, staff gage at site 400 ft downstream at datum 9.81 ft lower. July 25, 

1947, to Apr. 26, 1951, water-stage recorder at site 200 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 29 years (1895-97, 1928-55), 1,143 cfs (827,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--1902-3: Maximum discharge during water year, 9,610 cfs May 30 (gage height, 

4.10 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily not determined,

1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year not determined, occurred during period 

of ice breakup; maximum gage height, 6.82 ft Mar. 23 (backwater from ice); minimum 

daily discharge, 246 cfs Aug. 3.

1895-97, 1899, 1903, 1928-55: Maximum discharge, 72,000 cfs June 23, 1947 (gage 

height, 12.69 ft, site then in use, present datum), from rating curve extended above 

55,000 cfs; minimum daily, 102 cfs Jan. 8, 1937.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for water year 1928 probably occurred during 

period of no gage-height record and figure published in WSP 666 is considered to be in 

error and should not be used. The maximum discharge for the water year 1944 has been 

revised to 4,800 cfs Apr. 24, 1944 (gage height, 4.97 ft), superseding figure published 

in WSP 1006.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1036: 1943. WSP 1086: Drainage area. Revised figures of 

discharge in cubic feet per second, for the water years 1896, 1903, and 1944, superseding those published in 18th Annual Report, Part 4, WSP 99 and 1006, are given herein. 

Complete table of daily discharge is given for water year 1903, but only revised 

figures are given for other water years.

Month

June 1896. ..................

Calendar year 1944 ........

Cfs-days

_

436,795

Maximum

11,000

3,860

Minimum

1,Z90

310

Mean

2,063

1,192

Runoff in 

acre-feet

123,000

865,100

May

Revised peak discharge. 1943-44; Apr. 24 (7 a.m.) 4.8OO cfs (4.97 ft);

y 3 (6 to 9 p.m.) 3.25O cfs (4.45 ft); June 13 (3 p.m.) 4.36O cfs (4.64 ft),
222 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Middle Loup River at St. Paul, Nebr. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 19O2 to September 1903

Day

1 

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

_

tl,240

t76,000

Nov.

.

tl.020

teo.soo

Dec.

.

t880

t54,100

Jan.

_

tl.080

t66,400

Feb.

_

tl.290

t7 1,500

Mar.

_

tl,740

1-107,000

Apr.

-

-

-

-

.

_

-

«

-

_

_

_

_

-

 1,550

1,160

1,160

1,250

1,820

2,300 

1,550

1,550

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,430

1,550

3,150

2,300

_

tl,650

t 98, 000

May

1,920 

1,920

1,940

1,820

1,840

1,900

1,920

2,050

1,920

1,880

2,840

2,730

2,410

*1,760

1.480

1,860

1,860

1,860

2,190

1,970

2,310 

1,970

3,300

3,200

2,840

3,140

3,530

2,700

3,780

8,420

4,720

79,980

2,580

158,638

June

5,050 

*2,900

2,490

2,240

2,490

2,240

2,360

2,290

2,120

2,010

2,010

2,010

1,900

1,900

1,800

1,900

1,900

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,610 

1,860

1,700

2,170

2,840

2,360

2,120

1,900

1,900

1,900

63,370

2,112

125,693

July

1,700 

1,700

2,490

6.100

2,620

1,780

1,500

1,320

1,240

1,320

1,320

1,150

1,150

1,820

1,920

 1,680

1,880

1,680

1,500

1,500

1,320 

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,150

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,320

1 920 

1^780

51,790

1,671

10?, 724

Aug.

4,090 

4,090

2,490

1,700

1,340

1,080

920

920

1,340

1,260

 1,700

2,050

2,900

2,170

1,800

1,900

2,360

1,610

1,800

1,430

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,170

5,200

5.700

4,500

3,050

2,240

1,520

67,370

2,173

133,626

Sept.

1,430 

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,430

1,250

1,430

1,430

1,550

1,430

1,250

1,550

1 , 6 i 0

1,550

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,340

1,250

*1,160 

1,160

1,250

1,250

1,160

1,160

1,250

1,160

1,250

1,250

39,900

1,330

79,141

Calendar year 1902: Max - Mln - Mean tl,520 Ac-ft *l, 102, 000

Water year 1902-3: Max - Mln - Mean tl,560 Ao-ft tl, 130,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Prom Congressional documents: 73d Cong., 2d sess., H. Doc. 197, Platte Riv?r.

* Prom reports of Nebraska State engineer.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

846

758" 733

777

799

1,060

943

1,050

930

858

882

846

822

858

930

822

799

788 

799

894

918

894

834

822

870

1.660 

1,380

1,050

882

882

930

28,346

914

56,220

Nov.

906

870

918

969

846

810

STo

822

1,010

1,010

995

1,060

1,070

1,100

1,090

1,010

1,060

1.120 

1,030

882

846

834

956

1,060

906

882 

982

956

956

982

28,748

958

57,020

Dec.

1,030

982

1,010

1,030

1,120

1,020

956

1,010

1,070

1,160

1,070

980

910

'550 864

1,010

1,180

1,100 

1,120

1,280

1.550

1,260

1,180

1,050

1,010

1,050 

945

1,000

1,050

1,110

1,120

52,897

1,061

65,250

Jan.

1,120

1,310

1.550

1,390

941

734

693

680

828

828

892

827

796

804

812

876

592

750 

756

754

794

762

825

898

988

1,010 

1,110

1,160

1,190

1,200

1,180

29,030

936

57,580

Peb.

1,140

1,170

1,110

1,030

1,090

962

819

974

1,030

969

947

932

800

586

512

762

886

959 

980

966

944

770

567

456

TTS

596 

714

944

_

24,070

860

47,740

Mar.

1,330

1,710

2,050

1,860

1,680

1,860

2,460

2,910

3,170

3,190

5,590

5,040

2,110

1,460

1,490

1,720

1,790

1,680 

1,790

1,200

520

800

930

810

600

470 

510

1,020

2,770

1,560

1,050

52,930

1,707

105,000

Apr.

1,070

1,100

1,060

1,160

1,280

1,060

906

982

1,050

1,010

918

1,020

1,140

1,220

1,060

1,070

1,170

1,190 

1,170

1,050

1,060

1,090

1,020

1,260

1,500

858 

111

822

894

744

31,445

1,048

62,370

May

670

700

690

660

744

650

546

575

573

680

700

610

555

494

458

537

546

930 

1,380

1,520

846

670

660

711

889

1.990 

1,770

1,480

1,520

1,060

969

26,541

850

52,250

June

1,090

1,070

1,140

1,290

1,770

1,090

930

906

943

1,130

1,090

1,120

1,020

943

894

1,640

2,500

1,490 

1,240

1,260

1,090

1,100

1,130

1,890

799

799 

982

1,070

1,100

943

35,459

1,182

70,350

July

918

834

788

788

744

755

690

573

573

777

744

650

1.560

969

799

555

494

462 

470

494

494

410

390

370

560

542 

506

294

276

30lf

318

18,283

590

36,260

Aug.

312

264

246

252

294

665

438

402

454

342

342

318

360

330

342

356

512

270 

276

264

506

381

330

342

518

500 

252

258

270

506

554

10,256

330

20,300

Sept.

588

595

574

409

409

395

395

374

354

518

554

581

588

409

381

318

506

560 

494

519

519

733

969

906

1,290

1,790 

1,070

894

799

822

17,513

584

54,740

Calendar year 1954: Max 12,400 Mln 180 Mean 1,015 Ac-ft 735,100

Water year 1954-55; Max 3,390 Mln 246 Mean 919 Ac-ft 665, 10C

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 cfs). Np peak above base.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 8 to Mar. 11, Mar. 20-28.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 223

North Loup River at Taylor, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°46'25", long 99°22'40", in sec. 22, T. 2l N., R. 18 W., on right bank 

450 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 183 at north edge of Taylor.

Drainage area. 2,210 sq mi, approximately, of which about 180 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. November 1936 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,248.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 28, 1938, chain gage at bridge 450 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1937-55), 447 cfs (323,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,710 cfs June 18 (gage height, 6.68 ft), but 

may have been greater during ice breakup on Mar. 10; maximum gage height, 7.57 ft 

Jan. 18 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 147 cfs Aug. 18.

1936-55: Maximum discharge, 2,770 cfs June 14, 1951, but may have been greater 

during ice breakup on Mar. 10, 1955; maximum gage height, 7.91 ft Dec. 22, 1952 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 45 cfs July 26, 1941.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks. North 

Loup Public Power and Irrigation District canal began diversion from river in November 

1937 at poing 6 miles above station. Several smaller diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 856: 1937. WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

316

350

350

342

355

396

411

441

391

406

406

411

413

401

406

411

406

406

401

406

426

436

426

426

457

499

516

tte

416

416

403

12,688

409

25,170

Nov.

387

387

406

416

582

421

441

462

467

510

505

528

528

499

516

516

516

494 

494

516

528

528

510

472

446

472

451

478

499

539

14,314

477

28,390

Dec.

467

457

396

1ST

499

533

533

568

1E5

533

522

411

421

478

472

499

533

528 

545

539

533

550

556

533

539

522

494

516

472

462

533

15,563

502

30,870

Jan.

556

580

580

539

510

472

467

510

528

522

499

516

430

446

505

533

350

310

33E

370

370

430

39C

450

500

530

480

450

471

654

666

14,944

482

29,640

Feb.

660

630

594

438

474

525

498

477

708

53B

305

344

506

549

584

585

614

638 

423

197

336

405

477

573

576

576

570

543

14,343

512

28,450

Mar.

542

588

585

570

546

525

579

830

1,600

2.000

1,380

1,080

1,030

1,040

839

758

795

723 

809

690

560

500

550

530

425

400

430

550

650

723

636

23,483

758

46,580

Apr.

611

624

682 ~SS2

593

556

528

522

494

478

522

539

539

545

516

522

528

516 

522

431

421

431

451

516

499

451

359

337

3¥2

346

15,083

503

29,920

May

337

329

359

308

248

218

182

173

185

185

185

190

176

196

202

193

242

451 

421

426

426

406

416

431

494

580

842

715

593

599

605

11,308

365

22,430

June

568

438

457

488

488

451

457

431

396

467

516

533

472

467

478

505

674

1,450 

982

795

751

682

751

539

411

396

451

478

431

587

16,790

560

33,300

July

373

335

346

350

359

350

333

329

337

308

277

241

238

221

212

215

218

218 

205

202

199

218

238

244

218

179

228

205

196

199 

173

7,997

258

15,860

Aug.

188

188

168

205

284

215

241

221

208

190

193

193

176

179

179

179

165

147

TSJ

157

155

157

163

163

176

163

160

160

170

179 

179

5,653

182

11,210

Sept.

170

165

157

150

T5?

155

152

155

160

165

185

193

193

185

179

309

411

411 

401

451

505

586

5T55"

478

510

494

494

472

457

426

9,426

314

18,700

Calendar year 1954: Max 917 Mln 170 Mean 455 Ac-ft 329,600

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,000 Mln 147 Mean 443 Ac-ft 320,500

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 13, Jan. 17 to Mar. 10, Mar. 20-28.
224 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Loup River at Burwell, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°47'10", long 99°09'20", in SE&3W* sec. 15, T. 21 N., R. 16 W., on left 

bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on county road, 1 mile west of Burwell, and 1.5 miles 

upstream from Calamus River.

Drainage area. 2,510 sq mi, approximately, of which about 400 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1955. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,350 cfs Mar. 10 (gage height, 3.61 ft); maximum gage height, 4.38 ft Mar. 22 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 157 cfs 

Aug. 14, 26.

1952-55: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 10, 1955; maximum gage height, 4.50 ft 

Jan. 27, 1953 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 147 cfa July 15, 1954.

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

which are poor. The Newton, Almeria, and Taylor-Ord Canals of the Loup River Irrigation District divert water above the station for irrigation.

Discharge, in cubic feec per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

2J>

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

T50" 373

424

390

407

424

441

475

432

424

*415

424

432

432

432

424

415

432

449

458

467

458

458

441

*475

537

355- 573

441

449

484

13,804

445

27,380

Nov.

458

382

TSS

449

441

484

493

*502

528

528

537

537

546

511

511

*502

519

528

519

528

546

*537

599

ST^T

493

493

567

467

475

493

15,043

501

29,840

Dec.

467

484

528

519

537

*502

415

390

319

505

550

365

350

399

407

546

H3T

528

528

458

*458

407

390

399

432

415

410

460

440

470

500

13,713

442

27,200

Jan.

560

520

520

530

*510

507

502

532

530

496

436

419

294

304

332

375

*398

322

340

358

344

427

399

422

483

520

515

464

474

474

595

13,902

448

27,570

Feb.

580

605 BTB"

450

367

427

432

460

595

595

343

300

418

531

*539

544

526

518

468

200

500

370

430

500

560

580

570

580

13,523

476

26,430

Mar.

*578

582

588

573

573

567

570

800

1,500

*2,220

1,330

1,040

938

900

*807

734

671

671

662

617

550

520

540

5EO

450

370 '5915'

762

*789

872

789

23,482

757

46,580

Apr.

771

77T

689

644

662

626

582

573

555

555

*546

582

617

590

546

537

546

537

546

511

458

449

475

564

*555

519

441

399

373

357

16,576

553

32,880

May

365

357

375

382

342

303

281

232

*255

243

227

222

222

213

209

205 '552"

390

390

424

424

373

407

407

*449

573

689

762

SS7

635

582

11,811

381

23,430

June

511

449

390

TOT

528

*493

484

449

432

511

608

608

546

484

493

537

582

1,110

1,070

*966

789

653

644

689

537

484

493

528

475

424

17,451

582

34,610

July

390 '3~SF

342

334

*342

342

319

326

326

319

261

*232

222

218

201

218

227

243

*232

218

218

227

255

503

296

222

*238

218

222

201

201

8,278

267

16,420

Aug.

193

*205

185

182

234

222

243

*213

205

185

174

178

167

157

1ST

171

*167

160

160

164

171

*171

164

160

171

157

167

164

171

*178

197

5,650

182

11,210

Sept.

189

182 174-

171 TTT

*171

178

185

174

185

189

205

*205

185

178

185

342

399

*407

441

582

626 "559"

555

582

*564

546

502

484

449

10,005

334

19,840

Calendar year 1954: Max 919 Mln 147 Mean '473 Ae-ft 342,700

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,220 Min 157 Mean 447 Ae-ft 323,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Dec. 27 to Mar. 9, Mar. 21-26 (no gage-height reeird Feb. 12, 21-28).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 22S 

Calamus River near Burwell, Nebr,

Location. Lat 41°47'25", long 99°11'05", in NW£ sec. 9, T. 21 N. , R. 16 W. , on left bank 

300 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1-| miles upstream from mouth, and 3 miles northwest of Burwell.

Drainage area. 1,260 sq mi, approximately, of which about 110 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Apr. 20, 1945, staff gage at site 300 ft upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, cfs (208,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year 457 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 2.88 ft), but may 

have been greater during ice breakup on Mar. 22; maximum gage height, 4.93 ft Mar. 22 

(backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 228 cfs Aug. 10.

1940-55: Maximum discharge, 1 060 cfs May 16, 1951; maximum gage height, 5.19 ft 

Mar. 19, 1950 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 54 cfs Dec. 5, 1950.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made every two weeks.

Revisions. WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September'1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

264

27TT

280

283

295

302

323

319

299

292

286

280

280

280

286

292

309

316

323

330

337

344

348

340

348

362

SW

312

316

316

319

9,591

309

19,020

Nov.

319

319

312

286

280

270

276

292

289

292

292

306

302

309

309

312

319

309

289

299

309

316

319

319

319

326

337

348

347

337

9,259

309

18,360

Dec.

319 3~0"0"

286

286

302

312

319

319

315

315

315

310

290

286

289

289

285

280

299

306

309

312

302

302

302

306

316

300

290

2Bo~ 270

9,311

300

18,470

Jan.

280 232"

299

299

299

300

310

310

310

300

300

290

280

290

290

295

289

286

306

292

290

290

290

300

290

290

300

310

320

340

31?

9,249

298

18,350

Feb.

323

330

310

300

310

300

280

310

270

250

230 ~Zf5

250

271

341

368

390 32B"

250

328

371

382

363

355

355

336

355

358

_

8,852

316

17,560

Mar.

380

400

380

340

300

270

302

323

358

386

423

444

13T

410

386

382

366

362

348

333

280

300

316

302

280

250

'25(5

330

348

323

319

10,652

344

21,130

Apr.

323

330

330

326

309

306

319

319

333

337

340

348

33T

333

319

326

323

323

323

309

295

292

302

309

326

323

312

299

292

286

9,545

318

18,930

May

283

276

273

270

261

253

244

247

236

m

244

244

247

247

247

244

258

276

267

261

258

255

255

273

280

292

29?

289

292

286

233

8,177

264

16,220

June

280

273

286

292

302

306

295

283

273

292

302

302

299

289

286

299

358

3BT

326

319

299

280

264 277

289

273

283

289

280

270

8,817

294

17,490

July

264

261

253

255

255

255

255

255

258

258

247

?4T

250

247

253

261

264

258

261

264

267

264

264

264

267

267

273

2TO

270

258

250

8,035

259

15,940

Aug.

250

250

247

244

261

247

244

239

23(5

223

233

233

23(3

239

244

250

253

255

258

255

253

247

244

233

244

233

241

244

244

247

255

7,601

245

15,080

Sept.

261

258

258

261

255

253

2ST

255

258

261

264

267

267

270

270

267

267

264

270

286

333 3T5"

316

316

323

316

309

292

276

270

8,332

278

16,530

Calendar year 1954: Max 453 Mln 160 Mean 324 Ac-ft 234,800

Water year 1954-55: Max 444 Mln 228 Mean 294 Ac-ft 213,100

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 2, 9-13, 17, 18, 28-31, Jan. 6-15, 

Feb. 3-17, Feb. 19 to Mar. 6, Mar. 21, 22, 26, 27.
226 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Loup River at Ord, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°36' , long 98°55', in Wj sec. 22, T. 19 N., R. 14 W., on right bank 

150 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 57 at Ord.

Records available. November 1936 to September 1938, June 1952 to September 1955. Pub11shed as "near Ord" 1936-38.

Gage. Water stage recorder. Nov. 25, 1936, to Sept. 30, 1938, chain gage at site 2 miles 

downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,120 cfs June 18 (gage height, 3.90 ft), but 

may have been greater during ice breakup on Mar. 10; maximum gage height, 4.33 ft 

Mar. 10 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 287 cfs Aug. 4.

1936-38, 1952-55: Maximum discharge observed, 3,440 cfs Sept. 4, 1937, from rating 

curve extended above 1,800 cfs; minimum daily discharge, 154 cfs Jan. 3, 1937.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

above station for irrigation. Flow includes return water from North Loup Irrigation 

District.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

644 '575'

705

*714

714

732

820

860

830

830

*840

860

900

890

840

820

780

*770

810 

850

860

850

820

820

*830

920

950

930

890

880

900

25,537

824

50,650

Nov.

880

*870

870

840

820

800 54"O~

830

820

810

830

870

870

870

*890

890

900

900

900 

950

920

920

930

920

900

880

900

880

850

*870

26,200

873

51,970

Dec.

780 750"

780

840

870

880

880

900

820

780

780

800

830

900

*870

980

970

1,000

1,000 

*950

960

970

950

920

860

860

820

810

820

*830

850

27,040

872

53,630

Jan.

890

F77T

870

870

860

850

860

880

880

*843

800

760

720

640 'B50"

720

740

700

660 

700

720

740

740

780

820

*843

882

798

798

740

877

24,531

791

48,660

Feb.

860

1,000

950

830

630

700

820

860

*910

690

632

572

710

985

995

990

1,010

1,010

742 

508

352 750"

950

960

*954

928

905

938

~ -----

23,141

826

45,900

Mar.

948

970

1,010

980

912

865

910

1,200

2,000

*2,700

*1,930

1,760

1,660

1,540

1,450

1,370

1,320

1,280

1,270 

1,050

750

*800

890

930

900

570

5130"

950

1,150

*1,410

1,240

37,305

1,203

73,990

Apr.

1,180

1,130

1,090

1,050

*990

960

930

920

930

940

950

*970

990

990

920

880

900

880

*810 

820

800

723

820

850

*950

900

840

770

732

705

27,320

911

54,190

May

678

*636

596

596

559

517

482

454

*454

468

468

475

461

461

454

*475

620

930

760

741

750

723

*705

723

820

910

970

1,260

1,040

970

900

21,056

679

41,760

June

*810

790

740

780

900

*830

800

741

696 750"

940

930

*910

830

840

1,070

960

1,340

1,710 

*i,33o

1,030

960

850

1,010

880

810

830

870

*820

750

27,517

917

54,580

July

687 £50"

628

612

604

573

559

559

524

510

*461

440

404

404

380

380

392

386

386 

404

386

416

404

404

434

*398

374

404

*374

374

362

14,283

461

28,330

Aug.

309

326

344

287 39"2"

510

422

434

*422

404

368

350

326

298

309

309

304

292

298 

292

320

326

326

*338

314

332

314

309

326

314

350

10,565

341

20,960

Sept.

380

356

356

344

350

*332

344

350

350

338

350

368

374

350

338

390

559

669

*696 

741

860

870

940

860

950

930

840

810

790

750

16,935

564

33,590

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,6OO Mln 288 Mean 828 Ac-ft 599,400

Water year 1954-55: Max 2, TOO Win 287 Mean 771 Ac-ft 558,200

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 efs). Mar. 10 (time and discharge unknown); June 18 (12 m.) 3,120 cfs (3.90 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 2, Dec. 27 to Mar. 10, Mar. 20-29.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 227 

North Loup River at Scotia, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°27'30", long 98°42'40", in SW£ sec. 8, T. 17 N., R. 12 W., on right bank 

 30 ft downstream from trestle on Union Pacific Railroad spur, half a mile upstream from 

Wallace Creek, and 0.9 mile southwest of Scotia.

Drainage area.--4,100 sq mi, approximately, of which about 910 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. November 1936 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,893.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1"929, tentative adjustment (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, 

chain gage at railroad trestle 30 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1937-55), 828 cfs (599,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,270 cfs June 19 (gage height, 4.02 ft), but 

may have been greater during ice breakup on Mar. 10; maximum gage height, 4.78 ft 

Feb. 15 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 212 cfs Aug. 2, 19, 2C.

1936-55: Maximum gage height, 8.18 ft June 22, 1947 (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge, 105 cfs Aug. 7, 1941.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stafedischarge relation, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made every two 

weeks. Diversions above station for irrigation. Plow includes practically Ell return 

water from North Loup irrigation project.

Revisions. WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 195f

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

720 74"0~

760

760

780

801

856

948 

924

948

856

812

823

834

823

823

812

812

834

878

856

856

878

878

960

1,100 

1,060

1,050 

924

878

878

26,862

867

53,280

Nov.

867

834

823

801

823

834

845

878 

878

889

889

912

924

924

912

900

924

924

924

924

912

924

948

'SSTT

900

936 

924

936 

924

948

26,917

897

53,390

Dec.

984

960

948

936

960

984

984

1,050 

1,020

984

948

912

889

936

900

984

972

996

972

960

972

936

996

984

972

960 

880

860 "SSS

880

900

29,459

950

58,430

Jan.

930

950

1,020

1,080

1,100

980

940

950 

930

900

840

800

636

590 74~T

804

858

737

627

620

590

625

670

770

810

900 

970

725 

820

940

1,020

25,876

835

51,320

Feb.

1,080

1,080

1,000

725

710

828

769

877 

982

800

694

756

745

892

978

1,040

1,070

1,100

1,020

700

'STO 400

770

872

928

944 

896

920

-

24,176

863

47,950

Mar.

1,010

1,210

,330

,320

,180

,030

,020

,300 

,800

,500

,000

,660

,680

,540

,520

,450

,390

,270

,240

1,130

900

730

860

960

820

640 

ToTf

1,400 

1,600

el, 500

el, 400

40,090

1,293

79,520

Apr.

el, 500

el, 180

el, 050

e980

948

936

900

867 

867

889

924

948

1,010

960

889

878

878

900

867

878

867

760

790

856

924

900 

801

710 

618

592

26,867

896

53,290

May

552

506

513

520

552

513

478

444 

450

464

471

464

437

430

424

430

481

981

845

730

720

710

720

672

750

790 

924

1,180 

1,056

960

900

20,061

647

39,790

June

889

823

812

 §7? 770

936

867

823 

801

845

1,030

996

984

856

823

1,110

1,080

1,100

1,950

1,370

1,060

948

878

936

948

801 

823

856 

823

780

28,690

956

56,910

July

710

S7?

627

600

592

592

528

536 

520

464

464

457

492

570

337

315

325

355

373

392

361

343

343

310

320

315 

271

262 

266

253

249

13,214

426

26,210

Aug.

249

'S3T 212

249

223

392

'SzTJ

271 

295

300

280

266

257

240

227

249

240

215

212

212

244

266

244

244

227

219 

235

235 

249

240

235

7,782

251

15,440

Sept.

253

1J5E"

280

275

271

280

280

271 

290

305

310

325

331

325

315

300

492

681

730

770

845

924

960

924

984

1,080 

960

834 

845

790

16,515

550

32,760

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,640 Mln 227 Mean 858 Ao-ft 621,200

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,500 Mln 212 Mean 785 Ao-ft 568,300

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs)- No peak above base.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Ord 

and near St. Paul.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 27 to Jan. 2, Jan. 6 to Mar. 11, f'«r. 20-29.
228 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Davis Creek near Cotesfield, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°23'50" ; long 98°41'00", in SW£ sec. 34, T. 17 N., R. .12 W., on left bank 

three-quarters of a miles upstream from mouth and 3|- miles northwest of Cotesfield.

Records available. May 1949 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,870.8 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Average discharge. 6 years, 5.38 cfs (3,890 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 337 cfs July 12 (gage height, 7.8 ft); maximum 

gage height, 7.28 ft Mar. 1 (backwater from ice); no flow at times.

1949-55: Maximum discharge, 1,290 cfs July 3, 1951 (gage height, 9.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 700 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

9.54 ft; no flow at times in 1953-55.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.4

.3

.3

.2

172

2.3

2.4

2.4

3.1

3.9

1.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.6

.4

.3

.4

.7

1.2

1.2

1.9

3.3

~?.3 17

1.2

.4

.7

.9

51.7

1.67

103

Nov.

1.0

.8

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

77

1.0

.9

1.0

.9

.8

1.2

1.0

1.3

1.0

1.2

1.8

2.1

2.1

1.6

1.8

i.a

T7§- 2.3

1.0

1.2

34.9

1.16

69

Dec.

1.6

1.8

2.3 ~T6~

TT

.7

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

42.1

1.36

84

Jan.

1.5

1.8

al.B

al.7

al.7

al.6

al.6

al.6

al.5

1.5

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

.9

1.2

.9

1.0

1.3

1.5

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

44.7

1.44

89

Feb.

.5

.5

.6

.9

.3

.8

.6

.5

.6

.2

.8

.9

.8

.7

ITCT

1.3

17

-22

2.1

1.9

3.3

4.0

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

b4.0

103.2

3.69

205

Mar.

b30

b35

b2F

b20

b!6

bll

9.4

7.2

6.8

4.7

3.1

2.3

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0 T72"

1.2

3.1

7.2

9.4

5.5

6.8

5.5

4.3

3.8

4.7

5.1

3.1

2.5

240.2

7.75

476

Apr.

2.3

rrr

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.8

2.1

1.5

T7S

1.8

1.8

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.6

57.4

1.91

114

May

1.4

1.3

.9

1.6

.7

.678-

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

1.0

.8

.8

.8

1.6

72

lT

11

8.6

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.7

8.6

7.4

6.0

5.3

a3.8

a2.3

183.5

5.92

364

June

0.8

.778-

6.1

15

9.6

2.1

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

86

3T

16

9.8

6.2

4.6

4.2

4.5

5.7

5.5

4.6

a3.3

2.0

1.8

1.4

236.1

7.87

468

July

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

14

9.6

a4.8

.4

16

143 -To"

12

6.5

5.2

a3.2

1.1

15

5.3

2.9

1.8

1.1

.9

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

TT

330.7

10.7

656

Aug.

0.1

J3_

0

o

0

11

4.3

1.4

.7

li

10

4.5

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.3

3.0

4.6

2.2

.4

0

O

O

0

0

O

143.6

4.34

267

Sept.

0

ff

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

.2

.6

.5

1.6

1.7

3.5

3.7 370"

3.0

17.8

0.59

35

Calendar year 1954: Max 202 Min 0 Mean 3.2O Ac-ft 2,320

Water year 1954-55: Max 143 Min 0 Mean 4.05 Ac-ft 2,930

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs).--May 18 (9 a.m.) 274 cfs (6.67 ft); July 12 (12 m.) 337 cfs 

(7.08 ft); AugT 10 (10 a.m.J 284 cfs (7.01 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of trend of flow and 

recorded range in stage.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 1-17, Dec. 22-24, Jan. 12-14, 26-29: discharge 

interpolated or estimated on basis of trend of flow, weather records, and 2 discharge measurements.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 229

North Loup River near Cotesfield, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°22'10 n , long 98°36'50", on south line sec. 7, T. 16 N., R. 11 W., near 

left bank on downstream side of bridge on county road, 1 mile east of Cotesfield and 

4f miles downstream from Davis Creek.

Records available. July 1950 to September 1955.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read only when discharge measurements are obtained. Datum of gage 

is 1,839.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark).

Average discharge. 5 years, 926 cfs (670,400 acre-ft per year).

Remarks. Records poor. Daily discharges since October 1953 estimated on basis of discharge measurements and records for stations at Scotia and near St. Paul. Natural flow 

affected by diversions, ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from 

irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

670 750-

770

780

800

840

900

980

950

880

860

*840

850

850

820

790

790

800

860

900

890

890

890

900

1,OOO

1,100

1.120

*1,110

1,000 

930

920

27,430

885

54,410

Nov.

900 

870

850 8"SO"

870

860

860

880

*890

900

920

920

910

900

910

920

930

930

930

950

950

970

*990 '§5o940

950

940

950

950 

970

27,530

918

54,600

Dec.

950 

930

920

960

1,020

*1,100

1,070

1,050

1,020

990

960

930

920

950

950

950

990

1,000

990

*960

960

950

970

980

970

950

900

880

S-gTy 

910

920

29,890

964

59,290

Jan.

930 

940

*960

1,020

1,070

1,000

960

910

890

880

860

870

840

630

700

780

850

*680

670

650

610

'55o~ 600

740

770

830

900

800

760 

900

1,100

25,750

831

51,070

Feb.

*1,200

1,050

950

800

700

750

800

820

930

820

710

640

690

*740

930

1,050

1,100

1,150

1,080

900

600

480

'BBTi

800

900

960

970

1,000

~

24,170

863

47,940

Mar.

,070 

,350

* ,800

,550

,300

,100

,180

,450

,800

,500

,100

,750

,650

,600

* ,560

,450

,370

,300

1,280

1,180

1,000

780

860

920

830

630

WS

*1,550

1,650 

1,550

1,480

42,390

1,367

84,080

Apr.

1,550 

1,220

1,150

1,090

1,020

990

970

930

9OO

890

*980

1,030

1,080

1,070

990

930

920

970

920

880

870

780

770

840

910

*920

860

780

69O

640

28,340

945

56,210

May

600

560

530

530

550

520

500

470

*460

450

450

460

430

410 4TO"

430

600

940

870

760

730

700

660

*620

680

740

320

960

1,220 

1,020

950

20,030

646

39,730

June

860 

800

770

5TO

920

910

*830

810

790

840

920

1,050

1,000

940

870

,070

,160

,280

,8OO

* ,400

,220

,020

930

940

990

900

890

910

860 

820

29,310

977

58,140

July

750 

ToTT

640

650

*670

600

57O

580

540

480

450

440

530

630

450

350

340

350

*360

370

360

350

340

330

330

320

300

270

260

250 

240

13,800

445

27,370

Avg.

230 

*220

210

'ZBTT

250

290

390

29TT

300

320

300

260

240

220

250

*260

250

230

220

220

250

270

260

250

240

230

240

240

250 

280 

270

7,960

257

15,790

Sept.

280 

290

290

280

260

260

260

270

270

280

290

310

310

*310

320

350

4OO

600

680

740

810

890

920

960

1,020

1,080

*920

900

870 

830

16,250

542

32,230

Calendar year 1954 : Max 1,700 Mln 215 Mean 871 Ac-ft 630,800

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,50O Min 210 Mean 802 Ac-ft 580,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

449355 O - 58 - 16
230 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Loup River near St. Paul, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°15 l 35 n , long 98°26'50", in sec. 22, T. 15 N., R. 10 W., on right bank 

110 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 281, 3 miles north of St. Paul, and 

4 miles upstream from confluence with Middle Loup River.

Drainage area. 4,460 sq mi, approximately, of which about 1,270 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. May 1895 to October 1897, April to October 1899, April to December 

1903, August 1928 to September 1955.

;e.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,759.39 ft above mean ser level,unadjusted, 

rior to Aug. 16, 1928, staff gages at several sites within 1 mile of present site at 

various daturas. Aug. 16, 1928, to Mar. 19, 1934, chain gage and Mar. 20, 1934, to 

Sept. 8, 195~4, water-stage recorder at site 50 ft upstream at datum 3.0 ft higher, 

and Sept. 9-30, 1954, recorder at present site at datum 3.0 ft higher.

Average discharge.--29 years (1895-97, 1928-55), 889 cfs (643,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,990 cfs June 19 (gage height, 4.94 ft), but 

may have been greater during period of ice breakup Mar. 9-11; maximum gage height, 

5.85 ft Mar. 9 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 186 cfs Aug. 21, 27, 28.

1895-97, 1899, 1903, 1928-55: Maximum discharge, 90,000 cfs (estimated) June 6, 

1896; minimum daily since 1928, 85 cfs Aug. 8, 1941.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow 

affected by diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, ard return flow 

from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 976: 1942. WSP 1086: Drainage area. Revised figures of 

discharge,in cubic feet per second, for the water year 1896, superseding those published in 18th Annual Report, Part 4, are given herewith:

Month

June 1896.. .................

Cfs-days Maximum

Z5.OOO

Minimum

1,139

Mean

2,756

Runoff In 

acre -feet

164,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

656

636

607

SETT

675

748

859

930

836

824

828

832

836

824

769

706

748

748

748 

790

918

918

905

905

905

1,070

1,110

1,140

1,070

968

980

26,145

843

51,860

Nov.

968

SB?

918

955

942

918

8~54~ 824

870

882

894

905

894

882

918

930

905

894

930 

905

905

905

930

905

848

870

836

870

870

848

26,897

897

53,350

Dec.

930

824

859

918

980

1,020

1,000

1,040

1,OZO

955

930

918

758| 750"

848

905

1,020

980

dl,020 

dl,030

980

980

968

992

968

955

1,020

968

800

850

830

29,046

937

57,610

Jan.

950

930

855

 535 965

890

900

85O

840

855

8OO

805

875

595

745

720

880

765

700 

720

630

540 'BEE

750

765

780

805

805

685

865

855

24,710

797

49,010

Feb.

965

1,010

985

840

680

775

850

810

950

935

705

590

555

600

905

1,090

1,120

1,260

1,200 

960

605

510

5~4T)

770

875

1,020

1,040

1,100

------

24,245

866

48,090

Mar.

1,190

1,500

1,560

1,480

1,400

1,300

1,280

1,450

1,910

2,580

2,160

1,560

1,670

1,560

1,510

1,46O

1,370

1,320

1,320 

1,200

1,050

760

930

850

800

600 SUO"

,050

,340

,350

,550

4 ,660

,344

82,630

Apr.

dl,400

dl,280

dl,220

dl,230

1,220

1,160

1,060

955

918

882

882

955

1,030

1,120

1,030

1,000

955

980

930 

870

905

790

748

848

859

930

870

842

738

675

29,264

975

58,040

May

636

607

562

526

535

509

460

420

413

428

436

460

436

386 4UO"

428

444

758

918 

748

706

696

696

666

666

727

790

905

1,250

1,020

968

19,580

632

38,840

June

930

824

769

758

'SoTT

930

859

802

769

813

905

1,030

1,030

980

905

1,180

1,480

1,060

1,780 

1,650

1,460

1,040

992

905

1,110

968

942

1,000

992

882

30,650

1,022

60,790

July

802

727

666

646

617

617

588

802

553

476

452

436

675

894

OT

379

346

359

359 

352

352

346

359

334

322

328

315

286

270

249

243

14,634

472

29,030

Aug.

233

214

195

209

286

270

379

297

297

586

309

238

214

209

2OO

195

204

204

195 

190

186

TOf

219

204

204

190

186

186

200

209

209

7,121

230

14,120

Sept.

219

?Z5

228

228

255

233

238

254

254

270

275

297

505

340

340

322

328

553

675 

696

769

905

905

980

1,040

 1,130 9~9Z~

882

848

813

15,778

526

31,500

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,810 Mln 195 Mean 874 Ac-ft 633, OOO

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,380 Mln 186 Mean 794 Ac-ft 574,700

d Computed from doubtful gage-height record.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 29 to Mar. 11, Mar
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 231

Cedar River near Fullerton, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°23'45", long 98°00'15", on line between SEjSEj sec. 33, T. 17 N., R. 6 W., 

and TJEpEj sec. 4, T. 16 N., R. 6 W., near left bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on State Highway 52, 3 miles northwest of Fullerton and 5fj- miles uj stream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 1,200 sq mi, approximately, of which about 480 sq mi contribvte directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--September 1931 to June 1932, October 1940 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,640.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (tentative adjustment). Prior to Nov. 5, 1942, staff gage, NOV. B, 1942,to June 23, 

1947, water-stage recorder, and June 24, 1947, to Apr. 6, 1948, staff gage, all at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1940-55), 243 cfs (175,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,210 cfs July 5 (gage height, 4.27 ft); maximum 

gage height, 5.08 ft Dec. 29 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 58 cfs 

Aug. 17, 28.

1931-32, 1940-55: Maximum discharge, 10,100 cfs July 19, 1950 (gage height, 9.64 ft); 

minimum daily, 33 cfs Dec. 11, 1941.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1932, published ir WSP 731, is 

considered to be in error because of insufficient information to define the stagedischarge relation, and should not be used.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Natural 

flow affected by power developments, ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and 

return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. WSP 1086: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water years 1932, 1941, and 1943, superseding those published in 

WSP 731, 926, and 976, are given herewith:

Date

1932

June 8

9

10

16

17

1941

Mar. 8

Discharge

634

1,780

1,090

955

1,700

526

Date

1941-Con.

Mar. 9

May 20

June 22

23

Sept. 3

7

8

16

Discharge

1,550

1,230

4,220

870

360

506

666

466

Date

1943

May 29

June 1

2

14

17

July 3

4

5

Discharge

1,980

1,030

452

2,720

662

1,250

432

422

Month

Calendar year 1943. .......

Cfs-days

77,233

84,435

84,770

Maximum

4,220

1,250

4,460

4.460

Minimum

67

152

40

40

Mean

212

262

675

209

231

237

Runoff in 

acre -feet

153,200

152,500

16,130

12,860

167,500

168 , 100
232 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Cedar River near Fullerton, Nebr.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

154

T5T

161

161

166

166

168

170

175

195

210

198

185

188

180

180

173

*175

198

185

170

180

182

185

188

208

213

2oT

185

185

182

5,629

182

11,160

Nov.

182

T§0

2OO

205

198

202

202

202

2O2

*185

200

200

210

208

208

226

215

190

218

210

221

221

226

228

231

226

237

253

*2tS

248

6,389

213

12,670

Dec.

242

256

265

282

25T

242

242

262

271

259

220

2OO

240

270

260

248

238

234

234

*236

221

212

210

245

242

155

113

T5T

273

274

256

7,287

235

14,450

Jan.

294

23T

272

216

209

183

180

180

191

176

160

*146

136

119

T7T

184

206

160

155

174

163

160

150

147

158

163

184

153

145

189

201

5,622

181

11,150

Feb.

255

*258~

213

177

157

171

190

185

194

203

134

148

157

182

192

202

221

223

210

123

142

175

*202

213

201

194

197

192

-

5,281

189

10,470

Mar.

211

255

318

297

232

186

203

226

278

500

357

276

259

256

259

234

234

*231

208

218

180

175 'ZBo"

195

190

210

260

474

276

239

231

7,868

254

15,610

Apr.

223

221

215

215

*215

205

202

208

208

205

202

213

223

213

205

198

188

198

198

195

185

180

2BT

378 73"9~

223

218

*210

195

188

6,447

215

12,790

May

192

182

168

178

175

173

168

166

163

163

161

158

161

154

154

151

149

*TTT

198

170

200

178

170

170

170

195

234 223"

192

163

5,437

175

10,780

June

161

149

T5?

170

311

265

213

208

*173

195

185

198

200

200

200

223

412 3"9T

256

*271

231

223

208

192

198

180

180

180

*185

192

6,548

218

12,990

July

158

156

144

147

606

202

140

245

142

124

122

131

126

158

154

151

115

*115

109

118

113

113

131

144

115

89

93

85

82

78

76

4,482

145

8,8SO

Aug.

74

64

62

72

60

109

97

*120

109

155

122

101

95

93

99

91

58

TO

91

74

70

82

69

80

76

69

70

58

76

83

*99

2,626

84.7

5,210

Sept.

87

-Si

83

99

99

87

97

95

93

93

103

103

103

105

99

103

109

115

*120

124

147

144

161

154

156

192

ITO

190

190

166

3,688

123

7,320

Calendar year 1954: Max 565 Mln 89 Mean 210 Ac-ft 152,100

Water year 1954-55: Max 6O6 Min 58 Mean 184 Ac-ft 133,500

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11 to Mar. 10, Mar. 21-27.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 233

Loup River power canal near Genoa, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°25', long 97°46', in sec. 28, T. 17 N., R. 4 W., on left benk 2 miles 

downstream from point of diversion and 3^ miles southwest of Genoa.

Records available. December 1936 to September 1955. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete weir.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,800 cfs June 6; minimum daily, 17 cfs 

Dec. 2.

1936-55: Maximum daily discharge, 3.410 cfs Apr. 27, 1944; minimum daily, 13 cfs 

Mar. 11, 1951.

Remarks. Records excellent except those computed from staff-gage readings, which are good. 

Canal diverts from Loup River in Sec. 6, T. 16 N., R. 4 W. Water is used in powerplants 

near Monroe and Columbus and is returned to Platte River 1-J miles downstream from Loup 

River. Diversion began Dec. 2, 1936.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.520

1,770

1,660

1,660

1,720

1,740

2,060

2,060

2,140

2,150

2,030

2,030

1,930

1,940

2,000

2,080

1,920

1,830

*1,830

1,880

1.96C

2,030

2.03C

1,930 

1,88C

2.18C

2.75C

2, SIC

2,54C

2,340

2,28C

62,48C

2,015

123,900

Nov.

2,210

2,210

2,100

2,040

2,000

1,920

1,920

1,880

1,950

*1,980

2,000

1,990

2,070

2,080

2,160

2,070

2,050

2,040

2,070

2,170

2,110

2,080

2,020

2,110 

2,150

2,050

2,110

2,160 

 1,460

2,050

61,210

2,040

121,400

Dec.

697

17

1,160

1,800

2,070

605

890

176

59

42

34

27

26

70

369

320

66

59

73

601

982

1,260

2,280

1,480 

1,540

2,100

553

147 

51

45

27

19,626

633

38,930

Jan.

44

46

810

173

380

63

37

34

37

45

45

48

214

291

424

1,030

784

256

947

1,350

1,210

1,120

1.10C

1,150 

1,370

1,520

1,520

1.58C 

1,630

1.69C

1,86C

22,808

736

45,240

Feb.

2,050

1,930

1,880

1,830

1,640

1,520

1,510

1,530

1,530

1,740

1,600

1,410

1,380

1,310

1,270

1,430

1,710

1,890

1,810

1,790

1.60C

1,570

1,420

1,220 

'1,220

1,260

1,480

1.63C

44,160

1,577

87,590

Mar.

1,810

2,060

2,120

2,060

1,980

2,020

2,100

2,060

1,830

1,670

1,330

2,560

2,510

2,200

2,180

2,200

2,140

*2,110

2,050

2,100

301

180

261

225 

76

48

SB

348 

1,500

1,770

1,800

47,657

1,537

94,530

Apr.

1,780

1,980

1,980

2,000

*2,200

2,330

2,180

2,040

1,930

1,900

2,010

2,070

2,400

2,410

2,330

2,120

2,030

2,030

2,050

2,090

2,02C

1,970

1,880

2,500 

2,190

2,110

1,860

*1,75C 

1,730

1,820

61,670

2,056

122, 30C

May

1,610

1,420

1,370

1,310

1,300

1,380

1,350

1,210

1,110

1,070

1,110

1,120

1,070

1,020

968

905

860

*995

1,720

2,390

2,210

1,820

1,620

1,600

1,660

2,190

2,740

2,780 

2,740

2,500

2,120

49,268

1,589

97,720

June

1,890

1,820

17575

2,040

2.550

2.800

2,230

1,960

1,870

*1,900

2,140

2,330

2,370

2,170

2.OOO

2,060

2,680

2,770

2,700

*2,780

2,680

2,510

2,220

2,390 

2,710

2,310

2,010

2,030 

*2,010

1,960

67,760

2,259

134,400

July

1,660

1,710

1,570

gl,460

gl,800

1,550

1,320

1,520

1,730

1,150

1,110

1,110

1,060

1,920

1,656

1,380

gl,070

g905

*g851

g896

g860

g887

g878

g842 

g747

g613

605

581 

509

478

462

35,084

1,132

69,590

Aug.

448

*410

376

317

272

462

815

'SS5 896

679

747

696

589

557

573

533

501

501

433

418

403

485

525

501 

462

410

376

342 

376

383

a418

15,566

502

30,870

Sept.

478 Tre

493

557

549

557

541

565

565

557

573

629

654

670

713

696

621

613

*869

1,150

1,220

1,310

1,540

1,700 

1,870

2,640

2,630

2,140 

1,920

1,780

31,278

1,043

62,040

Calendar year 1954 : Max 2,800 Mln 15 Mean 1,502 Ac-ft 1,088,000

Water year 1954-55 : Max 2,800 Mln 17 Mean 1,421 Ac-ft 1,029,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from staff-gage readings made 3 or more times dally.
234 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Loup River near Genoa, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41 0 25'05", long 97°43'25", in Nw£ sec. 25, T. 17 N. , R. 4 W. , near right 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 39, 2 miles south of Genoa, 3 miles 

upstream from Beaver Creek, and 6 miles downstream from diversion dam of Loup River 

Public Power District.

Drainage area.--14 .440 sq mi, approximately, of which about 6,000 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. August 1928 to June 1932, October 1943 to September 19E5 (October 1953 

to April 1955, monthly discharge only).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,540.13 ft above mean sea level unadjusted. Aug. 17, 1928, to June 30, 1932, chain gage at same site at datum 1.49 ft 

higher. Apr. 26 to Dec. 22, 1949, wire-weight gage at present datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined (probably occurred Mar. 11 during 

ice breakup); maximum gage height not determined (occurred during period of backwater 

from ice); minimum daily discharge, 4.4 cfs Sept. 2.

1928-32, 1943-55: Maximum discharge, 90,000 cfs June 23, 1947 (gage height, 

10.12 ft), from rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, that of Sept. 2, 1955.

Correction.--Maximum discharge of 3,250 cfs Aug. 25, 1928, published in WSP 666, is 

not to be considered as the peak for the year.

Remarks. Records poor. Natural flow of stream affected by power developments, groundwater withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. 

Records do not include flow of Loup River power canal which diverts at point 6 miles 

upstream and returns to Platte River below mouth of Loup River; diversion began Dec. 2, 

1936 (see preceding page).

Revisions.--WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

(»)

_

39.6

2,430

Nov.

(»)

(»)

(*)

(*)

_

108

6,420

Dec.

(*)

(»)

.

1,655

101,800

Jan.

(»)

(»)

.

1 , 000

61,460

Feb.

(*)

(»)

_

"

_

72.4

4,020

Mar.

(*)

PI

(»)

(*)

_

1,568

96,420

Apr.

(»)

(*)

(»)

_

222

13,190

May

72

85

95

81

74

77

47

40

64

*64

64

54

56

44

41

44

53

*54

47

59

53

38

3?

47

51

e201

e414

e!96

e335

86

90

2,765

89.2

5,480

June

*88

86

86

65

114

*289

90

81

*56

64

40

3356-

54

41

54

e576

el.190 

133

*599

133

111

101

6275

6494

72

74

79

*74

70

5,278

176

10,470

July

67

£4

46

48

6516

74

59

62

46

33

*36

43

47

44

40

28

20

25 

*32

39

28

17

17

14

12

16

22

24

19

16

10

1,354

43.7

2,690

Aug.

*13

16

16

16

20

13

11

11

*12

13

11

12

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.1

9.4

10 

8.8

8.1

10.0

9.4

8.1

*8.1

6.3

5.0

7.5

8.8

8.8

*6.3

6.9

321.8

10.4

638

Sept.

6.9

4.4

S7J

11

10

10

10

8.8

8.1

9.4

10

 10

9.4

9.4

8.1

7.5

6.9

7.5 

*11

13

12

12

12

11

14

15

145

26

22

20

469.8

15.7

932

Calendar year 1954: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft 405,400

Water year 1954-55: Max - Mln 4.4 Mean - AC-ft 306,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of peaks of similar magnitude. 

Mote.--No gage-height record Oct. 1 to May 5; monthly mean discharge estimated on basis of 2O 

discharge measurements, weather records, and records for other Loup River stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 235

Beaver Creek at Genoa, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°26'20", long 97°44'30", in W|SE^ sec. 14, T. 17 N., R. 4 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 22, 0.2 mile upstream from 

Union Pacific Railroad bridge, 1 mile southwest of Genoa, and 3 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--627 sq mi, of which about 410 sq mi contribute directly to surface runoff. 

Records available. October 1940 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,546.75 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Nov. 5, 1942, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge .--15 years, 134 cfs (97/510 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,910 cfs July 5 (gage height, 8.03 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs Aug. 26.

1940-55: Maximum discharge, 21,200 cfs July 19, 1950 (gage height, 18.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,500 cfs; minimum daily, that of Aug. 26, 1955.

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

which are poor. Natural flow affected slightly by ground-water withdrawals for 

irrigation. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions. WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September IB'55

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

a55

a56

a57

a60

a62

a64

a70

a72

73

84

»84

81

77

72

72

71

70

69

70

70

70

70

71

70

69

74

76

91

92

80

78

2,230

71.9

4,420

Nov.

*75

76

75

75

77

78

78

78

77

75

73

74

76

a76

a77

a77

77

78

78

78

77

*80

82

84

84

84

84

86

88

a90

2,367

78.9

4,690

Dec.

a9O

a91

a 92

a 94

a91

a 90

a9o

92

94

90

86

77

*101

~98 107

91

90

90

90

88

86

85

85

86

87

72

60

80

96

94

92

2,755

88.9

5,460

Jan.

95

98

 95

88

80

83

80

89

91

86

80

72

66

64

90

92

97

83

84

90

87

84

82

*79

77

87

95

87

82

94

100

2,657

85.7

5,270

Feb.

105

90

80

72

66

74

80

78

81

82

60

66

68

70

*72

78

85

87

70

60

70

75

80

85

80

78

77

77

- -----

2,146

76.6

4,260

Mar.

81

108

115

106

92

80

90

*110

130

160

a!30

alls

alio

aloe

a!04

a 102

alOO

a97

95

96

86

94

1O4-

106

110

112

114

88

115

*133

136

3,325

107

6,600

Apr.

139

125

109

102

98

95

90

86

83

a82

a84

a88

a 92

a90

a88

a84

a80

a83

a82

*80

78

78

80

460

228

123

111

97

91

a86

3,292

110

6,530

May

a82

a80

a77

875

a73

a71

a69

a67

a65

a63

»63

63

63

62

61

59

62

63

62

63

68

61

58

56

61

430

455

a 137

a86

a84

a83

2,922

94.3

5,800

June

*81

77

77

118

318

298

135

107

a90

84

81

85

94

92

90

101

297

541

199

140

*123

103

92

138

241

116

97

92

*85

82

4,274

142

8,480

July

77

72

68

238

655

a75

a65

172

375

37O

»36S

60

72

72

63

64

61

57

90

137

90

a84

382

381

365

350

345

a43

341

340

33_8

2,965

95.6

5,880

Aig.

335

*31

30

27

26

25

26

26

31

33

34

52

30

30

29

27

24

20

19

19

20

22

21

*15

14

13

15

14

15

23

23

769

24.8

1,530

Sept.

30

28

28- 26

26

26

28

28

28

30

30

*31

31

32

33

32

30

30

31

34

35

40

43

44

47

51

52

59

58

54

1,075

35.8

2,130

Calendar year 1954 : Max 948 win 28 Mean 96.8 Ac-ft 7O,08O

Water year 1954-55; Max 653 Mln 13 Mean 84.3 Ac-ft 61,050

Peak discharge (base, 1.5OO efs).--May 26 (6 p.mj) 1,5OO cfs (6.77 ft); July 5 (2:3O a.m.) 

1,910 cfs (8.03 ft).
236 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Loup River at Columbus, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°24'50", long 97°22'00", in see. 30 T. 17 ¥., R. IE., on downstream 

side of bridge on U. S. Highway 30 at Columbus, 3i miles upstream from mouth and 

14 miles downstream from Lookinglass Creek.

Drainage area. 15,230 sq mi, approximately, of which about 6,530 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--October 1894 to September 1915 (gage heights only, 1894, 1907-11; no 

winter records prior to 1915). March to September 1931, October 1933 to September 1955. 

April 1895 to September 1915 (monthly discharge only) in House Document 197, 73d Congress, 2d session.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 1,430.29 ft above mean sea 

level, adjusted. Prior to Nov. 21, 1933, staff or chain gages at several sites within 

2 miles of present site at various daturas. Nov. 21, 1933, to June 2, 1935, water-stage 

recorder at site 1,500 ft downstream. June 3 to Dec. 3, 1935, chain gage at present 

site. Dec. 4, 1935, to May 19, 1936, water-stage recorder at site 30T ft downstream. 

May 20, 1936, to Aug. 27, 1950, chain or wire-weight gage at present site. All gages 

Mar. 9, 1931, to Aug. 27, 1950, at datum 2.00 ft higher than present datum.

Extremes.--1900: Maximum discharge during year, 15,600 cfs June 17 (gag? height, 6.5 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum daily not determined.

1954-55: Maximum discharge observed during year, 12,300 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 

6.31 ft); minimum daily, 11 cfs Aug. 28.

1894-1915, 1931, 1933-55: Maximum discharge, 85,000 cfs June 23, 1947 (gage height, 

12.0 ft, present datum, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs by 

logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, that of Aug. 28, 1955.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for water year 1915 published in WSP 406 is considered to be in error because of indefinite stage-discharge relation and should not be 

used. The maximum discharge for water year 1941 has been revised to 14,400 cfs June 22, 

1941 (gage height, 4.6 ft, from graph based on gage readings), superseding figure published in WSP 956.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice eve~y three weeks. 

Natural flow of stream affected by power developments, ground-water withdrawals and 

diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. Records do not include 

flow of Loup River power canal which diverts at point 25 miles upstrsam and returns to 

Platte River below mouth of Loup River; diversion began Dec. 2, 1936 (see p.233 ).

Revisions (water years). WSP 956: 1937-41. WSP 1086: Drainage area. Revised figures 

of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in water years 1895, 1897, 1900 

(complete daily table given), 1901 and 1915, superseding these published in Bull. 140; 

19th Ann. Rpt. , Pt. 4; 22d Ann. Rpt. , Pt. 4; and WSP 406, are given hsrewith.

Date

1895

June 1

2

3

4

5

6

1897

Aug. 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Discharge

5,380

4,760

16,200

11,400

7,780

6,100

1,340

1,270

1,680

2,510

2,210

2,340

3,140

3,050

3,320

2,690

2,460

2,300

Date

1897-Con.

Aug. 15

16

17

29

30

31

Dot. 12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Discharge

2,100

1,920

1,800

1,420

1,500

1,620

2,460

2,530

2,480

2,480

2,640

2,850

4,220

4,300

3,720

3,580

3,59U

3,260

3,520

3,140

Date

1897-Con.

Oct. 26

27

28

1900

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Discharge

3,020

3,550

13,400

2,030

2,030

2,100

2,100

2,140

2,180

2,300

2,300

2,360

2,410

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,340

Date

1900-Con.

Oct. 16

17

18

19

20

21-27

1915

June 4

5

20

21

Aug. 1

2

3

28

Sept. 18

26

27

Discharge

2,340

2,320

2,300

2,410

2,560

a3,100

21,700

13,000

17,600

14,100

15,800

20,500

14,900

16,700

12,100

20,500

16,000

a Average discharge for period Indicated.

Month

June 1895... ...................

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

October 1900 ...................

Maximum

16,200

13,400

3,700

Minimum

2,337

1,270

1,510

2,030

2,420

Mean

4,147

1,876

3,169

2,610

5,490

5,000

Runo'f In 

acre -feet

245,800

115,400

191,900

160,473

333,000

293,000
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 237

Loup River at Columbus, Nebr.--Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1899 to September 19OO

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,933

1,933

1,954

1,954

* 1,954

1,911

1,890

1,825 

1,764

1,682

1,581 

1,445

1,515

1,581

* 1,954

1,784

1,954

1,911

1,764

1,620

1,682

2,175

2,018

2,085

2,040

2,108

2,153

2,085

2 ,242

2,500

2,524

59,321

1,914

117,687

Nov.

-

2,000

119,000

Dec.

-

1,720

106,000

Jan.

-

2,110

130, Or>0

Feb.

-

2,240

124,000

Mar.

-

2,650

163,000

Apr.

2,580

2,380

2,580

2,380

2,580

2,580

2,580

*2,406 

2,430

2,548

2,646 

2,597

2,894

2,945

2,945

3,048

3,153

3,232

3,367

3,670

4,588

4,619

4,650

4,744

4,619

4,619

*4,619

4,619

4,464

4,464

100,546

3,352

199, -158

May

4,130

3,811

3,642

3,670

3,699

3,586

3,670

4,650 

4,557

3,670

3,503 

3,476

*2,770

4,161

3,985

3,699

3,614

3,558

3,503

3,340

2,793

2,719

2,670

2,646

2,582

2,476

*3,075

2,814

2,869

2,575

2,450

104,159

5,360

206,596

June

2,920

2,549

2,085

2,920

2,970

2,844

2,670

2,430 

2,197

*2,154

2,430 

2,430

2,360

2,340

2,430

2,450

15,500

6,750

5,170

 2,520

2,250

2,610

2,030

2,070

1,990

2,100

2,030

1,990

1,990

1,920

88,879

2,963

176,289

July

1,880

2,140

2,070

5,960

3,110

5,510

5,680

4,260 

4,560

3,520

5,020 

2,480

2,250

1,820

*1,700

2,560

5,580

3,580

2,740

2,210

2,050

2 , 100

2 , 030

5,260

3,320

3,020

1,520

1,620

* 1,510

1,310

1,510

83,060

2,679

164,7 t-7

Aug.

1,520

1,560

1,580

1,540

1,520

1,560

910

1,070 

2,270

2,410

2,140 

*1,920

2,010

1,900

2,480

6,180

8,220

6,700

6,140

2,800

2,640

2,550

2,590

2,460

2,850

*3,050

3,450

3,590

2,940

2,460

2,500

86,090

2,777

170,757

Sept.

2,010

2,120

2,180

2,180

2,250

2,230

2,230

2,270 

2,270

2,500

7,000 

3,900

4,640

5,380

4,760

*5,080

2,500

1,820

1,820

1,760

1,880

1,880

1,920

1,880

1,880

1,990

2,050

1,990

1,990

1,820

77,740

2,591

154,1"?

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 1 to Mar. 31; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for other stations. Monthly discharges November to March taken from Cong-esslonal 

(Jocument: 73d Cong. 2d sess.; H. Doc. 197, Platte River.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50 

51

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

145

140

150

155

175

154

175

203

164

168

164

164

164

159

159

154

159

151

TJS

159

168

168

154

145

154

195

188

292

215

215

159

5,210

168

10,550

Nov.

140

151

164

178

150

145

104

108

122

117

151

117

155

126

151

117

159

155

126

164

168

195

228

195

259

297

425

449

425

675

6,012

200

11,920

Dec.

611

2,800

2,780

726

456

1,010

5,050

1,460

2,820

2,700

2,950

2,600

2,800

2,650

2,510

2,000

2,500

2,410

2,590

2,140

1,570

998

443

929

866

431

558

2,550

2,680

2,250

2,070

58,248

1,879

115,500

Jan.

1,980

2,110

2,250

2,270

2,580

2,650

2,520

2,110

1,920

1,960

1,550

1,210

1,520

1,590

1,610

1,150

666

449

350

502

275

249

225

203

174

173

198

225

275

502

550

54,752

1,121

68,930

Feb.

519

280

157

135

131

135

151

148

155

141

129

134

124

115

126

126

135

173

117

104

117

126

150

201

223

275

350

588

-

4,845

173

9,610

Mar.

515

587

752

1,070

1,550

2,180

5,710

4 , 000

5,430

7,460

10,800

5,340

2,000

1,410

918

962

1,050

962

836

726

239 1,52"0~

2,140

5,130

2,680

1,810

1,230

1,500

2,540

2,650

1 , 290

70,567

2,276

140,000

Apr.

1,540

1,060

726

573

353

431

400

382

302

244

308

319

319

353

254

228

249

270

259

228

203

70S

280

743

756

265

280

254

244

270

12,101

403

24,000

May

228

193

233

223

208

193

193

150

140

150

135

126

126

126

112

117

108

^22

122

112

122

117

131

112

117

198

942

365

286

529

178

6,214

2OO

12,330

June

203

208

198

292

449

666

425

254

218

198

215

188

183

203

183

203

254

2,110

551

382

495

228

178

359

1,410

353

239

235

244

260

11,580

385

22,970

July

234

219

196

191

974

443

177

224

244

132

104

88

122

156

125

118

104

97

111

182

191

140

111

97

88

82

73

70

65

60

55

5,273

170

10,460

Aug.

50

45

50

45

45

45

41

59

56

6_8

58

48

62

45

59

57

28

28

26

25

56

57

50

25

20

14

12

11

12

12

14

1,077

54.7

2,140

Sept.

20

21

21

21

21

24

24

25

21

18

24

50

32

26

26

24

20

24

52

45

68

52

55

48

58

82

182 152"

82

65

1,545

44.8

2,660

Calendar year 1954: Max 15,100 Mln 68 Mean 752 Ac-ft 530,100

Water year 1954-55: Max 10,800 Mln n Mean 595 Ac-ft 430,800

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs) .--Mar. 11 (8 a.m.) 12,300 cfs (631 ft).

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 10-12, Jan. 17 to Mar. 8, Mar.
238 PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Shell Creek at Newman Grove, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°44'30", long 97°45'00", in NW^NW^ sec. 2, T. 20 N. , R. * W. , on left 

bank Just downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile east of Newman Grove end 5 miles downstream from North Branch.

Drainage area. 122 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1949 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,674.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1923 (preliminary). Prior to Aug. 15, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 17.1 cfs (12,380 acrt ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 532 cfs June 24 (gage height, 10.7 ft, from highwater mark); no flow May 11, 12, and for periods during August and September.

1949-55: Maximum discharge, 12,000 cfs July 18, 1950 (gage height, 20.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2 ,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow through 

bridge and over road embankments; no flow for periods in 1953-55.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water period 

in the water year 1950, superseding those published in WSP 1176, are given herewith:

1950 

July 9..............761

16............1,590

17..............361

18............4,880

19............2,020

Month

July 1950 ...................................

Water year 1949-50. .......................

Calendar year 1950. .......................

Revised peak discharge. --1949-50: July 9

Cfs-days Maximum

11,325.4 4,880

19,560.2 5,050

19,626.8 5,050

'9:30 a .m.) 2,210 cfs.

Mini Mean %£

1.1 365 22,460

53.6 38,790

53.8 38,930

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.8

1.0

1.0 1.1

1.2

1.3

1.6

1.9

2.2

2.9

*7.9

379

2.6

2.6

2.0

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

_L4

58.5

1.89

116

Nov.

*0.4

.4

.4

.3

J2

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

* .4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

11.9

0.40

24

Dec.

~

0.8

.7

.8

.8

.6

.6

.7

.8

.6

.6

.5

.4

* .5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.6

20.1

0.65

40

Jan.

0.6

.8

78

* .8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

74

.4

.4

* .5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

18.8

0.61

37

Feb.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

* .4

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.5

" -----

14.2

0.51

28

Mar.

0.8

1.6

2.2

1.8

1.3

1.0

.9

1.8

*2.2

2.5

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.4

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.1!

.3

.4

.4

.5

.8

1.2

1.2

1.3

*4.1

ITS" 5.8

45.4

1.46

90

Apr.

0.7

.6

.6

.6

1.0

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.0

.6

.4

.5

.6

.3

* .4

1.2

.8

.8

4.3

TT6

.8

.4

.3

.3

.2

23.5

0.78

47

May

0.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

*0

0

.1

.2

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.7

.9

19

*28

1.8

.6

.4

.3

58.0

1.87

115

June

*O.Z 

14

6.6

8.0

26

4.4

.9

.5

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

83

29

1.8

.6

* .5

.7

.9

311

73

1.3

.2

.2

1.0

.2

566.8

18.9

1,120

July

0.4

.4

.3

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.4

.2

.1

* .2

.2

.4

.5

.4

.3

. 2

.2

.2

.7

.6

1.3

1.1

.7

.6

.5

.4

.2

.1

.1

11.6

0.37

23

Aug.

0.1 *7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

> aO

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.6

0.02

1.2

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

.1

7T

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0.3

0.01

.6

Calendar year 1954: Max 23 Mln 0 Mean 1.45 Ac-ft 1,050

Water year 1954-55: Max 311 Mln 0 Mean 2.27 Ac-ft 1,640

Peak discharge (base, 1.000 cfs) .--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

a No gage-height recordj discharge below 0.05 cfs for this period. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 31.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 239

Shell Creek near Columbus, Rebr.

Location. Lat 41°31'30", long 97°17'00", in sec. 23, T. 18 N., R. IE., on right bank 

80 ft upstream from country road bridge, 1 mile upstream from Loseke Creek, and 

7 miles northeast of Columbus.

Drainage area. 270 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1947 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage reco'rder.

Average discharge. 8 years, 49.0 cfs (35,470 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,040 cfs June 2'5 (gage height, 11.47 ft); 

minimum daily, 0.6 cfs Aug. 23.

1947-55: Maximum discharge, 5,970 cfs June 3, 1950 (gage height, 21.38 ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs July 27, 1954.

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

which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September IE'55

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.3

4.8

6.5

6.8

16

17

7.3

4.8

3.1

5.0

6.3

*8.9

4.8

1.9

7.3

15

6.5

3.3

2.8

5.0

1.6

3.8

9.5

4.3

5.5

8.9

6.0

10

12

7.3

4.1

209.4

6.75

415

Nov.

3.1

*4.1

5.3

5.8

8.1

6.8

4.8

6.0

5.5

4.8

8.9

675

5.0

5.0

5.3

5.5

6.8

6.0

6.3

5.5

5.5

3.1

* 1 O

T7T

6.8

6.3

6.8

6.5

6.3

8.7

174.4

5.81

346

Dec.

8.2

13

12

9.7

12

13

9.5

9.7

11

11

11

11

9.6

*9.5

9.5

8.7

10

9.5

9.5

10

10

10

10

11

11

12

8.0

12

9.5

9.5

10

320.4

1O.3

636

Jan.

11

12

TT

*10

9.2

9.8

10

9.9

10

9.4

9.3

9.1

8.8

9.7

10

10

10

8.6

8.5

9T2

11

9.9

10

10

*ll

11

h313.4

10.1

622

Feb.

> 11

. *

11

11

12

8.8 14 

19

18

16

12

16

13

14

16

_

345.8

12.4

686

Mar.

16

17

17

21

25

27

36

30

*31

32

39

44

52

37

16

14

14

13

12

13

13

13

14

14

15

16

17

19

22

*29

40

718

23.2

1,420

Apr.

31

24

23

21

19

16

14

13

12

12

12

12

13

14

17

14

12

12

12

*li

12

11

11

83

54

24

27

20

15

12

583

19.4

1,160

May

10

8.9

8.4

8.0

7.3

7.5

7 .O

6.6

6.1

4.8

*4.7

4.7

5.3

4.8

5.3

4.7

4.8

5.6

5.1

5.0

5.5

5.1

5.8

4.8

5.6

7.6

*48

179 ~"62~

35

501.0

16.2

994

June

12

9.5

8.0

8.9

55

261

58

34

32

21

16

* 13

11

10

9.3

8.9

8.9

72

144

58

*34

18

14

316

876

394

91

39

23

16

2,671.5

89.0

5,300

July

23

13

11

8.4

27

36

12

73

56

15

8.4

 6.8

6.1

5.9

5.8

11

12

8 .?

6.8

» 8.2

12

13

11

8.6

6.6

5.9

5.5

5,0

a4.5

a4.3

 Lh.

433.2

14.0

859

Aug.

*a3.0

a2.8

a2.7

a2.7

a2.6

a2.6

a2.5

a2.5

*a2.4

22

5.8

4.2

3.0

3.3

3.9

3.2

2.4

2.0

1.5

1.3

al.2

a. 8

* a . 6

173

2.7

2.5

1.5

al.4

1.3

 1.3

2.9

93.9

3.03

186

Sept.

3.3

5.0

3.6

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.6

 2.4

2.1

279

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.6

3.3

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.2

3.4

3.2

3.8

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.8

103.7

3.46

206

Calendar year 1954: Max 381 Mln 0.4 Mean 13.1 Ac-ft 9,460

Water year 1954-55: Max 876 Mln 0.6 Mean 17.7 Ac-ft 12,830

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Mo peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and trend of flow.

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1 to Mar. 14, Mar. 21-30 (no gage-height 

record Dec. 13, Dec. 29 to Jan 3, Jan. 23, 24, Jan. 27 to Feb. 15; discharge estimated on basis of 

4 discharge measurements, weather records, and trend of flow).
240 PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Platte River at North Bend, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°27'10", long 96°45 T 50", in SE£ sec. 7, T. 17 N., R. 6 E., on left bank 

just upstream from bridge on State Highway 79, 1 mile south of North Bend and 5 miles 

downstream from Shell Creek.

Records available.--April 1949 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,264.25 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Sept. 12, 1951, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 3,940 cfs (2,852,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year not det^r^lnc-d, occurred during period of ice 

effect; maximum gage height, 6.20 ft Mar. 9 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 126 cfs Aug. 29.

1949-55: Maximum discharge, 30,800 cfs May 31, 1051 (gage height, 5.65 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 8.17 ft Feb. 13, 1952 (backwater 

from ice); minimum daily discharge, that of Aug. 29, 1955.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Natural 

flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from 

irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,640

2,020

2,110

1,910

2,040

2.040

2,190

2,610

2,430

2,490

2 , 550

*2,430

2,390

2,410

2,290

2,350

2,430

2,530

2 , 410

2,570

2,230

2,410

2,680

2,660

2,570

2,680

2,800

3,330

3,580

2,980

76,610

2,471

152,000

Nov.

2,590

*2,570

2,610

2,760

2,850

2,850

2,960

2,680

2,660

2,910

2,910

2,850

2,870

3,000

2,630

2,870

2,870

2,760

2 , 890

3,000

3,100

2,890

*2,830

2,850

3,000

2,700

2,850

3,210

2,850 

2,700

85,070

2,836

168,700

Dec.

2,960

2,090

2,760

3,190

3,230

2,870

2,510

3,260

2,590

2,910

3,050

2,940

2,830

*2,700

2,610

2,660

2,590

2,700

2,940

3,050

3,280

3,210

3,580

3,430

3,280

3,230

2,830

1,400

860 

1,500

2,600

85,640

2,763

169,900

Jan.

2,550

2,600

2,700

*3,000

3,400

5,600

3,200

2,800

2,500

2,000

1,550

1,330

1,180

1 380

1 ', 800

1,840

1,820

1,880

1,500

1,300

1,800

2,300

2,550

2,510

*2,290

2,600

2,540

2,870

?,810 

2,980

2,900

72,080

2,325

143,000

Feb.

2,980

3,020

2,940

2,800

2,870

2,940

2,680

2,540

2,540

2,480

2,570

2,590

2,850

2,800

2,920

*2,770

2,940

3,150

3,400

3,670

3,750

5,760

3,640

3,040

2,740

2,820

2,910

5,100

83,210

2,972

165,000

Mar.

3,450

5,720

4,050

4,220

4,970

5,360

5,620

*5,720

8,530

12,000

1O,OOO

9,200

7,610

6,530

5,570

5,320

5,110

4,910

4,880

4,620

2,800

1,180

2,200

2,400

2.70O

3,050

3,000

5,190

4,540

6,890

*6,750

159,670

5,151

316,700

Apr.

6,020

4,910

4,370

3,880

3,860

4,620

3,550

3,380

3,520

3,430

2,570

3,260

3,070

3,650

3,430

3,600

2,980

2,430

*2,870

2,590

2,660

2,890

2,800

2,800

3,780

3,500

2,740

2,610

2,000 

2,130

99,900

3,550

198,100

May

2,370

1,800

1,660

1,550

1,560

1,450

1,530

1,940

946

1,360

*1,270

1,420

 1,250

1,220

1,240

1,230

1,300

1,150

1,420

2,120

2,660

2,490

1,940

1,780

1,700

1,940

2,960

4,450

4,100 

3,450

*3,280

60,516

1,952

120,000

June

3,OOO

2,850

2,780

2,740

3,750

4,230

4,620

3,730

3,160

2,830

2,780

3,48O

2,830

3,190

3,140

3,000

3,430

5,230

6.780

5,080

*5,630

5,080

4,630

5,110

5,380

5,570

3,620

3,190

2,960 

2,890

116,680

3,889

231,400

July

5,050

2,430

2,190

2,000

1,450

*5,]60

2 , ] 70

1,590

1,650

2,090

970

*?94

1,040

1,300

1,730

1,640

1,130

S34

790

f78

912

79O

740

£61

692

738

631

£42

£17 

£01

£09

40,599

1,310

80,530

Aug.

392

*534

493

342

370

400

342

811

*700

790

760

682

602

550

477

485

422

453

445

385

261

4OO

*549

415

578

242

248

328

126 

229

280

13,691

442

27,160

Sept.

280

321

370

477

477

501

501

509

509

568

408

525

*517

602

576

655

628

602

811

899

1,240

1,260

1,290

1,380

1,760

1,790

2,160

2,290

2,450 

1,750

28,086

936

55,710

Calendar year 1954 : Max 12,200 Mln 248 Mean 2,899 Ac-ft 2,O99,OOO

Water year 1954-55 : Max 12,000 Min 126 Mean 2,525 Ac-ft 1,828,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 28 to Mar 12, Mar. 21-27.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 241

Elkhorn River at Ewing, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42°16'10", long y8°2u'20", in see. 35, T. 27 N., R. 9 W., on right bank 

350 i't downstream from bridge on State Highway 108, three-quarters of a mile north of 

Ewing, and lj miles upstream from South Fork Elkhorn River.

Records available.--August 1947 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 22, 1952, at site Sue ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 254 cfs (183,9uO acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 442 cfs June 24 (gage height, 4.87 ft); minimum daily, 9.0 cfs Sept. 7, 9, 10, 18.

1947-55: Maximum discharge, 7,28U cfs Apr. 7, 1949 (gage height, 1U.74 ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 7, 9, 10, 18, 1955.

Maximum stage known, 11.32 ft June 23, 24, 1947, from floodmark (discharge, 

6,600 cfs) .

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

40

45

49

50

50

50

53

58

59

59

58

56

54

54

54

56

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

53

54

61

b4

68

67

b6

66

1,722

55.5

3,420

Nov.

65

60 '54"

66

68

70

17

66

66

66

67

65

65

64

64

65

65

65

65

65

66

66

66

64

64

65

67

67

65

67

1,965

65.5

3,900

Dec.

67

58

54

5T

58

59

59

62

60

72

75

67

72

75

72

72

68

72

72

77

82

86

91

76

88

84

72

7O

78

66

71

2,192

70.7

4,350

Jan.

86_

78

76

70

69

69

69

68

73

72

79

78

81

71

71

66

59

55

51

51

49

48

46

45

47

48

48

50

50

50

1,955

63.1

3,880

Feb.

53

54

56

56

58

56

54

58

61

sT

55

50

44

45

51

54

57

60

52

56

51

38

34

34

36

37

38

40

-

1,395

49.8

2,770

Mar.

43

48

71

94

134

145

156

179

221

194

191

268

277

236

217

194

171

155

143

70

96

124

137

99

115

133

133

174

158

143

4,785

154

9,490

Apr.

135

133

131

128

122

117

113

112

107

107

104

104

101

99

96

95

92

89

93

89

85

84

85

102

109

107

96

91

86

&Z

3,094

103

6,140

May

80

77

73

70

68

67

64

62

61

60

60

58

57

53

51

50

50

56

67

104

85

72

7O

67

70

76

89

85

84

78

72

2,136

68.9

4,240

June

68

62

65

66

70

72

68

62

58

BZ

71

80

81

78

71

67

85

93

104

105

105

112

126

320

347

231

176

181

160

126

3,372

112

6,690

July

109 ~96

85

76

70

66

60

59

62

56

49

48

46

43

41

39

37

35

34

34

34

37

38

34

43

52

53

40

36

33

33

1,578

50.9

3,130

Aug.

31

29

25

24

*!

38

36

33

34

34

30

30

29

28

26

25

24

28

28

30

25

21

21

23

34

29

23

19

18

15

19

850

27.4

1,690

Sept.

21

16

15

13

11

10

9.0

976

9.0

9.0

9.6

10

10

11

14

12

10

9.0

11

20

52

34

37

39

34

37

30

34

37

47

620.2

20.7

1,230

Calendar year 1954: Max 828 Min 34 Mean 116 Ac-ft 84,290

Water year 1954-55: Max 347 Min 9.0 Mean 70.3 Ac-ft SO, 930

Peak discharge (base, 50O cfs).--No peak above base.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 2-22, Dec 27 to Mar. 10, Mar. 21-27.
242 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Elkhorn River at Neligh, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42°07 I 20", long 98°01'40", in sec. 20, T. 25 N., R. 6 W., on right bank

10 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 14 at Neligh. 

Drainage area.--8.200 sq mi, approximately, of which about 1,800 sq mi contribute

directly to surface runoff.

Records available. March 1931 to September 1955. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,713.88 ft above mean sea level, datum

of 1929. Prior to Apr. 16, 1933, staff gage at site 30 ft downstream at present datum.

Apr. 16, 1933, to Jan. 23, 1939, chain gage at bridge 10 ft upstream at present datum. 

Average discharge.--24 years, 299 cfs (216,500 acre-ft per year); median of yearly mean

discharges, 203 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 664 cfs June 24 (gage height, 4.14 ft); minimum daily, 49 cfs Sept. 10.

1931-55: Maximum discharge, about 12,000 cfs June 23, 1947 (gage height, 12.53 ft),

from main channel rating curve extended above 4,900 cfs and field estimate of flow

through break in highway fill; minimum daily, 12 cfs July 2, 1932.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1932 and 1937 have

been revised to 406 cfs June 11, 1932 (gage height, 3.64 ft) and 830 cfs July 30,

1937 (gage height, 5.25 ft, from graph based on gage readings) , superseding those

published in WSP 731 and 1006, respectively.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1006: 1935, 1942, drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 1931-32, superssding those

published in WSP 716 and 731, are given herewith:

Date

1931

Mar. 13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

1932

June 1

Discharge

314

401

378

378

378

378

356

314

314

236

Date

1932-Con.

June 2

3

4

5

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

296

348

345

300

348

350

403

365

372

359

328

312

Date

1932-Con.

June 17

18

19

20

Aug. 4

5

6

7

8

9

Discharge

334

352

350

316

219

245

272

341

312

272

Month

Water year 1931-32 ..........

Cfs-days

~

Maximum Minimum Mean Runoff in 

acre-feet

127.400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954to Septe-nber 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

116 rze

136

137

141

142

146

167

164

167

164

158

155

162

153

151

153

151

149

151

155

155

153

153

158

178

177

177

173

171

178

4,817

155

9,550

Nov.

171

160

165

175

173

177

175

173

171

169

169

167

169

164

169

171

171

169

171

173

177

177

178

171

171

177

182

182

178

184

5,179

173

10,270

Dec.

184

165

171

184

186

175

175

177

175

178

184

165

165

194

184

192

184

188

198

201

196

211

213

196

194

194

184

158

148

153

175

5,647

182

11,200

Jan.

190

213

213

192

194

184

184

188

188

180

178

177

192

209

194

188

169

155

149

144

141

142

144

147

146

146

147

149

157

173

191

5,364

173

1O,64O

Feb.

185

T57

139

127

126

140

140

138

143

130

130

138

135

137

143

153

166

163

147

118

119

122

125

128

137

147

149

152

-

------

3,934

140

7,800

Mar.

160

188

231

304

278

291

332

392

438

452

438

435

469

445

416

380

359

335

318

296

184

209

254

227

188

151

249

315

335

338

326

9,736

314

19,310

Apr.

304

291

281

268

259

252

245

240

231

229

222

222

Z 2O

216

216

207

201

201

207

194

188

184

184

207

224

224

211

203

190

182

6,703

223

13,300

May

178

175

167

160

160

156

149

146

146

146

148

146

141

136

132

132

137

146

149

158

178

164

153

153

155

173

~Z2Z 231

201

190

177

5,005

161

9,930

June

165

156

156

177

196

198

178

165

155

TBT

186

186

190

188

177

167

194

242

252

238

231

252

283

465

522

416

344

329

315

276

7,166

239

14,210

July

252

2TT

205

192

178

164

153

146

141

155

136

125

148

148

132

122

119

115

111

112

107

101

96

93

95

84

83

85

78

73

69i

4,045

130

8,020

Aug.

65

65

59

58

60

74

T4

70

68

68

66

64

62

62

62

62

60

58

56

56

54

53

54

54

58

50

50

50

54

54

52

1,852

59.7

3,670

Sept.

52

51

51

51

50

50

50

50

50

49_

50

56

57

57

56

56

56

58

67

75

112

116

110

104

112

141

134

120

120

115

2,276

75.9

4,510

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,800 Min 92 Mean 285 Ac-ft 206,000

Water year 1954-55: Max 522 Min 49 Mean 169 Ac-ft 122, 4OO

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Ho peak above base.

No£e_,--stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2-6, 8-22, Dec. 26 to Ja^ 

Mar. 8, Mar. 22-26.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 243

Elkhorn River at Norfolk, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42°00'10", long 97°25'30", in NW^NW£ sec. 3, T. 23 N. , R. 1 W. , near left 

bank on downstream handrail of bridge on U. S. Highway 81, 1 mile south of Norfolk and 

3-f miles upstream from North Branch.

Drainage area.--2 ,790 sq mi, approximately, of which about 2,400 sq mi contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available. July 1896 to November 1903 (no winter records), October 1945 to 

September 1955. Gage-height records at present site since May 1941 are contained in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 1,504.95 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. July 1896 to November 1903 staff gage at site a quarter of a 

mile downstream at different datum. Aug. 16, 1947, to Mar. 5, 1949, waterrstage 

recorder at site 250 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--10 years (1945-55), 627 cfs (453,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,170 cfs Mar. 11; maximum gage height, 

8.10 ft Sept. 17; minimum daily discharge, 74 cfs Sept. 6-10.

1945-55: Maximum discharge, 12,600 cfs June 26, 1947; maximum gage height observed, 

13.63 ft Mar. 11, 1949 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 60 cfs 

Dec. 10, 11, 1945.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month,.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1898-99 and 1900, superseding figures published in Twentieth Annual Report, Part 4, 

Twenty-first Annual Report, Part 4, and Twenty-second Annual Report, Part 4, are given 

herewith:

Date

1898

June 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

1899

May 4

14

15

Discharge

2,580

2,860

1,860

1,650

1,590

1,980

1,740

1,500

1,400

1,090

481

494

Date

1899-Con.

May 16

17

18

19

20

21

22

June 27

28

29

30

1900

Apr. 27

Discharge

494

484

471

503

1,260

1,300

1,170

799

1,380

1,180

973

983

Date

1900-Con.

Apr. 28

29

May 6

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Discharge

1,100

1,220

1,220

1,050

963

958

812

756

720

659

645

612

609

551

Date

1900-Con.

May 19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

532

465

445

440

440

380

385

383

400

395

360

370

367

Month

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

Maximum

1,220

Minimum

318

360

Mean

711

Runoff in 

acre-feet

33,596

43,729
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Elkhorn River at Norfolk, Nebr.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

170 TS~9"

203

236

221

224

227

224

246

287

294

256

250

253

243

236

227

227

253

246

218

227

236

233

240

320 3T6~

312

305 

294

287

7,700

248

15,270

Nov.

276

266

266

259

266

266

263

266

270

266

266

266

266

259

255

253

259

259

259

266

276

237

298

308

312

312

308

308

316 

323

8,318

277

16,500

Dec.

327 3"2~2"

301

270

257

250

262

261

269

258

254

253

249

241

259

257

259

243

239

245

255

254

254

235

217

217

207

207

210 

197 722"

7,751

250

15,370

Jan.

269

320

356 3~B"0~

342

329

322

322

322

304

289

258

265

268

250

243 'Z6T

274

272

270

270

262

255

260

262

267

269

266

264

270

8,797

284

17,450

Feb.

266

269 566"

252

257

247

241

235

240

241

234

220

213

 STT 206

216

209

214

225

231

233

223

223

216

212

217

228

239

6,484

232

12,360

Mar.

260

3T50"

360

480

450

460

530

640

700

800

936

339

602

612

587

587

562

547

509

463

394

290

410

562

486

432

415

390

486 

528

533

15,950

515

31,640

Apr.

504 4-35-

486

477

459

445

423

415

398

385

394

377

390

369

361

354

350

334

331

320

312

305

308

312

338

346

334

312

298 

290

11,222

374

22,260

May

287

276

270

270

266

263

256

250

236

236

230

230

230

240

236

230

227

227

218

218

212

200

192 T9"2~

200

224

305

312- 342

260

243

7,611

246

15,100

June

243

2"4TT

256

256

259

280

280

280

280

280

280

270

£80

280

290

270

290

290

280

284

290

312

323

572

794

680

560

530

500 

450

10,485

350

20,800

July

400 3TD~

320

300

280

260

240

230

220

240

210

200

230

230

210

190

180

180

170

180

170

150

150

140

150

130

130

130

120

110

105

6,315

204

12,530

Aug.

105

100

92

90

92

110

TTO

106

105

105

100

97

96

96

96

97

92

88

86

86

82

80

84

34

80

76

76

76

83 

82

78

2,830

91.3

5,610

Sept.

77

77

76

76

75

74

7T

74

74

74

75

84

86

86

86

84

85

88

100

115

170

190

195

ISO

200

210

200

190

180 

170

3,525

118

6,990

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,110 Min 167 Mean 410 Ac-ft 296,500

Water year 1954-55: Max 936 Min 74 Mean 266 Ac-ft 192,400

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected "by ice Dec. 2 to Mar. 10, Mar. 22, 23. Stage-discharge 

relation indefinite June 26 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of 7 discharge measurements 

and records for stations at Neligh and Waterloo.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 245

Logan Creek near Uehling, Nebr.

Location Lat 41°42'50", long 96°31'15", on south line of SE^SE^ sec. 9, T. 20 F 

V/V.T. ' near rlSht bank on downstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles southwest of 

Uehling and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1,030 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. March 1941 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,210.56 ft above mean sea level datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 5, 1945, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 181 cfs (131,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year not determined, occurred Mar. 3 during period of 

backwater from Ice; maximum gage height, 13.88 ft Mar. 3 (ice jam): minimum daily discharge, 35 cfs Aug. 5-7.

1941-55: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs June 11, 1944 (gage height, 17.65 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,800 cfs on basis of velocity-area study 

minimum daily, 14 cfs Dec. 28, 1941, Nov. 27, 1942.

Flood of June 5, 1940, reached a stage of 18.6 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

20,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 5,800 cfs on basis of velocity-area study).

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

77

77

80

79

79

77

81

92

89

95

97

131

*97

84

83

83

84

84

84

128

147

113

95

84

84

124

201

T52

115

93

90

3,079

99.3

6,110

Nov.

86

*45

61

108 ~98

93

93

89

87

86

84

84

84

84

84

84

86

86

84

84

84

86

87

*87

Bl

83

86

89

83

93

2,549

es.o

5,060

Dec.

90

82

84

52

54

99

92

78

78

69

90

69

74

*87

92

97

92

90

82

84

83

86

92

69

78

78

74

83

61

75

73

2,487

80.2

4,930

Jan.

78

78

86

*76

72

64

61

63

70

68

60

53

54

64

67

71

62

59

62

62

eo

67

62

*68

68

67

64

59

62

67

2,035

65.6

4,040

Feb.

67

69

71

69

68

60

66

66

65

6fi

69

52

57

56

*58

61

65

67

70

8_1

7O

70

71

71

67

62

69

71

1,854

66.2

3,680

Mar.

103

662

1,060

786

221

178

221

*285

380

535

323

243

203

180

166

148

133

133

130

100

2A

100

103

124

101

92

113

*145

180

203

252

7,677

248

15,230

Apr.

232

168

133

131

128

113

103

100

95

90

84

86

89

84

81

76

69

71

*71

68

65

61 63

80

73

68

194

236

143

97

3,152

105

6,250

May

92

89

86

81

80

77

76

74

74

*74

74

76

76

77

77

76

76

76

74

74

73

TS

73

73

73

73

87

497

T66

120

a90

2,957

95.4

5,870

June

*67

67

67

73

87

loo

108

77

71

66

65

67

69

65

61

59

6T

88

320

476

*280

113

81

83

86

100

71

65

77

74

3,144

105

6,240

July

110

79

59

52

47

46

47

56

129

68

61

59

*74

*361

784

152

92

79

79

145

141

101

95

a80

370

a60

a55

a50

a45

a45

a 50

3,371

109

6,690

Aug.

a7O

a 50

*38

37

35_

35

35

37

37

45

61

51

47

43

46

45

45

42

41

39

37

51

*43

43

42

40

39

37

37

39

41

1,328

42.8

2,630

Sept.

40

40

40

42

40

39

40

40

40

39

40

40

40

*41

40

40

40

40

50

48

52

51

45

45

45

52

55

sT

50

49

1,317

43.9

2,610

Calendar year 1954: Max 7,620 Min 28 Mean 230 Ac-ft 166,400

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,060 Mln 35 Mean 95.8 Ac-ft 69,340

harge unknown).

>rds for Elkhorn Rive

o Mar. 9, Mar. 20-2F.

449355 O - 58 - 17
246 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Maple Creek near Nickerson, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°33', long 96°30', in SW£ sec. 11, T. 18 N., R. 8 E., on downstream 

handrail of bridge on D. S. Highways 77 and 275, 1| miles northwest o^ Nickerson and 

4 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1955.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read once daily.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs June 25 (gage height, 10.12 ft); 

minimum daily, 0.9 cfs Feb. 11, 12.

1951-55: Maximum discharge observed, that of June 25, 1955; minim-jm daily 0.7 cfs 

Aug. 16, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 16.28 ft June 11 1944, from floodmarks (35,010 cfs, from 

indirect determination of peak discharge).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

al.8

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.9

4.6

2.7

2.2

*2.0

2.0

1.9

al.9

a2.0

2.0

2.0

6.7

2.3

20

12

4.6

2.6

2.7

1.8

1.4

aT76

1.7

1.6

99.8

3.22

198

Nov.

1.5

*1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.9

al.9

al.9

al.9

a2.O

a2.0

a2.0

*2.0

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.3

57.0

1.90

113

Dec.

a2.5

2.7

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.5

2.3

2.3

2.2

3.2

4.2

5.1

375

*1.8

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

68.7

2.22

136

Jan.

1.3

1.5

1.8

*2.3

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

1.9

2.3

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.0

1.8

1.2

1.1

l'.9

1.8

64.8

2.09

129

Feb.

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.0

.9

79

1.0

1.1

*1.3

1.5

1.9

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

47.1

1.68

93

Mar.

2.3

2T5

2.5

2.6

2.6

4.0

5.5

*6.7

7.6

7.9

4.6

7.0

20

20

56_

13

7.0

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.5

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.5

4.2

4.5

*4.0

3.7

12

228.2

7.36

453

Apr.

35

41

29

18

11

7.9

6.1

4.2

3.0

3.0

2.9

a2.8

2.7

a2.6

a2.5

a2.4

a2.3

a2.3

*2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.5

a2.2

2.0

2.2

1.8

T7S

204.5

6.82

4O6

May

a2.0

2.2

2.2

a2.0

1.9

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.2

2.0

1.8

T79

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.3

a2.6

a4.2

5_._8

70.7

2.28

140

June

*3.2

3.0

2.3

2.6

2.9

48

87

33

14

7.3

4.6

2.9

2.3

2.3

2.0

1.9

a2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

*1.6

1.8

1.7

266

959

322

94

a35

26

16

1,949.9

65.0

3,870

July

15

14

8.2

7.3

a6.4

5.5

4.4

4.4

a204

42

29

18

*5.5

*72

491

176

51

21

*12

a9.4

6.7

6.4

7.9

5.5

3.7

2.7

2.5

1.8

T7S

al.9

1.9

1,239.0

40.0

2,460

Aug.

17

71

*15

3.7

2.7

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.0

ITJ

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.Z

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

al.5

1.6

144.1

4.65

286

Sept.

1.4

1.1

1.2

al.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

*1.3

1.3

al.2

1.1

T7T

4.2

1.6

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

42.8

1.43

85

Calendar year 1954 : Max 224 Min O.7 Mean 8.17 Ac-ft 5,920

Water year 1954-55 : Max 959 Min 0.9 Mean 11.6 Ac-ft 8,37O

Peak discharge (base, 6OO cfs). June 25 (7 a.m.) 1,1OO cfs (1O.12 ft); July 15 (12 m.) 812 

(8.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge 'interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records, trend 

of flow, and high-water mark from crest-stage indicator.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13 to Mar. 1O, Mar. 21-2S.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 247 

Elkhorn River at Waterloo, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°17'25", long 96°17 I U5", in SW£ sec. 3, T. 15 N. , R. 10 E. , on right bank 

J-UU ft upstream from bridge at north edge of Waterloo and 3-J miles downstrean from Pawhide Creek.

Drainage area.--6.900 sq mi, approximately, of which about 6,500 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--April 1899 to November 1903 (fragmentary), May 1911 to September 1915 

(fragmentary), August 1928 to September 1955. Published as "at Arlington" 1899-1903, 

July 1913 to 1915.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,109.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Apr. 28, 1899, to Nov. 21, 1903, and July 20, 1913, to Sept. 30, 1915, staff 

gages at sites 10 miles upstream at different datums. May 19, 1911, to July 19, 1913, 

weight-tape gage at present site at different datum. Aug. 18, 1928, to Apr. 12, 1934, 

chain gage, Apr. 13, 1934, to June 8, 1940, water-stage recorder, and June 9 to July 1, 

1940, chain gage, all at present site and datum. July 2, 1940, to July 3, 1951, waterstage recorder and July 4 to Oct. 25, 1951, wire-weight gage, at site 3i miles upstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge.--29 years (1911-13, 1928-55), 1,047 cfs (758,000 acre-ft per year); 

meaian of yearly mean discharges, 887 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,440 cfs July 14 (gage height, 5.64 ft); minimum daily, 121 cfs Sept. 18.

1899-1903, 1911-15, 1928-55: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs June 12, 1944 (gage 

height, 16.6 ft, from floodmark in gage well, site and datum then in use), f-om rating 

curve extended above 22,000 cfs on basis of current-meter measurement of peak flow in 

main channel and velocity-area studies of overflow section; minimum observed, 50 cfs 

Nov. 12, 1940.

Stage discharge of the flood of June 12, 1944, are the greatest known sime at least 

1880.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some years have been revised, as 

shown in the following table, They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

386 

406 

976

Water 

year

1914 

1915 

1943

Date

June 16, 1914 

July 17, 1915 

June 14, 1943

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,750 

19,600 

8,570

Gage height 

(feet)

5.30 

9.30 

6.09

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some small 

diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions.--WSF 1006: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water years 1915 and 1936, superseding those published in WSP 406 and 

806, are given herewith:

Date

1915

May 26

27

28

29

30

June 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Discharge

11,600

12,800

12,000

11,200

7,910

6,750

6,750

6,750

6,470

7,610

8,520

8,520

Date

1915-Con.

June 13

14

22

23

24

Z5

Z6

27

28

29

July 14

15

Discharge

7,910

6,470

> 2,700

7,030

13,200

Date

1915-Con.

July 16

17

18

19

20

21

1936

Mar. 7

8

9

Discharge

17,8OO

19,200

15,500

12,600

10,300

7,460

3,500

15,800

13,300

Month

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

March 1936 ........................

Cfs-days

_

.

73,956

207,182

Maximum

19,200

15,800

15,8OO

Minimum

_ 2,060

630

78

78

Mean

5,905

2,386

583

566

Rune f f In 

acre-feet

363,000

14 f, 700

423,100

411,000
248 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Elkhorn River at Waterloo, Nebr.--Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

396

403

382

406

457

453

450

472

500

515

523

573

688

590

519

469

465

453

457

544

751

717

629

573

552

569

625

796

73T

634

577

16,869

544

33,460

Nov.

560

544

527

552

564

552

552

556

564

560

596

590

596

594

594

599 5a~2~

577

556

549

527

511

511

507

515

503

507

511

511

515

16,461

549

32,650

Dec.

523

519

511

527

544

535

500

492

531

549

573

516

469

429

479

531

543

558

559

556

566

591

604

609

HaT

567

532

446

359

360

379

16,034

517

31,300

Jan.

451

509

616

643

53T

531

439

406

426

358

398

411

554

393

395

35E

372

297

399

451

498

494

466

472

457

437

392

423

434

412

434

13,714

442

27,200

Feb.

449

449

458

459

475

466

449

469

463

379

340

350

336

533

526

329

364

403

443

455

471

463

435

453

458

466

459

466

11,964

424

23,530

Mar.

478

546

924

2,540

1,770

1,160

949

1,020

1,240

1,570

1,700

,750

,620

,390

,320

,250

,150

,080

,040

,040

520

340

600

790

670

600

520

790

1,090

1,200

1,200

33,616

1,094

66,690

Apr.

,420

,310

,110

,010

,020

930

955

776

731

712

699

670

698

707

675

643

634

612

625

607

603

"603 599

679

703

634

629

1,680

1,180

751

24,494

816

48,590

May

665

625

590

564

552

515

496

480

476

469

457

457

446

439

429

417

413

403

403

392

389

375

362 3^6"

366

406

439

951

1,240

 TzT

599

15,300

510

31,340

June

535

498

472

434

607

6E5

746

712

603

535

503

490

472

465

457

457

453

494

751

1,070

878

741

603

1,210

4,440

3,480

2,220

1,270

1,020

894

29,155

938

55,940

July

1,200

1,410

731

616

556

523

498

457

503

643

488

446

599

2,510

5,590

2,260

1,160

741

594

549

599

621

540

438

382

346

324

321

303

o?q

2b3_

24,079

777

47,760

Aug.

272

315

27T

247

230

217

204

196

199

199

196

236

220

215

207

194

189

191

173

170

173

179

176

178

168

158

150

140

T4T

143

163

6,112

197

12,120

Sept.

148

146

143

136

130

129

126

126

128

143

130

126

123

139

133

133

123

121

168

236

244

238

225

215

215

249

274

280

289

289

5,303

177

10,520

Calendar year L954: Max 14,100 Mln 311 Mean 993 Ac-ft 719,700

Water year 1954-55: Max 4,440 Mln 121 Mean 582 Ac-ft 421,500

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs) . --July 14 (8:30 p.m.) 6,440 cfs (5.64 ft). 

Note. Stage -discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 12 to Jan. 2, Jan. 6 t 12, Mar. 2\-2S .
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 249

Salt Creek at Roca, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°39'33", long 96°39'39", in SW£ sec. 17, T. 8 M. , R. 7 E., on downstream 

side of highway bridge at west edge of Roca.

Drainage area.--174 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1951 to September 1955.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily and more frequently during rapidly changing 

stages. Datum of gage is 1,192.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Kansas 

City supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 870 cfs June 24 (gage height, 15.50 ft); minlmum daily, 0.2 efs July 23.

1951-55: Maximum discharge observed, 9,300 cfs June 2, 1951 (gage height, 22.0 ft); 

minimum daily, that of July 23, 1955.

Flood of May 8, 1950, reached a stage of 26.0 ft, from floodmark established by 

Corps of Engineers (discharge, 67,000 cfs) , but may have been exceeded by flood of 

July 5 , 1908.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1S55

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.8

5.5

6.0

14

3J>

18

9.8

11

10

9.0

9.7

8 .2

6.6

6.K

6.9

6.8

6 .9

6 . 9

6.8

e6.8

e6.8

e6.8

e6.8

e8.4

10

9.7

9.7

7.9

6 .0 6 .0

281.5

9.08

558

Nov.

7.0

6.9

6.9

8.1

8.8

7.4

7.5

7.1

7.0

6.1

6.6

6.1

7.6

5.7

6.0

e .1

5.9

5.7

6.3

6.1

6.9

6.5

6.9

5.1

5.4

5.8

5.9

5.7

4.6

195.8

6.51

388

Dec.

6.9

5.7

5.7

5.8

5.9

12

5.9

7.8

8.4

8.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.5

7.5

7.6

7.6

8.1

7.1

8.1

8.0

7.5

8.1

8.1

8.0

7.0

9.1

8.4

7.4

7.4

233.1

7.52

462

Jan.

7.4

7.4

7.5

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.1

5.7

5.8

5.7

5.7

5.6

T7o

6.0

7.1

7.1

7.1

6 .3

8.1

8.0

7 .0

7.0

7.0

7 .0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

fa .9

212.9

6.37

422

Feb.

7.0

7.1

7.1

8.1

8.3

8.3

8.4

8.4

9.8

8.4

8.0

8.1

8.4

205

295

51i

270

165

93

86

97

108

88

86

34

36

_

2,212.8

79.0

4,390

Mar.

48

42

49

29

30

29

18

16

14

14

12

16

13 

11

11

9.2

9.4

8.0

8.4

8.3

14

12

12

8.4

7.1

7.5

8.1

8.5

10

10

10

502 . 9

ie.2

997

Apr.

9.7

8.7

8.3

7.8

8.1

8.0

7.0

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.4

9.5

16 

14

10

8.5

8.7

7 ."

7 .0

7 .1

6 .5

6 .3

7.0

8 .0

18

10

7.2

9.4

19

8.3

274.1

9.14

544

May

6.3

6.9

6 .7

5.1

5.2

5.5

5.0

5.0

4.8

6.3

5.8

5.4

5.4 

5.6

4.8

a5.0

a5.0

a5.1

a4.9

a4.8

4.2

4.0

4.5

3.5

4.4

5.0

7.0

677

5 .6

4.3

4.2

162 .0

S.23

321

June

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

13

14

5.7

3.8

3.3

2.9

2.8

2.8

3.5 

3.4

3.3

7.8

21

10

10

6 .0

4.3

3.4

3.5

555

82

8.3

5.9

3.8

5.4

3.9

802 .5

26.8

1,590

July

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.1

2.1

3.6

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.8

2.5 

2.4

2 .5

2.4

1.7

1.8

1.4

1.8

1.4

1.5

.2

1.1

1.4

3.6

2.4

1.7

1.4

.9

.6

68.0

2.19

135

A'lg.

0.5

.2

173

.9

.7

.4

.9

5.7

2.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.0

.6

.8

1.6

.8

.7

1.2

.9

1.1

1.0

1.6

1.4

.8

.9

.7

.7

.7

.8

36.7

1.18

73

Sept.

0.7

.7

1.2

.6

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.8

.7

.5

.5

.7

.7

.7

.6

.4

1.5

18

55

5.6

1.0

.4

.4

.8

1.4

1.8

1.8

2.1

82.2

2.74

163

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,450 Mln 0.6 Mean 73.1 Ac-ft 52,920

Water year 1954-55: Max 555 Mln n.2 Mean 15.9 Ac-ft 10,040

Peak discharge (base,

a No gage-height record; disehargi 

at Lincoln.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discha: 

of flow.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by i

,uOO cfs).--No peak above base.

stimated on basis of weather records and records for station

'ge estimated on basis of weather records and trend 

:e Dec. 8 to Feb. 16, Feb. 20 to Mar. 6, Mar. 24-28.
250 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Salt Creek at Lincoln, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°50'50", long 96°40'50", in Sw£ sec. 7, T. 10 N. , R. 7 E., near center 

of channel on downstream side of pier of bridge on North 27th Street at north edge of 

Lincoln, 1 mile downstream from Oak Creek.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder at stages above 6.2 ft. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. 

Uatum of gage is 1,113.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge .--6 years, 209 cfs (151,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,060 cfs June 24 (gage height, 13.10 ft); minimum daily, 25 cfs Aug. 14.

1949-55: Maximum discharge, 28,200 cfs June 2, 1951 (gage height, 26.15 ft); minimum daily, that of Aug. 14, 1955.

Flood of June 2, 1951, may have been equaled or exceeded in discharge by flood of 

July 6, 1908, which reached a stage of 33.6 ft. Channel changes since 1908 have 

materially altered the stage-discharge relation.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 -

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

64

~84 278

80

*220

124

115

111

102

92

80

77

80

77

69

64

61 

64

62

71

73

78

75

71

68

96

 80

80

73

111

62

2,842

91.7

5,640

Nov.

66

61

58

61

59

61

61

61

61

58

56

53

53

47

48

50

*50 

47

47

47

53

50

47

47

44

50

47

47

50

53

1,593

53.1

3,160

Dec.

51

56

53

59

66_

59

62

*66

61

56

56

62

56

51

44

47

48

4:8

50

44

41

41

37

37

55

44

37

* 35

41

47

47

1,537

49.6

3,050

Jan.

41

44

50

48

59_

59

54

54

53

51

50

44

44

44

47

44

47

*47 

45

51

53

53

51

53

50

51

50

50

47

47

51

1,532

49.4

3,040

Feb.

62

50

50

53

56

56

56

56

»61

59

45

50

47

59

77

203

515

* 1 , 280

836

494

320

259

304

241

196

180

140

113

_

_ _____

5,921

211

11,740

Mar.

Ill

134

*150

177

120

84

78

77

9'i

56

104

94

78

75

71

66

66

61 

62

129

66

*73

78

82

59

56

56

56

69

75

78

2,671

86.2

5,300

Apr.

71

66

66

58

54

54

53

51

47y>

51

IDS

 66

66

59

53

47

47

47

50

47

354

566

153

94

82

159

122

90

2,873

95.8

5,700

May

58

61

58

*54

51

51

45

45

59

48

4S

50

48

47

37

45

44

45

45

44

37

45

42

*45

98

61

61

45

38

45

1,547

49.9

3,070

June

42

40

42

42

425

190

78

61

51

45

40

35

42

41

42

74

*118

140

77

145

68

*47

*5A720

1,560

a 147

a!20

a 94

73

62

7,803

260

15,480

July

78

47

44

42

*47

47

50

45

47

41

45

45

47

47

47

42

3_4

47

42

*42

74

68

48

59

53

51

50

51

47

40

1,514

48.8

3,000

Aug.

50

48

*48

45

47

100

186

44

41

48

32

30

30

25

32

33

*33

38

37

40

42

3S

38

37

34

33

28

 42

34

33

1,383

44.6

2,740

Sept.

34

34

35

32

32

34

37

38

41

41

34

33

41

 42

44

44

44

109

208

 680

280

a 50

a50

a47

a47

a47

a47

*45

41

2,333

77.8

4,630

Calendar year 1954: Max 6,850 Mln 33 Mean 166 Ac-ft 119,900

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,720 Min 25 Mean 91.9 Ac-ft 66,550

Peak discharge (base,

Discharge measure: 

a No gage-height record; discharge

fs) . - - June 

this day.

t Ima ted

4 (1 p.m.) 6,060 cfs (13.10 ft).

sis of observer's estimate of gage height.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 251

Wahoo Creek at Ithaca, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°08'40", long 96°32'20", in northeast corner sec. 32, T. 14 H. , R. 8 E., 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 63 , half a mile south 

of Ithaca.

Drainage area. 272 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1955.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 

1,110.31 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Au?. 8, 1950, 

chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 59.8 cfs (43,290 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,070 cfs June 25 (gage height, 20.84 ft); minlmum daily, 3.3 cfs June 11.

1949-55: Maximum discharge, 18,900 cfs May 31, 1951 (gage height, 22.34 ft); minimum daily, that of June 11, 1955.

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

which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, wate ear October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

13

T9

16

14

BT_

39

19

21

23

16

37

17

14

14

»14

14

14

14

14

£0

4e

24

16

15

15

26

43

18

29

25

S25

741

23.9

1,470

Nov.

25

Is

15

17

 17

17

17

16

16

18

17

16

1R

16

16

16

17

16

1*

IP,

16

16

17

15

a 16

*16

IB

a!8

19

17

SOS

16. B

998

Dec.

18

18

16

18

a 18

18

18

17

18

19

ie

2O

21

19

17

*21

18

18

18

18

18

26

18

18

a 18

8T2~ 7.8

10

32

17 

17

556.0

17.9

1,100

Jan.

18

11

11

12

14

10

*14

15

11

11

14

15

19

11

50

22

18

19

20

20

21

22

19

19

17

»17

20

20

21

18 

19

528

17.0

1 , 050

Feb.

20

21

21

21

21

21

20

18

16

17

18

18

18

19

29

33

24

*56

5?

30

32

32

31

34

35

52

27

27

-

7F3

27 .2

1,510

Mar.

38

38

50

37

36

28

28

27

»27

32

34

36

25

25

Z4

20

20

20

19

19

18

18

23

19

!i

17

39

38

*30

34

38

871

28.1

1,730

Apr.

32

30

22

22

20

19

20

19

19

17

18

18

22

44

20

19

a!8

18

17

*17

16

15

16

a97

38

25

2C

27

24

18

733

24.4

1,450

May

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

14

14

14

20

19

»17

17

a 16

14

14

20

19

18

16

15

15

16

16

15

16

16

15

14 

14

504

16.3

1,000

June

16

16

*16

17

70

36

18

15

14

7.3

3.3

14

15

16

17

17

22

89

a25

23

324

*39

16

*1,460

»1,880

94

72

52

46

43

4,492 .6

150

8,910

July

36

76

a39

33

28

26

26

23

20

20

19

19

*18

18

17

17

16

16

17

18

25

23

18

16

15

14

14

13

13

IS.

a L.

677

21.8

1,340

Aug.

11

11

*9.4

11

11

11

9.6

10

10

11

11

11

11

9.9

9.6

9.6

9.4

9.4

9.2

9.2

11

11

11

11

*11

9.4

7.5

aB.l

8.7

8.4

8.0

309.4

9.98

614

Sept.

7.3

7.5

7.1

a7.4

7.8

7.8

8.0

9.2

8.9

8.7

a8.4

8.0

7.8

*7.5

7.5

7.8

7.8

9.2

9.6

9.9

44

10

8.7

4.8

a4.6

4.4

4.4

4.2

5.2

7.8

261.3

8.71

518

Calendar year 1954: Max 

Water year 1954-55: Max Mir Mean

Ac-ft 18,090 

Ac-ft 21,690

Peak discharge (base, SCO cfs) . Jui 

(20.84 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolate 

near Lincoln and weather records.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 31 to Jan. 14, Jan. 17 to Feb. 25, Ma

95 cfs (11.94 ft); June 25 (2 a.m.) 4,070 cfs

stimated on basis of records for Salt Creek

20-26.
252 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Silver Treek: at Ithaca, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°09'50", long 96°31'25", in NE^ sec. 28, T. 14 M., R. 8 E. , near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on county road half a mile east of Ithaca.

Drainage area.--72 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1955.

Gage_.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 

1,120.96 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 8, 1950, 

staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 10.0 cfs (7,240 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 312 cfs June 24 (gage height, 7.27 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.6 cfs Sept. 14.

1949-55: Maximum discharge, 2,450 cfs May 31, 1951 (gage height, 12.22 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.2 cfs Jan. 17, 1954.

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

which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to Septembe

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.9

*4.5

4.7

4.9

5.0

4.9

7.5

5.4

5.0

4.7

4.9

4.7

6.9

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.4 

5.o

151.7

4.89

301

Nov.

4.9

4.9

5.0

5.0

*5.0

4.9

4.9

5. n

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

*4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

136.6

4.55

271

Dec.

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4 .2

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.4

'sTo

4.7

*4.9

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.9

4.9

5.0

5.2

4.4

4.2

5.2 

5.0

140.9

4.55

279

Jan.

5.0

4.9

5.0

4.9

4.9

4.5

*3.8

3.5

3.5

5.7

3.5

5.5

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.4

3 .4

3.2

*3.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

-'fi

119.7

3.86

237

Feb.

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.5

4.7

5.0

5.4

5.8

6 .3

7.1

6.7

6.5

6.9

*7.1

7.3

5.6

7.3

7.9

7.7

4.4

5.11

5.4

5.6

6 .0

_

159.5

5.70

316

Mar.

6 .9

6.5

6 .0

6 .0

5.8

5.4

5.0

5.0

*5.u

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.9

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.8

6 .0

6 .0

6.2

*5.B

5.B 

5.4

166.8

5.38

331

Apr.

5.2

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.4

4.5

4.7

4.9

5 .0

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.0

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

*4.2

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.4

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.4

140.0

4.67

278

May

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.2

3.8

3 .8

4.0

;.s

3.8

JTs

3.8

.0

- .0

.0

.0

.0

.2

.0

 i .2

' .2

.2

.4

' , 2

.4

.2

4.4

4.4

126.5

4 . 08

251

June

4.4

4.5

*4.2

4.4

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.4

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.9

4.4

4.0

3.8

4.0

44

*14

13

*182

*104

10

7 .3

7.1

7.1

F .1

482.5

16 .1

957

July

a5. 6

aS.O

a5. 8

aS.O

a4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3 ^"

134.9

4.35

C68

Aug.

3.0

3.0

*3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

*5.2

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.0

- *0

99.2

3.20

197

Sept.

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.8 

*2.6

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.9

5.0

4.0

3.7

3.4

3 .0

3 .0

3.2

3 .2

3 .Z

3.0

93.1

3.10

185

Calendar year 1954; Max 66 Mln 2.2 Mean 5.17 Ac-ft 3,750

Water year 1954-55: Max 182 Mln 2.6 Mean 5.35 Ac-ft 3,870
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 253

Salt Creek near Ashland, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°02'50", long 95°20*30", in SW£ sec. 31, T. 13 N., R. 10 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 6, 1 mile east of Ashland and 

2-3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1,640 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1947 to September 1955.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 1,046.64 ft above irean sea 

"level, datum of 1929 (tentative adjustment). Prior to Mar. 4, 1949, water-stage 

recorder at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--8 years, 462 cfs (334,500 acre-ft per year).

Extreme^.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,600 cfs June 24 (gage height, 11.£5 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 43 cfs Aug. 22.

1947-55: Maximum discharge, 46,200 cfs June 2, 1951 (gage height, 14.72 ft); minimum daily, 40 cfs Sept. 9, 1953.

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

which are poor. Some overflow from Platte River may enter Salt Creek above station 

when Platte River is in flood.

Discharge, In Cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

ioe

153

175

108

135

290 'Sty? *193

162

131

150

131

124

114

108

103

1S3T

106

117

207

284

166

166

170 

150

180

260

184 *iaa

166

193

5,027

162

9,970

Nov.

106

135

142

127

135

135

124

120

120

111

100

103

94

86

91

38

81

76 *rs

81

76

78

81

76 

76

84

94

86

91

111

2,984

99.5

5,920

Dec.

84

91

88

94

111

114

97

106

106

*81

127 ~9T

95

127

120

97

89

87

82

87

90

94

97

91 

91

91

73

74

62

74

97

2,913

94.0

5,780

Jan.

120

106

108

103

91

71

"5T 60

114

86

91

94

91

114

103

1OO

103

66

78

106

*110

106

106

121

138

124

134

132

130

158

T3T

3,289

106

6,520

Feb.

154

152

137

90

137

135

120

108

123

160

180

200

195

165

170

*155

155

270

400

710

445

320

330

350 

390

350

300

250

_

6,646

237

13,180

Mar.

223

348

414

*369

244

133

193

278

193

a220

249

249

212

207

175

166

175

166

166

130

*114

103

157

146

138

12O

124,

175

157

170

157

6,076

196

12,050

Apr.

150

150

138

124

114

108

108

111

103

111

103

120

228

170

*157

114

114

97

91

97

97

103

124

1,430 

437

238

184

218

266

213

5,873

196

11,650

May

131

117

127

124

117

*111

111

106

100

131

114

103

100

108

106

91

108

106

117

100

100

97

94

103 

108

114

*142

127

124

108

103

3,453

111

6,850

June

106

94

108

103

1,540

a!35

a88

36

71

74

74

60

W

68

68

76

153

302

266

202

843

*398

153

3,270 

*6,920

1,540

342

228

175

138

22,741

758

45,110

July

198

321

TST

111

106

124

111

106

111

97

100

94

97

31

*88

68

74

68

78

84

88

106

124

88 

71

71

74

78

74

71

68

3,161

102

6,270

Aug.

68

*68

64

64

68

60

a250

alzT

60

56

62

60

56

44

44

44

44

44

48

50

64

43

5?

56 

58

50

50

54

*50

58

56

1,970

63.5

3,910

Sept.

62

60

60

52

50

56

60

60

60

58

44

5TJ

*46

52

54

58

66

81

114

131

795

TTT

88

84 

74

74

78

68

66

64

2,782

92.7

5,520

Calendar year 1954: Max 5,53O Mln 62 Mean 241 Ac-ft 174,800

Water year 1954-55: Max 8,270 Mln 43 Mean 183 Ac-ft 132,700

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs).--June 24 (4:30 p.m.) 15,600 cfs (11.25 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Lincoln, weather 

e cords, and trend of flow. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 12-22, Dec. 28 to Feb. 28, Mar. 20-28.
254 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Platte River at Louisville, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°00'50", long 96°09'20", in NWj sec. 14, T. 12 N., R. 11 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 50, three-quarters of a mile north 

of Louisville.

Records available. May 1953 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,007.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,100 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 7.21 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 21,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 7.30 ft Mar. 11 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 240 cfs Sept. 3.

1953-55: Maximum discharge, 33,300 cfs May 12, 1953 (gage height, 8.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 21,000 cfs; minimum daily, that of Sept. 3, 1955.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a week. Natural flow of stream affected by storage 

reservoirs, power developments, diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, 

and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,770

1,840

2,180

2,120

2,650

2,620

2,460

2,540

2,880

2,940

2,970

2,940

3,120

3,240

3,340

2,940

2,590

2,330

2,410

2,760

3,210

2,820

2,820

2,820

2,790

3,000

3,280

3,430

3,920

4,360

3,950

89,040

2,872

176,600

Nov.

3,790

3,460

3,530

5,540

3,530

3,690

3,500

3,690

3,500

3,690

3,620

3,660

3,460

3,430

3,430

3,400

3,500

3,500

3,340

3,430

3,590

3,560

3,590

3,400

3,590

5.920

3,720

3,690

3,880

3,880

107,310

3,577

212,800

Dec.

3,400 

3,720

3,090

3,340

4,050

4,220

3,850

3,460

3,880

3,600

3,640

3,780

2,310

3,570

3,420

3,430

3,290

3,180

3,140

3,390

3,710

4,220

4,360

4,680

4,640

4,300

4,110

3,780

2,020

1,280

2,250

109,110

3,520

216,400

Jan.

3,260 

3,170

3,290

3,290

3,950

3,650

4,680

4,610

4,210

3,220

2,510

2,000

1,790

1,570

1,790

2,260

2,340

2,230

2,360

1,880

1.520

2,080

2,680

2,790

2,720

2,530

2,170

2,210

2,570

3,110

3,330

85,770

2,767

170,100

Feb.

3,48O 

3,290

3,320

3,390

3,420

3,550

3,590

3,580

3,270

2,820

2,530

2,440

2 , 500

2,550

2,740

2,720

2,390

3,430

4,060

3,670

3,660

3,820

3,840

3,850

3,350

3,170

2,860

2,840

_

90,630

3,237

179,8OO

Mar.

3,190 

3,720

4,160

5,080

6,270

6,480

7,710

7,960

8,500

12,100

18,100

19,900

12,300

10,300

8,640

8,050

7,870

7,330

7,020

6,740

6,580

4,720

2,880

3,500

3,790

4,3OO

4,750

4,610

5,260

6,420

8,590

226,820

7,317

449,900

Apr.

8,590 

8,100

7,060

6,300

5,380

5,420

5,660

5,180

4,44O

4,610

4,640

4,020

4,860

4,540

4,890

5,140

5,030

4,220

3,720

4,O80

3,620

5,590

3,980

6,260

4,750

4,640

5,000

4,440

5,500

3,790

151,450

5,048

300,400

May

3,460 

3,690

3,090

2,820

2,430

2,200

2,200

2,280

2,430

2,570

2,O2O

2,000

1,950

1,950

1,840

1,730

1,700

1,790

1,910

1,860

1,910

2,430

2,650

2,540

2,410

2,430

2,570

2,790

5,220

4,500

3,620

78,990

2,548

156,700

June

3,820 

3,430

3,430

3,460

4 , 500

5,030

4,640

5,140

4,640

3,950

3,530

3,180

3,400

3,180

2,940

2,880

2,940

3,210

4,620

7,640

6,180

6,380

5,540

13,000

16,900

12,200

9,360

5,900

4,82O

3,920

163,760

5,459

324,800

July

3,690 

4,36O

3,310

2,590

2,380

2,020

2,370

2,650

2,120

1,980

2,380

2,280

1,700

1,640

5,550

4,610

3,370

3,060

2,020

1,700

1,590

1,570

1,620

1,470

1,350

1,270

1,140

1,140

1,120

1,020

9OO

70,130

2,262

139,100

Aug.

775 

642

530

572

558

410

422

600

355

715

670

76O

884

74T

670

600

506

506

422

366

366

366

344

422

494

518

470

355

311 "4TO

333

16,097

519

31,930

Sept.

260 

260

240 7BO"

290

366

366

388

344

388

446

482

355

434

458

458

399

410

614

1,020

2,560

2,430

1,680

1,430

1,330

1,750

2,080

2,220

2,760

2,760

29,238

975

57,990

Calendar year 1954: Max 21,8OO Mln 756 Mean 4,444 Ac-ft 3,217,OOO

Water year 1954-55: Max 19,9oO Mln 240 Mean 3,338 Ac-ft 2,417,000

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9-21, Dec. 27 to Jan. 6, Jan. 9 to Mar. 

MaF7~2"5-27, 29.
WAUBONSIE CREEK BASIN 256

Waubonsie Creek near Bartlett, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°53', long 95°45', in NE£ sec. 11, T. 70 N., R. 43 W., on left pier on 

downstream side of highway bridge, 2.5 miles east of Bartlett and 4.5 miles vest Of 

Tabor.

Drainage area. --30 aq ml, approximately.

Records available. January 1946 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 936.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

132B. Prior to June 16, 1951, wire-weight gage and Jan. 10, 1946, to May 8, 1950, supplementary high-stage water-stage recorder, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 13.0 cfs (9,410 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year 1,860 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 17.54 ft); 

maximum gage height, 19.42 ft Mar. 2 (backwater from ice); no flow for many days.

1946-55: Maximum discharge, 14,500 cfs May 8, 1950 (gage height, 37.8 ft, from 

f loodmark) , from rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 32.8 and 37.8 ft; no flow for many days in 1954-55.

Remarks . Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 1, 

Mar. 3-11, Sept. 21-28)

10.0 

10.Z

10.3

10.4

10.6

.2

10.8

11.0

11.3

11.6

12.0

13.0

16

34

76

142

245

505

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.5

3.9

3.Z *3.5

33_

4.2

3.1

3.Z

3.0

2.8

2.8

Z.7

2.Z

2.2

Z.I

2.2

Z.5

2.5 *2.4

3.1

2.7

2.4

Z.I

2.0

1.9

3.7

2.4

Z.I

2.0

1.9

2.0

114.3

3.69

0.123

0.14

227

Nov.

1.9 2~4

*2.6

2.5

Z.4

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.0 *3.0

3.1

3.Z

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.7

3TT

85.7

Z.86

0.095

0.11

170

Dec.

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

*3.Z

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5 37B3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.Z

3.1

3.0

37TT

3.0

3.0

100.5

3.24

0.108

0.12

199

Calendar year 1954 : Max 768

Jan.

3.1

3.3

3.5

3.8

4.2

5.0 *T7T

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

4.5

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

 K 2.6 &

<- . O

102.6

3.31

0.110

0.13

204

Feb.

2.6

Z.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

Z.5

Z.5

Z.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.5

Z.5

2.5

2.5

20

TT

8.0

6.0

4.5

4.0

3.8

*3.5

5.0

4.5

4.5

123.7

4.4Z

0.147

0.15

245

Win 0

Mar.

150

*300 ~5S

ZZ

10

11

7.8

*11

10

6.8

8.9

8.2

5.0

5.8

*5.3

3.6

37^

4.2

3.9

5.8

13

12

6.8

6.8

8.6

10

8.6

8.2

8.2

*6.4

5.3

763.1

24.6

0.820

0.95

1,510

Apr.

4.4

4.4

3.9

5.8

*4.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.2

*3.2

3.6

4.4

4.7

4.2

3.4

3.1

Z.7

2.7

*2.7

2.2

272

2.5

3.6

3.2

Z.9

3.1

11

3.6

3.1

112.4

3.75

0.125

0.14

223

May

3.1

2.7

2.7

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.2

2.2

*6.1

8.2

5.8

4.4

3.4

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.3

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

*1.7

2.0

1.8

15

T.I

4.2

3.1

2.2

2.2

103.2

3.33

0.111

0.13

205

June

1.7

1.5

*1.5

3.2

13

3.1

1.8

1.4

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.Z

*1.6

1.1

.9

.9

1.0

1.4

1.1

.7

.7

.8

.6

21

12

4.Z

2.Z

*31~5T9

1.6

127.1

4.24

0.141

0.16

252

July

Z.7

T7T

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.3

.2

.2

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0 

0

9.1

0.29

0.0097

0.01

18

Auf.

0

U

0

o

0

0

o

*0

0

1.7

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

o

0

0

0

0

0 

0

o

2.2

0.07

0.0023

0.003

4.4

Sept.

0

ff

0

o

0

0

*o

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

66

*135

O

O

0

0

o

o

28

431

667.7

2Z.3

0.743

0.83

1,320

Mean 9.96 Cfsm 0.332 In. 4.50 Ac-ft 7,2OO

Water year 1954-55 : Max 431 Kin 0 Mean 6.33 Cfsm 0.211 In. 2.87 Ac-ft 4,580

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs).--Mar. 2 (time unknown) about 1,000 cfs; Sept. 20 (11:3O p.m.) 

966 cfs (14.77 ft); Sept. 29 (1 a.m.) 1,860 cfs (17.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2 to Mar. Z.
256 WEEPING WATER CREEK BASIN

Weeping Water Creek at Union, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°47'35", long 95°54'40", in NW£ sec. 36, T. 10 N., R. 13 E near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highways 73 and 75, if- miles southeast of Union and 2f miles downstream from South Branch Weeping Water Creek.

Drainage area.--238 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1950 to September 1955.

daily. 

1951,

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,660 cfs June 25 (gage height, 17.77 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 10-12, 14, 15, 17, 18.

