Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1950

Part 3. Ohio River Basin

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1173

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, 

Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and 

IVest Virginia and other agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1953
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Douglas McKay, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. E. Wrather, Director

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

Washington 25, D. C. - Price $2.00 (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

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

North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West 

Virginia and other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources 

Division under the direction of:

C. G. Paulsen____________________Chief Hydraulic Engineer 

J. V. B. Wells_________________Chief, Surface Water Branch 

B. J. Peterson________________Chief, Annual Reports Section

District Engineers (Surface Water)

D. M. Corbett________________________Indianapolis, Ind. 

L. C. Crawford_________________________Columbus, Ohio 

W. R. Eaton________________________Chattanooga, Tenn. 

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

F. F. LeFever_______________________College Park, Md. 

A. W. Harrington_________________________Albany, N. Y. 

J. W. Mangan__________________________Harrisburg, Pa. 

J. H. Morgan__________________________Champaign, 111. 

E. B. Rice_____________________________Raleigh, N. C. 

F. F. Schrader__________________________Louisville, Ky. 

D. S. Wallace______________________Charlottesville, Va.

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CONTENTS

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

Definition of terms.........................................

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

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

Publications ................................................

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Ge 

Cooperation.................................................

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

Gaging-station records ......................................

Ohio River main stem......................................

Allegheny River at Eldred, Pa...........................

Allegheny River at Red House , N. Y......................

Allegheny River near Kinsua, Pa.

Page 1

Allegheny River at Franklin, Pa. 

Allegheny River at Parkers Landing, Pa.. 

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

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

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

Ohio River at Montgomery Island Dam, Pa. 

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

Ohio River at St. Marys, W. Va..........

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

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

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

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

Ohio River at Ashland, Ky.

Ohio Rive - at Louisville , Ky. ..........................

Ohio Rive ^ at Owensboro, Ky............................

Ohio Rive - at Evansville , Ind..........................

Ohio Rive ' at Golconda , 111............................

Ohio Rive- at Metropolis, Ind..........................

Allegheny River tributaries ..............................

Conewantro Creek at Waterboro, N. Y. ....................

Conewango Creek at Russell, Pa. ........................

Chadakoin River at Falconer, N. Y......................

Brokenstraw Creel: at Youngsville , Pa. ..................

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

Tionesta nreek at Tionesta Creek Dim, Pa. ..............

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

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

French Creek at Utica, Pa..............................

Sugar Creek at Sugarereek, Pa..........................

East Branch Clarion River at East Branch Clarion River

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stony Creek at Ferndale, Pa............................

Conemaugh River at Seward, Pa..........................

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

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

Little Conemaugh River at East Conemaugh, Pa...........

Blacklick Creek at Blacklick, Pa.......................

Loyalhanna Cr°ek at Kingston, Pa.......................

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

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

Reservoirs in Allegheny River Basin, Pa................

Monongahela River Basin.'. ................................

Tygart River near Dailey, W. Va........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mutiongahela River at Greensboro, Pa....................

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

am, Pa.
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records--Continued.

Monongahela River Basin Continued. Page

Monongahela River at Braddock, Pa................................................. 81

Reservoirs in Monongahela River Basin............................................. 82

Middle Fork River at Audra, W. Va................................................. 83

Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va................................................... 84

West Fork River at Brownsville , W. Va............................................. 85

West Fork River at Butcherville , W. Va............................................ 86

West Pork River at Clarksburg, W. Va.............................................. 87

West Fork River at Enterprise , W. Va.............................................. 88

Skin Creek near Brownsville, W. Va................................................ 89

Elk Creek at Quiet Dell , W. Va.................................................... 90

Buffalo Creek at Barrackville , W. Va.............................................. 91

Deckers Creek at Morgantown, W. Va................................................ 92

Dry Pork at Hendricks, W. Va...................................................... 93

Cheat River near Parsons, W. Va................................................... 94

Cheat River at Rowlesburg, W. Va.................................................. 95

Cheat River near Pisgah, W. Va.................................................... 97

Blatkwater River at Davis, ¥. Va.................................................. 99

Shavers Fork at Parsons, W. Va.................................................... 100

Big Sandy Creek at Rockville , W. Va............................................... 101

South Fork Tenmile Creek at Jefferson, Pa......................................... 103

Dunlap Creek at Allison, Pa. ...................................................... 104

Redstone Creek at Waltersburg, Pa................................................. 105

Youghiogheny River near Oakland, Md............................................... 106

Yuughiogheny River at Friendsville, Md............................................ 107

Youghiogheny River at Youghiogheny River Dam, Pa.................................. 108

Youghiogheny River below Confluence, Pa. .......................................... 109

Youghiogheny River at Connellsville , Pa. .......................................... 110

Youghiogheny River at Sutersville , Pa ............................................. Ill

Casselman Fiver at Grantsville , Md................................................ 112

Casselman River at Markleton. Pa.................................................. 113

Big Piney Run near Salisbury, Pa.................................................. 114

Laurel Hill Creek at Ursina, Pa................................................... 115

Green Lick Run at Green Lick Reservoir, Pa........................................ 116

Turtle Creek at Trafford, Pa ...................................................... 117

Abers Creek near Murrysville., Pa .................................................. 118

Chartiers Creek Basin............................................................... 120

Chartiers Creek at Carnegie , Pa................................................... 120

Beaver River Basin.................................................................. 121

Mahoning River at Alliance, Ohio.................................................. 121

Mahoning River below Berlin Dam, near Berlin Center, Ohio,........................ 122

Mahoning River at Pricetown, Ohio................................................. 123

Mahoning River at Leavittsburg, Ohio.............................................. 124

Mahotiing River at Youngstown, Ohio................................................ 125

Mahoning River at Lowellville , Ohio............................................... 126

Beaver River at Wampum, Pa ........................................................ 127

Beaver River at Beaver Palls , Pa.................................................. 128

Reservoirs in Beaver River Basin.................................................. 129

Beech Creek near Bolton, 'Ohio..................................................... 131

Deer Creek at Limaville , Ohio..................................................... 132

Mill Creek near Berlin Center, Ohio............................................... 135

Kale Creek near Pricetown, Ohio................................................... 134

West Branch Mahoning River near Newton Falls, Ohio................................ 135

Eagle Creek at Phalanx Stat ion, Ohio...... ......................................... 136

Mosquito Creek below Mosquito Creek Dam, near Cortland, Ohio...................... 137

Mosquito Creek at Niles, Ohio..................................................... 138

Meander Creek at Mineral Ridge, Ohio.............................................. 139

Mill Creek at Youngstown, Ohio.................................................... 140

Shenango River at Pymatuning Dam, Pa.............................................. 141

Shenango River at Sharpsville , Pa................................................. 142

Sugar Run at Pymatuning Dam, Pa................................................... 143

Little Shenango River at Greenville, Pa........................................... 144

Pymatuning Creek near Orangeville , Pa............................................. 145

Connoauenessing Creek at Hasen, Pa................................................ 146

Slippery Rock Cr-ek at Wurtemburg, Pa. ............................................ 147

Raccoon Creek Basin................................................................. 148

Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill, Pa................................................ 148

Little Beaver Creek Basin........................................................... 149

Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool, Ohio..................................... 149

Lisbon Creek at Lisbon , Ohio...................................................... ISO

Yellow Creek Basin.................................................................. 151

Yellow Creek near Hammondsville, Ohio............................................. 151

Short Creek Basin................................................................... 152

Short Creek near Dillnnvale , Ohio. ................................................ 152

Wheeling Creek Basin................................................................ 153

Wheeling Creek at Elm Grove, W. Va. ............................................... 153

Middle Island Creek Basin........................................................... 154

Middle Island Creek at Little, W. Va.............................................. 154

Muskingum River Basin............................................................... 155

Tuscarawas River at Clinton, Ohio................................................. 155

Tuscarawas River at Massillon, Ohio............................................... 156

Tuscarawas River below Dover Dam, near Dover, Ohio................................ 157

Tuscarawas River at Newcomerstown , Ohio........................................... 158

Muskingum River near Coshocton, Ohio.............................................. 159

Muskingum River at Dresden, Ohio.................................................. 160
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued.

Muskingum River Basin Continued. Page

Muskingum River at Zanesville, Ohio.............................................. 161

Muskingum River at McConnelsville, Ohio.......................................... 162

Reservoirs in Muskingum River Basin, Ohio........................................ 164

Sandy Creek at Waynesburg, Ohio.................................................. 168

Middle Branch Nimishillen Creek at Canton, Ohio.................................. 169

Nimishillen Creek at North Industry, Ohio........................................ 170

McGuire Creek below Leesville Dam, near Leesville, Ohio.......................... 171

Indian Fork below Atwood Dam, near New Cumberland, Ohio.......................... 172

Sugar Creek above Beach City Dam, at Beach City, Ohio............................ 173

Sugar Creek below Beach City Dam, near Beach City, Ohio.......................... 174

Home Creek near New Philadelphia, Ohio........................................... 175

Stillwater Creek at Piedmont, Ohio............................................... 176

Stillwater Creek at Tippecanoe , Ohio............................................. 177

Stillwater Creek at Uhrichsville, Ohio........................................... 178

Little Stillwater Creek below Tappan Dam, at Tappan, Ohio........................ 179

Black Fork below Charles Mill Dam, near Mifflin, Ohio............................ 180

Black Fork at Loudonville , Ohio.................................................. 181

Mohican River at Greer, Ohio ..................................................... 182

Walhonding River below Mohawk Dam, at Nellie, Ohio............................... 183

Touby Run at Mansfield, Ohio..................................................... 184

Clear Fork at Butler, Ohio....................................................... 185

Clear Fork below Pleasant Hill Dam, near Perrysville , Ohio....................... 186

Lake Fork below Mohicanville Dam, near Mohicanville, Ohio........................ 187

Kokosing River at Millwood, Ohio................................................. 188

Killbuck Creek at Killbuck, Ohio................................................. 189

Mill Creek near Coshocton, Ohio.................................................. 190

Seneca Fork below Senecaville Dam, near Senecaville, Ohio........................ 191

Wills Creek at Cambridge, Ohio................................................... 192

Wills Creek below Wills Creek Dam, at Wills Creek, Ohio.......................... 193

Wakatomika Creek near Frazeysburg, Ohio.......................................... 194

Licking River near Newark, Ohio.................................................. 195

Licking River at Toboso , Ohio.................................................... 196

Licking River at Dillon, Ohio .................................................... 197

Little Kanawha River Basin......................................................... 198

Little Kanawha River near Burnsville, W. Va...................................... 198

Little Kanawha River at Glenville , W. Va......................................... 199

Little Kanawha River at Grantsvllle, W. Va....................................... 200

Little Kanawha River at Palestine , W. Va......................................... 201

Leading Creek near Glenville , W. Va. .............................................. 202

Steer Creek near Grantsville, W. Va.............................................. 203

West Fork Little Kanawha River at Rocksdale, W. Va............................... 204

South Fork Hughes River at Macfarlan, W. Va...................................... 205

Hughes River at Cisko, W. Va..................................................... 206

Hocking River Basin................................................................ 207

Hocking River at Enterprise, Ohio................................................ 207

Hocking River at Athens, Ohio.................................................... 208

Clear Creek near Rockbridge, Ohio ................................................ 209

Kanawha River Basin................................................................ 210

South Fork New River near Jefferson, N. C ........................................ 210

New River near Galax, Va......................................................... 211

New River at Ivanhoe , Va......................................................... 212

New River at Allisonia, Va....................................................... 213

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

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

New River at Gleniyn, Va......................................................... 216

New River at Hinton, W. Va....................................................... 218

New River'at Caperton, W. Va..................................................... 219

Kanawha River at Kanawha Falls , W. Va............................................ 220

Kanawha River at Charleston, W. Va............................................... 221

North Fork New River at Grumpier, N. C. .......................................... 222

Chestnut Creek at Galax, Va...................................................... 223

Reed Creek at Grahams Forge , Va.................................................. 224

Neff-Litz Spring near Rural Retreat, Va.......................................... 225

Harkrader Soring at Grahams Forge , Va............................................ 225

Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia, Va......................................... 226

Little River at Graysonton, Va................................................... 227

Walker Creek at Bane , Va......................................................... 228

Wolf Creek near Narrows, Va...................................................... 229

Indian Creek at Indian Mills, W. Va.............................................. 232

Bluestone River near Spanishburg, W. Va.......................................... 234

Bluestone River near Pipestem, W. Va............................................. 235

Camp Creek near Camp Creek, W. Va................................................ 236

Greenbrier River at Durbin, W. Va................................................ 237

Greenbrier River at Buckeye, W. Va............................................... 238

Greenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va.............................................. 239

Greenbrier River at Hilldale, W. Va.............................................. 240

McLaughlin Spring at Edray, W. Va................................................ 241

Knapp Creek at Marlinton, W. Va... t .............................................. 242

Second Creek near Second Creek, W. Va............................................ 243

Gauley River at Camden on Gauley, W. Va.......................................... 244

Gauley River near Summersville , W. Va............................................ 245

Gauley River above Belva, W. Va.................................................. 246
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Kanawha River Basin Continued. Page

Williams River at Dyer, W. Va.................................................... 247

Cranberry River near Richwood, W. Va............................................. 24B

Cherry River at Fenwick, W. Va................................................... 249

Meadow River at Nallen, W. Va.................................................... 250

Peters Creek near Lockwood, W. Va................................................ 251

Elk River at Centralia , W. Va.................................................... 252

Elk River at Sutton, W. Va....................................................... 253

Elk River at Queen Shoals , W. Va................................................. 254

Coal River at Ashford, W. Va..................................................... 255

Little Coal River at Danville, W. Va............................................. 256

Pocatalico River at Sissonville, W. Va........................................... 257

Raccoon Creek Basin................................................................ 258

Raccoon Creek at Adamsville, Ohio................................................ 258

Guyandot River Basin............................................................... 259

Guyandot River at Man, W. Va..................................................... 259

Guyandot River at Branchland, W. Va.............................................. 260

Mud River near Milton, W. Va..................................................... 261

Twelvepole Creek Basin............................................................. 262

Twelvepole Creek at Wayne , W. Va................................................. 262

Big Sandy River Basin.............................................................. 263

Levisa Pork near Grundy, Va.

Levisa Pork at Pikeville, Ky. 

Levisa Pork at Paintsville, Ky.

Russell Pork at Haysi, Va.

Pound River near Haysi, Va....................................................... 269

Johns Creek near Meta, Ky........................................................ 270

Johns Creek near Van Lear, Ky.................................................... 271

Paint Creek at Staffordsville, Ky................................................ 272

Tug Fork at Litwar, W. Va........................................................ 273

Tug Fork near Kermit, W. Va...................................................... 274

Panther Creek near Panther, W. Va................................................ 275

Blaine Creek at Yatesville, Ky!.................................................. 276

Little Sandy River Basin........................................................... 277

Little Sandy River near Grayson, Ky.............................................. 277

Tygarts Creek Basin................................................................

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

Scioto River Basin.................................................................

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

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

Scioto River "below 0'Shaughnessy Dam, near Dublin, Ohio. .........................

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

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

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

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

Reservoirs in Scioto River Basin, Ohio...........................................

Low-flow investigation, Scioto River Basin, Franklin and Madison Counties, Ohio.. 

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

Mill Creek near Bellepoint, Ohio................................................. 290

Olentangy River at Claridon, Ohio................................................ 291

Olentangy River near Delaware, Ohio.............................................. 292

Olentangy River at Stratford , Ohio............................................... 293

Whetstone Creek near Shawtown, Ohio.............................................. 294

Shaw Creek at Shawtown, Ohio..................................................... 295

Big Walnut Creek at Central College, Ohio........................................ 296

Big Walnut Creek at Rees , Ohio................................................... 297

Alum Creek at Columbus , Ohio..................................................... 298

Darby Creek at Darbyville, Ohio.................................................. 299

Deer Creek at Williamsport, Ohio................................................. 300

Paint Creek near Greenfield , Ohio................................................ 301

Paint Creek near Bourneville, Ohio............................................... 302

Rocky Pork near Barretts Mills , Ohio............................................. 303

Salt Creek at Tarlton, Ohio...................................................... 304

Salt Creek near Londonderry, Ohio................................................ 305

Tar Hollow Creek at Tar Hollow State Park, Ohio.................................. 306

Ohio Brush Creek Basin............................................................. 307

Ohio Brush Creek near West Union, Ohio........................................... 307

Whiteoak Creek Basin............................................................... 308

Whiteoak Creek near Georgetown, Ohio ............................................. 308

Little Miami River Basin........................................................... 309

Little Miami River at Spring Valley, Ohio........................................ 309

Little Miami River near Fort Ancient, Ohio....................................... 310

Little Miami River at Milford, Ohio.............................................. 311

Cowan Creek near Wilmington, Ohio................................................ 312

East Pork Little Miami River at Williamsburg, Ohio............................... 313

East Pork Little Miami River near Bantam, Ohio................................... 314

East Pork Little Miami River at Perintown, Ohio.................................. 315

Licking River Basin................................................................ 316

Licking River near Salyersville, Ky.............................................. 316

Licking River at Farmers, Ky..................................................... 317

Licking River at Blue Lick Springs , Ky........................................... 318

Licking River at McKinneysburg, Ky............................................... 319

Licking River at Catawba, Ky.
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records Continued.

Licking River Basin Continued. Page

North Fork Licking River near Lewisburg, Ky...................................... 322

South Fork Licking River at Cynthiana, Ky........................................ 324

Mill Creek Basin................................................................... 325

Mill Creek at Reading, Ohio...................................................... 325

Mill Creek at Carthage , Ohio..................................................... 326

West Pork Mill Creek at Mount Healthy, Ohio...................................... 327

West Pork Mill Creek near Greenhills, Ohio....................................... 328

West Pork Mill Creek at Lockland, Ohio........................................... 329

Miami River Basin.................................................................. 330

Indian Lake at Russels Point, Ohio............................................... 330

Miami River at Sidney, Ohio...................................................... 331

Miami River at Taylorsville, Ohio................................................ 332

Miami River at Dayton, Ohio ...................................................... 333

Miami River at Hamilton, Ohio.................................................... 334

Loramie Creek at Lockington, Ohio................................................ 335

Stillwater River at Pleasant Hill, Ohio.......................................... 336

Stlllwater River at Englewood, Ohio.............................................. 337

Greenville Creek near Bradford, Ohio............................................. 338

Mad River at Zanesfield, Ohio.................................................... 339

Mad River near Urbana, Ohio...................................................... 340

Mad River near Springfield , Ohio................................................. 341

Mad River near Dayton, Ohio...................................................... 342

Buck Creek at New Moorefield, Ohio............................................... 343

Beaver Creek near Springfield, Ohio.............................................. 344

Wolf Creek at Dayton, Ohio....................................................... 345

Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio................................................. 346

Talawanda Creek near Hamilton, Ohio.............................................. 347

Whitewater River near Alpine , Ind................................................ 348

Whitewater River at Brookville, Ind.............................................. 349

East Fork Whitewater River at Richmond, Ind...................................... 350

Laughery Creek Basin............................................................... 351

Laughery Creek near Farmers Retreat, Ind......................................... 351

Kentucky River Basin............................................................... 352

North Fork Kentucky River at Hazard, Ky.......................................... 352

North Fork Kentucky River at Jackson, Ky......................................... 353

Kentucky River at lock 14, at Heidelberg, Ky..................................... 354

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky................................... 355

Kentucky River at lock 8, near Camp Nelson, Ky................................... 356

Kentucky River at lock 6, at Warwick, Ky......................................... 357

Kentucky River at lock 4, at Frankfort, Ky....................................... 358

Kentucky River at lock 2, at Lockport, Ky........................................ 359

Troublesome Creek at Noble, Ky................................................... 360

Middle Pork Kentucky River at Tallega, Ky........................................ 361

South Fork Kentucky River at Booneville, Ky...................................... 362

Red River at Clay City, Ky....................................................... 363

Dix River near Danville, Ky...................................................... 364

North Elkhorn Creek near Georgetown, Ky.......................................... 365

Elkhorn Creek near Frankfort, Ky................................................. 366

South Elkhorn Creek at Fort Spring, Ky........................................... 367

Eagle Creek at Sadieville, Ky.................................................... 368

Eagle Creek at Glencoe, Ky....................................................... 369

Beargrass Creek Basin.............................................................. 370

South Fork Beargrass Creek at Louisville, Ky..................................... 370

Middle Fork Beargrass Creek at Cannons Lane , at Louisville , Ky................... 371

Salt River Basin................................................................... 372

Salt River near Van Buren, Ky.................................................... 372

Salt River at Shepherdsville, Ky................................................. 373

Floyds Fork at Fisherville, Ky................................................... 374

Rolling Fork near Lebanon, Ky.................................................... 375

Rolling Pork near Boston, Ky..................................................... 376

Beech Fork at Bardstown, Ky'. ..................................................... 377

Pond Creek near Louisville , Ky................................................... 378

Big Indian Creek Basin............................................................. 379

Big Indian Creek near Corydon, Ind............................................... 379

Blue River Basin................................................................... 380

Blue River near White Cloud, Ind................................................. 380

Green River Basin.................................................................. 381

Green River at Greensburg, Ky.................................................... 381

Green River at Munfordville, Ky.................................................. 382

Green River at Mammoth Cave , Ky.................................................. 383

Green River at lock 6, at Brownsville, Ky........................................ 384

Green River at lock 4, at Woodbury, Ky........................................... 385

Green River at Green River, Ky................................................... 386

Green River at Liver-more , Ky..................................................... 387

Russell Creek near Columbia, Ky.................................................. 388

South Fork Little Barren River at Edmonton, Ky................................... 389

North Fork Nolin River at Hodgenville , Ky........................................ 390

Nolin River at Wax, Ky........................................................... 391

Nolin River near Kyrock, Ky...................................................... 392

Bear Creek near Leitchfield, Ky.................................................. 393

Barren River near Pageville, Ky.................................................. 394

Barren River at Port Oliver Ford, near Finney, Ky................................ 395

Barren River at Bowling Green, Ky................................................ 396

Drakes Creek near Alvaton, Ky.................................................... 397

Mud River near Lewisburg, Ky..................................................... 398
X CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Green River Basin--Continued. Page

Rough River near Madrid, Ky...................................................... 399

Rough River neir Falls of Rough, Ky.............................................. 400

Rough River near Dundee , Ky...................................................... 401

Pond River near Apex, Ky.................................................. ...... 402

Wabash River Basin................................................................. 403

Wabash River at Bluffton, Ind.................................................... 403

Wabash River at Wabash, Ind...................................................... 404

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

Wabash River at Logansport, Ind.................................................. 406

Wabash River at Delphi, Ind...................................................... 407

Wabash River at Lafayette , Ind................................................... 408

Wabash River at Covington, Ind................................................... 409

Wabash River at Montezuma, Ind................................................... 410

Wabash River at Terre Haute , Ind.................................................. 411

Wabash River at Riverton, Ind.................................................... 412

Wabash River at Vincennes, Ind................................................... 413

Wabash River at Mount Carmel, 111................................................ 414

Little River near Huntington, Ind................................................ 415

Salamonie River at Dora , Ind..................................................... 416

Mississinewa River near Ridgeville, Ind... ...................................... 417

Mississinewa River at Marion, Ind................................................ 418

Eel River at North Manchester, Ind............................................... 419

Eel River near Logansport, Ind................................................... 420

Deer Creek near Delphi, Ind...................................................... 421

Tippecanoe River at Oswego, Ind.................................................. 422

Tippecanoe River near Ora, Ind................................................... 423

Tippecanoe River near Monticello , Ind............................................ 424

Tippecanoe River near Delphi, Ind................................................ 425

Wildcat Creek at Greentown, Ind.................................................. 426

Wildcat Creek at Owasco, Ind..................................................... 427

South Pork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette, Ind...................................... 428

Vermilion River near Danville, 111............................................... 430

Bluegrass Creek at Potomac, 111.................................................. 432

Salt Pork Vermilion River near Homer, 111........................................ 433

West Branch Salt Pork at Urbana, 111............................................. 434

Boneyard Creek at Urbana, 111.................................................... 435

Sugar Creek at Crawfordsville , Ind............................................... 436

Sugar Creek near Byron, Ind...................................................... 437

Raccoon Creek at Mansfield , Ind.................................................. 438

Busseron Creek near Carlisle , Ind................................................ 439

Embarrass River at Ste. Marie, 111............................................... 440

North Pork Embai-rass River near Oblong, 111...................................... 441

White River at Munc ie, Ind....................................................... 442

White River at Anderson, Ind..................................................... 443

White River near Noblesville, Ind................................................ 444

White River at Noblesville, Ind.................................................. 445

White River near Nora , Ind....................................................... 446

White River near Center-ton, Ind.................................................. 448

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

White River at Wewberry, Ind..................................................... 450

Cicero Creek near Cicero, Ind.................................................... 452

Cicero Creek at Noblesville , Ind................................................. 452

Pall Creek near Portville, Ind................................................... 453

Pall Creek at Millersville, Ind.................................................. 454

Eagle Creek at Indianapolis , Ind................................................. 455

Bean Blossom Creek at Dolan, Ind................................................. 456

Eel River at Bowl ing Green, Ind.................................................. 457

Mill Creek near Cataract, Ind.................................................... 458

Mill Creek near Manhattan, Ind................................................... 459

Big Walnut Creek near Reelsville, Ind............................................ 460

Blue River at Shelbyville, Ind................................................... 461

Driftwood River near Edinburg, Ind............................................... 462

East Pork White River at Columbus, Ind........................................... 463

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

East Pork White River near Bedford, Ind.......................................... 465

East Pork White River at Shoals , Ind............................................. 466

Sugar Creek near Edinburg, Ind................................................... 467

Youngs Creek near Edinburg, Ind.................................................. 468

Platrock Creek at St. Paul, Ind.................................................. 469

Ciifty Creek at Hartsville, Ind.................................................. 470

Sand Creek near Brewersville, Ind................................................ 471

Muscatatuck River near Deputy, Ind............................................... 472

Muscatatuck River near Austin, Ind............................................... 473

Horth Pork of Vernon Fork near Butlerville, Ind.................................. 474

Vernon Pork at Vernon, Ind....................................................... 475

Salt Creek near Peerless, Ind.................................................... 476

North Fork Salt Creek near Belmont, Ind.......................................... 477

Patoka River at Jasper, Ind...................................................... 478

Patoka River near princeton, Ind................................................. 479

Bonpas Creek at Browns, 111...................................................... 480

Little Wabash River at Wilcox, 111. .............................................. 481

Little Wabash River at Canni, 111................................................ 482
	XI

Gaging-statlon records Continued.

Wabash River Basin Continued. Page

Skillet Fork at Wayne City, 111.................................................. 483

Saline River Basin................................................................. 484

Saline River near Junction, 111.................................................. 484

Tradewater River Basin............................................................. 485

Tradewater River at Olney, Ky.................................................... 485

Bay Creek Basin. ............. ,\.................................................... 486

Hayes Creek at Glendale , 111..................................................... 486

Sugar- Creek near Dixon Springs , 111.............................................. 487

Cumberland River Basin............................................................. 488

Poor Pork at Cumberland, Ky...................................................... 488

Cumberland River near Harlan, Ky................................................. 489

Cumberland River near Pirieville, Ky.............................................. 490

Cumberland River at Barbourville, Ky............................................. 491

Cumberland River at Cumberland Palls, Ky......................................... 492

Cumberland River at Burnside, Ky................................................. 493

Cumberland River near Rowena , Ky................................................. 494

Cumberland River at Celina, Tern................................................. 495

Cumberland River at Carthage, Term............................................... 496

Cumberland River at dam 3, near Old Hickory, Term................................ 497

Cumberland River at Hashvills, Term.............................................. 498

Cumberland River at Dover, Term.................................................. 499

Cumberland River at Smithland. Ky................................................ 500

Reservoirs in Cumberland River Basin............................................. 501

Yellow Creek near Middlesboro, Ky................................................ 503

Laurel River near Otas, Ky....................................................... 504

Rockeastlc River at Billows , Ky.................................................. 505

Hew River at New River, Tenn..................................................... 506

South Fork Cumberland River near Stearns, Ky..................................... 507

Soutn Fork Cumberland River at Jlevelsville, Ky................................... 508

Clear Pork near Robblns , Tenn.................................................... 509

East Fork Obey River near Jamestown, Tenn........................................ 510

Obey River belDW Dale Hollow Dam, Tenn........................................... 511

Wast Fork Obey River near Alpine, Tenn........................................... 512

Wolf River near Byrdstown, Tenn.................................................. 513

Rearing River near Hilham, Tenn.................................................. 514

Caney Fork near Rock Island, Tenn................................................ 515

Caney Fork near Lancaster, Tenn.................................................. 516

Calfkiller River below Sparta , Tenn............ ................................. 517

Coll ins River near McMinnville, Tenn............................................. 518

Barren Pork near Trousdale, Tenn................................................. 519

Falling Water River near Cookeville , Tenn........................................ 520

Stones River near Smyrna, Tenn................................................... 521

Stones River above Donelson, Term................................................ 522

West Pork Stones River near Murfreesburo, Tenn................................... 523

Harpeth River at Belleview, Tenn................................................. 524

Harpeth River near Kingston Springs, Tenn........................................ 525

Red River near Adams, Term....................................................... 526

Little River near Cadiz , Ky...................................................... 528

South Fork Little River at Hopkinsville, Ky...................................... 530

Tennessee River Basin.............................................................. 531

French Broad River at Rosman, N. C............................................... 531

French Broad River at Calvert, N. C .............................................. 532

French Broarl River at Blantyre , N. C............................................. 533

French Broad River at Bent Creek, N. C........................................... 534

French Broad River at Asheville, N. C. ........................................... 535

French Broad River at Marshall, N. r............................................. 536

French Broad River near Newport, Tenn............................................ 537

French Broad River below Douglas Dam, Tenn....................................... 538

French Broad River near Knoxville, Tenn.......................................... 539

Tennessee River at Knoxville, Tenn............................................... 540

Tennessee River at Loudon , Tenn.................................................. 541

Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn............................................. 542

Tennessee River at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga, Tenn............................. 543

Tennessee River at Whitesburg, Ala............................................... 544

Tennessee River at Florence , Ala................................................. 545

Tennessee River at Savannah, Tenn................................................ 546

Tennessee River near Paducah, Ky................................................. 547

Reservoirs in Tennessee River Basin.............................................. 548

Catheys Creek near Brevard, N. C ................................................. 555

Davidson River near Brevard, N. C................................................ 556

Little River near Fenrose, N. C.................................................. 557

Crab Creek near Penrose, N. C.................................................... 558

Boylston Creek near Horseshoe, N. C.............................................. 559

Mills River near Mills River, N. C............................................... 560

Mud Creek at Naples, N. C........................................................ 561

Clear Creek nsar Hendersonville, N. C ............................................ 562

Cane Creek at Fletcher, H. C. .................................................... 563

Hominy Creek at Candler, N. C.................................................... 564

Swannanoa River at Biltmore, N. C................................................ 565

North Fork Swannanoa River near Black Mountain, N. C............................. 566

Beetree Creek near Swannanoa, N. C............................................... 567

Sandymush Creek near Alexander, N. C............................................. 568

Ivy River near Marshall, X. 0.................................................... 563
XII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Tennessee River Basin Continued. Page 

Big Laurel Creek near Stackhouse , N. C............................................ 570

Pigeon River near Hepco, N. C..................................................... 572

Alien Creek near Hazelwood, N. C. ................................................. 574

Jonathan Crfeek near Cove Creek, N. C.............................................. 575

Cataloochee Creek near Cataloochee , N. C.......................................... 576

North Toe River at Altapass , N. C. ................................................ 577

Nolichucky River at Poplar, N. C.................................................. 578

Nolichucky River at Embreeville, Term. ............................................ 579

Nolichucky River below Nolichucky Dam, Tenn....................................... 580

Nolichucky River near Morristown, Tenn............................................ 581

South .Toe River at Newdale. N. C .................................................. 582

Cane River near Sioux, N. C ....................................................... 583

North Indian Creek near Unicoi, Tenn.............................................. 584

Lick Creek at Mohawk, Tenn........................................................ 585

Little Pigeon River at Sevierville , Tenn.......................................... 586

South Fork Holston River at Riverside , near Chilhowie, Va......................... 587

South Fork Holston River at Vestal, Va............................................ 588

South Fork Holston River at Bluff City, Tenn...................................... 589

South Fork Holston River at Kingsport, Tenn....................................... 590

Holston River at Surgoinsville, Tenn.............................................. 591

Holston River near Jefferson City, Tenn........................................... 592

Holston River near Knoxville , Tenn................................................ 593

Steve Keesling Spring at Sugar Grove , Va.......................................... 594

Middle Fork Holston River at Groseclose , Va....................................... 596

Middle Fork Holeton River at Sevenmile Ford, Va................................... 597

Middle Fork Holston River near Meadowview , Va..................................... 598

Cedarville Spring at Cedarville , Va............................................... 599

Beaver Creek near Wallace , Va..................................................... 599

Percy Preston Spring near Wallace, Va............................................. 600

Watauga River near Sugar Grove , N. C.............................................. 601

Watauga River at Ncrth Carolina-Tennessee State line.............................. 602

Elk River near Elk Park, N. C.............................

Roan Creek near Neva, Term................................

Doe River at Elisabethton, Term...........................

North Fork Holston River near Saltville, Va...............

North Fork Holston River near Gate City, Va...............

First Creek at Mineral Springs Avenue, at Knoxville, Tenn. 

First Creek at Fifth Avenue, at Knoxville, Tenn...........

Little Tennessee River near Pr^ntiss, N. C.

Little Tennessee River at Needmore, N. C. ......................................... 613

Little Tennessee River at Fontana Dam, N. C....................................... 614

Little Tennessee River at Calderwood, Tenn........................................ 615

Little Tennessee River at McGhee , Tenn............................................ 616

Cullasaja River at Highlands, N. C ................................................ 617

Cullasaja River at Cullasaja , N. C................................................ 613

Nantahala River near Rainbow Springs , N. C........................................ 619

Nantahala River at Nantahala, N. C................................................ 620

Tuckasegee River at Tuckasegee , H. C.............................................. 621

Tuckasegee River at Dillsboro , N. C ............................................... 622

Tuckasegee River at Bryson City, N. C............................................. 623

Scott Creek above Sylva, N. C ..................................................... 624

Oconalufty River at Birdtown, N. C................................................ 6S5

Noland Creek near Bryson City, N. C............................................... 6i>

Hazel Creek at Proctor, N. C...................................................... 627

Snowbird Creek near Robbinsville, N. C ............................................ 623

Tellico River at Tellico Plains , Tenn............................................. 629

Tellico River near Vonore, Tenn................................................... 630

Clinch River at Richlands, Va..................................................... 631

Clinch River at Cleveland, Va..................................................... C32

Clinch River at Speers Ferry, Va.................................................. 633

Clinch River above Tasewell, Tenn................................................. 634

Clinch River below Norris Dam, Tenn............................................... 635

Clinch River near Scarburo , Tenn.................................................. 636

Little River at Wardell, Va....................................................... 637

Will Brooks Spring at Wardell, Va................................................. 638

Guest River at Coeburrt, Va........................................................ 639

Stony Creek at Fort Blackmore, Va................................................. 640

Cupper Creek near Gate City, Va................................................... 641

Powell River at Big Stone Gap , Va................................................. 642

Powell River near Jonesville, Va.................................................. 643

Powell River near Arthur, Tenn.................................................... 644

North Fork Powell River near Pennington Gap, Va................................... 645

Buffalo Creek at Norris, Tenn..................................................... 646

finory River near Wartburg, Tenn................................................... 647

Emory River at Oakdale , Term...................................................... 648

Daddy Creek near Crab Orchard, Tenn............................................... 649

White Creek near Glen Alice , Tenn................................................. 650

Sewee Creek near Decatur, Tenn.................................................... 651

Richland Creek near Dayton, Tenn.................................................. 652

Hiwassee River at Fresley . Ga..................................................... 652
	XIII

Gaging-station records Continued.

Tennessee River Basin Continued. Page

Hiwassee River belnw rhatuge Dam, near Hayesville, N. 0........................... 654

Hiwassee River above Murphy, H. C................................................. 655

Hiwassee River near McFarland , Tenn............................................... 656

Shooting Creek near Hayesville, N. C. ............................................. 657

Valley River at Tomotla , N. C ..................................................... 658

Nuttely River near Elairsville , Ga................................................ 659

Nottely River at Nottely Darn , near Ivylog , Ga..................................... 660

Turtletown Creek at Turtletown, Tenn/. ............................................ 661

Toccoa River near Dial, Ga........................................................ 662

Toccoa River near Blue Ridge , Ga.................................................. 663

Ocoee River at Copperhlll, Term................................................... 664

Oco-e River at Emf. Tenn.......................................................... 665

Ocoee River at Parkaville, T^nn................................................... 666

FightinJtown Creek at McCaysville, Ga............................................. 667

Potato Creek near Ducktown', Term.................................................. 668

South Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga. Tenn.................................... 669

Sequatchie River near Whitwell, Tenn.............................................. 670

Shurt Creek n-ar Albertville , Ala................................................. 671

Paint Rock River n°ar Woodville , Ala. ............................................. 672

Flint River near Chase , Ala....................................................... 673

Elk River at Estill Springs , Tenn................................................. 674

Elk River above Fayetteville, Tenn................................................ 675

Elk River near Prospert , Tenn..................................................... 67G

Cypress Creek near Florence, Ala.

Bear Creek at Bishup, Ala......................................................... 681

Duck River below Manchester, Tenn. ................................................ 682

Duck River near Shylbyville , T^nn................................................. G83

Duck River at Columbia, T-nn...................................................... 684

Duck River at Centerville, Tenn................................................... 685

Duck River near Hurri:ane Mills, T"nn............................................. 686

Piney River at Vernon, Tenn....................................................... 687

Buffalo River near Flat Woods, Tenn............................................... 688

Buffalo River near Lobelville , Term............................................... 689

Big Sandy River at Bruceton, Tenn................................................. 690

East Fork darks River near Benton , Ky............................................ 691

Cache River Basin................................................................... 692

Cach° River at Forman , 111........................................................ 692

Big Creek near Wetaug, 111........................................................ 693

Records of lakes available in Indiana................................................. 694

Measurements of Springs in Tennessee.................................................. 695

Miscellaneous discharge mea surements.................................................. 702

Index................................................................................. 717

ILLUSTRATION

Figure 1.

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF OHIO RIVER BASIN, 1950

SCOPE OP WORK

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

stage and flow made on streams, lakes, and reservoirs in the United States during the 

water year ending September 30, 1350. The work was begun in 1888 in connection with 

special studies relating to irrigation. Measurements of the flow of streams and of the 

stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs have been made at about 12,060 gaging stations 

in the 48 States and also at many in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 

30, 1950, 6,540 gaging stations, including those in Hawaii and Alaska were being maintained by the Geological Survey and cooperating organizations. Miscellaneous discharge 

measurements were made during the water year at many other points.

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

either by furnishing data or by assisting in collecting data. Cooperation of the first 

kind is acknowedged in connection with the description of each station affected; cooperation of the second kind is acknowledged, under the neading "Cooperation," in the introductory matter that precedes the gaging-station records in each volume. In the present 

volume, the section on cooperation of the second kind appears on page 12.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

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

herein are defined as follows:

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

rate of discharge of a stream whose channel is 1 square foot in cross-sectional area and 

whose average velocity is. 1 foot per second.

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

second from each square mile of area drained, on the assumption that ths runoff is distributed uniformly both as regards 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. It is used 

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

An "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 connection 

with storage for irrigation.

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

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

represents a runoff of 0.0372 inch from 1 square mile.

"Stage-discharge relation" is an abbreviation for the term "relation between gage height 

and discharge."

"Control" is a term used to designate a feature downstream from the gage that determines the stage-discharge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural section, 

a reach of the channel, or an artificial structure.

"Contents" is a term applied to the volume of water in a reservoir. Unless otherwise 

indicated, it is computed on the basis of a level pool and does not include bank storage.

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"Drainage area" of a stream at a specified location is that area, measured in a horizontal plane, which is enclosed by a topographic divide such that direct surface runoff from 

precipitation normally would drain by gravity into the river basin above the specified 

point. Figures of drainage area given herein include all closed basins or non-contributing 

areas within the area unless otherwise noted.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

of discharge, and general information used to supplement the records of stage and discharge 

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

direct readings on a nonrecording gage or from a water-stage recorder that gives a continuous record of the fluctuations. Measurements of discharge are made with a current 

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

discharge. Typical structures in use at gaging stations are shown in figure 1.

Rating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from the discharge measurements. 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. At times the stage-discharge relation for a station 

may be temporarily changed by the presence of aquatic growth or debris on the control. 

For such times the daily mean discharge is computed by what is essentially the "shiftingcontrol" method, described above.

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

reservoirs, tributary streams, or other sources, which necessitates ths use of the "slope 

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

by means of an auxiliary gage set at some distance from the base gage. At some stations 

the stage-discharge relation is affected by changing stage, and for them the rate of 

change of stage is used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

the winter, which makes it 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 stations in the same or nearby basins. For those 

stations at which the stage-discharge relation is affected by ice, the days included in 

the periods of ice effect either are indicated in the table by symbols referring to a 

footnote that states this fact or are given in a general note following the table. The 

days on which discharge measurements were made during or between periods of ice effect, 

shortly before the first period, or shortly after the last period are similarly indicated 

by a footnote.

For most of the gaging stations on streams in the area covered by this report the data 

presented comprise a description of the station, a table showing the daily discharge of
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the stream, and a table of monthly and yearly discharge and runoff. Skeleton rating 

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

greater part of the year was determined by the shifting-control method, the slope method, 

or other special methods.

The description of the station gives the type of gage, location, drainage area, records 

available, average discharge, extremes of discharge, general remarks, and notations of revisions of previously published record. The location of the gaging station and the drainage area are obtained from the most accurate maps available. Under "Average discharge" is 

given the average discharge for the number of years indicated. It is not given for stations having less than 10 complete years of record or for stations where changes in water 

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

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

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

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

crest stage, obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a crest-stage Indicator, or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. Information pertaining to the accuracy of 

the records and conditions which affect the natural flow at the gaging station is given 

under "Remarks."

For some stations previously published records have been found to be in error on the 

basis of data or information obtained subsequently. Revisions of such records are usually 

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

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

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

published. Listed therein are all the reports in which revisions appear, each followed by 

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

number, W. means Water-Supply Paper. In listing the years, water years are indicated by 

only 1 year, for instance, 1933 stands for the water year October 1, 1932, to September 30, 

1933. If there were no daily, monthly, or annual figures of discharge involved 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 we're revised. If the drainage area 

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

should be noted that for all stations for which second-feet 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 second-feet 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.

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

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

gage height. For stations subject to such fluctuation the dally mean gage height may not 

indicate the true daily mean discharge, which must be obtained by averaging the discharge 

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

daily mean discharge from a continuous gage-height graph and containing as an essential 

element a curve representing the stage-discharge relation at the station. For stations 

equipped with nonrecording gages, the table of daily discharge gives the discharge
ACCURACY OP FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS 5

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

or 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 monthly discharge the column headed "Second-foot-days" gives the sum 

for each month of the figures given in the table of daily discharge. The column headed 

"Maximum" gives the maximum daily discharge, not the momentary discharge when the water 

surface was at crest stage. Likewise, in the column headed "Minimum" the quantity given 

is the minimum daily discharge. The column headed "Mean" gives the average flow in cubic 

feet per second during the month.

Peak discharges with the times of their occurrence are listed below the table of monthly 

discharge for most stations. 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 arc not published for canals, 

ditches, drains, or for any stream for which the peaks are subject to substantial control 

by man.

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

given stages is usually given in the first report in which data for a station are published 

but is omitted from succeeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily on (1) the permanency 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 flow, and interpretation of 

records.

The station description gives a statement in regard to the general accuracy of the records. "Excellent" indicates that, in general, the 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 accurate than the daily records.

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

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

due to artificial causes, or other factors. For such stations figures of "second-feet per 

square mile" and "runoff in inches" are not published unless storage or diversion records 

are included indicating the extent of the regulation or diversion or unless satisfactory 

adjustments can be made for changes in contents or 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 its inclusion is indicated. Even at those stations 

where adjustments are made, in some instances large errors in computed yields may occur 

when relatively large negative adjustments are applied or when evaporation is large in 

comparison with the observed discharge. Figures of second-feet per square mile and runoff 

in inches are also omitted if the drainage area includes large noncontributing areas or if 

the average annual rainfall over the drainage area is less than 20 inches.
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1350, PART 3

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 show the water supply available for further development, as prior appropriations below 

the station must first be satisfied.

The table of monthly discharge presents in summary the distribution of the flow past the 

station. The table of dally discharge affords opportunity for more detailed studies of the 

variation in flow. As further observations In each succeeding year may be expected to 

throw new light on data previously published, It should be borne In mind that such data are 

subject to revision In succeeding water-supply papers.

PUBLICATIONS

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

part covering an area whose boundaries coincide with natural drainage features as Indicated 

below:

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

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

	River) .

3. Ohio River Basin.

4. St. Lawrence River Basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River Basins.

6. Missouri River Basin.

7. Lower Mississippi River Basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River Basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins In California.

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

13. Snake River Basin.

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

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

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

1. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists giving 

prices.

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

the United States.

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

the Geological Survey as follows:

East of the Mississippi River:

Albany, N. Y., 526 Federal Building.

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

Atlanta, Ga., 644 Peachtree Seventh.

Augusta, Maine, 420 Statehouse.

Baton Rouge, La., 850 North 5th Street.

Boston, Mass., 939 Post Office Building.

Champaign, 111., 605 South Nell Street.

Charleston, W. Va., 408 Union Building.

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

Chattanooga, Tenn., 442 Post Office Building.

College Park, Md., 106 Engineering Building, University of Maryland.

Columbia, S. C., 207 Creason Building.

Columbus, Ohio, 1509 Hess Street.

Harrlsburg, Pa., 490 Education Building.

Hartford, Conn., 203 Federal Building.

Indianapolis, Ind., 311 West Washington Street.

Jackson, Miss., Room 1, Fidelity Building.

Knoxvllle, Tenn., 337 Post Office Building.

Lanslng, Mich., 611 Capitol Saving & Loan Building.

Louisville, Ky., 531 Federal Building.

Madison, Wls., 666 State Office Building.

Montgomery, Ala., 507 Post Office Building.

New Philadelphia, Ohio, Musklngum Watershed Conservancy District Building.

Ocala, Fla., Building 211, Camp Roosevelt.

Pittsburgh, Pa., 515"Plaza Building.

Raleigh, N. C., 908 Capitol Club Building.

St. Paul, Minn., 1427 New Post Office Building.

Trenton, N. J., 228 Federal Building.

Washington, D. C., General Services Administration Building.
PUBLICATIONS

West of the Mississippi River:

Austin, Tex., 302 West Fifteenth Street.

Bismarck, H. Dak., 7 Eltinge Building.

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building.

Denver, Colo., Federal Center.

Fort Smith, Ark., 6 Post Office Building.

Helena, Mont., 408 Federal Building.

Honolulu, Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 204 Federal Building.

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

Juneau, Alaska, Sub Port.

Lincoln, Nebr., 510 Rudge-Guenzel Building.

Los Angeles, Calif., 429-F United States Post Office and Courthouse.

Oklahoma City, Okla., 405 Post Office Building.

Pierre, S. Dak., 207 Federal Building.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building.

Rolla, Mo., 211 Ramsey Building.

St. Louis, Mo., 1004 New Federal Building.

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building.

San Francisco, Calif., 541 Federal Office Building.

Santa Fe, N. Mex., 228 United States Courthouse.

Tacoma, Wash., 207 Federal Building.

Topeka, Kans., 305 Federal Building.

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building.

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

Prior to publication, records of discharge in provisional form for individual stations 

may usually be obtained from the district offices listed above.

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.

Stream-flow data for the years 1884-1901, In reports of the Geological Survey 

(A » Annual Report; B > Bulletin; W . Water-Supply Paper)

Report

10th A, pt. 2 

llth A, pt. 2

B 131........ 

16th A, pt. 2

v 11.........

18th A, pt. 4 

'* 15.........

19th A, pt. 4 

* 27.........

'* 28.........

'« 35 to 39...

w 47 to 52 ... 

22d A, pt. 4.

« 65, 66..... 

" 75 .........

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... 

Descriptions, measurements and gage heights of streams east 

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

of the Mississippi Rlvei1 except Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas River. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams east of 

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams west of 

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries .

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

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

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

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

Year

1884 to September 1890.

1893-94.

1895-96. 

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1898.

1899.

1900.

1901. 

1901.

Papers on surface water supply containing records from 1899 to date, grouped by years 

~nd drainage basins, are listed by number on page 8. The data for any particular gaging 

"tation will, in general, be found in the reports covering the years during which the

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

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

 553, 473, and 503, which contain records for the Ohio River Basin for those years.
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements, 189

Year

1903.. ..................

1904. ...................

1809. ...................

1910. ...................

1912

1914. . .................

1915. .................

1919-20.. ...............

1921. ...................

1923

1925. ...................

1926. ...................

1927

1930. ...................

1931. ...................

1932

1935. ...................

1936. ...................

1939

1940. ...................

1941 ....................

1943

1945. ...................

1949. ................... 

1550.... ................

1

3S

47, h43

R5, 75

82

97

0124, p!25, q!26 

o!65, p!66, q!67

241

261

281

301

321

381

401 

431

451

471

501 srr

541

561

581

601 6TT 

641

661

681

696

711 

726

741

756

781

801 

821

851

891

921

1001

1031

1081

1111

1141 

1171

2

b35, 36

48

65, 75

b82, 83

b97, 98

q!26, 127 

q!67, 168

qZ03, 204

242

262

282 

302

322

382

402 

432

452

472

502 52F"

542

562

582

602

642

682

697

712 

727

742

757

782

802 

822

852

892 ,..,, . -s?f .

1032

1112

1142

117 F

3

36

43, 149

65, 75

83

98

169

205

243

263

283 

303

323

383

403 

433

453

473

503 55T

543

563

583

603 S23~ 

643

663

683

698

713 

728

743

758

783

803 

823

853

873

893

953

973

1003

1033

1083

1113

1143 

1173

4

36

49

65, 75

m82, 83

97

170

206

244

264

284

304

324

384

404 

434

454

474

504 52T~ 

544

564

584

604 BT4~ 

644

664

684

699

714 

729

744

759

784

804 

824

854

874

894

954

974

1004

1034

1084

1114

1144 

1174

5

36

49

k65, 66, 75

k83, 85

k98, 99, nlOO

171

207

245

265

32b

385

405 

435

455

475

505

545

565

585

605

665

685

700

715

730

745

760

785

805 

825

855

895

975

1005

1035 1555~ 

1085

1115

1145

1175

6

036, 37

49, J50

66, 75

84

99

130, rlSl 

172

246

266

306

326

386

406 

436

456

476

506

526 

546

566

586

606

626

666

686

701

716 

731

746

761

786

806 

826

856

896

956

976

1006

1036 1556" 

1086

1116

1146

me

7

37

50

k83, 84

k98, 99

k!28, 131 

k!69, 173

247

267

387

407 

437

457

507

547

567

587

607

687

702

717 

732

747

762

787

807 

827

857

877

89?

927 

957

977

1007

1037

1087

ri?

1147 

1177

r 

a Rating tables and index to WSP 35-39 e Mojave River only.

contained in WSP 39. Monthly discharge f Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacifi 

for 1899 in 21st Annual Report, part 4. g Rating tables and index to WSP 47-52

b James River only.

c Gallatin River.

d Green and Gunnison Rivers and Colorado 

River above Gunnison River.

tained in WSP 52. Monthly discharge 

for 1900 in 22d Annual Report, part 4. 

h Sehuylklll River to James River. 

1 Scicto River.

J Loup, Platte, and Elkh

tributaries below Pla

k Tributaries of Mississ

m Lake Ontario and tribu

Lawrence River proper

n Hudson Bay only.

o New England rivers onl
PUBLICATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

Each of the reports on surface water supply for the year 1939, issued as Water-Supply 

Papers 871 to 884 (see table on p. 8), contains, for the area covered by that report, a 

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

have been collected. These summaries are available also as separate reprints.

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

a single State or drainage basin. These reports contain records previously published 

(some of which have been revised), as well as some records not contained in the annual 

series of water-supply papers. The following table gives the numbers and titles of these 

reports, arranged alphabetically, some by States and some by drainage basins.

Reports containing compilations of records of discharge by States and drainage basins

Report

STATE 

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

Mississippi. 

California, Water resources of, part 1, Stream measurements In Sacramento Hlver Basin. 

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

Joaquln River Basin. 

California, Water resources of, part 3, Stream measurements In the Great 

Basin and Pacific Coast river basins. 

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

California southern, Surface water supply of Pacific slope basins In. . . . 

California Surface water supply of minor San Francisco Bay, northern 

Pacific, and Great basins In.

Massachusetts, Hydrology of, Part 1, Summary of stream-flow and precipitation records.

DRAINAGE BASIN 

Colorado River (Arlz., Colo., N. Hex., Utah, Wyo.) and Its utilization...

Colorado River Basin (Arlz., Calif., Colo., Utah, Wyo.), Surface waters 

at base stations In. 

Colorado River Basin (Arlz., Calif., Nev., N. Hex., Utah), Surface waters 

at stations on tributaries In lower. 

Columbia River Basin, upper (Mont., Idaho), Surface waters of ............

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

Potomao River Basin (D. C., Md., W. Va.) .................................

Rio Orande Basin (Colo., N. Mex., Tex.), Water resources of ..............

Sb. Mary River. See St. Mary and Milk Rivers; Missouri and St. Mary 

River Basin. 

Sevler Lake Basin (Utah), Utilization of surface water resources of...... 

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

Period

1895-1903 

1887-1912 

1878-1912 

1891-1912

1890-1918 

1895-1927

1894-1927 

1895-1927

1863-1945

1919 35

1888-1914

1891-1938 

1888-1938 

1898-1938

1895-1920

1895-1906 

1888-1913

1889-1937 

1890-1904

Water-Supply 

Paper

107 

298 

299 

300

447 

597-E

636-E 

637-A

1105

850

395

918 

1049 

916

618

536

192 

358

920 

109

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.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1950, PART 3 

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Do. ........

Do

Colorado. ..... 

Do.........

Connecticut . . . 

Do.........

Illinois ......

Do

Louisiana. ....

Do

Do

Minnesota.. .. . 

Mississippi. . .

New Hampshire. 

New Jersey... .

New Mexico .... 

North Carolina

North Dakota.. 

Do.........

Do.........

Period

1895-1915

1904-47

1857-1928

1881-1935 

1881-1938

1900-1927

1912-33 

1898-1946 

1895-1906 

1907-19 

1908-11 

1900-1934 

1923-27 

1927-30 

1873-1932 

1873-1940

1941-42 

1895-1919

1924-28 

1928-35 

1935 39

1910-20 

1903-38

1887-1920 

1929-37

1892-1943

1931-48 

1909-12

1900-1948 

1857-1926

1927-39

1889-1911 

1881-1938

1894-1914

1914-28 

1889-1922 

1892-1928

1928-34 

1934-40

1888-1925 

1889-1923

1889-1936

1866-1945 

1820-1945

1866-1945 

1872-1945 

1857-1945 

1919-21

1882-1938 

1882-1944

1898-1921

1898-1944 

1902-39

1898-1939 

1878-1914 

1914-24 

1924-30

Beport

Special Report 20, Water Resources and Hydrology of southeastern Alabama.

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 2, 

Data on stream-gaging stations of 

Colorado . 1 

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 3, 

vols. 1 and 2, Stream- flow data of 

Colorado . 

Bull. 44, Water resources of Connecticut...

Bull. 16, Water powers of Georgia. .........

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

Pub. 112, Surface water supply of Indiana..

Water-Supply Bull. 1, Summaries of yearly 

and flood flow relating to 1 Iowa streams.. 

Water-Supply Bull. 2, Surface water 

resources of Iowa.

Report of Division of Water Resources......

Qeol. Bull. 16, Surface water supply of 

Louisiana.

Flow data and draft storage curves for 

major streams in Maryland. 

Bull. 1, Summary of records of surface 

waters of Maryland and the Potomac 

River Basin. 

Bull. 5, Anne Arundel County Water Resources 

Water-resources investigation of Minnesota. 

Bull. 68, Surface Waters of Mississippi.... 

Vol. 20, 23 series, Water resources of 

Missouri. 

Vol. 26, 2d series. Surface waters of 

Missouri.

Special Kept. 10, vols. 1-4, Water resources of Montana.

Annual and statistical report, vol. 12..... 

Bull. 33, Surface water supply of New 

Jersey. 

Special Hept. 5, Surface water supply of 

New Jersey. 

Special Rept. 9, Surface water supply of 

New Jersey. 

Surface water supply of New Mexico. ........ 

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams . 

Bull. 39, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams. 

Hydrologic Data on the Neuse River Basin. 

Hydrologic Da*a on the Cape Pear River 

Basin. 

Hydrologic Data on the Yadkin-Pee Dee River 

Basin. 

Hydrologic Data on the Catawba and Broad 

River Basins. 

Hydraulic Data on The French Broad River 

Basin. 

Report to Governor of North Dakota on 

flood control.

Bull. 200, Compilation of stream-flow 

records of Ohio.

Bull. Ill, Ohio stream-drainage areas and 

flow-duration tables . 

Bull. 4, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon . 

Bull. 7, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon. 

Bull. 8, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon .

Issued by

Geological Survey of Alabama. 

Do

Arkansas Geological Survey. 

Arkansas Resources and Development Commission; 

University of Arkansas, 

Institute of Science and 

Technology. 

State Planning Commission, 

Water Conservation Board, 

State engineer. 

Do.

State Geological and Natural 

History Survey. 

State Water Commission.

Geological Survey of Georgia. 

Do. 

Rivers and Lakes Commission. 

Division of Waterways. 

Department of Conservation. 

Do. 

State Planning Board. 

Iowa Geological Survey.

Do.

Kansas Water Commission. 

Do. 

State Board of Agriculture. 

Do. 

Do. 

Kentucky Geological Survey. 

Department of Conservation.

Maine Water Power Commission. 

State Planning Commission and 

Water Resources Commission. 

Department of Geology, Mines, 

and Water Resources.

Do. 

State Drainage commission.

Mississippi Geological Survey. 

Missouri Bureau of Geology 

and Mines. 

Missouri Geological Survey 

and Water Resources . 

Office of the State Engineer. 

Montana Agricultural Experiment Station. 

Bureau of Water power, Irrigation, and Drainage. 

Do. 

Public Service Commission. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development . 

State Water Policy Commission.

Do.

Office of the State Engineer. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

State chief engineer.

State Planning Board. 

State Water Conservation 

Commission. 

Engineering Experiment Station, 

Ohio State university. 

Do. 

Department of Agriculture, 

Division of Conservation 

and Natural Resources. 

Engineering Experiment Station, 

Ohio State University. 

Office of the State Engineer.

Do. 

Do.

1 Contains records of yearly discharge only. 

6 Contains records of maximum and minimum daily, weekly, and 

discharge.

onthly discharge and yearly mean
PUBLICATIONS 

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge Continued

11

State

Oregon. .......

Pennsylvania . .

Rhode Island..

South Carolina

Tennessee.. ... 

Do .........

Washington. . . . 

Wisconsin.. .. .

Period

1930-36 

1936-41 

1890-1911 

1928-32

1929-41 

1884-1946

1874-1924 

1920-30 

1889-1905 

1906-10 

1911-16 

1895-1927 

1927-42

1927-42 

1927-42 

1927-42

1878-1933 

1888-1914 

1914-23

Report

Bull. 9, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon . 

Bull. 10, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon. 

Report of the Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania . 

Stream-flow records of Pennsylvania ........

Bull. 17, Summary of records of surface 

water supply of South Carolina.

Bull. 34, Water resources of Tennessee^.... 

Bull. 40, Surface waters of Tennessee......

Bull. 4, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(Potomac, Rappahannock, and York River 

Basins ) . 

Bull. 5, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(James River Basin). 

Bull. 6 Surface water supply of Virginia 

(Roanoke and Chowan River Basins). 

Bull. 7, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(New, Tennessee, and Big Sandy River 

Basins ) . 

Bull. 5, Monthly and yearly summaries of 

hydrometrlc data. 

1st report of Railroad Commission of Wisconsin to Legislature on water powers. 

2d report of Railroad Commission of Wisconsin to Legislature on water powers.

Issued by

Office of the State Engineer 

Do.

Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania. 

Department of Forests and 

Waters . 

Department of Public Works. 

South Carolina Research, 

Planning and Development 

Board. 

Department of Education. 

Do. 

Office of the State Engineer 

Do. 

Do. 

Virginia Geological Survey. 

Virginia Conservation Commission.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

Railroad Commission of Wisconsin. 

Do.

3 Includes records of discharge -for all stations in North Carolina In the Tennessee River Basin. 

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

have issued annual or biennial reports In which are contained records of discharge: California,

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 noteworthy floods. The following list gives the numbers and titles 

of these reports:

Water-Supply Title 

Paper

88 The Passaic flood of 1902.

92 The Passaic flood of 1903.

96 Destructive floods in the United States in 1903.

147 Destructive floods in the United States in 1904.

162 Destructive floods in the United States in 1905.

334 The Ohio Valley flood of March- April 1913.

426 Southern California floods of January 1916.

487 The Arkansas River flood of June 3-5, 1921.

488 The floods in central Texas in September 1921.

520- G Some floods in the Rocky Mountain region.

636-C The New England flood of November 1927.

771 Floods in the United States, magnitude and frequency.

773-E The New York State flood of July 1935.

796-B Flood on Republican and Kansas Rivers, May and June 1935.

796-C Flood in La Canada Valley, Calif., January 1, 1934.

796-G Major Texas floods of 1935.

798 The floods of March 1936, part 1,

799 The floods of March 1936, part 2,

800 The floods of March 1936, part 3,

816 Major Texas floods of 1936.

836-A Stages and flood discharges of the Connecticut River at Hartlord, Lonn.

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

842 Floods in Canadian and Pecos River Basins of New Mexico, May and June 1937.

843 Floods of December 1937 in northern California.

844 Floods of March 1938 in southern California.

847 Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations through September ladB.

867 Hurricane floods of September 1938.

869 Flood of August 1935 in Muskingum River Basin, Ohio.

914 Texas floods of 1938 and 1939.

966 Minor floods of 1938 in North Atlantic States.

967-A Floods of September 1939 in Colorado River Basin below Boulder (Hoover) Dam.

967-B Flood of July 5, 1939, in eastern Kentucky.

967-C Flood of August 21, 1939, in town of Baldwin, Maine.

994 Cloudburst floods in Utah, 1850 to 1938.

997 Floods in Colorado.

1046 Texas floods of 1940. 1066 Floods of August 1940 in the southeastern States .

1080 Floods of May-June 1948 in Columbia River Basin.

1134-A Floods of August 4-5, 1343 in Central West Virginia.

1134-B Floods of July 18, 1942 in North Central Pennsylvania. ,, ,+.

1137 A Missouri River Basin Floods of April-May 1950 in North and South Dakota.

New England rivers.

Hudson River to Susquehanna River region.

Potomac, James, ana upper Ohio Rivers.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1950, PART 3

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The table below contains a list of gaging stations for the area covered by this report 

at which records of discharge were collected during the water year October 1949 to September 1950 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records of these stations 

are not contained in publications of the Geological Survey, nor have they been published 

elsewhere.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Beech River. .........

Chestuee Creek. ......

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

Coweeta Creek Basin*.

Cypress Creek 

(drainage ditch). 

Flint Creek. ......... 

Harraon Creek

(tributary) . 

Horse Creek. .........

Little Chestuee Creek 

Middle Creek. ........ 

Middleton Creek. ..... 

Millican Creek. ......

Ocoee River Baslnt... 

Persimmon Creek. ..... 

Pigeon River Basint. . 

Pond Creek. .......... 

Potato Creek Basint.. 

Rutherford Creek. ....

Snake Creek. .........

West Flint Creek. ....

White Oak Creek. ..... 

Yellow Creek. ........

Location

Near Chesterfield, Tenn. ............

Above Englewood, Tenn. ..............

Highway 30, Tenn. ...................

Coweeta Experimental Forest near 

Franklin, N. C. 

Near Gllbertsville, Ky. .............

Near Hartselle, Ala. ................

Near Savannah, Tenn. ................

Below Wilson Station, Tenn. ......... 

Highway 39, Tenn. ................... 

Near Milledgeville, Tenn. ........... 

Near Douglas Dam, Tenn. .............

Near Copperhill , Tenn. .............. 

Persimmon Creek Dam, N. C. .......... 

Near Waynesville, Tenn. ............. 

Near Wilson Dam, Ala ................ 

Near Copperhill , Tenn. .............. 

Near Columbia , Tenn .................

Near Adamsville, Tenn. ..............

Near Milledgpville, Tenn. ........... 

Moser Bridge , Miss ..................

Period

1940-50

1939-50

1944-50

1944-50

1934-50 

1943-50

1941-50 

1941-50

1939-50

1947-50 

1944-50 

1939-50 

1942-50

1934-50 

1942-50 

1949-50 

1948-50 

1934-50 

1948-50

1939-50

1939-50 

1937-50

Collected by

Tennessee Valley Authority. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

D. S. Forest Service. 

Tennessee Valley Authority.

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

DC.. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

* The Southeastern Forest Experiment Station of the U. S. Forest Service operates 31 stations in 

Coweeta Creek Basin in order to obtain records of runoff from small areas.

t The Tennessee Valley Authority operates stations on selected small watersheds (less than 16 

acres) as follows: 1 in Ocoee River Basin; 5 in Pigeon River Basinj and 4 in Potato Creek Basin.

Note.--The Soil Conservation Service of the D. S. Department of Agriculture has been collecting 

records of runoff from selected areas in the Ohio River Basin as follows: Near Coshocton, Ohio, 

beginning in 1937, 4 areas of 2.000 to 5,000 acres each, 3 areas of 500 to 2,000 acres each, 5 areas 

of 200 to 500 acres each, 3 areas of 50 to 200 acres each, and 27 areas of less than 50 acres each; 

and near Lafayette, Ind., beginning in 1940, from 20 areas of less than 4 acres each. These records 

are in the files of the Soil Conservation Service.

COOPERATION

The work in the several States was done under cooperative agreements with the organizations listed below.

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

through Division of Waterways, T. B. Casey, chief engineer; State Department of 

Registration and Education, N. J. Puffer, director, through Division of Water 

Survey, A. M. Buswell, chief.

Indiana: State Department of Conservation, K. M. Kunkel, director, through 

Division of Water Resources, C. H. Bechert, director; State Highway Commission, 

S. C. Hadden, chairman, and R. H. Bower, chief engineer; State Board of Health, 

L. E. Burney, commissioner, and B. A. Poole, director, Bureau of Sanitary Engineering; Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission, Anton Hulman, Jr., 

chairman, J. I. Perrey, chief engineer.

Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, A. C. McFarlan, director and D. J. Jones, 

State geologist; Kentucky Agricultural and Industrial Development Board, G. W. 

Hubley, Jr., director; University of Kentucky; and Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation
COOPERATION 13

Commission, E. J. Cleary, executive director and chief engineer.

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

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

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

North Carolina: State Department of Conservation and Development, G. R. Ross, 

director; city of Asheville, Weldon Weir, director of Public Works; and city of 

Waynesville, W. H. Way, mayor.

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

of natural Resources, A. W. Marion, director; Miami Conservancy District, C. H. 

Eiffert, chief engineer, succeeded by B. M. Jones; Scioto-Sandusky Conservancy 

District, C. C. Chambers, chief engineer; city of Columbus, Department of Public 

Service, E. A. Keller, director; city of Canton, Department of Public Service, 

A. W. Fabry, director, succeeded by H. K. Williams; city of Springfield, G. S. 

Rattenbury, city manager, succeeded by R. M. Hoisington.

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

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

chief engineer.

Tennessee: State Department of Conservation, C. P. Swan, commissioner, 

through the Division of Geology, H. B. Burwell, director; State Department of 

Public Health, R. H. Hutcheson, commissioner, through the Division of Sanitary 

Engineering, R. P. Farrell, director; city of Knoxville, Department of Public 

Service, W. M. Mynatt, director.

Virginia: State Department of Conservation and Development, W. A. Wright, 

director, succeeded by S. S. Kellam; and State Department of Highways, J. A. 

Ancterson, director.

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

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

Commission, C. E. Nethken, chairman; State Water Commission, D. J. Savage, chairman; State Conservation Commission, C. F. McClintic, director; Clarksburg Water 

Board, 3. G. Highland, secretary and general manager; West Virginia University 

Engineering Experiment Station, vf. A. Koehler, director.

Work at all stations in the Tennessee River Basin (except seven stations in North 

Carolina) and in the Caney Fork Basin above Great Falls Dam was done under a formal cooperative agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Assistance in the form of funds or services was furnished by the Corps of Engineers in 

collecting records published herein for 405 gaging stations, of which 13 were in Illinois, 

34 in Indiana, 64 in Kentucky, 3 in Maryland, 3 in New York, 117 in Ohio, 64 in Pennsylvania, 20 in Tennessee, 14 in Virginia, and 73 in West Virginia.

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

Assistance in collecting records was rendered by the following organizations: 

Illinois: Urbana and Champaign Sanitary District.
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1050, PAST 3

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

Power & Light Co.

Kentucky: Kentucky Utilities Co.

Hew York: City of Jamestown.

North Carolina: Town of Highlands; Appalachian Electric Power Co.; Carolina 

Power and Light Co.; Champion Fibre Co.; Eeusta Paper Corp., and the Mead Corp., 

Sylva Division.

Pennsylvania: Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County; Pennsylvania 

Electric Co.; West Perm Power Co.; and Westinghouse Electric Corp.

Tennessee: Aluminum Co. of America; E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.; and 

Tennessee Copper Co.

Virginia: City of Radford; American Cyanamid Co.; and Appalachian Electric 

Power Co.

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

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

Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

The stream-gaging work was conducted by the water resources division of the Geological 

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

surface water branch. The data for stations in the several States were collected and 

prepared for publication under the supervision of district engineers as follows: In 

Illinois (except for Little Wabash River at Carmi, Ohio River at Golconda and at Metropolis, Saline River near Junction, and Wabash River at Mount Carmel), J. H. Morgan; in 

Indiana (except for Ohio River at Evansville), D. M. Corbett; in Kentucky (except for 

Tennessee River near Paducah) and for Little Wabash River at Carmi, 111., Ohio River at 

Cincinnati, Ohio, at Golconda and Metropolis, 111., and at Evansville, Ind., Saline River 

near Junction, 111., and Wabash River at Mount Carmel, 111., F. F. Schrader; in Maryland 

and for Big Piney Run near Salisbury, Pa., F. F. LeFever; in New York, A. W. Harrington; 

in North Carolina and for stations in Tennessee River Basin in Georgia (except those in 

Toccoa River Basin), E. B. Rice; in Ohio (except for Ohio River at Bellaire, Cincinnati, 

and Pomeroy), L. C. Crawford; in Pennsylvania (except for Big Piney Run near Salisbury 

and Monongahela River at lock 8, at Point Marion) and for Ohio River at Bellaire, Ohio, 

J. W. Mangan; in Tennessee, for stations in the Tennessee River Basin in Alabama and the 

Toccoa River Basin in Georgia, and for Tennessee River near Paducah, Ky., W. R. Eaton; 

in Virginia, D. S. Wallace; in West Virginia and for Monongahela River at lock 8, at 

Point Marion, Pa., and Ohio River at Pomeroy, Ohio, A. A. Fischback, Jr.

The records were reviewed and the manuscript prepared for publication under the direction of B. J. Peterson, chief, annual reports section.
GAGING-STATION RECORDS

OHIO RIVER MAIW STEM

Allegheny River at Eldred, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°57'50", long. 78°23'10", at site of former highway bridge, 1,000 feet upstream from Knapp Creek and half a mile north of Eldred, 

McKean County. Datum of gage is 1,416.20 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.--550 square miles.

Records available.--July 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 11 years, 983 second-feet.

Extremes'. Maximum discharge during year, 1C,900 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 18.42 

feet}; minimum, 57 second-feet Oct. 5, 26; minimum gage height, 1.78 feet Oct. 26.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 55,000 second-feet July 19, 1942 (gage height, 27.6 

feet, from floodmark), by slope-area method; minimum, 30 second-feet Sept. 25, 26, 1939.

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

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-8, Sept. 4-30)

1.7 51 3.4 325 11.9 4,140 

1.9 68 4.3 560 13.4 5,370 

2.2 101 5.5 940 15.4 7,760 

2.5 143 7.5 1,720 17. O 1O,200 

2.9 213 9.5 2,680 18.1 12,300

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

82 

69 

62 

59 

57

58 

63 

104 

134 

99

85 

77 

75 

74 

72

71 

68 

66 

64 

63

60 

61 

60 

59 

59

58 

59 

64 

63 

62 

65

Nov.

75 

87 

78 

74 

79

*86 

79 

77 

76 

73

71 

69 

70 

94 

171

148 

128 

120 

120 

125

146

176 

137 

128 

156

156 

125 

148 

169 

269

Dec.

294 

253 

2O2 

174 

227

204 

189 

176 

165 

160

190 

463 

2,080 

1,880 

1,260

905 

770 

740 

1,160 

*1,080

1,010 

1,040 

1,120

1,040 

870

818 

1,440 

1,950 

1,770 

1,480 

1,160

Jan.

1,040 

940 

1,040 

1,600 

1,680

2,420 

3,490 

4,280 

4,210 

3,490

3,370 

3,310 

2,680 

2,420 

2,000

2,370 

2,080 

1,720 

1,520 

1,200

1,040 

940 

905 

1,250 

2,320

2,040 

2,000 

1,680 

1,520 

1,520 

1,280

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

Bay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ...........................

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

ember ........................

ter year 1949-5O ............

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec.

Feb.

1,080 

975 

940 

755

695

680 

*650 

530 

575 

680

650 

635 

590 

755 

1,240

1,360 

1,120 

905 

852 

650

600 

600 

740 

740 

700

600 

470 

540

Secondfoot-days

2,172 

3,51C 

26,27C

251,767

63,355 

21,307 

56,41C 

90,13C 

38,428 

11,861 

7,527 

4,167 

5,16C

330,297

Mar.

520 

470 

420 

400 

430

480 

560 

800 

2,300 

2,500

1,900 

1,560 

1,440 

1,200 

940

940 

*905 

835 

710 

695

785 

1,100 

1,520 

1,280 

1,440

1,360 

2,460 

4,400 

7,080 

8,630 

6,350

Apr.

4,650 

3,670 

3,790 

5,700 

10,200

12,300 

8,800 

5,790 

4,000 

2,620

1,950 

1,770 

1,640 

1,440 

1,320

1,120 

1,010 

940 

940 

1,160

1,160 

1,040 

1,010 

1,310

2,220

2,080 

1,860 

1,600 

1,480 

1,560

Maximum

134 

269 

2,080

3,670

4,280 

1,360 

8,630 

12,300 

2,220 

1,110 

804 

425 

520

12,300

-ft.). --Mar. 30 (3 a.m.

May

2,180 

2,220 

2,040 

1,820 

1,720

1,520 

1,280 

1,080 

940 

1,220

1,480 

1,200 

1,160 

1,120 

975

905 

800 

1,340 

,900 

,640

,480 

,280 

,120 

1,200 

975

818

725 

680 

605 

530 

475

Minimum

57 

69 

160

38

905 

470 

400 

940 

475 

134 

117 

66 

87

57

June

462 

425 

423 

1,110 

852

665 

575 

488 

438 

504

740 

488 

412 

425 

425

350 

325 

338 

284 

273

257 

246 

215 

196 

189

173 

157 

149 

143 

134

Mean

70.1 

117 

847

690

2,044 

761 

1,820 

3,004 

1,240 

395 

243 

134 

172

905

July

142 

125 

118 

157 

301

242 

183 

142 

122 

117

202 

217 

171 

263 

266

171 

148 

164 

227 

605

804 

400 

282 

233

351

313 

255 

231 

205 

196 

174

Aug.

198 

248 

207 

162 

148

137 

122 

108 

97 

91

88 

85 

81 

75 

73

70 

66 

71 

226 

425

236 

164 

137 

118 

108

106 

102 

94 

109 

109 

106

Per square 

mile

0.127 

.213 

1.54

1.25

3.72 

1.38 

3.31 

5.46 

2.25 

.718 

.442 

.244 

.313

1.65

) 9,230 sec. -ft.; Apr. 6 (5 a.m.

Sept.

293 

520 

287 

205

171

145 

130 

115 

106 

101

102 

118 

164 

192 

2 68

296 

253 

202 

174 

157

145 

138 

142 

131 

114

109 

105 

99 

91 

87

Runoff in 

inches

0.15 

.24 

1.78

17.02

4.2S 

1.44 

3.81 

6.09 

2.60 

.80 

.51 

.28 

.35

22.33

) 12,900

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec, 9, 10, Feb. 21 to Mar. 10.
ib OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Allegheny River at Red House, N. Y.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42"06"50", long. 78°48'15", at site of old highway 

bridge in Red House, Cattaraugus County, 0,7 mile upstream from Meetinghouse Run, Datum of gage is 1,327.68 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 1,690 square miles.

Records available. September 1903 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 45 years (1905-50), 2,773 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,100 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 11.93 

reel); minimum, 210 second-feet Oct. 16 (gage height, 3.43 feet).

1903-50: Maximum discharge, 45,300 second-feet July 20, 1942 (gage height, 14.55 

feet), minimum, 84 second-feet Sept. 7, 1934 (gage height, 2.82 feet).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. 

Revisions. W 758: Drainage area.

3.9

4.2

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice ef 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In aecond-feet)

193

249

393

576

911

Oct. 1 to Apr. 4

4.6 

5.1 

5.8 

6.6 

7.6

1,460 

2,360 

3,920 

6,050 

9,3OO

9.0

11.0

11.9

15,000

24,800

29,900

Apr. 5 to Sept. 3O

218

282

442

639

Note. Same as prec 

table above 5.9 feet,

1,000

1,610

2,500

3,930

edlng

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

316

296

262

243

232

227

238

238

249

289

276

249

232

227

221

215

221

215

243

303

269

243

249

232

227

221

221

232

232

232

238

Nov.

249

262

269

269

269

262

262

262

269

269

262

249

256

466

*670

649

557

518

509

576

887

924

770

659

691

b660

b600

618

956

1,510

-

Dec.

1,570

1,370

1,100

911

974

899

911

b760

*b700

b680

b800

b3,200

9,900

7,510

4,480

b3 , OOO

b2,350

2,450

4,330

4,040

3,660

3,850

3,630

3,240

2,630

2,340

3,670

4,910

4,380

3,680

2,930

Jan.

2,650

2,530

3,030

4,700

5,150

6,530

11,800

9,990

8,750

9,430

 12,100

8,74O

7,130

7,610

6,600

11,300

9,270

6,230

5,020

4,020

b3,300

3.O7O

3,200

4,320

7,420

6,500

6,020

4,910

4,330

4,210

3,610

Month

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

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ...................... ...

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

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

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

Hay

June ........................ ....

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-5O .............

Feb.

3,110

2,780

2,630

b2,200

bl , 900

1,900

1,840

bl,550

1,700

2,260

2,360

2,400

2,180

2,440

4,810

5,130

4,160

*3,400

3,070

2,420

bl,900

1,920

2,320

2,980

2,220

1,840

1,480

1,670

_

-

Second 

foot-days

7,588

15,629

90,855

765,118

193,470

70,570

185,320

253,910

102,750

38,834

27,449

13,014

17,936

1,017,325

Mar.

1,600

bl,400

bl,3OO

bl,250

bl,350

bl,500

bl,700

b2,4OO

6,140

5,960

4,990

4,300

4,110

b3,500

b3,100

b2 , 800

b2,600

b2,350

b2,200

b2,150

2,280

4,040

6,260

*5,180

4,880

4,700

7,280

22,200

29,5OO

24,200

18,100

Apr.

13,200

10,400

14,000

22,700

28,800

27,100

22,700

15,900

10,300

7,290

5,690

5,150

4,730

4,230

3,840

3,420

3,130

3,050

3,190

3,750

3.8OO

3,330

3,130

3,600

5,520

5,490

4,860

4,210

3,730

3,670

-

Maximum

316

1,510

9,900

9.9OO

12,100

5,130

29,500

28,800

5,100

4,260

4,060

880

2,340

29,500

May

4,660

5,100

4,620

4,210

4,880

4,580

3,780

3,270

2,910

3,940

4,940

4,020

3,560

3,270

2,970

2,670

2,400

2,540

4,450

4,230

3,670

3,190

2,830

2,810

2,560

2,220

1,970

1,810

1,710

1,550

1,430

Minimum

215

249

680

162

2,530

1,480

1,250

3,050

1,430

408

391

250

290

215

June

1,390

1,340

1,470

4,260

3,710

2,610

2,080

1,760

1,560

1,510

1,780

1,640

1,290

1,230

1,280

1,080

935

922

846

774

728

672

629

577

527

489

470

442

425

408

-

Mean

245

521

2,931

2,096

6,241

2,520

5,978

8,464

3,315

1,294

885

420

598

2,787

July

391

391

470

480

686

1,010

788

577

470

416

489

567

598

922

834

683

517

470

461

2,440

4,060

2,160

1,340

1,000

9O9

922

834

728

661

608

567

Aug.

546

852

880

650

557

489

434

391

357

334

320

304

290

276

263

269

263

250

311

846

739

517

408

357

327

312

312

304

290

276

290

Per square 

mile

0.145

.308

1.73

1.24

3.69

1.49

3.54

5.01

1.96

.766

.524

.249

.354

1.65

Sept.

1,180

2,340

1,290

798

608

508

451

400

374

366

357

391

442

508

706

883

834

683

577

517

470

442

416

400

374

350

342

327

312

290

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.17

.34

2.00

16.85

4.26

1.55

4.08

5.59

2.26

.85

.60

.29

.39

22.38

Peak discharge (base. 17. OOO sec. -ft .) . Mar. 29 (11:30 a.m.) 3O.1OO sec. -ft. 

29,200 seo.-ftT

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Apr. 5 (7:15 a.m.)
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 1

Allegheny River near Kinzua, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°50'50", long. 78°59'30", at Pennsylvania Rail- 

 road 'bridge, half a mile upstream from-Bent Run, 2 miles southwest of Kinsua, Warren

County, and 2.3 miles downstream from Kinaua Creek. Datum of gage is 1,200.00 feet

above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers tench mark). 

Drainage area.--2,179 square miles. 

Records available. October 1935 to September 1950. 

Average discharge.--15 years, 3,848 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,600 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 16.02

feet); minimum not determined.

1935-50: Maximum discharge, 50,800 second-feet Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 18.52

feet); minimum, 135 second-feet Sept. 15, 1936; minimum gage height, 4.45 feet Sept.

25, 1941. 

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

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

4.7 263 5.8 955 8.0 5,140 

4.9 347 6.2 1,420 9.1 8,55O 

5.2 498 6.6 2,OOO 10.9 15,400 

5.5 690 7.1 2,960 15.7 37,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

439 

414 

385 

356 

338

321 

343 

375 

361 

366

394 

375 

352 

339 

325

312 

303 

307 

295 

334

389 

366 

329 

338 

316

299 

290 

300 

290 

300 

310

Nov.

330 

340 

340 

340 

350

*356 

340 

340 

330 

330

320 

330 

370 

460 

680

908 

888 

780 

720 

740

960 

1,300 

1,200 

1,000 

1,050

1,300 

1,150 

920 

1,300 

1,900

Dec.

2,200 

2,050 

bl,700 

1,420 

1,380

1,380 

bl,300 

bl,150 

bl,100 

bl,050

bl,500 

b4,200 

13,300 

11,100 

6,600

4,500 

3,300 

3,520 

*5,850 

5,850

5,140 

5,280 

5,010 

4,500 

3,640

3,300 

4,570 

6,300 

5,850 

4,880 

4,000

Jan.

3,520 

3,410 

4,120 

6,750 

7,500

9,310 

15,800 

13,700 

11,400 

12,300

16,600 

12,200 

9,600 

10,300 

9,250

15,400 

13,800 

9,250 

7,050 

5,560

4,620 

4,120 

4,120 

5,620 

9,600

9,250 

8,380 

6,750 

5,850 

5,560 

4,880

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

uary

h.. ..........................

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

4,120 

3,760 

3,520 

b3,100 

b2 , 700

2,640 

2,540 

b2,200 

2,440 

3,160

3,300 

3,300 

3,300 

5,740 

8,380

8,200 

*6,450 

5,140 

4,620 

3,760

b3,300 

b3,000 

b3,500 

b3,800 

b3,400

b2 , 800 

b2,200 

b2,500

Secondfoot-days

10,55 

21,67 

126,92

1,047,19

265,57 

106, 89( 

251,17 

333,10 

135,61 

52,37 

37,58 

18,15 

28,16

1,387,76''

Mar.

b2,30o 

b2,100 

bl,900 

bl.800 

b2,100

b2,3OO 

b2,600 

b4,500 

8,900 

9,250

8,020 

7 ,.050 

6,450 

5,420 

b4,500

3,760 

*3 , 640 

b3,300 

b3,000 

b2,900

3,070 

5,260 

8,200 

7,350 

6,600

6,600 

10,100 

27,800 

36,700 

30,500 

23,200

Apr.

17,900 

14,100 

19,500 

29,100 

37,200

33,300 

28,200 

21,000 

14, 100 

10,300

7,850 

6,900 

6,300 

5,560 

5,010

4,500 

4,000 

3,880 

4,000 

4,620

4,880 

4,370 

4,000 

5,010 

7,500

7,680 

6,750 

5,700 

5,010 

4,880

Maximum

L 439 

> 1,900 

) 13,300

t 13,300

3 16,600 

3 8,380 

) 36,700 

D 37,200 

3 6,900 

7 6,150 

I 5,140 

L 1,300 

3 2,640

I 37,200

May

6,150 

6,900 

6,150 

5,560 

6,150

6,450 

5,140 

4,370 

3,880 

5,140

6,900 

5,700 

4,880 

4,370 

4,000

3,520 

3,180 

3,410 

5,010 

5,420

4,750 

4,120 

3,640 

3,640 

3,300

2,960 

2,640 

2,330 

2,190 

1,980 

1,780

Minimum

290 

320 

1,050

230

3,410 

2,200 

1,800 

3,880 

1,780 

562 

504 

347 

429

290

June

1,740 

1,580 

2,120 

6,150 

5,280

3,640 

2,740 

2,260 

1,940 

2,050

2,120 

2,050 

1,690 

1,560 

1,590

1,480 

1,330 

1,230 

1,190 

1,090

1,030 

955 

879 

833 

754

690 

648 

614 

582 

562

Mean

34C 

722 

4,094

2,86£

8,567 

3,81£ 

8,102 

11.10C 

4,37E 

1,746 

1,212 

586 

93E

3,802

July

533 

504 

598

770 

913

1,290 

1,140 

851 

669 

601

627 

683 

749 

1,140 

1,070

955 

762 

824 

669 

2,510

5,140 

3,180 

1,970 

1,510 

1,430

1,290 

1,290 

1,080 

1,040 

908 

888

Aug.

898 

1,130 

1,300 

1,030 

870

746 

662 

594 

539 

504

471 

444 

419 

399 

375

361 

361 

347 

561 

682

946 

746 

569 

482 

434

414 

385 

380 

385 

361 

356

Per square 

mile

0.156 

.331 

1.88

1.32

3.93

1.75 

3.72 

5.09 

2.01 

.801 

.556 

.269 

.431

1.74

Sept.

1,300 

2,640 

1,800 

1,150 

833

683 

594 

533 

487 

482

653 

1,210 

779 

1,090 

1,580

1,840 

1,560 

1,270 

1,050 

898

779 

722 

669 

601 

569

539 

504 

476 

449 

429

Runoff in 

inches

0.18 

.37 

2.17

17.89

4.53 

1.82 

4.29 

5.69 

2.31 

.89 

.64 

.31 

.48

23.68

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 sec. -ft. ). --Mar. 29 (6 a.m.) 38,100 sec. -ft.; Apr. 5 (11 a.m.) 38,600

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 27 to Nov. 5, Nov. 7-15, Nov. 18 to Dec. 1; discharge computed 

on basis of records for stations at Red House, N. Y., and West Hickory, Pa.
18 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Allegheny River at West Hickory, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°34 I 15", long. 79°24i30", at highway bridge at 

West Hickory, Forest County, 0.6 mile upstream from Siggins Run and 0.8 mile downstream 

from East Hickory Creek. Datum of gage is 1,060.15 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area. 3,660 square miles.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 57,700 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 13.13 

1'eet); minimum, 465 second-feet Oct. 28, 29 (gage height, 2.40 feet).

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 84,300 second-feet Apr. 6, 1947 (gage height, 15.97 

feet); maximum gage height, 17.51 feet Feb. 23, 1945 (ice jam); minimum discharge not 

determined.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake.

Coopera'tion. Record of contents in Chautauqua Lake furnished by city of Jamestown, N. Y.

Rating tables., water year 1949-50, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.1

465

565

810

1,460

3.7 

4.1

4-7 

5.0

2,600

3,600

5,520

6,700

565

940

1,570

2,500

3,500

4.9

6.1

7.7

10.0

13.0

6,240

11,200

19,200

33,700

56,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,060

992

930

885

825

825

945

1,190

1,090

900

797

771

732

680

646

611

588

565

545

535

545

600

588

545

525

515

485

475

465

475

525

Nov.

555

588

576

576

576

576

576

576

565

555

545

545

576

784

1,380

1,780

1,690

1,510

1,410

1,460

1,820

2,600

2,460

2,140

2,260

2,710

2,440

2,090

2,300

4,850

-

Dec.

5,900

4,990

3,880

3,160

2,960

3,110

2,960

2,940

2,620

2,320

2,400

6,550

20,400

20,400

13,500

9,210

6,620

6,060

9,860

11,000

9,420

9,210

9,210

8,180

6,810

5,880

7,540

10,900

10,700

8,790

7,190

Month

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

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January ................

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

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

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

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

June ..................

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

August. ................

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

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

6,060

5,7

7,5

13,6

OO

00

00

*16,000

16,500

24,6

22,8

18,0

00

00

00

17,500

25,200

21,6

17,0

17,0

00

00

oo

16,500

25,800

27,0

19,2

15,0

00

00

00

12,100

9,210

7,7

7,7

9,8

80

80

90

15,500

16,500

15,0

13,0

10,7

9,6

00

00

00

30

8,790

Secondfoot-days

21,855

43,069

234,670

1,856,317

468,440

247,750

445,290

524,060

205,820

99,912

69,652

34,695

78,796

2,474,009

Feb.

7,580

6,810

6,430

5,700

5,160

4,800

4,630

4,360

4,960

7,000

7,190

6,810

7,180

18,300

24,000

21,000

*17,000

13,500

11,600

9,630

7,380

6,430

7,780

8,180

7,580

6,620

5,340

4,800

_

-

Mar.

5,520

5,160

3,770

b3,700

b4,400

b4,900

5,520

8,350

16,500

15,500

13,500

12,100

11,600

10,700

8,790

7,780

7,190

6,810

5,880

5,700

6,060

8,460

15,000

15,500

14,500

14,500

20,400

41,800

56,800

50,300

*38,600

Apr.

30,200

25,200

28,200

40,700

53,500

48,700

40, 7OO

32,300

24,000

17,500

13,500

11,400

10,500

9,420

8,580

7,980

7,190

6,810

6,620

7,380

8,180

7,380

6,620

8,020

13,000

13,500

11,400

9,420

8,180

7,980

-

Observed

Maximum

1,190

4,850

20,400

22,000

27,000

24,000

56,800

53,500

11,600

12-, 500

8,310

2,220

6,810

56,800

Minimum

465

545

2,320

429

5,700

4,360

3,700

6,620

2,790

900

805

611

832

465

Mean

705

1,436

7,570

5,086

15,110

8,848

14,360

17,470

6,639

3,330

2,247

1,119

2,627

6,778

Hay

9,840

11,600

10,300

9,000

9,000

9,630

8,180

6,810

6,06O

6,970

10,700

9,630

7,780

6,810

6,060

5,520

4,980

4,800

5,610

7,380

6,430

5,700

5,340

5,520

5,160

4,460

3,990

3,560

3,220

2,990

2,790

June

3,710

3,170

3,420

11,400

12,500

8,580

5,880

4,320

3,470

4,630

4,460

3,560

3,010

2,740

2,540

2,400

2,140

1,920

1,830

1,740

1,620

1,520

1,420

1,470

1,370

1,180

1,060

998

954

900

-

Change in

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet )t

-87.0

+42.7

+131

+11.3

+15.2

-74.7

+320

-115

-8.7

-51.7

+ 17.4

+21.7

-146

+6.8

July

1,

1,

2,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2.

8,

7,

4,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

1,

1,

1,

859

805

818

120

670

160

060

710

320

120

040

030

280

760

830

660

470

350

270

700

310

500

590

330

360

220

790

380

940

660

540

Aug.

1,740

1,850

2,160

2,220

2,060

1,990

1,780

1,570

1,210

1,030

940

859

805

755

705

111

768

730

832

984

1,120

1,270

1,040

846

742

680

646

611

611

622

742

Sept.

1,800

5,940

6,810

4,280

2,770

2,050

1,450

1,080

940

859

846

1,810

2,890

3,470

4,220

5,880

5,520

4,460

3,420

2,700

2,300

2,060

1,940

1,740

1,600

1,520

1,430

1,210

969

832

-

Adjusted for change In

res

Mean

618

1,479

7,701

5,097

15,130

8,773

14,680

17,360

6,630

3,278

2,264

1,141

2,481

6,785

srvolr contents

Per square 

mile

0.169

.404

2.10

1.39

4.13

2.40

4.01

4.74

1.81

.896

.619

.312

 678

1.85

Runoff in 

inches

0.19

.45

2.42

18.91

4.76

2.5CT

4.62

5 29

2.09

1.00

.71

.36

.76

25.15

* Winter discharge measurement made on this 

t Change in contents in Chautauqua Lake, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 19

Allegheny River at Franklin, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°23'25", long. 79°49'10", at Eighth Street Bridge, 

in .franklin, Venango County, 1,000 feet downstream from French Creek. Datum of gage is 

955.92 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area. 5,982 square miles.

Records available. October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1950 in 

reports of Geological Survey. June 1915 to September 1941 (prior to October 1918, gage 

heights only) in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. Gage-height 

records collected at same site since' April 1905 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.--32 years (1918-50), 10,060 second-feet (adjusted since 1941).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 83,800 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 15.93 

feet); minimum, 1,060 second-feet Oct. 30 (gage height, 2.21 feet).

1918-50: Maximum discharge, 138,000 second-feet Mar. 13, 1920; maximum gage height 

observed, 26.0 feet, present datum, Feb. 26, 1926 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 334 

second-feet July 30, 1934 (gage height, 1.63 feet).

Maximum free-flow stage known, 25.0 feet, present datum, Mar. 17, 1865 (discharge, 

196,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 120,000 second-feet). Flood of 

Mar. 26, 1913, reached a stage of 24.6 feet, present datum, from graph based on gage 

readings (discharge, 191,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 120,000 

second-feet). Flood of Feb. 27, 1917 (ice jam), equalled that of Feb. 26, 1926.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake and since 1940 by Tionesta 

Creek Reservoir (see p. 69).

Cooperation.--Records of contents in Chautauqua Lake furnished by city of Jamestown, N. Y.

Revlsions. W 743: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-22, July 30 to Sept. l)

2.2 1,050

2.4 1,340

2.8 2,010

3.4 3,290

4.1 5,170

5.0 8,180

6.6 14,800

8.0 22,000

10.5 38,400

14.4 YO,000

15.8 82,800

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day Oct. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

2,010

1,780

1,600

1,450

1,360

1,300

1,520

1,850

1,920

1,780

1,610

1,500

1,480

1,450

1,480

1,420

1,340

1,280

1,250

1,220

1,190

1,180

1,260

1,220

1,190

1,180

1,150

1,110

1,090

1,080

1,150

1,200

1,250

1,300

1,320

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,300

1,260

1,240

1,200

1,200

1,480

1,920

2,550

2,810

2,590

2,440

2,530

2,940

4,180

4,740

4,180

4,180

5,620

5,470

4,450

4,310

7,770

10,100

9,130

7,280

5,780

5,470

5,780

5,620

5,780

5,320

4,450

4,450

8,690

26,600

30,000

21,400

13,800

10,100

10,100

15,200

19,200

16,600

15,200

15,200

13,400

11,300

9,900

11,700

17,200

17,600

14,300

12,500

9,900

9,130

12,100

22,600

28,100

30,700

40,600

39,100

32,800

32,800

41,400

37,600

30,700

30,000

30,700

45,800

52,200

41,400

30,000

22,600

17,600

14,800

14,300

16,600

25,000

26,800

27,400

23,800

19,200

16,600

14,300

g!2,500

gll,300

glO,500

g9,320

8,560

7,810

7,810

7,630

9.510

13,400

13,400

12,100

14,200

42,000

52,200

44,400

37,000

30,000

24,400

20,300

16,200 

g!5,600 

19,200 

17,2OO 

16,200

13,400 

11,700 

g9,130

glO.100

10,500

8,470

g7,450

8,180

9,900

10,900

16,500

30,000

29,400

25,600

23,800

24,400

21,400

18,600

14,300

13,000

11,700

10,500

10,100

11,300

14,800

25,000

28,100

28,100

32,800

49,800

65,600

82,800

76,300

61,300

49,800

42,100

43,300

51,300

75,400

71,800

63,800

53,000

39,800

30,700

23,200

19,800

16,600

14,300

13,000

12,100

11,300

10,500

9,900

10,500

12,100

10,900

10,100

12,100

20,300

25,600

21,400

18,200

14,800

14,300

18,200

20,800

19,200

16,200

14,800

15,200

13,400

10,500

9,320

10,900

16,600

17,200

14,300

12,100

9,900

8,940

8,370

8,560

8,370

10,900

10,900

9,700

8,940

9,700

9,130

7,810

7,100

6,430

6,100

5,620

4,880

5,960

6,430

6,970

22,300

25,600

18,200

12,600

8,750

7,100

8,950

9,700

8,000

6,930

6,260

5,780

5,170

4,450

3,780

3,530

3,290

3,060

2,880

2,680

2,650

2,630

2,480

2,340

2,240

2,050

1,960

1,830

1,740

1,830

2,120

2,590

4,310

3,530

3,180

2,570

2,240

2,140

2,030

2,120

3,410

3,060

3,530

3,290

2,990

2,420

4,550

10,100

13,000

8,380

5,620

6,260

6,430

5,470

4,740

3,530

2,940

2,590

2,740

7,450

7,630

5,620

4,040

3,530

3,060

2,720

2,360

2,030

1,830

1,710

1,600

1,520

1,440

1,310

1,480

1,420

1,530

1,630

1,680

1,800

1,780

1,560

1,420

1,310

1,220

1,190

1,940

2,280

1,690

3,640

10,900

13,000

9,320

6,260

4,060

3,060

2,360

1,990

1,760

1,680

1,610

3,720

5,780

7,810

9,700

10,500

8,750

6,930

5,620

4,180

3,530

3,290

2,990

2,790

2,650

2,420

2,260

2,030

1,780

Secondfoot-days

Change In

contents

(equivalent,

second-feet)

Adjusted for change In

Per square 

mile

Runoff In 

inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

43,400

80,670

379,150

2,010

7,770

30,000

1,080

1,200

4,450

1,400

2,689

12,230

-96.7 

+74.4 

+124

1,303

2,763

12,350

0.218

.462

2.06

0.25

.52

2.37

Calendar year 1949 36,200 946 19.03

January... 

February.. 

March.....

April.....

May.......

June......

July......

August....

September.

836,630

506,970

790,700

832,000

350,070

204,720

124,540

74,520

146,370

52,200 

52,200 

82,800 

75,400 

2O,80O 

25,600 

13,000 

7,630 

13,000

9,130

7,630

7,450

9,900

4,880

1,960

1,740

1,190

1,610

26,990

18,110

25,510

27,730

11,290

6,824

4,017

2,404

4,879

+10.6 

+5.2 

+951

-792

-71.5

-29.3

+18.1

+6.6

-147

27,000

18,120

26,460

26,940

11,220

6,795

4,035

2,411

4,732

3.03

4.42

4.50

1.88

1.14

.675

.403

.791

5.20

3.16

5.10

5.02

2.17

1.27

.78

.46

Water year 1949-50 ..4,369,740 82,800 1,080 11,970 11,980 2.00

t Change In contents In Chautauqua Lake and Tionesta Creek Reservoir, 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings and recorded range in st

238383 O - 53 - 3
20 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Allegheny River at Barkers Landing, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°06'05", long. 79°40"45", at highway bridge at

Parkers Landing, Armstrong County, 1.1 miles downstream from Clarion River. Datum of

gage is 845.14 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. 

Drainage area.--7,671 square miles. 

Records available. October 1932 to September 1950. Gage-height records collected at same

site since 1B85 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Average discharge.--18 years, 12,730 second-feet (adjusted since 1941). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 100,000 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 16.53

reet j; minimum not determined.

1932-50: Maximum discharge, 157,000 second-feet Dec. 30, 1942; maximum gage height,

27.85 feet Mar. 5, 1934 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 409 second-feet July 30, 1934

(gage height, 0.67 foot).

Maximum stage known, 29.4 feet Mar. 17, 1865 (discharge, 250,000 second-feet, from

rating curve extended above 125,000 second-feet). 

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

which are fair. Plow regulated by Chautauqua Lake, since 1940 by Tionesta Creek Reservoir (see p. 69), and since 1924 by Piney Reservoir. 

Cooperation. Records of contents In Chautauqua Lake and Piney Reservoir furnished by city

or Jamestown, N. Y., and Pennsylvania Electric Co., respectively.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-19, 

Nov. 3-17, Aug. 8 to Sept. 1)

1.2 

1.8 

2.6

1,230

2,560

4,640

5.4 

4.6 

6.2

7,190

12,200

20,200

9.4 41,100

13.2 70,000

16.3 98,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

£3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,490

2,350

2,030

1,990

1,700

1,6OO

1,600

1,900

2,220

2,220

2,080

1,860

1,750

1,700

1,640

1,620

1,510

1,380

1,340

al,300

al,300

al,300

al,300

al,350

al,400

al,40o

al,350

al,300

al,250

al,250

al,250

Nov.

a ,300

a ,350

,380

,490

,440

,420

,4OO

,400

,380

,380

,360

,360

,340

,420

,800

,310

,020

,150

,920

,920

,000

,960

,080

,780

,360

,080

,150

,370

4,930

6,280

-

Dec.

11,100

11,300

9,350

7,190

5,990

6,320

6,480

6,480

5,990

5,370

4,930

6,550

24,700

36,900

29,000

18,800

13,100

12,200

16,400

22,000

21,200

18,100

18,600

17,000

14,300

11,800

13,100

20,800

22,600

19,6OO

16,500

Month

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

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January ................

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

March. ............... s .

April

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

June ...................

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

August .................

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

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

13,OOO

11,3

14, E

26,"

OO

00

OO

36,900

44,600

58, £

51,6

43, £

00

00

00

46,000

58,600

49, E

42, E

39, C

OO

00

00

38,300

47,500

58,6

49, E

39, C

OO

00

OO

30,200

24,400

18, C

17,C

21, £

00

oo

00

33,400

35,500

34,6

32,2

27, C

22,6

00

00

OO

00

20,800

Feb.

17,500

15,5

14, 0(

13,6

JO

30

30

11,800

10,600

10, 6(

10,4

12, 8(

X3

30

)0

18,000

19,100

16, 5(

*18,6C

55, 6(

)0

30

30

73,400

59,400

48, 1C

40, 4C

32, 2C

0

)0

0

27,000

21,400

21, 2C

30, 8C

28, 2C

0

)0

0

24,400

20,200

16, 5C

13, 2C

-

-

-

0

30

Mar.

14,000

14,500

12,300

b9,OoO

b 10, 000

b!2,000

15,000

17,200

34,000

36,200

31,500

30,200

31,500

30,800

26,300

21,000

18,000

16,500

13,900

13,100

14,400

18,700

28,200

34,8OO

36,900

38,300

70,000

81,300

*98,200

88,600

70,800

Apr.

57,000

48 , 100

45 , 300

66,600

85,800

85,800

71,700

Sl.OOO

48,100

37 , 600

30,200

25,000

21,400

18,000

16,500

14,500

13,, .00

12,600

12,60O

12,600

14,000

13,600

12,200

15,600

25,000

33,400

30,200

25,000

20,800

19,100

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

50,730

84,530

453,750

3,948,590

1,086,600

701,000

987,200

992,900

472,750

273,610

169,020

110,480

185,840

5,568,410

Maximum

2,490

6,280

36,900

46,700

58,600

73,400

98,200

85,800

28,200

31,500

15,500

9,980

17,000

98,200

Minimum

1,250

1,300

4,930

1,170

11,100

10 , 400

9,000

12,200

7,190

2,730

2,510

1,680

2,080

1,250

Mean

1,636

2,818

14,640

10,820

35,050

25,040

31,850

33,100

15,250

9,120

5 452

s!s64

6,195

15,260

May

25,000

28,200

27,000

23,200

19.6OO

19,600

17,500

14,500

12,600

13,400

2O.2OO

22,600

18,600

16,000

14,000

11,800

11,800

12,200

12,200

14,500

15,000

12,600

12,600

13,600

12,600

11,800

9,980

7,940

7,560

7,380

7,190

June

7,190

8,530

8,140

20,600

31,500

24,400

17,000

12,200

9,350

12,300

14,500

11,800

9,560

9,350

8,890

8,160

6,920

5,220

5,510

5,070

4,650

4,560

3,960

4,180

4,360

3,560

3,460

2,980

2,980

2,730

-

Change in

(equivalent, 

second-feetjt

-5.6

+ 184

+69.3

-1.1

+32.6

+12.8

+980

-819

-74.3

-66.4

+72.5

-18.2

-129

+22.3

July

2

2,

2,

3,

4

5

5

4

3

3

2,

3

2

4,

5

3

4,

4

3,

3

8,

15,

11

8

9,

9,

8

7,

5,

4,

4,

660

510

610

230

320

490

370

780

960

080

980

050

950

180

060

960

090

780

560

860

560

500

900

330

350

350

140

010

680

500

220

Aug.

4,440

6,76O

9,980

8,730

6,480

4,950

4,220

3,820

3,430

3,250

2,800

2,840

2,380

2,240

2,150

2.100

1,990

2,120

5,300

3,100

3,280

2,470

2,680

2,490

2,540

2,120

1,680

2,060

2,350

2,980

2,750

Sept.

3,180

11,200

17,000

12,600

8,330

6,260

4,640

3,820

3,O20

2,440

2,080

2,860

3,140

6,82O

3,260

11,300

12,200

11,100

9,560

7,560

5,990

4,930

4,360

4,220

3,690

3,690

3,280

3,050

2,750

2,510

-

Adjusted for change in

rese

Mean

1,630

3,002

14,710

10,820

35,080

25,050

32,830

32,280

15,180

9,054

5,524

3,546

6,066

15,280

rvolr contents

Per square 

mile

0.212

.391

1.92

1.41

4.57

3.27

4.28

4.21

1.98

1.18

.720

.462

.791

1.99

Runoff in 

inches

0.24

.44

2.21

19.13

5.27

3.41

4.93

4.70

2.28

1.32

.83

.53

.88

27.04

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Chautauqua Lake, Tionesta Creek, and Piney Reservoirs.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations at Franklin and at 

Kittannlng.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 21

.-, H3gh3ny River at Kittanning, Pa.

recover, IUL. 40°49'15", long. 79°31'55", at Kittanning, Armstrong 

^-'ttain from dam at lock 7, 5j miles upstream from Crooked Creek, and 

from Mancning Creek. Datum of gage is 771.32 feet above mean sea 

. ----- - 1312.

Drainage area. --3 ,973 o^uare miles.

Kecords available.--August 1904 to September 1913, October 1918 to September 1921, and 

October 1934 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. August 1904 to September 1928 and October 1934 tn September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of 

Forests and Waters. Records prior to Sept. CO, 1923, obtained at highway bridge 4,000

years (1905-21, 1S22-S3, 1934-50), 15,900 second-feet (adjusted

Extrenes.--Maximum discharge during year, 105,000 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 20.15 

reet); minimum, 1,380 second-feet Oct. 23, 24, 28-31 (gage height, 11.40 feet).

1904-23, 1934-50: Maximum discharge, 269,000 second-feet Mar. ZC, 1913 (gage height, 

31.7 feet, from floodmark, site and datum tnen in use); minimum observed, 570 secondfeet Sept. 15-17, 1913.

Supply Paper 118c. 

Cooperation.--Records of contents in Chautauqua Lake and Piney Reservoir furnished by city

of Jamestown, K. Y., and Pennsylvania Electric Co., respectively. 

Revisions. W 873: Drainage area.

Rating table, water jear 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

11.4

11.5

11.8

12.2

12.7

1,530 

1,7 SO 

2,940

4,900

7, 900

15.3

14.2

15.8

18.0

19.9

12,400

20,700

39,100

70,200

100,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1349 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,720

2,640

2,350

2,190

2,030

1,880

1,880

2 , 000

2,350

2,430

2,310

2,070

1,920

1,840

1,810

1,770

1,770

1,700

1,620

1,480

1,520

1,480

1,450

1,450

1,480

1,520

1,560

1,450

1,420

1,420

1,450

Nov.

1,450

1,480

1,560

1,620

1,730

1,700

1,590

1,560

1/620

1,560

1,620

1,590

1,620

1,700

1,810

2,230

2,900

3,340

3,160

3,080

3,120

3,490

4,690

5,230

4,790

4,740

6,150

5,970

5,400

5,860

-

Dec.

9,860

12,000

10,800

8,180

6,510

6,510

6,750

7,380

6,630

5,860

5,510

6 , 700

21,000

39,100

33,000

22,900

15,400

14,100

16,400

22,400

23,400

20,200

19,700

18,700

16,800

13,600

14,100

22,900

26,200

£3,400

19,703

Month

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

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

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

March. ...............;,

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

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

June ...................

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

August. ................

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

Water year 1949-5O . .

Jan.

16,400

13,2

15,6

29,5

JO

00

JO

41,700

51,300

67,2

62,7

54,1

00

00

00

54,100

70,200

61,2

51,3

47,1

00

00

00

45,700

48,500

61,2

54,1

44,3

34,2

27,3

21,2

18,7

22,7

00

00

00

00

00

00

00

00

37,800

40,4OO

39,1

36,6

31,8

26,8

00

00

00

oo

25,603

Secondfoot-days

56,960

88,360

495 * 690

4,504,140

1,251,600

838,300

1,099,550

1,079,800

527,360

307,700

183,590

119,100

195,650

6,243,660

Feb.

21,200

18,700

17,700

17,700

16,800

13,600

12,800

12,400

14,100

20,700

23,400

21 200

20*200

54,800

82,800

70,200

56,900

49,900

41,700

34,200

27,300

24,000

35,400

35,400

31,800

26,800

20,200

16,400

_

-

-

Mar.

16,400

16,400

g!3,600

11,200

9,650

13,600

15,400

17,700

35,100

39,100

35,400

33,000

36,600

37,800

31,800

27,800

22,900

19,700

17,700

14,100

16,400

21,200

31,800

39,100

41,700

43,000

75,400

87,600

100,000

97,200

81,200

Apr.

65,700

54,100

47 , 100

65,700

86,000

90,803

76,400

67,200

54,100

41,700

34,200

27,800

23,400

20,200

18,200

16,800

14,600

14,100

13,200

13,200

14,100

15,000

13,600

15,100

28,400

37 , 800

35,400

29,500

24,600

21,800

-

Observed

Maximum

2,720

6,150

39,100

55,500

70,200

82,800

100,000

90,8OO

31,800

34,200

13,400

10,100

16,800

100,000

Minimum

1,420

1,450

5,510

1,310

13,200

12,400

9,650

13,200

3,880

3,080

2,720

1,830

2,350

1,420

Mean

1,837

2 945

15 ' 990

12,340

40,370

29,940

35,470

35,990

17,010

10.26C

5,922

3,842

6,522

17,110

May

26,200

31,800

30,600

26,200

21,800

21,200

20,200

16,400

14,100

13,600

20,200

24,000

20,700

18,200

15,400

13,200

12,400

12,800

14,100

15,000

16,800

14,100

14,600

15,000

14,600

13,600

12,000

10,800

9,230

9,650

8,880

June

3,020

9,300

9 , 650

17,600

34,200

28,400

20,700

15,400

11,200

11,800

16,800

13,700

11,000

10,400

9,850

9,300

8,240

6,690

5,620

5,860

5,450

4,960

4,820

4,370

5,400

4,120

3,970

3,680

3,120

3,080

-

Change in

contents

(equivalent.

second -feetJt

-9.8

+ 194

+ 84.7

-8.7

+ 52.8

-26.3

+1,060

-900

-80.9

-67.7

+ 71.2

-11.5

-132

+22.3

July

2,

2,

2,

2,

4,

5,

7,

5,

4,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

5,

5,

4,

5,

4,

3,

13*6,

13,

9,

9,

10,

9,

8,

7,

5,

4,

Adjus

res

Mean

1,827

3,139

16,070

12,330

40,420

29,910

36,530

35,090

16,930

10,190

5,993

3,830

6,390

17,130

770

720

810

98O

480

860

320

860

850

730

440

390

490

870

510

010

420

180

900

970

560

400

100

090

300

400

650

110

320

570

530

Aug.

4,580

5,860

10,100

9,650

7,580

6,090

4,420

4,320

3,680

3,440

3,210

2,900

2,850

2,150

2,390

2,110

2,030

2,070

4,150

5,350

3,870

3,080

2,810

2,770

2,680

2,600

2,070

1,880

2,470

2,640

3,300

Sept.

2,720

7,740

16,800

15,000

9,740

7,380

5,280

4,420

3,530

2,850

2,350

2,510

3,210

6,080

8,600

11,200

12,400

11,600

10,000

8,320

7,000

5,740

5,060

4,690

4,320

3,970

3,730

3,440

3,120

2,850

-

ted for change in

ervoir contents

Per square 

mile

0.204

.350

1.79

1.37

4.50

3.33

4.07

3.91

1.89

1.14

.668

.427

.712

1.91

Runoff in 

inches

0.24

.39

2.06

18.64

5.19

3.47

4.69

4.36

2.18

1.27

.77

.49

.79

25. 9O

t Change in contents In Chautauqua Lake, Tionesta Creek Reservoir 

reek Reservoir. 

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily gage readings.

Piney Reservoir and Maho
ri9 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Allegheny River at Natrona, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°36'55", long. 79°43'10", at Natrona, Allegheny

 County, 550 feet upstream from dam at lock 4, 6 miles downstream from Kiskiminetas 

River, and 24.2 miles upstream from confluence with Monongahela River at Pittsburgh. 

Datum of gage is 736.74 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (Corps of Engineers "bench mark).

Drainage area.--11,410 square miles.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 12 years, 18,990 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 130,000 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 19.54

 FeeT); minimum, 1,530 second-feet Oct. 23 (gage height, 9.13 feet); minimum daily,- 

1,640 second-feet Oct. 23, 30.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 238,000 second-feet Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 27.46 

feet); minimum, 1,040 second-feet Sept. 29, 1941 (gage height, 8.92 feet).

Maximum stage known, 32.06 feet Mar. 18, 1936 (discharge, 365,000 second-feet, determined by Corps of Engineers). 

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake and since 1940 by Tionesta

 Creek, since 1941 by Mahoning Creek, since 1940 by Crooked Creek, since 1942 by Loyalhanna Creek Reservoirs (see p. 69); and 10 smaller reservoirs (combined capacity, excluding that of Chautauqua Lake, 464,530 acre-feet, corrected).

Cooperation.--Records of change in lake and reservoir contents furnished by city of James-

 town, N. Y., Pennsylvania Electric Co., Manufacturers Water Co., Johnstown Water Co., 

and Municipal Authority of the Borough of Latrobe.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feeb,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4)

9.1

9.2

9.5

9.8

10.4

1,470 

1,820 

3,090 

4, 7 DO 

8,£50 19.4

14,900

25,100

47,500

84,200

129,100

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Dec. Jan. Feb. Apr. May July Sept.

5,620

6,780

10,700

11,200

8,940

7,390

5,550

5,120

4,420

4,190

4,020

3,540

3,440

2,910

2,720

3,640

3,860

5,120

5,930

5,740

5,360

6,850

7,120

6,580

9,370

6,380

4,820

3,860

3,700

3,490

3,34O 

3,040 

2,550 

2,910 

3,190 

3,970

3,910

6,850

17,700

19,200

12,800

9,740

7,180

5,740

4,590

3,810

3,190

3,830

6,520

10,100

15,400

15,400

15,800

14,400

12,400

10,500

9,010

7,730

8,440

7,660

6,650

foot-days

Change In 

contents 

(equivalent, 

.second-feet- ) t

voir contents

0.186

. 346

Calendar year 1949 15,830

January... 

February.. 

March..... 

April..... 

May.......

July!.'!.'!! 

August... . 

September.

+210

-101 

+1,330 

-1,160

-81.9

-113 

-5.5

-97.4

-160

49,320

39,810

45,850

40,560

20,850

13,510

8,83:

4,713

8,627

4.32

3.49

.774

.413 .48 

.84

Water year 1949-50 ..7,834,77 129,000 21,470 +31.1

t Change In contents In Chautauqua Lake and Tionesta 

hanna Creek Reservoirs, and 10 smaller reservoirs.

sek, Mahoning Creek, Crooked Creek, Loyal-
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 23

Ohio River at Sewiekley, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, laf . 40 C 31'50", long. 80°11'20", at Sewiekley, Allegheny 

County, 200 feet upstream from highway bridge, n.5 mile upstream from Narrows Run, 1.5 

miles upstream from Dashields Dam, rfliich is control at low and medium stages, and 11.8 

miles downstream from confluence of Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers. Datum of gage 

is 690.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--19 ,500 square miles.

Records available . October 1933 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--17 years, 32,230 second-feet (adjusted since 1941).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 172,000 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 11.86 

feet) ; minimum, 3,800 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 2.90 feet).

1933-50: Maximum discharge, 574,000 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 34.75 

feet, from floodmark in gage house); minimum, about 2,000 second-feet July 25, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those computed from graph, which ar" fair. Some regulation 

by locks, Chautauqua Lake, since 1940 by Tiunesta Creek, since 1941 by Mahoning Creek, 

since 1940 by Crooked Creek, since 1942 by Loyalhanna Creek Reservoirs (see p. 69) 

since 1938 by Tygart , since 1943 by Youghiogheny River Reservoirs (see p. 82) since 

1926 by Lake Lynn, since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir, and 10 smaller reservoirs (combined capacity, excluding that of Chautauqua Lake, 1,169,000 acre-feet, corrected).

Cooperation. Records of lake and reservoir contents furnished by city of Jamestown, Pf, Y. 

Pennsylvania Electric Co., Manufacturers Water Co., Johnstown Water Co., Municipal Authority of the Borough of Latrobe , and West Penn Power C~i.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.9 3

3.2 6.

,800

.260

3.6 10,400

Discharge, in second- feet.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5,910

5,910

5,640

6,830

5,920

4,410

5,560

5,380

5,220

5,300

5,220

5,13o

4,810

4,410

4,720

5,130

6,540

8,430

8,650

7,610

6,450

4,810

4,640

4,410

4,100

4,260

5,220

5,380

4,640

6,640

7,120

Nov.

10,700

16,200

16,300

16,500

17,200

16,500

12,600

10,900

10,400

9,740

8,540

8,540

7,020

6,170

6,640

9,290

11,700

11,100

11,100

9,520

8,020

8,330

10,200

13,000

11,400

12,600

12,700

14,200

16,200

43,400

-

Dec.

45,400

33,600

34,200

28,100

20,400

19,400

18,400

19,000

20,400

18,100

16,200

17,500

55,400

110,000

82,400

56,400

40,600

41,600

37,800

50,300

54,300

46,300

41,600

43 , 400

42,500

34,200

44,200

67,000

64,800

58,500

49,300

Month

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

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

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

June ...................

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

August. ................

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

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

41 , 600

29,8

35,1

62,7

00

00

85,000

114,000

150,0

145,0

112,0

00

DO

DO

104,000

124,000

117,0

102,0

87,3

00

00

00

82,700

80,400

94,5

89,7

78,1

00

00

00

62, 7 DO

54,3

44,4

36,0

41,6

56,4

00

00

00

00

JO

60,600

64,8

71,4

00

00

62,700

67,000

99,500

4.1 16,900 8.5 107,000

5.0 3 1,500 10.0 143,000

6.4 58,500 11.7 169,100

water year October 1949 to September

Feb.

130,00-i

117, OC

107,00

85 , 00

0

0

o

75,800

64,800

58,50

58,50

64,80

0

0

0

87,300

78,100

69,20

64,80

96, 1C

0

D

0

134,000

124,000

99,50

94,50

82,70

0

0

0

71,400

58,500

50,30

60,60

75,80

0

0

0

67,000

56,400

43,40

37,80

_

-

Observ

Secondfoot-days

174,400

376,710

1,317,300

10.643,750

2,456,300

2,212,800

2,314,500

1,755,000

1,143,900

919,000

566,260

279,580

586,500

14,102,250

Maximum

8,650

43 400

iiolooo

158,000

150,000

134,000

169,000

122,000

58.500

73,600

39,600

16,600

46,300

169,000

0

Mar.

36,900

36,90

35,10

30,60

0

0

Q

27,2JO

28,100

30, 6C

31,50

44,10

0

0

0

58,500

54,300

56,40

76, 7C

112,00

0

0

0

92,100

75,800

67,00

60,60

49,30

0

0

0

41,600

52,300

69,20

89,70

107,00

0

0

0

104,000

104,00

122,00

154,00

Q

0

0

169,000

155,000

143 ', 000

ed

Minimum

4,100

6,170

16,200

4,100

i9,800

37,800

27,200

22,300

26.4OO

11,800

9,860

5 , 380

7,410

4,100

Apr.

120,000

92,100

69,200

80,400

104,000

122,000

110,000

94,500

78,100

60,600

50,300

43,400

37,800

33,300

29,800

26,400

23,100

23.9CO

22,300

23,100

23,900

25,600

24,700

g35,100

g73,600

g87,330

g78,100

62,700

54,300

45,400

-

Mean

5 , 626

12,560

42,4913

29,160

79,240

79,030

74,660

58,500

36,900

30,630

18,270

9,019

19,550

38,640

May

44,400

58,500

58,500

56,400

58,300

58,500

52,300

38,700

33,300

29,800

31,500

35,100

35,100

31,500

27,200

29,000

33,300

30,600

32,400

35,100

33,300

27,200

27,200

28,100

29,000

26,400

33,300

33,300

38,700

31,500

26,400

June

25,600

29,800

30,600

41,300

73,600

73,600

54,300

41,600

31,500

26,400

32,400

33,300

27,200

23,100

23,100

21,500

18,400

15,200

11,800

13,500

15,000

15,200

13,100

15,600

29,700

48,300

47,300

33,300

28,100

25,600

-

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet)t

-791

+229

+145

-7.1.9

+1,860

-1,380

+2 , 000

+361

+1,010

-620

-208

-1,230

-168

+114

1950

July

19

12

12

12,

30

39

27,

20,

15,

12

12

13

10

13

21

16

12

13

15

15

17

29

32

20

18

22

23

g!8

615

g9

300

400

100

100

500

600

200

900

500

£00

600

100

900

600

000

800

500

900

500

800

500

400

000

500

600

300

100

40 T

500

600

860

Aug.

9,180

11, 8C

14, 6C

16, 6C

0

0

0

14,700

g!2,200

g9,86

7,92

7,92

0

ID

8,650

8,860

8,7f

8,42

9, Of

0

0

0

9,080

7,720

6,2f

5,82

11, 2f

0

0

13,300

10,500

9, Of

7,4]

6,s;

JO

0

0

6,260

6,540

6,1

5,3f

0

0

5,380

G,Sf.JO

7,210

Sept.

8,430

10,100

25,600

29,800

21,300

18,100

14,700

11,700

9,630

8,330

7,41u

11,200

18,000

28,100

32,400

26,400

22,300

19,600

16,900

15,000

16,200

42,200

46,300

36,000

23,100

17,000

14,600

13,200

12,200

10,700

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

4,835

12,790

42,640

29,090

81,100

77,650

76,660

58,860

37,910

30,S10

18,060

7,789

19,380

38,750

Per square

0.248

.656

2.19

1.49

4.16

3.98

3.93

3.02

1.94

1.54

.926

.599

.994

1.99

Runoff In 

inches

0 ' 2973

2^52

20.28

4.80

4.14

4.53

3.37

2.24

1.72

1.07

.46

1.11

26.98

t Change In contents in Chautauqua Lake, Tlonesta Creek, Mahoning Creek, Crooked Creek, Loyalhanna 

reek, Tygart, Youghiogheny River and Deep Creek Reservoirs, Lake Lynn, and 10 smaller reservoirs. 

g Computed from graph based on eight-times daily readings at upper lock gage.
24 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Montgomery Island Dam, Pa.

Location. Staff gage, lat. 40°38'50", long. 80°33'20", at Montgomery Island Dam, Beaver 

County, at river mile 31.7, 2.2 miles downstream from Raccoon Creek, and 5j miles southwest of Beaver. Datum of gage is 653.6 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Auxiliary staff gage at lock 7, 4.8 miles downstream, at datum 6.4 feet lower.

Drainage area. 22,960 square miles.

Records available.--July 1941 to September 1950 (fragmentary).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 187,000 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 26.7 

t'eet j; minimum not determined.

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 438,000 second-feet Dec. 31, 1042 (gage height, 46.3 

feetj; minimum not determined.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge computed using fall as determined from auxiliary staff 

gage as a factor. Discharge less tnan 25,000 second-feet on days for which no discharge 

is shown. Flow partly regulated "by locks, dams, and reservoirs above station. Gage 

read eight or more times daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

41,000

-

Dec.

47,700

36,700

30,800

25,500

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

51,000

109,000

88,700

60,000

42 , 700

42,200

37,300

50,500

56,500

43 , 500

41,900

41,600

42,500

32,400

42,900

68,800

68,400

59,600

50,900

Jan.

42,300

30,100

35,200

65,300

89,700

122,000

164,000

164,000

120,000

115,000

144,000

134,000

111,000

101,000

9 3 , 800

92,500

108,000

105,000

84,000

68,600

57,200

46,700

36,200

46,700

64,600

69,000

74,100

78,500

70,900

70,500

100,000

Month

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

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

December .............. ... ....

Calendar year 1949 . ....

January ..................

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

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

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

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

June ... ... ....... ...... .....

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

August ................. .........

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

129,000

120,000

112,000

91,200

78,100

70,100

63,700

60,300

66,700

96,100

86,300

73,300

71,100

116,000

164,000

153,000

118,000

104,000

89,300

79,200

64,900

57,700

79,400

90,800

79,000

64,700

49,000

41,600

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

_

-

2,703,900

2,468,500

2,560,000

1,958,800

1,208,700

-

Mar.

39,200

39,900

37,000

32,900

26,800

28,600

35,500

35,800

53,000

62,300

60,300

59,200

81,700

116,000

103,000

83,700

71,300

68,100

53 , 500

44,800

57,800

79,600

105,000

127,000

122,000

122,000

138,000

171,000

186,000

172,000

147,000

Apr.

127,000

102,000

77,000

82,500

117,000

132,000

120,000

103,000

86,300

68,600

56,100

47,500

40,600

35,800

31,400

27,900

24,000

25,000

£3,000

24,000

25,000

27,100

25,000

37,100

85,200

115,000

100,000

78,400

63,400

51,900

-

Maximum

41,000

109,000

181,000

164,000

164,000

186,000

132,000

67,500

82,000

47,700

54,300

186,000

May

51,900

67,500

64,900

62,200

63,600

61,000

55,600

42,600

35,500

31,500

33,900

37,900

35,600

33,400

27,000

29,500

33,700

30,500

31,700

34,700

34,800

28,300

29,400

33,200

29,900

26,400

33,400

33,200

39,100

31,400

25,400

Minimum

_

-

30,100

41,600

26,800

23,000

25,400

_

-

June

_

28,800

30,900

42,700

78,900

82,000

60,300

43,600

32,700

26,800

33,900

37,300

28,900

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

30,700

49,800

51,600

35,800

28,700

27,700

-

Mean

_

-

87,220

88,160

82,580

65,290

38,990

-

July

_

-

-

-

37,300

47,700

30,800

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

28,700

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

-

Aug.

Per square 

mile

Sept.

.

-

25,300

28,500

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

26,200

33,200

.

_

-

-

-

.

41,600

54,300

39,100

t22,100

_

-

-

»

_

-

Runoff in 

inches

 t Result of discharge measurement.

Note. Discharge for Apr. 17-21, 23 computed on basis of records for station at Sewickley.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 25 

Ohio River at Bellalre, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°59'05", long. 80°44 I 20", in sec. £8, T. " N., R. 

2 W., 1.9 miles dovmstream from Baltimore & Ohio Railroad "bridge at Bellaire, and at 

river mile 96.4. Datum of gage is 608.0 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted. Auxiliary water-stage recorder, 4.0 miles downstream at same datum.

Drainage area.--25,170 square miles.

Records available.--March 1939 to September 1950 (fragmentary prior to April 1941).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 306,000 second-feet Mar. 29; maximum gage height, 

av.t)9 feet Mar. 29; minimum discharge not determined.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 412,000 second-feet Dec. 31, 1942; maximum gage height, 

48.99 feet Dec. 31, 1942; minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary waterstage recorder as a factor. Flow partly regulated by locks, dams, and reservoirs above 

station.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6,820

6,670

5,580

8,760

6,340

5,210

6,350

5,580

5,910

6,030

7,260

6,230

5,490

4,680

4,750

5,580

7,370

8,280

8,890

8,040

7,890

6,540

5,140

5,220

4,830

4,750

5,580

6,030

6,350

8,520

7,880

Nov.

10,000

15,500

16,500

15,700

16,900

16,800

12,700

11,200

9,790

10,600

9,070

8,520

8,820

7,620

7,780

10,300

12,300

10,800

12,100

11,200

8,760

8,520

10 , 500

13,700

12,900

11,800

12,900

14 , 800

18,800

33,700

-

Dec.

53,700

36,200

35,100

29,900

19,300

18,500

19,600

16,200

20,400

18,200

17,900

19,900

36,100

78,300

106,000

79,900

50,700

33,900

41,200

49 , 100

56,700

57,100

42,700

39,700

44,800

37,200

43,200

61,400

72,300

67,100

59 , 400

Jan.

42,000

33,300

36,400

58,700

76,400

112,000

167,000

194,000

170,000

130,000

137,000

162,000

141,000

123,000

106,000

102,000

110,000

118,000

100,000

82,500

67,800

56,500

36,400

47,500

62,700

72,000

78,700

82,400

84,300

78,200

88,200

Month

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

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

December ......................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ........ ..... . ....... .

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

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

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

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

June ...................... . .

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

August ...................... ....

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

115,000

136,000

132,000

115,000

90,900

83,100

72,500

67,100

68,000

88,300

103,000

88,400

80,600

96,100

169,000

184,000

151,000

120,000

106,000

91,000

80,600

67,300

75,600

99,000

94,300

80 , 600

65,000

47,500

Second 

foot-days

198,550

380,580

1,363,700

12,341,170

2,956,OOC

2,766,90C

2,742,800

2,183,600

1,318,30C

1,045,OOC

669, 90C

326, 59C

664, 10C

16,616,02C

Mar.

40 , 600

46,600

45,200

37,600

33,800

33,000

37,200

40,100

49,900

63,200

65,300

63,300

72,OOO

106,000

122,000

93,200

85,000

78,000

69,500

56,800

52,200

68,200

98,100

1.31,000

139,000

134,000

138,000

172,000

?00,000

198,000

174,000

Apr.

155,000

125,000

99,700

83,000

103,000

131,000

144,000

127,000

105,000

86,90O

70,700

60,400

44,300

37,400

36,000

31,900

28,800

25,900

26,100

27,200

26,400

28,400

29,800

34,300

60,700

111,000

118,000

91,700

71,600

63,400

-

Maximum

8,890

33,700

106,000

212,000

194,000

184,000

200,000

155,000

72,500

88,800

73,700

17,400

58,300

£00,000

May

57,400

62,500

72,500

67,800

65,300

65,500

63,800

45,200

38,1OO

35,400

35,900

41,700

38,900

37,900

30,800

31,400

34,200

36,300

33,900

37,400

38,200

32,100

33,400

35,500

34,400

32,400

33,600

37,700

39,300

39,100

30,700

Minimum

4,680

7,620

17,900

4,430

33,300

47,500

53,000

25,900

30,700

13,700

12,000

6,540

9,210

4,680

June

26,800

32,300

34,600

44,000

66,300

88,800

75,600

46,700

35,100

29,300

34,400

40,600

33,400

25,800

25,700

26,100

22,300

15,800

13,700

14,000

16,100

17,000

15,200

17,200

42,100

57,800

56,800

33,600

29,600

28,300

-

Mean

6,405

12,690

43,990

33,810

95,350

98,820

88,480

72,790

42,530

34,830

21,610

10,540

22,140

45,520

July

21,900

15,400

14,900

18,300

35,000

73,700

31,200

25,400

18,900

15,500

13,900

15,700

14,200

17,700

19,700

19,800

15,800

14,900

17,000

19,400

17,200

28,000

33,800

24,400

19,300

22,800

25,200

18,800

14,800

15,300

12,OOO

Aug.

10,600

12,900

16,500

16,900

15,600

12,300

11,600

8,040

9,300

9,980

9,660

9,430

9,610

9,200

9,980

10,100

7,520

6,540

17,400

16,400

13,000

11,000

8,750

7,750

7,870

6,680

3,150

7,520

7,040

8,330

9,940

Per square 

mile

Sept.

9,590

14,900

23,500

32,100

22,900

16,600

15,200

12,500

11,000

10,700

9,210

13,500

22,000

29,200

36,700

30,700

26,800

21,700

20,000

17,600

18,700

45,300

58,300

39,000

26,100

19,600

18,500

16,200

14,500

11,500

Runoff in 

inches

Note. Discharge Apr. 25-29, Aug. 21 to Sept. 

ase gage.

30 computed using lock 13 water-stage recorder as
Ohio River at St. Marys, W. Va.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat . 39°23'25", long. 81°12'30", at bridge on D. S. Highway bO (alternate) at St. Marys , Pleagantc County, 0.? mile downstream from Middle 

Island Creek. Datum of gage IE 577.30 feet above mean sea level (Sandy Hook datum). 

Auxiliary water-stage recorder at lock 17, 0.7 mile upstream from Little Muskingum 

River and 12.5 miles downstream from base gage. Datum of gage is 570.34 feet above 

mean sea level (Sandy Hook datura).

Drainage area. --26,850 square miles.

Records available. --January 1938 to September 1950 (fragmentary prior to November 1S39).

Average discharge .--10 years (1340-50), 41,300 second-feet.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 189,000 second-feet Jan. 8; maximum gage height, 

29.64 feet Jan. 8; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 31.4 feet Jan. 8; minimum 

daily discharge not determined; minimum discharge for 5-day period, 5,660 second-feet 

Oct. 6-10; minimum gage height, 7.54 feet Aug. 8.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 421,000 second-feet Jan. 1, 1943; maximum gage height, 

46.67 feet Jan. 1, 1943; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 46.68 feet Jan. 1, 1943; 

minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum discharge for 5-day period, 3,160 

second-feet Oct. 6-10, 1943; minimum gage height recorded, 3.45 feet Jan. 14, 1940 (dam 

down at lock 17) .

Maximum stage Known, 54.2 feet in March 1913.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day Oct. Dec Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June Aug. Sept.

82,100 42,200 

113,000| 34,300 

55,800 

40,900 

40,300 

32,

72, 7C

Month

Calendar year 1949 ..... . ...

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

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

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

Water year 1949-50 ......

Second 

foot-days

203,400

12,798,200

2 F32 400

686,300

17,078,730

Maximum

206,000

55,600

185,000

Minimum

8,220

-

10,200

-

Mean

6,561

32,980

45,510

35,060

75,060

22,880

46,790

Pe r square 

mile

_

_

1.31

_

_

_

_

-

1.74

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

17.72

_

_

_

-

23.67
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 27

Ohio River at Parkersburg, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°16'05", long. 81°33'50", at bridge on TJ. S. HighwayBO at Parkersburg, Wood County, 0.3 mile upstream from Little Kanawha River. 

Datum of gage is 562.01 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Prior to Apr. 25, 

1950, water-stage recorder 0.3 mile downstream at same datum. Prior to Nov. 30, 1949, 

at datum 1.34 foot higher. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Briggs Station, Washington 

County, Ohio, 0.4 mile downstream from lock and dam 18 and 4 miles upstream from base 

gage. Datum of auxiliary gage is same as that of base gage.

Drainage area.--35,600 square miles.

Records available. January 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--10 years, 50,530 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 262,000 second-feet Jan. 8; maximum gage height, 

33.67 feet Jan. 8; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 35.24 feet Jan. 8; minimum 

daily discharge not determined; minimum discharge for 5-day period, 6,990 second-feet 

Oct. 6-10; minimum gage height, 8.36 feet Dec. 18.

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 440,000 second-feet Jan. 1, 1943; maximum gage height, 

49.03 feet Jan. 1, 1943; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 49.52 feet (lock 18) 

Jan. 1, 1943; minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum discharge for 5-day period, 

4,000 second-feet Oct. 11-15, 1943.

Maximum gage height known, 58.9 feet Mar. 29, 1913.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10,000 second-feet, which are fair. Discharge 

computed using fall between gages at Parkersburg and Briggs Station as a factor.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

^

> 9,750

'

^

L 6,990

I

1

\

> 7,180

1

 >

I 8,910

'

7,680

7,420

Nov.

11,900

18,400

17,800

17,000

17,200

18,700

14,500

13,300

12,200

10,600

11,300

10,100

10,100

9,920

8,890

1O , 80u

14,700

12,000

15,400

12,800

11,100

10,800

10,800

15,300

14,400

12,700

13,200

17,800

19,800

37,600

-

Dec.

54,400

39,200

36,400

32,300

22,6OO

19,200

21,700

19,000

21,100

19,800

2O, 4OO

24,300

54,300

79,600

103,000

104,OOO

79,1OO

38,900

50,300

59,200

61,900

61,000

53,200

41,900

49,600

49.4OO

52,800

66,500

74,100

77,200

69,300

Jan.

55,600

37,000

48,600

8 2,5OO

117,000

171,000

232,000

255,000

234,000

187,000

176,000

186,000

184,000

167,000

155,000

143,000

148,000

150,000

152,000

139,000

118,000

1OO.OOO

78,900

58,900

83,200

97,300

119,000

128, OOO

124,000

137,000

135,000

Month

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

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

December ................... .....

Calendar year 1949 .......... .

January .................... ....

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

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...................... . .

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

164,000

172,000

181,000

161, OOO

135,000

109,000

99,10O

89,500

102,000

122,OOO

130,000

128,000

111,000

115,000

167,000

2O9,OOO

206,000

176,000

150,000

136, OOO

121,000

107,000

117,000

130,000

135,000

125,000

106,000

87,200

_

Secondfoot days

247j07f

431, 11C

1,555,70C

15.677.84C

4,199,OOC

3,790,80C

3,192,40C

2.744.80C

1,751,50C

1,478,60C

933, 80C

388, 34C

751, 10C

21,544,22C

Mar

56,900

56,000

55,900

50,200

46,80O

43,000

44,800

48,20O

58,100

64,900

73,10O

80,400

87,40O

L09,000

L36,000

L35,000

112,000

97,700

90,600

81,300

83,700

93,400

L16.0OO

146,000

L64,OOO

L60,OOO

L55,OOO

L67,OOO

L88,OOO

3 03,OOO

189,000

Apr.

170,000

148,000

128,000

115,000

134,000

162,000

171,000

161,000

142,000

121,000

101,000

86,700

71,200

45 , 800

49,500

43,30O

37,90O

34,900

38,300

34,000

34,800

33,100

38,600

49,300

68,100

89,400

133,000

132,000

111,000

90,9OO

-

Maximum

)

37,600

104,000

267,000

255,000

209,000

203,000

171,000

) 86,300

) 95,900

) 102,000

) 23,200

) 62,60O

) 255,000

May

78,200

73,500

81,100

86,300

8O,60O

76,500

75,000

66,60O.

43,000

44,400

42,40O

49,700

48,OCO

44,100

40, 100

35,500

44,100

42,800

41,400

43 , 500

43,600

38,800

42 , 8OO

42,900

54,900

73,000

58,300

85,80O

68,20O

59,200

47,200

Minimum

_

8,890

19,000

4,640

37,OOO

87,2OO

43,000

33,100

35,500

19 , 900

15,500

5,230

10,000

5,230

June

36,600

37,OOO

44,400

74,400

78,300

89,000

95,900

80,800

39,8OO

45,800

55,300

47,600

43,800

32,1OO

29,800

35,500

65, OOO

36,3OO

23,600

19,900

22,OOO

21,400

21,600

21,900

84,000

87.9OO

81,200

55,6OO

40, 10O

32,000

-

Mean

7,970

14,370

50,180

42,950

135,500

135,400

103,000

92,490

56,500

49,290

31,740

12,530

25,040

59,030

July

29,300

2O,20O

19,300

27,600

56,800

102 , 000

77,400

38,700

33,900

29,600

23,90O

24,700

29,30O

32,400

28,900

29,200

22,9OO

19,300

21,100

26,100

J8,300

31,300

4O,5OO

34,7OO

34,200

27,700

28 , 200

26,20O

18.7OO

15,500

15,900

Aug.

15,900

11,600

19,900

23, TOO

18,6OO

14,700

12,800

12,6OO

13,900

15,700

8,420

10,800

9,490

14,200

9,210

10,8OO

9,650

5,230

22,200

15,700

15,500

12,900

12,300

12,200

6,230

6,230

8,060

10, 600

7,200

8,820

13,700

Per square 

mile

_

_

_

1.21

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

1.66

Sept.

a!4,000

al4,000

a30,OOO

a35,OOO

330,000

a!9,OOO

a!8,OOO

11,300

12,6OO

11,000

10,000

13,800

24,900

31,100

37 , 5OO

34,700

28,300

24,600

20,400

18,400

24,000

55,100

62,600

52,800

27,700

19,900

19,600

19,3OO

15,700

15,800

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

16.41

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

22.52

a No gage-height record at au 

River stations.

iliary gage; discharge computed on basis of records for other Ohio
28 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Pomeroy, Ohio

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat 38°50'40", long. 82°08'35", at bridge on U. S. Highway 35 at Point Pleasant, W. Va. , 0.4 mile upstream from Kanawha River. Datum of gage 

is 514.10 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Auxiliary water-stage recorder at bridge on U. S. Highway 33, at Pomeroy, 13.8 miles 

upstream from base gage. Datum of auxiliary gage is 517.50 feet above mean sea level, 

Sandy Hook datum (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 40,500 square mile,.

Records available . --July 1939 to September 1950 (discharge not compiled prior to February 

Average discharge .--10 years (1940-50), 56,640 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 278,000 second-feet Jan. 8; maximum gage height, 

4Y.4b feet Feb. 3; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage 46.20 feet Feb. 3;~minimum 

daily discharge not determined; minimum discharge for 5-day period, °,000 second-feet 

Oct. 11-15; minimum gage height, 23.28 feet Sept. 26.

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 438,000 second-feet Jan. 2, 1943; maximum gage height, 

55.00 feet Apr. 16, 1948; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 56.43 feet Apr. 16, 

1948; minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum discharge for 5-day period, 4,700 

second-feet Oct. 1-5, 1943; minimum gage height, 22.70 feet June 28, 1940.

Maximum discharge known, 633,000 second-feet Mar. 30, 1913 (gage height, 70.1 feet, 

pass sill gage lock 24) .

Remarks . --Records good except those for Dec. 18-27 and those below 30,000 seccnd-feet , 

wnicn are fair. Discharge computed using fall between gages at Pomeroy and Point 

Pleasant as a factor.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

N

V e9,000

j

^

>e8,000

1

1

V 67,000

1

1

^10,000

1

69,000

68,000

Nov.

e 18, 000

615,000

611,000

615,000

614,000

 17, 100

32,600

46 , 200

-

Dec.

59,900

45,200

35,300

34,200

25,400

*

> 22,100

>

27,400

25,000

67,900

92,100

106,000

115,000

92,500

350,000

355,000

360,000

a65,000

365,000

360,000

350,000

352,000

354,000

358,000

72,200

80,300

82,100

78,700

Jan.

69,000

45, E

54,2

84,1

CO

00

00

126,000

192,000

243, C

272, C

271, C

00

00

00

237,000

211,000

206,0

204,0

192,0

00

00

00

178,000

171,000

172,0

170,0

169,0

00

00

00

156,000

134,000

115,0

96,3

72,0

00

00

00

85,500

105,000

138,0

156,0

149,0

167,0

00

00

00

00

186,000

Month

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

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

December ........................

Calendar year 1949 ...........

January ..........................

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

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

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

Uo*r ay .............. ...............

June ........ ...... ..........

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

206,000

227,000

233,000

214,000

181,000

148,000

123,000

105,000

126,000

155,000

155,000

149,000

134,000

125,000

153,000

203,000

218,000

203,000

178,000

156,000

139,000

124,000

125,000

142,000

149,000

144,000

127,000

107,000

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

263,00

495,10

1,718,70

18,241,60

4,826, 70

4,443,00

3,556,40

3,199,00

2,012,90

1,824,10(

1.241,60

431, 00(

865, 10(

24,882,80

Mar.

79,700

64,100

65,000

56 , 500

57,600

52,600

54,200

53,900

60,300

70,500

74,400

84,100

97,700

119,000

146,000

154,000

138,000

118,000

105,000

98 , 800

103,000

117,000

127,000

152,000

174,000

178,000

172,000

171,000

189,000

210,000

214,000

Apr.

201,000

182,000

157,000

139,000

141,000

163,000

186,000

187,000

170,000

146,000

123,000

102,000

85,900

60,300

51,200

51,400

44,000

40,800

42,800

41,900

42,400

37,600

47,900

63,500

80,400

92,900

127,000

149,000

134,000

109,000

-

Maximum

}

3 46,200

3 115,000

3 289,000

3 272,000

3 253,000

3 214,000

3 £01,000

3 98,700

3 115,000

3 110,000

3

3 68,800

3 272,000

May

90,600

81,900

87,600

95,800

98 , 700

90,900

84,100

80,400

56,400

50,700

47,200

53,100

52,800

48 , 500

45,t300

47,100

49,200

47,200

48,000

48,200

48,200

44,900

50,400

47,000

56,400

80 , 900

75,000

77,400

92,500

76,600

59,600

Minimum

~

_

45,500

105,000

52,600

37,600

44,900

26 , 200

21,900

15,300

-

June

43,000

40,600

49,000

83,800

110,000

108,000

107,000

99,200

61,300

46,000

59,600

49,100

54,300

40,200

30 , 100

40,000

73,800

90,400

28,800

31,900

43 , 500

28,000

31,600

26,200

63,300

89 ,000

115,000

93,300

50,300

37,800

-

Mean

8,484

16 , 50C

55 44C

49.98C

155.70C

158.90C

114, 70C

106.60C

64.93C

60,80C

40,06C

July Aug.

28,300h

34,100

23,200|>el9,000

32,600

50,600

83,000

110,000

66,600

38,200

32 , 100

34 , 300

25,500

30,600

48,200

43,200

28,100

37,200

27,000

26,300

41,700

56,500

46,700

45 , 400

43,700

34,200

35,800

31,100

36,200

24,200

21,900

24,300

]

,

>e!5,000

1

,

Ul2,000

1

.

Ul4,000

)

,

ie!3,000

'

.

Lll.OOO

1

'

Per square 

mile

-

-

1.23

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

13, 900 1

28 ,840

68.17C 1.68

Sept.

18,000

15,300

38,200

44,000

38,200

17,900

.

{ 28,100

I

)

27,000

27,400

57 , 100

68,800

61,200

34,400

.

I 19,500

j

J

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

16.75

_

_

_

-

22.86

 I 1___________I__________1_________1___

3 No gage-height record at base gage; discharge computed on basis of records for other Ohio River

e Pall-stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge computed on basis of records for other Ohio 

River ststlons snd tributary Inflow.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 29

Ohio River at Point Pleasant, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°50'40", long. B2°08'35", at bridge on U. S. Highway 35 at Point Pleasant, W. Va., 0.4 mile upstream from Kanawha River. Datum of gage 

is 514.10 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Auxiliary gage, water-stage recorder at old lock 26, 0.7 mile upstream from Gallipolis 

lock and Dam, and 13.4 miles downstream from base gage. Datum of auxiliary gages is 

505.22 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--52,760 square miles (including that of Kanawha River).

Heeords available.--March 1940 to September 1950 (includes flow of Kanawha River).

Average discharge".--10 years, 71,600 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 407,000 second-feet Feb. 3; maximum gage height, 

47.4b feet Feb. 3; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 52.03 feet Feb. 3; minimum 

daily discharge not determined; minimum discharge for 5-day period, 13,000 secondfeet Oct. 11-15, 21-25; minimum gage height, 23.28 feet Sept. 26.

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 522,000 second-feet Jan. 1, 1943; maximum gage height, 

55.00 feet Apr. 16, 1948; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 59.76 feet Apr. 16, 

1948; minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum discharge 5-day period, 6,660 

second-feet Sept. 16-20, 1946; minimum gage height, 22.70 feet June 28, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for Dec. 18-27 and those telow 30,000 second-feet, 

which are fair. Discharge computed using fall between gages at Point Pleasant and old 

lock 26 as a factor.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and two discharge measurements furnished by the Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

,

Wl6,000

J

14,000

,

U 13, 000

1

j

>al6,000

'

,

>a!3,000

J

j

J

}al8,000 1

I

^

Nov.

i

j

>a63,000

'

i

>a32,000

'

>

Ul9,000

'

.

Ie21,000

I

1

.

W21,000

I

J

30,000

35,100

45,000

53,300

75,900

-

Dec

90,000

74,600

55,400

53,300

41,100

35,400

40,600

36,700

37,700

33,000

43.800

71,100

137,000

177,000

167,000

147,000

117,000

a85,000

372,000

a82,000

a90,000

a90,000

a90,000

aSO , 000

a85,000

a82,000

a90,000

117,OOO

123,000

112,000

104,000

Jan.

90,400

65,600

82,500

104,000

150,000

210,000

264,000

300,000

296,000

261,000

232,000

224,000

237,000

233,000

225,000

214,000

213,000

205,000

197,000

188,000

158,000

134,000

115,000

94,500

98,200

114,000

148,000

170,000

165,000

201,000

277,000

Month

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

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

December .....................

Calendar year 1349 ...... . .

January ............ ... ..... ...

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

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

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

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

June ..........................

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

August ........... .......... .

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

364,000

394,000

402,000

353,000

271,000

207,000

161,000

132,000

155,000

192,000

190,000

186,000

162,000

146,000

165,000

218,000

236,000

226,000

191,000

163,000

145,000

130,000

131,000

143,000

154,000

150,000

132,000

116,000

_

Secondfoot-days

468,000

1,019,300

2,659,700

25,431,300

5,669,200

5,615,000

4,369,900

3,457,900

2,704,700

2,449,000

1,647,600

633,900

1,363,600

32,057,800

Mar

96,300

85 , 500

89,000

79,600

77,400

71,700

73,100

74,200

80,300

86 , 100

89,700

106,000

144,000

180,000

193,000

139,000

163,000

139, QUO

128,000

122,000

127,000

143,000

154,000

179,000

202,000

206,000

198,000

194,000

221,000

236,000

243,000

Apr.

230.0UO

200,000

167,000

145,000

144,000

167,000

192,000

195,000

178,000

152,000

126,000

107,000

May

95,800

93,500

110,000

131,000

134,000

117,000

105,000

95,800

72,20C

64,400

55,000

64,^00

95, ""CO i 67,100

77,400 ! 69,200

60, WO

64,300

57,100

47,300

51,100

51,100

51,600

45,300

58,800

77,800

91,30O

100,000

128,000

150,000

134,000

111,000

-

Maximum

_

177,000

362,000

300,000

402,000

243,000

230,000

134,000

141,000

111,000

39,100

133,000

402,000

78,800

94,000

104,000

92,200

78,500

67,600

62,600

56,800

64,700

62,000

72,200

93,100

95,600

97,500

111,000

106,000

93,500

Minimum

_

33,000

-

65,600

116,000

71,700

45 , 300

55,OOO

40,700

26,300

-

-

June

69,800

70,500

75,600

120,000

141,000

125,000

113,000

104,000

76,700

54,400

81,600

77,000

77 , 400

55,300

40,700

43, BOO

105,000

108,000

53,400

79,600

78,800

64,400

62,500

49,500

89,400

115,000

126,000

94,200

52,400

45,000

-

Mean

15,100

33,980

85,800

69,670

182,900

200,500

141,000

115,300

87,250

81,630

53,150

20,450

45,450

87,830

July

41,500

26,300

28,100

46 , 200

63,000

100,000

111,000

76,000

51,400

37,400

28,300

31,800

33,900

58,100

51 , 400

41,200

37,500

34,700

34,800

60,800

86,200

82,600

67,100

60,200

55,200

50,200

57,300

62,80O

43,000

44,800

39,800

Aug.

35,100

36,800

39,100

37,400

33,100

. 19,800

. 14,500

. 20,600

. 17,700

. 14,900

Per square 

mile

0.286

.644

1.63

1.32

3.47

3.80

2.67

2.19

1.65

1.55

1.01

.388

.861

1.66

Sept.

16,500

45,500

70,200

72,800

57,800

.

Le27,000

1

Ie38,000

I

J

.

Ie35,000

J

51,100

116,000

133,000

99,000

61,700

le£8,000

|

1

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.33

.72

1.87

17.93

4.00

3.96

3.08

2.44

1.91

1.73

1.16

.45

.96

22.61

and/Jr auxiliary gage; discharge computed on basis of records for 

computed on basis of records for other Ohio
30 OHIO RIVER MAIli STEM

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°24'4b", long. 82°30'02

n from Fourpole rreek and 3.0 miles downstream from Symmes ("reek. Auxiliary

, 4." miles upstream Iroru 

, IT miles downstream fro

age, water-stage recorder

Huntington, Oabell County n ijiiyandot River. Datum ol

Drainage area.--55,900 square miles.

Records available.--August 1934 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 16 years (1934-50), 77,SCO second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 418,000 second-feet Feb. 3; maximum gage height, 

56.6 2 feet Feb. 3; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 57.73 feet Feb. 3; minimum 

daily discharge not determined, minimum discharge for 5-day period, 13,000 second-feet 

Oct. 11-15, 21-25; minimum gage height, 13.66 feet May 22.

1934-sSO: Maximum, discharge, 654,000 second-feet Jan. 25, 1937; maximum gage height, 

63.45 feet Jan. 27, 1937, present datum; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 70.75 

feet Jan. 27, 1937, present datum; minimum daily discharge, C.20U second-feet Sept. C, 

13, Nov. 2, 1934, Uct. 3, 1935, Oct. 1, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record at auxiliary gag

those for October and August 26-31, which are fair. Discharge computed using fall

between gages at 24th Street and lock 28

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September I9b0

a No gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge computeJ r 

River stations.

e Fall-stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed 

River stations and tributary inflow.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 31 

Ohio River at Ashland, Ky.

Location. Staff gage, lat. 38^27'CO", long. 82"36'30", at lock and dam 29 at Ashland, 

 Boyd County, and 2.8 miles downstream from Big Sandy River. Datum of gage is 483.12 

feet above mean sea level, Ohio River datum. Auxiliary staff gage at lock and dam 30, 

19.5 miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 475.1 feet above mean sea level, 

Ohio River datum.

DraJnage area.--60,750 square miles at dam 29 (authority, U. S. Weather Bureau). 

Records available. October 1938 to September 1950 (fragmentary prior to October 1939). 

Average discharge. 11 years (1939-50), 80,340 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 528,000 second-feet Feb. 3; maximum gage height, 

t>6.4 feet Feb. 3; minimum discharge not determined.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 589,000 second-feet Apr. 16, 1948; maximum gage height, 

65.3 feet Apr. 17, 1348; minimum daily discharge determined, 3,760 second-feet Oct. C, 

1946.

Maximum stage known, 73.6 feet Jan. 27, 1937.

Remarks.--Records good above 50,000 second-feet and fair below. Discharge computed during 

open-river periods (above 55,000 second-feet), by using fall as determined by hourly 

readings of auxiliary staff gage as a factor. Discharge computed for slack-water (below 

55,000 second-feet) using fall as determined by hourly readings of auxiliary staff gage 

as a factor. Base staff gage read hourly during open river.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years),--W 1033: 1944(M,m).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

15,500

15,200

14,800

14,700

18,400

.

ld.4,000

'

eL3,000

14,400

18,700

18 , 400

eL5,000

-I

>e!3,000

1

15,000

24,600

45,900

Nov.

e 55,OOO

82,500

94,200

84,600

64,400

57,300

e43,000

31,900

27,100

24,400

19,800

20,400

20,300

19,000

16,400

17,300

23,800

24,000

18,300

18,300

19,600

17,200

15,400

19,700

28,200

22,800

28,700

46,600

e55,000

65,900

-

Dec.

93,400

93,900

63,700

54,800

e35,000

27,300

36,300

32,000

36,000

30,900

43,200

e75,000

155,000

214,000

226,000

202,000

157,000

116,000

76,400

85,000

106,000

102,000

96,300

94,900

102,000

98,900

96,800

120,000

142,000

131,000

120,000

Jan.

105,000

77,600

66,400

108,000

162,000

232,000

283,000

318,000

327,000

307,000

276,000

258,000

267,000

275,000

273,000

267,000

258,000

246,000

236,000

226,000

207,000

177,000

148,000

116,000

104,000

120,000

154,000

188,000

192,000

227,000

304,000

Month

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

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

December ...... . . . ..... ......

Calendar year 1949 ..... . ...

January ..................... ....

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

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949 50 ..........

Feb.

420,000

498,000

522,000

508,000

426,000

320,000

232,000

172,000

167,000

210,000

223,000

220,000

200,000

174,000

170,000

210,000

243,000

243,000

218,000

189,000

164,000

149,000

138,000

150,000

166,000

169,000

152,000

134,000

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

492,600

1,080,100

3,062,800

28,355,000

6,505,000

6,787,000

4,733,100

3,829,10C

3,076,20C

2,989,50C

1,934,800

740,700

1,791,600

37,022,50C

Mar.

111,000

86,600

86,900

80,700

76,100

73,300

68,800

68,800

69,500

83,900

85,500

106,000

153,000

197,000

J15,000

>14,000

193,000

171,000

153,000

142,000

141,000

158,000

175,000

192,000

'15,000

'24,000

'16,000

'11,000

'34,000

?62,000

'70,000

Apr.

258,000

229,000

197,000

170,000

160,000

176,000

201,000

216,000

205,000

181,000

155,000

130,000

113,000

92,500

63,400

64,600

60,500

e55,000

eSO.OOO

56,200

55,800

e53,000

e50,000

68,000

86,100

107,000

125; ooo

160,000

156,000

135,000

-

Maximum

45,900

95,200

226,000

377,000

327,000

522,000

270,000

258,000

157,000

170,000

138,000

49,200

201,000

522,000

May

112.OOO

101,000

110,000

139,000

157,000

141,000

124,000

111,000

92,000

68,000

63,600

64,700

72,200

79,200

93,100

111,000

134,000

130,000

.98,200

80,100

71,200

60,400

60,700

68,200

70,700

90,900

108,000

104,000

122,000

124,000

115,000

Minimum

.

15,400

27,300

-

66,400

134,000

68,800

50,000

60,400

55,900

33,900

13,800

21,300

-

June

92,600

74,800

75,300

120,000

170,000

159,000

139,000

126,000

100,000

55,900

78,200

88,700

78,800

68,600

e60,000

55,900

e90,000

129,000

81,600

97,500

122,000

102,000

97,500

78,300

84,100

126,000

152,000

134,000

87,700

e65,000

-

Mean

15,890

36,000

98,800

77,680

209,800

242,400

152,700

127,600

99,230

99,650

62,410

23,890

59,720

101,400

July

47,900

39,700

38,70O

647,000

62,400

104,000

138,000

112,000

62,400

648,000

38,600

33,900

39,200

e45,000

s50,000

47,200

47,000

35,400

37,500

260,000

91,200

93,900

83,400

71,100

58,000

59,200

72,800

95,800

74,500

;55,000

;46,000

Aug.

43,500

44,000

49,200

44,200

32,300

28,000

24,500

18,500

19,100

18,100

18,500

19,300

20,900

15,200

20,600

25,300

19,800

18,700

27,100

36,800

24,900

22,300

20,700

15,300

15,400

14,800

14,200

16,300

17,800

13,800

21,600

Per square 

mile

0.262

.593

1.63

1.28

3.45

3.99

2.51

2.10

1.63

1.64

1.03

.393

.983

1.67

Sept.

21,800

640,000

79,500

89,600

78,000

650,000

31,000

32,000

23,600

25,300

23,600

25,800

48,400

e58,000

55,900

e56,000

44,700

34,900

31,200

46,700

e80,000

170,000

201,000

158,000

106,000

554,000

38,900

35,300

31,100

21,300

Runoff in 

inches

0.30

.66

1.87

17.35

3.98

4.15

2.90

2.34

1.88

1.83

1.18

.45

1.10

22.64

e Indefinite slope-scag 

Huntington, W. Vs.

-discharge relation; discharge computed on basis of records for station at
3D OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River near Maysville, Ky.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 38°38'10", long. 83°42'15", at lock and dam 33, 2.2 miles 

downstream from Cabin Creek and 3.5 miles upstream from Maysville, Mason County. Datum of gage is 452.57 feet above mean sea level, Ohio River datum. Auxiliary* staff 

gage at, lock and dam 34, 29.0 miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 445.6 feet 

above mean sea level, Ohio River datum.

Drainage area.--70,130 square miles at dam 33 (authority, U. S. Weather Bureau). 

Records available. January 1939 to September 1950 (fragmentary prior to October 1940). 

Average discharge.--10 years (1940-50), 90,800 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 537,000 second-feet Feb. 4 (gage height, 58.1 

feet); minimum not determined.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 635,000 second-feet Apr. 17, 1948; maximum gage height, 

65.5 feet Mar. 9, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 75.3 feet Jan. 27, 1937 (discharge, 820,000 second-feet, 

estimated).

Remarks. Records good except those for slack-water periods, which are poor. Discharge 

for open-river periods computed using fall as determined by hourly readings of auxiliary staff gage as a factor. Base staff gage read hourly during open river.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

16,000

«

Uis.ooo

11

Ul4,000

17,000

>

Ul5,000

'

 eEO,000

Nov.

650,000

e 7O,000

83,800

92,900

85,200

67,200

635,000

 eEO.OOO

.

W22.000

1

,

U2 1,000

1

 :

Use, ooo

1

60,000

-

Dec.

70,900

95,900

91,700

68,400

645,000

[

Ie35,000

640,000

650,000

95,100

192,000

240,000

235,000

201,000

162,000

123,000

92,900

97,700

113,000

109 , 000

97,900

100,000

107,000

103,000

107,000

130,000

147,000

138,000

Jan.

124,000

108,000

88,100

90,100

158,000

261,000

316,000

356,000

378,000

388,000

367,000

332,000

323,000

327,000

330,000

326,000

314,000

305,000

296,000

283,000

269,000

235,000

197,000

162,000

141,000

14,4,000

173,000

222,000

248,000

268,000

319,000

Feb.

398,000

477,000

521,000

534,000

515,000

454,000

365,000

269,000

231,000

249,000

270,000

272,000

254,000

232,000

216,000

230,000

271,000

296,000

291,000

253,000

217,000

189,000

179,000

179,000

194,000

199,000

190,000

167,000

_

-

Mar.

146,000

126,000

103,000

100,000

92,200

87,500

82,400

78,300

76,900

79Y900

93,200

101,000

136,000

191,000

231,000

242,000

234,000

209,000

184,000

165,000

159,000

169,000

190,000

204,000

226,000

238,000

244,000

242 , 000

245,000

266,000

286,000

Apr.

28 6 , 000

276,000

246,000

232,000

218,000

217,000

228,000

248,000

250,000

227,000

201,000

172,000

1 46 , 000

127,000

104,000

78,300

74,200

e 70, 000

662,000

61,300

59 , 400

657,000

e56,000

60,700

78,000

100,000

123,000

151,000

172,000

163,000

-

May

140,000

123,000

117,000

131,000

157,000

165,000

151,000

136,000

121,000

98,700

80,600

72,000

73,600

80,600

90,200

104,000

127,000

145,000

132,000

108,000

90,500

78,800

68,000

69,500

77,100

82,000

102,000

122,000

128,000

140,000

140,000

June

128,000

105,000

86,700

103,000

164,000

189,000

169,000

150,000

133,000

103,000

76,200

88,700

93,400

88,200

72,400

660,000

e60,000

93,900

128,000

112,000

136,000

140,000

1120,000

110,000

91,000

100,000

136,000

156,000

133,000

94,800

-

July

59 , 900

M,5,000

1

71,600

120,000

145,000

114,000

73,100

.

^645,000

I

62,000

^45,000

72,300

97,800

102,000

91,500

76,500

64,000

62,000

82,300

101,000

79,000

Aug.

fe50,000

E26.000

eie.ooo

£27,000

?20,000

S19.000

665, 000 p

Sept.

640,000

82,300

93,800

80,000

 30,000

<S5,OOQ

59,400

e 40, 000

81 , 600

170,000

237,000

237,000

182,000

120,000

;38,000

-

Month

December .................... ....

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

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

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

Septembe r ............ ...........

Water year 1949-50 .........

Second 

foot-days

3,227,500

2,075,100

42,469,100

Maximum

240,000

237,000

534,000

Minimum

-

_

-

Mean

104,100

253 20O

69,170

116,400

Per square 

mile

1.48

1 59

.986

1.66

Runoff in 

inches

1. 71

1.10

22.51

a No gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge Interpolated.

e Slack water (s^age-fall-discharge relation indefinite); discharge computed on basis of discharge 

measurements, records for stations at Ashland, at Cincinnati, and on tributary streams, and approximate data on evaporation and channel storage.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 33

Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°05'40", long. 84°30'40", at Covington and Cincinnati Suspension Bridge, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, 0.2 mile downstream from Licking 

River and 1.9 miles upstream from Mill Creek. Datum of gage is 429.61 feet above mean 

sea level, Ohio River datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder, 0.3 mile upstream from 

dam 37 and 12.4 miles downstream from base gage. At high stages auxiliary staff gage 

at dam 37. Datum of auxiliary gages is 425.30 feet above mean sea level, Ohio River 

datum.

Drainage area. 76,580 square miles, at Cincinnati (authority, U. S. Weather Bureau). 

Records available. December 1936 to September 1950 (fragmentary prior to October 1939). 

Average discharge.--11 years (1939-50), 95,600 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 547,000 second-feet Feb. 4; maximum gage height, 

by.uu feet Feb. 5; minimum daily discharge, 10,600 second-feet Aug. 25.

1936-50: Maximum discharge, 894,000 second-feet Jan. 26, 1937; maximum gage height, 

78.8 feet Jan. 25, 26, 1937, site and datum then in use. Minimum daily discharge not 

determined.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge computed using fall as determined by auxiliary waterstage recorder or hourly readings of auxiliary staff gage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

Oct.

16,400

15,300

23,700

18,800

18,800

18,500

12,900

11,900

13,100

14,200

12 ,100

16,600

12,900

15,200

14,300

13,100

16,400

22,200

14,200

17,900

13,200

19,100

15,300

12,900

14,100

13,900

12,900

12,800

13 , 000

22,500

37,600

Nov.

43,700

58,000

65,200

79,800

83,800

76,600

58,000

41,200

29,900

28,90o

21,700

20,500

26,200

21,700

22,700

19,300

28,100

31,500

25,700

20,300

23,900

23,900

19,200

24,100

28,500

28,600

29,900

40,000

53,300

63,900

-

Dec.

66 , 000

76,000

85,900

82,800

65,900

36,900

31,000

40,300

34,900

41,800

38,900

55,700

88,100

152,000

223,000

238,000

219,000

196,000

169,000

124,000

106,000

107,000

110,000

105,000

101,000

101,000

103,000

103,000

111,000

134,000

139,000

Jan.

132,000

122,000

113,000

107,000

163,000

273,000

352,000

386,000

403,000

413,000

414,000

397,000

376,000

373,000

372,000

382,000

371,000

359,000

339,000

313,000

289,000

266,000

229,000

208,000

183,000

170,000

192,000

215,000

249,000

282,000

313,000

Month

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

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

Hay ............. ................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

371,000

454,000

518,000

535,000

536,000

514,000

456,000

381,000

363,OOO

321,000

299,000

290,000

284,000

278,000

261,000

251,000

257,000

280,000

296,000

278,000

248,000

222,000

210,000

197,000

196,000

198,000

196,000

181,000

Secondfoot days

505,80

1,138,10

3, 285,20

33,945,80

8,756,00

8,871,00

5,198,00

4 , 786 ,30

3,492,70

3,820,70

2,175,60

873 , 20

2,411,20<

45,313,80

Mar.

164,000

146,000

119,000

104,000

97,100

91 , 500

86,800

83,200

80,600

79,200

83,800

93,800

113,000

166,000

213,000

240,000

240,000

224,000

200,000

183,000

184,000

174,000

182,000

196,000

206,000

222,000

233,000

236,000

239,000

251,000

267,000

Apr.

277,000

270,000

284,000

304,000

274,000

249,000

233,000

240,000

247,000

241,000

217,000

193,000

166,000

143,000

124,000

98,900

80,600

75,800

62,200

67,100

65,900

63,400

55,200

64,000

66,900

82,300

102,000

123,000

153,000

164,000

-

Maximum

3 37,600

3 83,800

3 238,000

3 447,000

1 414,000

3 536,000

3 267,000

3 304,000

3 159,000

"> 191,000

3 132,000

3 65,700

3 248,000

3 536,000

May

152,000

132,000

123,000

114,000

138,000

159,000

159,000

146,000

131,000

120,000

105,000

84,500

78,600

80,300

84,100

93,200

107,000

127,000

137,000

124,000

104,000

87,900

79,100

74,900

76,800

79,500

85 , 800

110,000

129,000

132,000

139,000

Minimum

11,900

19,200

31,000

11,900

107,000

181,000

79,200

55 200

74^900

60, 800

37,700

10,600

24,200

10,600

June

135,000

122,000

105,000

126,000

141,000

175,000

189,000

169,000

150,000

131,000

99 , 900

84 , 000

91,100

91,800

86,200

67,100

60,800

68,800

119,000

156,000

169,000

191,000

184,000

154,000

131,000

101,000

119,000

142,000

145,000

117,000

-

Mean

16.32C

37.94C

106, OOC

93.00C

282.50C

316, 80C

167, 70C

159, 50C

112, 70C

127, 40C

70.18C

28,17C

80.37C

124, 10C

July

84 , OOO

52,700

40,000

39,800

49,800

66,300

79,200

116,000

132,000

103,000

64 , 000

37,700

42,500

50,000

59,600

63,500

46,200

45,400

44 , 000

53,800

68,500

76,500

92,400

96,600

88,600

77,100

67,800

69,500

86,900

98,700

83,500

Aug.

65,700

57,800

52,000

47,600

43,300

39,500

31,400

28,200

19,900

27,300

25,300

15,600

20,300

15,300

11,800

24,300

28,100

21,400

29,500

40,800

30,100

21,100

25,100

15,100

10,600

14,600

18,100

19,000

20,000

30,700

23,700

Per square 

mile

0.213

.495

1.38

1.21

3.69

4.14

2.19

2.08

1.47

1 . 66

.916

.368

1.05

1.62

Sept.

24,200

36,800

54 , 000

63,800

79,200

84,700

64,200

36,000

33,900

33,900

39,700

36,300

43,800

57,900

65,200

62,100

52 , 000

41,600

38,000

62 , 800

98,400

160,000

215,000

248,000

223,000

180,000

132,000

68,900

40,100

35,700

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.25

.55

1.60

16.49

4.25

4.31

2.52

2.32

1.70

1.86

1.06

.42

1.17

22.01
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 

Ohio River at Louisville, Ky.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 38"16'40", long. 85°47'39", on downstream end of lock wall in 

lower pool at lock 41, at Louisville, Jefferson County, 5.0 miles downstream from Beargrass Creek. Datum of gage is 374.00 feet above mean sea level, Ohio River datum.

Drainage area. 91,170 square miles (authority, U. 3. Weather Bureau).

Records available. October 1935 to September 1950. Unpublished records January 1928 to 

septemoer iaab in files of Corps of Engineers.

Average discharge. 22 years, 113,300 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 609,000 second-feet Feb. 6; maximum gage height, 

w.4 feet Feb. 7; minimum daily discharge, 11,000 second-feet Oct. 1.

1935-50: Maximum discharge, 1,110,000 second-feet Jan. 26, 27, 1937; maximum gage 

height, 85.44 feet Jan. 27, 1937; minimum daily discharge, 4,090 second-feet Sept. 30, 

1937.

Remarks. Records good above 50,000 second-feet and fair below. Discharge above 80,000 

second-feet computed using rate of change of stage as a factor. Low and medium flow 

affected by operation of power plant and navigation dams. Gage read hourly.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 14 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

611,000

620,000

624,000

25,500

621,000

el7,000

ell, 000

612,000

614,000

27.OOO

e!3,JOO

624,000

elS.OOO

e!2,OOO

el 6, 000

e!4,000

624,000

26,500

e20, OOO

el7,000

el7,000

622,000

elS.OOu

622,000

elS.uOJ

616,000

el6,00o

e!5,000

616,000

27,500

33 , 000

Nov.

43,500

56,500

70,500

70,000

82,500

91,500

81,500

49,500

36,50O

27,000

30,000

e21,000

28,500

25,500

624,000

e25,000

29,500

32,000

29,000

2 5, OOO

622,000

28,500

e25,000

26,500

32,500

30,500

30,000

34,500

54,000

64,500

-

Dec.

66,000

69,500

79,000

92 , 000

85,600

53,500

28,000

34,000

40.0OO

41,000

49,500

72,500

141,000

180,000

234,000

273,000

273,000

245,000

221,000

192,000

160,000

137,000

133,000

128,000

125,000

123,000

130,000

135,000

135,000

136,000

150,000

Jan.

152,000

145,000

167,000

213 , 000

297, COO

399.00O

473,000

497,000

5O7.000

525,000

541,000

534,000

535,000

536,000

533 , 000

551,000

545 , 000

520,000

486,000

443 , 000

406, LOO

370,000

323 , 000

282,000

275, COO

268, COO

301,000

303,000

312,000

345 , JOO

374,000

Month

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

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

December ... ..... ...... . .....

Calendar year 1949 ......

January ...... ............... .

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

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

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

Hay .............. ..............

June ........ ... .............

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

427,000

495,000

539,000

579,000

593,000

600.OOO

589, OOO

559,000

542 , 000

500.OOO

442,000

410.OOO

4O7.00O

448, OOO

441,000

408,000

366,000

342,000

336,000

327,000

305,000

299,000

284,000

258,000

233,000

219,000

219,000

210,000

_

-

Secondfoot days

587, 5C

1,226,50

3,961,60

41,761,00

12 ,158, Ou

11,377,00

5,907,50

5,767,60

4,362,00

4,896,00

2,776,30

1,147,00

2,852,30

57,019,30

Mar.

198,000

183,000

163,000

142,000

128,000

119,OOO

109,000

104. OOO

102,000

94,500

95,000

106, OOO

130,000

166,000

205,000

242,000

26O.OOO

254,000

236,000

225,000

226,000

220,000

212,000

209,000

214,000

223,000

240,000

263,000

273,000

278,000

288,000

Apr.

292,000

296, OOO

370, OOO

407 , 000

410,000

368,000

320,000

2 86, OOO

275,000

269, OOO

255,000

230,000

203.0OO

180,000

162,000

141 , OOO

120.OOO

99,000

85,600

77,000

69,000

67,000

61,000

67,500

70,000

76,000

99,500

115,000

138,000

159,000

Hay

169, OOO

170,000

160,000

155,000

157,000

166, COO

177,000

172,000

162,000

183,000

172,000

149,000

126,000

114,030

115,000

129,000

131. OOO

143,000

160,000

157,000

143,000

129,000

112,000

100,000

88,500

89,500

94 , OOO

106,000

128,000

146,000

159,000

Maximum

) 33,000

) 91,500

J 273,000

3 505,000

} 551,000

j 600,000

i 288, i '00

} 410,000

3 183,000

J 238,000

3 139,000

1 107,000

} 254,000

1 600,000

Minimum

11,000

21,000

28,000

11,000

145,000

210,000

94,500

61,000

88,500

84,500

39,5OU

18,000

29,500

11,000

June

163,000

156,000

154,000

184,000

181, OOO

187,000

2O1.0OO

199.0OO

180,000

162,000

147,000

126,000

113,000

117,000

117,000

106,000

94,500

84 , 500

149,000

199,000

218,000

229,000

238,000

227,000

199,000

169,000

148,000

142,000

156,000

150,000

-

Mean

18,950

40,880

127,800

114.40C

392, 20C

406, 30C

190.60C

192, 30C

140,70:

163, 201

89,56C

37.00C

95 , 08C

156.20C

July

137,000

105,000

56 , 000

39,500

51,500

74,500

91,900

108,000

139.OOO

138,000

116,000

73,500

4O,OOO

55,500

65, OOO

70,000

64,500

55,000

55,500

64,000

80,000

85,500

97,400

106,000

112,000

105,000

104,000

115,000

117,000

129,000

126,000

Aug.

107,000

84,500

63,500

56,500

50.50P

48,000

41 , 000

30,500

28,500

29,500

32,000

623,000

28,000

31,000

621,000

27,500

36,000

28, OOO

29,500

39,000

43 , 000

34,500

29,500

26,500

618,000

621,000

620,000

26,000

27,500

30,000

36,5UO

Per square 

mile

0.2O8

.448

1.40

1.25

4.30

4.46

2.09

2.11

1.54

1.79

.982

.4oe

1.04

1.71

Sept.

34,ooo

30,5OO

68,500

83 , OOO

98,000

103,OOO

106,000

74,500

29,500

40,500

45 , 50O

47,500

57,500

61,500

70,000

69,000

57,500

49,500

41,500

50,500

80,500

151,000

214,000

254,000

253,000

225 , 000

186,000

144,000

89,800

37,500

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.24

.50

1.62

1 7 . 03

4.96

4.64

2.41

2.35

1.78

2.00

1.13

.47

1.16

23.26

e Indefinite stage-discharge relatlc 

other stations In Ohio River Basin.

discharge computed on basis of gage heights and records for
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 35

Ohio River at Owensboro, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°46'45", long. 87°06'30", at highway bridge at

 Owensboro, Daviess County, 0.9 mile upstream from lock and dam 46 and 5.7 miles downstream from Pup Creek. Datum of gage is 339.1 feet above mean sea level, Ohio River 

datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Rockport, Spencer County, Ind., 9.1 miles upstream at same datum.

Drainage area.--97,800 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers).

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 10 years, 121,200 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 633,000 second-feet Feb. 9; maximum gage height,

'1940-50: Maximum discharge, 842,000 second-feet Mar. 10-12, 1945; maximum gage 

height, 49.85 feet Mar. 11, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 54.9 feet Jan. 29, 30, 1937; maximum discharge, 1,210,000 

second-feet Jan. 28, 1937.

Remarks. Records good above 100,000 second-feet and poor below. Discharge for open-river

 periods computed using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a 

factor.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and 17 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Englneers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

^

U20.00C

'

,

Lel9,000

1

1

,

Ul9,000 

'

,

I

Ie23,000

I

1

I

1

>eZl,nQO

1

J

1

U22.000

1

<

Nov.

e 65,000

e57,000

e28,000

e28,000

e28,OOO

e44,000

Dec.

I

1

>e80,OOO

'

\

5e45,000

1

660,000

115,000

120,000 

147,000

186,000

230,000

272,000

291,000

280,000

254,000

226,000

189,000

160,000

149,000

140,000

141,000

145,000

147 , 000

148,000

147,000

147,000

Jan.

152,000

159,000

168,000

206,000

261,000

317,000

383,000

444,000

490,000

524,000

542 , 000

564,000

596,000 

610,000

611,000

607,000

605,000

598,000

585,000

564,000

527,000

492,000

454 , 000

404,000

340,000

305,000

318,000

322,000

324,000

340,000

366,000

Month

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

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

December ............. ..........

Calendar year 1949 ........

January ........................ .

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

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

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

Hay

June .......... ........... . . ...

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

August ....................... ...

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

397,000

434,000

469,000

527,000

565,000

597,000

619,000

629,000

632,000

620,000

584,000

538,000

498,000 

491,000

496,000

488,000

469,000

439,000

397,000

363,000

361,000

341,000

327,000

320,000

286,000

264,000

260,000

268,000

-

-

-

Secondfoot days

6 42, OOC

1.250.00C

4,319,OOC

45,706,OOC

13,178,OOC

12,679,00:

6,515,OOC

6,577,OOC

4,888,OOC

5,290,OOC

2,947,OOC

1,403,000

3,191,OOC

62,879,OOC

Mar.

250,000

236,000

229,000

200,000

180,000

160,000

158,000

134,000

125,000

aio.ooo

1110,000

1110,000

129,000 

147,000

177,000

215,000

246,000

265,000

269,000

263,000

Apr.

295,000

5O3,OOO

328,000

384,000

424,000

428,000

414,000

382,000

374,000

342,000

283,000

263,000

261,000 

241 , 000

216,000

190,000

167,000

146,000

119,000

3100,000

252 , OOOh

247,000

241,000 Vf&l , 000

232,000

229,OOOU

230,OOoL86 ooo

242, OOO/

269,0001

280,00ofal20,000

286.000U

294,000|

Maximum

-

-

291,000

529,000

611,000

632,000

294,000

428,000

230,000

-

-

263,000

632,000

May

157, OOC

174, OOC

181, OOC

180, OOC

171, OOC

169, OCC

174, OOC

177,000

185,000

214, OOC

230, OOC

219, OOC

18 9, OOC 

161, OOC

141, OOC

133, OX

135, OOC

142,000

153, OOC

156, OCO

162, OOC

173, OX

16 0,00(1

138, OOC

a!20,000

allO.OOO

144,000

Minimum

_

-

152,000

260,000

11O.OOO

_

-

June July

164, OOOh

170, OOON

169,000^696,000

180, OOd

199,OOOU

204,000

202,000

192,000

216,000

202,000

684,000

120,000

182, OOOh

juo.oocjf690 ' 000

11

5120,000

a!20,000

230,000

a so, ooo

-

Mean

20,710

41,670

139,300

125,200

425,100

452,800

210,200

219,200

157,700

176,300

95,060

45,260

106,400

172,300

665,000

685,000.

100,000

!l20,000

.130,000

Aug.

140,000

a90,000

664,000

640,000

630,000

633,000

eSO.OOO

a32,000

631,000

Per square 

mile

0.213

.429

1.43

1.29

4.37

4.66

2.16

2.26

1.62

1.81

.978

.466

1.09

1.77

Sept.

e 63, 000

107,000

111,000

113 , 000

103,000

650,000

660,000

665,000

670,000

111,000

129,000

189,000

242,000

263,000

246,000

215,000

174,000

128,000

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.25

.48

1.65

17.49

5.04

4.85

2.49

2.52

1.87

2.02

1.13

.54

1.22

24.06

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations in Ohio River 

Basin.

e Indefinite stage-discharge relation; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations 

in Chio River Basin.

238383 O - 53 - 4
36 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Evansvllle, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°58'20", long. 87°34'35", at Riverside Drive and 

court Street In Evansville, Vanderburgh County, and three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from Pigeon Creek. Datum of gage Is 329.18 feet above mean sea level, Ohio River 

datum. Auxiliary staff gage at lock and dam 48, at Henderson, Henderson County, Ky., 

IV.3 miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 322.6 feet above mean sea level, 

Ohio River datum.

Drainage area. 107,000 square miles at Evansville (authority, U. S. Weather Bureau). 

Records available. December 1936 to September 1950 (fragmentary prior to October 1940). 

Average discharge.--10 years (1940-50), 132,900 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 695,000 second-feet Feb. 9; maximum gage height, 

45.H4 feet Jan. 17.

1936-50: Maximum discharge, 1,410,000 second-feet Jan. 29, 1937; maximum gage 

height, 53.75 feet Jan. 31, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for slack-water periods, which are poor. Discharge 

l'or~ open-river conditions computed using fall as determined by hourly auxiliary staffgage readings as a factor.

Cooperation.--Evansvllle gage-height record furnished by U. S. Weather Bureau. Lock 48 

gage-height record and 16 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

>

teZ3,000

I

I

>

1

>e22,000

1

>

1

Ie22,ooo

j

>

1

ie26,000

1

24,000

e 26, 000

Nov.

1

Li62,000

j

80,500

Dec.

675,000

74,600

74,100

74,400

81,600

78,100[ 89,600

82, 300f|

85, 900 II

>e45,000

1

^29,000

1

1

fe29,000

'

^29,000

I

t41,000

1

j

-

^62,000

104,000

142,000

167,000 

203,000

243,000

281,000

311,000

323,000

315,000

295,000

263,000

237,000

210,000

196,000

188,000

192,000

192,000

189,000

184,000

178,000

Jan.

174,000

177,000

189,000

227,000

281,000

337,000

393,000

441,000

487,000 

543,000

572,000

603,000

641,000

656,000 

663,000

656,000

668,000

660,000

657,000

635,000

613,000

571,000

520,000

493,000

448,000

411,000

407,000

400,000

402,000

404,000

420,000

Month

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

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

December .................... ....

Calendar year 1949 ...........

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

445,000

473,000

503,000

540,000

578,000

621,000

639,000

672,000

690,000 

691,000

672,000

632,000

600 , 000

568,000 

554,000

542,000

533,000

514,000

481,000

461,000

437,000

426,000

418,000

400,000

384,000

364,000

344,000

323,000

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

741,00

1,304,80

5,192,30

51,751,50

14,749,00

14,505,00

7,097,00

7,140,40

5,269,00

5,752,00

3,283,20

1,801,60

3,906,60

70,741,90

Mar.

300,000

287,000

270,000

248,000

226,000

204,000

183,000

164,000

153,000 

140,000

130,000

132,000

141,000

156,000 

178,000

209,000

243,000

266,000

278,000

278,000

273,000

262,000

255,000

245,000

236,000

233,000

244,000

271,000

288,000

297,000

307,000

Apr.

308,000

313,000

338,000

385,000

420,000

437,000

447 , 000

433,000

409,000 

384,000

355,000

334,000

310,000

281,000 

247,000

216,000

183,000

156,000

133,000

116,000

96,000

92,200

86,900

79, ZOO

75,700

79,700

87,700

102,000

111,000

125,000

Maximum

D

j 85,900

3 323,000

3 560,000

3 668,000

3 691,000

3 307,000

3 447,000

3 254,000

3 270,000

3 162,000

3 174,000

3 250,000

3 691,000

May

144,000

162,000

178,000

183,000

180,000

174,000

176,000

190,000

203,000 

217,000

248,000

254,000

242,000

215,000 

188,000

168,000

160,000

158,000

158,000

165,000

174,000

178,000

173,000

153,000

133,000

116,000

106,000

108,000

111,000

119,000

135,000

Minimum

_

_

-

174,000

323,000

130,000

75,700

106,000

127,000

_

-

-

June

157,000

168,000

172,000

185,000

205,000

214,000

213,000

217,000

221,000 

214,000

199,000

185,000

169,000

153,000 

142,000

146,000

147,000

140,000

128,000

127,000

175,000

222,000

250,000

267,000

270,000

261,000

239,000

212,000

186,000

168,000

-

Mean

23.90C

43.49C

167, 50C

141, 80C

475, 80C

513, OOC

228, 90C

238, OOC

170, OOC

191, 70C

105, 90C

58.12C

130, 20C

193, 80C

July

162,000

156,000

140,000

e83,000

75,900

92,200

105,000 

122,000

135,000

135,000

106,000

)e74,000

74,700

71,100

70,300

e72,000

85,700

95,400

97,900

Aug. Sept.

174,000 j|

168,000fte90,000

149, 000 H

1Z6, 000(137, 000

88,100|135,000

75,500

i

le47,OOC

37,000

1

}e40,000

138,000

144,000

149,000

144,000 

110,000

96,800

104,000

102,000

102,000 

109,000

108,000

101,000

78,900

> |Se70,000

1 1

1 98,900

)e 44, 000 115,000

108,000 1

109,OOOJ

116, 000 h

125,000

130, 000 L38 000

136, 000 f '

142,000 [I

152,000|J

Per square 

mile

0.223

.406

1.57

1.33

4.45

4.84

2.14

2.22

1.59

1.79

."990

.543

1.22

1.81

163,000

212,000

245,000

250,000

233,000

196,000

155,000

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.26

.45

1.80

17.98

5.13

5.04

2.47

2.48

1.83

2.00

1.14

.63

1.36

24.59

e Indefinite stage-fall-discharge relation; discharge computed on basis of slack-water discharge 

measurements and records for other stations in Ohio River Basin.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 37 

Ohio River at Golconda, 111.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 37°21' ) long. 88°29', at lock and dam 51, at Golconda, Pope 

County, half a mile upstream from Long Branch and 1 mile downstream from Loves Branch. 

Datum of gage is 294.6 feet above mean sea level, Ohio River datum. Auxiliary staff 

gage at lock and dam 50, 26.3 miles upstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 301.1 feet 

above mean sea level, Ohio River datum.

Drainage area.--143,900 square miles at dam 51 (authority, Corps of Engineers). 

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1950 (fragmentary prior to October 1940). 

Average discharge. 10 years (1940-50), 172,000 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 987,000 second-feet Jan. 19; maximum gage height, 

 64.4 feet Jan. 19-22.

1937-50: Maximum discharge, 1,010,000 second-feet Mar. 14-16, 1945; maximum gage 

height, 53.2 feet Mar. 14, 15, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 62.6 feet Feb. 1-3, 1937; maximum discharge, 1,470,000 secondfeet Feb. 2, 3, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for slack-water periods, which are poor. Discharge 

for open-river periods computed using fall as determined by auxiliary staff gage as a 

factor. Gages read six times daily or more often.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Oct.

i

>e42,000

'

e62,000

e56,000

56,000

5e60,000

'

54,000

31 )

Nov.

1

Ie70,000

1

90,500

94,400

84,000

85,000 

^e56,OOQ

>

le4O,000

'

,

^39,000

'

i

>e40,000

'

N

^55,000

I

-

Dec.

e80,000

76,400 

77,100

76,400

76,400

83,200

90,000

|

je71,000

]

108,000

135,000

166,000

201, OOU

241,000

275,000

312,000

342,000

350,000

344,000

339,000

318,000

296,000

275,000

267,000

270,000

272,000

275,000

272,000

267,000

Jan.

265,000

265,000 

280,000

325,000

369,000

405,000

445,000

486,000 

529,000

593,000

648,000

723,OOO

791,000

856,000

911,000

939,000

964,000

978,000

987,000

976,000

976,000

976,000

958,000

929,000

901,000

886,000

845,000

805,000

766,000

736,000

714,000

Month

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

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

December .... ................

Calendar year 1949 . . ....

January ....... ....... ..........

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

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

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

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

June ............ ................

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

August ..........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ........ ...

Feb.

706,000

694,000

694,000

708,000

726,000

743,00u

771,000

792,000 

814,000

832,000

841,000

844,000

840,000

842,000

834,000

812,000

799,000

796,000

774,000

752,000

739,000

739,000

736,000

734,000

729,000

706,000

690,000

664,000

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,704,00

1,615,90

6,168,50

71,513,90

22,227,00

21,351,00

10,982,00 

11,332,00

s',849',00

4,078,20

1, 736^00

100,319,60

liar.

643,000

607,000 

564,000

520,000

481,000

433,000

376,000

331,000 

287,000

257,000

231,000

216,000

215,000

219,000

230,000

249,000

278,000

310,000

331,000

345,000

351,000

346,000

345,000

335,000

325,000

313,000

329,000

353,000

367,000

390,000

405,000

Apr.

417,000

422,000 

451,000

480,000

511,000

541,000

569,000

588,000 

604,000

595,000

592,000

563,000

548,000

525,000

503,000

462,000

420,000

368,000

316,000

2 70 , 000

226,000

194,000

172,000

157,000

144,000

132,000

126,000

131,000

146,000

159,000

-

Maximum

3

3 94,400

D 350,000

3 768,000

3 987,000

3 844,000

3 643,000

3 604,000

3 337,000

D 331,000

D 222,000

0 181,000

' £.By,ooo

0 987,000

May

177,000

206,000 

226,000

245,000

256,000

252,000

251,000

252,000

2G!,000

278,000

302,000

330,000

337,000

325,000

295,000

262,000

232,000

214,000

207,000

198,000

201,000

205,000

210,000

200,000

180,000

157,000

142,000

141,000

142,000

143,000

149,000

Minimum

-

265,000

664,000

215,000

126,000

141,000

154,000

-

June

155,000

171,000

189,000

204,000

221,000

246,000

257,000

257.000 

259^000

261,000

249,000

230,000

216,000

198,000

180,000

159,000

172,000

170,000

163,000

154,000

167,000

206,000

257,000

301,000

320,000

331,000

327,000

299,000

274,000

246,000

-

Mean

54 97 1 ssleec

199,001.

195, 90C

717, OOC

762, 50C

354, 30C

377, 70C

225, 10C

13l!60C

74,13C

157, 90(

274, 80(

July

222,000

204,000 

190,000

170,000

133,000

;100,000

ellO,000

119,000 

126,000

136,000

151,000

159,000

156,000

129,000

;110,000

87,100

91,200

98,000

91,900

110,000

112,000

116,000

125,000

129,000

134,000

139,000

142,000

142,000

150,000

Aug.

169,000

181,000 

174,000

157,000

134,000

109,000

\

Ie59,000

I

<

I

Ie54,000

I

J

Ie55, 000

55,OOO

«53,000

Per square 

mile

) 0.382

.374

1.38

1.36

4.98

5.30

) 2.46

) 2.62

1.56

) 1.59

 915

) .515

3 1.10

3 1.91

Sept.

102,000

100,000 

111,000

152,000

175,000

179,000

182,000

188,000 

198,000

183,000

151,000

134,000

134,000

129,000

124,000

126,000

125,000

117,000

r 

90, 000

106,000

113,000

136,000

183,000

238,000

276,000

289,000

273,000

242,000

Runoff in 

inches

0.44

.42

1.59

18.48

5.74

5.52

2.84

2 . 93

1.80

1.77

1.05

.59

1.22

25.91

Slack water (stage-discharge relation indefinite); discharge computed on basis of records for 

other stations In Ohio River Basin.
38 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Metropolis, 111.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°OB I 51", long. 88°44'27", at Fadueah & Illinois 

Kailroad "bridge at Metropolis, Massac County, 9j miles downstream from Tennessee River 

and 37 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 276.27 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Auxiliary water-stage recorder, 0.5 mile upstream from dam 53, 3 miles 

southwest of Grand Chain, Pulaski County, and 18 miles downstream from tase gage. Datum 

of auxiliary gage is 276.30 feet above mean sea level, datum of 192y.

Drainage area.--203,000 square miles at Metropolis (authority, Corps of Engineers).

Records available. January 1934 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. _0ccasionai discharge measurements 1881 to 1924 and dail;y dischargee since January 1923 

in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Average discharge. 16 years (1934-50), 264,900 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,320,000 second-feet Feb. 13; maximum gage 

height, 60.10 feet Feb. 13; minimum daily discharge, 62,000 second-feet Oct. 2.

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 1,780,000 second-feet Feb. 1, 1937 (total discharge, 

including overflow through Bay Creek and Cache River Valleys, 1,850,000 second-feet); 

maximum gage height, 66.60 feet Feb. 2, 1937; minimum daily discharge, 20,600 secondfeet Oct. 8, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge computed using fall as determined by auxiliary waterstage recorder as a factor. Flow regulated by operation of Kentucky Dam on Tennessee 

River and at low water by navigation dams upstream from Metropolis.

Discharge, thousands of second-feet, water year October 1949 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

66.7

62

70.5

87

120

124

115

121

122

112

100

100

120

113

117

107

110

108

119

124

117

113

105

122 iei

121

122

120

110

101

112

Nov.

1ST

200

211

197

204

215

216

211

205

14E

93.3

103

128

125

94.1

90.5

107

101

98.8

95.3

102

99.9

101

101

102

99.9

106

1O6

130

143

-

Dec.

137

151

126

137

138

137

143

136

89

105

142

201

288

390

437

472

497

517

531

525

532

540

505

478

465

452

447

435

431

427

421

Jan.

398

380

418

512

569

644

730

784

813

874

968

1,040

1,130

1,180

1,170

1,190

1,180

1,200

1,210

1,220

1,210

1,210

1,200

1,200

1,210

1,230

1,220

1,200

1,190

1,180

1,180

Month

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

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

December ............

Calendar year 1949 ..... . . .

January ......... .... ..... ...

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

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

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

Hay ............. .... ... ......

June ......... . . ......

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

1,180

1,19C

1,190

1,200

1,190

1.20C

1,190

1,190

1,220

1,240

1,240

1,270

1 , 300

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,250

1,230

1,220

1,210

1,220

1,240

1,220

1,200

1,170

1 , 090

1,010

949

_

_

-

Mar.

887

826

784

739

692

645

581

534

471

408

378

368

372

452

532

565

587

615

632

646

620

532

469

448

430

457

514

518

519

524

Secondfoot-days

3 , 422 . 2

4 094 8

10 Us 2

116,497.8

30,840

33 589

17 , 393

13,734

10 29"

9 ' 587

6*348

4,646.9

8,336

152,719.9

Apr.

528

565

593

597

612

634

651

667

670

673

663

642

621

591

550

518

470

430

370

306

264

237

217

205

183

177

174

183

203

-

Maximum

iei

2ie

540

967

1 , 230

1,300

887

673

456

427

296

291

392

1,3UO

May

235

292

312

326

327

342

381

407

425

42C

436

456

455

425

399

374

362

354

344

344

334

320

306

29C

269

247

21C

211

216

Minimum

62.0

90.5

89.0

62.0

380

949

368

174

207

122

89 9

142

62.0

June

225

244

254

284

316

350

357

355

355

359

352

336

322

307

293

281

275

253

244

233

2i3

327

378

407

426

427

407

377

337

July

296

274

261

242

213

168

122

164

177

191

204

218

223

211

147

131

155

159

161

159

172

186

195

204

221

236

243

2S1

253

254

257

Mean

110 . 4

136.5

336.5

319.2

994.8

1,200

561.2

457.8

332.0

319.6

204.8

149.9

277.9

418.4

Aug.

268

23E

291

275

254

225

164

129

129

118

118

115

107

103

111

130

134

133

139

136

134

124

111

108

113

100

89.9

118

119

138

Per square 

milet

_

-

1.57

-

2.06

Sept

229 262'

272

320

353

360

347

338

378

392

370

332

311

279

242

232

228

221

175

142

151

179

180

187

217

272

319

350

357

341

Runoff in 

inches

_

-

21.34

_

^

_

_

-

27.98

t Expr
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 3y 

Conewango Creek at Waterboro, N. Y.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°10'15", long. 79°04'10", 300 feet downstream 

from concrete viaduct at Waterboro, Chautauqua County, 900 feet downstream from Davis 

Brook, and 2-J miles upstream from Kennedy. Datum of gage Is 1,255.30 feet above mean 

sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.--89Q square miles.

Records available.--September 1933 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--IS years, 509 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,930 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 10.42 

reet); minimum, 34 second-feet Oct. 12 (gage height, 1.46 feet).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 8,600 second-feet Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 11.35 

feet, from high-water mark at gage); minimum observed, 22 second-feet Aug. 18, 1940, 

Sept. 27, 29, 1941.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

1Y

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

44

42

38

40

40

39

42

43

41

39

39

37

41

42

41

41

37

38

38

37

38

41

41

37

37

37

38

39

39

38

43

Nov.

50

47

44

43

45

44

43

44

44

44

45

46

46

76

98

85

75

85

98

132

233

*200

162

143

212

200

150

147

508

679

-

Dec.

530

394

308

286

351

314

296

254

*233

222

264

1,460

1,610

1,280

783

462

338

559

1,030

789

752

865

678

530

411

475

1,160

972

665

438

329

Jan.

308

362

703

1,420

1,430

1,390

1,530

1,240

914

1,360

*1,920

1,690

1,240

1,150

1,010

2,100

1,970

1,580

1,090

696

536

514

746

1,190

1,410

1,240

1,080

761

637

559

438

Month

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

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January .........................

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

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

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

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

June ... .........................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

399

379

357

308

286

286

303

254

425

6O7

639

571

466

1,060

2,000

2,040

1,730

*1,300

1,000

1)600

b520

495

543

576

b500

b450

b400

411

-

_

-

Mar.

454

b370

b340

b330

b380

b470

517

925

1,160

bl,120

1,160

1,170

1,050

833

686

586

53O

429

415

413

581

1,310

1,980

*1,960

1,990

1,960

2,350

3,660

5,500

5,280

4,050

Secondfoot-days

1,227

3,868

19,038

133,084

34,184

18,905

43 , 959

29,947

9,278

4,696

5,950

3,149

10,514

184,715

Apr.

2,800

2.0OO

1,990

2,270

2,750

2,710

2,260

1,620

1,190

803

668

609

552

501

491

443

412

385

368

570

504

406

37O

518

687

594

463

376

328

309

Maximum

44

679

1,610

2,130

2.1OO

2,040

5,500

2,800

781

738

808

356

973

5,500

May

781

748

509

385

479

417

323

275

26O

450

518

379

312

285

260

240

214

217

236

243

217

194

181

177

164

150

142

138

134

127

123

Minimum

37

43

222

32

308

254

330

309

123

65

62

57

122

37

June

176

205

249

738

524

303

215

173

148

136

130

121

114

114

111

104

102

101

98

91

87

84

82

77

74

71

69

68

66

65

-

Mean

39.6

129

614

365

1,103

675

1,418

998

299

157

192

102

350

506

July

62

68

250

250

240

231

156

116

96

87

87

88

108

102

138

104

93

91

90

808

772

409

226

207

270

190

148

123

111

118

111

Aug.

157

356

238

171

146

125

106

98

90

85

80

77

73

70

68

87

109

81

87

84

75

70

66

64

61

60

59

57

86

85

78

Per square 

mile

0.137

.445

2.12

1.26

3.80

2.33

4.89

3.44

1.03

.541

.662

.352

1.21

1.74

Sept.

973

969

568

295

207

171

149

136

125

122

195

749

441

401

723

877

659

452

337

272

235

229

198

171

159

153

148

140

133

127

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.16

.50

2.44

17.06

4.38

2.42

5.64

3.84

1.19

.60

.76

.40

1.35

23.68

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 sec.-ft.). Mar. 

2,820 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

3:30 p.m.) 5,93O sec.-ft.,- Apr. 5 (7:15 p.m.)
40 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

ALLEGHENY RIVER BASIN

Conewango Creek at Russell, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°56'20", long. 79°07'55", at highway bridge In

Russell, Warren County, 0.4 mile upstream from Ackley Run and 8.0 miles upstream from

mouth. Datum of gage Is 1,222.18 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Drainage area.--816 square miles.

Kecords available.--November 1939 to September 1950. 

Average discharge.--10 years (194U-50), 1,469 second-feet (adjusted), 

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,770 second-feet Mar. 30 (gage height, 8.92

FeeT); minimum, 124 second-feet Aug. 27, 28 (gage height, 2.11 feet).

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 14,400 second-feet Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 10.69

feet); minimum not determined; minimum daily, 58 second-feet Oct. 1, 2, 1941.

Flood in March 1936 reached a stage of 10.9 feet, from floodmark (discharge, 14,600

second-feet). 

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake. Some diurnal fluctuation

caused by mills above station. 

Cooperation.--Record of change in contents in Chautauqua Lake furnished by city of Jamestown, N. Y. 

Revisions (water year). W 1083: 1936 (M).

Ratine table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.1 120

2.3 198

2.6 345

2.9 

3.5 

4.3

532

1,040

1,920

5.5 

7.2

3,510

6,250

9,770

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

13

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

178

165

157

157

194

207

230

277

353

220

207

207

207

202

202

198

182

173

169

169

165

165

165

165

153

153

150

150

153

150

157

Nov.

165

165

161

157

157

157

153

153

150

146

150

150

153

198

350

421

391

379

402

458

732

750

648

562

761

809

665

570

1,010

1,800

-

Dec.

1,570

1,260

1,010

860

950

986

923

941

843

766

809

2,740

3,810

3,510

2,740

1,800

1,260

1,310

2,290

2,290

1,980

2,160

2,100

1,860

1,570

1,440

2,330

2,810

2,420

1,920

1.520J

Month

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

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January ................

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

March..,. ..............

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

May,. ..................

June ...................

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

August .................

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

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

1,350

1,3

2,0

3,4

80

90

40

3,740

3,960

4,1

3,9

3,4

40

60

40

3,580

4,410

4,2

4,2

4,1

60

60

10

3,510

5,2

5,0

5,0

4,5

10

50

50

70

3,440

2,420

2,1

2,2

3,0

00

90

90

3,810

3,810

3,8

3,2

2,6

2,2

10

30

20

90

1,980

Secondfoot-days

5,6SO

54^778

389,691

106,670

70,240

111,780

101,600

26,255

17,727

15,818

8,933

34,374

566,778

Feb.

1,800

1,680

1,620

1,520

1,330

1,250

1,300

1,210

1,440

1,920

1,980

1,920

1,740

4,050

5,380

5,550

5,550

*5,210

4,410

3,230

2,290

2,040

2,100

2,220

2,100

1,920

1,740

1,740

_

-

Mar.

1,8OO

1,680

bl,550

bl,600

bl,600

1,800

bl,900

3,000

4,260

3,580

3,300

3,300

3,230

2,810

2,420

2,160

1,980

1,800

1,620

1,620

1,920

3,270

4,410

4,570

4,890

5,050

5,720

7,000

8,860

9,770

*9,31Q

Apr.

8,210

7.0OO

6,250

6,070

6,430

6,810

6,620

6,070

5,380

4,260

3,230

2,680

2,480

2,290

2,220

2,100

1,920

1,800

1,740

1,920

1,860

1,620

1,370

1,700

2,290

1,980

1,620

1,350

1,200

1,130

Observed

Maximum

277

1,800 

3,810

4,570

5,210

5,550

9, ,'70

8,210

2,100

2,950

1,860

969

2,680

9,770

Minimum

150

146

766

85

1,350

1,210

1,550

1,130

334

150

138

127

207

127

Mean

183

431

1, 0 /

1,068

3,441

2,509

3,606

3,387

847

591

510

288

1,146

1,553

May

1,960

2,100

1,740

1,400

1,280

1,210

1,000

843

741

1,100

1,440

1,210

977

81S

716

665

592

570

554

577

570

512

478

478

452

421

396

385

374

362

334

June

617

818

1,070

2,950

2,220

1,620

1,110

775

607

540

491

458

433

421

402

340

282

268

253

243

230

207

198

194

18S

169

165

157

153

150

-

Change in

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet ) t

-87.0

+42.7

+131

+11.3

+ 15.2

-74.7

+ 320

-115

-8.7

-51.7

+ 17.4

+ 21.7

-146

+6.8

July

1,

1,

1,

Adjut

]

Mean

96

474

1, 898

1,079

3,456

2,434

3,926

3,272

838

539

527

310

1,000

1,560

146

138

192

449

532

577

498

356

268

220

2O7

198

207

276

340

287

234

212

230

662

860

570

100

834

986

995

869

526

318

268

263

Aug.

277

440

592

724

869

818

707

411

258

220

202

190

178

169

165

157

178

198

182

182

169

157

146

138

135

131

127

127

138

276

272

Sept.

984

2.680

2,480

1,800

1,190

742

354

258

225

207

311

1,340

1,450

1,680

1,800

2.480

2.420

2,100

1,570

1,280

1,110

1,040

950

860

R09

7?5

615

376

255

230

-

ted for change in

ake contents

Per square 

mile

0.118

581

z'.zz

1.32

4.24

2.98

4.81

4.01

1.03

.661

.646

.380

1.23

1.91

Runoff In 

Inches

0.14

.65

2 * 69

17.98

4.89

3.10

5.55

4.47

1.19

.74

.74

.44

1.37

25.97

* Winter discharge messurement made on this day. 

t Change in contents in Chautauqua Lake. N. Y. 

b Stsgt- discharge relation affected by Ice.
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 41

Chadakoin River at Falconer, N. Y.

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 42°06'45", long. 79°12'15", at 

Houtn Dow Street Bridge in Falconer, Chautauqua County, if miles upstream from mouth 

and 6 miles downstream from Chautauqua Lake. Datum of gage is 1,256.41 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.--194 square miles.

Kecorcts available. October 1934 to September 1950.

Average aiscnarge'. 15 years (1935-50), 344 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,500 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 3.84 

reet); minimum, 15 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.47 foot); minimum daily discharge, 16 second-feet Sept. 8, 9.

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 2,050 second-feet Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 4.56 

feet); minimum, 6.0 second-feet Sept. 15, 1941 (gage height, 0.29 foot); minimum daily, 

8 second-feet Dec. 10, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake; diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record for Chautauqua Lake furnished by city of Jamestown.

RevlslonsTwater years).--W 803: 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except period of backwater from debris 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

1.4 226

1.9 423

2.4 648

2.9 896

1.1

1.4

132

231

1.9 433

2.5 71?

3.1 1,020

3.8 1,470

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

66

66

78

1E5

122

119

127

114

114

111

108

111

108

108

103

86

86

84

84

81

81

81

81

79

77

77

75

73

73

73

77

Nov.

66

58

58

60

58

56

56

56

55

55

56

56

64

126

192

189

186

189

186

192

189

186

179

179

182

176

176

176

192

182

-

Dec.

179

179

176

176

176

176

202

223

2E3

223

230

251

240

281

308

a304

a300

a290

a290

a300

a350

a390

a430

462

453

457

501

528

537

528

524

Month

Jan.

519

5

5

5

14

37

64

601

686

7

7

7

35

20

Ob

790

876

7

7

a

95

90

50

847

1,080

9

9

7

81

38

67

767

772

7

7

t

82

98

86

907

933

S

E

t

t

38

60

60

39

798

Secondfoot-days

October. ............... 7- . 84.A

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

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

March.. .............. s .

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

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

June ...................

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

August .................

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

Water year 1949-50 . .

3 , 831

9 , 887

88,647

24,436

19,959

23,565

26,359

4,808

4,004

3 923

2 , 688

12,580

138,888

Feb.

772

767

722

61O

582

f577

573

559

573

563

a559

a554

a559

a70O

a840

928

912

896

917

798

777

767

788

777

752

737

712

688

_

^

-

Mar.

702

683

668

663

653

639

629

712

692

678

668

688

683

678

697

692

683

688

663

639

639

658

712

762

762

777

917

1,070

1,240

1,260

1,270

Apr.

1,250

1,180

1,230

,30O

,420

,41O

,380

,360

,300

,230

,230

,210

1,140

1,090

1,040

992

907

891

798

653

577

441

307

272

253

257

280

319

319

323

-

Observed

Maximum

127

192

537

780

1,080

92 8

1,270

1,420

336

451

482

527

891

1,420

Minimum

66

55

176

11

514

554

629

253

92

31

29

20

16

16

Mean

91.9

128

319

243

788

713

760

879

155

133

127

86.7

419

381

May

336

332

328

319

261

180

180

173

170

189

163

135

126

121

115

115

115

115

115

112

110

107

107

104

102

99

96

92

96

94

101

June

89

79

251

424

451

393

303

231

212

176

170

170

166

157

105

58

60

56

53

50

39

36

36

36

36

35

35

34

32

31

-

July

31

31

40

31

38

31

31

30

30

29

29

29

37

32

31

29

30

65

92

310

451

412

377

394

442

482

232

31

30

31

35

Aug.

35

3

25

52

7

1

2

527

468

19

c3

c3

1

1

1

c31

c31

3

3

3

1

1

1

31

31

*

i

1

0

0

2

26

26

2

2

2

5

4

4

24

24

2

I

2

2

4

4

5

0

20

Sept.

501

702

658

644

479

20

17

16

16

28

147

383

680

633

812

891

835

615

629

625

615

568

513

5OO

490

362

127

18

24

32

-

Adjusted for change 

in contentst

.._ Per square 116311 mile

4.87 0.025

17O .876

449 2.31

254 1.31

803 4 . 14

638 3.29

L,080 5.57

764 3.94

146 .753

81.8 .422

144 .742

108 .557

273- 1.41

387 1.99

Runoff in 

inches

0.03

.98

2.67

17.79

4.77

3.43

6.42

4.39

.87

.47

.86

.64

1.57

27.10

t Adjusted for change in contents In Chautauqua Lake.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partial gage-height record or recorded 

range in stage and records of elevations and gate openings at Chautauqua Lake.

e Backwater from debris.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height 

record.

Note.--Elevations of Chautauqua Lake: 1,307.27 feet at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, 1949; 1,307.64 feet at 

12 p.m. Sept. 30, 1950; 1,307.O5 feet at 12 p.m. Dec. 31, 1948; 1,307.66 feet at 12 p.m. Dec. 31, 

1949.
42 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsvllle, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°51'10", long. 79°19'05", at Youngsville, Warren 

uounty, 150 feet downstream from highway bridge, 500 feet upstream from Mathews Run, 

and 3.7 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 1,187.92 feet above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1907.

Drainage area. 321 square miles, Including that of Mathews Run.

Kecoras available. October 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1950 In 

reports or ueoiogical Survey. October 1909 to September 1915 and October 1919 to September 1941 (gage heights and discharge measurements only October 1915 to September 

1919) in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. (Flow of Mathews 

Run included In records since October 1938.)

Average discharge . 36 years (1910-15, 1919-50), 559 second-feet.

Kxtrernes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,700 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 9.00 

reet); minimum, 63 second-feet Aug. 25-29 (gage height, 0.34 foot).

1909-50: Maximum discharge observed, about 18,000 second-feet Mar. 25, 1913 (gage 

height, 13.2 feet, present datum); minimum observed, 19 second-feet Oct. 14, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 743: Drainage area. W 1083: 1913(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Nov. 14)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

0.3 57 1.3 388 O.3 55 1.3 388 7.0 5.24O 

.4 76 2.1 825 .4 74 2.1 825 8.0 6,780 

.5 98 3.0 1,400 .5 96 3.0 1,4OO 8.7 8, 1OO 

.7 153 4.0 2,160 .7 151 4.0 2,150 

1.0 258 4.7 2,800 .9 219 5.8 3,84O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

147 

124 

108 

98 

98

96 

198 

283 

202 

150

124 

114 

116 

119 

111

101 

101 

96 

94 

85

83 

83 

85 

83 

80

78 

76 

74 

74 

74 

80

Nov.

98 

103 

98 

96 

94

94 

94 

94 

91 

89

87 

89 

96 

215 

342

295 

224 

196 

202 

238

483 

490 

a35o 

a300 

a580

a620 

a42o 

g320 

a580 

al,300

Dec.