1950-55: Maximum discharge 60,300 cfs May 9, 1950 (gage height, 26.80 ft, present 

site and datum, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis 

of determination of peak flow through bridges and over highway embankment; minimum 

daily, that of Sept. 10-12, 14, 15,17, 18, 1955.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1354 to September 1955

Day

1

3

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

17

16

12

24

557

46

20

17

15

13

13

13

11

10

9.3

8.4

7.6

77E

8.2

*19

36

15

13

12

12

13

24

18

16

13

13

1,027.1

33.1

2,040

Nov.

11

10

9.6

10

10

11

9.6

9.6

10

*9.6

9.3 375-

11

11

12

13

14

TJ

12

11

11

11

11

10

9.8

11

10

12

11

12

325.0

10,8

645

Dec.

*11

10

TT

12

13

14

13

14

91

119

30

15

15

14

14

15

14

12

13

14

14

*15

17

18

17

16

16

15

13

12

11

628

20.3

1,25O

Jan.

12

13

13

16

TF

16

16

15

14

13

12

*14

14

14

12

12

11

T2

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

426

13.7

U45

Feb.

15

15

*15

14

15

15

14

14

14

13

12

l?

12

12

17

20

Z5

~173

14

14

17

15

13

15

17

16

18

645

33.0

L , 280

Mar.

21

27

47

44

42

47

92

118 ~52-

57

68

38

34

3O

26

26

*E5

24

25

27

26

24

21

17

14

15

18

24

30

27

25

1,151

37.1

2,280

Apr.

25

24

22

22

*19

20

13

17

17

16

15

20

27

27

25

22

19

16

15

16

14

13

53

47

55

26

*18

28

23

17

696

23.2

1,380

May

14

13

12

13

12

11

10

9.E

11

28

14

12

10

9.6

8.7

7.7

6.5

6.3

6.6

*6.8

6.9

5.1

4.5

673

5.5

12

17

71

25

12

9.8

394.8

12.7

783

June

7.9

6.0

5.5

5.5

120

147

30

*15

10

8.6

8.6

7.2

7.6

6.3

5.5

4.7

4.5 6" 9"

7.2

6.3

5.3

5.1

5.0

*1,090

*1,380

67

*29

23

57

20

3,101.7

103

6,150

Jily

16

15

13

11

8.9

7.7

6.3

6.5

6. 3

5.9

5.9

5.0

4.5

3.5

2.8

2.6

2.7

2.3

1.9

*2.8

3.0

2.8

74

63

4.6

2.9

2.7

2.9

2 .3

1.8

1^6

293.3

9.46

582

Aug.

1.2

1. J

1.1

1.4

1.2

.8

.3

.6

1.0

*2.4

1.7

1.2

.8

.5

.5

.7

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.5

.3

.2

74

.3

.2

.2

*.4

.3

.3

21.8

0.703

43

Sept.

0.3

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

*6.9

*257

*114

19

7.1

4.1

2.6

3 , 3

2.7

44

14

478.5

16.0

949

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,260 Min 0.1 Mean 40.4 Ac-ft 29,250

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,38O Min 0.1 Mean 25.2 Ac-ft 18,230

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOP cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13-15, 

ord"H5r. 23-27).

:. 28 to Mar. 27 (no gage-height rec-
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Missouri River at Nebraska City, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°40'35" , long 95°50'10", in SWtr sec. 10, T. 8 N. , R. 14 E. , on downstream 

side of pier near center of Waubonsie Highway Bridge at Nebraska City.

Drainage area.--414,400 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . August 1929 to September 1955. Gage-height records collected in 

this vicinity from August 1878 to December 1899 are contained in reports of Missouri 

River Commission.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 903.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Aug. 12, 1929, to June 26, 1930, chain gage on railroad bridge and June 27,

1930. to Oct. 21, 1931, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--26 years, 34,970 cfs (25,320,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 65,000 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 11.60 ft); 

maximum gage height, 12.98 ft Mar. 3 tbaekwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 

8,250 cfs Jan. 16.

1929-55: Maximum discharge, 414,000 cfs Apr. 19, 1952; maximum gage height, 

37.66 ft Apr. 18, 1952; minimum discharge, 1,600 cfs Dec. 31, 1946 (discharge measurement); minimum gage height observed, 1.2 ft Jan. 1, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good. Low flow regulated by upstream main stem reservoirs. Discharge 

measurements generally made 6 times a month, 3 times a month during winter. Records 

of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1955 are given in 

WSP 1401.

Revisions.--WSP 761: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

34,100

55.500

55,8OO

58,200

59,6OO

38.2OO

37,400

36,400

35,100

34,100

35,800

55,400

35,100

55,800

56,100

56,400

56,400

55,800

34,800

56,400

58,200

58,200

36,800

56,100

56,400

36,100

36 ,8OO

56,400

35,800

35,400

33,800

*1J.18.4

36,080

*2,218

Nov.

50,600

25,700

22,000

20,200

19,200

19,700

20,400

20,000

20,000

19,200

19,200

19,200

19,000

18,700

18,200

18,200

18,000

18,000

17,700

17,400

17,200

17,200

17,200

17,000

16,400

16,200

16,200

16,000

16 ,OOO

16,400

566,400

18,880

*1,123

Dec.

16,400

16,400

16,700

15,800

16,400

17,400

17,400

16,400

16,400

16,200

15,600

15,400

15,600

15,600

15,600

15,600

15,600

15,400

15,600

15,80O

16,400

17,200

17,700

17,400

17,400

17,700

18, OOO

18.200

17,400

15,400

14,2OO

508, 30O

16,400

*1,OO8

Jan.

14,200

15,200

15,600

16,000

15,800

16,000

15,400

15,600

15,200

15,000

14,400

13,800

13,800

10,200

8,880

8,250

8,625

9,600

10,OOO

10,OOO

10,200

10,200

9,900

1O.4OO

10,800

10,500

10,200

10,200

10,400

11,000

12,000

377,550

12,170

748,500

Feb.

12 , 500

13 , 000

13,400

14,000

14,400

15,000

15,400

15,800

16,200

15,000

14,000

13,500

13,500

13,500

14,000

14,400

14,800

15,400

16 , OOO

16,500

17,000

17,000

16,500

16 , 000

15,200

14,000

13,500

15,000

_

_

414,500

14,800

822,100

Mar.

17.000

20,000

23,000

26,100

25,500

24,600

S5,000

24,900

30,500

56,200

48,400

45,600

47,2OO

59,OOO

46,800

41,600

35,100

31,200

29,100

28,200

27,600

25,800

22,OOO

20,800

20,800

20,200

20,200

21,500

22,500

53,700

32,700

928,600

29,950

*1,842

Apr.

34,400

35,800

34,400

34,OOO

34,000

33.4OO

32,400

32,100

3O.9OO

30,300

30,600

3O.9OO

30,900

31,200

31,200

32,400

33,400

32,100

31,500

3O,900

31,200

30,600

30,900

37,200

33,400

31,200

32,100

34,000

35,400

33,4OO

976,200

32,540

*1,936

May

31,500

31,200

30,900

30,000

29,700

29,4OO

29 70O

29^400

29,70O

31,500

32,400

32,700

32,700

32,400

33,000

35,400

33,000

33,000

32,700

32,400

32,1OO

32,7OO

33,400

35.OOO

32^400

32,700

35,000

34,400

36,800

58,600

36,800

*1,006.6

32,470

*1,997

June

34,800

32,700

52,100

33,700

36,800

38,600

38,600

37,200

36,500

35,100

32,700

32,100

33,400

34,400

34,OOO

33,000

32,100

32,100

35,000

37,600

58,200

37,200

57,200

58,600

51,200

45,200

58,600

35,800

34,800

32,700

*1,078

35,950

*2,138

July

32,700

34,4OO

35,400

31,200

30,900

31,800

33,000

34,OOO

36,500

35,700

39,600

46 , 000

36,200

32,700

33,700

38,200

56,200

34,400

32,700

33.OOO

31,800

52,700

54,400

54.40O

53,000

32,100

32,100

32,400

32,100

32,100

26,400

H.P47.8

35,800

*2,078

Aug.

20,200

19,200

16,400

13,200

11,200

11,200

17,200

24,900

31,200

35 , 400

35,400

35,4OO

54,400

54,400

54,000

55,700

33,700

33,400

33,700

34.OOO

34,000

35,100

55,400

54,400

54,OOO

55,400

33,700

35,100

56,800

36,800

35,100

926,000

29,870

£1,837

Sept.

34,400

33,400

33,000

35^800

36,500

55,400

34,400

33,000

33,400

34,400

55,400

55,400

34,800

34,000

33,400

34,000

34.OOO

35,100

35,800

59,OOO

40,40O

38,200

38^200

38,200

36,200

36.8OO

37,600

37,600

37,600

*1P69.8

35,660

*2,122

Calendar year 1954 : Max 105, OOO Mln 6,600 Mean 31,050 Ac-ft 22,480,OOO

Water year 1954-55 : Max 59, OOO Mln 8,25O Mean 27.45O Ac-ft 19,87O,OOO

Peak discharge (base,100,OOO cfs).--No peak above base.

* Expressed In thousands.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 29 to Mar. 3.
258 NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN

West Nishnabotna River at Randolph, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°52' , long 95°35' , in NE£ sec. 17, T. 70 N. , R. 41 W. , on downstream side 

 of bridge on State Highway 184, 0.3 mile downstream from Deer Creek, 0.5 mile west of 

Randolph, and about 17 miles upstream from confluence with East Nishnabotna River.

Drainage area. 1,310 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1948 to September 1955.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 932.99 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

"Prior to Aug. 26, 1955, wire-weight gage and since June 30, 1949, supplementary waterstage recorder, operating above gage height 8.4 ft at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--7 years, 560 cfs (405,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,900 cfs July 9 (gage height, 16.18 ft); minimUmi948-55- Maximum discharge, 29,600 cfs May 9, 1950 (gage height, 21.93 ft); maximum 

gage height, 24.8 ft Mar. 5, 1949, from graph based on gage readings (ice Jam); minimum 

daily discharge, that of Sept. 18, 1955.

Flood in June 1947 reached a stage of about 24 ft, from information by local residents (discharge not determined).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

6.0 

6.2 

6.5 

6.8 

7.2 

7.8

100

215

475

8.4

9.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

840

1,300

2,370

5,300

9,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Ac-ft

Oct.

445

390

275

208

666

536

375

274

226

243

229

190

184

174

171

208

171

159

159

180

*156

150

140

142

140

159

156

156

150

148 

138

7,098

229

0.175

0.20

14,080

Nov.

128

125

128

132

130

130

130

130

*130

130

118

118

120

113

105

102

105

102

105

105

105

102

105

102

102

102

102

102

100

T5o

3,408

114

0.087

0.10

6,760

Dec.

98

96

96

110

100

96

92

86

*80

200

334

TTo

110

140

145

132

89

102

98

100

125

120

115

120

120

120

112

120

190

208

208

3,972

128

0.098

0.11

7,880

Jan.

180

145

125

140

145

130

110

91

80

*74

110

130

150

150

138

100

90

80

74

69

66

66

64

64

64

62

62

62

60

60

60

3,001

96.8

0.074

0.09

5,950

Feb.

64

70

70

66

62

60

60

60

60

60

58

58

58

*58

59

59

59

80

350

600

800

700

620

580

560

540

530

520

-

6,921

247

0.189

0.20

13,730

Mar.

570

*2,000

7.570

3,780

1,500

668

*318

910

1,800

1,400

770

626

910

430

350

318

254

236

232

236

208

208

243

159

63

70

150

194

282

302

344

26,881

867

0.662

0.76

53,320

Apr.

344

318

282

258

240

286

204

201

187

184

162

184

190

*190

171

153

145

138

108

318

190

145

128

*5.110

1,020

560

362

159

334

266

10,537

351

0.268

0.30

20,900

May

208

174

174

165

218

171

162

150

162

278

*165

165

162

240

102

92

83

90

87

85

79

74

67

90

90

130

165

112

100

65

72

4,177

135

0.103

0.12

8,280

June

72

40

52

163

899

637

*380

187

130

120

125

118

118

92

68

74

65

50

72

74

68

52

54

118

198

138

85

68

422

2 15

4,954

165

0.126

0.14

9,830

Jtly

112

92

566

105

54

63

*79

85

*7.170

1,690

430

270

201

194

171

156

180

118

130

100

96

92

92

92

74

72

65

60

51

48

42

12,750

411

0.314

0.36

25,290

Aug.

37

38

38

62

41

37

31

*29

32

29

102

74

46

24

24

21

22

17

22

17

17

19

20

14

T6

19

17

16

18

15

20

934

30.1

0.023

0.03

1,850

Sept.

22

18

17

17

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

11

14

15

*70

89

232

105

67

56

58

52

140

68

1,230

41.0

0.031

0.03

2,440

Calendar year 1954: Max 8,790 Min 21 Mean 220 Cfsm 0.168 In. 2.28 Ac-ft 159,200

Water year 1954-55: Max 7,370 Min 11 Mean 235 Cfsm 0.179 In. 2.44 Ac-ft 170,300

Peak discharge (base. 6.500 efs).--Mar. 2 (12 p.m.) 10,500 cfs (14.69 ft); July 9 (6:30 a.m.) 

13,900 cfs (16.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 8-10, 13, 14, Jan. 6-12, Jan. 17 to Mar. 2, 

Mar. 26, 27.
NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN

Davids Creek near Hamlin, Iowa

Location. --Lat 41°40'25", long 94°48'20", in NE^NE-f sec. 9, T. 79 N., R. 34 W. , on left 

bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 64, 5.2 miles east of Hamlin, and 

8 miles upstream from mouth and East Nishnabotna River.

Drainage area. 26.1 sq mi.

Records available . June 1952 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,266.54 f; above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, , 378 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, , 10.27 ft); maxmum gage height, 14.26 ft Mar. 2 (backwater from ice): no flow for many days. 

1952-55: Maximum discharge, 860 cfs Aug. 15, 1952 (gage height, 13.07 f ':) ; 

gage height, that of Mar. 2, 1955; no flow at times in most years. 

Floodmark of 18.0 ft pointed out by local resident, date unknown.

maximum

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

which are poor. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1955 are given 

in WSP 1401.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

6.24

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.7

5.3 

9.5

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

9.0

107

210

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.3

1.8

.9

ITT

9.4

2.5

*1.4

2.7

2.3

1.8

1.5

1.4

8.0

14

3.8

2.5

2.7

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.5

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.5 

1.4

1.3

82.5

2.66

0.102

0.12

164

Nov.

.7

.1

.2

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.0

.0

.9

.0

.0

.9

.7

77

.7

1.2

1.3

.8

. 8

35.1

1.17

0.045

0.05

70

Dec.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

* .4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

14.9

0.48

0.018

0.02

30

Jan.

0.4

.4

.5

.7

7F

.5

» .4

.4

.3

73

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

10.8

0.35

0.013

0.02

21

Feb.

0.3

» .3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

20

50

15

8.2

6.8

6.0

5.4

5.0

10

9.0

7.0

-

147.5

5.27

0.202

0.21

293

Mar.

30

200

»T55

45

20

10

5.0

16

40

14

10

8.7

6.1

5.7

4.7

*4.1

3.6

3.6

3.6

2.3

2.0

3.0

4.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

27T

3.5

7.0

6.1

4.1

624.7

20.2

0.774

0.89

1,240

Apr.

3.6

3.1

2.9

8.3

3.8

3.1

*2.5

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.1

1.8

1.5

T75

36

5.7

3.4

2.9

~55 106

18

12

8.7

7.4

5.3

5.0

300.3

10.0

0.383

0.43

596

May

4.4

3.8

3.8

*3.6

3.1

3.6

2.9

2.5

13

T.4

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.2

_.£

86.1

2.78

0.107

0.12

171

June

0.9

* .9

7.0

~7.5 14

2.5

1.8

1.4

4.5

3.5

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.6

.6

.9

.9

.6

.5

76

.7

.6

62.4

2.08

0.080

0.09

124

July

0.4

.3

.2

.2

.3

.6

.4

.3

 1.6

J!I

1.6

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0_

31.1

1.00

0.038

0.04

62

Aug.

0

0

.1

0

* .1

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0.5

0.02

0.00077

0.0007

1.0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

.1

0

0.9

0.03

0.0011

0.001

1.8

Calendar year 1954: Max 90 Min 0 Mean 1.61 Cfsm 0.062 In. 0.83 Ac-ft 1,170

Water ateyear 1954-55: J.ao4-oo; Max w200 cuuMin w0 uMean n3.83 i»iCfsm ci s0.147 u.±ii In. i1.99 issAc-fti 2,770 d.,nu

Peak discharge (base, 400 efs).--Ho peak above base.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1 to Jan. 13, Jan. 21-26, 30, Feb. 3-5, 

;b. 13 to Mar. 11, Mar. 21-28. No gage-height record Sept. 17-23J discharge estimated on basis of 

jather records and records for nearby stations.
260 NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN 

East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak, Iowa

Location. lat 41°00'55", long 95°14'30", in sec, 29, T. 72 N. , R. 38 W. , on right bank 

 10 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 34, 0.5 mile west of Red Oak, 28 miles

downstream from Indian Creek, and 49 miles upstream from confluence with West

Nishnabotna River.

Drainage area. 890 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . May 1918 to July 1925, Hay 1936 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,010.45 ft above mean ser level, unadjusted. Prior to July 5, 1925, chain gage 0.5 mile downstream at datum 0.40 ft lower. 

May 29, 1936, to Nov. 13, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datiim with supplementary water-stage recorder in operation above 3.2 ft gage height July 30, 1938, to 

Mov. 13, 1952.

Average discharge. 22 years (1918-20, 1921-22, 1936-55), 348 cfs (251,900 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,640 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 13.58 ft); minimum daily, 21 cfs Sept. 18.

1918-25, 1936-55: Maximum discharge, 36,200 cfs June 13, 1947 (gage height, 

23.23 ft), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of an overflow profile 

and extended channel rating; minimum daily, 6 cfs Aug. 18, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water

1942(M) ,

years) .--WSP 526: Drainage area .

19441M) , 1946.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except 

height, in feet, and discharge, In 

(Shifting-control method used Mar.

Oct. 1 to Mar. 2

1.2 44 2.5 350 1. 

1.4 72 3.0 525 1. 

1.6 110 4.0 920 1. 

2.0 205 2. 

2.

WSP 1240

periods of 

cubic feet 

6-8, Apr. 5

Mar. 3

3 18 

5 34 

7 60 

0 115 

5 250

: 1921, 1922-23 (M) , 1924,

ice effect (g£-ge 

per second) 

to June 4)

to Sept. 30

3.0 430 

4.0 8fO 

6.0 1,970 

8.0 3,430 

11.0 6.3CO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

620

354

263

190

502

700

323

242

251

236

215

200

175

742

333

239

198

178

160

148

*148

145

145

130

122

122

128

132

116

104

7,869

354

0.285

0.33

15,610

Nov.

100

100'

96

96

100

94

92

90

86

79

76

77

76

76

76

74

72

71

69

68

68

*68

68

66

64

61

61

61

65

61

2,311

77.0

0.087

0.10

4,580

Dec.

61

59

58

58

61

61

54

55

52

 47

50

55

61

71

76

69

64

58

47

57

61

57

57

51

52

61

64

54

61

74

71

1,837

59.3

0.067

0.08

3,640

Jan.

69

66

64

59

72

59

50

59

68

47

 56

70

83

rr

69

61

55

50

47

44

41

39

37

36

35

34

34

333"3

33

33

1,613

52.0

0.058

0.07

3,200

Feb.

35

36

37

35

34

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

 32

32

32

32

40

200

350

500

440

410

390

380

370

360

360

4,362

156

0.175

0.18

8,650

Mar.

*360

2,000

5,560

2,380

955

394

 246

402

1,030

930

626

466

330

264

264

209

162

145

138

142

130

89

138

142

89

57

80

118

145

168

181

18,340

592

0.665

0.77

36,380

Apr.

135

122

111

111

165

138

125

115

111

107

105

105

*107

111

115

120

125

132

135

435

214

95

598

* 2,940

630

352

247

214

203

150

8,373

279

0.313

0.35

16,610

May

135

128

128

247

422

111

86

152

125

459

*200

128

95

80

74

71

66

63

59

54

50

47

45

46

46

65

71

115

62

50

44

3,524

114

0.128

0.15

6,990

June

38

33

52

1,420

1 , iOO

444

203

152

 118

107

111

113

105

95

87

82

76

74

71

65

62

59

54

76

128

99

70

59

187

93

5,433

181

0.203

0.23

10,780

July

70

57

50

42

36

66

226

70

2,060

930

223

 170

109

87

80

73

68

66

65

65

63

57

53

49

46

46

44

41

39

36

35

5,122

165

0.185

0.21

10,160

Aug.

34

33

34

33

33

34

45

44

35

66

78

53

44

38

35

33

32

*32

29

30

26

25

28

34

29

24

23

23

24

28

33

1,092

35.2

0.040

0.05

2,170

Sept.

28

25

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

23

23

22

22

21

22

24

60

84 To

40

31

30

39

39

80

57

991

33.0

0.037

0.04

1,970

Calendar year 1&54: Max 9,660 Mln 14 Mean 153 Cfsm 0.172 In. 2.34 Ac-ft 110,800

Water year 1954-55; Max 5,560 Min 21 Mean 167 Cfsm 0.188 In. 2.56 Ac-ft 120,700

i.) 5,450 cfs

Mar. 27. Discharge computed from 

Apr. 11-16, May 5-9, 13-23.

sight-gage

18 to Mar. 2, 

adings Oct. 4, 5, Mar. 5-7,
NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN 261

Nishnabotna River above Hamburg, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°38', long 95°37', in SW£SE£ sec. 11, T. 67 N., R. 42 W., on left bank 

1,000 ft downstream from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, 1.5 miles 

downstream from confluence of East Nishnabotna and West Nishnabotna Rivers, and 2 

miles northeast of Hamburg.

Drainage area. 2,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1922 to September 1923, October 1928 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 894.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1923, chain gage at site 6 miles downstream at different datum. 

Oct. 5, 1928, to Sept. 6, 1929, chain gage at site 1,000 ft upstream at datum 0.42 ft 

higher. Sept. 7, 1929, to Feb. 11, 1935, chain gage and Feb. 12, 1935, to June 5, 

1947, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum. June 6,to July 22, 1947, staff 

gage at site 1,000 ft upstream at different datum. July 23, 1947, to Nov. 16, 1950, 

staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--27 years (1928-55), 933 cfs (675,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 18.80 ft, from 

I'loodmark); maximum gage height, 20.98 ft, from floodmark (ice jam); minimum daily 

discharge, 38 cfs Sept. 18.

1922-23, 1928-55: Maximum discharge, 55,500 cfs June 24, 1947 (gage height, 

26.03 ft, from floodmark}; minimum daily, 4.5 cfs Aug. 30, 1934.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1240: 1923, 1929-37, 1938-40(M), 1943(M).

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 4-11, May 10, 11,

June 1-10, July 8-15, Sept. 21-26)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3

5.8 124

5.9 148

6.0 174

7.0 460

8.0 798

10.0 1,63O

Mar

5.5 39

6.0 92

6.5 166

7.0 262

8.0 520

4 to Sept. 30

9.O 88O

10.0 1,360

12.0 2,750

16.0 6,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-f t

Oct.

1,420

708

460

460

1,240

1,400

852

586

522

490

460

445

415

400

832

586

445

4OO

386

386

*386

371

362

351

339

351

345

342

339

316

302

16,697

539

0.192

0.22

33,120

Nov.

293

279

277

279

291

296

296

293

288

277

268

260

251

249

*251

257

257

254

251

246

249

243

243

237

226

223

226

229

226

229

7,744

258

0.092

0.10

15,360

Dec.

221

223

218

221

229

212

207

164

*151

148

209

246

158

188

271

291

257

229

148

182

235

257

249

215

212

232

243

148

143

T [-Q lOO

193

6,458

208

0.074

0.09

12,610

Jan.

198

207

240

263

279

249

177

237

209

*158

171

223

263

243

221

212

201

170

150

140

130

125

120

115

115

Tio- 110

110

110

110

115

5,481

177

0.063

0.07

10,870

Feb.

120

125

130

120

110

105

105

105

10O

100

10O

100

loo

100

*1OO

loo

100

2OO

500

1,000

,500

,400

,220

,180

,060

1,000

950

900

12,730

455

0.162

0.17

25,250

Mar.

1,000

*3,000

5,OOO

5,930

*5,930

5,380

3,510

2,910

*3,070

3,600

3,240

2,280

1,660

 1,260

1,O80

960

880

800

700

720

70O

580

640

660

475

368 350"

625

640

660

660

59,468

1.31P

0.685

0.79

118,000

Apr.

700

640

580

550

535

550

505

460

445

430

418

430

*460

520

460

430

405

392

380

368

680

445

418

*5,140

2,590

*1,210

820

720

640

595

22,916

764

0.273

0.30

45,450

May

505

460

430

445

565

535

392

368

418

*610

740

445

380

355

330

311

297

286

277

273

269

260

396

342

280

355

700

405

475

308

253

12,465

402

0.144

0.17

24,720

June

224

*195

220

1,620

*2,120

1,380

771

405

328

302

306

311

306

291

2«6

249

232

224

220

253

207

195

189

311

580

405

280

236

640

490

13,756

459

0.164

0.13

27,280

July

320

247

211

234

186

166

180

*342

*5,860

4,780

1,260

550

418

342

282

240

215

206

195

191

177

175

295

346

147

131

*123

117

108

98

J32_

18,234

588

0.210

0.24

36,170

Aug.

88

88

86

97

101

101

95

86

92

115

150

175 T28"

100

86

79

*73

71

70

68

64

62

60

56

58

59

54

52

53

59

52

2,578

83.2

0.030

0.03

5,110

Sept.

58

61

55

52

49

48

47

47

45

44

44

44

44

43

44

43

40

38

39

45

153

*152

209

222

T48

117

123

108

112

175

2,449

81.6

0.029

0.03

4,860

Calendar year 1954: Max 11,900 Mln 50 Mean 430 Cfsm 0.154 In. 2.09 Ac -ft 311,200

Water year 1954-55: Max 5,930 Mln 38 Mean 496 Cfsm 0.177 In. 2.39 Ac-ft 359,000

Peak: discharge (base, 7.000 cfs). Apr. 24 (12 in.) 12,000 efc (18.80 ft); July 9 (3 p.m.) 

10,600 cfs (18.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affecbPd by ice Jan. 18 to Feb. 21, Feb. 26 to Mar. 3. Discharge 

computed from once-daily staff-gage readings Oct. 1-12, 15, Mar. 4-9, Apr. 21-27, May 27, June 4, 5. 

449355 O - 58 - 18
262 LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER BASIN

Little Nemaha River near Syracuse, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°38' J long 96°11', in NW£SW£ sec. 27, T. 8 N., R. 11 E., on left bank 

atKTTt downstream from bridge on State Highway 50, 1.1 miles south of Syracuse and 

3£ miles downstream from Owl Creek. '

Drainage area.--218 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1951 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 997.44 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 28, 1951, wire-weight gage at bridge 300 ft 

downstream at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,800 cfs June 24 (gage height, 16.85 ft) 

minimum daily, 0.3 cfs for several days in August and September.

1951-55: Maximum discharge, 28,600 cfs June 2, 1951 (gage height, 28.0 ft from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, that of August and September 1955.

Flood of May 9, 1950, reached a stage of 36.7 ft, from floodmark, at bridge 300 ft 

upstream (discharge, 225,000 cfs, by computation of peak flow through bridge and culvert openings and over highway embankments).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

6.0

5.7

S7S

6.6

103

37

12

10

9.4

8.8

7.6

7.1

7.1

6.3

6.6

6.8

6.8

6.6

7.4

*32

19

12

9.1

8.5

8.5

23

17

11

10

9.4

8,8

435.1

14.0

863

Nov.

8.5

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.8

8.5

7.9

8.2

7.6

*7.6

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.1

6.8

7.4

6.6

6.0

6.0

6.3

7.9

~4.0 12

S7o

6.3

6.8

6.8

7.1

7.1

7.4

223.6

7.45

444

Dec.

*7.4

7.6

7.1

7.6

8.8

10

11

IT

11

10

1111

10

9.1

8.8

9.7

11

11

11

11

11

*9.7

9.1

8.5

8.5

7.4

7.4

8.;

5.5

575

6.0

28O.O

9.03

555

Jan.

5.5

4.7

4.2

3.2

177

6.0

7.1

7.1

6.8

7.9

8.5

*S7£

6.8

7.4

7.6

7.6

7.1

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.5

181.1

5.84

359

Feb.

3.7

S75

*6.3

7.6

7.9

7.9

8.2

7.9

7.4

8.2

9.1

7.9

9.1

11

15

314

822

622

170

82

74

67

77

*98

81

32

26

24

2,614.2

93.4

5,190

Mar.

48

84 BO38

34

32

32

26

31

29

26

20

19

17

14

13

*13

13

14

16

18

19

16

14

14

14

13

12

16

13

n

759

24.5

1,510

Apr.

10

12

7.9

8.5

*8.8

9.1

9.1

9.7

9.1

9.1

9.1

12

21

16

12

11

10

8.8

7.9

7.1

7.4

7.9

20

~26 111

15

*11

28

21

12

467.5

15.6

927

May

9.1

7.1

7.1

6.6

6.3

5.2

5.0

6.0

7.4

7.9

6.8

5.5

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.0

4.0

3.4

3.2

*2.5

3.4

4.2

2.7

3.0

4.4

5.5

7.6

8.8

8.8

5.0

4.0

169.2

5.46

336

June

4.0

3.4

3.4

3.4

30

22

9.4

*5.2

3.4

3.0

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.0

3.4

4.0

5.0

4.0

4.0

3.4

1.6

275

2.5

*6,510

*850

50

*22

38

21

14

7,635.3

255

15,140

July

12

T2

ll

9.7

7.9

8.2

7.6

6.8

7.1

7.1

5.7

5.7

4.4

4.0

4.2

2.5

3.0

3.7

3.2

*3.0

2.7

2.5

11

8.8

7.1

4.7

2.7

2.2

2.2

1.8

3.2

177.7

5.73

352

Aug.

1.8

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

3.2

277

*1.6

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.6

1.6

.9

1.1

1.3

1.3

.7

1.1

.7

.7

.9

.6

.5

.3

*/5

.3

.4

37.6

1.21

75

Sept.

0.4

.6

.5

.4

.3_

.4

.3

.5

.3

.5

.3

.3

.4

.5

.6

.5

.3

.5

.7

.5

*387

*55

12

8.8

6.8

4.2

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

495.6

16.5

983

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,050 Mln O.6 Mean 39.2 Ac-ft 28,41O

Water year 1954-55: Max 6,51O Mln 0.3 Mean 36.9 Ac-ft 26,73O

Peak discharge (base, 4.OOP efs). June 24 (9:3O a.m.) 18,800 efs (16.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 28 to Feb. 28, Mar. 25-27).
LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER BASIN 

Little Nemaha River at Auburn, Nebr.

263

Location. Lat 40°23 I 30", long 9S°48 T 40", in NW£ sec. 23, T. 5 N., R. 14 E., rear left 

Dank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 3, 1 mile downstream from 

Longs Creek and 1 mile east of Auburn.

Drainage area. 801 sq mi.

Records available. August 1949 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder for stages above 6.98 ft. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. 

Datum of gage is 889.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. supplementary adlustment of 1943.

Average discharge.--6 years, 349 cfs (252,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,900 cfs June 24 (gage height 21 72 ft)- 

minimum daily, 7.4 cfs Sept. 16.

1949-55: Maximum discharge, 164,000 cfs May 9, 1950 (gage height, 27.65 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 29,000 cfs on basis of computations of 

peak flow through bridge and culvert openings and over highway and railway embankments 

at gage heights 24.96 ft and 27.65 ft; minimum daily, that of Sept. 16, 1955.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions. WSP 1280: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1P55

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

83

1O4

57

5O

*4,975

741

210

143

1Z8

121

133

94

70

7O

59

58

56

57

56

*21O

166

9O

76

68 

64

90

158

9O

66

62

62

8,462

273

16,780

Nov.

58

38

IT

63

53

63

63

62

61

*61

61

58

57

57

57

59

58

57

57

55

59

59

59

52 

50

52

55

58

52

55

1,720

57.3

3,410

Dec.

*48

52

55

57

57

64

63

49

61

59

65

55

34w

55

67

53

56

55

53

50

*49

62

41 

51

57

55

48

48

59

57

1,715

55.3

3,400

Jan.

59

59

75

76

150

94

60

67

64

60

67

*51

61

72

69

67

64

3348"

51

51

54

53

52 

55

54

51

48

48

51

52

1,896

61.2

3,760

Feb.

55

54

*50

55

56

62

63

71

66

70

57

56

58

56

71

76

574

1,480

75O

200

300

269

333

*118 

219

264

223

193

5,899

211

11,700

Mar.

156

356

341

246

143

1OO

80

133

143

145

131

113

94

98

9O

73

*72

72

62

55

~SS 49

59

55

51

61

68

102

110

96

86

3,503

113

6,95O

Apr.

83

73

70

73

*66

59

57

59

55

55

59

77

255

239

105

77

63

59

56

50

46

42

62

410 

T78

83

*66

84

102

57

2,820

94. 0

5,590

May

52

44

43

43

44

39

37

33

38

55

59

51

41

39

38

37

37

36

*37

36

36

35

50

56 

44

87

79

55

48

47

36

1,412

45.5

2,8OO

June

28

34

31

258

156

158

*79

51

42

7O

58

53

47

40

36

36

76

77

64

41

36

38

124

7,590 

*3,320

378

142

*186

1,640

255

15,144

505

30,O4O

July

131

TC5

68

66

61

53

38

38

36

42

40

38

34

32

30

3O

29

29

29

*29

26

26

27

67 

36

29

23

19

18

16

15

1,260

4O.6

2,5OO

Aug.

16

16

15

12

15

16

18

17

15

*2O

16

12

13

14

12

14

14

14

12

12

12

14

12

12 

12

13

12

11 *TS

15

13

434

14.0

861

Sept.

14

13

15

16

15

15

13

15

15

11

10

12

8.1

13

10

7.4 an:

10

16

*21

411

4O6

135

248 

72

48

58

48

46

37

1,766.6

58.9

3,500

Calendar year 1954: Max 14,900 Min 19 Mean 205 Ac-ft 148,500

Water year 1954-55: Max 7,590 Min 7.4 Mean 126 Ac-ft 91,29O

Peak discharge (base. 5.OOP cfs).--Oct. 5 (4 a.m.) 14.OOO cfs (19.35 ft); June 24 (3 p.ir 

19,900 cfs IZ1T72 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 10-16, Dec. 28 to Jan. 3, Jan, 7 to Mar. 1, 

Mar7T2-28.
264 TARKIO RIVER BASIN

Tarkio River at Fairfax, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°20'20", long 95°24'20", in SW£sw£ sec. 22, T. 64 N., R. 40 W., on downstream side of left bridge pier 0.5 mile west of Fairfax and 2 miles downstream from 

unnamed creek.

Drainage area. 508 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1922 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 867.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1931, chain gage at site 50 ft downstream at datum 2.0 ft 

higher. Oct. 1, 1931, to Dec. 8, 1934, chain gage and Dec. 9, 1934, to Oct. 22, 1953 

wire-weight gage, at site 50 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--33 years, 172 cfs (124,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, about 5,000 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 15.0 ft, 

ice jam), from graph based on gage readings; minimum observed, 0.2 cfs Sept. 18 (gage 

height, 4.87 ft).

1922-55: Maximum discharge, 16,300 cfs June 20, 1942, from rating curve extended 

above 11,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 22.33 ft July 7, 1929, from floodmark; no flow 

for several days in July and August 1934.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 856: 1937.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

alo

as

a8

*8.5

916

a 500

also

a80

a40

28

52

46

44

39

325

a!5

11

11

a 11

a!2

a!2

a!3

13

11

a 11

73

18

*18

15

15

15

2,259.5

72.9

0.144

0.17

4,480

Nov.

13

13

11

12

a!2

11

12

a!3

a!5

*15

a!4

a!2

11

alO

9.4

a8

8.5

a8

8.1

8.5

alO

11

3.9

a5°4 .2

37

9.4

9.4

10

8.5

302.9

10.1

0.020

0.02

601

Dec.

*11

a 10

a8

6.4

 1

.8

2.3

16

17

9.0

3.2

6.8

7.7

12

21

*19

22

23

22

21

16

19

19

18

19

21

19

19

14

*11

10

423.8

13.7

0.027

0.03

841

Jan.

10

15

23

25

*43

 SB 44

25

23

21

19

16

*14

*15

16

17

16

13

12

12

*12

17

11

10

9

8

7

7

6

¥

6

506

16.3

0.032

0.04

1,000

Feb.

6

5 5

5

5

5

5

5

6

6

6

6

6

7

*7

7

8

1,500

1,700

1,200

900

600

7OO

500

300

2,000

2,500

1,560

-

13,500

482

0.949

0.99

26,780

Mar.

2,000

1,500

1,070

771

284

148

180

191

*202

169

158

119

99

96

104

85

80

76

75

75

127

131

*127

110

100

80

90

86

69

66

57

8,525

275

0.541

0.62

16,910

Apr.

59

56

54

56

55

54

54

51

50

49

46

56

~5TZ 959

214

101

77

73

68

*62

55

52

55

148

131

77

70

73

76

69

3,872

129

0.254

0.28

7,680

May

65

60

56

55

52

41

33

30

32

62

*77

56

52

44

39

35

33

31

29

28

28

25

27

26

52

56

154

128

~69 169 

42

1,686

54.4

0.107

0.12

3,340

June

34

22

27

1,580

534

191

89

60

48

*92

65

46

43

37

26

23

23

24

28

44

23

21

20

4<3E

1,330

191

103

92

341

91

5,454

182

0.358

0.40

10,820

July

86

f4

48

41

38

150

54

a35

*59

102

93

45

330

323

320

a!9

18

16

20

318

317

316

167

~3l 414

315

10

10

9.0

8.1

6.8

1,684.9

54.4

0.107

0.12

3,340

Aug.

6.0

7.7

5.1

4.8

*6.4

15

25

T4

10

as

16

312

9.0

36

33

1.8

1.4

1.1

1.1

.8

3.6

34

a4

3.6

33

1.4

al.5

31.5

6.4

*13

5.5

201.7

6.51

0.013

0.01

400

Sept.

4.2

3.2

3.2

2.6

1.8

31.7

1.6

al.6

ai.6

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.7

1.6

1.1

.4

.4

.2

l.S

1.7

*87

40

12

7.7

11

17

28

23

28

22

309.9

10.3

0.020

0.02

615

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,010 Min 0.6 Mean 43. 0 Cfsm O.085 In. 1.16 Ac-ft 31,150

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,5OO Min O.2 Mean 1O6 Cfsm O.2O9 In. 2.82 Ac-ft 76,810

Peak discharge (base, 4,800 cf3). Feb. 18 (time unknown) about 5,000 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estinu. ed on basis of weather records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 28 to Jan. 4, Jan. 9 to Mar. 

Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings frequently throughout 

sbout half of year.

2, Mar. 24-27. 

year, totaling
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 265

Missouri River at Rulo, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°03'15", long 95°25'15", in NW£NW£ sec. 17, T. IN., R. 18 E. on downstream side of middle pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 159 at Rulo, 3.2 miles upstream 

from Nemaha River.

Drainage area. 418,905 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. Gageheight record collected at site 80 ft upstream January 1886 to December 1893 published 

in reports of Missouri River Commission; September 1929 to September 1950 in files of 

Kansas City Office of Corps of Engineers.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 837.23 ft above mean sea level datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 13, 1950, wire-weight gage at site 80 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 44,440 cfs (32,170,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 59,500 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height 11 05 ft) 

maximum gage height, 17.99 ft Feb. 19 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge 

8,300 cfs Jan. 17. '

1949-55: Maximum discharge, 358,000 cfs Apr. 22, 1952 (gage height, 25.60 ft) 

minimum daily, 4,900 cfs Dec. 23, 1949; minimum gage height observed 2.8 f-'; Dec '22 

1949, Jan. 20, 1954. ' 

Flood in 1881 reached a stage of 22.9 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow partly regulated by upstream main stem reservoirs. Discharge measurements generally made 6 times a month, 3 times a month during winter.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September If55

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

38,100

37 , 400

37,400

42 , 600

50. BOO

45,600 

41 , 200

39,500

38 , 100

37,400

36,500

36,500

36,500

36,200

36,500

37,400

36,500

35 , 900

35,000

35,000

36,500

37 , 400

37,100

36,500

36,500

37 , 100

36,500

36,200

35,000

33,800 

32,300

*1,165

37,580

*2,311

Nov.

50,200

27,700

24,400

22,400

21,700

21,500 

21,700

21,700

21,300

20,800

2O,4OO

20,000

19 , 600

19,200

19,000

18,600

18,400

18,000

17,600

17,600

17,400

17,400

17,400

17,000

16,900

16,500

16,400

16,200

16.000

16,000

589,000

19,630

*1,168

Dec.

16,500

16,500

16,700

16,900

16,900

17,000 

17.4OO

17,200

16,900

16,500

16,700

16,700

16,500

16,700

16,500

16,500

16,500

16,400

16,400

16,400

16,700

17 , 200

17,200

17,400

17,200

17,200

17,200

17,200

17,000

16,4OO 

15,300

519,800

16,770

tl,031

Jan.

14,400

14,400

15,200

15,600

16,200

16,400 

16,200

15,800

15,800

15,600

16,000

15,300

15,000

14,000

11,000

9,000

8,500

8,800

9,300

9,700

10,000

10,200

10,200

9,800

10,200

10 , 600

10,400

10,200

10 , 200

10,600 

11,OOO

385,400

12,430

764,400

Feb.

11,600

12,200

12,800

13,200

13,800

14,400 

15,OOO

15,600

15,800

16,000

15,000

14,000

13,600

13,400

13,400

13 , 500

14,200

15,000

16,500

20,600

18,400

17,400

18,600

19,800

18,800

19,OOO

19,600

17 , 200

_

------

438,400

15,660

869,600

Mar.

15,800

18,400

30,000

3O,50O

24,400

25,200 

25,000

25,700

29 , 200

36,500

46,800

46 , 800

46,800

54.000

50,400

44,800

39,500

33 , 800

30,500

28,700

27,000

25,000

22,400

21,300

20,800

21,300

21,700

22,400

23 , 500

27,700 

33,800

949,700

30,640

tl,884

Apr.

34 , 100

35,900

35,900

34.7OO

34,400

33,800 

32 , 600

31 , 400

30,800

30,200

50.000

3O.2OO

32,600

33,200

30,800

30,800

32,300

32,300

32,300

32,300

32,600

32 , 900

32 , 900

38,400

40,900

35,000

33,500

34 , 400

35,000

35,000

fl.,001 . 2

33,370

*1,986

May

32,600

31,700

31,700

31,700

51,400

31,400 

31,400

31,700

32,000

32,900

34,400

35,000

34,700

34,100

34,100

34 , 400

34,700

34 , 100

34,100

34,100

33,800

33 , 800

34,400

35,600

35,300

35,300

36 , 200

36,200

36 , 800

58.400 

37,800

tl,055.8

34,060

*2,094

June

36,200

35,000

34,400

36,800

38,400

40.9OO 

39 , 800

38,100

36,800

36,20O

35,000

55.500

33,500

34,400

35,000

34,700

34.1OO

33,800

33,800

35,300

39,500

38,800

38,100

40,900

48,8OO

50.000

40,600

38,400

41,200

37,100

*1A29.1

37,640

*2,240

July

34,400

34,400

34,700

33 , 800

52,500

32,600 

33,500

34,700

36,200

43 , 400

36,200

42,000

41,200

34,700

33,500

35,000

36,800

34,700

33,800

33,200

32,900

32,300

33,200

35,600

34,400

33,200

32,600

32,900

33,200

33,200 

32,600

*1,077.2

34,750

*2,137

Aug.

26,000

21,000

19,400

16,400

13,400

11,900 

12,000

18,200

26,600

33,600

36,800

36,200

35,600

34,500

34,500

34,500

34,500

34 , 200

33,600

33,600

33,600

33,900

34,500

34,200

33,600

33,000

32,600

33,600

35,600

57,100 

36,260

9*4,400

?9,820

tl,834

Sept.

54,900

33,900

35,600

55,900

55,200

56,500 

56,200

55,600

53,900

52,600

55,500

34,500

35,600

55,600

35,600

34,500

55,600

33,900

34,200

54,900

56,500

59.200

58,800

57,100

37,100

36.8OO

56 , 200

55,600

56 , 200

36,500

*1,062

35,400

*2,106

Calendar year 1954: Max 117,000 Min 6,800 Mean 31,580 Ac-ft 22,86O,OOO

Water year 1954-55: Max 54,000 Min 8,3OO Mean 28,210 Ac-ft 20,42O,OOO

Peak discharge (base, lOO.OOO cfs)- No peak above base.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 16 to Feb. 19.
266 NEMAHA RIVER BASIN

Turkey Creek near Seneca, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°57', long 96°06', in SW£ sec. 20, T. IS., R. 12 E., on right bank at 

downstream side of county highway bridge, 2 miles downstream from Clear Creek, 5 miles 

upstream from Nemaha River, and 8 miles northwest of Seneca.

Drainage area. 276 sq mi.

Records available. February 1949 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,160 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Apr. 1, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 179 cfs (129,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,230 cfs June 25 (gage height. 18.88 ft); minimum observed, 0.1 cfs Sept. 16-18, 24.

1949-55: Maximum discharge, 12,000 cfs June 28, 1949 (gage height 25.17 ft from 

floodmarks); minimum observed, 0.1 cfs Sept. 20, Oct. 13 22 24-26 1953 

Sept. 16-18, 24, 1955. '

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 10 cfs, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and dlschar 

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 16-26, Apr. 30 to May 10, 

July 18 to Aug. 15; stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

Jan. 10, 12, 13, Feb. 4, 6)

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2

3.5 

4.a

0.1

.5

1.3

3.7

9.0

25

5.0

6,0

7.0

11.0

16.0

18.2

75

138

250

890

1,950

2,820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.5

9.0

10

31

70

25

36

20

15

13

14

15

17

11

9.0

8.4

8.6

*7.6

a7.5

a575"

10

8.8

8.4

a8.5

9.2

21

49

22

14

U

10

517.0

16.7

1,030

Nov.

9.5

9.8

9.5

10

8.6

11

all

11

11

all

12 -9-. 8

10

alO

10

*9.8

10

11

10

9.5

9.8

9.5

9.2

9.0

8.6

9.0

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.8

297. 0

9.90

589

Dec.

9.5

9.2

9.0

9.5

11

12

11

10

11

10

11

10

*9.0

11

8.8

11

11

12

10

8.4

8.0

876

9.2

9.8

12

12

13

TT

10

10

8.8

316.8

10.2

628

Jan.

9.2

9.2

13

16

23

26

T5

21

5.4 * ISIS

14

13

11

10

9.5

a9.4

9.2

alO

11

10

10

9.8

a9.5

9.0

a9.5

9.8

9.2

8.6

8.0

7.4

370.7

12.0

735

Feb.

8.8

8.2

KTJ

10

9.5

9.0

*10

10

10

19

a!6

14

14

a!3

13

19

105

907

2,800

1,360

459

382

518

400

274

518

853

419

9,187.5

328

18,220

Mar.

194

203

aT50~

116

80

60

46

*61

66

60

55

50

46

42

36

36

32

a30

30

30

30

28

32

31

25

1920-

25

27

28

24

1,742

56.2

3,460

Apr.

21

20

19

*18

17

15

14

IT

14

14

14

101

187

ITS

74

46

34

30

a26

22

20

19

24

30

26

a23

21

34

20

19

1,115

37.2

2,210

May

a!8

*16

16

15

14

a!3

13

13

15

37

19

17

15

12

11

9.2

a8.6

a8.2

7.6

6.1

6.8

7.2

6.1

5.9 770"

49

76

IT

17

11

12

525.7

17.0

1,040

June

*11

8.2

9.8

16

34

37

32

a!2

8.0

8.0

7.6

8.8

8.2

6.5

5.4

5.2

4.8

^7S

44

25

13

a6.1

all

1,120

1,880

280

*123

154

497

265

4,647.2

155

9,220

July

92

136 ~4"5

23

16

13

9.2

11

9.5

8.8

8.2

8.2

7.4

7.8

10

6.1

a5.4

5.4

5.0

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.7

*12

6.3

5.0

4.4

3.8

3.4

3.5

494.5

16.0

981

Aug.

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.9

3.7

~S.3 12

3.8

3.2

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.5

*1.1

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

69.0

2.23

137

Sept.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.4

.4

.4

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

TT

.1

*.3

.2

.5

.3

.2

.1

.2

.3

.7

.8

7£

.4

12.5

0.42

25

Calendar year 1954 : Max 6,89O Mln 1.0 Mean 147 Ac-ft 106,700

Water year 1954-55 : Max 2,800 Mln o.l Mean 52.9 Ac-ft 38,280

Peak discharge (base. 5,100 efs).--June 25 (2 a.m.) 3,230 cfs (18,88 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of records for nearby 

stations.
NEMAHA RIVER BASIN 267

North Pork Nemaha River at Humboldt, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°09'25", long 95°56"40", in N^ sec. 10, T. 2 N., R. 13 E., on right pile 

bent under county road bridge at south edge of Humboldt, 800 ft downstream from Long 

Branch Creek.

Drainage area. 531 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at stages above 8.2 ft and wire-weight gage read twice daily. 

Datum of gage is 943.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 cfs June 24 (gage height, 14.60 ft); 

 minimum daily, 10 cfs Sept. 16-18 29, 30.

1952-55: Maximum discharge, 43,300 cfs June IV, 1954 (gage height, 28.48 ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 16-18, 29, 30, 1955.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

30

98

174

73

2,140

635

147

66

50

48

102

54

45

35

29

29

31

31

*36

51

42

34

29

26 

tt

92

66

53

45

38

35

4,393

142

8,710

Nov.

32

28

11

lo

35

34

35

38

*38

35

38

35

35

36

35

35

36

38

35

35

34

32

34

36 

a35

34

35

34

34

*36

1,061

35.4

2,100

Dec.

32

35

34

31

34

5144-

44

47

45

44

40

39

32

32

34

30

28

a28

28

25

*25

25

26 

24

25

26

28

25

24

23

1,013

32.7

2,010

Jan.

30

35

36 30"

24

22

18

16 IB22

*24

24

25

25

26

24

21

27

29

30

34

34

33

33 

33

32

31

29

28

32

35

860

27.7

1,710

Feb.

38

*38

28

25

28

35

39

40

40

38

30

22

TO

60

135

450

350

5,800

2,720

1,070

387

349

*387

298 

291

1,020

888

948

_

13,584

485

26,940

Mar.

346 2o"0"

169

154

145

a!25

109

90

84

84

82

82

79

75

66

*61

58

56

54

a55

56

56

77

61 

56

53

a56

61

59

56

50

2,815

90.8

5,580

Apr.

50

47

45

45

*42

42

42

42

42

42

44

190

627 '57?

107

64

61

54

44

11

39

40

40

45 

70

*51

a51

a51

51

48

2,427

80.9

4,810

May

36

34

32

31

31

31

30

30

30

44

36

36

34

35

35

35

29

*29

26 Z5

28

28

29

26 

26

53

36

32

a33

a34

36

1,013

32.7

2,010

June

31

31

29

45

50

105

*40

28

24

BZ

51

32

31

26

26

26

26

84

44

29

26

30

177

*7,400 

*1,120

228

107

*105

1,160

174

11,367

379

22,550

July

275

T3F

79

56

38

36

32

32

32

30

28

23

21

20

21

20

22

21

*23

25

23

21

22

a21 

21

20

20

18

17

16 

T?

1,191

36.4

2,360

Aug.

16

16

15

16

17

17

a50

5Z

21

*40

a!8

15

15

15

13

15

13

13

12

TX

ia

12

12

12 

13

12

12

a!2

a!3

*14

12

515

16.6

1,020

Sept.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

12

12

11

11

11

10

Iff

10

12

*19

24

30

T?

12 

12

11

25

13

10

10

399

13.3

791

Calendar year 1954: Max 23,800 Mln 12 Mean 290 Ac-ft 210,100

Water year 1954-55: Max 7,400 Mln lo Mean 111 Ac-ft 80,590

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Oct. 5 (6 a.m.) 5,890 cfs (11.17 ft); Feb. 18 (7:30 p.m.) 

12,000 cfs (13773 ft); June 24 (7:30 a.m.) 13,500 cfs (14.60 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 14-16, Dec. 29 to Feb. 18.
268 NEMAHA RIVER BASIN

Nemaha River at Falls City, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°02'00", long 95°35'30", on line between sees. 22 and 23, T. IN., 

R. 16 E., near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 73, 

1 mile south of Falls City and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,340 sqmi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1944 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder for stages above 6.3 ft, and wire-weight gage read twice 

daily. Datum of gage is 861.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1943, tentative (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 16, 1952, 

wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 712 cfs (515,500 acre-ft per year); median of yearly mean 

discharges, 582 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 cfs June 24 (gage height, 17.41 ft); 

minimum daily, 20 cfs Sept. 18.

1944-55: Maximum discharge, 51,400 cfs June 17, 1954 (gage height, 27.44 ft); maximum gage height, 28.8 ft June 2, 1949 (from floodmark); minimum daily discharge, 

4.3 cfs Dec. 15, 16, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions.--WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

90

106

129 

652

1,460

1,070

425

241

215

162

198

178

142 

129

116

106

101

97

*88

137

110

106

101

101 

94

151

165

160

148

120

112

7,210

233

14,300

Nov.

103

99

99 

106

TOT

103

105

105

103

*101

99

95

94 

87

87

94

94

94

94

92

95

94

94

88 

85_

85

87

88

88

88

2,849

95.0

5,650

Dec.

*92

90

87 

92

105

103

103

95

97

95

105

97

60 

7TJ

75

90

105

94

80

74

87

*92

94

83 

88

87

87

63

80

74

80

2,724

87.9

5,400

Jan.

85

94

116 

114

155

139

129

108

90

74

51

*50 ~S5 

90

85

80

78

75

2,652

85.5

5,260

Feb.

75

*75

75 

74

72

69

69

72

63

61

58 SB"

61 

74

90

130

6OO

2,500

8,550

3,270

1,320

870

*1,400

925

718

2,490

1,770

1,080

_

26,469

945

52,500

Mar.

870

1,000

1,020 

730

523

549

280

289

504

307

280

247

235 

212

198

*182

170

162

158

153

165

120

170

175 

100

80

14T

165

182

168

151

9,29O

300

18,430

Apr.

142

126

129 

120

*114

106

101

101

101

99

101

165

2,010 

1,970

814

492

562

307

Z74

244

202

180

182

200 

200

137

*155

165

162

142

9,603

320

19,050

May

124

112

101 

97

90

87

80

74

77

202

178

158

137 

126

120

112

106

101

*94

90

87

87

83

87 

142

133

325- 467

195

135

108

4,115

133

8,160

June

106

88

79 

195

432

369

*185

135

99

92

148

101

90 

77

70

63

61

155

148

85

103

77

69

*9,160 

*7,1SO

2,750

935

875

1,480

1,080

26,420

881

52,400

July

710 5"4~8"

446 

256

185

168

144

129

124

110

99

87

72 

79

82

73

70

62

60

*65

61

57

57

56 

63

48

46

45

40

37 

37

4,116

133

8,160

Aug.

34

34

33 

35

38

42

112 TOB72

*54

49

47

42

38

34

33

31

31

32

30

30

29

27

28 

28

27

25SB"

*38

37 

30

1,249

40.3

2,480

Sept.

28

28

29 

29

29

29

27

27

26

28

24

26

26 

26

27

25

22

20

27

*33

69 5E

45

56 

37

41

58

46

41

43

1,010

53.7

2,000

Calendar year 1954 : Max 37,200 Min 21 Mean 716 Ac-ft 518,600

Water year 1954-55 : Max 9,160 Min 20 Mean 268 Ac-ft 193,800

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs).--June 24 (10 a.m.) 16,OOO cfs (17.41 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 15-16, Dec. 28 to Jan. 1, Jan. 6 to Feb. 18, 

Mar. 22, 23, 25-27 (no gage-height record Dec. 30, 31, Jan. 13, Jan. 18 to Feb. 1; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and trend of flow).
NEMAHA RIVER BASIN 269

Muddy Creek at Verdon, Nebr.

Location.- -La t 40°08'40", long 95°43 I 10", In NE^NW£ sec. 15, T. 2 N. , R. 15 E. , on downstream end of right pier of "bridge on U. 3. Highway 73, 0.4 mile west of Verdon and 

1 mile downstream from Sardine Creek.

Drainage area.- -188 sq ml.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder for stages above 7.4 ft, and wire-weight 

jJatum of gage is 896.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

;e read twice daily.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,480 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 14.55 ft); maximum gage height, 16.12 ft Feb. 18 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 

3.3 cfs Sept. 18.

1952-55: Maximum discharge, 17,100 cfs June 17, 1954 (gage height, 22.97 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 18, 1955.

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

which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

13

14

14

16

55

27

23

23

20

23

20

16

15

15

12

12

11

IT

*12

16

14

14

16

13

14

a!7

22

14

15

18

16

539

17.4

1,070

Nov.

16

15

IF

16

18

19

18

18

19

*19

18

16

a!8

19

18

18

18

18

18

19

18

18

16

18

18

22

23

2?

21

21

550

18.3

1,090

Dec.

*20

21

22

23

23

18

19

19

19

25

28

31

31

29

31

36

3T

31

27

27

25

*25

23

19

24

26

22

16

Iff

19

23

753

24.3

1,490

Jan.

31

33

TT

31

23

23

22

22

23

23

23

*19

22

24

22

16

14

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.1

 9TT 8.2

10

11

16

23

564.4

18.2

1,120

Feb.

22

*19

19

19

19

19

23

31

25

16

15

T5

19

34

62

94

149

1,800

1,160

3220

151

a20o

*301

174

343

913

142

86

6,091

218

12,080

Mar.

147

159

To?

68

58

61

58

51

48

46

40

37

39

32

27

*24

2T

27

31

28

29

48

48

39

34

32

34

31

30

29

25

1,493

48.2

2,960

Apr.

26

27

26

27

*27

26

27

27

27

31

30

55

648

T3T

42

41

39

34

30

27

26

26

27

27

26

25

*24

24

22

20

1,598

53.3

3,170

May

25

22

21

21

19

20

19

19

21

21

24

24

21

19

19

19

18

16

*15TB15

15

15

15

16

108 ~7Z

29

22

18

18

745

24.0

1,480

June

18

18

16

44

48

23

*18

18

17

23

24

20

19

18

18

18

18

43

22

19

18

16

23

*645

*2TS83

36

*20

51

22

1,591

53.0

3,160

July

27

2?

18,

15

15

14

15

13

12

13

12

14

13

14

12

12

11

11

13

*11

10

9.6

9.6

9.1

8.6

8.2

7.4

8.2

7.4

6.9

6.5

378.5

12.2

751

Aug.

6.9

6.9

6.9

8.6

10

10

10

10

9.1

*9.1

9.1

8.6

8.6

9.1

8.2

9.1

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.4

7.8

10

8.2

7.4

6.9

6.5

5.3

*1Q 4.8~

12 ~5" c

O . b

£59.7

8.38

515

Sept.

6.9

7.4

6.5

6.5

6.9

6.5

6.1

5.3

5.7

5.3

4.4

4.8

4.4

4.4

3.6

4.0

4.4

3.3

BTT

*6.9

1712-

6.5

8.2

6.5

9.1

13

8.6

7.4

6.5

204.2

6.81

405

Calendar year 1954: Max 6,960 Mln 7.4 Mean 65.6 Ao-ft 47,500

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,800 Mln 3.3 Mean 40.5 Ac-ft 29,290

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Feb. 18 (8 p.m.) 6,480 cfs (14.55 ft); Feb. 26 (9 a.m.) 

1,810 cfs (10.26 ft); Apr. 13 J11 a.m.) 1,990 cfs (10.98 ft)j June 24 (11 a.m.) 2,040 cfs (11.10 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 6-9, 14, 15, 19-24, 27-31, Jan. 5 to Feb. 18.
270 MILL CREEK BASIN

Mill Creek at Oregon, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°58'55", long 95°07'35", in NE^-NE^ sec. 35, T. 60 N., R. 38 W., on left 

bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 275, half a mile upstream from Rock 

Creek, 1 mile southeast of Oregon, and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 4.90 sq mi.

Records available. July 1950 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 921.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. 5 years, 2.14 cfs (1,550 acre-ft per y«ar).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 706 cfs June 24 (gage height, A .42 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1950-55: Maximum discharge, 840 cfs Mar. 2, 1951 (gage height, 4.75 ft); no flow 

for many days 1953-55.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

n

.3

*53

T.8

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

,4

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.2

.1

.1

10.6

.2

*.2

.1

.1

.1

70.1

2.26

0.461

0.53

139

Nov.

0.1

TT.1.1

.1

.1.1.1.1 *.i

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1

.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1

0

.1

2.9

0.10

0.020

0.02

5.8

Dec.

*0

n

0

.2

_.£

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

*.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

*0

.1

6.3

0.20

0.041

0.05

12

Jan.

0.2

.2

.4

.2

5.9

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.8

0.22

0.045

0.05

13

Feb.

0

TT

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

5

180 ~SS

7

4

3

3

2

3

6

4

3

_

______

300

10.7

2.18

2.28

595

Mar.

3.0

5.9

TT

3.8

3.0

2.7

2.

2.

*2.

1.

!.

l!

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.4

2.0

2.8

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

l.j.

63.8

2.06

0.420

0.48

127

Apr.

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.2

2.8 TTT

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

*.8

.8

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

1.3

1.3

.6

7£

34.2

1.14

0.233

0.26

68

May

0.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

1.7

.8

.4

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.4

1.9 ~~75

.3

.3

.2

7?

15.1

0.49

0.100

0.11

30

June

0.2 ~TB16.6

1.8

.8

.2

.2

.2

.2

**.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

**.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.3

63

16.4

.6

.5

.7

.6

.4

106.2

3.54

0.722

0.81

211

July

1.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

19.27J"

.3

*.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.7

.4

.3

.3

.3

4.1

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

TT

0

31.6

1.02

0.208

0.24

63

Aug.

0

TT

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o .8

0

0.8

0.03

0.0061

0.006

1.6

Sept.

*0

TT

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

.7

7?

0

0

0

0.9

0.03

0.0061

0.007

1.8

Calendar year 1954: Max 53 Mln 0 Mean 0.86 Cfsm 0.177 In. 2.33 Ac-ft 626

water year 1954-55: Max 180 Mln 0 Mean 1.75 Cfsm 0.357 In. 4.81 Ac-ft 1,270

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). Oct. 4 (2:30 a.m.) 433 cfs (3.84 ft); Feb. 18 (time and discharge 

unknown}; June 3 (7:45 p.m.) Z48 cfs (3.34 ft); June 24 (10:15 p.m.) 706 cfs (4.42 ft); July 6 

(4:30 a.m.) 479 cfs (3.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 19 to Feb. 16 (no gage-height record Jan. 22 

to Feb. 14, Feb. 16). No gage-height record Feb. 17 to Mar. 1, Apr. 15-19; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records, one observation of no flow, and records for Jenkins Branch at Qower.
NODAWAY RIVER BASIN 271

Nodaway River at Clarinda, Iowa

Location.--Lat 40°44'10", long 95°00'30", In NE£ sec. 32, T. 69 N. , R. 36 W., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 2, 0.5 mile downstream from Neele 

Branch, 1.2 miles east of city square of Clarinda, and 7.5 miles upstream from East 

Nodaway River.

Drainage area.--740 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1918 to July 1925, May 1936 to September 1955.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily and more often during high water. Datum of gage 

Ts 960.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to July 5, 1925, chain gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years (1920-21, 1922-23, 1936-55), 276 cfs (199,8 

year).

acre-ft per

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 7,100 cfs July 9 (gage height 13 50 ft from 

f loodmark) ; minimum daily, 6.0 cfs Aug. 26.

1918-25, 1936-55; Maximum discharge, 31,100 cfs June 13, 1947 (gage height, 25.3 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of an over-flow 

profile and extended channel rating; minimum daily, 1 cfs Sept. 5 9 12 14 1918 

Dec. 9, 27-31, 1923. *-,,,, 

Maximum stage known, 25.4 ft, from f loodmarks , in August 1903.

Remarks. --Re cords fair except those for^ periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). --WSP 526: Drainage area. WSP 1240- 1918-20(M) 1921 

1922-25(M), 1936-38, 1942, 1943-45(M) , 1948.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, e 

height, In feet, and discharge

cept periods of ice effect (gage 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 7 8 to Sept. 3O

0.5

.6

.9

1.4

2.0

118

218

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

413

680

1,430

3,150

2.0 

2.5

3.0

11

25

61

116

234

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

370

670

1,430

2,500

3,850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-rt

Oct.

32

36

42

67 

722

192

176

139

66

64

63

59

53

45

36

36

33

31

29

*3T

a3O

a30

a29

a29

55

44

37

36

37

32

34

2,345

75.6

0.102

0.12

4,650

Nov.

32

25- 43

*25 

28

29

29

32

32

a33

a34

32

30

27

27

28

30

28

25

25

24

22

20

18

17

16

2T

21

21

21

795

26.5

O.O36

0.04

1,580

Dec.

19

19

19

19 

19

15

19

21

14

*10

11

12

13

15

16

16

14

13

25

2T

18

16

15

16

16

16

17

14

10

11

12

491

15.8

0.021

0.02

974

Jan.

13

15

18

21 

30

30

29

34 28-

23

*20

17

20

21

17

17

21

15

11

9.6

9.4

9.2

9.1

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

509.3

16.4

0.022

0.03

1,010

Feb.

9.0 ?^y

9.0

9.0 

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.6

*12

20

60

300

2,740

1,340

508

424

403

380

350

375

400

350

_

._

7,789.2

278

0.376

0.39

15,450

Mar.

575

1,730

2,080

980 

620

313

*175

283

310

430

347

247

183

al73

165

al38

116

112

102

106

alll

122

116

120

58

56

70

106

133

129

110

10,316

333

0.450

0.52

20,460

Apr.

89

80

71

70

66

64

63

60

57

55

48

55

*60

102

116

83

57

58

54

51

45

42

5T

165

TZ5

87

54

57

58

50

2,119

70.6

0.095

0.11

4,200

May

41

42

39

50 

43

50

a28

13- 11

234

*96

45

41

40

37

32

29

24

20

21

a2l

a21

22

18

15

13

569

1,060

537

137

*82

3,251

105

0.142

0.16

6,450

June

48

42

34

1,400 

1,100

700

316

*100

76

a70

66

63

53

40

36

27

26

26

25

21

19

2T

a22

60

174

82

48

33

45

92

4,865

162

0.219

0.24

9,650

July

76

46

30

25 

23

21

19 ~5I

5,650

2,2'40

928

*385

148

126

116

78

66

61

57

47

47

43

39

33

32

30

28

a26

a24

a22

20

8,577

277

0.374

0.43

17,010

Aug.

16

19

12

11 

17

25

19

16

13

21

19

16

13

13

14

a!3

*12

11

12

11

10

12

11

8.9

8.5

6.0 10~~

8.9

12

14 

8.9

413.2

13.3

0.018

C.02

820

Sept.

10

10

8.5

8.9 

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.1 FH:

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

10

8.9

8.5

8.1

8.9

8.5

8.9

25

42

*40

24

15

16

24

14

53

400

833.5

27.8

0.038

0.04

1,650

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,570 Mln 8.O Mean 78.2 Cfsm 0.106 In. 1.43 Ac-ft 56,590

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,65O Mln 6.O Mean 116 Cfsm 0.157 In. 2.12 Ac -ft 83,9OO

.base, 2,000 cfs). Oct. 5 (2 a.m.) 2,870 cfs ,.._ 

_._._. . ^3 a.m.) 2.500 cfs (about 8.0 ft); May 27 (11 p.m.) 

6 a.m.) 2,500 cfs (7.95 ft); July 9 (1:30 p.m.) 7,100 cfs 13.50 ft).

Peak discharge 

(9.O ft): Mar.

, _,_.. __. ,_.65 ft); Feb. 19 (12 m.) 3,150 cfs 

May 27 (11 p.m.) 2,030 cfs (7.20 ft); June 4

.. , .

Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of records for station near 

Burlington Junction, Mo.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 9-14, Dec. 28 to Jan. 2, Jan. 9 tc Feb. 18, 

FeFT~2"4-28, Mar. 7, 26, 27.
272 NODAWAY RIVER BASIN

Nodaway River near Burlington Junction, Mo.

Location.--Lat 40°26'40", long 95°05'20", in NW£ sec. 17, T. 65 N., R. ?7 W., on downstream side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 4, a quarter of e mile upstream 

from Mill Creek, 0.5 mile downstream from Wabash Railroad bridge, anc1 l| miles west of 

Burlington Junction.

Drainage area. 1,240 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1922 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. October 

1921 to September 1931 (monthly discharge only) in House Document 238, 73d Congress, 

2d session.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 896.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 26, 1928, chain gage on former bridge at same site and approximately same datum. Oct. 26, 1928, to June 9, 1929, chain gage at site half a mile upstream set to read same as former gage at low water. June 10, 1929, to Dec. 6, 1934, 

chain gage and Dec. 7, 1934, to June 28, 1939, wire-weight gage, at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 471 cfs (341,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height 11.6 ft); mini-

 mum, 7.8 cfs Sept. 17-19 (gage height, 0.88 ft).

1922-55: Maximum discharge, 32,000 cfs June 14, 1947 (gage height, 19.0 ft); maximum gage height observed, 19.69 ft Mar. 5, 1949 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 1.1 cfs 

Aug. 7, 1934.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gag?-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

{Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, Apr. 15-24)

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.0

Oct. 1

5.5

12

34

78

118

Feb. 19 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.5 

5.0 

7.0

269

726

1,780

3,680

5.0 

8.5

1.0

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

168

555

1,100

2,650

5,040

8,650

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3 

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

29

3ff

37 

*48 

1.750

494

258

164

116

93

93

73

68

70

64

50

40

a40

39

42

43

42

39

80

60

53

46

*46 

43

42

42

4,114

133

0.107

0.12

8,160

Nov.

40

40

38 

37 

38

39

43

4?

42

*42

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

35

35

34

34

32

32

30

32

33 

33

32

1,096

36.5

0.029

0.03

2,170

Dec.

*33

34

33 

29 

35

35

26

24

28

23

30

35

35

35

43

*42

42

32

27

33

46

46

43

37

32

34

44

27 

23

*20

2T

1,030

33.2

0.027

0.03

2,040

Jan.

27

28

30 

34 

*54

65

57

47

44

34

34

33

32

32

35

37

a40

20

a25

20

*17

16

15

15

14

14

13

12 

11

10

Iff

871

28.1

0.023

0,03

1,730

Feb.

10

Iff

10 

10 

10

10

10

11

12

12

10

10

11

11

12

12

12

3,500

6,890

3,460

2,080

1,540

al,300

1,160

1,000

2,650

1,690

1,130

26,583

949

0.765

0.80

52,730

Mar.

1,380

4,040

4,290 

3,120 

1,840

772

310

377

*510

568

555

453

345

268

240

210

207

210

200

194

187

181

*178

1ST

184

194

194

190 

184

187

184

22,133

714

0.576

0.66

43,900

Apr.

210

203

207 

207 

210

210

210

210

210

207

200

197

5,690

946

433

526

a240

157

130

*104

91

73

3?

145

310

258

178

157 

126

104

10,025

354

0.269

O.3O

19,880

May

89

82

76 

74 

89

74

76

73

70

168

*202

114

86

68

56

51

44

39

34

50

28

27

25

24

2T

46

454

1,570 

1,020

250

114

4,961

160

0.129

0.15

9,840

June

81

68

56 

2,470 

2,130

645

377

a250

151

*121

104

98

a98

78

66

a60

54

49

45

43

38

a37

36

13TT

695

200

114

102 

207

93

8,746

292

0.235

0.26

17,350

July

108

96

59 

a50 

40

36

44

a55

*2,620

4,890

1,960

1,130

413

200

118

86

67

a56

49

43

34

31

303

67

36

30

a28

26 

23

22

ii

12,739

411

0.531

0.38

25,270

Aug.

20

a20

19 

18 

*20

25

 gr 31

20

18

21

21

18

15

15

14

14

14

15

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

9.4

*16

14

510.4

16.5

0.013

0.02

1,010

Sept.

12

12

11 

12 

11

11

11

11

9.8

9.4

9.8

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.4

8.2

 ST? 7.8

11

*30

32

39

43

27

23

29

28 

86

158

699.0

23.3

0.019

0.02

1,390

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,380 Mln 8 Mean 151 Cfsm 0.122 In. 1.63 Ac-ft 109,100

Water year 1954-55: Max 6,890 Min 7.8 Mean 256 Cfsm 0.206 In. 2.80 Ac-ft 185,500

Peak discharge (base, 8,500 cfs). Feb. 18 (8:3O p.m.) 12,200 cfs (11.6 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 28 to Jan. 1, Jan. 12-14, Jan. 20 to Feb. 18, 

Feb. 25. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings read frequently throughout 

year, totaling about a third of the year.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 273

Missouri River at St. Jos i, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°45'10", long 94°51"28", in sec. 17, T. 57 N., R. 35 W., on downstream

 side of left pier of St. Joseph & Grand Island Railroad bridge in St. Joseph.

Drainage area. 424,300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1955. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity 1873-99 are contained in reports of Missouri River Commission; those since 

1900 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 788.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Prior to Oct. 21, 1931, chain gage and Oct. 21, 1931, to Dec. 31, 1933, waterstage recorder, at same site at datum 5.50 ft higher.

Average discharge.--27 years, 38,220 cfs (27,670,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 91,600 cfs June 25; maximum gage height, 15.7 ft

 Feb. 19 (ice jam), June 25; minimum daily discharge, 8,000 cfs Jan. 30, 31; minimum 

gage height observed, 5.0 ft Jan. 30, 31.

1928-55: Maximum discharge, 397,000 cfs Apr. 22, 23, 1952 (gage height, 2<5.82 ft); 

minimum, 2,300 cfs Jan. 9, 1937; minimum gage height, 0.00 ft Dec. 18, 19, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 27.2 ft Apr. 29, 1881, present datum (discharge, about 

370,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers). Flood in June 1844 reached a stage of 

24.5 ft (discharge, about 350,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge

 measurements made 3 times a month during winter, and 6 times or more monthly during 

rest of year. Flow regulated by many reservoirs above station; records for some can be 

found in WSP 1389 and 1390.

Revisions. WSP 761: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

a

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac-ft

Oct.

34,600 

36,000 

37,000 

42,700 

47,400

50,200 

46,400 

36,700 

35,300 

35,000

34 , 600 

34,300 

35,600 

37,000 

36,700

36,700 

36,000 

35,000 

33,700 

33,000

34,000 

35,000 

35,000 

34,000 

33,000

33,700 

33,700 

33,700 

34,300 

33,400 

3 2 .,7 00

tl,120.4 

36,140 

*2,222

Nov.

51,800

26,500 

23,800 

22,000

20,400 

20,400 

21,100 

20,600 

20,000

19,600 

18 , 900 

18,500 

18,100 

17,900

17,700 

17,500 

17,500 

17,500 

17,500

17,300 

17,300 

17,300 

17,300 

17,700

16,900 

16,500 

16,200 

16,000 

15,600

584,900 

19,500 

*1,160

Dec.

16,200 

16,400 

16,200 

16,200 

16,200

15,600 

15,800 

16,50O 

17,10C

16,000 

16,000 

15,600 

15,400 

15,600

15,800 

16,000 

16,000 

15,400 

15,200

15,600 

15,600 

16,000 

17,100 

17,100

17,100 

16,900 

16,700 

16,500 

16,500 

16,200

500,900 

16,160 

993,500

Jan.

14 , 900 

14,200 

14,000 

14 , 900 

16,500

16,700 

16,200 

15,200 

15,200 

15,200

14,900 

15,200 

15,000 

13,000 

10,000

9,000 

10,000 

9,000 

8,500 

9,000

9,000 

10,000 

10,000 

9,000 

8,500

9,000 

10,000 

9,000 

8,500 

8,000 

8,000

365,600 

11,790 

725, 20C

Feb.

8,500 

9,500 

11,500 

12,500 

13,000

12,000 

11,000 

14,OOO 

15,000 

17,000

18,000 

16,000 

14 , 000 

12,000 

12,500

13,500 

15,000 

19,000 

45,OOO 

27,800

21,300 

19,800 

20,400 

22,800 

22,000

25,000 

28,100 

23,800

500,000 

17,860 

991,700

Mar.

20,900, 

24,000 

35,000 

44,700 

31,500

30,900 

29,500 

28,400 

29,500 

35,30O

42,300 

46,900 

42,700 

42,700 

45,600

38,800 

36,700 

33,700 

30,900 

29,200

28,100 

26,800 

25,000 

22,300 

21,300

21,100 

21,100 

21,600 

22,800 

24,000 

33,400

966,700 

31,180 

*1,917

Apr.

33,800 

34,000 

33,4OO 

32,100 

31,200

31,500 

31,200 

31,200 

30,900 

30,300

29,800 

30,300 

35,300 

40,400 

33,000

31,500 

32,100 

34,000 

33,400 

32,700

32,100 

32,400 

32,100 

33,700 

4Z,SQO

36,400 

33,400 

34,600 

36,000 

36,400

tl, 003.1 

33,440 

*1,990

May

35,300 

33,700 

33,700 

33,700 

33,400

33,000 

33,000 

32,700 

32,700 

34,000

35,000 

36,000 

36,000 

35,000 

34,000

33,700 

33,400 

33,000 

32,400 

32,400

32,700 

32,400 

32,700 

33,400 

33,700

33,700 

34,600 

35,600 

36.400 

38,100 

37,800

*1,057.2 

34,100 

*2,097

June

36,000 

35,000 

34,OOO 

35,600 

41,100

42,700 

41,900 

39,600 

38 , 500 

37,400

36,400 

34,600 

33,OOO 

34,000 

34,600

34,300 

33,000 

52,700 

32,700 

33,000

36,000 

40,400 

39,300 

49,700 

77,600

52,600 

45,200 

41,900 

44,300 

42,700

*1,189.8 

39,660 

*2,360

July

38,800 

36,700 

37,000 

36,400 

34,300

36,700 

33,400 

34,000 

35,6OO 

44,300

43,500 

40,000 

45,600 

39,200 

35,300

3,5000 

37,800 

36,700 

34,300 

33,40O

32,400 

51,200 

31,200 

35,700 

34 ,300

32,700 

32,400 

32,400 

33,000 

35,000 

52,700

*1,107 

35,710 

*2,196

Aug.

29,200 

23,000 

19,800 

18,300 

15,200

13,200 

12,500 

13,700 

21,100 

29,500

34,600 

34,600 

34 , 000 

33,000 

33,000

34,700 

33,000 

52,700 

32,700 

32,400

32,400 

32,700 

33,000 

33,400 

32,700

32,100 

31,800 

32,100 

34 , 000 

55,600 

35, tOO

893,600 

28,830 

*1,772

Sept.

34,300 

33,400 

32,700 

32,700 

33,700

35,300 

36,400 

35,600 

34,300 

32,700

32,400 

33 , 000 

34,000 

34,300 

34,000

33,400 

32,100 

32,100 

32,700 

33,400

34,600 

57,000 

58,500 

37,000 

36,700

37,400 

36,700 

35,300 

35,600 

36,400

H,037.7 

34,590 

*2,058

Calendar year 1954 : Max 96,800 Mln 7,OOO Mean 31,610 Ac -ft 22,880,000 

Water year 1954-55 : Max 77,600 Mln 8,000 Mean 28,290 Ac-ft 20,480,000

t Expressed in thousands.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 13 to Feb. 19. Discharge computed from once 

dally wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1-6, 9, 10, 13-15, Oct. 21 to Nov. 2, Dec. 13 to Jan. 12, 

Feb. 20-25.
274 PLATTE RIVER BASIN (IOWA-MISSOURI)

One Hundred and Two River near Maryville, Mo.

Location. Lat 40 0 23'15", long 94°49'35", SE£SW£ sec. 34, T. 65 N., R. 35 W., on downstream side of county highway bridge, 8-5 miles northeast of Maryville and 3-| miles 

downstream from Norvey Creek.

Drainage area.--500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1932 to September 1955. Prior to June 1934, published as 

"at Maryville."

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 10 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 969.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 20, 1934, staff gage 

at site 3 miles downstream at datum 5.68 ft lower.

Average discharge. 23 years, 180 cfs (130,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,080 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 15.86 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily 0.1 cfs Sept 16, 17.

1932-55: Maximum discharge, 14,200 cfs June 14, 1947 (gage height, 21.2 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times in August and September 1934, July 25, 26, 1940, and 

Jan. 28-30, 1954.

Stage equal to that of June 14, 1947, was reached at an unknown date prior to establishment of station, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

al.5 T75

1.5

*1.6 

638

990 "23T

88

40

32

86

44

37 

43

35

33

21

24

3.0 

2.0

1.8

2.9

4.1

4.4

3.2

8.9

5.5

*6.9

10

6.5

6.1

2,416.4

77.9

0.156

0.18

4,790

Nov.

a6

5.2

4.9

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

a3

*2.5

a3

2.9

2.9

7.7 "572"

3.8

3.2

3.2

4.4

3.5

2.7

3.2

3.2

4.9

3.2

2.7

2.9

3.0

2.5

a3

110.6

3.69

0.0074

O.OO8

219

Dec.

*2.9

2.4

37S

2.4 

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.0

3

3.2

3.0

2.9

a3 

3.2

4.6

*4.9

6.1

5.5

4.4 

4.6

2.7

3.2

2.9

2.5

4.6

3.0

3.5

7

T

*3

3

112.2

3.62

0.0072

0.008

223

Jan.

3.0

4.6

4.1

*14

16

37

72

26

33

33

11

*6 

4

3

3

3

5

6 

4

*3

3

3

3

3

2

?

2

2

2

2

279.6

9.02

0.018

0.02

555

Feb.

2

T

2

2 

3

4

4

3

3

3

2

2

2 

2

*2

2

2

100

4,520 

2,000

1,200

960

790

500

300

1,800

2,6OO

1,100

_

_--__-

15,912

586

1.14

1.18

31,560

Mar.

580

2,120

2,500

1,450 

580

215

174

190

*182

198

167

128

97 

a 90

79

79

a70

58

54 

54

107

160

*97

70

37

54

58

"55 24

54

58

9,638

311

0.622

0.72

19,120

Apr.

48

37

35 

35

a33

31

26

23

19

21

18

^6

*1,740 

1,040

353

167

112

90

79

55

49

45

41

74

212

84

54

49

42

34

4,672

156

0.312

0.35

9,270

May

30

a25

20 

20

16

16

14

52

73

205

*30

24

20

18

13

11

11

10

9.7 

7.4

7.4

7.6

7.4

6.6

77T

36

63

15

13

11

19

818.2

26.4

0.053

0.06

1,620

June

5.6

34

8.4 

16

112

74

32

a25

15

*13

12

10

7.9

6.3

6.3

7.4

5.6

5.0

5.4 

4.5

4.3

3.7

T75

179

464

100

a2o

a!5

179

58

1,443.2

48.1

0.096

0.11

2,860

July

20

11

8.4

G . G

7.1

a7

6.1

5.2

*18

4.5

105

527J

3.5 

5.8

4.8

4.3

3.7

3.3

3.0 

3.5

a3

2.8

.8

.5

.7

.4

.2

.2

^1

ll2

268.8

8.67

0.017

0.02

533

Aug.

.2

.2

.1 

.1

* .2

.1

.9

TTI

.1

.1

.1

.1

.9 

1.1

.7

.6

.8

,7

.9 

.8

.6

.7

.6

.5

.8

.5

.5

.4

.5

*.8

.5,

27.0

0.87

0.0017

0.002

54

Sept.

0.6

a. 5

.4 

.3

.4

.5

.3

a. 3

.3

a. 3

.3

a. 3

.3 

.3-

.3

.1

71

.2

.2

.4

*1.7

1.1

2.6

1.2

1.3

1.4

2.6

1.2

6.6

10

36.1

1.20

0.0024

0.003

72

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,450 Min 0 Mean 47.5 Cfsm 0.095 In. 1.3O Ac-ft 34,420

Water year 1954-55: Max 4,520 Min O.I Mean 97.9 Cfsm O.196 In. 2.66 Ac-ft 70,88O

Peak discharge (base, 5,5oo cfs).--Feb. 19 (5 a.m.) 5.O80 cfs (15.86 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9, 28-31, Jan. 1O, Jan. 13 to Feb. 18, 

Feb. 20, 21, 24-26.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN (IOWA-MISSOURI) 275

White Cloud Creek near Maryville, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°23'22 n , long 94°54'33", in NW£NW£ sec. 1, T. 64 N., R. 36 W., on down- 

 stream side of left pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 71, 4 miles upstream froir Big 

Slough and 4-| miles northwest of Maryville.

Drainage area.--6.06 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 1,070 ft (from 

topographic map).

Average discharge. 7 years, 3.07 cfs (2,220 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 900 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 10.27 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1948-55: Maximum discharge, 4,100 cfs June 1, 1949 (gage height, 13.41 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 130 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.9 

3.1

Discharge, in cubic feet pe

9.0 

20.0

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

39.4

54

86

134

220

350

cond, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

00"

0

*0

o

o

0

0

0

o

o

0

*.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

.2

0

*0

0

0

o

0.4

0.01

0.0017

0.002

0.8

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

o

0

Jan.

00"

0

0

*.ii

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

*0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0.1

O.OO3

0 . 00050

0.0006

0.2

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o*.l

.4

.9

44.2

98

67

a22

8.6

15.0

36.7

18.3

124

-4T.2

23.0

-

505.4

18.0

2.97

3.10

1,000

Mar.

53

66

TT.2

3.9

1.9

.7

.4

1.1

*1.9

1.7

1.3

.7

.5

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.7

.6

.7

.3

*.5

.3

.2

.1

TT

.3

.4

.4

.4

157.9

5.09

0.840

0.97

313

Apr.

0.4

.3

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.9

*255

-16.1

4.2

2.8

1.7

1.3

1.0

.7

.7

.7

1.0

1.0

.6

.6

.6

.9

.4

.3

293.0

9.77

1.61

1.80

581

May

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.7

2.3

*.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.4

6.6

a7~9.3

a. 5

a. 3

a. 2

28.0

0.90

0.149

0.17

56

June

ao.2

a. 2

a. 9

a. 3

a2.2

a. 4

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

**_.j.

.1

a.l

a.l

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

13.9

51.6

a5

al

a4

5.9

.6

68.3

2.28

0.376

0.42

135

July

0.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*1.1 3.

.1

.1

0o0

0

0

0

.1.1

.1

0

o

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

3.1

0.10

0.017

0.02

6.1

Aug.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1954: Max 48.7 

Water year 1954-55: Max 255 Mir 0

Mean O.66 Cfsm 0.109 In. 1.48 Ac-ft 475 

Mean 2.89 Cfsm O.477 In. 6.48 Ac-ft 2,090

Peak discharge (base. ISO cfs). Feb. 18 (10 p.m.) 198 cfs (6.76 ft); Feb. 26 (10 a.m.) 2O9 cfs 

(6.90 ft); Mar. 1 (8:30 p.m.) 161 cfs (6.40 ft); Apr. 13 (9 a.m.) 900 cfs (10.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN (IOWA-MISSOURI)

Platte River near Agency, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°41'20", long 94°42'15", in NE^NWi sec. 10, T. 56 N., F. 34 W. , near center of left span on upstream side of bridge on u. S. Highway 169, 1-f miles downstream 

from Third Fork and 3| miles northeast of Agency.

Drainage area. 1,760 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1924 to August 1930, May 1932 to September 1955. Published as "at 

Agency" 1924-30.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 7.0 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage

Fs 807.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. May 22, 1924, to Aug. 9, 1930, chain 

gage at site 4 miles downstream at different datum. May 13, 1932, to Dec. 12, 1934, 

chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--28 years (1924-29, 1932-55), 780 cfs (564,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 cfs Feb. 19 (gage heigtt, 19.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings; maximum gage height, 21.16 ft Feb. 21 (ice jam); minimum 

daily discharge, U.9 cfs Sept. 18.

1924-30, 1932-55: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs June 23, 1947; maximum gage height, 

30.46 ft June 23, 1947; no flow at times in July and August 1934.

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

pumpage, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect and pimpage (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21

3.0 

5.5 

4.0

95

190

5.0

6.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

462

823

3,150

6,170

10,500

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.7 

2.9

Feb. 22 to Sept. 30

0.3 3.2 43

1.0 3.5 74

2.9 4.0 140

9.1 4.5 £42

9 5.0 389

6.0 

9.0 

14.0

17.0

769 

£,480 

6,170 

9,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

£6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

06

14

12

4,640

2,960

660

1,560

660

346

190

156

*146

540

1,900 

1,560

738

202

136

136

102

62

67

56

48

*55

a80

118

88

370

52

40

17,410

562

0.319

0.37

34,530

Nov.

33

TB

*27

26

a26

27

28

28

27

26

*24

28

24

21 

21

20

a!9

18

30

24

24

22

24

24

21

16

TL

22

19

a 18

716

23.9

0.014

0.02

1,420

Dee.

18

*19

22

20

24

25

26

20

19

23

27

21

*15

17 

a20

24

a22

20

14

I?

23

21

a!8

16

18

19

21

324

a21

18

*17

642

20.7

0.012

0.01

1,270

Jan.

16

22

a25

36

3250

1,120

" 475

190

127

82

74

95

63

64 

60

52

58

59

62

58

38

40

35

35

33

30

25

20

20

20

21

3,305

107

0.061

0.07

6,560

Feb.

23 2"5

28

30

35

25

30

35

40

40

30

25

25

35 

60

100

200

700

8,190

10,000

7,000

6,000

5,000

2,500

2,OOO

4,000

6,170

5,400

_

------

57,746

2,062

1.17

1.22

114,500

Mar.

*4,150

3,390

6,350

7,470

4,150

1,840

1,O40

683

683

643

643

683

527

438 

455

491

312

284

269

242

242

256

242

230

284

269

156

TH

184

also

184

37,144

1,198

0.681

0.78

73,670

Apr.

184

174

165

*156

140

a!30

118

104

104

104

98

98

1,800

7,770 

5, 320

1,720

857

603

491

421

312

*712

373

527

1,480

683

565

342

284

230

26,065

869

0.494

0.55

51,700

May

174

184

156

140

125

111

104

92

132

*140

256

a 380 '2~B"6

165 

104

398

392

85

76

67

62

a60

*59

53

50

62

75

118

156

98

70

3,800

123

0.070

0.08

7,540

June

98

*71

alOO

82

165

357

389

206

125

92

375

63

51

49 

45

38

51

28

30

28

*25

22 19"

862

8,210

4,700

891

357

828

2,140

20,207

674

0.383

0.43

40,080

Jily

757

312

165

a!30

104

374

565

242

217

184

*1,020

505

242

140

125

78

66

66

66

a70

98

a70

47

570

*590

125

74

45

a35

26

*-2§.

7,136

230

0.131

0.15

14,150

Aug.

22

22

a 20

17

17

17

40

25

22

22

18

*15

12

10 

10

9.1

8.8

8.4

8.4

6.7

5.7

6.0

6.4

5.1

35

5.7

3.7

T7T

64

134

*Z7

596.7

19.2

0.011 o.oi

1,180

Sept.

13

alO

6.7

5.7

4.9

4.9

4.3

2.9

33

*e2.9

e2.3

e2.0

e2.3

e2.5 

el. 6

el. 5

el.l

e.9

17?

32

4.0

5.1

*9.6

9.1

7.4

8.8

19.

17

16

21

202.7

6.76

0.0038

O.O04

402

Calendar year 1954: Max 6,170 Mln 1.9 Mean 262 Cfsm O.149 In. 1.93 Ac-ft 180 ,7OO

Water year 1954-55: Max 10.0OO Mln O.9 Mean 479 Cfsm 0.272 In. 3.69 Ac-ft 347,000

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs).--Feb. 19 (12 p.m.) 11.9OO cfs (19.0 ft); Mar. 4 (10 a.m.) 

8,100 cfs (16.0 ft); Apr. 14 (1 p.m.) 7,880 cfs (15.85 ft); June 25 (11 a.m.) 8,540 cfs (16.40 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records. 

e Water pumped from gage pool; discharge estimated on basis of rating plus pumpage. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 22 to Feb. 18, Feb. 2O-23.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN (IOWA-MISSOURI) 277

Jenkins Branch at Gower, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°37'29", long 94°36'01", in SW£NW£ sec. 34, T. 56 N., R. 33 W., on right 

bank at upstream side of culvert on U. S. Highway 169, 0.8 mile north of Gower and 

4.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2.72 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1950 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 905 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 1.18 cfs (854 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 695 cfs June 24 (gage height, 4.55 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 240 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for many days. 

1950-55: Maximum discharge, 1,310 cfs June 2, 1954 (gage height, 5.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 24u cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for many days each 

year.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

2.2

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.4

4.0

7.4

12.1

27.0

79

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

t)

24.2

47.7

1.1

*.l

0

0

0

0

1.5

.2

25.5

4.2

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

*.2

.1

.1

0

0

.8

.1

0

0

0 

0

106.5

3.44

1.26

1.46

211

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Dec .

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

75

.1

.1

4.5

.4

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

0

0

.1

.1

**.!

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.8

0.19

0.070

0.08

12

Feb.

0

75

0

0

0

bO

bO

bO

bO

b.l

b.l

bO

bO

b2

blO

b2

**b5

77

TT.7

1.5

1.2

1.2

.8

.4

.8

2.2

.8

.8

_

______

147.6

5.27

1.94

2.02

293

Mar.

0.8

'.7

.5

.4

.2

.2

.3

.2

*.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

*.2

.3

.1

.1

0

bU

b.l

.2

.1

.1

6.8

0.22

0.081

0.09

13

Apr.

0.

0

t

**.

.. 72"

.1

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

2.4

0.08

0.029

0.03

4.8

May

0

U

0

*0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

*1.9 ^

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.3

1.6

1.1

0

0

.5

5.7

0.18

0.066

0.08

11

June

0

.2

0

0

.4

1.1

**.6

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

36.7

T-TTO"

.3

.1

*0

11.4

.2

66.0

2.20

0.809

0.90

131

July

0.2

o'

U

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0.3

0.01

0.004

0.004

0.6

Aug.

0

U

0

0

0

0

o .4

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0.4

0.01

0.004

0.005

0.8

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1954 : Max 55 Mln 0 Mean 0.60 Cfsm 0.221 In. 3.01 Ac-ft 434

Water year 1954-55 : Max 77 Mln 0 Mean 0.94 Cfsm 0.346 In. 4.67 Ac-ft 677

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). Oct. 3 (11 p.m.) 347 cfs (3.75 ft); Oct. 4 (5:15 p.m.) 369 cfs 

(3.82 ft); Oct 13 (9)15 p.m.; 434 cfs (4.01 ft); Feb. 18 (4 p.m.) 356 cfs (3.78 ft); Feb. 19 

(12:45 p.m.) 194 cfs (3.09 ft); June 24 (11:30 p .m.) 695 cfs (4.55 ft); June 29 (7:45 a.m.) 160 cfs 

(2.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

449355 O - 58 - 19
278 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arlkaree River at Haigler, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°01', long 101°57', In sec. 28, T. IN., R. 41 W., on right bank 120 ft 

downstream from Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy Railroad bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 34, half a mile northwest of Haigler, and half a 

mile upstream from confluence with North Fork Republican River.

Drainage area. 1,460 sq mi, approximately, of which about 1,330 sq ml contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--March 1932 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1925 to September 1955 In reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 3,242.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 5, 1935, staff gage at site 320 ft upstream at datum 3 ft higher. 

June 5, 1935, to Nov. 20, 1938, staff gage at site 120 ft upstream from present site 

at datum 1 ft higher than present datum. Nov. 21, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1940, water-stage 

recorder at present site at datum 1 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1932-55), 29.4 cfs (21,280 acre-ft per year); median of yearly mean discharges, 23.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,360 cfs June 15 (gage height, 9.08 ft; no flow

1932-55: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs May 31, 1935 (gage height, 12.2 ft, present 

datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 3,800 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; no flow for periods in most years.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural 

flow of stream affected by ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of 

about 1,500 acres in Colorado, and by return flow from Pioneer Canal.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

a4.O

a3.0

a2.0

a. 9

a3TTJ

7.4

5.1

2.8

13

12

20

22

15

14

20

19

15 

10

8.7

12

12

8.0

6.8

15

12

17

25

27 2B~

23

9.3

389.0

12.5

772

Nov.

1.2

> al.3

38.9

1.30

77

Dec.

> al.6

49.6

1.60

98

Jan.

> al.6

49.6

1.60

98

Feb.

> al.8

alO

26

32

-^.o 58

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.5

.5

3TC

38

210.2

7.51

417

Mar.

92

~5I 124

38

13

25

22

17

16

12

8.0

6.2

5.1

5.6

5.6

4.6

5.1 

6.2

8.7

7.4

3.6

3.2 20 

17

6.2

3.2

3.2

60

17

9.3

4.1

659.3

21.3

1,310

Apr.

2.4

5.6

2.8

1.8

1.0

16

10

10

8.7

12

23

81

75

25

34

29

17 

30

25

20

9.3

7.4

16

25

18

8.7

4.6

3.2

2.4

2.4

526.3

17.5

1,040

May

1.8

.7

.6

T7

l.O

1.0

2.4

2.1

3.6

7.4

5.1

3.2

3.2

2.8

3.2

5.5

1,550 

719

a 90

a60

a50

a45

40

43

43

272

928

310

101

a60

a45

4,380.3

141

8,690

June

a35

31

32

23

28

40

25

19

15

T7

45

22

103

28

2,550

324

96 

100

404

90

68

70

58

45

43

41

40

32

26

18

4,468

149

8,860

July

14

12

9.3

6.2

4.1

3.2

31 ~2.4

> al.O

105.2

3.39

209

Aug.

> al.O

a2O

alOO

a50

a20

a2.0

> al.O

a. 5

a.l

aTl

a.l

214.8

6.93

426

Sept.

> aO

a!4

154

5.13

305

Calendar year 1954: Max 175 Mln 0 Mean 9.13 Ac -ft 6,620

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,550 Mln 0 Mean 30.8 Ac-ft 22,300

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). May 17 (7 a.m.) 3,590 cfs (7.60 ft); May 27 (l a.m.) 1,680 cfs 

(6.04 ft); June 15 (7 a.m.J 6,360 cfs (9.08 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 16 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for stations at Benkelman.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 19-27.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 279

North Fork Republican River at Colorado-Nebraska State line

Location. Lat 40°04'20", long 102°03'00", in sec. 10, T. 1 N., R. 42 W., on right bink 

100 ft east of Colorado-Nebraska State line.

Drainage area. 320 sq mi, approximately, of which about 130 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--March 1931 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. Prior 

to October 1932, published as "North Pork of Arikaree River." May to June 1915, March 

to August 1926, and January 1927 to September 1955 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,336.09 ft above mean sea level, d?tum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 17, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 84 years (1931-55), 48.7 cfs (35,260 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 278 cfs June 19 (gage height, 2.58 ft); maximum 

gage height, 2.80 ft about Feb. 20 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 

6.8 cfs July 17-19, Aug. 26, 27.

1931-55: Maximum discharge, 2,110 cfs Apr. 28, 1947 (gage height, 5.92 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peaV flow; 

no flow Aug. 25, 26, 1932.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1934 has been revised to 

512 era June 15, 1934 (gage height, 4.00 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 761.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 15 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods 

of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow affected by irrigation developments above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1146: Drainage area. WSP 1240: 1947(M). Revised figures 

of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water period in the water year 1934, 

superseding those published in WSP 761, are given herewith:

June 15, 1934.

Month

Calendar year 1934 ............

Cfs-days

_

Maximum

386

Minimum

4

Mean

41.4

Runoff if 

acre-feet

29,980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

31

34

51

41

28

28

30

25

 5T 22

37

31

30

30

28

29

31

38

39

40

39

38

31

30

32

30

28

30

31

36

a59

1,058

34.1

2,100

Nov.

62

62

67

65

64

65

72 57

64

65

68

65

67

70

70

67

65

65

67

65

68

65

64

68

a66

a66

a64

a62

a60 a'50"

1,965

65.5

3,900

Dec.

a62

a64

a66

a68

a72

74

72

65

67

70

70

70

a66

a72

68

70

70

74

76

72

a74

a70

a75

a77

a74

a80

aT5

a60

a55

aBT

a62

2,147

69.3

4,260

Jan.

a65

a67

67

67

67

65

a 60

a66

68

65

64

64

67

65

64

64

65

65

a60

a5_£

a60

a66

a64

a68

a66

a70

a74

a72

a75

a73

a75

2,054

66.3

. 4,070

Feb.

76

74

72

72

70

72

70

70

78

74

74

74

>72

70

74

76

78

78

a75

a65

a60 a"6T

a62

a66

a65

a74

aSO

b84

- -----

2,019

72.1

4,000

Mar.

81

83

73

81

74

74

76

76

76

70

74

76

78

74

68

68

67

65

70

67

65

68

72

72

70

64

7J

80

81

76

70

2,268

73.2

4,500

Apr.

68

72

75

67

44

31

33

31

26

20

21

48

49

39

29

31

44

23

20

19

16

17

16

16

16

13

12

11

TT

11

924

30.8

1,830

May

11

9.9

9.9

9.5

9.5

9.2

"9~3 8.9

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.5

10

11

29

22

90

-so 117

64

35

33

35

37

40

62

64

48

42

44

40

1,017.5

32.8

2,020

June

30

27

25

26

29

26

29

29

28

32

33

26

29

26

158

92

74

54

132

96

30

32

33

23

20

18

17

29

12

TS

1,207

40.2

2,390

July

12

TT

10

11

11

9.9

9.2

8.9

12

8.3

8.3

8.6

8.3

8.6

8.0

7.4

"era- 6.8

6.8

7.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

S.O

8.0

8.0

8.9

11

9.9

9.5 

9 5

277.1

8.94

550

Aug.

8.9

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.3

8.6

8.6

S.9

9.5

11

9.9

9.5

9.5

36

11

8.9

8.3

8.3

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.4

6^8

6.8

7.1

7.4

7.4 

7.4

286.3

9.24

568

Sept.

7.4

7.7

8.3

7.7

8.0

7.4

7.4

7.1

77C

8.3

9.5

9.9

8.6

8.3

7.7

7.7

8.3

9.9

12

12

17

14

16

20

33

37

38

33

30

30

466.3

15.5

925

Calendar year 1954: Max 491 Mln 6.O Mean 41.8 Ac-ft 3O,3OO

Water year 1954-55: Max 138 Mln 6.8 Mean 43.0 Ac-ft 31,110

Peak discharge (base, 130 cfs). May 17 (9:4O a.m. 236 cfs (2.42 ft); June 15 (7 a.m.) 2O5 cfs

(2.33 ft); June 19 (9:30 p.m.) 278 cfs (2.58 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records,

and trend of flow.

b Stage -discharge relation affected by ice.
280 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Buffalo Creek near Haigler, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°02 T , long 101°52 T , in NW£ sec. 20, T. 1 N. , R. 40 W., on right bank 

90 ft downstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth, 

and 4 miles northeast of Haigler.

Drainage area. 180 sq mi, approximately, of which about 21 sq mi contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1955 in reports of Geolcgical Survey. February to November 1922, January 1924 to September 1931, and October 1940 to September 

1955 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

ge is 3,204.57 ft above

Average discharge. 15 years, 9.08 cfs (6,570 acre-ft per year).

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 16 cfs June 27 (gage height, 3.57 ft), but may 

h~ave~been higher during period of ice effect; maximum gage height, 4.76 ft Feb. 4 

(backwater from ice); no flow Aug. 3-5.

1940-55; Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Aug. 11, 19EO; maximum gage 

height, that of Feb. 4, 1955; no flow Aug. 3-5, 1955.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural 

flow affected by irrigation development above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

9.7

8.0

7.8

7.6

STtJ

8.2

8.9

9.3

8.9

9.1

10

T.7

8.2

8.0

8.9

8.9

8.2

8.5

8.9

9.5

8.9

9.1

9.1

9.3

9.3

9.5

9.7

9.3

9.3

9.1

8 . 9

274.8

8.86

545

Nov.

11

T.3

9.7

9.3

10

10

10

9.9

9.5

9.3

9.5

9.7

9.7

9.3

9.7

11

11

9.7

9.7

9.9

10

10

9.7

9.1

9.9

9.5

8.9

8.5

 §7(7

9.0

290.8

9.69

577

Dec.

1010-

9.9

9.9

10

10

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.3

9.0

9.5

9.5

9.1

9.9

10

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.7

10

9.3

8^

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.0

292.4

9.43

580

Jan.

9.5

9.5

9.6

9.3

9.0

8.5

SHJ

9.5

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.7

9.0

9.0

9.5

9.5

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

TT

10

302 .6

9.76

600

Feb.

10

11

9.0 ITT"1

10

10

1011

11

9.5

10

10

1011

11

1111

10

1011

11

111111

11

11

11

~

12

295.5

10.6

586

Mar.

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

9.7

10

11

11

10

10

10

9.7

10

9.5

9.0

11

10

10

8.5

9.0

12

13

TT

11

10

327.4

10.6

649

Apr.

10

11

10

10

11

10

9.9

11

10

10

11

14

TZ

12

11

11

10

11

9.7

9.5

9.5

9.7

10

9.3

TT5

10

10

9.7

9.5

9.7

311.4

10.4

618

May

9.3

9.5

9.3

8.9

8.7

8.5

8.0

8.2

8.5

8.0

7.6

6.8

7.8

4.2

2.9

3.2

4.5

5.6

5.1

5.0

4.8

4.7

5.0

5.2

6.7

10. ~5.7

9.9

9.1

9.3

10

224.0

7.23

444

June

6.7

5.4

5.0

4.9

5.4

6.4

3.9

4.7

3.6

4.3

5.2

4.1

5.4

5.0

7.3

9.3

8.7

8.2

9.1

7.8

7.6

9.6 575-

7.3

5.2

6.0

8.7

6.5

2.2

a. 9

183.3

6.11

364

July

aO.9

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

.8

.7

.4

.4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 5

a2.5

a3.575"

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

2.1

3.5

.1

TT

.1

.1

24.2

0.78

48

Aug.

0.1

.1

0 ff

0

.1

.1.1.1.-1

4.9

37T

1.2

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

17.5

0.56

35

Sept.

0.3 -^

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.5

.4

.5

'.4:

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

2.2

2.6

2.9

2.5

2.4

3.2

5.2

5.8

T75

4.1

3.8

4.1

50.1

1.67

99

Calendar year 1954: Max 17 Mln 0.8 Mean 7.51 Ac-ft 5,440

Water year 1954-55: Max 14 Mln 0 Mean 7.11 Ac-ft 5,140

Peak discharge (base, 55 cfs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, trend of flow, and recorded range In stage.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 2, Dec. 9-13, 15-17, Dec. 27 to 

Jan. 2, Jan. 5-16, 18-28, Feb. 3-7, 10-14, 18-28, Mar. 21, 22, 25-27.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 281

Rock Creek at Parks, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°02'30", long 101°43'30" (revised), in SW^NE^ (revised), sec. 21, T. 1 N., 

R. 39 W., on right bank at west edge of Parks, 100 ft downstream from highway bridge 

and half a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 180 sq mi, approximately, of which about 14 sq mi contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. 

January 1925 to September 1931, October 1932 to September 1933, and October 1940 to 

September 1955 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,093.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. No record of gages operated prior to October 1940.

Average discharge. 15 years (1940-55), 14.4 cfs (10,430 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25 cfs Aug. 11 (gage height, 2.74 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.70 ft Mar. 25 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 8.9 cfs 

Sept. 11.

1940-55: Maximum discharge not determined; maximum gage height, 3.92 ft Jan. 26, 

1949 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 3.1 cfs Feb. 19-23, 1943.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow

regulated at times by reservoir at State fish hatchery 7 miles upstream. One diversion 

above station for irrigation.

Revisions. WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1313"

13

13

13

13

15

15

15

16

17

16

ie

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

13

13

14

14

15

15

452

14.6

897

Nov.

14

T4

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

436

14.5

865

Dec.

b!4

b!4

14

14

14

14

14

14

b!4

14

14

b!4

b!4

14

b!4

14

b!4

14

14

b!4

b!4

b!3

U

15

15

15

15

b!4

b!4

b!5

b!5

439

14.2

871

Jan.

b!5

16

16

16

16

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!5

b!5

b!5

15

b!5

b!5

15

b!5

b!5

b!4

b!4

b!5

b!5

15

b!5

16

16

16

16

16

16

478

15.4

948

Feb.

1616"

16

16

b!5

b!5

b!5

15

15

b!5

b!4

b!4

bl5

14

14

15

15

b!5

b!3

b^2_

b!4

bl4

b!4

b!2

b!3

b!4

b!4

15

_

405

14.5

803

Mar.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

b!6

b!5

b!6

17

17

b!5

b!6

b!6

b!7

16

16

16

486

15.7

964

Apr.

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

15

15

16

18

17

15

13

12

11

TT

ll

12

12

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

423

14.1

839

May

14

14

14

13" 13

13

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

17

20

18

16

15

15

15

473

15.3

938

June

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

15

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

T3

442

14.7

877

July

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

IT

ll

ll

ll

ll

ll

11

ll

ll

11

ll

11

ll

ll

ll

ll

12

12

12

357

11.5

708

Aug.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

18

T5

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

:u

11

11

11

11

11

11

337

12.5

768

Sept.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

8.9

9.3

11

10

11

10

10

1111

12

12

12

11

12

11

13

13

13

13

13

338.2

11.3

671

Calendar year 1954: Max 19 Mln 10 Mean 14. 0 Ac-ft 10,110

Water year 1954-55: Max 20 Mln 8.9 Mean 14.0 Ac-ft 10,150

Peak discharge (ba 25 cfs).--Aug. 11 (4 a.m.) 25 cfs (2.74 ft).

b Stage-discharge .atlon affected by Ic
282 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Republican River at Benkelman, Nebr.

Location. La t 40°01'55", long 101°32'30", in SE£SW£ sec. 19, T. IN., R. 37 W., on downstream end of second pier from right end of bridge on U. S. Highway 34, 0.6 mile south 

of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad track, 1 mile southwest of Benkelman, 2 miles 

upstream from South Fork Republican River, and 11 miles downstream from Rock Creek.

Drainage area. 4,770 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area does not contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available. November 1894 to February 1895 (gage heights only), March to September 1895, May 1903 to November 1906 (fragmentary), and December 194? to September 1955 

in reports of Geological Survey. Published as North Pork Republicar River at Benkelman 

1894-95. November 1894 to February 1895 (gage heights only), March to August 1895, May 

1903 to November 1906 (fragmentary), January 1924 to December 1929 (fragmentary), October 1930 to September 1931, and December 1946 to September 1955 ir reports of State 

engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,975.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to December 17, 1946, staff gages at several sites wltUn 1? miles of 

present site at various daturas.

Average discharge. 8 years (1947-55) 104 cfs (75,290 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,250 cfs June 15 (gage heigl-t, 6.30 ft); no 

flow Aug. 4-10, Aug. 31 to Sept. 8, Sept. 13-18.

1946-55: Maximum discharge, 6,040 cfs Sept. 7, 1951; maximum gape height, 7.80 ft 

Aug. 9, 1950; no flow at times during 1947, 1952-55.

Maximum stage known, 13.1 ft on May 31, 1935 (from elevations furnished by State 

Highway Department).

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

and those below 20 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made every 

two weeks. Natural flow affected by irrigation developments above station.

Revisions. WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

48

49

47

52

52

46

54

52

46

49

66

54

49

45

TT

51

52

50

56

58

61

57

57

56

57

59

59

64

£8

SB

TI_

1,700

54.8

3,370

Nov.

82

80

8O

78

77

78

77

80

84

88

91

94

94

89

93

103

103

103

103

103

105

108

108

108

110

112

107

105

88

89

2,820

94.0

5,590

Dec.

76

76

80

80

89

93

89

94

83

83

89

88

80

96

103

98

94

100

105

101

101

100

101

107

103

105

100

28

25

30

50

2,647

85.4

5,250

Jan.

80

100

110

100

95

90

80

75

79

79

91

83

87

90

92

90

80

70

72

73

7-t

74

77

78

78

80

82

84

86

95

100

2,615

84.4

5,190

Feb.

105

105

95

80

85

100

109

112

115

87

92

90

82

IQu

110

130

~80 150

40

56

40

45

47

45

50

60

70

100

_

2,560

84.3

4,68O

Mar.

200

350

T50

133

108

98

107

108

112

119

103

101

96

100

86

00

101

117

125

80

33

45

55

50

35

40

60

100

108

89

98

3,187

103

6,320

Apr.

82

78

91

93

89

82

82

78

77

76

79

135

T19

1O8

94

83

78

86

78

70

66

62

62

62

61

56

49

44

37

34

2,289

76.3

4,540

May

34

30

28

28

27

24

22

24

22

22

23

20

15

13

11

12

1,090

2,090

a900

a600

a500

a400

a350

a450

a 750

al,250

a 800

a 300

a!60

allO

a!06

10,211

329

20,250

June

alOO

> a75

a66

aTO

2,550

1,310

a 450

a375

al,200

a 400

a200

a250

a!50

a90

a80

a75

a72

a75

a90

a 100

8,328

278

16,520

July

a 90

a90

a 90

alOO

a 70

a50

a45

a 40

a 35

a20

a6.0

a4.0

 a4.O

3.9

4.4

4.2

3.9

5.2

4.7

5.0

3.0

2.6

2.1

713.0

23.0

1,410

Aug.

1.8

1.1

.3

0~0

0

0

0

0

0

19

64

92

42

22

16

15

12

9.4

7.5

7.5

7.9

5.8

5.2

4.4

4.2

3.0

1.9

1.4

.1

0

343.5

11.1

681

Sept.

0Q0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

1.6

2.6

1.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.0

8.2

8.2

9.8

12

16

25

34

43

46

45

42

298.3

9.94

592

Calendar year 1954: Max 257 Mln u Mean 60.9 Ac-ft 44,060

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,350 Mln 0 Mean 103 Ac-ft 74,390

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). May 17 (2 p.m.) 3,560 cfs (5.80 ft); May 18 (7 a. 

(5.76 ft); June 15 (6 p.m.) 5,250 cfs (6.30 ft); June 19 (6 a.m.) 3,720 c-3 (5.83 ft)

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, i 

and records for stations at Stratton and South Fork Republican near Benkelman.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 27 to Mar. 3, Mar. 20-28.

n.) 3,500 cfs 

eather records,
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 283

South Fork Republican River near Idalia, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°36 ! , long 102°17 ! , in SW^ sec. 22, T. 5 S., R. 44 W., on left bank

2 miles upstream from bridge on State Highway 51, 4 miles upstream from Landsnan Creek,

7 miles south of Idalia, and 7 miles upstream from Bonny Dam.

Drainage area. 1.300 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1950 to September 1955.

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Aug. 10, 1951, at site l|.miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--5 years, 31.8 cfs (23,020 acre-ft per year).

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,850 cfs June 15 (gage height, 6.56 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 270 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

V.40 ft; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs July 19 to Aug. 9, Aug. 17 to Sept. 23.

1950-55: Maximum discharge, 6,920 cfs Aug. 19, 1953 (gage height, 7.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 60 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

7.40 ft; no flow at times during 1952-54.

Maximum flood known since at least 1865, 103,000 cfs May 31, 1935, by slope-area 

determination 2 miles downstream.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions 

above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

Z

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

?8

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.2

7z

.2

.2

.2

.2

. 2

.2

.2

3.2

4.U

4.0

. 2

.2

. 2

.2

. 2

.2

. 2

.2

.2

. 2

.2

. 2

.2

4 . 2

11

21

2 7 24"

17

119 .8

3.86

238

Nov.

17

19

18

18

21

21

17

14

12

14

14

18

20

20

19

20

21

Id

17

Ib

14

14

la

17

21

23

28

29.

c 25

21

561

18.7

1,110

Dec.

22

2T

27

31

30

27

27

50

28

28

24

23

30

30

29

29

26

29

31

34

34

36

34

33

53

33

31

33

43

59

48

9B8

31.9

1,960

Jan.

59

54

41

31

27

24

£2

24

19

26

b20

22

b2O

26

lj35

D46

D56

t67

b78

88

65

75

92

122

108

99

96

85

67

46

37

1,675

54.0

3, 320

Feb.

56

36

57

56

46

37

b40

43

31

±1

34

b36

b40

43

50

41

56

29

b29

b29

b29

b30

b30

b3

b30

b31

bol

t31

_

- _____

998

35.6

1,980

Mar.

31

33

34

34

37

38

36

36

33

31

31

31

31

31

31

29

28

27

29

31

34

54

34

18

17

£1

44

27

28

23

27

979

31.6

1,940

Apr.

54

22

27

30

29

28

28

28

29

28

30

36

33

35

27

26

28

18

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

519.8

17.3

1,030

May

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

7.9

11

8.8

10

9.4

8.8

8.8

8.2

108

484

130

85

65

50

46

44

34

66

134

85

36

33

33

31

1,538.3

49.6

3,050

June

26

23

26

29

28

26

21

15

T5

39

52

241

226

319

2,280

435

194

83

49

44

43

41

4O

61

35

29

29

29

28

28

4,532

151

8,990

July

28

24

21

19

15

13

10

8.2

7.0

4.6

3.

2.

1.

1.

ti"

161.8

5.22

321

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

61

82

41

3.0

1.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

190.9

6.16

379

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

14

29

26

23

23

18

18

155.3

5.11

304

Calendar year 1954: Max l,55u Min 0 Mean 24. o Ac-ft 17,370

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,280 Mln 0.1 Mean 34.0 Ac-ft 24,620

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--May 16 (11 p.m.) 1,360 cfs (4.56 ft); June 12 (7 p.m.) 

1,100 cfs (3.75 ft); June 15 (12:30 a.m.) 4,850 cfs (6.56 ft).

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1-9, 15-25; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge

b Stage-discharge relation affpeted by ice.
284 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Landsman Creek near Hale, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°34'40", long 102°14'50" in SW£ sec. 36, T. 53., R. 44 W., on right 

bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 51, 3 miles upstream from mouth, 

5 miles southwest of Bonny Dam, and 7 miles southwest of Hale.

Drainage area. 450 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1950 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 3,720 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Oct. 21, 1950, and June 6 to Aug. 10, 1951, at datum 0.68 ft 

lower. Oct. 21, 1950, to June 5, 1951, at datum 0.79 ft higher.

Average discharge. 5 years, 4.23 cfs (3,060 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 548 cfs June 15; maximum gage height, 4.05 ft 

May 26; no flow Aug. 20-28.

1950-55: Maximum discharge, 4,510 cfs Aug. 19, 1953 (gage height, 8.79 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 560 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

7.69 ft; no flow Aug. 20-28, 1955.

Maximum stage known, about 10 ft, present datum, May 30, 31, 1935, from information 

by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good above 5 cfs and fair below. Discharge measurements generally made 

twice a month. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, j_n cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 4-31, June 15-18)

1.0 0 2.0 9.4

1.1 .2 2.2 13

l.E .7

1.4 1.9

1.6 5.8

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 135E

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.5

. 3

.5

.3

.4

.

3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.0

11.4

0.37

23

Nov.

0.5TB~

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

. 3

.4

.5

.5

. t

.e

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

l.U

1.1

1.2 T^:

l.U

.6

£0.4

0.68

40

Dec.

0.9

1.0

l.E

1.2

1.1

1.1

1 .0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

.g

1.0

1.0

1.1

.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1 . 2

1.3

1 5

lie

1.6

1.2

.7

1 .2

1.5

1.7

36.1

1.16

72

Jan.

2.0

2 . 5

2 .5

2 .'2

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.5

1.4

1.5

l.t

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.7

1 .8

48.6

1.57

96

Feb.

1.8

1 . 9

1.5

1.7

l.t

1.6

1 .0

1.8

1.8

1.4

l.E

1.4

1.8

1 .9 

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.4

.8

.9

.7

1.2

1.8

2.0

1 9

2 .3

2T3

_

45.8

1.64

31

Mar.

2.2

2 . 0

1.7

1.6

l.t

1.6

i.e

l.L

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1 5

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

1 . 2

1.4

1.0

1.2

1.4

2.1

1 .9

1.9

1.9

1.7

44.6

1.44

88

Apr.

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.9

2.0

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.1

_0

-L§

.3

.9

39.6

1.32

79

May

0 .9

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

il

.3

.3

.3 

.9

1 .2

11

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.4

49

4.2

2 .e

2.0

1.8

1.4

97.6

3.15

194

June

1.2

1.1

1.0

1 .£

l.b

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.2

l.b

1.8

12

4.2

102

5.8

37

61

s'.i t .5

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.0

267.5

8.92

531

July

T7o~ 1.0

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.3

. 3

. 5

.3'.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.3

. 3

.3

.0

13.9

0.45

28

Aug.

0.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.

'.

. 2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

G

0

0

0

IJ

.1

.1

.1

4.3

0.14

8.5

Sept.

0.1

. 2

.£

.2

.2

.0

.£

.2

.2

. 3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.4

-JL

.4

.4

.3 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

8.8

0.29

17

Calendar year 1954: Max 14 Mln 0.1 Mean 1.14 Ac-ft 822

Water year 1954-55: Max 102 Mln 0 Mean 1.75 Ac-ft 1,270
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 285

Bonny Reservoir near Hale, Colo.

Location.--Lat 39°38'00", long 102°10'40", In SE^SE-f sec. 9, T. 5 S., R. 43 W., In stairwell to outlet conduit of Bonny Dam on South Pork Republican River, 2 miles we at of 

Hale and 3 miles downstream from landsman Creek.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1955.

 e.-- Mercury manometer gage. Datum of gage Is 3,622.50 ft above mean sea level (levels 

oy Bureau of Reclamation). Gage readings have been reduced to elevations abov3 sea 

level.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 49,120 acre-ft June 18-20 (elevation. 

57675.60 ft); minimum observed, 34,580 acre-ft Sept. 23-30 (elevation, 3,668.50 ft).

1950-55: Maximum contents observed, that of June 18-20, 1955; minimum observed 

since appreciable contents was attained, 22,520 acre-ft Oct. 6-14, 1952 (elevation, 

3,661.20 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir Is formed by earth-fill dam. Storage began July 6, 1950; dam completed 

Hay~4, 1951. Capacity of reservoir, 170,200 acre-ft below elevation 3,710 ft (crest of 

spillway), of which 128,800 acre-ft Is for flood control and 39.900 acre-ft fo- Irrigation. Dead storage, 1,420 acre-ft below elevation 3,635.50 ft (sill of trashrack at 

outlet conduit). Figures given herein represent total contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Contents in acre-feet, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1*1

(t)

Oct.

36 j a 20

36,720

36,720

36,630

36,630

36., 630

36,630

36,630

36,540

36,540

36,630

36,630

36,630

36,540

36,440

36,440

36,440

36,340

36,340

36,250

36,250

36,160

36,160

36,160

36,060

36,060

35,870

35,780

35,690

35,500

35,320

3,668.90

35,320

Nov.

55, 220

35,130

35,040

34,950

34,950

34, 950

34,950

34,950

34,950

34, 950

34,860

34,860

34,860

34,860

34,860

34,760

34,760

34,760

34,760

34,760

34,760

34,760

34,760

34,760

34,760

34,760

34,760

34,760

34,760

34,760

3,668.60

34,760

Dec.

54,760

34,760

34,760

34,860

34,950

34,950

34,950

34,950

34,950

34,950

34, 950

35,040

35,040

35,040

35,040

35,130

35,130

35,220

35,320

35,320

35,410

35,410

35,410

35,500

35,500

35,500

35,500

35,500

35,600

35, 600

35,600

3£69. OS

35,600

Jan.

35,690

35,780

35,870

35,870

35,960

36,060

36,060

36,160

36.250

36,340

36,340

36,440

36,440

36,540

36,540

36,630

36,630

36,630

36,720

36,720

36,820

36,820

36,910

36,910

37,000

37,000

37,000

37,100

37,200

37)390

3,670.00

37,390

Feb.

37,590

37,480

37,480

37,480

37,580

37,580

37,680

37,770

37,770

37,860

37,860

37,960

37,960

37,960

38,060

38,060

38,150

38,250

38,250

38,250

38 , 350

38,350

38 , 350

38 , 350

38,440

38,440

38,540

58,640

_

3,670.65

38,640

Mar.

38,740

38,840

38,840

38,930

38,930

38,930

38,930

39,030

39,130

39,330

39,530

39,330

39,330

39,330

39.330

39,330

39,330

39,330

39,330

39,330

39,330

39,430

39,530

39,530

39,530

39,620

39,620

39,720

39,720

39,820

3£71.25

39,820

Apr.

59,820

39,920

40,020

40,020

40,020

40,020

40,020

40,020

40,120

40,120

40,220

40,220

40,420

40,420

40,520

40,520

40,520

40,520

40,520

40,520

40,520

40,520

40,520

40,420

40,420

40,420

40,320

40,320

40,220

40,220

3,671.45

40,220

May

40,220

40,220

40,120

40,020

39,920

39,920

39,920

39,820

39,820

39,720

39,720

39.720

39,620

39,620

39,530

39,530

40,830

41 , 440

41,540

41,540

41,540

41,540

41,440

41,340

41,240

41,440

41,750

41,750

41,640

41,540 

41,260

3,672.05

41,440

June

41,340

41,130

41,030

40,730

40,620

40,520

40,420

40,220

40,120

40,020

39,920

59,720

40,220

40,220

43,200

48,670

49,000

49,120

49,120

49,120

48,890

48,100

47,540

46,870

46,320

45,880

45,550

45,010

44,690

44,260

3^73.40

44,260

July

43,840

43)lOO

42,680

42,470

42,160

41,850

41,540

41,030

40,850

40,520

40,120

39,720

59,530

39,430

39,330

39,330

39,230

39,130

39,130

39,030

38,930

38,840

38,740

38,740

38,640

38,640

38,540

38,540

38,440

38,440

3,670.55

38,440

Aug.

38,550

38,250

38,150

38,060

37,960

37,830

37,770

37,680

37,580

37,580

37,680

37,680

37,680

37,580

37,480

37,390

37,390

37,300

37,300

37,200

37,100

37,000

36,910

36,8?0

36,8?0

36,720

36,630

36,540

36,440

36,440

36,340

3,669.45

36,340

Sept.

56,250

36,160

36,060

35,960

35,870

35,780

36,690

36,690

36,600

36,500

35,410

35,520

35,320

35,220

35,150

35,040

35,040

34,950

34,760

34,670

34,670

34, 670

34,560

34,580

34,580

34,580

34,580

34,580

34,580

34,580

3,668.50

34,580

Calendar year 1954: Max (t ) -1,880

Water year 1954-55: Max (t ) -2,240

t Elevation, in feet, between 5 and 7 a.m. of last day of month, 

t Change in contents in acre-feet.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN

South Fork Republican River near Hale, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°37'25", long 102°09'45", in SW^NE^ sec. 15, T. 5 S., R. 43 W., on right 

bank half a mile downstream from Bonny Dam and 1 mile west of Hale.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1948, May 1951 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 3,610 ft (from 

topographic map). Oct. 1, 1946, to Sept. 30, 1948, at site 4 miles downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 362 cfs June 21 (gage height, 5.14 ft); minimum 

daily, 5.8 cfs Sept. 1, 5, 6.

1946-48, 1951-55: Maximum discharge, 3,790 cfs May 28, 1947; maximum gage height, 

4.87 ft Apr. 28, 1947, site and datum then in use; no flow Aug. 11-13, 1947.

Remarks.--Records excellent above 10 cfs and good below. Discharge measurements generally 

made twice a month. Flow regulated by Bonny Reservoir since July 6, 1950 (see preceding page). Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.9

4.0

4.2

4.3

3.2

6.7

12

18

32

140

235

340

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.1

7.5

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.0

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7 T'.S5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

47

81

5l

81

81

81

634.1

20.5

1,260

Nov.