1,210 

738 

a500 

a430 

g512

a490 

a49O 

506 

388 

330

374 

1,950 

2,800 

2,O4O 

944

528 

422 

701 

1,400 

1,210

825 

945 

855 

638 

469

479 

1,150 

1,380 

870 

572 

422

Jan.

403 

437 

1,140 

2,520 

2,610

2,550 

2,610 

1,880 

1,100 

1,960

2,700 

2,180 

1,230 

1,760 

1,710

4,370 

3,860 

2,08O 

1,100 

765

660 

628 

765 

1,460 

1,830

1,680 

1,500 

1,090 

795 

704 

584

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h.. .......................

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

501 

474 

448 

365 

365

360 

4O3 

356 

782 

1,230

945 

704 

843 

4,390 

5,520

3,910 

3, 080 

1,160 

975 

694

578 

600 

885 

885 

738

628 

556 

512

Secondfoot-days

3,435 

8,378 

26,568

186,132

50,661 

31,887 

52,384 

36,768 

15,322 

12,264 

7,052 

3,003 

8,796

256, 52C

liar.

666 

584 

512 

469 

469

584 

672 

1,950 

2,500 

2,070

1,540 

1,440 

1,360 

1,100 

855

738 

655 

545 

496 

512

677 

1,380 

2,150 

1,990 

1,680

1,880 

3,920 

8,100 

6,140 

3,070 

1,680

Apr.

1,260 

1,300 

3,140 

4,O4O 

4,840

3,280 

1,720 

1,100 

855 

710

655 

600 

562 

523 

523

490 

469 

412 

398 

594

584 

474 

469 

1,160 

1,870

1,680 

1,100 

738 

606 

616

Maximum

283 

1,300 

2,800

3,430

4,370 

5,520 

8,100 

4,840 

1,230 

2,590 

1,090 

244 

1,060

8,100

Peak discharge (base, 4,50o sec. -ft.). Jan. 17 (2 a.m.

May

1,230 

1,160 

765 

589 

745

6OO 

485 

408 

379 

891

1,200 

744 

550 

453 

398

360 

338 

351 

329 

299

274 

250 

278 

365 

316

266 

250 

254 

238 

223 

334

Minimum

74 

87 

330

61

403 

356 

469 

398 

223 

99 

87 

63 

89

63

June

746 

342 

973 

2,590 

1,870

909 

464 

333 

283 

379

325 

250 

212 

231 

215

180 

167 

157 

148 

139

134 

125 

122 

256 

161

119 

117 

114 

104 

99

Mean

111 

279 

857

510

1,634 

1,139 

1,690 

1,226 

494 

409 

227 

96.9 

293

703

July

94 

89 

87 

1O4 

231

232 

139 

109 

96 

94

117 

109 

135 

274 

154

117 

101 

117 

114 

1,090

872 

438 

254 

190 

480

394 

227 

173 

154 

136 

131

Aug.

151 

244 

201 

161 

142

125 

106 

96 

89 

85

83 

81 

74 

72 

68

77 

99 

85 

99 

99

83

68 

66 

64

64 

66 

63 

70 

76 

74

Per square 

mile

0.346 

.869 

2.67

1.59

5.09 

3.55 

5.26 

3.82 

1.54 

1.27 

.707 

.302 

.913

2.19

) 4.720 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (2:30

Sept.

691 

1,060 

897 

293 

170

131 

109 

99 

92 

89

114 

181 

308 

443 

710

885 

639 

338 

227 

183

154 

136 

128 

119 

112

109 

104 

96 

92 

89

Runoff in 

inches

0.40 

.97 

3.08

21.56

5.87 

3.69 

6.07 

4.26 

1.78 

1.42 

.82 

.35 

1.02

29.73

p.m.) 5,660

. ..

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on ba^is of recorded range in stage and records for 

French Creek at Carters Corners.

g Computed from graph baaed on gage readings.
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 43

Tionesta Creek at Lynch, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°36'05", long. 79"03"00", at highway bridge at 

Lynch, Forest County, 500 feet upstream from Bluejay Creek and 7 miles south of 

Sheffield. Datum of gage is 1,252.43 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.--233 square miles.

Records available. March 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 12 years, 418 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,870 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 7.18 

feet); minimum, 25 second-feet Oct. 28-30 (gage height, 0.82 foot).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 9,520 second-feet May 28, 1946 (gage height, 10.26 

feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Sept. 24, 25, 1939, Aug. 21, 1944 (gage height, 0.70 

foot) .

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

Revisions (water years).--W 923: 1939-40.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.8 

.85 

.9

1.0

1.1

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14

1.2 86

1.3 113

1.5 177

1.8 288

2.0 375

Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

2.5 630

3.5 1,250

4.5 2,050

5.4 2,900

1.0 56

1.1 77

1.3 129

1.5 192

4.1 1,710

5.5 3,000

6.5 4,060

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

36

32

31

31

31

32

38

57

41

g40

g39

g36

g34

g33

31

30

28

28

29

27

27

28

28

28

27

26

26

26

25

25

29

Nov.

39

33

31

31

33

32

31

31

30

29

28

28

34

124

94

64

56

52

56

59

84

75

b70

62

b76

b70

b74

b86

128

216

-

Dec.

b!40

bioo

*b80

b72

b74

b80

b76

b72

b70

b66

MOO

b600

1,570

843

536

b380

b300

537

900

614

564

520

510

411

334

348

636

624

495

411

b370

Jan.

344

330

748

1,180

1,280

1,880

2,520

1,590

1,110

1,770

2,100

1,320

1,110

1,220

982

1,990

1,360

1,110

g900

*g690

g564

g500

g485

g678

g930

840

780

636

63O

630

526

Month

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

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

June ............... .............

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

455

430

402

350

b310

296

296

244

442

505

420

388

542

2,810

3,100

*2,080

1,390

1,050

900

684

590

618

1,180

870

b680

b560

b500

b450

_

_

-

Second-- 

foot-days

979

1,856

12,433

111,393

32,733

22,542

28,877

27,543

17,980

8,635

7,721

4 234

6*343

171,876

Mar.

550

b380

b320

b280

b370

b370

b350

832

1,260

782

667

755

782

689

575

520

475

455

390

395

426

555

700

623

634

772

2,130

4,060

4,020

2,250

1,510

Apr.

1,250

1,140

*2,440

3,300

3,510

2,230

1,510

1,110

900

728

645

570

500

445

404

359

332

310

293

346

301

273

281

532

755

70O

606

545

550

678

-

Maximum

57

216

1,570

1,780

2,520

3,100

4,060

3,510

990

,1,130

768

466

645

4,060

May

990

840

728

645

728

623

525

455

422

795

728

623

575

520

470

422

408

908

930

755

612

520

525

59O

455

485

413

372

336

305

?77

Minimum

25

28

66

23

330

244

280

273

277

82

69

58

62

25

June

314

242

322

1,130

590

470

390

336

289

591

546

359

314

328

£89

238

227

199

182

169

156

144

129

121

110

100

94

90

84

82

-

Mean

31.6

61.9

401

305

1,056

805

932

918

580

288

249

137

211

471

July

73

69

96

204

246

236

126

97

84

90

124

97

168

356

166

135

139

414

224

7OO

523

336

261

268

768

377

297

268

266

212

301

Aug.

466

440

297

238

216

182

153

132

121

113

110

102

90

82

77

75

80

73

230

173

102

84

75

71

71

69

60

69

64

58

61

Per square 

mile

0.136

.266

1.72

1.31

4.53

3.45

4.0O

3.94

2.49

1.24

1.07

.588

.906

2.02

Sept.

455

342

150

110

92

80

73

66

62

82

177

289

185

502

645

535

377

293

250

220

189

182

169

147

135

126

116

105

97

92

Runoff in 

inches

0.16

.30

1.98

17.79

5.22

3.60

4.61

4.40

2.87

1.38

1.23

.68

1.01

27.44

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 sec.-ft.). Feb. 14 (10:3O p.m.) 3,730 sec.-ft.; Mar. 29 (1:30 a.m.] 

4,870 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (6 a.m.) 3,840 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings and recorded range In stage.
 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Tionesta Creek at Tionesta Creek Dam, Pa.

Location. Staff gage, lat. 41°28'45", long. 79°26'45", 100 feet downstream from outlet 

tunnel at Tionesta Creek Dam, Forest County, 0.3 mile southeast of Tionesta, and 0.9 

mile upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,044.93 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted. Auxiliary water-stage recorders 0.3 and 0.7 mile downstream. Datum of auxiliary gages is 1,039.44 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area. 479 square miles.

Records available.--June 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 10 years, 858 second-feet (adjusted since 1942).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,750 second-feet Mar. 31; minimum daily, 16 

second-feet Aug. 31.

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 10,300 second-feet June 6, 1946; minimum daily, 6 

second-feet Aug. 10, Sept. 6, 7, 1941.

Remarks.--Records fair. Gage read once daily. Flow completely regulated since 1941 by 

Tionesta Creek Reservoir (see p. 69). Records for periods Jan. 1-6, Jan. 8 to Feb. 

12, Feb. 17 to Mar. 27, Mar. 31 to Apr. 4, Apr. 7-11, May 15-29, June 9-15, Sept. 15-

19 computed using fall as a factor.

Cooperation.--Twenty-five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

lie

116

101

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

Nov.

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

80

116

ne

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

-

Dec.

116

172

228

228

228

2?8

228

228

228

228

228

439

861

861

861

861

861

861

1,360

2,350

1,610

861

861

861

861

861

861

861

861

1,270

1,670

Month

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

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January ................

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

March. ...............:.

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

May

June ...................

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

August .................

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

Water year 1949-50

Jan.

890

8

8

8

85

85

96

957

695

4

3,0

4,5

2,9

1,2

2,1

3,2

3,8

4,7

96

10

6U

2C

50

40

00

50

20

4,820

5,C

4,3

4,1

70

20

30

3,800

2,940

2,2

1,7

1,0

00

70

50

1 , 100

1,430

2,3

2, 2

2,1

10

20

60

1 , 570

1,110

Feb.

834

83

84

84

4

O

O

840

846

84

82

8C

79

6

6

4

8

834

83

1,12

53

4

0

0

296

585

2,99

4,69

4,59

0

0

0

4,480

4,170

3^19

2 53

0

c

O

2', 470

2,42

1,45

93

_

_

-

0

0

5

Mar.

935

93

93

92

5

5

9

896

890

89

91

1,43

2,42

O

7

0

O

2 , 360

2,27

2,23

2,58

0

0

0

2,100

834

83

84

84

4

6

O

834

834

82

8C

88

8

5

869

896

1,02

1,06

1,29

0

0

0

2 , 380

5,070

Apr.

6,740

6,480

5,940

4,210

1,230

1,280

4,850

6,680

6,190

5,210

3, 'JIG

3,320

1,790

940

940

900

861

861

861

861

677

310

494

861

861

861

1,270

1,740

1,060

1,060

May

1,610

2,350

2,210

2,210

2,080

2,080

1,260

784

472

208

1,29O

2,210

2,080

1,590

810

816

816

852

1,360

2,140

2,090

1,430

1,030

1,080

989

852

852

857

852

543

340

Observed

Secondfoot-days

2,069

2,526

23,093

231,991

73,414

50,282

42,889

73,243

40,143

19,97t

12,731 

9,400

11,258

361,029

Maximum

116

116

2,350

4,75u

5,070

4,690

5,070

6,740

2 350

2^210

1,420

1,650

895

6.74O

Minimum

62

62

116

62

496

296

802

310

208

178

110 

16

44

16

Mean

66.7

84.2

745

636

2,368

1,796

1,384

2,442

1,295

666

411 

303

375

989

June

208

462

861

1,630

2,210

2,210

1,680

900

868

9O2

907

913

913

913

9i3

574

223

223

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

178

208

208

-

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet )t

-9.7

+31.7

-6.8

-9.1

-4.6

+79.9

+631

-677

-62.8

+22.4

+ .7 

-15.1

-1.2

+ .1

July

1

1

208

208

208

2O8

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

562

861

579

110

147

482

,370

,42O

507

208

453

940

940

616

208

Aug.

482

1,3

1,6

6

70

50

66

208

208

2

2

2

08

08

08

208

208

2

2

Z

08

08

08

154

1

1

2

2

2

2

Z

2

2

7

7

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

223

208

2

Z

2

208 e

08

08

08

82

208| e!6

Sept.

e84

165

562

861

616

208

208

2O8

180

132

e44

e48

143

420

895

895

895

895

895

640

208

208

208

208

392

£08

208

208

208

208

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

57.0

116

738

627

2 , 363

1,876

2,015

1,765

1,232

688

412

374

989

Per square 

mile

0.119

. 242

1.54

1.31

4.93

3 92

4.21

2.57

1.44

.860 

.601

.781

2.06

Runoff in 

inches

0. 14

.27

1.78

17.76

5.68

4 . 08

4.85

4.11

2.96

1.61

.99 

.69

.87

28.03

t Change in contents In Tionesta Creek Reservoir.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of outflow rds for Tionesta
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 45

Oil Creek at Rouseville, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°28'55", long. 79°41'40", 200 feet downstream from 

highway bridge, 200 feet upstream from Cherrytree Run, and 1 mile upstream from Rouseville, Venango County. Datum of gage is 1,028.33 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.--300 square miles, including that of Cherrytree Run.

Records available. June 1932 to September 1950 (include flow of Cherrytree Run),

Average discharge. 18 years, 499 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,780 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 8.62 

reet); minimum, 70 second-feet Oct. 28-30; minimum gage height, 2.17 feet Aug. 25-29. 

1932-50: Maximum discharge, 16,800 second-feet Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 11.29 

feet); minimum observed, 22 second-feet July 29, Sept. 5, 7, 1934 (gage height, 1.76 

feet).

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station. 

Revisions (water years). W 743: Drainage area. W 1053: 1936-37(M), 1943(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 25, Sept. 2-30)

2.1 58 2.9 308 5.0 1,940 

2.2 78 3.2 460 5.9 3,050 

2.3 103 3.7 765 7.O 4,770 

2.6 193 4.3 1,240 7.8 6,240

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

149 

134 

114 

114 

111

111 

207

311 

190 

152

137 

131 

140 

149 

134

123 

111 

109 

100 

96

93 

93 

96 

90 

86

80 

74 

72 

70 

70 

86

Nov.

109 

106 

96 

96 

98

100 

96 

90 

86 

83

80 

78 

80 

228 

276

210 

171 

167 

177 

193

270 

270 

218 

196 

454

479 

322 

262 

556 

924

Dec.

564 

427 

336 

308 

380

354 

354 

444

326 

279

322 

1,750 

2,380 

1,160 

713

b470 

*b370 

775 

1.500 

902

732 

910 

726 

576 

444

432 

990 

888 

619 

477 

385

Jan.

385 

395 

1,250 

2,340 

2,000

2,240 

3,040 

1,580 

1,070 

2,020

2,890 

1,300 

1,060 

1,780 

1,460

4,520 

2,530 

1,280 

*982 

739

643 

588 

720 

1,330 

1,740

1,180 

1,440 

858 

758 

726 

613

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

Jnly 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

523 

494 

460 

380 

374

364

390 

326 

955 

1,230

779 

625 

1,130 

6,260 

5,980

2,480 

1,420 

1,050 

926

675

576 

675 

1,350 

1,150 

800

662 

564 

506

Secondfoot-days

3,733 

6,571 

21,293

167,865

45,457 

33,104 

47,523 

33,589 

17,293 

9,764 

9,267 

6,051 

7,753

241,398

Mar.

752 

625 

506 

438 

483

619 

687 

2,080 

3,260 

1,430

990 

1,380 

1,520 

1,150 

872

752 

656 

588 

494 

517

744 

1,380 

2,000 

1,380 

1,420

2,580 

5,310 

6,240 

3,710 

1,760 

1,200

Apr.

1,020 

1,070 

2,480 

3,500 

4,770

2,310 

1,340 

1,030 

842 

720

681 

625 

576 

529 

523

483 

438 

416 

395 

613

570 

483 

483 

1,020 

1,630

1,670 

1,080 

772 

706 

814

Maximum

311 

924 

2,380

3,560

4,520 

6,260 

6,240 

4,770 

1,620 

1,880 

1,140 

1,340 

1,190

6,260

May

1,620 

1,120 

821 

668 

625

594 

483 

410 

405 

1,100

1,160 

726 

594 

506 

438

405 

390 

517 

410 

359

313 

287 

548 

656 

444

354 

308 

291 

266 

247 

228

Minimum

70 

78

279

51

385 

326 

438 

395 

228 

123 

103 

72 

78

70

June

236 

228 

279 

1,880 

864

500 

354 

287 

258 

533

548 

336 

274 

295 

279

239 

239 

200 

193 

180

164 

155 

140 

206 

171

140 

174 

155 

134 

123

Mean

120 

219 

687

460

1,466 

1,182 

1,533 

1,120 

558 

325 

299 

195 

258

661

July

111 

103 

119 

196 

363

681 

258 

180 

143 

131

164 

152 

203 

432 

228

164 

158 

236 

187 

1,140

998 

440 

287 

269 

628

340 

247 

g204 

S180 

g!64 

161

Aug.

512 

1,340 

546 

331 

262

221 

187 

161 

146 

143

134 

123 

109 

103 

98

106 

152 

131 

128 

134

111 

96 

86 

80 

78

74 

74 

72 

85 

125 

103

Per sqnare 

mile

0.400 

.730 

2.29

1.53

4.89 

3.94 

5.11 

3.73 

1.86 

1.08 

.997 

.650 

.860

2.20

Peak discharge (base, 5.OOO sec. -ft.) . Feb. 14 (9:3O p.m.) 7,780 sec. -ft.; Mar. 28 (7

Sept.

470 

1,190 

330 

190 

137

114 

98 

88 

83 

78

84 

88 

459 

826 

746

582

380 

266 

210 

183

158 

149 

137 

123 

111

106 

100 

93 

88 

86

Runoff in 

inches

0.46 

.81 

2.64

20.81

5.64 

4.10 

5.89 

4.16 

2.14 

1.21 

1.15 

.75 

.96

29.91

to 10:30

a.m.) 6,430 sec.-ft.j Apr. 5 (G a.m.) 5,31O sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

g Computed from graph based on recorded range in stage and pattern for normal recession.
46 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

French Creek at Carters Corners, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°57 I 20", long. 79°52i40", 400 feet upstream from

highway bridge at Carters Corners, Erie County, 4 miles northwest of Union City, and

5 miles upstream from South Branch. Datum of gage Is 1,235.7 feet above mean sea level. 

Drainage area.--208 square miles. 

Hecords available.--October 1919 to September 1920 and October 1932 to September 1950 In

reports or Geological Survey. May 1910 to September 1941 In reports of Pennsylvania

Department of Forests arid Waters.

Average discharge.--34 years (1910-16, 1919-29, 1932-50). 420 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,480 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 10.42

feet); minimum, 20 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 1.41 feet).

1910-50: Maximum discharge, 20,000 second-feet Apr. 5, 1947, by slope-area method;

maximum gage height observed, 16.0 feet Feb. 20, 1918, site then in use (ice jam);

minimum discharge not determined.

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

Kevlslo'na.--W 743: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods of lee effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.4 19.5 1.8 62 2.9 311 6.1 2,365 

1.45 23.0 2.0 92 3.4 496 7.9 4.O6O 

1.5 27.5 2.2 130 3.9 738 9.O 5,420 

1.6 37 2.6 224 4.7 1,250 1O.O 6.82O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

134 

110 

96 

87 

94

97

120 

150 

120 

97

87 

87 

118 

118 

97

86 

92 

92 

82 

81

76 

76 

79 

106 

101

92 

82 

78 

72 

69 

76

Nov.

92 

96 

86 

81 

87

97 

99 

103 

94 

84

78 

76 

79 

129 

224

187 

150 

154 

202 

299

644 

550 

b380 

327 

756

632 

405 

311 

1,260 

1,700

Dec.

*1,010 

614 

409 

393 

548

455 

443 

455 

337 

b310

372 

1,760 

1,850 

910 

451

b340 

b300 

694 

1,280 

778

646 

855 

614 

455 

358

636 

1,900 

1,300 

666 

409 

296

Jan.

299

400 

1,000 

2,200 

1,870

*1,360 

1,510 

888 

b600 

1,570

2,400 

1,020 

634 

885 

1,100

3,850 

1,570 

855 

553 

455

428 

b410 

738 

1,280

1,410

1,110 

1,100 

624 

463 

439 

351

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ............ ....... . . .

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ...........................

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

st ................. .........

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

305 

296 

266 

b230 

227

227 

286 

240 

585 

734

526 

420 

479 

3,020 

*4,550

1,910 

952 

649 

600 

b400

b350 

358 

464 

b560 

b440

b380 

b330 

b410

Secondfoot-days

2,952 

9,462 

21,844

146,587

33j372 

20,194 

38,040 

25,742 

8,026 

5,882 

4,252 

2,196 

9,562

181,524

Mar.

b420 

b420 

b360 

b310 

b310

b450 

b620 

1,650 

1,940 

1,340

876 

855 

825 

634 

b500

b420 

b360 

b300 

b290 

b300

552

1,360 

2,020 

1,540 

1,320

1,580 

3,630 

6,730 

3,720 

1,460 

948

Apr.

766 

*795 

2,140 

3,040 

4,150

1,870 

1,O3O 

738 

567 

496

459 

424 

398

376

416

509 

463 

376 

331 

509

432

328 

328 

914 

1,320

980 

567 

383 

311 

326

Maximum

150 

1,700 

1,900

3,730

3,850 

4,550 

6,730 

4,150 

856 

1,210 

885 

383 

1,420

6,730

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 sec. -ft.). Feb. 15 (8 a.m.

May

856 

671 

404 

305 

296

248 

202 

170 

168 

700

518 

308 

232 

206 

182

166 

152 

157 

164 

161

143

128 

210 

301 

194

152 

143 

145 

126 

110 

108

Minimum

69 

76 

296

22

299 

227 

290 

311 

108 

42 

37 

22 

49

22

June

242 

178 

523 

1,210 

564

267 

173 

132 

128 

312

434

234 

143

130

122

103 

97 

84 

78 

73

68 

63 

73

144 

65

56 

53 

47 

44 

42

Mean

95.2 

315 

705

402

1,077 

721 

1,227 

858 

259 

196 

137 

70.8 

319

497

July

39

37 

46 

106

116

128 

101 

70 

56 

47

50 

49 

47 

69 

92

65 

50 

62 

75 

544

885 

419 

155 

233 

233

120 

90 

75 

62 

73 

58

Aug.

58 

383 

355 

215 

144

103 

81 

66 

58 

54

49 

45 

39 

37 

33

30 

29 

29 

37 

37

32 

30 

27 

25 

23

22 

22 

22 

41 

35 

35

Per square 

mile

0.458 

1.51 

3.39

1.93

5.18 

3.47 

5.90 

4.12 

1.25 

.942 

.659 

.340 

1.53

2.39

Sept.

1, 2.70 

1,030 

350 

156 

99

76 

65 

56 

50 

49

115 

264 

281 

579 

1,290

1,420 

806 

375 

212 

161

132 

114 

101 

90 

84

78 

73 

66 

62 

58

Runoff in 

inches

0.53 

1.69 

3.91

26.21

5.97 

3.61 

6.80 

4.60 

1.44 

1.05 

.76 

.39 

1.71

32.46

) 5,550 sec. -ft.; Mar. 28 (8 a.m.) 7,480

sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 "(11 a.m.) 4,650 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 47

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°26'15", long. 79°57'20", at highway bridge at 

Utica, Venango County, a third of a mile upstream from Mill Creek. Datum of gage is 

1,019.54 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Drainage area.--1,028 square miles.

Records available. August 1932 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--18 years, 1,660 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,100 second-feet Mar. 30 (gage height, 10.24 

feet); minimum, 149 second-feet Au,j. 28 (gage height, 1.50 feet).

1932-50: Maximum discharge, 20,700 second-feet Mar. 23, 24, 1943 (gage height, 12.32 

feet); minimum, 43 second-feet July 30, 1934 (gage height, 1.03 feet).

Maximum stage known, 15.7 feet during flood of March 1913 (discharge, 35,600 secondfeet, from rating curve extended above 21,000 second-feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years ). tf 743: Drainage area. ¥823: 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.5 149 2.9 762

1.7 205 3.4 1,130

2.0 307 4.1 1,780

2.4 486 4.9 2,760

6.1 4,680

7.0 6,340

8.5 9,590

10.1 13,780

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

745

601

486

415

379

357

388

415

476

462

406

361

352

383

410

379

340

315

303

292

277

277

270

260

260

281

267

256

246

239

246

Nov.

253

277

307

300

292

300

328

336

323

319

300

277

274

323

425

623

628

558

558

654

968

1,580

1,530

1,260

1,360

2,240

1,890

1,440

1,480

a3,100

-

Dec.

a2,900

a2,200

a 1,800

1,480

1,390

al.600

al,750

1,780

1,630

1,190

1,210

2,530

4,490

4, 600

2,960

1,780

1,300

1,460

3,060

3,670

2,900

3,200

3,120

2,490

1,890

1,580

2,890

4,510

4,080

2,770

1,780

Jan.

1,390

1,390

2,600

5,220

6,740

7,350

7,770

6,74O

4,680

5,180

7,140

7,140

5,220

4,680

4,510

8,580

10,100

10,100

5,720

3,480

2,620

2,300

2,560

3,980

5,580

5,580

5,770

4,860

3,510

2,760

2,240

Month

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

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

way Mnv ..............................

June .............................

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

August ..........................

Septembe r ........ ..............

Water year 1949 5O ............

Feb.

1,890

1,680

1,580

1,340

1,170

1,130

1,170

1,210

1,800

3,200

2,980

2,300

2,950

8,770

11,900

12,900

11,200

6,350

4,170

3,200

2,360

2,300

3,200

3,120

2,760

2,360

1,940

1,780

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

11,144

24,503

75 99O

574 3O4

157,490

102,710

169,430

118,310

47,770

44 255

20^740

17,812

42,499

832,653

Mar.

2,120

2,240

1,890

1,730

1,730

2,120

2,760

5,000

6,940

7,140

5,960

5,220

5,400

4,680

3,750

3,050

2,420

2,000

1,780

1,730

2,480

4,460

6,540

7,140

7,560

9,010

12,700

13,200

13,800

13,500

9,380

Apr.

5,130

4,'

5,

7,

10,

380

LOO

330

300

11,600

10,'

5,

4,C

00

380

)00

3,050

2,560

2)1

1,

1,£

5OO

360

390

40

1,780 1,"

l,£

!» *

80

30

140

1,630

1,890 I,'

1,E

2,

30

80

530

4,350

6,150

4,5

3,E

2,6

2,2

Maximum

745

3,100

4,600

8, 21O

10,100

12,900

13,800

11,600

4,080

6,740

2,240

2,360

6,150

13,800

60

60

20

60

May

3,670

4,080

3,200

2,3OO

1,840

1,780

1,480

1,210

1,090

1,840

3,430

2,670

1,890

1,480

1,210

1,130

1,050

1,170

1,030

935

865

783

817

1,050

1,210

942

803

763

739

679

634

Minimum

239

253

1,190

185

1,390

1,130

1,730

1,440

634

357

267

160

328

160

June

1,380

1,730

1,740

6,590

6,740

4,130

2,440

1,560

1,130

1,470

1,940

1,680

1,300

1,130

1,010

879

790

720

651

590

542

491

457

424

468

509

501

491

415

357

Mean

35E

817

2 45"

1 57"

5.08C

3,666

5.46E

3,944

1 54"

1J47E

66S

57E

1,417

2,281

July

319

292

297

332

522

580

472

397

332

288

277

267

325

478

388

357

350

460

366

1,120

2,240

2,060

1,350

914

1,350

1,440

988

691

606

476

406

Aug.

397

2,2

I!E

70

60

20

994

763

ee

4

18

01

29

383

348

2

15

88

67

246

236

2

2

27

36

63

263

274

2

2

1

77

30

99

182

171

1

1

1,2

1.1

62

60

90

80

763

Per square 

mile

0.349

.795

2.38

1.53

4.94

3.57

5.32

3.84

1.50

1.43

.651

.559

1.38

2.22

Sept.

2,570

6,150

5,440

2,680

1,580

974

677

532

457

401

366

388

564

1,030

2,240

3,120

3,050

2,420

1,680

1,110

837

696

612

542

476

433

410

388

348

328

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.40

.89

2.75

20.77

5.70

3.72

6.13

4.28

1.73

1.60

.75

.64

1.54

30.13

a Ho gage-height records discharge computed or 

and Allegheny River at Franklin.

basis of records for French Crec at Carters Corner
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Sugar Creek at Sugarcreek, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°CS'4S", long. 79°52'45", at highway bridge three- 

 quarters of a mile nortn of Sagarcreek, Venango County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth, arid 3 miles northwest of Franklin. Datum of gage is 1,015.23 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--166 square miles.

Records available.--Ausust 1932 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--18 years, C55 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,960 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 7.56 

feet); minimum, 36 second-feet Oct. 29-31; minimum gage height, 0.80 foot Sept. 28-30.

1932-50: Maximum discharge, 10,000 second-feet May 28, 1946; maximum gage height, 

9.3 feet, present datum, Jan. 25, 1937, from graph based on gage readings; minimum 

discharge observed, 9.2 second-feet Oct. 22, 1935.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station. 

Revisions.--W 758: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 15 to Mar. 26)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14 ?eb. 15 to Sept. 30

.25 32 1.6 115 4.5 L.93O 0.8 41 1.4 167 5 

.3 39 1.8 184 5.4 2.83O .9 55 1.8 304 5 

.35 48 2.1 308 6.6 4,420 1.0 71 2.2 477 6 

.4 60 2.8 650 1.1 90 3.0 890 

.5 86 3.4 1,030 . 1.2 112 3.8 1,440

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

63 

58 

53 

50 

50

48 

124 

118 

89 

78

73 

70

76 

68

63

60 

55 

55 

48 

48

46 

58 

60 

55 

50

48 

44 

39 

56 

36 

44

Nov.

53

46 

46 

50 

55

53 

50 

48 

46

44

43 

41 

44

118 

112

95 

86 

83 

89 

98

128 

115 

103 

100

170

145 

125 

118 

223 

211

Dec.

170 

155 

135 

128 

159

141 

173 

192 

159 

128

159 

830 

752 

475 

308

207 

184 

474 

595

397 

426 

354

273

223 

397 

354 

286 

235 

192

Jan.

192 

204 

739 

1,C60 

960

1,510 

1,530 

860 

625 

1,500

1,170 

704 

710 

890 

881

2,280 

1,020 

746 

545 

407

336 

332 

383 

822 

722

656 

615 

455 

440

412 

331

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ................ ...

mber ...............

lendar year 194S 

ary . .

. .

h. ........ ..............

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

st ...........................

embe r .................. .

ter year 1949-50 .......

Feb.

277 

268 

239 

200 

173

177 

184 

152 

710 

585

445 

336 

1,070 

4,330 

2,290

1,260 

830 

650 

565 

421

356 

478 

1,030 

675 

525

416 

356 

324

Second 

foot-days

1,861 

2,738 

9,288

86,584

24,027 

19,322 

25,343 

17,945 

11,000 

5,163 

4,744 

3,298 

2,069

126,798

Mar.

463 

343 

300 

267 

293

421 

478 

1,400 

1,020 

650

535 

791 

830 

675 

535

449

381 

343 

293 

304

522 

750 

860 

750 

1,020

2,220 

3,590 

2,120 

l',260 

830 

650

Apr.

580 

575 

1,220 

1,350 

2,160

1,100 

750 

610 

496 

426

403 

360 

335 

300 

286

258 

240 

223 

223 

297

268 

240 

290 

755 

776

1,090 

675 

496 

496 

667

Maximum

124 

223 

830

1,160

2,280 

4,330 

3,590 

2,160 

1,03O 

815 

740 

745 

197

4,330

May

1,030 

700 

535 

435 

385

339 

293 

250 

258 

684

540 

408

331 

286 

254

226 

236 

327 

261 

226

196 

189 

554 

498 

324

268 

240 

213 

186 

170 

158

Minimum

36 

41

128

34

192 

152 

267 

225 

158 

66 

60 

48 

41

36

June

173 

147 

272 

815 

412

304 

233 

186 

164 

252

202 

155 

141

167 

141

125 

144 

122 

115 

105

101 

90 

84 

80 

75

69 

82 

73 

68 

66

Mean

60.0 

91.3 

300

237

775 

690 

818 

598 

355 

172 

153 

106 . 

69.0

347

July

61 

60 

68 

97 

157

189 

99 

84 

75

77

80 

73 

131 

230 

110

90 

100 

189 

120 

740

324 

206 

164 

175 

325

173 

138 

120 

105 

94 

90

0 2,450 

5 2,970 

0 3,600

Aug.

94 

745 

258 

213 

170

135

110 

94

86 

88

79 

73 

66 

63 

60

67 

94 

66 

77 

69

61 

58 

52 

54 

52

51 

48 

48 

60 

55 

52

Per square 

mile

0.361 

.550 

1.81

1.43

4.67 

4.16 

4.93 

3.60 

2.14 

1.04 

.922 

.639 

.416

2.09

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft. ) .--Jan. 16 (6:30 a.m.) 3,330 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (6

Sept.

197 

147 

94 

82 

73

66 

61 

57 

52

51

49 

52 

58 

75

115

92

73 

66 

63 

60

57 

55 

54

51 

49

48 

45 

44

42 

41

Runoff in 

inches

0.42

.61 

2.08

19.39

5.38 

4.33 

5.68 

4.02 

2.46 

1.16 

1.06 

.74 

.46

28.40

p.m.) 5,020
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 49

East Branch Clarion River at East Branch Clarion River Dam, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°33'10", long. 78°35'50", 700 feet upstream from 

Middle Pork, 0.5 mile downstream from East Branch Clarion River Dam, Elk County, and 

lij miles northeast of Glen Hazel. Datum of gage is 1,517.58 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.--71.6 square miles.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes, Maximum discharge during year, 2,140 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 6.71 

feet); minimum, 5.2 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage height, 1.11 feet).

1948-50: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 28, 1950; minimum, that of Oct. 20, 1949.

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

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct.. 1 to Dec. 11)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 3O

.15 8.3 1.6 46.0 3.0 329 1.3 18.8 1.9 91 4. 

.2 10.9 1.7 58.5 3.7 550 1.4 27.2 2.4 183 5 

.3 17.3 1.9 89 4.5 870 1.5 37.2 2.9 302 5 

.4 25.5 2.2 143 1.7 61 3.6 515 

.5 35.0 E.6 227

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

12 

11 

9.9 

10 

12

12 

24

27 

17 

15

12 

13 

13 

12 

12

11 

10 

10 

9.9 

9.9

9.9 

10 

11 

10

10

12 

10 

9.9 

9.9

10 

13

Nov.

13 

12 

11 

13 

*13

12 

12

12 

12 

11

11 

10 

13 

37 

29

24

20 

19

21 

24

34 

bZ6 

b23 

b24 

25

b20 

b20 

21 

42

61

Dec.

55 

45 

b34

b37 

b35

b35 

b35 

b34 

b31 

b30

b33 

b220 

466 

273 

194

M40 

b!30 

171 

261 

203

*187 

185 

190 

155 

135

175 

342 

302 

244 

203 

175

Jan.

159 

157 

286 

353 

393

711 

*830 

532 

406 

708

635 

449 

402 

418 

324

428 

318 

299 

251 

205

179 

165 

165 

453 

418

348 

302 

253 

241 

225 

196

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary .

h. ...........................

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

ember ........................

ter year 1949-5O . ......

Feb.

169 

159 

143 

126 

111

104 

*101 

85 

116 

113

104 

98 

126 

275 *318

278 

223 

194 

179 

152

b!50 

156 

275 

207 

179

b!55 

b!40 

b!20

Secondfoot-days

378.4 

625 

4,755

37,374.6

11,209 

4,556 

8,923 

10,693 

6,148 

2,190 

2,720 

1,894 

1,924

56,015.4

Mar.

b!30 

b!05 

b92 

b90 

blOO

b!05 

99 

240 

304 

229

187 

216 

232 

207 

181

*171 

L57 

149 

132 

126

137 

177 

185 

161 

163

205 

588 

1,590 

1,210 

705 

550

Apr.

480 

418 

1,070 

1,400 

1,550

874 

568 

434 

334

273

244 

216 

187 

165 

150

135 

122 

112 

108

117

110 

100

100

171 

218

201 

175 

163 

202 

296

Maximum

27 

61 

466

651

830 

318 

1,590 

1,550 

449 

277 

181 

282 

195

1,590

* Winter discharge measurement made an this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

May

449

362 

307 

258 

246

209 

175 

154 

142 

272

232 

192 

181 

173 

157

146 

152 

364 

268 

241

209 

181 

175 

175 

142

128 

112 

103 

89 

80 

74

Minimum

9.9

10 

30

6.9

157 

85 

90 

100 

74 

26 

24 

26 

27

3.9

June

71 

58 

94 

277 

131

101 

86 

75 

69 

159

122 

86 

77 

83

74

64 

60 

55 

52 

48

48 

44 

39 

37 

35

32 

29 

29 

27 

26

Mean

12.2 

20.8

153

102

362 

163 

288 

356 

198 

73.0 

87.7 

61.1 

64.1

153

July

26 

24 

27 

87 

110

62 

41 

32 

27

41

71 

46 

62 

132 

64

52 

52

163 

96

177

142 

103 

86 

106 

181

126 

148 

112 

105 

93 

1£6

3 790 

5 1,400 

9 1,635

Aug.

282 

157 

121 

103 

89

77 

65 

57 

52 

48

45

42 

37 

35 

33

33 

34 

31 

109 

64

41 

32

28 

26 

27

38

27 

39 

35

35 

52

Per square 

mile

0.170 

.291 

2.14

1.42

5.06 

2.28 

4.02 

4.97 

2.77 

1.02 

1.22 

.853 

.895

2.14

Sept.

195 

128 

89 

71 

58

51 

45 

41 

37 

35

46 

97 

72 

108 

122

105 

81 

67 

58 

54

47 

46 

44 

38

37

35 

31 

30 

29 

27

Runoff in 

inches

0.20 

.32

2.47

19.43

5.82 

2.37 

4.63 

5.55 

3.19 

1.14 

1.41 

.98 

1.00

29.08
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Clarion River at Ridgway, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°25'15", long. 78°44'10", at bridge on Main Street 

in Ridgway, Elk County, 50 feet downstream form Elk Creek. Datum of gage is 1,361.62 

feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.--303 square miles.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--10 years, 568 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,280 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 8.74 

1'eet); minimum, 31 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.60 foot).

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 34,000 second-feet July 19, 1942 (gage height, 16.4 

feet, from floodmark), by slope-area method; minimum observed, 15 second-feet Sept. 

13, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.47 foot Sept. 29, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

 Some regulation at low flow by industrial plants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

0.6 31 1.0 120 0.8 64 1.3 220 3.5 1,760 

.7 46 1.3 230 .9 86 1.6 360 5.7 3,820 

.8 65 1.5 325 1.0 112 2.0 580 7.0 5,360 

.9 90 2.0 625 1.1 143 2.6 1,000 7.6 6,260

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

46 

43 

42 

40 

43

46 

78 

143 

84 

65

59 

56 

57 

56 

54

50

44 

44 

44 

44

48 

48 

48 

46

44

50 

50 

46 

43 

43 

48

Nov.

a6 2 

a58 

a52

a52 

61

54 

50 

50 

50

48

48 

46 

50 

123 

a!50

allO 

a84 

80 

90 

96

135 

113 

89 

96 

114

92 

74 

108 

196 

305

Dec.

244 

206 

134 

140

169

144 

148 

148 

127

112

130 

619 

2,160 

1,160 

738

482 

416 

534 

913 

696

640 

634 

661 

538 

432

451 

1,240 

1,280 

928 

g759 

g622

Jan.

g550 

g538 

gl,290 

gl,540 

gl,620

g3,140 

4,040 

2,480 

2,210 

2,800

3,100 

1,980 

1,720 

1,800 

1,280

1,760 

1,280 

gl,120 

g913 

g773

g628 

g574 

592 

1,740 

2,030

1,580 

1,320 

1,040 

952 

976 

801

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194 

ary .

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

st ...........................

ember .................. .....

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

717 

654 

604 

492 

465

405 

350 

315 

514 

538

465 

432 

622 

2,120 

2,480

1,980 

1,400 

1,080 

984 

710

568 

692 

1,540 

1,040 

836

668 

586 

492

Secondfoot-days

1,652 

2,736 

17,615

155,208

48,167 

23,749 

38,873 

37,512 

23,874 

9,781 

10,347 

7,399 

10,045

231,750

Mar.

562 

410 

350 

329 

385

465 

432 

959 

1,430 

885

738 

920 

1,080 

928 

759

696 

622 

586 

498 

498

568 

780 

843 

724 

766

1,140 

3,480 

6,160 

5,740 

2,980 

2,160

Apr.

1,850 

1,540 

3,050

4,370 

5,660

3,380 

2,210 

1,670 

1,240 

960

836 

724 

634 

538 

492

438 

400 

380 

360 

405

375 

350 

360 

557 

815

766 

675 

616 

731 

1,130

Maximum

143 

305 

2,160

2,900

4,040 

2,480 

6,160 

5,660 

2,030 

1,160 

901 

1,040 

902

6,160

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft. ) . Mar. 29 (2 a.m.

Hay

2,030 

1,580 

1,320 

1,080 

952

787 

640 

550 

504 

945

843 

710 

661 

616 

550

504 

514 

1,220 

1,120 

936

794 

675 

640 

640 

526

586 

470 

426 

380 

350 

325

Minimum

40

46 

112

29

538 

315 

329 

350 

325 

94 

79 

94 

131

40

June

315 

278 

369 

1,160 

562

454 

385 

350 

330 

782

598 

426 

370 

405 

360

306 

283 

252 

229 

216

208 

187 

161 

150 

134

115 

107 

99 

96 

94

Mean

53.3 

91.2 

568

425

1,554 

848 

1,254 

1,250 

770 

326 

334 

239 

335

635

July

84 

79 

102 

266 

528

283 

183 

140 

115 

152

288 

200 

191 

478 

274

220 

208 

474 

345 

544

470 

355 

306 

370 

901

514 

675 

476 

416 

355 

355

Aug.

1,

Per square 

mile

0.176 

.301 

1.87

1.40

5.13 

2.80 

4.14 

4.13 

2.54 

l.OB 

1.10 

.789 

1.11

2.10

) 8,280 sec. -ft.; Apr. 5 (9 a.m.

040 

634 

454 

370 

320

278 

234 

200 

175 

172

157 

147 

121 

109 

102

94 

121 

110 

617 

375

204

161 

143 

131 

121

124 

107 

134 

140 

140 

164

Sept.

902 

865 

482 

360 

283

238 

204 

179 

165 

157

186 

494 

375 

592 

661

568 

460 

380 

330 

296

256 

247 

238 

204 

183

168 

157 

147 

137

131

Runoff in 

inches

0.20

.34 

2.16

19.06

5.91 

2.91 

4.77 

4.60 

2.93 

1.20 

1.27 

.91 

1.23

28.43

) 7,120

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations at East Branch Clarion 

River Dam and at Cooksburg.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings and recorded range in stage.
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 51

Clarion River at Cooksburg, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°19 ! 50", long. 79°18'35", at highway bridge at

Cooksburg, Forest County, 300 feet downstream from Toms Run and 5 miles upstream from

Canther Run. Datum of gage is 1,146.48 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--807 square miles.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--11 years (1939-50), 1,431 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,700 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 10.84 

feet j; minimum, 91 second-feet Oct. 21,22 (gage height, 1.46 feet).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 32,700 second-feet July 19, 1942 (gage height, 14.96 

feet); minimum, 41 second-feet Aug. 30, 1939 (gage height, 1.22 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 19 feet Mar. 17, 1936, from floodmarks (discharge, 56,000 

second-feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by industrial plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.4 77 2.6 530 6.0 4,000 

1.7 150 3.3 1,020 7.2 6,200 

2.0 241 4.1 1,700 8.8 10,000 

2.3 365 5.1 2,760 10.5 14,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

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.

122 

117 

102 

95 

95

95 

105 

127 

238 

190

147 

129 

122 

114 

114

110 

105 

102 

95 

93

91 

93 

98 

98 

98

100 

98 

100 

105 

102 

105

Nov.

110 

127 

142 

129 

124

124

127 

117 

112 

107

105 

102 

107

129 

211

286 

224 

190

175 

175

178 

199 

211 

175 

193

193 

b!80 

b!90 

*224 

*434

Dec.

608 

464 

365 

256 

260

b280 

b270 

256 

to240 

b230

b280 

405 

3,510 

3,030 

1,880

1,340 

1,020 

1,020 

1,720

1,750

1,480 

1,430 

1,430 

1,380 

1,100

972 

1,640 

3,000 

2,310 

1,900 

1,560

Jan.

1,380 

1,300 

2,020 

*4,080 

4,080

6,690 

11,400 

6,760 

4,500 

5,590

9,820 

5,520 

4,330 

4,670 

3,540

4,020 

3,740 

3,060 

2,820 

2,260

1,950 

1,700 

1,660 

2,520 

5,940

3,920 

3,470 

2,820 

2,480 

2,580 

2,200

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber.... ......................

mber .................. ...

lendar year 1949 .........

ary

h. ......... ..............

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

2,050 

1,850 

1,800 

1,610 

1,380

1,300 

1,260 

1,180 

1,230 

2,000

1,700 

1,560 

1,640 

*7,880 

9,220

7,080 

4,850 

3,620 

3,060 

2,530

2,000 

2,000 

4,530 

3,940 

3,000

2,360 

bl,900 

bl,700

Second 

foot-days

3,505 

5,100 

37,386

398,641

122,820 

80,230 

103,120 

86,847 

61,398 

£7,310 

22,126 

17,973 

23,347

590,862

Peak discharge (case, 10,000 sec. -ft.). J<

12,500 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 !,B a.m.) 10.000 sec

Mar.

bl,700 

bl.500 

bl.100 

b960 

bl,100

bl,300 

bl,300 

bl,400 

3,460 

2,530

2,150 

2,200 

2,820 

3,060 

2,420

2,150 

1,950 

1,800 

1,560 

1,480

1,520 

1,900 

2,360 

2,200 

2,260

2,720 

10,400 

14,800 

13,900 

7,910 

5,210

Apr.

4,160 

3,690 

4,750 

8,240 

10,800

8.150 

5,400 

4,000 

3,130 

2,580

2,260 

2,050 

1,800 

1,610 

1,430

1,300 

1,180 

1,100 

1,010 

1,020

1,100 

964 

933 

1,220 

2,240

2,310 

2,260 

2,000 

1,850 

2,310

Maximum

238 

434 

3,510

9,180

11,400 

9,220 

14,800 

10 , 800 

4,300 

2,320 

1,600 

2,050 

2,670

14,800

in. 7 (7 p,m.) 

-ft.; Mar. :

May

4,300 

4,160 

3,400 

2,880 

2,530

2,260 

1,950

1,660 

1,430

1,750

2,580 

1,950 

1.800 

1,660 

1,520

1,430 

1,340 

2,050 

2,820 

2,360

2,050 

1,800 

1,660 

1,660 

1,520

1,340 

1,340 

1,180 

1,140 

980 

898

Minimum

91 

102 

£30

77

1,300 

1,180 

960 

933 

898 

252 

224 

231 

278

31

June

891 

793 

744 

2,320 

2,060

1,430 

1,180 

1,010 

891 

1,210

L,050 

1,380 

1,140 

1,100 

1,260

996 

870 

779 

688 

640

608 

562 

470 

415 

380

347 

303 

278 

263 

252

Mean

113 

170 

1,206

1,092

3,962 

2,865 

3,326 

2,895 

1,981 

910 

714 

580 

768

1,619

July

234

224 

231 

398 

849

1,060 

642 

426 

328 

298

382

576 

437 

631 

923

562 

448 

478 

996 

744

1,140 

835 

640 

595 

1,600

1,490 

1,260 

1,180 

940 

835 

744

Aug.

1,420 

2,050 

1,480 

1,060 

870

744 

621 

512 

448 

415

400 

370 

328 

286 

256

241 

231 

245 

487 

1,390

807 

506 

385 

324 

290

267 

324 

286 

286 

311 

333

Per square 

mile

0.140 

.211 

1.49

1.35

4.91 

3.55 

4.12 

3.59 

2.45 

1.13 

.885 

.719 

.952

£.01

12,500 sec. -ft.; Jan. 11 (4:30 

9 (7 a.m. 15.7JO sec. -ft.; Apr

Sept.

843 

2,670 

1,660 

1,140 

849

674 

556 

464 

405 

380

360 

389 

862 

1,010 

1,380

1,430 

1,140 

933 

793

716

628 

562 

562 

530 

442

395 

365 

328 

303 

278

Runoff in 

inches

0.16 

.24

1.72

18.38

5.66 

3.70 

4.75 

4.00 

2.83 

1.26 

1.02 

.83 

1.06

27.23

a.m. J 

5 (4 p.m.)

12,500 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

238383 O - 53 - 5
52 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Clarion River near Piney, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°11'33", long. 79°26'"5", a quarter of a mile 

downstream from hydroelectric plant of Pennsylvania Electric Co., 2-j; miles northeast 

of Piney, Clarion County, 2.4 miles upstream from Piney Creek, and 3 miles southwest 

of Clarion. Datum of gage is 1,002.06 feet above mean sea level (Pennsylvania Electric 

Co. bench mark).

Drainage area.--951 square miles.

Kecords available.--October 1933 to September 1950 (monthly discharge only October 1944 

to September 1947) in reports of Geological Survey. October 1924 to September 1341 

in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. Prior to Dec. 23, 1947, 

records from hydroelectric plant a quarter of a mile upstream.

Average discharge.--26 years, 1,588 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,900 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 12.78

 i'eet); minimum, 22 second-feet Oct. 2-4, but may have been less during period of no 

gage-height record (gage height, 1.18 feet)_.

1924-50: Maximum discharge, 50,000 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936, determined by 

Pennsylvania Electric Co. (elevation, 1,028.5 feet at lower pool of dam); minimum not 

determined.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record ana those for 

Oc t. 1-10, which are fair. Flow regulated since 1924 by hydroelectric plant at Piney 

Dam (reservoir capacity, 1,258,000,000 cubic feet). Records of chemical analyses and 

water temperatures for the water year 1950 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Cooperation. Records of contents in Piney Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

3.2

3.9 1,450

4.7

5.5

7.5

10.0

12.3

2,290

3,370

6,740

11,650

16,730

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day Oct. Jar Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July

156

282

926

4,0?0

3,600

2,400

830

1,240

1,510

1,830

1,910

1,740

1,630

1,950

2,140

552

333

2,870

3,600

2,360

2,560

1,980

2,500

4,890

5,340

8,220

13,500

8 , 420

6,020

7,140

12,200

6,920

5,840

5,840

4,650

5.1OO 

4,580 

3,930 

3,580 

3,410

2,540

1,130

1,790

3,780

6,020

5,670

4,340

4; 290 

2,640

3^120

2,440

1,890

2,310

1,970

1,360

1,260

1,480

1,400

1,940

2,690

2,830

1,100

3,100

9,400

12,100

8,800

6,200

5,010

4,130

3,100

2,310

2,830

5,680

6,020

4,320

3,070

2,100

2,250

2,150 

2,160 

1,260 

766 

1,22O

1,540

1,500

2,160

3,900

3,550

3,020

2,250

3,430

3,810

3,430

2,830

2,780

2,480

667

1,620

2,010

2,430

3,030

3,040

3,780

3,230

12,600

16,700

15,500

9,510

6,560

5,170 

4,720 

5.O4O 

9,580 

12,300

9,710 

6,560 

5, bOO 

4,1

3,030

2,820

2,380

2,310

2,490

1,

265

1,330

1,150

1,060

1, 330

1,540 

1,210 

63U 

2,830 

2,640

5,500

4,320

4,270

3,61' 

3,100

3,100

1,470

1,700

1,470

2,650

3,090

2,150

2,350

1,710

1,670

1,570

1,540

3,100

2,950

3,300

1,480 

1,900 

1,800 

2,090 

2,20O

2,110

1,450

173

1,310

97:

1,640

1,130

1,170

1,460

3,090

2,490

1,880

1,440

1,180

1,050

3,360

1,710 

1,530 

1,240 

1,600 

2 ,OOO

1,650

916

581

1,290

937

772

1,120 700:

1,440 

271

436

229

387

654

1,480

844 

842 

7O4 

138 

280

1,380 

1,9?0

1,670

1,220

1,330

1,050

658

946

1,790

1,910

1,490

1,300

1,330

172

686

458

406

600

444

656

109

485

304

248

192

1,020

1,540

798

514

458

344

624

668

146

905

680

432

156

1,910

2,850

2,000

30

410

708

1,040

814

1,490

1,420

856

910

874

670

770

601

726

512

640

Secondfoot-days

Change In

contents 

(equivalent, 

second-feet)t

Adjusted for change In

Runoff In 

inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

1,246

2,476

43,820

82.5

1,414

+91.1 

+110 

-54.7

131

192

1,359

Calendar year 1949 476,092 11,600 1,301

0.138

.202

1.43

" f.37~

18.60

January... 

February.. 

March.....

April.....

May.......

June......

July......

August....

September.

151,928

103,090

124,913

105,045

71,745

37,802

24,220

21,013

24,342

13,500

12,100

16,700

12,300

5,500

3,360

1,920

1,910

2,850

3,682

4,029

1,260

781

109

28

-27.2 

-2.8

-37.1 

+54.4

-24.8 

+17.7

4,923

3,690

4,058

3,475

2,311

1,223

835

653

829

5.18

3.65

2.43

1.29

.878

.687

.872

5.97

4.04

4.92

4.07

2.80

1.44

1.01

.79

.97

Water year 1949-50 711,640 +15.4 1,965 2.07 28.05

t Change In contents In Piney Reservoir.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at St. Petersburg.
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 53

Clarion River at St. Petersburg, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°08'55", long. 79°39'40", at highway bridge 1 mile 

south of St. Petersburg, Clarion County, 1.6 miles downstream from Turkey Run, and 4.5 

miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 876 13 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.--1,246 square miles.

Kfeeords available.--October 1941 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,800 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 12.15 

reetI; minimum, 50 second-feet Oct. 20, 26 (gage height, 0.81 foot).

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 44,400 second-feet Dec. 30, 1942; maximum gage height, 

20.1? feet Feb. 22, 1945 (ice jam); probably little or no flow Jan. 11, 1942 (gage 

height, -0.39 foot), caused by ice jam upstream; minimum daily discharge, 46 secondfeet Sept. 26, 1943, Sept. 25, 1944.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those below 500 spcond-feet, which are good, or those 

for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Flow regulated by hydroelectric plant at Piney Dam since 1924 (reservoir capacity, 

1,258,000,000 cubic feet, corrected).

Cooperation.--Records of contents in Piney Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27

135

185

280

400

680

1,030

1,930

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.4

174

264

373

520

Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

3.5 1,370

4.1 1,930

5.2 3,140

6.0 4,200

9.6

11.3

11.9

11,900

17,350

19,650

Hote. Same as following 

table above 4.1 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

110

154

104

164

66

59

64

84

77

65

62

68

84

62

53

85

71

56

52

50

52

53

52

52

50

143

62

62

65

53

58

Nov.

74

71

70

121

82

71

59

58

58

59

86

90

77

94

104

94

89

116

98

170

100

308

138

106

89

100

181

131

562

270

Dec.

848

1,000

543

406

261

356

559

450

104

152

229

1,050

4,070

4,43O

3,150

1,570

1,150

1,700

2 , 350

2,370

2,290

2,080

2,160

2,150

1,360

781

2,510

4,470

2,940

2,960

2,320

Month

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

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January ................

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

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

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

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

June ...................

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

August .................

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

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

1,560

1,1

3,2

5,7

60

10

40

7,050

10,500

115,0

9,9

7,4

00

40

70

1O.1OO

15 , 400

9,0

7,2

7,2

20

60

60

5,810

6,210

5,6

4,7

4,2

20

10

70

3,870

3,470

1,8

2,3

4,5

10

70

60

7,680

7,050

5,4

5,0

4,1

3,0

30

50

60

DO

3,990

Secondfoot-days

2,292

3,726

52,769

608,427

189,730

132,950

157,346

124,970

82,301

46,693

30,476

25,671

28,575

877,499

Feb.

3,060

2,700

2,430

2,640

1,880

1,9OO

2,010

1,780

2,870

3,370

3,450

a2,OOO

a4,500

12,800

115,000

10,900

7,680

6,210

4,880

3,680

3,050

3,900

7,680

7,680

5,430

4,190

2,580

2,700

_

-

Mar.

2,880

2,67

2,09

83

O

O

6

1,280

2,270

2,02

2,50

4,30

0

0

0

a4,200

a4,000

3,69

4,36

5,01

0

0

0

4,120

3,420

3,21

3,10

1,58

0

0

0

2,010

2,890

3,52

4,24

4,18

0

0

0

5,430

5,760

15,90

19,60

17,40

11,20

0

0

0

0

7,680

Observed

Maximum

164

562

4,470

13,900

15,400

15,000

19,600

13,700

6.0OO

3,900

2,320

3,330

3,150

19,600

Minimum

50

58

104

50

1,160

1,780

836

1,070

701

270

357

218

196

50

Apr.

6,000

5,620

5,550

9,860

13,700

11,700

7,890

6,420

5,050

3,470

3,420

2,39U

2,640

2,360

2,380

1,230

1,470

1,070

1,500

1,720

1,610

1,310

1,120

3,300

4,240

4,300

3,680

3,260

3,340

2,870

-

Mean

73.9

124

1,702

1,667

6,120

4,748

5,076

4,166

2,655

1,556

983

828

952

2,404

May

6,000

5,430

4,880

4,140

3,200

3,600

2,030

2,120

2,050

2,390

3,870

2,720

2,420

2,300

2,240

1,610

2,080

2,700

3,080

3,480

2,580

1,810

2,230

2,330

2,260

2,450

1,860

701

1,100

1,070

1,570

June

1,980

1,490

1,300

3,900

3,560

2,360

1,700

1,500

1,330

2,730

2,870

1,970

1,360

1,790

2,O80

1,960

1,340

632

1,370

1,260

1,010

1,210

865

1,310

1,210

674

700

270

558

404

-

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet) t

+91.1

+110

-54.7

-3.3

+22.0

+7.6

+28.7

-27.2

-2.8

-37.1

+54.4

-24.8

+17.7

+15.4

July

1

1

1

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

2,

1,

1,

1,

456

412

559

858

620

330

000

941

614

386

524

648

670

240

310

357

466

936

484

818

876

380

731

170

320

240

560

570

956

984

060

Aug.

1,620

2,020

1,620

1,380

1,480

819

698

520

468

682

516

740

250

487

344

311

330

300

3,330

1,150

1,120

538

506

599

771

355

218

820

838

529

312

Sept.

1,200

3,150

3,060

638

539

804

910

729

508

196

222

874

1,060

1,310

1,530

1,580

1,260

930

1,270

874

816

878

627

836

609

626

525

362

306

346

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

165

234

1,647

1,664

6,142

4,756

5,105

4,139

2,652

1,519

1,037

803

970

2,419

Per square 

mile

0.132

.188

1.32

1.34

4.93

3.82

4.10

3.32

2.13

1.22

.832

.644

.778

1.94

Runoff in 

inches

0.15

.21

1.52

18.12

5.68

3.98

4.73

3.70

2.46

1.36

.96

.74

.87

26.36

t Change in contents in Piney Reservoir.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations at Ridgway and near 

Piney.
54 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Redbank Creek at St. Charles, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°59'40", long. 79°23'40", at St. Charles, Clarion

 County, 500 feet downstream from industrial railroad bridge, 0.3 mile downstream from 

Leatherwood Creek, and 3 miles west of New Bethlehem. Datum of gage is 973.14 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Drainage area.--528 square miles.

Records available.--October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1950 in

 reports of Geological Survey. October 1909 to September 1941 (gage heights and discharge measurements only October 1916 to September 1918) in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Average discharge.--37 years (1910-14, 1915-16, 1918-50), 870 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,950 second-feet Jan. 10 (gage height, 11.11

 i'eet); minimum, 44 second-feet Nov. 23 (gage height, 1.80 feet).

1909-50: Maximum discharge, 35,200 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 18.60 

feet, from floodmarks, site and datum then in use), by slope-area method; minimum observed, 10 second-feet Aug. 9, 1910.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station. 

Revisions. W 743: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

2.7

124

182

3.1 285

3.5 425

4.1 720

4.8 1,140

5.7 1,860

6.7 2,880

8.9 5,720

10.1 7,450

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Oct.

65

65

60

55

54

56

90

114

114

104

91

75

70

65

63

60

57

57

55

54

52

52

52

54

52

53

53

54

29| 55

30

31

56

64

Nov.

73

76

85

87

81

76

75

73

69

64

62

62

64

81

99

112

L07

96

101

101

94

88

66

73

102

Dec.

346

258

?00

123

152

169

182

210

153

159

198

500

2,520

1,980

1,180

595

401

588

980

890

720

660

650

665

525

76 j 469

83

91

178

318

-

1,310

2,190

1,680

1,180

890

Jan.

748

704

2,070

3,240

3,360

5,190

6,420

4,500

3,000

5,060

6,550

4,370

3,360

3,240

2,340

2,190

1,860

1,600

1,480

1,100

920

860

830

1,900

3,720

2,770

2,340

1,770

1,520

1,720

1,560

Month

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

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,480

1,360

1,360

1,140

950

890

860

775

1,110

1,820

1,480

1,240

1,870

5,910

6,420

5,160

3,720

2,720

2,040

1,560

1,140

1,490

4-, 040

3,240

2,340

1,560

1,210

980

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

2,021

2,813

22,743

250,099

82, 292

59,865

61,253

42,637

26,865

17,419

11,774

6,402

9,223

345,307

Mar.

1,000

849

565

535

620

802

720

892

1,440

1,040

950

1,390

2,690

2,810

1,900

1,440

1,140

1,070

860

830

1,080

1,770

2,140

1,900

2,240

2,790

6,440

7,450

5,580

3,720

2,500

Apr.

1,820

1,680

1,720

2,770

3,480

3,000

2,290

1,770

1,400

1,140

1,010

890

775

682

610

550

492

452

417

421

438

409

401

1,270

3,120

2,940

2,290

1,720

1,400

1,280

-

Maximum

114

318

2,520

5,300

6,550

6,420

7 450

3 ^480

1,950

1,520

1,280

615

950

7,450

May

1,920

1,950

1,600

1,320

1,180

980

860

704

620

748

950

775

655

6L5

570

535

506

645

995

1,100

890

748

676

720

635

540

510

761

860

676

621

Minimum

52

62

123

36

704

775

535

401

506

148

L28

101

131

52

June

705

535

492

1,460

1,360

920

676

535

434

855

1,520

935

665

670

802

615

555

466

385

350

329

309

264

246

389

255

205

178

161

148

-

Mean

65.2

93.8

734

685

2,655

2,138

1,976

1,421

867

581

380

207

307

946

July

137

128

135

208

425

466

385

250

187

L72

270

267

230

357

405

279

230

537

488

409

405

309

238

254

1,280

995

682

555

438

350

303

Aug.

382

484

438

318

255

220

191

165

148

144

142

135

122

110

101

124

145

101

260

615

373

230

172

142

124

112

124

122

126

135

142

Per square 

mile

0.123

.178

1.39

1.30

5.03

4.05

3.74

2 69

1.64

1.10

.720

.392

.581

1.79

Sept.

155

861

950

750

393

279

222

187

163

144

138

201

311

545

510

434

343

270

230

230

215

208

232

261

220

182

165

153

140

131

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.14

.20

1.60

17.60

5.80

4.22

4.31

3.00

1.89

1.23

.83

.45

.65

24. 3C

Peak discharge

8,950 sec.-ft.j Feb.

base, 7,000 see.-ft.). Jan. 

5 (3 to 4 a.m.)

7,150 sec.-ft.; Jan. 10 (11 p.m.) 

,000 sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 (3 to 4 a.m.) 8,200 sec.-ft.
ALLEGHENY RIVES TRIBUTARIES

October 1938 to September 1946 at

Hahonlng Creek at Punxsutawney, Pa.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 40 "56 '21", long. 79°00'3l", 75 feet downstream from 

Williams Run, a quarter of a mile west of Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, and 1.9 miles 

downstream from Sawmill Run. Datum of gage is 1,206.14 feet above mean sea level 

(Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- -158 square miles.

Records available. --October 1946 to September 19J 

site 2.9 miles upstream.

Average discharge. 12 years (1938-50), 248 second-feet.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 3,740 second-feet Jan. 10 (gage height, 7.26 

reel) ; minimum, 13 second-feet Nov. 23 (gage height, 0.73 foot).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 6,460 second-feet Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 10.86 

feet, site and datum then In use); minimum, 2.6 second-feet Sept 26, 1939

Maximum stage known, 15.6 feet Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmark, site and datum In 

use 1938-46 (discharge, 12,500 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 4,300 

second-feet by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. --Re cords excellent above 100 second-feet and good below except those for periods 

oFice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are fair. Some regulation at low 

i low by mine pumpage above station.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods of iee effect

or doubtful gage-height record

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5 to Nov. 28)

0.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

15

51

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

78

112

178

259

398

3.0

4.0 

5.0 

5.5

619

1,190

1,880

2,255

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

d27

d26

d26

d25

25

24

34

34

29

27

24

25

25

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

22

22

22

27

25

24

22

23

38

Nov.

39

28

28

28

28

26

*26

25

28

28

25

24

29

40

36

29

28

28

27

27

29

26

24

27

31

29

28

29

107

112

-

Dec.

75

65

51

50

66

60

66

75

63

b60

62

156

688

434

268

179

b!60

196

244

203

183

171

*200

183

150

199

544

634

459

346

274

Jan.

242

253

741

778

778

1,370

2,030

1,180

806

2,120

2,110

1,150

891

778

570

609

484

489

414

331

304

287

287

535

696

604

644

529

502

547

493

Month

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

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

December .......................

Calendar year 1949 ........

January ......................

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

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

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

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

June ........................... .

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 .... ...

Peak discharKe (base, 2,5oO aec.

Feb.

476

472

48O

410

356

342

331

274

*510

609

511

434

623

1,480

1,960

1,450

1,010

750

629

467

383

497

1,270

891

670

493

406

346

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

772

1,019

6,564

75,118

23,552

18,530

19,002

11,988

7,582

6,286

2,252

1,521

1,405

100,473

-ft.) . Jan

Mar.

394

b290

b240

b210

225

239

208

288

432

b300

284

447

1,120

865

*590

463

387

368

287

284

373

614

660

590

670

844

2,030

2,260

1,450

920

670

Apr.

556

520

547

655

834

723

594

506

414

356

321

281

256

222

214

193

180

168

161

176

161

150

156

460

852

665

520

430

371

346

Maximum

38

112

688

1,760

2,120

1,960

2,260

852

479

994

126

110

94

2,260

. 1O (7 p.m.

May

442

398

353

321

293

262

230

203

196

222

196

173

164

152

147

143

139

185

214

206

183

168

176

253

200

299

250

479

375

304

256

Minimum

21

24

50

17

242

274

208

150

139

62

51

34

30

21

3,740 se

June

265

200

212

994

570

410

314

256

214

260

353

216

186

188

168

141

141

120

110

107

112

101

86

95

112

83

75

69

66

62

Mean

24.9

34.0

212

206

760

662

613

400

245

210

72.6

49.1

46.8

275

July

57

57

62

76

101

124

78

62

54

78

92

69

66

84

68

58

67

126

88

81

68

56

51

61

113

77

66

58

52

51

51

Aug.

96

110

77

61

54

51

47

44

4£

43

42

44

38

37

36

35

35

44

89

66

46

39

37

34

35

56

38

35

35

35

40

Per square 

mile

0.158

.215

1.34

1.30

4.81

4.19

3.88

2.53

1.55

1.33

.459

.311

.296

1.74

Sept.

56

53

48

43

36

33

32

31

30

30

32

61

57

88

94

77

61

53

48

50

44

47

48

42

39

38

36

34

33

31

Runoff in 

inches

0.18

.24

1.55

17.69

5.54

4.36

4.47

2.82

1.78

1.48

.53

.36 . 33

23.64

c.-ft.; Mar. 27 (11 p.m.) 2,640

&c.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Little Mahoning Creek 

MoCormick.
56 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Mahoning Creek at Mahoning Creek Dam, Fa.

Location --Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°55<40", long. 79°17'30", at highway bridge at

 Mcl'rea Furnace, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Mahoning Creek Dam, Armstrong 

County, 1 mile southwest of Eddyville, and 2 miles upstream from Pine Hun. Datum of 

gage is 1,003.39 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.--344 square miles.

Records available.--August 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--12 years, 559 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,680 second-feet Jan. 8, Feb. 18; maximum gage

 height, 6.61 feet Feb. 18; minimum discharge, 20 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 1.29 

feet); minimum daily, 24 second-feet Oct. 11-14. , 

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 10,400 second-feet Mar. 8, 1942 (gage height, b.lu 

feet)- minimum, 2.5 second-feet Oct. 13, 1947; minimum daily, 16 second-feet Oct. 15-17, 

1939.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow completely regulated since 1941 by Mahoning Creek Reservoir

 Ttee p. 69).

Cooperation.--Ten discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In fe

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 18-30)

1.3

1.5

1.6

2.0 133

2.3 221

2.6 338

3.0 543

3.4 795

1,285

1,920

2,740

3,820

5,420

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September U50

Day Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. May Jun July Aug. Sept.

334

273

139

110

167

167

167

371

700

1,170

578

387

499

499

494

483

425

343

685

1,330

1,140

855

718

499

526

846

1,430

928

780

3,490

5,300

3,330

2,260

3,620

3,520

4,210

3,720

1,710

1,200

1,200

1,030

321

400

549

875

1,280

1,280

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,280

1,040

543

549

970

2,180

969

781

623

334

638

1,280

1,280

1,280

817

456

521

2,180

4,600

5,300

3,870

1,560

494

543

1,570

3,060

2,080

1,240

1,030

693

420

321

551

548

316

712

630

692

753

2,220

2,980

1,780

781

582

371

749

1,280

1,280

1,330

1,380

1,430

1,530

2,750

4,070

5,040

2,820

983

753

,240

,280

,280

,240

,240

990

795

617

316

316

321

321

321

321

321

321

316

316

316

325

616

1,280

1,240

1,240

1,060

802

795

795

795

665

467

467

467

462

405

316

316

316

316

316

287

238

212

167

219

325

321

321

321

321

376

472

532

636

515

321

321

329

624

1,100

1,280

927

405

321

321

321

321

260

161

161

164

155

147

161

161

130

136

464

946

236

135

107

164

167

164

164

136

82

138

212

164

164

161

164

161

316

235

153

104

103

226

164

134

114

215

268

167

167

140

109

242

321

262

161

100

277

467

467 

380 

E58 

164 

138

164

135

Secondfoot-days Maximum Minimum Mean

Change in

contents 

(equivalent, 

second-feet) 1

Runoff in 

inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

1,259

1,608

14,605

171

1,330

40.6

53.6

471

-4.2

+9.8

+15.4

36.4

63.4

486

0.106

.184

1.41

Calendar year 1949.. 159,085 4,410

January... 

February.. 

March.....

April.....

May.......

June......

July......

August....

September.

51,980

43,028

38,538

24,587

12,803

10,900

5,909

3,984

4,954

5,300

5,300

5,040

2,820

795

1,280

946

420

467

1^537*

316

167

820

413

363

191

129

165

+20.

-39. 

+78.

-81.

1,697

1,498

1,321

739

406

362

190

136

162

Water year 1949-50 214,155 5,300 24 587

.552

,395

.471

.46 

.53

t Change In contents In Mahoning Creek Reservoir
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 57

Little Mahoning Creek at McCormlck, Pa.

ujjDu-L-caju .irum ROBS nun, anu <i mixea soutneast 01 smiCKSDurg. uatum

I,164.88 feet above mean sea lev&l (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area. 87.4 square miles.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 11 years, 143 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge daring year, 2,650 second-feet Jan. 10 (gage height, 8 86 

FeeTT; minimum, 2.7 second-feet Oct. 3-5, 25 (gage height, 1.72 feet).

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 4,670 second-feet Dec. 30, 1942; maximum gage height,

II.94 feet Mar. 4, 1941 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.9 second-foot Aug 9, 1941- 

minimum gage height, 1.53 feet Aug. 26-28, 1949.

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

wnicn are fair. ODD ,

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 13 to Jan. 3)

1.7 2.4

1.75 3.2

1.8 4.2

1.85 5.4

1.9 6.9

1.95 8.8

2.0 11

2.1 17

2.2 24

2.3 32

o 5 52

2^7 76

3.0 

3.3

4,2 

5.2

123

181

401

705

6.6 1,210

7.0 1,390

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

4.4

3.4

2.9

2.7

3.0

4.0

6.8

8.4

6.3

5.4

4.4

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.9

3.0

3.2

4.2

5.4

4.9

4.4

7.6

Nov.

16

9.8

6.9

7.7

8.4

8.0

*6.9

6.3

5.7

5.2

4.9

4.7

5.2

9.3

10

8.8

7.3

7.7

8.8

9.8

11

11

7.6

9.6

12

bll

11

11

91

79

-

Dec.

48

37

b26

b26

47

44

46

80

b60

b45

b48

207

719

360

192

bllO

blOO

b!50

195

145

123

108

*132

123

90

116

398

403

268

186

137

Jan.

114

123

542

501

472

720

1,150

586

362

1,360

1,110

524

443

402

282

321

246

249

2X0

139

128

118

130

332

416

353

518

348

294

315

290

Month

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

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

December .......................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

June .............. ..............

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

August ....................... ...

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

311

333

388

287

220

190

204

154

454

*472

348

258

376

973

1,130

732

472

336

277

192

155

275

994

531

347

227

160

135

-

-

-

Secor.dfoot-days

129.5

411.6

4,769

37,670.7

13,088

10,331

10,285

4.717

2,448

2,728

2,561

1,917.8

2,827

56,812.9

Mar.

192

bl!5

blOO

b90

blOO

bllO

b90

111

241

148

132

287

796

*584

a400

a280

a200

195

137

128

218

401

415

374

457

532

1,050

1,110

634

388

270

Apr.

216

192

197

246

358

311

241

195

154

127

111

96

87

76

71

62

57

53

49

63

58

54

56

228

401

299

220

170

139

130

Maximum

8.4

91

719

1,080

1,360

1,130

1,110

401

181

788

698

275

435

1,360

May

18]

17C

14; 12"

113

9E

82

66

e; 7"

6£5"

5:

46

4E

4"

4C4"

4E

5C

43

36

4C7"

56

10C

8£

102

8C

67

Minimum

2.7

4.7

26

1.2

114

135

90

49

36

17

11

9.8

26

2.7

June

98

67

73

788

358

220

139

1O1

76

70

64

47

40

43

39

30

28

24

22

21

32

34

21

22

129

49

32

S4

20

17

Mean

4.18

13.7

154

103

422

390

332

157

79.0

90.9

82.6

61.9

94.2

156

July

13

11

14

30

289

698

191

101

67

72

77

54

43

60

41

32

28

47

45

32

25

19

15

36

202

80

72

52

43

39

33

Aug.

119

246

124

80

61

48

37

28

23

22

24

28

20

14

11

10

9.8

18

275

155

84

56

41

32

26

32

23

18

ie

47

190

Per square 

mile

0.048

.157

1.76

1.18

4.83

4.46

3.80

1.80

.904

1.04

.945

.708

1.08

1.78

Sept.

156

133

150

118

77

57

44

35

29

26

26

53

47

435

304

228

149

106

84

73

61

71

86

60

49

43

38

33

29

27

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.06

.18

2.03

16.05

5.57

4.65

4.38

2.01

1.04

1.16

1.09

.82

1.20

24.19

Peak discharge (ba 2,000 sec.-ft.) . Jan. l<j (8 p.m.) 650 sec. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Mahoning Creek at Punxsutawney. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
58 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Crooked Creek at Idaho, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°39'15", long. 79°21 I 00' 1 , at highway bridge at 

laano, Armstrong County, 1-| miles downstream from Plum Creek and 2j miles west of 

Shelocta. Datum of gage is 961.04 feet above mean sea level (Buffalo, Rochester & 

Pittsburgh Railroad bench mark).

Drainage area. 191 square miles.

Records available. February 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 12 years, 270 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,020 second-feet July 5 (gage height, 8.16 

reet); minimum, 6.7 second-feet Oct. 2, 12, 13 (gage height, 0.42 foot).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 7,760 second-feet Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 12.35 

feet); minimum, 2.4 second-feet Oct. 8, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.40 foot Sept. 5, 

7, 1938, July 5, 1949.

Maximum stage known, 18.6 feet, from floodmark, in March 1936.

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

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods of ice effec 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-21)

.55

.6 

.65

7.1

9.6

13

0.7 

.75

.9

1.0

1.6 258

2.5 486

3.0 755

4.2 1,355

6.2 2,530

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195C

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

12

8.6

9.1

9.1

9.1

11

12

22

20

16

9.6

8.1

9.6

11

9.1

9.1

11

11

8.6

9.1

9.6

11

8.1

7.6

7.6

8.1

10

7.6

8.1

9.1

19

Nov.

28

21

15

18

23

20

*14

13

11

12

11

11

11

21

25

19

15

16

20

24

26

23

17

18

23

26

24

24

126

117

-

Dec

70

59

49

34

80

68

110

170

blOO

b90

bllO

247

1,240

710

381

*198

164

216

294

240

207

184

231

216

164

210

629

694

486

336

243

Jan.

201

225

810

868

942

1,650

2,480

1,190

670

2,000

2,280

1,010

915

800

b76

576

458

425

552

249

228

219

228

42O

*594

594

990

690

594

670

964

Month

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

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August .................. .......

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1 , 040

990

845

613

469

458

442

333

963

965

690

5O4

714

1,850

2,250

al,5OO

al.OOO

a700

a600

a400

294

675

1,520

1,020

634

428

a300

a250

_

_

-

Secondfoe t-days

350 9

772

8,230

73 , 869 . 7

24, 848

22,407

20,090

7,083

3 2 94 

4^055

6,369

1,304 

4,011

102,793.9

Mar.

a350

a250

bl7o

blSO

bl80

170

145

*196

330

225

237

486

1,490

1,100

670

469

371

365

267

261

698

845

1,090

1,270

1,580

1,520

2,110

1,300

800

540

425

Apr.

352

350

282

298

487

452

384

336

288

249

231

204

192

167

150

154

122

117

111

111

98

90

100

196

368

533

276

234

201

190

-

Maximum

22

1,240

1,920

2 480

2 "^30

2^110

487

276

915

1,770 

1 62

778

2,480

May

276

252

225

201

187

162

159

114

106

134

114

100

92

85

82

82

70

73

68

61

53

49

60

87

68

61

57

71

65

53

47

Minimum

7.6

11

34

5.8

201

2 5O

145

90

47

54

13

29

7.6

June

162

106

105

915

479

288

181

128

105

98

100

70

59

63

59

47

51

58

38

36

70

55

34

86

307

155

82

57

47

4O

-

Mean

10.7

25.7

265

202

802

800

648

236

106

135

205

42 . 1

134

282

July

30

28

40

51

1,380

1,770

542

504

181

198

187

136

139

246

148

111

95

92

82

75

59

47

40

64

92

53

45

40

33

35

30

Aug.

35

120

62

43

56

33

28

23

21

23

28

25

22

18

15

15

13

16

162

118

59

40

50

25

21

28

22

19

18

59

147

Per square 

mile

0.056

.135

1.59

1.06

4.20

4.19

3 39

1.24

.555

.707

1.07

.220

.702

1.48

Sept.

90

121

110

104

70

55

45

38

30

29

29

105

146

778

504

320

210

148

117

120

95

122

139

106

87

77

63

59

51

45

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.06

.15

1.60

14 . 39j

4.84

4.56

5 91

1^38

.64

. 79

l!24

25

.78

20.00

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 see.-ft.). Jan. 7

McCormlck.

b Stage-discharge relation affectfd by ic
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Crooked Creek at Crooked Creek Dam, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°43'10", long. 79°30'45" J a quarter of & mile 

 c?c5WfTS~tream from Crooked Creek Dam, Armstrong County, 3^ miles south of Ford City, and 

6^ miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 799.51 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area . 278 square miles.

Records available.--October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1950 in 

reports or Geological Survey. October 1909 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Average discharge.--39 years (1910-13, 1914-50), 428 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,240 second-feet Mar. 30 (gage height, 7.17 

reet); minimum, 3.8 second-feet Aug. 7 (gage height, 0.51 foot); minimum daily, 13 

second-feet Oct. 16-19, 29, 30.

1909-50: Maximum discharge, 21,000 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 17.86 

feet, from floodmark, site and datum then in use), by contracted-opening method; minimum observed, O.I second-foot Sept. 8, II, 20, 25, 26, 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those below 20 second-feet, which are fair. Flow completely 

regulated since 1940 by Crooked Creek Reservoir (see p. 69).

Cooperation. Twelve discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-28)

0.7 12

.8 19

.9 26

1.0 35

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

78

100

1.6 152

2.0 278

2.3 401

3.1 810

1,520

2,290

3,050

6.9 3,910

4.3 

5.3

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

E

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

15

13

13

13

13

14

14

15

15

17

16

15

15

14

13

13

14

Nov.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

47

-

Dec.

108

105

105

102

85

42

43

43

44

44

73

105

112

157

238

238

241

241

408

810

782

782

755

755

728

551

203

384

755

755

728

Month

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

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January ................

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

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

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

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

June ...................

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

August ................

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

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

7

5

1

3

28

44

77

77

782

620

5

2,0

2,5

67

70

60

2,020

1,670

2,6

2,5

2,4

50

60

70

2,380

2,200

1,7

8

7

20

65

00

543

196

1

2

3

7

96

00

67

28

728

1.1

1,7

1,3

7

00

60

40

00

728

Secondfoot-days

456

466

10,522

116,018

36,246

34,515

26,438

13,354

5^547

12,242

980

5,115

151,863

Feb.

755

76

8S

i,oe

2

2

0

1,030

1,030

1,OC

l.OC

97

0

0

5

1,270

1,840

1,47

92

52

O

0

8

241

258

5£

1 62

2^24

2

0

0

2,160

2,040

l,9i

1,86

1,92

0

0

0

1,840

1.-420

7f

1,OE

_

_

-

Obser\

Maximum

17

47

810

3,440

2,650

2,240

3,910

3,36O

675

865

2 290

93

810

3,910

2

0

Mar.

200

203

203

203

203

203

203

203

206

371

700

675

700

782

1,420

1,800

1,370

700

700

675

675

700

728

755

810

838

892

920

1,740

2,750

3,910

Apr.

3,360

1,620

650

505

206

212

215

459

700

675

487

110

110

110

110

112

112

160

2O9

209

206

206

206

206

206

212

368

647

383

383

-

red

Minimum

13

14

42

11

177

£41

200

110

100

57

15

40

13

Mean

14.7

15.5

339

318

1,169

1 233

853

445

193

185

395

31.6

170

416

May

559

675

650

480

200

200

2OO

200

200

200

20O

193

140

105

102

102

105

105

105

105

102

102

105

105

105

1O5

108

108

108

108

100

June

89

98

112

175

438

865

838

406

218

218

218

218

178

110

110

110

110

108

89

65

38

28

29

31

73

115

115

115

115

115

-

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet )t

-3.3

+15.1

+ 18.9

-9.5

+25. 5

-52 . 8

+130

-112

-11.7

+13.9

 22 . 6

-H5.8

-8.8

+ 1.4

July

1,

2 ,

2,

1,

115

115

115

115

127

110

290

160

410

892

596

128

130

144

556

599

110

112

112

112

110

110

110

115

115

115

328

79

37

37

38

Aug.

42

3

1

1

4

7

7

16

15

1

2

2

9

e

6

26

26

2

2

2

6

5

5

25

25

2

2

2

5

5

6

26

26

2

2

2

6

5

5

56

93

e

4

4

4

3

6

0

3

45

Sept.

70

112

115

115

115

105

71

40

40

40

42

43

68

362

810

782

782

520

112

94

64

69

71

69

69

69

67

67

67

65

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

11.4

30.6

358

308

1,194

1,180

983

333

199

372

47.4

161

417

Per square 

mile

0.041

.110

1.29

1.11

4.29

4.24

3 54

1.20

.651

.716

1 34

.171

.579

1.50

Runoff in 

inches

0.05

.12

1.49

15. 05

4.95

4.42

4.08

1.34

.75

.80

1.54

.20

.65

20.39

t Change in contents in Crooked Creek Reservoir.
60 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 

Stony Creek at Ferndale, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40"17"10", long. 78 0 55'10", at highway bridge at 

Perndale, Cambria County, 0.4 mile downstream from Bens Creek, 1.2 miles upstream from 

Johnstown city limit, and 5.2 miles upstream from confluence with Little Conemaugh 

River. Datum of gage is 1,183.84 feet above mean sea level, city of Johnstown datum.

Drainage area.--451 square miles.

Records available.--December 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--11 years (1939-50), 713 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,400 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 9.90 

feet); minimum, 43 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 1.98 feet).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 23,900 second-feet Mar. 31, 1940 (gage height, 13.3 

feet, from high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet by 

logarithmic plotting; minimum, 11 second-feet Sept. 10, 11, 1944; minimum gage height 

observed, 1.55 feet Sept. 24, 1939.

Maximum discharge known, 58,600 second-feet Mar. 17, 1936, by slope-area and contracted-opening methods.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Regulation by mine pumpage and by reservoirs above station, the five largest of which 

have a combined capacity of 1,788,000,000 cubic feet. Figures of daily discharge do 

not include diversion from Quemahoning Reservoir to Cambria Plant of Bethlehem Steel 

Co., and from Mill Creek, Dalton Run, and North Fork Bens Creek Reservoirs for water 

supply of city of Johnstown.

Cooperation. Records of diversion and reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water 

Co. and Johnstown Water Co.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 2-18)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5 14O

199

313

460

716

1,115

4.8 1,720

5.5 2,640

6.4 4,110

8.2 7,800

9.2 10,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

63

52

47

54

60

63

74

113

98

76

68

66

61

64

230

250

150

108

95

85

80

80

76

72

76

102

120

9b

91

100

?57

Nov.

323

196

171

305

292

227

202

187

168

162

151

146

140

191

210

168

148

148

143

148

171

154

132

151

187

133

168

165

1,390

1,050

-

Dec.

633

501

423

382

434

354

397

501

363

331

368

1,330

4,O60

1,840

1,090

775

660

660

820

716

593

537

683

639

460

637

2,220

1,1OO

996

783

653

Month

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

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

Mav

June ...................

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

August. ................

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

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

600

e

1,1

1,1

13

20

60

1,670

2,990

4,3

2,6

1,1

00

90

80

2,080

2,300 1 c

l!2

1,2

00

50

00

937

905

1-

e

68

31

60

5O6

483

4

4

c

55

66

12

537

*449

4

 !

4

89

66

PO

26

1,430

Secondfoot-days

3 , 024

7,537 

26, 239

207,616

37,633 

il , 916

51,658

27,476

24,705

10,681

7,462

2,870

9,354

250,607

Feb.

,720

,930

,640

,660

,200

,O70

,250

,060

,610

,010

,450

,160

,020

,500

,330

,470

,400

,170

,070

635

775

835

1,400

1,20O

988

775

716

674

_

_

-

Mar.

783

6£

52

b4E

O

0

0

472

537

44

4£

*6C

9

8

0

460

483

72

2.3t

2,4C

2

0

0

1,500

1,170

92

9£

73

9

1

1

775

828

1,02

1,1£

1,4£

0

)0

)0

1,960

1,990

5,1]

10, 1C

5,6.

2,9E

0

50

0

O

2,020

Observed

Maximum

257

1,390

4,060

5,740

4,300

3,500

10,100

3,430

2 , 680

889

219

952

10,100

Minimum

47

132

331

47

674

449

344

138

113

53

74

47

Apr.

1,610

1,350

gl,200

al,100

gl,25o

al.100

a940

a 800

a700

a620

a580

g543

512

466

466

455

444

387

358

412

387

344

624

1,230

3,430

2,010

1,400

1,08O

873

805

-

Mean

97.5

253

846

569

1,214

1,497

1,666

916

797

?56

Z41

92.6

512

687

May

1,080

921

889

828

695

613

524

444

412

428

387

349

326

305

542

804

537

1,080

1,110

881

716

568

537

530

631

2,680

1,410

1,660

1,250

873

695

June

820

608

526

889

688

506

412

344

305

349

392

331

261

253

230

210

202

184

19O

196

187

160

138

218

673

6O7

284

199

168

151

-

Diversion and 

change in

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet )t

+27.0

+97.1

+292

+112

+177

+156

+142

+133

+ 136

+ 91 2

+83 . 9

+42. Q

+106

+ 124

July

132

122

140

149

254

444

226

168

140

356

4O4

24O

233

620

323

431

544

340

253

220

187

168

148

138

264

184

148

125

120

128

113

Aug.

120

21

16

11

9

0

8

97

89

£

7

£

2

8

83

104

£e

6

2

9

3

55

53

E

£

11

3

3

4

150

96

t

t

"

7

2

2

101

94

c

£

"

2

J2 8

5

127

Sept.

154

288

496

352

209

144

108

87

76

74

436

626

453

952

504

326

242

187

160

143

223

933

616

382

288

234

196

171

154

14O

-

Adjusted

Mean

124

350

1,100

681

1,391

1,653

1 , 808

1,049

933

447

325

135

418

811

Per square 

mile

0.275

.776

o ty- *- *

1.51

3 . OS

3.67

4.01

2 . 33

2! 07

. 991

'.721

.299

.927

1.80

Runoff in 

inches

0 32

' fl7

rt Ql

2O. 48

3.55

4.62

2.60

2 39

lill

. 83

. 34

1.03

£4.39

* Winter discnarge measurement made on this lay.

t Diversion and change in contents in Quemahoning, North Fork Bens Creek, Dalton Run, and Mill 

Creek No. 1 and Mill Creek No. 2 Reservoirs.

a No gage-hPight record; discharge computed on basis of records for Conemaugh River at Seward and 

Little Conerraugh River at East Conemaugh.

g Computed from graoh based on gage readings and recorded range in stage.
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 61

Conemaugh River at Seward, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°25'10", long. 79°01'40", at highway bridge at 

Seward, Westmoreland County, 2 miles downstream from Flndley Run, and 9 miles northwest of Johnstown. Datum of gage is 1,075.64 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area. 715 square miles.

Hecoras available.--May 1938 to September 1950.

Average aiscnarge'.--12 years, 1,200 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,400 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 10.80

 I'eet); minimum, 160 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 2.50 feet).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 35,000 second-feet Mar. 31, 1940 (gage height, 15.22 

feet); minimum not determined; minimum daily, 105 second-feet Dec. 28, 29, 31, 1938. 

Maximum stage known, 26.4 feet Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmarks (discharge, 90,000 

second-feet by contracted-opening method).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which 

are fair. Flow regulated by steel mills and by several reservoirs above station, the 

eight largest of which have a combined capacity of 2,060,170,000 cubic feet.

Cooperation. Records of reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water Co. and 

jonnstown Water Co.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of doubtful gage-height record 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.1

160

207

328

555

3.3 

3.6 

3.9 

4.5

760

1,140

1,630

2,840

5.7 

8.4 

9.8

5,760

13,170

17,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

230

241

202

179

179

179

207

218

230

198

188

179

179

213

383

457

342

258

230

207

198

198

198

188

202

236

253

236

224

224

433

Nov.

622

457

420

555

602

514

464

450

420

397

383

369

362

457

505

450

427

427

412

404

434

427

397

420

442

g397

g397

g575

gl , 960

gl,960

-

Dec.

gl,290

gl,070

d920

d 800

3840

3900

d860

d940

3800

d700

g868

gl,790

g9,130

g4,500

g2,620

1,820

1,490

1,460

1,760

1,560

1,320

1,200

1,290

1,320

992

1,130

4,030

3,060

2,230

1,740

1,420

Month

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

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January ................

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

March. ............. ,. s .

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

May

June ...................

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

August. ................

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

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

1,230

1,

3,

3,

510

270 -60

3,180

4,770

7,

4,

3,

520

730

too

3,760

4,360

2,

2,

2,

350

520

HO

1,930

1,

1,

1,

1^

340

300

190

560

1^100

1,020

1,

380

360

100

1,200

1,050

1,

1,

1,

1,

LOO

330

300

560

2,260

Seeondfoot-days

7,289

16,506

55,850

433,023

71 , 620

76,120

94 , 218

52,556

46,333

25,562

21,738

11,200

23,465

502,457

Feb.

3,180

3,060

4,240

2,950

2,210

1,990

2,270

1,990

2,620

3,520

2,730

2,210

3,000

6,020

5,760

4,490

3,290

2,430

2,170

1,760

1,510

1,630

2,660

2,330

1,950

1,560

1,360

1,230

_

-

-

Mar.

1,510

1,290

1,020

968

980

1,100

1,000

980

1,310

1,000

1,050

1,380

4,270

5,630

2,840

2,270

1,820

1,740

1,410

1,470

1,650

2,010

2,350

2,560

3,290

3,400

7,720

17,300

9,770

5,370

3,760

Apr.

2,950

2,580

2,330

2,430

2,660

2,330

1,970

1,800

1,580

1,410

1,290

1,200

1,130

1,030

992

955

955

892

832

856

844

760

1,040

1,940

4,860

3,400

2,4,70

1,950

1,630

1,490

May

1,920

1,740

,560

,510

,340

,220

,060

955

918

942

892

820

784

738

924

1,540

1,100

1,460

1,990

1,560

1,310

1,130

1,090

1,090

1,140

4,420

2,740

3,060

2,330

1,690

1,360

Observed

Maximum

457

1,960

9,130

9,770

7,320

6,020

17,300

4,860

4,420

1,920

1,550

514

2,730

17,300

Minimum

179

362

700

179

980

1,230

968

760

738

489

412

253

349

179

Mean

235

550

1,802

1,186

2,310

2 719

3^039

1,752

1,495

852

701

361

782

1,377

June

1,470

1,200

1,050

1,920

1,490

1,160

968

844

749

856

892

772

650

705

640

564

687

574

584

584

593

547

489

597

1,600

972

760

602

538

505

-

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feetjt

+5.6

+14.1

+165

-0.2

+59.6

+40.2

+ 7.4

+8.9

0

-54.4

-58.4

-96.8

-14.9

+8.0

July

1

1,

1

1,

472

442

48C

472

828

550

632

640

538

934

160

760

672

240

882

845

160

844

694

622

564

522

480

606

694

555

497

472

442

427

412

Aug.

412

4<

4t

3£

7

7

7

369

356 3"

32

32

6

8

349

369

3E

2E2-

6

3

7

296

296

K

$'

4£

0

7

9

442

390

32

33

i2

8

5

5

502

36 9

3£

3£

3: 3'

2

6

5

3

514

Sept.

464

588

1,260

968

650

497

420

369

356

349

500

1,240

878

2,730

1,510

J.,050

772

640

564

514

530

1,390

1,200

832

661

584

538

497

464

450

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

241

564

1,987

1,186

2,370

2,759

3,046

1,761

1,495

798

643

264

767

1,385

Per square 

mile

0.337

.789

2.78

1.66

3.31

3.86

4.26

2.46

2.09

1.12

.899

.369

1.07

1.94

Runoff in 

inches

0.39

.88

3.21

22,53

3,82

4.02

4.91

2.74

2.41

1.25

1.04

.43

1.19

26.29

t Change in contents in Quemanonlng, North Fork Bens Creek, Dalton Run, Mill Creek No. 1, Mill 

Creek No. 2, Hlnokston, Saltlick, and Laurel Run Reservoirs.

d Doubtful gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of records for Conemaugh River at 

Tunnelton and Stony Creek at Perndale.

g Computed from graph based on daily gage readings.
62 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Conemaugh River at Tunnelton, Pa.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°27'15", long. 79°23 I 30", at highway bridge at Tunnelton, Indiana County, 0.9 mile downstream from Boatyard Run, 3f miles southeast of 

Saltsburg, and 5.5 miles upstream from confluence with Loyalhanna Creek. Datum of gage 

is 844.64 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--1,358 square miles.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 11 years, 2,293 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 27,300 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 12.9 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 290 second-feet Oct. 25; 

minimum gage height observed, 2.07 feet Oct. 13, 14.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 59,200 second-feet Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 21.0 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 220 second-feet Oct. 18, 

20, 1939 (gage height, 1.94 feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for Oct. 1-26 and those for period of doubtful gageheight record, which are fair. Gage read twice daily. Flow regulated by steel mills 

and by reservoirs above station, the eight largest of which have a combined capacity 

of 2,060,170,000 cubic feet.

Cooperation. Records of reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water Co. and 

Johnstown Water Co.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except period of doubtful gage-height record 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 16 to Sept. 30

2.0 259

2.1 317

2.3 454

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.8 

3.5

290

425

592

920

1,900

4.3

6.0

7.9

11.3

12.2

3,210

6,590

11,440

21,820

24,880

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

Oct.

425

369

356

343

362

356

350

343

376

362

324

317

300

300

436

641

557

389

328

322

315

315

315

309

290

315

340

334

340

328

382

Nov.

775

805

612

B70

920

800

680

631

583

557

522

504

504

690

860

745

651

631

612

574

557

661

621

612

651

651

67O

592

1,810

3,770

-

Dec.

2,360

1,750

1,530

1,250

1,390

1,460

1,390

1,600

1,390

1,180

1,68O

4,090

17,000

9,200

5,130

3,390

2,680

2,680

3,580

3,210

2,680

2,360

2,680

2,680

2,520

2,200

6,770

6,590

4,930

4,340

2,850

Month

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

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January ................

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

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

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

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

June ...................

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

Augua t .................

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

Water year 1949-5O . .

Jan.

2,520

2,5

7,0

8,5

20

20

00

6,820

9,010

16,1

11,2

6,5

00

00

90

6,640

9,270

6,1

5,1

4,9

50

30

30

4,150

3,770

3,3

3,0

3,0

90

30

30

2,360

2,050

2,0

2,0

2,2

50

50

OO

2,850

2,680

4,1

3,3

3,E

4,5

50

90

80

30

Feb.

6,820

6,370

6,150

5,940

4.930

3,960

4,150

3,960

4,530

6,820

5,130

4,150

4,340

9,67O

11,400

9,810

6,820

5,130

4,530

3,580

3,030

3,580

5,330

5,530

4,530

3,390

3,210

3,030

_

5, 330 ]

Secondfoot -days

11,139

23 921

108^540

788,073

156,990

149,820

172 99O

9o!390

82 , 400

56,570

46,123

20,496

42,532

9ei,9ii

Mar.

3,030

2,680

2,050

2.O5O

2,050

2,050

1,900

1,820

2,680

2,360

2,200

3,030

7,500

9,540

6,150

4,530

3,770

3,390

2,850

2,680

4,340

5,330

6,370

5,940

7.28O

7,520

11,700

24,900

16,400

8,750

6,150

Apr.

4., 730

4,340

3,770

3,770

4,530

4,340

3,580

3,210

2,850

2,680

2,360

2,200

2,050

1,900

1,820

1,750

1,680

1,530

1,390

1,460

1,530

1,320

1,460

2,680

6,770

5,940

4,730

3,960

3,210

2,850

-

Observed

Maximum

641

3,770

17,000

17,000

16,100

11,400

£4,900

6,770

6,740

6.150

4,930

2,460

3,960

£4,900

Minimum

290

504

1,180

290

2 050

3 0^0

-1 82O

1 320

1 320

745

602

38£

522

290

Mean

359

797

3,501

2,159

5 064

5 351

5 580

3 013

2 658

1 886

1 488

661

1,418

2,635

May

3,210

3,39C

2,850

2,680

2,520

2,520

2,200

1,900

1,750

1,750

1,680

1,600

1,390

1,320

1,320

2,050

1,900

2,080

3,390

2,680

2.20O

1,900

1,820

2,050

1,900

6,740

5,330

5,330

4,530

3,210

3,210

June

4,150

2,850

2,360

6,150

4,730

3,210

2,520

1,900

1,680

1,530

2,050

1,600

1,390

1,250

1,250

1,180

1,050

1,050

985

920

1,O5O

985

800

745

d2,000

d2,500

1,600

1,180

985

920

-

Change In

contents

(equivalent, 

second -feet)t

+5.6

+14.1

+ 185

-0.2

+59.6

+40.2

+7.4

+8.9

0

-54.4

-58.4

-96.8

-14.9

+8.0

July

1,

2,

4,

3,

2,

1,

1,

2,

1,

1,

2,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

800

690

860

050

590

930

210

200

460

680

680

820

530

200

050

750

680

680

320

050

920

860

8OO

690

180

050

800

690

670

631

602

AUJZ.

800

860

745

651

557

522

480

457

441

539

522

539

488

457

418

411

396

382

1,500

2,460

1,180

800

651

566

548

522

504

504

496

488

612

Sept.

860

920

2,580

2,200

1,320

920

745

612

574

539

522

1,470

1,820

3,690

3,960

2,520

1,820

1,460

1,180

1,050

985

1,53L

2, SOU

1,600

1,25C

1,050

920

800

745

690

-

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

365

811

3,686

2,159

5,124

5 391

5^587

3 022

2 , 658

1,832

1,430

564

1,403

2,643

Per square 

mile

0.239

.597

2.71

1.59

3.77

3.97

4.11

2 .23

1 . 96

1.35

1.05

.415

1.03

1.95

Runoff In 

Inches

0.31

.67

3.12

21.55

4 . 35

4 . 13

4l 74

2.49

2.26

1.51

1.21

.48

1.15

26.42

sontente In Quemaho 

Crppk No. 2, Hincteton, Saltlick,

d Doubtful gage-height record; 

and Kisklmlnetas River at venders;

ling, North Poi'k Bfns Creek, Dalton Run, Mill Creek No. 1, Mill 

and Laurc-1 Run Reservoirs. 

ilseharge computed on basis of records for Conemaugh River at Seward
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 63

Klskiminetas River at Vandergrift, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°36'20", long. 79°33"15", at Vandergrift, Westmoreland County, a third of a mile upstream from highway bridge and 2 miles upstream from 

Pine Run. Datum of gage is 769.40 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench 

mark).

Drainage area.--1,825 square miles.

Records available. August 1937 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. Gage 

heights and discharge measurements only at site two-thirds of a mile downstream, October 1920 to September 1932, are contained in reports of Pennsylvania Department of 

Forests and Waters.

Average discharge. 13 years, 2,948 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,200 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 16.00

 feet); minimum, 338 second-feet Oct. 14, 15, 26 (gage height, 3.22 feet).

1937-50: Maximum discharge, 71,900 second-feet Mar. 31, 1940 (gage height, 25.70 

feet); minimum, 235 second-feet Oct. 12, 1943 (gage height, 2.92 feet).

Maximum stage known, 41.64 feet Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmark at present site (discharge, 185,000 second-feet, by slope-area method). 

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by steel mills, since 1942 by Loyalhanna Creek

 Reservoir (see p. 69), and other reservoirs above station, the nine largest of which

have a combined capacity of 2,108,300,000 cubic feet. 

Cooperation.--Records of reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water Co., Johnstown

Water Co., and Municipal Authority of the Borough of Latrobe.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to July 5 July 6 to Sept. 30

3.2 330

3.4 410

3.9 650

4.3 910 7.8

1,260

2,170

3,850

5,700

10.0 

12.5 

14-. 5

10,500

16,750

22,700 4.2 

4.8

470

630

890

1,420

5.6

6.8

8.0

10.0

2,310

4,OOO

6.1OO

10,500

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

21

28

29

30

31

Oct.

480

414

394

394

382

378

390

390

398

418

394

356

346

342

342

434

662

565

460

410

382

370

354

346

350

346

386

402

418

390

438

Nov.

634

1,050

805

734

962

1,260

942

868

826

784

650

595

575

648

875

1,010

926

784

758

746

752

770

854

805

847

889

918

868

1,210

4,270

-

Dec.

3,440

2,760

2,300

1,990

1,810

1,930

1,870

1,870

1,930

1,750

1,900

2,680

14,900

11,800

7,760

5,520

4,540

4,000

4,120

4,600

3,850

3,180

2,970

3,180

2,760

2,430

5,850

7,980

6,900

5,340

4,000

Month

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

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949

January ................

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

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

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

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

June ...................

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

August. ................

September. .........

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

3,250

2,<

5,£

10, (

70

90

JOO

8,640

10,200

17,:

13, 1

12, £

00

>00

00

9,770

11,800

9,C 7,'

7,J

80

60

40

6,5OO

5 , 900

5,E

4,'

4,C

20

40

00

3,400

2,830

2,6

2,5

2,E

90

00

30

3,550

3,480

4,E

4,£

4j]

5,]

00

80

60

60

6,620

Secondfoot-days

12,533

28,615

131,910

995,745

203,860

198 , 70O

206,620

114,230

74*124

66,655

26,103

54,177

1,212,527

Feb.

8,420

7,980

9,080

8,860

8,200

7,760

6,100

5,520

5,340

7,760

6,900

5.700

5,340

10,400

13,200

11,500

9,080

7,760

6,500

5,700

4,160

4,320

7,160

7,320

6,100

4,980

4,160

3,400

_

_

-

Mar.

3,550

3,550

2,660

2,300

2,620

2,620

2,500

2,240

2,970

3,110

2,620

3,400

6,530

11,800

7,760

6,900

5,700

4,980

4,320

3,480

5,130

6,300

8,420

7,980

8,860

8,420

12,000

22,700

18,500

12,200

10,500

Apr.

8,860

7,320

4,980

4,160

4,640

4,980

4,320

4,000

3,850

3,700

3,180

2,900

2,620

2,360

2,110

2,050

1,930

1,870

1,810

2,170

2,300

1,750

1,870

2,840

6,300

7,320

5,700

4,640

4,000

3,700

-

Observed

Maximum

662

4,270

14,900

19,300

17,300

13,200

22,700

6^120

7,390

10,500

3,330

5,110

22,70O

Minimum

3 42

575

1,750

342

2,500

3,400

2,240 

1,750

1,520

934

820

510

726

342

Mean

404

954

4,255

2,728

6,576

7,096

3 , 808

3,065

2,471

2,150

842

1,806

3,322

May

3,480

4,160

3,550

3,480

3,320

3,180

2,760

2,300

2,170

1,930

1,930

1,750

1,640

1,580

1,520

2,020

2,830

2,360

2,890

3,620

3,110

2,500

2,300

2,560

2,500

4,840

6,120

5,900

5,520

4,OOO

3,180

June

4,450

4,160

3,480

7,390

7,320

5,160

3,320

2,760

2,240

1,870

2,360

2,110

1,690

1,520

1,580

1,420

1,210

1,420

1,150

1,120

1,080

1,260

1-, 130

934

2,430

3,260

2,360

1,750

1,160

1,030

-

Change In

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet)t

-4 . 8

+48.8

+159

-6.4

+132

-21 . 8

+141

-151

+10.7

-54.1

-102

-19.1

+7.4

July

1

1

4

10

5

3

2

2

3

2

1

2

2

2

2

2

1,

1,

1

1

1,

1,

1

1,

934

875

010

310

040

500

170

810

380

150

550

910

900

040

770

130

070

190

840

520

320

100

000

978

180

320

080

954

906

898

820

Aug.

785

834

970

898

778

726

678

608

586

672

696

684

678

602

542

548

526

510

868

3,330

1,980

1,180

876

732

678

724

750

642

684

654

684

Sept.

1.040

994

1,910

3,040

2,190

1,520

1,070

876

771

726

732

1,360

2,500

4,220

5,110

3,180

2,190

1,730

1,420

1,280

1,230

1,460

2,900

2,380

1,840

1,620

1,470

1,370

1,110

938

-

Adjusted for change in

res

Mean

399

1,003

4,414

2,722

6,708

7,074

6, 806

3, 657

3,076

2,412

'740

1,787

3,329

ervoir contents

Per square 

mile

0.219

.550

2.42

1.49

3 ' R

3.73

2.00

1 . 69

1 32

1.15

.405

.979

1.82

Runoff In 

Inches

0 '.61 25

2.79

20.23

4.24

4.04

4.30

2 23

l' 95

1.47

1.33

.47

1.09

24.77

t Change in contents In Quemahoning, North Fork Bens Creek, Dalton Run, Mill Creek No. 1, Mill 

Creek No. 2, Hinckston, Saltlick, Laurel Run, Loyalhanna Creek, and Trout Run Reservoirs.

Note.--Discharge for periods Mar. 8-10, 19, 20, Mar. 31 to Apr. 20 computed from graph based on 

gage readings and recorded range In stage.
64 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Little Conemaugh River at East Conemaugh, Pa.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°20'35", long. 78°53'05", at highway bridge at 

East Conemaugh, Cambria County, 0.3 mile downstream from Clapboard Run and 2.5 miles 

upstream from confluence with Stony Creek. Datum of gage is 1,207.92 feet above mean 

sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.--183 square miles.

Kecoras available. --April 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. --11 years, 307 second-feet (adjusted).

extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 5,420 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 6.22 

reet ) ; minimum, 4.4 second-feet Oct. 10, 12 (gage height, 1.23 feet); minimum daily, 

7.4 second- feet Oct. 13.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 11,800 second-feet Mar. 30, 1940 (gage height, 8.80 

feet), from rating curve extended above 5,100 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum observed, 3.6 second-feet Sept. 24, 1939.

Maximum discharge known, 28,800 second-feet Mar. 17, 18, 1936, by slope-area method.

Remarks . Records fair. Flow regulated by reservoirs and diversion works above station. 

figures of daily discharge do not include diversion at South Fork intake to Cambria 

plant of Bethlehem Steel Co., from Saltlick and Laurel Run Reservoirs (combined capacity, 

122,000,000 cubic feet) to city of Johnstown, and from Wilmore Reservoir (capacity, 

137,000,000 cubic feet; average diversion, about 2.6 second-feet) to Pennsylvania Railroad.

Cooperation. Records of diversion and reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water 

(Jo. and Johnstown Water Co.

ing

(gage height, in feet, and discharge 

(Shifting-control method used O

1.3 

1.35

1.4 11

1.5 17

1.6 25

6.5 

8.5

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1 122

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

3.0 

3.4

155

235

375

550

850

, in second-feet) 

:t. 1-14)

3.9 1,360

4.5 2,140

5.0 3,020

5.8 4,620

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

16

11

10

16

16

16

19

17

14

12

10

7.6

7.4

12

90

74

44

29

21

19

16

15

18

13

17

30

26

18

16

19

72

Nov.

100

61

52

93

86

67

61

56

45

37

32

29

13

52

60

47

38

40

39

37

41

37

26

32

38

37

31

31

309

281

-

Dec.

178

148

119

102

135

112

125

142

108

99

138

970

3,400

1,320

744

460

386

402

472

380

370

294

335

289

218

346

1,180

818

585

442

350

Month

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

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

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

June ...................

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

August. ................

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

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

316

340

1,070

1,050

877

1,240

1,870

1,120

810

1,260

1,130

770

669

655

490

460

365

360

312

244

235

235

240

280

316

*258

262

227

227

340

442

Feb.

538

608

786

564

460

460

538

419

689

754

592

484

839

1,490

1,410

1,090

794

627

557

430

370

424

706

S14

419

330

312

289

-

_

-

Mar.

370

253

192

b!90

227

253

218

238

324

*235

248

384

1,190

869

606

490

402

397

325

330

397

514

544

508

648

717

2,310

4,620

2,280

1,170

834

Apr.

706

627

662

818

922

714

571

490

419

380

350

320

312

280

262

244

248

222

206

185

159

145

210

470

790

564

436

380

340

335

-

Observed

Second- , foot-days "a*1""""

721.0 90

1,926 309

15,167 3,400

90,541.0 3,400

18,470 1,870

17,493 1,490

22,253 4,620

12,767 922

7,964 419

4,613 466

4,291 464

997 117

4,383 919

111,075.0 4,620

Minimum

7.4

26

99

7.4

227

289

190

145

166

41

14

34

7.4

Mean

23 3

64! 2

489

248

596

625

719

426

257

154

138

32.2

146

304

May

419

360

320

302

280

248

227

206

210

218

206

185

178

166

264

312

222

270

325

289

253

227

235

214

185

316

262

386

280

214

185

June

210

152

154

396

235

189

163

145

129

155

159

122

110

132

132

88

138

110

110

105

113

93

72

132

466

195

132

105

88

83

-

Diversion 

and change in

contents 

(equivalent, 

seeond-feetH

-f40.5

+46.3

+54.3

+51.6

+44.7

+38 . 1

+41.4

+ 40.8

+40.3

+43.2

+ 43.8

+45.0

+51.0

+44.1

July

68

63

69

81

203

464

193

135

102

289

263

170

156

276

174

204

216

155

116

99

86

74

63

99

127

81

69

61

50

44

41

Aug.

39

51

44

39

36

34

32

27

24

27

31

32

19

20

16

18

19

23

56

49

38

26

23

16

14

25

18

37

18

29

117

Sept.

60

72

266

234

118

71

48

37

37

34

62

185

195

919

408

284

178

125

96

£6

86

185

145

96

76

65

60

56

52

47

-

Adjusted

.. Per square Runoff in 

ne n mile inches

63.8 0.349 0.40

110 .601 .67

543 2.97 3.42

300 1.64 22.23

641 3.50 4.04

663 3.62 3.77

760 4.15 4.78

467 2.55 2.85

297 1.62 1.87

197 1.08 1.20

182 .995 1.15

77 2 422 . 49

197' l!o8 1.20

348 1.90 25.84

5,420 Peak sec.-ft. discharge (base, ___________ 4,000 sec.-ft.).--Dec. 13 (6 to 7 a.m.) 4,420 sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 (2 to 4 a.m.) 

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from and change in contents in Saltlick and Laurel Run Reservoir 

outh Fork intake, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

and diversion from
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 65

Blaoklick Creek at Blackllck, Pa.

Location.--Chain gage, lat. 40°£8'25", long. 79°12'15", at highway bridge at Gratton, a

 quarter of a mile northwest of Blacklick, Indiana County, and three-quarters of a mile 

downstream from Two Lick Creek. Datum of gage is 945.94 feet above mean sea level 

(Pennsylvania State highway bench mark).

Drainage area.--390 square miles.

Records available.--August 1904 to September 1913, October 1918 to September 1921, and

 October 1931 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. August 1904 to December 1905 and January 1907 to September 1941 In reports of Pennsylvania Department of 

Forests and Waters.

Average discharge.--43 years (1907-50), 666 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,740 second-feet July 5 (gage height, 7.68

 i'eet from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 44 second-feet Oct. 19, 22,

25; minimum gage height observed, 2.64 feet Oct. 2, 12, 19, 22.

1904-50: Maximum discharge, 51,700 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 15.88

feet, from floodmark), by slope-area method; minimum observed, 6 second-feet Sept. 12,

16-27, 1908 (gage height, 1.88 feet). 

Remarks.--Records good. Gage read twice dally. Some regulation at low flow by mills

above station. 

Revisions (water years).--W 743: Drainage area. W 800: 1912(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In aecond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-24, May 26 to Aug. 19)

2.6 34 3.1 172

2.7 53 3.3 264

2.8 76 3.5 380

2.9 103 3.8 600

3.0 135 4.3 1,050

4.8 1,610

5.6 2,740

6.5 4,300

7.1 5,490

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

60

53

71

69

69

64

74

84

69

58

58

53

55

53

67

74

67

64

51

55

55

49

53

51

49

58

53

53

53

58

95

Nov.

128

95

92

106

103

92

76

79

71

67

58

62

62

133

157

125

106

103

103

100

116

119

b90

b94

116

135

92

107

514

566

-

Dec.

350

297

215

157

275

235

286

374

264

240

356

865

4,150

2,290

1,260

770

*600

728

1,150

950

770

642

770

642

476

572

2,440

2,290

1,370

1,000

770

Jan.

685

772

2,780

2,740

2,530

2,730

5,090

2,590

1,740

2,730

3,220

1,870

1,740

1,680

1,200

1,260

1,000

950

815

600

b540

520

600

770

1,000

902

*1,870

1,320

1,160

1,870

2,150

Month

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

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January .......................

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

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

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

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

June ........... . . ..... .

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

Angust ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ... ... .

Feb.

2,150

2,150

2,290

1,680

1,260

1,200

1,320

950

1,790

1,8'0

1,100

1,100

1,330

3,060

3,920

2,900

2,010

1,490

1,320

1,000

815

1,210

3,060

2,010

1,370

1,000

815

685

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1, 395

3,867

27,554

203,709

51,484

46,855

48,386

21,540

20 , 382

16,222

15 , 897

7,087 

13,132

274,301

Mar.

1,000

642

400

b460

520

560

569

520

927

*600

600

1,030

3,250

2,590

1,550

1,260

1,050

950

728

770

1,670

2,150

2,150

1,870

2,150

2,290

4,490

5,490

3,060

1,870

1,320

Apr.

1,150

I,

1,

500

305

350

60

1,100

E

6

305

15

85

600

520

it

4

A

69

62

07

362

345

2

1

14

97

97

343

319

2

3e

1,E

75

68

14

70

1,430

1,C

£

7e

Maximum

95

566

4,150

5,090

5,090

3,920

5,490

1,870

2,610 

2,990

2,960

1,640 

2,740

5,490

50

60

28

42

-

May

950

860

728

642

770

728

600

462

407

447

393

350

308

297

297

387

292

325

685

642

476

393

420

498

387

2,610

1,430

1,320

950

728

600

Minimum

49

58

157

38

520

685

400

275

292

161

109

69

129

49

June

860

600

438

2,930

1,610

1,100

770

600

469

642

642

414

331

368

356

275

286

230

194

198

244

225

165

169

7i2

454

259

198

172

161

Mean

61 . 1

129

889

558

1, 661

1, 673

1,561 

718

657

541

513 

229

438

752

July

154

139

225

264

2,670

2,960

1,180

728

484

6OO

685

469

750

685

440

407

387

319

270

244

202

176

157

176

259

176

154

161

142

125

109

Aug.

132

183

135

119

109

10C

90

92

106

154

132

103

87

81

69

81

85

1,640

1.140

498

297

202

157

189

168

129

122

129

129

211

Sept.

235

331

400

400

244

194

161

132

129

129

149

600

504

2,740

1,320

860

600

434

350

343

350

420

454

337

292

259

225

198

185

157

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.157 0.18

.331 .37

2.28 2.63

1.43 19.43

4.26 4.91

4.29 4.47

4.00 4.61

1.84 2.05

1.68 1.94

1.39 1.55

1.32 1.52

1.12 1.25

1.93 26.16

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Loyalhanna Creek at Kingston, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°17'35", long. 79°20'25", at Kingston, Westmoreland County, 60 feet downstream from highway bridge, 150 feet upstream from Millers 

Run, 1.9 miles upstream from Nlnemlle Run, and 3 miles southeast of Latrobe. Datum of 

gage Is 1,014.16 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench 

mark).

Drainage area.--168 square miles.

Records available.--December 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--10 years, 290 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,270 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 7.30 

i'eet); minimum, 15 second-feet Aug. 18.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 9,830 second-feet June 5, 1941 (gage height, 10.06 

feet); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Sept. 20, 1944.

Flood of Mar. 17 or 18, 1936, reached a stage of about, 14.5 feet, from information 

by local residents (discharge, 21,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 

8,200 second-feet by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Trout Run Reservoir (capacity, 48,130,000 cubic 

i'eet), and diversion work at Kingston. Figures of daily discharge do not include diversion from reservoir and at Kingston intake to borough of Latrobe.

Cooperation.--Records of diversion and reservoir contents furnished by Municipal Authority 

or the Borough of Latrobe.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except period of lee effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.85 24

1.9 28

2.0 40

2.1 56

2.3 96

Oct. 1 to Mar

2.6 164

2.9 243

3.1 320

3.4 470

4.O 85O

Mar. 13 to Sept. 30

4.3 1,440

5.6 2,140

6.2 2,790

1.85 20

1.9 24

2.0 36

2.1 43

2.2 64

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

3.1 

3.5

105

155

217

340

540

4.1 920

4.8 1,440

5.2 1,770

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

34

28

26

27

37

38

35

38

32

27

26

26

26

26

65

51

39

34

30

28

28

30

31

28

28

32

33

28

31

34

167

Nov.

128

92

97

263

204

162

140

127

114

100

94

86

89

185

145

120

114

118

118

147

154

136

125

127

167

152

145

150

989

549

-

Dec.

356

300

248

229

274

227

297

264

220

204

258

769

2,660

1,230

707

454

334

386

432

342

300

274

338

285

245

439

955

733

542

400

324

Month

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

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

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

June ...................

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

August. ................

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

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

285

l,f

1><

42

20

10

1,360

1,320 2,"

1»-

£

5

£

)

C

c

60

00

44

04

O6

84

42

72

448

512 i

^

95

95

20

255

242 i

I

2

36

30

07

300

288

t

4

4

E

62

64

23

57

1,330

Secondfoot -days

1,143

5,337

15,026

102,604

22,618

17,918

21,618

9,983

9,627

8,540

5,641

1,416

4,434

123,301

Feb.

1,130

1,400

1,160

811

572

*518

524

395

768

668

530

426

512

850

920

830

655

518

464

365

330

498

892

668

512

385

312

305

-

-

-

Mar.

39O

260

b230

227

234

215

196

228

278

227

230

459

1,580

1,100

740

551

445

440

350

372

1,320

1,020

1,060

1,300

1,440

1,160

1,400

1,720

1,160

746

540

Apr.

450

385

*344

331

508

440

376

354

313

279

258

228

221

197

191

175

172

161

155

191

170

158

224

508

840

700

540

430

362

322

-

Observed

Maximum

167

989

2,660

2,820

2,760

1,400

1,720

840

736

1,650

555

139

587

2,760

Minimum

26

86

204

16

E30

305

196

155

124

55

46

20

45

20

Mean

36.9

178

485

281

730

640

697

333

311

235

182

45.7

148

338

May

340

291

291

254

239

214

191

164

161

178

158

142

134

124

303

350

250

736

656

455

344

203

376

368

237

434

338

496

367

291

412

June

1,650

581

458

1,320

681

470

340

258

204

254

260

170

142

134

117

110

107

90

38

9E

90

70

53

55

236

187

107

82

68

61

-

Diversion and

change In

contents 

(equivalent, in 

seeond-feet)t

+ 1.7

+ 7.8

+10.5

+5.6

+5.5

+5.6

+6.4

+ 6.0

+ 6.0

+4.3

+6.5

+3.9

+7.3

+6.0

July

Mean

38.6

186

496

287

736

646

703

339

317

289

188

49.6

155

344

50

47

95

103

421

511

227

150

119

555

356

236

256

449

262

236

214

167

139

127

105

90

78

116

154

88

74

61

56

53

46

Aug.

99

.

'

r4

32

13

41

39

.

.

54

5G

28

41

43

53

>6

4

22

23

lv

0

7

39

114

56

;

v

>B

0

'7

23

52

'

2'

>y

4

0

13

72

Adjusted

Per square 

mile

0.230

1.11

2.95

: .71

4.33

3.85

4.18

2.02

1.89

1.72

1.12

.295

.923

2.05

Sept.

48

326

541

244

134

96

74

61

50

47

46

46

45

182

110

84

68

58

55

60

291

587

314

207

164

132

110

96

84

74

-

Runoff In 

Inches

0.27

1.24

3.40

23.19

5.05

4.01

4.82

2.25

2.18

1.92

1.29

.34

1.03

27.80

Peak discharge (has , 5,000 sec.-ft.). No peak above base, 

this day. 

in Trout Run Reservoir

Winter discharge measure 

t Diversion from and change in content 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ic

and diversion from Kingston Intake
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES b '

Loyalhanna Creek at Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40 0 27'50", long. 79°27'05", at highway bridge 0.7 

mile downstream from Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Westmoreland County, lj miles south of 

Saltsburg, and 4.0 miles upstream from confluence with Conemaugh River. Datum of gage 

is 861.15 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.--292 square miles.

Kecuras available.--March 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge'.--10 years, 471 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,380 second-feet Jan. 8 (gage height, 6.31 feet); 

minimum, 8.0 second-feet Apr. 24 (gage height, 0.26 foot).

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 11,700 second-feet June 5, 1941 (gage height, 10.30 

feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 9, 10, 15, 16, 22-S4, 1947, Sept. 16, 17, 1948 

(gage height, -0.06 foot).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow completely regulated since 1942 by Loyalhanna Creek (see

 pi 69 ) and Trout Run Reservoirs (combined capacity, 4,199,000,000 cubic feet).

Cooperation.--Records of contents in Trout Run Reservoir furnished by Municipal Authority 

of the .Borough of Latrobe. Twelve discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers .

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet.,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5 to Nov. 1)

1.0 122

1.3 206

1.6 309

2.1 520

2.8 905

3.8 1,610

4.7 2,430

6.2 4,240

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

Oct.

g74

g74

g74

g74

g72

g72

g72

g72

g72

g72

g72

g72

g70

70

70

70

70

68

68

70

70

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

66

66

68

Nov.

115

194

125

125

g264

g307

g212

g212

g212

g!72

gioo

g66

g66

g66

giie

g222

glB7

£117

gl!7

gl!7

gl!7

151

219

216

216

216

216

216

342

680

-

Dec.

615

730

575

475

389

389

327

209

272

335

308

406

457

952

1,860

1,820

1,730

1,030

817

1,100

913

545

423

427

427

431

449

887

1,690

1,340

812

Month

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

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

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

June ...................

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

August. ................

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

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

525

414

444

738

1,070

610

2,

4,

490

530

^40

2,290

1,160

1,

1,

1,

350

300

360

1,820

1,770

1,

1,

520

330

945

756

600

493

410

406

466

590

Secondfoot-days

2,174

5,703

23,340

170,829

34,804

31,190

27,964

19,520

12,950

13,521

10,681

3,094

8,550

193,491

752

365

7S5

315

758

Feb.

692

708

1,300

2,530

3,030

1,690

1,610

1,210

580

764

1,060

1,060

1,030

572

241

471

1,350

1,730

1,690

1,36C

724

595

620

812

1,140

1,100

921

600

-

-

-

Mar.

595

590

520

397

397

397

338

273

453

457

306

488

615

664

1,040

1,730

1,£90

1,240

878

472

423

872

1,120

708

730

758

758

785

1,520

2,770

3,980

Apr.

3,720

2,470

669

209

219

225

357

631

774

926

590

520

397

34O

212

212

212

216

324

620

543

267

344

356

558

672

767

785

758

627

-

Observed

Maximum

74

680

1,860

4,380

4,240

3,030

3 , 980

3,720

868

1,690

1,220

303

615

4,240

Minimum

66

66

209

66

406

241

273

209

6S

130

127

65

120

65

Mean

70.1

190

753

468

1,123

1,114

902

651

418

451

345

99 &

285

530

May

449

493

440

540

457

356

275

234

217

68

70

90

127

130

130

368

595

521

562

815

638

406

466

585

506

402

406

787

888

519

410

June

892

1,140

1,100

1 , 430

1,690

1,270

600

520

341

232

C'32

235

235

235

235

199

135

135

135

135

173

202

138

138

300

444

422

318

130

130

-

Change In 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet )t

-10.4

+34.7

-25. y

-6.2

+72.0

-62.0

+133

-160

+10.7

-4.4

+4.2

-4.9

-4.2

-.5

July

130

130

132

135

186

490

1,220

1,140

510

644

1,060

617

225

299

431

427

427

423

346

225

190

130

127

127

127

127

130

132

132

132

130

Aug.

130

13C

130

130

127

127

108

76

76

76

74

74

74

72

72

72

72

72

99

277

303

105

68

68

68

68

66

66

65

66

83

Sept.

120

120

361

615

540

315

184

122

122

120

122

221

418

466

511

256

122

120

120

120

122

366

610

511

406

402

397

335

184

122

-

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean P^r square 

mile

59.7 0.204

225 .771

727 2.49

462 1.58

1,195 4.09

1,052 3.60

1,035 3.54

491 1.68

429 1.47

447 1.53

349 1.20

94.9 .325

281 .962

530 1.82

Runoff In

Inches

0.24

.86

2.87

21.48

4.72

.75

.08

.87

.69

.73

.38

.37

1.07

24.61

t Change In contents In Loyalhanna Creek and Trout Run Reservoirs. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings, recorded range In stage 

Creek Dam.

238383 O - 53 - 6

nd operation at Loyalhanna
b8 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 

Buffalo Creek near Freeport, Pa.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 40°43'00", long. 79°42'00", 0.5 mile upstream from Little Buf-

 i'alo Creek and 3 miles north of Freeport, Armstrong County.

Drainage area.--137 square miles.

Records available.--November 1940 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,750 second-feet Jan. 10 (gage height 6.48 feet);

 minimum observed, 5.2 second-feet at times in October; minimum gage height observed, 

0.78 foot Oct. 1, 3, 4, 6.

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 6.210 second-feet Mar. 21, 1945 (gage height, 8.3 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 2.0 second-feet Sept. 3, 4, 7, 8, 

1945; minimum gage height observed, 0.74 foot at times.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Gage read 

twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.4

11

14

11

8.0

6.6

5.7

5.7

5.2

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

7.0

Nov.

8.7

9.9

9.5

8.4

7.6

8.4

8.4

7.6

7.0

6.3

6.3

5.7

6.9

13

17

12

9.5

9.1

9.9

9.9

9.9

b9

b9

b9

10

12

11

11

28

40

-

Dec.

22

18

15

13

13

11

17

b20

t>15

bl5

£2

*71

338

198

"blOO

b74

b54

"blOO

t>180

127

106

108

98

80

69

76

195

246

185

138

"bllO

Jan.

96

1E1

430

516

790

1,520

1,450

652

393

2,010

1,550

740

832

770

542

569

370

393

287

250

215

170

176

*461

542

465

465

370

348

348

370

Month

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

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

December ....... .................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

Mftv

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ...... .

Feb.

370

416

370

307

250

243

226

198

540

569

440

348

653

1,920

1,560

865

569

416

348

250

226

664

1,280

800

465

348

b250

b220

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

192.1

330.0

2,834

48,926.8

18,211

15,111

13,855

7,430

5,030

2,859

2,141

1,075

2,204.8

71,272.9

Mar.

250

t200

b!60

t>150

b200

*b!90

172

194

307

bl90

t>180

350

699

624

440

327

268

287

205

192

336

440

770

865

1,000

1,090

1,520

930

596

416

307

Apr.

268

236

229

327

503

440

348

287

236

202

185

158

149

124

114

106

98

93

89

106

91

84

103

149

250

891

596

393

307

268

-

Maximum

14

40

338

1,520

2,010

1,920

1,520

891

370

274

205

218

516

2,010

May

370

307

268

229

212

192

158

135

121

161

161

138

130

121

114

106

98

116

93

86

73

67

171

348

£36

189

179

138

114

101

98

Minimum

5 2

5,7

11

4.4

96

198

150

84

67

49

28

12

8.0

5.2

June

106

75

89

274

146

111

84

73

62

110

116

71

62

82

64

59

164

80

69

64

73

60

49

56

236

141

96

75

60

52

-

Mean

6 . 2C

11.0

91.4

134

587

540

447

248

162

95 .3

69!l

34.7

73.5

195

July

43

37

47

60

167

205

89

66

50

50

62

49

51

144

77

56

52

92

72

55

46

40

32

108

136

64

52

44

36

31

28

Aug.

37

104

49

33

29

25

21

19

17

24

30

22

18

14

13

13

13

12

218

113

47

32

27

24

20

18

16

14

18

17

18

Per square 

mile

0.045

.080

.667

.978

4.28

3.94

3.26

1 81

l!l8

. 696

.504

.253

.536

1.42

Sept.

17

22

46

23

15

12

10

9.1

8.7

8.0

12

126

240

516

268

170

111

82

66

58

50

52

64

47

37

33

29

27

24

22

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.05

.09

.77

13.28

4.94

4.10

3.76

2.02

1.37

.78

58

29

!eo

19.35

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 69 

Reservoirs in Allegheny River Basin, Pa.

Tionesta Creek Reservoir. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°28'25", long. 79°26'20", at control tower u.a mile upstream from Tionesta Creek Dam on Tionesta Creek, Forest County, 

1.8 miles upstream from mouth, arid 2 miles southeast of Tionesta. Datum of gage is 

mean sea level, datum of Corps of Engineers, which is 2.07 feet below mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Drainage area, 478 square miles. Records available, December 1940 to 

September 1950. Maximum contents during year, 57,855 acre-feet Mar. 31 (elevation, 

1,135.11 feet); minimum, 8,545 acre-feet May 7 (elevation, 1,086.49 feet). Maximum 

contents during period 1940-50, 82,836 acre-feet Mar. 9, 1945 (elevation, 1,148.87 

feet); minimum, 1,912 acre-feet Dec. 5, 1940 (elevation, 1,069.30 feet).

Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam, rock faced; storage began in 1940 during 

construction. Dam completed Jan. 9, 1941. Capacity, 127,880 acre-feet between elevations 1,052.00 feet (sill of outlet gates) and 1,168.00 feet (crest of spillway); dead 

storage, 80 acre-feet. Ordinary minimum (conservation) pool elevation, 1,085.00 feet 

(capacity, 7,780 acre-feet). Reservoir is used for flood control. Figures given herein represent total contents. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Mahoning Creek Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°55'18", long. 79°16'4l", at control nuuse at Mahoning Creek Dam on Mahoning Creek, Armstrong County, 0.7 mile upstream 

from Camp Run, 1.5 miles south of Eddyville, and 3.0 miles upstream from Pine Run. 

Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of Corps of Engineers, which is 2.07 feet below 

m"an sea level, datum of 1929. Drainage area, 340 square miles. Records available, 

June 1941 to September 1950. Maximum contents during year, 27,556 acre-feet Feb. 17 

(elevation, 1,131.18 feet).; minimum, 4,597 acre-feet Feb. 8 (elevation, 1,075.70 feet).

Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Crooked Creek Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°42'50", long. 79°30 I 30", at eontrol tower at crooked Creek Dam on Crooked Creek, Armstrong County, 4 miles south of 

Ford City and 7 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of 

Corps of Engineers, which is 2.07 feet below mean sea level, datum of 1929. Drainage 

area, 278 square miles. Records available, May 1940 to September 1950. Maximum contents during year, 23,932 acre-feet Mar. 29 (elevation, 870.64 feet); minimum, 4,532 

acre-feet Oct. 30 (elevation, 840.0?. feet)-. Maximum contents during p;riod 1940-50, 

58,020 acre-feet Apr. 16, 1948 (elevation, 899.02 feet); minimum, 1,728 acre-feet Aug. 

17, 1940 (elevation, 830.39 feet).

Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam, rock faced; storage began in May 1940. 

Capacity, 90,060 acre-feet between elevations 809.00 feet (sill of outlet gates) and 

918.00 feet (erect of spillway). Ordinary minimum (conservation) pool elevation, 840.00 

feet (capacity, 4,510 acre-feet). Reservoir is used for flood control. Figures given 

herein represent total contents. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Loyalharma Creek Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°27'25", long. 79°27'08", at

control nouse at Loyalnanna Creek Dam on Loyalnanna Creek, Westmorland County, 2 miles 

south of Saltsburg and 4.7 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (corps of Engineers bench mark). Drainage area, 291 square miles. Records available, June 1942 to September 1950 (fragmentary October 1943 to March 1946). 

Maximum contents during year, 24,638 acre-feet Jan. 8 (elevation, 942.05 feet); minimum, 

1,132 acre-feet Apr. 23 (elevation, 904.43 feet). Maximum contents during period 

1942-50, 47,914 acre-feet Apr. 16, 1948 (elevation, 956.82 feet); little or no contents 

at times.

Reservoir is formed by a concrete gravity dam with a gated spillway; storage began 

in June 1942. Capacity, 95.300 acre-feet between elevations 878.00 feet (sill of outlet gates) and 975.00 feet (normal maximum pool); dead storage, 9 acre-feet. Ordinary 

minimum (conservation) pool elevation, 910.00 feet (capacity, 2,035 acre-feet). Reservoir is used for flood control. Figures given herein represent total contents. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Monthly elevation and contents of reservoirs in Allegheny River Basin, Pa., water year 

October 1949 to September 1950

Date

Calendar year 1949...

June 30. ...............

Water yeir 1949-50...

Date

Dec. 31... .............

Calendar year 1949...

Water year 1949-50...

Tlonesta Creek Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,088.87 

1,087.76 

1,091.17 

1,090.44

-

1,089.94

1,096.89 

JL, 132. 39 

1,094.78 

1,088.30 

1,090.71 

1,090.78 

1,089.12 

1,068.99

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

9,810

9,213 

11,100 

10,681

-

10,397

53,659 

13,363 

9,502 

10,835 

10,875 

9,946 

9,875

-

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-597 

+1,887 

-419

-6,615

-284 

+4,435 

+38,827 

-40,296 

-3,861 

+1,333 

+40 

-929 

-71

+65

Crooked Creek Reservoir

840.64 

840.10

842.51 

845.36

-

848.60 

841.98 

U56.70 

845.28 

843.56 

845.52 

842.10 

844.54 

843.26

-

4,747 

4,547 

5,444 

G , 608

-

8,178 

5,243 

13i230 

6,573 

5,854 

6,679 

5,288 

6,257 

5,734

-

-200 

+897 

+1,164

-6,874

+1,570 

-2,935 

+7,987 

-6,657 

-719 

+825 

-1,391 

+969 

-523

+987

Mahonlng Creek Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,078.46 

1,077.08 

,080.14 

,084.85

-

,090.49 

,080.20 

,100.50 

,080.07

,077.97 

,077.55 

,077.12 

,079.32 

,078.41

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

5,102 

4,845 

5,427 

6,373

-

7,613 

5,439 

10,250 

5,414 

5,009 

4,932 

4,852 

5,267 

5,093

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-257 

+562 

+946

-5,492

+1,240 

-2,174 

+4,811 

-4,836 

-405 

-77 

-80 

+415 

-174

-9

Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir

913.69 

912.23 

918.24 

912.49

-

923.60

915.89 

930.70 

911.19 

913.79 

913.34 

914.04 

913.66 

912.71

-

2,939 

2,549 

4,478 

2,616

-

7,037 

3,616 

11,806

2,298 

2,967 

2,842 

3,038

2,931 

2,672

-

-390 

+1,929

-1,862

-4,471

+4,421 

-3,421 

+8,190 

-9,508

+669 

-125 

+196 

-107 

-259

-267

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 71

Tygart River near Dailey, ¥. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°48'35", long. 79°52'55", at highway bridge 1,000 

reef upstream from Stalnaker Run, 1 mile northeast of Dailey, Randolph County, and 2j 

miles south of Beverly. Datum of gage is 1,940.09 feet above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Drainage area.--187 square miles.

Records available.--April 1915 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 35 years, 347 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,240 second-feet June 25 (gage height, 11.37 

feetj; minimum, 23 second-feet Oct. 13 (gage height, 0,82 foot).

1915-50: Maximum discharge, 13,100 second-feet Feb. 4, 1932 (gage height, 17.2 feet, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7,500 second-feet: no flow Sent, 12 

to Nov. 30, 1930.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for Oct. 17 to Jan. 16, which are fair. 

Revisions ('water years). W 823: Drainage area. W 873: 1932 (M). ¥ 1053: 1918 (M),

192«(M), 1932, 1934-38.

Rating table, water year 1B49-50 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9-26)

0.79 23 2.1 243 6.0 

.9 32 2.6 385 7.5 

1.1 53 3.2 592 9.0 

1.4 97 4.0 910 9.8 

1.7 152 5.0 1,330

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

136 

89 

66 

54 

48

41 

37 

34 

33 

32

28 

26 

23 

30 

74

107 

83 

62 

53 

43

38

34 

32 

52 

30

181 

186 

257 

686 

376 

1,160

Nov.

868 

826 

538 

686 

450

330 

261 

228 

200 

169

148 

130 

118 

306 

269

230

184 

165 

152 

253

274 

259 

216 

202 

342

434 

363 

327 

1,080 

931

Dec.

538 

357 

269 

220

213

211 

206 

220 

202

184

929

1,160 

1,700 

1,330 

706

450 

324 

272 

532 

610

484 

376 

706 

648 

467

434

1,380 

1,290 

765 

484 

348

Jan.

274 

236 

338 

1,060 

648

502 

1,080 

826 

556 

450

706 

629 

610 

889 

973

868 

806 

686 

785 

610

450 

354 

304 

272 

238

216 

274 

310 

316 

973 

3,270

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ...................... .

lendar year 1949 

ary

1

ember ...... ....... .....

ter year 1949-50 .......... .

Feb.

4,610 

3,450 

1,860 

1,020 

610

467 

520 

538 

765 

1,080

847 

592 

450 

345 

296

259 

226 

200 

200 

202

182 

269 

686 

667 

502

379 

288 

261

Secondfoot-days

4,111 

10,939 

18,015

126,714

20,509 

21,771 

25,830 

12,946 

14,174 

I", 373 

5,791 

2.935 

11,471

1C5,865

Peak discharge (base, 4.OOO sac. -ft. ) . Pel

sec. -ft.; Apr. 24 (4 a.m.) 4,320 sec. -ft. ; Jv

Mar.

417 

538 

434 

376 

348

360 

34S 

351 

538 

404

450

2,130 

3,290 

2,020 

95H

648 

502 

706 

592

538

889 

973 

1,160 

1,120 

1,600

889 

667 

973 

745 

502 

373

Apr.

1,

3, 

1,

Maximum

1,160 

1,080 

1,700

2,610

3,270 

4,610 

3,290 

3,250 

1,360 

4,020 

973 

347 

3,090

4,610

. 1 (1 a.m.) 

me 2a (6: JO

302 

272 

240 

236 

274

307 

280 

261 

236 

211

193 

171 

162 

150 

136

127 

154 

169 

16S 

197

256 

264 

210 

250 

160

806 

648 

467 

351 

291

1,800 

2,700 

3,850 

4,610

to September 1950

May

450

574 

1,380 

931 

629

450 

330 

?56 

209 

191

177 

222 

765 

538 

795

1,200 

706 

450 

310 

238

188 

154 

154 

138 

128

127 

109 

391 

1,040 

574 

370

Minimum

23 

118 

184

18

216 

182 

345 

127 

109 

144 

45 

39 

38

23

June

484 

388 

274 

728 

765

417 

266 

186 

148 

650

2,000 

726 

376 

251 

184

144 

160 

146 

210 

398

485 

610 

357 

256 

4,020

1,560 

520 

285 

206 

173

Mean

133 

365 

581

347

662 

778 

833 

432 

457 

579 

187 

94.7 

382

454

July

128 

100 

83 

72 

75

154 

150 

95 

69 

57

50 

45 

54 

105 

132

191 

182

177 

130 

267

973 

538 

285 

195 

206

204 

401 

256 

177 

134 

106

Aug.

Ill 

347 

261 

162 

121

99

81 

66 

56 

69

86 

62 

50 

41 

39

109 

84 

173 

152 

107

95 

70 

57 

48 

50

80 

72 

54 

48 

44 

41

Per square 

mile

0.711 

1.95 

3.11

1.86

3.54 

4.16 

4.45 

2.31 

2.44 

3.10 

1.00 

.506 

2.04

2.43

5,80O sec. -ft. j Mar. 13 (l a.m. 

p.m.) 6,240 sec. -ft.; Sept. 2 (3

Sept.

38 

3,090 

1,880 

1,200 

502

277 

186 

138 

109 

99

95 

109 

136 

99 

74

61 

52 

44 

39 

42

125 

1,160 

806 

354 

216

160 

121 

99 

86 

74

Runoff in 

inches

0.82 

2.18 

3.58

25.21

4.08 

4.33 

5.14 

2.57 

2.82 

3.46 

1.15 

.58 

2.28

32.93

) 4,140

:30 p.m.

5,300 sec.-ft.

Note. Discharge for- Oct. 17 to Jan, 16 computed from graph based on once-daily tape-gage readings.
72 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Tygart River near Elkins , W. Va.

Drainage area.--372 square miles.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 7,100 second-feet Feb. 1 (gage height, 12.50 

reet); minimum, 9.0 second-feet Aug. 21 (gage height, 1.24 feet).

1944-50: Maximum discharge, 8,810 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 14.13 

feet); minimum, 2.4 second-feet Sept. 12, 13, 16, 17, 1946; minimum gage height, 1.20 

feet Sept. 6-8, 12 , 1946.

Remarks.--Records fair. Some regulation by flood-control diversion dams above station.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Dee. 14 to Jan. 19, Mar. 14 to Apr. 23, 

May 17-28, Aug. 3 to Sept. 1, Sept. 6-30)

l.b 33 2.5 172 5.5 

l.B 52 2.8 256 7.0 

2.0 77 3.4 454 9.0 

2.2 108 4.2 771 11.9

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

232

175 

114 

77

64

56 

47 

42 

41 

45

40 

37 

33 

43

94

113 

129 

102 

77 

63

52 

47 

44 

42 

43

65 

155 

193 

623 

586 

1,250

Nov.

1,380 

960 

771 

935 

686

490 

377 

321 

274 

229

193 

175

160 

22C 

364

292 

238 

206 

188 

185

318 

347 

271 

247 

331

547 

472 

490 

2,780 

1,650

Dec.

639 

547 

398 

302

286

247 

265

3 05 

271 

247

1,150 

1,650 

2,290 

2,08o 

l.LiSO

626 

422 

353 

509 

771

646 

490 

912 

1,040 

666

547

1,590 

2,150 

1,280 

839 

606

Jan.

472

338 

401 

1,280 

985

750 

1,240 

1,360 

910 

707

862 

935

886 

1 , 080 

1,410

1,280 

1,280 

985 

1,C40

839

626 

509 

429 

384 

334

302 

370 

472

490 

1,420 

3,710

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ............... ........

lendar year 1949 

ary

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

St.. ...................... . ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 .........

Feb.

6 , 500 

5,700 

3,370 

1,590

686 

707 

794 

1,060 

1,590

1,260 

910 

666 

509 

432

377 

324 

28o 

274 

289

268 

353 

836 

985 

750

566 

432 

377

Secondfoot-days

4.73C 16,09" 

25,384

183, 70C

28,14 

32,84 

40,4,7 19,16' 

21,65 

26,97 

9 , 08. 

3,88( 

13,20

241,655

Peak discharge (base, 5,ojo sec. -ft .) .--Pel

sec. -ft.; June 26 (6 a.m.) 6,100 sec. -ft.

Mar.

586 

839

606 

566 

566

547

509 

509 

771 

626

686 

2,220 

4,700 

3,530 

1,650

1,C80 

862 

1,160 

1,06U 

910

1,350 

1,590 

1,890 

1,830 

2,780

1,590 

1,140 

1,530 

1,280 

886 

626

Apr.

1, 

4, 

2,

1,

Maximum

3 1,250 

2.78C

2,2&C

i 4,430

3,710 

> 6,500 

4,700 

4,250 

3 ] , 890 

> 4,870 

3 1,620 

i 408 

3,150

6 , 500

. 1 (5 p.m.

509 

454 

387 

370

415

509 

472 

443 

394

350

318 

283 

256 

235 

212

195 

212

268 

262 

318

472

490 

260 

250 

070

160 

960 

707 

509 

422

1,410 

2,360 

3,850 

6,500

to September 1950

May

686 

816 

1,830 

1 , 440 

910

646 

472 

364 

286 

271

250 

327 

1,240

886 

1,160

1,890 

1,140 

728 

509 

367

b02 

250 

289 

308 

256

253

218 

278 

1,520 

1,080 

666

Mi nimura

33

160 

247

22

302

268 

509 

195 

218 

190 

62 

51 

51

53

7,100 sec

June

1,010 

771 

503 

1,220 

1,410

728 

443 

292

220

590

2,710

1,210 

586 

384 

268

204 

190 

206 

206 

509

472

816 

490 

353 

4,870

4,250 

960 

490 

331 

277

Mean

153 

537 

819

5o3

908 

1,173 

1,306 

633 

699 

89!? 

293 

125 

440

662

July

212 

195 

131 

121 

89

135 

195 

180 

131 

94

74 

62 

73 

140 

212

472 

391 

324 

238 

215

1,620 

886 

454 

299 

259

292 

528 

422 

268 

198 

175

Aug.

150 

327 

408 

256 

193

170 

135

103 

83 

70

95 

100 

84 

63 

52

58 

119 

97 

185

158

127 

103 

77

60 

51

59 

131 

119 

84 

82 

89

Sept.

70 

1,660 

3,150 

1,47C 

750

394

256 

188 

150 

119

1O6 

97 

162 

182 

135

95 

73 

62 

54 

51

62

948 

1,350 

566 

321

218 

180 

140 

108 

90

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.562 0.65 

1.97 2.20 

3.01 3.47

1.85 25.11

3.34 3.85 

4.31 4.49 

4.80 5.53 

2.35 2.62 

2.57 2.9G 

3.31 3.69 

1.08 1.24 

.460 .53 

1.62 1.81

2.43 33.04

.-ft.; far. 13 (12:30 p.m.) 5, 060
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Tygart River at Belington, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°01'45", long. 79°56'10", opposite mouth of Mill 

ureeK, a quarter of a mile downstream from highway bridge at Belington, Barbour County. 

Datum of gage is 1,679.49 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 408 square miles, excluding that of Mill Creek. 

Records available. June 1907 to September 1950. 

Average discharge. 43 years, 809 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 second-feet Feb. 1 (gage height, 14.03 

I'eet); minimum, 40 second-feet Oct. 14 (gage height, 2.28 feet).

1907-50: Maximum discharge, 23,400 second-fe,et July 25, 1912 (gage height, 20.3 

feet, from floodmarks, site then in use), from rating curve extended above 14,000 

second-feet on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 17.22 feet; minimum, 0.1 

second-foot Sept. 13, 1930 (gage height, 1.56 feet, site then in use).

Maximum stage known, 21.7 feet in July 1888, from floodmarks, site in use June 1907 

to April 1939 (discharge, 26,900 second-feet).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for Dec. 9-13, Mar. 9-11, which are good. 

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W 953: 1912(M), 1918(M), 1924(M), lyaytM), iyy4, lyya, i94i(M). w 1053: 1932.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

2.3 43 3.5 480 9.0 4,460 

2.5 81 4.0 780 11.0 6,430 

2.7 130 5.0 1,380 13.0 9,050 

2.9 192 6.0 2,020 13.5 9,850 

3.1 275 7.0 2,740

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Oay

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

215 

211 

162 

117

90

77 

69 

57 

52 

48

52 

47

43 

54 

656

442

270 

203 

159 

122

104 

92 

83 

79 

73

130 

234

305 

870

1,020 

1 , 30O

Nov.

2,370

1,350 

1,110 

1,590 

1,260

870 

618 

498 

425 

360

315 

270 

257

300 

510

436 

355 

320 

295 

285

370 

480 

40o 

365 

425

750 

714 

810 

5,480 

3,300

Dec.

1,500 

960 

696 

516 

480

430 

464 

534 

S504 

g447

gl,640 

g2,82O 

g3,920 

3,830

1,950

1,200 

810 

672 

930 

1,350

1,170 

870 

1,320 

1,880 

1,230

1 , 02 0 

2,230 

3 , 06 O 

2,020 

1,260 

870

Jan.

654 

546 

564 

1,680

1,530

1,200

2,150 

2,300 

1,440 

1,110

1,290 

1,440 

1,320 

1,530 

2 , 090

2,020 

2,160 

1,590 

1,530 

l,38u

1 , 050 

840 

732 

624

540

480 

582

780 

840 

2,740 

6,320

Month

t -sto 

I'-jve 

I^ce

Ca

,.~*nu 

!'-5br

1 -tri

i !gv

be r ........ ..... ........

mber ... ... ..............

lendar year 1949 

ary

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

embe r .......... ........... .

ter year 1949-50 . . . . ...

Feb.

9,850 

8,600 

5,380 

2,720 

1,590

1,140 

1,080 

1,170 

1 , 950 

2 , 82 j

2,230

1,590 

1,170 

9uO 

732

660 

600 

522 

510 

522

474 

600 

1,140 

1,950 

1,260

96U 

720 

600

Secondfoot-days

7,936

26, see

42,583

296,271

45,022 

53.44C 

62,99L 

27,434 

34,77: 

42,SOE 

13,191 

4,991 

16.30C

378,36?

Mar.

1,020 

1,470 

1,140 

930 

930

840 

780 

7 8O 

gl,290 

gl,140

gl,140 

3,650 

6,790 

5,180 

2,580

1,620 

1,260 

1,620 

1,590 

1,320

2,440 

2,510 

2,820 

2,980 

4,550

2,440 

1,620 

2,160 

2,090 

1,350 

960

Apr.

738 

660 

564 

522 

594

768 

732

648 

570 

504

458 

405 

375 

355 

325

330 

300 

350 

365 

405

582 

654 

1,40'3 

5,580 

3,470

1,820 

1,440 

1 , 080 

810 

660

Maximum

1 , 800 

5,480 

3,920

6,960

6,320 

9 , 850 

6,790 

5,580 

3,140 

8,000 

2,300 

576 

3,920

9,850

Peak discharge (base, 6,200 sec. -ft. ). --Nov. 29 (9:30 a

May

1,680 

1,680 

2,740 

2,440 

1,530

1,110 

810 

594 

469 

442

436 

436 

1,680 

1,470 

1,810

3,140 

1,880 

1,200 

810 

588

452 

370 

375 

4i"5 

375

375

380 

385 

1,883 

1,750 

l,08u

Minimum

43

257 

430

36

480 

474 

780 

300 

370 

270 

92 

63 

79

43

June

1,730' 

1,470

900 

3,140 

3,060

1,320 

768 

486 

365 

463

3,220

1,920 

900 

558 

400

310 

270 

275 

285 

564

642 

960 

684 

469 

8,OOO

6,180 

1,720 

840 

510

400

July

310 

252 

211

169 

159

179 

215 

230 

182 

136

107 

92 

102 

258 

266

558 

546 

486 

430 

456

2,300 

1,440 

714 

442 

365

380 

678 

600 

395 

295 

244

Aug.

239

305 

576 

360 

257

219 

185 

153 

125 

109

99 

136 

122 

99 

81

75 

92 

130 

139 

207

159 

139 

112 

90 

73

63 

104 

162 

130 

112 

139

M- Permfleare

256 

896 

1,374

812

1,452

1,909 

2,032 

914 

1,122 

1,427 

426 

161 

543

1,037

0.627 

2.20 

3.37

1.99

3.56 

4.68 

4.98 

2.24 

2.75 

3.50 

1.04 

.395 

1.33

2.54

.m.) 6,790 sec. -ft.; Feb. 1 (5 p

Sept.

127 

1,210 

3,920 

1,680 

990

504 

330 

248 

211 

176

150 

142 

169 

262 

211

156 

120 

102 

86 

79

88 

808

2,090 

870 

469

325 

252 

211 

172 

142

Runoff in 

inches

0.72 

2.45 

3.88

27.00

4.10 

4.87 

5.74

2.50 

3.17 

3.90

1.20 

.45 

1.49

34.47

.m.) 10,700
74 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Tygart River at Philippi, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°09'00", long. 80°02'25", in Philippi, Barbour

 County, 0.2 mile downstream from Anglins Run and 5 miles downstream from Buckhannon 

River. Datum of gage is 1,280,55 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 916 square miles.

Records available. April 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--1Q years, 1,851 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,500 second-feet June 25 (gage height, 19.70

 feet); minimum, 103 second-feet Aug. 27, 28 (gage height, 1.91 feet).

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 30,900 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 22.72 

feet); minimum, 7.5 second-feet Sept. 19, 20, 1946 (gage height, 1.11 feet).

Maximum stage known, 27.3 feet July 25, 1912, read on U. S. Weather Bureau gagB a 

quarter of a mile downstream, or about 26 feet, present site and datum (discharge, 

about 37,000 second-feet).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 26 to July 21)

1.9 101

2.0 123

2.3 207

2.6 317

3.0 539

3.5 910

4.0 1,420

4.5 2,000

5.0 2,630

6.0 3,920

7.0 5,080

9.0 7,540

11.0 10,500

14.0 15,500

17.7 21,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

902 

659 

480 

348 

271

227 

201 

173 

156 

138

126

119 

123 

146 

1,600

1,880 

964 

638 

462 

353

294 

260 

234 

214 

210

274 

552 

694 

1,330 

2,300 

3,240

Nov.

5,680 

3,400 

2,500 

g2,980 

g2,700

g2,120 

gl,640 

gl,380 

gl,180 

gl,020

g928 

g753 

g708 

1,120 

1,290

1,120 

937 

850 

793 

745

868 

1,190 

1,090 

991 

1,230

2,120 

2,120 

2,060 

12,500 

9,740

Dec.

4,390 

2,630 

1,940 

1,530 

1,350

1,230 

1,230 

1,420 

1,340 

1,180

2,670 

5.8OO 

9,890 

10,200 

5,360

3,140 

2,120 

1,820 

2 , 500 

3,470

2,980 

2,300 

2,880 

4,600 

3,280

2,630 

5,410 

6,760 

4,840 

3,210 

2,240

Jan.

1,760 

1,480 

1,580 

3,430

3,700

3,340 

6,460 

6,530 

3,920 

2,910

3,470 

3,590 

3,140 

3,140 

4,250

4,480 

5,560 

4,030 

3,810 

3,340

2,560 

2,120 

1,880 

1,640 

1,480

1,340 

1,820 

2,500 

2,300 

6,930 

16,200

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber ...................... .

lendar year 1949

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

st .................... ... .

ember .............. .........

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

21,900 

20,100 

14,500 

7,530 

4,140

2,910 

2,700 

2,840 

4,790 

6,520

5,200 

3,920 

,910 

,300 

,940

,760 

,640 

,480 

,400 

,480

,360 

,480 

,340 

3,590

3,060

2,370 

1,880 

1,580

"

Second 

foot-days

19,56£ 

67,752 

106, 34L

709,72-

114, 68C 

129, 62C

146,86 

6'4,8i: 

79,955 

112,30 

33,02 

11,611 

37.25J

923,77!

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 sec. -ft. . N

12,300 sec. -ft.; Feb. 1 (5:30 p.m 

(3:30 p.-m.) 12,400 -sec . -ft .; June

) 23,100 se 

4 (6:3O p. I

Har.

2,180 

3,340 

2,630 

2,300 

2,180

1,940 

1,820 

1,760 

2,630 

2,700

2,560 

7,220 

15,800 

13,900 

6,960

4,030 

3,140 

3,470 

3,700 

3,140

5,900 

6,040 

6,280 

6,520 

9,540

5,930 

3,810 

4,390 

4,960 

3,590 

2,500

Apr.

2,

1,

1, 

1, 

1,

2, 

2, 

1,

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

11, 

8,

4, 

3, 

2, 

2, 

1,

Maximum

3,240 

12,500 

10,200

16,000

) 16,200 

) 21,900 

) 15,800

11,300 

7,150 

> 21,300 

5,210 

1,700 

6,910

) 21 , 900

5V. 29 (1 p.ir 

c.-ft.; Mar, 

it. ) 13,100 se

000 

820 

580 

420 

760

440 

240 

940 

700 

420

260 

110 

973 

910 

842

753 

723 

785 

809 

876

110 

280 

960

300 

010

250 

340

500 

000 

700

-

May

3,990 

4,360 

5,720 

5,520 

3,700

2,630 

2,000 

1,530 

1,230 

1,150

1,120 

1 ,010 

2,420 

2,910 

3,140

7,150 

4,770 

2,980 

2,120 

l,58o

1,240 

991 

910 

964 

893

910 

902 

842 

3,760 

4,600 

2,910

Minimum

119

7O8 

1,180

68

1,340 

1,360 

1,760 

723 

842 

672 

221 

108 

168

108

June

2,840 

3,210 

2,120 

8,930 

10,100

4,620 

2,300 

1,530 

1,060 

859

5,200 

4,540 

2,240 

1,530 

1,080

809 

687 

738 

672 

1,200

1,940 

2,370 

2,060 

1,490 

21,300

16,300 

5,860 

2,240 

1,420 

1,060

Mean

631 

2,258 

3,430

1,944

3,699 

4,629 

4,737 

2,160 

2,579 

3,744 

1,065 

375 

1,242

2,531

July

777 

592 

468 

383 

348

401 

716 

585 

426 

322

256 

221 

238

547 

665

997 

,310 

,180 

,130 

,490

,210 

,750 

,940 

,320 

,110

,100 

,530 

,530 

,070 

793 

618

Aug.

565 

825 

1,700 

1,140 

785

612 

513 

404 

326 

286

252 

263 

290 

238 

195

173 

204 

260 

224 

298

271 

248 

214 

168 

138

121 

108 

200 

207 

179 

204

Per square 

mile

0.689 

2.47 

3.74

2.12

4.04 

5,05 

5.17 

2.36 

2.82 

4.09 

1.16 

.409 

1.36

2.76

.) 16,400 sec. -ft.; Dec. 13 (10 

13 (6:30 p.m.) 17,400 sec. -ft.; 

c.-ft.; June 25 (1 p.m.) 25,500

Sept.

301 

1,260 

6,910 

3,310 

2,310

1,290 

825 

598 

462 

388

322 

294

290 

478 

432

330 

256 

207 

176 

168

849 

2,010 

5,920 

2,990 

1,580

1,070 

777 

605 

474 

383

Runoff in 

inches

0.79 

2.75 

4.32

28.81

4.66 

5.26 

5.96 

2.63 

3. 25 

4.56 

1.34 

.47 

, 1.51

37.50

p.m. ) 

Apr. 24 

sec. -ft.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily float-gage readings.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 75 

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

Location.--Lab. 39°18 I 50", long. 80°02'00", at Tygart Dam, 2.2 miles upstream from Threerorlt Creek and 2.4 miles upstream from Grafton, Taylor County.

Drainage area. 1,184 square miles.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--12 years, 2,302 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,300 second-feet Feb. 5; minimum daily, 186 

second-feet Apr. 18.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 20,000 second-feet Feb. 2, 1939; no flow Aug. 2, 1938.

Remarks. Discharge computed from records of flow through gates and valves in dam. Flow 

regulated by Tygart Reservoir (see p. 82).

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

478

478

480

480

480

479

477

475

474

470

470

467

465

461

507

1,860

3,090

3,000

2,110

520

520

482

445

443

441

490

439

440

443

454

1,320

Nov.

4,210

6,260

6,000

5,740

5,530

4,390

2,570

2,520

2,450

1,740

450

456

460

1,140

2,460

2,400

2,320

1,630

430

435

1,060

2,250

2,180

2,090

2,010

1,980

2,0£0

2,020

3,810

7,110

-

Dec.

9,080

8,430

7,470

5,060

2,920

1,880

1,840

1,820

1,810

1,780

1,760

3,050

3,410

3,080

4,450

7,700

9,250

6,720

6,470

7,090

5,820

4,040

3,870

4,080

4,900

4,900

2,840

3,850

6,660

7,520

5,980

Month

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

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

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

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

August .................

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

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

4,050

3,

2,

1,

560

570

360

2,180

2,420

2,

4,

9,

720

360

350

6,750

6,830

6,

4,

5.

380

380

370

5,640

4,610

4,

5,

5,

350

320

750

6,840

5,110

3,

3,

2,

780

470

iOO

1,590

1,600

1,

2,

3,

2,

540

340

460

740

2,890

S,econdfoot-days

23,638

80,121

149,530

874,690

128,610

196,440

185,050

49,070

84,623

133,898

43,475

27,097

40,779

1,142,331

Feb.

3,650

4,200

6,970

12,900

14,500

13,600

13,000

13,200

9,200

5,260

11,500

14,000

10 , 800

2,390

1,380

4,820

11,000

10,700

8,660

4,380

2,190

2,110

2,090

2,270

3,000

3,460

2,970

2,240

_

_

-

Mar.

2,200

2,640

3,350

3,230

3,080

2,910

2,460

1,930

2,080

2,250

2,360

2,740

3,800

4,920

7,860

10,100

10,60O

6,620

7,350

8,760

4,760

5,580

3,940

5,240

11,500

12,900

13,000

8,830

6,760

10,600

10,700

Apr.

4,590

1,240

1,080

666

710

800

897

975

990

980

785

421

309

290

247

251

230

186

187

189

193

195

200

569

2,980

4,690

5,640

7,170

6,470

4,940

-

Observed

Maximum

3,090

7,110

9,250

16,300

9,050

14,500

13,000

7,170

9,540

13,900

5,090

3,180

3,060

14, 500

Minimum

439

430

1,760

212

1,590

1,380

1,930

186

650

709

193

200

635

186

Mean

763

2,671

4,824

2,396

4,149

7,016

5,969

1,636

2,730

4,463

1,402

874

1,359

3,130

May

3,140

3,240

3,290

5,640

9,540

7,340

5,820

2,560

1,180

969

1,080

650

655

667

909

1,400

2,480

5,330

7 , 000

5,140

2,460

1,560

1,550

1,300

693

695

698

701

986

2,450

3,500

June

3,090

3,100

4,000

6,000

8,240

9,960

8,860

5,690

2,490

1,060

712

1,540

3,740

4,880

3,720

1,270

709

710

710

712

955

1,440

2,280

3,920

4,030

5,570

11,000

13,900

12,700

6,910

Change in contents in lygart 

Reservoir

(equivalent, 

second-feet)

-48.8

+24.0

-504.7

+6.4

+726.0

-983.7

+23.8

+1,070.1

+574.5

-47.5

+101.4

-424.2

+27.5

+51.0

July

3

1

1

3

2

2

3

5

1

4

3

050

890

662

480

480

480

480

480

618

755

750

750

745

745

745

745

500

000

960

990

570

090

190

193

740

300

£15

277

195

200

200

Aug.

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

713

1,660

1,660

1,650

2,700

3,180

2,090

990

706

703

701

700

698

697

694

693

690

689

686

684

678

673

676

680

Sept.

676

672

1,840

3,050

3,060

2,420

2,510

1,500

1,500

1,480

1,460

1,450

1,440

1,420

1,150

647

644

644

640

640

635

641

666

964

1,520

1,520

1,510

1,500

1,500

1,480

-

Adjusted for change in

re

Mean

714

2,695

4,319

2,402

4,875

6,032

5,993

2,706

3,304

4,416

1,503

450

1,386

3,181

servoir contents

Per square 

mile

0.603

2.28

3.65

2.03

4.12

5.09

5.06

2.29

2.79

3.73

1.27

.380

1.17

2.69

Runoff In 

Inches

0.70

2.54

4.21

27.54

4.75

5.30

5.83

2.56

3.22

4.16

1.46

.44

1.30

36.47
76 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Tygart River at Coifax, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°26'15", long. 80°07'50", at highway bridge at

 (Joli'ax, Marion County, 300 feet upstream from Guyses Run and 6 miles upstream from confluence with West Fork River. Datum of gage is 855.49 feet above mean sea level (Baltimore & Ohio Railroad datum). Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Fairmont water works, 

5.7 miles downstream from base gage. Datum of auxiliary gage is 856.48 feet above mean 

sea level (Baltimore & Ohio Railroad datum).

Drainage area. 1,366 square miles, including that of Guyses Run.

Records available.--May 1939 to September 1950 (include flow of Guyses Run).

Average discharge. 11 years, 2,627 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,800 second-feet Feb. 9 (gage height, 15.16

 i'eet) ; minimum, 169 second-feet Aug. 8 (gage height, 3.24 feet); minimum daily, 179 

second-feet Aug. 7.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 22,500 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948; maximum gage height, 

16.95 feet Fell. 14, 1948 (backwater from West Fork River); minimum discharge, 94 

second-feet July 3, 1946; minimum daily discharge, 129 second-feet May 5-7, 1941.

Remarks. Records .excellent except those for periods of backwater from West Fork River, 

wnicn are good, and those below 300 second-feet, which are fair. Flow regulated by 

Tygart Reservoir (see p. 82).

Revisions (water years). W 1083: 1943(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of backwater from West Fork River 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

3.2

3.4 

3.8 

4.1 

4.5

157

223

385

546

845 9.0

1,260

2,280

3,530

4,980

6,550

10.0

11.0

13.4

8,240

10,300

16,200

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

469

469

469

469

474

469

469

469

464

458

458

458

458

469

503

1,130

3,130

3,000

2,760

609

516

503

464

464

469

474

474

480

491

509

922

Nov.

3,670

6,230

6,070

5,910

5,750

4 , 980

2,750

2,630

2,570

2,340

612

480

485

515

2,530

2,510

2,450

2,280

580

469

488

2,280

2,230

2,170

2,170

2,170

2,170

2,230

C4.900

C7.07O

-

Dec.

9,400

8,800

7,880

5,910

3,460

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,060

2,010

1,950

2,820

C7.540

c4,52o

4,380

7,200

9,400

7,540

6,550

7,710

6,710

4,380

4,830

4,980

4,980

6,070

c5,610

c4,210

6,710

7,880

6,710

Month

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

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

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

June ...................

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

August. ................

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

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

4,380

4,

3,

c3

390

390

120

03)710

c3,870

05,

c5,

9,

530

30O

200

7,880

7,200

8,

5,

6,

J60

590

550

6,870

5,280

5,

5,

5,

430

130

590

7,030

5,910

4,

3,

3,

230

310

130

1,950

1,950

Z,

3,

4,

c6,

590

200

580

500

C7.810

Secondfoot-days

23 420

83 ',689

168,560

970,732

158,660

224,920

206,510

61 , 026

92,071

147,858

44,856

27,218

43,376

1,282,164

Feb.

C7.100

C6.680

c6,990

13,900

16,200

14,930

14,400

14.2CO

c!4,900

c5,720

11,400

15,500

13,200

3,690

2,010

3,440

10,700

11,200

9,200

6,150

2,570

2,510

2,570

2,690

3,130

3,810

3,530

2,630

-

-

-

Mar.

2,750

2,940

3,810

3,67o

3,460

3,260

2,870

2,060

2,340

2,450

2,690

c4 , 010

05,380

C6.010

8,240

9,820

12,100

6,710

7,880

8,600

C7.600

c5,920

c6,870

05,240

C13.000

14,400

13,900

11,200

5,930

10,700

10.7OO

Apr.

6,310

1,690

1,740

1,170

1,490

1,640

1,440

1,350

1,300

1,300

1,190

7O6

491

458

390

368

364

309

289

326

355

351

759

3,260

3,330

5,130

5,280

7,200

5,910

5,130

-

Observed

Maximum

3,130

7,070

9,400

17,600

9,200

16,200

14,400

7,200

10,500

14,700

5,910

3,260

3,130

16,200

Minimum

458

469

1,950

192

1,950

2,010

2,060

289

860

800

212

179

645

179

Mean

755

2,790

5,437

2,660

5,118

8,033

6 , 662

2,034

2,970

4,929

1,447

878

1,446

3,513

May

3,670

3,530

3,810

5,130

10,500

7,710

6,700

2,870

1,640

1,100

1,490

882

875

86O

1,140

2,010

2,370

4,380

6,390

5,280

2.8OO

1,740

1,790

1,690

890

984

1,150

1,590

1,300

2,340

3,460

June

3,530

3,460

3,950

7,670

9 , OOO

10,500

9,200

5,910

3,070

1,490

1,350

1,380

3,670

4,980

4,310

1,640

838

800

882

868

890

1,540

1,840

3,950

6,390

7,710

10,500

14,700

13,600

8,240

-

Change In contents In Tygart 

Reservoir

(equivalent, 

second -feet)

-48.8

+24.0

-504.7

+6.4

+726

-983.7

+23 . 8

+1,070.1

+574.5

-47.5

+101.4

-424.2

+27.5

+51.0

July

3

2

1

1

3

3

3

03

5

2

2

2

2OO

530

778

516

546

553

497

474

503

730

730

730

770

,030

875

800

030

,260

,200

320

350

910

140

392

440

970

429

418

289

234

212

Aug.

212

220

198

188

185

182

179

236

1,690

1,740

1,740

2,430

3,260

2,460

1,280

706

698

698

722

746

706

690

682

682

675

675

668

668

675

675

652

Sept.

690

714

,320

,130

,130

,420

,870

,590

,590

,590

,540

,590

,540

,540

,44O

69O

652

645

645

652

7O6

01,140

0922

890

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,590

1,590

-

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

707

2,814

4,933

2,666

5,844

7,049

6,685

3,104

3,544

4,881

1,548

454

1,473

3,564

Per square 

mile

0.518

2.06

3.61

1.95

4.28

5.16

4.89

2.27

2.59

3.57

1.13

.332

1.08

2.61

Runoff In

Inches

0.60

2.30

4.16

26.48

4.93

5.37

5.64

2.53

2.99

3.98

1.30

.38

1.20

35.38

c Backwater from West Pork River; discharge computed by using stage at auxiliary gage as a factor
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 77

Monongahela River at look 15, at Hoult, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder above spillway of dam at lock 15, lat. 39°30'25", long. 

StPTTY'SO", at Hoult, Marion County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Buffalo 

Creek, 2j miles downstream from Pairmont, and 4 miles downstream from confluence of 

Tygart and West Pork Rivers. Datum of gage is 849.58 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Drainage area. --2 .388 square miles.

Records available.--April 1915 to September 1926, October 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--23 years, 4,163 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 34,400 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 14.48 

reet); minimum daily, 308 second-feet Aug. 8 (gage height, 7.41 feet).

1915-26, 1938-50: Maximum discharge observed, 91,500 second-feet Jan. 2, 1919 

(gage height, 21.2 feet), from rating curve extended above 50,000 second-feet; minimum 

daily, 33 second-feet Sept. 27, Oct. 2, 1917; minimum daily since October 1938, 195 

second-feet Jan. 27, 1940.

Flood of 1888, before lock 15 was built, reached a stage of about 26 feet.

Remarks.--Records fair. Since October 1938 published records below 800 second-feet do 

not include lockages or leakage through lock gages and valves, both of which are usually a very small percentage of total flow. Flow partly regulated by Tygart Reservoir 

(see p. 82).

Revisions (water years).--W 583: 1915-24. W 623: 1924. W 893: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

7.4

7.5 

7.7 

7.9

295

420

710

1,O60

8.1 

8.5 

9.0 

9.5

1,470

2,410

3,870

5,590

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.6

7,480

12,100

17,600

27,900

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Sept.

605

829

744

680

635

605 

590 

605 

575 

56O

560

575

605

635

635

1,800

4,100

3,650

3,270

1,120

695

680

575

560

560

590

560

650

727

6,140

7,880

7,090

6,700

6,700

6,140 

3,360 

3.O4O 

2,870 

2,640

943

635

635

680

3,310

3,240

2,920

2,670

1,010

710

727

2,230

2,410

2,380

2,380

2,920

3,120

2,920

10,900

15,800

12,400

10,100

8,920

6,9OO

4,610

2,780

2,730

2,950

2,840

2,670

2,620

4,630

20,800

17,000

8,490

8,920 

10,800

9,380 

10.6OO 

11,600

9,150

6,320

6,900

9,150

7,680

8,280

13,900

10,800

9,600

10,100

8,490

5,590

5,090

5,590

10.8OO

12,700

13,400

18,800

13,400

12,800

11,600

12,600

12,600

8,700

9,380

11,400

9,150

10,100

8,700

7,880

8,920

7,480

5,550

5,160

4,540

3,180

3,210

6,7OO

8,280

8,160

21,500

27,500

27,900

23,800

17,000

18,200

18,200

16,400

16,400

15,800

25,100

17,000

15,300

17,600

15,300

6,560

4,680

5,330

12,600

13,100

11,400

8,400

3,870

3,710

4,920

5,550

5,270

5,550

4,920

3,770

4,130

4,540

5,160

4,850

4,680

4,370 

3,940 

2,87O 

3,240 

3,550

3,840

7,960

13,600

15,300

12,600

12,400

13,900

9,380

11,100

11,400

16,400 

12.8OO 

16,400 

13,900 

18,200

16,400 

15,300 

14,2OO 

7,980 

12,600 

12,400

8,980 

3,070 

3,010 

2,620 

4,O20

5,410

3,900

3,010

2,590

2,280

2,110

1,490

1,180

1,040

916

812

761

665

650

695

778

744

1,390

9,140

7,880

7,680

6,700

8,700

7,090

6,510

6,700 

6.7OO 

7,480 

8,920 

13,900

10,100

8,700

4,270

2,510

1,830

2,140

1,580

1,450

1,390

1,840

6,300

5,020

6,140

7,880

6,510

3,650

2,240

2,360

2,750

1,690

1,690

1,960

5,980

3,580

4,920

4,920

4,440

4,230

4,540

13,100

19,400

14.5OO

11,100

7,280

2,510

2,090

3,130

3,710

4,570

5,590

5,160

2,130

1,140

1,010

1,220

1,200

1,280

1,970

2,110

4,270

17,600

23,8OO 

15,800 

15,300 

14,200 

9,890

3,680

3,040

1.O8O

778

863

1,350

970

761

710

863

863

846

1,160

3,650

2,020

1,450

1,340

3,610

3,840

4,300

8,080

8,920

3,790

1,390

4,100

5,050

1,560

1,410

1,040

727

590

532

518

476

560

382

358

308

1,510

1,850

1,920

2,380

3,460

2,840

1,490

812

778

795

916

1,040

970

970

880

829

795

761

744

744

829

812

898

1,020

1,140

2,010

4,710

4,100

3,130

3,180

1,760

1,650

1,670

1,690

1,780

2,210

2,140

1,830

1,020

829

761

778

1,340

2,160

5,070

7,540

2,810

2,460

2,110

1,920

1,830

1,760

1,690

Secondfoot-days Maximum Minimum Meai

3hange In conbents In Tygarl

Reservoir

(equivalent,

second-feet)

Adjusted for change In

 Per square Runoff In 

"e n mile Inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

31,653

115,100

262,110

4,100

15,800

560

635

2,620

1,021

3,837

8,455

-48.8 

+24.0 

-504.7

972

3,861

7,950

O.407

1.62

3.33

0.47

1.81

3.84

Calendar year 1949 .. 21,800 332 4,176 +6.4 4,182

January... 

February.. 

March.....

April.....

May.......

June......

July......

August....

September.

310,460

343,630

309,390

105,821

147", 100

218,270

73,821

32,605

68,098

27,500

27,900

18,200

9,140

13,900

23,800

8,920

3,460

7,540

3,180

3,710

2,870

650

1,390

1,010

590

308

761

10,010

12,270

9,980

3,527

4,745

7,276

2,381

1,052

2,270

+726

-983.7

+23.8

+1,070.1

+574.5

-47.5

+101.4

-424.2 

+27.5

10,740

11,290

1O.OOO

4,597

5,320

7,228

2,482

628

2,297

5.19

4.92

4.83

1.92

2.23

3.03

1.04

.263

.962

Mater year 1949-5O .. 27,900 5,997 +51.0 6,048 2.53
78 MONONOtAHELA RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°43'55", long. 79°54'40", 700 feet upstream from 

dam at lock 8, 1 mile upstream from Point Marion, Fayette County, and 1.5 miles upstream 

from Cheat River. Datum of gage is 782.50 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps 

of Engineers).

Drainage area. 2,720 square miles.

Records available.--January 1929 to September 1950 (fragmentary prior to October 1937).

Average discharge. 13 years (1937-50), 4,600 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 39,800 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 17.40 

feet); minimum daily, 406 second-feet Aug. 8 (gage height, 10.88 feet).

1929-50: Maximum discharge, 90,400 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 22.33 

feet); minimum daily since May 1938 when Tygart Reservoir was placed in operation, 235 

second-feet Feb. 1, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 2,400 second-feet, which are poor. Flow partly 

regulated by Tygart Reservoir (see p. 82).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

10.8

10.9

11.0

11.2

11.4

310

430

580

950

1,380

11.7

12.0

12.5

13.0

13.5

2,130

3,020

4,750

6,920

9,450

14.0

15.0

16.0

16.8

12,400

19,200

27,200

34,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

688

874

893

817

760

706

706

652

688

670

652

616

652

670

779

1,000

3,540

3,640

3,340

2,010

874

742

742

688

670

706

706

724

817

874

1,580

Nov.

4,720

7,400

7,160

6,640

6,690

6,370

4,130

3,150

2,960

2,860

1,870

874

817

836

2,340

3,470

3,120

2,930

1,870

950

912

1,720

2,710

2,620

2,560

2,900

3,410

3,210

8,620

17,400

-

Dec.

13,000

10,600

9,180

7,650

4,670

3,370

2,960

3,120

3,080

2,830

2,710

3,540

20,000

20,400

10,000

8,650

10,600

10,000

10,000

12,400

10,000

6,780

6,690

9,450

8,150

8,400

14,700

12,700

10,000

10,300

8,900

Month

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

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January ................

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

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

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

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

June ...................

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

August. ................

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

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan. .

6,280

5,2

5,5

10,9

80

30

00

13,800

17,100

22,3

16,4

13,7

00

00

00

12,700

13,700

13,7

9,7

9,1

00

20

80

12 , 100

9,450

10,6

9,4

8,1

00

50

50

8,900

8,150

5,9

5,3

4,8

20

20

70

3,600

3,410

6,5

9,1

8,9

24,5

80

80

00

00

31,600

Secondfoot -days

33,476

117,219

274,830

1,662,239

340,970

379,650

329,950

123,112

163,050

228,250

83,872

38,559

77,871

2,190,809

Feb.

34,300

29,800

20,400

18,500

19,200

17,400

17,100

16,800

26,000

21,700

15,400

18,200

16,800

9,340

5,610

5,440

11,600

14,000

12,100

9,720

4,710

4,080

4,830

5,920

5,570

5,750

5,230

4,150

-

-.

-

Mar.

4,260

4,830

5,190

5,190

4,870

4,560

4,120

3,280

3,310

3,600

3,910

7,110

13,700

17,100

13,400

12,400

14,700

9,720

11,500

10,900

18,200

14,700

20,000

16,000

19,600

18,200

16,400

16 , 000

8,400

12,400

12,400

Apr.

10,900

4,220

3,440

3,280

3,980

6,280

4,990

3,810

3,240

2,900

2,620

2,210

1,740

1,520

1,430

1,310

1,180

1,100

992

1,100

1,140

1,160

1,440

8,690

9,180

8,400

7,400

8,650

7,650

7,160

-

Observed

Maximum

3,640

17,400 

20,400

26,400

31,600

34,300

20,000

10,900

14,400

24,700

9,450

3,440

8,900

34 , 300

Minimum

616

2,710

358

3,410

4,080

3, 280

992

1,800

1,230

931

406

97L

406

Mean

1,080

3,907 

8,865

4,554

10 999

13J559

10,644

4,104

5,260

7, 608

2,706

1,244

2,596

6,002

May

6,870

7,400

7,400

8,900

14,400

11,800

9,720

5,560

3,410

2,380

2,380

2,130

1,820

1,800

1,920

5,250

5,610

5,660

7,900

7,400

4,450

2,830

2,620

2,990

2,380

2,000

2,280

8,730

4,750

5,030

5,280

June

4,710

4,450

4,300

11,300

20,80O

16,000

12,100

8,150

4,740

3,280

3,570

4,370

4,300

5,440

5,400

3,210

1,820

1,230

1,380

1,570

1,600

2,000

2,240

3,690

13,400

24,700

17,100

15,400

14,700

11,300

-

Change in contents in Tyjart Reservoir 

(equivalent, 

second-feet)

-48 .8

+24.0

-504.7

+6.4

+726

-983.7

+23.8

+1,070.1

+574.5

-47.5

+101.4

-424.2

+27.5

+51.0

July

4,

3,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

3,

2,

1,

1,

2,

3,

3,

7,

9,

5,

2,

3,

5,

2,

1,

1,

1,

too

540

900

200

100

480

400

100

931

950

060

030

250

690

800

970

640

980

910

980

ISO

450

230

160

490

750

710

770

620

250

971

Aug.

992

836

874

742

742

616

535

406

968

2,000

2,050

2,210

3,440

3,340

1,960

1,100

912

950

1,100

1,250

1,290

1,100

1,030

1,030

931

971

1,060

992

992

950

1,190

Sept.

1,080

1,270

1,700

4,380

4,260

3,870

2,930

2,500

1,840

1,900

1,840

1,970

2,380

2,860

2,270

1,620

1,100

1,080

971

1,030

2,950

5,660

8,900

4,120

2,860

2,530

2,210

1,970

1,900

1,920

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

1,031

3,931 

8,360

4,560

11,725

12,575

10,667

5,174

5,834

7,561

2,807

820

2,623

6,053

Per square 

mile

0.379

1 .45

3.07

1.68

4.31

4.62

3.92

1 90

2! 14

2 . 78

1.03

.301

.965

2.23

Runoff In 

Inchejs

0.44

1 62

3.54

22.75

4.97

4. 81

4 . 52

2! 12

2.47

3.10

1.19

.35

1.08

30.21
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 79

Monongahela River at Greensboro, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, Uc, 39°47il5", long. 79°5S'15", at Greensboro, Greene

 County, 750 leet upstream frem dam at lock 7, 0.2 mile upstream from George Creek, 2.2 

miles downstream from Dunkard Creek, and 4.3 miles downstream from Cheat River. Datum 

of gage is 767.55 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 4,407 square miles.

Kecoras available. January 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 11 years, 8,201 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 77,600 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 20.37

 feet); minimum, 302 second-feet Aug. 8 (gage height, 10.78 feet); minimum daily discharge, 530 second-feet Oct. 9.

1939-50r Maximum discharge, 124,000 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948; minimum not determined; minimum gage height, 10.23 feet Apr. 29, 1941; minimum daily discharge, 204 

second-feet Sept. 1-3, 5, 1946.

Maximum stage known, about 36 feet in July 1888, from high-water profile by Corps 

of Engineers. Flood of Mar. 18, 1936, reached a stage of 28.4 feet (discharge, 147,000 

second-feet). 

Remarks. Records good above 5,000 second-feet and fair below except those below 1,000

 second-feet, which are poor. Flow regulated since 1938 by Tygart Reservoir (see p. 82)

and since 1926 by Lake Lynn (combined capacity, 351,340 acre-feet). 

Cooperation. Record of contents In Lake Lynn furnished by West Perm Power Co. 

HevisionsTwater years). W 1113: 1939(M), 1941(M).

Hating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

10.9

11.1

11.4

11.8

12.3

500

910

1,555

2,880

4,810

13.1

13.8

15.0

15.5

19.0

8,680

13,000

22,000

35,500

54,100

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Peb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

883

1,160

1,380

1,020

1,110

1,130

913

630

530

780

775

790

810

1,040

1,480

2,720

4,240

4,860

4,210

2,700

1,230

1,170

815

815

1,000

1,270

2,140

1,740

3,680

2,420

5,640

11,300

11,800

11,800

11,500

11,600

7,730

6,660

5,650

5,280

4,480

4,080

2,320

970

2,500

4,540

6,140

5,200

4,820

3,800

1,120

2,880

3,300

4,810

2,630

4,700

3,420

3,960

4,630

19,200

30,600

22,800

17,700

14,100

8,330

7,800

6,020

5,980

7,160

5,700

4,240

3,880

9,020

33,100

35,800

21,400

15,800

16,400

12,300

15,300

19,600

17,900

13,800

12,200

15,800

12,100

12,500

25,300

23,600

19,500

18,500

15,000

7,800

6,870

10,300

19,200

23,600

29,700

37,600

27,900

22,000

20,800

23,600

22,800

18,200

14,700

15,700

16,000

17,500

16,800

14,200

14,100

10,800

7,000

9,380

7,800

7,180

5,980

12,200

13,000

11,000

37,700

58,800

64,100 

59,700 

42,000 

30,£00 

27,900

23,600

22,000

22,800

37,600

34,700

26,200

27,000

24,400

15,900

12,300

11,900

17,600

16,600

15,200

13,600

8,600

6,840

10,400

13,200

11,800

6,860

8,770

7,100

8,220

10,900

10,800

8,460

5,680

5,860 

7,080' 

6,710 

7,320 

8,100

8,000' 

15,800 

33,200 

39,800 

26,200

22,000

23,600

15,700

13,200

14,800

27,000

26,200

33,500

29,700

32,500

30,.600

27,000

30,600

22,800

22,000

21,200

15,400

6,180

7,220

6,250

9,560

11,500

10,700

7,420

4,510

5,230

5,280

4,330

4,240

3,420

2,400

1,890

2,500

3,020

2,360

3,160

3,920

3,240

5,540

24,600

23,600

19,300

16,600

15,100

10,500

7,860

14,000

14,900

15,800

19,800

24,400

22,000

13,300

8,960

7,140

5,660

4,540

5,940

4,520

3,360

7,430

12,500

11,100

9,660

11,800

9,440

5,260

5,080

5,160

6,040

5,220

6,230

6,440

16,400

11,300

9,350

8,440

10,800

12,300

10,000

18,000

30,600

24,000

15,600

12,000

7,660

5,800

9,360

9,180

5,950

7,820

7,340

5,340

3,120

1,510

3,980

4,890

5,800

4,760

3,980

5,380

20,300

38,700

27,000

20,400

19,200

14,100

5,850

3,580

2,980

1,400

3,370

3,380

2,300

1,240

1,020

1,170

1,820

1,560

2,500

7,570

4,400

2,290

3,990

4,760

6,990

7,510

13,800

16,100

6,420

5,270

6,370

9,440

5,010

4,450

2,410

1,440

1,580

2,270

2,380

3,400

2,280

1,280

710

913

960

1,340

2,460

2,680

2,860

3,620

4,540

2,500

1,530

1,460

1,300

1,090

1,290

1,750

1,560

1,380

1,300

1,590

915

905

1,400

935

1,080

2,510

2,160

5,730

7,430

4,520

6,460

5,520

3,820

3,490

2,620

2,140

3,940

4,250

9,600

11,000

8,240

2,890

1,260

1,610

1,990

1,850

7,300

19,500

22,800

12,500

6,740

4,780

5,240

3,900

2,890

2,720

S.econdfoot-days Maximum Minimum Mean

Change in

contents 

(equivalent, 

seeond-feet/f

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Per square Runoff In 

mile inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

55,081

203,420

469,630

5,640

30,600

35,800

530

970

1,777

6,781

15,150

-96.0 

+89.5 

-711

1,681

6,870

14,440

0.381

1.56

3.28

0.44

1.74

3.78

Calendar year 1949 2,937,319 56,300 415 -6.4 1.82 24.78

January... 

February.. 

March.....

April.....

May.......

June......

July......

August....

September.

560,210

619,270

596,530

248,430

312,170

355,870

141,970

56,188

178,890

58,800

64,100

39,800

24,600

24,400

38,700

16,100

4,540

22,800

5,980

6,840

5,680

1,890

3,360

1,510

1,020

710

1,260

18,070

22,120

19,240

8,281

10,070

12,200

4,580

1.815

5,963

+932 

-1,150

+58.0 

+1,100 

+599

-96.2 

+206 

-444 

+39.3

19,000

20,970

19,300

9,381

10,670

12,100

4,786

1,369

6,002

4.31 

4.76 

4.38 

£.13 

2.42 

2.75 

1.09

.311 

1.36

4.97

4.96

5.05

2.38

2.79

3.07

1.26

.36

Water year 1949-50 ..3,807,659 64,100 530 10,430 +51.0 10,480 2.38

t Change in contents in Tygart Reservoir and Lake Lynn.

Note. Discharge for Nov. 29 to Dee. 2, Dee. 16, 17, 20-24, Peb. 1-8, June 30 to July 10, Aug. 26 

to Sept. 2, Sept. 25-30 computed from graph based on 8 readings dally of upper staff gage at lock 

and fragmentary chart record.
80 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Monongahela River at Charleroi, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°08i30", long. 79°53'35", at Charleroi, Washington county, 1,100 feet upstream from dam at lock 4 and half a mile downstream from 

Maple Creek. Datum of gage is 735.33 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers 

bench mark).

Drainage area. 5,213 square miles.

Kecords available. March 1886 to March 1905 (fragmentary), October 1933 to September

Average discharge.--17 years (1933-50), 9,028 second-feet (adjusted since 1940). 

.Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 88,400 second-feet Feb. 1 (gage height, 14.84

FeeTT; minimum, 722 second-feet Aug. 7 (gage height, 2.58 feet).

1886-1905, 1933-50: Maximum discharge, about 156,000 second-feet July 11, 1888

(gage height. 42.0 feet on lower gage, at old lock downstream, or about 26.1 feet on

present gage); minimum not determined.

Remarks.--Records good above 3,000 second-feet and fair bslow except those below 1,000 

 second-feet, which are poor. Flow regulated by locks above station and since 1938 by

Tygart Reservoir (see p". 82) and since 1926 by Lake Lynn (combined capacity, 351,340

acre-feet). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year

1950 are e;iven in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Cooperation.--Record of contents in Lake Lynn furnished by West Penn Power Co. 

Revisions (water years).--W 758: Drainage area. W 783: 1888(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.6

2.7 

3.0 

3.3

760

970

1,720

2,620

3.8

4.4 

5.4 

7.2

4,470

7,150

12,600

2E,100

10.0 49,500

13.0 74,300

13.7 79,900

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,320

1,110

1,450

1,560

1,320

1,380

1,350

1,110

865

781

993

970

949

1,020

1,280

2,000

3,640

4,920

4,590

3,990

2,290

1,480

1,400

993

1,040

1,280

1,530

2,480

2,420

3,570

3,800

Nov.

9,380

11,100

11,700

11,700

11,400

9,720

7,150

5,960

5,740

5,010

4,550

3,580

2,380

1,850

3,130

6,190

5,970

5,260

4,640

3,080

1,780

3,030

4,310

4,400

3,530

4,300

3,990

4,230

10,900

31,500

-

Dec.

23,500

17,900

14,800

10,800

7,650

7,320

5,710

7,410

6,290

5,520

4,660

6,220

27,300

41,400

24,000

16,200

15,800

13,800

14,800

18,600

17,900

14,500

11,800

14,400

13,100

12,000

22,900

26,700

21,400

19,300

16,500

Month

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

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

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

June ...................

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

August. ................

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

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

12,500

7,

10,

19,

L50

LOO

500

25,100

37,800 47,'

36,'

25,:

00

too

LOO

22,800

26,700

25,] 22,:

16,2

00

00

00

17,900

17,200

18,6

19,3

15, £

00

00

00

14,800

13,2

9,S

8,E

10, C

00

20

20

00

8,920

7,910

11,3

16,2

13,8

34,5

00

00

00

00

59,100

Secondfoot-days

58,881

201,460

480,180

3,199,143

631,420

721,800

642,900

284,790

328,900

383,400

168,890

63,366

210,670

4,176,657

Feb.

79,900

71,100

53,100

36,000

31,500

26,700

24,300

23,500

34,700

43,200

29,900

28,300

26,700

22,100

17,200

15,400

17,200

19,300

17,200

15,800

11 , 600

9,220

10,600

14,800

13,800

10,800

8,400

9,480

_

_

-

Mar.

8,650

10,600

11,700

10,600

8,190

6,660

7,900

7,650

7,650

9,200

8,400

14,200

27.400

45,000

30,700

23,500

23,500

20,700

14,800

14,800

25,300

29,900

36,900

36,900

35,100

34,200

29,900

29,900

28,800

22,100

22,100

Apr.

18,600

10,900

7,240

8,090

9,200

12,000

12,300

9,600

7,220

5,740

5,960

5,740

4,960

4,760

3,680

2,960

2,790

3,280

3,530

3,760

4,270

4,230

4,280

17,500

30,700

22,100

18,600

16,800

14,000

10,000

-

Observed

Maximum

4,920

31,500

41,400

70,200

59,100

79,900

45,000

30,700

24,300

38,700

16,200

4,390

25,100

79,900

Minimum

781

1,780

4,660

608

7,150

8,400

6,660

2,790

4,360

3,290

1,690

886

1,800

781

Mean

1,899

6,715

15,490

8,765

20,370

25,780

20,740

9,493

10,610

12,780

5,448

2,044

7,022

11,440

May

10,200

16,500

16,200

18,600

22,100

24,300

16,400

11,100

7,900

7,150

5,960

5,060

6,240

4,360

5,730

10,400

13,500

10,600

12,000

11,400

7,810

5,610

5,740

6,190

6,660

5,670

6,920

14,500

13,500

11,400

9,200

June

9,540

12,600

11,100

14,800

29,900

25,900

17,200

14,400

9,750

6,660

9,750

9,480

8,650

7,650

8,400

7,150

4,920

3,380

3,290

4,680

5,960

5,740

5,220

4,880

14,800

38,700

30,700

21,400

20,000

16,800

-

Change In

contents

(equivalent . 

second-feetjt

-96.0

+89.5

-711

-6.4

+932

-1,150

+58.0

+1,100

+599

-96.2

+206

-444

+39.3

+51.0

July

9

5

4

2

3

6

4

2

1

1

2

2

2

6

7

4

3

4

6

7

10

16

11

5

5

8

8,

4

4,

C,

1,

Adju

,300

,220

230

820

330

420

070

590

830

830

090

270

570

500

840

270

420

590

420

650

900

200

100

960

700

650

200

590

120

520

690

Aug.

2,490

2,620

3,170

3,240

2,580

1,400

886

1,110

1,250

2,300

2,760

3,200

3,380

4,390

3,850

2,200

1,580

1,450

1,670

1,580

1,690

1,800

1,670

1,530

1,500

1,580

1,130

1,110

1,400

1,180

1,670

Sept.

2,690

3,350

8,150

5,800

5,14,0

6,190

4,720

4,070

3,140

2,560

3,120

4,820

9,120

13,500

10 , 300

6,040

2,730

1,800

2,060

2,430

5,330

25,100

25,100

17,600

9,200

3,870

5,430

5,060

4,150

3,500

-

sted for change In

reservoir contents

Mean

1,803

6,804.

14,780

8,759

21,300

24,630

20,800

10,590

11,210

12,680

5,654

1,600

7,061

11,490

Per square 

mile

0.346

1.31

2.84

1.68

4.09

4.72

3.99

2.03

2.15

2.43

1.08

.307

1.35

2.20

Runoff in 

Inches

0.40

1.46

3.27

22.81

4.72

4.92

4.60

2.26

2.48

2.71

1.25

.35

1.51

29.93

t Change In contents In Tygart Reservoir and Lake Lynn.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 81

Monogahela River at Braddock, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°23'25", long. 79°51'20", at Braddock, Allegheny 

County, 1,000 feet upstream from dam at lock 2, 1,000 feet downstream from Turtle 

Creek and 11.2 miles upstream from confluence with Allegheny River. Dam is control 

for low and medium stages. Datum of gage is 707.16 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1929.

Drainage area. 7,337 square miles.

Records available,--January 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--11 years, 12,690 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 102,000 second-feet Feb. 1 (gage height, 23.07 

reetj; minimum observed, 1,940 second-feet Aug. 8, 9 (gage height, 12.6 feet); minimum 

daily, 1,970 second-feet Aug. 9.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 201,000 second-feet June 5, 1941 (gage height, 31.20 

feet); minimum, 559 second-feet Sept. 20, 22, 23, 1946; minimum daily, 703 second-feet 

Sept. 3, 4, 22, 1946; minimum gage height, 12.01 feet Oct. 7-13, 1943. 

Maximum stage known, 38.8 feet Mar. 18, 1936.

Remarks.--Records good above 5,000 second-feet and fair below. Flow regulated by locks 

and hydroelectric plants, since 1938 by Tygart Reservoir (see p. 82), since 1926 by 

Lake Lynn, since 1943 by Youghiogheny River Reservoir (see p. 82), and since 1925 by 

Deep Creek Reservoir (combined capacity, 704,110 acre-feet).

Cooperation.--Records of contents in Deep Creek Reservoir and Lake Lynn furnished by 

Pennsylvania Electric Co. and West Perm Power Co., respectively.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage helgnt, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

12.6

13.1

13.7

14.7

2,000

3,710

6,340

11,400

18,OOO 

34,700 

52,800 

66,400

12.6

13.1

13.7

14.7

15.9

1,940

3,650

6,130

11,200

18,800

17.2

19.0

29,300

47,100

72,000

94, 700

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,480

2,520

2,520

2,990

2,920

2,790

2,890

2,720

2,520

2,290

2,260

2,220

2,190

2,160

2,390

2,920

4,510

6,000

6,OOO

5,390

4,180

2,960

2,650

2,350

2,190

2,320

2,550

3,300

3,560

4,720

4,810

Nov.

9,010

13,000

13,200

13,600

13,900

13,000

9,300

8,060

7,560

7,080

6,290

5,770

4,600

3,600

4,350

6,690

7,810

7,320

6,830

5,670

4,020

4,550

5,300

6,340

5,160

6, £30

6,200

6,340

9,070

35,600

-

Dec.

29,800

22,000

17,600

14,200

9,550

9,30O

8,300

9,050

9,550

8,300

7,080

7,200

29,300

56,300

34,700

21,200

18,000

18,400

16,200

21,200

22.0OO

18,400

15,200

17,600

18,000

14,600

25,000

36,500

27,600

24,400

20,400

Month

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

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. . . ............

"*°bruary. ..............

^PCh. ...............:.

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

 *»y. ...................

June ...................

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

August. ................

"teptember. .............

Water year 1949-5O . .

Jan.

17,300

10,9OO

13,300

23,200

31,100

47,300

66,400

53,900

33,800

30,200

33,800

32,OOO

28,400

22,800

22,800

22,000

22,800

23,600

21,200

18,400

17,600

14,200

11,400

13,300

12,600

11,400

13,400

21,200

18,400

31,000

64,500

Feb.

94,700

87,700

72,OOO

49,300

42,700

37,700

34, 700

32,900

38,700

53,900

38,700

33,800

32,900

31,100

25, 700

22,500

22,500

25,700

22,500

20,900

18,100

14,800

16,000

20,900

18.8OO

16,000

11,400

13,200

_

_

-

Mar.

12,600

13,500

13,800

13,500

12,000

9,540

10,300

10,300

10,300

11,700

11,400

15,000

29,800

58,700

43,800

33,800

31,100

30,200

21,700

19,500

2G,600

36,700

41,700

48,200

42,700

44,900

38,70O

42,700

44,900

32,900

32,900

Apr.

29,30O

18,600

10,300

11,200

11,400

14,800

15,700

13,200

10,900

8,280

8,280

8,030

7,060

6,820

5,900

5,040

4,420

4,750

5,250

5,590

5,900

6,130

5,680

12,300

4O, 20O

33,800

26,600

22,500

19,500

14,800

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

98,270

256,050

606,930

4,375,470

804,500

949,8OO

845,440

392,230

425,730

460,910

235,490

109,310

281,800

5,466,460

Maximum

6,000

35,600

56,300

87,800

66,400

94, 70O

58,700

40,200

30 , 200

38,000

16,000

5,340

36,700

94,700

Minimum

2,160

3,600

7,080

1,720

10,900

11,400

9,540

4,420

7,540

4,150

3,500

1,970

3,280

1,970

Mean

3,170

8,535

19,580

11,990

25,950

33,920

27,270

13,070

13,730

15,360

7,596

3,526

9,393

14,980

May

13,800

20,200

19,500

21,700

24,900

30,200

23,300

15,700

12,900

11,200

9,030

7,540

9,O30

8,030

7,540

11,200

15,700

12,900

13,800

14,400

11,200

8,280

8,030

8,280

9,030

7,540

9,8OO

15,000

19,500

15,100

11,400

June

11,200

14,400

14,40O

18,100

33,800

33,800

23,300

18,800

14,100

10,900

12,300

13,2OO

11,400

9,280

9,540

8,780

6,820

5,460

4,150

5,590

6,820

7,780

6,130

6,460

15,900

38,000

36,70O

24,100

20,900

18,800

-

Change in

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet) t

-773

-29.0

-118

-46.3

+1,650

-1,280

+673

+1,520

+1,090

-507

-203

-1,140

-7.9

+82.6

July

13,400

7,

6,

5,

780

590

900

7,580

12,600

7,

5,

3,

780

380

920

3,540

4,

4,

3,

7,

190

500

590

140

11,200

7,060

5,

5,

7,

8,

340

900

300

780

10,600

16,

14,

7,

300

500

780

7,300

9,O30

10,

6,

5,

4,

30O

590

900

320

3,500

Aug.

3,650

5,000

4,790

4,830

4,380

3,390

2,420

2,160

1,970

3,280

4,380

4,540

4,580

4,540

5,340

4,870

3,460

3,180

4,110

3,950

3,350

3,210

3,650

3,210

2,590

2,490

2,490

2,260

2,260

2,290

2,690

Sept.

3,580

4,150

8,440

8,040

6,590

7,060

6,130

5,080

4,460

3,920

3,990

5,560

9,100

16,000

13,400

9,320

5,260

3,540

3,280

3,580

5,810

32,OOO

36,7OO

25,100

13,900

9,540

7,780

7,540

6,820

6,130

-

Adjusted for change in

rese

Mean

2,397

8,506

19,460

11,940

27,600

32,640

27,940

14,590

14,820

14,850

7,393

2,386

9,385

15,060

rvoir contents

Per square 

mile

0.327

1.16

2.65

1.63

3.76

4.45

3.81

1.39

2.02

2.02

1.01

.325

1.28

2.05

Runoff in 

inches

0.38

1.29

3.06

22.08

4.33

4.63

4.39

2.22

2.33

2.25

1.16

.37

1.43

27.84

t Change in contents in Tygart Reservoir, Laku Lynn, Youghiogheny River, and Deep Creek Reservoirs. 

Note. Computed from graph based on eight-times daily readings of upper lock gage Aug. 1, 2, 7-28, 

'^ept. 30.
82

Reservoirs iii Monongahela River Basin

Tygart Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°18'50", long. 80°02'00", at dam on 

Tygart Klver, 2.S miles upstream from Threefork Creek and 2.4 miles upstream from 

Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va. Datum of gage is mean sea level. Drainage area, 1,184 

square miles. Records available, October 1939 to September 1950. Maximum contents 

during year, 185,700 acre-feet Feb. 4 (elevation, 1,130.78 feet); minimum, 14,750 acrefeet Apr. 1 (elevation, 1,015.16 feet). Maximum contents since storage began, 221,100 

acre-feet .^pr. 18, 1939 (elevation, 1,144.75 feet); minimum since October 1939, 8,330 

acre-feet .Tan. 25, 1940 (elevation, 1,005.15 feet).

Reservoir is forned by concrete gravity dam completed and accepted February 1938; 

storage began May 15, 1938. Capacity, 286,600 acre-feet between elevations 991.5 feet 

(sill of valves)'and 1,167.0 feet (crest of spillway) above mean sea level. Dead storage, 2,950 acre-feet. Figures given herein represent total contents. Conservation 

pool elevation is 1,010.0 feet and water below elevation 991.5 cannot be withdrawn. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and supplementary supply for navigation on Monongahela River daring periods of low flow. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Youghiogheny River Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°45'21", long. 79°24'QO", at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 40, 500 feet upstream from Stuck Hollow Run, 0.6 mile upstream 

from Tub Run, and 7.5 miles upstream from Youghiogheny r!iver Dam on Youghiogheny River, 

Somerset County, Pa. Datum of gage is mean sea level. Drainage area, 434 square 

miles. Records available, October 1943 to September 1950. Maximum contents during 

year, 183,447 acre-feet June 2 (elevation, 1,448.78 feet); minimum, 33,782 acre-feet 

Nov. 28 (elevation, 1,379.11 feet). Maximum contents during period 1943-50, 194,080 

acre-feet Apr. 16, 1948 (elevation, 1,452.20 feet); minimum, 845 acre-feet Oct. 11, 

1943 (elevation, 1,328.8 feet).

Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam, rock faced; storage began during construction sometime prior to July 1943. Dam completed October 1943. Capacity, 246,710 acrefeet between elevations 1,320.6 feet (invert at intake to outlet tunnel) and 1,458.0 

feet (crest of spillway); dead storage, 160 acre-feet. Ordinary minimum (conservation) 

pool elevation, 1,344.0 feet (capacity, 5,230 acre-feet). Reservoir is used for flood 

control. Figures given herein represent total contents. Records furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Monthly elevations and contents, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Date

Calendar year 1949...

May 31................

July 31. ...............

Water year 1949-50. . .

Ty

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,060.80

-

1,098.33

1,100.18

-

gart Reserv

Contents 

(acrefeet)

-

115,974

122,385

qg ^ 99

97 ' 93S

-

olr

Change in 

content s 

during month 

(acre-feet)

.

-3,003

+1,431

+4,636

+1, 66

+35, 24

+6,237

+36,887

You-hiog

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,406,08

1,387.55

1,386.80

1,405.28

-

1, 22.83

I, 18.90

1, 0.57

1, 0.58

1, 7.75 

1, 0.44

1 ,< 2. 72

1,417.98

-

heny River

Contents 

(acrefeet)

75,726

44, 735

43,684

74,188

-

112,044

102,812

131.483

153,030

180,300 

158,627

137,172

100,715

-

Reservoir

Change In 

. contents 

during raont] 

(acre -feet 1

_

-30,991

-1,051

+30,504

-26, see

+37,85.:;

-9,232

+28.871

+27,547

+21,270 

-21,673

-21,455 

-36,997

+ 540

+24,989

t Elevation at 12 p.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Middle Fork River at Audra, W. Va.

83

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°02'50", long. 80°04'10", at Audra, Barbour County, 

600 feet upstream from highway bridge and 2.7 miles upstream from mouth. Altitude of 

gage is 1,670 feet (from topographic map).

Drainage area.--149 square miles.

Records available.--February 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,020 second-feet June 25 (gage height, 10.72 

feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Aug. 26 (gage height, 1.64 feet).

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 7,740 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 11.26 

feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Sept. 9, 1946 (gage height, 1.11 feet).

Remarks.--Records good'except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water- year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

1.7 17

1.8 24

2.0 44

2.2 67

2.4 95

2.7 158

3.0 242

3.3 348

Note. Same as following table above 3.3 

feet.

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.3 

3.7

105

166

245

348

530

4.3 880

5.7 1,880

7.0 2,990

8.8 4,810

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

126

82

60

48

41

35

29

28

26

23

22

20

20

26

109

153

97

72

57

47

41

37

36

35

34

51

115

94

314

306

690

Nov.

815

530

382

457

421

348

296

258

218

184

161

144

128

181

181

163

148

144

136

132

235

252

218

204

321

425

390

423

2,690

al,200

Dec.

a750

510

361

282

258

215

230

252

227

212

684

1,010

1,760

1,540

880

574

412

344

515

618

520

421

608

656

520

480

978

1,220

848

590

425

Jan.

333

275

289

552

515

510

1,220

1,010

668

552

651

596

530

574

701

945

1,040

785

785

624

490

399

340

300

252

227

301

373

386

1,280

3,230

Feb.

3,760

2,990

2,200

1,220

755

546

552

515

854

1,040

880

673

515

412

340

303

270

236

248

260

23O

314

596

690

558

443

337

300

_

_

-

Mar.

514

651

480

434

412

373

356

361

612

525

541

2,080

2,900

1,960

1,150

785

602

646

596

568

1,240

1,120

1,120

1,250

1,880

1,120

815

1,180

1,010

695

490

Apr.

386

344

300

273

378

452

408

373

314

273

242

206

190

176

157

144

168

178

178

208

233

245

770

2,360

1,240

848

634

490

386

340

-

May

1,020

945

1,290

978

690

495

369

286

236

222

216

206

646

558

884

1,470

880

590

412

310

242

195

190

193

168

216

188

207

952

848

563

June

618

505

403

2,080

1,340

695

416

273

193

208

1,060

60V

380

264

195

148

146

140

130

265

356

471

356

292

4,760

1,230

819

448

289

222

-

July

153

116

91

77

71

136

128

86

61

46

40

34

40

132

107

340

270

257

200

229

722

466

286

208

183

171

266

208

162

132

105

Aug.

107

373

411

257

178

138

111

83

66

58

54

53

54

41

33

38

52

34

27

26

25

24

20

16

14

12

18

22

18

15

28

Sept.

45

567

503

306

198

136

103

78

58

49

48

44

97

118

80

61

50

41

34

32

63

626

880

450

278

190

138

109

88

74

-

Month

December ...... ..... ..... ......

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1949-50 ....... ....

Peak discharge (base. 3,000 sec.

4,480 sec. -ft.; Mar. 12 (7:30 p.m.

Secondfoot-days

2,874

11,785

18,900

128,168

22,037

12,894

5,544

167,146

-ft.). Nov.

) 3,4,60 sec.

Maximum

690

2,690

1,760

2,870

3,230

3,760

2,360

880

4,760

29 (7:30 a

-ft.; Apr.

Minimum

20

128

212

13

227

230

356

144

130

34

32

12

.m. ) 3,760

23 (11:30

Mean

92.7

393

610

351

669

787

918

430

644

178

185

458

sec. -ft.;

p.m.) 3,170

Per square 

mile

0.622

2.64

4.09

2.36

4.49

5.28

6.16

2.39

3.61

4.32

1.19

.521

1.24

3.07

Jan. 31 (5:

Runoff in 

inches

0.72

2.94

4.72

31.99

5.17

5.50

7.11

3.22

4.16

4.82

1.38

.60

1.38

41.72

30 p.m.)

June 4

(1:30 p.m.) 3,170 sec.-ft.; June 25 (11 a.m.) 7,02O sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for

Tygart River at Phlllppl and Buckhannon River at Hall.

238383 O - 53 - 7
84 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°03'05", long. 80 0 06'50", a quarter of a mile upstream from highway bridge at Hall, Barbour County, and 1 mile upstream from Pecks Run.

Datum of gage is 1,369.15 feet above mean sea level (Baltimore & Ohio Railroad datum).

Drainage area.--S77 square miles.

Records available.--June 1907 to May 1909, April 1915 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--35 years (1915-50), 601 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 second-feet June 25 (gage height, 13.02

 feet); minimum, 30 second-feet Aug. 29 (gage height, 3.98 feet).

1915-50: Maximum discharge observed, 12,200 second-feet Mar. 14, 1918, Oct. 29, 

1937 (gage height, 14.7 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended 

above 8,000 second-feet; minimum, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 23, 27, 1930 (gage height, 1.30 

feet, site and datura then in use).

Remarks.--Rscords good except those for period of no 

Revisions (water years). W 783: 1918(M) .

j;e-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second -feet)

3.9 21 4.4 99 5.4 480 7.0 1,900 

4.0 32 4.6 150 5.7 685 8.0 3,130 

4.1 45 4.8 213 6.0 915 1O.O 6,000 

4.2 61 5.1 325 6.5 1,360 12.0 9,000

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

24 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

450 

266 

190 

145 

121

106 

93

81 

70 

66

51 

58 

56

80 

764

772 

338 

224 

165 

134

113

99 

91 

87 

83

109 

193 

227 

484

7uO 

1, '7

Nov.

1,960 

1.17U 

798 

859 

790

636 

493 

410 

352 

305

270 

241 

224 

297 

352

293 

263 

248 

244 

230

259 

325 

305 

289 

429

899 

782 

784 

4,010 

3,46"

Dec.

1,420 

851 

615 

450 

410

370 

375 

432 

380 

338

949 

1,840 

3,280 

3,550 

1,860

1,020 

685 

587 

1,060 

1,360

1,04 

790 

1,160 

1,790 

1,220

997 

2,260 

2,260 

1,570 

1,050 

738

Jan.

559 

462

566

1,350

1,260

1,360 

2,840

2,560 

1,360 

1 , 040

1,460 

1,310 

1,050 

1,070 

1,460

1,680 

2,080 

1.460 

1,410 

1,170

899 

708 

£01 

538 

474

420 

816 

1,110 

907 

2,770 

5,420

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..................... ....

mbe r . . . . ............... . . .

lendar year 1949 . . .........

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

st ......................

ember ....... ....

ter year 1949 50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 sec

Feb.