81 44

16

16

14

14

15

14

14

10

8.5

8.0

7.1

6.7

£77

6.7

!7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

393.2

13.1

780

Dec.

7.5

7.5

7.1

6.7

6.7

7.1

7.1

6.7

7.1

6.7

6.7

7.1

7.5

7.5

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.5 STB"

7.5

7.1

224.5

7.24

445

Jan.

7.1

771

7.1

JLZ

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.7

6 . 7 

6.7

6,7

0.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

209.7

6.76

416

Feb.

6.7 "S77

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.2

^72

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6 . 2 

6.2

 6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

177.1

6.32

351

Mar.

6.2

^72

6.2

6.2

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.

6.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7. 

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

214.0

6.90

424

Apr.

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.7

E7T

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.5

8.5 T7B7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.5

7.1

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

218.8

7.29

434

May

7.1

7^1

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

10

9.5 

19

42

42

42

39

39

39

46

51

58

m

58

58

730.4

23.6

1,450

June

58

55

58 

58

58

58

58

58

61

61

58

58

58

58

92

121

121

121

121

121

269

334

3T2

280

260

240

220

200

190

172

3,992

133

7,920

July

162

15?

144 

137

130

127

124

124

124

124

124

124

105

58

14

12

8.0

7.5

7.5 

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.2 672-

1,892.2

61.0

3,750

Aug.

6.2

S72

6.2 

6.?

6.2

6.2

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.1

7.5

77T

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6 . 7 

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

202.8

6.54

402

Sept.

5.8

£75

6.2

6 . 2

5.8

5.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.7 

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.1

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.1

6.7

6.7

194.0

6.47

385

Calendar year 1954: Max 81 Min 5 8 Mean 11. 1 Ac-ft 8,O40

Water year 1954-55: Max 334 Mln 5.8 Mean 24.9 Ac-ft 18,020
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 287

South Fork Republican River near Colorado-Kansas State line

Location. Lat 39°40'10", long 102°00'40", in SE£SE| sec. 27, T. 4 S., R. 42 W. , on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on county road, 2 miles downstream from ColoradoKansas State line, 5 miles downstream from Beaver Creek, 11 miles downstream from 

Bonny Dam, and 15 miles southwest of St. Francis, Kans.

Drainage area. 1,860 sqmi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1946 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,469.85 ft above mean 3ea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 7.91 ft June 18 (discharge not determined); 

minimum daily discharge, 0.9 cfs Aug. 3.

1946-55: Maximum gage height, that of June 18, 1955 (discharge not determined); no 

flow at times during 1947, 1949-50, 1952-54.

Remarks. Records poor. Natural flow of stream affected by diversions for irrigation, return flow from irrigated areas, and since July 6, 1950, by storage in Bonny Reservoir 

(see p. 285) .

Revisions (water years). WSP 1240: 1947(M) , 1949(M).

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (g 

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

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 1-9, 11-17, Apr. 24 to 

May 16, June 18-21, Sept. 9-24)

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

34

50

124

270

480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

 97T 8.7

9.1

*10

10

11

16

14

16

15

23

13

11

*10

11

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

15

48

65

70

72

72

649.9

21.0

1,290

Nov.

*75SB"

35

27

26

26

24

20

26

23

22

18

18

18

15

*15

15

13 TB*

15

14

18

19

14

13

15

14

14

17

19

668

22.3

1,320

Dec.

*22

25

IS

14

i£

15

17

15

b!3

b!5

b!7

18

18

18

17

*15

20

19

19

17

17

18

18

18

20

15

b!4

b!5

b!6

b!6

b20

531

17.1

1,050

Jan.

37

3T

18

14

*15

14

14

17

18

b!7

18

18

18

12

TT

*18

24

b!6

b!4

b!5

b!6

b!7

b!6

b!7

b20

b22

b23

b23

22

22

21

583

18.8

1,160

Feb.

*20

20

b!8

b!7

17

19

b!8

b21

b22 b"5T

b!7

17

18

18

18

*19

19

19

15

IF

16

16

17

16

16

17

17

18

_

501

17.9

994

Mar.

18

*19

*19

19

20

19

19

17

17

16

15

15

15

16

17

*18

16

16

15

bl_4

b!5

21

16

16

b!5

b!5

b!8

 2T 22

20

18

537

17.3

1,070

Apr.

17

17

17

16

*15

15

16

16

16

16

17

20 TB"

16

15

15

17

*17

18

17

15

15

17

T5~ 14

15

15

15

15

15

482

16.1

956

Calendar year 1954 : Max 113 Mln 0 Mean 17.4

May

*15

15

14

14

11

9.6

9.1

10

9.6

9.6

8.2

7.4

5.6 ^ 5^

6. '9

*45

211

47

18

36

39

39

37

42

42

205

63

63

59

61

63

1,220.6

39.4

2,420

June

*61 ~SS

65

68

68

68

63

68

63

65

65

68

75

77

335

141

*146

470

144

149

*203

*328

*320

3OO

282

264

246

225

210

*192

4,897

163

9,710

July

*180

*T72"

160

152

141

135

130

130

124

119

121

127

116

75

23

16

11

8.2

*7.4

8.2

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

5.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

3.7

2.9

2,015.6

65.0

4,000

Aug.

1.4

1.3

*.9

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

100

15

9.0

8.0

7.0

*6.5

6.5

5.2

3.5

3.0

2.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

188.0

6.06

373

Sept.

1.4

*1.6

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.2

1.8

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.1

TTT

*1.3

1.3

2.9

4.1

4.1

3.3

3.7

4.8

7.8

1°

10

10

9.6

9.1

10

122.1

4.07

242

Ac-ft 12,610

Water year 1954-55 : Max 470 Mln 0.9 Mean 34.0 Ac-ft 24,58O

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
288 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

South Fork Republican River near Benkelman, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°00'25", long lOl-SS'SO", in NEiSWi sec. 31, T. IN., R. 37 W. , on downstream end of second pier from left end of bridge on State Highway 61, 1 mile downstream from Kansas-Nebraska State line, 2-| miles southwest of Benkelman, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2,580 sq mi, approximately, of which about 2,550 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. November 1894 to August 1895 (gage heights only), May 1903 to November 1906, March 1931 to June 1932 (fragmentary), and August 1937 to September 1955 in 

reports of Geological Survey. Published as South Fork of Republican River at Benkelman prior to 1906 and as Republican River at Benkelman 1931-32. November 1894 to 

August 1895 (gage heights only), May 1903 to November 1906, January 1924 to December 

1929 (fragmentary), October 1930 to September 1933, and September 1937 to September 

1955 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,992.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 27, 1937, staff gages at several sites within 3^ miles of present 

site, at various datums. Aug. 27, 1937, to Mar. 4, 1940, staff gage at site a quarter 

of a mile downstream at present datum. Mar. 5, 1940, to Dec. 9, 1947, wire-weight gage 

at present site and datum.

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 3,770 cfs May 25 (gage height, 5.59 ft); no flow 

for many days .

1894-95, 1903-6, 1931-32, 1937-55: Maximum discharge not determined, probably occurred during flood of June 24, 1945; maximum gage height observed, 8.60 ft July 12, 

1941 (from floodmark) , but may have been higher during flood of June 24, 1945; no flow 

at times during most years.

Maximum stage known since at least 1923, 10.1 ft on May 31, 1935, from floodmarks 

at site a quarter of a mile downstream, present datum (discharge, 150,000 cfs, by 

slope-area determination) .

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1940 has been revised to 

3,610 cfs Sept. 4, 1940 (gage height. 5.80 ft, from graph based on gage readings) , 

superseding figure published in WSP 926.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and thos? below 10 cfs,

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a mont'i. Natural flow affected by irrigation development above station, and since July 6, 1950, by storage in 

Bonny Reservoir (see p. 285).

Revisions. WSP 1086: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water years 1940, 1945, and 1947, superseding those published in 

WSP 926, 1036, and 1086, are given herewith:

Date

1940

Sept . 3

4

5

23

24

Discharge

78

1,670

341

485

88

Date

1945

June 23

24

1947

May 28

Discharge

£0

3,600

1,000

Month

Water year 1939-40 ....... 

Calendar year 1940. ......

Calendar year 1945. ......

Calendar year 1947.......

Cfs-days

12,211.2 

13,396

20,182

27,463.4

Maximum

1,670 

1,670

5,600

2,190

Minimum

0 

0

0

0

Mean

33.4 

36.6

55.5

75.2

Runoff In

24,230 

26,580

40,020

54,460
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 289

South Pork Republican River near Benkelman, Nebr.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

TJ

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0 

15_

15

0.48

30

Nov.

5.5

17

28

T?

7.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

6.6

9.1

9.1

11

10

3.8

4.6

8.3

9.1

7.4

6.6

7.4

6.6

8.3

9.1

8.3

11

8.3 

6.6

2.0

.1

0

245,8

8.19

488

Dec.

0

TT

.9

51

rs

14

6.0

3.2

1.2

2.1

1.1

.7

2.1

1.8

2.8

4.6

4.8

7.2

13

15

20

13

35

38

33

34 

11

2.4

.5

0 

0

342.4

11.0

679

Jan.

0

0

15

57

_61

20

4.1

6.5

7.6

7.0

8.2

9.7

10

11

11

13

9.4

8.2

10

7.8

6.0

4.2

2.8

4.5

6.0

6.3 

7.3

9.9

11

11 

11

356.5

11.5

707

Feb.

11

11

9.0

9.4

8.7

8.7

12

13

14

11

14

14

13

14

_1S

15

14

14

5.5

5.4

4.6 57E

5.5

5.5

6.0

7.0 

10

15

-

290.9

10.4

577

Mar.

20

30

40

35

28

31

34

29

23

23

23

23

18

18

12

10

14

14

14

5.0

3.0

 5TTT

33

22

8.0

5.0 

8.0

15

52 34"

24

653.0

21.1

1,300

Apr.

23

24

20

18

13

13

14

13

10

11

19

68

52

40

28

23

23

22

19

13

11

8.3

8.3

9.1

8.3

6.6 

4.6

^5

3.5

4 . 6

533.8

17.8

1,060

May

3.5

3.5

2.0

.4

1.1

1.1

O

TJ

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

231

411

203

112

88

80

80

64

288

1,520 

556

254

142

98 

74

4,052.6

131

8,040

June

64

50

42

46

59

61

54

48

40

1Z

48

54

57

54

121

346

188

151

898 "2753"

134

136

285

280

270

248 

233

218

198

174

4,802

160

9,520

July

165

T3S

118

105

112

112

102

95

83

80

67

64

74

83

77

44

18

5.2

0

U

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0 

0

1,550.2

50.0

3,070

Aug.

o

T3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.3

128

TT

11

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0 

0

183.3

5.91

364

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1954: Max 700 Mln 0 Mean 16.4 Ac-ft 11,910

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,320 Min 0 Mean 35.7 Ac-ft 35,840

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28, 29, Dee. 7-23, 27-30, Jan. 6 to Mar. 

Mar. 20-22, 25-28.
290 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Republican River at Stratton, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°08i40", long 101°13'30", in NW^- sec. 13 T. 2 N. , R. 35 W. on left bank, 

half a mile south of Stratton, half a mile downstream from Buddy Cree'<- } 10 miles upstream from Trenton Dam, and 19 miles downstream from South Fork Republican River.

Drainage area. 7,940 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area does not contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available. July 1950 to September 1955.

. W 

T929.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 5,680 cfs June 19; maximum gag3 height, 4.68 ft 

May 26; no flow for many days in October, July to September.

1950-55: Maximum discharge, 18,900 cfs Sept. 4, 1951 (gage height, 6.50 ft, from 

graph based on wire-weight-gage readings), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs; 

no flow at times during 1952-55.

Maximum flood known since about 1826 occurred May 31, 1935 (discharge, about 

200,000 efs, based on slope-area determination at Max).

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

record, which are poor. Natural flow affected by irrigation developmsnt above station 

and by storage in Bonny Reservoir (p. 285) .

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,775.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT9

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

00"

0

0

*a5.0

alO

a!5

a20

a25

a30

*a35

a30

a25

*21

16

21 

26

*26

28

36

38

41

43

43

43

46

43

41

46

49

46

848.0

27.4

1,680

Nov.

52

*55

70

76

70

67

64

64

67

84

 51 91

67

67

*73

70 

70

70

70

70

73

73

76

84

73

76

84

80

*62

35

2,124

70.8

4,210

Dec.

40

50

55

70

61

55

40

50

60

70

60

41

*38

38

36

35 

39

52

67

95

87

76

84

67

41

46

50

*20

15

18

27

1,583

51.1

3,140

Jan.

58

80

94

89

87

91

85

77

73

*80

78

80

84

88

90

93

87

45 55

50

55

55

60

*57

64

66

70

78

81

89

J>!

2,331

75.2

4,620

Feb.

105

112

108

97

89

97

*117

124

134

134

117

117

114

121

146

161 

186

217

T2T

11

*45

46

49

48

54

64

71

79

_

2,900

104

5,750

Mar.

150

400

3TO

236

200

156

*147

161

147

138

128

114

110

110

99

103 

106

119

123

100

*55

50

66

62

39

23

43

160

170

156

106

4,127

133

8,190

Apr.

99

91

106

*106

80

87

70

73

76

76

73

254

256 TIT

161

133 

d!14

*d!06

d!03

d95

d87

d84

d76

d84

d76

d76

d70

d64

d61

d52

3,106

104

6,160

May

38

*21

18

11

*7.6

5.9

3.7

3.1

5.9

6.7

5.9

12

6.7

1.6

_a

*1.0 

*314

1,790

1,010

745

602

503

457

655

872

*l,970

1,076

485

289

d!95

*d!72

11,277.2

364

22,370

June

d!67

d!61

d!52

d!38

128

TI9- 106

123

106

110

119

123

*128

133

796

*2.550 

S55

934

2,290

602

467

304

429

422

d356

d334

*d312

d304

d297

d289

13,134

438

26,050

July

d276

d'SFS

d220

d217

d2C6

dies diei

d!47

d!33

dl!9

?5

*49

43

70

76

55 

18

3.1

00"

0*o

0

0

«a

0

0

0

0

0

0

2,337.1

T5.4

4,640

Aug.

*00"

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

20

41

108

515

a3.0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

190.0

6.13

377

Sept.

00"

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

*17-TJ

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

17

0.57

34

Calendar year 1954: Max 350 Mln 0 Mean 63.4 Ac-ft 45,930

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,330 Mln 0 Mean 120 Ac-ft 87,220

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). May 26 (7:15 a.m.) 5,200 ofs (4.68 ft); June 19 (11:50 a.m.) 

5,686 ofs (4.66 ft;.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis fo 2 discharge measuremerts, weather records, 

and records for stations at Benkelman.

d Computed from doubtful gage-height record.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30 to Dec. 4, Dec. 7-20, Tec. 27 to Mar. 3, 

Mar. 20-29 (no gage-height record Jan. 2, 18-23).
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 291

Swanson Lake , Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°10 I 10", long 101°03'35", in SE^NE^ sec. 5, T. 2 N., R. 33 W. , in gatecontrol house at right end of spillway on downstream side of Trenton Dam on Fepublican 

River, 2^ miles west of Trenton.

Drainage area. 8,100 sq mi, approximately, of which about 4,900 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. May 1953 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Gage is referred to mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

to Nov. 13, 1953, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 74,800 acre-ft July 4 (elevation, 2,741.82 ft); 

minimum, 19,950 acre-ft Oct. 24 (elevation, 2,722.61 ft).

1953-55: Maximum contents, that of July 4, 1955; storage began May 4, 1953.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam, capacity, 116,100 acre-ft between elevations 2,710.0 ft (sill of outlet gates) and 2,752.0 ft (top of storage pool). Top of 

flood-control pool is at elevation 2,773.0 ft (capacity, 254,000 acre-ft). Top of 

superstorage flood-control pool at elevation 2,785.0 ft (capacity, 361,600 acre-ft). 

Dead storage, 4,100 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent total capacity or contents. 

Storage water used for irrigation in Frenchman-Cambridge irrigation project.

Cooperation. Water-stage-recorder graph and capacity table furnished by Bureau of 

Reclamation.

Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet) 

(Furnished by Bureau of Reclamation)

2,722

2,724

2,726

2,728

2,730

2,732

18,850

22,590

26,710

31,200

36,050

41,340

2,734

2,736

2,738

2,740

2,742

47,170

53,520

60,380

67,730

75,520

Contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

21,180

21,050

20,920

20,730

20,670

20,580

20,590

20,540

20,480

20,440

20,480

20,430

20,370

20,280

20,200

20,150

20,070

20,040

19,980

20,000

19,970

19,970

19,970

19,970

20,020

19,970

19 , 980

20,000

20,000

20,000

20,020

2,722.65

-1,300

Nov.

20,040

20,070

20,130

20,220

20,340

20,430

20,540

20,590

20,730

20,820

20,900

21,010

21,100

21,180

21,290

21,360

21,440

21,520

21,600

21,660

21,680

21,770

21,830

21,870

21,940

22,060

22,120

22,180

22,140

22,260

 _ 

2,723.83

+2,240

Dec.

22,280

22,350

22,470

22,650

22,840

22,980

23,140

23,260

23,360

23,420

23,460

23,520

23,580

23,640

23,720

23,820

23,860

23,990

24,170

24,400

24,560

24,640

24,850

25,060

25,190

25,310

25,500

25,560

25.58C

25,610

25.63C

2,725.49

+3,370

Jan.

25,630

25,690

25,820

25,990

26,180

26,280

26,390

26,500

26,580

26,690

26,800

26,930

27,060

27,120

27,250

27,360

27,510

27,650

27,780

27,890

27,980

28,060

28,170

28,240

28,350

28,390

28,530

28,690

28,820

29,000

29,140

2,727. 1C

+3.51C

Feb.

29,410

29,610

29,890

30,090

30,180

30,320

30,480

30,660

30,870

31,060

31,200

31,340

31,430

31,600

31,760

32,020

32,380

32,840

33,080

33,080

33 , 080

33,100

33,200

33,390

33,560

33,68C

33.90C

34,09C

-

_ ___ _

_______

2,729.23

+4.95C

Calendar year 1954: (*} +16,070

Mar.

34,340

35,025

36,020

36,380

36,600

36,840

37,060

37,290

37 , 500

37,680

37,840

38,000

38 , 100

38,280

38,470

38,600

38,730

38,920

38,940

39,130

39,190

39,320

39,560

39,730

39,810

39,750

39,860

40,190

40,570

40,760

40,87C

2,731.83

+6,780

Apr.

41,060

41,280

41,420

41,650

41,620

41,700

41,840

41,930

42,010

42,150

42,460

43,290

43,760

44,100

44,340

44,480

44,680

44,800

44,89C

44.89C

44,950

45,070

45,190

45,240

45,270

45,330

45,33C

45.22C

45.16C

45.19C

__ __

2,733.34

+4,320

May

45,130

45,130

45,100

44,890

44,680

44,100

43,870

43,520

43,320

43,030

42,810

42,600

42,240

42 , 150

42,070

42,040

42,040

45,010

46,080

46,500

46,770

46,950

46 , 980

47,720

48,770

52,020

54,090

55,160

55,670

55,940

56,210

2,736.80

+11,020

June

56,450

56,550

56,690

56,860

56,990

57,060

57,230

57,230

57,260

57,340

57,440

57,580

57,720

58,020

58,860

62,890

63,060

64,840

68,340

69,490

70,070

70,490

71,030

71,500

72,010

72,480

73,020

73,460

73,770

73,850

2,74158

+17,64C

July

74,130

74,290

74,370

74,600

74,680

74,560

74,290

74,210

73,970

73,420

72,870

72,440

72,090

71,780

71,500

71,070

70,640

70,180

69,560

68,950

68,490

68,070

67,540

67,010

66,450

65,810

65,400

64,690

63,880

63,110

62,390

2,738.56

-11,460

Auij.

61,590

60,800

59,980

59,320

58,550

57,850

57,200

56,860

56,750

56,650

56,410

56,070

55,730

55,500

55,120

54,720

54,360

54,020

53,550

53,120

52,670

52,240

51,760

51,270

50,790

50,150

49,930

49,460

49,020

48,650

48,150

2,734.32

-14,240

Sept.

47,720

47,290

46,860

46,500

46,110

45,720

45,390

45,010

44,570

44,340

44,020

43,760

43,490

43,380

43,090

42,830

42,520

42,350

42,290

42,260

42,210

42 , 180

41,930

41,900

41,980

42,100

42,120

42,040

42,070

41,980

 

2,732.23

-6,170

Water year 1954-55: (*) +20,660

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents in acre-feet.
292 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Republican River at Trenton, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°10'00", long 101°02'40" in SE-£ sec. 4, T. 2 N., R. 33 W., on left bank 

0.9 mile downstream from center line of spillway at Trenton Dam, 1-J miles southwest of 

Trenton, and 2? miles upstream from Elm Creek. Prior to Nov. 12, 1954, at site 2 miles 

downstream.

Drainage area. 8,090 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area does not contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available. November 1946 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,676.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T:929. November 1946 to Sept. 12, 1948, wire-weight gage and Sept. 13, 1948, to Nov. 12, 

1954, water-stage recorder, at site 2 miles downstream at datum 13.19 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 493 cfs Aug. 9; maximum gage hsight, 6.59 ft 

July 12; minimum daily discharge, 0.1 cfs Dec. 3-7, July 1-4.

1946-55: Maximum discharge, 16,800 cfs July 16, 1948; maximum gags height. 5.90 ft 

Sept. 4, 1951, site and datum then in use; no flow at times during 1917-50, 1952-54.

Maximum flood known since about 1826 occurred May 31, 1935 (discharge, about 

200,000 cfs). Discharge of 21,100 cfs was measured June 3, 1946 (gags height, 6.0 ft), 

former site and datum.

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

and those below 10 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a 

month. Natural flow affected by irrigation development above station, since July 6, 

1950, by storage in Bonny Reservoir (see p. 285), and since 1953 by storage in Swanson 

Lake (see preceding page).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to Septe-nber 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

58

58

56

50

30

28

32

28

26

28

32

28

28

30

32

32

30

30

32

23

13

12

12

12

15

11

10

W

10

10

11

815

26.3

1,620

Nov.

11

12

12

7.6

6.2

3.6

3.6

3.2

2.4

278

2.8

5.6

3.8

3.8

5.8

6.7

7.0

10

18

T7

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

17

17

16

314.9

10.5

625

Dec.

12

.5

.1

aTT

a.l

.1

.1

.3

.2

6.1

12

12

9.2

2.0

1.5

1.0

1.6

7.6

15

15

15

11

4.1

1.9

5.6

9.9

6.4

1.0

.5

1.0

2<D

172.9

5.58

343

Jan.

6.7

5.3

4.8

4.5

4.8

4.5

4.0

T75

15

13

5.5

5.0

5.5

5.3

5.5

6.0

7.4

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.2

8.4

8.5

8.8

8.4

9.4

15

15

15

240.2

7.75

746

Feb.

15

15

16

14

12

11

11

11

11

10

9.9

9.9

9.5

8.8

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.4

6.0

7.0

8.0

7.4

7.4

7.0

6.7

6.7

5.8

5.6

256,7

9.17

509

Mar.

5.6

5.3

6.8

13

15

14

14

14

14

15

15

7.4

5.8

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.3

3.6

2.4

576

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.0

6.5

6.8

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.4

249.3

8.04

494

Apr.

6.7

6.7

7.0

6.1

5.3

4.8

5.3

5.3

4.8

3.6

2.4

1.2

4.3

11

13

15

IF

9.5

13

11

7.4

4.5

10

1.0

11

12

8.8

6.4

13

9.9

235.0

7.83

466

Hay

8.4

8.4

7.7

26

122

119

114

118

118

109

82

84

84

85

85

78

58

41

32

30

30

30

30

26

16

17

16

14

15

15

14

1,632.5

52.7

3,240

June

13

13

14

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

14

14

14

6.2

1.1

.8

.6

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

234.2

7.81

465

July

~rr 0.1

.1.1

38

95

99

109

100

204

199

223

287

204

145

171

221

221

221

221

231

231

231

221

221

223

226

318

3S8

3S2

3 SO

5,720.4

185

11,350

Aug.

558

356

316

322

318

313

309

298

132

94_

152

142

138

134

133

137

165

152

174

198

207

205

205

205

210

225

225

223

207

187

186

6,626

214

13,140

Sept.

181

184

182

182

170

156

156

145

118

115

111

1OO

78

77

77

76

75

72

5.6

2.0

I?'2 . 7

57

45

18

11

11

a 11

a 11

a 11

2,463.3

82.1

4,890

Calendar year 1954: Max 336 Min 0 Mean 23.1 Ac-ft 16,770

Water year 1954-55: Max 368 Min 0.1 Mean 51.9 Ac-ft 37, 62O

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of gate openings at Trenton Dam and recorded 

range in stage.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2, 3, 15, 28-31, Jan. 6-9, 11-16, 18-23, 25, 

Feb. 10, 19-21, Mar. 21, 25-27.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 293

Frenchman Creek below Champion, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°28'00", long 101°43'10", in SW£ see. 22, T. 6 N., R. 39 W., on left 

bank 0.4 mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 48 at Champion and threequarters of a mile upstream from Sand Creek.

Drainage area. 940 sq mi, approximately, of which about 570 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. March 1935 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 20 years, 42.7 cfs (30,910 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 666 cfs June 29 (gage height, 5.46 ft); minimum daily, 17 cfs May 8, July 20.

1935-55: Maximum discharge, 2,850 cfs June 7, 1940 (gage height, 13.7 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of channel conveyance-slope studies; 

minimum daily, 5 cfs Mar. 27, 29, Apr. 3, July 3, 1938.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural 

flow affected by irrigation development and some regulation at low flow fron power-plant 

a short distance above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1210; 1940, 1943.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

ZZ

23

24

25

Z6

Z7

Z8

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

32

32

24

24

24

29

28

23

27

22

28

30

22

25

23

25

25

28

25

21

24

24

26

21

25

23

27

23

25

20

23

778

25.1

1,540

Nov.

25

22

24

24

24

30

39

44

42

41

42

41

42

41

42

41

41

41

41

42

39

42

42

40

40

41

42

41

41

41

1,138

37.9

2,260

Dec.

43

48

50

50

49

50

50

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

50

47

47

48

49

46

49

51

48

49

50

50

51

51

49

49

49

1,516

48.9

3,010

Jan.

49

51

51

50

52

53

52

51

50

51

50

49

48

49

49

49

50

49

50

50

48

49

48

50

49

50

50

51

52

51

51

1,552

50.1

3,080

Feb.

49

52

50

50

49

49

50

50

49

49

48

48

47

47

47

48

50

47

41

42

54

54

52

49

49

48

48

50

_

1,366

48.8

2,710

Mar.

50

51

51

48

49

47

50

48

48

46

43

44

36

35

36

35

28

Z4

27

26

30

38

44

33

26

39

47

46

38

27

24

1,214

39.2

2,410

Apr.

32

32

32

36

27

27

26

27

26

25

26

32

30

30

30

30

30

30

24

22

22

23

23

22

22

23

24

23

23

24

803

26.8

1,590

May

24

24

23

24

25

21

19

17

24

26

25

24

24

24

24

26

29

26

38

74

95

64

32

27

41

45

53

51

50

46

45

1,090

35.2

2,160

June

45

45

42

38

40

4O

39

39

39

39

42

31

33

25

34

68

104

109

152

226

210

116

79

23

22

21

29

48

310

T52

2.270

75.7

4,500

July

117

47

37

34

33

24

26

27

27

26

26

26

25

25

28

24

24

26

22

17

24

39

42

43

43

43

42

43

41

42

43

1,086

35.0

2,150

Aug.

44

41

41

41

39

41

42

42

40

40

47

42

41

39

41

41

39

38

38

38

39

38

37

37

38

37

36

36

38

38

38

1,227

39.6

2,430

Sept.

37

39

41

42

41

41

41

41

41

39

42

43

43

44

44

42

41

41

45

11

34

42

42

42

48

lo- 52

se

35

33

1,223

4O.8

2,430

Calendar year 1954: Max 103 Mln 20 Mean 39.2 Ac-ft 28,41O

Water year 1954-55: Max 310 Mln 17 Mean 41.8 Ac-ft 30,270

Peak discharge (base, 5OO cfs). J 

(5.46 ft) .

ne 20 (4 p.m.) 351 cfs (3.83 ft); June 29 (6:30 a.m.) 666 cfs

449355 O - 58 - 20
294 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Frenchman Creek near Imperial, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°25'20", long 101°37'30", in NW£ sec. 3, T. 5 N., R. 38 W., on right 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from highway bridge, 6 miles upstream from Enders 

Dam, and 6 miles south of Imperial.

Drainage area. 1,220 sq mi, approximately, of which about 760 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. 

January 1924 to December 1930 and October 1940 to September 1955 in reports of State 

engineer.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Mar. 7, 1941, chain gage at bridge a quarter of a 

mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1940-55), 73.4 cfs (53,140 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 330 cfs June 30; maximum gage h3ight, 2.54 ft 

June 21; minimum daily discharge, 33 cfs May 8.

1940-55: Maximum discharge, 1,860 cfs June 14, 1943, May 21, 1951; maximum gage 

height, 7.00 ft June 14, 1943; minimum daily discharge, 23 cfs June 17, 1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow affected by irrigation 

development and regulation at low flow from powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 976: 1942 (M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

56

65

6T

51

54

50

63

63

53

54

49

59

62

56

62

38

50

53

60

56

58

63

55

42

58

62

61

60

48

55

57

1,734

55.9

3,440

Nov.

38

64

70

62

67

58

57

65

75

92

72

65

69

70

84

75

69

69

85

68

66

69

77

85

69

68

67

69

72

83

2,100

70.0

4,170

Dec.

60

77

77

73

86

86

83

79

77

82

74

83

83

74

69

83

71

89

83

73

59

85

88

79

67

86

80

77

82

88

84

2,437

78.6

4,830

Jan.

84

~T6 101

88

89

89

54

52

86

86

85

85

90

76

77

79

80

80

78

78

80

80

82

88

66

88

85

82

88

84

86

2,562

82.6

5,080

Feb.

86

83

74

85

85

88

83

84

79

79

79

79

82

78

85

86

84

88

63

6£

70

80

91

84

76

77

76

78

_

2,242

80.1

4,450

Mar.

76

84

77

80

78

80

82

80

80

77

80

79

76

69

64

60

74

59

60

49

47

59

77

86

76

46

72

76

80

79

70

2,232

72.0

4,430

Apr.

47

52

65

66

68

59

58

55

62

44

65

59

72

63

54

65

56

60

59

55

40

62

63

53

52

57

50

52

56

52

1,721

57.4

3,410

Hay

38

55

61

46

44

52

52

33

48

64

54

56

49

55

45

52

61

45

72

76

120

132

91

56

59

81

84

90

64

63

64

1,962

63.3

3,890

June

102

59

91

76

50

70

62

72

73

54

74

55

51

72

69

69

75

141

178

158

260

180

117

95

53

44

43

56

141

2J37

2,907

96.9

5,770

July

135" 172

74

79

67

60

58

54

51

52

. 54

47

54

52

50

48

48

57

47

47

49

44

65

74

69

75

68

65

72

68

71

2,026

65.4

4,020

Aug.

69

66

61

60

57

62

68

66

65

68

70

72

66

70

65

71

71

70

59

62

49

72

69

70

70

39

65

68

66

53

68

2,007

54.7

3,980

Sept.

64

49

66

51

60

61

70

62

53

46

61

71

65

80

82

81

79

Se- 39

es

66

65

61

65

72

77

83

79

70

59

1,971

65.7

3,910

Calendar year 1954: Max goo Min 25 Mean 69.9 Ac-ft 50,640

Water year 1954-55: Max 267 Min 33 Mean 71.0 Ac-ft 51,380

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs}. Jan. 1 (10 p.m.) 159 cfs (1.55 ft); Jan. 2 (4:30 p. 

(1.52 ft); June 2 (10:40 a.m.) 309 cfs (2.54 ft); June 30 (5 a.m.) 330 cfs (2.50 ft). 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 19-22.

i.) 154 cfs
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 295

Enders Reservoir, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°25 ! 05", long 101°30'55", in NE£ sec. 9, T. 5 N. , R. 37 W.. near right 

bank in control house at outlet tube of Enders Dam on Frenchman Creek, 2$ miles southeast of Enders.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1955.

Gage. Mercury-column pressure gage read once daily to half-tenths. Gage is referred to 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 44,650 acre-ft Feb. 24-26, Mar. 1 (elevation, 3,112.4 ft); minimum observed, 31,070 acre-ft Oct. 5 (elevation, 3,103.5 ft).

1950-55: Maximum contents observed, 45,340 acre-ft Jan. 30, 1952 (elevation, 

3,112.8 ft); minimum since storage pool first filled, 25,560 acre-ft Oct. 18, 19, 1953 

(elevation, 3,099.2 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; capacity, 36,010 acre-ft between elevatfions 3,080.0 ft (sill of outlet gates) and 3,112.3 ft (top of storage poo]). Top of 

flood-control pool at elevation 3,127.0 ft (capacity, 74,520 acre-ft). Top of superstorage flood-control pool at elevation 3,129.5 ft (capacity, 80,730 acre-ft). Dead 

storage, 8,470 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent total capacity-or contents. 

Storage began Oct. 23, 1950. Storage water used for irrigation in Frenchman-Cambridge 

Irrigation project.

Cooperation.--Record of elevations and capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)

(Furnished by Bureau of Reclamation)

3,102

3,104

3,106

3,108

29,080

31,750

34,560

37,540

3,110

3,112

3,114

40,660

43,960

47,440

Contents, in acre-feet at 8 a.m., water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

M(*)

Oct.

31,540

31,480

31,410

31,280

31,070

31,140

31,140

31,280

31 , 340

31,410

31,480

31,540

31,610

31 , 610

31,610

31,680

31,750

31,820

31,890

31,960

31,960

31,960

32,030

32,030

32,100

32,100

32,170

32,300

32,440

32,580

32,720

3,104.7

+1,040

Nov.

32,720

32,790

32,790

32,860

32,860

33,000

33,140

33,280

33,350

33,490

33,560

33,710

33,850

33,920

33,990

34,060

34,140

34,280

34', 420

34,490

34,560

34,710

34,780

34,860

35,010

35,080

35,220

35,300

35,450

35,450

 ___

3,106.6

+2, 730

Dec.

35 , 450

35,520

35,590

35, 740

35,890

36,110

36,180

36,330

36,480

36,560

36,630

36,780

36,860

36,930

37,000

37,160

37,300

37,380

37,540

37,690

37,840

38,000

38,150

38,150

38,230

38,310

38,380

38,460

39,540

38,620

38,770

3,108.8

+3,320

Jan.

38,930

39,080

39,240

39,320

39,480

39,560

39,720

39,870

39,950

40,030

40,110

40,350

40,510

40,590

40,660

40,750

40,83O

40, 910

40,990

41,070

41,150

41,320

41 , 480

41,560

41,720

41,810

41,970

42,130

42,210

42.3OO

42,380

3,111.05

+3,610

Feb.

42,540

42,630

42,720

42,800

42,960

43,040

43,130

43,300

43,460

43,540

43,540

43,630

43,720

43,800

44,050

44,220

44,310

44,400

44,480

44,480

44,480

44,480

44,480

44, 650

44,650

44,650

44,560

44, 560

 _ 

-

3,112.35

+2,180

Mar.

44,650

44,560

44, 480

44,480

44,480

44,310

44,310

44,220

44,310

44,310

44,14O

44,050

43,960

43,960

43,8OO

43,800

43,800

43,630

43,630

43,540

43,540

43,460

43,460

43,460

43,460

43,460

43,380

43,380

43,460

43,460

43,460

3,111.7

-1,100

Apr.

43,460

43,540

43,540

43,540

43,540

43, 540

43,460

43,460

43,460

43,460

43,300

43,300

43,460

43,460

43,460

43,460

43,460

43.3OO

43,300

43, 300

43,300

43,300

43,300

43,220

43,130

43,130

43,130

42,960

42,960

42,960

3,111.4

-500

May

42,96O

42,880

42,800

42,800

42,720

42,720

42,460

42,300

42,210

42,130

41,970

41,970

41,970

41,810

41,720

41,640

41,640

41,560

41,560

41 , 640

41,640

41,640

41,640

41,640

41,560

41 , 640

41 , 640

41,720

41,720

41,720

41,640

3,110.6

-1,320

June

41 , 640

41 , 640

41,560

41,560

41,480

41,480

41,480

41 , 480

41,480

41 , 400

41,400

41,320

41,320

41,320

41 , 320

41,480

41,480

41 , 810

41,810

42,380

42,460

42,880

42,960

43,130

43,130

43,130

43,040

43,130

43,220

43,460

__ __

3,111.7

+1,820

July

43,540

43,720

43,800

43,630

43 , 630

43 , 540

43,380

43,040

42,460

42,300

42,050

41,480

41 , 240

41,150

40,990

40,990

4O.99O

40,830

40,830

40,750

40,660

40, 590

40,430

40,430

40,350

40,350

40,190

40,030

39,95O

39,870

39,800

3,109.45

-3,660

Aug.

3?, 640

3?, 480

3?, 400

3P.160

3f,010

3f,850

3f,620

3F,460

3F.460

3F,310

3£,230

36,150

36,080

36,000

37,920

37,840

37,760

37,690

37,540

37,380

37,160

37,160

37,080

36,930

36,860

36,700

36,560

36,400

36,260

36,180

36,040

3,107.0

-3.760

Sept.

35,740

35,590

35,450

35,380

35,300

35,220

35,150

35,080

35,010

34,940

34,780

34,780

34,710

34,780

34, 710

34,710

34,640

34,420

34,350

34,350

34,350

34,280

34,210

34,210

34,210

34,210

34,210

34,210

34, 280

34,280

3,105.8

-1,760

Calendar year 1954: (*) +4.92O

Water year 1954-55: (*) +2,600

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents in acre-feet.
296 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Frenchman Creek near Enders, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40 0 25'05", long 101 0 30'35", in NW^NW£ sec. 10 T. 5 N., R. 37 W., on left 

"bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Enders Dam and 2§- miles southeast of Enders.

Drainage area. 1,300 sq mi approximately, of which about 820 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. February 1946 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,031.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 T!929 (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark). Prior to June 14, 1948, at site 800 ft upstream at datum 1.03 ft higher.

Average discharge.--9 years, 74.8 cfs (54,150 acre-ft per year), adjusted1 for storage.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 260 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, £.74 ft); minimum daily, 8.0 cfs Nov. 17-22, 24.

1946-55: Maximum discharge, 763 cfs Aug. 20, 1953 (gage height, 6.31 ft); minimum daily, 1.6 cfs Nov. 3, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those below 15 cfs, which are fair. Dischsrge measurements 

generally made twice a month. Flow regulated by Enders Reservoir (see preceding page).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

115

TT4

114

114

92

55

54

54

54

54

40

26

22

22

37

22

21

21

22

23

22

22

21

21

15

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

1,235.5

39.9

2,450

Nov.

9.7

77T

9.7

9.7

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.2

8.0

5T^

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.4

8.0

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.8

262.4

8.75

520

Dec.

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.9

8.8

8.8

19

T.8

8.4

8.4

14

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

13

9.2

8.8

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

8 . 8

292.0

9.42

579

Jan.

8.8

B78

8.8

8.8

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

15

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

312.7

10.1

620

Feb.

12

11IT'

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

14

25

43

53

69

74

83

90

90

752

26.9

1,490

Mai'.

96

106

153

104

102

101

100

99

100

99

99

99

99

99

53

28

7F

82

70

65

61

61

61

61

65

62

61

61

61

61

62

2,459

79.3

4,880

Apr.

61

62

63

62

62

61

61

61

61

61

61

60

60

59

59

59

60

60

62

60

63

61

66

ST

61

61

63

5254"

65

1,822

60.7

3,610

May

66 "BS

66

67

66

82

83

79

79

81

79

83

91

89

82

83

84

79

73

76

74

74

74

74

77

78

78

79

78

78

71

2,389

77.1

4,740

June

58

 ecr 65

60

60

59

59

59

60

59

59

59

60

61

61

60

28

10 9.7

9.7

31

51

50

49

49

48

48

49

58

62

1,511.4

50.4

3,OOO

July

77

83

83

83

83

124

207

207

209

209

211

179

86

67

64_

68

72

71

73

79

81

81

81

81

83

98

108

104

108

112

113

3,385

109

6,710

Aug.

110

113

112

118

124

125

T2F

125

97

10T

119

101

101

98

103

112

110

110

114

113

121

125

121

112

114

116

121

120

114

116

118

3,529

114

7,000

Sept.

118

1T3

108

95

94

92

90

87

97

89

91

89

84

81

86

96

101

10E

44

SB

80

79

74

77

76

76

76

76

76

76

2,591

86.4

5,140

Calendar year 1954: Max 147 Min 8.0 Mean 47.5 Ac-ft 34,410

Water year 1954-55: Max 211 Min 8.0 Mean 56.3 Ac-ft 40,740
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 297

Frenchman Creek near Hamlet, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°22'30", long 101°12'50", in NW£ sec. 29, T. 5 N., R. 34 W., on right 

bank 120 ft downstream from county highway bridge, a quarter of a mile dowrstream 

from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, and ij miles east of Hairlet.

Drainage area. 1.480 sq mi, approximately, of which about 960 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. April 1929 to September 1955.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,797.61 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Apr. 20, 1932, staff gage and Apr. 20, 1932, to June 7, 1940, 

water-stage recorder (gage destroyed by flood June 7, 1940), at bridge on U. S. 

Highway 6 a quarter of a mile upstream at datum 1.66 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 cfs June 16 (gage height, 9.If ft); minimum daily, 20 cfs Dec. 29.

1929-55: Maximum discharge, 2,400 cfs June 7, 1940 (gage height, 10.95 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum daily, 19 cfs Dec. 20, 1951.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have teen revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

686 

701 

716 

761 

926 

956

Water 

year

1929 

1930 

1931 

1934 

1941 

1942

Date

June 6, 1929 

Aug. 29, 1930 

Aug. 9, 1931 

June 15, 1934 

July 12, 1941 

Apr. 30, 1942

Discharge 

(cfs)

704 

505 

1,960 

918 

867 

634

Gage height 

(feet)

6.0 

5.20 

10.0 

6.98 

6.88 

5.75

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow affected by irrigrtion 

development above station, and since Oct. 23, 1950, by storage in Enders Reservoir 

(see p.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-vater 

periods in the water years 1941-42, superseding those published in WSP 926 and 956, 

are given herewith:

Sept. 2.

.332

.310

.351

.243

Month

Calendar year 1941 ....................

Calendar year 1942 ....................

Cfs -days

37,567

41,414

Maximum

424

333

351

351

Minimum

72

66

70

89

66

66

Mean

120

103

101

103

122

128

110

113

Runoff in 

acre-feet

7,110

6,360

73,160

74,520

7,240

7,640

79,430

82,150
298 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Frenchman Creek near Hamlet, Nebr. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

135- 139

135

134

134

122

93

85

81

82

82

74

61

57

54

63

54

52

51

51

51

50

51

51

52

49

41

40

39

39

38

2,240

72.3

4,440

Nov.

39

35

3ff

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

38

38

39

38

38

38

39

1,152

38.4

2,280

Dec.

38

40

41

4T

40

39

40

40

39

40

41

36

36

40

37

38

37

39

38

37

37

37

38

37

39

38

38

33

35" 20

35

1,159

37.4

2,300

Jan.

35

37

38

37

35

30

30- 29

33

35

38

38

38

38

38

40

41

40

38

36

35

35

36

40

42

48

49

46

45

42

42

1,184

38.2

2,350

Feb.

42

42

41

40

35

40

42

44

42

36

30

35

40

50

46

44

43

42

38

30

35

40

45

50

60

75

90

159

1,338

47.8

2,650

Mar.

110

113

TT6- 119

118

115

116

115

116

116

115

116

117

117

117

91

62

92

103

94

88

85

84

83

82

80

87

84

84

84

83

3,102

100

6,150

Apr.

83

84

85

86

83

82

82

82

62

82

83

90

BT

84

64

82

82

82

81

81

80

82

84

86

83

81

80

79

73

68

2,463

82.1

4,890

May

81

S?

82

81

81

88

93

98

95

92

94

93

94

101

102

98

110

115

107

97

97

96

96

95

137

288

TST

108

105

103

102

3,248

105

6,440

June

99

86

90

86

86

84

63

62

82

83

84

83

84

84

86

3TS" 408

87

65

54

48

63

72

71

72

83

74

73

72

73

2,902

96.7

5,760

July

55" 79

94

95

94

93

118

198

206

210

208

207

187

118

97

90

86

89

86

84

90

93

91

93

94

94

106

112

112

116

118

3, 650

118

7,240

Aug.

120

114

114

114

119

122

98

146

TSS

109

104

121

107

107

104

106

110

110

110

111

114

121

120

115

107

110

110

115

118

112

114

3,576

115

7,090

Sept.

116

117

114

112

101

101

98

94

&S.

96

96

102

98

96

90

92

102

141

850 T2B"

106

110

108

110

116

111

109

107

106

106

3,923

131

7,780

Calendar year 1954: Max 698 "In 20 Mean 70.4 Ac-ft 50,930

Water year 1954-55: Max 850 "1° 20 Mean 82.0 Ac-ft 59,370

Note.--Stage-discharge 

eb. 4-6, 11-14, 19-28.

relation affected by Ice Dec. 1, 2, 12-15, Dec. 28 to Jan. 2, Jan. 5-26,
KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Frenchman Creek at Palisade, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°20'50", long 101°07'40", in SE^SWi; sec. 36, T. 5 N., R. 34 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 6, three-eighths of a mile upstream 

from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, 1 mile west of Palisade, and 

2 miles upstream from Stinking Water Creek.

Drainage area. 1,500 sq mi, approximately, of which about 

to surface runoff.

sq mi contribute directly

Records available.--October 1894 to October 1896, June 1950 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,747.49 ft above mean sea levsl, datum 

of 1929. October 1894 to October 1896, nonrecording gage at railroad bridge threeeighths of a mile downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 964 cfs June 17 (gage height, 6.96 ft); minimum daily, 15 cfs Dec. 29.

1894-96, 1950-55: Maximum discharge recorded, 1,630 cfs June 17, 1951 (gage height, 

7.44 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs, but may have been exceeded on 

June 30, 1896 (estimated mean daily discharge, 800 cfs); minimum daily, 13 cfs Mar. 12, 

1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow affected by irrigation development above station, and since Oct. 23, 1950, by storage in Enders Reservoir (see 

p. 295) .

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1 9

1 6

1 5

1 5

1 4

1 1

98

89

86

84

84

79

65

6£

58

59

49

44

43

41

39

39

39

40

41

39

35

33

32

39

44

2,111

68.1

4,190

Nov.

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

38

30

30

3U

29

33

41

32

2b

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

34

29

24

2t

25

954

31.8

1,890

Dec.

25

35

38

38

38

38

38

37

35

38

37

35

35

38

40

40

11

40

42

39

59

39

39

39

40

41

40

33

15

30

38

1,140

3e.a

2,260

Jan.

42

44

45

44

42

35

30

33

37

40

42

42

42

42

43

45

 45

45

40

38

38

4U

42

45

48

51

49

51

47

53

51

1,329

12.9

2,640

Feb.

43

49

48

40

35

41

4E

47

46

40

30

35

45

52

55

51

49

48

40

35

40

50

E2

55

65

80

100

125

_

-

1,448

51.7

2,870

Mar.

120

116

126

124

124

124

125

126

126

127

127

126

128

127

126

112

75

86

107

98

93

92

90

88

88

84

91

92

88

86

87

3,327 'l07

6,600

Apr.

87

86

87

90

86

86

86

85

84

84

86

93

92

88

87

86

84

84

83

84

84

84

86

86

84

83

83

81

79

70

2,548

84.9

5,050

May

78

80

74

65

65

65

68

72

74

72

72

72

72

79

83

82

97

108

97

88

83

82

82

85

93

268

154

107

101

98

90

2,804

90.5

5,560

June

84

72

72

77

84

76

71

71

7£

72

72

70

70

70

72

137

510

113

81

66

58

73

73

76

77

72

68

68

65

2,707

90.2

5,370

July

70

73

83

82

85

83

88

154

170

176

178

179

177

120

96

87

85

84

89

86

90

93

93

93

94

33

100

110

107

112

lie

3,542

108

6,63O

Aug.

119

116

113

114

118

124

124

138

176

106

93 1TZ"

100

102

100

99

103

103

102

103

105

109

114

108

102

102

105

108

112

108

109

3,447

111

t,840

Sept.

Ill

110

112

111

102

101

98

96

~5a 91

100

104

100

100

93

93

98

104

519

172

121

120

112

114

128

120

112

109

105

102

3,656

122

7,250

Calendar year 1954: Max 541 Mln 14 Mean 64.3 Ac-ft 46,570

Water year 1954-55: Max 519 Mln 15 Mean 78.9 Ac-ft 57,150

Note. Stage-discharge 

eb. 3-8, 10-15, Feb. 19 to Mi

tion affected by Ice Dec. 1, 2, 8-15, Dec. 28 to Jan. 3, Ja 

1.
300 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Stinking Water Creek near Palisade, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°22'10", long 101°06'50", at southwest corner of NW^ sec. 30, T. 5 N., 

R. 33 W., on right bank 25 ft downstream from highway bridge, l£ miles upstream from 

mouth, and if miles northwest of Palisade.

Drainage area. 1,390 sq mi, approximately, of which about 430 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2.740.99 ft above mean sea level,, datum 

of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 41.0 cfs (29,680 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 886 cfs June 17 (gage height, 10.11 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 550 cfs; minimum daily, 6.0 cfs Aug. 4.

1949-55: Maximum discharge, that of June 17, 1955; minimum daily, that of Aug. 4, 

1955.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow 

affected by irrigation development above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

21

22

22

22

a22

23

a30

a26

a25

a25

a26

a28

I .-,

J E7

28

a28

29

> 3-29

J

29

 j

> a30

 ^

835

26.9

1,660

Nov.

32

31

3T

32

32

32

32

32

35

34

52

32

32

52

33

33

33

35

33

32

32

33 

33

35

34

34

34

34

54

53

982

32.7

1 , 950

Dec.

25

25

30

40

41

39

40

40

35

30

25

25

25

a 30

a35

a35

a35

a 40

a41

42_

a42

1

s a40

1

J

a35

20

18

30

1,045

33.7

2,070

Jan.

35

40

40

40

36

Z4

2025"

35

_45

38

41

39

38

39

34

35

36

34

33

35

34 

34

35

35

37

39

58

38

40

43

1,115

56.0

2,21O

Feb.

45

45

39

36

41

45

42

48

48

42

35

42

43

41

45

48

50

45

26

22_

28

36 

40

41

40

37

35

41

_

1,124

40.1

2,250

Mar.

49

53

55

54

55

54

52

52

50

50

49

48

47

46

44

44

44

42

40

39

39

36 

39

44

40

33

30

40

46

47

46

1,407

45.4

2,790

Apr.

43

40

37

38

36

36

34

34

32

52

34

40

48

52

53_

44

40

59

56

34

31

32 

32

34

35

35

34

31

28

27

1,101

36.7

2,180

May

7

7

7

4

5

5

3

2

4

4

4

4

3

2

_±

2

7

45

44

57

52

44 

35

30

31

42

61

71

92

52

42

1,109

35.8

2,200

June

36

32

30

28

2B

E9

29

29

28

31

33

34

34

52

32

67

635

aSOO

a75

76

87

81

63

48

42

38

36

36

34

34

2,U17

67.2

4,000

July

34

32

3u

27

25

24

23

22

23

22

20

20

19

18

18

18

17

6

6

6

4

4

2

5

2

c

9.8

9.8

10

9.1

567.7

18.3

1,130

Aug.

9.1

7.4

6.8

6.0

^3

6.7

7.5

14

177 ~22"

16

33

19

16

16

ie

16

16

15

14

14

14 

14

13

12

11

9.3

9.5

9.8

9.8

565.5

18.2

1,120

Sept.

9.8

10

12

12

12

13

12

11

11

10

12

13

13

15

13

13

12

11

179

I5T

34

28 

26

25

36

41

42

42

36

54

866.8

28.9

1,720

Calendar year 1954 : Max 144 Mln n Mean 33.2 Ac-ft £3,280

Water year 1954-E5 : Max 635 Mln g.O Mean 34.9 Ac-ft 25,260

Peak discharge (base, 1EQ cfs).--June 17 (5 a.m.) 886 cfs (10.11 ft); Aug. 9 (9 a.m.) 361 cfs 

(7.04 ft); Sept. 19 (9:30 p.m.; 336 cfs (6.47 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

and trend of flow.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1-3, 9-13, Dec. 28 to Mar. £, Mar. 25-28 

(nu gage-height record Dec. 28, Dec. 30 to Jan. ).
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 301

Frenchman Creek at Culbertson, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°14'10", long 100°53'30", in SW&SEi sec. 12, T. 3 H., R. 32 W., on right 

bank 19 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 6 and 34, 2 miles west of Culbertson, 

and 4.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3,080 sq mi, approximately, of which about 1,560 sq mi contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available. June 1913 to September 1915 (gage heights only) and March 1931 to 

September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1922 to September 1955 in 

reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,583.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Nov. 2, 1950, staff or chain gage at bridge 3.3 miles downstream at 

datums as follows: June 12, 1913, to Sept. 30, 1915, datum unknown; Mar. 11, 1931, to 

May .31, 1935, at datum 20.51 ft lower than present datum; June 1, 1935, to Nov. 1, 

1950, at datum 21.51 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge.--24 years (1931-55), 1S2 cfs (88,320 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,750 cfs June 17 (gage height, 8.08 ft); minimum daily, 19 cfs Aug. 26, 27.

1931-55: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs (estimated) May 31, 1935 (gage height, 

14.8 ft, from floodmarks, present site and datum); minimum daily, 7 cfs Aug. 13, 14, 26, 

1936.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have teen revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

716 

746 

761 

856

Water 

year*

1931 

1933 

1934 

1938

Date

Aug. 10, 

Aug. 28, 

June 15, 

July 2 ,

1931 

1933 

1934 

1938

Discharge 

(cfs)

652 

4,410 

1,310 

1,060

Gage height 

(feet)

t3.9

tv.oo

5.30 

5.00

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow affected by irrigation development above station, and since Oct. 23, 1950, by storage in Enders Reservoir 

(see p.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

in the water years 1931 and 1933, superseding figures published in WSP 716 and 746, are 

given herewith:

1931 

Aug. 7 .389

.335

.652

.422

1933 

Aug. 28........1,650

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Runoff In 

acre-feet
302 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Frenchman Creek at Culbertson, Nebr .--Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

58

66

149

145

149

147

147

133

123

119

129

121

108

94

94

95

104

99

92

90

92

92

90

88

94

97

92

90

92

94

3,275

106

6,500

Nov.

87

85

82

83

90

95

94

92

92

85

82

85

92

92

99

103

104

104

106

97

94

94

94

94

94

99

97

95

92

94

2,796

93.2

5,550

Dec.

88

87

94

99

99

103

TOT

94

87

8S

85

85

78

90

101

97

87

101

97

103

101

99

95

99

99

99

99

88

72

72

82

2,866

92.5

5,680

Jan.

92

99

106

95

103

94

73

65

73

50

40

IS

90

120

112

95

83

77

69

69

70

68

69

77

78

86

94

100

108

112

122

2,649

85.5

5,250

Feb.

130

110

60

Jo

80

100

110

120

115

110

105

100

110

125

131

135

131

119

100

80

90

100

110

115

120

130

140

150

-

3,096

111

6,140

Mar.

168

183

183

196

T96

196

181

176

178

183

181

178

181

181

178

176

153

121

155

164

153

143

139

149

153

143

135

155

155

158

155

5,146

166

10,210

Apr.

158

155

145

137

139

Ml

141

143

139

137

135

141

151

153

143

129

108

95

87

90

67

59

57

57

58

55

48

46

44

40

3,198

107

6,340

May

35

36

37

30

31

31

27

27

27

2S

27

26

25

24

24

25

33

62

78

72

73

67

55

65

142

137

347

225

204

187

143

2,350

75.8

4,660

June

125

106

92

70

69

69

58

54

47

49

55

53

52

47

44

47

1.440

564

273

200

181

137

119

110

97

87

78

69

60

52

4,504

150

8,930

July

47

47

45

45

42

39

37

42

73

94

94

87

94

95

bl

43

37

33

33

31

29

27

26

25

23

20

23

23

23

23

22

1,379

44.5

2,740

Aug.

22

21

23

23

23

23

23

24

285

TT2

44

39

46

32

28

26

28

30

30

29

28

25

26

23

21

19

19

23

23

23

23

1,164

37.5

2,310

Sept.

23

22

23

29

29

29

29

30

29

26

27

27

26

26

27

27

26

26

83

529

118

73

65

53

66

83

80

70

62

55

1,818

60.6

3,610

Calendar year 1954 : Max 444 Mln 14 Mean 77.6 Ac-ft 56,220

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,440 Mln 19 Mean 93.8 Ac-ft 67,920

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 10 to Feb. 16, Feb. 19-28
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 303

Blackwood Creek near Culbertson, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°14'20", long 100°48'20", In SE^SW^ sec. 10, T. 3 N., R. 31 W., on left 

bank 60 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 6 and 34, a quarter of a mile north 

of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, l£ miles east of Culbertscn, and 2 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 290 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1946 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,555.25 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--9 years, 5.74 cfs (4,160 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,650 cfs June 17 (gage height, 14.64 ft); 

minimum daily, 0.3 cfs for several days in March, April, July and August. 

1946-55: Maximum discharge, that of June 17, 1955; no flow Jan. 4-6 1950

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural 

flow affected by irrigation development above station, return flow from irrigated areas, 

and waste from Culbertson Canal.

Revisions. WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954to September 1955

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.1

1.6

rr

.8

.5_

.5

.7

.6

.5

.5

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5 

.5

.5

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

20.6

0.66

41

Nov.

0.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.]_

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.4.'6

.5

.4

17.4

0.58

35

Dec.

0.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.4

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.6

.6

.]_

.7 

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

b.5

.5

.5

16.8

0.54

33

Jan.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

b.5

b.5

b.4

b.4

b.4

.5

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

17.7

0.57

35

Feb.

°-._l

b!

b.

b . i

b.

b.

b.

b.

1.

2.

2.

1.

1 .

.9

.9

.9 

1.0

.9

b.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

26.5

0.95

53

Mar.

~79 0.9

.9

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

.6

.7

.5

.6

.6

.6

.4

.5

.4

.5

.3

.3

.4 

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

16.5

0.53

33

Apr.

0.4

.3

7S

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.6

.5

.4

.3

2.0

9.7

11

9.3

4.6

1.9 

2.8

4.5

5.6

2.4

1.5

.9

2.2

5.4

3.7

73.7

2.46

146

May

1.1

1.2

2.0

1.5

1.1

1.1

.8

.6. 6

.9

.8

3.4

4.0

1.8

1.4

2.0

1.9

2.8

3.2

1.7

1.0 

1.3

3.6

11

18

15

15

5.8

6.3

12

24

146.9

4.74

291

June

20

12

2.2

2.6

3.5

2.5

3.7

4.0

3.0

3.2

4.0

2.9

3.7

11

17

12

571

244

18

7.1

2.5 

9.4

84

16

7.3

5.4

4.2

3.7

5.1

2.1

1,087.1

36.2

2,160

July

2.0

.8

.4

1.1

1.2

2.4

1.5

1.2

1.7

.8

1.7

1.6

1.8

1.2

.4

1.4

1.4

a. 7

.8

1.4

.8 

a. 5

a. 3

al.3

.8

a. 3

al.O

4.9

tt

a. 6

1.1

39.5

1.27

78

Aug.

aO.4

a. 5

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

1.5

20

127

16

121

23

6.3

a2.0

al.5

4.5

a2.0

al.O

a. 6

a. 6 

.6

a. 5

a. 5

al.6

3.8

al.O

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

339.4

10.9

673

Sept.

,

> aO.4

1

4

\-

al.O

a3.2

a3. 2

32.7

a2.5

al.O

a. 5

"

a2.5

2.8

5.6

7.1

4TS

2.8

a. 7

a. 7

46.8

1.56

93

Calendar year 1954: Max 71 Mln 0.1 Mean 2.52 Ac-ft 1,830

Water year 1954-55: Max 571 Mln o.3 Mean 5.O7 Ac-ft 3,670

Peak discharge (base, 550 ofs).--June 17 (5:3O p.m.) 1,65O cfs (14.64 ft).

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, trend of flow, and 

partial gage-height graph.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
304 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Driftwood Creek near McCook, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°08'50", long 100°39'40" (revised), in SE^SW^ sec. 12, T. 2 N. , R. 30 W. , 

on right bank at downstream side of county bridge, half a mile downstream from siphon 

and wasteway on Meeker Canal, 4 miles southwest of McCook, and 5 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 360 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1946 to September 1955.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,493.78 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 9 years, 10.4 cfs (7,530 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 284 cfs June 18 (gage height, 9.23 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1946-55: Maximum discharge, 4,740 cfs Aug. 7, 1950 (gage height, 25.43 ft, from 

high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs; no flow at times during 

most years.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural 

flow affected by waste from Meeker Canal, and by minor irrigation development above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1210: 1950.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.1

.2

.3

.5

.3

.3

3.5

274

1.3

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.1

1.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

21.6

0.70

43

Nov.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.7

0.12

7.3

Dec.

0.1

.1.1

.1

-ll

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

O

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

3.8

0.12

7.5

Jan.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.1

0.10

6.1

Feb.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.4

.8

75

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

_

4.6

0.16

9.1

Mar.

0.1

.1

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

TJ

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

O

0

.1

.1

o

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.0

0.097

6.0

Apr.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

7.4

23

1.1

.1

0

34.0

1.13

67

May

10

16

4.2

.4

.3

.5

.5

.3

.3

.5

.2

.1

71

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

36.8

1.19

73

June

0.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

July

0.1

> a.l

.ll)

 J-fi

- 1

.1

.7 S, aO

3.5

.5

.3

1.2

.8

.2

29

~5T 204

12

4.5

1.8

.7

.8

.1

.1

.2

.4

.1

.1

319.1

10.6

633

0

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

.1

.2

0

0

0

0

0.9

O.O29

1.8

Aug.

0~.l

1

1-

0

.2

0

.1

.1

0

.2

-J>

O

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

O

o

2.6

0.084

5.2

Sept.

0.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

O

V

o

0

.1

.2

.1

o

0

0

0

.2

.5

.9

1.6

1.7

.9

.9

16

20

18

8.5

2.4

6.7

1.3

80.6

2.69

160

Calendar year 1954: Max 261 Mln o Mean 1.49 Ac-ft 1,O8O

Water year 1954-55: Max 2O4 Min o Mean 1.41 Ac-ft 1,O2O

Peak discharge (base, 5OO cfs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records nd trend of flow.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 305

Republican River at McCook, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40-11', long 100=37', in NE£ sec. 32, T. 3 N., R. 29 W., near left bank 

on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 83 at south edge of McCook, Z\ miles 

downstream from Driftwood Creek and 10| miles upstream from Red Willow Creek.

Records available.--March 1931 to June 1932 and October 1954 to September 1955 in reports 

of Geological Survey. January 1924 to December 1929, October 1930 to September 1931, 

and October 1954 to September 1955 in reports of State engineer.

Qage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of 

revel, datum of 1929. Prior to June 1932, staff 

upstream at different datum.

is 2,456.37 ft above mean sea 

on former highway bridge 300 ft

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,590 cfs June 18 (gage height, 7.00 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 9.6 cfs July 6.

Maximum flood known since about 1826 occurred on May 31, 1935 (discharge about 

245,000 cfs).

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow' 

affected by irrigation development above station, and by storage in Bonny Reservoir 

(see p. 285), Enders Reservoir (see p.295), and Swanson Lake (see p. 291).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

76

67

9?

116

113

112

122

124

112

118

137

118

113

115

111

124

125

127

122

119

116

115

108

111

121

118

115

111

106

108

111

3,503

113

6,950

Nov.

106

1OO

109

106

105

103

104

1OO

99

97

92

93

92

91

89

91

89

91

92

93

97

99

95

92

98

100

101

99

95

105

2,923

97.4

5,800

Dec.

92

92

91

95

101

99

95

100

98

85

98

85

85

85

90

90

90

93

95

90

100

95

98

97

98

92

97

73

28

42

54

2,723

87.8

5,400

Jan.

62

67

67

71

46

56

59

59

68

90

80

85

90

78

74

92

98

83

82

74

76

76

74

72

81

79

82

86

84

88

92

2,371

76.5

4,700

Feb.

96

98

80

68

92

95

105

109

136

118

100

93

93

123

148

157

166

148

48

^8

69

127

118

104

110

117

125

139

_

_ -----

3,050

109

6,050

Mar.

179

258

236

224

217

214

212

203

203

203

197

194

194

192

188

178

180

157

163

174

160

160

170

161

160

140

T5o

157

156

154

157

5,691

184

11,290

Apr.

152

152

152

145

142

137

137

133

135

137

135

163

T5T

142

147

124

121

111

98

97

88

76

85

76

67

64

64

58

51

50

3,393

113

6,730

May

47

40

28

25

23

57

67

74

80

77

78

55

59

58

60

60

73

88

109

86

80

70

71

77

170

157

188

229

T63

161

149

2,759

89.0

5,470

June

140

121

94

81

87

69

60

52

48

50

51

51

47

45

55

51

856

1,570

349

192

157

130

124

115

97

83

74

64

54

40

5,007

167

9,930

July

3Z

24

aZO

a!5

11

9.6

18

28

54

60

130

156

156

184

161

109

101

138

142

145

142

142

142

140

140

135

135

145

166

254

24T

3,478.6

112

6,900

Aug.

249

246

239

219

229

236

259

244

311

440

108

108

135

93

91

82

W

98

100

103

130

133

135

127

121

119

129

132

132

129

121

5,084

164

10,080

Sept.

115

119

119

119

118

119

101

97

97

81

85

87

80

68

65

61

58

66

63

161

157

55

46

87

100

76

65

58

52

50

2,625

87.5

5,210

Calendar year 1954 : Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1954-55 : Max 1,570 Min 9.6 Mean 117 Ac-ft 84,510

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and trend o*1 flow. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 2, 29, Dee. 7, 10, 12, 14-17, 20, Dec. 

Mar. 3, Mar. 21, 22, 25, 27.
306 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Red Willow Creek near Red Willow, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°14'10", long 100°30'00", in NE^NE^ sec. 17, T. 3 N., R. 28 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highways 6 and 34, three-quarters of a mile 

north of Red Willow and 2-J miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--710 sq mi, approximately, of which about 400 sq mi contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available. September 1939 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. 

March 192t> to September 1931 and October 1939 to September 1955 in reports of State 

engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,398.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 26, 1945, wire-weight gage at bridge l£ miles upstream at datum 

11.16 ft higher.

Average discharge.--16 years (1939-55), 42.0 cfs (30,410 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,400 cfs June 17 (gage height, 16.00 ft); 

minimum daily, 4.6 cfs Aug. 27.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 18.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,700 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum daily, 2.0 cfs July 29-31, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-1-eight record 

and those below 10 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a 

month. Natural flow affected by irrigation development above station.

Revisions. WSP 1086; Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to Septemter 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

12

T3

14

15

15

15

18

20

21

22

20

20

20

20

20

20

21 

22

23

21

21

21

22

22

23

23

24

24

24

24

25

625

20.2

1,240

Nov.

26

24

24

24

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

23

21

22

25

26

27 

28

28

28

28

28

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

30

794

26.5

1,570

Dec.

28

25

35

32

30

31

31

32

31

26

28

29

28

30

24

26

28 

38

33

32

32

35

36

35

37

36

37

27

23

25

27

950

3O.6

1,880

Jan.

28

26

26

23 rr

26

24

24

37

33

35

32

24

~&49

43

49 

32

31

32

31

27

37

34

26

41

38

33

38

35

36

1,021

32.9

2,030

Feb.

38

38

26

27

35

32

34

42

43

34

31

31

27

40

43

48

44 

44

~S5 22

30

39

45

36

35

34

28

39

993

35.5

1,970

Mar.

39

46

60

6250-

52

55

52

56

54

50

50

49

47

46

45

44 

42

41

40

38

39

41

38

38

3436"

38

42

37

37

1,398

45.1

2,770

Apr.

37

38

35

38

38

36

34

33

32

33

32

34

34

34

34

35

35 

34

33

32

31

30

30

29

29

30

30

29

28

27

987

32.9

1,960

May

26

26

23

22

20

19

18

19

21

20

20

20

19

18

19

20

20 

25

99

66

95

73

67

58

118

55

73

98

94

79

87

1,437

46.4

2,850

June

93

67

54

48

43

38

34

32

31

31

30

30

30

29

ZT_

92

3,380 

383

95

61

52

47

44

60

42

36

33

32

31

30

5,035

168

9,990

July

~SS 29

28

27

26

a25

a24

a23

a22

a21

a20

a!9

a!8

a!7

a!6

a!5

a!4 

a!3

a!2

12

11

10

9.9

9.2

8.1

7.2

5.7

5.3

or

6.9

a6.o

494.3

15.9

980

Aug.

a6.0

a6.0

a6.0

a6.0

aS.O

a6.0

a6.0

7.0

11

18

~SS 29

22

16

alO

a9.0

a8.0 

a8.0

a8.o

a8.o

aS.O

8.6

8.6

6.8

6.6

5.3

4.6

577

4.9

6.2

6.0

295.3

9.53

586

Sept.

6.6

7.0

7.0

8.0

7.8

7.5

 678" 5.7

5.9

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.2

6.8 

6.9

7.8

8.8

9.4

9.6

9.4

12

22

24

24

24

25

26

329.0

11.0

653

Calendar year 1954: Max 505 Mln 2.0 Mean 28.7 Ac-ft 20,740

Water year 1954-55 : Max 3,380 Mln 4.6 Mean 39.3 Ac-ft 28,480

Peak discharge (bas 

t re

75O cfs). June 17 (12 mj 5,4OO cfs (16.OO ft). 

a No gage-heigh cord; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records,

and trend of flow.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 2, Dec. 1-4, 9-18, 21, 22, 24, Dec. 28 to 

Mar. 7, Mar. 21-23, 26-29.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 307

Medicine Creek at Maywood, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°39'20", long 100°36'40", in NE^-NE^ sec. 21, T. 8 N., R. 29 W., on right 

bank 150 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 83, a quarter of a mile east of 

Maywood, and 5 miles upstream from Brushy Creek.

Drainage area. 207 sq mi, approximately, of which about 82 sq mi contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available. April 1951 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,614.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 21, 1951, wire-weight gage at site 150 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 185 cfs June 17 (gage height, 4.21 ft); minimum 

daily, 8.2 cfs Sept. 4.

1951-55: Maximum discharge observed, 2,120 cfs May 20, 1951 (gage height, 9.90 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 810 cfs; minimum daily, that of Sept. 4, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods 

of ice effect, which are poor. Natural flow affected by irrigation development above 

station. Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1955 are 

given in WSP 1401.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

17

TB

18

18

18

*18

23

28

2T

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

21

*21

21

21

21

21

22

22

23

25

24

23

23

22

22

662

21.4

1,310

Nov.

*22

??

22

24

24

24

24

24

23

*23

23

24

24

23

24

24

24

24

23

24

24

24

*24

24

24

24

26

ZS

24

24

713

23. B

1,410

Dec.

25

23

24

25

26

26

*25

24

24

23

22

22

22

22" 21

23

23

25

27

28.

*28

26

26

26

26

26

27

23

22

23

24

757

24.4

1,500

Jan.

25

25

*27

27

28

25

26

27

27

26

25

25

24 SB26

26

*28

26

25

25

25

26

27

28

27

28

29

*28

28

27

27

818

26.4

1,620

Feb.

28

30

29

27

25

24" 24

28

*31

25

26

25

26

28

32

34

38

36

26

25

30

29

27

26

29

*30

30

32

-

" -----

800

28.6

1,590

Mar.

36

433B35

33

28

28

30

32

33

*33

31

29

28

27

25

25

24

25

24

22

2T

*28

28

23

22

26

28

31

30

28

897

28.9

1,780

Apr.

26

25

25

24

*24

23

23

24

24

24

25

36

39 32"

27

*24

24

24

23

22

22

22

25

36

31

26

23

*21

21

21

766

25.5

1,520

May

21

21

21

20

20

19

19

18

19

*19

19

19

19

18

17_

17

30

46

53

*82

85

34

24

22

22

89

-67 120

32

24

21

1,052

33.9

2,090

June

20

*18

Iff

18

20

20

19

19

*20

24

31

26

23

22

35

33

53

37

24

22

*22

20

19

.18

19

19

21

25

25

21

707

23.6

1,400

July

*18TB16

14

14

14

13

13

14

14

*13

*11

TT

12

12

13

13

12

12

13

13

 16

13

12

12

11

12

12

12

11

11

403

13.0

799

Aig.

*10

9.9

9.7

9.6

9.7

10

10

11

13

*16

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

*11

10

10

10

9.9

9.9

10

9.7

9.6

9.2

9.2

*8.6

T5 7T

O . O

338. 6

10.9

672

Sept.

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.2

B7T

8.5

9.2

9.9

*10

9.9

9.4

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

*14

14

14

15

16

24

3124"

21

19

*18

405.0

13.5

803

Calendar year 1954 : Max 185 Min 9.3 Mean 23.7 Ac-ft 17,190

Water year 1954-55 : Max 120 Min 8.2 Mean 22.8 Ac-ft 16,490

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2, 12, 

eFT-J-S, 10-15, Feb. 19 to Mar. 1, Mar. 21, 22, 25-27.

13, Dec. 28 to Jan. 1, Jan. 6-28,
308 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Brushy Creek near Maywood, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°37'45", long 100°37'45", in SW^SW^ sec. 28, T. 8 N., R. 29 W., on right 

bank 150 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 83, 2 miles south of Maywood, 

2| miles upstream from Frazier Creek, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 130 sq mi, approximately, of which about 72 sq mi contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available. April 1951 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,630.37 ft above mean see level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 14, 1951, wire-weight gage at site 150 ft upstresm at same datum,

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 191 cfs May 18 (gage height, 5.64 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1951-55: Maximum discharge, 2,270 cfs Sept. 2, 1951, from rating curve extended 

above 1,300 cfs; maximum gage height, 16.42 ft Apr. 26, 1951, from floodmarks; no 

flow at times during 1953-55.

Maximum stage known, 30.4 ft June 21, 1947, from floodmarks (dischrrge unknown).

Remarks.--Records poor. Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water 

 year 1955 are given in WSP 1401.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0~~.l

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.7

73

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

6.9

0.22

14

Nov.

*0.373"

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

11.2

0.37

22

Dec.

0.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.675-

.6

*.5

.5

.5

.3

.5

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

14.3

0.46

28

Jan.

0.6

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

*.775-

.7

.5

.4

7T

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

*.4

.4

.5

.5

15.7

0.51

31

Feb.

0.5

.475"

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

*.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.7

1.0

1.1

.9

.7

.7

.7

.9

.7

.7

.6

.7

».8

.8

1.9

_

19.3

0.69

38

Mar.

3.6

4.5 T74~

l]o

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

*.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.6

30.0

0.97

60

Apr.

0.5

Tff

.6

.6

*.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.6

.6

U,

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

*.7

.7

.7

.8

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.7

.8

19.6

0.65

39

May

0.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

*.4

.4

.5

.5

.7

.9

1.0

1.3

*28

T2

*.B

.5-

.4

.4

.4

.6

7.6

1.9

.4

.2

7?

.2

64.8

2.09

129

June

0.2

*.2

.1

7?

.2

.1

.1

.2

*.3

.6

.4

.3

.2

.3

*4.1

1.1

*38~2~.9

.9

.7

*.5

25

.7

.4

.3

.2

.4

.3

.2

.2

79.3

2.64

157

July

*0.2 -3

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

*.l

.1

.1

0

r

0

.1 * . i

.1.1.1

0

.1

.1 *.l

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

0

0

0

2.9

0.09

5.8

Aug.

*0 o

0

0

0

o

0

0

.1

*1.7

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

1.8

0.06

3.6

Sept.

0

a

0

0

o

o

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

*0

.t!

.1

0

0

0

0

0.4

0.01

0.8

Calendar year 1954: Max 139 Mln 0 Mean 1.36 Ac-ft 981

Water year 1954-55: Max 38 Mln 0 Mean 0.73 Ac-ft 528

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 309

Fox Creek at Curtis, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°38'00", long 100°29'20", In SE^-W^ sec. 27, T. 8 N., R. 28 W., on left 

bank 50 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 23N, half a mile upstream from mouth, 

and 1 mile east of Curtis.

Drainage area. 77 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1951 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,519.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~]T929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 724 cfs May 26 (gage height, 10.17 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.4 cfs Aug. 1.

1951-55: Maximum discharge, 3,340 cfs May 31, 1951 (gage height, 15.35 f"); minimum daily, that of Aug. 1, 1955.

Maximum stage known, 27.3 ft, June 21, 1947, from floodmarks (discharge not determined).

Remarks.--Records poor. Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water 

year 1955 are given in WSP 1401.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.2

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.4

*5.7

7.1

T7L

6.1

6.1

6.5

6.1

5.7

5.4

5.7

5.9

5.9

5.9

*5.9

6.4

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.5

6.6

5.9

5.9

5.8

5.9

5.5

184.7

5.96

366

Nov.

*5.8

5.7

S7T

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.6

6.8

6.8

*7.1

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.1

7.1

7.2

7.2

7.2

*7.1

7.1

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

205.3

6.84

407

Dec.

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.1

7.1

7.0

*7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.6

STS 0"

7.2

7.2

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

*7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.6

7.0

6.8

7.4

7.4

220.8

7.12

438

Jan.

7.4

*7.4

7.2

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.0 770"

7.2

7.2

7.4

7.4

7.5

*7.5

7.5

7.6

7.6

7.2

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.0

7.1

7.6

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.4

*7.4

7.7

777

226.9

7.32

450

Feb.

7.8

7.8

7.7

7.6

7.6

7.5

7.5

8.0

8.3

7.3

*7.5

7.5

8.0

8.3

9.9

10

12

TT

7.0 775"

8.6

8.5

8.2

7.8

8.2

*7.8

8.0

9.6

_

232.5

8.30

461

Mar.

18

22

TT

8.3

8.0

7.6

7.7

7.8

7.8

7.8

*7.6

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.6

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.3

*7.8

8.0

7.7

7.0

7.4

7.5

8.6

8.5

8.8

8.3

269.7

8.70

535

Apr.

8.5

8.8

9.0

*8.8

8.6

8.5

8.5

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

~?.o 10

8.5

8.2

*8.2

8.2

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.4

7.8

8.2

8.3

7.7

7.6

7.4

7.1

*7.2

7.0

246.3

8.21

489

May

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.5

5.8

37?

6.6

6.2

*6.5

6.4

6.4

6.1

5.9

*5.9

7.7

10

7.8

7.2

6.8

6.6

6.5

6.6

7.0

*148

14

8.5

7.7

7.7

7.7

362.1

11.7

718

June

*7.6

7.2

7.0

7.2

7.8

7.2

6.8

6.8

*7.0

6.8

7.6

7.2

7.7

8.0

13

22

12

9.8

7.7

6.6

*6.6

7.8

6.4

*7.0

7.2

7.2

8.6

8.0

6.5

6.2

244.5

8.15

485

July

*6.4

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.8

5.8

5.5

*5.4

5.2

5.1

5.0

4.8

5.1

5.4

*5.2

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

*6.6 57?

3.3

3.6

2.6

3.6

2.9

2.6

277

3.4

148.4

4.79

294

Aug.

*2.4 279"

3.6

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.3

*4.4

4.7

TTS

4.1

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.8

*3.8

3.8

4.4

4.7

4.3

3.3

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.5

*3.4

3.4

119.9

3.87

238

Sept.

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

*3.7

3.6

3.7

4.0

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.7

*4.0

3.8

4.4

5.0

5.5

7.1

7.1

6.1

5.2

*5.0

4.5

127.6

4.25

253

Calendar year 1954: Max 117 Mln 3.9 Mean 7.39 Ac-ft 5,350

Water year 1954-55: Max 148 Mln 2.4 Mean 7.09 Ao-ft 5,130

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage discharge relation affected by Ice De 

10-12, 19, 20, 24, 26, Mar. 21, 22, 25-27.

28, 29, Jan. 7, 13-15, 22, 23, 25, Feb. 4-7,

449355 O - 58 - 21
310 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Dry Creek near Curtis, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°38'05", long 100°26'40", In SW^NE^ sec. 25, T. 8 N., R. 28 W., on left 

bank 10 ft upstream from county road "bridge, 2-| miles upstream from mouth, and 3-| miles 

east of Curtis.

Drainage area.--20 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1951 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,548.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T7929 (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark). Prior to Aug. 23, 1951, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 148 cfs June 16 (gage height, 5.00 ft); no flow 

for most days. '

1951-55: Maximum discharge, 4,430 cfs June 8, 1951 (gage height, 13.15 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs; no flow for most days.

Maximum stage known, 27.7 ft June 21, 1947, from floodmarks (discharge, 25,900 cfs 

at site 2-f miles upstream, on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow).

Remarks. Records poor. Records of sediment loads for the water year 1955 are given in 

 HSF1401.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.3

*3.0

_

4.3

0.15

8.5

Mar.

*4.4

r^y **.!

*0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

*0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

6.5

0.21

13

Apr.

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

May

O

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

o*.l

.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

n.e

*3.5 *7J 

0

0

0

0

5.9

0.19

12

June

*0

7J

0

*0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

o

0

0

0

n.s

**4.5

**9.6 7y 

0

0

*0

.8

0

o

0

0

*6.7

*0

0

0

23.1

0.77

46

July

(*)

(*)

( )

O

0

0

Aug.

(*)

(*)

( )

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

(*)

£1I*}

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1954: Max 30 Min 0 Mean 0.21 Ac-ft 156

Water year 1954-55: Max 9.6 Min O Mean 0.11 Ac-ft 80

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 17, Feb. 27 to Mar. 3.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 311

Medicine Creek above Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°30'10", long 100°19'20", in SWj sec. 7, T. 6 N., R. 26 W., on right bank 

a third of a mile downstream from top of Harry Strunk Lake flood-control pool, Z\ miles 

upstream from top of irrigation pool, 3f miles southeast of Stockville, and 13^ milt,s 

upstream from Medicine Creek Dam.

Records available. January 1950 to September 1955. 

"above Medicine Creek Reservoir."

Prior to October 1950, published as

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,380.94 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark).

Average discharge. 5 years, 69.2 cfs (50,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,310 cfs June 17 (gage height, 7.07 ft); minimum daily, 14 cfs Aug. 4, 5.

1950-55: Maximum discharge, 10,900 cfs May 21, 1951 (gage height, 14.17 ft); minimum daily, that of Aug. 4, 5, 1955.

Maximum stage known since at least 1874, 24.4 ft June 22, 1947, from floo'lmark (discharge uncertain).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow affected by irrigatioT development above station. Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for th? water 

year 1955 are given in WSP 1401.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

i

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

35

3S

37

37

37

39

47

51

53BO50

47

44

42

42

42

43

43

45

45

47

47

47

47

51

53

52

52

50

50

48

1,409

45.5

2,790

Nov.

48

48

47

TT

49

51

53

57

53

53

53

53

53

51

51

52

53

51

51

50

51

51

51

51

51

51

52

53

53

53

1,537

51.2

3,050

Dec.

53

53

54

54

57

57

57

57

55

54

52

53

53

55

54

53

53

53

54

57

57

58

59

57

58

59

60 4T

15

50

55

1,689

54.5

3,350

Jan.

85

7F

70

64

65

4050"

65

70

60

62

54

45

57

47

53

57

49

46

51

51

50

55

62

56

64

63

62

67

64

65

1,827

58.9

3,620

Feb.

68

66

53

52

58

64

56

66

71

42

55

53

63

72

73

86

-50- loo

50

60

77

70

65

50

65

70

60

70

-

1,825

65.2

3,620

Mar.

120

134 153"

85

75

69

63

64

67

69

70

69

69

67

65

63

61

60

60

60

57

 50" 55

61

61

55

55

67

64

65

65

2,158

69.6

4,280

Apr.

59

58

58

58

54

52

53

53

53

54

53

63

66 EB"

63

59

58

58

57

53

53

53

55

58

61

59

53

51

49

I?

1,689

56.3

3,350

May

49

49

49

49

47

46

44

44

44

44

42

41

40

40

37

37

43

72

126

100

113

109

67

57

68

233

293

13T

86

65

55

2,321

74.9

4,600

June

48

44

4T

44

48

47

45

44

45

48

51

55

53

50

54

175

492

TOT

66

57

50

171

90

58

52

49

56

58

51

48

2,295

76.5

4,550

July

43

33

35

34

32

31

29

29

28

27

25

25

25

27

27

27

27

27

25

26

24

24

27

23

20

20

19

18

20

18

il

818

26.4

1,620

Aug.

18

15

15

14

14

16

17

18

44

60

30

26

21

22

20

20

18

18

17

18

18

21

18

18

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

632

20.4

1,250

Sept.

16

16

17

18

16

15

TE

16

16

16

18

18

18

20

20

19

19

22

23

26

24

27

27

39

48

49

51

4T

39

38

751

25.0

1,490

Calendar year 1954i Max 571 Min 20 Mean 53.8 Ac-ft 38,950

Water year 1954-55: Max 492 Min 14 Mean 51.9 Ac-ft 37,570

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 efs). Ho peak above base.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 2, 29, Dec. 1, 2, 9-17, 21, 24, 

Jan. 3, Jan. 6 to Mar. 1, Mar. 21, 22, 26, 27.
312 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Mitchell Creek above Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°28'20", long 100°15'25", in NW£SE£ sec. 22, T. 6 N. , R. 26 W. , on left 

bank at top of Harry Strunk Lake flood-control pool, 2-£ miles southwest of Orafino, 

9^ miles upstream from Medicine Creek Dam, and 14 miles northwest of Cambridge.

Drainage area. 53 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1950 to September 1955. Prior to October 1950, published as 

"above Medicine Creek Reservoir."

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,376.95 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (Bureau of Reclamation benchmarkl.

Average discharge. 5 years, 2.45 cfs (1,770 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 814 cfs June 17 (gage height, 9.67 ft); no flow 

during most of year.

1950-55: Maximum discharge, 5,230 cfs May 20, 1951 (gage height, 17.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; no flow during most of period.

Flood of June 21, 1948, reached a stage of about 28 ft, from floodmarks (discharge 

unknown).

Remarks. Records poor. Records of sediment loads for the water year 1955 are given in

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

o

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

(*)

O

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

*0

0

o

0

o

o

0

Ci

0

0

0

0

0

2.O

*2_J_

2.3

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

** .1

-

8.5

0.30

17

Mar.

*1.5

*7.5

*4.0

,2

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

o

o

0

*0

0

0

13.2

0.43

26

Apr.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*n

*0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

58

*91

1.0

0

0 

*0

150.0

4.84

298

June

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

64

*167

**1.2

0

.8

**0

*30

.8

0

0

0

o

*0

0

0

263.8

8.79

523

July

(*)

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

*3_2

.5

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0 

0

32.5

1.05

64

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1954: Max 282 Min 0 Mean 1.15 Ac-ft 831

Water year 1954-55: Max 167 Min 0 Mean 1.28 Ao-ft 928

Peak: discharge (base. 500 

.67 ft).

s) .--May 27 (1

of no flow made on this day.

(9.10 ft)j June 17 (l

* Discharge measurement or observation

** Field estimate made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 15-23, Feb. 28 to Mar. 3.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 313

Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°22'40", long 100°13 T 00", in NE,- sec. 25, T. 5 N. , R. 26 W. , near right 

bank in control house at outlet tube of Medicine Creek Dam on Medicine Creek, 7 miles 

northwest of Cambridge.

Records available. August 1949 to September 1955.

Gage. Mercury column pressure gage read once daily to half-tenths. Gage is referred to 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum contents observed during year, 45,060 acre-ft June 18 (elevation, 

2,369.2 ft); minimum observed, 14,400 acre-ft Sept. 20, 21 (elevation, 2,347.45 ft).

1949-55: Maximum contents observed, 52,960 acre-ft June 9, 1951 (elevation, 

2,372.35 ft); minimum observed since storage pool first filled, that of Sept. 20, 21, 

1955.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam, capacity, 33,860 acre-ft between elevations 2,335.0 ft (sill of outlet gates) and 2,366.1 ft (top of storage pool and crest 

of slot in spillway). Top of flood-control pool and crest of main spillway at elevation 2,386.2 ft (capacity, 90,920 acre-ft). Top of superstorage flood-control pool at 

elevation 2,400.0 ft (capacity, 148,400 acre-ft). Dead storage, 5,370 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent total capacity or contents. Storage began Aug. 8, 1949. 

Water used for irrigation in Frenchman-Cambridge irrigation project.

Cooperation. Record of elevations and capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, In acre-feet) 

(Furnished by Bureau of Reclamation)

2,345

2,350

2,360

2,370

12,210

16,940

29,460

46,680

re-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Z2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

21,520

21,580

31,640

21,700

21,640

21,640

21,760

21 , 880

22,000

22,130

22,250

22,310

22,380

22,440

22,440

22,500

22,560

22,620

22,690

22,750

22,810

22,880

22,940

23,000

23,060

23,190

23,190

23,260

23,380

23,440

23,440

2,355.6

+1,920

Nov.

23,500

23,570

23,640

23,760

23,830

23,960

24,020

24,160

24,160

24,280

24,350

24,420

24,540

24,540

24,610

24,680

24,870

24,940

24,940

25,000

25,140

25,140

25,270

25,400

25,470

25,470

25,540

25,6OO

25,670

25,740

_______

2,557.35

+2,300

Dec.

25,810

25,880

25,940

26,080

26,150

26,220

26,280

26,420

26,420

26,490

26,630

26,630

26,700

26,830

26,830

26,970

27,040

27,110

27,180

27,250

27,390

27,460

27,600

27,600

27,740

27,810

27,950

27,950

27,950

28,020

28,160

2,359.1

+2,420

Jan.

23,240

28,380

28,450

28,520

28,660

28,740

28,810

28,880

28, 950

29,020

29,100

£9,170

29,240

29,320

29,390

29,540

29,61O

29,680

29,750

29,820

29,980

30,050

30,120

30,200

30,270

30,420

30,490

30,560

30 . 640

30 ",720

30,860

2,360 . 95

+2,700

Feb.

30,940

31,090

31,160

31,320

31,320

31 , 400

31,480

31,620

31,850

31 , 850

31,930

32,010

32,080

32,240

32,320

32 , 400

32,550

32,780

32,860

32,940

33,020

33,090

53,250

33,250

33,330

33,410

33,490

33,570

_- _

2,362.7

+2,710

Mar.

33,720

33,880

34,280

34,280

34,360

34,440

34,6OO

34,680

34,850

34,930

35,010

35,090

35,170

35,330

35,330

35,330

35,250

35,170

35,170

35,090

35,010

35,010

35,010

35,090

35,090

35,170

35,170

35,170

35,330

35,420

35,580

2,363.95

+2,010

Apr.

35 , 580

35,660

35,740

35,740

35,830

35,830

35,910

35,990

36,080

36,240

36,240

36,490

36,570

36,570

36, 650

36,820

36,900

36,990

37,080

37,080

37,080

37,160

37,330

37,330

37,330

37,410

37,580

37,490

37,580

37,660

_______

2,365.2

+2,080

May

37,750

37,840

37 , 840

37,840

37,840

37,660

37,660

37,580

37,580

37,490

37,490

37,490

37,490

37,240

37,160

36,990

36,820

36,740

36,820

36,990

37,160

37 , 330

37,410

37,410

37,410

37,490

38,180

58,700

38,780

38,780

38,870

2,365.9

+1,210

June

38,870

38,870

38,870

38,870

38,870

38,870

38,870

38,870

38,780

38,780

38,870

38,870

38,870

38,870

39,960

38,960

44,270

45,060

44,860

44,270

44,170

43,490

43,000

42,060

41,210

40,480

39 , 850

39,140

38 , 700

38,520

_______

2,365.7

-350

July

38,440

38,440

38,350

38,350

38,350

38,350

38,350

37,840

37,660

37,490

37,240

36,900

36,400

35,910

35,660

35,420

35,010

34,850

34,600

33,880

33,410

32,940

32,550

32,080

31,620

31,090

30,560

29,980

29,460

28,950

28,380

2,359.25

-10,140

Aug.

27,880

7,320

6,760

6,220

5,670

5,200

4,680

4,220

3,830

23,760

23,830

23,700

23, 380

23,120

22,940

22,560

22,310

22,000

21,760

21,330

21,030

20,680

20,320

19,800

19,570

19,180

18,780

18,400

17,960

17,520

17,150

2,350.2

-11,230

Sept.

16,840

16,530

16,320

16,070

15,870

15,670

15,470

15,370

15,220

15,180

14,930

14,830

14,830

14,830

14,780

14,690

14,600

14,550

14,450

14,400

14,400

14,450

14,450

14,450

14,550

14,640

14,780

14,930

15,030

15,080

2,348.15

-2,070

Calendar year 1954: 

Water year 1954-55:

-4,000

-6,440

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

t Change in contents in acre-feet.
314 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Medicine Creek below Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr.

Location. Eat 40°22'20", long 100°13'20", at center of sec. 25, T. 5 N. , R. 26 W., on 

right bank half a mile downstream from Medicine Creek Dam and 65- miles northwest of 

Cambridge.

Records available. January 1950 to September 1955. Prior to October 1950, published as 

"below Medicine Creek Dam.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,295.26 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark). Prior to Apr. 24, 1950, 

staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 64.1 cfs (46,410 acre-ft per year), adjusted for storage.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 540 cfs June 23 (gage height, 4.05 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.2 cfs Oct. 28.

1950-55: Maximum discharge, 818 cfs Sept. 2, 1951 (gage height, 5.17 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.1 cfs Nov. 13, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 cfs which are fair, and those for periods of 

ice effect or backwater from beaver dams, which are poor. Discharge measurements 

generally made twice a month. Flow regulated by Harry Strunk Lake (see preceding page); 

storage began Aug. 8, 1949.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect or backwater from 

beaver dams (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per S3cond)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

4.2

7.5

13

24 3.0

111

178

254

322

366

405

442

481

527

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

15

T4

14

14

10

6.4

06 .

c6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

06.

06.

06.

06..

06.

6.

6.

6.

7.1

7.1

6.7

3.3

C2.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

226.9

7.32

450

Nov.

6.0

6.0

6.0

3.7

57T

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

177.9

5.93

353

Dec.

6.0

ITo

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

188.0

6.06

373

Jan.

6.4

670

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.4

5TT

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.4

182.8

5.90

363

Feb.

6.4

6.4

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.4

b6 .2

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

b5.7

b5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7 5'.!

5.7

5.4

b5.4

5.4

5.4

168.9

6.03

335

Mar.

5.i

5.4

5.4

5.4

b5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.7

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

31

72

85

82

79

70

65

65

65

39

5.1

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.4

774.0

25.0

1,540

Ap-.

6.'

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.7

6.0

6.4

.3*4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.7

168.0

5.60

333

May

3.7

T7o

4.2

15

59

59

59

59

48

33

33

47

87

105

105

96

88

47

27

27

27

27

27

28

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

1,307.9

42.2

2,590

June

27

27

27

28

27

28

27

27

28

28

27

27

27

27

28

48

223

238

227

208

281

450

508

49O

453

423

405

336

£18

98

5,016

167

9,950

July

47

49

47

51

61

74

82

105

102

119

160

182

262

206

167

142

171

215

238

281

281

273

258

258

292

295

310

316

313

314

299

5,970

193

11,840

Aug.

295

319 2"92

292

284

277

273

273

204

61

69

160

142

149

178

136

149

164

174

211

215

211

204

204

208

227

227

227

227

223

ZOO

6,475

209

12,840

Sept.

174

149

149

139

117

108

88

74

74

74

74

68

45

47

68

69

65

65

44

33

18

16

24

26

26

18

10

10

10

9.5

1,891.5

63.0

3,750

Calendar year 1954: Max 328 Min 2.2 Mean 53.1 Ac-ft 38,420

Water year 1954-55: Max 5O8 Min 2.2 Mean 61.8 Ac-ft 44,720

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ic 

c Backwater from beaver dams.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 315

Medicine Creek at Cambridge, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40 0 17'50", long 100°10'40", in sec. 19, T. 4 N., R. 25 W., on left bank 

100 ft upstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile north of Cambridge, 

2-? miles upstream from mouth, and 7-j? miles downstream from Harry Strunk Lake.

Drainage area. 1,070 sq ml, approximately, of which about 680 sq ml contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. December 1936 to September 1943 and August 1944 to September 1955 in 

reports of Geological Survey. Published as "near Cambridge" 1936-43. Janvary 1925 to

September 1931, December 1936 to September 1943, October 1944 to September 1949, and 

October 1950 to September 1955 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,252.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Dec. 10, 1936, to Oct. 1, 1940, chain gage and Oct. 2, 1940, to Apr. 13, 1942, 

water-stage recorder, at site 1.1 miles upstream at datum 8.49 ft higher. Apr. 14, 

1942, to Sept. 30, 1943, water-stage recorder at site 1 mile upstream at datum 8.49 ft 

higher. Aug. 24, 1944, to June 21, 1947, water-stage recorder at site 2 miles downstream and Sept. 25, 1947, to Apr. 25, 1948, wire-weight gage at site if miles downstream, at datum 8.64 ft lower.

Average discharge. 17 years (1937-43, 1944-55), 82.3 cfs (59,580 acre-ft per year), 

adjusted for storage.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 570 cfs June 23 (gage height, 6.49 ft); minimum 

dally, 1.8 cfs Oct. 28.

1937-43, 1944-55: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 

28.59 ft, present site and datum, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 

39,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum dally, 0.5 cfs 

June 19, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, and those below 10 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made 

once a week. Natural flow regulated by irrigation development above station and by 

Harry Strunk Lake (formerly Medicine Creek Reservoir), see page 313; storage began 

Aug. 8, 1949. Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1955 

are given in WSP 1401.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

316

314

dl4

d!4

d!2

6.4

9.0

6.4

5.9

7.4

7.2

6.4

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.4

5.4

5.4

6.4

5.9

5.4

1.8

275

4.7

5.0

219.7

7.09

436

Nov.

5.4

5.0

6.0

5.4

5.8

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.4

5.4

5.9

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.4

5.9

5.9

6.4

7.7 579

5.5

5.5

172.6

5.75

342

Dec.

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.4

5.9

6.4

6.0

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

6-. 5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.2

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.2

5.0

5.0

5.5

184.4

5.95

366

Jan.

6.0

575

5.5

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.0

4.0

3.5

5.CI

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.4

4.0

4.0

4.5

4.5

5.0

131.0

4.23

260

Feb.

5.0

4.9

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.9

4.0

3.5

4.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

6.9

7^0.

6.5

5.0

5.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.4

5.5

6.0

6.5

_

146.6

5.24

291

Mar.

6.5

7.0

7.5

7.0

5.0

5.0

6.0

12

10

9.0

8.2

8.2

7.2

7.7

17

61

84

85

83

79

70

68

68

57

15

7.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

7.2

7.7

839.2

27.1

1,660

Apr.

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

~7.7 10

6.8

5.9

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.9

6.8

6.4

5.5

3.S

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.1

183.9

6.13

365

May

4.1

4.1

4.7

5.9

45

56

56

57

56

36

35

39

73

106

106

101

94

66

35

32

31

30

30

29

30

31

31

30

30

29

29

1,341.8

43.3

2,660

June

29

29

29

31

30

29

28

30

30

31

30

29

28

28

30

28

255

241

227

206

234

445

544

542

510

478

454

400

261

136

5,402

180

10,710

July

52

48

45

45

48

65

63

95

95

97

148

154

258

211

167

131

142

200

211

269

275

268

246

231

261

275

293

304

306

295 

515

5,611

181

11,130

Aug.

275

550

289

502

286

282

274

272

245

88

56

154

153

138

186

156

141

162

156

208

211

210

205

200

202

223

223

220

218

218 

192

6,455

208

12,760

Sept.

166

142

140

158

116

111

95

78

77

76

76

74

50

46

57

69

60

62

50

30

24

10

22

27

28

24

11

8.6

8.2

176

1,882.4

62.7

3,730

Calendar year 1954: Max 3O8 Min 1.7 Mean 52.6 Ac-ft 38,08O

Water year 1954-55: Max 544 Min 1.8 Mean 61.8 Ac-ft 44,710

3 Computed from doubtful gage-height record.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 2, 3, Nov. 29 to Dec 

Mar. 21, 22, 25-28.

4, Dec. 8 to Mar. 9,
316 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Republican River at Cambridge, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°17'05", long 100°08'45", in NW£SE£ sec. 28, T. 4 N., R. 25 W., on left 

bank 400 ft south of U. S. Highways 6 and 34, three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

Medicine Creek, 1 mile east of Cambridge, and 1.3 miles upstream from Cambridge diversion dam.

Drainage area. 14,300 sq mi,approximately, of which a large area does not contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available. September 1945 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,239.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 13, 1948, staff gage at site 150 ft upstream at same datum. 

July 13, 1948, to Sept. 25, 1950, chain gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,200 cfs June 17 (gage height, 7.55 ft); minimum daily, 40 cfs Dec. 29.

1945-55: Maximum discharge, 160,000 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 16.7 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 6.4 cfs Aug. 14, 1949.

Maximum stage known, 17.6 ft May 31 to June 1, 1935, from information by local 

resident (discharge, about 280,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow affected by irrigation development above station, and since 1949, by storage in Bonny (see p. 285) and Enders (see 

p. 395) Reservoirs and Harry Strunk Lake (see p. 313), and since 1953 by storage in 

Swanson Lake (see p. 291). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for 

the water year 1955 are given in WSP 1401.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to Septemter 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

58

59

61

64

86

92

107

117

117

117

123

126

120

107

107

100

100

104

107

110

104

100

97

94

94

102

102

100

94

97 

100

3,066

98.9

6,080

Nov.

94

94

94

97

94

97

100

100

102

102

100

97

78

100

94

100

97

100

102

107

110

114

120

120

117

117

114

114

110

110

3,095

103

6,140

Dec.

64

80

150

160

126

117

117

115

110

90

75

70

70

75

80

85

100

120

140

160

155

149

140

140

135

135

122

60

40

45 

60

3,285

106

6,520

Jan.

80

120

137

152

147

129

110

90

74

82

90

96

94

94

93

92

92

93

80

86

90

87

86

86

85

80

91

99

106

118

128

3,087

99.6

6,120

Feb.

144

156

150

140

122

114

117

119

137

135

130

130

131

132

143

178

208

212

194

163

121

149

165

176

185

195

205

220

-

4,371

156

8,670

Mar.

255

254

300

350

402

372

322

302

277

272

258

244

236

222

226

287

312

322

307

277

150

250

347

258

190

170

200

220

210

222

194

8,188

264

16,240

Apr.

194

198

186

182

172

164

161

154

154

154

158

2O2

T94

190

178

175

161

150

141

123

114

107

110

114

102

92

84

78

80

70

4,342

145

8,610

May

66

62

59

55

64

76

76

100

110

92

80

74

86

112

112

112

112

126

144

186

154

150

114

110

178

339

272

334

426

287

292

4,560

147

9,040

June

277

226

175

144

154

123

97

80

74

82

84

86

86

84

92

86

2,860

5.580

1,710

846

602

750

828

909

828

750

698

650

458

262

17,441

581

54,590

July

112

86

78

76

76

94

86

107

110

112

150

158

271

550

262

218

182

226

254

312

307

287

272

258

282

302

359

366

361

334 

396

6,824

220

13,E40

Aug.

359

384

366

378

366

350

361

361

378

287

310

218

198

198

194

147

141

TSS

154

202

206

210

214

218

214

222

£22

226

240

240 

206

7,908

255

15,690

Sept.

172

144

135

132

117

110

100

82

76

76

74

78

64

56

58

72

62

66

69

44

102

141

69

74

150

168

110

84

72

62

2,819

94.0

5,590

Calendar year 1954: Max 606 Mln 29 Mean 143 Ac-ft 103,300

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,380 Mln 40 Mean 189 Ac-ft 136,800

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs).--No peak above base. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 2, Nov. 

Mar. 4, Mar. 21, 22, 25-28.

29 to Dec. 4, Dec. 8-24, Dec. 27 to
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 317

Muddy Creek at Arapahoe, Nebr.

location. Lat 40°18'20", long 99°54'40", in NW^NWi sec. 22, T. 4 N., R. 23 W., on left 

bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 6 and 34, a quarter of a mile west 

of Arapahoe, and l£ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 243 sq mi.

Recgrds available. December 1950 to September 1955.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,143.92 ft above mean sea> level, datum of 

'929. Prior to Jan. 11, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 669 cfs June IV (gage height, 11.09 ft); no flow 

July 23, 29, Aug. 4.

1950-55: Maximum discharge, 4,840 cfs May 21, 1951 (gage height, 20.38 ft); no flow 

Aug. 26 to Sept. 2, 1953, July 23, 29, Aug. 4, 1955.

A stage of about 31 ft occurred June 22, 194V (discharge not determined).

Re.marks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural 

f'low affected by irrigation development above station and return flow from irrigated 

areas.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.5

1.7

2.3

2.4

2.7

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.7

4.5

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.3

3.8

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.7

2.6

3.0

3.0

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.9

3.2

2.3

2.7

2.4

91.0

2.94

180

Nov.

3.6

4.1

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.9

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.9

4.9

5.4

5^6

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.3

4.6

4.9

144.6

4.82

287

Dec.

4.6

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.1

5.6

4.9

4.6

4.2

4.6

5.1

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.3

4.8

4.9

5.4

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.3

4.1

471

4.9 

5.1

159.8

5.15

317

Jan.

5.1

5.6

5.8

5.4

5.9

4.1

5.4

4.4

4.9

4.8

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.9

5.1

5.3

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.9

4.8

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8 

4.9

150.8

4.86

299

Feb.

4.9

5.1

4.4

4.1

4.2

4.8

5.6

5.4

5.3

4.6

5.3

5.8

5.3

5.3

6.6

9.0

60

40

15

7.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

8.9

7.0

5.0

TTTj

_

------

257.6

9.20

511

Mar.

5.0

10

20

18

8.0

6.0

6.0

11

9.0

7.5

7.3

6.9

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.1

5.1

4.5

4.5

6.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

5.0

5.0

6.0

6.6

5.3

4.9

219.3

7.07

435

Apr.

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.1

4.9

5.1

5.1

5.3

5.3

5.4

5.6

7.7

8.8

679

3.9

3.0

3.2

3.3

3.2

3.3

2.8

3.2

2.6

sTo

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

127.4

4.25

253

May

2.6

2.6

4.3

3.0

2.4

2.6

2.6

4.6

4.9

1.5

.9

2.2

2.1

2.3

3.2

4.1

4.1

8.2

7.7

6.9

5.6

3.9

3.6

4.1

4.2

8.2

~4T 144

13

8.6

7.1

316.1

10.2

627

June

6.2

5.6

5.3

5.4

6.9

6.4

5.3

4.8

4.8

5.8

6.4

6.2

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.8

272

174

26

11

5.8

7.4

29

14

7.3

6.0

5.6

5.4

5.3

4^4

664.9

22.2

1,320

July

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.3

12

5.8

3.6

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.7

2.0

2.1

2.6

3.2

3.9

2.7

1.3

1.6

1.0

1.2

1.2

0

3.0

2.2

2.Z

2.4

2.7

0

1.2 

1.0

101.6

3.28

202

Aug.

0.7

.1

.1

0

.2

.3

.2'.2

1.1

3.6

7.1

25

If

6.2

4.8

3.6

2.8

2.3

1.8

2.0

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.7

1.3

1.3

.9

.9 

.7

95.4

3.08

189

Sept.

1.6

.8

l7T

1.2

2.0

2.2

1.2

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.8

2.1

2.2

.9

1.5

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.6

1.7

2.1

1.8

2.3

2.6

8.9

~4.6 11

3.6

2.7

2.3

71.7

2.39

142

Calendar year 1954: Max 983 Mln 0.4 Mean 11.5 Ac-ft 8,310

Water year 1954-55: Max 272 Mln 0 Mean 6.58 Ac-ft 4,760

Peak discharge (base. 750 ofs).--No peak above base.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 16 to Mar. 10, Mar. 20-28
318 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Republican River near Orleans, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°07'50", long 99°29'50", in NE£fffi£ sec. 19, T. 2 N. , R. 19 ¥. , on right 

45 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 89, 100 ft downstream from Chicago, 

Burlington & Quinc Railroad bridge, 2 miles west of Orleans, 2-f miles upstream from

Sappa Creek, and 2 miles upstream from Harlan County Dam.

Drainage area. --15 .400 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area does not contribute 

directly to surface runoff .

Records available. --October 1947 to September 1955.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,972.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 2, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 5,160 cfs June 18 (gage height, 9.76 ft); no 

flow for many days .

1947-55: Maximum discharge, 40,600 cfs June 22, 1948 (gage heigl-t, 11.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 29,000 cfs; no flow at times during 1952-55.

Maximum flood known occurred June 1, 1935. Flood of June 23, 19^7, reached a stage 

of 14.00 ft, from floodmark (discharge not determined).

Remarks. Records fair except those below 10 cfs and those for periods of ice effect, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow 

affected by irrigation development above station, and since 1949, by storage in Bonny 

(see p. 285), and Enders (see p. 295) Reservoirs and Harry Strunk Lake (see p. 313), 

and since 1953, by storage in Swanson Lake (see p. 291).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Bean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

TT

14

31

32

32

31

28

29

30

31

35

41

43

43

45

45

50

59

53

57

55

56

847

27.3

1,680

Nov.

56

50SB65

67

74

71

70

67

68

68

71

71

67

62

71

72

74

75

75

77

77

82

80

83

86

88

89

88

94

2,203

73.4

4,370

Dec.

80

95

85

100

122

116

110

100

100

90

98

90

48

59

72

65

71

90

114

130

160

TEE

147

141

135

135

127

83

45

35

35

3,033

97.8

6,020

Jan.

40So90

130

150

120

100

80

75

71

69

64

66

76

77

75

73

64

65

67

66

63

63

65

65

66

67

68

69

71

74

2,349

75,8

4,660

Feb.

79

S3

88

90

90

99

100

98

103

105

104

107

107

107

107

111

122

"200 225

150

100

120

135

135

135

141

160

170

3,371

120

6,690

Mar.

180

200

225

275

325

390

450

472 3S9"

316

291

275

260

251

245

243

243

266

281

278

'225 172

307

347

225

200

210

237

313

263

220

8,555

276

16,970

Apr.

220

213

210

200

197

197

190

187

183

185

187

202

220

225,

'2137

207

192

192

178

158

147

139

133

122

120

118

102

89

34

76

5,078

169

10,070

May

67

61

61

51

38

25

15

15

14

11

13

10

7.0

4.7

4.4

2.9

T^

21

47

48

43

62

47

53

48

70

175

~Z85 358

223

248

2,132.2

68.8

4,230

June

175

180

173

149

158

120

94

75

61

59

60

55

46

41

Tl

46

67

2,570

5.040

1,730

988

680

650

716

680

660

576

530

458

358

15,237

508

30,220

July

245

T4T

98

72

60

65

59

35

19

10

6.0

3.2

9.0

138

100

82

43

28

10

8.5

11

11

4.9

17

8.5

4.4

.1

0

H

0

0

1,294.6

41.8

2,570

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.0

19

17

31

25

10

3.9

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

108.7

3.51

216

Sept.

0

H

0

0

0

0

0

o

.5

.2

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

8.9

35 %S

16

86.9

2.90

172

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,160 Min 0 Bean 112 Ac-ft 81,370

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,040 Min 0 Mean 121 Ac-ft 87,870

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--June 18 (l p.m.) 5,160 cfs (9.76 ft).

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 2, Dec. 1-4, 8-22, Dec. 28 to Mar. 8, 

Mar. Zl, 22, 25-27.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 319

Sappa Creek near Oberlin, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°50', long 100°30', in NE£ sec. 6, T. 3 S, , R. 28 W., on right baak 

ibO ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 36, 1 mile upstream from dam in SappaOberlin State Park, ij miles east of Oberlin, 7 miles downstream from confluence of 

North and South Porks, and at mile 100.7.

Drainage area. 1,050 sq mi, approximately, of which an unknown portion is noncontributTngT

Records available. March 1929 to June 1932, June 1944 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,522.50 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 30, 1932, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream 

at datum 0.48 ft higher and June 16, 1944, to Jan. 16, 1945, wire-weight gag? at site 

150 ft downstream at datum 1.72 ft lower.

Average discharge. 13 years (1929-31, 1944-55), 22.5 cfs (16,290 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 1,180 cfs July 5 (gage height, 10.33 ft); no flow 

at times .

1929-32, 1944-55: Maximum discharge, 10,600 cfs July 16, 1944 (gage height, 

15.28 ft, present datum), from rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; no flow at times.

Remarks . Records poor. A few small diversions above station for irrigation. 

Revisions ( water years ) . WSP 1340: 1929(M), 1931, 1944(M), 1947(M), 1949, 1951(M),

Plating table, water year 1954-55, except period of backwater (gage 

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

3.7 

4.0

0

.6 

3.3

11

31

5.5 

6.0 

8.5

70

152

234

286

658

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*00"

0

0

o

0

o

.1

0

0

2.4

TS.1

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

4.1

0.13

8.1

Nov.

(*)

0

o

0

Dec.

00"

0

.1

TT

.1

.1 *.i

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

o

0

0.5

0.02

1.0

Calendar year 1954: Max 592

Jan.

(*)

0

0

o

Feb.

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

o

0

0

*o

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

_a

0.1

0.004

0.2

Mar.

0.1

00"

0

0

0

0

.1 *.i

JL

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

3.2

0.10

6.3

Apr.

0.1

.2

.6

.2

.1

0

.1

.2

.2

.4

.4

1.2

T

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

*.l

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

o

0

5.2

0.17

10

May

0.1

0

.

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.4 *TT

0

0

0

0,

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

1.6

0.05

3.2

June

00"

*0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

.2

1.2

TT.1

.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

.1

O

.1.1

.2

4.0

0.13

7.9

July

*0.1 ~7l

.2

1.0

*623

640

*TS5

*16

*8.8

5.1

3.0

1.5

.5

1.8

42

1.0

.2

.1

.1

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1,466.0

47.3

2,910

Auj.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

33~S.O

.8

2.1

.8

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

O

0

0

O 

0

42.5

1.37

84

Sept.

*00"

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

*o

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

*2.0

.4

0

o

o

0

2.4

O.O8

4.8

Min 0 Mean 7. OS Ac -ft 5,12O

Water year 1954-55: Max 640 Min o Mean 4.19 Ao-ft 3,O4O

Peak discharge (base. 2OO cfs). July 5 (5:3O p.m.) 1,18O cfs (1O.33 ft); Aug. 6 (6 p.m.) 27O cfs (6.35 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Backwater from Oberlin State Lake July 5 to Aug. 24; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, gage heights, weather records, and engineer's notes.
320 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Sappa Creek near Beaver City, Nebr

Location. Lat 40°02'15", long 99°53'45", in SW£SW£ sec. 14, T. 1 N., R. 23 ¥., on right 

bank 200 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 283, 7 miles southwest of Beaver 

City, and at mile 42.6.

Drainage area.--1,500 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1937 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,154.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T923. Prior to Sept. 11, 1945, chain gage at site 200 ft upstream at datum 2.56 ft 

higher.

Average discharge.--18 years, 47.9 cfs (34,680 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 318 cfs July 9 (gage height, 8.43 ft); no flow 

at times.

1937-55: Maximum discharge, 5,500 cfs July 17, 1944 (gage height, 18.70 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs; no flow at times 

in 1937-40, 1943, 1948, 1953-55.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 28 to Dec. 11, Apr. 18, 19, 

July 10-12, 16, 17, 20, 21)

2.55

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2

.2 

3.0 

7.4 

13

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*0.4

.1

0

O

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0.5

0.02

1.0

Nov.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

0~~ t

0

0

0

0

.1

*.i

.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1

.2

.3

*'.3

3.3

0.11

6.5

Jan.

0.3 ~73-

.3

.3

.3

3

.2

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

75

9.9

0.32

20

Feb.

0.5

*.4

.3

.3

.3

'.23

.4

.4

.3

.27S~

.5

5.0

zo

30

*3530-

10

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

_

------

167.9

6.00

333

Mar.

3.0

3.0

3.0

*3.0

3.0

3.0

3.5

4.5

*6.0

6.5

7.0

770

6.2

4.8

3.6

2.8

2.1

2.1

1.9

l.E

1.0

T7o

»1.2

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.9

2.1

1.9

93.1

3.00

185

Apr.

1.7

1.2

.7

.8

.9

.9

1.2

1.2

.8

.7

.6

1.1

1.4

.7

.5

.7

1.4

*4.8

5.4

7TS

1.6

1.4

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

*.l

0

n

34.4,

1.15

68

May

0

U

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

49

13

4.0

2.3

*1.4

.7

.9

.4

.1

0

0

0

71.8

2.32

142

June

0

TT

O

18

*2£

3.0

1.7

.6

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

17

*8.3

3.8

2.5

1.6

.8

.5

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

87.6

2.92

174

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*168

*143

41

13

7.6

*4,6

2.6

33

9.9

4.2

1.6

21

9.4

5.0

3.2

1.6

1.2

.3

0

0

0

0

0

470.2

15.2

933

Aug.

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.8

TT5

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.6

0.21

13

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

*4.7

TT?

*1.2

*.2

0

0

0

10.6

0.35

21

Calendar year 1954: Max 856 Mln 0 Mean 10.4 Ac-ft 7,540

Water year 1954-55: Max 168 Win 0 Mean 2.62 Ac-ft 1,900

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement orobservation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 8, 9, Dec. 12 to Mar. 12, Mar. 20-22, 24-28.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 321

Beaver Creek at Cedar Bluffs, Kans.

Location.--Lat 39°59', long 100°35', in NE£ sec. 10, T. IS., R. 29 W., on right bank 

100 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 83, a quarter of a mile north of Cedar 

Bluffs, and l£ miles south of Kansas-Nebraska State line.

Drainage area.--1,710 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1946 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,520.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 9 years, 23,8 cfs (17,230 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 78 cfs July 13 (gage height, 6.09 ft); no flow 

most of the year.

1946-55: Maximum discharge, 990 cfs July 14, 1951 (gage height, 17.89 f";) , from 

rating curve extended above 300 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1S55

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

C)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0~ 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

*0

0.1

0.004

0.2

Mar.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

(*)

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.7

0.06

3.4

July

*0

IS

0

0

*0

0

0

0

12

8.9

4.3

2.3

14 ~T.7

.1

0

0

0 

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

43.3

1.40

86

Aig.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

1.4

*5.2 

*TT4

1.8

.4

0

0

.2

*3.5

*.5

1.0

1.2

.2

0

16.8

0.56

33

Calendar year 1954: Max 243 Mln 0 Mean 1.94 Ac-ft 1,400

Water year 1954-55: Max 14 Mln 0 Mean 0.17 Ac-ft 123

Peak discharge (base. 500 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
322 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Beaver Creek near Beaver City, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°07'30" long 99°53'45", in WiSW^ sec. 23, T. 2 N., R. 23 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 283, 3-t miles west of Beaver City 

and at mile 24.7.

Drainage area. 2,060 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1937 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,164.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Aug. 13, 1947, chain or wire-weight gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 36.1 cfs (26,140 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29 cfs July 16; maximum gage height, 3.50 ft 

Fe~ET17 (ice jam); no flow for many days.

1937-55: Maximum discharge, 3,800 cfs July 19, 1944 (gage height, 13.8 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times during 1937-40, 1946, 1953-55.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1340: 1937-38(M), 1939, 1940-41(M), 1943(M)

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

2324'

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*0

ff

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

o

0

0

0

*o

.2 o 

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

.1

0

o

0

0.3

0.01

0.6

Nov.

00"

0

0

.1

o

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

_J5

o

0

.1

0

0

o

*0

o

0

0

0

.4

.1

0

o

1.2

0.04

2.4

Dec.

0

*ff

O

0

o

0

0

.1.1.1

.1.1

.3

.7

1.0

*.8

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

7.2

0.23

14

Jan.

~7l 0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

f 2

\z

.2

.2

*.2

.1

71

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

4.3

0.14

8.5

Feb.

0.4

*.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

TT

.1

.3

1.0

5.0

*7.0

5715

3.0

2.0

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

_

38.0

1.36

75

Mar.

1.0

1.6

1.6

*1.7

T75

1.1

1.2

1.1

*1.1

1.0

.5

.3

.2

75

.8

8-7

g.8

8.7

E.7

8.7

gl.l

gl. 3

*e.9

.7

.9

1.0

.8

.7

.7

1.0

1.5

29.1

0.94

58

Apr.

0.7

.8

.8

1.2

1.3

1.4

'.2

.2

.2

.3

.5

.4

.6

1.1

.7

.7

1.4

.6

.6

.4

.4

.2

.2

00"

*0

.1

.2

16.5

0.55

33

May

0.2

.2

.2

.3

.1

0o0

0

.4

.2

.2

.3

*.3

.4

.3

.5

1.4

iTo

1.4

.4

.2

.2

*.3

.4

.7

.8

.9

1.0

.8

. 8

13.9

0.45

28

June

0.7 ~7S

.2

.1

*.3

.1

0o0

.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1

.6

0

.4

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

.1

*0

0

4.3

0.14

8.5

July

0

r

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

3.0

17~T.7

*1.8

.4

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

28.9

0.93

57

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

o

0

Calendar year 1954: Max 261 Mln o Mean 3.97 Ac-ft 2,870

Water year 1954-55: Max 17 Mln 0 Mean 0.39 Ac-ft 285

Peak discharge (base, 40O cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

g Computed on basis of once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Feb. 26.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 323

Sappa Creek near Stamford, Nebr.

Location.- -La t 40°08'00", long 99°33'15", in NW^NWi sec. 23, T. 2 N., R. 20 W. , on left 

bank 40 ft south of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, 500 ft downstream from 

county highway bridge, 2 miles east of Stamford, and 5f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3,840 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1945 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,981.31 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^1929.

Average discharge . 9 years (1946-55), 107 cfs (77,460 acre-ft per year).

Extreme s . Maximum discharge during year, 220 cfs June 19 (gage height, 7.77 ft); no flow 

for most days.

1945-55: Maximum discharge, 7,430 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 20.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,800 cfs; no flow at times during 1946, 1953-5F.

Remarks . Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural 

flow affected by irrigation development above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

u

0

Feb.

Q

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.7

57

30

16

14

16

17

15

15

12

11

12

13

233.7

8.35

464

Mar.

12

TT

10

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.8

9.3

10

8.9

8.5

7.8

7.8

6.2

5.6

5.0

3.9

2.9

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.3

1 .8

2.0

2.2

1.9

2.1

171.3

5.53

340

Apr.

1.9

1.9

1.3

.9

.6

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

.4

.2

.1

.2

.1

0

0

u

0

.1

3.5

3.6

2.1

1.3

.9

.3

.1

0

0

20.2

0.67

40

May

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.4

26 -9.6

4.5

3.4

1.6

.5

.1

0

0

49.1

1.58

97

June

0

0

o

.6

30

12

37

4.4

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

31

To" 118

3.1

1.3

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

o

0

258.8

8.63

513

July

O

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

127

89

65

21

8.2

2.4

.6

16

14

1.9

.3

1.3

3.6

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

350.7

11.3

696

A'Jg.

0

0

0

Sept.

00"

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.2

0

0

£9

17

16

16

.7

0

87.9

2.93

174

Calendar year 1954: Max 877 Mln u Mean 17.4 Ac-ft 12,570

Water year 1954-55: Max 127 Mln 0 Mean 3.21 Ac-ft 2,320

Peak dlacharee (base, 1,000 cfs) . No 

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affect

eak abov 

d by Ice

base. 

Feb. 18 to Mar
324 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Prairie Dog Creek at Norton, Kans.

Location.--Lat 39°50', long 99°53', on line between sees. 2 and 3, T. 3 S., R. 23 W., on 

left bank 5 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 283, half a mile south of 

Norton, and at mile 66.0.

Drainage area. 721 sq mi.

Records available. April 1944 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,217.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 8, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 47.6 cfs (34,460 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 657 cfs June 17 (gage height, 10.11 ft); no flow

1944-55: Maximum discharge, 37,500 cfs May 28, 1953 (gage height, 25.6 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of main channel velocity-area study and 

computation of peak flow over road; no flow at times during 1954-55.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those below 1.0 cfs, 

which are poor. Some diversion above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 5-8, Aug. 11)

Oct. 1 to June 6

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

1.3 

2.8 

4.7 

7.1

4.2 

4.5

5.0

6.0 

7.0

3.5

3.6

June 7 to Sept. 30

O 

.1

118

213

4.0

2.4 

4.7

11

4.5

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

52

112

190

300

457

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*0

.1

.5

.1

.1

.4

.9

1.3

1.0

.7

1.4

1.0

.5

.6

.4

.2

.4

.5

*.6

.£

.4

.5

.4

0

.3

.5

.4

.4

. 3

0

.1

14.5

0.47

29

Nov.

0.2 

1.2

.8

*.9

1.1

1.6

.6

.7

.8

1.1

.6

.6

.9

1.0

.6

1.1

1.1

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.7

1.4

1.1

1.1

.9

1.2

1.4

1.9

29.1

0.97

58

Dec.

2.8

2.8

*2.4

2.0

1.8

i.e

4.O

T^

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

3.0

2.9

2.9

*3.2

2.6

2 . 3

5.5

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.O

2.7

2.e

2.4

E.O

1.6

1.8

*i- . 3

82.8

2.67

164

Jan.

2.6

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.2

*2.4

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

TTB- 1.5

1.6

1.6

1.8

*Z .2

3.5

3.0

z'.z

2.3

2.2

2.2

68.3

2.20

135

Feb.

2.2

2.2

2.2

E.5

2.0

1.7

3.5

2 .6

2.0

1.8

1.6

7^

*3.0

7.0

8.0 *e^o

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.0

_

93.3

3.33

185

Mar.

4.0

s!o

*12

11

10

9.5

7.0

*6.1

4.9

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.1

4.1

4. °

5.2

5.4

5.7

6.U

*6.4

5.7

5.4

5.7

5.9

5.7

6.1

5.9

5.7

187.9

6.06

373

Apr.

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.3

3.9

4.1

3.8

3.2

3.0

3.4

4.1

4.7

4.9

5.2

TTs

4.5

4.5

*3.9

3.8

4.1

4.5

3 . 9

3.9

4.1

3.9

4.1

3.4

2.6

2 2

2TF

118.8

3.96

236

May

2.5

2.5

2.8

1.4

1.6

*1.2

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.2

.6

.1

0

0

0

0

o

1.0

*2.5

1.4

.6

0

0

.1

.1

1.6

.5

1.2

.7

.2

0

27.2

0.88

54

June

0

0

0

14

*42

*178

*196

52

Z7

23

18

14

12

9.2

*144

*106

*236

288

193

*70

33

22

17

13

11

9.8

9.2

8.2

7.6

6.7

1,759.7

58.7

3,490

July

*5.6

4.7

4.0

3.6

3.3

*125

318

76

32

20

13

8.2

5.0

5.3

5.9

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.3

.8

.8

.6

.8

S.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

641.2

20.7

1,270

Aug.

00~

u

0

0

0

0

0

14

*52

*55

14

4.2

1.3

*.5

.5

g.3

*gO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Q

0

0

0

0

141.8

4.57

281

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

U

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*1.0

*120

*41

e.4

.8 g.l

go

169.3

5.64

336

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,090 Min 0 Mean 21.0 Ac-ft 15,220

Water year 1954-55: Max 318 Min 0 Mean 9.13 Ac-ft 6,610
KANSAS RIvER BASIN 325

Prairie Dog Creek near Woodruff, Kans.

Location. Lat 40°00'50", long 99°21'55", in NW^NWi sec. 33, T. IN., R. 18 W. , on down-

 stream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 383, 0.8 mile north of Kansas-Nebraska State 

line, 4^ miles northeast of Woodruff, Kans., 5| miles south of Alma, Nebr., ard 

15 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. -1. 050 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1929 to June 1932, May 1945 to September 1955.

Gage . Wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 1,944.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 ]T929. Mar. 19, 1929, to June 30, 1932, chain gage at site 18 miles (revised) upstream 

at different datum. May 11, 1945, to May 7, 1951, water-stage recorder at site 300 ft 

north of present gage at datum 1.83 ft lower. May 8, 1951, to Feb. 19, 1952, wireweight gage at site 2| miles downstream at datum 11.65 ft lower. Feb. 20, 1952, to 

Sept. 30, 1954, water-stage recorder at site 150 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. --12 years (1929-31, 1945-55), 69.7 cfs (50,460 acre-ft per ye?r) ; 

median of yearly mean discharges, 48.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 948 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 12.02 ft, from 

f lookmark) ; no flow for many days.

1929-32, 1945-55: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs June 23, 1947 (gage height, 

21.04 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs on 

basis of contracted-opening determination of 11,300 cfs; no flow Oct. 29, 1945, and 

on several days in 1948, 1950, 1954, and 1955.

Revisions. --Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1929 and 1931 have 

been revised to 6,680 cfs July 25 1929 (gage height, 25.02 ft, site and datum then in 

use) and 2,560 cfs Oct. 12, 1930 (gage height, 20.10 ft, from graph based on gage readings, at site and datum then in use) , superseding those published in WSP 686 and 716, 

respectively.

Remarks . Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural 

flow affected by irrigation development above station.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods

 in the water years 1929 and 1931, superseding those published in WSP 686 and 716, are 

given herewith:

Month

Water year 1930-31 ......

Maximum

1,660

Minimum

4

Mean

47.2

Runoff In

acre-feet

34,180

Discharge, in oubio feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

E2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total 

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0 

0

0

NOV.

0

CF

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

u

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.0

2.2

2.0

.8

2.0

1.6

2.6

1.6

2.0

t .6

0.78

4b

Dec.

6.1

3.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

1 S

T76

1.6

2.0

1.8

1.8

al.8

1.8

2.2

2.6

2.6

a2.6

2.7

2.7

a2.8

2.8

a2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

a2.5

a2.5

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

E.45

15u

Jan.

2.4

2.7

2.2

2.8

a2.7

2.6

2.6

2.t

2.6

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.1

1.7

1.9

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.8

a2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.7

4.1

a3.t~

3.1

3.O

^.8

2.60

160

Feb.

3.1

TTT

4.1

a4.4

4.6

4.1

5.9

5.2

a5.4

5.6

4.7

4.4

3.2

4.7

3.8

15

100

~8T 129

a50

38

a26

16

10

9.3

8.9

8.9

8.5

_

"'iVi'E

1,120

Mar.

8.3

8.3

8.9

8.9

9.9

alO

10

14

13

13

20

T2

a 11

9.7

8.3

5.9

6.8

5.0

4.7

aTTB"

5.0

6.6

5.0

5.4

5.4

s.e

a6.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

5.0

3.29

510

Apr.

a5.9

6.8

a4.2

1.5

1.4

4.1

a2.4

.7

1.3

2.5

1.7

1.8

1.6

2 2

2.8

1.6

al.5

1.4

.8

.5

.9

.5

.2

a. 4

.4

.4

. 5

. 2

a. 2

.2

1.C7

100

May

aO.2

.2

.1

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

u

0

o

o

LI

0

.1

> 0

.3

-

a. 2

.2

a. 2

.2

0

.3

.3

a. 2

_._4 

 

7.J

June

0.6

.3

155

128

368

156

57

67

260

89

40

a28

21

al7

15

9.5

152

385

415

379

234

117

50

z&

24

a!9

15

12

12

11

10'J

6,490

July

7.9

7.0

a6.5

6.1

4.4

3.0

a2.4

1.8

305

103

44

a28

13

8.3

2.6

.6

a. 3

.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

IJ

544.0 

17.5

1,080

Aug.

0

0

Q

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.4

.3

a. 5

~T.9 15

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ll

18.4

0.59

36

Sept.

00~

U

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

217

117

148

44

i!5

525

598

604

132

28

12

C,240 

74.7

4,440

Calendar year 1954: Max 861 Min u Mean 51.6 Ac-ft 22, SCO

Water year 1954-55: Max 604 Min u Mean 13.5 Ac-ft 14,140

3timat-d on taais of weather records and trend

449355 O - 58 - 22
326 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Harlan County Reservoir, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°04'10", long 99°12'30", in sec. 11, T. IN., R. 17 W., at left end of 

spillway on upstream side of Harlan County Dam on Republican River, £ miles southeast 

of Republican City (new site) and 8 miles southeast of Alma.

Records available. November 1952 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Gage is referred to mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 222,100 acre-ft July 1 (elevation, 1,935.05 ft); 

minimum, 154,800 acre-ft Nov. 3-5 (elevation, 1,927.84 ft).

1952-55: Maximum contents, that of July 1, 1955; storage began Nov. 14, 1952.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam with gravity type concrete spillway section, capacity, 348,800 acre-ft between elevations 1,885.0 ft (sill of outlet gates) 

and 1,946.0 ft (top of storage pool). Top of flood-control pool at elevation 

1,973.5 ft (capacity, 850,000 acre-ft). Top of superstorage flood-control pool at 

elevation 1,975.5 ft (capacity, 896,800 acre-ft). Dead storage, 1,300 acre-ft. 

Figures given herein represent total contents. Water used for irrigation in the 

Bostwick irrigation project.

Cooperation. Record of elevations and capacity table furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table

1.927

1.928

1.929

1.930

1.931

(elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet) 

(Furnished by Corps of Engineers)

147,800

156,100

164,700

173,600

182,700

,932

1.933

1.934

1.935

1.936

192,100

201,700

211,500

221,600

231,900

Contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7

a

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

ill

Oct.

156,500 

156,400 

156,300 

155,800 

155,900

155,500 

155,600 

155,900 

155,800 

156,100

155,900 

156,200 

155,900 

155,900 

155,800

155,500 

155,300 

155,300 

154,900 

155,300

155,200 

155,200 

155,000 

155,000 

155,000

155,500 

155,200 

155,300 

155,400 

155,400 

155,200

1,927. 89 

-1,300

Nov.

155,300 

154, 900 

154,800 

154,800 

154,800

155,100 

155,100 

154,900 

155,100 

155,300

155,400 

155,400 

155,500 

155,600 

155,700

155,800 

155,900 

155, 900 

155,900 

155,900

156,100 

156,000 

156,200 

156,100 

155,900

156,100 

156,200 

156,200 

156,200 

156,000

1,927.99 

+800

Dec.

156,400 

156,400 

156,500 

157,000 

157,000

157,100 

157,200 

157,400 

157,400 

157,500

157,500 

157,500 

157,600 

157,700 

157,700

158,000 

158,000 

158,000 

158,200 

158,400

158,800 

158,900 

159,000 

159,200 

159,600

159,700 

159,800 

159,900 

159,900 

160,000 

160,300

1,928.49 

+4,300

Jan.

160,300 

160,300 

160,200 

160,400 

161,000

161,200 

161,200 

161,300 

161,400 

161,400

161,500 

161,600 

161,700 

161,800 

161,800

161,900 

162,100 

162 ,500 

162,700 

163,800

163,700 

162,800 

163,000 

163,100 

163,200

163,300 

163,300 

163,400 

163,500 

163,700 

163,900

1,928.90 

+3 , 600

Feb.

164,100 

164,300 

164,900 

165,300 

165,200

165,400 

165,700 

165,900 

166,000 

166,100

166,100 

166,400 

166,700 

166,800 

167,000

167,400 

168,000 

169,300 

170,000 

170,400

171,100 

171,600 

173,000 

172,300 

172,400

172,700 

173,000 

173,500

_

1,929.99 

+9,600

Mar.

173,700 

174,200 

174,700 

175,300 

176,100

177,200 

177,900 

178,800 

180,000 

180,500

181,200 

181,400 

182,100 

182,500 

182,800

183,200 

183,700 

184,000 

184,200 

185,100

185,500 

185,700 

186,100 

186,500 

187,200

187,100 

187,700 

187,900 

188,600 

189,000 

189,100

1,931.68 

+15,600

Apr.

189,800 

189,500 

190,600 

191,200 

191,100

191,400 

191,400 

191,600 

191,700 

193,100

193,600 

192,900 

193,500 

193,900 

193,500

193,900 

194,700 

195,300 

195,400 

195,300

195,400 

195,500 

195,500 

195,500 

195,600

195,600 

195,800 

195,400 

195,000 

195,100

1,932.31 

+6 , 000

May

195,400 

195,300 

195,000 

194,700 

194,000

193,200 

192,600 

193,300 

191,600 

191,400

190,900 

190,000 

188,800 

188,800 

187,900

188,300 

188,300 

188,800 

188,600 

187,900

187,400 

187,300 

186,800 

185,900 

185,800

187,000 

186,900 

186,500 

186,500 

186,400 

186,600

1,931.41 

-8,500

June

186,600 

188 , 200 

189,100 

191,600 

193,200

193,400 

193,500 

193,900 

194,300 

194,800

194,600 

194,600 

194,500 

194,500 

195,000

195,200 

197,600 

201,700 

308,100 

212,100

314,000 

215,000 

216,100 

217,100 

317,800

318,800 

219,700 

320,400 

221,100 

321,200

1,934.96 

+34,600

Jvly

22?, 100 

221,800 

221,700 

321,400 

22C,900

231,100 

220,700 

220,100 

220,000 

219,700

219,000 

318,400 

218,900 

218,500 

318,000

217,800 

216,900 

216,300 

215,400 

314,600

213,800 

213,000 

213,200 

211,000 

309,400

203,600 

307,300 

203,000 

201,800 

201,300 

202,300

1,933.05 

-19,000

Aug.

200,300 

198,900 

197,500 

196,400 

195,000

193,700 

192,700 

191,200 

190,400 

189,400

188,400 

187,100 

186,000 

185,200 

184,200

183,200 

182,100 

181,300 

180,000 

179,300

178,300 

177,300 

176,300 

175,400 

174,200

173,100 

172,200 

171,100 

170,000 

169,300 

168,000

1,929.37 

-34,200

Sept.

166,800 

165,800 

165,000 

164,100 

163,400

163,600 

161,700 

161,300 

160,100 

159,400

158,700 

158,100 

157,400 

157,100 

156,300

155,900 

155,400 

155,900 

155,500 

156,700

157,100 

157,200 

157,000 

157,500 

160,400

161,900 

163,100 

163,400 

163,500 

163,000

1,928.80 

-5,000

Calendar year 1954: (*) +38,000 

Water year 1954-55: (*) +6,500

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month, 

t Change in contents in acre-feet.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 327

Republican River below Harlan County Dam, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°04'45", long 99°10'05", in SWi sec. 6, T. IN., R. 16 W., on left bank 

1.4 miles west of Naponee, 1.4 miles upstream from Turkey Creek, and 2.8 miles downstream from Harlan County Dam.

Drainage area. 20,760 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area does not contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available. December 1952 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,863.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 932 cfs June 4 (gage height, 3.99 ft); minimum 

daily, 6.0 cfs Jan. 7.

1952-55: Maximum discharge, that of June 4, 1955; maximum gage height, 5.15 ft 

Jan. 15, 1953 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 3.6 cfs Dec. 22, 1953.

Maximum flood known occurred June 1, 1935 (discharge, about 260,000 cfs, from slopearea determination near Bloomington).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and those below 10 cfs, 

which are poor. Plow regulated by Harlan County Reservoir (see preceding page).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 195E

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

55

55

55

*55

46

22

14

11

11

11

*12

11

11

10

9.5

1 9 ' 5

> a9.0

*i

> aS.5

J

a7.1

a7.1

*7.8

}-

517.5

16.7

1,030

Nov.

> a7.5

*7.8

8.3

7.3

6.8

^78

7.3

7.3

6.8

8.9

9.5

8.9

8.9

8.3

8.3

7.3

*7.8

8.3

10

8.9

9.5

11

9.5

10

246.0

8.20

488

Dec.

10

10

9.5

11

11

10

*10

9.5

10

9.5

9.5

10

10

10

10

1011

11

12

10

*10

9.5

S.9

9.5

9.5

8.9

8.9

8.0

7.5

sTo

8 .0

300 . 7

9.70

596

Jan.

9.0

9.0

8.3

*8.3

7.8

7.0

6.0

T^

7.0

7.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

*9.5

10

10

10

10

11

IT

11

11

1011

11 *11

281.4

9.08

558

Feb.

12

13

14

12

10

2^

10

11

11

10

1011

13

15

20

22

*23

15

12

10

11

11

11

10

11

12

12

12

_

353.0

12.6

700

Mar.

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

13

*13

13

13

13

13

12

10

T5

14

14

12

11

12

14

*14

14

14

399

12.9

791

Apr.

14

14

14

14

il

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

23

*41

44

46

46

509

17.0

1,010

May

46

51

92

156

189

186

186

186

186

*186

186

. 186

176

164

164

164

170

162

65

180

180

176

176

*173

158

133

81

76

72

74

4,458

144

8,840

June

9S

150

81

200

112

18

*16

15

14

16

14

13

Is

13

17

14

66

29

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

16

16

1,110

37.0

2,200

July

15

T5

40

76

74

*72

72

72

106

150

185

237

242

221

206

206

210

*219

305

266

256

342

400

400

4OO

400

408

466

496

496

488

7,541

243

14,960

Aug.

480

*180

496

557

B40

513

488

*164

456

439

415

415

415

415

*393

349

357

357

357

386

415

415

*386

330

323

317

317

317

317

*311

3TT

12,531

404

24,850

Sept.

311

299

275

280

286

*270

237

225

214

202

206

192

*176

173

170

152

124

126

*111

109

60

14

13

15

52

24

*14

13

13

12

4,368

146

8,660

Calendar year 1954: Max 357 Min 4.0 Mean 60.0 Ac-ft 43,430

Water year 1954-55; Max 557 Min 6.0 Mean 69.4 Ac-ft 64,680

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records 

and trend of flow.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2, 12, 13, 15, Dec. 28 to Jan. 2, Jan. 6 to 

Feb. 28, Mar. 5, 6, 20-22, 25-28.
328 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Republican River near Bloomington, Nebr.

downstream from Harlan County Dam.

Drainage area. 20,800 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area does not contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available. April 1929 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,824.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 13, 1935, chain gage at site 

600 ft upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher, and Apr. 13, 1935, to Nov. 19, 1939, at 

present datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,080 cfs June 4 (gage height, 6.76 ft); minimum 

daily, 20 cfs Feb. 2, 10.

1929-55: Maximum discharge, 260,000 cfs June 1, 1935 (gage height, 20.4 ft, from 

floodmarks, site then in use), by slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 

6.8 cfs Oct. 6, 7, 1936.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow 

affected by irrigation development above station; since 1949, by storage in Bonny 

Reservoir (see p. 285); since 1950, by storage in Enders Reservoir (see p. 295) and 

Harry Strunk Lake (see p. 313); since Nov. 14, 1952, by storage in Harlan County 

Reservoir (see p. 326); and since 1953, by storage in Swanson Lake (see p. 29l).

Revisions.--WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

66

66

62

66

70

50

44

37

£9

29

29

26

24

24

24

26

26

24

23

23

23

25

23

22

26

28

26

26

24

24

24

1,037

33.5

2,060

Nov.

24

26

27

26

26

24

24

23

22

72

22

22

22

23

23

24

26

26

27

27

26

26

24

24

24

26

24

24

28

24

736

24.5

1,460

Dec.

£7

30

29

27

29

26

28

28

27

29

32

26

24

25

28

30

28

29

32

27

28

29

27

27

27

27

26

25

26

26

27

859

27.7

1,700

Jan.

28

30

33

ZZ

28

22

25

26

26

26

30

30

30

27

27

27

24

25

26

24

24

24

25

26

25

26

26

24

27

26

26

825

26.6

1,640

Feb.

21

EO

2T

28

29

25

23

26

25

20

25

27

28

32

38

47

~W101

57

56

43

40

35

30

37

34

33

36

_

- -----

1,017

36.3

2,020

Mar.

40

45

50,

45

41

42

42

40

40

38

38

37

35

35

34

34

35

34

34

33

30

35

45

38

30

25

40

41

34

30

30

1,150

37.1

2,280

Apr.

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

33

33

40

38

33

33

32

30

29

29

28

28

28

30

30

30

34

53

51

57

57

1,032

34.4

2,050

May

53

52

77

124

168

174

181

190

190

190

187

181

181

162

159

165

177

223 10~8

159

187

184

184

184

171

197

144

113

106

100

100

4,771

154

9,460

June

121

261

1,850

1,040

1,870

167

70

52

44

44

38

35

33

32.

38

106

152

974

96

55

48

45

42

40

38

38

38

40

35

34

7,474

249

14,820

July

34

a34

a 50

84

88

86

81

77

79

147

156

244

263

256

227

227

227

230

267

314

227

270

358

372

372

363

358

372

441

447

447

7,198

232

14,28O

Aug.

441

436

436

462

479

479

468

462

457

462

405

391

391

391

391

349

340

336

336

332

354

363

363

352

318

310

310

310

510

302

294:

11,810

381

23,420

Sept.

298

298

278

274

282

270

241

227

220

206

206

200

168

165

156

150

119

116

141

311

924 ~90

64

67

397

691

98

64

55

5p_

6,826

228

13,540

Calendar year 1954: Max 462 Mln 9.0 Mean 75.0 Ac-ft 54,310

Water year 1954-55: Max 1.B7U Mln 20 Mean 123 Ac-ft 88,730

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and trend of flow. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13, 14, Dec. 28 to Jan. 2, Jan. 5 to Mar. 

Mar. 5, 6, 2O-22, 25-27.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 329

Center Creek at Franklin, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°06'15", long 98°58'50", in northwest corner NE-J- sec. 35, T. 2 N. , 

R. 15 W., an downstream guardrail of bridge on State Highway 3, 1 mile northwest 

of Franklin and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--103 sq mi.

Records available. April 1948 to September 1955.

i}age. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,859.18 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark). Prior to Dec. 19, 1952, staff 

gage at site 1.5 miles downstream at datum 31.11 ft lower.

Ayerage dlscharge.--7 years, 6.80 cfs (4,920 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined; minimum daily, 2.6 cfs Aug. 2V.

1^48-55: Maximum discharge, 3,150 cfs Sept. 20, 1950 (gage height, 6.8 ft, from 

floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 420 cfs on 

basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times during 1948-50.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Two small 

diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.9

6.1

6.3

5.9

5.6

5.9

7.3

6.6

6.3

6.6

6.6

6.6

5.9

6.1

6.3

6.8

7.6

773

7.6

5.4

5.6

5.4

5.2 eTe'

6.6

6.8

6.6

193.5

6.24

384

Nov.

6.8

b6. 5

9.6

870

7.6

7.8

6.1

6.6

6.6

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.8

6.6

7.3

7.0

6.6

5.9

6.3

6.8

6.6

7.0

6.3

6.6

7.3

7.0

7.8

7.0

7.0

6.8

208.5

6.95

414

Dec.

b6.0

b6.5

6.3

6.8

8.0

7.O

7.3

7.3

7.6

7.6

7.3

b6.0

b7.5

7.0

b6.5

7.3

b7.0

b7.5

8.6

870

8.3

7.8

6.6

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.6

b6.0

b6. 5

b7.0

b7.O

223.3

7.20

443

Jan.

5.9

776

5.9

7.0

7.6

8.3

b7.O

b6. 5

b6.0

b6.0

b7.0

b6. 5

b7.0

b8.0

b9.O

b8.0

b7.0

b6. 5

be. 8

b7.0

b6.5

b6. 5

b6.5

b6.5

b6. 5

b6. 5

b7.0

b8.0

8.0

b7.0

b6.9

216.5

6.98

429

Feb.

8.6

8.3

8.3

b7.5

b7.5

b7.5

b7.0

b976"

9.3

b8.0

b7.5

b7.0

b7.5

b8.0

b8.5

9.3

8.8

9.0

b7.O

b7.5

b7.~5

bS.O

b8.5

9.0

bll

10

~9.3 14

_

238.4

8.51

473

Mar.

9.0

7.3

8.6

8.8

b8.5

b8.5

8.8

8.6

9.3

8.6

8.6

8.3

7.0

8.3

7.3

7.3

8.3

8.3

7.8

8.0

b6.5

b776"

8.8

9.0

b7.5

b7.0

bS.O

8.8

8.8

9.6

¥70

255.2

8.23

506

Apr.

9.0

9.6

9.6

11

15

1011

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.8

8.8

8.6

8.8

8.6

8.8

8.8

7.8

9.0

9.3

8.6

8.0

8.6

7.8

7.6

7.8

7.8

7.6

6.5

267.4

8.91

530

May

6.3

6.6

67T

5.6

5.6

5.0

4.8

4.8

3.9

47S

4.8

4.5

4.8

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.2

5.6

6.1

5.9

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.4

5.4

165.1

5.33

327

June

5.9

a45

a!5

a6O

alO

a9.O

8.6

9.0

8.8

8.6

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.3

8.3

8.6

8.6

11

9.3

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.8

8.6

9.0

8.3

8.0

7.3

7.6

7.8

351.8

11.7

698

July

7.0 676"

6.3

5.9

6.1

5.4

5.2

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.5

5.0

5.9

4.1

4.5

4.8

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.8

5.2

5.0

5.6

161.6

5.21

321

Aug.

5.6

572

5.2

5.4

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.8

5.6

5.6

5.2

4.1

5.2

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.5

4.1

4.1

3.7

3.5

3.7

3.9

3.3

3.3

3.0

2.6

275

3.0

3.2

3.3

134.0

4.32

266

Sept.

3.2

TTS

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.7

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.5

30

16

14

5.4

5.9

7.3

8.8

8.3

8.8

9.0

9.0

185.7

6.19

368

Calendar year 1954: Max 19 Min 2.6 Mean 6.10 Ac-ft 4,420

Water year 1954-55: Max SO Min 2.6 Mean 7.13 Ac-ft 5,160

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, records for Cottonwood 

Creek near Bloomlngton and Thompson Creek at Riverton, and observer's notes, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
330 KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Thompson Creek at Riverton, Nebr.

Location. La t 40°05'25", long 98°45'45", in NW£ sec. 2, T. IN., R. 13 W., on left bank 

8 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 3, at west edge of Riverton, half a mile 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--295 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1948 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage- recorder. Datum of gage is 1,753.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at datum 2.16 ft 

higher. Oct. 1, 1948, to July 11, 1950, at present site at datum 1.32 ft higher than 

present datum.

Average discharge.--7 years, 31.2 cfs (22,590 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,160 cfs June 4 (gage height, 8.00 ft); minimum daily, 17 cfs Oct. 3.

1948-55: Maximum discharge, 12,200 cfs July 9, 1950 (gage height, 13.22 ft, 

present datum), by slope-area determination; minimum daily, 8.1 cfs Dec. 19, 1951.

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

record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural 

flow affected by irrigation development above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 3955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

20

18

17

20

20

21

21

21

20

21

23

20

18

19

21

23

20

20

23

24

24

21

24

26

26

24

22

22

24

28

28

679

21.9

1,350

Nov.

27

29

24

21

21

24

21

21

21

> a23

24

23

24

23

24

26

24

23

699

23.3

1,390

Dec.

24

21

25

25

24

23

23

26

24

21

21

20

b21

23

20

19

21

21

22

26

20

21

18

52

24

24

24

22

b22

22

25

694

22.4

1,380

Jan.

26

26

27

26

28

28

29

b26

26

b26

d26

b23

b21

21

19

18 dT8~

20

d20

d!9

d20

b20

d27

d25

d26

d26

d24

d25

d26

d28

25

745

24.0

1,480

Feb.

24

25

b22

b24

b24

b25

b28

28

29

b25

b24

b30

b35

38

36

44

66

60

b25

b25

b30

19

24

b24

b25

22

26

26

_ -----

833

29.8

1,650

Mar.

27

30

31

28

28

29

25

28

28

27

28

27

26

25

25

26

24

24

24

b23

b20

b20

b22

b25

b20

b20

b23

25

26

26

26

786

25.4

1,560

Apr.

26

25

30

29

29

33

32

28

28

28

30

36

30

26

a27

29

31

> a28

25

> a25

849

28.3

1,680

May

> 326

27

29

26

26

28

23

20

24

26

29

26

25

25

24

32

36

33

30

31

32

28

27

35

35

33

34

32

27

881

28.4

1,750

June

23

26

74

540

787

96

40

35

34

34

32

31

30

30

31

32

249

272

63

37

31

31

31

32

30

27

28

26

24

25

2,781

92.7

5,520

July

24

23

24

24

22

21

25

24

24

23

21

21

26

24

20

1820-

21

25

28

23

22

22

23

24

25

25

23

22

21

24

712

23.0

1,410

Aug.

25

24

23

24

24

23

21

20

22

26

26

28

25

26

24

23

24

23

22

20

21

21

23

26

23

20

19

19

19

20

22

706

22.8

1,400

Sept.

21

23

24

24

24

21

21

22

23

24

26

26

25

24

23

23

21

23

24

130

144

291 ~30~

37

225

160

40

31

28

26

1,584

52.8

3,140

Calendar year 1954: Max 215 Mln 16 Mean 23.7 Ac-ft 17,150

Water year 1954-55: Max 787 Mln 17 Mean 32.7 Ac-ft 23,71O

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efs). June 4 (12 p.m.) 3,160 cfs (8.00 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and trend of flow.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Computed from doubtful gage-height record.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 331

Courtland Canal at Nebraska-Kansas State line

Location. Lat 40°00 I 15", long 98°07'55", in SW^SE^ sec. 32, T. 1 N., R. 7 W., on left 

bank a quarter of a mile upstream from Nebraska-Kansas State line and 3% miles southwest of Superior, Nebr.

Records available.--October 1954 to September 1955. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete Parshall flume.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 132 cfs Aug. 10 (gage height, 1.65 ft); no flow 

Oct. 1 to May 11, Sept. 21, 24, 26-30.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements 

generally made twice a month during irrigation season. Canal diverts from Republican 

River at Courtland diversion dam in sec. 7, T. 1 N., R. 9 W. Water is used for irrigation in Nebraska and Kansas; figures published herein represent that portion which 

flows into Kansas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

O

O

0

Dec.

O

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

-

0

o

0

Mar.

0

O

O

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

o

0

4.8

13

14

15

16

13

14

14

20

23

19

22

22

25

SO" 30

26

24

27

28

399.8

12.9

793

June

35

33

27

30

27

15

12

10

9.2

30

35

33

33

32

30

25

37

37

6.6

1.5

15

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

8OO.3

26.7

1,590

July

28

27

2525"

25

26

27

27

27

29

27

28

31

32

30

29

30

30

29

41

43

65

66

72

73

70

77

88

86

82

82

1,377

44.4

2,730

Aug.

88

94

101

110

115

121

126

123

124

151

128

118

107

110

109

101

101

101

104

104

104

106

1O9

1O7

101

88

79

78

BO

82

89

3,239

104

6,420

Sept.

89

89

90

94

94

84

87

85

79

76

75

72

69

74

74

40

12

8.0

1.9

.3

0

S.3

1.9

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

1 , 303 . 6

43.5

2,590

Calendar year 1954: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1954-55: Max 131 Min O Mean 46.5 Ac-ft 14,120
332 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Republican River near Guide Rock, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°03'50", long 98°22'40", in SE^NE^ sec. 7, T. 1 N., R. 9 W., on left 

bank 300 ft upstream from Willow Creek, a quarter of a mile downstream from Courtland 

diversion dam, and 2 miles southwest of Guide Rock.

Drainage area.--22.060 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area does not contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available.--August 1950 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,629.13 ft above mean sea level, datum

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs June 5 (gage height 10 15 ft)- 

minimum daily, 6.5 cfs May 5.

1950-55: Maximum discharge, 14,300 cfs May 22, 1951 (gage height, 9.82 ft)- maximum gage height, that of June 5, 1955; minimum daily discharge, that of May 5, 1955

Maximum flood known occurred June 1 or 2, 1935 (discharge, about 250 000 cfs 

based on slope-area determinations near Bloomington and Hardy). '

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural 

Flow affected by irrigation development above station and by storage in Bonny Reservoir (see p. 285), Enders Reservoir (see p. 295), and Harry Strunk Lake (see p. 313); 

since Nov. 14, 1952, by storage in Harlan County Reservoir (see p. 326), and since 

1953 by storage in Swanson Lake (see p. 291).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

53

90

50

40

50

70

85

82

68

a69

70

68

56

58

63

a64

65

68

77

93

58

70

78

85

132

100

~80 144

72

90

80

2,328

75.1

4,620

Nov.

65

77

68

70

65

65

63

63

58

63

60

60

58

60

60

65

63

63

65

65

70

68

> a65

63

55

63

1,920

64.0

3,810

Dec.

55

a60

a60

a65

a75

88

70

65

60

50

50

45

45

55

60

85

77

77

85

90

93

82

85

75

75

75

68

50

40

45

55

2,060

66.5

4,090

Jan.

65

75

102

102

77

60

35

30

35

35

35

40

50

60

65

80

75

59

36

44

65

68

57

52

71

62

67

55

59

80

90

1,886

60.8

3,740

Feb.

90

60

73

80

90

80

69

64

71

68

68

69

71

75

84

102

250

855 50~0~

400

300

250

190

170

150

140

115

95

- -----

4,626

165

9,180

Mar.

150

220

244 23B"

175

140

150

148

138

126

116

107

104

99

96

90

90

85

85

75

60

80

126

119

50

70

80

122

116

93

80

3,670

118

7,280

Apr.

80

77

75

72

72

72

72

72

72

77

85

99

~99 113

85

75

72

70

72

58

58

47

28

28

33

46

52

45

21

25

1,955

65.2

3,880

May

27

25

24

15

6.5

20

38

32

60

99

107

116

104

99

88

70

51

125

212

171

54

96

107

113

110

165

179

197

126

68

52

2,756.5

88.9

5,470

June

40

33

106

1,410

6,030

2,730

716

473

3350

a300

a250

al50

alOO

a75

a50

a40

353

4,200

1,110

348

104

93

93

85

82

90

96

96

96

82

19,781

659

39,240

July

£70

a65

58

48

52

72

72

63

58

58

40

75

144

261

201

186

155

129

63

172

141

30

44

30

85

88

54

33

35

54

80

2,716

87.6

5,390

Aug.

77

96

75

5060"

102

107

96

113

155

179

141

129

129

129

113

104

58

50

54

85

85

102

102

107

85

70

65

70

80

70

2,938

94.8

5,830

Sept.

85

85

104

88

88

110

116

102

90

90

85

88

85

65

36

36

96

96

85

85

1,030

1,960

1,030

753

889

1,620

1,160

a400

168

110

10,835

361

21,490

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,610 Mln 8.3 Mean 88.5 Ae-ft 64,080

Water year 1954-55: Max 6,030 Mln 6.5 Mean 157 Ae-ft 114,000

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and trend of flow. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 29, Dee. 1, 7-15, Dec. 28 to Jan. 1, Jan. 6-16, 

an. 18 to Feb. 17, Feb. 19 to Mar. 2, Mar. 5-7, 21, 22, 25-27.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Republican River near Hardy, Nebr.

Location.-Lat 40=00' long 97=56' in sec. 6, T. 1 S., R. 5 W., on downstream side of 

rTghT pier of highway bridge, 1± miles southwest of Hardy and at mile 145.1.

Dradirfctlye to"s'urface -^ aPProxi«>ately, of which a large area does not contribute

Records available. June 1904 to September 1915 (no winter records) April 1931 to 

llP96 e toeL^h' ft?Sr ^Pl 1932 published as "at Bostwick." 'Records for June 1896 to November 1903 published as "near Superior" in 18th to 22d Annual Reports 

^1^1!!'/art 4 ' and ln WSP 75 ' 84 ' and 99. have been found unreSe £nd snou

not be used.

June 

uld

or IMVM Pr-mr. i-n MQ no IQQO °u fage is i- 501 - 46 ft above mean sea level, datum

at altttudP i Ran ff ff ' ? ' 4?n gageS ^ at site at Bostwick, 20 miles upstream, at altitude 1,580 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge.-24 years (1913-14, 1932-55), 793 cfs (574,100 acre-ft per yesr). 

11 discharge during year, 8,400 cfs June 6 (gage height, 10.40 ft);

) /i r*-\ v. 193. 1 ~55: Maximum discharge, about 225,000 cfs June 2, 1935 (gage height 

4.4 ft), based on records for stations upstream; no flow Aug. 9-19, 1934?

Remarks -Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Natural 

flow afiected by irrigation development above station and by storage in Bonny and 

Enders Reservoirs, Harry Strunk Lake, Harlan County Reservoir, and Swanson Lake

ReV! S^nS. (wat^ r Tf a]T s i-"WSP 806: Drainage area. WSP 1006: 1941. WSP 1340- iq05(M) 

iauY-y, iaia, 1914-15, 1931. Also see Records available. war i^u. iau;,w ,

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total 

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

88

84

95

78

*84

78

88

99

97

86

84

74

67

60

57

52

50

49

*47

50

65

57

58

50

57

74

*95

78

86

55

73

2,215 

71.5

4,390

Nov.

73

73

69

16

74

74

74

74

73

*74

74

73

71

69

69

71

73

71

71

71

73

76

*T6

73

71

71

73

73

73

73

2,179 

72.6

4,320

Dec.

74

71

73

84

95

93

89

91

88

88

89

89

65

84

97

101

109

113

10T

99

99

*97

95

91

88

88

86

60

80

*105

105

2,793 

90.1

5,540

Jan.

125

130

135

130

132

140

T40

120

90

*70

50

3535-

40

40

50

80

95

*105

90

70

70

70

60

55

60

60

60

60

60

7O

2,527 

81.5

5,010

Feb.

80

90

80

70

65

60

*60

60

60

60

70

80

90

95

100

110

140

350

750

KSo

350

220

200

190

*130

155

150

150

_

-

4,565 

163

9,050

Mar.

130

140

170

270

280

300

250

220

170

148

*138

128

122

120

112

108

103

98

98

94

128

135

120

125

60

80

90

120

143

143

120

4,463 

144

8,850

Apr.

*105

103

98

96

92

89

92

89

89

87

89

105

*103

115

103

92

85

83

83

76

74

74

74

65

69

53

47

57

59

63

2.509 

83.6

4,980

May

61

61

47

38

*32

18

13

39

55

61

83

94

98

92

87

89

72

69

92

168

*176 TUB83

101

105

120

138

173

162

130

76

2.738 

88.3

5,430

June

61

59

6^

198

*2,640

*5,580

2,020

747

*380

227

162

120

94

78

69

78

186

3,020

*3,350

1,290

*490

272

219

204

192

177

159

135

*123

120

22,313 

744

44,260

July

108

89

83

81

78

97

86

86

448

65

58

*65

71

89

198

201

180

159

129

81

102

141

94

69

*58

67

67

67

52

42

!§

3,249 

105

6,440

Aug.

47

51

60

56

56

56

102

144

*111

126

147

156

T41

129

135

129

123

100

74

60

58

63

*83

100

97

92

78

63

58

60

69

2,824 

§1.1

5,600

Sept.

76

81

89

105

114

100

102

100

86

78

86

*89

76

69

69

52

 59 45

129

123

174

2,300

5,160

1,000

*435

1,330

2,040

1,320

470

292

14,279 

476

28,320

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,630 Min 17 Mean 109 Ac-ft 79,250

Water year 1954-55: Max 5,380 Min 13 Mean 183 Ac-ft 132,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 28, 29, Jan. 7 to Mar. 9, Mar. 25-28.
334 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

White Rock Creek at Lovewell, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°52<30", long 97°59'20", on west line sec. 15, T. 2 S., R. 6 W. , on right 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge half a mile northwest of Lovewell and 

9.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--358 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1946 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,519.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. May 21, 1946, to Sept. 13, 1947, wire-weight gage and Sept. 14, 1947, to 

Apr. 23, 1951, water-stage recorder, at site 1 mile downstream at datum 1,513.95 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of iujilneers benchmark) . Apr. 24, 1951, to 

Nov. 8, 1952, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 70.2 cfs (50,820 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,330 cfs June 19 (gage height, 19.19 ft); no 

flow at times.

1946-55: Maximum discharge, 23,300 cfs July 10, 1950 (gage height, 22.8 ft, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 5,200 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting and current-meter measurements made about 7 miles upstream at bridge 

on State Highway 14; no flow at times In 1948, 1953-55.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1340: 1946-47, 1949-50(P)

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

~3T 557

12

*6.4

30

21

6.4

3.4

2.2

1.4

1.3

.6

.5

.3

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

9.2

*23

9.0

6.2

3.8

1.4

793.2

25.6

1,570

Nov.

0.8

.5

c.5

c.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.4

,6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

.8

.6

*.5

.3

^2

.4

.5

.4

.6

.4

16.7

0.56

33

Dec.

0.5

.5

.4

75

1.0

1.0

1.6

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

*1.6

2.0

T77

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

*1.2

1.2

39.0

1.26

77

Jan.

bl.2

bl.2

bl.3

1.5

1.9

bl.8

bl.7

bl.6

bl.5

bl.4

bl.3

bl.2

bl.l

bT72

bl.3

bl.4

bl.5

bl.4

*bl.2

bl.l

bl.2

bl.3

bl.2

bl.l

bl.2

bl.3

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

bl.5

42.2

1.36

84

Feb.

bl.6

bl.6

bl.5

bTTS

bl.6

bl.8

*b2.1

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

2.7

156

353

716

'SBTT

197

118

105

96

b40

*b!3

blO

b8.0

b6.d

2,232.4

79.7

4,430

Mar.

4.6

21 *IF

b6.0

b4.5

4.0

3.5

3.2

6.8

4.4

*3.6

2.8

3.6

2.7

2.9

2.0

1.0

.2

7Z

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.3

2.4

2.1

1.8

2.1

2.5

2.6

2 .4

116.1

3.75

230

Apr.

*2.0

275

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.4

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.5

.3

.3

0o0

0

0

36.0

1.20

71

May

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

o

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

16

21~4".2

3.0

44.2

1.43

88

June

2.8

1.7

1.5 139^

*1,760

*561

*126

55

*22

16

7.2

3.8

4.0

2.7

3.2

3.5

118

2,260

*3,350

 557

52

*27

15

2.6

12

12

11

8.6

*6.8

5.0

9,216.4

307

18,280

July

17

16

9.5

5.0

3.4

2.8

3.0

2.7

246

TT

*16

8.2

2.9

1.9

1.1

e.9

c.7

c.6

c.5

.4

c.3

c.2

C.I

*cQ- cO

0

0

1.3

2.7

2.0

1.0

370.2

11.9

734

Aug.

0.7

.3

0

0

0

o

o

0

*0

.3

.6

.8

77

.6

.2

0

0

O

0

o

0

o

*0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

.5

4.8

0.15

9.5

Sept.

0.2

0

V

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

.4

.6

.4

.1

.2

.1

.4

422 *T3¥

40

238

278

83

104

44

20

1,356.4

45.5

2,710

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,950 Win 0 Mean 29.3 Ac-ft 21,200

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,350 Min 0 Mean 39.1 Ac-ft 28,320

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Oct. 2 (5 a.m.) 1,040 cfs (11.63 ft); June 5 (10 a.m.) 

2,130 cfs (16.53 ft); June 19 (1 p.m.) 4,330 cfs (19.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

c Backwater from beaver dams or construction work; discharge interpolated.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 335

Republican River at Scandia, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°48', long 97°47', in NE£ sec. 17, T. 3 S., R. 4 W., near right bank of 

stream on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 36 at Scandia, 4 miles 

downstream from Dry Creek, 4 miles upstream from School Creek, and at mile 125.2.

Drainage area. --22 ,930 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area does not contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available.--August 1919 to July 1925, August 1928 to September 1944, October 1950 

to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,422.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 31, 1938, staff, chain, or wireweight gages at site 700 ft downstream at same datum. Mar. 31, 1938, to Apr. 29, 

1952, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--26 years (1919-24, 1928-44, 1950-55), 811 cfs (587,100 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,800 cfs June 6 (gage height, 8.60 ft); minimum, 

18 cfs May 8.

1919-25, 1928-44, 1950-55: Maximum discharge, 215,000 cfs June 2, 1935 (gage height, 

17.8 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; no flow Aug. 9-21, 1934.

Flood of June 20, 1915, reached a stage of 14.2 ft, from floodmark (dischgrge about 

60,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records poor prior to Apr. 13, fair thereafter. Natural flow affected by irrigation development above station and by storage in Bonny and Enders Reservoirs, Harry 

Strunk Lake, Harlan County Reservoir, and since 1953 by storage in Swanson Lake.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1006: 1941. WSP 1340: 1919, 1923(M) , 1928(M~) , 1929, 1934, 

19361M), 1942, 1943-44(M).

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 17-27, July 10-12, July 21

to Aug. 4, Sept. 10-15, 30)

June 5 to Sept. 30 Oct. 1 to June 4

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.6

52

82

134

Z60

3.5 

4.5 

6.0 

8.0

660 

1,400 

3, ZOO 

7,200

1.7 

1.9 

Z.I 

2.3

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.5

150

3ZO

610

1,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 195E

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Z4

25

26

Z7

28

29

30

31

Tota3

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

69

118

46Z *16"5"

1Z3

93

108

13Z

112

100

100

81

69

64

53

54

53

45

*43

3_9

39

55

50

49

49

105

54

85

85

75

74

2,823

91.1

5,600

Nov.

73

72

*72

66

98

87

164 ~9T

118

141

87

66

63 B5"

64

64

69

68

63

64

69

66

70

*70

68

68

68

75

66

66

Z.346

78.2

4,650

Dec.

63

66

70

74

91

87

85

85

85

85

80

70

50

5F

59

112

197

ITS

89

95

89

*89

100

93

95

100

100

98

118

*132

132

2,862

92.3

5,680

Jan.

141

157

154

168

185

168

150

140

110

80

60

60

60

60

70

70

60

45

*43

50

55

55

60

70

80

70

55

45

50

70

80

2,721

87.8

5,400

Feb.

90

95

100

90

80

80

75

*60To"

75

75

80

90

100

110

150

Z50

900

1,100

900

700

500

350

300

210

190

200

190

_

7,210

258

14,300

Mar.

Z10

2ZO

*Z40

Z40

285

Z38

182

221

174

164

*157

141

123

1Z3

110

10Z

77

91

93

83

91

123

118

105

12

70

80

100

132

138

141

4,43Z

143

8,790

Apr.

*1ZO

155

100

85

87

87

81

85

83

81

79

81

100

102

*105

98

91

87

79

77

75

75

74

72

64

68

56

54

5ff

55

2,464

8Z.1

4,890

May

58

53

54

42

*36

34

24

Zl

37

50

56

77

83

77

74

75

77

66

63

72

*141

154

87

74

85

115

110

144

160

TBff

120

2,479

80.0

4,920

June

74

63

7T

178

*4,720

*5,950

2,600

1,180

*575

376

296

2Z8

199

181

190

199

166

3,790

*5,780

*3,7ZO

*1,040-

456

316

25Z

196

178

169

155

*144

137

33,76Z

1,125

66,970

July

943

T4T

104

96

98

95

110

95

381

466

137

*169

113

101

104

169

17Z

142

121

104

83

82

98

70

56

*48

51

51

5Z

48

46

4,549

147

9,OZO

Aug.

46

50

52

58

59

65

70

98

*144

103

115

1Z4

126

113

106

130

101

108

90

77

72

71

*70

80

88

89

86

82

80

76

80

Z,709

87.4

5,370

Sept.

83

88

89

93

103

103

96

96

9Z

90

86

92

*88

80

8Z

80

70

177

1Z6

144

169

1,960

5,6ZO

l,8lO

*730

1,3ZO

1,760

1,660

889

39Z

16,263

54Z

3Z,260

Calendar year 1954 : Max 2,740 Min 30 Mean 156 Ac-ft 112,800

Water year 1954-55 : Max 5,930 Mln 21 Mean 232 Ac-ft 161,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 11-14, Jan. 7 to Mar. 4, Mar. Z5-28. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to Apr. 13, June 10-14, 16, 17, 

23-28, July 2-8, 10, 11.
336 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Republican River at Concordia, Kans.

Location (corrected). Lat 39°35'30", long 97°39'30", near center sec. 28, T. 5 S.,R.3¥., 

near center or stream on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 81, 1 mile north 

of Concordia, 3.4 miles downstream from Buffalo Creek, and at mile 102.4.

Drainage area. 23,540 sq mi, approximately, of which a large part does not contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available. April 1946 to September 1955. Gage-height records collected at nearby 

sites since 1930 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,333.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 8, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 1,058 cfs (766,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,550 cfs June 6 (gage height, 8.12 ft); minimum, 

20 cfs May 10.

1946-55: Maximum discharge, 75,000 cfs June 25, 1947 (gage heigVt, 14.90 ft); minimum, 8.0 cfs Sept. 2,3, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Natural 

flow affected by irrigation development above station and by storage in Bonny and 

Enders Reservoirs, Harry Strunk Lake, Harlan County Reservoir, and in Swanson Lake.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1340: 1946-47.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of lee effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 21-23)

Oct. 1 to June 6 June 7 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.3

1.8 

2.5 

3.1

30

135

330

580

4.0 1,160

5.0 2,100

6.0 3,400

7.0 5,200

0.5 

.6 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

172

255

420

4.0 1,220

5.0 2,100

6.0 3,400

8.0 7,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

44

50

60

258 *I72-

106

92

100

110

100

102

90

80

74

64

60

54

50

*44 

38

36

TO

46

46

46

108

110

78

84

86

90

2,518

81.2

4,990

Nov.

68

64

66

68

66

68

70

70

70

68

*64

64

62

64

64

62

64

64

60 

60

60

60

60

*62

58

60

62

62

62

62

1,914

63.8

3,800

Dec.

60

56

60

68

84

80

82

82

82

78

70

44 *57T

52

56

56

56

80

94 

W

84

84

88

86

82

84

76

74

90

86

82

2,296

74.1

4,550

Jan.

70

88

84

96

112

102

92

88

70

*46

38

46

b60

b70

bSO

b70

b60

b40

*b30

bTO

b50

b60

b60

b70

b70

b70

b60

b50

b60

b70

bSO

2,082

67.2

4,130

Feb.

blOO

bllO

b!20

bllO

b90

b60

b60

*b45 b^O"

b80

bSO

b90

blOO

bllO

b!20

b!40

162

172

372 

1,050

986

716

570

b30O

*b200

b!90

b!90

b!90

- --_..

6,573

235

13,040

Mar.

b210

b220

*246

270

5ST

243

243

240

2O8

185

*168

160

145

140

132

125

120

118

112 

120

108

102

118

120

bSO

blOO

130

150

145

135

138

4,992

161

9,900

Apr.

*138

TTO

108

104

102

100

92

92

90

92

92

96

115

100

*96

100

96

90

88 

84

82

80

82

86

82

78

74

72

66

J52_

2,759

92.0

5,470

May

60

58

58

56

48

*34

30

27

24

£1

36

42

54

66

72

74

70

68

66 

60

*56

100

122

110

90

122

122

128

125

130

135

2,264

73.0

4,490

June

132

118

110

122

1,940

*4,950

4,130

1,670

860

*540

380

304

265

230

216

212

209

1,210

*5,BOO 

5,280

2,220

880

545

368

289

240

212

*186

175

163

33,956

1,132

67,350

July

351

442

TTC

146

133

121

112

109

108

414

274

*162

144

110

104

112

145

140

139 

126

104

98

103

109

78

*56

43

48

43

43

36

4,328

140

8,580

Aug.

*28

24

22

2T

29

36

38

38

*72

9!

74

79

82

82

78

*73

85

68

72 

62

50

44

40

*36

40

44

42

43

43

*37

34

1,617

52.2

3,210

Sept.

34

TO

46

49

55

64

*64

61

61

60

61

*62

62

58

49

*42

40

40

73 

102

127

*160

2,030

2,500

1,060

735

1,050

1,380

1,100

536

11,801

393

23,410

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,2oO Mln 21 Mean 165 Ac-ft 119,700

Water year 1954-55: Max 5,800 Mln 21 Mean 211 Ac-ft 152,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 337

Republican River at Clay Center, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°21', long 97°08', In SW£ sec. 17, T. 8 S., R. 3 E., on downstream side 

of center pier of bridge on State Highway 15, 1 mile south of Clay Center, 4 miles 

downstream from Five Creeks, and at mile 42.1.

Drainage area.--24.570 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area does not contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records avallable. June 1917 to September 1955. Prior to February 1934, published as 

"at Wakefield."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,159.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. June 21, 1917, to Feb. 14, 1934, chain gage at Wakefield 154- miles downstream 

at 39.88 ft lower. Feb. 8, 1934, to June 2, 1935, water-stage recorder, June 3, 1935, 

to May 7, 1936, chain gage, May 8, 1936, to Jan. 18, 1949, water-stage recorder, and 

Jan. 19 to Sept. 22, 1949, wire-weight gage, all at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--38 years, 1,120 cfs (810,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,980 cfs June 21 (gage height, 13.60 ft); 

minimum, 14 cfs Jan. 18.

1917-55: Maximum discharge, 195,000 cfs June 3, 1935 (gage height, 25.74 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 50,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

studies; no flow for part of Aug. 10, 1934; minimum daily, 1 cfs Aug. 9-11, 1934.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow affected by irrigation development above station and by storage in Bonny and Enders Reservoirs, Harry Strunk Lake, 

Harlan County Reservoir, and Swanson Lake.

Revisions (water years).--WSP

1933-34.

Drainage area. WSP 1006; 1941. WSP 1340: 1929,

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

51

47

464-9-

51

169

13TJ

98

88

80

95

85

80

75

69

64

58

58

54

52

54

52

49

51

52

134

112

100

103

88

85

2,379

76.7

4,720

Nov.

82

85

W

71

71

71

71

67

69

69

69

67

67

67

64

67

64

62

60

62

62

62

60

58

57

58

62

62

60

60

1,987

66.2

3,940

Dec.

62

62

64

64

69

69

73

75

78

b57

b56 bSO"

56

69

69

69

73

73

73

73

82

85

85

90

92.

92

92

73

64

62

62

2,223

71.7

4,410

Jan.

71

73

82

90

112

118

124

ITS

106

100

69

58

b55

b50

71

75

75

4056"

67

75

b80

b80

b80

78

67

b65

b90

b80

b90

85

2,447

78.9

4,850

Feb.

78

67

67

112

loo

b90

b80

b60 bSO~

b70

b75

b80

b80

b80

b75

b75

197

330

395

270

342

724

821

439

315

b300

b300

310

_

-

5,992

214

11,880

Mar.

325

330

2>32~

305

284

288

280

276

284

288

272

248

228

216

200

180

180

172

164

168

b56 b50~

152

128

75

137

131

137

125

148

164

6,323

204

12,540

Apr.

160

152

144

137

119

107

105

102

96

96

96

96

125

365

TZ58

140

122

113

102

91

83

81

81

81

79

77

71

75

71

67

3,442

115

6,830

May

a63

a60

a56

52

a 50

a47

a45

a42

39

38

37

35

34

BT

34

38

44

48

47

50

41

37

39

39

63

184 ~9T

99

83

81

77

1,728

55.7

3,430

June

79

7?

86

152

1,260

1,120

4,090

4,210

2,400

1,400

876

605

450

370

315

276

288

276

320

4,260

4,970

5, HO

1,510

908

642

495

415

362

354

318

35,996

1,200

71,400

July

286

254

452 !UO~

270

223

184

164

146

128

119

344

310

202

167

132

110

104

139

206

181

132

107

144

226

116

88

75

64

56

48

5,577

180

11,060

Aug.

42

37

34

29

28

26

29

26

32

32

29

39

48

15

45

48

48

45

42

44

39

39

36

30

27

24

22

^

24

22

22

1,055

34.0

2,090

Sept.

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

22

28

24

23

20

20

19

19

18

?Z

45

72

60

60

331

786

2,420

1,930

1,160

1,230

1,360

1,520

11,354

378

22,520

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,740 Min 26 Mean 225 Ac-ft 163,000

Mater year 1954-55: Max 4,97O Min 18 Mean 221 Ac-ft 159,700

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of trend of flow and records for other 

Republican River stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
338 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Republican River at Milford, Kans.

Location. La t 39°09'53" (revised), long 96°54'56" (revised), in SW£ sec. 19, T. 10 S. ,

R. 5 E., near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 82, at

southwest city limits of Milford, and at mile 18.6. 

Drainage area. 24,900 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area does not contribute

directly to surface runoff. 

Records available. April 1895 to October 1905, October 1950 to September 1955. Published as "at Junction" or "at Junction City" 1895-1905. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,093.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Apr. 26, 1895, to Oct. 31, 1905, staff or chain gages 14.4 miles downstream at

Junction City at datum 38.92 ft lower. Nov. 14, 1950, to Dec. 18, 1951, wire-weight

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge . 15 years, 1341 cfs (970,800 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes.--Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1895-1905, 1955 are contained in the following table. Figures shown were not previously published, except

those for 1903, which are revised.

Water

year

1895

1896

1897

1898

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1955

Maximum

Date

June 8, 1895

July 18, 1896

Apr. 24, 1897

May 15, 1898

June 4, 1899

Mar. 9, 1900

Apr. 13, 1901

July 12, 1902

May 29, 1903

June 26, 1904

July 8, 1905

June 21, 1955

Discharge 

(cfs)

14,600

21,800

15,800

10,200

20,100

5,600

6,160

30,800

*115,000

28,400

50,400

6,800

Gage height 

(feet)t

9.7

11.2

10.0

8.5

10.9

7.0

7.2

12.8

*19.6

13.0

15.4

tt9.50

Minimum

Date

_

Dec. 31. 1895

(a)

Sept. 9, 1898

Sept. 18, 1899

Nov. 16, 1899

Nov. 8-10, 1900

Sept. 17, 1902

Jan.11-24, 1903

Sept. 26, 1904

Feb. 6-20, 1905

Sept. 9, 1955

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

102

152

76

84

57

86

250

300

278

300

19

Gage height 

(feet)t

_

-

2.3

-

2.55

2.4

-

2.65

-

-

-

3.49

* Revised

t Site and datum then in use.

t Prom floodmark.

tt Present site and datum.

a Sept. 9, 12-20, 1897.

1895-1905, 1950-55: Maximum discharge, 115,000 cfs May 29, 1903 (gage height, 

19.6 ft, site and datum then in use, from floodmark), from rating extended above 

28,000 cfs on basis of records for stations upstream; minimum, that of Sept. 9, 1955. 

Remarks. Records fair except those tor periods of ice effect, which are poor. Natural 

flow for water year 1955 affected by irrigation development above stftion and by 

storage in Bonny and Enders Reservoirs, Harry Strunk Lake, Harlan County Reservoir, and 

Swanson Lake.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, April to September 1895

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

-

Mar. Apr.

> 250

218

*218

198

180

180

7,244

241

14,370

May

198 

198

180

198

180

278

298

258

238

218

238

238

198

180

146

146

131

118

118

118

118 

105

94

94

118

105

84

66

75

94

118

4,946

160

9,810

June

94 

118

218

180

3,540

11,800

15,800

12,600

9,160

9,820

1O,5OO

5,150

3,840

3,180

2,680

2,320

2,900

3,980

2,980

2,430

2,110 

1,830

1,670

1,520

1,320

1,220

1,720

1,720

1,420

1,220

117,040

3,901

232,100

Jiiy

1,130 

1,060

992

918

2,430

1,830

992

955

2,630

2,050

2,05O

2,680

2,630

1,770

1,520

1,320

1,220

2,630

2,770

2,850

5,510 

2,980

2,360

1,880

1,670

1,420

1,270

1,130

1,060

1,020

955

55,482

1,790

110,000

Aug.

1,130 

1,130

1,020

918

1,060

842

746

680

648

1,020

2,160

3,180

3,040

2,240

1,830

4,980

6,440

3,240

3,540

*1,830

1,320 

1,060

1,060

1,130

1,020

992

842

807

992

3,84O

3,540

58,277

1,880

115,600

Sept.

2,900 

2,490

2,790

1,130

1,060

1,060

842

880

918

746

563

476

510

427

400

328

350

328

286

286

246 

306

286

226

266

246

246

286

286

266

21,430

714

42,510

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 1-25; discharge estimated.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 339

Republican River at Milford, Kans. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1895 to September 1896

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

266

246

319 

365

298

298

258

25B

258

25B

*278

258

258

25B

258

258

222

222

183

183

180

1BO

180

1BO

198

180

19B

21B

218

218

218

7,370

23B

14,620

Nov.

194

214

234

214

194

250

290

270

214

250

*290

250

286

286

282

278

319

319

254

314

355

380

355

266

266

302

302

238

218

214

8,098

270

16,060

Dec.

210

210

220 

230

240

250

280

300

320

340

360

337

*337

375

346

342

416

385

405

593

~6TT 687

581

605

668

569

*460

449

390

180

102

11,804

381

23,410

Jan.

120

T40

150 

170

200

210

226

306

286

300

320

350

370

395

*422

510

410

370

332

319

328

410

533

488

444

422

*380

460

515

569

md eo DOS

11,024

356

21,870

Feb.

713

925

1.000 

888

814

850

1,000

962

814

779

850

814

779

746

*713

680

680

680

648

648

648

680

680

648

648

617

648

617

617

21,786

751

43,210

Mar.

> 600

18,600

600

36,890

Apr.

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

617

713

587

557

617

587

617

1,430

*3,590

4.2QO

2,320

1,650

1,100

872

765

765

3,660

3,080

2,180

2,320

1,760

1,550

1,650

41,387

1,380

82,090

May

1,250

1,120

1,080 

2,110

3,160

3,660

4,260

4,260

1,980

1,390

1,190

1,190

1,580

*2,920

3,330

3,610

3,200

2,380

4,650

5,740

3,920

2,770

2,070

1,680

1,530

1,330

1,140

1,110

1,070

1,330

4,450

76,460

2,466

151,700

June

2,240

4,230

6,160 

4,030

4,030

2,240

2,240

1,800

1,890

1,800

1,530

1,380

1,180

1,100

1,100

*1,100

1,030

925

888

814

1,020

918

918

1,130

1,320

992

*1,420

1,180

1,130

842

52,577

1,753

104,300

July

918

772

746 

807

772

3,710

3,080

2,920

2,490

1,970

1,810

1,920

1,810

1,500

1,350

*1,170

1,170

16.000

11,100

4,620

2,510

3,180

2,430

1,570

1,330

1,060

955

918

880

807

1,190

77,465

2,499

153,600

Aug.

1,230

1,060

918 

807

918

918

807

739

680

623

533

*880

985

955

648

533

533

533

648

1,730

2,180

2,680

1,840

1,500

1,200

1,010

970

*1,160

821

687 

629

31,355

1,011

62,190

Sept.

545

488

460 

405

380

380

332

310

290

332

332

290

290

1,810

661

569

687

720

*1,520

2.550

1,290

858

713

599

539

510

454

400

400

*400

19,294

643

38,270

Calendar year 1895: Max - 

Water year 1895-96: Max 16,000

Mean - 

Mean 1,031

Ac ft 

Ac-ft 748,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Mar. 1 to Apr. 7; discharge estimated. Stage-discharge relation 

ffected by Ice Dec. 1-10, Jan. 1-6, 10-13.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1896 to September 1897

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

395

395

395

370

395

370

346

342

342

34Z

342

342

365

390

385

385

337

337

360

*537

328

324

319

314

310

306 3"28"

*328

449

1,720

2.410

14,408

465

28,580

Nov.

1.700

1,300

1,010

758

661

599

539

488

488

488

539

539

539

539

539

599

*599

599

629

629

599

569

460

488

452

706

694

500

450

450

19,129

638

37,940

Dec.

500

600

700

765

895

772

635

563

557

*551

551

551

551

581

611

611

642

551

438

521

551

611

739

674

551

551

551

551

674

642

706

18,947

611

37,580

Jan.

674

739

835

739

739

674

674

611

642

581

493

521

551

581

466

521

611

611

551

642

611

674

1.050

551

450

400

370

360

350 350- 

350

17,952

579

35,610

Feb.

350 350"

360

570

380

400

420

450

500

540

600

700

800

1,000

1,200

1,480

1,700

2.890

1,920

1,860

1,470

1,070

*955

1,020

940

1,090

865

687

_

26,367

942

52,300

Mar.

654

595

557

746

814

674

642

674

910

800

694

694

687

629

569

565

504

S2T

648

680

617

581

*581

587

557

687

687

687

687

694

694

20,414

659

40,490

Apr.

758 76"5~

772

814

858

902

*992

1,220

1,250

1,340

1,240

1,330

1,220

1,090

1,080

1,060

1,050

1,010

1,000

*1,330

1,350

1,180

1,100

B,1SO

8,180

6,720

*3,870

3,200

2,440

2,120

59,401

1,980

117,800

May

1,920

1,920

1,870

1,700

1,440

*1,200

1,040

1,040

970

952

1,080

1,080

970

1,010

1,080

1,110

1,050

955

918

786

*752

720

654

569

569

569

1,070

1,960

5,060

1,94(5

1,240

37,154

1,199

73,690

June

*858

642

510

449

590

337

510

310

266

262

258

332

1,480

5,540

2,490

*3,330

2,630

3,180

2,650

1,750

1,820

1,280

1,070

1,460

2,080

1,920

1,010

910

2,270

*6,160

45,914

1,530

91,070

July

3,490

4,280

4,030

2,720

2,010

1,870

1,690

1,530

1,660

5,320

6,160

5,740

*2,940

1,910

1,250

952

758

629

545

460

405

5T5

545

405

488

545

569

*1,550

952

599

460

56,757

1,850

112,500

Aug.

355

629

380

510

599

726

405

310

274

151

310

726

569

694

1,880

2,440

27140

*1,230

1,420

617

454

375

302

302

282

262

262

262

370

395

346

19,880

641

39,430

Sept.

524

262

242

222

222

222

222

169

152

169

222

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

521

655

521

560

294

254

218

218

198

*1BO

7,195

240

14,270

Calendar year 1896 : Max 16,000 Min 120 Mean 1,100 Ac-ft 798,200

Water year 1896-97: Max 8,180 Min ;52 Mean 941 Ac-ft 681,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ic Nov. 28 to Dec. 3, Jan. 25 to Feb. 15.
340 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Republican River at Milford, Kans. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1897 to September 1B9B

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

176

176

172

140

137

137

134

131

131

128

125

125

122

110

96

120

180

180

176

230

350

427

422

422

365

*319

360

319

319

319

360

6,908

223

13,700

Nov.

978

680

557

504

527

557

557

557

617

617

617

*617

617

617

587

557

557

557

557

557

557

557

557

527

504

557

557

533

328

270

16,938

565

33,600

Dec.

270

310

427

482

539

539

539

539

563

623

563

593

654

623

623

661

661

661

661

623

563

623

623

623

661

629

620

600

600

600

600

17,896

577

35,500

Jan.

60O

600

600

620

640

660

680

700

720

760

800

850

902

940

940

940

895

858

786

932

932

895

895

858

752

752

661

599

550

540

520

23,377

754

46,370

Feb.

500

500

520

520

540

560

600

650

752

895

1,940

1,780

1,460

1,420

1,370

*1,460

1,570

1,370

1,320

1,320

1,020

865

758

758

694

758

828

828

_

27,556

984

54,660

Mar.

752

*687

654

654

654

654

654

599

629

654

654

687

654

654

687

654

654

654

720

821

654

569

599

599

539

454

5lf9~

629

599

599

539

19,809

639

39,290

Apr.

569

629

599

654

654

654

629

654

752

687

687

687

786

821

654

687

720

752

786

800

865

895

895

925

1,020

895

*1.16Q

842

732

895

22,985

766

45,590

May

2,260

2,490

2,020

1,390

940

*1,290

992

992

992

992

1,070

1,110

1,070

4,340

8.180

3,980

2,410

1,670

1,770

2,210

4,960

4,310

*2,650

1,720

1,560

1,620

1,560

1,620

1,770

2,560

1,770

68,268

2,202

135,400

June

2,010

1,890

1,830

1,460

1,130

978

2,210

3,740

2,720

2,960

2,890

6.720

5,040

3,870

2,670

2,380

2,890

2,530

2,180

2,050

1,820

2,810

2,180

1,620

1,270

1,130

1,130

1,050

902

902

68,962

2,299

136,800

July

765

765

765

635

700

575

605

668

668

605

575

521

521

521

835

765

635

635

732

635

575

575

521

466

466

410

410

*360

360

314 314"

17,897

577

35,500

Aug.

310 2"90

290

266

242

222

294

274

238

270

246

246

202

238

180

194

214

310

194

176

155

155

122

120

134

146

115

92

100

88

ITS

6,233

201

12,360

Sept.

86

105

105

102

112

112

110

86

76

118

143

143

*155

155

552

332

274

234

158

194

176

176

158

128

102

102

128

143

176

176

4,597

153

9,120

Calendar year 1B97: Max 8,180 Mln 96 Mean 912 Ac-ft 660,000

Water year 1897-98: Max 8,180 Mln 76 Mean 826 Ac-ft 597,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 27 to Jan. 12, Jan. 29 to Feb.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1898 to September 1899

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

194

158

143

143 

143

143

176

128

115

T76

158

128

143

176

194

176

194

*176

176

176

194

176

176

158

194

214

234

214

194

234

214

5,418

175

10,750

Nov.

194

m

214

234 

214

234

234

234

234

274

254

274

274

274

514

274

254

314

314

314

314

250

230

220

210

200

200

200

200

200

7,364

245

14,610

Dec.

'5§o 200

200

200 

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

210

220

230

240

6,300

203

12,500

Jan.

250

250

250

250 

250

250

250

250

250

260

280

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

310

330

350

350

350

350

350

340

320

300

270

250

200

8,960

289

17,770

Feb.

190

180

170

160 

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

160

180

200

220

250

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

400

_

------

6,010

215

11,920

Mar.

500

600

700

800 

1,000

1,100

1,300

1,500

1,340

1,290

1,450

1,450

1,830

1,560

1,940

1,890

2.150

2,090

1,560

1,560

1,520

1,180

1,180

870

870

955

918

880

880

955

955

38,773

1,251

76,910

Apr.

955

¥55

955

918 

918

955

918

955

955

955

955

918

880

807

842

807

807

739

*772

772

674

674

674

674

674

642

551

6lT

611

642

24,165

806

47,930

May

581

739

992

880 

706

611

581

739

2,280

2,160

918

880

706

674

581

581

581

521

466

449

3,240

4,120

3,540

1,480

1,340

*1,040

9,160

3,540

1,340

888

850

47,164

1,521

93,550

June

687

1,080

5,520

15.800 

6,440

2,080

*1,420

3,470

11,100

6,440

2,650

1,460

1,310

1,100

*948

842

807

739

910

807

772

642 i,4i6"

1,360

1,810

1,230

1,180

1,180

1,870

4,930

81,994

2,733

162,600

Jiiy

3,180

2,150

1,910

2,870 

3,310

1,560

3,200

5,610

3,040

2,560

1,760

1,660

1,170

940

978

793

661

661

758

661

599

569

539

569

427

427

375

375

400

400 

454

42,566

1,373

84,430

Aug.

940

1,300

2,150

1,440 

1,290

1,030

918

739

617

527

471

498

1,110

1,070

888

617

779

617

498

390

390

342

365

390

342

218

471

258

258

319

238

21,480

693

42,600

Sept.

258

235

218

258 

162

146

146

180

180

146

118

105

105

118

94

118

118

 94 84

118

118

105

105

94

118

94

105

146

180

105

4,174

139

8,280

Calendar year 1898: Max 8,180 Mln 76 Mean 764 Ac-ft 553,000

Water year 1898-99: Max 15,800 Mln 84 Mean 806 Ac-ft 583,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 22 to Mar. 7.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Republican River at Milford, Kans.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1899 to September 1900

341

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

105

118

131

94

94

162

319

146

131

118

84

84

118

118

105

75

75

94

*84

75

94

319

258

365

888

779

992

779

471 

298

200

7,773

251

15,420

Nov.

105

162

180

198

146

94

94

118

146

146

75

75

94

57

5J

57

94

146

298 

156

118

94

146

180

180

118

94

118

180 

180

3,933

131

7,800

Dec.

T36" 146

298

444

218

617

617

298

218

298

342

444

298

444

298

342

342

298

298 

258

220

200

200

200

200

200

200

250

250 

250

250

9,118

294

18,090

Jan.

270

355

300

300

320

350

370

390

498

498

617

498

498

449

557

557

557

498

617 

617

617

680

557

680

617

500

450

400

400

400 

400

14,762

476

29,280

Feb.

400

450

500

500

600

700

888 888"

814

680

600

500

450

400

400

350

350

350

350 

350

400

400

450

450

450

450

450

450

-

14,020

501

27,810

Mar.

450

555

500

500

600

700

888

1,200

5.070

4,000

3,520

2,150

1,890

1,080

1,170

1,250

1,560

1,250

1,080 

1,170

932

932

932

932

1,010

1,080

932

786

786

932

40,568

1,309

80,470

Apr.

932

786

786

720

654

654

654

654

786

720

720

654

654

593

555

1,170

1,560

3,120

3.540 

2,940

1,890

2,150

2,150

1,660

1,890

2,150

2,600

2,940

2,280

1,660

44,200

1,473

87,670

May

1,890

1,660

1,250

1,250

*1,170

1,080

786

1,170

1,350

1,560

1,770

5.510

3,100

2,000

1,160

1,340

-1,340

1,550

1,550 

1,340

1,160

*1,000

925

850

779

779

779

850

779

1,160

1,250

41,937

1,353

83,180

June

648

648

713

587

587

713

648

587

587

587

527

527

779

587

587

527

527

1,000

587

587

527

527

471

527

587

527

471

471

471

471

17,590

586

34,890

July

471

471

416

570

370

370

570

370

324

282

282

282

242 54"2"

324

324

370

416

570 

570

570

370

471

471

416

779

557

471

471

416

416

12,274

396

24,350

Calendar year 1899: Max 15,800 Mln 57 Mean 811 Ac-ft 587,300

Aug.

416

370

370

242

242

324

324

370

416

370

242

242

242

282

242

202

134 154"

134 

134

134

242

242

370" 471

370

370

324

324

370

324

8,973

289

17,800

Sert.

242

242

242

324

282

242

242" 202

242

202

242

242

370

2,260

5,040

2,830

1,450

1,250

713 

471

416

416

416

*365

319

365

2,900

1,040

713

527

22,807

760

45,240

Water year 1899-1900: Max 5,070 Min 57 Mean 652 Ao-ft 472,000

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 21 to Jan. 7, Jan. 26 to Feb. 6, Feb. 11 to 

Mar7~6.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1900 to September 1901

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

416

416

416

416

365

365

365

416 

416

416

365

365

324

282

282

282

282

242

242

242

324

587

*2W

202

202

166 166"

166

202

262

524

9,718

513

19,280

Nov.

222

154

154

108

108

108

108

86 

86

86

108

108

108

108

108

154

108

154

154

134

134

166

166

166

134

134

108

108

134

*154

3,748

125

7,430

Dec.

134

154

154

166

166

242

242

202 

166

166

166

202

202

242

242

202

202

202

202

202

242

524

524

282

282

242

200

200

200

200

200

6,512

210

12,920

Jan.

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200 

200

200

200

200

200

250

250

250

250

250

270

300

320

340

570

422

370

370

370

422

422

422

370

8,618

278

17,090

Feb.

350

500

250

250

250

250

250

250 

250

250

250

250

250

250

270

500

520

550

550

350

350

350

350

400

500

600

700

786

_

9,626

344

19,090

Mar.

932

1,010

1,170

1,170

1,080

1,080

858

1.570 

1,170

1,080

1,010

932

858

786

JSS

786

786

858

858

786

786

786

786

858

1,010

932

858

858

858

932

858

29,088

958

57,700

Apr.

858

952 932"

932

932

1,010

932

932 

952

1,010

1,180

2,560

5^100

2,876

1,950

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,610

1,510

1,510

1,410

1,310

1,310

1,210

1,150

46,582

1,546

92,000

May

1.150

1,130

1,050

1,050

1,050

978

978

978 

978

978

978

978

978

758

758

758

*758

758

758

758

694

758

902

1,050

1,050

902

758

694

635

575

515

27,073

873

53,700

June

515

515

460

460

460

405

515

515 

575

575

575

515

515

460

460

460

460

405

405

460

460

515

515

575

635

635

635

635

575

575

15,465

516

50,670

July

575

515

515

460

460

460

405

405 

355

3}0

310

234

234

194

194

194

194

158 158"

158

158

158

158

158

158

158

158

158

158

158

158

8,226

265

16,320

Aug.

158

158

158

194

T§T

158

158

158 

158

158

158

158

158

158

158

128

128

128

128

128

128

128

128

1C2 1C2"

1C2

1C2

1C2

102

1C2 

102

4,2E2

138

8,490

Sept.

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

128 

194

234

234

158

539

1,700

3.100

2,530

2,560

2,080

*1,820

1,610

1,390

1,030

955

880

739

759

752

732

668

668

25,934

864

51,440

Calendar year 1900: Max 5,070 Min 86 Mean 650 Ac-ft 470,300

Water year 1900-1901: Max 5,100 Min 86 Mean 535 Ac-ft 386,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day. ,

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 27 to Jan. 22, Feb. 1-27.

449355 O - 58 - Z3
KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Republican River at Milford, Kans. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1901 to September 1902

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

726

726

661

654

720

720

713

648

587

521

581

515

515

545

*515

488

460

460

460

460

410

410

385

360

360

410 

410 

438

416

416

390

16,080

519

31,890

Nov.

416

416

444

416

570

370

422

449

476

422

422

482

482

482

427

482

482

454

488

488

432

432

488

488

488

460 

438 

466

493 4"9~3

13,568

452

26,910

Dec.

493

493

*493

493

493

493

493

493

493

438

400

400

350

350

500

300

300

300

300

300

500

550

550

550

350

350 

350 

400

400

400

400

12,175

395

24,150

Jan.

450

450

450

470

500

520

540

560

581

611

674

674

611

611

642

674

674

674

674

674

759

759

807

759

674

500 

400 

300

300

500

300

17,512

565

54,730

Feb.

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

500

500

500

500

300

500

300

300

500

300

300

300

300

350

400

500

600

700 

807 

1,180

-

10,857

587

21,490

Mar.

1,260

978

992

1,070

1,150

1,240

1.540

1,240

1,070

992

850

850

*850

779

779

746

746

715

713

680

648

779

779

746

713

779 

779 

746

746

779

902

27,454

885

54,410

Apr.

1.050

1,000

850

779

779

715

713

648

680

648

648

680

648

617

587

599

599

587

587

527

527

587

557

527

527

557 

557 

557

*557

557

19,449

648

38,580

May

527

498

498

1,330

828

694

661

629

599

599

539

539

858

1,860

1,670

1,020

1,370

1,180

*1,460

2,550

5,610

4,260

4,590

4,700

4,840

7,280 

4,980 

2,900

5,040

2,900

5,330

66,519

2,159

131,500

June

2,760

2,480

2,210

3,690

*1,860

2,480

3,330

6,440

5,350

4,370

3,350

2,760

5,260

2,790

5,950

*2,440

1,940

2,870

2,740

3,000

3,820

2,400

2,010

1,890

*1,780

1,540 

1,540 

2,260

7,870

SjjiOO

99,480

3,516

197,500

July

13,000

10,500

9,160

13,000

8,180

7,000

*6,440

*18,200

17,200

21,700

27,900

27 ,900

14,600

7,570

*5,430

4,760

4,090

3,540

2,890

2,580

2,430

3,350

2,510

2,000

1,740

1,740 

1.520 

1,670

9,160

9,820

7,280

268,860

8,673

535,500

Aug.

5,400

2,280

2,790

2,020

1,720

1,390

1,340

1,240

1,030

4,590

992

842

772

706

1,670

674

605

515

772

842

5,040

1,830

1,030

1,050

955

759 

5,490 

2,350

5,150

7,000

10,500

69,304

2,256

137,500

Sept.

6,720

3,000

2,140

1,240

955

668

635

575

545

515

515

460

355

355

355

332

250

310

290

290

270

270

605

800

2,200

10,500 

*8,180 

3,350

3,000

2,700

52,380

1,746

103,900

Calendar year 1901: Max 5,100 Mln 102 Mean 593 Ac-ft 429,400

Water year 1901-2: Max 27,900 Mln 250 Mean 1,845 Ac-ft 1,336,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected _>y ice Dec 11 to Jan Jan. 26 to Feb. 26.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1902 to September 1903

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,000

1,810

1,550

4,870

2,480

2,400

2,200

2,120

1,550

1,150

992

1,880

1,880

5,120

1,880

1,760

1,340

1,150

1,010

880

918

880

842

807

732

700

668

668

635

635

605

47,912

1,546

95,030

NOV.

655

655

955

955

700

655

605

575

605

605

605

605

575

635

752

765

700

700

655

655

655

605

575

635

635

575

575

605

605

575

19,512

650

38,700

Dec.

575

605

603

575

575

545

550

500

5CJO

300

300

300

300

500

500

300

300

300

350

600

500

300

300

300

500

300

300

350

350

350

350

11,780

380

23,370

Jan.

550

350

350

550

550

550

550

550

350

550

'500 300

500

500

300

300

500

500

500

500

300

500

500

300

550

350

350

350

550

350

350

10,150

327

20,130

Feb.

350

350

550

550

450

500

500

500

500

500

400

550

550

550

550

550

350

350

350

350

400

500

600

800

1,000

1,410

2,220

5,080

-

_ _____

17,910

640

35,520

Mar.

2,440

1,450

1,690

1,840

1,940

2,720

2,830

3,140

*7,000

8,500

8,180

7,870

10,500

11,100

12.200

8,830

5,290

4,000

5,470

5,140

5,400

5,290

5,140

2,900

2,460

2,090

1,830

1,600

1,430

1,270

1,250

132,750

4,282

265,300

Apr.

1,190

1,150

1,150

1,150

992

992

992

932

842

842

842

842

918

842

779

732

713

668

700

700

648

605

575

605

575

575

545

535

605

765

25,991

800

47,590

May

6,450

5,400

1,780

1,160

945

787

755

755

755

682

1,260

*9,820

*19,900

*28,400

16,000

10,300

7,500

6,500

8,250

4,650

4,300

5,150

11,500

9,000

6,880

12,600

23,500

35,600

69,500

*71,000

65,000

442,019

14,260

876,700

June

58.000

50,000

38,600

22,300

18,700

15,200

9,160

6,880

5,400

4,520

4,000

5,500

3,020

2,600

2,520

2,290

2,150

1,960

1,840

1,660

1,660

1,540

1,480

*1,570

1,480

3,680

5,700

2,600

2,210

2,680

273,700

9,120

542,900

July

2,770

2,870

2,270

2,220

1,910

1,810

1,600

1,670

1,570

2,040

2,850

2,260

2,150

2,460

*4,590

*8,500

6,160

5,770

4,170

3,350

2,700

3,400

3,240

2,560

2,050

1,960

1,750

1,610

1,530

1,450

1,840

87,080

2,809

172,700

Aug.

1,940

5,490

9,160

10,200

6,720

5,100

4,730

*4,540

2,890

2,490

2,120

1,920

4,140

5,290

4,960

5,490

9,490

4,540

5,870

2,140

1,640

1,560

1,720

1,450

1,570

1,350

1,220

1,070

1,050

992

1,450

112,052

3,615

222,300

Sept.

3,040

2,550

1,760

1,440

1,120

1,030

880

842

932

2,140

1,050

1,020

1,080

1,090

795

720

668

654

625

595

593

593

595

555

555

555

555

533

*563

535

29,525

978

58,170

Calendar year 1902: Max 27,900 Min 250 Mean 1,947 Ac-ft 1,41C,000

Water year 1902-3: Max 71,000 Min 300 Mean 3,310 Ac-ft 2,596,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 7 to Feb. 25, and by tackwater from Smoky 

Hill River May 50 to June 3.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 343

Republican River at Milford, Kans.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1903 to September 1904

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

533

533

533

410 

533

488

1.520 

605

476

422

346

370

533

623 

687

654

654

654

654

654

593

593

593

593 

593

593 

593

593

593

706

807

18,532

598

36,760

Nov.

732

793

1,030

1.250 

1,020

1,050

1,130 

1,030

955

880

865

865

865

865 

865

865

850

793

779

595

654

732

779

807 

828

865 

865

865

865

26,200

873

51,970

Dec.

865

925

940

'550 

940

940

940 

925

828

793

795

752

700

700 

700

700

700

740

770

793

793

793

793

793 

793

793 

793

793

793

865

25,173

812

49,930

Jan.

800

800

800

800 

800

900

900 

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,100

1,220

1,630

1.950 

1,630

1,520

1,130

1,090

1,090

1,160

1,090

720

593

500 

450

400 

350

350

350

400

400

27,703

894

54,950

Feb.

400

400

400

400 

400

450

500 

500

500

500

500

500

500

500 

500

500

600

600

600

600

600

700

800

900 

900

900 

900

900

900

17,350

598

34,410

Mar.

900

1,020

1,750

1,810 

1,390

1,270

1,160 

1,090

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,020

955

1,000 

*940

978

793

793" 726

793

793

726

726

726 

793

1,090 

865

726

726

779

726

30,134

972

59,770

Apr.

694

726

828

793 

726

726

661 

661

661

661

661

661

661

661 

661

661

661

661

661

1,020

1,090

865

779

1,470 

5,210

*15,400 

7,570

4,900

2,360

1,250

53,000

1,767

105,100

May

1,050

902

758

694 

611

758

726 

2,700

5,400

4,620

2,700

1,750

1,450

1,320 

1,220

1,270

1,020

865

807

713

648

599

599

599 

599

539 

55§

1,230

9,160

2,670

2,120

50,636

1,633

100,400

June

6,160

3,140

3,420

6,440 

*8,830

5,840

2,670 

2,050

1,920

5,570

6,160

6,440

2,120

1.420 

4,980

15,000

9,490

5,820

5,420

2,270

2,580

3,330

3,020

2,430 

20,100

27.500 

16,800

10,200

7,570

6,720

201,210

6,707

599,100

July

4,540

3,330

2,670

5,320 

6,440

15.400

13,000 

*15,000

*11,800

7,280

5,040

5,040

5,540

3,640 

3,330

3,240

2,610

2,320

1,910

2,070

*2,040

2,320

1,620

1,350 

1,350

1,250 

1,230

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,120

135,200

4,361

268,200

Aug.

1,070

1,200

1,160

1,300 

1,300

1,120

1,050 

955

992

918

955

1,510

1,370

1,150

992

992

992

992

1,110

992

978

1,030

880

1,640 

1,260

1,040 

858

821

786

694

680

32,787

1,058

65,030

Sept.

680

680

668

605 

752

629

569 

557

569

557

617

557

605

557 

557

648

587

569

527

557

557

390

342

365 

390

278 

365

342

471

557

16,104

537

31,940

Calendar year 1903: Max 71,000 Min 300 Mean 3,285 Ac-ft 2,378,000

Water year 1903-4: Max 27,300 Min 278 Mean 1,732 Ac-ft 1,258,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13-19, Jan 1-11, Jan. 24 to Mar. 1

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1904 to September 1905

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

R57

557

557

557

557

557 

557

557

557

498

498

498

557

557

557

557

557

557

1.520 

1,320

648

617

617

648

1,010

1,090

821

752

752 

895 

895

21,234

685

42,120

Nov.

895

855

895

*858

821

821 

821

821

821

821

821

821

821

752

T52

786

807

752

752 

752

752

752

752

752

752

752

752

752

752 

752

23,805

794

47,220

Dec.

752

752

752

752

752

752 

680

680

680

680

680

680

629

617

617

617

617

617

629 

713

858

765

910

35T

700

600 60"0

600

600 

600 

700

21,402

690

42,450

Jan.

700

Too

700

700

700

700 

700

600

500

500

500

500

500

500

500

500

500

500

500 

500

500

500

500

450

400

400

400

400

400 

400 

400

16,250

524

32,230

Feb.

400

400

400

400

350

300 

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300 

300

700

3,920

4,370

3,760

3,020

2,670

6,160

6.440

-

37,490

1,339

74,360

Mar.

6.720

4,090

3,790

3,290

3,040

3,040 

2,490

2,040

1,910

1,700

1,620

1,480

1,480

1,390

1,320

1,420

1,460

1,480

1,480 

1,480

1,510

1,570

1,600

1,420

1,570

1,540

1,510

»1,460

1,350 

1.150

1,150

62,550

2,018

124,100

Apr.

1,150

1,140

1,130

1,120

1,080

1,070 

1,060

1,030

1,010

1,000

*1,090

1,200

1,140

1,140

1,000

962

925

925

888 

850

850

910

925

1,000

1,690

1,520

1,570

2.490

2,440 

2,080

36,385

1,213

72,170

May

1,730

2,080

2,000

1,760

1,650

1,460 

1,460

1,460

3,920

3,350

1,860

1,830

3,200

6,160

3,350

2,360

2,510

3,350

5,880 

4,340

3,200

2,700

*2,260

2,020

7,280

6,720

4,340

3,440

3,200 

4,930 

8 ,850

104,630

3,375

207,500

June

7,870

4,230

3,420

3,660

4,930

4,340 

4,030

2,940

2,440

2,160

2,090

2,090

1,770

1,460

1,540

2,530

3,560

2,740

2,830 

5,570

6,720

4,820

4,140

8,500

7,570

*8,830

*8,180

7,870

14.200 

10,500

147,530

4,918

292,600

July

6,720

10,200

15,000

16,800

17,200

17,700 

25,100

46,200

24,500

7,280

6,160

4,930

4,680

4,140

3,560

3,270

2,360

2,680

2,220 

2,150

2,090

*3,120

4,820

3,610

2,360

2,890

3,840

9,160

8,830 

8,500

7,000

279,070

9,002

553,500

Auf.

7,870

6,720

6,440

7,280

7,280

8j500 

8,500

6,440

5,680

4,790

4,000

3,640

3,420

3,270

*3,100

3,420

2,760

2,530

2,320 

2,280

2,530

2,460

1,910

1,800

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,570

1,550 

1,400 

1,550

119,830

3,865

237,700

Sept.

1,250

1,230

1,160

1,160

1,180

1,350 

1,350

1,550

1,650

1,650

1,400

1,500

1,250

1,400

1,270

1,250

1,160

1,160

1,090 

1,080

1,040

1,020

985

1,040

1,080

962 "962"

962

1,080 

1,120

36,101

1,203

71,610

Calendar year 1904: Max 27,300 Min 278 Mean 1,723 Ac-ft 1,251,000

Water year 1904-5: Max 46,200 Min 300 Mean 2,483 Ac-ft 1,798,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 25 to Feb. 21.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Republican River at Milford, Kans. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 19O5

Day

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Runoff Ir

Discharge

1,080

1,080

1,080

*1,000

925

925

910

865

Day

Oct. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

850

850

850

850

850

814

779

779

Day

Oct. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

779

746

779

779

779

779

779

779

Day

Oct. 25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

779

779

779

779

779

814

850

52,060

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 25 to Mar. 15)

Oct. 1 to June 20 June 21 to Sept. 30

144

335

6.0 1,240

7.0 2,310

9.0 5,600

4.1 

4.5

19

31

45

110

240

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

10.0

520

1,350

2,500

5,800

7,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

56

59

56

56

64

70

190

144

108

96

156

124

98

96

86

78

72

68

64

*64

61

61

58

56

56

245

190

156

121

121

106

3,036

97.9

6,020

Nov.

104

101

101

96

86

86

86

86

84

84

86

86

86

84

82

82

 82

82

82

82

82

82

80

78

78

76

78

78

78

82

2,540

84.7

5,040

Dec.

78

74

78

82

88

88

91

91

88

b60

b60

b60

61

78

80

*82

86

84

88

84

84

91

96

96

98

101

~5T 104

74

74

b80

2,570

82.9

5,100

Jan.

b90

96

101

101

260

208

164

152

144

131

108

»b60

b55

75

96

111

98

74

76

98

98

96

94

b90

b80

b80

b80

b70

b90

blOO

bllO

3,289

106

6,520

Feb.

blOO

b90

b80

blOO

bllO

b!20

bllO

blOO

b90

b80

b85

b90

b90

b85

b80

»b!50

b250

428

675

313

460

586

894

742

579

579

509

395

_

7,970

285

15,810

Mar.

359

359

359

335

330

324

308

302

286

*286

275

250

226

212

194

185

173

164

156

blOO

b60

118

144

144

141

111

148

148

148

144

152

6,641

214

13,170

Apr.

169

152

148

134

131

 121

114

111

111

111

114

114

137

169

502

185

152

137

121

108

101

96

91

94

88

88

91

88

86

88

3,752

125

7,440

May

86

82

80

76

»72

70

66

64

74

94

66

63

59

58

56

5458"

61

64

63

63

59

56

58

72

495

*260

280

164

128

118

3,119

101

6,190

June

104

96

98

128

865

1,280

2,130

5,300

3,170

1,860

1,120

758

551

414

324

270

235

230

208

*1,440

6,280

4,760

2,420

1,330

890

639

502

424

436

*370

38,632

1,288

76,630

July

406

280

228

478 3T5-

220

185

164

155

137

128

122

310

240

179

155

134

119

131

146

182

164

134

116

164

176

116

 90

77

65 

61

5,587

180

11,080

Aug.

53

49

44

38

38

32

30

31

32

35

31

30

38

51

45

44

44

45

42

37

39

34

37

*g35

g32

27

25

25

24

24

23_

1,114

35.9

2,210

Sept.

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

20

20

23

24

24

24

22

22

22

20

22

25

31

 51

85

122

346

1,240

2,600

1,760

1,200

1,310

1,530

10,698

357

21,220

Calendar year 1954: Max 6,740 Mln 42 Mean 271 Ac-ft 196,500

Water year 1954-55: Max 6,280 Mln 20 Mean 244 Ac-ft 176,400

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 345 

Ladder Creek below Chalk Creek near Scott City, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°47', long 100°52', in SWt sec. 34, T. 14 S., R. 32 ¥., near left bank 

on downstream side of county highway bridge, l£ miles upstream from mouth, 5 miles 

downstream from Chalk Creek, and 23 miles northeast of Scott City.

Drainage area.--1.460 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1951 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,639.73 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Oct. IV, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,990 cfs June IV (gage height, 9.86 ft); no 

flow at times.

1951-55: Maximum discharge, 8,650 cfs June 11, 1951 (gage height, 12.32 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

and flow-over-road determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 16.1 ft Aug. 6, 1933, caused by dam failure at Lake McBride.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Qccasional regulation at low flow by Lake McBride (capacity, 930 acre-ft), 10 miles above 

station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.2

1.3

2.0

2.9

7T

1.9

1.8

1.4

1.4

*1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

2.5

1.6

2.3

1.4

1.1

.9

.9

.8

* 8

43.5

1.40

86

Nov.

0.8

.9

1.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.1

1.1

1.2

*1.2

1.3

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.8

ITS

1.2

.7

35.3

1.18

70

Dec.

bl.O

bl.2

1.3

1.8

1.8

1.7

*3.4 T79~

1.4

1.6

2.9

2.3

1.7

2.3

2.6

b2.4

b2.3

b2.0

bl.5

2.0

2.0

*2.0

2.3

bl.O

bl.5

bl.3

1.1

.9

171

1.4

1.8

55.8

1.80

111

Jan.

2.0

7T4

2.6

2.6

2.9

b4.0

b4.0

b4.5

b4.5

bS.O

b5.5

b7.5

*b7.5

b7.5

b8.5

blO

b!2

bll

b!4

b!7

b!5

12

12

14

11

19

*18

17

17

18

13

309.0

9.97

613

Feb.

12

11

6.1

bll

b!7

b20

bTF

b!5

b!5

b!2

b!5

b!8

b2.5

b2.0 *10~

8.4

7.8

6.6

5.0

8.4

8.1

8.1

b7.5

b9.0

blO

blO

b6.0

8.4

_

- -----

284.9

10.2

565

Mar.

8.4

*10~"e.4

7.5

6.6

6.6

6.9

6.9

5.6

3.8

4.1

5.6

6.0

4.1

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.8

775

3.3

*2.9

3.3

3.3

3.3

7.5

5.0

5.8

5.6

148.8

4.80

295

Apr.

6.6

7.8

6.0

4.7

6.9

3.9

*4.1

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.2

7.2

2.7 775"

9.0

15

IS

15

14

14

10

7.0

5.0

3.3

12

*6.0

5.2

4.5

4.1

214.2

7.14

425

May

3.7

3.7

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.4

*2.6

5.0

14

13

5.4

3.9

3.4

3.1

2.9

3.3

3.2

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.5

114.9

3.71

228

June

*2.4

2.3

2.7

2.3

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.3

2.0

77T

2.1

2.4

*4.7

2.9

2.5

2.3

*507

TTff

51

*33

30

31

28

29

30

30

29

28

28

27

1,038.8

34.6

2,060

July

26 76"

24

24

*23

22

19

18

16

7.1

4.4

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.5

.3

*.2

.1

o

15

0

235.0

7.58

466

Aug.

O

0

0

0

0

0

1.9

19

*7.5

120

33

14

11

10

7.7

3.4

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.2

*1.2

1.7

1.3

.8

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

242.6

7.83

481

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*0

T5

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

n.3

8.0

2.7

1.1

.6

.2

27.3

0.91

54

Calendar year 1954: Max 34 Mln 0 Mean 3.49 Ac-ft 2,53O

Water year 1954-55: Max 5O7 Mln 0 Mean 7.53 Ac-ft 5,45O

Peak discharge (base. 100 cfs). June 17 (11 a.m.) 2,99O cfs (9.86 ft); Aug. 10 (l:3O a.m.) 

425 cfs 14.SO ft); Aug. 11 (5:30 p.m.) 316 cfs (4.O3 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. l to Nov. 30, Dec. 28 to 

Jan. 4, Mar. 21, 24, 25, Mar. 27 to Apr. 2, Apr. 4-22, 24, 25, June 17, Aug. 9-11, Sept. 25.
346 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Smoky Hill River at Elkader, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°48 I , long 100°51 I , in see. 34, T. 14 S., R. 32 W., near center of span 

on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 83 at Slkader, 0.1 mile downstream from 

Ladder Creek, 24 miles north of Scott City, and at mile 430.9.

Drainage area. 3,555 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1955.

. Water-stage recorder (high water only) and wire-weight gage read once daily, 

tum of gages is 2,624.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--16 years, 50.7 cfs (36,710 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,100 cfs June 17 (gage height, 9.02 ft); no 

flow at times.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, that of June 17, 1955; no flow at times during most 

years.

Maximum stage known, 13.2 ft May 30, 1938, from floodmark (discharge, 71,000 cfs, 

on basis of slope-area determination of peakflow).

Remarks. Records poor. Occasional regulation at low flow by Lake McBride (capacity, 

930 acre-ft), 11 miles above station.

Oct . 1 to JH

0.6 

0.7 170

310

1.7

1.8

1.9

1 .0

.8 42

5.0 

6.U

110

170

June 18 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.4 

3.8 

4.2

5.0 

6.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

i .0

'i.e 1.0

1.8

2.3

3T8

1.8

1.6

1.3

*1 . 1

1 .0

1.0

dl.O

dl.O

dl.O

dl.O

dl.O

dl .0

dl.O

d2 . 0

d2.0

d2.0

dl.5

dl.2

dl.l

1 .0

. 9

40.0

1.29

79

Nov.

0.7

. t

.6

*1.6

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.6

2.0

1 .6

1.6

*1.6

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

dl.O

34.9

1.16

69

Dec.

dO.7

1 . 9

d3.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

-d2.0

dl.8

2.5

d3.0

2.5

2.5

5.9

5 . 6

d4.5

d3.5

d4.0

*4.0

d4.0

4.8

d3.0

1.9

1.9

dl.3

dl.5

dl.5

d2 ,O

85.7

2.76

170

Jan.

d2.5

d3.0

d3.O

d3.0

d3.5

d3.5

d4.0

d4.£

d5.0

d5.5

d6.0

d6.5

*d6.7

d7.0

d9.0

dll

d!3

an

d!3

14

14

IE

14

14

20

d!7 *d!5

d!5

d!5

d20

d!7

311.7

10.1

618

Feb.

die

d!5

dll

d!5

d20

d2o

die

die

die

d!3

dlS

d20

d25

d20

*dll

12

7.7

7.9

14

15

21

13

14

14

17

18

16

16

_

434.6

15.5

862

Mar.

8.9

*12

TE

8.6

7.2

7.0

7.9

6.7

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.1

4.8

5.4

4.4

4.5

4.1

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.8 4"7T

3^8

*3 1

5.7

3.8

7.2

9.9

5.E

4.1

4.9

176.9

5.71

351

Apr.

4.3

4.3

3.7

3 . 7

4.4

4. fa

*4.1

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.3

*6.8

5.8

4.4

*8.E

9.1

16

18

19

2O

19

e.s

8.2

5.9

5.6

*9.9

5.4

5 . 6

5.2

229.5

7.65

455

May

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.0

3.1

2.8

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.7

*1.9

41

185 *~64~

33

7.0

4.1

4.0

3.4

3.2

*3.4

3.2

3 1

3.0

2.5

2.3

408.4

13.2

810

June

2.3

2 .0 275-

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.2

3.5

*4.4

64

195

328

e,8oo

*Z 890

1/340

1,300

*491

242

*137

95

72

64

50

40

38

396

14,578.5

486

28,920

July

197

104

50

30

*535

270

*149

69

50

26

22

12

8.8

7.4

260

158

104

64

40

26

20

12

8.8

7.4

5.5

3.0

*.3

.6

.3

0

0

2,238.7

72.2

4,440

Aug.

O'0

0

0

0

0

3.7

7.4

*2.5

226

243

IW

119

134

53

20

12

7.4

5.0

3.5

2.0

*1.0

2.5

2.0

1.0

.5

0

0

0

0

0

955.5

30.8

1,900

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

41

16

5.5

.8

.3

0

63.6

2.12

126

Calendar year 1954: Max 36 Mln 0 Mean 3.68 Ac-ft 2,660

Water year 1954-55; Max 6,800 Min 0 Mean 53.6 Ac-ft *e,BOO

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs, revised) . --June 17 (7:30 a.m.) 21,100 cfs (9.02 ft); July 5 (12 m)

1,420 cfs (3.91 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge 

City and station near Arnold.

basis of records for Ladder Creek near Scott
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 347

Smoky Hill River near Arnold, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°48' , long 100°01', on west line sec. 29, T. 14 S., R. 24 W. , on right 

bank near downstream side of highway bridge, 7 miles upstream from headwaters of Cedar 

Bluff Reservoir and 12 miles north of Arnold.

Drainage area. 5,220 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1950 to September 1955. Prior to October 1950, published 

as "near Ransom."

Gage. Water-stage recorder (high water only) and staff gage read once daily. Datum of 

gage is 2,196.13 ft (revised) above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Jvne 26, 

1951, water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage at site 7 miles downstream at c"atum 

2,139.26 ft above mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). June 26, 1951, to 

Feb. 21, 1952, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years 136 cfs (98,460 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,200 cfs June 17 (gage height, 11.55 ft); no 

flow at times.

1950-55: Maximum discharge, 23,800 cfs June 11, 1951 (gage height, 12.57 ft, site 

and datum then in use); no flow at times in 1952-55.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

u

0

0

aO

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

12

4.2

1.4

*.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

 2

a. 2

.2

.2

. 2

.2

_ 2

* 2

. 2

. 2

.1

.1

0.76

47

Nov.

0.

* .

*.

3.U

0.10

6.0

Dec.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

*.l

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

2.0

0.06

4.0

Jan.

0.2

.3

*.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

0

.1 *.l

.4

.3

.2

0

.2

4.5

0.15

8.9

Feb.

0.2

.1

.3

.1

b.l

b.l

b.l

*b.2

b.3

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.3

b.2

b.3

b.4

b.6 

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.4

b.4

b.4

.8

.4

.5

*.5

_

_

8.4

0.30

17

Mar.

0.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

*.l

.1

.1 

.1

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

b.3

b.2

.3

.5

.4

1.5

9.3

0.30

18

Apr,

1.2

.6

.5

* . 4

74

.4

a. 4

.5

.6

1.5

.4

.6

*230

*60

*29

18

12

8.6 

5.5

2.4

2.1

2.4

2.8

5.4

E .4

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.0

394.6

15.2

785

May

1.0

*1.2

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

TT

.4

.5

1.0

*268 

*598

a 300

164

73

51

39

27

*32

38

132

61

33

26

1,856.2

59.9

3,680

June

21

17

*92

100

32

19

16

15

12

*12

12

11

11

12

13

10

*2,910

*5,530 

*5,070

2,300

1,360

790

*450

278

197

157

121

104

88

75

19,835

661

39,340

July

80

246

138

14-8

380

*166

*306

233

161

124

*90

119

197

172

110

438

420

220 

124

93

83

68

58

46

41

36

*S4

21

18

1£

16

4,392

142

8,710

Aug.

11

7.8

7.8

7.4

6.6

6.0

6.0

6.0

*5.0

4.6

4.3

113

~Eo 163

72

66

55

46 

35

25

24

18

11

*7.8

6.6

4.6

4.3

3.8

3.1

2.3

2.2

815.2

26.3

1,620

Sept.

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.0

1.4

1.0

1.4

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.6

.6

.6

*.4

74

.4

.9

15

67

15

7.8

7.8

242

370

197

94

53

36

1,125.2

37.4

2,230

Calendar year 1954: Max 70 Min 0 Mean 4.51 Ac-ft 5,260

Water year 1954-55: Max 5,530 Min 0 Mean 78.0 Ac-ft 56,460

eak discharge (b 

Discharge irement made en this day.

'd; discharge interpolated. 

, K. affected by ice.

 ing year; discharge mputed on bd.sis of once-daily outside gag
348 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cedar Bluff Reservoir near Ellis, Kans.

Location. Lat 38,47', long 99°43', in SW£ sec. 36, T. 14 S., R. 22 W., in control-house 

structure of outlet works conduit at dam on Smoky Hill River, 18 miles southwest of 

Ellis.

Drainage area. 5,300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1950 to September 1955 (prior to October 1954, monthly 

figures only).

Gage. Mercury-column gage read once daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datura of 

^1929.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 141,000 acre-ft July 19-26 (elevation, 

2,137.00 ft); minimum, 93,960 acre-ft Mar. 26-30 (elevation, 2,127.35 ft).

1950-55: Maximum contents, 269,400 acre-ft July 2, 1951 (elevation, 2,154.90 ft); 

minimum contents since irrigation pool was first filled, that of Kar. 26-30, 1955.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by compacted earth-fill dam; storage began Nov. 13, 1950; 

dam was completed in 1951. Total capacity, 870,400 acre-ft, consisting of the following: Dead storage, 8,260 aere-ft below elevation, 2,090 ft (sill of trashrack 

structure); irrigation pool, 176,800 acre-ft between elevations 2,090 and 2,144 ft 

(sill of nongated orifice in spillway); flood-control pool, 191,900 aere-ft between 

elevations 2,144 and 2,166 ft (crest of uncontrolled spillway); and uncontrolled 

storage, 493,400 acre-ft between elevations 2,166 and 2,200 ft. Reservoir is used to 

store water for flood control, irrigation, and recreation.

Cooperation. Elevations and contents furnished by the Bureau of Reclamation.

Month-end elevation and contents, water yi r October 1954 to September 1955

Date

Sept 

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec.

Ca

Jan. 

Feb. 

Mar. 

Apr.

May 

June 

July 

Aug. 

Sept

Wa

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

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

Elevation 

(feet)t

2,128.30 

2,128.30 

2,127.95 

2,127.65

-

2,127.55 

2,127.50 

2,127.40 

2,127.70 

2,128.90 

2,136.15 

2,136.70 

2,135.80 

2,135.30

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

100,500 

97,950 

96,470 

95,210

-

94,790 

94,580 

94,170 

95,420 

100,500 

136,200 

139,300 

134,300 

131,500

-

Change In contents 

(acre-feet)

-2,550 

-1,480 

-1,260

-14,790

-420 

-210 

-410 

+1 , 250 

+5,080 

+35,700 

+3.1OO 

-5,000 

-2,800

+31,000

t Elevation at 8
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 349

Smoky Hill River at Cedar Bluff Dam, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°47'30", long 99°43'20", in Wf sec. 36, T. 14 S., R. 22 W., on right 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Cedar Bluff Dam and 14 miles southwest of 

Ellis.

Drainage area.--5.300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February 1952 to September 1955.

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,059.14 ft above mean sea level (levels 

oy Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 61 cfs July 29, 30 (gage height, 2.03 ft); no 

flow at times.

1952-55: Maximum discharge, 475 cfs Mar. 5-7, 1952 (gage height, 3.39 f"); no 

flow at times.

Remarks.--Records excellent above 10 cfs and fair below. Flow completely regulated by 

Cedar Bluff Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect, (gage 

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

0.7 0

0.8 .3

0.9 1.0

1.1 3.2

1.3 6.3

Discharge, in cubic feet per seco

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

year October 1954 to September 1S55

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ibtal

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

20

20

20

20

21

21

22

2T

20

20

22

20

21

12

*5.4

5.0

5.0

.0

.7

.7

.5

.7

.7

.9

.9

.9

* .9

.9

.9

.9

.9

362.9

11.7

720

Nov.

4.9

4.9

5.0

570

5.0

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

*5.0

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

475

4.5

4.5

*4.5

145.2

4.84

288

Dec .

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

* .5

.5

.5

.2

.1

.8

~77.6

.7

3.6

132.6

4.28

263

Jan.

3.6

3.7

* .0

.9

.9

b .9

.9

.7

2

.7

.7

.1

b4.5

b4.5

4.5

b4.5

4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

4.1

b4.5

b4.5

5.0

*37T

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

0

112.2

3.62

223

Feb.

(*)

(*)

------

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1954: Max 66 mn 1.7 Mean 7.64

May

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.8

11

12

57

40

14

14

9.9

4.9

4.2

4.1

4.0

4.1

4.1

4.8

8.9

5.2

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.5

225.4

7.27

447

June

.5

.7

* .5

.6

.9

.4

.2

.4

.5

* .5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.1

.7

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.9

4.2

84.3

2.81

167

July

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.5

*4.4

4.4

4.2

4.1

472

4.1

4.1

33

34

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

26

*59

6140-

25

382.3

12.3

758

Aug.

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

*26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

*26

27.

27

27

27

26

26 

26

804

25.9

1,590

Sept.

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

13

1.5

1.0

.5

.3

.4

2.5

1.1

.5

.2

.1

<3

500.1

16.7

992

Ac -ft 5,530

Water year 1954-55: Max 61 Mln 0 Mean 7.53 Ao-ft 5,450

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
350 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Big Creek near Hays, Kans.

Location. La t 38°51' , long 99°19' , in SWtj sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 18 W. , on left bank at 

downstream side of county highway bridge, half a mile upstream from Crster Island Park 

Dam, 3 miles southeast of Hays, and 25 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 594 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . April 1946 to September 1955.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,955.13 ft above mean sef level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Nov. 20, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and dstum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 52.2 cfs (37,790 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 964 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 9.70 ft); no flow 

at times.

1946-55: Maximum discharge, 19,900 cfs May 22, 1951 (gage height, 21.46 ft) from 

rating curve extended above 7,400 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting of main-channel 

flow and slope-area determination of overflow; no flow at times.

Remarks . Records good above 10 cfs, and poor below. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1340: 1947(P) , 1948(P) .

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, 

and 

(Sh

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

Shifting-control method used Nov. 9-18)

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.2

0.1 

3.8

5.3

6.0 

8.0

174

605

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1?54 to September 1555

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.2

.3

.3

.2

.1

,2

.1

.2

.4

.4

159

~57 277

22

*14

5.6

e.s

6.6

6 . 6

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

3.0 *i.e

1.6

1.2

1.6

1.6

595.9

19.2

1 , 180

Nov.

1.6

.2

.2

.2

.0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.9

1.2

.9

1.2

*1 .2

1.2

.6

.9

.9

.9

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.2

.9

.9

1.2

*.6

45.3

1.51

90

Dec.

0.6

.9

.6

.9

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.6

3.0

1.6

3.0

2.2

l.t

1.2

.9

1.6

*1.2

1.2

.9

1.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

.9

1.2

45.9

1.48

91

Jan.

2.2

Z .2

*3.E

1.2

1.6

l.L

1.2

1 . 2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

I ."

l.C

1 , ?

1 .^.

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.2

!.«.

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.6

l.b

1.6

42.6

1.37

84

Feb.

1.6

1 .2

i.e

1.6

1.6

1.6

l.t

*1 .6

3.0

2.2

1.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

l.t

1.6

1 .6

l.t

1 . 6

1.2

l.C

.9

.9

. 6

76

.6

.6

. 6

_

41. LI

1.46

81

Mar.

0.9

.9

.9

.9

.6

.6

.6

.4

.9

1 .t

1.6

2.2

1.6 i.e i .t

*1.2

1 .2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

.9

1 .2

1.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

3.U

3.0

4.7

46.3

1.49

92

Apr.

9.3

3.8

11

*6.6

4.7

3.8

3.0

2.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.7

29

3.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.6

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.2

1.6

3. Li

4.7

122.2

4.07

242

May

.8

.0

.8

.6

.6

>6

.2

.2

.2

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.2

1.2

1.6

*4.7

1 .6

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.2

1.2

3.8

168

206

71

28

25

545.1

17.6

1,080

June

22

14

23

19

16

17

*39

29

17

14

11

9.9

8.8

878

8.8

8.8

97

1C 6

*361 29"7

159

181

209

111

61

41

33

26

22

16

1,986.1

66.2

3,940

July

14

11

9 . 9

8.8

7.7

*5.6

4.7

3.8

3.8

3.0

2.2

13'2 . 2

8.8

22

3125"

19

12

8.8

7.7

3.8

3.0

3.8

3.0

1.6

.4

*.2

0

1.6

1.6

243.0

7.84

482

Aug.

0.3

.3

.3

1.6

...^

2.2

2.2

2.2

*3.8

1.6

1.6

1.6 i.e

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.6

.2

*.2

.1

0

0

.3

.3

0

0

30.1

0.97

60

Sept.

0.1

.3

t 2

.'1

.£

.qf -c

 Z

.4

1.2

1.6

1.6

*2.2

2.2

2.2

35

505

*73

25

*50

17

8.8

163

403

178

81

35

23

1,612.5

53.8

3,200

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,360 win 0.1 Mean 11.5 Ac-ft 8,300

Water year 1954-55: Max 505 Mln 0 Mean 14.7 Ac-ft 10,620

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). Sept. 19 (3 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

n.) 964 cfs (9.70 ft).
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 351

Smoky Hill River near Russell, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°47', long 98°51' , in NW£ sec. 2, T. 15 S., R. 14 W., on downstream side 

of right pier of bridge on U. S. Highway S81, a quarter of a mile upstream from landon 

Creek and 7.7 miles south of Russell, and at mile 287.

Drainage area.--6.965 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage Is 1,689.05 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

19S9. Prior to Sept. 11, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datura.

Average discharge.--15 years (1940-55), 233 cfs (168,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,030 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 14.05 ft): no 

flow Sept. 11-18.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 39,500 cfs May 23, 1951 (gage height, 23.86 ft); no 

flow at times during 1940, 1943, 1955.

Flood of May 30, 1938, reached a stage of about 29.0 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

about 70,000 cfs from rating curve extended above 27,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

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

which are poor. Flow regulated by Cedar Bluff Reservoir.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1340: 1941-42(M), 1944-45(M), 1950(P).

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 15 to Apr. 13,

July 7 to Aug. 12, Sept. 19-25, 30)

1.7

2.6

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

t .0 

8.9

140

285

470

1,540

3,480

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.5

T75

7.5

7.5

8.5

9.0

13

11

10

20

153

*196

338

210

90

52

38

30

26 

23

27

a 20

16

a!6

16

*14

14

a!3

a!2

11

alO

1,425.5

46.0

2,830

Nov.

9.6

a9.0

a9.0

8.5

a9.0

8.5

a8.5

8.5

a9.0

a8.5

8.0

7.5

6.0

a'675

7.0

*8.0

7.5

a7.5

a7.5 

7.5

a7.5

7.5

a8.0

aS.O

8.5

a8.5

8.5

a8.5

8.5

aS.O

242.6

8.09

481

Dec.

*8.0

875

a8. 5

9.0

a9.0

9.0

a9.5

9.6

a9.5

a9.5

9.6

alO

8.0

a9.0

10

a!2

a!2

11

a 11 

*11

a 11

a 11

a 11

a!3

a!4

a!4

a!3

a 11

9.0

13

324.7

10.5

644

Jan.

a!3

a!3

13

*13

M

15

14

13

12

11

9.0

7.0

5.0

9.0

14

14

6.U

4.0

BTo

6.0

8.0

8.0

11

13

13

*15

14

12

12

13

11

342.0

11.0

678

Feb.

11

10

5.0

6.5

8.0

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.0

7.5

8.0

7.5

14

17

23

24

2^

18

' 12 

15

20

23

17

14

17

19

16

17

-

389.1

13.9

772

Mar.

*18

TO

17

17

16

15

14

13

13

13

12

11

10

9.6

*8.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

7.0 

7.0

5.0

6.0

8.5

7.0

6.0

5.5

7.0

9.0

12

9.6

11

328.2

10.6

651

Apr.

29

29

25

*E4

22

17

16

15

14

14

13

15

1,850

*366

165

96

67

50 

41

37

31

27

23

21

21

18

17

15

14

3,712

124

7,360

May

13

13

14

12

14

13

9.6

8.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.5

8.0

6.0

6.0

7.0

5.5

*8T5

10 

15

17

13

10

9.6

7.5

7.0

7.0

24

151

T34

82

658.2

21.2

1,310

June

51

33

199

192

58

41

*46

52

31

40

35

26

19

17

T7

17

17

18

*146 

112

383

T58

132

170

155

100

74

53

41

34

2,497

83.2

4,950

July

205

380

142

68

46

*58

40

31

27

25

23

22

22

23

25

29

13

14

24 

19

14

10

15

13

26

15

10

*8.0

7.0

5.5

5.0

1,362.5

44.0

2,700

Aug.

4.5

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.7

14

1U

9.6

*12

9.6

8.0

7.0

6.5

5.5

5.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.1

2.5

3.1

*3.1

2.2

1.6

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

141.8

4.57

281

Sept.

0.4

.4

1.3

.7

.6

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

*3,450 

3,390

858

*530

£47

148

280

2 , 300

1,500

£90

352

229

13,978.4

466

27,730

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,500 Mln 1.6 Mean 47.2 Ac-ft 34,200

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,450 Min 0 Mean 69.6 Ac-ft 50,390

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Cedar 

Bluff Dam, at Ellsworth, and on Big Creek at Hays.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13, 15, 29, Jan. 6-14, Jan. 17 to Feb. 14, 

Feb. 17 to Mar. 1, Mar. 22, 25-28. Discharge for Oct. 21 to Jan. 3, Apr. 14, 15 computed on basis 

of once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
352 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Smoky Hill River at Ellsworth, Kans.

Location. La t 38°44' , long 98°14' , in SE£ sec. 20, T. 15 S., R. 8 W., on downstream side

 of right pier of bridge on State Highway 14 in Ellsworth, 2 miles downstream from 

Turkey Creek.

Drainage area. 7,580 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1895 to October 1905, July 1918 to July 1925, and August 1928 to 

September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 1,509.10 ft above mean

 sea level datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 31, 1905, staff gage at present site and at 

datum 1.61 ft higher. July 23, 1918, to July 4, 1925, and Aug. 1, 1928, to Nov. 29, 

1939, chain or wire-weight gages at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--42 years (1895-1904, 1918-24, 1928-55) 240 cfs (173,800 acre-ft per 

year) .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs July 1 (gage height, 18.05 ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs Sept. 17.

1895-1905, 1918-25, 1928-55: Maximum discharge, 61,000 cfs June 1, 1938 (gage 

height, 27.2 ft, from floodmarks); minimum observed, 1.0 cfs Aug. 29, Sept. 8, 1954.

Flood in August 1927 reached a stage of 25.7 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

44,800 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods computed from wire-weight gage readings, 

which are fair, and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Plow regulated 

by Cedar Bluff Reservoir (see p. 348).

Revisions (water years) . WSP 796-B: 1903. WSP 806: Drainage area. WSP 1176: 1923.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control ethod

Oct. 1 to June 5

used Mar. 25 to Apr. 15)

June 6 to Sept. 30

1.0

5.0

1.1 

1.5

193

410

720

1,600

100

0.3 

0.4 

0.5 

0.6 

0.7 

l.u

0.4 

2.4 

5.4

40

1.5 

2.0

106

193

410

720

1,600

5,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.6

5.6

9.8

13

13

13

17

37

180

*172

215

140

91

68

56

56

39

36

34

23

22

93

180

114

54

42

34

1,780.0

57.4

3,530

Nov.

30

26

25

24

23

25

22

22

27

*29

23

22

21

19

19

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

15

T6

16

16

16

15

16

602

20.1

1,190

Dec.

15

14

14

17

11

19

18

16

*16

17

17

15

10

12

14

16

16

16

15

16

16

17

19

18

18

19

17

15

10

12

14

487

15.7

966

Jan.

20

20

24

22

*27

36

2E

E8

25

22

20

15

15

20

30

20

20

20

10

1U

15

15

15

20

10

15

25

20

40

25

20

649

20.9

1,290

Feb.

51

22

*12

15

20

20

20

25

20

20

20

20

22

25

25

25

25

40

35

20

25

35

25

20

25

40

25

30

- -----

687

24.6

1,360

Mar.

40

*48

37

34

31

26

26

26

25

24

24

23

20

21

19

19

18

17

17

17

15

10

19

17

15

10

12

15

26

23

*23

697

22.5

1,380

Apr.

37

35

41

35

32

32

31

29

 29 26

29

27

3,300

3,520

816

496

300

205

147

116

95

79

71

63

57

52

48

*44

42

39

9,873

329

19,580

May

38

35

34

34

32

30

29

28

29

59

31

28

25

24

23

22

21

51

51

63

43

34

30

28

28

31

26

25

22

22

109

1,045

33.7

2,070

June

102

*76

74

859

652

225

122

84

76

68

58

62

56

50

46

44

43

41

39

37

116

163

*207

142

137

161

125

96

76

246

4,283

143

8,500

July

5,060

697

460

245

160

141

100

83

63

50

46

40

36

42

35

32

36

*37

44

32

32

29

65

136

38

27

26

23

20

18

16

7,867

254

15,600

Aug.

14

12

11

10

9.1

14

10

12

13

18

29

17

13

10

10

8.6

*5.9

5.4

5.1

4.5

4.8

5.9

6.8

5.9

5.4

4.5

4.5

3.9

3.6

3.0

3.0

282.9

9.13

561

Sept.

3.3

5.5

14

11

7.2

5.1

4.2

3.0

2.7

2.L

2.4

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.4

*153

*3,010

*2,590

1,060

868

520

634

1,110

2,160

1,200

656

405

14,438.0

481

28,640

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,140 Min 1.0 Mean 68.5 Ac-ft 49,610

Water year 1954-55: Max 5,060 Min 2.0 Mean 117 Ac-ft 84,670
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 353

Kanopolis Reservoir near Kanopolis, Kans.

Location. --Lat 38°37', long 97-58', in NE£ sec. 3, T. 17 S., R. 6 W. , in shaft of control 

tower at dam on Smoky Hill River, 12 miles southeast of Kanopolis, 25 miles southwest 

of Salina, and 207.8 miles upstream from mouth of Smoky Hill River.

Drainage area. 7,857 sq mi.

Records available. February 1948 to September 1955 (prior to October 1954, monthly 

figures only).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 77,980 acre-ft July 3 (elevation, 1,465.34 ft); 

minimum contents, 45,210 acre-ft Mar. 30 (elevation, 1,456.66 ft).

1948-55: Maximum contents, 435,100 acre-ft July 14, 1951 (elevation, 1,506.98 ft); 

minimum contents since conservation pool was first filled, 38,330 acre-ft Feb. 5, 1950 

(elevation, 1,454.44 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began Feb. 17, 1948, and dam 

was completed in same year. Capacity 450,000 acre-ft between elevations 1,415 ft 

(sill of outlet gate) and 1,508 ft. Crest of uncontrolled spillway is at elevation 

1,507 ft. Storage capacity of 397,000 acre-ft above elevation 1,459 ft is provided 

for flood control. Storage capacity of 53,000 acre-ft below elevation 1,459 ft is 

provided for conservation and recreation. Inflow partly regulated by Cedar Bluff 

Reservoir.

Cooperation. Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Date

Dec. 31.. ....................

Sept. 30.. ....................

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,457.28

1,465.15

Contents 

(acre-feet)

47,190

77,120

Change in contents 

(acre-feet)

_

-1,600

+18,200

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
354 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Smoky Hill River near Langley, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°27', long 97°57', in SE£ sec. 35, T. 16 S., R. 6 W., on downstream side 

or left pier of county highway bridge, half a mile down'stream from Kanopolis Dam, 

5 miles north of Langley, and at mile 207.2.

Drainage area. 7,857 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,400.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 1, 1952, at datum 2 ft higher.

Average discharge. 15 years, 342 cfs (247,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 750 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 5.52 ft); minimum, 4.2 cfs Mar. 2.

1940-55: Maximum discharge observed, 17,200 cfs Oct. 20, 1941 (gage height, 

25.47 ft, present datum); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Jan. 23, 1948.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Cedar Bluff Reservoir (see p. 348), and 

Kanopolis Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.0 

1.4 

1.8

2.5 

3.5 

5.5

160

310

745

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

Z7

zs

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

*42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

4Z

42

42

42

42

42

1,302

42.0

2,580

Nov.

42

4?

38

W

40

40

40

40

40

*40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

1,202

40.1

2,380

Dec.

40

4TJ

40

40

40

40

40

40

*40

40

40

40

40

40

40

41

IT

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

1,256

40.5

2,490

Jan.

41

41

41

41

*42_

41

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

39

39

39

39

38

3ff

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

1,225

39.5

2,430

Feb.

39

3?

*38

37

37

37

37

37

37

b37

b36 b7B~

36

36

36

36

36

37

36

36

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

-

------

1,03Z

36.9

Z,050

Mar.

41

*25SB37

37

37

37

37

34

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

28

28

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

*30

30

977

31.5

1,940

Apr.

30

30

30

30

26

23

22

24

23

26

21

2T

59

35

55

78

84

89

91

91

93

93

94 9T

90

88

88

*90

88

85

1,790

59.7

3,550

May

84

tt

82

81

79

78

77

74

72

67

55

54

53

52

51

51

50

51

61

56

56

56

56

54

53

55

53

54

51

49

48

1,896

61.2

3,760

June

*49

BT

52

62

100

96

96

96

94

92

91

89

88

85

85

84

83

82

81

80

79

80

*S1

82

83

83

82

83

83

82

2,454

81.8

4,870

July

201

256

272

282

282

274

266

260

252

244

236

232

358

570

645

620

600

*502

314

167

133

127

125

125

124

120

116

113

108

105

102

e,i3i

262

16,130

Aug.

99

5S

92

89

86

84

82

78

76

73

71

69

66

64

62

61

*5S

57

56

54

53

SB- 52

86

85

82

81

80

78

77

73

2,285

73.7

4,530

Sept.

93

107

86

86

85

84

82

80

79

77

76

73

72

*71

70

68

67

57

71

74

115

155

172

190

208

230

398

672

745

T47J

5,193

173

10,300

Calendar year 1954: Max 865 Min 20 Mean 73.1 Ac-ft 52,900

Water year 1954-55: Max 745 Min 21 Mean 78.7 Ac-ft 57,010

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 355

Smoky Hill River at Lindsborg, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°34', long 97°40', in SE£ sec. 17, T. 17 S., R. 3 W., on downstream 

side of left pier of First Street Bridge in Lindsborg, 300 ft downstream from milldam and at mile 170.9.

Drainage area. 8,110 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1930 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. 

January 1905 to September 1923 (fragmentary) in report of Kansas State Board of Agriculture, Division of Water Resources, entitled "Stream-Flow Data 1928 to 1935."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,297.09 ft (revised) above mean sea 

Tevel, datum of 1929. Prior to Dec. 25, 1917, chain gage at railroad bridge 450 ft 

downstream (corrected) at different datum. Dec. 25, 1917, to Feb. 23, 1934, wireweight or chain gages at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1930-55), 334 cfs (241,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 93'2 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 10.93 ft); minimum daily, 20 cfs Feb. 4.

1930-55: Maximum discharge, 26,000 cfs June 3, 1938 (gage height, 32.5£ ft); minimum daily, 2 cfs Apr. 13, 25, 1935.

Flood in May 1903 reached a stage of 33.9 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 32,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are fair. Flow regulated by Kanopolis Reservoir (See p. 353).

Revisions (water year).--WSP 806: 1934, drainage area.

Rating tables r water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26

5.3 

5.9

Mar. 27 to Sept. 3O

5.3 

6.0

8.0 

1O.O

340

700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

40

41

40

38

38

39

42

42

40

38

38

39

*38

38

38

39

40

40

39

39

39

41

41

41

43

51

52

43

42

42

43

1,264

40.8

2,510

Nov.

43

43

44

42

42

42

42

42

42

*42

41

IT

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

43

43

44

44

44

42

42

1,270

42.3

2,520

Dec.

42

41

42

43

45

43

41

*42

42

42

42

41

d30

d35

49

47

44

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

35

32

30

35

1,263

40.7

2,510

Jan.

50

59

49

47

*47

48

46

46

43

40

35

37

39

42

50

64

51

40

35

38

41

40

40

42

42

43

45

40

42

45

50

1,376

44.4

2,730

Feb.

53

*46

35

20

35

40

40

40

45

40

40

40

41

42

45

48

55

60

52

27

34

40

45

35

40

73

45

52

_

-

1,203

43.0

2,390

Mar.

48

46

43

35

40

41

40

39

37

36

32

31

32

31

30

29

28

29

29

32

31

d30

42

33

d25

30

40

46

38

*34

32

1,089

35.1

2,160

Apr.

46

43

38

36

31

29

28

26

24

33

32

30

*578 492-

127

85

89

92

94

95

95

95

96

95

98

94

*91

90

89

86

2,977

99.2

5,900

May

83

53

S3

80

78

76

75

76

75

74

73

64

59

56

54

55

53

54

58

79

60

55

53

53

54

59

55

53

51

48

46

1,975

63.7

3,920

June

*44

la- 43

ss

93

~95 136

85

85

85

86

86

83

80

78

78

79

78

76

74

71

*73

72

69

70

75

75

71

72

71

2,286

76.2

4,530

July

93

295

224

219

227

229

227

220

215

210

205

211

194

235

402

476 4T4-

466

*421

306

183

130

125

127

121

112

108

103

99

93

92

6,842

221

13,570

Aug.

88

aS

80

77

76

74

77

74

71

69

64

61

58

58

57

53

*52

46

45

44

48- 43

46

44

64

64

63

64

61

60

59

1,923

62.0

3,810

Sept.

58

57

90

75

71

69

68

66

62

60

61

62

59

*61

59

57

54

55

60

64

61

83

125

145

182

218

272

312

512

592

3,770

126

7,480

Calendar year 1954: Max 735 Min 30 Mean 75.7 Ac-ft 55,570

Water year 1954-55: Max 592 Min 20 Mean 74.6 Ac-ft 54,O3O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis weather records and records for 

station near Langley.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 28 to Jan. 1, Jan. 1O-15, 18-31, Feb. 3-17, 

22-25, Mar. 26, 27.
356 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Smoky Hill River near Mentor, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°48', long 97°35', in sec. 31, T. 14 S., R. 2 W., on downstream side of 

left pier of highway bridge, 1 mile south of Salina, 4 miles north of Mentor, and at 

mile 131.5.