7,650

6,900 

4,950 

2,740 

1,410

963 

947 

979 

1,410 

a2,000

1,790

1,310 

971 

745

608

566 

500 

438 

426 

456

420 

468 

866

1,260 

1,010

782 

587

500

Secondfoot days

7,486 

21,977 

36,707

235,733

42.17C 

43,652 

48,27C 

20.62E 

25,48E 

43.05E 

12,132 

3,972 

14.78E

320,323

Mar.

700 

1,120 

867 

790 

692

573 

506 

500 

812 

775

805 

2,370

5,250 

4,670 

2,420

1,410 

1,040 

1,220 

1,260 

1,050

2,200 

2 , 020 

2 , 2 00 

2,260 

2,560

1,790 

1,220 

1,520 

1,680 

1,170 

820

Apr.

1,

3, 

2,

1, 

1,

Maximum

1,070 

4,010 

3,550

5,100

5,420 

7,650 

5,250 

3,270 

2,380 

8,910 

1 , 890 

601 

2,620

8,910

-ft.). --Nov. 29 (8 p.m.

629 

587 

500 

456 

78O

100 

851 

678

559 

450

390 

334 

293 

278 

248

227 

210

220 

206 

230

274

281 

548 

270 

560

460 

080 

805 

615 

506

May

270 

410 

570 

740 

170

805 

573 

420 

338 

325

309 

305 

594 

601 

1,570

2,380 

1,280 

798 

545

400

313 

270 

274 

266 

241

241 

244 

654 

2,320

1,400 

859

Minimum

51 

224 

338

16

420 

420 

500 

206 

241 

230 

104 

31 

53

31

June

891 

768 

1,110 

4,670

3,080

1,120 

643 

4OO 

297 

611

2,080 

1,050 

601 

400 

309

248 

244 

255 

230

608

843 

1,070 

782 

926

8,910

6,900 

2,310 

828 

500 

375

Mean

241 

733 

1,184

646

1,360 

1,559 

1,557 

688 

822 

1,435 

391 

128 

493

878

July

285 

220 

180 

153 

142

219 

370 

259 

193 

145

118 

104 

109 

255 

274

259 

380 

370 

370 

584

1,890 

1,280 

685 

462 

444

450 

594 

506 

356 

270 

2U6

Aug.

206 

318 

601 

361

259

213 

177

142 

116

101

95 

99 

101 

83 

72

66 

99

104 

75 

75

75 

85 

74 

59 

50

44 

38 

31 

31 

36 

86

Per square 

mile

0.870 

2.65 

4.27

2.33

4.91 

5.63 

5.62 

2.48 

2.97 

5.18 

1.41 

.462 

1.78

3.17

) 4,530 sec. -ft.; Feb. 1 (1:30 p

Sept.

99 

771 

1,980 

1,100 

745

410 

281 

210 

159 

134

118

109 

93 

113 

111

87 

72 

63 

53 

212

718

1,500 

2,620 

1,200 

615

395 

285 

216 

174 

145

Runoff in 

inches

1.01 

2.95 

4.93

31.64

5.66 

5.86 

6.48 

2.77 

3.42 

5.78 

1.63 

.53 

1.99

43.01

.m.) 8,100

sec. -ft.; Mar. 13 (4 p.m.] 5,700 4 (7 p.m.

sec. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 

Middle Fork River at Audra.

cords for Tygart River at Philippi and
MOWONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 85

West Fork River at Brownsville, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°00'10", long. 80°28i35", at highway bridge at 

Brownsville, Lewis County, 0.4 mile downstream from Skin Creek and 2.5 miles south of 

Westosi. Datum of gage is 1,010.85 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--102 square miles.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,420 second-feet June 25 (gage height, 17.20 

feet) from rating curve extended above 4,100 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 4.8 second-feet August 27 (gage height, 1.96

1946-50: Maximum discharge, that of June 25, 1950; minimum observed, 0.1 secondfoot Sept. 5, 1946; minimum gage height observed, 0.87 foot Oct. 10, 1946.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 20 second-feet, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5Q (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-14, 17-3O, July 21 to Sept. 2)

Oct. 15 to Sept. 30

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1 

3.3 

3.6

1.9 5.0

2.0 7.0

2.2 11

2.4 16

2.6 22

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

42

51

63

3.3 

3.6 

3.9 

*-.. 4

136

208

356

540

6.0 880

7.5 1,450

10.O 2.57O

14.3 4,710

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

142 

64 

36 

24 

19

17 

17 

19 

18

16

15 

14

14 

22 

480

418

126 

66 

46 

34

31 

28 

26 

23 

22

47 

78 

59 

260 

208 

590

Nov.

565 

203 

123 

245 

208

123 

89 

70 

58 

49

44 

42 

41 

100 

83

61 

51 

48 

50 

55

82

70 

57 

55 

324

416 

216 

396 

2,480

815

Dec.

242 

145 

102 

83 

82

75 

106 

121 

96 

87

518 

712 

2,160 

1,200 

347

177 

117 

166 

524 

401

225

154 

787 

635 

278

503 

1,280 

513 

251 

163 

119

Jan.

98 

92 

461 

606 

524

637 

1,490 

655 

257 

254

524 

329 

257 

432 

447

674 

587 

302 

245

182

138 

117 

106 

113 

119

113 

718 

543

308 

1,670 

3,050

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Harp 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 ............

St ...........................

ember .............. .........

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

3,040 

2,030 

1,020 

446 

230

180 

248 

225 

981 

688

401 

257 

177 

140 

123

121 

113 

109 

113 

115

104 

123 

281 

260 

182

136 

109 

106

Secondfoot-days

2,979 

7,219 

12,369

72,785.

16,048 

12,058 

13,304 

4,954 

7,869 

14,487 

2,596. 

834. C 

4,027

98,744.

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 sec. -ft). Nov

2,660 sec. -ft.; Jan. 31 (12 m. ) 3,920 sec. -ft 

a.m.) 6,420 sec. -ft.

Mar.

208 

263 

154 

140 

136

117 

98 

115 

180 

143

215 

1,180 

1,800 

966 

374

233 

216 

447 

356 

415

1,140 

562 

950 

915 

491

257 

170 

432 

326 

182 

123

Apr.

102 

149 

128 

109 

481

386 

205 

140 

106 

87

76 

64 

58 

55 

50

46 

42

39 

43 

55

57 

53 

381 

1,060 

398

200 

130 

100 

80 

74

Maximum

590 

2,480 

2,160

L 2,480

3,050 

3,040 

1,800 

1,060 

1,450 

4,710 

I 512 

) 203 

861

I 4,710

Hay

258 

245 

845 

400 

195

136 

98 

75 

63 

64

69 

64

117

121 

480

782 

280 

147 

98 

76

61 

53 

80 

61 

56

116 

109 

710 

1,450 

402 

158

Minimum

14 

41 

75

4.8

92 

104 

98 

39 

53 

51 

9.4 

5.4 

16

5.4

June

145 

126 

100 

2,550 

1,330

225 

115 

76 

59 

234

978 

270 

115 

76 

61

52 

69 

66 

100 

190

305 

272 

143 

195 

4,710

1,490 

216 

102 

66 

51

Mean

96.1

241 

399

199

518 

431 

429 

165 

254 

483 

83.8 

26.9 

134

271

July

41 

34

E9 

26 

27

34

37 

23 

16 

12

10 

9.4 

21 

72 

46

70 

63 

44 

118 

347

512 

186 

82 

73 

123

94 

198

115 

61 

41 

32

Aug.

40 

203 

84 

46 

32

25 

20

19 

13 

16

18 

15 

12 

9.8 

9.8

45

34 

21 

17 

19

14 

15 

11 

8.4 

6.6

5.6 

5.4 

7.8 

9.8 

9.8 

42

Sept.

52 

474

861 

462

180

74 

47

35 

29

30

35 

27 

25 

48 

41

28 

22 

18 

16 

103

69 

524 

423 

156 

75

50 

39 

32 

28 

24

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.942 1.09 

2.36 2.63 

3.91 4.51

1.95 26.48

5.08 5.85 

4.23 4.40 

4.21 4.85 

1.62 1.81 

2.49 2.87 

4.74 5.28 

.822 .95 

.264 .30 

1.31 1.47

2.66 36.01

29 (5:30 a.m.) 3,180 ace. -ft.; Dec. 13 (2:30 p.m.) 

.; June 4 (11:30 a.m.) .1,670 sec. -ft.; Jane 25 (7:30
86 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

West Pork River at Butcherville, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°05 I 25", long. 80°28'05", at Butcherville, Lewis 

County, 0.5 mile upstream from Preemans Creek, 3,500 feet downstream from bridge on 

Weston-Clarksburg interurban electric railway, and 2 miles north of Weston. Datum of 

gage is 993.0 feet above mean sea level (state Road Commission bench mark).

Drainage area.--181 square miles.

Records available.--April 1915 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--35 years, 311 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,000 second-feet June 25 (gage height, 16.81 

feet, from floodmark in well), from rating curve extended above 7,500 second-feet on 

basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 11 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage 

height, 0.80 foot).

1915-50: Maximum discharge, that of June 25, 1950; no flow at times during October 

1919, September, October, December 1922, caused by either diversion or pondage at small 

dams upstream.

Maximum stage known, 17 feet in 1888 at site 3,500 feet upstream, present datum, 

from infromation by local residents. The stage on that day may have been affected by 

backwater from a dam which has since been washed out.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

revisions (water years). W 1053: 1935.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16-31)

0.8 

.9 

1.0 

l.Z 

1.3 

1.5

50

64

100

1.7 

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

3.6 

4.6

144

224

354

580

860

1,490

6.5

9.0

11.5

13.0

14.5

15.1

3,050

5,400

8,150

10,400

13,200

14,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to Septemberi950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

229

92

53

39

30

27

21

IB

17

17

14

12

15

30

712

570

230

117

72

50

42

36

30

28

25

68

130

100

353

334

927

Nov.

825

344

207

351

337

2O7

144

allo

a90

a70

a60

a50

g45

a200

a200

a!40

alOO

a80

a70

71

92

90

71

66

413

560

351

404

4,240

1,450

Dec.

413

245

174

135

144

132

206

236

180

152

805

1,150

3,830

2,040

594

300

193

292

950

660

386

270

1,380

1,030

460

751

2,380

866

426

280

202

Jan.

159

156

865

1,210

1,080

1,150

2,820

1,080

444

448

950

580

462

666

715

1,130

952

520

411

306

236

204

185

207

218

210

1,250

692

745

3,140

4,760

Month

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

Novembe r . . . . ....................

December .... ....................

Calendar year 1949 ........ . .

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

June .................... ....

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

August ..........................

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

Water year 1949-50 .........

Feb.

4,600

3,460

1,710

746

403

323

425

396

2,190

1,200

681

440

313

251

218

224

213

202

204

193

172

202

506

470

330

242

188

177

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4,438

11,438

21,262

127,895.5

28 , 151

20, 679

23,158

8,641

12,715

31,841

7 , 068

1,744

8,092

179,227

Mar.

361

432

a300

a250

224

202

166

191

347

264

390

2,010

2,960

1,670

a700

a450

a350

a700

g670

a7OO

a2 , 000

al,200

1.640

1,560

840

447

317

704

559

330

224

Apr.

185

273

239

207

919

685

382

267

199

159

132

110

92

85

74

64

57

53

49

71

78

71

683

1,740

707

364

233

172

132

159

Maximum

927

4,246

3,830

4,240

4,760

4,600

2,960

1,740

1,770

14,200

1,410

330

1,550

14,200

May

6O9

444

1,380

688

375

257

177

126

104

106

102

94

152

185

1,170

1,340

507

280

182

132

96

79

180

124

98

192

210

607

1,770

660

289

Minimum

12

45

132

5.4

156

172

166

49

79

67

12

12

31

12

June

289

233

205

4,010

2,160

421

204

121

78

221

1,870

511

216

126

87

67

94

89

125

283

425

386

239

188

14,200

4,120

461

210

121

81

-

Mean

143

381

686

350

908

739

747

288

410

1,061

228

56 ' 27o'

491

July

58

42

36

34

38

44

50

36

24

18

14

12

64

261

96

77

137

106

226

1,210

1,410

468

218

244

629

331

540

318

162

98

67

Aug.

78

330

211

98

63

49

40

34

26

31

36

34

28

23

22

58

72

43

44

74

42

34

26

21

17

14

12

25

34

30

95

Per square 

mile

0.790

2.10

3.79

1.93

5.02

4.08

4.13

1 59

2.27

5.86

1.26

.311

1.49

2.71

Sept.

138

824

1,180

692

379

146

81

58

46

63

63

a70

a9O

alOO

a80

a55

38

31

32

517

199

1,550

821

358

164

102

72

57

46

40

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.91

2.35

4.37

26.27

5.78

4.25

4.76

1.78

2.61

6.54

1.45

.36

1.66

36.82

Peak discharge (base, 3.600 sec.-ft.).--Nov. 29 (10 a.m.) 5,10O sec. 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 31 (3 p.m.) 6,000 sec.-ft.; June 4 (3:30 p.m.) 5,600 ss 

18,000 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for 

Clarksburg.

g Computed from float-gage reading.

-ft.; Dec. 13 (4:30 p.m.) 4,400 

3.-ft.; Jui e 25 (9:30 a.m. J

at Browi sville and at
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 87

West Fork River at Clarksburg, W. Va.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°16'05", long. 80°2:_'25", at dam at Clarksburg 

waterworks, three-quarters of a mile south of Clarksburg., Harrison County, and 1 mile 

upstream from Elk Creek. Datum of gage is 931.82 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Drainage area.--384 square miles.

Kecords available.--March 1923 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--37 years, 606 second-feet (adjusted for diversion).

iixtremeis. --Maximum discharge during year, 16,900 second-feet June 25 (gage height, 11.15 

reet in gage well, 11.8 feet from floodmark referred to outside gage); minimum, 9.5 

second-feet Oct. 13 (gage height, 0.12 foot).

1923-50: Maximum discharge, that of June 25, 1950; no flow over dam during parts of 

several years.

Remarks. Records good except those below 50 second-feet, which are fair. Records of 

daily discharge include only flow over dam. Some water diverted for supply of city of 

Clarksburg. There are four storage reservoirs above station between Weston and Clarksburg.

Cooperation. Record of diversion furnished by Clarksburg Water Board.

HevislonsTwater years). W 1113: 1924, 1927, 1939(M), 1930, 1933(M), 1934(M), 1935(M), 

193t>-39, 194U(F), iU44(M), 1945.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of backwater 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.1

.15

115

168

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

230

375

635

1,060

1,660

2,360

3.0 

3.5 

4.5 

5.5 

7.0

3,240 

4,260 

6,660 

9,400 

13,8OO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 ;o September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IB

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

322

199

110

76

54

46

38

35

32

26

23

18

11

13

279

1,050

527

224

146

95

76

62

50

42

38

46

96

163

191

506

950

Nov.

1,720

878

431

375

568

423

293

218

180

157

13O

115

100

467

594

308

205

168

146

135

125

135

125

105

266

819

675

472

5,140

4,610

-

Dee.

1,160

559

407

308

286

300

315

464

40?

322

620

1,700

6,880

6,100

1,680

766

472

468

1,690

1,660

1,040

715

1,420

2,380

1,200

877

4,240

2,480

1.150

705

498

Month

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

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

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

March. ...............:,

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

Mav

June ...................

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

August .................

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

Water year 1949-5O . .

Jan.

391

I'

3,C

45

84

50

2,680

2,960

5,C

3,2

1,2

40

00

'60

973

1,860

IjE

1,]

1,^

60

50

120

1,750

lj£

2,2

1,2

c

60

10

80

73

735

568

i

t

t

180

139

123

523

514

1»£

2,2

1,^

S,t

30

10

tOO

170

C7.800

Seeondfoot-days

5,544

20,083

43,269

237,031.8

57,738

47,711

44,266

16,014

23,343

49,508

11,584

2,234

15,393

336,687

Feb.

c9,000

c7,950

4,170

1,960

1,090

756

873

984

4,820

4,080

1,670

1,080

756

606

540

532

532

489

480

439

391

399

814

1,120

798

568

431

383

-

_

-

Mar.

498

777

597

472

439

391

330

293

466

506

447

2,270

4,480

4,610

1,760

996

756

1,340

1,550

1,130

4,030

2,510

2,870

3,240

2,100

1,160

756

952

1,240

777

523

Apr.

399

399

455

415

1,040

1,620

950

60G

455

360

315

258

218

193

174

157

141

130

125

135

163

152

234

2,790

1,820

862

523

368

279

278

Observed

Maximum

1,050

5,140

6,880

6,880

7,800

9,000

4,610

2,790

3,030

13,600

3,060

309

3,240

13,600

Minimum

11

100

286

7.9

345

383

293

125

199

130

29

15

79

11

Mean

179

669

1,396

649

1,863

1,704

1,428

534

753

1,650

374

72.1

513

922

May

1,140

1,120

1,960

1,820

1,020

695

455

330

258

244

230

211

211

258

1,050

3,030

1,360

715

447

322

251

199

312

480

293

293

375

360

1,700

1,580

624

June

407

391

330

C5.090

c6,160

1,390

522

315

211

187

1,920

1,240

439

258

180

135

130

146

152

199

352

407

322

258

012,100

c!3,600

1,700

488

286

193

-

Diversion by

city of

Clarksburg

6.4

6.5

6.3

7.1

6.4

6.6

7.0

7.4

7.8

8.0

7.8

8.5

7.6

7.2

July

3

1

141

110

90

95

120

135

110

85

72

50

38

29

86

366

306

163

135

180

187

936

060

190

492

322

719

590

540

550

330

211

146

Aug.

120

1]

3C

1 £

LO

)9

3

115

81

i

<i

v

4

12

55

42

42

i

i

^

iZ

12

5

29

23

J

t

1C

6

Z

7

157

135

t35

jO

S5

26

20

;

L5

52

S8

16

86

Sept.

141

340

1,130

1,030

675

366

211

146

100

85

110

135

234

279

199

146

105

81

79

964

725

3,240

2,840

873

407

244

168

135

115

90

-

Adjusted for diversion

Mean

185

676

1,402

656

1,869

1,800

1,435

541

761

1,658

381

80.6

521

929

Per square 

mile

0.482

1.76

3.65

1.71

4.87

4.69

3.74

1.41

1.98

4.32

.992

.210

1.36

2.42

Runoff In

inches

0.56

1.96

4.21

23.20

5.62

4.88

4.31

1.57

2.28

4.82

1.14

.24

1.52

33.11
88 MONONGAHEIA RIVER BASIN

West Fork River at Enterprise, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°25'20", long. 80°16'40", ISO feet downstream from 

nignway bridge at Enterprise, Harrison County, and three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from Bingamon Creek. Datum of gage is 869.45 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1912.

Drainage area. 759 square miles.

Records available. June 1907 to September 1916, October 1916 to September 1918 (gage 

neights only), October 1932 to September 1950.

Average discharge. --2 6 years (1907-16, 1933-50), 1,175 second-feet.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 20,200 second-feet June 25 (gage height, 19.63 

reet ) ; minimum, 42 second-feet Oct. 13 (gage height, 1.71 feet).

1907-16. 1932-50: Maximum discharge, 31,400 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 

25.56 feet), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet on basis. of slope-area 

determination at gage height 25.56 feet; minimum, 3.4 second-feet July 27, 1934; minimum gage height, 0.6 foot Sept. 10, 14, 25, 1908.

Flood of 1888 reached a stage of about 33 feet, present site and datum.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years ) .--W 823: Drainage area. W 1113: 1936-38(M), 1939.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

25 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

208 

287 

179 

129 

108

99 

81 

74 

60 

57

55 

50 

50 

67 

125

1,150 

794 

368 

239 

179

149 

125 

108 

88 

91

113 

125 

217 

217 

510 

1,190

Nov.

2,610 

1,370 

678 

541 

840

645 

419 

319 

253 

217

187 

168 

156 

248 

1,070

528 

351 

287 

258 

239

221 

213 

213 

187 

258

1,040 

970 

690 

6,400 

7,360

Dec.

2,220 

1,080 

730 

534

567

548 

567 

775 

704 

522

591 

2,250 

11,600 

9,720 

3,320

1,460 

905 

1,010 

3,310 

3,110

1,860 

1,250 

2,000 

4,010 

2,150

1,640 

6,980 

5,040 

2,330 

1,460 

1,040

Jan.

801 

716 

1,620 

5,730 

6,770

6,400 

10,000 

6,210 

2,710 

2,420

4,110 

3,110 

2,330 

2,910 

3,510

3,310 

4,010 

2,610 

1,860 

1,390

1,080 

938 

872 

872 

1,040

1,000 

3,250 

4,210 

2,930 

11,500 

15,400

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

fla

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 .. .........

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

st... ......................

ember ................... . . .

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

16,500 

13,500 

7,850 

4,110 

2,380

1,860 

2,140 

2,140 

9,770 

8,480

3,600 

2,300 

1,780 

1,600 

1,780

1,640 

1,500 

1,320 

1,250 

1,140

938 

970 

1,890 

2,220 

1,670

1,250 

970 

840

Secondfoot-days

7,292 

28,936 

75,283

440,939

115,619 

97,388 

83,261 

33,998 

41,829 

68,797 

24,321 

5,172 

23,167

605,063

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 sec. -ft.). De

sec. -ft. j Feb. 9 (5:30 p.m.; 14,000 sec. -ft.;

Mar,

1,080 

1,390 

1,180 

1,000 

905

814 

671 

3600 

756 

970

905 

3,670 

7,100 

7,460 

3,420

2,060 

1,600 

2,220 

2,800 

2,190

7,250 

5,230 

6,550 

6,660 

4,240

2,460 

1,700 

1,460 

2,220 

1,560 

1,140

Apr.

938 

1,110 

1,110 

1,140 

2,030

3,100 

1,940 

1,320 

1,000 

814

a700 

a600 

a500 

a450 

a400

a350 

a320 

a290 

3280 

a300

a350 

a350 

742 

5,080 

3,660

1,860 

1,180 

840 

638 

606

Maximum

1,190 

7,360 

11,600

11,900

15,400 

16,500 

7,460 

5,080 

4,460 

16,600 

4,900 

344 

5,160

16,600

Hay

2,420 

2,300 

3,260 

3,500 

2,140

1,600 

1,080 

749 

574 

541

503 

449 

467 

461 

1,170

4,460 

2,220 

1,320 

872 

606

467 

378 

518 

905 

567

612 

690 

1,790 

1,800 

2,300 

1,110

Minimum

50 

156 

522

27

716 

840 

600 

280 

378 

263 

140 

75 

132

50

June

684 

593 

528 

5,760 

9,660

2,920 

1,080 

632 

437 

485

2,220 

2,140 

820 

467 

368

298 

268 

263 

335 

314

443 

528 

449 

367 

13,700

16,600 

4,500 

970 

567 

401

Mean

235 

965 

2,428

1,208

3,730 

3,478 

2,686 

1,133 

1,349 

2,293 

785 

167 

772

1,658

July

324 

282 

277 

273 

421

652 

346 

a250 

a200 

a!70

h!56 

a!40 

255 

1,640 

801

390 

319

368 

413 

1,420

4,900 

2,370 

1,000 

888 

1,670

1,280 

872 

938 

580 

402 

324

Aug.

283 

278 

344 

344 

244

200

167 

146 

139 

164

160 

153 

142 

120 

104

96 

92 

120 

189 

283

230 

171 

129 

104 

92

82 

75 

107 

107 

132 

175

Per square 

mile

0.310 

1.27 

3.20

1.59

4.91 

4.58 

3.54 

1.49 

1.78 

3.02 

1.03 

.220 

1.02

2.18

Sept.

244 

386 

1,220 

1,390 

820

448 

258 

192 

153 

171

200 

288 

562 

454 

308

235 

179 

146 

132 

1,140

1,250 

3,920 

5,160 

1,590 

782

464 

350 

278 

235 

212

Runoff in 

inches

0.36 

1.42 

3.69

21.63

5.67 

4.77 

4.08 

1.67 

2.05 

3.37 

1.19 

.25 

1.14

29.66

c. 13 (5 p.m.) 15,400 sec. -ft.; Jan. 31 47 p.m.) 19,600 

June 25 (5 p.m.) 20,200 sec. -ft.

a No gage-height records discharge computed on basis of records for West Pork River at Clarksburg 

and Monongahela River at lock 15. 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Skin Creek near Brownsville, W. Va.

89

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°58'30", long. 80°26'40", 0.6 mile upstream from 

liiaay Fork, 2.6 miles southeast of Brownsville, Lewis County, 3.0 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 4.7 miles southeast of Weston. Altitude of gage, 1,030 feet (from topographic map) .

Drainage area. 25.7 square miles.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1950. Prior to October 1947, published as 

SKin ureeK near Weston.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,110 second-feet June 25 (gage height, 8.64

reet) ; minimum, 0.9 second-foot Aug. 27; minimum gage height, 0.59 foot Oct. 5, Aug. 27.

1945-50: Maximum discharge, that of June 25, 1950; minimum, 0.01 second-foot Sept. 

7, 8, 9, 17-23, 1946; minimum ?age height, 0.28 foot Sept. 19, 1946.

Revisions.--The maximum discharges for the water years 1948 and 1949 have been revised to 1.H90 second-feet July 23, 1948 (gage height, 6.07 feet) and 1,480 second-feet 

Dec. 15, 1948 (gage height, 6.00 feet). They supersede figures published in WaterSupply Papers 1113 and 1143, respectively.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions. Revised figures of peak discharge for the water years 1948 and 1949, superseeling those published in Water-Supply Papers 1113 and 1143, are given herewith:

1947-48: Feb. 14 (5 a.m.) 1,400 sec.-ft.; Feb. 26 (1:30 p.m.) 842 sec.-ft.; Apr. 13 

(1 p.m.) 1,370 sec.-ft.; June 13 (9 a.m.) 1,100 sec.-ft.; July 22 (8:30 a.m.) 1,290 

sec.-ft.; Aug. 5 (3:30 a.m.) 826 sec .-ft. ; Sept. 21 (11:30 p.m.) 981 sec.-ft.

1948-49: Dec. 15 (7 p.m.) 1,480 sec.-ft.; Aug. 15 (8 p.m.) 950 sec.-ft.; Aug. 18 

(1 p.m.) 1,010 sec.-ft.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10.8

6.2

4.4

3.4

3.1

4.4

6.2

6.6

6.9

6.9

6.2

6.2

9.0

25

150

47

19

13

8.0

5.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

3.8

3.4

24

16

18

68

34

189

Nov.

76

32

27

66

38

24

17

14

11

9.0

8.0

8.0

7.5

37

23

16

12.2

11.5

11.0

10.5

10.5

9.0

7.4

11

120

66

39

44

792

102

-

Dec.

40

29

19

17

19

17

35

35

24

29

185

156

696

150

55

32

22

45

162

86

43

31

254

93

50

138

385

84

47

31

23

Jan.

20

20

159

130

155

174

451

99

54

77

162

74

66

150

99

210

102

64

51

37

30

28

26

29

30

36

319

105

142

543

946

Feb.

756

432

195

75

43

44

69

54

376

146

93

55

40

33

29

30

29

28

30

26

24

32

82

60

40

31

25

27

_

_

-

liar.

69

55

53

40

33

28

24

39

57

40

80

420

468

158

72

52

63

134

81

166

315

147

272

234

93

54

41

138

62

40

30

Apr.

28

47

37

33

166

75

44

34

25

22

19

16

16

15

13

11.5

10

9.6

9.6

15

13

12.2

175

178

64

42

28

22

18

19

May

80

54

215

65

42

30

22

17

15

18

16

16

25

19

221

130

49

31

22

17

14

12.2

17

12.2

11.5

15

11.5

172

140

47

28

June

53

29

39

734

88

31

17

11

8

112

325

40

19

13

9.6

7.4

16

8

41

45

53

30

17

79

1,130

83

34

17

12.4

9.9

July

6.9

5.6

4.4

4.0

5.2

7.4

4.8

2.9

2.3

1.5

1.5

1.3

10.3

27

7.4

6.9

5.6

8.9

58

157

142

30

14

16

48

86

148

49

20

10.4

6.4

Aug.

20

205

62

29

11.9

7.9

5.6

4.4

3.2

7.9

4.8

4.0

2.6

1.7

10.6

10.8

5.2

.6

.6

.0

.6

.0

.5

.3

.2

.0

.0

.3

.0

.3

15

Sept.

8.4

121

42

36

14

8.9

5.9

4.8

4.4

9.5

7.4

4.8

5.2

5.2

3.6

2.9

2.3

2.0

1.7

111

79

289

52

17

7.9

4.8

2.9

2.0

1.3

1.2

-

Month

December .................... ....

Calendar year 1949 ............

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

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

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Second 

foot-days

717.9

1,659.6

3,032

17,461.90

4,588

2 , 904

1,216.9

1,584.4

3,111.3

898.7

441.0

858.1

24,569.9

Maximum

189

792

696

792

946

756

178

221

157

205

289

1,130

Minimum

3.1

7.4

17

.24

20

24

9.6

11.5

7.4

1.3

1.0

1.2

1.0

Mean

23.2

55.3

97.8

47.8

148

104

40.6

51.1

104

29.0

14.2

28.6

67.3

Per square 

mile

0.903

2.15

3.81

1.86

5.76

4.05

4.47

1.58

1.99

4.05

1.13

.553

1.11

2.62

Runoff in 

inches

1.04

2.40

4.39

25.27

6.64

4.20

5.15

1.76

2.29

4.50

1.30

.64

1.24

35.55

Peak discharge (base. 700 aec.-ft.). Nov. 29 (6 a.m.) 1,440 sec.-ft.; Dec. 13 (6 a.m.) 1,080 sec-. 

ft.) Dec. 27 (3 a.m.) 842 sec.-ft.; Jan. 7 (5 a.m.) 880 sec.-ft.j Jan. 31 (8:30 a.m.) 1,520 sec.-ft. 

Mar. 13 (1:30 p.m.) 728 sec.-ft.j June 4 (8 a.m.) 1,450 sec.-ft.; June 11 (3 a.m.) 826 sec.-ft.; 

June 25 (3 a.m.) 2,110 sec.-ft.
90 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Elk Creek at Quiet Dell, W. Va.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°13'40", long. 80°17<50", at highway bridge at Quiet 

DeTTT Harrison County, 0.9 mile upstream from Brushy Fork. Datum of gage is 960 72

nr-Jno aa°Ve mea? I 6a leve1 ' ad J ustn>ent of 1912 (State Road Commission bench mark}! Drainage area.--84.6 square miles.

Kecords available.--September 1943 to September 1950.

iixtremes.--maximum discharge during year, 2,320 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height 9 8 

^linmlnimum observed, 3.5 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 2.08 feet).

1943-50: Maximum discharge, 6,550 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 15.46

height ^Se^rWJ'lE^?*!^!^?-35 SeC °nd -foot Se ^ 8 ' 1946 ' ***** *age 

Remarks. Records good except for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, which are 

poor. Gage-read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-14, June 7-24,

June 27 to July 19, July 22-24, 26-29, July 31 to

Sept. 8, Sept. 11-20, 24-30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28

5.9 3.0

8.1 3.2

11 3.4

14 3.7

18 4.0

Nov

154

225

2.8 

4.2 

5.9 

8.1

29 to Sept. 3O

2.8

2.9 

3.1 

3.4 

3.8 

4.3

101

175

290

1,310

1,920

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

14 

9.8 

7.4 

7.0 

6.8

6.8 

7.2 

8.4 

9.6 

9.6

9.3

9.6 

10.5 

10.5 

125

106 

29 

26 

19 

15

13 

12 

15 

15 

15

25 

30 

24 

33

61 

222

Nov.

200 

83 

80 

134 

96

67 

63 

34 

29 

a25

a22 

a21 

a2O 

a 40 

a70

67 

45

36 

34 

29

27 

23 

18 

20 

43

98 

76 

161 

1,010

366

Dec.

146 

98 

72

64 

63

54 

80 

95 

72 

63

118 

218 

1,390 

646 

230

127 

86 

92 

315 

241

165 

118 

498 

444 

136

379 

944 

340 

175 

127 

95

Jan.

83 

78 

211 

470 

526

678 

1,310 

418 

218 

265

418 

253 

218

340 

265

392 

278 

218 

165 

115

98 

95

86

100

98

96 

366 

302 

411 

1,500 

1,920

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her.. ....... ...... .........

mber. ................. ...

mber .......... ..............

lendar year 1949 

ary .

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

ember .............. .........

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,630 

1,200 

616 

315

207

186 

230 

186 

1,410 

646

290 

207 

155 

127 

127

136 

127 

118 

116

98

83 

90 

165 

155 

118

104 

86 

79

Secondfoot-days

911. E

3,037 

7,691

42,753.]

11,991 

9,007 

8,609 

2,969 

3,288 

4,070 

1,927.1. 

309. r 

1,369.2

55,178.'

Peak discharge (base, 980 sec. -ft.). Nov.

ft.; Dec. 27 (2 a.m.) 1,350 sec. -ft.; Jan. 7

Mar.

127 

127 

82 

72 

80

69 

60 

64 

155 

98

131 

498 

910 

586 

290

196 

175 

315 

241 

207

876 

444 

774 

678 

340

218 

155 

241 

175 

127 

98

Apr.

86 

85 

79 

72 

278

218 

146 

111 

88 

75

67 

55 

50 

46 

39

38

33 

29 

29 

46

42 

31 

128 

470

218

127 

80 

68 

55 

80

Maximum

222 

1,010 

1,390

1,390

1,920 

1,630 

910 

470 

392 

1,320 

418 

29 

416

1,920

Hay

241

136 

392 

230 

165

111 

78 

57 

52 

62

50 

46 

63 

55 

165

290 

96 

108 

75 

59

44 

38 

136 

86 

67

75 

62 

72 

72 

59 

46

Minimum

6.8 

18 

54

1.9

78 

79 

60 

29 

38 

13 

7.0 

3.5 

5.2

3.5

June

59 

46 

65 

1,320 

251

155 

88 

57 

45 

36

89 

37 

27 

22 

20

15 

16 

16 

22 

32

22 

16 

13 

20 

1,120

253 

98 

50 

34 

26

Mean

29.4 

101 

248

117

387 

322 

278 

99.0 

106 

136 

62.2 

10.0 

45.6

151

July

19 

16 

17 

19 

23

25 

17 

13 

10.5 

8.7

8.1 

7.7 

7.0 

71 

23

16 

17 

17 

118 

241

418 

127 

63 

57 

186

95 

110 

66 

46 

d35 

30

Aug.

29 

24 

17 

14 

12

12 

10.5 

8.4 

7.0 

14

15 

11 

9.6 

9.0 

5.7

5.4 

5.2 

5.2

9.0 

12

15 

9.0 

6.1 

4.7 

4.1

3.9 

3.5 

4.4 

5.6 

5.7 

12

Per square 

mile

0.348 

1.19 

2.93

1.38

4.57 

3.81 

3.29 

1.17 

1.25 

1.61 

.735 

.118 

.539

1.78

Sept.

18 

41 

54 

32 

14

10.5 

7.7 

6.1 

5.6 

7.7

5.9 

8.1 

21 

25 

14

9.8 

7.9 

5.9 

5.2

9.8

28 

416 

315 

113

72

47 

27 

16 

14 

12

Runoff in 

inches

0.4O 

1.34 

3.38

18.80

5.27 

3.96 

3.78 

1.31 

1.45 

1.79 

.85 

.14 

.60

24.27

29 (2 p.m.) 1,460 sec. -ft.; Dec. 13 (2 p.m.) 1,710 see.- 

(2 p.m.) 1,630 sec. -ft.; Jan. 31 (3 p.m.) 2,320 sec. -ft.;

Feb. 9 (5 p

a No gage-height record; discharge computed 

and Enterprise.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge coi 

Clarksburg and at Enterprise.

. 

n basis of records for West Fork River at Clarksburg

uted on basis of records for West Fork River at
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 91

Buffalo Creek at Barrackvllle, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°30 I 15", long. 80°10'20", at highway bridge at 

Barrackvllle, Marion County, 1,700 feet upstream from Finchs Run. Datum of gage is 

882.42 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--115 square miles.

ttecords available.--June 190T to September 1908, May 1915 to June 19C4, August 1932 to 

September 195U.

Average discharge.--27 years (1907-8, 1915-23, 1932-50), 170 second-feet.

iixtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,590 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 11.8 

feet); minimum, 3.6 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 1.93 feet).

1907-8, 1915-24, 1932-50: Maximum discharge observed, 9,490 second-feet Jan. 22, 

1917 (gage height, 14.22 feet, datum then in use); no flow during greater part of period 

September to November 1908.

Flood of July 1912 reached a stage of about 18 feet, present site and datum (discharge, 11,600 second-feet).

Remarks.--Records good.

Kevisions (water yearsJ.--W 783; 1917(M).

1.9

2.0

2.2 

2.4

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 28 to June 25)

Oct. 1 to March 22

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

108

195

305

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

747

1,190

1,760

2,400

10.0 3,150

1.9

2.0

2.1

March 23 to Sept. 3O

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

107

159

222

339

472

765

1,190

1,640

Discharge, In second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

16

11

9.5

8.3

7.2

6.4

6.0

6.0

5.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

4.4

7.5

9.8

8.0

8.3

7.4

6.4

6.2

5.4

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.2

6.7

4.8

4.4

6.4

7.4

124

Nov.

104

50

33

26

22

IB

16

14

12

12

10

8.9

9.5

11

17

16

14

14

15

15

15

15

13

12

16

24

21

20

368

198

-

Dec.

82

59

49

39

69

73

79

87

66

52

51

124

2,350

532

197

101

78

302

710

319

178

118

142

151

111

253

1,060

450

236

144

102

Jan.

84

86

545

965

1,830

1,450

2,500

681

284

568

932

396

272

247

234

404

375

263

166

107

87

84

85

93

139

132

1,050

621

488

2,300

3,OOO

Feb.

1,340

1,400

616

331

219

187

226

197

1,500

670

346

223

232

346

584

388

270

201

175

137

114

146

581

372

224

149

117

103

_

_

-

Mar.

187

163

124

108

95

88

74

76

112

87

159

681

825

548

298

207

16O

183

173

197

884

579

1,620

1,080

520

311

231

242

202

 153

120

Apr.

109

112

109

192

496

392

242

181

135

115

103

84

73

64

57

50

44

41

40

45

41

38

284

731

356

244

177

135

101

94

May

716

354

373

287

73d

412

234

143

112

101

81

72

70

56

91

19S

148

324

148

100

74

61

103

128

98

148

159

1,660

403

202

123

June

85

57

51

790

345

145

80

54

40

37

57

37

26

24

20

IB

17

15

22

22

22

17

14

10

87

64

31

20

15

12

-

July

9.4

8.8

14

16

34

93

46

27

17

13

11

10

147

612

122

71

63

43

35

33

51

44

31

55

299

106

63

42

32

26

20

Aug.

24

36

22

16

14

12

9.1

8.2

7.6

12

19

28

15

11

7.9

6.2

5.6

8.5

15

16

10

8.2

6.2

6.2

6.8

5.6

4.2

4.0

7.6

7.2

52

Sept.

30

24

23

31

22

16

12

9.4

7.9

7.6

6.6

9.1

143

74

38

25

18

14

13

16

258

846

293

110

59

41

31

25

22

19

Month

Calendar year 1949 ..... ......

Mav

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec

Sscondfoot-days

55,611.2

£ °34

2,243.6

72,090.6

-ft.). --Jan

Maximum

2,350

846

3,000

7 (6 a.m.)

Minimum

8.9

39

1.1

6.6

4.0

4,190 sec

Mean

152

13 3

74.8

198

.-ft.; Jan.

Per square 

mile

.330

1.32

5.74

2 °3

.650

1.72

31 (3 p.m.

Runoff in 

inches

17.99

3 39

.73

23.30

) 4,590
92 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Deckers Creek at Morgantown, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39 0 37'45", long. V9°57'10", on Kingwood Street, In 

Morgantown, Monongalla County, 0.6 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--63.2 square miles.

Records available. February 1946 to September 1950. April 1914 to September 1915 (gage 

heights only) at site 0.5 and 0.9 mile upstream.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,920 second-feet Jan, 31 (gage height, 4.79 

feet); minimum, 2.3 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage height, 0.87 foot).

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 3,080 second-feet Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 5.79 

feet); minimum, 0.8 second-foot Sept. 19, 1946 (gage height, 0.76 foot).

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Feb. 9)

Oct. 1 to June 3 June 4 to Sept. 30

0-8 2.5 1.5 57 2.4 365 0.9 3.O 1.4 36 2 

.9 3.5 1.6 74 2.7 525 1.0 5.7 1.5 5O 2 

1.0 6.2 1.7 94 3.0 695 1.1 9.7 1.& 67 2 

1.1 11 1.8 120 3.5 1,010 1.2 15 1.7 87 2 

1.2 19 1.9 152 4.0 1,370 1.3 24 1.8 111 

1.3 29 2.0 190 4.1 1,450 

1.4 42 2.2 270

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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

Oct.

3.2 

3.0 

3.0 

3.2 

3.3

3.3 

3.3 

3.0 

2.8 

3.1

3.1 

2.9

2.9 

4.1 

4.7

10.7 

9.2 

6.2 

4.3 

3.8

3.7 

3.5 

3.5 

3.7 

4,5

6.2 

8.8 

11 

10.5 

17 

43

Nov.

86 

56 

45 

67 

72

54 

41 

30 

24 

20

17 

15 

17 

28 

34

27 

28 

26 

22 

20

22 

22 

19 

19 

42

69 

57 

60 

189 

266

Dec.

133 

80 

57 

44 

48

48 

a60 

60 

52 

41

42

67 

552 

504 

212

112 

82 

69 

133 

136

104 

82 

174 

226 

139

177 

530 

405 

254 

190 

115

Jan.

90 

78 

157 

320 

520

637 

1,040 

591 

306 

279

350 

250 

194 

156 

139

149 

136 

126 

104 

78

66 

62 

64 

62 

62

74 

262 

234 

279 

978 

1,420

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

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

st ...........................

ember. .......................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,180 

945 

608 

330 

206

152 

139 

115 

407 

498

315 

226 

198 

182 

194

182 

160 

133 

120 

102

88 

94 

126 

136 

120

99 

82 

88

Secondfoot-days

198. E 

1,494 

4,928

33, 949. E

9,263 

7,225 

7,860 

3,899 

4,257 

3,506 

1,531 

315. 

1,920.

46,397.5

Mar.

156 

179 

130 

110 

92

82 

69 

74 

84

71

90 

250 

415 

486

310

226 

175 

179 

156 

168

410 

464 

665 

608 

737

476 

302 

250 

194 

142 

110

Apr.

97 

115 

120 

130 

230

250 

194 

149 

117 

107

97 

80 

74 

67 

64

57 

56 

56 

54 

78

76 

71 

106 

327 

335

258 

186 

139 

107 

102

Maximum

43 

266 

552

1,040

1,420 

1,180 

737 

335 

456 

438 

133 

30 

496

1,420

May

142 

149 

163 

160 

414

456 

254 

160 

123 

104

84 78- 

74 

64 

88

112 

99 

99 

88

76

66 

57 

67 

67 

57

76 

83 

292

246 

152 

107

Minimum

2.8 

15 

41

2.7

62 

82 

69 

54 

57 

28 

12 

3.6 

7.1

2.8

June

104 

82 

81 

438 

391

200 

122 

81 

60 

254

390 

176 

104 

77 

60

49 

52 

42 

58 

75

92 

69 

53 

43 

97

81 

73 

40 

34 

28

Mean

6.40 

49.8 

159

93.0

299 

258 

254 

130 

137 

117 

49.4 

10.2 

64.0

127

July

23

24 

30 

30 

36

39

28 

20 

15 

14

14 

12 

64 

133 

104

73 

69 

65 

55 

50

65 

50 

36 

60 

133

87 

65 

46 

37 

30 

24

0 171 

3 287 

6 425 

8 525

Aug.

30 

23 

20 

15 

14

12 

12 

10 

12 

15

13 

9 

9 

10 

8

6 

6 

7 

7 

11

8 

7 

6 

7 

6

4 

4 

3 

3 

4 

5

Per square 

mile

0.101 

.788 

2.52

1.47

4.73 

4.08 

4.02 

2.06 

2.17 

1.85 

.782 

.161 

1.01

a. 01

.2

.7

.3

.7 

.7 

.1 

.9

.3 

.9 

.7 

.5 

.0

.8 

.5 

.9 

.6 

.8 

.1

Sept.

7.9 

9.2 

18 

40 

37

19 

12 

9.7 

7.9 

7.5

7.1 

12.4 

15 

74 

79

40 

29 

20 

14 

15

110 

496 

389 

169 

97

62 

44 

34 

25 

21

Runoff in 

inches

0.12 

.88 

2.9O

19.98

5.45

4.25 

4.63 

2.29 

2.51 

2.06 

.90 

.19 

1.13

27.31

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 sec. -ft.) . Jan. 31 (10 a.m.) 1,920 sec. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for Big Sandy Creek at Rockville.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 93

Dry Fork River at Hendricks, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39 0 04'20", long. 79°37'20", at Hendricks, Tucker 

County, 0.4 mile upstream from confluence with Blackwater River. Datum of gage is 

1,698.76 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 345 square miles.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--10 years, 713 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,540 second-feet Sept. 13 (gage height, 6.94

 1'eet); minimum, 35 second-feet Aug. 26 (gage height, 0.90 foot).

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 18,100 second-feet Feb. 22, 1944, Feb. 14, 1948, from 

rating curve extended above 11,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage 

height, 9.82 feet Feb. 22, 1944; minimum discharge, 6.0 second-feet Sept. 19, 20, 1946 

(gage height, 0.54 foot).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

0.9 35

1.0 48

1.1 64

1.2 85

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1

113

179

295

450

2.4

Z.I 

3.0

3.5

655

910

1,200

1,780

4.0 2,430

4.5 3,190

5.5 5,100

6.3 6,980

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

132 

91

66 

56 

53

51 

50 

50 

64 

62

58 

53 

50 

58 

161

132 

105 

88 

74 

66

61 

58 

59 

59 

64

416 

489 

277 

1,060 

744 

1,880

Nov.

1,510 

980 

744 

847 

663

524 

468 

474 

412 

351

318 

291 

281 

531 

462

395 

362 

340 

304 

322

480 

428 

340 

390 

450

450 

400 

486 

5,230 

2,560

Dec.

1,440 

1,010 

711 

573 

559

428 

566 

640 

480 

450

1,340 

2,220 

2,950 

2,220 

1,420

940 

711 

663 

1,040 

1,010

829

719 

1,320 

1,150 

847

934

2,950 

2,8OO 

1,720 

1,190 

865

Jan.

679 

595 

712 

1,030 

820

786 

1,450 

1,130 

901 

980

1,280 

1,030 

1,400 

1,600 

1,550

1,780 

1,600 

1,370 

1,350 

970

778 

679 

648 

602 

510

439 

468 

422 

431 

1,950 

5,840

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber ...................... ...

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ...........................

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

ember ........................

ter year 1949 50 . . .........

Feb.

6,980 

6,000 

3,900 

2,160 

1,410

1,080 

1,400 

1,140 

2,090 

2,160

1,720 

1,280 

1,020 

838 

786

752 

602 

510 

538 

462

439 

655 

1,410 

1,130 

910

719 

559 

531

Secondfoot-days

6,68 

21,79 

36,69

279,64

35.78C 

43,18 

57,62 

26,18 

30,90 

24,85 

11,56 

3,37 

29,28

327,94

Mar.

1,130 

a 900 

a7OO 

8650 

8650

752 

760 

894 

1,190 

874

892 

4,110 

6,980 

3,890 

2,130

1,500 

1,100 

1,070 

829 

812

1,210 

1,500 

1,840 

1,940 

3,050

1,900 

3,250 

5,540 

2,780 

1,660 

1,140

Apr.

856 

735 

711 

752 

838

727 

618 

618 

545 

504

480 

422 

395 

355 

336

318 

510 

538 

480 

538

517 

517 

1,580 

4,900 

2,450

1,660 

1,150 

865 

671 

588

Maximum

7 1,880 

5 5,230 

5 2,950

3 5,320

5 5,840 

L 6,980 

5 6,980 

3 4,900 

3 2,100 

3 3,980 

3 1,680 

5 373 

> 5,600

L 6,980

Peak discharge (base, 7.0OO sec. -ft. ) .--Jan. 31 (3 p.m

May

1,610 

1,280 

2,100 

1,720 

1,280

930 

711 

552 

468 

450

450 

505 

1,320 

920 

1,580

1,900 

1,310 

950 

695 

552

456 

422 

671 

552 

498

851 

695 

1,280 

1,960 

1,280 

960

Minimum

50 

281 

428

39

422 

439 

650 

318 

422 

231 

105 

40 

148

40

June

1,690 

1,220 

892 

2,230 

1,460

892 

618 

456 

356

386

1,080 

588 

422 

336 

283

239 

251 

231 

309 

552

444 

356 

279 

243 

3,980

2,390 

1,170 

671 

462 

373

Mean

216 

726 

1,184

766

1,154 

1,542 

1,859 

873 

997 

829 

373 

109 

976

898

July

279 

223 

186 

165 

162

227 

235 

155 

113 

107

123 

105 

116 

426 

297

644 

422 

648 

486 

692

1,680 

858 

492 

368 

331

359 

588 

378 

279 

231 

193

Aug.

296 

373 

267 

197 

155

135 

116 

96 

79 

74

93 

99 

79

68 

56

53 

54

56 

68 

68

62 

54 

47 

43 

40

42 

91

102 

152 

142 

119

Per square 

mile

0.626 

2.10 

3.43

2.22

3.34 

4.47 

5.39 

2.53 

2.89 

2.40 

1.08 

.316 

2.83

2.60

Sept.

215

2,260 

1,390 

786 

480

313 

235 

183 

148 

1,180

1,240 

1,320 

5,600 

2,020 

1,080

679 

45Z 

340

275 

291

354

2,260 

2,320 

1,250

786

545 

417

331 

279 

247

Runoff in 

inches

0.72 

2.35 

3.96

30.15

3.86 

4.65 

6.21 

2.82 

3.33 

2.68 

1.25

.3e

3.16

35.35

) 8,280 sec. -ft.; Mar. 13 (1:30 p.m.) 7,760

see.-ft.; Sept. 13 (4 a.m.) 8,540 sec. -ft, 

s No gage -height record; discharge computed en basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
94 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Cheat River near Parsons, W. Va.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°07'20", long. 79°40'50", 2 miles north of Parsons, 

TucJcer County, and 3 miles downstream from confluence of Black and Shavers Forks. 

Datum of gage is 1,589.66 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--718 square miles.

Kecoras available. January 1913 to September 1950.

Average aiscnarge'. 36 years (1914-50), 1,656 second-feet.

Extreme s . - -maximum and minimum discharges for water years 1930-34, 1950, are contained in 

the following table. The figures for 1930-34 have not been previously published.

Water year

1930-31 

1931-32 

1932-33 

1933-34 

1949-50

Maximum

Date

Apr. 4 

Feb. 4 

May 16 

Mar. 5 

Jan. 31

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

11,200 

51,000 

20,200 

18,700 

16,100

Gage height 

If eet )

8.43 

18.03 

11.33 

10.89 

9.87

Minimum

Date

Oct. 15 

Sept. 21, 2? 

Oct .4,5 

Sept. 14

Aug. - 26 

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

10 

29 

62

134

Gage height 

(feet )

1.30 

1.53 

1.73 

1.73 

2.15

1913-50: Maximum discharge, 62,400 second-feet Mar. 12, 1917 (gage height, 19.05 

feet, site and datum then in use, fr~m floodmark), from rating curve extended above 

15,000 second-feet by velocity-area studies; minimum observed, 9 second-feet Aig. 12, 

1930 (gage height, 1.28 feet, site and datum then in use).

Maximum stage known, 20.5 feet July 10, 1888, former site and datum (discharge, 

85,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 15,000 second-feet). 

Remarks. Records excellent. 

Kevlslo'ns (water years). W 823: 1917 (M). W 893: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

555

345

£58

217

197

184

180

177

187

200

171

159

153

212

790

514

358

289

250

224

207

194

194

194

197

765

1,170

718

2,380

1,930

4,170

Nov.

3,860

2,530

2,000

2,370

1,790

1,400

1,190

1,210

1,120

943

826

736

674

1,570

1,380

1,030

907

844

763

808

1,220

1,080

844

880

1,070

1,110

943

961

10,300

5,900

-

Dec.

3,280

2,220

1,720

1,350

1,320

1,060

1,320

1,570

1,140

1.000

2,640

4,920

6,680

4,940

3,130

2,070

1,660

1,540

2,520

2,530

2,000

1,660

2,770

2,790

1,930

1,900

5,740

5,710

3,680

2,530

1,860

Jan.

1,540

1,390

1,740

2,700

2,140

2,000

3.560

2,790

2,070

2,140

2,960

2,370

2,790

3,220

3,220

3,570

3,400

2,790

2,960

2,220

1,790

1,580

1,530

1,500

1,290

1,100

1,190

1,190

1,140

4,480

11,700

Month

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

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

December ......................

Calendar year 1949 .....

January ......................

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

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

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

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

June .......... ........... ...

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

August ........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

14,400

12,700

8,620

4,810

3,130

2,450

3,130

2,870

4,960

5,030

3,880

2,870

2,300

1,930

1,860

1,860

1,540

1,300

1,350

1,170

1,040

1,440

3,040

2,6EO

2,000

1,610

1,280

1,190

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

17,739

52 25£ ai'ieo

634,315

80,060

96,380

120,820

60,061

68,275

62,670

30,855

10,162

58,906

739,367

Mar.

2,350

2,140

1,530

1,430

1,390

1,620

1,610

1,800

2,530

2,000

1,970

7,490

13,700

9,030

4,720

3,310

2,450

2,300

1,930

1,860

3,040

3,130

3,880

2,560

6,330

3,980

6,020

12,000

6,420

3,680

2,620

Apr.

2,070

1,790

1,720

1,790

2,070

2,000

1,610

1,500

1,300

1,200

1,130

990

943

853

781

754

1,170

1,210

1,070

1,250

1,400

1,330

3,480

10,600

5,110

3,400

2,620

1,930

1,560

1,430

-

Maximum

4,170

10,300

6,680

10,900

11,700

14,400

13,700

10,600

4,920

9,260

4,880

1,060

7,800

14 , 400

May

4,150

2,870

4,920

3,500

2,790

2,140

1,650

1,300

1,120

1,090

1,070

1,100

2,870

2,070

2,eoo

4.280

2,790

2,000

1,580

1,260

1,060

985

1,790

1,400

1,120

1,600

1 , 430

2,400

4,280

2.790

2,070

Minimum

153

674

1,000

131

1,100

1,040

1,390

754

985

570

262

139

308

139

June

3,520

2,700

1,930

5,660

3,820

2,220

1,520

1,100

871

835

3,200

1,720

1,130

880

709

570

570

578

1,450

1,600

1,280

1,260

898

709

9,260

6,040

2,840

1,660

1,170

970

-

Mean

572

1,742

2,619

1,738

2,583

3,442

3,897

2,002

2,202

2,089

995

328

1,964

2,026

July

745

562

470

426

396

494

640

426

319

289

293

262

289

894

736

1,460

1.020

1,560

1 , 400

2,040

4,880

2,550

1,390

990

889

961

1,600

1,110

736

570

4E8

Aug.

716

1,360

S16

570

426

372

327

285

£46

228

265

277

235

200

180

165

240

207

425

298

273

221

180

162

147

139

256

285

302

277

262

Per square 

mile

0.797

2.43

3.t5

2.42

3.EO

4.79

5.43

2.73

3.07

2.91

1.39

.457

2.74

2.82

Sept.

308

5,720

4,170

2,300

1,260

844

576

436

358

1,450

1,990

1,970

7,800

3,760

1,940

1,220

871

624

494

508

671

5,310

5,610

2,840

1,720

1,240

934

745

els

520

-

Runoff in 

inches

0 92

2! 71

4.20

32.85

4.15

4.99

6.26

3.11

3.54

3.25

1.60

.53

3.05

38 .31

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 see. -ft.). Jan. 31 (3 p.m.) 16,100 sec.-fr.; Mar. 13 (2:30 p.m.)
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°?0'50", long. 79°40'00", 50 feet downstream from 

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge at Rowlesburg, Preston County, and 300 feet upstream 

from Saltlick Creek. Datum of gage is 1,369.8 feet above mt-an sea level (Baltimore & 

Ohio Railroad bench mark).

Drainage area.--972 square miles, including that of Saltlick Cresk.

Records available.--July ly!2 to October 1923 (gage heights only), November 1923 to Sep-

(Tnclude flow of Saltlick Creek). Gage-height records collected at prar-ti

me Gite since 1884 :ontained in reports of U. S, Weather Bureau.

Extremes.--Maximum and minimum discharges for water years 1924-34, 1950, are contained ii

ollowing table. The figures for 1924-34 have not been previously published.

Date

Mar. 

Jan. 

Aug. 

Jan. 

Apr. 

Dec. 

Oct. 

Apr. 

Feb. 

Aug. 

Mar. 

Jan.

Aug. 19 

Sept,13 

Aug. 13 

Sept.30 

Oct. 3 

Sept. 7 

Aug. 13 

Oct. 15 

Sept.21 

Oct. 5 

Sept .14 

Aug. 27 156

1923-50: Maximum discharge, 65,200 second-feet Feb. 4, 1932 (gage height, 12.66 

feet), from rating curve extended above 45,000 second-feet by velocity-area studies; 

minimum, 10 second-feet Oct. 15, 1930 (gage height, 1.29 feet).

Maximum stage known, 16.7 feet July 6, 1844, referred to present gag° by relation 

curve (discharge, 125,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 45,000 secondfeet). Flood of July 10, 1888, reached a stage of 16.2 feet, referred to present gage 

by relation curve (discharge, 118,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 

45,000 second-feet).

Remarks.--Records g:od.

Revisions (water years). W 803: Drainage area. W 893: 193E-37.

169

247

3.27

437

670

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 25 to June 25)

Oct. 1 to Ju

980 

,40D

3,560

5,260

136

208

299

June 26 to Sept. 30

2.4 347 3.

2.5 407 3.

£.8 630 4.

1,440

2,250

Note.--Same 

4.0 feet.

as preceding table above
96 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

charge, in second-feet, of Cheat River at Rowlesburg, W. Va., 

water year Octcber 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

552

507

347

283

251

227

207

203

199

207

227

199

188

215

1,470

1,430

736

515

401

337

307

283

267

255

263

396

1,400

1,040

1,700

2,750

3,520

Nov.

5,590

3,200

2,640

3,440

2,860

2,120

1,680

1,530

1,480

1,250

1,060

947

870

2,120

2,540

1,700

1,320

1,170

1,040

993

1,480

1,630

1,300

1,110

1,220

1,500

1,360

1,280

12,300

9 , 500

-

Dec.

5,100

3,200

2,340

1,830

1,700

1,530

1,530

2,120

1,900

1,460

1,770

5,260

9,900

8,300

4,780

3,200

2,250

1,980

2,340

3,560

2,980

2,340

2,760

4,340

3,090

2,540

7,110

7,920

5,420

3,560

2,640

Jan.

2,110

1,850

2,070

4,480

3,810

3,560

6,500

5,260

3,320

2,750

4,340

3,940

3,440

3,940

4,630

4,200

5,260

3,810

3,680

3,200

2,440

2,120

1,950

1,920

1,830

1,630

1,610

1,780

1,830

6,780

16,200

Month

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

Novembe r .................. ......

December ......................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January .......................

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

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

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

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

June ...................... ......

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949 50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 20.000 sec

Feb.

20,300

19,100

13,900

8,110

4,780

3,440

3,560

4,200

8,000

8,900

6,100

4,780

3,440

2,860

2,540

2,640

2,540

2,180

1,920

1,900

1,630

1,700

3,180

4,340

3,320

2,540

2,070

1,750

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

20,88

72 23

110^75C

854, 40f

116, 24C

145,72

172, 18C

79,05

90,89C

80,13

41,28

12.61C

62,95

1,004,93]

Mar.

2,580

3,560

2,440

b2,200

2,160

1,950

2,000

1,970

3,320

2,750

2,750

8,700

20,000

14,000

6,900

4,600

3,600

3,200

2,900

2,700

5,600

5,100

5,800

5,400

10,000

6,100

6,400

15,000

9,600

5,300

3,600

Apr.

2,800

2,300

2,100

2,200

2,600

2,900

2,300

2,000

1,800

1,640

1,510

1,370

1,210

1,120

1,010

925

969

1,370

1,360

1,280

1,530

1,630

2,560

15,900

8,110

4,780

3,560

2,540

2,020

1,660

-

Maximum

2 3,520

3 12,300

) 9,900

17,400

) 16,200

) 20,300

) 20,000

t 15,900

) 6,380

10,300

3 6,260

) 1,220

3 7,540

20,300

.-ft.). --Jan. 31 (6:30

May

6,380

4,780

5,930

5,760

5,590

4,070

2,640

1,970

1,580

1,340

1,240

1,120

2,200

2,860

2,440

4,940

3,940

2,750

2,160

1,700

1,340

1,100

1,450

1,710

1,500

1,700

2,000

2,900

5,100

3,900

2,800

Minimum

188

870

1,460

166

1,610

1,630

1,950

925

1,100

562

359

159

323

159

June

4,200

4,100

2,700

6,790

6,390

3,200

2,110

1,580

1,140

903

2,300

2,340

1,480

1,110

881

670

594

562

1,230

1,780

1,680

1,280

1,110

796

8,940

10,300

4,310

2,540

1,760

1,360

-

Mean

674

2,408

3,573

2,341

3,750

5,204

5,554

2,635

2,932

2,671

1,332

407

2,098

2,753

July

1,110

864

750

639

582

574

720

711

505

407

359

359

371

780

1,100

1,180

1,370

1,440

2,020

2,440

6,260

3,690

2,070

1,590

1,870

1,470

1,660

1,660

1,130

897

7il

Aug.

675

1,210

1,220

897

630

528

455

395

342

328

318

383

323

280

238

212

196

261

265

528

333

309

251

208

135

169

159

297

323

359

333

Per square 

mile

0.693

2.48

3.68

2.41

3.86

5.35

5.71

2.71

3.02

2.75

1.37

.419

2.16

2.83

Sept.

323

2,760

5,950

2,540

1,800

1,120

800

606

498

421

2 , 240

1,700

6,680

4,460

2,440

1,530

1,100

842

666

614

720

4,460

7,540

3,680

2,230

1,580

1,200

966

800

684

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.80

2.76

4.24

32.70

4.45

5.58

6.59

3.02

3.48

3.07

1.58

.48

2.41

38.46

p.m.) 24,600 sec. -ft.; Mar. 13 (2 p.m.)

22,60O sec.-ft.; Apr. 24 (8 a.m.) 20,300 sec.-ft.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge Mar. 12 to Apr. 9, May 25 to June 3 computed on basis of twice-daily staff-gage 

readings of Corps of Engineer's gage three-quarters of a mile upstream.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 97

Cheat River near Pisgah, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°36'25", long. 79°46'40", three-quarters of a mile 

upstream from Scott Run, 2 miles downstream from Big Sandy Creek, 2f miles southwest of 

Pisgah, Preston County, and 10 miles east of Morgantown. Datum of gage is 875.68 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment, of 1912 (levels by West Virginia Power & Transmission 

Co.) .

Drainage area.--1,354 square miles.

Records available.--September 1927 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--23 years, 2,938 second-feet.

Extremes Maximum and minimum discharge for water years 1928-35, 1950, are contained in 

tne rollowing table. Figures for 1928-35 have not previously been published.

tfater

year

1926-27

1927-28

1928-29

1929-30

1930-31

1931-32

1932-33

1933-34

1934-35

1949-50

Maximum

Date

Sept. 12

May 1

Dec. 1

Oct. 3

Apr . 5

Feb. 4

May 12

Mar. 5

Jan. 21

Jan. 31

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

2,220

50,000

32,500

Unknown

17,300

66,800

28,100

30,200

33,100

38,200

Gage height 

(feet)

6.04

-

17.68

_

13.92

23.90

16.72

17.22

17.67

18.70

Minimum

Date

Sept . 30

Oct. 3

Sept. 7

Aug. 12,

Sept. 30

Oct. 16

'Sept .22

Oct. 6

Sept. 14

Oct. 25

Aug. 28

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

193

155

74

23

16

46

128

104

210

187

Gage height 

(feet)

2.20

2.05

1.63

1.17

1.06

1.41

1.93

1.81

2.34

2.26

Remarks.--Records excellent. 

Revisions. W 893: Drainage area.

Rating table, year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet.

and discharge, in nd-feet)

2.2

2.4

2. e

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

5.5

6.0

175

215

263

390

586

819

1,390

1,750

2,180

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

3,130

4,200

5,430

7,050

9.060

14,800

21,200

29,700
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Cheat River near Pisgah, W. Va., 

water year October 1949 tu September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

324

678

464

342

287

255

237

226

zzz

215

222

230

211

207

894

1,830

994

702

529

433

376

336

314

293

284

375

1,050

1,290

1,220

3,130

3,160

Nov.

,360

,980

,130

,310

,760

,730

,140

,790

,710

,500

,290

,140

,020

,740

,980

,040

,560

,390

,230

,170

,420

,830

,530

,290

,560

,830

,710

,600

15,400

11,900

-

Dec.

6,200

4,090

3,080

2,400

2,270

2,090

2,090

2,730

2,580

2,000

2,040

5,630

15,200

11,800

6,530

4,420

3,130

2,880

3,430

4,660

3,960

3.230

4,180

5,730

4,420

3,900

10,400

10 , £00

7,050

4,900

3,650

Jan.

2,930

2,540

3,140

6,360

7,050

6,870

13,600

8,350

5,290

4,780

6,530

5,730

4,780

5,160

5,880

5,430

6,360

5,030

4,660

4,090

3,230

2,780

2,540

2,500

2,450

2,220

3,230

3,330

3,360

12,000

27,400

Month

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

Novembe r ................... . .

December ................... ... .

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ...................... ...

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

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

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

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

June .... .......... ...... .... .

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

August' ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 23,000 sec

Feb.

28,300

27,000

18,700

10,300

6,360

4,780

4,660

5,160

9,770

11,800

7,600

5,730

4,660

4,310

3,980

4,090

3,760

3,130

2,830

2,680

2,180

2,450

4,170

5,580

4,310

3,870

2,630

2,090

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

21.33C

87.04C

151. 29C

l,09fa,273

179, 60C

196,880

225 ,94C

109, 46C

126, 27C

116. 25C

51,696

16,18C

83,418

1,365,354

.-ft.). Nu

Mar.

3,550

4,900

3,330

2,680

2,730

2,500

2,540

2,540

3,870

3,650

3,540

9,030

24,600

19,500

9,390

6,200

4,780

4,540

4,090

3,950

7,800

7,790

7,980

9,600

14,800

8,820

8,180

16,000

11,700

6,700

4,660

Apr.

3,760

3,330

2,980

3,080

3,980

4,420

3,540

3,030

2,680

2,360

2,180

1,960

1,750

1,600

1,460

1,360

1,320

1,790

1,710

1,790

2,090

2,140

2,870

18,900

11,200

7,050

5,290

3,980

3,130

2,730

-

Maximum

3,360

15,400

15,200

26,000

27,400

28,300

24,600

18 , 900

8,330

13,700

5,610

1,500

11,200

28,300

May

7,330

6,530

7,220

7,050

8,330

6,400

4,310

3,130

2,540

2,320

2,000

1,870

2,600

3,760

3,230

5,820

4,900

3,760

3,130

2,580

2,090

1,750

2,220

2,830

2,180

3,030

3,330

4,950

5,880

5,290

3,910

Minimum

207

1,020

2,000

200

2,220

2,090

2,500

1,320

1,750

1,080

411

191

349

191

v. 29 (2 p.m.) 27,000

June

5,580

5,430

3,870

9,860

9,320

5,070

3,330

2,360

1,750

2,150

4,400

4,110

2,400

1,790

1,390

1,140

1,230

1,080

1,600

2,980

3,230

2,360

2,000

1,460

9,090

13,700

6,000

3,540

2,320

1,710

-

Mean

688

2,901

4,880

3,003

5,794

7,031

7,288

3,649

4,073

3,875

1,666

522

2,781

3,741

July

1,360

1,080

967

866

915

819

772

866

632

520

464

411

533

1,600

1,510

1,260

2,140

1,710

2,450

2,580

5,610

4.830

2,680

2,040

3,080

2,220

1,960

2,180

1,530

1,170

941

Aug.

1,150

1,420

1,500

1,230

890

748

632

541

444

418

433

476

496

400

326

284

258

240

349

53b

520

366

329

278

24Z

222

203

191

339

329

390

Per square 

mile

0.508

2.14

3.60

2.22

4.26

5.19

5.38

2.69

3.01

2.86

1.23

.386

2.05

2.76

Sept.

349

418

7,110

3,030

2,270

1,360

967

725

566

484

1,650

2,140

5,490

6,420

3,590

2,090

1,390

1,050

842

796

3,350

9,270

11,200

5,760

3,540

2,400

1,750

1,360

1,110

941

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.59

2.39

4.16

30.12

4.93

5.41

6.21

3.01

3.47

3.19

1.42

.44

2. 29

37.51

sec. -ft.; Jan. 31 (7 p.m.) 38,200
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 99

Blackwater River at Davis, W. Va.

Location. Staff gage, lat. 39°07'35", long. 79°28'10", three-eighths of a mile southwest 

or Davis, Tucker County, and half a mile downstream from Beaver Creek. Datum of gage 

is 3,058.87 feet above mean sea level (levels by West Virginia Power & Transmission Co.

Drainage area. 86.2 square miles.

Hecords available.--April 1921 to September 1950.

Average discharge'.--29 years, 188 second-feet.

.Extremes. --maximum and minimum discharges for water years 1931-34, 1950, are contained in 

tne following table. Figures for 193L-34 have not been previously published.

Water 

year

1930-31 

1931-32 

1932-33

1933-34 

1949-50

Maximum

Date

Apr. 4 

Feb. 4 

Aug. 24

Mar. 5 

Mar. 13, 28

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

1,250 

3,080 

3,000

1,910 

1,770

Gage height 

(feet)

5.55 

8.97 

8.87

7.10 

t6.45

Minimum

Date

Oct. 14 

Sept. 21 

Oct. 4

July 6 

Oct. 12

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

2.2 

6.2 

9.2

10 

9.5

Gage height 

(feet)

0.81 

1.09 

1.16

1.27 

1.23

t Occurred Mar. 13.

1921-50: Maximum discharge, 7,170 second-feet Mar. 29, 1924 (gage height, 13.20 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,800 second-feet by velocityarea studies; minimum observed, 2.2 second-feet Oct. 14, 1930 (gage height, 0.81 foot).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height recora, which are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Revisions (water years).--W 583: 1921-23. W 803: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

18

15

13

12

11

11

15

15

14

13

11

10

11

14

52

43

24

18

16

14

12

d!2

dll

11

45

78

64

52

52

148

252

Nov.

216

127

95

240

193

107

103

99

73

68

62

61

92

265

138

99

87

84

109

148

dlSO

dlSO

d!30

d!40

159

148

127

171

1,120

860

-

Dec.

376

240

204

182

170

170

216

182

115

99

101

324

530

376

240

123

111

228

346

252

182

159

304

291

240

314

670

565

318

228

204

Jan.

170

170

204

332

265

265

406

278

193

265

406

228

376

*406

406

346

304

304

265

170

159

182

193

193

159

138

138

119

367

670

*1.350

Month

'x otober ........ ...........

"ovember . ...... ....... . ......

"lecember ............ ...... .

Calendar year 1949 . . ......

"anuary ............... ...... ...

"ebruary .... ...... .... ..... .

"arch ........... . . ............

'pril. ........... .......... . .

"ny .............. ..............

"une .............................

'uly. ............................

' ugust ..........................

"eptember ..... ..... ....... ....

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,600

1,600

940

530

361

304

436

376

845

740

466

318

278

265

265

240

182

170

117

bllO

bllO

blSO

265

278

b220

blSO

blSO

bl20

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,087

5,651

8.06C

69,117

9,427

11,616

15,417

7, 11C

6,195

6,12£

2,674

816

6,471

80,652

Mar.

b300

361

b250

b200

b200

b200

204

204

3350

*265

204

983

* 1,550

1,160

600

406

291

291

228

240

318

376

346

376

670

496

1,010

1,600

940

466

332

Apr.

265

265

240

228

228

216

182

159

159

138

138

113

109

105

113

313

204

138

109

138

138

148

460

1,300

635

361

240

182

148

138

-

Maximum

252

1,120

670

2,080

1,350

1,600

1 ,600

1,300

376

906

518

S5

980

1,600

May

291

252

376

278

240

193

148

125

111

138

127

148

318

170

302

302

193

182

159

138

117

103

314

193

138

127

119

228

291

204

170

Minimum

10

61

99

10

119

110

200

105

103

50

35

1?

15

10

June

240

170

127

636

376

204

138

115

97

99

170

99

70

61

56

50

58

59

464

216

148

99

75

92

906

636

304

148

113

103

-

Mean

35.1

188

260

189

304

415

497

237

200

204

86.3

26.3

216

221

July

80

68

62

58

58

66

55

43

35

39

44

35

48

95

60

67

68

107

121

204

318

182

85

67

66

182

138

80

56

48

39

Aug.

66

95

64

44

36

34

30

25

21

23

23

23

20

18

16

15

15

14

14

15

15

14

13

12

12

29

42

22

16

15

15

Sept.

160

204

159

103

52

33

19

15

15

115

193

531

980

635

228

138

95

70

60

62

155

900

670

304

159

119

95

77

67

58

-

' Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.407 0.47

2.18 2.44

3.02 3.48

2.19 29.83

3.53 4.07

4.81 5.01

5.77 6.65

2.75 3.07

2.32 2.67

2.37 2.64

1.00 1.15

.305 .35

P. 51 2.79

2.56 34.79

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis 

Pork at Hendricks, Shavers Fork at Parsons, and Cheat River r

3f weather records and records for Dry 

sar Parsons.
100 MONONGAHELA. RIVER BASIN

Shavers Fork at Parsons, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°05'45", long. 79°40'40", at Parsons, Tucker 

County, 0.7 mile upstream from confluence with Black Fork. Datum of gage is 1,634.87 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 214 square miles.

KeeorcLB available. October 1910 to September 1926, October 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 26 years, 566 second-feet.

JixtremeB. Maximum discharge during year, 6,800 second-feet Sept. 2 (gage height, 7.26 

feet); minimum, 68 second-feet, Aug. 26 (gage height, 0.82 foot).

1910-26, 1940-50: Maximum discharge observed, 14,800 second-feet May 12, 1924 (gage 

height, 10.60 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 8,000 

second-feet by velocity-area studies: minimum, 1 second-foot Oct. 7, 1914 (gage height, 

2.0 feet, site and datum then in use). Minimum stage and discharge both very doubtful.

Floods of July 10, 1888, and July 17, 1907, reached a stage of approximately 12.5 

feet at site and datum of former gage (discharge, 25,000 second-feet, from rating curve 

extended above 8,000 second-feet).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

poor.

Revisions (water years).--W 583: 1922. W 923: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year- 1949-50, (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 29 to Apr. 22)

0.8 65 1.7 316 4.0 2,220 

 9 82 1.9 430 5.4 3,980 

1-1 120 2.1 555 6.0 4,820 

1.3 166 2.6 910 

1.5 228 3.5 1,670 

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

384

214 

161 

138 

124

118 

112 

104 

104 

114

93 

86 

82 

109 

316

232

186 

154 

131 

116

106 

96 

96 

98 

98

235 

491

302 

907 

739 

1,700

Nov.

1,540

1,070 

858 

910 

676

522 

436 

436 

442 

376

321 

287 

264 

414 

454

343 

292 

273 

a250

a260

a370 

a350 

aSOO 

a32o 

a330

332 

297 

381 

3,120 

1,770

Dec.

934

669 

510 

418 

388

338 

332 

406 

327 

268

907 

1,940 

2,700 

1,830 

1,070

711 

542 

490 

729 

910

662 

548 

864 

958 

648

581 

1,900 

1,770 

1,110 

768 

581

Jan.

484 

424 

478 

910 

704

620 

1,180 

1,030 

676 

607

798 

753 

711 

918 

990

1,110 

1,150 

835 

966 

782

607 

516 

478 

490 

436

388 

424 

484 

454 

1,310 

3,990

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

her ........................ .

mber .........................

lenda'r year 1949 

ary

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

4,820 

4,120 

2,760 

1,510 

990

768 

895 

974 

1,340 

1,390

1,190 

880 

690 

574 

542

581 

503 

418 

412 

388

316 

370 

746 

798 

588

466 

365 

332

Secondfoot-days

7,946 

17,994 

26,809

210,538

25,703 

29,726 

36,906 

20,633 

22,222 

23,426 

11,638 

4,981 

16,289

244,273

Peak discharge (base, 5,300 sec. -ft.). Sep

a No gage-height record; discharge computed 

and 'records for nearby stations.

Mar.

600 

676 

406 

412 

39*

430 

442 

466 

798 

594

642 

2,070 

4,400 

2,990 

1,350

982

753 

711 

594 

562

1,070 

872 

1,110 

1,230 

1,770

1,030 

1,100 

4,120 

2,230 

1,230 

872

Apr.

690 

600 

542 

627 

798

820 

627 

568 

510 

460

418 

370 

348 

311 

264

256 

311 

406 

388 

454

607 

542 

1,140 

3,300 

1,500

1,110 

934 

683 

542 

507

Maximum

1,700 

3,120 

2,700

3,590

3,990 

4,820 

4,400 

3,300 

1,820 

3,820 

1,960 

436 

2,880

4,820

t. 2 (4 p.m. 

on basis of

Hay

1,310 

926 

1,820 

1,230 

888

697 

548 

442 

370 

343

338 

348 

919 

718 

810

1,760 

960 

662 

510 

418

343

297 

311 

311 

287

412

406 

685 

1,480 

990 

683

Minimum

82 

250 

268

53

388 

316 

394

256 

287 

240 

95 

70 

113

70

June

1,210 

985 

641 

2,020 

1,290

690 

478 

354 

282 

297

1,810 

830 

510 

382 

306

252 

240 

302 

268 

493

436 

641 

412 

332 

3,820

1,980 

872 

555 

400 

338

Mean

256 

600 

865

577

829 

1,062

1,191 

688 

717 

781 

375 

161 

543

869

July

268 

214 

186 

161

152

206 

292 

194 

144 

122

106 

95 

108 

264 

302

583

365 

472 

406

565

1,960 

957 

536 

394 

370

418 

568 

460 

311 

248 

211

Aug.

Per square 

mile

1.20 

2.80 

4.04

2.70

3.87 

4.96 

5.57 

3.21 

3.35 

3.65 

1.75 

.752 

2.54

3.13

) 6,800 sec. -ft. 

weather records, recorded range

232 

374 

436 

273 

211

183 

164 

142 

122 

110

164 

133 

112 

91 

77

74 

161 

116 

352 

191

174 

135 

106 

91 

77

70 

142 

133 

129 

98 

108

Sept.

113 

2,880 

1,760 

1,110 

620

400 

287 

225 

183 

172

295 

244 

699 

484 

306

232 

194 

166 

144 

142

159 

1,420 

1,600 

730 

478

359

278 

228 

201 

180

Runoff in 

inches

1.38 

3.13 

4.66

36.60

4.47 

5.17 

6.41 

3.59 

3.86 

4.07 

2.02 

.87 

2.83

42.46

In stage,
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 101 

Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, W. Va.

location.--Mater-stage recorder, lat. 39°37'15", long. 79°42'20", at highway bridge at

ttocKville, Preston County, 5 miles upstream from mouth, 

"-ainage area.--goo square miles.

"ecoras available.--May 1909 to March 1918, April 1921 to September 1950. 

 r rerage aiscnarge. 37 years . (1909-17, 1921-50) 432 second-feet. 

: aremes.--Maximum and minimum discharges for water years 1930-34, 1950, are contained in

trie following table. Figures for 1930-34 have not previously been published.

Water 

year

1929-30 

1930-31 

1931-32 

1932-33 

1933-34 

1949-50

Maximum

Date

Oet . 3 

Apr. 4 

Dee. 12 

Mar. 14 

Jan . 7 

Jan. 31

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

8,620 

7,300 

6,300 

13,700 

6,000 

8,250

Gage height 

(feet )

12.10 

11.39 

10.86 

14.20 

10.72 

12.39

Minimum

Date

Sept .12 

Oct. 16 

Sept .27 

Oct. 3 

Sept. 14 

Oct. 14

Discharge 

(sec. -ft. )

3.8 

1.2 

3.0 

5.3 

5.8 

9.2

Gage hsight 

(feet)

3.00 

2.75 

2.93 

3.10 

3.13 

3.24

1909-18, 1921-50: Maximum discharge, 21,300 second-feet July 24, 1912 (gage height. 

18.0 feet), from rating curve extended above 7,000 second-feet by velocity-area studies 

minimum, 0.4 second-foot Oct. 12, 1914 (gage height, 2.35 feet).

Maximum stage known, 20.0 to 20.5 feet July 10, 1888 (discharge, 28,000 to 30,000 

second-feet). 

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by small gristmills at Bruceton and

HocKville. 

"evisions (water years).--W 643: Drainage area. W 583: 1912(M) , 1922-23. W923: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second- feet)

 5.2 8.0 5.0 193 9.0 3,110 

 3.4 14 5.5 353 10.0 4,260 

3.6 21 6.0 570 10. B 5,400 

4.0 44 7.0 1,180 

4.5 92 8.0 2,060

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

nay

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

 o9

'1 

"2

 3 

 4 

'^

 G 

 7 

 3 

\9 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

16 

14 

13 

12 

12

12 

12 

13 

12 

12

11 

10 

10 

11 

40

43

31 

26 

22

21

19 

18 

18 

18 

18

28 

37 

32 

47 

53 

208

Nov.

231

132 

138 

516 

328

216 

167 

132 

104 

89

160 

71 

54 

109 

109

79 

76 

72 

82 

57

94 

87 

76 

59 

187

202 

160 

160 

962 

695

Dec.

440 

325 

253 

202 

298

266 

346 

353 

279 

250

328 

647 

3,000 

1,500 

802

507 

389 

401 

570 

525

444 

385 

775 

670 

498

833 

2,010 

1,260 

830 

570 

453

Jan.

369 

357 

7Z2

1,140 

1,900

1,960 

3,900 

1,590 

920 

956

1,22C 

830 

670 

620

548

645 

595 

556 

471 

353

322 

308 

318 

332 

332

346 

920 

775 

927 

2,720 

5,360

Month

C 3tO

F^ve 

\ see

Ca

Sum 

"3br 

l'\rc 

J->ri 

l'iy 

*" me

c'llj

j igv 

!>pt

WE

mber ............. ........

lendar year 1949

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

.

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

3,060 

3,060 

2,010 

1,180 

775

620 

595 

480 

1,450 

1,260

860 

645 

695 

830 

802

748 

620 

507 

484 

410

360 

458 

860 

748 

570

453 

365 

325

Second 

foot-days

849 

5,604 

20,409

123,760.:

32,982 

25,230 

27,579 

13,473 

15,846 

18,152 

6,323 

2,783 

12,159

181,389

liar.

620 

507 

397

361 

346

308 

253 

269 

365 

279

339

1,290 

2,370 

1,680 

985

720

570 

645 

520 

552

1,380 

1,380 

1,220 

1,710 

2,260

1,500 

1,380 

1,340 

890 

645 

498

Apr.

427 

389 

346 

339 

620

620 

520 

462 

389 

361

342 

302 

279 

253

238

225 

210 

196 

188 

263

238 

213 

397 

830 

1,300

1,140 

860 

620 

484 

422

Maximum

208 

962 

3,000

5 3,930

5,360

3,060 

2,370 

1,300 

1,300 

1,840 

538 

432 

3,900

5,360

Peak discharge (base, 4,800 sec. -ft.). Jan. 7 (5 a.m. ]

May

552 

516 

556 

520 

1,010

860 

595 

448 

377 

350

292 

275 

272 

228 

285

365 

305 

406 

520 

435

353 

298 

480 

494 

401

860 

645 

1,300 

720 

516 

612

Minimum

10 

54 

202

8.6

308 

325 

253 

188 

228 

177 

69 

19 

17

10

June

1,140 

595 

985 

1,530 

970

595 

414 

302 

228 

586

1,180 

561 

385 

308 

234

177 

351 

247 

328

610

890 

538 

361 

295 

1,840

1,050 

570 

381 

285 

216

Mean

27.4 

187 

658

339

1,064 

901 

890 

449 

511 

605 

204 

89.8 

405

497

July

156 

124 

160 

188 

250

193 

138 

96 

72 

82

79

69 

155 

538 

263

259 

385 

295 

244 

219

213 

170 

124 

255 

480

305 

234

167 

140 

160 

110

Aug.

432

381 

234 

160

124

117 

92 

82 

48 

67

82 

162 

98 

78 

52

51 

41 

46 

52 

50

64 

30 

38 

42 

26

25 

22 

21 

21 

19 

26

Per square 

mile

0.137 

.935 

3.29

1.70

5.32 

4.50 

4.45 

2.24 

2.56 

3.02 

1.02 

.449 

2.02

2.48

5,100 sec. -ft,; Jan.. 31 (11:30

Sept.

29 

35

54 

58 

50

35

26 

21 

19 

17

28 

142 

231 

620 

337

188 

117 

92 

75 

97

1,940 

3,900 

1,720

802 

489

332 

247

188 

151 

119

Runoff in 

inches

0.16 

1.04 

3.80

23.02

6.13 

4.69 

5.13 

2.51 

2.95 

3.38 

1.18 

.52 

2.26

33.75

p.m.) 8,250
102 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Dunkard Creek at Shannopin, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°45'30", long. 79°58'20", at Shannopin, Greene 

uounty, 1.4 miles north of Dunkard, 3.5 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles southwest of Greensboro.

Drainage area.--229 square miles.

Records available.--December 1940 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,390 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 9.05 

reet); minimum, 1.3 second-feet Oct. 9, 14 (gage height, 0.78 foot).

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 16,800 second-feet June 4, 1941 (gage height, 14.02 

feet) , by slope-area method; minimum, 0.4 second-foot Aug. 28, 1944 (gage height, 0.75 

foot .

Remarks. Records good except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

wnicn are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mine pumps above station.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except period of indefinite stage-discharge relation

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 12, Jan. 8-3O)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 3O

1.1

1.2

2.3 

3.1

3.E

112

186

355

4.6 

5.1 

5.9 

6.9 

8.0

610 

BOO 

1,070 

1,650 

2,560 

3,880 

4,450

1.3

1.4

2.1

18

25

42

65

107 7.2

175

283

445

670

940

1,490

2,170

2,880

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.7 

7.7 

6.3 

7.3 

7.3

6.3 

5.3

3.1 

2.0 

5.3

2.4 

2.3 

2.1 

1.9 

Z.7

6.0 

9.5 

10 

8.4 

6.3

5.0 

4.1 

3.8 

3.3 

3.8

3.1 

2.6 

2.1 

Z.4 

3.2 

38

Nov.

73 

68 

41 

30 

26

22 

18 

16 

14

12

11

10 

10

11 

11

11

12 

17 

16 

14

13 

12 

11 

11 

11

10 

11 

12 

30 

170

Dec.

134 

81 

56 

43 

38

37 

43 

51 

60 

52

47 

92 

1,960 

1,190 

394

2O6 

126 

154 

742 

500

314 

220 

197 

241 

188

203 

1,340 

769 

429 

282 

195

Jan.

156 

145 

280 

1,090 

1,820

3,020 

4,440 

1,400 

650 

610

1,660 

790 

550 

491 

477

5OO 

610 

477 

355 

243

188 

172 

168 

174 

312

296 

1,300 

1,010 

634 

2,920 

3,510

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ra

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary . . .

h. ...........................

st ....................... ...

ember ........................

ter year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

2,570 

2,460 

1,410 

640 

415

333 

323 

273 

1,430 

1,450

648 

430 

43O 

635 

1,290

B6B 

550 

401 

325 

261

205 

222 

477 

550 

387

271 

211 

185

Secondfoot-days

181.5 

734 

10,384

80,699.6

30,448 

19,650 

17,212 

6,679 

6,467 

4,363 

2,395 

508.7 

9,140

108,162.2

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOO sec. -ft.). Jar

Note. Indefinite stage-discharge relation 

puted on basis of 1 discharge measurement, re 

and Buffalo Creek at Barrackville, W. Va.

Mar.

241 

244 

174 

167 

155

148 

129 

125 

193

177

202 

842 

1,130 

950 

520

373 

297 

293 

285 

266

966 

936 

2,860 

2,29O 

1,080

578 

415 

373 

333 

261 

209

Apr.

183 

181 

164 

164 

253

387 

307 

252

213 

185

175 

152 

131 

117 

104

94 

84 

77 

73 

79

79 

73 

93 

557 

750

600 

445 

302 

222 

1B3

Maximum

38

170 

1,960

3,010

4,440 

2,570 

2,860 

750 

795 

1,420 

286 

44 

2,900

4,440

Hay

374 

401 

330 

276 

795

7OO 

373 

252 

185 

164

141 

120 

109 

96 

104

285 

211 

164 

155 

125

101 

84 

84 

156 

120

102 

89 

143 

102 

65 

61

Minimum

1.9 

10 

37

1.8

145 

185 

125 

73 

61 

16 

10 

5.5 

8

1.9

June

52 

42 

40 

392 

450

198 

116 

78 

57 

63

1,420 

406 

193 

126 

94

70 

63 

53 

54 

52

49 

42 

35 

31 

44

35 

4O 

30 

22 

16

Mean

5.85 

24.5 

335

221

982 

702 

555 

223 

209 

145 

77.3 

16.4 

305

296

July

12 

10 

13 

33 

125

257 

147 

73 

46 

35

27 

22 

60 

286

178

96 

68 

50 

4O 

37

38 

36 

42 

37 

148

194 

100 

68 

49 

38 

30

Aug.

36 

44 

44 

30 

22

16 

13 

11 

9.2 

15

25

35 

24 

18 

12

9 

7.5 

6.5 

7 

7.5

30 

20 

13 

10 

7

6

5.5 

6.5 

6 

6 

7

Per square 

mile

0.026 

.107

1.46

.965

4.29 

3.07 

2.42 

.974 

.913 

.633 

.338 

.072 

1.33

1.29

Sept.

140 

105 

80 

64 

60

35 

18 

15 

12 

10

8 

30 

450 

1,000 

660

270 

130 

60 

30 

150

560 

2,900 

1,200 

460 

250

160 

110 

74 

54 

45

Runoff in 

inches

0.03 

.12 

1.69

13.10

4.94 

3.19 

2.80 

1.08 

1.05 

.71 

.39 

.08 

1.48

17.56

i. 7 (10 a.m.) 5,390 sec. -ft. 

due to landslide Aug. 11 to Sept. 30; discharge oomcords for South Pork Tenmile Creek at Jefferson, Pa.,
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

South Fork Tenmile Creek at Jefferson, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder and masonry control, lat. 39°55'25", long. 80°04'25", at 

' highway bridge 1 mile southwest of Jefferson, Greene County, and 3-5- miles downstream

from Ruff Creek. Datum of gage is 852.54 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. 

Drainage area. 180 square miles. 

Records available. October 1931 to September 1950. 

Average discharge. 18 years (1932-50), 208 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,570 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 10.48 

 feet); minimum, 1.97 second-feet Oct. 12 (gage height, 0.72 foot).

1931-50: Maximum discharge, 13.800 second-feet June 4, 1941 (gage height, 18.45

feet, from floodmark in gage house), by slope-area method; minimum observed, 0.05

second-foot Sept. 3, 1938 (gage height, 0.36 foot). 

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. i to Nov. 14, 

June 27 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 6 Jan. 7 to Sept. SO

2.3 202 4.1 913 0.7 1.86 1

2.7 332 5.7 1,885 .75 2.46 1

3.4 588 7.0 2,780 .8 3.14 1

Mote. Same as following .9 4.8O 1

table below 2.3 feet. 1.0 7.0 1

.1 9.9 1.6 44 3.

.2 13.5 1.7 59 4.

.3 18 1.9 98 5.

.4 24 2.2 173 7.

7 690

3 950

2 1,440

4 3.000

.5 32 2.7 328 8.0 3,48O

Discharge, in second-feet, 'water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

6.1

4.63

3.78

3.29

3.14

4.46

4.73

3.14

3.78

3.95

2.86

2.09

2.72

3.00

3.29

4.12

4.46

3.61

3.14

3.00

2.72

2.59

2.86

2.59

2.33

2.21

2.33

2.46

2.46

3.44

15

Nov.

38

24

15

12

11

9.1

7.3

6.3

5.9

5.0

4.63

4.46

4.91

30

54

34

22

19

17.5

15.5

13.5

12

11

10.5

12

12.5

17

15

47

91

Dec.

56

43

38

32

31

30

30

31

29

24

28

196

2,530

716

291

149

114

202

415

275

193

146

154

144

107

188

915

540

305

196

141

Jan.

124

134

559

772

1,950

2,750

3,430

912

520

623

811

484

393

441

365

420

538

308

226

154

134

128

131

201

292

235

846

549

456

1,430

1,970

Month

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

' 'ovember .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January .........................

"Vsbruary .........................

"arch ............................

Voril ............................

«iy ..............................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

'optember ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,200

1,600

842

502

345

312

308

229

1,340

808

502

345

472

85 ,

1,490

750

520

379

305

235

196

266

558

423

305

217

168

151

_

-

Secondfoot-days

114.2

581. 1C

8,289

61, 479. 1C

22,086

15,622

12,360

5 295

3^680

4,116

2,060.5

676.7

7,663.7

82,544.2!

Mar.

193

134

103

98

92

98

85

104

154

98

144

528

705

549

362

273

220

263

206

208

803

819

2,140

1,430

712

466

379

352

266

208

168

Apr.

151

L46

134

L41

179

176

L46

141

L28

119

119

t

L03

92

85

81

72

63

61

58

66

61

53

64

531

1,120

540

2

3

]

Maximum

3 15

) 91

2,530

3 2,530

3,430

1,600

2,140

1,120

372

610

314

70

2,120

3 3,430

15

26

73

51

May

237

188

176

146

160

149

116

92

77

77

73

68

63

56

110

154

98

90

90

70

58

48

129

143

103

85

122

372

157

100

73

Minimum

2.09

4.46

24

2.09

124

151

85

53

48

30

16.5

5.0

8.7

2.09

June

66

48

46

553

245

135

90

64

47

210

370

154

98

72

56

44

132

92

63

59

52

39

30

86

610

336

144

79

54

42

Mean

3 6

19.4

267

168

712

558

399

176

119

137

66.5

21.8

255

226

July

31

24

28

40

203

314

136

75

52

39

35

34

41

250

100

61

50

41

32

27

94

59

35

32

58

48

32

28

23

22

16.5

Aug.

32

7

4

2

D

1

t

18

13.5

1

1

?

3.5

3.6

23

34

2

2

2

1

5

L

11

6

3.4

3.6

5.2

5

66

34

2

1

1

?

i

3.5

7.9

6.1

5.0 ;.i

5.1

'.2

37

Per square 

mile

3 0.020

. 1O8

1.48

.933

3.96

3.10

2.22

.978

.661

.761

.369

.121

1.42

1.26

Sept.

43

52

132

77

42

27

21

16

13

11

8.7

11

715

866

296

146

85

56

44

1,000

2,120

833

338

205

141

107

81

58

47

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.02

.12

1.71

12.68

4.56

3.23

2.55

1.09

.76

.85

.43

.14

1.58

17.04

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 sec.-ft.). Jan. 7 (3 a.m.) 5,57o sec.-ft.
104 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIH

Dunlap Creek at Allison, Pa.

Location.--Chain gage, lat. 39°59'20", long. 79°52 ! 30", at highway bridge at Allison, 

Fayette County, if miles north of Republic, 2.6 miles upstream from Cox Run, and 3.7 

miles downstream from Lilly Run.

Drainage area.--33.1 square miles'.

Records available. November 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,300 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage height, 6.17 

reet), by slope-area method; minimum observed, 7.6 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 

1.59 feet); minimum daily, 11 second-feet on days in October and November.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 22, 1950; minimum daily, 6.6 second-feet 

Dec. 25, 1943.

Remarks.--Records fair. Some regulation at low flow by mine pumps above.station. Gage 

read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-16, May 19 to Sept. 21)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 21 Sept. 22-30

1.7 11 2.2 57

1.8 16 2.4 91

1.9 22 2.6 133

2.0 32 3.0 238

2.1 43 3.9 512

2.2 42 3.1 176

2.3 52 3.6 295

2.5 77 4.1 435

2.8 120 4.7 650

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 tc September 1950

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

Oct.

13

13

14

14

14

12

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

12

14

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

12

12

14

20

Nov.

14

12

12

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

16

13

12

14

12

12

11

13

12

12

11

13

12

13

13

20

17

Dec.

15

15

13

15

14

13

14

14

14

14

16

24

194

112

54

38

30

41

41

34

30

28

34

28

26

37

84

62

49

40

34

Jan.

35

33

57

63

150

258

480

196

126

124

124

93

86

75

65

62

49

50

41

34

32

35

32

46

34

34

82

S7

92

337

386

Feb.

252

252

183

129

103

95

82

67

184

133

101

86

95

93

101

91

80

71

68

56

51

57

57

49

40

36

33

34

_

-

u-, ti. Second 

Month foot-days

October ................ . .... . 388

November ......................... 387

December. .:................... . 1,177

Calendar year 1949 .... .. .. . 13,252..

January . . . . . 3.378

February ....................... . 2, 679

March. ................... .... 1,896

April .................... ...... 1,437

May. ............................ 1,298

June ............................. 1,386

July. ........................ ... 1,303

Augumt ........................... 661

September ........................ 2,839

Water year 1949-50 ............ 18,829

Mar.

36

28

24

24

24

24

24

30

24

22

30

62

70

57

46

43

41

41

32

32

67

65

174

224

157

115

99

91

73

63

54

Apr.

51

47

46

42

47

49

42

41

37

37

36

34

32

28

28

37

25

24

24

26

22

23

31

42

175

124

Maximum

20

20

194

5 329

480

252

224

175

98

205

158

40

620

620

91

73

63

60

May

57

49

51

43

41

36

33

30

28

30

28

28

26

25

41

30

23

72

98

54

41

36

43

43

34

32

31

84

56

37

38

Minimum

11

11

13

7.3

32

33

22

22

23

22

22

16

20

11

June

43

33

42

108

73

54

46

41

36

38

40

33

31

29

27

25

34

25

29

26

25

23

22

26

205

101

59

35

41

36

Mean

12. E

12. E

38. C

36.:

109

95.

61.2

47. £

41.5

46.2

42. C 21.;

94.6

51.6

July

33

32

35

45

51

46

35

30

26

33

29

26

158

137

62

51

46

43

38

37

38

33

29

35

29

26

25

24

25

24

22

Aug.

Per square 

mile

> 0.378

.390

5 1.15

5 1.10

3.29

2.89

1.85

1.45

1.27

1.40

) 1.27

.644

2.86

1.56

40

26

25

23

22

23

20

19

20

27

22

21

20

18

18

18

17

17

20

20

17

17

17

17

16

16

24

18

17

34

32

Sept.

33

29

46

37

25

24

22

22

20

23

21

59

101

206

107

77

57

50

51

46

511

620

175

112

85

72

f,3

54

48

42

Runoff in 

inches

0.44

.43

1.32

14.90

3.80

3.01

2.13

1.61

1.46

1.56

1.46

.74

3.19

21.15
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 105

Redstone Creek at Waltersburg, Pa.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°58'45", long. 79 0 45'50", at highway bridge at 

Waltersburg, Fayette County, 500 feet upstream from Bolden Run and 1 mile upstream 

from Alien Run.

Drainage area. 73.7 square miles.

Records available.--November 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,810 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage height, 7.29 

minimum observed, 8.6 second-feet Oct. 18 (gage height, 0.93 foot).

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 3,200 second-feet'June 2, 1946 (gage height, 7.84 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum observed, that of Oct. 18, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height reccord, which are fair, 

some regulation at low flow by mine pumps above station. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 23 to Sept. 21)

0.95 10

1.0 14

1.05 BO

1.1 27

1.2 42

1.5 95

2.0 197

2.8 395

3.3 545

4.0 825

4.5 1,070

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

19

18

17

32

23

21

20

19

19

17

25

24

21

24

27

16

14

13

19

15

11

17

15

14

16

21

14

14

19

16

86

Nov.

33

25

37

48

30

26

21

18

18

17

18

20

18

29

23

21

27

26

26

26

29

37

34

36

28

32

35

27

88

48

-

Dec.

41

44

38

33

30

26

35

26

26

26

35

70

541

210

112

79

60

75

91

77

66

61

95

68

56

82

186

144

116

97

82

Month

Jan.

75

77

144

134

368

452

1,050

450

280

280

244

186

175

154

128

134

106

IDS

90

77

75

72

70

79

66

65

184

154

180

622

816

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

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

Teoember .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

'<»bruary .........................

*'^rch ............................

April ............................ *l\v ty .............................. 

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

545

615

395

280

208

197

164

134

384

256

197

164

186

175

186

186

164

144

128

112

106

120

154

124

106

95

88

93

_

-

Secondfoot-clays

646

901

2,728

32,617

7,095

5,706

5,108

3,678

3 , 167

3,134

1,964

1,069

3,488

38,684

Mar.

103

79

77

70

60

60

66

81

74

61

88

134

186

154

134

126

110

118

97

114

292

220

479

510

395

292

244

232

186

144

122

Apr.

118

104

91

90

175

134

118

114

97

90

91

81

75

72

68

61

54

58

58

68

58

54

72

231

480

342

220

164

130

110

Maximum

86

88

541

1,120

1,050

615

510

480

279

450

180

64

900

1,050

May

118

106

114

106

95

88

72

60

77

74

70

66

61

48

77

66

111

204

155

110

84

77

91

90

79

110

98

279

154

124

103

Minimum

11

17

26

11

65

88

60

54

48

45

23

23

24

11

June

116

88

137

293

175

132

106

88

82

90

82

66

66

70

70

66

a60

46

53

a60

a 54

a48

a45

a60

a450

a200

a!20

70

60

81

Mean

20.8

30.0

88.0

89.4

229

204

165

123

102

104

63.4

34.5

116

106

July

49

36

49

56

112

93

63

53

46

63

51

60

143

180

106

90

72

68

60

61

60

44

38

51

48

41

42

38

36

32

23

Aug.

64

41

35

35

33

29

29

35

41

61

44

38

27

29

32

32

32

32

41

30

23

30

29

29

29

32

23

23

29

38

44

Per square 

mile

0.282

.407

1.19

1.21

3.11

2.77

2.24

1.67

1.38

1.41

.860

.468

1.57

1.44

Sept.

56

113

65

36

41

38

35

35

36

24

29

54

51

119

61

51

35

32

51

46

900

660

268

154

120

110

81

70

61

56

-

Runoff in 

inchss

0.33

.45

1.38

16.45

3.58

2.88

2.58

1.86

1.60

1.58

.99

.54

1.76

19.53

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 see.-f t.). Sept. 21 (9 p.m.) 2,810 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Dunlap Creek at Allison.
106 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Youghiogheny River near Oakland, Md.

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 39°25'19", long. 79°25'32", 

200 feet downstream from Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge, 250 feet downstream from 

Little Youghiogheny River, l£ miles northwest of Oakland, Garrett County, and lj miles

upstream from Dunkard Liek Run. 

unadjusted.

Datum of gage is 2,353.11 feet above mean sea level,

Drainage area. 134 square miles.

Records available. August 1941 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,470 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 6.82 

feet); minimum, 13 second-feet Oct. 14, result of regulation from unknown source.

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 7,800 second-feet Dec. 16, 1948 (gage height, 9.77 

feet); minimum, 7.8 second-feet Sept. 8, Oct. 9, 10, 1946.

Flood of March 1936 reached a stage of 15.3 feet, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 1113: 1947(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in aecond-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

1.9 15 2.2 53 3.5 56O 1.95 17 2.4 89 4.0 

1.95 17 2.4 97 4.O 865 2.O 20 2.5 116 4.5 

2.0 21 2.5 123 4.5 1,220 2.1 31 2.7 181 5.O 

2.05 25 2.7 190 5.0 1,630 2.2 46 3.0 301 5.6 

2.1 33 3.0 314 6.0 2,570 2.3 66 3.5 554 6.3

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day]

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

22 

20 

19 

19 

19

19 

21 

21 

20 

19

19 

19 

18 

16 

394

200 

108 

79 

62 

51

45 

41 

43 

41 

39

130 

95 

70 

161 

129 

309

Nov.

301 

214 

206 

380 

293

254 

202 

165 

138 

120

108 

97 

100 

289

198

158 

142 

138 

126 

161

186 

151 

135 

138 

176

158 

145 

158 

2.07O 

1,350

Dec.

638 

442 

340 

276 

289

214 

389

*375 

297 

255

272 

385 

1,140 

852 

560

389 

b?90 

310

408 

331

285 

259 

453 

385 

318

385 

965 

698 

499 

380 

301

Jan.

264 

264 

446 

650 

656

686 

1,150 

782

554 

707

832 

620 

*566 

578 

504

532 

432 

423 

380 

b270

b24O 

247 

251 

247 

210

183 

272 

234 

277 

1,520 

2,520

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

her.. ............. .....

mber .................. ......

mber ............. . . .

lenda'r year 1949 

ary . .

h. ....................

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

ember ..... ...... ...........

ter year 1949-5O ............

Peak discharge (base, 3,OOO sec

Feb.

2,800 

2,180 

1,580 

909 

615

*505 

554 

406 

1,440 

1,220

786 

565 

565 

516 

565

522 

447 

386 

372 

b290

b280 

367 

532 

447 

b360

b280 

b245 

b240

Secondfoot-days

2,26E 8,43" 

13.38C

104,567

17,49" 

19,974 

21,485 

9,603 

13,496 

7,566 

3,763 

1.09E 

3,181

121, 74E

Mar.

b4OO 

b330 

b280

b260 

b270

275 

234 

268 

b350 

b260

294 

1,140 

1,970 

1,640 

854

604 

484 

505 

386 

*381

728 

879 

811 

858 

1,330

909 

1,110 

1,600 

969 

638 

468

Apr.

372 

362 

357 

329 

376

342 

301 

271 

242 

242

218 

181 

171 

161 

161

157 

157 

138 

128 

167

157 

150 

478 

1,220 

814

604 

432 

329 

267 

319

Maximum

394 

2,070 

1,140

2,640

2,520 

2,800 

1,970 

1,220 

1,620 

750 

588 

111 

774

2,800

-ft.) . Jan. 31 (7 p.m.

May

705 

554 

1,090 

743 

1,620

1,080 

649 

452 

352 

338

262 

254 

301

211 

354

376 

301 

310 

242 

211

178 

164 

406 

284 

226

218 

234 

492 

367 

284 

238

Minimum

16 

97 

214

16

183 

240 

234 

128 

164 

87 

41 

18 

18

16

June

329 

218 

196 

608 

458

319 

234 

178 

147 

168

352 

178 

132 

125 

105

87 

116 

97 

406 

292

222 

174 

144 

119 

571

750 

338 

214 

161 

128

Mean

73.2 

281 

432

286

564 

713 

693 

320 

435 

252 

121 

35.4 

106

334

July

100 

87 

82 

78 

80

75 

60 

50 

44 

54

52 

41 

41 

150 

73

66 

89 

108 

94 

125

233 

132 

92 

165 

588

301 

226 

157 

138 

100 

82

849 

1,180 

1,560 

2,080 

2,830

Aug.

Ill 

1OO 

71 

56 

48

46 

43 

36 

34 

32

34 

34 

30 

26 

24

23 

21 

20 

22 

36

36 

26

25 

26 

19

18 

18 

19 

20 

20 

24

Per square 

mile

0.546 

2.10 

3.22

2.13

4.21 

5.32 

5.17 

2.39 

3.25 

1.88 

.903 

.264 

.791

2.49

) 3,47O sec. -ft.

Sept.

27 

43 

54 

78 

41

27 

23 

20 

18 

19

34 

41

50 

82 

66

43 

35 

30 

26 

52

211 

774 

536 

271 

171

122 

92 

75 

£4

56

Runoff in 

inches

0.63 

2.34 

3.71

29.02

4.86 

5.54 

5.96 

2.67 

3.75 

2.10 

1.O4 

.30 

.88

33.78

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 107

Youghiogheny River at Friendsville, Md.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°39'17", long. 79°24'27", 0.6 mile upstream from

highway bridge at Friendsville, Garrett County, and 1-5- miles upstream from Bear Creek.

Datum of gage is 1,487.33 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.--295 square miles. 

Records available. August 1898 to December 1904 and December 1940 to September 1950 in

reports or Geological Survey. August 1898 to December 1904 and September 1922 to

September 1931 (gage heights only September 1922 to September 1926) in reports of

Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,280 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 6.11

feet); minimum daily, 55 second-feet Aug. 27.

1898-1904, 1922-32, 1940-50: Maximum gage height, 14.2 feet Mar. 29, 1924, from

floodmarks, site and datum then in use, or about 10 feet, present site and datum,

determined from relation curve (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge,

19 second-feet Nov. 18, 1930. 

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Low and'medium flow regulated by Deep Creek Reservoir (total capacity, 4,620,000,000

cubic feet). 

Cooperation.--Records of change in contents of Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsyivania Electric Co.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

2.5 115 3.6

171

248

360

510

810

3.9 

4.3 

4.9 

5.7

1,200 

1,860 

3.O6O 

5,070

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

196

132

233

246

202

218

201

155

112

250

289

278

236

316

515

477

443

328

320

292

259

242

160

176

330

390

430

354

324

332

644

Nov.

713

566

578

802

644

526

526

430

469

492

416

320

290

556

576

497

438

416

288

268

510

446

394

276

429

346

3OO

324

2,400

2,290

-

Dec.

1,100

757

578

624

641

542

750

677

507

434

422

710

1,780

1,520

1,000

778

598

584

786

681

566

5O8

714

714

544

626

1,750

1,340

974

707

566

Month

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

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

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

March. ...............;.

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

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

June ...................

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

August. ................

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

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

490

4

6

1,1

60

56

20

1,100

1,340

2,C

1,E

1,]

50

20

30

1,210

1,460

1,C

S

S

60

38

05

843

9O4

e

7

7

55

93

13

596

444

4

6

6

14

56

16

524

588

7

4

4

2,4

08

74

78

30

4,520

Secondfoot-days

9 080

17|s26

24,478

221,594

31,995

41,419

42,086

21,980

25,043

17,537

9,063

4,844

14,536

259,587

Feb.

4,890

4,140

3,100

1,820

1,180

1,230

1,190

952

2,390

2,440

1,480

1,050

1,280

1,220

1,330

1,290

1,070

758

731

778

766

852

1,080

1,030

980

770

806

816

-

-

-

Mar.

1,340

1,200

935

646

629

799

754

737

882

658

723

1,620

3,270

3,140

1,710

1,180

913

890

710

698

1,140

1,560

1,460

1,350

2,270

1,620

2,010

3,020

2,020

1,290

912

Apr.

744

690

805

898

1,03O

904

652

559

486

a580

3660

580

472

449

356

342

465

508

456

489

498

339

511

2,020

1,670

1,330

1,080

944

758

705

-

Observed

Maximum

644

2,40O

1,780

4,540

4,520

4,890

3,270

2,020

2,250

1,290

756

236

2,630

4,890

Minimum

112

268

422

67

414

731

629

339

338

250

140

55

114

55

Mean

293

584

790

607

1,032

1,479

1,358

733

808

585

292

15S

485

711

May

1,310

1,170

1,63O

1,300

£,250

2,060

1,130

942

646

608

5OO

431

509

404

496

674

518

526

455

394

354

338

678

592

454

424

502

1,440

1,000

676

632

June

675

550

592

948

1.O3O

773

602

572

536

446

770

543

482

359

386

309

260

250

718

769

602

534

476

400

625

1,290

732

504

430

374

-

Change in

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet) t

-173

-101

+97.6

-3.0

+ 102

+ 37.5

+ 148

-39.9

+144

-46.8

-59.7

-91.0

-56.3

-2.9

July

220

182

346

184

314

290

272

172

140

254

272

254

284

453

260

168

276

285

280

289

338

278

188

282

756

596

442

330

254

190

214

Aug.

206

236

225

183

112

105

166

144

134

124

185

82

144

160

180

166

125

172

236

150

162

164

132

130

185

97

55

152

199

177

156

Sept.

186

156

138

152

361

332

282

264

226

114

282

351

390

524

410

210

120

246

300

278

1,170

2,630

1,610

821

742

603

532

427

408

271

-

Adjusted for change in

rese

Mean

120

483

888

604

1,134

1,516

1,506

693

952

538

232

65

429

708

rvoir contents

Per square 

mile

0.407

1.64

3.01

2.05

3.84

5.14

5.11

2.35

3.23

1.82

.786

.220

1.45

2.40

Runoff in 

inchejs

0.47

1.83

3.47

27.78

4.43

5.35

5.89

2.62

3.72

2.03

.91

.25

1.62

32.59

t Change in contents in Deep Creek Reservoir 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed 

pattern for adjacent days.

no adjustir 

basis of

evaporation or seepage.

records and study of gage-height
108 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Youghiogheny River at Youghlogheny River Dam, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°48'20", long. 79°21'50", 800 feet upstream from

 bridge on State Highway 281, a quarter of a mile downstream from Youghiogheny River Dam, 

Somerset County, a quarter of a mile south of confluence, and 0.7 mile upstream from 

Casselman River. Datum of gage is 1,310.17 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area. 436 square miles.

Records available. September 1904 to December 1910, January 1911 to September 1913 (gage

 nelgnts only) and March 1940 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. September 1904 to September 1914, October 1914 to September 1922 (gage heights only) and 

March 1940 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters. Some high-water records prior to October 1914 are in error due to backwater 

from Casselman River.

Average discharge. 10 years (1940-50), 848 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,500 second-feet Feb. 4 (gage height, 8.53

 feet); practically no flow at'times during May and June when reservoir gates were

closed; minimum gage height, 3.03 feet June 2.

1904-14, 1940-50: Maximum gage height observed, 19.00 feet Mar. 14, 1907, site

and datum then in use (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, that of May and

June 1950. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from Casselman River and

 EHos"e below 300 second-feet, which are fair. Flow regulated since 1943 by Youghiogheny 

River Reservoir (see p. 82 ), and since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir (combined capacity, 

352,770 acre-feet).

Cooperation. Records of contents in Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania

 Klectric Co. Nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions.--W 893: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

794

882

948

948

926

915

915

915

904

838

730

730

730

719

719

719

719

698

752

838

827

81S

805

805

794

794

784

784

784

784

741

Nov.

627

627

627

515

260

255

376

617

617

709

871

871

871

784

588

588

668

849

838

838

752

648

773

849

860

860

871

773

550

338

-

Dec.

180

185

185

237

446

794

981

992

948

871

871

827

c485

209

209

301

486

494

494

503

637

,010

,190

,190

,200

,200

c ,190

c980

512

512

512

Month

Oc tober ................

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January ................

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

March. .............. ; .

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

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

June ................... 

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

August. ................

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

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

522

5

5

5

22

12

22

541

448

c2

5

43

96

50

550

559

c;

6

,1

59

98

60

,320

,410

,e

,6

,6

10

10

20

,610

,600

,E

IE

2 !c

80

70

80

70

,350 * *e

c

7

20

49

04

73

C477

Feb.

C292

C2S ei.ie

c4,04

2

0

0

6,340

6,180

6,0!

5,04

cl,7E

0

U3

0

c820

2,210

2,6C

c2,5£

cl,2£

42

0

0

0

3

1,080

1.6S

2,14

2,6C

0

to

0

2,600

2,540

2,5^

c2,2f

1,4]

1,0;

to

0

o

0

1,010

1,5£

2,0£

_

-

-

0

0

Mar.

,310

,310

,210

,020

,O2O

,O1O

,010

,010

,010

,010

,010

,030

c ,020

c ,570

,750

,350

,350

,300

,470

,540

239

239

245

251

264

257

C246

c249

cl,850

5,010

6,180

Apr.

3,250

406

406

406

406

406

305

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

290

450

578

516

450

578

578

0505

C298

,180

,760

,550

,090

,O90

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

25,057

20,270

20,831

319,214

29

65*667

50,340

18,703

26,202

35 »601 

21 , 988

25 , 400

22,748

362,642

Maxlmun,

948

871

1,200

6,180

1,620

6,340

6,180

3,250

2,740

2,400 

1,270

1,090

1,160

6,340

Minimum

698

255

180

180

243

292

239

245

0

0 

209

674

214

0

Mean

808

676

672

875

962

2 , 345

1 , 624 

623

845

1,187 

709

819

758

994

May

1,100

1,100

1,090

1,450

2,080

2,470

1,880

2,740

2,250

1,070

743

1,440

1,760

1,760

827

406

406

414

286

293

478

159

0

June

0

440

1,880

2,400

2.4OO

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,020

890

547

450

478

568

729

729

729

555

570

450

9O1

912

556

597

1,280

1,280

1,270

1,270

-

Change In

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet ).t

-677

-118

+594

-39.9

+718

 129

+615

+423

+490

-411 

-409

-693

-47.2

+31.6

Ju

1

1

1

iy

270

270

030

718

707

707

707

707

809

820

520

395

696

485

209

209

386

707

707

707

696

707

707

718

707

707

707

707

798

890

878

Aug.

809

696

696

763

890

890

89O

947

1,080

1,090

994

878

878

878

878

878

878

878

878 878"

878

809

674

674

674

674

674

674

674

674

674

Sept.

674

578

423

423

488

674

674

740

855

855

855

866

866

866

866

866

866

866

866

866

c850

c637

220

214

460

844

1,010

1,160

1,160

1,160

-

Adjusted for change In

ree

Mean

131

558

1 , 266

835

1,680

2 , 216

2 , 239

1,046 

1,335

776 

300

126

711

1,026

ervolr contents

Per square 

mile

0.300

1 . 28

p qn*"-'

1.92

3 85

5 .08

5 14

2 !40

3.06

1.78 

. 688

. 289

1.63

2.35

Runoff In 

Inches

0.35

1.43

3.34

26.00

4.44

5 93

2 . 68

3.53

1.99 

.79

.33

1.82

31.92

t Change In contents In Youghiogheny River and Deep Creek Reservoirs, 

c Backwater from Casselman River; discharge computed by special method.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 109

Youghiogheny River below Confluence, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°49'40", long. 79°22'2S", 1.0 mile downstream from 

Casselman River and l-=r miles downstream from Confluence, Somerset County. Datum of 

gage is 1,302.77 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area. 1,029 square miles.

vecords available. June 1940 to September 1950.

'verage discharge. 10 years, 1,943 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 8.99 

reet); minimum, 420 second-feet June 22 (gage height, 1 55 feet); minimum daily, 727 

second-feet July 16, Sept. 3.

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 43,800 second-feet June/4, 1941 (gage height, 16.42 

feet), from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 40 second-feet Oct. 14, 1943 (gage height, 0.31 foot); minimum daily, 121 

second-feet Sept. 27, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 21.6 feet Mar. 17 or 18, 1936.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated since 1943 by Youghiogheny River Reservoir (see 

p. 82) and since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir (combined capacity, 352,770 acre-feet).

Cooperation. Records of contents in Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania 

Electric Co.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 3 Nov. 4 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.5 

2.9

855

1,120

1,510

2.0 

2.4 

2.9 

3.7

675

965

1,430

2,400

4.7 

6.3 

7.5 

8.4

3,950

6,950

9,650

11,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

oay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

985

,020

,09O

,080

,080

,080

,080

,100

,090

,030

914

898

898

389

985

,230

,070

985

976

,070

,050

,O4O

,030

,030

,O1O

,050

,150

,110

,O9O

,100

,330

Nov.

1,510

1,240

1,160

1,400

1,130

933

938

1,180

1,120

1,140

1,280

1,260

1,230

1,290

1,140

1,090

1,100

1,260

1,250

1,270

1,270

1,110

1,170

1,300

1,6OO

1,600

1,430

1,320

3,4OO

3,010

-

Dec.

1,710

1,340

1,120

1,020

1,280

1,520

1,830

2,200

1,830

1.6OO

1,600

1,950

5,380

3,420

2,200

1,660

1.6OO

1,660

2,080

1,890

1,770

2,010

2,680

2,610

2,270

2,450

5,570

4,120

2,680

2,200

1,830

Month

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

"ovember. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

"^nuary. ............

"ebruary. ..............

"arch. .............. : ,

Voril. .................

June ...................

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

\ugust. ................

''eptember. .............

Water year 1949-5O ..

Jan.

1,6

1,6

2,4

3,2

60

6O

40

9O

3,760

4,380

5,£

3,£

3,C

50

50

60

3,34O

3,860

2,6

2,5

2,S

3O

40

80

2,830

2,830

2,S

2,7

2,6

OO

60

80

2,470

2,400

2,4

2,4

2,2

00

00

70

1,950

2,140

2,4

1,7

1,6

3,5

00

70

30

80

5,610

Secondfoot-days

32,540

41,131

69,080

699,682

90,920

140,740

132,460

64,021

70,173

59,053

34 433

32^328

42,278

809,157

Feb.

6,350

5,570

7,370

7,330

8,690

8,250

8,250

6,940

5,380

4,650

4,830

4,650

5,010

4,930

4,120

4,120

4,120

4,120

4,470

4,120

3,860

4,040

5,190

3,610

2,680

2,340

2,540

3,210

_

_

-

Mar.

2,830

2,470

1,950

1,830

1,890

1,950

1,830

1,830

2,340

2,010

2,010

3,360

6,970

6,750

6,550

6, '550

6,150

5,190

5,950

3,130

1,950

2,470

2,540

2,640

4,380

3,610

6,020

11,900

8,250

8,470

8,690

Apr.

,590

,200

,950

,950

,O8O

,950

,6OO

,400

,290

,190

,150

,060

999

949

941

925

957

1,080

1,160

1,180

1,070

1,130

1,260

2,560

7,980

5,190

4,470

3,610

2,680

2,470

-

Observed

Max imum

1,330

3,400

5,570

10,800

5,950

8,690

11,900

4,470

4,120

1,670

1,530

7,840

11,900

Minimum

889

933

1,020

662

1,660

2,340

1,830

925

878

727

803

727

727

Mean

,050

,371

1 , 228

,917

,933

,026

i 273

|l34

,264

'ill

J043

,409

2,217

May

2,900

2,760

2,900

3,130

3,610

3,950

3,120

3,860

3,180

1,980

1,590

2,200

2,540

2,470

1,770

2,010

1,480

1,6OO

1,830

1,520

1,540

1,070

965

1,070

878

2,140

2,070

4,470

2,540

1,710

1,320

June

1,360

1,470

2,840

4,120

3,780

3,450

3,210

3.13O

2,980

3,130

3,560

J.,910

1,250

1,030

990

990

1,150

1,120

1,100

1,030

1,280

803

1,260

1,250

2,050

1,770

1,950

1,770

1,660

1,660

-

Change in

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet )t

-677

 1 18

+594

-39.9

+718

-129

+615

+423

+490

-411

-409

-693

-47.2

+31.6

July

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

600

54O

360

974

999

020

965

917

965

350

320

754

O9O

670

825

727

070

220

140

080

050

O1O

965

020

270

110

020

982

170

140

110

Aug.

,410

,530

,180

,100

,150

,130

,100

,110

,210

,230

,200

,1OO

,050

1,020

990

974

965

1,010

1,150

1,160

1,180

990

825

818

810

818

803

832

818

810

855

Sept.

933

878

727

740

747

848

810

840

941

941

949

957

957

982

1,060

1,010

965

933

925

92" 5

2,320

7,840

3,160

1,660

1,370

1,480

1,600

1,660

1,600

1,520

-

Adjusted for change in

res

Mean

373

1,253

2 , 822

1,877

3,651

4,897

4 , 888

2 557

2 754

1J557

702

350

1,362

2,249

-LVU-i.1 LUI1LCULO

Per square 

mile

0.362

1.22

2.74

1.82

3.55

4.76

4.75

2.48

2.68

1.51

. 682

.340

1.32

2.19

Runoff in 

inches

0.42

1.36

3.16

24.76

4.09

4.96

5.48

2.77

3.09

.79

.39

1.47

29.66

t Change in contents in Youghiogheny River and Deep Creek Reservoirs.
110 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Youghlogheny River at Connellsville, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°01'05", long. 79°35'40", at Crawford Avenue

Bridge in Connellsville, Fayette County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Mounts

Creek. Datum of gage is 860.13 feet above mean sea level (Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

bench mark).

Drainage area.--1,326 square miles. 

Hecords available.--October 1918 to September 192] and October 1931 to September 1950 in

reports of Ueological Survey. Jaly 1908 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania

Department of Forests and Waters.

Average discharge.--41 years (1908-18, 1919-50), 2,499 second-feet (adjusted since 1938). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,700 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 8.94

1'eet); minimum, 560 second-feet Jane 22 (gage height, 1.70 feet); minimum daily, 771

second-feet June 22.

1908-50: Maximum discharge, 92,500 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 20.28

feet), from rating curve extended above 55,000 second-feet; minimum, 11 second-feet

Sept. C3, 26, 27, 1908, Oct. 18, 1910 (gage height, 0.11 foot). 

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by power plants, since 1943 "by Youghlogheny River

Reservoir (see p. 82), and since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir (combined capacity,

352,770 acre-feet), and by several smaller reservoirs above station. 

Cooperation.--Records of contents in Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania

Electric Co. 

Revisions (water years).--W 783: 1924(M).

Racing tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 23 to Sept. 8}

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12, Sept. 9-31..

4.2 

5.4 

7.0

Dec. 13 to Sept.

705 4.5

1,040 5.8

1,560 7.0

2,490 8.5

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day Oct. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July

1,820

1,490

1,390

2,420

2,340

3,220

120 1,B6C 

3,U4C 

5.74C 

5,03C

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,100

1,230

1,190

1,140

1,290

1,380

1,470 

1.46C 

1,430 

1,510 

1,490

4,350

2,540

1,710

1,320

1,210

1.43u 

1,441-1 

1,560 

2,770 

11,200

1,070 

1,160 

1,160 

1,12f 

1,140 

1,520

2, COO 

2,270

1,330

1,300

1 . 740

1,360

1,200

1,110

1,220

1,270

1,210

894

868

886

902

886

954

Secondfoob-days Maximum Minimum

(equivalent, 

3econa-feet)t

Adjusted fo

 square Runoff In 

mile

33,642

52,450

96,810

917

1,240

1,510

1,085

1,748

3,125

-677

-116 

+594

408

1,630

3,717

Calendar year 1949

January.......

February......

March.........

April.........

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

July......

Augus t....

September.

4,249 

e,204 

5,397 

2,962 

2,795 

2,371 

1,355 

1,159 

1,755

+718

-129 

+ 615 

+423 

+490

-411

-409

.40 

1.44

Water year 1949-50 ..1,032,6b

ts In Youghlogheny River a 

aph based rn gage readings

3reek Reservoirs 

ige, and fragmen
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 111

Youghiogheny River at Sutersville, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°14'25'', long. 79°48'25", at Sutersville, West-

 moreland County, 500 feet upstream from highway bridge and 2.1 miles downstream from 

Sewickley Creek. Datum of gage Is 733.36 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

Parkersburg-Unlontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Drainage area.--1,715 square miles.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1936 and December 1938 to September 1950

 in reports or Geological Survey. June 1915 to September 1920 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), October 1920 to September 1929, June 1931 to September 1936, 

and December 1938 to September 1941 In reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests 

and Waters.

Average discharge.--25 years (1920-29, 1931-36, 1939-50), 2,982 second-feet (adjusted 

since 1939).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,100 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 11.43

 feet); minimum, yi2 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 3.28 feet).

1915-29, 1931-36, 1338-50: Maximum discharge, 100,000 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936

(gage height, 30.65 feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; minimum gage height,

1.96 feet July 10, 1918. 

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by power plants, since 1943 by Youghiogheny River

 Reservoir (see p. 8.2), and since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir (combined capacity, 

352,770 acre-feet), and several smaller reservoirs above station. Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1950 are given in Water-Supply 

Paper 1136 .

Cooperation.--Records of contents in Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania 

Electric Co.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

930 6.5 6,100

1,350 8.5 10,400

1,970 10.0 14,200

,240 11.1 17,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day Dot. May July Aug.

3,780

3,330

,120

990

990

2,180 

" , 040 

1,900 

1,760 

1,640

1,171

1,300

1,170

1,070

1,080

1,130

1,120

1,110

1,100

1,100

1,110

1,140

1,240

1,210

1,210

1,440

1,580

1,440

1,430

1, 640

1,580

1,700

1,640

1,470

1,530

1,830

4, 530

3,770

2,170

1,700

1,470

1,360

1,360

1,500

1,440

1,470

1.680

2,110

1,330

1,440

1,340

1,390

1,340

1,280

1,320

1,560

1,530

1,470

1.330

1,240

1,160

1,760

1,640

1,700

2,550

11,400

8,420

6,920

5,500

4,440

3,780

1, 60 

1,

1,160

950

960

940

950

960

1,160

1,440

1,310

1.240

1,170

1,160

2,610

11,400

7,900

3,930

2,490

2,180

2,110

2,180

2,110

1,970

Secondfoot-days

(equivalent, 

second-feet)t

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contentE

Runoff In 

inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

35,530

56,570

117,700

1,440

5,900

11,200

980

1,440

1,760

1,146

1,686

3,797

-677

-118 

+594

469

1,768

4,391

0.273

1.03

2.56

0.31

1.15

2.95

Calendar year 1949 903

January.. . 

February. . 

March.... .

April.....

May_.......

June......

July......

August....

September.

171,690

206,030

192,880

104,280

99,940

61,520

54,740

40,700

64,340

2,730

3,420

2,490

1,560

2,040

1,080

1,230

940

+ 716

-1E9 

+ 615 

+ 4E3 

+490

-411

-409

-693 

-47.

4.21

4.39

4.60

2.53

2.50

1.50

.91

.42

1.36

Water year 1949-50 ..1,225,9

intents in Youghiogheny Ri

17,000 940 

ver and D

+31. t

t Change
112 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Casselman River at Grantsville, Md.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 39°42'05", long. 79°08'05", on

 left bank at steel bridge on county highway, 0.3 mile upstream from Slaubough Run, 0.7 

mile downstream from U. S. Route 40, and 1.0 mile northeast of Grantsville, Garrett 

County.

Drainage area.--62.5 square miles.

Records available. July 1947 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,620 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage height, 6.68

 feet) , from rating curve extended above 1,600 second-feet on basis of contracted-opening 

determination at gage height 8.13 feet; minimum, 6.8 second-feet Oct. 13, 14 (gage 

height , 1.14 feet) .

1947-50: Maximum discharge, 5,110 second-feet July 4, 1948 (gage height, 8.13 feet), 

by contracted-opening method; minimum, 3.9 second-feet Oct. 31, 1947 (gage height, 1.11 

feet); minimum daily, 5.5 second-feet Oct. 24, 26, 1947.

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

wnicn are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 1143: 1948.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.14

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

133

22O 

335

538

795

1,080

1,530

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

3i

Oct.

11

8.9

7.8

7.3

7.8

7.8

9.5

12

1C

8.4

7.8

7.3

6.8

7.8

57

37

20

15

13

11

11

11

12

12

12

35

28

19

30

28

72

Nov.

60

37

49

126

73

55

49

42

36

33

31

30

31

67

52

42

37

36

35

43

44

37

b38

b39

49

b«

b45

b42

358

214

Dec.

123

100

b84

b76

b72

b70

131

»119

b82

b72

73

156

385

210

b!4O

bl!4

b!06

116

176

136

111

10C

156

116

b94

167

399

220

165

131

111

Jan.

135

1C2

124

154

200

207

280

188

154

188

185

138

*131

149

119

123

1O2

105

b94

b74

b70

71

83

91

83

71

94

75

86

310

612

Month

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

Novembe r .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ........ .................

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

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ..........................

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

Water year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

648

706

*627

322

238

214

220

171

420

327

230

185

255

274

285

244

201

174

171

b!24

bl!4

bllO

b!90

b!45

b!20

blOO

b8B

b8o

_

_

1 Secondfoot days

543. Z

1,870

4,311

36, 070. £

4,568

6,983

8,064

4,538

5,101

2 245

1,'074

836.4

4 095 i- , ~t*J . -a

44, 229. C

Mar.

b90

b80

b74

b70

b74

b74

b72

blOO

b!06

b90

390

a2OO

a480

a42i'p

*280

220

185

194

b!55

b!45

b!55

217

194

258

4O4

348

840

1,250

600

340

259

Apr.

217

204

198

185

179

156

136

121

109

107

108

a96

a90

a84

a80

a76

a72

a70

69

77

69

62

149

339

540

293

210

165

136

141

Maximum

72

358

399

919

612

706

1,250

540

445

174

107

156

1,490

1,490

Hay

234

179

a245

al90

210

a!90

a!45

a!20

110

116

96

98

105

83

218

217

141

181

171

131

114

102

128

116

120

194

157

445

238

171

136

Minimum

6 . 8

30

70

6.8

70

80

70

62

83

27

14

8.9

8 , 9

6.8

June

162

109

98

174

114

81

65

57

50

115

162

79

60

55

49

44

53

43

7O

96

57

43

36

31

142

65

43

35

30

27

-

Mean

17.5

62 . 2

139

98.8

147

249

260

151

165

74.8

34.6

27.0

137

121

July

23

20

23

29

27

25

20

16

14

107

47

27

26

62

30

34

49

44

31

30

39

28

20

57

60

37

30

24

29

43

23

Aug.

156

67

40

30

27

25

20

17

15

15

15

15

13

11

10

10

9.5

8.9

42

112

30

18

15

14

14

19

13

15

13

12

15

Per square 

mile

0.280

.997

2.22

1.58

2 35

s'.SB

4.16

2.42

2.64

1.20

554

. 432

2.19

1.94

Sept.

14

14

27

29

17

12

11

9.5

8.9

11

15

13

28

40

26

17

14

12

11

26

1,160

1,490

380

198

136

105

83

71

62

55

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.32

1.11

2.57

21.47

2.72

4.16

4.80

2.70

3.04

1.34

.64

.50

2.44

26.34

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec.-ft.).--Jan. 31 (6 p.m.) 1,000 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (12 p.m.) 1,650 

sec.-ft.; Sept. 21 (10 p.m.) 3,620 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVEE BASIN 113

Casselman River at Markleton, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39 0 51'35", long. 79°13'40", at highway bridge at

" Markleton, Somerset County, 2 miles southwest of Casselman and 7 miles downstream from 

Coxes.Creek. Datum of gage is 1,655.29 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907.

T ' ainage area. 382 square miles.

records available.--August to September 1913 (gage heights and discharge measurements only),

"" October 1920 to September 1921, and October 1931 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. August 1913 to September 1920 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only) and October 1920 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of 

Forests and Waters.

fverage discharge. 30 years (1920-50), 628 second-feet.

LVtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,570 second-feet Mr. 28 (gage height, 7.55

 feet); minimum, 50 second-feet Oct. 14 (gage height, 1.42 feet).

1920-50: Maximum discharge, 35,800 second-feet Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 16.4 

feet, from floodmark), by slope-area method; minimum observed, 11 second-feet Aug. 13, 

1930, July 23, 1936.

T marks.--Records good. Slight diversion above station to city of Frostburg, Md., and to 

borough of Salisbury, Pa.

Cooperation.--One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

revisions. W 743: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 2 Feb. 3 to Sept. 30

1-4 46 1.9 179 3.2 1,060 1.4 44 2.1 258 4.4 

1.5 64 2.2 312 3.9 1,830 1.5 62 2.4 412 5.3 

1-6 85 2.5 485 4.6 2,830 1.6 84 2.8 675 6.4 

1-7 111 2.8 700 5.1 3,690 1.7 110 3.2 1,000 6.9 

1.9 176 3.7 1,520

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

r-v 

}

s

6 

f

]b

: i

i? 

:r ] ' 

js

]° ]- ]- 

]r

u

F<

'.--

I'-

*' .

Oct.

70 

62 

55 

53 

55

59 

66 

77 

70 

62

57 

51 

53 

53

144

258 

150 

106 

88 

79

72

68

68 

68 

68

117 

172 

122 

121 

143 

338

Nov.

404 

260 

224 

483

435

328 

274 

246 

212

191

175 

165 

161 

272 

283

220

191 

187 

187 

195

216 

204 

168 

220

330

298 

242 

251 

1,720 

1,360

Dec.

802 

620 

518 

435 

518

392

576 

708 

460 

406

435 

706 

2,660 

1,590 

1,050

689 

592 

676 

960 

834

668 

606 

976 

825 

592

859 

2,720 

1,750 

1,230

951 

764

Jan.

684 

684 

1,170 

1,380 

1,730

2,100 

3,010 

1,780 

1,360 

1,760

1,750 

1,200 

1,060 

1,040 

843

816 

692 

660 

613 

420

448 

448 

466 

492 

492

423 

473 

435 

425 

1,470 

2,820

Month

x - ».«j 

' re 

x -r:e

f3a 

" r»u

*'<1T

4r ~<3

.--i

«TT " 'lie -is

'" T\] 

'")t

^

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

.ary

h. ...........................

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

st ...........................

ember ............. ..........

ter year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

3,530 

3,470 

3,760 

2,020 

1,410

1,-?40 

1,340 

1,040 

2,290 

2,200

1,520

1,200 

3,520 

2,160 

2,230

1,820 

1,460 

1,190 

1,090 

864

735 

924 

1,580 

1,090 

872

682 

563 

563

Second 

foot-days

3,02E 

10,102 

27,566

213,236

33,144 

44,362 

49,316 

25,531 

24,796 

12,86S 

6,263 

3.74E 

12,016

252, 7 4C

Mar.

847 

626 

418 

472 

510

536 

 4"54 

505 

742 

523

550 

1,480 

3,700 

2,700

1,640

1,250

1,000 

1,000

822

872

951 

1,220 

1,200 

1,330 

2,450

2,030 

4,650 

7,510 

3,710 

2,100 

1,520

Apr.

1,240 

1,090 

960 

942

951

838 

720 

654 

584 

536

523

472 

442 

418 

418

401 

378 

356 

330 

362

346 

305 

411 

1,450 

4,200

2,100 

1,390 

1,060 

864 

790

Maximum

338 

1,720 

2,720

5,230

3,01O 

3,760 

7,510 

4,200 

Z,160 

1,02O 

512 

422 

5,090

7,510

'eak discharge (base, 8,OOO sec. -ft.). Mar. 28 (1 a.m.

May

1,100

924 

1,090 

978 

838

806 

647 

550 

498

517

466 

418 

430 

378 

586

961 

611 

662 

830 

661

584 

510 

536 

570 

490

1,820 

1,230 

2,160 

1,280 

915 

750

Minimum

51 

161 

392

51

420 

563 

418 

305 

378 

184 

92 

60 

55

51

June

830 

640 

550 

872 

654

478 

395 

346 

296 

426

1,020 

577 

41B 

356 

310

267 

249 

241 

228 

334

376 

241

199 

184 

861

573 

320 

241

203 

184

Mean

97.6 

337 

889

584

1,069 

1,584 

1,591 

851 

800 

429 

202 

121 

401

692

July

158 

138

141 

141 

148

162 

129 

105 

92 

423

400 

196 

254 

512 

268

240 

356 

249 

215 

180

162 

155 

126 

158 

310

200 

158 

132 

119 

110 

126

2,450 

3,960 

6,310 

7,590

Aug.

243 

422

210 

148 

126

119 

105 

89 

80 

91

97 

129 

97 

77 

66

64 

60 

84 

129 

218

L84 

101 

80 

94 

72

67 

92 

125 

77 

71 

128

Per square 

mile

0.255 

.882 

2.33

1.53

2.80 

4. 15 

4.16 

2.23 

2.09 

1.12 

.529 

.317 

1.05

1.81

) 9,570 sec. -ft.

Sept.

152 

158 

156 

158 

116

87

60 

55 

57

66 

69 

64

118 

135

97 

80 

66 

62 

66

661 

5,090

1,640 

794 

530

395 

315 

267 

228 

203

Runoff in 

inohss

0.29 

.98 

2.68

20.75

3.23 

4.32

4.80 

2.4d 

2.41 

1.25 

.61 

.36 

1.17

24.59
114 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Big Piney Run near Salisbury, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 39°43'32", long. 79°02'57", an 

eighth of a mile upstream from Little Piney Run, a quarter of a mile north of MarylandPennsylvania State line, and 2j miles southeast of Salisbury, Somerset County.

Drainage area.--24.5 square miles.

Records available.--June 1932 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--18 years, 37.5 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, about 1.300 second-feet Sept. 21; minimum, 1.2 

second-feet Oct. 4, 12 (gage height, 1.18 feet).

1932-50: Maximum discharge, 4,300 second-feet Apr. 26, 1937, from rating curve 

extended above 320 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination at gage height, 7.5 

feet; maximum gage height, 8.87 feet Feb. 22, 1944 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.10 

second-foot on many days in September 1943.

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

which are fair. Records do not include a small amount of water diverted 3 miles above 

station through pumps to city of Frostburg, Md., and from spring 700 feet above station 

by gravity to city of Salisbury, Pa.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 31 to Sept. 6)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 24 Apr. 25 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.3 

3.5 

3.8

226

322

405

580

9.8

15

Note.--Same as preceding table below 

1.6 and above 2.7 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.5

1.7

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.9

4.3

3.8

1.9

1.6

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.6

16

9.8

6.8

5.2

4.7

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.4

4.0

11

7.0

5.8

9.1

7.9

23

Nov.

18

14

21

28

22

18

16

13

11

9.8

8.8

8.2

9.3

18

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.1

11

9.4

7.9

8.4

8.8

9.4

7.6

8.4

8.4

55

45

Dec.

36

30

24

b21

b!9

b!8

*25

24

b20

20

21

35

96

82

60

b39

b34

34

39

30

26

25

38

b28

b27

57

123

100

75

55

42

Jan.

36

32

37

34

46

53

82

71

62

72

55

47

50

*51

38

39

31

34

b28

b23

b21

21

23

24

20

17

17

14

17

36

128

Month

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

Novembe r .........................

Decembe r ........ ................

Calenda'r year 1949 ........ ...

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

June ................. . . ...

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

August ................... ....

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

195

*215

226

138

96

77

72

50

108

113

98

77

96

109

133

123

100

77

63

b46

b45

42

50

41

b35

b29

b27

b26

_

-

Secondfoot days

158.3

443.7

1,303

11,179.1

1,259

2,507

2,738

1,362

1,178

529.6

192.0

151.2

1,395.2

13,217.0

liar.

32

22

18

17

18

18

16

21

£2

b20

20

70

165

144

*102

75

59

b52

b43

b36

b39

46

42

62

109

102

318

556

250

142

102

Apr.

79

66

59

55

50

42

33

30

26

25

23

20

19

17

17

16

15

14

13

16

14

12

24

59

209

136

95

72

54

52

Maximum

23

55

123

317

128

226

556

2O9

84

45

27

18

500

556

May

72

54

34

73

67

53

41

33

29

28

24

24

24

18

40

37

33

43

43

40

34

30

29

26

23

31

26

37

30

26

26

Minimum

1.4

7.6

18

1.1

14

26

16

12

18

6.3

2.2

1.5

1.7

1.4

June

36

23

21

29

21

17

14

12

12

28

45

25

20

17

14

11

11

8.8

12

35

19

14

11

10

22

12

9.1

7.6

C.8

6.3

-

Mean

5.11

14.8

42.0

30.6

40.6

89.5

88.3

45.4

38.0

17.7

6.19

4.88

46.5

36.2

July

5.2

3.8

3.9

4.3

4.3

4.3

3.4

2.7

2.2

27

10

5.7 4."'

5.7

3.8

6.9

9.8

9.1

6.6

5.4

6.3

5.0

3. B

13

9.4

6.3

5.8

4.7

4.3

3.6

3-.0

Aug.

18

10

6.6

5.2

4.3

4.3

3.6

2.8

2.4

2.1

3.0

5.2

2.7

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.5

7.1

13

4.5

2.7

2.1

1.9

4.1

6.6

3.4

2.4

2.4

3.8

18

Per square 

mile

_

_

_

1.25

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

1.48

Sept.

5.7

5.4

7.3

5.4

3.6

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.7

2.2

5.0

3.5

9.0

10

5.5

4.5

3.7

3.2

4.5

7.6

400

500

160

80

47

35

26

21

17

15

Runoff in 

inches

_

-

_

16.97

_

.

_

_

_

_

,

_

-

20.06

Peak discharge (ba see/-ft.). Mar. 27 (9 p.m.) 796 

day.

2.-ft.j Sept. 21 (about 9 p.m.) about

1,30O sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Sept. 6-30; discharge computed on basis of weather re 

for nearby stations.

ords and records
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 115

Laurel Hill Creek at Orsina, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder and masonry control, lat. 39°49'15", long. 79°19 I 15", at 

Ursina, Somerset County, 500 feet downstream from bridge on State Highway 53 and 2.7 

miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,335.26 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.--121 square miles.

Kecords available.--August to September 1913 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), October 1918 to September 1921, and October 1931 to September 1950 in reports 

of Geological Survey. August 1913 to September 1916 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) and October 1916 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department 

of Forests and Waters.

Average discharge.--34 years (1916-50), 262 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,900 second-feet Apr. 24 (gage height, 4.31 

feet j; minimum, 24 second-feet Aug. 29, 30 (gage height, 0.99 foot).

1916-50: Maximum discharge, 10,300 second-feet Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 10.28 

feet, from floodmark, site and datum then in use), by slope-area metho'd; no flow Aug. 

9 2. 1917, Feb. 15, 1919.

Remark's --Records good except those lor periods of ice effect, which are fair. Slight 

regulation at low flow by mills above*station. Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1950 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Revisions (water years).--W b93: 1919-21, 1932-34.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods of ice effect 

Igage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.0 25 1.4 115 2.5 718 

1.1 41 1.6 187 3.0 1,210 

1.2 60 1.9 319 3.5 1,780 

1.3 85 2.2 490 3.9 2,320

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

50 

44 

44 

41 

48

48 

50 

52 

44 

41

38 

34 

34 

34 

57

65 

50 

43 

41 

39

38 

38 

39 

38 

36

54 

58 

48 

50 

52 

156

Nov.

184 

122 

120 

276 

250

199 

179 

160 

139 

122

115 

103 

97 

144 

*142

118 

106 

109 

106 

125

16O 

146 

b!30 

149 

325

277 

228 

203 

1,130 

858

Dec.

482

361 

286 

250

250

b210 

258 

324 

b240 

b200

203 

434 

1,660 

1,010 

576

b360 

b250 

b280 

382 

319

272 

250 

319 

277 

b220

391 

990 

758 

*518 

388 

310

Jan.

263 

268 

698 

970 

1,070

1,220 

1,760 

1,060 

659 

757

933 

610 

484 

428 

329

319 

277 

272 

b250

b200

bl90 

176 

179 

199 

220

187 

335 

286 

322 

830 

1,310

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

n.. ............... ..........

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

st ........ ....... .....

ember .......... ..........

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,160 

1,110 

1,180 

740 

510

434 

*465 

366 

889 

861

589 

440 

563 

890 

830

659 

510 

411 

382 

310

286 

334 

761 

566 

422

b330 

b270 

270

Second 

foot-days

1,50 

6,52 

13,02

94,05

17,06 

16,53 

18,38 

10,75 

8,76 

4,21 

3,48 

1,60 

3,61

105,47

Mar.

371 

b270 

b!90 

b200 

b210

212 

183 

204 

b280 

b230

232 

550 

1,500 

1,280 

727

*524 

400 

394 

314 

329

400 

459 

484 

588 

890

736 

1,190 

2,250 

1,450 

789 

546

Apr.

428 

371 

319 

305 

427

405 

345 

314 

277 

246

228 

203 

191 

176 

176

176 

176 

160 

153 

168

153 

139 

215 

610 

1,810

947 

575 

428 

335

300

Maximum

t 156 

I 1,130 

3 1,660

3 2 , 200

L 1,760 

3 1,180 

I 2,250 

3 1,810 

3 846 

1 493 

7 454 

L 140 

3 826

3 2,250

May

430 

361 

405 

355 

310

272 

228 

195 

179 

195

172 

153 

142 

129 

241

338 

241 

306 

319 

268

228 

199 

246 

246 

203

216 

373 

846 

440 

296 

237

Minimum

34 

97 

200

26

176 

270 

183 

139 

129 

46 

34 

25 

28

25

June

241 

179 

174 

493 

346

259 

212 

172 

146 

290

198 

125 

103 

94 

82

72 

72 

62 

65 

70

70 

54 

46 

50 

126

183 

82 

54 

48 

46

Mean

48. E 

217 

420

258

550 

591 

593 

359 

283 

140 

112 

51. f 

121

289

July

41 

38 

48 

48

70

78 

54 

41 

34 

143

151 

80 

183 

454 

221

200 

204 

153 

122 

115

100 

78 

68 

121 

156

94 

78 

76 

112 

70 

56

Aug.

140 

118 

85 

62 

52

54 

46 

39 

34 

66

60 

50 

41 

36 

33

30 

30 

43 

91 

85

60 

43 

36 

36 

30

31 

28 

26 

25 

25 

66

Per square 

mile

> 0 . 401 

1.79 

3.47

2.13

4.55 

4.88 

4.90 

2.97 

2.34 

1.16 

.926 

.426 

1.00

2.39

Sept.

64 

86 

78 

84 

62

46 

41 

36 

33 

34

36 

34 

38 

41 

56

41 

33 

28 

30 

34

499 

826 

445 

250 

176

135 

109 

91 

78 

72

Runoff in 

incites

0.46 

2.00 

4.00

28.90

5.24 

5.08 

5.65 

3.31 

2.70 

1.30 

1.07 

.49 

1.11

32.41

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft.). Ho peak above base.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

,238383 O - 53 - 9
116 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Green Lick Run at Green Lick Reservoir, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and V-notch weir, lat. 40°06'20", long. 79°30'05", at upstream end of Green Lick Reservoir, Fayette County, 1.3 miles upstream from Latteer Ran 

and 3^ miles southeast of Mount Pleasant.

Drainage area.--3.07 square miles.

Records available.--August 1941 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 183 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 2.4.3 feet); 

 minimum, 0.19 second-foot Sept. 8-12 (gage height, 0.20 foot).

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 1,400 second-feet Aug. 13, 1943, by slope-area method;

maximum gage height, 5.42 feet May 24, 1,944 (backwater from debris); minimum discharge,

0.10 second-foot Sept. 29, 1943 (gage height, 0.16 foot).

Remarks. --Records good except those "below 1 second-foot, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--W 1053: 1943(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 14-2O)

0.32

.55

.80

1.43

1.85

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5

0.6 

.7

1.0 

1.3

Jan. 6 to Sept. 3O

J.2 0.19

.25 .32

.3 .52

.35 .79

.4 1.09

.45 1.43

0.5 

.6 1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.2 15

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.55

.40

.36

.40

.98

.86

1.04

.70

.50

.55

.50

.50

.55

.68

1.22

.86

.55

.45

.40

.40

.40

.40

.55

.55

.36

.50

.45

.40

.65

.60

6.8

Nov.

2.58

1.67

5.6

11

6.4

4.05

3.18

2.46

1.95

1.85

1.67

1,29

1.69

4.01

2.46

2.05

2.05

2.15

2.25

6.2

4.35

3.32

2.79

3.04

4.35

3.18

3.18

3.53

21

10

-

Dec.

6.4

5.0

4.20

5.2

6.0

4.35

6.5

4.86

3.75

3.46

5.2

36

65

20

12

8.0

6.2

8.0

11

8.6

7.1

6.0

8.9

6.2

5.E

15.5

20

*13

9.8

7.5

6.0

Jan.

5.2

7.7

36

19

*31

61

58

19

12

14.5

13

9.1

8.5

8.7

6.9

8.5

6.7

6.3

4.80

3.90

3.64

3.64

3.77

3.84

8.2

5.6

13

15

32

42

Month

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

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

December ........................

Calendar year 1949 ...........

January .........................

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

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

22

37

20

12.5

9.1

8.7

8.5

*6.3

14.5

10.5

8.1

6.7

8.5

11

12

10.5

8.5

7.4

7.6

5.8

5.4

alO

al8

a9.8

6.9

5.4

4.64

4.27

_

-

Secondfoot-days

24.11

125.30

334.92

2,031.05

492.49

299 . 61

317 . 93

16s! 85

178.01

103.93

124 .44

14.47

22.81

2,203.87

Peak discharge (base, 130 sec. -ft.). Dec.

Mar.

5.3

3.39

b2.8

b2.7

2.77

2.67

2.46

3.86

4.00

2.90

3.50

9.1

25

13

8.7

6.7

*5.8

5.3

4.18

7.1

28

17.5

16.5

23

23

24

24

16

11

7.6

6.1

Apr.

5.4

4.80

4.32

4.05

12

7.6

6.3

5.6

4.80

4.32

4.03

3.52

3.13

2.8-7

2.67

2.56

2.36

2.26

2.36

3.52

2.67

2.56

3.35

9.0

13

18

10.5

7.4

5.8

5.1

Maximum

6.8

21

65

65

61

37

28

18

28

25

16

1.28

2.98

65

12 (8:30 p.r

May

5.6

4.80

5.9

4.96

5.4

4.80

4.16

3.52

3.52

3.90

3.39

3.13

2.87

2.77

28

17

9.8

7.8

6.3

5.1

4.32

4.33

8.5

5.4

4.48

3.77

3.13

3.77

2.87

£.46

2.26

Minimum

0.36

1.29

3.46

.18

3.64

4.27

2.46

2.26

2.26

.67

.57

.23

.19

.19

n.) 158 sec

June

4.10

2.26

4.32

25

9.1

5.7

3.90

2.67

2.67

3.13

3.84

2.26

1.76

1.59

1.36

1.51

1.43

1.22

1.29

1.29

1.29

.91

.67

.99

9.6

4.15

2.16

1.51

1.22

1.03

Mean

0.778

4.18

10.8

5.56

15. 9

IQ'.J

10.3

5.53

5.74

3.46

4.01

.467

.760

6.04

July

0.85

.99

2.74

2.81

16

12

5.4

3.13

2.26

4.96

3.20

2.36

15

14

6.9

6.1

4.96

3.52

2.67

2.26

1.85

1.43

1.22

1.65

1.36

1.09

.91

.79

.73

.73

.57

Aug.

1.28

.85

.57

.48

.44

.44

.36

.32

.40

.85

.52

.44

.32

.26

.23

.45

.48

.56

.91

.62

.40

.29

.26

.26

.23

.23

.23

.23

.26

.63

.67

Per square 

mile

0.253

1.36

3.52

1.81

5.18

3.49

3.36

1.80

1.87

1.13

1.31

.152

.248

1.97

Sept.

0.7O

.85

2.56

1.09

.44

.29

.23

.21

.19

.21

.21

.21

.29

2.83

.79

.52

.40

.29

.32

.32

1.67

2.98

1.74

.91

.67

.52

.40

.36

.32

.29

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.29

1.52

4.06

24.60

5.97

3.63

3.85

2.01

2.16

1.26

1.51

.18

.28

26.72

.-ft.; Jan. 6 (7:3O p.m.) 183

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records 

South Pork Tenmlle Creek at Jefferson.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 117

Turtle Creek at Trafford, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°23'15", long. V9 0 45'55", at Trafford, Westmore-

 land County, 500 feet upstream from Brush Creek, and 5.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Datum of gage is 765.08 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. 

Drainage area. 55.9 square miles. 

Hecords available.--October 1920 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1950 in

 reports or geological Survey. July to September 1914, January 1916 to September 1920 

(gage heights and discharge measurements only), and October 1920 to September 1941 in 

reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Average discharge. 30 years (1920-50), 75.7 second-feet.

extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, 4.430 second-feet July 5 (gage height, 9.21

 feet); minimum, 1.3 second-feet Oct. 22 (gage height, 1.82 feet).

1920-50: Maximum discharge, 5,200 second-feet May 27, 1946 (gage height, 10.05

feet), by slope-area method; minimum observed, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 6, 7, 1922, Sept.

16, 17, 28, 1939. 

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

which are fair. 

Revisions. W 743: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5-25,

Oct. 31 to Dec. 11, Sept. 21-3O)

Oct. 1 to July 4 July 5 to Sept. 30

2.0 11

2.1 18

2.2 27

2.3 37 

Note. Same as following table above 2.3 feet.

3.0 

5.2

8.0

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.9 

3.3 

3.9

4.3 499

4.7 683

5.2 1,000

5.7 1,390

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.5

2.4

2.1

4.5

7.4

5.6

6.8

8.0

4.5

3.5

3.1

3.5

8.0

5.6

3.5

3.1

2.4

1.8

4.0

3.1

1.8

1.5

1.5

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

14

Nov.

6.8

4.5

5.1

6.2

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.1

4.5

13

6.2

4.O

4.5

7.4

7.4

6.8

6.2

5.6

4.0

4.6

8.6

7.4

6.2

6.8

41

22

-

Dec.

14

15

13

12

16

12

18

14

8.5

12

42

107

384

139

65

35

34

74

86

69

58

48

68

53

48

85

170

147

97

67

51

Jan.

45

53

346

214

284

551

549

224

145

288

230

153

219

184

136

145

110

105

81

60

61

58

60

99

103

130

234

151

170

204

369

Month

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

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

Ua\T nay ..............................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

262

290

218

158

122

130

126

105

309

*216

162

a!30

a210

358

495

a300

a240

al50

alOO

h89

h89

160

213

a!30

a!05

a92

a86

85

_

-

Secondfoot-days

122 c

216 £

2,06li£

19,062.4

5,761

5,130

4,220

2 , OO8 

1,664

2,955

3,289 

441. C

334. C

28,203.3

Mar.

81

52

bSO

b52

b52

47

43

65

67

55

66

139

310

196

134

103

88

95

72

77

202

178

422

358

252

224

228

181

136

106

89

Apr.

83

74

*71

67

91

77

68

64

56

53

51

46

44

40

37

35

32

31

* 32

41

32

30

80

113

124

175

126

93

74

68

-

Maximum

14

41

384

551

495

422

175

214

740

1,320

105

31

1,320

May

96

80

72

64

96

80

61

48

46

47

41

35

33

31

31

29

26

25

23

22

19

18

34

34

26

25

90

214

98

62

58

Minimum

1.5

3.1

8.5

1.5

45

85

43

30

18

15

13

4.3

1.5

June

50

32

301

611

190

108

71

52

42

46

37

28

25

25

21

a!9

a!9

a!7

a!8

a!8

a21

a!7

a!5

a!30

740

122

74

46

33

27

"

Me.Ji

3.96

7 . 23

seis

. tL

186

183

136

66.9

53.7

98.5

106

14.2

11.1

77.3

July

21

18

61

191

1,320

642

207

115

78

71

57

48

53

50

36

32

30

26

23

23

20

17

16

21

23

17

17

15

14

14

13

Aug.

16

14

12

11

10

9.3

8.7

8.0

105

27

12

9.3

7.4

6.9

6.3

6.9

6.3

9.2

24

12

8.0

6.9

6.3

6.3

5.8

5.2

5.2

23

12

13

28

Per square 

mile

O.O71

.129

1.19

. 934 ^^-r

3.33

3 27

Z

A ^ . <±3

1.20

.961

1.76

1.90

.254

.199

1.38

Sept.

14

11

10

7.4

6.9

6.3

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.3

4.8

8.2

28

31

16 _

11

8.7

7.4

8.0

8.7

19

28

16

12

11

9.3

9.3

a8

a7.5

a7

Runoff in 

inches

O.O8

.14

1.37

3 . 83

3.41

2 . 81

1.34

1.11

1.97

2.19

.29

!22

18.76

c.-ft.; June 5 (1O p.m.) 1,770 

ec.-ft.

Peak discharge (base, 1.2OO see.-ft.). Jan. 6 (9:3O p.m.) 1,230 : 

sec.-ft.; June 25 (9 a.m.) 2,86O sec.-ft.; July 5 (4:3O p.m.) 4,43O

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Abers Creek near Murrysville 

and Chartiers Creek at Carnegie.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

h Computed from tape-gage readings.
118 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Abers Creek near Murrysvllle, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°27ilO", long. 79°42i45", 800 feet upstream 

rrom unnamed stream, 2 miles northwest of Murrysville, Westmoreland County, and 5-rmiles northwest of Export.

Drainage area.--4.36 square miles.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes.--1948-49: Maximum discharge during water year, 135 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage 

height, 2.41 feet); no flow at times July to September; minimum gage height, 0.29 

foot July 6.

1949-50; Maximum discharge during water year, 1,600 second-feet July 5 (gage 

height, 6.09 feet, from pen range) by contracted-opening method; no flow Sept. 12 

(gage height, -0.15 foot).

Remarks Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are fair, or those below 0.5 second-foot, which are poor.

Cooperation. Eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, Oct. 12, 1948, to Sept. 30, 1950, except periods of ice effect

or doubtful gage-height record

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 5, 6, 1948, Apr. 6 to May 22, 

June 11 to July 2O, 1949)

Oct. 12, 1948, to Jan. 25, 1949 Jan. 26, 1949, to July 4, 195O July 5 to Sept. 30, 1950

0.45 

.5 

.55 

.6 

.65 

.7 

.75

3.4 

4.6 

5.9

0.9 

.0 

.1 

.3

.4 

.7

8.9

12

0.3 

.35 

.4 

.45 

.5 

.55 

.6 

.65

.1

.3

.6

1.0

1.6

2.4

3.4

0.7 

.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

1.6

1.7

4.7 -0.1 

-.05 

0.0 

.05 

.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5

0.1 

.3 

.6 

.9

1.4 

2.4 

3.7 

5.2 

7.0

0.7 

1.0 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.7 

3.2

30

39

53

72

107

179

274

Discharge, in second-feet, 1948-50 

1948-49

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Oct.

aO.3

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 4

a. 5

a. 3

a. 4

a. 6

a. 9

al.O

.8

a. 6

a. 5

.4

.4

g3.4

g6.1

g2.6

al.4

al.l

22 =9

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

a. 8

a. 8

a. 7

.6

a. 6

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 4

Nov.

al.7

al.4

a2.5

3.4

2.2

9.0

a6.0

3.6

a3.O

a2.3

a2.0

al.8

al.7

al.5

al.4

al.3

al.4

al.2

al.6

a3.0

a2.4

3.2

a2.7

a2.3

2.0

1.9

7.3

6.0

20

15

-

Dec.

10

8.0

6.0

4.7

4.0

5.0

4.0

3.3

2.8

2.5

2.3

3.5

7.1

4.6

g37

a40

a!8

11

9.2

7.4

8.6

8.0

5.9

5.1

4.3

a3.0

a4.O

a!5

22

*18

12

Jan.

8.9

7.1

b6.0

6.2

*56

24

14

12

9.6

8.0

6.8

6.2

5.6

4.8

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.9

3.0

6.2

11

12

*42

22

37

41

31

18

b!3

12

Feb.

blO

b8.6

bS.O

18

16

b!2

12

blO

8.9

b7.6

b6.6

b6.0

6.7

8.6

22

19

12

9.6

9.6

21

13

31

25

17

16

12

9.9

b9.2

-

-

-

Mar.

bS.O

b7.6

7.0

b7.0

6.4

10

*b8.2

b7.0

6.7

12

18

12

9.2

b8.6

7.6

b7.0

b6.8

6.4

b6.0

b5.6

b5.6

6.4

7.0

6.7

6.4

8.9

19

14

11

8.9

18

Apr.

17

13

9.9

8.2

9.3

20

15

12

8.9

7.6

7.0

6.4

6.7

5.5

5.5

4.7

3.9

4.2

4.2

3.7

3.4

3.4

4.5

4.7

*4.4

4.7

4.4

3.4

2.8

2.6

May

2.4

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.3

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.5

1.2

1.4

.8

2.8

1.8

2.5

1.9

2.6

1.9

1.6

1.3

.9

.8

June

0.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.3

.2

.2

1.3

5.1

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.3

.5

.9

.6

.7

.5

.6

.4

.2

.2

.3

'.Z

.2

.2

July

0.1

0

0

0

0

.6

.4

.2

.1

1.9

.3

.1

0

0

g3.2

.8

1.8

3.5

1.4

1.9

16

14

8.5

3.7

2.1

1.9

1.3

1.0

.9

7.2

5.7

Aug.

2.6

1.8

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.3

1.0

.7

.4

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

o

0

0

.4

.2

.6

Sept.

0.5

.1

.1

.1

1.4

1.1

.6

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

O

.2

8.2

a.l

a.l

a.l

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a. 2

.2

Peak discharge (base, 100 sec.-ft.). Dec. 15 (4 p.m.) about 1OO sec.-ft.j Jan. 5 (8 a.m.) 135 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 (6 p.m.) 102 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Turtle Creek at Trafford and 

records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings and pen range.

Note. Doubtful gage-height record Nov. 28 to Dec. 12; discharge computed as explained in footnote a.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 119

Discharge, in second-feet, of Abers Creek near Murrysville, Pa., 1948-50 Continued

1949-50

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.2

.1

.1

.3

.5

.2

.8

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.7

Nov.

0.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

*.8

.5

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.7

.5

.5

.5

3.5

1.3

-

Dec.

0.9

1.1

.9

.8

.9

.8

1.3

bl.O

b.6

b.9

5.4

12

33

9.4

b4.5

b3.4

b3.2

6.1

6.4

5.2

4.4

3.4

4.4

3.2

b2.8

7.2

15

11

7.0

4.7

b3.4

Jan.

3.2

4.1

*31

16

2B

49

38

g"

g!2

g34

20

13

21

15

11

11

7.9

7.9

b5.4

b5.0

3.9

4.2

4.2

8.8

7.0

11

16

11

13

14

28

Feb.

18

22

14

9.9

7.6

9.2

8.2

6.6

28

*16

11

8.6

18

37

40

22

15

11

9.2

b7.0

b6.0

14

16

10

b7.4

b6.6

b6.0

b5.4

_

-

Mar.

b4.9

b4.5

b3.4

b3.5

b3.5

2.8

2.6

5.9

b6.2

b5.0

5.8

12

28

14

9.9

7.3

6.8

7.0

b5.4

6.9

17

16

34

27

19

20

19

15

11

7.9

6.1

Apr.

6.1

5.5

*5.5

5.8

8.9

6.7

5.5

5.2

4.4

3.7

3.9

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.3

1.9

9.4

12

12

18

10

7.0

5.8

6.4

-

May

13

8.9

7.0

5.8

8.9

6.4

4.7

3.7

3.4

3.7

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.1

1,3

2.6

2.1

1.5

1.5

3.5

5.2

2.8

2.1

1.8

June

1.4

1.1

28

31

10

6.1

3.7

2.6

2.3

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.9

.8

1.5

.8

.6

6.4

49

9.5

3.9

2.6

1.9

1.5

-

July

1.0

1.1

8.4

24

g274

46

18

12

7.5

6.5

5.2

3.8

4.5

3.8

2.8

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.5

1.0

.9

.7

1.4

1.2

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

Aug.

0.8

.7

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.3

1.6

.7

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

1.7

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.9

1.0

Sept.

0.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

1.4

2.8

gl.O

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.7

2.9

1.3

.7

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

~

Peak discharge (base, 100 sec.-ft.) . Jan. 6 (7:30 p.m.) 110 sec.-ft.; June 3 (7:30 p.m.) 272 sec. 

ft.; June 25 (9 a.m.) 283 sec.-ft.; July 5 (about 12:45 p.m.) 1,600 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings and pen range.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1948-50

Month

October 1948 .....................

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

December. .........................

Calendar year 1949 .............

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

Secondfoot-days

28.6

_

7.1

1,902.8

6.6

14.6

164.3

1,648.6

o 307 2 '

Maximum

6.1

1.4

56

.8

3.5

33

56

Minimum

0.2

0

.1

.2

.6

0

Mean

0.923

.237

.213

.487

5.30

4.52

Per square 

mile

0.212

.054

1 19

.112

1.22

1.04

Runoff in 

inches

0.24

. 96

.06

.12

1.40

14.07
120 CHARTIERS CREEK BASIN

Chartiers Creek at Carnegie, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°24'00", long. 80°05'55", 200 feet upstream from 

nignway bridge at Carnegie, Allegheny County, 0.2 mile downstream from Robinson Run, 

and 9.0 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 762.03 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 19S9, Parkersburg-TJniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944 (Pennsylvania 

Railroad bench mark).

Drainage area.--257 square miles.

Hecpras available. October 1919 to September 1921, January 1932 to September 1933, and 

JMovemoer iaqu to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. June 1915 to September 1919 (gage heights only), October 1919 to September 1933, and November 1940 to 

September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Average discharge.--21 years (1919-30, 1932-33, 1941-50), 316 second-feet.

extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,100 second-feet July 5 (gage height, 9.41 

-reet); minimum, 25 second-feet Oct. 3, 23 (gage height, 1.82 feet).

1919-33, 1940-50: Maximum gage height observed, 16.1 feet June 17, 1920, site and 

datum then in use (discharge not determined); minimum discharge observed, 16 secondfeet Aug. 9, 1926, and at times in September 1932.

Flood of March 1936 reached a stage of about 14 feet, present site, from information 

by local residents (discharge uncertain).

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by mine drainage, reservoirs, and inaustrial usage above station.

Revisions.--W 1053: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 14-29)

1.85

1.9

2.0

2.1

Oct. 1 to June 25

2.2 85

2.4 134

2.7 224

3.1 372

June 25 to Sept. 30

3.4 510

4.4 1,100

5.5 1,840

6.2 2,370

2.1 63

2.3 103

2.6 175

2.9 265

3.3 425

3.8 680

4.7 1,240

6.O 2,15O

6.7 2,710

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

37 

32 

32 

37 

42

45 

63 

60 

44 

40

38 

38 

38 

40 

38

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

38 

40 

34 

34 

34

41

41 

44 

44 

45 

60

Nov.

62 

51 

45 

44 

44

44 

42 

42 

42

41

42 

42 

52 

63 

54

44 

44 

51 

50 

42

42 

41 

42 

44 

50

48 

47 

50 

126 

88

Dec.

60 

64 

60 

56 

56

50 

58 

53

45 

48

63 

105 

433 

2'92 

140

92 

85 

133 

183 

156

131

113 

118 

101 

83

115 

254 

265 

189 

148 

124

Jan.

118 

126 

640 

648 

818

1,550 

2,150 

903 

592 

826

825 

554 

636 

598 

456

532 

433

411 

348 

290

272 

262 

262 

441 

500

445 

765 

548 

510 

735 

1,000

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary ,

h. ...........................

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

st ...........................

ember .......... .............

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

885 

1,040 

855 

620 

510

485 

465 

398 

938 

825

609 

495 

613 

1,220 

1,490

1 , 000 

795 

658 

576 

495

446 

565 

975 

705 

560

451 

394 

372

Secondfoot-days

1,269 

1,519 

3,873

81,087

19,195 

19,440 

18,186 

7,852 

5,012 

8,700 

12,210 

4,552 

10,486

112,294

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 see. -ft.). Ja

see. -ft.; June 25 (3:30 p.m.) 4,160 sec. -ft. 

3,030 sec. -ft. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readin

Har.

385 

317 

280 

272 

265

258 

241 

280 

283 

227

265 

402 

741 

636 

460

394 

360 

415 

340 

360

942 

888 

2,370 

1,800 

1,130

855 

795 

705 

587 

495 

438

Apr.

420 

389 

372 

381 

398

360 

328 

313 

290 

276

272 

251 

244 

231 

214

202 

195

189 

186 

198

183 

171 

183 

211 

244

302 

241 

208 

192 

208

Maximum

63 

126 

433

2,110

2,150 

1,490 

2,370 

420 

272 

2,640 

2,520 

844 

2,250

2,640

Hay

272 

234 

224 

208 

195

183 

174 

159 

171 

174

159

154 

151 

142 

142

154 

134 

129

124 

121

111 

116 

260 

183 

142

137

142 

159 

131 

116 

111

Minimum

32

41 

45

32

118 

372 

227 

171 

111 

90 

114 

80 

72

32

June

108 

101 

167 

61O 

272

192 

156 

137 

129 

148

159

134 

118 

116 

108

103 

129 

140 

108 

106

140 

108 

90 

225 

2,640

1,080 

425 

296 

246 

209

Mean

40.9 

50.6 

125

222

619 

694 

587 

262 

162 

290 

394 

147 

350

308

July

189 

170 

314 

378 

2,520

2,380 

833 

530 

394 

344

316 

276 

312 

394 

262

227 

215 

197 

175 

170

157 

144 

135 

162 

221

154 

139 

132 

138 

118 

114

Aug.

192 

167 

123 

112 

105

97 

95 

92 

110 

181

130 

110 

99 

92 

92

102 

90 

86 

844 

281

162 

130 

112 

105 

99

92 

82 

80 

80 

177 

233

Per square 

mile

0.159 

.197 

.486

.864

2.41 

2.70 

2.28 

1.02 

.630 

1.13 

1.53 

.572 

1.36

1.20

Sept.

144 

127 

110 

112 

92

90 

86 

82 

g80 

g76

g72 

g!31 

g776 

1,120 

467

282 

212 

183 

189 

181

883 

2,250 

821 

456 

340

282 

243 

221 

197 

181

Runoff in 

inches

0.18 

.22

.56

11.73

2.78 

2.81 

2.63 

1.14 

.73 

1.26 

1.77 

.66 

1.52

16.26

n. 7 (8 a.m.) 2,780 sec. -ft.; Mar. 23 (9 a.m.) 2,780 

; July 5 (9 p.m.) 5,100 sec. -ft.; Sept. 22 (5 a.m.)

gs and recorded range in stage.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 121

Mahoning River at Alliance, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°55'55", long. 81°05'45", in SEi sec. 24, T. 19 

N., R. 6 W,, 15 feet upstream from Webb Avenue Bridge in Alliance, 0.2 mile upstream 

from waterworks dam, and 4 miles upstream from Beech Creek. Datum of gage is 1,037.3 

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 87.9 square miles.

Records available.--August 1941 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,440 second-feet June 25 (gage height, 5.90 

feet); no flow at times.

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 7,000 second-feet May 27, 1946 (gage height, 7.90 feet) 

from rating curve extended above 3,300 second-feet; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good above 75 second-feet and fair below. Water is diverted between 

gage and control by city of Alliance for municipal supply; diversion not included in 

figures of daily discharge. Flow slightly regulated by Westville Reservoir above 

station.

Rating table, water year 194y-50 (gage height, in feet, 

(Shifting-contrcl

id discharge, in second-feet)

lod used May 2 to June 24, June 28 to Aug. 7)

7.7

4.0

4.5

4.6

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1950

Day May July Aug. Sept.

.5 

1.4

11

7.7

4.8

441

186

226

214

383

189

471

294

117

87

256

668

383

441

164

124

147

103

350

477

180

103

337

1,390

1,150

421

193

147

117

307

955

432

140

124

180

140

221

155

110

66

132

844

688

447

356

590

317

147

286

818

416

147

103

11

9.2

116

344

339

642

342

117

87

147

13

19

7.7

166

2,170

1,470

7.7 

6.2 

4.8 

3.7

2.0 

1.4

9.2 

4.8 

2.6

6.2 

17-

Secondfoot-days Maximum Minimum Mean

Diversion

for city

of Allianc

Adjusted for diversio

r square Runoff In 

mile inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

15.7

247.9

7.32

7.10

7.24

7.32

7.62

15.2

0.083

.087

.173

Calendar year 1949 18,416.3 58.4

January... 

February. . 

March.....

April.....

May.......

June......

July......

August....

September.

6,848.2

7,559

5,867

4,913

2,040

S,501.8 

£04. 7 

148.6 

509.1

1,390

844

818

264

2,170

113

5?

94

270 

189 

1 4

4.79

17.0

228

277

196

171

73.0

191

26.8

12.8

24.5

2.99

3.28

2.57

.830 

'.17 

.305 

.146 

.279

Water year 1349-50 101 1.15
122 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Mahoning River below Berlin Dam, near Berlin Center, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°02'55", long. 81°00 I 05", in T. 1 N., R. 6 ¥., 600 

reet downstream from Berlin Dam and 3-j miles noethwest of Berlin Center. Datum of gage 

is 958.0 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 249 square miles.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1950. October 1930 to September 1942 at site 

If miles upstream, published as Mahoning River near Berlin Center.

Average discharge. 20 years, 217 second-feet (unadjusted).

Kxtrernes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,480 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 4.76 

i'eet); no flow at times during October and November.

1930-50: Maximum discharge, 8,630 second-feet Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 10.97 feet, 

site and datum then in use); no flow at times during 1948, 1949.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Berlin Reservoir (see D. 129).

Coopera'tion. Nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Hevisions~Twater years). W 743: 1932. W 853: 1936. W 873: 1932(M), 1933, 1934(M), 

193t>(M) , ±yilb-a».

Rating table, vater year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, Nov. 2-3O, 

Dec. 18 to Jan. 10, Apr. 11 to May 4, Sept. 1-30)

0.1 0.1 0.7 4.0 1.4

.2 .3 .8 5.7 1.7

.3 .6 .9 7.9 1.9

.4 1.1 1.0 11 2.0

.5 1.8 1.1 14 2.1

.6 2.8 1.3 24 2.2

29 2.4 215

48 2.6 310

64 2.9 490

76 3.1 640

103 3.6 1,120

135 4.6 2,280

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

119

119

119

116

122

125

129

129

129

129

116

95

95

95

92

92

90

73

40

40

40

39

39

33

20

13

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

^ '.22

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

Dec.

0.2

.2

,2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

,2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.4

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

Jan.

0.2

.2

.8

1.4

1.2

4.4

1.4

.5

.4

8.0

1.1

1.0

2.3

1.4

4.5

3.5

245

,030

,500

,370

,2OO

,000

673

209

191

305

338

348

348

463

694

Month

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

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 .... ....

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

June ...... ......................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

658

624

600

560

518

484

45 L

343

251.

295

305

305

326

167

2.6

432

1,790

2,160

1,860

1,800

1,920

989

1,180

2,220

1,980

1,620

1,230

775

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

2,248

2.7

7.8

59,510.6

9,946.3

25,845.6

13,558

6,974.3

5,765.5

10,079

13,516

7,981

7,031

102,955.2

Mar.

339

295

260

228

211

207

207

228

280

280

265

275

326

354

354

343

326

332

332

326

338

389

539

658

703

739

793

802

793

916

1,120

Apr.

1,040

53

16

17

4

5

7

146

601

L,27

1,21

1,13

0

0

0

615

45

Maximum

129

.2

.5

2,550

1,500

2,220

1,120

1,270

265

811

900

265

246

2,220

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.6

2.9

5.0

3.2

2.8

2.0

1.9

1.9

3.4

-

May

2.6

2.0

1.9

40

109

192

173

223

265

265

260

260

260

256

256

256

256

260

265

260

260

256

256

251

199

120

1L3

113

1L3

1L3

109

June

109

109

113

113

113

113

109

109

152

233

233

348

592

667

703

811

399

224

220

220

220

220

215

220

238

428

712

703

694

739

-

Minimum Mean

0 72.5

0 .09

.2 .25

0 163

.2 321

2.6 923

207 437

1.5 232

1.9 186

109 336

265 436

25L 257

224 234

0 282

July

757

748

730

72L

703

703

793

900

880

652

321

316

316

316

310

310

310

285

265

265

265

265

265

265

265

265

265

265

265

265

265

Aug.

265

265

265

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

256

256

256

256

256

256

256

256

256

256

251

251

251

251

251

251

Sept.

246

246

246

242

242

242

242

242

242

242

242

242

233

233

233

233

233

233

233

228

228

228

228

228

224

224

224

224

224

224

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 123

Mahoning River at Prioetown, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°07'50", long, 80°58'24", in T. 2 N., R. 5 W., a 

quarter of a mile south of Mahoning-Trumbull county line, 0.3 mile downstream from 

Milton Dam, half a mile southwest of Pricetown, and 3 miles upstream from Kale Creek. 

Datum of gage is 905.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 2T6 square miles.

Records available.--July 1929 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 21 years, 237 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,480 second-feet Feb.25 {gage height, 7.67 

feet); minimum, 47 second-feet Jan. 8-10, Feb. 10 (gage height, 1.57 feet).

1929-50: Maximum discharge, 6,770 second-feet Jan. 25, 1937 {gage height, 15.01 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,130 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum, 0.4 second-foot Nov. 9, 10, 1941, Feb. 19-21, Oct. 10-12, 1945.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Berlin and Milton Reservoirs (see p.129). 

Revisions (water years).--W 728: 1930{M).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet;

(Shifting-control method used May 7 to June 12,

July 10 to Aug. 20)

1.5 37 3.0 379

1.6 51 4.C

1.9 98 5.C

2.2 157 6.(

1 733

) 1,140

) 1,600

2.5 230 7.1 2,160

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

107

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

91

Nov.

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

89

89

168

147

109

LE2

122

122

122

122

122

122

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

118

118

116

-

Dec.

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

114

103

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

92

92

92

92

92

92

91

91

91

91

89

89

Jan.

89

89

89

89

72

51

48

48

47

54

48

48

49

49

52

52

49

49

52

54

78

94

96

99

98

187

244

244

244

244

535

Feb.

714

714

714

714

714

714

714

498

168

266

307

307

313

175

57

341

752

1,370

1,750

1,700

1,850

1,370

862

2,050

2,160

1 , 700

1,320

1,010

_

_

-

 _«., SecondMonth foot-days

October.. ................... ... 2,908

November ......................... 3 , 405

December. ... . 3.O63

Calendar year 1949 ......

January

..... 70,605

... "; XAI

February ......................... 25)324

March ............................ 15,185

April . . .............. .......... 10,426

May ................... .......... 7,014

June ............................ 10, 645

July. ............................ 13,496

August ........................ . . 7,728

September ...... .............. . . 6,996

Water year 1949-50 ............ 109,531

Mar.

790

752

a550

a420

419

415

415

415

415

415

415

415

419

419

415

415

415

415

415

415

415

415

419

419

419

432

462

603

676

771

990

Apr.

1,050

i

349

514

179

445

435

1,

l.C

376

330

570

929

514

i

Maximum

107

168

116

2,480

535

2,160

990

1,070

269

771

752

366

235

2,160

135

518

87

86

86

84

84

86

86

86

86

86

89

87

89

86

.16

L78

L80

-

May

180

180

180

180

180

238

266

266

266

263

263

263

263

266

266

266

269

269

266

266

266

266

266

263

263

168

138

134

132

132

130

Minimum

91

89

89

60

47

57

415

84

130

128

269

233

23O

47

June

130

130

132

130

130

130

128

128

151

192

190

432

771

752

752

557

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

263

263

456

752

752

752

752

-

Mean

93.8

114

98.8

T 93

108

904

490

348

226

355

435

249

233

300

July

752

752

752

752

752

752

752

752

752

567

341

341

341

344

341

341

316

274

274

274

272

272

272

272

272

269

269

269

269

269

269

Aug.

266

266

266

266

263

263

263

263

260

260

260

257

254

252

252

252

252

254

244

238

235

235

235

235

235

235

235

233

233

233

233

Sept.

233

233

233

233

230

230

230

230

230

230

233

233

233

233

233

233

233

233

235

235

235

235

235

235

235

235

235

235

235

23b

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on tasls of gate openings at Milton Dam.
124 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Mahoning River at Leavittsburg, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°14 I 20", long. 80°52 I 50", in T. 4 N., R. 4 W., at 

Leavittsburg, 350 feet downstream from Duck Creek and l£ miles downstream from Eagle 

Creek. Datum of gage is 871.25 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--580 square miles.

Records available.--May 1941 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,440 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 13.51 

feet); minimum, 100 second-feet Nov. 12 (gage height, 2.06 feet).

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 7,890 second-feet June 3, 1947 (gage height, 14.04 

feet); minimum, 67 second-feet June 10, July 9, 1941 (gage height, 1.50 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 24 feet Mar. 26, 1913.

Flood of Jan. 25 or 26, 1937, reached a stage of 17.8 feet.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Berlin and Milton Reservoirs (see p.129). Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1950 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-24, Dec. 7 to Jan. 4, 

May 24 to June 3, June 6-10, 12, 17-26, 

July 11 to Sept. 30)

2.1 109 3.4 540

2.3 162 4,7 1,110

2.8 322 6.4 1,970

8.3 3,170

10.5 4,850

12.7 6,720

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

154

122

114

119

129

142

162

162

162

156

154

162

156

154

154

145

137

140

134

132

129

126

126

119

122

122

122

126

126

124

129

Nov.

134

122

119

116

116

116

114

114

112

134

265

116

148

156

171

168

165

159

156

156

159

156

154

154

159

162

165

159

159

162

-

Dec.

162

159

148

148

148

15S

162

162

156

129

140

174

204

192

154

126

126

140

186

220

204

258

265

195

154

148

186

291

233

189

154

Jan.

154

154

245

601

968

922

1,920

1,540

580

1,120

3,600

1,780

748

1,490

1,300

3,380

3,850

968

560

339

262

265

305

621

1,350

1,250

2,030

1,250

748

664

643

Month

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

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ............. ............

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

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

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

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

June ... .........................

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

August ............... ..........

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

Water year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

968

968

968

922

878

856

878

834

790

1,350

922

685

1,190

5,600

6,720

2,430

1,540

1,590

2,210

2,150

2,O9O

2,440

2,500

2,760

2,820

2,440

1,800

1,390

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

4,261

4,446

5,469

146,087

35,607

47,' 662

33,607

16,786

is!l37

7^971

251,031

Mar.

1,200

1,130

1,010

706

664

1,060

1,350

1,540

1,750

1,040

812

1.O80

1,490

1,250

1,010

945

790

922

991

922

1,440

1,920

3,170

3,460

2,150

1,950

4,690

3,080

1,540

1,300

1,300

Apr.

1,390

1,

1,

250

345

110

3,240

2,410

1,

1,

1,

L80

590

140

1,350

922

706

343

549

308

305

H65 =33

217

138

322

2,

'.78

515

370

4,690

2,700

1,

Maximum

162

265

291

3,240

3,850

6,720

4,690

4,690

1,650

I, BOO

3 25

298

6,720

550

343

540

748

-

May

1,650

1,250

706

520

458

560

520

447

422

643

968

643

492

451

429

404

425

727

790

496

411

376

390

422

397

359

387

332

258

233

220

Minimum

114

112

126

112

154

664

217

220

211

298

252

249

112

June

220

211

349

1,800

1,490

520

315

255

229

667

1,540

706

900

900

878

834

400

342

339

339

336

325

322

325

353

432

945

900

834

812

-

Mean

137

148

176

400

1,149

1,882

1,537

1,120

541

627

488

277

266

688

July

790

790

790

812

812

812

790

790

790

769

414

380

387

400

394

380

380

336

342

332

336

325

315

315

315

319

312

308

302

302

298

Aug.

298

305

302

295

291

288

285

285

281

285

281

278

272

272

275

275

272

278

325

312

275

262

255

255

255

255

252

252

252

252

258

Sept.

288

298

285

265

255

249

249

249

249

249

265

285

285

291

278

265

258

255

265

268

272

272

272

268

258

258

252

255

255

258

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 125

Mahoning River at Youngstown, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°06'41", long. 80°40'25", 400 feet upstream from 

Bridge Street Bridge in Youngstown, Mahoning County, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Mill Creek. Datum of gage is 826.53 feet above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District).

Drainage area. 899 square miles.

Records available.--October 1921 to September 1950. May 1903 to July 1906 at site 44 

miles downstream. ' *

Average discharge.--29 years (1921-50), 809 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,800 second-feet Feb. 15; maximum gage height, 

11.17 feet Feb. 15 (backwater from Mill Creek); minimum discharge, 129 second-feet Nov 

6, 10; minimum gage height, 2.23 feet Oct. 14, 16.

1921-50; Maximum discharge, 17,600 second-feet Jan. 25, 19S7 (gage height, 14.92 

feet), from rating curve extended above 9,430 second-feet by logarithmic plotting on 

basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 28 second-feet Aug. 14, 1930 (gage height 1 80 

feet); minimum daily, 30 second-feet Aug. 16, 1930. 

Maximum stage known, 26.5 feet Mar. 26, 1913.

Remarks.--Records good. Water diverted above station for municipal supply. Flow regulated 

by Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, and Meander Creek Reservoirs (see p'. 129), together 

with reservoirs on Crab and Sqaaw Creek.

Revisions [water years1.--W 623: 1924(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

219

249

281

258

206

214

236

210

202

236

198

190

152

163

178

142

186

182

149

142

146

149

135

142

142

146

138

138

138

135

15ft

Nov.

146

142

146

138

135

129

138

138

135

132

190

202

156

194

178

182

182

186

170

178

190

186

182

174

190

174

182

178

182

178

-

Dec.

174

194

178

190

130

178

198

186

178

170

178

190

214

202

190

166

152

202

190

219

236

232

267

223

186

186

206

227

253

219

186

Jan.

182

182

258

502

1,050

1,360

2,140

2,200

897

cl,620

03,640

3,570

1,170

1,830

2,040

4,120

5,140

1,940

877

565

407

373

413

C722

el, 620

ol,780

2,400

2,040

1,080

886

750

Month

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

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

December ........... . . .........

Calendar year 1949 ............

January .... ..... . ......... ...

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

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

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

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

June ............ . . ..........

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,020

1,120

1,120

1,040

971

971

961

971

1,110

1,780

1,330

924

cl,90O

c7,160

c9,380

5,520

2,250

1,880

2,400

2,460

2,300

3,330

4,500

3,640

3,400

2,950

2,250

1,780

-

-

-

Secondf oot-days

5,556

5,013

6,16C

211,547

47,754

70,418

77,162

59,604

29,046

30,321

21,526

17.17E

13,COt

383,347

Mar.

1,520

1,370

1,220

849

723

1,110

1,570

1,830

2,300

1,570

1,060

1,330

2,200

2,090

1,720

1,520

1,420

1,570

1,720

1,570

2,510

3,290

5,670

6,620

4,620

c3,880

7,160

6,080

E.950

2,140

1,980

Apr.

2,140

2,040

1,830

2,090

5,400

4,520

2,090

1,980

2,250

2,200

1,880

1,470

1,190

758

527

527

520

420

341

390

457

407

457

' 3,530

6,750

6,210

3,060

1,470

1,130

1,470

-

Maximum

281

202

267

4,250

5,140

9,380

7,160

6,750

2,780

2,950

914

628

696

9,380

May

2,780

2,560

1,620

1,150

1,090

1,200

1,160

1,040

895

952

1,420

1,090

776

654

620

580

620

971

1,130

767

588

549

573

580

565

628

671

596

457

379

385

Minimum

135

129

152

129

18L'

924

723

341

373

368

549

484

3^1

129

June

368

385

665

2,950

2,780

1,220

705

662

654

1,150

2,250

1,570

1,220

1,350

1,300

1,230

895

6O4

580

565

557

549

541

549

565

628

930

1,080

924

895

-

Mean

179

167

199

580

1.54C

2,515

2,489

1,987

937

1,011

694

554

454

1,050

July

877

868

877

895

914

895

868

858

858

858

696

588

680

696

671

637

654

628

588

604

588

565

549

573

565

565

557

565

588

573

628

Aug.

628

620

612

596

580

573

580

573

580

588

596

527

491

498

484

491

513

596

604

596

573

527

513

520

527

513

506

534

534

541

565

Per square 

mile

Sept.

696

588

520

484

477

464

464

470

464

457

520

557

534

513

491

457

426

407

420

396

407

407

396

396

368

331

331

362

396

407

-

Runoff in 

inches

c Backwater from Mill Cr 

Mill Creek at Youngstown.

ek; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and reaords for
126 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Mahoning River at Lowellville, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°02'10", long. 80°32'10", in T. 1 N., R. 1 W., at

 Lowellville, 1 mile upstream from Ohio-Pennsylvania State line and 3 miles downstream 

from Yellow Creek. Datum of gage is 796.84 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1912.

Drainage area.--1,076 square miles.

Records available.--July 1943 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 9.67

 Feet); minimum, 127 second-feet Oct. 23 (gage height, 2.36 feet).

1943-50: Maximum discharge, 23,000 second-feet May 27, 1946 (gage height, 13.73 

feet), from rating curve extended above 15,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, that of Oct. 23, 1949.

Maximum stage known, 17.8 feet in March 1913. 

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, and Meander

 Creek Reservoirs (see p. 129), together with reservoirs on Crab Creek, Squaw Creek, and 

Yellow Creek. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1950 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 25 to Aug. 26, Sept. 1-30)

2.3 100 4.0 1,330 

2.4 145 4.6 2,100 

2.7 300 5.6 3,000 

3.0 400 6.9 5,970 

3.6 930 9.3 10,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

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.

220 

272 

312 

3OO 

267

205 

289 

235 

220 

262

240 

250 

175 

155 

210

155 

190 

230 

165 

150

150 

160 

136 

140 

145

155 

150 

150 

150 

150 

205

Nov.

165 

165 

175 

165 

160

150 

160 

165 

160 

160

200 

284 

220 

272 

235

235

235 

235 

220 

215

230 

235 

225 

215 

240

225 

225 

225 

235 

220

Dec.

220 

245 

230 

235 

240

225 

256 

225 

210 

220

230 

250 

294 

267 

245

215 

185 

303 

256 

272

312 

300 

330 

294 

225

230 

262 

272 

324 

278 

235

Jan.

210

215 

399 

630 

1,210

1,940 

2,620 

2,540 

1,210 

2,620

4,280 

3,690 

1,640 

2,240 

2,390

4,540 

5,430 

2,420 

1,100 

752

553 

484 

539 

1,260 

2,320

2,390 

2,930 

2,400 

1,350 

1,140 

975

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary . . .

h. ...........................

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

st ...........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,140 

1,340 

1,330 

1,190 

1,090

1,080 

1,100 

1,120 

1,700 

2,170

1,700 

1,140 

2,680 

9,030 

10,400

6,520 

2,620 

2,100 

2,620 

2,620

2,460 

3,860 

5,430 

4,120 

3,690

3,180 

2,460 

1,960

Secondfoot-days

6,193 

6,251 

7,885

268,732

58,417 

81,850 

87,409 

70,466 

36,259 

34,606 

25,636 

20,723 

16,361

452,056

Mar.

1,700 

1,520 

1,350 

993 

866

1,200 

1,700 

2,030 

2,540 

1,770

1,240 

1,570 

2,690 

2,540 

1,430

1,830 

1,700 

1,830 

1,960 

1,830

2,930 

3,780 

6,510 

7,230 

5,430

4,710 

7, 770 

6,690 

3,440 

2,460 

2,170

Apr.

2,320 

2,320 

2,100 

2,440 

5,970

5,250 

2,540 

2,170 

2,390 

2,390

2,240 

1,830 

1,570 

1,230 

812

730 

708 

651 

546 

546

595 

609 

609 

4,020 

7,410

7,410 

3,860 

1,900 

1,450 

1,850

Maximum

312 

284 

330

5,970

5,430 

10,400 

7,770 

7,410 

3,260 

3,100 

1,040 

752 

858

10,400

May

3,260 

3,100 

1,960 

1,460 

1,290

1,350 

1,320 

1,180 

1,080 

1,220

1,700 

1,370 

984 

842 

790

745 

882 

1,160 

1,290 

948

745 

708 

1,020 

906 

782

922 

874 

775 

609 

497 

490

Minimum

136 

150 

185

136

210 

1,080 

866 

546 

490 

477 

693 

581 

373

136

June

477 

477 

795 

3,100 

3,010

1,430 

835 

760 

802 

1,520

2,390 

1,900 

1,290 

1,470 

1,410

1,350 

1,050 

708 

679 

665

658 

651 

644 

768 

745

805 

984 

1,210 

1,030 

993

Mean

200 

208 

254

736

1,884 

2,923 

2,820 

2,349 

1,170 

1,154 

827 

668 

545

1,239

July

975 

966 

984 

1,000 

1,040

1,010 

975 

966 

957 

966

858 

a700 

a780 

3780 

a770

a760 

3790 

798 

738 

775

730 

708 

693 

798 

738

708 

708 

715 

738 

730 

782

Aug.

752 

745 

738 

722 

700

700 

715 

693 

722 

722

700 

637 

588 

602 

581

595 

630 

700 

745 

715

679 

637 

630 

616 

637

623 

609 

630 

637 

651 

672

Sept.

858 

738 

637 

588 

574

553 

546 

567 

567 

560

684 

679 

658 

602 

588

539 

490 

484 

518 

470

470 

525 

477 

458 

432

392

373 

406 

451 

477

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

station at youngstown.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 127

Beaver River at Wampum, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°53'15", long. 80°20'05", at highway bridge at 

wampum, Lawrence County, 2j miles upstream from Cormoquenessing Creek. Datum of gage 

is 736.24 feet above mean sea level (Pennsylvania Railroad bench mark).

Drainage area.--2,235 square miles.

Kecords available.--June to September 1914, August 1932 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 18 years (1932-50), 2,202 second-feet (adjusted since 1941).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined; maximum gage height, 15.55 feet 

FeT)T~L5 (backwater from Cormoquenessing Creek); minimum discharge, 327 second-feet 

Oct. 30 (gage height, 2.37 feet).

1914, 1932-50: Maximum discharge, 48,000 second-feet Jan. 25, 1937, by contractedopening method; maximum gage height, 21.53 feet May 28, 1946 (backwater from Cormoquenessing Creek); minimum discharge observed, 74 second-feet July 30, 1933 (gage height, 

1.70 feet); minimum daily, 97 second-feet July 22, Aug. 23, 1933.

Maximum stage known, 29.9 feet Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark (discharge, about 

87,000 second-feet).

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated since 1942 by Berlin, since 1916 by Milton, since 

T5ZS by Mosquito Creek, since 1929 by Meander Creek, and since 1933 by Pymatuning 

Reservoirs (see p. 129).

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except periods of backwater from Cormoquenessing Creek 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 11)

2.3 

2.7 

3.2 

3.7

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14

305

540

910

1,400

4.2 2,020

5.4 3,940

9.4 11,600

12.8 18,500

Feb. 15 to Sept. 3O

3.0 776

3.5 1,220

4.2 2,O6O

5.1 3,460

9.1 11,000

12.S 18,000

14.S 23,400

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day Oct. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

547

510

522

547

528

456

547

540

504

486

516

492

498

444

462

456

426

492

456

426

420

414

384

349

360

366

366

354

344

332

372

396

378

378

372

372

360

354

360

360

349

354

441

420

492

522

462

462

444

450

486

468

462

486

498

498

516

528

547

540

554

547

504

510

528

540

575

547

516

522

708

1,040

1,100

870

666

603

656

1,060

1,120

1,080

1,170

1,280

1,110

846

758

910

1,140

1,110

955

822

736

708

1,320

2,940

4,760

7,510

10,000

8,270

4,990

8,200

13,000

10,500

5,800

6,560

6,180

10,400

12,000

8,080

4,310

2,860

2,170

1,820

1,820

3,690

6,560

5,800

6,940

5,990

4,120

3,770

3,340

3,020

3,260

3,260

2,860

2,540

2,470

2,540

2,540

4,340

5,800

4,570

3,340

4,970

c18,400

C23.400

19,800

11,000

6,180

5,420

4,960

4,330

6,960

12,400

9,410

6,940

5,420

4,420

3,720

3,800

3,460

2,960

2,490

2,490

3,200

3,880

4,690

6,560

5,050

3,880

4,690

7,130

6,750

5,230

4,420

3,880

4,060

3,880

3,880

6,540

9,030

14,200

15,800

14,600

12,800

18,500

17,800

12,400

7,320

5,610

5,230

5,050

4,690

6,080

12,800

12,800

8,840

6,180

5,610

5,050

4,600

3,800

3,540

3,040

2,720

2,640 

2,490 

2,2OO 

1,660 

1,860

1,860

1,750

1,840

7,030

14,800

;18,400

13,000

7,890

4,690

4,870

7,700

7,700

5,420

3,970

3,380

3,120 

2,8OO 

2,490 

2,340 

2,860

4,060

3,290

2,420

2,130

1,930

1,720

1,860

2,270

2,420

2,060

1,630

1,450

1,950

2,420

2,000

1,930

1,930

1,690

1,450

1,230

1,100

1,100

1,290

1,460

6,330

7,700

4,520

2,560

2,000

1,760

2,930

4,150

3,460

2,130

2,340

2,490

2,200

1,860

1,330

1,190

1,140

1,190

1,080

1,040

1,170

1,500

1,240

1,260

1,620

1,400

1,350

,340

,330

,400

,430

,660

,930

,800

,540

,380

,330

,280

,090

,210

,380

,370

,230

,150

,290

,160

,220

,190

,250

,100

,100

,290

,090 

,O70 

,040 

,030 

,000 

,040

1,050 

1,030 

1,O50 

1,080 

1,O40

1,020 

1,OOO 

995 

1,000 

1,060

1,030 

986 

926 

9O9 

900

900

960

995

1,350

1,180

1,080

1,000

960

952

960

943

960

986

969

978

1,000

1,350

2,040

1,450

1,150

1,010

960

926

926

926

926

1,060

1,140

1,220

,200

,2OO

,160

,140

,080

,080

,050

995

1,050

960

900

858

833

784

792

825

850

Secondfoot-days Maximum Minimum Mean

Change In 

contents

(equivalent.

second-feet)t

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

... Per square Runoff In 

Mean mile Inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

13,916

13,169

24,887

547

547

1,280

332

349

504

449

439

803

-309

-139 

+77.1

0.063

.134

.394

0.07 

.15 

.45

Calendar year 1949 644,508 14,800 332 1,766 -101 1,665 10.10

January... 

February.. 

March.....

April.....

May.......

June......

July......

August....

September.

175,144

188,270

220,980

177,010

84,720

66,790

39,720

31,249

31,841

13,000

23,400

18,500

18,400

7,700

7.7OO

1,930

1,350-

2,040

708

2,470

2,490

1,660

1,100

1,040

1,000

900

784

5,650

6,724

7,128

5,900

2,733

2,226

1,281

1,008

1,061

+1 ,.950 

+489 

+642 

+219

-82.

+40.

-803

-834

-625

7,600

7,213

7,770

6,119

2,651

2,267

478

174

436

.214

.078

.195

3.92

3.36

4.O1

3.06

1.37

1.13

.25

.09

.22

Water year 1949-5O ..1,067,696 23,400 2,976 18.08

t Change In contents In Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, Meander Creek, and Pymatuning Reservoirs, 

c Backwater from Cormoquenessing Creek.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°45'45", long. 80°18 T 55", at Beaver Falls, Beaver 

County, COO feet upstream from pumping plant of Beaver Valley Water Co., 5.5 miles upstream from mouth, and 7 miles downstream from Connoquenessing Creek. Datum of gage 

is 727.48 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.--3,106 square miles.

Hecords available.--October 1935 to September 1950 (fragmentary). Gage-height records 

collected at same site since 1908 are contained in reports of II. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 36,400 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 10.86

~Feet); minimum not determined.

1935-50: Maximum discharge, 64,500 second-feet Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 13.8 

feet); minimum not determined.

Maximum stage known, 17.4 feet Mar. 27, 1913 (discharge, 103,00? second-feet, from 

rating curve extended above 60,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge less than 1,600 second-feet on days for which no discharge is shown. Flow regulated since 1942 by Berlin, since 1916 by Milton, since 

1944 by Mosquito Creek, since 1929 by Meander Creek, and since 1933 by Pymatuning Reservoirs (see p. 129).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

] ,420

1,940

2,850

4,320

fa, 540 

11,7UO 

20,800 

5.3 4,320 10.6 34,200

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

*458

Nov. Dec.

2,360 

2,550 

1,790

2,030 

2,140

1,940 

2,040 

2,160 

1,920

1,700 

2,460 

2,250 

1,860

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 . .

h.. ..............:.

ember. .............

ter year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

1 , 530 

1 , 530 

2,660 

5,550 

8,810

14,700 

19, COO 

14,500 

8,910 

14,6OO

23,400

16,600 

10,400 

11,4OO 

9,700

14,100 

15,5OO 

11,500 

6,750 

4,480

3,660 

3,260 

3,260 

5,800

11,000

9,200 

10,400 

3,750 

£,750 

6,540 

5,740

Secondfoot-days

;

-

289,980 

237,890 

317,990 

254,380 

128,470 

90,990 

57,290

-

Feb.

5,360 

5,740 

5,740 

4,820 

4,320

3,970 

4,160 

3,970 

6,580 

10,200

8,080 

5,940 

8,140 

29,400 

34,200

27,300 

16,000 

9 , 7OO 

3,080 

7,180

5,940 

9,600 

18,400 

15,000 

10,700

7,850 

6,340 

5,130

Mar.

5,550 

5,000 

4,160 

3,690 

3,520

4,320 

5,180 

5,940 

9,200 

6,960

5,550 

6,54O 

10,700 

10, 700 

8,30O

6,750 

5,940 

5,940 

5,740 

5,550

7 , 480 

12,500 

20,2OO 

22,100 

21,4CO

21,500 

26.6CO 

24,700 

17,200 

11,000 

8,080

Apr.

7,180 

6,960 

6,340 

o,750 

18,400

17,800 

12,500 

8,980 

7,620 

6,750

6, 130 

5,360 

5,000 

4,480 

4,000

3,840 

3,570 

3,320 

2,700 

2,960

2,980 

2,820 

3,O40 

7,780 

19,000

29,300 

20,200 

12,100 

7,620 

7,400

Observed

Maximum

2,550

23,400

23,400 

34,200 

26,600 

29,300 

10,400 

9,450 

2,800 

3,180 

3,470

34,200

Minimum

:

-

1,530 

3,970 

3,520 

2,700 

2,000 

1,630

-

Mean

1

-

9,354 

10,230 

10,260 

8,496 

4,144 

3,033 

1,843

-

Bl

May

10,400 

10,400 

7,6EC 

5,740 

4,820

4,480 

4,000 

3,540 

3,290 

3,840

5,740 

4,650 

3,660 

3,290 

2,96O

2,680 

2,630 

3,320

3,520 

2,980

2,500 

2,250 

3,240 

5,74O 

4,430

3,540 

3.370 

2.9GO 

2,550 

2,230 

2,000

June

1,980 

2,060 

2,160 

7 , 080 

9,450

5,840 

3,430 

2,650 

2,360 

3,350

5,740 

4,560 

2,900 

2,960 

3,230

2,880 

2,55O 

2,080 

1,840 

1,730

1,790 

1,720 

1,630 

1,720 

2,920

2.440 

1,980 

2,130 

1,940 

1,340

Change in 

contents 

equivalent, 

>cond-feet)t

-309 

-139 

+ 77.1

-101

+1,95 

+4£ 

+6^ 

+2]

-E

-SC

-82 

-62

0 

9 

2 

9

o.y

3 

4 

5

+50.3

July

1 

1 

1

2

2 

2 

2 

1

1 

1 

1 

2

2

1 

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Adju

Mean

1

-

11,300 

10,770 

10,900 

8,715 

4,062 

3,074 

1,045

-

,810 

,810 

,880 

040 

340

800 

530 

140 

000 

84O

310 

650 

6BO 

000 

000

810 

650 

770 

830 

830

770 

310 

600 

520 

920

770 

630 

530 

550 

500 

470

Aug.

1 , 660 

1,720 

1,720 

1,600

2,170 

1,610 

3,050 

3,180

2,030 

1,730

Sept.

1,770 

3,470 

2,650 

2,040 

1,660

1,700 

2,040 

3,120 

2,750

2,250

2,040 

1,790 

1,700 

1,660

1,610 

1,630 

1,680

3ted for change in 

5ervoir contents

Per square 

mile

'-

-

3.64

3.47 

3.51 

2.81 

1.31 

.990 

.336

-

Runoff in 

inches

1

-

4.20 

3.61 

4.05 

3.14 

1.51 

1.10 

.39

-

t Change In contents In Berlin, Milton, Mosquito 

* Result of discharge measurements.

Creek, Meander Creek, and Pymatuning Reservoirs.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 129 

Reservoirs in Beaver River Basin, Ohio

Berlin Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°02'45", long. 81°00 1 10", in T. 1 N., R. 6 

W., at dam on Mahoning River, 3j miles northwest of Berlin Center, Ohio. Datum of gage 

is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Drainage area, 249 square miles. 

Records available, December 1942 to September 1950. Maximum contents during year, 

75,210 acre-feet June 27 (elevation, 1,028.84 feet); minimum, 9,720 acre-feet Oct. 26 

(elevation, 996.87 feet). Maximum contents during period 1942-50, 91,150 acre-feet 

July 8, 1942 (elevation, 1,032.0 feet); minimum (after first filling), 1,540 acre-feet 

Jan. 10, 1944 (elevation, 978.82 feet).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; storage began in December 

1942. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 1,032.0 feet), 91,150 acre-feet. No dead 

storage. Reservoir is used for flood control and to augment flow of Mahoning River 

during periods of low flow. Water is used for industrial purposes in vicinity of Warren 

and Youngstown. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Milton Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°07 I 40", long. 80°58'35", in T. 2 N., R. 5 

W., at dam on Mahoning River, 0.8 mile southwest cf Pricetown, Ohio. Datum of gage is 

at mean sea level (levels by city of Youngstown). Drainage area, 276 square miles. 

Records available, December 1936 to February 1937 and October 1941 to September 1950 in 

reports of Geological Survey. Daily readings have been obtained by city of Youngstown, 

Division of Water, since 1924. Maximum contents during year, 31,450 acre-feet Feb. 24 

(elevation, 952.12 feet); minimum, 7,880 acre-feet Jan. 6 (elevation, 935.73 feet). 

Maximum contents during period 1936-37, 1941-50, 33,300 acre-feet Jan. 25, 1937 (elevation, 952.8 feet); minimum, 6,400 acre-feet Feb. 10, 1945 (elevation, 933.98 feet).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; storage began in 1916. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 951 feet), 29,150 acre-feet. No dead storage. 

Reservoir is used to augment flow of Mahoning River during periods of low flow. Water 

is used for industrial purposes in vicinity of Warren and Youngstown. Capacity table 

computed from base data furnished by city of Youngstown, Division of Water.

Mosquito Creek Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41"17'58", long. 80°45'27", in T. 4 

W., K. a W., at dam on Mosquito Creek, 3 miles southwest of Cortland , Ohio. Datum of 

gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Drainage area, 97.4 square 

miles. Records available, October 1943 to September 1950. Maximum contents during 

year, 89,430 acre-feet May 1 (elevation, 902.28 feet); minimum, 25,730 acre-feet Oct. 29 

(elevation, 891.82 feet). Maximum contents during period 1943-50, 101,100 acre-feet 

June 3, 1947 (elevation, 903.65 feet); minimum, 10,590 acre-feet Nov. 16, 1944 (elevation, 886.97 feet).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with an emergency spillway discharging into Grand 

River Basin; flow is controlled by gates in concrete conduits through dam. Storage 

began in January 1944. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 904.00 feet), 104,100 

acre-feet. Reservoir is used for flood control and to augment flow of Mahoning River 

during periods of low flow. Water is used for industrial purposes in vicinity of Warren 

and Youngstown. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Meander Creek Reservoir. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°09'10", long. 80°46'50", in T. 3 N., 

K. a W., at dam on Meander Creek, 0.8 mile northwest of Mineral Ridge, Ohio. Datum of 

gage is at mean sea level (levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District). Drainage area, 

84.9 square miles. Records available, December 1936 tn February 1937 and October 1941 

to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. Readings have been obtained by 

Mahoning Valley Sanitary District since November 19£9. Maximum contents during year, 

34,690 acre-feet Mar. 23, C7 (elevation, 906.12 feet); minimum, 15,320 acre-feet Jan. "

 r u 1'ia.y £o , j_ j^u , m_ui_Liumu, una.u ui ja.il. 6, J.CJDU.

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway, storage began in 1929. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 905 feet), 32,410 acre-feet. No dead storage. 

Water used for municipal supply of Niles and Youngstown. Capacity table computed from 

base data furnished by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District.

Pymatuning Reservoir. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°30'00", long, 80°27'35", in gatehouse 

at pymatuning Jjam on Shenango River, Crawford County, Pa., if miles northwest of Jamestown. Datum of gage is mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. Drainage area, 158 square 

miles. Records available, October 1933 to September 1950. Maximum contents during 

year, 197,250 acre-feet Apr. 6 (elevation, 1,003.63 feet); minimum, 118,740 acre-feet 

Nov. 15 (elevation, 1,002.84 feet). Maximum contents during period 1933-50, 205,730 

acre-feet June 21, 1937 (elevation, 1,009.16 feet); minimum, 28.9 acre-feet Oct. 15, 16, 

19, 1933 (elevation, 975.70 feet).

Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam, stone faced; storage began in December 1933; 

all regulating gates closed Jan. 23, 1934. Capacity, 188,040 acre-feet between elevations 975.3 feet (sill of outlet gate) and 1,008.0 feet (crest of spillway). Dead storage, 10,150 acre-feet. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Reservoir used 

to regulate flow in Shenango River and for flood control.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN

contents, of reservoirs In 3e 

year October 1949 to Septembe

ver Rive 

1950

Basin, Ohio,

Date

Dec. 31. .................

Calendar year 1949.....

AUiJ 31

Water year 1949-50.....

Date

Dec. 31. .................

Calendar year 1949.....

Sept. 30. . ................

Water year 1949-50.....

Date

Calendar year 1949.....

June 30..................

Water year 1949-50.....

Berlin Reservoir

 ?

Elevatiun 

(feet)t

1,001.44 

997.00 

998.16 

1,000.62

-

1,018.83 

1,015.40 

1,019.06 

1,024.20 

1,025.11 

1,027.90 

1,021.07

1,008.32

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

13,360 

9,820 

10,670 

12,650

-

40,630 

32,890 

41,230 

56,540 

59,780 

70,980 

46,640

£0,940

-

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-3,540 

+8EO 

+1 , 980

-6,650

+27,980 

-7,740 

+8,340 

+15,310 

+3,240 

+11,200 

-24,340 

-13,680 

-12,020

+7,580

Mosquito Creek Reservoir

892.51 

891.85 

891. 92 

892.58

-

897.29 

899.86 

901.67 

902.22 

901.58 

900.64 

898.94 

896.09 

894.41

-

28,610 

25,860 

26,140 

28,920

-

53,560 

70,770 

84,500 

88,940 

83,790 

76,520 

64,300 

46,450 

37,460

-

Pymatuning Rese

1,003.74 

1,003.06 

1,002.98 

1,003.56

-

1,006.42 

1,007.04 

1,008.19 

1,008.02 

1,007.98 

1,007.96

1,006.01 

1,005.03

-

130,040 

121,470 

120,480 

127,760

-

165,650 

174,300 

190,890 

188,330 

187,750 

187,460

160,010 

146,810

-

-2,750 

+ 280 

+2,780

-21,490

+24,640 

+17,210 

+13,730 

+4,440 

-5,150 

-7,270 

-12,220 

-17,850 

-8,990

+8,850

rvolr

-8,570 

-990 

+7,280

-19,980

+37,890 

+8,650 

+16,590 

-2,560 

-580 

-290 

-10,890 

-16,560 

-13,200

+16,770

Milton Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

947.28 

94b.07 

941.25 

936.17

-

949.40 

951.16 

951. 52 

949.08 

948.37 

948.05 

948.35 

948.23 

948.02

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

22,270 

20,270 

13,740 

8,290

-

26,070

29,480 

30,210 

25,470 

24,180 

23,610 

24,150 

23,930 

25,560

-

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-2,000 

-6,530 

-5,450

-16,650

+17,780 

+3,410 

+730 

-4,740 

-1,290 

-570 

+540 

-220 

+1,630

+3,290

898.57 

897.14 

895.78 

894.43

-

902.23 

905.32 

905.27 

905.57 

904,93 

904.61 

903.29 

901.62 

900.05

-

21,260 

19,140 

17,220 

15,390

-

27,230 

32,850 

32,950 

33,560 

32,270 

31,650 

29,150 

26,170 

23,560

-

-2,120 

-1,920 

-1,830

-8,380

+11,840 

+5,620 

+100 

+610 

-1,290 

-620 

-2,500 

-2,980 

-2,610

+2,300

t Elevation at 12 p.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 131

Beech Creek near Bolton, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°55'50", long, 81°08'50", at highway bridge on 

line Detween sees. 21 and 28, T. 19 N., R. 6 W., lj miles upstream from Little Beech 

Creek, if miles southwest of Bolton, and 2j miles west of Alliance.

Drainage area. 18.8 square miles.

Records available. May 1943 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,210 second-feet June 24 (gage height, 8.27 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,200 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.3 second-foot Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 0.78 foot Nov. 23, Dec. 17, 

31.

1943-50: Maximum discharge, that of June 24, 1950; minimum, 0.1 second-foot July 

16-19, 23-28, 1944, Aug. 29, 1945; minimum gage height, 0.24 foot July 27, 1944.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.6

.6

.5

.6

.7

.6

1.7

1.1

.7

.6

.7

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

Nov.

0.7

.7

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.2

1.5

1.2

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

Dec.

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.2

.5

.3

.1

.2

3.0

3.8

3.8

2.1

1.3

1.0

.9

4.0

3.8

2.1

2.1

2.2

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.4

3.0

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.2

Jan.

1.3

1.5

11

33

40

152

96

36

ZO

337

102

37

85

75

57

159

40

27

13

7.1

5.2

5.4

7.9

139

78

139

70

30

29

24

16

Month

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

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ...................... ...

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

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

14

16

14

7.9

6.1

6.6

10

8.6

159

60

31

17

232

325

106

49

33

25

21

12

14

183

145

44

24

13

8.8

15

_

-

Secondfoot-days

24. £

29. £

57.C

4,168.'

1,873.4

1.600.C

1,142

1,152.'

360.'

1,451.C

32

Z?>'.i

7,831.1

Mar.

22

12

a9

a8

a8

a!2

a!2

a30

a20

a!4

11

55

54

34

26

19

14

34

16

16

46

112

139

80

60

105

76

44

25

16

12

Apr.

13

13

24

205

al50

a70

a3O

22

14

15

14

11

11

11

10

8.5

7.1

6.1

a8

a!4

a!2

all

54

122

81

100

35

19

15

47

Maximum

1.7

1.5

4.0

256

337

) 325

139

205

60

496

) 10

) 3.6

2.0

4,96

May

60

27

16

11

9.4

7.7

6.8

5.2

5.2

34

19

11

8.5

9.4

6.8

6.1

10

19

9.7

6.6

4.5

4.0

7.9

5.4

4.1

7.3

18

9.1

5.4

3.8

2.8

Minimum

0.5

.7

.9

.2

1.3

6.1

8

e.i

2.8

2.0

.4

.3

.3

June

2.8

2.0

16

54

12

5.9

3.2

2.1

54

496

86

28

14

9.7

6.8

5.7

22

9.1

7.4

5.2

4.8

3.6

2.5

289

230

40

17

10

6.8

5.4

Mean

0.8C

.95

1.8E

11.4

60.4

57.1

36.8

38.4

11 . 6

48.4

2*61

l.OE

.7E

21.5

July

4.0

2.8

3.2

4.8

8.2

10

5.2

3.4

2.4

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.8

3.2

1.8

1.5

3.1

4.0

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.9

2.8

Aug.

3.4

1.3

.9

.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

2.9

3.6

1.1

.7

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

3.3

1.3

.9

.7

.8

Per square 

mile

0.043

.053

.098

.606

3 . 21

3.04

l'.96

2.04

.617

2 «57

!l43

.056

.041

1.14

Sept.

1.4

1.4

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.9

2.0

1.5

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.7

.8

.7

1.2

.9

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

Runoff in 

inches

0.05

.06

.11

8.23

3 . 71

3^17

2.26

2.28

.71

2.87

.16

.07

.05

15.50

Peak discharge (base. 400 see.-ft.). Jan. 10 (l p.m.) 70O sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (ll!30 a.m.) 560 sec.- 

ft.; Feb. 23 (12:30 a.m.) 413 sec.-ft.j Apr. 4 (9 p.m.) 665 sec.-ft. ; Jtne 10 (2 a.m.) 1,1OO sec.-ft.5 

June 24 (3 p.m.) 2,21O sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Deer Creek 

at Limaville.

238383 O - 53 - 10
132 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Deer Creek at Limaville, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, Lat. 40°58 I 45", long. 81°09i35", in SWij sec. 4, T. 19 

N., R. 6 W., 0.6 mile west of Limaville and 2j miles upstream from flow line of Berlin 

Reservoir. Datum of gage is 1,046.8 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--31.9 square miles.

Records available. September 1941 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 second-feet June 24 (gage height, 8.36 

feet); minimum, 2.4 second-feet Dec. 8, Aug. 9, Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 3.73 

feet Aug. 9, 29.

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 1,250 second-feet June 2, 1947; maximum gage height, 

10.18 feet Feb. 22, 1945 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 1.2 second-feet Aug. 

14, 1945; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 9, 29, 1950.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.6 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

3.3

3.6 

3.5 

3.3 

3.3

3.3 

3.5 

4.1 

4.0 

3.9

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.7

3.7 

3.6 

3.6 

3.7 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.7 

3.9 

3.9 

4.3

Nov.

.3 

.3 

.3 

.1 

.3

.3 

.3 

.0 

.O

.0

.9 

.9

.1

.3

.9 

.5 

.7 

.7 

.7

.5 

.3 

.2 

.3 

.2

.2 

.7 

.9 

.5 

.9

Dec.

4.5 

4.5 

4.1 

4.3 

5.2

4.6 

4.5 

4.8 

4.5 

4.3

6.6 

11 

10 

7.1 

5.7

3.9 

3.7 

7.4 

13 

10

9.5 

10 

8.5 

5.9 

5.2

5.8 

10 

10 

7.1 

5.9 

4.7

Jan.

4.5 

5.5 

24

112 

126

213 

304 

102 

52 

542

374 

96 

130 

188

171

5OO 

128 

*69 

43 

b25

b20 

15 

21 

130 

132

156 

145 

63 

49 

43 

32

Feb.

28 

24

b25 

19

15 

*19 

17 

149

116

59 

36 

247 

683 

272

96 

59 

47 

40

31

b25 

213 

279 

97 

b45

b30 

b20

b!5

unn4v* Second 

Month foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Jann 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

lll.E 

138.1 

206.;

..... 7,777.4

h. ...........................

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

ember ........ . .

ter year 1949-50 .....

4,015-C 

2,733 

2,433 

1,807 

1,206.5 

2,158.4 

145.; 

171.6 

223.7

..... 15, 349.fi

Peak discharge (base, 50O sec. -ft.). Jan.

ft.; Feb. 14 (1:30 p.m.) 792 sec. -ft.; Feb. 2 

ft.; June 24 (11 p.m.) 1,220 sec. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Mar.

b30 

b35 

b30 

b20 

b20

44 

42 

85 

70 

b35

23 

64 

76 

56 

47

*39 

31 

64 

52 

38

80 

135 

293 

199 

133

193 

273 

105 

57 

36 

28

Apr.

24 

22 

33 

157 

340

104 

51 

36 

28 

25

25 

22 

22 

20 

20

18 

16 

14 

16 

27

22 

20 

60 

145 

160

158 

68 

35 

30 

89

May

134 

68 

38 

25 

95

98 

46 

24 

18 

41

43

26 

20 

18

16

13 

40 

130 

50 

23

16 

13 

20

17 

13

38 

53 

33

16 

12 

9.5

Maximum Minimum

4.3 3.3 

6.8 3.9 

13 3.7

414 3.1

542 4.5 

683 15 

293 20 

340 14 

134 9.5 

802 4.7 

9.5 3.0 

37 2.9 

37 3.3

802 2 . 9

June

12 

8.5 

24 

129 

68

22 

12 

8.0 

5.9 

160

168 

47 

18 

14 

10

8.0 

19 

11 

9.0 

8.0

7.1 

5.2 

4.7 

133 

802

305 

77 

32 

18 

13

Mean

3.61 

4.60 

6.65

21.3

130 

97.6 

78.5 

60.2 

38.9 

71.9 

4.69 

5.54 

7.46

42.1

July

9.5 

8.0 

.5 

.5

.9 

.9 

.5 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.9 

.3

.0 

.1 

.2 

.9 

.3

.O 

.6 

.3 

3.6 

3.9

3.6 

3.3 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.3

Aug.

4.1 

3.9 

3.5 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.0 

2.9 

2.9 

3.3

3.3 

3.5 

3.3 

3.2 

3.0

3.0 

2.9 

22 

37 

13

6.7 

4.5 

3.9 

3.7 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.5 

3.6 

3.6 

3.9

Per square 

mile

0.113 

.144 

.208

.668

4.08 

3.06 

2.46 

1.89 

1.22 

2.25 

.147 

.174 

.234

1.32

10 (9 p.m.) 1,O2O sec. -ft.; Jan. 16 (4 a.m.] 

3 (2 a.m.) 5OO sec. -ft.; Apr. 4 (ll:3O p.m.,

day.

Sept.

6.4 

5.9 

4.9 

4.1 

3.6

3.5 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.7

6.5 

32 

37

16 

10

5.9 

4.5 

4.1 

4.9 

5.5

4.9 

9.5 

11 

6.7 

4.3

3.9 

3.7 

3.6 

3.5 

3.3

Runoff in 

inches

0.13 

.16 

.24

9.08

4.68 

3.19 

2.84 

2.11 

1.41 

2.52 

.17 

.20 

.26

17.91

683 sec.- 

534 sec.-
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 133 

Mill Creek near Berlin Center, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°00'00", long. 80°58'10", in 1. 1 N., R. 5 W., at 

highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from flow line of Berlin Reservoir, l£ miles upstream 

from Turkeybroth Creek, and 2 miles southwest of Berlin Center. Datum of gage is 1,032. 

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912

I-ainage area. 19.7 square miles, including that of unnamed tributary 150 feet below gage. 

Tecords available. September 1941 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 600 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 4.56 feet);

" minimum, 0.2 second-foot O^t. 4, 5; minimum gage height, 0.65 foot Aug. 15-18.

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 1,900 second-feet May 27, 1946 (gage height, 6.92 feet); 

minimum, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 25 to Oct. 2, 1941, Aug. 10-17, 20-23, 1944, Sept. 2, 3, 

1945, Aug. 27, 1949; minimum gage height, 0.51 foot Aug. 13, 14, 16, 21, 1944.

f3inarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

"which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1350

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

J.O 1 Q 

19

20

21

22 

o»<co

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

0.4 

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.6

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.8

Nov.

0.9 

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.9

1.8

1.1

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

-

Dec.

o.e

.8

.9

.9

1.2

.9

1.0

i.l

.8

.7

1.6

2.9

2.5

1.6

.9

.6

.4

2.7

3.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

.9

.7

.9

2.2

1.6

1.1

.9

.7

Jan.

0.7 

1.0

5.6

8.4

12

*62

52

16

bio

213

66

22

66

60

50

156

31

22

g!4

g6.8

g3.4

g3.9

g7.4

095

61

110

61

26

25

23

17

Month

i" ctobe r ..........................

] "ovember .........................

1" ^comber ..................... ...

Calendar year 1949 ............

,. anuary ..........................

""bruary .........................

T'-roh ............................

'pril ............................

r«v ............... . . ......

.."une .............................

.,'uly .............................

' ugust ...........................

'Vptember ........................

Water year 1949-50 . . .........

Feb.

16 

20

18

b8

b 6

*6.8

9.3

7.8

134

52

27

16

255

387

120

45

31

25

22

16

13

168

178

40

b25

14

7.1

9.2

-

-

Secondfoot-days

16. E 24."

40. E

3,784."

1,307.2

1,676.2

1.420.C

1.139.E 

546. C

884. C

140.!

55.6

28.4

7,279.4

Mar.

20

12

7.1

5.5

9.4

13

11

30

24

til

8.0

46

59

t35

b25

*18

15

38

b20

18

52

139

226

127

87

155

110

46

24

16

13

Apr.

13 

13

18

118

154

42

22

18

13

11

11

8.4

9.3

8.0

8.0

6.8

5.5

4.8

8.0

18

9.6

7.4

35

136

113

189

38

20

18

64

-

Maximum

1.0

1.8

3.2

295

213

387

226

73 

286

60 

21

3.2

387

May

73 

31

19

14

16

13

8.0

6.6

5.8

63

35

19

13

13

8.4

7.4

22

21

11

7.7

5.5

4.3

10

7.7

5.2

60

23

11

5.8

4.1

2.5

Minimum

0.3

.6

.4

.2

.7

6

5.5

4.8

2 '.35 

.6

.4 

.4

.3

June

2.5

13

88

19

6.4

2.7

1.7

1.8

199

53

15

6.3

4.8

2.5

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.1

.9

41

286

92

18

9.0

5.8

3.3

-

Mean

O.52

1.31

10.4

42.2

59 9 45 . 8

38 .0

17.6

29.5

4.53

.95

19.9

July

2.2

2.3

3.3

60

28

5.8

2.5

1.7

1.3

1.4

1.4

2.0

3.6

1.6

1.2

1.5

2.9

1.6

1.7

1.2

.9

.8

.9

1.1

.8

1.0

.9

.8

.6

3.6

Aug.

3.5

1.6 

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.8

.9

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

8.6

21

3.5

1.7

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

Per square 

mile

0.027

.042 

.066

.528

2.14

3.04

2.32

1 93

i!so

.230

.091 

.048

1.01

Sept.

2.0

1.0

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

1.3

2.2

1.3

.9

.9

.7

.6

.7

.9

.8

3.2

2.1

1.1

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

Runoff in 

inches

0.03

.05 

.08

7.16

2.47

3.16

2 . 68

2.15

1.03

1.67

_26 .11

.05

13.74.

Peak discharge (base, 500 sec.-ft.) . Feb. 13 (7:3O p.m.) 600 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (2:30 p.m.) 552 sec.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Mahoning 

Fiver at Alliance.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
134 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Kale Creek near Pricetown, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°08'25", long. 80°59'45", in T. 3 N., R. 5 W., at 

Dridge 0.4 mile north of Mahoning-Trumbull county line, lj miles northwest of Pricetovm, 

2-5- miles upstream from mouth, and 3j miles south of Newton Palls. Datum of gage is 

914.7 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 21.7 square miles.

Records available. May 1941 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,180 second-feet Jan. 10 (gage height, 5.53 

reetj; minimum, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 28-30.

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 3,630 second-feet May 27, 1944 (gage height, 8.3 feet); 

minimum, 0.02 second-foot Sept. 5, 6, 1946.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisision (water years). W 973: 1942.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3

Nov.

0.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.4

.4

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.5

.5 

.6 

.7 

.7 

.8

Dec.

0.7 

.7 

.6 

.8 

.8

.8 

*.9

1.0 

.8 

.7

1.2 

1.9 

2.6 

2.6 

1.6

.8 

.5 

1.5 

2.8 

3.0

3.2 

3.0 

2.4 

1.9 

1.1

1.1 

1.7 

2.2 

2.0 

1.6 

1.0

Jan.

1.0

1.1

6.8 

57 

71

169 

280 

43 

b20 

525

*216 

35

96 

155 

109

486 

50 

b25 

b20 

9.8

5.4 

4.9 

7.8 

96 

96

104 

108 

28 

22

26

16

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .................... ....

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

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

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

14 

15 

16 

15 

6.2

*4.9

6.6 

6.6 

112 

71

30 

16 

287 

*737 

169

44

26 

19 

17 

13

7.8 

143 

201 

b50 

b30

13 

5.6 

5.4

Secondfoot-days

8.E

12.:

47. E

4,533.2

2,889.E 

2,081.: 

1,887.7 

1,250.5 

678. S 

742. E 

18.2 

26.3 

16.6

9.659.C

Peak discharge (base. 500 sec. -ft)

ft.j Feb. 14 (1 a.m.) 980 sec. -ft. ; 

4 (9 a.m.) 520 sec. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement mad 

b Stage-discharge relation affecte 

g Computed from graph based on one

Mar.

16 

16 

8.6 

4.6 

8.5

29 

26 

74 

b55 

b20

12 

68 

63 

b45 

b35

b25 

bl5 

b60 

b40 

*24

84 

103 

307 

142 

80

179 

238 

55 

28 

16 

11

Apr.

8.9 

8.4 

11 

84 

331

48 

22 

14 

10 

8.9

8.9 

7.8 

8.1 

8.1 

7.8

6.2 

4.6 

3.7 

3.9 

14

13 

9.2 

25 

224 

124

126 

34 

16 

12 

48

Maximum

0.4 

.8 

3.2

360

525

737 

307 

331 

106 

302 

1.4 

10 

3.4

, 737

. Jan. 10 (7 p.m.) 1 

Mar. 27 (l a.m.) 540

e on this day. 

d by ice. 

e-daily gage readings

May

106 

36 

17 

11 

54

37 

22 

8.9 

6.2 

16

30 

12 

7.5 

6.6 

6.9

4.9

g7.5 

g40 

g!8 

g7.8

g4.6 

2.4 

3.7 

6.9 

4.4

60 

96 

29 

10 

4.4 

2.2

June

1.9 

1.7 

33 

302 

37

11 

4.2 

1.9 

1.2 

118

132 

16 

5.4 

3.2 

1.9

1.5 

1.0 

.8 

.8 

.7

1.1 

.9 

.8 

.6 

14

13 

25 

8.1 

2.4 

1.4

Minimum Mean

0.2 0.26 

.3 .40 

.5 1.53

.2 12.4

1.0 93.2 

4.9 74.3 

4.6 60.9 

3.7 41.7 

2.2 21.9 

.6 24.8 

.3 .59 

.2 .85 

.1 .55

.1 26.5

July

0.9 

.8 

.5 

.6 

.8

.8 

.7 

.6 

.5 

.4

.5 

.5 

.5

.7 

.6

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.6

.8 

.5

.4 

.4 

.6

1.4 

1.0 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.3

Aug.

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.3

.3

.5 

.2 

.2 

.5

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.3

.6 

1.1 

10 

4.4

i.i

.6 

.5 

.4 

.3

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

Per square 

mile

0.012 

.018 

.071

.571

4.29 

3.42 

2.81 

1.92 

1.01 

1.14 

.027 

.039 

.025

1.22

Sept.

0.6 

2.8 

3.4 

1.0 

.6

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.7 

.6 

.4 .4"

.3 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1

Runoff in 

inches

O.01 

.02 

.08

7.77

4.95 

3.57 

3.24 

2.14 

1.16 

1.27 

.03 

.05 

.03

16.55

,180 sec. -ft. i Jan, 16 (5:30 a.m.) 820 aec.- 

sec.-ft.j Apr. 5 (6 a.m.) 625 sec. -ft.; June

.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 135

West Branch Mahonlng River near Newton Falls, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°10'18", long. 81°0ia8", in T. 3 N., R. 6W., 2

 miles southwest of Newton Falls, 6 miles upstream from mouth, and 7 miles downstream 

from Silver Creek. Datum of gage is 912.2 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area. 97.8 square miles.

Records available. June 1926 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 24 years, 92.9 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,650 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 9.36

 feet); minimum, 2.9 second-feet Dec. 6; minimum gage height, 1.01 feet Dec. 6, 31. 

1926-50: Maximum discharge, 5,000 second-feet Dec. 1, 1927 (gage height, 11.1 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,400 second-feet on basis of computed flow 

over dam; minimum, that of Dec. 6, 1949; minimum gage height, 0.95 foot July 22, 23, 

1936.

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

Revisions (water years). W 973: 1926-30, 1933, 1934(M), 1936-38, 1939(M), 1940.

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

9.7 

8.9 

8.2 

8.2 

8.9

9.7 

9.7 

11 

10 

10

10 

11 

14 

16 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

10 

12

Nov.

14 

12 

11 

11 

11

11 

10 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7

8.9 

8.9 

9.7 

13 

17

12 

9.7 

9.7 

10

11

11 

11 

11 

10 

11

14 

14 

13 

13 

14

Dec.

14 

13 

12 

12

14

*13 

14 

14 

10 

10

14 

25 

30 

24 

10

blO 

8.9 

12 

36 

32

30 

65 

42 

25

b!3

t!7 

48 

52 

33 

24 

t>14

Jan.

tie

19 

116 

421 

388

502

1,190 

269 

bllO 

846

*1,630 

223 

292 

750 

360

*1,850 

634 

b!40 

b90 

t70

t>55 

53 

67 

241 

396

396 

713 

158 

120 

111 

78

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary ...

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

70 

67 

b65 

b40 

t>35

t35 

52 

*46 

283 

289

130 

89 

464 

*2,330 

1,730

311 

166 

125 

125 

b90

b70 

463 

700 

234 

bllO

t70 

b50 

b50

Secondf dot-days

323.4 

341. C 

690. £

24, 538. £

12,306 

8,289 

9,771 

6,720 

2,552 

3,028 

487.4 

325. C 

301. E

45,135.2

Har.

106 

t>95 

t>55 

t>45 

t60

b320 

b240 

401 

b320 tioo

t>85 

334 

332 

182 

t!40

t!20 

*89 

214 

t!40 

129

370 

407 

1,250 

895 

484

541 

1,500 

417 

182 

123 

95

Apr.

83 

84 

95 

268 

1,310

318 

139 

103 

86 

76

78 

70 

68 

67 

73

68 

56 

49 

46 

80

70 

60 

101 

712 

1,200

752 

217 

116 

89 

186

Maximum

16 

17 

65

1,190

1,850 

2,330 

1,500 

1,310 

502 

806 

31 

39 

20

2,330

Hay

502 

188

110 

71 

71

64 

54 

43 

39

198

201 

84 

60 

53 

45

40 

54 

132 

96 

53

36 

32 

43 

45 

34

42 

61 

38 

25 

20 

18

Minimum

8.2 

8.9 

8.9

7.4

18 

35 

45

46 

18 

17 

9.7 

7.4 

6.1

6.1

June

22

17 

81 

806 

178

70 

44 

31 

27 

453

391 

84 

49 

40 

35

30 

26 

24 

23 

23

23

21 

20 

19 

91

69 

218 

54 

33 

26

Mean

10.4 

11.4 

22.3

67.2

397 

296 

315 

224 

82.3 

101 

15.7 

10.5 

10. C

124

July

22 

19 

18 

18 

22

21 

17 

16 

15 

13

12 

13 

 15 

31 

18

15 

13 

23 

21

17

16 

14 

12 

10 

13

13 

11 

10 

10 

9.7 

9.7

Aug.

12 

13 

11 

10 

9.7

8.9 

8.9 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2

8.9 

8.9 

8.2 

7.4 

7.4

7.4 

7.4 

12 

39 

22

14 

10 

8.9 

8.2 

8.2

8.2 

8.2 

7.4 

7.4 

8.9 

8.9

Per square 

mile

0.106 

.117 

.228

.687

4.06 

3.03 

3.22 

2.29 

.842 

1.03 

.161 

.107 

.102

1.27

Peak dlscharKe (base, 1,300 sec. -ft. j. Jan. 7 (11:30 a.m.) 1,330 see. -ft.; Jan. 11 (4

Sept.

9.7 

16 

13 

8.9 

7.4

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.1

6.7 

7.4 

12 

20

11

9.7 

8.2

7.4 

9.7 

16

11 

12 

17 

13 

10

9.7 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2

Runoff in 

inches

0.12 

.13 

.26

9.34

4.68 

3.15 

3.72 

2.56 

.97 

1.15 

.19 

.12 

.11

17.16

a.m. ) 2,440

sec.-ft.; Jan. IS 13:30 p.m.) 2,340 sec.-ft.j Feb. 14 (12 p.m.) 2,650 see.-ft.; Mar. 23 (3:30 p.m.) 

1,360 sec.-ft.; Har. 27 (10 a.m.) 1,800 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (12:30 p.m.) 1,550 See.-ft.; Apr. 25 (7:30 

a.m.) 1,640 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
136 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Eagle Creek at Phalanx Station, Ohio

Location.--Mater-stage recorder, lat. 41°15'40", long. 80°57'16", at highway bridge 1 mile 

north of Phalanx Station, Trumbull County, 2 miles downstream from Tinker Creek, and 4 

miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 887.42 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Mahonirig Valley Sanitary District).

Drainage area. 97.0 square miles.

Records available. June 1926 to August 1934, January 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--19 yeara (1926-33, 1938-50), 103 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,540 second-feet Feb. 15, Apr. 24; maximum gage 

height, 11.10 feet Feb.15; minimum discharge, 4.4 second-feet Aug. 16; minimum gage 

height, 1.97 feet Nov. 18.

1926-34: 1938-50: Maximum discharge, 3,480 second-feet Dec. 1, 1927 (gage height, 

12.2 feet); minimum, 0.6 second-foot Aug. 4. 1939 (gage height, 1.62 feet); minimum 

daily, 0.9 second-foot Aug. 4, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow slightly regulated by mill several miles above station. 

Revisions (water years) . W 853: 1928([>l). W 953: 1938-41.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

18 

11

14 

15 

17

18 

14 

13 

11 

17

16 

18 

16 

18 

20

11 

19 

16 

18 

17

13 

18 

11 

20 

16

15

15 

14 

17 

11 

18

Nov.

20

16 

16 

16 

18

13 

18 

14

16 

16

14 

18 

9.0 

20 

24

21 

23

12 

18 

12

19 

16 

17 

13 

19

21 

18 

20 

19 

21

Dec.

19 

17 

16 

13 

20

21

20 

20 

18 

16

19 

36 

37 

30 

20

14 

14 

16 

51 

41

35 

BB 

50 

30 

20

20

50 

62 

40 

29 

20

Jan.

19 

21 

63 

180 

322

342

612 

535 

186 

311

1,140 

434 

192 

329 

394

1,420 

910 

277 

164 

95

73 

67 

86

166 

434

381 

g/57 

g350 

g!52 

g!21 

g91

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

lendar year 1949 

ary ....

h. ...........................

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

st ....................... ...

ember ..... ............... . .

ter year 1949-50 ... ... .

Feb.

g74 

£63 

g67 

g49 

g40

S47 

g53 

47 

120 

316

186 

238 

253 

1,970 

1,850

579 

277 

173 

137 

111

B2 

118 

251 

355

199

117 

91 

77

Seoondfoot-days

485

517. C 

B82

26,557.2

10,624 

7,946 

11,322 

7,792 

3, £55 

3,045 

708 

433. f 

644

48,053. f

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec.-ft . ) .--Ja

sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (2 a.m.) 2,540 sec. -ft.; K, 

2,280 sec. -ft.; Apr. 5 (2 p.m.) 1,140 see.-f 

E Computed from graph based on gage readin

Mar.

112 

137 

118 

83 

87

264 

508 

508 

558 

244

134 

212 

368 

270 

186

160 

116 

124 

173 

161

368 

576 

904 

871 

540

545

1,680 

C63 

329 

192 

131

Apr.

109 

107 

114 

251 

856

4se

199 

123 

107 

92

95 

87 

82 

81 

90

87 

74 

62

57 

78

78 

69 

87 

928 

1,740

710 

407 

180 

138 

232

Maximum

20 

24

68

830

1,420 

1,970 

1,680 

1,740 

540 

616 

42 

30 

51

1,970

May

540 

381

173 

121 

117

148 

98

86 

65 

118

244 

112 

81 

72

64

58

61 

242 

198 

82

59

51 

61 

72 

58

52 

59 

55 

49 

41 

37

Minimum

11 

9.0 

13

5.5

19 

40 

83 

57 

37 

21 

14 

/.4 

11

7.4

June

36 

34 

84

eie

469

120 

67 

51 

45 

198

462 

150 

74 

73

67

51 

44 

41 

38 

37

34 

31 

30 

27 

26

27 

27 

24

21 

21

Mean

15.6 

17.2 

28.5

72.8

343 

284

365 

2CO 

118 

102 

22.8 

14.0 

21.5

132

July

18 

18 

17 

30 

42

31 

23 

20

17 

17

19 

21 

19 

28 

23

20 

19 

34 

31 

33

40 

24 

20 

19 

22

23

17 

18 

16 

15 

14

Aug.

17 

23 

20

17 

16

12 

12 

15 

14 

12

13 

14 

12 

12 

12

7.4 

11 

12 

30 

25

12 

12 

8.2

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

12 

14 

14

Per square 

mile

0.161 

.177 

.294

.751

3.54 

2.93 

3.76 

2.68 

1.22 

1.05 

.235 

.144 

.222

1.36

Sept.

27 

51 

25

18 

15

14 

14 

13

13 

11

17 

42 

35 

38 

24

21 

19 

17 

18 

26

21 

23

27 

26

17

15 

15 

15 

14 

13

Runoff in 

inches

0.19 

.20 

.34

10.18

4.07 

3.05 

4.34 

2.99 

1.40 

1.17 

.27 

.17 

.25

18.44

i. 11 (8:30 a.m.) 1,460 sec. -ft.; Jan. 16 (5 p.m.) 2,280 

ar. 23 (7:30 p.m.) 1,200 sec. -ft.; Mar. 27 (10 a.m.) 

b.; Apr. 24 (12 p.m.) 2,540 sec. -ft. 

js.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 137

Mosquito Creek below Mosquito Creek Dam, near Cortland, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°17'50", long. 80°45'20", in T. 5 N., R. 3 W., 

l.OOU feet below Mosquito Creek Dam, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Confusion 

Run, 2 miles downstream from Walnut Creek, and 3 miles southwest of Cortland. Datum 

of gage is 867,35 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bei.ch 

mark).

Drainage area. 97.6 square miles.

Records available. May 1926 to September 1929, May 1943 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 10 years (1926-29, 1943-50), 104 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 575 second-feet Apr. 3-5, 10, 11; maximum gage 

height during year, 8.08 feet (backwater) Apr. 4; no flow for many days.

1926-29, 1943-50: Maximum discharge 1,890 second-feet Jan. 19, 1929 (gage height, 

11 5 feet, from floodmark); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by Mosquito Creek Reservoir (see p. 129). 

Cooperation. Eleven discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

86

130

98

47

87

88

79

79

118

66

30

0

37

28

0

73

28

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

.9

1.7

1.1

2.7

2.8

3.0

Nov.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.0

g3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

Dec.

3.0

3.0

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

g2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

Jan.

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

4.0

4.1

4.2

5.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

Month

"ctober ..........................

"ovember .........................

'vf>cember .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

"anuary ..........................

"ebruary .........................

"arch ............................

'pril ................... ........

"ay ..................... ........

'une ... .........................

'uly ................. ...........

' iigust ...........................

"optember ........................

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

a4,3

a4.3

a4.3

4.3

4.3

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,086.2 94."

91 2

32, 203. C

125. £

116. F

6,353.E

7.312.E

5,368

6,112

6,112

8,395

4,790

45,959.

Mar.

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.5

85

263

254

318

344

344

344

229

0

196

392

392

393

393

413

447

447

485

562

Apr.

562

562

575

575

313

159

440

562

562

566

544

288

134

134

130

130

93

4.4

4.5

2.9

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

97

282

282

282

Maximum

130

3.5

f C

282

4.2

4.3

562

575

481

371

312

318

264

575

May

317

386

386

441

481

481

481

287

93

93

93

K

93

93

93

93

93

93

93

93

91

91

81

93

92

92

91

91

90

90

90

Minimum

0

2.8

2.5

0

3.5

3.8

0

2.9

81

45

44

185

45

0

June

115

146

187

189

189

250

371

371

354

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

213

190

190

190

185

185

185

185

185

185

92

45

45

45

-

Mean

35.0

3. 1C

3.01

88.2

4.06

4.1o

205

244

173

204

197

271

160

12fi

July

45

45

45

45

45

44

44

44

44

114

217

278

312

280

260

254

254

260

254

260

254

254

254

254

254

254

274

294

294

288

294

Aug.

294

294

294

294

294

294

294

294

294

265

219

185

185

185

201

250

282

288

288

268

260

254

261

276

276

276

285

306

318

318

303

Per square 

mile

Sept.

264

204

204

204

204

211

224

224

214

212

236

173

208

185

171

142

128

114

118

114

114

114

106

78

49

45

83

131

158

158

-

Runoff in 

inches

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite or affected by backwater from downstream tributaries Oct 

12, 15, 18-25, Dec. 18, 21, 22, Jan. 2-8, 10-18, Jan. 23 to Feb. 4, Feb. 9-23, Feb. 27 to Mar. 12, 

1'ar. 21-28, Apr. 4, 5, 19-21, 23-27, Apr. 29 to May 3, May 10-12, 17-19, 26-29, June 3-6, 9-15; discharge computed on basis of gate openings at Mosquito Creek Darn and discharge measurements.
138 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Mosquito Creek at Niles, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41 0 11'02'', long. 80°45'39", at dam in Niles,

Trumbull County, half a mile upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 857.26 feet above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District).

Drainage area.--139 square miles.

Records available. June 1929 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--21 years, 116 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,130 second-feet Mar. 27, Apr. 5; maximum gage 

height, 3.67 feet Mar. 27; minimum discharge, 0.3 second-foot Oct. 23-30; minimum gage 

height, 1.83 feet Oct. 27, 28.

1929-50: Maximum discharge, 3,030 second-feet Dec. 30, 1942 {gage height, 5.16 

feet); no flow for several days in 1933, 1934, 1936.

Remarks. Records good above 50 second-feet and fair below. Plow regulated by Mosquito 

Creek Reservoir (see p. 129).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in fe

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Dec. 2, 

Feb. 22 to Mar. 22, Aug. 28 to Sept. 30)

1.8 0.3

1.9 .4

2.0 7.4

2.1 25

2.2 53

2.3 89

2.4 137

2.6 251

2.9 465

3.3 797

3.6 1,080

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

56

106

142

111

38

98

77

66

70

93

60

£6

7.4

42

23

6.8

71

24

6.0

3.3

1.0

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

1.4

4.6

Nov.

7.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

4.6

4. 6

3.3

3.3

3.3

4.6

4.6

4.6

7.4

6.0

4.6

4.6

6.0

4.6

4.6

7.4

7.4

6.0

6.0

7.4

7.4

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

-

Dec.

7.4

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

7.4

6.0

6.0

8.9

12

13

10

8.9

7.4

6.0

10

13

12

12

15

12

10

3.9

10

12

13

12

10

8.9

Jan.

8.9

10

21

50

73

108

245

116

41

219

367

126

79

186

168

442

333

82

47

27

21

23

30

122

203

157

227

85

56

50

38

Month

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

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

December .............. .......

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ........... ..............

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

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

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

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

June ... ....................... .

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

33

36

38

25

23

23

23

23

84

132

66

41

235

753

709

284

85

60

50

33

27

111

258

179

63

38

23

23

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,136.1

179.3

305.2

40 , 443 . 2

3,760.9

3,478

9,706

10,755

6,908

7,713

5,672

8,122

5,157

62,892.5

Mar.

36

38

£7

19

23

70

81

98

111

42

36

93

153

221

291

291

317

367

367

367

397

310

584

709

666

S66

1,030

753

543

504

496

Apr.

535

543

543

624

1,030

616

297

404

520

535

543

543

374

180

159

153

148

81

27

44

41

30

51

423

709

504

272

196

291

339

-

Maximum

142

8.9

15

391

442

753

1,030

1,030

481

624

284

£97

317

1,030

May

435

442

427

404

427

473

481

473

328

215

215

142

121

111

106

102

116

153

148

111

102

98

102

106

106

196

251

164

126

116

111

Minimum

0.3

3.3

6.0

.3

8.9

23

19

27

98

44

44

191

41

.3

June

116

142

247

624

584

304

271

339

353

397

442

367

291

291

291

277

264

221

203

197

191

191

191

191

197

197

180

63

47

44

-

Mean

36.6

5.98

9.85

111

121

124

313

358

223

257

183

262

172

172

July

44

44

44

47

47

44

44

44

44

44

144

203

258

284

264

251

251

251

245

251

251

245

245

245

245

245

245

258

277

284

284

Aug.

284

284

284

284

284

284

284

284

284

277

264

221

197

191

191

203

239

271

284

284

264

251

251

251

264

264

264

264

277

297

297

Per square 

mile

Sept.

317

284

227

209

209

203

215

227

227

£09

215

227

215

215

197

175

153

132

126

L21

L26

126

L16

L02

73

41

56

L02

148

164

-

Runoff in 

inches
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 139

Meander Creek at Mineral Ridge, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 41°09'26", long. 80°46'31" ) in 

T. '3 N., R. 3 W., three-eighths of a mile upstream from highway bridge, three-quarters 

of a mile downstream from Mineral Ridge Dam, and 1 mile northwest of Mineral Ridge. 

Datum of gage is 854.81 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by 

Mahoning Valley Sanitary District).

Drainage area. 84.9 square miles.

Records available. August 1929 to September 1950. May 1926 to September 1929 at Ohlstown, 

3 miles upstream.

Average discharge. 21 years (1929-50), 42.9 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,350 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 6.88 

feet); minimum not determined.

1929-50: Maximum discharge, 5,500 second-feet May 28, 1946 (gage height, 12.1 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 3,500 second-feet by computation of flow over dam; no 

flow Aug. 18-20, 1934 (affected by ponding of water above new concrete control).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Figures of daily discharge do not include water diverted above station from Meander 

Creek Reservoir for municipal supply of McDonald, Niles, and Youngstown. Flow regulated by Meander Creek Reservoir (see p. 129).

Cooperation. Record of diversion furnished by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District. 

Revisions (water years). W 873: 1934-38.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

.4

.1

.3

.3

.1

.4

.4

.1

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.5

.1

.1

.4

.1

.2

.3

.1

.9

.4

.2

.2

.1

.2

.0

Nov.

1.2

1.3

.7

1.2

1.5

.7

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.4

1.4

.9

1.1

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

L.3

1.3

L.3

1.5

1.0

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.7

1.2

-

Dec.

.3

.6

.3

.3

.5

.3

.3

.5

.4

.3

.3

.5

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.6

.3

.3

.3

.3

.0

.5

.6

.7

.6

Month

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

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January ................

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

March...... .......... : .

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

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

June ...................

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

August. ................

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

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

.2

.3

.6

.6

.2

.7

.5

.5

.6

.4

.5

.0

.5

.4

.5

.5

.4

.7

.6

.6

.6

.3

.4

.5

.2

.5

.7

.2

.3

.5

.3

Feb.

.2

.0

.8

.8

.5

.5

.1

.3

.5

.5

.6

.6

.1

531

601

226

148

120

90

50

35

161

661

377

182

106

58

41

-

_

-

Mar.

38

28

18

12

7.7

7.7

11

18 -.

46

41

34

54

L25

L46

103

74

58

86

81

67

133

272

868

800

644

509

844

514

213

117

77

Apr.

82

48

36

84

574

338

182

108

67

48

65

26

14

12

10

11

16

5.9

5.8

6.1

6.4

5.9

9.4

243

569

817

432

198

117

141

-

Observed

footways ""1 

38.4 1.5

37.2 1.7

42.8 1.7

6,456.1 744

46 .8 2.2

3,405.5 661

6,046.4 868

4,277.5 817

1,124.9 288

383.2 108

45.6 1.8

48.6 2.3

46.1 2.0

15,543.0 868

Minimum

0.9

.7

1.0

-

1.2

. 8

7.7

5.8

1.0

. 8

1.0 1.1

1.1

.7

Mean

1.24

1.24

1.38

1Y.7

1.51

122

195

143

36.3

12 8

1.47

1.57

1.54

42.6

May

288

211

134

86

60

62

18

12

8.0

26

17

19

22

12

10

6.5

12

27

23

16

10

11

12

6.4

3.6

4.6

2.5

1.9

1.2

1.0

1.2

June

2.5

.8

9.8

6.3

14

12

5.0

4.6

4.4

41

108

72

42

18

8.5

11

2.7

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.5

1.9

1.7

1.5

-

Diversion

(second-feet )t

32.4

32.3

36.9

38.5

35.6

35.5

36.4

36.3

38 . 1

42.4

42 .5

47i2

44.6

38.4

July

.3

.5

.5

.2

.5

.5

.3

.6

.4

.8

.4

.7

.8

.8

.6

.0

.4

.8

.3

.4

.6

.2

.4

.6

.2

.2

.8

.4

.4

.6

1.4

Aug.

.2

.8

.4

.6

.3

.3

.3

.5

.9

.6

.6

.4

.3

.2

.5

.5

.7

.3

.1

.6

.5

.7

.3

.9

.1

.3

.7

.7

.3

.0

2.0

Sept.

.5

.5

.5

.4

.1

.8

.0

.5

.7

.4

.9

.6

.8

.7

.6

.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

.4

.5

.4

.3

.4

.4

.6

.5

1.5

1.6

-

Mean Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

T Diversion for municipal supply of McDonald, Niles, and Youngstown.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Feb. 13, Feb. 17-19, Mar. 4-6, Apr. 14, 15, 18-23, May 8, 

May~~2~4" to June 2, June 4, June 17 to sept. 3o. Discharge computed on basis of weather records, pool 

elevations for Meander Creek Reservoir, and records of waste water from purification plant of 

Mahoning valley Sanitary District.
140 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Mill Creek at Youngstovm, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°04'20", long. 80°41'25", in T. 2 N., R. 2 W., in 

Mill Creek Park in Youngstown, 2j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 68.4 square miles.

Records available. November 1943 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 4.23 

reet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Aug. 26 (gage height, 0.34 foot).

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 6,100 second-feet May 27, 1946 (gage height, 9.00 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 3,800 second-feet by computation of flow over dam; minImlm, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 8, 1947, Aug. 26, 1949.

Maximum discharge known, 7,140 second-feet in March 1913 at dam 1 mile downstream 

(computed by Mill Creek Park Association).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which ire fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21 

22

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.2

.7

4.5

2.2

1.0

1.9

3.4

3.3

1.4

1.4

3.0

3.3

4.2

3.3

2.2

2.0 

2.0

2.2

2.2

1.2

1.0

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.4

.7

Nov.

2.7

2.6

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.9

3.1

6.3

4.2

3.1

3.1

4.9 

3.6

3.3 

3.3

3.6

3.8

3.6

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

~

Dec.

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.8

5.8

1.6

4.8

*5.2

5.9

5.6

5.6

10

15

13

8.5

5.9

4.2

8.6

17 

14

11 

9.0

6.7

e.3

5.2

5.6

6.7

9.0

8.5

6.7

6.3

Month

Jan.

5.9

6.5

19

34

49

172

272

151

58

325

408

204

162

232

134

*333

182

88

62 

33

25

31

208

332

280

256

106

80

98

69

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

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

December ............... .....

Calendar year 1949 ......

January ...................

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

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

69

80

84

43

32

32

42

37

247

262

139

73

320

1,170

941

348

*157

101

84 

55

40 

265

540

294

110

51

34

32

_

-

-

Secondfoot days

59. £

94. C

231.7

14,401.1

4,442.4

5,682

4,858

3,774

1,784.6

674. E

216.6

58.6

155.3

22, 031. E

Mar.

46

b32

b27 "b22

22

42

38

81

128

46

38

114

207

147

*90

73

50

125

80 

69

208 

281

565

530

420

392

467

271

122

73

52

Apr.

47

49

52

173

420

242

106

69

58

47

46

42

42

42

47

40

32

29

30 

48

42 

34

66

387

414

555

268

108

71

1F.8

-

Maximum

4.5

6.3

17

860

408

1,170

565

555

266

111

22

8.1

22

1,170

May

266

140

82

56

42

36

30

25

25

109

137

58

43

47

40

33

60

88

49 

33

23

20

110

87

38

29

24

19

14

12

9.6

Minimum

0.4

1.2

1.6

.2

5.9

32

22

29

9.6

4.2

2.4

.4

.9

.4

June

8.1

7.6

17

111

49

21

12

8.1

12

107

58

20

14

11

9.6

7.2

4.8

4.2

4.8 

5.2

6.9 

12

6.7

12

33

59

27

13

8.1

5.6

-

Mean

1.93

3.13

7.47

39.5

143

203

157

126

57.6

22.5

6.99

1.89

5.18

60.4

July

5.2

6.6

5.2

8.2

14

13

8.1

5.2

3.9

2.6

2.9

3.9

13

22

10

6.3

5.6

7.2

9.3

11

5.6 

3.3

2.4

6.9

10

4.8

3.1

5.2

5.6

2.6

3.9

Aug.

8.1

5.6

2.9

1.7

1.3

1.2

.9

.8

.7

1.4

2.9

3.1

2.2

1.7

1.3

1.9

1.7

.9

2.3. 

4.5

3.1 

1.6

1.0

.7

.6

.4

1.4

.9

.5

.6

Per square 

mile

0.028

.046

.109

.577

2.09

2.97

2.30

1.84

.842

.329

.102

.028

.076

.883

.7

Sept.

4 3

9.6

13

5.0

1.9

1.4

1.8

2.4

1.2

1.3

8.2

16

22

7.6

5.6

4 .5

3. '3

3.1

4.3 

3.3

3.1 

5.1

10

6.3

3.9

2.2

1.7

1.3

.9

1.0

Runoff in 

inches

0.03

.05

.13

7.83

2.41

3.09

2.64

2.05

.97

.37

.12

.03

.08

11.97

Peak discharge (base, 500 sec.-ft.). Jan. 10 (9 p.m.) 535 see.-ft.; 

sec.-ft.; Feb. 23 (4 a.m.) 630 sec.-ft.; Mar. 23 (2 a.m.) 590 sec.-ft. 

ft.j Apr. 5 (1:30 a.m.) 512 sec.-ft.; Apr. 26 (l a.m.) 702 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Feb. 14 (6:30 p.m.) 1,480 

! Mar. 26 ( 8 p.m.) 630 sec.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 141

Shenango River at Pymatunlng Dam, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 41°S9'55", long. 80°27'30", 500 

reet downstream from Sugar Run, 550 feet downstream from Pymatuning Darn, Crawford 

County, and ij miles northwest of Jamestown. Datum of gage Is 970.00 feet above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Drainage area.--167 square miles.

Records available.--June 1934 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--16 year?, 193 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,180 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 7.75 feet); 

minimum, 4.1 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage height, 3.69 feet).

193.4-50; Maximum discharge, 1,540 second-feet Sept. 4, 1937 (gage height, 9.2 feet); 

minimum, 0.1 second-foot June 30 to July 3, 1334.

Remarks .--Records excellent. Flow regulated since 1933 by Pymatuning Reservoir (see p.129). 

Revisions (water years).--W 1083. 1936(M), 1937, 1940(M), 1941-45.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 tD September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

111

88

86

86

88

88

66

58

58

58

58

58

Nov.

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

57

57

57

55

55

55

55

55

57

57

58

57

57

58

58

57

57

58

58

57

57

57

57

-

Dec.

40

27

27

27

27

27

26

27

27

26

29

31

29

28

26

26

25

27

23

28

29

30

29

27

27

27

29

29

27

26

26

Month

'October. ...............

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

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

March. ...............:.

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

May

June ...................

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

August. ................

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

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

2 

27

47

56

53

90

32

41

57

1C4

36

VJ

56

54

59

159

52

?6

to

53

52

.

1

33

jO

53

1O4

286

3

3

3

3

to

L6

L6

LI

401

Secondfoot-days

3,639

1,712

865

56,391.2

3,460

11,251

16,644

18,242

6,215

4,151

6,219

7,784

7,534

87,716

Feb.

446

51

57

57

3

5

5

575

575

57

49

45

5

1

5

44E

437

43

51

36

?

3

7

61

c

20

30

30

D

3

2

297

292

30

33

36 1

450

446

44

44

-

_

-

Obser\

Maximum

144

58

40

464

401

575

970

970

370

238

224

255

269

970

1

1

Mar.

455

45

49

57

59

4

610

61

53

48

3

592

592

64

62

59

59

59

57

57

57

59

3

7

5

498

38

22

20

3

I

5

389

497

20

32

68

91

5

5

3

D

970

ed

Minimum

58

55

25

2.9

20

26

203

193

111

106

197

229

246

20

Apr.

880

802

850

910

910

910

970

940

940

940

742

940

760

940

940

940

491

316

193

197

193

193

197

288

268

300

280

326

331

355

-

Mean

117

57.1

27.9

154

112

402

537

608

200

138

201

251

251

240

May

370

336

321

316

316

316

311

311

230

200

193

189

189

185

185

185

181

185

185

178

178

136

124

118

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

June

124

113

238

231

127

116

113

111

116

138

121

116

113

118

116

113

113

111

111

108

106

135

150

150

150

150

154

181

204

204

-

Change in 

contents

(equivalent,

second-feet )t

-139

-16.6

+118

-27.6

+616

+156

+270

+ 43.0

-9.4

4.9

-177

-269

-222

+23.2

July

204

204

?04

524

208

200

200

'00

197

197

197

197

197

?00

197

197

197

197

197

204

204

200

L97

JOO

200

200

?00

200

?00

20Q

200

Aug.

229

251

251

251

251

251

251

251

251

251

251

251

251

251

251

246

246

246

251

251

251

255

255

255

255

255

255

255

255

255

255

Sept.

269

26O

255

255

251

251

251

251

246

246

246

251

260

251

251

251

251

251

251

251

251

251

251

251

251

246

246

246

246

246

-

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents*

Mean

-22.0

40.5

146

126

728

558

8U7

565

191

133

24.0

-18.0

29.0

263

Per square 

mile

-0.132

. 243

.874

.754

4.36

3.34

4.83

3.38

1.14

.796

.144

-.108

.174

1.57

Runoff In 

Inches

-0.15

.27

1.01

10.31

5.03

3.48

5.57

3.77

1.31

.89

.17

-.12

.19

21.42

t Change In contents In Pymatuning Reservoir.

* Negative figures indicate that evaporation and seepage exceeded natural flow.
142 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Shenango River at Sharpsville, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°16'00", long. 80°28'20", at Sharpsville, Mercer 

County, 700 feet upstream from Erie Railroad Bridge and 3 miles downstream from 

Pyraatuning Creek. Datum of gage is 861.57 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.--588 square miles.

Hecords available. March 1938 to September 1950 (unadjusted).

Average discharge'.--13 years, 692 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,000 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 9.83 

reet); minimum, 87 second-feet Oct. 29, 30, Nov. 13 (gage height, 2.3C feet).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 10,300 second-feet May 2b, 1946 (gage height, 10.57 

feet); minimum, 38 second-feet Sept. 4, 1941 (gage height, 2.09 feet).

Maximum stage known, 19.3 feet Mar. 26, 1913, from Pymatuning survey profile map.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Flow -regulated since 1933 by Pymatuning Reservoir (see p. 129) and by mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-27, 

Nov. 26 to Dec. 12, Aug. 15 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14 Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

83

104

132

207

305

3.2 

3.6 

4.4

6.0

1,590

3,440

5,900

217

372

571

825

1,720

3,440

6,200

8,680

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

toy

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

187

183

179

175

179

175

179

183

179

175

175

179

187

183

183

183

183

183

179

179

160

124

121

121

121

121

115

91

87

87

94

Nov.

96

91

94

94

94

94

91

91

91

91

91

91

89

110

115

112

110

110

110

110

115

124

124

118

124

150

160

150

153

164

-

Dec.

175

167

136

121

129

146

156

175

164

128

160

221

399

381

*284

182

160

217

414

431

399

594

520

393

316

279

396

478

405

356

300

Month

Oct ber. ...............

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

December ...............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

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

March.. .............. s .

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

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

June. ..................

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

August .................

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

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

1,

1,

2,

3,

2,

1,

2,

3,

2,

1,

2,

1,

244

225

653

590

860

300

320

420

480

850

520

030

480

030

880

3,960

*3,

2,

1,

440

200

430

1,010

815

1,

664

632

270

1,810

1,640

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

Secondfoot-days

4,850

3,357

8,782

189,870

54,473

52,545

72,249

58,145

23,699

18,712

10,783

9,372

10,457

327,424

140

700

430

330

120

Feb.

1,030

952

1,000

904

842

833

859

815

1,320

1,640

1,280

1,080

1,990

5,850

8,680

5,280

2,490

1,780

1,460

1,200

910

1,450

2,490

2,000

1,310

1,160

1,020

*920

_

_

-

Mar.

*1,080

l,06d

939

b900

bl,05O

1,310

1,460

1,880

2,220

1,780

1,610

2,000

2,320

2,000

1,660

1,460

1,310

1,230

1,060

1,160

2,270

2,600

4,220

3,960

4,220

4,300

7,250

6,420

3,200

2,320

2,000

Apr.

1,830

1,560

1,720

2,490

4,220

4,480

2,900

2,220

1,880

1,660

*1,510

1,230

1,360

1,170

1,310

1,280

1,230

654

594

579

618

557

633

2,270

3,440

5,320

3,890

2 , 050

1,610

1,880

-

Observed

Maximum

187

164

594

4,000

3,960

8,680

7,250

5,320

2,840

2,960

626

390

64J.

8,680

Minimum

87

89

121

87

225

815

300

557

285

222

259

264

264

87

Mean

156

112

283

520

1,757

1,877

2,331

1,938

764

624

348

302

349

897

May

2,840

2,270

1,560

1,300

1,100

882

780

717

641

880

1,040

825

717

649

528

453

446

521

506

446

402

372

446

658

499

402

390

427

390

327

285

June

375

521

645

2,960

2,380

1,410

1,010

816

649

786

1,020

587

415

569

594

427

338

290

264

255

240

222

236

255

245

231

231

222

250

269

-

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet )t

-139

-16.6

+118

-27.6

+616

+ 156

+270

-43.0

-9.4

-4.9

-177

-269

-222

+23.2

July

269

264

264

437

587

626

467

350

300

280

280

280

290

427

378

311

,195

338

366

366

513

396

350

327

322

322

306

285

269

259

259

Aug.

269

306

390

355

338

322

311

306

306

311

306

306

300

295

285

290

300

327

378

327

300

290

285

280

280

274

269

269

264

264

269

Sept.

384

641

427

344

306

290

280

274

269

269

280

306

390

466

453

513

479

433

415

378

344

316

295

280

280

274

269

269

269

264

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

17.0

95.4

401

492

2,373

2,033

2,601

1,895

755

C19

171

33.0

127

920

Per square 

mile

0.029

.162

.682

.837

4.04

3.46

4.42

3.22

1.28

1.05

.291

.056

.216

1.56

Runoff in 

inches

0.03

.18

.79

11.36

4.66

3.60

5.10

3.59

1.48

1.17

.34

.06

.24

21.24

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Change in contents in Pymatuning Reservoir. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 143

Sugar Run at Pymatuning Dam, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 41°29'50", long. 80°27'55", at 

highway bridge at Pymatuning Dam, Crawford County, a quarter of a mile upstream from 

mouth and 1-j miles northwest of Jamestown. Datum of gage is 984.58 feet above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Drainage area. 9.34 square miles.

Records available.--March 1934 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 16 years, 9.96 second-feet.

extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 524 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 3.42 feet); 

no 1'low Aug. 29 to Sept. 1.

1934-50: Maximum discharge observed, 1,460 second-feet Sept. 4, 1937 (gage height, 

6.80 feet), from rating curve extended above 300 second-feet; no flow at times.

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

Hevisions (water years).--W 113: 1937(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet,.and discharge, In second-feet)

0.04 0 0.35 1.32 0.7 8.4 1.4 52 

.1 .04 .4 1.88 .8 12 1.5 63 

.15 .13 .45 2.57 .9 16.5 1.7 92 

.2 .29 .5 3.39 1.0 21 2.0 143 

.25 .53 .55 4.38 1.1 27 2.4 232 

.3 .88 .6 5.55 1.2 34

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

0.11 

.07 

.04 

.04 

.04

.02 

.09 

.09 

.11 

.09

.06 

.06 

.06 

.04 

.07

.06 

.04 

.04 

.03 

.03

.02 

.04 

.06 

.06 

.06

.06 

.04 

.04 

.04 

.04 

.11

Nov.

0.16 

.16 

.13 

.13 

.13

.13 

.13 

.11 

.09 

.09

.07 

.07 

.11 

.33 

.37

.29 

.22

.29 

.42 

.53

.53 

.53 

.42 

.42 

1.60

.80 

.53 

.47 

.88 

.80

Dec.

0.53 

.47 

.47 

.53 

1.22

.66 

.88 

1.04 

.66 

.53

1.87 

3.82 

2.28 

1.29 

.73

*.42 

.33 

3.06 

g4.02 

g2.57

3.90 

5.7 

2.74 

1.42 

1.04

1.51 

4.60 

3.32 

2.01 

1.22 

.88

Jan.

1.22 

2.08 

22 

44 

29

65 

55

b!7 

W2 

89

36 

12 

24 

41 

52

133

19.5 

*15 

10.5 

7.5

6.4 

8.9 

16.5 

92 

40

64 

36 

15 

13.5 

11 

8.4

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber.. .......................

lendar year 1949 

ary

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

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

7.5 

8.4 

b6.4 

5.4 

4.35

4.60 

5.7 

b3.8 

30

22

13 

S.4 

151 

*228 

61

26 

19 

17 

14 

9.5

6.9 

18 

47 

24 

14

b8.6 

b5.8 

b6.6

Seoondfoot days

1.76 

10.94 

55.72

2,391.82

998.50 

775.95 

1,204.9 

817.04 

265.59 

377.01 

72.42 

8.98 

62.11

4,650.92

Peak discharge (base, £50 sec. -ft.). Jan.

sec. -ft.; Mar. 26 (8:30 p.m.) 431 sec. -ft.; 1 

sec. -ft.; June 3 (9 p.m.) 524 sec. -ft.

liar.

*b!9.5 

b!3 

b6. 4 

b5.2 

b20

b52 

b42 

b72 

26 

b!4

13.5 

54 

42 

b21 

14.5

bll.5 

b8.4 

b7.2 

8.2 

15

78 

81 

88 

90 

78

152 

100 

32 

18 

12.5 

10

Apr.

9.5 

9.1 

49 

110 

103

24 

14

11 

8.8 

7.8

7.5 

6.6 

*6.1 

5.5 

5.3

4.38 

3.77 

3.39 

4.30 

10

6.9 

5.1 

11

111 

80

108 21 

12.5 

17.5

41

Maximum

0.11 

1.60 

5.7

85

133 

228 

152 

111 

57 

133 

21 

2.02 

14

228

May

57 

20 

12

9.1 

7.2

5.8 

4.38 

3.58 

5.3 

20

11 

6.4 

4.60 

4.17 

3.21

2.72 

4.60 

9.8 

4.86 

3.21

2.28 

2.12 

821

g!3.5 

5.6

4.38 

4.17 

4.17 

2.88 

2.14 

4.42

Minimum

0.02 

.07 

.33

0

1.22 

3.8 

5.2 

3.39 

2.12 

.47 

.29 

0 

.04

0

June

17.5 

4.78 

133 

105 

16

7.6 

4.60 

3.21 

5.4 

28

9.8 

3.97 

3.12 

10 

5.7

3.04 

2.28 

2.01 

1.76 

1.53

1.32 

1.22 

1.13 

.88 

.73

.73 

1.04 

.66 

.53 

.47

Mean

0.057 

.365 

1.80

6.55

32.2

27.7 

38.9 

27.2 

8.57 

12.6 

2.34 

.290 

2.07

12.7

July

0.33 

.29 

5.4

21 

4.67

1.64 

.96 

.59 

.42 

.37

.53 

.59 

1.70 

3.82 

1.13

.59 

1.79 

2.28 

1.25 

10.5

3.37 

1.13 

.73 

1.30 

2.28

1.22 

.73 

.47 

g.37 

.33 

.64

Aug.

2

1

1

Per square 

mile

0.0061 

.039 

.193

.701

3.45 

2.97 

4.16 

2.91 

.918 

1.35 

.251 

.031 

.222

1.36

16 (2:30 a.m.) 302 sec. -ft.; Feb. 13 (9:30 j 

Ipr. 4 (10 p.m.) 357 sec. -ft.; Apr. 25 (12 p.

02 

89 

66 

47 

33

25 

16 

11 

09 

13

22 

22 

13 

07 

04

04 

03 

15 

06 

42

19

11 

07 

03 

02

02 

02 

02 

01 

0 

0

Sept.

10 

6.5 

1.36 

.37 

.13

.04 

.09 

.09 

.07 

.06

.06 

6.0 

14 

4.18 

6.1

3.77 

1.76 

1.13 

.80 

.80

.66 

.80 

.66 

.53 

g.53

g.42 

g.33 

g.33 

.29 

.25

Runoff in 

inches

0.007 

.04 

.22

9.51

3.98 

3.09 

4.80 

3.25 

1.06 

1.50 

.29 

.04 

.25

18.53

.m. ) 388

m. ) 280

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
144 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Little Shenango River at Greenville, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°25'15", long. 80°22 I 35", 1,500 feet downstream, 

from Williamson Crossing Bridge, 1 mile northeast of Greenville,Mer:er County, and 

2 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 953.46 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--104 square miles.

Kecords available.--November 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1950 in 

reports of Geological Survey. January 1914 to September 1918, November 1919 to August 

1923, and November 1925 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of 

Forests and Waters.

Average discharge.--30 years (1914-18, 1920-22, 1926-50), 139 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,420 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 9.22 

feet); minimum, 8.4 second-feet»0ct. 3, 6, minimum gage height, 0.84 foot Oct. 3.

1919-23. 1925-50: Maximum discharge, 6,200 second-feet May 28, 1946 (gage height, 

12,26 feet), by slope-area method; minimum obser-ved, 2.0 second-feet Aug. 21, 1923,

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulafion at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions.--W 743: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-16)

1.0

1.1 

i.z

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 109

168

3.5 410

4.4 691

5.4 1,060

6.8 1,780

8.2 2.680

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13

11

9.1

13

13

9.5

9.9

11

11

11

11

11

13

13

14

14

11

9.5

10

9.5

9.5

9.9

12

10

9.9

11

10

10

11

11

10

Nov.

13

13

13

13

13

13

11

15

12

12

11

11

11

18

24

19

17

17

21

24

28

23

24

22

36

39

29

25

38

47

Dec.

35

29

28

28

42

39

40

59

b42

b39

38

129

142

113

b60

*b38

b33

67

194

127

122

205

126

82

b58

60

166

152

96

68

b56

Jan.

55

68

302

608

575

600

1,060

493

236

553

1,120

362

276

559

400

1,360

710

*296

E14

149

127

129

190

400

595

364

476

244

198

203

152

Month

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

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

Unu nay ..............................

June ... .........................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

129

133

131

103

84

85

99

81

318

396

209

152

464

2,680

1,720

630

346

265

226

155

138

237

854

542

220

170

142

b!30

_

-

Secondfoot-days

341. E

615

2,513

37, 796. C

13,074

10,839

14,833

10,120

4,653

3,660

1,799

599

1,252

64,298.8

Mar.

214

*bl75

b!20

blOO

bllO

b250

b280

437

569

248

192

417

512

369

245

194

148

137

130

162

528

812

1,060

725

980

1,190

2,610

974

448

283

214

Apr.

189

189

395

622

1,320

660

316

230

185

158

155

*140

134

124

127

112

96

90

88

152

136

112

136

531

915

1,300

598

260

261

389

Maximum

14

47

205

1,140

1,360

2,680

2,610

1,320

795

882

221

75

137

2,680

May

795

476

252

205

173

149

124

100

92

218

316

166

130

106

92

81

84

119

92

76

66

62

88

129

88

72

71

69

60

53

49

Minimum

9.1

11

28

8.5

55

81

100

88

49

23

20

11

16

9.1

June

114

78

134

882

442

142

90

70

61

318

226

97

72

168

132

85

69

58

54

50

45

40

36

34

31

26

31

27

25

23

Mean

11.0

20.5

81.1

104

422

387

478

337

150

122

58.0

19.3

41.7

176

July

21

20

34

108

111

221

81

42

31

26

29

28

43

120

60

35

31

97

53

142

108

54

36

32

55

48

34

28

24

23

24

Aug.

28

75

44

34

23

21

17

17

16

20

17

18

15

13

14

13

13

13

26

21

14

14

13

12

14

14

14

11

11

11

13

Per square 

mile

0.106

.197

.780

1.00

4.06

3.72

4.60

3.24

1.44

1.17

,558

.186

.401

1.69

Sept.

97

137

52

30

23

21

21

18

17

16

22

55

79

78

88

96

62

41

36

35

32

24

24

23

23

22

22

21

19

18

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.12

.22

.90

13.53

4.68

3.88

5.30

3.62

1.66

1.31

.64

.21

.45

22.99

Peak discharge (base, 1.50O sec.-ft.).--Jan. 16 (3 p.m.) 1,720 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (6 p.m.) 3,030 

sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (6 a.m.) 3,420 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (11:30 a.m.) 1,55O sec.-ft.; Apr. 26 (11:30 a.m. 

1,500 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BEAVER RIVER 3 IN 145

Pymatuning Creek near Orangeville, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°18'40", long. 80°28'40", 2 miles upstream from 

mouth, 3 miles southeast of Orangeville, Mercer County, and 3 miles north of Sharpsvil3e.- 

Datum of gage is 873.35 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers 

"bench mark).

Drainage area. 169 square miles.

Records available. October 1913 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1950 in 

reports of Geological Survey. January 1914 to August 1923 and November 1925 to September 

1941 in report of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Average discharge.--32 years (1914-22, 1326-50), 201 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,130 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 9.90 

reet); minimum, 3.8 second-feet Aug. 30 (gage height, 1.38 feet).

1914-23. 1925-50: Maximum discharge, 4,300 second-feet Mar. 25, 1936 (gage height, 

10.68 feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 4/'lj339.

Maximum stage known, 16.0 feet Mar. 26, 1913," site and datum then in use, from floodmark (backwater from Shenango River).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 743: Drainage area. W 1033: 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 27, Aug. 4-18)

1.35 3.2

1.4 4.2

1.45 5.6

1.5 7.2

1.55 9.1

1.7 

1.0

2.0 

2.4

2.8 111

3.4 187

4.1 297

5.5 575

7.O 970

8.0 1,300

8.4 1J530

9.0 2,100

9.8 3,010

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195C

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

9.1

10

10

9.1

8.0

6.9

7.2

7.2

7.6

9.4

8.8

6.8

7.3

5.9

7.2

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.2

7.2

6.6

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.2

6.2

8.0

Nov.

7.6

8.0

8.7

9.1

9.1

8.7

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.7

8.0

7.6

8.0

11

10

11

13

14

13

14

15

16

17

17

18

21

38

44

40

39

Dec.

47

58

51

44

40

40

50

53

49

b45

50

59

78

92

*99

b74

b66

63

69

88

131

163

156

150

143

115

101

107

135

159

141

Jan.

95

72

157

338

420

690

1,030

1,060

800

81,030

gl,090

g850

825

800

675

1,260

*1,530

1,350

880

612

g430

g288

g216

400

490

775

880

800

650

530

430

Month

'ctober ..... ....................

"ovember .........................

" ocembe r . . . . ....................

Calendar year 1949 ............

.1 anuary ..........................

""brviary .........................

FTch. ......................... .

'pril .... .......................

] '"V ..............................

.Tune ........................... .

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

' ugust ...........................

"eptember ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

285

184

145

b!05

b90

93

91

b82

238

297

297

263

635

1,530

3,010

2,430

1,350

350

600

450

288

300

482

380

332

E97

239

b!75

_

-

Seoondfoot days

233..

461. £

2,716

48, 615. E

21,453

15,518

22,710

14,973

5,999

6,645

883.

268.

1,351.

93,212.'

Mar.

*183

b!95

blSO

b!70

b!75

b250

b330

575

675

775

675

700

650

575

530

480

400

310

b!90

207

530

708

1,300

1,610

1,700

1,530

2,320

2,100

1,300

825

562

Apr.

420

260

247

513

1,150

1,530

1,080

700

510

353

202

*147

131

119

113

103

95

86

82

102

116

115

147

677

665

1,700

1,350

910

675

675

Maximum

! 10

i 44

163

1,220

1,530

3,010

2,320

1,700

725

1,060

L 88

22

I 130

3,010

May

725

612

540

450

323

191

166

161

112

152

180

201

224

201

122

83

75

93

92

87

76

61

118

168

133

108

122

143

126

88

66

Minimum

5.9

7.6

40

4.0

72

82

170

82

61

14

9.1

3.8

5.3

3.8

June

146

216

399

950

1,060

800

625

490

353

268

255

186

114

136

129

95

70

51

44

39

34

31

27

25

21

18

20

14

15

14

-

Mean

7.53

15.4

87.6

133

692

554

733

499

194

222

28.5

8.66

45.0

255

July

13

12

12

63

88

54

32

20

15

12

11

11

17

29

22

15

14

18

20

26

59

62

64

52

34

25

27

22

14

11

9.1

Aug.

8.7

8.3

9.3

21

22

18

13

10

8.7

7.2

6.6

7.6

7.2

6.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.9

13

12

10

9.5

7.6

6.2

5.6

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.2

3.8

4.7

Per square 

mile

0.045

.091

.518

.787

4.09

3.28

4.34

2.95

1.15

1.31

.169

.051

.266

1.51

Sept.

38

74

51

38

24

14

9.1

7.2

5.9

5.3

8.4

9.9

52

94

117

129

130

125

121

94

60

38

26

18

14

12

10

9.5

9.1

8.0

-

Runoff in 

inches

O.O5

.10

.60

10.71

4.72

3.41

5.00

3.29

1.32

1.46

.19

.06

.30

20.50

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from graph based on daily gage readings.
146 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Connoquenessing Creek at Hasen, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°49'00", long. 80°14'35", at highway bridge at 

Hazen, Beaver County, half a mile upstream from Brush Creek. Datum of gage is 852.31 

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 356 square miles.

Kecords available --October 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1950 in 

reports of Geological Survey. June 1915 to September 1919 (gage heights only) and October 1919 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Average discharge.--31 years (1919-50), 478 second-feet.

Kxtrernes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,670 second-feet Jan. 10 (gage heights, 10.59 

reet); minimum, 15 second-feet Oct. 24, 25 (gage height, 0.91 foot).

1919-50: Maximum discharge, 16,700 second-feet June 29, 1924 (gage height, 16.66 

feet), from rating curve extended above 11,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 6.0 

second-feet July 21-23, 1936 (gage height, 0.82 foot).

Remarks.--Records goou except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulaTTon by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). W 893: 1924(M), 1937, 1938, 1939(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used May 2 to Sept. 30)

0.9 15 1.3 50 2.3 295 5.0 1,93O 

1.0 21 1.5 82 2.6 430 3.5 3,160 

1.1 29 1.7 122 3.3 820 8.0 4,620 

1.2 38 2.0 197 4.0 1,240 9.3 6,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

23 

20 

18 

18 

17

18 

28 

26 

27 

23

19 

18 

18 

18 

19

20 

19 

19 

18 

16

18 

17 

16 

15 

15

16 

17 

16 

17 

17 

20

Nov.

22 

29 

26 

23 

24

25 

24 

23

20 

23

23 

22 

23 

25 

44

35 

31

27 

27 

27

26 

25 

23 

25 

26

29 

32 

29 

37 

85

Dec.

59 

44 

37 

36 

34

36 

37 

50 

b50 

b42

48 

120 

582 

*452 

224

b!20 

b92 

b!40 

340 

257

*221 

230 

209 

173 

127

131 

281 

513 

380 

284 

215

Jan.

203

206 

765 

1,060 

1,880

3,810 

4,310 

2,080 

1,150 

3,750

5,050 

2,080 

1,960 

2,060 

1 , 340

1,650 

1,150 

1,060 

850 

596

508 

440 

455 

1,170 

1,480

1,210 

1,340 

970 

940 

1,030 

970

Feb.

1,000 

1,090 

1,030 

820 

689

628 

640 

491 

1,370 

1,680

1,270 

940 

1,820 

6,100 

4,620

2,480 

1,540 

1,120 

910 

736

557 

1,270 

2,890 

2,160 

1,360

850 

*662 

568

un**+K Sscond 

Honth foot-days

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .......................

lendar year 1949 

ary . . .

586 

860 

5,564

............ 124,367

h.. .........................

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

st ..........................

ember ........................

47,523 

41,291 

35,095 

24,063 

12,462 

5,532 

3,868 

7,309 

6,534

ter year 1949-50 ... . . 190,687

Mar.

634 

b440 

b320 

b290 

b310

348 

295 

399 

775 

491

470

672 

1,360 

1,340 

1,060

820 

684 

724 

546 

557

936 

1,160 

2,890 

2,890 

2,720

2,520 

*3,810 

2,400 

1,480 

1,030 

724

Apr.

634 

574 

524 

940 

1,930

1,400

1,000

820 

662 

552

491 

420 

390 

344

315

278 

250 

234 

221 

250

230 

206 

251 

502

765

4,530 

2,320 

1,300 

910 

820

Maximum

28 

85 

582

4,210

5,050 

6,100 

3,810 

4,530 

1,280 

568 

373 

1,820 

1,180

6,100

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 see. -ft.) . Jan. 6 (12 p.m.

Hay

880 

689 

596 

518 

455

395 

335 

288 

264

328

366 

284 

270 

292 

264

240 

212 

224 

209 

186

165 

145 

669 

1,280 

820

562 

450 

362 

281 

230 

203

Minimum

15 

20 

34

15

203 

491 

290 

206 

145 

92 

67 

38 

53

15

June

215 

175

160 

460 

288

209 

170 

145 

124 

171

274 

178 

138 

131 

145

122 

125 

162 

116 

112

114 

120 

92 

92 

568

393 

186 

138 

112 

97

Mean

18.9 

28.7 

179

341

1,533 

1,475 

1,132 

802 

402 

184 

125 

236 

218

522

July

86 

77 

86 

122 

168

373 

213

138 

107 

92

92 

95 

92 

191 

140

92

82 

105 

136 

178

148 

93 

77 

80 

254

135 

101 

90 

88 

70 

67

Aug.

136

248 

195 

116

92

77 

65 

58 

49 *57

92 

70 

58 

44 

38

64 

875 

211 

1,820 

1,020

454 

284 

209

162 

140

122 

101 

97 

153 

109 

93

Per square 

mile

0.053 

.081 

.503

.958

4.31 

4.14 

3.18 

2.25 

1.13 

.517 

.351 

.663 

.612

1.47

) 5,280 sec. -ft.; Jan. 10 (11 p.

Sept.

101 

347 

237 

193 

124

95 

80 

68 

64 

59

53 

249

590 

1,180 

715

415 

270 

212 

178 

165

148 

148 

181 

138 

112

99 

90 

80 

75 

68

Runoff in 

inches

o.oe

.09 

.58

12.98

4.96 

4.31 

3.67 

2.51 

1.30 

.58 

.40 

.76 

.68

19.90

m.) 7,670

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 147

Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°53'00", long. 80°13'55", at highway bridge at 

Camp Elwood, 2 miles north of Wurtemburg, Lawrence County, and 2.8 miles upstream from 

mouth. Datum of gage is 331.40 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Drainage area.--398 square miles.

Records available. October 1918 to September 1920 and October 1931 to September 1950 in 

reports of Geological Survey. January 1912 to September 1341 in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters. Prior to October 1940, records obtained at site 2 

miles downstream.

Average discharge.--37 years (1912-32, 1933-50), 553 second-feet.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 7,450 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 7.12 feet); 

minimum, 39 second-feet Oct. 4, 5 (gage height, 0.74 foot).

1912-50: Maximum discharge, 25,700 second-feet Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 12.05 

feet, from floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating carve extended above 8,000 

second-feet; minimum observed, 10 second-feet Aug. 22, 25, 1938.

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

which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions.--W 743: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 4-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 13 Feb. 14 to Sept. 3O

139

207

.9

1.0

1.1

3.2 

4.0 

4.8 

5.5 

5.9

1,400

2,190

3,230

4,400

5,180

1.0 

1.4

110

255

1,080

1,780

4.4 

5.5 

6.6

2,670

4,280

6,280

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

66 

64 

50 

40 

44

46 

50 

61 

74 

66

59 

53 

53 

53 

50

50 

52 

50 

48 

46

46 

48 

48 

52 

46

48 

48 

46 

46 

46 

53

Nov.

61 

62 

64 

62 

61

61 

59 

57 

57 

57

55 

53 

53 

61 

74

83 

72 

68 

66 

68

70 

70 

68 

66 

66

74 

83 

76 

85 

124

Dec.

124 

97 

85 

81 

81

85 

92 

106 

blOO 

b90

104 

209 

721 

*624 

310

b!60 

b!40 

b!70 

b470 

460

346 

387 

367 

280 

195

178 

341 

578 

422 

298 

213

Jan.

196 

207 

645 

1,450 

1,820

3,420 

4,590 

2,880 

1,580 

3,350

5,080 

2,680 

1,980 

2,080 

1,540

*1,880 

1,660 

1,120 

898 

6C4

478 

442 

496 

1,190 

2,140

1,580 

1,540 

1,080 

882 

1,040 

890

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ............ ............

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ...........................

ember ..................... . .

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

778 

800 

860 

617 

484

442 

521 

478 

1,330 

1,920

1,320 

928 

1,510 

5,760 

6,110

3,300 

1,980 

1,400 

1,120 

862

635 

1,570 

3,290 

2,350 

1,450

97O 

*b680 

*600

Secondfoot-days

1,60 

2,03 

7,91

144,89

51,41 

44,06 

45,10 

38,14 

18,07 

10,87 

5,21 

4,62 

7,63

236,71

Peak discharge (base, 3,5OO see. -ft.). Ja

ft.; Feb. 14 (10 p.m.) 7,450 sec. -ft. ; Mar. 

ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thl 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice 

h Computed from float-gage readings. 

Note. --No gage-height record Mar. 1-6, Jul

Mar.

800 

720 

520 

430 

47O

70O 

677 

832 

1,360 

848

713

1,090 

1,980 

1,730

1,240

932 

738 

719 

653 

689

1,180 

1,820 

E , 800 

2,600 

3,080

3,160 

4,610 

3,380 

2,140 

1,450 

1,040

Apr.

842 

77O 

732 

1,50O 

3,220

2,350 

1,450 

1,080 

855 

713

647 

583 

556 

517 

495

451 

398 

374 

353 

451

440 

378 

421 

1,500 

3,610

5,870 

3,360 

1,780 

1,240 

1,200

Maximum

2 74 

3 124

i 721

3 3,620

3 5,080 

3 6,110 

I 4,610 

? 5,870 

~j 1,500 

7 1,150 

-J 350 

3 588 

3 1,050

i 6,110

May

1,400 

1,160 

842 

689 

588

512

446 

374 

345 

593

1,000 

629 

478 

414 

369

340 

346 

588 

500 

359

296 

259 

636 

1,500 

942

611 

512 

430 

350

300 

267

Minimum

40 

53 

81

40

196 

442 

430 

359 

259 

151 

86 

59 

82

40

June

263 

251 

243 

834

782

402 

278

195 

535

hi, 150 

501 

327 

342

420

299 

310 

259 

221 

206

225 

228 

180 

187 

h732

458 

284 

217 

172 

151

Mean

51." 

67. £ 

255

397

1,659 

1,574 

1,455 

1,271 

583 

363 

168 

149 

255

649

July

130 

120 

146 

228 

314

267 

228 

158 

127 

110

117 

115 

190 

270 

190

130 

110 

E30 

210 

350

230 

145 

100 

100

sio

180 

130 

110 

98 

90 

86

Aug.

135

250 

180 

130 

100

82 

70 

64 

62 

65

68 

68 

68

62 

59

262 

324 

121 

466 

588

348 

195 

124 

91

102

120 

94 

91

88 

76 

76

Per square 

mile

0.130 

.171 

.641

.998

4.17 

3.95 

3.66 

3.19 

1.46 

.912 

.4?2 

.374 

.641

1.63

i. 7 (2 p.m.) 4,780 sec. -ft.; Jan. 11 (12 m. ) 

11 (6 p.m.) 5,130 see. -ft.; Apr. 26 (3 a.m.)

3 day. 

f 12-24, July 26 to Aug. 8; discharge compute

Sept.

214 

1,050 

583 

308 

188

141

120 

104 

94 

85

82 

1C8 

395 

725 

561

430 

301 

219 

180 

176

176 

188 

236 

214 

162

141 

127 

117 

110 

101

Runoff in 

inches

0.15 

.19 

.74

13.55

4.80 

4.12 

4.21 

3.56 

1.69 

1.02 

.49 

.43 

.71

22.11

5,600 see.- 

6,730 see.-

d on basis

of records for Little Shenango River at Greenville and Connoquenessing Creek at Hazen.

238383 O - 53 - 11
148 RACCOON CREEK BASIN

Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°37'40", long. 80°20'20", at highway bridge at 

MolTatts Mill, Beaver County, 1.4 miles downstream from Gums Run, 4 miles south of 

Vanport, and 4.2 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 719.16 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944 (Corps 

of Engineers bench mark). 

Drainage area.--178 square miles.

Records available.--September 1941 to September 1950. Gage heights and discharge measurements only, May 1915 to July 1932, are contained in reports of Pennsylvania Department 

of Forests and Waters.

Extremes. Maximum dischargejiuring year, 4,970 second-feet July 6 (gage height, 7.55 feet); 

minimum, 6.9 second-feet Dec. 6 (gage height, 1.35 feet).

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 6,660 second-feet Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 8.23 feet); 

minimum, 4.8 second-feet Sept. 7, 8 1945 (gage height, TT30 feet).

Flood of Apr. 15, 1922, reached a stage of 9.80 feet (discharge, 10,000 second-feet, 

from rating curve extended above 4,500 second-feet). Flood of Mar. 5, 1920 (ice jam), 

equalled that of Apr. 15, 1922.

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

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used July 31 to Aug. 16)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14 Feb. 15 to Sept. 3O

1.45

1.55

1.65

1.7

1.75

1.8

1.9

2.4 

2.7

41

58

102

183

285

3.1 

3.9 

4.3 

4.9 

5.1

457

870

1,130

1,670

1,890

3.2

108 

189 

29O 

505

870

1,190

1,780

2,860

3,230

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

14 

12 

12 

12 

14

17 

16 

17 

16 

14

12 

13 

14 

18 

16

15 

14 

14 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

12 

14

Nov.

20 

19 

15 

14 

15

15 

14 

13 

12

12

11

11 

12 

22 

24

18 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

14 

b!3 

12 

14

16 

16 

15 

39 

47

Dec.

26 

23 

22 

15 

b!8

b!6 

22 

26 

19

22

44

78 

227 

160 

65

*b45 

b35 

b82 

160 

110

90 

84 

75 

58 

41

55 

120 

177 

135 

alOO 

77

Jan.

a70 

a76 

a330 

a450 

*719

1,68O 

1,840 

720 

462 

884

1,010 

565 

695 

742 

530

600 

448 

411 

317 

228

221 

205 

205 

3 SO 

425

388 

585 

448 

416 

530 

602

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber ..........................

mber ....................... .

lendar year 1949 

ary . . ...

h.. ................... ......

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

st ......................... .

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 2,5OO sec

Feb.

620 

640 

565 

434 

346

333 

329 

259 

492

575

457 

359 

601 

1,660 

1,630

874 

615 

474 

406

330

283 

427 

865 

645 

482

350 

302 

272

Secondfoot-days

413 

508 

2,227

56,126

17,182 

15,625 

14,684 

8,021 

3,986 

3,180 

7,897 

1,322 

2,880

77,925

Mar.

294 

211 

158 

177 

192

174 

152 

226 

220 

155

177 

292 

637 

570 

420

342 

283 

334

252 

245

509 

629 

2,040 

1,480 

990

808 

844

655 

500 

392

326

Apr.

298 

276 

258 

346 

754

540 

402 

338 

290 

255

"45 

208 

192 

174 

163

149

141 

13O 

128 

144

126 

113 

136 

183 

239

635 

402 

294 

241

221

Maximum

18 

47

227

1,730

1,840

1,660 

2,040 

754 

291 

706 

3,160 

171 

649

3,160

-ft.). --July 5 (3:30 a

May

266 

231 

215 

192 

189

172 

149 

128 

123 

133

126 

113 

103 

99 

94

92 

85 

81 

72

68

62 

62 

291 

186 

128

108 

99 

94 

85 

74 

66

Minimum

11 

11 

15

11

70 

259 

152 

113 

62 

38 

49 

21 

15

11

June

66 

55 

55

214 

121

85 

68 

57 

53 

70

74 

53 

44 

42 

42

38 

38 

47 

38

41

60 

60 

38 

63 

706

509 

169 

110 

90 

74

Mean

13.3 

16.9 

71.8

154

554 

558 

474 

267 

129 

106 

255 

42.6 

96.0

213

July

62 

55 

104 

158 

1,170

3,160 

522 

298 

211 

172

160 

141 

124 

206 

126

103 

96 

94 

79 

77

66 

57 

51 

100 

132

81 

68 

62 

58 

55 

49

Aug.

62 

74 

51 

38 

34

31 

29 

26 

26 

66

58 

42 

34

29 

26

25 

49 

29 

171 

102

53 

39 

34 

29 

28

26 

24 

22 

21 

21 

23

Sept.

35 

46 

35 

28 

23

18 

16 

16

15 

16

27 

75 

424

216 

120

81 

60 

49 

48

66

81 

649 

192 

123 

96

81 

70 

64

57 

53

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.075 0.09 

.095 .11 

.403 .47

.865 11.74

3.11 3.59 

3.13 3.26 

2.66 3.07 

1.50 1.68 

.725 .83 

.596 .66 

1 . 43 1 . 65 

.239 .28 

.539 .60

1.20 16.29

m) 4,970 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for South Fork Tenmile Creek at 

Jefferson, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
LITTLE BEAVER CREEK BASIN 149

Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°40'32", long. 80°32'23", at Grimms Bridge lj 

miles upstream from Island Run, 4 niles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles northeast of 

East Liverpool, Columbiana Courty. Datum of gage is 702.77 feet above mean sea level, 

adjustment*of_1912.

Drainage area.--505 square miles.

Records available.--May 1915 to September 1950.

Average discharge". 35 years, 509 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 11.65

 feet"); minimum, 34 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 2.00 feet).

1915-50: Maximum discharge, 25,000 second-feet July 19, 1941 (gage height, 17.4 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 12 second-feet on several days in 1918, 1930, 

1932, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.53 feet Aug. 13, 1930. 

Maximum stage known, about 20 feet.

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

Revisions (water years). W 873: 1937(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 3-19, Aug. 21

to Sept. 1, Sept. 4-12, 17-3O)

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

238

364

574

985

9.0

10.1

1,590

2,400

3,500

4,860

6,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

55

48

43

41

40

41

44

51

48

47

45

43

43

43

44

44

44

44

43

43

44

44

42

41

41

40

40

40

42

42

46

Nov.

54

53

52

54

53

51

49

8

7

6

5

5

7

57

67

64

61

60

58

58

56

56

52

51

53

58

58

58

75

*89

-

Dec

80

74

67

61

63

63

75

78

78

85

118

195

316

246

b!60

b!40

b!30

215

281

230

193

173

154

128

118

118

150

170

154

*128

109

Jan

128

125

342

598

1,070

3,410

4,020

1,730

1,070

3,090

3,6?0

1,730

1,560

1,800

1,310

2,080

1,590

1,280

985

64S

574

519

528

1,030

1,680

1,220

1,310

985

875

965

902

Month

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

''ovember . .............. ........

December ..................... ...

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

"ebruary .........................

"<arch ............................

<r>ril ............................

"ay ..............................

June .............................

Julv .............................

*ugust .................. .... ...

''eptember ........................

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

875

930

985

745

598

574

622

502

1,420

1,730

1,250

930

1,900

6,900

6,900

3,000

1,880

1,430

1,160

875

720

1,760

3,500

2,310

1,370

902

745

695

_

_

-

Mar.

795

574

459

438

459

515

450

622

930

497

510

670

1,280

1,160

930

770

646

820

720

646

1,010

1,480

3,790

3,620

2,810

2,860

3,740

2,450

1,620

1,220

985

Second 

foot-days

1,356

1,675

4,350

135,426

42,772

47,208

39,476

32,645

14,320

9,721

4,687

1,854

3,918

203,982

Apr.

820

745

720

1,460

3,030

2,180

1,400

1,160

902

795

745

646

598

537

502

450

406

368

354

459

414

554

480

930

1,580

4,650

2,480

1,400

1,040

1,040

-

Maximum

55

89

316

5,490

4,020

6,900

3,790

4,650

1,160

1,960

524

135

385

6,900

May

1,160

958

770

646

574

510

446

379

343

422

670

524

442

406

398

363

329

379

438

372

275

252

501

59t.

418

375

360

312

256

235

202

Minimum

40

45

61

30

125

502

438

354

202

105

61

35

48

35

June

198

170

160

376

438

258

193

160

141

141

230

222

168

142

132

123

112

102

105

106

114

133

132

111

1,960

1,900

770

450

266

205

July

170

150

200

244

357

524

316

228

177

148

146

141

132

156

148

122

106

108

120

118

95

84

76

95

89

78

75

70

65

61

88

Mean

43.7

55.8

140

371

1,380

1,686

1,273

1,088

462

324

151

59.8

131

559

Aug.

135

132

83

66

57

50

46

44

41

56

70

66

54

45

42

44

39

54

102

108

85

62

52

45

41

40

38

35

3d

38

46

Per square 

mile

0.087

.110

.277

.735

2.73

3.34

2.52

2.15

.915

.642

.299

.118

.259

1.11

Sept.

60

385

284

150

98

76

64

56

51

48

58

133

322

354

235

181

133

105

95

98

93

106

139

125

104

86

79

71

67

62

Runoff in 

inches

o.io

.12

.32

9.98

3.15

3.48

2.90

2.40

1.05

.72

.34

.14

.29

15.01

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec.-ft.). Jan. 6 (10:30 p.m.) 5,94O sec.-ft.; Jan, 

"ec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (7:30 p.m. ) 10,000 sec.-ft.; Mar. 26 (9:30 p.m.) 5,030 sec.-ft.; 

6,120 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

10 (5 p. 

Apr. 26

.) 6,510 

5:30 p.m.)
150 LITTLE BEAVER CREEK BASIN

Lisbon Creek at Lisbon, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder and artificial control, lat. 40°46'55", long. 80°45'50", 

in JNWir sec. 13, T. 14 N., R. 3 W., just downstream from City Water Works of Lisbon, 

Columbiana County, 800 feet upstream from bridge on State Highway 164, and 1 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 6.08 square miles.

Records available.--September 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,130 second-feet June 25 (gage height, 8.83 

reet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 2-6, 9-29.

1946-50: Maximum discharge, that of June 25, 1950; minimum daily, 0.1 second-foot 

Sept. 6-10, 1946.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

hO.3

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 3

h.3

a. 2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2'.2

.2

.2

.2

_0

.2

.2

^ 0'.3

.5

Nov.

0.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

1.0

.6

Dec.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.8

.8

.6

.7

2.4

3.7

3.4

1.2

.9

.7

.6

3.5

3.3

cl.6

cl.3

cl.O

c.8

.6

.5

.7

ol.l

.a

.7

.6

.5

Jan.

0.5

.7

7.5

7.0

11

57

28

9.9

c7

76

c!9

c9

26

16

13

37

10

9.9

6.1

4.1

3.8

4.6

5.9

25

14

14

10

7.1

9.5

8.5

9.4

Month

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

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

May

June ........... ....

July 

Auguat .......

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

8.2

12

8.6

6.2

c5

c7

c8

c4

32

14

9.1

7.4

57

113

34

21

14

12

10

7.8

7.3

51

36

16

9.1

6.4

5.8

6.7

_

-

Secondfoot-days

7.0

12.5

35.9

1,581.6

466.5

528.6

436.7

326.2

143.5

290.6

40.9 

13.8

45.9

2,343.1

Mar.

7.6

5.3

4.6

4.0

5.4

5.4

5.3

19

10

c5

06

11

18

9.6

8.0

6.4

6.3

9.5

6.4

7.3

13

31

43

37

26

50

31

18

11

8.8

7.8

Apr.

07

c6

8.3

17

31

14

9.4

8.8

c7

c7

6.8

5.8

5.6

5.1

4.9

4.4

4.2

3.7

5.2

6.3

c4

c3

9.5

12

41

43

14

9.4

8.8

14

Maximum

0.5

1.0

3.7

65

76

113

50

43

11

181

5 1 i!o

12

181

May

11

8.5

7.4

6.5

6.2

5.2

4.6

3.8

4.8

10

c6

c5

4.6

4.6

3.7

2.9

3.8

6.4

3.8

2.6

2.0

1.9

8.8

4.8

2.8

2.8

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.5

Minimum

0.2

.5

.2

.5

4

4.0

3

1.5

1.0

.4 

.3

.4

.2

June

1.5

1.3

3.6

9.9

2.3

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.2

3.0

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0 1.1

1.0

3.0

1.2

1.0

17

181

26

ell

5.0

4.0

2.6

-

Mean

0.23

.42

1.16

4.33

15.0

18.9

14.1

10.9

4.63

9.69

1.32 

.45

1.53

E.43

July

1.6

1.4

2.4

5.1

4.6

4.8

1.9

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.3

1.5

.9

.8

.8

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

Aug.

0.8

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.9

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.6

.4

1.0

.9

Per square 

mile

0.038

.069

.191

.712

2.47

3.11

2.32

1.79

.762

1.59

.217 

.074

.252

1.06

Sept.

3.6

12

3.5

1.0

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

7.7

1.9

1.5

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

2.0

1.2

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.04

.08

.22

9.66

2.85

3.24

2.68

2.00

.88

1.77

.25 

.09

.28

14.38

Peak discharge (base, 150 sec.-ft.).--Jan. 10 (10 a.m.) 16B see.-ft.; Feb. 14 (11:30 a.m.) 252 

sec.-ft.; Apr. 25 (10 p.m.) 180 sec.-ft.; June 25 (7 a.m.) 1,130 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on tasls of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

and records for Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool.

o Backwater from detrl 1! lodged In pipes; discharge computed on basis of weather records, appearance 

of recorder graph, and records for Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool.

h Computed from gage reading.
YELLOW CREEK BASIN 151

Yellow Creek near Hammondsville, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°32'15", long. 80°43'35", In sec. 29, T. 8 N., R. 

2 W., 1,000 feet upstream from Lowery Run, 0.9 mile upstream from Bush Creek, and 1.65 

miles southwest of Hammondsville. Datura of gage Is 692.1 feet above mean sea level 

(Ohio Stage Highway Department bench mark).

Drainage area. 148 square miles.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--10 years (1940-50), 161 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,610 second-feet Jan. 6, Feb. 14 (gage height, 

 V.OB feet), minimum, 5.1 second-feet Aug. 27-29 (gage height, 1.64 feet).

1940-50: Maximum discharge 6,750 second-feet Apr. 12, 1948 (gage height, 10.50 

feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot Sept. 8, 1942.

A stage of about 12 feet occurred in 1936 and the highest stage known is reported to 

have occurred in 1912.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, Jan. 8 to Feb. 13)

1.6 3.9 2.4 72 4,0 545 

1.7 6.8 2.7 126 4.5 805 

1.8 11 3.0 192 5.2 1,230 

2.0 25 3.3 273 6.1 1,830 

2.2 44 3.6 37Z

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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 

12 

10 

10 

10

11

12 

13 

16 

13

11 

11 

11 

11 

14

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

10 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

23 

25

56 

24

14 

12

Nov.

12 

15 

14 

13 

72

45

2L 

16 

14

12

12 

11 

11 

14 

20

20

17 

16 

15 

15

15 

14 

13 

12 

12

13 

15 

14 

18 

38

Dec.

28 

24 

23

19 

16

19 

23 

21 

30 

25

26 

77 

217 

148 

69

88 

58

57 

144 

102

88 

88 

75 

56 

45

53 

80 

112 

95

74

62

Jan.

68 

62 

277 

354 

867

1,770 

1,520 

640 

399 

695

722 

462 

4B4 

552 

399

703 

512 

428 

307 

225

212 

190 

190 

303 

372

380 

540 

428 

407 

392 

403

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ..... ... .

Feb.

380 

395 

376 

314 

264

261 

258 

214 

561 

625

466 

354 

551 

1,720 

1,460

778 

526 

388 

327 

256

228 

407 

860 

600

411

304

247 

233

Secondfoot-days

437.5 

549 

2,042

53,938.5

15,269 

13,764 

9,491 

9,588 

2,890 

1,205 

2,939 

506.2 

2,363

61,043.7

Mar.

253 

175 

142 

148 

144

136 

120

155 

187 

132

150 

225 

516 

445 

334

267 

230 

273 

207 

202

288 

354 

950

722 

526

440 

517 

428 

330 

267 

228

Apr.

212 

200 

197 

716 

1,230

695 

449 

358 

292 

253

236 

200 

178 

161 

150

134 

126 

118 

116 

166

146 

132 

138 

170 

271

1,160 

507 

351 

276 

250

Maximum

56 

72 

217

1,720

1,770 

1,720 

950 

1,230 

239 

163 

641 

64 

427

1,770

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec. -ft.). Jan. 6 (10 p.m

May

239

202 

185 

155

132

122 

106 

92 

85 

99

108 

90 

83 

80

77

72 

64 

62 

56 

52

47 

44 

112 

95

72

70 

78 

68 

54 

47 

42

Minimum

9.5

11 

16

4.5

62 

214 

120 

116 

42 

16 

18 

5.1 

10

5.1

June

47 

41 

36 

82 

56

40 

33 

29 

25 

30

41 

30 

24 

22

22

20 

32 

30 

24 

23

23 

22 

17 

16 

163

132 

58 

37 

27 

23

Mean

14.1 

18.3 

65.9

148

493

492 

306 

320 

93.2 

40.2 

94.8 

16.3 

78.8

167

July

19 

18 

26 

41 

641

640 

210 

128 

92 

75

69 

64 

56 

69 

50

40

36 

42 

58

101

68 

43 

34 

39 

85

52 

39

32 

28 

23

21

Aug.

52 

64 

35 

26 

22

19 

16 

14 

13 

17

23 

18

15 

12

11

9.5

8.6 

7.7

12 

23

15 

10 

8.6 

7.7 

6.2

5.9 

5.4

5.1 

5.6 

7.2 

7.7

Per square 

mile

0.095 

.124 

.445

1.00

3.33 

3.32 

2.07 

2.16 

.630 

.272 

.641 

.110 

.532

1.13

Sept.

10 

142 

68 

36 

23

17 

15 

12 

11 

13

25

148 

427

217 

118

78 

a58 

a45 

a48 

a55

alSO 

a200 

allO 

a75 

a 60

a50 

a42 

a38 

a37 

a35

Runoff in 

inches

0.11

.14 

.51

13.53

3.84 

3.46 

2.39 

2.41 

.73 

.30 

.74 

.13 

.59

15.35

) 2,610 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (9 p.m.) 2,610

1,970 is/u sec.-rt.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool and Short Creek near Dillonvale.
152 SHORT CREEK BASIN 

Short Creek near Dillonvale, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°11'35", long. 80°44'05", in sec. 30, T. 4 N., R. 

B" W., at "bridge on State Highway 150, 2.1 miles east of Dillonvale, 2.2 miles downstream from Jug Run, and 2.7 miles upstream from Little Short Creek. Datum of gage is 

676.1 feet above mean sea level (State of Ohio "bench mark).

Drainage area. 124 square miles.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,480 second-feet June 25, July 5; maximum gage 

height, 6.00 feet June 25; minimum discharge, 13 second-feet Oct. 11, Nov. 20; minimum 

gage height, 0.87 foot Oct. 4, 11, Nov. 20.

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 6,500 second-feet Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 8.77 feet); 

minimum daily, S.8 second-feet Sept. 21, 27, 1947; minimum gage height recorded, 0.80 

foot Sept. 5, 1945.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years). W 1003: 1942-43.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5 to Nov. 29,

Apr. 27 to June 24, June 28 to July 4) 

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 3O

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

49

133

190

2.1 

2.8

267

610

825

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

19 1.6 129

1.8 187

2.0 255

2.5 470

3.0 720

3.7 1,100

4.5 1,550

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

22

19

19

18

18

19

20

17

17

19

18

18

20

21

19

20

20

18

17

17

17

16

15

14

15

14

14

15

15

16

21

Nov.

24

18

17

18

19

17

17

15

15

14

15

17

18

27

23

17

16

16

17

14

17

19

30

23

19

16

14

15

121

53

-

Dec.

34

31

43

53

55

53

44

47

47

43

43

131

234

118

72

55

64

105

108

91

78

72

68

57

57

55

94

116

91

78

80

Jan.

68

70

472

341

825

1,520

1,350

610

398

654

575

389

560

535

371

495

344

311

259

234

210

204

204

344

358

384

540

362

402

540

600

Month

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

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

December .................... ...

Calendar year 1949 ..... ....

January ......................

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

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

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

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

June ..........................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50

Feb.

500

520

425

348

303

291

263

234

540

461

340

291

443

1,160

908

585

438

344

303

271

248

353

570

380

291

248

244

210

_

-

Second 

foot-days

54£

68]

2,31"

51.43C

14,52E

11,512

7,64 -

5.60C

2,536

3,82]

5,62C

1,45]

1.84E

58,10"

Mar.

244

200

197

197

171

155

137

177

168

145

158

252

448

327

255

227

213

259

210

190

315

283

505

384

319

287

279

283

252

213

197

Apr.

187

171

187

362

605

358

287

259

213

197

187

171

158

147

137

129

118

114

114

120

103

94

120

120

122

263

168

137

125

127

-

Maximum

22

121

234

1,720

1,520

1,160

505

605

139

1,350

1,170

93

323

1,520

May

139

127

122

118

109

103

94

89

86

91

89

81

76

72

70

68

67

67

62

60

55

56

107

78

72

70

72

68

60

54

54

Minimum

14

14

31

14

68

210

137

94

54

38

52

27

21

14

June

54

48

55

177

93

72

62

56

50

64

73

52

46

44

42

38

75

56

46

44

67

50

42

43

1,350

430

220

152

120

100

-

Mean

17.7 22."

74.7

141

469

411

247

187

81.6

127

181

46.6

61. E

159

July

84

87

134

342

1,180

670

348

267

210

177

155

139

200

194

134

116

107

100

89

89

79

72

66

83

116

83

73

64

56

52

54

Aug.

91

72

55

48

43

40

39

35

46

93

66

67

54

43

36

34

33

31

76

60

40

34

31

29

28

28

28

27

27

62

55

Per square 

mile

0.143

.183

.602

1.14

3.78

3.31

1.99

1.51

.660

1.02

1.46

.377

.496

1.28

Sept.

46

40

44

40

34

24

24

24

21

23

27

91

132

72

55

43

33

30

33

38

198

323

103

73

61

52

43

39

39

40

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.16

.20

.69

15.42

4.36

3.45

2.29

1.68

.76

1.14

1.68

.43

.55

17.39
WHEELING CREEK BASIN 153 

Wheeling Creek at Elm Grove, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°02 I 40", long. 80°39'40", at highway bridge at Elm 

 Grove, Ohio County, 500 feet downstream from Little Wheeling Creek. Datum of gage is 

667.59 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--282 square miles.

Records available.--November 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--10 years, 324 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,920 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 7.95 feet); 

minimum, 0.9 second-foot Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.14 feet).

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 22,100 second-feet Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 13.67 

feet), from rating curve extended above 8,500 second-feet on basis of slope-area measurements at gage height, 13.2 and 13.67 feet; minimum, 0.3 second-foot, Sept. 22, 1949 

(gage height, 1.11 feet).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.6 

1.9 

1.7 

1.9

2.6

1.3 

2.6 

6.7 

3.6 

10

16 

11 

6.7 

4.2 

3.6

2.6 

3.1 

4.2 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

1.9 

2.6 

2.1

2.6 

2.1 

3.1 

4.2 

4.2 

14

Nov.

23 

37 

25 

19 

15

13 

11 

10 

7.7 

7.7

7.7 

7.7 

16 

26 

28

37 

31 

29 

25 

22

19

17 

h!6 

14 

13

11 

10 

10 

25 

70

Dec.

55 

45 

35

28 

24

20 

18 

16 

20 

20

20 

100 

2,000 

2,000 

700

300 

200 

300 

400 

200

140 

100 

80 

70 

60

500 

2,000 

1,000 

600 

400 

250

Jan.

200 

200 

500 

1,000 

2,500

3,350 

3,820 

1,220 

805 

804

966 

672 

660 

679 

575

666 

575 

510 

385 

254

259

240 

227 

406 

594

541 

1,220 

854 

806 

1,600 

1,970

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 

ary ,

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

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,720 

1,970 

1,380 

966 

712

624 

592 

448 

1,650 

1,380

957 

704 

933 

1,880 

2,020

1,200 

800 

600 

500 

450

h396 

400 

1,000 

800 

600

450 

380 

330

Secondfoot-days

137.. 

602. 

11,701

96,650.

29,058 

25,842 

21,365 

10,929 

5,219 

6,410 

9,410 

2,446 

7,231

130,351.;

Mar.

416 

265 

2O6 

265 

265

220 

178 

225 

275 

192

280 

901 

1,350 

1,110

768

578 

448 

490 

360 

410

1,170 

1,320 

2,440 

1,990 

1,290

957 

811 

777 

600

448 

360

Apr

336 

308 

324 

403 

592

532 

422 

378 

319 

297

265 

225 

200 

170 

150

130 

120 

h!35 

139 

120

105 

177 

654 

1,310 

948

700 

500 

370 

300 

3OO

Maximum

5 16 

3 70 

2,000

2,900

3,820 

2,020 

2,440 

1,310 

500 

1,080 

1,640 

387 

1,180

3,820

May

500 

400 

300 

2BO 

245

220 

187 

156 

139 

148

144 

124 

120 

109 

105

116 

98 

98 

98 

82

70

73 

253 

220 

148

128 

113 

202 

152 

109 

82

Minimum

1.3 

7.7 

16

.5

200 

330 

178 

105 

70 

42 

55 

28 

49

1.3

June

70 

62 

108 

524 

283

161 

95 

62 

60 

278

552 

206 

124 

92 

67

56 

441 

180 

113 

92

86 

60 

42 

384 

1,080

526 

260 

161 

109 

76

Mean

4.44 

20.1 

377

265

937 

923 

689 

364 

168 

214 

304 

78.9 

241

357

July

57 

67 

113 

922 

1,640

1,580 

641 

363 

245 

181

166 

141 

466 

759 

298

210 

166 

127 

103 

94

97 

89 

71 

103 

193

136 

94 

76 

89 

68 

55

Aug.

87 

121 

78 

58 

47

45 

40 

37 

44 

89

84 

94 

76 

51 

42

35 

33 

36 

387 

249

123 

76 

58 

47 

42

37 

32 

30 

28 

129 

111

Per square 

mile

0.016 

.071 

1.34

.940

3.32 

3.27 

2.44 

1.29 

.596 

.759 

1.08 

.280 

.855

1.27

Sept.

94

531 

609 

214 

124

84 

66 

58 

49 

84

81 

530 

134 

283 

227

141 

100 

76 

76 

109

456 

1,180 

744 

352

231

174 

134 

112 

94 

84

Runoff in 

inches

0.02 

.08 

1.54

12.75

3.83 

3.41 

2.82 

1.44 

.69 

.85 

1.24 

.32 

.95

17.19

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec. -ft.). Jan. 7 (3:30 a.m.) 6,920 sec. -ft.

h fbmputed from float-tape gage readings.

Note. No gage height record Nov. 19-22, Nov. 24 to Dec. 8, Dee. 1O to Jan. 5, Feb. 16-20, Feb. 

22-27, Apr. 13-17, Apr. 26 to May 3; discharge computed on basis of rainfall records, recorded range 

in stage, and records for Middle Island Creek at Little and Buffalo Creek at Barrackville.
154 MIDDLE ISLAND CREEK BASIN

Middle Island Creek at Little, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat . 39°28'30", long. 80°59 I 50", at highway bridge at 

Little, Tyler County, 0.1 mile upstream from Stewarts Run and 4 miles east of Bens 

Run. Datum of gage is 631.32 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. --458 square miles.

Records available . --May 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only October 1916 to September 

), October 1928 to September 1950.

Average discharge .--22 years (1928-50), 618 second-feet.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 25,000 second-feet June 26 (gage height, 28.0 

 feet, from high-water mark in gage well); minimum, 0.6 second-foot Oct. 14 (gage height, 

1.90 feet) .

1915-22, 1928-50; Maximum discharge, that of June 26, 1950; no flow during part of 

1922 and Sept. 1 to Nov. 4, Nov. 7-10, 1930.

Maximum stage known, about 33.5 feet in August 1875.

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.9

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.6

3.6

3.2

2.3

1.5

.8

1.2

2.0

1.5

1.5

3.9

6.2

5.4

4.6

4.2

3.6

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.9

3.6

8.5

Nov.

231

356

185

113

82

62

52

46

41

34

27

23

22

23

23

23

22

23

27

32

47

48

40

37

37

36

37

62

964

1,670

-

Dec.

534

290

193

141

121

1?5

152

161

155

145

126

527

6,150

4,110

925

474

300

308

1,550

1,320

698

468

450

782

600

644

2,850

1,800

958

600

409

Jan.

310

290

1,320

4,360

5,420

8,100

8,540

2,940

1,020

1,100

2.640

1,420

1,090

1,090

1,320

1,700

2,010

1,060

724

486

360

305

285

578

704

693

4,020

2,320

1,560

7,440

7,990

Month

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

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

December ........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January .........................

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

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August .................... ......

Septembe r ............ ...... ....

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

8,650

5,800

2,640

1,250

821

626

802

958

5,380

5,960

1,420

860

750

1,090

1,520

1,150

860

717

632

552

438

468

1,560

1,620

892

594

462

376

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

109.

4,425

28,066

209,009

73,195

48,848

35,526

17,560

24,774

38,441

21,650

1,719

5,999

300,312.

Mar.

462

632

450

376

350

330

280

256

406

392

517

2.O7O

2,640

2,430

1,150

782

613

652

990

915

4,030

2,500

3,760

2,780

1,560

892

658

730

860

613

450

Apr.

360

420

672

1,180

1,690

1,660

892

632

492

387

340

295

238

197

173

152

139

123

116

112

114

119

584

2,22O

1,560

925

665

468

350

285

Maximum

L 8.5

1,670

6,150

6,440

8,540

8,650

4,030

2,220

4,150

17,100

3,450

100

2,010

L 17,100

May

1,060

1.250

1,590

1,710

925

860

528

365

270

234

216

186

170

158

152

405

540

392

406

295

212

164

310

450

1,090

2,220

1,710

4,150

1,350

854

552

Minimum

0.8

22

121

.8

285

376

256

112

152

50

90

20

26

.8

June

376

285

280

3,690

3,220

782

438

295

205

234

1,150

782

360

229

160

132

120

100

90

80

70

60

50

100

5,000

17,100

1,840

606

365

242

Mean

3.52

148

905

573

2,361

1,745

1,146

585

799

1,281

698

55.5

200

823

July

167

128

128

250

1,080

2,540

870

456

270

164

119

101

462

3,450

1,080

474

300

234

193

229

1,720

1,030

510

1,380

2,390

800

400

295

200

140

90

Aug.

96

93

76

64

54

47

40

36

33

60

84

70

60

50

40

35

30

32

50

9O

75

65

55

45

39

30

20

20

50

100

80

Per square 

mile

0.0077

.323

1.98

1.25

5.16

3.81

2.50

1.28

1.74

2.80

1.52

.121

.437

1.80

Sept.

63

150

170

200

161

97

64

47

38

31

26

33

80

97

97

88

78

59

46

51

64

634

2,010

782

350

173

111

82

65

52

Runoff in 

inches

0.01

.36

2.28

16.97

5.94

3.97

2.88

1.43

2.01

3.12

1.76

.14

.49

24.39

Peak discharge (base, 8,OOP sec.-ft.).--Jan. 6 (4 a.m.) 9,800 sec.-ft.; Feb. 1 (4 a.m.) 10,200 see. 

ft"71 Feb. 1O [z:30 a.m.) 9,200 sec.-ft.; June 26 (10 a.m.) 25.OOO sec.-ft.

Note. Ho gage-height record June 15, 17-25, July 26, 27, 29-31, Aug. 9, 10, 12-17, 19-24, 26-31, 

Sept. 2-4, 13j discharge computed on basis of rainfall records, recorded range In stage, occasional 

reading of wire-weight gage, and records for Wheeling Creek at Elm Grove and Buffalo Creek at Barrackvllle.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 155

Tuscarawas River at Clinton, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°55'39", long. 81°37'59", in Nw£ sec. 32, T. 14 

N., K. 10 W., 100 feet downstream from highway bridge at Clinton and 1 mile mpstream 

from Chippewa Creek. Datum of gage is 933.28 feet above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Drainage area.--165 square miles.

necoras available. May 1926 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 24 years, 135 second-feet.

extremes. maximum discharge during year, 1,560 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 12.15 

feet); minimum, 31 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 3.40 feet).

1926-50: Maximum discharge, 2,700 second-feet Aug. 8, 1935 (gage height, 14.82 

feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Nov. 6, 1928.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 22.2 feet.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater from 

Chippewa Creek, which are fair. Ohio Canal diverts small amount of water from river at 

Portage Lakes, 3 miles south of Akron; part of diverted water flows into Cmyahoga River 

Basin. Flow slightly regulated ab headwaters.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of backwater 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1 to Jan. 8, May 3 to June 3, 

July 21 to Sept. 30

Jan. 9 to May Z, June 4 to July 2O

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

5.0 152

6.0 260

6.7 348

7.3 432

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

97

139

7.0 332

7.5 384

8.0 448

9.0 598

10.0 810

11.0 1,110

12.0 1,480

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Oay>

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

41

40

37

41

41

40

45

46

47

47

53

62

62

62

59

50

45

46

51

50

51

49

47

43

42

44

41

44

41

45

51

Nov.

51

48

48

50

44

43

45

46

45

45

46

40

42

55

52

50

47

45

41

38

36

40

38

38

41

42

42

44

44

45

-

Dec.

41

48

40

38

42

41

45

46

42

41

46

52

48

46

40

40

40

48

64

56

56

68

55

47

42

42

67

66

56

50

45

Jan.

44

43

120

322

c400

c480

c600

C400

c300

535

950

890

655

598

520

1,010

1,250

980

a700

a350

a!90

a!40

a!40

8320

421

396

535

352

232

170

144

Month

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

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ......

Feb.

126

121

113

100

95

100

103

102

312

362

222

166

396

1,080

1,480

1,400

735

384

237

180

152

312

476

373

247

188

130

130

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,463

1,331

1,498

40,668

14,187

9 , 822

8,542

7,078

5,626

4,833

2,' 110

1,928

60,546

Mar.

162

134

121

109

113

207

193

247

247

139

130

247

292

247

193

170

148

282

180

157

282

352

505

490

448

396

715

675

505

272

184

Apr.

170

175

184

282

520

384

272

217

148

144

148

139

139

130

134

130

117

113

113

130

121

109

232

535

635

598

408

247

152

252

-

Maximum

62

55

68

1,040

1,250

1,480

715

635

505

430

95

105

97

1,480

May

505

384

232

182

248

248

177

120

116

182

210

152

130

130

120

138

182

260

237

188

130

113

120

111

215

242

162

120

101

84

87

Minimum

37

36

38

36

43

95

109

109

34

60

61

57

51

36

June

88

83

125

384

292

130

allO

a90

a400

a430

a270

a!70

a!30

allO

a 90

a 80

a80

a75

a75

a 70

a65

a60

a70

a200

a350

232

257

157

87

S8

-

Mean

47.2

44.4

48.3

111

458

351

276

236

181

161

68 , 6

68. 1

64.3

166

July

66

63

67

65

64

64

64

61

62

65

66

61

66

66

62

64

67

95

70

70

a 75

a70

a65

a70

a85

a80

870

a70

a70

a65

a80

Aug.

a!05

a 100

a85

a75

a70

a65

70

66

74

75

74

70

68

59

59

59

61

68

72

65

59

60

61

59

58

66

57

65

61

62

62

Per square 

mile

0.286

.269

,293

.673

2.78

2 . 13

l!67

1.43

1.10

.976

.416

.413

.390

1.01

Sept.

75

66

53

56

55

58

59

55

59

58

97

92

76

70

56

56

51

53

72

61

62

89

71

59

60

61

60

61

62

65

-

Runoff in 

inchea

0.33

.30

.34

9.18

3.20

2.22

1.92

1.60

1.27

1.09

.48

.48

.44

13". 67

Peak discharge (base. TOO sec.-ft.) . Jan. 11 (10 p.m.) 980 sec.-ft.; Jan. 17 (3 p.m.) 1,250 see.- 

ft.| Feb. 15 (9 p.m.) 1,560 sec.-ft.j Mar. 27 (10 p.m.) 760 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Massillon.

c Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Chippewa Creek; discharge computed on basis 

of 1 discharge measurement and records for station at Massillon.
156 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Tuscarawas River at Massillon, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°46 I 17", long. 81°31'25", in sec. 20, T. 10 N., R.

9 W., at sewage-treatment works, l| miles south of Massillon and 3 miles downstream from

Newman Creek. Datum of gage is 916.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.--526 square miles. 

Kecoras available. April 1938 to September 1950. 

Average discharge".--12 years, 405 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,220 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 8.92 

 feet); minimum, 73 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 0.27 foot).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 6.940 second-feet Mar. 5, 1940 (gage height, 11.39 feet,

from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 57 second-feet Oct. 23, 24, 1939. 

Remarks. Records good. Ohio Canal diverts small amount of water from river at Portage

Lakes, 3 miles south of Akron; part of diverted water flows into Cuyahoga River Basin.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 3O to Apr. 4 

Apr. 6-24, Apr. 27 to May 18)

0.3

.5

.7

1.0

1.3

102 

136 

197 

Z73

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

3.0 

4.0

355 

477 

645 

825 

1,Z30

5.5 1,980

7.0 2,880

8.0 3,550

8.7 4,080

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

86 

82 

82 

83 

84

84 

80 

83 

83 

95

88 

99 

116 

107 

101

98 

89 

88 

92 

95

88 

99

88 

82 

81

84 

84 

84 

80 

88 

95

Nov.

101 

96 

101 

98 

g88

g88 

g88 

89 

91 

95

99 

95 

99 

110 

120

116 

104 

102 

98 

94

96 

91 

96 

94

101

98

101 

105 

107 

104

Dec.

99

101 

98 

95 

101

102 

g!04 

g!02 

glOl 

g!02

g!08 

g!31 

140 

127 

105

95 

g91 

gl!3 

g!79 

g!64

g!47 

237 

172 

125 

102

104 

224 

230 

166 

140 

118

Jan.

113 

120 

235 

985 

1,320

1,570 

2,150 

2,040 

1,420 

2,080

3,140 

2,940 

2,560 

2,260 

1,930

3,000 

3,270 

3,200 

2,380 

1,170

593

461 

461 

1,040 

1,520

1,520 

1,720 

1,370 

925 

732 

576

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 sec

Feb.

494 

445 

414 

347 

305

300 

333 

349

1,160 

1,420

925 

645 

1,340 

3,140 

4,080

4,080 

3,270 

1,880 

1,060 

680

526 

1,020 

1,820 

1,420 

g905

g628 

g477 

430

Secondfoot-days

2,76E 

2,96. 

4,02:

117, 19C

48, 80] 

33,89: 

28,13C 

23,30f 

16.49E 

13,68: 

5,05: 4,01" 

3,87!

187,01]

-ft. ). Jar

sec. -ft. j Jan. 17 (5 a.m.) 3.340 sec. -ft.; Ft 

sec. -ft. J June 25 (1:30 a.m.) 2,200 sec. -ft. 

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily

Mar.

560 

445 

355 

330 

324

477 

576 

680 

885 

510

445 

785 

1,100 

865 

715

628 

510 

825 

715 

543

865 

1,230 

1,720 

1,670 

1,470

1,230 

1,880 

2,150 

1,880 

1,100 

662

Apr.

543 

560 

576 

943 

1,770

1,570 

1,000 

715 

526 

477

526 

445 

445 

430 

430

399 

381 

330 

333

414

384 

352 

508 

1,420 

1,930

2,100 

1,620 

'905 

576 

698

Maximum

116 

> 120 

> 237

) 2,880

3,270 

4,080 

) 2,150 

2,100 

> 1,470 

1,270 

242 

202 

242

L 4,O8O

May

1,470 

1,420 

845 

560 

645

865 

560 

399 

327 

430

610 

430 

347

322 

344

358 

384 

576 

560 

445

338 

311 

297 

276 

576

925

610 

461 

344 

250 

210

Minimum

80 

88 

91

80

113 

300 

324 

330 

210 

170 

122 

110 

102

80

June

234 

222 

273 

965 

1,100

593 

378 

300 

250 

1,140

1,180 

645 

445 

344 

316

242 

232 

222 

210 

207

186 

176 

170 

362 

1,270

610 

543 

430 

230 

210

Mean

89.3 

98.8 

130

321

1,574 

1,210 

907 

777 

532 

456 

163 

130 

129

512

July

174 

154 

237 

242 

227

192 

164 

158 

149 

140

152 

145 

162 

176 

168

156 

152 

197 

210 

160

145 

138 

122 

140 

164

158 

125 

136 

129 

127 

154

Aug.

202 

192 

149 

140 

132

125 

123 

122 

118 

129

140 

136 

122 

110 

113

116 

110 

113 

192 

138

122 

115 

113 

116 

113

116 

118 

115 

125 

120 

122

Per square 

mile

0.170 

.188 

.247

,610

2.99 

2.30

1.72 

1.48 

1,01 

.867 

,310 

.247 

,245

,973

Sept.

122 

140 

120 

105 

108

115 

115 

105 

104 

102

132 

242 

204 

156 

131

118 

118 

104 

123 

143

129 

147 

166 

129 

122

118 

113 

113 

115 

116

Runoff in 

inches

0.20 

.21 

.28

8.28

3.45 

2.40 

1.98 

1.65 

1.16 

.97 

.36 

.28 

.27

13.21

l. 8 (l a.m.) 2.260 sec. -ft.} Jan. 11 (3 p.m.) 3,270 

>b. 15 (10 p.m.) 4,220 sec. -ft. J Mar. 28 (1 p.m.) 2,200

staff -gage readings.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 157

Tuscarawas River "below Dover Dam, near Dover, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°31'49", long. 81°25'51", In T. 9 N. , R. 2 W., at 

highway bridge 2.2 miles downstream from Dover Dam, 2j miles northeast of Dover, and 

3 miles upstream from Sugar Creek. Datum of gage is 861.51 feet above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--1,398 square miles.

Records available.--October 1923 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--27 years, 1,370 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,840 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 7.82 

feet); minimum, 192 second-feet Oct. 28; minimum gage height, 1.57 feet Aug. 28.

1923-50: Maximum discharge, 26,400 second-feet Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 15.51 

feet); minimum, 2.3 second-feet July 20, 1946, Oct. 27, 1948; minimum gage height, -1.64 

feet July 20, 1946; minimum daily discharge, 6.5 second-feet Oct. 26, 1948.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of about 23.5 feet (discharge, 62,000 second-feet, 

computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.--Records good. Ohio Canal diverts small amount of water from river at Portage 

Lakes, 3 miles south of Akron; part of diverted water flows into Cuyahoga River Basin. 

Flow regulated by four flood-control reservoirs (see PP. 164-167).

Revisions.--W 758: Drainage area. W 803: 1933(M).

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

292

250

230

240

245

225

235

265

235

215

2 2O

225

245

270

260

245

230

225

225

220

220

230

215

210

202

202

197

202

206

206

215

Nov.

235

230

225

230

230

225

215

220

210

220

230

215

220

276

260

250

240

235

235

235

235

235

235

235

235

235

240

240

240

250

-

Dec .

255

250

255

255

255

255

270

270

255

255

350

393

494

550

487

400

393

400

557

622

550

543

592

473

362

314

393

578

564

466

412

Jan.

374

374

731

1,810

3,020

4,090

6,120

7,240

7.O8O

6,440

5,650

5,200

5,200

6,440

7,080

6,920

6,920

7,080

6,440

4,600

4, 300

2,283

1,670

2,403

4.75J

4,450

5,200

4,450

3,340

3,020

2,540

Month

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

Novembe r .........................

December ... ........ .......... .

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

June ........... ..............

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

August ...........................

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

Bater year ' 943-50 ............

Feb.

2,460

2,340

2,220

1,890

1,620

1,520

1,620

1,570

2,820

4,750

4,160

3,080

2 , 950

P.440

8 , 300

8,480

8,300

7,400

6,760

5,050

2,400

2,700

5,650

5,800

5,050

3,470

2,280

1,840

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

7.102

7,016

12,468

394,086

137,279

112,920

81,830

80,520

45,512

41,836

25,295

11,472

22,644

585,894

Mar

2,000

1,940

2,160

1,520

1,270

1,320

1,520

1,570

2,220

1,670

1,420

1,620

E.760

2 . 880

2,340

2,060

1,840

2,060

2,220

1,720

? , 000

2, 760

4,160

4,900

4,900

4,160

4,750

5,350

4,750

3,470

2,520

Apr.

2,110

2,060

2,000

2,820

5,650

6,280

5,200

3,880

2,680

2 , 280

2,220

£ , 000

1,780

1,670

1,470

1,370

1,270

1,220

1,370

1,370

1,220

1,220

2, £20

3,340

4.9OO

5,350

4,450

2,950

2,400

-

Maximum

?92

276

7,080

7 , 240

8,480

5,350

5,280

3,470

4,750

2,230

638

1,890

8,480

May

3,280

3,470

2,640

2,000

1,720

1,940

1,720

1,370

1,180

1,270

1 , 840

L.470

1,220

1,140

1,080

1 , 140

1,110

1,220

1,270

1,570

937

816

919

1,020

1,270

1,670

1,520

1,220

982

816

fi92

Minimum

197

210

250

197

374

1,520

1,270

1,220

692

585

332

298

368

197

June

684

676

660

1,570

2,160

1,470

982

766

668

1,130

2,760

1,570

1,070

834

748

660

757

1,160

748

676

6fO

652

585

630

3,880

4,750

3,880

2 , 250

1,620

1,180

-

Mean

229

234

402

1,080

4,428

4,033

2,640

2,684

1,468

1,395

816

370

755

1,605

July

982

808

808

1,090

1,270

2,280

2,110

2,000

1,470

1,050

816

748

684

684

825

638

585

543

630

571

529

466

406

4OO

487

508

452

393

374

356

332

Aug.

571

638

487

412

380

344

320

320

332

368

412

386

356

326

326

320

326

314

386

522

406

350

320

314

298

304

304

304

314

338

374

Per square 

mile

Sept.

406

1,170

1,220

834

557

438

393

386

380

368

368

571

1,890

1,720

1,370

1,050

808

571

536

592

859

1,320

1,220

893

585

494

452

419

400

374

-

Runoff in 

inohes
158 MUSKINGDM RIVER BASIN

Tuscarawas River at Newcomerstown, Ohio

Location Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°15'40", long. 81°36'35", in T. 5 N., R. 3 W., at 

highway bridge three-quarters of a mile south of Newcomerstown, 2 miles upstream from 

Buckhorn Creek, and 4 miles downstream from Dunlap Creek. Datum of gage is 780 00 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--2,436 square miles.

Kecords available. September 1921 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--29 years, 2,446 second-feet.

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 10.40 

reef); minimum, 230 second-feet Oct. 31 to Nov. 3 (gage height, 2.35 feet).

1921-50: Maximum discharge, 46,800 second-feet Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 20.65 

feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 120 second-feet Aug. 7, 1930.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of about 26.5 feet, original site and datum 

(discharge, 83,000 second-feet, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good except those for Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, which are fair. Ohio Canal 

diverts small amount of water from river at Portage Lakes, 3 miles south of Akron; part 

of diverted water flows into Cuyahoga River Basin. Flow regulated by eight flood-control reservoirs (see pp. 164-167).

Revisions (water years). W 728: 1929(M). W 758: Drainage area. W 873: 1935.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

(and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 12)

2.2

2.4

2.7

3.0

200 3.5 1,490

330 4.0 2,240

560 5.5 4,600

850 7.0 7,200

8.5 9,900

9.5 12,OOO

10.4 14,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

386

379

379

372

372

365

365

365

358

351

351

351

337

337

330

330

330

323

316

309

309

309

281

281

267

267

260

260

248

236

230

Nov.

230

230

230

254

260

a270

a280

a280

a280

a270

a270

267

316

379

432

424

365

424

440

432

416

330

351

351

337

330

309

337

358

488

-

Dec.

587

496

424

386

379

365

358

379

379

365

393

552

1,030

1,670

1,640

1,160

770

810

1,110

1,520

1,450

1,290

1,160

1,040

883

780

780

984

1,320

1,170

996

Jan.

894

8

1,6

3,8

20

20

00

6,660

9,540

13,0

13,7

13,7

oo

00

00

11,800

10,900

9,0

8,6

9,9

oo

40

oo

10,900

11,800

11,8

11,6

11,6

00

00

00

10,100

8,640

6,6

4,6

4,4

60

00

40

6,840

8,100

9,0

9,1

7,9

6,8

00

80

20

40

6,300

Month

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

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

Hay ..............................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

5,960

5,620

5,280

4,770

4,120

3,640

3,400

3,240

4,040

7,560

8,280

6,840

5,620

8,820

13,000

14,200

13,700

12,700

11,100

9,540

5,960

4,770

7,920

9,900

9,360

7,380

5,450

4,040

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

9,954

9,94C

26 , 626

782,919

260,294

206, 21C

137, 27C

140,970

89 35C

61^057

57 95C

17 372

29J605

1,046,598

Mar.

3,880

3,640

2,840

2,690

2,46O

2,390

2,460

2,540

2,760

3,080

2,620

2,620

4,440

5,790

5,450

4,940

4,440

3,800

3,880

3,400

3,320

4,280

5,790

7,560

7,740

7,020

6,660

7,380

6,840

5,790

4,770

Apr.

3,

3,

3,

5,

9,

10,

10,

7,

6,

5,

4,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

880

320

320

450

000

900

500

920

130

110

600

800

240

000

760

620

460

320

160

2,240

2,

2,

2,

z,

4,

390

160

090

390

280

7,560

8,

7,

5,

4,

Maximum

386

488

1,670

13,000

13,700

14,200

7,740

10,900

6,660

5,280

4,940

927

2,390

14,200

100

380

450

440

May

4,600

5,110

4,440

3,480

3.OOO

2,920

2,920

2,460

2,090

2,020

2,390

2,620

2,160

1,910

1,780

1,740

1,720

1,700

1,900

1,700

1,450

1,320

1,320

1,550

4,380

6,480

6,660

5,790

3,560

2,320

1,860

Minimum

230

230

358

230

820

3.240

2,390

2,090

1,320

927

670

408

386

230

June

1,670

1,520

1,540

1,860

3,720

3,160

2,160

1,600

1,350

1,350

3,000

3,160

1,840

1,520

1,170

1,110

1,110

1,450

1,390

1,130

1,090

1,080

1,020

927

2,520

5,280

4,770

3,400

2,320

1,840

Mean

321

331

85£

2,145

8,397

7,365

4,428

4,699

2 , 882

2,035

1,869

560

987

2,36"

July

1,490

1,240

1,110

1,360

2,610

4,940

4,770

4,600

4,040

2,920

2,540

2,390

2,240

2,160

2,160

1,910

1,700

1,540

1,450

1,410

1,040

927

840

810

927

960

916

820

750

710

670

Aug.

730

927

883

740

680

623

544

520

488

512

536

587

520

480

440

432

440

440

472

587

700

670

614

536

496

464

440

424

416

408

623

Sept.

770

1,310

1,540

1,290

861

623

528

480

440

424

386

416

1,380

1,940

1,560

1,210

938

770

690

660

861

2,390

2,240

1,520

1,060

810

720

632

596

560

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on "basis of records for Musklngum River near Coshocton.
MUSKINGDM RIVER BASIN 159

Muskingum River near Coshocton, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat, 40°14'55", long. 81°52'22", in T. 5 N., R. 6 W., at 

Highway bridge 2 miles south of Coshocton and 2 miles downstream from confluence of 

Tuscarawas and Walhonding Rivers. Datum of gage is 730.00 feet above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--4,847 square miles.

Records available.--July 1936 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--14 years, 4,951 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 26,100 second-feet Jan. 7, Feb. 15, 16, 17 (gage 

height, 11.38 feet); minimum, 468 second-feet Oct. 28-30 (gage height, 0.23 foot).

1936-50: Maximum discharge, 78,700 second-feet Jan. 26, 1937. (gage height, 21.98 

feet); minimum, 342 second-feet Nov. 4, 1944; minimum gage height, 0.23 foot Nov. 4, 

1944, Oct. 28-30, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by 12 flood-control reservoirs (see PP. 164-167).

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet, 

(and discharge, In second-feet)

1.1

570

700

840

1,080

1.4 1,360

1.7 1,670

2.0 2,020

2.5 2,700

3.0 3,470

4.O 5,3OO

5.0 7,530

6.0 10,000

7.0 12,600

8.0 15,300

9.6 20,200

11.3 25,800

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

968

896

791

728

714

721

749

742

728

707

686

672

679

700

714

700

686

651

63C

630

630

637

612

624

618

606

606

588

594

612

630

Nov.

637

637

658

665

658

665

651

630

624

624

618

618

644

742

763

819

798

784

763

721

714

693

658

658

679

686

686

700

756

777

-

Month

Dec.

872

864

791

777

756

721

749

777

728

714

819

1,000

1,460

2,020

2,220

1,780

1,310

1,460

1,840

2,420

2,560

2,560

2,700

2,350

1,960

1,620

1,720

2,700

2,780

2,420

2,080

Jan.

1,900

1,780

3,990

9,500

15,100

20,500

25,800

24,100

23,800

24,100

20,500

18,200

18,600

20,500

21,800

24,100

23,400

23,400

23,100

22,100

19,500

18,200

15,300

15,300

17,000

19,500

19,800

20,800

19,500

17,900

16,700

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

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ....... ....

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 . ..........

Feb.

15,900

14,800

10, 800

9,000

7,530

7,070

6,840

6,610

8,250

14,800

15,300

12,600

11,500

20.2OO

23,400

25,800

25,400

24,800

23,400

21,100

17,900

16,200

18,900

21,400

21,400

18,600

14,800

9,250

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

21,245

20,726

49,52£

1.510.40C

565, 77C

443, 55C

278, 73C

282, 39C

188, 37C

109, 97C

87,69C

35,O5C

47,042

2,130,06E

Mar.

8,250

7,770

6,380

5,940

5,000

a5,000

a5,200

a5,250

a6,000

a5,800

a5, 200

a5,600

alO,ODO

all, 000

alo, ooo

a9,OOO

a8,000

a7,500

a7,500

6,840

a7,500

aJ.0,000

a!3,000

a 14, 000

a!5,000

al3,000

al3,000

315,000

a!5,000

a!2,000

alO.OOO

Apr.

a8 , 000

a7 , 200

a7 , 400

11,800

18,900

22,400

21,100

16,500

12,600

10,200

10,200

8,750

7,530

6,840

6,160

5,720

5,300

4,900

4,530

a4,500

a4,700

a4,200

a4,200

a5,OOO

a8,000

13,100

13,100

11,800

9,750

8,010

-

Maximum

968

819

2,780

24,100

25 , 800

25,800

15,000

22,400

14,000

6, 800

7,000

2,490

3,230

25,800

May

8,500

10, 000

9,250

7,530

6,380

5,940

5,720

5,100

a4 , 500

a4 , 000

a5,000

a5,200

a4,5OO

a4,000

a3,700

a3, 8OO

a3,500

a3,600

a3,800

a3,200

a2,900

a2, 700

a2,800

a3,10O

a8, 000

a!4,000

13,700

12,100

9,500

6,840

5,510

Minimum

588

618

714

588

1,780

6,610

5,000

4,200

2,700

1,780

1,170

833

848

588

June

4,710

a3,800

a3,100

a4,200

a6,800

a6,OOO

a4,500

3,640

3,080

a3,200

a5,600

a5,000

4,08O

3,150

2,700

a2,40O

a2,400

a2 , 700

2,490

2,280

2,150

2,020

1,900

1,780

2,280

6,610

a6,000

a5,000

a3,5OO

a2,900

-

Mean

68E

691

1,598

4,138

18.25C

15,84C

8,99C

9 412

e)o76

3,666

2,829

1.-131

1,566

5,836

July

a2,400

a2,0oo

al,900

a2,500

a4,000

a7,000

a6,600

a6,400

a5,800

a4,500

3,310

a3,400

a3,200

a3,100

a3,100

a2,8OO

a2,500

a2,300

a2,600

2,220

1,780

1,560

1,410

1,410

1,560

1,670

1,510

1,410

1,360

1,220

1,170

Aug.

1,260

2,490

2,280

1,620

1,360

1,220

1,110

1,030

992

1,010

1,090

1,110

1,070

1,000

920

888

904

872

896

1,100

1,220

1,100

1,000

936

896

840

833

833

840

1,070

1,260

Per square 

mile

Sept.

1,310

2,780

2,350

1,960

1,560

1,220

1,060

976

912

872

864

848

1,360

2,420

2.O8O

1,780

1,510

1,310

1,170

1,170

1,410

3,000

3,230

1,310

2,020

1,620

1,410

1,260

1,170

1,100

-

Runoff in 

inches

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Tuscarawas River at Hewcomerstown and Walhonding River below Mohawk Dam, at Nellie.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Muskingum River at Dresden, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°07'14", long. 82"00'02", at highway bridge half

 a mile east of Dresden, Muskingum County, and half a mile downstream from Wakatomika 

Creek. Datum of gage is 693.15 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 5,982 square miles.

Records available. September 1921 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--29 years, 6,170 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36,100 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 19.21

 I'eet); minimum, 595 second-feet Nov. 11 (gage height, 4.22 feet).

1921-50: Maximum discharge, 100,000 second-feet Aug. 9, 1935 (gage height, 31.6 

feet); minimum, 335 second-feet June 25, 1925 (gage height, 2.73 feet).

Maximum stage known, 46.0 feet in March 1913, present site and datum, from floodmark (discharge, 228,000 second-feet, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by 14 flood-control reservoirs (see PP. 164-167). 

Revisions (water years). W 728: 1927(M). W 758: Drainage area. W 803: 1935.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 14, 

July 17 to Sept. 30)

4.2 640

4.3 730

5.0 1,420

6.0 2,550

7.5 4,650

9.0 7,200

11.0 11,500

15.0 22,500

17.9 31,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,180

1,100

1,010

901

872

872

901

892

872

863

806

a790

a780

a790

796

816

796

778

768

758

758

749

730

712

703

712

694

694

703

703

740

Nov.

758

749

758

768

758

749

749

740

703

712

694

694

740

844

882

920

920

910

882

825

796

787

758

740

758

768

758

787

930

1,050

-

Dec.

1,130

1,190

1,090

1,010

960

930

910

910

882

834

910

1,130

1,960

2,940

3,620

3,070

2,180

2,120

2,810

3,410

3,760

3,620

3,620

3,140

2,740

2,300

2,300

3,070

3,620

3,480

3,000

Jan.

2,680

2,480

4,810

11,800

20,100

27,100

35,100

32,300

29,700

30,000

29,300

25,800

25,500

27,700

29,300

31,300

31,300

31,700

30,600

30,000

26,800

23,100

19,200

18,700

21,300

23,400

25,200

26,100

25,500

24,000

22,500

Month

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

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

December ........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ........................ .

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

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

21,900

21,000

17,000

14,600

12,000

10,800

9,960

9,520

10,200

17,800

20,100

18,400

16,200

23 , 100

25,800

29,700

30,000

29,700

29,300

28,100

26,500

23,100

24,600

26,800

27,100

25,200

20,400

13 , 500

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

25 239

23)887

68,646

1 , 990,286

744,370

582,380

362,060

367,850

236,320

146,810

132,260

44,920

54,770

2,789,512

Mar.

11,100

10,400

9,080

7,800

7,200

6,840

6,840

7,020

7,400

7,600

6,840

6,840

10,800

14,800

14,300

13,000

11,100

9,960

9,960

9,080

10,200

13,000

17,000

18,700

18,700

16,800

15,400

17,000

18,400

15,900

13,000

Apr.

10,400

9,520

9,300

14,000

24,600

28,300

28,100

24,300

19,000

14,800

13,200

12,000

10,200

8,860

8,000

7,400

6,840

6,300

5,960

5,790

5,790

5,620

5,450

5,960

8,200

15,900

16,800

15,100

12,200

9,960

-

Maximum

1,180

1,050

3,760

31,000

35,100

30,000

18, 700

28,300

18,400

9,300

11,300

3,200

3,410

35,100

May

9,740

11,300

10,600

8,860

7,800

7,020

6,840

6,130

5,290

4,970

5,450

5,960

5,290

4,810

4,500

4,500

4,650

4,650

4,650

4,350

3,900

3,480

3,620

3,760

7,900

18,100

18,400

17,300

14,300

10,400

7,800

Minimum

694

694

834

694

2,480

9,520

6,840

5,450

3,480

2 550

l)580

1,040

1,070

694

June

6,480

5,450

4,810

5,450

8,200

9,300

7,600

5,620

4,650

4,500

5,290

6,840

5,290

4,350

3,760

3,410

3,340

3,140

3,760

3,620

3,270

2,940

2,740

2,550

2,810

5,790

6,840

6,300

4,810

3,900

-

Mean

814

796

2,214

5,453

24,010

20,800

11,680

12,260

7,263

4,894

4,266

1 449

l)826

7,642

July

3,070

2,740

2,550

3,200

5,790

9,520

10,200

111,100

111,300

110,200

7,800

5,450

4,500

3,900

3,760

3,760

3,270

3,070

2,940

2,880

2,420

2,070

1,900

1 , 850

2,020

2,120

2,020

1,850

1,800

1,630

1,580

Aug.

1,680

33,200

a2 , 900

a2,100

al,800

1,520

1,420

1,300

1,210

1,210

1,250

1,320

1,320

1,310

1,240

1,170

1,120

1,110

1,110

1,370

1,740

1,680

1,470

1,310

1,190

1,120

1,080

1,040

1,060

1,150

1,420

Per square 

mile

Sept.

,520

,620

,880

,360

,900

,630

,370

,270

,180

,110

,100

,070

,190

,360

,420

,180

,850

,580

,420

,370

,470

,550

,410

,880

,300

,900

,680

,520

,370

,310

-

Runoff in 

inches

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Coshocton.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 161

Muskingum River at Zanesville, Ohio

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°56'07", long. 82°00'26", at Sixth Street Bridge in

 Z'ane'sville, Muskingum County, 1,000 feet upstream from lock 10, half a mile downstream 

from Licking River, 0.6 mile downstream from dam 10, and 2.2 miles upstream from Moxahala Creek. Datum of gage is 665.0 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 6,844 square miles.

Records available. April 1905 to December 1912 (gage heights and discharge measurements

 only), October 1939 to September 1950. Gage-height records, collected at lock 10 since 

June 1887 by Coprs of Engineers, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge. 11 years (1939-50), 7,092 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 50,000 second-feet Jan. 7; maximum gage height,

 24. ga feet Jan. 7, from graph based on gage readings (backwater from Moxahala Creek); 

minimum daily discharge, 848 second-feet Aug. 30; minimum gage height observed, 7.07

1939-50: 'Maximum discharge, 68,500 second-feet Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 29.10 

feet, from graph based on gage readings, backwater from Moxahala Creek); minimum daily, 

420 second-feet Jan. 7, 1940. Maximum stage known, 51.8 feet Mar. 27, 1913, from gage readings by Corps of Engineers . 

Remarks. Records fair. Gage read twice daily. Plow regulated by 14-flood-control reser-

 voTFs (see pp. 164-167).

Revisions. W 893: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

al,250

1,210

1,190

1,040

1,040

1,060

1,090

1,060

1,020

992

946

904

862

932

932

932

946

946

890

862

862

876

904

1,020

862

1,040

1,020

976

960

876

862

Nov.

918

960

1,140

1,100

992

918

890

876

918

890

904

890

960

1,060

1,040

1,100

1,140

1,280

1,040

1,070

1,070

918

904

932

932

890

876

960

1,170

1,440

-

Dec.

1,360

1,400

1,260

1,160

932

1,210

1,070

1,010

976

1,020

1,070

1,400

2,900

3,520

4,110

3,520

2,850

2,670

4,470

4,230

4,470

4,590

4,350

3,870

3,290

2,990

2,850

3,640

4,110

4,110

3,520

Jan.

3,060

2,940

8,310

17,500

28,000

c36,000

c46,800

c39,000

32,500

33,500

38,200

30,200

28,300

32,200

32,200

37,800

35,600

34,200

32,800

31,500

29 , 200

25,100

20,900

22,500

29,200

27,600

31,200

29,200

28,600

28,600

26,000

Month

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

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ................. .........

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

24,400

24,400

20,600

16,900

14,500

12,800

11,900

10,800

13,600

20,000

22,500

20,900

19,700

29,900

37,000

32,800

32,500

31,800

30,900

29,900

28,600

26,700

29,900

30,200

29,900

25,100

19,700

15,700

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

30.36J

30,176

83,926

2,355,35

878, 71C

663, 60C

412, 20C

432, 06C

255, 11C

161, 49C

148, 14C

48,942

60,496

3,205,21f

Mar.

12,500

11,300

9,930

8,850

8,310

7,770

7,770

7,770

8,040

8,580

7,770

8,310

12,800

17,200

16,300

14,800

12,500

11,300

11,000

10,500

c!3,000

c!6,000

20,600

21,200

20,600

18,700

16,900

18,700

20,300

18,100

14,800

Apr.

11,900

10,800

11,000

23,200

33,500

32,800

31,200

28,300

22,500

17,500

15,400

13,900

11,600

10,500

9,390

8,580

7,770

6,980

6,590

6,330

6,200

6,200

5,950

6,590

8,580

19,400

19 , 000

16,300

13,600

10,500

Maximum

1,250

1,440

4,590

) 41,800

16,800

37,000

21,200

33,500

19,700

9,390

12,500

3,180

3,750

46,800

May

9.930

11,900

11,600

9,930

8,580

7,770

7,240

6,590

5,700

5,320

5,580

6,330

5,820

5,200

4,830

5,080

5,080

4,950

5,200

4,830

4,230

3,870

4,350

3,990

7,500

19,400

19,700

18,700

16,000

11,600

8,310

Minimum

862

876

932

862

2,940

10,800

7,770

5,950

3,870

2,810

1,700

848

976

848

June

6,720

5,700

4,950

6,200

8,040

9,390

8,310

5,950

4,710

4,590

4,830

6,720

5,580

4,470

3,870

3,640

04,800

4,710

4,350

4,110

3,640

3,180

2,940

2,810

5,320

6,200

SjSSO

7,240

5,320

4,350

-

Mean

979

1,006

2,707

6,453

28,35C

23,70C

13,30C

14.40C

8 1 22J

5,383

4,779

1,579

2,017

8,781

July

3,180

2,990

2,970

4,230

9,390

12,500

11,000

11,000

11,000

10,200

8,580

5,950

4,710

4,470

3,870

3,870

3,520

3,290

3,060

3,400

2,990

2,470

2,180

2,090

2,620

2,510

2,380

2,160

2,010

1,850

1,700

Aug.

2,290

2,560

3,180

2,740

2,030

1,760

1,610

1,440

1,420

1,380

1,380

1,460

1,610

1,500

1,400

1,320

1,300

1,300

1,170

1,250

1,760

1,900

1,680

1,460

1,360

1,160

1,210

1,120

904

848

1,440

Per square 

mile

Sept.

1,870

1,980

3,400

2,830

2,310

1,900

1,590

1,500

1,160

1,160

1,040

976

1,460

2,290

2,780

2,650

2,250

1,900

1,680

1,540

1,630

2,200

3,750

3,180

2,670

2,180

1,920

1,700

1,520

1,480

-

Runoff in 

inches

a No gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of records for Muakingum River at Dresden and 

Licking River at Eillon.

c Backwater from Moxahala Creekj discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements and records for Muskingum River at Dresden and Licking River at Eillon.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Muskingum River at McConnelsville, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°38'40", long. 81°51'00", in SEij sec. 11,,T. 10 

 N., R. 12 W., just upstream from dam 7, at McConnelsville, 3^ miles downstream from

Oilspring Run. Datum of gage is at elevation of crest of dam, 650.31 feet above mean

sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.--7,411 square miles. 

Kecoras avairable. October 1921 to September 1950. 

Average discnarge. 29 years, 7,302 second-feet. 

.Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 53,500 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 10.84

reet); minimum, 674 second-feet Oct. 16 (gage height, 0.52 foot).

1921-50: Maximum discharge, 126,000 second-feet Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 21.14

feet); minimum, 218 second-feet Aug. 25, 1930 (gage height, -0.65 foot), from rating

curve extended below 470 second-feet.

Maximum stage known, 33.5 feet, present datum, Mar. 27, 1913 (discharge, 270,000

second-feet, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge and gage height for some water years

have Deen revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in

the water-supply papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

543..........

£63. .........

583... .......

663..........

Water 

year

1921-22

1922-23

1923-24

1927-28

Date

Apr. 16

May 14

Mar. 30

Dec. 16

Gage height 

(feet)

11.9

7.9

11.0

10.8

Discharge 

(second-feet)

t76,600

37,700

65,500

63,900

t Published in Water-Supply Paper 623. 

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by 14 flood-control reservoirs (see PP. 164-167).

Revisions (water years). W 758: Drainage area. W 783: 1913(M). W 853: 1933(M). 

 Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods in the water years 1922-24 are 

given herewith. They supersede those published in previous water-supply papers.

Day 

(water year)

1921-22

Dec. 24. ....

25 .....

Mar . 15 .....

16.. ...

Apr . 1 .....

2.....

15. ....

16. ....

17.....

18. ....

19... ..

1921-22

Apr . 20 .....

Discharge 

(second-feet)

33,300

44,300

36,800

31 , 600

33,300

35,000

63,900

68,700

51,700

49,900

49,900

44 , 300

Day 

(water year)

1921-22

Apr. 21.....

June. 17. ....

1922-23

May 14 .....

15 .....

16.....

1923-24

Dec. 23.....

24... ..

Jan. 12. ....

Discharge 

(second-feet)

31,600

33,300

36,800

36,800

35,900

38 , 600

35 , 000

46,200

Day 

(water year)

1923-24

Jan. 13.....

14. ....

17.....

18.... .

Mar . 29 .....

30 .....

31 .....

Apr . 1 .....

2. ....

June 9 .....

10. ....

12. ....

13.....

Discharge 

(second-feet)

38,600

32,400

36,800

31,600

48,100

64,700

53,500

42,400

36,800

35,000

36,800

35,000

35,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,260

1,210

1,230

1,110

1,060

1,090

1,110

1,060

1,020

1,000

1,050

1,030

974

974

932

782

1,030

1,030

974

960

878

878

932

1,060

1,020

1,020

1,000

1,030

1,020

878

988

Nov.

988

988

1,130

1,140

1,060

974

1,060

988

960

960

960

946

878

,020

,160

,160

,210

,190

,140

,090

,080

,060

,030

932

988

974

932

960

1,190

1,480

-

Dec.

1,480

1,520

1,430

1,330

1,240

1,170

1,160

1,140

1,130

1,080

1,080

1,460

3,350

3,980

4,350

3,980

3,100

2,870

4,600

4,60O

4,750

4,900

4,750

4,220

3,600

3,220

3,100

3,980

4,480

4,480

3,980

Jan.

3,480

3,350

7,380

19,000

31,700

41,500

51,200

44,500

33,700

33,000

39,300

31,000

27,800

31,700

31,700

35 , 800

37 , 900

33,700

33,000

31,000

29,100

25,300

21,800

21,200

29,100

27,200

31,000

29 , 100

29,100

29,800

26,600

Feb.

25 , 400

25 , 400

21,800

17,800

15,100

13,100

12,200

11,200

14,600

19,500

21,800

20 , 600

21,200

29,800

38 , 600

33,700

33,000

31,700

31,000

29,800

28,400

27,800

34,400

31,000

29 , 800

27,800

23,100

17,300

.

_

-

Mar.

13,100

11,700

10 , 100

9,000

8,400

7,800

7,600

7,800

8,000

8,200

8,000

8,400

12,600

17,300

16,200

15,100

13,100

11,700

11,000

10,800

18,400

18,400

21 , 200

21,200

20 , 600

19,000

17,300

18,400

20,003

18,400

15,100

Apr.

12,200

10,800

11 , 000

24,800

33,700

33,700

31,000

28,400

23,000

18,400

16,200

14,600

12,200

10,800

9,680

8,600

8,000

7,200

6,800

6,600

6,400

6,200

6,O2O

6,800

8,000

17,300

19,000

16,800

14,100

11,200

-

May

10,400

11,700

11,700

10,100

8,800

7,800

7,400

6.8OO

5,850

5,320

5,500

6,200

5,850

5,150

4,850

4,850

5,000

4,850

5,150

4,700

4,250

3,880

4,250

4,120

6,400

19,500

20,000

19,500

16 , 800

12,600

9,220

June

7,400

6,200

5,680

8,000

8,200

9,680

8,800

6,600

5,000

5,000

5,320

6,800

6,020

4,700

5,500

4,890

16,800

7,600

4,700

4,700

4,120

3,640

3,410

3,300

6,800

7,000

9,220

8,000

6,020

4,700

July

3,880

3,410

3,300

4,900

14,500

17,300

13,100

11,700

11,700

10,800

9,220

6,600

5,000

4,550

4,000

3,880

3,520

3,300

3,080

3,410

3,080

2,490

2,200

2,140

2,510

2-,580

2,420

2,240

2,080

1,940

1,860

Aug.

2,490

2,650

3,190

2,800

2,200

1,860

1,700

1,550

1,460

1,460

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,420

1,410

1,340

1,340

1,300

1,220

1,580

1,980

1,780

1,410

1,370

1,270

1,130

1,190

1,130

1,130

1,200

Sept.

,550

,740

,410

,08O

,560

,060

,680

,480

,370

,250

,240

,240

,340

,660

,760

,780

,420

,060

,800

,640

,580

,820

,080

g3,520

g2,850

g2,420

g2,060

gl,880

1,680

1,580

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 163

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of Musklngum River at McConnelsville, Ohio, 1921-24, 1949-50

Month

December . .........................

Calendar year .............

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

Water year 1921-22 .............

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

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

July

Water year 1922-23 .............

December ...................... ...

Calendar year .............

Mnv

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

Water year 1923-24 .............

December. .........................

Calendar year 1949 .............

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

Water year 1949-50 .............

Secondfoot-days

52,210 

297,680 

449,460

-

207,610 

227,620 

460,800 

726,760 

307,260 

193,100 

99,490 

44,332 

60,798

3,127,120

31,343 

34,032 

74,530

-

294,220 

190,220 

380,080 

236,670 

309,020 

93,390 

57,586 

120,340 

91,890

1,913,321

41,850 

79,120 

580,060

-

624,970 

272,970 

554,330 

349,300 

383,710 

415,770 

158,110 

52,930 

46,010

3,559,130

31,590 

31,628 

91,510

2,449,560

901,010 

686,900 

423,900 

439,500 

258,490 

193,800 

166,690 

50,320 

61,590

3,336,928

Maximum

3,360 

25,100 

44,300

-

16,400 

14,OOO 

36,800 

68,700 

23,000 

33,300 

9,570 

3,580 

7,120

68,700

1,260 

1,880 

7,640

-

20,200 

14,300 

20,400 

17,900 

36,800 

6,440 

3,340 

10,900 

6,810

36,800

2,010 

9,170 

38,600

-

46 , 200 

23,900 

64,700 

42,400 

22,300 

36,800 

15,900 

2,570 

2,740

64,700

1,260 

1,480 

4,900

43,800

51,200 

38,600 

21,200 

33,700 

20,000 

16,800 

17,300 

3,190 

3,520

51 , 200

Minimum

1,190 

1,190 

6,840

-

3,360 

3,360 

5,800 

6,080 

4,960 

2,600 

1,490 

906 

805

805

726 

820 

1,040

-

3,990 

2,670 

5,780 

3,600 

2,500 

1,770 

932 

1,210 

1,120

726

1,000 

1,400 

6,530

-

5,800 

4,790 

5,820 

5,450 

6,820 

5,450 

2,000 

1,180 

1,080

1,000

782 

878 

1,080

782

3,350 

11,200 

7,600 

6,020 

3,880 

3,300 

1,860 

1,130 

1,240

782

Mean

1,680 

9,920 

14,500

-

6,700 

8,130 

14,900 

24,200 

9,910 

6,440 

3,210 

1,430 

2,030

8,570

1,010 

1,130 

2,400

-

9,490 

6,790 

12,300 

7,890 

9,970 

3,110 

1,860 

3,880 

3,060

5,240

1,350 

2,640 

18,700

-

20 , 200 

9,410 

17,900 

11,600 

12,400 

13,900 

5,100 

1,710 

1,530

9,720

1,019 

1,054 

2,352

|_ 6,711

29,060 

24,530 

13,670 

14,650 

8,338 

6,460 

5,377 

1,623 

2,053

9,142

Per square 

mile

0.227 

1.34

1.96

-

.904 

1.10 

2.01 

3.27 

1.34 

.869 

.433 

.193 

.274

1.16

.136 

.152 

.324

-

1.28 

.916 

1.66 

1.07 

1.35 

.420 

.251 

.524 

.413

.707

.182 

.356 

2.52

-

2.73 

1.27 

2.42 

1.57 

1.67 

1.88 

.688 

.231 

.206

1.31

Runoff in 

inches

0.26 

1.50 

2.26

-

1.04 

1.14 

2.32 

3.65 

1.54 

.97 

.50 

.22 

.31

15.71

.16 

.17 

.37

-

1.48 

.95 

1.91 

1.19 

1.56 

.47 

.29 

.60 

.46

9.61

.21 

.40 

2.90

-

3.15 

1.37 

2.79 

1.75 

1.92 

2.10 

.79 

.27 

.23

17.88

.238383 O - 53 - 12
164 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Muskingum River Basin, Ohio

1935 to 1938, the Corps of Engineers constructed 14 dams on the Musbutaries for the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District. The rese

ational and wildlife conservation purposes.

There are no gates on spillways of the dams, except at Senecaville. All regulation is 

done by gates in tunnels through the dams, except at Beach City and Charles Mill, where 

there are also bypass gates in the conservation weir. At Senecaville, regulation at higher 

stages can be assisted by operation of ll-|-foot taintor gates on spillway.

The total capacity of these reservoirs at spillway level is 1,539,000 acre-feet, of 

which 211,400 acre-feet is retained in the conservation pools.

The Corps of Engineers assumed operation of the reservoirs on Aug. 13, 1939, and furnished gage-height records and capacity curves used to compute data contained herein.

Dover Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°33'30" J long. 81°24'45", in SWir sec. 6, T. 

y M. , K. 1 W., at dam on Tuscarawas River, 4.2 miles northeast of Dover. Datum of gage 

is 858.0 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted 

to elevations above mean sea level. Drainage area above dam is 1,397 square miles. 

Records available, October 1939 to September 1950. Maximum contents during year, 2,580 

acre-feet Jan. 26 (elevation, 877.10 feet); no contents several days during year; minimum elevation, 864.39 feet Oct. 30, 31. Maximum contents during period 1939-50, 92,890 

acre-feet June 11, 1947 (elevation, 902.68 feet); no contents several days during each 

year; minimum elevation, 864.35 feet Oct. 17, 20, 1939.

Reservoir formed by concrete dam completed Nov. 29, 1937. Capacity at spillway 

level (elevation, 916.0 feet), 203,000 acre-feet, of which 1,000 acre-feet is in conservation pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no 

gates on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam.

Bolivar Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°39'05", long. 81°25'55", at dam on Sandy 

Creek, l.l miles east of Bolivar, Tuscarawas County. Datum of gage is 895.0 feet above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations 

above mean sea level. Drainage area, 502 square miles. Records available, October 1939 

to September 1950. Maximum "contents during year, 15,440 acre-feet Jan. 13 (elevation, 

922.95 feet); minimum, 181 acre-feet several days in October and November (elevation, 

896.40 feet). Maximum contents during period 1939-50, 46,420 acre-feet June 10, 1947 

(elevation, 938.40 feet); minimum, 181 acre-feet Oct. 30, 1944, several days in October 

and November 1949 (elevation, 896.40 feet).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Nov. 15, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 962.0 feet), 149,600 acre-feet. Reservoir is used for flood control only. 

There are no gates on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through 

dam.

Leesvllle Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°28'10", long. 81°11'45", in E| sec.

 36, T. 13 N., K. 6 W., at dam on MeGuire Creek, 1.4 miles northeast of Leesville. Datum 

of gage is 928.0 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been 

adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Drainage area, 47.9 square miles. Records available, October 1939 to September 1950. Maximum contents during year, 21,560 

acre-feet Jan. 7 (elevation, 965.01 feet); minimum, 18,520 acre-feet Sept. 19 (elevation, 

962.02 feet). Maximum contents during period 1939-50, 26,760 acre-feet Apr. 17, 1948 

(elevation, 969.59 feet); minimum, 370 acre-feet Oct. 9-25, 1939 (elevation, 928.38 

feet), but may have been less during period S°pt. 18-24, 1940.

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Oct. 22, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 977.5 feet), 37,400 acre-feet, of which 19,500 acre-feet is in conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on 

spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduit through dam.

Atwpod Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°31<35", long. 81°17'15", in 3E^ sec. 28, 

T. 15 N., K. 7 W. , at dam on Indian Fork, 1.5 miles southeast of New Cumberland. Datum 

of gage is 890.0 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been 

adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Drainage area, 70.3 square miles. Records available, October 1939 to September 1950. Maximum contents during year, 26,670 

acre-feet Jan. 7 (elevation, 929.92 feet); minimum, 22,250 acre-feet June 24 (elevation, 

927.10 feet). Maximum contents during period 1939-50, 34,200 acre-feet Apr. 16, 1948 

(elevation, 934.00 feet); minimum, 10.2 acre-feet Jan. 8, 9, 1940 (elevation, 890.3fi 

feet) .

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Sept. 23, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 941.0 feet), 49,700 acre-feet, of which 23,600 acre-feet is in conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are nn gates on 

spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam.

Beach City Reservoir .--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°38'10", long. 81°33'S'j", at dam on 

Hugar (JreeK, i.b miles southeast of Beach City, Stark County. Datum of gage is 931.0 

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Drainage area, 300 square miles. Records available, 

October 1939 to September 1950. Maximum contents during year, 16,660 acre-feet Jan. 13 

(elevation, 961.92 feet); minimum, 1,770 acre-feet Oct. 23 (elevation, 948.15 feet). 

Maximum contents duri-ip; period 1939-50, 34,100 acre-feet June 10, 1947 (elevation, 

968.56 feet); minimum, 1.1 acre-feet Oct. 10, 17-19, 1939 (elevation, 931.60 feet).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Aug. 13, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 976.5 feet), 71,700 acre-feet, of which 1,700 acre-feet is in conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on 

spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam or through bypass 

in conservation weir.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 165 

Reservoirs in Muskingum River Basin, Ohio Continued

Piedmont Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°11'25", long. 81°12'45", in SE-£ sec. 

35, T. lu .M. , K. 6 W. , at dam on Stillwater Creek, 0.4 mile west of Piedmont. Datum of 

gage is 881.75 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been 

adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Drainage area, 84 square miles. Records 

available, October 1939 to September 1950. Maximum contents during year. 42,730 acrefeet July 8 (elevation, 916.80 feet); minimum, 32,360 acre-feet Nov. 12 (elevation, 

912.46 feet). Maximum contents during period 1939-50, 46,710 acre-feet June 11, 12, 

1947 (elevation, 918.33 feet); minimum, 109 acre-feet Nov. 29, 30, 1939 (elevation, 

882.55 feet).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed May 22, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 924.6 feet), 65,000 acre-feet, of which 33,600 acre-feet is in conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on 

spillway and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through abutment of dam.

Clendening Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°16'05", long. 81°16'35", in NW^ sec. 

ib, T. la w., K. 7 W., at dam on Brushy Fork, 0.6 mile east of Tippecanoe. Datum of 

gage is 862.0 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been 

adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Drainage area, 69.5 square miles. Records available, October 1939 to September 1950. Maximum contents during year, 28,950 

acre-feet July 7 (elevation, 899.29 feet); minimum, 8,740 acre-feet Nov. 8, 11, 12 

(elevation, 884.67 feet). Maximum contents during period 1939-50, that of July.7, 

1950; minimum, 34 acre-feet Nov. 30, 1939 (elevation, 862.41 feet).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Nov. 1, 1937; capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 910.5 feet), 54,000 acre-feet, of which 26,500 acre-feet is in conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on 

spillway and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through abutment of dam.

Tappan Reservoir --Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°21'35", long. 81°13'35", in NW£ sec. 4, 

T. 13 K., K. Y W., at dam on Little Stillwater Creek, 0.9 mile west of Tappan. Datum 

of gage is 870.0 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been 

adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Drainage area, 71.0 square miles. Records available, October 1939 to September 1950. Maximum contents during year, 41,570 

acre-feet Jan. 9 (elevation, 901.91 feet); minimum, 32,580 acre-feet Sept. 11 (elevation, 898.21 feet). Maximum contents during period 1939-50, 45,100 acre-feet Apr. 16, 

1948 (elevation, 903.27 feet); minimum, 48 acre-feet Oct. 1, 1939 (elevation, 870.05 

feet).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Oct. 24, 1936. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 909.0 feet), 61,600 acre-feet, of which 35,100 acre-feet is in conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on 

spillway and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through dam.

Charles Mill Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder; lat. 40°44'20", long. 82°21'40", in NE£ 

sec. 35, T. V'6 w. , H. 17 W. , at dam on Black Fork, 2.5 miles south of Mifflin. Datum 

of gage is 987.0 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been 

adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Drainage area, 216 square miles. Records 

available, October 1939 to September 1950. Maximum contents during year, 31,740 acrefeet Jan. 18 (elevation, 1,007.92 feet); minimum, 7,440 acre-feet Oct. 27 (elevation, 

997.03 feet). Maximum contents during period 1939-50, 52,930 acre-feet June 19, 1947 

(elevation, 1,013.34 feet); minimum, 4,490 acre-feet Jan. 3, 1944 (elevation, 994.63 

feet).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Aug. 17, 1936. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 1,020.0 feet), 88,000 acre-feet, of which 7,400 acre-feet is in conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on 

spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam or through bypass 

gate around conservation weir.

Mohawk Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°21'10", long. 82°05'15", in SW£ sec. 6, 

T. fc> N., K. b W., at dam on Walhonding River, 1.5 miles northwest of Nellie. Datum of 

gage is 799.2 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been 

adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Drainage area, 1,501 square miles. Records available, October 1939 to September 1950. Maximum contents during year, 67,640 

acre-feet Jan. 17 (elevation. 851.04 feet); minimum, 137 acre-feet several days in 

October, November, December (elevation, 801.12 feet, from graph based on gage readings). 

Maximum contents during period 1939-50, 126,800 acre-feet June 10, 1947 (elevation, 

864.76 feet); minimum, 108 acre-feet Oct. 10, 1939 (elevation, 800.48 feet).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Sept. 22, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 890.0 feet), 285,000 acre-feet. Reservoir is used for flood control only. 

There are no gates on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in tunnels through 

dam.

Pleasant Hill Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°37'25", long. 82 0 19'30", in NE^

sec. Y, T. ib n. , K. 16 W. , at dam on Clear Fork, 2.5 miles south of Perrysville. Datum 

of gage is 971.75 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have 

been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Drainage area, 199 square miles. 

Records available, October 1939 to September 1950. Maximum contents during year, 

21,650 acre-feet Jan. 17 (elevation, 1,028.34 feet); minimum, 8,430 acre-feet Dec. 24 

(elevation, 1,013.10 feet). Maximum contents during period 1939-50, 32,220 acre-feet 

June 8, 1947 (elevation, 1/036.69 feet); minimum, 995 acre-feet May 19, 1941 (elevation, 991.43 feet).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Feb. 1, 1938. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 1,065.0 feet), 87,700 acre-feet, of which 13,500 acre-feet is in conservation pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates 

on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through dam.
168 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

Reservoirs in Muskingum River Basin, Ohio Continued

Mohioanville Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°43'35", long. 82°09'05", in SE-f

 sec. 34, T. ai K., H. 15 W., at dam on Lake Pork, 2 miles east of Mohicanville. Datum 

of gage is 932.0 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been 

adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Drainage area, 289 square miles. Records 

available, October 1939 to September 1950. Maximum contents during year. 17,800 acrefeet Feb. 15 (elevation, 949.39 feet); minimum, 49 acre-feet Oct. 3, 4 (elevation, 

933.13 feet, from graph based on gage readings). Maximum contents during period 

1939-50, 59,820 acre-feet June 15, 1947 (elevation, 957.60 feet); minimum, 4.1 acrefeet Aug. 22, 23, Sept. 14, 1949; minimum elevation, 932.38 feet several days August, 

September, October 1941.

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Dec. 24, 1936. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 963.0 feet), 102,000 acre-feet. Reservoir is used for flood control only. 

There are no gates on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through 

dam.

Senecaville Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39 0 55'25", long. 81°26'10", at dam on

 seneca rone, i.b miles southeast of Senecaville, Guernsey County. Datum of gage is 

812.05 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted 

to elevations above mean sea level. Drainage area, 121 square miles. Records available, October 1939 to September 1950. Maximum contents during year, 55,760 acre-feet 

Jan. 8 (elevation, 835.41 feet); minimum, 38,480 acre-feet Nov. 12 (elevation, 830.80 

feet). Maximum contents during period 1939-50, 63,370 acre-feet Mar. 24, 1945 (elevation, 837.27 feet); minimum, 2,310 acre-feet Oct. 22, 23, 1939 (elevation, 812.53 

feet).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed May 14, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 842.5 feet), 88,500 acre-feet, of which 43,500 acre-feet is in conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. Outflow is controlled 

mostly by operation of gates in short conduits through dam, but above spillway level, 

lly-foot taintor gates on spillway can be used.

Wills Creek Reservoir .--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°09'25", long. 81°50'55", in SE-f sec.

 ya, 'i'. 4 N., H. 6 W. , at dam on Wills Creek, 1.3 miles south of village of Wills Creek. 

Datum of gage is 733.0 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings 

have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Drainage area, 844 square miles. 

Records available, October 1939 to September 1950. Maximum contents during year, 

59,090 acre-feet Jan. 12 (elevation, 761.61 feet); minimum, 5,450 acre-feet Oct. 23 

(elevation, 741.35 feet). Maximum contents during period 1939-50, 122,200 acre-feet 

Mar. 11, 1945 (elevation, 771.38 feet); minimum, 1,880 acre-feet Oct. 22, 23, 1939 

(elevration, 734.10 feet).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Oct. 13, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 779.0 feet), 196,000 acre-feet, of which 6,000 acre-feet is in conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on 

spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Date

Sept.30. . . . 

Get. 31.... 

N3V. 30.... 

Dec. 31.... 

Calendar 

year 1949

Jan. 31.... 

Feb. 28.... 

Mar. 31.... 

Apr'. 30. ... 

May 31 .... 

June 30. ... 

July 31.... 

Aug. 31.... 

Sept.30.. ..

Water year

1949-50..

Date

Sept.30. ... 

Oct. 31.... 

Nov. 30.... 

Dec. 31....

Calendar 

year 1949 

Jan. 31.... 

Feb. 28.... 

Mar. 31.... 

Apr. 30. ... 

May 31.... 

June 30. . . . 

July 31 .... 

Aug. 31.... 

Sept.30. . ..

Water year 

1949-50. .

Dover Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

864.70 

864.50 

864.60 

864.89

-

869.67 

868. 69 

869.27 

869.76 

865.85 

867.12 

865.64 

865.18 

865.14

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

0 

0 

0 

0

-

158 

96.0 

129 

165 

4.2 

31.6 

3.2 

.9 

.7

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

0 

0 

0

-81

+158 

-62 

+33 

+36 

-160.8 

+27.4 

-28.4 

-2.3 

-.2

+.7

Atwood Reservoir

927.33 

927.25 

927.29 

927.64

-

928.67 

928.12 

928.52 

928.52 

927.49 

927.67 

927.60 

927.42 

927.34

-

22,600 

22,480 

22,540

23,060

-

24,670 

23,790 

24,430 

24,430 

22,840 

23,100 

23,000 

22,730 

22,610

-

-120 

+60 

+520

-210

+1,610 

-880 

+640 

0 

-1,590 

+260 

-100 

-270 

-120

+10

Bolivar Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

896.58 

g896.40 

g896.40 

897.00

-

900.51 

900.05 

900.17 

900.79 

897.73 

901.79 

897.70 

896.94 

896.95

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

192 

181 

181 

218

-

614 

541 

560 

658 

277 

841 

275 

214 

215

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(aorefeet)

-11 

0 

+37

-160

+396 

-73 

+19 

+98 

-381 

+564 

-566 

-61 

+1

+23

Beach City Reservoir

948.30 

948.23

948.29 

948.44

-

950.13 

949. 73 

949.87 

949.75 

949.23 

948.57 

948.42 

948.71 

948.36

-

1,840 

1,810 

1,830 

1,900

-

2,780 

2,550 

2,630 

2,560 

2,280 

1,960 

1,890 

2,030 

1,870

-

-30 

+20 

+70

-500

+880 

-230 

+80 

-7O 

-280 

-32O 

-70 

+140 

-160

+30

Leesville Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

962.40 

962.27 

962.34 

962.62

-

962.32 

963.07 

963.47 

963.27 

962.61 

962.84 

962.63 

962.44 

962.58

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

18,900 

18,770 

18,840 

19,120

-

18,820 

19,570 

19,970 

19,770 

19,110 

19,340 

19,130 

18,940 

19,080

-

Change In 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

-130 

+70 

+280

-180

-300 

+750 

+400 

-200 

-660 

+230 

-210 

-190 

+140

+ 180

Piedmont Reservoir

912.65 

912.50 

912.62 

913.19

-

913.80 

913.23 

913.27 

913.13

914.06 

913.08 

912.88 

913.15 

912.79

-

32,780 

32,450 

32,710 

34,010

-

35,420

34,100 

34,200 

33,870 

36,010 

33,760 

33,300 

33,920 

33,090

-

-330 

+260 

+1,300

+ 340

+1,410 

-1,320 

+100 

-330 

+2,140 

-2,250 

-460 

+620 

-830

+310

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

vation and contents, of r 

water year October

:servoirs in Musklngum River Basin, Ohio, 

1949 to September 1950

Date

Sept. 30. . . . 

Oct. 31.... 

Nov. 30.... 

Dec. 31....

Calendar 

year 1949

Jan. 31.... 

Feb. 28.... 

Mar. 31.... 

Apr. 30. . . . 

May 31.... 

June 30. . . . 

July 31. ... 

Aug. 31.... 

Sept. 30. . ..

Water year 

1949-50. .

Date

Sept. 30.. . . 

Oct. 31.... 

Nov. 30.... 

Dec. 31....

Calendar 

year 1949

Jan. 31.... 

Feb. 28.... 

Mar. 31.... 

Apr. 30.... 

May 31.... 

June 30. . . . 

July 31.... 

Aug. 31.... 

Sept. 30....

Water year 

1949-50. .

Date

Sept. 30. . .. 

Oct. 31.... 

Nov. 30.... 

Dec. 31....

Calendar 

year 1949

Jan. 31.... 

 >=b. 28.... 

"lar. 31.... 

Apr. 30.... 

~'iy 31.... 

June 30. ... 

July 31. ... 

dug. 31.... 

3ept.30. .. .

Water year 

1949-50. .

Clendening Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

885.06 

884.71 

884.95 

885.04

-

889.25 

892.05 

895.32 

898.29 

898.04 

897.65 

897.62 

897.33 

897.70

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

9,100 

8,780 

8,990 

9,080

-

13,600 

17,170 

22,010 

27,050 

26,580 

25,900 

25,850 

25,360 

25,990

-

Change in

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

-320 

+210 

+ 90

+40

+4,520 

+3,570 

+4,840 

+5,040 

-470 

-680 

-50 

-490 

+630

+16,890

Mohawk Reservoir

g801.88 

g801.16 

g801.16 

802.62

-

831.60 

807,32 

807.95 

806.34 

806.09 

g802.01 

g801.48 

g801.48 

g801.64

-

181 

139 

139 

229

-

18,040 

700 

786 

577 

548 

189 

158 

158 

167

-

-42 

0 

+ 90

-214

+17,811 

-17,340 

+86 

-209 

-29 

-359 

-31 

0 

+ 9

-14

Senecaville Reservoir

831.17 

830.90 

830.86 

831.83

-

833.69 

833.63 

832.76 

832.04 

832.85 

832.09 

832.08 

831.83 

831.65

-

39,710 

38,800 

38,670 

41,950

-

48,730 

48,500 

45,260 

42,670 

45,580 

42,840 

42,810 

41,950 

41,340

-

-910 

-130 

+3,280

-2,300

+6,780 

-230 

-3,240 

-2,590 

+2,910 

-2,740 

-30 

-860 

-610

+1,630

Tappan Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

899.01 

898.85 

898.88 

899.41

-

899.40 

899.40 

899.47 

899.30 

899.36 

899.59 

899.26 

898.79 

899.24

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

34,420 

34,060 

34,120 

35,380

-

35,360 

35,360 

35,530 

35,120 

35,260 

35,820 

35,020 

33,920 

34,980

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

-360 

+60 

+1,260

-320

-20 

0 

+170 

-410 

+140 

+560 

-800 

-1,100 

+1,060

+560

Pleasant Hill Reservoir

1,013.64 

1,013.40 

1,013.51 

1,013.77

-

1,013.79 

,013.57 

,020.08 

,020.22 

,020.13 

,019.48 

,019.43 

,019.35 

1,019.40

-

8,780 

8,620 

8,690 

8,860

-

8,880 

8,730 

13,600 

13,720 

13,640 

13,030 

13,040 

12,980 

13,020

-

-160 

+70 

+170

-2,480

+20 

-150 

+4,870 

+120 

-80 

-560 

-40 

-60 

+40

+4,240

Wills Creek Reservoir

741.69 

741.48 

742.16 

743.13

-

746.83 

744.98 

744.06 

743.84 

744.19 

742.82 

742.02 

741.81 

741.70

-

5,740 

5,560 

6,160 

7,130

-

12,330 

9,440 

8,220 

7,950 

8,390 

6,800 

6,020 

5,840 

5,750

-

-180 

+600 

+ 970

-1,810

+5,200 

-2,890 

-1,220 

-270 

+440 

-1,590 

-780 

-180 

-90

+10

Charles Mill Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

997.16 

997.05 

997.10 

997.94

-

1,001.72 

998.67 

999.56 

997.96 

997.69 

997.17 

997.10 

997.17 

997.30

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

7,620 

7,470 

7,540 

8,720

-

15,070 

9,800 

10,880 

8,740 

8,370 

7,640 

7,540 

7,640 

7,820

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

-150 

+70 

+1,180

-230

+6,350 

-5,270 

+1,080 

-2,140 

-370 

-730 

-100 

+100 

+180

+200

Mohicanville Reservoir

933.18 

g933.22 

g933.30 

g933.45

-

934.86 

935.25 

935.40 

940.10 

939.28 

g933.52 

940.90 

933.70 

g933.25

-

51 

53 

56 

62

-

130 

155 

165 

681 

532 

64 

939 

71 

54

-

+2 

+3 

+6

-52

+68 

+25 

+10 

+516 

-149 

-468 

+875 

-868 

-17

+3

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

g From graph baaed on gage readings.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Sandy Creek at Waynesburg, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°40'22", long. 81°15'38", In sec. 21, T. 17 N., R. 

V W., at highway bridge 800 feet downstream from Little Sandy Creek, a quarter of z mile 

north of Waynesburg, and half a mile upstream from Indian Run. Datum of gage Is 955.00 

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 254 square miles.

Records available.--December 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--11 years (1939-50), 252 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,710 second-feet Jan. 10, Feb. 14; maximum gage 

 height, 6.07 feet Feb. 14; minimum dally, 19 second-feet Oct. 11, 24-27.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 6,800 second-feet Mar. 4, 1940 (gage height, 7.75 feet); 

minimum, 16 second-feet Oct. 10, 11, 1940.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). W 923: 1939-40.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 3, May 1-10)

23

77

165

1.0 288

1.5 447

2.0 615

2.5 797

3.5 1,270

4.5 1,780

5.6 2,440

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

26

26

21

23

26

28

28

31

28

21

19

23

26

26

26

23

23

23

23

26

23

26

23

19

19

19

19

21

21

23

23

Nov.

23

26

23

23

23

23

21

23

21

23

26

26

31

39

39

36

33

36

39

36

36

33

36

36

36

33

36

39

41

39

-

Dec.

44

41

39

39

36

41

36

26

26

33

52

80

*94

b80

b64

b58

b54

105

135

114

99

88

77

63

52

55

71

83

69

57

52

Jan.

52

57

198

396

581

1,400

2,230

1,500

777

1,620

1,870

1,200

1,040

1,070

757

1,300

998

818

615

393

313

294

313

918

998

818

*335

649

632

666

547

Month

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

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

June ... ............. ...........

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

August ................... .......

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

Water year 1949-50 ... ....

Feb.

496

530

513

402

351

354

396

335

1,030

998

777

598

*946

2,170

2,440

1,660

1,120

797

632

496

415

828

1,520

1,140

a550

a400

a350

389

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

732

935

1,963

75,636

25 905

?2]e33

16,511

15,849

6,851

7 ?^> p I f CJ^t

3,311

1,384

3,987

107,298

Mar.

464

341

251

242

242

269

*248

348

383

248

254

405

530

447

409

361

322

415

329

300

431

547

1,320

1,240

1,020

1,020

1,300

1,040

757

564

464

Apr.

415

396

402

784

1,500

1,070

777

598

496

447

431

370

341

313

294

269

248

226

229

291

251

220

282

415

447

1,240

1,240

797

547

513

-

Maximum

31

41

135

2,550

2,230

2,440

1,320

1,500

581

1,670

26O

63

496

2,440

May

581

431

351

300

269

251

220

189

177

311

329

251

226

223

204

192

183

201

177

156

141

132

171

165

150

144

201

159

132

120

114

Minimum

19

21

26

19

52

335

242

220

114

83

46

36

55

19

June

120

105

129

412

207

141

114

97

88

180

180

111

94

91

85

83

303

174

129

117

177

138

102

176

1,670

975

402

263

204

168

-

Mean

23.6

31.2

63.3

207

836

808

533

528

221

241

107

44.6

133

294

July

144

129

168

245

238

260

235

165

129

105

99

97

97

138

94

83

77

77

71

66

63

55

55

55

55

55

55

49

46

49

57

Aug.

60

60

63

55

49

44

41

36

36

41

41

41

39

36

36

36

36

39

57

60

52

49

49

46

41

39

39

39

39

41

44

Per square 

mile

0.093

.123

.249

.815

3.29

3.18

2.10

2.08

.870

.949

.421

.176

.524

1.16

Sept.

97

496

373

189

105

77

60

60

57

55

55

63

192

294

248

159

120

97

97

10a

108

j_2^

ISO ll ^

39

88

83

74

71

60

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.11

.14

.29

11.07

3.79

3.31

2.42

2.32

1.00

1.06

.49

.20

.58

15.71

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 sec. -ft. I . Jan. 7 (11:30 a.m. 2,290 aec.-ft.j Jan. 10 (9 p.m.) 2,710

* Winter discharge measurement aiade on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Nlmlshlllen Creek at North 

Industry. Ldustr*Tr.

b Stage-discharge relation affeetM by lee.
MUSKINGDM RIVER BASIN 169

Middle Branch Nimishillen Creek at Canton, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°50'30", long. 81°21'20", in Nj sec. 27, T. 11 N., 

K. B W., at highway bridge on Martindale Road, 2.4 miles upstream from mouth and 3.1 

miles northeast of Canton. Datum of gage is 1,046.6 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 44. 2 square miles.

Kecoras available. September 1941 to September 1950

Jixtremes. maximum discharge during year, 985 second-feet June 25 (gage height, 5.44 feet); 

minimum, 1.7 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 0.50 foot).

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 1,140 second-feet Feb. 27, 1946; maximum gage height, 

5.56 feet Feb. 14, 1948; minimum, 0.2 second-foot Moy. 9, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

fart of municipal water supply for city of Canton is pumped from its northeast well 

field. A large portion of pumpage is believed to be diverted indirectly from creek as 

recharge for aquifer supplying well field. Mean annual pumpage for water year 1949-50, 

11.7 second-feet. At times low flow regulated by small pools above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1033: 1942(M), 1943(P), 1944(M). W 1143: 1948.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 6-25, Apr. 27 to June 10, 

Aug. 28 to Sept. 12)

0.5 1.7 0.9 13 1.7

.6 3.2 1.0 19 2.0

.7 5.2 1.2 32 2.5

.8 8.4 1.4 46 3.0

68 3.5 269

93 4.0 355

143 4.5 500

201 4.9 660

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.8

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.2

Nov.

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.4

4.6

4.0

3.8

3.6

4.0

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.8

4.0

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.0

4.2

-

Dec.

4.0

3.8

3.2

3.8

3.6

3.8

4. E

4.6

4.6

6.5

7.4

10

11

9.3

8.4

7.8

6.8

9.8

14

9.3

10

13

9.3

7.8

7.4

5.5

9.8

12

8.4

6.8

8.4

Jan.

5.5

5.8

25

85

105

159

281

84

46

264

380

97

140

183

100

368

131

78

54

34

24

20

24

141

169

157

176

64

61

54

41

Month

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

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

38

39

37

28

24

23

28

26

183

122

64

45

156

500

291

115

82

71

62

50

48

210

303

99

a50

a36

a32

38

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

95.6

109.6

234.2

9,472.3

3,556.2

2,467

2 412

1^464

2,536

643

411.7

581. C

17, 310. £

liar.

59

a54

47

38

34

42

41

77

64

50

36

86

89

61

57

50

40

73

46

42

81

113

241

177

127

126

234

108

70

54

50

Apr.

48

47

59

131

378

126

77

67

56

55

56

50

50

48

49

43

41

38

38

52

44

40

82

177

131

189

Maximum

3.6

4.6

14

413

380

500

241

378

634

49

55

107

634

78

56

54

152

-

May

a?0

a64

59

48

48

345

42

36

36

82

67

47

42

43

38

35

41

83

52

40

33

31

55

42

33

61

72

40

51

26

22

Minimum

2.6

3.0

3.2

2.6

5.5

23

34

38

22

i8

13

8*4

6. 8

2.6

June

23

21

29

117

49

30

24

22

22

161

147

47

31

27

23

21

108

44

34

28

24

21

18

64

634

491

128

63

47

38

-

Mean

3.08

3.65

7.56

26.0

115

100

79. 6

80.4

47.2

84.5

20.7

13.3

19.4

47.4

July

30

25

34

49

36

26

24

21

19

17

17

18

22

23

18

18

19

26

21

19

17

15

14

15

16

15

14

13

13

13

16

Aug.

28

17

13

13

12

11

11

9.8

11

12

10

9.8

10

9.3

8.9

9.3

8.9

11

55

21

13

10

9.3

8.9

8.4

8.4

23

11

11

9.3

8.4

Per square 

mile

Sept.

12

14

8.9

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.8

6,8

6.8

6.8

7.4

93

107

57

31

21

15

12

14

17

14

17

21

14

11

9.8

9.3

9.8

8.9

8.4

Runoff in 

inches

Peak discharge (base. 400 aec.-ft.). Jan. 11 (12:3O a.m.) 660 sec.-ft.; Jan. 16 (12 m.) 482 sec.- 

ft.j Feb. 14 (8:30 p.m.; 535 sec.-ft^j Apr. 5 (6:30 a.m.) 535 aec.-ft.j June 25 (4:30 p.m.) 985 sec.-

a No gage-height recordj discharge computed on basis of records for Nimishillen Creek at North Industry.
170 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Nimishillen Creek at North Industry, Ohio

Location.---Hater-stage recorder, lat. 40°44'04", long. 81°21'08", In SW£ sec. 35, T. 10 N., 

R. 8 W., just downstream from railroad bridge, 1 mile southeast of North Industry and 3 

miles downstream from Sherrick Run. Datum of gage is 970.77 feet above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 175 square miles.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 29 years, 161 second-feet.

fixer ernes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,300 second-feet June 25 (gage height, 8.92 

reet); minimum, 25 second-feet Nov. 7; minimum gage height, 0.86 foot Oct. 2.

1921-50: Maximum discharge, about 9,000 second-feet Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 9.9 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,700 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination; minimum, 3.6 second-feet Sept. 2, 1934.

Remarks. Records good. For statement on diversion see Remarks for station on Middle Branch 

Nimishillen Creek at Canton.

Revisions (water years).- -W 1113: 1924-30, 1932-37, 1938 (M) 1939-40, 1943(M), 1945(P).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1-13, 

June 28 to Sept. 30)

0.8 19 2.0 316 4.6 1,490 

1.0 46 2.5 515 5.4 1,970 

1.2 81 3.0 715 6.3 2,580 

1.4 124 3.5 930 

1.7 212 4.0 1,170

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

34 

29 

36 

58 

38

38 

53 

40 

38 

44

43 

49 

40 

37 

34

31 

37 

43 

43 

44

44 

38 

31 

36 

38

38 

38 

40 

38 

34 

48

Nov.

31 

30 

34 

32 

31

29 

29 

31 

34 

32

32 

30 

57 

49 

34

34 

34 

38 

32

29

31 

29 

30

37 

38

34 

34 

38 

42 

38

Dec.

37 

44 

34 

37 

38

38 

46 

38 

36 

69

63 

74 

76 

54

42

38 

34 

111 

79 

63

65 

63 

54 

42 

36

54 

65 

61 

53 

46 

42

Jan.

40 

56 

185 

407 

423

991 

908 

314 

183 

1,470

1,070 

359 

595 

615 

383

1,070 

443 

298 

212 

143

124 

119 

143 

781 

635

695 

635 

287 

287 

256 

212

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

h. ........................

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

st .................... ......

ember ............ ...........

ter year 1949-50 ..... .....

Feb.

186 

202 

190 

143 

122

135 

160 

151 

818 

515

294

215 

753 

1,640 

975

475 

355 

305 

256 

212

199 

826 

1,050 

439 

277

202 

174 

202

Second 

foot-days

1,23 

1,03 

1,63

47,06

14,33 

11,47 

9,78 

9,95 

6,02 

10,18 

3,97 

2,56 

2,35

74,55

Mar.

Z53 

171 

146 

140 

146

177 

168 

312 

253 

163

183 

347 

435 

273 

249

215 

215 

298 

186 

199

343 

515 

840 

615 

471

555 

695 

431 

305 

253 

232

Apr.

239 

219 

320 

775 

1,200

491

312 

273 

226 

239

239 

206 

206 

196 

193

171 

166 

157 

186 

236

186 

168 

341 

595 

515

701 

332 

246 

226 

395

Maximum

> 58 

5 57 

2 111

3 1,250

3 1,470 

L 1,640 

I 840 

5 1,200 

3 515 

5 2,580 

7 298 

t 140 

3 246

1 2,580

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec. -ft.). Jan. 10 (7 p.m

May

515 

324 

249 

215 

196

193 

160 

143 

146 

338

256 

186 

174 

166 

157

148 

192 

236 

180 

146

122 

165 

202 

166 

180

174 

196 

143 

127 

112 

122

Minimum

29 

29 

34

29

40 

122 

140 

157 

112 

99 

79 

60 

51

29

June

119 

110 

241 

383 

171

122 

106 

99 

99 

862

447 

190 

146 

135

122

119 

567 

193 

151 

138

138 

119 

117 

900 

2,580

862 

387 

232 

180 

148

Bean

39.' 

34.4

52.6

129

463 

410 

316 

332 

194 

339 

128 82.' 

78.6

204

July

117 

103 

263 

243 

298

186 

122 

108 

97 

107

110 

110 

190 

129 

101

93

110 

146 

110 

107

97 

87 

79 

108 

97

107 

103 

99 

91 

83 

176

Aug.

140 

97 

87 

85 

79

76 

83 

83 

93 

115

85 

79 

72 

77 

77

76 

76 

134 

122 

76

70 

68 

70 

63 

60

63 

70 

74 

72 

74 

58

Sept.

123 

95 

60 

51 

53

58 

56 

60 

56 

51

90 

203 

246 

135 

81

67 

54 

56 

90 

67

72 

76 

68 

54 

54

56 

56 

58 

58 

54

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

) 2,160 sec. -ft. i Feb. 14 (7 p.m.) 1,910
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 171

McGuire Creek below Leesvllle Dam, near Leesvllle, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder and V-notch weir, lat. 40°88'09", long. 81°11'49", In SE^ 

sec. 36, T. 13 N., R. 6 W., at outlet of Leesvllle Dam, 1.3 miles upstream from mouth 

and 1.4 miles northeast of Leesville. Datum of gage is 915.00 feet above mean sea level. 

Auxiliary chain gage at county highway bridge half a mile downstream at datum 3.00 feet 

lower.

drainage area.--47.9 square miles.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 12 years, 51.3 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 535 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 7.10 feet 

(backwater from Conotton Creek); minimum, 1.0 second-foot Sept. 19-21 (gage height, 1.90 

feet).

1938-50: Maximum discharge. 740 second-feet Mar. 4, 1940 (gage height, 7.88 feet 

(backwater from Conotton Creek); no flow for several days in 1940, 1941.

Remarks. Record good. Flow regulated by Leesville Reservoir (see pp. 164-167).

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods of ba'ckwater from Conotton Creek 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

1.0 

1.4 

1.9 

2.5 

3.2 

3.9

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.3

5.0 

6.7

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

125

212

311

386

443

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.6

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

Nov.

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.7

1.9

-

Dec.

2.0

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.9

7.7

39

45

35

24

18

33

39

37

35

30

26

20

16

18

28

29

26

20

18

Jan.

18

20

64

91

117

c375

C377

e376

c434

C379

125

125

202

328

320

328

320

302

133

73

68

65

64

71

78

85

102

108

110

114

114

Month

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

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January

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

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

May' 1. ...........................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

114

114

114

108

100

94

91

83

100

117

117

114

117

322

C376

0375

C373

200

119

117

112

117

0374

C387

102

98

96

93

_

-

Secondfoot days

67. C

36. £

574.

16, 189. f

5,486

4,644

2,603

3,605 

1,214

888.

2,161

197.'

1,729.!

C3,206.

Mar.

85

80

80

64

51

46

39

46

57

48

46

58

76

85

87

85

82

85

80

76

82

89

114

121

121

121

119

119

121

121

119

Apr.

117

112

106

121

C281

C373

c370

283

98

80

80

75

71

67

62

57

51

46

45

49

44

39

40

38

53

182

248

195

112

110

Maximum

) 3.2

1.9

? 45

I 352

434

387

121

373

104

L 123

250

25

3 344

L 434

May

104

98

93

85

76

70

64

53

42

46

46

38

33

30

28

25

23

20

16

14

12

12

24

21

29

27

25

18

15

14

13

Minimum

1.2

1.1

2.0

1.1

18

83

39

38

12

7.2

11

2.3

1.0

1.0

June

13

9.1

12

24

17

12

9.6

8.8

8.8

12

12

9.1

8.1

7.8

7.2

6.7

12

9.6

9.1

8.8

8.4

7.8

7.2

30

119

123

117

104

85

70

-

Mean

2.16

1.22

18.5

44.4

177

166

84.0

120 

39.2

29.6

69.7

6.37

57.7

63.6

July

54

36

35

33

93

208

178

237

250

160

108

93

78

67

54

37

21

28

24

60

48

29

18

36

51

39

28

2O

15

12

11

Aug.

25

21

14

9.6

8.1

7.4

6.9

6.5

6.2

7.2

7.2

6.7

6.2

5.7

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.6

4.3

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

3.8

Per square 

mile

Sept.

7.0

67

58

40

20

12

8.4

7.4

6.7

6.5

16

195

344

293

206

165

61

15

8.5

1.0

2.3

10

30

30

27

24

20

18

16

15

Runoff in 

inches

c Backwater from Conotton Creek; discharge computed on basis of flow through gates of Leesville 

Dam.
172 MUSKIWGDM RIVER BASIN

Indian Fork below Atwood Dam, near New Cumberland, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder and masonry control, lat. 40°31'30", long. 81°17'20", in 

SE£ sec. 28, T. 15 N., R. 7 W., 500 feet below Atwood Dam, 0.5 mile upstream from mouth 

and 1.5 miles southeast of New Cumberland. Datum of gage is 884.00 feet above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912. Auxiliary staff gage at mouth at same datum.

Drainage area.--70.3 square miles.

Kecords available. October 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 12 years, 70.4 second-feet.

Jiixtrernes .'-'-Maximum discharge during year, 604 second-feet Jan-. 7; maximum gage height, 

12.63 feet Jan. 8 (backwater from Conotton Creek); minimum discharge, 0.4 second-foot 

Oct. 22-24, 30, Nov. 1-14; minimum gage height, 5.53 feet Nov. 3-12.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 1,610 second-feet Apr. 7, 1945; maximum gage height, 

19.0 feet June 11, 1947 (backwater from Conotton Creek); minimum discharge, 0.1 secondfoot at times during 1939, 1944, 1946, 1947; minimum gage height, 4.95 feet Sept. 4, 

1939.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Atwood Reservoir (see pp. 164-166).

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of backwater 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

1.6 

2.6

6.0

6.1

6.2 

6.5

5.0 

6.2 

7.6 

9.0

6.5 

6.7 

6.9 

7.2

8.0 

8.5 

9.0 

9.8

206

316

430

622

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

.7

.8

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

2.3

3.8

3.2

2.9

2.9

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.5

Dec.

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.3

4.1

6.9

21

33

15

8.5

11

20

28

30

28

30

29

19

21

24

26

23

20

16

Jan.

16

18

46

81

clll

C394

C603

C596

C597

c428

C197

C3OO

c300

e300

C300

C3OO

c300

C300

C3OO

407

586

350

89

97

112

121

142

141

139

142

c229

Month

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

Novembe r .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

c287

c!85

132

128

126

126

124

121

135

C305

c412

c272

c!39

c312

c397

c398

C398

C536

C494

c!30

100

117

c!32

C316

c454

350

99

99

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

19.2

47.7

442.4

21, 295. S

8,042

6,824

3,634

4,954

2,032

894. Z

1,260.2

155.6

1,895.6

30, 201. C

Mar.

99

97

97

94

81

70

63

63

91

102

58

53

64

88

80

84

81

88

88

78

84

94

141

156

283

327

338

192

135

133

132

Apr.

128

126

124

c!28

c306

c395

0335

C211

c207

178

117

114

110

105

99

92

64

80

75

74

70

66

64

64

81

c303

C398

C348

c238

C234

Maximum

0.9

3.8

33

575

603

536

338

395

162

132

16

261

603

May

162

126

123

119

112

105

loo

91

83

81

80

75

69

64

58

61

59

50

41

35

31

30

32

32

33

32

31

31

30

28

28

Minimum

0.4

.4

2.5

.4

16

99

53

64

28

2.1

6.9

1.0

.8

.4

June

26

26

26

26

25

24

24

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

8.4

2.1

3.1

2.6

21

132

83

70

55

41

31

Mean

0.62

1.59

14.3

58.3

259

244

117

165

65.5

29.8

40.7

5.02

63.2

82.7

July

21

16

28

32

181

290

217

214

35

24

16

15

14

13

10

9.2

8.2

10

9.4

8.8

8.2

7.3

«.9

7.7

10

9.6

8.6

8.2

7.7

7.1

7.3

Aug.

15

16

12

9.2

8.1

7.4

6.6

6.1

5.8

6.0

5.9

5.6

5.1

4.2

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.4

3.1

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

2.4

4.4

2.9

Per sqnare 

mile

Sept.

3.4

57

68

59

48

35

24

16

13

11

12

71

166

112

102

94

86

75

70

172

261

208

86

37

.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

Runoff in 

inches

c Backwater from Conotton Creek; discharge computed on basis of flow through Atwood Dam.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 173

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

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°39'25", long. 81°34'40", in NEij sec. 35, T. 10 

M., K. 3 W., at bridge on State Highway 212 at Beach City, 2.3 miles upstream from 

Beach City Dam. Datum of gage is 953.2 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--160 square miles.

Kecords available. April 1945 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,200 second-feet Feb. 15; maximum gage 

height, 9.17 feet Jan. 17 (backwater from Beach City Reservoir); minimum discharge, 2.E 

second-feet Aug. 8 (gage height, 0.01 foot).

1945-50: Maximum daily discharge, 3,760 second-feet Apr. 12, 1948- maximum gage 

height, 16.25 feet Apr. 16, 1948 (backwater from Beach City Reservoir); minimum discharge, that of Aug. 8, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from Beach City Reservoir or 

no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods of backwater 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

[Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 4, 

June 12 to Aug. 1O, Sept. 18-30)

0.0

7.0

16

26

39

0.6

1.4

2.0

72

112

245

408

647

3.6 892

4.5 1,200

5.5 1,630

6.4 2,250

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

16

12

4.9

5.6

11

11

9.7

12

12

12

9.7

6.3

8.8

13

12

12

13

8.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

3.7

12

7.9

4.9

5.6

5.6

6.3

9.7

12

Nov.

11

8.8

11

12

12

12

12

12

13

a!3

all

all

all

a!2

15

11

12

9.7

7.9

9.7

12

8.8

4.2

3.5

6.3

9.7

9.7

9.7

12

11

-

Dec.

8.8

9.7

14

17

20

19

1C

16

17

17

23

38

36

26

16

12

9.7

18

54

31

23

38

31

20

15

19

40

51

34

25

19

Jan.

21

24

74

366

542

647

1,540

C955

422

899

C2.180

C904

c634

c736

c6O2

C509

cl,020

C632

c377

C220

e!34

137

146

466

1,120

782

892

572

322

287

215

Month

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

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

Septembe r ............. ..........

Water year 1949-5O . ..........

Feb.

188

188

184

140

125

127

151

140

542

829

497

238

387

1,550

c2,200

C995

C549

C378

285

215

217

394

956

722

314

229

195

173

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

291.5

314.0

733.2

39,264.2

18,377

13,108

8,265

7,299

5,205

2,912

779

540.0

532.0

58,355.7

Mar.

192

133

151

118

110

122

114

166

236

120

125

259

437

322

231

195

157

279

204

173

300

394

647

557

364

298

527

557

379

217

181

Apr.

175

190

215

422

1,120

829

394

257

215

206

240

195

170

155

148

137

122

112

106

144

125

112

114

179

222

344

220

153

127

151

Maximum

16

15

54

1,700

2,180

2,20O

647

1,120

1,060

394

86

75

42

2,200

May

328

217

162

133

116

104

98

80

72

1O2

137

96

84

78

76

76

65

106

74

59

50

45

74

58

635

cl,060

c467

c215

140

108

90

Minimum

4.9

3.5

8.8

3.5

21

125

110

106

45

30

11

3.5

8.8

3.5

June

78

a76

a74

a200

195

106

74

58

50

215

394

144

80

67

56

48

45

42

42

40

39

35

30

32

320

108

127

61

42

34

Mean

9.40

10.5

23.7

108

593

468

267

243

168

97.1

25.1

17.4

17.7

160

July

27

25

58

86

67

50

35

27

25

21

20

18

16

23

21

19

19

18

32

18

17

14

12

13

18

16

15

12

11

12

14

Aug.

43

32

15

7.9

7.0

7.9

7.0

3.5

3.5

61

23

13

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

55

27

16

8.8

6.3

5.6

4.9

4.9

7.9

12

75

22

18

Per square 

mile

0.059

.066

.148

.675

3.71

E.92

1.67

1.52

1.05

.607

.157

.109

.111

1.00

Sept.

22

42

26

19

15

9.7

8.8

8.8

9.7

12

15

18

27

24

19

16

16

15

12

19

20

42

24

20

16

12

11

11

11

11

Runoff in 

inches

0.07

.07

.17

9.11

4.28

3.04

1.92

1.70

1.21

.68

.18

.13

.12

13.57

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of storage records for Beach City Reservoir 

and records for station below Beach City Dam, near Beach City.

c Backwater from Beach City Reservoir; discharge computed as explained In footnote a.
174 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°38'10", long. 81°33'20", in T. 10 N., R. 3 W., 

i ,uuu feet downstream from Beach City Dam, 0.3 mile downstream from South Fork, and 

if miles southeast of Beach City. Datum of gage is 928.00 feet above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 300 square miles. ,

Records available. October 1938 to September 1950. July 1931 to March 1933 and December 

1934 to July 1939 at site 4j miles downstream, published as Sugar Creek at Strasburg.

Average discharge.--IS years (1938-50), 266 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,830 second-feet Jan. 17 (gage height, 7.38 

reet); minimum, 7.0 second-feet Oct. 27-29; minimum gage height, 0.80 foot Oct. 27-29, 

Aug. 28.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 7,500 second-feet Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 9.53 

feet, converted to present site and datum by curve of relation); minimum, 4.9 secondfeet Sept. 25, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.67 foot Aug. 14, 15, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good. Flood flow regulated by Beach City Reservoir (see pp. 164-166). 

Revisions (water years). W 953: 1941.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 3)

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

7.0

13

22

34

59

86

1.7 

2.0 

2.4 

2.8 

3.2 

3.6

131

183

259

350

465

605

4.0 

4.8 

5.6 

6.3 

7.2

780

1,170

1,570

1,980

2,650

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

18

17

15

16

17

19

21

22

20

18

16

14

12

14

14

13

12

13

13

12

11

9.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.2

7.6

7.0

7.6

9.4

15

Nov.

17

16

15

15

16

16

15

15

14

14

12

12

14

29

34

26

20

19

18

15

16

16

14

12

14

18

19

20

22

24

-

Dec.

21

20

20

19

20

21

22

22

21

20

24

59

76

66

41

27

18

28

104

94

71

69

66

47

34

34

52

71

63

49

38

Jan.

35

39

171

707

1,120

1,420

2,570

2,570

1,710

769

187

450

1,350

1,740

1,74O

1,800

2,260

2,650

2,410

2,050

1,570

570

375

767

1,920

1,570

1,740

1,320

848

758

585

Month

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

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

December ............... ... ...

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

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

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

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

Augumt .................... ....

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ....... ....

Feb.

480

465

480

375

314

302

338

325

804

1,520

1,140

668

705

1,980

2,410

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,370

625

435

668

1,740

1,620

995

548

390

362

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

417.6

527

1,337

80,152.6

39,771

26, 999

15,668

14,939

11 , 496

5,000

1,504

1,004

2,030

120,692.6

Mar.

390

302

231

235

228

235

226

259

350

253

245

368

668

668

480

405

338

450

420

350

512

712

1.17O

1,120

825

645

970

970

758

495

390

Apr.

350

362

375

764

1,920

1,860

1,100

690

512

450

480

405

350

302

280

261

239

218

209

233

226

205

201

239

314

690

668

420

314

302

Maximum

22

34

104

1,980

2,650

2,410

1,170

1,920

1,740

435

121

82

325

2,650

May

450

435

338

291

27O

251

226

196

178

196

261

220

192

176

158

163

155

153

153

128

110

99

126

134

993

1,740

1,680

1,100

420

278

226

Minimum

7.0

12

18

7.0

35

302

226

201

99

66

28

15

20

7.0

June

192

158

145

409

390

237

165

128

108

196

435

291

176

131

114

99

90

83

80

79

82

76

66

75

291

259

172

120

85

68

Mean

13.5

17.6

43.1

220

1,283

964

505

498

371

167

48.5

32.4

67.7

331

July

56

50

63

121

121

108

78

58

49

42

39

38

36

38

40

35

34

33

41

40

35

32

28

28

56

49

36

33

30

28

29

Aug.

75

78

45

30

23

20

19

18

17

33

59

42

30

23

21

19

19

18

27

50

36

27

20

18

17

16

15

15

41

51

82

Per square 

mile

Sept.

73

183

151

73

45

33

23

21

20

21

21

24

80

75

51

39

30

26

27

30

66

325

205

110

73

55

45

39

34

32

-

Runoff in 

inches
MUSKINGOM RIVER BASIN 175

Home Creek near New Philadelphia, Ohio

'ocation. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 40°28'05", long. 81°24'15", 100

1'eet south of county road bridge, half a mile upstream from confluence with Beaverdam

Creek, and 2f miles southeast of New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County. Datum of gage is

872.49 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

drainage area. 1.64 square miles. 

iteeoras available. December 1936 to September 1950. 

Average aischarge. 13 years (1937-50), 1.35 second-feet, 

ixtrernes. Maximum discharge during year, 107 second-feet June 24 (gage height, 3.00 feet);

no flow for many days.

1936-50: Maximum discharge, 224 second-feet Apr. 11, 1948 (gage height, 4.16 feet);

no flow at times in 1938-40, 1942-50.

Revisions. The maximum discharge and gage height for the water year 1941 have been

revised to 157 second-feet July 18, 1941 (gage height, 3.40 feet), superseding figures

published in Water-Supply Paper 923. 

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 7-15, 20-26)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.4 

1.9 

2.7 

4.0 

5.8 

8.6

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

o

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

.1

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

.1

0

0

0

.3

.1

-

Dec.

0

0

0

.1

0

0

.1

0

0

0

.2

.5

.5.1

0

0

0

.8

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

0

0

.3

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

Jan.

0.1

.6

7.8

7.5

15

40

IB

7.8

4.7

9.0

12

6.9

5.8

5.8

7.5

20

9.8

7.8

6.4

4.7

4.0

3.9

3.9

7.2

8.3

7.5

4.5

3.0

3.6

2.6

3.0

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ...................... .....

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2.3

3.4

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.8

1.6

1.7

6.1

3.5

2.4

1.9

8.7

23

11

5.3

3.6

2.6

2.3

1.8

1.5

2.8

6.1

4.9

2.6

1.7

1.3

1.3

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

0.'

.E

4.e

365. 1

248."

110. t

58.1

86.1 32.;

19. E

26.2

2.7

44.4

634.4

Mar.

1.4

1.0

.7

.7

.9

.8

.8

2.0

1.0

.8

1.3

2.7

4.7

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.7

2.1

1.4

1.6

2.5

3.4

4.0

3.0

a2.5

al.6

a2.5

2.5

1.8

1.4

1.2

Apr.

1.3

1.2

1.5

8.0

11

5.3

2.5

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.9

.9

.7

.6

.8

.9

12

12

4.7

2.8

2.1

1.9

Maximum

0.1

.3

.8

22

40

23

4.7

12

6.0

9.7

14

1.0

13

40

May

1.9

1,8

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.6

1.0

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.5

.8

.6

6.0

2.0

1.0

1.0

.7

.6

.6

Minimum

0

0

0

0

.1

1.3

.7

.6

.2

0

O

0

0

0

June

0.5

.3

.9

.9

.4

.2

.2

.1

.2

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

9.7

2.8

.7

.4

.2

.2

.1

Mean

0.01

.03

.15

1.00

8.02

3.95

1.88

2.87

1 . 0^

!es

.85

.09

1.48

1.74

July

0.1

.1

.3

.4

14

4.0

1.6

.9

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.2

.2

.2

.4

.1

.1

0

0

0

.6

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

Aug.

0.5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.4

0

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

.3

Per square 

mile

0.006

. 018

.091

.610

4.89

2.41

1.15

1.75

.634

.396

.518

.055

.902

1.06

Sept.

4.7

3.8

.5

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.2

3.4

1.3

.7

.4

.3

.2

.4

.2

13

4.0

1.8

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

Runoff in 

inches

0.01

.02

.10

8.28

'5.64

2.51

1.33

1.95

.73

.44

.60

.06

1.01

14.40

Peak discharge (base. 25 sec.-ft.).--Jan. 6 (9 a.m.) 92 sec.-ft.; Jan. 16 (12:15 a.m.) 45 sec.-ft. 

Feb. 14 (12=30 p.m.) 36 sec.-ft.; Apr. 25 (6 p.m.) 5O sec.-ft.; June 24 (8:15 p.m.) 107 see.-ft.; 

July 5 (9:15 a.m.) 33 sec.-ft.; Sept. 1 (10:30 p.m.) 56 sec.-ft.; Sept. 12 (3:15 p.m.) 35 sec.-ft.; 

Sept. 21 (11 a.m.) 59 sec.-ft.

a -No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of unpublished records for Boggs Pork st 

Piedmont.
176 MOSKINGDM RIVER BASIN

Stillwater Creek at Piedmont, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°11'40", long. 81°12'50", in sec. 35, T. 10 N., 

K. b rf. , 400 feet downstream from outlet of Piedmont Dam and mouth of Boggs Pork, and 

three-quarters of a mile northwest of Piedmont. Datum of gage is 872.0 feet above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 122 square miles.

Records available.--February 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 11 years, 136 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1.360 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 10.21 

feet); minimum, 4.7 second-feet Nov. 13 (gage height, 0.77 foot).

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 1,430 second-feet Mar. 7, 1945, Apr. 14, 1949; maximum 

gage height, 11.23 feet Mar. 7, 1945, original site and datum; minimum discharge, 0.3 

second-foot Sept. 26-29, 1939; minimum gage height observed, -1.20 feet Sept. 17, 28, 

Oct. 4-7, 1948, original site and datum.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by Piedmont Reservoir (see pp. 165, 166).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 1-21)

1.0 

1.2

1.4

5.2 

9.0

136

238

5.0 

6.5 

8.0 

9.8

369

610

893

1,280

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

a!2

alO

8.6

8.6

9.6

9.8

10

9.8

9.0

8.8

8.4

8.0

9.0

8.2

7.3

7.3

6.9

7.3

7.1

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5. U

5.0

5.6

5.8

7.5

Nov.

7.5

6.5

6.2

6.3

6.2

6.0

5.6

5.6

g5.2

g5.0

R4.9

g4.9

g6.0

10

7.7

6.3

6.3

a. 2

8.4

7.5

6.7

6.2

5.8

6.0

6.7

6.5

6.2 ~\7

71

39

-

Dec.

20

19

19

Ib

16

14

18

16

14

14

26

82

216

222

132

99

86

136

191

156

132

122

115

102

93

96

151

176

136

118

106

Jan.

104

109

348

647

1,060

1,280

974

933

795

795

776

445

493

682

682

700

664

610

628

664

664

646

372

206

326

610

646

646

398

477

593

Month

October ..........................

November ......... ...............

December ..................... ...

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............ ...............

May ..............................

June .......... ...'...............

July ...... ......................

August ................. .........

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

628

664

664

664

576

235

181

382

593

628

g559

g477

g369

g608

g953

g757

664

646

628

429

228

222

537

628

576

525

271

146

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

235.1

292 . 1

2,859

55,292.2

18,973

14,438

7,974

7,615

3,533

4,011

9,063

1,556

1,455

72,004.2

Mar.

161

146

132

132

127

127

122

136

146

127

136

216

306

522

628

576

282

166

151

156

222

222

457

593

542

509

300

181

161

151

141

Apr.