Drainage area. 8,230 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1923 to June 1932 , October 1947 to September 1955. Publlshed as "near Salina" October 1947 to September 1949.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,211.74 ft above mean sea level (levels 

~~Dy Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 30, 1932, chain gage at site 10 miles upstream

at different datum. Oct. 1, 1947, to Sept. 18, 1948, wire-weight gage at present site

and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, (1924-30, 1947-55), 408 cfs (295,400 acre-feet per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 15.35 ft); 

minimum daily, 30 cfs Feb. 5.

1923-32, 1947-55: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs July 13, 1951 (gag? height, 

24.93 ft); from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of flood-routing study 

and slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 7 cfs Nov. 13, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow 

regulated by Cedar Bluff and Kanopolis Reservoirs. Diversions above station for 

irrigation.

Hating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 21 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13

4.9

5.0 

5.5

6.0

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

Apr. 13 to Sept. 30

8.0

10.0

13.0

260

564

1,160

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

37

38

38

38

37

36

35

40

41

40

40

39

*40

40

39

39

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

41

46

46

48

48

44

44

1,257

40.5

2,490

Nov.

44

44

45

45

46

46

45

46

*46

46

45

45

44

45

46

46

47

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

47

47

46

1,371

45.7

2,720

Dec.

47

46

47

47

49

50

50

48

48

48

49

48

37

45

46

53

59

52

50

49

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

50

47

45

42

1,483

47.8

2,940

Jan.

52

54

58

*58

55

51

49

49

48

46

40

45

45

50

52

54

56

60

50

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

47

50

1,514

48.8

3,000

Feb.

52

*55

52

50

30

32

35

40

45

55

52

50

45

45

47

50

55

60

65

55

45

35

50

55

53

50

64

60

1,382

49.4

2,740

Mar.

*51

54

49

50

48

44

46

46

46

46

46

46

42

40

41

40

40

40

39

40

42

48

39

35

45

40

40

43

50

*47

44

1,362

43.9

2,700

Apr.

45

46

48

46

42

40

36

34

34

33

34

38

*936

1.090

561

191

89

83

85

87

89

91

91

91

91

93

*92

87

84

84

4,491

150

8,910

May

80

77

76

76

75

72

69

65

67

70

67

67

63

53

50

55

56

57

55

55

67

77

60

54

55

65

90

73

56

51

51

2,004

64.6

3,970

June

*45

44

42

56

83

83

122

131

94

90

92

92

92

88

84

82

81

81

79

76

72

*67

67

67

64

64

65

65

63

60

2,291

76.4

4,540

July

331

81

146

200

164

169

169

168

165

150

147

147

149

137

134

260

384

401

*396

378

300

189

122

121

106

102

90

84

80

73

22.

5,ei5

181

11,140

Aug.

71

67

58

57

59

60

59

60

~85 136

61

55

50

46

48

*49

48

45

44

42

39

38

44

42

40

40

49

49

51

49

46

1,687

54.4

3,350

Sept.

46

49

48

58

69

62

58

55

54

54

50

49

*52

51

49

47

44

42

48

49

52

59

64

87

128

171

196

234

239

588

2,652

88.4

5,260

Calendar year 1954: Max 652 Mln 35 Mean 76.4 Ac-ft 55,320

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,O9O Mln 30 Mean 74.3 Ac-ft 53,760

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 13, 14, 30, 31, Jan. 11 to Feb. 26, Mar. 24-27.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 357 

Saline River near Wilson, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°56', long 98°32', in SE^ sec. 10, T. 13 S., R. 11 W., on left bank 

100 ft upstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Hell 

Creek, 8 miles northwest of Wilson, and at mile 135.0.

Drainage area. 1,900 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1929 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,442.72 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Apr. 8, 1931, chain gage at highway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 149 cfs (107,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,960 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 9.70 ft); 

minimum, 1.4 cfs Sept. 16.

1929-55: Maximum discharge, 21,900 cfs June 2, 1935 (gage height, 24.79 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs; minimum, 1 cfs Jan. 23-25, 1935, Jan. 6, 1937, 

Jan. 13, 1946.

Flood of July-August 1928 reached a stage of about 26.8 ft from floodmarks (discharge, 25,700 cfs, from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 806: 1929-30. WSP 856: 1931, 1935-36.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.6

1.0

3.0

6.0

10

20

34

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

75

103

195

310

580

890

1,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

9.6

9.6

9.2

10

11

12

14

15

14

13

*222

278

2CT6

195

98

68

52

42

35

31

29

28

27

26

30

*31

25

24

22

21

21

1,628.4

52.5

3,230

Nov.

21

2T

20

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

*20

19

18

18

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

583

19.4

1,160

Dec.

*18

18

18

19

22

23

2T

21

20

20

20

18

17

20

20

22

21

20

20

*21

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

18

b20

b20

b20

625

20.2

1,240

Jan.

b22

b24

26

*25

27

28

26

24

21

18

18

b!5

b!8

b20

b20

27

26

b!5

b!8

b!8

b!8

b!6

b!6

b!4

b!2

*b!2

b!4

b!8

b22

27

28

633

20.4

1,260

Feb.

28

27

b20

b!8

b!6

b!4

b!2

*b!2

b!2

bio

bio

b!2

b!6

b20

b22

b24

b26

b30

b!5

b20

b20

b25

b25

b20

b25

b30

620

*33

562

20.1

1,110

Mar.

38

36

34

35

33

30

29

28

27

26

25

24

24

24

*22

21

21

21

21

22

b!2

bT5

24

25

b!5

bl8

b25

28

27

24

24

778

25.1

1,540

Apr.

56

48

39

*36

33

31

30

28

27

28

28

28

38

40

*42

39

34

31

28

26

25

26

24

22

21

20

19

18

18

18

901

30.0

1,790

May

17

16

18

18

16

16

15

14

15

14

14

14

14

13

12_

12

12

14

*20

20

17

14

12

14

14

18

16

16

~§3 106

94

708

22.8

1,400

June

64

47

141

268

51

39

*31

28

26

25

25

25

24 si 21

22

*136

517

221

*335

199

181

161

*135

120

112

94

80

69

61

3,279

109

6,500

July

59

49

43

38

46

*37

31

28

26

23

21

20

21

22

22

19

18

16

16

16

13

12

12

14

12

13

10

*8.8

8.0

6.8

6.4

687.0

22.2

1,360

Aug.

6.4

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.4

6.4

8.0

*i£

8.8

6.4

5.7

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

3.6

3.6

4.8

5.1

*4.5

3.6

3.0

2.6

T^

2.8

2.8

3.0

153.5

5.11

314

Sept.

3.0

2.6

3.6

4.5

3.9

3.6

3.3

2.8

2.2

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

*2.4

2.2

2.0 ^or

1.150

*168

74

*37

44

64

118

169

159

219

229

155

2,619.1

87.3

5,190

Calendar year 1954 : Max 3,670 Mln 7.5 Mean 59.8 Ac-ft 43,260

Water year 1954-55 : Max 1,130 Mln 2.0 Mean 36.1 Ac-ft 26,090

Peak discharge (base, 2.400 cfs). No peak above base 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

449355 O - 58 - Z4
358 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Saline River at Tescott, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°00', long 9V°53 I , in SE^ sec. 16, T. 12 S., R. 5 W., on downstream 

side of left pier of highway bridge, half a mile south of Tescott, he If a mile upstream from Dry Creek, and at mile 54.5.

Drainage area. 2,820 sq mi.

Records available. September 1919 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,265.34 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Average discharge.--36 years, 221 cfs (160,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,230 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 16.63 ft); 

minimum, 3.0 cfs Sept. 7-9, 16-18.

1919-55: Maximum discharge, 61,400 cfs July 13, 1951 (gage height, 30.06 ft); no 

flow at time during 1935-36.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some

diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. Diversions above station for 

irrigation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 806: Drainage area. WSP 856; 1931.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 26 to May 31)

Oct. 1 to May 31

5.0 12

5.5 27

6.0 47

7.0 100

9.0 245

11.0 435

4.3 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

June 1 to Sept. 3O

2.0

7.0

21

7.0

9.0

13.0

16.0

108

248

650

1,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

15

18

61

321

*377

297

221

191

109

76

60

51

42 

40

37

34

35

228

335

116

51

35

2,870

92.6

5,690

Nov.

30

25

27

27

27

26

26

27

28

28

*27

27

27

28

29

28

29

28

28

29

27

29 

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

835

27.8

1,660

Dec.

28

28

28

28

28

30

29

30

*34

34

34

32

30

34

27

27

26

28

32

32

32

31 

30

30

31

31

31

30

27

25

30

927

29.9

1,840

Jan.

36

26

24

26

32

*39

40

39

42

36

32

25

30

35

30

29

30

25

25

25

20

15 

30

25

20

20

25

20

30

37

30

908

29.3

1,800

Feb.

32

30

25

20

20

20

20

20

15

15

15

20

20

25

30

*30

32

41

60

25

30

35 

30

30

35

52

46

46

819

29.2

1,620

Mar.

36

48

*46

51

54

48

44

42

42

38

40

38

38

36

36

34

34

33

31

32

32

28 

32

31

20

21

27

35

28

26

*35

1,116

36.0

2,210

Apr.

48

52

55

52

68

64

55

50

45

44

44

44

46

46

56

50

46

56

56

52

46

41 

38

35

34

34

32

*29

30

2!B_

1,376

45.9

2,730

May

27

27

26

26

25

24

23

22

23

26

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

21

24

21

21

22 

25

27

28

27

24

25

22

23

24

729

23.5

1,450

June

47

*92

82

257

487

476

248

99

64

52

44

39

36

35

33

33

32

32

30

117

320

246 

*275

194

165

146

121

109

102

90

4,103

137

8,140

Jily

103

380

154

66

77

52

42

37

42

36

32

29

27

25

23

21

ZO

20

*22

21

20

19 

20

18

17

21

18

17

16

15

15

1,425

46.0

2,830

Aug.

14

13

13

11

11

11

11

10

12

13

12

11

10

9.4

8.8

9.7

10

*9.4

8.5

7.6

7.0

7.0 

6.2

5.2

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.8

5.2

5.2

5 2

275.2

8.88

546

Sept.

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.5

3.2

3.0

4.5

4.8

5.2

5.0

4.5

*4.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

7.3

174

*927

1.040 

583

475

173

262

505

472

340

244

5,276.6

176

10,470

Calendar year 1954 : Max 2,420 Mln 12 Mean 93.8 Ac-ft 67,920

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,O4O Mln 3.0 Mean 58. 6 Ac-ft 40,990

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 1 to June 4, June 8-23, 

June 28 to Aug. 18. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 30, 31, Jan. 12-15, 18-29, 

Feb. 3-16, 19-25.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 359

North Fork Solomon River at Glade, Kans.

Location.--Lat 39°40'40", long 99°18'30", on south line sec. 25, T. 4 S., R. 18 W. , 

at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 183, half a mile south of Gla-le.

Drainage area.--849 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,756.16 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,100 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 9.63 ft); no 

flow at times.

1952-55: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs July 20, 1953 (gage height, 14.35 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or below 10 cfs, which are 

poor.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1O to Dec. 1O, 

June 20 to July 5)

Oct. 1 to June 18 June 18 to Sept. 3O

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

26

50

83

125

230

6OO

1,090

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

0

.4 

l.Z 

4.0 

9.5

22

37

56

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

81

110

170

290

640

1,090

2,290

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

 £

0

o

0

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

o

o

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

1.3

0.04

2.6

Nov.

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

.6

 1.3

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.8

2.0

T78

1.8

1.7

1.7

*1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.4

31.5

1.05

62

Dec.

1.1

1 .1

2.1

2.2

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

3.5

*4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

970

9.0

9.0

8.0

8.0

7.0

*6.5

7.1

7.5

147.7

4.76

293

Jan.

8.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.0

175

6.0

6.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

9.9

770

7.0

7.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

9.0

8.0

7.0

241.3

7.78

479

Feb.

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

10 *14

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

9.0

*7.8

8.5

11

13

15

_

273.3

9.76

354

Mar.

17

*20

20

16

14

17

15

15

15

*14

12

11

11

9.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

7.5

7.1

5.0

6.0

7.0

7.0

6.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

11

*12

337.6

10.9

670

Apr.

-9.8 11

9.3

7.1

6.8

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.5

6.8

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

*7_.l

6.8

6.1

6.1

5.2

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.4

3.9

3.7

g3.2

g3.2

gltf

178.3

5.94

354

May

g2.7

g2.1

gl.4

*gl.3

g.6

g.4

g.3

g.2

g.l

g.l

g°

0

o

0

o

0

*o

.1

3.8

5.0

2.4

1.8

5.2

3.3

2.2

5.2

6.8

472

2.2

1.3

.6

53.3

1.72

106

June

.4

O

llT

*124

*142

143

330

*234

64

28

16

12

8.4

5.5

5.2

428

311

1.060

g28l

*126

64

42

g26

g!7

gio

g7.8

*g7.3

g4.6

g3.5

g3.0

3,614.7

120

7,170

July

gl.l

.7

g.5

g.4

1.6

204

60

*103

58

31

17

9.0

g4.0

g2.3

gl.3

gl.O

g.6

g-2

g.2

*g.7

.1

0

o

0

0

0

0*o

0

0

o

496.7

16.0

985

Aug.

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

8.8

*297

*146

43

19

8.4

2.0

.7

.1

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

525.0

16.9

1,040

Sept.

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

o

5.7

.2

8.2

*20

4.0

*5.2

440

2.000

*340

128

66

45

3,062.3

102

6,070

Calendar year 1954 : Max 2,56o Mln O Mean 39.2 Ac-ft 28,360

Water year 1954-55 : Max 2,000 Kin o Mean 24.6 Ac-ft 17,770

Peak discharge (base, 2.OOP cfs). June 18 (2:45 a.m.) 2,46O cfs (7.28 ft); 

4,100 cfs ;9.63 ft).

* Dishcarge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dee. 11-29, Jan. 2 to Mar. ;

26 (4:15 a.n
360 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Bow Creek near Stockton, Kans.

Location.--Lat 39°34', long 99-17', on west line sec. 1, T. 63., R. 18 W., near center 

of stream at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 183, 8.5 miles north of 

Stockton.

Drainage area. 337 sq mi.

Records available. November 1950 to September 1955.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,801.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of

~]T929. Prior to June 28, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 572 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 6.40 ft); no 

flow at times, 1950-55; Maximum discharge, 12,900 cfs July 12, 1951 (gage height, 13.6 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good above 30 cfs and poor below.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 9, June 12-15, 

June 21 to Sept. 19, Sept. 29, 30)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

.1 

.4 

1.0 

1.8 

4.0 

8.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

100

163

256

375

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to Septe-nber 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15 

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

~3O.3

.5

.3

25

2.9

*3.2

2.8

2.7

2.5

9.5

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.7 

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

*2.3

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.3

91.5

2.95

181

Nov.

ZJk

2.3 2-%

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

*2.9

3.0

3.5

4.0 

4.0

3.5 

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.5

94.4

3.15

187

Dec.

*2.9

372

3.5

3.6

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.3

2.9

3.Q

3.0

4.0

4.0

5.0

6. ,5

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

5.4

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.6

131.9

4.25

262

Jan.

4.6

4.8

5.6

572

*4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.2 

*3.0 

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2^5

2.5

110.1

3.55

218

Feb.

2.5

275

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.8

*3.1

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0, &TO

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

*3.8

4.0

5.0

6.5

7.2

_

134.0

4.79

266

Mar.

8.0

9.0

9.0

7.5

7.0

9.0

7.0

7.0

6.2

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

*5.4 

5.4 

5.2

5.4

5.2

4.0

S7o

5.5

6.0

4.5

4.5

8.0

*10~7.5

6.5

6.0

197.2

6.36

391

Apr.

6.0

575

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

5 0 2 

5^2 

5.2 *5.2

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.4

*5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4J3

154.6

5.15

307

May

4.0

3.8

3.8

*3.4

3.0

2.7

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4 

*2.8 

3.2

3.6

2.6

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

4.7

3.8

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.3

74.7

2.41

148

June

1.2

1.2

1.2

*33

76

18

5.8

4.4

3.2

2.1

1.6

1.3

1.1

.9

1.0

1,7 

5.8 

82 *155

49

23

11

7.0

5.4

4.2

3.6 *3.5

3.3

2.7

2.2

511.4

17.0

1,010

July

1.7

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0

.3 *1.8

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 *.l

.1

0

0

9.9

0.32

20

-Aug.

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.3

*2.9

.1

0

0

0

0 

0 

O

0

0

0

O

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.3

0.27

16

Sept.

0

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0 

0 

0

97

5.9

.3 *0

O

*40

233

*312.

260

184

50

28

1,210.2

40.3

2,400

.Calendar year 1954: Max 1,350 Min 0.2 Mean 19.3 Ac-ft 13,99O

Water year 1954-55: Max 312 Min 0 Mean 7.47 Ac-ft 5,41O

Peak discharge (base. 4OO efs).--Sept. 19 (12 m.) 505 cfs (6.02 ft); Sept. 26 (3 a.m.) 572 cfs 

(6.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1O-16, 28, 29, Jan. 6 to Feb. 27, Mar. 1, 

21-28. .No gage-height record Nov. 13-17, July 1-18, July 21 to Aug. 9, Aug. 12 to Sept. 18; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, no flow observations, and records for nearby 

stations.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 361

North Fork Solomon River at Kirwin, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°40' , long 99°07', In Ef- sec. 33, T. 4 S., R. 16 W., on headwall of 

river outlet structure at downstream toe of Kirwin Dam, half a mile south of Kirwiri, 

li miles upstream from Deer Creek, and at mile 66.6. Prior to Aug. 31, 1955, at site 

0.1 mile downstream.

Drainage area. 1,290 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1919 to June 1925, August 1928 to June 1932, December 1941 to 

September 1955.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,656.95 ft above mean sea level, 

aatum of 1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to June 30, 1932, chain gage, 

Dec. 18, 1941, to June 24, 1942, wire-weight gage, and June 25, 1942, to July 31, 1955, 

water-stage recorder, all at former highway bridge site at same datum.

Average discharge . 21 years (1919-24, 1928-31, 1942-55), 86.1 cfs (62,330 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 201 cfs June 18 (gage height, 9.25 ft); no flow 

at times.

1919-25, 1928-32, 1941-55: Maximum discharge, 24,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1919 (gage 

height, 22.5 ft), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

and contracted-opening determinations at gage height 22.3 ft; no flow at times during 

1943,1948,1955.

Remarks. Records poor. Flow regulated by Kirwin Reservoir beginning Mar. 7, 1955. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1210: 1919(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3.9

4.6

3.9

3.6

39

19

15

13

9.6

7.8

11

14

7.8

5.6

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.3

*5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.6

6.0

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

256.1

8.26

508

Nov.

6.6

6.6

6.6

5.6

5.5

5.6

6.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

*6.6

6.6

7.8

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.4

8.4

7.8

8.4

7.8

*8.4

9.0

9.6

10

TO

10

10

233.5

7.78

463

Dec.

*11

11

10"9.6

12

11

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

*10

11

13

14

15

15

16

17

19

T9

19

17

15

14

*17

17

14

419.6

13.5

832

Jan.

15

16

17

18

17

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

16

17

14

13

*25

IT

12

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

13

12

457

14.7

906

Feb.

12

*12

10

To

10

12

13

15

20

20

18

17

18

19

20

25

35

45

50

45

40

35

33

*30

28

26

£4

25

_

667

23.8

1,320

Mar.

28

*32

41

45

35

31

15

.2

ITT

*1.0

10

26

27

27

26

23

19

15

14

14

14

11

12

13

13

12

12

*13

13

13

18

574.3

18.5

1,140

Apr.

32

30

24

13

6.6

9.6

11

11

11

12

12

14

14

13

*13

12

12

11

10

9.6

8.4

8.4

8.4

7.8

7.2

6.6

6.0

5.6

B7¥

5.6

350.4

11.7

695

May

5.3

*5.0

5.3

5.0

5.0

3.9

2.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.2

1.0

T7Z

*4.2

9.6

11

11

9.0

7.2

7.2

9.0

11

14

17

13

10

5.3

189.0

6.10

375

June

5.0

3.9

*3.6 42~

69

*98

104

99

96

93

88

84

78

64

58

70

128

174

183

171

165

162

156

142

140

135

*132

128

123

119

3,113.5

104

6,180

July

125

TT9

113

107

94

90

96

*90

90

80

64

54

45

38

30

22

18

8.8

u

*U

13

26

14

8.4

5.6

4.6

3.9

3.2

3.2

2.5

2.2

1,370.4

44.2

2,720

Aug.

*2.3

1.9

1.5

1 .1

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4 *47T

*44

40

40

35

23

*20

20

19

17

15

14

13

12

11

*10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

*7.4

6.5

399.6

12.9

793

Sept.

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

5.9

4.7

2.9

2.5

2.1

*1.8

1.8

1.5

1.1

1.0

1.5

5.6

5.6

8.6

7.1

7.1

7.8

3.6

0

U

0

0

123.9

4.13

246

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,930 Min 1.8 Mean 70. 4 Ac-ft 50,960

Water year 1954-55: Max 183 Min 0 Mean 22.5 Ac-ft 16,180

* Discharge measurement made on this dar. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by 12 to Mar. 1.
362 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Pork Solomon River near Downs, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°31' , long 98°36 

stream side of left pier of br 

4-J miles upstream from Oak Creek, and at mile

on south line sec. 19, T. 6 S., R. 11 W., on downon U. S. - Highway -.6.4 24, 3 miles west of Downs, 

Drainage area.~2.390 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1945 to September 1955.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,460.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 5, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 238 cfs (172,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 cfs June 18 (gage height, 25.92 ft); no 

flow for part of May 10.

1945-55: Maximum discharge, 35,700 cfs July 12, 1951 (gage height, 30.41 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 19,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimun, that of 

May 10, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 10 cfs, 

which are fair. Several diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gaje

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. ZZ-26)

Oct. 1 to June 20 June Zl to Sept. 30

3.0

3.1

3.2

5.0 

6.0

1.0 

3.0 

6.0

30

49

93

147

275

7.0 

9.0 

11.0 

14.0 

18.0 

ZO.O 

2Z.O 

23.0

4Z5 

785 

1,240 

2,060 

3,4ZO 

4,300 

6,000 

7,460

2.7 

Z.8 

3.0 

3.Z 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0

1.0

z.o

6.0 

13 

2Z 

39

4.5

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

101

150

Z75

425

785

1,240

2,060

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

2Z

23

Z4

25

26

Z7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

8.4 S-74

8.8

10

11

*57

54

31

2Z

19

IB

16

16

16

13

12

1Z

11 

11

*11

11

11

11

1Z

12

14

13

13

1Z

1Z

12

498.6

16.1

989

Nov.

12

12

1Z

1Z

12

13

13

13

13

13

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14 

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

15

15

16

Ifa

16

413

13.8

819

Dec.

16

16

16

18

22

22

22

Z2

Z2

20

zo

17

14

*Z1

18

20

ZO

19 

19

Zl

ZO

20

ZZ

20

21

ZO

20

13

*12

TT

13

583

18.8

1,160

Jan.

15

15

20

21

Z4

19

14

16

14

14

16

16

17

18

14

17

18

9.0 

13

13

13

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

17

19

494.0

15.9

980

Feb.

2Z

*21

17

15

14

15

17

20

22

Z2

ZO

19

ZO

21

22

25

40

6U 

70

80

80

70

60

*55

50

45

40

40

- -----

1 , 002

35. e

1,990

Mar.

4Z

*51

63

66

54

51

43

40

30

*23

Z2

ZO

22

Z9

Z8

27

Z7

26 

Z5

Z3

ZZ

22

24

Z6

2Z

ZO

ZO

Z5

23

ZO *zo

956

30.8

1,300

Apr.

Z4

24

31

28

25

2Z

15

16

17

19

20

18

20

18

*18

16

15

16 

14

13

10

11

10

9.6

10

8.4

6.0

~&35 5.1

7.6

47Z.7

15.8

938

May

6.4

5.4

7.Z

6.4

4.5

*3.6

Z.6

2.6

1.4

1.1

Z.O

z.z

1.4

1.8

1.6

Z.8

7.2

8.8

31

Ii

*74

35

19

14

11

15

26

51

7Z

28

17

538.0

17.4

1,070

June

1Z

9.Z

9.2

8.4

79

688

*267

157

1Z7

114

112

105

99

88

73

66Z

*1,210

* 7,1 40 

5jJO

412

Z54

214

194

*179

166

161

154

148

141

135

18,227.8

608

36,150

July

131

T26

1Z1

114

108

98

85

88

84

81

78

*63

61

70

65

41

31

Z4 

19

16

15

10

11

12

12

9.0

*8.1

7.5

5.6

5.0

3.6

1,602.8

51.7

3,180

Aug.

3.8

2.6

Z.6

Z.8

Z.O

3.0

44

IT

12

*15

5.Z

4.4

16

19

20

ZO

14

9.0 

6.6

7.8

5.2

6.3

4.8

Z.8

*Z.4

z~^r 1.5

3.0

2.Z

Z.2

4.Z

Z57.4

8.30

511

Sept.

5.Z

3.6

2.6

1.8

1.7

1.6

2.0

2.0

3.Z

4.4

4.6

5.6

5.0

*4.8

4.4

3.Z

3.4

4.0 

4.6

5.6

23

*5Z3

186

80

*164

1,180

~2l4 1,770

85

50

4,348.3

145

8,6ZO

Calendar year 1954: Max 4,190 Mln 2.8 Mean 97.5 Ac-ft 70,6ZO

Water year 1954-55: Max 7,140 Mln l.l Mean 80.5 Ac-ft 58,310

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--June 18 (9:30 p.m.) 14,000 cfs (25.92 ft); Sept. Z7 

(4:30 a.m.) 3,080 cfs (17.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice, Jan. 18-28, Feb. 3-28.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Solomon River above Webster Reservoir, Kans.

363

Location. Lat 39°22', long 99°35' , on west line sec. 8, T. 8 S., R. 20 W., on downstream 

side of county highway bridge, 4 miles north of Damar, 7 miles downstream from Wild 

Horse Creek, and 11 miles upstream from Webster Dam.

Drainage area. 1.036 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1945 to September 1955. Prior to October 1953, published as 

"at Webster."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,936.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to May 17, 1946, wire-weight gage, 

May 17, 1946, to May 20, 1951, water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage (destroyed by 

flood), May 21 to Sept. 30, 1951, staff gage, all at site 8 miles downstream and at 

datum 94.52 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1951, to May 22, 1952, wire-weight gage at bridge near 

Stockton, 23 miles downstream at different datum. May 23, 1952, to May 23, 1954, water 

stage recorder and staff gage at site 8 miles downstream at datum 94.52 ft lo-ier.

Average discharge. 10 years, 108 cfs (78,190 acre-ft per year).

Extreme a. Maximum discharge during year, 4,000 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 6.40 ft); no 

flow at times.

1945-55: Maximum discharge, 55,200 cfs July 12, 1951 (gage height, 14.9 ft, from 

floodinarks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs 

on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times during most years.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or below 10 cfs, which are 

poor.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect

230 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 195E

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

*.8

7T

0

0

.6

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.6

.4

*.4

.6

.4

.4

.4

6.3

0.20

12

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

.6

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

jJL

.8

*.6

.6

.6

.8

.6

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.e

.6

.5

.4

17.7

0.59

35

Dec.

0.3

*.4

.4

.4

.6

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.2

73

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1 .4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.0

.3

.4

.7

22.6

0.73

45

Jan.

1.0

1.5

TTe- 2.0

*1.0

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

77

.8

1.0

1.0

*1.0

.6

.8

.8

.9

.9

.7

1.0

2.0

1.5

1.0

.9

1.1

1.3

2.0

32.0

1.03

63

Feb.

2.0

2.0

1.5

1.0

T7(T

1.0

1.0

3.0

21

15

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

20

50

*47

35

25

15

13

11

*10

9.0

9.0

8.0

8.0

_

"

324.5

11.6

644

Mar.

34

57

26

18

15

14

15

15

16

15

14

12

12

12

11

*10

9.8

8.6

8.0

7.0

10

15

12

10

15

15

21

*27

33

25

20

512.4

16.5

1.020

Apr.

34

27

20

17

15

15

15

14

14

17

19

19

28

24

20

16

14

13

*13

9.8

8.0

9.8

9.8

8.0

7.4

5.7

4.2

3.3

3.3

_-5iZ

427.0

14.2

847

May

3.0

*2.8

3.0

3.3

2.0

1.0

.4

.3

.4

.1

.2

.2

.1

0

.1

o

*.7

4.2

8.6

9.2

5.7

2.4

.8

.4

1.1

9.8

678

4.7

1.6

.7

.5

74.1

2.39

147

June

0.3

*ti

5.7

42

47

28

14

8.0

8.0

8.0

5.2

3.0

2.4

2.6

*2.6

19

211

*IT6

59

36

26

16

10

6.2

4.2

2.8

1.6

.8

.4

686.4

22.9

1,360

July

0.3 0~

0

0

.1

0

Q

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0.6

0.02

1.2

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

4.9

T72

0

.2

0

*1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

o

6.3

0.20

12

Sept.

O0"

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

158

1,480

~*317

120

62

39

2,176

72.5

4,320

Calendar year 1954 : Max 2,320 Mln 0 Mean 37.8 Ac-ft 27,360

Water year 1954-55 : Max l,48u Mln 0 Mean 11.7 Ac-ft 8,510

Peak discharge (base, 3,200 efs).--Sept. 26 (6 a.m.) 4,00 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice ~ "~ " 

to Feb. 16, Feb. 19-28, Mar. 18-24.

000 efs (6.40 ft).

this day. 

13-19, Dee. 28 to Jar 2, Jan. 5-15, Jan. 18
364 KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

South Pork Solomon River at Alton, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°27', long 98°57' , in SW£ sec. 12, T. 7 S., R. 15 W., on left bank

175 ft upstream from site of former county highway bridge, half a mile south of Alton, 

and at mile 47.6.

Drainage area. 1,720 sq mi, approximately.

Records ayallable. August 1919 to June 1925, August 1928 to June 1932, June 1942 to 

September 1955.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 1,598,20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Aug. 31, 1919, to June 30, 1932, staff or 

chain gage at site 175 ft downstream at datum 2 ft higher prior to Sept. 30, 1923, 

and present datum thereafter. June 23, 1942, to July 11, 1951, water-stage recorder 

at highway bridge (destroyed by flood) at same datum. July 30, 1951, to May 9, 1952, 

staff gage 75 ft downstream from present site at same datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1919-24, 1928-31, 1942-55), 109 cfs (78,910 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 7.95 ft); no 

flow at times.

1919-25, 1928-32, 1942-55: Maximum discharge, 91,900 cfs July 12, 1951 (gage 

height, 27.1 ft from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs on basis 

of contracted-opening and slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times in 

1948, 1955.

Flood of Aug. 1, 1928, reached a stage of 24.5 ft, from information by local 

resident.

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

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 20 to May 13,

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.9

Aug. 8 to Sept.

0

.5

1.5

5.0

10

24)

2.1

3.0

3.5

4.0

6.0

22

112

195

310

810

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Z8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

al.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

al.6

*1.8

2.8

2.6

2.1

1.8

6.2

T78

al.4

al.2

al.O

a. 8

.6

.4

a78

1.2

1.6

al.6

1.6

1.6

al.7

*1.8

1.5

al.4

al.4

1.3

1.3

50.3

1.62

100

Nov.

1.2

al.6

2.1

2.2

a2.2

2.2

2.4

a2.5

2.6

2.4

a2.3

*2.1

a2.4

a"2T5" 2.7

a2.0

1.5

al.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

a2.3

2.2

a2.u

1.8

2.2

2.7

a2.6

a2.6

2.6

67.1

2.24

133

Dec.

*2.7

a2.7

2.7

3.4

a3.2

a3.0

a2.8

2.6

a2.7

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.2

*1.6

2.0

2.4

a2.6

3.0

a3.2

3.4

a3.4

3.2

3.6

a3.8

4.0

a378

3.2

2.6

2.8

3.0

90.2

2.91

179

Jan.

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.0

*5.2

5.2

5.0

2.5

3To

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.2

*3.2

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.5

5.0

115. u

3.71

228

Feb.

6.0

7.3

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

470

*4.6

4.4

4.0

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

4.0

6.0

10

8.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10

*12

TO

10

11

12

180.8

6.46

359

Mar.

15

*30

37

29

23

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

13

*13

12

12

12

12

13

11

IT

12

14

12

11

12

12

14

21

*28

502

16.2

996

Apr.

31

35

31

26

23

21

19

19

19

19

19

21

21

22

*23

24

21

20

18

12

10

a!2

13

9.7

9.1

aS.O

7.3

6.0

a5.6

5.2

529.9

17.7

1,050

May

aS.O

a4.8

a4.6

4.4

4.2

*4.4

3.2

a3.3

3.4

2.7

2.2

2.4

2.0

al.6

1.3

al.2

1.2

*2.2

4.4

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.4

5.4

14

T4

14

7.6

6.2

141.9

4.58

281

June

aS.O

3.8

3.4

3.0

3.0

2.4

a2.4

2.2

9.1

11

8.2

6.0

5.4

5.4

a5.2

5.0

6.4

7.6

19

*82

94

65

*45

28

19

14

'8.2 9.7

7.6

5.0

491.0

16.4

974

July

3.4

17T

1.5

al.O

.5

.1

0 Q

0

0

0

*o

.1

.2

0

0

0

0

.4

3.0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

O

12.4

0.40

25

Aug.

0

0

O

O

0

50

339

TTcJ

79

*26

53

14

7.6

6.2

4.2

4.6

2.8

2.4

1.8

1.0

1.0

.7

.5

.3

*.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

704.4

22.7

1,400

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

*0

O

0

0

0

.1

.2

2.4

.6

.3

a3.0

67

42

*802

5Z2

265

161

1,865.6

62.2

3,700

Calendar year 1954: Max 4,230 Min 0.4 Mean 71.6 Ac-ft 51,860

Water year 1954-55: Max 802 Min O Mean 13,0 Ac-ft 9,420

Peak discharge (base, 5,200 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations' near Webster and 

Osborne.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 12-17, 28-31, Jan. 7-31, Feb. 3-26. 

Discharge for Oct. 1 to Feb. 17, Apr. 20 to June 18, June 26 tb Aug. 5, Aug. 15 to Sept. 23; 

computed on basis of once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 365

South Pork Solomon River at Osborne, Kans.

Location.--Lat 39°26' , long 98°42' , on west line sec. 20, T. 7 S., R. 12 W.. on downstream 

side of right pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 281, half a mile south of Osborne, 

0.6 mile downstream from Covert Creek, and at mile 26.1.

Drainage area. 2,024 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1946 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,505.09 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

3atum of 1929. Prior to Dec. 12, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 211 cfs (152,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs June 17 (gage height, 11.20 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs at times in July, August, and September.

1946-55: Maximum discharge, 81,200 cfs July 13, 1951 (gage height, 27.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; no flow Aug. 21, 1946, Apr. 21, 1948.

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

those computed from wire-weight-gage readings, which are poor. Diversions above 

station for irrigation.

Rating table,

height, in feet, and- discharge, 1n 

2.5

1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage

2.7 

2.9

3.1

1.6

4.6

11

feet per second)

142

355

685

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.9

5.5

*6.0

7.8

8.6

7.8

7.2

15

30

10

6.0

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.5

5.2

5.8

6.0

6.3

6.6

*17

11

5.8

5.2

5.5

6.3

234.8

7.57

466

Nov.

6.6

6.9

7.5

578

¥70

6.0

7.5

6.3

6.6

7.2

*6.0

6.3

6.3

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

5.8

6.3

6.0

6.3

6.3

6.6

6.3

6.6

7.2

6.6

6.3

6.0

5.8

190.5

6.35

378

Dec.

*7.5

6.0

6.3

6.9

8.2

7.8

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.8

8.6

7.2

6.0

7.0

*7.5

8.0

8.9

8.9

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.6

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.0

5.5

6.0

5.5

6.0

236.6

7.63

469

Jan.

6.5

7.5

8.9

*8T6

8.6

8.0

6.0

5.0

3.5

TT5

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

*3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.0

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

164.4

5.30

326

Feb.

8.0

10

9.0

7.0

77o

7.0

8.0

*8.6

10

9.0

8.6

9.2

7.2

7.2

8.2

9.6

16

43

35

20

15

16

18

*23

20

17

17

19

-

392.6

14.0

779

Mar.

21

*23

32

42

39

34

30

28

28

28

27

28

27

26

*25

24

22

22

22

22

18

17

17

18

15_

15

15

16

17

18

*26

742

23.9

1,470

Apr.

34

33

36

34

32

28

24

22

20

20

19

20

28

24

*25

24

26

24

21

19

16

15

11

12

12

11

10

9.2

7.8

g6.6

623.6

20 . 8

1,240

May

g6.6

ge.9

g6.6

g7.8

a7.5

*g7.2

8.6

4.9

6.0

4.9

4.6

5.2

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

*11

40

9.6

6.3

 6.3

5.5

5.2

5.8

14

13

22

18

24

16

294.1

9.49

583

June

11

8.2

8.9

8.2

6.9

6.3

5.8

4.9

4.4

8.6

18

15

16

9.5

5.1

15

149

~Jff 234

28

77

78

87

*49

37

29

24

20

g!6

g!3

1,038.8

34.6

2,060

July

10

g6.6

g4.4

g3.6

g2.5

al.9

al.5

al.3

al.2

al.2

al.2

*gl.Z

Si. 6

gl.3

gl.5

gl.3

gl.4

gl-2

gl.O

S.8

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

gl.2

gl.l

a. 2

*gl.O

.3

.6

.5

.3

54.0

1.74

107

Aug.

0.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

13

258

158

99

*79

32

40

18

12

a9.0

a6.0

a6.0

a3.5

a2.0

al.5

al.2

a. 9

a. 7

a. 5

*a.3

.2

.3

.7

.7

.3

.3

744.3

24.0

1,480

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

*.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

.4

.3

.4

1.2

1.4

1.4

32

172

*236

692

275

174

1,591.5

53.0

3,lfaO

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,630 Mln 4.6 Mean 73.1 Ac-ft 52,900

Water year 1954-55: Max 692 Mln 0.2 Mean 17.3 Ac-ft 12,520

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs).--June 17 (10 p.m.) 1,160 cfs (11.20 ft); Sept. 28 (1 a.m.) 

1,110 cfs (10.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Alton.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage reading.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 7-9, 13-16, Dec. 27 to Jan. 1, Jan. 5 

Feb. 7, Feb. 10, Feb. 19 to Mar. 3, Mar. 21-29.
366 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Solomon River at Beloit, Kans.

Location. Iflt 39°27' , long 98°07', in SW£ sec. 9, T. 7 S., R. 7 W., in Beloit on left 

 bank 150 ft upstream from dam at city water plant, 1? miles upstream from Leban Creek, 

and at mile 130.6.

Drainage area. 5,430 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1895 to June 1897, April 1929 to September 1955. Fragmentary 

gage-height records collected at this site since Jan. 8, 1905, are contained in reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau and Kansas Water Commission.

Gage . Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage (450 ft Downstream and below dam). 

"Datum of gage is 1,339.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Mar. 19, 

1930, staff or chain gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years (1929-55), 444 cfs (321,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,460 cfs June 20 (gage height, 22.95 ft); 

nc flow Aug. 27-31.

1895-97, 1929-55: Maximum discharge, 125,000 cfs July 13, 1951 (gage height, 

39.3D ft at recorder site), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow at nearby points on Solomon River; no flow at 

times 1939-41, 1946, 1955.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or unusual gate operation, 

which are poor.

Revisions.--WSP 806: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used July 22 to Aug. 12, Sept. 30)

1.5 

4.2

11

6.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

23.0

232

402

860

1,610

2,910

4,710

6,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September -1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

30

40

32

28

27

*29

28

71

59" 79

58

45

43

40

49

43

33

31

29

*28

28

28

28

29

30

28

32

33

34

42

27

1,161

37.5

2,300

Nov.

28

28

e50

elO

e25

30

29

31

31

31

*32

32

32

31

30

29

29

30

30

31

30

31

30

*31

32

32

34

28

35

33

915

30.5

1,810

Dec.

33

33

34

35

36

43

44

40

413

40

46

36

29

*32

30

40

43

40

48

49

49

51

49

51

56_

56

56

53

*30

35

30

1,287

41.5

2,550

Jan.

40

45

50

60

68

69

59

48

36

34

40

40

32

51

46

49

58

36

*37

45

35

35

38

40

35

33

32

35

35

35

40

1,336

43.1

2,650

Feb.

40

*40

40

30

30

35

45

50

50

55

45

35

35

35

40

45

50

55

133

482

269

162

126

*120

100

80

73

83

2,383

85.1

4,730

Mar.

71

78

*94

110

128

114

102

104

96

*91

77

66

65

61

54

55

69

65

64

63

62

42

42

54

56

44

35

15

58

64

64

2,193

70.7

4,350

Apr.

*62

67

76

65

74

72

69

61

53

53

43

53

56

53

*52

55

53

49

50

48

43

40

e45

34

33

33

29

27

27

20

1,495

49.8

2,970

May

19

18

17

15

14

*13

13

12

12

12

11

12

10

10

7.5

6.2

¥78

7.5

e!3

e20

e70

e!30 ~5?

55

34

e!30

e80

e65

72

81

116

1,171

37.8

2,320

June

70

50

38

32

.30.

68

*660

492

e450

e!20

129

117

117

117

106

108

25S

*1,930

*4,660

5.900

3,260

*462

344

330

309

261

246

232

221

207

21,324

711

42,300

July

193

194

180

197

175

204

165

e!50

e!20

114

108

*102

96

79

77

81

80

57

47

43

37

29

26

44

32

28

*28

22

18

15

T6

2,757

88.9

5,4TO

Aug.

15

14

14

14

13

13

17

27

130

*165

94

96

52

25

28

26

26

24

20

12

9 6

6 8

6 2

*4 9

2 6

3.1

0

0

0

0

0

858.2

27.7

1,700

Sept.

0.9

tt

3.1

3.1

4.2

7.8

6.2

7.2

5.8

5.2

2.8

5.2

*5.5

6.5

6.2

3.7

4.9

4.5

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.9

137

412

*128

73

890

«2£60

985

588

5,395.1

180

10,700

Calendar year 1954: Max 4,120 Min 10 Mean 194 Ac-ft 140,200

Water year 1954-55: Max 5,900 Min 0 Mean 116 Ac-ft 83,850

Peak discharge (base. 5,100 efs).--June 20 (10 p.m.) 6,460 cfs (22.95 ft).

* Bischarge measurement made on this day.

e Unusual gate operation, gage reading not representative of mean for day; discherge estimated on 

basis of gage reading, trace from upstream recorder and records for station at Niles.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 30 to Jan. 2, Jan. 11, 12, Jan. 20 to Feb. 18, 

Feb. 24-26. Entire record computed on basis of once-daily wire-weight readings mac'e 450 ft below 

recorder and dam.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 367

Solomon River at Niles, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°58' , long 970 29' , in NW£ sec. 31, T. 12 S., R. 1 W. , on downstream 

side of left pier of county highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile west o.f Niles 

and at mile 16.9.

Drainage area.--6.770 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1897 to November 1903, October 1917 to September 1955. Published 

as "near Bennington" October 1917 to June 1919.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,160.97 ft (revised) above sea level, 

datum of 1929. May 1897 to Nov. 30, 1903, wire-weight gage at present site at datum 

about 1.5 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1917, to June 23, 1919, chain gage at site 12 miles upstream at different datum. May 15, 1919, to Sept. 30, 1922, chain gage at present 

site at datum 2 ft higher than present datum. Oct. 1, 1922, to Apr. 25, 1934, chain 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--44 years (1897-1903, 1917-55), 605 cfs (438,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,800 cfs June 23 (gage height, 17.50 ft); 

minimum observed, 10 cfs Aug. 27.

1897-1903, 1917-55: Maximum discharge, 178,000 cfs July 14, 1951 (gage height, 

31.76 ft); minimum observed, 1 cfs Sept. 4, 1926.

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

which are poor. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. Many 

small diversions upstream for irrigation.

Revisions(water years). WSP 796-B: 1903. WSP 806: 1903(M), drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

a

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

58

64

63

58

58

55

60

61

60

58

65

*78

96

89

93

79

71

67

69

69

65

60

58

58 

59

114

75

57

73

93

73

2,159

69.6

4,280

Hov.

61

55

54

56

54

51

51

58

*59

51

51

53

55

55

55

59

58

56

56

55

55

56

56

56 

56

55

55

56

56

55

1,659

55.3

3,290

Dec.

55

56

56

56

58

61

*61

59

59

59

59

59

61

64

58

59

60

61

59

59

60

61

62

64 

65

66

65

65

65

60

50

1,862

60.1

3,690

Jan.

50

65

69

*68

74

86

87

78

78

70

60

60

60

55

60

65

69

70

70

65

70

65

60

SO 

60

55

55

55

60

65

70

2,029

65.5

4,020

Feb.

*75

75

65

60

60

70

70

70

70

60

60

60

60

60

60

65

70

80

90

90

85

90

90

180 

256

206

182

174

-

. _____

2,633

94.0

5,220

Mar.

*159

TUT

133

125

125

124

126

132

139

136

134

126

119

115

107

102

96

93

90

93

96

96

96

92 

93

94

87

85

*59

91

88

3,427

111

6,800

Apr.

91

110

114

111

107

101

98

96

96

98

100

98

96

249

190

125

109

94

85

81

79

76

76

74 

77

*73

68

66

g62

aBI

2,961

98.7

5,870

May

a60

g60

a52

g48

a47

g44

g52

a 45

g42

g45

g40

a39

g38

g39

a38

g37

a36

g35

g33

g31

g33

a32

g31

g3"3

92

104

89

75

104

*116

1,598

51.5

3,170

June

75

80

90

112

692

688

400

205

123

195

432

280

193

152

136

1,070

804

389

246

260

*1,680

*3,200

3.710

2,220 

568

373

332

307

275

252

19,542

651

38,760

July

245

229

251

297

231

200

195

190

177

176

158

175

163

137

125

118

111

101

96

*98

98

81

79

76 

94

163

127

g!73

a57

g48

a 43

4,512

146

8,950

A'lg.

g41

g37

a34

g30

g27

a25

a25

g25

g40

415

175

122

142

131

103

*93

75

56

47

43

38

37

35

30 

27

320 gio

a!3

g!9

g!8

g!8

1,951

62.9

3,870

Sept.

a!6

g!5

g!5

a!5

g!5

g!5

g!2

g!2 giz

g!2

a!2

g!5

*16

16

15

17

17

16

18

379

*1,690

1,040

1,490

2.450 

965

778

1,150

1,050

602

892

12,767

426

25,320

Calendar year 1954: Max 5,300 Min 50 Mean 240 Ao-ft 173,900

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,710 Min 10 Mean 156 Ao-ft 113,200

Peak discharge (base. 3.800 efs).--June 23 (12 m.) 3,800 cfs (17.50 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of records for station at 

Beloit.

g Computed from wire-weight gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 30 to Jan. 2, Jan. 10-16, 18-31, Feb. 3-24.
368 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Smoky Hill River at Enterprise, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°54', long 97°07', In NE^- sec. 20, T. 13 S., R. 3 E., rear left bank on 

 downstream side of pier of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Pe Railway bridge, In Enterprise, 

18.4 miles upstream from Chapman Creek, and at mile 55.2.

Drainage area. 19,200 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. November 1934 to September 1955.

. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,097.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Jan. 29, 1935, wire-weight gage at same site and datom.

Average dlscharge.--21 years, 1,752 cfs (1,268,000 aore-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,730 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 13.98 ft); 

minimum, 68 cfs Sept. 7.

1934-55: Maximum discharge, 233,000 cfs July 14, 1951 (gage heigVt, 33.96 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 55,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of 

peak flow; minimum, about 10 cfs (revised) Apr. 23, 1935 (regulated ty powerplant 

then in operation); minimum daily, 45 cfs Jan. 31, 1937.

Flood in May 1903 reached a stage of about 32 ft, from informatior by Corps of 

Engineers (discharge, 90,000 cfs).

Revisions. The minimum discharge for water year 1935 has been revised to about 

10 cfs Apr. 23, 1935, superseding figure published in WSP 786.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Natural 

flow of stream affected by Cedar Bluff Reservoir (see p. 348), Kanapolis Reservoir 

(see p. 353), and by numerous small diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 21-23)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28

5.6 

5.9 

6.5 

7.3

125

236

460

5.4 

5.9 

6.5

Mar. 29 to Sept. 30

139

274

S.O 

10.0 

14.0

780

1,820

4,750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

136

132

132

134

134

132

130

132

134

132

142

*221

164

181

171

229

404

389

315

297

262

216

190

175

170

236

241

337

248

200 

416

6,532

211

12,960

Nov.

324

2?5

181

164

157

152

150

*150

148

155

147

140

T40

140

140

140

142

143

142

143

142

142

142

142

140

142

142

143

143

142

4,643

155

9,210

Dec.

142

140

14?

145

150

150

*147

148

150

152

154

154

142

157

155

155

155

155

166

168

162

159

157

161

164

168

168

168

164

152

143

4,793

155

9,510

Jan.

162

164

*162

170

232

284

2?9

208

190

183

181

168

130

130

166

162

166

168

154

b!40

155

131

124

b!40

b!50

b!40

b!20

b!20

b!20

b!50

173

5,062

163

10,040

Feb.

*175

171

168

96

113

171

175

173

190

143

113

154

166

166

166

181

206

245

269

188

b!90

b!90

b!90

200

248

'39? 453

332

5,624

201

11,160

Mar.

*318

307

284

264

257

243

236

234

238

248

238

234

229

221

216

204

196

186

183

184

188

173

198

184

190

171

T94

190

*179

179

190

6,756

218

13,400

Apr.

229

222

231

231

231

231

226

215

212

219

219

219

288

*2,110

*4.220

2,140

900

553

386

329

301

293

285

282

269

*253

243

241

229

222

16,229

541

32,190

May

212

206

201

201

188

179

181

175

173

181

179

175

171

164

162

158

148

143

143

139

136

130

130

139

145

168

181

261

226

206

*197

5,398

174

10,710

June

212

188

171

201

682

1,310

1,850

1,310

876

606

483

665

532

409

338

301

1,370

1,620

808

518

*470

1,960

3,150

3,720

2,300

1,040

764

651

612

553

29,670

989

58,850

July

2,360

2,760

T7440

892

872

744

560

500

490

442

422

389

389

386

349

323

301

355

453

*480

473

463

399

312

251

217

264

269

206

175

158

18,094

584

35,890

Aug.

152

141

130

129

119

117

106

111

208

383

S88

442

251

212

*217

183

162

148

129

112

108

108

105

100

96

96

91

80

84

82

84

5,374

173

10,660

Sept.

83

82

79

79

78

82

78

91

80

79

80

*79

77

77

75

75

73

74

80

80

306

1,560

1,180

2,280

3.150

1,900

1,790

1,950

1,720

1,420

18,837

628

37,360

Calendar year 1954: Max 9,260 Min 130 Mean 493 Ac-ft 356,900

Water year 1954-55: Max 4,220 Min 73 Mean 348 Ac-ft 251,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 369

Chapman Creek near Chapman, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°01'50", long 97°02'30", on south line sec. 1, T. 12 S., R. 3 E., on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 18, 5 miles northwest of Chapman and 

6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--300 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1953 to September 1955.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 1,120 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,470 cfs June 5 (gage height, 14.63 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 0.4 cfs Sept. 8.

1953-55: Maximum discharge, 2,780 cfs June 2, 1954 (gage height, 19.65 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, that of Sept. 8, 1955.

Flood In July 1951 reached a stage of 25.5 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

46,700 cfs, from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow).

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

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2O to Jan. 4)

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

Oct. 1 to May 25

2.3

4.2

6.6

14

27

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

165

361

2.8 

3.5

May 26 to Sept. 3O

0.4

1.5 

3.6

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

13.0

45

95

165

361

1,140

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.7

3.8

3.6

3.5

3^

4.3

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.2

119

*34

11

10

8.9

7.6

B.O

5.7

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.1

4.9

6.2

294 ~T5

19

9.8

7.1

5.7

688.2

22.2

1,370

Nov.

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.5

5.2

5.7

5.7

*5.7

5.7

 572 6.2

5.1

5.4

5.3

5.7

5.8

6.0

5.4

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.6

5.4

5.3

6.0

5.8

6.0

5.8

6.0

164.6

5.49

326

Dec.

6.1

6.0

6.1

6.0

6.3

6.2

*6.1

6.1

6.3

5.4

5.2

6.1

4.8

b4.0

b5.5

5.0

5.6

6.0

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.0

5.6

5.4

5.8

6.2

6.3

6.2

b6.0

b5.5

b5.5

177.6

5.73

352

Jan.

a5.5

a5.5

a5. 5

*9.3

187

90

27

15

11

10

8.6

8.0

b7.0

b6.0

b6.0

b7.0

8.0

9.5

8.7

8.4

7.7

8.4

8.4

8.4

7.4

7.4

7.9

8.7

8.0

7.7

7.7

530.7

17.1

1,050

Feb.

*8.4

7.7

8.4

8.2

9.3

8.0

7.7

8.4

9.3

b8.0

b7.0

b7.0

b7.0

b7.0

b7.0

b20

64

94

202

TT

56

28

17

13

13

39

46

17

-

798.4

28.5

1,580

Mar.

*12

To

10

11

10

9.6

9.3

8.9

8.7

8.7

8.6

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.0

7.7

7.9

7.6

7.7

7.6

a7.2

7.1

77T

7.1

7.9

8.0

7.7

*7.7

7.6

8.6

8.7

263.1

8.49

522

Apr.

14

14

18

13

9.6

8.6

7.9

7.4

7.2

6.9

7.2

6.9

13

62

56

16

11

8.9

8.2

7.7

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.3

6.1

*6.1

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.6

365.5

12.2

725

May

5.3

5.1

5.0

5.1

4.8

4.9

4.4

4.1

4.2

4.5

4.5

5.3

5.1

4.6

4.2

3.9

4.1

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.7

377

3.9

*139 ~J?

56

18

12

9.9

418.4

13.5

830

June

8.5

7.0

6.0

24

988

558

37

19

11

9.2

7.9

7.0

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.1

7.9

25

12

8.4

*7.0

6.1

38

14

8.6

6.6

5.4

4.8

4.5

4_._1

1,860.6

62.0

5,690

July

10

15

TT

7.4

5.8

4.5

3.7

4.1

3.6

2.9

2.5

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

*1.3

1.0

.8

.8

1.6

1.8

4.5

6.2

3.4

2.8

2.4

2.0

112.0

3.61

222

Aug.

1.1

1.3

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

1.1

1.3

1.4

T7T

1.0

.9

.9

*.8

.8

1.0

.7

.7

.6. 6

.7

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

26.7

0.86

53

Sept.

0.6

.7

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

11

36

61

~8T 612

54

154

130

48

15

1,220.1

40.7

2,420

Calendar year 1954 : Max 2,340 Mln 2.1 Mean 29.5 Ac-ft 21,380

Water year 1954-55 : Max 988 Mln 0.5 Mean 18.2 Ac-ft 13,140

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs).--Oct. 26 (11 a.m.) 640 cfs (1O.OO ft); June 5 (9 p.m.) 1,470 cfs 

(14.63 ft); Sept. 24 (10 a.m.) 920 cfs (11.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Fancy Creek at Wlnkler and 

Lyons Creek near Woodbine, Kans.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
370 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lyon Creek near Woodbine, Kans.

Location. --Lat 38°53', long 96°55', in NE^- sec. 31, T. 13 S. , R. 5 E. , on downstream 

side of bridge on U. S. Highway 77, 2 miles downstream from Gary Creek, 7 miles north 

of Woodbine, and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--S30 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1953 to September 1955.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 1,140 ft (from topographic 

map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,510 cfs July 1 (gage height, 15.94 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow at times.

1953-55: Maximum discharge, that of July 1, 1955; no flow at times. 

Flood in July 1951 reached a stage of about 30 ft, from informaticn by local resident (discharge, 93,000 cfs, from slope-area determination).

Remarks.--Records good above 10 cfs, and fair below.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 3O to Dec. 16, Mar. 10-26, 

July 10 to Aug. 9)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 15 Mar. 16 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

13

25

49

110

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.6 

2.0

1.4 

2.2 

3.4

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

58

134

354

829

12.0 1,430

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

0.003

0.2

Nov.

0

75

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

*.l

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3. 3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

5.4

0.18

11

Dec.

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.3

*.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.6

1.9

T79

.9

1.1

1.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

27.1

0.87

54

Jan.

2.0

1.8

*1.9

1.9

2.6

2.3

2.6

2.8

278

2.6

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.6

2.0

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.2

*2.2

66.2

2.14

131

Feb.

2.6

276

2.6

2.6

3.5

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.8

4.2

4.2

3.8

4.2

4.2

4.7

6.4

9.5

32

62

39

23

16

10

9.5

7.0

8.3

12

*10

_

298.9

10.7

593

Mar.

 B77 7.0

5.4

5.0

4.2

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.2

3.2

3.4

4.1

4.1

4.6

*5.5

5.9

5.3

6.0

116.5

3.76

231

Apr.

9.6

11

13

8.4

7.2

6.4

5.1

4.4

3.7

2.7

3.3

2.9

*602

2T3

42

20

15

11

9.0

8.2

7.0

6.4

6.0

5.5

*4.8

4.8

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.2

1,047.2

34.9

2,080

May

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.2

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.7

4.8

7.2

4.8

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.7

2.3

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

*164 128"

32

14

8.6

415.4

13.4

824

June

4.9

4.1

2.8

6.4

204

112

30

12

7.4

6.4

5.3

4.6

4.1

3.6

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.7

2.4

*2.2

2.1

2.9

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.6

3.0

2.1

48

50

538.0

17.9

1,070

July

1,550

318

60

22

10

9.8

6.4

3.7

2.6

2.0

1.4

1.1

.8

.8

.5

.4

.3

.3

.4

.3

.2

*.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1,792.5

57.8

3,560

Aug.

0

7J

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.3

57.

15

4.9

2.7

1.9

*1.2

1.0

.7

.5

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

.9

.4

.3

.2

89.0

2.87

177

Sept.

0.1

.2

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

O

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17

48

8.6

4.0

78.6

2.62

156

Calendar year 1954: Max 325 Mln 0 Mean 8.99 Ac-ft 6,510

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,350 Mln 0 Mean 12.3 Ac-ft 8,890

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 efs). Apr. 13 (6 p.m.) 1,590 cfs (12.64 ft); July 1 (4 p.m.) 2,510 cfs 

(15.94 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 371

Smoky Hill River at Junction City, Kans.

Location. La t 39 0 01'24n , long 96°48'23", on line between sec. 7 and special sec. 9, 

 TTTI S. ( R. 6 E., at downstream side of left abutment of abandoned bridge (formerly

on State Highway 57), 0.3 mile upstream from U. S. Highway 40, 1.0 mile east of city

limits of Junction City, and at mile 6.4.

Drainage area. 19,900 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1951 to September 1955.

Gage . Water-sta 

aatum of 1929

recorder. Datum of gage is 1,044.63 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

Prior to June 16, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,630 cfs July 2 (gage height, 9.39 ft); minimum 

daily, 76 cfs Sept. 16.

1951-55: Maximum discharge, 13,800 cfs Apr. 22, 1952 (gage height, 15.0 ft, from 

graph based on outside gage readings); minimum daily, that of Sept. 16, 1955.

Flood of July 12, 1951, reached a stage of 35.9 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 200 cfs, 

 which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by Cedar Bluff Reservoir (see p. 348),

Kanopolis Reservoir (see p. 353) and by numerous small diversions for irrigation above

station.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 31 to Feb. 15)

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.3

74

152

228

565

1,190

3,510

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

147

147

136

134

14T

147

149

144

142

138

*152

259

295

231

194

194

206

384

398

351

329

302

250

226

213

223

454

3ST

361

311

220

7,335

237

14,550

Nov.

404

m

277

231

203

190

179

*176

174

176

170

170

165

168

160

170

170

167

170

161

167

170

170

170

167

163

163

168

165

172

5,720

191

11,350

Dec.

163

TTO

168

170

163

*179

177

181

181

185

185

181

190

185

170

190

190

190

181

181

190

188

185

185

177

179

177

181

179

196

205

5,620

181

11,150

Jan.

203

177

199

194

199

*387

422 32"?

277

248

228

234

172

b!60

b!80

185

152

181

blSO

b!70

blSO

b!70

b!50

bTSD"

163

157

157

blSO

b!50

b200

*208

6,322

204

12,540

Feb.

216

201

190

129

185

b200

196

b250

248

161

125

m

183

b200

b200

b200

245

280

374

370

b300

b250

b250

b250

274

283

443

*47Jff

_

6,755

241

13,400

Mar.

354

53?

336

311

295

283

277

268

256

265

268

259

248

262

223

201

226

216

210

199

210

188

192

201

165

181

194

*210

203

192

170

7,400

239

14,680

Apr.

220

225

254

245

250

234

228

225

215

210

215

203 '230"

946

2,620

5,070

1,656

856

557

429

558

326

314

305

*295

289

280

271

262

248

16,012

534

31,760

Calendar year 1954: Max 10,700 Mln 134 Mean 532

May

231

223

218

210

206

203

199

192

188

194

179

176

174

177

168

167

165

157

147

144

141

141

138

135

T3Z

271

574 355'

345

298

6,512

210

12,920

June

228

ZZ&

213 '2TB"

454

1,590

1,580

1,560

1,120

794

583

471

574

501

418

364

552

1,160

1,550

*746

513

482

1,780

2,850

5,020

1,770

955

728

645

625

27,856

928

55,210

July

1,150

5.500

2,140

1,580

890

824

722

561

501

478

446

422

594

587

587

551

529

514

551

429

*450

450

450

598

529

277

199

255

289

254

203

19,460

628

38,600

Aug.

194

177

167

157

146

146

147

141

156

196

415

770

T7T

520

*256

228

210

181

172

152

158

128

126

121

118

106

106

105

101

 53" 90

6,014

194

11,950

Sept.

94

ee

92

91

83

87

82

90

84

93

87

*88

86

87

85

76

SJ

81

83

83

89

312

1,230

1,220

2,570

2,600

1,660

1,760

1,850

1,560

16,574

552

32,870

Ac-ft 385,000

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,500 Mln 76 Mean 360 Ac-ft 261,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
372 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lincoln Creek near Seward, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40 0 55'00", long 97°08'40", in NE£ sec. 24, T. 11 N., R. 2 E., on left bank 

2 miles west of Seward and Z\ miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. November 1953 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.429.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 346 cfs June 19 (gage height, 9.77 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.3 cfs July 31.

1953-55: Maximum discharge, 2,540 cfs June 18, 1954 (gage height, 18.15 ft); minimum daily, that of July 31, 1955.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

17~9.9

19

63

IT

26

33

26

18

16

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

13

13

13

14

14

528.9

17.1

1,050

Nov.

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

16 *Tff

15

15

16

15

15

14

14

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

11 *TT

417

13.9

827

Dec.

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

13

11

To" 10

14

TT

14

14

14

13

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

11

12

13

383

12.4

760

Jan.

15

IB- 16

14

13

11

12

13

13

12

*12

13

13

16

15

15

13

10

TT

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

12

13

13

14

14

413

13.3

819

Feb.

*14

13

13

11

13

14

12

12

12

9.0

11

13

13

14

17

21

28

36

37

37

40

43

*46

46

51

50

49

51

-

726.0

25 9

1,440

Mar.

55

63

67

68

67

65

80

90

7?

52

35

32

30

28

24

22

*22

21

20

19

17

19

18

17

15

15

16

18

18

18

18

1,121

36.2

2,220

Apr.

17

18

IF

*17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

18

16

16

16

15

16

15

7.9

14

15

16

17

16

15

*15

15

15

15

472.9

15.8

L 938

May

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

*12

12

12

18

12

:u

11

*11

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

13

13

13

29

395

12.7

783

June

35

18

18

18

92

30

18

17

*4T

41

32

39

33

21

19

36

46

155

263

T5tJ

58

98

100

58

36

36

81

*19

18

17

1,569

52.3

3,110

July

17

16

14

13

13

13

11

17

35

TS

13

11

9.2

8.9

8.1

7.3

6.8

*6.2

6.2

5.2

5.6

6.6

9.7

8.1

6.6

6.0

4.5

4.3

4.6

1.9

1.3

305.1

9.84

605

Aug.

3.1

2.4

4.5

4.3

2.7

2.7

4.8

*3.5

2.8

7.8

6.4

5.6

4.9

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

4.6

5.. 4

5.4

4.8

4.2

3.9

3.3

2.8

2.6

3.5

*3.8

123.6

3.99

245

Sept.

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.3

3.8

3.1 3T5~

4.2

3.9

4.0

4.2

4:6

4.5

4.3

3.9

4.0

3.3

3.6

*5.5

21

133 -33

12

32

7.8

7.2

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

354.9

11.8

704

Calendar year 1954 : Max 2,180 Mln 6.6 Mean 45.1 Ac-ft 32,640

Water year 1954-55 : Max 263 Mln 1.3 Mean 18.7 Ac-ft 13,500

Peak discharge (base, 250 efs). June 19 (8 p.m.) 346 cfs (9.77 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 2, 3, 8-15, Dec. 27 to Jan. 1, 

Mar. 10, Mar. 20-28.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 373

Big Blue River at Seward, Nebr.

Location.-*Lat 40°54'10" long QV'OeMO", In SE£SW£ sec. 80, T. 11 N., H, 3 K., on right 

bank at downstream side of first pier of bridge on State Highway 2 at west ed^e of Seward, 0.2 mile downstream from Lincoln Creek.

Records available. January 1954 to September 1955, 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,420 ft.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 378 cfs June 19 (gage height, 4.95 ft); maximum 

gage height, 5.24 ft feb. 18 (backwater from ice); no flow July 30, 31.

1954-55: Maximum discharge, 2.800 ofs June 18, 1954 (gage height, 13,92 ft); maximum gage height, 14.17 ft June 19, 1954 (backwater from return of overbank flow); no 

flow July 30, 31, 1955.

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

which are poor. Many small diversions for irrigation above station,

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

14

16

23

72 '5?

40

48

48

32

24

22

18

16

13

13

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

12

13

15

14

12

11

12

11

673

21.7

1,330

Nov.

12

10

TT

12

12

13

14

14

14

*^4

14

15

15

14

U

14

14

IB" 16

14

14

14

12

0.1

12

12

11

12

12

*13

394

13.1

781

Dec.

12

TIT

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

13

12

12

16

IS

16

16

16

15

*15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

15

16

439

14.2

871

Jan.

17

18

18

17

16

16

17

20

20

19

*19

20

21

24

23

20

16

21

20

19

19

19

20

19

19

18

19

19

20

12

597

19.3

1,180

Feb.

»22

22

22

16

16

24

22

28

13

W

3,6

20

22

24

27

40

45

47

50

56

70

*86

155

86

74

68

71

_

1,098

39.2

2,180

Mar.

76

79

80

71

71

71

93

106

119

69

63

57

51

44

40

*36

34

32

30

27

a?

87

26

24

24

25

27

30

33

32

1,620

52.3

3,210

Apr.

32

37

*"54~ 40

32

28

28

28

27

25

25

27

29

28

26

28

28

27

35

M

2P

23

23

25

25

25

»24

23

23

24

809

27.0

1,600

May

23

22

18

20

17

15

15

14

14

*14

13

13

13

16

14

14

*12

13

13

12

11

1^

12

12

12

15

17

17

15

16

41

485

15.6

962

June

52

36

36

36

98

50

28

*4*T 22

56

56

58

51

38

30

34

68

162

'SIS 262

145

133

125

87

74

60

52

*57

41

30

2,272

75.7

4,510

July

28

26

23

21

21

19

18

22

37 35"

17

15

13

12

11

10

9.0

*5.3

5,3

4.4

3,7

5.3

11

8.7

7.8

6.1

5.3

2.2

1.5

0

"

393.6

12.7

781

Aug.

2.2

n "j

77

.7

2.2

2,9

5.3

*3.7

6.1

15

18

T.8

6.1

7,8

7.0

7.0

8.7

4.4

,7

.7

2,9

7.8

6.1

6.1

5.3

5.3

4.4

3.7

3.7

2.9

*4.4

160.3

5.17

318

Sept.

6.1

7.8

4.4

2.9

3.7

4.4

2.2

XT

5.3

3.7

2.9

3.7

4.4

2.2

3.2

3.7

2-2

2.2

*8.1

18

2669"3~

32

20

21

17

14

14

11

11

590.8

19.7

1,170

Calendar year 1954: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1954-55: Max 266 Mln 0 Mean 26.1 Ao-ft 18,890

Peak discharge (base, 280 of a). June 19 (11-12 p.m.) 378 ofs (4.95 ft)j Sept. 21 (7 a.m.) 375 ofs 

(4.88 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2 to Mar. 13, Mar. 20-29 (no gage-height reeord Dec. 2-19, Dec. 24 to Jan, 10, Jan, 12-31; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for Lincoln Creek near Seward). No gage-height record July 2-17 ; 

discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Lincoln Creek near Seward.

449355 O - 58 - 25
374 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Big Blue River near Crete, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°35'4Q", long 96 C 57'35", in S^ sec. 3, T. 7 N., R. 4 E., on downstream 

end of right pier of bridge on State Highway 82, 1.8 miles south from Missouri Pacific 

Railroad station in Crete, 3.3 miles downstream from Walnut Creek, ani 3.6 miles upstream from Squaw Creek.

Drainage area. 2,680 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1945 to September 1955. Prior to Oct. 1, 1953, discharge published only for stages above 12.0 ft because of variable backwater from-dam downstream 

until 1952 and diurnal fluctuation from powerplant upstream in 1952-53.

Datum of gage is 1,311.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Prior to Jan. 20, 1954, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 cfs June 19 (gage height, 12.03 ft); mlnimum daily, 19 cfs Aug. 31 to Sept. 2.

1945-55: Maximum discharge, 27,600 cfs July 10, 1950 (gage height, 28.74 ft).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 1929. - ' ' '

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant upstream, 

downstream which caused backwater at gage was destroyed during 1950-E2.

Power dam

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

48

97

230

287

75Z

275

232

160

185

107

128

133

122

128

100

77

101

*94

109 

73

105

117

80

108

73

134

195

162

93

92

112

4,208

136

8,350

Nov.

84

101

92

106

82

159 ~SS

5T

*98

113

97

91

105

91

97

117

95

126

98 

89

107

97

91

101

100

BO

95

109

103

*BB

2,964

98.8

5,880

Dec.

94

107

106

99

75

121

104

116

101

80

100

113

96

98

103

111

84

119

92 

100

*114

TO- 123

97

105

102

97

51

IBS

104

81

3,088

99.6

6,120

Jan.

105

119

111

114

124

114

94

111

105

88

*96

107

94

94

112

116

95

97

106 

88

98

114

116

103

94

121

102

83 93

110

87

3,211

104

6,370

Feb.

*108

108

108

106

107

96

95

ITT

112

128

109

121

98

106

135

263

461

832

1,040 

760

488

*351

435

519

419

334

345

282

_

------

8,180

292

16,220

Mar.

285

292

308

312

328

283

282

345

'55T5' 364

290

234

253

199

172

*141

172

167

154 

135

157

T55 1201

123

121

134

138

131

123

164

126

6,550

211

12,990

Apr.

160

141

125

127

147

*138

137

120

123

103

128

128

138

130

138

135

111

119

136 

114

9E

ITS

118

188

1ST

*126

150

131

126

136

3,989

133

7,910

May

103

121

116

123

Tlf

70

93

103

88

108

105

99

103

98

6£

98

97

*110

74 

79

103

79

77

88

73

103

98

105

81

109

98

2,980

96.1

5,910

June

122

150

163

139

386

297

278

121

*144

243

276

242

209

182

121

169

191

617

1,490 

1,100

924

800

750

567

390

349

301

163

*117

T7T

11,172

372

22,160

July

176

122

105

116

107

127

96

109

201 TSB"

108

106

78

124

63

80

86

62

*9B 

91

87

55

79

58

56

42

42

41

42

39

34

?,795

90.2

5,540

Aug.

35

27

23

22

22

27

25

23

*23

39

41

25

38

38

36

42

3S

33

24 

22

23

22

21

33

21

32

26

41

21

*19 

T5

879

28.4

1,740

Sept.

19 T9"

20

21

21

20

20

20

21

22

21

22

37

38

28

38

38

27

45 

46

*52

107

321

TS?

102

69

113

135

84

103

1,811

60.4

3,590

Calendar year 1954: Max 4,860 Min 33 Mean 282 Ac-ft 204,300

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,490 Mln 19 Mean 142 Ac-ft 102,800

Peak discharge (baae, 5.000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 375

Big Blue River at Barneston, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°03' , long 96°35' , in NE&3W£ sec. 13, T. 1 N., R. 7 E., on left bank in 

tailrace of powerplant, three-quarters of a mile northwest of Barneston, 2 miles upstream from Plum Creek, and 5 miles upstream from Nebraska-Kansas State line.

Drainage area. 4,420 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1932 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,163.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Kansas City supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to June 9, 1941, water-stage 

recorder at site 1 mile downstream at different datum. June 9 to Nov. 17, 1911, float 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 759 cfs (549,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,170 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 14.20 ft); minimum daily 28 cfs Aug. 7.

1932-55: Maximum discharge, 57,700 cfs June 9, 1941 (gage height, 34.3 ft); minimum 

daily, 1 cfs Nov. 30, 1945.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow regulated by powerplant at Barneston, which has pondage 

of about 1,500 acre-ft. No large tributaries between station and Nebraska-Ka-sas 

State line.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 896: 1932, 1935. WSP 1056: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

178

185

184

334

2,550

2,000

862

668

444

421

362

358

352

347

478

264

123 *TB"8"

175

227

188

169

224

166

209

544

569

276

298

350

294

13,957

450

27,680

Nov.

246

196

221

338

23T

200

300

283

*202

196

234

214

234

191

226

218

191

218

191

185

222

210

242

166

160

198

171

166

183

*180

6,413

214

12,720

Dec.

214

194

188

174

160

198

205

178

182

209

192

208

183

162

222

224 '2T53"

218

218

210

*197

210

196

218

204

218

206

194

186

153

143

6,066

196

12,030

Jan.

232

202

207

207

250

240

233

232

235

227

*188

162

166

171

211

202

220

200

161

iras"

203

210

210

208

204

196

179

208

234

213

191

6,408

207

12,710

Feb.

*200

215

197

199

172

183

240

230

214

198

172

219

223

250

369

1,260

1,880

3,350

5,160

2,310

1,560

1,410

*1,260

1,010

854

1,360

1,300

980

-

26,975

963

53,500

Mar.

778 753"

748

731

630

584

567

470

537

585

615

612

503

402

472

*292

338

268

248

331

274

242

213

2BT

259

262

221

244

253

254

250

13,187

425

26,160

Apr.

292

272

239

*254

236

254

223

211

233

219

237

286

264

243

231

240

238

248

239

213

206

25?

238

234

262

*264

356

ZTZ

235

296

7,487

250

14,850

May

230

228

234

TSZ

200

192

210

170

209

202

180

184

187

197

171

187

198

*189

166

160

150

124

223

211

181

159

172

169

105

TB1T

167

5,695

184

11,300

June

175

172

204

237

321

867

*754

424

359

279

156

53T

315

341

230

398

667

971

870

»2,550

2,340

2,220

1,590

1,180

1,100

809

718

659

*734

562

22,435

748

44 , 500

July

290

237

281

264

209

626

2,040

1,760

821

516

298

317

306

254

198

190

135

177

*159

160

157

148

148

174

866

253

155

148

118

79

30

11,714

378

23,230

Aug.

64

40

54

46

34

44

28

33

*32

46

36

37

89

53

44

40

89

69

55

57

59

61

48

68

45

50

~TT 109

55

*58

70

1,660

53.5

3,F90

Sept.

51

51

50

35

52

55

57

61

57

70

34

5T

60

77

63

61

80

57

65

*131

102

133

135

133

265

283

255

159

106

147

2,942

98.1

5,840

Calendar year 1954 : Max 27,300 Mln 48 Mean 953 Ac-ft 689,800

Water year 1954-55 : Max 5,160 Mln 28 Mean 342 Ac-ft 247,800

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.

fs). 

n th
376 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Little Blue River near Deweese, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°19'55", long 98°03'55", in NW£ sec. 12, T. 4 N., R. 7 W., on downstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 14, three-quarters of a mile upstpea-n from Walnut 

Creek, 4 miles southeast of Deweese and 5tr miles northwest of Angus.

Records available. July to October 1912 (gage heights only, published as "at Blue Bluff"\ 

February 1953 to September 1955.

Gage . Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 1,632.67 ft above mean sea 

Tevel, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 efs June 6; maximum gags height, 6.30 ft 

June 18, from graph based on gage readings; minimum daily discharge, 25 cfs Aug. 29. 

1953-55: Maximum discharge, 2,070 cfs May 23, 1954 (gage height, 6.34 ft); minimum daily, that of Aug. 29, 1955.

Flood of June 26, 1951, reached a stage of 14.9 ft, from information by local resident (discharge, 16,000 cfs, based on records for former station at Angus).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow affected by irrigation development above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1H

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

64

64

65

66

68

69

76

75

73

72

72

69

68

67

66

67

66

65

64

64

63

62

64

64

64

66

63

64

66

65

65

2,066

66.6

4,100

Nov.

64

64

65

66

64

63

66

64

64

64

63

64

64

66

65

64

64

64

64

64

65

64

66

65

66

66

67

 66 68

68

1,947

64.9

3,860

Dec.

69

72

72

72

73

73

73

72

73

74

74

74

72

75

74

75

73

73

73

75

69

74

74

74

75

75

73

72

68

70

71

2,256

72.8

4,470

Jan.

72

73

73

75

76

77

75

70

72

74

76

75

74

74

76

76

76

74

72

75

75

73

72

74

76

78

79

BO- 81

77

78

2,328

75.1

4,620

Feb.

77

77

82

75

70

65

68

70

72

74

85

80

85

85

85

88

104

374

400

250

150

150

156

110

120

110

100

99

------

3,361

120

6,670

Mar.

106

130

146

184

137

113

103

97

96

96

94

92

90

88

87

88

86

86

86

87

80

80

8H

81

75

77

80

79

79

79

78

2,962

95.5

5,880

Apr.

78

77

77

77

75

74

74

73

72

73

72

77

74

75

75

75

77

77

78

76

76

73

74

77

75

76

71

70

70

19_

2,237

74.6

4,440

May

69

68

66

66

65

64

63

61

6T

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

64

101

91

73

71

69

69

69

76

~86 146

77

73

72

2,216

71.5

4,400

June

71

7T

81

133

1,010

1,590

561

336

205

156

130

119

112

106

1O2

125

195

1,380

1,280

525

241

166

179

137

110

93

280

1,250

592

230

11,386

380

22,580

July

152

m

100

91

84

80

76

71

76

70

63

61

59

61

59

56

56

53

51

60

50

60

60

53

43

37

37

38

36

35

36

1,,978

63.8

3,920

Aug.

32

35

35

32

32

32

33

32

35

39

4340-

34

36

33

35

32

31

31

31

32

32

30

30

29

29

28

27

25

27

28

1,000

32.3

1,980

Sept.

29

3T

32

34

34

34

35

34

35

37

37

37

38

37

37

37

37

42

45

63

512

132

80

63

95

356

309

222

134

93

2,741

91.4

5,440

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,34O Mln 37 Mean 1O5 Ac-ft 76,210

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,390 Mln 25 Mean 99.9 Ac-ft 72,360

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 12-14, 28-30, Jan. 7-13, 18-24, 26, 27, 

eb. 4-15, 19-22, 24-27, Mar. 21, 22, 25-H7.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 377

Little Blue River near Endicott, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40 0 05'10't , long 97°08'10" , in sec. 6, T. 1 N., R. 3 E., on right bank 

300 ft downstream from highway bridge, l|- miles upstream from Chicago, Burlirgton and 

Quincy Railroad bridge, If miles upstream from Rose Creek, and 2 miles northvest of 

Endicott.

Drainage area. 2,340 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1908 to September 1915 (published as "near Fairbury"), April 1929 

to September 1955.

I . Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 1,270.06 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

929, Kansas City supplementary adjustment of 1943. May 23, 1908, to Sept. "0, 1915 

chain gage at bridge 3| miles upstream at different datum. Apr. 26, 1929, to July 30, 

1930, chain gage at bridge 300 ft upstream from present site at datum 1 ft higher. 

July 31, 1930, to Sept. 30, 1933, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 1 ft 

higher.

Average discharge. 33 years, 361 cfs (261,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,450 cfs June 19 (gage height, 8.83 ft); minimum daily, 35 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 2.

1908-15, 1929-55: Maximum discharge, 36,800 cfs June 27, 1951, from rating curve 

extended above 26,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 16.82 ft June 27, 1951; minimum discharge, 14 cfs Nov. 22, 1929 (discharge measurement).

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

701 

406 

896 

896 

1036

Water 

year

1907-8 

1914-15 

1934-35 

1938-39 

1944-45

Date

June 6, 

June 11 , 

May 20, 

June 21 , 

May 27,

1908 

1915 

1935 

1939 

1945

Discharge 

(cfs)

15,900 

19,800 

20,800 

8,650 

18,400

Gage height 

(feet)

14.4 

15.2 

14.90 

11.90 

14.17

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

which are poor. Some regulation at low stages by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1006: Drainage area. WSP 1086: 1941(M). Revised figures 

of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 1912, 1915, 1935, and 1939, 

superseding figures published in WSP 326, 406, 786, 876, and 896, are given herewith:

Date

1912

Mar. 20

21

23

1915

June 11

12

Discharge

7,610

8,800

7,900

17,400

14,400

Date

1935

May 20

21

28

29

30

31

June 1

Discharge

12 000

9 680

1 800

3 460

6 160

4 110

13 700

Date

1935-Con.

June 2

3

4

29

1939

June 21

22

Discharge

14,200

6,000

3,930

6,580

4,740

5,180

Month

Mar^h 1912. ..............

May 1935. ................

Water year 1934-35. .... 

Calendar year 1935. ....

Water year 1938-39. .... 

Calendar year 1939. ....

Cfs-days

68,355

58,176

178,290 

180,688

84,850 

83,741

Maximum

8,800

12,000

14,200 

14,200

5,180

5,180 

5,180

Minimum

325

168

56 

56

118

60 

60

Mean

2,205

1,877

488 

495

914

Z32 

229

Runoff In 

acre-feet

13 ,000

11 ,400 

14 ,000

35 ,600 

358,400

54,400

168,300 

166,100
378 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Little Blue River near Endicott, Nebr.--Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

104

112

109

110

295

151

128

136

136

139

158

143

134

130

114

125

123

*125

133

131

13,1

131

134

134

134

175

134

138

136

134

134

4,251

137

8,430

Nov.

130

131

136

133

134

131

133

133

*138

136

134

131

136

136

133

139

T34

136

133

133

131

136

131

133

125

131

136

133

128

*1 jjl

3,995

133

7,920

Dec.

131

122

130

136

144

138

136

136

131

133

136

128

109

134

141

155

141

139

138

136

*134

138

134

126

131

134

134

123

94

86

106

4,034

130

8,000

Jan.

133

163

181

155

153

146

136

138

130

118

*114

115

76

90

148

150

174

101

101

125

130

138

125

138

150

155

139

150

150

158

153

4,233

137

8 , 400

Feb.

*162

160

156

155

138

146

148

162

167

155

151

148

170

243

500

332

326

£03

693

398

402

*3E4

348

302

279

285

254

248

-

7,385

264

14,t50

Mar.

250

276

279

279

268

266

256

228

211

201

192

188

181

183

175

*170

168

167

165

167

141

158

162

186

155

106

175

184

ISf

163

6,054

195

12,010

Apr.

162

163

160

158

160

*155

155

155

153

141

151

175

179

T79

165

168

158

158

158

153

150

150

153

160

153

 151

151

153

146 '41

',714

157

9,350

May

141

138

139

136

133

131

126

126

123

146

126

120

126

120

114

115

110

*112

112

109

118

143

131

118

118

143

133

128

141

163

-1 70 1 DO

3,977

128

7,830

June

125

120 T26~

203

1,800

*1,970

1,390

862

522

390

312

268

238

213

188

184

199

2,140

3,820

*2,330

1,120

655

469

410

375

330

304

500

*970

882

£3,415

780

46,440

Jily

627

430

350

279

243

*1,070

813

431

252

207

179

*167

167

143

141

133

125

123

*115

107

100

86

364

385

398

203

126

100

83

b2 

 TT7T be

8,071

260

16,010

Aug.

49

46

46

44

42

38

38

184

*203

T25

92

92

76

65

56

64

56

58

42

57

49

40

41

43

44

40

a39

a38

a37

*a36

55

1,915

61.8

3,800

Sept.

36

35

36

38

40

40

40

46

47

38

44

52

60

74

58

52

51

56

72

85

*88

182

543

366

238

192

447

472

357

291

4,176

139

8,280

Calendar year 1954: Max 5,110 Mln 67 Mean 238 Ac-ft 172,100

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,820 Min 35 Mean 209 Ac-ft 151,200

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efs).--June 6 (3 a.m.) 3,410 cfs (7.83 ft): June 19 (7:30 a.m.) 

4,450 cfs (8.83 ft); July 6 (5 p.m.) 2,070 cfs (6.54 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. £8, Feb. 4-6, 10-16.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 379

Little Blue River at Waterville, Kans.

Location. La t 39°42' , long 96°45', in SE£ sec. 16, T. 4 S., R. 6 E., near center of 

stream on downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile north of Waterville, 1 mile 

downstream from Corn Creek, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3.440 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. --June 1922 to June 1925, August 1928 to September 1955.

Gage . Wire-weight 

level, datum of

ge read once daily. Datum of gag 

29. Prior to Mar. 23, 1938, chai

is 1,110.71 ft above mean sea 

gage at same site and <?atum.

Average discharge. 29 years (1922-24, 1928-55), 645 cfs (467,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,720 cfs June 6 (gage height, 10.3 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 27 cfs Sept. 7, 8.

1922-25, 1928-55: Maximum discharge, 50,400 cfs June 10, 1941 (gage heig-ht, 

26.20 ft, from floodmarks) , from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs on tasis of 

velocity-area study; minimum observed, that of Sept. 7, 8, 1955.

Remarks . Records fair except those above 1,000 cfs or for periods of ice effect, which 

are poor.

Revisions. WSf 761: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13 Apr. 14 to Sept. 30

2.8 

3.1 

3.5 4'.0

124

168

274

440

4.5 650

5.0 900

6.0 1,490

8.0 2,880

2.0 

2.4

3.0

4.0

168

282

442

4.5 650

5.0 900

6.0 1,490

8.0 2,880

10.0 4,480

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

127

T27

130

132

138

300

220

151

152

148

152

178

163

149

141

131

132

134

*135

137

138

134

130

134

135

172

246

196

165

158

151

4,836

156

9,590

NOV.

145

144

145

146

146

148

148

148

149

149

151

151

152

154

154

*152

154

154

155

155

155

155

152

148

149

152

151

151

149

151

4,513

150

8,950

Dec.

154

155

157

158

160

158

158

150

145

145

145

140

150

*160

170

165

165

160

157

155

154

154

154

154

154

155

155

150

140

130

130

4,737

153

9,400

Jan,

145

149

226

209

182

184

201

190

160

120

*100 150"

120

140

140

160

170

150

130

140

140

130

140

150

160

170

175

160

170

165

170

4,846

156

9,610

Feb.

180

180

180

165

150

150

155

*155

185

170

150

140

140

160

220

300

500

1,980

1,940

1,420

760

700

680

422

433

462

527

412

-

. . --- _

13,016

465

25,820

Mar.

361

419

466

444

402

361

335

328

*293

258

252

246

228

226

223

209

209

206

201

201

198

217

201

201

150

160

180

206

223

214

214

8,032

259

15,930

Apr.

201

198

186

180

*176

166

166

165

165

163

163

206

485

810

31T

240

207

196

184

177

170

168

168

173

172

165

162

186

173

159

6,441

215

12,780

May

165

TS2

*154

153

152

146

145

140

140

152

156

152

145

137

132

131

127

132

128

126

126

124

130

145

149

154

153

148

120

139

159

4,422

143

8,770

June

*143

141

140

14S

177

4,080

4,000

2,460

1,250

800

539

424

326

288

263

238

268

407

2,720

4,400

3,040

1,430

840

715

547

424

342

*291

725

1,040

32,601

1,087

64,660

July

1,190

1,040

725

775

424

1,560

3,200

1,660

825

625

311

242

214

194

279

186

168

148

152

141

131

123

114

127

1,100

*555

291

177

130

111

10_4

17,022

549

33,760

Aug.

86

83

68

68

63

65

68

69

62

160

144

102

92

84

80

68

66

71

64

58

50

64

*47

45

41

39

34

34

34

32

29

2,070

66.8

4,110

Sept.

28

28

28

32

30

28

27

27

28

32

35

35

36

38

40

42

47

52

59

*59

68

70

82

358

361

296

196

311

750

374

3,597

120

7,130

Calendar year 1954 : Max 8,910 Min 62 Mean 444 Ac-ft 321,300

Water year 1954-55: Max 4,400 Mln 27 Mean 291 Ac-ft 210,500

Peak discharge (base, 5,600 cfs).--June 6 (2 p.m.) 4,720 cfs (10.3 ft); June 20 (7 a.m.) 4,560 cfa 

(10.1 ft); July 7 (2 a.m.) 3,920 cfs (9.3 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 8-17, 28-31, Jan. 8 to Feb. 17, Mar. 25-27.
380 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Snipe Creek near Seattle, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°47'10n , long 96°25'00", in Sf sec. 16, T. 3 S., R. 9 E., on left bank 

at? 1 downstream side of bridge on State Highway 99, 3.5 miles upstream from mouth, and 

5 miles south of Seattle.

Drainage area. 18 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1954 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,197.67 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

T929 (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Extremes. 1954; Maximum discharge during period August to September 1954, 18 cfs 

Aug. 27 (gage height, 3.88 ft); no flow Aug. 30 to Sept. 30.

1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 189 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 

6.99 ft); no flow for many days.

Flood in August 1948 reached a stage of about 25 ft, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records fair above 10 cfs, poor below. Flows are affected by detention reservoirs and watershed treatment practices calculated to minimize surface runoff.

Sating table, Aug. 19, 1954, to Sept. 30, 1955 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. S-20, Apr. 12-14, May 9, June 5)

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

0 

.1 

.6

1.4

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.4

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Aug.

.

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

Sept. Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

Sept.

Total

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

21

Aug.

_

_

*5.4

5.1

.7

.4

2.1

*2.0

Sept.

(*)

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff In acre-feet

Aig.

1.1

.6

6.2

2.0

.4

0

0

-

Sept.

0

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.8

67seas. o

4.2

7.5

a2.0

a. 5

a2.5

16

a6.0

a4.0

-

155.5

5.55

308

Mar.

2.7

a!4

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

**.!

.2

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1.1.1

.1.1

.1

.1

**0

0

6.8

.22

13

Apr.

0

0

0

0

**0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*4.8

9.6

3.4

.9

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.4

.6

.4

.3

1.8

.4

.2

24.9

.83

49

May

0.1

.1 **0

&

0

0

0

0

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.9

76

.2

0

0

0

2.8

.09

5.6

June

*0

0

0

0

4.2

.7

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

5.0

.17

9.9

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1954: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1954-55: Max 67 Mln 0 Mean 0.53 Ac-ft 3St

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on the basis of flow ti
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 381

Big Blue River at Randolph, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°27' , long 98°43' , in SW£ see. 12, T. 7 S., R. 6 E., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 13, half a mile upstream from Fancy 

Creek, three-quarters of a mile east of Randolph, and at mile 32.3.

Drainage area. 9,100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1918 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,034.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 28, 1934, chain or staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 37 years, 1,650 cfs (1,195,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,300 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 13.50 ft); minimum, 50 cfs Sept. 8, 9.

1918-55: Maximum discharge, 98,000 cfs June 10, 1941 (gage height, 30.81 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 53,000 cfs on basis of "velocity-area study; minimi-m, 

31 cfs Aug. 10 1934 (gage height, 1.85 ft).

Flood in 1903 reached a stage of 30.6 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some 

diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions. WSP 806: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

Oct. I to Feb. 18 Feb. 19 to Sept. 30

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

285

730

1,330

2,080

3.1

3.2 

3.4 

4.0

4.5

60

125

365

610

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

960

1,760

3,540

5,940

8,940

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

515

468

452

456

460

1,370

1,840

984

730

660

590

580

550

535

530

565

530

452

400

596

*416 

424

400

400

420

432

555

715

585

476 

472

18,358

592

36,410

Nov.

476

440

416

400

404

440

404

396

436

424

392

408

424

408

428

404

*420

408

392

416

392 

396

404

400

404

384

372

400

388

376

12,252

408

24,300

Dec.

380

380

400

396

408

400

396

412

424

396

404

412

370

360

*392

368

420

412

388

388

388 

384

380

388

380

392

388

392

360

35o" 290 

11,998

387

23,800

Jan.

325

316

384

424

432

444

440

412

392

360

380

*410

350

310

350

340

350

370

380

400

400 

370

400

400

400

400

400

400

410

410

420

11,979

386

23,760

Feb.

450

390

380

400

400

420

400

420

*430

400

350

360

370

400

550

550

600

2,000

8,940

8,620

4,020 

2,960

2,470

2,200

1,950

1,880

2,280

2,370

_

46,960

1,677

93,140

Mar.

1,700

1, 460

1,450

1,500

1,340

1,200

1,040

1,060

*911

918

918

904

932

855

771

708

715

604

610

556

580 

592

568

505

535

470

598

545

505

530

525

26,105

842

51,780

Apr.

530

520

540

505

470

*475

455

455

436

428

450

465

1,160

1,260

1,220

680

540

505

490

470

455 

423

423

455

450

446

460

500

574

475

16,715

557

33,150

May

441

470

414

*401

401

377

365

361

369

365

397

410

377

377

365

361

341

353

349

353

329 

329

313

317

385

441

428

436- 631

381

329

11,966

386

23,730

June

357

353

*35f

414

820

1,540

4,170

3,560

2,140

1,300

1,040

764

631

645

666

610

545

687

1,460

3,760

4,500 

3,420

2,760

2,080

1,620

1,530

1,260

1,190

*cl,420

1,830

47,229

1,574

93,680

July

1,850

2,320

1,130

1,080

984

757

2,820

5,270

2,630

1,620

1,060

756

701

562

520

555

460

410

365

381

353 

337

329

305

436

1,070

*925

505

385

337

293

29,466

951

58,440

Aug.

249 209"

173

165

145

137

149

157

149

129

237

237

189

165

161

173

157

145

133

157

137 

133

*125

125

118

108

94

90

87

100

90

4,623

149

9,170

Sept.

78

78

69

87

69

69

63

5460-

69

66

72

63

66

60

78

69

90

90

*97

125 

133

173

169

405

460

556

500

515

556

5,039

168

9,990

Calendar year 1954: Max 25,400 Mln 168 Mean 1,440 Ac-ft 1,043,000

Water year 1954-55: Max 8,940 Mln 54 Mean 665 Ac-ft 461,400

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs^.--Feb. 19 (10 D.m.) 11.300 cfs (13.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

o acwaer from Fancy Creek; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurement. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 13, 14, Dec. 29 to Jan. 1, Jan. 10 to Feb. 18, 

Mar. Ze.
382 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fancy Creek at Winkler, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°28'30", long 96°50'10", in SE£ sec. 2, T. 7 S., R. 5 E., on left bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge 0.2 miles downstream from Otter Creek and 

0.4 miles south of Winkler.

Drainage area. 176 sq mi.

Records available. December 1953 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,120 ft. Prior to Fay 5, 1954, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 732 cfs June 29 (gage height, 4.47 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1953-55; Maximum discharge, that of June 29, 1955; no flow at times. 

Maximum stage known since at least 1915, 22.3 ft in August 1944, from floodmark. 

Flood of July 1951 reached a stage of 21.0 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 1 cfs, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55

Oct. 1 to Jan. 12

.2 0

.1 

.6 

3.5 

7.0

ge height, in feet, and discharge, 

er second)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

Jan. 13 to Sept. 3O

.1

.5

2.2

5.6 

9.1

1.8 19

2.0 32

2.3 62

2.6 105

3.0 190

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1355

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Z8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

O

O

0

O

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

o

*o

0

0

0

o

0

o

.6

.3

.8

73

.2

.2

3.6

0.1Z

7.1

Nov.

0.2

.2

.1

71

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.4

.6

.6

.6

7.5

0.25

15

Dec.

0.8

1.0

1.3

1.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.0

1.3

1.0

*1.0

.8

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

46.5

1.50

92

Jan.

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.6

4.2

4,6

3.1

2.2

1.3

1.0

1.0

*1.0

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

1 ,0

1.0

1,0

1.2

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

41.2

1.33

82

Feb.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.5

i.b

1.5

*1.3

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

5,2

22

136

~58- 19O

34

18

11

7.7

5.6

8.4

6.6

5.6

-

528.1

18.9

1,050

Mar.

4.9

TT9

4.9

4.6

4.6

3.8

3.2

2.8

*2.8

2.8

2.B

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

272

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.0

83.7

2.70

166

Apr.

2.0

2.2

2.0

1.5

1.3

*1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1 5

1.8

*2.2

2.8

3.5

7.7

4.9

3.5

2.6

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

58.7

1.96

116

May

1.0

.9

*.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

TT

.1

.2

.2

1.2

2.8

4.9

2TO

1.3

.9

22.6

0.73

45

June

0.6

.4

*.2

.4

33

37

11

4.6

2.2

1.3

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

_._!

.1

.4

.4

.2

.3

.2

.2

*10

*193 ~28"

328.0

10.9

651

July j tag.

11

4.9

2.2

1.2

.9

.7

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

U

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

o

o

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

21.7

0.7O

43

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

a

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

1^5

1.3

O.O4

2.6

Calendar year 1954 : Max 279 Mln o Mean 7.15 Ac-ft 5,170

Water year 1954-5 5 : Max 193 Mln O Mean 3.13 Ac-ft 2,270

Peak discharge (base. 5OO cfs). June 29 (9 a.m.) 782 cfs (4.47 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 383

Big Blue River near Manhattan, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°14'14", long 96°34'16", In S| sec. 30, T. 9 3., R. 8 E., on right bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge 4 miles north of Manhattan and 7.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 9.560 sq ml (revised), approximately.

Records available.--May to July 1951, published In WSP 1139, October 1954 to September 

1955.Records for April 1895 to October, published In 18 to 22 Annual Reports, 

Part 4, WSP 16, 2V, 3V, 39, 50, 52, 66, 75, 84, 96, 99, 131, 1V2, and V96-B, have 

been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 991.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. May 1, to July 31, 1951, wire-weight gage above power dam 1 mile upstream at 

datum 5.34 ft higher. Oct. 1, to Nov. IV, 1954, wire-weight gage at present site and 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 12.04 ft); 

minimum dally, 48 cfs Aug. 28.

1954-55: Maximum daily discharge, 93,400 cfs July 12, 1951 (gage height, 33.04 ft, 

present site and datum, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 35,000 cfs 

on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, that of Aug. 28,

Flood of May 31, 1903, reached a stage of 35.85 ft, from floodmarks and information by local resident. Flood in June 1941 reached a stage of about 34.1 ft, from 

floodmarks and information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records poor prior to Nov. IV and fair thereafter. Low flow regulated by power 

plant 1 mile upstream.

Revisions (water years).--See Records available.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mesn

Ac-ft

Oct.

575

560

e500

6500

e500

872

2,560

1,610

1,280

6900

e670

6620

e600

e560

560

605

685

494

6450

6450

*591

347

339

400

e450

6450

454

e600

720

535 

6520

20,777

670

41,210

Nov.

526

498

527

44T

327

387

480

408

418

480

6450

6450

6450

6450

6450

e450

417

*579

372

364

410

345

419

372

398

386

546

378

384

558

12,525

411

24,440

Dec.

370

357

412

4O 8

416

424

410

424

442

432

414

412

392

404

*410

402

445

504

446

428

444

454

422

424

424

428

422

434

404

322 

542

12,852

415

25,490

Jan.

568

563

378

b450

bSOO

b490

b480

b460

t)450

t)400

b550

t>500

*13250

555

564

406

440

551

297

392

414

359

555

392

455

411

366

396

372

389

456

12,147

392

24,090

Feb.

500

419

4OO

t)420

t)420

b420

b420

412

*458

402

454

432

389

385

456

463

508

1,470

7,650

310,000

34,800

33,500

32,800

32,500

32 , 200

32 , 100

32 , 500

a2 , 700

49,558

1,770

98,500

Mar.

32,000

31,600

31,600

31,600

3l,50O

31,400

31,200

31,200

31 , 000

*a990

952

960

958

922

854

754

748

625

615

564

526

578

560

520

482

446 50"6

492

484

480 

490

27,564

889

54,670

Apr.

512

486

468

526

*422

424

410

598

400

552

416

417

848

1,290

1.520

921

657

576

521

526

494

477

406

478

478

466

454

516

603

608

17,070

569

33,860

May

428

514

466

*402

432

348

386

336

348

366

548

426

370

350

337

332

296

300

531

304

287

284

250

286

278

504

450

667

556

383 

329

11,674

377

23,160

June

266

358

*314

432

914

1,120

5,850

4,560

2,850

1,710

1,200

977

715

675

662

683

584

652

1,010

2,990

4.550

4,010

3,010

a2,2OO

al,800

31,600

3l,3OO

31 , 200

*1,650

1,860

49,412

1,647

98,010

July

2,O8O

1,760

1,400

1,050

1,150

882

1,770

5.660

2,970

2,160

1,560

970

786

675

650

575

555

444

398

390

574

558

546

326

514

762

*1,140

705

466

598 

558

51,172

1,006

61,850

Aug.

25"5" 335

204

194

175

145

169

163

166

154

160

256

214

181

157

163

163

154

132

120

117

154

114

*108

85

100

135

4892-

127 

110

4,845

156

9,610

Sept.

68

74

87

80

90

61

64

66

54

74

79

74

82

70

76

67

84

88

108

104

*130

146

177

168

256

612

600

714

580

702

5,655

188

11,180

Cslendsr yesr 1954 : Max - Min - Mesn - Ac-ft -

Wster yesr 1954-55 : Max 10,000 Min 48 Mean 699 Ac-ft 5O5.8OO

10,000 cfs). Feb. 19 (9:50 a.m.) 10.6OO cfs (12.04 ft). 

1 on th

Pesk dlschsrge (bsse, .m.^/mj___ 

* Disehsrge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; disehsrge estimated on bssis of records for ststion 3t Randolph, 

b Stsge-dischsrge relstion sffected by ice. 

e Qsge resding not representstive of mean for dsyj discharge estimated on basis of records for 

ststion at Rsndolph.
384 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Kansas River at Wamego, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°11'52", long 96°18'16", at center of sec. 9, T. 10 S., R. 10 E. , 

on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 99 at Wamego, 3 miles 

downstream from Antelope Creek, and at mile 129.1.

Drainage area.--55.240 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area does not contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available. January 1919 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 953.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 1, 1934, chain gage at same site and datura.

Average discharge. 36 years, 4,746 cfs (3,436,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 5.33 ft); 

minimum observed, 195 cfs Sept. 18.

1919-55: Maximum discharge, 400,000 cfs July 13, 1951 (gage height, 27.56 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 170,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of 

peak flow and flood-routing studies; minimum, 73 cfs Dec, 14, 1940.

Flood in May 1903 reached a stage of 26.3 ft determined by 0. S. Weather Bureau 

from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good except those computed from wire-weight gage readings or for periods 

of ice effect, which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by seven reservoirs in 

Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas, and by numerous small diversions for irrigation above 

station.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. 3. Wee ther Bureau. 

Revisions.--WSP 806: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, May 17-27, 

Aug. 21 to Sept. 18)

Oct. 1 to May 27 May 28 to Sept. 30

-0.5 

O 

.5

320

760

1,200

1.5 

3.0 

6.0

2,750

5,680

14,000

-1.5

-1.0 

-.5

180

340

550

1.0 

2.0 

5.0

2,000

3,590

10,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

720

720

720

720

624

624

1,590

2.360

1,550

1,180

1,580

1,340

1,190

1,060

970

860

810 

860

810

860

810

*800

830

830

800

760

1,020

1,100

1,380

1,190

1,050

31,718

1,023

62,910

Nov.

1,020

992

992

1,020

893

810

76O

860

790

760

760

760

760

3760

a740

a740

a720 

3680

*642

3640

660

680

660

615

710

633

660

660

660

660

22,697

757

45,020

Dec.

700

633

633

660

730

730

730

720

710

710

710

760

710

660

710

*720

760 

730

710

760

740

740

760

760

740

760

76O

760

740

760

730

22,436

724

44,500

Jan.

660

710

660

680

970

1,040

1,190

1,250

1,060

1,OOO

937

904

*606

642

871

992

790 

730

710

3690

3680

367O

366O

3660

710

710

3550

416

384

525

615

23,652

763

46,910

Feb.

710

922

651

b620

b580

b64O

b750

b950

b900

b850

b800

b700

b700

b700

*b760

b820

937 

1,450

5,200

11,000

7,840

4,580

3,680

3,660

3,570

3,410

3,210

3,790

_

64,180

2,292

127,300

Mar.

5.430

2,630

2,390

2,540

2,500

2,150

1,960

1,800

1,780

1,690

*1,630

1,640

1,600

1,600

1,560

1,460

1,340 

1,330

1,190

1,180

1,090

1,000

1,090

1,060

1,010

1,000

970

97O

970

948

926

48,034

1,549

95,270

Apr.

915

981

948

948

948

882

*893

860

860

830

810

882

970

2,240

2,940

3,960

4,240 

2,660

1,870

1,500

1,240

1,080

1,000

915

904

959

948

915

904

850

40,852

1,362

81,030

May

959

904

770

850

750

*710

700

810

700

606

710

770

670

730

597

606

615 

579

543

552

561

525

525

525

480

1,120

2,590

1,990

1,730

1,270

1,130

26,377

851

52,320

June

880

816

*714

8OO

1,860

2,750

4,280

7,720

9,150

6,640

4,260

3.O9O

2,500

2,000

1,780

1,610

1,510 

1,400

1,900

5,170

5,590

9,350

8,390

7,460

6, sea

5,900

4,360

3,220

2,94O

2,960

115,660

3,855

229,400

July

*3,380

4,200

5.800

3,750

3,040

2,580

2,2OO

4,100

4,060

3,380

2,460

1,890

1,520

1,400

1,370

1,270

1,180 

1,080

1,000

96O

980

990

1,030

1,010

890

872

1,390

1,390

*1,030

880

768

61,850

1,995

122,700

Aug.

708

642

580

525

456

472

448

424

4OO

400

4OO

396

590

672

606

500

476 

452

428

584

320

336

312

308

*3OO

304

273

273

273

258

243

13,159

424

26,100

Sept.

258

258

243

243

228

228

228

228

198

213

213

213

213

198

213

213

198 

195

207

228

249

*288

300

678

1,170

2,910

4.600

3,790

3,260

3,320

24,981

833

49,550

Calendar year 1954: Max 26,400 Mln 470 Mean 2,397 Ac-ft 1,736,000

Water year 1954-55: Max 11,000 Mln 195 Mean 1,358 Ac-ft 983, OOO

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs). --No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for upstream tributaries and

downstream ststlons.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 1-7, 15-27, Nov. 1, 4-13, 

19, 21-30, Dec. 1 to Jan. 4, Jan. 13-19, 25, 26, Jan. 28 to Feb. 3, Feb. 20-22, Apr. 7-11, Apr. 25 

to Kay 25, May 31 to June 4, June 8-10, 21-25, July 25, 26, July 30 to Sept. 24.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 385

Vermillion Creek near Wamego, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°21iOO", long 96°13'10", in NW^ sec. 20, T. 83., R. 11 E., near 

center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Indian 

Creek, 14 miles northeast of Wamego, and at mile 19.3.

Drainage area.--243 sq mi.

Records available. April 1936 to June 1946, January 1954 to September 1955. Prior to 

October 1937, published as Red Vermillion Creek near Wamego.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once or twice daily. Datum of gage is 991.93 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--10 years (1936-45, 1955), 75.6 cfs (54,730 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,920 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 17.4 ft.); no 

flow for many days.

1936-46, 1954-55: Maximum discharge, 23,500 cfs Oct. 9, 1941 (gage height, 

29.40 ft), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; 

no flow at times during 1937, 1939-40, 1955.

Flood in 1915 reached a stage of 30.9 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 38,500 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study). Flood of 

July 13, 1951, reached a stage of 29.7 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records poor. Probably diversions for irrigation above station. 

Revislons. WSP 1340: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 18 to Feb. 2, 

Mar. 28 to Apr. 12)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 19 Feb. 20 to Sept. 30

4.0

4.2

4.3

4.4 

4.6

0.1

.5

.8

1.2

2.5

4.5

5.5

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

15.0

17

31.

74

139

335

625

1,250

3.75

3.8

3.9 

4.2 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

.2

.7

2.6

5.1

12

21

6.0

6.5

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

15.0

50

74

139

335

625

1,250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

a.l

.2

a. 2

.2

.3

.3

.2

a. 2

1.4

.4

.3

.3

.1

aoQ0

.1 .1

.1 *.l

0

.2

.2

.5

a. 4

.3

.2

.1

a. 2

6.9

0.22

13.7

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

.3

a.3

.4

a.. 3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

a. 2

a. 3

.4

.4

.4

.3

*.3 

.2

a. 3

.4

.4

.4

.4

a. 4

.5 a :s

.4

.4

10.1

0.34

20.0

Dec.

0,4

.4

.4

.4

a. 4

.4

.4

.4

a. 4

.4

.5

a. 5

.5

.5

.5

*.6

a. B

.5

a. 5 

a. 5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

a. 6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.5

15.3

0.49

30.3

Jan.

0.6

.6

.9

1.3

2.5

3.4

a5.4

5.5

a277

1.9

1.7

bl.5

1.4

*1.4

al.5

al.8

a2.2

2.1

2.0 

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

a2.2

2.2

a2.3

2 .4

67.1

2.16

133

Feb.

2.2

2.2

a2.1

b2.1

b2.0

bl.8

bl.8

b2.2

a2.1

a2.0

al.8

al.7

al.6

al.6

*bl.6

bl.5

bl.7

b2.5

1.240 

451

171

135

106

103

97

323

a207

180

_

"

3,047.5

109

6,040

Mar.

139

100

76

46

28

25

22

a 20

19

19

*19

18

a!7

16

13

11

10

10

10 

alO

10

11

9.6

9.8

9.2

8.0

a5.0 676"

6.2

5.8

5.8

715.0

23.1

1,420

Apr.

7.4

5.6

a5.2

a4.8

4.6

4.5

*3.6

3.3

3.5

3.6

3.6

312

710

514

a300

a70

a40

a 30

a23 

a 20

a!7

15

14

14

17

14

13

36

25

12

2,245.7

74.8

4,450

May

10

11

9.4

8.4

*7.4

7.0

6.3

5.8

5.4

6.3

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.1

6.0

3.9

33.7

a3.6

3.5 

a3.4

3.3

3.2

3.0 375

5.2

39

59

27

22

12

8.2

311.9

10.1

619

June

5.6

4.2

*4.0

8.1

154

117

22

14

8.6

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.4

7.4

6.3

5.2

4.7

4.2

4,0 

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.2

374

3.4

3.3

3.6

4.1

*4.4

439.4

14.6

872

July

~.4 21

4.5

3.6

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.4

1.8

1.7

1,6

1.5

1.5

1,4

1.3

1.3

al.2

1.1

1.1 

2.7

a3.5

2.2

1.6

.5

.4

.2

.1

Q

0

0

0

73.9

2.38

147

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

1.3

33

15

3.3

1.3

2.0

1.5

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.2 

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

61.7

1.99

122

Sept,

(*5

0

0

0

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,200 mn O Mean 17.3 Ac-ft 12,550

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,240 Mln 0 Mean 19.2 Ac-ft 13,870

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 efa).--Peb. 19 (4 p.m.) 1,920 cfe (17.4 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Soldier Creek near Topeka.
386 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Mill Creek near Paxico, Kana.

Location. Lat 39°03'15", long 96°10'52", in SWi sec. 27, T. 11 S., R. 11 E., on

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 40, 1 mile southwest of Paxico, 2.0 miles 

downstream from Kuenzli Creek, and 16 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 316 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1953 to September 1955.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once-daily and more often during rises. Altitude of gage is 

965 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,220 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 10.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow for many days.

1953-55: Maximum discharge, 17,600 cfs June 12, 1954 (gage height, 19.3 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings and observer's notes), from rating curve extended above 

3,200 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination at 34.7 ft; no flow at times 

1954-55.

Maximum stage known, 34.7 ft on July 12, 1951, from floodmarks (discharge, 

77,200 cfs, from contracted-opening determination of peak flow).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second] 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 6 to 16)

2.2

2.3 

2.5

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13

.7 

1.3 

3.7 

5.7

2.7 

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

7.1

9.0

20

45

100

200

800

1,250

Apr. 14 to Sept. 50

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

.2

.5

2.0

4.5

2.5 

2.8 

3.2 

4.0 

6.3

12

32

70

200

920

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

"372" 8.0

is

1.1

*.9

.6

.5

.3

,3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

19.1

0.62

38

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

a. 2

*.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

6.8

0.23

13

Dec.

0.5

576

.7

.8

1.2

1.3

1.6

2.0

2.0

*2.3

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.3

1.6

2.0

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.4

274

2.4

57.0

1.84

113

Jan.

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.4

4.1

4.3

*5.1

3.9

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.2

273

2.5

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

85.6

2.76

170

Feb.

2.7

373

3.3

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

a2.8

*2.8

3.3

5.5

21

28

9.5

6.0

6.0

5.5

4.9

12

6.4

5.7

-

174.8

6.24

347

Mar.

4.9

4.5

4.7

*5.3

57T

5.1

4.7

4.9

4.1

3.7

3.3

3.3

2.8

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.1

27T

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.7

a2.8

3.0

3.0

3.4

4.3

4.3

4.1

106.8

3.45

212

Apr.

*3.9

4.1

3.7

3.6

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.5

2 .9

2!7

3.6

5.1

 1.210

*755

248

142

97

84

72

62

61

56

53

48

46

42

41

38

*32

30

3,158.5

105

6,260

May

28

26

22

23

22

19

19

19

19

21

21

20

19

19

19

a!7

16

15

14

13

13

12

11

IT

13

317

T44

68

49

46

49

1,124

36.3

2,230

June

a45

a35

*30

139

916

278

133

103

78

69

67

62

62

52

42

40

38

37

34

30

26

a25

a25

*23

24

24

23

23

24

a25

2,532

84.4

5,020

July

43

15

40

37

36

33

26

18

13

10

8.8

7.0

5.6

a4.5

3.6

3.6

2.7

2.5

2.9

3.8

a3.8

*3.8

2.5

1.8

1.0

.8

.8

.4

.4

.2

.2

358.7

11.6

711

Aug.

0.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

a.l

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.7

0.05

3.4

Sept.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

96

12

3.2

2.7

125.9

4.20

250

Calendar year 1954: Max 5,160 Mln 0 Mean 28.8 Ac-ft 20,820

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,210 Mln o Mean 21.2 Ao-ft 15,370

Peak dlsehargi 

1,400 cfs (7.4 ft

(base. 1.200 efs). Apr. 13 (2 p.m.) 3,220 cfs (10.0 ft); June 5 (7 a.m.) 

).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 387

Kansas River at Topeka, Kans.

Location. lat 39°03'47", long 95°40'29", in SE£ sec. 30, T. 11 S., R. 16 E., n?ar right 

bank in downstream end of pier of Topeka Avenue Bridge in Topeka, 2.2 miles upstream 

from Soldier Creek, and at mile 85.5.

Drainage area. 56.710 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area does not contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available. April to August 1904 (gage heights only), June 1917 to September 1955. 

Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since August 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

ge. Water-stage recorder, fiatum of gage is 854.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Apr. 24 to Aug. 31, 1904, staff gage at Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad bridge 400 ft upstream at different datum. June 12, 1917, to Apr. 3, 1918, chain 

gage at Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad bridge at datum 0.75 ft higher. 

Apr. 4, to May 30, 1918, water-stage recorder, May 31, to Oct. 1, 1918, staff gage, 

and Oct. 2, 1918, to Sept. 30, 1927, water-stage recorder, all at site 130 ft downstream at datum 0.75 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1927, to Sept. 30, 1934, chain gage at Melan 

Bridge, 1,700 ft downstream at present datum. Oct. 1, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1939, waterstage recorder at Sardou Bridge, 7,300 ft downstream at datum 1.74 ft lower.

Average discharge. 38 years (1917-55), 5,252 cfs (3,802,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 7.9E ft); minimum, 188 cfs Sept. 18.

1917-55: Maximum discharge, 469,000 cfs July 13, 1951 (gage height, 36.34 ft); 

minimum, 112 cfs Dec. 16, 1940, result of freezeup.

Flood of May 30, 1903 reached a stage of 32.7 ft, from floodmarks, referred to site 

and datum used October 1927 to September 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Natural 

flow of stream affected by seven reservoirs in Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas and by 

numerous small diversions for irrigation above station.

Cooperation. Sage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions. WSP 806: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 9 to Jan. 28, 

Feb. 6-1O, Aug. 3O to Sept. 21)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 Feb. 22 to Sept. 3O

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

45O

875

1,400

2,74O

6,350

ll.OOO

1.6 

1.9 

2.5 

3.5 

5.0 

8.0

ISO

27O

650

1,600

4,24O

11,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

790 

73?

818

837

818

799

790

1,O40

2,510

1,690

1,570

2,260

1,580

1,410

1,240

1,150

1,1OO

1,040

1.04O

1,02O

1,O20

1,000

951

932

942

942

*1,010

1,O3O 

1,110

1,44O

1,340

35,818

1,155

71,040

Nov.

1,170 

1,040

1,04O

1,01O

960

913

894

894

884 

856

828

780

790

799

799

762

753

790

780

753

726

*726

726

656 73S726

726

699 

69O

7 OS

24,613

820

48,820

Dec.

735 

717

7 OS

699

818

790

790

799

753 

744

744

753

753

735

726

*699

690

717

744

799

771

753

780

78O

78O

771

78O

771 

726

735

818

23,378

754

46,370

Jan.

7 OS 

682

69O

735

837

970

990

1,120

1,180 

1,020

924

799

465

*I6T

78O

922

828

735

573

557

589

648

557

510

717

735

525

525 

b50D

b600

b700

22,586

729

44,800

Feb.

bSOO 

b850

b760

b680

b600

541 750"

1,070

1,120 

1,OOO

b950

b850

bSOO

bSOO

bSOO

*b830

b900

bl,OOO

2,440

8,910

10,200

"7,015

4,620

4,O8O

3,6OO

3,900

4,900

4,260

69,051

2,466

137,000

Mar.

4,240 

3,920

3,240

2,92O

2,7OO

2,510

2,22O

2,040

1,870 

1,850

1,730

1,660

1,610

1,580

1,550

*1,470

1,370

1,3OO

1,300

1,260

1,180

1,080

1,12O

1,120

1,07O

bl,000

bl,100

1,2OO 

1,040

1,030

998

54,278

1,751

1O7,7OO

Apr.

,O2O 

,O2O

,04O

,050

,O20

1,O1O

962

944

926 

899

917

917

1,110

2,920

*3,72O

3,440

4,120

4,180

2,860

1,960

1,560

1,350

1,23O

1,120

1.07O

1,080

1,050

1,040 

1,010

1,040

47,605

1,587

94,42O

May

1,030 

998

9O8

962

882

826

81O

778

850 

818

858

834

802

786

738

714

674

65O

622

615

615

587

566

566

545

962

*1,850

2,510 

2,020

1,660

1 r 260

29,296

945

58,110

June

1,O4O 

899

818

8T58"

1,330

4,24O

3,39O

5,030

*7,560 

8,440

6,050

4,32O

3,320

2,580

2,180

1,960

1,730

1,600

1,480

1,980

3,23O

5.58O

8,930

7,720

7,210

6,44O

5,580

4,260 

3,320

3,660

116,735

3,891

231,500

July

3,440 

4,160

4,810

5,69O

3,940

3,59O

*2,790

2,270

3,90O 

4,060

3,330

2,420

1,870

1,590

1,44O

1,42O

1,330

1.230

1,140

1,090

1,O3O

989

1,O2O

1,040

1,O20

944

882

1,130 

1,290

1.O1O

858

66,723

2,152

132,300

Aug.

786

m

650

*601

629

629

643

517

482 

475

447

434

447

643

722

580

475

461

434

410

380

362

344

320

3O5

*295

295

3O5 

295

280

285

14,645

472

£9,05O

Sept.

270 

262

254

242

242

234

227

224

203 

215

209

*203

203

203

200

196

192

T9T

192

198

221

338

461

440

682

*1,160

3,150

4,520 

3,640

3,190

21,963

732

43,560

Calendar year 1954: Max 27,OOO Mln 4O1 Mean 2,474 Ac-ft 1,791,000

Water year 1954-55: Max 1O.20O Mln 192 Mean 1,443 Ac-ft 1,O45,OOO

Peak discharge (base, 17,OOP cfa). No peak above base. 

» Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from graph based on once dally wire-weight gage readings Oct. 1 to 

Aug. Z9.
388 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Soldier Creek near Topeka, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°06', long 95°43', in NVf£ sec. 14. T. US., R. 15 E., 0" downstream side

or highway bridge, li miles upstream from Halfday Creek, 4 miles northwest of Topeka, 

and 6.5 miles (revised) upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 268 sq mi.

Records available. May 1929 to September 1955. Prior to October 1935, published as "at 

Topeka."

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 866.95 (revisei) above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to July 27, 1935, chain gage at site 2 miles downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 119 cfs (86,150 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 750 cfs, Feb. 20 (gage height, 11.00 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings, backwater from ice); no flow for many da^s.

1929-55: Maximum discharge, 11,400 cfs June 22, 1951 (gage height, 28.15 ft); maximum gage height, 29.06 ft July 12, 1951, from floodmark (backwater from Kansas River); 

no flow at times during 1931, 1933-41, 1953-55.

Remarks. Records fair above 10 cfs and poor below. Diversions above station for irrigaRating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (fage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 11 to Jan. 11)

Oct. 1 to May 26 May 27 to Sept. 30

0.7 0 1.5 21 0.5 0

.8 .2 2.0 46 .6 .?

.9 .5 3.0 97 .7 .Z

1.0 2.0 5.0 242 .8 1.8

1.1 4.3 8.0 560 1.0 5.f

1.3 12 9.0 710 1.3 12

Note. Same aspreceding table 

above 1.3 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

V

0

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.Z

0

92

IT

17

3.7

1.8

1.0

.8

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.6

9.6

*4.7

1.6

.9

.4

.4

150.6

4.86

299

Nov.

~74 0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

5.9

0.20

12

Dec.

0.1

.1

.2

.2

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

5.8

0.19

12

Jan.

~30.2

.2

.3

.4

.3

.2

.2

1.2

3.7

10

^.4

b3.0

2.4

1.8

1.8

*1.4

bl.O

bl.l

bl.2

bl.3

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.4

bl.3

bl.2

bl.2

bl.2

bl.3

bl.4

48.9

1.58

97

Feb.

bl.5 TTB2.4

b2.0

bl.S

b2.0

b2.5

b3.0

b3.0

b3.0

b2.8

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

*b2.5

b35

b70

b200

b600

blOO

b70

b60

blOO

b250

b380

540

241

_

-

2,684.1

95.9

5,320

Mar.

131

161

220

137

78

52

38

31

28

27

22

20

15

13

12

*11

9.6

8.0

8.4

9.6

12

b!3

12

9.6

9.2

5.8

3.7 S72-

8.8

9.2

6.5

1,126.6

36.3

2,230

Apr.

5.8

5.0

4.3

4.3

3.7

3.2

3.0

2.8

?7ff

2.8

2.8

3.0

48

459 *2T6-

71

41

29

24

19

14

11

11

13

8.4

12

9.6

8.8

16

12

1,066.3

35.5

2,110

May

8.8

7.3

6.2

6.2

5.4

5.0

4.3

3.4

6.9

4.0

32

7.3

5.0

4.3

4.3

3.7

3.2

2.2

2.0

1.4

1.4

.9

1.0

.8

16

*334 .

EST

68

58

28

17

873.0

28.2

1,730

June

11

7.8

6.7

7.8

180

306 ^75

31

*16

12

12

12

12

11

10

8.0

6.9

6.3

5.7

5.5

5.7

4.9

4.6

4.0

476

4.6

11

6.5

6.1

5.1

799.8

26.7

1,590

July

3C

4?

IT

8.0

4.9

4.6 *ie

6.9

6.3

f .1

4.0

4.2

?.2

1.7

1.7

1.2

.2

.2

.2

.8

4.2

?.o

.7

.4

.4

.2

0r

c

0

c

iee.1

5.36

329

Aug.

0

0

0

*0

0

.8

~4<5 127

14

6.1

3.8

2.2

.3

.5

.4

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

195.6

6.31

388

Sept.

0

H

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

58

13

3.6

*11

370 ~5T

6.3

2.3

518.2

17.3

1,030

Calendar year 1954 : Max 828 Mln o Mean 16.1 Ac-ft 11,640

Water year 1954-55: Max 600 Mln o Mean 2O.9 Ac-ft 15,150

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 389

Little Delaware River near Horton, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°41'50", long 95°33'50", in SW£ sec. 18, T. 4 S., R. 17 E., on left bank

at downstream side of county highway bridge, 3 miles northwest of Horton and 4 miles

upstream from Mission Creek. 

Drainage area. 19 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. August 1954 to September 1955. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 

Extremes. 1954: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 582 cfs Aug. 22

(gage height, 11.60 ft); no flow Sept. 21-23.

1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 673 cfs Feb. 18, June 24 (gage height,

12.36 ft); no flow for many days.

Flood of July 1951 reached a stage of about 18 ft. 

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

those below 15 cfs, which are poor. Flows are affected by detention dams and watershed

treatment practices designed to minimize surface runoff.

Rating table, Aug. 18, 1954, to Sept. 30, 1955, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 28 to Sept. 12, 1954, Nov. B, 1954, to Jan. 26, 

1955, Mar. 17 to Apr. 12, May 22-26, May 29 to June 3, June 26, 27)

2.2 0 3.1 5.0

2.3 .1 3.5 12

2.4 .3 4.0 24

2.5 .6 5.0 58

2.6 1.0 6.0 105

2.8 Z.I 9.0 320 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, August to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Aug.

_

_

_

_

.

_

-

-

Sept.

1.6

1.0

.7

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

Sept.

3.7

.8

.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

*1.0

1.1

.9

34

244

101

92

Sept.

.2

.1

.1

*.l

0

15

0

.1

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in acre-feet ..................................................

Aug.

62

16

153

7.4

2.4

*2.1

2.0

_

-

Sept.

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

12.2

0.41

24

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

~7T 0.1

7.9

5.5

6.0

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

2.7

9.2

.6

.5

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

~T.2 27

.6

.5

.5

.5

69.2

2.23

137

Nov.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4 *7F

.6

7£

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.5

.5

15.0

0.50

30

Dec.

0.4

.4

.4

.6

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.5

*.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.5

.3

TT

17.3

0.56

34

Jan.

0.5

.6

.9

1.2

48_

18

2.9

2.1

1.3

*.8

.6

.6

.2

.6

.9

1.0

.9

.3

.8

1.4

1.7

1.2

.7

1.0

1.1

1.0

.3

.2

.2

.3

.7

92.0

2.97

182

Feb.