141

141

151

429

593

628

564

B64

B28

370

132

122

118

LIB

114

109

L04

L03

L04

108

98

95

L22

LSI

156

222

,

;

Maximum

12

71

222

1,190

1,280

953

628

664

446

300

646

112

115

1,280

L86

506

>76

)62

-

May

197

103

104

102

99

94

86

80

79

86

83

76

70

66

63

62

60

61

5C

52

49

48

79

61

446

301

211

196

166

151

146

Minimum

5.0

4.9

14

4.9

104

146

122

95

48

69

40

14

28

4.9

June

141

136

161

300

222

166

151

146

141

156

156

141

136

132

127

122

127

122

118

117

118

109

103

102

127

104

93

86

82

69

-

Mean

7.58

9.74

92.2

151

612

516

257

254

114

134

292

50.2

48.5

197

July

55

56

91

194

333

628

369

416

628

646

628

628

628

593

477

509

593

576

315

83

77

70

63

61

69

54

50

47

45

41

40

Aug

46

42

37

33

28

19

16

14

14

28

32

37

28

24

20

18

18

41

112

103

98

94

89

84

80

74

67

61

52

63

84

Sept.

75

68

72

63

52

46

43

40

37

36

32

34

66

49

41

36

32

29

28

32

92

115

65

50

44

41

38

35

33

31

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of unpublished records for Boggs Fork at

Piedmont and flow through Piedmont Dam.

g Computed from graph "based on gage readings .
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 177

Stillwater Creek at Tippecanoe, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°16'11", long. 81°17'27", in NWj sec. 22, T. 12 

w., K. 7 W., at highway bridge at Tippecanoe, half a mile downstream from Brushy Fork, 

3ij miles upstream from Weaver Run, 6 miles upstream from Laurel Creek, and 9 miles 

south of Dennison. Datum of gage is 849.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1912.

Drainage area. 281 square miles.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 11 years, 332 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,300 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 15.84 

reet); minimum, 8.5 second-feet Nov. 23; minimum gage height, 1.33 feet Oct. 27, 28, 

Nov. 23.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 4,410 second-feet Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 17.26 

feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot Oct. 3, 4, 1940; minimum gage height, 0.72 foot Oct. 7, 

1947.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Clendening Reservoir on Brushy Fork and by 

FlecQnont Reservoir (see pp. 165-167).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 17, 

July 27 to Aug. 18, Sept. 27-30)

1.3 7.0 3.0 150

1.5 18 4.0 270

1.7 31 7.0 685

2.0 53 11.0 1,290

2.4 88 13.0 1,630

13.5 1,770

14.0 2,000

15.7 3,220

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

28

26

25

25

25

26

28

30

27

25

24

24

24

26

22

17

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

11

10

10

10

10

12

14

Nov.

19

18

16

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

13

18

25

19

17

16

20

20

16

14

16

12

13

15

14

14

126

136

Dec.

68

51

51

40

40

53

39

47

43

44

55

202

745

835

460

220

172

244

544

488

418

270

232

202

166

172

270

530 418'

32P

276

Jan.

214

232

880

1,400

1,770

2,920

3,220

2,350

1,520

1,400

,530

,350

,310

,430

,370

,4OO

,370

,340

,260

,210

,200

,160

,040

642

865

,020

,350

,340

,160

,200

1,350

Month

October ..........................

'ovember .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

'qbruary .........................

''arch ............................

April ................ ...........

'Hy ..............................

June .............................

July ................... .........

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,350

1,310

1,210

1,090

925

628

530

516

1,000

1,320

1,230

985

970

1,400

1,880

1,680

1,320

1,040

895

760

516

544

1,160

1,340

1,160

925

572

432

_

-

Secondfoot-days

586

697

7,723

129,166

41,803

28,688

15,499

15,040

12,554

7,343

16,514

2 ?7S

2*538

151,264

Mar.

418

342

283

244

244

257

238

270

328

250

270

530

970

1,210

1,260

925

614

348

296

270

488

530

715

895

790

685

586

362

348

283

250

Apr.

238

238

257

310

1,430

1,350

1, 330

395

335

715

362

509

283

270

257

244

226

214

208

232

214

196

232

418

432

715

Maximum

30

136

835

1,870

3,220

1,880

1,260

1,430

2,850

790

2,280

196

335

3,220

542

516

600

572

May

530

322

309

290

270

250

226

196

184

190

196

172

161

144

138

138

121

121

114

107

97

94

178

161

1,720

2,850

1,390

775

446

355

309

Minimum

10

12

39

10

214

432

238

196

94

85

59

26

40

10

June

302

257

257

790

775

488

322

264

232

264

335

238

202

190

178

172

172

190

166

161

166

161

139

135

184

161

135

116

106

85

-

Mean

18.9

23.2

249

354

1,348

1,025

500

501

405

245

533

73.5

84.6

414

July

79

69

139

322

1,060

2,280

2,210

1,200

925

940

910

865

775

775

600

544

600

600

516

150

119

105

91

88

112

95

80

74

69

63

59

Aug.

66

68

59

50

47

37

31

28

26

32

47

64

50

38

32

28

31

66

161

196

156

128

114

105

98

91

86

81

72

64

127

Sept.

109

98

93

98

73

61

54

51

47

44

43

44

87

86

61

51

47

40

41

45

151

335

196

129

100

86

76

69

64

59

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches
178 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Stillwater Creek at Uhrichsville , Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorders, lat. 40°23'11", long. 81°20'48", one upstream and one 

downstream from concrete dam of Dennison Water Supply Co. at Uhrichsville, Tuscar-awas 

County, and 2 miles upstream from Little Stillwater Creek. Datum of upper and lower 

gages are 839.37 feet and 829.37 feet, respectively, above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Auxiliary staff gage 1.7 miles upstream at same datum as upper- gage.

Drainage area. 367 square miles.

Records available. October 1936 to September 1950. July 1922 to September 1936 at site 

i.'f miles upstream .

Average discharge. 28 years, 444 second-feet.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 4,320 second-feet Jan. 8 (gage height, 17.42 

reet , lower gage); minimum discharge, 10 second-feet Oct. 23; minimum gage height, 5.45 

feet, lower gage, Aug. 9.

1922-50: Maximum discharge, 7,650 second-feet Aug. 8, 9, 1935 (gage height, 14.2 

feet, site then in use, 12.8 feet, upper gage at present site); no flow at times in 

1930, 1932, 1936, 1939, 1940.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of about 17.5 feet, original site, and about 

15.5 feet, upper gage at present site.

Remarks. --Records fair. Records do not include diversion 1.7 miles above station for- municipal supply of Dennison and Uhrichsville. Records of diversion furnished by 

Dennison Water Supply Co. show monthly average of about 2,0 second-feet. Flow affected 

by Piedmont and Clendening flood-control reserviors (see p. 165). Recording gages used 

interchangeably in determining discharge.

Revisions (water years ).--W 853: 

1933-35.

Drainage area. W 1113: 1923-24, 1926-31, 1932(M),

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

32

27

26

28

31

32

37

40

37

33

32

36

36

36

36

33

22

20

18

19

18

18

16

15

17

15

15

13

11

15

17

Nov.

21

25

23

21

19

19

19

19

17

16

13

13

17

22

29

30

26

23

25

27

26

22

19

18

19

23

26

28

57

228

-

Dec.

126

60

45

41

33

26

33

34

30

37

42

144

675

1,020

78O

381

255

249

570

645

555

435

321

279

240

228

273

480

555

420

351

Jan.

303

279

810

1,680

2,090

2,810

4,050

4,10O

3,330

2,650

2,390

2,150

2,020

2,120

2,220

2,290

2,240

2,150

1,910

1,650

1,380

1,110

954

820

1,060

1,180

1,720

1,840

1,760

1,680

1,710

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June ... .........................

July. ............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,780

1,680

1,610

1,450

1,200

990

750

660

954

1,670

1,720

1,450

1,350

£,150

2,770

2,960

2,690

2,150

1,510

1,200

908

730

1,450

1,840

1,800

1,510

1,160

800

._

-

Second 

foot-days

781

890

9,363

166,554

58,426

42,892

22,091

23,404

16,765

9 350

19*442

2,372

3 ' 594

209,370

Mar.

630

549

380

354

322

330

315

336

450

381

339

585

1,230

1,540

1,580

1,480

1,050

675

540

435

630

870

1,010

1,210

1,150

942

842

621

523

432

360

Apr.

357

354

372

1,350

2,150

2,320

1,920

1,320

1,110

960

705

450

405

372

345

321

297

282

273

294

294

264

264

450

705

1,420

1,350

1,050

840

810

Maximum

40

228

1,020

2,360

4,100

2,960

1,580

2 320

2!620

990

2,320

200

705

4,100

Hay

810

620

465

405

435

405

345

291

261

258

279

255

225

204

195

204

186

174

168

157

157

146

201

264

1,260

2,320

2,620

1,780

780

495

390

Minimum

11

1326-

11

279

660

315

264

146

136

68

32

45

11

June

363

321

291

690

990

750

450

324

282

276

435

354

255

225

216

201

192

201

204

192

192

195

180

180

270

390

276

171

148

136

Mean

25.2

29.7

302

456

1,885

1,532

713

780

541

312

627

76.5

120

574

July

121

108

121

225

1,020

1,980

2,320

2,220

1,450

1,110

1,050

1,020

930

900

780

630

615

630

615

381

151

124

112

110

146

136

108

94

90

77

68

Aug.

72

75

72

62

57

49

40

34

32

34

46

59

66

5L

43

38

34

40

95

200

185

146

125

112

105

95

85

82

78

72

88

Per square 

mile

Sept.

129

105

92

88

82

63

55

52

47

45

46

49

94

146

105

75

59

54

49

51

163

705

405

216

151

117

101

92

83

75

Runoff in 

inches
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 179

Little Stillwater Creek below Tappan Dam, at Tappan, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder and masonry control, lat. 40°21'30", long. 81°13'50", in 

sec. 4, T. 13 N., R. 7 W., 150 feet downstream from outlet of reservoir at Tappan Dam, 

1 mile west of Tappan, and 2 miles upstream from Plum Run. Datum of gage is 861.00 

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--71.0 square miles.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 12 years, 77.8 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 516 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 6.69 feet); 

minimum, 1.6 second-feet Sept. 5 (gage height, 4.36 feet).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 1,050 second-feet Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 10.00 

feet); no flow Sept. 12-15, 18, 19, 21-29, Oct. 13-21, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Tappan Reservoir (see pp. 165, 167).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 10 Jan. 11 to Sept. 3O

4.3 1.2

4.4 2.0

4.5 3.1

4.6 4.6

4.65

4.7

4.75

4.8

5.7

7.5

10

14

4.9

5.0 

5.2 

5.4

5.7 172

6.0 262

6'.3 365

6.7 520

4.75

4.8

4.9

5.0

93

168

261

Note. Same as preceding 

table below 4.7 and above 

6.1 feet. 

o September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

OQfcO

29

30

31

Oct.

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.4

3.6

3.5

3.2

3.1

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

Nov.

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.9

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

3.1

3.2

-

Dec.

3.4

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.Z

4.4

4.8

6.4

18

46

52

47

43

58

69

71

71

71

69

64

58

56

58

64

67

66

62

Jan.

60

60

94

122

357

445

141

141

247

488

492

496

436

492

492

492

492

500

492

472

440

193

68

85

100

109

342

456

440

424

404

Month

October ............. ............

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April. ..........'.................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

Septembe r ........................

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

282

122

72

82

91

91

95

164

432

386

271

238

133

256

472

468

468

464

452

420

174

59

104

210

440

412

206

63

_

_

-

Seoondfoot days

137.1

66.9

1,160.4

30,398.9

10,132

7,127

4,484

4,806

1,413

1,200

4,827

566.4

799.7

36,719.5

Mar.

54

80

89

82

59

53

51

56

61

65

68

85

102

118

231

444

267

82

89

89

95

104

256

428

382

365

337

120

51

58

63

Apr.

67

68

76

148

354

444

460

420

404

365

116

43

48

53

53

53

53

54

56

59

58

56

56

61

67

98

295

330

£09

182

Maximum

5.7

3.2

71

460

500

472

444

460

89

124

424

251

207

500

May

89

33

54

58

61

59

58

54

53

51

53

51

48

43

37

34

33

30

27

23

19

20

37

37

48

54

56

56

53

47

37

Minimum

2.4

1.7

3.4

1.7

60

59

51

43

19

12

16

6.0

2.6

1.7

June

52

29

28

48

46

34

29

24

21

25

23

19

17

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

13

14

15

19

102

124

121

116

107

100

-

Mean

4.42

2.23

37.4

83.3

327

255

145

160

45.6

40.0

156

18.3

26.7

101

July

98

76

72

74

107

131

131

234

416

424

420

420

416

416

412

393

222

34

32

29

25

El

17

21

39

37

31

25

21

17

16

Aug.

19

18

15

13

12

11

9.5

9.5

9.1

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.1

8.7

7.9

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.3

8.7

7.9

7.5

7.1

6.7

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

46

251

Per square 

mile

Sept.

207

131

131

70

2.6

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.8

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

3.8

16

34

32

29

24

21

19

18

18

Runoff in 

inches

238383 O - 53 - 13
180 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Black Fork below Charles Mill Dam, near Mlfflln, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder and artificial control, lat. 40°44'07", long. 82°21'< 

In Tffilj sec. 35, T. 23 N., R. 17 W., 800 feet downstream from Charles Mill Dam, 0.45 

mile downstream from Seymour Run, 2f miles south of Mifflin, and 4 miles upstream from 

Rocky Pork. Datum of gage is 981.56 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--218 square miles.

Kecords available. November 1938 to September 1950.

Average aiscnarge'. 11 years (1939-50), 189 second-feet.

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,680 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 8.16 

reet); minimum, 5.0 second-feet Feb. 4 (gage height, 3.68 feet), minimum daily, 14 

second-feet Oct. 27.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 2,100 second-feet Mar. 14, 1939 (gage height, 8.45 

feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot May 21, 1940; minimum daily, 0.9 second-foot Apr. 21, 

1940.

Maximum discharge known, 11,700 second-feet in March 1913 (computed by Corps of Engineers ).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Charles Mill Reservoir (see pp. 165, 167).

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In 1

and discharge, In second-feetj

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 9, 

June 17 to Aug. l)

3.9 11 4.6 

4.8 

5.0 

5.2 

5.4 

5.7

101

163

245

350

450

560

6.O 65O

6.5 795

7.O 98O

7.6 1,280

8.2 1,72O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

33

32

30

31

32

28

30

28

28

25

22

E6

25

23

24

22

20

21

20

20

19

21

18

19

16

16

14

15

15

16

21

Nov.

17

16

20

18

21

17

17

17

16

15

16

17

21

25

25

24

24

24

20

23

25

20

20

20

25

20

21

19

22

22

-

Dec.

20

25

22

24

25

25

25

25

25

28

32

37

37

37

36

35

40

42

52

65

78

101

107

101

99

121

163

207

216

195

Jan.

167

139

146

270

638

1,300

1,600

1,560

1,520

854

675

1,220

1,310

1,480

1,350

219

1,380

1,520

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,520

1,520

723

1,220

1,480

1,480

1,520

1,520

1,480

1,480

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,410

1,120

535

207

542

410

317

250

306

420

525

595

238

42

760

1,520

1,520

1,680

1,560

1,440

1,480

1,140

1,200

1,040

1,000

900

675

525

_

-

Secondfoot-days

710

607

2,072

63,297.4

35,971

23,357

13,523

11,719

6,177

3,716

1,510

1,504

1,489

102,355

Mar.

435

38O

317

27O

237

228

224

241

280

275

265

306

415

430

508

486

450

440

440

430

425

440

508

542

525

508

525

638

735

795

765

Apr.

650

542

474

458

578

78O

940

900

735

625

525

478

425

365

312

26O

237

216

199

183

167

156

153

153

191

220

224

203

183

187

-

Maximum

33

25

216

1,250

1,600

1,680

795

940

462

265

96

163

143

1,680

May

255

380

454

462

435

360

285

22O

179

167

146

132

121

112

109

101

96

94

94

90

78

74

78

74

102

260

317

306

245

195

156

Minimum

14

15

20

1.2

139

42

224

153

74

42

26

20

16

14

June

126

101

101

129

191

250

265

224

175

175

199

203

179

149

126

118

112

96

90

83

74

68

63

61

68

70

68

58

52

42

-

Mean

22.9

20. 2

66.8

173

1,160

834

436

391

199

124

48.7

48.5

49.6

280

July

37

33

36

56

82

96

83

72

61

53

46

37

36

33

28

26

26

41

54

65

61

50

43

43

48

53

54

48

42

37

30

Aug.

117

163

136

107

85

67

54

44

41

43

40

33

28

24

22

21

20

23

32

46

48

47

41

35

32

28

27

24

24

24

28

Per square 

mile

Sept.

38

41

38

36

31

27

23

21

20

18

16

20

29

38

42

40

36

32

40

41

23

86

143

136

115

96

83

68

59

53

-

Runoff in 

inches
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 181

Black Fork at Loudonville, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°38'08", long. 82 0 14'19", in NW-£ sec. 1, T. 19 

«., K. 16 W., at highway bridge at Loudonville, l| miles downstream from Big Run. Datum of gage is 928.46 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 343 square miles.

Records available. May 1931 to September 1951.

Average discharge. 19 years, 315 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,990 second-feet Jan. 16 (gage height, 10.68 

reet); minimum, 58 second-feet Nov. 8; minimum gage height, 2.82 feet Oct. 28.

1931-50: Maximum discharge observed, 5,860 second-feet Aug. 7, 1935 (gage height, 

12.29 feet); minimum discharge, 29 second-feet Aug. 7, 8, 1934 (gage height, 2.28 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 20.5 feet, present site and datum, in March 1913.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Charles Mill Reservoir, 16 miles above station 

tsee" pp. 165, 167).

Revisions (water years). W 873: 1935.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 27, Sept. 22-30)

2.7 55 4.0 360

2.8 69 4.5 510

3.0 105 5.0 675

3.5 225 6.0 1,010

7.0 1,400

8.0 1,890

9.O 2.51O

10.1 3,390

Discharge, in second- feet water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

90

86

83

86

94

92

92

90

84

78

78

83

96

78

78

74

66

72

72

71

71

72

71

62

65

65

63

62

65

66

68

Nov.

69

68

68

69

69

63

61

61

62

65

65

66

69

90

86

79

72

72

74

68

68

69

65

66

71

76

71

69

71

72

-

Dec.

74

74

79

74

83

79

81

83

78

76

86

99

107

103

90

84

83

126

160

133

155

250

205

202

182

ISO

394

318

312

330

327

Jan.

295

270

405

1,080

1,320

1,160

2,380

2,000

1,730

2,440

2,320

1,320

1,580

2,000

2,100

3,390

1,870

1,680

1,780

1,730

1,730

1,680

1,630

1,940

1,450

1,680

2,180

1,780

1,780

1,730

1,680

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,680

1,580

1,160

358

640

640

528

435

606

755

675

722

1,370

2,800

1,930

1,630

2,000

2,000

2,060

1,890

1,730

2,000

1,780

1,580

1,320

1,240

1,040

805

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

2 373

2)lOO

4,707

109,808

52,110

36,954

20,714

19,383

10,196

6,567

3 735

4)089

4,187

167,115

Mar.

755

592

495

45O

420

405

390

435

450

420

42O

592

625.

625

675

675

640

770

64O

610

690

770

805

755

755

755

870

1,200

1,010

1,010

1,010

Apr.

975

835

820

940

1,580

1,080

1,

1,

1,

160

240

120

975

888

740

675

592

510

450

435

375

357

351

318

298

292

292

318

366

Maximum

96

90

394

2,060

3,390

2, 800

1,200

1,580

56O

405

192

465

430

3,390

557

339

521

584

-

May

495

480

528

560

560

5£8

435

348

298

315

290

260

240

222

218

220

210

205

202

198

188

185

200

190

465

420

420

405

351

298

262

Minimum

62

61

74

61

270

358

390

292

185

116

90

86

81

61

June

238

208

238

405

270

288

312

303

262

348

315

285

265

250

222

225

205

182

175

172

162

150

140

136

152

145

143

131

124

116

-

Mean

76.5

70.0

152

301

1 , 681

1,320

668

646

329

219

120

140

458

July

109

105

105

138

192

178

160

140

126

116

109

105

107

107

99

97

90

150

128

128

126

120

107

128

133

116

111

107

103

96

99

Aug.

465 2*55

225

192

165

143

126

116

116

143

118

107

97

88

90

88

86

92

145

116

109

109

107

103

101

97

92

90

96

101

111

Sept.

145

122

105

99

94

90

88

84

83

81

83

105

116

111

109

107

103

96

145

133

430

319

245

218

185

168

150

136

124

113

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches
182 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Mohican River at Greer, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°30'55", long. 82"11'48", in NW£ sec. 10, T. 8

 N., K. 10 W., 3,000 feet downstream from highway bridge at Greer, 5 miles upstream 

from Nigger Run, and 7 ml^s downstream from Lake Pork. Datum of gage is 872.91 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 942 square miles.

Records available. September 1921 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 29 years, 879 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,920 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 7.66

 feet); minimum, 65 second-feet Dec. 9 (gage height, 1.30 feet).

1921-50: Maximum discharge, 17,700 second-feet Aug. 7, 1935 (gage height, 13.63 

feet); minimum, 50 second-feet (estimated) Jan. 2, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 27.0 feet in March 1913 (discharge, 55,000 second-feet, estimated) .

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Charles Mill, Mohicanville, and Pleasant Hill 

Keservoirs (see pp. 165-167).

Revisions (water years).--W 623: 1924(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, Oct. 15 to 

Dec. 19, June 17-25, Aug. 4-29, Sept. 23-3O)

1.4 105 2.3 700 5.0 4,030 

1.6 185 2.6 1,010 6.0 5,340 

1.8 290 3.0 1,460 7.0 6,80O 

2.0 425 3.5 2,080

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

290 

195 

176 

185 

200

195 

195 

185 

176 

172

172 

185 

205 

185 

162

154 

149 

149 

149 

149

149 

158 

149 

140 

136

130 

126 

126 

133 

135 

140

Nov.

140 

136 

136 

140 

144

154 

140 

130 

130 

133

133 

133 

144 

176 

180

167 

162 

158 

154 

144

140 

144 

136 

144 

149

154 

144 

140 

140 

140

Dec.

136 

140 

149 

144 

158

158 

154 

158 

133 

154

167 

220 

257 

246 

195

185 

162 

230 

383 

442

564 

710 

740 

600 

348

336 

850 

1,010 

650 

528 

493

Jan.

476 

519 

1,010 

3,180 

3,900

4,160 

5,340 

4,940 

3,900 

5,620

6,200 

4,810 

4,680 

4,810 

4,550

6,800 

5,340 

4,550 

4,420 

4,160

4,290 

4,160 

4,030 

4,550 

4,550

4,420 

4,940 

4,420 

3,9OO 

3,380 

3,180

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber .......................'...

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary . .

h. ...........................

1 .......................... .

st ...........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,600 

2,210 

1,820 

1,130 

1,110

1,230 

1,180 

1,090 

2,400 

3,180

2,340 

3,120 

3,380 

B,80O 

6,500

5,070 

5,340 

5,070 

5,070 

5,070

4,420 

4,550 

4,810 

4,030 

3,250

2,400 

1,820 

1,520

Secondfoot-days

5,151 

4,365 

10,800

272,688

129,185 

92,510 

52,108 

49,275 

33,446 

20,038 

8,597 

8,494 

7,716

421,685

Mar.

1,580 

1,340 

1,330 

1,050 

988

1,120 

1,120 

1,240 

1,340 

1,090

1,090 

1,580 

2,080 

1,820 

1,700

1,310 

1,160 

1,510 

1,280 

1,130

1,400 

1,880 

2,470 

2,210 

1,880

1,700 

2,470 

3,250 

3,380 

2,660 

1,950

Apr.

1,700 

1,640 

1,820 

2,660 

4,550

3,900 

3,510 

2,800 

2,020 

1,760

1,880 

1,640 

1,460 

1,330 

1,200

1,100 

988 

911 

850 

860

840 

810 

820 

1,240 

1,580

1,380 

1,140 

966 

890 

1,030

Maximum

290 

180 

1,O1O

5,480

6,800 

6,800 

3,380 

4,550 

2,020 

1,400 

510 

1,260 

730

6,800

May

2,020 

1,760 

1,460 

1,270 

1,200

1,110 

955 

82O 

740 

850

900 

810 

750 

700 

650

690 

620 

670 

630 

5ff4

510 

502 

591 

564 

1,760

1,760 

1,950 

1,880 

1,700 

1,640 

1,420

Minimum

126 

130 

133

126

476 

1,090 

988 

810 

502 

279 

185 

122 

140

122

June

al,loo 

a750 

a850 

al,400 

a95o

al,OoO 

1,060 

1,030 

955 

1,100

a950 

a 800 

a 700 

a600 

a54O

a480 

442 

418 

390 

362

348 

322 

310 

296 

859

710 

411 

336 

290 

279

Mean

166 

146 

348

747

4,167 

3,304 

1,681 

1,642 

1,079 

668 

277 

274 

257

1,155

July

252 

235 

316 

355 

510

468 

369 

316 

279 

252

235 

230 

220 

230 

220

195 

185 

383 

404 

284

262 

235 

215 

252 

376

284 

235 

220 

200 

185 

195

Aug.

1,030 

1,260 

730 

411 

329

246 

200 

180 

172 

252

220 

185 

162 

140 

136

133 

126 

133 

262 

205

172 

162 

149 

136 

126

122 

149 

136 

365 

240 

225

Sept.

274 

348 

252 

205 

176

162 

154 

140 

140 

140

154 

195 

235 

220 

205

200 

185 

176 

220 

279

459 

730 

502 

434 

369

316 

246 

220 

195 

185

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Black Fork at Loudonvllle.
MTJSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 183

Wall-ioncling River below Mohawk Dam, at Nellie, Ohio

^ocation. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°20'26", long. 82°03'49", at highway bridge at Nellie, 

coshocton County, half a mile upstream from Mohawk Creek and 1-J miles downstream from 

Mohawk Dam. Datum of gage is 790.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

">ainage area. 1,502 square miles.

"ttcoras available. October 1937 to September 1950. December 1910 to March 1913 and September 1924 to September 1937 at site 3jj miles upstream, published as Walhonding River 

at Pomerene.

'verage discharge. 29 years (1921-50), 1,455 second-feet.

':xtreines. Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 13.20 

feet); minimum, 204 second-feet Dec. 6 (gage height, 5.43 feet).

1921-50: Maximum discharge at site at Pomerene, 43,800 second-feet Jan. 25, 1937; 

maximum discharge at present site since completion of Mohawk Dam, 24,000 second-feet 

Jan. 25, 26, 1937 (gage height, 18.8 feet, present datum, from floodmarks); minimum, 

3.3 second-feet Oct. 20, 1939; minimum gage height, 4.48 feet Oct. 26, 1948; minimum 

daily discharge, 36 second-feet Apr. 21, 1940.

Maximum discharge known", 80,000 second-feet in March 1913 (gage height, 21.6 feet, 

original site and datum, from floodmark).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wRTch are fair. Flow regulated by Mohicanville, Charles Mill, Pleasant Hill, and 

Mohawk Reservoirs (see pp. 165-167).

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 19 to Dec. 19,

Dec. 25-27, Aug. 3 to Sept. 3O)

5.4 208 7.0 1,310

5.7 352 7.5 1,810

6.0 525 8.0 2,370

6.5 885 9.0 3,600

10.0 4,980

11.0 6,540

12.3 8,850

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

397

352

280

280

280

285

285

285

276

266

261

261

266

285

276

266

261

251

247

251

251

251

251

247

242

242

234

230

230

234

242

Nov.

247

242

242

242

242

242

242

238

234

238

238

234

242

261

290

280

276

266

251

247

242

242

234

234

238

242

238

234

234

238

-

Dec.

234

*230

230

230

225

234

238

238

234

266

261

295

352

397

b300

*b250

b230

b310

538

667

752

982

1,140

917

604

507

807

1,550

1,090

782

695

Jan.

639

646

1,330

*4,550

6,540

6,880

*7 , 570

6,540

6,540

6,060

3,030

3,470

6,060

6,880

7,390

5,580

6,880

7,390

7,390

7,750

7,930

8,470

8,470

8,290

7,570

7,570

7,750

8,290

8,290

8,110

8,290

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

8,290

6,490

3,210

2,310

1,700

1,920

1,980

1,860

3,490

5,900

4,410

3,150

3,990

8,850

4,690

*5,430

5,740

6,540

7,220

7,750

8,290

8,290

8,290

8,290

8,470

7,930

5,740

2,670

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

8,265

7,370

15,785

45,669

198,145

152,890

85, 720

84,470

56,204

29,457

13,316

11,359

10,563

673,544

Mar.

2,610

2,370

1,920

1,810

1,600

1,600

1,700

1,700

2,080

1,650

1,550

1,980

3,730

3,280

2,850

2,310

1,980

2,310

2,370

1,860

2,790

3,600

4,550

3,990

3,280

2,970

3,470

4,830

5,430

4,270

3,280

Apr.

2,670

2,

2,

4,

310

?90

550

7,750

7,930

6,

4,

3,^

520

550

170

2,910

3,470

2

2,

2,

310

190

200

1,980

1,810

1,

1,

1,

550

500

100

1,360

1,360

1,

1,

1,

260

260

700

2,370

2,970

2,

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

397

290

1,550

8,290

8,470

8,850

5,430

7,930

4,980

1,810

738

1,260

869

8,850

570

310

550

500

May

2,850

2,970

2,430

2,080

1,860

,760

,550

,310

,180

,220

,810

,400

,260

,140

,080

,180

,090

,220

,180

982

869

829

917

917

2,360

4,980

3,860

2,970

2,610

2,310

2,030

Minimum

230

234

225

208

639

1,700

1,550

1,260

829

477

316

220

212

212

June

1,760

1,180

990

1,810

1,810

1,760

1,550

1,100

933

982

1,500

1,140

957

869

805

760

805

7O9

667

667

646

597

564

538

722

1,310

752

584

513

477

Mean

267

246

509

1,254

6,392

5,460

2,765

2,816

1 , 813

982

430

366

352

1,845

July

448

425

408

584

597

738

584

507

459

419

391

380

363

369

363

342

331

347

639

465

419

374

347

342

448

471

408

369

342

321

316

Aug.

745

1,260

1,050

577

442

402

347

310

295

310

380

326

295

271

251

247

242

238

276

369

300

276

266

247

242

230

225

a220

a220

a230

a270

Sept.

316

465

448

342

?80

251

234

225

221

217

212

242

336

342

305

290

276

256

266

358

352

869

646

544

477

419

386

352

326

310

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record! discharge computed on basis of records Cor Muskingum River near Coshocton.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
184 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Touby Run at Mansfield, Ohio

Location,--Water-stage recorder and artificial control, lat. 40"45 1 55", long. 82°32'35", 

IrTW-f sec. 20, T. 21 N., R. 18 W., 100 feet downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 

30 N at west edge of Mansfield, Rlchland County, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 5.17 square miles.

Kecorcts available.--August 1S46 to September 1950.

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 800 second-feet Jan. 15 (gage height, 3.46 feet); 

minimum, 0.2 second-foot on many days; minimum gage height, 0.48 foot Oct. 14-21, Dec. 

16, IV, 25, Sept. 4-8, 16-18.

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 965 second-feet June 6, 1947 (gage height, 4.17 feet); 

minimum, 0.1 second-foot Aug. 29 to Sept. 4, Sept. 27, 28, 1946 (gage height, 0.47 

foot).

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 1 second-foot, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7-11, Oct. 22

to Dec. 1, Apr. 25 to July 27)

0.2 0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

16 1.3

1.5

78

113

179

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

.7

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

,4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

Nov.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

, 2

.5

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

. 2

.2

-

Dec.

0.2

*.3

.3

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

1.1

1.6

1.0

.5

.3

.2

.2

1.2

1.9

1.3

6.7

3.5

1.0

.3

.2

9.0

6.3

2.1

1.0

.5

.3

Jan.

0.3

1.3

45

*85

22

78

22

9.4

8.2

*113

17

8.7

28

21

174

44

8.2

7.6

4.2

2.6

2.3

1.9

2.6

57

13

49

11

6.0

6.0

3.8

3.0

Month

October ....................

November .........................

December ....................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ............... ......

Febr 

Marc

uary ......................

h .............. . .

April ............................

Unv May ..............................

June ... .........................

July .............................

August ..........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 . . .........

Feb.

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.9

2.6

7.8

46

9.4

6.0

4.2

122

106

17

9.4

6.5

5.6

5.1

3.4

3.0

33

11

*7.8

4.2

4.2

3.4

6.8

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

9.1

7.C

43.2

1,402.6

855.1

436. J 

272.7

216. E

81. £

23.2

25. E

35.6

133.4

2,140.5

Mar.

6.6

b5

b4

2.6

3.0

3.4

3.8

8.9

3.8

2.3

3.3

23

8.7

5.9

5.6

4.2

12

10

3.8

5.8

15

18

10

7.1

6.0

15

*30

27

8.7

5.6

4.6

Apr.

6.0

5.6

15

64

22

11

7.6

6.0

4.2

12

7.1

5.1

3.8

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.6

7.9

-

Maximum

0.7

.5

9.0

74

174

122 

30

64

28

3.0

6.9

7.9

102

174

May

7.1

4.2

3.0

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.3

4.2

2.3

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.7

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

28

6.4

2.3

1.3

.7

.7

.5

Minimum

0.2

. 2

. 2

.2

.3

1.6 

2.3

1.6

.3

.3

.3

.5

.2

.2

June

0.5

.5

2.9

2.9

1.0

.5

.3

.3

.6

3.0

1.0

.7

.5

.5

.3

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

1.2

1.6

.7

.5

.3

.3

.3

Mean

0.29

.23

1.40

3.84

27.6

15.6 

8.80

7.23

2.64

.77

.83

1.15

4.45

5.86

July

0.3

.3

.7

2.2

3.7

1.0

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

1.5

.5

.5

.3

.3

1.2

.7

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

6.9

Aug.

7.9

1.9

1.0

.7

.7

.5

.5

.5

1.6

1.6

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

3.5

3.3

1.0

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

1.0

1.0

1.0

Per square 

mile

0.056

.044

.271

.743

5.34

3.02 

1.70

1.40

.511

.149

.161

.222

.861

1.13

Sept.

1.3

.7

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.5

1.2

1.6

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

2.4

.5

102

9.5

3.8

1.9

1.3

1.0

.7

.7

.5

.5

Runoff in 

inches

0.06

.05

.31

10.08

6.16

3.14 

1.96

1.56

.59

.17

.19

.26

.96

15.41

Peak discharge (base, 200 sec.-ft.).--Jan. 5 (10:30 p.m.) 212 sec.-ft.; Jan. 10 (7:30 a.m.) 249 

sec.-ft.j Jan. 15 (8:30 p.m.) 800 sec.-ft. ; Feb. 13 (12:30 p.m.) 243 see.-ft.; Apr. 4 (5 p.m.) 221 

see.-ft.j Sept. 21 (6:30 a.m.) 411 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 185

Clear Pork at Butler, Ohio

Location,--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°35'35", long. 82°25'20", in NE^ sec. 20, T. 21 

N., K. 17 W., at highway bridge on State Highway 95, 0.3 mile northeast of Butler. 

Datum of gage is 1,057.2 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 143 square miles.

Records available.--May 1945 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,100 second-feet Jan. 16 (gage height, 7.98 

feet); minimum, 19 second-feet Nov. 13; minimum gage height, 0.95 foot Aug. 25.

1945-50: Maximum discharge, 7,100 second-feet Apr. 12, 1948, Jan. 16, 1950; (gage 

heights, 8.01 and 7.98 feet, respectively); minimum, 12 second-feet Sept. 12, 18, 1948; 

minimum gage height, 0.86 foot Aug. 2 ("i, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Dec. 11,

Apr. 7, 9, 10, 12-30, May 3-25, May 3O to June 3,

June 6-10, June 12 to July 4)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 76

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

109

188

308

450

610

790 7.0

1,000

1,430

1,970

2,280

2,850

3,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

38 

33 

34 

34 

45

38 

45 

42

36 

33

31 

34 

42

36 

33

31 

31 

30 

30 

30

27 

29 

27 

27 

27

26 

25 

26 

25 

25 

29

Nov.

26 

26 

27 

29 

30

25 

28

26 

26 

25

25 

28 

27

32 

31

29 

28 

27 

27 

26

27 

23 

23 

23 

27

24 

23 

25 

25 

24

Dec.

22 

25 

23

26 

27

28 

28 

26 

27 

27

61 

82 

61 

44 

44

48 

33 

165 

156 

99

285 

241 

120 

81 

68

233 

343 

154 

107 

84 

72

Jan.

70 

73 

750 

1,770 

590

1,760 

892 

480 

318 

2,710

1,290 

628 

767 

861 

1,090

3,390 

1,210 

610 

376 

251

217 

208 

212 

a500 

al,100

a750 

a800 

a450 

a300 

a237 

221

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ........ ..................

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

192 

190 

a!86 

a!44 

133

140 

160 

146 

896 

545

356 

251 

1,560 

3,600 

1,660

784 

465 

376 

354

249

225 

971 

592 

435 

292

212 

181 

192

Secondfoot-days

99J 

792 

2.84C

44,453

24,88] 15,48' 

8,60£ 

7,95£ 4,75- 

2,56-' 

1,283

1,07;

1,222

72,460

Peak discharge (base, 1.4OO sec. -ft.). Jar

sec. -ft.; Jan. 10 (5 p.m.) 5.160 sec. -ft.; Js

Mar.

237 

181 

a!84 

a!48 

140

156 

152 

181 

199 

142

152 

435 

362 

254 

223

203 

195 

359 

214 

208

450 

481 

420 

313 

269

272 

376 

760 

450 

277 

214

Apr.

221 

212

390 

930 

1,100

662 

266 

303 

244 

333

331 

254 

228 

184 

173

156 

146 

138 

136 

144

135 

122 

131 

144 

144

175 

142 

122 

113 

179

Maximum

45 

32 

343

1,400

3,390 

3,600 

760 

1,100 

832 

I 309 

87 

92 

135

3,600

May

261 

197 

160 

138 

127

123 

104 

90 

82

159

138 

107 

100 

94 

84

79 

74 

72 

70

61

56 

58 

57 

57 

472

832 

376 

197 

135 

107 

90

Minimum

25 

23 

22

20

70 

133 

140 

113 

56 

44 

30 

24 

24

22

June

87 

76 

160 

309 

135

99 

81 

70

66 

181

138 

92 

81 

78 

70

68 

76 

62 

60 

60

60 

56 

49 

49 

53

49 

54 

57 

44 

44

Bean

32.2 

26.4 

91.6

122

803 

553 

278 

265 

153 

85.5 

41.3 

34.6 

40.7

199

July

42 

40 

44 

64 

87

56 

49 

42 

38 

37

36 

37 

37 

44 

36

34 

34 

54 

45 

38

36 

32 

32 

48 

44

37 

33 

32 

31 

30 

32

Aug.

92 

60 

52 

44 

32

32 

29 

27 

33 

53

33 

31 

29 

26 

27

26 

27 

30 

43 

36

31 

28 

26 

27 

24

26 

25 

27 

28 

30 

39

Per square 

mile

0.225 

.185 

.641

.853

5.62 

3.87 

1.94 

1.85 

1.07 

.598 

.289 

.242 

.285

1.39

Sept.

39 

34 

30 

28 

27

26 

25 

25 

24 

25

28 

43

46 

43 

46

37 

28 

27 

34 

38

34

135 

113 

73 

50

42

33 

31 

29 

29

Runoff in 

inches

0.26 

.21 

.74

11.57

6.48 

4.03 

2.24 

2.06 

1.23 

.67 

.33 

.28 

.32

18.85

i. (6:3O a.m.) 2,520 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (4 p.m.) 3,400 

in. 16 (4 a.m.) 7,100 sec. -ft.; Feb. 9 (5 a.m.) 1,490

2,220 sec.-ft!; May"*26 (5'a!m.5 J l,4OOC sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Black Fork at Loudonvllle 

and Kokoslng River at Mlllwood.
MU3KINGUM RIVER BASIN

Clear Fork below Pleasant Hill Darn, near Perrysville, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°37'10", long. 82°19'25", in Nj sec. 7, T. 19 N., 

R. Ib W., a qaarter of a mile downstream from Pleasant Hill Dam, 2§ miles south of 

Perrysville, and 4 miles upstream from Pine Run. Datum of gage is 967.0 feet above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 199 square miles.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 11 years (1939-50), 198 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,340 second-feet Jan. 10 (gage height, 3.77 

feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Mar. 15 (gage height, 0.48 foot).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 2,210 second-feet Mar. 13, 1959 (gage height, 4.68 

feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Nov. 1, 2, 1938; minimum daily, 0.6 second-foot Nov. 2, 

4, 1938.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Pleasant Hill Reservoir (see p. 165).

Rating tatle, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 26, May 5-25)

0.6 19 1.5

.7 29 2.1

.9 56 2.4

1.1 88 3.0

1.2 107 3.6

181

363

486

820

1,230

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

120

65

65

65

65

64

53

49

49

49

48

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

37

34

34

34

34

34

34

Nov.

34

34

34

34

34

36

36

36

36

36

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

38

38

38

37

37

36

36

34

34

34

34

-

Dec.

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

36

36

36

45

70

78

78

65

45

45

105

265

245

287

330

174

71

70

339

350

115

71

71

Jan.

101

135

554

1,060

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,120

1,160

1,160

1,200

1,200

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,090

1,160

1,160

950

1,060

1,160

1,160

1,120

1,090

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,120

1,160

1,120

1,090

Month

Octo 

Nove

ber ..........................

mher ...

December ........................

Calendar vaar 1949

Janu 

Febr

ary ..........................

uarv ................. ....

March .....

Apri 

May

1 ............ ...............

June ..............................

July - ...

Augu 

Sept

st ...........................

ember ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

466

333

296

239

216

216

242

254

639

1,020

730

536

830

1,160

1,200

1,200

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,060

645

341

278

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,531 

1,073

3,299

64,862

32.57C 

20,901

9.20C

11,212 

7,07!

4,397

1,73 =

1.22E 

1,372

95,59f

Mar.

299

314

302

242

216

216

216

227

254

254

254

305

445

531

311

24

24

24

24

24

26

151

449

526

449

318

370

744

820

585

256

Apr.

227

272

458

790

1,120

1,160

1, 120

821

312

302

428

415

367

305

248

239

224

216

160

163

173

171

171

181

190

213

Maximum

120 

38

350

1,160

1,200 

1,200

820

1,160 

501

346

90

62 

86

i 1,200

210

193

173

190

-

May

290

287

281

263

236

216

190

158

142

168

204

196

181

168

168

173

152

138

125

112

101

98

99

98

278

496

501

481

454

353

266

Minimum

34 

34

34

29

101 

216

24

160 

98

59

42

27 

26

24

June

207

163

173

346

314

254

201

163

140

184

227

198

165

152

140

140

130

118

109

105

98

92

85

81

80

73

70

66

64

59

-

Mean

49.4 

36.0

106

178

1,050 

746

297

374 

228

147

56.1

39. E 

45.7

262

July

55

52

56

65

90

90

80

71

62

56

53

50

49

49

48

43

45

58

58

56

49

45

42

55

68

60

55

50

45

42

42

Aug.

53

62

59

56

50

45

41

38

39

55

53

46

41

37

36

34

33

33

38

39

37

34

32

29

29

28

27

28

29

30

34

Sept.

42

45

42

38

32

28

27

26

26

26

29

38

48

48

46

46

42

38

45

46

48

60

85

86

76

65

56

50

46

42

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 187 

Lake Pork below Mohicanville Dam, near Mohieanville, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°43'20", long. 82°09'20" ) in sec. 3, T. 20 N., R. 

lt> W., about 800 feet downstream from Mohieanvllle Dam, 2 miles east of Mohicanville, 

2.4 miles downstream from confluence of Jerome and Muddy Porks, and 1\ miles northeast 

of Loudonville. Datum of gage is 930.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--269 square miles.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 12 years, 220 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,200 second-feet Feb. 19 (gage height, 8.33 

reet); minimum, 1.4 second-feet Oct. 27 (gage height, 2.72 feet).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 3,920 second-feet Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 9.34 

feet); minimum daily, 1 second-foot June 10, 1947; minimum gage height, 1.92 feet 

Nov. 26, 1943.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Mohicanville Reservoir (see pp. 166, 167).

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5 to Dec. 26)

3.0 7 4.0 135

3.2 18 4.3 206

3.4 35 4.6 283

3.6 61 5.0 395

3.8 94 5.4 523

5.8 673

6.2 860

7.0 1,310

7.9 1,920

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

17

16

14

15

17

17

19

17

17

14

14

17

22

19

19

17

13

15

14

14

15

16

15

13

13

12

10

11

13

13

16

Nov.

16

16

16

16

17

18

17

18

17

17

17

17

19

25

23

19

17

16

16

16

15

14

13

15

16

16

17

16

16

17

-

Dec.

16

17

17

19

25

21

22

21

17

17

29

39

37

27

21

16

16

35

63

41

53

110

64

40

30

40

167

108

69

51

41

Jan.

41

41

199

985

1,040

910

1,370

1,340

614

1,140

1,850

1,920

1,340

1,180

985

1,310

1,370

1,370

1,430

1,340

1,340

1,250

1,010

860

1,310

1,280

1,310

1,040

634

442

305

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

249

239

201

174

153

164

196

179

920

960

559

354

921

1,640

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,740

1,850

1,740

1,130

1,070

1,160

910

541

343

252

254

-

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

474

506

1,28'

63,894

32,55*

23,44=

16,39]

12,942

10,216

6.17E

1,96<

2,97'

1,09(

110,046

Mar.

395

262

234

176

191

357

332

506

395

231

244

822

760

410

395

366

288

595

366

288

523

835

935

614

490

594

1,160

1,310

1,160

715

442

Apr.

380

580

126

394

1,220

1,190

760

t74

546

357

410

513

'91

262

275

241

1

"

'08

LSI

L79

216

188

]

;

(

L84

54

321

810

559

t

;

Maximum

22

3 25

3 167

I 1,580

1,920

) 1,850

1,310

1,220

3 1,070

760

3 264

715

3 120

1,920

543

52

28

>00

May

1,070

738

410

273

226

179

146

124

118

155

153

129

118

112

108

114

118

191

142

106

89

89

129

118

422

541

835

810

860

810

785

Minimum

10

13

16

10

41

153

176

179

89

53

25

21

20

10

June

380

171

236

519

592

760

279

133

108

442

254

146

110

100

87

89

75

69

71

69

63

57

53

71

715

221

110

75

63

57

Mean

15.3

16. S

41.6

175

1,050

837

529

431

330

206

63.5

96. C

36.6

301

July

45

41

169

92

164

89

63

53

45

37

36

35

34

36

33

30

£9

264

100

61

43

35

31

48

91

47

36

32

28

25

97

Aug.

614

715

181

108

80

61

46

40

37

58

42

36

33

28

26

25

24

61

82

53

37

29

24

22

21

24

69

71

224

58

48

Sept.

120

102

57

39

30

28

25

24

23

22

23

26

31

29

26

24

22

20

29

33

38

87

53

36

31

27

25

24

22

22

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches
188 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Kokoslng River at Millwood, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°23'55", long. 82°17'10", In southeast corner of 

T. 7 N., R. 11 W., 0.4 mile west of Millwood, l| miles upstream from Honey Run, 2 miles 

downstream from Jelloway Creek, and 3^ miles upstream from Brush Run. Datum of gage 

Is 865.00 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area. 454 square miles.

Records avalLable. October 1938 to September 1950. October 1921 to July 1939 at site 3i 

miles downstream, published as Kokoslng River near Millwood.

Average discharge. 29 years (1931-50), 492 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,760 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 13.12 

feet); minimum daily, 53 second-feet Oct. 28.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 18,500 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 18.06 

feet); minimum, 38 s«cond-feet Sept. 26, 27, Oct. 15, 1939.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-26,

Nov. 6-17, 22, Dec. 2, 7-18)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

3.6 49 5.0 430 3.6 52 4.6 330 7.0 1,990 

3.8 83 5.5 670 3.8 89 5.0 500 9.0 4,020 

4.0 125 6.0 990 4.0 135 5.5 790 10.5 5,850 

4.3 200 7.0 1,800 4.3 222 6.0 1,140 11.5 7,250 

4.6 290 8.3 3,060

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

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.

91 

81 

74 

74 

74

72 

72 

74 

74 

72

69 

67 

72 

72 

74

72 

70 

69 

69 

67

67 

67 

65 

63 

63

63 

a57 

a53 

a55 

a57 

a57

Nov.

a57 

a55 

a57 

a58 

a60

60 

60 

60 

60 

60

60 

59 

62 

76 

72

70 

69 

a68 

a66 

a64

a62 

62 

a60 

a62 

a66

a66 

a64 

a62 

a6E 

a60

Dec.

a60 

67 

a64 

a62 

a70

a68 

67 

69 

69 

65

79 

101 

118 

121 

107

105 

116 

130 

263 

251

212 

544 

355 

227 

172

170 

534 

485 

296 

224 

185

Jan.

172 

172 

1,270 

3,060 

2,860

6,010 

5,410 

2,040 

1,220 

5,240

5,020 

1,940 

3,080 

3,220 

2,120

7,120 

2,660 

1,760 

1,220 

839

702 

648 

666 

4,860 

3,910

2,660 

2,660 

1,540 

1,300 

1,140 

902

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ........ ........ ........

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

776 

769 

734 

612 

555

585 

769 

672 

2,760 

2,080

1,220 

909 

3,400 

7,050 

4,550

2,210 

1,580 

1,260 

1,180 

909

776 

3,190 

3,440 

1,900 

1,180

818 

660 

642

Secondfoot-days

2,126 

1,879 

5,456

162,530

77,421 

47,18£ 

27,483 

29,554 

19,888 

7,075 

3,475 

2,463 

2,856

226,864

Mar.

684 

535 

500 

446 

442

446 

442 

500 

464 

394

419 

925 

1,580 

930 

790

690 

590 

874 

654 

595

1,810 

1,900 

1,720 

1,180 

909

909 

1,000 

2,310 

1,300 

867 

678

Apr.

642 

636 

1,040 

2,850 

4,720

2,170 

1,380 

1,040 

839 

1,070

1,380 

860 

690 

595 

555

500 

460 

428 

414 

419

390 

362 

442 

741 

750

1,540 

839 

612 

530 

660

Maximum

91 

76 

544

6,420

7,120 

7,050 

2,310 

4,720 

2,960 

535 

185 

188 

173

7,120

Peak discharge (base, 5.0OO sec. -ft.). Jan. 6 (8 p.m.

May

1,070 

776 

618 

540 

486

464 

424

366 

342 

510

874 

515 

428 

382 

366

428 

374 

624 

414 

322

272 

258 

322

266 

2,050

2,960 

1,300 

776 

550 

437 

374

Minimum

53 

55 

60

53

172 

555 

394 

362 

258 

135 

83 

59 

66

53

June

326 

283 

280 

535 

455

310 

252 

216 

200 

222

386 

248 

206 

194 

185

197 

213 

182 

171 

165

159 

143 

140 

140 

266

318 

229 

171 

148 

135

Mean

68.6 

62.6 

176

445

2,497 

1,685 

887 

985 

642 

236 

112 

79.5 

95.3

622

July

128 

121 

123 

157 

185

171 

138 

123 

111 

107

102 

100 

98 

102 

96

91 

89 

104 

104 

111

100 

91 

87 

140 

121

107 

111 

96 

89 

83 

89

Aug.

188 

123 

96 

89 

83

81 

75 

77 

77 

93

91 

83 

77 

73

71

71 

69 

69 

73 

73

69 

67 

66 

64

60

60 

60 

59 

64 

71 

91

Per square 

mile

0.151 

.138 

.388

.980

5.50 

3.71 

1.95 

2.17 

1.41 

.520 

.247 

.175 

.210

1.37

) 9,750 sec. -ft.; Jan. 10 (11:30

Sept.

83 

173 

133 

100 

81

73 

69 

67 

66 

66

66 

102 

138 

113 

96

87 

77 

73 

89 

100

104 

162 

128 

102 

93

89 

85 

83 

81 

79

Runoff in 

inohes

0.17 

.15

.45

13.32

6.34 

3.86 

2.25 

2.42 

1.63 

.58 

.28 

.20 

.23

18.56

p.m.)

9,600 sec.-ft.; Jan. 16 (9:30 a.m.) 9,600 sec.-ft.; Jan. 24 (6:30 p.m.) 8,480 sec.-ft.; 

(8 p.m.) 9,120 sec.-ft.; Feb. 22 (8:30 p.m.) 5,330 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (3:30 a.m.) 6,400 sec.-ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Mohican River at Greer.
MTJSKIKGUM RIVER BASIN 189

Killbuck Creek at Killbuck, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. WasUS", long. 81°59'10", in SW-J- sec. 6, T. 8N., 

K. '/ W., at highway bridge at Killbuck, an eighth of a mile downstream from Black Creek. 

Datum of gage is 788.05 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--466 square miles.

Kecords available. October 1930 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 20 years, 383 second-feet.

extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,520 second-feet Jan. 11, Feb. 15; maximum gage 

height, 15.94 feet Feb. 15; minimum discharge, 33 second-feet Dec. 10; minimum gage 

height, 3.94 feet Oct. 12.

1930-50: Maximum discharge, about 21,900 second-feet Aug. 7, 1935 (gage height, 

21.77 feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 7,500 second-feet; minimum, 24 second-feet Aug. 14, 1932 (gage height, 1.96 feet).

Remarks.--Records fair.

Kevlslo'ns (water yearsJ.--W 873: 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Dec. 19, May 3-25)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 11 Jan. 12 to Sept. 3O

3.8 

4.0 

4.2 

4.5

5.2

5.6

9.0

11.0

12.0

166

221

730

1,060

1,240

13.0

13.9

14.8

15.8

1,490

1,810

2,710

4,340

3.7 

3.9

4.1

4.5

5.0 

6.0

78

120

235

385

545

1,060

Note. Same as preceding table 

11.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

44 

44 

45

47 

50

48

47 

48 

46 

46

46 

51 

54 

53 

50

47 

45 

45 

44 

43

41 

42 

40 

38 

37

37 

38 

39 

41 

42 

45

Nov.

47 

47 

47 

50 

51

50 

48 

47 

46 

45

46 

46 

47 

62 

64

55 

53 

52 

50 

49

48

47 

h47 

h47 

h47

h42 

h39 

h40

h42 

h43

Dec.

h46 

h45 

44 

45 

39

37 

37 

39 

35 

35

45 

61

66 

61 

46

52 

51 

61 

101 

120

120 

186 

166 

114 

101

99

157 

221 

157 

120 

105

Jan.

106 

106 

325 

890 

1,090

1,450 

2,710 

1,810 

1,520 

2,100

4,160 

2,86O 

2,440 

2,570 

2,080

3,010 

2,860 

2,440 

2,310

1,770

1,260 

885 

681 

1,370 

2,080

1,660 

1,620 

1,460 

1,260 

1,040 

817

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dace

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber ............... ..........

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h.. ..........................

1 ................... ........

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

664 

613 

529 

449 

401

417 

449

417 

1,160 

1,300

1,120 

902 

1,150 

2,570 

4,340

3,800 

3,320 

2,860 

1,920 

1,400

1,090 

1,240 

1,770 

1,620 

1,300

953 

698 

630

Secondfoot-days

1,38] 

1,444

2,611

113, 75C

52 , 74C 

39,081 

24 , 14f 

22,512 

19,101- 

8,55] 

2.82E 

2,54: 

2,39C

179, 33E

Peak discharge (base, 2.OOO sec .-ft .) .--Jar

sec. -ft.j Jan. 16 (6 p.m.) 3,480 sec.-ft.j JE 

sec. -ft. j May 26 (2 a.m.) 2,310 sec. -ft. 

h Computed from twice-daily chain-gage reac

Mar.

681 

545 

449 

433 

417

449

465 

545 

664 

465

417 

64^ 

1,040 

919 

749

647 

562 

766 

681 

579

800 

1,020 

1,240 

1,200 

1,090

987 

1,110 

1,260 

1,260 

1,140 

919

Apr.

766 

732 

800 

1,200 

1,860

1,660 

1,400 

1,140 

851 

749

766 

664 

562 

529 

497

481 

449

401 

385 

433

393 

369 

401 

630 

80O

987 

885 

647 

513 

562

Maximum

54 

64

221

) 3,010

,160 

,340 

,260 

,860 

,990 

851 

i 166 

338 

) 173

> 4,340

i. 7 (9 a.m.) 

n. 25 (3 a.Ti

ings.

May

851 

885 

783 

613 

497

481 

401 

353 

329 

393

449

377 

337 

314 

337

630 

401 

401 

361

291

249 

235

277 

291 

1,370

1,990 

1,660 

1,400 

1,070 

647 

433

Minimum

37 

39 

35

35

106 

401 

417 

369 

235 

113 

62 

48 

51

35

June

345 

284 

314 

851 

783

562 

345 

270 

235 

433

529 

321 

235 

216 

190

178 

166 

156 

150 

150

145 

135 

126 

125 

449

228 

249 

145 

123

113

Mean

44.5 

48.1 

84.2

312

1,701 

1,396

779 

750 

616 

285 

91.2 

82. C 

79.7

491

July

105

100 

145 

16G 

140

130 

110 

98 

93 

88

87 

84 

84 

97 

84

78 

75 

92 

101 

84

75 

70 

66 

76 

96

77 

72 

68 

63 

62 

62

Aug.

338

21S 

102 

80

72

65 

62

60 

59

77

79 

65 

61 

57 

56

54 

53 

53 

130 

87

68 

59 

55 

52 

50

48 

50 

56 

119 

79 

81

Per square 

mile

0.095 

.103 

.181

.670

3.65 

3.00 

1.67 

1.61 

1.32 

.612 

.196 

.176 

.171

1.05

3,010 sec. -ft.; Jan. 11 (8 a.m 

i.) 2,440 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (6 a

Sept.

89 

124 

83 

69

61

57 

54 

53 

52 

52

51 

142 

170 

74 

65

61 

59 

56 

63

72

173 

150 

97 

80 

71

S8 

63 

62 

60 

59

Runoff in 

inches

0.11 

.11 

.21

9.08

4.21 

3.12

1.92 

1.80 

1.52 

.68

.20 

.19

14.30

) 4,520 

m.) 4,520
190 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Mill Creek near Coshocton, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 40°21'50", long. 81°51'40", in 

HWif sec. 3, T. 6 N., R. 6 W., half a mile downstream from Little Mill Creek and 6 miles 

north of Coshocton. Datum of gage is 782.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1912.

Drainage area. 27.5 square miles.

Records available. November 1936 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--13 years (1937-50), 27.5 second-feet.

.Extreme s. - -Maximum discharge during year, 1,680 second-feet May 25 (gage height, 9.87 feet); 

minimum, 0.3 second-foot Aug. 26-30; minimum gage height, 0.54 foot Aug. 30.

1936-50: Maximum discharge, 3,680 second-feet Oct. 2, 1945 (gage height, 11.25 

feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 26, Oct. 8-15, 1939, Aug. 4, 5, 11-14, 1944, Sept. 

2-8, 1945, Aug. 31 to Sept. 6, 1948; minimum gage height, 0.35 foot Aug. 11-14, 1944.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--W 1143: 1946, 1947-48(P).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2)

0.5 0.2 1.2 5.2 2.5 128 

.6 .4 1.4 9.5 3.0 174 

.7 .6 1.6 17 4.0 270 

.8 .9 1.8 30 5.5 421 

.9 1.6 2.0 51 6.1 490 

1.0 2.4 2.2 88 6.8 582

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.8 

.7 

.7 

.8

.8

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.8

.7 

.8 

.9 

1.2 

.9

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.7 

.7 

.7 

.8 

.8 

1.4

Nov.

1.7 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

.9

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.4 

4.3 

2.4

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.4 

1.3

1.2

1.1 

1.0 

1.1 

1.4

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

2.2 

1.8

Dec.

1.4

1.4 

1.3 

1.2 

1.4

1.4 

1.5 

1.6 

1.1 

1.1 

3.2 

9.3 

10 

5.4 

3.4

2.0 

1.8 

17 

13 

9.0

8.8

9.0 

6.5 

4.8 

4.2

6.0 

9.3 

6.9 

5.8 

4.8 

4.2

Jan.

4.6 

5.2 

119 

160 

160

581 

213 

98 

63 

446

165 

96 

117 

113 

152

344

110 

95

58 

40

34 

34 

34 

220 

117

150 

119 

84 

91 

70 

65

Feb.

54 

68 

54 

44 

36

38 

36 

32 

138 

84

60 

47 

157 

435 

183

113 

86 

65 

53 

41

37 

177 

160 

96 

63

46 

39 

35

.... SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lender year 1949 

ary

25.8 

43.4 

157.8

............ 8,048.6

h. ......................... .

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

4,157.8 

2,477 

1,384 

1,622 

1,336.5 

245.1 

115.4 

60.5 

295.3

ter year 1949-50 ............ 11,920.6

Mar.

36 

24 

19 

19 

21

19 

18 

28 

21 

15

20 

47 

82 

51 

41

36 

33 

44 

29 

34

84 

118 

116 

82 

60

60 

61 

60 

43 

34 

29

Apr.

32 

28 

36

217 

160

93 

66 

54 

43 

44

39 

33 

28 

25 

23

20 

19 

18 

19 

19

16 

15 

24 

27 

157

156 

76 

50 

40 

45

Maximum

1.4 

4.3 

17

376

581 

435 

118

217 

545 

25 

27 

21 

178

581

Peak discharge (base, 6OO sec. -ft. .--Jan. 6 (l:3O p.m.

May

45 

37 

32 

30 

28

25

21 

18 

18 

27

22 

19 

18 

15 

21

23

17 

15 

12 

11

9.5 

11 

18 

13 

545

111 

58 

40 

31 

25 

21

Minimum

0.7 

.9 

1.1

.5

4.6 

32 

15 

15 

9.5 

2.3 

1.5 

.3 

1.6

.3

June

18

14 

19 

25 

15

12 

9.5 

8.3 

7.8 

12

8.3 

aS.O 

a7.0 

a6.5 

6.3

8.1

6.5 

5.2 

5.8 

5.6

5.2 

4.3 

3.8 

3.7 

6.0

3.8 

3.1 

2.6 

2.4 

2.3

Mean

0.83 

1.45 

5.09

22.1

134 

88.5 

44.6 

54.1 

43.1 

8.17 

3.72 

1.95 

9.84

32.7

July

1.9 

1.9 

3.0 

8.5

27

8.8 

4.4 

3.3 

2.7 

a2.3

a2.2 

a2.2 

a2.3 

a2.5 

a2.3

a2.1 

a2.1

a3.o 

a2.6 

a2.3

a2.l 

a2.0 

a2.o 

a3.o 

4.9

2.3 

1.8 

3.1 

3.0 

1.5 

2.3

Aug.

6.5 

2.4 

1.6 

1.2 

1.1

.9 

.8

.7 

.6 

.9

1.5 

1.0 

.8 

.6 

.6

.5 

.5 

.6 

1.2 

.8

,6 

,6 

.5 

.4 

.4

.3

.3 

.3 

.3

11 

21

Per square 

mile

0.030 

.053 

.185

.804

4.87 

3.22 

1.62 

1.97 

1.57 

.297 

.135 

.071 

.358

1.19

) 1,080 sec. -ft.; Jan. 1O (2 p.m

Sept.

4.0 

178 

12 

6.7 

4.4

3.4 

3.0 

2.6 

2.3 

2.2

2.0 

2.2 

3.4 

3.0 

3.4

2.0 

1.6 

al.6 

al.8 

a2.7

a7.0 

16 

7.6 

5.0 

4.0

3.3 

3.0 

2.7 

2.3 

2.1

Runoff in 

inches

0.03 

.06 

.21

10.88

5.62 

3.35 

1.87 

2.20 

1.81 

.33 

.16 

.08 

.40

16.12

.) 870 sec.-

ft.; Jan. 16 (1:30 a.m.) 9OO sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (12:30 p.m.) 736 sec.-ft.; May 25 (9 a.m.) 1,68O sec. 

ft.j Sept. Z (3 a.m.) 93O sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Clear Fork at Butler.
MOSKINGOM RIVER BASIN 191

Seneca Fork below Senecaville Dam, near Senecaville, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 39°55'23", long. 81°26'10", 650 

reet downstream from Senecaville Dam, 1 mile downstream from Crooked Creek, l|- miles 

southeast of Senecaville, Guernsey County, and 2 miles upstream from dam of Greenwood 

Mill. Datum of gage is 799.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--121 square miles.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 12 years, 127 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 678 second-feet Jan. 23 (gage height, 10.27 

 feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot Nov. 27 (gage height, 3.95 feet).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 794 second-feet Apr. 17, 1948; maximum gage height, 

10.35 feet Feb. 1, 1949; no flow May 3, 4, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Senecaville Reservoir (see pp. 166, 167).

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 4-25, Aug. 7 to Sept. 3o)

.9 0.6 4.6 19

.0 1.4 4.8 32

.1 2.6 5.0 49

.2 4.4 5.3 85

.3 6.9 5.6 121

4.4 10 6.0 160

7.0 246

8.0 352

9.0 470

9.6 549

10.0 615

Discharge, in second-f eet , water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.5

3.2

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

2.8

3.2

13

77

30

30

22

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

Nov.

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.1

5.6

7.1

4.6

-

Dec.

4.4

3.1

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.4

6.3

6.3

6.6

3.8

5.0

14

20

20

20

26

36

38

38

39

38

43

43

43

47

59

66

67

66

Jan.

64

67

104

160

219

368

446

470

482

482

482

482

580

597

597

597

597

597

615

597

597

597

615

564

458

446

470

470

482

411

376

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Hater year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

435

383

351

470

458

458

458

446

352

198

376

495

399

214

140

293

495

597

597

597

597

475

206

337

549

580

615

615

_

-

Secondfoot-days

226.5

62.3

768.9

38,118.9

14,089

12,186

8,555

6,075

2,470

3,736

2,899.3

1,030

783

52,881.0

Mar.

615

615

495

423

435

482

276

178

142

113

123

151

186

214

224

214

206

202

202

198

246

266

276

287

276

266

266

266

251

237

224

Apr.

210

198

202

266

210

297

482

458

458

458

399

276

276

215

122

118

112

109

104

102

98

94

95

98

100

108

Maximum

77

7.1

67

660

615

615

615

482

352

352

352

52

33

615

106

104

102

98

-

May

94

66

59

50

49

47

46

44

42

42

42

42

41

40

40

37

36

34

33

32

32

32

36

36

69

108

112

137

288

352

352

Minimum

1.4

1.1

1.5

1.1

64

140

113

94

32

57

3.9

14

21

1.1

June

352

314

186

186

244

340

340

186

76

75

77

81

80

78

77

77

78

77

76

73

73

71

68

66

68

71

67

62

60

57

-

Mean

7.31

2.08

24.8

104

454

435

276

202

79.7

125

93.5

33.2

26.1

145

July

54

53

54

54

70

38

136

352

340

340

308

58

59

123

240

143

59

18

5.4

3.9

28

47

47

47

21

22

35

36

36

36

36

Aug.

a 14

a 14

a 14

a 14

a!5

a!5

16

35

23

50

52

49

46

33

40

40

39

39

42

44

44

42

40

39

37

36

33

32

30

31

32

Sept.

31

30

33

32

31

29

27

25

23

23

22

23

31

29

28

27

27

24

23

24

26

27

26

25

24

24

23

23

22

21

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

a No gage-height records discharge computed on basis of flow through gates of Senecaville Dam.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Wills Creek at Cambridge, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°00'54", long. 81°35'14", at Fairground Bridge on 

South Ninth Street In Cambridge, Guernsey County, 1 mile downstream from Leather-wood 

Creek. Datum of gage Is 772.34 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 406 square miles.

Records available. June 1926 to September 1928, May 1937 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 15 years, 480 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,860 second-feet Jan. 8 (gage height, 17.11 

reel;); minimum, 4.8 second-feet Oct. 16 (gage height, 1.28 feet).

1926-28. 1937-50: Maximum discharge, 7,860 second-feet Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 

21.32 feet); minimum dally, 2.0 second-feet Jan. 15, 1944.

Flood of Aug. 8, 1935, reached a stage of 25.4 feet.

Remarks. Records fair. City of Cambridge occasionally diverts about 2 second-feet above 

station for municipal supply. Plow regulated by Senecaville Reservoir (see pp. 166, 167)

Revisions (water years). W 793: 1942. W 853: 1928(M). W 893: 1928.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In aecond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9, 11-14, June 19-25)

1.3 5.0 1.9 36

1.4 6.3 2.0 49

1.5 8.2 2.3 97

1.6 12 2.6 148

1.7 17 3.0 222

1.8 25 4.0 430

5.0 651

7.0 1,140

9.0 1,640

13.0 2,840

15.0 3,640

16.9 4,740

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10

9.1

8.5

8.0

9.1

11

9.1

8.8

8.5

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.0

6.4

5.8

5.0

5.4

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.5

89

46

36

33

17

7.6

6.3

6.3

7.6

Nov.

7.6

7.8

8.2

7.8

7.0

6.3

6.6

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.0

6.8

7.6

11

10

14

13

12

12

17

18

13

11

14

20

18

14

19

63

79

Dec.

52

33

22

18

15

13

13

13

13

11

20

68

408

586

195

94

78

104

419

332

209

170

153

145

117

116

182

441

312

212

168

Jan.

157

164

716

1,620

1,970

2,960

4,320

4,740

3,780

2,780

2,240

1,640

1,260

1,590

1,590

1,390

1,290

1,120

990

866

794

794

818

,020

,420

,360

,620

,820

,540

1,640

1,880

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,910

1,880

1,910

1,640

1,190

965

1,160

1,060

1,340

1,940

1,910

1,420

1,320

1,850

2,450

2,510

2,000

1,390

1,160

1,040

940

1,140

1,850

2,150

1,820

1,240

990

940

-

Secondfoot-days

411.9

451.3

4,732

131,642.2

51 889

43)ll5

£6 1 139

21,186

11,406

12,405

17,534

3,072

1,957

194,298.2

liar.

990

915

818

701

655

678

655

496

518

342

353

965

1,390

1,64O

1,120

747

609

609

586

518

1,160

1,590

1,620

1,490

1,020

747

701

724

701

574

507

Apr.

1,

z,

2,

2,

1,

Maximum

89

79

586

2,840

4,740

2,510

1,640

2,540

2,120

1,220

3,360

282

121

4,740

463

496

552

520

360

540

090

340

940

842

842

701

540

507

386

302

272

254

248

272

252

218

230

342

332

701

632

408

312

292

-

Bay

292

272

248

211

179

166

155

134

124

131

146

134

128

124

114

117

119

106

100

S2

86

83

184

234

593

1,820

2,120

1,390

678

586

540

Minimum

5.0

6.3

11

5.0

157

940

342

218

83

141

63

28

38

5.0

June

496

463

408

1,040

1,220

632

518

463

250

201

397

226

171

157

146

146

397

747

332

234

211

207

162

148

327

990

1,040

364

171

141

-

Mean

13.3

15.0

153

361

1,674

1,540

843

706

368

414

566

99.1

65.2

532

July

117

112

201

386

1,440

3,040

3,360

2,780

1,690

655

507

419

190

496

364

364

232

143

91

75

75

78

92

92

114

84

68

70

68

68

63

Aug.

162

170

87

52

38

38

31

28

52

89

157

104

95

76

55

62

67

148

282

262

131

100

84

73

65

60

60

52

49

81

262

Sept.

106

78

99

100

73

60

51

46

42

44

a40

a40

a45

a60

a!20

allO

a80

a60

a4o

42

49

83

121

87

62

52

46

42

41

38

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basia of records for station below Wills Creek Dam.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 193

Wills Creek below Wills Creek Dam, at Wills Creek, Ohio

Location.--Water-sbage recorder, lat. 40°09'40", long. 81°50'45", in sec. 22, T. 4 M., R. 

b W., 1,200 feet downstream from Wills Creek Dam, 1 mile southwest of town of Wills 

Creek, 3 miles southeast of Conesville, and 5| miles upstream from mouth. Datum of 

gage is 717.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1949, 

water-stage recorder at a site 1,500 feet downstream and at same datum.

Drainage area. 845 square miles.

Kecords available.--October 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 12 years, 960 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,160 second-feet Jan. 19 (gage height, 16.91 

reet); minimum, 37 second-feet Oct. 22 (gage height, 2.09 feet).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 6,930 second-feet Mar. 7, 1940 (gage height, 17.40 feet, 

site then in use); minimum, 0.9 second-foot Oct. 28, 29, 1948 (gage height, 0.89 foot, 

site then in use).

Maximum discharge known, 22,300 second-feet in March 1913 (computed by Corps of Engineers ).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Wills Creek and Senecaville Reservoirs (see 

pp. 166, 167).

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of variable slope

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 13, Jan. 6)

1.8 35 3.5 295

2.0 56 4.0 400

2.3 93 5.O 660

2.6 135 6.5 1,140

3.0 200 8.0 1,720

10.0 2,580

12.0 3,500

14.0 4,520

16.2 5,740

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

80

74

64

56

57

54

66

68

64

60

57

56

56

50

46

45

44

44

44

42

40

38

40

40

44

53

55

54

54

53

54

Nov.

52

47

47

46

47

43

43

43

43

43

42

42

43

53

55

58

60

62

58

a6O

62

58

53

55

60

56

52

52

100

163

-

Dec.

238

231

193

152

129

110

98

93

83

74

80

120

425

1,040

1,280

965

575

462

538

810

9OO

780

630

525

438

375

365

425

750

810

660

Jan.

525

462

895

2,160

3,600

4,960

c4,170

c3,860

c3,960

c3,420

c3,220

c4,170

5,240

5,520

5,570

4,300

5,300

5,740

5,520

5,520

3,900

2,220

1,600

1;560

1,960

2,580

3,120

3,450

3,550

3,500

3,500

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

3,600

3.6OO

3,450

3,300

2,980

2,400

1,920

1,840

1,960

2,580

3,160

3,200

2,980

3,400

2,350

3,120

3,200

3,700

4,OOO

4,800

5,350

4,050

3,350

3,750

4,000

3,700

2,800

1,920

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1, 652

1, 698

14,354

300,641

109,052

90,460

52,825

49,098

27,790

24,591

36,436

5,556

4,435

417,947

Mar.

1,640

1,560

1,400

1,240

1,100

1,040

1,040

1,000

965

930

840

870

1,640

2,620

2,940

2,620

1,880

1,520

1,320

1,210

1,480

2,120

2,980

3,250

3,120

2,530

1,920

1,720

1,640

1,480

1,210

Apr.

1,040

2,

930

965

220

3,850

4,520

4,

4,

3,

590

360

450

2,350

1,760

1,

1,

1,

520

320

100

965

840

720

-4-5

588

575

575

575

575

545

900

1,140

1,

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

80

163

1,280

5,850

5,740

5,350

3,250

4,690

3,700

2,120

5,130

525

295

5,740

360

380

100

340

May

900

840

780

705

630

562

512

450

400

375

375

375

365

355

335

325

315

325

315

285

251

225

255

315

1,040

2,400

3,300

3,700

3,300

2,120

1,360

Minimum

38

42

74

38

462

1,840

840

575

225

355

155

84

78

38

June

1,040

870

810

1,000

1,760

2,120

1,640

1,100

870

840

840

870

735

550

438

375

375

550

965

930

705

538

450

375

355

365

720

1,040

840

525

Mean

53.3

56.6

463

824

3,518

3 231

1^704

1,637

896

820

1,175

179

148

1,145

July

a358

a279

a265

8393

al,42o

a2,720

3,900

4,910

5,130

5,020

3,400

1,640

965

690

630

675

588

525

400

305

251

220

188

188

214

234

236

205

176

156

155

Aug.

176

183

255

253

197

147

117

97

89

84

84

113

166

178

158

135

110

98

128

325

525

512

355

242

178

141

117

103

96

94

100

Sept.

176

249

213

169

153

140

119

100

89

80

78

81

120

158

295

285

202

146

117

103

106

126

150

178

185

169

140

116

102

90

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of flow through gates of Wills Creek Dam. 

c Stage-discharge relation affected by variable slope; discharge computed on basis of flow through 

gates of Wills Creek Dam.
194 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Wakatomika Creek near FraEeysburg, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°07'57", long. 82°08'53", in WW^ sec. 13, T. 3 N. 

K, 9 W., 2 miles northwest of Frazeysburg, 2 miles downstream from Fivemile Run, and 

2j miles upstream from Black Run. Datum of gage is 748.12 feet above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 140 square miles.

Records available. September 1936 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 14 years, 158 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,890 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 9.52 

reet); minimum, 8.6 second-feet Aug. 26-29 (gage height, 1.29 feet).

1936-50: Maximum discharge, 10,200 second-feet Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 11.27 

feet); minimum, 3.1 second-feet Aug. 12-14, 1944 (gage height, 1.20 feet).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--W 1113: 1937(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

(gage (gage height, height, in in feet, f, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to No

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

4.8

9.5

17

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

3.2

137

227 

51Z

29, Aug. 3 to Sept. 30)

3.8 760

4.4 1,070

6.1 2,090

7.5 3,110

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

Z5

24

Z3

24

27

27

30

28

30

27

27

30

36

31

30

28

26

25

25

Z3

Z3

Z2

21

21

ZO

19

19

18

19

18

23

Nov.

25

21

21

22

21

19

18

18

17

16

16

16

25

48

33

28

25

25

23

23

23

21

19

Zl

22

24

22

22

90

75

-

Dec.

56

47

41

37

36

*34

36

33

b30

26

34

96

250

174

blOO

b85

b70

222

304

Zll

174

177

130

94

77

86

124

112

97

84

77

Jan.

77

8Z

*1,240

1,670

1,520

3,060

2,870

745

474

1,160

1,200

550

531

670

512

1,790

710

512

360

250

217

208

208

813

804

590

630

456

415

371

315

Month

October ..........................

November ............. ........

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 .........

January ..........................

February ............... .....

March ............................

April .............. . .... .

May ..............................

June .............................

July .......................... .

August ...........................

September ............ ........ .

Water year 1949-5O . .... .....

Feb.

284

308

294

240

208

*214

214

174

346

318

Z74

227

515

1,430

1,310

630

441

354

308

247

217

653

1,070

570

382

277

221

214

_

-

Secondfoot-days

769

799

3,154

57,340

25,010

11,940

7,810

9,54,8

4,686

2,186

2,383

518.8

971

69,774.8

Mar.

221

157

b!30

b!20

117

120

110

132

117

86

105

. 208

*368

312

250

211

186

211

157

184

610

630

610

426

332

274

28O

404

304

240

198

Apr.

198

192

211

860

1,520

670

45Z

360

291

304

304

237

211

183

165

148

132

122

120

120

108

97

124

151

255

835

426

301

230

221

-

Maximum

36

90

304

2,090

3,O60

1,430

630

1,520

45Z

267

512

82

274

3,060

May

Z17

174

157

137

124

117

108

90

82

92

97

82

79

77

75

90

73

298

154

112

90

90

117

84

361

452

312

277

195

151

122

Minimum

18

16

26

16

77

174

86

97

73

28

22

8.6

13

8.6

June

103

84

131

267

151

105

82

69

64

122

84

64

56

54

48

54

54

44

44

45

41

36

33

37

120

59

42

34

31

28

-

Mean

24.8

26.6

102

157

307

426

252

318

151

7Z.9

76.9

16.7

32.4

191

July

24

24

51

254

512

406

165

99

77

61

51

45

45

48

37

33

32

33

33

33

28

24

22

36

48

32

31

27

25

22

25

Aug.

47

36

23

19

17

16

15

14

13

14

14

14

12

12

12

12

11

11

15

13

12

10

10

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

12

82

Per square 

mile

0.177

.190

.729

1.12

5.76

3.04

1.80

2.27

1.08

.521

.549

.119

.231

1.36

Sept.

32

274

77

40

27

21

18

16

15

15

Ib

29

27

23

18

16

14

13

14

20

23

54

41

26

22

19

17

16

15

14

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.20

.21

.84

15.22

6.64

3.17

2.08

2.53

1.24

.58

.63

.14

.26

18.52

Peak discharge (base, 1,60O sec.-ft.).--Jan. 6 (12 p.m.) 5,890 sec.-ft.j Jan. 10 (12 p.m.) 2,090 

sec.-ft.j Jan. 16 (1:30 p.m.) 2,630 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (ll:3O p.m.) 2,210 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (5 a.m.) 

2,150 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 195

Licking River near Newark, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°03 I 33", long. 82°20'23", at Stadden Bridge, 1 mile 

downstream from Shavmee Run, ij miles upstream from Equality Run, and 3j miles east of 

Newark, Licking County.

Drainage area. 536 square miles.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 11 years, 573 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,400 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 14.03 

1'eet); minimum, 64 second-feet Aug. 28; minimum gage height, 1.05 feet Nov. 8, 11.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 20,000 second-feet Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 15.77 

feet); minimum, 29 second-feet Feb. 1, 1945 (gage height, 0.94 foot), result of low 

temperature.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow slightly regulated by Buckeye Lake on South Fork. 

Revisions (water years). W 973: 1940(M). W 1033: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 194,9-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 7 to Sept. 14)

Oct. 1 to Pet. 14 Pet. 15 to Sept. 3O

1.0 53 2.8 674 7.O 3,660 1.1 66 2.7 673 

1.1 77 3.5 990 9.0 5,760 1.2 87 3.4 1,070 

1.4 161 4.2 1,410 10.5 7,800 1.3 112 5.5 2,490 

1.7 255 5.4 2,280 12.2 10,900 1.5 173 7.5 4,160 

2.0 362 8.7 5,410

Discharge, In second- feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

82 

80 

77 

82 

164

90 

77 

77 

77 

75

70 

80 

77 

77 

77

77 

80 

80 

82 

82

191 

203 

200 

197 

197

194 

194 

185 

85 

70 

80

Nov.

219 

229 

232 

213 

90

72 

67 

67 

67 

67

67 

67 

104 

99 

88

82 

82 

82 

80

77

75 

75 

75 

75 

77

72 

72 

77 

191 

185

Dec.

121 

107 

93 

90 

85

82 

82 

80 

75 

75

88 

183 

516 

308 

185

141 

124 

502 

872 

489

409 

715 

420 

276 

216

213 

654 

574 

371 

283 

232

Jan.

216 

235 

4,410 

4,850 

4,850

10,800 

7,960 

2,760 

1,640 

4,790

4,200 

1,820 

2,040 

3,120 

1,750

5,850 

2,280 

1,610 

1,280 

940

845 

822 

845 

5,090 

3,640

2,850 

2,940 

1,580 

1,610 

1,780 

1,310

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,100 

1,250 

1,250 

915 

822

822 

940 

890 

2,050 

1,340

845 

694 

2,720 

5,520 

3,750

1,790 

1,520 

1,300 

1,200 

1,040

890 

3,250 

4,000 

1,790 

1,140

804 

673 

724

Secondfoot-days

3,459 

3,125 

8,661

210,043

90,713 

45,029 

27,122 

33,339 

11,796 

11,468 

11,693 

3,164 

3,587

253,156

Mar.

673 

541 

449 

445 

432

437 

424 

458 

458 

387

432 

1,130 

1,760 

1,140 

804

673 

577 

673 

586 

642

2,720 

2,070 

1,690 

1,140 

861

698 

750 

1,770 

1,040 

698 

564

Apr.

536 

541 

742 

3,980 

5,320

2,210 

1,430 

1,360 

1,170 

1,200

1,360 

1,070 

950 

861 

724

458 

420 

391 

378 

378

358 

334 

350 

449 

839

2,720 

1,070 

698 

536 

506

Maximum

203 

232 

872

7,500

10,800 

5,520 

2,720 

5,320 

997 

1,260 

1,970 

223 

230

10,800

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 sec. -ft.). Jan. 6 (9 p.m.)

May

568 

492 

432 

391 

354

342

326 

295 

279 

291

310 

295 

275 

264 

268

268 

260 

370 

330 

264

238 

238 

275 

249 

997

980 

648 

532 

387 

306 

272

Minimum

70 

67 

75

67

216 

673 

387 

334 

238 

176 

141 

66 

81

66

June

241 

226 

249 

475 

350

260 

226 

208 

194 

223

208 

190 

184 

176 

180

900 

804 

378 

287 

245

223 

204 

399 

241 

832

828 

1,260 

462 

428 

387

Mean

112 

104 

279

575

2,926 

1,608 

875 

1,111 

381 

382 

377 

102 

120

694

July

350 

249 

334 

1,970 

1,860

1,070 

559 

395 

306 

253

223 

204 

256 

238 

198

187 

176 

184 

170 

204

184 

180 

167 

283 

432

249 

194 

176 

157 

144 

141

Aug.

223 

223 

154 

135 

121

115 

107 

102 

100 

104

102 

100 

97 

97 

97

97 

97 

94 

87 

83

79 

79 

79 

76 

72

70 

68 

66 

72 

74 

94

Per square 

mile

0.209 

.194 

.521

1.07

5.46 

3.00 

1.63 

2.07 

.711 

.713 

.703 

.190 

.224

1.29

15,400 sec. -ft.; Jan. 10 (7 p.m

Sept.

94

154 

212 

173 

124

102 

92 

85 

83 

83

81 

94 

121 

180 

170

126 

100 

92 

94 

90

100 

154 

230 

160 

124

107 

100 

92 

87 

83

Runoff in 

inches

0.24

.22 

.60

14.58

S.30 

3.12 

1.88 

2.31 

.82 

.80 

.81 

.22 

.25

17.57

.) 7,800

seo.-ft.j Jan. 16 (11 a.m.) 8,280 sec.-ft.j Jan. 24 (3 p.m.) 7,650 sec.-ft.j Fet. 14 (8:30 p.m.) 

7,200 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (2 a.m.) 7,800 sec.-ft.

238383 O - 53 - 14
196 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Licking River at Toboso, Ohio

Location.--Water-fatage recorder, lat. 40°03'26", long. 82°13'12", at highway bridge at

Toboso, Licking County, 3 miles downstream from Rock Fork. Datum of gage is 744.84 feet

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.--672 square miles.

Records available. September 1921 to September 1950. 

Average discharge. 29 years, 688 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,800 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 15.92

reet); minimum, 92 second-feet Aug. 27, 28 (gage height, 0.46 foot).

1921-50: Maximum discharge, 28,900 second-feet Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 18.21

feet); minimum, 34 second-feet Jan. 1, 1931.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 20.0 feet, present datum (discharge, 35,000

second-feet, computed by Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District). 

Remarks. Records good. Glow slightly regulated by Buckeye Lake on South Fork. 

Revisions (water years). W 823; 1922(M), 1924(M), 1927-29(M), 1933(M), 1935(M). W 873:

1935.W «93:1937(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-21)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14 Feb. 15 to Sept. 3O

1.0 

1.3

1O2 

124 

180

2.5 

4.0 

5.5 

7.0 

9.0

820

1,600

2,570

3,780

5,720

11.0

13.0

14.0

8,300

11,400

13,400

0.4

.6 

1.0 

1.6 

2.0

122

227

416

571

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

9.9

1,120

2,350

3,830

5,720

6,790

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

106 

104 

106 

150 

210

174 

140 

113 

109 

102

99 

106 

113 

102 

100

99 

100 

1OO 

99 

99

197 

245 

249 

249 

249

249

245 

245 

156 

109 

115

Nov.

218 

268 

280 

268 

142

104 

100 

99 

99 

99

99 

100 

134 

165 

129

122 

122 

122 

117 

113

111 

1O6 

104 

106 

113

106 

104 

106 

272 

284

Dec.

183 

159 

145 

132 

127

122 

124 

120 

111 

111

127 

217 

775 

528 

317

245

235 

634 

1,300 

775

586 

970 

618 

412 

308

313 

798 

775 

523 

394 

329

Jan.

308 

325 

5,000 

6,290

6,660

10,400 

13,3OO 

4,140 

2,150 

5,100

6,210 

2,570 

2,500 

3,960 

2,360

7,740 

3,230 

2,150 

1,660 

1,240

1,070 

1,040 

1,040 

4,640 

5,750

3,120 

4,140 

2,150 

1,960 

2,430 

1,720

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h... .........................

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ......... .

Feb.

1,490 

1,600 

1,600 

1,240 

1,100

1,100 

1,220 

1,120 

2,310 

1,780

1,200 

970 

2,70O 

6,660 

5,060

2,350 

1,900 

1,600 

1,510 

1,300

1,120 

3,560 

5,300 

2,350 

1,540

1,090 

918 

972

Secondfoot-days

4,639 

4,312 

12,513

270,431

116,353 

56,66C 

34,408 

43,039 

16,893 

14,812 

14,342 

4,319 

4,504

326,795

Peak discharge (base, 7.OOO sec . -f t . ) . - -Jan

sec. -ft. ) Jan. 16 11 p.m.) 9,650 sec. -ft.; Ja 

sec. -ft. j Feb. 23 (2 a.m.) 7,740 sec. -ft. i Ap

Mar.

918 

725 

576 

562 

541

545

528 

580 

576 

462

524 

1,330 

2,140 

1,480 

1,060

89O 

752 

890 

752 

780

3,270 

2,630 

2,210 

1,540 

1,150

945 

1,000 

2,080 

1,330 

890 

752

Apr.

725 

72O 

970 

5,240 

6,750

2,840 

1,840 

1,720 

1,480 

1,540

1,72O 

1,360 

1,210 

1,090 

972

623 

571 

528 

508 

504

473 

437 

462 

567 

947

3,270 

1,540 

972 

752 

708

Maximum

249

284 

1,300

9,650

13,3OO 

6,660 

3,270 

6,750 

1,720 

1,540 

2,490 

346 

295

13,300

. 7 (4:30 a.

n. 24 (11 p. 

r. 5 (3 a.m.

May

78O 

67O 

585 

524 

473

451 

426 

382 

362 

382

402 

385 

359

336 

379

416 

352 

532 

466 

359

317 

314 

389 

369 

1,240

1,720 

1,090 

918 

628 

481 

406

Minimum

99 

99

111

99

308 

918 

462 

437 

314 

213 

169 

94 

98

94

June

356 

311 

349 

720 

504

366 

308 

265 

250 

336

280 

244 

224 

219 

213

1,120 

1,210 

532 

399

336

298 

259 

481 

302 

951

918 

1,540 

585 

488 

448

Mean

150 

144 

404

741

3,753 

2,024 

1,110 

1,435 

545 

494 

463 

139 

150

895

July

402 

317 

392 

2,030 

2,490

1,540 

752 

488 

382 

317

283 

253 

295 

311 

242

221 

202 

216 

196 

239

207 

202 

180 

304 

52fl

317 

250 

221 

188 

169 

209

Aug.

302 

346 

224 

188 

167

146 

136 

134 

129 

144

134 

127 

122 

120 

118

118 

115 

120 

134 

120

109 

107 

100 

98 

98

96 

94 

94 

100 

107 

172

Per square 

mile

0.223 

.214 

.601

1.10

5.58 

3.01 

1.65 

2.14 

.811 

.735 

.689 

.207 

.223

1.33

m.) 18,800 sec. -ft.; Jan. 1O (11 

m.) 8,900 sec. -ft. j Feb. 14 (11 

) 9,20O sec. -ft.

Sept.

146 

295

277 

230 

169

134 

118 

107 

102 

100

98

127 

156 

196 

199

159 

120 

107 

113 

113

118 

177 

259 

194 

146

124 

113 

107 

100 

100

Runoff In 

inches

0.26 

.24 

.69

14.96

6.43 

3.13 

1.90 

2.39 

.94 

.82 

.79 

.24 

.25

18.08

p.m.) 9,650 

p.m.) 8,900
MUSKINGOM RIVER BASIN 197

Licking River at Dillon, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°58'15", long. 82°03'25", in T. 1 N., R. 8 W.,

at Highway bridge at Dillon, 3 miles northwest of Zanesville and 3-j miles upstream

from mouth. Datum of gage is 683.7 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912

(Corps of Engineers beach mark). 

Drainage area. 754 square miles. 

Kecoras available. October 1939 to September 1950. 

Average aiscnarge.--11 years, 791 second-feet, 

ioaremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,600 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 20.20

reet); minimum, 82 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 3.07 feet).

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 30,300 second-feet Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 27.57

feet); minimum, 36 second-feet Feb. 13, 1944 (result of low temperature).

Maximum stage known, 37.0 feet in March 1913, from floodmark (backwater from

Muskingum River) . 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

FTow slightly regulated by Buckeye Lake on South Pork. 

Revisions. W 923: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in aeoond-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 26 to Aug. 4, 

Sept. Z-4, 15, 23, 24)

Oct. 1 to Jan

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

82

100

120

144

3.4 

3.6 

7.0 

8.0

177

300

2,540

3,280

12.0

17.0

18.8

6,900

12,100

14,500

3.0

3.1

3.2 

3.4 

3.6

Jan. 8 to Sept, 3O 

68

112

171

243

3.8 334

4.1 510

7.0 2,520

9.0 4,140

12.9 7,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

a!20

a!20

120

122

153

209

139

122

120

116

114

112

118

116

114

114

114

114

112

110

141

280

280

287

294

294

287

294

224

130

122

Nov.

170

306

326

339

235

134

116

102

100

98

96

98

102

175

144

137

127

127

125

122

120

118

112

112

118

116

110

114

227

372

-

Dec.

261

187

159

153

150

139

139

137

125

120

125

216

742

690

482

268

280

495

1,280

885

677

885

755

560

443

410

690

885

677

560

462

Jan.

424

424

3,430

6,500

6,900

8,200

14,500

6,050

2,520

3,930

7,800

3,440

2,660

4,410

2,880

6,760

4,650

2,520

1,960

1,400

1,220

1,190

1,190

3,600

7,000

3,360

4,950

2,730

2,240

2,880

2,170

Month

October ..........................

November ................. .......

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

1,820

1,820

1,960

1,470

1,260

1,190

1,330

1,190

2,170

2,380

1,400

1,120

2,350

6,600

6,900

2,960

2,240

1,780

1,610

1,400

1,190

2,750

6,500

2,960

1,820

1,220

1,050

1,020

_

-

Secondfoot days

5,112

4, 69$

14,037

307,453

123 , 88$

63,46C

37,123

45,732

18,78]

17,113

17,16C

4,656

4,581

356,341

Mar.

1,020

882

a700

a65O

a650

a650

a650

a700

a700

588

640

1,080

2,100

1,960

1,190

896

777

826

777

757

3,070

2,880

2,730

1,780

1,260

980

980

1,820

1,610

980

840

Apr.

777

784

910

5,130

7,600

3,600

2,100

1,750

1,440

1,400

1,680

1,300

1,080

1,020

980

738

640

588

575

575

562

510

510

588

640

3,32O

1,960

1,190

945

840

-

Maximum

294

1,280

9,300

14,500

6,9OO

3,070

7.SOO

2,030

1,750

3,120

472

320

14,500

May

854

819

750

653

582

556

549

485

460

472

510

504

472

435

406

472

377

429

423

329

264

252

320

269

854

2,030

1,190

1,120

840

614

491

Minimum

110

96

120

96

424

1,020

510

252

235

191

84

93

84

June

429

361

356

757

698

478

383

339

300

418

418

300

269

256

235

705

1,470

744

485

412

366

300

418

366

847

1,120

1,750

945

620

568

-

Mean

165

157

453

842

3,996

2 , 266

1 , 19£

1 '606 524

570

554

15C

153

976

July

497

453

412

1,630

3,120

2,030

1,120

744

549

453

400

356

320

460

315

273

247

247

224

243

235

213

195

235

614

412

291

252

216

191

213

Aug.

388

472

273

213

185

171

168

156

140

143

140

134

132

120

115

118

118

115

137

118

112

110

110

95

88

88

86

84

88

93

146

Per square 

mile

0.219

. 2O8

.601

1.12

5.30

3.01

1 59

2io2

.804

.756

.735

.199

.203

1.29

Sept.

140

212

320

252

171

140

120

107

98

95

93

112

156

159

216

174

134

115

115

120

118

146

260

239

165

140

134

118

112

100

-

Runoff in 

inohes

0.25

25

leg

15.17

6.11

3.13

1 83

2 25

. 93

!84

.85

23

.23

17.57

Peak diacharj ge (base, 6,5OO sec.-ft.). Jan. 7 (3 P.m.) 16,6OO sec.-ft.; Jan. 11 (9 a.m.) 9,200 

Ib (1U p.m.)_M,lUU see.-ft.; Jan._25 (9 a.m.) 8.4OO sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (7 a.m.) 8,70

 ds for station

sec.-ft.; Feb. 23 (9 a.m.) 7,700 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (1 p.m.) 8,70O sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on baaia of weather records and rec 

at Toboao.
198 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Little Kanawha River near Burnsville, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°49'25", long. 80 0 35'35", at bridge on State Highway t>, 0.1 mile downstream from Knawl Creek and 4 miles southeast of Burnsville, Braxton 

County. Datum of gage is 756.09 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers) .

Drainage area.--l55 square miles.

Records available. February 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge . 12 years, 287 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,710 second-feet June 25 (gage height, 18.4 

I'eet); minimum, 15 second-feet Aug. 15 (gage height, 1.60 feet).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 9,200 second-feet Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 19.04 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,700 second-feet; minimum, 0.4 second-foot 

Sept. 6, 1946.

Flood in March 1918 reached a stage of 19.7 feet, from floodmark (discharge, about 

9,800 second-feet).

Remarks. Records good except those below 100 second-feet, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-Teet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 24, Sept. 6-21)

Oct. 1 to Hay 15 May 16 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

81

154

287

540

815

6.0

9.0

12.0

13.7

1,150

2,370

3,820

4,670

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

112

216

472

748

7.0

10.0

15.2

1,330

2,390

4,950

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

246

126

80

58

48

38

34

28

25

22

21

19

18

33

557

372

174

113

81

65

53

43

40

36

34

95

142

142

567

398

1,120

Nov.

940

488

335

501

410

292

223

176

140

m

94

81

75

94

94

78

74

76

87

91

138

148

126

121

372

514

398

482

2,460

1 , 080

-

Dec.

514

323

232

180

166

144

138

140

121

130

594

662

2,640

1,940

731

423

287

276

608

662

488

348

1,270

1,120

594

627

1,520

1,150

689

436

304

Jan.

234

202

280

488

540

634

1,890

1 , 080

567

462

540

462

398

540

608

1,O60

1,040

662

621

488

372

294

252

232

187

176

662

567

537

1,880

3,970

Month

October ............... .... ....

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ................... ......

February .........................

March ............................

April .............. ...... ......

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ........................

September ........................

Water year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

4,670

3,170

2,100

975

554

423

398

348

662

787

703

540

410

323

259

234

206

191

197

213

211

246

423

501

410

306

234

209

_

-

Secondfoot days

4,828

10,299

19,457

122,221.3

1

19^903

ll!496

14,282

19,674

6,850

10^845

163,492

Mar.

335

488

372

323

269

223

193

184

234

209

289

1,850

3.O2O

1,640

787

540

462

594

554

608

1,080

875

1,220

1,040

1,080

662

449

759

689

449

323

Apr.

250

250

209

189

501

554

410

311

239

200

174

148

134

117

102

92

86

81

76

92

106

99

1,"140

2,970

1,010

608

462

360

278

248

Maximum

1,120

2,460

2,640

3,340

3,970

4,670

3 , 020

2,970

4^920

832

159

2,990

4,920

May

567

662

940

621

462

323

241

187

154

148

136

168

398

335

791

1,090

540

297

185

129

92

71

72

72

81

472

315

1,760

1,820

734

419

Minimum

18

74

121

9.0

176

191

184

76

71

69

44

21

24

18

June

367

284

264

3,340

1,530

499

266

153

109

185

762

380

204

131

90

69

90

84

1O4

393

664

748

406

238

4,920

1,830

734

367

276

187

-

Mean

156

343

628

335

7O7

711

383

461

656

221

68 . f

362

448

July

120

81

61

50

57

445

266

141

82

56

44

113

189

299

221

195

162

133

112

141

832

650

328

223

393

341

406

272

182

141

114

Aug.

109

131

141

116

100

85

71

57

45

42

36

32

25

20

56

122

87

52

36

62

87

57

39

25

22

21

56

92

84

66

159

Per square 

mile

l.ol

2.21

4.05

2.16

4.56

4 59

4 54

2.47

2.97

4.23

1 43

.444

2.34

2.89

Sept.

166

2,990

1,640

916

458

264

168

122

97

89

76

68

112

81

65

53

41

35

28

24

130

1,080

972

419

233

159

120

95

79

65

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.16

2.47

4.67

29.33-

5.26

4.77

5 23

2^76

3 43

4^72

1.64

.51

2.60

39.22

Peak discharge (base. 4, OOP sec .-ft. ). --Jan. 31 (6:30 p. 

sec. -ft.; June 25 (2:30 p.m.) 6,710 sec. -ft.; Sept. 2 (4 p.

) 4,98O sec. -ft.; 

.) 4,440 sec. -ft.

June 4 (4 p.m.) 4,590
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 199

Little Kanawha River at Glenville, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°56'00", long. 80°50'20", at highway bridge at 

Glenville, Gilmer County, 1,000 feet upstream from Sycamore Run. Datum of gage is 

697.79 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Auxiliary wire-weight gage at 

highway bridge at mouth of Leading Creek, 2.7 miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary 

gage is 690.23 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 386 square miles.

Records available.--June 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only), December 1928 to

 September 19bU.

Average discharge.--21 years (1929-50), 603 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 second-feet June 25 (gage height, 31.10 

feet. backwater from Leading Creek); minimum, 29 second-feet Oct. 13 (gage height, 2.01 

feet).

1915-22, 1928-50: Maximum discharge, 20,400 second-feet Apr. 16, 1939, from graph 

of discharge adjusted for changing stage; maximum gage height, 33.22 feet Apr. 17, 

1939, from floodmarks; no flow at times in September and October of 1930 and 1932.

Maximum stage known, 33.6 feet Nov. 16, 1926 (discharge not determined but probably 

less than that of Apr. 16, 1939).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater from 

Leading Creek, which are fair.

Revisions.--W 783: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of backwater from Leading Creek

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16-30, Nov. 2-27,

May 17-28, Sept. 5-21, 25-30)

2.0 28 3.0 191

2.1 38 3.5 331

2.2 50 4.0 488

2.4 77 5.O 826

2.7 128 6.0 1,210

9.0 2,410

12.0 3,610

16.0 5,800

20.0 8,550

22.3 10,700

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

488

246

147

107

80

67

56

49

43

36

34

33

29

32

586

808

328

198

145

103

87

71

62

55

53

79

208

170

686

686

1,730

Nov.

1,930

861

520

600

616

440

334

271

224

186

160

143

132

246

235

186

152

145

173

191

208

224

204

186

440

1,090

721

937

k6,4OO

k3,040

-

Dec

1,010

584

418

307

283

254

260

289

243

235

1,540

2,090

k5,600

k5,9OO

1,540

774

520

556

1,770

1,290

861

600

2,380

2,410

1,130

1,010

k4,120

2,170

1,290

826

568

Jan.

456

408

1,030

2,250

2,650

2,610

k4,500

2,630

1,210

974

1,370

1,090

974

1,330

1,530

2,380

2,330

1,370

1,130

896

668

568

504

472

434

402

2,340

1,650

1,870

k4,800

k7,900

Month

October .............. ........

November ........... .... .....

December .................

Calendar year 1949 .... ...

January .......... ............

February ............... . ...

March .................... ......

April .......... ......... . . ...

May ....... ... ......... .....

June .......... .... .......... .

July .............................

August .................... ......

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

klO,700

k8,700

k4,700

2,100

1,130

861

896

756

k2,700

k2,240

1,490

1,050

791

634

520

478

434

399

393

405

384

440

875

1,010

728

600

504

434

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

7,502

21,196

42,828

254,701

54,726

46,352

45,940

22,779

41,942

49,891

15,754

3,847

19,615

372,372

Mar.

552

826

651

584

536

450

387

365

434

402

490

3,090

k6,100

k4,190

1,730

1,090

896

1,690

1,290

1,210

k3,580

1,930

2,780

2,410

1,770

1,250

861

1,530

1,370

896

60O

Apr.

504

5

5

4

84

20

72

1,770

1,330

8

6

5

96

51

04

412

365

3

£

2

10

68

43

211

186

1

1

1

70

55

53

191

2

2

kl,0

k:5,5

21

08

30

00

2,570

1,130

7

5

4

4

Maximum

1,730

6,400

5,900

6,500

7,900

10,700

6,100

5,500

6,250

9,710

2,240

434

4,730

10,700

74

68

43

40

May

1,130

1,010

2,820

1,410

935

520

466

365

301

289

286

251

482

536

4,100

5,200

1,170

668

434

316

238

191

246

208

340

1,940

1,880

5,560

6,250

al.500

a900

Minimum

29

132

235

14

402

384

365

153

191

214

87

42

51

29

June

a70o

a600

a500

87,000

k6,720

1,210

668

402

301

325

2,170

861

472

337

254

214

263

240

378

861

1,130

1,290

774

721

k9,710

k8,800

1,450

738

462

340

Mean

242

707

1,382

698

1,765

1,655

1,482

759

1,353

1,663

508

124

654

1,020

July

246

182

143

124

123

343

437

265

180

132

105

87

447

584

415

598

301

216

292

k830

k2,240

1,970

704.

651

974

686

1,050

584

384

265

196

Aug.

191

257

254

186

153

124

102

83

70

66

70

63

62

50

99

434

216

128

112

108

126

110

77

59

49

43

42

71

107

119

216

Per square 

mile

0.627

1.83

3.58

1.81

4.57

4.29

3.84

1.97

3.51

4.31

1 .32

!321

U69

2.64

Sept.

313

2,470

4,730

2,630

808

412

263

191

147

126

112

221

396

227

139

100

76

62

54

51

62

1,670

2,330

791

393

265

196

151

124

105

Runoff in 

inches

0.72

2.04

4.13

24.55

5.27

4.47

4.43

2.19

4.04

4.81

1.52

.37

1.89

35.88

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 

Grantsville.

Ic Backwater from Leading Creek; discharge computed using twice-daily auxiliary gage readings a? a 

factor.
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Little Kanawha River at Grantsville, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°55'20", long. 81°05'50", at bridge on State Highway 16 at Grantsville, .Calhoun County, 1,200 feet downstream from Philip Run, Datura of 

gage is 652.83 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--913 square miles.

Records available. December 1928 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 21 years (1929-50}, 1,376 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,700 second-feet Feb. 1 (gage height, 35.95 

I'eet); minimum, 45 second-feet Oct. 12 (gage height, 6.69 feet).

1928-50: Maximum discharge, 34,300 second-feet Apr. 17, 1939 (gage height, 43.10 

feet), from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet; no flow Sept. 10 to Nov. 

16, 1930.

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

815 

478 

289 

191 

141

115 

94 

80

71 

63

54 

47 

47 

49 

51

1,150 

740 

436 

307 

216

172 

146 

120 

109 

99

99 

134 

310 

487 

1,180 

' 234

Nov.

3,870 

1,840 

1,000 

880 

1,100

835 

620 

484 

380 

311

263 

228 

218 

687 

692

460 

326 

271 

260 

299

329 

335 

320 

290 

660

2,060 

1,420 

1,360 

11,600 

9,920

Dec.

2,630 

1,320 

926 

688 

616

620 

572 

652 

580 

492

2,320 

4,750 

13,200 

14,900 

4,700

1,820 

1,100 

1,080 

3,860 

3,270

2,120 

1,490 

3,610 

5,560 

2,600

1,970 

7,760 

5,590 

2,840 

1,820 

1,220

Jan.

925 

817 

2,180 

6,010 

7,250

8,350 

10,800 

7,240 

2,780 

1,950

3,630 

2,780 

2,300 

2,490 

3,950

4,750 

5,830 

3,130 

2,420 

1,910

1,400 

1,170 

1,040 

1,020 

1,200

1,040 

4,910 

5,380 

2,970 

12,500 

18,400

Month

October ...............

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu

mber .................. .

mber ..... . . .

lendar year 1949 

ary . . .

1 ....... ..... ......

St. ..... ...

September ... .... . . ....

Water year 1949-50 . . .

Feb.

23,900 

22,000 

13,500 

5,420 

3,200

1,940 

2,000 

1,940 

6,240 

7,730

3,480 

2,420 

1,850 

1,490 

1,200

1,070 

970 

880 

858 

858

786 

835 

1,820 

2,300 

1,790

1,340 

1,020 

902

Secondfoot-days

8,52^ 

43,31£ 

96,67E

557,50:

132,52; 

113, 73< 

98,93f 

49.28E 

83,486 

93.50J 

31,94* 6,64" 

49,92"

808,50!

Mar

1,200 

1,700 

1,370 

1,140 

1,040

925 

790 

736 

858 

826

823 

5,220 

11,900 

10,600 

4,430

2,480

2,000 

3,320 

3,200 

2,540

8,320 

5,670 

5,560 

5,290 

3,710

2,580 

1,880 

2,590 

2,920 

1,980 

1,340

Apr.

1,040 

1,100 

1,100 

995 

3,070

3,560 

2,150 

1,520 

1,140 

902

799 

680 

584 

516 

452

384 

547 

317 

296 

353

496 

476 

1,400 

11,300 

7,420

2,570 

1,540 

1,110 

852 

817

Maximum

I 1,180 

i 11,600 

13,200

> 14,700

18,400 

23,900 

11,900 

11,300 

13,100 

17,800 

5 6,550 

630 

11,900

23,900

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 sec. -ft .) .--Nov. 29 (9 p.m

sec. -ft.; Feb. 1 (7 p.m.) 24,700 sec. -ft.; Mar. 13 (11:30 

14,300 see. -ft.; June 4 (11:30 p.m.) 19,300 see. -ft.; Jun

May

3,480 

2,340 

5/640 

4,180 

2,100

1,420 

965 

718 

554 

509

495 

436 

580 

898 

2,750

7,270 

3,070 

1,570 

1,040 

708

534 

430 

451 

638 

1,980

4,010 

3,900 

10,100 

13,100 

5,660 

1,960

Minimum

47 

228 

492

28

817 

786 

736 

296 

430 

349 

152 

74 

146

47

June

1,180 

920 

1,000 

13,100 

16,200

4,760 

1,360 

808 

542 

439

2,520 

1,900 

841 

546 

403

349 

736 

578 

1,000 

2,030

2,020 

2,380 

1,420 

1,210 

9,270

17,800 

5,710 

1,240 

740 

506

Mean

275 

1,444 

3,119

1,527

4,275 

4,062 

3,192 

1,643 

2,693 

3,117 

1.03C 

214 

1,664

2,215

July

385 

258 

248 

219 

212

279 

588 

440

235 

227

178 

152 

163 

976 

910

666 

654 

.370 

549 

2,710

6,550 

4,180 

1,560 

1,040 

1,960

1,480 

1,750 

1,310 

785 

495 

354

Aug.

282 

279 

360 

310 

245

214 

175 

149 

133 

126

141 

131 

110 

115 

261

630 

507 

287 

222 

287

297 

232 

183 

141 

113

93

78 

74 

96 

167 

209

Per square 

mile

0.301 

1.58 

3.42

1.68

4.68 

4.45 

3.50 

1.80 

2.95 

3.41 

1.13 

.234 

1.82

2.43

Sept.

411 

2,670 

11,900 

10,800 

2,040

912 

558 

382 

305

292

240 

752 

2,780 

1,120 

562

344 

253 

198 

165 

146

159 

2,560 

5,680 

1,990 

934

578 

406 

313 

253 

219

Runoff in 

inches

0.35

1.76 

3.94

22.70

5.40 

4.63 

4.03 

2.01 

3.42 

3.81 

1.30 

.27 

2.03

32.95

.) 14.200 sec. -ft.; Dec. 14 (l a.m.) 17,900 

p.m.) 13,000 sec. -ft.; May 29 (5 a.m.) 

e 26 (6:30 a.m.) 19,400 sec. -ft.
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 201

Little Kanawha River at Palestine, W. Va.

datum of 1929. Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior o Feb. 

17, 1950, water-stage recorder in upper pool at lock 3. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 

in lower pool at lock 4 at Palestine and 3.0 miles upstream from base gage. Datum of 

auxiliary gage is 596.075 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 1,515 square miles (1,510 at lock 4).

Records available. --April 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only), July 1939 to September 

1950 ( fragmentary prior to October 1941).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 39,700 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 25.36 

feet at lock 3); minimum, 61 second-feet Oct. 1; minimum gage height, 13.59 feet Aug. 28, 

29.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 46,300 second-feet Apr. 14, 1948 (gage height, CJ 0.4 

feet at lock 4), but may have been greater Dec. 16, 194§ minimum not determined; minimum gage height, 3.32 feet at lock 3, Sept. 24, 1946.

Maximum stage known, 32.25 feet Apr. 17, 1939, from f loodmarks, at lock 4 (discharge, 

about 53,000 second-feet).

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

61

106

548

620

524

430

450

460

350

168

214

276

360

380

350

284

764

980

646

460

340

260

220

181

162

150

133

122

128

420

1,650

Nov.

3,370

3,040

1,540

950

834

965

737

548

410

34O

276

244

228

236

276

633

560

420

330

276

276

300

340

340

330

765

1,910

1,520

9,600

12,500

-

Dec.

6,470

2,250

1,350

1,010

724

620

584

536

548

572

1,160

5,130

16,700

20,800

1 1 , 000

4,010

2,100

1,670

3,590

5,200

3,480

2,420

2,600

5,820

4,700

3,180

5,950

8,700

5,080

3,080

2,160

Jan.

1,560

1,320

2,860

7,200

11,900

14,000

14,000

11,600

6,200

3,800

4,580

4,950

4,010

4,230

5,200

6,700

7.950

5,820

3,900

3,100

2,420

1,960

1,750

1,640

1,800

2,010

6,450

8,450

e6,200

e!4,800

628,000

Month

"ctober ..........................

"ovember ................ ........

 Member ....................

Calendar year 1949 ... ........

January ................. ........

"ebruary .........................

"arch ...........................

'nril .... .... ................

"ay ...................... ......

June ..... .......................

July ............... .... ... ....

'ugust .....................

September .... ..... ......

Water year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 se

Feb.

e33,60O

ek35, 5OO

*:2 4,300

elO,70O

e4,950

e3,180

e2,580

e2,780

e8,950

elO,100

e6,950

e4,450

e3,180

2,380

2,020

1,620

1,470

1,390

1,280

1,200

1,170

1,200

2,720

3,400

2,920

2,220

1,700

1,400

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

12,19

44,09

133,25

801,21

200,36

179,31

136,13

73,38

105,58

144,60

54,34

13,60

72,02

1,173,89

Mar.

1,470

1,910

2,050

1,660

1,490

1,380

1,240

1,110

1,190

1,260

1,240

800

13 , 500

14,900

9,350

4,800

3,300

3,500

5,100

4,400

8,720

9,980'

7,460

7,460

6.0OO

4,400

3,200

3,100

4,300

3,500

2,360

Apr.

1,740

1,500

1,560

1,810

2,820

5,200

4,000

2.540

1,900

1,500

1,260

1,120

1,000

894

790

718

670

£35

614

607

642

734

982

7,460

22,000

6,OOO

2,920

1,980

1,520

1,270

-

Maximum

7 1,650

4 12,500

4 20,800

3 21,600

0 28,000

D 35,500

D 14,900

B 22,000

3 15,600

5 21,500

3 10,800

B 872

B 9,770

i 35,500

May

1,880

3,800

3,700

6,830

4,200

2,540

1,810

1,310

1,050

894

810

770

718

810

1,380

6,410

6,410

4,100

1,860

1,290

1,000

7SO

1,130

726

1,810

3,700

4,600

7,460

15,600

11,300

4,900

Minimum

61

228

536

49

1,320

1,170

800

607

718

710

376

176

528

61

June

2,360

1,540

1,330

12,600

21,500

12,400

3,800

1,620

1,120

883

800

2,540

1,760

2,540

742

710

11,300

5,800

3,100

4,800

4,700

4,200

3,200

2,450

2,360

13,500

14,200

4,200

1,520

1,030

-

Mean

39!

1,471

4,29£

2,19E

6,46!

6,404

4 39

2^61!

3,406

4,82C

1 '43£ 752

2,401

3,216

July

7SO

663

582

614

718

993

649

726

726

570

464

376

403

780

861

1,080

810

872

883

3,100

10,800

7,880

4,100

2,O70

2,120

2,72O

2,070

2,360

1,660

1,090

810

Aug

663

576

522

528

564

498

408

348

298

302

310

317

408

392

392

780

872

810

564

469

452

504

474

392

302

221

189

179

176

206

486

Per square 

mile

0.259

.970

2.84

1.45

4.27

4 23

2 9O

1.72

2.25

3 . 18

1.16

. 289

1.58

2.12

Sept.

790

2,150

6,OOO

9,770

5,400

2,130

1,230

905

742

718

1,220

1,020

5,260

4,200

1,730

1,070

790

635

552

528

635

5,200

7,670

5,100

2.180

1,320

993

790

686

614

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.30

1.08

3.27

19.71

4.92

4.40

3.34

1.92

2 59

3.55

1.33

.33

1.77

28.80

=.-ft. J.--NOV. 30 (10 a.m.) 13,100 sec. -ft.; Dee. 14 (3 a.m.) 22,801

~~c.-ft.; Jan. T>~(3 a.m.) 16,400 aec.-ft.; Ma,. . .... , ,--- ---. --., .._ - ,- . , - .

aec.-ft.; June 5 (4 a.m.) 23,20O sec.-ft.; June 17 (B p.m.) 15,£00 sec.-ft.j June 26 (10:30 p.m.) 

18,200 aec.-ft.

e Discharge computed from stage relationship vr' th auxlliarv gage and records for Little Kanawha 

River at Grantsville.

k Backwater from Ohio River; discharge raputed by using fall as a ictc
202 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Leading Creek near Glenvllle, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°57'45", long. 80°5£'00", 500 feet upstream from 

Big Run, 1.4 miles upstream from mouth, and 2f miles northwest of Glenville, Glliner 

County. Datum of gage Is 700.23 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Auxiliary wire-weight gage at highway bridge 1.4 miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage 

IE 690.23 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--144 square miles.

Records available.--February 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--12 years, 216 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12.100 second-feet June 25 (gage height, 28.63 

feet, backwater from Little Kanawha River); minimum, 0.6 second-foot Oct. 14; minimum 

gage height, 1.07 feet Aug. 9.

1938-50: Maximum discharge not determined; maximum gage height, 27.5 feet Apr. 17, 

1939, from graph based on gage readings (backwater from Little Kanawha River); minimum 

discharge observed, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 18-29, 1939; minimum gage height observed, 

0.28 foot Aug. 13, 14, 1944.

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of no g-^ge-height record or backwater from 

Little Kanawha River, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except periods of backwater from Little Kanawha River

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 11 to Mar. 11)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 7 Jan. 8 to Sept. 30

0.3 

2.0 

4.9 

9.3

3.5 

7.0

2.4 139

235

440

1,510

2,000

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 2.5

102

215

3.5

6.0 

10.0

490

1,210

2,500

Discharge, in seoond-feet, wster yesr October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

21 

25 

16 

8.8 

5.3

3.9 

3.9 

3.3 

2.4

3.0

Z.2 

1.1

.7 

.7 

6.5

22

37 

24

18 

11

7.3 

4.9 

3.3 

2.7 

2.4

3.0 

4.6 

7.3 

17 

29 

550

Nov.

265 

104 

67 

94 

94

63 

47 

37 

29 

25

19 

18 

18 

172 

124

66 

47 

37 

37 

38

37 

30 

24 

23 

120

128 

87 

344 

k3,100 

k570

Dec.

174 

111 

87 

70 

104

102 

104 

115 

85 

79

455 

650 

k3,8ZO 

kl , 330 

262

131 

87 

209 

980 

329

190 

130 

821 

530 

193

347 

kl,230 

k450 

235 

147 

104

Jan.

90 

85 

730 

1,170 

1,980

1,250 

k2,200 

k645 

294 

373

700 

364 

344 

827 

504

998 

630 

336 

267 

188

146 

135 

133 

188 

278

215 

1,060 

560 

461 

k3,400 

k3,600

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ....................... .

mber . . ........... ......

lendar year 1949 

ary ....

St.. .................. ......

ember .....................

ter year 1949-50 . ..........

Feb.

k3,000 

k2,000 

kl,000 

k421 

256

210 

289 

267 

2,500 

1,100

378 

238 

188 

162 

160

149 

153 

149 

146 

142

118 

116 

392 

319 

212

151 

116 

106

Secondfoot-days

847.3 

5,864 

13,661

82,000.5

24,151 

14,438 

12,097 

5,968 

8,431 

23,006 

5,957 

924 

7,188

122,532.3

Peak discharge (base, 4,2OO sec. -ft.). Nov

sec. -ft.; Jan. 30 (10:30 a.m.) 5,500 sec. -ft. 

12,100 sec. -ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed 

ville. 

k Backwater from Little Kanawha River; disc

Mar.

174 

172 

116 

112 

114

102 

83 

82 

131 

98

122 

kl,110 

kl,350 

k750 

347

240 

210 

434 

342 

344

kl,510 

602 

1,060 

756 

392

243

190 

342 

264 

176 

129

Apr.

108 

108 

92 

110 

693

378 

218 

160 

122 

100

92

76 

66 

61 

56

52 

47 

44 

43 

56

69 

58 

637 

kl,400 

k408

215 

135 

102 

82 

180

Maximum

550 

3,100 

3,820

3,820

3,600 

3,000 

1,510 

1,400 

910 

7,650 

1,790 

96 

1,290

7,650

Hay

910 

347 

854 

392 

235

167 

116 

83 

68 

73

67 

57 

58 

54 

668

833 

230 

176 

112 

79

64 

55 

142 

149 

249

588 

k330 

k300 

k500 

k310 

165

Minimum

0.7 

18 

70

.2

85

106 

82 

43 

54 

40 

16 

13 

29

.7

June

114 

77 

92 

k3,560 

kl,200

222

114 

75 

55 

49

750 

174 

83 

60 

49

44 

62 

55 

54 

92

83 

62 

44 

40 

k7,630

k7,650 

k281 

112 

69 

54

Mean

27.3 

195 

441

225

779 

516 

390 

199 

272 

767 

192 

29.8 

240

336

July

42 

35 

30 

27 

36

69 

58 

37 

28 

22

18 

16 

18 

504 

114

58 

48 

41 

224 

1,150

1,790 

350 

133 

124 

347

167 

195 

114 

70 

52 

40

Aug.

35 

33 

35 

27 

23

20 

18 

16 

14 

16

20 

21 

36 

25 

66

96 

33 

a32 

a31 

a30

a40 

a35 

a25 

al8 

a!5

a!4 

a!3

a!7 

a30 

a30 

a60

Sept.

a80 

a700 

al,200 

a500 

a200

alOO 

a50 

33 

29 

30

29 

383 

776 

215 

96

61 

45 

36 

30 

30

35 

1,290 

779 

172 

8.7

58 

45 

37 

33 

29

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.190 0.22 

1.35 1.51 

3.06 3.53

1.56 21.17

5.41 6.24 

3.58 3.73 

2.71 3.12 

1.38 1.54 

1.89 2.18 

5.33 5.94 

1.33 1.54 

.207 .24 

1.67 1.86

2.33 31.65

. 29 (11:30 a.m.) 4,600 sec. -ft.; Dec. 13 (6 p.m.) 5,500 

; June 4 (6:30 p.m.) 5.20O sec. -ft.; June 25 (12:30 p.m.

on basis of records for Little Kanawha River at Glenharge computed using fall as a factor.
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIW 203

Steer Creek near Grantsvllle, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°51'45", long. 81=02105", at highway bridge 500

 feet upstream from Rash Run, 2.2 miles upstream from mouth, and 5.5 miles southeast oi 

Grantsvllle, Calhoun County. Datum of gage is 678.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary staff gage 1 mile downstream. 

Datum of auxiliary gage is 678.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--166 square miles.

Records available.--February 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--12 years, 204 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,850 second-feet Jan. 31; maximum gage height,

 2U73F feet Feb. 1 (backwater from Little Kanawha River); minimum discharge, 1.5 secondfeet Aug. 29; minimum gage height, 2.02 feet Oct. 13.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 12,400 second-feet Apr. 16, 1939 (computed from graph 

based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet; maximum 

gage height 28.15 feet Apr. 16, 1939 (backwater from Little Kanawha River); minimum 

discharge, 0.1 second-foot Aug. 13-16, 1944; minimum gage height observed, 1.35 feet

Remarks!--Records'good except those for periods of backwater from Little Kanawha River,

which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 1113: 1947.

Rating tables, rater year 1949-5O, except periods of backwater from Little Kanawha River 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 26 to Sept. 21)

Oct. 1 to May 15 May 16 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.8 

4.2 

4.8

33

51

74

132

199

350

6.0

8.0

11.0

15.0

705

1,410

2,870

5,530

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

1.0 

2.2 

3.8 

6.0

4.4 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

225

364

670

1,410

11.0 2,870

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

1«

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

91

38

22

16

13

9.1

6.9

6.0

5.2

4.7

4.2

3.6

3.2

3.5

40

120

52

31

22

17

13

7.6

8.2

7.4

7.0

8.5

34

31

151

126

472

Nov.

282

123

74

91

88

58

40

33

27.

23

2O

18

18

35

41

30

24

22

25

28

30

28

23

20

140

234

142

k223

kl,990

k460

Dec.

191

128

89

63

60

46

48

53

41

40

570

705

k3,070

kl,750

336

182

126

158

611

389

232

170

876

570

273

324

kl,140

k430

280

186

140

Jan.

112

105

338

675

kl.100

kl,360

kl,660

k580

336

339

570

392

301

521

540

k8OO

k550

435

361

249

195

173

158

149

140

135

k900

735

k567

kl,950

k5,400

Month

October .........................

November .........................

December ........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January .......... ...............

February .........................

March ................ ...........

April ............................

May.................. ...... ....

June ....... ....................

July .............................

August ............... ...........

September ............ ......

Water year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

k4,OOO

K2,350

kl,050

kSOO

347

286

304

262

887

720

480

326

249

210

182

163

152

138

141

134

118

138

267

262

201

166

140

141

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,374.1

4,390

13,277

80, 281 . '

21,826

14,314

13,018

6,361

12,517

9 325

2*669

4,26l'

103,857.9

Mar.

237

244

163

158

152

134

114

114

118

87

104

kl,200

kl, 700

k900

k400

336

310

705

480

403

kl,000

k550

690

585

403

278

225

465

358

232

173

Apr.

155

170

152

147

592

435

262

201

158

136

124

104

95

84

70

62

56

51

50

94

120

95

346

M.,200

k470

304

199

157

129

143

Maximum

472

1,990

3,070

3,070

5,400

4,000

1,700

1,200

2, 30O

2,800

295

52

qni

5,4OO

May

392

251

kl.OOO

480

283

193

144

112

94

95

88

78

165

132

kl,060

k750

3O4

190

134

101

77

60

84

62

304

722

569

k2,300

kl,700

k370

223

Minimum

3 . 2

18

, 40

.8

105

118

50

60

34

10

1 . 8

13

1.8

June

165

116

334

k2 , 800

kl,550

302

184

129

92

83

160

87

57

44

36

34

262

153

282

405

528

435

229

268

k!75

k!51

klOS

73

49

37

-

Mean

44 3

146 '

428

220

704

511

420

212

404

311

86.1

17.0

142

285

July

29

24

20

18

24

102

52

27

19

15

12

10

10

83

61

131

80

40

38

86

293

181

92

74

k269

196

295

182

104

63

39

Aug.

31

44

42

27

20

16

13

11

8.9

8.7

8.9

10

9.4

7.2

50

52

31

17

16

16

18

14

9.4

7.2

5.8

4.0

2.8

2.0

1.8

6.7

15

Per square 

mile

0.267

.880

2.58

1.33

4.24

3.08

2 53

1.28

2.43

1.87

. 519

.102

.855

1.72

Sept.

38

530

468

343

163

77

40

26

24

30

26

27

244

132

67

37

25

18

15

13

19

904

461

207

117

74

50

34

28

24

-

Runoff in 

Inches

0.31

.98

2.97

17.98

4.89

3.21

2.92

1.42

2.80

2.09

.60

.12

'

23.26

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 see.-ft.). Dec. 13 (8 p.m.) 4,7OO sec.-ft.; Jan. 31 (12 m.) 6,85O sec 

ft.j May 28 (5 p.m.) 3,900 sec.-ft.; June 4 (1 p.m.) 3,6OO sec.-ft.

k Backwater from Little Kanawha River; discharge computed by using fall as a factor.
204 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER

West Fork Little Kanawha River at Rooksdale, W. Va.

Location.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator, lat. 38°50'35", long. 81°13'20", at 

nlghway bridge 50 feet downstream form Henry Fork, 800 feet downstream from Rocksdale, 

Calhoun County, and 9 miles southwest of Grantsville. Datum of gage is 657.85 feet above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 205 square miles.

Records available.--December 1928 to September 1931, February 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 14 years (1929-31, 1938-50), 249 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,300 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 23.7 

feet); minimum, 2.8 second-foot Oct. 13 (gage height, 4.60 feet).

1929-31, 1938-50: Maximum discharge, 20,200 second-feet Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 

30.3 feet, from floodmarks)-, from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet; no 

flow July 26, July 30 to Aug. 6, Sept. 13 to Nov. 16, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good. Gage read twice daily. 

Revisions (water years). W 953: 1929-31, 1938(M), 1939.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-19, Jan. 20-26, Apr. 25 to May 15)

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

1.7 

3.2 

5.2 

7.5

5.5 35

5.8 54

6.1 84

6.4 128

6.8 212

7.2 323

8.5 755

10.5 1,490

13.0 2,540

16.0 4,200

19.0 6,5OO

21.0 8,400

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September I95o

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

34

24

16

11

9.7

8.3

6.8

5.9

5.7

4.8

3.6

3.2

2.8

7.8

8.0

8.0

22

18

15

12

9.7

8.6

8.0

7.5

8.6

7.3

7.5

11

18

38

256

Nov.

269

99

62

72

72

53

39

33

28

24

22

18

16

29

34

30

26

24

21

19

18

16

14

22

46

67

72

361

2,420

540

-

Dec.

188

91

62

46

32

43

40

39

48

82

569

650

391

1,070

383

177

120

196

790

615

252

166

719

636

266

308

1,140

615

323

175

120

Jan.

105

98

638

1,100

2,740

1,500

2,670

790

383

353

720

448

448

580

720

1,650

895

514

448

294

225

200

156

166

128

266

1,930

1,140

1,040

3,600

8,400

Month

October ..........................

November ................. ...

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 . . .........

January ..........................

February ................. ..... .

March ...................... . .

April ......................... .

May .............................

June ..........................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ......... ..............

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

7,600

3,560

1,610

720

383

353

415

353

1,250

965

580

383

294

225

188

166

146

128

120

112

91

112

415

294

212

177

146

137

_

-

Secondfoot days

606.8

4,566

10,352

89,443.3

34,345

21,135

18,222

5,095

14,951

23,530

5,321

769.4

8,515

147,408.2

Mar.

266

225

166

156

146

128

112

128

137

105

138

1,960

2,790

1,330

580

383

353

860

547

574

1,950

860

1,OOO

685

481

323

252

685

448

266

188

Apr.

166

188

156

146

40O

383

212

91

156

128

112

98

84

84

62

46

19

19

31

67

67

62

120

965

415

266

188

146

120

98

Maximum

256

2,420

1,140

3,870

8.4OO

7,600

2,79O

965

4,180

6.5OO

1,410

87

1.9OO

8,400

Hay

383

212

895

481

294

225

156

98

98

98

84

78

137

105

823

1,100

353

188

137

91

78

62

78

72

1,100

547

212

4,180

1,820

514

252

Minimum

2.8

14

32

.8

98

91

105

19

62

27

15

7.8

25

2.8

June

166

120

343

6,500

1,420

696

188

112

84

60

120

78

47

37

35

380

6,500

990

1,070

790

1,290

1,OOO

448

353

266

166

112

91

41

27

Mean

19. £

152

334

245

1,108

755

588

170

482

784

172

24.6

284

404

July

36

31

26

26

40

91

50

32

23

19

16

15

16

32

38

36

53

40

45

245

1,410

411

128

246

755

259

720

225

120

84

53

Aug.

44

46

39

32

26

22

19

16

14

14

45

44

25

16

20

16

28

21

22

23

36

21

16

15

13

8.6

8.0

7.8

16

29

67

Per square 

mile

O.O96

.741

1.63

1.20

5. 4O

3.68

2.87

.829

2.35

3.82

.839

.121

1.39

1.97

Sept.

25

323

829

454

128

60

41

35

35

53

266

148

1,580

383

177

105

67

48

40

35

167

1,900

895

266

146

98

72

54

45

40

Runoff in 

inches

0.11

.83

1.88

16.23

6.23

3.83

3.31

.92

2.71

4.27

.97

.14

1.54

26.74
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN " U£ 

South Pork Hughes River at Macfarlan, W. Va.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°04 I 40", long, 81°11'25", at highway bridge 0.4 mile 

east of Macfarlan, Ritchie County, 0.5 mile upstream from Dutchman Run, and 1.5 miles 

upstream from Macfarlan Creek. Datum of gage is 635.28 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 210 square miles.

Records available. May 1915 to September 1922 

January 1938 to September 1950.

?age heights only October 1916 to September

Average discharge. 12 years (1938-50), 297 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 second-feet June 25 (gage height, 29.3 

reet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 6,500 secondfeet on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 21.7 and 27.91 feet; minimum 

observed, 3.1 second-feet Oct. 11; minimum gage height observed, 3.26 feet Aug. 30.

1915-22, 1938-50: Maximum discharge, that of June 25, 1950; minimum observed, 0.02 

second-foot Oct. 8-13; 1943; minimum gage height observed, 1.50 feet June 28, 29, July 

2, 24, 1915.

Maximum stage known, about 2y feet, on unknown date orior to 1915, from information 

by local residents (discharge, about 13,000 second-feet;.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair, and 

those for periods of doubtful or no gage height record, which are poor. Gage read twice 

daily with additional readings during periods of high water.

Revisions (water years). W 953: 1941.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7.7

11

13

9.7

9.4

6.4

5.4

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.7

4.0

4.5

4.2

4.5

3.7

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.2

3.9

4.8

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.2

543

Nov.

464

124

73

50

47

43

28

23

20

16

16

11

9.7

8.7

9.2

10

10

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.9

10

dlO

9.4

10

9.2

12

34

2,280

638

-

Dec.

212

132

108

a90

a80

a95

94

87

d80

d70

201

1,110

5,100

1,860

370

222

134

176

1,130

557

300

210

414

506

26O

370

1,460

786

400

235

175

Jan.

138

128

878

2,240

4,020

2,640

3,250

918

400

521

1,110

554

554

1,130

849

1,540

962

460

313

210

154

144

140

144

198

210

2,130

1,020

698

5,130

5,150

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ............... .........

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ............... .........

March ............................

April ....... ....................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

5,050

2,610

1,040

a600

a350

a250

a280

327

a300

1,180

490

260

222

210

300

273

248

235

222

198

164

186

854

621

327

235

164

154

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

701. f

4,013.(

17,024

100,579.2

37,933

17,350

16,737

7,832

12,416

24,089

7,653

659. C

4,141

150,549.2

Mar.

198

198

124

128

138

128

100

108

222

164

194

.1,370

1,610

1,150

490

400

273

356

430

460

2,630

1,010

1,650

964

554

313

248

400

341

222

164

.Apr.

138

134

110

225

873

589

313

2E2

164

110

126

111

87

77

69

62

58

53

49

52

60

56

380

2,110

671

313

186

136

110

188

-

Maximum

543

> 2 , 280

5,100

5,100

5,150

5,050

2 , 630 

2,110

1,340

7,550

2 '101 £90

1,780

7,550

May

975

460

1,340

671

327

222

164

117

87

79

77

69

64

62

188

300

164

124

140

89

66

56

79

164

1,300

1,300

554

1,270

1,170

490

248

Minimum

3 . 6'

8.7

70

2.8

128

154

100

49

56

47

6.4

11

3.6

June

210

128

244

4,610

1,390

313

164

90

66

59

336

205

90

60

47

55

698

201

96

101

196

154

92

98

7,550

6,110

372

170

107

77

"

Mean

13422 - 6

549

276

1,224

620

540

261

401

803

247

21 7

138

412

July

57

45

40

44

200

410

160

92

56

42

32

26

102

979

226

107

81

75

207

952

2,290

530

202

132

132

123

89

75

58

48

41

Aug.

34

31

29

24

21

18

17

14

12

12

16

26

24

18

24

101

50

22

18

15

13

20

22

16

13

11

8.8

7.6

7.6

6.4

7.6

Per square 

mile

0.108

. 638

2.61

1.31

5

2.95

2 57

l!24

1 91

3 . 82

1 . 18

.101

.657

1.96

Sept.

11

25

72

162

65

41

28

22

18

18

22

17

28

77

56

38

26

20

16

18

51

1,780

898

251

141

a90

a60

39

28

23

Runoff in 

inches

0.12

.71

3.01

17.79

6 . 72

3.07

2.96

1 39

2.20

4. 27

1 . 36

.12

.73

26.66

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather 

River at Clsko.

fl Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed as explained In footnote a. 

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 28, Sept. 23-30.

ds and records for Hughes
S06 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Hughes River at Cisko, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°07'10", long. 81°16'40", 100 feet downstream from 

confluence of North and South Forks, 1 mile upstream from Cisko, Ritchie County, and 

5 miles south of Petroleum. Datum of gage is 607.92 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Auxiliary staff gage at Freeport, 4.4 miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 597.527 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 452 square miles.

Kecords available May 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only), February 1929 to September lyai, March 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--13 years (1929-31, 1939-50), 589 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,700 second-feet June 26 (gage height, 32.69 

feet), from rating curve extended above 16,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights, 24.8, 28.1, and 30.4 feet; minimum, 5.4 second-feet Oct. 11 

(gage height, ,2.12 feet).

1915-22, 1929-31, 1939-50: Maximum discharge, that of June 26, 1950; no flow July 

26, Aug. 2-6, Sept. 4 to Dec. 5, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Kevisions (water years) . W 893: 1939. W 1113: 1947.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-31)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 13, June 26 to Sept. 3O 14 to June 25

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

6.0 

9.0

39

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

107

160

270

490

940

7.0 

9.0

12.0

16.0

21.0

26.3

1,980

5,080

4,950

8,100

12,70O 

18,800

2.9

3.0

3.1

114

144

3.4 260

4.0 530

8.0 2,530

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 8.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

15

19

25

19

18

15

13

.8

.8

.6

3 .0

.3

.2

.9

.2

.2

.5

.5

.2

.9

.3'.a

.5

.8

.5

.5

.9

.6

6.9

7.2

448

Nov.

1,070

270

145

99

83

77

72

50

43

37

31

25

24

22

21

21

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

23

24

25

25

57

3,360

2,310

-

Dec.

468

254

181

139

125

145

142

142

133

107

189

858

7,730

5,720

930

485

287

431

2,180

1,580

620

431

630

1,080

565

755

3,090

1,830

905

521

372

Jan.

282

264

1,980

5,430

7,060

8,040

7,890

2,640

955

905

2,430

1,330

1,260

1,630

1,680

2,480

2,330

1,O6O

680

467

341

305

287

318

512

630

4,310

2,640

1,810

9,110

8,950

Feb.

11,200

6 ,£50

2,580

1,270

755

575

630

755

a700

a2,500

al,200

a6QO

a550

h530

a650

a6OO

a550

a 500

a460

a420

377

440

1,730

1,530

780

508

395

350

_

_

-

Mar.

422

503

350

328

314

287

252

244

444

404

444

2,530

3,190

2,480

1,080

705

550

680

930

999

5,440

2,630

2,860

2,130

1,280

755

560

780

830

530

400

Apr.

332

305

323

680

1,530

1,430

730

512

413

336

305

256

216

180

158

135

117

104

97

100

104

102

801

3,940

1,580

730

498

372

287

252

-

May

1,200

1,180

2,750

1,730

755

503

372

278

212

180

176

158

141

132

211

575

395

292

318

212

148

114

437

426

2,860

3,390

1,530

2,030

E,430

1,180

580

June

467

328

336

7,050

3,970

755

418

269

180

138

479

503

232

138

100

110

2,470

600

305

264

530

440

278

200

12,700

18,700

984

432

262

178

-

July

128

98

88

99

724

2,090

598

270

160

109

84

70

303

2,860

783

324

213

171

181

1,100

3,680

1,140

468

418

693

423

254

206

145

114

90

Aug.

77

6^

58

52

50

38

33

27

25

26

25

35

40

34

50

99

79

46

35

27

23

20

26

25

20

17

16

16

15

14

15

Sept.

17

23

71

230

121

75

58

43

39

47

75

46

77

103

96

65

46

33

25

47

62

2,370

2,200

517

234

136

96

75

60

49

-

Month

November ........................

December .................. ...

March .................. ......

April ............................

May ................... ..........

July .......... ..................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec.

Secondfoot-days

738.1 

8,077 

33,025

216,607.3

80,006 

39,385 

35,331 

16,925 

26,895 

53,816 

18,084 

1,128 

7,136

320,546.1

-ft.) .--Dec.

11,600 sec. -ft.; Feb. 1 (3 a.m.] 13, ZOO sec . -f 

9,810 sec. -ft.; June 26 (1 a.m.) 31,700 sec . -f 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed 

Hughes River at Macfarlan. 

h Computed from inside staff-gage reading.

Maximum

448 

3,360 

7,730

7,730

9,110 

11,200 

5,440 

3,940 

3,390 

18,700 

3,680 

99 

2,370

18,700

Minimum

6.0 

21

107

6.0

264 

350 

244 

97

114 

100 

70 

14 

17

6.0

Mean

23.8 

269 

1,065

593

2,581 

1,407 

1,140 

564 

868 

1,794 

583 

36.4 

238

878

Per square 

mile

0.053 

.595 

2.36

1.31

5.71 

3.11 

2.52 

1.25 

1.92 

3.97 

1.29 

.081 

.527

1.94

Runoff in 

inches

0.06 

.66 

2.72

17.82

6.58 

3.24

1.39 

2.21 

4.43 

1.49 

.09 

.59

26.37

13 (10:30 p.m.) 11,300 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (1:30 p.m.) 

t.; Mar. 21 (2:30 p.m.) 6,820 sec. -ft.; June 4 (8 p.m.) 

t. 

on basis of weather records and records for South Fork
HOCKING RIVER BASIN 207

Hocking River at Enterprise, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°33'S4", long. 82°28'30", in NW£ sec. 5, T. 14 N.,

K. 1Y W., at highway bridge at Enterprise, 4 miles downstream from Buck Run. Datum of

gage Is 723.5 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.--460 square miles. 

Records available. May 1931 to September 1950. 

Average discharge. 19 years, 470 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,820 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 13.67

feet); minimum, 48 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 0.37 foot).

1931-50: Maximum discharge, 25,200 second-feet Apr. 20, 1940 (gage height, 19.94

feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Aug. 19, 1932; minimum gage height, 0.36 foot Sept. 21,

1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Kevlslons (water years). W 873: 1938.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of lee effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 6 Jan. 7 to Sept. 3O

0.3 42 1.2 174 0.6 56

.5 59 2.0 358 .7 69

.6 70 2.8 570 .9 103

.8 100 1.3 185

Note. Same as following

table above 2.8 feet.

2.2 406 9.0 3,230

2.8 570 11.0 4,55

5.0 1,340 12.9 6,01

7.0 2,160

0

0

Discharge, in aecond-f eet , water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

53

50

49

52

62

60

60

58

58

54

52

51

57

53

52

52

51

53

51

50

51

51

53

50

50

51

51

51

63

60

73

Nov.

66

62

59

59

58

56

53

54

54

54

54

58

76

110

92

70

70

77

80

70

62

61

59

59

62

61

60

60

90

90

-

Dec.

80

70

63

61

58

57

61

*63

57

60

78

144

434

310

158

blOO

b!20

234

396

27O

213

176

148

122

100

117

141

160

146

131

119

Jan.

115

137

668

1,150

2,720

*4,620

*6,010

3,480

1,150

1,220

1,580

888

905

1,300

870

1,340

870

730

585

432

393

393

406

1,550

1,860

1,300

1,860

1,040

1,300

2,36O

1,700

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ......................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ........................

March ............................

April ........................

May ..............................

June .............................

July ..........................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,420

2,120

1,700

975

782

748

*800

63O

2.4OO

1,980

1,120

870

1,820

2,720

2,620

1,500

1,040

870

818

660

570

1,890

3,230

2,080

1,010

b700

b600

600

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,682

1,996

4,447

161,981

44,932

38,273

20,494

31,375

9,045

13,733

16,591

3,580

3,372

189,520

Mar.

630

b450

b350

b370

406

*393

380

380

342

294

367

500

800

730

542

472

432

458

380

480

1,900

1,860

1,660

1,040

782

630

6OO

1,080

730

570

486

Apr.

4,

4,

2,

1,

436

472

891

620

980

660

220

975

782

712

695

570

5OO

445

419

380

367

342

342

354

326

1,

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

73

110

434

5,440

6,010

3,230

1,900

4,980

500

1,700

3,230

432

449

6,010

299

090

820

120

74O

975

695

570

528

-

May

500

458

432

393

393

380

342

289

274

304

299

279

267

250

233

250

226

451

269

215

196

208

432

272

213

26O

236

196

187

174

167

Minimum

49

53

57

48

115

570

294

299

167

140

116

62

59

49

June

155

142

229

1,010

393

257

2O6

176

163

226

222

163

144

142

140

284

1,220

1,180

393

304

267

231

185

167

854

1,620

1,700

941

354

265

Mean

54.3

66.5

143

444

1,449

1,367

661

1,046

292

458

535

115

112

519

July

210

243

888

1,060

1,980

3,230

3,000

1,070

458

354

289

248

233

286

208

183

165

163

163

250

192

142

128

332

319

161

142

132

124

116

122

Aug.

432

203

134

114

107

101

89

87

83

99

118

138

103

83

83

413

126

90

87

90

80

72

69

68

64

64

62

64

74

69

114

Per square 

mile

0.118

.145

.311

.965

3.15

2.97

1.44

2.27

.635

.996

1.16

.250

.243

1.13

Sept.

99

126

165

99

75

68

61

60

62

64

69

89

235

122

79

68

62

59

65

71

291

449

208

130

105

89

82

77

74

69

Runoff in 

inches

0.14

.16

.36

13.10

3.63

3.09

1.66

2.53

.73

1.11

1.34

.29

.27

15.31

(base, 5,5OO sec.-ft.). Jan. 7 (3 a.n 

(8 a.m.) 5,52O sec.-ft.; July 6 (5 a.n

Peak discharge 

eo.-ft.; Apr. ...

* Winter discharge measurement made on this 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

6,820 sec.-ft.; Feb. 23 (4 a.m.) 3,860 

3,600 sec.-ft.
208 HOCKING RIVER BASIN

Hocking River at Athens, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, laX. 39°19'45", long. 82°05'17", at Mill Street Bridge, 

three-quarters of a mile east of "business section of Athens, Athens County, and 3j miles 

downstream from Margaret Creek. Datum of gage is 615.59 feet above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 944 square miles.

Kecords available.--May 1915 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 35 years, 1,017 second-feet.

.Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,200 second-feet Jan. 8 (gage height, 18.36 

feet); minimum, 56 second-feet Nov. 12, 13; minimum gage height, 2.54 feet Oct. 4. 

1915-50: Maximum discharge, 30,400 second-feet Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 23.0 

feet); minimum, 9 second-feet Oct. 11, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 26.7 feet In January 1907, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow slightly affected by mill above station.

ievisions (water years). W 523: 1918 (M), 1919(M), W 743: 1922(M). W 873: 1920, 1922, fTTTS: """ ------ - -- 1924-ZU, 1937. 1932. W 1143: 1933.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 12)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 7 Jan. 8 to Sept. 30

64

82

103

126

152

243

3.7 

4.1 

4.5 

5.5 

7.0 

9.0

439

660

935

1,580

2,520

3,520

11.0

13.0

15.5

17.0

18.1

4,590

5,970

8,320

10,300

12,500

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.7

78

118

167

262

416

4.0

5.0

6.5

10.0

13.0

574

1,260

2,140

3,940

5,970

Hote. Same as preceding 

table above 13.O feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

80 

71 

71 

71 

69

82 

86

86 

77 

77

77 

68 

68 

71 

73

69 

71 

71 

68 

68

66 

66 

66 

73 

71

69 

69 

68 

77 

80 

97

Nov.

95 

84

78 

77 

77

77 

77 

75 

69 

73

75 

73 

75 

92 

124

114

101 

97 

95 

101

101 

90 

84 

86 

92

84

86 

88 

105 

117

Dec.

119 

121 

101 

95 

90

84 

92 

84 

84 

86

92 

201 

1,100 

935 

459

261 

201 

314 

795 

732

488 

392 

348 

287 

236

230 

378 

499 

418 

340 

279

Jan.

250

279 

1,210 

2,680 

6,050

9,580 

12,500 

11, BOO 

5,360 

2,800

3,480 

2,400 

2,350 

2,700 

2,300

3,330 

2,890 

1,870 

1,510 

1,130

923 

853 

860 

2,450 

3,820

2,800 

4,670 

3,030 

2,200 

5,230 

5,890

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

i..... .......................

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

4,740 

*5,020 

4,420 

2,700 

1,870

1,570 

1,870 

1,630 

5,450 

6,210

3,080 

1,980 

2,400 

4,420 

5,730

3,960 

2,400 

1,870 

1,630 

1,450

1,230 

1,870 

5,890 

5,300 

2', 700

1,690 

1,360 

1,230

Secondfoot-days

2,276 

2,662 

9,941

325,518

109,195 

85,670 

47,546 

62,635 

22,350 

28,518 

29,907 

5,917 

7,376

413,993

Mar.

1,230 

1,100 

b700 

b750 

797

*775 

708 

715 

738 

581

797 

1,480 

2,090 

2,300 

1,420

1,160 

1,030 

1,060 

965 

1,060

4,360 

4,670 

4,120 

2,750 

1,870

1,450 

1,290 

1,630 

1,690 

1,230 

1,030

Apr.

930 

930 

1,810 

5,720 

9,440

7,780 

2,920 

2,040 

1,630 

1,360

1,320 

1,160 

1,000 

895 

811

752 

678 

635 

588 

635

608 

550 

953 

4,540 

3,180

3,180 

2,600 

1,630 

1,260 

1,100

Maximum

97 

124 

1,100

10,000

12,500 

6,210 

4,670 

9,440 

1,450 

3,080 

5,510 

678 

1,810

12,500

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 see. -ft.). Jan. 8 (4 a.m.

see. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice

day.

May

1,060 

930 

930 

888 

1,200

923 

853 

700 

588 

568

601 

550 

532 

488 

453

581 

498 

462 

664 

448

374 

358 

1,040 

916 

664

},450 

1,320 

1,000 

532 

421 

358

Minimum

66 

69 

84

62

250 

1,230 

581 

550 

358 

252 

196 

95 

99

66

June

335 

291 

335 

2,500 

1,510

693 

467 

374 

320 

343

930 

439 

320 

276 

252

827 

2,840 

3,080 

1,920 

881

615 

498 

399 

343 

541

1,810 

2,140 

1,870 

860 

509

Mean

73.4 

88.7 

321

892

3,522 

3,060 

1,534 

2,088 

721 

951 

965 

191 

246

1,134

July

387 

339

671 

1,130 

2,880

5,440

5,510 

2,940 

1,290 

825

615 

498 

581 

867 

556

395 

343 

309 

302 

378

562 

362 

280 

259 

604

412 

284 

255 

228 

209 

196

Aug.

245 

678 

351 

235 

196

179 

164 

154 

146 

149

164 

283 

259 

179 

167

167 

400 

193 

209 

162

154 

134

120 

116

112

99 

97 

97 

95 

101 

112

Per square 

mile

0.078 

.094 

.340

.945

3.73 

3.24

1.62 

2.21 

.764 

1.01 

1.02 

.202 

.261

1.20

13,200 sec. -ft.; Apr. 5 (4 p.m

Sept.

139 

141 

180 

218

141

114 

101 

99 

116

132

112 

141 

278 

347 

202

144

120 

116 

110 

114

154 

1,810 

846 

391 

266

206 

179 

164 

151 

144

Runoff in 

inches

0.09 

.10 

.39

12.81

4.30 

3.37 

1.87 

2.47 

.88 

1.13 

1.18 

.23 

.29

16.30

) 10,000
HOCKING RIVER BASIN 209

Clear Creek near Rockbridge, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°35'20", long. 82°34'40", inNE^sec. 20, T. 13 

W., H. 18 W., at highway bridge 2 miles upstream from mouth and 3 miles west of Rockbridge .

Drainage area. 87.7 square miles.

Kecords available. October 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. II years, 93.3 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,760 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 10.12 

feet); minimum, 8.0 second-feet Dec. 9 (gage height, 1.52 feet).

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 16,000 second-feet July 22, 1948 (gage height, 17.68 

feet,'from high-water mark in well), by slope-area method; minimum, 3.0 second-feet 

Dec. 29, 1947 (result of low temperature); minimum gage height, 0.75 foot Aug. 27, 1942.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 18, Feb. 23 to Apr. 3

Oct. 1 to Apr. 3 Apr. 4 to Sept. 30

1.8

1.9

2.1 

3.0

600

1,000

1,280

1.8

1.9

2.0

3.0 

4.2

298

600

1,000

1,350

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14

14

14

15

20

18

16

16

15

15

15

16

17

16

16

16

16

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

17

20

18

24

Nov.

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

15

16

17

17

28

31

22

19

20

23

20

19

18

17

17

18

19

17

17

18

27

23

-

Dec.

19

19

17

19

17

17

20

*19

17

19

26

46

77

43

b30

b25

28

74

69

50

41

37

31

b25

b20

28

33

30

28

27

26

Jan.

26

34

115

143

787

*1,260

645

238

143

216

159

126

167

194

130

236

128

123

102

85

79

79

81

536

264

387

296

167

498

346

238

Month

October ..........................

"'ovember .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

'"sbruary .........................

'Hrch ............................

April ............................

'Hy ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

Septembe r ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

259

456

227

156

134

150

*145

132

738

254

178

174

432

614

334

209

167

148

b!40

126

119

730

506

227

b!40

b!20

bllO

113

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

501

575

977

31,101

8,028

7,238

3,262

5,706

1,740

1,258

1,446

808

1,020

32,559

Mar.

115

b85

t>70

b75

b75

*77

77

77

62

60

79

92

130

100

90

83

77

79

68

108

220

205

167

137

115

106

113

207

121

100

92

Apr.

94

88

334

1,330

569

262

186

156

130

124

110

98

91

85

78

74

71

67

65

65

63

57

229

279

248

274

151

121

107

100

-

Maximum

24

31

77

1,500

1,260

738

220

1,330

94

172

206

247

208

1,330

May

94

89

85

78

76

76

65

61

57

69

63

63

55

53

53

53

47

45

42

38

40

55

74

45

38

42

40

37

35

32

40

Minimum

14

15

17

13

26

110

60

57

32

18

17

14

14

14

June

32

28

146

172

78

57

45

37

35

67

44

33

30

30

29

33

30

27

32

29

29

24

23

24

42

24

22

18

20

18

-

Mean

16.2

19.2

31.5

85.2

259

258

105

190

56.1

41.9

46.6

26.1

34.0

89.2

July

18

89

87

133

206

158

61

44

35

28

25

24

28

28

22

21

20

23

21

29

20

17

17

89

61

27

24

21

18

18

34

Aug.

42

23

18

17

17

15

15

14

14

18

17

17

14

14

16

247

37

24

23

22

18

17

16

14

14

14

14

14

17

18

28

Per square 

mile

0.185

.219

.359

.971

2.95

2.94

1.20

2.17

.640

.478

.531

.298

.388

1.02

Sept.

21

60

32

21

17

16

15

15

15

16

17

23

27

18

16

15

15

14

18

23

151

208

63

38

30

27

24

23

21

21

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.21

.24

.41

13.17

3.40

3.06

1.38

2.42

.74

.53

.61

.34

.43

13.77

Peak discharge (base, 1,900 sec.-ft.). Apr. 4 (1 a.m.) 2,760 se 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
210 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

South Fork New River near Jefferson, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°23'35", long. 81°24'35", 400 feet upstream from

bridge on State Highway 16, a quarter of a mile downstream from Bear Creek, and 4 miles

southeast of Jefferson, Ashe County. 

Drainage area. 207 square miles.

Hecords available. October 1924 to September 1926, July 1928 to September 1950. 

Average discharge. 23 years (1925-26, 1928-50), 426 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,750 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 5.96

feet, from graph based on partly estimated gage heights); minimum, 224 second-feet

Aug. 14 (gage height, 1.98 feet).

1924-26, 1928-50: Maximum discharge, 52,800 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height,

22.50 feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 26 second-feet Dec. 24, 1943 (result of low

temperature); minimum daily, 65 second-feet Sept. 9, 1925.

Maximum stage known prior to 1924, 18.0 feet July 15, 1916, from floodmarks as

witnessed by local resident (discharge, 35,200 second-feet). 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of fragmentary gage-height record, and

those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Records of chemical analyses and

water temperatures for the water year 1950 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4-31)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 22 Aug. 23 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

230

305

449

732

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

1,070

1,460

1,890

286

368

513

685

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.2

1,000

1,380

1,860

2,680

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

476 

460 

454 

444 

434

497 

769 

656 

564 

519

486 

470 

524 

581 

581

530 

547 

547 

491 

465

444 

424 

408 

393 

388

413 

408 

516 

840 

638 

1,540

Nov.

1,760 

1,890 

1,140 

888 

757

679 

627 

586 

558 

536

513 

497 

481 

486 

460

449 

439 

434 

424 

424

413 

398 

388 

388 

429

434 

393 

384 

476 

541

Dec.

429 

398 

374 

364 

355

350 

*355 

350 

341 

341

379 

470 

424 

398 

374

355 

336 

408 

519 

439

408 

403 

547 

581 

481

605 

1,040 

732 

604 

536 

491

Jan.

470 

449 

454 

444 

418

398 

388 

374 

360 

364

379 

379 

393 

379 

374

360 

360 

*384 

454 

598

470 

424 

393 

384 

364

355 

360 

403 

379 

398 

604

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

nber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary .

h.. ..........................

1 ............................

st ...........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

524 

497 

508 

454 

424

403 

508 

581 

524 

685

598

519 

491 

920 

1,440

867 

697 

609 

569 

519

486 

47C 

486 

454 

429

413 

379 

*388

Second 

foot-days

16,90 

18,27 

14,18

241,25

12,71 

15,84 

15,75 

11,02 

15,73 

12,95 

11,91 

11,69 

21,44

178,46

liar.

508 

513 

b400 

413 

393

384 

403 

470 

454 

413

388 

393 

486 

615 

491

470 

519 

481 

454 

460

685 

615 

575 

524 

497

460 

449 

935 

769 

604 

536

Apr.

508 

491 

465 

444 

508

476 

424 

408 

393 

379

379 

364 

355 

360 

341

341 

332 

332 

332 

332

323 

314 

318 

310 

301

314 

301 

285 

285 

314

Maximum

7 1,540 

-> 1,890 

7 1,040

2 5,470

3 604 

I 1,440 

7 935 

3 508 

3 1,350 

3 664 

i 604 

3 843 

7 2,660

5 2,660

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 sec. -ft. ) .--Sept. 9 (7 to £

May

364 

369 

444 

398 

328

332 

429 

379 

323 

305

323 

784 

794 

609 

1,350

923 

667 

553 

497 

444

424 

403 

388 

408 

403

374 

379 

581 

552 

486 

720

Minimum

388 

384 

336

318

355 

379 

384 

285 

305 

289 

285 

234 

338

234

June

621 

476 

444 

547 

627

470 

418 

388 

552 

664

558 

454 

388 

369 

379

384 

341 

318 

310 

341

604 

365 

460 

413 

346

393 

341 

305 

293 

289

Mean

54E 

60< 

45E

66]

41C 

56( 

SOS 

36f 

SOS 

43 

38' 

37" 

71.

48<

July

328 

285 

318 

297 

310

452 

491 

355 

305 

285

305 

355 

374 

388 

454

434 

558 

476 

393 

336

318 

393 

332 

350 

360

305 

552 

604 

434 

403 

364

Aug.

369 

341 

310 

297 

277

262 

251 

248 

240 

248

262 

248 

234 

234 

254

293 

297 

248 

281 

360

290 

763 

535 

368 

302

497 

691 

614 

625 

614 

843

Per sqnare 

mile

2.63 

2.94 

2.21

3.19

) 1.98 

2.73 

i 2.45 

i 1.78 

i 2.45 

' 2.09 

t 1.86 

1^82 

> 3.45

) 2.36

p.m.) 3,750 sec. -ft.

Sept.

2,070 

1,420 

875 

661 

557

487 

456 

598 

f2,660 

fl,720

940 

785 

797 

637 

568

513 

477 

456 

437 

418

395 

471 

546 

404 

372

359 

346 

338 

342 

342

Runoff in 

inches

3.04 

3.28 

2.55

43.33

2 '.85 

2.83 

1.98 

2.83 

2.33 

2.14 

2.10 

3.85

32.06

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
KAKAWHA RIVER BASIN 211

New River near Galax, Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°38'50", long. 80°58'45", at highway bridge 500 

reef downstream from Meadow Creek, 1 1/8 miles southwest of Old Town, and 3 miles southwest of Galax, Carroll County. Datum of gage is 2,208.04 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--1,131 square miles.

Records available.--November 1929 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--20 years (1930-50), 1,834 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,200 second-feet Nov. 2 (gage height, 4.88 

re'et); minimum, 892 sefond-feet Aug. 15 (gage height, 1.14 feet).

1929-50: Maximum discharge, 141,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 25.7 

feet, from floodmark), by computation of flow over dam at Fries, 6 miles downstream, and 

slope-area determination; minimum, 247 second-feet July 9, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Records of 

 Chemical analyses for the water year 1950 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Revisions ('water years). W 758: 1932(M). W 893: 1929(M), 1935(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-28;

1.1 840 2.2 3,160 

1.3 1,110 2.8 5,050 

1.5 1,430 4.5 11,500 

1.7 1,830

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

1,600 

1,470 

1,430 

1,430 

1,430

1,450 

1,810 

2,070 

1,830 

1,620

1,520 

1,470 

1,490 

1,620 

1,620

1,580 

1,510 

1,560 

1,520 

1,430

1,360 

1,330 

1,310 

1,260 

1,240

1,400 

1,450 

1,800 

3,570 

2,770 

5,940

Nov.

7,790 

11,300 

6,300 

4,220 

3,330

2,770 

E.460 

2,250 

2,070 

1,970

1,900 

1,830 

1,770 

1,790

1,770

1,640 

1,580 

1,560 

1,520 

1,520

1,520 

1,470 

1,410 

1,410 

1,680

1,850 

],620 

1,540 

2,120 

3,690

Dec.

2,770 

2,200 

1,880 

1,700 

1,620

1,540 

1,490 

1,490 

1,410 

1,400

1,510 

1,880 

1,810

1,720 

1,600

1,520 

1,430 

1,540 

2,020 

1,970

1,750 

1,660 

1,970 

2,600 

2,230

2,230 

3,690 

3,570 

2,770 

2,380 

2,120

Jan.

1,950 

1,850 

1,810 

1,810 

1,640

1,540 

1,510 

1,520 

1,450 

1,470

1,580 

1,60O 

1,640 

1,750 

1,810

1,790 

1,770 

1,790 

2,280 

3,750

3,330 

2,600 

2,250 

2,050 

1,830

1,700 

1,640 

1,770 

1,680 

1,900 

4,880

Month

Oc to 

Nove 

Oece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary

h ............................

1 ............................

st ........................

ember ..................... . .

ter year 1949-50 .,,......,..

Feb.

4,880 

5,400 

6,120 

4,380 

3,330

2,770 

2,680 

3.O8O 

2,880 

3,570

3,510 

2,990 

2,660 

2,940 

4, 710

3,970 

3,020 

2,570 

2,360 

2,170

1,970 

1,900 

1,970 

1,950 

1,750

1,660 

1,520 

1,490

Secondfoot-days

54,890 

79,65C 

61.47C

976,670

61,940 

84,20C 

67,330 

44.22C 

79,OOC 

71.27C 

47,84C 

40,079 

70,64C

762,529

Mar.

1,680 

2,170 

bl,650 

bl,550 

1,640

1,580 

1,560 

1,7OO 

1,720 

1,580

*1,520 

1,540 

1,770 

2,440 

2,380

2,150 

2,250 

2,1OO 

1,930 

1,880

2,570 

2,600 

2,570 

2,330 

2,170

2,000 

1,880 

4,000 

4,540 

3,250 

2,630

Apr.

2', 

1, 

1, 

1,

2, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1,

1,

1, 

1, 

1,

1,

Maximum

5,940 

11,300 

3,690

22,500

4,880 

6,120 

4,540 

2,280 

7,600 

5,760 

3,330 

2,330 

6,120

11,300

Peak discharge (base, 9,OOO sec. -ft.). Nov. 2 (3 a.m.)

280 

150 

97O 

830 

950

ooo

720 

620 

540 

490

450 

410 

360 

340 

310

290 

280 

260 

260 

290

310 

310 

260 

240 

200

260 

26O 

170 

120 

290

May

1,560 

1,930 

2,280 

2,250 

1,750

1,490 

1,450 

1,640 

1,450 

1,330

1,290 

1,450 

2,820 

2,490 

5,220

5,400 

3,600 

2,740 

2,230 

1,930

1,720 

1,600 

1,520 

1,640 

1,770

1,660 

1,900 

4,060 

5,930 

3,300 

7,600

Minimum

1,240 

1,410 

1,400

1,160

1,450 

1,490 

1,520 

1,120 

1,290 

1,400 

1,170 

905 

1,220

905

June

5,760 

3,940 

3,020 

2,880 

3,050

2,550 

2,100 

1,850 

1,790 

3,640

3,020 

2,280 

1,850 

1,68O 

1,600

1,720 

1,6OO 

1,430 

1,400 

1,470

1,750 

2,680 

3,640 

3,330 

2,330

2,020 

2,250 

1,750 

1,490 

1,400

Mean

1,771 

2,655 

1,983

2,676

1,998 

3,007 

2,172 

1,474 

2,548 

2,376 

1,543 

1,293 

2,355

2,089

July

1,430 

1,310 

1,240 

1,200 

1,280

1,660 

2,070 

1,580 

1,290 

1,180

1,360 

1,600 

1,450 

1,450 

1,560

1,700 

1,950 

1,660 

1,430 

1,280

1,170 

1,240 

1,430 

1,330 

1,260

1,220 

1,920 

3,330 

2,280 

1,600 

1,380

Aug.

1,330 

1,280 

1,240 

1.170 

1,O8O

998 

944 

918 

918 

944

998 

970 

931 

905 

905

1,030 

1,070 

1,010 

998 

1,290

1,100 

1,410 

2,250 

2,330 

1,510

1,240 

1,6OO 

2,000 

1,880 

1,950 

1,880

Per square 

mile

1.57 

2.35 

1.75

2.37

1.77 

2.66 

1.92 

1.30 

2.25 

2.10 

1.36 

1.14 

2.08

1.85

13,200 sec. -ft.

Sept.

4,140 

5,050 

3,750 

2,550 

1,970

1,680 

1,490 

1,490 

3,540 

6,120

4,880 

3,450 

3,940 

2,600 

2,070

1,770 

1,640 

1,560 

1,470 

1,400

1,330 

1,520 

2,120 

1,620 

1,340

1,260 

1,230 

1,22O 

1,220 

1,220

Runoff in 

inches

1.81 

2.62 

2.02

32.10

2.04 

2.77 

2.21 

1.45 

2.59 

2.34 

1.57 

1.31 

2.32

25.05

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

238383 O - 53 - 15
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

New River at Ivanhoe , Va.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat . 36°50'05", long. 80°57'10", at Ivanhoe, Wythe County,

 Zf~~mn.es upstream from Cripple Creek. Datum of gage Is 1,943.09 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. --1,340 square miles.

Records available. --December 1929 to September 1950.

Average discharge .--20 years (1930-50), 2,091 second-feet.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 second-feet Nov. 2 (gage height, 8.56

 feet) ; minimum, 481 second-feet Dec. 20 (gage height, 1.63 feet); minimum daily, 812 

second-feet Aug. 13.

1929-50: Maximum disoharee , 155,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 38.1 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet on basis of 

flood records for other stations or. New River; minimum, 92 second-feet Sept. 8, 1930 

(gage height, 0.89 foot); minimum daily, 184 second-feet July 28, 1930.

Remarks. --Records excellent. Flow regulated by power plants at Buck, 2^ miles above

 sTaTion, and at Byllesby, 5 miles above station. Records of chemical analyses for the 

water year 1950 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Revisions (water years). --W 783: 1932(M) .

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second -feet)

2.0 770 5.0

2.5 1,290 6.0

3.0 1,940 7.9

3.5 2,700

5,500

7,560

11,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,140

1,830

1,780

1,760

1,840

1,710

1,970

2,460

2,310

2,110

1,900

1,710

1,910

2,030

1,890

1,850

1,880

1,780

1,880

1,890

1,760

1,630

1,680

1,700

1,600

1,780

1,700

2,110

3,850

3,130

4,340

Nov.

7,350

11,900

7,140

4,930

3,640

2,950

2,840

2,650

2,240

2,130

2,320

2,160

2,080

2,060

2,120

2,060

1,720

1,990

1,800

1,700

1,86O

1,810

1,710

1,500

2,060

1,970

1,940

1,910

2,060

3,490

-

Dec.

3,080

2,420

2,220

1,920

1,900

1,730

1,800

1,700

1,800

1,980

1,440

2,3EO

2,040

1,970

1,960

1,760

1,670

2,060

2,290

2,100

2,160

1,890

2,160

2,700

2,550

2,430

3,520

3,620

3,310

2,780

2,340

Jan.

2,240

2,360

1,940

2,210

1,950

2,020

1,920

1.720

1,860

1,730

1,900

1,900

2,020

2,040

1,930

2,240

2,050

2,050

2,140

3,320

4,160

3,020

2,720

2,280

2,080

2,210

1,930

2,020

2,130

2,280

4,230

Month

October ....................

November .........................

December ...................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ....................

February ......................

March ........ .............

April .......................

May ..............................

June ... ........................

July .............................

August ........... .........

September ........ ...............

Water year 1949-50 .....

Feb.

5,100

4,890

fa, 100

5,200

3,960

3,360

2,670

3,220

3,240

3,410

3,900

3,420

3,070-

3,090

4,310

4,520

3,610

2,970

2,550

2,500

2,000

2,430

2,320

2,040

2,380

1,960

1,980

1,610

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

63,910

88,090

69,620

1,100,600

70,600

91,710

76,460

53 , 590

87,550

78,010

57,480

46,922

77,800

861,742

Mar.

2,040

2,020

2,160

1,960

2,040

1,870

2,020

1,970

2,000

1,94O

1,800

1,970

1,940

2,650

2,48O

2,480

2,520

2,480

2,330

2,330

2,700

3,130

2,950

2,610

2,530

2,340

2,340

3,200

5,140

3,550

2,970

Apr.

2,840

2,

2 ,

2,

560

290

580

2,100

2,560

2,

1,

1,

310

330

940

2,030

1,600

1,

1,

1,

700

360

500

1,660

1,470

1,

1,

1,

£00

570

too

1,630

1,500

1,

1,

1,

510

750

520

1,500

1,440

1,

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

4,340

11,900

3,620

23,100

4,230

6,100

5,140

2,840

6,930

5,300

3,620

2,660

6,100

11,900

560

370

290

620

May

2,270

2,100

2,950

2,720

2,220

1,820

1 , 800

1,700

1,920

1,810

1,620

2,040

2,390

2,810

4,050

5,900

4,610

3,440

2,520

2,410

1,900

2,080

1,860

1,800

2,040

2,080

2,180

4,350

5,050

6,930

4,180

Minimum

1,600

1,500

1,440

1,100

,720

,610

,800

,290

,620

1,520

1,260

812

1,400

812

June

5,300

4,540

5,370

3,190

3,230

2,960

2,340

2,220

2,170

3,590

3,020

2,710

2,300

1,900

1,710

2,130

1,830

1,850

1,750

1,520

1,950

2,380

3,420

3,710

2,750

2,290

2,410

2,120

1,730

1,620

-

Mean

2,062

2,936

2,246

3,015

2,277

3,275

2,466

1,786

2,824

2,600

1,854

1,514

2,593

2,361

July

,730

,70O

,720

,370

,830

,200

,150

,900

,57J

,470

,580

,720

,870

,740

,920

,970

,290

,990

,82O

,580

,390

,260

,760

,360

,530

,750

,800

,620

,230

,960

,700

Aug.

1,780

1,390

1,620

1,500

1,020

1,180

1,480

842

1,500

1,300

1,200

960

812

928

1,210

1,040

1,100

1,260

1,180

1,550

1,180

1,650

2,380

2,660

1,890

1,560

1,800

2,290

2,280

2,210

2,170

Per square 

mile

.54

.19

.68

.25

.70

.44

.84

.33

.11

.94

.38

.13

.94

1.76

Sept.

5,200

5,360

4,080

3,020

2,240

1,830

1,760

1,700

3,040

6,100

5,500

3,850

4,330

3,020

2,560

2,120

1,820

2,010

1,940

1,730

1,500

1,760

2,260

2,040

1,630

1,520

1,400

1,520

1,440

1,520

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.78

2.44

1.94

30.56

1.96

2.54

2.12

1.48

2.43

2.16

1.59

1.30

2.16

23.90

Peak discharge (base, 15,500 sec.-ft.). Nov. 2 (9 a.m.) 13,500 sec.-ft.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 213

New River at Allisonia, Va.

Location --Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°56', long. 80°45', a quarter of a mile downstream 

rrom Big Reed Island Creek and half a mile upstream from Allisonia, Pulaski County. 

Datum of gage is 1,848.36 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 2,202 square miles.

Records available.--September 1929 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--21 years, 3,069 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 second-feet Nov. 2 (gage height, 5.20 

reet, from high-water mark); minimum, 1,130 second-feet sometime during period Oct. 1-3 

(gage height, 1.26 feet, from recorded range in stage); minimum daily, 1,410 second-feet 

Aug. 13.

1929-50: Maximum discharge, 185,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 23.42 

feet), from rating curve extended above 43,000 second-feet on basis of flood records for 

other stations on New River; minimum, 412 second-feet Sept, 7, 1930 (gage height, 0.47 

foot); minimum daily, 453 second-feet Sept. 6, 1930.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

Fair. Plow regulated by power plants 25 miles above station. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1950 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Revisions (water years). W 823: 1936.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.4 1,35O 3.4 7,300 

1.8 2,100 4.6 12,800 

2.0 2,580 5.1 15,400 

2.6 4,430

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

IQ

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,900 

2,500 

2,300 

2,320 

2,550

2,340 

2,560 

2,990 

3,020 

2,700

2,590 

2,340 

2,680 

2,390 

2,530

2,610 

2,450 

2,340 

2,500 

2,500

2,400 

2,200 

2,200 

2,300 

2,000

2,400 

2,300 

3.0OO 

5,000 

4,OOO 

6.OOO

Nov.

10,000 

15,OOO 

9,OOO 

6,000 

5,000

4,000 

3,800 

3,500 

3,000 

2,800

3,OOO 

2,900 

2,800 

2,800 

2,800

2,700 

2,400 

2,600 

2,400 

2,440

2,600 

2,350 

2,590 

2,240 

2,650

2,760 

2,520 

2,720 

2,690 

4,840

Dec.

4,180 

3,380 

3,100 

2,680 

2,710

2,330 

2,610 

2,230 

2,260 

2,580

2,430 

4,460 

3,870 

3,480 

2,970

2,450 

2,620 

2,960 

3; 060 

2,940

2,930 

2,760 

3,010 

3,860 

3,580

3,360 

4,820 

5,060 

4,490 

3,910 

3,340

Jan.

3,130 

3,240 

2,890 

3,030 

2,640

2,740 

2,560 

2,47O 

2,570 

2,460

2,740 

2,850 

2,860 

3,200 

2,820

3,390 

3,060 

3,310 

3,6OO 

5,790

6,080 

4,66O 

4,080 

3,500 

3,100

3,190 

2,900 

2,860 

3,060 

3,660 

8,160

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ...........................

1. ............... ...........

ember ...... ..... ... .....

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

9,410 

10,700 

10,700 

8,420 

6,140

5,280 

4,460 

4,610 

4,780 

5,310

5,630 

5,260 

4,540 

4,560 

5,950

6,160 

4,980 

4,26O 

3,760 

3,760

2,920 

3,360 

3,340 

3,020 

3,160

2,890 

2,740 

2,540

Secondfoot-days

84.91C 

116.90C 

100, 42C

1,572,50C

106, 60C 

142, 64C 

109, 14C 

76.52C 

134, 70C 

110,59C 

89,12C 

70.13C 

97,56C

1,239,23C

Mar

2,820 

2,790 

3,22O 

2,480 

2,760

2,790 

2,820 

2,640 

2,700 

2,510

2,490 

2,900 

2,610 

3,690 

3,440

3,650 

3,400 

3,460 

3,380 

3,150

4,010 

4,570 

4,400 

3,980 

3,720

3,510 

3,200 

5,140 

7,300 

5,390 

4,220

Apr.

4,040 

3,590 

3,480 

3,250 

3,180

3,500 

2,980 

2,780 

2,730 

2,810

2,710 

2,350 

2,450 

2,260 

2,230

2,300 

2,310 

2,340 

1,870 

2,200

2,230 

2,210 

2,320 

2,010 

2,250

2,100 

2,100 

1,940 

1,870 

2,130

Maximum

6,000 

15,000 

5.O6O

30,800

8,160 

1O.7OO 

7,300 

) 4,040 

9,830 

9,720 

8,030 

3,760 

6,640

15,OOO

Peak discharge (base, 17,500 sec. -ft.). No peak above

May

3,180 

3,400 

5,640 

4,850 

3,750

2,930 

2,730 

2,590 

2,760 

2,530

2,380 

3,020 

4,230 

4,260 

7,720

8,870 

6,480 

4,820 

3,800 

3,220

2,850 

2,820 

2,650 

2,860 

2,740

2,950 

3,390 

6,690 

8,500 

6,260 

9,830

Minimum

2,ooo 

2,240 

2,230

1,680

2,460 

2,540 

2,480 

1,870 

2,380 

2,320 

1,86O 

1,410 

1,880

1,410

June

9,720 

6,700 

4,810 

4,720 

4,450

4,290 

3,380 

3,160 

2,850 

4,080

4,890 

3,660 

3,110 

2,700 

2,570

2,670 

2,680 

2,490 

2,430 

2,320

2,820 

3,360 

4,450 

4,720 

3,810

3,340 

3,040 

2,580 

2,470 

2,320

Mean

2,739 

3,897 

3,239

4,308

3,439 

5,094 

3,521 

2,551 

4,345 

3,686 

2,876 

2,262 

3,252

3,395

July

2,310 

2,110 

2,830 

1,940 

3,380

3,510 

3,450 

2,880 

2,190 

2,230

2,150 

2,220 

2,700 

2,340 

2,480

2,770 

3,190 

2,540 

2,420 

2,180

1,960 

1,860 

2,300 

2,130 

2,140

2,160 

3,300 

8,030 

6,890 

3,680 

2,850

Aug.

2,870 

2,340 

2,360 

2,400 

1,720

1,880 

1,820 

1,600 

1,650 

2,210

1,820 

1,690 

1,410 

1,450 

1,690

2.O2O 

2,080 

2,040 

1,820 

2,300

2,060 

2,250 

3,140 

3,760 

3,050

2,360 

2,020 

3,390 

2,940 

3,200 

2,790

Per square 

mile

1.24 

1.77 

1.47

1.96

1.56 

2.31 

1.60 

1.16 

1.97 

1.67 

1.31 

1.03 

1.48

1.54

base.

Sept.

3,700 

6,220 

5,520 

4,180 

2,960

2,450 

2,450 

2,200 

3,030 

6,640

6,450 

5,250 

5,060 

3,850 

3,070

2,800 

2,110 

2,680 

2,400 

2,080

2,150 

2,370 

3,170 

2,790 

2,340

2.OOO 

1,980 

1,880 

1,9OO 

1,880

Runoff in 

inches

1.43 

1.98 

1.70

26.55

1.80 

2.40 

1.84 

1.29 

2.27 

1.86 

1.51 

1.19 

1.65

20.92

Note. No gage-height record Oct.1-3, Oct. 19 to Nov. 18; discharge computed on basis of recorded 

range In stage, high-water mark, weather records, and records Cor New River at Ivanhoe, Reed Creek 

at Grahams Forge, and Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

New River at Radford, Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°08', long. 80°34', at Radford, Montgomery County, 

a,UUU feet downstream from bridge on 0. S. Highway 11, 5 miles downstream from Little 

River, ant 5^ miles downstream from Claytor Dam. Datum of gage is 1,712.36 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 2,748 square miles.

Kecoras available. August 1939 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. Octo-

 ber 1'JUV to September 1915 (revised records) in Bulletin 31, Virginia Geological Survey. 

August 1898 to September 1907, published in reports of Geological Survey and Bulletins 

3 and 10 of the Virginia Geological Survey, believed to be unreliable because of doubtful gage-height record. Gage-height records collected at same site since 1895, but at 

different datum, are contained in reports of TJ. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.--19 years (1907-15, 1939-50), 3,877 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes. maximum discharge during year, 15,200 second-feet Nov. 2 (gage height, 5.58

 feet); minimum, 503 second-feet May 20 (gage height, 1.44 feet); minimum daily, 1,820

second-feet Apr. 29, Aug. 12.

1907-15, 1939-50: Maximum discharge, 218,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height,

35.96 feet), from rating curve extended above 73,000 second-feet on basis of records

for other stations on New River and flow over Claytor Dam (computed by Appalachian

Electric Power Co.); minimum, 165 second-feet Aug. 25, 27, 1944 (gage height, 1.08 feet);

minimum daily, 550 second-feet Aug. 22, 1911.

Floods of Sept. 15, 1878, and July 16, 1916, reached stages of 37.4 and 35.7 feet,

respectively, at site and datum used by Geological Survey 1904-7, from reports of U. S.

Weather Bureau. 

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Flow regulated by Claytor Reservoir (capacity, 224,000 acre-feet). Some additional

regulation at low flow by dam and power plant on Little River, half a mile above mouth.

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1950 are given

in Water-Supply Paper 1186. 

Cooperation.--Records of contents of Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electriv.

Powewer Co. 

Revisions (water years). W 953: 1940-41. See also Records available.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,570

2,460

3,140

3,780

3,100

3,040

3,580

2,990

2,840

3,430

2,920

2,910

3,260

2,930

3,060

2,920

3,4OO

2,550

2,920

2,840

2,390

2,760

2,040

2,570

2,940

2,160

2,78O

4,410

7,620

5,440

8,470

Nov.

10,700

13,600

12.1OO

9,960

8,460

5,570

4,500

3,760

3,670

2,920

2,300

3,720

3,420

3,500

3,180

3,150

3,170

3,240

2,860

2,350

3,650

3,070

2,560

2,440

3,950

3,430

2,520

3,770

4,190

5,330

-

Dec.

5,060

4,260

3,740

3,740

3,66O

4,410

2,690

2,740

2,480

2,060

2,440

6,020

6,450

5,710

4,060

3,440

2,170

2,O6O

5,460

4,500

3 , 580

3,990

3,130

4,080

3,150

4,890

6,860

6,810

4,760

4,290

3,970

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April... ...............

May.. ..................

June ...................

July... ................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 194S-50 . .

Jan.

3,570 3,"

4,2

4,

50

30

60

4,320

4,310

3,4

2,(

3,5

00

)60

90

3,120

3,210 3,"

3,]

2,:

90

60

20

2,890

4,610

4,'

4,C

3,C6,:

)70

40

)30

90

4,600

4,E

4, c

4,t

10-

80

60

3,840

3,420

4,3

3,t

2,E

5,f

80

70

80

JOO

8,560

Feb.

11,000

12 , 000

11,000 10,000

9,000

8,000

7,000

6,000

6,000

5,000

5,500

5,50O

6,OOO

7,000

8,000

7 , 000

6,OOO

5,500

5,OOO

4,5OO

4,000

3,200

3,200

3,OOO

3,500

4,000

3,500

3,580

_

_

-

Mar.

3,920

3,380

3,840

2,650

2,640

3,200

3,450

3,660

2,560

2,680

2,350

2,180

3,220

4,260

3,620

4,2OO

3,960

2,930

3,O6O

4,560

4,5OO

5,O2O

6,7OO

5,850

5,520

3,760

3,330

6,350

8,650

6,260

5.850

Apr.

4,920

3,430

3,920

4,000

4,060

3,780

3,280

2,860

2,820

3,480

4,000

3,540

3,440

3,180

2,340

2,360

3,300

3,600

3,170

3,130

3,010

2,180

2,140

2,410

3,110

3,180

3,280

1,960

1,820

2,340

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

104,220

141,040

126,660

1,921,040

126,920

172,980

128,110

94,040

158,450

128,650

112,560

87,420

109,510

1,430,560

Maximum

8,470

13,600

6,860

2 7, BOO

8,560

12,000

8,650

4,920

12,700

12,500

11,200

5,010

8,0 0

13,600

Minimum

2,040

2,300

2,060

2,040

2,06O

3,000

2,180

1,820

2,230

2,250

1,890

1,820

1,980

1,820

Mean

3,362

4,701

4,O86

5,263

4,O94

6,178

4,133

3,135

5,111

4,288

7,631

2,820

3,650

4,084

May

2,750

2,420

5,320

5,680

5,820

4,120

2,710

3,560

2,980

2,790

2,230

4,150

5,360

4,240

9,340

10,100

9,100

5,020

3,570

3,280

2,720

4,230

3,200

3,880

3,990

2,650

2,720

8,660

11,400

7,760

12,700

June

12,500

8,190

6,800

6,040

4,160

4,O20

3,950

3,520

3,000

5,490

5,340

4,680

3,600

2,620

2,900

3,610

2,25O

2,440

2,980

3,700

3,600

4,360

5,860

4,640

2,820

4,100

3,320

2,690

3,130

2,340

-

Change In contor Reservoir 

(equivalent, 

second -feet)

-86

+35

-88

+2

+47

-74

+46

-63

+257

+44

+11

-100

+54

+7

July

3

2

3

2

3

6

5

2

2

3

3

3

3

2

3

3

3

3

3

2

1

2

2

2

2

3

11

9

3

4

Adju

Mean

3,276

4,736

3,998

5,265

4,141

6,104

4,179

3,u72

5,368

4,332

3,642

2,720

3,704

4,091

240

170

200

OOO

840

410

130

480

280

170

280

350

130

470

200

160

870

440

340

740

910

890

100

3OO

540

560

16O

200

380

960

660

Aug.

3,260

3,100

2,800

2,960

2,180

1,980

2,720

2,920

2,330

2,OOO

2,000

1,820

1,860

2,680

2,410

2,3OO

2,O40

2,140

2,390

2,070

2,340

3,360

3,310

4,410

3,150

3,020

2,530

4,780

5,010

4,140

3,410

Sept.

6,450

6,670

3,160

2,130

3,110

2,900

4,100

3,160

5,260

7,24O

8,060

5,130

5,900

4,050

3,470

3,240

2,O4O

3,070

3,810

3,170

2,980

2,130

1,980

1,980

2,960

2,560

2,520

2,170

2.O1O

2 , 100

-

sted for change In

Per square

mile

1.19

1.72

1.45

1.92

1.51

2 . 22

ll52

1.12

1.95

1.58

1.33

.990

1.35

1.49

Runoff in 

inches

1.37

1.92

1.67

25.98

1.74

2.31

1.75

1.25

2.25

1.76

1.53

1.14

1.51

2O.20

peak above ba

on basis of recorded 

Glenlyn.

range In stage,
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 215

New River at Eggleston, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°17'22", long. 80°37'01", at highway bridge at 

Eggleston, Giles County, 2 miles downstream from Spruce Run. Datum of gage is 

1,615.59 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 2,941 square miles.

Records available.--October 1914 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--36 years, 3,933 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,800 second-feet Nov. 2 (gage height, 8.78 

feet); minimum, 910 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 2.80 feet); minimum daily, 1,820 

second-feet Apr. 29.

1914-50: Maximum discharge, 219,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 41.16 

feet), from rating curve extended above 35,000 second-feet on basis of flood records 

for other stations on New River; minimum, 536 second-feet Oct. 13, 1941 (gage height, 

2.29 feet); minimum daily, (335 second-feet July 20, 21, Sept. 28, 1926.

Flood of 1878 reached a stage of about 40 feet (discharge, about 209,000 secondfeet) .

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow regulated bj Claytor Reservoir (capacity, 224,000 

arre-feet), 30 miles above station. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 

1350 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Cooperation. Records of contents of Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric 

Fower Co.

Revisions (water years). W 893: 1916(M).

Rating table s, water years 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

discharge, in aeeond-feet)

Oct. 1 to May 31

3.5 1,750

3.9 2,350

5.0 4,520

6.0 7,000

7.0 9,900

8.5 14,800

June 1

3.5 1,700

4.0 2,410

4.6 3,500

5.2 4,850

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

3,400

2,940

2,840

3,830

3,630

3,300

3,180

3 , 560

3,200

3,240

3,630

2,880

3,480

3 , 100

2,850

5,510

3,440

2,980

2,670

3,200

2,530

2,550

2,630

2,550

2,750

2,610

2,720

3,650

6,810

6,600

8,270

Nov.

11,500

14,800

12,800

11,200

8,970

6,760

5,290

3,840

4,070

3,600

2,580

3,070

3,930

3,940

3,540

3,360

2,920

3,500

2,950

2,720

3,610

3,240

2,870

2,260

3,870

3,560

2,960

3,660

3,740

5,260

-

Dec.

5,590

5, 100

3,480

4,170

3,830

4,390

3,390

2,920

2,470

2,520

2,080

5,700

7,010

6,460

4,920

3,620

2,93O

2,450

4,360

4,900

4,250

4,110

3,810

3,620

4,560

3,600

7,450

7,260

6,110

4,470

4,400

Month

October. ........ .^ .....

November ...............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January ................

February. ..............

March. ............... r ,

April. .................

May. ...................

June. ..................

July...................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 ..

Jan.

3,930

3,9

4,4

4,2

70

10

20

4,440

4,760

3,8

2,8

3,8

60

80

90

3,320

3,310

3,9

3,2

3,2

90

90

30

3,320

3,660

5,1

3,9

4.3

60

90

00

5,080

5,960

4,5

5,3

4,9

40

70

SO

4,370

3,540

4,2

4,1

3,5

4,4

30

20

40

50

8,940

Secondfoot-days

108,530

150,370

135,930

2,093,900

133,050

193,310

135,890

99 580

170^820

138,840

116,630

92,860

115,480

1,591,290

Feb.

10,500

14,500

13,800

12,100

11,200

9,060

8,510

6,320

6,460

5,640

6,140

6,050

6,460

7,100

8,520

7,880

6,280

6,030

5,120

5,160

4, SCO

3,410

3,570

3,090

3 , 900

4,260

3,790

3,960

-

-

-

Mar.

4,06O

3,460

3,720

3,130

2,880

3,230

3,690

3,760

3,130

2,880

2,600

2,510

2,860

4,320

4,220

3,800

4,340

3,400

3,480

3,720

5,180

5,150

6,280

7,420

5,780

4,770

3,800

4,820

9,770

7,070

6,660

Apr.

4,910

4,320

4,580

4,040

4,270

4,300

3,440

3,230

2,900

3,580

4,240

3,620

3,600

3,370

2,960

2,300

2,960

4,120

3,380

3,020

3,100

2,560

2,080

2,500

3,080

3,200

3,520

2,460

1,820

2,120

-

Observed

Maximum

8 , 270

14,800

7, 450

27,000

8,940

14,500

9,770

4,910

12,800

]3,400

11 , 200

6,220

9 , 080

14,800

Minimum

2,530

2,260

2,080

1,960

2 880

3^090

2,510

1, 820

2,530

2 , 270

2,040

1, 880

1,860

1,820

Mean

3,501

5 012

4! 385

5,737

4,292

6,904

4,384

3 319

5^510

3 , 762

2,995

3,849

4,360

May

3,090

2,730

6,470

6,400

6,570

5,490

3,390

3,740

3,440

3,000

2,530

3,020

5,580

5,570

8,180

11,200

9,900

6,990

4,100

3,560

3,360

4,310

3,440

3,560

4,310

3,050

3,180

6,760

IE, 100

9,000

12,800

June

13,400

9,900

7,710

7,050

4,160

4,850

4,280

3,640

3,140

4,120

7,240

5,290

3,900

2,650

3,120

3,470

2,710

2,270

2,930

3,970

3,390

4,320

5,760

6, 140

3,230

3,860

3,810

2,660

3,290

2,580

-

Change in contents in Claytor Reservoir

(equivalent, 

second-feet)

-86

+35

-88

+E

+47

-74

+46

-63

+257

+44

+11

-100

+54

+7

July

3,

2,

3,

2,

2,

6,

6,

3,

? s

2,

150

270

110

300

800

220

510

D20

260

220

3,080

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

560

150

680

600

930

480

740

430

590

480

240

340

210

2,310

2,520

3,

10,

11,

4,

480

200

200

770

5,080

Aug.

3,980

3,020

3,110

3,030

2,330

2,270

2,470

3,190

2,240

2,330

1,930

2,100

1,880

2,240

2,540

2,510

2,220

2,080

2,700

2,320

2,330

3,330

3,060

5,250

3,880

2,960

2,910

4,070

6,220

4,900

3,460

Sept.

5,060

8,540

4,380

2,750

3,060

3,080

2,880

4,570

3,360

7,460

9,080

7,200

5,190

5,160

3,800

3,070

2,510

2,960

3,310

4,060

3,140

2,510

1,980

2 , 060

2,800

2,710

2,440

2,390

2,110

1,860

-

Adjusted for change in

Mean

5 415

c * 047

4^297

5,733

4 539

6,830

4,430

3,256

5,767

4,672

3,773

2,895

3,903

4,367

Per square 

mile

1.16

1.72

1.46

1.95

1 . 48

2.32

1 51

1.11

1.96

1 . 28

.984

1.33

1.48

Runoff in 

inches

1.34

1 92

1.68

26.49

1.71

2.42

1.74

1.24

2 . 26

1.77

1.48

1.13

1.48

20.17

Peak discharge (base, 21,000 peak above base.
216 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

New River at Glenlyn, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37 0 22'20", long. 80°51'45", at highway bridge and 

power plant at Glenlyn, Giles County, a third of a mile upstream from East River. Datum of gage is 1,489.76 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--3,768 square miles.

Records available.--August 1927 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--33 years, 5,024 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,600 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 9.09 

reet); minimum, 1,750 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.95 feet); minimum daily, 

2,380 second-feet Aug. 14.

1927-50: Maximum discharge, 226,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 27.50 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 770 second-feet Sept. 8, 1930; minimum daily, 

820 second-feet Sept. 8, 1930.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Claytor Reservoir (capacity, 224,000 acrereet), 55 miles above station. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1950 

are given in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Cooperation.--Records of contents of Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric 

rower uo.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 2 Feb. 3 to Sept. 3O

3.3 2,580

3.6 3,300

4.0 4,400

4.6 6,36O

6.2 13,200

7.0 17,100

8.0 22,500

8.8 27,600

3.2 2,210

3.5 2,900

4.0 4,250

4.8 6,910

5.6 10,100

7.O 16,8OO

8.0 22,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day Oct. Nov. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

4,140

3,670

3,190

3,860

4,520

3,840 

3,830 

4,39O 

3,810 

3,620

4,O4O 

3,760 

3,670 

3,940 

3,760

4,040

3,610

4,160

3,270

3,670

3,52O 

3,100 

3,550 

2,710

3,280

3, 700

2,920

3,710

6,430

8,340

8,570

14,200 

2O,800 

16,100 

13,700 

1O,800

9,.660 

6,790 

5,530 

4,970 

4,'720

4.OOO 

3,470 

4,930 

4,320 

4,480

4,230

3,990

3,960

4,100

3,820

3,180

4,430

3,890

3,410 

3.4OO

4,930 

4,560 

3,490 

5,O60

6,750

7,500

6,470

5,620

4,940

4,740

4,750

5,320

3,730

3,540

3,570

3,110 

7,070 

10,600 

9,920 

7, BOO

6,140 

5,350 

3,990 

3,9OO 

6,990

6,100 

5,090 

5,710 

5,O6O 

6,090

4,850

7,790

9.310

8,660

6,480

6,120

5,680 

5,270 

5,080 

5,54O 

5,540

5,600 

5.7OO 

4,600 

3,35O 

5,040

4,420

4,510

5,150

5,060

4,920

4,920

6,930

6,140

7,180

6,090

6,330

5,460

4,940

5,680

5,290

4,770

13,700

18.6OO 

27,600 

22,400 

17,400 

14,800

11,800

11,300

8,640

8,100

7,700

,060 

,83O 

,750 

,350 

,940

,630

,760

,930

,790

,860

,760

,950

,320

,590

,330

,890

,820

,590

,910

,170

,810

,690

,610

,260

,240

,560

,520

,600 

,420 

,090 

,820 

,76O

,820

,65O 

,260 

,510 

,510

, 650 

,44O 

,550 

,430 

,680

,310

,O7O

,300

12,300

9,29O

8,250

6,650

6,510

4,820

5,120

5,330

5,100

4,720

4,610

3,870

3,660

4,650 

4,660 

4,360 

4,310 

4,O40

3,180 

3,050 

4,44O 

4,370 

3,490

3,780 

3,810 

2,780 

E.91O 

3,110

3,880

3,990

3,820

2,610

2,620

3,710

4,140

12,500

12,600

9,460

8,04O 

6,1OO 

4,560 

4,960 

4,380

4,070 

3,620 

6,200 

7,400 

8,58O

14,800

12,100

9,850

5,820

5,180

4,900

4,230

4,830

4,330

5,050

4,64O

4,180

7,320

13,100

11,700

12,700

16,300

12,4OO

9,320

8,67O

6,110

5,820

5,140

4,980

4,530

4,100

7,620

6,010

4,930

4,300

3,350

3,750

4,470

2,990

3,220

5,430

5,230

5,920

6,950

7,790

5,530

3,940 

5,160 

4, ISO 

3,360 

3,830

2,940

3,840

2,790

3,760

2,820

5,66O 

6,860 

5,030 

2,960 

2,900

2,730 

4,040 

3,860 

3,900 

4,O40

2,910

3,740

4,480

3,710

3,740

4,260

3,720

2,650

2,570

2,880

3,140 

4,310 

10,000 

14,30O 

7,830 

5,430

5,320

4,130

4,040

3,630

3,780

2,870

2,520

3,320

3,530

2,880

2,620

2,740

2,500

2,380

3,160

2,990

3,070

2,640

2,720

4,140

3,020

3,580

4,100

5,300

5,200

3,68O 

3,840 

3,270 

6,150 

5,920 

4,630

4,390

8,930

5,790

4,160

2,720

3,740

3,510

4,560

3,720

6,450

9,020

7,740

5,390

6,180

4,460

4,000 

3,860 

2,580 

3,600 

4,41O

3,700

5,700

3,160

2,890

2,630

3,600

3,110

3,100

2,580

2,600

Secondfoot-days Maximum Minimum Mea

Change in contents in Claytor Reservoir 

(equivalent, 

second-feet)

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

October. . 

November. 

December.

126,620

191,670

186,310

8,57O 

2O,8OO 

1O.6OO

2,710

3,180

3,110

4,O85

6,389 

6.O1O

3,999

6,424

5,922

1.06

1.70

1.57

1.22

1.90

1.81

Calendar year 1949 .. 2,658,580 31,600 2,710 7,284 +2 7,286

January... 

February.. 

March.....

April.....

May.......

June......

July......

August.. . .

Sepbember.

181,130

266,490

174,160

124,250

225,050

175,300

137,800

113,670

130,280

13,700

27,600

12,300

6,650

14,800

16,300

14.3OO

6,150

9,020

3,350

4,320

3,090

2,610

3,620

2,990

2,570

2,380

2,580

5,845

9,518

5,618

4,142

7,260

5,843

4,445

3,667

4,343

+47

-74 

+46

-63

+257

+44

-HI 

-1OO 

+54

5,890

9,444

5,664

4,079

7,517

5,887

4,456

3,567

4,397

.947

1.17

Water year 1949-50 ..2,032,730 27,600 2,380 +7 5,576

Peak discharge (base, 24,000 see.-ft.). Feb. 2 (3 p.m.) 29,60O sec.-ft.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 217

New River at Bluestone Dam, W. Va.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°38'35", long. 80°53'0i)", a quarter of a mile

 downstream from Bluestone Darn, Summers County, 0.7 mile upstream from Greenbrier River, 

and C miles upstream from Hinton. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at mouth of Greenbrier River 0.7 mile downstream from base gage. Datum of both gages is 1,360.00 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1939 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area. 4,604 square miles.

Records available . July 1947 to September 1950. December 1923 to June 1947 at site l.J 

miles upstream, published as New River near Hinton.

Average discharge. --27 years (1923-50), 5,578 second- feet (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33,000 second-feet Feb. 3; maximum gage height,

 17775 feet Feb. D (backwater from Greenbrier River); minimum daily, 2,300 second-feet

1923-50: Maximum discharge, 232,000 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 21.0 

feet, from f loodmarks , present site arid datum), by slope-area method; minimum, 10 

second-feet (estimated) Aug. 30, 1948; minimum daily, 720 second-feet Aug. 27,' 1925. 

Floods of Apr. 21 and May 23, 1901, reached a stage of 24.2 feet, former site and 

datum (discharge, 234,000 second- feet) . Flood of 1878 probably reached a higher stage. 

Remarks. --Records good. Flow regulated since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir and since 1949 by

Bluestone Reservoir (combined capacity, 856,500 acre-feet). 

Cooperation. --Record cf contents of Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric

 Power Co. and record of contents of Bluestone Reservoir furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years ) . --W 713: 1925(M). W 783: Drainage area. W 893: 1930(M), '

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of backwater from Greenbrier River 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 7 to Jan. 31, May 5 to July 16)

Oct. 1 to July 16 July 16 to Sept. 30

7.5 

7.9 

8.3 

9.0

2,170

3,000

4,790

8,250

9.5

10.0

11.0

11.5

11,300

15,400

27,000

33,000

7.9

8.0 

8.5

2,130

2,480

4,850

9.0

9.5

10.0

7,600

10,800

15,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

3,930

3,550

3,290

3,650

4,170

3,580

3,520

3,820

3,420

3,390

3,860

3,520

3,420

3,760

3,520

3,580

3,450

4,000

3,130

3,260

3,450

2,790

3,160

2,760

3,100

3,420

2,790

3,620

5,860

8,090

9,250

Nov.

13, 100

22,200

22,800

18,200

13,500

11,000

8,250

6,600

5,420

5,100

4,630

3,900

4,110

4,670

4,710

4,540

4,340

4,080

4,230

4,000

3,680

4,150

4, 110

3,760

3,900

5,510

5,460

4,630

4,880

6,350

-

Dec.

7,700

7,450

6,350

5,320

5, 190

5,010

5,230

4,540

3,960

3,720

3, 100

7,800

14,000

13,500

11,000

8,520

6,650

5,950

5,460

6,700

6,950

6,450

6,600

6,950

6,950

6,600

7,200

9,700

9,700

8,250

6,950

Month

October. .......... ....

November. ......... ....

December. ......... ....

Calendar year 1349 . .

January. ..........

February. ......... ....

March. ......... ......

April ..................

May..... .... .... ....

June ...................

July. ..................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

6,

6,

6,

6,

600

1OO

000

200

6,150

6,

6,

5,

4,

200

200

650

830

5,230

5,320

5,

6,

7,

420

700

200

7,450

7,200

7,

8,

8,

7,

380

520

250

580

9,400

8,

7,

7,

BOO

700

700

7,200

6,600

6,

6,

6,

6,

350

250

LOP

30O

k!4, 700

Feb.

k24,600

k30,500

k32,700

k32 , 000

25,800

17,600

12,800

11, 300

9,100

9,100

10,000

9,700

9,100

9,100

9,400

10,000

9,100

8,250

7,450

6,450

6,200

5,510

4,830

4,790

4 , 380

4, 830

5,050

4, -10

_

-

Mar.

4,830

5,280

5,010

5,010

4,540

4,150

4,300

4,630

4,750

4,270

3,900

3,760

4, 000

5,190

6, 700

6,500

6,250

6,500

6,050

5,850

6,950

7,980

8,520

10,000

9,700

8,520

6, 950

7,200

11,000

12,400

10,000

Apr. May

8,800 3.100

7,450

5,050

5,230

5,050

5, 510

5, 320

5,190

10,200

1^,000

13,100

y,700

7.980

4,460, 5,510

4,4601 5.510

4, 080

4, 500

5,280

4,270

4,670

4,190

3,650

2,910

3,650

5,230

4,270

3,650

3,860

3,320

2,640

3,160

3,760

4,150

4,230

3,320

2,300

Observed

Secondfoot days

120,110

215,810

220,250

2,885,090

217,680

334,350

200,690

132,420

254,710

211,430

164,060

121,260

142,770

2,335,540

Maximum

9,250

22 , 800

14,000

30,600

14,700

32,700

12,400

8,800

17,000

15,400

14,200

6,340

9,450

32,700

Minimum

2,760

3, 680

3,720

2,450

4,830

4,380

3,760

2,300

3,100

3,760

2,620

2,340

2,700

2,300

Mean

3 875

7J194

7,105

7,904

7,022

11, 940

6,474

4,414

8,216

7,048

5,292

3 912

4^759

6_,399

5,050

4,880

4,300

5,610

8, 520

8,250

14,000

14,900

12,700

8,250

5,900

5,280

4,790

5,510

4,670

5,100

6,350

5,460

7,700

13,100

14, 4OO

12,700

June

15,400

14,900

12,400

9, 700

8, 800

5,850

6,550

5,370

5,190

4, 630

6,350

8,250

6,300

5,230

3,960

4,270

4,830

4,630

3,760

5,770

7,700

9,100

10,000

10,000

7,980

5,010

5,230

5,'700

4,230

4,340

Change in 

reservoir

contents 

(equivalent, 

second-feet H

-91

-5

-103

+4

4-328

-419

+126

-36

+333

-44

-14

+2

+9

+10

July

4

3

3

3

3

4

8

7

4

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

3

4

5

4

3

4

3

2

2

4

10

7

14

13

6

Adju

Mean

3, 784

7 , 189

7,002

7,908

7,350

11,520

6,600

4,378

8,549

7,004

5,278

3,914

4,768

6,409

,080

,680

,820

,760

,960

,630

,520

,200

,040

,060

,260

,000

Aug.

6,280

5,100

3,530

4,400

4,010

3,670

2,750

2, 980

4,900

3,300

2,800

2.620

,830 2,340

,080| 2,480

, 790 | 2,75O

, 180 3,620

,810

,750

,350

,300

,810

,650

,620

,620

,750

,450

,800

,360

,200

,200

,500

4,060

3,340

2,620

3,530

4,150

2,980

4,850

4,150

6,230

4,850

3,620

3,810

4,850

6,340

4,350

Sept.

6,780

6,450

8,800

5,150

3,860

3,160

4,100

3,860

5,300

4,750

8,200

9,450

7,180

6,280

5,620

4,200

3,620

3,250

2,840

3,720

4,850

4,100

4,060

3,670

3,160

3,390

3,860

3,300

3,110

2,700

ted for change In 

iervolr contents

Per square 

mile

0 822

1 . 56

. £>£

1.72

1.60

2.5'

1.43

.951

1.86

1.52

1.15

. 850

1.04

1.39

Runoff in 

inches

0 95

1.74

1.75

23.32

1.84

2.60

1.65

1.06

2.14

1.70

1.33

.98

1.16

18.90

t Change In contents 

k Backwater from Gre

In Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs, 

enorler Riverj discharge computed using stage at ixillary gage as a factor.
218 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

New River at Hinton, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. .37 0 40'15", long. 80°53'40", at Hinton, Summers

 County, 0.2 mile upstream from Madam Creek and 1.5 miles downstream from Greenbrier 

River. Datum of gage is 1,355.18 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 6,257 square miles.

Records available. June 1936 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 14 years, 7,775 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 69,200 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 9.32

 Fe~eT); minimum, 2,440 second-feet Oct. 24, 25 (gage height, 1.92 feet); minimum daily, 

2,660 second-feet Aug. 13.

1936-50: Maximum discharge, 246,000 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 18.97 

feet), from rating curve extended above 80,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area measurement at station at Bluestone Dam, and gaged inflow from Greenbrier River; minimum, 

418 second-feet Aug. 30, 1948 (gage height, 1.14 feet); minimum daily, 920 second-feet 

Oct. 22, 1941.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow regulated since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir and since 

IW9 by Bluestone Reservoir (combined capacity, 856,500 acre-feet).

Cooperation. Record of contents of Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric

 fower Co. and record of contents of Bluestone Reservoir furnished by Corps of EngiRatlng table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.9 

2.3

2.6 

3.0

2,370

3,930

5,310

7,430

10,400

13,800

17,500

21,700

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

31,200 

41,400 

52.5OO 

65,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

4,280

4,020

3,640

4,060

4,460

3,850

3,760

4,190

3,680

3,470

4,060

3,680

3,590

3,970

3,640

3,680

3,720

4,190

3,350

3,390

3,680

3,000

3,310

2,920

3,230

3,680

3,030

4,110

6,760

10,600

12,800

Nov.

23,500

35,200

31,200

22,600

17,100

13,400

10,100

8,010

6,600

6,120

5,460

4,550

4,690

5,410

5,410

5,510

5,210

4,880

4,970

4,600

4,240

4,650

4,650

4,330

4,600

6,550

6,650

5,710

6.O2O

8,010

-

Dec.

11,400

10,100

8,600

6,870

6,440

5,970

6,280

5,260

4,690

4,420

5,070

18,100

28,200

27,200

19,500

13,800

10,100

8,010

8,010

12,400

11,700

9,800

9,500

10,400

10,400

9,500

14,900

22,600

17,100

13,100

1O,4OO

Month

October. ...............

November ...............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March.. .............. ; .

April... ...............

May.......... ..........

June ...................

July. ..................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

9,200

7,

7 ,i

7,'

20

t30

20

8,010

8,010

3 ,(

7,

6 ,^

310

520

190

6,710

6,710

6,!

11, - 14,:

14,;

80

OO

00

00

12,800

12, f

12, *

12, f

JOO

too

300

12,000

12 , 800 11."

10,

9,f

oo

LOO

00

9,200

8,010

7,1

7,:

7,C 7,"

50

520

90

20

32 , 200

Secondfoot -days

133,800

279,930

'

3,772,980

315,500

526,100

329,530

178,400

353,200

243,030

178,950

132,850

180,700

3,211,810

Feb.

57,300

65,000

58,500

43,600

32 , 200

22,600

18,300

15,900

13,400

14,800

19,100

17,500

14,800

13,400

13,100

13,100

12,000

10,700

9,500

8,300

8,010

7,090

6,280

6,440

6.O7O

6,490

6,550

6,070

_

_

-

Mar.

6,170

7,370

7,210

6,820

6,280

5,810

6,020

6,170

6,330

5,810

5,510

5,410

7,720

15,600

14,800

11,700

10,400

10,400

9,800

9,500

10,700

13,100

16,300

17,500

15,600

15,200

12,400

12,400

18,300

18,700

14,500

Apr.

12,000

10,400

7,430

7,430

6,930

7,370

7,090

6,020

5,970

5,510

6,020

6,600

5,510

5,860

5,260

4,550

3,720

4,510

6,020

5,170

4,510

4,830

4,280

3,350

5,120

6,760

6,230

5,910

4,690

3,350

-

Observed

Maximum

12 , 800

35 , 200

28 , 20O

40,300

32,200

65,000

18,700

12,000

25 , 300

18,300

15,900

6,980

11,700

65.00O

Minimum

2 920

4J240

4,420

2,920

6,490

6,070

5,410

3,350

4,190

4,330

3,190

2,660

3,230

2,660

Mean

4,316

9,331

11,610

10,340

10,180

18,790

10,630

5,947

11,390

8,101

5,773

4,285

6,023

8,799

May

4,190

8,010

16,800

25,300

19,500

14,200

11,000

8,010

7,260

6,550

6,120

5,610

7,320

11,700

11,700

24,4OO

22,600

17,100

11,400

8,300

7,040

6,170

6,710

5,660

6,120

7,430

9,500

10,400

15,600

16,700

14,800

June

17,900

18,300

14,200

alO.100

a 10, 100

7,320

7,72O

6,330

5,710

'5,310

a6,800

a 10,OOO

a8,000

a6,380

34,830

a4,970

5,410

5,210

4,330

6,490

8,600

10,100

10,700

10,700

8,900

5,760

6,440

6,760

4,880

4,780

-

Change in 

reservoir

(equivalent, 

second-feet) t

-91

-103

+4

+328

-419

+ 126

-36

+333

-44

-14

+2

+9

+10

Ju

4

3

3

3

4

4

9

7

4

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

4

4

4

4

3

3

5

12

8

15

15

7

iy

510

850

970

800

110

930

200

720

240

190

270

020

970

060

690

370

150

120

610

460

020

830

110

350

350

120

500

900

900

200

430

Aug.

6,980

5,760

4,970

5,310

4,550

4,110

3,270

3,350

4,970

3,470

3,070

2,920

2,660

2,730

2,880

3,760

4,330

3,640

3,000

4,510

4,740

3,640

5,170

4,420

6,210

4,970

3,760

3,850

5,120

6,490

4,240

Sept.

6,760

6,440

9,200

7,260

5,020

4,060

4,550

4,190

5,510

4,960

8,300

10,700

8,900

11,700

8,600

5,810

4,650

4,020

3,430

4,240

5,070

4,600

8,270

8,010

5,560

4,970

4,830

4,060

3,800

3,230

-

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

4,225

9,326

11,510

10,340

10,510

18,370

10,760

5,911

11,720

8,057

5,759

4,287

6,032

8,809

Per square 

mile

0.675

1.49

1.84

1.65

1.68

2.94

1.72

.945

1.87

1.29

.920

.685

.964

1.41

Runoff In 

Inches

0.78

1.66

2.12

22.44

1.94

3.06

1.98

1.05

2.16

1.44

1.06

.79

1.08

19.12

t Change In contents In Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of rec 

Greenbrier River at Hllldale.

rds for New River at Bluestone Dam and
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 219

New River at Caperton, W. Va.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°01'20", long. 81°01'45", at suspension foot-

 bridge at Caperton, Fayette County, and 2 miles southeast of Nuttalb'arg . Datum of gage

is 938.44 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area. --6, 826 square miles. 

Records available. --November 1928 to September 1950. 

Average discharge. 21 years (1929-50), 8,573 seeond-feet (adjusted). 

.Extremes . - -Maximum discharge during year, 84,500 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 16.85

 feet) ; minimum, 2,470 second-feet Oct. 25 (gage height, 2.91 feet); minimum daily, 2,640

second-feet Aug. 14.

1928-50: Maximum discharge, 244,000 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 3C.O

feet); minimum, 818 second-feet Oct. 8, 11, 1930; minimum daily, 836 second-feet Oct. 7,

1930. 

Remarks . --Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are

 good. Flow partly regulated since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir and since 1949 by Bluestone

Reservoir (combined capacity, 856,500 acre-feet). 

Cooperation. --Record of contents of Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric

Power Co. and records of contents of Bluestone Reservoir furnished by Corps of Engineers 

Revisions (water years) .--W 758: 1930(M). W 783: Drainage area. W 923: 1938.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height 

and discharge, In second-feet)

3.0 

3.4 

4.0

5.0

2,640

3,380

4,730

7,500

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

10,800

15,200

20,400

32,900

12.0

14.0

16.0

16.7

in feet,

47,100

62,100

78,100

83,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 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

Oct.

6,060

4,36O

3,910

3,480

4,240

4,600

4,020

3,910

4,360

3,800

3,690

3,910

3,690

3,900

3,910

3,800

4,020

3,800

4,240

3,190

3,530

3,580

3,000

3,480

2,730

3,480

3,910

3,280

5,780

9,930

15,700

Nov.

24,000

39,900

39,900

28,400

21,600

16,200

12,800

9,700

7,500

6,920

6,480

5,510

4,730

5,920

5,920

6,060

5,780

5,510

5,240

5,240

4,860

4,360

5,210

4,860

6,060

7,360

8,100

7,360

7,060

8,700

-

Dec.

12,400

12,OOO

10,000

8,100

7,210

6,780

6,630

6,480

5,240

4,980

6,480

18,800

35,000

36,400

26,400

17,700

12,400

10,000

9,350

12,800

14,200

12,000

12,400

13,300

12,400

12,000

14,200

29,000

28,400

16,700

12,800

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January ................

February. ..............

March ............... i .

April.. ................

May.. ..................

June ...................

July... ................

Augus t .................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50. .

Jan.

10,800

9,3

8,7

8,4

50

00

00

8,700

8,700

9,C

8,7

8,1

00

oo

00

7,060

8,100

8,1

12,8

19,3

00

00

00

19,300

17,2

16,2

16,2

14,7

15,2

00

00

00

00

00

14,200

14,7

12,0

11,2

00

00

00

10,400

9 ' B',!

8,"1

8,7

11,6

50

00

00

00

00

38,500

Secondfoot-days

139,240

327,240

442,550

4,286,440

382,660

647,770

391,730

204,840

406,350

292 750

197^970

140,820

202,690

3,776,610

Feb.

72,500

83, 7C

73, 3C

52, 4C

0

0

0

39,200

29 , 000

22, 2C

19, 3C

17, 2C

0

0

0

19,300

23,400

22, 8C

18, 8C

16, 2C

0

0

0

15, COO

315,000

a!4,5C

a!2,5L

all,5C

0

0

0

a 10, 000

8,700

8,4C

7,5C

7,oe

0

0

0

7,060

5,9:

7,21

6,91

_

_

-

0

0

0

Mar.

7,060

8,100

8,700

8,100

7,800

6,920

6,630

6,920

7,060

6,920

6,34}

6,480

9,000

17,200

19,300

15,700

12,400

12,000

12,000

11,200

12,400

15,200

18,200

320,500

a20,000

a!8,500

a!6,000

14,700

19,300

23,400

17,700

Apr.

14,70J

12,000

10,000

7 , 800

8,400

8,100

8,700

7,500

6,630

6,780

6,060

7,210

6,920

5,920

6,S30

5,380

4,600

3,910

5,730

6,630

5,210

5,210

5,240

4,020

3,910

7,500

7,060

6,340

6,340

4,360

-

Observed

Maximum

15,700

39,900

36,400

48,600

38,500

83,700

23,400

14,700

31,000

21,000

18,800

7,500

11,200

83,700

Minimum

2,730

4,360

4,980

2,730

7,060

6,920

6,340

3,910

4,240

4,600

3,000

2,640

3,580

2,640

Mean

4,492

10,910

14,280

11.750

12,340

23,130

12,640

6,828

13,110

9,758

6,386

4,543

6,756

10,?50

May

4,240

8,700

16,200

13,000

25,800

18,800

13 , 800

10 , 000

8,100

8,100

7,210

6,780

6,780

11,600

14,200

22,800

29,000

21,600

15,700

9,700

8,100

7,210

6,630

7,500

6,200

8,100

10,000

10 , 800

15,200

19,300

17,200

June

18,200

21,00u

17,200

13,300

11,600

9,000

7,500

7,800

6,060

6,480

7,060

12,800

9,350

7,800

6,060

4,600

7,060

6,730

7,060

8,700

10,800

11,600

13,300

13,300

12,000

9,700

6,920

8,400

6,340

4,980

-

Change in

reservoir

contents 

(equivalent, 

second-feet )t

-91

-5

-103

+4

+328

-419

+126

-36

+333

-44

-14

+2

+9

+10

July

5,

4,

4,

3,

4,

i t &',

9,

6,

a3,

a3,

a3,

a4,

5,

4,

5,

4,

4,

5,

5,

4,

4,

5,

3,

3,

5,

14,

13

21

18

10

Adjus

res

Mean

4,401

10,900

14,180

11,750

12,670

22,710

12,770

6,792

13,440

9,714

6,372

4,545

6,765

10,360

380

130

480

480

860

130

100

700

480

900

000

700

400

240

240

780

240

980

640

210

600

480

240

690

480

510

200

300

800

BOO

800

Aug.

7,500

7,500

5,920

5,510

5,510

4,600

3,910

3,100

3,690

5,380

3,100

3,380

2,820

2., 640

2,820

3,190

4,480

4,240

3,480

3,100

5,780

3,800

4,130

5,640

4,600

6,920

4,240

3,690

4,130

6,780

5,240

Sept.

6,060

7,060.

10,000

9,700

6,630

4,240

4,730

4,240

4,860

5,640

6,830

10,800

11,200

10,400

11,200

7,210

5,380

4,480

4,690

3,580

5,780

9,000

8,400

10,800

7,210

5,510

5,380

4,860

3,910

3,910

-

ted for change in

ervoir contents

Per square 

mile

0.645

1.60

2.08

1.72

1.86

3.33

1.87

.995

1.97

1.42

.933

.666

.991

1.52

Runoff in 

Inch&s

0.74

1.78

2.40

23.28

2.14

3.47

2.16

1.11

2.27

1.58

1.08

.77

1.11

20.61

t Change in contents in Claytor and Bluestone Beservolrs.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Kanawha River at Kanawha 

and Gauley River above Belva.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Kanawha River at Kanawha Palls, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°08'20", long 61°12'45", at toll bridge threequarters of a mile downstream from village of Kanawha Palls, Payette County, 2 miles 

downstream from Gauley Bridge, and 2 miles downstream from confluence of New River and 

Gauley River. Datum of gage is 623.20 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--8,367 square miles.

Records available. March 18T7 to September 1916, October 1918 to September 1927, October

 19LJ 8 to September 1950. October 1916 to September 1918 and October 1927 to October

iy28 at site 9 miles downstream, published as Kanawha River at lock 2, at Montgomery. 

Average discharge.--73 years, 12,720 second-feet (adjusted). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 117,000 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 17.13

 feet); minimum, 2,880 second-feet Oct. 23 (gage height, 0.73 foot); minimum daily, 

3,300 second-feet Oct. 23.

1877-1950: Maximum discharge, 320,000 second-feet Sept. 14, 1878 (gage height, 

37.8 feet, site then in use, present datum), from gage-height relationship and rating 

curve extended above 150,000 second-feet; minimum, 640 seoond-feet Aug. 15, 1930 (gage 

height, -0.95 foot); minimum daily, 690 second-feet Oct. 29, 1921.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record or sluggish 

intake, which are fair. Plow partly regulated since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir and 

since 1949 by Bluestone Reservoir (combined capacity, 856,500 acre-feet).

Cooperation. Record of contents of Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric 

Power Co. and record of contents Bluestone Reservoir furnished "by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions.--W 783: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

0.9 3,190

1.5 4,640

2.0 5,970

2.5 7,470

3.0 9,300

4.0 13,500

5.O 18,8OO

6.0 24,800

8.0 38,000

10.0 53,000

14.0 88,500

17.1 117,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day Oct. Jan. Feb. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

8,540

5,840

5,160

4,640

5,030

4,900

4,640

4,260

4,640

4,000

4,000

4,640

4,000

4,260

4,640

4,510

4,900

4,510

4,510

3,880

3,880

4,130

3,300

3,880

3,520

3,760

5,030

5,300

8,140

13,500

24,200

34,500 

53,400 

51,400 

37,300 

Z7,800

Z0,600 

16,500 

12,500

I,0,500 

8,920

7,810

6,980

5,970

6,980

7,470

7,300

7,140

6,680

6,390

6,250

6,110

5,700

6,530

5,970

7,640

II,700 

11,700 

10,900 

10,500 

18,200

18,200 

16,50O 

13,500 

10,900 

9,300

8,170

7,990

7,640

6,390

6,390

10,200,

29,300

49,800

51,400

35,900

24,800

17,600

14,000

13,000

17,000

18,800

16,000

17,600

21,200

18,200

16,500

22,400

36,600

29,600

23,000

17,600

14,500

21,100

10,900

11,300

12,500

12,100

15,500

17,000

13,500

11,300

12,500

13,500

18,200

26,600

29,600

26,000

25,400

23,600

25,400

24,200

20,600

19,400

16,500

14,500

13,500

12,100

11,300

12,100

12,500

16,500

68,200

104,000

113,000

98,400

69,600

49,800

37,300

29,600

26,000

23,600

26,000

30,000

29,000

24,000

21,000

18,500

18,000

17,000

15,000

13,500

12,000

11,000

10,500

10,500

all,000

all,000

alO,300

alO,000

9,300

9,300

13,000

12,500

11,300

10,900

10,100

9,300

9,700

10,100

9,700

9,110 

10,900 

28,400 33,100' 

29,600

23,000

18,200

17,000

17,000

15,500

16,500

19,400

23,000

25,400

26,000

24,800

21,800

22,400

26,600

28,400

22,400

18,200

15,500

13,000

10,100

10,500

11,300

11,300

10,500

8,920

8,730

7,810

8,360

8,360

7,140

7,300

6,530

5,840

5,160

6,110

7,640

6,680

6,390

6,530

6,530

6,830

9,300

10,900

8,920

8,730

6,980

7,640 

13,500 

26,6OO 

38,700 

31,700

24,800

18,200

14,000

10,100

10,100

9,700

9,700

10,500

15,000

Z0,600

30,300

6,600

26,600

20,000

13,000

10,500

8,920

8,360

8,540

7,810

10,100

15,000

14,000

20,000

23,600

20,600

20,000

23,600

19,400

16,500

17,600

14,000

10,500

9,300

7,470

7,640

12,100

16,500

12,500

9,700

7,470

6,250

15,700

13,500

13,500

18,800

16,000

16,500

17,600

16,500

15,500

13,500

9,110

9,700

8,170

6,250

6,390

5,430

5,030

4,640

5,560

10,100

13,000

12,500

8,540

5,160

4,130

4,510

5,160

7,640

7,140

8,360 

7,810 

6,83O 

7,640 

7,470

16,600

14,200

9,300

7,300

6,530

7,530

19,400

19,400

14,500

21,800

13,500

10,900

18,ZOO

12,500

9,700

7,810

6,680

5,700

4,130

4,900

5,970

4,640

4,260

4,000

3,410

3,520

4,260

6,830

5,840

4,640

4,000

5,840

5,160

4,770

5,700

5,030

6,980

4,640

4,380

4,640

5,970

6,250

6,110 

12,100 

2O,60O 

15,000

9,300

6,530

5,970

5,560

5,700

5,970

7,300

10,500

12,100

11,700

12,500

8,170

6,110

5,300

4,770

5,030

7,300

23,000

26,600

18,800

11,700

8,730

6,980

6,390

5,560

4,510

Secondfoot -days Maximum Minimum

Change In 

reservoir 

contents 

(equivalent, 

second-feet)t

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

 Per square Runoff in 

n mile inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

174,140

437,340

605,480

24,200

53,400

51,400

3,300

5,700

6,390

5,617

14,580

19,530

-91 

-5

5,5Z6 

14,580 

19,430

0.660

1.74

2.32

0.76

1.94

2.68

Calendar year 1949 61,500 3,190 14,900 14,900 1.78

January... 

February.. 

March.....

April.....

May.......

June......

July......

August....

September.

572,900

858,900

564,410

266,090

534,770

400,860

293,100

191,250

295,890

68,200 

113,000 

33,100 

18,200 

38,700 

23,600 

21,800 

18,£00 

26,600

10,900

9,300

9,110

5,160

7,640

6,250

4,130

3,410

4,510

18,480

30,680

18,210

8,870

17,250

13,360

9,455

6,169

9,863

+328 

-419 

+126

-36 

+333

-44

-14 

+2 

+9

18,810

30,260

18,340

8,834

17,580

13,320

9,441

6,171

9,872

2.Z5 

3.62 

2.19 

1.06 

2.10 

1.59 

1.13

.738 

1.18

.85 

1.32

Water year 1949-50 ..5,195,150 115,000 3,300 14,230 +10 14,Z40| 1.70

t Change in contents in Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Hew River at Caperton and 

Qauley River above Belva.

Note. Sluggish intake Feb. 11-23; discharge computed as explained in footnote a.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 221

Kanawha River at Charleston, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°22 I 10", long. 81°42'05", at old lock 6, 1.0 mile 

upstream from Davis Creek, lj miles downstream from Twomile Creek, and 3.5 miles downstream from Elk River. Datum of gage is 548.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary water-stage recorder half a mile downstream from Elk River and 3.0 miles upstream from base gage. Datum of auxiliary gage 

is 557.07 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 10,420 square miles.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--10 years (1940-50), 14,130 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 148,000 second-feet Feb. 2; maximum gage height, 

377HTJ feet Feb. 2; minimum discharge not determined, but less than 4,300 second-feet; 

minimum gage height, 17.67 feet Aug. 31.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 216,000 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940; maximum gage height, 

38.77 feet Dec. 31, 1942; minimum discharge not determined, but less than 1,540 secondfeet; minimum gage height, 17.55 feet Aug. 6, 1944. 

Maximum stage known, about 54.3 feet Sept. 29, 1861.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary waterstage recorder as a factor. Flow partly regulated since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir and 

since 1949 by Bluestone Reservoir (combined capacity, 856,500 acre-feet).

Cooperation.--Record of contents of Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric 

rower Co. and record of contents of Bluestone Reservoir furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Oct.

i

^ 6,500

'

.

1

\ 5,060

I

1

\

> 5,110

1

 5,330

i

> 4,480

1

26 \

27

28

29

30

31

\ 5,110

1

15,400

24,000

Nov.

36,500

57,300

57,800

43 , 300

31 , 500

24,300

20,400

16,200

13,100

10 , 800

8,070

\

\ 8,760

1

-,

\ 7 , 500

1

14, 300

16,100

14,600

14, 400

22,600

-

Dec.

22,400

20,900

17,200

14,100

12, 100

9,940

10,400

10,400

8,670

8,250

14, 100

40,000

59,700

78,500

42,300

32,000

22,000

 17,900

17,900

21,800

24,200

21,300

24,600

30, 700

25,700

21,800

29,700

45,000

39 , 800

28,900

22 , 500

Month

October. ........... . .

November. ..........

December. ............ .

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. .............

February. . ..... . . .

March. ........... .....

April......... .. .. .

May......... . ........

June .......... ...... .

Jaly... ..... . .....

August. ...... . ...

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

18,

16,

14,

16,

19,

21,

28,

28,

23,

18,

18,

22,

28,

36,

38,

36,

34,

33,

33,

33,

27,

25,

a21,

a!8,

15,

15,

16,

19,

18,

34,

82,

Secondfoot-days

192,240

514, 850

794, 760

6,673,860

813,300

1,099,000

788,900

349, 130

672,980

561,160

377,400

214,730

407,330

6,785,780

400

300

700

600

600

100

700

000

000

400

800

100

100

000

400

500

300

900

800

000

200

000

000

000

400

200

700

600

100

900

500

Feb.

137,000

147,0

132,0

89,4

00

00

00

61,000

43, 400

33,8

29,7

28,5

00

00

00

33,700

36,500

36,3

28,7

24,5

00

00

00

24,000

21,100

21,3

18,7

17,9

00

00

00

15,800

13,800

13,0

15,6

15,5

00

00

00

16,900

15,700

14, 500

13,7

_

_

-

00

Mar.

16,200

18,000

17,900

16,100

14, 500

13, 400

12,100

12,700

12,700

12,700

10, 800

19,300

50,100

55, 500

44, 100

32,200

24,900

23,800

24,000

22,100

24,000

27,400

30,000

32, 700

32,400

32,000

28,700

27,200

35,000

37,500

28,900

Apr.

22,900

19,200

16,700

12,900

14, 100

14,700

16,000

14,500

11,900

11,100

11,800

9,940

11, 800

10,200

8,500

.

I

\ 7,030

'

i

j

> e9,000

1

13, 100

14, 100

13,700

12,400

9,440

Observed

Maximum

24,000

57 , 800

78, 500

78,500

82 , 500

147,000

55,500

22,900

46,200

33,000

50,000

115,200

45,900

147,000

Minimum

_

_

8,250

-

14, 700

13,000

10,800

9,540

8,000

^

-

Mean

6,201

17,160

25,640

18,280

26,240

39,250

25, 450

11,640

21,710

18,710

12,170

6,927

13,580

18,590

May

9,540

16,800

29,600

44,200

38,800

29,100

21,800

16,900

13,400

12,900

13,000

11,000

14, 600

19,300

34, 100

44,200

46,200

34, 500

24,200

16,900

13,900

10, 800

10, 400

9,540

12,400

12,700

18,800

18,200

22,800

28,000

24,400

June

22,200

25,100

22, 500

25,900

28, 500

21,300

15,200

12,900

9,260

12,200

16,800

21,300

16,700

a!3,000

a9,800

a8, 500

a33,000

18,300

22,400

27,200

24,400

25,800

25,500

21,300

20,100

16,000

14,000

a!3,000

all, 000

as, 000

Change in

reservoir

contents 

( equivalent, 

second-feet )t

-91

-5

-103

+4

+328

-419

+126

-36

+333

-44

-14

+2

+9

+10

July

L,580

12,000

IE

14

1C

 et

i

at

>, 500

,700

,200

,500

,500

a30,000 a2~

ale

all

,000

,000

.000

all, 000

10,400

21, 500

22

IE

23

,800

,200

,900

15,000

Aug.

12,200 19,;

15, C

10, f

00

00

SCO

8,380

). 

L.

I

jI e6,C

f

)

.

I e6,C

J

 e6,C

30

00

00

00

00

Sept.

8,260

22,500

31,000

23,200

14,600

*

j

I 6,630

1

I

8,800

12,600

11,500

13, 700

13,000

66,500

18,400

45, 900

42,500

26,800

15, 600

11,200

5, 530

-

Adjusted for change in

res

Mean

6,110

17,160

£ , * J

18,280

26,570

38,830

25,580

11,600

22,040

18,670

12,160

6,930

13,b90

18,600

ervoir contents

Per square 

mile

0.586

1.65

2.45

1.75

2.55

3.73

2.45

1.11

2.12

1,79

1.17

.665

1.30

1.79

Runoff in 

inches

0.68

1.84

2 . 82

23.69

2.94

3.88

2.82

1.24

2.44

2.00

1.35

.77

1.45

24.23

t Change in contents In Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Kanawha River at Kanawha Falls, 

31k River at Queen Shoals, Coal River at Ashford, and Poeatallco River at Sissonville,

e 5?all-stage-iii.3charge relation indefinite; n.noh'ifge computed as explained jn footnote a.
222 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

North Fork New River at Grumpier, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat'. 36°31'30", long. 81°23'35", a quarter of a mile down-

 stream from bridge on State Highway 16 at Grumpier, Ashe County, and 6 miles upstream 

from confluence with South Pork.

Drainage area. 277 square miles.

Records available. July 1928 to September 1950. August 1908 to September 1916 at site 5^ 

miles downstream.

Average discharge.--30 years (1908-16, 1928-50), 482 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4.870 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 5.60

 feet); minimum, 120 seoond-feet Aug. 18 (gage height, 0.97 foot).

190&-16, 1928-50: Maximum discharge, 79,400 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 

23.0 feet, from f looioiiark), by slope-area method; minimum, 38 second-feet Sept. 19, 

1932; minimum daily, 53 second-feet Sept. 19, 1932.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some diurnai fluctuation at low flow by power plant above station.

Revisions (water years). W 923: 1916.

1.1 169 1.7 470 3.0 1,480 

1.2 210 2.0 665 3.5 1,96O 

1.4 302 2.5 1,050 4.3 2,870

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

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.

264 

254 

250 

250 

245

259 

328 

264 

259 

264

241 

241 

307 

268 

254

250 

264 

268 

241 

232

228 

223 

219 

206 

206

288 

241 

314 

452 

530 

1,820

Nov.

2,820 

2,540 

1,220 

850 

665

561 

502 

464 

428 

399

382 

371 

365 

416 

354

338 

328 

328 

318 

323

318 

397 

283 

288 

476

371 

338 

344 

966 

1,020

Dec.

679 

554 

470 

422 

399

365

*371 

354 

318 

318

365 

428 

388 

404 

371

349 

b340 

440 

509 

434

404

388 

672 

587 

5D2

658 

866 

714 

620 

554 

502

Jan.

464 

446 

45? 

42F 

388

365 

416 

365 

354 

365

458 

410 

502 

542 

548

548 

516 

*600 

1,210 

1,520

1,020 

788 

686 

626 

548

509 

535 

522 

470 

1,020 

1,960

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

fey

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber. ........................

lendar year 1949 

ary .

h. ...........................

1 ............. ......... . , .

st ...........................

ember .................... ...

ter year 1949-50 . .........

Feb.

1,620 

2,320 

2,220 

1,440 

1,090

906 

1,170 

1,040 

1,170 

1,260

1,130 

970 

850 

954 

1,000

810 

714 

646 

632 

561

528 

522 

587 

502 

470

452 

393 

*428

Secondroot-days

9,930 

18,673 

14,765

221,600

19,575 

26,385 

21,067 

12,217 

17,829 

18,440 

11,253 

7,661 

14,686

192,481

Mar.

780 

b550 

b440 

6460 

490

476 

470 

5O2 

470 

434

434 

470 

728 

874 

742

721 

735 

686 

632 

639

758 

700 

728 

679 

693

632

613 

1,790 

1,130 

890 

721

Apr.

658 

626 

554 

516 

639

528 

490 

470 

446 

422

410 

393 

399 

382 

365

354 

349 

338 

338 

354

365 

333 

328 

313 

302

371 

307 

288 

288 

292

Maximum

1,820 

2,820 

866

5,270

1,960 

2,320 

1,790 

658 

1,660 

1,460 

989 

439 

1,950

2,820

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 sec. -ft.). Nov. 1 (11 p.m.

May

587 

428 

464 

404

371

344 

344

376 

312 

312

328 

588 

714 

620 

1,660

1,300 

866 

672 

572 

490

446 

404 

388 

470 

458

382 

458 

509 

632 

628 

1,300

Minimum

206 

283

318

206

354 

393

434 

288 

312 

318 

250 

181 

245

_______ 

181

June

1,170 

810 

658 

802 

700

580 

509 

456 

440 

665

574 

440

399 

376 

371

344

344 

318 

333 

440

788 

914 

1,460 

970 

646

937 

652 

509 

434 

399

Ifean

320 

622

476

607

631 

942 

680 

407 

575 

SIS 

363 

247 

430

527

July

371 

328 

312 

292 

302

419 

428 

302 

268 

264

373 

388 

307 

388 

388

354 

452 

307 

288

259

259 

292 

268 

250 

254

308 

989 

686 

458

371 

328

Aug.

312 

307 

292 

278 

241

232 

214 

210 

210 

202

219 

206 

190 

181 

223

278 

236 

185 

181 

190

187 

241 

293 

290 

185

190 

245 

328 

283 

393 

439

Per square 

mile

1.16 

2.25

1.72

2.19

2.28 

3.40 

2.45 

1.47 

2.0S 

2.22 

] .31 

.892 

1.77

1.90

) 4,870 sec. -ft.

Sept.

1,050 

642 

632 

423 

416

318 

302 

555 

1,950 

1,060

665 

613 

568 

452 

382

338 

312 

297 

278 

264

254 

609 

428

318 

283

273 

254 

250

250 

245

Runoff in 

inches

1.33 

2.51 

1.98

29.75

2.63

3.54 

2.83 

1.64 

2.39 

2.48 

1.51 

1.03 

1.97

25.84

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Chestnut Creek at Galax, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°38'45", long. 80"55'10", in Grayson County, 400 

reet upstream from bridge on State Highway 89, 0.6 mile south of Galax, Carroll County, 

and 1.7 miles downstream from Wards Mill Branch.

Drainage area. 39 square miles.

Records available. September 1944 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 810 second-feet July 28 (gage height, 4.67 

reet); minimum, 33 second-feet Mar. 2 (gage height, 1.11 feet).

1944-50: Maximum discharge, 6,980 second-feet Oct. 17, 1947 (gage height, 14.4 

feet, from floodmark); minimum observed, 22 second-feet Sept. 16, 17, 1944 (gage height, 

0.87 foot).

Flood of Aug. 14, 1940, reached a stage of 17.4 feet (discharge, 11,000 second-feet, 

by contracted-opening method).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1950 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1186.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 29 to Sept. 3O

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.1

72

116

187

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

1.7 

2.0 

2.7

115

168

304

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

76

73

7Z

72

71

83

90

85

78

73

73

71

72

71

70

69

69

68

66

63

63

62

62

61

61

79

64

182

136

153

193

Nov.

274

163

118

100

90

84

82

78

76

76

74

71

70

71

68

67

64

63

62

62

60

58

58

59

68

59

58

56

95

72

-

Dec.

67

64

6O

60

60

58

58

55

54

58

74

72

65

62

59

55

54

62

63

58

55

60

82

67

60

100

108

82

71

65

63

Month

Jan.

62

62

65

63

60

58

55

53

53

58

60

56

56

55

51

58

55

62

82

77

64

62

59

58

56

55

59

63

55

80

94

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1349 ............

January ..........................

February ............. ...........

March ................ ...........

April . ................ .........

May

June ... .........................

July. ............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

88

98

84

74

68

65

68

63

80

82

76

67

65

»165

129

92

78

72

68

63

62

64

65

53

58

55

53

53

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,581

2,456

2,031

36,187

1,906

1, 742

1,380

2,467

1,76]

2 , 182

2,109

2,182

24,906

Mar.

b54

50

b45

b47

b50

51

53

b54

51

49

*49

51

68

59

51

58

59

53

50

67

84

67

68

58

53

51

53

71

59

56

53

Apr.

53

53

50

51

63

51

49

49

48

47

45

43

43

43

43

43

42

42

42

47

43

42

41

40

40

41

39

36

40

71

Maximum

193

274

108

1,080

94

165

84

71

TOO

170

154

194

30O

May

82

56

117

65

55

49

55

51

43

42

42

65

78

70

150

77

a58

a56

a50

a45

a43

a43

a45

a45

a55

a 80

alOO

al80

a!20

a300

a!50

Minimum

61

56

54

50

51

53

45

36

42

41

39

40

48

36

June

alOO

a8O

a70

a65

a60

a55

a50

a5O

a55

a95

a7O

a50

a45

a45

a45

a60

a50

a45

a45

a60

a70

a65

a72

a64

a60

49

50

41

42

53

-

Mean

83 .3

65!5

99.1

61.5

75 3

56.2

46.0

79.6

58.7

70.4

68 . 0

72.7

68.2

July

63

42

39

39

82

98

71

65

44

42

59

58

a!30

a70

a60

a70

a50

a45

41

39

39

47

43

70

a45

a70

a!60

a!60

a!70

95

77

Aug.

68

63

58

53

49

48

45

44

43

43

51

48

43

43

43

47

42

40

64

56

54

108

122

108

88

154

129

94

77

65

119

Per square 

mile

2.14

2.10

1.68

2.54

1 58

1. 93

l!44

1.18

2.04

1.51

1 . 81

1.74

1.86

1.75

Sept.

161

114

84

74

67

60

60

62

194

105

94

83

77

67

62

59

56

58

55

51

50

86

59

51

50

49

48

48

49

49

-

Runoff in 

inches

2.47

2.34

1.94

34.50

1 82

2! 01

1.66

1 32

2 35

2.09

2.01

2.08

23.77

Peak discharge (base, 700 sec.-ft.). June 9 (time unknown) 78O sec.-ft.; July 28 (time unknown) 

810 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of occasional observer's reports, 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for Big Reed Island Creek near Alllsonia and 

Little River at Graysonton.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
224 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Reed Creek at Grahams Forge, Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°56'20", long. 80°53'15", at highway bridge at 

uranams Forge, Wythe County, 2-| miles downstream from Glade Creek. Datum of gage is 

1,924.65 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 247 square miles.

Records available.--July 1908 to September 1916, February 1927 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 31 years, 258 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,580 second-feet Feb. a (gage height, 4.92

reet); minimum, 51 second-feet (caused by filling of mill pond 300 feet upstream, after 

having been drained) Aug. 4 (gage height, 1.24 feet); minimum daily, 97 second-feet Oct. 

25, July 20.

1908-16, 1927-50: Maximum gage height observed, 12.1 feet July 16, 1916, datum then 

in use (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, about 5 second-feet Dec. 22, 1909 

(gage height, 1.17 feet, datum then in use); minimum daily, 22 second-feet Jan. 30, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Occasional 

diurnal fluctuation at low flow by mill 300 feet above station.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to July 28 July ,29 to Sept. 30

1.5 87 2.0 288 3.3 1,350 1.4 76 1.8 197 

1.6 112 2.3 455 3.9 2,070 1.5 100 2.0 29O 

1.7 148 2.6 670 4.7 3,260 1.6 128 2.3 455 

1.8 191 2.9 930 Note. Same as preceding 

taTOF~above 2.3 feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

123 

119 

119 

119 

119

116 

116 

112 

112 

112

110 

110 

116 

116 

110

112 

107 

107 

104 

102

100 

100 

100

100

97

110 

107 

130 

152 

126 

304

Nov.

587 

1,040 

437 

220 

263

224

196 

182 

170 

157

148 

144 

140 

148 

140

130 

123 

119 

116 

112

112 

112 

107 

107 

148

210 

170 

152 

306 

694

Dec.

384 

283 

233 

205 

187

170 

161 

152 

144 

148

3E3 

1,090 

678 

507 

413

340 

298 

278 

283 

263

243 

238 

298 

373 

335

314 

362 

373 

340 

314 

283

Jan.

263 

248 

238 

233

214

200 

200 

205 

196 

196

219 

238 

335 

437 

425

395 

390 

395

726 

1,070

718 

555 

462 

425 

368

340 

324- 

314 

293 

651 

2,350

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary

uary .........................

h. ...........................

1 ............................

st ...........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,350 

3,180 

1,940 

1,150 

850

710 

622 

520 

514 

646

614 

548 

488 

455

425

390 

362 

340 

324 

304

*293 

288 

293 

283 

263

253 

338 

233

Secondfoot-days

3,687 

7,024 

10,013

125,666

13,623 

18,876 

10,831 

6,196 

14,101 

5,914 

7,804 

8,143 

6,181

112,393

Peak discharge (base, 2.3OO sec. -ft.). Jar

sec. -ft. j May 2 (5 p.m.; 2,720 sec. -ft. j July

Mar.

253 

263 

238 

b220 

b225

b230 

229 

225 

219

210

200 

200 

238 

401 

384

340 

346 

324 

340 

335

407 

425 

455

437

390

346 

324 

879 

790 

534 

425

Apr.

373 

346 

309 

288 

288

268 

248 

238 

229 

219

214 

205 

200 

196 

187

182 

178 

170 

170 

170

170 

161 

157 

152 

152

161 

148 

140 

137 

140

Maximum

304 

1,040 

1,090

2,450

2,350 

3,180 

879 

373 

1,460 

34O 

1,520 

658 

413

3,180

. 31 (8 a.m. 

29 (1 a.m.)

May

178 

293 

1,430 

840 

455

340 

293 

278 

238 

224

229 

368 

806 

548 

1,460

1,110 

590 

431 

346 

293

258 

233 

214 

263 

233

238 

296 

5OO 

425 

340 

351

Minimum

97 

107 

144

97

196 

233 

200 

137 

178 

134 

97 

147 

144

97

June

340 

283 

248 

243 

233

205

182 

170 

161 

165

182 

178 

157 

144 

137

140 

140 

134 

134 

161

288 

309 

293 

214 

174

238 

191 

165 

144

161

Mean

119 

234 

323

344

439 

674 

349 

207 

455 

197 

252 

263 

206

308

July

144 

134 

126

112 

126

140 

170 

130 

112 

107

107 

110 

110 

110 

110

170 

137 

112 

102 

97

112 

130 

107 

107 

112

134 

632 

1,520 

1,520 

569 

395

Aug.

32U 

265 

260 

208 

201

190 

178 

167 

160 

210

223

175 

157 

150 

147

658 

507 

290 

227

280

214 

250 

404 

280 

218

214 

279 

325 

270 

401 

315

Per square 

mile

0.482 

.947 

1.31

1.39

1.78 

2.73 

1.41 

.838 

1.84 

.798 

1 . u2 

1.06 

.834

1.25

Sept.

290 

270 

255 

231 

206

186 

175 

167 

201 

210

186 

190 

250 

210 

182

171 

160 

154 

147 

144

147 

300 

413 

270 

214

190

178 

167 

160 

157

Runoff in 

inches

0.56 

1.06 

1.51

18.93

2.05 

2.84 

1.63 

.94 

2.12 

.89 

1.18 

1.22 

.93

16.93

) 2,720 sec. -ft.; Feb. 2 (5 p.m.) 3.58O 

2,940 sec. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Neff-Litz Spring near Rural Retreat, Va.

Records available.--July 1928, April 1929, November 1947 to September 1950 (discharge 

measurements only).

Extremes.--1928, 1929, 1947-50-. Maximum discharge measured, 4.75 second-feet July 24, 

 ItiaB, Feb. 21, 1950; minimum measured, 1.34 second-feet Oct. 15, 1948.

Remarks .--EiidC'tisrge measurements made about monthly 500 fe>-t downstream from source.

July 24 4.75

MEW RIVER BASIH 

Harkrader Spring at Grahams Forge, Va.

Location. Lat. 36°55'50", long. 80°53'40", 0.8 mile smith of Grahams Forge, Wythe County.

Records arallabl".--July 1928, November 1947 to October 1949, (discharge measurements

only), discontinued. 

Extremes.--1928, 1947-50: Maximum discharge measured, 7.04 second-feet Apr. 7, 1945;

minimum measured, 4.96 second-feet Nov. 2, 1948.

1945

Feb. 8 -.44

Msr. 5 £.47

Apr. 7 7.04

May 5 5.11

July 7 5.14

Sept.13 5.16

Oct. 13 5.3?
226 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia, Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°53 ! , long. 80°44', 700 feet donwstream from highway oridge , Similes southeast of Allisonia, PulaskI County, 4 miles upstream from Little 

Reed Island Creek, and 4| miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 1,902.74 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 278 square miles.

Kecoras available.--April 1939 to September 1950. July 1908 to September 1916 at site 3-J 

miles downstream.

Average discharge. 19 years, 413 second-feet.

.Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,750 second-feet May 29 (gage height, 6.16

 feet); minimum, 201 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 2.27 feet).

1908-16. 1939-50: Maximum discharge, 20,900 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 

11.70 feet), from rating curve extended above 3,500 second-feet on basis of flood rec-< 

ords for other stations In New River Basin; minimum recorded, 81 second-feet Dec. 16, 

1943 (gage height, 1.78 feet), result of low temperature.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 1033: 1939(P), 1940, 1941-43(P).

Rating tables, vater year 1949-50, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2 to Dec. 11)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

2.4 260 2.2 176 3.8 1,160 

2.6 346 2.4 25O 4.2 1,480 

3.0 574 2.6 334 4.8 1,770 

3.6 1,010 2.9 490 5.1 2,390 

4.3 1J570 3.2 685

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

3380 

a350 

a330 

a330 

332

332 

362 

356 

341 

323

318 

318 

323 

323

318

314 

318 

328 

309 

296

288 

292 

288 

280 

280

377 

323 

412 

991 

482 

1,200

Nov.

1,110 

1,580 

753 

581 

495

454 

432 

409 

398 

382

3?7 

372 

372 

377 

367

356 

351 

351 

346 

341

337 

332 

328 

337 

404

372 

341 

337 

415 

437

Dec.

356 

341 

328 

323 

323

318 

323 

314 

305 

328

492 

708 

496 

479 

392

339

308 

344 

382 

339

321 

325 

451 

484 

382

403 

792 

550 

434

39Z 

363

Jan.

348 

348 

368 

398

382

358 

353 

325 

316 

325

*382 

330 

"358 

353 

334

330 

a350 

a4OO 

a450 

3600

a450 

a400 

a380 

3360 

a350

a34O 

a330 

3330 

a400 

514 

1,040

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ............... ..... ...

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

uary .........................

i. ..................... ... .

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember .......................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

920 

920 

722 

532 

462

429 

4O8 

377 

418 

550

576 

473 

434 

600 

888

570 

473 

429 

408 

377

372 

377 

424

377

353

344 

312 

330

Secondfoot days

11,815 

13,844 

12,435

194,422

12,302 

13,855 

12,150 

9,712 

20,315 

15,041 

14,668 

9; 257 

7,894

153,288

Mar.

353 

325 

290 

b280 

b300

b310 

316 

334 

325 

308

312 

330 

392 

514 

377

372 

387 

382 

348 

353

582 

490 

570 

473 

403

368 

358 

632 

550 

*434 

382

Apr.

368 

358 

344 

339 

544

451 

372 

353 

339 

325

321 

308 

299 

294 

290

290 

286 

282 

290 

321

325 

290 

282 

278 

274

308 

278 

270 

270 

363

Maximum

1,200 

1,580 

792

3,170

1,040 

920 

632 

544 

2,320 

1,400 

1,400 

520 

413

2,320

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec. -ft.) .--May 29 (1:3O a

May

708 

708 

864 

608 

451

372 

372 

424 

344 

321

316 

502 

745 

538 

1,400

760 

$14 

429 

398 

353

339 

325 

325 

413 

353

372 

656 

1,610 

1,760 

715 

2,320

Minimum

280 

328 

305

276

316 

312 

280 

270 

316 

299 

274 

235 

205

205

June

1,400 

792 

608 

752 

657

502 

445 

408 

398 

544

896 

451 

398 

382

363

408 

403 

344 

339 

368

456 

451 

784 

429 

363

372 

334 

299 

303 

392

Mean

381 

461 

401

533

397 

495 

392 

324 

655 

501 

473 

299 

263

420

July

344 

308 

704 

419 

678

968 

792 

445 

368 

339

334 

445 

372 

445

368

387 

418 

325 

303 

282

299

282 

274 

308 

353

321 

570 

1,400

976 

475 

368

Aug.

334

321 

321 

294 

270

258 

242 

239 

235 

239

282 

258 

250 

254 

239

282 

308 

262 

290 

520

274 

363 

468 

398 

372

334 

274 

262 

274 

286 

254

Per square 

mile

1.37 

1.66 

1.44

1.92

1.43 

1.78 

1.41 

1.17 

2.36 

1.80 

1.70 

1.08 

.946

1.51

ra.) 3,750 aec.-ft.

Sept.

339 

348 

392 

282 

258

231

227 

231 

266 

413

294 

282 

290 

258 

235

223

216 

212 

220 

212

205 

366 

368 

242 

216

212 

212 

212 

216 

216

Runoff in 

inches

1.58 

1.85 

1.66

26.01

1.65 

1.85 

1.63 

1.30 

2.72 

2.01 

1.96 

1.24 

1.06

20.51

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, veather records, 

and records for Chestnut Creek at Galax and Little River at GraysontoH. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 227

Little River at Graysonton, Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37"02', long. 80°33', at highway bridge at Snowvine, Pulaski County, half a mile upstream from Graysonton, 7 miles south of Radford, 

and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 300 square miles.

Kecords available.--October 1928 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 21 years (1929-50), 377 second-feet.

Kxtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,950 second-feet Sept. 10 (gage height, 4.58 

feet); minimum, 154 second-feet Mar. 4 (gage height, 1.21 feet), result of low temperature.

1928-50: Maximum discharge observed, 17,700 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 

16.44 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 3,500 secondfeet on basis of slope-area determinations near Floyd and near Copper Valley and on 

basis of flood records for other stations in New River Basin; minimum, 21 second-feet 

Feb. 22, 1942; minimum daily, 50 second-feet Sept. 21, 1932.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 823: 1929-36. W 1143: 1945.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of lee effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In aeoond-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 12-30)

1.3 190

1.4 238

1.6 358

1.8 495

2.1 738

2.5 1,130

3.2 1,900

3.5 2,280

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

411

371

365

365

358

348

452

445

378

358

346

333

346

346

346

346

352

365

333

321

315

308

308

302

302

378

365

391

784

510

1,260

Nov.

1,270

2,180

821

612

510

460

431

411

398

384

378

371

358

365

352

346

346

346

346

346

339

327

321

327

365

371

333

327

404

467

-

Dec.

358

333

321

308

315

308

302

302

290

308

560

930

603

518

445

391

333

378

391

365

346

339

371

398

346

346

541

452

384

365

339

Jan.

333

339

352

a360

a340

a320

a310

a300

a300

a320

327

315

352

358

327

a320

a350

a400

a550

a500

445

398

378

358

339

327

321

321

a310

a400

950

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ......... ....................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,230

1,550

980

661

541

495

467

424

431

556

652

541

488

495

612

510

460

424

404

384

*365

371

391

378

352

346

308

315

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

12,51£

14,612

12,28

221,924

11.62C

15,13]

11,35C

8,90£

18,29]

12,80]

13,51'

8,50

11,58

151,12

Peak discharge (base, 3.00O sec. -ft.). Nov

Mar.

346

333

244

b250

b270

b300

315

315

315

284

284

302

352

411

333

321

339

398

365

346

481

503

55C

510

431

384

358

474

481

391

358

Apr.

339

339

327

315

365

365

308

302

296

290

284

279

267

267

261

261

261

255

255

273

296

273

267

267

261

284

279

261

261

550

Maximum

1,260

2,180

930

5,480

) 950

1,550

) 556

3 550

L 2,220

L 1,160

1,130

5 650

) 1,760

L 2,220

2 (4 a.m.)

May

652

775

1,180

738

495

404

371

384

339

315

308

321

445

398

960

695

481

411

398

346

327

315

308

333

327

412

652

812

1,300

869

2,220

Minimum

302

321

290

290

300

308

244

255

308

261

233

204

190

190

3,630 sec

June

1.160

686

541

518

481

411

370

346

352

378

669

411

346

327

315

315

315

302

296

358

510

488

563

424

339

371

321

261

261

358

Mean

404

487

396

608

375

54 C

366

297

59C

427

436

274

386

414

July

327

273

308

361

595

622

747

384

315

290

302

787

384

358

327

327

315

273

250

233

284

284

255

250

255

290

1,050

1,090

1,130

481

365

Aug.

321

308

284

261

238

228

219

209

204

236

267

250

219

209

214

219

244

244

214

650

284

273

346

404

315

358

279

233

290

250

233

Per square 

mile

1.35

1.62

1.32

2.03

1.25

1.80

1.22

.990

1.97

1.42

1.45

.913

1.29

1.38

Sept.

255

290

296

244

214

200

195

190

219

1,420

1,780

712

474

391

333

302

279

261

261

261

267

431

525

308

261

250

244

238

244

244

Runoff in 

inches

1.56

1.81

1.52

27.50

1.44

1.87

1.41

1.10

2.27

1.58

1.67

1.05

1.44

18.72

-ft.j May 31 (12:30 p.m.) 3,150

sec.-ft.; Sept. 10 (9:30 p.m.) 3,950 see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, occasional observer's 

readings, and records for New River near Galax, Chestnut Creek at Galax, and Big Reed Island Creek 

near Alllsonla.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

238383 O - 53 - 16
228 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Walker Creek at Bane, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°16i05", long. 80 0 42'35", a quarter of a mile

 downstream from highway bridge at Bane, Giles County, a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Sugar Run, and 8 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,665.92 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 305 square miles.

Kecords available.--March 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--12 years, 311 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,350 second-feet May 3 (gage height, 10.77 

feet) ; minimum, 83 second-feet July 26; minimum gage height, 3.29 feet Oct. 24, 25.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 13,700 second-feet June 17, 1949 (gage height, 14.44 

feet), from rating curve extended above 7,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 16 second-feet Jan. 7, 1940 (gage height, 2.58 feet), result of low temperature; 

minimum daily, 26 second-feet Jan. 7, 1940.

Maximum stage known, about 23.5 feet in September 1878.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 1143: 1938-39(M), 1940, 1944, 1946.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

124 

117 

110 

107 

108

103 

100 

100 

100 

99

97 

96 

96 

96 

97

99 

97

96 

94

92

90

89 

87 

86 

86

94

100 

122

151 

153 

388

Nov.

700 

2,320 

970 

602 

423

334 

280 

243 

218 

200

186 

174

166 

166 

163

151 

145 

139 

135 

131

128 

124 

119 

117 

135

178 

161 

151 

266 

790

Dec.

453 

338 

276 

234 

£13

195 

183 

174 

161 

157

21E 

1,640 

1,330 

940 

730

546 

427 

398 

394 

352

331 

313 

364 

466 

410

398 

629 

688 

563 

471 

402

Jan.

356 

327 

310

296 

267

246 

237 

229 

210 

208

221 

226 

254 

356 

402

423 

448 

462

596 

880

760 

629 

525 

458 

390

342 

320

303 

283 

393 

1,960

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Mny

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

Lendar year 1949 

ary

uary .........................

h. ...........................

1 ..................... ......

st ...........................

ember ............ ...........

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,580 

4,190 

2,490 

1,540 

1,150

910 

760 

610 

509 

514

492 

482 

450 

440

450

420 

334 

343 

316 

292

274 

262 

268 

254 

23Z

221 

200 

193

Seoondf oo t days

3,47 

10,01 

14,39

189,67

13,31 

21,22 

11,13 

5,92 

24,26 

7,801 

7,37 

6,04 

5,45

130,42

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft. ) .--Pet

sec. -ft.

Mar.

203 

210 

172 

179 

183

183 

181 

179 

181

172

161 

163 

183 

235 

280

289 

295 

289 

311 

318

435 

598 

682 

628 

520

425 

374 

807 

1,030 

730 

538

Apr.

435 

384 

331 

292 

283

265 

240 

224 

213 

203

198 

188 

183 

179 

172

165 

159 

152 

150 

152

157 

152 

142 

139

133

133 

133 

126 

123 

123

Maximum

t 388 

5 2,320 

L 1,640

D 6,120

7 1,960 

3 4,190 

I 1,030 

3 435 

5 4,630 

3 940 

1 1,750 

3 568 

3 410

5 4,630

May

152 

506 

4,63O 

2,220 

1,240

850 

640

509 

397 

343

314 

308 

487 

592 

1,180

1,390 

910

670 

504 

392

331

289

262 

268 

295

260 

286 

1,580 

910 

670 

880

Minimum

86 

117 

157

86

208 

193 

161 

123 

152 

130 

84 

100 

117

84

June

940

688 

514 

455 

388

314

268 

235 

213 

208

213 

208 

176 

165 

154

146 

148 

140 

148

186

188 

262 

286 

232 

186

172

165 

137 

130 

135

Mean

112 

334 

464

52C

43C

75E 

35£ 

196 

782 

26C 

23S 

19E 

182

35"

. 2 (12 m.) 5,020 sec. -ft.; May

July

124 

112 

104 

102 

99

113 

150 

130 

106 

96

93 

95 

95 

96 

103

116 

120 

99 

90 

84

104 

161 

126 

104 

100

109 

411

1,750 

1,300 

688 

392

Aug.

286 

237 

200 

172 

148

133 

121 

113 

107 

104

128 

157 

120 

104 

100

113

165 

133 

194 

215

124

394 

568 

425 

260

208 

188 

165 

236 

223 

205

Per square 

mile

0.367 

1.10 

1.52

1.70

1.41 

2.49 

1.18 

.649

2.57 

.852 

.780 

.639 

.597

1.17

3 (1?:3

Sept.

183 

190 

210 

198 

170

147 

130 

117

130 

157

157 

234 

349 

286 

210

174 

149

135 

124 

117

130 

176 

410 

267 

200

168 

149

135 

128 

122

Runoff in 

inches

0.42 

1.23 

1.75

23.12

1.63 

2.59 

1.36 

.72 

2.96 

.95 

.90 

.74 

.67

15. -92

3 p.m. ) 6,350

Wabash Spring near Poplar Hill, Va.

Location.--Lat. 37 C 14'20", long. 80°45'55", 3.2 miles northwest of Poplar Hill and 3.2

miles southwest of Bane, Giles County.

Records available.--November 1949 to September 1950 (discharge measurements only). 

Extremes.--ia4?^5'0: Maximum discharge measured, 10.1 second-feet Feb 21, 1950; minimum

measured, 3.38 second-feet Sept. 5, 1950. 

Remarks.--Discharge measurements made about monthly at mouth of spring.

Discharge measurements, In second-feet, 

November 1949 to September 1950

Nov. 18

Feb. 21

Apr. 20

June 8

4.70

10.1

e.54

8.69

July 24

Aug. 18

Sept. 5

3.82

8.00

3.38
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Wolf Creek near Narrows, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°18'20", long. 80°51'00", at highway bridge 3 mile; 

upstream from Narrows, Giles County, arid 3? miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage IE 

1,583.83 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--223 square miles. .

Hecords available.--July 1908 to September 1916, March 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge'.--20 years, 278 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,520 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 9.62

feet); minimum, 52 second-feet Oct. 22; minimum daily, 55 second-feet Oct. 21-24; minimum gage height, 2.59 feet Sept. 19.

1908-16, 1938-50: Maximum gage height observed, 13.0 feet July 16, 1916, from floodmarks (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 10 second-feet Jan. 2, 5, 1940 

(gage height, 2.22 feet); minimum daily, 17 second-feet Jan. 2, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Slight diurnal 'fluctuation at low flow caused by mill and dam 300 feet 

above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 973: 1940-41(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0

82

126

3.2 

3.5 

3.8 

4.0

180

276

393

485

2.6

2.7

2.9

3.0 

3.2

55

67

95

113

160

Dec. 13 to Sept. 3O

3.4 220

3.6 297

4.0 485

4.6 820

5.4 1,340

6.2 

7.0 

8.0 

9.2

2,010

2,800

4,000

5,840

Note.--Same as following table above 4.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

90

78

71

69

68

66

66

64

64

62

62

61

61

61

61

64

62

61

58

58

55

55

55

55

56

62

73

82

112

108

332

Nov.

1,060

1,800

790

520

380

301

256

223

198

180

163

152

144

149

139

126

121

119

114

110

108

105

97

103

166

232

204

195

706

1,140

-

Dec.

650

466

359

301

266

232

213

195

174

172

269

1,660

1,170

910

712

562

445

397

374

323

289

276

341

435

407

379

546

557

485

421

360

Jan.

315

289

272

249

220

204

204

191

177

182

224

238

337

475

557

596

650

656

850

910

754

623

525

475

374

350

341

323

310

743

2,800

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

3,640

5,840

3,160

1,660

1,100

850

700

562

510

562

590

557

510

465

416

364

319

281

264

238

*224

220

238

217

198

188

163

167

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

2 35-

io!io]

14,346

136, 55E

15,414

24,203

13 , 64£

6.42C

6J716

5,632

3,751

2,503

122,378

Mar.

204

227

185

blSO

b!90

b!90

b!90

188

188

167

167

168

214

485

470

435

402

397

407

416

645

684

754

662

596

520

470

1,260

1,140

820

628

Apr.

515

445

374

319

323

289

260

245

234

217

207

198

188

182

171

167

155

150

148

160

171

155

152

148

148

152

145

135

131

138

-

Maximum

332

1,800

1,660

3,720

2,800

5,840

1,260

515

2,20O

510

700

227

163

5,840

May

310

535

2,200

1,240

790

574

460

393

310

276

264

268

495

500

1,000

1,140

790

590

455

364

306

256

234

272

249

350

337

645

656

515

515

Minimum

55

97

172

55

177

163

167

131

234

133

75

SO

56

55

June

510

426

355

355

369

301

245

210

194

182

214

185

152

142

133

135

145

133

133

158

185

337

289

220

177

198

180

168

145

140

-

Mean

337' 75 . c

463

374

497

864

440

214

558

224

182

121

83.4

335

July

122

109

99

97

104

133

167

120

97

89

89

117

99

94

99

102

95

86

79

75

142

182

120

102

97

213

700

678

606

435

285

Aug.

227

188

171

145

124

113

102

95

89

88

97

99

88

80

80

120

188

117

a loo

al20

a90

allO

a!50

a!20

a90

a!30

al20

alOO

a!50

a 140

a!20

Per square 

mile

0.340

1.51

1 . 68

2 23

^ ' 87

1.97

. 96O

2.50

1.00

. 816

.543

.374

1.50

Sept.

allO

a 120

al30

alio

92

80

74

71

74

89

77

74

84

80

68

62

60

56

56

57

66

94

163

111

90

80

74

70

66

65

-

Runoff in 

inches

0 . 39

1 . 68

2.40

22 . 78

2 57

4.03

2.27

1.07

2 . 88

1.12

.94

.63

.42

20.40

Peak discharge (base. 5.1OO sec.-ft.).--Feb. 2 (9:30 a.m.) 6,520 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Reed Creek at Grahams Forge and Walker Creek at Bane, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
230 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Rich Creek: at Peterstown, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°24'00", long. 80°48'20", at Peterstown, Monroe 

county, 1,000 fest downstream from Brush Creek and 2-J miles upstream from mouth. Datum 

of gage is 1,565.94 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.--50.6 square miles.

Records available. September 1941 to December 1950 (discontinued).

Extremes.--1949-50: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,630 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage 

height, 5.27 feet), from rating curve extended above 900 second-feet by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum recorded, 3.5 second-feet Sept. 19 (gage height, 0.40 foot); minimum 

daily, 3.9 second-feet Sept. 19, 28, 29.

1950: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 1,420 second-feet Dec. 7 

(gage height, 4.95 feet), from rating curve extended above 900 second-feet by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 3.5 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 0.40 foot).

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 2,660 second-feet Aug. 3, 1948 (gage height, 6.75 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 900 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.5 

second-foot Oct. 9, 1941, Dec. 16, 1943 (gage height, 0.21 foot); minimum daily, 1.4 

second-feet Sept. 28, 1941.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, nhich are poor. 

Considerable diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by small mill above station.

Rating table Oct. 1, 1949, to Dec. 31, 1950 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20 to Dec. 3, 1950)

3.5

5.5

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

56

98

153

221

326

3.0 481

3.5 682

4.2 1,020

Discharge, In second-feet, 1949-50 

1949-50

Day

1

Z

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

Oct.

a7.5

7.8

7.5

6.2

5.8

5.5

a6.0

a5. 5

as. 5

6.2

a5.5

a5. 5

a5.5

a5.5

a5.5

aS. 5

a6.0

a6.0

a6.5

a6.O

a6.0

5.8

5.8

6.2

6.5

9.7

8.8

15

26

20

70

Nov.

230

353

129

101

69

44

40

31

26

25

24

22

22

23

18

15

13

13

13

12

13

11

9.7

11

17

17

15

14

14

15

-

Dec.

14

14

13

12

12

11

10

10

10

9.7

60

221

159

115

82

55

44

52

56

45

43

41

61

66

54

54

80

69

57

47

40

Jan.

37

35

35

35

29

27

29

27

23

24

29

29

69

86

80

101

101

89

92

76

69

66

53

47

40

35

35

33

33

100

400

Feb.

717

973

344

182

129

98

83

62

56

104

106

83

72

66

56

49

43

37

35

33

29

29

31

27

26

24

20

20

_

_

-

Peak discharge (base, 850 sec. -ft. ). --Feb

a No gage-height record; discharge comput

Mar.

26

23

23

20

20

20

18

18

20

16

16

18

27

35

33

35

48

90

69

56

90

83

129

98

75

56

54

163

98

69

54

Apr.

47

45

35

32

37

32

27

26

26

20

19

18

18

18

16

15

15

13

13

15

15

13

12

12

11

13

12

10

10

11

May

23

51

312

144

83

56

43

38

29

28

30

35

68

40

66

61

43

34

29

24

21

20

16

16

16-

17

16

17

16

16

39

June

66

35

29

30

22

17

14

12

18

38

47

31

22

18

15

15

52

26

41

227

213

267

216

101

66

56

40

32

27

23

-

July

20

18

14

14

13

18

20

14

13

11

9.7

11

11

13

12

11

8.1

7.5

7.2

7.2

12

11

8.8

7.2

7.2

73

76

29

21

16

12

Aug.

11

11

9.7

8.1

7.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.5

8.7

21

11

8.5

6.2

7.2

13

12

7.2

6.8

33

20

20

14

11

8.1

7.2

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

Sept.

5.8

5.8

6.2

5.8

5.3

5.1

5.1

4.9

5.5

5.8

8.1

10

7.2

5.8

5.1

5.1

4.3

4.3

3.9

4.1

4.5

7.2

8.1

5.5

5.1

4.5

4.3

3.9

3.9

4.5

-

. 2 (2 a.m. ) 1,630 sec. -ft. 

ed on basis of weather records and records for Indian

Creek at Indian Mills.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 231

Discharge, In second-feet, of Rich Creek at Peterstown, W. Va., 1949-50 Continued

1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

4.E

3.9

3.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.5

6.8

6.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.1

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.5

fi.2

9.6

12

8.5

7.2

6.8

6.2

5.5

5.5

5.3

Nov.

5.3

5.1

5.3

14

23

14

10

9.3

7.2

6.5

6.5

5.3

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.1

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.8

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.8

8.1

-

Dec.

10

49

94

398

129

80

699

375

143

95

69

54

45

35

31

29

28

22

21

19

16

15

15

16

16

14

13

14

15

24

26

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

Peak discharge (base. 850 see.-ft.).--Dec. 7 (6 p.m.) 1,420 sec.-ft.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1949-50

Month

December. .........................

Calendar yesr 1949 .............

May . .

September. ........................

Water yesr 1949 50 .............

December. .................. j. .....

Calendar year 1950 .............

Seoondfoot-days

1,616.7

17,552.1

1,447

1,816

525.9

315.4

164.7

15,250.2

2,609

14,974.4

Maximum

221

470

973

10

973

699

973

Minimum

9.7

5

23

3.9

10

3.5

Mean

52.2

48.1

5.49

41.8

84.2

41.0

Per square 

mile

1.03

.951

1 25

923

.108

.826

1.66

.810

Runoff in 

inches

1.19

12.91

.12

11.21

1.92

11.01
t"lt KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Indian Creek at Indian Mills, W. Va.

Location .--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°31'55", long, 80°49'10", at Indian Mills, Summers 

County, 50 feet upstream from Bradshaw Creek and 2;- miles upstream from mouth. Datum 

of gage is 1,472.54 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area. 189 square miles (including that of Bradshaw Creek).

Records available. September 1941 to December 1950 (include flow of Bradshaw Creek), 

discontinued.

Extremes.--1949-50: Maximum discharge during water year, 4,380 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage 

height, 8.88 feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Oct. 24 (gage height, 1.14 feet).

1950: Maximum discharge for period October to December, 4,130 second-feet Dec. 7 

(gage height, 8.62 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Oct. 21 (gage height, 1.13 feet).

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 5,080 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 9.68 

feet); minimum, 1.9 second-feet Oct. 8, 1946; minimum gage height, 0.80 foot Sept. 

25-28, 1944.

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1949-50 

1949-50

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

37

26

23

21

20

18

19

18

17

16

17

17

17

17

19

18

16

18

18

18

15

16

15

14

16

23

38

37

112

81

349

Nov.

816

1,390

386

312

218

152

118

95

81

76

67

63

58

67

64

53

51

48

45

41

39

37

34

36

84

84

67

64

76

86

-

Dec.

76

66

56

50

48

43

44

44

39

38

372

1,400

755

504

312

210

153

168

222

200

180

118

293

300

212

182

285

276

220

180

146

Jan.

134

124

114

110

95

87

84

81

73

74

92

121

560

452

414

398

414

335

329

312

276

228

198

175

146

130

126

120

114

384

1,870

Feb.

2,480

3,350

1,360

705

465

408

320

252

260

538

605

372

293

252

Z17

182

160

136

1Z5

111

102

100

108

95

89

89

78

75

_

-

Mar.

119

154

111

110

108

103

95

91

97

78

75

85

197

342

252

217

212

329

279

243

369

339

550

390

299

238

212

577

408

287

217

Apr.

187

173

142

123

144

125

110

105

98

91

85

79

75

73

70

64

64

59

59

59

59

58

5Z

52

52

51

51

44

44

42

Hay

107

200

1,390

519

293

212

162

133

106

97

98

117

222

138

210

252

176

140

115

94

85

73

69

69

65

77

115

108

127

102

100

June

187

105

81

78

79

64

52

51

65

61

85

61

43

39

34

33

68

63

86

127

263

408

378

207

134

152

111

81

65

59

July

49

39

35

40

342

436

282

120

77

63

53

53

43

61

75

59

45

38

34

31

Aug.

68

74

85

63

48

39

35

32

30

30

63

61

36

30

26

39

46

32

Z7

304

42 i 112

53

34

30

31

689

631

194

140

97

77

78

54

42

34

32

30

30

29

25

24

Sept.

22

46

127

78

44

30

26

Z4

23

24

27

28

70

59

39

32

29

25

22

21

20

65

86

51

39

34

51

23

27

?,S

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec.-ft. 

sec.-ft.

[.--Nov. 2 (12:30 a.m.) 2,980 sec.-ft.; Feb. 2 (5 a.m.) 4,380
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 233

Discharge, In second-feet, of Indian Creek at Indian Mills, W. Va., 1949-50 Continued

1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

23

22

22

22

18

18

18

16

18

24

22

20

21

22

19

17

17

16

15

14

14

16

28

43

35

26

22

22

22

17

20

Nov.

16

15

16

24

129

75

52

44

37

32

29

26

26

23

20

18

18

18

18

16

22

30

22

19

20

16

30

36

40

51

-

Dec.

57

260

520

1,940

546

293

1,370

1,520

454

296

238

187

154

125

115

116

108

89

78

68

68

61

50

60

64

60

50

40

49

51

49

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

Peak discharge (has 

aec.-ft.

2.500 aeo.-ft). Dec. 4 (11 a.m.) 2,790 see.-ft. ; Dec. 7 (10 p.m.) 4^130

Monthly discharge, In aeeond-feet, 1949-50

Month

October 1949 .....................

December. ..................... ...

Calendar year 1949 .............

May. ..............................

September. ........................

Water year 1949-50 .............

October 1950 .....................

December. .........................

Calendar year 1950 .............

Secondfoot-days

1,106 

4,808 

i_ 7,191

59,243

8,170 

13,327 

7,183 

2,490 

5,771 

3,320 

3,993 

1,658 

1,203

60,220

649 

938 

9,146

57,848

Maximum

349 

1,390 

1,400

1,880

1,870 

3,350 

577 

187 

1,390 

408 

689 

304 

127

3,350

43 

129 

1,940

3,350

Minimum

14 

34 

38

14

73 

75 

75 

42 

65 

33 

30 

24 

20

14

14 

15 

40

14

Mean

35.7 

160 

232

162

264 

476 

232 

83.0 

186 

111 

129 

53.5 

40.1

165

20.9 

31.3 

295

158

Per squart) 

mile

0.189 

.847

, 1.23J

.857

1.40 

2.52 

1.23 

.439 

.984 

.587 

.683 

.233 

.212

.873

.111 

.166 

1.56

.836

Runoff in 

inches

0.22 

.95 

1.42

11.67

1.61 

2.62 

1.41 

.49 

1.14 

.65 

.79 

.33 

.24

11.87

.13 

.18 

1.80

11.39
234 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Bluestone River near Spanishburg, W. Va.

Location. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator, lat. 3V°26'00", long. 81°06'40",

 orOridge on U. S. Highways 19 and 21, 1.1 miles southeast of Spanishburg, Mercer

County, and 1.4 miles upstream from Rich Creek. Datum of gage is 2,051.13 feet above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 199 square miles.

Records available.--September 1944 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,770 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 18.2

 FeeT); minimum observed, 27 second-feet Oct. 23 (gage height, 1.70 feet).

1944-50: Maximum discharge, 6,920 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 18.36 

feet); minimum observed, 3.1 second-feet Jan. 7, 1948 (gage height, 1.45 feet), result 

of low temperature.

Remarks. Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet^

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 4 to May Z, July Z7 to Sept. 30)

1.7 27 2.7 191

1.8 37 3.0 Z60

1.9 48 3.5 382

2.0 61 4.0 51Z

2.2 91 5.0 780

2.4 128 7.0 1,540

9.0 1,910

11.0 2,510

13.0 3,210

15.0 4,310

16.3 5,250

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

t

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

75

56

47

42

39

40

41

44

37

35

34

31

Z9

39

41

42

41

36

34

33

31

29

27

28

30

58

57

78

173

167

836

Nov.

1,340

1,680

726

298

205

18Z

165

154

138

1Z4

102

81

95

113

98

85

80

81

77

75

78

71

67

85

564

525

308

251

382

578

-

Dec.

370

277

Z09

176

165

144

134

117

105

122

260

1,200

1,060

892

618

408

320

284

279

246

228

209

408

499

473

421

320

294

Z67

239

223

Jan.

205

191

191

173

156

150

202

148

140

146

214

251

499

645

766

672

836

686

712

71Z

551

447

370

332

Z89

267

270

274

286

636

2,390

Month

October ........ .................

November ....... ......... ......

December ....... ..... . . ...

Calendar year 1949 ... ... ...

January ..... .............. ....

February ................ ........

March. ...........................

April ............... ............

May ..............................

June ...................... .... .

July. .........................

August ...........................

September ............ ...........

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,930

5,250

3,010

1,260

712

538

421

544

544

434

499

408

344

301

?70

242

2Z1

191

184

167

156

163

169

156

140

118

117

118

_

Mar.

187

228

Z21

191

180

169

158

136

150

126

111

89

158

421

382

320

303

306

320

332

332

3ZO

344

344

320

308

298

7Z6

753

672

320

Apr.

274

2

2

1

2

48

23

96

21

205

2

1

1

00

82

69

158

152

1

1

1

44

36

26

117

111

1

1

05

00

98

104

115

I

1

forays » >* 

2,540 836

8,808 1,680

10,967 1,200

86,407 1,680

13,807 2,390

19,207 5,Z50

9,225 753

4,197 274

10,055 766

8,834 1,400

7,231 1,850

3,801 51Z

3,182 499

101,654 5,250

05

00

93

86

98

93

81

77

80

May

140

544

766

604

357

260

200

156

140

136

146

150

308

301

460

712

447

3ZO

246

196

169

144

152

161

196

320

370

460

618

538

538

Minimum

27

67

105

Z3

140

117

89

77

136

102

58

46

38

27

June

344

260

209

279

260

216

169

142

165

171

332

255

156

132

113

102

148

132

161

267

1,000

1,400

740

332

274

Z70

255

191

165

144

Mean

75.5

294

354

237

445

686

298

140

324

294

233

1Z3

106

279

July

120

105

91

88

105

165

209

128 ioe

78

72

132

117

95

88

142

104

75

65

58

91

104

122

173

202

837

1,850

780

421

291

221

Aug.

200

Z

5

2

14

12

96

189

146

1

1

18

04

86

83

146

102

89

80

74

189

2

1

12

30

95

75

69

68

68

61

56

49

46

54

71

52

57

Per square 

mile

0.379

1.48

1.78

1.19

2.Z4

3.45

1.50

.704

1,63

1.48

1.17

.613

.533

1.40

Sept.

51

113

499

344

255

107

74

64

60

65

54

77

86

65

52

44

40

40

38

44

54

194

262

136

89

71

60

52

47

45

Runoff in 

inches

0.44

1.65

2.05

16.15

2.58

3.59

1.72

.78

1.88

1.65

1.35

.71

.59

18.99

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec.-ft.). --Feb. Z (l p.m.) 6,770 sec.-ft.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Bluestone River near Pipestem, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°32'45", long. 81°00'30", on left bank, 1.2 miles 

downstream from Mountain Creek, 2.5 miles west of Pipestem, Summers County, and 8 miles 

upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,527.3 feet above mean sea level, datum of 19C9 

(Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area. 363 square miles.

Records available. July to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period. 2,330 second-feet July 28 (ga, 

reet) ; minimum, 59 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 2.28 feet).

Remarks. Records good.

Hating table, July 28 to Sept. 30, 1950 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

height, 7.33

51

61

140

3.3

3.7 

4.3

216

318

508

5.0 

5.7 

6.5

780

1,150

1,670

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

1,640

780

526

366

Aug.

300

291

487

452

268

201

162

140

124

113

132

153

121

107

99

230

312

207

137

114

102

90

82

77

70

65

61

60

71

72

72

Sept.

69

84

442

531

276

160

117

97

88

90

94

162

359

175

118

90

78

70

63

63

76

244

543

317

175

127

104

90

79

73

-

Month

April ............................

MOV

September ........................

Water year ............

Secondfoot days

5,054

-

Maximum

543

-

Minimum

63

-

Mean

168

-

Per square 

mile

.463

-

Runoff in 

inches

.52

-
KMAWHA RIVER BASIN

Gamp Creek near Camp Creek, W. Va.

Drainage area.--32.0 square miles.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,970 second-feet July 26 (gage height, 4.91

reen), from rating curve extended above 1,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum recorded, 1.9 feet Aug. 30 (gage height, 0.45 foot).

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 3,750 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 5.84 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 1,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

0.01 second-foot Aug. 28, 1946; minimum gage height, 0.27 foot Sept. 19, 20, 1948.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage heignt, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to July 25 July 26 to Sept. 30

2.4 

3.6

5.7

1.4

1.6 55

75

99

154

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

4.1

246

402

£53

1,080

0.4 

.5

1.4 

4.6

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 57

78

118

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

181

282

402

653

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9.4

5.7

4.6

4.0

a3.4

a3.0

h3.0

a3.5

a3.2

h2.6

a2.4

a2.4

a2.4

h3.3

5.8

h5.1

a4.0

h3.6

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.7

a2.7

2.7

14

11

16

42

37

341

Nov.

316

292

106

71

55

42

34

28

23

20

18

16

16

26

22

21

2O

19

17

18

17

15

17

24

229

114

78

53

77

92

-

Dec.

70

51

37

31

24

22

20

16

15

17

77

418

455

252

118

75

58

51

59

68

66

58

132

130

86

72

84

84

69

54

44

Jan.

38

34

34

30

25

23

25

23

26

31

64

91

257

271

207

141

134

111

128

123

90

68

55

45

36

32

36

35

40

193

801

Month

October ..........................

November ........ ...... .........

December ..... ... ... ..... .

Calendar year 1949 ........

January .................. . . ...

February ............. ... .

March .................... . . ....

April ........ ... ..............

May ............ ......... ....

June ..................... ...

July .......... ..................

August ........... .... .... ....

September .... ....... ...... .

Water year 1949-50 ...........

Feb.

813

1,040

306

147

92

71

57

44

64

128

162

105

76

60

50

40

34

29

27

24

22

24

31

29

30

32

37

-

-

Secondfoot-days

552.2

1,896

2,813

17,488.'

3,247

3,601

3,024

788

2 438

l!771.£

2,376.4

265. C

204.:

22,976.6

Mar.

95

123

a96

a75

a58

44

37

38

33

29

30

84

232

229

127

91

73

114

136

110

121

123

99

82

87

80

71

215

143

87

62

Apr.

52

42

39

31

40

38

38

38

34

32

31

27

26

23

20

19

18

18

17

18

18

15

15

16

16

2O

20

20

20

27

-

Maximum

341

316

455

604

801

1,040

232

52

233

317

618

32

19

1,040

May

96

123

136

114

80

60

46

37

31

29

27

44

82

68

96

127

86

60

44

35

27

24

22

77

38

163

233

194

105

74

60

Minimum

2.4

15

15

.2

23

22

29

15

22

8.1

9.4

2.0

2.3

2.0

June

48

37

33

40

33

27

21

17

17

15

20

13

10

9.7

8.1

1O

28

16

58

160

203

268

317

117

65

47

51

34

29

20

-

Mean

17.8

63.2

90.7

47.9

105

129

97.5

26.3

78.6

59.1

76.7

8.55

6.81

62.9

July

14

11

9.4

19

84

96

82

47

29

20

18

24

20

21

99

212

78

44

29

26

32

23

22

30

28

618

378

126

67

41

29

Aug.

32

26

24

17

14

12

9.7

8.3

7.2

6.9

7.2

8.3

6.2

8.1

5.9

15

9.7

6.4

5.6

7.5

5.1

4.2

3.3

2.8

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.1

Per square 

mile

0.556

1.98

2.83

1.50

3.28

4.03

3.05

.8E2

2.46

1.85

2.40

.267

.213

1.97

Sept.

4.6

5.1

9.2

15

8.6

5.4

3.7

3.1

2.8

3.9

3.1

19

18

7.8

5.4

3.9

3.3

2.4

2.3

2.6

4.2

19

15

9.2

6.9

5.6

4.6

3.7

3.5

3.3

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.64

2.20

3.27

20.32

3.77

4.18

3.51

.92

2.83

2.06

2.76

.31

.24

26.69

ak discharge (base, 580 sec.-ft.).--Nov. 1 (6 p.m.) 795 sec.-ft. 

July 26 (5:30 p.m.; 1,970 see.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather re 

River at Spanishburg.

h Computed from inside gage readings.

Feb. 2 (4 a.m.) 1,760 sec.-ft. 

ords and records for Bluestone
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Greenbrier River at Durbin, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°32'35", long, 79°50'00", at Durbin, Pocahontas 

County, 500 feet downstream from confluence of East and West Porks. Datum of gage is 

2,699.71 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--134 square miles.

Records available.--March 1943 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,010 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 5.20 

1'eet); minimum, 14 second-feet Aug. 15; minimum gage height, 1.30 feet Aug. 15, 31, 

Sept. 1.

1943-50: Maximum discharge, 5,110 second-feet Feb. 23, 1944, from rating curve extended above 2,800 second-feet; maximum gage height, 8.86 feet Feb. 14, 1948 (ice jam); 

minimum discharge, 0.6 second-foot Sept. 14, 1946 (gage height, 0.89 foot).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Eating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-25, June 25 to Aug 18)

Oct. 1 to Jar Feb. 1 to Sept. 3O

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9

2.2

120

210

321

465

3.3 

3.8 

4.3 

4.8

763

1,150

1,730

2,420

1.7

1.8 

2 .O 

2.3

154

260

2.7 

3.1 

3.3

435

638

763

Hote.--Same as preceding 

table below 1.7 and above 

3.3 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

50

37

30

28

26

25

25

30

30

37

30

27

29

35

40

41

37

3e

34

30

29

29

29

28

41

222

166

187

595

429

1,350

Nov.

972

750

548

418

339

277

248

220

194

175

160

145

151

255

237

220

197

184

157

163

188

178

170

180

200

220

200

200

500

1,200

Dec.

soo

400

300

250

200

170

190

170

140

120

250

1,200

1,700

1,020

655

429

321

339

514

509

439

361

434

399

356

643

1,420

1,020

692

482

350

Jan.

280

230

250

350

330

300

350

350

320

SOO

300

3OO

500

650

560

500

476

470

439

365

313

270

237

204

172

151

154

134

142

398

2,160

Month

October ..... ....................

Novembe r . . . . . . .................

Decembe r .................... ...

Calendar year 1949 ....... . . .

January .......... ...............

February ........ . . ... . . ... .

March. .......... ........ . . . .

April ....... . . ............. . .

May ..................... . ...

June ..... ...... ....... .... .

July ............ ... ............

August ................ ..........

Septembe r ...... ... ...... ....

Water year 1949-50 . . .........

Feb.

2,420

2.42O

1,420

804

542

435

412

339

464

627

662

542

426

352

317

280

249

223

220

185

178

212

292

304

292

249

212

200

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3,762

9,256

16,073

110,41]

11.95E

15.27E

16,882

10.66C

10,21?

6.48E

2,06

1,38'

9.84C

113,85

Mar.

250

200

150

170

200

200

200

200

220

200

250

949

2,28O

1,540

824

578

430

374

292

292

334

440

522

558

838

668

831

790

1,040

622

440

Apr.

348

296

264

242

268

256

238

223

202

192

174

154

151

136

124

119

157

161

157

178

171

174

1,040

2,140

1,040

656

469

374

300

256

Maximum

1,350

1,200

1,700

2,000

2,160

2,420

2,280

2,140

1,000

> 751

' 224

242

) 965

' 2,420

May

292

452

1,000

811

644

508

388

300

245

220

188

202

296

272

514

638

532

407

304

242

195

161

151

130

110

105

90

160

230

216

216

Minimum

25

145

120

14

134

178

150

119

90

83

27

16

23

16

June

253

209

195

314

280

234

188

145

124

194

311

212

168

136

110

90

116

83

139

145

170

181

157

124

751

573

361

227

174

124

Mean

121

3O8

518

302

386

546

544

355

330

216

66.7

44.7

328

312

July

92

70

58

49

55

90

55

40

32

34

31

27

34

61

40

42

42

48

37

61

224

105

74

74

92

. 86

133

92

76

61

52

Aug.

79

83

65

49

41

38

32

26

24

29

30

24

20

16

18

22

22

242

100

70

53

45

37

32

29

30

28

27

28

25

23

Per square 

mile

0.903

2.30

3.86

2.25

2.88

4.07

4.06

2.65

2.46

1.61

.497

.334

2.45

2.33

Sept.

23

887

452

397

242

161

116

88

74

565

430

426

965

513

330

230

171

124

102

92

209

757

831

517

343

242

185

145

121

102

Runoff in 

inches

1.04

2.56

4.46

30.64

3.32

4.24

4.68

2.96

2.84

1.80

.57

.38

2.73

31.58

Peak discharge (base, 2,800
238 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Greenbrier River at Buckeye, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°11'15", long. 80°07'50", at county highway bridge 

at .Buckeye, Pocahontas County, 300 feet upstream from Swago Creek and 3.5 miles downstream from Knapp Creek. Datum of gage is 2,085.89 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area. 540 square miles (including that of Swago Creek).

Kecords available. September 1929 to September 1950 (includes flow of Swago Creek).

Average discharge. 21 years, 850 second-feet.

.Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,700 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 11.20 

I'eet); minimum, 72 second-feet Oct. 24, Aug. 15; minimum gage height, 1.94 feet Aug. 15. 

1929-50: Maximum discharge, 41,500 second-feet Feb. 5, 1932 (gage height, 17.5 feet, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet; minimum, 3.8 

second-feet Aug. 13, 1930 (gage height, 1.19 feet).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). W 758; 1933. W 95,3: 1930-32, 1934-35(M), 1936, 1937(M), 1938- 39, 1940(M). 

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 24 to May 15)

Oct. 1 to May 15 May 16 to Sept. 30

2.0 58 3.3 467 6.6 4,060 1.9 66 3.0 362 5 

2.2 94 3.8 751 8.0 6,600 2.2 116 3.3 525 6. 

2.4 140 4.2 1,050 9.9 11,000 2.5 182 4.0 1,020 7. 

2.7 224 5.0 1,870 2.7 242 4.7 1,670 

3.0 330 5.6 2,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

209 

156 

112 

92 

83

77 

79 

81 

79 

98

103 

103 

9S 

92 

94

105 

107 

105 

96 

90

84 

79 

75 

72 

86

253 

496 

390 

1,870 

1,310 

4,520

Nov.

4,200 

4,990 

2,330 

1,650 

1,230

921 

758 

653 

562 

483

433 

395

372 

530 

653

601 

546 

498 

452 

409

413 

442 

381 

413 

472

535 

488 

477 

1,100 

2,210

Dec.

1,650 

1,160 

840 

653 

612

493 

498 

472 

404 

355

579 

3,580 

6,010 

4,OSO 

2,460

1,600 

1,140 

1,110 

2,740 

2,270

1,700 

1,340 

1,540 

1,760 

1,390

1,970 

7,230 

3,980 

2,600 

1,820 

1,290

Jan.

984 

805 

818 

1,250 

1,140

1,000 

1,340 

1,390 

1,170 

1,080

1,100 

1,080 

1,870 

2,400 

2,150

*1,820 

1,490 

1,340 

1,440 

1,240

1,030 

906. 

791 

688 

573

498

477 

447 

438 

1,870 

10,900

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Bay 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

WE

ber .......................

mber ............ ...... .....

lendar year 1949 ...... .....

a

1 ....... ............. ... .

ember ................... ....

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

8,800 

9,550 

5,030 

2,880 

1,920

1,490 

*1,390 

1,220 

1,440 

2,400

2,740 

2,090 

1,540 

1,280 

1,120

993

8S1 

745 

682 

607

509 

557 

653 

676 

647

612 

477 

467

Secondfoot days

11,29 

29,59 

59,30

392,22

45,52 

53,37 

55,38 

20,36 

42,02 

18,48 

6,55 

S,13 

37,56

385,70

Mar.

653 

635 

447 

b550 

S07

590 

568 

568 

758 

676

751 

1,700 

5,820 

4,690 

2,670

*1,870 

1,390 

1,280 

1,190 

1,140

1,390 

2,400 

2,670 

2,210 

3,230

2,460 

2,040 

3,600 

3,300 

2,090 

1,440

Apr.

1,090 

921 

745 

682 

653

618 

573 

551 

514 

462

438 

404 

368 

355 

318

295

277 

307 

310 

314

330 

310 

310 

2,800 

2,150

1,390 

929 

758 

629 

562

Maximum

I 4,520 

1 4,990 

3 7,230

3 9,830

5 10,900 

3 9,550 

5 5,820 

5 2,800 

3 4,120 

9 1,470 

i 508 

3 1,390 

2 5,260

3 10,900

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 sec.-f t.) . Dec. 27 (5 a.m.

Bay

612 

1,750 

3,680 

2,950 

2,400

1,700 

1,270 

945 

745 

676

629 

579 

1,110 

1,100 

3,860

4,120 

2,380 

1,670

1,190 

908

730 

570 

519 

454 

381

386 

564 

940 

1,180 

968 

1,060

Minimum

72 

372 

355

55

438

467 

447 

277 

381 

290 

98 

79 

95

72

June

1,470 

1,100 

935 

842 

922

730 

577 

443 

390 

785

1,370 

990 

688 

532 

405

322 

409 

396 

298 

349

331 

336 

349 

306 

383

1,100 

734 

471 

336 

290

Bean

364 

986 

1,912

1,074

1,466 

1,90 

1,786 

67E 

1,356 

616 

2i: 

19E 

1,255

1,05"

July

229 

180 

151 

138 

145

170 

199 

158 

124 

105

98 

105 

116 

122 

154

151 

126 

128 

128 

149

404 

508 

278 

223 

216

247 

438 

489 

391 

271 

213

8 2,930 

B 4,060 

3 5,260

Aug.

193 

202 

202 

177 

143

126 

112 

105 

95 

90

85 

87 

88 

79

155

232 

160 

1,390 

507 

a350

a260 

a220 

190 

154 

128

112 

105 

98 

102 

9S 

90

Per square 

mile

0.674 

1.82 

3.54

1.99

2.72 

3.53 

3.31 

1.26 

2.51 

1.14 

.391 

.367 

2.32

1.96

) 9,300 sec. -ft. j Jan. 31 (2 p.m

Sept.

95

1,250 

1,900 

975

S91

421 

302 

232 

196 

891

1,840 

2,410 

5,260 

2,S70 

1,400

898 

604 

432 

340 

290

504 

4,590 

3,610 

2,000 

1,240

842

611 

465 

381 

322

Runoff in 

inches

0.78 

2.04 

4.09

27.02

3.14 

3.68 

3.82 

1.40 

2.90 

1.27 

.45 

.42 

2.59

26.58

) 14, 700

sec .-ic.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather record, recorded range In stage, 

and records for stations at Durbin and at Alderson.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIWR BASIN 239

Greenbrler River at Alderson, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°43'30", long. 80°38'30", 400 feet upstream from 

nignway bridge at Alderson, Monroe County, and half a mile upstream from Muddy Creek. 

Datum of gage is 1,529.42 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 1,357 square miles.

Records available. July 1895 to June 1906, May 1907 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--53 years (1895-1905, 1907-50), 1,987 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,500 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 13.35 

reet) j minimum, 16U second-feet Oct. 25 (gage height, 2.08 feet).

1895-1950: Maximum discharge, 77,500 second-feet Mar. 14, 1918 (gage height, 22.0 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 30,000 second-feet; minimum, 

24 second-feet Aug. 12, Oct. 1, 2, 1930 (gage height, 1.65 feet).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--W 536: 1907-9. W783: Drainage area. W803: 1918(M). 

w aba:IM3U-4I.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used June 2 to July 3, July 5-9, 16-18, 

July 22 to Aug. 6, Aug. 16, 18-23, Sept. 3-9, 10-24, 27)

2.0 126 2.7 600 5.0 4,760 

2.1 169 3.0 930 6.0 7,500 

2.2 220 3.5 1,640 8.0 13,300 

2.3 280 4.0 2,520 10.0 19,500 

2.5 425 4.5 3,57O 12.6 28,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

81 

ZZ 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

88 

89 

30 

31

Oct.

380 

358 

350 

301 

244

215 

189 

189 

179 

169

169 

169 

189

200 

205

205 

194 

200 

205 

2O5

189 

179 

174

165

165

215 

380 

700 

1,080 

2,820 

4,370

Nov.

10,100 

14,800 

8,000 

4,500 

3,000

2,200 

1,700 

1,400 

1,150 

1,000

900 

800 

740 

822 

982

1,140 

1,060 

969 

882 

822

755 

755 

755

700 

744

1,030 

1,100 

1,010 

1,050 

2,350

Dec.

3,240 

2,390

1,820 

1,440 

1,210

1,090 

995 

918 

858 

777

1,320 

9,820 

13,600 

11,300 

6,920

4,270 

2,820 

2,240 

4,070 

5,820

4,150 

3,240 

2,820 

5,570 

3,130

2,700 

12,000 

10,400 

6,400 

4,270 

3,130

Jan.

2,390 

2,000 

1,700 

1,970 

2,300

2,000 

1,900 

2,280 

2,130 

1,970

1,950 

2,800 

6,200 

6,780

6,100

5,000 

4,030 

3,350 

3,350 

3,350

2,820 

2,500 

2,200 

1,900 

1,640

1,440 

1,330 

1,240 

1,170 

2,290 

21,800

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr: 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary .

1 ............................

ember ............ ...........

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

26,700 

28,500 

17,000 

9,000 

5,400

4 , 000 

3,600 

3,400 

3,240 

5,280

8,370 

6,360 

4,510 

3,460 

2,920

2,500 

2,150 

1,870 

1,670 

1,520

1,360 

1,240 

1,300 

1,400 

1,400

1,340 

1,210 

1,050

Secondfoot-days

14,952 

67,216 

132,728

825,249

103,880 

151,750 

117, 03C 

40,452 

99,730 

41,328 

17,627 

13,806 

41,081

Mar.

1,230 

1,900 

1,660 

1,430 

1,560

1,540 

1,490 

1,400 

1,430 

1,540

1,440 

1,560 

5,940 

10,100 

6,780

4,390 

3,350 

2,920 

3,020 

2,920

3,350 

4,890 

7,360 

6,360 

5,960

6,090 

4,640 

4,760 

7,060 

5,280 

3,680

Apr.

2,820 

2,330 

2,020 

1,750 

1,620

1,550 

1,460 

1,370 

1,300 

1,240

1,140 

1,090 

1,030 

943 

882

834 

799 

744 

733 

755

766 

777 

755 

744 

2,970

2,460 

1,800 

1,440 

1,230

1,100

Maximum

4,370 

14,800 

13,600

23,500

21,800 

28,500 

10,100 

2,970 

11,000 

3,130 

1,340 

1,130 

5,680

841,580 1 28,500

May

1,260 

2,540 

7,790 

7,790 

5,820

4,270 

3,020 

2,310 

1,830 

1,600

1,500 

1,460 

2,330 

2,920 

5,050

11,000 

6,640 

4,030 

2,820 

2,150

1,720 

1,430 

1,260 

1,170 

1,060

2,810 

3,240 

2.29C 

2,390 

2,240 

1,990

Minimum

165 

700 

777

135

1,170 

1,05O 

1,230 

733 

1,060 

711 

329 

215 

226

165

June

2,920 

2,820 

2,020

1,720 

1,740

1,600 

1,620 

1,070 

894 

1,420

3,130 

2,620 

1,740 

1,310 

1,060

870 

846 

882 

870 

906

870 

943 

882 

1,020 

894

870 

1,200 

1,070 

810 

711

Mean

482 

2,240 

4,282

2,261

3,351 

5,420 

3,775 

1,348 

3,217 

1,378 

569 

445 

1,369

2,306

July

610 

537 

476 

402 

418

573 

630 

528 

476 

410

350 

343

336 

329

380

468 

591 

484 

402 

329

418 

528 

700 

591 

555

610 

1,340 

1,170 

1,030 

943 

67O

Aug.

564 

1,130 

995 

680 

564

484 

402 

350 

301 

274

280 

256 

232 

215 

226

468 

308 

434 

722 

969

660 

573 

442 

395 

350

294 

262 

238 

226 

268 

244

Per square 

mile

0.355 

1.65 

3.16

1.67

2.47 

3.99 

2.78 

.993 

2.37 

1.02 

.419 

.328 

1.01

1.70

Sept.

226 

232 

1,100 

1,750 

995

788 

610 

510 

442 

395

687 

1,700 

3,260 

5,150 

2,260

1,360 

943 

722 

610 

564

528 

860 

5,680 

3,680 

1,700

1,300 

969 

800

680 

580

Runoff in 

inches

0.41 

1.84 

3.64

22.61

2.85 

4.16 

3.21 

1.11 

2.73 

1.13 

.48 

.38 

1.12

23.06

Peak discharge (base, 17,OOO sec.-f t.). --Jan, 51 (11:30 p.m.) 31,500 sec. -ft.

Note'.' No gage-height record Nov. 3-15, Dec. 26, 27, 29, Jan. 2, 3, 5, 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 22-24, 

Feb. 3-8, Sept. 25, 26, 28-30; discharge computed on baais of weather records, recorded range in 

stage, and records for stations at Buckeye and at Hilldale.
240 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Greenbrier River at Hilldale, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°38'25", long. 80°48'20", at Hilldale, Summers 

CounTy, 0.1 mile upstream from Howard Creek, 0.9 mile upstream from Powley Creek, 

5 miles southeast of Hlnton, and 5.6 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 

1,388.66 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--1,625 square miles (Including that of Howard Creek).

Records available. June 1936 to September 1950 (include flow of Howard Creek).

Average discharge . 14 years, 2,102 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36,100 second-feet Feb. 1 (gage height, 16.52 

reet); minimum, 173 second-feet Oct. 25 (gage height, 0.86 foot).

1936-50: Maximum discharge, 47,100 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 19.00 

feet); minimum, 39 second-feet Sept. 18-20, 1946 gage height, 0.37 foot).

Maximum stage known, 21.85 feet Mar. 18, 1936 (discharge, 60,800 second-feet), from 

data furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 2 to Mar. 13, July 27, 29-30)

0.87

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.9

177

232

345

495

925

3.0 2,010

4.0 3,200

5.0 4,550

6.0 6,200

8.0 10,400

10.0 15,200

13.5 25,100

15.9 33,700

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

303 

401 

373 

359 

303

264 

228 

210 

201 

192

180 

177 

177 

206 

210

210 

210 

206 

201 

206

197 

188 

184 

177

177

214 

274

E98 

1,020 

2,570 

3,770

Nov.

10,900 

15,500 

10,200 

4,990 

3,590

2,760 

2 ,120 

1,710 

1,470 

1,260

1,110 

982 

907 

982 

1,040

1,260

1,210 

1,120 

1,020 

934

871 

826 

817 

808 

944

1 250

1 400 

1 300 

1 300 

1 930

Dec.

3,850 

2,940 

2,230 

1,810 

1,470

1,280 

1,150 

1,050 

972 

934

1,550

10,200 

15,000 

13,500 

8,640

5,310 

3,720 

2,800 

3,640 

6,600

4,990 

3,850 

3,460 

3,990 

3,850

3,200 

3,720 

13,500 

7,800 

5,150 

3,350

Jan.

3,000 

2,460 

2,120 

2,060 

2,580

2,400 

2,180 

2,340 

2,520 

2,280

2,280 

2,400 

5,400 

7,800 

7,400

6,010 

4,990 

4,270 

3,990 

3,990

3,590 

3,070 

2,700 

2,340 

2,060

1,810 

1,660 

1,560 

1,480 

2,320 

19,300

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .......... ... . . mber .........................

lendar year 194S

ua ry ..........

h.. ................ .........

1 .......... . ... .

st ...........................

ember ............. . .....

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

33,700 

32,900 

22,700 

11,100 

6,800

4,990 

4,550 

4,130 

3,990 

5,650

8,860 

7,400 

5,310 

4,130 

3,460

3,000 

2,640 

2,280

2,010 

1,810

1,560 

1,400 

1,350 

1,510 

1,560

1,490 

1,370 

1,180

Secondfoot-days

14,186 

76,511 

151,086

961,870

114,360 

182,830 

129,550 

46,490 

107,510 

48,921 

21,432 

17,712 

48,487

959,075

Mar.

1,180 

1,960 

2,060 

1,760 

1,660

1,660 

1,660 

1,560 

1,560 

1,610

1,610 

1,710

4,200 

10,900 

8,000

5,150 

4,130 

3,720 

3,720 

3,590

4,130 

5,310 

7,800 

7,600

6,200

6,800 

5,150 

5,150 

7,400 

6,200 

4,410

Apr.

3,460 

2,820 

2,520 

2,120 

2,010

1,910 

1,760 

1,660 

1,560 

1,490

1,380 

1,300 

1,230 

1,140 

1,060

992 

916 

862 

808 

817

835 

835 

826 

799 

2,200

2,880 

2,060 

1,660 

1,360 

1,220

Maximum

3,770 

15,500 

15,000

26,000

19,300 

33,700 

10,900 

3,460 

10,900 

3,200 

1,600 

1,500 

6,200

33,700

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 sec. -ft. ). --Nov. 2 (2 p.m.

May

1,220 

2,010 

7,120 

8,640 

6,400

4,840 

3,590 

2,760 

2,180 

1,860

1,710 

1,710 

2,180 

3,200 

3,960

10,900 

7,800 

4,690 

3,460 

2,580

2,060 

1,710 

1,470 

1,330 

1,220

1,840 

4,270 

2,880 

2,940 

2,640 

2,340

Minimum

177 

808 

934

161

1,480 

1,180 

1,180 

799 

1,220 

889 

321 

223 

243

177

June

2,700 

3,200 

3,000 

2,300 

2,100

1,910 

1,560 

1,320 

1,080 

1,160

3,200 

3,070 

2,230 

1,610

1,280

1,060 

982 

1,030 

1,070 

1,120

1,200 

1,250 

1,180 

1,270 

1,230

1,170 

1,260 

1,420 

1,070 

889

Mean

457 

2,550 

4,874

2,635

3,689 

6,530 

4,179 

1,550 

3,468 

1,631 

691 

571 

1,616

2,628

July

781 

634 

535 

447 

455

702 

916 

711 

543 

471

387 

333 

339 

321 

333

380 

575 

592 

439 

359

352 

471 

702 

781 

677

926 

1,560 

1,600 

1,450 

1,560 

1,100

Aug.

800 

1,200 

1,500 

1,100 

800

650 

550 

470 

400 

350

330 

300 

270 

250 

250

500 

450 

600 

900 

1,200

900 

700 

600 

500 

430

370 

320 

280 

250 

223 

269

Per square 

mile

0.281 

1.57 

3.00

1.62

2.27 

4.02 

2.57 

.953 

2.13 

1.00 

.425 

.351 

.994

1.62

) 18,100 sec. -ft.; Feb. 1 (5:30

36,100 sec. -ft. 

Note. Ho gage-height record June 2-5, July 28, July 31 to Aug. 29; discharge computed 

weather records, recorded range in stage, and records for station at Alderson.

Sept.

243 

258 

694 

2,550 

1,510

1,120 

817 

626 

511 

439

394 

1,720 

2,420 

6,200 

3,330

2,010 

1,370 

992 

763 

634

618 

772 

5,090 

4,690 

2,820

1,910 

1,380 

1,060 

835 

711

Runoff in 

inches

0.32 

1.75 

3.46

22.00

2.62 

4.18 

2.96 

1.06 

2.46 

1.12 

.49 

.41 

1.11

21.94

a.m. 

on basis of
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 241

McLaughlin Spring at Edray, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38 0 16'25", long. 80 0 06'30", half a mile north of 

Jidray State Trout Hatchery at Edray, Pocahontas County, and 4 miles north of Mar lint on.

Records available .--July 1945 to September 1951'.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 107 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 2.08 feet); 

minimum, 1.05 second-feet Aug. 27; minimum gage height, 0.40 foot Aug. 15.

1945-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 31, 1950; minimum, 0.27 second-foot Sept. 

27. 1949 (gage height, 0.34 foot).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2 to Dec. 26, Mar. 25 to May 2, 

July £8 to Aug. 15)

0.4

.45

.5

.6

0.85 0.7 5.20

1.37 .8 7.30

2.05 .9 10.3

3.45 1.0 14.3

1.3 30

1.5 44

1.7 59

1.9 81

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

3.62

2.46

2.05

1.76

1.63

1.50

2.05

3.45

2.73

2.87

2.59

2.32

2.32

2.73

3.02

2.87

2.59

2. 32

2.19

1.90

1.76

1.76

1.76

1.63

4.92

18.8

9.7

10.6

26

16.6

40

Nov.

34

24

11.1

7.3

6.04

4.85

4.15

3.62

3.16

2.73

2.46

2.19

2.32

5.02

4.15

3.31

2.73

2.59

2.32

2.59

2.87

2.59

2.46

2.46

4.32

4.32

3.98

3.62

8.9

9.4

-

Dec

6.25

5.20

3.98

3.62

3.45

3.02

3.02

2.73

2.19

2.32

7.00

34

45

29

20

13.9

12.7

17.0

29

22

18.1

14.8

17.6

16.2

13.9

25

46

23

16.2

12.3

10.7

Jan.

9.

8.

9.

11.

11.

10.

14.

12.

11.

11.

11.

11.

19

22

18.

14.

12.

13.

16.

13.

11.

11.

10.

9.

8.

7.

7.

6.

7.

23

71

Month

"ctober .......... .... . . . . ...

"ovember ........................

"'ocember ......... . . ... ... ...

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

"ebruary .........................

"arch ......... .... ....

'nril ........ ................. .

"ay ......................... ....

June .................. ..........

July ............................

Vugust .......... ....... .......

'^ptember ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

7

8

4

9

1

7

8

7

5

1

9

5

1

8

3

9

6

1

9

1

3

4

2

3

3

67

09

Feb.

54

50

28

18.1

13.5

11.9

11.5

10.7

15.2

19

18.5

14.8

12.7

11.9

12.3

11.9

10.7

9.7

10.0

9.4

3.1

10.0

11.9

11.1

10.3

9.7

9.4

8.8

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

182. 5C

175. 5E

479. If

3,586.2=

438.16

434.1

501.1

197.0'

415.76

206. 7C

152.15

90. IS

270. 2E

3,542.72

Mar.

11.1

11.5

11.1

9.7

10.0

11.9

11.5

12.3

13.5

12.3

11.5

30

41

26

17.6

13.9

11.9

13.5

13.9

13.5

15.2

22

19.5

22

24

17.6

15.7

20

15.2

11.9

10.3

Apr.

9.7

c

E

£

£

.1

.8

.5

.5

7.9

'

'

e

.3

.09

.67

6.25

6.25

c

c

E

.83

.62

.41

5.62

5.20

c

c

E

.41

.41

.20

5.83

5.62

c

e

e

.41

.41

.88

7.3

6.88

6

6

c

c

Maximum

40

34

46

46

71

54

41

I 9.7

49

) 15.2

16.2

8.9

34

71

.46

.25

.62

.62

-

May

11.5

20

27

18.5

15.7

14.3

12.3

10.7

9.7

9.7

11.1

11.5

17.6

14.3

49

33

18.5

13.5

10.7

8.8

7.3

6.46

6.04

5.41

4.85

5.62

6.04

7.16

10.0

8.5

11.0

June

15.2

10.7

10.0

10.0

8.8

7.09

5.83

5.20

4.85

8.8

12.7

9.1

7.09

6.04

5.02

4.50

8.2

6.04

7.2

8.5

6.67

6.04

5.62

5.02

4.50

3.98

3.80

3.31

3.45

3.45

-

Minimum Mean

1.50 5.89

2.19 5.85

2.19 15.5

.27 9.83

6.67 14.1

8.8 15.5

9.7 16.2

5.20 6.57

4.85 13.4

3.31 6.89

1.76 4.91

1.15 2.91

2.13 9.01

1.15 9.71

July

2. 87

2.59

2.46

2.32

3.38

4.50

3.31

2.59

2.05

1.90

1.76

1.90

2.73

3.62

2.46

2.59

2.59

2.59

3.06

5.33

13.9

7.27

4.50

4.85

4.50

5.01

9.4

14.6

16.2

9.1

6.25

Aug.

5.41

4.85

3.98

3.45

3.0E

2.87

2.59

2.32

2.19

2.05

2.05

1.90

1.63

1.37

3.89

6.68

3.02

8.9

4.85

3.45

2.59

2.32

2.05

1.76

1.50

1.37

1.15

1.76

2.46

1.50

1.26

Sept.

2.13

22

12.7

7.6

4.85

3.45

2.87

2.32

2.19

8.46

9.7

13.5

24

12.3

8.2

5.83

4.50

3.62

3.31

3.31

11.6

34

2H

12.3

8.8

6.67

5.41

4.68

4.15

3.80

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches
242 KANArfHA RIVER BASIN

Knapp Creek at Marlinton, W. Va.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 38°12'40", long. 80°04'30", a quarter of a mile downstream from 

Spice Run and 1 mile southeast of Marlinton, Pocahontas County.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during y^ar, 3,840 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 9.k' feet, 

from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 2,100 second-feet 

by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 11 second-feet Oct. 5, 6; minimum gage 

height, 0.98 foot Aug. 13-15.

1945-50: Maximum discharge, 4,720 second-f°et Apr. 14, 1948 (gage height, 10.4 feet, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,100 second-feet by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum observed, 6.4 second-feet Sept. 7, 9, 10, 1946 (gage height, 0.84 

foot).

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect

and backwater from beaver dam

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 14 to May 2)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

8.8

13

1.4

1.5 

1.7

3.0 

3.5 

4.5 

6.0 

7.5

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

zr

28

29

30

31

Oct.

21

16

14

12

11

11

13

13

14

22

18

16

17

20

22

22

20

19

18

17

16

15

15

14

18

74

59

63

369

iei

950

Nov.

684

1,210

439

295

222

157

127

104

85

71

60

58

52

100

97

87

79

76

65

52

96

97

88

79

76

65

68

65

96

172

-

Dec.

147

123

95

80

79

72

66

59

50

47

94

652

920

640

355

225

168

191

525

385

280

208

225

252

205

343

1,390

£40

385

260

19o

Jan.

153

131

145

157

143

133

165

145

145

139

141

143

324

542

402

310

222

22E

192

159

145

137

121

111

92

80

85

72

84

540

2 , 620

Month

Oc tobe r ............... .......

November ........... . .... .

December ... , ........... . .

Calendar year 1949 .... ....

January ... . . ................ .

February ...... ..... ........

March. ........ .......... ....

April ...... .......... .......

May ........ ..... .... ......

June ..... . ... ............

July. ...... ... ........... .....

August ................. ... . .

September ...... ..... ........

Water year 1949-50 . . ......

Feb.

1,760

2,520

817

420

280

232

208

+178

235

415

508

340

252

2C8

172

149

151

114

107

90

84

88

93

82

74

b70

b66

b64

_

-

Secondfoot days

2,091

5,022

9,331

63.05E

8.20L

9,757

8,442

2,162

8 , 326

2,377

897

76]

6,817

64,184

Mar.

b80

b70

b60

b70

b90

97

84

84

84

65

72

185

790

602

355

265

P12

208

235

220

280

490

542

464

630

438

325

420

385

280

210

Apr.

175

157

131

114

112

97

88

85

90

76

72

71

66

54

58

55

51

50

47

52

50

45

44

52

45

47

43

43

40

42

Maximum

950

1,210

1,390

1,610

2,620

2 *790 520

175

1,330

325

87

91

1,560

2,620

May

64

412

600

4C2

325

248

180

137

111

105

104

104

260

248

1,330

1,030

438

265

182

139

120

90

84

77

65

76

116

409

235

175

197

Minimum

11

52

47

11

72

64

60

40

64

25

16

12

18

11

June

325

195

139

141

118

80

65

52

47

80

190

116

85

79

56

46

6G

47

47

50

55

45

46

37

32

28

26

29

25

30

Mean

67.4

167

301

173

265

348

272

72.1

269

79.2

28J9

227' 24 5

176

July

22

19

18

17

22

26

25

20

17

17

17

16

18

21

19

20

20

25

38

52

31

36

39

87

55

51

44

36

Aug.

31

29

25

21

18

17

16

14

14

13

14

13

12

28

49

25

27

26

91

39

46

34

25

21

19

17

16

17

16ie

Per square 

mile

0.624

1.55

2.79

1.60

2.45

3 22

2.52

.668

2 . 49

i733

.268

ziio

1.63

Sept.

18

85

97

54

35

27

22

20

19

274

311

748

1,560

440

188

112

79

59

47

43

58

1,050

716

270

151

102

77

59

51

45

Runoff in 

inches

0.72

1.73

3.21

21.72

2.82

3.36

2.91

.74

2 . 87

.82

.31

. 26

2.35

22.10

 * Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Backwater from beaver dam Oct. 1 to Nov. 1.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 243 

Second Creek near Second Creek, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°41'05", long. 80°27'25", at bridge on U. S. Highway B19, 1.5 miles downstream from Second Creek, Monroe County, and 8 miles above mouth. 

Datum of gage is 1,812.17 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 80.8 square miles.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 4.66 feet); 

minimum 2.4 second-feet May 6 (gage height, 0.21 foot).

1945-50: Maximum discharge, 3,980 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 7.10 

feet); minimum observed, 2.4 second-feet Dec. 19, 1946, May 6, 1950; minimum gage height^ 

that of May 6, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmills at Gap 

Mills and Second Creek.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet,

and discharge In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 3-30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 1 Nov. 2 to Sept. 30

0.3 2.8 0.8 32 1.9 224 0.4 8.4 0.9 44 2.3 355 

.4 6.0 1.0 53 2.3 355 .5 13 1.0 56 3.0 675 

.5 11 1.2 80 2.6 485 .6 19 1.3 102 4.0 1,250 

.6 16 1.5 133 .7 26 1.6 161 

.7 23 .8 34 2.0 258

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

14.0 

10.6 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1

6.4 

9.1 

7.2 

6.0 

6.4

9.1 

6.8 

9.6 

7.7 

8.6

8.1 

6.0 

11.2 

9.1 

7.7

6.4 

6.8 

8.6 

5.6 

8.6

18.4 

17.1 

18.4 

70 

41 

187

Nov.

483 

471 

157 

124 

87

64 

51 

41 

36 

32

28 

25 

25 

29 

25

£2 

21 

21 

20 

20

20 

17 

16

18 

25

28 

25 

23 

29 

34

Dec.

32 

30 

25 

24 

25

24 

24 

22 

18

361 

585 

284 

195 

148

99 

73 

76 

90 

88

88 

79 

106 

106 

92

94 

161 

144 

116 

97 

79

Jan.

72 

63 

59 

56 

49

43 

46 

41 

39 

42

52 

70 

267 

253 

217

195 

179 

168 

159 

155

140 

124 

109

92 

79

67 

67 

59 

57 

206 

780

Feb.

920 

1,250 

508 

278 

197

188 

181 

146 

153 

295

313 

210 

157 

134 

116

102 

85 

74 

70 

62

55 

57 

66 

54 

50

49 

41 

46

.._ ., Second 

Month foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

her .......... ............

mber .........................

555.8 

2,017 

3,406

lendar year 1949 ...... ... 31,659.3

ary . . ...

1 .......... ..... .........

st ............ ... ... .

ember ................... ....

4,005 

5,857 

4,650 

1,430 

2,555 

1,341 

1,588 

616 

667

ter year 1949-5O ............ 28,687.8

Mar.

109 

132 

102 

93 

85

79 

70 

67 

64 

52

54 

82 

191

232 

172

146 

128 

163 

172 

161

237 

£53 

323 

245 

214

174 

150 

220 

197 

155 

128

Apr.

Ill 

100 

84 

74 

82

69 

62 

62 

56 

51

49 

46 

43 

41 

38

36 

33 

32 

31

36

32 

29 

27 

28 

27

35 

28 

28 

28 

32

Maximum

187 

483 

585

1,270

780 

1,250 

323 

111 

378 

99 

247 

64 

87

1,250

Peak discharge (base, 1,2OO sec. -ft.). Nov. 1 (9 p.m.)

May

73 

105 

378 

51 

15

26 

60 

37 

50 

56

52 

71 

155 

113 

156

212 

136 

102 

82 

67

56 

48 

42 

39 

35

76 

50 

44 

52 

52 

64

Minimum

5.6 

16 

18

4.2

39 

41 

52

27 

15 

19 

16 

11 

14

5.6

June

72 

54 

45 

54 

42

35 

29 

25 

22 

34

44 

31 

25 

23 

21

19 

35 

23 

31 

48

55 

78 

96 

72 

65

99 

60 

40 

33 

31

Mean

17.9 

67.2 

110

86.7

129 

209 

150 

47.7 

82.4 

44.7 

51.2 

19.9 

22.2

78.6

July

23 

20 

18 

17 

50

98 

82 

42 

28 

23

20 

63 

37 

37 

54

51 

34 

27 

22 

21

25 

23 

19 

17 

16

200 

247 

106 

79 

52 

37

Aug.

31 

33 

31

22 

19

17 

15 

14 

13 

13

16 

15 

13 

12 

39

42

23 

17 

18 

64

24 

20 

17 

14 

13

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

11

Per square 

mile

0.223 

.832 

1.36

1.07

1.60 

2.59 

1.86 

.590 

1.02 

.553 

.634 

.246 

.275

.973

1,460 sec. -ft.; Dec. 11 (9:3O p

Sept.

14 

21 

87 

33 

23

19 

16 

16 

15 

20

20 

18 

26 

25 

19

17 

15 

14 

14 

15

15 

39 

34 

27 

22

20

17 

16 

15 

15

Runoff in 

inches

0.26 

.93 

1.57

14.58

1.84 

2.70 

2.14 

.66 

1.18 

.62 

.73 

.28 

.31

13.22

.m.) 1,390

238383 O - 53 - 17
244 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Gauley River at Camden on Gauley, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°21'55", long. 80°36 I 05", at Baltimore & Ohio

 Railroad station at Camden on Gauley, Webster County, 0.2 mile downstream from Coon 

Creek and 0.9 mile upstream from Strouds Creek. Datum of gage is 2,003.28 feet above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 236 square miles.

Records available.--November 1934 to September 1950. July 1908 to September 1916 and Oeto-

 ber iw<$ to October 1934 at site 1.1 miles downstream, published as Gauley River at 

Allingdale.

Average discharge.--28 years (1908-16, 1930-50), 584 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,600 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 15.1

 feet); minimum, 64 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.83 feet).

1908-16, 1929-50: Maximum discharge, 42,500 second-feet July 4, 1932 (gage height, 

27.38 feet, present site and datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended abo\fe 

17,000 second-feet by velocity-area studies; minimum, 1.4 second-feet Sept. 24, 25, 

1930 (gage height, 0.54 foot).

Maximum stage known, that of July 4, 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.9

2.0

2.2 

2.6

139

249

3.2 

3.8 

4.4 

5.5 

7.0

471

750

1,050

1,700

2,740

8.5

10.0

11.5

3,950

5,540

7,390

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

443 

275 

202 

162 

142

125 

108 

117 

122 

102

115

93 

97 

111 

181

194 

168 

152 

139 

125

113 

108 

111 

111 

106

492 

155 

381 

1,840 

1,050 

2,970

Nov.

2,400 

3,320 

1,700 

1,220 

950

745 

617 

548 

496 

427

377 

332 

300 

548 

500

427 

373 

347 

303 

289

347 

339 

292 

303 

695

800 

637 

557 

2,200 

2,180

Dec.

1,250 

875 

622 

505 

455

362 

343

310 

252 

237

966 

2,250 

2,670 

2,180 

1,340

900 

676 

585 

1,000 

1,130

875 

710 

820 

1,000 

a740

al.OOO 

2,110 

1,580 

1,100 

835 

637

Jan.

509 

447 

508 

1,130 

825

745 

1,946 

1,430 

1,000 

875

1,400 

1,130 

1,160 

1,670 

1,580

1,580 

1,460 

1,490 

2,180 

1,430

1,000 

780 

676 

598 

500

443 

492 

526 

505 

1,670 

7,380

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ba

mber .........................

lenda'r year 1949 ...........

h. ............... . . .

1 . ..... ....................

st ...........................

embe r ..... .......... ....

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

5,090 

4,980 

3,340 

al,700 

al,200

al,000 

al , 200 

al.100 

al,200 

1,550

1,340 

1,000 

815 

671 

608

580 

475 

412 

419 

384

343 

443 

1,091 

1,050 

835

666 

539 

488

Second 

foot-days

10,610 

24,569 

30,315

247,800

39,065 

34,519 

38,051 

14,220 

26,449 

20,508 

17,727 

7,847 

19,110

282,990

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 sec. -ft.). Jar

a No gage-height record; discharge computec 

and records for Station at Summer svi lie.

Mar.

875 

950 

730 

641 

575

589 

622 

608 

900 

685

676 

2,610 

4,430 

2,740 

1,640

1,190 

900 

925 

810 

765

825 

900 

1,020 

925 

1,760

1,340 

1,430 

2,600 

1,550 

1,050 

790

Apr.

627

544 

484 

484 

617

637 

539 

500 

431 

381

347 

306 

282 

256 

234

216 

266 

279 

259 

336

447 

427 

427 

841 

830

850 

790 

627 

505 

451

Maximum

2,970 

3,320 

2,670

7,010

7,380 

5,090 

4,430 

850 

2,250 

2,080 

4,320 

1,320 

3,010

7,380

May

925 

1,380 

2,250 

1,520 

1,100

835 

637 

500 

412 

396

544 

517 

1,390 

1,000 

1,430

1,970 

1,220 

875 

632 

488

388 

317 

300 

266 

237

596 

562 

721 

1,460 

925 

656

Minimum

93 

289

237

32

443 

343 

575 

216 

237 

231 

95 

78 

65

65

June

975 

666 

505 

1,250 

1,250

785 

531 

377 

252

917

2,080 

975 

627 

447 

332

269 

1,140 

696 

627 

900

740 

820 

715 

710 

500

381 

324 

252

234 

231

Mean

342 

819 

978

679

1,260 

1,233 

1,227 

474 

853 

684 

572 

253 

637

775

July

168 

129 

104 

95

127

564 

492 

279 

188 

142

115 

95 

116 

482 

354

588 

544 

463 

362 

988

4,320 

1,850 

950 

661 

539

447 

875 

557 

517 

350 

266

Aug.

354 

666 

580 

400 

296

234 

194 

157 

127 

155

149 

117 

100 

80 

245

1,320 

492 

365 

289 

240

205 

160 

132 

111 

100

117 

117 

85 

85 

97 

78

Per square 

mile '

1.45 

3.47 

4.14

2.88

5.34 

5.22 

5.20 

2.01 

3.61 

2.90 

2.42 

1.07 

2.70

3.28

i. 31 (2 p.m.) 12,600 sec. -ft. 

on basis of weather records, recorded range

Sept.

80 

3,010 

1,850 

875 

539

365 

269 

211 

168 

144

231 

165 

356 

262 

186

139 

111 

85 

70 

65

419 

2,950 

2,600 

1,310 

835

575 

423 

317 

272 

228

Runoff in 

inches

1.67 

3.87 

4.78

39.05

6.16 

5.44 

6.00 

2.24 

4.17 

3.23 

2.79 

1.24 

3.01

44.60

in stage,
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 245 

Gauley River near Summersville, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°16'15", long. 80°49'10", at Brooks Bridge, 500 

I'eet downstream from Muddlety Creek and 2 miles east of Summersville, Nicholas County. 

Datum of gage is 1.580.90 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--680 square miles.

Records available.--July 1908 to September 1916, Hovember 1928 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--29 years (1908-16, 1929-50'), 1,512 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 26,600 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 15.26 

feet); minimum, 236 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 2.22 feet).

1908-16, 1929-50: Maximum discharge, 92,000 second-feet July 4, 1932 (gage height, 

28.75 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 23,000 second-feet; minimum, 1.3 second-feet Aug. 10, 1930 (gage height, 0.64 foot).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions.--W 783: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov.

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

434

630

905

1,250

5.0 1,640

6.0 2,520

7.0 3,630

8.O 5,06O

9.2 7,500

2.2 138

2.6 350

3.0 480

3.5 675

Nov. 2 to Sept. 30

4.0 950

5.0 1,600

6.0 2,570

7.0 3,720

8.0 5,220

9.0 7,200

11.0 12,300

12.8 17,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,600

905

630

511

434

384

337

311

324

356

353

317

303

327

485

630

541

474

438

398

366

337

330

333

324

872

1,480

1,140

4,270

3,150

7,450

Nov.

7,450

11,100

5,620

3,720

2,720

2,140

1,760

1,520

1,370

1,200

1.O6O

920

830

1,200

1,340

1,160

1,060

985

890

830

985

1,060

920

920

2,060

2,520

2,060

1,300

5,060

5,580

Dec.

3,350

2,420

1,760

1,400

1,260

1,060

950

890

750

725

3,860

7,680

8,400

6,540

4,000

2,670

1,960

1,^20

2,780

3,110

2,470

2,060

3,000

3,350

2,470

2,140

5,630

4,900

3,590

2,620

2,010

Jan.

1,560

1,370

1,400

2,780

2,370

2,140

4,680

4,140

3,000

2,370

3,230

3,000

3,860

4,900

4,900

4,290

4,140

4,000

5,940

4,290

3,000

2,230

1,920

1,680

1,440

1,260

1,520

1,840

1,300

4,200

17,8OO

Month

October .... . ...... . .........

November .............. ... ......

December .............. ..... .

Calendar year 1949 .........

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April .........................

May .................... ..... ...

June ...................... ...

July. ..................... ......

August ...........................

September ................. ......

Water year 1949-50 .........

Feb.

15,300

14,700

10,100

5,580

3,590

2,730

3,110

3,000

3,110

4,290

4,000

3,000

2,520

2,010

1,760

1,640

1,520

1,300

1,160

1,200

1,020

1,120

1,900

2,890

2,320

1,920

1,480

1,230

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

30,11

71,84

91,52

681,65

107,10

99,55

102,19

38,18

74,32

57,89

53,23

24,02

53,87

804,35

Mar.

1,840

2,720

2,060

1,760

1,640

1,520

1,560

1,520

2,100

1,720

1,720

4,810

12,900

8,940

4,90O

3,350

2,570

2,520

2,370

2,190

2,370

2,570

2,730

2,570

4,140

3,590

3,470

6,460

4,290

3,000

2,240

Apr.

1,800

1,560

1,340

1,260

1,600

1,880

1,600

1,440

1,300

1,120

985

390

802

750

700

652

630

725

675

75C

1,060

1,020

1,090

1,680

2,010

2,140

2,190

1,800

1,440

1,300

Maximum

j 7,450

 J 11,100

j 8,400

t 11,100

J 17,800

3 15,300

3 12,900

3 2,190

> 6,340

t 4,900

t 10,200

I 3,350

I 9,110

5 17,800

May

2,370

4,240

6,340

4,590

3,350

2,570

2,010

1,600

1,340

1,230

1,560

1,520

3,100

2,780

4,520

5,400

3,590

2,520

1,840

1,400

1,120

920

860

802

750

al,500

a2,OOO

al,800

a3,000

a2,400

al,800

Minimum

308

830

725

93

1,260

1,020

1,520

630

750

750

375

254

296

254

June

a2,000

al,60O

al,300

a2,000

a3 , 000

a2,300

al,500

al,000

h802

1,680

4,900

2,620

1,630

1,230

920

802

3,560

3,230

2,420

3,590

2,720

2,670

2,240

1,960

1,560

1,230

1,020

360

750

750

Mean

971

2,395

2,95c

1,868

3,455

3,555

3,29?

1,272

2,414

1 93C

1^717

775

1,796

2,204

July

590

480

403

375

498

2,430

2,140

1,200

750

570

480

410

606

1,440

1,340

1,370

1,760

1,440

1,160

2,500

10,200

5,370

2,720

1,840

1,520

1,370

2,590

1,830

1,440

Aug.

1,900

3,350

2,320

1,560

1,120

830

675

550

464

498

498

464

394

335

362

1,940

1,250

775

675

532

498

413

353

323

293

281

234

266

254

1,060 231

802 284

Per square 

mile

1.43

3.52

4.34

2.75

5.08

5.23

4.85

1.87

3.55

2.84

2.52

l!l4

2.64

3.24

Sept.

311

6,28O

5,210

2,420

1,480

985

750

590

498

446

464

532

1,010

860

590

464

400

341

296

314

754

9,110

8,930

3,910

2,280

1,520

1,060

802

675

59O

-

Punoff in 

inches

1.65

3.93

5.01

37.28

5.86

5.44

5.59

2.09

4.09

3.17

2.91

1.31

2.95

44.00

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 see.-ft.j. Jan. 31 (4:30 p.m.) 26,600 sec.-ft. 

a No gage-height record! discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

st Belva snd 3t Camden on Oauley. 

h Computed from float-gage reading.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Gauley River above Belva, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°14 I 00", long. 81°10'45", half a mile upstream 

rrom Belva, Nicholas County, and 1 mile upstream from Twentymile Creek. Datum of gage 

is 669.0 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--1,315 square miles.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--22 years, 2,588 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 47,500 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 17.8 

reet); minimum, 265 second-feet Aug. 30 (gage height, 1.59 feet).

1928-50: Maximum discharge, 105,000 second-feet July 5, 1932 (gage height, 28.60 

feet), from rating curve extended above 37,000 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies and inflow and storage adjustments to record for Kanawha River at Kanawha Palls; 

minimum, 4.2 second-feet Oct. 11, 1930 (gage height, 0.11 foot).

Remarks. Records excellent. 

Revisions. W 783: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.6 270 3.0 1,450

1.9 435 4.0 2,880

2.2 645 5.5 5,570

2.6 990 7.0 9,100

8.5 13,000

10.0

14.0

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Oct.

2,640

1,570

1,OOO

750

615

521

454

406

370

370

394

411

411

400

521

734

776

645

570

514

461

423

406

394

400

461

1,540

1,550

4,150

4,810

31 | 8,780

Nov.

11,400

18,100

1O.4OO

7,060

5,100

3,810

2,960

2,340

2,070

1,780

1,520

1,320

1,180

1,280

1,930

1,720

1,530

1,410

1,320

1,180

1,240

1,540

1,460

1,330

2,320

4,720

3,900

3,300

4,110

9,620

-

Dec.

6,080

4,350

3,210

2,420

2,090

1,820

1,520

1,400

1,220

1,090

4,240

13,300

16,200

14,400

9,100

5,770

3,990

3,120

3,720

5,100

4,440

3,640

5,280

6,820

5,100

4,170

8,58O

9,620

7,060

5,190

3,900

Jan.

3,040

2,500

2,200

3,300

3,640

3,300

6,000

7,300

5,190

3,990

4,350

5,000

7,540

9,100

9,620

8,060

8,060

6,820

10,100

7,800

5,480

4,260

3,460

2,960

2,570

2,200

2,340

3,210

3,210

5,820

30,800

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .................. ......

Calendar year 1949 . . ......

January ................. . ......

February ................. .......

March ..................... .... .

April ....... ....................

May ............ .................

June ...................... ......

July .............................

August .................... ......

September .............. .........

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

31,600

30,800

22,100

13,OOO

7,8OO

5,480

5,380

5,190

5,190

7,300

7,300

6,080

4,810

3,810

3,120

2,800

2,500

2,130

1,980

2,030

1,850

1,880

2,570

4,170

3,720

3,120

2,570

2,130

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

37,44

112,95

167,94

1,141,05(

183, 22(

192,41

169, IK

60,70

132, 56(

108,23

93,20

45,71

84,73

1,388,21!

Mar.

2,640

4,620

3,720

3,380

3,040

2,720

2,640

2,570

2,880

2,720

2,500

5,320

18,700

15,900

9,620

6,500

5,100

4,530

4,720

4,170

4,260

4,620

5,100

4,810

5,970

6,180

5,280

7,800

7,540

5,480

4,080

Apr.

3,210

2,

2,.

2,C

rzo

540

590

2,340

3,120

2,

2,.

2,

360

570

no

2,000

1,770

i,:

i,. i,

70

580

?80

1,140

1,050

1,<

1,<

372

520

530

1,060

1,310

1,E

l.E

2,(

)30

>50

20

2,880

2,960

3,:

z,t

2,:

2,:

Maximum

7 8.780

3 18,100

5 16,200

3 20,300

5 30,800

3 31,600

3 18,7OO

I 3,300

3 11,200

3 8,840

? 12,200

I 9,620

16,500

3 31,600

00

)00

40

20

17,400

31,6OO

to September 1950

May

3,640

6,18

11,20

9,10

3

3

3

6,390

5,000

3,81

2,88

2,34

3

3

3

2,060

2,420

2,64

3,81

4,62

5

3

3

5,280

9,360

7,06

4,81

3,46

3

3

3

2,640

2,050

1,66

1,45

1,37

3

5

3

1,330

2,88

4,90

4,35

5,87

4,62

5

5

5

3

3

3,380

Minimum

370

1,180

1,090

124

2,200

1,850

2,500

972

1,330

1,200

638

270

338

270

June

2,800

2,880

2,200

2,850

5,770

3,990

2,720

1,910

1,380

1,270

5,800

4,350

2,640

1,910

1,550

1,200

8,580

6,600

5,870

8,840

5,870

5,000

4,170

3,640

3,460

3,3OO

2,500

2,000

1,630

1,550

Mean

1,206

3,76=

5,41'

3,126

5,91C

6,87J

5,45E

2,022

4,276

3,60E

3,00"

1.47E

2,824

3,803

July

1,250

936

742

638

827

5,080

5,190

2,880

1,750

1,160

873

717

709

2,280

2,640

2,960

3,300

2,420

1,960

2,570

12,200

8,840

4,810

3,210

2,800

2,960

5,770

4,620

3,120

2,340

1,650

Aug.

3,240

9,6

6,]

3,E

20

80

oo

2,570

1,850

1,3

1,C

I

70

50

46

768

846

£

e

E

02

85

63

563

1,350

2,2

1,2

£

00

50

45

793

653

c

4

4

85

80

06

360

343

:

L

2

26

01

96

70

301

Per square 

mile

0.919

2.86

4.12

2.38

4.49

5.23

4.15

1.54

3.25

2.74

2.29

1.12

2.15

2.89

Sept.

338

4,660

9,620

4,440

2,640

1,710

1,180

9OO

819

615

549

585

1,110

1,620

1,010

750

585

487

435

468

1,170

13,000

16,500

7,300

4,170

2,800

1,920

1,380

1,080

891

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.06

3.19

4.75

32.27

5.18

5.44

4.78

1.72

3.75

3.06

2.64

1.29

2.40

39.26

Peak discharge (base, 25,OOO see.-ft.). Jan. 31 (9 p.m.) 47,50O sec.-ft.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Williams River at Dyer, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°22'45", long. 80°29'05", at Dyer, Webster County, 

half a mile downstream from Craig Run and 7 miles southwest of Webster Springs. Datum 

of gage is 2,193.46 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 128 square miles.

Records available. September 1929 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 20 years (1930-50), 314 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,030 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 9.67 

feet); minimum, 34 second-feet Aug. 15 (gage height, 1.19 feet).

1929-50: Maximum discharge, 22,000 second-feet July 4, 1932 (gage height, 18.45 

feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; minimum, 1.0 second-foot Aug. 5, 1930 

(gage height, 0.50 foot).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.2 35 2.2 240 4.0 1,220 

1.3 47 2.5 350 5.0 2,140 

1.4 61 2.8 485 6.0 3,240 

1.6 94 3.2 685 6.9 4,300 

1.9 156 3.6 930

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

210 

134 

104 

86 

75

67 

63 

87 

72 

80

74 

63 

66 

71 

126

107 

92 

89 

82

75

69 

66 

72 

66 

64

485 

296 

327 

1,290 

630 

2,130

Nov.

1,590 

1,770 

860 

610 

467

364 

310 

296 

Z61 

228

192 

166 

161 

346 

258

216 

198 

170 

152 

154

207 

173 

152 

154 

372

314 

261 

234

1,430 

930

Dec.

565 

408 

286 

240 

225

170 

173 

152 

121 

126

696 

1,520 

1,600 

1,000 

620

426 

318 

338 

702 

540

426 

338 

516 

444 

346

404 

1,260 

854 

565 

418 

314

Jan.

258 

225 

352 

570 

404

364 

925 

615 

444 

462

*712 

512 

685 

965 

740

788 

636 

800 

1,000 

636

458 

354 

326 

292 

E40

210 

225 

213 

198 

928 

*4,210

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber .........................

mber .........................

lenda'r year 1949 

ary . . .

st ...........................

ember ...................... .

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,840 

2,720 

1,650 

909

625

545

663 

560 

740 

*867

782 

575 

462 

390 

395

364 

300 

250 

264 

222

213 

272 

646 

516 

404

314 

258 

244

Secondfoot-days

7,318 

12,987 

16,111

133,808

19,747 

18,990 

21,425 

7,583 

14,396 

11,100 

9,182 

4,798 

12,233

155,870

Mar.

449 

395 

322 

b270 

b250

318 

354 

390 

570 

418

390 

1,760 

2,780 

1,420 

836

*620 

467 

449 

359 

359

386 

485 

503 

555 

902

707 

1,000 

1,810 

867 

585 

449

Apr.

359 

306 

289 

303 

418

346 

286 

272 

234 

204

186 

163 

156 

136 

128

119 

161 

166 

143 

216

231 

219 

210 

449 

382

408 

342 

286 

240 

225

Maximum

2,130 

1,770 

1,600

3,200

4,210 

2,840 

2,780 

449 

1,140 

1,160 

2,040 

630 

2,290

4,210

Peak discharge (base, 4,600 see. -ft.). Jan. 31 (11:30

May

508 

900 

1,140 

752 

595

462 

354 

278 

228 

225

346 

334 

746 

494 

1,080

1,040 

641 

467 

346 

261

213 

168 

166 

147 

126

357 

286 

360 

625 

413 

338

Minimum

63 

152 

121

16

198 

213 

250 

119 

126 

126 

53 

41 

51

41

June

605 

364 

268 

642 

530

350 

250 

186 

166 

1,050

1,160 

555 

354 

250 

189

149 

486 

296 

385 

444

359 

346 

318 

354 

254

195 

198 

141 

130 

126

Mean

236 

433 

520

366

637 

678 

691 

253 

464 

370 

296 

154 

408

427

July

87 

71 

55 

54 

87

306 

207 

124 

86 

67

55 

53 

75 

229 

173

422 

300 

261 

225 

759

2,040 

824 

467 

330 

268

258 

422 

289 

272 

180 

136

Aug.

228 

440 

326 

222 

158

130 

105 

82 

66 

77

69 

55 

48 

41 

454

630 

258 

261 

166 

156

119 

94 

77 

75 

69

105 

69 

55 

61 

55 

47

Per square 

mile

1.84 

3.38 

4.06

2.86

4.98 

5.30 

5.40 

1.98 

3.62 

2.89 

2.31 

1.20 

3.13

3.34

Sspt.

51 

2,230 

890 

476 

292

195 

145 

113 

86 

120

163 

113 

372 

180 

126

98 

80 

64 

54 

57

633 

2,290 

1,460 

658 

422

282 

198 

152 

126 

107

Runoff in 

inches

2.13 

3.77 

4.68

38.88

5.74 

5.52 

6.23 

2.20 

4.18 

3.23 

2.67 

1.39 

3.55

45.29

a.m.) 8,030 sec. -ft. ; Sept. 2 (12:30 p.m.)

5,050 see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
248 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Cranberry River near Rlchwood, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°17'45", long. 80°31'40", at U. S. Forest Service 

highway bridge, 0.6 mile upstream from Barrenshe Run, 5 miles upstream from mouth, and 

5 miles north of Riehwood, Nicholas County. Altitude of gage, 2,100 feet (from topographic map).

Drainage area. 81.2 square miles.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,960 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 7.26 

reet. from floodmarks); minimum, 15 second-feet Aug. 31, Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.94 

feet).

1944-50: Maximum discharge, 6,960 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 8.65 

feet); minimum, 0.9 second-foot Sept. 19, 20, 1946 (gage height, 1.40 feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except period of lee effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 1 Nov. 2 to Sept. 30

2.3 45 3.0 156 4.2 665 1.9 13 2.7 94 4.1 

2.4 57 3.2 205 4.8 1,080 2.0 18 2.9 128 4.5 

2.6 85 3.4 270 5.1 1,320 2.1 25 3.1 170 5.0 

2.8 115 3.7 395 2.3 44 3.4 254 5.5 

2.5 67 3.7 365 6.3

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

185 

121 

93 

78 

69

60 

56 

60 

53 

53

55

47 

51 

57 

90

78 

71 

73 

67 

62

57 

56 

60 

56 

57

337 

232 

260 

844 

480 

1,320

Nov.

1,200 

1,580 

620 

429 

325

245 

206 

192 

172 

150

134 

121 

112 

195 

161

138

126 

121 

108 

108

150 

134 

119 

119 

217

209 

180 

163 

537 

590

Dec,

373 

274 

206 

172 

157

126 

121 

110 

90 

94

588 

1,200 

1,160 

742 

465

318 

235 

217 

429 

349

274 

229 

366 

333 

257

290 

852 

580 

411 

303 

238

Jan.

195 

170 

300 

460 

329

288 

544 

416 

321 

306

438 

353

570

710 

560

550 

451 

598 

716 

479

353

278 

a250 

a210 

alSO

a 160 

alSO 

aL70 

alSO 

3500 

a2,500

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .................... ...

lendar year 1949 ............

ary

1 ............................

st ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

al,700 

*al,500 

1,160 

628 

425

386 

502 

407 

492 

585

526 

390 

306 

257 

248

226 

190 

163 

163 

142

130 

157 

346 

303 

242

198 

168 

172

Secondfoot-days

5,23£ 

8,86 

11,55=

93,41

13,68! 12,11' 

13,42 

4,69 

10,26 

7,64 

6,59; 

2,51< 

5,79'

102,38

Mar.

232 

223 

185 

b!70 

b!60

180 

195 

222 

349

257

238 

992 

1,860 

995

560

*416 

321 

281 

226 

220

238 

274 

299 

301 

531

447 

629 

1,160 

580 

390 

295

Apr.

242 

209 

198 

195 

248

217 

185 

170 

152 

136

124 

114 

105 

93 

88

81 

99 

87 

84 

117

 132 

128 

132 

254 

217

226 

195 

172 

150 

142

Maximum

1,320 

1,580 

1,200

1,580

> 2,500 

1,700 

1,860 

254 

789 

) 753 

t 960 

3 365 

L 1,240

1 2,500

May

371 

619 

789 

511 

411

318 

248 

195 

163 

172

281 

254 

456 

329 

609

628 

407 

292 

217 

170

138 

115 

117 

107 

97

479 

321 

363 

492 

337 

261

Minimum

47 

108 

90

12

150 

130 

160 

81 

97 

96 

41 

16 

18

16

June

318 

232 

185 

454 

394

261 

185 

136 

114 

708

753 

357 

232 

175 

134

108 

277 

190 

277 

365

292 

288 

245 

229

172

134 

138 

104 

96 

96

Mean

169 

295 

373

256

441 

433 

433 

156 

331 

255 

213 

81. C 

193

281

July

71 

55 

46 

41

65

273 

188 

114

77 

60

51 

48 

157 

288 

166

295 

274 

254 

232 

497

a960 

535 

325 

242 

198

190 

318 

190 

166 

121 

97

545 

775 

1,160 

1,600 

2,540

Aug.

222 

365 

238 

168 

126

105 

84 

67 

55 

62

54

50 

42 

33

77

194 

97 

71 

59 

59

48 

39 

32 

29

24

22 

18

18 

17 

19 

16

Per square 

mile

2.08 

3.63 

4.59

3.15

5.43 

5.33 

5.33 

1.92 

4.08 

3.14 

2.62 

.998 

2.38

3.46

Sept.

18 

a290 

a400 

212 

136

99 

76 

57 

47 

48

61 

48 

230 

107 

79

63 

52 

42 

36 

34

118 

1,240 

1,030

429 

264

180 

130 

105 

87

76

Runoff in 

inches

2.40 

4.06 

5.29

42.78

6.27 

5.55 

6.15 

2.15 

4.70 

3.50 

3.02 

1.15 

2.65

46.89

Peak discharge (base, 2,900 sec. -ft.) .--Jan. 31 (time unknown) 3,960 sec. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Williams 

River at Dyer.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Cherry River at Fenwlek, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°13'45", long. 80°35'00 M , at highway bridge at 

FenwTck, Nicholas County, 1,000 feet downstream from Laurel Creek. Datum of gage is 

2,088.94 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1912.

Drainage area.--150 square miles.

Records available. September 1929 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 20 years (1930-50), 401 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,520 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 9.16 

reet); minimum, 22 second-feet Aug. 27, 28 (gage height, 2.65 feet).

1929-50: Maximum discharge, 27,300 second-feet June 27, 1940 (gage height, 15.2 

feet); minimum, 0,1 second-foot in September of the years 1930, 1932, 1936, ana in 

August 1938; minimum gage height, C.09 feet Aug. 4, 5, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). W 973: 1940-42.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 2 to Sept. l)

2.6 22 3.1 71 3.5 17O 5.5 1,360 

2.7 28 3.2 88 3.7 252 6.1 1,880 

2.9 45 3.3 110 4.1 44O 6.8 2,680 

3.0 57 3.4 137 4.5 66O 7.9 4,280

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

300 

200 

150 

120 

100

90 

90 

100 

90 

90

90 

83 

86 

100 

140

130 

120 

110 

100 

90

85 

80 

80 

80

80

500 

320 

350 

1,500 

800 

2,300

Nov.

1,800 

2,000 

1,200 

800 

600

500 

421 

406 

354 

302

270 

230 

222 

392 

316

274 

252 

239 

201 

222

330 

284 

256 

261 

624

512 

445 

402 

1,490 

1,150

Dec.

770 

572 

430 

373 

320

261 

243 

209

163 

241

1,870 

2,200 

2,140 

1,440 

951

648 

496 

572 

853

706

584 

496 

784 

660 

540

998 

1,740 

1,270 

909 

660 

512

Jan.

416 

358 

518 

642 

550

512 

1,010 

790 

624 

589

797 

797 

1,520 

1,600 

1,220

1,170 

944 

1,110 

1,310 

937

699 

562 

496 

445 

378

335 

421 

411 

426 

1,540 

4,280

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Uarc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber . . ......................

lendar year 1949 ....... ...

h. ........ .................

1...... . . . .. ..............

st ................ .....

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 .........

Feb.

3,580 

3,810 

2,200 

1,270 

867

832 

979 

825 

979 

1,100

900 

700 

600 

500 

450

420 

370 

320 

320 

280

260 

330 

800 

700 

550

450 

350 

320

Secondfoot-days

8,55^ 

16,75? 

24,61'

170, 28<

27,40' 

25,06! 28,20' 

9,86: 

19.50C 

14,06 

12,42 

5,88 

ll,88f

204,22k

Mar.

600 

500 

450 

400 

350

400 

450 

500 

650 

550

500 

2,200 

3,200 

2,800 

1,100

800

654 

618 

506 

501

642 

699 

699 

770 

1,180

1,030 

1,240 

1,780 

1,080 

764 

594

Apr.

496 

430 

387 

354

465

426 

378 

349 

311 

279

256 

226 

213 

190 

167

150 

201 

174 

154 

243

284 

302 

335 

550 

496

518 

445 

387 

339 

358

Maximum

t 2,300 

2,000 

2,200

2,620

4,280 

3,810 

3,200 

5 550 

) 1,640 

1,000 

1,120 

1,240 

2,200

4,280

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft .) .--Jan. 31 (11:30

May

867 

1,600 

1,640 

1,090 

881

673 

540 

435 

368 

354

435 

435 

725 

589

1,050

1,160 

825 

618 

475 

350

280 

230 

220 

190 

170

450 

400 

500 

900 

600 

450

Minimum

80 

201 

163

20

335

260 

350 

150 

170 

154 

73 

23 

33

23

June

700 

500 

400 

800 

700

500 

350 

250 

220 

416

654 

387

274 

218 

160

154 

824 

470 

964 

1,000

770 

618 

589 

475

406

325 

330 

226 

205 

182

Mean

276 

558 

794

467

884 

895 

9 1C 

329

629 

469 

401 

190 

396

56C

July

126 

95

73 

78 

316

706 

421 

256 

163 

115

95 

157 

284 

325 

560

777 

512 

378 

589 

1,120

1,110 

654 

445 

358

306

406 

725 

460 

363 

261 

193

Aug.

1,

1,

Per square 

mile

1.84 

3.72 

5.29

3.11

5.89

5.97 

6.07 

2.19 

4.19 

3.13 

2.67 

1.27 

2.64

3.73

a.m.) 6,520 sec. -ft.

230 

240 

732 

480 

339

248 

178 

129 

97 

99

81 

73 

58 

47 

80

170 

85 

68 

52 

45

39 

34 

33 

34 

30

26 

23 

24 

50 

37 

26

Sept.

33 

2 , 200 

888 

523 

325

209

144 

106 

83 

81

78 

168 

406 

174 

113

88 

70 

57 

53 

95

192 

1,950 

1,560 

751 

490

354

248 

182 

144 

121

Runoff in 

inches

2.12 

4.15 

6.10

42.22

6.79 

6.21 

6.99 

2.45 

4.83 

3.49 

3.08 

1.46 

2.95

50.62

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1-11, Oct. 14 to Nov. 6, Feb. 10 to Mar. 16, May 2O to June 9; 

discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for Williams 

River at Dyer and Gauley River at Camden on Gauley.
250 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Meadow River at Nallen, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°06'45", long. 80°52'35", at highway bridge at 

Malien, Fayette County, 2 miles upstream from Anglins Creek and 3 miles downstream 

from Brackens Creek and Russellville. Datum of gage is 1,869.47 feet above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 191S.

Drainage area. 287 square miles.

Records available.--July 1908 to September 1916 (published as Meadow River near Russellville), November 1928 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--29 years (1908-16, 1929-50), 515 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,360 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 13.62 

feet); minimum, 22 second-feet Aug. 29, 31, Sept. 1 (gage height, 3.11 feet).

1908-16, 1928-50: Maximum discharge observed, 11,200 second-feet Mar. 5, 1934 (gage 

height, 15.64 feet), from rating curve extended above 6,500 second-feet; practically no 

flow at times in 1930.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). W 783: Drainage area. W 1033: 1930(M), 1932 (M), 1934, 1935,

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 11-27)

3.1 21 4.0 124 7.0 1,210 

3.2 28 4.3 181 8.0 1,840 

3.3 36 4.6 255 9.0 2,570 

3.4 46 5.0 369 1O.O 3,400 

3.6 67 5.5 536 12.0 5,400 

3.8 93 6.0 730 13.3 6,970

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

212 

131 

93 

75 

65

54 

50 

44 

42 

48

58

65 

56 

50 

52

53

53 

51 

46 

46

42 

38 

38 

36 

39

55

172 

197 

434 

515

1,070

Nov.

1,760 

2,810 

2,190 

1,540 

1,080

775 

522 

391 

322 

271

232

204 

190 

224 

266

260 

232 

216 

202 

199

234

277 

252 

239

600

865

730 

670 

810 

1,180

Dec.

960

775 

584 

446 

375

324 

288 

266 

224 

219

986 

3,310 

3,580 

3,310

2,260

1,450 

985 

726 

775 

888

842 

730 

1,010 

1,180

1,010

935

2,060 

2,120 

1,570 

1,160 

865

Jan.

646 

508 

470 

529

526

501 

710 

798 

682 

599

618 

722 

1,550 

2,050 

2,120

1,840 

1,660 

1,390 

1,510 

1,270

1,010 

820 

674 

569 

480

4ie

456 

526 

547 

1,510 

4,960

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .......... ...... ... . .

mber .................. . .

mber ........... ......

lendar year 1949 ......... .

h. ................ . . ...

1 ............. ..........

st ...........................

ember ............. ......

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

5,980 

6,970 

5,290 

3,210 

1,840

1,240 

1,140 

,010 

,080 

,450

,600 

,400 

,100 

800 

h730

600 

500 

450 

4OO 

350

350 

400 

600 

500 

450

400 

350 

350

Secondfoot days

3,98C 

19,742

36,212

218,486

32,66' 

10.54C

9,914 

23,916 

15,491 

10,83S 

7.1SE 

7,89'

237,695

Mar.

h610 

800 

700 

650 

600

560 

530 

h50l 

470 

450

450

700 

1,500 

2,200 

hi, 770

1,300 

985 

865 

842 

820

888 

1,040 

1,180

1,160 

1,360

1,270 

1,040 

1,160 

1,190 

985 

798

Apr.

630 

529 

459 

407 

456

526 

494 

446 

407 

363

333 

299

277 

255 

232

212 

202 

206 

190 

206

239 

250 

255 

258 

263

E99 

322 

313 

290 

296

-

Maximum

1,070 

2,810 

3,580

3J670

4,960 

6,970 

2,200 

630 

2,190 

1,510 

1,180 

1,840 

1,420

6,97O

Peak discharge (base, 3,800 sec. -ft .) . Feb. 2 (7:30 a

May

551 

1,370 

2,190 

1,840 

1,420

1,080 

775 

566 

453 

416

480 

498 

595

626 

833

1,540 

1,300 

960 

690 

515

403 

330 

310 

304 

327

515 

865 

674

577 

487

426

Minimum

36 

190 

219

20

416 

350 

450 

190 

304 

162 

102 

22 

25

22

m.) 7,360

June

394 

339 

279 

330 

512

430 

330 

255 

206 

241

487 

384 

279 

222 

190

162 

500 

646 

968 

1,510

1,010 

798 

710 

694 

775

865 

694 

512 

394 

375

Mean

128 

658 

1,168

599

1,054 

1,448 

947 

330 

771 

516 

350 

230 

263

651

July

288 

212 

162 

152 

281

436 

410 

285 

197 

145

118 

102 

106 

156 

190

361 

423 

288 

224 

350

674 

512 

351 

268 

250

360 

1,180 

888 

646 

494 

330

Aug.

657 

1,840 

1,180 

710 

480

345 

255 

190 

149 

145

124 

116 

99 

80

73

83 

75 

67 

59 

52

48 

40 

33 

31 

44

37 

28

24 

22 

26 

23

Per square 

mile

0.446 

2.29 

4.07

2.09

3.67 

5.05 

3.30 

1.15 

2.69 

1.80 

1.22 

.801 

.916

2.27

sec. -ft.

Sept.

25 

149 

626 

413 

2*4

177 

119 

86 

69 

59

57 

129 

304 

160 

111

.80 

62 

49 

46 

58

129 

1,090 

1,420 

752 

487

327 

224 

168 

134 

113

Runoff in 

inches

0.52 

2.56 

4.69

28.31

4.23 

5.25 

3.80 

1.28 

3.10 

2.01 

1.40 

.92 

1.02

30.78

h Computed on basis of once daily staff-gage readings. 

Note.--Ho gage-height record Feb. 11-14, 16-21, 23-28, Mar. 2-7, 9-14, 16; discharge computed on 

asis of weather records, recorded range in stage, and records for nearby stations.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 251 

Peters Creek near Lockwood, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°16'00", long. 81°01'15", 0.7 mile downstream from 

TaTe~Run, 1.4 miles upstream from Line Creek and Lockwood, Nicholas County, and 4t 

miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,072.19 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, Parkersburg-Union-town supplementary adjustment, of 1944.

Drainage area. 40.6 square miles.

Records available . October 1945 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,590 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 8.7 

reet); minimum, 3.9 second-feet Oct. 12; minimum gage height, 0.63 foot Aug. 27.

1945-50: Maximum discharge, 4,700 second-feet Aug. 4, 1947 (gage height, 10.25 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 0.04 second-foot Sept. 16-19, 1946; minimum gage 

height, 0.27 foot Sept. 17, 1946.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

2.6

4.5

7.2

11.2

23

149

211

335

505

710

1,200

1,740

0.6 

.7

1.0 

1.2

3.4 

5.5 

8.0

1.4 

1.6

2.0 

2.5

92

121

211

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.5 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

a38

a23

14.7

10.8

a9.2

7.6

6.9

6.4

5.6

5.0

4.3

3.9

5.8

8.6

a50

a35

h25

a!9

a!5

10.8

9.6

8,8

8.8

7.2

8.4

24

21

a25

a300

a!70

383

Nov.

293

372

149

153

alOO

65

48

38

31

23

21

19

19

27

23

22

22

22

21

24

25

23

22

24

122

138

101

79

114

131

-

Dec.

86

61

40

35

31

26

25

22

19

27

34O

350

642

318

151

94

66

62

108

116

92

82

373

229

131

158

332

207

136

96

70

Jan.

54

46

55

59

6O

70

315

211

hlH2

95

95

114

190

275

226

213

190

230

288

163

111

83

65

50

41

38

100

138

116

391

1,730

Month

October ............... ....... .

November ................. .......

December ......... ......... ... .

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ....... ..................

February ............. ...........

March ........ .............. ....

April ............. ..............

May .............. ...............

June ........ ............ .......

July .............................

August ....................... ...

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

688

688

357

191

121

108

99

92

167

199

147

112

88

72

65

54

48

42

45

40

41

50

67

74

71

62

53

52

_

-

~

Secondfoot-days

1,269.4

2,271

4 525

27,304.4

5 934

3 , 893

4 225

1^912

4,106

3,928

3 , 988

1 439 5

ijsisis

39,309.2

Mar.

100

126

102

86

74

66

59

59

50

40

48

388

580

320

178

134

109

135

149

131

134

135

129

123

110

96

83

159

144

102

76

Apr.

65

55

46

39

79

93

80

70

56

45

39

33

32

28

25

22

21

18

19

32

28

27

46

142

129

May

376

218

298

207

151

95

74

55

48

44

39

48

84

80

278

268

147

88

59

44

32

33

29

23

48

170 138

151

99

72

151

-

Maximum

383

372

642

642

1,730

688

580

170

487

1,120

646

464

591

1,730

98

487

304

131

82

Minimum

19'3 . 9

19

1.4

33

40

40

23

23

11

4.2

4.9

3.9

June

58

40

48

254

180

93

56

37

27

145

250

112

72

45

32

38

1,120

191

239

207

152

127

95

66

75

50

36

25

35

23

-

Mean

40.9

75.7

146

69.3

191

139

156

65 "i

1 -XO i,O£

131

129

46.4

60.6

108

July

16

13

11

14

65

323

157

72

41

27

19

18

51

282

168

205

alOO

a67

a60

227

646

a!90

140

147

140

246

246

126

82

53

36

Aug.

464

a280

154

91

58

39

28

21

16

16

24

31

16

12

27

32

19

14

13

12

10

8.6

7,2

6.5

5.5

5.1

4.2

4.2

4.7

6.5

10

Per square 

mile

1.01

1.86

3.60

1.71

4.70

3.42

3.35

1 57

s!25

3.23

3.18

1.14

1.49

2.66

Sept.

10

a80

alOO

aeo

28

18

14

12

11

10

8.9

8.3

15

9.2

7.5

6.5

5.5

4.9

6.5

ie

264

591

254

93

60

41

29

22

18

15

Runoff in 

inches

1.16

2.08

4.14

25.00

5.44

3.57

3.87

1.75

3.76

3.60

3.65

1.32

1.67

36.01

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 sec. -ft. ). Jan. 31 (9 a.m.) 3,590 sec. -ft.; May 28 (3:30 p.m.) 1,320 

eo.-ft.j June 17 (3 a.m. ) 2,960 sec. -ft.; Aug. 1 (1 p.m.) 1,500 sec. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Cranberry Rive 

h Discharge computed from float-tape gage readings.

near Richwood.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Elk River at Centralla, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°37'00", long. 80°33'20", at Centralia, Braxton 

uounty, 200 feet upstream from Houston Run and 1 mile upstream from Laurel Creek. Datum of gage is 931.89 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Parkersburg-Unlontown 

supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Drainage area. 281 square miles (including that of Houston Run).

Records available . November 1934 to September 1950 (include flow of Houston Run).

Average discharge. 16 years, 635 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 10.9 

reet); minimum, 69 second-feet Aug. 15 (gage height, 2.84 feet).

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 18,300 second-feet Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 14.72 

feet); minimum, 4.5 second-feet Sept. 25, 26, 1939; minimum gage height, 2.21 feet 

Sept.. 11, 1944.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

2.8 62 4.0 432 6.O 1,92O 

3.0 100 4.3 580 6.5 2,450 

3.E 149 4.6 755 7.O 3,060 

3.4 207 5.0 1,040 8.O 4.6OO 

3.7 309 5.5 1,450 10.0 8.3OO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

491 

3E1 

E17 

166 

139

118 

10E 

96 

107 

105

86 

76 

76 

9E 

144

223

E04 

169 

144 

128

114 

107 

100 

98 

96

148 

482 

43E 

1,210 

1,040 

E,6flO

Nov.

E.640 

2,840 

1,680 

1,3EO 

1,010

781 

641 

569 

506 

450

393 

35E 

321 

453 

569

496 

410 

373 

344 

313

4E3

491 

428 

398 

654

862 

731 

647 

1,480 

1,920

Dec.

1,240 

862 

635 

506 

459

393 

356 

352 

305 

284

1,190 

2,450 

3,000 

E,500 

1,580

1,020 

725 

608 

992 

1,200

960 

781 

1,020 

1,240 

946

794 

2,070 

2.1EO 

1,540 

1,080 

768

Jan.

608 

511 

5E9 

1,620 

1,240

976 

2,060 

1,820 

1,240 

1,000

1,500 

1,360 

1,240 

1,580 

1,770

1,770 

1,770 

1,580 

2,450 

1,720

1,200 

869 

737 

683 

596

525 

574 

647 

624 

1,350 

6,340

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber ........ .............

lendar year 1949

h. ...........................

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

8,300 

7,730 

5,570 

2,850 

1,770

1,280 

1,450 

1,500 

1,450 

1,820

1,770 

1,450 

1,160 

904 

768

725 

635 

552 

515 

536

454 

525 

1,000 

1,320 

1,120

904 

701 

596

Secondfoot-days

9,711 

24,495 

33,976

268,176

42.48S 

49.35E 

49,341 

19,35E 

27,123 

24.77C 

20,154 

5.99E 

21,79]

328,555

Mar.

807 

1,240 

1,040 

862 

762

719 

731 

719 

984 

904

827 

2,730 

6,400 

4,300 

2,170

1,450 

1,040 

1,080 

1,020 

911

1,080 

1,280 

1,630 

1,450 

2,620

1,770 

1,580 

2,890 

2,020 

1,400 

925

Apr.

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

Maximum

2,680 

2,840 

3,000

5,460

6,340 

8,300 

6,400 

1,990 

2,560 

2,290 

5,100 

628 

3,860

8,300

725 

613 

520 

487 

569

659 

596 

547 

491 

441

402 

360 

332 

309 

280

263 

277 

336 

336 

377

501 

511 

530 

990 

720

580 

320 

968 

719 

596

May

946

1,300 

2,560 

1,870 

1,360

976 

707 

547 

441 

406

415 

410 

1,210 

1,040 

1,200

2,520 

1,500 

1,000 

695 

525

419 

344 

321 

287 

253

321

317 

352 

1,150 

1,000 

731

Minimum

76 

313 

284

39

511 

454 

719 

263 

253 

280 

112 

75 

80

75

Peak discharge (base, 8,500 sec. -ft. ) .--Jan. 31 (7:30 p.m.

June

1,080 

1,040 

768 

1,920 

1,930

1,120 

695 

472 

348 

458

2,290 

1,320 

807 

536 

398

309 

469 

511 

477

701

1,030 

1,450 

939 

707 

752

737 

536 

385 

305 

280

Mean

313 

816 

1,096

735

1,371 

1,763 

1,592 

645 

875 

826 

650 

194 

726

900

July

223 

171 

139 

121 

136

280 

428 

277 

198 

149

118 

112 

118 

422 

511

707 

659 

641 

482 

1,180

5,100 

2,110 

1,160 

755 

659

558 

855 

713 

511 

377 

284

Aug.

263 

381 

377 

284 

220

186 

163 

131 

107 

109

183 

128 

100 

80 

82

628 

454 

260 

253 

284

242 

180 

141 

114 

94

86 

86 

75 

102 

86 

100

Per square 

mile

1.11 

2.90 

3.90

2.62

4.88 

6.27 

5.67 

2.30 

3.11 

2.94 

2.31 

.690 

2.58

3.20

10,100 sec. -ft.; Sept. 2 (4

Sept.

80 

3,860 

2,860 

2,230 

1,200

707 

454 

313 

239 

192

186 

259 

256 

309 

256

192 

139 

112 

94 

80

104 

2,400 

2,020 

1,080 

683

482 

348 

266 

207 

183

Runoff in 

inches

1.29 

3.24

4.50

35.49

5.62 

6.53 

6.53 

2.56 

3.59 

3.28 

2.67 

.79 

2.68

43.48

p.m.)

9,500 sec.-ft.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Elk River at Sutton, W. Va.

253

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°39'45", long. 80°42'35", at highway "bridge at 

SuTETon, Braxton County, half a mile upstream from Granny Creek and 2-=f miles downstream 

from Wolf Creek. Datum of gage is 807,19 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Drainage area. 543 square miles.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. --11 years, 1,058 second-feet.

Kxtr ernes . --Maximum discharge during year, 18,400 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 22.85 

reet) ; minimum, 114 second-feet Aug. 15; minimum gage height, 2.75 feet Oct. 13.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 27,700 second-feet Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 27.8 

feet, from graph based on gage readings and records for station at Centralia); minimum, 

7.2 second-feet Sept. 29, 30, 1939; minimum gage height, 2.04 feet Sept. 9, 20, 1946.

Maximum stage known, 37.2 feet Mar. 13, 1918, from floodmarks (discharge, about 

44,000 second-feet) .

Remarks . Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.7 103

3.0 181

3.3 272

3.6 456

Oct. 1 to July 21

4.3 685

5.0 1,090

6.0 1,810

8.0 3,500

July 22 to Sept. 30

11.0 6,200

15.0 9,900

18.9 13,800

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.7 

4.1

118

169

262

408

580

4.5 

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.1

790

1,080

1,780

3,500

5,390

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

970

590

382

286

234

201

175

153

159

170

148

127

117

127

382

448

371

296

243

213

190

173

167

161

159

225

600

635

1,830

1,730

3,600

Nov.

4,160

3,770

h2 , 530

h2,130

hi, 690

hi, 360

hi, 060

h910

h768

h660

h576

510

460

562

795

685

595

544

514

464

539

685

615

585

923

1,460

1,290

1,220

2,210

2,960

-

Dec.

1,930

1,400

1,030

795

740

635

567

539

481

456

1,600

3,680

4,940

4,760

2,690

1,810

1,260

1,090

1,540

2,050

1,730

1,400

2,370

2,610

1,930

1,690

3,500

3,950

2,780

1,930

1,400

Jan.

1,090

910

910

2,210

2,130

1,850

3,860

3,410

2,290

1,770

2,130

2,210

1,890

2,290

2,780

3,140

3,140

2,530

3,680

2,870

2,050

1,540

1,260

1,120

970

850

1,220

1,540

1,620

3,720

11,600

Month

October ..........................

Novembe r ............. . . . ......

December .................. .....

Calenda'r year 1949 . . ... .....

January ..........................

February ............... .........

March ...... .....................

April .......... ..............

May............... ........... ..

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

13,800

10,600

7,730

4,310

2,610

1,890

1,850

2,010

2,010

2,610

2,690

2,210

1,770

1,400

1,150

1 , 030

910

768

740

768

740

822

1,400

2,010

1 , 650

1,360

1,030

880

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

15,262

37,230

59,283

447,319

74,580

72,748

78.77C

33,186

47,064

44.67C

36,056

8,728

36,145

543,722

Mar.

1,290

2,130

1,690

1,400

1,180

1,000

970

970

1,290

1,120

1,150

3,470

9,600

7,100

3,860

2,530

1,930

1,970

2,130

1,850

2,210

2,450

2,870

2,690

3,770

2,960

2,290

3,590

3,410

2,290

1,610

Apr.

1,260

1,060

850

768

1,000

1,290

1,180

1,030

850

768

685

595

544

501

452

412

382

464

476

526

685

768

850

3,410

3,140

2,610

2,370

1,810

1,360

1,090

-

Maximum

3,600

4,160

 4,940

9,730

11,600

13,800

9,600

3,410

3,860

4,010

8,530

817

5,390

13,800

May

1,890

2,130

3,680

3,230

2,290

1,690

1,260

940

740

660

660

660

1,610

1,730

2,050

3,8£0

2,530

1,730

1,220

910

712

576

539

501

456

880

940

1,560

2,610

1,320

1,500

Minimum

117

460

456

63

850

740

970

382

456

493

181

128

137

117

June

1,500

1 , 540

1,180

3 , 950

4,010

2 , 050

1,290

850

610

692

3,320

?,290

1,400

940

660

514

766

910

822

1,460

1,970

2,870

1,970

1,320

1,360

1,460

1,150

768

55;.

49;,

-

Mean

492

1,241

1,912

1,226

2,406

2,598

2,541

1,106

1,518

1,489

1,163

282

1,205

1,490

July

382

303

253

225

253

544

768

464

327

253

210

181

398

2,000

1,030

1,500

1,260

1,090

850

1,100

8,530

3,680

2,060

1,380

1,200

1,050

1,410

1,270

930

665

490

Aug.

420

522

530

424

315

259

229

195

166

153

217

204

158

135

128

817

708

432

319

370

366

266

210

184

147

128

128

150

137

142

169

Per square 

mile

0.306

2.29

3.52

2.26

4.43

4.78

4.68

2.04

2.80

2.74

2.14

.519

2.22

2.74

Sept.

189

5,390

4,850

3,680

1,940

1,170

768

530

389

311

262

304

504

477

404

315

239

186

156

137

145

3,860

3,950

2,060

1,270

900

630

469

363

297

Runoff in 

inches

1.05

2.55

4.06

30.65

5.11

4.98

5.39

2.27

3.22

3.06

2.47

.60

2.48

37.24

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 sec.-ft.).--Jan. 31 (9:30 p

h Computed from wire-weight gage reading

..). Ja 

3lhgs.

18,400 sec.-.1"t.
254 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Elk River at Queen Shoals, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°28'20", long. 81°17'05", 100 feet downstream from 

highway bridge at Queen Shoals, Kanawha County, 50 feet upstream from Queen Shoals Creek 

and 4 miles upstream from Big Sandy Creek. Datum of gage is 604.13 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Drainage area.--1,145 square miles (including that of Queen Shoals Creek).

Records available.--November 1928 to September 1950 (include flow of Queen Shoals Creek).

Average discharge.--21 years (1929-50), 1,944 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 34,700 second-feet Feb. 1 (gage height, 21.0 

feet); minimum, 165 second-feet Oct. 15 (gage height, 4.03 feet).

1928-50: Maximum discharge, 91,300 second-feet July 5, 1932 (gage height, 29.2 

feet), from rating curve extended above 30,000 second-feet; minimum, 1.0 second-foot 

Oct. 20, 22, 1930 (gage height, 2.20 feet).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are

Revisions (water years). W 783: Drainage area. W 1003: 1932.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3O to Nov. 4, Dec. 11 to Jan. 31)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

4.0 158 5.3 700 8.0 4,250 4.2 216 6.0 1,260 9.0 6,160 

4.2 204 5.6 930 9.0 6,39O 4.5 295 6.5 1,790 10.0 8,600 

4.4 264 6.0 1,300 10.0 8,840 4.8 410 7.0 2,400 12.0 13,900 

4.7 385 6.5 1,880 12.0 14,300 5.2 635 7.5 3,100 15.0 21,500 

5.0 530 7.0 2,550 15.2 21,900 5.6 895 8.0 3,990 20.1 31,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,270 

1,280 

874 

618 

456

359

289 

248 

215 

192

178 

182 

187 

171 

180

491 

826 

652 

510 

413

345 

296 

268 

245 

238

258 

363 

620 

1,200 

2,410 

2,940

Nov.

6,390 

5,260 

4,840 

3,520 

3,100

2,410 

1,870 

1,520 

1,280 

1,100

957 

826 

749 

728 

742

975 

914 

826 

756 

714

658 

634 

810 

794 

850

1,560 

2,140 

1,940 

2,980 

4,250

Dec.

3,880 

2,620 

1,940 

1,510 

1,230

1,090 

975 

866 

794

756

1,540 

4,560 

11,000 

11,800 

6,870

a4,200 

a2,800 

a2,200 

a2,700 

3,700

3,610 

2,940 

5,210 

6,630 

4,840

3,610 

6,160 

7,840 

6,390 

4,440 

3,180

Jan,

2,410 

2,010 

1,820 

3,100 

a5,160

34,440 

a3,970 

a7,840 

a5 , 480 

3,970

3,880 

4,160 

3,790 

4,250 

5,370

6,280 

7,110 

5,700 

5,700 

6,280

4,540 

3,440 

2,780 

2,340 

2,080

1,800 

3,020 

4,340 

3,880 

9,100 

21,800

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary .

ember .................. .....

ter year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 18,OOO sec

Feb.

31,700 

a27,200 

a20,000 

a!3,200 

a7,600

a3,000 

a3,080 

h3,020 

a3,900 

4,090

4,500 

4,090 

3,260 

2,660 

2,210

1,970 

1,740 

1,570 

1,410 

1,360

1,360 

1,360 

1,570 

2,340 

2,730

2,400 

2,030 

1,740

Secondfoot-days

18,774 

56,093 

121,881

807,347

151,840 

157,090 

136,830 

55,613 

88,230 

92,830 

63,536 

14,856 

71,942

1,029,545

Mar.

1,740 

2,660 

3,020 

2,530 

2,210

1,970 

1,740 

1,680 

1,620 

1,740

1,620 

3,700 

15,000 

15,300 

8,600

5,140 

3,800 

3,800 

3,990 

3,800

4,600 

4,810 

4,810 

5,140 

4,600

5,360 

3,900 

4,190 

6,160 

4,500 

3,100

Apr.

2, 

2,

1, 

1, 

1,

2,

2, 

2, 

1,

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

5,

4, 

3, 

3,

2, 

2,

Maximum

2,940 

6,390 

11,800

17,600

21,800 

31,700 

15,300 

5,030 

8,090 

8,600 

10,900 

1,240 

9,640

31,700

.-ft.) .--Feb. 1 (3 p.m.

400 

030 

740 

520 

970

600 

460 

150 

910 

620

460 

310 

140 

020 

925

825 

747 

702 

714 

812

881 

997 

110 

910 

030

090 

800 

180 

530 

030

Hay

2,030 

2,940 

3,610 

5,580 

4,500

3,340 

2,530 

1,970 

1,570 

1,360

1,260 

1,250 

2,090 

3,180 

6,060

8,090 

6,390 

3,900 

2,660 

2,030

1,570 

1,240 

1,120 

1,070 

1,100

1,980 

2,600 

2,090 

2,940 

3,520 

2,660

Minimum

171 

634 

756

100

1,800 

1,360 

1,620 

702 

1,070 

940 

365 

221 

361

171

June

1,970 

1,970 

1,910 

5,120 

8,600

4,700 

2,660 

1,79C 

1,310 

1,140

3,330 

4,920 

2,800 

1,910 

1,410

1,120 

7,810 

3,520 

2,530 

3,180

4,600 

6,390 

4,600 

2,940 

2,210

2,030 

2,400 

1,790 

1,260 

940

Mean

606 

1,870 

3,932

2,212

4,898 

5,610 

4,414 

1,854 

2,846 

3,095 

2,050 

479 

2,398

2,821

July

773 

647 

521 

440 

455

1,120 

1,360 

al,150 

a890 

629

466 

410 

365 

1,480 

2,400

al,800 

al,800 

al,6QO 

al,400 

al,800

10,800 

10,900 

4,500 

2,800 

2,600

2,030 

2,090 

2,150 

1,790 

1,360 

1,010

Aug.

1,160 

1,240 

940 

667 

740

593 

460 

383 

335 

314

301 

284 

295 

301 

267

378 

519 

955 

708 

533

450 

445 

396 

321 

275

249 

221 

224 

221 

224 

257

Per square 

mile

0.529 

1.63 

3.43

1.93

4.28 

4.90 

3.86 

1.62 

2.49 

2.70 

1.79 

.418 

2.09

2.46

Sept.

1,050 

4,600 

9,640 

5,360 

3,800

2,150 

1,460 

1,060 

806 

647

515 

430 

978

867 

780

659 

510 

406 

361 

533

3,770 

9,120 

9,120 

4,92C

Z , 7-SC

i.r^c

1,3-30 

1,020 

799 

£41

Runoff in 

inches

0.61 

1.82 

3.96

26.22

4.93 

5.10 

4.44 

1.81 

2.87 

3.02 

2.06 

.48 

2.34

33.44

) 34,700 sec. -ft.; Mar. 13 (8 p.m.) 18,3OO

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record: discharge computed on basis of records for stations at Button and at 

Centralla.

h Computed from float-gage reading.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 255 

Coal River at Ashford, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°10'45", long. 81°42'40", at highway bridge at 

Asm ord, Boone County, 300 feet upstream from Lick Creek and 1.8 miles upstream from 

Bull Creek. Datum of gage is 622.46 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 393 square miles.

Records available.--May 1930 to September 1950. June 1908 to September 1916 at site at 

urusnton, i mne upstream, published as Coal River at Brushton.

Average discharge. 28 years, 489 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,300 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 17.14 

reet) ; minimum, 22 second-feet Oct. 14 (gage height, 1.63 feet),

1908-16, 1930-50: Maximum discharge observed, 40,700 second-feet Aug. 9, 1916 (gage 

height, 36.3 feet, site and datum then in use, or about 35 feet at present site and 

datum), from rating curve extended above 4,500 second-feet; no flow Sept. 18-21, 24, 

Oct. 6-12, 1930.

Remarks.--Records fair. 

Revisions. W 783: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

198

127

88

66

54

46

39

36

31

28

25

23

23

41

62

108

96

81

63

56

45

39

37

38

37

51

110

127

209

323

802

Nov.

1,000

850

730

586

484

353

269

216

198

172

156

142

148

165

172

159

140

134

127

120

108

100

98

90

132

309

383

347

447

1,030

-

Dec.

714

468

329

256

216

191

175

156

142

148

496

2,370

3,090

3,730

1,610

866

586

468

674

970

826

650

1,330

1,930

1,210

866

1,810

1,810

1,250

866

650

Jan.

515

461

425

397

383

484

1,090

1,060

826

714

746

1,450

3,090

3,090

2,770

2,290

2,210

1,690

1,690

1,650

1,210

930

738

610

507

446

658

1,210

1,130

3,120

11,500

Month

October ........ . . ..............

November .........................

December .......... ...........

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April .......... .................

May ..............................

June .............................

July ..........................

August ........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec

Feb.

8,430

8,600

5,OOO

2,450

1,490

1,130

946

810

1,410

2,530

1,810

1,250

978

786

650

554

507

468

453

411

371

383

432

411

404

404

39O

359

^

-

Secondfoot-days

3,10=

9 36'

soles;

186,794

49,09C

43,817

34.53C

14.50E

26,055.

26,397

9,071

3.34C

13,272

263,40£

Mar.

425

586

634

610

570

530

476

461

453

390

365

988

2,690

2,770

1,810

1,330

1,170

1,210

1,250

1,210

1,370

1,450

1,650

1,490

1,250

1,070

938

1,410

1,730

1,290

954

Apr.

786

682

570

507

666

762

826

770

682

618

554

484

439

404

365

329

298

288

273

329

341

359

363

383

390

439

425

404

390

377

Maximum

802

1,030

3,730

4,730

11,500

8,600

2,770

826

3,170

4,640

906

285

4,130

11,500

-ft.). --Jan. 31 (8 p.m.

May

404

504

1,250

1,170

1,090

954

746

594

476

453

962

826

914

842

2,130

3,170

1,650

1,050

770

586

439

371

318

383

511

1,000

682

492

404

507

411

Minimum

23

90

142

14

383

359

365

273

318

194

129

44

47

23

June

335

278

239

353

439

341

273

220

194

198

7£1

738

446

313

248

198

283

293

3,800

4,640

2,450

2,690

1,610

1,020

834

986

898

546

432

341

Mean

100

312

995

512

1,584

1,565

1,114

484

841

880

293

108

442

722

July

269

212

168

191

374

594

642

359

252

191

156

142

203

283

252

201

168

137

156

376

410

248

184

159

129

280

906

642

359

244

184

Ang.

181

212

191

181

142

117

102

87

75

71

90

115

110

86

235

285

132

100

84

81

74

63

55

49

44

49

47

52

72

74

84

Per square 

mile

0.254

.794

2.53

1.30

4.03

3.98

2.83

1.23

2.14

2.24

.746

.275

1.12

1.84

Sept.

82

860

a670

3370

3260

a!80

145

142

98

86

139

256

198

127

92

72

61

52

47

59

495

4,130

2,210

842

507

353

256

191

159

134

Runoff in 

inches

0.29

.89

2.92

17.67

4.65

4.15

3.27

1.37

2.47

2.50

.86

.32

1.26

24.95

) 13,300 sec. -ft.; June 19 (7:30 p.m.)

7,900 sec.-ft.

a No gsge-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Little Coal River at Danville.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Little Coal River at Danville, W. Va.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat . 38°04'45", long. 81°50'15", at highway bridge at 

OanvTLle, Boone County, 900 feet upstream from Turtle Creek and 2.3 miles downstream 

from confluence of Pond and Spruce Forks. Datum of gage is 661.12 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--27Q square miles.

Records available . --October 1941 to September 1950. May 1930 to September 1941 at site 

1 .fa miles upstream, published as Little Coal River at Madison.

Average discharge. --20 years, 322 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,240 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 16.4 

reet) ; minimum, 14 second-feet Oct. 11, 12, 13 (gage height, 2.11 feet).

1930-50: Maximum discharge, 42,800 second-feet Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 30.2 feet, 

from f loodmarks , present site and datum), by slope-area method; no flow at times during 

period July to October 1930.

Remarks . - Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 9, Feb. 16 to 

Mar. 12, Apr. 20 to May 14, Sept. 6-19)

2.1 15 3.0 145 4.0 615 

2.2 22 3.2 200 9.0 3,860 

2.4 42 3.4 275 14.8 7,720 

2.6 71 3.6 370 

2.8 105 3.8 485

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

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.

87 

55 

40 

33 

29

26 

24 

21

18 

18

16 

16 

16 

27 

33

43 

40 

33 

30 

26

22 

23 

23 

23

25

46 

76 

66 

111 

125 

580

Nov.

454 

271 

228 

271 

235

179 

141 

121 

107 

89

77 

71 

70 

91 

77

70 

65 

65 

64 

56

52 

50 

49

48

71

101 

107 

111 

290 

467

Dec.

320 

228 

168 

141 

129

111 

103 

94 

82 

97

398 

a2,000 

a2,500 

a2,700 

al.100

550 

376 

325 

504 

693

576 

461 

1,170 

1,290 

823

634 

875 

940 

804 

602 

449

Jan.

360 

311 

293 

267 

263

335

1,100 

940 

726 

608

680 

1,200 

2,340 

2,240 

1,750

1,720 

1,590

1,200 

1,520 

1,300

908 

686 

550 

425 

320

298 

582 

972 

875 

3,020 

7,720

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Align 

Sept

Wa

mber ............. ...........

lendar year 1949 ..... .....

ary .

1 ............................

St. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

4,610 

5,140 

2,760 

1,560 

1,000

836 

706 

576 

1,580 

1,980

1,230 

920 

738 

589 

479

4EO 

392 

345 

330 

293

267 

275 

311 

271 

267

275 

235 

247

Secondfoot-days

1,751 

4,148 

21,243

122,187.2

37,099 

28,632 

23,442 

9,311 

13,592 

22,910 

6,030 

1,538 

10,523

180,219

Mar.

302 

360 

386 

403 

370

345 

316 

302 

275 

232

228 

600 

1,850 

1,780

1,170

888 

764 

875 

940 

868

810 

816 

1,140 

1,070 

882

732 

628 

1,360 

1,260 

856 

634

Apr.

511 

425 

345 

302 

485

641 

615 

537 

443 

386

345 

293 

263 

235 

207

188 

170 

165 

155 

197

200 

210 

235 

239 

239

280 

259 

259 

243 

239

Maximum

580 

467 

2,700

3,860

7,720 

5,140 

1,850 

641 

2,040 

3,500 

745 

119 

3,520

7,720

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 sec. -ft.). Jan. 31 (4 p.m.

May

a221 

a218 

a345 

a365 

492

530 

403 

311 

259 

272

449 

a398 

a563 

aSll 

1,600

2,040 

1,000 

654 

443 

325

251 

204 

182

210 

179

162 

165 

139 

135 

303 

263

Minimum

16 

48 

82

8.3

263 

235 

228 

155 

135 

154 

79 

21 

27

16

June

224 

173 

160 

340 

556

365 

239

165 

168 

154

881 

758 

431 

284 

221

170 

235 

179 

3,500 

3,480

1,920 

2,110 

1,360 

849 

706

1,070 

940 

589 

403 

280

Mean

56.5 

138 

685

335

1,197 

1,023 

756 

310 

438 

764 

195 

49.6 

351

494

July

204 

160 

139 

148 

239

336 

437 

259 

188 

145

123 

107 

150 

239 

165

155 

127 

94 

92 

117

179 

135

105 

89 

79

217 

745 

381 

218 

145 

113

Aug.

Ill 

119 

94 

81 

71

59 

49 

42 

36 

34

56 

56 

45 

33 

42

81 

58 

42 

39 

41

35 

30 

26 

24 

22

21 

24 

26 

26 

44 

71

Sept.

60 

353 

325

340 

170

113 

85 

71 

60 

50

43 

42

53 

43 

35

33

29 

27 

30 

213

1,920 

3,520 

1,400 

589 

302

188 

139 

115 

94

81

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.209 0.24 

.511 .57 

2.54 2.93

1.24 16.83

4.43 5.11 

3.79 3.94 

2.80 3.23 

1.15 1.28 

1.62 1.87 

2.83 3.15 

.722 .83 

.184 .21 

1.30 1.45

1.83 24.81

) 9,240 sec. -ft.; June 19 (4:30 p.m.) 7,480

... , ,) 6,080 sec.-ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Coal River at Ashford.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 257

Pocatalico River at Slssonville, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°31'35", long. 81°37'50", at bridge on U. S. Highway 21 at Sissonville, Kanawha County, 0.3 mile downstream from Grapevine Creek and 1.8 

miles downstream from Left Fork. Datum of gage is 594.56 feet above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 238 square miles.

hecprds available.--June 1908 to September 1916, May 1930 to September 1931, February 1937 

to September 1950.

Average discharge. 22 years (1908-16, 1930-31, 1937-50), 285 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,340 second-feet Feb. 1 (gage height, 27.4 feet); 

minimum, 0.4 second-foot Oct. 5-7; minimum gage height, 1.86 feet Oct. 6, 7.

1908-16, 1930-31, 1937-50: Maximum discharge, 17,000 second-feet June 27, 1910, 

from rating curve extended above 4,200 second-feet; maximum gage height, 34.4 feet, 

Apr. 16, 1939, from floodmarks; minimum discharge observed, 0.1 second-foot at times 

during August and September 1930, August to October 1939, October 1943, August 1944, 

and September 1949.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec, 27, Feb. 13 to 

Mar. 11, Sept. 2-4, 12-15, 20, 21)

1.5 0.4 2.2 10 3.5 74 12.0 2,OOO 

1.6 1.0 2.5 19 3.9 111 16.0 3,160 

1.8 3.0 2.8 31 4.4 177 20.0 5,04O 

2.0 6.1 3.1 47 8.0 986 26.5 8,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.8 

.7 

.6 

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.6 

.7 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.8 

.9

.8 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2

1.2 

1.3 

1.3

1.2 

1.3

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

2.3 

2.4 

13

Nov.

38 

44 

25 

18 

14

16 

14 

12 

7.0 

5.7

4.4 

3.8 

3.7 

3.8 

4.0

4.1 

3.8 

5.7 

5.9 

4.8

3.8 

3.5 

3.0 

2.9 

3.5

8.2 

9.8 

57 

975 

752

Dec.

174 

88 

54 

39 

30

23 

22 

18 

15 

30

442 

939 

3,400 

2,740 

al,200

a500 

a!50 

a300 

746

566

259 

174 

705 

732

323

309 

969 

811 

386 

235 

155

Jan.

124 

115 

455 

1,130 

2,490

2,970 

2,800 

1,220 

511 

422

770 

638 

559 

772 

818

1,590 

1,450 

674 

559 

378

263 

217 

186 

169 

161

202 

1,870 

1,510 

 »29 

3,100 

7,4«0

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 ............

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

8,8OO 

5,400 

2,090 

946 

519

411 

444 

368 

1,390 

1,490

757 

456 

315 

257 

209

163 

139

118 

107 

96

85 

87 

209

305 

203

154 

127

129

Secondfoot-<Jays

44.6 

2,056.4 

16,534

106,307.6

36,272 

25,774 

19,383 

4,612 

9,873 

21,915 

4,594 468.' 

12,141

153,667.

Mar.

296 

368 

227 

179 

163

143 

124 

131 

167 

221

208 

1,8HO 

3,000 

1,690 

706

444 

420 

830 

706 

520

1,250 

922 

890 

762 

490

336 

279 

822 

677 

357 

235

Apr.

186 

161 

142 

135

571

568 

346 

257 

197 

160

140 

119 

100

88 

76

65 

58 

54 

52 

64

84 

80 

68 

109 

251

153 

111 

86 

70 

61

Maximum

13 

975 

3,400

3,400

7,420 

8,800 

3,000 

571 

2,500 

6,000 

1,230 

71 

4,600

8,800

Peak discharge, (base, 3,200 sec. -ft.). Dec. 13 (3 p.m.

May

58 

59 

77 

90 

116

92 

70 

55 

47 

43

41 

50 

82 

83 

795

978 

366 

179 

113 

80

59 

49 

73 

81 

1,160

300 

250 

2,500 

1,130 

535 

262

Minimum

0.4 

2.9 

15

.1

115 

85 

124 

52 

41 

35 

11 

4.8 

21

.4

June

157

102 

184 

4,440 

a2,000

a600 

a200 

a!20 

a800 

a 600

a!20 

a80 

a50 

a37 

a35

a400 

a6,000 

a800 

a700 

524

1,050 

1,440 

473 

243 

254

141 

196 

77 

54 

38

Mean

1.44 

68.5 

533

291

1,170 

920 

625 

154 

318 

730 

148 

15.1 

405

421

July

29 

23 

20 

26 

49

76 

59 

36 

23 

16

13 

11 

13 

14 

12

12 

11 

11 

11

57

975 

313 

106 

136 

1,230

386 

483 

224 

109 

87 

43

Aug.

71 

42 

28 

22 

17

14 

12 

10 

9.0 

9.6

8.6 

7.2 

6.1 

4.8 

11

11 

17 

24 

19 

15

12 

10

11 

9.8 

8.4

7.2 

6.3 

6.7 

7.0 

13 

19

Per square 

mile

0.006 

.288 

2.24

1.22

4.92 

3.87 

2.63 

.647 

1.34 

3.07 

.B22 

.063 

1.70

1.77

) 4,370 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (4:50 p

Sept.

45 

238 

357 

177 

79

46 

29 

21 

23 

29

57 

117 

279 

191 

129

64 

40 

27 

30 

265

2,300 

4,600 

2,130 

422 

163

97 

65 

49 

40 

32

Runoff in 

inches

0.007 

.32

2.58

16.61

5.67 

4.03 

3.03 

.72 

1.54 

3.43 

.72 

.07 

1.90

24.02

.m. ) 3,650

sec.-ft.; Sept. 21 (10:30 p.m.) 5,370 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for West Forte Little Kanawha River 

at Rocksdale.
258 RACCOON CREEK BASIN

Raccoon Creek at Adamsville, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38 0 52'31", long. 82°21'18", on line between sees. 25 

ana 26, T. 6 N., R. 16 W., at highway bridge at Adamsville, 1.3 miles downstream from 

Indian Creek. Datum of gage is 570.85 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area . 5S7 square miles.

Kecords available.--June 1915 to November 1935, October 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge1 .--32 years, 675 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,160 second-feet Jan. 8 (gage height, 18.78 

reet ); minimum, 3.8 second-feet Oct. 10-13 (gage height, 1.80 feet, from graph based on 

gage readings).

1915-35. 1938-50: Maximum discharge, 15,500 second-feet Apr. 15, 1948 (gage height, 

24.92 feet); minimum, 1.4 second-feet Sept. 24, 1930 (gage height, 1.54 feet). 

Maximum stage known, 25.2 feet in January 1937, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Kevisions (water years). W 698: Drainage area. W 873: 1916-18, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1926- 

Vi, 1931, 19ii3, 193b(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shlftlng-oontrol method used Oct. 6 to Nov. 28)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 7 Jan. 8 to Sept. 30

2.Z 45 1.7 1.9 2.3 59 10.0 2,OOO 

4.0 390 1.8 5.0 2.7 125 13. 0 3, 14O 

6.5 932 1.9 10 3.5 277 15. 0 4,000 

 .._ __, 2.0 18 6.5 932 17. 0 5.26O

foTTolingS ?able3 ^ 3O 8 '° ^ 18 " 8 7 > 16 ° 

below 2.1 and 

above 6.5 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

a8

a7 

a7 

a7 

a7

6.6 

5.5 

4.4 

4.1 

4.1

3.8 

3.8

4.1 

6.6

6.0

6.0 

7.1 

6.6 

6.6 

6.0

6.0 

6.6 

7.1 

7.1

6.6

6.6 

7.1 

7.1 

6.6 

7.1 

9.2

Nov.

8.6 

8.1 

7.6 

9.7 

9.2

8.6 

8.1

7.6 

7.6

7.6

6.6 

6.0 

5.5 

5.0 

15

38

27 

22 

15

14

13 

12 

12 

14 

15

43 

23 

34 

82 

56

Dec.

47 

33 

29 

27 

24

24 

24

23 

24 

24

47 

177 

1,440 

886 

600

380 

215 

249 

370 

410

410 

340 

282 

215 

169

158 

226 

320 

390 

340 

272

Jan.

219 

198

605 

1,470 

3,470

4,870 

6,680 

7,160 

6,460 

5,260

4,250 

3,140 

2,620 

2,280 

2,070

2,380 

2,380 

2,210 

1,560 

1,000

732 

622 

578 

666 

1,700

2,500 

3,620 

3,460 

2,980 

3,580 

4,200

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary ......

h. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec

Feb.

5,020 

5,180 

4,730 

3,850 

2,420

1,260 

1,000 

956 

3,670 

4,150

4,000 

3,540 

2,320 

1,500 

1,680

1,900 

1,650 

1,170 

908 

798

688 

776 

1,530 

1,960 

1,860

1,260 

842

710

Secondfoot-days

194.4 

540.8 

8,175

181,210.0

84,920 

61,328 

30,416 

28,143 

19,439 

13,126 

12,649 

1,849 

7,146

267,926.2

liar.

732 

688 

600 

479 

435

435 

413 

402 

402 

402

402 

710 

1,260 

1,530 

1,410

1,030 

820 

754 

710 

754

1,440

2,070 

2,420 

2,320 

1,760

1,170 

908

1,030 

1,110 

1,000 

820

Apr.

688 

600 

754 

1,590 

2,540

2,940

2,660 

2,180 

1,140 

842

732 

644 

556 

490 

435

392 

360 

328 

308 

297

297 

297 

287 

360 

1,140

1,530 

1,350 

1,030 

776 

600

Maximum

9.2

82 

1,440

5,620

7,160 

5,180 

2,420 

2,940 

2,000 

1,690 

2,700 

156 

1,380

7,160

-ft.). --Jan. 8 (10 a.m.

May

600 

644 

776 

666 

600

908 

864 

622 

490 

413

370 

360 

350 

308 

318

350 

350 

381 

297 

233

195 

235 

1,860 

754 

523

392 

540 

2,000 

1,530 

932 

578

Minimum

3.8

5.0 

23

3.8

198 

688 

402 

287 

195 

106 

78 

25 

37

3.8

June

413 

318 

318 

1,690 

1,530

1,230 

732 

435 

318 

267

297 

216 

195 

176 

147

138 

257 

308 

318 

496

1,200 

413 

277 

247 

287

308 

203 

156 

130 

106

Mean

6.27 

18.0 

264

496

2,739 

2,190 

981 

938 

627 

438 

408 

59.6 

238

734

July

88 

78 

91 

154 

485

864 

622 

754 

435 

231

159 

125 

169 

199 

163

308 

231 

159 

147 

1,170

2,700 

1,000 

490 

360 

297

277 

237 

207 

193 

141 

115

Aug.

105

100

91 

85 

77

69

61 

54 

52 

56

50 

47 

41 

40 

46

77 

48 

53 

156 

94

77 

61 

48 

43 

37

33 

30 

28 

28 

25 

37

Per square 

mile

0.011

.031 

.450

.845

4.67 

3.73 

1.67 

1.60 

1.07 

.746 

.695 

.102 

.405

1.25

Sept.

38 

37 

41

47 

52

44 

46 

40 

76 

67

53 

159 

108 

78 

75

67 

56 

46 

38 

48

381 

1,300 

1,380 

1,320 

622

318 

212 

157 

129 

111

Runoff in 

inches

0.01 

.03 

.52

11.49

5.38 

3.88 

1.92 

1.78 

1.23 

.83 

.80 

.12 

.45

16.95

) 7,160 sec. -ft.; Jan. 27 (l p.m.) 3,620

see.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Hocking 

River at Athens.

Mote. Discharge computed from graph based on gage readings Oct. 6 to Nov. 15, Nov. 18-25.
GUYANDOT RIVER BASIN 259

Guyandot River at Man, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°44'30", long. 81°52'45", at highway bridge at Man, 

Logan County, 500 feet upstream from Buffalo Creek and 0.7 mile downstream from Huff 

Creek. Datum of gage is 710.88 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 762 square miles (including that of Buffalo Creek).

Records available.--December 1928 to September 1950 (include flow of Buffalo Creek).

Average discharge. 21 years (1929-50), 931 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,100 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 17.1 

feet), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet; minimum, 68 second-feet 

Oct. 12, Sept. 19; minimum gage height, 2.97 feet Sept. 19.

1929-50: Maximum discharge observed, 40,000 second-feet Mar. 3, 1934 (gage height, 

19.11 feet), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet; minimum, 3.0 secondfeet Oct. 6, 1930 (gage height, 2.32 feet).

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 783: 1934(M), drainage area.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

545

363

265

201

161

130

117

106

92

83

75

71

75

78

138

175

153

140

121

102

90

82

78

72

78

227

367

447

1,090

910

2,580

Nov.

2,090

3,000

2,050

1,460

1,160

863

652

535

444

382

330

297

281

274

281

265

237

234

231

219

204

201

190

184

296

1,520

1,240

926

966

1,500

-

Dec.

1,330

1,010

761

604

530

466

414

382

330

421

3,030

7,980

8,930

8,800

3,520

2,000

1,400

1,190

1,960

2,460

2,050

1,650

2,520

4,100

2,640

2,000

3,150

3,380

2,400

1,850

1,430

Jan.

1,150

990

902

828

741

683

1,010

1,260

1,210

1,160

1,240

1,490

3,380

6,300

6,100

4,600

4,500

3,680

5,700

4,900

3,150

2,160

1,750

1,430

1,180

1,010

1,590

2,400

2,340

4,450

23,300

Month

October .......... ........... ...

November . .............. ........

December ........... ......... ...

Calendar year 1949 ....... ....

January .................. . . ....

February ................... .....

March ........ ..................

April ...........................

May .............................

June ......... ...................

July ......... .... .............

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

18,400

27,600

10,100

4,820

3,070

2,360

1,930

1,180

2,550

3,940

3,280

2,540

2,030

1,680

1,380

1,180

1,000

886

832

765

682

672

732

721

650

645

615

575

-

-

-

Second 

foot-days

9,21

22,51

74,68

407,11

96,58

96,81

64,10

23 74

42^44

43 79

32 , 28

10,48

9,74

526, 42(

Mar.

754

1,370

1,600

1,340

1,100

964

856

782

732

625

550

1,470

5,320

5,320

3,640

2,480

2,080

1,930

1,880

1,880

2,030

2,250

3,350

2,930

2,3OO

1,980

1,730

2,930

3,720

2,480

1,730

Apr.

1,380

1,180

1,000

904

1,180

1,550

1,500

1,340

1,220

1,070

964

862

776

710

630

575

530

500

480

510

520

475

436

427

436

510

530

520

510

520

-

Maximum

2 2,580

2 3,000

3 8,930

) 8,930

23 300

5 27' 600

5 5,320

5 1,550 

t 4,180

i g 500

7 ll| 100

1 928

5 1,130

) 27,600

May

540

2,210

4,100

3,210

2,080

1,980

1,420

1,100

886

792

738

743

934

1,040

2,860

4,180

2,480

1,600

1,100

856

688

575

525

565

575

545

655

964

946

770

787

Minimum

71

184

330

50

683

575

550

427 

525

337

232

123

80

71

June

832

682

570

620

782

726

565

427

337

457

748

765

590

465

381

363

436

605

1,650

5,500

4,810

6,500

5,300

3,000

1,840

1,440

1,230

878

695

605

-

Mean

297

750

2,409

1,115

3,116

3, 45£

2,06E 

792

1,369 

1, 460

1,042 

338

325

1,442

July

492

404

344

310

428

720

872

685

488

368

296

257

232

596

750

675

596

500

404

368

623

675

520

416

400

3,110

11,100

2,920

1,360

800

578

Aug.

508

556

582

504

424

328

271

229

193

215

282

336

268

209

183

599

928

536

436

412

332

243

189

152

135

123

128

357

257

285

288

Per square 

mile

0.390

.984

3.16

1.46

4.09

4.54

2.71

1.04

1.80

1.92

1.37 

.444

.426

1 89

Sept.

282

458

860

700

428

292

205

169

142

126

108

181

169

183

158

112

88

80

83

246

379

1,130

1,050

650

432

306

229

189

166

142

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.45

1.10

3.65

19.87

4.71

4.73

3.13 1 . 16

2.07

2.14

1 . 58

.51

.48

25.71

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 sec. -ft . ) .--Dec. 13 (10:30 p.m.) 13,800 sec. -ft.; Feb. 2 (10:30 a.m.)

32,100 sec.-ft.jJuly 27 (5 a.m. ) 16,500 sec.-ft. 

238383 O - 53 - 18
260 GUYANDOT RIVER BASIN

Guyandot River at Branchland, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°13'15", long. 82°12'10", at highway bridge at

 Branehland, Lincoln County, 20 feet downstream from Foul-mile Creek. Datum of gage is 

547.91 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912, Auxiliary wire-weight gage on 

highway bridge at Midkiff, 4 miles upstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 552.90 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 1,226 square miles.

Records available July 1915 to September 1922 (1918-22, gage heights only), December 

lyab to September 1950.

Average discharge.--21 years (1929-50), 1,482 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,000 second-feet Feb. 3; maximum gage height,

 37.4 feet Feb. 3 (backwater from Ohio River); minimum discharge,' 115 second-feet Oct. 13 

(gage height, 3.47 feet).

1915-22, 1928-50: Maximum discharge, 36,900 second-feet Jan. 29, 1918 (gage height, 

39 24 feet), from rating curve extended above 28,000 second-feet; minimum, 3.6 secondfeet Oct. 25, 1930 (gage height, 2.66 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 44 feet, probably in 1907 (discharge, 43,500 second-feet, 

from rating curve extended above 28,000 second-feet). 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record or backwater

 from Ohio River, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--W 853: 1918(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of backwater from Ohio River 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 3 Feb. 4 to Sept. 30

3.4 98 5.0 860 3.4 107 4.6 625 

3.5 122 6.0 1,770 3.5 133 5.0 910 

3.8 212 8.O 3,370 3.8 238 6.O 1,870 

4.1 321 11.0 5,470 4.2 410 8.O 3,370 

4.4 460 14.0 7,800 

4.7 635 20.0 13,300 Note. --Same as preceding 

table above 8.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

715 

605 

476 

317

260

219 

193 

171 

156 

142

130 

125 

115 

122 

144

180 

226 

215 

196 

180

162 

147 

133 

130 

122

139

236 

382 

510 

1,140 

1,480

Nov.

3,860 

3,090 

3,510 

Z.310 

1,720

1,380 

1,080 

843 

687 

575

455 

430 

387 

392 

369

351 

342 

313 

302 

294

278 

268 

257 

246 

271

417 

1,590 

1,300 

1,110 

1,220

Dec.

1,680 

1,410 

1,130 

878 

715

629 

563 

493 

450 

466

950 

5,400 

8,800 

11,700 

8,400

3,600 

2,400 

1,900 

1,860 

2,870

3,160 

2,470 

2,950 

4,770 

5,050

3,370 

2,870 

4,070 

3,790 

2,870 

2,180

Jan.

1,720 

1,480 

1,640 

1,540 

2,310

2,310 

3,790 

2,950 

2,390 

2,040

2,310 

3,000 

6,000 

7,000 

8,800

7,800 

6,800 

5,800 

5,500 

6,800

5,400 

4,000 

3,090 

2,470 

2,000

1,720 

2,390 

3,370 

4,O70 

6,680 

16,600

Feb.

27,500 

26,700 

27.3OO 

13,300 

6,20O

4,500 

3,700 

3,230 

3,800 

5,100

5,200 

4,200 

3,500 

3,230 

2,670

2,270 

1,990 

1,740 

1,560 

1,400

1,270 

1,190 

1,270

1,260 

1,270

1,140 

1,070 

1,040

M _ .. SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

Jnly 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 

ary

st ...........................

ember ..................... . .

9,46f 

29,64 

93,844

600,75

133, 77C 

158, 60C 

100, 43C 

41.64C 

61,12C 

88,06 

50,35 

16,77J 

44,45

ter year 1949-50 ............ 828,17

Mar.

1,010 

1,260 

1,990 

2,110 

1,870

1,650 

1,470 

1,340 

1,190 

1,060

1,030 

2,270 

5,820 

8,970 

7,000

4,770 

3,720 

3,440 

3,230 

3,160

3,160 

3,240 

4,000 

4,630 

3,930

3,230 

2,880 

3,930 

5,200 

4,500 

3,370

Apr.

2, 

2, 

1, 

1, 

1,

2, 

2,

2J

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1,

Maximum

) 1,480 

3,860 

11,700

) 12,400

) 16,600 

) 27,500 

) 8,970 

) 2,590 

) 5,330 

! 11,400 

9,870 

> 1,170 

) 10,400

! 27,500

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 sec. -ft.). Feb. 3 (3 a.m

590 

190 

910 

700 

830

110 

430 

350 

150 

950

790 

600 

420 

240 

150

040 

950 

886 

823 

902

878 

854 

809 

774 

788

902 

902 

910 

910 

902

May

918 

950 

3,300 

4,420 

3,650

3,090 

2,350 

1,910 

1,570 

1,350

1,340 

1,270 

1,580 

1,740 

2,030

5,330 

4,980 

3,090 

2,190 

1,740

1,320 

1,120 

974 

958 

950

886 

870 

974 

1,320 

1,300 

1,650

Minimum

115 

246 

450

88

1,480 

1,040 

1,010 

774 

870 

589 

490 

246 

215

115

June

1,320 

1,200 

1,050 

3,230 

1,990

1,500 

1,180 

894 

725

664

1,160 

1,180 

1,040 

802 

651

589

664 

664 

5,050 

11,400

10,100 

9,690 

9,600 

6,920 

3,930

2,810 

3,090 

2,150 

1,600 

1,220

Mean

305 

988 

3,027

1,646

4,315

5,664 

3,240 

1,388 

1,972 

2,935 

1,624 

541 

1,482

2,269

July

958 

795 

658 

974

2,950

1,700 

1,390 

1,280 

966 

725

554 

490 

781 

1,030 

990

1,120 

942 

816 

739 

746

950 

1,040 

982 

781

560

910 

7,800 

9,87O 

3,510 

1,990 

1,360

Aug.

1,050 

918 

894 

878 

746

613 

526 

464 

401 

396

474 

459 

500 

430 

369

373 

694 

1,170 

739 

583

526 

469 

382 

329 

286

262 

254 

246 

430 

484 

430

Pe r square 

mile

0.249 

.806 

2.47

1.34

3.52 

4.62 

2.64 

1.13 

1.61 

2.39 

1.32 

.441 

1.21

1.85

Sept.

505 

1,400 

1,600 

1,700 

1,210

746 

516 

43O 

382 

355

312

282 

307 

346 

307

320 

262 

215 

339 

4,350

7,240 

10,400 

4,350 

2,230 

1,380

910 

677 

538 

454 

396

Runoff in 

inches

0.29 

.90 

2.85

18.23

4.06 

4.81 

3.05 

1.26 

1.85 

2.67 

1.53 

.51 

1.35

25.13

.) 30,000 sec. -ft.; July 28 (1:15 a.m.)

13,300 sec.-ft.

Note. Backwater from Ohio River Dec. 12-17, Jan. 12-22, Jan. 31 to Feb. 13; discharge computed 

using fall as a factor. Gage-height record doubtful Mar. 6 to May 2; discharge computed from graph 

corrected for time by comparison with readings of auxiliary gage.
OUYANDOT RIVER BASIN 261

Mud River near Milton, W. Va.

Location. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator, lat. 38°23'15", long. 82°06'46", at 

nignway bridge 600 feet downstream from Little Twomile Creek, 0.9 mile upstream from 

Charley Creek, and 3.4 miles south of Milton, Cabell County. Datum of gage is 572.64 

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--291 square miles.

Records available. February 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--12 years, 263 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,320 second-feet Feb. 1 (gage height, 25.04 

1'eetT; minimum observed, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 12 (gage height, 0.26 foot).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 14,500 second-feet Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 29.35 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum daily, 0.1 second-foot on many days; minimum gage 

height observed, 0.10 foot Sept. 16, Oct. 13, 14, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for Jan. 22-31, which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

0.4

1.1

3.3

6.5

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3 to Dec. 9, Dec. 3O to Jan. 2, 

Aug. 3 to Sept. 1, Sept. 15-24)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 3O

2.2 

3.0 

4.5 

8.0

165

290

590

1.390

0.5

.6

12. 2 2,570

Jan. 13 to Sept. 3O

1.8 100

2.2 146

3.0 270

4.5 537

12.0

16.0

20.0

24.7

2,400

3,840

5,880

9,060

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10

a8.4

6.8

5.4

4.2

3.0

1.9

1.5

1.1

1.1

.8

.4

.9

.6

1.3

2.5

3.9

3.0

1.3

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.7

2.1

2.1

3.6

24

Nov.

56

44

33

26

23

20

18

16

14

11

9.3

8.2

8.2

9.0

10

12

10

10

9.3

8.2

7.6

9.0

9.0

9.6

10

20

32

34

61

120

-

Dec.

86

52

47

35

26

22

20

19

18

28

497

506

2,120

2,320

586

226

151

210

290

290

226

294

876

678

309

210

194

242

226

165

138

Jan.

114

102

570

1,060

2,060

2,340

2,570

1,580

612

405

590

527

1,360

2,340

1,690

1,390

1,320

766

744

527

385

290

226

210

226

226

2,120

1,690

1,100

2,570

6,180

Month

October ..........................

Novembe r .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

Jannary ..... .............. .....

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Uav May ..............................

June ............ ................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

9,060

5,140

2,980

1,270

683

460

387

335

1,190

1,800

1,000

517

387

318

352

222

190

160

140

127

110

105

168

198

160

133

116

116

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

98. £

667.

11,107

96, 810. C

37,890

27,824

16,387

4,464

3,236

19,524

11,863

1,712.4

29,379

164,152."

Mar.

133

153

133

121

116

116

110

105

100

96

100

1,100

2,640

1,8OO

795

498

405

369

352

423

749

795

910

705

498

369

302

833

818

441

302

Apr.

238

206

175

160

434

405

318

238

198

160

153

133

116

105

96

86

82

78

73

86

110

100

96

86

86

82

100

96

86

82

-

Maximum

24

I 120

2,320

) 3,680

6,180

9,060

2,640

434

335

2,880

2,790

563

5,650

9,060

May

78

78

73

91

86

86

86

78

69

65

86

91

222

127

222

335

206

146

110

86

73

63

61

69

69

60

60

IS

86

86

110

Minimum

0.4

8.2

18

.4

102

105

96

73

60

73

65

7.2

27

.4

June

127

100

121

2,210

2,880

640

302

140

100

305

710

222

133

100

86

73

100

110

617

2,160

2,400

1,220

475

286

222

238

1,830

1,220

222

175

Mean

3.19

Z2.2

358

265

1,222

994

529

149

104

651

383

55.2

979

450

July

116

91

73

82

989

2,790

1,260

286

175

121

96

82

100

175

133

116

91

73

65

486

557

286

160

110

602

726

1,100

460

222

140

100

Aug.

563

296

110

78

58

47

38

32

25

24

27

32

29

24

21

46

42

33

26

22

19

15

12

13

12

10

9.0

7.9

7.2

9.3

25

Per square 

mile

0.011

.076

1.23

.911

4.20

3.42

1.82

.512

.357

2.24

1.32

. 190

3.36

1.55

Sept.

69

993

2,460

1,090

318

168

105

82

100

116

82

78

160

96

63

48

36

30

27

2,510

4,400

6,650

5,820

2,510

517

286

198

146

116

105

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.01

.09

1.42

12.39

4.84

3.56

2.09

.57

.41

2.50

1.52

.22

3.75

20.98

a No gage-height ord; discharge interpolated.
TWELVEPOLE CREEK BASIN

Twelvepole Creek at Wayne, W. Va.

Location.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator, lat. 38°13'05", long. 82°26 I 55", at

bridge on Stage Highway 37 at Wayne, Wayne County, three-quarters of a mile downstream

from confluence of East and West Porks. Datum of gage is 574.92 feet above mean sea

level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.--291 square miles. 

Records available. July 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only October 1917 to September 1922), October 1928 to September 1931, August 1946 to September 1950. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 second-feet Feb. 1 (gage height, 25.6

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 0.8 second-foot Oct. 11, 16

(gage height, 3.02 feet).

1915-22, 1928-31, 1946-50: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 1, 1950; minimum, 0.1

second-foot on many days during period September to November 1930, and on Oct. -9, 1949. 

Maximum stage known, 28.3 feet June 30, 1928, from reading by U. S. Weather Bureau

(discharge, 14,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet by

logarithmic plotting). 

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2-3O, Nov. 3 to Dec. 10)

2.89 0.8 3.7 75 8.0 1,26O 

3.0 5.3 4.0 117 11.0 2,480 

3.1 12 4.5 198 15.0 4,500 

3.2 20 5.2 350 21.0 8,3OO 

3.4 39 6.0 575 24.0 10,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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 

16 

13 

11

7.6 

5.8 

4.8 

3.8 

2.1

0.8 

1.3 

1.3 

3.8 

2.9

1.3 

2.5 

10 

10 

3.8

1.7 

2.1 

2.1 

3.3 

4.3

2.1 

1.7 

3.3 

8.9 

24 

149

Nov.

155 

110 

65 

44 

55

39 

33 

25 

18 

17

17 

11 

15 

14 

16

18 

18 

19 

14

12

12 

10 

9.6 

8.9 

14

14 

22 

22 

49 

36

Dec.

18 

17 

24 

24 

22

22 

20 

17 

17 

34

163 

329 

2,140 

1,110 

635

409 

163 

163 

258 

269

248 

227 

400 

485 

375

222 

117 

228 

237 

189 

147

Jan.

140 

147 

842 

875 

2,360

2,090 

2,760 

1,640 

840 

545

425 

1,540 

4,170 

2,940 

2,050

1,720 

1,600 

1,220 

1,120 

805

605 

455 

375 

302 

208

258 

1,300 

980 

805 

2,550 

7,740

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her.. .............. .........

mber .........................

mber ........ ...............

lendar year 1949 ............

h.. .....................

1 ............................

st ................... . . ....

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

10,600 

6,360 

3,360 

1,56Q 

1,120

770 

575 

545 

1,660 

2,440

1,300 

875 

665 

455 

400

325 

280 

237 

198 

180

163 

163 

280 

280 

248

198 

155 

147

Second 

foot-days

339.3 

912.5 

8,729

109,771.0

45,407 

35,539 

19,255 

6,261 

7,585 

29,629 

11,940 

1,681 

27,076

194,353.8

Mar.

172

172 

155 

147 

172

155

155 

155 

155 

132

165 

1,380 

2,180 

1,600 

1,160

1,080 

1,050 

875 

770 

575

455 

425 

425 

400 

635

515 

400 

1,260 

1,160 

770 

405

Apr.

400 

350 

280 

258 

452

455 

375 

325 

280 

248

237 

208 

180 

3170 

a!50

al40 

a!30 

124 

124 

117

116 

109 

114 

109 

104

132 

163 

124 

147 

140

Maximum

149 

155 

2,140

3,690

7,740 

10,600 

2,180 

455 

700 

6,760 

1,800 

155 

7,880

10,600

May

132

155 

180 

172 

258

302 

258 

217 

189 

189

180 

180 

260 

408 

350

545 

700 

665 

575 

301

147 

124 

111 

116 

102

106 

103 

72 

79 

140 

269

Minimum

0.8 

8.9

17

.8

140 

147 

132 

104 

72 

111 

76 

15 

60

.8

June

180 

132 

163 

3,260 

1,710

605 

302 

198 

147 

740

645 

251 

180 

155 

113

111 

124 

189 

3,080 

6,760

3,380 

2,620 

2,000 

980 

485

350 

258 

208 

163 

140

Mean

10.9 

30.4 

282

301

1,465 

1,269 

621 

209 

244 

988 

385 

54.2 

903

532

July

114 

92 

76 

910 

1,800

1,130 

502 

217 

147 

113

103 

85 

96 

147 

117

302 

241 

124 

163 

316

325 

186 

172 

132 

106

703 

1,720 

862 

375 

375 

189

Aug.

155 

124 

100 

75 

62

57 

43 

38 

32

35

83 

117 

66 

48

51

54 

42 

35 

27 

35

34 

24 

20 

18 

17

15 

40 

68 

33 

51 

82

Per square 

mile

0.037 

.104 

.969

1.03

5.03 

4.36 

2.13 

.718 

.838 

3.40 

1.32 

.186 

3.10

1.83

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Tug Fork at Litwar 

Kerrait and Quyandot River at Man.

Sept.

195 

1,300 

1,260 

840 

352

189 

140 

111 

249 

224

147 

180 

227 

163 

147

208 

128 

62 

60 

1,750

3,400 

7,880 

4,830 

1,190 

635

400 

280 

217 

172 

140

Runoff in 

inches

0.04 

.12 

1.12

14.03

5.80 

4.54 

2.46 

.80 

.97 

3.79 

1.53 

.21 

3.46

24.84

and near
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 263

Levisa Pork near Grundy, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°18'00", long. 82°07'30", at wooden bridge to 

Appalachian Electric Power Co.'s substation, 2 miles northwest of Grundy, Buchanan 

County, 1\ miles upstream from Poplar Creek, and 2^ miles downstream from Slate Creek.

Drainage area. 235 square miles.

Records available. November 1941 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,500 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 13.00 

reet); minimum, 8.0 second-feet Oct. 12 (gage height, 0.92 foot).

1941-50: Maximum discharge observed, 22,000 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 

14.5 feet), from rating curve extended above 6,500 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum observed, 0.2 second-foot July 30, 1944 (gage height, 0.48 foot).

Flood in March 1929 reached a stage of 16.0 feet (discharge, about 30,000 secondfeet), from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1950 are given In WaterSupply Paper 1186.

Rating tables, vater year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In seoond-feet)

Oct. 1 to Oct. 31 NOT. 1 to Sept. 30

0.9 7.5 1.4 25 2.4 166 1.5 33 Z.9 290 6.0 

1.0 10 1.6 44 Z.I 238 1.6 40 3.2 380 7.0 

1.2 16 1.8 67 Z.9 290 1.8 58 3.5 490 8.0 

1.3 19 2.0 95 2.0 86 4.0 710 9.0

Not| --Same as follovlng table above \'\ £° *'* »«> '° 

t.3 xeeu. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Dot.

36 

22

17 

15 

14

12 

11 

10 

11 

10

9.2 

9.2 

8.8 

38

162

88 

59 

57 

40 

30

23 

20 

18 

17 

22

241 

152 

116 

173 

162 

865

Nov.

635 

785 

398 

323 

260

182 

140 

112 

91 

76

64 

58 

56 

68 

56

51 

48 

49 

46 

44

43 

42 

39 

46 

718

550 

356 

260 

758 

735

Dec.

412 

278 

211 

164 

138

116 

108 

91 

74 

104

399 

910 

1,930 

1,660 

810

478 

384 

344 

311 

275

254 

240 

614 

810 

550

454 

710 

685 

510 

398 

311

Jan.

252 

219 

199 

187

171

160 

199 

206 

222 

243

398 

530 

635 

1,200 

1,290

1,110 

1,260 

910 

1,170 

1,140

785 

550 

429 

347 

278

238 

418 

735 

653 

2,610 

5,020

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary

h. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

tor year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

5,200 

8,790 

2,240 

1,260 

810

590 

462 

359 

308 

570

635 

ESO 

490 

415 

350

»287 

249

£09 

194 

171

152 

150 

180 

150 

140

132 

116 

bllO

Secondfoot-days

2,468.2 

7,091 

14,733

96,142.9

23,746 

25,409 

12,550 

7,080 

17,287 

7,188 

7,349 

4,876 

4,870

134,647.2

Mar.

211 

b250 

b220 

b!90 

b!70

b!60 

b!50 

b!45 

b!40 

134

127 

140 

199 

470 

530

482 

474 

510 

490 

482

470 

462 

57O 

590 

530

482

418 

1,200 

1,020 

660 

474

Apr.

387 

332 

275 

243 

490

660 

550 

440 

365 

314

278 

238 

211 

187 

162

146 

132 

127 

123

136

138 

123 

121 

121 

127

148 

129 

125 

123 

129

Maximum

865 

785 

1,930

3,85O

5,020 

8,790 

1,200 

660 

2,240 

1,170 

1,660 

1,450 

685

8,790

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec.-ft.j. Dec. 13 (4 p.m

May

268 

390 

810 

610 

450

362 

314 

269 

227 

214

238 

1,160 

2,240 

1,140 

1,940

1,760 

935 

590 

415 

311

238 

196 

201 

394 

305

232 

329 

235 

199 

167 

148

Minimum

8.8 

39

74

5.2

160 

110 

127 

121 

148 

56 

33 

36 

34

8.8

June

178 

148 

130 

201 

260

216 

158 

130 

127 

117

187 

169 

142 

114 

92

74 

66 

56

77 

121

988 

1,170 

550 

326 

219

171 

398 

272 

187 

144

Mean

79. e 

236 

475

263

766 

907 

405 

236 

558 

240 

237 

157 

162

368

July

100 

77 

62 

62 

66

159 

144 

84 

59 

48

48 

56 

47 

55 

64

58 

44 

40 

33 

39

1,070 

415 

201 

142 

130

813 

1,660 

760 

398 

246 

169

1,960 

2,860 

3,970 

5,300 

7,000 

8,950

Aug.