1.0

1.5

1.0

.5

.6

.9

*.9

.9

.7

.5

T2" .2

.4

.6

1.0

5.0

20

284

279

a!45

a55

a50

68

a55

90

254

69

50

1,434.9

51.2

2,850

Mar.

103 -52

27

13

8.4

6.6

*6.4

6.0

5.4

4.8

4.2

3.6

3.3

3.5

3.3

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.1

2.3

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.4

314.4

10.1

624

Apr.

1.2

1.2

1.1

*.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

*8.8

46

2S

4.6

3.3

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.1

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.3

1.9

1.7

2.0

3.9

1.6

1.4

124.6

4.15

247

May

1.3

*1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.7

1.0

.9

.6

.9

1.1

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.8

.6

.4

.5

8.8 2T2~

1.4

.8

.8

*.4

34.1

1.10

68

June

0.3

.3

5.1

22

16

1.7

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

7S

.3

210

17?

16

*2.5

4.2

8.5

1.9

470.9

15.7

934

July

5.4

T7T

1.2

.9

2.4

*.9

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

.1

*0

O

0

0

0

0

0_

15.3

0.49

30

Aug.

0

r

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

o

o

0

.6

TT

0

0.8

0.03

1.6

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1954: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1954-55: Max 284 Mln o Mean 7.Q9 Ac-ft 5,140

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on baais of fragmentary recorder trace and trend of 

flow.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 27 to Feu. 17.

449355 O - 58 - 26
390 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Delaware River at Valley Palls, Kans.

Location.--Lat 39°21', long 95°27', in SW£ sec. 18, T. 8 S., R. 18 E., on right bank on 

downstream side of highway bridge, 200 ft downstream from Walnut Creelc, 300 ft upstream 

from Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway bridge, a quarter of a mile north of Valley 

Falls, and at mile 30.6.

Drainage area. 922 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1922 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 884.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"^1929. Prior to Apr. 13, 1938, chain gage at site 300 ft downstream at same datum. 

Apr. 13, 1938, to Aug. 25, 1952, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--33 years, 352 cfs (254,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,400 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 13.67 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 17.

1922-55: Maximum discharge, 94,600 cfs June 21, 1951 (gage height, 32.08 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 46,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; minimum, about 0.1 cfs at times in 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or below 10 cfs, which are 

poor.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20 Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.7 

3.2

6.5

18

56

160

330

4.0 780

5.0 1,580

7.0 3,500

12.0 7,900

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

12

31

51

100

2.7 

3.3 

4.0

190

420

820

1,580

4,350

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Z7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

10

9.0

STff

434

298

118

46

27

18

14

20

52

56

1,150 

130

50

27

*18

16

12

14

14

12

12

14

80

112

38

20

17

11

2,858.0

92.2

5,670

Nov.

9.0

9.0

11

9.0

8.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

10

10

10

11

11

12 

*11

11

14

14

12

12

12

14

14

12

12

14

12

14

14

li

345.0

11.5

684

Dec.

16

14

14

14

17

18

20

17

18

14

20

17

*9.0

12 

16

20

18

20

12

17

20

22 2TJ

17

20

20

22

20

1T~6.5

IS

522.5

16.9

1,O4O

Jan.

18

16

27

29

85

278

TOZ

50

40

*31

17

18

11

18 

18

18

18

6.0

S7S

15

18

18

17

17

16

16

11

8.0

7.0

7.0

9.0

967.0

31.2

1,920

Feb.

9.0

10

17

7.2

6.5

9.0

*18

24

24

31

30

24

20

22 

27

32

50

1,300

7,160

2,Il6

729

614

953

820

772

4,190

2,700

1,500

_

23,208.7

829

46,030

Mar.

918

1,940

1,620"

687

384

248

*199

205

205

190

166

142

124

112 

121

103

90

90

90

90

103

98

121

190

70

43

TO

88

98

92

80

8,687

280

17,230

Apr.

70

65

63

*61

53

47

45IB45

45

45

127

1,880

2,440 

475

240

181

151

136

124

98

92

95

109

112

88

78

360

236

95

7,701

257

15,270

May

75

*68

63

63

58

51

169

75

53

80

65

115

139

73 

56

43

37

35

31

29

23

21 ST

21

21

469

515

W

106

63

*39

3,069

99.0

6,090

June

31

27

90

710

785

304

130

75

51

45

43

43

41

39 

31

23

19

17

17

13

12

7.8

6.8

1.61T3 

2,280

676

*127

124

190

148

7,715.6

257

15,300

July

118

115

63

37

29

*295 T3z~

45

23

13

8.9

5.9

3.8

3.3

3.8

3.3

3.3

3.8

5.1

10

5.1

3.3

2.8

198

*27

5.9

3.3

2.8

2.3

1.9

ITS

1,185.5

38.2

2,350

Aug.

1.9

1.5

1.5

.9

17?

4.4

-BS 393

12

6.8

4.4

2.8

2.3

2.3 

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

*2.3

3.8

3.3

1.9

1.2

.9

.9

1.5

5.1

1

C Q

O . O

537.5

17.3

1,070

Sept.

3.8

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

.7

1.9

1.9

1.2

.9

1.2 

1.2

.9

.5

7?

*.9

1.2

1.9

5.1

6.8

2.8

1.9

4.4

~5M 13

3.8

2.3

73.6

2.45

146

Calendar year 1954: Max 7,180 Hln o 9 Mean 194 Ac-ft 14O,50C

Water year 1954-55: Max 7,160 Mln O.5 Mean 156 a.c-ft 112, 80C

Peak discharge (base, 5,400 efs). Feb. 19 (7 a.m.) 9,4OO cfs (13.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan.12 to Feb. 1, Feb. 11-14.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 391

Kansas River at Leconrpton, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°02'59", long 95°23'30", in E£ sec. 34, T. 11 S., R. 18 E., on right bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge at Lecompton, half a mile downstream fron Delaware 

River and at mile 64.7.

Drainage area. 58,420 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area does not contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available.--January to November 1896 (gage heights only), April 1899 to July 1906 

(April to July 1906, gage heights only), March 1936 to September 1955.

?

. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 821.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Mar. 16, 1936, staff gage and Mar. 16, 1936, to July 30, 1952, wireweight gage, at same site and datura.

Average discharge. 25 years (1899-1905, 1936-55), 8,014 cfs (5,802,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 7.47 ft); minimum daily, 221 cfs Sept. 20, 21.

1899-1906, 1936-55: Maximum discharge, 483,000 cfs July 13, 1951 (gage height, 

30.23 ft), from rating curve extended above 120,000 cfs on basis of slope-arer determination of peak flow; minimum not determined.

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

which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by seven reservoirs in Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas and by numerous small diversions for irrigation above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 796-B: 1903. WSP 876: 1937. WSP 1176: 1903(M).

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 7-11, May 25, July 10-11)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 Feb. ZZ to July 10 July 11 to Sept. 30

Z.I 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

390

850

1,660

3,660

6,000

15,500

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

510

1,080

1,960

3,040

5,450

12,000

1.7 

2.0 

2.4 

2.8 

4.0 

5.0

ZOO

320

600

1,120

3,500

5,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean 

Ac- ft

Oct.

746

753

746

1,060

1,480

962

892

1,040

2,520

2,240

2,020

2,840

2,160

2,580

2,160

1,460

1,270

1,160

1,110

1,080

1,110

1,O8O

1,020

948

976

*1,160

1,160

1,170

1,060

1,OOO

al,30O

42,289

1,364

a; _, 680

Nov.

al.500

1,256

1,080

1,160

1,110

990

920

878

824

798

785

798

772

733

696

684

648

74g

696

720

746

684

*746

696

733

759

746

785

746

708 ______

25,137

839 

49,^30

Dec.

684

684

660

a75t>

824

811

811

759

746

733

746

746

720

696

696

696

708

696

733

772

*798

772

759

759

746

759

746

759

746

720

720

22,925

ib,?"

Jan.

733

772

772

772

798

892

906

1,140

1,250

1,220

1,170

962

798

660

589

1,060

*1,000

878

a670

545

512

470

733

660

512

759

696

624

490

578

612

24,233

ypj

Feb.

672

785

892

850

708

672

589

555

*892

798

772

b750

b740

b800

b850

b950

1,120

2,500

11,200

10,000

12.6,00

9,460

6,260

5,150

4,220

6,470

8,400

6,290

_

______

95,979

5,423

Mar.

4,650

5,380

5,280

4,220

3,280

2,910

2,640

2,450

2,270

2,200

2,180

1,960

1,880

1,820

*1,740

1,620

1,520

1,510

1,420

1,380

1,350

1,330

1,320

1,300

1,280

1,150

842

1,355

1,180

1,110

1,080

65,572

2 , 115

Apr.

,050

,030

,050

,080

,050

,030

,020

963

950

938

938

950

1,360

5,150

5,050

4,180

3,780

4,880

3,950

*2,470

1,940

1,600

1,380

1,280

1,210

1,150

1,070

1,140

1,360

1,110 _ -----

56,109

May

1,070

1,070

1,020

926

938

902

878

926

890

890

989

1,070

 1,110

926

854

775

764

720

687

654

665

665

643 "BT3

643

1,490

2,710

2,820

2,590

2,180

1,660

34,868 ,:?-

June

1,400

1,000

866

914

1,840

4,800

4,200

*3,880

7,190

8,820

7,370

5,100

3,700

2,970

2,380

2,120

1,940

1,760

1,540

1,490

2,510

4,280

7,310

9,830

10,900

8,800

6, £90

4 , 850

3,760

3,250

127 /JJ

'.-C,

July

3,880

3,720

4,380

5,380

5,180

*7,090

4,220

2,640

3,040

4,400

3,720

3,100

2,420

2,100

1,880

1,820

1,740

1,660

1,560

1,520

1,380

1,210

1,120

1,160

1,520

1,190

1,060

1 ,Q1Q

1,680

1 ,500

1,120 __ 

2 53a

Aug.

918

736

*736

610

724

736

1,030

1,400

736

594

536

512

498

5,0

808

772

640

552

5.0

5?0

496

448

416

404

398

390

3 -j2

338 3T4-

580

344

Sept.

a330

a320

a310

a300

a290

a280

a270

*266

258

270

258

234

230

242

246

238

238

234

224

221

221

238

422

428

434

 < -f- - ~4~'^SS3

3 , 600

'-!_ 

Cale 

Wate

dar year 195. 

year 1954-55

540

221

2,8E3

1,636

for stations at Topeka and Bonner

Peak discharge (base, 2u,OU' cfs), No peak aajve base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a. No gage-height record; -leoharge estimated :j> oa^.3 ^. re 

springs.

b Stage-dldChargt relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from ,i^r - b_,_.d or. once-daily wire-weight gage readings and trends indicated By recorder graph.
392 KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Wakarusa River near Lawrence, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°55', long 95°16', in NW£ sec. 24, T. 13 S., R. 19 E., at downstream 

side of bridge on U. S. Highway 59, 4 miles southwest of Lawrence ard at mile 13.3.

Drainage area.--458 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1929 to September 1955.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 799.24 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Mar. 7, 1939, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 170 cfs (123,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,950 cfs July 6 (gage height, 24.0 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1929-55: Maximum discharge, 24,200 cfs July 12, 1951 (gage height, 31.59 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 976: 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Feb. 18, 

May 3O to June 25)

Oct. 1-31

.6

1.7 

3.7

4.0 

4.4 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

Nov. 1 to Sept. 3O

10

21

44

105

195

310

2.6

2.7 

2r9 

3.1 

3.4 

3.6 

4.O

3.4 

9.1

4.4 

5.0 

6.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

18.0

19

45

108

200

470

1,070

2,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

15

234

74

26

8.7

5.3

3.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

1.7

1.7

2.0

*18

12

4

2

1

0

415.6

13.4

824

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.2

,5

0.7

0.02

1.4

Jan.

~0.3

.5

1.0

.8

.6

.9

.8

.8

.9

.8

.7

» .

16.2

0.5C

32

Feb.

0.5

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

*.9

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.8

2.2

18

23

156

754

215

82

59

46

27

19

18

17

14

_

1,460.2

52.2

2,900

Mar.

12

10

9.7

8.2

6.5

5.8

5.5

5.2

4.4

3.7

3.0

£.4

2.3

2.2

*2.0

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

2.2

3.0

2.6

2.6

3.7

4.4

5.5

9.9

14

142.4

4.59

282

Apr.

~.\ 10

6.5

5.3

4.3

3.1

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.6

2.7

4.5

4.8

4.1

3.3

3.6

5.1

7.4

*7.7

5.9

4.8

4.0

4.3

4.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.1

2.4

126.7

4.22

251

May

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

1.0

.8

.9

1.0

1.6

4.0

*5.5

3.2

1.6

1.2

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.3

.4

.6

2.6

3.6

347

108

160

82

39

20

794.2

25.6

1,530

June

14

9.9

6.8

5.5

11

10

9.7

*6.8

4.4

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.2

5.1

3.1

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

184 ~

84

23

11

11

7.1

428.7

14.3

850

July

15

25

9.7

5.5

3.3

^630

1,870

93

25

12

7.1

5.1

3.6

2.9

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.3

.9

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

4,728.5

153

9,380

Aug.

0.2

.2

*.l

.1

£

0

.1

7.2

2 .1

.8

.5

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11.9

0.38

24

Sept.

(')

0

0

0

Calendar year 1954 : Max 2,010 Mln o Mean 18.4 Ac-ft 13,310

Water year 1954-55 : Max 2,630 Mln 0 Mean 22.3 Ac-ft 16,120

Peak discharge (base. 2,500 efs).--July 6 (9 p.m.) 4,950 cfs (24.0 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 393

Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°06'06", long 95°01'08", in NE£ sec. 13, T. 11 S., R. 21 E., on downstream side of highway bridge, 0.7 mile upstream from Tonganoxie Creek, 3.5 miles 

east of Tonganoxie, and at mile 17.1.

Drainage area.--406 sq mi.

Records available. April 1929 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 796.95 ft above mean sea level (levels 

By Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 2, 1939, wire-weight or chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 189 cfs (136,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,250 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 23.63 ft), 

minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Oct. 21.

1929-55: Maximum discharge, 33,100 cfs July 12, 1951 (gage height, 28.94 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening d3termination of peak flow; no flow at times during 1934-41, 1946, 1953-54.

Remarks. Records good except those computed from wire-weight readings which are fair, 

and those for periods of no gage-height record, ice effect and for flows below 1 cfs, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 7 to Jan. 5, 

Aug. 18 to Sept. 21)

5.3

5.4

5.5 

5.8 

6.2 

6.7

Oct. 1 to May 12

0.4 7.5

.6 9.0

1.2 11.0

6.0 14.0

16 18.0

32 24.0

67

150

300

670

1,460

3,420

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4 

6.0

May 13 to Sept. 30

0.5 6.5

.8 8.0

1.4 10.0

2.1 14.0

3.3 18.0

15 20.0

30

108

270

830

1,730

2,330

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

56

18

7.0

5.4

213

126

49 

24

13

g5.4

a!7

g52

a!53

g350

gl^60

g214

g50

aZl

a6.0

g.5

a. 4

al.2

g5.2

g6.8

*g5.2

g5.2 

a4.2

gl.4

g35

gZ3

g9.0

2,836.9

91.5

5,630

Nov.

a5. 5

aITT

a3.6

g3.4

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.5

2.0

2.3

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

*2.3 

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.0

67.3

2.24

133

Dec.

2.2

Y7S

2.8

3.0

4.2

4.6

3.8 

3.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.1

3.0

3.1

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.1

*3.3

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.1

4.1

4.2 

4.4

5.4

4.9

5.5

6.0

111.9

3.61

?22

Jan.

6.0

5.5

5.7

6.6

11

22

86 

74

35

20

13

9.2

7.0

8.0

6.8

5.8

5.7

5.7

6.6

6.6

6.2

5.4

5.5

*5.7

5.8

5.7 

5.0

4.9

4.6

4.2

3.9

403.1

13.0

800

Feb.

4.7

5TS

5.8

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.4 

5.2

7.0

bll

bll

bll

12

30

b!30

b!40

b*70

874

2,860

5,120

2,940

503

379

360

262

356 

1,030

421

-

13,569.7

485

26,920

Mar.

193

167

218

160

121

92

72 

64

62

62

58

52

45

*41

56

64

59

48

44

45

46

56

67

71

84

a70 

g40

28

38

53

62

2,338

75.4

4,640

Apr.

54

29

24

23

21

19

17 

15

14

13

14

16

49

282

306

100

58

*43

36

34

33

39

29

30

38

34 

25

28

28

32

1,483

49.4

2,940

May

32

22

17

16

14

13

22 

39

105

91

74

332

*425

300

117

70

51

39

32

26

23

22

23

27

18

492 

431

166

94

77

54

3,264

105

6,470

June

32

24

19

21

58

*109

48 

36

22

20

19

35

21

15

g!3

g!2

gll

g9.4

8.2

7.0

6.6

6.0

5.6

5.0 89 

g293 

gTfl

g52

g99

.s7. 6...

1,342.8

44.8

2,660

July

g96

a 93

g60

836

*g20

*654

2,090 8~2~0"

94

50

32

22

17

14

11

9.6

8.2

7.2

108

232

44

18

13

311

745

106 

35

18

13

9.4

6..Z

5,792.6

187

11,490

Aug.

3.8

*5.0

3.2

2.3

2.0

2.5

46 

107

?8

18

11

7.6

5.6

4.2

3.1

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1 

1.0

.9

1.2

8.8

37

316.2

10.2

627

Sept.

14

7.8

4.7

3.1

2.2

2.0

*1.7 

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

1.0

.7

.6

.7 

*1.4

48

50

25

176.2

5.87

349

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,980 Min o.Z Mean 44.3 Ac -ft 32,060

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,120 Min 0.4 Mean 86.9 Ac-ft 62,880

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 cfs). Feb. 21 (2 p.m.) 3,250 cfs (23.63 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, and records for stations 

n nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
394 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Kansas River at Bonner Springs, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°03'20n , long 94°52'45", NE£ sec. 32, T. 11 S., R. 23 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 7 at Bonner Springs, half a mile 

downstream from Wolf Creek and at mile 20.8.

Drainage area. 59,890 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area does not contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available. July 1917 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 747.01 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Apr. 24, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--38 years, 6,555 cfs (4,746,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,000 cfs July 7 (gage height, 6.95 ft); 

minimum observed, 235 cfs Sept. 20.

1917-55: Maximum discharge 510,000 cfs July 13, 1951 (gage height, 38.58 ft, 

from fioodmark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 231,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum observed, that of Sept. 20, 

1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those computed from 

wire-weight-gage readings, which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by seven 

reservoirs in Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas and by numerous small diversions for 

irrigation above station.

Revisions. WSP 806: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 1-25)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 19

-0.2 

0.5 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

590

1,180

1,750

3,120

4,950

10,100

-0.4

-0.1 

0.5 

1.0

Feb. 20 to Sept. 3O

220

400

970

1,630

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

3,110

4,950

10,100

17,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tots]

Mean

Atj-ft

Oct.

962 

953

890

1,070 

1,060

1,500

1,120

S80 

874

1,820

2,020

2,05O

2,370

4,550 

3,540

2,920

1,710

1,370

1,210

1,230

1,170

1,140

1,080

1,010

*962

1,150 

1,240

1,170

1,160

1,060

1,240

46,561

1,502

92,350

Nov.

1.520 

1,230

1,070

971 

1,030

1,000

917

882 

858

858

850

810

818

810 

802

786

778

762

802

794

770

778

778

802

834

*810

826

834

826

810

26,216

874

52,000

Dec.

834 

866

858

850 

866

866

874 '5S6~ 

842

834

786

818

818

754 

754

754

786

754

762

*725

746

778

738

746

770

738 

746

770

770

754

754

21,575

793

48,740

Jan.

802 

778

746

730 

826

899

1,010

1.270 

1,140

1,190

1,120

1,000

800

700 

650

750

870

800

720

681

667

618

653

*611

754

778 

700

650

620

600

640

24,773

799

49,140

Feb.

750 

880

800

760 

720

720

1,100

1,000 

900

830

800

780

760

740 

850

1,100

*1,410

1,570

9,260

14,400

13 , 500

13,200

8,750

6,450

5,410

4,7^0 

6,480

8,900

_

- -----

109,550

3,912

217,300

Mar.

6.100 

5,150

5,650

5,540 

4,330

3,540

3,170

2,830 

2,620

2,440

2,350

2,180

1,940

*1,970 

1,940

1,850

1,780

1,670

1,560

1,500

1,480

1,430

1,250

1,300

1,350

1,380 

1 030

948

1,350

1,250

1,160

74,038

2,388

14P,9OO

Apr.

1,180 

1,090

1,040

1,010 

1,080

1,020

994

959 

882

852

882

904

982

1,450 

5.240

4,660

3,890

*3,700

4,310

3,410

2,760

2,020

1,810

1,780

1,500

1,410 

1,310

1,320

1,390

1,600

56,465

1,882

112,000

May

1,340 

1,250

1,270

1,160 

1,100

1,080

1,040

959

1,080

1,210

1,040

*1,830

2,080

1,830 

1,380

1,080

937

871

786

766

715

675

715

808

665

5,060 

3,970

4,390

3,380

3,000

2,560

50,027

1,614

99,230

June

2,230

1,670

1,380

1.220 

1,310

*2,100

4,710

4,090 

3,790

6,600

8,080

6,380

4,750

3,770 

2,900

2,640

2,380

2,220

2,110

1,900

1,910

2,530

4,150

7,680

8,960

10.100 

8,420

6,450

5,260

4,350

126,040

4,201

250,000

July

3,720 

4,290

4,310

4,530 

*5,370

9,960

14,000

"6,780 

3,350

3,460

4,210

3,640

3,110

2,560 

2,120

1,850

1,800

1,830

2,080

1,780

1,670

1,430

1,350

1,300

1,8OO

1,940 

1,380

1,250

1.180

1,520

1,500

101,070

3,260

200,500

Aug.

1.550 

 970

893

808 

766

797

1,170

1,310 

1,080

755

665

608

560

518 

588

755

776

67.5

598

552

543

552

518

484

492

415 

408 422"

408

430

492

21,358

689

42,360

Sept.

408 

400

344

324 

270

312

*294

312 

260

282

276

288

260

294 

240

288

276

260

250

235

245

300

337

408

452

492

*776

1,840

5,590

3,430

17,743

591

35,190

Calendar year 1954: Max 32,600 Mln 600 Mean 2,828 Ac-ft 2,047,000

Water year 1954-55: Max 14,400 Min 235 Mean 1,859 Ac-ft 1,346,000

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 cfs). July 7 (4 a.m.) 17,000 cfs (6.95 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day,

Mote.--State-clls^bargp relation affected by tee Jan. 15-19, Jan. 27 to Feb. 16. Discharge 

computed from arce-clsily wire-weight gage readings Dec. 21-27, Jan. 2-4, 20-24, July 9, 10, 1?, 13,

Aue ?4 <-i Sept, 'i':
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 395

Missouri River at Kansas City, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°06'43", long 94°35'16", in sec. 32, T. 50 N. , R. 33 W., on downstream 

side of right pier of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad "bridge at Kansas City, 

1.4 miles downstream from Kansas River.

Drainage area.--489,200 sqmi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1897 to September 1955. Records prior to August 1928 

( monthly discharge only) in Circular 108. Gage-height records collected at same 

site 1873-99 are contained in reports of Missouri River Commission; those since 

1900, in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 716.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 20, 1928, wire-weight gage, Nov. 20, 1928, to May 3, 1931, chain 

gage, and May 4, 1931, to Aug. 23, 1934, water-stage recorder, at present site and 

datum. Aug. 24, 1934, to May 15, 1947, water-stage recorder at site 200 ft upstream 

at same datum. May 16, 1947, to Feb. 28, 1948, wire-weight gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--58 years (1897-1955), 56,840 cfs (41,150,000 acre-ft per y3ar).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 111,000 cfs June 25 (gage height 15.15 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 8,720 cfs Jan. 31 (gage 

height, -0.40 ft).

1897-1955: Maximum discharge, 573,OoO cfs July 14, 1951; maximum gage height, 

36.2 ft July 14, 1951; minimum discharge, about 1,500 cfs Jan. 9, 10, 1937 (gage 

height, -2.70 ft).

Maximum stage known, 38.0 ft June 16, 1844 (discharge, about 625,000 cfs, computed 

by Corps of Engineers). Flood of June 2, 1903, reached a stage of 34.95 ft (discharge, about 548,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements made 3 times a month during winter and 

10 or more times monthly during rest of year. Flow regulated by many reservoirs 

above station, records for some of which can be found in WSP 1389 and 1390.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 761: Drainage area. Circular 108: 1905.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

36,5OO

37,600

38,200

45,100

52,400

58,500

56,400

46,800

42,500

40,000

40,300

39,700

39,400

52,700

50,200

46,400

42,200

40,600

38,800

39,100

37,60O

36,500

37,300

36,800

35,100

35,100

35,700

35,400

35,700

36,000

36,000

$1,280.4

41,300

$2,540

Nov.

56,000

34,500

52,000

28,800

25,600

23,600

22,000

21,600

22,OOO

21,600

2O,9OO

20,400

2O,OOO

19,600

19,400

19,200

19,200

19,000

18,800

18,600

18,600

18,200

18 , 000

18,000

18,200

18,200

18,200

18,000

17,400

17,200

642,600

21,420

*1,275

Dec.

17.200

17,200

17,400

17,400

17,800

17,600

17,200

17,600

16,400

16,600

16,200

16, OOO

18,000

17,600

17,600

17,800

16,000

16,000

18,000

17,800

17,400

17,400

17,800

18,400

16,600

18.800

18,800

18,8OO

18,800

18,400

18,000

556,600

17,950

*1,104

Jan.

17 , OOO

15,600

14 , 900

15,300

16,800

18 , 000

19,000

19,200

18,200

17,200

16,800

16,600

15.8OO

15 , 100

15,200

12,200

10,800

11,100

10,900

9,640

9,570

9,110

9,500

10,500

9,780

9,570

9,110

1O,20O

10,200

9,370

8^850

406,500

15,180

810,200

Feb.

9,240

9,240

9,780

10,900

12,700

15,500

12 , 700

12,200

13,500

15,600

14,600

17,800

18 , 000

14,900

12,500

12,700

13 , 900

16,800

59,700

68,600

47,400

44,100

58,200

56,000

35,400

33,000

37,600

44,4OO

-

- -----

664,960

23,750

4:1,319

Mar.

59,100

55,300

54,600

52,400

54,200

41,500

57,900

53,600

31,500

31,800

38,200

49,600

51,000

48,800

54,500

52,000

45,400

41,200

36,500

35,800

52,500

50,600

29,500

27,800

25,400

23,600

22,200

22,000

22,500

25,200

24,700

*1,124.5

56,270

$2,250

Apr.

35,100

36,8OO

57.6OO

37,500

55,400

54.3OO

54,600

34,500

35,600

53,500

52,600

52 8OO

55*800

46,400

50,600

45,400

59,700

37,6OO

38,800

37,600

36,000

35,400

35,400

36,200

39.4OO

48,500

40,900

36,800

56,800

57,600

* 1,150. 6

57,690

*2,243

May

58,500

56,200

55,100

55,100

54,600

55,600

54,500

54,500

55,600

54,000

54,800

58,500

41,800

59,100

36,200

54,600

54,000

54,000

53,600

55,000

53,500

55,600

55,600

55,000

53,300

40,000

41,200

41,500

39,700

39,700

41,500

*1,119.3

56,110

$2,220

June

« ,200

40,000

37,900

55,700

56,000

41,800

45,400

46,400

43,500

44,400

46,100

43,200

59,400

58,200

38,200

57,900

57,300

36,500

36,500

56,500

56,500

59,100

43,200

45,400

84,700

91,700

69,500

56,800

52,000

51,300

$1,372.3

45,740

$2,722

July

47,400

43 , 500

40,900

40 , 900

40,600

45,100

56 , OOO

45,400

39,700

39,100

4 9, ROC

47,100

45,100

48,200

40,900

37,000

37,000

39,700

41,500

37,600

36,000

34,800

35,6OO

54,000

55,400

57,000

54,800

54,OOO

55,500

54)000

$1,242.6

40,080

$2,465

Aug.

55,300

28,300

23,400

21,100

19,800

17,200

16,400

14,200

14,600

18,600

27, OOO

32,800

33,800

33,800

33,6OO

33,000

33,500

53,OOO

32,800

32,600

52,500

32,600

32,600

32,800

33,300

3?, 800

32,000

51.8OO

52,600

55,100

56,200

896,700

28,950

$1,779

Sept.

56 , 500

35,100

35,800

33,300

33,000

35,300

35,100

56,200

55,700

34,800

33,300

52.600

32,600

55,600

54,600

54,800

34,600

34,100

34,300

34,600

55,400

57,OOO

4O,OOO

41,200

59,700

59,100

40 , 000

59,400

40,300

40,600

*1P78.6

35,950

*2,159

Calendar year 1954: Max 119, OOO Mln 6,7OO Mean 36,060 Ac-ft 26,1OO,OOO

Water year 1954-55: Max 91,700 Mln 8,85O Mean 31,550 Ac-ft 22,85O,OOO

* Expressed In thousands.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, Mar. 1-7, 

Apr. 2-5, Apr. 29 to May 2, May 29 to June 1, June 4-7, 25.
396 BLUE RIVER BASIN

Blue River near Kansas City, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°57'25", long 94°33'32", In SE^NE^- sec. 28, T. 48 N. R 33 W on

downstream side of right pier of highway bridge 0.4 mile downstream from Indian Creek 

and 1.7 miles southeast of Kansas City.

Drainage area.--188 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1939 to September 19SS.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 753 73 ft above 

mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 1, 1939 wire-weight 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge^ --16 years, 141 cfs (102,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,560 cfs May 28 (gage height 26 33 ft) 

minimum, U.8 cfs Sept. 5, 6. ODD, >,

n n f?L9 1P : +- M?xlm discharge, 31,100 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 38.30 ft); 

no flow September 1939 to February 194U and in August 1946

Maximum stage known, about 39 ft Nov. 17, 1928, from information by city of 

Kansas City. * J

Remarks.-Re cords fair except those for periods of no gage-height record and those 

alter May tb, which are poor. Low flow regulated by powerplants above station.

Revisions.--WSP 926: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of indefinite stage-discharge

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

(Shifting-control method used May 12, 26-31, June 25, 26, 29, 30,

July 6-10, 18-21, Aug. 9 to Sept. 30)

3.8

4.2

4.3

1.2 4.6

5.0

6.0

9.0

17.0

24.0

95

220

593

1,570

5,100

8,980

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.7

2.1

1.8

8.3

4,0

3.0

2.7

3.0

2.4

2.4

190

371

43

895

65

28

18

13

11

2,100

142

*58

34

24

19

276

88

49

33

23

18

4,530.4

146

8,990

Nov.

*Ts13

12

12

10

9.9

9.9

8.8

8.3

8.3

6.8

6.0

4.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

*6.0

6.0

6.0

7.3

8.3

6.8

5.6

6.4

6.0

5.2

5.6

6.0

241.0

8.03

478

Dec.

5.6

6.0

5.6

4.8

5.6

4.8

4.8

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.0

3.6

4.0

4.0

*4.4

4.4

4.0

3.3

3.0

3.3

4.0

3.6

3.6

2.7

2.4

2.4

4.0

6.8

e'.t g t Q

6.4

139.5

4.50

277

Jan.

5.6

5.2

*6T4

7.8

595

179

71

51

20

34

29

23

21

18

17

15

15

17

18

15

15

18

14

12

11

9.9

10

10

a9

a8

*7.8

1,305.7

42.1

2,590

Feb.

27

56

33

23

21

18

18

21

*269

252

a7O

a60

a 50

42

56

54

40

460

1,800

457

146

112

100

86

69

73

67

60

_

-

4,540

162

9,000

Mar.

56

49

46

42

36

33

*29

27

25

24

22

19

18

17

16

16

*15

15

12

16

19

25

a30

a40

a 50

a 40

a 30

*44

67

60

46

984

31.7

1,950

Apr.

34

28

25

*24

21

18

16

15

14

13

14

16

25

42

27

18

17

16

16

17

15

14

14

18

*15

15

13

12

10

ixfi

550.8

18.4

1,090

May

7.8 -7.8

7.8

*7.3

6.4

6.4

14

8.8

13

12

11

*418

152

71

46

34

28

23

20

18

16

15

*18

17

16

1,100

404

5,510

 298

180

212

8,698.3

281

17,250

June

173

98

75

67

71

*112

118

62

44

51

51

44

*36

32

25

21

18

17

17

*42

20

15

12

11

1,250

182

49

51

821

184

3,749

125

7,440

July

143

56

24

18

15

*2,660

870

474

169

62

30

25

20

15

15

15

12

*18

1,360

277

24

15

12

10

8

6

55~

5

5

5

6,378

206

12,650

Aug.

5

5

5

5

10

50

600

200

a50

a20

a!5

a 10

a8

a6

a5

a5

a5

a5

a5

a5

a5

7.8

9.9

12

10

9.9

7.8

5.2

15

30

9.9

1,141.5

36.8

2,260

Sept.

**4.4

3.6

3.3

1.6

1.0

* .9

2.1

3.3

4.0

8.8

9.3

7.8

11

7.8

4.4

2.7

2.1

1.0

1.0

*2.4

3.0

37

408

134

42

28

93

156

42

*10

1/135.5

34.5

2,050

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,000 Mln 1.2 Mean 35.4 Ac-ft 25,670

Water year 1954-55: Max 5,510 Mln 0.9 Mean 91.2 Ac-ft 66.020

Peak discharge (base. 5,800 cfs). Oct. 20 (2 p.m.) 6,360 cfs (19.38 ft); May 28 (4 a.m.) 

8,560 cfs(26.33 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Little 

Blue River near Lake City.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite July 11-17, July 22 to Aug. 8; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records and records for Little Blue River near Lake City.
LITTLE BLUE RIVER BASIN

Little Blue River near Lake City, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°06<00", long 94°18'00", in SWij-SEj sec. 35, T. 50 N. , R.31 W. , at 

center of span on downstream handrail of bridge on State Highway 78, 3 miles southwest of Lake City and 10^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 184 sq mi.

Records available. March 1948 to September 1955.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 11 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

Ts 719.15 ft above mean sea level, datura of 1929.

Average discharge. 7 years, 99.8 cfs (72,250 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,000 cfs May 29 (gage height, 23.65 ft); minimum observed, 0.2 cfs Aug. 4.

1948-55: Maximum discharge, 6,400 cfs July 12, 1951 (gage height, 26.1 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times 1953-54.

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.0 T7S2.8

4.1

5.5

6.6

12

7.6

5.7

4.1

121

602

149

274

87

19

alo

*5.2

3.2

47

660

ToTT

26

21

10

19

83

19

*18

14

eS

2,353.4

75.9

0.412

0.48

4,670

Nov.

e7

e6

e6

e6

e5

5.0

5.0

5.2

a5

a4

a4

a3

a3

2.6

*2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5 275-

2.5

e3

e3

e4

e4

e4

e4

4.6

a4

a3

a3

118.7

3.96

0.022

0.02

235

Dec.

.2

.2

.4

.2

.8

.6

.6

.6

* .0

.6

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

a

a

b3 

5.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

b3

3.2

3.2

3.2

*4.2

4.1

7.2

124.5

4. 02

0.022

0.03

247

Jan.

3.2

3.2

6.2

7.2

112

371 -SB37

26

22

15

12

10

6.8

5.9

5.9

6.8

6.8

7.9 

9.0

9.0

7.9

4.2

4.8

4.2

3.3

2.8

1.8

1.7 a'S

a2

813.6

26.2

0.142

0.16

1,610

Feb.

a20

a40

a30

a25

a20

b!5 bTS"

222

a200

aloo

b70

b60

b5o

42

39

*50

46

122

1,240 

938

174

117

99

87

52

72

50

45

-

4,040

144

0.783

0.82

8,010

Mar.

37

37

34

31

30

27

24

*24

22

20

19

19

18

18

18

16

16

15T5-

18

*21

26

a3o

a35

a40

37

27

34

46IB44

843

27.2

0.148

0.17

1,670

Apr.

*33

2T

25

24

22

19

16

14

14

14

14

14

a20

*18

16

16

16

15

15 

8.1

8.1

8.3

8.5

8.1

7.9

7.6

T75

*7.6

7.6

7.9

439.3

14.6

0.079

0.09

871

May

5.9

S7T

6.1

6.8

6.6

7.4

10

a!5

*19

18

196

363

194

117

35

22

19

11

9.0 

8.3

8.3

11

16

14

*12

142

985

2,630

5,190

354

561

8,838.5

285

1.55

1.79

17,550

June

524

'2TfT

*165

137

125

77

125

*105

54

46

42

44

59

a54

*30

27

22

24

21 

59

37

26

16

14 13-9-

a4oo

67

29

33

45

2,720

90.7

0.493

0.55

5,400

July

45

^U

18

15

12

8.7

9.4

9.2

10

14

7.4

12

2.6

2.5

*2.3

2.5

.6

.4

i!s

1.6

1.8

2.1

1.5

1.1

.6

.6

.6

.8

 ~J

, 8

205.6

6.65

0.056

0.04

408

Aug.

0.8

.6

.5

75- .2

1.1

~5T 67 S

10

2.9

.6

1.3

1.7

1.8

*1.3

.6

.8

.5

1.0

1.1

al

6.1

a3

a2

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.1

1.3

4.7

1.6

819.5

26.4

0.143

0.17

1,630

Sept.

al

*.8

.6

ITS

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.9

2.0

1.1

1.7

1.8

2.9

5.0

3.0

3.2

5.0

4.1

4.1 

4.2

5.0

8.7

19

99

7T

21

20

57

*31

21

405.2

13.5

0.073

0.08

804

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,13O Min O Mean 33.4 Cfsm 0.182 In. 2.46 Ac-ft 24, ISO

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,190 Min O.2 Mean 59.5 Cfsm 0.323 In. 4.40 Ac-ft 43,080

Peak discharge (base, 2,OOO cfs). May 29 (6 a.m.) 4,000 cfs (23.65 ft).

11 jj-iBcnarge measurement maae on tnia aay.

a No gage-height record, discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for adjacent 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 

records for adjacent stations.
398 FISHING RIVER BASIN

East Fork Pishing River at Excelsior Springs, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°20'20", long 94°12'45, in SE£ sec. 1, T. 52 N., R. 30 W., on downstream 

side of left abutment of Golf Hill Bridge in Excelsior Springs, three-quarters of a 

mile upstream from Dry Fork Fishing River and 6f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--20.0 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1951 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 cfs June 25 (gage height, 7.87 ft); no 

 flow Oct. 1-3, 9, Dec. 7-11; Jan. 23.

1951-55: Maximum discharge, 23,100 cfs July 6, 1951 (gage height, 15.3 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; no flow at times 1953-55.

Flood of June 22, 1947, reached a stage 3.7 ft higher than the flood of July 6, 1951, 

at a point 200 ft upstream.

Remarks.- Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5

Oct. 1 to May 12

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

5.0

May 13 to Sept. 30

.2

1.1 

3.0 

5.5

25

51

109

186

390

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

0.1

.3

.9

2.1

7.7

16

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

26

51

109

186

390

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ae-ft

Oct.

O

ff

0

1.5

3.0

1.3

.2

**.!

O

.1

4.2

4.2

.8

22 -?.8

.9

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.6

.6

.3

.2

10*3.2

1.3

.5

.4

.3

59.7

1.93

0.096

0.11

118

Nov.

0.2 ^

.2

.1

7T

**.

3.

0.1

0.005

o.oo

6.

Dec.

O.I

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

0o-

*o

o

0

**

2.7

0.09

0 . 0045

O.005

5.4

Jan.

0.1

.1

.1

**.!

14

5.5

1.7

.7

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.2

.1

0

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

25.7

0.83

O.O42

0.05

51

Feb.

0.2

.2

.1

7T

.2

.1

.1

.1

11

12

4.5

2.2

1.5

*1.9

20

17

5.5

180

T4T

25

11

7.5

6.5

4.8

4.0

5.0

5.5

4.5

-

473.5

16.9

0.845

0.88

939

Mar.

3.8

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.2

1.9

1.7

*1.5

1.1

.8

.6

.5

.3

36

75

7.5

5.2

4.2

3.8

3.2

*3.0

3.0

3.5

6.8

5.0

2.8

2.6

4.8

4.8

3 . 8

2 . 6

150.8

4.86

0.243

0.28

299

Apr.

2.2

77J

1.9

2.0

1.7

1.3

.8

.9

.7

.7

.7

1.1

1.9

2.0 *1.3

.7

.6

.5

.7

.5

.5

.5

.3

.7

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

27.9

0.93

0.046

O.O5

55

May

0.2 -^

*.3

.3

.2

.2

.8

.3

.5

31

2.8

223 -4T

18

10

7.7

6.2

4.1

2.8

2.6

2.4

1.9

1.9

1.3

1.3

18

6.5

47

7.1

4.7

3 . 6

451.0

14.5

0.725

0.84 '895

June

.1

.9

* .5

.2

.2

.6

.8

.5

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.5

.4

.4

.3

7J

.4

.5

.S

.3

.3

6.8

210

10

5.6

*18

87

11

372.7

12.4

O.62O

0.69

739

July

6.2 375-

2.4

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.1

.7

.7

.6

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.6

.5

1.1

.7

.3

.2

7?

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

28.3

0.91

0.046

0.05

56

Aug.

 %0.2

.2

a. 2

a. 3

a20

alOo ~a^

a2

a. 7

**.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.2

.3

.2

.3

.2

.3

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.S

.2

.2

315.4

4.37

0.218

0.25

269

Sept.

0.1 **7T

jj

** .

3.8

0.13

0.0065

0.007

7.5

Calendar year 1954 : Max 176 Mln 0 Mean 1.34 Cfsm O.067 In. 0.91 Ac-ft 967

Water year 1954-55 : Max 223 Mln 0 Mean 4.75 Cfsm 0.238 In. 3.22 Ac-ft 3,440

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs).--Feb. 18 (6 p.m.) 742 cfs (6.30 ft); Mar. 14 (7:30 p.m.) 620 cfs 

(5.90 ft); May 12 ( 12:30 p.m.) 965 cfs (6.86 ft); June 25 (l a.m.) 1,480 cfs (7.87 ft); Aug. 7 

(5 a.m.)-760 cfs (6.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estljnated on basis of weather records and recorded range In 

stage.
CROOKED RIVER BASIN 399

Crooked River near Richmond, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°20', long 93°59', in NVf£ sec. 7, T. 52 N., R. 27 W., on downstream side 

of third pier from left end of bridge on State Highway 13, 4 miles north of Richmond, 

8| miles upstream from West Fork Crooked River, and 24^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 159 sq mi.

Records available. March 1948 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 706.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 4, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 88.0 cfs (63,710 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,860 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 21.57 ft); no 

 flow Sept. 16-21.

1948-55: Maximum discharge 27,000 cfs July 6, 1951 (gage height, 28.8 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times 1948, 1953-55.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge 

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 15, Dec. 9, 17, Jan. 4, 5, 

Feb. 14, Feb. 28 to Mar. 14, Mar. 28 to Apr. ZZ, May 30 to 

June 24, June 27-29, Sept. 28-3O)

5.6 16

6.O

7.0

9.0

11.0

15.0

18.0

20.0

31

79

207

405

l.OOO

1,600

2,210

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

98

14

6.5

23

297

72

18

*9.7

5.4

5.6

8.3

13

19

283

185

22

9.5

5.4

3.3 

2.4

2.1

2.4

2.4

1.8

 1.5

3.0

13

16

7.1

4.0

2 .8

1,156.2

37.3

0.235

0.27

2,290

Nov.

1.8

T74

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

*.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6 

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

75

24.0

0.80

0 . OO50

0.006

48

Dec.

O.5

.5

.5

.5

.JL

.6

.5

.4 *TT

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

15.2

0.49

O.0031

0.004

30

Jan.

 

0.5

.8

*.8

26

157

80

30

25

20

15

10

8

8

8

8

6

4

*4.0 

4.0

4.2

3

3

2.5

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

439.0

14.2

0.089

0.10

871

Feb.

1.0 175-

1.5

1.5

1.5

2

2

4.3

6.0

66

30

15

12

*11

20

101

246

414

2,21O 

1,370

223

154

100

84

79

66

103

84

-

5,409.3

193

1.21

1.27

10,730

Mar.

62

45

35

35

30

25

20

*16

16

15

14

12

10

72

251

52

37

31

26 

23

*23

24

31

43

43

35

27

28

30

26

1,165

37.6

O.236

0.27

2,310

Apr.

22

TT

16

13

12

8.5

7.3

6.3

6.3

6.1

5.3

6.O

7.1

11

*13

9.5

7.7

6.9

5.8 

5.1

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.6

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.5

3.8

5.2

234.9

7.83

0.049

0.05

466

May

3.2

3.8

*4.1

3.4

3.O

2.4

2.1

27o~ 1.9

19

16

546

797

T5T

74

42

29

21

16

13

11

10

9.5

9.5

9.3

87

191

257

161

46 

28

2,579.2

83.2

0.523

0.60

5,120

June

21

18

*15

13

12

12

12

9.3

8.3

7.9

9.7

8.8

7.7

7.3

6.7

6.5

5.8

5.6

5.4 

5.3

4.9

5.9

10

9.5

1,O4O

557

66

*35

413

557

2,895.6

96.5

0.607

0.68

5,740

July

35- 81

20

16

50

54

16

10

7.5

6,3

30

7.1

4.8

4.1

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.4

5.3 

*2.8

2.2

5.8

10

4.8

3.2

2.4

1.9

1.5

1.2 

1.2

- 

400.3

12.9

0.081

0.09

794

Aug.

0.7

.6

.6

*.4

.6

317

331

?7T

32

9.3

5.3

4

3

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7 

.7

.7

1,079.5

34.8

0.219

0.25

2,140

Sept.

0.6

*.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0"0

0

0

0

0

.1

.4

.4

.2

.4

1.9

36

*2T 

8.1

76.4

2.55

0.016

0.02

152

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,240 Mln 0 Mean 19.3 Cfsm 0.121 In. 1.64 Ac-ft 13,960

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,210 Mln 0 Mean 42.4 Cfsm 0.267 In. 3.61 Ac-ft 30,960

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Feb. 19 (9 p.m.) 2,860 cfs (21.57 ft); May 12 (9 p.m.) 

-,580 ci's 117.87 ftj; June 25 (11:30 p.m.) 1,600 cfs (18.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage height record Nov. 10-14, Nov. 16 to Dec. 8, Dec. 10-16, Dec. 18 to Jan. 3, 

Jan. 7-18, Jan. 22 to Feb. 7, Feb. 11-13, 15, Mar. 2-7, Aug. 12-29, 31, Sept. 1, 3-12j discharge 

estimated on basis of weather records and records for adjacent stations.
400 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Missouri River at Waverly, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°12'51", long 93°30'57", in sec. 14, T. 51 N., R. 24 W., on downstream 

side of second pier from right bank of bridge on U. S. Highway 65 at Waverly.

Drainage area. 491,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1929 to September 1955. Gage-height records collected at same 

site 1878-79, 1883-99 are contained in reports of Missouri River Comirission; since 1915 

in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 646.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 1, 1929, staff gage, Apr. 1 to Oct.22, 1929, chain gage, and 

Oct. 23, 1929, to Dec. 31, 1933, wire-weight ga&e at same site at datum 5.00 ft lower. 

Jan. 1 to Apr. 4, 1934, wire-weight gage, Apr. 5, 1934, to June 13, 1943, water stage 

recorder, and June 14, 1943, to Sept. 15, 1944, wire-weight gage, at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 46,920 cfs (33,970,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 106,000 cfs June 26 (gage height 17.10 ft); minimum daily 9,000 cfs Feb. 2, 3; minimum gage-height observed, 2.5 ft Jan. 23.

1929-55: Maximum discharge, 549,000 cfs July 16, 1951; maximum gsge height, 

28.20 ft July 14, 1951; minimum discharge, about 1,700 cfs Jan. 9, 1P40; minimum gage 

height, 0.4 ft Jan. 12, 1930, present datum.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements made 3 times a month during winter and 6 or more times monthly during rest 

of year. Flow regulated by many reservoirs above station, records for some of which 

can be found in WSP 1389 and 1390.

Revisions.- WSP 761: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean

Ac-rt

Oct.

54,600 

35,6OO 

36,700 

38,000 

47,100

52,200 

58.400 

50,000 

42 , 600 

39,800

39,000 

40,900 

39,600 

40,400 

50,800

46,200 

43,200 

40,900 

39,600 

38,800

40,700 

38,500 

36,400 

36,700 

35,900

35,400 

35,900 

36,400 

36,200 

35,900 

35,900

*1,258.3 

40,590 

*2,496

Nov.

55,600 

34,300 

35,500 

51,100 

28,500

25,600 

25,700 

22 , 200 

21,800 

22,000

22,000 

21,800 

21,400 

21,000 

20,600

20,200 

20,000 

19,800 

19,800 

19,500

19,300 

19,100 

18,900 

18,700 

18,700

18,700 

18,700 

18,600 

18,400 

17,800

671,100 

22,370 

*1,531

Dec.

17,800 

17,700 

17,700 

17,800 

17,800

17,800 

17,700 

17,700 

17,100 

17,100

18,200 

18,200 

17 , 800 

17,800 

17,500

17,300 

17,500 

17,700 

18,000 

17,700

17,700 

17,300 

17 , 500 

17,700 

18,000

18,400 

18,600 

18 , 600 

18,700 

18,600 

18,600

553,600 

17,860 

tl,098

Jan.

17 , 800 

17,800 

17,000 

16,600 

17 , 100

19,500 

20,000 

19,300 

19,500 

18,600

17,800 

17,100 

17,000 

16,300 

15,900

13,800 

15,800 

15,000 

11,600 

12,000

11,200 

11,000 

9,760 

10,000 

10,500

10,500 

10,000 

9,500 

10,000 

10,500 

10,000

444,460 

14,540 

881,600

Feb.

9,500 

9,000 

9,000 

1O,OOO 

11,000

12,000 

15,000 

15,000 

15,000 

14,000

16,000 

15,000 

15,000 

18,000 

20,000

17,000 

15,000 

15,600 

26,700 

76^500

59,600 

48 , 100 

43,800 

39,000 

56,900

56,200 

54,300 

41,500

687,700 

24,560 

*1,364

Mar.

44,100 

37,200 

32,600 

41,500 

65j500

47,100 

40,700 

57,500 

33,800 

31,900

55,500 

41,500 

52 , 900 

51,500 

50,400

56,400 

47,800 

42,000 

58,000 

34,300

32,600 

50,900 

29,700 

28,300 

27,000

24,800 

23,300 

22,000 

22,200 

23,000 

24,100

tl,145.9 

36,960 

*2,273

Apr.

27.000 

35,900 

36,400 

36,700 

55,600

54,100 

55,600 

55,800 

55,800 

55,100

32,800 

52,300 

51,900 

55 , 300 

47,100

49,000 

44,400 

39,800 

58,500 

59,000

57,500 

55,900 

35,600 

35,900 

35,900

41,500 

46,500 

40,100 

57,200 

57,500

tl,111.7 

57,060 

*2,205

May

58,000 

57,700 

55,900 

54,600 

54,600

55,800 

55 , 600 

34,100 

34,100 

55,500

55,800 

55,600 

42,600 

42,500 

38,200

56,200 

34,900 

54,900 

54,900 

54,500

33,800 

35,800 

35 , 600 

33,300 

33,300

55 , 600 

45,300 

52,900 

55,200 

44,700 

42,000

M, 158 . 9 

57,380 

*2,299

June

44,700 

42,600 

39,600 

58,000 

36,700

38,500 

43,500 

46 , 200 

45,000 

42,600

43,800 

44,100 

42,000 

39,000 

37,500

57,500 

57,500 

56,700 

55 , 900 

35.400

35,400 

36,200 

38,800 

42,900 

55,600

99,600 

77,000 

62,600 

54,000 

52,500

tt.,359.4 

45,310 

*2,696

July

49,400 

45,500 

42,300 

40,400 

40,700

40,700 

48,400 

53.200 

TTTgTSO" 

40,100

41,500 

50,000 

47,400 

46,500 

46,800

40,100 

57,200 

55,900 

59,500 

40,400

37,200 

3<5,400 

33,400 

34,100 

34,600

3<5,200 

37,200 

54,900 

53,800 

5% 500 

35,600

*1,255.5 

40,500 

*?,490

Aug.

33,600 

52.600 

29.200 

24,800 

21,800

21,600 

25,400 

22,400 

17,100 

16.400

19,800 

27,400 

33 , 100 

34,600 

34 , 300

55,500 

55,100 

33,300 

35,500 

55,500

32 ,800 

32,800 

32,800 

52,800 

55,300

35 , 600 

55,100 

52,300 

35,100 

53,800 

34 ,900

925,700 

29,860 

*1,856

Sept.

35,900 

35,600 

34 , 600 

35,800 

35,600

33,300 

34.100 

35,100 

35,900 

35,400

34,300 

33,600 

32,800 

33,300 

34,100

34 , 900 

34,600 

34,100 

34,100 

34,500

34,500 

35,100 

57,500 

59,500 

59.600

58 , 500 

58 , 500 

59,000 

58,200 

38,500

*1,065.9 

35,530 

*2,114

Calendar year 1954: Max 113,000 Mln 8,000 Mean 35,740 Ac-ft 25,870,000 

Water year 1954-55: Max 99,600 Mln 9,000 Mean 31,890 Ac-ft 23,080,000

* Expressed In thousands.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 24 to Feb. 16. Discharge computed from onceilly wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 50 to Nov. 5, Dec. 7-14, 20, 29, 50, Jan. 7-17, 20-25.
WAKENDA CREEK BASIN 401

Wakenda Creek at Carrollton, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°21>, long 93°30', in NE^SE^ sec. 5, T. 52 N., R. 23 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of bridge on 0. S. Highway 65 in Carrollton, half a mile downstream from Brush Creek and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--248 sq mi.

Records available. March 1948 to September 1955.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 10 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 641.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 7 years, 143 cfs (103,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,000 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 22.8 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 0.7 cfs Nov. 25, Dec. 1, 4, 13, 14, 18; minimum gage 

height observed, 5.56 ft July 29.

1948-55: Maximum discharge, 7,000 cfs Mar. 20, 1948 (gage height, 22.64 ft, from 

floodmark); maximum gage height, 23.4 ft July 17. 1951, from graph based on gage readings (backwater and overflow from Missouri River); minimum discharge observed, 0.2 cfs 

Sept. 22, 1954; minimum gage height, that of July 29, 1955.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Revisions. WSP 1146: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 31 to Apr. 24, 

May 14-26, June 26-29)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20

6.2

6.3 

6.5 

6.8 

7.2 

7.5

0.6 

1.2 

3.3 

8.3

8.0

10.0

12.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

70

265

520

1,390

2,060

3,300

5.5

5.6 

5.8 

6.0 

6.3 

6.6 

7.0 

7.5

Feb. 21 tc

0.6

.9

1.9

4.2

9.9

18

34

60

Sept. 3O

8.0

10.0

12.0

15.0

19.0

21.0

22.4

93

255

500

1,070

2,330

3,300

4,480

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 195E

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

TDtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

'2TO" 0.8

1.7

48

410

132

12

4.6

2.5

57

1,210 

*636

62

419

232

16

2.9

5.8

4.6 

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.1

2.2

*1.9

1.7

2.1

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.9

3,280.1

106

0.427

0.49

6,510

Nov.

1.8

1.6

T79~ 2.1

l!s

1.6

1.1

*.8

.8

.9

.8 

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9 

.8

.9

.8

.9

.8

.7

.8

.8

.8 

.8

. 8

30.6

1.02

0.0041

0.005

61

Dec.

 0.7TS'.a

.7

.8

.8

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.1

1.1 

1.1

.7

.7

*.8

.8

.8

.7

1.0 

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.9

1.0

1.0 

1.1

1.1

1 .6

29.9

0.96

0.0039

0.004

59

Jan.

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.1

244

998

25

22

18

7.5 

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.4

4.4

4.2 

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.8

*1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7 

1.2

1.1 

T7T

1,456.0

47.0

0.190

0.22

2,890

Feb.

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.3

*1.5 T75~

12

212

19 

18

19

14

254

122

44

228

2,850 

1,666

130

100

90

60

34

34

79

60

6,252.8

223

0.899

0.94

12,400

Mar.

36

31

30

30

27

21

16

15

17

17

8.5 

6.2

157 6.0

215

52

20

16

16 

15

14

14

34

54

21

9.9

40

*104 

122

54

1,311.6

42.3

0.171

0.20

2,600

Apr.

18

TT

12

9.2

8.1

6.5

5.5

4.4

3.9

3.7

3.8 

3.7

3.8

8.3

6.5

4.4

3.3

*2.0

1.9 

1.8

1.8

2.0

8.8

7.6

5.5

4.5

*2.6

2.0

1.5

liS.

162.4

5.41

0.022

0.02

322

May

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

17T

36 

92

986

93

46

*29

26

18

13 

11

8.8

8.1

8.1

8.8

15

77

774

1.260 

1S2

42 

20

3,745.7

121

0.488

0.56

7,430

June

16

12

9.7

7.1

7.4

*8.5

9.2

9.0

7.4

6.5

7.2 

11

8.5

5.0

4.8

2.3

1.8

1.7

73 1.6 

8.8

3.6

2.3

29

825

122

26

12 

*63

72

1,373.4

45.8

0.185

0.21

2,720

July

12

6.9

4.4

12

23

286

TT

6.2

3.4

2.8

1.6 

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.1 

1.0

1.1

*1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.8 H-

. O

. 8

392.0

12.6

0.051

0.06

778

AUT;.

0.8 ~78~

.8

.8

.9

3,070

4.480

 0,82'f

1,480

274

114 

79

44

19

12

11

7.6

7.1

6.9 

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.2

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8 

45

140 

14

13,686.1

441

1.78

r.os

27,150

Sept.

12

5.5

3.8

3.8

2.7

*2.5

2.4

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.5 

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0 

2.8

2.0

1.9

275

1.9

2.0

1.9

84

5.0

3.4

195.9

6.53

0.026

0.03

389

Calendar year 1954 : Max 1,210 Min 0.2 Mean 19.7 Cfsm 0.079 In. 1.08 Ac-ft 14,240

Water year 1954-55: Max 4,48O Mln O.7 Mean 87.4 Cfsm 0.352 In. 4.79 Ac-ft 63,310

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 efs). Feb. 19 (8 a.m.) 3,4OO cfs (20.10 ft); Aug. 7 (10 a.ir.) 

5,000 nnn /if*<a cfs i (Z2.8 w H rt~ ft).\ ~~~

* Discharge measurement made on this day
402 GRAND RIVER BASIN 

East Pork Big Creek near Bethany, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°17'50", long 94°01'55", in SE£ sec. 34, T. 64 N. , R. 28 W. , on right 

bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 69, 2 miles north of Bethany and 

4 miles upstream from confluence with West Fork.

Drainage area.--95 sqmi, approximately.

Records available. March 1934 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 854.74 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 26, 1934, wire-weight gage at site 70 ft 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--21 years, 45.5 cfs (32,940 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,240 cfs June 25 (gage height, 9.35 ft); 

no flow for many days.

1934-55: Maximum discharge, 8,120 cfs June 6, 1947 (gage height, 17.65 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; 

no flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, 23.8 ft July 6, 1909.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Rating tabl

heigh

, water jrasr 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

.45 

.5 

.6 

.7 

1.8

1.0 

2.7

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

2.8 

3.2 

4.0 

5.0 

6.1

106

214

436

728

1,090

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

0"0

0

0

40

31

36

12

5

4.0

51

56

*13

20

276

42

12

7

4.0

2.7

1.9

1.4

1.0

.7

.5

.7

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

619.6

20.0

0.211

0.24

1,230

Nov.

0.2

o'

o

o

*o

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

2.4

0.08

0.00084

0.0009

4.8

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

U

0

0

3.2

4.6

8

*22

TT

7

3.7

2.7

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

** .1

0

0

0

0

0

0

68.7

2.22

0.023

0.03

136

Feb.

Q.

0

0

0

.1

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

50

700

1,090

500

300

200

200

170

500

600

200

-

4,510. 2

161

1.69

1.77

8,950

Mar.

*100

150

252

144

78

42

18

18

16

16

16

14

*11

157

312

66

26

16

14

12

12

11

16

12

10

7

7

6

g*6

a5

a5

1,575

50.8

0.535

0.62

3,120

Apr.

a4

a4

g3.5

a3

7

14

9

6

a5

g3.5

a3

a3

g365

892

165

53

27

18

14

12

9

a8

a7

g6

a6

g*6

a5

a3

a2

al

1,659.0

55.3

0.582

O.65

3,290

May

gO.7

al

al

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

g!3

18

12

88

19

17

-JS 168

24

14

*9

a7

a5

a3

a2

gl.5

al

a2

al

a2

a3

g!9

g4.0

a2

516.7

16.7

0.176

0.20

1,020

June

a2

al

a2

al

g-8

a. 5

al

al

a. 5

a. 5

a2

g4.3

a2

al

a. 9

a. 7

a. 5

a. 3

8i

al

al

g*8

a4

g90

L.OSO

73

19

10

132

69

1,509.1

50.3

0.529

0.59

2,990

July

24

11

g6

a4

g30

30

11

a6

g4?5

1.0"0

68

21

*13

8

a6

a4

g3.3

a3

a2

**1.7

1.

1 f

0

1,772.

57.

0.602

0.69

3,520

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

o

0

Calendar year 1954: Max 979 

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,09O Mln

Mean 15.6 

Mean 33,5

Cfsm 0.164 In. 2.22 Ac-ft 11,320 

Cfsm 0.353 In. 4.79 Ac-ft 24,260

scharge (base, 850 cfs). --Feb. 2O (2:30 a.m.) 1.50O cfs (7.32 ft); Apr. 13 (11 p.m.) 

(6.18 ft); June 25 (4 a.m.) 2,240 cfs (9.35 ft); July 10 (8:3O a.m.) 1,500 cfs (7.30 ft).

Peak disc 

1,120 cfs

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage height record. Discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for adjoining periods .

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings and/or portions of recorder record. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation 'affected by ice Jan. 21 to Feb. 19, Feb. "21 tc Mar. 2.
GRAND RIVER BASIN 403

Grand River near Gallatin, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°55'35", long 93°56'35", in SW-J-NW^ sec. 16, T. 59 N. , R. 27 W. , on 

downstream side of center pier of bridge on State Highway 6, 100 ft downstream from 

Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway bridge, 1 mile northeast of Gallatir, and 

6 miles upstream from Honey Creek.

Drainage area.--3,250 sqmi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1921 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 712.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 31, 1922, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum. 

Jan. 31, 1922, to Apr. 8, 1936, chain gage and Apr. 9 to Nov. 15, 1936, wire-weight 

gage, at site 1,100 ft upstream at datum 0.17 ft higher. Nov. 16, 1936, to f'ov. 14, 

1937, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--34 years, 1,062 cfs (768,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,600 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 17.35 ft); 

minimum, 4.7 cfs Sept. 17, 18 (gage height 1.50 ft).

1921-55: Maximum discharge, 69,100 cfs June 24, 1947; maximum gage height, 

37.02 ft June 2, 1929 (present site and datum); minimum discharge, 2.4 cfs Oct. 24,25, 

1938; minimum gage height, 0.55 ft Oct. 26, 1940.

Maximum stage known, about 40 ft July 8, 1909, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Cooperation.- -Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 786: 1933-34. WSP 1280: 1922.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, 

Feb. 4-18, Apr. 25-28)

1.5

1.7 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

4.7

11

73

162

3.5

4.5

6.0

9.0

13.0

17.0

289

703

1,570

4,100

8,800

14,900

Discharge, in cubic feet October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

"SS 11

43

2,290

4.000

2,810

1,440

703

367

232

169

301

*631

1,760

3,170

1,750

695

315

207

156

125

127

166

162

123

110

177

177

107

83 

72

22,535

727

0.323

0.37

44,700

Nov.

63

56

52

49

47

49

49

47

47

47

46

45

44

42

43

41

*40

41

41

40

40

39

38

38

35

34

34

34

33

32

1,286

42.9

0.019

0.02

2,550

Dec.

34

33

33

35

40

*38

40

41

18

30

35

32

32

30

35

31

32

35

29

39

34

34

35

33

35

35

33

35

26

2? 

35

1,056

34.1

0.015

O.O2

2,090

Jan.

33

29

36

38

586

1.740

892

 448

318

271

207

158

90

93

101

92

87

48

42

63

63

53

49

46

*41

38

32

25

24

23 

2T

5,790

187

0.083

O.1O

11,480

Feb.

26

25

2£

25

25

26

*28

28

28

29

30

35

37

41

53

81

444

2,O9O

10,800

15,800

7,500

3,720

3,170

3,170

2,560

5,820

10,800

6,140

70,557

2,520

1.12

1.17

139,900

Mar.

*3,720

4,710

6,490

5,040

3,350

2,070

1,320

920

892

920

865

782

654

532

* 1,980

1,500

729

502

406

360

342

364

342

419

364

243

198

200

*243

246 

246

40,949

1,321

0.587

0.68

81,220

Apr.

237

224

200

191

186

186

164

145

143

129

121

119

1,270

12,800

6,420

2,380

1,380

920

703

576

460

367

414

349

679

*678

386

289

246

232

32,594

1,086

0.483

0.54

64,650

May

191

182

173

169

147

137

119

103

121

191

'651 896

755

865

607

324

 217

169

129

107

92

86

80

74

68_

92

110

198

292

162 

98

7,608

245

0.109

0.13

15,090

June

80

68

105

87

72

64

59

57

57

55

49

54

60

60

51

44

37

35

34

47

49

*46

35

50

7,570

5,110

1,110

515

1,090

2,140

18,690

623

0.277

0.31

37,070

July

1,380

562

277

180

421

920

607

328

254

2,960

3,530

1,386

 515

248

175

133

89

86

72

67

57

129

67

86

897

196

87

58

54

38 

35

15,888

513

0.228

0.26

31,510

Aug.

31

29

27

23

24

27

28

26

40

34

26

21

19

18

16

15

14

*13

13

13

12

11

10

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

10~ 8.9

77 

69

692.1

22.3

0.0099

0.01

1,370

Sept.

29

15

14

12

11

9.6

8.6

7.5

6.9

6.9

6.4

5.8

5.5

*5.8

5.5

5.3

5.0

4.7

8^

23

11

7.5

10

10

7.5

7.8

12

14

13

15

306.5

10.2

0.0045

0.005

608

Calendar year 1954: Max 12,9OO Min 6 Mean 378 Cfsm 0.168 In. 2.28 Ac-ft 273,300

Water year 1954-55: Max 13,8OO Min 4.7 Mean 597 Cfsm 0.265 In. 3.62 Ac-ft 432,200

Peak discharge (base, 18,OOP cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made this day.
404 GRAND RIVER BASIN

Thompson River at Davls City, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°38'25", long 93°48'20", in SE^SE^ sec. 35, T. 68 N. , R. 26 ¥.. on 

right bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 69 at Davis City, 5£ miles 

upstream from Iowa -Missouri State line, and 9 miles downstream from Elk Creek.

Drainage area. 702 sq mi.

Records available. --May 1918 to July 1925 (no winter records 1922-25), July 1941 to 

September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 875.55 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted (Corps of Engineers benchmark). May 14, 1918, to July 2, 1925, chain gage 

and July 14, 1941, to Feb. 24, 1942, wire -weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1918-21, 1941-55), 362 cfs (262,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,760 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 4.81 ft); 

minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Sept. 16-18.

1918-25, 1941-55: Maximum discharge, 21,300 cfs June 14, 1947 (gage height, 

20.14 ft), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

study; minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Oct. 25, 26, 1953, Sept. 16-18, 1955.

Flood of Aug. 8, 1885, reached a stage of 22.8 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 

30,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs). Minimum flow known, 

0.10 cfs Aug. 16, 1934, discharge measurement.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1006: 

1922-24, 1925(M), 1946-47(M) .

Drainage area. WSP 1240: 1918, 1920-21(M),

Bating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

-.5

-.4

-.2

+ .1

0.4 

2.5 

4.4 

8.5

0.5 

.9 

1.5 

2.5 

5.0

106

200

400

940

2,940

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.5

2.1

2.1

30

1,090

928

141

54

29

60

700

132

194

1.560 

266

74

38

24

*18

14

12

11

10

8.5

8.0

10

9.7

9.7

8.0

5 9

5.6

5,257.1

170

0.242

0.28

10,430

Nov.

5.2

4.8

4.4

5.2

5.2

"576 5.9

5.6

4.4

5.6

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.2 

4.8

5.2

*5.2

4.8

4.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.2

5.2

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.6

5.2

5 .8

152.3

5.08

0.0072

0.008

302

Dec.

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.6

5.6

4.8

5.9

5.9

6.3

4.4

7.2

6.3

5.9

*5.9 

6.3

6.7

7.6

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.1

9.1

8.5

7.2

13

13

15

T3

12

12

11

248.7

8.02

0.011

0.01

493

Jan.

11

11

11

15

60

140

TT5

86

61

35

27

23

19

17 

15

14

12

7.2

8.2

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.1

8.0

»7.6

7.5

7.0

6.6

6.4 A -T b .4

773

24.9

0.035

0.04

1,530

Feb.

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

5.

5.

5.5

s!s

5.9

6.3

6.8

100

1,000

2.000

*1,28C690

712

750

1,050

1,500

1,140

-

10,552.5

369

0.526

0.55

20,490

Mar.

880

1,200

1,650

2.220

1,210

545

251

224

287

284

284

254

197

218 

165

*122

103

95

88

85

105

119

115

103

88

50

55

60

75

93

95

11,314

565

0.520

0.60

22,440

Apr.

88

79

70

92

79

65

53

47

44

42

44

49

640

680 272"

170

134

104

84

76

»59

52

52

176

269

179

105

79

59

48

5,988

155

0.189

0.21

7,910

May

44

41

39

39

34

30

30

27

29

43

49

57

148

53

37

»30

25

22

19

18

17

16

15

14

18

19

19

16

13

T3

1,058

54.1

0.049

0.06

2,100

June

35

55

36

20

16

16

4438"

50

22

19

19

18

14 

12

9.7

8.5

9.1

12

22

22

 10

7.2

12

55

21

17

11

12

32

615.5

20.5

0.029

0.05

1,220

Jay

111

37

18

22

16

12

49

1,250

2.130

850

364

212

108 

70

52

79

57

*51

41

29

24

22

22

64

57

29

22

19

16

15

5,787

187

0.266

0.31

11,480

Aug.

15

14

14

15

11

56

TS"

13

11

9.7

8.5

7.6

6.7 

5.9

5.2

*4.4

4.2

4.4

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.2

4.2

4.8

3.9

3.0

2.5

3.0

5.2

2.2

289.8

9.55

0.013

0.02

575

Sept.

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

.9

1.0

*1.0 

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.4

5.4

5.6

14

25

Tf

11

11

5.9

15

22

153.7

5.12

0.0075

0.008

505

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,280 Min i.o Mean 74.1 Cfsm 0.106 In. 1.44 Ac-ft 53,620

water year 1954-55: Max 2,220 Min 0.8 Mean 110 Cfsm 0.157 In. 2.13 Ac-ft 79,280

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. '-Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28, 30, Dec. 1, Dec. 29 to Jan. 3, Jan. 5 to 

Feb. 21, Feb. 25-27, Mar. 2, 3, 21, 26-29,. No gage-height record July 26-28, 30, 31, Aug. 8-12, 

14-16; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
GRAND RIVER BASIN 409

Weldon River near Mercer, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°33', long 93°36', in SW£ sec. 3, T. 66 N., R. 24 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of county highway bridge, 4-f miles northwest of Mercer and 

5 miles upstream from Little River.

Drainage area. 246 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1939 to September 1955.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 7.0 ft and twice daily above. Altitude 

of gage is 890 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 16 years, 145 cfs (105,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,580 cfs July 9 (gage height, 10.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow for many days.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs June 5, 1947 (gage height, 25.71 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs; no flow for many days 1940-41, 1944, 

1953-55.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet pep second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, 7-13,

Oct. 21 to Dec. 27, Mar. 5-14)

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3 

3.5 

3.7

.1

.4

1.2

3.9

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

53

132

255

5SO

1,030

1,830

2,930

Discharge, in cubic feet water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.3

.3

a. 3

4.3

1.590

161

33

17

10

757

382

88

*23

942

403

177

a90

79

56

27

15

11

7.5

37

6.6

7.5

6.6

6.6

4.8

3.9

a4

4,920.7

159

0.646

0.74

9,760

Nov.

3.9

a4

3.6

2.8

1.7

1.2

al.l

 1

1.2

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.5

al.5

1.5

1.7

*2.0

2.0

al.8

1.5

al.8

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

al.l

1.1

1.0

53.1

1.77

0.0072

0.008

105

Dec.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

31.5

*2.0

1.5

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

31

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.7

32

2.3

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

2.6

3.6 3 

1

0

0

42.2

1.36

0.0055

0.006

84

Jsn.

0

0

3

4

10

80

30

*9.9

6

5

5

2

O

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

154.9

5.00

0.020

0.02

307

Feb.

O

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

10

1,500

1,310

374

228

406

406

231

1,620

735

255

-

7,075

253

1.03

1.07

14,030

Msr.

228

*390

342

342

118

58

82

46

65

46

43

36

36

*799

324

72

49

43

40

32

82

32

80

35

25

20

25

32

*43

33

21

3,619

117

0.476

0.55

7,180

Apr.

19

19

12

21

66

25

15

12

12

8.9

10

32

714

6*2

166

90

51

41

39

31

27

16

17

69

39

*26

17

19

13

12

2,280.9

76.0

0.309

0.34

4,520

May

9.9

8.0

8.0

23

9.9

8.0

8.0

8.4

8.9

23

16

112

551

24

19

*14

9.4

6.6

4.8

3.6

2.3

1.7

1.2

1.2

5.7

24

76

53

19

2.3

1,123.9

36.3

0.148

0.17

2,230

June

3.1

4.4

19

4.8

2.6

2.6

3.4

2.3

1.1

1.5

2.3

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

.4

.2

.3

5.2

3.9

1.0

*.8

.7

2.6

19

3.9

1.0

.6

13

12

116.4

3.88

0.016

0.02

231

July

1.7

1.2

1.2

1.0

26

15

1,030

570

2,070

452

70

16

*14

10

6.6

8.9

4.8

5.2

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.1

.6

3.9

2.6

1.1

.6

.6

.3

.2

.2

4,319.3

139

0.565

0.65

8,570

Aug.

0.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

27

4.8

2.0

1.0

.7

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

33.0

1.23

O.OO50

0.006

75

Sept,

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

«0

0

0

0

0

,1,1

3.9

1.2

.3

.1

0

.1

4.4

3.6

13

.2

27.0

0.90

0.0037

0.004

54

Calendar year 1954 : Max 1,950 Min 0 Mean 45.4 Cfsm 0.185 In. 2.50 Ac-ft 32,890

Water year 1954-55 : Max 2,070 Min 0 Mean 65.1 Cfsm 0.265 In. 3.58 Ac-ft 47,150

Peak discharge (base, 4,50O cfs).--july 9 (7 p.m.) 4,580 cfs (10.4 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 28 to Jan. 7, Jan. 9 to Feb. 19, Mar

449355 O - 58 - 27
406 GRAND RIVER BASIN

Weldon River at Mill Grove, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°18', long 93°36', in SEjSE^ sec. 28, T. 64 N., R. 24 W., near 

center of span on upstream side of county highway bridge in Mill Grove, 8j miles 

upstream from West Muddy Creek.

Drainage area.--494 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1929 to September 1955.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8.0 ft and twice daily or more often 

above. Datum of gage is 786.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to 

Dec. 4, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--26 years, 230 cfs (166,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,580 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 8.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow Aug. 25, Sept. 5, 9, 10.

1929-55: Maximum discharge, 27,600 cfs June 5, 1947 (gage height, 22.79 ft); no 

flow at times 1953-55.

Maximum stage known, about 23.9 ft in July 1909.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1176: 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height. In feet, and dis-,harge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6 to Jan. 31)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 19 Feb. 20 to Sept. 30

1.0 

2.4 

4.6

1.4 

1.7 

2.5 

5.0 

6.0

110

183

517

1,880

2,650

-0.2 

-.1 

0.0

1.9 

4.9

0.7 

1.1 

1.4 

1.8 

4.5 

7.0

34

76

125

244

1,600

3,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

22

10

5

5

2,500

715

103

45

24

497

1,290

157

*51

1,550

615

255

130

94

55

36

31

21

13

12

9.6

9.6 

10

9.6

8.1

7.4

6.7

8,297.0

268

0.543

0.62

16,460

Nov.

6.7

7.4

8.1 T.S

7.0

6.4

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.0

5.3

5.3

4.4

5.0

5.3

4.4

*4.2

T7i

4.4

4.6

4.4

5.0

4.6

5.3

4.4

4.4 

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.4

162.2

5.41

0.011

0.01

322

Dec.

4.2

3.7

3.9

3.7

3.5

*3.3

4.2

5.0

6.4

57-f

5.6

5.0

4.2

4.4

4.2

3.7

3.9

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.5

3.9

3.7

4.2

5.0 

5.6

6.0

5.6

5.3

6.0

139.5

4.50

0.0091

0.01

277

Jan.

5.3

6.7

6.4

6.7

7.8

9.1

147

*4S

12

11

9.6

6.4

7.4

7.0

7.8

7.0

5.6

4.4

3.7

2.8

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

*2.3

1.7 

1.8

1.6

TTF

1.7

1.8

334.3

10.8

0.022

0.03

663

Feb.

1.8

1.7

 1.6

2.0

1.8

*2.1

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.4

3.1

8.1

11

120

2,000

2,100

1,430

952

654

654

534

2.620 

1,710

620

_

______

13,441.5

480

0.972

1.01

26,660

Mar.

439

*752

902

Si*

305

105

86

156

105

100

89

74

68

*590

702

194

100

80

77

76

61

197

91

94

76

42 

41

45

*54

69

55

6,359

205

0.415

0.48

12,610

Apr.

45

40

36

33

33

34

30

30

37

36

34

241

5.510

2,070

1,190

264

115

94

68

60

52

51

45

570

570

*98 

89

70

59

52

9,074

302

0.611

0.68

18,000

May

51

44

34

30

29

37

40

24

22

41

85

832

902

T5S

55

51

*42

32

27

22

19

16

15

T6

15

16 

49

40

86

29

16

2,901

93.6

0.189

0.22

5,750

June

13

11

39

36

19

11

17

17

8.5

7.3

23

10

8.5

6.5

5.3

5.3

4.3

3.4

3T7

6.5

5.3

*4.9

7.3

31

172

70 

7.3

25

28

19

625.1

20.8

0.042

0.05

1,240

July

12

7.7

8.5

19

521

821

1,240

847

1,310

1.510

244

59

*40

30

23

20

17

16

12

11

10

8.5

6.1

5.3

20

7.7 

5.7

4.6

2.5

1.8

1.6

6,842.0

221

0.447

0.52

13,570

Aug.

1.2

.9

1.1

1.2

.8

6.1

TS- 41

ii

8.1

5.7

2.8

1.6

.6

.3

.2

.3

*.3

.2

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

0

.1 

.1

.2

.3

.1

.1

100.9

3.25

0.0066

0.008

200

Sept.

0.1

.2

.1

.1

£

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.2

.4

.4

.4

.1

.1

4.6

.6

.8

.9 

3.7

4.9

5.3

16

39.8

1.33

0.0027

0.003

79

Calendar year 1954: Max 4,170 Mln 0 Mean 89.1 Cfsm 0.180 In. 2.43 Ac-ft 64,5OO

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,310 Mln 0 Mean 132 Cfsm 0.267 In. 3.64 Ac-ft 95,830

Peak discharge (base, 6,100 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
GRAND RIVER BASIN 407 

Thompson River at Trenton, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°04'45", long 93°38<35", in SW£ sec. 18, T. 61 N., R. 24 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 6, 1 mile west of 

Trenton and if miles downstream from Weldon River.

Drainage area.--1,670 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1921 to August 1923 (published as "near Hickory"), August 

1928 to September 1955. Gage-height records collected in vicinity 1910-14 and 

since 1925 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily above 10 ft and once daily below. Datum of 

gage is 721.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. June 25, 1921, to Aug. 26, 

1923, chain gages at 2 sites 12 miles downstream (by old channel route) at different 

datums. Aug. 1, 1928, to Sept. 15, 1930, chain gage at present site and datum. 

Sept. 16, 1930, to Sept. 4, 1934, chain gage and Sept. 5, 1934, to May 31, 1945, wireweight gage, at site 1-J- miles downstream at datum 3.46 ft lower.

Average discharge.--28 years (1921-22, 1928-55), 849 cfs (614,700).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,590 cfs June 25 (gage height, 12.24 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum observed, 5.6 cfs Sept. 33-26 (gage height, 3.65 ft). 

1921-23, 1928-55: Maximum discharge, 95,000 cfs June 6, 1947 (gage height, 

25.7 ft, from floodmark); minimum, 1.1 cfs Aug. 10, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 30.7 ft July 6, 1909, present site and datum, from information by local residents (discharge, 50,000 cfs, determination by Corps of Engineers, 

occurred before new channel was dredged).

Remarks. Records poor.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather lureau.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1116: 1945(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

23

23

22

49 

986

2,610

1,330

465

163

117

1,970

1,290

353

1,070 

2,900

698

490

220

112

67

52

55

55

56

55

55

54

55

52

43

42

15,532

501

0.300

0.35

30,810

Nov.

38

38

36

35 

35

a33

a32

a30

a28

a27

a26

*25

27

27 

27

25

*25

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

21

21

21

806

26.9

0.016

0.02

1,600

Dec.

21

21

20

20 

20

*19

18

IS

18

18

20

21

22

22 

22

20

20

20

21

19

19

19

19

22

2,3

23

23

23

23

21

23

638

20.6

0.012

0.01

1,270

Jan.

31

32

31

58 

280

490

*353

298

127

119

104

90

80

70 

60

50

45

36

31

26

23

21

20

19

18

*17

16

16

16

15

IS

2,607

84.1

0.050

0.06

5,170

Feb.

16

16

16

16 

16

16

*16

16

16

15

15

15

16

17 

20

20

20

1,000

5.590

5,596

3,220

2,700

2,090

1,520

1,440

1,680

4,220

3,600

-

32,932

1,176

0.704

0.73

65,320

Mar.

2,700

*2,090

2,700

4.400 

3,110

1,980

925

575

440

575

605

635

545

*746 

2,310

1,140

730

518

440

374

353

280

280

465

400

350

250

210

*184

234

208

30,752

992

0.594

0.68

61,000

Apr.

195

184

184

184 

248

280

173

153

144

119

104

87

221

5.050 

1,600

795

575

395

220

195

184

163

173

298

800

*374

260

184

153

135

13,810

460

0.275

0.31

27,390

May

127

120

110

100 

87

76

69

57

63

460

635

1,730

5.600

1^440 

575

250

*173

130

110

95

85

80

75

72

78

78

246

150

200

120

60

11,251

363

0.217

0.25

22,320

June

65

63

180

280 

150

100

80

90

100

80

70

80

80

80 

60

50

4040-

45

44

41

*43

40

56

5.550

948

400

184

1,040

1,680

11,739

591

0.254

0.26

23,280

July

795

395

353

280 

642

1,410

972

1,560

575

3.580

3,420

1,220

*5I8

208 

163

144

100

112

73

50

78

76

75

72

72

73

72

62

55

43

45

17,291

558

0.554

0.59

34,300

Aug.

42

36

36

31

30

54

60

$%

45

43

37

32

25

24 

23

21

18

*16

16

13

13

29

27

25

17

13

11

IS

13

26

23

881

28.4

0.017

0.02

1,750

Sept.

20

19

15

15 

13

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

9.4

*7.2 

7.2

7.2

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.2

"S^e 5.6

5.6

5.6

36

38

3S

30

386.1

12.9

0.0077

0.009

766

Calendar year 1954: Max 6,220 Min 4 Mean 215 Cfsm 0.129 In. 1.76 Ac-ft 155,900

Water year 1954-55: Max 5,590 Min 5.6 Mean 380 Cfsm 0.228 In. 3.09 Ac-ft 275,000

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 13 to Feb. 18,
GRAND RIVER BASIN

Medicine Creek: near Gait, Mo.

sec. 34, T. 62 N. , 

n State Highway 6, miles

Drainage area. 225 sq mi.

Records available. July 1921 to September 1955.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 5.0 ft and twice daily above. Datum of 

gage is 769.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Dec. 3, 1934, chain 

gage at site 125 ft downstream at following datums: Prior to Oct. 1, 1924, at datum 

4.97 ft higher; Oct. 1, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1926, at datum 2.97 ft higher than present 

datum; Oct. 1, 1926, to Dec. 2, 1934, at datum 0.03 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge . --32 years 

year ) .

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,360 cfs May 12 (gage height, 5.6 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 10 11, 13, 14, 16-19.

1921-55: Maximum discharge, 24,200 cfs June 6, 1947 (gage height, 18.9 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times in 1934, 1936-37, 1940, 1954.

Flood in July 1909 reached a discharge of about 8,000 cfs, determination by Corps 

of Engineers.

Remarks . Records poor.

Revisions (water years ).--WSP 1340: 1926.

. , , . . 

(1981-24, 1925-28, 1929-55), 132 cfs (95,560 acre-ft per

Discharge, In cubic feet second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.5

1.2

2

60

310

1,060

235

50

25

20

15

300 

59

*59

59

59

30

11

3.1

2.8

3.4

3.4

3.1

3

3

5

4

4

4

4

4

2,403.5

77.5

0.344

0.40

4,770

Nov.

4

3.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.8 

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

*2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2,0

2.0

1.6

77.6

2.59

0.012

0.01

154

Dec.

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

*1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.5

2 '0

43.2

1.39

0.0062

0.007

86

Jan.

2.2

4

6

25

148

334

*68

40

30

25

22

21 

20

25

20

15

10

7

6

10

7

5

3

2

2

*1 5

T75

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

866.4

27.9

0.124

0.14

1,720

Feb.

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

» .7

25

22

20

17 

14

12

11

10

10

100

800

1,000

700

500

300

100

90

80

80

80

-

3,984.2

142

0.631

0.66

7,900

Mar.

95

120

*132

100

70

55

45

45

45

44

29

22 

20

*30

150

65

43

33

28

24

20

16

15

14

14

20

25

28

30

*25

17

1,419

45.8

0.204

0.23

2,810

Apr.

13

10

8

7

7

3.1

3

2.2

1.8

1.4

16

25

161

500

1,000

107

70

50

40

35

30

25

25

30

30

28

*26

24

22

20

2,320.5

77.4

0.344

0.38

4,600

May

17

14

11

8

6

4.2

7

10

3.8

35

100

2,120 

1,140

320

80

50

30

*22

20

18

16

14

14

13

13

25

50

200

70

30

13

4,474.0

144

0.640

0.74

8,870

June

13

57

63

40

25

20

15

24

9

9

9

9

7

7

7

6

6

7

2.2

21

2.6

2.6

*4.2

35

155

12

7

5

4.7

67

631 .'3

21.0

0.093

0.10

1,250

July

40

38

38

38

63

58

758

1,100

246

80

124

65 

27

*10

10

10

9

9

9

8

7

2.6

276

6

9

157

42

20

3.1

4.7

3 . 8

2,997.8

96.7

0.430

0.50

5,950

Aug.

3.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

29

13

3.4

3.4

2.8

2.4

2.4 

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

*1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

3.8

2.2

96.6

3.12

0.014

0.02

192

Sept.

.3

.2

.0

.2

.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.9 

.6

*.6

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

2.0

2.8

2.2

1.7

1.2

.8

1.7

7

2.8

1.6

4.7

44.2

1.47

0.0065

0.007

88

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,720 Mln 0 Mean 37.9 Cfsm 0.168 In. 2.28 Ac-ft 27,450

Water year 1954-55; Max 2,120 Mln 0.6 Mean 53.0 Cfsm 0.236 In. 3.19 Ac-ft 38,390

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 cfs). May 12 (4 p.m.) 4,360 cfs (5.6 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record except for a few short periods and scattered days Oct. 1 to June 8; 

discharge estimated on basis of 11 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for adjacei 

stations.
GRAND RIVER BASIN

Locust Creek near Linneus, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°53'45", long 93°14'10", in NW^-NEi sec. 34, T. 59 N. , R. 21 W. , near 

center of main truss of county highway bridge, 3 miles northwest of Lirmeus and 

5 miles downstream from West Locust Creek.

Drainage area.--55u sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1929 to September 1955.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 692.61 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Feb. 18, 1935, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--26 years, 306 cfs (221,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,000 cfs June 25 (gage height, 14.19 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 1.6 cfs Sept. 13, 20, 21, 24; minimum gage height 

observed, 3.08 ft Aug. 27, 28, Sept. 6-8, 11.

1929-55: Maximum discharge, 38,000 cfs June 6, 1947 (gage height, 26.93 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow July 17 to Aug. 11, 1934.

Flood in July 1909 reached a discharge of about 18,000 cfs, determination by Corps 

of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 896: 1939.

Rating tables, WE 

height, in 

(Shifting-cc

Oct.

3.1 8.1 

3.3 20 

3.6 43 

4.0 85 

4.5 163

iter year 1954-5! 

feet, and dischi 

mtrol method usi

1-6

5.5 384 

7.0 850 

8.0 1,300 

10.0 2,850 

12.0 5,000

ic leet per second; 

June 2, Sept. 3-30)

Oct. 7 to Sept. 30

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4 

3.7 

4.5

9.3

14

41

163

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 4.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

 =!

I"

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3 U 

31

Batal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

40

19

8.1

80

1,260

708

307

220

88

26

20

588

235

*129

120

90

77

34

29

19

17

13

10

8.6

7.6

9.8

8.0

7.3

6.7

6.3

6.0

4,197.4

135

0.245

0.28

6,33O

Mov .

5.6

572

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.1

3.9

4 . 1

*4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.7

134.5

4.48

O.OO81

0.009

267

Dec.

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.1

6.0

5.4

*4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

4 .5

4.7

4.5

4.7

5.6

5.8

7.0

mq

152.5

4.92

0.0089

O.O1

302

Jan.

10

12

14

31

394

1,970

*323

163

80

59

43

38

31

39

34

31

24

20

18

22

19

15

12

10

8

*7

6

5

4

4

4

3,450

111

0 . 202

0.23

6,840

Feb.

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

*7

50

40

3O

25

23

22

22

21

20

100

2,010

2,400

1,480

975

742

307

172

172

154

154

-

8,955

320

0.582

0.61

17,760

Mar.

163

172

*181

181

154

109

82

82

82

82

81

78

61

*102

326

154

138

112

98

78

68

66

59

56

50

60

81

86

94

*92

86

3,314

107

0.195

0.22

6,570

Apr.

75

64

54

51

46

41

39

33

30

25_

32

39

86

2,000

2,240

1,420

241

84

78

67

54

48

43

49

47

45

*42

34

33

29

7,169

239

0.435

O.48

14,220

May

27

24

22

21

20

19

24

26

24

24

87

496

4,060

880

438

241

112

*S2

67

61

53

47

43

41

39

54

52

341

138

94

53

7,710

249

0.453

0.52

15,290

June

40

40

1,180

644

122

84

47

37

30

24

22

24

28

22

19

24

14

14

13

12

12

11

*9.8

32

4,250

442

36

26

21

1,010

8,289.8

276

0.502

0.56

16,440

July

172

77

42

36

195

607

284

210

138

75

45

34

29

*22

17

16

14

13

68

56

49

40

35

31

138

110

71

24

14

13

10

2,685

86.6

0.157

0.18

5,330

Aug.

8.6

8.0

7.3

7.0

7.0

81

67

35

21

12

9.0

8.3

7.3

7.3

6.7

6.3

5.4

4.7

*4.1

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.8

4.7

3 . 9

3 5

354.8

11.4

0.021

0.02

704

Sept.

3.2

.6

.5

.4

.3

.1

.0

.9

.0

.9

.7

.9

.6

.7

* .8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.8

.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

59.0

1.97

0.0036

0.004

117

Calendar year 1954 : Max 6,020 Min 1 Mean 106 Cfsm 0.193 In. 2.6O Ac-ft 76,800

Water year 1954-55 : Max 4,250 Min 1.6 Mean 127 Cfsm 0.231 In. 3.12 Ac-ft 92,170

Peak discharge (base, 7.5OO cfs).--June 25 (3 3,000 cfs (14.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 20 to Feb. 18, Mar. 25, 26.
410 GRAND RIVER BASIN

Grand River near Stunner, Mo.

Location.--Lat 39°38i25", long 93°16i25", in NE£ sec. 29, T. 56 N., R. 21 W., on

downstream side of right pier of main truss of highway bridge, 120 ft downstream from 

Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad bridge, 2 miles southwest of Sumner, and 

Z\ miles downstream from Locust Creek.

Drainage area.--6,880 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1924 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder, and wire-weight gage read once daily for stsges below 

B~.3 ft. Datum of gage is 630.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 19£9. Prior to 

July 11, 1926, chain gage at site 80 ft upstream at same datum. July 11, 1926, to 

Feb. 19, 1935, chain gage and Feb. 20, 1935 to July 9, 1939, wire-weight gage, at same 

site and datum. July 10, 1939, to Aug. 8, 1952, water-stage recorder at site 80 ft 

upstream at same datum. Aug. 9, 1952, to Nov. 12, 1953, wire-weight gage at present 

site and datum. Since Aug. 5, 1942, auxiliary staff gage 3£ miles downstream from 

base gage. Mar. 15, 1939, to Aug. 4, 1942, auxiliary gages at various sites.

Average discharge. 31 years, 3,624 cfs (2,624,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 45,800 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 30.7 ft from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 39 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 5.22 ft).

1924-55: Maximum discharge, 180,000 cfs June 7, 8, 1947 (gage height, 39.5 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum observed, 10 cfs Aug. 12, 1934; minimum gage height. 2.19 ft 

Aug. 22, 23, 31, Sept. 1, 1936.

Flood of July 9, 1909, reached a stage of 36.7 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1 to Jan. 5, Mar. 15 to Apr. 13, 

Aug. 6 to Sept. 30; rate of change in stage used as a factor 

Feb. 22, 23, Apr. 16, 17, May 15, July 7)

4.9

5.1 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

33

48

210

520

925

2,070

15.0

24.0

29.0

30.0

31.0

5,890

16,100

25,000

35,200

50,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

£2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

690 

503

200

2,550"

11,000

12.600 

11 , 800

8,020

3,030

1,490

1,020

2,140

3,310

*3,520

8,720

8,520

3,480

1,640

1,020

730

572

503

469

486

452

436

610

630

520

397

331

91,419

2,949

0.429

0.49

181,300

Nov.

272 

252

246

230

224

216 

202

197

189

184

174

167

162

155

153

146

142

*137

133

131

131

131

131

129

122

120

120

118

116

TT6

4,946

165

0.024

0.03

9,810

Dec.

114 

114

114

112

122

131 

*139

131

122

139

120

129

120

106

106

114

120

120

118

92

114

120

120

118

114

114

114

122

131

140 

TOT

3,700

119

0.017

0.02

7,340

Jan.

130 

120

130

162

444

»6.920 

6,260

2,890

1,700

1,150

880

690

590

700

1,000

700

452

403

350

300

350

400

300

250

150

100

*110

100

95

90 

90

28,006

903

0.131

0.15

55,550

Feb.

90 

100

100

95

100

110 

120

*120

130

400

800

700

400

300

350

800

1,500

2,000

16,300

31 , 500

44.200

23,600

12 , 400

10,400

7,420

6,260

15,700

17,300

193,295

6,903

1.00

1.04

383,400

Mar.

11.000 

6,830

*8,220

10,600

9; 260

6,360 

3,820

2,470

1,820

1,760

1,760

1,700

1,520

1,370

*5,880

7,540

3,450

1,940

1,400

1,180

1,080

1,020

1,020

1,760

1,700

1,340

1,080

1,000

975

*975 

925

102,755

3,315

0.482

0.56

203 , 800

Apr.

858 

790

730

670

630

590 

670

650

572

520

486

452

459

5,460

16 . 400

6,720

3,130

2,330

1,700

1,340

1,120

975

925

1,000

1,150

1,120

*1,230

1,150

858

690

55,385

1,846

0.268

0.30

109,900

May

610 

590

538

520

486

452

416

393

4l9

436

590

2,050

15,300

15,800

6,920

3,170

1,820

*1,200

902

750

630

555

520

486

486

436

2,150

3,100

2,820

1,700 

925

67,170

2,167

0.315

0.36

133,200

June

630 

503

834

1,460

975

590 

452

384

381

316

319

325

381

331

286

266

232

207

189

2T6

207

390

*241

192

7,030

19,600

11,700

3,170

2,440

10,400

64,647

2,155

0.313

0.35

128,200

July

7,420 

2,890

1,460

975

750

6,770 

7,330

2,890

2,540

2,470

7,220

5,710

2,890

*1 , 580

1,000

730

610

520

503

538

555

469

503

381

381

835

630

436

361

292 

252

61,891

1,996

0.290

0.33

122,800

Aug.

227

213

197

182

210

1.150 

925

572

555

292

216

184

151

131

118

108

101

96

*88

84

77

76

69

82

72

66

62

58

-Q-F 57

o5 

96

6,600

213

0.031

0.04

13,090

Sept.

108 

~85 124

72

64

59 

55

51

5O

48

46

44

44

44

*43

42

42

40

39

42

66

53

59

56

53

52

76

120

101

97

1,875

62.5

0.0091

0.01

3,720

Calendar- year 1954: Max 23,100 Min 30 Mean 1,016 Cfsm 0.148 In. 2.03 Ac-ft 736,700

Mater year 1954-55: Max 44,200 Min 39 Mean 1,868 Cfsra 0.272 In. 3.68 Ac-ft 1,352,000

Peak discharge (base. 38.OOP cfs) . Feb. 21 (6 p.m.) 45,800 cfs (30.7 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 30 to Jan. 3, Jan. 14-16, Jan. 19 to Feb. 18.
CHARITON RIVER BASIN 411

Honey Creek near Russell, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°55'25", long 93°07'55", In SW^NW^ sec. -26, T. 71 N., R. 20 W., on 

left bank 15 ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.7 mile upstream from mouth, and 

5.5 miles southeast of Russell.

Drainage area.--13.8 sq mi.

Records available. June 1952 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 901.73 ft (revised) 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 170 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 6.27 ft); no flow 

for most of year.

1952-55: Maximum discharge, 586 ofs June 21, 1952 (gage height, 9.86 ft); no flow 

during several months each year.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from Chariton 

River, which are poor. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water yesr 1955 

are given in WSP 1401.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of lee effect and backwater fro

Chariton River (gage height, in feet 

feet per second)

1.96

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.5

O

.5

1.5

2.7

5.2

, and discharge, In cubli

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.7

12

22

37

67

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

O

51

*1.5

.9

.2

0

8.8

7.2

1.5

.6

1.5

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0 

0

54.0

1.74

0.126

0.15

107

Nov.

(*)

0

0

o

0

0

Dec.

(*]

0

O

0

0

0

Jan.

O

0

0

O

*1.2

2.8

O>

.4

.2

.2

,1

.1

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

o

0

o

0

0

o

o

0

o

6.0

0.19

0.014

0.02

12

Feb.

0

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

.8

64

T?

12

8.4

6.0

8.0

12

30

20

9.6

187.8

6.71

0.486

0.51

372

Mar.

*6.0

4.5

3.6

3.0

1.8

1.1

1.0

1.5

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.3

1.0

1.9

3.3

1.9

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.3

3.5

2.8

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.9

2.6

2.3

1.5

64.9

2.09

0.151

0.17

129

Apr.

1.3

1.1

1.0

*.9

.8

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

1.2

1.7

~5.4 16

3.3

2.6

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.0

.6

.5

1.3

3.2

2.3

1.3

.9

.6

.4

.4

54.9

1.83

0.133

0.15

109

May

0.4

*.4

.2

1.2

.5

.3

.3

.2

.4

3.2

1.4

2.6

23

3.9

2.3

1.3

.9

.6

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2'.2

.3

.3

4.5

1.0

.4

.2

51.6

1.66

0.120

0.14

102

June

*0.1

1.1

1.5

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

O

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

.1

0

0

o

1.0

.7

5.7

0.19

0.014

0.02

11

July

0.1

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

~2.8 23

.5

.3

5.6

2.1

2.2

1.1

.2

.1

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

38.1

1.23

0.089

0.10

76

Aug.

0

0

0

O

O

Sept.

(*

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1954: Max 49 Mln 0 Mean 0.56 Cfsm O.O41 In. 0.56 Ac-ft 405

Water year 1954-55: Max 64 Mln 0 Mean 1.27 Cfsm O.092 In. 1.26 Ac-ft 918

Peak discharge (base. ISO cfs).--Feb. 19 (11:30 p.m.) 170 cfs (6.27 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Backwater from Chariton River Oct. 5, 6, Apr. 13, 14. Stage-discharge relation affected by 

Ice Feb. 20 to Mar. 8, Mar. 23-27.
412 CHARITON RIVER BASIN 

Chariton River near Centerville, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°44'05", long 92°48'25", in NW£ sec. 34, T. 69 N., R. 17 W., on 

left tank 10 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 2, 2.5 miles downstream 

from Cooper Creek, and 3 miles east of Centerville.

Drainage area. 727 sq mi.

Records available. May 1938 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 825.68 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 17 years, 354 cfs (256,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,550 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 10.03 ft); 

maximum gage height, 10.87 ft Feb. 20 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 0.3 cfs 

Sept. 17, 18.

1938-55; Maximum discharge, 21,700 cfs June 20, 1946 (gage height, 24.20 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Oct. 11, 1938, Sept. 30, Oct. 1-3, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1036: 1944. WSP 1240: 1944(M), 1949.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of ice effect ( 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Dec. 26)

1.1

1.2

2.0

2.3

2.8 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

19

43

97

200

560

1,290

2,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.3 

4.3

4.1

4.2

1.790

1,560

1,040

617

4OO

634

1,340

540

388

295

222

222

233

242

*146

7O

39

25

18

14

11

11

9.0

7.5

5.0

3.0

2.9

9,902.3

319

0.439

0.51

19,640

Nov.

2.9 

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

*1.4

1.3

T74

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.6

3.0 -X 51 c. . y

55.3

1.84

0.0025

0.003

110

Dec.

2.8 

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.3

2.7

2.6

27G

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.9

*2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.0

8.0

8.2

or

7.5

7.2

122.0

3.94

0.0054

0.006

242

Jan.

6.8 e-%

8.3

13

60

150 102"

92

70

35

29

25

22

18

17

15

14

12

11

10

10

10

9.9

9.8

9.7

*9.5

8.6

7.9

7.7

7.6

7.6

815.2

26.3

0.036

O.O4

1,620

Feb.

8.2 

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.4

6.9

6.3

6.0

6^5

6.7

7.1

7.5

8.0

200

2. OOP

1,550

1,200

*1,OOO

860

920

1,100

1,4OO

1,890

12,255.8

438

0.602

0.63

24,310

Mar.

1.410 

1,110

894

768

674

579

350

2OO

176

157

144

129

111

102

273

712

*285

169

120

102

110

126

171

236

219

120

86

80

98

127

129

9,967

322

0.443

0.51

19,770

Apr.

115 

95

81

73

63

56

57

63

70

63

60

99

491

930 32~2

560

396

244

154

110

83

*61

137

240

146

137

105

103

81

62

5,757

192

0.264

0.29

11,420

May

50 

44

37

34

31

29

33

39

36

34

31

47

278

579

567

278

*154

105

74

55

41

34

29

24

21

21

21

36

77

57

2,997

96.7

0.133

0.15

5,940

June

34 

26

22

~53 127

40

23

16

11

10

9.5

14

11

7.5

4.9

3.3

2.4

2.0

2JJ

2.5

28

42

*18

13

12

8.8

6.1

4.5

17

40

640.5

21.4

0.029

0.03

1,270

July

18

25

16

11

6.8

3.9

2.3

142 1.6

275

731

538

560

579

560

208

87

84

*61

26

23

22

16

10

7.0

120

48

19

11

6 .2

3.4

4,281.2

138

0.190

0.22

8,490

Aug.

3.0 

1.9

1.3

1.1

1.1

6.1

4.3

2.0

1.4

1.3

1.4

6.4

8.6

8.1

12.

10

7.7

*5.2

3.4

2.4

1.9

2.5

2.5

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.6

1.7

107.4

3.46

0.0048

0.005

213

Sept.

1.5

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.8

4.3

5.6

3^

2.3

1.5

1.2

2.1

2.7

3.0

4.2

43.4

1.45

0.0020

O.OO2

86

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,790 Min 0.5 Mean 59.4 Cfsm 0.082 In- 1.12 Ac-ft 43,o20

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,OOO Min 0.3 Mean 129 Cfsm 0.177 In. 2.40 Ac-ft 93,110

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs).--Oct. 5 (5 p.m.) 2,550 cfs (1O.03 ft); Feb. 20 (time unknown) 

about 2,300 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 27 to Feb. 27, Mar. 7, B, 26-29.
CHARITOM RIVER BASIN 413

Chariton River at Novinger, Mo.

Location Lat 40°14>05", long 92"41'00", in SE^NW^ sec. 27, T. 63 N. , R. 16 W., on 

left bank at downstream side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 6, l.COO ft 

downstream from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, 0.8 mile east of 

Novinger, and 2 miles upstream from Spring Creek.

Drainage area.--1,370 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1931 to September 1952, October 1954 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Supplementary wire-weight gage read once daily telow 

TO ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage is 737.65 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Sept. 6, 1932, chain gage at site 50 ft upstream ?.t same 

datum. Sept. 6, 1932, to Nov. 19, 1934, chain gage and Nov. 20, 1934, to Pec. 19, 

1939, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 743 cfs (537,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,200 cfs Jan. 6 (gage height, 23.1 ft); 

minimum observed, 1.2 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 6.46 ft).

1931-52, 1954-55; Maximum discharge, 22,900 cfs June 7, 13, 1947 (gage height, 

28.50 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1936. 

Maximum stage known, 28.6 ft in June 1917.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-heig?t 

record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1939. WSP 1116: 1932(M).

Discharg October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

aZQ

a!8

a!6

a!5 I,i5"o"

2,460

2,580

1,670

1,040

699

1,980

2,780 

1,520

*1,160 

1,330

883

584

a370

a280

a250

a 180

a 130

a 100

a80

a65

a55

a45

a40

a35

a30

21,597

697

0.509

0.59

42,840

Nov.

a27 a?5~

a24

a23

a23

a22

a21

a21

a21

a20

a20

a20 

a2O

a20 

a20

a!9

a 18

*17

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

574

19.1

0.014

0.02

1,140

Dec .

14

14

14

13

13

12

*11

12

12

11

15

13 

12

12 

14

15

15

12

21

25

15

14

13

13

11

13

18

21

11

15

20

444

14.3

0.010

0.01

881

Jan.

20

20

30

500

3,520

*4,B20

* 1,500

607

449

361

235

226 

85

138 

126

99

76

61

51

23

64

68

90

72

76

*42

35

33

32

31

30

13,520

436

0.318

0.37

26,820

Feb.

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

*30

30

90

75

60 

50

40 

50

100

7O

300

2,000

5,500

3,000

2,300

1,800

1,600

1,430

1,520

2,370

2,430

22,855

816

0.596

0.62

45,330

Mar.

2,170

1,920

*1,570

1,330

1,140

952

791

561

449

361

317

274 

226

*208 

235

339

860

493

295

235

200

192

295

515

515

405

295

254 '274

*295

274

18,240

588

0.429

0.50

36,180

Apr.

235

200

183

167

145

126

115

104

104

115

132

722 

3,060

5,480 

2,090

1,380

929

722

538

405

295

235

254

1,650

1,740

745

*471

361

274

208

_____

21,185

7O6

0.515

0.58

42,020

May

167

145

132

115

99

90

85

85

110

244

145

852 

3,950

2,550 

1,190

929

561

*361

244

167

132

115

94

85

80

99

339

244

115

120

115

13,739

443

0.323

0.37

27,250^

June

99

76

510

110

132

254

104

90

61

51

51

64

51

45 

42

40

37

34

-m32

64

42

*40

68

126

85

64

42

40

653

3,175

106

0.077

0.09

6,300

July

175

76

51

40

34

614

106

51

40

45

226

699 

722

*607 

630

607

317

126

317

226

72

45

42

76

32

26

27

68

40

30

21

6,188

200

0.146

0.17

12,270

Aug.

20

18

15

15

14

16

14

13

12

10

10

8.0 

8.5

8.2 

8.0

8.2

9.7

10

*12

10

8.0

9.1

11

20

11

10

11

4.0

3.8

77o 11

345.5

11.1

0.0081

0.009

685

Sept.

9.7

6.8

5.2

4.6

4.4

4.4

1.5

2.1

3.1

6.5

3.6

2.6

2.1

*3.6 

3.2

3.0

2.5

1.2

370

3.2

3.8

5.0

3.7

3.4

6.0

8.8

13

14

14

37

185.0

6.17

0.0045

0.005

367

Calendar year 1954 : Max - Mln - 

Water year 1954-55 : Max 4,820 Hln 1.2

Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Mean 334 Cfsm O.244 In. 3.33 Ac-<~t 242,100

Peak discharge (base, 6.500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations near Centervllie, 

Iowa, and near Prairie Hill, Mo.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 31 to Jan. 4, Jan. 27 to Feb. 24.
414 CHARITON RIVER BASIN

Chariton River near Prairie Hill, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°32', long 92°47', in NW^-SW^ sec. 26, T. 55 N. , R. 17 V., near 

center of span on downstream handrail of bridge on State Highway 129, 3.2 miles 

northwest of Prairie Hill and 13|- miles upstream from Puzzle Creek.

Drainage area. 1,870 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1929 to September 1955. Prior to Oct. 1, 1953, published 

as "near Keytesville."

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Prior to Aug. 25, 1929, staff gage,

Tug. 25, 1929 to Feb. 19, 1935, chain gage, and Feb. 20, 1935 to Sept. 30, 1953, 

wire-weight gage, at site 85- miles downstream.

Average discharge. 26 years, 1,019 cfs (737,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 cfs Jan. 5 (gage height 17.2 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum daily, 13 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 2.03 ft).

192t)-55: Maximum discharge, 25,600 cfs June 8, 9, 1947 (gage height, 25.3 ft, 

from floodmark, site and datum then in use); minimum, 4.6 cfs Aug. 7, 9, 10, 1934.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of lee effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 4 to July 7)

Z.Z 

2.4 

2.8 

3.4

Oct. 1 to Jan. 4

97

229

6.0 

8.0 

1O.O

1,200

2,120

3,360

Jan. 5 to Sept. 30

2.0

2.1 

2.3

11

18

41

125

301

5.0 84E

8.0 2,220

10.0 3,700

15.0 10,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

*201

83

66

20?

1,180

1,920

2,680

2,680

1,870

1,200

1,630

2,200

5,140 

2,440

1,820

1,320

880

500

412

360

325

229

177

145

127

123

111

*104

86 

81

74

28,368

915

0.489

0.56

56,270

NOV.

6562"

59

56

52

52

49

49

48

44

42

41

41 

40

39

*36

35

36

36 

36

36

36

35

37

37

36

36

37

37 

37

1,282

42.7

0.023

0.03

2,540

Dec.

37

37

35

*34

40

32

34

34

32

27

35

42

*19 

33

42

37

33

34

23 

23

37

45

35

35

30

33

37

42

44 

40

35

1,076

34.7

0.019

0.02

2,130

Jan.

30

40

70

300

5,830

*9,590

*4,860

2,160

1,000

682

802

606

332

532

243

216

243

146

80 

157

146

142

180

191

157

142

121

100

*85

75

70

29,328

946

0.506

0.58

58,170

Feb.

65

62

60

65

65

65

65

65

100

150

300

250

170 

150

160

200

250

350

7,480 

6,190

4,100

3,340

2,840

2,440

2,220

1,960

2,280

3,430

-

38,872

1,388

0.742

0.77

77,100

Mar.

5,2_5Q

2,7OO

*2,330

1,810

1,470

1,210

1,OOO

842

644

532

463

412

364 

332 84"2

682

532

842

644 

429

364

348

520

1,080

1,040

762

644

606

568

532

*532

28,326

914

0.489

0.56

56,180

Apr.

463

396

332

301

271

257

216

191

180

168

180

*271

890 

4,640

5,110

2,640

1,910

1,120

842 

606

463

380

364

1,290

2,500

2,220

1,040

606

463 

364

30,674

1,022

0.547

0.61

60,840

May

316

271

243

230

204

180

168

157

146

 191

257

497

4,910 

6,810

3,290

1,570

1,170

762

463 

364

286

243

230

*748

348

463

1,210

6,940

*2,450 

762

301

36,180

1,167

0.624

0.72

71,760

June

316

301

271

606

271

204

301

204

157

127

117

168

157 

*121

97

80

66

65

51 

54

97

136

81

61

1,980

862

364

191

129

159

7,800

260

0.139

0.16

15,470

July

704

301

191

121

92

681

882

286

157

114

85

*102

463 

722

606

606

644

463

802 

619

301

204

142

157

412

*146

88

73

80 

102

76

10,422

336

0.180

0.21

20,670

Aug.

68

58

52

50

50

66

121

65

48

41

38

33

32 

31

28

26

26

24

24 

26

26

27

*24

23

22

22

22

22

36 

66

52

1,249

40.3

0.022

0.02

2,480

Sept.

33

28

24

22

2O

18

17

17

17

*16

16

14

14 

14

14

14

1314-

14 

17

16

16

17

16

14

16

33

32

27 

24

567

18.9

0.010

0.01

1,120

Calendar year 1954: Max 6,710 Mln 9 Mean 329 Cfsm 0.176 In. 2.39 Ac-ft 238,000

Water year 1954-55: Max 9,590 Mln 13 Mean 587 Cfsm 0.314 In. 4.25 Ac-ft 424,700

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs) . Jan. 5 (12 p.m.) 13,500 cfs (17.2 ft); Feb. 19 (1:30 p.m.) 

9,020 cfs 114.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 30 to Jan. 4, Jan. 28 to Feb. 18.
LAMINE RIVER BASIN 415

Lamine River at Clifton City, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°45'20", long 93°01'10", in NW£ sec. 16,- T. 46 N., R. 19 W. , near 

center of span on upstream side of county highway bridge, 300 ft upstream from 

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad bridge, three-quarters of a mile east of Clifton 

City, and 8 miles downstream from Otter Creek.

Drainage area.--598 sq mi.

Records available. June 1922 to September 1955.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 10.0 ft and twice daily above. Datum 

of gage Is 621.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Dec. 21, 1934, 

chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 491 cfs (355,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,260 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 20.71 ft); 

minimum observed, 1.4 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 1.62 ft).

1922-55: Maximum discharge, 65,000 cfs June 29, 1951 (gage height, 32.5 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs; no flow at times in 1934, 1936, and on 

Oct. 22, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 35.3 ft Sept. 18, 1905, from floodmark (discharge, about 

90,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.4

0.6 

2.0 

5.2 

9.5

3.0

4.0

7.0

14.0

19.0

145

355

1,240

3,930

6,950

Discharge, in cubic feet pe cond, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

21

28 

29 

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

112

79

50

35

16

16

14

9.5

8.6

7.4

114

5.640

1,980

1,240

2,210

330

190

112

76

70

*57

49

51

52

47

42

36

45 

97

90

66

10,941.5

353

0.590

0.68

21,700

Nov.

57

51

42

35

36

30

*28

28

26

24

21

19

18

18

16

14

13

12

12

16

*13

12

14

13

13

12

12

12 

12

12

641

21.4

0.036

0.04

1,270

Dec.

11

11

11

11

14

14

16

51

34

39

41

35

29

*26

25

22

22

19

17

16

15

16

15

15

14

13

18

22

69

163

128

952

30.7

0.051

0.06

1,890

Jan.

104

538

764

1,300

2,370

4,540

928

380

240

220

163

136

76

*104

82

77

76

69

63

60

56

49

44

40

37

41

40

37

35

32

31

12,532

404

0.676

0.78

24,860

Feb.

*31

IT

38

50

42

50

52

60

73

59

54

50

44

40

*44

42

44

43

2,280

6,950

1,980

564

355

283

210

200

190

330

14,202

507

0.848

0.88

28,170

Mar.

272

220

172

181

592

380

210

181

163

128

112

97

90

77

75

80

90

90

90

90

104

154

877

2,440

985

431

405

405 

592

510

355

10,652

344

0.575

0.66

21,130

Apr.

261

210

2OO

181

154

136

112

97

*84

80

76

74

76

120

136

97

90

77

69

61

52

57

51

50

43

43

36

*39 

37

35

2,834

94.5

0.158

0.18

5,620

May

33

31

26

21

19

19

18

18

19

21

21

80

145

380

200

120

*82

58

50

40

35

33

23

61

210

112

76

53 

60

53

50

2,167

69.9

0.117

0.13

4,300

June

40

38

29

25

29

30

97

82

68

42

50

120

136

104

72

59

36

*29

24

16

14

12

29 9.1

230

272

T45

84 

60

36

2,017.1

67.2

0.112

0.13

4,000

July

22

21

16

12

10

233

*78

44

26

22

24

25

13

10

57

80

31

351

134

43

31

14

10

9.5

9.1

9.1

6.9

6.1 

5.2

675

10

1,369.4

44.2

0.074

0.09

2,720

Aug.

5.0

5.2

9.5

9.1

4.9

6.1

1,230

824

145

73

48

34

24

20

13

9.1

6.9

6.5

4.6

3.6

3.3

4.6

3.6

2.6

1.7

1.4

1.6

2.0 

1,560

"6.550

5,940

16,59a3

535

0.895

1.03

32,910

Sept.

302

145

104

63

61

49

36

34

29

25

15

14

16

10

6.9

5.2

5.2

6.5

8.6

6.9

6.5

12

79

620

206

112

641

2.050 

405

163

5,216.8

174

0.291

0.32

10,350

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,640 Min 0.3 Mean 94.4 Cfsm O.158 In. 2.14 Ac-ft 68,320 

Water year 1954-55: Max 6,950 Min 1.4 Mean 219' Cfsm 0.566 In. 4.98 Ac-ft 158,900

Peak discharge (base. 10,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
416 LAMINE RIVER BASIN

East Branch South Fork Blackwater River near Elm, Mo.

Location Lat 38°49'05", long 94°02'05", in SW&SE^ sec. 5, T. 46 N., R. 28 W. , on

left bank at bridge on county highway 2^ miles southeast of Elm and f miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 16.4 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1954 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 795 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. 1954: Maximum discharge during period June to September, 872 cfs Aug. 7 

(gage height, 5.32 ft), from rating extended above 420 cfs on basis of logarithmic 

plotting; no flow most of the time.

1954-55; Maximum discharge during water year, 2,380 cfs May 27 (gfge height 

8.50 ft) from rating extended above 420 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; no 

flow for many days.

Flood in July 1951 reached a stage of 14.8 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for June 1-17, 1954, which are poor.

Rating table, June 1, 1954, to Sept. 3O, 1955, (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 2, June 16 to July B, 1954)

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

.2

1.5 

4.2 

8.0

24

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

103

167

254

472

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

June

0

103

.5

.1

0

0

0

0

o

0

July

_

-

-

_

_

,

(*)

(*)

Aug.

14

*17

.1

0

0

*2.9

54

51

*.6

.1

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

o

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

June

0

0

0

*0

*0

*60

.5

*.2

.1

0

July

_

_

(*)

_

_

_

_

_

_

Aug.

.1

1.5

.1

.1

.2

0

0

*0

0

0

Sept.

0

o

o

*0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

June

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

*o

o

0-

5.48

0.334

326

July

_

(*)

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

0

Aug.

0

0

*o

*o

o

0

1.5

.1

O

*0

*0

4.62

0.282

284

Sept.

0

O

0

0

o

0

o

.3

*3.1

 6

-

0.11

6.7

Peak discharge (base. 5OO cfs).--June 2 (lo a.m.) 7S7 cfs (5.04 ft); June 16 (1 a.m.) 333 cfa 

(3.41 ft); AugT 7 (11:45 p.m.) 872 cfs (5.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record June 1, 3-13, 17; discharge estimated on basis of weather records. 

Discharge for June 2, 16 computed from graph based on peak stage and/or gage readings.
LAMINE RIVER BASIN

East Branch South Fork Blackwater River near Elm, Mo. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1S55

417

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

O

0

0

.2 *.4

0

0

0

0

0

*128 9.7

.5

35

.6

.1

.1

0

0

0

6.3

*1.0

.1

0

0

8.1

.6

.1

.1

0

0

190.9

6.16

0.376

0.43

379

Nov.

C)

C)

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

O

0

*12

103 *131

8.2

2.4

1.7

1.0

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*0

.1

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

261.1

8.42

0.513

0.59

518

Feb.

0.9

.4

.1

.1

.1

2.3

2.6

8.8

8.5

2.8

1.2

0

0

*2.9

4.6

2.4

1.0

213

133

19

4.6

2.6

2.9

2.4

1.5

2.4

1.9

1.5

423.5

15.1

0.921

0.96

840

Mar.

1.1

.8

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3 * .3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.4

.6

3.4

4.2

3.2

1.1

4.6

10

T.4

4 .2

2.4

47.7

1.54

0.094

0.11

95

Apr.

1.5 in

1.0 1.1

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.8

1.0

1.3

*1.0

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

H

0

12.2

0.41

0.025

0.03

24

May

*0

0

0

0

0

O

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

106

*21

4.6

2.4

1.1

1.0

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*82

178

~T.6 425

4.2

7.6

843.3

27.2

1.66

1.91

1,670

June

5.4

2.4

*1.7

1.5

4.5

55

12

3.2

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.7

.8

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

3

3.4

.5

.1 *.l

1.5

.3

102.4

3.41

0.208

0.23

203

July

*0.1

0

U

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0.5

0.02

0.0012

0.001

1.0

Aug.

0

0

*0

0

0

1.6

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.9

0.06

0 . 0037

0.004

3.8

Sept.

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.8

14

.1

0

0

17

.6

.1 *0

34.6

1.15

0.070

0.08

69

Calendar year 1954: Max 

Water year 1954-55: Max

Mln 

Mln

Mean 

Mean

Cfsm - In. - 

Cfsm 0.321 In. 4.35

Ac-ft - 

Ac-ft 3,800

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). Oct. 11 (7:15 p.m.) 674 cfs (4.70 ft): Jan. 5 (12:15 p.m.) 

355 cfs (3.50 ft); Feb. 18 (8 p.m.) 890 cfs (5.33 ft); May 12 (6:30 p.m.) 388 cfs (3.64 ft); May 26 

(10:45 atm.) 423 cfs (3.78 ft); May 27 (11:45 p.m.) 2,380 cfs (8.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on thia day.
418 LAMINE RIVER BASIN

Blackwater River at Blue Lick, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°59'30", long 93°12'15", on line between sees. 27 and 34, T. 49 N. , 

R. 21 W., near center of span on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 65, threequarters of a mile downstream from Pinney Creek and 1 mile south of Bl'.'e Lick.

Drainage area. 1,120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June 1922 to September 1933, May 1938 to September 1955.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 10.0 ft and twice daily above. Datum of 

gage is 593.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to July 25, 1925, chain 

gage at site 50 ft downstream at datum 0.10 ft lower. July 25, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1933, 

and May 23 to Sept. 24, 1938, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 704 cfs (509,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,170 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 26.45 ft); minimum observed, 2.0 cfs Aug. 24, 29 (gage height, 5.91 ft).

1922-33, 1938-55: Maximum discharge, 54,000 cfs Nov. 18, 1928 (gag? height, 

41.25 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Sept. 3, 1953, Sept. 15-19, 23-26, 19:4; minimum gage 

height, 0.96 ft July 6, 1926.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1006: 1929.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 15 to Dec. 31)

Oct. 14 to Sept. 3O

6.0

6.1 

6.3 

7.0 

8.0

1.5

3.5

9.0

37

93

9.0

11.0

16.0

20.0

176

428

1,360

2,430

5.9

6.0 

6.2 

7.0 

8.0

1.9

3.0

7.9

53

121

10.0

13.0

19.0

24.0

26.4

310

775

2,220

3,800

5,170

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to Septemter 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.9

$75

as

66

*524

214

47

24

22

a!6

39

1,960

2,450

1,76(5

700

629

a 200

59

37

31

20

16

12

a40

76

59

36

179

107

53 

a35

9,340.2

301

0.269

0.31

18,530

Nov.

*24

T7J

14

12

11

9.5

a8

7.3

7.1

6.8

6.5

5.4

4.9

a4.8

4.7

4.3

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.7

a2.4

2.2

2.1

37?

2.9

2.8

2.7

a2.6

*2.4

2.6

184.7

6.16

0.0055

0.006

366

Dec.

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

a2.8

2.8

3.2

3.2

3.4

5.1

5.9

a4.8

3.6

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

a2.5

a2.5

2.4

2.4

2.8

2.8

2.6

a2.7

a2.7

2.8

2.4

2.6

3.9 

14

104.6

3.37

0.0030

0.003

207

Jan.

a20

alO

55

1,130

2,940

3,410

3,800

4,200

33,200

*884

206

145

107

79

59

a 60

59

53

47

44

38

35

a32

*28

b35

24

b25

23

19

a!7 

15

20,797

671

0.599

0.69

41,250

Feb.

16 b30~

blOO

245

137

a 100

334

334

756

563

235

188

a!50

107

188

299

266

257

3,120

a3, 900

4,350

5,170

*3,880

727

266

206

a200

197

-----

26,321

940

0.839

0.87

52,210

Mar.

188

153

137

107

100

a90

79

65

62

53

50

50

a 44

39

34

31

30

34

33

a32

30

28

74

248

682

346

a 200

a 350

646

756 440"

5,211

168

0.150

0.17

10,340

Apr.

266

ISS

a!40

*107

93

82

65

53

47

a42

37

36

37

47

50

50

a 60

50

38

31

27

25

28

a23

a21

a!9

a!7

a!5

a!3

a!2

1,719

57.3

0.051

0.06

3,410

May

alO

a9

a8

a8

*7.3

a7

a6

a6

5.9

6.2

87 5.7

1,280

2,070

a 900

225

107

68

47

39

31

a25

20

20

346

202

1,760

2,850

3,220

a3,600 

3^800

20,776.1

670

0.598

0.69

41,210

June

1,510

563 '

266

121

3400

296

107

346

161

79

*53

alOO

215

107

59

47

31

24

a 20

15

12

10

8.7 472" 

1,120

a 400

188

100

47

26

6,903.7

230

0.205

0.23

13,690

July

25

18

314

alO

*7.1

~TT 115

23

14

alO

6.2

5.1

4.5

4.0

3.4

3.2

a3

r.s

78

16

10

6.5

18

a20

16

B.I

5.9

5.1

5.1

4-. 3 

33.5

54C.4

17.4

O.C16

0.02

1,C70

Aug.

*2.8

2.6

2.3

2.1

T7Z

29

a400

2,480

1,560

197

65

32

18

a!3

8.7

6.5

4.9

3.8

3.2

2.7

a2.5

4.7

4.3

*2.1

2.2

2.4

2.2

a2.2

980

*2,740 ~&&

11J.08.4

358

0.320

0.37

22,030

Sept.

1,370

191

56

a35

a22

16

11

7.9

6.2

4.9

a3.8

2.7

a2.5

2.3

775

2.3

2.7

a2.6

2.4

a2.5

2.6

3.2

146

1,160

a 600

a 300

al,000

al,000

aS755o"

*2,170

12,627.9

421

0.376

0.42

25,050

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,260 Mln 0.2 Mean 141 Cfsm O.126 In. 1.72 Ac-ft 102,200

Water year 1954-55: Max 5,170 Mln 2.1 Mean 317 Cfsm 0.283 In. 3.84 Ao-ft 223,400

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

records and records for
LAMNE RIVER BASIN 419

Shiloh Branch near Marshall, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°07'00", long 93°05'50", in NWi sec. 15, T. 50 N., R. 20 W., on left

 bank 15 ft upstream from double culvert under State Highway 41, 0.8 mile upstream 

from unnamed tributary, 2.5 miles upstream from Salt Branch, 3.6 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 5^ miles east of Marshall.