160 

114 

114 

86 

67

55 

46 

41 

36 

47

78 

112 

63 

46 

84

1,450 

635 

308 

211 

184

129 

103 

82 

67 

56

61 

64 

101 

91 

107 

78

Per square 

mile

0.339 

1.00 

2.02

1.12

3.26 

3.86 

1J72 

1.00 

2.37 

1.02 

1.01 

.668 

.689

1.57

) 3.170 sec. -ft.; Jan. 30 (12 p

Sept.

76 

74 

175 

320 

246

148 

107 

89 

76 

59

51 

76 

119 

80 

61

51 

43 

37 

34 

230

685 

660 

510 

278 

169

123 

94 

78 

64 

57

Runoff in 

inches

0.39 

1.12 

2.33

15.22

3.76 

4.02 

1.98 

1.12 

2.73 

1.14 

1.16 

.77 

.77

21.29

m. ) 6,280

2,560 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BIG 3AIIDY RIVER EASIU"

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 37 3 35'45", long. 32°23'SO", at Fishtrap, Pike County, 

downstream from Hurricane Creek and 6.1 miles upstream from Russell Fork. Lat 

gage is C88.10 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1312 (levels by Corps 

neers ).

Drainage area.--386 sq lare miles.

Records available.--February 1936 to September 135U.

Average discharge. 12 years, 406 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,200 second-feet Feb. L (gage height, 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 17 second-feet Get

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 27,300 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 15,000 second-feet on 

three slope-area determinations; minimuai observed, 0.1 second-foot I.'uv. 9, 193

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which ar

Re vis liana. --W 953: Drainage area.

= fair.

Rating tatles, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-fpet)

Oct. 1 to May 16 May 37 to

1.8 123

2.0 165

2.3 265

2.6 400

2.9 560

3.3 610

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1351

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

144 

75 

55 

39 

31

27 

25 

27 

32 

24

20 

18 

18

28 

232

285 

234 

196 

156 

103

81 

61 

46 

41 

40

113 

395 

323 

734 

554 

1,640

Nov

1,680 

1,770 

958 

722 

572

405 

289 

226 

186 

147

127 

118 

106 

108 

113

88 

84 

84 

82

74 

70 

66 

65 

427

1,140 

740 

485 

662 

1,380

Dec.

838 

500 

360 

281 

244

2C9 

139 

160 

138 

160

602 

1,600 

3,490 

4,270 

1,530

834 

603 

485 

490 

475

45E 

450 

1,270 

1,690 

1,110

789 

943 

1,120 

359 

656 

518

Jan.

445 

390 

360 

341 

301

297 

4OO, 

512 

495 

475

692 

831 

1,220 

1,980 

2 , 660

2,200 

2 , 140 

1,770 

2,770 

2,300

1,450 

1,050 

761 

638 

490

395 

796 

1,290 

1,230 

3,050 

10,600

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ............... . . .

mber ....... ............

lendar year 1949 .....

h. . . . . ....... . . ....

1 . . . . ... ..... .......

st ........ ....... ..........

ember ..... ... ... . . . . , . . 

ter year 1949-50 . ... ......

Peak: discharge (base, 9,000 sen

sec. -ft.

Feb.

8,130 

13,100 

5,110 

2,370 

1,450

1,090

aos

650 

71E 

1,070

1,130 

1,060 

831 

716 

590

500 

430 

375 

336 

297

265 

251 

269 

£69 

237

209 

192 

177

Secondfoot-days

5,79S 

13.07C 

27,44;

178, 99E

44,35 C 

42,62; 

21,60- 12,121" 

27, 11! 

14, Oi: 21,17" 

9,32] 

11.39E

249,03]

-ft.). --Jar

o te

Mar.

254 

420 

460 

480 

430

365 

536 

310 

273 

226

202 

254 

536 

722 

845

796 

803 

734 

734

722

698 

698 

817 

929 

838

698 

740 

2,240 

2,000 

1,220 

824

Apr.

T74 

644 

440 

755

1,210 

1,030 

789 

620 

560

470 

415

360 

314

262

248 

220 

206 

195 

198

220 

192 

177 

177 

ISO

206 

192 

180 

168 

168

Maximum

1,640 

1,770 

4,270

5,960

10,600 

13,100 

L 2,240 

1,210 

3,620

4^540 

1,640 

1,560

13,100

May

761

'768

63R 

524 

455 

365 

341

385 

876

2 ', 340 

2,990

3,620 

1,370 

651 

450 

415

365 

288 

315 

375 

310

310 

456 

380 

350 

474 

594

Minimum

18 

65 

138

10

297 

177

202 

168

106 

62 

61 

67

18

. 31 (7 a.m. ) 12,000 E 

on tasis of records ^

June

48u 

395

474

455 

320 

233 

276 

248

468 

370 

254 

194 

173

148 

130 

106 

116

674

2,880 

1,490 

840

350 

450 

600 

355 

230

Mean

187 

43C 

88f

49C

1,431 

1,522 

697 

404 

875 

467 

651 

301

6s;

July

179 

125 

35 

33 

34

175 

176

2U6 

122 

100

71

70 

113 

125

116 

135 

6t 

71 

75

2,120 

1,820 

721 

440 

456

2.6EO 

4,540 

2,420 

1,690 

594 

365

Aug

179 

135

84 

74

61

90 

105 

170 

104 

38

1,570 

1,640 

960 

1,110 

630

233

132 

110 

88

81 

80 

81 

97 

116 

173

Per square 

mile

0.484 

1.13 

2.29

1.27

3.71 

3.94 

1.81

1.05

1.21 

1.69 

,780 

.984

1.77

ec.-ft .; F-rb. 2 (11 a.

or -.ear'i"

Sept.

110

534 

G80

435

:sa 

is;

15 £ 

122

100 

3,3 

12P 

191 

118

88 

76

£7 

110

1,510 

1,560 

1,470 

76: 

435

268 

206 

142 

116

Runoff in 

inches

0.56

1.26 

2.64

17.24

4.27 

4.11 

2.08 

1.17

2. ;i

1.35 

1.94 

. 90 

1.10

23.99

m.) 17,200

static is.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Levlsa Fork at Plkeville, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°28 I 45", long. 82°30 I 55", at bridge on U. S. Highway 119 at Plkeville Pike County, l.COO feet upstream from Ferguson Fork and 7.8 miles 

downstream from Shelby Creek. Datum of gage is 633.03 feet above mean sea level (levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 1,237 square miles.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1950. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since June 1907 are contained in reports of D. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.--13 years, 1,273 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 41,700 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 37.66 

feet); minimum, 76 second-feet Oct. 13.

1937-50: Maximum discharge, 50,300 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 42.90 

feet); minimum observed, 2.7 second-feet Oct. 24, 25, 1939.

Maximum stage known, about 52 feet in February 1862. Flood of January 1918 reached 

a stage of 44.7 feet, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good. 

Revisions.--W 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.5 

2.8

65

164

370

480

3.4 

3.8 

4.0

805

1,080

1,240

7.0 3,710

10.0 6,260

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

15.0

20.0

26.0

35.3

10,700

16,200

24,200

37,900

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

337

238

167

130

107

92

81

78

103

105

103

86

76

90

1,120

1,200

721

757

586

433

340

283

238

202

187

718

928

1,220

3.2GO

1,960

5,940

Nov.

6,420

5,270

3,270

2,510

2,O80

1,510

1,100

876

715

586

494

440

405

402

408

364

334

319

313

298

280

268

259

244

858

3,370

2,220

1,610

3,000

7,080

Dec.

3,220

1,930

1,380

1,040

883

745

646

586

507

516

1,170

3,620

8,890

17,400

6,210

3,110

2,040

1,620

1,570

1,440

1,310

1,220

2.90O

5,040

3,390

2,380

2,440

2,780

2,210

1,820

1,520

Jan.

1,290

1,160

1,100

1,040

963

942

1,390

1,960

1,820

1,660

1,940

2,470

3,560

5,780

8,270

6,170

6,720

5,330

8,390

7,810

4,900

3,330

2,450

1,970

1,610

1,360

1,940

4,200

3,840

6,400

33,200

Month

October ......... ................

November ........ ............ ...

December .................... ....

Calendar year 1949 ....... ....

January ............ ........

February ............ ... ...

March ............ . . . . .........

April ........ ... ...............

May ................... . ........

June ..........................

July ..........................

August .................... ...

September ..................

Water year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

29,800

37,800

22,500

8,400

4,900

3,470

2,740

2,200

2,660

4,450

4,210

3,510

2,910

2,390

2,05Q

1,730

1,470

1,290

1,140

1,040

922

876

922

942

799

733

668

608

_

-

Secondfoot-days

21,886

47,303

85,533

564,701

134, 98E

147, 13C

60,941

33.95C

101,241

33,964

33 24E:

isloi;

26,606

741,79"

Mar.

739

1,040

1,120

1,120

1,060

1,000

935

890

857

745

630

685

1,230

2,280

2,730

2,380

2,240

2,060

2,010

1,910

1,970

1,970

2,130

2,180

2,100

1,890

1,740

5,780

6,960

3,960

2,600

Apr.

2,020

1,740

1,490

1,290

1,820

2,830

2,600

2,150

1,850

1,610

1,420

1,270

1,100

998

883

787

715

663

636

652

652

597

535

512

512

570

597

507

472

472

Maximum

5,940

7,080

17,400

18, 200

33,200

37,800

6 , 960

2,830

15,300

4,790

7,450

2,590

3,870

37,800

May

570

2,290

2,960

2,890

2,120

1,640

1,340

1,500

1,490

1,280

1,270

4,290

15,300

7,880

11,400

14,000

5,920

3,280

2,170

1,600

1,250

991

916

1,700

1,730

1,240

984

970

1,540

2,160

2,570

Minimum

76

244

507

46

942

608

630

472

570

355

190

164

182

76

June

1,900

1,480

1,100

1,080

1,380

1,250

949

721

727

769

1,100

909

658

494

416

377

355

367

426

520

1,750

4,790

3,330

2,070

1,340

928

739

909

646

484

Mean

706

1,577

2,759

1,547

4,354

5,255

1,966

1,132

3,266

1,132

1,072

484

887

2,032

July

419

340

280

241

247

374

430

452

331

250

193

190

211

310

405

412

370

307

250

229

2,950

3,560

1,530

909

658

2,530

7,450

3,750

1,800

1,110

757

Aug.

575

516

472

733

489

364

298

250

208

177

164

337

391

301

235

1,040

2,590

1,120

751

575

444

340

277

232

190

208

187

241

232

337

739

Per square 

mile

0.571

1.27

2.23

1.25

3.52

4.25

1.59

.915

2. 64

.915

.867

. 391

!vi7

1.64

Sept.

456

40 r

1,740

1,290

1,380

824

520

402

358

310

268

244

504

630

422

322

256

208

182

1,360

2,290

3,100

3,870

1,850

1,100

727

525

416

346

304

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.66

1.42

2.57

16.98

4.06

4.42

1.83

1.02

3.04

1.02

1.00

. 45

!so

22.29

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 see.-ft.).--Dec 

41,700 sec.-ftT; May 13 (10:3O a.m.) 17,900 se

14 (4:30 a.m.) 21,700 sec.-ft.; Feb. 2 

.-ft.; May 15 (11 p.m.) 19,100 sec.-ft.

(2 p.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37 0 46'55", long. 82°47'30", at bridge on State Highway 40 at Paintsville, Johnson Cointy, 700 feet downstream from Paint Creek. Datura of 

gage Is 566.84 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1944.

Drainage area.--2,143 square miles.

Records available.--December 1928 to September 1950. June 1915 to November 1920 (gage 

neignts only), at site 2 miles downstream, published as Levisa Fork at Thelma.

Average discharge.--21 years (1929-50), 2,232 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 47,70u second-feet Feb. 3 (gage height, 38.88 

 TeeTT; minimum, 116 second-feet Oct. 10 (gage height, 1.94 feet).

1915-20, 1928-50: Maximum gage height observed, 40.7 feet, site and datum then in 

use, or about 43.9 feet, present site and datum, Jan. 29, 1918 (discharge, about 69,000 

second-feet); minimum discharge, 8.4 second-feet July 23-25, 1930 (gage height, 1.06 

feet). "

Remarks.--Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1950 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Revisions.--W 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 31 to Sept. 30)

1.9 105 5.0 1,420 20. O 16,500 

2.5 274 6.0 2,120 28.0 29,000 

3.0 435 9.0 4,520 38.2 48,000 

3.5 635 12.0 7,300 

4.0 870 15.0 10,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

410

438 

339 

262 

213

182 

160 

138 

127 

118

135 

140 

138 

140 

205

1,020 

1,230 

920 

910 

743

570 

449

372 

318 

291

291 

815 

1,730 

1,790 

3,380 

3,660

Nov.

8,160 

6,470 

5,330 

3,520 

2,920

2,360 

1,690 

1,280 

1,050 

890

752 

658 

590 

566 

550

542 

494 

449 

424 

404

386 

365 

349 

336 

349

1,340 

3,330 

2,430 

1,830 

4,510

Dec.

6,020 

3,260 

2,080 

1,500 

1,180

1,020 

890 

785 

720 

860

2,390

4,370 

11,000 

1 7 , 200 

17 , 300

7,140 

3,780 

2,760 

2,490 

2,420

2,240 

2,020 

2,840 

6,020 

6,320

4,330 

3,360 

3,460 

3,390 

2,790 

2,300

Jan.

1,930 

1,730 

1,850 

£,080 

4,950

6,280 

6,520 

5,170 

4,100 

3,410

3,880 

5,280

10,200 

1Q,9CO 

12,OJO

13 , 000 

11,200 

10,100 

10,200 

13,700

11,000 

6,680 

4,630 

3,610 

2,950

2,420 

3,730 

5,440

6,680 

7,990

23,600

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber .......... . ............

lendar year 1949 

ary

h.. ......................

st .................... ......

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

39.900 

4 i,800 

45 . 800 

50,500 

14 , 900

7,580 

5,000 

3,970 

5,010 

7,740

7,830 

6,300 

5,210 

4,380 

3,730

3,190 

2,690 

2,270 

1,990 

1,770

1,600 

1,480 

1,510 

1,500 

1,450

1,290 

1,140 

1,080

Secondfoot-days

21,634 

54,324

128,235

884,730

217,210 

255,610 

103,980 

54,800 

142,365 

83,049 

62,406 

22,021 

80 , 46 7

1,226,101

Mar.

1,060 

1,160 

1,390 

1,440 

1,460

1,400 

1,340

1,280 

1,230 

1,150

1,050 

2,210 

3,580 

4,400 

4,940

4,500 

4,060 

3,840 

3,650 

3,520

3,630 

3,640 

3,660 

3,700 

3,540

3,250 

3,000 

6,190

11,000 

8,510 

5,200

Apr.

3,780 

3,100

2,660 

2,270 

2 , 500

3,470 

4,080 

3,630 

3,090 

2,680

2,330 

2,040 

1,800 

1,590 

1,420

1,280 

1,140 

1,060 

1,000 

970

965 

940 

875 

800 

785

950 

960 

930 

835 

870

Maximum

3,660 

8,160

17,300

22,100

23,60u 

45 , 800 

11,000 

4,080 

17,900 

8,020 

12,100 

2,320 

11,100

45.800

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 sec. -ft.}. Dec. 15 (12:30

May

905 

1,240 

4,020 

4,920 

4,050

3,020 

2,320 

1,870 

1,980 

1,830

1,630 

2,070 

8,6ac

15,9UC 

11,3CO

17,900 ie , 400

7,010 

4,040 

?,900

2,190 

1,740 

1,500 

2,250 

2,980

2,340 

1,770 

1,610 

1,740 

2,980 

7,270

Minimum

118

336 

720

98

1,730 

1,080 

1,050 

785 

905 

662 

435 

268 

590

118

June

5,560 

3,440 

2,560 

3,730 

2,900

2,420 

1,860 

1,410

1,230 

1,350

2,610 

2,330 

1,580 

1,160 

945

835 

752 

662 

2,710 

4,700

4,520 

8,020 

7,970 

5,710 

4,030

3,020 

1,520 

1,270 

1,250 

995

Mean

698 

1,811 

4,179

2,428

7,068 

9,893 

3,350 

1,827 

4,637 

2,768 

2,005 

710 

2,675

3,429

July

795 

648 

546 

514 

919

890 

752 

626 

617 

490

435 

554 

716 

970 

800

720 

800

622 

534 

748

1,980 

4,740 

3,500 

1,780 

1,200

4,690 

12 , 100 

9,580 

4,900 

2,500 

1,740

Aug.

1,350 

1,100 

970 

825 

975

756 

586 

474 

404 

355

336 

309 

432 

534 

446

393 

1,590 

2,320 

1,300 

990

766 

630 

482 

393 

333

288 

268 

288 

386 

562 

1,180

Per square 

mile

0.326 

.845 

1.95

1.13

3.30 

4.62 

1.56 

.853 

2.16 

1.29 

.936 

.331 

1.25

1.60

Sept.

1,740 

2,660 

5,310 

3,630 

2,090

1,900 

1,340 

1,020 

890

780

689 

622 

662 

720 

965

885 

748

671 

590

3,620

11,100 

9,400 

7,910 

5,560 

2,850

1,860 

1,490 

1,080 

915 

770

Runoff in 

inches

0.38 

.94

2.25

15.38

3.80 

4.81 

1.80 

.95 

2.49 

1.44 

1,08 

.38 

1.39

21.71

a.m.) 20,400 see. -ft.; Feb. 3 (7 a.m.)
BIG SANDY RIVEP BASIN 367

Big Sandy River at Louisa, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°07', long. 82°37', at Louisa, Lawrence County, 

4UU i'eet downstream from lower lock wall at lock and dam 3 and 0.8 mile downstream 

from confluence of Levisa and Tag Forks. Datum of gage is 516.81 feet above mean sea 

level, Sandy Hook datura. Auxiliary water-stage recorder on Chesapeake & Ohio Railway 

bridge at mouth uf Blaine Creek, 6.5 miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 

516.43 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area.--3 ,870 square miles.

Records available.--November 1938 to September 1947, October 1948 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--10 years, 3,827 oecond-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, about 83,000 second-feet Feb. 3 (gage height, 

47.54 feet, from floodmark); minimum discharge not determined.

1938-47, 1949-50: Maximum discharge, about 85,000 second-feet Feb. 5, 1939 (gage 

height, 48.0 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge not determined.

Maximum stage known, 48.4 feet Apr. 3, 1908. Flood of Mar. 6, 1899, equalled that 

of Feb. 5, 1939.

Remarks.--Records poor. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1950 are given 

in water-Supply Paper 1186.

Cooperation.--Gage-height records and fi".- lis^harg" m°a3ur'r'meht5 furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

. a800

V

L a300

1

1

..

t 3350

1

J

al,300

hi, 460

hi, 550

hi ,280

hi, 140

h930

h750

h540

aSOO

a450

aSOO

h520

hi, 500

h2,200

H3,520

h4,760

Nov.

h8,600

hi 1,800

h9,680

h8,000

h5,720

h4,180

h2,970

h2,100

al.800

al,600

al,400

al,300

al,200

al,100

al,100

al.OOO

a950

a900

a850

a800

a750

a700

a650

a6 50

h680

h750

h5,960

h5,360

h3,740

h3,850

-

Dec.

h8,360

6,860

4,030

h3,010

h2,310

hi, 870

hi, 670

hi, 530

hi, 320

hi, 730

h2,700

6,980

15,800

26,400

29,300

19,700

9,260

5,980

5,070

4,940

4,960

4,570

4,780

8,650

12,000

9.670

7,180

6,260

6,610

7,120

4,940

Jan.

4,120

3,650

3,750

4,420

7,240

15,100

13,200

11,200

8,950

8,140

7,900

9,560

18,100

21,800

22,900

23,800

22,900

20,200

18,600

22,500

22,000

15,800

10,400

8,040

6,520

5,470

6,200

9,130

11,300

15,100

36,000

Month

October ........ .... ............

November ....... ......... .......

December ...... .......... .

Calendar year 1943 ............

January ....................

February ........... ..... ....

March .............. ........ ...

April ...... ..... ... ..... .

May .................... . .....

June ........ ..... .............

July ...................... ...

August ................... . .....

September ...... ........... ....

Water year 1949-50 . . .... . . .

Feb.

64,200 '

76,700

81,500

68,700

43,000

22,300 )

13,600

10,200

10,600

14,700

16,500

13,900

11,300

9,560

8,130

6,980

6,270

5,760

4,810

4,030

5,610

3,380

3,400

3,370

a3,000

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

30,150

90,140

235,560

1,680,000

411,990

518,500

216,750

104,050

239,730

187,580

127,950

43,022

138,874

2,344,296

Mar

33,200

.a3, 000

a4,000

a6,000

7,760

10,800

10,700

9,920

8,490

7,770

7,440

7,240

7,400

7,590

8,020

8,280

8,340

 a 11, ooo

Apr.

1

Us, 700

J

>

La6,200

1

J

a3,400

bi2,500

hi, 900

hi, 950

hi, 950

hi, 900

hi, 850

hi, 700

hi, 700

hi, 600

hi, 600

hi, 550

hi, 600

hi, 550

hi, 700

-

Maximum

4,760

11,800

29,300

33,400

36,000

81,500

29,600

20,000

25,000

3,410

20,000

81,500

May

hi, 800

h2,000

5,280

8,740

8,760

6,860

5,220

4,120

3,580

3,530

a3,200

a4,000

5,830

18,300

20,600

24,200

29,600

19,100

9,610

6,500

4,960

4,060

3,490

4,620

5,260

4,830

3,820

3,500

h3,520

h3,520

7,320

Minimum

650

1,320

_

3,650

1,550

1,800

1,600

590

820

-

June

10,100

6,860

4,890

7,840

7,390

5,060

4,060

h3,190

h2,530

h2,4£0

4,110

5,700

3,980

h2,860

h2,310

h2,000

hi, 700

hi, 600

6,520

alO.OOO

a!4,000

a20,000

alS.OOO

a!2,000

8,850

6,220

4,510

5,000

3,880

a3,000

-

Mean

97Z

3.00E

7.59E

4,60:

13.29C

18,52C

6,992

3,46£

7 73C

6 25"

4J12'

1 , 38i

4,62":

6,42:

July

al,600

al,600

, al.500

. al,400

a3,000

4,760

8,580

4,470

2,970

3,740

a25,000

a20,000

a!3,000

7,470

4,460

Aug.

h3,410

h2,750

h2,420

h2,000

hi, 700

hi, 500

hi, 320

1,210

1,120

1,020

1,270

914

876

954

962

876

827

3,380

2,900

1,840

1,430

1,180

962

799

687

h620

h590

h590

715

1,010

1,190

Per square 

mile

0.251

.776

1.96

1.19

3.43

4.79

1 . 31

.896

2.00

1.62

1.07

* 359

I'.ZO

1.66

Sept.

2,480

5,480

9,600

7,590

4,950

3,640

2,700

1,910

1,630

1,440

1,220

1,430

1,760

1,420

1,400

1,320

1,020

820

834

7,750

a!3,000

a20,000

alS.OOO

alO.OOO

7,090

4,070

h3,190

h2,530

h2,000

hi, 600

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.29

.87

2.26

16.15

3.96

4.98

2. 08

1.00

2.30

1.80

1.23

.41

1.33

22.51

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Levisa Pork at Paintsville and 

Tug Pork near Kermlt, W. Va.

h Gage-height computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings.
268 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Russell Fork at Haysi, Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°]2'25", long. 82°17'45", 130 feet downstream from 

highway bridge at Haysi, Dickenson County, and 700 feet downstream from McClure River. 

Datum of gage is 1,237.96 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Drainage area. 286 square miles.

Records available. July 1926 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 23 years (1927-50), 320 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,800 second-feet Jan. 30 {gage height, 11.45 

feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.60 feet).

1926-50: Maximum discharge observed, 33,000 second-feet Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 

17.96 feet), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 0.2 second-foot June 27, 28, 1936.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Records of 

chemical analyses for' the water year 1950 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Revisions (water years).--W 853: 1937. W 1003: 1926-43.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 29 to May 1, May 28 to June 21)

1.6 12

1.8 28

1.9 39

2.0 53

2.1 70

2.2 ?1

2.3 115

2.4 143

2.6 210

2.8 290

3.0 385

3.4 630

3.8 930

4.4 1,500

5.0 2,180

5.5 2,820

6.0 3,600

8.0 7,200

9.0 9,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

40 

31 

25 

21 

20

17 

15 

23 

40 

30

20 

17 

17

193 

771

277 

162 

140 

115 

31

74 

62 

56 

49 

70

874 

452 

294 

350 

375 

2,300

Nov.

1,540 

1,500 

749 

623 

482

326 

252 

210

175 

146

132 

123 

121 

132 

108

98 

91 

91 

85 

78

76 

72

67 

75 

796

707 

482 

350 

2,110 

1,280

Dec.

665 

434 

304 

248 

210

178 

165 

146 

129 

186

536 

890 

3,970 

2,450 

1,000

609 

424 

370 

312 

261

240 

237 

693 

882 

637

536 

930 

786 

581 

452 

360

Jan.

304 

282 

265 

244 

229

218 

294 

330 

340 

350

560 

679 

802 

,350 

,450

,400 

,500 

,060 

,450 

,350

898 

651 

506 

407 

322

277 

644 

1,160 

826

5,560 

6,660

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ...........................

1 ............................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

7,180 

9,090 

2,300 

1,230 

802

630 

524 

407 

554 

930

898 

742 

602 

500 

412

*335 

294 

252 

237 

210

192 

192 

229 

200

172

159 

137 

b!30

Second 

foot-days

7,021 

13,077 

19,821

135,412

32,36£ 

29,54C 

13,93£ 

8,10£ 

28,357 

5,261 

2.83C 

3.31E 

5,44C

169, 08C

Mar.

225 

240 

b220 

b200

b!90

b!80 

b!75 

b!70 

b!60 

149

143 

159 

240 

574 

574

530 

512 

512 

470 

458

512 

524 

518 

452 

*418

365 

380 

2,060 

1,290 

778 

560

Apr.

458 

396 

326 

290 

644

749 

595 

494 

418 

355

326 

277 

252 

225 

196

178 

162 

156 

153 

169

156 

135 

126 

126 

132

153 

126

113 

110 

113

Maximum

2,300 

2,110 

3,970

4,760

6,660 

9,090 

2,060 

749 

4,230 

657 

446 

832 

1,020

9,090

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 sec. -ft.) Dec. 13 (4 p.m.

sec. -ft.; Feb. 2 (2 a.m.; 14,500 sec. -ft.; May 12 (10 p.rr 

5,940 sec. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

May

16P 

506 

948 

665 

470

355 

370 

630 

512 

407

643 

4,230 

4,200 

1,450 

4,230

2,180 

1,050 

630 

440 

326

261 

229 

225 

693 

452

299 

240 

222 

500 

488 

340

Minimum

15 

67 

129

15

218 

130 

143 

110 

166 

53 

25 

24 

39

15

June

299 

225 

189 

261 

299

233 

165 

126 

103 

98

121 

87 

68 

60

55

53 

63 

70 

63 

82

657 

602 

335 

229 

159

123 

162 

113 

83 

78

Mean

226 

436 

639

371

1,044 

1,055 

450 

270 

915 

175 

91.3 

107 

181

463

July

58 

46 

39 

37 

39

68 

80 

50 

36 

28

25 

38 

39 

56 

83

67 

47 

40 

35 

48

378 

200

105 

70

56

219 

446 

182 

101 

65 

49

Aug.

50 

53 

293 

137 

80

56 

42 

34 

28 

26

92

110 

56 

36 

32

832 

370 

175 

108 

80

60 

47 

40 

34 

28

25 

24 

36 

49 

189 

96

Per square 

mile

0.790 

1.52 

2.23

1.30

3.65 

3.69 

1.57 

.944 

3.20 

.612 

.319 

.374 

.633

1.62

Sept.

62 

67 

115 

149 

129

83 

63 

58 

52 

43

43

194 

370 

165 

96

68 

52 

40 

39 

468

512 

1,020 

672 

304 

172

121 

91 

74 

63

55

Runoff in 

inches

0.91 

1.70 

2.57

17.60

4.21 

3.84 

1.81 

1.05 

3.69 

.68 

.37 

.43 

.71

21.97

) 7,800 sec. -ft.; Jan. 30 (10 p.m.) 14,800 

.) 9,000 sec. -ft.; May 15 (10:30 p.m.)
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Pound River near Haysi, Va.

Location.-Water-stage recorder, lat. 37"12 t 50" ) long. 82°22'50'', a quarter of a mile 

 aownstream from Cranesnest River, half a mile upstream from Twin Branch, and 5 miles

west of Haysi, Dickenson County.

Drainage area.--212 square miles. . Records available .-December 1939 to September 1950 (exclude flow of Twin Branch). July 

February 1939 at site half a mile downstream

ge height, 12.55 Average discharge . 22 years (1926-38, 1940-50), 261 second-feet 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,520 second-feet Jan. 30

 feet); minimum, 13 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 2.43 feet)

1926-50- Maximum discharge, about 30,000 second-feet Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 

16.5 feet, from floodmarks, site and datum then in use); minimum, less than 0.1 secondfoot on several days in September 1932.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

 which are fair. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1950 are given in

Water-Supply Paper 1136. 

Revisions (water years). W 953: 1940-41. W 1003: 1942, 1943(P).

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-14)

Oct. 1-14 

13 2.7

Oct. 15 to Sept. 3O

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9 

3.1

3.3 121

3.6 176

4.0 274

4.6 455

5.8 910

6.8 1,400

7.8

9.0

9,6

10.4

2,050

3,050

3,710

4,870

11.1 6,140

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

28

23

19

16

14

14

16

23

19

18

16

15

14

64

256

145

93

85

75

6O

50

42

37

34

38

350

274

419

886

490

1,960

Nov.

990

730

542

525

408

282

217

174

145

123

107

98

91

101

94

80

74

72

69

63

60

58

53

57

631

650

427

306

2,410

1,420

-

Dec.

630

396

274

217

185

156

145

130

1O9

150

435

630

2,980

2,140

850

525

363

303

274

224

198

189

593

770

525

42O

455

420

366

315

266

Jan

229

214

207

193

178

191

386

525

420

363

490

560

810

1,470

1,430

1,060

1,120

930

1,670

1,240

770

542

417

342

268

229

542

890

67O

3,690

6,140

Month

October ..........................

November ........ ... . .

December ........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ........ ... . . ........

February ..... .

March .......... ...... . .

April .................... . .

May ..............................

June ................. . . . .....

July ...................... .....

August .................. . . ....

September ......... . .

Water year 1949-50 ......

Feb.

4,25O

5,920

1,980

1,040

690

525

448

369

677

1,120

850

63O

508

414

351

*287

248

214

198

178

162

160

182

166

148

137

125

119

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

5,593

11,057

15,633

109,647

28, 186

22 , 096

10,401

5,357

18,524

5, 736

3 354

?' T't

3^901

131,966

Mar.

160

189

174

b!60

b!50

b!45

b!40

b!35

b!30

125

112

132

238

578

508

420

369

306

266

251

300

312

339

309

*287

258

266

1,640

990

595

417

Apr.

333

287

236

210

345

372

345

303

268

241

217

193

174

156

141

128

118

112

109

112

111

98

91

88

90

118

104

88

83

86

-

Maximum

1,960

2,410

2,980

4,17O

6,140

5,920

1,64O

372

3,900 

790

525

268

630

6,140

May

143

290

290

264

224

189

178

303

261

226

243

1,640

2,520

1,040

3,900

1,770

830

490

339

248

189

158

189

399

241

166

200

234

578

455

327

Minimum

14

53

109

9.0

178

119

112

83

143

48

27

16

31

14

June

266

189

154

178

219

168

126

101

86

82

93

80

62

53

48

48

77

88

72

106

730

790

670

402

236

198

147

1O4

83

80

-

Mean

180

369

5O4

300

909

789

336

179

191

108

68 . 6

130

362

July

60

48

41

35

35

66

90

62

4O

30

27

52

40

91

130

74

60

52

48

54

525

253

143

98

75

176

441

226

128

88

66

Aug.

62

56

198

118

72

52

41

33

28

25

52

62

38

31

28

262

134

75

54

48

37

30

25

21

18

16

20

33

41

268

150

Per square 

mile

0.849

1.74

2.38

1.42

4.29

3 72

1.58

.844

2 . 82

.901

.509

324 !ei3

1.71

Sept.

82

66

126

162

128

86

64

57

52

49

49

103

93

78

60

47

37

31

32

290

360

630

572

a230

a!20

a90

a70

a50

a45

a40

Runoff in 

inches

0.98

1.94

2.74

19.23

4.95

3.87

' 94

3 25

i.'oo

59

'.7,1

.68

23.13

Peak discharge (b^.se, 3,50O sec.-ft.). Nov. 29 (2 p.m.) 4,550 see.-ft.; Dec. 13 (6:30 p.ra.) 

5,760 sec.-ft.V Jan. 3O (11:30 p.m.) 9,520 see.-ft.; Feb. 2 (4:30 a.m.) 8,320 see.-ft.; May 13 

(12:3O a.m.) 4,250 see.-ft.; May 15 (11 a.m.) 5.76O sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Russell 

Fork at Haysi.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
270 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Johns Creek near Meta, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°33'50", long. 82°27'20", 100 feet upstream from 

Ford Branch, 1.0 mile upstream from Raccoon Creek, and 1.1 miles southwest of Meta, 

Pike County. Datum of gage is 717.66 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.--55.7 square miles.

Records available. May 1941 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,240 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 10.83 

reet); minimum recorded, 3.4 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 2.36 feet).

1341-50: Maximum discharge, 4,350 second-feet Mar. 5, 1945, and Feb. 13, 1948 (gage 

height, 13.14 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,800 second-feet by logarithmic 

plotting; no flow for many days.

Flood in 1939 reached a stage of 13.6 feet, from floodmark 600 feet downstream.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Some regulation at low flow by small mill three-quarters of a mile above station.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1 to Dec. 12, 

June 21 to July 25)

Oct. 1 to July 27

2.4

2.5 

2.55

2.6

2.7

2.8 20

57

107

8.5 

9.1

195

455

1,080

1,230

1,470

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.6 

5.8 

8.1

July 28 to Sept. 3O

3.0 11 3

3.1 15 3

3.2 20 3

Discharge, in second-feet. water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10

6.0

4.9

4.1

3.9

3.9

4.9

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.6

10

43

24

49-

34

18

12

8.5

6.9

6.6

5.4

6.0

33

32

29

108

65

?06

Nov.

125

128

88

94

69

43

28

21

15

12

10

8.5

8.0

9.5

7.6

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.6

5.6

4.8

4.8

4.2

4.4

20

45

40

31

37

55

-

Dec.

42

32

22

18

15

13

12

11

8.5

22

108

180

640

314

138

92

70

58

74

80

76

73

311

197

125

96

73

65

55

49

43

Jan.

38

40

38

36

37

50

146

127

101

99

164

168

269

355

267

305

265

203

682

263

162

120

92

75

61

51

147

186

146

440

1,350

Month

October .......... ..........

Novembe r ........ .............

December ........... ........

Calendar year 1949 ........

January ...... .............. .

Feb ruary ................... .....

March ...................... .....

April ....... . . ............

May ............. ...............

June ........ ... ................

July .............................

August ........................

September ...................... .

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,140

1,470

409

227

154

121

96

75

249

253

176

140

117

97

85

69

57

49

45

38

35

35

38

32

30

28

22

25

_

-

Sacondfoot-days

767.!

940. £

3,118.E

22,439.!

6,483

5 312

3 , 538

1,547

4,006

2,850

1,461.!

276 .C

3,345

33, 644. c

Mar.

42

51

52

54

50

47

42

42

36

29

28

96

305

275

176

146

132

138

140

135

122

115

a!30

a!20

alOO

a 90

94

299

205

141

106

Apr.

86

71

59

a 75

118

134

allO

a9O

a 75

71

62

53

45

41

34

30

26

25

23

27

23

23

22

23

26

39

32

31

31i 2

Maximum

206

128

640

807

1,350

1,470

305

134

537

686

371

50

500

1,470

May

95

537

407

221

142

97

75

57

45

43

58

a300

431

a!90

480

a300

a 100

aSO

a 40

a 30

a30

26

23

50

34

26

22

17

18

18

44

Minimum

3.9

4.2

8.5

.5

36

22

28

22

17

12

5.6

4.3

20

3.9

June

34

22

17

49

52

32

21

21

50

124

184

93

54

35

28

20

16

12

78

198

686

482

201

121

76

51

35

23

20

15

-

Mean

24.8

31.4

101

61.5

209

190

114

51.6

129

95.0

47.1

8.90

112

92.2

July

12

9.0

7.2

9.9

19

32

24

12

8.5

6.6

5.6

5.6

9.5

25

16

12

12

8.5

6.9

16

124

85

67

55

47

371

285

93

42

21

14

Aug.

13

10

9.0

7.6

6.7

6.0

5.4

4.7

4.3

5.6

9.6

13

7.0

5.4

4.3

9.0

9.3

7.2

9.0

8.4

6.5

a5

a5

a5

aS

a5

a5

a5

alO

a20

a50

Per square 

mile

0.445

.564

1.81

1.10

3.75

3.41

2.05

.926

2.32

1.71

.846

.160

2.01

1.66

Sept.

a 100

a300

aSOO

a200

alOO

a70

aSO

a40

a80

a70

a60

aSO

a70

a60

aSO

a4O

a30

a25

a20

a300

a250

a300

a200

alOO

380

360

aSO

a40

330

a20

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.51

.63

2.08

14.99

4.33

3.55

2.36

1.03

2.67

1.90

.98

.18

2.23

22.45

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 sec.-ft.).--Feb. 2 (6:30 a.m. ) 2,240 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; dlsehsrge computed on bssls of records for Licking River at Salyersville.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Johns Creek near Van Lear, Ky.

Location.--Watc-r-stage recorder, lat. 37°44'37", long. 82°43'27", 100 feet upstream from

 Long Branch, 0.3 mile upstream from Daniels Creek, 0.5 mile below Dewey Dam, and 2 5 

miles southeast of Van Lear, Johnson County. Datum of gage is 597.28 feet above mean 

sea level (level's by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--208 square miles.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--11 years, 192 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,170 second-feet Feb. 3 (gage height, 22.55

 feet), affected by backwater from Levisa Fork; minimum daily, 4.7 second-feet June 9, 

12; minimum gage height, 1.44 feet Oct. 14.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 8,350 second-feet Jan. 9, 1946 (gage height, <d6.50 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,100 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 5, 6, 1943.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of backwater from Levisa Fork, which are

 {'air. Flow regulated by Dewey Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of backwater fro 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 23 to June 14, Sept. 25-30

Levisa Fork

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

4.2 

6.8

2.6 75

3.0 116

3.5 174

4.0 248

5.0 418

7.5 900

10.0 1,530

13.0 2,430

16.0 3,510

19.5 4,880

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

45

38

2 7

20

16

14

11

9.7

8.6

7.5

6.5

5.8

5.5

11

12

19

54

108

82

56

41

32

26

22

22

22

42

70

72

143

311

Nov.

625

369

309

229

210

157

112

85

67

56

47

42

39

38

39

35

31

29

28

26

24

22

22

20

22

34

71

84

83

82

-

Dec.

90

84

69

57

50

44

41

37

34

64

319

656

1,250

1,690

1,080

499

253

195

194

216

216

196

404

943

577

379

285

224

175

146

128

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December ...............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. ............... 5 .

April..................

May....................

June ...................

July. ..................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

116

110

112

112

237

512

312

750

500

379

518

1,

1,

720

520

190

1,410

1,180

1,

1,

200

372

D40

1,480

1,010

566

123

530

256

208

125 ( 48

556

580

c2,160

Secondfoot-days

1,359.6

3,037

10,595

81,401.0

22,532

27,191

11,668

5,022

8,726.2

5,183.4

6,544

1,138

7,646

110,642.2

Feb.

c3,850

C4.560

C4.880

o3,300

2,210

1,050

455

347

552

1,140

950

633

507

421

350

287

235

196

172

154

136

130

136

129

116

107

96

92

-

_

-

Mar.

94

1

1

1

37

12

15

122

118

1

1

1

13

D7

D5

96

86

1

4

8

23

39

38

728

539

5

4

4

DO

59

37

459

455

4

4

4

55

39

33

430

358

3

8

9

6

10

33

32

59

447

Observed

Maximum Minimum

311 5.5

625 20

1,690 34

1,870 .7

2,160 110

4,880 92

982 86

379 64

1,430 6.0

1,180 4.7

1,490 10

238 18

1,270 25

4,880 4.7

Apr.

348

287

232

201

265

379

369

314

270

232

205

175

152

136

122

108

97

89

86

83

32

74

68

64

67

102

113

102

96

104

-

Mean

43.9

101

342

223

727

971

376

167

281

173

211

36.7

255

303

May

118

209

766

776

500

343

248

188

150

130

122

170

550

832

568

1,430

789

171

161

160

158

64

13

17

9.7

6.5

6.0

23

19

20

19

June

12

8.2

6.8

28

15

7.5

5.8

4.9

4.7

6.3

5.5

4.7

12

23

32

42

44

46

59

98

151

343

689

1,150

1,180

849

143

137

64

12

-

Change In 

contents in

Dewey 

Reservoir 

(acre-feet)

_

-

0

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

+12,000

July

11

10

13

38

128

143

56

15

15

14

168

280

292

282

224

85

57

21

22

84

710

212

96

57

90

723

1,490

731

274

114

89

Aug.

96

96

80

37

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

25

25

25

26

25

25

25

25

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

20

21

26

238

Sept.

116

237

639

216

45

84

94

100

56

61

52

73

59

25

27

29

64

52

111

1,270

1,220

1,040

1,040

447

104

81

77

44

30

153

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

 Per square Runoff in 

Mean mile Inches

-

-

223 1.07 14.54

-

_

_

_

_ _

_

-

_

_

320 1.54 20.86

Peak discharge (base, 2.600 sec.-ft.). Feb. 3 (6:30 a.m.) 5,170 see.-ft. 

c Backwater from Levisa Fork; discharge computed using fall as determined by recorde 

Pork at Paintsville as a factor.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Paint Creek at Staffordsville, Ky.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°50'05", long. 82°52'15", at highway bridge on U. S.

 Highway 460, 100 feet downstream from Barnetts Creek, 0.8 mile upstream from Mudlick

Creek and Staffordsville. Johnson County, 4 miles upstream from Jenny Creek, and 7.6

miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is £00.96 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Drainage area.--121 square miles.

Records available. March 1950 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 11,700 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height,

24.1)7 feet), from rating curve extended above 5,500 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum observed, 1.0 second-feet Aug. 28.

Maximum stage known, about 25 feet July 5, 1939, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 26-3O)

Mar. 28 to Sept. 22 Sept. 23-30

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

1.0 

5.0

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

140

250

375

600

1,000

10.0

15.0

19.0

1,500

3,350

6,040

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.3

52

116

215

360

660

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ......... .

mber .......... . . ......

mber .......... ...........

lenda'r year

h.. ................ ....

1 ....... ............... . . .

si ......................

ember ........................

ter year . ..........

Feb.

Secondf oo t-days

2,220 

4,209 

11,723 

9,669 

755.6 

16,388

-

Peak discharge (base, 29,000 sec . -f t . ) . --Ju

sec. -ft.; Sept. 2 (3 p.m.) 3,570 sec. -ft.) Se

Mar.

718 

342 

210 

144

Apr.

129 

107 

103 

103 

160

138 

113 

103 

113 

130

142

104 

64 

56 

50

47 

45 

41 

39

37

38 

34 

29 

33

61

45 

39 

35 

32

50

May

45 

43 

57 

54 

52

47 

45 

38 

33 

31

32

43 

68 

56 

327

285 

160 

110 

82 

80

71 

74 

94 

340 

280

172 

265 

116 

94 

243 

772

Maximum Minimum

160 29 

772 31 

2,460 43 

3,620 28 

78 1.0 

5,930 57

-

June

352 

198 

354 

1,460 

624

238 

132 

102 

85 

214

345 

156 

99 

84 

66

70 

58 

44 

2,460 

1,730

1,070 

640 

355 

228 

196

126 

84 

61 

49 

43

Mean

74.0 

136 

391 

312 

24.4 

546

-

July

35 

28 

111 

187 

654

242

184 

68 

48

37

34 

124 

205 

225 

84

114 

97 

70 

128 

520

315 

220 

124 

94 

68

3,620 

990 

445 

338

164 

96

Aug.

78 

65 

56 

46 

40

32

24 

15 

18 

60

21 

12 

13 

8.6 

6.2

18 

77 

12 

12 

20

12 

9.2 

6.8 

4.6 

3.4

2.6 

1.8 

1.0 

7.4 

28 

45

Per square 

mile

0.612 

1.12 

3.23 

2.58 

.202 

4.51

-

Sept.

249

1,930 

7O8 

240 

142

102 

84 

79 

134 

106

88 

89 

102 

82

74

68 

63 

60 

201 

5,930

1,750 

2,600 

644 

285 

180

116 

89 

77 

59

57

Runoff in 

inches

0.68 

1.29 

3.60 

2.97 

.23 

5.04

-

ne 19 (8:30 p.m.) 4,380 sec. -ft. ; July 26 (3 p.m.) 7,740 

pt. 20 (10 a.m.) 11,700 sec. -ft.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Tug Fork at Litwar, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°29'05", long. 81°50"40", 200 feet downstream from 

War Branch, 0.5 mile downstream from Litwar, McDowell County, 2.7 miles downstream from 

Dry Fork, and 2.2 miles northwest of laeger. Datum of gage is 936.36 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--502 square miles.

Records available. May 1930 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--20 years, 504 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 39,400 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 13.7

feet), from rating curve extended above 11,000 second-feet; minimum, 56 second-feet Oct. 

24 (gage height, 1.29 feet).

1930-50: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 2, 1950; minimum observed, 11 second-feet 

Oct. 3, 4, 7, 1930; minimum gage height, 1.13 feet Dec. 24, 1943.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--W 728: 1931.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.3 57 2.6 492

1.5 84 3.0 752

1.7 126 3.5 1,160

1.9 181 4.0 1,660

2.2 292 4.5 2,280

5.5 3 , 840

6.5 5,990

7.5 8,560

9.0 13,600

11.1 23,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

a!20

alOO

a90

a85

a82

a80

a72

a64

a62

a60

a60

59

63

72

82

80

75

65

62

59

61

64

63

57

62

140

144

126

194

194

1,050

Nov.

963

1,630

726

539

453

314

251

207

184

169

155

142

139

161

142

126

1Z6

129

121

121

117

108

101

105

898

994

634

442

567

929

Dec.

648

447

336

280

251

229

214

198

172

194

612

1 , 780

2,910

2,560

1,280

826

614

545

545

522

504

492

904

1,330

945

804

978

1,000

826

681

564

Jan.

498

464

442

405

374

350

370

365

355

374

498

621

912

1,550

1,960

1,650

1,960

1,550

1,780

1,840

1,400

1,110

929

804

674

601

752

1,020

1,040

2,800

9,460

Month

October ........ .................

November ....... .................

December ....... ... ...... ....

Calendar year 1949

January ........ ....... . . .....

February ....... ... . ... .......

March ............... . . .......

April .......... ... ...... ...

May ............. . . . ...... ....

June .......... .... .... . .

July .... ..... .... .........

August ............ .... ... .

September ...... ... ... ...

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

8,790

23,100

5,740

3,140

2,150

1,660

1,400

1,140

1,170

1,340

1,440

1,350

1,170

1,040

937

817

738

668

627

570

522

510

545

486

458

431

394

384

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3,64-

11,693

24,191

204, 08C

38,90£

62,71-

27,276

15,816

31,47:

14,95-

16,56E

7,038

5,214

259,494

Mar.

498

582

564

551

527

498

458

442

426

360

346

394

510

1,060

1,O70

970

1,020

1,050

1,040

1,030

994

986

1,420

1,470

1,240

1,020

920

1,740

1,780

1,290

1,020

Apr.

873

7

7

6

96

02

41

811

9

9

8

7

29

04

17

38

668

6

5

5

4

21

70

22

92

458

410

3

3

3

94

74

70

405

379

3

3

3

46

32

32

332

370

3

3

3

Maximum

1,050

1,630

2,910

4,950

9,460

23,100

1,780

929

2,920

1,960

3,450

637

556

23,100

27

10

92

01

May

926

1,900

1,660

1,400

1,050

826

688

6O1

527

510

533

724

2,420

1,660

2,92O

2,850

1,660

1,170

888

738

614

551

557

582

527

486

486

504

564

492

458

June

475

405

370

431

442

384

332

296

341

310

420

346

292

272

255

236

267

236

357

510

1,07O

1,960

1,030

634

470

604

996

510

379

327

Minimum Mean

57 118

101 390

172 780

57 559

350 1,255

384 2,240

346 880

292 527

458 1,015

236 499

155 534

129 227

86 174

57 711

July

267

232

214

240

346

453

486

310

240

204

188

198

198

221

218

221

194

164

155

189

1,310

823

420

301

323

2,160

3,450

1,280

709

481

370

Aug.

350

332

346

314

259

225

204

188

181

175

211

191

169

161

188

637

470

277

240

218

181

166

144

136

129

131

172

181

152

158

152

Per square 

mile

0.235

.777

1.55

1.11

2.50

4.46

1.75

1.05

2.02

.994

1.06

.452

.347

1.42

Sept

147

147

259

259

201

147

129

124

117

105

103

108

114

119

103

101

95

86

95

158

308

556

545

280

191

155

134

117

108

103

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.27

.87

1.79

15.14

2.88

4.65

2.02

1.17

2.33

1.11

1.23

.52

.39

19.23

. ) 39,400
274 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Tug Pork near Kermit, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°49'05", long. 82°23'20", 2 miles upstream from 

Wolf Creek, 3 miles upstream from Kermit, Mingo County, and 3 miles downstream from 

Pigeon Creek. Datum of gage is 581.82 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 1,185 square miles.

Records available. July 1934 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 16 years, 1,271 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,800 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 34.16 

feet); minimum, 90 second-feet Oct. 13 (gage height, 1.52 feet).

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 34,400 second-feet Feb. 3, 1939 (gage Height, 35.9 

feet); minimum, 23 second-feet Sept. 14, 1939 (gage height, 1.13 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 43.3 feet.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 953: 1934-41.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 13

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.7

85

134

225

477

4.0 990

6.0 1,950

9.0 3,650

13.2 6,660

1.8 145

2.4 353

2.8 510

4.0 1,050

Dec. 14 to Sept. 30

6.0 2,030

8.0 3,070

10.0 4,300

13.0 6,500

16.0 9,100

20.0 13,300

25.0 19,200

31.8 28.4OO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

546 

382 

268 

205 

168

142 

131 

124 

116 

103

96 

94 

94 

113 

251

292 

285 

242 

195 

165

142 

126 

118 

116 

121

199 

339 

435 

9O9 

970 

1,720

Nov.

2,990 

2,570 

2,690 

1,650 

1,280

990 

750 

589 

492 

416

364 

326 

306 

321 

296

292 

265 

251 

251 

238

225 

218 

20 B 

215 

258

1,310 

1,600 

1,090 

890 

1,400

Dec.

1,550 

1,090 

850 

671 

562

481 

435 

401 

364 

458

1,450 

4,090 

6,650 

10,300 

4,910

2,630 

1,830 

1,410 

1,460 

1,730

1,630 

1,460 

2,680 

4,230 

3,290

2,330 

2,030 

2,230 

2,130 

1,780 

1,460

Jan.

1,220 

1,100 

1,030 

985 

985

1,180 

2,380 

2,080 

1,680 

1,500

2,030 

2,480 

4,420 

5,940 

6,740

5,780 

5,700 

5,000 

6,740 

6,660

4,650 

3,290 

2,580 

2,130 

1,780

1,460 

1,980 

3,070 

3,170 

3,830 

17,800

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendair year 1949

h. .................... .... .

1 .............'. ....

st ................ .......

ember ....................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

25,600 

28,400 

24,800 

10 , 400 

5,860

4,300 

3,410 

2,730 

3,530 

4,580

3,950 

3,410 

2,950 

2,530

2,230

1,930 

1,680 

1,430 

1,320 

1,220

1,120 

1,100 

1,120 

1,100 

1,030

9 SO 

870 

848

Secondfoot-days

9,207 

24,743 

68,572

499,885

111,370 

144,408 

74,488 

36,820 

69,920 

56,608 

44,670 

13,113 

30,679

684,598

Mar.

938 

1,180 

1,290 

1,260 

1,220

1,150 

1,050 

1,010 

960 

870

780 

1,360 

2,650 

4,370 

4,000

3,400 

3,100 

3,000 

2,900 

2,800

2,600 

2,900 

3,500 

2,600 

3,000

2,600 

2,500 

3,000 

4,000 

3,700 

2,600

Apr.

2,200 

1,900 

1,700 

1,500 

1,730

2,230 

2,330 

2,130 

1,830 

1,630

1,480 

1,360 

1,220 

1,120 

1,030

938 

848 

802 

780 

802

802 

735 

690 

645 

668

780 

780 

735 

690 

735

Maximum

1,720 

2,990 

10,300

11,400

17,800 

2B,4OO 

4,370 

2,330 

9,200 

8,290 

12,400 

995 

8,700

28,400

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 14 (5:30

31,800 sec. -ft.; May 16 (7 a.m.) 1O,200 sec. -ft.; July 27 

unknovn) 11,200 sec. -ft. 

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 15 to Apr. 3, May 1, 

basis of records for Tug Pork at Lltwar and Guyandot Rive

May

1,700 

3,590 

3,470 

3,290 

2,730

2,130 

1,680 

1,430 

1,240 

1,120

1,120 

1,410 

2,020 

4,440 

5,040

9,200 

4,580 

3,070 

2,230 

1,680

1,390 

1,180 

1,050 

1,220 

1,100

960 

1,100 

1,010 

960 

1,100 

1,680

Minimum

94 

208 

364

77

985 

848 

2BO 

645 

960 

555 

353 

194 

150

94

June

1,410 

1,150 

960 

1,030 

1,260

1,150 

892 

758 

915 

1,420

2,580 

1,630 

1,120 

848 

712

622 

568 

555 

1,960 

3,770

4,850 

8,290 

5,050 

2,830 

1,780

1,320 

2,620 

2,330 

1,290 

938

Mean

297 

825 

2,212

1,345

3,593 

5,157 

2,403 

1,227 

2,255 

1,887 

1,441 

423 

1,023

1,876

July

735 

578 

476 

452 

546

690 

960 

938 

622 

452

375 

353 

489 

489 

690

578 

510 

468 

390 

372

1,390 

3,290 

1,630 

985 

712

2,320

12,400 

5,750 

2,480 

1,500 

1,050

Aug.

848 

758 

690 

573 

546

436 

375 

335 

303 

292

310 

364 

357 

288 

256

295 

995 

848 

532 

405

353 

299 

253 

232 

201

194 

197 

270 

405 

401 

502

Per square 

mile

0.251 

.696 

1.87

1.14

3.03 

4.35 

2.03 

1.04 

1.90 

1.59 

1.22 

.357 

.863

1.58

Sept.

409 

622 

825 

1,180 

1,030

6OO 

409 

328 

275 

220

190 

190 

200 

200 

190

180 

160 

150 

191 

1,180

3,200 

8,700 

4,200 

2,000 

1,200

800 

600 

500 

400 

350

Runoff in 

inches

0.29

.78 

2.15

15.41

3.49 

4.53 

2.34 

1.16 

2.19 

1.78 

1.40 

.41 

.96

21.48

a.m.) 11,900 sec. -ft.; Feb. 2 (11 p.m.) 

(10 a.m.) 14,200 sec. -ft.; Sept. 22 (time

2, Sept. 8-18, 21-30; discharge computed on 

r at Branchland.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 275

Panther Creek near Panther, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°26'45", long. 81°52'15", 200 feet downstream from 

CUD Branch, 2.1 miles upstream from Trace Fork, and 3 miles southwest of Panther, 

McDowell County. Altitude of gage, 1,050 feet (from topographic map).

Drainage area.--30.8 square miles.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,350 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 6.85 

feet); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Oct. 12 (gage height, 1.35 feet).

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 1,700 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 7.47 feet); 

minimum, 0.003 second-foot Oct. 6-8, 1946 (gage height, 0.92 foot).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or sluggish intake 

action, which are poor.

Rating tables, water- year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2-25)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1 Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

1.36 1.2

1.4 1.5

1.5 2.8

1.6

1.7

1.9

5.5 

9.5

2.2 

2.6 

3.1

65

120

Note. Same as following table above

.5~7eet.

1.3 

1.6 

2.8

1.9 

2.2 

2.6

4.4 400

5.5 784

5.9 948

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

7.9

4.8

3.4

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1,3

2,5

7.9

3.9

3.2

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

4.4

29

16

28

46

34

176

Nov.

105

139

41

30

25

14

9.5

6.7

4.5

3.4

2.6

2.3

2.6

4.5

3.2

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.0

3.9

113

90

52

33

65

74

-

Dec.

45

31

22

18

16

13

12

14

7.9

12

35

90

230

130

75

45

25

18

27

28

26

25

45

80

50

30

18

55

45

40

30

Jan.

24

23

22

21

20

19

24

28

30

33

55

75

119

200

172

133

140

107

208

165

101

70

52

40

32

28

65

105

86

401

864

Month

October. .........................

Novembe r .........................

December. .....................

Calendar year 1949 .........

January ........ ......... ....

February ....... ..............

March ............................

April .......... .................

May ............ .................

June ....... ..................

July .............. ...........

August ......... .................

September ...... .................

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

784

933

314

149

86

59

45

34

51

78

81

67

55

45

38

32

28

25

23

20

18

20

22

18

18

15

13

13

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

411.5

843.6

1,337.9

12,313.34

3,462

3,084

1,573

2,098

1,022.1

1,131.1

262.6

724.6

16,752.4

Mar.

24

27

26

28

26

24

22

22

18

14

14

21

39

70

63

59

55

60

63

62

59

58

61

62

59

49

45

168

137

81

57

Apr.

46

38

34

32

64

76

61

49

41

36

32

28

25

22

18

16

16

16

14

16

13

11

11

11

11

16

12

12

12

13

-

Maximum

176

139

230

553

864

933

168

76

391

299

335

26

140

933

Peak discharge (base, 700 sec. -ft.). Jan. 30 (10 p.m.)

May

46

74

99

91

62

43

49

30

27

29

40

102

242

124

391

240

99

58

39

30

23

20

20

23

16

15

16

14

12

12

12

Minimum

1.2

2.0

7.9

.35

19

13

14

11

12

4.5

3.6

1.8

1.3

1.2

June

11

7.9

7.5

14

12

9.1

7.1

5.1

22

16

26

19

12

9.5

10

6.7

6.7

4.5

13

18

75

93

57

36

24

25

299

93

53

30

-

Mean

13.3

28.1

43.2

33.7

112

110

50.7

26.7

67.7

34.1

36.5

8.47

24.2

45.9

July

22

16

9

14

25

19

14

10

7.5

5.9

4.5

4.5

5.1

9.5

8.3

7.5

5.9

4.5

3.6

6.3

103

44

28

24

23

335

208

76

41

26

21

Aug.

22

15

15

10

8.3

6.3

4.2

3.4

3.2

2.2

5.5

16

3.9

3.4

5.9

26

12

6.3

6.4

6.7

3.9

3.2

2.4

2.0

1.8

5.2

10

25

12

6.7

8.7

Per square 

mile

0.432

.912

1.40

1.09

3.64

3.57

1.65

.867

2.20

1.11

1.19

.275

.786

1.49

Sept.

9.5

8.7

9.1

15

15

8.3

7

5.5

4

5.5

6.7

8.7

6.7

2.4

2.4

1.8

1.3

13

11

100

90

140

100

40

30

25

20

16

12

10

Runoff in 

inches

0.50

1.02

1.61

14.85

4.18

3.72

1.90

.97

2.53

1.23

1.37

.32

.87

20.22

1,06O sec. -ft. i Feb. 2 (3 p.m.) 1,350 sec.-

ft.; July 26 (3 p.m.; 725 sec.-ft.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 10 to Jan. 3, July 3-9, Sept. 7-9, 18-30j discharge computed on 

basis of recorded range in stage and records for Tug Pork at Litwar and Tvelvepole Creek at Wayne. 

Sluggish intake action July 27 to Aug. 17, Sept. 10-17; discharge computed from gage-height graph 

based on observer's weekly readings, available gage-height record, and records for Tug Fork at 

Litwar and Twelvepole Creek at Wayne.

238383 O - 53 - 19
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Blaine Creek at Yatesville, Ky.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 38"09', long. 82°41', at covered bridge at Yatesville,

Lawrence County, 5 miles northwest of Louisa, 5.5 miles upstream from Cat Creek, and

8.3 miles downstream from Little Elaine Creek. Datum of gage is 561.57 feet above mean

sea level, unadjusted. 

Drainage area. 1,17 square miles. 

Keeords available.--June 1315 to January 1921 (after September 1918, gage heights only),

January 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--15 years (1915-18, 1938-50), 255 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximam discharge during year, 11,200 second-feet Feb. 1 (gage height, 23.2

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 0.4 second-foot Oct. 12,

13 (gage height, 0.75 foot).

1915-21, 1938-50: Maximum discharge, 15,500 second-feet Feb. 4, 1939 (gage height,

26.55 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum not determined.

Maximum stage known, 27.6 feet, present site and datum, date unknown. 

Remarks. Records fair. Gage read twice daily. 

Hevisions. W 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 2O

63

June 21 to Sept. 30

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

89

137

252

460

920

1,470

2,420

3,720

4,220

5,120

5,960

7,320

8,400

9,810

80

108

156

270

Note. Same 

above 6.0 fee

2.0 

as prec »ding table

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

4.4 

4.4 

5.7 

4.8 

5.4

3.E 

2.7 

2.3 

1.9 

1.2

1.0 

.4 

.4 

1.5 

9.2

8.0 

11 

14 

22 

11

8.0 

6.8 

4.4 

3.5 

2.9

3.5 

2.9 

3.5 

5.4 

9.2 

153

Nov.

252

89 

38 

16 

40

28 

24 

22 

18 

18

15 

15 

15 

15

12

15 

12 

11 

10 

11

8.0 

10 

10 

10 

11

11 

15 

16 

21 

22

Dec

22 

21 

18 

18 

15

12 

14

15 

12

20

216 

1,130 

2,540 

2,410 

493

276 

189 

170 

282 

248

197 

184 

420 

197 

159

178 

312 

336 

268 

201 

151

Jan.

128 

193

618 

1,340 

2 , 580

4,470 

2,450 

990 

559 

449

449 

1,250 

3,850 

1,870 

1,180

990 

1,06O

800 

676

504

405 

322 

3O8 

272 

228

270 

1,500 

1,040 

728 

2,070 

5,920

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary . . .

1 ...... ................

St. .....................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

9,810 

6,060 

1,960 

843

570

486 

412 

398 

1,430 

1,460

872 

508 

405 

356 

282

252

202 

174 

159 

141

128 

144 

212 

216 

197

159 

141 

134

Secondfoot days

317.3 

810. C 

10,724

76, 998. E

39,469 

28,091 

14,220 

3,746 

11,307 

28,136 

13,674 

1,473.6 

20,169

172, 137. E

Peak discharge (base, 4,200 sec. -ft.). Jar

ft.; Feb. 1 (2 p.m.) 11, ZOO sec. -ft.; June 4 

ft.; Sept. 22 (12 m. 6,780 sec. -ft.

Mar.

141 

123

101 

89 

89

89 

92 

107 

92 

78

120 

920 

1,970 

1,050 

625

486 

376 

328 

272

350

980 

728 

634 

478 

372

282 

423 

1,230 

795 

464 

336

Apr.

282 

282 

232 

202 

256

228 

193 

174 

164 

146

141 

123 

112 

104 

92

86 

75 

78 

75 

69

65 

61 

63 

63 

63

63 

69 

61 

55 

69

Maximum

153 

252 

2,540

3,720

5,920 

9,810 

1,970 

282 

1,580 

6,180 

2,380 

240 

6,260

9,810

. 6 (12 m.) 

(12 p.m. ) 4,

May

89 

82 

123 

146 

128

117 

104 

92 

82 

141

242 

212 

332 

344 

954

1,200 

552 

322 

222 

174

137 

120 

276 

1,580 

1,040

486 

356 

302 

292 

356 

704

Minimum

0.4 

8.0

12

.4

128 

128 

78 

55 

82 

94 

70 

2.8 

22

.4

June

559 

390 

678 

3,440 

2,440

601 

368 

268 

202 

284

352 

256 

159 

128 

112

101 

104 

170 

2,250 

6,180

4,000 

2,460 

1,010 

536 

360

246 

94 

160 

127 

101

Mean

10.3 

27.0 

346

211

1,273 

1,003 

459 

125 

365 

938 

441 47.5" 

672

472

July

83 

70 

121 

290 

1,410

1,960 

517

290 

201 

140

111 

101 

140 

230 

132

108 

105 

105 

174 

396

589 

349 

250 

206 

140

688 

2,380 

910 

812

396 

270

Aug.

240 

183 

137 

108 

83

70 

59 

47 

40 

42

101 

49 

34 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

30

26 

6.1 

4.5 

4.7 

3.5

3.5 

3.2 

2.8 

2.8 

5.5 

32

Per square 

mile

O.047 

.124 

1.59

.972

5.87 

4.62 

2.12 

.576 

1.68 

4.32 

2.03 

.219 

3.10

2.18

Sept.

80 

352 

411 

356 

178

83 

47 

32 

29 

97

45 

65 

477 

148 

78

47 

32 

22 

59 

1,940

5,080 

6,260 

2,510 

630 

343

242 

181 

143 

114

88

Runoff in 

inches

0.05 

.14 

1.84

13.20

6.76 

4.81 

3.44 

.64 

1.94 

4.82 

2.34 

.25 

3.46

29.49

5,300 sec. -ft.; Jan. 13 (2 p.m.) 4,700 sec.- 

790 sec. -ft.; June 20 (8 p.m.) 7,320 sec . -
LITTLE SANDY RIVER BASIN 277 

Little Sandy River near Grayson, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, iat. 38°20'00", long. 82°55'30", at bridge on U. S. Highway bO, 0.3 mils upstream from Lower Stinson Creek and 1.7 miles northeast of Grayson, 

Carter Ccunty. Datum of gage is 557.95 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary wire-weight gage, at bridge on State Highway 1, 1.5 miles upstream from base 

gage. Datum of auxiliary gage is 557.95 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--393 square miles.

Records available.--April 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--12 years, 464 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,500 second-feet Sept. 22; maximum gage

height, 27.53 feet Sept. 22; minimum discharge, 11 second-feet Oct. 6, 8; minimum gage 

height, 1.10 fe.3t Oct. 8.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 22, 1950; maximum gage height, that of 

Sept. 22, 1950; minimum observed discharge, 2 second-feet Oct. 26, 1939, Oct. 26, 1948.

Remarks.--Records "air.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

26 

20 

17 

13 

12

11 

12 

11 

12 

12

12 

13 

15 

15 

15

16 

19 

21 

22 

23

22

20 

19 

17 

16

15 

15 

14 

14 

63 

1,270

Nov.

54O 

201 

127 

88 

67

52 

48 

42 

36 

34

50 

30 

43 

57 

64

57 

52 

49 

43 

40

36 

31 

29 

30 

56

74 

79 

288 

1,520 

842

Dec.

360 

225 

157 

122

101

81 

72 

65 

52

76

674 

2,110 

k7,410 

k5,740 

1,460

622 

420 

458 

864 

697

526 

422 

382 

310 

245

235 

315 

370 

358 

312 

265

Jan.

230 

228 

722 

2,470 

k5,980

k9,310 

k6,670 

k3,230 

1,300 

1,040

1,440 

1,900 

4,990 

3,860 

1,910

2,280 

2,300 

1,410 

1,100 

864

634 

550 

488 

448 

402

435 

2,390 

2,080 

1,980 

k6 , 050 

kll,700

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary .

nary ................. .......

h. ...........................

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ............. .... .....

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

kl8,600 

kll,600 

k5,360 

1,810 

1,190

934 

787 

625 

1,950 

2,870

1,500 

1,020 

814 

Til 

628

520 

450 

391 

348 

304

271 

277 

478 

550 

462

403 

343 

325

Secondfoot-days

1,802 

4,685 

25,506

156,855

80,391 

55,537 

30,032 

7,354 

16,748 

41,666 

18,311 

2,252 

65,861

350,145

Mar.

343 

304 

252 

235 

233

229 

217 

225 

239 

203

239 

2,920 

5,520 

3,410 

1,440

976 

797 

664 

547 

544

1,290 

1,200 

982 

763 

619

511 

499 

1,750 

1,420 

836 

625

Apr.

517 

452 

438 

517 

480

438 

393 

367 

336 

308

295 

267 

239 

219 

199

181 

167 

158 

152 

144

135 

124 

115 

112 

112

117 

112 

93 

82 

85

Maximum

1,270 

1,520 

7,410

7,410

11,700 

18,600 

5,520 

517 

1,930 

7,450 

4,030 

290 

21,200

21,200

Peak discharge (basi;, 4,500 sec. -ft.). Dec. 13 8

sec. -ft.; Jan. 13 (4 p.m.) 5,410 sec. -ft.; Feb. 1 '6 

sec. -ft.; June 5 (2 a ,m. } 6,310 sec. -ft.; June 2O 4

p. m 

a.m. 

p.m.

May

96 

99 

124 

160 

144

130 

117 

104 

91 

93

193 

248 

386 

398 

638

965 

679 

440 

315 

241

195 

189 

286 

837 

1,570

790 

1,080 

1,200 

1,220 

1,930 

1,790

Minimum

11 

29 

52

7

228 

271 

203 

82 

91 

130 

143 

17 

49

11

June

1,160 

703 

700 

k4,520 

k5,380

1,570 

712 

465 

343 

311

5O5 

377 

256 

205 

179

160 

154 

130 

k3,040 

k7,450

k5,630 

3,150 

1,440 

894 

637

469 

368 

297 

244 

217

Mean

58.1

156 

823

430

2,593 

1,983 

969 

245 

540 

1,389 

591 

72.6 

2,195

959

July

190 

163 

146 

822 

1,670

k4,030 

1,600 

494 

316 

233

180 

154 

143 

433 

305

280 

322 

225 

161 

303

374 

282 

213 

173 

146

300 

2,040 

1,100 

825 

413 

275

Aug.

286 

290 

201 

158 

130

103 

86 

72 

63 

72

72 

67 

48 

38 

32

28 

28 

30 

67 

91

59 

41 

30 

23 

20

18 

17 

19 

22 

20 

21

Per square 

mile

O.146 

.392 

2.07

1.08

6.52 

4.98 

2.43 

.616 

1.36 

3.49 

1.48 

.182 

5.52

2.41

Sept.

49 

176 

766 

1,270 

458

235 

154 

113 

494 

422

248 

357 

408 

246 

171

130 

99 

73 

70 

k6,690

k!5,000 

k21,200 

kl 1,400 

k3,070 

842

544 

396 

311 

252 

217

Runoff in 

inches

0.17 

.44 

2.38

14.66

7.51 

5.19 

2.81 

.69 

1.56 

3.89 

1.71 

.21 

6.15

32.71

7,980 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (1O a.m.) 9,530 

19,800 sec. -ft.; Mar. 13 flO a.m.) 5,810 

7,770 sec. -ft.; Sept. £2 (2 a.m.) 24,500

sec.-ft.

k Computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.

Hote. No gage-helgtit record at base gage June 24 to July 2O; discharge computed on basis of auxiliary gage-height record.
278 TYOARTS CREEK BASIN

Tygarts Creek near Greenup, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38 C 33'55", long. 82°57 I 10", at bridge on State Hlghway v, 100 feet downstream from Lick Run, 0.3 mile upstream from Whiteoak Creek, and 6j 

miles west of Greenup, Greenup County. Datum of gage Is 547.11 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 241 square miles.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 10 years, 296 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage height, 20.02 

feet), from rating curve extended above 8,600 second-feet; minimum daily, 1.4 secondfeet Oct. 11, 13.

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 12,800 second-feet Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 20.35 

feet), from rating curve extended above 8,700 second-feet; minimum, 0.3 second-foot 

Sept. 27 to Oct. 12, 1944.

Remarks. Records good above 10 second-feet and fair below. 

Revisions (water years). W 1113: 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

3.2 

11 

16 

14 

11

9.0 

6.8 

5.9 

4.4 

h2.0

hi. 4 

hi. 6 

hi. 4 

hi. 6 

hi. 8

hi. 8 

h2.0 

h7.2 

h6. 8 

h8.2

h6. 8 

h7.2 

h7.7 

h7.7 

h7.2

h7.7 

h6. 8 

a7.0 

a7.0 

h7.2 

h7.7

Nov.

166 

70 

42 

33 

27

24 

19 

17 

15 

14

14 

13 

13 

19 

42

42 

34 

28 

26 

23

20 

18 

17 

16 

15

27 

51 

141 

1,960 

796

Dec.

302 

166 

1OO 

70 

52

45 

39 

37 

36 

34

357 

1,720 

4,480 

4,830 

704

400 

258 

460 

1,410 

724

450 

340 

274 

198 

136

115 

139 

278 

335 

246 

178

Jan.

139 

118 

428 

1,810 

3,660

7,660 

4.32O 

1,400 

676 

1,O4O

1,980 

1,220 

2,200 

2,000 

1,410

2,200 

1,670 

816 

580 

440

345 

302 

274 

274 

274

368 

2,090 

1,300 

1,160 

4,400 

5,060

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .....................

lendar year 1949 

ary . . .

uary .........................

h. ................ ....... .

st ........................ .

ember ........................

ter year 1949-5O . ..........

Feb.

7,900 

4,840 

1,460 

776 

532

445 

400 

340 

1,550 

1,450

708 

488 

410 

405 

430

375 

310 

254 

218 

181

151 

214 

840 

628 

425

340 

274 

246

Secondfoot-days

197.1 

3,742 

18,913

106,036.1

51,614 

26,590 

15,520 

6,299 

17,965 

23,560 

3,031 

926 

30,916

199,273.1

Mar.

270 

246 

178 

151 

139

124 

103 

109 

130 

103

95 

1,230 

2,630 

1,510 

675

434 

362 

322 

281 

278

836 

728 

490 

378 

318

272 

266 

1,330 

800 

410 

322

Apr.

281 

252 

275 

756 

796

510 

382 

330 

281 

25O

242 

209 

176 

154 

135

121 

112 

103 

101 

94

84 

80 

75 

71 

68

78 

80 

71 

66 

66

Maximum

16 

1,960 

4,830

4,830

7,660 

7.9OO 

2,630 

796 

3,670 

4,210 

422 

135 

11,000

11,000

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec. -ft.). Dec. 14 (2 a.m

sec. -ft.; Jan. 17 (1 a.m.) 2,630 sec. -ft.; Feb. 1 (11 a.n

May

75 

91 

252 

326 

245

200 

176 

151 

126 

117

135 

151 

233 

255 

322

1,100 

610 

334 

248 

186

144 

130 

206 

314 

370

538 

2,090 

2,820 

1,240 

1,110 

3,670

Minimum

1.4 

13 

34

1.4

118

151 

95 

66 

75 

73 

27 

10 

20

1.4

June

1,150 

430 

442 

2,820 

2,570

6OO 

350 

255 

195 

174

680 

394 

233 

167 

130

114 

126 

103 

1,280 

4,210

3,440 

1,610 

625 

418 

322

250 

179 

126 

94 

73

Mean

6.36 

125 

610

291

1,665 

950 

501 

210 

580 

785 

97.8 

29.9 

1,031

546

July

57 

44 

55 

1O3 

218

2O6 

165 

94 

59 

42

34

27 

36 

103 

105

55 

46 

50 

34 

46

128 

98

66 

50 

44

44 

422 

245 

165 

112 

78

Aug.

68 

135 

94 

59 

46

38 

29 

26 

23 

22

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

19 

16 

15 

20 

29

34 

30 

20 

16 

15

14 

11 

10 

10 

12 

Ib

Per square 

mile

0.026 

.519 

2.53

1.21

6.91 

3.94 

2,08 

.871 

2.41 

3.26 

.406 

.124 

4.28

2.27

Sept.

20 

48 

112 

392 

238

110 

64 

44 

64 

266

144 

87 

73 

101 

73

55 

40 

34 

30 

1,890

8,580 

ll.OOO 

5,540 

724 

356

257 

199 

157 

122 

96

Runoff in 

inches

0.03 

.58 

2.92

16.37

7.96 

4.10 

2.39 

.97 

2.77 

3.64 

.47 

.14 

4.77

30.74

) 7,240 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (1 p.m.) 8,190 

a.) 8,430 sec. -ft.; Mar. 13 (9 a.m.) 3,020

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

h Computed on basis of twice-daily outslde-gage readings.
SCIOTO RWER BASIN

Scioto River at La Rue, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40"°34'28", long. 83°25'15", 200 feet downstream from

highway bridge, 500 feet downstream from Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis

Railway bridge at La Rue, Marion County, and 3j miles upstream from Rush Creek. Datum

of gage is 910.2 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area. 255 square miles.

Records available. August 1926 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1950. 

Average discharge. 21 years, 210 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,850 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 13.84

reet); minimum, 7.0 second-feet Nov. 30; minimum gage height, 3.59 feet Oct. 26.

1926-35, 1938-50: Maximum discharge observed, 10,700 second-feet Mar. 20, 1927 (gage

height, 15.0 feet); minimum daily, 2.8 second-feet Oct. 1, 2, 1941, Oct. 14, 1942, Oct.

9, 1946.

Maximum stage known, 17.8 feet Mar. 26, 1913. 

Remarks. Records good except those below 20 second-feet and those for periods of ice effeet or no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 643: 1926. W 973: 1940.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 22, May.6 to 

June 3, June 12-16, June 20 to Aug. 10, Sept. 24-30)

3.5 6.0 4.3 136 9.6 1,180 

3.6 16 5.0 220 10.6 1,710 

3.7 29 6.0 335 11.6 2,410 

3.8 46 7.0 474 12.2 3,030 

3.9 68 8.0 658 12.8 3,930 

4.0 90 8.8 883 13.8 5,850

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

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.

16 

12 

11 

13 

16

16 

16

16 

15 

15

14 

14 

14 

12 

10

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

10 

10

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

9.0 

10 

10 

11 

11

Nov.

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11

11

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

10 

10 

9.0

9.0

10 

10 

10 

10

11

10 

10 

9.0 

8.0

Dec.

9.0 

8.0 

8.0 

9.0 

9.0

10 

10 

10 

10 

12

13 

14 

14 

14 

13

13 

12 

17 

31 

34

34 

41 

53 

43 

31

39 

90 

122 

81 

59 

46

Jan.

43 

41 

177 

1,910 

2,690

1,650 

2,030 

1,220 

576 

1,490

3,600 

1,710 

985 

1,480 

1,280

3,840 

2,180 

1,020 

614 

348

253 

220 

214 

1,110 

2,800

2,100 

2,970 

1,320 

733 

*558 

361

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .....

lendar year 1949 

ary

h... .........................

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

258 

214 

180 

139 

120

120 

154 

174 

1,730 

2,260

1,040 

523 

1,740 

5,850 

4,280

2,050 

1,180 

733 

576 

401

292 

545 

a650 

3550 

a390

a260 

a!60 

blSO

Secondfoot-days

362.0 

313.0 

909.0

76,977.0

41,523 

26,749 

10,191 

11,363 

4,858 

4,489 

534 

1,044 

1,811

104,146.0

liar.

204 

b!30 

blOO 

119 

97

97 

92

133 

180 

119

125 

395 

444 

*280 

298

310 

264 

563 

387 

258

589 

761 

615 

415 

310

270 

401 

996 

703 

310 

226

Apr.

204 

192 

198 

637 

1,960

1,080 

506 

335 

248

317

1,020 

590 

328 

236 

204

186 

168 

145 

125 

112

98 

92

160 

576 

401

286 

209 

159 

122 

469

May

1,590 

818 

387 

264 

214

174 

122 

88 

77 

86

90 

75 

70 

66 

61

70 

61 

55 

50 

46

44 

41 

41 

39 

38

36 

34 

32 

29 

29 

31

Maximum Minimum

16 9.0 

11 8.0 

122 8.0

3,140 8.0

3 , 840 41 

5,850 120 

996 92 

1,960 92 

1 , 590 29 

1,380 20 

57 11 

186 14 

270 20

5,850 8.0

June

32 

29 

46 

1,040 

1,380

478 

226 

141 

92 

90

168 

114 

77 

64 

55

46 

41 

38 

36 

34

32 

29 

28 

26 

31

26 

25 

24 

21 

20

Mean

11.7 

10.4 

29.3

211

1,339 

955 

329 

379 

157 

150 

17.2 

33.7 

60.4

285

July

19 

19 

19 

21 

34

57 

31 

21 

17 

16

14 

14 

14 

14 

13

13 

12 

15 

15

14

13 

12 

12 

11 

13

13 

13 

13 

14 

14 

14

Aug.

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14

15 

23

21 

20 

17 

16 

16

19 

21 

24 

106 

186

83 

46 

32 

25 

22

22 

21 

22 

36 

86 

53

Per square 

mile

0.046 

.041 

.115

.827

5.25 

3.75 

1.29 

1.49 

.616 

.588 

.067 

.132 

.237

1.12

Peak 'discharge (base, 2,700 sec. -ft.} . Jan. 5 (12:30 a.m.) 3.300 sec. -ft.; Jan. 11 (6

Sept.

53 

96 

75 

46 

32

26 

25 

24 

22 

20

20 

21 

66 

81 

57

38 

29 

26 

46

270

150 

136 

174 

93 

g59

g34 

a25 

g24 

gZ2 

21

Runoff in 

inches

0.05 

.05 

.13

11.23

6.05 

3.90 

1.49 

1.66 

.71 

.66 

.08 

.15 

.26

15.19

a.m.) 4,380

3,100 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (9 p.m.) 5,850 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Prospect.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lc.-.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
280 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Scioto River near Prospect, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°25'10", long. 83°11'50", at Hosklns Bridge, Delaware County, l| miles upstream from Ottawa Creek, 2 miles south of Prospect, Marion 

County, and 2j miles downstream from Patton Run. Datum of gage Is 886.9 feet above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 571 square miles.

Kecprds available.--October 1939 to September 1950. July 1925 to October 1932 at site at 

Frospect, B'J miles upstream.

Average discharge.--18 years, 476 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,650 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 13.08 

feet); minimum 6.4 second-feet Aug. 7; minimum gage height, 1.12 feet Aug. 28.

1925-32, 1939-50: Maximum discharge observed, 10,100 second-feet Mar. 22, 1927 (gage 

height, 15.0 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 3.8 second-feet Aug. 27, 1932.

Maximum stage known, 21.1 feet, original site and datum, Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 

27,000 second-feet, computed by Franklin County Conservancy District).

Remarks. Records good except those below 20 second-feet and those for period of ice effect, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except period of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6 to Dec. 21. June 18 to Sept. 2O)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 15 Feb. 16 to Sept. 30

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

144

233

3.0 

3.8 

4.4

404

700

945

Note. Same as following table below 1.7 and 

above 4.4 feet.

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

7.0

10

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4 

2.8 

3.2

141

223

328

460

4.4

5.5

7.0

10.0

12.9

945

1,500

2,400

4,560

7,410

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

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.

87 

62 

47 

46 

45

39 

42 

38 

38 

34

34 

36 

35 

30 

30

29 

27 

27 

24 

25

27 

30 

27 

25 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

24 

26

Nov.

24

23 

24 

23 

24

23 

22 

22 

22 

22

23

23 

24 

29 

29

27 

27 

27 

25 

27

25 

22 

24 

23 

27

21 

22 

22 

24 

24

Dec.

22

25 

23 

23 

23

22 

24 

24 

22 

22

25 

34 

35 

33 

31

29 

27 

54 

82 

86

114

173 

160 

127 

93

136 

346 

376 

303 

200 

146

Jan.

120 

111 

581 

2,950 

3,510

5,250 

5,340 

4,480 

3,510 

3,160

3,510 

4,640 

4,160 

3,160 

3,140

6,020 

6,640 

6,530 

4,400 

2,280

945 

680 

621 

1,560 

2,880

4,560 

5,250 

5,160 

3,860 

2,220 

*1,230

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-5O ... ........

Peak: discharge (base, 3,600 sec

Feb.

800 

621 

526 

424 

367

364 

414 

471 

1,880 

2,950

3,580 

2,460 

2,880 

4,890 

7,080

7,410 

5,920 

3,650 

1,920 

1,130

798 

945 

1,380 

1,230 

882

576 

b410 

b380

Second 

foot-days

1,054 

724 

2 , 840

168,618

102,458 

56,338 

21,443 

25,882 

13,449 

6,854 

1,359 

1,208.4 

2,382

235,991.4

.-ft.) .--Ja

sec. -ft.; Jan. 17 (11 p.m.) 6,970 sec. -ft. ; 

sec. -ft.; Feb. 16 (6 a.m.) 7,650 sec. -ft. 

* Winter diaeharge measurement made on thl 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice

Mar.

b370 

322 

257 

270 

255

233 

228 

247 

300 

284

255 

460 

968 

*777 

615

635 

596 

735 

945 

675

819 

1,330 

1,470 

1,160 

798

635 

819 

1,410 

1,680 

1,260 

635

Apr.

479 

410 

449 

1,300 

2,810

3,440 

2,880 

1,490 

777 

715

1,280 

1,560 

1,100 

635 

468

397 

355 

320 

289 

265

242 

216 

268 

596 

882

655 

468 

337 

276 

523

Maximum

87 

29 

376

5,160

6,640 

7,410 

1,680 

3,440 

2,160 

1,300 

141 

242 

284

7,410

May

1,560 

2,160 

1,680 

819 

537

435 

334

255 

221 

320

355 

311 

247 

223 

210

201 

247 

242 

210 

197

201 

199 

212 

193 

180

518 

490 

255

178 

139 

120

Minimum

24 

21 

22

21

111 

364 

228 

216 

120 

32 

11 

9.4 

21

9.4

June

114 

103 

104 

426 

1,260

1,300 

715 

334 

223 

199

214 

242 

180 

141 

118

154 

154 

116 

95 

86

76 

68 

64 

60 

65

64 

62 

53 

32 

32

Mean

34.0 

24.1 

91.6

462

3,305 

2,012 

692 

863 

434 

228 

43.8 

39.0 

79.4

647

July

39 

36 

42 

80 

141

121

106 

80 

64 

56

48 

42 

41 

36 

30

31 

29 

57 

34 

41

34 

25 

21 

24 

20

16 

15 

15 

12 

12 

11

Aug.

15 

16 

19 

13

11

10 

9.4 

11 

14 

24

17 

17 

16 

11 

10

10 

10 

12 

36 

103

242 

127 

68 

42 

33

26 

24 

22 

32 

65 

143

Per square 

mile

0.060 

.042 

.160

.809

5.79 

3.52 

1.21 

1.51 

.760 

.399 

.077 

.068 

.139

1.13

Sept.

103 

76 

108 

90 

58

40 

32 

27 

24 

21

21 

28 

76 

69 

96

74 

48 

36 

48 

69

284 

195 

174 

188 

123

82 

61 

51 

42 

38

Runoff in 

inches

0.07 

.05

.18

10.98

6.68 

3.66 

1.40 

1.68 

.88 

.45 

.09 

.08 

.16

15.38

i. 6 (8:30 p.m.) 6,020 sec. -ft.; Jan. 12 (5 p.m.) 4,800 

Tan. 28 (6 a.m.) 5,340 sec. -ft.; Feb. 11 (B a.m.) 3,720

3 day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN " Di 

Scioto River below O'Shaughnessy Dam, near Dublin, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°08'36", long. 83°07'14", in Delaware County a 

quarter of a mile north of county line, three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

O'Dhaughnessy Dam, and 3 miles north of Dublin, Franklin County. Datum of gage is 

775.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1921.

Drainage area.--988 square miles.

Records available. April 1921 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--29 years, 773 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,900 second-feet Jan. 17 (gage height 12 80 

TeeTT; minimum, 25 second-feet July 22, 23 (gage height, 3.20 feet)

1921-50: Maximum discharge, 27,000 second-feet Jan. 15, 1937 (gage height, 15.45 

feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Nov.-8, 1924 (gage height 2 21 feet)

Maximum stage known, 24.6 feet Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 74,500 second-feet at Griggs 

Dam, 9 miles below gage, computed by C. E. Sherman, Ohio State Oniversity).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by O'Shaughnessy Reservoir (see p. 286). 

Revisions (water years). W 803: 1924-35.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22P*"

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a230

a200

a!70

141

102

84

74

74

74

74

72

82

66

72

68

62

62

60

60

60

60

58

48

64

58

58

56

56

54

54

52

Nov.

52

51

51

116

138

131

122

99

99

96

94

94

94

74

68

70

70

70

70

68

68

74

76

75

76

76

74

108

116

111

-

Dec.

89

89

89

89

89

108

81

49

49

52

54

54

54

54

64

74

74

79

70

70

89

94

125

131

150

190

1,140

845

567

382

290

Jan.

238

234

1,350

7,440

9,140

10,700

11,200

6,700

4,560

7,520

9,140

6,250

6,030

6,470

5,000

15,500

12,600

8,140

5,820

3,450

1,720

1,080

925

4,810

6,250

6,930

8,640

6,470

5,020

3,290

1,980

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ..................... ...

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ........................ .

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July ............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,290

1,030

880

720

645

638

768

907

4,520

5,610

4,560

3,530

8,110

15,200

13,200

9,660

7,410

4,830

2,980

1,780

1,210

2,100

3,450

2,250

1,530

1,020

728

652

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,51-

2.58C

5,53*

299, 60C

184,59"

101, 20E

37.24C

45,98.

19,27 C

8,72(

2,76]

2,29;

4,46(

417,18!

Mar.

638

549

417

435

417

393

354

411

487

500

448

902

2,180

1,530

1,060

1,040

979

1,250

1,520

1,250

1,920

2,530

2,390

1,980

1,400

1,020

1,120

2,680

2,530

1,850

1,060

Apr.

760

675

784

3,440

7,890

5,410

4,040

2,530

1,360

1,170

2,460

2,390

1,980

1,220

880

712

622

563

528

474

442

411

354

393

675

1,200

952

705

521

442

Maximum

230

3 138

I 1,140

) 9,140

15,500

J 15,200

) 2,680

7,890

) 3,290

1,260

250

108

3 592

3 15,500

May

1,240

3,290

2,680

1,600

880

675

535

393

375

446

1,030

698

480

411

348

317

298

308

308

254

222

214

210

203

184

271

480

313

229

203

184

Minimum

52

51

49

49

234

638

354

354

184

110

25

37

49

25

June

160

134

164

170

789

1,260

1,080

514

322

338

364

343

313

237

192

192

229

178

164

157

138

128

128

122

131

188

218

144

119

dllO

Mean

81.2

86. C

179

821

5,955

3,615

1,201

1,533

622

291

89.1

74. C

149

1,143

July

dlOO

d95

d90

114

147

250

206

154

138

119

108

99

89

84

72

68

62

49

46

38

34

26

25

26

34

64

68

60

154

84

58

Aug.

72

54

48

37

48

44

68

68

89

108

102

76

64

68

76

76

76

79

76

74

72

74

79

79

82

82

84

84

84

86

86

Per square 

mile

Sept.

99

164

167

170

154

108

76

66

54

51

51

49

51

51

133

174

138

99

70

114

128

494

592

370

267

184

131

102

89

82

Runoff in 

inches

Peak discharge (base, 7.000 see.-ft.). Jan. 6 (9 p.m.) 13,200 sec.-ft.j Jan. 10 (7 p.m.) 10,700 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 17 (1 a.m.) 17,900 sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 (4 a.m.) 8,890 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (5 p.m.) 17,600 

sec.-ft.j Apr. 5 (7 a.m.) 8,140 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height recr-odj discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station near 

Prospect and near Circleville.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed as explained in footnote a.
5CIOTO RIVER BASIN

Scloto River at Columbus, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°54'34", long. 83°00'33", at sewage-treatment works 

or city of Columbus, Franklin County, 0.4 mile downstream from bridge on Frank Road. 

Datum of gage is 680.40 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 1,624 square miles.

Records available.--April 1921 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 29 years, 1,350 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,800 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 21.98 

reet); minimum, 71 second-feet Nov. 12, Dec. 9; minimum gage height, 6.44 feet Nov. 12.

1921-50: Maximum discharge, 39,600 second-feet Mar. 21, 1927 (gage height, 24.7 

feet); minimum, 42 second-feet Sept. 6, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 25.9 feet Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 138,000 second-feet, estimated by Franklin County Conservancy District). This stage is not comparable with present gage heights because of subsequent channel improvement and levee construction.

Remarks. Records good except those above 18,000 second-feet, which are fair. Plow regulated by O'Shaughnessy and Griggs Reservoirs for municipal supply of city of Columbus 

(see p. 286). Flood flow affected by temporary retention in unfinished Delaware Reservoir. Diversion for water supply made several miles above gage; sewage flow normally is 

discharged at gage and is included in flow past gage.

Revisions (water years). W 743: 

30, 1932-33.

1927(M). W 758: Drainage area. W 803: 1922-24, 1926-

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

572 

392 

274 

280 

202

197 

206 

156 

139 

173

165 

221 

173 

169 

152

132 

128 

135 

125 

125

125

132 

103 

114 

117

110 

107 

110 

103

loo

135

Nov.

100 

103 

107 

97 

97

92 

103 

103 

103 

103

97 

97 

128 

125 

100

103 

117 

110 

103 

114

107 

103 

107 

114 

107

92 

110 

123 

237 

107

Dec.

92 

100 

89 

95 

97

89 

92 

92 

89 

97

135 

193 

148 

128 

160

135 

121 

368 

202 

529

482 

602

879 

516 

343

355 

1,150 

2,950 

1,640 

1,000 

679

Jan.

536 

536 

1,620 

9,610 

16,700

20,200 

21,500

14,200 

7,940 

9,150

15,300 

11,700 

8,990 

9,920 

7,790

2O.OOO 

21,500 

15,300 

9,760 

4,960

2,890 

1,870 

1,590 

6,290 

11,700

11,400 

13,600 

10,400 

7,370 

5,090 

3,370

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

fla

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949

h. ......................

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,410 

1,990 

1,810 

1,420 

1,190

1,120 

1,250 

1,480 

5,570 

9,760

6,810 

5,090 

10,100 

23 , 100 

23,100

16,900 

11,600 

6,810 

4,570 

2,950

2,170 

3,250 

7,090 

4,570 

2,950

1,930 

1,420 

1,320

Second 

foot-days

5,372 

3,299 

13,647

506,123

302,782 

163,730 

63,496 

75,247 

30,599 

14,413 

6,931 

5,172 

8,435

693,123

Peak discharge (base, 10,OOO sec. -ft.). JE

sec. -ft. j Jan. 17 (5:30 a.m.) 24,400 sec. -ft 

10,400 sec. -ft. j Feb. 14 (9:30 p.m.) 28,800 E

Mar.

1,240 

1,04O 

779 

833 

806

737 

704 

737 

815 

728

917 

1,200 

3,850 

3,250 

2,110

1,760 

1,640 

1,760 

2,350 

2,230

3,610 

4,O90 

3,970 

3,250 

2,410

1,810 

1,810 

3,490 

4,450 

3,010 

2,110

Apr.

1,420 

1,200 

1,260 

3,870 

12,5OO

10,100 

6,390 

4,090 

2,530 

2,110

3,370 

3,490 

2,710 

1,870 

1,350

1,100 

995 

917 

879 

797

728 

664 

1,000 

1,100 

2,050

2,350 

1,540 

1,100 

879 

888

Maximum

572 

237 

2,950

16,000

21,500 

23,100 

4,450 

12,500 

4,330 

1,64O 

488 

368 

1,170

23,100

May

2,470 

4,330 

3,370 

2,230 

1,420

1,170 

965 

737 

602 

648

1,480 

1,290 

860 

687 

664

572 

495 

587 

529 

462

380 

367 

361 

337 

326

326 

756 

851 

543 

404 

380

Minimum

100 

92 

89

89

536 

1,120 

704 

664 

326 

211 

139 

110 

121

89

June

343 

285 

392 

430 

958

1,640 

1,420 

815 

516 

516

502 

488 

509 

436 

343

297 

320 

398 

374 

314

263 

253 

320 

263 

495

367 

367 

331 

247 

211

Mean

173 

110 

440

1,387

9,767 

5,848 

2,048 

2,508 

987 

480 

224 

167 

281

1,899

July

182 

160 

206 

389 

386

361 

488 

374 

291 

236

197 

173 

192 

173 

143

148 

148 

197 

206 

226

297 

178 

148 

326 

178

173 

143 

152 

139 

143 

178

Aug.

165 

160 

139 

139 

202

152 

143 

143 

173 

351

182 

125 

117 

121 

121

139 

L35 

173 

143 

110

114 

247 

216 

173 

152

139 

125 

135 

192 

368 

178

Sept.

187 

280 

216 

242 

231

192 

143 

135 

132 

121

128 

173 

139 

128 

173

269 

242 

197 

247 

197

282 

1,170 

797 

687 

529

374 

274 

216 

182 

152

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

in. 6 (9 p.m.) 25.8OO sec. -ft.; Jan. 11 (l a.m.) 16,90O 

; Jan. 27 (lo a.m.) 13,8OO sec. -ft. ; Feb. 10 (10 a.m.) 

ec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (3 p.m.) 13,000 sec. -ft.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 283

Seioto River near Circleville, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°38'00", long. 82°57'45", in sec. 3, T. 4 N., R. 

ZZ W., at highway bridge ! £ miles upstream from Darby Creek and 2j miles northwest of 

Circleville. Datum of gage is 644.46 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 2,635 square miles.

Records available.--March 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 11 years, 2,238 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 43,000 second-feet Jan. 8 (gage height, 20.97 

Feet); minimum, 178 second-feet Nov. 7; minimum gage height, 1.95 feet Nov. 7, 11

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 69,200 second-feet Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 23 13 

feet); minimum, 122 second-feet Sept. 26, 1939.

Maximum stage known, about 34 feet Mar. 26, 1913.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by O'Shaughnessy and Griggs Reservoirs (see p.286); 

monthly mean discharge only slightly affected. Flood flow affected by temporary retention in unfinished Delaware Reservoir.

Revisions (water years). W 1053: 1945(p).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

29,

Dec. 28 to Jan. 3, July 9

Oct. 1 to Jan. 6

1.8 16O 3.5 850 14

2.0 Ell 4.5 1,520 15

2.2 266 6.5 3,130 17

2.6 403 8.0 4,740 18

3.0 573 11.0 8,750

.0 13,500 3.0

.5 16,700 3.5

.0 22,000 4.5

.3 27,8OO 6.O

to Sept. 30)

Jan. 7 to Sept. 30

573 7.5 4,040 17.0 2O,800

834 9.0 5,890 1

1,450 13.0 11,800 2

2,560 15.0 15,500

3.5 26,000

5.2 35,300

Note . Same as preceding table below 3.O feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

730

527

392

354

333

293

296

260

238

224

252

249

284

255

246

233

214

216

224

214

211

214

211

190

195

198

195

190

190

188

198

Nov.

219

195

195

195

190

188

180

188

190

188

185

190

198

244

233

208

214

222

224

214

214

211

211

211

230

222

206

214

329

333

-

Dec.

284

249

244

224

224

222

216

216

216

216

244

306

493

564

476

411

340

501

1,080

1,180

1,140

1,450

2,060

1,340

850

622

924

3,820

2,950

1,940

1,420

Jan.

1,180

1,0

2,1

9,1

10

50

90

16,6OO

27,800

35,3

33,9

19,0

DO

DO

DO

10,700

16,4OO

22,3

15,5

13,7

DO

DO

DO

14,900

14,500

26,4

23,2

16,9

DO

DO

DO

9,640

4,61O

2,9

2,4

6,1

20

50

30

17,900

20,200

19, 3<

18, 2C

13,0

11, 4C

DO

50

50

5O

6,830

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

toy..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb

4,610

4,370

4,150

3,010

2,320

2,O9O

2,160

2,560

7,030

13,600

12,300

7,850

9,490

19,800

32,600

26,400

18,400

12,500

7,150

4,610

3,310

4,980

13,200

11,500

5,360

3,210

2,400

2,090

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

8,214

6 ",441

26,422

896,126

453,200

243,050

97,260

125,050

44,718

24,293

17,656

9,574

14,107

l,069,98b

Mar.

2,090

1,860

1,480

1,450

1,420

1,350

1,290

1,320

1,350

1,420

1,420

1,660

3,960

6,590

3,410

2,650

2,320

2,240

2,740

2,650

5,760

7,430

6,590

5,100

3,610

2,650

2,400

4,280

7,150

4,610

3,010

Apr.

2,

1,

1,

7,

14,

19,

12,

7,

4,

3,

3,

4,

3,

2,

160

860

94O

290

60O

000

800

010

150

010

82O

970

61O

740

2,090

1,760

1,

1,

1,

620

480

380

1,350

1,220

1,

1,

2,

130

580

550

2,560

7,570

4,

2,

1,

1,

Maximum

730

333

3,820

29,800

35,300

32,600

7,430

19,000

4,970

1,800

2,400

573

1,450

35,300

54O

520

760

580

May

2,140

4,970

3,930

3,010

2,090

1,760

1,550

1,290

1,070

1,040

1,450

2,160

1,420

1,160

1,010

1,010

862

1,010

1,040

890

725

627

637

642

573

725

1,940

1,520

1,040

779

648

Minimum

188

180

216

180

1,010

2,090

1,290

1,130

573

459

293

211

224

180

June

598

527

493

806

862

1,620

1,660

1,190

779

699

673

673

673

663

568

493

536

950

752

617

518

459

459

484

1,240

1,800

1,320

950

699

532

-

Mean

265

215

852

2,455

14,620

8,680

3,137

4,168

1,443

810

570

309

470

2,931

July

439

392

365

513

1,910

2.4OO

1,290

920

663

518

.439

384

369

480

388

316

293

312

343

451

443

431

347

354

514

588

476

384

336

299

299

Aug.

407

395

365

340

309

322

275

255

246

429

439

554

272

244

224

299

569

281

516

275

224

224

533

293

255

235

227

211

293

290

573

Per square 

mile

0.101

.082

.323

.932

5.55

3.29

1.19

1.58

.548

.107

.216

.117

.178

1.11

Sept.

459

411

472

451

403

354

303

255

241

227

224

454

464

290

252

351

365

333

316

351

376

1,190

1,450

1,130

890

642

480

376

319

278

Runoff in 

inches

0.12

.09

.37

12.65

6.40

3.43

1.37

1.76

.63

.34

.25

.13

.20

15.09
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Scioto River at Chillicothe, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°20'31", long. 82°58'27", at north end of Chillicothe, Ross County, 500 feet downstream from Bridge Street Bridge. Datum of gage is 

594.0 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--3,847 square miles.

Records available.--December 1913 to September 1914, April 1921 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 29 years (1921-50), 3,376 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 48,100 second-feet Jan. 8 (gage height, 20.52 

feet); minimum, 293 second-feet Nov. 12, 28, Dec. 9, 10; minimum gage height, 1.10 feet 

Nov. 8, 9, 12.

1921-50: Maximum discharge, 101,000 second-feet Jan. 23, 1937 (gage height, 27.68 

feet); minimum, 160 second-feet Jan. 1, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 39.8 feet Mar. 26, 1913 (discharge, 260,000 second-feet, estimated by Franklin County Conservancy District).

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by O'Shaughnessy and Griggs Reservoirs; monthly 

mean discharge only slightly affected. Flood flow affected by temporary retention in 

unfinished Delaware Reservoir.

Revisions [water years). W 758: Drainage area. W 803: 1929(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2 to Dec. 19, May 15-26, 

May 3O to June 6, June 9-25, Sept. 26-3O)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 8 Jan. 9 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.6

265

350

570

820

1,300

3.4 

4.6 

7.0 

9.0 

12.0

2,000

3,540

7,000

10,600

16,900

15.0

18.0

20.1

25,100

36,200

46,100

1.6 

2.0 

2.4 

4.0

325

625

995

2,770

10.0

13.0

5,280

8,360

12,200

19,400

16.0

18.0

20.0

28,200

36,200

45,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

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.

897 

965 

755 

618 

582

528 

472 

482 

444 

400

380 

400 

411 

450 

400

400 

385 

360 

360 

360

350 

346 

346 

346 

332

336 

346 

346 

346 

341 

336

Nov.

350 

350 

341 

336 

332

310 

305 

297 

305 

301

297 

297 

328 

332 

365

341 

332 

328 

328 

328

323 

318 

314 

314 

314

318 

314 

310 

318 

455

Dec.

444 

370 

346 

328 

310

305 

305 

301 

301 

305

314 

375 

546 

742 

710

648 

564 

546 

912 

1,480

1,720 

1,480 

2,470 

2,240 

1,480

1,080 

950 

3,000 

4,780 

2,830 

1,970

Jan.

1,520 

1,300 

1,300 

7,120 

15,200

23,000 

34,200 

46,100 

39,600 

22,700

16,600 

24,200 

27,200 

20, 200 

19,400

19,600 

23,000 

33,800 

29,000 

19,600

8,720 

5,560 

4,500 

6,860 

17,300

25,400 

29,400 

26,900 

23,300 

18,900 

12,900

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ra

lendar year 1949 

ary

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

8,900 

8,360 

7,500 

5,840 

4,630

4,110 

3,980 

4,370 

10,400 

15,900

17,800 

12 , 900 

12,700 

19,900 

33,000

45,100 

34,600 

23,300 

13,100 

8,360

8,260 

6,660 

15,200 

18,600 

11,000

6,400 

4,890 

4,110

Secondfoot-days

13,820 

9,801 

34, 152

1,321,208

604, 380 

367,870 

146,320 

189,080 

72,790 

39,915 

28,677 

15,267 

25,229

1,547,301

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 sec. -ft.). J

sec 

18,2 

a.m

-ft.} Jan. 18 [5:30 p.m.) 35,800 sec. -ft 

>00 sec. -ft.; Feb. 16 (9:3O a.m.) 46,600 

25,100 sec. -ft.

Mar.

3,980 

3,610 

3,010 

2,770 

2,770

2,650 

2,530 

2,470 

2,470 

2,530

2,530 

2,710 

4,110 

8,720 

6,400

4,500 

3,980 

3,730 

3,850 

4,240

5,840 

9,800 

9,080 

7,660 

5,980

4,630 

3,980 

4,760 

8,540 

7,340 

5,150

Apr.

3,850 

3,250 

3,490

11,000

15,600

21,800 

23,300 

12,400 

7,180 

5,150

5,150 

6,700 

5,700 

4,630 

3,610

3,130 

2,770 

2,590

2,410 

2,360

2,190 

2,080 

2,080 

4,240 

4,500

8,360 

8,360 

4,760 

3,490 

2,950

Maximum

965 

455 

4,780

36,600

46,100 

45,100 

9,800 

23,300 

5,980 

2,640 

4,110 

755 

2,770 '

46,100

May

2,830 

5,560 

5,980 

4,890 

3,730

3,130 

2,830 

2,410 

2,020 

1,860

1,860 

3,250

2,710 

2,140 

1,860

1,800 

1,700 

1,530 

1,860 

1,640

1,480 

1,330 

1,330 

1,340 

1,310

1,240 

1,970 

2,530 

1,860 

1,480 

1,330

Minimum

332 

297 

301

297

1,300 

3,980 

2,470 

2,080 

1,240 

800 

538 

339 

346

297

June

1,200 

1,130 

1,120 

1,530 

1,480

1,800 

2,410 

2,080 

1,530 

1,250

1,220 

1,170 

1,220 

1,200 

1,120

1,070 

955 

1,130 

1,310 

1,100

975 

876 

800 

819 

945

2,640 

1,920 

1,750 

1,230 

935

Mean

446 

327 

1,102

3,620

19,500 

13,140 

4,720 

6,303 

2,348 

1,330 

925 

492 

841

4,239

July

755 

693 

642 

684 

1,340

4,110 

2,650 

1,860 

1,310 

995

819 

710 

650 

710 

728

617 

553 

545 

545 

601

676 

684 

634 

609 

659

746 

800 

676 

593 

538 

545

Aug.

601 

755 

609 

569 

538

538 

522 

462 

448 

440

625 

593 

500 

448 

418

410 

515 

515 

462 

462

432 

381 

388 

448 

432

381 

374 

339 

617 

515 

530

Per square 

mile

0.116 

.085 

.286

.941

5.07 

3.42 

1.23 

1.64 

.610 

.346 

.240 

.128 

.219

1.10

Sept.

668 

609 

617 

625 

561

522

470 

410 

381 

360

346 

381 

728 

545 

462

410 

485 

478 

470 

737

985 

2,770 

2,770 

2,360 

1,700

1,310 

1,010 

782 

684 

593

Runoff in 

inches

0.13 

.09 

.33

12.76

5.84 

3.56 

1.42 

1.83 

.70 

.39 

.28 

.15 

.24

14.96

in. 8 (5 p.m.) 48,100 see. -ft. j Jan. 13 (6 a.m.) 28.600 

; Jan. 27 (B a.m.) 30,200 see. -ft. j Feb. 11 (12 m.) 

iec.-ft.; Feb. 24 (2 p.m.) 19,400 sec. -ft.; Apr. 7 (4
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 285

Scioto River at Higby, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°12'44", long. 82°51'35", in sec. 6, T. 7 N., R.

HU w., at highway bridge three-quarters of a mile downstream from Walnut Creek and 1-gmiles north of Higby. Datum of gage is 567.6 feet above mean sea level, adjustment

of 1912.

Drainage area. 5,129 square miles.

Kecoras available. October 1930 to July 1936, March 1937 to September 1950. 

Average aiscnarge".--18 years (1930-35, 1937-50), 4,297 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 48,000 second-feet Jan. 9 (gage height, 18.09

reet); minimum, 456 second-feet Nov. 28 (gage height, 1.66 feet).

1930-36, 1937-50: Maximum discharge, 112,000 second-feet Apr. 21, 1930 (gage

height, 22.84 feet); minimum, 244 second-feet Oct. 23, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 31.6 feet Mar. 26, 1913 Flood in January 1937 reached a stag

of 26.4 feet (discharge, 177,000 second-feet).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

nevisions (water years). W 758: Drainage area. W 893: 1937(M).

420

480

550

720

1,240

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 10 to Aug. 2)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 8

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,830

2,500

3,260

5,150

7,370

12.0

14.0

16.0

17.7

Jan. 9 to Sept. 3O

23,000

29,200

37,000

45,000

490

640

94O

1,550

3.5 2,420

4.5 4,150

6.0 7,370

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 6.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

823

1,120

930

820

760

711

666

64S

622

566

558

574

574

598

590

582

558

558

550

550

550

536

522

515

508

508

508

522

522

508

508

Mov.

515

529

522

508

508

494

480

480

480

487

487

480

SOS

508

536

550

522

515

508

508

487

480

480

480

487

487

494

468

515

574

-

Dec.

639

582

536

515

487

487

487

474

468

468

474

566

980

1,110

1,050

91O

810

890

1,340

1,710

1,830

1,710

2,160

2,360

1,710

1,340

1,200

2,260

4,440

2,790

2,020

Jan.

1,650

1,470

1,900

6,210

19,200

34,200

43,500

45 , 000

45,000

32,200

21,900

26,200

32,600

27,800

23,000

27,800

E7.200

34,600

34,200

23,800

12,200

8,090

6,450

12,200

25,900

29,600

38,600

33,800

29,200

28,200

20,000

Month

October ..........................

November ................. .......

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ...........

January ...... ...................

February .........................

March ................... ........

April ............................

May

June ........................... .

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1943-50 ............

Feb.

15,600

17,100

13,200

10,100

7,850

6,910

6,680

6,680

23,700

26,900

23,500

17 , 600

18,700

28,900

37,800

43,500

41,500

29,600

17,900

11,900

9,330

10,600

23,500

23,000

16,100

9,580

7,370

6,450

_

-

-

Secondfoot days

19,065

15,077

38,803

1,804,717

753,670

511,550

192,800

264,330

88,630

57,430

44,037

22.702

52,656

2,060,750

Mar.

6,230

5,790

4,840

4,340

4,240

3,960

3,770

3,680

3,590

3,500

3,590

4,240

5,570

10,400

8,580

6,010

5,150

4,740

4,640

5,150

7,610

12,200

11,400

9,580

7,610

6,010

5,040

6,450

9,580

9,080

6,230

Apr.

4,840

4,150

7,670

28,500

28,500

26,200

27,800

17,400

9,630

7,370

6,450

7,850

7,140

5,790

4,740

4,060

3,680

3,500

3,320

3,160

2,980

2,820

2,740

4,640

5,570

8,580

10,600

6,230

4,540

3,680

Maximum

1,120

574

4,440

44,500

45,000

43,500

12,200

28,500

6,680

4,840

4,540

1,660

14,000

45,000

May

3,500

5,360

6,680

5,570

4,440

3,770

3,500

3,160

2,740

2,580

2,560

3,320

3,320

2,740

2,500

2,340

2,270

2,120

2,200

2,120

1,970

1,830

1,830

1,820

1,800

1,720

2,040

2,740

2,270

1,970

1,830

Minimum

508

468

468

468

1,470

6,450

3,500

2,740

1,720

1,340

750

504

546

468

June

i.soo

1,660

1,680

4,840

2,660

2,270

2,580

2,420

2,040

1,750

1,680

1,610

1,620

1,580

1,510

1,550

1,580

1,660

1,820

1,690

1,580

1,470

1,380

1,340

1,500

2,660

2,200

2,040

1,750

1,510

Mean

615

503

1,252

4,944

24,310

18,270

6,219

8,811

2,859

1,914

1,421

732

1,755

5,646

July

1,340

1,220

1,180

1,130

1,720

4,540

3,500

2,500

1,900

1,620

1,410

1,250

1,230

1,250

1,320

1,230

1,100

1,030

1,030

1,100

1,240

1,180

1,120

1,020

1,040

1,170

1,180

1,040

907

790

750

Aug.

951

1,660

al.OSO

896

820

750

a750

a650

624

624

995

a950

760

694

649

632

676

730

640

667

624

568

539

608

592

546

525

504

658

730

640

Per square 

mile

0.120

.098

.244

.964

4.74

3.56

1.21

1.72

.557

.373

.277

.143

.342

1.10

Sept.

852

800

885

918

885

780

703

640

592

560

546

568

954

929

721

640

676

703

694

1,230

2,910

14,000

5,790

4,440

2,900

2,120

1,650

1,370

1,170

1,030

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.14

.11

.28

13.09

S.46

3.71

1.40

1.92

.64

.42

.32

.16

.38

14.94

Feaic discharge (base, 24.000 sec.-ft.). Jan. 9 (3 a.m.) 48,000 sec.-ft.; Jan. 13 (12 m.) 33.000 

c.-rt.; Jan. 19 ll a.m.) 37,OUO sec.-rt.j Jan. 27 (11 a.m.) 40,500 sec.-ft.; Feb. 10 (4 a.m.)

31,400 sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (9 p.m.) 45,000 sec.-ft.; Feb. 23 (8 a.m.) 25,300 sec.-ft.: Apr. 5 (1 a.m.)

32,200 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station at

Chllllcothe,
286 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Scioto River Basin, Ohio

O'Shaughnessy Reservoir. Water-stage recorder-, lat. 40°09 1 15", long. 83°07'34", in Delaware County, at aam on Scioto River, 4 miles north of Dublin, Franklin County. Datum 

of gage is at mean sea level (levels by city of Columbus). Drainage area, 987 square 

miles. Records available, October 1940 to September 1950 in reports of Geological 

Survey. Daily readings have been obtained "by city of Columbus, Division of Water, 

since 1925. Maximum contents daring year, 20,590 acre-feet Jan. 16, Feb. 14 (elevation, 851.28 feet); minimum, 14,030 acre-feet Dec. 10, 11 (elevation, 844.28 feet). 

Maximum contents during period 1940-50, 20,620 acre-feet Apr. 13, 1948 (elevation, 

851.32 feet); minimum observed, 97.9 acre-feet Feb. 11, 1945 (elevation, 791.37 feet).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam; dam completed and storage begun in 1925. Available capacity, 14,490 acre-feet between elevations 789.5 feet (sill of outlet gate) and 

845 feet (crest of spillway), based on survey made in 1942. Flashboards installed May 

8, 1945, additional capacity, 2,450 acre-feet between elevations 845 feet (crest of 

spillway) and 847.9 feet (crest of flashboards). Dead storage, 55 acre-feet. Records 

given herein represent total contents. Water used for municipal supply of Columbus.

Grlggs Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°00'54", long. 83°05'38", at dam on Scioto 

Kiver, b|- miles northwest of Columbus, Franklin County, and 6-| miles upstream from Olentangy River. Datum of gage is 630.38 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 

(levels by city of Columbus); gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean 

sea level. Drainage area, 1,052 square miles. Records available, October 1940 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. Daily readings have been obtained by city 

of Columbus, Division of Water/since 1908. Maximum contents during year, 6,350 acrefeet Feb. 14 (elevation, 760.18 feet); minimum, 3,350 acre-feet Nov. 4 (elevation, 

751.72 feet). Maximum contents during period 1940-50; that of Feb. 14, 1950; minimum 

observed, ii52 acre-feet Jan. 24, 1945 (elevation, 735.7t feet).

Reservoir is formed by concret 0 dam; dam completed and storage begun in 1905. Available capacity, 3,680 acre-feet between elevations 735.4 an3 753.4 feet (creat of spillway), based on survey made in 1535. Flashboards installed July 28, 1945, additional 

capacity, 735 acre-feet, between elevations 753.4 feet (crest of spillway) and 755.6 

feet (crest of flashboards). Dead stoiage, 250 acre-feet. Records given herein represent total contents. Water is used for municipal supply of city of Columbus.

Monthly elevations ana contents, water year

Date

Oct. 31. ................

Calendar year 1949....

Feb. 28.................

Water year 1949-50. . . .

O'Shaughnessy Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

848.19 

847.48 

845.08

-

848.ee

848.31

848.14 

847.88 

848.02 

847.90 

848.03

-

(acrefeet)

17,310

14,650

-

17,610 

17,420 

17,710 

17,5?0 

17,220 

17,030 

17,120 

17,030 

17,120

-

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-65u 

-2,030 

+2,690

-490

+490 

-390 

+ 290 

-190 

-300 

-190 

+ 90 

-90 

+90

-190

Griggs Reservoir

(feet)t

755.77 

752.24 

7b2.85 

755.66

-

756.4"? 

755.96 

756.06 

75£.0o 

7E5.62 

755.50 

754.48 

755.99 

755.55

-

feet 1

4,750

3,560 

3,760 

4,710

- - I - j

,990 

,810

,850 

,850 

,680

,600

,130 

,680

-

-'hange in

during month 

(acre-feet)

-1,190

+200 

+950

+290

+280 

-ISO 

+40 

0 

-170 

-40 

-340 

-170 

+550

-70

at 12 p.m.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 287

Low-Flow Investigation, Scioto River Basin, 

Franklin and Madison Counties, Ohio

An investigation of the low-flow characteristics of Scioto River Basin was made on 

Nov. 2, 3, 4, 1949, for the purpose of studying the relationships between dry-weather 

stream flow, ground-water conditions and the surficial geology, as well as inventorying 

the water supply possibilities in this area. Current-meter measurements were made at 

gaging stations and other selected points on Scioto River and tributaries. The measurements were made after a period of dry-weather and therefore the discharges are essentially 

from ground-water sources. These results together with stream-flow records, ground-water 

records, and geologic studies of the area indicate the water-supply potentials of this 

basin with particular reference to sustained flow.

The measurements on each stream are listed in order proceeding downstream and each 

measured tributary is inserted in the order in which it enters the main stream. Drainage 

area shown is total drainage above the measuring point.

Flow at main stem Scioto River measuring points regulated by 0'Shaughnessy and Griggs 

Reservoirs for municipal supply of city of Columbus.

Discharge measurements, Scioto River Basin, Ohio, Nov. 2, 3, 4, 1949

Date

Nov. 3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3

3 

3

3 

3 

3

3 

5 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

4 

3

3 

a Div

Stream

Solo to River. .........

Olentangy River. ......

Scioto River. ......... 

....do................

Scioto Big Run. .......

Scioto River. .........

Big Walnut Creek. .....

....do.. ..............

....do. ...............

Big Walnut Creek. .....

Mason Run. ............

Big Walnut Creek...... 

Blackllck Creek. ......

Unnamed creek. ........

....do. ...............

Alum Creek. ...........

Big Walnut Creek. .....

Scioto River. ......... 

"rslon for water supply

Location

At railroad bridge 1.5 miles 

below Griggs Dam. 

100 feet below Columbus Water 

Works Dam. 

O.4 mile below Delaware-Franklin 

county line. 

500 feet below bridge, 0.8 mile 

west of Worthlngton. 

2QQ feet below bridge, 2.7 mile 

south of Worthington. 

1,500 feet above bridge at Lane 

Avenue, Columbus. 

100 feet below railroad bridge, 

0.5 mile above mouth. 

100 feet below Greenlawn Avenue 

Dam. 

At gaging station at Columbus... 

At U. S. Highway 62, 0.7 mile 

southwest of Briggsdale. 

300 feet above bridge at Shadeville. 

0.4 mile below Delaware-Franklin 

county line. 

At gaging station at Central 

College. 

At bridge 0.6 mile north of 

Gahanna . 

At bridge 2.5 miles east of 

Central College. 

At bridge 2.6 miles southwest of 

New Albany. 

At bridge 2.3 miles northeast of 

Gahanna . 

0.4 mile above mouth. ........... 

At bridge 0.6 mile below Rocky 

Fork. 

1,000 feet below U. S. Highway 

40. 

1,500 feet above Refugee Road, 

1.9 miles west of Brlce. 

0.5 mile above mouth and 50 feet 

below bridge on Refugee Road 

in Zimmer. 

300 feet above bridge, 2.0 mile 

east of Valley Crossing. 

At bridge 1.8 mile northeast of 

New Albany. 

Above bridge 2. 1 mile south of 

New Albany. 

At bridge O.I mile east of Havens 

Corners. 

150 feet above State Highway 256 

at Reynoldsburg. 

At U. S. Highway 40 at Reynolds - 

burg. 

600 feet below railroad bridge, 

1.3 mile east of Brice. 

0. 6 mile above mouth. ........... 

1,000 feet below bridge at Westervllle. 

1,000 feet below bridge, 1.7 

miles above Parks Kill. 

At bridge 0.6 mile below Parses 

Mill. 

1,500 feet above State Highway 

62. 

At gaging station at Columbus...

300 feet above bridge at Lockbourne. 

0.5 mile below bridge, 2.9 miles 

east of Commercial Point.

of city of Columbus made above mea

Drainage 

area in 

square 

miles

1,052 

1,072 

484 

500 

512 

525 

535 

1,618

1,624 

12.4

1,704 

187 

191 

203 

8.77 

20.9 

23.5

27.6 

235

244 

249 

12.7

270 

4.40 

13.9 

19.5 

5.59 

39.4 

51.1

62.5 

143

170 

177 

182

190 

202 

544 

557

2,280 

suring polr

Discharge

secondfeet

80.4 

2.72 

19.0 

18.7 

20.7 

18.5 

23.5 

17.4

113

0

108 

6.71 

7.00 

7.27 

.31 

.89 

1.04

1.37 

8,82

9.67 

8.67 

1.29

12.9

0 

.19 

.61 

.14 

2.34 

4.33

5.80 

5.08

6.70 

9.22 

7.95

7.70 

10.3 

38.0 

36.2

178 

t.

Second-feet 

per 

square mile

0.076 

(a) 

.039 

.037 

.040 

.035 

.044 

(a) 

.070

.063 

.035 

.037 

.036 

.035 

.043 

.044

.050 

.038

.040 

.035 

.102

.048

.014 

.031 

.025 

.059 

.085

.093 

.036

.039 

.052 

.044

.041 

.051 

.070 

.065

.078
SCIC/rO RIVER BASIN

Discharge measurements, Scloto River Baain, Ohio, Nov. 2, 3, 4, 1949 Continued

Date

Nov. 3 

3 

3 

3 

2 

2

2 

2

2 

2 

2

a

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

Stream

Walnut Creek. ......... 

Georges Creek. ........ 

Walnut Creek. .........

Darby Creek. ..........

....do................

Little Darby Creek. . . .

Barren Creek. .........

Little Darby Creek.... 

....do................

Darby Creek. ..........

North Pork Deer Creek. 

Deer Creek. ...........

East Branch Glade Run.

Oak Run. ..............

....do................

Bradford Creek. .......

Turtle' Run. ....'.'. '. .'.'.'.

Bradford Creek. .......

Sugar Run. ............ 

Deer Creek. ...........

Paint Creek. ..........

....do. ...............

East Pork Paint Creek. 

....do................

North Pork Paint Creek

vocation

200 feet above Franklin-Fairfleld county line. 

75 feet above U. S. Highway 33, 

1.9 miles east of Groveport. 

300 feet be.ow bridge, 1.3 miles 

east of Groveport. 

200 feet above Pranklln-Plckaway 

county line. 

400 feet above bridge on State 

Highway 161 at Plain City. 

1,000 feet above bridge at 

Amity. 

150 feet below bridge, 1.8 

miles south of Amity. 

At bridge 3.9 miles south of 

Amity. 

800 feet above bridge, 2.6 

miles northeast of West 

Jefferson. 

150 feet above bridge on U. S. 

Highway 40. 

800 feet above bridge at 

Georgesville. 

250 feet above bridge on State 

Highway 161 at Chuckery.

At bridge near mouth. ...........

below Holland School. 

800 feet below bridge, 2.2 miles 

southeast of Rosedale. 

300 feet below bridge, 0.45 

miles south of Plurawood. 

800 feet above bridge at Woods 

and West Avenues Pike. 

0.5 mile southeast of Lucas Pike. 

300 feet below Middle Pike. ..... 

800 feet above bridge at 

Georgesville. 

200 feet above bridge, 0.25 mile 

south of Pennsylvania School. 

At bridge 0.8 mile east of 

Harrisburg. 

At gaging station at Darbyville. 

250 feet above Columbus Road, 

near Brighton. 

300 feet below London Road, near 

Brighton. 

300 feet below Green Lane Road, 

5.3 miles north of London. 

350 feet below U. S. Highway 40, 

0.35 mile west of Lafayette. 

At State Highway 142, 3.3 miles 

northeast of London. 

150 feet above Goslee Mill Pike. 

0.1 mile below State Highway 1B2, 

4.7 miles southwest of West 

Jefferson. 

At State Highway 142, 4.2 miles 

southwest of West Jefferson.

2.9 miles west of Big Plain. 

150 feet below South Charleston 

Pike at London. 

100 feet above bridge, 0.6 mile 

above Walnut Run. 

At bridge 0.8 mile north of Newport. 

0. 2 mile above mouth. ........... 

300 feet below bridge, 0.8 mile 

north of Chrisman. 

1,000 feet above bridge at 

Andersen's Mill. 

50 feet above Van Waggoner Pike. 

100 feet above Moorman Pike..... 

100 feet above Yankeetown Pike.. 

100 feet above Chrisman Pike, 

2.7 mile northeast of 

Chenoweth. 

150 feet above bridge, 1.4 mile 

east of Chenoweth. 

At bridge 0.4 mile above mouth.. 

600 feet below Anderson Pike.... 

400 feet below bridge, 0.7 mile 

southeast of Mount Sterling. 

At gaging station at Williamsport. 

50 feet above Xenia Pike, 5.4 

miles east of South Charleston. 

300 feet above Selsor Road. ..... 

At Madison-Payette county line.. 

At bridge 1.8 miles southeast of 

Sedalia. 

100 feet below bridge, 1.4 miles 

northwest of Yatesville. 

At bridge 1.9 miles east of Range.

Drainage 

area in 

square 

miles

145 

15.8 

174 

194 

154 

195 

207 

224 

239

248 

254 

72.3

78.4 

6.11 

102

19.0 

29.6 

35.3

145 

159 

175

448 

495

533 

11.2

18.8 

33.0 

41.5

52.6

62.7 

5.68

3.38 

87.1 

13.0 

22.9

12.2

16.3 

40.6

142

11.6 

17.1 

9.61

38.7 

8.52

53.9 

202 

233

331 

5.81

35.'s 

4.25

11.0 

5.28

Discharge

secondfeet

16.2 

.64 

20.4 

18.0 

18.5 

19.2 

18.7 

20.1 

20.6

20.8 

20.6 

12.3

12.8

.21 

12.5

.89 

1.29 

1.92

13.6 

17.3 

18.8

38.0 

40.1

43.5 

.34

.79 

2.03 

2.20 

3.39

3.24 

.18

0 

3.70 

1.58 

2.70 

.66

1.95 

5.12

10.2

.82 

.56 

.53

1.65

.57

3.48 

13.8

15.8

18.8 

.79

3.10 

3.76 

.08

.22

.01

Second-feet 

per 

square mile

0.112 

.041 

.117 

.093 

.120 

.098 

.090 

.090 

.086

.084 

.081 

.170

. 163 

.034 

.123

.047 

.044 

.054

.094 

.109 

.107

.085 

.081

.082 

.030

.042 

.062 

.053 

.064

.052 

.032

.042 

.122 

.118 

.054

.120

.126

.072

.071 

.033 

.055

.043 

.067

.065 

.068 

.068

.057 

.136

.117 

.105 

.019

.020 

.0019
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 289

Little Scioto River above Marion, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°37'43", long. 83°10'11", in NE-J- sec. 7, T. 5 S., 

H. ib E., at Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad bridge, 1 mile downstream from Rock Fork and 

3j miles northwest of Marion. Datum of gage is 909.43 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Drainage area. 72.1 square miles.

Hecords available. April 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 12 years, 54.0 second-feet.

extremes. Maximum discharge, during year, 2,530 second-feet Jan. 16 (gage height, 7.57 

reet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Aug. 17, 28 (gage height, 0.50 foot).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 3,720 second-feet June 7, 1947 (gage height, 8.16 feet); 

no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those below 5 second-feet and those for periods of ice effect 

or backwater from Scioto River, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 1143: 1939(M), 1943-45, 1947.

Rating tables, water year 1949-So, except periods of ice effect or backwater from Scioto River 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. I/ to Dec. 17)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16 Jan . 17 to Sept . 30

'7 i'l T^S 17 2 ' 2 131 - 6 1 -° 1 -' 6 61 s!o 

-7 4.4 1.2 30 2.6 192 .7 2.7 1.9 91 65 

8 7.6 1.4 46 3.0 266 .8 S.O Z.I 159 7.0 

Note. Same aa following table above - 9 10 3.0 266 7.2 

S.oTeet. 1.0 16 4.0 502

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.7 

3.3 

2.5 

2.8 

3.9

3.3 

3.0 

2.8 

2.0 

1.7

1.7 

1.5

1.5 

1.3 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.7 

.7 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.7

Nov.

0.6 

.7

.7 

.6 

.6

.6 

.5 

.6 

.6 

.5

.5 

.5

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5

.5

,5 

5 

.5 

.5

Dec.

0.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5

.6 

.6 

.5 

.6

.9

1.5 

2.0 

1.5 

1.3

.9 

.7 

3.2 

8.4

11

12 

34 

26

14 

11

14 

63 

49 

29 

19 

14

Jan.

13 

13 

94 

669 

745

541 

C700 

C300 

211 

614

848 

320 

309 

427 

457

1,970 

C650 

C300 

c210 

147

110 

90 

87 

456 

703

c650 

0700 

P87 

233 

*172 

119

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary .

h. ...........................

st ...........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

86 

73 

57 

50 

47

48 

50 

52 

450 

355

192 

124 

512

1,260 

C950

C350 

225 

169 

133 

93

77 

181 

184 

129 

89

b65 

b50 

53

Secondfcot-days

49. E 

16. f 

321."

15,915.5

13,165 

6,104 

2,732 

2,894 

1,522 

972.2 

85.6 

73.3 

34. £

27,970.7

Peak discharge (base, 450 sec. -ft.). Jan.

ft.} Jan. 11 ( P a.m.) i,uzu see.-rt.} jan n 

Jan. 27 (3 a.m., about 950 sec. -ft.} Feb. 9

Mar.

58 

b40 

b30 

34 

32

34 

34

46 

42 

b40

35 

120 

119 

*76 

77

74 

64 

107 

70 

61

158 

190 

178 

117 

88

81 

137 

287 

150 

86 

67

Apr.

63 

56 

63 

251 

594

276 

173 

120 

84

151

214

117 

83

64 

54

48 

44

41 

36 

34

31 

27 

31 

34 

32

31 

26 

22 

20

74

May

199 

110 

75 

60 

61

48 

34 

27 

26 

32

28 

24 

22

20 

19

16 

17 

20 

15 

12

10 

12 

13 

10 

14

268 

147 

73 

47 

34 

29

.Maximum Minimum

4.7 0.6 

.7 .5 

63 .5

607 0

1,970 13 

1,260 47 

287 30 

594 20 

268 10 

166 4.4 

13 .3 

15 .2 

6.0 .2

1,970 .2

Jnne

30 

21 

29

65 

166

77 

48 

34

26 

51

58 

32 

24 

20 

26

61 

49 

29 

24

19

15 

11 

10 

9.0 

9.0

8.2 

6.4 

5.3 

5.0 

4.4

Mean

1.6C 

.55 

10.4

43.6

425 

218 

88.1 

96.5 

49.1 

32.4 

2.76 

2.36 

1.16

76.6

July

3.7 

3.4 

3.0 

4.4

13

11 

5.7 

4.0 

2.7 

2.3

1.9 

1.6 

1.6 

1.3 

1.1

1.1 

1.3 

2.5 

5.7 

4.4

2.5 

1.7 

1.1 

1.0 

.8

.8 

.6 

.4

.4 

.3 

.3

774 

1,120 

1,370 

1,740 

1,970

Aug.

15 

6.4 

2.1 

1.0 

.5

,5 

.8 

.6 

.8

1.3

1.1 

1.0 

.8 

.4 

.3

.3 

.2 

.3 

7.4 

13

6.0 

2.1 

1.0 

.5 

.3

.3 

.2

.2

.3 

1.1 

7.3

Per square 

mile

0.022 

.0076 

.144

.605

5.89 

3.02 

1.22 

1.34 

. 681 

.449 

.038 

.033 

.016

1.06

Sept.

6.0 

4.7 

4.0 

2.3

1.1

.6 

.4 

.4

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.5 

.5 

.4

.3 

.3 

.2 

.6 

.9

1.1 

1.4 

1.6 

2.3 

1.4

.9 

.6 

.5 

.4 

.3

Runoff in 

inches

0.03 

.01 

.17

8.21

6.79 

3.14 

1,41 

1.50 

.79 

.50 

.04 

.04 

.02

14.44

5 (2 a.m.) 896 sec.-ft.} Jan. 7 (7 a.m.) about 820 sec.- 

(6 a.m.) 490 sec. -ft.} Jan. 16 (1 p.m.) 2,530 sec. -ft.} 

(7 p.m.) 567 sec. -ft.} Feb. 14 (6 p.m.) 1,430 sec. -ft.}

pp. 5 (B a.m.; 64B sec.-re.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge Stage-discharge relation relation affected affected by ice.

c Backwater from Scioto River} discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, stage of 

Scioto River, and records for stations on nearby streams.
3CIOTO RIVER BASIN

Mill Creek near Bellepoint, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°14'55", long. 83°10'30", at county bridge l£ miles 

 upstream from mouth and ij miles west of Bellepoint, Delaware County. Datum of gage is

865.14 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by students of Ohio State

University, city of Columbus bench mark).

Drainage area. 181 square miles.

Records available. November 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,000 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 8.98 

feet); minimum 3.1 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 1.05 feet).

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 6,520 second-feet Apr. 12 or 13, 1948 (gage height, 

9.44 feet, from high-water mark in well); no flow Sept. L5, 26, 1944, Sept. 19, 1948. 

Maximum stage known, 18.0 feet in March 1913.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tatle, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 26, Feb. 8-10, 

June 10-13, 24-28, July 4-7, 19-21, 25-3O, Aug. 1, 9-11, 

Aug. 28 to Sept. 5, Sept. 13-16, 19-27)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

2.3

4.0

6.4

10

17

30

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

45 

80 

140 

23B 

394 

590

4.0 845

5.0 1,500

5.5 1,920

7.0 3,570

8.2 5,010

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

45

21 

14 

11 

9.6

9.2 

8.4 

9.2

11 

12

9.6 

9.6 

9.6 

12 

11

10 

9.6 

9.6 

12 

11

12 

12 

12 

12 

9.6

9.2 

8.8 

8.0 

7.7 

8.0 

8.8

Nov.

8.0 

8.4 

8.4 

8.0 

8.0

7.7 

7.4 

7.0 

7.0 

6.7

6.7

e.7

8.4 

9.2 

9.2

9.2 

8.8 

B.8 

8.B 

8.4

8.0 

7.7 

7.4 

7.4 

7.7

7.7 

7.7 

8.0 

B.O 

8.0

Dec.

.7 

.7 

.7 

.4

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

B.O

11 

17 

20 

17

13 

11 

34 

194 

13B

111 

235 

149 

69 

42

109 

702 

319 

130 

86 

62

Jan.

54 

50 

852 

2,870 

2,830

2,830 

2,760 

644 

238 

2,450

2,870 

519 

745

1,580 

1,110

5,010 

2,180 

350 

219 

127

99 

88 

88 

2,060 

1,750

1,180 

1,560 

336 

238

206 

138

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary . . .

h. ...........................

1 .............. .... ......

st ....................... ...

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

103 

109 

111 

84 

76

90 

174 

235 

*1,700 

1,190

296 

172 

3,060 

5,010 

2,480

484

258 

184

t!50 

t!20

b90 

793 

988 

302 

181

tioo

t65 

b70

Seoondfoot-days

362.5 

238.4 

2,555.9

58,349,5

38,031 

18,675 

6,489 

7,626 

2,764 

800 

850.4 

446.2 

1,365.5

80,203.9

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec. -ft.). Ja

sec. -ft.; Jan. 16 (10 p.m.; 5,740 see. -ft.; 

6,000 sec. -ft.; Apr. 5 (4 a.m.) 2,980 sec.-f 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thi 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice

Mar.

b70 

b80

tso

54 

50

*50 

52 

75 

123 

71

71

see

612 

260 

174

158 

134 

334 

204

160

659 

494 

334

196 

132

103 

188 

708 

305 

130 

90

Apr.

80 

71 

121 

1,330

2,f:5O

648 

241 

155 

113 

228

553

201 

121 

91 

75

67 

60 

55 

52 

50

45 

40 

40

69 

115

99 

78 

54 

45 

79

May

836 

242

121 

86 

73

60 

48 

40

36 

114

427 

113 

69 

54 

45

40 

37 

39 

33 

27

22 

24

33 

25 

20

19 

17 

17 

16 

15 

16

Maximum Minimum

45 7.7 

9.2 6.7 

702 7.4

3,690 4.4

5,010 50 

5,010 65 

708 50 

2,650 40 

836 15 

109 10 

144 4.9 

99 3.6 

344 5.9

5,010 3.6

June

16 

16 

18 

19 

21

24

18 

14 

12 

49

75 

55 

30 

20

14 

17 

17 

14 

13

12 

11 

11 

27

56

109 

47 

24 

15 

10

Mean

11.7 

7.95 

82.4

160

1,227 

667 

209 

254 

89.2 

26.7 

27.4 

14.4 

45.5

220

July

8.8 

8.0 

11 

74 

144

59

31 

18 

13 

10

8.0 

7.0 

6.1 

5.6 

5.1

4.9

5.1 

11 

28 

34

25 

12

8.8 

16 

30

47 

20 

32 

131 

21 

16

Aug.

12 

8.8 e.7

5.9

5.1 

4.9 

4.2

18

99

34

18 

11 

8.4 

7.0

5.6 

4.7 

4.4

5.6 

11

9.6 

7.0 

6.7 

6.1 

4.9

4.0 

3.6 

28 

31 

28 

22

Per square 

mile

0.065 

.044 

.455

.884

6.78 

3.69 

1.15 

1.40 

.493 

.148 

.151 

.080 

.251

1.22

Sept.

27 

20 

30 

28 

22

14 

9.2 

7.4 

6.1 

5.9

5.9 

7.0 

10 

105 

54

28 

17 

12 

19 

69

103 

344 

211 

75 

42

28 

20

18 

15

13

Runoff in 

inches

C.07 

.05

11.97

7.82 

3.84 

1.33 

1.56 

.57 

.17 

.17 

.09 

.28

16.47

i. 6 (8 p.m.) 3,930 sec. -ft.; Jan. 10 (8 p.m.) 4,050 

Jan. 24 (12:30 p.m.) 3,090 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (l p.m.) 

^ . 

3 day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 291

Olentangy River at Claridon, Ohio

half a mile downstream from Otter Creek, and ? miles east of Marion. Datum of gage 

962.25 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 156 square miles.

Records available.-- October 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,900 second-feet Jan. 16 (gage height, 12.34 

 i'eet ) ; minimum, 2.5 second-feet Oct. 23, Nov. 29; minimum gage height, 1.35 feet

Oct. 23.

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 5,070 second-feet June 7, 1947 (gage height, 13.57

feet); minimum daily, 1.0 second-foot Oct. 5-9. 1946.

Remarks .--Records good except those below 5 second-feet and those for periods of ice effeet, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

12

7.9

6.4

5.9

6.4

6.6

9.4

8.6

7.3

5.9

5.5

5.0

4.6

4.3

6.6

7.1

5.7

4.8

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.2

2.7

3.4

4.0

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.8

Nov.

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

4.2

6.0

6.2

7.9

6.2

5.2

4.3

3.9

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.9

5.9

5.4

5.0

4.3

2.7

3.6

-

Dec.

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.4

4.9

5.0

4.6

4.0

5.7

11

19

16

11

7.3

6.O

23

98

74

68

222

121

55

32

104

576

342

140

83

59

Jan.

50

51

565

2,480

2,950

2,250

2,090

1,260

433

1,220

2,170

1,240

633

971

929

*4,270

2,780

859

422

b220

b!60

156

151

857

1,430

1,470

1,680

827

402

314

213

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .................... ....

March ............................

April ............................

May .............................

June .............................

July ........... .................

August ........... ...............

September ........................

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

*154

134

113

90

84

88

101

120

1,070

1,060

444

250

1,210

*3,060

2,730

1,330

464

314

250

181

145

626

806

362

b!90

b!30

b95

*96

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

167.

128.

2,116.

45,387.

35,503

15,697

7,616

7,267

2,667

1,302.

425.

939 . i.ise!

74,9*6.

Mar.

123

b75

b55

64

59

G9

73

107

150

77

87

462

550

259

202

184

146

295

206

146

433

541

475

277

197

186

372

853

552

213

142

Apr.

122

120

213

778

1,770

1,140

392

242

168

322

433

225

150

108

93

83

75

67

61

59

55

51

55

67

67

67

58

47

42

137

Maximum

6 12

9 7.9

D 576

3 1,610

4,270

3,060

859

1,770

508

3 201

9 80

J 251

1 289

7 4,270

May

508

250

140

101

179

102

65

48

42

57

77

61

47

39

34

30

28

27

23

21

19

18

19

19

26

289

198

78

51

38

33

Minimum

2.7

2.7

3.8

1.2

50

84

55

42

18

9.4

4.0

4.0

4.9

2.7

June

33

27

27

201

138

65

40

31

27

39

81

55

34

27

24

115

83

47

34

28

22

18

16

15

17

15

13

11

9.9

9.4

Mean

5.41

4.3C

68.3

124

1,145

561

246

242

86.0

43.4

13.7

30.3

38.5

205

July

8.1

7.7

8.6

21

80

59

29

17

12

10

8.4

7.3

6.9

7.1

6.8

6.2

6.4

10

25

17

9.9

7.5

6.4

6.2

6.8

6.6

8.6

6.4

5.4

4.6

4.0

Aug.

112

130

28

13

9.0

6.9

6.0

4.8

5.0

7.1

9.4

8.8

6.6

5.5

4.4

4.0

4.2

8.5

251

174

42

19

12

8.6

7.1

5.9

5.4

4.8

6.9

10

20

Per square 

mile

0.035

) .028

.438

.795

7.34

3.60

1.58

1.55

.551

.278

.088

194

.'247

1.31

Sept.

24

27

22

14

9.0

6.9

6.2

5.4

5.0

5.0

4.9

9.5

163

93

44

20

14

10

11

19

33

289

168

56

30

19

16

13

10

9.2

Runoff in 

inches

0.04

.03

.50

10.81

8.45

3 . 75

1 . 82

1.73

.64

.31

.10

.22

.28

17.88

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 see.-ft.). Jan. 4 (5 p.m.) 3,170 sec.-ft.; Jan. 11 (3 a.m.) 2,43O sec. 

ft.; Jan. 16 (9 a.m.) 4,900 sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 ( 3 a.m.) 1,950 see.-ft.) Feb. 14 (9:30 p.m.) 3,760 

sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (9 a.m.) 2,090 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
" a " SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Olentangy River near Delaware, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°21'15", long 83°04'05", in NW^NE^- T. 5 N. , R. 19

 W., U. S. Military Survey, at highway bridge 800 feet upstream from Pennsylvania Railroad bridge and 4 miles north of Delaware. Datum of gage is 876.7 feet above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 387 square miles.

Records available.--December 1923 to September 1934, April 1938 to September 1950. October 

1921 to December 1923 at Delaware.

Average discharge.--23 years (1923-34, 1938-50), 358 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,120 second-feet Jan. 17 (gage height, 11.87

 feet); minimum, 9.3 second-feet Aug. 18; minimum gage height, 1.89 feet July 31.

1921-34, 1938-50: Maximum discharge, 15,000 second-feet May 20, 1922 (gage height, 

11.3 feet at Delaware); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Aug. 20, 1930, Sept. 14-29, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 500 second-feet and those for periods of ice

 eTTect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Flood flow affected by temporary retention in unfinished Delaware Reservoir. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1950 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

123

63

40

27

27

38

38

40

36

32

38

38

36

40

40

36

33

32

32

30

30

27

23

26

26

23

20

17

17

18

18

Nov.

17

16

16

16

17

17

16

16

15

15

16

14

16

18

20

26

26

26

a25

a20

h20

h20

h!8

a!8

h!8

a!9

a!8

h!8

his

17

-

Dec.

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

18

18

18

23

27

90

93

68

58

46

63

405

307

273

870

490

259

169

266

1,650

1,150

550

336

261

Jan.

223

220

1,440

5,090

*6,280

6,060

6,280

4,020

1,400

2,840

4,790

3,570

1,770

2,750

2,080

5,190

6,640

5,290

1,300

681

490

411

388

2,280

3,390

2,990

3,660

2,010

1,070

822

*570

Month

October .........................

November .......... ..............

December ............ .......

Calendar year 1949 ........

January ..........................

February ............... ...... .

March ............................

April ............................

May ...........................

June .............. ..............

July .............. ..........

August ............ ..............

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

422

385

360

295

267

270

348

385

2,620

2,510

1,320

728

3,180

5,950

6,400

4,890

1,340

870

681

490

405

1,580

2,360

1,130

613

l>360

b300

b280

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

1,064

552

7,621

123,887

85 , 99E

40,733

18,396

19,962

8,022

3,762

1,829

1,236

2,34C

191, 52C

Mar.

*31C

278

b220

239

201

201

207

228

298

245

231

663

1,290

728

510

450

415

592

550

398

1,000

1,260

1,200

751

529

442

774

1,710

1,370

658

*446

Apr.

370

330

620

1,710

4,200

2,670

1,260

728

570

639

1,260

704

529

370

287

253

217

196

177

167

162

154

256

468

336

411

256

185

162

316

Maximum

123

26

1,650

4,200

6,640

6,400

1,710

4,200

1,150

532

432

193

411

6,640

May

1,150

774

510

342

292

289

193

146

128

437

514

273

196

154

133

120

103

175

138

103

83

80

73

66

70

315

570

253

146

106

90

Minimum

17

14

16

10

220

267

201

154

66

33

17

10

13

10

June

83

78

70

483

532

234

138

98

78

98

141

169

118

83

68

96

223

151

106

83

66

58

50

43

48

146

93

56

40

33

-

Mean

34.3

18.4

246

339

2,774

1,455

533

665

259

125

59. C

39 . £

7e!c

525

July

27

26

24

30

195

432

180

106

63

43

36

29

27

24

24

23

20

27

113

78

50

43

29

33

27

24

23

21

18

17

17

Aug.

18

18

146

76

40

27

18

15

13

14

13

20

21

17

16

13

11

10

12

185

193

93

48

32

23

17

15

12

13

27

60

Per square 

mile

0.089

.048

.636

.876

7.17

3.76

1.53

1.72

.669

.323

.152

.103

.202

1.36

Sept.

130

83

73

53

43

30

21

18

17

16

13

13

50

234

169

96

58

40

40

33

43

113

411

207

113

70

50

38

33-

32

Runoff in 

inches

0.10

.05

.73

11.91

8.27

3.92

1.76

1.92

.72

.36

.18

.12

.23

18.41

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Stratford.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings.
Location. Waiter-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 40°15'29", long. 83°03'44", in 

IsiKij T. 4 N., R. 13 W., 0.2 mile upstream from bridge on D. S. Highway 23 at Stratford 

 =inl 3 miles downstream from Delaware Run. Datum of gage is 823.63 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

available.--Jul^ 1934 to December 1935, Jan lary 1J38 to September 1950

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 7,830 second-feet Jan. G (gage height, 6.09 

feet); irininium, 10 cecond-feet Aug. 20 (gage height, 1.E7 feet).

1934-35, 1938-50: Maximun discharge, 15,600 second-feet June 19, Iy39 (gage height, 

8.77 feet); minimum, 0.9C aecuiirt-foot Sept. 17, 18, 1934 (gage height, 0.76 foot).

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5 to Nov. 25, Apr. 5-30)

1.3 11 1.8 42 2.3

1.4 15 1.9 54 2.4

1.5 19 2.0 69 2.5

1.6 25 2.1 89 2.6

1.7 33 2.2 115 2.8

149

197

263

349

565

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

146

92

66

53

45

47

42

42

40

30

31

37

33

32

35

34

31

28

26

25

26

28

22

20

22

20

19

18

18

18

19

Nov.

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

18

18

20

23

23

25

31

30

29

28

25

23

22

21

22

22

23

25

25

23

-

Dec.

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

21

22

21

28

33

65

99

74

52

51

64

372

379

280

871

606

297

163

182

1,640

1,270

606

359

243

Jan.

187

178

1,290

5,370

6,550

7,050

6,800

4,560

1,730

3,430

5,020

3,770

2,140

2,870

2,630

5,600

6,550

5,830

1,600

790

565

473

440

2,750

3,660

3,220

3,880

2,300

1,210

932

*673

Month

October . ...... .................

November .........................

December ................... .....

Calendar year 1949 ............

January .................. .......

February .........................

March ............................

April ......... ..................

May .......................... ...

June ... .........................

July. ............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

496

450

430

340

280

280

379

424

2,550

2,890

1,580

850

3,370

6,800

6,800

5,480

1,860

1,020

820

606

462

1,510

2,740

1,380

745

420

*b310

b290

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1.14E

65E

7.94C

141,336

94,04£

45,562

20,39E

20,52£

8,52£

3,71C

1,736

1,17]

2,37£

207,792

Mar.

b310

217

210

243

192

187

187

217

289

256

237

593

1,540

916

619

530

450

613

646

530

1,180

1,400

1,370

916

632

484

790

1,880

1,560

745

450

Apr.

369

2,

532

300

380

4,340

2,870

1, 380

730

496

567

1,330

745

462

540

263

237

217

197

L78

173

163

146

192

430

349

389

Maximum

146

31

) 1,640

4,500

7,050

6,800

1,880

4,340

1,230

) 519

306

187

258

7,050

297

223

178

253

-

2.9 700

3.0 850

3.3 1,380

5.0 5,140

5.8 7,050

to September 1950

May

1,230

93

53

35

P

i

3

297

323

22

16

13

3

3

9

393

565

32

23

17

3

D

3

149

132

11

16

16

3

D

3

112

92

8

8

8

7

5

1

75

198

51

28

15

11

9

3

9

3

105

Minimum

18

17

20

10

178

280

187

146

75

42

19

12

17

12

June

89

79

77

329

519

256

149

107

85

112

118

168

129

97

77

71

185

163

118

92

77

66

58

52

62

104

112

66

51

42

-

Mean

36.9

21.8

256

387

3,034

1,627

658

684

275

124

56.0

37.8

79.3

569

July

35

31

33

45

44

306

183

118

75

53

42

36

30

28

24

25

23

36

60

102

56

49

40

54

46

33

27

28

31

19

24

Aug.

27

18

71

90

49

32

23

18

16

22

14

13

20

20

17

18

14

12

14

30

187

Per square 

mile

0.084

.050

.584

.884

6.93

3.71

1.50

1.56

.628

.283

.128

.086

.181

1.30

107

60

40

28

22

18

31

29

45

66

Sept.

121

105

89

69

52

40

30

23

20

19

17

18

17

148

192

115

73

51

51

42

78

105

258

237

132

85

62

49

42

38

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.10

.06

.67

12.00

7.99

3.86

1.73

1.74

.72

.32

.15

.10

.20

17.64

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
Whetstone Creek near Shawtown, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°28'30", long. 82°56i40" ] in T. 7 N., R. 18 W., at 

highway bridge ! £ miles southeast of Chawtown, Morrow County, lj miles upstream from 

Shaw Creek, and 3j miles southwest of Cardington. Datum of gage is 954.69 feet above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--61.7 square miles.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,310 second-feet Jan. 16 (gage height, 8.08 

feet); minimum 2.1 second-feet Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 0.51 foot Nov. 29.

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 4,920 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 8.84 

feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Sept. 1, 6, 1948.

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 5 second-feet and those for periods of Ice 

effect, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1350

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

17

11

9.1

15

11

14

12

5.6

13

9.7

8.3

10

13

12

11

8.8

7.7

7.3

6.9

c.5

6.5

7.5

7.1

6.5

6.2

6.0

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.9

6.0

Nov.

6.0

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.7

6.2

6.2

5.5

5.7

5.5

6.2

8.5

9.1

8.8

8.1

7.7

7.5

7.3

7.1

6.7

6.5

6.7

7.1

6.0

7.5

6.7

6.1

*6.3

-

Dec.

6.5

6.7

6.7

6.5

7.0

7.0

7.7

7.2

7.0

7.5

8.8

29

38

20

b!5

bll

9.0

60

193

66

141

310

91

38

24

131

479

159

85

*55

41

Jan.

37

39

575

*2,040

*601

1,240

728

19u

121

1,270

572

171

367

504

464

1,770

240

167

117

b70

b55

50

57

668

361

576

367

139

119

91

62

Month

October .........................

Novembe r .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ....... ..................

February .........................

March ................ .........

April . ............ .............

May ........... .......... .......

June ............ ................

July .............................

August ................. .........

September ............ ...........

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

*55

60

1)50

b40

38

43

68

77

735

246

130

93

1,050

1,420

492

192

131

112

1OO

76

70

614

352

148

b85

b55

b45

*46

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

277.9

200. S

2,073.6

22, 770. C

13,828

6,623

3 , 198

3, 265

1,328

921.2

324. £

253 . "i

236. E

32,530.2

Mar.

55

b40

b30

30

30

34

35

48

55

b35

44

234

193

98

79

70

58

126

70

73

224

224

171

103

79

86

176

425

133

80

60

Apr.

45

54

186

530

732

192

113

82

62

165

176

80

57

45

42

38

34

30

30

32

30

27

55

70

60

76

46

34

32

110

-

Maximum

17

9.1

479

1,230

2,040

1,420

425

732

197

270

46

124

31

2,040

Hay

197

84

54

41

34

30

25

22

20

103

84

41

31

26

23

23

24

45

25

19

17

16

16

15

36

135

55

30

22

18

17

Minimum

5.6

5.5

6.5

2.8

37

38

30

27

15

9.3

3.8

2.4

2.3

2.3

June

18

15

36

270

69

33

25

18

14

27

50

23

17

16

15

20

15

13

13

13

12

11

10

10

68

42

17

12

10

9.3

-

Mean

8.96

6.70

66.9

62.4

446

237

103

109

42.8

30.7

10.5

8.17

7.89

89.1

July

8.2

7.7

8.5

16

46

25

13

9.9

8.2

7.2

6.3

5.8

6.0

7.2

6.7

5.6

5.4

40

21

11

8.2

C.7

5.4

5.4

6.0

5.4

5.6

4.8

4.3

3.8

4.3

Aug.

4.3

5.6

4.8

3.9

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.9

7.5

7.7

5.6

4.5

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.9

3.4

5.0

8.5

5.6

4.1

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.7

3.6

9.9

124

Per sqnare 

mile

0.145

.109

1.08

1.01

7.23

3.84

1.67

1.77

.694

.498

.170

.132

.128

1.44

Sept.

22

15

10

7.5

5.6

5.4

5.0

3.9

3.2

2.7

2.3

4.7

31

14

8.5

6.7

5.2

4.3

4.5

6.7

10

15

12

7.2

5.2

4.5

3.8

5.0

3.5

2.4

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.17

.12

1.24

13.70

8.34

4.00

1.92

1.98

.80

.56

.20

.15

.14

19.62

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 sec.-ft.). Jan. 4 (l p.m.) 2,580 sec.-ft.; Jan. 6 (9 p.m.) 2,060

10.-ft.; Jan. 10 (8 p.m.) 2,240 see.-ft.; Jan. 16 (9:30 a.m.) 3,310 sec.-ft.; Feb. 13 (9 p.m.) 1,940

ec.-ft.; r» -ft.: Atr, Apr, F, 5 (i (4 i a . m m .) 1 1 1,450 A£n ac.^ sec.-ft. _ft-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 2y5 

Shaw Creek at Shawtown, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°£9'00", long. 82°57'25 M , in T. 7 N., R. 13 W., at 

highway bridge half a mile east of Shawtown, Morrow County, l| miles upstream from mouth 

and 3j miles southwest of Cardington. Datum of gage is 954.99 feet above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--25.2 square miles.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 946 second-feet Jan. 16 (gage height, 5.T7 feet); 

minimum, 0.8 second-foot Aug. 26-28 (gage height, 0.43 foot).

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 1,250 second-feet Apr. 12, 1948 (gage height, 6.05 feet); 

minimum, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 4, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 second-feet and those for periods of ice effeet, which are fair.

Eating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods or Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 18, July 1 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 26

.9

0.6

1.8

3.3

5.0

7.2

10

Dec. 27 to Sept. 30

1.2 21

1.5 36

1.9 61

2.4 99

2.9 148

3.2 188

3.7 

4.5 

5.0 

5.3

282

468

619

733

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

3,4

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.8

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.4

1.9

1.7

2.0

2.4

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.8

1.8

Nov.

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.3

2.6

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

*1.4

Dec .

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.9

2.6

7.0

9.6

b7

b5

b4

3.6

27

65

32

49

99

39

20

blO

59

188

69

36

*23

17

Jan.

15

18

244

*733

384

431

478

98

55

386

386

80

128

229

175

688

127

70

Feb.

*24

25

b20

b!8

16

19

28

33

314

137

55

39

402

674

332

83

56

47

46 ' 41

b3G 1 32

1

24

21

23

280

254

195

244

63

52

42

30

Month

October .......... ..... .... ...

November .................. .....

December .......... ......... ...

Calendar year 1949 .........

January ...................... ...

February ....................... .

March ....... ....................

April .... ..... ........... ....

May .............................

June .............................

July ....................... .....

August ... ................. ....

September .............. ...

Water year 1949-50 ....... ....

26

196

230

64

43

b25

b!7

b!8

_

_

_

Secondfoot-days

60.1

51.9

788.1

8,760.2

6,030

3,014

1,131

1,308.5

440.5

326.5

182.7

51.1

160.5

13,544.9

Mar.

*b!8

b!5

blC

b!2

bll

12

12

16

17

Til4

16

71

68

40

30

27

23

49

29

30

86

81

63

39

29

34

54

129

49

27

Apr.

19

20

50

168

360

93

49

35

26

58

84

55

24

20

17

16

14

12

12

12

11

9.5

22

29

23

24

16

12

10

38

_

Maximum

3.4

2.6

188

454

733

674

129

360

69

81

53

5.5

56

733

May

69

33

21

16

14

11

9.5

8.1

7.8

34

29

15

12

9.8

8.9

8.1

7.5

20

10

7.8

6.3

6.1 e.i

5.7

5.9

?3

12

7.8

6.1

5.2

4.8

June

5.0

4.5

11

81

30

12

7.8

5.9

5.0

8.0

18

8.4

5.9

5,2

4.8

16

9.2

6.5

5.7

5.4

4.7

4.0

3.6

4.9

24

13

5.9

4.2

3.6

3.3

Minimum

1.4

1.4

1.3

.6

15

16

10

9.5

4.8

3.3

1.4

1.0

1.1

1.0

Mean

1.94

1.73

25.4

24.0

195

108

36.5

43.6

14.2

10.9

5.89

1.65

5.35

37.1

July

2.7

2.6

2.7

7.1

53

18

7.2

4.7

3.5

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.4

3.2

2.G

Aug.

1.8

2.0

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

2.8

3.0

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.3

2.l! 1.1

2.0

25

11

4.3

3.0

2.2

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.O

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.1

1.3

2.6

2.6

1.8

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

2.0

5.5

Per square 

mile

0.077

.069

1.01

.952

7.74

4.29

1.45

1.73

.563

.433

.234

.065

.212

1.47

Sept.

4.9

2.7

2.1

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

6.7

56

16

5.0

3.2

2.4

2.0

2.6

4.0

6.3

13

6.8

4.0

2.8

2.6

2.1

2.1

1.8

1,1

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.09

.08

1.16

12.91

8.92

4.47

1.67

1.93

.65

.48

.27

.07

.24

20.03

Peak discharge (base, 400 sec.-ft.).--Jan. 4 (12 m.) 844 sec.-ft.; Jan. 6 (ll:3o p.m.) 775 sec.-ft, 

Jan. 10 (TT p.m.) 754 sec.-ft.; Jan. 16 (7:30 a.m.) 946 see.-ft.; Jan. 24 (10 p.m.) 523 sec.-ft.; 

Jan. 27 (3 a.m.) 482 sec.-ft.; Feb. 9 (7 p.m.) 455 see.-ft.; Feb. 13 (9 p.m.) 754 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 

(7 a.m.) 585 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
396 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Big Walnut Creek at Central College, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°06'13", long. 82°53'03", in T. 2 N., R. 17 W., a

 quarter of a mile east of Central College, Franklin County, 3 miles southeast of Westerville, and 3| miles downstream from Duncan Run. Datum of gage is 814.96 feet above 

mean sea level.

Drainage area. 191 square miles.

Records available.--July 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--12 years, 196 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,900 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 12.98

 feet); minimum, 3.9 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 2.19 feet).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 14,400 second-feet Aug. 4, 1943 (gage height, 16.6 

feet); no flow Aug. 2-19, Sept. 18-27, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 873: 1938, drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

6.3

5.9

5.9

6.3

8.0

9.3

9.3

15

13

11

9.3

9.3

9.9

11

11

9.3

8.0

8.0

7.0

6.6

7.4

8.0

8.0

7.4

6.6

6.3

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.6

Nov.

6.3

6.6

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.3

5.5

5.9

5.9

6.3

7.0

6.7

14

14

13

13

13

13

11

9.3

8.0

8.7

8.0

6.0

8.0

8.0

11

12

-

Dec.

12

12

12

11

9.9

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.7

12

36

88

61

52

36

28

124

282

198

461

730

300

160

101

212

628

444

225

155

114

Jan.

99

112

2,440

2,960

2,360

4,420

3,520

550

296

*2,250

2,280

455

780

1,370

624

3,710

684

389

286

150

b!30

114

128

3,320

1,990

1,370

1,120

360

360

369

244

Month

October. ................. .......

November .........................

December ................ .... ...

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ......................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July ...... ......................

August ...........................

September .......................

Water year 1949-50 ........ ...

Feb.

191

244

260

168

130

139

291

242

1,470

*687

313

215

2,040

3,410

1,460

444

304

257

254

189

130

1,470

1,600

420

£16

b!30

tllO

108

-

-

-

Secondf oo t days

252 1

26s'.l

4,769.8

80,067.9

39,260

16,894

8,166

8,943

4,579

2,245

2 , 185

390.3

440.3

88,390

Mar.

108

b85

b65

71

58

58

60

7b

*80

60

82

281

832

364

232

184

146

237

189

191

1,090

G32

510

291

201

159

230

937

346

164

128

Apr.

118

130

159

1,390

2,620

570

307

213

157

172

324

184

128

98

68

78

69

62

58

62

60

50

55

170

224

792

254

141

96

114

Maximum

15

14

828

4,370

4,420

3,410

1,090

2,620

1,390

300

630

69

57

4,420

May

278

189

126

94

78

71

67

50

43

62

278

118

82

64

53

50

52

58

78

57

43

37

35

36

36

1,390

635

174

112

78

55

Minimum

5.5

5.5

6.7

3.1

99

106

53

50

35

17

7 9

4.4

6

4.4

June

43

36

39

73

112

60

36

25

20

22

24

40

27

21

al8

a!7

a300

a!60

a75

32

27

24

52

32

294

245

242

68

38

23

-

Mean

8.13

8.84

154

219

1,266

603

263

293

148

74.8

70.5

12.6

14.7

242

July

18

13

16

630

508

a!70

365

a35

a2O

a!5

12

11

9.1

8.7

8.7

8.3

7.9

8.3

11

14

12

10

f9.4

f38

279

3120

a60

a25

a!5

a!3

a!5

Aug.

66

69

30

17

12

9.4

8.3

7.9

7.9

18

9.4

7.5

6.8

5.8

5.3

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.4

7.2

6.8

5.3

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.6

16

18

Per square 

mile

0.043

.046

.806

1.15

6.63

3.16

1.38

1.56

.775

.392

.369

.066

.077

1.27

Sept.

14

a20

a!5

a!3

all

a9

a8

a7

37

a6

a6

a7

a8

a20

20

14

11

6.3

8.7

8.3

15

49

57

33

18

13

9.8

9.1

7.S

7.2

-

Runoff In 

inches

0.05

.05

.93

15.58

7.64

3.29

1.59

1.74

.89

.44

.43

.08

.09

17.22

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 see.-ft.). Jan. 6 (11:30 p.m.) 7,900 aec.-ft.j Jan. 10 (ll p.m.) 5,080 

seo.-ft.j Jan. 16 110 a.m.) 5,480 see.-ft.j Jan. 24 (8 p.m.) 6,140 see,-ft.; Feb. 13 (10 p.m.) 4,030 

see.-ft.; Apr. 5 (4 a.m.) 4,390 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge computed on basia of weather records and records for station at 

Hees.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 297

Big Walnut Creek at Rees, Ohio

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°51'24", long. 82°57'26", in NE-jj sec. 26, T. 4 N., 

K. a2 W., at highway bridge half a mile southwest of Rees and 4-f miles downstream from 

Alum Creek. Datum of gage is 698.20 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. -

Drainage area.--544 square miles.

Keeords available.--October 1927 to December 1935, December 1938 to 

at site 0.3 mile

September 1950. August

lyai to October 1927 at site 0.3 mile upstream.

Average discharge. 25 years (1921-35, 1939-50), 504 second-feet,.

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 15.38 

reet); minimum, 26 second-feet Aug. 27, 28; minimum gage height, 1.64 feet Aug. 28.

1921-35, 1938-50: Maximum discharge, 21,800 second-feet Feb. 27, 1929 (gage height, 

18.0 feet); minimum, 5 second-feet Sept. 4, 5, 10-12, 1925.

Maximum stage known, 20.5 feet, Mar. 25, 1913, present datum, at site 0.3 mile upstream.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 1053: 1929, 1933(M), 1943(M), 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet,

and discharge In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dee. 12, July 12 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 6 Jan. 7 to Sept. 3O

1.5 30

1.6 39

1.7 51

1.8 

2.0 109

212

2.8 

5.2 

4.0

341

515

950

1.5

1.6

1.7

2.9 

3.4

Mote. Same as following table above 

-° feetl

380

616

2980

9.0

10.5

12.5

14 ' 5

4,710

6,450

9,420

13,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

44

43

50

54

54

47

45

44

43

41

41

44

50

45

41

38

39

45

43

41

40

39

38

36

34

36

35

35

34

34

39

Nov.

40

39

39

38

38

38

38

36

36

37

39

38

37

40

40

38

39

45

45

43

40

40

40

40

40

40

38

37

115

119

Dec.

71

59

57

54

51

49

49

47

47

47

56

91

316

247

187

133

109

350

615

545

397

1,380

752

368

247

218

1,110

1,220

550

341

266

Jan.

ZZ6

224

3,520

5,580

6,060

7,560

13,200

2,620

1,070

2,510

7,350

1,760

1,470

3,380

1,760

6,750

3,790

1,190

950

544

410

384

380

3,500

8,500

3,130

4,360

1,410

1,150

1,470

890

Month

Octobe r ............. ............

November .........................

Decembe r .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ......... ....................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

698

862

920

585

446

406

564

665 =,380

2,680

1,040

681

3,050

8,000

6,080

1,640

980

752

692

616

446

1,990

4,740

1,440

808

464

389

372

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,292

1,332

10.02S

196, 52E

97,076

44,38£

2Z.04C

27.01E

10,69:

5,94"

2, 136

s',8e4

230,413

Mar.

380

296

224

249

238

231

231

245

259

227

231

564

1,760

1,340

670

515

436

464

559

464

2,670

1,830

1,500

890

616

464

501

1,770

1,250

564

402

Apr.

351

339

393

2,320

6,850

2,140

1,070

714

525

611

920

648

441

360

316

289

263

249

234

238

227

210

318

477

1,120

2,980

1,100

559

393

360

-

Maximum

54

119

1,380

8,610

13,200

8,000

2,670

6,850

1,240

648

1,310

293

320

13,200

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 sec. -ft.). Jan. 7 (6 a.m.'

May

580

616

428

339

289

259

231

210

184

190

557

397

270

227

203

224

a 300

a550

259

224

162

140

137

134

168

1,240

1,140

397

263

210

165

Minimum

34

36

47

34

224

372

224

210

134

78

52

26

36

26

June

148

132

132

293

245

227

156

120

102

104

97

110

115

106

85

78

411

406

231

154

120

104

91

122

433

648

347

308

193

129

-

Mean

41.7

44.4

324

538

3,132

1,585

711

900

345

198

181

68.9

95.5

631

July

100

87

87

493

1,310

554

274

165

115

89

80

69

68

75

60

54

52

60

55

68

87

91

69

104

419

355

187

115

84

78

95

Aug.

95

132

137

102

69

54

46

41

38

137

122

73

47

36

33

79

57

50

73

42

36

31

30

28

28

28

26

26

36

111

293

Per square 

mile

0.077

.082

' 596

.989

5.76

2.91

1.31

1.65

.634

.364

.333

.127

.176

1.16

Sept.

154

144

220

122

112

85

58

47

39

36

36

39

41

48

84

82

68

52

52

54

63

274

320

184

129

93

75

60

50

43

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.09

.09

.69

13.46

6.64

3.03

1.51

1.84

.73

.41

.38

.15

.20

15.76

15,200 sec. -ft.; Jan. 11 (12 m.) 8,610

- _ ._ .-- , -,--. _--. -.., -_.- _- ,- a.m.) 10,900 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (l a.m.) 8,610 

see.-ft.; Apr. 5 (11 a.m.) 8,000 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

station at Central College.
298 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Alum Creek at Columbus, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°56'42", long. 82°56'28", a quarter of a mile down-

 stream from Livingston Avenue Bridge in Columbus, Franklin County, and 6 miles upstream

from mouth. Datum of gage is 733.62 feet above mean sea level. 

Drainage area.--190 square miles.

Kecoras available.--July 1923 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1950. 

Average dlscnarge'. --24 years, 167 second-feet. 

Jflctremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4.690 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 11.00

 i'eet) ; minimum, 1.1 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 1.11 feet).

1923-35, 1938-50: Maximum discharge, 8,800 second-feet Feb. 27, 1929 (gage height,

13.6 feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Sept. 18, 1939, Aug. 1-5, 1944; minimum gage

height, 0.79 foot Sept. 7, 1925. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

wnicn are fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 758: 1933.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 15, June 19 to Sept. 3o)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 6

1.8 61

2.0 105

2.3 188

3.0 429

5.0 1,250

Jan. 7 to Sept. 3O

8.0 

9.0

10.5

2,680

3,240

4,230

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.1 

2.6 

5.1 

9.0

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

1,250

2,680

3,860

3.0 428

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

11

19

16

19

13

12

13

12

15

16

15

17

15

14

11

12

14

14

12

10

10

11

10

10

12

12

8.3

7.8

8.3

7.8

11

Nov.

8.3

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

11

11

a. 3

11

12

12

11

13

13

13

13

12

12

11

14

13

11

10

20

30

11

-

Dec.

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.2

10

15

24

42

46

40

55

30

100

270

190

450

600

310

ISO

100

170

650

410

200

120

95

Jan.

90

100

1,500

2,800

2,500

4,200

3,680

686

350

1,270

2,900

516

584

1,340

624

2,880

1,290

391

289

158

129

126

137

2,000

2,490

1,210

1,340

413

354

354

247

Month

October .......... . .......... .

November ....... ..... ...........

December ........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ................... .....

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ........... ...............

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 . . .........

Feb.

203

264

272

171

143

143

196

210

*1,140

934

329

247

1,650

3,300

2,O60

524

318

250

237

187

137

918

1,480

428

247

168

120

115

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

588. 2

343 C

4,144.1

65, 191. C

36,948

16,391

7,120

8,611

2,978

1,368

1,028.4

582.9

721.3

80,623.9

Mar.

120

93

b65

65

61

69

65

69

74

*55

76

203

706

361

213

171

143

200

177

239

955

544

428

272

187

152

190

564

318

168

117

Apr.

109

109

132

1,020

2,420

584

318

220

168

216

365

206

146

117

98

88

76

69

71

69

65

55

100

158

433

624

250

115

98

112

Maximum

19

30

650

3,24O

4,200

3,300

955

2,420

339

147

185

152

149

4,200

May

275

220

143

109

91

84

69

55

49

53

339

149

93

71

67

57

63

88

63

51

35

32

35

31

44

2b5

173

67

46

32

29

Minimum

7.8

7.8

9.2

6.2

90

115

55

55

29

16

7.0

1.7

5.9

1.7

June

29

20

43

55

55

49

31

23

21

28

30

59

35

26

22

22

147

106

51

31

24

20

29

32

135

109

59

41

20

16

-

Mean

12.5

11.4

134

173

1,192

585

230

287

96.1

45.6

33.2

18.8

24.0

221

July

12

12

22

185

171

59

28

19

13

11

8.6

7.4

13

10

7.4

7.0

7.0

14

12

18

44

16

12

80

69

36

26

20

15

48

26

Aug.

20

26

24

18

13

12

9.6

8.2

40

59

20

12

7.4

4.8

5.2

14

5.9

9.3

9.6

7.8

8.2

4.8

4.1

2.8

4.4

2.4

1.7

7.7

20

152

49

Per square 

mile

0.066

.060

.705

.911

6.27

3.08

1.21

1.51

.506

.£40

.175

.099

.126

1.16

Sept.

22

47

38

21

17

13

9.0

7.4

7.0

5.9

7.4

12

11

9.0

11

19

18

12

25

13

49

149

74

39

25

17

14

11

9.6

9.0

Runoff in 

inches

0.08

.07

.81

12.37

7.23

3.21

1.40

1.68

.58

.27

.20

.11

.14

15.78

ec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 16 to Jan. 6; discharge computed 

rement, weather records, and records for Big Walnut Creek at Rees.

basis of 1 discharge meas-
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 299

Darby Creek at Darbyville, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39 0 42'05", long. 83 0 06'35", at highway bridge

three-eighths of a mile northeast of Darbyville, Pickaway County, and 3 miles downstream from Greenbrier Creek. Datum of gage is 713.6 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--533 square miles.

Kecords available. October 1921 to December 1935. January 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--26 years, 431 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 11.31 

FeeT); minimum, 22 second-feet Aug. 27, 28 (gage height, 1.17 feet).

1921-35, 1938-50: Maximum discharge, 30,000 second-feet Feb. 27, 1929 (gage height, 

16.0 feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 14,000 

second-feet by velocity-area studies; minimum discharge observed, 1.4 second-feet 

Oct. 7, 1931.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 1083: 1922(M), 1924(M), 1927(M), 1929(M), 1933(M), 1938(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 20, May 11 to June 23)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 7

1.4

1.5

1.6

73

103

2.3 

2.6 

2.9

163

241

349

490

795

4.8 

6.5

9.0 

9.6

1,600

3,020

4,630

6,130

7,270

Jan. 8 to Sept. 30

124

190

274

415

620

3.0

3.4

4.0 1,040

2,620

4,050

5,320

7,070

10,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

180 

127 

97 

83 

71

66 

60 

57 

56 

54

53 

50 

48 

46 

46

52 

54 

53 

52 

48

50 

53 

53 

50 

50

54 

50 

46 

45 

43 

43

Nov.

41 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

41 

42 

42

42 

42 

42 

42

41

40 

40 

39

40 

40

39

38 

38 

41 

43

Dec.

42

*41 

4O 

38 

36

37 

37 

36 

36 

37

40 

46 

54 

59 

73

b65 

63 

97 

125 

377

244 

251 

421

251 

180

148 

253

830 

416 

280 

221

Jan.

185 

168 

284 

2,060 

3,940

4,510 

7,270 

4,820 

1,730 

*1,730

5,020 

3,850 

1,770 

2,710 

2,710

4,020 

7,620 

2,130 

1,420 

1,040

806 

683 

664 

1,860 

5,170

3,640 

3,840 

2,290 

1,570 

1,380 

1,040

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

AugxJ 

Sept

We

mber. ........................

lendar year 194S 

ary

h.. ..........................

at ................. .........

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

876 

898 

869 

703

614

603 

677

750 

*2,130 

2,980

1,450

1,040 

2,460 

7,680 

10,300

4,110 

1,890 

1,420 

1,190 

1,080

841 

1,260 

2,620

1,570 

1,120

b65O 

b600 

620

Secondfoot-days

1,89 

1,22 

4,87

183,70

81,93 

53,00 

19,71 

23,27 

8,39 

3,37 

2,91 

1,23 

2,61

204,44

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 sec. -ft . ) . --Ja

7,270 sec. -ft.; Jan. 17 (9 a.m.) 10,900 see.

Mar.

579 

b450 

362 

419 

399

369 

351 

380 

*433 

407

354 

484 

1,120 

1,230 

750

633 

568 

519 

614 

540

1,000 

1,340 

965 

79 E 

620

508 

530 

834 

1,080 

620 

464

Apr.

419 

403 

472 

1,040 

3,200

3,000 

1,380 

965 

750 

633

1,040 

813 

585 

484 

411

372 

340 

326

303 

293

271 

244 

357 

690 

722

1,420 

876 

597 

459 

411

Maximum

J 180 

3 43 

4 830

5 8,260

D 7 , 620 

1 10,300 

1 1,340 

5 3,200 

7 743 

B 236 

3 427 

1 95 

2 519

3 10,300

May

704 

743 

519 

437 

524

474 

372 

300 

262 

259

463 

396 

280 

230 

£00

185 

164 

162 

208 

178

146 

134 

134 

138 

134

128 

119 

110 

103 

98 

93

Minimum

43

38 

36

36

168 

600 

351 

244 

93 

64 

46 

23 

30

23

June

93 

93 

95

101 

113

111 

98 

87 

83 

82

93 

236 

155 

119 

100

87 

80 

71 

70 

70

68 

64 

104 

211 

180

178 

206 

138 

106 

87

Mean

61. C 

40. £

157

503

2,643 

1,893 

636 

776 

271 

113 

94.] 39.' 

87.]

560

July

73 

67 

66 

70 

159

427 

274

183 

130 

101

83 

73 

67 

62 

58

52 

49 

47 

50

61

83 

77 

63 

55 

90

86 

7076- 

66 

52 

46

Aug.

46 

95 

75 

79 

70

53 

42 

35 

33 

39

53 

43 

35 

33 

30

31 

29 

28 

29 

26

25 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

23 

50 

32 

26 

51

Per square 

mile

0.114 

.077 

.295

.944

4.96 

3.55 

1.19 

1.46 

.508 

.212 

.177 

.074 

.163

1.05

Sept.

51 

51 

63 

58 

43

38 

33 

33 

31 

30

31 

39 

51 

55 

43

35 

35 

39 

39

38

39 

229 

519 

323 

208

140

104 

83 

70 

61

Runoff in 

inches

0.13 

.09 

.34

12.82

5.72 

3.70 

1.37 

1.63 

.59 

.24 

.20 

.09 

.18

14.28

i. 7 (8:30 p.m.) 8,130 see. -ft.; Jan. 11 (11:30 p.m.) 

-ft.; Jan. 25 (2 p.m.) 6,130 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (l p.m.)

11,400 sec.-ft.; Apr. 6 (2 a.m.) 4,630 see.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
300 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Deer Creek at Williamsport, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°35 I 09", long. 83°OV'22", at highway bridge at 

Williamsport, Plckaway County, 2 miles downstream from Dry Run. Datum of gage is 721.7 

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--331 square miles.

Hecoras available.--August 1926 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1950.

Average aiscnarge.--21 years, 292 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,510 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 9.47 

I'eet); minimum, 8.6 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 0.28 foot).

1926-35, 1938-50: Maximum discharge, 29,300 second-feet Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 

11.7 feet), from rating curve extended above 15,000 second-feet on basis of velocityarea studies; minimum, 1.6 second-feet July 25, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, and those 

for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--tf 1083: 1929.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(ShiftIng-control method used Oct. 14, Oct. 24 to Dec. 27, Apr. 26 t;o June 25)

0.25 6.6 0.6 40 1.4 199 5.0 2,080 

.3 9.9 .7 53 2.0 394 7.0 3,490 

.4 18 .9 83 2.4 549 8.0 4,420 

.5 29 1.1 122 3.0 880 8.9 5,540

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

20 

20 

25 

25 

30

25 

25 

25

20 

2O

20 

25 

25 

22 

20

20 

20 

25 

20 

20

20 

20 

19 

18 

18

18 

16 

18 

18 

18 

21

Nov.

21 

18 

18 

18 

18

17 

18 

18 

18 

18

17 

17 

20 

2O 

21

20 

21 

21 

20 

18

18 

17 

16 

17 

18

18 

18 

20 

22

20

Dec.

21 

23 

22 

21 

21

20 

20 

18 

18 

18

22 

28 

37 

44 

47

39 

38 

54 

101 

136

105 

83 

116 

88 

67

63 

66 

355 

136 

101 

83

Jan.

75 

72 

94 

802 

2,020

3,190 

5,450 

1,860 

940 

1,120

2,560 

1,120 

1,030 

1,720 

1,270

2,760 

2,280 

1,000 

716 

494

405 

366 

362 

1,720 

3,020

2,310 

3,010 

1,210 

J.,330 

1,360 

850

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber ....... .................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ...........................

1 .......... .................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

762 

1,030 

880 

602 

479

*483 

528 

514 

2,500 

2,060

1,000 

940 

2,820 

4,530 

3,940

1,390 

940 

745 

661 

532

452 

1,490 

2,020 

1,030 

688

b4ZO 

b370 

384

Secondfoot days

656 

561 

1,811

129,483

46,516 

34,190 

10,472 

15,405 

3,847 

1,575 

2,358 

1,255.] 

2,813

121,459.3

Mar.

390 

b270 

b250 

282 

244

232 

226 

235 

*229 

205

211 

266 

445 

559 

370

315 

289 

270 

229 

257

716 

716 

536 

426 

342

289 

299 

419 

434 

289 

232

Apr.

226 

211 

411 

1,780 

2,260

1,180 

739 

540 

419 

362

335 

289 

244 

220 

193

179 

168 

166 

158 

153

143 

129 

179 

688 

587

1,700 

728 

430 

312 

276

Maximum

30 

22 

155

7,740

5,450 

4,530 

716 

2,260 

254 

145 

485 

427 

627

5,450

Peak discharge (base, 3.00O sec. -ft.). Jan. 7 (4 p.m.)

May

254 

226 

199 

171 

179

217 

182 

148 

124 

134

134 

122 

114 

114 

116

129 

122 

109 

109 

109

97 

96 

92 

90 

77

73 

72 

67 

61 

57 

53

Minimum

16 

16 

18

12

72 

370 

205 

129 

53 

34 

22 

9.2 

15

9.2

June

59 

72 

61 

67 

81

83 

64 

53 

48 

49

47 

43 

42 

36 

35

42 

42 

37 

38 

38

38 

36 

34 

38 

145

67 

57 

48 

39 

36

Mean

21.2 

18.7 

58.4

355

1,501 

1,221 

338 

514 

124 

52.5 

76.1 

40.5 

93.8

333

July

31 

30 

37 

66 

485

430 

232 

131 

88 

67

56 

49 

47 

48 

40

38 

34 

38 

42

49

40 

34 

30 

29

27

29 

30 

28 

25 

22 

26

Aug.

35 

30 

25

20 

18

17 

15 

14 

13 

18

28 

25 

28 

22 

18

17 

14 

12 

16 

17

14 

12 

12 

11 

11

9.9 

9.2 

427 

242 

61 

44

Per square 

mile

0.064 

.056 

.176

1.07

4.53 

3.69 

1.02 

1.55 

.375 

.159 

.230 

.122 

.283

1.01

Sept.

56 

44 

35 

28 

23

18 

18 

16 

16 

15

16 

40 

50 

85 

54

38 

29 

23

24 

81

184 

464 

627 

286 

168

114 

83 

69

57 

52

Runoff in 

inches

0.07 

.06 

.20

14.55

5.22 

3.84 

1.18 

1.73 

.43 

.18 

.27 

.14 

.52

13.64

6,510 sec. -ft. ; Jan. 11 (2 p.m.) 3,170

see.-ft.j Feb. 14 (1:30 p.m..} 5,13O see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-13, 15-23, Aug. 1-9; discharge computed on basis of weather 

records and records for stations on nearby streams.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 301

Paint Creek near Greenfield, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°22'50", long. 83°22'30", at highway bridge in 

FayeTte County, a quarter of a mile north of county line, 0.6 mile upstream from Stone 

Run, and 2 miles north of Greenfield, Highland County. Datum of gage is 845.30 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 251 square miles.

Records available. August 1926 to November 1935, October 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 20 years, 227 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,270 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 6.65 

feet); minimum, 3.6 second-feet Oct. 3; minimum gage height, 0.32 foot Aug. 28.

1926-35, 1939-50: Maximum discharge, 13,900 second-feet Apr. 20, 1940 (gage height, 

10.8 feet); minimum, 0.05 second-foot Aug. 13, 1944 (gage height, 0.09 foot).

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 second-feet and those for periods of ice efTe~cT, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 743: 19S6(M). W 758: 1926-33.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 13, 

Mar. 1-20, July 6-9, 14, 15)

0.2 1.7

.3 4.4

.4 9.0

.5 15

0.7 

.9

1.1

1.2

30

70

84

1.4 120

1.6 167

Z.4 414

3.0 638

3.6 935

5.O 1,730

6.0 2,460

6.4 2.9OO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.8

4.9

3.9

4.1

10

13

14

9.0

7.6

15

19

17

16

15

11

11

15

14

13

11

11

11

10

8.5

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.1

8.1

7.6

9.0

Nov.

9.6

9.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

5.8

5.8

5.3

4.9

5.3

5.3

5.3

7.6

6.7

7.2

6.7

6.2

5.3

5.3

4.9

5.3

4.4

4.1

3.9

4.1

4.4

4.9

4,9

5.8

*9.6

-

Dec.

7.6

7.2

7.2

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.2

7.2

6.7

7.2

10

18

34

30

b25

b30

33

50

56

64

76

62

52

46

41

37

42

41

58

58

50

Jan.

45

44

59

154

+908

2,380

2,550

2,230

962

802

1,100

1,160

908

1,100

990

1,460

1,490

1,020

596

445

356

315

302

1,340

1,610

1,930

1,960

1,400

1,330

1,290

908

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

827

1,040

776

556

448

431

448

*551

1,980

1,760

1,100

776

1,670

2,770

2,840

1,700

802

576

500

441

372

932

1,380

990

617

b380

b300

b280

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

325.4

180.4

983.4

100, 532. C

33,144

27,243

7,600

11,017

2,736

2,088

3,642

589. £

4,445.E

93,994.4

Mar.

312

b2OO biao

237

198

175

164

*175

144

133

181

219

315

334

284

237

207

192

154

207

448

500

395

318

262

219

228

312

284

216

170

Apr.

162

147

693

1,730

1,550

1,130

660

482

369

315

281

225

189

162

140

127

116

110

105

99

92

83

92

162

262

356

465

302

222

189

-

Maximum

19

9.6

76

5,180

2,550

2,840

500

1,730

170

173

518

51

854

2,840

May

170

144

135

122

112

124

105

87

83

94

92

83

80

76

80

127

92

92

96

76

65

64

66

64

57

58

51

51

50

46

94

Minimum

3.9

3.9

6.7

1.7

44

280

133

83

46

31

29

5.8

7.6

3.9

June

95

60

59

89

91

68

56

48

43

43

46

39

35

32

31

86

173

114

110

103

78

64

52

46

51

49

106

96

70

55

-

Mean

10.5

6.01

31.7

275

1,069

973

245

367

88.3

69.6

117

19.0

148

258

July

45

39

42

59

105

403

518

293

198

140

101

77

96

225

192

138

92

78

78

110

98

103

76

71

51

43

40

37

34

29

31

Aug.

38

40

27

22

19

16

14

11

9.6

9.6

21

51

51

45

33

24

19

16

16

15

13

12

10

9.6

7.6

6.7

6.2

5.8

5.8

7.2

8.5

Per square 

mile

0.042

.024

.126

1.10

4.26

3.88

.976

1.46

.352

.277

.466

.076

.590

1.03

Sept.

7.6

18

31

32

24

19

15

13

11

9.0

9.0

11

11

16

44

35

28

22

19

31

784

827

854

576

334

231

160

116

87

71

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.05

.03

.15

14.90.

4.91

4.04

1.13

1.63

.41

.31

.54

.09

.66

13.95

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 see.-ft.). Jan. 6 (12 m.) 3,190 sec.-ft.; Jan. 24 (11 a.m.) 2,1OO 

sec.-ft.j Jan. 26 (3 p.m.) 2,650 see.-ft.j Jan. 29 (4:30 p.m.) 2,340 sec.-ft.5 Feb. 9 (1:30 a.m.) 

2,710 sec.-ft.3 Feb. 14 (4 p.m.) 3,270 sec.-ft,3 dpr. 3 (10 p.m.) 2,770 sec.-ft.; Sept. 21 (3 p.m.) 

2,260 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
302 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Paint Creek near Bourneville, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°15'49", long, SS'lO'Ol", at highway bridge 1$ 

miles southwest of Bourneville, Ross County, and l£ miles upstream from Upper Twin 

Creek. Datum of gage is 665.2 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 808 square miles.

Kecords available.--October 1923 to January 1937, May 1439 to September 1950. October 

192i to December 1923 at site 9 miles upstream, published as Paint Creek at Bainbridge, 

and January 1938 to May 1940 at site 6 miles upstream, published as Paint Creek near 

Bainbridge.

Average discharge.--27 years (1921-36, 1938-50), 802 second-feet.

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,100 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 14.55 

reet); minimum, 22 second-feet Oct. 3, 4 (gage height, 3.50 feet).

1921-37, 1938-50: Maximum discharge, 52,100 second-feet Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 

19.2 feet); minimum, 6.7 second-feet Aug. 13, 14, 1930 (gage height, 2.24 feet).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Kevisions (water years). W 893: 1924, 1925(M), 1926, 1927(M), 1933, 1935, 1937.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 13, 

Apr. 27 to June 3, Sept. 25-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9 Feb. 10 to Sept. 30

3.2 19 3.8 107 8.0 3,850 3.5 42 4.1 273 10. O 

3.3 25 4.0 175 10. 0 6,170 3.6 62 4.4 470 11.0 

3.4 34 4.3 304 11.0 7,720 3.7 88 5.0 950 12.0 

3.5 46 4.6 470 12.0 9,920 3.8 123 7.0 2,730 13.1 

3.6 62 4.8 620 13.1 13,200 3.9 167 9.0 4,770 

3.7 82 6.0 1,790

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

25 

24 

23 

22 

25

a35 

a50 

a40 

h33 

a3O

a30 

h27 

a35 

33 

32

30 

30 

28 

33 

33

32 

33 

32

30 

27

38 

26 

24 

26 

27 

32

Nov.

32 

31 

33 

33 

32

32 

29 

29 

31 

29

28 

30 

33 

35 

39

38 

36 

35 

34

30

32 

33 

32 

33 

34

34 

33 

34 

41 

44

Dec.

45 

40 

41 

39 

39

39 

39

38 

39

38

39 

52 

223 

175 

113

a80 

al40 

a220 

335 

191

156 

149 

135 

119 

113

107 

107 

110 

107 

110 

113

Jan.

110 

110 

241 

656 

4,520

11,000 

8,990 

4,950 

2,690 

2,690

3,300 

3,090 

3,300 

4,180

2,790

5,600 

3,740 

2,690 

1,840

1,280

1,000 

863 

827 

7,360 

5,140

5,610 

6,900 

3,850 

3,720 

5,230 

3.630

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

3,850 

4,950 

3,090 

2,040 

1,590

1,490 

1,590 

1,440 

13,000 

5,010

3,190 

2,190 

5,010 

8,430 

6,730

4,210 

2,550 

1,880 

1,740 

1,520

1,290 

3,520 

5,070 

2,910 

2,010

1,470 

1,200

1,120

Secondfoot-days

93E 

999 

3,291

328.207

111,897 

94,09C 

31,135 

49,712 

10,827 

11,699 

7,293 

3,743 

21,204

346,825

Mar.

1,290

1,040 

772 

874 

814

764 

700 

732 

700 

598

732

1,250 

1,380 

1,290 

1,090

942 

822 

797 

700

652

1,830 

1,700 

1,380 

1,200 

1,040

865 

822 

1,520 

1,200 

899 

740

Apr.

684 

652 

3,930 

13,100 

6,730

3,690 

2,320 

1,740 

1,420 

1,200

1,100 

942 

840 

756 

684

620

545

530 

522

485 

456 

421 

560 

684

1', 200 

1,160 

899 

684 

590

Maximum

50 

44 

335

15,500

11,000 

13,000 

1,830 

13,100 

575 

2,550 

840 

830 

7,060

13,100

Peak discharge (base, 9,OOO sec. -ft . ). Jan. 6 (11 p.m.)

May

575 

522 

500 

435 

428

428 

492 

387 

334 

347

421 

393 

347 

334 

304

360 

347 

285 

273

285

239 

228 

279 

322 

291

228 

202 

187 

273 

228 

553

Minimum

22

28 

38

22

110 

1,120 

598 

421 

187 

163 

85 

50 

52

22

June

360 

251 

251 

2,550

788

508 

387 

304 

256 

228

234 

212 

197 

177 

163

304 

456 

463 

387 

393

322 

267 

256 

207 

540

334 

234

256

217 

197

Msan

30.2 

33.3 

106

899

3,610 

3,360 

1,004 

1,657 

349 

390 

235 

121 

707

950

July

158 

149 

116 

120 

222

605 

840 

560 

347 

273

217 

177 

167 

207 

291

273 

223 

192 

172 

279

256 

212 

197 

158 

217

158 

123 

116 

95

88 

85

6,060 

7,680 

9,920 

13 , 200

Aug.

303 

830 

172 

116 

95

85 

72 

70 

67 

281

196 

95 

106 

106 

106

112 

80 

67 

78

88

67 

65 

60 

60 

56

52 

52 

52 

52 

50 

52

Per square 

mile

0.037 

.041 

.131

1.11

4.47 

4.16 

1.24 

2.05 

.432 

.483 

.291 

.150 

.875

1.18

16,700 sec. -ft.; Jan. 24 (7 p.m

Sept.

52 

54 

103 

223 

116

88 

75 

65 

62 

62

60 

HZ 

324

83 

62

72 

78 

72 

67 

663

3,940 

7,060 

2,460 

1,920 

1,060

700 

522 

421 

354 

304

Runoff in 

inchss

0.04 

.05 

.15

15.11

5.15 

4.33 

1.43 

2.29 

.50 

.54 

.34 

.17 

.98

15.97

.) 12,300

sec.-ft.; Jan. 26 (11 p.m.) 12,300 . . . , .

11,400 sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (8 a.m.) 19,100 sec.-ft.; Sept. 21 (11:30 p.m.) 13,900 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

Greenfield.

h Computed from gage readings.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 303

Rocky Fork near Barretts Mills, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°13'05", long. 8S 0 23'05", at highway bridge 1.1 

miles north of Barretts Mills, Highland County, 2 miles east of Rainsboro, and 2f miles 

upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 770.7 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps 

of Engineers).

Drainage area.--141 square miles.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 11 years, 150 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,720 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 11.88 

feet); minimum, 1.5 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.48 feet).

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 13,200 second-feet Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 15.56 

feet), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum daily, 1.2 second-feet Sept. £0, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some 

diurnal fluctuation caused by small power plant at Barretts Mills.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

6

8

11

16

18

21

26 

27

29

Oct.

1.7

13

11

5.9

6.8

19

14

3.1

13

2.1

1C

9.9

3.4 

9.6

12

16

Nov.

21

23

17

16

10

6.2

16

13

2.7

6.7

11

7.0

18

17

19

18

17 

10

7.8

13

14

13

14

14

11

7.3

15

It 

It

12

-

Dec.

10

13

12

16

11

9.1

11

13

6.0

12

20

104

216

77

42

21

24 

212

156

73

53

42

36

27

18

30

35

38 

29

28

23

Jan.

18

35

318

451

2,OCO

3,530

890

269

186

655

372

514

710

767

480

1,090

287 

277

168

115

105

113

170

1,930

599

1,110 

956

314 

974

742

792

Month

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ........

March ...........................

April ............................

May ..............................

July .............................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,000

1,060

425

248

211

255

248

*497

3,520

566

310

296

1,090

1,510

562

314

238

211

238

180

168

1,290

752

314

218

b!70 

b!50

186

-

-

Seccndfoct days

308.4

1,417.]

56, 490. <

16,227

5,570

1,657

6,108.<

69,044.

Mar.

266

b!50

b!30

142

137

128

118

*148

118

103

221

269

277

183

162

148

128 

148

113

183

394

228

195

174

151

134 

148

423 

183

145

123

Apr.

121

110

2,160

3,370

1,200

390

266

218

186

171

159

134

121

110

100

95

85 

80

76

78

76

63

61

78

70

188 

88

68 

58

61

-

Maximum

t 19

216

t 4,320

3,520

423

159

1,740

3 3,530

May

68

66

66

53

54

76

68

46

39

61

85

59

54

41

46

43

38

28

25

23

23

36

43

123

66

39 

33

28 

35

33

159

Minimum

1.7

6.0

1.3

150

103

58

23

9.6

1.7

June

46

38

233

1,080

205

121

83

68

54

53

56

48

38

31

33

58

49

41

70

78

44

43

58

55

327

90 

48

38 

33

25

Mean

9.95

13.3

45.7

155

580

180

335

53.5

204

189

July

21

16

23

325

30

19

26

20

18

16

28

27

15

39 

32

30

188

38

29

14

28

61

33 

28

18 

15

63

Aug.

352

325

29

16

13

396

54

30

16

20

46

54

14

51

22

22

12

16

9.6

7.7

7.4

8.8 

8.5

8.8

Per square 

mile

0.071

.094

.324

1.10

4.79

4.11

1.28

2.38

.379

.333

1.45

1.34

Sept.

20

10

11

78

18

9.6

684

1,730

131

105

70 

59

Runoff in 

inches

0.08

.10

.37

14.91

5.52

4.28

1.48

2.66

.44

.85

.38

.44

1.62

18.22

Peak discharge (base. 5, OOP sec. -ft.). Jan. 6 (7 p.m.) 5,220 sec. -ft. ; Feb. 9 (1O:15 p.m.) 5,890 

eo.-ft.j Apr. 4 (7:30 a.m.) 6,720 see. -ft.) Sept. 21 (4 p.m.) 4,490 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
304 3CIOTO RIVER BASIN

Location. Water-btage recorder, lat. 39°33'45", long. 82 :> 47 I 00" J in £W^ see. 34, T. 12 

N., K. 20 W. , half a mile northwest of Tarlton, Fairfield County, and 6-£ miles upstream 

from Plum Run.

Drainage area.--10.6 square niles.

Records available.--July 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,080 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 4.40 

feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot on many days.

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 2,760 second-feet July 18, 1947 (gage height, 6.4 

feet), from rating curve extended above 850 second-feet by velocity-area studies; no 

flow Sept. 15-24, 1946.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dee. 11, Aug. 26 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 3 Apr. 4 to Sept. 30

0.7 0.1 1.2 18 1.7 84 C.BF. 0.1 1.0 6.3 1.4 33 

.8 .7 1.3 27 2.0 150 .7 .3 1.1 12.5 1.5 51 

.9 2.6 1.4 38 2.4 252 .8 1.1 1.2 20 1.7 84 

1.0 5.8 1.5 51 .3 3.0 1.3 29 2.1 174 

1.1 11 1.6 66

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.

Nov.

0.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

a.l 

a.l 

a.l 

a.l 

a.l

a.l 

a.l 

a2.5 

1.2 

. i

.3 

.3 

.4 

.3

.2

'.2

.2 

.3

.3

.2

c;

Dec.

*0.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3

.2 

.3 

.3

1.3 

15 

12 

3.9 

2.1

1.4

1.2 

18 

7.7 

4.3

3.1 

2.3

1.7 

1.2 

1.0

1.2 

1.7 

1.4

1.0 

1.0

Jan

1.0

5.0 

31 

40 

188

241 

49 

18 

13 

47

18 

16 

*41 

32 

25

15 

15 

9.6 

b7

b6 

6.7 

6.6 

150 

32

100 

35 

15 

138 

42 

34

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

llarc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ............... ..........

aber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary

1 ............. ..............

st ................ ...... ...

ember ........................

ter year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

62 

92 

23 

14 

10

19 

20 

25 

158 

29

17 

35 

81 

113 

31

18 

13 

11 

12 

8.7

b9

175 

*48 

20

bll

b9 

b8 

b8

Secondfoot days

3.2

9.9 

86.4

3,439.7

1,424.9

1,079.7 

350.7

754.8 

86.6 

103.7 

100.4 

55.5 

223.7

4,279.5

Peak discharge (base, 800 sec. -ft. . Jan.

Mar.

bB 

b7 

b6 

b5 

b5

5.0 

5.0 

5.4 

b4 

b4

7.2

9.1 

20 

blO 

*7.2

e.2

6.7 

5.0

30 

33

19 

13 

9.1

7.7

25 

30 

11 

8.2 

7.2

Apr.

7.7

6.7 

175 

168 

54

22

15 

11 

8.5 

7.4

5.9 

4.8 

4.4 

3.8 

3.6

3.3 

3.3 

3.0 

3.3 

3.3

3.0 

2.6 

63 

39

68

31 

13 

8.5 

6.8 

5.9

May

5.2 

4.8 

4.4

3.8

2.8 

2.3 

2.3 

3.8

2.8 

2.6 

2.3

2.1 

l.S

2.1 

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

1.3

1.1 

3.6 

7.4 

2.8 

1.7

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

al.2 

al.l 

al.O

June

au.3 

a. J 

a50 

a2u 

4.4

1. 7 

1.3 

1.1 

3.3

1.6 

.9 

.8 

.8 

. 7

1.3 

1.1 

.8 

1.1 

.9

.8 

.5 

.5 

.5 

2. 3

.e

.5

.4

.3

Maximum Minimum Mean

0.2 0.1 0.10 

2.5 .1 .33 

18 .2 2.73

265 .1 9.42

241 1.0 46.0 

175 8 38. e 

33 4 11.3 

175 2.6 25.2 

9.6 1.0 2.79 

50 .3 3.46 

20 .3 3.24 

42 .1 1.79 

91 .1 7.46

241 .1 11.7

July

0.3 

1.0 

2.5 

18 

20

15 

3.5 

1.9 

1.3 

.9

.7

. C 

.9 

.9 

.5

.4 

.4

.5

.6 

.4

.3 

13

9. 4

1.3 

1.1 

.8 

.5 

.4 

.7

Aug.

l.B 

. 6 

.4 

.3

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

42 

1.9 

.9 

.8 

.6

.5 

.3

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.9 

2.0

Sept.

0.6 

2.5

1.8

.3

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

5\6 

1.0 

.5

.3

!i

.9

5.0

91 

85 

12 

5.2 

3.3

2.1

i.e

1.3

1.0 

.9

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.0094 0.01 

.031 .03 

.263 .30

.889 12.07

4.34 5.00 

3.64 3.79 

1.07 1.23 

2.38 2.66 

.263 .30 

.326 .36 

.306 .35 

.169 .19 

. 704 . 79

1.10 15.01

29 (3:30 p.m.) 1,020 sec. -ft.; Apr. 3 (9 p.m.) l,08o

ec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records (including rain gage 

operated on area) and records for Salt Creelc near Londonderry and Tar Hollow Creek at Tar Hollc 

State Park.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
3CIOTO RIVER BASIN 305

Salt Creek near Londonderry, Ohio

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°15'22", long. 82°46'12", in SW£ sec. 13, T. 8 N., R.

lit) W., at highway bridge 1-J- miles southeast of Londonderry, 2-J- miles downstream from

Foe Run, and 4-5- miles upstream from Little Salt Creek. Datum of gage is 583.95 feet

above mean sea level. Prior to Feo. 3, 1950, water-stage recorder at same site and

datum.

Drainage area.--386 square miles.

Records available. January 1938 to September 1950 (discontinued). 

Average discharge. 12 years, 299 second-feet. 

Kxtremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,160 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 16.5 feet

from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 8.1 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.76

foot).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 18,600 second-feet Mar.

from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 4

1939; minimum gage height, 0.31 foot Aug. 25, 1940. 

Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of 19.3 feet.

Maximum stage known, 24.5 feet (probably in January) in 1907, from floodmarks. 

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). W 973: 1938-39(M], 1940, 1941(M). ¥1083: 1940 (M), 1945(M).

6, 1945 (gage height, 21.2 feet, 

9 second-feet Sept. 16, 19,

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 7 to Feb. 9, Apr. 6-25, Sept. 24-30)

0.7 6.2

.8 9.4

1.0 17

1.1 22

1.2 28

1.6 57

2.0 91

2.3 124

2.6 167

3.4 325

4.2 507

5.4 862

7.0 1,450

9.0 2,420

12.0 4,180

13.7 5,350

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

11

10

8.8

8.8

10

12

14

12

11

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.8

11

10

10

10

10

11

10

10

10

9.4

9.8

9.1

8.8

9.8

11

13

15

Nov.

16

18

14

13

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

16

27

30

20

18

18

18

17

15

14

13

13

15

15

14

15

*22

26

-

Dec.

22

18

16

16

16

15

16

16

15

15

16

48

432

221

103

b60

b55

82

227

140

105

87

74

59

50

52

64

78

74

67

59

Jan.

56

67

492

*751

3,610

*5,330

3,180

862

560

778

86E

602

798

894

632

1,660

798

588

424

304

263

255

251

1,170

1,150

782

1,070

766

632

a850

al,000

Month

October ..........................

Novembe r . . ......................

December . . .................. ...

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ........................ . .

April ............................

May ........... ..................

June .......... ..................

July ......................... ...

August ....................... ...

September ..... ..................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

h962

a900

a950

691

546

470

*520

435

3,230

1,220

721

588

996

1,330

1,330

830

588

458

412

368

336

2,250

2,300

894

b500

1)340

b290

b260

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

323.

487

2,320

90,896.'

31,437

24,715

13,294

19,109

4,624

4,216

3, 626

3,243

108,680..

Mar.

283

b210

b!70

b!90

181

193

167

*178

154

120

130

193

414

390

314

263

227

180

151

186

1,100

798

646

632

533

458

531

1,820

1,210

814

458

Apr.

294

283

1,170

4,810

2,300

1,070

706

520

401

357

325

263

223

200

178

161

145

140

137

145

132

119

245

1,290

758

1,110

588

368

346

325

-

Maximum

5 15

30

432

t 4,700

5,330

3,230

4^810

294

1,360

886

202

996

5 5,330

May

294

273

257

225

214

200

189

159

145

154

167

148

151

140

128

162

147

117

103

96

83

87

221

143

114

97

89

84

83

80

74

Minimum

8.8

12

15

8.8

56

26O

120

119

74

34

31

15

15

8.8

June

70

58

224

1,360

496

189

124

97

82

82

93

75

64

59

57

117

192

84

85

77

67

62

53

46

69

70

51

41

38

34

Mean

10.4

16. Z

74.6

249

1,014

429

637

149

141

117

41 £

108

298

July

32

31

67

135

577

886

294

150

103

79

67

59

79

128

93

73

57

51

55

65

80

62

50

45

65

55

47

40

35

32

34

Aug.

101

159

77

49

41

38

34

29

27

28

26

27

24

22

22

202

110

32

26

23

22

20

18

18

17

16

15

16

15

15

17

Per square 

mile

0.036

.057

.262

.871

3.55

3 09

1.50

2.23

!521

.493

.409

.145

.378

1.04

Sept.

18

19

23

31

24

19

17

17

16

16

17

23

26

18

17

15

15

16

38

150

198

996

676

478

98

a70

a55

a50

47

a40

Runoff in 

inches

0.04

.06

.30

11.82

4 .09

3 22

l!?3

2 49

. 60

.55

.47

.17

.42

14.14

Peak .discharge JbaBef, | SffOOO sec, -ft.) . Jan. 6 (12 o.m.l 7,490 aec.-ft.; 1'eb. 9 (10 a.m.) 6,410 

sec.-ft.; n.pr. 4 T8 a - m -) fi,loO sec.-rt.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station at

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

h Computed from wire-weight gage reading.
306 3CIOTO RIVER BASIS

Tar Hollow Creek at Tar Hollow State Park, Ohio

Location, Water-stage recorder and artificial control, lat. 39°23'20", longj 82°45'00",

 in' MK-g-SE-;-, sec. 36, T. 10 N., R. 20 W., " miles upstream from mouth and 5-q: miles south 

of Adelphi, Ross County.

Drainage area.--1.50 square mile.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 118 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 3.74 feet),

 1'rom rating curve extended above 40 second-feet, by computation of flow over dam; no

°iq46-5otnyMaximuiri discharge, 189 second-feet Mar. 27, 1948 (gage height, 4.40 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 50 second-feet by computation fo flow over dam; no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

2.7

.8

.4

.2

.1

.3

.9

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

o

Z.I

2.6

15

32

6.0

2.0

1.0

3.0

3.2

2.1

2.9

3.4

2.9

7.8

3.0

2.0

1.2

.7

.6

.6

.6

7.6

4.7

8.6

6.6

3.4

9.2

7.7

5.4

Month

October ............. ............

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ......... ............ . . .

April ............................

Hay

June .......................

July .............................

August ...........................

September .......................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

7.4

11

4.7

2.7

2.0

1.7

1.6

2.0

25

5.6

3.0

2.3

4.3

11

5.8

3.4

2.3

1.8

1.7

1.3

1.3

12

9.5

4.1

2.6

1.8

1.4

1.3

_

-

Secondfoot-days

o

0

8.C

412.2

148.5

134. £

68.7

112.6

30.1

25.4

10.4

.i

8.1

547.2

Mar.

1.3

1.0

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.7

1.6

3.8

3.0

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.4

2.2

6.2

6.2

4.8

3.2

£.4

2.0

2.2

5.6

3.4

2.4

2.0

Apr.

1.8

1.6

28

19

8.5

4.1

2.9

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

3.3

9.0

5.7

6.0

3.4

2.3

1.7

1.4

-

Maximum

0

o

2.7

34

32

25

6.2

28

4.5

11

5.2

.2

6.0

32

Hay

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.9

.8

.7

.7

.8

.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6'.e

.6

.5

.4

1.6

4.5

2.1

1.3

.9

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

Minimum

o

o

0

0

0

1.3

.6

.5

.4

0

O

0

o

0

June

0.5

.4

4.8

11

2.9

1.3

.7

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0-

Mean

0

0

.26

1.13

4.79

4.81

2.22

3.75

.97

.85

.34

.03

.27

1.5C

July

0

0

0

0

5.2

£.0

.6

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

O

0

0

o

Aug.

0.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

Per square 

mile

0

0

.173

.753

3.19

3.21

1.48

2.50

.647

.567

.227

.020

.ISO

1.00

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

1.1

6.0

.7

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

Runoff in 

inches

0

0

.20

10.23

3.68

3.34

1.71

2.79

.75

.63

.26

.02

.20

13.58

Peak discharge (base, 75 see.-ft.). Jan. 6 (9 a.m.) 75 sec.-ft.j Feb. 9 (1:30 a.m.) 76 sec.-ft.j 

Apr. 3 (8:30 pTm.j 118 sec.-ft.
OHIO BRUSH CREEK BASIN

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38"4&'13", long. 83°25'16", at triage on State 

Highway 343, fi.3 mile downstream from Cedar Run, 2 miles southwest of Cedar Mills, and

miles east of West Union, Mans County. Datum of gage is 510.'"! feet above mean sea 

le^el, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--383 square iriil^s .

He:oril3 available.--August 1926 to November 1935, September 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--19 years, 452 second-feet.

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,300 second-feet Feb. 9 (gage height, 20.59 

re^t); minimum, 0.8 second-foot Oct. 1, 3, 4; minimum gage height, l.Sfi feet Oct. 1.

1920-35, 1940-50: Maximum discharge, 51,600 second-feet Mar. 19, 1943 (gage 

height, 26.5 feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 0.2 second-foot Aug. 4, Sept. 6-11, 

1930, net. £'-14, 1943, Aug. 5, 6, 1944; minimum gage height, 0.84 foot Sept. 8, 1930.

Renarke.--Records good except those for ptriodc of no gage-height record or backwater 

from Ohio River, which are fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.0

l.U

.Ft

.3

1.1

1.8

2 . 5

C.I

5.5

£.6

e.K

6.1

E .0

4.6

3.3

3.3

5.0

4.6

a4

a4

3.2

5. 2

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.1

2 . E

3.3

Nov.

3.9

3.9

4.6

4.6

6.1

7.1

7 . 6

7.t

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.6

3.3

11

21

26

IS

15

12

3.8

8.7

?.e

e.e

6.1

6.1

5.5

5.5

11

54

16

-

Dec.

17

18

14

12

10

3.7

8.7

8.2

7.6

13

14,3 i,-.-:o

2 , F'20

a400

170

30

56

2.17C

1 , 050

345

199

136

102

76

61

53

174

231

123

33

73

Jan.