Drainage area.--2.87 sq mi.

Records available. June 1952 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 677.39 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 741 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height,

 5.64 ft), from rating curve extended above 150 cfs on basis of slope-area determination, at gage height 5.64 and 6.92 ft; no flow for many days.

1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 871 cfs June 2 (gage I eight, 

6.92 ft), from rating curve extended above 150 cfs as explained above; ro flow for 

many days.

1952-55: Maximum discharge that of June 2, 1955; no flow for many dsys.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the period June to September 1952 has been 

revised to 316 cfs Aug. 21, 1952 (gage height 2.51 ft), superseding figvre published 

in WSP 1240.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Rating tables, water years 1953-55 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge In cubic feet per second)

.9

.9 

1.4 

2.0 

3.6

S.5

11

50

115

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

C)

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

O

0

0

0

0

Feb.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

_a

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

0.004

0.0014

0.001

0.2

Mar.

00"

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

«0

0

.1

6.4

.5

O

0

0

0

0

7.0

0.23

0.080

0.09

14

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.2

7.3

T73

0

0

.1

.2

0

0

1.5

10.6

0.35

0.122

0.14

21

May

2.7

23 -15

0"

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

3.6

.1

.1

.2

29.7

0.96

0.334

0.38

59

June

*0.3

31

.1

00~

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

31.5

1.05

0.366

0.41

62

July Aug.

6.2 *76 *7sl ~*.i

0 *0

0" *0~

0 0

0 1.3

0 .2

0 .3

0 0

0 0

0 .2

0 1.4

0 .2

0 *0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 .9

0 .5

0 .3

0 .1

0 .1

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 *0

0 0

0 0

0 0

o ' o

6.5' 81.6

0.21 2.63

0.073 0.916

0.08 1.06

13 162

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

0

o

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 30.4 Min o Mean 0.388 Cfsm 0.135 In. 1.84 Ai-ft 282

Water year 1953-54: Max 76 Mln o Mean 0.458 Cfsm O.160 In. 2.. 16 Ai-ft 331

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs).--May 2 (3 a.m.) 156 cfs (1.93 ft); June 2 (12 ra.) 245 cfs 

(2.20 ft); AugT 1 (4 a.m.) 741 cfs (5.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
LAMINE RIVER BASIN 

Shiloh Branch near Marshall, Mo.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per nd, water year October 1954 to Septembe

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ae-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

.5

.4

0

0

*0

0

0

3.3

1 .2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

*0

0

*0

0

0

5.4

0.17

0.059

0.07

11

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

9.5

2 .£

15

.8

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

25.5

0.82

0.286

0.33

51

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

73

13

1.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

.1

.1

*0

_ ______

87.9

3.14

1.09

1.14

174

Mar.

0

0

1.5

.3

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.7

1.2

.8

0

.8

1.5

'.3

.3

8.8

0.28

0.098

0.11

17

Apr.

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

7.1

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.8

0.26

0.091

0.10

15

May

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

2.1

1.0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

1.6

*0

3.2

22

60

.5

.3

 2

91.3

2.95

1.03

1.18

181

June

0.1

*95

1.6

.4

6.8

7.9

1

.2

0

*T.4

13

2.5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

34

17

.4

.2

il

*0

*0

181.7

6.06

2.11

2.35

360j

July

0

0

0

0

24

3.0

.3

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

27.3

0.83

0.307

0.3,

54

Aug.

0

0

0

0

*0

.2

5.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

78

.7

0

84.4

2.72

0.948

1.09

167

Sept.

*00~

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

81

.5

0

*0

81.5

2.72

0.948

1.06

162

Calendar year 1954: Max 76 Min 0 Mean 0.472 Cfsm 0.164 In. 2.23 Ac-ft 342

Water year 1954-55: Max 95 Min 0 Mean 1.65 Cfsm 0.575 In. 7.78 Ac-ft 1,190

Peak discharge (base, 150 efs).--Feb. 18 (6 p.m.) 455 cfs (3.26 ft); May 28 (l a.m.) 653 ofs 

(4.84 ft); June 2 (4:15 p.m.) 871 ofs (6.92 ft); July 5 (9 p.m.) 316 ofs (2.50 ft); Aug. 29 

(4:15 p.m.) 499 ofs (3.61 ft); Sept. 27 (6:30 a.m.) 364 cfs (2.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record June 4, 7-9, 13-23, 26-29, Sept. 28, 29. Discharge estimated on 

of weather records.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 421

Missouri River at Boonville, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°58'40", long 92 0 45'15", in sec. 35, T. 49 N. , R. 17 W. , on downstream 

side of second pier from right abutment of Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad bridge at 

Boonville.

Drainage area. 505,700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1925 to September 1955. Gage-height records collected at sane 

site 1873-99 are contained in reports of Missouri River Commission; since 1?00, in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 565.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1928, chain gage at site 0.4 mile downstream at datrm 3.14 ft 

lower. Oct. 1, 1928, to May 9, 1931, chain gage at site 50 ft upstream from present 

site at present datum. May 10, 1931, to Apr. 12, 1934, water-stage recorder at site 

0.4 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 57,460 cfs (41,600,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 128,000 cfs Feb. 21, June 27; maximum gage 

height, 16.80 ft June 27; minimum discharge observed 10,800 cfs Jan. 30, 31 (gage 

height 2.2 ft).

1925-55: Maximum discharge, 550,000 cfs July 17, 1951; maximum gage height, 

32.82 ft July 17, 1951; minimum discharge, about 1,800 cfs Jan. 10, 1940; minimum gage 

height, -0.85 ft Jan. 13, 1937.

Flood of June 21, 1844, reached a stage of 32.7 ft (discharge, about 710,000 cfs, 

computed by Corps of Engineers). Flood of June 6, 1903, reached a stage of 30.5 ft 

(discharge, about 612,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements made 3 times a month during wirter and 

6 or more times monthly during rest of year. Flow regulated by many reserveirs above 

station, records for some can be found in WSP 1389 and 1390.

Revisions. WSP 761: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1935

Day

1

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac-ft

Oct.

34,1OO

56)500 

58,500 

44,4OO

62,000 

69,000 

72,600

49^ 600

46,600 

52,000 

57,000 

52,000 

52,800

65,000 

58,400 

48,400 

45,OOO 

39,900

38,500 

39,200 

59,200 

57,400 

37,40O

37,700 

57,100 

57,400 

38,300 

37,700 

37.4OO

*1,435.3

46,300 

$2,847

Nov.

37,100 

36,200 

35,900 

35,300 

55,200

30,400 

27,900 

26,000 

24,500 

23,500

25,500 

23,500 

22,600 

22,200 

21,700

21 , 500 

20 , 800 

20 , 400 

20 , 200 

20 , 200

19,900 

19,700 

19,500 

19,500 

19,300

19,100 

19,50O

19,300 

19,100 

19,100

720,000 

24, OOO 

*lj428

Dec.

18,700 

18,200 

18,000 

18,000 

18,200

18,200 

18,000 

18, OOO 

18, OOO 

18,000

18,200 

18,7OO 

18,900 

18,400 

18,200

18,200 

17,800 

17,800 

17,800 

17,800

18,000 

17,8OO 

17,600 

17,400 

17,600

17,800 

18,400 

18,9OO 

19,100 

19,500 

19,1OO

564,100 

18,200

Jan.

18,700 

18,400 

18,7OO 

19,7OO 

26,200

41,600 

47,200

55 1.600 

31,700

26,200 

22,400 

20,400 

18,900 

17,800

16,60O 

15,200 

15,100 

14,3OO 

13,600

13,100 

12,500 

12,200 

11,500 

11,800

11,800 

11 , 800 

11,500 

11,100 

10,800 

11,000

608,700 

19,640 

tl,207

Feb.

12,200 

12,300 

11,60O 

12,200 

11,500

11,500 

12,500 

15,800 

14,900 

15,400

16,400 

17,800 

17,000 

15,800 

16,800

19,900

18,400 

17,400 

32,000 

78,700

121,000

95,8OO 

87,400 

75, 200 

57,OOO

49,600 

46,900 

54,000

965, OOO 

34,390 

tl,910

Mar.

63, OOO 

59,300 

48,8OO 

44,1OO 

58,400

75,400

47*600 

42,000 

37,700

35,000 

55,500 

43,000 

55,70O 

55,200

59,800 

65,500 

55,200 

46,200 

41,600

57,400 

35,300 

34,100 

34,100 

36,500

35,OOO 

31,400 

28,700 

27.60O

27*. 600

*1,379.9 

44,510 

*2,737

Apr.

27,500 

28,400 

35,6OO 

38,900 

38,900

37,400 

35,300 

34,400 

34,400 

34,400

33,800 

33,500 

33,200 

34,100 

46,20O

64, OOO

48*800 

43,000 

40 , 600

40,60O 

39,600 

37,700 

37,400 

38,3OO

4O,600 

45,200 

49,200 

42,700 

39,200

*1,190.2 

39,670 

*2,361

May

38,9OO 

39,900 

39,900 

38, OOO 

35,600

35,000 

54,400 

33,5OO

34)400

34,4OO 

35, 900 

41,600 

70,000 

66,000

51,600 

43,800 

39,200 

37,100 

35,900

55,OOO 

34,100 

55,800 

35,300

36,200

35,600 

58,900 

62,000 

SO , 9OO

59*800

tl,344 

45,350 

*2,666

June

52,400 

51,200 

50,000 

42,700 

41 , 300

41,000 

40,600 

44,400 

47,60O 

47,200

44,800 

45,200 

46,200 

45,800 

39,900

37,700 

37,400 

37,400 

37,100 

36,500

56,500 

36,200 

35 , 90O

53*. 600

89,200 

122,000

92 , 8OO 

68,000 

56,600

fl.,494.4 

49,81O 

t2,964

July

61,60O 

58, OOO 

5O.OOO 

44,800 

41 , 600

46,200 

49, 600 

56,600 

56,600 

46, 6OO

42,000 

45,800 

54,000 

50,800 

47,600

48, OOO 

42,000 

38,500 

38,300 

4O,60O

41,600 

38,300 

36,80O 

35,600 

34 , 700

34,700 

36,2OO 

38,300 

36,200 

34,100 

33,500

tl,559 

45,840 

*2,696

Aug.

33,200 

33.2OO 

32,600 

3C , 800 

27,500

26,000 

51,400 

5f , 300 

36,500 

25,80O

IS, 900 

IF, 100

51^200 

54,400

54,400 

33,500

32,600 

32,600 

52,900

52,600 

32,600 

52,300 

32,300 

52,600

32.6OO 

52 , 9OO 

32 , 900 

58,OOO 

51,600 

4§,40O

tt.,008 . 5 

52,550 

*2,000

Sept.

44,600

36)500 

35,600 

34,400

55, 800 

53,500 

53,800 

34,700 

55,900

35,600 

34,400 

35, 200 

32,900

54,100 

35,000 

35,000 

54,400 

54,100

54,100 

34,4OO 

35,000 

36,800 

40,2OO

40,200 

43,400 

44,100 

44,100 

42.OOO

fi,096.6 

36,550 

*2,175

Calendar year 1954: Max 128, OOO Mln 6,720 Mean 38,05O Ac-ft 27,550,000 

Water year 1954-55: Max 122,000 Mln 10,80O Mean 56,060 Ac-ft 26,110,300

* Expressed In thousands.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage adlngs Jan. 18 to Feb. 7, Feb. 11-18.

449355 O - 58 - Z8
422 MOMITEAU CREEK BASIN

Moniteau Creek near Fayette, Mo.

Location.--Lat 39°07'15", long 92°33'40", in SE^SE^ sec. 14, T. 50 M. , R. 15 W., on downstream side of county highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Hungry Mother Creek, 

?! miles east of Fayette, and 15 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 81 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1948 to September 1955.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 11 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 607.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 7 years, 35.5 cfs (25,700 aere-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,760 cfs June 25 (gage height, 

19.2 ft); no flow for many days.

1948-55: Maximum discharge observed, that of June 25, 1955; no flow at times in 

1948, 1951-55

Maximum stage known, 22.9 ft, probably in April 1944, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 7 to Apr. 5)

3.1

3.2

3.3 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

Oct. 1 to July 5

0 7.0

.2 10.0

.9 13.0

7.6 15.0

14 17.0

34 18.0

60

July 6 to Sept. 30

182

445

820

1,270

2,030

2,600

4.3 4.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

9.0

13.0

14.0

8.

28

91

345

820

1,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*00"

\

26

35

6.3

a3

.8

.3

.1

44

61 aTo"

5.6

9.9

4.6

1.9

.6

.3

.1

a.l

.1

0

0

0

.1

a.l

0

0

0

aO

209.9

6.77

0.084

0.10

416

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

aO

0

aO

0

aO

0

.1

.5

al

aT

.8

3.4

0.11

0.0014

0.002

6.7

Jan.

0.8

2.3

36

189

519

*154

31

a!5

10

7.4

a6

4.8

2.7

3.6

3.1

1.9

2.3

1.9

1.1 

.9

1.7

.8

.6

.8

.6

.6

a. 5

a. 4

*.3

73

.3

799.7

25.8

0.319

0.37

1,590

Feb.

~79 0.6

a. 8

.7

1.1

17

22

9.7

9.7

a6

3.3

a3

2.3

alO

alOO

a50

a20

a 30

1,040 

alBO

44

29

18

15

12

12

26

18

-

1,681.1

60.0

0.741

0.77

3,330

Mar.

14

10

*8.6

9.5

14

8.9

5.3

6.0

5.5

5.3

4.8

3.6

2.8

2.7

3TT

4.4

4.1

3.0

3.6

3.1

4.8

a8

52

154 a~Jo~

16

12

14

22

16

11

472.1

15.2

0.188

0.22

936

Apr.

8.4

7.2

6.3

a80

119

26

13

8.9

7.2

6.0

a6

*9.9

97

89

19

12

8.0

6.0

5.8 

a5.5

a5.0

4.4

5.6

11

12

6.0

4.1

3.1

2.5

1..5

595.4

19.8

0.244

0.27

1,180

May

1.4

1.2

al

.7

.6

.5

.4

74

a. 4

*.6

al

24

a 70

29

11

6.5

5.0

3.5

2.7 

1.9

1.5

3.1

2.2

5.3

4.6

4.3

3.5

7.1

15

4 .8

2.3

215.5

6.95

0.086

0.10

427

June

1.5

1.2

*.7

.6, 8751

95

29

6.7

3.1

1.9

17

68

17

*7.2

a5

2.5

1.7

1.1

6.2 

25

2.8

1.2

.6

143

2,080

95

34

16

9.9

7.6

2,689.4

89.6

1.11

1.23

5,330

July

5.8

3.8

2.3

1.7

13

910

25S

27

10

5.3

3.4

1.8

1.2

1.0

3.2

.8

.6

.6

*43 

3.9

1.2

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.4

.3

.2

.1

7T

1,278.4

41.2

0.509

0.59

2,540

Aug.

0.1

0

0

0

0

155

269

5.3

1.1

.9

.4

.2

.2

a.l

.1

.1

0

*0

0 

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

572

926

T3

1,943.5

62.7

0.774

0.89

3,850

Sept..

3.4

1.5

1.1

1.0

1.0

.6

.4

.4

*.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

ff

0

0 

0

1.5

7.2

1.5

1.0

.5

a. 3

288 ~4"2"

5.4

2.3

360.2

12.0

0.148

0.17

714

Calendar year 1954: Max 733 Hin 0 Mean 9.52 Cfsm 0.118 In. 1.59 Ac-ft 6,900

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,080 Hin 0 Mean 28.1 Cfsm 0.347 In. 4.71 Ac-ft 20,320

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs).--Feb. 19 (8 a.m.) 1,850 cfs (16.7 ft)j June 25 (8 a.m.) 3,760 cfs 

(19.2 ft); July 6 (7 p.m.) 2,530 cfs (17.9 ft); Aug. 30 (2 a.m.) 2,280 cfs (17.5 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for adjacent 

stations.
PETITE SALINE CREEK BASIN 423

Petite Saline Creek near Boonville, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°55'00", long 92°39'20", in SW^-SE^ sec. 15, T. 48 N. , R. 16 W. , on right 

bank 50 ft upstream from county highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Clarks 

Fork Creek, 7 miles southeast of Boonville, and 14|- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 182 sq mi.

Records available. March 1948 to September 1955.

_.--Water-stage recorder; supplementary wire-weight gage read once daily used for 

stages below 3.20 ft. Datum of gage is 573.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Prior to July 26, 1952, wire-weight gage only at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 127 cfs (91,940 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,960 cfs Aug 31 (gage height, 20.30 ft); minimum observed, 0.2 cfs Nov. 11-14, Dec. 20-22, 24, 25; " " ..... 

2.49 ft Aug. 2.

minimum gage height observed,

1948-55: Maximum discharge, 6,120 cfs Oct. 21, 1949 (gage height, 23.50 ft); no 

flow at times in 1953-54; minimum gage height, 2.24 ft July 30, 31, 1954.

Maximum stage known prior to 1949, 23.2 ft in June 1921, from information by local 

resident (discharge, 5,860 cfs).

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

OCt.

4.4

a3

7.8

134

186

24

4.7

1.9

1.2

.8

373

1,580

*250

422

224

36

15

8.1

5.5

3.5

*2.7

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.6

2.0

3.4

1.6

1.0

> 8

 6

3,105.0

100

0.549

0.63

6,160

Nov.

~75" 0.6

.5

.5

a. 5

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.2 72"

.2

.2

.3

a. 3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

11.3

0.38

0.0021

0.002

22

Dec.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.4

.4

a. 4

.5

.5

.4

.4

*.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

^2.

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.3

2.0

ai!e

1.3

1.4

16.8

0.54

0,0030

0.003

33

Jan.

5

27

98

*198

1,550

1,210

14O

80

59

42

52

26

16

19

16

13

12

11

9.7

8.8

8.4

8.0

7.4

6.7

5.9

5.4

4.0

*3.5

3.3

3.1

374

3,411.6

110

0.604

0.70

6,770

Feb.

b5

b!5

blO

b8

b6

b25

b22

b20

b!7

14

12

8.8

7.0

8.8

22

55

48

38

1,340

1,560

178

67

*51

41

32

29

32

33

-

3,704.6

132

0.725

0.76

7,350

Mar.

29

23

19

18

25

29

16

12

11

10

9.7

8.4

7.2

£75- 6.5

6.5

7.4

8.4

7.6

7.2

9.9

19

81

T28" 292

67

44

80

*123

80

51

1,242.3

40.1

0.220

0.25

2,460

Apr.

34

27

22

20

19

16

14

11

10

9.1

11

11

SB- 64

22

14

11

8.7

7.7

6.8

5.9

6.3

5.7

5.7

5.6

6.5

5.3

4.4

3.7

a3.5

428.9

14.3

0.079

0.09

851

May

a3.2

5.0

*2.6

2.4

a2.4

a2.5

a2.3

a2.2

2.2

1.8

a2

47

156

TIT

50

16

9.0

6.2

4.6

a4

a4

a3

a3

a2

5.5

4.2

a3.6

3.1

a3.0

2 . 9

3.0

447.5

14.4

0.079

0.09

888

June

2.6

2.2

1.9

1.7

47

326

1OO

26

10

5.9

6.0

21

22

14

7.9

*4.3

2.9

2.2

4.9

3.3

1.9

8.6

17

189

1,520

298

33

14

7.9

5.0

2,706.2

90.2

0.496

0.55

5,370

July

3.5

3.0

a2.5

a2

46

*680

396

36

14

10

36

13

3.9

21

79

16

9.3

4.2

2.8

2.1

1.8

1.4

T7T

a2

3.3

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.2

al . 8

1,403.6

45.3

0.249

0.29

2,780

Aug.

1.5

**.5

76

.7

.7

54

*1,250

1,470

144

16

7.2

3.7

3.0

2.3

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.1

.9

.6

.6

*.7

.7

.7

.8

1.0

1.0

1.1

623

2 320 

2^540

8,251.3

266

1.46

1.69

16,370

Sept.

247

23

12

6

4

3

2

2

2

2

1

T

1

1

1

1

l

1

l

1

2

2

3

3

2

2

*860 758-

38

19

1,972

65.7

0.361

0.40

3,910

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,380 Min 0 Mean 27.9 Cfsm 0.153 In. 2.08 Ac-ft 20,230

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,340 Min 0.2 Mean 73.2 Cfsm 0.402 In. 5.46 Ac-ft 52,960

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs).--

1,910 cfs (18.05 ft); June 25 (10:30

flllD1 ^1 (E* fi IY1 ^ 9 QKCl nfa t VCl Tn ftJan. 5 (10 p.m.) 1,690 cfs (17.58 ft); Feb. 20 (3 a.m.) 

a.m.) 1,910 cfs (17.95 ft); Aug. 7 (5 p.m.) 1,840 cfs (18.73ft);

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on thia day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation indefinite Sept. 3-26; discharge estimated .n oasis 

adjacent stations.

of recorcs foi
424 MOREAU RIVER BASIN

Moreau River near Jefferson City, Mo.

Location. ~I,at 38°30'25", long 92°15'20", in N^ sec. 4, T. 43 N. , R. 12 W. , near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 54, 5 miles southwest of Jefferson City and 5-f miles downstream from confluence of North and South Moreau Creeks.

Drainage area. 531 sq mi.

Records available. December 1947 to September 1955.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8.0 ft and twice daily above. Datum of 

gage is 562.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--? years (1948-55), 381 cfs (275,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height. 21.0 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 0.6 cfs Sept. 19, 20 (gage height 1.16 ftj.

1947-55; Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs June 23, 1948 (gage height, 27.0 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 0.2 cfs Sept. 3, Oct. 2, 3, 1953; minimum gage height, 

1.09 ft Oct. 3, 1953.

Flood in 1905 reached a stage of 38.20 ft, flood in 1943, 35.11 ft, and flood in 

1929, 32.91 ft, from floodmarks and information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.8 

2.2

0.2

1.0

4.0

9.5

38

80

3.0

4.0

6.0

11.0

15.0

19.0

210

431

1,140

3,280

5,720

9,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.8

7.8

7.3

6.2

5.1

6.2

a. 4

6.8

4.6

4.0

193

4,070 

*885

300

832

239

132

64

45

38

28

22

19

17

15

15

14

18

30

32

30

7,101.2

229

0.431

0.50

14,090

Nov.

24

2?

21

18

17

17 

14

13

*11

TZ

12

13 

12

12

12

11

20

19

19

18

18

18

17

22

22

20

19

17

15

15

5OO

16.7

0.031

0.04

992

Dec.

14

13

IT

13

47

62 

123

93

65

48

45

34 

30

24

22

19

19

18

17

17

*16

15

15

15

14

14

115

249

201

115

302

1,807

58.3

0.110

0.13

3,580

Jan.

860

1,330

288

723

908

1,450 

719

404

220

192

123

93 

88

78

74

61

58

54

51

48

42

39

35

34

30

29

*29

28

3U

64

59

8,241

266

0.501

0.58

16,350

Feb.

51

47

42

39

36

58 

51

45

39

40

38

31 

32

29

T?

31

*34

1,210

3,450

8,500

942

404

333

239

201

183

166

472

-

16,777

599

1.13

1.18

33,280

Mar.

333

229

192

470

612

290 

210

201

174

140

100

89 

70

65

21ZJ

239

192

*157

140

612

1,650

1,530

1,330

870

518

379

333

404

431

311

239

12,720

410

0.772

0.89

25,230

Apr.

*201

132

140

*148

192

192 

174

157

123

89

239

25? 

229

210

166

123

100

89

80

72

65

58

55

48

48

47

45

40

38

35

3,574

119

0.224

0.25

7,090

May

33

30

28

25

22

20 

3S

40

52

*683

183

621 

1,610

586

201

140

115

93

64

42

41

40

40

45

42

41

38

38

37

34

28

5,050

163

0.307

0.35

10,020

June

30

30

28

27

24

60

107

55

44

37

126

404

196

59

44

32

28

20

17

17

*14

13

11 26"

1,170

984

366

148

79

58

4,254

142

0.267

0.30

8,440

July

40

23

20

17

14

284 

~T8T 1.970

229

100

43

22

*17

17

26

24

23

22

20

19

23

24

22

20

18

16

12

9.5

9.0

6 .8

6 . 2

3,590.5

116

0.218

0.25

7,120

Aug.

5.1

4.0

3.2

2.8

2.4

12T~ 1.8 

TOT

45

27

17

7.3 

5.6

5.1

*4.6

4.0

4.0

3.6

5.1

4.6

4.6

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.6

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

1.8

412.6

13.3

0.025

0.03

818

Sept.

40

22

7.8

6.8

5.6

5.1 

4.0

3.2

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.3 

 1.5

1.0

.9

.9

.7

.7

.6

7S

4.7

49

644 T6"6~

83

51

68

88

61

45

1,367.8

45.6

0.086

0.10

2,710

Calendar year 1954: Max 4,070 Mln 0.5 Mean 75.7 Cfsm 0.143 In. 1.95 Ac-ft 54,77O

Water year 1954-55: Max 8,500 Mln 0.6 Mean 179 Cfsm O.337 In. 4.60 Ac-ft 129,700

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). Oct. 12 (11 p.m.) 5,O6O cfs (14.0 ft); Feb. 20 (1 p.m.) 

11,800 cfs I2l7o ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 425

Marais des Cygnes River at Melvern, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°31', long 95°38', in SW£ sec. 3, T. 18 S., R. 16 E., near center of 

stream on downstream side of highway bridge', half a mile north of Melvern and 1-J- miles 

upstream from Long Creek.

Drainage area.--363 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1939 to September 1955. Prior to October 1948, published as 

Osage River at Melvern.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 939.11 ft (corrected) above 

mean sea level (unadjusted).

Average discharge.--16 years, 207 cfs (149,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during the year, 1,210 cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, ^.8 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow for many days.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 68,500 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 30.8 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 19,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times for many years.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Revisions (water years).- WSP 1340: 1940, 1946, 1950(P).

4.5 

4.7 

5.1

.6

1.4

3.5

7.0

20

5.6 

6.0 

7.0 

3.0

59

130

360

940

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

TT

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

.8

.5

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

13.8

0.45

27

Nov.

~ra~ 1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

V

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.6

0.32

19

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

. TT

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

a. 2

b.3

b.2

b.l

.1

b.l

b.l

b.l

a. 2

1.1

1.3

al.5

-

5.3

0.19

11

Mar.

1.8

TTF

al.3

1.2

1.0

1.3

.8

a. 8

.7

a. 7

.7

.6

.5

a. 4

.3

.2

.2

*.l

.1

£

a.l

.2

.4

.4

.4

a. 4

.5

a. 8

1.0

al.O

1.2

20.6

0.66

41

Apr.

1.4

6.8

6.4

4.4

3.6

2.8

2.3

1.8

1.2

.9

a. 9

.9

1.0

*1.0

.9

41 T8~

12

7.3

5.0

4.1

3.2

a3.0

2.3

1.6

1.2

.9

.6

.5

__..-S

137.3

4.58

272

May

0

TT

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

572

654 'SSB"

94

26

1,631.1

52.6

3,240

June

52

60

58

53

62

64

68

T.4

5.2

4.4

3.0

2.3

*1.6

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

15

4.7

2.2

1.1

.8

.6

.5

.2

0

75

0

472.0

15.7

936

July

*49

132 ~58-

18

13

7.0

4.6

3.0

1.7

1.0

.5

.2

0

75

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.6

4.6

1.9

1.1

.6

1.9

al.O

0

0

0

0

284.7

9.18

565

Aug.

*0

TT

0

0

0

838

3BT

90

24

32

12

6.2

4.0

2.4

1.4

.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,365.7

44.1

2,710

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1954: Max 840 Mln 0 Mean 12.0 Ac-ft 8,650

Water year 1954-55: Max 838 Mln 0 Mean 10.8 Ac-ft 7,820

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Marais 

des Cygnes River near Ottawa, Salt Creek near Lyndon, and Hundred and Ten Mile Creek near Quenemo. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
426 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

Salt Creek near Lyndon, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°37', long 95°38', in SW£ sec. 34, T. 16 S. , R. 16 E., near center of 

stream on downstream side of highway bridge, 2| miles east of Lyndon.

Drainage area. 111 sq mi.

Records available. September 1939 to September 1955.

Gage. --Wire -weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 955.78 ft above mean sea level, 

"m of 1929.

Average discharge. --16 years, 65.9 cfs (47,710 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 335 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 5.0 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 36,400 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 17.0 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

Remarks . --Records poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1176: 1944-45(M) . WSP 1340: 1943(M), 1946-47, 1948(P), 

1949-50.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet pep second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 8-19, Jan. 22 to Feb. 18)

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

.1

.4

1.0

2.0

4.5

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

24

59

108

202

Discharge, In cubic reet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-rt

Oct.

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

2.8

11

4.8

a3.0

1.3

.9

.8

.6

5.8

a5.0

a3.0

5.2

8.2

23

¥6~.o

4.0

1.9 

al.5

89.0

2.87

177

Nov.

0.8

TT

.5

.5

.4

.3

a.l

.1

.1

.1

a.l

.1

0

aff

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.8

0.13

7.6

Dec.

(»)

0

0

0

Jan.

(»)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

aff

.1

a.l

.1

a.l

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

a. 2

*.3

.4

.7

5.8

28

127

17

alO

5.8

4.5

4.2

3.5

a2.5

1.6

------

249.0

8.89

494

Mar.

1.2

1.2

.6

.5

.5

a. 5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

a.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

*0

aO

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.6

a. 9

1.2

1.8

2.5

5.0

19.0

0.61

38

Apr.

4.2

16 aTO~

5.0

2.8

2.0

1.2

.9

.8

a. 7

.6

.5

.6

*1.2

.6

.5

a. 4

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

a.l

.1

aO

7J

0

0

0

49.3

1.64

98

May

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

.1

.2

.2

a. 2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

aO

0

0

0

8.1

745"9~

a20

a7.0 

2.8

171.8

5.54

341

June

2.5

1.9

1.3

.8

al.5

2.8

T7T

.9

.8

.4

.4

a. 3

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

aO

V

0

0

0

0

0

aO

.1

.1

.1

0

15.7

0.52

31

July

*0.6

1.7

a5.0

aiO

3.5

3.5

2.2

a. 5

.1

a.l

.1

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

27.3

0.8F

54

Aug.

*0

7J

0

0

0

0

alO

21

17

6.5

a3.0

al.O

a. 6

a. 4

.3

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

66.1

2.13

131

Sept.

0 S

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.5

* . 2

.1

0

5.8

0.19

12

Calendar year 1954: Max 475 Mln 0 Mean 5.66 Ac-rt 4,100

Water year 1954-55: Max 127 Mln 0 Mean 1.91 Ac-rt 1,380

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs).-- No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on the basis of records for Marals des Cygnes River 

near Ottawa and Hundred and Ten Mile Creek near Quenemo.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN

Switzler Creek at Burlingame, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°45'13", long 95°49'43", on south line sec. 11, T. 15 S., R. 14 E., on 

right bank at upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 50 in Burlingame, 4.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--26.3 sq mi.

Records available. August 1954 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,036.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of

~TT92S.

Extremes. 1954: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 25 cfs Aug. 22 

(gage height, 4.47 ft); no flow for many days.

1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 124 cfs May 26 (gage height, 7.14 ft); 

no flow for many days.

Flood in 1951 reached a stage of 22.34 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records fair above 1 cfs and poor below. Flows are affected by detention reservoirs and watershed treatment practices calculated to minimize surface runoff.

Rating table, Aug. 20, 1954, to Sept. 30, 1955 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

4.3 

8.0

4.0 

4.5

5.0 

6.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

S

1

8

Aug.

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Sept.

0

13

*0

0

0

0

0

0

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

Sept.

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

_

-

_

0

.2

6.9

.3

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff In acre-feet. ..............................................

Aug.

0

.2

.6

.1

0

O

0

_

Sept.

o

0

0

.1

O

0

-

0.4

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

0

.1

TJ 1.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

0

0

*0

0

0

2.3

0.07

4.6

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

0

tT

0

.1

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.3

0.01

0.6

Jan.

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

tT

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*.8

2.5

2.0

*11

14

T.I

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

_

33.0

1.18

65

Mar.

0

tT

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

7T

0

0

0

0

0.2

0.006

0.4

Apr.

(*)

0

0

0

May

0

13

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*58

*T76

*2.9

.5

.2

.1

66.3

2.14

132

June

O

tT

0

.1

.5

.1

.2

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0.9

0.03

1.8

July

12

.6

.1

0

tT

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12.7

0.41

25

Aug.

*Q

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

0.003

0.2

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1954: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1954-55: Max 58 Min 0 Mean 0.32 Ac-ft 230

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN

Hundred and Ten Mile Creek near Quenemo, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°39', long 95°34', In SE£ sec. 18, T. 16 S., R. 17 E., 01 right bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge, U.9 mile (revised) downstream from Dragoon 

Creek, 5-g- miles northwest of Quenemo, and 6.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 321 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1939 to September 1955. Prior to October 1941, published 

as Dragoon Creek near Quenemo.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 921.98 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Kansas State Board of Agriculture). Prior to Sept. 5, 1940, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 1951, auxiliary wire-weight gage read once to three 

times daily at high stages, on Marais des Cygnes River 10 miles downstream from base 

gage.

Average discharge.--16 years, 185 cfs (133,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 642 cfs May 26 (gage height, 5.44 ft); no flow 

at times.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 38,600 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 28.47 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; no flow at times in 1952-55.

Remarks.--Records good above 1 cfs and poor below.

Cooperation.--Auxiliary gage-height record furnished by U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions [water years).--WSP 1116: 1942.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 13-17,

Jan. 5 to Feb. 14, Mar. 2-31)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

0

1.0 

4.2 

8.0

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

15

33

61

255

510

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

U

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

179 ~34

13

5.7

2.6

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.2

4.2

2.2

6.5

9.4

*5.0

2.6

1.4

1.8

274.4

8.85

544

Nov.

1.8

T

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.4

0.21

13

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

O

U

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

7?

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

4.3

0.14

8.5

Feb.

 

0.2?

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

*.4

27

58

40

144

267

TSF

84

31

23

17

13

10

6.5

5.0

915.0

32.7

1,810

Mar.

3.4

1.8

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.4

71

.4

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.7

1.2

*1.1

.8

.8

.7

.6

.4

.5

.6

.4

.4

.7

2.2

4.6

iufl

36.9

1.19

73

Apr.

13

16

11

7.6

5.7

5.0

3.8

3.0

2.2

2.2

3.0

3.4

5.3

9.4

8.0

17

T7

10

*7.2

5.3

3.8

3.4

3.0

1.8

1.2

1.1

.8

.8

.8

.7

172.5

5.75

342

May

0.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

*.5

.6

6.9

4.6

1.8

.8

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1 22 

56

8.0

349

381

2BT

121

40

21

1,277.4

41.2

2,530

June

12

7.2

4.6

6.1

17

19~9~.4

6.1

4.2

3.4

3.4

3.0

*2.6

1.8

1.1

.7

.6

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

104.8

3.49

208

July

*0.3

12

23

T?

5.3

3.0

1.1

.8

.6

.4

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

U

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6-5.5

2.11

130

Aug.

*0

U

0

0

0

0

0

.6

26

51

5.0

1.0

.6

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

85.2

2.75

169

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,630 

Water year 1954-55: Max 381

Mean 24.5 

Mean 8.06

Ac-ft 17,750 

Ac-ft 5,830

Peak discharge (base, 5,100 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 429

Marais des Cygnes River near Ottawa, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°37', long 95°15', in W± sec. 6, T. 17 S., R. 20 E. , on right

 (corrected) bank, 100 ft upstream from East Seventh Street Bridge, half a mile east 

of Ottawa city limits, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Skunk Creek, and at 

mile 398.0.

Drainage area. 1,260 sqmi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1908 to October 1905, October 1918 to September 1955.

 Prior to October 1948, published as Osage River near Ottawa.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 858.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Aug. 26, 1902, to Oct. 31, 1905, wire-weight, 

staff, or chain gage at Main Street Bridge in Ottawa if miles upstream at different

Averag^discharge. 39 years (1902-5, 1919-55), 629 ofs (455,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,240 cfs May 28 (gage height, 16.29 ft); minimum. 0.7 cfs Sept. 2. ,

1902-5, 1918-55: Maximum discharge, 142,000 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 

42 50 ft) from rating curve extended above 44,000 cfs on basis of slope-grea determination of peak flow; no flow at times in 1920, 1930-34, 1936-37, 1939-41.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 761: Drainage area. WSP 1006: 1922-23, 1927, 1929, 

1935, 1942.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0

0.8

2.6

6.6

12

42

2.5

3.0

5.0

8.0

14.0

102

180

590

1,550

4,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

64

17

6.6

7.1

42

10

3.8

2.3 i°

1.1

581

240

62

252

288

123

53

25

14

9.8

6.6

5.4

2.6

2.3

2.0

159

71

87

*50

22

13

2,223.6

71.7

4,410

Nov.

578- 8.8

3.4

2.6

1.4

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.6

3.0

5.0

2.3

1.4

*1.1

1.2

1.4

1.4

2.0

2.0

2.3

61.7

2.06

122

Dec.

2.0

1.6

1.6

2.0

6.2

1.6

2.0

1.8

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.3

1.4

1.4

2.0

2.0

2.3

1.4

1.8

2.0

*1.4

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

2.3

3.0

3.4

2.6

2.6

64.9

2.09

129

Jan.

2.6

374

5.4

9.3

146

136

39

12

10

12

12

12

8.8

7.1

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

*6.2

6.6

6.2

5.8

4.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.6

3.0

498. 6

16.1

989

Feb.

3.4

4.6

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.2

36

57

51

52

40

29

*27

26

51

447

2.670

1,610

546

306

198

152

117

108

92

87

- -----

6,748.0

241

13,380

Mar.

75

63

48

50

42

34

29

24

21

21

21

16

13

14

16

16

*15

14

15

19

24

32

48

78

88

102

89

89

109

152

171

1,548

49.9

3,070

Apr.

141

164

292

T98

119

87

65

52

42

40

30

18

20

44

40

39

33

57

*63

48

34

29

23

21

19

11

9.3

9.3

6.6

5.B

1,760.0

58.7

3,490

May

5.8

5.4

5.8

10

9.3

5.8

15

12

6.6

7.7

*9.8

34

38

41

44

25

16

12

8.2

5.8

5.4

3.0

374

6.2

60

2,290

1,640

5,780

1,140

555

290

ID, 090. 2

325

20,010

June

151

92

61

66

81

80

78

61

43

*34

31

25

21

17

12

9.8

7.1

6.6

13

35

2.6

jj^

B.2

6.2

43

60

17

18

8.8

5.0

1,104.3

36.8

2,190

July

17

28

242

250

95

502

Tfl

*34

18

10

5.8

3.0

2.0

l.B

1.8

2.0

1.8

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.2

1.1

T74

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.4

1,705.7

55.0

3,380

Aug.

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

*2.3

2.0

3.4

332

148

91

136

55

25

13

8.2

5.4

3.0

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

3.0

1.0

1.0

848.1

27.4

1,680

Sept.

1.0

T7o

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

*1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.6

4.2

10

*22

7.1

38

28

110

340

320

*69

970.0

32.3

1,920

Calendar year 1954 : Max 4,860 Min 0.8 Mean 79.7 Ac-ft 57,680

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,780 Min 1.0 Mean 75.7 Ac-ft 54,770

Peak discharge (base, 3.600 cfs). May 28 (8 a.m.) 5,240 cfs (16.29 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on 6his day.
430 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

Pottawatomle Creek near Garnett, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°20', long 95°15', In SW£ sec. 6, T. 20 S., R. 20 E., on left bank at 

upstream side of bridge on U. 'S. Highway 59, 0.2 mile downstream from confluence of 

North Pottawatomie and Cedar Creeks, 0.4 mile upstream from Atchison, Topeka and 

Santa Fe Railway bridge, 4 miles north of Garnett, and at mile 40.7.

Drainage area. 334 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 

873.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior t-o Mar. 27, 1952, wire-weight 

gage only at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 235 cfs (170,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,630 cfs May 26; maximum gage height, 22.50 ft 

May 26; no flow at times.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 45,300 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 32.30 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of contractedopening determination of peak flow: no flow at times during most years.

Flood of Nov. 17, 1928 (revised) reached a stage of approximately 32.2 ft, from 

information by local resident (discharge 44,000 cfs).

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years h?ve been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

896 

956 

1086 

1176

Water 

year

1940 

1941 

1947 

1950

Date

Apr. 18, 

Aug. 26, 

Apr . 5 , 

Aug. 13,

1940 

1941 

1947 

1950

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,060 

10,500 

14,800 

13,600

Gage height 

(feet)

19.6 

26.8 

28.9 

29.0

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 5 cfs, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for 

high water periods in the water years 1940, 1945, 1949, and 1950 superseding those 

published in WSP 896, 1036, 1146, and 1176 are given herewith.

1940 

Apr. 17........ 1,780

1945 

July 9. ....... 2,680

10 ........ 2,150

1949 

Jan. 15........ 930

16.. ...... 3,580

June 14........ 2,90O

15. ....... 1,810

Month

June ............................

Calendar year 1950. ...........

Ofs-days

6,472

79,260.8

Maximum

2,620

2,620

14,400

6,750

2,900

8,790

8,790

Minimum

1

0

0

5

1

2

10

.1

.1

44

.1

.8

Mean

216

45.1

62.8

£56

410

357

555

313

226

240

1,258

234

217

Runoff in 

acre-feet

12,840

32,790

45,650

15,760

296,500

258,500

34,110

18,650

163,600

174,000

77,330

169,100

157,200
OSAGE RIVER BASIH 

Pottawatoraie Creek near Garnett, Kans. Continued

431

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

change

i stage used as a factor Oct. 11. 12. 14. 26. 27. Jan. 5. 

Fe

-29)

ting T,ao±e, water year ia&4-55 I gage height, in feet, and disci

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 11 to Dec. 14; rate of char 

In stage used as a factor Oct. 11, 12, 14, 26, 27, Jan. 5, 6, 

Feb. 1O, 18-21, Mar. 16, 24, 25, May 26-29, June 2O, 

Sept. 22-24, 27-29)

2.1 0

2.2 .3

2.3 1.0

2.4 2.3

2.5 4.4

2.6

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

7.0

11

32

62

6.0 300

9.0 686

14.0 1,550

20.0 2,960

-. ,., 4.0 101 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

53

408

120

937

228

63

26

13

*7.4

5.1

3.8

Z.8

2.8

5.1

2.0

376

369

96 

40

22

12

2,796.0

90.2

5,550

Nov.

*7.4

5.8

4.4

3.8

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.4

.5

.5

.5

*.4

.2

.4

.5

.6

.3 

.3

.4

48.9

1.63

97

Dec.

0.4

.3

73

.4

.5

.3

.5

.6

.5

.3

.3

.7

.3

*.5

.5

.4

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.0

1.6

1.8

TTa

1.7

20.6

0.66

41

Jan.

1.7

1.6

271

*7.4

372

461

168

81

45

34

30

24

17

14

12

11

9.8

9.0

9.4

8.6

8.6

9.4

bS.O

*b7.0

b6.4

b5.8

b5.4

bS.O 

b4.7

b4.5

b4.0

1,387.4

44.8

2,750

Feb.

b6.0

77s

7.4

8.6

9.8

9.8

10

11

72

346

255

152

75

*38

32

32

32

516

2,180

801

212

110

82

67

53

47

41

39

5,252.4

188

10,420

Mar.

36

33

*30

27

24

20

16

15

15

13

11

9.0

8.2

7.8

60

236

85

44

34

31

36

50

71

310

246

132

84

107 

298

*236

136

2,461.0

79.4

4,880

Apr.

98

238

168

93

62

45

36

32

29

26

29

41

52

194

98

50

36

*30

27

22

22

18

16

13

11

11

9.0

7.8 

7.0

5.6

1,526.4

50.9

3,030

May

5.1

4.4

4.1

3.6

3.2

2.8

3.2

2.8

*2.8

3.6

9.4

147

160

72

44

30

21

14

11

8.6

7.0

6.4

5.6

4.6

5.1

2,400

1,500

2,950 

688

211

*117

8,447.3

272

16,750

June

68

45

36

53

125

155

121

66

38

36

54

40

33

27

20

14

11

10

26

*587

76

32

17

11

7.8

53 7.0

45

17

1,654.8

55.2

3,280

July

34

95

51

30

9.8

4.8

4.1

3.2

2.1

1.6

*1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

1.5

2.0

22

42

17

6.7

3.2

1.7

1.1

.6

.5 

.4

.4

.4

340.8

11.0

676

Abg.

0.2

_2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0 

*0

.1

.1

1.6

0.05

3.2

Sept.

0.1

0

0

O

0

0

.1

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.3

*790

"2,410

369

97

54

1,470

982 

290

133

6,595.6

220

13,080

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,700 Mln 0 Mean 45.3 Ac-ft 32,780

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,95O Mln 0 Mean 83.7 Ac-ft 60,560

Peak discharge (base

Discharge measurement or Observation of 

Stage discharge relation affected by ic

10,OOP cfs). No peak above base.

.ow made jn this day.
432 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

Marais des Cygnes River at Trading Post, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°15', long 94°41', in NE£ sec. 5, T. 21 S., R. 25 E., near center of 

stream on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 69 at Trading Post, 1 mile 

upstream from Big Sugar Creek, and at mile 316.0.

Drainage area.--2,910 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1921 to September 1923, October 1928 to September 1955. 

Prior to October 1948, published as Osage River at Trading Post.

n j.j. w n^ j-£,ii^ S^S^ » -LU . _L iU-L-LCiD (AyQ UI CcULl .

Average discharge.--29 years, 1,738 cfs (1,258,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,100 ufs May 29 (gage height, 24.18 ft);

minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 16, 18, 19.

1921-23, 1928-55: Maximum discharge, 148,000 cfs July 14, 1951

38.12 ft, from floodmark in gage ' - - -

;ege height,

Cooperation.--Auxiliary gage readings furnished by U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions. WSP 761: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of indefinite stage-discharge 

relation and backwater from Big Sugar Creek (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

48

75

190

420

760

8.0

13.0

17.0

21.0

25.0

5,200

8,600

10,300

12,500

17,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

305 

390

138

75

51

40

32

40

35

Z5

e915

e6,420

e3,810

e3,260

e4,820

el ,990

760

*350

210

134

92

75

67

53

45

164

528

1,110

744

360

222

27,260

879

54,070

Nov.

142 

*92

64

53

43

38

35

30

28

27

25

20

18

17

12

11

9.5

9.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.0

*5.6

4.9

479

5.2

5.6

5.6

6.3

7.5

745.7

24.9

1,480

Dec.

9.0 

8.0

7.5

7.0

10

9.0

9.0

8.0

8.0

7.0

8.5

9.0

*9.0

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.0

7.0

6.0

5.6

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.2

4.9

5.2

11

18

26

T5

18

282.8

9.12

561

Jan.

25 

30

45

*166

el, 220

e4.410

e3,330

1,400

696

486

340

280

234

202

166

158

154

150

142

146

134

130

134

130

 114

110

92

86

72

67

62

14,911

481

29,580

Feb.

64 

72

103

170

178

158

150

146

182

486

1,090

740

660

516

*405

355

310

k325

k3 , 240

klO . 700

10,700

6,620

1,590

1,080

864

712

656

588

_

- -----

42,860

1,531

85,010

Mar.

516 

468

410

370

335

300

270

*246

226

214

194

186

162

150

kTST

k234

230

420

310

246

275

335

420

808

1,030

1,210

968

1,000

*1,190

1,240

1,270

15,455

499

30,650

Apr.

1.050 

1,010

984

1,040

888

600

480

385

330

290

270

262

295

570

426

498

420

*320

262

250

246

226

198

190

178

150

130

122

92

82

12,244

408

24,290

May

64 

59

56

51

43

38

40

45

*56

64

k62

k687

*k2,860

kl,310

904

564

420

310

246

202

170

154

134

126

110

k2,580

*k9,630

k!2,900

k!5,600

16.000

13,000

78,485

2,532

155,700

June

*6.140 

1,360

856

624

600

840

938

784

534

492

840

616

474

370

295

238

206

174

651

*1,990

1,290

*k3,510

k815

365

652

3,260

k3,330

k2,050

kl.OOO

k570

35,897

1,197

71,200

July

736 

752

426

335

486

kl,240

klO,000

* 10 ,600

3,640

510

*330

254

190

150

118

96

75

70

67

72

118

67

51

78

64

43

34

28

24

19

18

30,691

990

6O,870

Aug.

15 

14

12

9.5

9.0

10

9.5

*9.0

6.6

149

162

103

110

86

48

35

27

20

15

13

10

15

12

8.0

6.3

4.2

3.3

2.7

*5T6

7.0

6.3

943.0

30.4

1,870

Sept.

4.9 

3.5

2.7

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.0

1.0

.7

.5

.2

.2

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

*.5

1.6

k!92

t2,020

C4.550

4,030

968

*k2,730

«-k3,56O

 cS.OOO

2£40"

26,936.5

898

53,430

Calendar year 1954: Max 11,800 Mln o Mean 411 Ac-ft 297,600

Water year 1954-55: Max 16,OOO Mln 0.2 Mean 786 Ac-ft 568,700

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 cfs).--Feb. 20 (9:30 p.m.) 11,400 cfs-(l9.28 ft); May 29 (7 p.m.) 

16,100 cfs (24.18 ft); July 7 (10:30 p.m.) 12,100 cfs (20.50 ft); Sept. 28 (12 m.) 9,300 cfs 

(14.55 ft at 12 p.m. Sept. 27).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of study of effect of flow of 

Big Sugar Creek on this record.

k Backwater from Big Sugar Creek; discharge computed on basis of 5 discharge measurements and 

auxiliary gage readings at LaCygne.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 433

Big Sugar Creek at Farlinville, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°14'25", long 94°51'05", in NW£ sec. 11, T. 21 S., R. 23 E., en right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 7 at Farlinville, 3-J- miles upstream from Richland Creek, ?£ miles upstream from Little Sugar Creek, and at mile 

14.0.

Drainage area.--198 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1929 to June 1932, November 1948 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 783.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Feb. 21, 1929, to June 30, 1932, chain gage at present site at datum 0.72 ft 

higher. Nov. 8, 1948, to June 2, 1952, wire-weight gage at present site anc1 datum.

Average discharge.--8 years (1929-31, 1949-55), 123 cfs (89,050 acre-ft per yesr).

Ext reme s.--MaxImum discharge during year, 6,020 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 25.80 ft); no 

flow at times.

1929-32, 1948-55: Maximum discharge, 24,000 cfs Sept. 13, 1951 (gage height, 

29.2 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on besis of 

contracted-opening determination of peak flow; no flow at times during 1929-31, 

1952-55.

Flood of November 1928 reached a stage of 30 ft (revised), datum now in use, from 

information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1146: Drainage area. WSP 1176: 1949.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 8 to Jan. 3; rate of change 

in stage used as a factor Jan. 5, Feb. 18-20, Mar. 15, May 26-28, 

July 6, 7, Sept. 22, 23, 27, 28)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

.03 

.05 

.2

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0

5.0

10

4.0

6.0

8.0

14.0

21.0

158

316

600

1,940

3,840

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

279

53

523

120

31

14

8.5

*6.2

6.2

5.0

4.6

3.9

3.2

2.9

132

149

40

19

10

6.6

1,429.1

46.1

2,830

Nov.

5.4

4.8

4.6

4.1

3.1

2.1

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

*.l

71

.1

.2

.1

.1 

.2

.2

36.0

1.20

71

Dec.

~0.2

.2

.2

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

76

.6

*.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.4

.6

.5

.4

11.1

0.36

22

Jan.

0.4

.4

4.7

*225

961

434

130

73

58

48

39

33

27

21

19

18

16

16

18

18

18

19

18

*18

19

16

15

14 

13

11

10

2,330.5

75.2

4,620

Feb.

10

12

20

22

22

26

49

54

197

168

95

45

37

35

*36

38

39

305

1,880

746

237

192

173

156

134

121

120

98

- -----

5,067

181

10,050

Mar.

86

73

61

51

43

35

29

27

*26

24

20

18

15

14

1,290

216

96

81

71

66

280

152

221

706

258

178

178

291 

*328

207

150

5,291

171

10,490

Apr.

121

208

168

111

80

65

58

54

49

45

47

55

53

52

35

34

28

26

*22

22

25

26

23

21

15

14

13

11 

9.1

8._5

1,498.6

50.0

2,970

May

7.9

6.6

6.2

5.4

4.6

4.3

3.9

3.1

2.8

*374

5.6

*588

245

95

66

51

40

32

28

20

18

18

15

14

14

2,110

1,860

2.120

571

184

*123

8,265.8

267

16,390

June

82

66

53

47

71

104

73

46

33

45

168

115

62

48

36

29

21

19

16

35

*96

380

44

24

107

42

406

188 

486

299

3,241

108

6,430

July

199

92

51

33

24

'ZjSlO

576

69

44

32

23

*18

15

12

10

8.8

7.3

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.2

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.2

4.6

3.4

3.1 

2.8

2.5

1.9

4,091.0

132

8,110

Aug.

1.7

TTs

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

*.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

*.2

.1

13.8

0.45

27

Sept,

0.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

*505

*3,260

420

53

53

5,770

2,220 

345

120

10,747.1

358

21,320

Calendar year 1954: Max 7,850 

Water year 1954-55 : Max 3,770 Mln o

Mean 43.8 

Mean 115

Ac-ft 31,690 

Ac-ft 83,330

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 efs. revised).--May 26 (8 p.m.) 4,390 cfs (21.47 ft at 9 p.m.); 

July 6 (7 a.m.) 5,450 cfs (23.72 ft at 10 a.m.); Sept. 23 (6 a.m.) 5,100 cfs (23.43 ft at 9 a.m.); 

Sept. 27 (8 p.m.) 6,O20 cfs (25.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
434 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

Little Osage River at Fulton, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°01'2U", long y4°42'50", on east line sec. 25, T. 23 S., R. 24 E. , on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 69, three-qusrters of a 

mile north of Fulton.

Drainage area.--295 set ffl iRecords available.--November 1948 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 776.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 28, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 235 cfs (170,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,220 cfs Mar. 15; maximum gage height, 21.70 ft 

Mar.15; no flow at times.

1948-55: Maximum discharge, 18,200 cfs May 2, 1954 (gage height, 28.93 ft); no 

flow at times during 1949, 1952-55.

Remarks.--Records good above 5 cfs, and fair below.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second)

(Discharge computed using rate of change in stage as a factor 

Oct. 11, 12, Mar. 15, 16, May 12, 24, 26, 27, June 27, 

Sept. 22, 23, 27, 28. Shifting-control method used 

Nov. 8-22, Dec. 7-13. May 12, 24, 26, 27, June 27, 

Sept. 22, 23, 27, 28)

.2

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8 1.7

3.9 3.2

4.0

4.3 15

4.7 30

5,0 54

5.5 114

5.4 6.0

7.0

11.0

16.0

21.0

215

510

2,080

3,780

5,980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,050

2.050 

223

1,020

336

117

63

*34

25

20

17

20

20

22

25

358

469 

160

94

60

40

6,223

201

12,340

Nov.

32

*26

23

23

19

18

16

15

13

12

11

8.9 

8.2

9.2

8.9

6.8

5.0

5.0

3.4

2.6

2.2

*3.7

2.0

274

2.6

2.4

2.6 

7.1

11

10

312.0

10.4

619

Dec.

10

9.8

9.5

9.8

24

21

21

16

12

8.9

7.6

7.1 

*7.2

6.2

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.5

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

T75 

28

68

5S

51

426.4

13.8

846

Jan.

50

64

345

1,120

*1.760

906

330

220

168

132

108

97 

80

66

64

60

56

53

54

53

55

67

63

59

*53

48

44 

40

34

32 32"

6,313

204

12,520

Feb.

42

150

111

92

106

246

249

166

246

255

143

91 

95

90

*95

94

85

503

2.080

996

360

249

208

179

148

143

127 

114

_

7,463

267

14,800

Mar.

107

95

87

82

74

65

59

*54

52

49

45

40 

35

3¥

*5.940

*2,340

441

357

276

634

1,970

634

864

1,090

495

342

327 

*426

396

300

225

17,940

579

35,580

Apr.

186

200

T79

148

122

101

92

86

80

75

77

95 

95

85

73

64

55

49

*46

52

57

56

47

40

32

30

28 

27

25

23

2,325

77.5

4,610

May

20

18

17

15

13

12

12

9.8

11

*14

208

*3,730 

974

330

205

144

113

91

75

64

68

95

263

847

164

2,210

4.540 

1,560

579

279

195

16,675.8

538

33,080

June

*148

119

97

85

141

172

122

79

60

127

154

166 

101

76

61

48

40

32

29

114

*92

44

28

23

ZZ_

28

1.790 

748

181

255

5,182

173

10,280

July

107 ~87

75

48

31

47

29

20

16

13

11

«-8.9 

7.1

6.0

5.0

4.3

3.6

3.2

3.4

3.0

2.4

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.5 

1.6

1.5

1.4

iil

547.1

17.6

1,090

Aug.

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

* .4

.2

.1

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0*.l

.1

6.8

0.22

13

Sept.

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

90

*2,470

*5.6 60

396

111

62

1,860 

1,950

267

148

11,014.2

367

21,850

Calendar year 1954: Max 12,900 Mln o Mean 105 Ao-ft 76,110

Water year 1954-55: Max 5,940 Mln 0 Mean 204 Ac-ft 147,600
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 435

Marmaton River near Fort Scott, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°52 I , long 94°4CM, in M^ sec. 21, T. 25 S., R. 25 E. , on left bank 

 at old military highway bridge, 2 miles northeast of Fort Scott, 2i miles downstream 

from Mill Creek, and Z\ miles west of Kansas-Missouri State line.

Drainage area. 411 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1921 to June 1925, April 1929 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 752.6U ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Aug. 5, 1921, to Dec. 3, 1934, chain gage and Dec. 4, 1934, to Sept. 30, 

1951, water-stage recorder and wire-weight or chain gage, all at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--29 years (1921-24, 1929-55), 311 cfs (225,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs May 12 (gage height, 32.20 ft); 

minimum, 1.1 cfs Sept. 15.

1921-25, 1929-55: Maximum discharge, 34,21)0 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 

36.90 ft); no flow at times in 1934, 1936, 1939, 1942-45.

Maximum stage known, 42.34 ft in 1915.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been 

revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the 

water-supply papers indicated:

WSP

546

586

686

701

716

731

761

786

806

826

876

896

926

Water 

year

1922

1924

1929

1930

1931

1932

1934

1935

1936

1937

1939

1940

1941

Date

Mar. 14,

July 12,

May 12 ,

June 12,

May 19,

Nov. 23,

Apr. 5,

May 28,

Nov. 4,

June 14,

Apr. 16,

Apr. 17,

Sept. 7,

1922

1924

1929

1930

1931

1931

1934

1935

1935

1937

1939

1940

1941

Discharge 

(cfs)

28,700

8,000

35,300

6,400

13,800

7,500

5,140

37,400

15,700

16,900

1,730

4,440

34,200

Gage height 

(feet)

36.10

29.72

37.04

27.0

33.2

29.0

24.1

37.30

33.68

33.97

12.71

21.49

36.88

Remarks.--Records good except those above 1,000 cfs or below 1 cfs, which are poor.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water 

periods in the water years, 1921-25, 1929-37, and 1939, superseding figures published in previous water-supply papers are given herein. A complete table of daily 

discharges is given for water year 1930, but only revised discharges are given for 

other water years.

Data

1921

Sept. 13

14

1922

Apr. 3

4

5

6

7

8

10

17

July 12

13

1923

Mar. 12

13

15

16

May 23

24

June 6

7

9

11

12

15

Oct. 16

17

Dec. 13

1924

Feb. 13

Discharge

2,350

2,980

2,710

3,490

5,540

3,100

3,780

10,400

3,600

2,320

1,380

2,050

3,810

1,540

1,520

2,660

2,800

1,560

1,940

1,630

6,830

6,240

3,230

1,730

4,460

3,440

6,220

2,140

Date

1924-Con.

Feb. 17

18

19

Apr. 25

30

July 12

13

14

15

1925

Apr. 3

4

5

10

1929

Apr. 21

22

24

25

26

May 5

7

8

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

20

Discharge

4,500

2,180

2,150

3,950

4,360

6,860

4,860

5,190

3,960

2,830

5,220

2,520

2,690

6,500

2,050

1,220

5,260

2,340

1,890

3,200

1,530

963

30,200

12,600

3,690

1,850

4,520

3,740

7,350

4,060

Date

1929-Con.

May 21

June 20

21

1931

May 19

20

Nov. 22

23

24

1933

May 12

13

14

28

29

30

Sept. 2

3

4

28

29

30

Oct. 1

2

1934

Apr. 5

6

7

Nov. 22

23

Discharge

1,850

2,240

1,320

5,430

2,620

2,070

5,390

1,340

3,700

5,500

3,360

2,750

5,660

1,870

1,910

5,380

3,330

2,280

8,160

3,260

1,830

964

3,620

2,150

1,960

3,740

1,910

Date

1935

May 19

28

29

30

31

June 2

3

6

7

14

15

16

26

27

Oct. 19

21

1936

Feb. 26

Oct. 7

8

9

11

12

1937

May 22

23

1939

Apr. 6

Ilsoharge

7,940

19,200

22,300

7,790

2,020

2,440

4,290

1,390

7,300

1,480

3,530

2,220

4,060

4,130

3,040

2,750

3,510

7,320

3,310

3,490

5,930

1,740

3,930

2,650

757
436 OSAGE RIVEK BASIN 

Marmaton River near Port Scott, Kans. Continued

Cfs-days Maximum Minimum Runoff in 

acre-feet

September 1921.....................

Water year 1920-21...............

Calendar year 1921...............

April 1922.........................

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

Water year 1921-22...............

Calendar year 1922...............

March 1923.........................

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

June...............................

Water year 1922-23...............

October 1923.......................

December...........................

Calendar year 1923...............

February 1924......................

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

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

Water year 1923-24...............

Calendar year 1924................

April 1925.........................

Water year 1924-25...............

Calendar year 1925...............

April 1929.........................

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

June...............................

Calendar year 1930...............

May 1931...........................

Water year 1930-31...............

November 1931......................

Calendar year 1931...............

September 1932.....................

Water year 1931-32...............

Calendar year 1932...............

May 1933...........................

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

Water year 1932-33...............

October 1933.......................

Calendar year 1933...............

April 1934.........................

Water year 1933-34...............

November 1934......................... 12,937

Calendar year 1934.................. 47,627

May 1935.............................. 83,862

June.................................. 44,212

Water year 1934-35.................. 179,113

October 1935.......................... 10,927

December.............................. 5,027

Calendar year 1935.................. 234,490

February 1936 ......................... 4,966

Water year 1935-36 .................. 96,478

October 1936.......................... 42,321

Calendar year 1936 .................. 66,486

May 1937.............................. 11,560

Water year 1936-37 .................. 152,040

Calendar year 1937 .................. 105,980

April 1939............................ 3,863

Water year 1938-39 .................. 8,443

Calendar year 1959 .................. 8,452

13,600

2,050

15,100

15,100

123

2.2

2,200

211

363

382

3,810

2,800

13,200

13,200

528

225

1,370

225

4,460

6,220

13,200

2

136

464

775

329

4,500

4,360

6,860

6,860

6,860

706

507

1,040

419

341

5,220 829

30,200

2,240

5,060

3,240

267

117

5,430

5,430

389

85.4

5,390

5,430

403

116

5,390

1,000

1.0

82.6

47.2

5,660

8,160

8,160

1,000

896

227

1,830

8,160

178

254

3,620

3,620

410

110

3,740

3,740

431

130

22,300

7,300

22,300

2,705

1,474

491

3,040

514

22,300

352

162

642

3,510

11,200

171

264

11,800

11,800

1,365

182

3,930

12,100

12,100

373

417

290

955

955

955

129

23.1

23.2

22,000

131,000

13,000

264,000

277,000

32,400

13,800

81,700

163,000

28,500

47,600

238,000

40,600

30,200

63,800

304,000

248,000

49,300

199,000

15,900

84,700

23,900

61,800

24,000

84,300

60,OOO 

34,300

61,500

53 , 300

164,400

11,000

184,000

24,420

79,390

25,660

94,460

166,300

87,690

353,200

21,670

9,970

465,100

9,850

191,400

83,940

131,900

22,930

301,600

210,200

7,660

16,750

16,760

Revised peak discharge. 1921: Sept. 14 (7:20 a.m.) 4,140 cf3.

1924-25: Apr. 4 (7:20 a.m.) 5,900 cfs.

1937-38: Map. 29 (8 a.m.) 5,970 cfs; May 30 (6 a.m.) 6,170 cfs.

1939-40: Apr. 17 (6 p.m.) 4,440 cfs; June 18 (8 a.m.) 3,850 cfs; June 24 (7 a.m.) 

4,170 cfs.

1940-41: Apr. 19 (10:30 p.m.) 10,800 cfs; June 10 (5 p.m.) 8,420 cfs; Sept. 7 (1 a.m.) 

34,200 cfs.

1942-43: May 18 (9 a.m.) 34,200 cfs; June 4 (11 p.m.) 6,980 cfs; June 9 (9 p.m.) 

5,590 cfs.

1945-46: Feb. 19 (8 a.m.) 4,800 cfs. 

1946-47: May 17 (11 p.p.m.) 4,730 cfs.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN

Marmaton River near Fort Scott, Kans. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1929 to September 1930

437

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.5

1.5

1.6

26.7

0.86

53

Nov.

1.2

50~1.1

23"

8.4

6.0

6.0

5.4

5.4

4.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

43

40

10

8.4

8.8

9.3

7.6

6.4

5.7

5.0

5.0

283.9

9.46

563

Dec.

4.6

473

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

5.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

109.9

3.55

218

Jan.

3.7

3Tf

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

5.

4.0

475

4.0

4.0

b4.0

b4.0

b4.0

b4.0

b4.0

b4.0

b4.0

b4.0

b4.0

b4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

120.1

3.87

258

Feb.

*4.3

674

11

219

1,050

2,050

5.280

2,710

1,450

851

443

338

295

267

262

198

134

125

114

94

87

86

86

85

85

78

71

64

-

14,503.7

518

28,770

Mar.

58

53

48

38

24

19

*23

24

20

22

17

20

16

15

14

14

13

15

15

11

9.8

12

10

11

11

9.5

9.3

8.8

9.3

8.8 "3 5"

o .a

587.1

18.9

1,160

Apr.

8.0

7.0

7.4

7.6

8.4

7.4

5.7

7.0

6.2

4.8

5.2

6.2

5.2

4.2

T72

5.0

15

25

16

11

8.0

8.4

7.4

5.7

7.4

7.0

11

17

25

469

730.4

24.3

1,450

May

928

298

163

148

207

146

129

191

119

142

2,190

730

254

183

143

112

111 

770

428

122

95

70

57

*91

62

17

14

10

7.0

5.4

4.4

7,944.8

256

15,760

June

5.0

4.4

4.3

4.0

6.0

4.2

5.0

5.0

47?

5.2

5,390

5,060

1,130

295

937

1,220

397

225

153

118

99

71

52

38

28

118

47

26

17

12

15,476.3

449

26,730

July

7.4

678

6.4

5.4

4.4

4.3

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.3

1.2

T75

1.5

1.6

2.2

2.5

2.7

3.1

3.4

*2.5

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

86.8

2.80

172

Aug.

1.5

1.3 i!s

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

Z.S

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.8

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.8

1*6

1.4

47.5

1.53

94

Sept.

1.1

T7T 1.1 1.1

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

158

105

140

64

21

31

427

152

47

23

17

11

8.4

4.6

5.0

3.7

2.9

3.7

3.1

2.3

1.6

1,248.3

41.6

2,480

Calendar year 1929: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1929-30: Max 5,060 Mln 0.7 Mean 107 Ac-ft 77,700

Peak discharge (base, 5.500 cfs). Feb. 7 (8 p.m.) 3,550 ofs (20.0 ft); June 12 (4 a.m.) 6,400 cfs 

(27.0 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

417

108

60

41

gll

a7.0

a5.0

a5. 5

g2.9

a2.5

1,120

5,440

758

1,280

671

a210

a!20

*70

51

41

54

55

40

35

41

5.600

2,730

563

258

170

125

16,049.9

518

31,830

Nov.

85 *7s

70

73

70

66

59

51

46

45

37

33

50

25

25

19

18

15

10

9.4

8.4

*6.7

77T

8.9

10

9.9

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

946.0

31.5

1,880

Dec.

9.9

9.4

8.9

7.9

11

13

8.9

8.9

7.9

6.3

5.4

5.1

*5.1

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

4!2

4.2

27

181

TSB" 195

99

803.9

25.9

1,590

Jan.

130

213

991

5.700

*3,600

2,540

685

414

317

245

203

177

147

a!20

g!09

a 105

g!04

a!05

a 105

glOS

al30

156

164

118 *98

87

82

73

61

57

55

15,194

490

30,140

Feb.

2'50~ 65

135

99

124

454

557

276

264

260

173

109

96

99

112

*112

102

471

5,150

1,640

522

549

288

246

207

184

176

155

10,583

378

20,990

Mar.

g!32

a!20

allO

a 100

g89

a80

a70

*64

60

57

51

48

43

45

1,050

198

also

a 110

g85

351

1,500

599

730

1,080

519

335

289

*390

364

284

216

9,095

293

18,040

Apr.

189

'2~88~ 336

204

156

122

102

86

80

76

83

111

124

187

122

g65

a55

a50

*45

55

54

42

40

50

27

22

21

21

16

11

2,820

94.0

5,590

May

11

10

10

8.4

6.7

6.0

5.7

5.1

77T

*45

556

»9,000

*4,790

1,200

410

271

205

154

125

99

105

117

116

194

102

1,590

6,820

3,180

930

411

288

50,574.0

980

60,250

June

229 *141

96

115

485

516

556

174

113

164

356

243

172

121

86

66

52

45

39

36

*34

24

106

203

81

213

3,440

5,620

814

300

12,440

415

24,670

July

g!74 eT2"5"

a80

a50

g36

a50

g56

325

g21

315

all

*8.9

5.4

4.2

3.9

2.7

2.4

2.2

5.1

22

24

8.4

12

9.9

2.7

2.4

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4:

747.0

24.1

1,480

Aug.

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2 *T72

1.4

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

31.2

31.2

gl.8

al.5

al.4

31.5

gl.5

1.2

3.3

165.1

5.33

327

Sept.

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.3

3.3

3.9

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.2

2.1

3.9

*336

*1,320

*2.25Q

415

99

52

1,290

1,080

320

121

7,318.5

244

14,520

Calendar year 1954: Max 10,900 Min 0.7 Mean 155 Ac-ft 112,500

Water year 1954-55: Max 9,000 Mln 1.1 Mean 292 Ac-ft 211,500

Peak discharge (base. 5,500 cfs). Oct. 12 (3 a.m.) 4,710 ofs (22.52 ft at 6 a.m.); Oct. 26 

(8 p.m.) 6,120 ofs (25.45 ft 3t 10 p.m.); Jan. 5 (7 p.m.) 5,050 ofs (23.06 ft 3t 11 p.m.); May 12 

(5 p.m.) 10,800 ofs (32.20 ft); May 27 (10 a.m.) 8,010 ofs (29.15 ft at 2 p.m.); June 27 (10 p.m.) 

6,160 ofs (25.65 ft st 2 3.m. June 28); Sept. 23 (5 3.m.) 3,740 ofs (19.50 ft 3t 7 s.nr.).

* Dischsrge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record, discharge estimated on basis of records for Big Sugar Creek at 

Farlinville and Marais des Cygnes River at Trading Post.

g Computed from graph of wire-weight gage readings.

449355 O - 58 - Z9
438 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

Sac River near Stockton, Mo.

Location.--Lat 37°42'30", long 93°45'20", in W-| sec. 11, T. 34 N. , R. 26 W., near center 

of span on upstream handrail of bridge on State Highway 64, three-quarters of a mile 

upstreajn from Bear Creek and 2 miles east of Stockton.

Drainage area. 1,160 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1921 to September 1955.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8.0 ft and twice daily above. Datum of 

gage is 764.12 ft (revised) above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 7, 

1932, chain gage at site 57 ft downstream at same datum. Oct. 7, 1932, to Feb. 20, 

1935, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 34 years, 1,066 cfs (771,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 cfs Oct. 27 (gage height, 19.81 ft); 

minimum observed, 18 cfs Sept. 20, 21 (gage height 2.01 ft).

1921-55: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 31.8 ft); no 

flow Sept. 9-23, 1954.

Maximum stage known prior to 1943, 29.3 ft in July 1909.

Remarks. Records good. Slight regulation during extremely low stages from gristmills 

upstream.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 926: 1940.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from Bear Creek Mar. 15, June 26)

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

24

41

101

3.0

9.0

15.0

19.0

335

3,130

7,290

12,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

925

375

256

174

139

*128

124

128

1O9

94

151

355

1,020

619

395

315

256

213

186

158

213

2,210

1,300

661

535

6,430

12.500 

4,800

2,500

1 ,820

1,440

40,329

1,301

1.12

1.29

79,990

Nov.

1.160

97O

835

790

745

619

577

495

455

435

395

375

355

335

315

295

*295

295

276

256

276

276

256

236

217

2O1

217 

205

198

190

12,545

418

0.360

0.40

24,880

Dec.

186

178

170

174

264

703

577

415

375

335

295

295

295

276

*335

335

315

315

295

295

276

256

236

236

236

217

335 

3,900

4.860

3,920

2,880

23,780

767

0.661

0.76

47,170

Jan.

2,930

4.160

3,256

2,690

2,350

2,110

1,780

1,580

1,390

1,250

1,110

1,020

925

835

745

703

661

619

*619

535

535

515

495

475

435

415

395 

375

375

335

335

35,947

1,160

1.00

1.15

71,300

Feb.

455

1,440 ,060

835

925

970

925

835

790

745

661

577

535

535

515

515

495

475

2,200

10.000

9,380

4,290

*3,080

2,540

2,110

1,920

2,300 

2,500

-

53,608

1,915

1.65

1.72

106,300

Mar.

2,160

1,970

1,680

1,540

1,390

1,300

1,160

1,060

1,020

925

835

745

703

661

1,300

790

661

703

661

2,120

5.440

4,16(5

3,980

3,920

3,300

2,500

2,110 

1,920

1,780

1,540

1,350

55,384

1.787

1.54

1.78

109,900

Apr.

1.250

1,200

1,110

1,020

925

*880

790

745

703

661

661

661

619

577

577

535

495

475

435

455

455

435

415

375

375

355

335 

335

315 3TS"

18,484

616

0.531

0.59

36,660

May

276

276

256

236

236

213

209

205

194

201

355

822

3.250

1^490

835

577

495

*415

355

335

435

925

835

619

515

455

495 

661

1,390

1,060

790

19,391

626

0.540

0.62

38,460

June

619

535

455

395

375

515

703

495

395

335

375

415

375

335

295

276

256

217

201

Ms

619

395

435

355

315

1,000

9,020 

3,980

1,970

*1,390

27,694

923

0.796

0.89

54,930

July

1.060

835

661

577

535

455

619

435

355

315

275

256

236

217

209

276

217

315

515

335

276

236

236

236

217

462

594 

*355

295

256

217

12,098

390

0.336

0.39

24,000

Aug.

194

178

162

155

143

135

124

116

109

101

98

91

101

84

75

65

63

60

57

52

54

63

60

131

68

57

49 

4146-

52

46

2,830

91.3

O.079

0.09

5,610

Sept.

39

37

39

35

33

33

31

*30

33

28

30

26

25

24

22

21

20

20

19

18

18

20

54

68

71

52

41 

88

58

63

1,106

36.9

0.032

0.04

2,190

Calendar year 1954 : Max 12,300 

Water year 1954-55 : Max 12,300

Mln 

Mln

Mean 292 

Mean 831

Cfsm 0.252 In. 3.41 

Cfsm 0.716 In. 9.72

-ft 211,700

-ft 601,400

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs).--Oct. 27 (8:30 a.m.) 14,40O cfs (19.81 ft)j Feb. 2O (12 p.m.) 

12,300 cfs U9.0 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
OSAOE RIVER BASIN 439

Cedar Creek near Pleasant View, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°50'03", long 93°52'31", In tffi£ sec. 2, T. 35 N., R. 27 W., on downstream side of right pier of bridge on State Highway 39, if miles north of Pleasant 

View, If miles downstream from Alder Creek, and 5f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 420 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1923 to September 1926, October 1948 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 739.5 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Apr, 22, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1926, chain gage, and Oct. 1, 1948, to May 10, 

1950, wire-weight gage, at site 50 ft downstream at same datum. May 11, 1950, to 

Dec. 17, 1952, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 307 cfs (222,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,900 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 20.36 ft); 

minimum, 1.1 cfs, Aug. 20, 21 (gage height, 0.85 ft).

1923-26, 1948-55: Maximum discharge, 24,300 cfs July 4, 1951 (gage height, 

25.56 ft), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow at times 1953-54.

Maximum stage known, 27.7 ft July 20, 1909, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1146: 1923-26, drainage area. WSP 1176: 1924(M).

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 16-20)

Dot. 1 to Jan. 3 Jan. 4 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.4 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

14

26

77

134

210

4.0 410

8.0 1,400

15.0 3,700

20.0 6,500

0.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

2.0

0.6

1.6

3.3

9.2

19

72

3.0

5.0

10.0

13.0

19.0

200

597

1,980

2,950

5,720

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

780

124 

77

148

72

*39

25

20

25

25

153

1,920

893

795

750

242

109

72

52

39

217

498

304

194

109

2,020

5,860 

3,700

726

432

304

20,724

669

1.59

1.84

41,110

Nov.

227

178 

148

148

163

163

134

115

104

87

82

72

62

55

50

46

*43

41

38

34

32

30

29

26

23

21

20

20

19

18

2,228

74.3

0.177

0.20

4,420

Dec.

17

17 

15

T6

18

20

22

82

51

35

30

26

24

21

*21

20

20

20

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

15

26 

717

1,540

630

432

3,956

128

0.305

0.35

7,850

Jan.

520

1.210 

1,000

645

815

865

504

368

304

251

208

188

162

144

133

123

114

108

*105

99

96

98

96

90

79

71

64 

59

56

47

43

8,665

280

0.667

0.77

17,190

Feb.

134

557 

359

295

350

504

430

322

260

226

182

150

130

122

120

122

119

118

1,500

5.560

3,710

985

*609

482

388

350

430 

482

-

18,796

671

1.60

1.66

37,280

Mar.

398

322 

268

242

217

192

176

164

153

146

136

125

113

114

4,900

1,020

440

408

340

1,770

4,150

1,830

1,680

2,390

1,220

717

585 

573

482

388

331

25,990

838

2.00

2.30

51,550

Apr.

286

551

251

226

*200

182

163

150

140

134

128

133

146

134

114

101

91

84

90

101

86

78

69

59

52

47 

42

39

35

3,978

133

0.317

0.35

7,890

May

32

30 

26

24

21

19

18

16

T6

24

46

152

234

217

124

85

61

*45

35

31

34

34

38

62

58

80

72 

275

840

26Q

139

3,148

102

0.243

0.28

6,240

June

io's

79 

60

45

36

31

44

147

118

75

92

124

113

88

64

49

40

32

69

107

33

55

35

113

169

157

5,760 

3,700

915

* 388

10,843

361

0.860

0.96

21,510

July

251

179 

139

111

198

152

265

113

70

52

40

33

27

23

20

19

69

90

38

42

29

20

18

36

13

11

10 

*8.5

7.2

6*1

5^5

2,095.1

67.6

0.161

0.19

4,160

Aug.

4.8

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.8

1.5

1.3

2.3

4.6

3.3 

2.4

215 

TSn ±y\j

123

597.6

19.3

0.046

0.05

1,190

Sept.

42

18 

11

7.5

5.3

4.3

3.1

*2.8

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.3

9.0

275

344

73

30

81 

286

135

52

1,398.6

46.6

0.111

0.12

2,770

Calendar year 1954; Max 5,860 Mln 0 Mean 89.8 Cfsm 0.214 in. 2.90 Ac-ft 64,980

Water year 1954-55: Max 5,860 Mln 1.1 Mean 281 Cfsm 0.670 In. 9.07 Ac-ft 203,200

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs).--Oct. 27 (10:30 a.m.) 6,700 cfs (20.23 ft); Feb. 20 (2:30 p.m.) 

5,860 cfa (19.17 ft); Mar. 15 (9 a.m.) 6,900 cfs (20.36 ft); Mar. 21 (9 a.m.) 4,570 cfs (16.93 ft); 

June 27 (11 p.m.) 5,860 cfs (19.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
440 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

Osage River at Osceola, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°03'44", long 93-41'37", in NE^-NE^ sec. 17, T. 38 N. , R. 25 W., on 

left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 13, half a mile downstream 

from Gallinipper Creek, 1 mile downstream from hydroelectric plant of Missouri 

Public Service Co., and 1 mile northeast of Osceola.

Drainage area. 8,220 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1921 to September 1928, November 1930 to September 1955. Gageheight records collected at site l£ miles upstream April 1910 to November 1930, at 

present site November 1930 to April 1933 and since February 1938 are contained in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 679.23 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. July 23, 1921, to Sept. 30, 1928, chain gage at site l£ miles upstream 

at datum 3.67 ft higher.

Average discharge.--31 years (1921-28, 1931-55), 5,598 cfs (4,053,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 30,800 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 19.20 ft); 

minimum, 7.6 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.41 ft); minimum daily, 17 cfs Sept. 13. 

1921-28, 1930-55: Maximum discharge, 146,000 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 

41.48 ft in gage well, 41.7 ft from outside gage); minimum, 4.0 cfs July 13, 1936; 

minimum daily, 4.4 cfs Oct. 29, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.22 ft Aug. 11, 1941. 

Maximum stage known, about 45 ft in June 1844 (discharge, about 150,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good above 1,000 cfs and fair below. Low and medium flow regulated 

by powerplant 1 mile upstream.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 606: 1922,

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 8 to Feb. 19)

142

240

3.0

4.0

8.0

14.0

19.0

600

1,610

7,810

19,400

30,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,220 

4,150

3,460

1,850

772

516

*374

298

192

154

1,020

7,640

13,700

14,500

13,700

12,000

8,160

3,990

1,920

902

1,830

6,110

4,070

2,580

1,420

5,820

16,900

25.500 

18,100

9,600 

5,600

184,648

5,956

366,200

Nov.

5.240 

2,310

1,660

1,610

1,500

1,610

1,180

1,100

869

912

731

686

655

526

572

464

482

459

454

378

367

568

556

575

518

277

314

309 

266

247

24,555

818

48,660

Dec.

236 

237

233

230 1,5"9"0

784

801

970

724

632

568

453

389

428

385

*399

46O

440

402

377

558

539

392

330

311

315

587

1,530

7,150

7.470 

5,770

55,050

1,131

69,520

Jan.

5,270 

7,300

8,520

9,240

15,700

17,500

17,100

15,700

15,300

9,060

5,110

3,320

2,590

2,110

1,850

1,670

1,570

*1,470

1,430

1,120

1,250

1,150

1,110

1,060

1,140

944

826

850 

704

685 

75T

149,315

4,817

296,200

Feb.

818 

1,610

2,240

2,040

2,110

2,8OO

3,020

3,020

2,940

2,520

2,450

2,520

2,180

1,920

1,790

1,600

1,490

1,390

8,090

25,500

29.400

*29,400

22,400

16,900

9,600

6,110

5,270

5,600

-..-.-

196,728

7,026

390,200

Mar.

5,430 

4,630

4,O7O

3,540

3,320

2,870

2,660

2,580

2,180

1,980

1,850

1,750

1,610

1,450

17,800

25.200

14,900

11,600

9,420

8,520

21,100

22,800

19,600

21,100

18,400

14 , 100

10,300

8,520 

7,810

7,300 

6,620

284,770

9,186

564,800

Apr.

5.600 

4,950

4,790

4,650

*4,150

3,620

3,020

2,520

2,240

2,040

1,920

1,790

1,790

2,240

2,940

2,590

2,180

1,850

1,670

1,400

1,390

1,210

1,280

1,160

974

962

832

810 

706

668

67,922

2,264

134,700

May

611 

546

544

490

479

336

418

380

364

436

595

1,360

8,700

14,300

12,000

9,780

*6,960

5,690

2,110

1,550

1,080

1,120

1,430

2,100

4,950

4,150

7,300

13,700

15,900

17.900 r/,7o'o

152,979

4,935

303,400

June

18,400 

18,600

17,500

11,800

4,790

2,450

2,660

3,690

5,090

2,240

2,510

3,020

2,870

2,310

1,790

1,390

944

902

694

830

2,660

2,660

4,150

3,240

1,980

4,150

11,200

22.400 

*18,600

12,900

186,020

6,201

369,000

July

11,200 

9,2*0

6,110

3,5FO

2,040

1,730

5,850

10, SCO

11.6CO

8.7CO"

2,ieo

1,550

8C5

485

SCO

440

461

573

7C2

654

404

426

415

459

507

594

531

717 

541

411 

222

82,44"5

2,660

165,500

Aug.

202 

226

185

170

172

172

91

149

154

80

148

166

226

152

182

146

152

85

85

90

54

86

158

158

124

116

71

70 

1,630

7.470 

5,600

18,490

596

36,670

Sept.

2,660 

1,160

191

152

122

70

*72

70

70

88

50

21

17

48

48

21

44

21

48

22

46

189

6,790

12.900

12,400

10,500

7,150

9,600 

12,500

12,200

89,250

2,975

177,000

Calendar year 1954: Max 23,300 Mln 6.3 Mean 1,515 Ac-ft 1,097,000

Water year 1954-55: Max 29,400 Mln 17 Mean 4,055 Ac-ft 2,920,000 '

Peak discharge (base, 52.00O cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN

Pomme de Terre River near Bolivar, Mo.

Location. --Lat 37°36', long 93°19', In N| sec. 11, T. 33 N. , R. 22 W. , on downstream 

side of left main pier of bridge on State Highway 64 In Burns, 4^ miles upstream 

from Hominy Creek and 5^ miles east of Bolivar.

Drainage area. 225 sq ml.

Records available. --October 1950 to September 1955.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 913.97 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1923. Prior to June 23, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . --5 years, 161 cfs (116,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,580 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 11.80 ft);

minimum , 1.4 cfs Sept. 7-10, 14-22 (gage height, 1.00 ft).

1950-55: Maximum discharge, 9,560 cfs June 30, 1951 (gage height, 13.7 ft, froir

floodmark); minimum, 0.1 cfs July 25, Aug. 19, 1954; minimum gage height, that of 

Sept. 7-10, 14-22, 1955.

Remarks . --Records poor.

Rating tabl wate r 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and dl 

in cubic feet per secund) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 18 to Dec. 27, Feb. 20 to 

Mar. 14; stage-discharge relation indefinite Nov. 12-17)

harge

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

Oct. 1 to Mar. 21

6.3 2.7

15 3.0

28 4.0

53 6.0

104 9.0

232

379

905

2,310

4,900

Mar. 22 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

1.4

2.6

7.1

10

24

52

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

104 

20C 

38C 

905 

1.56C

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

50

25

15

10

7.8

*11

9.3

1 7.4

11

16

404

106

37

25

18

15

13

11

9.7

11

16

19

15

75

4.460

1,410

454 

324

210

148

7,957.2

257

1.14

1.32

15,780

Nov.

~104

61

59

53

47

41

38

35

31

28

26

25

24

23

23

*22

23

92

92

72

55

42

36

32

29

26

24 

22

20.

1,279

42.6

0.189

0.21

2,540

Dec.

19

18

17

16

365

275

140

92

66

48

40

41

74

124

*98

74

61

52

44

36

33

30

28

26

24

22

296

1,890 

1,180

738

629

6,596

213

0.947

1.09

13,080

Jan.

876

655

504

429

394

369

3OO

261

223

192

174

157

132

112

104

92

83

77

*72

68

64

61

53

50

47

44

40

36 

33

32

33

5,767

186

0.827

0.95

11,440

Feb.

252

374

223

174

205

228

196

166

148

128

100

75

68

66

66

83

83

80

2,890

5,570

792

484

*344

251

187

266

938

587

______

13,024

465

2.07

2.15

25,830

Mar.

444

364

339

290

261

237

196

174

153

136

108

89

77

77

825

285

214

200

170

2,220

2,000

1,250

1,060

765

608

480

410

370 

311

256

220

14,589

471

2.09

2.41

28,940

Apr.

193

T75

158

135

121

*107

96

87

80

76

73

71

71

71

71

66

60

58

52

50

49

47

46

44

41

39

37

34 

32

11

2,275

75.8

0.337

0.38

4,510

May

29

28

27

25

23

23

22

21

20

So

36

853

660

3O6

172

110

78

*63

53

51

183

200

132

89

69

72

110

460 

350

182

121

4,588

148

0.658

0.76

9,100

June

89

71

58

47

105

247

179

91

60

47

50

73

63

55

42

38

34

32

93

67

30

64

41

27

52

141 -873

465 

196

*115

3,545

118

0.524

0.59

7,030

July

80

56

45

38

33

255

182

83

47

36

29

26

24

32

44

24

22

78

46

29

24

20

17

16

29g

120

41

27 

*22

20

19

1,830

59.0

0.262

0.30

3,630

Aug.

1716"

16

14

13

a!2

a 11

alO

a9

a8

a7

a6

a5

a5

a5

a4

a4

a4

a4

a4

a4

a5

a6

a6

a5

4.6

3.6

2.8 

2.5

2.5

2.2

218.2

7.04

0.031

0.04

433

Sept.

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

!.

1.

*1.

 

1.

!.

1.

1.i:i.

i.i.i.i.i.

i.

3.

~36 129

20

12

13

27 

26

70

369.0

12.3

0.055

0.06

732

Calendar year 1954: Max 4,460 Min 0.1 Mean 70.2 Cfsm 0.312 In. 4.23 Ac-ft 50,820

Water year 1954-55: Max 4,46O Min 1.4 Mean 170 Cfsm 0.756 In. 10. 26 Ac-ft 123,000

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs). Oct. 26 (2:30 p.m.) 6,880 cfs (11.10 ft); Feb. 2. (2:30 a.m.) 

7,580 cfs (11.80 ft); Mar. 15 (4 a.m.) 3,380 cfs (7.26 ft); Mar. 20 (7 p.m.) 4,720 of. (8.78 ft); 

May 12 (7 p.m.) 4,630 cfs (8.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Hernltage.
442 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

Pomme de Terre River at Hermitage, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°56'45", long 93°18'35", in S£$m$ sec. 23, T. 37 N. , R. 22 W. , on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on [J. S. Highway 54, a quarter of a irile east of 

Hermitage and 1^ miles downstream from Mill (Crane) Creek.

Drainage area.--655 sq mi.

Records available. July 1921'to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 727.08 ft above main sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1925, chain gage at site 1.6 miles upstream at different datum. 

Oct. 1, 1925, to Oct. 2, 1934, chain gage and Oct. 3, 1934, to July 28, 1937, wireweight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 34 years, 636 cfs (460,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,600 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 22.05 ft); no 

flow Sept. 19-21.

1921-55: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs Aug. 8, 1927 (gage height, 36.45 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 41,000 cfs; no flow at times during 1936, 

1954-55.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 786: 1927(M). WSP 1146: 1926. WSP 1280: 1927, 1933(M).

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 15 to June Z, June 5-15, 

June 26 to July 2, July 7-9, July 25-29, Sept. 23)

Oct. 1 to Dec 28 Dee. 29 to Sept. 3O

2.1

2.2

3.0

21

53

144

3.5

4.1

5.0

8.0

15.0

19.0

266

448

790

2,260

7,760

12,400

3.5

4.1

5.0

8.0

15.0

19.0

278

448

790

2,E60

7,760

12,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

113~ 2.8

92

58

34

26

*23

17

13

11

341

576

448

335

175

103

68

51

40

32

32

164

194

85

58

646

7,150 

1,710

730

501

355

14,163.8

457

0.698

0.80

28,090

Nov.

272

221

184

180

175

164

151

134

119

105

94

83

75

68

62

58

54

*51

49

49

138

140

119

101

85

73

66 

62

56

53

3,241

108

0.165

0.18

6,430

Dec.

52

48

45

43

859

1,420

710

417

297

234

191

164

153

155

187

*189

168

151

136

119

109

98

90

83

78

73

144 

5,120

3,090

1,980

1,320

15,923

514

0.785

0.90

31,580

Jan.

1,660

5,010

1,620

1,180

1,180

1,100

830

631

519

432

564

533

300

273

248

234

225

*210

202

191

185

179

169

163

152

146

137 

127

113

111 TIBIS, 337

527

0.805

0.93

32,400

Feb.

150

1,140

830

501

466

537

501

406

547

320

276

232

204

197

195

195

189

197

3,640

12,100

4,290

*1,620

1,180

892

710

651

1,570 

1,860

_

_

35,176

1,256

1.92

2.00

69,770

Mar.

1,230

892

730

670

555

483

415

367

328

505

278

255

232

219

9,7515

7,490

1,570

1,280

960

2,900

11,100

4,150

5,540

5,090

1,670

1,280

1,000 

958

830

710

593

59,610

1,923

2.94

3.38

118,200

Apr.

519

466

425

384

*347

318

297

271

253

237

232

228

228

221

217

208

193

179

171

175

181

177

173

165

154

148

139 

131

124

115

7,076

236

0.360

0.40

14,040

May

108

99

94

88

82

76

71

72

71

82

106

792

2,520

1,180

593

547

*260

214

185

161

161

191

257

221

181

161

152 

177

518

448

278

9,946

321

0.490

0.56

19,730

June

217

177

150

129

130

1,220

730

403

257

197

169

225

280

202

165

135

111

98

86

78

103

104

77

80

98

392

1,500 

*1,140

*612

336

9,401

313

0.478

0.53

18,650

July

239

179

142

117

101

88

121

234

165

103

78

62

54

46

45

39

9?

55

63

93

103

70

61,

61

83

344 *2aT

144

80

5.1

40

3, 465

112

0.171

0.20

6,870

Aug.

31

27j

25

19

18

18

14

13

12

11

9.6

9.0

7.8

6.6

6.0

5.6

5.1

4.6

4.2

3.3

3.3

5.1

6.0

5.1

4.6

4.2

3.8 

2.8

5.5

2.0

1.5

288.5

9.31

O.O14

O.O2

572

Sept.

0.8

.8

1.5

1.1

.6

.3

*.3

.4

.6

.6

.4

.5

.5

.5

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

.2

689

650

208

96

74 

62

54

47

1,869.1

62.3

0.095

0.11

3,710

Calendar year 1954: Max 7,130 Mln 0 Mean 160 Cfsm 0.244 In. 3.31 Ac-ft 115,900

Water year 1954-55; Max 12,100 Mln 0 Mean 484 Cfsm 0.739 In. 10.01 Ac-ft 35O,OOO

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 efs). Feb. 20 (4:30 p.m.) 13,900 cfs (2O.03 ft); Mar 

(11:30 p.m.) 17,600 cfs (22.05 ft); Mar. 21 (12 m.) 13,900 cfs (20.05 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 443

South Grand River near Brownington, Mo.

Location. Lat 38 8 15'45", long 93 8 42'50", in NWi sec. 17 T. 40 N., R. 25 W. , n<jar center 

of span on upstream side of county highway bridge, 150 ft downstream from St. LouisSan Francisco Railway bridge, 200 ft downstream from Deepwater Creek, amd 1 mile north 

of Brownington.

Drainage area. 1.660 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1921 to September 1955.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 10.0 ft and twice daily above. Datum of 

gage is 676.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 4, 1934, chain 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 34 years, 1,052 cfs (761,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,420 cfs Jan. 7 (gage height, 20.25 ft from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.6 cfs Aug. 29 (gage height 2.41 ft).

1921-55: Maximum discharge, 63,900 cfs Nov. 19, 1928 (gage height, 39.9 ft, from 

floodmarks) , from rating curve extended above 47,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1006: 1929. WSP 1036: 1929.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 16 to Dec. 8)

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7 

2.9 

3.2 57

3.5 

4.0

5.0 

15.0

20.0

109

237

640

5,900

9,260

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1935

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

152 

63

45

25

20

*100

48

36

IS

14

1,710

5,160

5,060

5,610

6,020

4,620

2,860

595

237

142

1,230

5,060

3,270

1,510 

465

551

1,710

1,050

385

254

194

48,214

1,555

0.937

1.08

95,630

Nov.

~§F 130 

77

68

58

44

43

40

37

33

29

27

19

16

13

15

15

*12

1

9

12

17

18

14 

13

8

10

13

15

12

920

30.7

0.018

0.02

1,820

Dec.

10 

16

20

24

28

30

68

96

32

26

19

14

14

14

13

*13

10

9

J

10

12

12

16

18 

19

19

29

180

207

257

109

1,303

42.0

0.025

0.03

2,580

Jan.

90

241

1,100

3,380

5,610

6,980

9,180

8. 940

6,500

1,610

640

465

385

345

254

237

222

*194

180

162

152

132

135

105 

98

90

70

64

62

57

5_3

47,733

1,540

0.928

1.07

94, 680

Feb.

49 

49

107

180

167

194

222

254

405

486

507

345

307

222

172

140

326

721

3,740

5,840

7,410

*8,520

6,080

1,560 

775

595

551

507

40,231

1,437

0.866

0.90

79,800

Mar.

465 

405

365

326

307

254

222

180

157

137

126

117

101

90

271

254

175

130

103

158

775

595

957

1,770 

1,150

820

730

911

1,350

1,400

957

15,758

508

0.306

0.35

31,260

Apr.

685 

957

1,100

640

*445

385

307

207

172

167

149

149

130

557

1,400

529

180

237

170

152

132

126

111

98 

88

79

72

68

63

60

9,615

320

0.193

0.22

19,070

May

52 

40

34

29

28

26

23

13

9

7

5 300"

2,910

2,750

2,230

820

*405

237

194

147

122

86

86

814

1,510

441

2,810

3,740

5,160

6,440

7,340

38,808

1,252

0.754

0.87

76,970

June

6,860 

5,330

3,480

1,450

551

425

730

1,300

775

405

730

1,150

685

345

271

194

149

109

86

62

45

56- 33

68

106

1,090

1,870

957

*640

1,050

31,032

1,034

0.623

0.70

61 , 550

July

1,000 

"40TJ

222

149

103

96

58

400

730

237

126

92

62

52

43

29

26

22

161

48

27

20

16

13

10

18

*10

9

8

7

£

4,205

136

0.082

0.09

8,340

A'Jg.

5 

4.3

3.9

3.4

3.4

9

6

4.6

3,9

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.6

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.8

320

"^§3 5,550 

4,691.5

151

0.091

0.11

9,310

Sept.

154 

54

27

12

7

4.3

*3.4

5.1

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

3.4

14

116

1,300 

865

526

667

2,910

2,650

2,080

11,228.1

374

0.225

0.25

22,270

Calendar year 1954: Max 6,020 Min 0.1 Mean 290 Cfsm 0.175 In. 2.37 Ac-ft 209,900

Water year 1954-55: Max 9,180 Min 1.8 Mean 695 Cfsm 0.419 In. 5.69 Ac-ft 503,300

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 efs). Jan. 7 (10 p.m.) 9,420 cfs (20.25 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
444 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

Niangua River near Decaturville, Mo.

Location. Lat 37 0 56'20", long 92 0 50'30", in NW£NE£ Sec. 19, T. 37 N., R. 17 W. , on right 

bank 0.3 mile downstream from hydroelectric plant of Sho-Me Power Cooperative, Inc. 

and 8 miles northwest of Decaturville.

Drainage area. 627 sq mi.

Records available. April 1930 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is about 665.9 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Aug. 28, 1930, staff gage at site 200 ft downstrean at same datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 684 cfs (495,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,380 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 12.67 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Oct. 2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11 (gage height, 1.78 ft); minimum daily, 86 cfs 

Aug. 24.

1930-55: Maximum discharge, 33,400 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 21.84 ft); minimum, 6 cfs Oct. 15, 1946; minimum daily, 18 cfs Oct. 4-6, 1930. 

Maximum stage known, about 28.0 ft during 1914.

Remarks.--Records good except those for Nov. 29 to Dec. 13, Feb. 12, 13, which are fair. 

Medium and low flow regulated by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1116: 1931-33(M), 1935(M) , 1941-42.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

173

334

830

5.0

9.0

12.0

1,480

5,000

8,340

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

112

146

136

126

134

157

*127

118

130

102

530

401

204

360

270

239

179

175

165

157

156

171 

158

140

138

255

434

1,990

1,130

610

434

9,584

309

19,010

Nov.

384

304

303

238

225

236

214

226

192

188

185

186

178

T72" 162

168

164

190

*204

163

185

202

214

205

190

199

183

180

177

198

6,215

207

12,330

Dec.

184

166

ISO" 158

754

878

658

544

358

362

294

260

284

246

264

308

*268

242

259

230

220

206

217

220

182

204

231

310

700

1,170

1,300

11,837

382

23,480

Jan.

1,170

1,140

1,170

1,040

797

688

626

562

490

412

339

370

348

310

326

320

*250

276

278

238

239

238 

229

228

227

211

218

212

220

189

2g5

13,626

440

27,030

Feb.

¥96" 193

540

451

374

358

352

343

364

308

291

290

270

258

234

234

255

248

1,060

3,920

*6,660

2,380 

1,410

1,200

920

748

720

1,100

-

25,777

921

51,130

Mar.

1,340

1,100

950

696

674

580

575

495

450

444

427

361

365

353

2,200"

5,700

3,100

1,560

1,230

1,530

5,100

7,460 

3,640

2,660

1,880

1,480

1,260

1,140

980

830

710

51,270

1,654

101,700

Apr.

651

60T3"

598

*556

512

487

461

394

437

344

376

386

362

352

351

308

240

294

288

316

302

306 

282

278

287

266

260

254

258

256

11,042

368

21,900

May

232

224

214

202

202

217

187

2TT

198

216

448

190" 690

322

430

*479

287

340

255

294

294

292

274

280

268

263

262

368

335

316

358

9,651

311

19,140

June

320

266

274

220

264

23S

623

472

330

348

286

338

290

284

266

260

223

210

217

199

216

182 

TS4" 180

192

257

318

*283

380

268

8,388

280

16,640

July

244

214

191

192

211

198

180

349

221

212

222

172

168

173

161

304

294

234

282

572

308

224 

203

220

198

*201

175

198

186

174

150

6,831

220

13,E"50

Aug.

140

145

142

139

124

128

161

130

124

124

116

120

124

98

118

120

115

118

116

116

99

138 

123

86

1T9

116

119

94

110

108

116

3,746

121

7,430

Sept.

106

108

102

104

97

*108

109

109

113

103

110

105

110

112

104

110

104

107

111

128

109

160 

402

TOT

146

197

224

168

156

162

3,988

133

7,910

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,990 Min 28 Mean 220 Ac-ft 159,500

Water year 1954-55: Max 7,460 Min 86 Mean 444 Ac-ft 321,200

Peak discharge (base, 9.000 efs).--Mar. 22 (8:30 a.m.) 9,380 cfs (12.67 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge for Nov. 29 to Dec. 13, Feb. 12, 13, computed from graph baaed on hourly 

tailwater gage readings at powerplant.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 445

Lake of the Ozarks near Bagnell, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°12', long 92°37', in SE£ sec. 19, T. 40 N. , R. 15 W., at left end of 

powerhouse section near left end of Bagnell Dam on Osage River, 2 miles southwest of 

~ nell.

Drainage area.--14.OOP sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. 

February 1931 to September 1939 in reports of Missouri Geological Survey and Water 

Resources. Gage-height records collected at same site since 1932 are contained in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau, published as Osage River at Bagnell Dam, Lakeside.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, adjustment of 1912, 

or 1.18 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929, determined by Union Electric Co. of 

Missouri. Prior to Apr. 15, 1931, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 1,239,000 acre-ft Jan. 11 (elevation, 659.88 ft); 

minimum, 708,100 acre-ft Apr. 29 (elevation, 649.44 ft).

1931-55: Maximum contents, 1,527,000 acre-ft May 22, 1943 (elevation, 665.45 ft); 

minimum, 322,100 acre-ft Feb. 13, 1948 (elevation, 639.95 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway is equipped with 12 

taintor gates 34 ft wide by 22 ft high. Storage began in 1931. Usable capacity. 

1,246,000 acre-ft between elevations 630.00 ft (maximum drawdown) and 660.00 ft (top 

of gates). Dead storage, 727,000 acre-ft. Water is used for generating electricity. 

Elevations given herein are referred to mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Union Electric Co. of Missouri,

Month-end elevation and usable contents, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Date Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acre-feet)

Change in contents 

(acre-feet)

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN

Osage River near Bagnell, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°12'26", long 92°35 I 23", in N^SEj sec. 21, T. 40 N., R. 15 W., on left 

bank 1-| miles upstream from Bagnell and 3 miles downstream from hydroelectric plant of 

Union Electric Co. of Missouri.

Drainage area. 14,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1925 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Sirvey. October 

1880 to September 1939 (monthly discharge only, prior to May 1925) in reports of 

Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity 1880-1931 are contained in reports of Missouri River Commission or U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 548.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 15, 1930, staff gage at same site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 1940, 

auxiliary water-stage recorder at powerplant 3 miles upstream from bas? gage.

Average discharge.--30 years, 10,210 cfs (7,392,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 48,100 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 19.88 ft); minimum recorded, 278 cfs Oct. 1, 8, Aug. 9 (gage height, 2.18 ft); minimum daily, 

428 cfs Aug. 13, Sept. 3.

1925-55: Maximum discharge, 220,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 48.8 ft); minimum, 220 cfs June 12, 1932; minimum gage height, 2.10 ft July 15, 1934; minimum daily 

discharge, 290 cfs Feb. 21, 1931.

Maximum stage known prior to 1943, 43.1 ft in June 1844 (discharge, 164,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by Lake of the Ozarks (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

3.5 

5.0

418

740

1,240

3,390

7.0

13.0

20.0

7,200 

24,000 

48,5OO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

499

475

494

1,590

852

496

480

500

453

508

652

18,900

6,890

10,700

16,000

*3,720

468

11,600

9,560

6,520

4,950

5,990

865

545

10,500

15,000

20,000

29,800

*28,800

7,680

2,140

214,985

6,955

426,400

Nov.

14,100

14,900

10,10O

9,460

862

482

5T4

535

540

547

517

555

521

512

497

595

570

5,200

618

497

522

517

502

556

499

791

522

514

548

494

65,547

2,185

150,000

Dec.

504

513

525

551

595

E,910

5,880

9,220

9,560

5,950

751

492

8,280

4,500

5,430

4,100

11,900

1,420

614

7,470

9,460

9,480

1,560

662

529

521

5,160

7,950

9,170

10,100

10,100

145,615

4,655

284,900

Jan.

1,350

622

8,780

9,710

10,000

14,900

27,500

11,200

4,810

9,610

10,100

9,570

9,260

9,470

931

601

9,020

9,410

9,690

9,430

9,020

1,450

575

9,640

9,220

9,120

10,000

9,420

5,880

1,O4O

8,650

249,957

8,062

495,700

Feb.

9,280

9,070

9,150

9,720

913

600

8,890

9,190

9,O8O

9,740

10,000

1,280

565

8,950"

9,820

9,750

8,770

10,OOO

5,620

20,700

57,000

*47,400

45,600

54,200

29,800

22,800

15,200

15,800

- -----

404,868

14,460

803,000

Mar.

15,800

16,400

15,800

1 7 , 400

10,500

3,870

13,800

15,500

1 6 , 200

16,500

16,100

8,020

1,320

8,980

10 , 500

13,400

17,700

25,500

10,500

11,100

28,200

52,500

52,500

51,200

55,6OO

52,900

28,500

28,200

21,440

16,800

16,100

566,590

18,270

U.23, 000

Apr.

16,OOO

10,400

4,140

15,200

16,700

17,000

16,400

17,000

7,540

1,880

9,010

10,200

9,800

10, 600

10,100

1,550

664

10,100

9,550

10,000

9,880

10,200

1,780

592-

9,540

9,410

9,500

4,060

5,550

552

262,258

8,741

520,100

May

524

858

528

429

518

518

520

492

F7F

929

1,160

1,260

592

558

554

9,750

9,520

9,520

4,040

5,350

510

515

550

540

564

9,890

12,500

9,540

10,100

9,280

16,700

116,727

5,765

231,500

June

16,400

17,000

16,500

7,680

1,420

15,500

12,500

9,600

4,240

620

542

528

591

534

556

555

544

515

'BTo 462

1,570

580

555

570

732

555

2,850

10,800

15,700

15,800

154,347

5,145

506,100

July

15,700

6 J 660 750

562

9,380

5,350

5,670

9,: 20

2,820

545

8,250

9,810

4,340

2,960

1,660

770

508

1,950

1,610

1,800

1,950

1,920

536

588

3,550

5,720

5,820

4,f60

5,C80

1,650

J02

111,851

5,608

221,900

Aug.

1,780

660

445

562

902

660

502

550

485

490

520

469

428

45o

492

525

562

485.

480

458

465

555

475

490

480

478

440

488

1,260

2,680

5,180

22,885

758

45,590

Sept.

5,010

498

428 452"

470

1,080

500

5OO

600

500

500

500

500

500

500

700

500

500

500

500

500

500

5,580

500

500

7,900

12,100

15,900

16,100

15,400

88,228

2,941

175,000

Calendar year 1954: Max 29,800 Mln 395 Mean 2,019 Ac-ft 1,462,000

Water year 1954-55: Max 47,400 Mln 428 Mean 6,580 Ac-ft 4,765,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 51, Apr. 1, Sept. 7-22, 24, 25j discharge estimated on basis of 

powerplant records.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 447

ge River near St. Thomas, Mo.

, bank 0 . 5 mile downstream from Sugar

Location.- -La t 38°20'25", long 92°13'25", In SE^-SW^ sec. 35, T. 42 N. , R. 12 W., on left

ar Creek and 2-| miles south of St. Thomas.

Drainage area. --14 .500 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available .--August 1931 to September 1955.

Gage . --Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is 528.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of -

Average discharge. --24 years, 10,490 cfs (7,594,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 48,900 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 18.61 ft); 

minimum , 435 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 1.44 ft); minimum daily, 500 cfs Sept, 12.

1931-55; Maximum discharge, 216,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 43.8 ft); minimum, 416 cfs Aug. 22, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.30 ft Aug. 27, 1931; minimum daily 

discharge, 420 cfs Aug. 27, 1931.

Maximum stage known prior to 1943, about 39.4 ft in June 1844.

Remarks . --Records good. Flow regulated by Lake of the Ozarks (see p.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

500

900

2,000

3,280

6.0

10.0

19.0

7,100

18,300

50,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

750

717

645

661

1,520

1,100 

734

645

645

585

1,480

13,100

12,400

6,900

13,700

13,600 

2,540 

2,130

12,600

7,340

5,720

4,630

3,960 

1,260

2,780

11,200

18,000

27 , 600

50,000 

16,466

5,730

221,072

7,131

438,500

Nov.

4,960 

14,600

13,800

9,600

7,660

1,300 

784

725

*768

669

734

693

685

661

661

653 

T5T1 

1,180

3,3OO

1,410

919

846

784 

759

717

685

910

776

693 

725

73,334

2,444

145,500

Dec.

661 

661

653 653"

2,260

2,940 

3,750

7,340

9,860

8,770

5,360

1,260

1,360

7,950

4,450

3,510 

7,060 

8,650

1,820

2,600

6,880

9,860

7,650 

1,700

986

768

1,050

6,000

8,560 

9,600

11,500

146,122

4,714

289,800

Jan.

8,520 

2,610

2,940

*9,600

11,200

12,600 

26,600

18,300

8,300

7,540

10,100

9,850

9,340

9,320

6,700

1,560 

2,430 

9,340

9,820

9,340

9,340

7,170

1,580 

3,030

9,340

9,080

9,860

9,600

7,420 

5,520

2,920

260,670

8,409

517,000

Feb.

9,340 

9,540

9,570

9,080

7,460

1,410 

2,180

9,340

9,080

9,860

10,100

8,000

1,700

2,680

9,340

9,600 

9,020 

9,860

12,300

22,300

35,000

46,200

47,800 

37,600

32,200

25,900

15,800

15,500

-

427,760

15,280

848,400

Mar.

16,700 

16,700

16,100

17,000

13,700

7,800 

8,750

15,800

16,700

16,700

16,700

13,500

6.000

*3,26~6

11,500

12,000 

16,700 

25,900

15,600

10,100

29,400

33 , 600

55,400 

32,200

34,300

34,500

50,800

29,000

22,600 

18,600

17,000

594,410

19,170

1,179,000

Apr.

16,100 

13,700

8,830

*7,750

16,100

16,700 

16,400

16,400

12,600

5,400

3,680

9,600

9,600

10,100

10,400

7,380 

1,580 

3,110

10,100

9,600

9,560

10,100

7,140 

2,000

3,300

9,080

9,600

7,340

4,000 

3,030

270,280

9,009

536,100

May

819 

677

957

685

661

615 

615

600

542

74?

*1,060

1,460

1,940

1,200

828

3,240 

9,540 

9,340

8,010

3,520

2, 110

810

693 

759

661

2,560

12,000

9,860

10,900 

9,340

12,000

109,204

3,523

216,600

June

17,400 

16,406

17,300

13 , 100

5,090

4,540 

15,200

9,600

8,000

3,680

1,490

1,440

1,020

938

810

734 

709 

717

677

*585

768

1,580

810 

701

2,360

1,760

957

5,310

13,400 

16,100

163,176

5,439

323,700

July

14.900 

11,500

4,960

2,180

2,760

9,600 

5,850

6,160

7,360

2,680

2,540

8,560

8,090

3,840

3,290

2,060 

1,130 

957

2,000

1,880

2,000

2,120

2,000 

793

S3F

5,590

5,800

4,000

3,800 

2,870

1,700

131,818

4,252

261,500

Aug.

717 

1,880

938

608

669

928 

1,540

1,760

768

645

622

622

600

542

*585

585 

638 

709

585

615

528

615

677 

585

585

585

578

514 '37=3" 

1,300

2,750

25,836

833

51,240

Sept.

3,280 

3,090

891

600

615

615 

1,100

864

622

693

653

'TO6~ 500

556

542

578 

622 

592

565

645

600

677

2,980 

5,130

1,110

1,560

9,600

15,800

17,000 

16,400

89,078

2,969

176,700

Calendar year 1954: Max 30,000 Mln 563 Mean 2,230 Ac-ft 1,614,000

Water year 1954-55: Max 47,800 Mln 500 Mean 6,884 Ac-ft 4,984,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
448 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

Maries River at Westphalia, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°25'55", long 91°59'20", in NE^ sec. 35, T. 43 N. , R. 10 V'., on right 

bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 63, three-quarters of a mile southeast of Westphalia, and 1-J- miles downstream from Little Maries Creek.

Drainage area.--257 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1947 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 542.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 8, 1951, wire-weight gage at site 200 ft downstrean at same datum.

Average discharge.--7 years (1948-55), 228 cfs (165,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,320 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 11.13 ft); mini- 

 mum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 18-19 (gage height, 0.83 ft).

1947-55: Maximum discharge, 15,600 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 16.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum 0.2 cfs Sept. 22 to Oct. 3, 1953, Sept. 18, 19, 

1955; minimum gage height, 0.79 ft Sept. 19, 1954.

Flood of June 8, 1937, reached a stage of 22.8 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 28 to Apr. 12,

Sept. 3-24)

0.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

0.2 

.5 

1.2 

2.6 

4.5

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

42

85

140

310

815

2,330

5,130

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.0

5.8

8.1

3.6

2.5

2.2

1.8 

1.6

1.5

TF

249

*1,050 

252

93

56

39

30

24

19

16

14

13

12 

11

10

12

12

22

36

32 

27

2,039.7

65.8

0.256

0.30

4,050

Nov.

23

20

20

17

15

16

16 

*17

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

10

IS"9.8

266

283

132

85

62 

50

42

35

31

28

25

23

1,333.8

44.5

0.173

0.19

2,650

Dec .

20

19

18

16

1,6'BTT

1,010

338 

177

112

81

64

56 

51

50

51

47

43

39

36

33

*30

28

27 

25

23

22

23

25

40

105 

136

4,405

142

0.553

0.64

8,740

Jan.

332

602

342

234

379

641

45T 

245

162

119

93

80 

69

60

54

50

46

42

39

*36

34

32

30 

28

27

25

23

22

19

19 

19

4,304

139

0.541

0.62

8,540

Feb.

-Z3 22

35

42

39

37

37 

36

35

33

30

25 

25

23

22

22

*22

22

2.0OO

4,550

875

450

271 

177

125

262

815

555

10,590

378

1.47

1.53

21,000

Mar.

346

213

143

115

93

78

69 

61

55

51

47

43 

40

37

353

712

*310

206

177

948

2,780

1,246

*905 

545

367

271

216

267

256

193 

154

11,337

366

1.42

1.64

22,490

Apr.

123

*106

95

88

*88

90

85 

78

71

65

84

310 

245

310

189

121

88

72

63

60

59

56

53 

57

62

53

45

42

38

li

2,930

97.7

0.380

0.42

5,810

May

31

29

26

24

22

20

20 

20

19

*4T

*51

101 

575

34T

177

103

73

57

46

38

34

31

33 

33

30

27

134

110

358

136 

81

2,825

91.1

0.354

O.41

5,600

June

59

46

37

31

35

138

95 

88

53

52

408

1,960 

492

252

145

98

75

61

51

*42

36

32

28 

25

I,l2o"

542

199

112

77

59

6,468

216

0.840

0.94

12,830

July

47

39

32

cB

25

7£7

1,6£0 iiU

143

134

103

*75 

51

232

491

152

78

03

es

es

El

39

31 

29

26

?Z

18

16

14

12

1£

4,910

158

0.615

0.71

9,740

Aug.

9.1

STT

7.1

6.3

5.5

4.8

6.6 

5.8

4.5

4.3

5.0

4.3 

3.7

3.4

3.2

*3.0

2.8

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.3 

1.1

1.1

.9

.7

.6 75"

.6 

.6

104.7

3.38

0.013

0.02

208

Sept.

0.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.5

.5

.4

*.4 

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

7S~ .2

.3

.4

1.6

1,000

ss

32

21

17

14

12

10

1 , 200 . 6

40.0

0.156

0.17

2,380

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,140 Mln 0.5 Mean 62.7 Cfsm O.244 In. 3.32 Ac-ft 45,420

Water year 1954-55: Max 4,530 Mln O.2 Mean 144 Cfsm O.560 In. 7.59 Ac-ft 104,000

Peak discharge (base, 6,OOP cfs). Feb. 20 (6 a.m.) 7.32O cfs (11.13 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
GASCONADE RIVER BASIN 449

Gasconade River near Hazlegreen, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°45 I 35", long 92°27'05", in SE^SE^ sec. 15, T. 35 N., R. 14 V., near eenter of span on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 66, 1 mile downstream from 

Osage Fork and lj miles west of Hazlegreen.

Drainage area. 1,250 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1929 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1928 to September 1930 (monthly discharge only) in House Document 192, 72d Congress, 

1st session.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 844.75 ft above mean sea 

Level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 11, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 1,026 cfs (742,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 16.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

1929-55: Maximum discharge, 76,400 cfs Apr. 14, 1945 (gage height, 29.6 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 18 cfs Aug. 1, 1936; minimum gage height, 0.80 ft Sept. 20, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 30.6 ft in January 1916, from floodmark (discharge, about 

90,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

fair.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 1146: 1933(M)

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 17 to Aug. 15)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

20

29

66

131

286

3.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

15.0

693

1,920

3,660

7,100

14,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

39

44

41

38 JT

39

41

*41

41

40

75

202

178

178

170

139

116

102

93

84

79

73 

70

66

66

93

1,110

1,080

517

397 

322

5,618

181

0.145

0.17

11,140

Nov.

286

234

212

193

175

164

150

136

126

116

114

111

106

102

97

93

88

itiz"

*286

522

251

304 

268

234

206

193

187

170

158

147

5,331

178

0.142

0.16

10,570

Dec .

131

121

114

106

l,TTo"

1,420

1,140

962

845

647

538

476

496

693

962

902

*741

602

496

436

378

340 

304

268

268

251

251

268

819

4^150 

3,760

24,295

784

0.627

0.72

48,190

Jan.

2,500

2,070

dl,800

dl,500

dl,200

1,020

902

741

647

559

517

476

436

397

378

359

*340

322

304

286

268

251 

251

234

218

215

206

196

218

181 

175

18,967

612

O.49O

0.56

37,620

Feb.

'2~O"6~ 193

206

212

251

268

268

286

286

304

304

286

268

251

234

234

218

218

1,010

6,940

* 14, 000

5,300 

2,720

1,920

1,510

1,440

2,460

1,710

-

-----

43,503

1,554

1.24

1.29

86,290

Mar.

1,380

dl,500

dl,200

1,080

962

902

902

845

741

647

602

538

496

456

1/9W

3,760

1,920

1,440

1,260

3,480

10,100

11,800 

5,660

3,460

2,460

1,920

1,710

1,380

1,140

1,020 

902

67,563

2,179

1.74

2.01

134,000

Apr.

791 '593"

647

*602

559

517

476

436

397

378

378

378

359

359

340

322

322

304

286

286

286

286 

286

268

268

251

251

234

234

218

11,412

380

0.304

0.34

22,640

May

215

199

190

178

170

164

158

153

147

TTff

218

524

1,020

662

416

*359

322

286

268

268

268

359 

962

1.O2O

791

647

538

517

538

845 

791

13,303

429

0.343

O.4O

26,390

June

602

496

416

359

340

397

602

902

693

559

517

476

416

378

340

322

286

268

234

218

215

196 

187

184

187

181

*T9?

450

^m

12,605

420

0.336

0.38

25,OOO

July

602

416

359

322

268

234

304

741 'So?

456

359

304

234

206

TSS

234

268

397

693

538

456

359 

304

286

602

*693

496

397

286

234

206

12,090

390

0.312

0.36

23,980

Aug.

178

TBT

147

126

118

108

106

102

91

86

79

75

73

70

63

62

58

56

56

54

54

54 

*54

54

52

52

50

50

49

46 

ii

2,428

78.3

O.O63

0.07

4,820

Sept.

41

40

38

37

35

*37

36

36

34

33

31

30

30

29

27

27

26

26

25

3T

63

*106 

190

196

T5JJ

114

99

88

84

80

1,819

60.6

0.048

0.05

3,610

Calendar year 1954: Max 4,150 Min 19 Mean 2O2 Cfsm 0.162 In. 2.20 Ac-ft 146,300

Water year 1954-55: Max 14,000 Min 25 Mean 600 Cfsm 0.480 In. 6.51 Ac-ft 434, 2OO

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). Feb. 21 (10 a.m.) 16,OOO cfs (16.0 ft); Mar. 22 (5 a.m.) 

15,600 oi's (15775 ft;.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Waynesvllle.
450 GASCONADE RIVER BASIN

Gasconade River near Waynesville, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°52'20", long 92°13'40", in SE^SEij- sec. 3, T. 36 N., R. 12 W., near center of span on upstream side of county highway bridge, Z\ miles downstr3am from Roubidoux Creek and 4 miles north of Waynesville.

Drainage area. 1,680 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1921 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. August 

1914 to September 1949 (monthly discharge only, prior to June 1921) in reports of Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily above 5 ft and once daily below. Datum of gage 

Is 738.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to July 19, 1921, reference 

point, and July 19, 1921, to Nov. 9, 1934, chain gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--41 years (1914-55), 1,470 cfs (1,064,000 acre-ft per y?ar).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,300 cfs Mar. 21 (gage height, 13.8 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 56 cfs Oct. 1, 4 (gage height, 

1.77 ft).

1921-55: Maximum discharge, 81,600 cfs Apr. 14, 1945 (gage height, 23.5 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 50 cfs Aug. 30, 31, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.74 ft 

Sept. 16-20, 23-27, 1954.

Maximum stage knwon, about 24.3 ft Aug. 22, 1915, from floodmark (discharge, 

89,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.7

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

43

62

130

264

499

4.0

5.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

1,200

2,050

7,410

10,800

14,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

56 

ST

a60

56

58

58

66

*62

62

62

122

285

328

306

285

249

202

178

156

147

133

122

118

112

108

133

169

655

i44| orb

527

6,655

215

0.128

0.15

13,200

Nov.

446 

77S

a340

306

264

234

212

202

185

172

165

159

150

147

139

128

122

TB?

219

*256

396

a360 

328

328

306

285

260

245

222

208

7,319

244

0.145

0.16

14,520

Dec.

202

188

178

169

TsTS"

3,160

2,940

1,960

1,520

1,120

886

743

710

676

676

1,200

al,100

*923

814

710

614

555 

499

446

421

373

373

350

aSOO

1,650

3,460

30,075

970

0.577

0.67

59,650

Jan.

5,070 

2,460

a2,300

2,150

1,690

1,440

1,280

1,120

960

850

778

710

645

614

555

527

*499

446

a430

421

396

373

350

350

328

a320

306

306

253

234

A* . 264

26,425

852

0.507

0.58

52,410

Feb.

a270 '555"

306

a320

328

328

a340

350

373

373

373

373

a370

373

350

328

306

285

al,300

6,500

*10,700

12.600 

4,780

3,070

2,250

1,870

2,35O

2,690

-

54,141

1,934

1.15

1.20

107,400

Mar.

2,050 

1,690

1,690

1,520

1,440

al,300

1,200

1,200

1,040

960

850

778

710

645 i;3"£0"

2,570

3,200

2,250

1,870

2,740

11,700

15,900 

11,400

5,900

a4,200

3,070

2,350

2,050

1,690

1,520

1,360

9O,2O3

2,910

1.73

2.0O

178,900

Apr.

1,280 

1,120

1,040

*960

886

814

743

676

645

614

584

555

555

527

499

499

446

446

421

421

396

396 

373

373

373

a360

350

328

328

306

17,314

577

0.343

Q.38

34,340

May

285 

285

285

264

256

249

241

222

a230"

256

256

306

661

1,120

778

*614

555

472

421

a450

472

676 

555

1,030

1,200

960

886

886

al,000

a900

886

17,657

570

0.339

0.39

35,020

June

960 

778

710

584

a550

584

614

778

1,200

960

923

a730

a570

499

472

a440

a410

a390

a370

a350

350

350 

306 30"6"

328

328

*306

306

387

1,120

16,959

565

0.336

0.38

33,640

July

886 TTO

555

472

421

4ri

446

373

645

a700

584

472

446

373

778

396

328

BTT

499

584

645

584 

472

472

421

*421

710

710

584

472

a.410

16,517

533

0.317

0.37

32,760

Aug.

350 '555"

260

234

216

202

a!90

178

172

159

153

142

133

a!30

125

120

115

108

105

103

alOO

103 

92

*94

92

81

W

90

90

90

90

4,492

145

O.086

0.10

8,910

Sept.

90 

87

85

79

77

*79

77

77

75

75

75

72

70

70

68

66

66

66

64

ST

68

*68 

159

285 235"

212

191

175

156

144

3,170

106

0.063

0.07

6,290

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,460 Mln 51 Mean 271 Cfsm 0.161 In. 2.20 Ac-ft 195,800

Water year 1954-55: Max 13,900 Mln 56 Mean 797 Cfsm 0.474 In. 6.45 Ac-ft 577,000

Peak discharge (base, 17,OOP cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for adjacent 

stations.
GASCONADE RIVER BASIN 451

Coyle Branch at Houston, Mo.

Locatlpn.--Lat 37°19'35", long 91°57'12", In NW^NW^ sec. 8, T. 30 N., R. 9 W., on right 

bank at upstream end of double culvert under U. S. Highway 63, at east edg3 of Houston, 

a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.10 sq mi.

Records available. June 1949 to June 1955 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,090 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years (1949-54), 0.66 cfs (478 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 137 cfs Mar. 20 (gage height, 1.81 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1949-55: Maximum discharge, 1,030 cfs June 30, 1951 (gage height, 5.02 ft in gage 

well), from rating curve extended above 50 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at 

gage height 3.77 ft; no flow at times in 1950, 1952-55.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1954 to June 30, 1955 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.6 

.7

.3 

1.1 

2.6

.9

1.0

1.1

5.0

9.0

16

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to June 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-f1

Oct.

O

<J

O

*o

0

o

0

*o

0

o

1.7 0~

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.7

0.05

0.045

O.06

3.4

Nov.

O

<J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

.2

O

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0.2

o.oi

0.0091

0.01

0.4

Dec.

OUo

0

2.4

.3

a.l

a.l

0

0

O

1.6

.8

.4

.3

.2

.2

*.l

a.l

a.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

4.1

tt

1.0

.7

15.8

0.51

0.464

0.53

31

Jan.

~30.5

a. 2

a.l

.1

*.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

*o

2.2

0.07

0.064

O.O7

4.4

Feb.

0.1

0

U

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

.1

0

0

8.3 B73

1.7

1.1

.8

.6

.4

.2

.1

.1

-

19.8

0.71

O.S45

O.S7

39

Mar.

0.1

.1

0

U

0

a.l

*.l

.1

.1

0

o

0

0

o

2.4

.7

.5

.5

.4

14

1.6

.9

.5

.3

.2

.2

a.l

a.l

a.l

0

0

23.1

0.75

0.682

0.78

46

Apr.

0

<J

O

0

0

0

0

o

0

a.l

a.l

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

.1

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.5

0.02

0.018

0.02

1.0

May

0

U

0

0

o

o

o

0

0

o

0

.1

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

.3

5.6 -^

.3

.2

.1

.5

.3

1.5

.5

.3

.2

10.7

0.35

0.318

0.36

21

June

*0.1

.1

a.l

~.l 0

.6

.1

0

0

.4

.1

O

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

.3

0

0

*o

aO

2.0

0.07

0.064

O.07

4.0

July

_

-

-

-

-

Aug.

.

-

_

-

-

Sept.

_

-

-

-

-

Calendar year 1954: Max 4.1 Mln o Mean 0.07 Cfsm 0.064 In. O.88 Ac-ft 52

Water year 1954-55: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). Mar. 2O (3 p.m.) 137 cfs (1.81 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.
452 GASCONADE RIVER BASIN

Big Piney River near Big Piney, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°40'00", long 92°03'05", in NE^SE£ sec. 8, T. 34 M., R. 10 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of Ross Highway bridge, 3 miles east of Big Piney 

and 14f miles upstream from Spring Creek.

Drainage area. 560 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1955.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 5.0 ft and twice daily above. Datum of 

gage is 800.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 8, 1934, chain 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 34 years, 558 cfs (404,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,700 cfs Mar. 21 (gage height, 15.58 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum, 75 cfs Sept. 18-20; minimum gage height, 1.6? ft Oct. 5.

1921-55: Maximum discharge, 32,700 cfs Dec. 27, 1942 (gage height, 20.7 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 19,000 cfs on basis of velocityarea studies; minimum, 69 cfs Sept. 17, 18, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.60 ft 

July 30, 31, 1926, Sept. 5, 6, 9-11, 17, 18, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 826: 1935. WSP 1176: 1943, 1945. WSP 13*0: 1922-23, 

1927-28(M), 1933(M), 1935(M).

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 11 to Sept. 3o)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

95

157

296

3.0

4.0

10.0

14.0

473

1,040

5,520

12,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to Septembe" 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

85 

85

90

85

81

99

99

*92

87

87

99

281

75"9~ 519

182

152

111

111

109

106

102 

100

99

97

109

296

182

143

134

126

121

4,428

143

0.255

0.29

8,780

Nov.

117 

113

109

106

106

106

106

104

104

106

104

99

S5

99

102

100

99

104

134

*152

170

155

150

146

134

128

124

121

119

115

3,531

118

0.211

0.23

7,000

Dec.

115 

113

* 113

?5"9~ 111

1,200

732

431

359

296

266

266

416

620

519

452

376

*343

327

281

266 

252

237

209

209

196

196

223

1,410

2 , O8Q

1,220

14,043

453

0.809

0.93

27,850

Jan.

1,O4O 

796

648

519

452

393

359

343

296

296

281

266

252

237

237

223

*223

209

209

196

182 

170

170

170

170

170

170

157

1ST

157

157

9,307

300

0.536

0.62

18,460

Feb.

157 

1ST

182

196

196

196

196

196

196

182

182

170

170

170

170

170

170

182

314

4,800

*3,850 

1,580

981

859

737

568

544

473

17,944

641

1.14

1.19

35,590

Mar.

431 

412

393

376

359

327

312

296

281

281

266

252 255"

252

334

768

620

431

431

2,220

11.800 

4,090

2,040

*1,480

1,220

920

737

648

568

496

452

33,745

1,089

1.94

2.24

66,930

Apr.

393 

393

359

*359

343

343

312

296

266

266

266

266

266

252

252

237

223

223

223

209

209 

223

237

223

223

209

196

196

196

182

7,841

261

0.466

0.52

15,550

May

170 

170

170

157

155

155

152

148

152

157

170

170

182

196

200

*209

196

170

170

170

182 

266

473

376

327

266

281

296

343

376

343

6,948

224

0.400

0.46

13,780

June

296 

266

237

223

209

266

452

359

312

266

252

266

266

266

237

209

196

182

170

170

157 

152

150

148

TBT

170

*182

196

182

170

6,764

225

0.402

0.45

13,420

July

157 

153

143

141

153

183

640

51?

359

253

203

193

183

281

209

346

355

29i3

22.3

203

19i3 

170

157

183

237

*312

263

223

196

157 151 **

7,4513

241

0.430

0.50

14,790

Aug.

146 

139

130

126

115

128

T36- 287

132

128

126

124

113

115

108

102

100

100

100

100

100

102

99

95

92

90

89

89

87

"aT 85 

o t

3,570

115

0.205

0.24

7,080

Sept.

89 

87

87

87

*85

84

84

84

82

81

81

81

79

78

78

78

78

75

75

75

85 

*82

102

100

100

102

104

132

146

196

2,777

92.6

0.165

0.18

5,510

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,08O Mln 69 Mean 178 Cfsm 0.318 In. 4.29 Ac-ft 128, 6OO

Water year 1954-55: Max 11,8OO Mln 75 Mean 324 Cfsm 0.579 In. 7.85 Ac-ft 234, 7OO

Peak discharge (base, 6.80O cfs). Feb. 20 (10 p.m.) 7,6OO cfs (11.6 ft); Mar. 21 (6:30 p.m.) 

15,700 cfs (15758 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
GASCONADE RIVER BASIN 453

Beaver Creek near Rolla, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°52'45", long 91°47'43", in SE^SW^ sec. 34, T. 37 N., R. 8 W., on 

left bank 30 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 63, 4j miles upstream from 

mouth, and 5 miles south of Rolla.

Drainage area. 14.0 sq mi.

Records available. August 1948 to September 1955 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 805.31 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Average discharge. 7 years, 13.4 cfs (9,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,890 cfs Mar. 20 (gage height, 3.92 ft); 

minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 9, 10.

1948-55: Maximum discharge, 3,800 cfs June 9, 1950 (gage height, 5.61 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.1 cfs 

Sept. 5, 6, 18, 19, 1954, but may have been less during periods of no gage-height 

record in 1954.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1176: 1949. WSP 1280: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 2o Mar. 21 to Sept. 3O

0.2 0.8

3.0 1.0

7.7 1.3

14 2.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per

0.4 

.5 

.6

24

59

132

363

0.5 

.6 

.7

0.3 

1.8 

3.8 

5.9

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 152

eond, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Gfsm

In.

Ac-ffc

Oct.

ao.3 aT3"

a. 3

.3

3.6

3.0

al.O

a. 6

a. 4

a. 3

23

12

a2.5

al.O

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

.3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

1.8

4.3

a2.0

al.O

a. 7

a. 5

63.2

2.04

0.146

0.17

125

Nov.

aO.4

a. 3

.3

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 3

.3

a. 3

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

.5

2.8

10

T.I

3.8

3.4

2.6

a2.0

al.5

al.O

a. 9

a. 7

a. 6

.5

42.3

1.41

0.101

0.11

84

Dec.

ao.5

ITS

a. 5

a. 5

82_

16

7.7

. 5.6

4.3

3.8

3.8

7.4

14

8.9

6.6

5.2

4.3

3.8

3.4

a3.O

a2.6

2.2

a2.1

aZ.O

al.9

al.8

al.8

2.2

11

12

11

232.4

7.50

0.536

0.62

461

Jan.

16

TT

7.7

6.1

6.1

*5.2

4.7

4.3

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

bl.5

bl.5

1.8

1.8

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

113.2

3.65

0.261

O.3O

225

Feb.

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

3.8

6.1

5.2

4.3

3.8

3.4

b2.5

b2.0

b2.5

2.6

2.2

2.2

T7S" 1.8

176

180

*34

16

11

8.3

7.2

39

98

29

-

651.5

23.3

1.66

1.73

1,290

Mar.

15

11

8.9

7.2

7.7

7.2

6.1

5.2

4.7

4.3

3.8

3.4

37?

3.4

*123

29

18

22

14

559

152

96

47

*24

16

13

12

11

*9.6

8.5

7.8

1,033.2

33.3

2.38

2.74

2,050

Apr.

7.0

6.3

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.0

4.6

4.2

4.0

4.2

19

17

14

11

8.5

7.0

5.9

5.5

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

184.3

6.14

0.439

0.49

366

May

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.6

2.4

37

34

11

7.0

5.0

3.8

3.2

2.8

4.9

32

29

9.6

6.3

5.0

12

18

~25 144

13

8.5

435.5

14.0

1.00

1.16

864

June

6.6

5.0

4.2

3.6

5.2

*10

35

9.6

5.9

15

66

47

19

12

8.9

7.0

5.7

4.8

4.2

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.4

5.4

3.0

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.7

305.4

10.2

0.729

0.81

606

July

1.5

1.3

"its

1.3

1.5

102

4^6

13

7.0

3.4

2.4

38

6.9

3.8

9.2

4.4

3.4

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.8

11

3.2

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

246.1

7.94

0.567

0.65

488

Aug.

1.0

.8

.8

.7

*.7

.7

3.5

173

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

1.0

.7

.5

 ±

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

22.5

0.73

0.052

0.06

45

Sept.

0,4

.4

.4

.4

 I

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.5

.4

,4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.7

1.1

~2.6 42

1,7

1.5

1.8

1.5

1.5

9.0

71.3

2.38

0.170

0.19

141

Calendar year 1954: Max 148 Mln o.l Mean 3.02 Cfsm 0.216 I". 2.94 Ac -ft 2,190

Water year 1954-55: Max 339 Mln 0.3' Mean 9.32 Cfsm 0.666 !" 9.03 Ac -ft 6,740

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs). Mar. 20 (3:30 p.m.) 1,890 cfs (3.92 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Little 

Beaver Creek near Rolla.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

499355 O - 58 - 30
454 GASCONADE RIVER BASIN 

Little Beaver Creek near Rolla, Ho.

Location. --Lat 37°56'06", long 91°50'11", in NW^NWjj- sec. 17, T. 37 N., R. 8 W. , on 

right bank 1,700 ft downstream from new U. S. Highway 66 and 3 miles west of Rolla.

Drainage area.--6.41 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1947 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 7£0 ft (from 

Topographic map).

Average discharge. 7 years (1948-55), 6.25 cfs (4,520 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 950 cfs July 7 (gage height 4.60 ft); minimum, 0.04 cfs Sept. 10.

1947-55: Maximum discharge, 4,180 cfs June 9, 1950 (gage height, 6.66 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 6.05 and 6.66 ft; minimum, 0.01 cfs July 16, 17, 1954.

Maximum stage known since 1881 or 1882, about 7.5 ft June 8, 1945, from floodmarks, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1280: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

0.02 

.12

.76 

2.25

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.8

5.6O 

11.0 

27.0 

50 

126

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.14

.12

.12

.09

4.26"

.46

.21

.17

.15

.14

11.9

-5776

.58

.50

.36

.30

.2B

.24

.21

.19

 .19

.19

.19

.19

.36

4.77

1.73

.93

.62

.50

.42

33.25

1.07

0.167

0.19

66

Nov.

0.39

.36

.39

.54

.39

.36

.33

.33

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.26

.26

.26

.26

2.3S

4.45

2.25

1.35

.93

.71

.58

.50

.46

.42

.39

.36

.33

20.72

0.691

0.108

0.12

41

Dec.

0.33

.30

.30

.30

40.1

6.00

2.80

1.99

1.53

1.23

1.12

1.99

3.10

2.25

1.73

1.35

1.12

1.02

.84

.71

.71

.66

.62

.58

.54

.54

.58

.93

3.50

4 .85

5.60

89.22

2.88

0.449

0.52

177

Jan.

6.90

4.85

3.40

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.25

1.99

1.73

1.53

1.35

1.35

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.12

1.02

.93

.84

.71

.71

.6B

.62

.62

.58

.62

.50

.46

.46

.46

.58

48.33

1.56

0.243

0.28

96

Feb.

1.08

1.02

.84

.84

1.12

1.35

1.35

1.23

1.23

1.02

.66

.66

.66

.76

.76

.76

.71

.76

67

60

13.8

7.80

5.20

4.10

3.10

26.5

32.3

13.1

249.71

8.92

1.39

1.45

495

Mar.

7.35

5.20

4.45

3.75

3.40

2.80

2.52

2.25

1.73

1.53

1.35

1.35

1.23

1.12

104

15.2

9.80

10.4

6.90

105

43.4

32.0

18.9

11.0

8.30

6.45

7.78

7.35

6.00

4.45

3.75

440.71

14.2

2.22

2.56

874

Apr.

3.40

3.10

2.52

2.25

1.99

1.73

1.53

1.35

1.23

1.35

3.75

3.40

5.60

4.10

2.80

1.99

1.73

1.53

1.35

1,23

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.35

1.02

.93

.76

.71

.62

.58

57.59

1.92

0.300

0.33

114

May

0.54

.50

.46

.46

.42

.42

.54

.54

.46

1.48

.93

10.3

8.72

4.85

2.25

1.53

1.02

.76

.66

2.45

2.80

2.25

1.35

1.02

.76

2.09

1.56

~6~7oo 32.6

3.10

1.73

94.55

3.05

0.476

0.55

188

June

1.23

.93

.76

 11

15.0

17.9

17.6

4.45

2.80

29.0

52

20.2

8.30

4.85

3.40

2.52

1.73

1.53

1.23

1.02

1.12

.84

.76

.84

22.9

3.40

1.73

1.23

.93

.76

221.67

7.39

1.15

1.29

440

July

0.62

.54

.50

1.27

.66

6.65

55

3.75

1.99

1.35

1.02

.76

.66

16.6

3.55

1.53

1.12

1.33

20.2

4.45

1.99

1.23

1.02

2.52

1.02

.76

.62

.54

.50

.42

.59

134.56

4.54

0.677

0.78

267

Aug.

0.36

.30

.24

.24

*.24

,21

28.3

T702

.62

.50

.39

.30

.26

,24

,21

,19

.19

.19

.19

.17

.15

.62

.21

.15

.14

.12

.10 .10-

.18

.17

.12

36.42

1.17

0.183

0.21

72

Sept.

0.10

.10

.10

.09

.09

.09

,09

 31

.07

2.12

.20

.12

.10

.09

.10

.09

.09

.09

.08

.09

.09

.43

9.25

^33

.21

.21

.44

.30

.30

.26

15.77

0.526

0.082

0.09

31

Calendar year 1954 : Max 68 Mln 0.01 Mean 1.29 Cfsm O.201 In- 2.74 Ac-ft 936

Water year 1954-55 : Max 105 Mln 0.07 Mean 3.95 Cfsm 0.616 In. 8.37 Ac-ft 2,860

Peak discharge (base, l.OOO cfa). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
GASCONADE RIVER BASIN 455

Little Piney Creek at Newburg, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°b4'40", long 91"54'10", in SE£ sec. 22, T. 37 N., R. y W., near 

center of span on upstream side of bridge on State Highways P and T at Newburg, 

2 miles upstream from Mill Creek.

Drainage area.--200 sq mi, approximately.

Reeoids available.--October 1926 to September 1955.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. _Datum of gage is 693.40 ft above mean sea 

Tevel, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 10, 1934, chain gage and Nov. 10, 19C4, to 

Sept. 3U, 1D51, wire-weight gage, at same site at datum 3.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--27 years, 163 cfs (113,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,42u cfs Mar. 20 (gage height, 7.3 ft); 

minimum, 28 cfs Oct. 4, 5; minimum gage height, 2.31 ft Sept. 10.

1928-55: Maximum discharge, 32,500 cfs Aug. 14, 1946 (gage height, 16.2 ft, 

present datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 21,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 15.0 and 16.2 ft; maximum gage 

height, 16.26 ft June 26, 1935, present datum, from floodmark; minimum discharge, 

24 cfs Aug. 22-31, 1936, Sept. I'd, 2u, Id54; minimum gage height, that of 

Sept. 10, 1955.

'Maximum stage known 16.7 ft Aug. 2n, 1915, present datum, from floodmark 

(discharge, 30,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records fair, except thosn for peri 

which are poor.

f indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

30

30

28 

75

58

32

31

31

31

49

54

e46

e42

e40

e37

e3b

e35

e34

e34

p33

e32

e31

e31

41

43

52

47

51

41

43

1,160

37.4

0.187

0.22

2 , 300

Nov.

*42

46

45 

42

59

58

38

39

39

39

58

38

38

37

37

^7

35 'ET

BT

44

42

42

41

40

59

59

42

42

*39

1,232

41.1

0.206

0.23

2,440

Dec .

39

39

38

38 

169

161

131

109

96

86

84

81

77

88

86

83

79

75

70

6E

62

61

ei

£9

59

58

58

58

96

88 

94

2,448

79.0

0.395

0.46

4,8bO

Jan.

109

*96

86 

84

79

75

72

70

70

6d

67

64

62

59

58

EE

52

51

EO

49

47

46

46

45

45

44

43

43

45

*42

1,915

61.8

0.309

0.56

5,800

Feb.

43

43 

41

42

4b

4b

46

46

46

45

4F

4E

44

44

43

42

50

306

1,120

551

283

194

166

148

225

450

505

_

------

4,324

154

0.770

0.80

8,580

Mar.

*223

200 

183

160 

142

126

119

112

108

104

99

95

91

W

*5t5

*516

200

204

200

*1,210

1,OEU

*728

522

551

505

242

225

190

163

148

*142

8,612

278

1.39

1.60

17,080

Apr.

152

12F 

122

116 

112

108

101

97

93

91

101

108

108

104

99

97

95

91

88

84

80

77

74

70

69

68

64

62

60

59_

2,756

91.9

0.460

0.51

5,470

May

57

*59 

56

56 

55

55

E5

56

56

69

63

74

134

106

89

79

70

64

60

57

57

197

154

134

112

104

89

498 2~ST

165

*148

5,309

107

0.535

0.62

6.E60

June

124

112

99

93 

97

283

190

166

130

231

458

430

242

186

157

134

119

110

97

89

84

80

75

72

176

106

80

72

66

*T8

4,426

148

0. 740

O.B2

8,780

July

60

60 

64

66 

84

91

517

122

95

80

84

77

72

70

114

106

95

104

89

112

82

77

74

112

79

70

64

62

59

57

5_5

2,753

88.8

0.444

0.51

E,46O

Aug.

*54

51

51 

50

SO

181

WB

54

46

45

44

43

42

40

40

40

40

39

38

57

42

38

36

35

34

34

33

35

33

*33

1,498

48.3

0.242

0.28

2,970

Sept.

32

32 

32

52 

32

51

31

3O

30

29

34

35

32

32

52

32

32

32

32

32

36

34

110

64

52

39

44

40

38

*42

1,155

37.8

0.189

0.21

2,25O

Calendar year 1954: Max 564 

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,210

Mean 48.8 

Mean 97.4

Cfsm 0.244 In. 5.32 

Cfsm 0.487 In. 6.62

Ac-ft 35,340 

Ac-ft 70,550
456 GASCONADE RIVER BASIN 

Wilkins Spring near Newburg, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°50'13", long 91°56'14", In SE^SE^ sec. 17, T. 36 N. , R. 9 W. , at

DeWitt's Ranch, 1,000 ft up spring branch from Mill Creek and 5-f miles southwest of 

Newburg.

Records available. January 1953 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and artificial control. Datum of gage is 810.50 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--1953-55: Maximum daily discharge, 13 cfs Apr. 24, 1953, Mar. 21, 1955; 

minimum daily, 4.7 cfs Dec. 1-4, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of pumpage for Irrigation (gage 

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

1.4

1.5 

2.1

4.0 

5.2

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

Z

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.9 T79~

4.9 

4 9

s!o

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.8

S^

5.5

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.0

5.0

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.0

5.4

5.5

5.4

5.3

5.2

158.3

5.11

314

Nov.

*5.0

5.0

5.0

4.9 

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.8

T7S

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.9

5.3

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.8

*4.8

148.2

4.94

294

Dec.

4.7

T7T

4.7 

4.7

7.3

a.o

7^

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.5

5.8

6.0

184.8

5.96

367

Jan.

6.3

6.7

5TT

6.5 

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.9

5.9

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

*5.3

180.9

5.84

359

Feb.

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.4

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

 5TT 5.Z

6.0

li

10

9.5

9.0

8.6

8.2

8.2

9.5

9.8

" -----

186.5

6.66

370

Mar.

*9.1

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.5

7.2

6.9

6.8

6.B

6.7

5TT

8.4

9.Z

8.8

8.6

8.4

9.7

13

T?

12

11

10

9.7

9.4

9.2

a. e

8.6

*8.4

270.6

8.73

537

Apr.

a. 3

37?

a.o

7.9

.8

.a

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

8.2

8.3

8.3

a. 2

7.9

7.8

7.6

7.5

7.3

7.2

7.3

7.2

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.9

6.9

6.8

228.8

7.63

454

May

6.8

*6.7

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.5

6.7

6.5

6.4

6.3

6.2

5.9 S79"

6.4

9.2

el2

7.8

7.6

7.5

8.4

9.0

8.4

*7.9

215.4

6.95

427

June

7.6

7.5

7.3

7.2

8.3

8.0

7.6

7.3

8.7

11

12

IT

10

9.8

9.1

8.7

8.3

8.0

7.9

7.6

7.5

7.2

7.1

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.1

6.9

*6.8

244.3

8.14

485

July

6.8 e.7

£7T

7.2

7.1

6.9

6.9

e.e

6.8

e.7 e.7 e.7

7.2 e.4

7.9

7.8

7.6

7.3

7.Z

7.2

7.1

6.9

7.5

7.2

7.1

e.9

e.9

e.s e.7

e.7

21?. 5

7. OS

4-35

Aug.

6.5

eT?

6.3

6.3 

6.3

6.2

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.9

5.9

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.5 FT5"

5.6

5.5

5.5

*5.5

185.0

5.97

367

Sept.

5.5

5.4

STf

5.4 

5.4

5.4

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.3 S72~

5.9

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

*5.6

166.6

5.55

330

Calendar year 1954 : Max 8.0 Mln 4.7 Mean 5.24 Ac-ft 3,80O

Water year 1954-55: Max 13 Mln 4.7 Mean 6.54 Ac-ft 4,740

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Records Include water pumped from spring for Irrigation Aug. 22-27, 29, Sept. 2, 5-10,12,13.
GASCONADE RIVER BASIN 457

Gasconade River at Jerome, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°55'35", long 91°58'40", in SE£ see. 13, T. 37 N., R. 10 W., on left 

bank at Jerome, O.o mile downstream from Little Piney Creek.

Drainage area. 2,840 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1903 to July 1906 (published as "at Arlington") and January 1923 

to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. May 1903 to June 1906 End January 

1915 to September 1930 (monthly discharge only) in House Document 192, 72d Congress, 

1st session. Gage-height records collected intermittently in the vicinity 1885-1926 

and at same site since 1938 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureeu.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 657,64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 26, 1904, vertical rod gage at site three-quarters of a mile 

downstream at different datum. July 26, 1904, to July 21, 1906, chain gage at site 

0.5 mile upstream from present site at datum about 0.85 ft higher than present datum. 

Jan. 3, 1923, to Sept. 29, 1928, staff gage at site 400 ft downstream from present 

site at datum 0.14 ft lower than present datum. Sept. 30, 1928, to Jan. 17, 1939, 

staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years (1923-55), 2,639 cfs (1,911,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,000 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 15.01 ft); 

minimum, 286 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 1.29 ft).

1903-6, 1923-55: Maximum discharge, 101,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 

27.7 ft); minimum, 281 cfs Sept. 27-29, 1954 (gage height, 1.25 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 29.0 ft Jan. 6, 1897 (discharge, 120,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 172: 1904. WSP 566: Drainage area. WSP 1340: 1903-4, 

1928JM).

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 5-21, Dec. 29 to Jan. 14, 

Feb. 19, July 20 to Aug. 8)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

8.0 

15.0

254

426

795

3,110

9,390

25,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1S55

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

331 

325

32F

325

331

371

348

348

342

331

432

762

970

1,100

804

657

612

553

478

452

452

458 

420

408

408

478

553

553

1,150

T7010

17,387

561

0.198

0.23

34,490

Nov.

*885 

757

720

673

619

590

560

532

512

491

478

465

458

446

438

432

426 438"

619

657

681

795 

745

720

704

673

642

619

590 

*560

17,975

599

0.211

0.24

35,650

Dec.

553 

532

519

512

1,350"

,590

,040

,300

,590

,990

,630

,460

,300

,360

,580

,630

,750

,630

,460

,300

1,180

1,070 

980

904

858

822

787

787

983

2,590

4,610

48,677

1,570

0.533

0.64

96,550

Jan.

4,760 

3,900

*3,500

3,240

2,780

2,410

2,110

1,870

1,690

1,580

1,410

1,300

1,210

1,140

1,070

1,100

961

914

894

876

840

822 

787

754

737

729

704

681

665

650

*654

46,618

1,504

0.530

0.61

92,470

Feb.

650 

E6T

650

673

704

729

745

754

762

778

778

778

762

745

737

729

712

704

1,030

6,950

15,200

15,400 

10,500

5,510

4,180

3,630

4,180

4,460

-

84,095

3,003

1.06

1.10

166,800

Mar.

*3, 900 

3,240

2,850

2,720

2,470

2,290

2,110

1,930

1,930

1,750

1,630

1,520

1,410

1,360

3,500

3,630

5,3bO

4,180

3,300

4,710

12,900

*25,000 

18,400

10,900

7,290

5,510

4,460

3,760

3,240

2 850 

*2i530

150,630

4,859

1.71

1.97

298,800

Apr.

2,550 

2,170

1,990

1,810

1,690

1,580

1,460

1,360

1,290

1,210

1,240

1,260

1,260

1,230

1,120

1,080

1,030

980

961

942

923

914 

914

914

914

894

849

813

778

754

36,680

1,223

0.431

0.48

72,750

May

720 

*689

681

657

627

619

612

597

582

ST9

642

729

1,180

1,580

1,460

1,210

1,040

942

858

822

914

1,520 

1,580

1,520

1,870

1,750

1,630

2,050

1,990

1,750

*1,630

35,070

1,131

0.398

0.46

b9,560

June

1,690 

1,5SO

1,360

1,210

1,160

1,750

1,460

1,520

1,630

2,110

2,660

2,780

2,170

1,810

1,580

1,410

1,230

1,100

1,000

923

858

813 

787

754

885

858

813

795

787

*1,000

40,483

1,349

0.475

0.53

80,300

July

1,520 

1,290

1,080

1,220

1,010

1,280

1,410

1,460

1,300

1,410

1,260

1,050

914

1,100

1,360

1,280

970

952

1,170

1,090

1,220

1,160 

1,020

1,040

990

952

1,030

1,300

1,220

1,010

ObJ_

35,935

1,159

0.408

0.47

71,280

Aug.

*770 

TOT

642

612

567

553

575

619

546

512

498

478

452

44b

438

432

420

414

408

402

396

402 

396

389

383

371

359

348

342 335"

*342

14,575

470

0.165

0.19

28,910

Sept.

336 

336

331

331

325

319

319

319

319

319

325

314

308

303

*303

297

292

292

297

319

336

325 

560

465

505

491

505

491

472

*465

10,919

364

0.128

0.14

21,660

Calendar year 1954: Max 4,610 Mln 281 Mean 660 Cfsm 0.232 In. 3.18 Ac-ft 478,000

Water year 1954-55: Max 23,000 Mln 292 Mean 1,477 Cfsm 0.520 In. 7.06 Ac-ft 1,069,000

Peak discharge (base, 16.000 cfs).--Feb. 21 (5 p.m.) 16,300 cfs (11.35 ft); Mar. 22 (3 p.m.) 

25,000 cfs (15T01 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
458 GASCONADE RIVER BASIN

Gasconade River near Rich Fountain, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°23'20", long 91°49'15", in SE^ sec. 16, T. 42 N. , R. 8 W., on downstream side of center pier of bridge on State Highway 89, 800 ft upstream from Swan 

Creek and 4 miles east of Rich Fountain.

Drainage area. 3,180 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1921 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. 

January 1915 to September 1930 (monthly discharge only) in House Docuirent 192, 72d 

Congress, 1st session.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 553.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Sept. 14, 1932, chain gage and Sept. 14, 1932, to Mar. 9, 1934, wireweight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 34 years, 2,990 cfs (2,165,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,800 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 15.73 ft); minimum, 308 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.73 ft).

1921-55: Maximum discharge, 96,400 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 29.13 ft); minimum, 271 cfs Sept. 19, 1954 (gage height, 0.64 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 26 to Apr. 1O, July 2 to Aug. 19)

0.7

2.0

3.0

5.0

10.0

16.0

295

990

1,750

4,300

12,700

25,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

322

345

350

331

331

345

350

360

350

355

681

*1,060

960

960

1,150

930

755

700

645

585

540

510

500

490

465

490

540

623

623

960

1 , 260

18,886

609

0.192

0.22

37,460

Nov.

1,090

960

870

810

755

700

667

*628

596

565

545

530

515

500

490

485

475

490

618

782

810

782

870

840

810

782

755

700

678

645

20,743

691

0.217

0.24

41,140

Dec.

623

596

575

560

1,930

,130

,620

,450

,780

,870

,270

,900

,660

,520

,52O

,700

,850

,950

,800

,620

,440

,320

,220

,150

1,060

990

9bO

930

930

1,120

3 220

54,264

1,750

0.550

0.63

107,600

Jan.

,660

,500

,600

,300

,000

,550

,940

,510

,220

,950

,800

,660

,520

,400

,280

,250

,180

,150

,090

* ,060

990

960

930

900

870

840

840

810

840

840

755

60,195

1,942

0.611

0.70

119,400

Feb.

755

755

782

755

755

810

840

840

870

870

870

870

870

840

840

*810

810

782

2,100

8,810

11,000

16,300

16,500

9,490

5,820

4,900

5,660

5,660

-

100,964

3,606

1.13

1.18

200 , 300

Mar.

5,350

4,300

3,b20

3,270

3,000

2,690

2,390

2,220

2,050

2,000

1,850

1,700

1,570

1,440

3,230

5,200

*4,900

5,820

4,450

4,900

11,600

17,500

*23,800

19 , 300

10,500

7,790

6,140

5,200

4,450

3,850

3,410

179,490

5,790

1.82

2.10

35 b, 000

Apr.

,060

,810

,570

,390

* ,160

,050

,850

,700

,620

,520

,660

,660

,660

,660

,520

,400

,360

,280

,220

,180

,120

,090

,060

,060

,060

990

960

930

900

870

46,370

1,546

0.486

0.54

91,970

May

810

810

782

755

755

728

700

700

689

*728

755

782

1,060

1,440

1,750

1,570

1,360

1,180

1,090

990

960

1,090

1,570

1,620

1,660

2,000

1,950

2,050

2,690

2,220

1,950

39,194

1,264

0.397

0.4b

77,740

June

1,800

1,800

1,660

1,440

1,320

1,620

2,100

1,800

1,700

2,330

4,150

6,140

3,700

2,690

2,160

1,850

1,620

1,440

1,320

1,220

*1,150

1,060

1,020

990

2,270

1,850

1,220

1,090

1,020

990

56,520

1,884

0.592

0.66

112,100

July

1,120

1,480

1,320

1,180

1,250

1,?20

1,570

1,620

1,480

1,480

1,660

*1,320

1,150

1,570

1,900

1,520

1,620

1,220

1,150

1,250

1,220

1,?50

1,?20

1,280

1,?80

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,?80

lilSO

41,430

l,33b

0.420

0.48

82,180

Aug.

1,060

960

870

782

755

700

728

694

728

694

634

596

565

540

530

*505

485

480

470

460

445

445

460

455

435

410

405

400

405

405

405

17,90b

578

0.182

0.21

35,520

Sept.

405

395

385

385

385

380

380

375

370

365

355

*345

345

340

331

326

326

322

322

322

326

952

1,030

540

580

580

596

606

575

540

13,464

449

0.141

0.16

26,710

Calendar year 1954: Max 4,450 Hin 275 Mean 763 Cfsm 0.240 In. 3.25 Ac-ft 552,500

Water year 1954-55: Max 23,800 Hin 322 Mean 1,779 Cfsm 0.559 In. 7.58 Ae-ft 1,288,000

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs).--Mar. 23 (2-3 p.m.) 24,£

Discharge eraent made on this day.

sfs (15,73 ft).
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 459

Missouri River at Hermann, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°42'36", long 91°26'2l", in SW£ sec. 25, T. 46 N. , R. 5 W., on downstream 

side of third pier from right abutment of bridge on State Highway 19 at Fermann.

Drainage area. 528,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1897 to September 1955 (prior to August 1928 monthly discharge 

only, in Circular 108). Gage-height records collected at same site 1873-99 are contained in reports of Missouri River Commission; since 1900, in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Gajge. Hater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 481.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Sept. 26, 1930, staff gage at site 480 ft downstream at same datum. 

Sept. 26, 1930, to Mar. 27, 1932, wire-weight gage, Mar. 28, 1932, to June 12, 1945, 

water-stage recorder, and June 13, 1945, to Apr. 2, 1946, wire-weight gage, all at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 58 years, 81,310 cfs (58,870,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 186,000 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 19.35 ft); 

minimum observed, 15,700 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 2.2 ft).

1928-55: Maximum discharge, 618,000 cfs July 19, 1951 (gage height, 33.33 ft); 

minimum, about 4,200 cfs Jan. 10-12, 1940; minimum gage height observed, -0.80 ft 

Jan. 5, 6, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 35.5 ft in June 1844 (discharge, about 892,000 cfs, computed 

by Corps of Engineers). Flood of June 6, 7, 1903, reached a stage of 29.5 ft 

(discharge, about 676,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Discharge measurements made 3 times a month during winter and 6 times or more monthly 

during rest of year. Plow regulated by many reservoirs above station, records for 

some of which can be found in WSP 1389 and 1390.

Revisions. WSP 761: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

36,100

35,700

36,100

37,700

39,700

44,900

59,100

69,900

72,600

65 , OOO

53,500

55,000

71,700

71,200

67,200

69,400

76,400

66,800

56,600

56,600

50,800

46,700

45,200

44,500

41,000

40,700

49,200

55,400

63,700

65,800

53,900

*1,698.1

54,780

*3,368

Nov.

46,300

46,700

53,500

51,900

46,700

42,400

35,100

31,100

28,600

26,900

25,900

25,600

25,600

25,200

24,600

'24,000

23,500

23,100

22,600

23,300

23,300

22,600

22,200

22,000

21,000

21,000

20,800

20,600

21 , 000

21,000

868,100

28,940

$1,722

Dec.

21,300

20,800

20 , 600

20, 600

20 , 600

22 , 800

26,400

26,200

29,800

52,800

30 , 800

27,400

24,600

24,200

27,600

26,900

25,400

27,200

30,300

24,400

23,300

26,900

29,800

28,400

23,300

21,700

21,500

21,700

25,200

29,500

31,100

793,100

25,580

tl,573

Jan.

34,200

35,100

30,600

29,800

37,700

51,500

65,400

79,900

65,000

51,200

45,600

43,100

38,400

34,500

32,800

30,000

24,900

23,800

27 , 900

28,200

26,900

25 , 900

23,800

18,900

17,700

21,000

22,000

23,000

21,000

19,000

1 7 , OOP

tl,045 . 8

33,740

*2,074

Feb.

18,900

23,300

23,300

23,100

23,100

22,200

18,700

18,500

24,900

27,400

27,400

27,400

27,200

25,200

22,600

27,400

30, tOO

31,700

34,200

93,900

1 to, 000

178,000

Ib3,000

149,000

116,000

93,900

82,900

72,600

_

*1,586.4

56,660

*3,147

Mar.

76,900

85,000

81,400

73,000

67,600

74,000

84,400

73,500

69,000

64,600

60,800

57,800

54,300

53,900

64, 600

76,900

82,900

93,400

91,100

73,500

75,400

91,700

96,800

99,300

85,000

78,900

70 , 400

£5,000

57,800

53,900

*2,327.3

75,070

$4,616

Apr.

51,900

50,400

47,400

47,800

57,000

62,000

59,500

56,600

55,000

50,000

46,000

45,600

50 , 800

50 , 800

50 , 800

57,800

74,900

67,600

59,100

59,100

55,000

54,700

54,700

51,500

44,900

46,300

53,100

57,400

59,900

52,300

tlJS39.9

54,330

$3,233

May

46,300

43,800

43,800

43,800

42,400

40,000

38,700

38,700

38,000

37,700

39,400

39,700

47,800

51,200

73,000

74,000

62,000

58,700

54,300

50,000

45,200

43,100

41,000

39,700

39,700

41,000

42,400

53,900

73,000

93,400

8 6 , 600

U, 562.3

50,400

*3,099

June

78,900

74,400

71,200

70,800

60 , 400

52,700

51,900

59,900

57,000

57,800

57,40O

57,000

55,000

52,300

50,000

46,000

42,700

41,300

41,000

41,700

41 , 300

39,000

39,400

39,000

55,000

80 , 400

103,000

119,000

98,700

86,100

tl,820 . 3

60,680

$3,611

July

77,40C

77 , 40C

72,60C

60,80C

51,90C

53,90C

73,000

65.00C

63,300

65 , 000

54,300

48,100

53,900

61,600

59,900

54,700

52,700

48,500

43,100

42,400

43,800

46,300

43,800

41,300

39,400

37,400

38,400

41,700

42,400

42,000

39,000

$1,635

52,740

*3,242

Aug.

36,700

35,700

35,700

35,700

33,600

30,800

29,500

35,400

42,400

43,100

33,300

24,400

21,500

22,800

28,bOO

33,900

35 , 400

35 , 400

34 , 500

34,200

34,500

34,500

34,200

33,900

33,600

33,600

33,600

33,600

33,900

38,400

61 , 600

tl,068

34,450

$2,118

Sept.

57,400

51,900

43,800

39,000

37,400

35,400

34,200

33,600

33,900

34,200

35,100

35,700

34,800

33,600

33,000

32,800

33,300

34,200

34,500

34,200

33 , 900

34,800

39,400

39,700

41,000

40,700

42 , 700

55,000

62,900

59,900

tl,192

39,730

*2,364

Calendar year 1954 : Max 142,000 

Water year 1954-55: Max 178,000

Mln 12,500 

Mln 17,000

Mean 41,960 

Mean 47,200

Ac-ft 30,380,000 

Ac-ft 34,170,000
LOUTRE RIVER BASIN

Loutre River at Mlneola, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°53'20", long 91°34'30", In SE£NW£ sec. 34, T. 48 N., R. 6 W. , at downstream side of left pier of bridge in Mineola, 0.2 mile upstream from Bailee Branch, 

and lij miles downstream from new U. S. Highway 40.

Drainage area. 202 sq mi.

Records available. December 1947 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 539.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 29, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years (1948-55), 107 cfs (77,460 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,220 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 14.04 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 27-29, Sept. 17-20f minimum gage height, 2.05 ft Aug. 28, 29.

1947-55: Maximum discharge, 11,500 cfs Sept. 13, 1949 (gage height, 19.98 ft); no 

flow at times 1953-54; minimum gage height, 1.88 ft Sept. 19, 1954.

Flood of June 20, 1928, reached a stage of about 28.9 ft, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Rating table., water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5-12, 16-22, July 6-18, Aug. 30 

to Sept. 3O; rate of change in stage used as a factor Jan. 5, 6, 

Feb. 19, 20, Apr. 4, 5, 12, 23, 24, May 12, 13, June 25, 

July 6, 14; stage-discharge relation indefinite 

Oct. 23 to Jan. 4)

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.9

0

.4

1.0

3.1

8.5

25

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

63

161

360

940

1,710

Discharge ubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

14

7.5

6.3

6.9

8.2

5.6

5.3

5.1

4.4

4.0

8.8

138

43

261 T28"

16

4.6

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.2

**!.!

Nov.

> 0.5

1

10

T

4

3

i n

1

1

1 ? 2

.9

.8

.7

.6 

.5

681.0

22.0

0.109

0.13

1,350

1

47.5

1,58

O.OO78

0.009

94

Dec.

> 2

3

4

5

¥ 

5

74

2.4

0.012

0.01

147

Jan.

6

50

30

70

*1,520

723

161

84

53

37

27

2O

16

14

13

11

11

10

9.4

8.5

*8.5

7.9

6.9

6.3

5.3

5.1

4.4

4.2

3.5

3.3 375-

2,932.8

94.6

0.468

0.54

5,820

Feb.

4.2

4.4

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.5

3.3

*3.5

4.4

4.0

3.3

3.0

3.1

3.3

3.8

3.8

4.2

1,O9O

1,400

240

119

73

52

37

47

421

159

-

3,704.4

132

0.653

0.68

7,350

Mar.

98

*61

43

39

40

31

23

20

17

15

12

11

9.0

7.9

7.2

6.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

776

21

102

217

260

HO

64

44

44

82

*70 

48

1,528.0

49.3

0.244

0.28

3,030

Apr.

32

24

20

4B7

1,540

221

112

70

49

38

451

977

565

266

136

87

61

46

38

38

36

143

427

584

154

84

61

45

*35

27

6,654

222

1.10

1.23

13,200

May

23

19

17

15

12

10

9.4

9.0

*8.2

111

61

479

1,020

213

109

72

52

38

29

22

19

22

18

15

13

12

12

58

20

10

6.J5

2,534.5

81.8

0.405

0.47

5,030

June

5.9

*5.3

4.2

5.6

5.3

231

75

27

12

191

453

238

99

55

31

20

14

9.8

7.9

12

7.9

*61

95

58

1,700

242

122

75

49

33

3,044.9

131

0.649

0.73

7,820

July

23

17

12

8.5

7.2

936 *TTO"

65

31

18

12

7.5

5.3

877

131

63

49

26

15

*12

9.0

7.2

5.6

5.6

5.9

4.4

3.8

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.4

2,477.7

79.9

0.396

0.46

4,910

Aug.

2.1

2.0

*1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

66

108 ~22-

7.2

3.8

2.5

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.3

.5

1.8

236.7

7.64

0.038

O.O4

469

Sept.

1.0

* p

.3'.2

72

.2

14

42

105

T4

3.1

1.9

1.3

8.7

*66

7.2

2.6

273.8

9.13

0.045

0.05

543

Calendar year 1954: Max 577 Min 0 Mean 1O.4 Cfsm 0.051 In. 0.7O Ac-ft 7,550

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,7OO Min O.2 Mean 68.7 Cfsm 0.340 In. 4.63 Ac-ft 49,760

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOP cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 461

Platte River near Lexington, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°44' , long 99°45' , in sec. 20, T. 9 N., R. 21 W., on highwav bridge, 

2| miles south of Lexington.

Drainage area. 58,000 sqmi, approximately, (revised).

Records available. April 1902 to November 1906 in reports of U. S. Geological Survey 

(discontinued). May to September 1916 and May 1917 to December 1924 in reports of 

State engineer.

Gage. Staff gage. Altitude of gage is 2,380 ft (from topographic map). Apr. 2, 1902, to 

Nov. 30, 1906, chain gage at same site at different datum. Apr. 13, 1916, to Nov. 30, 

1921, staff gage at same site at different datum.

Extremes. 1902-6; 1916-24: Maximum discharge 35,600 cfs June 14, 1921; no flow on 

numerous days during 1902-6, 1919 and 1922.

Remarks. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, 

power developments, diversions, and ground water withdrawals for irrigation, and return 

flow from irrigated areas. These factors have been changing throughout the history of 

this station.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for higV-water periods 

in water years 1902 and 1906, superseding those published in WSP 84 and f08, are given 

herewith:

1902 

July 1......... 6,400

Z. ....... .7,000

3. ........6,600

4.........5,600

Month

July 1902. ................

Maximum

7,000

Minimum

0

0

Mean

2,771

3,710

Runoff in 

acre-feet

170,400

2,690,000
462 REVISIONS OP RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 

Beaver Creek at Loretto, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°45'50", long 98°04'50", in E| sec. 26, T. 21 N., R. 7 W., on left 

bank just downstream from highway bridge at west edge of Loretto.

Drainage area. 311 sq mi, of which 

runoff.

aout 100 sq mi contribute directly to surface

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,785.95 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to May 14, 1945, staff gage at bridge just upstream at same datum. 

May 15, 1945, to Aug. 16, 1946, water-stage recorder at site 60 ft upstream from 

bridge at same datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 81.5 cfs.

Extremes.--1944-53: Maximum discharge 4,570 cfs June 2, 1950 (gage height, 11.74 ft); 

minimum daily, 22 cfs Aug. 2, 1946.

Revisions.--Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1947 and 1948 have 

been revised to 1,680 cfs June 12, 1947 (gage height, 9.87 ft) and 1,620 cfs Feb. 28, 

1948 (gage height, 9.81 ft), superseding figures published in WSP 1086 and 1116, 

respectively.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water 

period in the water-year 1948, superseding those published in WSP 1116, are given 

herewith:

Feb. 27, 1948 

Feb. 28, 1948

Month

Calendar year 1948 ............

Cf s-days

23,472

Maximum

886

Minimum

25

Mean

138

64.1

Runoff In 

acre-feet

7,960

46,560
REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 463

Republican River at Culbertson, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°13'15", long 100°50'15", in SE^SE^ sec. 17, T. 3 N., R. 31 W., on 

the downstream side of bridge on State Highway 17, three-quarters of a mile south 

of Culbertson and 1.1 miles upstream from Frenchman Creek.

Drainage area. 8,200 sq mi, approximately, of which about 5,000 sq mi contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available. June 1913 to September 1915 (fragmentary gage heights only) and 

October 193U to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey (discontinusd). 

January to December 1922, January 1924 to December 1929, and October 1930 to September 

1950 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.--20 years (1930-50), 219 cfs.

Extremes.--1913-15, 1930-50: Maximum discharge, about 200,000 cfs May 31, 1935 (gage 

height 11.4 ft, from floodmarks), based on slope-area determinations at stations at 

Max and near Bloomington; no flow for periods in most years.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been 

revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the 

water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

731 

746 

826 

856 

876

Water 

year

1932 

1933 

1937 

1938 

1939

Date

June 19, 1932 

Aug. 28, 1933 

June 1, 1937 

May 31, 1938 

June 20, 1939

Discharge 

(cfs)

11,400 

34,600 

25,600 

10,700 

33,400

Gage height 

(feet)

a5.40 

bS.OO 

C7.07 

C5.60 

C7.90

a From floodmark.

b From graph based on gage readings.

c Observed,

Remarks. Natural flow affected by irrigation developments above station and since 

July 6, 1950, by storage in Bonny Reservoir (see p. 285).

Revisions.--WSP 806, 1176: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet 

per second, for periods in the water years 1932 and 1938, superseding thos? published 

in WSP 731 and 856, are given herewith:

1932 

June 19 ................. 1,830

1938 

July 28 ................. 515

Aug. 15 ................. O

Aug. 16 ................. 1

Aug. 17 ................. 0

Aug,18 ................. 1

Month

June 1932 ...................... 

Water year 1931-32 ...........

Calendar year 1938 ...........

Cfs -days

_

78.583.8

Maximum

1,830 

2,670

3.960

Minimum

86 

0

0

Mean

232 

140

215

Runoff In

acre -feet

13,820 

101 , 800

1E5.900
464 REVISIONS OP RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 

Stinking Water Creek near Wauneta, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°29'20", long 101°lLt'5u", in NE£ sec. 18, T. 6 N. , R. 35 W. , on left bank 

hail' a mile downstream from county highway bridge, li miles downstream from Spring 

Creek, and 6 miles northeast of Wauneta.

Drainage area.--l,26u sq mi, approximately, of which about 340 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1950 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,y30 ft (from topographic map in Report 

on Survey for Flood Control Republican River by Corps of Engineers). P"ior to May 18, 

1943, at site half a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, £4.5 cfs.

Extremes.--1340-5U: Maximum discharge, 626 cfs June 6, 1949 (gage height, 6.59 ft); minimum daily discharge, 5.5 cfs Sept. 3, 1943.

Revisions.- Figure of maximum discharge for the water-year 1946 has been revised to 

450 cfs Sept. 9, 1946 (gage height, 6.12 ft) superseding figure published in WSP 1056.

Remarks.--There are several small diversions by pumping above the station for irrigation.

Revisions.--WSP 1086: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods in the water years 1947 and 1949, superseding those published in WSP 1U86 and 1146, are given herewith:

1947 

June 21.

.227

.158

1949 

May 15..........172

Month

Calendar-year 1949. ......

Cfs-days

11,585.8

Maximum

227

227

227

172

172

172

Minimum

22

_

25

8.5

8.5

Mean

56.4

28.2

26.6

48.4

30.6

31.7

Runoff In

3,350

20,420

19,290-

2,970

22,120

22,980

Red Willow Creek near McCook, Nebr.

Location. --Lat 4u°21, long luu°39', in NW£ sec. 6, T. 4 N. , R. 29 W., on downstream end of 

pier in main channel of bridge on U. 3. Highway 83, 10 miles north of McCook.

Drainage area.--GOO sq mi, approximately, of which about 300 sq mi contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available.--October 194u to September 1947 (discontinued). Monthly discharge only 

for June to September 1947, published in WSP 131U.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder; destroyed by flood_of June 22, 1947. Datum of gage is 

2,496.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--? years, 33.7 cfs.

Extremes.- 1940-47: Maximum discharge 3u,000 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 22.4 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination 

of peak flow; minimum daily observed, 4.2 cfs Sept. 4, 1943.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water-year 1941 has been revised to 

1,320 cfs June 10, 1941 (gage height, 12.49 ft), superseding figure published in 

WSP 926. The date of the maximum discharge for the water-year 1942 has been corrected 

to Apr. 18, 1942.

Remarks.--A few diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

in the water year 1942, superseding those published in WSP 956, are given herewith:

Oct. 4, 1941........ 59

Oct. 5, 1941........ 198

Apr.18, 1942........ 434

Month

October 1941. ...............

Calendar year 1942 ........

Cfs-days

14,759.9

Maximum

725

725

Minimum

20

8.8

Mean

31.1

37.9

41.2

40.4

Runoff In 

acre-feet

1,910

29,280
REVISIONS FOR RECORDS OF DISCONTINUED STATIONS 465

Beaver Creek at Ludell, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°51' , long 100"58' , in SE£ sec. 25, T. 2 S. , R. 33 W., on left bank 

near downstream side of county highway bridge just west of Ludell and 6 miles downstream from Little Beaver Creek.

Drainage area. 1,460 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1932, September 1945 to September 1953 

(discontinued) . Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,753.93 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Mar. 18, 1929, to June 30, 1932, staff

stream at datum 1.7 ft higher. 

present site and datum.

Sept. 18, 1945, to

at railroad bridge 120 ft upct. 5, 1946, wire-weight gage at

Average discharge. 12 years (1928-32, 1945-53), 17.6 cfs (12,740 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 1928-32. 1945-53.: Maximum discharge, 3,300 cfs Sept. 8, 1930 (gag? height, 

15.0 ft from f loodmarks ) , site and datum then in use , from rating curve extended 

above 21 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of velocity-area study and parallel 

rating defined to l',500 cfs; no flow for several days nearly every year.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

686 

701 

716 

731 

1056 

1116 

1146

Water 

year

1929 

1930 

1931 

1932 

1946 

1948 

1949

Date

July 23, 

Sept. 8, 

June 5 , 

May 26, 

Sept. 10, 

June 28, 

May 20,

1929 

1930 

1931 

1932 

1946 

1948 

1949

Discharge 

cfs

245 

t3,300 

320 

510 

1,600 

1,100 

756

Gage height

*7.53 

*15.0 

*8.0 

*9.2 

13.0 

12.05 

11.1

* Site and datum then in use. 

t Hot previously published.

Remarks. Flood peaks at Ludell affected by storage in city lake at Atwood, located on 

south fork of Beaver Creek.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for water years 1930-32 

and supplemental peak discharges for water years, 1949-50, superseding these published 

in WSP 701, 716, 731, 1146, and 1176, are given herewith:

Date

1930

Sept. 8

Oct. 1

Z

3

4

5

6

Discharge

495

6

6

15

11

20

11

Date

1930 -Con.

Oct. 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Discharge

9

7

6

6

14

24

26

Date

1930-Con.

Oct. 14

1932

May 26

June 10

Discharge

26

230

210

Month

October 1930 ................

Revised peak discharge . --19

174 cfs. 

1948-49: May 8 (5 p.m.) 16 

233 cfs. 

1949-50: July 4 (9 p.m.) 2 

226 cfs; July 27 (9 a.m.) 342

Cfs -day s

-

1

-

Maximum

495 

495

26 

495 

75

230 

210

Minimum

1

b 

.1

2

4

Mean

27.5 

6.53

10.9 

8.5 

7.56

14.4 

21.9

Runoff in 

acre-fe^t

1,630 

4,720

668 

6,160 

5,470

883 

1,980

48: June 28 (2 p.m.) 1,100 cfs; Aug. 10 (12 p.m.) 

3 cfs; May 2O (9:30 p.m.) 756 cfs; June 9 (9 p.m.)

70 cfs; July 9 (11 p.m.) 27O cfs; July 24 (11 p.m.) 

cfs; July 30 (2 a.m.) 350 cfs.
166 REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS

Rose Creek near Wallace, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°53', long 101°38', in NE£ sec. 34, T. 13 S., R. 39 W., on right bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from mouth and Z\ miles southwest of 

Wallace.

Drainage area.--28.5 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1946 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,296.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 11, 1947, wire-weight gage at same sita and datum.

Average discharge.--? years, 4.60 cfs.

Extremes.--1946-53: Maximum discharge, 3,870 cfs Aug. 31, 1949 (gage height, 11.0 ft), on 

basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow for part of each day July 31 to 

Aug. 2, 1952, June 30, 1953.

Flood of 1939 or 1940 reached a stage of about 10.4 ft, from information by local 

resident (discharge, about 2,750 cfs).

Revision.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1947 has been revised to 100 cfs 

May 16, 1947 (gage height, 5.1 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1086.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1176: 1949(M). Revised figures of dischargs for the water 

year 1949, superseding those published in WSP 1146 are given herewith:

Aug. 31, 1949.........480

Month

Calendar year 1949. ......

Cfs-days

2.516

Maximum

480

Minimum

2

Mean

18.1

6.4

6.9

Runoff In 

acre-feet

4,990
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 467

Measurements of streamflow in the Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa, made at 

points other than regular gaging stations are given in the following table. Most of these 

measurements were made during periods of base flow when streamflow is primarily from 

ground-water storage. Measurements believed to have been made under base-flow conditions 

are identified by an asterisk (*) to the left of the discharge figure. These measurements 

when correlated with the simultaneous discharge of a nearby stream where continuous records are available will give a picture of the low-flow potentiality of streair. The column 

headed, "Measured previously" shows the water years in which measurements were made at the 

same, or practically the same, site.

Determinations of peak flow at points other than regular gaging stations are given in a 

separate table on page 473

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the Missouri River basin 

below Sioux City, Iowa, during the water year 1955

Platte River basin

Stream

Goose Egg

Spring .

Unnamed hot

spring .

North Pork

Crow Creek.

Unnamed

tributary.

Wood River . . .

North Loup

River.

Calamus River

Davls Creek. .

West Branch

Spring

Creek.

Spring Creek.

North Pork

Wahoo Creek

Dunlap Creek.

Unnamed

tributary.

North Pork

Wahoo Creek

Silver Creek.

Tributary to

North Platte

River .

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

Crow Creek. . .

Elm Creek. . . .

Platte River.

Loup River . . .

North Loup

River .

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

Spring Creek.

Loup River . . .

Wahoo Creek . .

North Pork

Wahoo Creek.

Dunlap Creek.

Wahoo Creek. .

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

Location

NE^NWl sec. 15, T. 32 N., R. 81 U.,

at Speas Ranch, £ mile above

North Platte River and l£ miles

southwest of Goose Egg, Wyo.

SElSWl sec. 8, T. 31 N.. R. 71 W.,

10O ft above mouth, It miles

south of North Platte River at

Douglas gaging station, and

5^ miles south of Douglas, Wyo.

Sec. 35, T. 15 N., R. 70 W., at

former gaging station, 800 ft

above North Crow Creek diversion

reservoir and 65 miles northeast

of Hecla, Wyo.

In SWlNWl sec. 7, T. 1O N.,

R. 19 W., at timber bridge.

7 .5 miles north of Overton, Nebr.

In SWtSWl sec. 19, T. 12 N.,

R. 7 W., at county bridge,

3.5 miles southwest of Chapman,

Nebr.

In SW£SW£ sec. 28, T. 21 N.,

R. 17 W., at Kent bridge,

9 miles southwest of Burwell,

Nebr.

In NWlSEl sec. 22, T. 23 N.,

R. 18 W., at bridge on U. S.

Highway 183, 14.1 miles north of

Taylor, Nebr. Published as

regular gaging station in 1932.

In NEiNEi sec. 33, T. 17 N.,

R. 13 W., at timber bridge.

6^ miles southwest of North

Loup, Nebr.

In N| sec. 23, T. 17 N., R. 10 W.,

at steel truss bridge, 3 miles

northwest of Wolbach, Nebr.

In SEiNW-J sec. 8, T. 15 N.,

R. 9 W., at bridge on State

Highway 96, 1 mile southwest of

Gushing , Nebr .

Sec. 24, T. 15 N., R. 5 E., at

bridge on State Highway 79,

3j miles south of Prague, Nebr.

Sec. 36, T. 15 N. , R. 5 E., at

bridge on State Highway 79,

1.1 mile north of Intersection

with U. S. Highway 30A, and

4 miles northwest of Weston,

Nebr.

Sec. 1, T. 14 N., R. 5 E., at box

culvert on State Highway 79",

200 ft north of U. S.

Highway 3OA and 4 miles weat of

Weston, Nebr.

Sec. 10, T. 14 N., R. 6 E., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 30A,

1 mile northeast of Weston,

Nebr.

Sec. 11, T. 16 N., R. 7 E., at

bridge on county road, O.8 mile

east of State Highway 109 and

~1\ miles southeast of Cedar

Bluffs, Nebr.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

_

a27

a6

-

_

a 980

a32

a42

-

a26

a 10

a. 8

a 57

a 13

Measured 

previously 

(wateryears )

1954

1933-44,

1948,1954

1954

1931-39

1953-54

1953

1951-52

1951

1951

1951

Date

Oct. 15

No . 9

De . 21

Ja . 11

Pe . 9

Ha . 23

Ap . 22

July 21

Jure 1

May 1

31

Jure 17

Jure 20

July 27

Aug. 9

Aug. 24

Sept. 6

Sept. 19

Nov. 8

Nov. 22

Dec. 6

Jar. 4

July 19

Aug. 2

Aug. 17

Aug. 30

Sept . 13

Sept. 26

July 13

Jure 17

Apr. 25

Jure 24

Jure 24

Jure 24

Jure 24

Jure 24

Discharge 

(cfs)

*16.8

*17.6

 *17.7

*15.9

*16.4

*16.4

*17.6

*17.2

*1.31

.85

.33

1.82

294

*232

*197

*172

*163

*432

*226

*228

*261

*237

*186

*1B9

*186

*189

<206

*223

0.5

28.4

9.4

197

326

13.9

1,480

1.34

Base flow. 

Approximately.
468 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the Missouri River basin 

below Sioux City, lows, during the water year 1955 Continued

Platte River basin Continued

Stream

Silver Creek.

Unnamed

tributary.

Do ........

Tributary to

Wahoo Creek. .

Silver Creek.

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

Location

Sec. 6, T. 15 N., R. 8 E., at

bridge on State Highway 64,

2.1 miles east of State Highway

109 and 2j miles east of Colon,

Hebr.

Sec. 80, T. 16 N, , R. 7 E., at

culvert on county road,

2.3 miles west of State Highway

109 and 4 miles northwest of

Colon, Nebr. 

Sec. 2, T. 15 N., R. 7 E., at

bridge on State Highway 109,

0.2 mile east of Colon, Nebr.

Drainage 

area 

,sq mi)

a2S

a5.1

a 17

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1951-52

1951

1951

Date

June 24

June 24

June 24

Discharge 

(cfs)

31.2

8.16

32.9

Weeping Water Creek basin. Nebr.

North Branch

Weeping

Water Creek

Do ........

Weeping Water

Creek.

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

Sec. 10, T. 10 N., R. 10 E., at

bridge on State Highway 1,

0.6 mile north of Elmwood.

Sec. 7, T. 10 H., R. 12 E., at

Missouri Pacific RR. bridge,

1 mile southeast of Weeping

Water .

22.5

a79

1951,1954

1950-51,

1952,1954

June 24

June 24

847

1,290

Little Nemaha River basin, Nebr.

Owl Creek. . . . Little Nemaha

River .

Sec. IB, T. 8 N., R. 11 E., at

bridge on State Highway 2,

2j miles northwest of Syracuse

and 3 miles east of Unadilla.

a24 1951-52,

1954

June 24

June 24

4,160

143

Kansas River basin, Hebr.

Horse Creek. .

Indian Creek.

Frenchman

Creek.

Do ........

Do ........

Do ........

Red Willow

Creek .

Elkhorn

Canyon .

Do ........

Republican 

River .

Deer Creek. . .

Republican

River .

Do ........

Turkey Creek.

Do .....

Republican

River .

Do ........

Republican

River.

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

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

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

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

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

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

South Brushy

Creek .

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

Kansas River.

Republican

River.

Kansas River.

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

Republican

River.

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

Kansas River.

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

Sec. 23, T. 1 N., R. 39 W., at

bridge on county road 2 miles

east of Parks .

Sec. 23, T. 2 N., R. 36 W., at

bridge on county road £ mile

north of U. S. Highway 34,

2j miles east of Max.

Above Arterburn Reservoir, sec. 10,

T. 6 H., R. 41 W., 4j miles

southeast of Laraar. 

Below Arterburn Reservoir, sec. 13,

T. 6 N., R. 41 W., 6 miles

southeast of Lamar.

Sec. 3, T. 5 N., R. 37 W., l£ miles

below Enders Dam.

Below Culbertson Canal, sec. 31,

T. 5 N., R. 33 W., 1 mile north 

of Palisade.

Sec. 6, T. 4 N., R. 29 W.,

10 miles north of McCook. At

site of regular gaging station

operated 1940-47.

Sec. 2, T. 7 N., R. 30 W.,

7j miles southwest of Maywood.

Sec. 31, T. 8 N., R. 29 W.,

3£ miles southwest of Maywood.

Sec. 27, T. 4 N., R. 25 W.,

Sec. 5, T. 5 N., R. 25 W.,

10 miles north of Cambridge .

Sec. 27, T. 4 N., R. 23 W.,

at south edge of Arapahoe.

Sec. 35, T. 4 N., R. 22 W.,

at south edge of Edison.

Sec. 2, T. 4 N., R. 22 W.,

4 miles north of Edison.

Sec . 18 f T. 4 N., R. 21 W.,

2 miles northeast of Edison.

Sec. 16, T. 3 N., R. 20 W.,

3 miles east of Oxford.

Sec. 36, T. 3 N., R. 20 W.,

4j miles northwest of Orleans.

_

_

_

-

600

a6

a 13

-

_

-

-

_

-

1949,

1951-54

1949,

1951-54

Oct. 19

Nov. 10

Apr. 8

May 24

Sept .27

Oct. 19

Nov. 10

Apr. B

June 9

Aug. 22

1949, July 19

1952-53

1949,1953 July 19

1951 May 31

June 13

Sept. 6 

1952-54 MOT 17

1940-47,

1949,

1951-54

1953

1953

1953-54

1953

1953

Aug. 15 

Aug. 29

Apr. 5

May 18

May 18

Aug. 8

May 6

Aug. 27

Aug. 27

Aug. 17

Sept. 2

16

28

Aug. B

Aug. 17

Sept. 2

Sept . 16

Sept. 28

Aug. B

Aug. B

Aug. 8

1.8B

2. 28

1.52

1.64

1.63

1.40

2.17

3.99

2.58

b.10

*4.69

» .264

84.8

66.3

98.6

" 5.30

9.07 

5.98

*31.5

B.30

38.9

 57.2

» .547

 13.5

 11.6

.388

.271

.127

.993

. 095

.053

.055

.024

.934

 16.6

3.39

1.18

* Base flow.

a Approximately, 

b Estimated.
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 469

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the Missouri Fiver basin 

below Sioux City, Iowa, during the water year 1955--Continued

Kansas River basin, Hebr. Continued

Stream

Flag Creek. ..

Rope Creek. . .

Eureka Creek.

Turkey Creek.

Do ........

Little

Cottonwood

Creek.

Walnut Run. ..

West Branch

Thompson

Creek.

Do........

Farmers Creek

Indian Creek.

Crooked Creek

Elm Creek.. . .

Tributary to

Republican

Elver.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thompson

Creek.

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

Republican

River .

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

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

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

Location

Sec. 16, T. 2 N., R. 19 W., at

west edge of Orleans .

Sec. 25, T. 2 H., R. 19 W.,

3 miles northwest of Alma .

Sec. 1, T. 1 H., R. 17 W.,

2j miles west of Haponee.

Sec. 4, T. 1 N., R. 16 W., at east

edge of Haponee . At site of

regular gaging station operated

1948-53.

Sec. 8, T. 1 N., R. 16 W. at

south edge of Haponee .

Sec. 6, T. 1 H., R. 15 W.,

IE miles southwest of

Bloom Ington.

Sec. 32, T. 2 H., R. 14 W.,

l{ miles east of Franklin.

Sec. 10, T. 4 H., R. 15 W., at

bridge on paved highway,

2.2 miles east of Hlldreth.

Sec. 30, T. 4 N., R. 14 W., at

bridge on State Highway 4,

0.8 mile east of State Highway

10, and 3 miles southwest of

Upland.

Sec. 5, T. 1 H., R. 12 W.,

2j miles west of Inavale.

Sec. 4, T. 1 H., R. 11 W.,

2j miles west of Red Cloud.

Sec. 1, T. 1 N., R. 11 W., at

east edge of Red Cloud.

Sec. 3, T. 1 H., R. 10 W., at east

edge of Amboy. At site of

regular gaging station operated

1948-53.

Drainage 

area 

'sq ml)

_

.

160

160

-

_

a40

a65

_

_

_

54

Measured 

previously 

(water 

year)

1949,

1951-54

1949,

1951-54

1949,

1951-54

1954

1954

1949,

1951-54

1949,

1951-54

1954

1954

1949,

1951-54

1949,

1951-54

1949,

195-1-54

1948-53

Date

Oct. 22

Hov. 18

Mar. 16

May 3

June 16

Aug. 26

Sept .30

Oct. 22

Hov. 18

Mar. 16

May 3

Jun? 16

Aug. 26

Sept. 30 

Oct. 22

Hov. 18 

Mar. 16

May 3

June 16

Aug. 26

Sept. 30

Oct. 22

Hov. 18

Mar. 16

May 3

June 16

Aug. 4

Sept. 30

Aug. 15

Oct. 22

Hov. 18

Mar. 16

May 3

Jure 16

Aug-. 26

Sert.30

Oct. 22

Hov. 18

Mar. 16

Apr. 27

Jure 16

Aug. 16

Sept. 30

June 6

June 18

June 7

June 18

Oct. 22

Ho-'. 18

Mar. 30

Ap-. 22

June 24

Auc;. 16

Se->t.30

Oct. 22

Ho-'. 18

Mar. 30

Ap-. 22

Ma-' 27

Juie 24

Auj. 16

Se-)t.30

Oct. 22

Hov. 18

Mar. 30

Apr. 22

May 27

Jnne 24

Aug. 16

Se^t.30

Hov. 18

Mar. 30

Apr. 22

May 27

June 24

Aug. 16

Discharge 

(cfs)

* .601

* .600

*1.39

«1.14

11.0

.19

.299

*.309

*1.61

.937

.587

.905

.055

.205 

.551

.452 

.203

.292

.187

0

*b.lO

«9.15

*10.5

 11.4

*9.64

15.7

 4.29

*9.79

*.345

*1.65

 1.91

 2.33

*2.14

 2.51

*.968

*2.13

* .221

*.488

« .609

*.465

*.374

0

*D.15

7.60

38.2

4.44

44.8

*b.50

*1.73

*3.71

 2.18

 3.00

0

*2.56

* .525

 1.18

 1.76

*1.43

*1.74

 1.77

0

*1.60

 .710

*.947

«1.21

*1.27

*.987

* .90

0

*1.19

 15.5

 17.4

 16.3

 16.9

 15.5

 8.40

* Base flow.

a Approximately.

b Estimated.

499355 O - 58 - 31
470 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the Misso 

below Sioux City, Iowa, during the water year 1955 Continued

Kansas River basin. Nebr. Continued

jri River basin

Stream

Willow Creek.

Unnamed

tributary.

Tributary to

...do. ......

School Creek.

Location

Sec. 1, T. 1 N., R. 10 W.,

3j miles northwest of Guide Rock.

Sec. 31, T. 8 N., R. 6 W., at

culvert on State Highway 14,

100 ft north of railroad underpass and 3 miles east of Harvard.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

.

12

Measured 

previously Date 

(water 

year)

1949, Oct. 21

1951-54 Nov. 18

Mar. 30

Apr. 22

May 27

June 24

Aug. 16

Sept. 30

1954 June 6

Discharge 

(cfs)

.931

.619

»1.02

.871

.729

.82

.400

»0.888

5.79

Creek. 

Do ........

River . 

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

Osage River basin, Mo.

bridge on County Highway K, 

2 miles above Brush Creek and 

4 miles northwest of Montrose. 

Sj sec. 32, T. 41 N., R. 27 W., at 

bridge on county road, 5 mile 

below Camp Creek and 4 miles 

northeast of Montrose.

at bridge on county road, 

1 mile below Willow Branch and 

1 mile southwest of LaDue.

-

June 21

Sept. 8 

June 21

Sept. 7

*bl.O

* .054 

»b0.3

» .030

Gasconade River basin

Gasconade 

River.

Do ........ 

Do ........

Roubidoux. . . . 

Creek.

Missouri 

River .

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

Gasconade 

River .

NW£NW£ sec. 24, T. 35 N., R. 14 W ., 

1 mile above Osage Pork, 1 mile 

south of Hazlegreen, and 2 miles 

above gage near Hazlegreen.

at bridge on State Highway 133, 

just below Bear Creek and 

2j miles northeast of Hazlegreen.

T. 36 N., R. 13 W., at Mokane 

Bridge on State Highway 35, 

1 mile below Laquey Hollow and 

5 miles southeast of Richland.

at Ozark Springs Bridge on 

county highway 3j miles southeast of Richland. 

NE-^SWr* sec 7 T 36 N R 12 W

at Lundstrom Pord Bridge on 

county highway, 6 miles south of 

Crocker . 

NWjrSEl sec. 17, T. 36 N., R. 12 W., 

at mouth of Collie Hollow, 

4 miles northwest of Waynesvllle. 

SE£ sec. 16, T. 36 N., R. 12 W., 

Just below Bartlett Mill SprirK. 

J mile below Palling and Creasy 

Springs and 3t miles northwest 

of Waynesvllle. 

SEiNEi sec. 14, T. 36 N., R. 12 W., 

at mouth ij miles northwest of 

Waynesvllle.

"

-

1953 Aug. 23

1953-54 4ug 23

1953 \UK 23

1953-54 Vug. 23 

1953 Vug. 24

1953 ''ig. 24

*33.6

* 25 5

*25.7 

 89.1

»5.67

» Base flow, 

b Estimated.

The following table contains determinations of peak discharge made at crest stage by 

indirect methods or by current meter or computed from rating curve at points other than 

regular gaging stations.

Determinations of peak discharge during water year October 1954 to Septembe- 1955

Stream

Sand Creek. . . 

Shawnee Creek

Tributary to

North Platte 

River .

Location

SWjSEi sec. 11, T. 31 N., R. 70 W., 

1,000 ft below bridge on U. S. 

Highways 20, 26, and 87, 

lj miles northwest of Orin, Wyo., 

and 2j miles above mouth. 

NEiNE-J sec. 17, T. 31 N., R. 69 W., 

{ mile below bridge on U. S. 

Highway 20, lj miles above 

mouth, and 2 miles northeast of 

Orin, Wyo.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

-

Measured

PI7waterly Date 

years)

Aug. 7 

Aug. 7

Discharge 

(cfs)

20,700 

7,530
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 471

Determinations of peak discharge during water year October 1954 to September 1955 Continued

Stream

Whalen Canyon

County Line

Draw.

North Flatte

River .

Cottonwood

Draw.

Molly Fork

Dry Creek ....

Chugwater

Creek.

Sand Draw ....

Unnamed

tributary.

Silver Creek.

Unnamed

tributary.

Middle Silver

Creek.

Do. .......

Do ........

Frazler Creek

West Branch

Thompson

Creek.

Do. .......

Do. .......

South Fork

Big Sandy

Creek.

Do ........

Do........

Cragg Branch.

Unnamed

tributary.

Do ........

Tributary to

North Flatte

River .

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

Missouri

River .

North Platte

River .

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

Chugwater

Creek.

Laramle River

North Flatte

River .

Davls Creek. .

Wahoo Creek . .

Little Nemaha

River.

Silver Creek.

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

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

Brushy Creek.

Thomp son

Creek.

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

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

Big Sandy

Creek.

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

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

Salt Fork. .. .

Grindstone

Creek.

West Locust

Creek.

Location

Lat 42°15'45", long 104°40'35",

0.4 mile above U. S. Highway

26, 0.8 mile above mouth, and

3^ miles east of Guernsey, Wyo.

Lat 42°15'40", long 104°39'30",

0.4 mile above U. S. Highway 26,

lr miles above mouth, and

4§ miles east of Guernsey, Wyo.

Lat 42°14'53", long 104°37'42",

at Whalen Dam 6 miles east of

Guernsey, Wyo.

Lat 42°15'25", long 104°36'00",

0.5 mile north of U. S. Highway

26, 1 mile above mouth, and

5 miles northwest of Fort

Laramle , Wyo .

Lat 42°15'05", long 104°34'15",

0.6 mile above U. S. Highway 26,

0.8 mile above mouth, and

4 miles northwest of Fort

Laramle, Wyo.

Lat 41° 41 '05", long 104°50'25",

just above U. S. Highway 87,

5 miles above mouth and

5 miles south of Chugwater, Wyo.

Lat 41°45'18", long 104°48'45",

0.3 mile below site of former

gaging station and 0.5 mile east

of Chugwater, Wyo.

Lat 42°05'20", long 104°21'50", at

Fort Laramle Canal crossing,

l| miles above mouth and 3 miles

southwest of Llngle, Wyo.

On east section line NEj-SE-j- sec . 34,

T. 17 N., R. 14 W., at culvert

9| miles southwest of North Loup,

Nebr.

Sec. 11, T. 16 N., R. 7 E., at

bridge on county road 0.8 mile

east of State Highway 109 and

ij miles southeast of Cedar

Bluffs. Nebr.

Sec. 8, T. 8 N., R. 11 E., at

culvert on State Highway 2,

l£ miles northwest of Syracuse,

Nebr.

Near s£ corner sec. 8, T. 77 N.,

R. 40 W., at bridge on State

Highway 64, 6 miles west of

Avoca, Iowa.

Near W-J corner, sec. 3, T. 75 N.,

R. 41 W. at bridge on county

highway, about 8 miles west of

Oakland, Iowa.

Near NW corner sec. 6, T. 74 N.,

R. 41 W., at county highway

bridge, 0.9 mile north of

Tr eynor , Iowa .

Sec. 8, T. 7 N., R. 29 W., on

U. S. Highway 83, 5-J- miles south

of Maywood, Nebr.

Sec. 33, T. 5 N., S. 15 W., at

bridge on gravel road 1.5 miles

north of paved route between

State Highway 10 and Hlldreth

and 2j miles southeast of

Hlldreth, Nebr.

Sec. 10, T. 4 N., R. 15 W., at

bridge on paved highway 2.2 miles

east of Hlldreth, Nebr.

Sec. 30, T. 4 N., R. 14 W., at

bridge on State Highway 4,

0.8 mile east of State Highway

10 and 3 miles southwest of

Upland, Nebr.

Sec. 11, T. 4 N., R. 6 W., at

concrete culvert on gravel State

highway 2 miles south of Edgar,

Nebr.

Sec. 15, T. 4 N., R. 5 W., at

bridge on dirt road, 50 ft north

of State Highway 4 and 3j miles

west of Davenport, Nebr.

Sec. 5, T. 3 N., R. 4 W. , at

bridge on dirt road 3 miles

southeast of Davenport, Nebr.

SE^NEi sec. 19, T. 51 N.,

R. 24 W., at culvert on U. S.

Highway 24, 3.8 miles west of

Waver ly, Mo.

SW£NE£ sec. 14, T. 57 N.,

R. 31 W., at bridge on U. S.

Highway 36, 1 mile northeast

of Osborn and 5.5 miles northwest of Cameron, Mo.

NWjr sec. 34 T. 62 N. R. 21 W.

at culvert on State Highway 6,

3£ miles east of Humphreys, Mo.

Drainage

area 

(sq ml)

27.2

5.83

16,200

103

7.00

a5 .5

430

al.9

a2

a!3

aO.9

2.38

24.4

40.9

all. 5

a26

a40

a65

a8

a25

a47

0.97

.80

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1912-21,

1938-40

1951

1952,1954

1953

1954

1954

1954

Date

June 26

June 26

June 26

June 26

June 26

June 25

June 25

June 26

May 18

June 24

June 24

July 9

July 9

July 9

Aug. 9

June 4

June 17

June 4

June 4

June 17

Jt-ne 17

Jtne 17

May 27

Aug. 7

Oct. 4

Jvne 25

Mer. 14

June 25

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,390

2,820

7,640

21,600

14,000

2,660

L 3,400

1,300

212

170

723

642

1,120

1,080

594

19.5

56.4

81.5

77

11.1

150

463

282

544

239

146

230

188

s Approximately.
472 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Determinations of peak discharge during water year October 1954 to September 1955 Continued

Stream

Unnamed

tributary.

Do ........

Do. .......

Do ........

Do ........

Cow Branch. . .

Unnamed

tributary.

Do ........

Do ........

Do ........

Do ........

Do ........

Do.. ......

Do. .......

Tributary to

Spring Creek.

Onion Branch.

Puzzle Creek.

Shover Creek.

Petite Saline

Creek.

Bear Creek. . .

West Fork

Clear Creek

Slogels Creek

Sac River ....

Big Muddy

Creek.

Prairie Creek

Auxvasse

Creek.

Whetstone

Creek.

Little Berger

Creek.

Location

NEjSW£ sec. 32, T. 63 N., R. 16 W.,

at bridge on county highway K,

1 mile southwest of Novinger,

Mo.

NEiSEj sec. 35, T. 58 N., 

R. 19 W., at culvert on State

Highway 11, 5 miles northeast of

Brookfield, Mo.

NW£ sec. 35, T. 54 N., R. 17 W.,

at culvert on State Highway 129,

f mile north of Salisbury, Mo.

SWj sec. 13, T. 46 N., R. 20 W.,

at culvert on State Highway 135,

2 miles southwest of Clifton

City and 9.5 miles northeast of

Sedalia, Mo.

SW^NEi sec. 13, T. 47 N., R. 18 W.,

at culvert on State Highway 5,

i mile north of Bellair and

10.5 miles southwest of

Boonvllle, Mo.

NW£ sec. 30, T. 49 N., R. 12 W.,

at culvert on U. S. Highway 63,

2.7 miles north of Columbia, Mo.

SWj-SW£ sec. 27, T. 36 N., R. 30 W.,

at culvert on U. S. Highway 54,

7j miles northeast of Nevada,

Mo.

Nj sec. 16, T. 32 N., R. 22 W., at

culvert on State Highway 13,

2.7 miles south of Slagle and

8.7 miles southeast of Bolivar,

Mo.

NEjNEj sec. 13, T. 35 N. , R. 27 W.,

at culvert on State Highway 39,

loj miles southeast of Eldorado

Springs, Mo.

SEjNEi sec. 12, T. 39 N., R. 26 W,

at culvert on county highway

Just off State Highway 13,

1 mile north of Lowry City, Mo .

SWjSEj sec. 15, T. 47 N., R. 30 W.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 50,

8.5 miles southeast of Lees

Summit, Mo.

NEj sec. 17, T. 48 N., R. 8 W., at

culvert on U. S. Highway 40,

0.9 mile east of Auxvasse Creek

and 6 miles east of Kingdom City,

Mo.

SWiNE£ sec. 17, T. 28 N., R. 12 W.,

at bridge on county highway D,

f mile southwest of Mountain

Grove , Mo .

NW£NE£ sec. 9, T. 45 N., R. 4 W.,

at culvert on State Highway 100,

4 miles southeast of Hermann,

Mo.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

.96

1.04

-

_

.49

1.01

.51

_

.14

.31

.80

.54

1.34

25

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date

Oct. 5

June 25

May 24

June 25

Aug . 30

Aug. 7

June 25

Aug. 30

"ay 12

"ar. 14

"ar. 15

"ar. 21

Aug. 30

"ay 26

June 25

Mar. 20

Apr. 11

Discharge 

(cfs)

62.6

285

100

187

1,230

237

374

392

298

204

34.0

59.2

36.9

221

53.6

262

162
INDEX

Accuracy of field data and computed

results......................... 7-8

Acre-foot, definition of.............. 2

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............ 12

Agency, Mo., Platte River near........ 276

Alcova, Wyo., North Platte River at... 54 

Pathfinder Reservoir near........... 51

Sweetwater River near............... 50

Alcova Reservoir, Wyo................. 53

Alda, Nebr., Wood River near.......... 205

Alton, Kans., South Fork Solomon River

at.............................. 364

Alva B. Adams tunnel, at East Portal,

near Estes Park, Colo........... 156

diversion by........................ 177

Arapahoe, Nebr., Muddy Creek at....... 317

Arcadia, Nebr., Middle Loup River at.. 213 

Arikaree River at Haigler, Nebr....... 278

Arlington, Wyo., Rock Creek at........ 45

Arnold, Kans., Smoky Hill River near.. 347 

Ashland, Nebr., Salt Creek near....... 253

Auburn, Nebr., Little Nemaha River at. 263

Bagnell, Mo., Lake of the Ozarks near. 445 

Osage River near.................... 446

Balzac, Colo., South Platte River at.. 186 

Barneston, Nebr., Big Blue River at... 375 

Barnesville, Colo., Crow Creek near... 183 

Bartlett, Iowa, Waubonsie Creek near.. 255 

Bayard, Nebr., Bayard Sugar Factory

drain near...................... 102

Red Willow Creek near............... 103

Bayard Sugar Factory drain near

Bayard, Nebr.................... 102

Bear Creek, at Morrison, Colo......... 130

at mouth, at Sheridan, Colo......... 131

Seattle, Kans., Snipe Creek near...... 380

Beaver City, Nebr., Beaver Creek near. 322 

Sappa Creek near.................... 320

Beaver Creek (tributary to Little

Piney Creek) near Rolla, Mo..... 453

Beaver Creek (tributary to Loup River),

at Genoa, Nebr.................. 235

at Loretto, Nebr.................... 462

Beaver Creek (tributary to Sappa

Creek), at Cedar Bluffs, Kans... 321 

at Ludell, Kans..................... 465

near Beaver City, Nebr.............. 322

Beloit, Kans., Solomon River at....... 366

Benkelman, Nebr., Republican River at. 282

South Fork Republican River near...288-289

Berthoud, Colo., Carter Lake near..... 169

Little Thompson River near.......... 168

Berthoud Pass ditch, Colo., diversion

by.............................. 177

Bethany, Mo., East Fork Big Creek

near............................ 402

Big Blue River, at Barneston, Nebr.... 375

at Randolph, Kans................... 381

at Seward, Nebr..................... 373

near Crete, Nebr.................... 374

near Manhattan, Kans................ 383

Big Creek (Grand River basin), East

Fork, near Bethany, Mo.......... 402

Big Creek (Kansas River basin) near

Hays, Kans...................... 350

Big Piney River, near Big Piney, Mo... 452 

Big .Sugar Creek at Farlinville, Kans.. 433 

Big Thompson River, at Estes Park,

Colo............................ 155

at mouth, near LaSalle, Colo........ 171

at mouth of canyon, near Drake, Colo 165 

below powerhouse, near Drake, Colo.. 162 

near Estes Park, Colo............... 160

near Loveland, Colo................. 167

North Fork?, at Drake, Colo.......... 161

Bijou Creek near Wiggins, Colo........ 184

Birdwood Creek near Hershey, Nebr..... 115

Blackhawk, Colo., North Clear Creek

near.........................'... 139

Blackwater River at Blue Lick, Mo...... 418

East Branch South Fork, near Elm,

Mo.............................. 416-417

Blackwood Creek near Culbertson, Nebr.. 303 

Bloomington, Hebr., Republican River

near.............................13,328

Blue Creek near Lewellen, Nebr......... 110

Blue Lick, Mo., Blackwater Rive" at.... 418

Blue River near Kansas City, Mo........ 396

Bob Creek ditch. Colo., diversion by... 174

Boelus, Nebr., Boelus power canal near. 215

Middle Loup River at................. 216

Boelus power canal near Boelus, Nebr... 215 

Bolivar, Mo., Pomme de Terre River near 

Bonner Springs, Kans., Kansas R'.ver at. 

Bonny Reservoir near Hale, Colo

441 

394 

285 

Boonville. Mo., Missouri River at...... 421

Petite Saline Creek near............. 423

Boreas Pass ditch, Colo., diversion by. 177 

Boulder Creek, at mouth, near Longmont,

Colo............................. 152

near Orodell, Colo................... 150

Bow Creek near Stockton, Kans.......... 360

Box Elder Creek near Careyhurst, Wyo... 59 

Boyer River at Logan, Iowa............. 31

Brady, Nebr., Platte River at.......... 195

Bridgeport, Nebr., North Platte River

at.............................. 104-105

Pumpkin Creek near.................. 106-107

Brownington, Mo., South Grand River

near............................. 443

Brushy Creek near Maywood, Nebr....... 308

Buckhorn Creek near Masonville, Colo... 166 

Buffalo Creek (Kansas River basin) near

Haigler, Nebr.................... 280

Buffalo Creek (Platte River basin),

near Darr, Nebr.................. 198

near Overton, Nebr................... 199

Burlingame, Kans., Switzler Creek at.... 427

Burlington Junction, Mo., Nodaway River

near............................. 272

Burwell, Nebr., Calamus River near..... 225

North Loup River at.................. 224

Bushnell, Nebr., Lodgepole Creek at...188-189

Cache la Poudre River, at mouth of

canyon, near Fort Collins, Colo.. 175 

below Elkhorn Creek, Colo............ 172

near Greeley, Colo................... 176

North Fork, near Livermore, Colo..... 173

Cache la Poudre River basin, Colo., 

transbasin diversions to, from 

North Platte River basin......... 174

Calamus River near Burwell, Nebr....... 225

Cambridge, Nebr.,'Medicine Creel' at.... 315

Republican River at.................. 316

Cameron Pass ditch, Colo., diversion by 174 

Careyhurst, Wyo., Box Elder Creek near. 59 

Carrollton, Mo., Wakenda Creek rt...... 401

Carter Lake near Berthoud, Colo........ 169

Casper, Wyo., North Platte River below. 57 

Cassa, Wyo., North Platte River near... 66 

Cedar Bluff Dam, Kans., Smoky Hill

River at......................... 349

Cedar Bluff Reservoir near Ellif ,'Kans. 348 

Cedar Bluffs, Kans., Beaver Creek at... 321 

Cedar Creek near Pleasant View, Mo..... 439

Cedar River near Fullerton, Nebr......231-232

Center Creek at Franklin, Nebr......... 329

Centerville, Iowa, Chariton River near. 412 

Cfs-day, definition of................. 3

Champion, Nebr., Frenchman Creek below. 293 

Chapman Creek near Chapman, Kans....... 369

Chariton River, at Novinger, Mo........ 413

near Centerville Iowa............... 412

near Prairie Hill, Mo................ 414

Chariton River basin, gaging-station

records in......................411-414

Cheesman lake, Colo., contents cf...... 122

Goose Creek above.................... 121

South Platte River below............. 123

473
474 INDEX

Page 

Cherry Creek, at Denver, Colo......... 135

below Cherry Creek Reservoir, Colo.. 134 

near Franktown, Colo................ 132

near Melvln, Colo................... 133

Cherry Creek drain near Torrington,

Wyo............................. 90

Cherry Creek Reservoir, Colo., Cherry

' Creek below..................... 134

Cheyenne, Wyo., Crow Creek near....... 182

Clarinda, Iowa, Nodaway River at...... 271

Clay Center, Kans., Republican River

at.............................. 337

Clear Creek, at mouth, near Derby,

Colo............................ 141

below Idaho Springs, Colo........... 138

near Golden, Colo................... 140

near Lawson, Colo................... 137

Clifton City, Mo., Lamlne River at.... 415

Colorado Creek near Splcer, Colo...... 34

Colorado River basin, transmountaln

diversions from, to South Platte 

River basin..................... 177

Columbine ditch, Colo., diversion by.. 174 

Columbus, Nebr., Loup River at.......236-237

Shell Creek near.................... 239

Computations, accuracy of results of.. 7-8 

Concordla, Kans., Republican River at. 336 

Contents, definition of............... 3

Control, definition of................ 3

Cooperation, record of................ 1

Correctlonvllle, Iowa, Little Sioux

River at........................ 22

Cotesfleld, Nebr., Davls Creek near... 228 

North Loup River near............... 229

Cottonwood Creek at Wendover, Wyo..... 67

Council Bluffs Iowa, Indian Creek at. 33 

Courtland Canal at Nebraska-Kansas

State line...................... 331

Coyle Branch at Houbcon, Mo........... 451

Cozad, Nebr., Platte River near....... 196

Crete, Nebr., Big Blue River near..... 374

Crook, Colo., South Platte River near. 187 

Crooked River near Richmond, Mo...... 399

Crow Creek, Middle Fork, near Hecla,

Wyo............................. 180

near Barnesvllle, Colo.............. 183

near Cheyenne, Wyo.................. 182

Cubic feet per second per square mile,

definition of................... 2

Cubic foot per second, definition of.. 2 

Culbertson, Nebr., Blackwood Creek

near............................ 303

Frenchman Creek at.................301-302

Republic River at................... 463

Curtls, Nebr., Dry Creek near......... 310

Fox Creek at........................ 309

Dannebrog, Nebr., Oak Creek near...... 220

Darr, Nebr., Buffalo Creek near....... 198

Data, accuracy of..................... 7-8

explanation of...................... 3-7

Davids Creek near Hamlln, Iowa........ 259

Davls City, Iowa, Thompson River at... 404 

Davis Creek near Cotesfield, Nebr.... 228

Decaturville, Mo., Niangua River near. 444 

Deer Creek at Glenrock, Wyo........... 58

Delaware River at Valley Falls, Kans.. 390 

Denver, Colo. , Cherry Creek at........ 135

South Platte River at............... 136

Derby, Colo., Cleer Creek near........ 141

Deweese, Nebr., Little Blue River near 376 

Discharge measurements:

Gasconade River basin............... 470

Kansas River basin.................468-470

Little Nemaha River basin........... 468

Osage River basin................... 470

Platte River basin.................467-468

Weeping Water Creek basin........... 468

Note. Streams for which only 

discharge measurements are available 

are not entered by name in this 

Index. 

Dismal River at Dunning, Nebr......... 209

Douglas, Wyo., La Prele Creek near.... 60

North Platte River near............. 62

Douglas Creek.above Keystone, Wyo..... 39

near Foxpark, Wyo................... 40

Downs, Kans., North Fork Solomon River

near............................ 362

Drainage area, definition of........... 3

Drake, Colo., Big Thompson Riv3r near.162,165 

Horsetooth Reservoir Canal n?ar...... 163

North Fork Big Thompson Rive" at..... 161

Driftwood Creek near McCook, Nibr...... 304

Dry Creek near Curtis, Nebr............ 310

Dry Spotted Tail Creek at Mitcv>ell,

Nebr............................. 95

Duncan, Nebr., Platte River near......206-207

Dunning, Nebr., Dismal River at........ 209

Middle Loup River at................. 208

East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak, Iowa 260 

Eldorado Springs, Colo., South Boulder

Creek near....................... 151

Elevenmile Canyon Reservoir, Colo.,

contents of...................... ' 122

Elkader, Kans., Smoky Hill River at.... 346

Elkhorn Creek, Colo., Cache la Poudre

River below...................... 172

Elkhorn River, at Ewing, Nebr.......... 241

at Neligh, Nebr...................... 242

at Norfolk, Nebr....................243-244

at Waterloo, Nebr................13,247-248

Bills , Kans., Cedar Bluff Reservoir

near............................. 348

Ellsworth, Kans., Smoky Hill Elver at.. 352 

Elm Creek (Platte River basin) , near

Overton, Nebr.................... 200

Elm, Mo., East Branch South Fcrk,

Blackwater River near...........416-417

Encampment River at mouth, near

Encampment, Wyo.................. 41

Enders, Nebr., Frenchman Creek near.... 296

Enders Reservoir, Nebr................. 295

Endicott, Nebr., Little Blue Fiver

near............................377-378

Enterprise, Kans., Smoky Hill River at. 368 

Estes Park, Colo., Alva B. Adams tunnel

near............................. 156

Big Thompson River at................ 155

Big Thompson River near.............. 160

Fish Creek near...................... 158

Glacier Creek near................... 154

Lake Este s near...................... 159

Marys Lake near...................... 157

Eureka ditch, Colo., diversior by...... 177

Ewing, Nebr., Elkhorn River at......... 241

Excelsior Springs, Mo., East Fork

Fishing River at................. 398

Fairfax, Mo., Tarkio River at.......... 264

Falls City, Nebr., Nemaha River at..... 268

Fancy Creek at Wlnkler, Kans........... 382

Farlinville, Kans., Big Sugar Creek at. 433 

Fayette, Mo., Moniteau Creek near...... 422

Filmore, Wyo., Little Laramie River

near............................. 76

Fish Creek near Estes Park, Colo....... 158

Fishing River, East Pork, at Excelsior

Springs, Mo...................... 398

Floods, special reports on............. 11-12

Floyd River at James , Iowa............. 16

Fort Colllns, Colo., Cache la Poudre

River near....................... 175

Port Collins, Colo., Horsetooth

Reservoir near................... 164

Fort Laramie, Wyo., Laramie River near. 88 

Fort Lupton, Colo., South Platte River

at............................... 143

Fort Morgan, Colo., South Platte River

at............................... 185

Fort Scott, Kans. , Marmaton River

near............................435-437

Fox Creek at Curtis, Nebr.............. 309

Foxpart, Wyo., Douglas Creek near...... 40

Franklin, Nebr., Center Creek at....... 329

Franktown, Colo., Cherry Creek near.... 132

Frenchman Creek, at Culbertson, Nebr..301-302 

at Palisade, Nebr.................... 299

below Champion, Nebr................. 293

near Enders. Nebr.................... 296

near Hamlet, Nebr...................297-298

near Imperial, Nebr.................. 294

Pullerton, Nebr., Cedar River near....231-232

Pulton, Kans., Little Osage River at... 434

Gallatin, Mo., Grand River near........ 403

Gait, Mo. , Medicine Creek near......... 408

Garnett, Kans., Pottawatomle Creek near. 430-431
INDEX 475

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Gasconade River, at Jerome, Mo........13,457

near Hazlegreen, Mo................. 449

near Rich Fountain, Mo.............. 458

near Waynesville, Mo................ 450

Gasconade River basin, Mo., gagingstation records in.............449-458

Genoa, Nebr., Beaver Creek at......... 235

Loup River near..................... 234

Loup River power canal near......... 233

Gering drain near Gering, Nebr........ 99

Gibbon, Nebr., Wood River near........ 204

Glacier Creek near Estes Park, Colo... 154 

Glade, Kans., North Fork Solomon River

at.............................. 359

Glendevey, Colo., Laramie River near.. 71 

Glendo, Wyo., Horseshoe Creek near.... 65

Glenrock, Wyo., Deer Creek at......... 58

Golden, Colo., Cleer Creek near....... 140

Goose Creek above Cheesman Lake, Colo. 121 

Goose Egg, Wyo., North Platte River

near............................ 55

Poison Spider Creek near............ 56

Gould, Colo., North Fork Michigan

River near...................... 36-37

South Fork Michigan River near. 35 

Gower, Mo., Jenkins Branch at......... 277

Grand Island, Nebr., Platte River near 202 

Grand River, near Gallatin, Mo........ 403

near Summer, Mo..................... 410

Grand River basin, Mo., gaging-station

records in.....................402-410

Grand River ditch, Colo., diversion by 177 

Grant, Colo., North Fork South Platte

River at........................ 124

Greeley, Colo., Cache la Poudre River

near............................ 176

Guernsey Reservoir, Wyo............... 68

North Platte River below............ 69

Guide Rock, Nebr., Republican River

near............................ 332

Haigler, Nebr., Arikaree River at..... 278

Buffalo Creek near ..... , f ........... 280

Hale, Colo., Bonny Reservoir near..... 285

Landsman Creek near................. 284

South Pork Republican River near.... 286

Hamburg, Iowa, Nishnabotna River

above........................... 4 ,261

Hamlet, Nebr., Frenchman Creek near..297-298 

Hamlin, Iowa, Davids Creek near....... 259

Hanna, Wyo., Medicine Bow River near.. 47 

Hardy, Nebr., Republican River near... 333 

Harlan County Dam, Nebr., Republican

River below..................... 327

Harlan County Reservoir, Nebr.,

contents of..................... 326

Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr., contents of. 313 

Medicine Creek above................ 311

Medicine Creek below................ 314

Mitchell Creek above................ 312

Hartzel, Colo., South Platte River

near............................ 118

Hays, Kans., Big Creek near........... 350

Hazlegreen, Mo., Gasconade River near. 449 

Hecla, Wyo., Middle Pork Crow Creek

near............................ 180

South Crow Creek near............... 181

Henderson, Colo., South Platte River

at.............................. 142

Henry, Nebr., Katzer drain near....... 91

Herman, Nebr., New York Creek at...... 30

Hermann, Mo., Missouri River at....... 459

Hermitage, Mo., Pomme de Terre River

at.............................. 442

Hershey, Nebr., Birdwood Creek near... 115 

Holly Springs, Iowa, West Fork ditch

at.............................. 26

Homer, Nebr., Omaha Creek at.......... 17

Honey Creek near Russell, Iowa........ 411

Hoosier Pass tunnel, Colo., diversions

by.............................. 177

Horse Creek (Platte River basin) near

Lyman, Nebr..................... 93

Horseshoe Creek near Glendo, Wyo...... 65

Horsetooth Reservoir near Fort Collins,

Colo............................ 164

Horsetooth Reservoir Canal below Big

Thompson siphon, near Drake,

Colo............................ 163

Horton, Kans., Little Delaware River

near............................ 389

Houston, Ma, Coyle Branch at.......

Humboldt, Nebr., North Fork Nemahr

River at.....................

Hundred and Ten Mile Creek near

Quenemo, Kans................

Hydrologic conditions..............

diagram of,.......................

Idaho Springs, Colo., Clear Creek below 

Idalia, Colo., South Fork Republican

River near.......................

Imperial, Nebr., Frenchman Creek rear.. 

Indian Creek at Council Bluffs, Iowa... 

Ithaca, Nebr., Silver Creek at.........

Wahoo Creek at.......................

451

267

428

12

13

138

283

294

33

252

251

Jackson County ditch 11 near Lakefield,

Minn............................. 19

James, Iowa, Floyd River at............ 16

Jefferson City, Mo., Moreau River near. 424 

Jelm, Wyo., Laramie River near......... 72

Jenkins Branch at Gower, Mo............ 277

Jerome, Mo., Gasconade River at........13 ,457

Jones Pass tunnel, Colo., diversion by. 177 

Julesburg, Colo., South Platte River at 191 

Junction City, Kans., Smoky Hill River

at................................ 371

Kanopolis Reservoir near Kanopolis,

Kans............................. 353

Kansas City, Mo. , Blue River near...... 396

Missouri River at.................... 395

Kansas River, at Bonner Springs, Kans.. 394 

at Lecompton, Kans................... 391

at Topeka, Kans...................... 387

at Wamego, Kans...................... 384

Kansas River basin, gaging-station

records in......................278-394

Katzer drain near Henry, Nebr.......... 91

Kennebec, Iowa, Little Sioux River near 23 

Kersey, Colo., South Platte River near. 179 

Keystone, Nebr., North Platte River

near............................. 113

Keystone, Wyo., Douglas Creek above.... 39

Kirwin, Kans., North Pork Solomon

River at......................... 361

La Bonte , Wyo., La Bonte Creek near.... 64

Wagonhound Creek near................ 63

La Bonte Creek near La Bonte, Wyo...... 64

La Prele Creek near Douglas, Wyo....... 60

near Orpha, Wyo;..................... 61

La Salle, Colo., Big Thompson River

near............................. 171

Ladder Creek below Chalk Creek, near

Scott City, Kans................. 345

Lake City, Mo., Little Blue River near. 397 

Lake Estes near Estes Park, Colo....... 159

Lake George, Colo., South Platte River

near............................. 119

Tarryall Creek near.................. 120

Lake of the Ozarks near Bagnell, Mo.... 445

Lakefield, Minn., Jackson County ditch

11 near.......................... 19

Little Sioux River near.............. 18

Lamine River at Clifton City, Mo....... 415

Lamine River basin, Mo., gaging-station

records in......................415-420

Landsman Creek near Hale, Colo......... 284

Langley, Kans., Smoky Hill River near.. 354 

Laramie-Poudre tunnel, Colo., diversion

by............................... 174

Laramie River, at Laramie, Wyo......... 74

at Two Rivers, Wyo................... 75

below Wheatland Reservoir No. 2, Wyo. 80 

near Port Laramie, Wyo............... 88

near Glendevey, Colo................. 71

near Jelm, Wyo....................... 72

near Lookout, Wyo.................... 78

near Uva, Wyo........................ 87

Laramie River and Pioneer Canal near

Woods, Wyo....................... 73

Lawrence, Kans., Wakarusa River n>3ar... 392 

Lawson, Colo., Clear Creek near........ 137

Lecompton, Kans., Kansas River at...... 391

Lefthand Creek at mouth, at Longmont,

Colo............................146-148

Leo, Wyo., Seminoe Reservoir near...... 48

Lewellen, Nebr., Blue Creek near....... 110

North Platte River at................ Ill

Lexington, Nebr., Platte River near.... 461
476 INDEX

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Lincoln, Nebr., Salt Creek at......... 250

Lincoln County drain No. 1 at North

Platte , Nebr.................... 116

Lincoln Creek near Seward, Nebr....... 372

Lindsborg, Kans., Smoky Hill River at. 355 

Lingle, Wyo., Rawhide Creek near...... 89

Linneus, Mo., Locust Creek near....... 409

Lisco, Nebr., North Platte River at... 108 

Little Beaver Creek near Rolla, Mo.... 454

Little Blue River (Kansas River basin),

at Waterville , Kans............. 379

near Deweese, Nebr.................. 376

near Endicott, Nebr................377-378

Little Blue River (Little Blue River

basin), near Lake City, Mo...... 397

Little Delaware River near Horton,

Kans............................ 389

Little Laramie River, at Two Rivers,

Wyo............................. 77

near Filmore, Wyo................... 76

Little Nemaha River, at Auburn, Nebr.. 263 

near Syracuse, Nebr................. 262

Little Nemaha River basin, gagingstation records in.............262-263

Little Osage River at Fulton, Kans.... 434

Little Piney Creek at Newburg, Mo.... 455

Little Sioux River, at Correctionville,

Iowa............................ 22

near Kennebec, Iowa ................. 23

near Lakefield, Minn................ 18

near Turin, Iowa .................... 25

Little Sioux River basin, lowa-Minn.,

gaging-station records in....... 18-27

Little Thompson River, at Milliken,

Colo............................ 170

near Berthoud, Colo................. 168

Littleton, Colo., South Platte River

at.

Livermore, Colo., North Fork Cache la 

Poudre River near...............

Locust Creek near Linneus, Mo.

173 

409 

Lodgepole Creek, at Bushnell, Nebr...188-189

at Raiton, Nebr. 

Logan, Iowa , Boyer River at.

190 

31 

Logan Creek'near Uehling, Nebr........ 245

Lonetree Creek near Nunn, Colo ........ 178

Longmont, Colo., Boulder Creek near... 152 

Lefthand Creek at..................146-148

Lookout, Wyo., Laramie River near..... 78

Loretto, Nebr., Beaver Creek at....... 462

Louisville, Nebr., Platte River at.... 254

Loup City, Nebr., Middle Loup River at 214 

Loup River, at Columbus, Nebr........236-237

near Genoa, Nebr.................... 234

Loup River power canal near Genoa,

Nebr............................ 233

Loutre River at Mineola , Mo............ 460

Louviers, Colo., Plum Creek near...... 128

Loveland, Colo. , Big Thompson River 

near..........................

Lovewell, Kans., White Rock Creek at.. 334

Ludell, Kans. , Beaver Creek at........ 465 Morrill, Nebr., Sheep Creek near.......

Lyman, Nebr., Horse Creek near........ 93

McConaughy Lake, Nebr................. 112

McCook, Nebr., Driftwood Creek near... 304

Red Willow Creek near............... 464

Republican River at................. 305

McGrew, Nebr., Ninemile drain near 

Manhattan, Kans., Big Blue River near. 

Map of the United States

383

Maple Creek near Nickerson, Nebr...... 246 Nemaha River, at Falls City, Nebr

Maple River at Mapleton, Iowa, 

Mapleton, Iowa, Maple River at.......

Marais des Cygnes River, at Melvern, 

Kans.

at Trading Post, Kans............... 432

near Ottawa, Kans................... 429

Newburg, Mo., Little Piney Creek at... 

Wilkins Spring near.................

Maries River at Westphalia, Mo........ 448 Newman Grove, Nebr., Shell Creek at...

Marmaton River near Fort Scott, Kans. 435-437 Niangua River near Decaturville, Mo... 

Marshall, Mo., Shiloh Branch near....419-420 Nickerson, Nebr., Maple Creek near....

Marys Lake near Estes Park, Colo...... 157 Niles, Kans., Solomon River at.

Maryville, Mo., One Hundred and Two Ninemile drain near McGrew, Net

River near...................... 274 Nishnabotna River above Hamburg, Iowa.,

White Cloud Creek near.............. 275 Nishnabotna River basin, Iowa , gagingMasonville, Colo., Buckhorn Creek near 166

Page 

Maywood, Nebr., Medicine Cre?k at...... 307

Medicine Bow River, above Roik Creek,

near Medicine Bow, Wyo........... 44

above Seminoe Reservoir, n?ar Hanna,

Wyo.............................. 47

Medicine Creek (Grand River basin) near

Gait, Mo......................... 408

Medicine Creek (Kansas River basin),

above Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr.... 311

at Cambridge , Nebr................... 315

at Maywood, Nebr..................... 307

below Harry Strunk Lake, Nsbr........ 314

Melvern, Kans. , Marais des Cjrgnes River

at. 425 

Melvin, Colo., Cherry Creek near....... 133

Mentor, Kans., Smoky Hill River near... 356 

Mercer, Mo., Weldon River near......... 405

Michigan ditch, Colo., diversion by.... 174

Michigan River, North Fork, near Gould,

Colo.............................. 36-37

South Fork, near Gould, Colo......... 35

Middle Boulder Creek at Nederland, Colo 149 

Middle Loup River, at Arcadia, Nebr.... 213

at Boelus, Nebr...................... 216

at Dunning, Nebr..................... 208

at Loup City, Nebr................... 214

at Sargent, Nebr..................... 212

at St. Paul, Nebr...................221-222

at Walworth, Nebr.................... 211

near Milburn, Nebr................... 210

Milburn, Nebr., Middle Loup River near. 210 

Milford, Iowa, Okoboji Lake near....... 21

Milford, Kans., Republican River at...338-344 

Mill Creek (tributary to Kansas River)

near Paxico, Kans. 386 

Mill Creek (tributary to Missouri

River) at Oregon, Mo............. 270

Mill Grove, Mo., Weldon Rive-

>son River

170

Milliken, Colo., Little Thompson River

at.

Minatare, Nebr., North Platte River

near............................. 100

Mineola , Mo., Loutre River at.......... 460

Missouri River, at Boonville, Mo....... 421

at Hermann, Mo....................... 459

at Kansas City, Mo................... 395

at Nebraska City, Nebr............... 257

at Omaha, Nebr....................... 32

at Rulo, Nebr........................ 265

at St. Joseph , Mo.................... 273

at Sioux City, Iowa .................. 14

at Waverly, Mo. ................. 400

Mitchell, Nebr., Dry Spotted Tail

Creek at. 

North Platte River at.

Mitchell Creek above Harry Shrunk

Lake, Nebr....................... 312

Moffat tunnel, Colo., diversion by..... 177

Moniteau Creek near Fayette , Mo........ 422

167 Monona-Harrison ditch near Torin, Iowa. 

Moreau River near Jefferson City, Mo...

Morrison, Colo., Bear Creek at.

27

424

94

130

Lyndon, Kans. , Salt Creek near........ 426 Mud Creek near Sweetwater, Nabr........ 218

Lyon Creek near Woodbine, Kans........ 370 Muddy Creek (Kansas River basin) at

Lyons, Colo., St. Vrain Creek at..... 145 Arapahoe, Nebr................... 317

Muddy Creek (Nemaha River basin) at

Verdon, Nebr..................... 269

Nebraska City, Nebr. , Missouri River 

at.

101 Nederland, Colo., Middle Boulder Creek

at.

257

149 

242 

268 

267 

Nemaha River basin, Kans.-Nebr.,

gaging-station records in.......266-269

Neligh, Nebr., Elkhorn River at........

North Fork, at Humboldt, Nebr.

425 New York Creek at Herman, Nebr. 30

455

456

238

444

246

367

101

4,261

station records in..............258-261

Maywood, Nebr., Brushy Creek near..... 308Nodaway River, at Clarinda, Iowa....... 271
INDEX 477

Nodaway River, near Burlington

Junction. Mo.................... 272

Nodaway River basin, Iowa-Mo., gagingstation records in.............271-272

Norfolk, Nebr. , Elkhorn River at.....243-244

North Bend, Nebr., Platte River at.... 240

North Clear Creek near Blackhawk, Colo 139 

North Laramie River near Wheatland,Wyo 86 

North Loup River, at Burwell, Nebr.... 224

at Ord, Nebr........................ 226

at Scotia , Nebr..................... 227

at Taylor, Nebr..................... 223

near CotesfJeld, Nebr............... 229

near St. Paul, Nebr................. 230

North Platte, Nebr., Lincoln County

drain No. 1 at.................. 116

North Platte River at............... 117

South Platte River at..............193-194

North Platte River, above Pathfinder

Reservoir , Wyo.................. 49

above Seminoe Reservoir, near

Sinclair , Wyo................... 43

at Alcova, Wyo...................... 54

at Bridgeport, Nebr................104-105

at Lewellen, Nebr................... Ill

at Lisco , Nebr...................... 108

at Mitchell, Nebr................... 96

at North Platte, Nebr............... 117

at Oshkosh, Nebr.................... 109

at recorder station below Whalen,

Wyo............................. 70

at Saratoga, Wyo.................... 13,42

at Wyoming-Nebraska State line...... 92

below Casper , Wyo................... 57

below Guernsey Reservoir, Wyo....... 69

below Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo..... 52

near Cassa, Wyo..................... 66

near Douglas, Wyo................... 62

near Goose Egg, Wyo................. 55

near Keystone , Nebr................. 113

near Minatare, Nebr................. 100

near Northgate, Colo................ 38

near Sutherland, Nebr............... 114

North Platte River basin in Colorado, 

transbasin diversions from, to 

Cache la Poudre River basin..... 174

Northgate, Colo., North Platte River

near............................ 38

Norton, Kans., Prairie Dog Creek at... 324 

Novinger, Mo., Chariton River at...... 413

Nunn, Colo., Lonetree Creek near...... 178

Oak Creek (tributary to Middle Loup

River) near Dannebrog, Nebr..... 220

Oberlin, Kans., Sappa Creek near...... 319

Odessa, Nebr., Platte River near...... 201

Okoboji Lake at Lakeside Laboratory,

near Milford, Iowa.............. 21

Omaha, Nebr., Missouri River at....... 32

Omaha Creek at Homer, Nebr............ 17

One Hundred and Two River near

Maryville, Mo................... 274

Ord, Nebr. , North Loup River at....... 226

Order, downstream, of listing gagingstations........................ 3

Oregon, Mo., Mill Creek at............ 270

Orleans, Iowa, Spirit Lake near....... 20

Orleans, Nebr., Republican River near. 318 

Orodell, Colo., Boulder Creek near.... 150

Orpha, Wyo., La Prele Creek near...... 61

Osage River, at Osceola , Mo........... 440

near Bagnell, Mo.................... 446

near St. Thomas, Mo................. 447

Osage River basin, Kans.-Mo., gagingstation records in.............425-448

Osborne, Kans., South Fork Solomon

River at........................ 365

Osceola , Mo. , Osage River at.......... 440

Oshkosh, Nebr., North Platte River at. 109 

Ottawa, Kans., Marais des Cygnes River

near............................ 429

Overton, Nebr., Buffalo Creek near.... 199

Elm Creek near...................... 200

Platte River near................... 197

Palisade, Nebr., Frenchman Creek at... 299

Stinking Water Creek near........... 300

Parks, Nebr. , Rock Creek at........... 281

Pathfinder Reservoir, near Alcova, Wyo 51

North Platte River above............ 49

North Platte River below............ 52

Paxico, Kans., Mill Creek near......... 386

Paxton, Nebr., South Platte River at... 192 

Peak discharge, indirect determinations

of..............................470-472

Perry Creek at 38th St., Sioux City,

Iowa............................. 15

Petite Saline Creek near Boonville, Mo. 423 

Pioneer Canal. See Laramie River and

Pioneer Canal. 

Pisgah, Iowa , Soldier River at......... 29

Platte River (Colo.-Nebr.-Wyo.), at

Brady, Nebr...................... 195

at Louisville, Nebr.................. 254

at North Bend, Nebr.................. 240

near Cozad, Nebr..................... 196

near Duncan, Nebr...................206-207

near Grand Island, Nebr.............. 202

near Lexington, Nebr................. 461

near Odessa, Nebr.................... 201

near Overton, Nebr................... 197

Platte River basin (Colo.-Nebr.-Wyo.)

gaging-station records in........34-254

Platte River basin (Iowa-Mo.)

near Agency, Mo.................. 276

-station records in...........274-277

Platteville, Colo., St. Vrain Creek

near............................. 153

Pleasant View, Mo., Cedar Creek near... 439 

Plum Creek near Louviers, Colo......... 128

Poison Spider Creek near Goose Egg, Wyo 56

Pomme de Terre River, at Hermitag?, Mo. 442

near Bolivar, Mo..................... 441

Pottawatomie Creek near Garnett, K^ns.430-431 

Prairie Dog Creek, at Norton, Kans..... 324

near Woodruff, Kans.................. 325

Prairie Hill, Mo., Chariton River near. 414 

Publications on streamflow, by

Geological Survey................ 8-12

by State agencies.................... 11-:12

Pumpkin Creek near Bridgeport, Nebr...106-107

Quenemo, Kans., Hundred and Ten Mile 

Creek near..................... 428

Ralton, Nebr., Lodgepole Creek at...... 190

Randolph, Iowa, West Nishnabotna River

at............................... 258

Randolph, Kans., Big Blue River at..... 381

Ravenna, Nebr., South Loup River at.... 217

Rawhide Creek near Lingle, Wyo......... 89

Red Oak, Iowa, East Nishnabotna River

at............................... 260

Red Willow Creek (Kansas River basin) ,

near McCook, Nebr................ 464

near Red Willow . Nebr................ 306

Red Willow Creek (Platte River basin)

near Bayard , Nebr................ 103

Republican River, at Benkelman, Nebr... 282 

at Cambridge, Nebr................... 316

at Clay Center, Kans................. 337

at Concordia, Kans................... 336

at Culbertson, Nebr.................. 463

at McCook, Nebr...................... 305

at Milford, Kans....................338-344

at Scandia, Kans..................... 335

at Stratton, Nebr.................... 290

at Trenton, Nebr..................... 4,292

below Harlan County mm, Nebr........ 327

near Bloomington , Nebr...............13 ,328

near Guide Rock, Nebr................ 332

near Hardy, Nebr..................... 333

near Orleans, Nebr..'................. 318

North Fork, at Colorado-Nebraska

State line....................... 279

South Fork, near Benkelman, Nebr....288-289

near Colorado-Kansas State Iin3.... 287

near Hale , Colo.................... 283

near Idalia , Colo.................. 286

Rich Fountainj Mo., Gasconade Rive"

near............................. 458

Richmond, Mo., Crooked River near...... 399

Riverdale, Nebr., Wood River near...... 203

Riverton, Nebr., Thompson Creek at..... 330

Roca, Nebr. Salt Creek at............. 249

Rock Creek (tributary to Medicine Bow

River), at Arlington, Wyo........ 45

below Rock River, Wyo................ 46

Rock Creek (tributary to Republican

River) at Parks, Nebr............ 281

Rock River, Wyo., Rock Creek below..... 46

Rolla, Mo., Beaver Creek near.......... 453
478 INDEX

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454 

466 

265 

2 

Russell, Iowa, Honey Creek near....... 411

Russell, Kans., Smoky Hill River near. 351

Sac River near Stockton, Mo........... 438

Rolla, Mo., Little Beaver Creek near.. 

Rose Creek near Wallace, Kans.........

Rulo, Nebr., Missouri River at........

Runoff in inches, definition of.

273

219

St.

Joseph, Mo., Missouri River at... 

Michael, Nebr. , South Loup River 

at............................

Paul, Nebr., Middle Loup River 

at.............................221-222

North Loup River near............... 230

St. Thomas, Mo., Osage River near..... 447

St. Vrain Creek, at Lyons, Colo....... 145

at mouth, near Platteville, Colo.... 153

Saline River, at Tescott, Kans........ 358

near Wilson, Kans................... 357

Salt Creek (Osage River basin) near

Lyndon, Kans.................... ' 426

Salt Creek (Platte River basin), at

Lincoln, Nebr................... 250

at Roca , Nebr....................... 249

near Ashland, Nebr.................. 253

Page

South Platte River, at Julesburg, Colo. 191 

at Littleton , Colo................... 129

at North Platte, Nebr...............193-194

at Paxton, Nebr...................... 192

at South Platte, Colo................ 4 ,126

at Sublette, Colo.................... 183

at Waterton, Colo.................... 127

below Cheesman Lake, Colo............ 123

near Crook, Colo..................... 187

near Kersey, Colo.................... 179

near Lake George, Colo............... 119

North Fork, at South Platte, Colo.... 125

below Geneva Creek, at Grant, Colo. 124 

South Platte River basin, Colo.,

reservoirs , in................... 122

transmountain diversions to, from

Colorado River basin............. 177

South St. Vrain Creek near V'ard, Colo.. 144 

Spicer, Colo., Colorado Creek near..... 34

Spirit Lake near Orleans, Iowa......... 20

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 3 

Stamford, Nebr., Sappa Creek near...... 323

Stinking Water Creek, near Palisade,

320 

319 

near Stamford, Nebr................. 323

Sappa Creek, near Beaver C ity, Nebr.... 

near Oberlin, Kans.

Saratoga, Wyo., North Platte River at. 13,42 

Sargent, Nebr., Middle Loup River at.. 

Sdandia, Kans., Republican River at... 

SCotia, Nebr., North Loup River at....

Scott City, Kans., Ladder Creek near..

Scottsbluff, Nebr., Tub Springs, Near.

Winter Creek near...................

Seminoe Reservoir near Leo, Wyo.......

Seneca , Kans., Turkey Creek near......

Nebr............................. 300

near Wauneta, Nebr................... 464

Stockton, Kans., Bow Creek near........ 360

Stockton, Mo., Sac River near.......... 438

Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie, Kans... 393

Stratton, Nebr., Republican River at... 290

Sublette, Colo., South Platte River at. 183

Sumner, Mo. , Grand River nerr.......... 410

Lincoln Creek near.................. 372

Sheep Creek near Morrill, Nebr........ 94

Shell Creek, at Newman Grove, Nebr.... 238

near Columbus, Nebr ................. 239

Sheridan, Colo., Bear Creek at........ 131

Shiloh Branch near Marshall, Mo......419-420

Silver Creek at Ithaca, Nebr. 

Sinclair, Wyo., North Platte River

near............................

Sioux City, Iowa, Missouri River at... 

Perry Creek at......................

Skyline ditch, Colo., diversion by....

Smoky Hill River, at Cedar Bluff Dam,

Kans.

252

43

14

15

349

Swanson Lake, Nebr.....................

Sweetwater, Nebr., Mud Creek near......

Sweetwater River near Alcova, Wyo......

Switzler Creek at Burlingame, Kans.....

Sybille Creek, above Bluegrass Creek,

near Wheatland, Wyo..............

below Bluegrass Creek, near

Wheatland, Wyo...................

near Mule Shoe Ranch, near Wheatland,

Wyo..............................

Syracuse, Nebr., Little Nemaha River

near Mentor, Kans................... 356

near Russell, Kans.................. 351

Snipe Creek near Beattie , Kans........ 380

Soldier Creek near Topeka, Kans....... 388

Soldier River at Pisgah, Iowa.

Solomon River, at Beloit, Kans........ 366

at Niles, Kans...................... 367 Turin, Iowa , Little Sioux River near..

North Fork, at Glade, Kans.......... 359 " " ' ~" '

at Kirwin, Kans................... 361 Turkey Creek (Nemaha River basin) near

near Downs, Kans.................. 362

South Fork, above Webster Reservoir,

Kans............................ 363

at Alton, Kans...................r 364

at Osborne, Kans.................. 365

South Boulder Creek near Eldorado

Springs, Colo................... 151 Uva, Wyo., Laramie River near

South Crow Creek near Hecla, Wyo...... 181

South Grand River, near Brownington,

Mo.............................. 443

South Loup River, at Revenna, Nebr.... 217

at St. Michael, Nebr................ 219

South Platte, Colo. , North Fork South 

Platte River at................

South Platte River at............... 4,126

South Platte River, above Elevenmile 

Canyon Reservoir, near Hartsel, 

Colo 118 

at Balzac, Colo..................... 186

at Denver, Colo..................... 136

at Fort Lupton, Colo................ 14c

at Fort Morgan, Colo..............;.

at Henderson, Colo..'................ 142

Sutherland, Nebr., North Platte River

near.

near.

Parkio River at Fairfax, Mo............

Parryall Creek near Lake George, Colo.. 

Paylor, Nebr. , North Loup River at.....

Pekamah Creek at Tekamah, Nebr.........

Perms and abbreviations, definition of. 

Texcott, Kans., Saline River at.

114

291

218

50

427

81

82

85

262

264 

120 

223 

28 2-3 

358

at Elkader, Kans.................... 346 Thompson Creek at Riverton, Nebr...... 330

at Ellsworth, Kans.................. 352 Thompson River, at Davis City, Iowa,..

at Enterprise , Kans................. 368

at Junction City, Kans.............. 371

at Lindsborg, Kans.................. 355

near Arnold, Kans................... 347

near Langley, Kans.................. 354

at Trenton, Mo. 

Tonganoxie, Kans., Stranger Creek near. 

Topeka, Kans., Kansas River at.........

.oldier Creek near.

Torrington, Wyo., Cherry Creek drain

near.............................

Trading Post, Kans., Marais des Cygnes 

River at.

Trenton, Mo., Thompson River at.

29 Trenton, Nebr., Republican River at.... 4

Tub Springs near Scottsbluf", Nebr.....

Monona-Harrison ditch near.

Seneca, Kans. 

Two Rivers, Wyo., Laramie River at..... 

Little Laramie River at..............

404

407

393

387

388

90

432

407

,292

97

25

27

266

75

77

Jehling, Nebr., Logan Creek near....... 245

Onion, Nebr., Weeping Water Creek at... 256

" ~" ..... 87

Valley Falls, Kans., Delaware River at. 390

Verdon, Nebr., Muddy Creek at.......... 269

Vermillion Creek near Wamego, Kans..... 385

WSP, definition of.....................

Wagonhound Creek near La Bonte, Wyo....

Wahoo Creek at Ithaca , Nebr............

Wakarusa River near Lawrence, Kans.....

Wakenda Creek at Carrollton, Mo........

Wallace, Kans., Rose Creek near........

Walworth, Nebr., Middle Loup River at.. 

Wamego, Kans., Kansas River at.........

Vermillion Creek near................

Ward, Colo., South St. Vrain Creek near

3

63

251

392

401

466

211

384

385

144

Waterloo, Nebr., Elkhorn River at.. 13, 247-248
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Waterton, Colo., South Platte River at 127 

Waterville, Kans., Little Blue River

at. ............................. 379

Waubonsie Creek near Bartlett, Iowa... 255 

Wauneta, Nebr. , Stinking Water Creek

near............................ 464

Waverly, Mo., Missouri River at....... 400

Waynesville, Mo., Gasconade River near 450 

Webster Reservoir, Kans., South Fork

Solomon River above............. 363

Weeping Water Creek, at Union, Nebr... 256 

Weldon River, at Mill Grove Mo........ 406

near Mercer, Mo..................... 405

Wendover, Wyo., Cottonwood Creek at... 67 

West Pork ditch at Holly Springs, Iowa 26 

West Nishnabotna River at Randolph,

Iowa........................... 258

Westphalia, Mo., Maries River at...... 448

Whalen, Wyo., North Platte River below 70 

Wheatland, Wyo., North Laramie River

near............................ 86

Sybille Creek near............... 81-82 ,85

Wheatland Canal No. 1 near.......... 83

Wheatland Canal No. 2 near.......... 84

Wheatland Canal No. 1 near Wheatland,

Wyo..............................

Canal No. 2 near Wheatland, Wyo......

Wheatland Reservoir No. 2 , Wyo.........

Laramie River below..................

White Cloud Creek near Maryville, Mo... 

White Rock Creek at Lovewell, Kans.....

Wiggins, Colo., Bijou Creek near.......

Wilkins Spring near Newburg, Mo........

Wilson, Kans., Saline River near.......

Wilson supply ditch, Colo., diversion 

by...............................

Winkler, Kans., Fancy Creek at.........

Winter Creek near Scottsbluff, Netr....

Wood River, near Alda, Nebr.............

near Gibbon, Nebr....................

near Riverdale, Nebr.................

Woodbine , Kans., Lyon Creek near.......

Woodruff, Kans. , Prairie Dog Creefc

near.............................

Woods, Wyo., Laramie River and Pioneer 

Canal near.......................

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