64

104

4, 150

2 , 550

12,500

11,2OO

3,eyo

377

493

5,670

1,540

1,370

2,640

2,560

1,460

5 , 1 60

345

cie

455

230

228

225

300

4,960

1,560

5,010

2,760

812

2 , 680

3,360

4,390

Month

October ...... .... .... .

November . . . . ... ...... .......

December ... ....................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ....... . . ... .

February ................. ...

March ........... ... ...... ...

April . ........... . . . . ....

May .............. . .......

June ... .......... ...........

July ........... .................

August ...........................

September ...... . .........

Water year 1949 -50 ..........

Feb.

3,350

c2,400

c 1,100

c700

0500

c420

469

757

16,200

1,860

861

713

2,570

4,490

1,630

766

565

439

430

353

291

3,270

2,040

768

490

333

235

433

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

95.

3,BBf .

151,852.

91,749

49,073

14,706

24,653

P,734

°2 552

8,250

3,349.

13,876.

243,066.

Mar.

737

562

234

258

258

223

204

292

310

194

358

1 , 220

1,140

591

599

329

276

269

237

451

1,670

657

476

404

314

251

330

1,250

462

306

244

Apr.

220

207

7,060

6,340

3,320

996

591

457

366

314

284

254

197

175

157

146

132

124

121

124

118

105

95

126

118

137

126

95

85

85

Maximum

3 6.6-

C 34

2 2, =20

2 13,500

12,300

16,200

1,670

8,340

2,050

6,R30

3,320

0 1,800

2 7,020

7 16,200

May

ee

107

483

234

152

129

123

105

83

325

438

230

178

137

1C(5

134

100

74

61

52

47

47

116

311

283

121

76

2,050

774

501

1,120

Minimum

0.6

5. 9

7.6

.6

64

231

194

83

47

78

35

7.6

7.6

.8

June

306

175

7u9

£,63o

798

366

234

163

126

425

584

182

115

90

7t

78

115

121

2,550

2,120

668

2,140

1,930

404

732

344

134

152

100

83

Mean

3.0

10.1

512

416

2,637

1,753

474

322

284

752

266

108

663

666

July

67

63

78

67

419

287

124

74

54

42

37

35

83

324

105

67

341

35

750

3,320

493

227

149

185

188

132

115

98

120

67

54

Aug.

l,8uj

345

191

102

70

5£

42

35

29

141

63

65

41

30

24

3J

58

34

27

21

30

24

18

15

12

9.6

3 . 2

7.6

8.2

h . 2

8.2

Per square 

mile

7 0.0079

.026

.804

1.07

6.80

4.52

1.22

2.12

.732

1.94

. 636

.278

1.71

1.72

Sept.

7.6

7.6

752

127

61

37

24

19

18

17

16

16

377

129

5S

35

20

3,390

7,020

5,900

746

329

207

152

115

95

83

72

Runoff in 

inches

0.009

.03

.93

14.55

7.B4

4.70

1.41

2.36

.34

"!?9

.32

1.91

23.30

Peak discharge (base, 11,OOP sec.-ft.).--Jan. 5 (9:30 p.m.) 17,Sou sec.-ft.; Feb. 9 (10:30 a.m.) 

29,800 sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (4:30 a.m.) 16,000 sec.-ft.; June 4 (6:5o a.m.) 13,20O sec.-ft.; Sept. 21 

(11 p.m.) 16,900 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height rerori; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Whiteoak 

Creek near Georgetown.

r 3ackwater from Ohio River; discharge cnmruted on basis uf weather records, stage of Ohio River,

238383 O - 53 - 21
M° WHITEOAK CREEK BASIN

Whiteoak Creek near Georgetown, Ohio

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°50'4D", long. 83°55'16", at highway bridge on State 

Highway 221, 600 feet downstream from Opossum Run, if miles southwest of Georgetown, 

Brown County, and 6j miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 569.21 feet above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1949, chain gage at same site 

but at datum 8.00 feet higher.

Drainage area.--221 square miles.

Records available.--October 1923 to November 1935, October 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--23 years, 252 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 second-feet Feb. 9 (gage height, 13.5 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.9 second-foot Oct. 26.

1923-35, 1939-50: Maximum discharge observed, 20,500 second-feet May 14, 1933 (gage 

height, 20.87 feet, present datum); no flow at times in 1930, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1948.

Remarks.^-Records fair. Gage read twice daily. 

Revisions (water years).--W 7£8; 1924-31. W758: 1933.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

6.9 

6.6

6.3 

8.4

8.7 

6.9 

4.8 

2.9

2.5

3.3 

3.5 

3.8 

3.5 

3.3

2.7 

6.0 

4.2 

3.3 

3.1

2.3 

3.5 

3.3 

2.7 

2.5

2.1 

2.3 

2.9

3,5 

3,1 

5.2

Nov.

3.8 

3.5 

4.2 

4.5 

4.8

4.8 

4.2 

4.0 

3.5 

3.3

3.1 

E.7 

6.0 

5.5 

5.0

4.0 

9.0 

7.5 

6.0 

5.5

5.2 

4.8 

4.2

4.8 

5.5

5.0 

4.8 

5.5 

9.4 

6.9

Dec.

6.6 

6.3 

7.8 

7.2

6.6

6.0 

6.9 

6.0 

5.8 

14

28 

619 

1,330 

258 

80

46 

67 

734 

580 

185

85 

59 

45 

35 

28

28 

47

98 

57 

38 

31

Jan.

29 

54 

1,400 

1,680 

3,850

6,130 

2,860 

443 

212 

1,720

1,910 

720 

1,930 

2,260 

739

3,050 

642 

352 

268 

124

84 

84 

138 

2,940 

1,430

1,590 

2,500 

410 

1,880 

2,990 

1,670

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber ......................

lendar year 1949

h.. .................. .......

1 ............................

st ...........................

embe r ........................

ter year 194^-50 ............

Feb.

2,090 

2,040 

677 

239 

154

154 

352 

248 

7,580 

1,260

352 

363 

1,760 

2,650 

1,230

352 

239 

178 

212 

178

124 

1,860 

1,600 

352 

212

143 

124 

143

Secondfoot-days

130.4 

151. C 

4,551.2

97,081. E

46,089 

26,866 

8,846 

15,833 

4,686 

13,210 

1,214 

1,094-E 

16, 120. C

138, 791. J

Peak discharge (base, 4,600 sec. -ft.). Jar

sec. -ft.; Feb. 9 (1 p.m.) 11, ZOO sec. -ft.; Ap

sec. -ft.; Sept. 20 (12 ra.) 10,200 sec. -ft.

Mar.

413 

212 

124

108 

102

95 

90 

102 

124 

79

178 

688 

454 

304 

143

116 

102 

95 

95 

700

1,790 

452

268 

268 

164

108 

95 

892 

266 

124 

95

Apr.

84 

74 

3,230 

7,530 

2,380

453 

239 

178 

154 

134

124 

102 

90 

79 

70

65 

60 

55 

54 

54

51 

48 

45 

46 

51

126 

108 

60 

47 

42

Maximum

8.7 

9.4

1,330

8,630

6,130 

7,560 

1,790 

7,530 

629 

3,660 

404 

197 

4,300

7,580

. 6 (8 a.m. 

r. 4 (8 a.ra

May

41 

55 

116 

95 

65

79 

134 

79

54

230

268 

143 

95 

70 

58

48 

39 

35

30

25 

49 

90 

629 

340

221 

146 

609 

434 

226 

156

Minimum

2.1 

2.7 

5.8

2.1

29

124 

79 

42 

25 

36 

12 

6.8 

5.0

2.1

June

102 

70 

1 , 100 

3,660 

460

143

84 

55 

43

550

373

66 

58 

42

36

52 

59 

103 

2,040 

732

254

816 

986 

216 

541

322

108 

61 

42 

36

Mean

4.21 

5.03 

147

266

1,487

960 

285 

528 

151 

440 

39.2 

35.3 

537

380

July

30 

27 

24 

24

26

27 

29 

30 

22 

18

15

12 

21 

16 

12

12 

14 

14

18

108 

46 

29 

46 

34

45 

34 

26 

21

16 

14

Aug.

142 

142 

70 

40 

24

17

12 

9.5 

8.2 

197

101 

44 

25 

17 

12

9.5 

8.2 

23 

19 

25

30 

19 

14 

9.5 

7.7

19 

7.7 

6.8 

17 

12 

6.8

Per square 

mile

0.019 

.023 

.665

1.20

6.73 

4.34 

1.29 

2.39 

.683 

1.99 

.177 

.160 

2.43

1.72

8,750 sec. -ft.; Jan. 30 (1 a.ra. 

) 10,200 sec. -ft.; June 4 (4 a.rr

Sept.

5.0 

5.0 

246 

142 

50

26 

19 

14 

15 

27

14 

56 

55 

49 

32

21 

17 

12

10 

C, 270

3,640 

4,300 

602 

176 

96

68 

52 

40 

33 

28

Runoff in 

inches

0 . 02 

.03 

.77

"l6.32

7.76 

4.52

1.49 

2.66 

.79 

2.22 

.20 

.18 

2.71

23.35

) 5,730 

.) 5,250
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN dud 

Little Miami River at Spring Valley, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°36'20", long. E4°00'50", InR. 5, T. 4, at highway bridge, three-eights of a mile southwest of Spring Valley and 2j miles downstream 

from Sugar Creek. Datum of gage is 73T.9 feet above mean sea level~ adjastment of 1912 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--361 square miles.

Reeords available.--September 19C5 to November 1935, October 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 21 years, 359 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,^40 second-feet Jan. 6, Feb. 14; maximum gage 

height, 13.90 feet Feb. 14; minimum discharge, 81 second-feet Aug. 27; minimum gage 

height, 2.70 feet Dec. 9, 10.

1925-35, 1939-50: Maximum discharge observed, 16,400 second-feet Feb. 26, 1929 

(gage height, 16.8 feet); minimum, 23 second-feet July 27, 1934.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 893: 1932 (M). W 1053: 1929.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

141 

130

125 

127 

178

201 

206 

171 

148 

137

128 

145 

164 

148 

139

132 

132 

130 

130 

123

120 

135 

128

122 

118

117 

115 

114 

114 

114 

118

Nov.

117 

114 

112 

110 

109

109 

109 

109 

107 

107

107 

107 

107 

109 

109

107 

107 

107 

104 

104

102 

101 

100 

101 

102

101 

100 

96 

101 

102

Dec.

101 

98 

95 

95 

95

94 

94 

94 

90 

92

110 

139 

166 

164 

141

128 

132 

203 

308

261

241

366 

284 

210

181

204 

453 

409 

316 

264 

229

Jan.

210 

204 

388

3,260 

2,750

5,310 

7,050 

1,730 

1,060 

2,640

2,780 

1,290 

1,560 

2,320 

2,040

4,160 

1,970 

1,170 

905

685

614 

596 

596 

2,130 

2,410

3,000 

2,920 

1,290 

1,370 

1,250 

943

Honth

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary ... ... .

h. ...........................

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

831 

943

868 

721

667

703 

703 

688 

3,080 

1,810

1,060 

1,210 

4,420 

6,840 

5,270

1,690 

1,210 

1,020 

1,020 

831

739 

1,720 

1,740 

1,130 

868

685

614 

614

Secondfoot-days

4,25C 3,17" 

5,85"

175,414

60,601 

43,695 

18,924 

20,411! 

9,941 

11,OOE 

6,602 

4,75E 

8,672

197,897

Peak discharKe (base, 3,600 sec. -ft.). Jar

sec. -ft.; Jan. 10 (8 p.m.; 4,650 sec. -ft.; Ja

Mar

667 

545 

478 

494 

478

478 

462 

511 

494 

446

462 

545 

1,110 

757

614

545 

511 

494 

446 

795

1,370 

905 

812 

667 

579

528 

528 

667 

596 

494 

446

Apr.

430 

414 

481 

2,670 

3,310

1,330 

905 

721 

596 

545

494

430 

402 

374

356

336 

321 

313 

307 

302

2 BE 

272 

324 

462 

838

1,130 

667 

511 

430 

462

Maximum

) 206 

117 

453

11,800

7,050 

6,840 

1,370 

3,310 

893 

2,150 

562 

667 

2,000

7,050

May

446 

395 

368 

341 

321

383 

330 

291 

274

344

330 

293 

274 

259 

253

261 

231 

893

365 

291

261 

367 

296 

370 

280

274

2+6 

236 

233 

221 

214

Minimum

114 

96 

90

90

204 

614 

446 

272 

214 

181 

126 

83 

97

83

June

214 

201 

217 

359

266

224 

205 

194 

189 

238

205 

185 

181 

181 

239

2,150 

944 

511 

380 

321

280 

248 

229 

243 

841

494

336 

272 

241 

217

Mean

137 

106 

IBS

481

1,955 

1,561 

61C 

681 

321 

367 

213 

153 

289

542

July

201 

192 

205

296 

476

562 

362 

277 

233 

205

189 

178 

217 

192 

174

164 

157 

203 

192 

226

174 

161 

149 

185 

183

159 

153 

145 

136

130 

126

Aug.

667 

298 

170 

142 

130

120 

114 

110 

133 

345

192 

155 

130

114 

106

134 

104 

110 

142 

112

101 

97 

91 

90

86

84 

83 

93 

20ft 

122 

172

Per square 

mile

0.380 

.294 

.524

1.33

5.42 

4.32

1.69 

1.89 

.889 

1.02 

.590 

.424 

.801

1.50

. 4 (2 p.m.) 1,660 sec. -ft.; Jan. C (11 p.m. 

n. 16 (3 a.m.) 4,910 sec. -ft.; Jan. 26 (7 p.

Sept.

142

149 

120

110

102 

99 

97 

99 

99

110 

189 

228 

149 

130

120 

112 

106 

112 

183

1,340 

2,000 

905 

478 

336

264 

224 

198 

181 

164

Runoff in 

inches

0.44 

.33

.60

18.07

6.24 

4.50 

1.95 

2.10 

1.02 

1.13 

.68 

.49 

.89

20.37

) 8,240 

m.) 4,400

sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (2:30 p.m.) 8,240 sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (8:30 p.m.) 4,910 sec.-ft.
310 LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Little Miami River near Port Ancient, Ohio

Location. Mater-stage recorder, lat. 39°22'42", long. 84°05'32", in sec. 2 R 3 T c< 2~mTTes south of Port Ancient, ST miles northeast of Morrow, and 2f miles upstream "' 

from Todd Fork. Datum of gage is 643.65 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--677 square miles.

Records available. December 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--11 years (1939-50), 664 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,100 second-feet Jem. 6 (gage height 12 03 

feet); minimum, 93 second-feet Dec. 9, 10; minimum gage height, 1.38 feet Aug. 28~ 

^ 1938-50: Maximum discharge, 32,900 second-feet Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height 16 80 

leet); minimum, 26 second-feet Cept. 2G, 30, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.02 feet 

Oct. J, 194b.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 27 to June 16, Sept. 26-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 6 Jan. 7 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

93

136

223

378

3.0

3.7 

5.0

6.9

665

1,080

2,140

3,940

5,340

6,780

10,500

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.6

120

183

272

498

742

1,200

2,210

3,940

Note. Same as preceding 

tatle above 6.3 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

ie2

144

139

144

149

244

226

204

176

165

154

157

185

188

171

159

159

275

174

157

149

152

157

146

141

134

127

127

127

129

131

Nov.

131

127

124

122

120

118

115

115

113

113

113

111

115

115

118

118

115

115

111

109

105

103

101

101

103

105

103

107

109

109

-

Dec.

109

105

101

97

99

97

97

97

93

95

109

149

217

223

197

152

141

275

473

400

316

370

365

269

223

237

466

544

418

340

288

Jan.

258

251

596

6,420

5,620

10,400

9,500

5,230

1,860

3,740

5,060

2,490

2,880

4,180

3,520

8,780

4,180

2,030

1,560

1,160

990

923

956

3,720

4,420

6,450

5,920

2,710

2,870

2,780

1,900

Month

October ..........................

November ................... .....

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ........

January ..........................

February ......................

March ............................

April .........................

May ..............................

June ...................... ......

July... ..........................

August .....................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 .........

Feb.

1,780

,210

,900

,360

,130

,130

,200

,290

,320

,910

,990

,250

,180

10,200

8,130

4,040

1,990

1,610

1,690

1,360

1,160

3,370

3,640

2,080

1,520

1,130

990

956

_

-

Secondfoot-days

5,052

3,38^

7,16!

303,805

111,354

77,516

30,017

37,397

16,669

17,341

11,633

7,253

22,123

346,901

Mar.

1,020

859

715

742

715

688

668

770

770

657

715

923

1,670

1,320

990

859

799

742

673

1,110

2,470

1,610

1,360

1,130

956

829

799

1,020

990

770

678

Apr.

652

632

1,430

5,140

6,040

2,850

1,650

1,280

1,060

923

859

770

688

647

612

583

551

538

524

520

494

469

486

715

1,350

2,360

1,280

891

715

688

Maximum

275

131

544

; 19,000

10,400

10,200

2,470

6,040

1,380

2,670

1,410

703

6,540

10,400

May

715

627

583

551

524

632

565

490

453

529

579

498

469

441

422

533

441

1,380

742

547

473

520

502

542

478

507

441

399

399

358

329

Minimum

127

101

93

93

251

956

657

469

329

233

178

118

135

93

June

321

293

300

507

407

332

293

265

256

362

336

265

242

236

233

2,670

1,950

956

662

538

457

399

376

366

1,570

990

598

445

380

336

Mean

ie:

11:

23]

83J

3,592

2,76{

966

1,24"

53f

576 37 =

23^ 73'

95(

July

304

279

272

332

1,280

1,410

716

490

391

336

296

272

265

290

262

259

239

239

311

604

339

265

233

368

339

252

224

206

196

186

178

Aug.

475

510

262

206

188

178

167

160

156

703

358

290

224

188

176

252

174

158

181

183

160

147

141

137

133

126

120

118

205

206

571

Per square 

mile

0.241

.167

.341

1.23

5.31

4.09

1.43

1.84

.795

3 .854

.554

.346

1.09

) 1.40

Sept.

329

246

242

215

178

156

141

137

137

135

145

170

404

215

178

158

143

137

139

1,280

4,280

6,540

2,300

1,280

799

583

457

388

329

282

Runoff in 

inches

0.28

.19

.39

16.69

6.12

4.26

1.65

2.05

.92

.95

.64

.40

1.22

19.07
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 311

Little Miami River at Milford, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°10'17", long. 84°17'53", 500 feet downstream from

 highway bridge in Milford, Clermont County, and l£ miles upstream from East Fork. Datum

of gage is 499.35 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of ly!2. 

Drainage area.--1,195 square miles.

Hecords available.--Mareh 1325 to July 1936. October 1938 to September 1950. 

Average discharge.--22 years (1925-35, 1938-50), 1,235 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 32,600 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 13.96

 feet); minimum, 117 second-feet Dec. 6; minimum gage height, 0.45 foot Aug. 28.

1925-36. ly38-50: Maximum discharge, 69,900 second-feet Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 

20.90 feet); minimum, 32 second-feet Sept. 20, 1940; minimum gage height observed, 0.26 

foot Sept. 18, 1948, but may have been less during periods of no gage-height record in 

September 1948.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions(water years).--W 723: 1931. W 743: 1932. W 758

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 12)

0.5 147

.7 206

l.Z 390

1.5 519

1.8 673

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5

2.1 890

2.5 1,300

3.0 1,920

3.5 2,600

4.5 4,200

Jan. 7 to Sept. 30

5.5 5,100

8.0 12,400

10.0 18,500

11.5 23,800

0.5 147

.8 240

1.3 440

1.7 545

2.0 850

2.4 1,230

3.0 1,920

Mote. Same as preceding table 

above 3.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

206

187

175

178

184

187

258

251

226

203

187

181

184

206

Z03

190

187

223

244

197

184

181

178

178

169

158

155

150

147

147

158

Nov.

153

153

150

144

144

144

142

142

140

137

137

137

140

142

142

140

142

140

137

137

137

137

130

134

134

134

134

134

137

134

-

Dec.

137

137

134

132

127

127

130

130

130

134

154

415

779

483

370

306

254

644

1,050

551

519

452

492

431

402

g324

g628

g711

g57S

g465

g427

Jan.

g390

g398

1,820

11,100

11,500

23,800

13,300

7,700

3,050

7,240

7,450

4,450

5,910

8,210

5,920

12,200

6,310

3,450

2,530

1,860

1,500

1,350

1,370

9,280

7,700

13,300

10,300

4,730

5,210

6,330

3,610

Month

October ............... ..........

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .............. ..........

March . . .........................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ...................... ......

July .............................

August ...........................

September ...... .................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

4,550

5,890

3,780

2,390

1,920

1,800

1,920

2,330

15,400

5,750

3,530

3,380

12,200

16,300

11,600

5,310

3,210

2,530

2,530

2,180

1,800

8,280

5,980

3,510

2,530

1,860

1,560

1,500

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

5 , 86

4,18

11,86]

535,54]

204, 38f

138, 62

64^91

21 76^

26|78C

16,32: 

14,01-!

53.60C

511,30]

Mar.

1,800

1,420

l',050

1,060

1,010

973

926

1,120

1,200

910

1,220

1,800

2,500

2,250

1,620

1,350

1,180

1,090

982

2,290

4,910

2,900

2,250

,920

,560

,270

,180

,550

,500

,150

935

Apr.

858

835

5,020

14,200

10,500

5,290

2,82O

2,120

1,740

1,450

1,320

1,130

982

884

812

751

714

682

657

651

634

599

572

727

992

3,130

1,800

1,190

918

828

-

Maximum

»

 153

L 1,050

L 31,800

t 16 ! 300

4,910

14,200

1,140 

3,860

2 320

t 3^470

) 15,000

L 23,800

May

850

775

707

654

622

707

775

522

551

761

954

714

522

562

520

577

634

1,090

1,140

657

540

501

505

1,120

850

551

528

551

622

551

530

Minimum

147

130

127

127

390

1,500 

910

572

501

304

233

142

172

127

June

445

406

513

1,380

822

546

445

385

352

397

496

397

340

316

304

1,670

3,130

1,450

1,200

850

634

520

634

721

3,860

2,010

992

628

506

431

-

Mean

14C

383

1,468

6,593

4 95"!

l)s8C

2,164 

702

89v 52'

452

1,78'

1,67E

July

385

348

332

385

1,410

2,320

1,160

670

501

410

360

324

385

520

427

348

304

344

431

714

546

372

308

468

748

436

336

289

258

233

251

Aug.

401

678

393

277

233

209

190

178

178

1,440

824

431

352

266

223

251

237

190

184

281

209

181

167

155

147

147

142

144

296

3,470

1,540

Per square 

mile

0.158

.117

. 321

1 « 23

5 52

4! 14

1 32

5B7

.747

.441 

 378

1.50

1.40

Sept.

611

811

1,150

712

37K

270

223

197

197

194

197

268

572

394

277

230

200

181

172

8,240

11,900

15,000

4,550

2,250

1,360

892

682

567

491

436

-

Runoff in 

inches

Il3

.37

16 66

6 .36

4 »31 lisa

2.02

.68

.51 

.44

1.67

19.02

Peak discharge (base. 15,000 sec.-ft.). Jan. 6 (l p.m.) 32,600 sec.-ft.j Jan. 16 (2 a.m.) 17,000 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 26 (6 p.m.) 20,700 sec.-ft.; Feb. 9 (9 a.m.) 20,700 sec.-ft.j Fetr. 14 (12:30 p.m.) 

20,700 sec.-ft.j Apr. 4 (9 p.m.) 17,000 sec.-ft.j Sept. 21 (9 p.m.) 22,000 sec.-ft.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
dl- LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Cowan Creek near Wilmington, Ohio

Location. Chain ga^e, lat. 39°24'20'', long. 83°49'00", at bridge on State Highway 134,

 at Burtonville, 2f miles south of Wilmington, Clinton County.

Drainage area. 31.9 square miles.

Records available. October 1942 to June 1950 (discontinued).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period October 1949 to June 1950 1,930 second-feet

 Jan. b (gage height, 11.3 feet, from graph based on gage readings); no flow for many 

days.

1942-50: Maximum discharge observed, 3,100 second-feet Mar. 19, 1943 (gage height, 

13.64 feet); no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

 Crage read twice daily. Water diverted at dam just above station for municipal supply 

of city of Wilmington.

Revisions (water years ) . W 1083: 1943-45.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

.2

.3

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

>2

.2

.2

.2

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2'.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.9

.6

-

Dec.

0.7

.2

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.7

2.0

.3

0

0

38

15

7.2

4.2

2.6

1.0

.4

.1

2.1

12

5.6

3.5

2.5

2.3

Month

October. ..............

November. ..............

December. .......... . .

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. ......... ... .

April.... ..............

May. ...................

June .............. ...

July................. ..

August.. ...............

September. ........... .

Water year

Jan.

1.7

3.9

56

196

538

1,180

212

83

69

333

258

77

120

156

140

285

135

75

46

33

22

11

52

523

150

521

158

77

468

204

89

Feb.

128

198

89

55

48

73

45

155

595

170

142

227

299

403

135

73

64

62

55

45

38

399

227

96

56

34

32

33

-

_

-

Mar.

31

28

29

28

22

19

19

14

14

15

22

41

36

35

32

28

23

21

19

85

108

48

40

32

28

29

29

33

24

18

18

Apr.

a!8

a!7

a40

248

76

76

46

36

43

44

30

23

37

33

31

30

26

20

8.9

7.7

7.4

6.6

9.0

24

13

23

16

12

9.9

8.9

-

Observed

foot-days MaxlnluD1 Minimum Mean

4.2 0.3 0 0.14

3.7 .9 0 .12

109.1 38 0 3.52

13,214.3 825 0 36.2

6,272.6 1,180 1.7 202

3,976 595 32 142

968 108 14 31.2

1,020.4 248 6.6 34.0

220.6 24 .2 7.12

165.4 46 0 5.51

-

- -

-

May

7.2

6.9

7.7

6.9

24

19

9.6

7.9

e.e

21

11

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.9

9.6

23

8.2

4.8

2.8

2.5

2.8

8.5

4.2

5.2

.5

.2

.2

.2

4.7

3.6

June

1.6

0

.4

23

11

2.5

2.8

24

4.5

2.3

3.0

1.8

.3

2.3

1.0

1.3

2.0

1.4

1.0

0

0

0

0

.3

46

18

6.4

3.0

3.2

2.3

-

Diversion

(mean secondfeet)t

u

.10

1.98

.89

1.92

.61

.63

.64

.74

.99

~

_

-

July Aug. Sept.

Adjusted for diversion

Mean

0.14

.22

5.50

37.1

204

143

34! 6

7.86

6.50

~

_

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.0044 0.005

!l72 '.20

1.16 15.80

6 .39 7 .37

4.48 4.66

.997 1 15

1 . 08 1 .20

.246 .28

.204 .23

-

_

-

t Diversion for municipal supply of city of Wilmington.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Little 

Miami River at Spring Valley.
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 313

East Fork Little Miami River at Williamstmrg, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°03'10", long. 84°03'05", at Main Street Bridge

 in Williamsburg, Clermont County, 1.1 miles upstream from Todd Run. Datum of gage is 

784.09 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Drainage area. 238 square miles.

Records available. March 1949 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 11.32

 i'eet); minimum observed, 0.6 second-foot Oct. 4, 11.

1949-50: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 20, 1950; minimum observed, that of Oct.4, 

11, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which are

Rating table, water year, 1949-50, (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In aecond-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 12, Apr. 27 

to June 3, Aug. 2 to Sept. 20, Sept. 23-30)

0.5 0.2 1.0 14 1.5 109 

.6 .8 1.1 23 1.7 182 

.7 2.0 1.2 36 2.2 393 

.8 4.3 1.3 54 2.8 700 

.9 8.1 1.4 78 3.8 1,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.6 

1.0 

.7 

.8 

.9

.9 

.9

.7 

.7 

.8

.6 

.8 

1.2 

.7 

.8

.8 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2

1.2 

dl.O 

d.9 

d.8 

d.8

d.8 

d.8 

d.9 

1.0 

1.0 

1.5

Nov.

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

1.6 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.8 

1.9 

1.9

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

1.5 

1.6

1.8 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

2.5

Dec.

2.7 

2.9 

3.2 

3.2 

3.4

3.4 

3.6 

3.8 

3.8 

4.7

6.2 

92 

412 

159 

68

36 

24 

465 

455

171

87 

56 

40 

30 

23

24

172 

144 

71 

45 

33

Jan.

28 

56 

1,230 

1,920 

3,610

6,570 

3,750 

484 

242 

994

1,300 

656 

1,430 

2,100 

727

2,400 

549 

292 

267 

155

103 

97 

177 

3,670 

2,150

2,070 

2,590 

450 

1,030 

1,430 

842

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber ........................

lendar year 

ary

h. ........................

1 ...........................

st ..................... ....

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,400 

2,040 

728 

288 

190

214 

384 

609 

6,570 

1,630

393

297 

1,640 

2,630 

1,690

416 

263 

198 

230 

210

140 

1,820 

2,110 

431 

259

159 

116 

134

Secondfoe t-days

29.8

55. C 

2,647.S

-

43,769 

27,189 

7,555 

16,670 

3,125 

8,213 

1,586 

2,003.7 

20,162

133,005.4

Mar.

388 

267 

159 

123 

94

87 

84 

97 

126 

87

187 

591 

479 

352 

167

126 

1O6 

97 

97 

452

1,260 

445 

271 

242 

178

123 

106 

306 

251 

123 

84

Apr.

71 

68 

3,700 

7,570 

2,290

555

318 

222

171 

140

116 

97 

78 

68 

61

56 

52 

50 

48

46

45 

45

46 

41 

98

280 

152 

78 

58 

50

Maximum

1.6 

2.5

465

-

6,570 

6,570 

1,260 

7,570 

437 

1,510 

160 

704 

7,320

7,570

4.6 1,950 

6.0 3,310 

8.0 5,530 

9.5 7,570

to September 1950

May

50 

52 

50

46 

41

120 

182 

87 

54 

102

226

130 

87 

68 

52

40 

33 

35 

30 

23

21 

80 

112 

437 

366

262 

81 

54 

48 

67 

89

Minimum

0.6 

1.4 

2.7

-

28

116 

84 

41 

El 

28 

11 

4.3 

13

.6

June

45

30 

410 

1,510 

433

174 

97 

63 

54 

208

148 

68 

54 

35 

28

40 

32 

114 

578 

326

198 

683 

349 

100 

1,470

514 

222 

116 

68 

46

Mean

0.96 

1.83 

85.4

-

1,412 

971 

244 

556 

101 

274 

51.2 

64.6 

672

364

July

33 

27 

23 

20

19

19 

160 

81 

41 

26

18 

14 

13 

11 

16

40 

28 

22 

53 

123

52

81 

54 

144 

124

93 

116 

54 

32 

23 

26

Aug.

35 

286 

120 

48 

30

17 

11 

7.3 

6.6 

297

704 

120 

52 

32 

22

15 

12 

10 

9.8 

8.1

19 

32

17 

12 

7.7

6.2 

4.7 

4.3 

10 

30 

18

Per square 

mile

0.0040 

.0077 

.359

-

5.93 

4.08 

1.03 

2.34 

.424 

1.15 

.215 

.271 

2.82

1.53

Sept.

17 

218 

467 

142

144

56 

33 

22 

17 

15

41

38 

108 

84 

63

35 

22

15 

13 

7,320

3,820 

5,820 

973 

284 

134

78 

58 

48 

41 

36

Runoff in 

inches

0.005 

.009 

.41

-

6.84 

4.25 

1.18 

2.60 

.49 

1.28 

.25 

.31 

3.15

20.77

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 sec. -ft.). Jan. 6 (12:30 p.m.) 8,020 sec. -ft.; Jan. 24 (3:3O p.m.)

5,290 sec.-ft.j Feb. 9 (7 a.m.; 7,130 sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (12:30 a.m. and 8 p.m.) 8,620 sec.-ft.; 

Sept. 20 (7 a.m.) 1O.40O sec.-ft.; Sept. 22 (6:30 a.m.) 6,570 sec.-ft.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for other 

stations in basin.

Hote. Discharge Oct. 1-21, Oct. 29 to Nov. 8 computed from wire-weight gage readings.
314 LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

East Fork Little Miami River near Bantam, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°01'40", long. 84°08'00", at county highway bridge 

between Bantam and Afton, 2.1 miles north of Bantam and 4.1 miles southeast of Batavia, 

Clermont County. Datum of gage Is 634.43 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Drainage area.--331 square miles.

Records available. November 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,400 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 16.52 

I'eet); minimum, 0.9 second-foot Oct. 3, 4.

1948-50: Maximum discharge, 16,800 second-feet Jan. 24, 1949; maximum gage height, 

that of Apr. 3, 1950; minimum discharge, that of Oct. 3, 4, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 1,500 second-feet, which are fair, and those for 

periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.8

1.4

1.0

1.6

3 4

3.2

3.0

3.6

3.2

2.6

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

Nov.

2.2

2J8

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.8

4.0

-

Dec.

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.6

5.3

11

660

1,160

256

98

42

25

1,140

897

293

139

89

62

43

32

32

186

205

106

66

45

Jan.

37

68

2,690

3,400

6,320

9,960

5,030

857

355

1,860

2,070

1,380

2,500

3,300

1,540

3,680

1,020

471

368

200

137

125

303

5,350

3,240

3,340

3,750

771

2,620

2,890

1,950

Month

October ............... ..........

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

2,620

3,120

1,300

485

279

302

549

1,400

9,790

2,770

666

584

2,740

4,080

2,600

668

376

295

326

305

200

2,420

3,010

673

350

249

208

240

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

64.4

80 . £

5.628.E

149,265.2

71,582

42,605

11,724

24,771

8,130

17,462

2,094

2,820

24,627

211,588.7

Mar.

633

387

200

157

146

137

151

131

153

139

322

972

800

561

205

155

122

112

110

881

2,340

739

350

300

210

150

130

350

411

170

120

Apr.

100

100

7,220

9,500

3,800

886

38O

250

200

160

140

120

110

100

90

80

75

70

65

65

60

60

60

60

90

350

270

150

90

70

Maximum

3.6

4.0

1,160

12,000

9,960

9,790

2,340

9,500

1,490

3,260

453

859

7,460

9,960

May

65

77

110

82

68

301

292

140

85

531

355

210

144

111

89

64

52

45

44

42

42

62

155

1,320

445

496

190

1,490

321

392

310

Minimum

1.0

2.0

3.6

1.0

37

200

110

60

42

42

15

11

18

1.0

June

130

65

1,790

3,260

708

230

130

90

71

607

364

102

81

44

42

108

116

114

2,530

846

345

1,790

928

192

1,560

699

249

129

79

63

Mean

2 .06

2. . 6£

182

409

2,309

1,522

378

826

262

582

67.5

91.0

821

580

July

50

38

33

32

29

26

42

110

58

34

26

2O

18

18

15

17

34

27

63

453

100

52

68

115

245

82

103

78

45

34

29

Aug.

328

363

194

98

56

32

24

17

15

123

859

180

86

49

36

25

20

18

27

23

15

25

33

20

16

14

13

11

11

17

72

Per square 

mile

0.0063

.0081

.550

1.24

6.98

4.60

1.14

2.50

.792

1.76

.204

.275

2 .48

1.75

Sept.

28

31

627

165

147

89

46

38

30

23

20

55

191

92

84

58

36

23

18

7,460

5,200

7,250

1,790

403

218

157

123

94

73

58

Runoff in 

inches

0.007

.009

.63

16.78

8.04

4.79

1 . 32

2.78

.91

1.96

.24

. 32

2!77

23.78

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 sec.-ft.) . Jan. 6 (11 a.m.) 13.600 sec.-ft.; Jan. 24 (3 p.m.) 7.910

c.-ft.; Feb. 9 (3:30 a.m.) 14,700 sec.-ft.; Apr. 3 (10 p.m.) 15,400 sec.-ft.; June 4 (1 a.m.) 7,430

c.-ft.j Sept. 20 (11 a.m.) 12,800 sec.-ft.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 23-28, Mar. 30 to Apr. 2, Apr. 7 to May 1, May 27, June 1, 6-8; 

discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for other stations in basin. Discharge 

below about 400 second-feet Feb. 4 to Mar. 19, June 2 to Sept. 30 computed from graph based on outside 

gage readings.
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 315

East Fork Little Miami River at Perintewn, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°OB'13", long. 84°14'1T", at highway bridge at 

Perintown, Clermont County, 5 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 507.28 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area. 477 square miles. 

Records available.--May 1915 to September 1917, October 1917 to May 1920 (gage heights

only), January 1925 to September 1950. 

Average discharge.--25 years (1925-50), 557 second-feet.

e height, 19.08 

ot Oct. 3.

u -LJVJ, J-^TLJij-ij'j . I'lUj-.-uii 11 u_Duiiai^c, o^j^iuu DCUUIIU.-I. ecu ridi . u, j.^t^j ^£ci£c iici&i

feet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot July 24, 1930; minimum gage height, -0.18 foot

net. 3-7, 1917. 

Remarks.--Records good. 

Revisions (water years) . W 643: Drainage area. W 873: 1938. W 973:

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 18, 

Apr. 12 to May 24, Sept. 24-30)

1933(M).

Oct. 1 to Jan. 6

5,160

7,510

12,900

14,900

17,500

Jan. 7 to Sept. 30

2.5 361

3.1 581

117

201

7.0

9.0

10.9

3,300

5,210

7,510

:.6 1,430 

--Same as preceding table above 10.9

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

3.1 

2.6

2.6 

3.9

4.4

3.1 

3.9 

9.5 

3.1

1.5 

3.9 

4.9

5.5 

4.9

4.9 

6.5 

6.5 

S.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.0 

5.5

4.9 

4.4 

4.4 

3.9 

3.5 

3.1

Nov.

2.6 

3.5 

3.5

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9

3.9 

4.4 

5.5 

5.5 

4.9

4.9 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.9

4.4

4.4 

4.9 

5.5 

5.5

Dec.

5.5 

5.5

6.O 

6.0 

5.5

4.9 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

5.5

17 

522 

L.580 

468 

192

98 

63 

1.260 

1,310 

674

338 

161 

112 

85 

68

119 

379 

342 

179 

119 

91

Jan

78 

154 

3,530 

4,720 

8,860

17, SCO 

6 , 840 

1,470 

740 

2,510

2 , 700 

1,880 

3,520 

4,340

2,520

4,840 

1.690 

842 

6?A 

380

273 

242 

417 

7,390 

4,170

5,000 

4,820 

1,290 

3,320 

3,720 

2,570

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

WE

mbe r .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h.. ..........................

1 ............................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 sec

Feb.

3,490 

3,840

1,730 

816 

427

383 

560 

1,610 

14,800 

4,280

1,190 

955 

3,440 

5,210 

3,450

1 , 100 

624 

431 

413 

410

323 

3,210 

3,740 

1,100 

646

441

346 

381

Secondfoot-days

145.2

127. S 

3,229.1

215, 153. S

102,950 

59,345 

15,691 

37,530 

9,459 

22,690 

2,777 

3,353 

30,928

293,225.2

.-ft.). Js

Mar.

790 

557

287 

255 

242

213 

190 

206 

223 

201

316

1,070 

952 

692 

346

248 

208 

196 

178 

1,100

2,980 

1,210 

520 

463 

317

240 

203 

364 

493 

253 

178

Apr.

152 

136 

10,100 

14 , 100 

6,070

1,480

765 

602 

387 

343

317 

242 

253 

190 

178

156 

144

134 

126 

123

119 

110 

104 

103 

151

268 

287 

167 

119 

104

Maximum

9.5 

5.5

1,580

17,000

17,500 

14,800 

2,980 

14,100 

1,510 

4 , 900 

356 

728 

9,000

17,500

n. 6 (12 m.)

sec. -ft.; Feb. 9 (7 a.m.) 21,500 sec. -ft.; Apr. 3 (10 p.n

May

97 

93 

99 

113

96

210 

287 

206 

128 

484

486 

306 

208 

160 

132

112 

97 

89 

81 

81

75 

77 

166 

1,510 

771

497 

242 

1,420 

339 

385 

412

Minimum

1.5 

2.2 

4.4

1.5

78

323 

178 

103 

75 

83 

33 

20 

32

1.5

June

220 

138 

1,140 

4,900 

1 , 000

331 

201 

144 

113 

495

599 

184 

117 

99 

83

150 

140 

93 

2,920 

1,440

490 

2,140 

1,630 

350 

1,730

1,050 

342 

201 

142 

108

Mean

4.68 

4.26

265

589

3,321 

2,120 

506 

1,251 

305 

756 

89.6 

108 

1,031

803

July

86

72 

62 

56 

62

66 

53 

86 

94

66

50 

42 

39 

79 

53

38 

33

47 

45 

356

156 

85 

68 

159 

263

148 

112 

117 

81 

57 

46

Aug.

102 

414 

258 

146 

91

63 

47 

37 

33 

271

728 

288 

148 

94 

66

50 

39 

34 

32 

40

34

25 

23 

38 

31

25

21 

20 

32 

28 

95

Per square 

mile

0.0098 

.0089 

.556

1.23

6.96 

4.44 

1.06 

2.62 

.639 

1.58 

.188 

.226 

2.16

1.68

Sept.

69 

346 

573 

276 

156

146 

93 

66 

53 

43

35 

32 

159 

138 

104

93 

63 

45 

37 

8,340

6,960 

9,000 

2,560 

572 

306

208 

154 

123 

97 

81

Runoff in 

inches

0.01 

.01 

.64

16.78

8.03 

4.63 

1.22 

2.93 

.74 

1.77 

.22 

.26 

2.41

22.87

23,000 sec. -ft.; Jan. 24 (ll a.m.) 10,600 

.) 24,800 sec. -ft. 5 Sept. 20 (4 p.m.) 16.OOO
LICKING RIVER BASIN

Licking River near Salyersville, Ky.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 3T°44'55", long. 83°05'20", at bridge on State High- 

 way 30, O.I, mile upstream from Gardner Branch, 1.2 miles west of Salyersville, Magoffin

County, and 3.1 miles downstream from State Road Fork. Datum of gage is 823.80 feet

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.--140 square miles.

Records available. December 1933 to September 1950. 

Average discharge'. --11 years (1939-50), 151 second-feet. 

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 4,640 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 19.95

feet) ; minimum, 0.6 second-foot Oct. 11, 12 (gage height, 5.53 feet).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 14,300 second-feet Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 25.4 feet,

from floodmark); no flow at times.

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Hevlslo'ns (water years ) .--W 923: 1939, 1940, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 29 to May 14)

Oct. 1 to Dec Dec. 14 to Sept. 30

9.2

13.0

14.2

38

46

195

311

843

1,0£0

15.2

16.2

17.2

17.8

18.4

19.0

1,240

1,560

2,020

2,400

2,860

3,470

10.5

13.0

14.2

491

841

1,020

Mote. Same as preceding table above 

14.2 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

8.7

7.1

4.4

2.8

1.9

1.2

1.0

.7

.8

.8

.7

1.1

1.5

17

20

13

12

22

22

15

12

10

8.1

6.8

6.1

8.7

10

15

44

43

301

Nov.

176

90

64

54

42

34

29

25

22

20

19

18

18

19

18

17

15

15

15

14

13

13

12

12

16

20

24

24

26

30

-

Dec.

27

24

22

20

20

19

18

18

16

114

523

757

1,610

1,300

376

228

163

158

187

166

146

137

338

290

200

174

155

147

128

113

101

Jan.

99

99

122

167

1,060

2,150

1,930

858

468

560

649

710

1,670

1 , 600

1,080

1,140

927

746

994

800

520

403

327

275

227

200

550

555

440

1,050

3,380

Month

October ........... .

Novembe r ........ . ..... ...

December .......... .... ........

Calendar year 1949 ...... ....

January ....... ..............

February ................

March ................... . .

April . ....... ...... ....

May.............. .... ..... ....

June .......... .......

July .......... ... . . ... ...

August ...................

September .................. . .

Water year 1949-50 . . .........

Feb.

3,390

3,060

1,700

712

484

385

310

S45

683

812

527

404

360

308

257

210

174

147

136

116

103

104

129

117

109

101

84

34

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

618.4

914

7,707

56, 422, t

25,556

15,249

7 592

3)740

7,724

9,682

6,921

1,104

8,288

95,095.4

Mar

92

79

62

59

57

54

50

57

58

46

46

445

722

585

368

295

258

258

234

235

296

282

249

204

168

144

177

862

523

357

270

Apr.

227

193

172

158

335

282

230

201

174

158

145

130

118

112

102

91

83

77

72

71

68

61

55

51

55

87

64

53

56

59

-

Maximum

301

176

1,610

2,120

3,380

3,390

862

335

1,540

1,090

2,020

152

1,430

3,390

May

64

59

79

81

?e

68

65

55

45

40

40

93

279

228

1,040

838

426

265

173

126

93

117

143

264

192

202

240

140

234

419

1,540

Minimum

0.7

12

16

99

84

46

51

40

63

50

12

35

.7

June

885

477

343

806

533

313

212

175

178

330

465

243

168

134

114

113

85

63

252

737

1,090

666

570

236

165

128

104

99

99

99

-

Mean

19.9

30.5

249

155

824

545

245

125

249

323

223

35.6

276

261

July

98

94

84

93

97

98

85

74

68

65

59

57

102

128

a 60

127

162

85

h55

a 50

330

132

a85

a70

a60

1,340

2,020

499

302

190

152

Aug.

127

102

a85

66

53

43

37

32

28

26

24

23

23

20

17

16

18

17

18

22

17

15

14

12

12

12

12

14

20

27

152

Per square 

mile

0 -. 142

.218

1.78

1.11

5.89

3.89

1.75

.893

1.78

2.31

1.59

.254

1.97

1.86

Sept.

221

510

1,430

375

192

128

96

88

292

179

120

273

143

100

77

59

48

40

35

966

684

914

473

256

161

122

97

82

68

59

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.16

.24

2.05

14.98

6.79

4.05

2.02

.99

2.05

2.57

1.84

.29

2.20

25.25

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 sec. -ft. ) .--Dec. 13 (5 p.m.) 2,170 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (2:30 a.m. 2,440

.-IS.

_ No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

Johns Creek near Meta.

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings.
317

Licking River at Farmers, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°OB I 25", long. S3 0 33'30", at bridge on U. S. Highway HO, 300 feet upstream from Chesapeake Sc Ohio Railway bridge, three-quarters of a 

mile west of Partners, Rowan County, and 1.1 allies upstream from Triplett Creek. Da torn 

of gage is WG.48 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary staff gage 100 

feet downstream from Carey Branch and 3.8 miles upstream from base gage. Datum of auxiliary gage is 652.44 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--826 square miles.

Hecords available.--July 1915 to June 1920 (gage heights only), May 1928 to September 1931, 

December 193ti <~o February 1937 (in Water-Supply Paper H38), April 1938 to September

Average discharge.--15 years (1928-31, 1938-50), 9d6 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,300 second-feet Feb. 1; maximum gage height, 

26.31 feet Pel . 1; minimum discharge, 13 second-feet on uct. 1, 6-8 (gage height, 1.88 

feet ).

1928-31, 1936-37, 1938-50: Maximum discharge, 22,200 second-feet Feb. 3, 1J39; maximum gage height, that uf Feb. 1, 1950; minimum discharge, 0.7 second-foot Oct. 14, 

1930; minimum gage height, 1.30 feet Sept. 13, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 31.1 feet Feb. 9, 19ie (ice gorge).

Remarks.--Records good. Auxiliary gage read on?e daily below 8 feet and twice dally above. 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1950 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

118G. 

Revisions.--W 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in seoond-feet)

(Fall used as a factor Oct. 31, Nov. 29, Dec. 11-16, 19, Jan. 3-23, Jan. 26

to Feb. 2, Feb. 4-7, 9-13, 23-25, Mar. 12-16, 27-30, May 23, 24, 26, 27, 30,

June 4-7, 19-25, July 4-7, 22, 23, 26-31, Sept. 4, 10, 13, 19-26)

1.8 0 3.2 370

1.9 16 4.2 760

2.0 37 7.0 2,200 

2.2 85 10.0 4,000 

2.5 160 18.1} 9,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

23

29

30

31

Oct.

13

20

24

18

14

13

13

13

16

18

20

22

22

24

65

75

51

58

100

80

68

55

58

51

39

33

29

24

24

35

625

Nov.

728

600

456

292

214

169

145

128

112

102

92

85

92

95

100

92

85

80

78

72

68

65

60

58

70

105

130

138

274

331

-

Dec .

229

184

158

140

128

120

110

105

102

110

734

3,320

7,560

9,360

4,850

2,520

1,590

1,000

1,410

1,140

975

830

752

724

795

765

712

850

925

785

664

Jan.

580

584

1,780

4,840

9,130

13,400

12,800

11,200

7,700

4,800

3,040

5,140

8,750

8,820

7,180

6,630

5,480

4,160

4,220

2,980

2,390

1,910

1,650

1,470

1,300

1,120

3,190

4,100

3,300

5,560

10,000

Month

October ......... ... ...........

November .......... ...... ....

December ......................

Calendar year 1949 ....... ....

January ......................

February ................. ...

March ........................ ...

April ................ ...........

May ................... .........

June ........................... .

July .................... ........

August ...........................

September ................... ....

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

20,200

18,800

16,800

13,000

9,920

5,730

2,570

1,710

3,520

4,770

3,940

2,910

2.CT40

1,780

1,600

1,370

1,200

1,020

905

805

728

744

1,470

1,350

1,150

1,020

845

752

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,720

5,116

43,647

358,284.2

159,204

122,649

59,750

21,458

25,021

84,569

70,822

9,392

70,785

674,133

Mar.

748

700

604

536

504

488

464

464

524

476

544

4,600

7,260

6,310

4,440

2,810

2,000

1,620

1,400

1,320

2,020

2,060

1,840

1,580

T.SIO

1,100

978

2,930

3,390

2,790

1,940

Apr.

1,440

1,210

1,140

1,310

1,410

1,400

1,440

1,260

1,080

950

865

760

676

604

540

484

440

408

391

373

355

349

328

310

307

310

343

353

316

307

-

Maximum

625

728

9,360

10,400

13,400

20,200

7,260

1,440

2,350

9,600

9,790

1,080

11,000

20,200

May

316

340

480

524

544

484

432

394

352

337

508

472

728

765

865

1,140

2,350

2,090

1,190

785

596

508

584

635

1,520

1,240

1,320

875

815

692

1,140

Minimum

13

58

102

3.2

580

728

464

307

316

412

271

118

272

13

June

2,520

2,310

2,540

4,580

5,680

4,390

2,270

1,220

875

880

1,860

2,330

1,620

960

704

600

560

476

1,980

9,050

9,600

9.FOO

7,850

3,950

1,850

1,260

890

644

508

412

-

Mean

55.5

171

1,408

982

5,136

4,380

1,927

715

807

2,819

2,285

303

2,359

1,847

July

352

304

271

509

4,290

6,070

4,010

1,120

700

512

394

331

325

775

830

684

624

692

724

1,370

3,240

2,780

1,530

1 , 000

775

1,990

8,920

9,790

B.030

5,830

2,050

Aug.

1,080

920

704

568

472

391

343

310

280

259

250

253

223

202

193

187

172

166

199

202

226

184

155

142

130

152

135

118

132

283

361

Per square 

mile

O.OR7

.207

1.70

1.19

6.22

5.30

2.33

.866

.977

3.41

2.77

.367

2.86

2.24

Sept.

370

480

1,360

2,350

2,110

1,060

580

520

1,780

2 , 190

1 , 360

960

1,220

935

640

488

388

325

272

3,560

10,200

9,500

11,000

9,650

2,890

1,640

1,010

775

636

536

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.08

.23

1.97

16.15

7.17

5.52

2.69

.97

1.13

3.81

3.19

.42

3.19

30.37

Peak discharge (base, 7.000 sec.-ft.).--Dec. 14 (7 a.m.) 9,730 sec.-ft.; Jan. 6 (8 a.m.) 14,300 

sec.-ft.j Jan. 14 (7 a.m.) 9,150 see.-ft.j Feb. l (12 m.) 21,300 sec.-ft.; Mar. 13 (4 p.m.) 7.270 

sec.-ft.; June 21 (6 a.m.) 9,710 sec.-ft.; July 28 (5 a.m.) 10,100 sec.-ft.; Sept. 21 (9 p.m.) 10,700 

sec.-ft.

Note. Discharge for most days above 500 second-feet computed using fall as a factor. Discharge 

for Feb. 14 to Mar. 11, Mar. 17-20, 23-27, Mar. 31 to May 9, June 13-18, 25-27, Sept. 1-14 computed 

from twice-daily outside-gage readings.
LICKING RIVER BASIN

Licking River at Blue Lick Springs, Ky.

Location. --Wire-weight gage, lat . 3B°26', long. 83°58', at bridge on U. S. Highway 68 and 

State Highway 32, at Blue Lick Springe, Nicholas County, l£ miles upstream from Indian 

Run, 10 miles upstream from Johnson Creek, and 10 miles downstream from Fleming rr°°k 

Datum uf gage is 560.73 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area. 1,740 square miles (including that of Indian Run).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 27,800 second-feet Feb. 3 (gage height, 4U.S 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 17 second-feet Oct. 5-t.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 35,900 second-feet Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 45.6 

feet, from floodmark); minimum observed, 7.0 second-feet O^t. 12, 13, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 47.4 feet in January 1937.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of backwater frc 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 7-28)

4.0

4.1 

4.3 

4.6 124

21.0 11,EDO

30.U 18,400

40.1 27,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195u

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

CIS

c!8

clB

CIS

c!7

c!7

e!9

c28

c23

c21

c25

c25

c24

c24

c22

c22

c24

c31

c80

c5£

c52

cBO

c79

c70

c66

cB3

a60

a58

a56

a52

aSO

Nov.

a300

asOO

a700

a560

a400

a320

260

216

180

158

135

122

104

158

236

207

191

204

168

148

131

118

104

94

98

114

139

758

3,460

2,880

-

Dec.

1,410

752

532

388

359

312

292

273

25L

242

1,600

7,320

16,200

15,900

15,800

14,100

9,640

5,780

6,170

5,330

3,230

2,181

1,820

1,520

1,380

1,330

1 , 840

2,590

2,320

1,960

1,770

Jan.

1,380

1,410

3,790

7,820

18,700

24,200

25,300

24,100

22,400

21,600

19,000

15,500

14,200

15,300

16,100

17,800

15,900

14,200

10,600

7,920

5,440

4,210

3,540

2,910

2,530

2,950

8,020

8,410

8,690

13,200

18,300

Month

October. .......... ........

November .......... ..............

December ......................

Calendar year 1949 ........ ...

January .................. .......

February ................. .....

March ........................ ...

April ..................... ......

May ....... ..... ............

June ........... .............

July ...................... ......

August ......... ............. ...

September ....................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

23,20u

26,000

27,700

26,900

24,800

22,100

18,500

11,800

8,380

8,160

8,480

6,650

5,370

5,560

5,390

4,390

2,920

2 , 430

1,750

1,810

1,62C

2,530

4, COO

5,220

3,680

2 , 530

1,860

1,760

-

-

-

Secondfoot days

1,21>

13,562

124 59

792,95

375,42

265,49

125,431 

50,21

57,62

219,00

19 182

148,' 782

1,490,164

Mar.

1,640

1,510

1,420

1,260

1,160

1,100

1,020

1,020

1,010

1,040

1,130

5,080

10,900

13 , 400

12,700

10,000

6, OuO

3,650

2,810

2,950

4,350

4,840

4,o70

3 , 340

2,660

2,150

2,520

4,230

6,530

5,560

4,380

Apr.

3,130

2,290

2,850

3,970

5,000

4,530

3,340

2,780

2,260

1,960

1,750

1,580

1,460

1,260

1,150

1 , 040

941

860

794

770

728

680

655

6L5

585

595

645

710

645

645

-

Maximum

80

3,460

16,200

J 19,400

) 25,300

3 27,700

) 13,400

) 5,000

) 3,250

23,900

9,180

4,980

17,700

I 27,700

May

640

758

1,990

2,980

2,780

2,480

2,700

1,740

1 , 340

1,350

1,410

2,010

2., 470

2,240

2,010

1,810

1,700

2,640

2,750

1,750

1,300

1,040

818

1,150

983

1 , 880

1,900

3,250

2,100

1,770

1,890

Minimum

17

94

242

17

1,380

1,620

1,010

585

640

866

544

151

595

17

June

2,500

3,280

3,760

7,290

10,100

10,400

8,130

4,140

1,970

1,970

2,470

3,950

3,370

2,360

1,530

2 , 450

1,660

1,440

15,400

23,000

23,900

22,400

20,100

17,200

13,000

5,820

2 , 040

1,410

1,100

866

-

Mean

39.2

452

4,019

2,172

12,110

9,482

4,046

1,674

1,859

7,300

2,891

619

4,959

4,083

July

710

615

544

560

630

4,490

8,020

6,800

2,670

1,200

836

6 0

655

568

914

1,140

997

758

818

1,400

2,030

3,570

3,640

2,320

1,350

1,480

5,190

8,550

9,180

9,000

8,340

Aug.

4,980

2,000

1,350

1 , 050

908

716

630

524

470

432

388

342

321

321

292

267

236

227

289

374

370

308

273

254

191

175

165

151

175

180

824

Per square 

mile

0.022

.260

2.31

1.25

6.96

5.45

2.33

.962

1.07

4.20

1.66

.356

2.85

2.35

Sept.

812

620

a 1,000

a2,000

a3,500

a3,000

1,720

1,350

3,090

5,440

4,800

2,640

3 , 090

3,120

1,800

1,210

896

710

595

1,160

9,050

17,100

17,300

17,700

17,100

15,100

8,440

2,040

1,330

1,070

"

Runoff in 

inches

0.03

.29

2.66

16.97

8.02

5.67

2.68

1.07

1.23

4.68

1.92

.41

3.18

31.84

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 sec.-ft.).--Dec. 13 (11 a.m.) 17,300 sec.-ft.; Jan. 6 (10 p.m.) 26,300 

iec.-ft.; Jan. 16 (11 a.m.) 18,600 sec.-ft.; Feb. 3 (1 a.m.) 27,800 sec.-ft.; June 21 (7 a.m.) 24,200 

Jec.-ft.; Sept. 24 (12 m.) 17,800 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations at Farmers and at 

McKinneysburg.

c Backwater from debris; discharge computed on basis of gage-height records for stations at Farmers 

and at McKinneysburg and Jischarge measurement on Oct. 6.
LICKING RIVER BASIN 319

Licking River at McKinneysburg, Ky.

;. 84°16 1 00", at cuunty highway bridge 

sheast of Falmouth, 9.0 miles upstrean

e^urder, lat. 38°35'52", long.

""MTFKinneYobiirg, Pendleton County,

from Blanket Creek, and 12.8 miles upstream from South Pork. Datum of

Auxiliary water-stag?

downstream. Datum of gage is 520.00 feet above 

Drainage area. 2,280 square miles.

Flood in January 1337 reached a stage about equal to that of Apr. 13, 1948, froir 

floodmark.

Remarks.--Recurdg good. 

KevioioTrio. W 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods when discharge was computed 

using fall as a factor (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 2)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 2 

15

He 29 to Sept. 30

£19 

313 

491

686 

1,1 on

4.6 160

4.9 260

5.2 390

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

18 

18 

18 

23

50

47

36 

30 

27

3d 

33 

31 

27 

24

23 

25 

31 

25 

26

72

76 

68 

85 

85

74

61 

61 

57

Nov.

55 

156 

1,070 

829 

666

472 

352

278 

228 

197

172 

152 

143 

149

189

245 

237 

223 

208 

186

162 

146 

134 

126 

120

115 

120 

212 

3,740 

3,260

Dec.

2,500 

1,200 

712 

508 

415

354 

314 

280 

264 

296

1,580 

3,740 

21,400 

21,400

20,200

17,000 

12,700 

In, 500 

8.27T 

7,700

5,240 

3,21C> 

2,470 

2 , 02 0 

1,740

l,54o 

2,250 

3,540 

3,280 

2,860 

2,300

Jan.

1,870 

1,590 

4,880

10,100 

25,900

37,200 

40,200 

34,300 

28,600 

28,000

27,600 

22,800 

20,50u 

20,500 

21,400

26,100 

22,400 

18,300 

14,500 

10,400

7,110 

5,190 

4,410 

3,960 

3,310

6,390 

12 , 800 

11,700 

11,800 

15,900 

23,800

Feb.

29,700

33,600 

35,000 

33,800 

31,500

2 7, 60u 

23,600 

17,600 

18,200 

12,700

11,800 

9,200 

8,340 

8,850 

8,430

b,550 

4 , 500 

3,450 

2,920 

2,550

2,350 

3,430 

5.74J 

6,510 

5,300

3 , 63 0 

2,870 

2,490

>. , , Second 

Month foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ba

ber ........ . ....

lendar year 1949 ......

1,348 

14,348 

167,783

1,077,080.1

h.. ................ . ....

1 ......... .... ....... . . .

st .................

ember ........... . . . . .....

525,510 

362,410 

154,050 

76,500 

82,850 

288,180 

101,576 

25,025 

197,144

ter year 1949-50 . . ....... . 1,995, 134

Peak discharge (base, 21,000 sec .-ft. ). --De

sec. -ft.; Jan. 10 (7 p.m.) 30,800 sec. -ft.; J

Mar.

2,340 

2,170 

2,010 

1,780 

1,550

1,430 

1,350 

1,340 

1,330 

1,290

1,320 

3,74j 

11,200 

15,500 

15,400

12,800 

3,310 

4,900 

3,570 

4,640

6,500 

6,1)60 

5,400 

4,300 

3,520

2,960 

2,620 

5,410 

F. ,830 

7 , 090 

5,390

Apr.

4,170 

3,130 

7,960

8,920 

8,170

6,300 

4,300 

3,780 

3,230 

2,770

2 , 440 

2,180 

1,970 

1,750 

1,520

1,360 

1,230 

1,130 

1 , 040 

972

909 

839 

778 

742

700

694 

706 

766 

772 

772

Maximum

85 

3,740 

21,400

28,600

40,200 

35,000 

15,500 

8,920 

6,010 

36,200 

10,200 

7,470 

2 6 , 60O

40,200

May

790 

1 , 070 

3,410 

3,350 

4,190

3,U70 

3,270 

2,510 

1,890 

3,720

2,790 

2,860 

3,550 

3 . 150 

2 , 950

2,430 

2,240 

2,710 

3,360 

2,750

1 , 840 

1 , 420 

1,180 

1.E3C 

1,770

1,830 

2,430 

6,0in 

3,880 

2 , 550 

2,250

Minimum

18 

55 

264

18

1,590 

2,350 

1,290 

694 

790 

1,200 

604 

184 

658

18

June

2,840 

3,310 

4,160 

12,000 

11,100

12,300 

9,940 

6,070 

2,990 

2 , 040

2,760 

3,650 

4 , 000 

3,190 

2,170

2,330 

2,280 

2,030 

19,300 

29,7OO

36,200 

32,600 

26,200 

21,400 

16,600

9,170 

3,330 

2,080 

1,540 

1,200

Mean

43. E

478 

5,412

2,951

16,890 

12 , 940 

4,969 

2,553 

2,673

9, tie

3,277

808 

6,571

5,466

July

944

658 

604 

895

2,830 

7,750 

8,320 

4,520 

1,710

1 , 130 

832 

766 

706 

700

1,430 

1,340 

1,040 

951 

3,390

4,100 

4,190 

4,430 

3,300 

2,110

1,540 

3,030 

8,110 

10,200 

9,760 

9,530

Aug.

7,470 

3,330 

1,990 

1,620 

1,240

965 

766 

634 

532 

465

420 

372 

345 

322 

322

292 

264 

246 

260 

340

410 

368 

309 

280 

253

225 

208 

190 

184 

184 

229

Per square 

mile

0.019 

.210 

2.37

1.29

7.41 

5.68 

2.18 

1.12 

1.17 

4.22 

1.44 

.354 

2.88

2.40

c. 13 (4 p.m.) 22,100 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 ( 

an. 16 (6 a.m.) 27,500 sec. -ft.; Feb. 3

Sept.

965 

881 

658 

1,720 

3,970

3,600 

2,670 

1,530 

1,950 

5,130

6,010 

4,400 

3,420 

4,610 

3,670

1,990 

1,340 

1,010 

790 

1,120

10,600 

25,200 

26,800 

24,200 

20,900

18,000 

12,700 

4,190 

1,760 

1,360

Runoff in 

inches

0.02 

.23 

2.74

17.55

8.54 

5.91 

2.51 

1.25 

1.35 

4.71 

1.66 

.41 

3.22

32.55

12 p.m.) 41,500 

(3 p.m. ) 35,200

sec.-ft.; Feb. 9 (5 a.m.) 21,900 sec.-ft.; June 21 (4 a.m.) 37,ioo sec.-ft.; Sept. 22 (6 p.m.) 27,500 

sec.-ft.

Note.--Discharge for Dec. 12-16, Jan. 5-18, Jan. 30 to Feb. 10, June 19-25, Sept. 22-26 computed 

using fall as determined by auxiliary recorder as a factor.
320 LICKING RIVER BASIN

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°43 1 , long. 84°19', three-quarters of a mile east

or Catawba, Pendleton County, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Kincaid Creek.

Datum of gage is 498.37 feet above mean sea level (Louisville & Nashville Railroad

bench mark).

Drainage area.--3,250 square miles. 

Keeords available. July 1928 to September 1950. July 191G to September 1920 at site half

a mile downstream (July to September 1916 and October 1917 to September 1920, gage

heights only).

Average discharge.--23 years (1916-17, 1928-50), 4,110 second-feet, 

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 66,400 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 39.52

feet); minimum, 28 second-feet Oct. 21.

1916-20, 1528-50: Maximum discharge, 86,300 second-feet Apr. 14, 1948 (gage height

47.0 feet, from floodmark); minimum, 2.5 second-feet Aug. 5, Oct. 14, 18, 1930. 

Remarks.--Records good. 

Revisions (water years).--W 853: 1937. W 953: Drainage area. W 1003: 1943.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6 to Nov. 2)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 7 Jan. 8 to Sept. 3O

4-3 22 4.9 145 6.2 900 17.3 17,700 5.2 228 7.0 1,650 

4.4 33 5.1 218 6.8 1,43O 20.0 22,900 5.4 307 8.6 3,500 

4-5 47 5.3 306 8.0 2,740 25.0 32,900 5.7 464 1O.6 6,320 

4-6 65 5.5 410 10.0 5,300 30.0 43,500 6.0 680 17.3 17,700 

4 ' 7 87 5 ' 8 597 13 "° 10 ' 000 39 " 3 6 5.800 Note Same a 8 preceding 

'bit above 17.3 feet

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

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.

31 

29 

29 

32 

44

54 

54 

49 

46 

40

33 

34 

36 

34 

33

31 

32 

36 

33 

31

29 

76 

78 

74 

85

85 

78 

72 

69 

67 

74

Nov.

67 

61 

691 

775 

648

499 

383 

306 

260 

226

199 

176 

170 

166 

166

235 

252 

243 

235 

214

191 

173 

152 

145 

136

130 

126 

148 

2,760 

4,180

Dec.

3,380 

1,650 

1,030 

745 

570

474 

410 

367 

336 

356

1,180 

12,200 

34,200 

33,500 

26,000

19,300 

14,000 

13,700 

12 , 500 

12,100

8,100 

4,820 

3,510 

2,790 

S,320

2,010 

2,260 

4,000 

4,640 

4,040 

3,140

Jan.

2,520 

2,140 

7,390 

15 , 800 

39,200

59,800 

65,600 

57, 300 

38,100 

34 , 000

37,900 

31,100 

29,300 

31,900 

31,900

38,500 

31,100 

23,200 

17,200 

12,700

8,970 

6,570 

5,570 

5,320 

4,390

8,990 

19,200 

18,600 

16,200 

21,600 

36,000

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ........... .............

lendar year 1949

h.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

46,600 

51,900 

46,700 

38,3OO 

33,100

29,000 

24,500 

20 , 500 

31,200 

18,000

15,500 

12,200 

12,400 

13,800 

13,000

10,300 

6,850 

4,980 

4,060 

3,440

3,020 

4,680 

7,370 

7,890 

6,890

4,770 

3,720 

3,210

Secondfoot-days

1,528 

14,113 

229,628

1,439,332

758,060 

477,880 

194,180 

109,208 

119,100 

384,830 

110,557 

30,144 

224,365

2,653,593

Mar.

3,020 

2,770 

2,540 

2,240 

2,000

1,850 

1,730 

1,670 

1,660 

1,590

1,610 

3,270 

13,600 

20,200 

18,200

14,900 

10,500 

6,320 

4,570 

5,780

10,400 

8,950 

7,750 

5,870 

4,660

3,790 

3,240 

5,870 

8,330 

8,840 

6,460

Apr.

4, 

3, 

13,

16, 

12,

9, 

6, 

5, 

4, 

3,

3,

2, 

2, 

2,

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1,

Maximum

85 

4,180 

34,200

47,200

65,600 

51,900 

20,200 

16,200 

7,920 

54,700 

12,000 

8,230 

31,900

65,600

950

770 

600 

200 

600

030 

900 

160 

250 

6OO

130 

740 

430 

140 

900

690 

540 

410 

310 

220

150 

070 

000 

941 

905

896 

887 

887 

932 

970

May

1,040 

1,730 

5,940 

4,110 

6,950

4,640 

4,460 

4,150 

3,040 

7,920

5,540 

5,270 

6,280 

5,280 

4,380

3,340 

2,890 

3,080 

3,630 

3,060

2,090 

1,660 

1,440 

2,170 

2,050

1,730 

2,420 

7,850 

5,180 

3,080 

2,700

Minimum

29 

61 

336

29

2,140 

3,020 

1,590 

887 

1,040 

1,460 

707 

228 

608

29

June

3,210 

3,710 

6,080 

17,800 

13,300

14,400 

11,600 

7,320 

3,640 

2,280

2,760 

4,230 

4,460 

3,460 

2,380

2,140 

2,940 

2,600 

27,600 

51,000

54,700 

48, 100 

32,700 

23,200 

17,700

11,400 

4,320 

2,480 

1,860 

1,460

Mean

49.3 

470 

7,407

3,943

24,450 

17,070 

6,264 

3,640 

3,842 

12,830 

3,566 

972 

7,479

7,270

July

1,180 

960 

824 

725 

851

2,140 

7,210 

8,970 

5,700 

2,130

1,350 

990 

824 

806 

707

1,340 

1,410 

1,190 

1,010 

3,130

4,030 

4,590 

5,060 

3,850 

2,410

1,700 

2,670 

10,300 

12,000 

10,500 

10,000

Aug.

8, 

3, 

2, 

2, 

1,

1, 

1,

Per square 

mile

0.015 

.145 

2.28

1.21

7.52 

5.25 

1.93 

1.12 

1.18 

3.95 

1.10 

.299 

2.30

2.24

Peak discharge (base, 32,000 sec. -ft.) . Dec. 13 (8 p.m.) 35,200 sec. -ft.; Jan. 7 (10 a

230 

770 

620 

350 

720

300 

000 

806 

656 

557

483 

423 

385 

359 

349

326 

290 

269 

265 

312

396 

375 

464 

380 

330

265 

261 

380 

326 

269 

228

Sept.

608 

869 

698 

1,290 

3,670

3,720 

2,950 

1,850 

2,520 

9,770

9,320 

6,360 

4,670 

6,610 

4,800

2,610 

1,730 

1,290 

1,030 

1,150

8,990 

26, 300 

31,900 

26,900 

21,500

18,100 

14,000 

5,330 

2,160 

1,670

Runoff in 

inches

0.02 

.16 

2.63

16.47

8.67 

5.47 

2.22 

1.25 

1.36 

4.40 

1.27 

.34 

2.57

30.36

.m.) 66,400

sec.-ft.j Feb. 2 (12 m.) 52,300 sec.-ft.;'Feb. 9 (7 a.m.) 37,100 sec.-ft. ; June 2! (6 p.m.) 55,500 

sec.-ft.; Sept. 23 (l a.m.) 33,000 sec.-ft.
LICKING RIVER BASIN 321

Triplett Creek at Morehead, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°10'45", long. 83°25'55", at Morehead, Rowan County, 

I.I miles upstream from Dry Creek, 1.6 miles downstream from Christy Creek, and 12.9 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 47.5 square miles.

Records available.--June 1941 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,700 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage height, 13.10 

feetj, from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 11.41 feet; no flow for many days.

1941-50: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 21, 1950; no flow for many days. 

Maximum stage known, 18.9 feet in July 1939, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good. Low flow regulated by Morehead Water Supply Co.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 28)

Oct. 1 to May 26 May 27 to Sept. 30

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

4.4

17

26

40

56

115

190

5.3 

6.3

8.5 

9.0

1,12O 

1,720 

2,360 

3,O6O 

3,900 

4.6OO

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

61

83

133

190

9.5 5,420

Note. Same as preceding table above 

2/5~Teet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

.5

.8

1.1

.6

.3

. 2

.1

. 2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

1.6

46

Nov.

24

15

11

7.4

5.3

4.5

3.9

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.9

6.5

13

14

12

9.6

7.4

5.9

5.6

5.3

4.8

4.5

5.6

13

22

19

182

345

81

-

Dec.

45

30

22

18

15

13

13

12

10

41

365

1,110

1,580

180

91

60

45

221

202

109

77

60

50

37

32

32

54

87

71

54

43

Jan.

39

43

689

268

2,350

979

412

165

109

310

250

522

454

439

194

738

205

142

111

85

67

64

58

62

58

198

397

170

1,500

818

2,860

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ........... ..................

June ... ...... ..................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ......... ..............

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,340

412

208

130

95

87

75

62

412

199

120

89

75

71

69

62

53

45

43

39

36

112

235

120

85

62

51

48

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

55.6

842.3

4,779

26,584.2

14,756

4,435

4,395

1,399

3,292

9,100.8

1,229.9

176.0

9,229.7

53,690.3

liar.

50

43

36

33

32

29

26

32

30

26

132

1,310

606

205

120

89

69

60

50

79

170

115

91

71

60

53

180

319

130

85

64

Apr.

53

43

118

158

148

107

89

75

60

53

50

43

39

33

29

26

24

22

22

20

19

17

16

16

18

21

19

19

19

23

-

Maximum

46

345

1,580

1,580

2,860

1,340

1,310

158

1,130

4,940

222

28

4,250

4,940

May

34

68

132

81

79

64

51

40

33

33

33

48

89

64

71

69

50

37

29

23

20

23

54

195

1O3

1,130

313

133

79

63

51

Minimum

0

2.7

10

0

39

36

26

16 ft)

8.8

6.7

1.8

8.4

0

June

49

41

2O6

1,330

172

79

47

33

32

78

223

70

43

29

21

33

22

17

4,940

544

541

229

120

72

47

29

20

14

11

8.8

Mean

1.79

28.1

154

72.8

476

158

142

46.6

106

303

39.7

5.68

308

147

July

8.0

7.1

6.7

28

134

110

47

27

17

13

9.7

13

29

31

17

13

9.7

8.0

11

90

41

24

17

13

9.7

222

138

61

36

22

17

Aug.

28

17

12

8.8

7.6

5.9

4.9

4.6

4.1

4.1

3.6

3.4

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.3

3.7

3.4

3.7

3.2

2.7

2.3

2.O

1.8

4.9

3.6

3.7

5.1

5.7

13

Per square 

mile

0.038

.592

3.24

1.53

10.0

3.33

2.99

.981

2.23

6.38

.836

.120

6.48

3.09

Sept.

10

19

403

199

68

36

21

17

56

83

56

41

44

30

21

16

11

9.3

8.4

2,530

4,250

741

256

117

65

41

29

22

17

13

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.04

.66

3.74

20.80

11.55

3.47

3.44

1.10

2.58

7.13

.96

.14

7.23

42.04

Peak discharge (base, 4,00p sec.-ft.) . Dec. 13 (2 a.m.) 5,180 sec.-ft.) Jan. 5 (7 a.m.) 5,960 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 31 (4:30 a.m.) 6,000 sec.-ft.; Mar. 12 (8 a.m.) 4,220 sec.-ft.; May 26 (5 p.m.) 9,910 

sec.-ft.j June 4 (2 p.m.) 4,660 sec.-ft.; June 19 (7:30 p.m.) 13,700 sec.-ft.; Sept. 21 (4 p.m.) 

16,700 sec.-ft.
LICKING RIVER BASIM

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°32'55", long. 83°47'30", at bridge on State Highway 

 419, i-J miles west of Lewisburg, Mason County, and l£ miles downstream from Mill Creek.

Drainage area.--113 square miles.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 19.8 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); no flow at times.

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 11,300 second-feet (revised) Apr. 13, 1948; (gage 

height 20.7 feet, from floodmarks); no flow for many days

Maximum stage known, about 22.7 feet in July 1938, from information by 

Revisions. The figures 3f maximum discharge for some water years have

wn in the following table. The;y supersede those published in the water-supply

Water-Supply 

Paper

1113. .......

Water 

year

1347-48

Date

Apr. 13

Gage height 

"(feetT

11.3

20.7

Discharge 

( second-feet )

4,020

11,300

Remarks . Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Revisions . --Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods in the water ye

and peak discharge in the water year 1948 are given herewith. They supersed

published in Water-Supply Papers 1083 and 1113.

ars 1947- 

those

Day 

(water year)

1946-47 

Jan . 30 .....

1347-48 

Feb. IS. ....

Discharge 

(second-feet)

2,100 

3 , 300

Day 

(water year)

1947-48 

Feb. 14. .... 

Apr. 12. .... 

13. ....

Discharge 

(second-feet)

3 , 230 

6,030 

7 ,640

Water year 1946-47 .............

ralendar vear 1947 .............

February 1948 ....................

Calendar year 1948 .............

Secondfoot-days

43,564.7

62,213.3

Disc

Maximum

2,550

7,640

harge In s

Minimum

60

0

0

econd-i

Mean

119

170

eet

Per square 

mile

1.01

1.44

inches

13.73

19.60

Peak discharge (tase, 3.6OO sec.-ft. Feb. 13 (3 p.n

!i:.-ft.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 27, May 4 to June 13)

;. 1 to Feb. 1 Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

3.0

4.0

6.4

10.0

13.0

1,520

3,320

5,040

0.65 

.7

1.0

1.1

119

215

315

490

810

1,620

3,150

5,010
LICKING RIVER BASIN 323

Discharge, In second-feet, of North Fork Licking River near Lewisburg, Ky., 

water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

Nov.

0.1

.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.3

.5

.5

51

280

96

-

Dec.

52

33

22

19

16

13

8.3

7.6

7.0

6.3

351

2,570

2,820

595

204

174

157

580

595

250

151

109

84

64

55

46

347

365

154

95

75

Jan.

a65

a6

a2C

1.4J

0

0

0

4,830

4,740 2,2'

64r}~

0

0

0

2,540

960

96

1,46

92

0

0

0

1,570

1,820

4E

27

16

7

0

4

130

114

1C

1C

c

2

9

2

80

1,670

2,37

5C

2,4C

1,9C

0

5

0

0

1,970

Month

October ............. ............

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ...... ...................

February ..... ...................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 sec

Feb.

3,570

880

345

287

223

163

146

137

1,690

502

289

405

565

810

415

231

167

141

111

95

85

673

440

213

148

141

126

123

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1.0

431.4

10,025.2

63,407.4

37,038

13,121

6,421

3,461

2,045.1

12,351

5,125.5

216.6

20,300.0

110,536.8

Mar.

128

96

86

78

73

65

63

63

51

47

52

688

932

335

195

146

113

106

92

73

739

235

155

124

109

97

89

858

295

124

114

Apr.

al05

102

785

615

405

223

167

141

123

92

73

64

56

50

47

41

33

32

33

31

31

28

27

25

22

29

25

19

15

22

May

27

56

225

108

69

163

213

39

29

43

43

215

155

79

47

35

24

15

6.0

4.8

3.7

4.5

5.1

14

43

36

29

33

31

65

185

June

114

78

502

828

315

116

63

43

33

63

205

61

32

14

10

117

146

46

2,560

3,300

2,000

490

289

193

255

255

88

57

45

33

Maximum Minimum Mean

0.1 0 0.03

280 0 14.4

2,820 6.3 323

3,170 0 174

4,830 60 1,195

3,570 85 469

932 47 207

785 15 115

225 3.7 66.0

3,300 10 412

1,880 4.5 165

65 .7 6.99

4,990 1.8 677

4,990 0 303

July

21

24

22

96

224

111

65

42

16

10

6.0

4.5

161

155

96

105

74

57

768

1,880

373

191

113

75

49

45

37

55

106

92

52

Aug.

18

65

53

21

12

6.8

5.1

2.8

2.5

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.2

.8

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

1.6

1.8

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

1.1

1.5

1.8

1.9

Per square 

mile

0.00025

.122

2.74

1.47

10.1

3.97

1.75

.975

.559

3.49

1.40

.059

5.74

2.57

Sept.

1.8

207

306

31

19

10

6.8

5.4

199

335

225

2,020

1,070

185

88

53

35

21

17

4,990

4,380

4,680

705

245

146

103

75

57

47

37

Runoff in 

inches

0.0003

.14

3.16

19.99

11.67

4.14

2.02

1.09

.64

3.89

1.62

.07

6.40

34.84

-ft.). Dec. 12 (7 p.m.) 4,740 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (10 a.m.) 7,440

ec.-ft.; Jan. 10 (10 a.m.

sec.-ft.; June 20 (10 p.m.

sec.-ft.; Sept. 20 (9 a.

4,080 sec.-ft.; Jan. 26 (7 p.m.) 3,960 sec.-ft.; Feb.

5,850 sec.-ft.; July 20 (2 a.m.) 4,710 sec.-ft.; Sept. 12 (5 p.m.) 4,950

10,400 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Trlplett Creek at Morehead.

238383 O - 53 - 22
LICKING RIVER BASIN

Location.--rtire-weight gage, lat. 38°23'27", long. 84°18'll", at bridge on State Highways 

3L1 and 3T , at Cynthiana, Harrison County, in pool formed by old mill dam 2.6 miles 

downstream, 0.4 mile downstream from Grays Run, and 48 miles upstream from mouth, 

turn of gage is 688.52 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1329, supplementary adj

of'1944.

Drainage area.--615 square miles. 

Records available. April 1938 to September 1950. 

Average discharge.--IS years, 762 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,700 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 20.8 

I'eet j; minimum observed, 1.8 second-feet Nov. 12.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 35,300 second-feet Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 23.32 

feet); minimum observed, 0.8 second-foot Nov. 28 to Dec. 6, 1943.

Remarks. Records poor. Small diversion by Cynthiana municipal water plant. Gage read

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 26 Nov. 29, 1949, to June 21, 1950

1.6

1.7

2.0

2.1 

2.6 

3.2

1.8 3.4

1.9 3.5

1.9 3.6

2.0 3.7 

2.0 4.4 

2.2

2.4

2.6 

3.1 

4.0

4.3 

4.5 

4.8

5.0 

5.4

6.0

110

185

335

460

750

1,260

7.0

8.8

10.6

16.0

20.1

2,160

4,060

6,450

15,200

23,600

June 22 to Sept. 30, 1950

4.3 47 4.9 250

4.4 68 5.0 330

4.7 149 7.0 2,160

4.8 186

Mote. Same as preceding 

table above 7.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct,

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

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

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

Nov.

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.2

4.0

t.2

8.9

9.4

9.2

9.4

9.2

9.0

11

1,210

742

Dec

318

194

173

149

138

131

138

131

131

153

495

4,430

12,400

7,800

2,960

1,350

958

2,120

4,420

2,760

1,570

990

686

558

488

408

516

1 ,440

1,270

750

bOO

Jan.

530

488

1,760

6,020

16,000

23,600

21,600

8,640

3,160

5,080

7,65o

4,420

8,400

8,710

6,750

8,100

5,250

2,660

1,800

1,370

1 , 040

894

734

642

593

1,410

6,900

5, £00

3,060

9,830

14,500

Month

October ........ ... .............

November ........ . . .

December ............ .........

Calendar year 1949 . . .........

January . ............. .........

February .......... .... . . . .

March ... ... ........

April ....... . . . ........

May......... .................. .

June ........ ... ............

July. ............................

August .....................

September ..... ... .... ......

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

18,400

14,800

6,450

2,650

1,760

1,310

1,080

830

3,940

4,300

2,360

1,700

1,930

2,870

3,560

2,180

1,350

974

718

656

558

798

1,400

1,260

910

726

586

509

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

^

2,065.

D J, bi^^J

289, 868. E

187,191

80,565

35,514

18,048 

20,563

72 , 622

11,521

4,603

32 474

515,859.'

Mar.

474

447

395

359

330

324

313

302

291

280

280

2,140

6,160

3,920

1,960

l,30u

974

814

670

750

2,160

2,070

1,310

934

718

586

516

1,530

1,710

862

635

Apr.

551

495

1,170

2,560

2,260

1,760

1,220

999

734

607

523

467

395

371

341

318

296

280

265

255

245

235

226

216

198

190

221

226

216

208

Maximum

2.8

1,210

12 , 400

16,000

23,600

18,400

6,160

2,560

1,580

18,600

2,760

861

6,450

23,600

May

212

230

710

642

790

999

1,480

1,170

649

910

1,580

1,400

1,480

1,300

894

670

607

474

395

335

280

291

286

280

255

250

212

270

434

408

670

Minimum

1.9

1.8

131

1.8

488

509

PRO

190

212

133

84

55

111

1.8

June

572

447

347

1,260

2,560

1,260

586

359

324

335

1,130

421

291

250

221

408

614

460

15,900

18,600

14,800

6,020

2,340

1,250

690

447

266

175

156

133

Mean

2 2C

68.8

1,633

794

6,038

2 , 877

1,146

602

663

2,421

3 72

148

1,082

1,413

July

119

108

100

111

164

199

456

348

153

127

106

84

106

138

127

133

127

100

92

95

483

510

237

160

133

290

2,410

2,760

888

420

237

Aug.

212

861

708

366

186

144

122

111

100

90

84

79

73

68

64

60

58

55

55

73

156

111

90

73

68

164

111

79

60

58

64

Per square 

mile

0.0036

.112

2.66

1.29

9.82

4.68

1.86

.979

1.08

3.94

.605

.241

1.76

2.30

Sept.

Ill

156

138

186

456

231

144

168

3,820

3 , 600

1,590

780

2,210

1,100

546

314

199

156

138

164

2,060

6,450

3,940

1,550

834

510

348

237

182

156

Runoff in 

inches

0.004

.12

3.06

17.51

11.32

4.87

2 15

l!o9

1.24

4 39

!70

.28

1.96

31.18

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 see.-ft.).--Pec. 13 (11 a.m. 

ec.-ft.; Feb. 1(6 p.m.) 19,400 sec.-ft.; June 19 (10 p.m.

13,400 sec.-ft.; Jan. 6 (8 p.m.) 25,700 

25,100 sec.-ft.
MILL CREEK BASIN 

Mill Creek at Reading, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°13'15", long. 84°26'50", in sec. 32, R. 1, T. 4, 

at Reading, 1 mile upstream from West Fork Mill Creek and 13 miles upstream from mouth. 

Datum of gage is 531.00 feet above mean sea level, Ohio River datum.

Drainage area.--73.1 square miles.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,520 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 12.07 

 feet); minimum daily, 2.6 second-feet Oct. 30.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 5,780 second-feet Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 16.00 feet);

no flow for several days in August, September, October, 1940, September 1941, and on

Aug. 25, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good above 20 second-feet and fair below. Some diversion by industrial 

plants above station. Flow supplemented by ground-water pumpage at times.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 2, May 14-30, Sept. 24-30)

Jan. 7 to Sept. 30

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

2.2

4.0

7.0

11

16

Oct. 1 to Jan

124

235

1,200

1,710

134

225

383

7.0 

8.0 

9.1 1,230

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

4.8

2.7

7.5

14

10

10

10

6.5

4.3

9.2

11

15

12

11

9.8

5.7

12

11

10

7.0

11

5.5

3.3

7.1

8.2

8.2

7.4

6.7

4.4

2.6

7.7

5.8

5.1

5.5

5.2

3.2

2.9

7.1

7.8

7.4

8.2

8.2

4.9

5.8

9.8

10

11

11

11

5.1

4.6

9.4

12

12

8.2

12

7.4

5.8

9.1

9.0

9.8

-

9.8

9.0

9.8

9.0

11

12

12

12

13

16

21

33

37

16

12

11

11

41

32

18

14

14

12

7.1

4.0

12

33

21

17

14

14

7.4

16

145

1,230

526

1,700

359

133

36

708

207

139

520

393

513

720

154

114

81

63

57

55

71

701

186

1,230

308

134

405

175

139

Month

October. .............. ..........

No vembe r .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Bay ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

374

322

121

80

66

69

61

195

878

153

90

315

769

1,180

256

131

93

76

77

62

66

754

204

108

70

56

53

70

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

255.6

234.3

507.7

26 0'5

11,225.4

6,749

1 911

Z ', 907

661.6

1,622

512 3

2,038.!

29,382.5

85

51

45

42

40

42

42

53

38

34

65

57

138

64

53

48

42

40

34

251

160

81

69

55

42

40

47

52

38

32

31

Apr.

29

26

509

1,020

304

134

96

74

57

57

53

46

42

38

34

30

31

30

29

30

28

22

21

25

34

32

21

19

16

20

-

Maximum

15

12

41

2,210

1,700

1,180

251

1,020

76

366

140

71

669

1,700

May

20

20

20

19

19

28

16

15

17

62

35

25

19

14

15

16

15

15

14

11

8.2

14

14

34

15

10

7.4

10

12

76

46

Minimum

2.6

2.9

4.0

2.6

7.4

53

31

16

7.4

11

7.0

5.8

7.0

2.6

June

20

15

56

67

24

19

16

15

19

22

11

12

16

16

34

124

101

21

122

52

34

37

50

165

366

70

42

30

25

21

Mean

8 25

7.81

16.4

71.3

362

241

61.6

2l!3

54.1

24.4

16 .5

68.0

80.5

July

15

13

19

31

140

50

24

16

12

13

15

18

37

18

11

8.2

13

41

42

39

18

11

8.6

38

26

20

15

14

9.0

7.0

16

Aug.

20

14

13

13

10

5.8

9.4

12

16

23

14

8.7

6.4

9.8

12

12

12

19

11

6.4

9.4

12

13

13

14

12

7.4

71

20

71

22

Per square 

mile

Sept.

15

104

68

14

13

14

13

14

11

7.0

13

31

19

14

13

10

7.0

9.8

14

330

669

366

83

45

34

28

24

21

19

16

Runoff in 

inches
326 MILL CREEK BASIN

Mill Creek at Carthage, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat, 39°12'05", long. 84°28'10", In SW£ sec. 1, R. 1, T. 

a, at Anthony Wayne Avenue Bridge at Carthage, 1 mile downstream from West Fork and li 

miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 512.00 feet above mean sea level, Ohio 

River datum.

Drainage area. lie square miles.

Records available.--November 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,040 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 12.13 

reet); minimum daily, 1.9 second-feet Oct. 2.

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 8,300 second-feet May 25, 1947 (gage height, 14.21 

feet); no flow at times during 1948, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation or 

no gage-height record, which are poor. Some diversion by industrial plants above station. Plow supplemented by ground-water pumpage.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5.1 

1.9 

8.3 

24 

17

14 

13 

6.3 

2.9 

8.6

14 

22 

15 

14 

8.6

6.3 

19 

14

13

13 

8.9 

£.9 

7.4 

10

10 

10 

9.7 

6.8 

Z.5 

12

Nov.

9.7 

9.2 

9.2 

8.0 

5.1

4.1 

9.2 

11 

10 

10

8.6 

4.1 

4.1 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

5.7 

4.8

12'" 

10 

8.0 

8.6

6.8 

4.5 

11 

12 

12

Dec.

12 

11 

10 

9.7

14

14 

15 

16 

16 

21

31 

59 

60 

22 

13

12 

9.7 

71 

49 

26

20 

19 

15 

9.2 

4.1

15 

52

26 

19

13

Jan.

6.8 

18 

221 

2,290 

904

3,190 

594 

275 

195 

1,350

354 

253 

991 

£40 

1,110

1,130 

a270 

a210 

a!40 

g90

a75 

a70 

96 

1,310 

330

2,380 

592 

262 

696 

345 

268

Feb.

659 

602 

253

163 

126

116 

g97 

304 

1,920 

288

al80 

464 

1,330 

2,300 

473

g234 

aL80 

129 

140 

102

99 

1,500 

360 

a!90 

a!30

140 

90 

90

u«n tu SecondMonth foot-days

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

mber . ...... .........

329.9 

265.9 

699.7

lendar year 1949 ............ 40,806.3

ary . . .

h. ...........................

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember .................. .....

20,655.8 

12,623 

2,967 

5,310 

944.7 

2,623 

1,069 

752 

3,536.2

ter year 1949-50 ............ 51,776.2

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 sec. -ft.). Jar

sec. -ft.; Jan. 24 (1Z:30 p.m.) 3,450 sec. -ft 

sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (11 a.m.) 4,510 sec. -ft.; A 

a No gage-height record; discharge computec

Mar.

157 

82 

g57 

57 

54

56 

53

53 

41

101 

104

225 

106 

78

67 

56 

51 

40 

421

287

147 

118 

88 

64

52 

56 

88 

56 

45 

40

Apr.

37 

31 

1,070 

3,140 

558

231 

173 

126 

97 

84

78 

64 

58 

54

47

40 

39 

39 

36 

37

32 

25 

23 

27 

37

39 

25

22 

18

23

Maximum

24 

12 

71

3,830

3,190 

2,300 

421 

2,140 

165 

712 

179 

119 

1,190

3,190

May

25

25 

24

21

34 

17 

17 

17 

95

46 

29 

20 

15 

16

18 

16 

16 

15 

12

8.0 

16 

16 

75 

30

14 

8.7 

15

16 

165 

81

Minimum

1.9 

4.1 

4.L

1.9

6.8 

90 

40 

18 

8.0 

11 

10 

11 

8.2

1.9

June

29 

20

95 

155 

37

25

19 

24 

28

11 

15 

19 

19 

23

172 

149 

25 

298 

107

51 

40 

6u 

212 

712

103 

52 

37 

33 

28

Mean

10.6

8.86 

S2.6

112

666 

451 

95.7 

177 

30.5 

87.4 

34.5 

24.3 

118

142

July

21 

14 

21 

4u 

179

73 

30 

20

12 

18

19 

22 

56 

25 

17

12 

e25 

e60 

e55 

e70

e25 

a!6 

a!2 

e70 

43

31 

g20 

a!6 

a!2 

alO 

25

Aug.

31 

23 

a!6 

14 

13

11 

13 

14 

19 

44

20 

14 

12 

13 

16

17 

25

16 

12

13 

15 

16 

15

16

14 

11 

119 

30 

114 

30

Sept.

16 

215 

157 

23 

17

18

18 

19 

18 

16

25 

55

33 

23 

17

14 

8.2 

11 

22 

691

1,190 

619 

115 

50 

37

29

23 

21 

19 

17

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

. 6 (10 a.m.) 6,040 sec. -ft.; Jan. 15 (11 p.m.) 4,080 

; Jan. 26 (12m.) 5,280 sec. -ft.; Feb. 9 (2:30 p.m.) 4,150 

pr. 4(2:30 a.m.) 3,690 sec. -ft. 

on basis of weather records and records for other stations in basin.

e Indefinite stage-discharge relation; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records 

for other stations in basin.

g Computed from graph based on wire-weight gage readings.
MILL CREEK BASIN 327

West Fork Mill Creek at Mount Healthy, Ohio

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat . 39°14'40", long. 84°32'50", in NEy sec 33, R. 1, 

1. a, 90 feet upstream from D. S. Highway 127, 0.9 mile north of Mount Healthy, Hamilton County. Datum of gage is 711.87 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 7.88 square miles.

rtecoras available. --August 1949 to September 1950.

extremes. --iaqi/T~ Maximum discharge during period August to September, 36 second-feet 

Aug. 28 (gage height, 1.60 feet); no flow for many days.

1949-50: Maximum discharge during water year, 842 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 

4.66 feet); no flow for many days.

Remarks. --Records good except those below 5 second-feet or those for period of fragmentary 

gage -height record, which are fair, and those for periods of no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1949-50 

1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Aug.

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

Sept.

0

0

0

.7

1.0

.9

0

0

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

_

0

0

.4

.7

0

.1

.1

Sept.

0

0

0

o

.2

.3

0

0

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

Sept.

0

.5

0

0

0

.9

.1

0

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug.

0

0

0

2.2

1

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

_

Peak discharge (base, 450 sec.-ft.). No peak above base

1D49-50

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

.27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

.1

.7

.1

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

.9

.1

.1

0

0

.7

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

Nov.

O

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

1.7

3.5

1.4

.1

0

0

O

4.8

.4

.1

.1

.1

0

0

o

2.2

.7

0

.1

0

.1

Jan.

0.1

1.0

28

169

62

267

26

9.8

6.5

97

16

16

78

33

114

42

11

7.0

3.6

1.7

1.2

2.1

7.2

106

15

f240

22

10

44

a25

Feb.

a50

a 40

a!5

a8

a5

a5

3.6

a70

111

13

7.9

30

s.90

a!50

18

9.2

6.5

6.4

a7

aB

alOO

a20

a!3

a9

a7

a5

a9

_

-

Mar.

alO

a5

a4

a2.5

a2.5

a2.2

2.1

5.1

1.5

1.4

11

7.0

13

5.5

4.5

4.0

3.4

3.4

2.1

31

16

7.9

6.0

4.7

3.8

3.6

6.0

6.8

3.2

2.4

2.1

Apr.

2.1

1.6

1U7

151

26

11

6.8

5.2

3.8

3.6

2.8

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.1

.8

.7

.5

.6

.5

.1

.1

.1

1.5

.7

.1

0

0

.1

May

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

3.7

.4

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

!i

13

.8

.1

1.3

3.6

.1

.5

June

0.1

0

6.7

a5

a. 8

.1

0

.1

.3

.2

.1

0

.3

.1

aZ.O

a. 7

a 20

a6

al.5

a. 6

a. 2

a.l

a!5

al.4

a. 4

.1

.1

.1

July

ao

aO

aO

a. 2

a2.0

o'a. 6

0

0

0

0

0

.9

.1

0

O

0

4.4

2.7 s!i

.1

0

0

8.5

.1

.5

.2

0

0

0

.3

Aug.

0.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

3.3

2.1

.1

.1

0

.1

0

0

0

1.3

.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

u

.1

.7

.4

Sept.

0.

9.".

0

0

0

0

0

.6

71

49

16

£ .1

.2

0

0

0

aO

aO

aO

-

Peak

known) 676 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height : 

near Greenhills and

f Fragmentary gagi

at Lockland.

-height record; discharge computed from fartly estimated gage heights.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1949-50

Month

December .........................

Calendar year ............

May

September ........................

Water year 1949-5O ............

Second 

foot-days

3.6

4.6

3.9

1.5

15.5

-

1,481.2

820. S

183.7

334.5

24.5

68.1

153.9

3,120.5

Maximum

0 0

1.0

.9

.1

4.8

_

267

71

267

Minimum

u

M

0

0

0

-

.1

3.6

1.4

0

0

0

Mean

0.16

.15

.13

.05

.50

-

47.8

29.3

5.93

11.2

.79

2.27

.76

.30

5.13

8.55

Per square 

mile

O.02U

.013

.016

.0063

.063

-

6.07

3.72

.753

1.42

.100

.288

.096

.038

.651

1.09

Runoff in 

inches

p. 02

.02

.02

.007

.07

-

7.00

3.87

.87

1.57

.12

.32

.11

.04

.73

14.73
doD MILL CREEK BASIN

West Pork Mill Creek near Greenhills, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat 39°15'45", long. 84°29'35", in SE^ sec 17 R 1 T 

37Tf miles east of Greenhills, 2± miles downstream from unnamed tributary entering' 

p°mi= fi' 6 miles uP stream from mouth. Datum of gage is 629.42 feet above mean

Drainage area.--29.9 square miles.

Records available . June 1945 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,050 second-fe-^t Jan 6 (eaee heieht 6 87 

ieet); no flow for many days. ' '

1945-50: Maximum discharge, 5,000 second-feet May 35, 1947 (gage height 8 54 

leet), from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet; no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records good except those below 5 second-feet, which are fair and thos<= for 

Periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 28, 

Jan. 18-23, May 2-10, June 1-14, Sept. 25)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 8 Feb. 9 to Sept. 30

1.8 

3.5

7.0

3.0 

3.3

12

27

36

59

131

189

3.6 

4.0 

4.3 

4.6 

5.0

272

416

570

779

1,110

1.3

2.4 

4.0 

6.5

10

3.0 115

176 

255 

36u 

501

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

o

.2

.2

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.5

.3

.2

.1

.3

.5

.3

.2

.1

. 2

.2

. 2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

. 2

.1

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Dec.

0.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

30

20

3.3

1.9

1.2

.8

38

11

3.8

2,4

2.1

1.9

1.4

1.3

16

16

4.1

2.7

1.8

1.7

Jan.

1.6

9.1

165

631

224

1,040

106

46

32

337

77

71

255

133

415

187

53

38

24

13

11

16

32

385

79

748

98

45

168

74

62

Month

October ........... .............

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

167

134

55

32

25

26

21

173

502

57

33

127

270

668

69

41

25

23

29

15

29

411

77

48

34

29

20

28

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

5.0

1.1

172.7

11,735.2

5,573.7

3,168

635.1

1,246.7

146.0

292 0

62.8

73 2

541 '.0

11,917.3

Mar.

31

14

13

9.7

9.7

9.7

8.1

16

6.9

5.7

35

25

54

20

15

12

9.7

9.3

6.9

105

60

33

24

17

11

10

15

24

10

8.1

7.3

Apr.

6.9

5.9

339

610

90

42

27

20

14

13

9.7

6.9

5.9

5.7

5.1

4.4

4.0

3.5

3.1

3.3

3.1

2 .7

2.4

2.5

4.6

4.3

2.5

1.7

1.5

2.0

Maximum

0.5

38 .2'

1,270

1 ,040

668

105

610

35

97

14

27

200

1,040

May

.9

.9

.0

.7

.4

.8

.6

. 2

.2

2

4

.5

.4

r.3

1.0

.6

.5

.3

.3

.3

.4

6.0

2.0

.9

5.5

1.7

35

6.2

Minimum

0

0

0

0

1.6

15

5.7

1.5

.3

0

.1

0

June

2.3

1.3

20

30

4

1.6

1.3

1.5

1.1

2.0

.8

.4

.3

.3

.4

7.1

19

2.5

97

22

6.2

3.6

2.4

1.7

53

5.0

l'.2

1.0

.8

Mean

0.16

.04

5.57

32.2

180

113

20.5

41.6

4.71

9 73

2!o3

2.36

18.0

32.7

July

0.6

.4

.3

.9

6.9

3.7

1.2

.6

.3

.2

' >2

2)4

2.0

.3

0

0

6.7

5.8

11

1.0

.5

.3

14

1.6

.4

.8

.3

.2

0

0

Aug.

0.7

.6

.2

.8

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.2

8.4

27

4.4

3.5

2.8

2.7

2.4

1.4

.5

.4

2.2

1 .3

.e

.3

\2'.I

,

.1

.3

1.4

2.4

Per square 

mile

0.0054

.0013

.186

1.08

6.02

3.78

.686

1.39

. 158

.068

.079

.602

1.09

Sept.

l.l

48

13

3

2.0

2.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.5

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

2.5

180

200

60

10

hi. 7

1.2

.8

.3:"

Runoff in 

inches

0.006

.001

.21

14.59

6.33

3 94

1*5579

'.36

.08

.09

.67

14.81

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 sec.-ft.). Jan. 6 (6:45 a.m.) 3,050 sec.-ft.; Jan. 15 (10 p.m.) 

2,070 sec .'-ft.; Jan. 24 (10:30 a.m.) 1,520 sec.-ft.; Jan. 26 (10 a.m.) 2,720 sec.-ft.; Feb. 9 

(12:15 a.m.) 2,120 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (10:15 a.m.) 2,280 sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (12:30 p.m.) 1,950 sec.-ft. 

Sept. 20 (time unknown) about 1,700 sec.-ft.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Note.--No gage-height record June 3-5, Sept. 4-24, 26-30; discharge computed on basis of weather 

records and records for other stations in basin.
MILL CREEK BASIN 329 

West Fork Mill Creek at Locklard, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°13' 35", long, 84°27'20", in sec. 2, R. 1, T. 3, 

at Lock Street Bridge in Lockland, 1.2 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 

F39.00 feet above mean sea level, Ohio River datum.

Drainage area. 35.b square miles.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1950. October 1938 to June 1942 at site O.E 

mile downstream, published as West Fork Mill Creek at Arlington Heights.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,230 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 13.10 

feet); minimum daily, 1.1 second-feet July 2.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 6,310 second-feet May 25, 1947 (gage height, 16.93 

feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good above 10 second-feet and fair below. Some diversion by industrial 

plants above station. Flow supplemented by ground-water pumpage.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1350

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.8 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

2.8

3.2 

2.9 

2.8 

2.9

3.0

3.4 

3.7 

3.0 

2.7 

2.7

3.0 

3.4 

2.4 

2.3 

2.3

2.7 

2.7 

2.6 

2.9 

2.9

2.9

3.2 

3.2 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

Nov.

3.0 

3.2 

3.0 

3.0 

2.8

1.7 

1.8 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

2.7

3.0 

3.4 

3.4 

3.3

3.3 

3.2 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.2 

3.0

3.0 

2.9 

4.6 

4.2 

4.2

Dec.

4.2 

4.2

3.7 

3.7 

3.9

4.2 

4.3 

4.2 

4.2 

E.O

7.4 

33 

30 

5.4 

3.4

3.4 

3.0 

34 

17 

5.8

4.2 

4.0 

3.7 

3.4 

2.8

9.3 

22 

5.0 

3.3 

2.8 

2.5

Jan.

2.4 

3.0 

125 

818 

329

1,220 

155 

59 

40 

464

105 

81 

341 

205 

426

325 

70 

50

31 

18

15 

19 

32 

493 

103

896

146 

64 

?17 

101 

78

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dace

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ............. ......... . .

mber. ........................

lendar year 194 

ary . ... .

3 ............

1 ............................

st ........... ..... .........

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

226 

193 

76 

45 

33

33 

26 

137 

670 

92

54

164 

422 

813

123

68 

44 

35 

50 

28

36 

538 

124 

70 

50

42 

33 

38

Secondfoot-days

91.6 

90.5 

247.0

14,751.3

7,031.4 

4,263 

923.8 

1,696.0 

348.0 

515.0 

164.3 

189.7 

803.8

16,364.1

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 sec. -ft.). Jar

sec. -ft. j Jan. 26 (11 a.m.) 2,950 sec. -ft. ; f 

2,260 sec. -ft. j Apr. 4 (1 p.m.) 1,860 sec. -ft

Mar.

53 

24

17 

16 

16

15 

12 

24 

13 

8.8

45 

38

76 

30 

21

18 

14 

13 

8.8 

137

95 

49

36 

27 

17

15 

16 

36 

14 

10 

9.2

Apr.

8.8 

8.4

439 

756 

152

59 

45 

35 

25 

23

18 

11 

9.6 

8.4 

7.5

6.6 

6.1 

5.8 

5.6 

5.6

5.1 

4.7 

4.7 

4.5

6.0

8.5

4.7 

4.2 

3.9 

4.3

May

4.0 

4.0

4.2 

4.7 

4.0

4.7 

4.3 

4.3 

4.5

32

11 

5.1 

5.0 

5.3 

6.4

6.4 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8

5.3

5.8

7.2 

7.2 

51 

14

4.0 

3.4 

9.6 

4.2 

87

June

5.1 

3.7 

34 

53 

6.7

3.6 

3.2 

3.2 

4.7 

3.9

2.7 

3.0 

3.C 

3.4 

4.5

11 

31 

3.2 

145 

48

14 

4.2 

2.9 

2.7 

91

10

2.9

l'.7 

1.3

Maximum Minimum Mean

3.7 2.3 2.95 

4.6 1.7 3.02 

34 2.5 7.97

1,620 1.4 40.4

1,220 2.4 227 

813 26 152 

137 8.8 29.8 

756 3.9 56.5 

87 3.4 11.2 

145 1.3 17.2 

27 1.1 5.30 

46 3.0 6.12 

255 2.6 26.8

1,220 1.1 44.8

July

1.2 

1.1

2J6 

5.7

7.4 

2.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.7

3.2 

4.0

a.e

3.2 

2.6

2,4 

3.6 

19 

14

27

3.0 

2.4

21 

4.4

3.3 

2.0 

2.4 

2.6 

2.6 

3.0

Aug.

3.5 

3.0

5.3 

3.0 

3.3

3.5 

3.9 

4.0 

5.5

46

11 

6.4 

5.1 

4.2 

4.7

4.2

4.8

3.5

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.9 

4.0

4.2 

4.7 

7.5 

3.3 

12 

9.2

Sept.

5.8 

73 

46 

7.5 

5.8

5.3 

5.0 

5.1 

4.8 

5.1

4.8 

4.5 

4.3 

4.0 

3.9

3.9 

3.7 

3.5 

4.0

132

255 

108 

24 

6.6 

4.0

3.2 

2.9 

2.7 

2.6 

2.8

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

. 6 (8:30 a.m.) 3,230 sec. -ft.; Jan. 15 (11 p.m.) 2,01U 

eb. 9 (1 a.m.) 2,010 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (10:30 a.m.)
330 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Indian Lake at Russells Point, Ohio

Drainage area.--109 square miles.

Records available.--November 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height observed during year, 3.00 feet Feb. 14; minimum observed

1946-50: Maximum gage height observed, that of Feb. 14, 1950; minimum observed,

.58 foot Feb. 12, 1348.

Remarks.--Lake level controlled by dam. Spillway crest at gage height 2.15 feet. Gage

read once daily.

Qage height, In feet, water yea etoter 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct,

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.72

1.72

1.70

1.66

1.68

1.68

1.68

1.66 

1.66 

1.70 

1.72

1.70

1.68 

1.64

1.6t

1.66

1.64

1.64

1.64

1 .62 

1.62

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.58

1.58

1.58

Nov.

1.56

1.56

1.56

1.54

1.54

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

l'.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.50

1.50

1.48

1.48

1.46

1.46 

1.46

1.46

1.4F

1.48

1.50

1.50

1.48

-

Dec

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.48

1 . 50

1.50

1.50

1.52 

1.56

1.56 

1.56

1.54

1.54 

1.54

1.60

1.62

1.60

1.62

1 .66

1.66 

1.68

1.72

1.78

1.76

1.78

1.80

1.82

1.30

Jan.

1.80

1.84

E.14

2 [so

2.62

2.58

2.40

2.38

2.78

2.72 

2.54 

2.48 

2.54

2.44

2.82 

2.56

2.38

2.36

2 .36

2 .28

2.28

o 50

2.48

2.88

2.66

2.50

2.46

2.42

2.34

Feb.

2.34

2 . 24

2! 20

2.20

2.18

2.18

2 .20

2.28

2.58

2.50

2 . 42 

2.38 

2.72 

3.00

2.86

2.76 

2.50

2.40

2.36

2.30

2.30

2!34

2.34 

2.36

2.34

2.30

2.22

2.22

_

_

-

Mar.

-> Z i

2! 20

2.22

2.20

2.10

1.96

1.92

1.90

1.80

1.84

1 .86 

1.90 

1.94 

1 .98

2.00

2.04 

2.06

2 . 10

2.00

2.04

2.L.8

2 .16

2.18 

2 20

2.18

2.20

2.23

2.38

2 . 30

2.26

2.24

Apr

2.38

.42

.44

.52

.46

.40

.20

.16

2.00

1.96

1.94 

1.92 

1.80 

1.66

1.54

1.48 

1.44

1.46

1.48

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.68

1.80

1.80

1.82

1.86

1.94

1.96

May

1.86

1.86

1.88

1.88

1.83

1.86

1.88

1.92

1.96

1.98

2.00 

2.OO 

2.00 

1.96

1.94

1.96 

1.96

1.96

1.96

1.96

1.92

1.88

1.90 

1.90

1.92

1.90

1.88

1.83

1.86

1.82

1.78

June

1.78

1.78

1.88

1.96

2.10

2.02

2.00

1.96

1.94

1.96

1.90 

1.82 

1.78 

1.78

1.73

1.78 

1.78

1.76

1.74

1.74

1.72

1.70

1.70 

1.72

1.78

1.78

1.76

1.74

1.70

1.68

July

1.68

1.66

1.72

1.74

1.78

1.78

1.7H

1.78

1.74

1.70

1.68 

1.68 

1.66 

1.64

1.62

1.62 

1.62

1.64

1.64

1.6b

1.66

1.62

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.56

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.54

Aug.

1.54

1.52

1.52

1.50

1.50

1.48

1.48

1.44

1.52

1.56

1.52 

1.48 

1.48 

1.48

1.50

1.52 

1.52

1.66

1.68

1.68

1.66

1.64

1.64 

1.62

1.62

1.62

1 . 70

1.72

1.76

1.76

1.82

Sept.

1 . 30

1.92

1.86

1.82

1 . 80

1.76

1.74

1.74

1.74

1.74

1.76 

1.78 

1.80 

1.82

1 . 80

1.76 

1.70

1.64

1.70

1.70

1.72

1.70

1 . 70 

1.64

1.58

1.52

1.48

1.42

1.40

1.36

-
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 331

Miami River at Sidney, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°17'14", long. 84°08'57", at North Street Bridge

in Sidney, Shelby County, half a mile downstream from Tawawa Creek. Datum of gage is

924.70 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area. 545 square miles.

Kecoras available. February 1914 to September 1950. 

Average discharge.--36 years, 488 second-feet. 

axt reme s. Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 second-feet Jan. 16 (sage height, 12.84

reet); minimum, 45 second-feet Aug. 27, 28 (gage height, 0.32 foot)"

1914-50: Maximum discharge, 20,700 second-feet Mar. 20, 1927 (gage height, 14.4

feet), from rating curve extended above 6,900 second-feet on basis of velocity-area

studies; minimum, 7.4 second-feet Sept. 23, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 19.6 feet, present datum, Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 44,000

second-feet, computed by Miami Conservancy District). 

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by Indian Lake. 

Cooperation. Base data, except two discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy

District. 

Revisions (water years). tf 433: 1915. W 743: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Suif ting-control method used June 14 to July 3, July 7 to Au<?. 28)

.6

.9

1.2

119

170

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

4.0 

5.0

236

383

568

1,320

1,880

6.0 L.530

7.0 3,360

8.0 4,470

10.0 7,070

12.1 10,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

104

93

87

93

108

114

122

113

98

90

87

87

94

94

82

80

80

80

81

78

78

81

81

77

73

72

70

70

69

70

70

Nov.

69

70

67

67

67

67

66

65

65

66

66

65

67

73

77

72

70

70

70

69

66

65

65

64

69

69

69

65

67

63

-

Dec.

61

63

64

64

60

63

64

66

61

63

71

91

94

86

77

71

75

94

203

166

161

290

239

165

130

198

656

481

305

224

182

Jan.

161

159

1,040

5,460

4,950

4,470

4,590

3,180

2,320

4,71.0

5,590

3,990

3,360

3,460

4,060

10,2OO

5,980

3,560

2,460

1,700

1,200

1,000

850

3,050

3,560

5,670

5,460

3,880

2,760

2,060

1,540

Month

October ........ .................

November ....... ..............

December ....... .................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ........................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ................. .........

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,150

950

727

568

508

508

568

674

3,000

2,840

2,120

1,590

4,460

*8,190

7,770

5,590

3,880

2,680

2,000

1,480

1,200

2,120

2,000

1 , 480

1,120

825

634

590

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,67

2,03

4,68

198,41

106,43

61 , 22

28 , 10

31,24

13 39

6 Us

2 95

4^57

267,77

Mar.

680

t470

b410

t390

383

406

634

925

900

77E

611

1,120

1,150

850

634

611

548

950

900

925

2,000

1,640

1,230

975

776

703

 1,230

2,000

1,480

1,020

776

Apr.

590

568

727

2,680

4,110

2,760

2,000

1,540

1,200

1,400

1,760

1,540

1,150

975

900

825

680

440

367

329

290

265

296

634

656

508

390

317

279

1,070

-

Maximum

3 122

D 77

3 656

4 5,850

3 10,200

2 8,190

3 2,000

3 4,110

1 2,000

3 950

1 707

D 559

2 364

7 10,200

May

2,000

1,540

1,050

875

776

508

336

293

254

759

680

437

348

299

265

236

222

262

241

201

186

201

190

176

166

168

157

150

144

138

133

Minimum

69

63

60

60

159

508

383

265

133

87

65

48

53

48

June

135

125

132

417

950

512

284

224

199

380

426

296

246

205

140

132

125

125

119

119

113

108

130

113

172

156

119

103

96

87

-

Mean

86.

67.

151

544

3,433

2 , 186

907

1,042

432

£16

128

152* 95.

734

July

82

81

118

707

370

219

163

129

106

94

85

80

80

82

78

72

76

230

174

119

96

82

75

78

87

76

70

66

66

65

75

Aug.

205

106

77

66

61

55

53

51

60

78

77

64

57

51

49

48

57

77

113

138

107

77

65

60

55

50

48

79

559

172

135

Per square 

mile

5

7

5

Sept.

135

116

119

96

82

72

F4

58

54

53

99

127

144

137

1E5

127

168

161

163

174

201

364

290

249

241

212

197

188

180

176

-

Runoff in 

inches

Peak discharge- (base, 5,400
MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 3?°5lJ | S2 n , long. 84°09'5l", at outlet works of

Taylorsville Dam, three-quarters of a mile north of Taylorsville, Montgomery County, and

9j miles upstream from Stillwater River. Datum of gage is 700.08 feet above mean sea

level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.--1,155 square miles. 

Records available.--January 1922 to September 1950. January 1914 to September 1917 at site

at Tadmor, It miles upstream.

Average discharge. 28 years (1922-50), 970 second-feet. 

Kxtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,300 second-feet Jan. 16 (gage height, 73.05

feet j"; minimum, 80 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 61.39 feet).

1922-50: Maximum discharge, 25,500 second-feet May 14, 1933, Jan. 15, 1937 (gage

heights, 73.26 and 73.32 feet, respectively); minimum, 30 second-feet Jan. 2, 1945 (gage

height, Cl.lO feet).

Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of 25.4 feet at site at Tadmor (discharge,

127,000 second-feet, computed by Miami Conservancy District). 

Remarlts. --Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Flood flow regualted at retarding basins on Miami River just above station and on

Loramie Creek at Lockington. Low y.nd medium flow slightly regulated by Indian Lake. 

Cooperation. Base data furnished by Miami Conservancy District, 

hevisions (water years).--W 743: 1924(M), W 758: Drainage area. W 853: Iy30, 1937.

W 923:1922-24.

Rating table, vater year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

131

198

324

585

63.2 

64.0 

65.0 

G6.0 

67.0

965

1,570

2,500

3,600

4,950

68.0

69.0

70.0

71.0

72.4

6,510

8,220

10,400

13,100

17,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

266

218

134

198

221

254

315

32O

271

237

214

218

221

206

202

180

173

180

184

173

173

214

210

200

190

180

170

160

160

160

160

Nov.

160

143

140

140

140

140

130

130

130

131

131

134

128

140

140

143

140

157

134

128

126

126

126

126

128

126

123

126

126

123

-

Dec.

121

118

115

118

115

118

121

125

118

118

137

159

187

180

159

140

128

192

353

4U7

412

651

645

48t

362

468

1,530

1,260

633

508

Jan.

443

412

1,420

3,720

12,200

10,100

11,600

7,180

4,fiSO

7,930

14,000

9,000

7,010

8,220

6,730

17,800

1 e , 800

«, 410

4,800

3, ISO

2,350

1,930

1,750

5,580

8,410

8,410

13,100

9,000

5,870

4,110

2,910

Month

October ........... ........

November ....... .................

December ................... .

Calendar year 1349 . .....

January ......................

February .........................

March ................. ..........

April .................. ........

May ..............................

June .................. .... ...

July .............................

August ...........................

September ..................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,250

1,930

1,620

1,290

1,100

1,100

1,140

l,lao

4,980

5,870

4,520

3,130

6,190

13,700

17,600

14,400

9,870

5,710

3,980

2,800

2,200

4,140

4,520

3,020

2,300

1,700

1,500

1,500

_

-

Secondfoot-days

6,421

5 39£

11^044

418,264

224, 98J

125, 24C

54.93C

55,93;

28 , 21C

15.96C

13,432

5 69£

ll',B5i

557,704

Mar.

1,500

1,300

1 , 100

1,050

1,000

1,000

1,050

1,200

1 , 500

1,350

1,150

1,500

2 , 200

2,000

l.faOO

1,400

1,300

1,350

1,450

1,600

4,000

3,400

2,500

2,000

1,600

1,350

1,660

3,850

3,240

2,200

1,530

Apr.

1,260

1,100

1,140

3,500

8,410

5,710

3,980

2,700

2,060

1,880

2 , 400

2,350

1,930

1,53O

1,370

1,260

1,220

1,000

784

717

657

609

862

1,290

1,330

1,140

930

798

705

1,410

Maximum

320

160

1,530

16,200

17,8uO

17,600

4,000

8,410

3,980

1,140

1,940

530

2 , 200

17,800

May

3,980

3,130

2,200

1,570

1,330

1,140

804

675

860

1,450

965

765

657

597

558

524

524

519

492

422

663

603

514

459

387

353

387

372

353

338

Minimum

160

123

115

115

412

1,100

1,000

609

338

275

150

96

126

96

June

334

320

320

392

992

1,140

765

558

454

470

609

663

497

443

372

930

729

568

443

367

334

288

275

320

639

930

759

454

320

275

-

Mean

207

133

356

1,146

7,256

4,473

1,772

1,864

910

532

433

184

395

1,528

July

241

221

271

1,940

1,800

1,040

663

464

343

292

258

237

218

210

202

194

184

1,190

759

486

334

262

221

2O6

191

191

187

169

159

150

150

Aug.

159

266

210

173

150

134

123

123

121

137

150

146

131

118

123

175

126

140

237

237

271

225

169

143

128

121

96

137

393

530

306

Per square 

mile

0.179

.115

.308

.992

6.28

3.87

1.53

1.61

.788

.461

.375

. 159

.342

1.32

Sept.

279

292

334

250

218

187

166

150

140

128

126

192

329

262

250

218

131

237

250

288

665

2,200

1,140

772

585

502

422

387

358

334

Runoff in 

inches

0.21

.13

.36

13.47

7.24

4.03

1.76

1.80

.91

.51

.43

. 18

.38

17.94

Peak discharge (base

sec.-ft.; Jan/ 11 (7 "a.'m.) 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 (7 a.m.) _ 

sec.-ft.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 23 to Nov. 1, Nov. 3-9, Feb. 26 to Mar. 26; die 

on basis of veather records and records for stations at Sidney and at Dayton.

:harge computed
3 IN

Hecords available.--March 1905 to December 1909, April 1313 to September 1350. 

Average discharge'.--37 years (1913-50), 2,238 second-feet.

Maximum stage known, 29.0 feet, original datum, or 52.7 feet present detain. Mar. 2C, 

1913 (discharge, 250,000 second-feet, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks.--Records good. Flood flow regulated at four retarding basins above station.

Water is diverted above station for use in Dayton; most of the return flow from diversions bypasses station in Dayton sewer system.

Cooperation.--Base data, except three discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conse 

District.

Revisions.--W 756: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. "1, Sept. 24-30)

410

584

890

22.3 1,380

21.1

21.4

23.0 2,260

23.8 3,540

24.8 5,520

26.0 8,640

27.O 11.70O

29.0 19,600

51.F 32,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October L949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

711

632

618

632

659

781

839

962

864

750

682

734

711

625

604

578

559

565

546

527

559

652

625

638

611

565

546

540

521

509

515

Nov.

521

509

486

480

469

469

475

469

458

447

458

452

447

504

521

463

463

469

463

458

447

447

442

447

447

431

431

436

463

452

-

Dec.

436

436

426

436

436

431

436

421

410

426

469

527

571

578

552

498

469

594

1,010

1,040

1 , 220

1,800

1,800

1,390

1,120

1,220

3,720

3,450

2,330

1,730

1,450

Jan.

1,300

1,200

3,710

g!7,40O

g24,300

g22,800

25,300

17,100

11,400

14,900

26,800

19,600

16,300

18,300

15,500

28,300

32,600

20,000

14,000

9 , 500

5,200

4,380

4,090

10,900

19,200

17,900

24,800

19,200

14,300

9,200

6,240

Month

October ................... ......

November .................. ......

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ....... ..............

March .........................

April .......... .................

May ..............................

June ... .........................

July ............ ................

August ...........................

September .......... .............

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

4,880

4,480

4,000

3,360

3,020

3,020

3,190

3,280

10,400

13,200

8,920

6,370

13,600

27,800

32,600

26,800

21,400

15,500

12,500

8,640

5,200

8,640

11,100

7,020

5,300

4,180

3,630

3,540

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

19 , 86C

13 92^

31^83:

972 9 7 2

475 72t

275^570

129]69C

73.24C

45.49E

35,972

19,567

42,114

1,289,204

Mar.

3.F30

3,190

2,620

2,550

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,940

3,630

3,020

2,780

3,450

5,410

4,980

3,900

3,360

3,190

3,280

3,540

3,540

7,800

7,540

5,870

4,680

3,810

3,280

3,450

8,420

8,640

4,980

3,540

Apr.

3,020

2,780

2,700

7,510

18,700

13,200

8,080

5,640

4,380

3,900

4,380

4,180

3,630

3,100

2,860

2,620

2,550

2,330

2,060

1,920

1,800

1,730

2,440

4,980

4,380

4,000

2,860

2,330

2,120

5,510

-

Maximum

962

521

3,720

28,800

3° 600

32*600

8,640

18,700

9 , 800

3,360

5,090

1,310

7,020

32,600

May

9,800

7,540

4,780

3,630

3,100

2,780

2,190

1,860

1,730

2,120

3, £80

2,400

1,990

1,800

1,670

1,570

1,550

1,800

1,470

1,390

1,300

1,990

1,800

1,540

1,570

1,240

1,150

1,140

1,110

1,080

1,070

Minimum

509

431

410

410

1,200

3,020

2 , 4uO

1,730

1,070

90S

565

436

4d2

410

June

1,070

1,020

1,060

1,24O

1,800

2,060

1,560

1,250

1,150

1,300

1,370

1,540

1,260

1,120

1,160

2,190

2,060

1,670

1,400

1,190

1,070

962

917

908

2,500

3,360

1,990

1,360

1,050

908

Mean

641

464

1,027

2,666

15,350

9,842

4,136

4,323

2,363

1,450

1,160

631

1,404

3,523

July

805

742

839

2,700

5,090

2,620

1,670

1,240

1,020

890

822

766

726

696

667

652

645

2,040

2,190

1,460

1,020

848

742

711

667

645

645

632

598

565

619

Aug.

1,180

704

652

584

552

515

498

492

504

534

527

509

480

463

469

509

534

527

773

864

789

667

571

521

480

458

436

506

1,310

1,120

839

Per square 

mile

Sept.

750

789

971

873

719

604

565

534

504

492

546

789

1,110

873

734

645

578

584

667

726

1,480

g7,020

6,760

4,580

2,120

1,600

1,310

1,160

1,060

971

-

Runoff in 

inches
334 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Miami River at Hamilton, Ohio

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat . 39°23'28", long. 64°34'20", in NE-f see. 6, T. 1 N.,

R . 3 E . , 1,000 feet downstream from Columbia Bridge at Hamilton and 3 miles downstream

from Talawanda Creek. Datum of gage is 499.38 feet above mean sea level, adjustment

of 1912.

Drainage area. --3 ,639 square miles. 

Records available. --April 192? to September 1950. January 1910 to September 1916 at site

0.7 mile upstre am .

Average discharge. --31 years, 3,391 second-feet. 

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 56,100 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 74.35

feet) ; minimum, 341 second-feet Dec. 9 (gage height, 57.32 feet).

1927-50: Maximumjdiseharge, 73,900 second-feet Jan. 22, 1937; maximum gage height,

7C.5 feet Feb. 26, 1929; minimum discharge, 100 second-feet Sept. 26, £7, 1341 (gage

height, 56.80 feet).

Maximum discharge known, 352,000 second-feet Mar. 26, 1913 (elevation, 599.2 feet

above mean sea level, at site 0.7 mile upstream), computed by Miami Conservancy District. 

Remarks. Records good. Low flow regulated by power plant at Hamilton. Floor! flow regalated by five retarding basinc above station. 

Cooperation. --Base data, except four discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy

iHstrict. 

Revisions (water years ) . W 758: Drainage area. W 803: 1936.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

57.5

57.8

58.4

53.0

60.0

450

£60

1,160

1,730

2,840

Oct. 1 to Fet. 15

4,150

5,700

8,710

12,500

18,300

Feb. 16 to Sept.

57.8

58.4

59.0

60.0

61.0

62.0

63.5

Mote.--Same as preceding table 

bove 65.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 13EO

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,050 

875 

834 

917 

875

960 

1,080 

1,250 

1,200 

1,130

1 . 040 

1,030 

1,120 

976 

900

825 

817 

834 

825 

809

801 

1,110 

1,340 

1,080 

1,040

9£0 

867 

858 

817 

769 

745

Nov.

793 

834 

7E9 

753 £8"

660

eso

729 

691 

660

645 

675 

623 

586 

722

722 

698 

£58 

630 

572

593 

616 

616 

593 

586

601 

551 

544 

608 

623

Dec,

608 

565 

565 

503 

544

586 

579 

579 

558 

551

586 

729 

858 

867 

817

753 

698 

809 

1,300 

1,480

1,630

2,720 

2,480 

2,040 

1 , 580

2,160 

5,210 

4,740 

3,470 

2, £00 

2,150

Jan.

1,830 

1,680 

4,210 

30,200

30,eoo

41,800 

34, 600 

24,200 

15,200 

24,400

31,400 

29,300 

22,300 

25,700 

22,700

36,400 

39,100 

31,500 

18,000 

13,300

8.71O 

£.570 

6,040 

15.8OO 

23,800

30,400 

29,300 

24,500 

19,300 

14,100 

9,670

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 ............

h... .........................

1 ............................

st ..................... .....

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

8,010 

7,790 

6 , 750 

5,700 

5,050

4,890 

5,210 

5,050 

18,200 

17,OOO

13,000 

11,000 

24,900 

42,400 

42,900

37,400 

26,500 

20,200 

15,500 

12,500

8,550 

12,500 

16,100 

11,000 

8,110

6,490 

5,620 

5,290

Secondfoot days

29,734 

19,644 

45.31E

1,445,476

666, 61C 

403, 61C 

179, 37C 

185, 10C 

100, 29C 

71.45C 

50,124 

33,652 

92,80r

1,877,69£

liar.

5,450 

5,130 

4,350

4,050 

3,900

3,760 

3,760 

4,050 

4,650 

4,500

4,200 

4,500 

7,470 

7,070 

5,790

4,970 

4,650 

4,350 

4,500 

5,440

9,950 

10,700 

8, 330 

6,670 

5,790

4,810 

4,650 

8,110 

10,700 

7,670 

5,450

Apr.

4,500 

4,200 

4,350 

17,800

23,000

18,300 

12,000 

8,110 

6,490 

5,620

5,450 

5,450 

5,130 

4 , 500 

4,200

3,900 

3,620 

3,550 

3,340

3,200

2,740 

2,550 

2,550 

4,350 

5,960

5,790 

4,350 

3,480 

3,000

3,620

Maximum

1,340 

834 

5,210

37,400

41,800 

42,90O 

10,700 

23.OOO 

9,710 

4,810 

5,910 

2,610 

17 , 700

42,900

May

8,993 

9,710 

6,490 

5,130 

4,200

3,900 

3,340 

2,740 

2,550 

3,000

3,760 

3,620 

2,940 

2,550 

2,370

2,250 

2,130 

2,490 

2,130 

1,960

1,800 

2,810 

3,270 

3,270 

2,550

2 , 020 

1,800 

1,680 

1,630 

1,580 

1,630

Minimum

745 

544 

503

503

1,680 

4,890 

3,760 

2,550 

1,580 

1,480 

825 

668 

878

503

June

1,580 

1,480 

1,480 

2,310 

1,960

2,550 

2,190 

1J800 

1.F30 

1,850

1,850 

1,850 

1,800 

1,580 

1,580

3,900 

4,810 

3,070 

2,550 

2,130

1,800 

2,420 

1,960 

2,550 

4,810

4,500 

3,550 

2,430 

1,900 

1,580

Mean

959 

655 

1,462

3,960

21,500 

14,410 

5,786 

6, 170 

3,235 

2,382 

1,617 

1,086 

3,093

5,144

July

1,430 

1.280 

1 , 200 

1,580 

5,910

4,200 

2,620 

1,900 

1,580 

1 , 380

1,280 

1,200 

1,150 

1,100 

1,030

980 

932 

1,100 

3,180 

2 , 940

1,740 

1,330 

1,150 

1 , 200 

1,120

1 , 040 

980 

95P

956 

855 

825

Aug

1,620 

1,740 

1,150 

1,010 

900

825 

765 

780 

818 

1,030

848 

818 

750 

698 

742

1,320 

908 

885 

972 

1 , 100

1,130 

1,040 

932 

840 

780

735 

668 

728 

1,960 

2,610 

2,550

Per square 

mile

0.264 

. 180 

.402

1.09

5.91 

3.96 

1.59 

1.70 

.889 

.655 

.444 

.298 

.850

1.41

Sept.

1 , 380 

1,770 

5,290 

2,880 

1 ,800

1,380 

1,150 

1,04O 

1,060 

964

900 

972 

1,900 

1,630 

1 , 240

1,070 

916 

878 

900 

2,560

8,620 

17,700 

12,000 

7,470 

4,500

3 , 000 

2,430

I'.BOCi 

1,580

Runoff in 

inches

0.30 

.46

14.76

6.81 

4.12 

1.83 

1.90 

1.02 

.73 

.51 

.34 

.95

19.17
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 335

Loramie Creek at Lockington, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 40°12'35", long. 84°14'32", in 

NEij sec. 30, T. 7 H., R. 6 E., Just downstream from Locklngton Dam, half a mile northwest of Locklngton, and lj miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 300.03 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--261 square miles.

Kecords available.--October 1915 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 35 years, 209 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, -5,300 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 84.14 

1'eet); minimum, 6.9 second-feet Oct. 1; minimum gage height, 77.34 feet Nov. 22.

1915-50: Maximum discharge observed, 10,400 second-feet May 7, 1916 (gage height, 

86.4 feet, present datum); minimum, 2.0 second-feet Aug. 19, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 91.6 feet, present datum, Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 25,600 

second-feet, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

alight regulation by State reservoir at Fort Loramie. Flood flow regulated by Lockington retarding basin.

Cooperation.--Base data, except two discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Revisions (water years).--W 523: Drainage area. W 923: 1916.

Racing table, water year 1949-50 (gag'j height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 28)

77.3

77.4

77.5

77.6

77.7

77.8

77.9

78.0

78.1

78.2

78.3

78.4

78.5

78.6

115

145

183

78.8

79.0

79.4

80.0

81.2

82.8

84.0

283

418

756

1,300

2,240

3,80O

5,180

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

9.8

9.3

8.5

9.3

9.6

25

36

28

24

16

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

11

11

10

10

9.3

8.8

8.8

9.0

8.8

8.5

Nov.

8.3

8.3

9.0

11

9.0

8.3

8.3

8.1

8.3

8.3

8.3 s'.s

8.5

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.8

8.8

8.3

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.6

8.1

8.5

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.0

9.6

-

Dec.

9.3

9.0

8.8

9.0

9.3

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.3

9.8

11

12

13

13

11

10

9.6

15

22

21

25

61

49

31

22

59

142

102

59

39

30

Jan.

26

24

795

3,480

2,420

2,600

2,240

1,300

775

2,67O

2,880

2,070

1,750

1,500

2,040

3,690

1,910

1,260

648

360

283

"72

261

2,580

1,600

3,580

3,380

2,030

1,090

639

389

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ....... ....

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April. ...........................

May ..............................

June ............................

July .............................

August ........... ...............

September ..... .................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

283

256

136

90

80

82

100

272

1,990

1,420

1,08O

570

3,170

4,700

5,180

4,460

2,240

945

665

389

314

1,020

648

449

308

a2oo

al40

133

.

-

Secondfoot-days

391.'

256.2

848.]

84, 350. E

50,542

31,320

11,265

9,249

4,202

3,418

2,546

559

686

115, 283. c

Mar.

145

allO

870

61

63

66

80

178

156

118

149

480

570

473

333

302

240

418

340

384

964

710

553

396

272

224

557

1,220

936

441

256

Apr.

211

192

251

1,320

1,380

954

537

327

245

314

340

296

251

197

175

168

160

95

71

61

53

49

72

142

145

136

108

98

84

817

Maximum

36

11

142

4,460

3,690

5,180

1,220

1,38O

983

465

1,O7O

84

130

) 5,180

May

983

756

382

234

175

105

73

66

58

305

139

98

75

63

55

49

46

41

37

36

33

61

67

50

41

35

31

29

28

26

25

Minimum

8.5

7.4

8.8

6.7

24

80

61

49

25

22

14

10

9

7.4

June

24

22

25

144

Z56

229

145

90

61

51

116

86

52

40

34

133

261

101

53

44

37

31

27

25

465

465

230

86

49

36

-

Mean

12.6

8.54

27.4

231

1,630

1,119

363

308

136

114

82.1

18.0

316

July

29

25

59

1,070

418

228

102

58

40

32

28

24

22

22

24

22

2O

78

38

25

21

19

18

17

16

15

15

16

17

14

14

Aug.

18

23

22

16

14

13

12

11

12

18

14

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

55

84

44

24

16

13

12

11

10

10

10

10

13

Per square 

mile

Sept.

16

15

18

23

17

13

12

11

10

10

16

alS

a!6

ali

alZ

alO

a9

a9

a9

all

a 50

a!30

a80

a 50

a30

21

17

14

13

12

-

Runoff in 

inches

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 sec.-ft.).--Jan. 4 (8 a.m.) 3,91O sec -ft.j Jan. 6 (10 p.m.) 3,18O 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 10 (9 p.m.) 4.24O sec.-ft.; Jan. 16 (5 a.m.) 4.460 sec.-ft.j Jan. 24 (l p.m.) 3,380 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 26 (5:30 p.m.) 4,700 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (l a.m.) 5,300 sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (9:3O p.m.) 

2,780 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Miami 

River at Sidney.
336 MIAMI RIVER BA3IN

Stillwater River at Pleasant Hill, Ohio

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°03'28", long. 84°21'22", in SE-f sec. 18, T. 7 N. , 

R. 5 E., at highway bridge three-quarters of a mile northwest of Pleasant Hill and 

2 miles downstream from Painter Creek. Datum of gage is 846.73 feet above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 502 square miles.

Records available.--October 1916 to September 1926, December 1934 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--25 years (1916-26, 1935-50), 455 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,000 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 17.02 

feet); minimum, 24 second-feet Dec. 3, 9 (gage height, 1.23 feet).

1916-2C, 1934-50: Maximum discharge, 26,400 second-feet Jan. 14, 1937 (gage height, 

IT.32 feet), from rating curve extended above 14,000 second-feet on basis of velocityarea study; minimum observed, 4 second-feet Oct. 17, 1920, July 12, 22, Aug. 30, 1921.

Maximum stage known, 17.5 feet Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 51,400 second-feet, computed 

by Miami Conservancy District). This stage is not comparable with present gage heights 

because of failure of levee in 1913.

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant on Greenville Creek.

Cooperation.--Base data, except two discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Revisions (water years).--W 523: 1917, drainage area. W 803: 1924(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, July 20 to Sept. 2l)

1.4

1.5

2.0 

2.3

116

178

323

481

805

1,210

1,830

7.5 3,060

10.0 5,550

13.0 9,250

14.0 10,800

16.0 15,000

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

70

62

61

69

111

200

381

334

215

158

150

113

111

93

94

87

83

86

81

78

90

131

215

171

120

111

96

94

87

84

83

Nov.

78

74

74

72

71

68

67

64

62

68

69

69

66

71

71

79

68

69

62

62

66

63

57

61

64

64

62

62

57

62

-

Dec.

57

51

62

58

57

58

57

59

53

53

70

94

126

124

93

76

76

131

217

201

226

413

413

270

217

420

970

675

430

310

267

Jan.

224

217

1,460

9,120

7,650

4,400

4,100

1,970

1,320

6,410

7,880

2,920

2,450

4,000

4,390

11,400

4,380

2,050

1,240

805

655

595

575

4,810

4,960

6,830

6,840

2,370

1,470

1,130

805

Month

October ............. . ... . ...

November .........................

December ............... ...

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ....................... .

March ............................

April .................... ... .

May ............ ..............

June ... ......................

July .................. ... ... .

August ...........................

September ............. .... ...

Water year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

655

575

499

464

413

464

517

517

4,190

2,540

1,160

782

6,320

14,900

10,700

4,210

1,830

1,260

1,240

872

715

1,690

1,410

920

675

517

446

464

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3 Q}_C

1^992

6,384

203,615

110,026

60,945

£5,544

24, 087

12, 30£

9,607

2^429

12,859

278,888

Mar.

655

413

363

345

331

329

337

517

555

363

384

872

1,040

895

635

595

517

738

481

535

1,900

1,260

920

715

575

499

1,180

4,400

1,750

850

595

Apr.

517

446

446

2,520

4,300

1,760

995

715

555

499

481

407

363

326

300

287

274

270

260

250

234

226

864

1,560

895

675

464

369

329

2,500

Maximum

381

970

13,000

11,400

14,900

4,400

4,300

2,970

1,920

1,680 

255

4,500

14,900

May

2,970

1 . 210

760

575

464

391

323

280

262

413

499

345

305

277

250

238

217

212

201

185

183

241

219

194

178

171

160

154

148

143

141

Minimum

61

57

51

42

217

413

329

141

129

75

48

52

48

June

141

129

131

409

323

212

167

141

129

160

381

222

165

146

141

391

413

464

274

246

210

167

141

152

1,920

1,070

464

294

226

178

Mean

126

66.4

206

558

3 549

2*177

824

8O 3

397

320

283

78.4

429

764

July

154

141

290

1,680

1,540

655

375

270

210

171

150

129

116

111

106

96

94

536

517

267

192

148

124

109

101

93

90

87

81

79

75

Aug.

71

69

66

60

57

57

53

51

51

53

57

54

52

48

59

79

59

89

238

255

133

87

74

66

59

54

53

57

78

98

92

Per square 

mile

0.251

. 152

.410

1.11

7.07

4 . 34

1.'64

1.60

.791

.637

.564 

.156

.855

1.52

Sept.

99

111

113

104

80

70

63

59

57

57

59

92

145

84

68

59

56

52

53

58

530

4,500

3,240

1,170

595

400

292

234

194

165

Runoff in 

inches

0.29

.15

.47

15.08

8 . 15 

4.52 1 . 89

.91

.71

.65 

.18

.95

20.65

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft. ) .--Jan. 4 (l p.m.) 10.200 sec. -ft.; Jan. 11 (l a.m.) 10,600 

sec. -ft.; Jan. 16 (1 a.m.) 13,800 sec. -ft.; Jan. 26 (9 p.m.) 10,000 sec. -ft.; Feb. 9 (3 p.m.) 5,220 

sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (5 p.m.) 18,000 sec. -ft.; Mar. 28 (7 a.m.) 4,900 sec. -ft.; Apr. 5 (1 a.m.) 5,660 

(10 p.m.) 4,

, . -. . .. , . . 

,500 sec. -ft.; Sept. 22 (2 p.m.) 5,110 sec. -ft.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 337

Stlllwater River at Englewood, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 39 C 52'10", long. 84°16'57", in 

IlWir sec. 23, T. 5 N., R. 5 E., 1,000 feet downstream from Englewood Dam, 1 mile southeast of Englewood, and 83- miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 699.97 feet above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--646 square miles.

Records available.--November 1925 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--25 years, 573 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,710 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 79.77

feet); minimum, 62 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 72.07 feet).

1925-50: Maximum discharge, 9,910 second-feet May 14, 1933 (gage height, 79.99 feet);

minimum, 3.7 second-feet Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 1944 (gage height, 71.36 feet).

Maximum discharge during flood of March 1913, 85,400 second-feet, computed by Miami

Conservancy District. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Flood flow regulated by Englewood retarding basin. Diurnal fluctuation caused by power

plants at West Milton and on Greenville Creek. 

Cooperation.--Base data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet; 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Dec. 11, Sept. 27-30)

72.0

72.1

72.2

72.3

72.4

72.5

94

119

147

179

72.6

72.7

72.8

72.9

73.4

74.2

399

835

1,420

74.8

75.8

77.0

79.0

79.7

1,840

2,850

4,340

7,320

8,530

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

Z

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

116

106

102

102

109

141

252

370

284

206

169

163

147

139

125

122

114

112

112

109

109

136

173

202

173

141

130

119

114

106

96

Nov.

99

96

90

92

92

90

83

83

78

76

78

85

87

85

87

87

87

80

87

83

76

80

74

74

76

76

85

80

80

76

-

Dec,

74

76

64

85

76

76

78

76

74

76

83

109

130

150

139

119

106

125

187

242

256

370

552

392

272

296

1,320

1,180

712

476

362

Jan.

308

278

1,040

5,310

7,000

7,000

6,680

5,910

4,210

4,340

6,680

6,680

5,610

5,170

4,890

6,840

7,660

7,000

5,760

3,680

1,180

1,030

938

3,080

5,460

5,460

6,360

6,210

5,030

2,660

1,380

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ........... .............

Calendar year 1949 ...... .....

January ..........................

February .........................

March ........... ................

April ............................

May .............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,100

990

891

771

721

730

867

859

2,980

4,340

2,320

1,380

3,470

6,680

8,350

8,530

7,830

6,840

5,610

3,360

1,240

2,oro

2,460

1,510

1,210

915

755

787

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4.59S

2,50J

8,333

271, 95E

140,834

79,516

36.26Z

32,471

19,949

12,464

11,316

3,482

19,846

371,575

Mar.

990

811

561

598

5E3

514

523

670

990

661

580

952

1,480

1,450

1,100

?45

851

912

891

755

2,230

1,980

1,480

1,180

990

795

1,000

3,820

3,570

1,420

1,030

Apr.

859

755

670

1,830

4,750

4,210

2,010

1,280

990

827

803

704

607

523

476

433

416

399

384

362

341

308

564

1,980

1,480

1,100

819

607

514

1,470

Maximum

370

99

1,320

8,170

7,660

8,530

3,820

4,750

4,080

1,880

2,160

400

5,170

8,530

May

4,080

2,540

1,350

938

795

696

532

442

399

514

835

625

485

433

384

348

326

314

290

266

252

643

485

348

296

256

232

223

214

206

202

Minimum

96

74

64

64

278

721

514

308

202

191

104

68

85

64

June

202

191

195

287

625

333

242

206

195

206

296

355

242

202

206

284

746

712

459

326

278

237

206

206

1,350

1,880

827

442

296

232

-

Mean

148

83.4

269

745

4 543

2^840

1,170

1,082

644

415

365

112

662

1,018

July

198

183

210

1,020

2,160

1,100

580

362

272

223

191

179

163

150

144

139

133

780

990

4£8

272

202

173

157

147

136

133

122

116

109

104

Aug.

125

102

96

92

85

80

78

76

74

78

80

78

78

70

68

83

75

95

350

400

22O

140

110

90

80

75

75

80

100

130

120

Per square 

mile

0.229

.129

.416

1.15

7.03

4.40

1.81

1.67

.997

.642

.565

.173

1.02

1.58

Sept.

130

150

170

180

170

153

125

109

95

90

100

160

250

150

110

90

85

85

94

130

805

4,610

5,170

3,270

1,210

779

514

341

284

237

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.26

.14

.48

15.62

8.10

4.58

2.09

1.86

1.15

.72

.65

.20

1.14

21.37

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 sec.-ft.) . Jan. 6 (7 a.m.) 7,160 sec.-ft.; Jan. 11 (10 p.m.] 7,noo 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 17 (7 a.m.) 7,830 sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 (8 p.m.) 6,680 sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (l a.m.) 8,710 

sec.-ft.; Sept. 23 (4 a.m.) 5,460 sec.-ft.

Mote. No gage-height record Aug. 17 to Sept. 5, Sept. 9-18; discharge computed on basis of weather 

records and records for station at Pleasant Hill.
Greenville Creek near Bradford, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°06'08", long. 34°25'48", at highway bridge on line

between Darke and Miami Counties, if miles south of Bradford and 6 miles upstream from

mouth. Datum of gage is 943.9 feet above mean sea. level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage irea.--195 square miles. 

Records available.--March 1931 to September 1950. 

Average discharge.--19 years, 172 second-feet. 

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, (3,000 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 8.33

feet; minimum discharge, 29 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 1.49 feet).

1931-50: Maximum discharge, 9,320 second-feet May 14, 1933 (gage height, 9.20 feet,

observed), Jan. 15, 1937 (gage height, 9.21 feet, from graph based on gage readings);

minimum, 6.7 second-feet Aug. 4, 5, 1934. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are fair. 

Cooperation. Base data, except two discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy

District. 

Revisions (water years). W 803: 1933(M). W 823: 1933.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 3)

1.5

1.6

1.7

Oct. 1 to Apr

2.2 151

2.8 304

3.1 398

3.6 612

4.6 1,120

Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

5.2 

6.0 

7.0 

7.6 

7.9

1,550

2,290

3,430

4,320

4,890

2.3 

2.5

124

167

3.2 

3.8 

4.6

391

661

1,120

Note.--Same as preceding table above 

4.8~Teet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

41 

42

44

82 

80

115 

230 

156 

108 

85

72 

71 

69 

64 

58

55 

54 

54 

54 

48

100 

130 

91 

72

54 

51 

50 

48 

47

Nov.

45 

44

44 

44

39

40 

39 

40 

40 

41

42 

42 

42 

45 

45

42 

41 

44

41 

40

40 

39 

38 

39 

41

41 

39 

39 

39 

39

Dec.

37 

37 

37 

37 

39

38 

39 

38 

35 

35

45

72 

93 

72 

56

48

47 

71 

126 

113

115

205 

185

151 

327 

251 

178 

142 

117

Jan.

104 

10O 

488

2,620 

2,780

1,510 

1,360 

758 

552 

2,030

2,830 

1,160 

884 

1,360 

1,420

3,770 

2,460 

935 

552 

378

318

296 

293 

1,320 

1,720

2,140 

2,720 

1,070 

660 

481 

371

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ba

ber ............... ..........

mber ..... ........... . . ...

lendar year 1949 ............

ary

nary ..................... ...

h. ...........................

1. ......... .................

ter year 1949-53 ............

Peak discharge (base, l,50o sec

Feb.

313 

293 

261 

243 

233

251 

269 

273 

1,130 

y09

473

352

2,120 

*4,890 

4,150

2,080 

858 

593 

534 

398

352 

593 

570 

398 

324

b260 

t240 

259

Secondfoot-days

2,339

1,234 

3,003

85,128

39,440

23,613 

10,239 

9,158

3^811

3,652 

1,302 

7,217

110,296

-ft.). Jai

sec. -ft.; Jan. 16 (6 a.m.) 3,920 sec. -ft.; J«

Mar.

b290 

b220 

b210 

200 

192

195 

195 

243 

243 

195

212 

324 

384 

324 

277

272 

243 

267

238

547 

440 

345 

*293 

256

235 

421 

1,390 

702 

374 

290

Apr.

261 

235 

235 

825 

1,680

739 

403 

293

204

193 

165 

146 

134 

128

119 

116 

112 

110 

106

101 

99 

281 

535 

307

233 

170 

138 

128 

735

Maximum

230 

45

327

4,320

,770 

,890 

,390 

,680 

,090 

636 

592 

130 

2,610

4,890

May

1,090 

460 

293 

236 

a!90

a!60 

a 140 

a!2C 

alia 

a!70

a 2 30 

a!70 

also 

a!30 

124

121 

116 

114 

107 

103

99

103 

100 

92 

88

82

78

77 

76 

76 

77

Minimum

41

38 

35

26

100 

233 

192 

99 

76 

66 

41 

32 

30

30

June

77 

70 

72 

116 

100

82 

74

70 

67 

81

97 

78

71 

70

78 

234 

188 

119 

104

89 

80 

73 

74 

636

447

193 

122 

97 

86

Mean

75.5 

41.1 

96.9

233

1,272 

844 

330 

305 

170 

127 

118 

42.0 

241

302

July

77 

73 

100 

592 

495

251 

149 

107 

89 

80

73 

67

63 

63 

57

56 

58 

298 

199 

107

80 

67 

61 

56 

54

51

50 

48 

46 

44 

41

Aug.

40 

42 

39

37

36

35 

34 

34

33 

36

36 

34 

33 

32 

33

43 

33 

53 

130 

76

46 

40 

37 

34 

33

33 

51 

51 

44

Per square 

mile

0.387 

.211 

.497

1.13

6.52 

4.33 

1.69 

1.56 

.872 

.651 

.605 

.215 

1.24

1.55

Sept.

54 

59 

49 

44 

39

35

34 

34 

33 

34

35 

43

42 

36 

34

33 

32 

30 

34 

41

516 

2,610 

1,860 

587 

293

183 

128 

101 

86 

78

Runoff in 

inches

0.45 

.24 

.57

16.24

7.52 

4.51 

1.95 

1.74 

1.01 

.73 

.70 

.25 

1.38

21.05

i. 4 (12 p.m.) 2,660 sec. -ft.; Jan. 11 (8 a.m.) 3,060 

in. 27 (5:30 a.m.) 3.12O sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (4:30 p.m.)

6,000 sec.-ft.; Mar. 

2,940 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Stillwater 

River at Pleasant Hill.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 339

Mad River at Zanesfield, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°21'05", long. 83°40'25", at highway bridge adjaeent to U. 3. Highway 33, 0.8 mile upstream from unnamed stream in Hadley Bottom and 

1 mile north of Zanesfield, Logan County.

Drainage area. 6.41 square miles.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,080 second-feet Jan. 15 (gage height, 6.72 

reet), from rating curve extended above 400 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.5 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 0.69 foot).

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 1,110 second-feet Apr. 11, 1948 (gage height, 6.76 

feet), from rating curve extended above 400 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.3 second-feet Sept. 11, 1946, Oct. 9, 10, 1948; minimum gage height, 0.69 foot 

Sept. 11, 1946, Aug. 28, 1950.

Remarks Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

winch are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effec

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12 to Nov. 3, Aug. 5-21)

Oct. 1 to Ja Jan. 16 to Sept. 3O

1.6

3.1

5.4

.0

1.1 14

1.2 21

1.3 29

1.4 42

1.6

1.7

C.I

2.6 1.0

1.1

1.6

3.4

5.9

11

15 .9 1O6

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2 . 5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.5

a2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2 . 2

2.0

2.O

2.O

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

Nov.

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.5

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

-

Dec.

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

*1.6

1.8

2.8

2.9

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

8.2

4.1

3.4

6.7

5.4

3.4

2.8

2.8

15

10

5.4

4.1

3.4

3.3

Jan.

3.3

3.8

a30

aSO

a25

a 50

a25

14

27

102

31

16

44

27

179

74

38

23

15

13

12

13

14

83

28

109

a40

+ 23

23

17

15

Month

October ..........................

Novembe r . . . . ....................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ...... .....

January ..........................

February .... ....................

March ............................

April ........ ...................

May ........... ..................

June ... .........................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ..... . ................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

14

13

12

12

11

13

^3

27

57

20

15

14

*86

101

43

24

20

20

19

14

19

57

21

18

13

12

12

16

.

-

Secondfoot-days

70.1

57 . E

112. C

3.256.E

1,177.1

716

464

598

312. E

135. t

105.6

65. £

72.3

3.886.E

Mar.

13

blO

blO

11

11

11

11

15

11

11

18

20

14

13

13

12

16

14

11

23

17

19

16

14

13

20

30

27

15

13

12

Apr.

13

12

38

94

48

23

18

16

14

31

20

16

13

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

15

a!4

13

11

11

10

10

56

-

Maximum

2.9

Z\5

15

95

179

101

30

94

31

11

12

3 . 2

7 . 7

179

May

2^

15

13

12

11

10

10

9.3

8.7

31

13

11

10

9.7

9.3

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.1

6.4

5.9

7.9

5.9

5.5

15

11

7.1

5.9

5.5

5.1

5.5

Minimum

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

3.3

11

10

10

5.1

2.8

2.0

1.6

l.S

1.6

June

4.8

4.3

8.6

7.8

5.1

4.3

4.1

3.9

5.7

11

5.5

4.3

4.6

4.3

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.9

3.9

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.2

4.8

a4

a3

3.0

2.8

2.8

-

Mean

2 °6

1.92

3.61

8.92

38.0

25.6

15.0

19.9

10.1

4.52

3.41

2.12

2.41

10.6

July

3.0

3.2

4.6

12

4.3

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

3.4

a3

a2.8

a2.5

a3

all

3.2

3.0

2.6

a2.6

a2.3

a2.3

a2.0

a2.o

a2.3

a2.0

a3

a2.5

2.3

Aug.

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.9

2.6

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.O

2.0

2.8

3.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.1

2.4

2.3

Per square 

mile

0.353

.300

.563

1.39

5.93

3.99

2 34

S'.IO

1.58

.705

.532

.331

.376

1.65

Sept.

2.8

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.4

3.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

3.2

2.1

7.7

5.9

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

-

Runoff in 

inches

O.41

.33

.65

18.90

6.84

4.16

2.70

3.46

1.82

.79

.61

.38

.42

£2.57

Peak discharge (base, 250 see.-ft.). Jan. 3 or 4 (time unknown) 48O sec.-ft.; Jan. 15 (7:30 p.m. 

1,O80 sec.-ft.; Jan. 26 (4:30 a.m.) 280 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; 

and records for station near Qrbana.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by i

. 

computed on basis of weather records, recorded range in s^age
340 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Mad River near Urbana, Ohio

Locatic

adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.--157 square miles.

Records available. September 1925 to September 1931, August 1939 to September 1950. 

Average discharge. 17 years, 149 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,930 second-feet Jan. 16 (gage height, 9.75 

 i'eet), from rating curve extended above 2,200 second-feet; minimum, 71 second-feet

Dec. 16.

1925-31, 1939-50: Maximum discharge observed, 7,740 second-feet Feb. 26, 1929 (gage

height, 10.4 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet by logarithmic

plotting; minimum daily, 24 second-feet Feb. 2,3, 1945.

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation.--Base data, except five discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 10)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 16 to Apr. 4 Apr. 5 to Sept. 30

2.7 64 4.2 570 3.2 221 6.0 1,830 2.6 84 

2.8 82 4.8 900 3.6 368 7.0 2,690 2.7 1O1 

2.9 104 5.4 1,300 4.2 650 8.1 3,790 2.8 123 

3.3 221 6.0 1,750 5.0 1,110 3.O 181 

3.8 397

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

120

115 

112 

109 

107

109

109 

107

102 

100

102 

104 

102 

97

95

95 

93 

95

35 

91

89 

89 

86 

84 

84

84 

84 

84 

84 

86 

84

Nov.

84 

82

84 

84

82

82

84

84 

84 

84

84 

84 

84 

84 

84

8Z 

82 

82 

82 

BO

BO 

78

BO 

BO 

BO

78 

78 

78

78 

77

Dec.

77 

77 

77 

77 

75

75 

77 

77 

77 

78

84

82 

78 

77

77 

77 

144 

137

112

123 

146 

115 

102 

100

177 

228 

160 

134 

123 

120

Jan.

115 

118 

412 

1,300 

463

823 

583 

370 

337 

1,530

628 

413 

560 

585 

1,270

3,690 

930 

732 

565 

482

446 

432 

424 

1,090 

615

1,220 

678 

515 

491 

424 

389

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ............. ............

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ................. .........

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 .......... .

Feb.

368 

356 

341 

325 

314

322 

322 

318 

824 

432

368 

341 

1,350 

1,770 

815

595 

515 

478 

464 

397

397 

897 

500 

432

372

341 

318 

337

Secondfoot-days

2,997 

2,449 

3,245

71,785

22.63C 

14,649 

9,032 

1O.039 

6,629 

4,379 

3,910 

3,094 

3,006

86,059

Mar.

341 

299 

281 

27B 

 381

278 

274 

310 

274 

263

292 

329 

329 

281 

281

270 

267 

296 

267 

2 85

428 

329 

307 

281 

263

267 

27B 

356 

270 

242 

235

Apr.

1,

Maximum

120 

84 

228

1,740

3,690 

1,770 

428 

1,130 

418 

215 

230 

150 

166

3,690

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 seo.-f t. ).--Jan. 4 (3 a.m.

238 

232 

285

130 

796

480 

402 

366 

335 

4O7

362 

318 

292 

284 

276

268 

264 

252 

252 

248

241 

23O 

248 

248 

241

230 

219 

208 

208 

479

May

348 

272 

252 

245 

237

226 

215 

205 

205 

418

276 

237 

226 

212 

205

195 

191 

195 

188 

181

178 

191 

17B 

175 

172

181 

169 

166 

166 

162 

162

Minimum

84 

77 

75

75

115 

314 

235 

208 

162 

128 

108 

89 

84

75

June

159 

156 

159 

169 

153

150 

145 

142 

145 

215

159 

150 

147 

145 

142

142 

139 

139 

136 

136

134 

136 

139 

134 

145

139 

134 

131 

131 

128

Mean

96.7 

81.6

105

197

730 

523 

291 

335 

214 

146 

126 

99.8 

100

236

July

126 

126 

136 

230 

159

142 

134 

128 

126 

123

121 

119 

119 

116

114

114 

112

196 

123

116

114 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

112 

108 

108 

128 

110

3.3 292 

3.7 475 

4,3 800

Aug.

150 

114 

110 

105 

103

101 

99 

98 

99 

101

98 

96 

96 

94 

94

94 

92 

98 

103 

96

94 

92 

92 

91 

91

89 

89 

97 

116 

101 

101

Per square 

mile

0.616 

.520 

.669

1.25

4.65 

3.33 

1.85 

2.13 

1.36 

.930 

.803 

.636 

.637

1.50

1 87O sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (9 p.m.

Sept.

101 

94 

94 

91 

91

89 

87 

84 

84 

89

91 

152 

166 

110 

101

96 

92 

89 

94 

92

131 

145 

108 

96 

92

91 

89 

89 

89 

89

Runoff in 

inches

0.71 

.58 

.77

17.03

5.36 

3.47 

2.13 

2.38 

1.57 

1.04 

.93 

.73 

.71

20.38

1,220
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 341

Mad River near Springfield, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°55'23", long. 83°52 I 13", in NW^: sec. 16, R. 9, 

T. 1, 150 feet downstream from Rock Run, 2 miles downstream from Buck Creek, and 

3 miles west of Springfield. Datum of gage is 881.42 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--485 square miles.

Kecoras available. March 1924 to September 1950. January 1904 to March 1906 at site 

a tnira or a mile downstream. February 1914 to February 1924 at site if miles upstream.

Average discharge.--36 years (1914-50), 497 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 second-feet Jan. 16 (gage height, 11.02 

reet), from rating curve extended above 6,500 second-feet; minimum, 170 second-feet 

Oct. 9 (gage height, 1.50 feet).

1914-50: Maximum discharge, 23,000 second-feet Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 14.9 

feet), from rating curve extended above 7,500 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum, 70 second-feet Feb. 9, 26, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 16.9 feet, present datum, Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 55,400 

second-feet, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation.--Base data furnished by the Miami Conservancy District.

Kevlsions~twater years).--W 603: 1924. W 743: Drainage area. W 823: 1929(1-,).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 21, 

July 5 to Sept. 3O)

1.4 186 7.0

1.6 267 8.2

1.9 422 8.8

2.4 75O 9.6

3.4 1,550 9.9

4,460

5,420

6,200

7,800

8,560

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

281

267

263

267

286

286

272

263

246

246

246

295

272

258

246

246

272

263

250

246

267

276

250

241

241

241

237

233

228

228

241

Nov.

233

233

233

228

228

224

224

224

220

220

216

213

220

224

220

220

224

224

220

216

216

216

213

216

216

209

205

205

220

209

Dec.

205

205

205

209

205

205

213

213

201

213

254

267

263

246

224

220

216

462

470

372

562

632

458

377

350

687

908

578

476

422

394

Jan.

377

394

1,930

5,070

2,140

5 490

2,880

1,340

1,100

5,240

3,150

1,460

2,230

2,650

2,620

8,460

2,480

1,680

1,300

1,100

1,010

968

975

3,820

2,140

3,530

2,230

1,420

1,340

1,140

1,040

Month

October. .... ....................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ...................... .

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

968

952

892

832

818

878

9OO

922

2,570

1,300

1,030

999

4,700

6,200

2,770

1,680

1,420

1,300

1,300

1,100

1,050

2,970

1,680

1,300

1,100

952

885

922

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

7,954

6,589

10,912

220,006

72,704

44,390

26,639

29,330

18,746

12,193

11,247

8,863

8,919

258,486

Mar.

975

810

758

758

758

765

750

908

765

715

802

922

1,140

87O

825

788

772

802

715

870

1,510

1,100

975

878

795

758

825

1,140

788

715

687

Apr.

680

2,

2,

659

758

970

740

1,380

1, 100

983

878

915

922

810

765

729

715

687

673

659

652

646

625

1,

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

295

233

908

7,630

8,460

6,200

1,510

2,970

1,060

545

991

762

736

8,460

598

140

140

180

960

772

708

666

220

May

1,060

848

772

722

701

680

639

598

591

862

708

646

611

578

571

558

558

604

532

514

501

611

526

501

488

488

458

458

458

446

458

Minimum

228

205

201

201

377

818

687

598

446

345

272

237

228

201

June

440

428

495

501

434

411

405

400

411

545

44O

405

394

400

394

422

394

372

383

377

356

350

366

377

482

400

366

350

350

345

Mean

257

220

352

603

2,345

1,585

859

978

605

406

363

286

297

708

July

335

330

422

991

585

434

377

345

314

309

305

295

305

305

286

286

286

762

416

356

314

300

295

295

290

286

290

281

272

290

290

Aug.

340

295

272

272

263

254

254

250

272

286

263

258

254

250

250

272

250

276

300

258

250

246

250

241

237

237

237

133

762

295

286

Per square 

mile

0.530

.454

.726

1.24

4.84

3.27

1.77

2.02

1.25

.837

.748

.590

.612

1.46

Sept.

281

276

267

246

237

237

233

233

228

276

314

394

476

314

276

258

246

237

267

267

347

736

394

309

286

272

267

258

250

237

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.61

.51

.84

16.87

5.58

3.40

2.04

2.25

1.44

.93

.86

.68

.68

19.82
Mad River near Dayton, Ohio

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°47'48", long. 84°05'32", in_.. H ___, ., ... _, ..

2, ID 00 feet downstream from Huffman Dam, 2| miles downstream from Mud Run, arid 6 mile&

northeast of Dayton. Datum of gage is 699.95 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of

1912.

Drainage area.--632 square miles. 

Hecords available.--uetober 1924 to September 1950. November 1914 to September 1901 at

site 1 mile upstream. 

Average discharge.--32 years (1915-21, 1924-50), u36 second-feet. ,1 .._..,.-_ __._.. r, ,-,,-, _... ^.__.u T _ _ , r, ' gage height, 84.4c

_ __ _ _ ____...__.. __ ,.._-^ ,_, ^^ _ ^ .^ _._ ^^^_ _ ^ ^-, ^ _ .. ^ ~ gage heipht 87.9

feet); minimum, 91 second-feet Aug! 6, 9, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 14.0 feet, original site and datum, Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 

75,700 second-feet, computed by Miami Conservancy District. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Flood flow regulated by Huffman retarding basin. 

Cooperation.--Ease data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservanry

1915. W Drainage area. W 743: 1929-32.

ing tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 24 to June 9)

78.2 256

78.5 382

78.8 539

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16

79.1 741

79.5 1,090

80.2 1,84O

81.4 3,460

82.8 5,69u

83.4 6,820

78.1 241

78.4 355

73.7 505

79.1 775

79.7 1,310

80.4 2,080

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

4 

5

6

7 

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.

360 

337 

337 

350 

378

42O 

392 

364 

350 

337

337 

406 

392 

360

337 

329 

360 

323 

324

329 

387 

346 

324 

316

312 

308 

308 

303 

295 

303

Nov.

299 

295 

295 

291 

287

287 

287 

287 

283 

283

287 

283 

283 

316 

320

299 

291 

295 

291 

287

283 

283 

283 

283 

287

283 

279 

279 

295 

287

Dec.

283 

279 

279 

279 

276

279 

283 

279 

276 

283

320 

360 

373 

350 

324

312 

303 

428 

570 

466

593 

896 

621 

493 

456

563 

1,280 

812 

628 

551 

499

Jan.

4 

4 

1,6 

4,5 

4,6

4,3 

6,7 

2,1 

1,5

3,3

6,4 

2,2

2,2 

3,6 

2,4

6,4 

6,5 

2,4 

1,7 

1,4

1,3 

1,2 

1,2

3,3 

4,3

3,4 

4,3 

2,0 

1,7 

1,5 

1,4

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. .................... ......

1 ............................

ember ..................... . .

ter year 1949-50 ............

72 

^1

80 

20 

10

60 

40

to

JO 

10

10 

80 

10 

80

OOOOOO OOODOOC

Feb.

1,280 

1,280 

1,210 

1,110 

1,080

1,120 

1,160 

1,100 

2,960 

2,020

1,460 

1,310 

4,030 

6,820 

6,980

2,610 

1,960 

1,730 

1,730 

1,460

1,360 

2,750 

2,890 

1,780 

1,460

1,260 

1 , 160 

1,160

Secondfoot-days

10,676 

8,68E 

13,994

277,103

91,523

33^945 

36.72C 

20, 86£ 

14,461 

12.77E 

9,665 

11,444

322,987

Mar.

1,260 

1,060 

994 

9£7 

967

958 

949 

1,090 

1,020 

923

949 

1,120 

1,410 

1,170 

1,070

1,000 

958 

994 

906 

1,050

2,020 

,460 

,300 

,160 

,030

967 

,010 

,310 

,070 

923 

880

Apr.

864 

347 

906 

2,440 

4,840

2,080 

1,560 

1,310 

1,160 

1,130

1,160 

1,030 

976 

923 

898

855 

839 

815 

807 

799

775 

752 

1,090 

1,620 

1,310

1,410 

958 

791 

715 

1,060

Maximum

420 

320 

1,280

6,820

6,740 

6,980 

2,020 

4,840 

1,460 

783 

832 

888 

1,270

6,980

May

1,460 

1 , 000 

855 

775 

752

715

665 

624 

610 

799

847 

6S£ 

637 

610

598 

604 

700 

591 

565

553 

738 

644 

598 

572

565 

523 

5C5 

500 

488 

483

Minimum

295 

279 

276

260

461 

1,080 

880 

715 

483 

382 

310 

241 

262

241

June

483 

450 

472 

598 

488

461 

445 

430 

430 

591

529 

461 

445 

440

783 

658 

500 

483 

472

450 

420 

430 

425 

565

483 

425 

405 

396

382

Mean

344 

290 

451

759

2 , 952 

2,080 

1,095 

1,224 

673 

482 

412 

312 

381

885

July

373 

368 

420 

332 

823

535 

450 

415 

391 

378

368 

560 

360 

355

339 

334 

668 

523 

440

378 

351 

339 

343 

339

330 

330 

a320 

a310 

a320 

a340

Aug.

a380

a320 

a310

a300

a290 

a290 

a29O 

a300 

314

295 

284

266

266 

276 

284 

330 

287

262 

258 

255 

252

248 

241 

255 

888 

410 

355

Per square 

mile

0.544 

.459 

.714

1.20

4.67 

3.29 

1.73 

1.94 

1.06 

.763 

.652 

.494 

.603

1.40

Sept.

322 

314 

295 

276

269

262 

262 

276

330 

488 

578

405

314 

295 

284 

291 

343

478

1,270 

644 

445 

391

364 

343 

334 

318 

306

Runoff in 

inches

0.63 

.51 

.82

16.32

5.38 

3.43 

1.99 

2.16 

1.22 

.85 

.75 

.57 

.67

18.98

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec.-ft.). Jan. 5 (6 a.m.) 6,240 sec.-ft.; Jan. 7 (11 a.m.) 7,t40 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 11 (2 p.m.) 7,430 sec.-ft.; Jan. 14 (12 m.) 4,060 sec.-ft.; Jan. 17 (3 a.n.) y,20d 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 25 (6 a.m.) 5,870 sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 (7 a.m.) 5,£90 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (9 a.m.) 8,290 

sec.-ft.; Feb. 23 (2 a.m.) 4,060 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (12 m.) 6,050 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather recsrds and records fur station 

near Springfield.
Buck Creek at New Koorefield, Ohio

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°59'15", long. 83°42'55", in NE^ sec. 9. R. 10, 

T . 5 , at New York Central Railroad bridge at south edge of New Moorefleld, l| miles 

downstream from East Fork and 5 miles upstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area. --67. 3 square miles.

Records available .--October 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 1,740 second-feet Jan. 16 (gage height, 6.31 

feet) ; minimum, 31 second-feet Dec. 9 (gage height, 1.64 feet).

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 3,260 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 7.46 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,300 second-feet; minimum, 12 second-feet 

Aug. 11, 1944.

Remarks .--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 25 to June 9, July 30 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Ja Jan. 7 bu Sept. 30

1.6 27 2.6 149 4.4 535 1.6 27 2.5 122 4.4 535 

1.8 46 3.2 252 4.8 690 l.b 45 3.2 242 4.8 690 

2.1 80 4.0 425 5.1 855 2.2 85 4.0 425 5.1 855

Discharge, in second feet . water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

40 

39 

39 

41 

41

42 

40 

39 

38 

38

37

44 

42 

40 

38

38 

38 

37 

36 

36

40

40

39 

39

38 

38

38 

38 

37

Nov.

38 

38

36 

36 

37

38 

36 

35 

34 

34

33 

33 

34 

35 

35

34 

36

36

34

34 

34 

32 

33 

33

34 

35 

35 

36

Dec.

35

34 

33 

35 

33

32 

33

33 

32 

33

42 

47 

44 

41 

38

36 

34

65 

52 

46

64 

59 

48 

42 

41

64 

75 

57 

50 

47 

45

Jan.

46 

48 

310 

525 

198

831 

242 

134 

114 

721

218 

140 

285 

260 

352

494 

175 

150 

115 

104

98 

100 

100 

643 

218

431 

196 

145 

148 

119 

108

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jam: 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augi 

Sept

Us

mbe r .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary

h. ................. .........

1 ................ . .........

ember ........................

iter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

104 

104 

97 

94 

93

111 

107 

137 

294 

137

112 

112 

762 

818 

258

187 

160 

153 

151 

125

128

374 

185 

145 

118

109 

103 

114

Mar.

109 

97 

93 

93 

94

93 

93 

108 

92 

89

104 

108 

143 

101 

96

93

92 

96 

85 

10C

145 

114 

103 

96 

87

89 

116 

IZb 

90 

83 

81

Apr.

83

80

£49 

234

150 

122 

112

102 

104

100 

102 

92 

89 

88

85 

84 

83 

83 

82

81 

78 

156 

118 

164

108 

89 

77

102

fSays t 

1,215 46 

1,048 38 

1,370 75

30,967 694

7,768 831 

5,392 818 

3,111 145 

3,561 549 

2,242 93 

1,563 66 

1,495 113 

1,157 69 

1,194 73

31,116 831

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 sec. -ft.). Ja

sec. -ft.; Jan. 16 (1 a.m.) 1,740 sec. -ft.; J

n. 6 (10 a.m 

an. 24 (10 a

May

93 

85 

8C 

80 

77

76 

72 

£9 

70 

81

73 

71 

70 

68 

67

70

72

69

72 

72 

70 

68 

67

66 

65 

65 

64 

65

Minimum

36 

32

30

46 

93 

81 

76 

64 

40 

35

35

32

June

62 

58 

62 

66 

58

55 

55 

54 

54

57 

54 

53

53 

53

52

52

52 

51

50 

49 

43 

41 

58

45 

41

40 

40 

40

Mean

39.2 

34.9 

44.2

84.8

251 

193 

100 

119 

72.3 

52.1 

48.2 

37.3 

39.8

85.2

July

36 

35 

41 

113 

65

52

49 

f46 

f46 

46

45 

45 

48 

46 

44

43 

42

50 

49

46 

45 

46 

45 

43

43 

43 

41 

40 

40 

40

Aug.

55 

39 

34 

34 

34

32 

32 

32 

f33 

f38

38 

37

36 

36 

36

35 

35

37 

34

34 

33

S3 

33 

34

33 

32

46 

69 

45 

43

Sept.

42 

42 

40 

39 

39

38 

38 

37 

36 

40

39

42 

44 

40 

38

37 

35

56 

35

44 

73 

43 

40 

39

39 

37 

36 

35

35

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.582 0.67 

.519 .58 

.657 .76

1.26 17.10

3.73 4.30 

2.87 2.99 

1.49 1.72 

1.77 1.98 

1.07 1.23 

.774 .86 

.716 .83 

.554 .64 

.591 .66

1.27 17.22

) 1,600 sec. -ft.; Jan. 10 (12 m. ) 1,560 

m.) 1,480 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (d a.m.) 1,410

ec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (5 p.m.) 1,280 sec.-ft. 

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
344 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Beaver Creek near Springfield, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°56'25", long. 83°44'55", in sec. 18, R. 

b, at bridge on Merrit Road, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth and 

miles east of center of Springfield, Clark County.

Drainage area.--37.3 square miles.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,330 second-feet Jan. 16 (gage height, 

reet); minimum, 8.0 second-feet Dec. 9; minimum gage height, 1.35 feet Aug. 26

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 7,340 second-feet Feb. 13, 194S (gage height, 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,100 second-feet; minimum, 3.3 second 

Jan. 25, 1945 (gage height, 1.19 feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

Oct. 1 to Jan

2.3

2.6 

2.9

114

169

241

3.5 

3.7 

4.1 

4.5

1.3 7.4 1.7 31

1.4 10 1.3 56

1.5 14 2.3 115

l.e 21 2.6 169

Note.--Same as preceding table above 2.6 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

15

15

15

15

17

IB

17

15

15

14

14

17

19

17

15

15

15

15

14

14

5

7

5

4

4

14

13

13

12

12

12

Nov.

12

IE

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

11

11

10

11

12

-

Dec.

11

11

10

9. 5

9.5

10

10

10

9.0

9.0

15

18

IB

15

11

10

10

41

40

30

72

76

47

33

28

51

90

58

43

36

32

Jan.

29

23

193

520

2u4

835

230

108

86

411

148

96

186

210

252

586

120

100

76

62

55

55

56

509

167

367

97

92

78

70

Month

October ........ ...... ...... ...

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ......................

February .........................

March ............................

April ................. .........

May ..............................

June ... ............ ............

July .......... ..................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

64

65

62

56

55

72

7C

*7U

334

114

85

78

657

923

192

117

97

88

92

70

66

237

123

92

b65

b55

b50

58

_

-

Secondfoot days

462

345

873. C

18,062.1.

6,238

4,107

1,913

2 , 582

1,036

527

400

327. C

444

19, 254. C

Mar.

b60

1 50

b40

42

42

42

*43

56

47

43

50

61

106

69

62

56

54

56

48

58

1E3

86

73

64

54

56

75

125

69

55

48

Apr.

46

43

43

394

182

103

79

68

58

56

52

48

43

41

41

37

37

36

33

33

31

30

160

206

266

138

86

68

58

66

Maximum

19

12

90

611

895

923

125

394

66

33

22

16

84

923

May

66

56

50

48

48

51

44

37

36

39

37

36

33

31

30

28

27

35

28

26

25

29

26

24

23

21

21

21

21

20

19

Minimum

12

10

9.C

9.0

28

50

40

30

19

13

1(J

9.1

10

9.0

June

19

18

23

33

23

21

18

18

17

21

18

17

15

ie

16

17

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

25

17'

14

14

13

13

Mean

14.9

11.5

28.2

49.5

201

147

61.7

86.1

33.4

17.6

12.9

10.5

14.8

52.6

July

12

12

13

22

21

16

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

13

13

16

13

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

11

Aug.

11

11

1C

10

10

9.9

9.6

9.e

10

14

12

11

10

10

10

10

9.9

10

11

11

9.9

9.6

9.6

9.4

9.4

9.1

9.1

9.9

16

12

13

Per square 

mile

0.399

.3C8

.756

1.33

5.39

3.94

1.65

2.31

.895

.472

.346

.282

.397

1.42

Sept.

13

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

14

14

16

14

12

11

11

10

10

10

11

15

64

23

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

Runoff in 

inches

0.46

.34

.87

17.99

6.21

4.10

1.90

2.58

1.03

.53

.40

.33

.44

19.19

sec.-ft. J.--J,

ft.; Jan. 

ft.: Feb.

. 6 (11 

.. 24 (11 a 

4 (9 p.m. 

this day.

.m.) 2,180 sec.-ft.; 

n. ) 1,030 sec.-ft. ; , 

1,040 sec.-ft.; Apr

Stage-discharge relation affected by Ic
MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Wolf freek at Dayton, Ohio

Drainage area.--69.5 square miles.

Records available.--September 1938 to September 1950 (discontinued).

Average discharge.--IS years, 55.5 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3.7CO second-feet Jan. 15 (gage height, 43.75 

feet); minimum daily, 5 second-feet July 29-31.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 9,950 second-feet Mar. 19, 1942 (gage height, 53.5 

feet); minimum, 0.8 second-foot Sept. IS, 1948; nilntium gage height observed, 42.27 

feet Aug. 25, 1949.

Cooperation.--Base data, except three discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

6.8

6.0

5.6

8.3

9.8

15

30

19

12

12

13

20

15

11

9. 1

8.3

7.5

11

8.3

6.8

14

73

32

20

15

14

11

6.8

6.0

6.8

6.0

Nov.

7.5

6.8

7.5

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.8

6.8

7.5

7.5

6.8

6.8

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.6

6.0

5.6

-

Dec.

5.6

5.1

5.1

5.1

E. G

5.6

6 . 0

6 . 0

5.6

6 . 0

11

21

21

16i;

11

9.1

46

46

32

120

94

£3

33

28

265

165

87

59

47

42

Jan.

36

40

620

1,C30

313

1,210

305

204

174

1,350

246

152

470

340

990

566

209

165

115

84

78

7d

82

726

226

756

221

146

156

119

107

Month

October .......... . . . . ........

November ......... ...............

December ......... ..... .....

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March .................. .......

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ............ ...........

Water year 1949-50 ...........

Feb.

100

133

109

87

85

119

109

181

584

176

123

261

958

1,290

296

176

142

119

129

89

95

375

172

133

103

84

70

89

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

439.

186.

1,272.

24,660.

11,316

6,387

2,536

2,581

1,822

1,169

472.

99 5 .

2,943'

32,120.

Mar.

90

69

62

54

56

56

58

82

59

50

62

78

156

89

72

65

56

53

46

178

228

137

107

85

69

62

73

121

65

52

46

Apr.

47

46

64

753

242

131

100

80

65

62

58

52

h48

h40

a35

a35

a35

h33

a30

a30

h31

a30

a30

70

77

62

a45

h38

a35

172

Maximum

L 73

3 7.5

3 263

3 1 , 550

1,350

1,290

226

758

325

192

» 51

L 254

860

7 1,350

May

115

72

56

47

43

43

40

39

44

73

48

42

39

33

31

30

36

85

38

27

23

325

121

109

69

47

36

32

3U

25

24

Minimum

5.6

5.1

5.1

4.7

38

70

46

30

23

17

5.6

15

5

June

21

2u

24

42

27

23

20

18

17

50

30

22

19

19

47

85

80

43

38

30

26

24:

24

32

192

67

44

32

26

25

-

Mean

14.2

41.1

67.6

36 5

228

81.8

86.0

58.8

39.0

15.3

32.1

98.1

88.0

July

22

22

30

33

30

20

17

16

15

13

11

11

11

9.8

8.3

8.3

7.5

51

29

22

16

11

9.1

7.5

6.8

7.5

7.5

5.6

e5

e5

e5

Aug.

254

40

22

15

14

13

6.8

6.8

7.5

8.3

8.3

7.5

6.8

6.0

5.6

25

15

22

44

19

11

8.3

9.1

8.3

8.3

7.5

6.0

124

155

53

58

Per square 

mile

0 . 204

.090

.591

.973

5.25

3.28

1.18

1.24

.846

.561

.220

.462

1.41

1.27

Sept.

59

176

174

52

36

27

23

21

El

20

19

24

61

33

23

20

16

15

41

127

579

860

183

98

62

47

39

34

28

£5

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.24

.10

.68

13.20

6.05

3.42

1.36

1.38

.98

.63

.25

.53

1.57

17.19

Peak discharge (base, 1,400

sec.-ft.; Jan. 10 (12 m.1 3,36

sec.-ft.; Feb. 9 (8 a.m.) 1,48

sec.-ft.; Sept. 22 (1:30 a.m.) 2,92

on nearby streams.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite 

for stations on nearby streams.

h Computed from staff-gage readings.

;.-ft.).--Jan. 4 (10:30 a.m.) 2,280 sec.-ft.; Jan. 6 (l p.m.) 2,520 

see.-ft.; Jan. 15 (10 p.m.) 3,720 sec.-ft.; Jan. 2t (11 a.m.) 1,880 

c.-ft.; Feb. 14 (12 m.) 2,520 sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (1 p.m.) 2,200 

.-ft.

discharge mputed en "basis
Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°33'10", long. 84°23'43", in Nwi sec. 11, T. 3 N., 

ET 3~~E., a quarter of a mile downstream from Germantown Dam, it miles northwest of 

Germantown, and 3 miles upstream from Little Twin '"'reek. Datum of gage is TOO.24 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

square miles.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 0,740 se^ona-feet Jan. 16 (gage height, 27.79 

feet); min.iiiiiu.i, 19 second-feet Aus. CIS (gage heient, 18. y4 feet).

1914-23, 1926-50: Mqxlm.uL discharge observed, 3,480 second-feet Apr. 21, 1920 

(gage height, 11.0 feet, site and datum then in use); niiiimum, 1.5 second-feet 

Sept. 25, l r<41 (gage height, 16.25 feet).

Maximum stage known, 13.3 feet, original site and datum, Mar, 25, 1313 (discharge, 

t'P,000 second-feet, computed tiy Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flood

Revisions (water years). W 403: 1914(K).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October ly43 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8

9 

10

a

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

29 

27

29

32 

115 

154 

88

55 

61 

5i i 

44

41 

56

38

3£ 

37

190 

108 

82

66 

56 

48 

44

41

Nov.

40 

38

36

31 

3G 

29

29 

29

32 

3o 

29 

29

2j

28

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

27

2 a

28

Dec.

27

27 

26

24 

24

44

53 

50 

42

4U 

35 

72 

138 

141

296

sou

154

llu

823 

l,39l> 

628 

360 

260 

214

 Jan.

190 

180 

1.580 

5,370 

5,140

3,370 

3, 180 

1,090 

762 

4,OO

5, 740 

1,490 

1,820 

2,660 

2,100

6, Eye 

4,140 

940

toe

404

33i

30C 

3,090 

2,150

3,27U

880 

716

465

Month

October ............. . ...... . .

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

lendar year 1949 

ary .

h ................ . .........

1 ... .......................

st ...........................

ember .............. .........

Water year 1949 50 . . .........

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec.

Feb.

427

396

312 

404

450

3,180 

1,120

658 

946 

4,250

*s'a70

1,950 

762 

579 

fill 

442

1,120 

628 

446

b300 

b250 

296

Secondfoot-days

2,uul 

ai; 

5,972

115,28;:

66,06C 

33,994 

12,952 

13,291 

5,99c 

5,562 

1,975 

3,772 

15,276

167,762

-ft. ) .--Jar

Mar

425 

285 

h220 

£17

199

196

*199

o27

249 

391 

762

460

539

296 

267 

256 

214 

521

1,390

526 

404 

323

267 

359 

1,390 

573 

548 

270

Apr.

249

C86 

2,52u 

3,360

970 

579 

437 

351 

292

270

226

202 

180 

166

156 

148 

144 

139 

132

123 

118 

125 

158 

223

£17 

161 

134

130 

865

Maximum

246 

40 

1,390

7,040

6,290 

5,870 

1,390 

3,380 

970 

820 

218 

518 

4,35u

£,290

. 4 (11 p.m.

May

970 

485

355

220

190 

158 

136

125 

158

196 

161 

141 

127 

113

110 

101 

120 

10S 

95

89 

273 

211 

316 

199

130 

105 

95 

93

86 

82

Minimum

27 

27 

24

19

ISO 

250 

196 

118 

82 

70 

25 

23 

55

23

) 6,150 se

June

fi9 

7U 

82 

188 

158

110 

89 

73 

7u 

154

146 

99

84

7e

97

250 

820 

339 

205 

164

132 

llu 

105 

139 

705

427 

214 

146 

116 

97

Mean

64.5 

30 . 4 

193

316

2,151 

1,214 

418 

443 

193 

185 

63.7 

122 

509

460

July

84 

73

E8 

152 

125

99 

76 

64 

56 

50

44 

41 

42

38 

36

33 

32 

37 

Z18 

156

89 

64 

50 

41 

36

32 

30 

29 

29

26 

25

Aug.

436 

151 

88 

61

44 

36 

£9

29 

29

29 

29 

27 

24 

23

65 

48 

51 

89 

177

97 

59 

41

26

24 

23 

227 

498 

518 

256

Per square 

mile

0.235 

.111 

.702

1.15

7.75 

4.41 

1.52 

1.61 

.702 

.673 

.232 

.444 

1.85

1.67

Sept,

156 

466 

1,740 

62S 

300

188 

132 

103 

89 

84

34 

75 

483 

308 

182

120 

82 

64 

55 

125

1,210 

4,350 

2,060 

762 

437

292 

223 

196 

156 

132

Runoff in 

inches

0.27 

.12 

.81

15.58

8.94 

4.59 

1.75 

1.80 

.81 

.75 

.27 

.51 

2.06

22.68

e.-ft.; Jan. 11 (2 a.m.) 6,440

c.-ft.; Jan. 26 (7 p.m.) 4,6£ 

ec.-ft.j Apr. 5 (2 a.m.) 4,900
MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Talawanda Creek near Hamilton, Ohio

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 39°C7'30", long. 84°32'50", In sec. 3, T. G N., R.

mile downstream from Sevenmile Creek, 1^ miles south of village of Sevenmile

upstream from mouth, and 4 miles north of Hamilton. Datum of gage is 590.0

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.--311 square miles. 

Records available.--November 1937 to September 1939 (fragmentary), October 1939

tember 195U.

Average discharge.--11 years (1939-59), 311 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, about 19,000 second-feet Jan. Ifi (gag

not determined); minimum observed, 2.4 second-feet Dec. 10 (gage height, 3.8 

1937-50: Maximum discharge, 24,800 second-feet Jan. 4, 1949 (gage height

feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Oct. 16-18, 1944. 

Remarks.--Records poor.

Cooperation.--Ten discharge measurements furnished by Miami Conservancy Distric 

Revisions (water years).--W 973: 1940, 1942.

Rating tatle, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in

and discharge, in seccnd-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 3

Feb. 23 to Mar. 20, Sept. 5-30)

10. 7

10.9

11.2

11.5

11.9

107

164

284

440

710

1,250

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5.8 

5.4 

4.6 

£ . 2 

12

16 

35

62 

54

36

19 

25 

25 

21 

a20

19 

19 

18 

16 

15

15 

244 

155

83

62

50 

49 

34 

27 

29 

33

Nov.

33 

30 

28 

17

16

16 

16 

15 

11 

9.0

9.0 

8.6 

alO 

16 

24

24

21 

18 

15 

14

15 

9.8 

7.S 

7.0 

6.2

5.4 

11 

9.0 

9.8 

9.0

Dec.

8.6 

6.2 

4.8 

4.2 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

3.6 

3.8

4.2

73 

94 

72

36 

15 

161 

142 

112

110 

332 

SZB 

13C 

a70

1 ', 000 

384 

294 

224 

189

Jan.

171 

168 

1,780 

10,100 

5, 100

9,350 

2,270 

1,250 

365 

8,470

2,540 

1,350 

4,100 

3,110 

3,440

alO,500 

1,45C 

1,(>60

600

532 

532 

500 

4,160 

1,640

6,170 

1,770 

965 

1,010 

600 

532

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .................. .....

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. .............. .... ......

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

500 

600 

470 

384 

584

470 

470 

412 

3,120

965

635 

2 , 020 

6,020 

10,100 

2,730

1,350 

920 

790 

790 

672

635 

a2 , 000 

1,060 

672 

532

384

332 

358

Secondfoot-days

1,220.0 

438.6 

5.0U3.6

140, 466. C

87,017 

39,775 

15,572 

15,734 

5,281 

6,663 

1,848 

2,635 

13,150

192,337.2

Mar.

440

358 

271 

a260 

266

280

332 

280 

a290

303 

318 

710 

412 

322

303 

298 

298 

271 

1,090

1,210 

600 

500 

412 

358

358 

358 

1,100 

500 

384 

358

Apr.

358 

332 

384 

5,130 

1,950

635

412 

358

327 

284 

262 

240 

224

212 

200

196 

186 

182

175

164 

158 

204 

412

2ee 

2oa

182 

171 

470

Maximum

244

33 

1,230

14,200

10,50u 

lO.luu 

1,210 

5,130 

412 

875 

133 

1,480 

3,780

10,500

May

412

303 

280

232

2C4 

182 

158 

139 

253

189 

168 

155 

142 

130

123 

115 

a!20 

107 

103

99 

232 

164 

166 

145

112 

103 

99 

92 

101 

189

Minimum

4.6 

5.4 

5.8

3.8

166 

332 

260 

158 

92 

77 

27

35

3.8

a No gage-height record; discharge computed en basis of weather 

Creek near Germantown.

June

120 

99

ae

249 

182

115

88 

77 

133

123 

34 

84 

81 

77

790 

875 

358 

2B9 

253

220 

a!50 

a!30 

a200 

675

308 

193 

145 

103

88

Mean

39.4 

14.6 iei

385

2,307 

1,421 

438 

524 

170 

223 

59.6 

85.0 

438

527

July

82 

79 

94

133 

125

ei

66 

56 

53 

53

65 

62 

45 

43 

41

a40 

38 

81 

94 

107

60 

46 

43

39

3d

35 

33

32 

29 

28 

27

Aug.

26

24

21 

19

17 

17 

17 

18 

21

17

a!6 

16 

15 

15

79

a£0 

52 

45

35

27

22ie

16 

15

14 

12 

12 

73 

1 , 480 

390

Per square 

mile

0.127 

.047

.518

1.24

9.03 

4.57 

1.41 

1.68 

.547 

.717 

.192 

.275 

1.41

1.69

Sept.

103 

T72 

1 , i 00 

2d4 

164

115 

94 

81 

75 

70

66 

64 

60 

56 

49

44

39 

35 

41 

731

3 , 200 

3,780 

875 

332 

186

148 

171 

148 

130 

117

Runoff in

inches

Ci 1 5 

.05 

.60

16.79

10.41 

4.76

1.63 

1.87 

.63 

.80

.31 

1.57

23.00

records and records for Twin
348 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Whitewater River near Alpine, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°33', long. 85°09' , in sec. S3, T. 13 N.. R. 12 

K. , half a mile downstream from Wilson Creek, ~Lj miles north of Alpine, and 2-q- miles 

upstream from Bear Creek. Batumi of gage is 750.25 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area,--496 square miles.

Keoords available.--October 1928 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--2S years, 539 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,000 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 15.04 

feet) ; minimum, 86 seoond-feet Oct. 2, 3 (gage height, 3.38 feet); minimum daily, 107 

second-feet Nov. 30.

1928-50: Maximum gage height, 16.61 feet Jan. 14, 1337 (discharge not determined); 

minimum discharge, 14 second-feet Sept. 22, 1931; minimum daily, 26 second-feet Aug. 

13, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low flow by power plant above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W1143: 1943(M), 1944(M), 1947(M).

Hating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 17 to Feb. 13, July 2c 

to Aug. 19, Sept. 3-21)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 *-o Sept. 30

3.5

4.0

5.0

104

190

360

615

850

6.5

7.0

8.5

11.5

1,190

1,650

3,350

7,580

13.8 13,400

4.1

5.0 

5.7 

6.5 

7.O

145

301

475

810

1,130

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.9

14.5

2,250

5,150

8,480

13,800

16,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

137

158 

195 

201

232 

324 

291 

235 

204

190 

202 

185 

182 

168

167 

178 

180 

164 

158

570 

1,350 

635 

436 

352

306 

280 

264 

232 

234 

219

Nov.

214 

209 

192 

217 

174

194 

178 

176 

177 

176

169 

172 

169 

179 

172

170 

160 

167 

165 

157

150 

156 

138 

159 

155

144 

151 

145 

144 

107

Dec.

155 

136 

152 

134 

126

141 

138 

139 

118 

138

189 

332 

308 

260 

177

202 

194 

315 

355

320

390 

655 

575 

411 

348

590 

1,150 

775 

575 

470 

414

Jan.

381 

404 

2,860 

13,300 

7,220

5.4OO 

3,970 

2,290 

1,960 

8,610

6,720 

2,460 

3,310 

3,970 

6,580

13,700 

3,080 

2,120 

1,580 

1,270

1,130 

1,050 

1,020 

5,000 

3,290

7,210 

6,070 

2,180 

1,750 

1,420 

1,220

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber .................. . .

mber ..... ............ .....

lendar year 1949 .......

h. ........... ... .

1 ......... ..... ......

st ................. . . .

ember ..... ..... ...........

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,090 

1,020 

950 

890 

890

920 

950 

1,080 

3 , 950 

1 , 800

1 , 1 80 

1,620 

9,250 

16,600 

8,450

3,220 

2,320 

1,870 

1,750 

1,480

1,530 

3,220 

2.O60 

1,530 

1,220

1,020 

1,020 

1,020

Second 

foot-days

8.77E

5,036 

10,382

277, 33E

122, 52J 

73.90C 

34.69J 

31.75E 17,90' 

16,322 

10,45 

6.78E 

22,134

360,682

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 seo. -f t. ) . --Jar

sec. -ft.; Jan. 16 (8 a.m.) 18,600 sec. -ft.; 0 

20,000 sec. -ft.: Apr. 5 (l to 2:30 a.m.) 8,4£ 

22 (11 p.m.) 6,580 sec. -ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed 

at Brookville.

Mar

1,130 

920 

a880 

a850 

835

835 

810 

835 

835 

785

810 

860 

980 

920 

860

835

810 

810 

785 

860

1,530 

1,180

980 

920 

860

810 

2,170 

5,150 

1,740 

1,130 

980

Apr.

4, 

4,

1, 

1,

2,

Maximum

1,350 

217 

1,150

25,100

13,700 

16,600 

5,150 

4,810 

2,020 

1,660 

550 

597 

5,460

16,600

920 

835 

810 

500 

810

700 

180 

980 

890 

835

810 

76O 

735 

710

690

670 

650 

630 

810 

590

570 

550 

550 

590 

610

590 

550 

530 

530 

370

May

2 , 02O 

950 

785 

690 

630

610 

570 

550 

530 

650

650 

570 

530 

510 

492

492 

458 

475 

440 

425

425 

440 

440 

530 

510

440 

425 

410 

410 

425 

425

Minimum

137 

107 

118

104

381 

890 

785 

530 

410 

374 

218 

145 

245

107

June

410 

385 

458 

492

440

410 

398 

374 

374 

948

630 

475 

425 

410 

440

690 

950 

670 

550 

510

458 

425 

398 

425

1,660

760 

510 

440 

410 

398

Mean

283

168

335

760

3,952 

2,639 

1,119 

1,058 

578 

544 

337 

219 

738

988

July

374 

363

425 

550 

550

440 

385 

363 

352 

331

321 

311 

311 

301 

301

301 

301 

385 

398 

374

331 

301 

292 

282 

282

272 

253 

292 

263 

236 

218

Aug.

218 

245 

198 

179 

171

163

158 

156 

151 

163

175 

175 

155 

150 

145

145 

148 

156 

597 

410

311 

272 

245 

227 

227

224 

220 

224 

282 

253 

245

Per square 

mile

0.571 

.339 

.675

1.53

7.97 

5.32 

2.26 

2.13 

1.17 

1.10 

.879 

.442 

1.49

1.99

Sept.

245

2,340 

838 

475 

385

352 

341 

442 

398 

410

374 

363 

352 

331

331

301 

311 

341 

321 

647

1,100 

5,460 

2,060 

860 

630

510 

458 

410 

385 

363

Runoff in 

inches

0.66 

.38 

.78

20.81

9.19 

5.54 

2.61 

2.38 

1.35 

1.23 

.79 

.51 

1.66

27.08

. 4 (7 p.m.) 8,900 sec. -ft.; Jan. 10 (11 a.m.) 12,200 

an. 27 (12:30 a.m.) 13,100 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (Z p.m.) 

0 sec. -ft.; Sept. 2 (6:30 p.m.) 5,940 sec. -ft.; Sept.

on basis of weather records and records for station
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 349

Whitewater River at Brookville, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°25', long. 85°01', in sec. 32, T. 9 N., R. 2 W., 

three-eighths of a mile downstream from East Fork and three-quarters of a mile south of 

Brookville. Datum of gage is E95.22 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--1,190 square miles.

Kecords avallable.--June 1915 to May 1920 and October 192T to September 1950 in reports of 

(ieological survey. July 1923 to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of 

Conservation. .

Average discharge. 2V years (1923-50), 1,266 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 45,200 second-feet Feb..J4 (gage height, 21.00

 I'eet); minimum, 212 second-feet Oct. 2; minimum gage height, 0.81 foot Aug. 28.

1915-20. 1923-50: Maximum discharge, 69,200 second-feet Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 

25.56 feet); minimum, 43 second-feet Jan. 5, 1935; minimum gage height, 0.14 foot Sept. 

26, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low flow by power plant above station.

Cooperation. --Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau..

Revisions. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Dec. 12, Sept. 20-33)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14 Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.7 

2.5 

3.5

230

430

870

1,510

7.0 5,600

9.2 9,600

13.0 18,500

18.8 36,700

0.9

1.3 

2.0 

3.0

285

410

750

1,430

4.5

6.0 

8.0 

9.2

2,800

4,620

7,560

9,600

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 9.2 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

260

242

242

317

330

481

780

600

458

362

338

348

398

338

317

299

334

324

311

296

745

3,600

1,400

960

750

642

555

500

438

430

414

Nov.

394

372

369

344

355

305

320

311

308

308

302

299

311

330

330

314

314

296

302

293

287

278

281

269

284

278

272

275

272

275

-

Dec.

257

269

272

263

260

251

257

257

254

251

509

1,290

930

696

500

394

402

851

1,020

840

1,330

1,640

1,400

1,020

840

3,830

2,720

2,150

1,510

1,200

1,050

Jan.

960

930

6,230

33,200

18,700

18,200

10,500

5,000

3,840

21,600

14,400

5,140

8,000

9,760

13,400

31,100

8,460

4,590

3,360

2,560

2,200

2,050

1,950

11,200

8,130

15,900

12,800

4,860

4,080

3,240

2,720

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ................ ....

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ............. . .........

February ....................... .

March ............... ......... .

April ......... ................

May....... ...... ..............

June ....... .....................

July .............. .............

August ...........................

September ................... ....

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,450

2,720

2,250

1,900

1,820

1,950

2,050

2,180

13,000

5,060

3,240

5,320

19,100

36,700

22,600

7,560

4,880

3,970

3,720

3,130

2,910

8,340

5,720

3,720

2,910

2,390

2,200

2,340

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

17, 80S

9,24£

29,712

674,755

289, 06C

176, 13C

80,OOC

84,95C 

44 09C

44 25'

2o) 899

14,38C 

50,651

861,184

Mar.

2,800

2,060

1,800

1,800

1,750

1,710

1,630

1,840

1,670

1,510

1,750

2,020

2,910

2,200

1,930

1,800

1,670

1,590

1,470

2,640

3,840

2,910

2,390

2,110

1,840

1,710

5,170

11,000

5,230

2,910

2,340

Apr.

2,110

1,930

2,490

14,400

13,300

,160

,600

,910

,390

,200

,020

,840

,710

,590

,510

,430

,350

,310

,240

a ,200

a ,170

a ,140

,100

,310

,600

,750

,350

,200

,160

,480

-

Maximum

3,600

394

3,830

49,000

33,200 

36,700

11,000 

14 400

5^160

5,020

1,580

1,380 

9,600

36,700

May

5,160

,910

,290

,930

,670

,550

,390

,240

,160

,040

,930

,510

,310

,160

1,100

990

930

1,020

900

840

780

990

960

1,270

1,440

1,200

870

840

870

780

1,060

Minimum

242

269

251

178

930

1 , 820

1,470

1,100

620

361

290 

375

242

June

810

684

1,080

1,930

1,100

870

734

646

620

2,060

1,470

960

810

780

750

2,580

3,360

1,930

3,070

1,800

1,310

1,060

930

1,030

5,020

2,460

1,470

1,130

960

840

Mean

574

30E

958

1,775

9 325

6*290

2, 581

2, 832

1,422

1,475

674

464 

1,688

2,359

July

739

673

810

1,200

1,470

1,060

810

690

610

560

522

495

468

454

438

422

410

1,580

1,130

1,340

656

531

468

477

430

403

389

375

522

406

361

Aug.

640

744

482

392

358

331

310

300

328

459

350

403

310

308

292

290

290

298

902

750

504

418

368

316

305

302

290

384

930

1,380

646

Per square 

mile

0.482

259

!805

1.49

7.84

5 29

2^17

2 »38

1.19

1.24

. 566

.390 

1.42

1.98

Sept.

490

3,410

5,030

1,240

810

635

526

856

930

1,020

840

810

600

504

459

410

375

378

378

1,490

5,390

9,600

5,400

2,440

1,670

1,310

1,100

960

840

750

Runoff in 

Inches

0.56

.29

.93

20 . 26

9 03

5 50

2 50

2.65

1,00

1 o 38

. 65

45 

l!s8

26.90

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 sec. -ft.) . Jan. 4 (12 m.) 39.200 sec. -ft.: Jan. 6 (2 P.m.) 25.200

sec.-ft.; Jan. 10 (6 p.m.; 33,600 sec.-ft.; Jan. 16 (5:30 a.m.) 39,600 sec.-ft.; Jan. 26 (2 p.m.) 

22,200 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (3:30 p.m.) 45,200 sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (8 p.m.) 25,200 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range in 

stage, and records for station near Alpine.
350 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

East PI irk Whil ewater River at Richmond, Ind.

Drainage area.--lie square miles.

Records available. April 1949 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge luring year, 13,500 second-feet Jan. 15 (gage height, 12.49 

FeeTT; minimum, 15 second-feet Dec. 3, July 31; minimum gage height, 0.84 foot July 31, 

Aug. 27.

1943-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 15, 1950; minimum, 4.5 second-feet Aug. 26, 

1949; minimum gage height, that of July 31, Aug. 27, 1950.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (;age height, In feet,

and 'discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8-21, Nov. 26 to Dec. 10, 

Feb. 24, Mar. 15 to Apr. 30, July 19-31, Aug. 30 to Sept. 21)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15

1.2 16

1.3 23

1.5 49

1.8 102

2.3 214

3.0 

4.0

6.0 

3.0

6.2

435

870

1,880

3,950

4-, 250

Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.0

1.4 

1. 9 

2.5

180

325

3.0 

4.0

6.0

8.1

490

940

2,250

4,320

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

31

26

67

86

75

274

174

100

71

58

49

61

50

43

39

37

38

37

36

34

161

343

138

96

78

66

60

54

52

49

49

Nov.

46

44

40

37

36

36

38

34

34

32

33

32

37

40

33

33

33

32

32

28

28

26

27

31

30

27

26

27

26

24

~

Dec

23

23

22

25

24

23

23

22

21

24

67

166

104

71

52

46

43

160

134

102

206

264

160

102

84

442

355

186

138

114

96

Jan.

88

112

2,010

3,300

683

1,140

578

337

498

3,050

555

340

940

730

4,130

2,710

550

413

310

250

230

225

245

1,890

530

2,170

522

334

319

258

225

Month

October .................. . . . .

November . .... ........

December ...... . ... . . . .

Calendar year .... . . . .

January ................... . . . .

February ...... ...... .......

March . .............. . . .

April ...... .................

May .............. .............

June ..........................

July .............. ..............

August ............ .... .... ....

September .............

Water year 1949-50 .......

Feb.

206

198

176

172

172

202

204

248

81S

307

228

347

3,070

4,300

1,000

700

450

350

300

250

300

500

300

265

250

200

175

200

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,532

982

3,322

-

29,672

15,889

6,690

7,220

3,431

3,306

1,794

2,185

4,255

81,278

Mar.

250

200

175

150

150

150

150

150

125

125

150

175

200

175

147

141

136

132

118

213

342

214

180

160

137

132

1,160

583

240

176

154

Apr.

149

136

162

2,350

600

301

222

192

164

158

150

134

127

120

114

111

109

106

106

101

98

96

112

120

120

109

100

95

102

656

-

Maximum

343

46

442

-

4,130

4,300

1,160

2,350

301

432

258

588

1,800

4,300

May

301

204

166

145

137

132

111

101

100

213

147

123

109

101

93

87

92

87

80

76

76

82

78

95

78

69

67

68

68

69

76

Minimum

26

24

21

-

88

172

118

95

67

52

24

24

18

18

June

65

58

87

88

68

61

56

52

118

160

96

72

69

65

113

183

330

137

118

98

82

72

68

103

432

141

95

76

72

65

-

Mean

81.7

32.7

107

-

957

567

216

241

111

110

57.9

70.5

142

223

July

60

66

94

134

95

71

61

56

51

47

43

42

43

38

40

34

57

258

84

57

43

38

35

33

30

28

30

39

36

24

27

Aug.

588

134

81

62

53

49

42

37

38

38

58

40

35

31

27

27

28

56

77

44

38

34

32

30

29

26

24

90

227

64

46

Per square 

mile

0.704

.282

.922

-

8.25

4.89

1.86

2.08

.957

.948

.499

.608

1.22

1.92

Sept.

54

168

162

78

53

40

33

30

35

35

31

29

27

24

23

21

21

22

18

56

474

1,800

307

180

132

104

88

81

68

61

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.81

.31

1.06

-

9.51

5.09

2. 14

2.32

1. 10

1.06

.58

.70

1.36

26.04

Peal: discharge (base, 5,500 see.-ft.).--Jan. 4 (12:30 a.m.) 6,550 sec.-ft.; Jan. 10 (10:30 a.m.) 

7,150 sec.-ft.; Jan. 15 (9 p.m.) 14,500 sec.-ft.; Jan. 26 (10 a.m.) 4,680 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (4 p.m.) 

5,750 sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (2:30 p.m.) 4,800 sec.-ft.

Note.--No gage-height record Feb. 15-23, Feb. 25 to Mar. 14; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for Whltewater River near 

Alpine and at Brookvllle.
LAUOHERY CREEK BASIN

Drainage area.--226 sq .tare miles.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--1U years, SEB second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge airing year, 14,800 second-feet Feb. d (gage height, 15.03 

feet); minimum, 1.6 second-feel A ig. S8 (gage height, 1.62 feet).

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 17,000 second-feet Mar. fi, 1945 (gage height, 15.54 

feet); no flow at times in 1940, 1943, 1944, 194C, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.17 foot 

uct. .5, C, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years1.--W 973: 1341(M).

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1350

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

11

7.2

8.4

19

38

49

91

105

88

79

47

40

73

196

100

75

53

38

39

34

36

85

397

141

84

64

49

42

30

32

£6

Nov.

24

22

21

22

17

16

18

18

15

8.3

11

12

21

9.4

9.4

12

14

26

12

IB

17

16

12

12

6.2

9.8

15

7.8

6.5

in

-

Dec

12

14

11

13

7.0

13

11

11

12

18

242

655

640

316

184

131

110

216

43i '

325

22 o

202

358

229

141

765

2,761'

719

358

259

217

Jan.

190

235

1,620

9,270

7,170

5.47J

4,010

680

460

3,200

3,410

820

3,290

3,420

3,030

5,730

1,180

520

415

307

256

241

£89

1,930

2,620

3,clO

3,380

640

953

1,150

595

Month

October .... ... ......

November .......... . .......

December . . . ...... ......

Calendar year 1949 . . . .......

January . .... ..... . . . .....

February ... . . ...... .

March ......... ....... . . .

April ........ ....

May ......... . ... . . ......

June .... . . . ...... ...... .

July ........ . .... ..... . . .

August ................ ....

September ..... ... ....

Water year 1949-50 ......... .

Feb.

840

1,290

868

460

358

334

343

2,050

5,120

1,660

535

853

3,820

7,440

4,740

780

465

346

334

322

460

5 , 040

1,79C

535

364

262

234

2t2

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

2,176.t

437 ^

9,599. :

151,188.5

69,991

39,905

15, 608

17,527

6,351

11,787

2,647

434.1

7,937

184,399.7

Mar.

622

360

246

204

183

177

162

195

243

174

192

552

34 u

588

290

234

198

174

152

1,160

2,04u

E22

392

308

237

192

562

3,100

650

322

237

Apr.

204

215

3,480

5,220

3,970

£97

412

3u8

240

207

192

177

148

132

122

110

98

90

86

84

82

78

72

68

72

355

201

120

98

183

Maximum

397

26

"~ '

10,500

9,270

7,440

3,100 

5,220

894

'b36

73

2,100

9,270

May

894

262

165

135

122

228

192

120

90

540

640

28J

195

148

112

84

76

64

54

46

46

66

118

171

88

68

433

238

153

299

224

Minimum

7.2

6.2

7.0

2.1

190

234

152

68

46

46

10

is"2 . 3

2.3

June

92

70

576

588

332

168

112

70

58

50

281

128

80

62

46

160

265

375

2,820

3 , 000

671

374

252

171

266

210

112

76

56

-

Mean

70.2

14.6

310

414

2,258

1,425

503

584

205

393

85.4

14.0

265

505

July

38

28

26

22

50

63

234

98

48

26

£0

16

62

26

17

13

13

14

10

636

548

177

86

85

38

40

86

62

31

15

19

Aug.

2C

13

39

58

12

11

8.8

8.4

8.8

7.2

6.8

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.8

5.8

44

32

9.6

5.5

6.4

4.0

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.3

2.4

3.2

5.5

73

Per square 

mile

0.311

. 065

1.37

1.83

9.99

6.31

2.23

2.58

.907

1.74

.378

06"-"

i!iy"

2.23

Sept.

332

120

791

386

162

78

41

93

148

276

5OO

249

155

82

46

25

26

15

15

76

2,100

1,040

364

204

132

92

68

58

38

-

Runoff in 

inches

f 5>=

.07

1.58

24.88

11 52

6.57

2 57

2.88

1.05

1.94

.44

.07

1.30

30.35

Peak discharge (base, 6,000
352 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

North Fork Kentucky River at Hazard, Ky.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°14'45", long. 83°11'00", at Woodland Park Bridge at

 Hazard, Perry County, 150 feet upstream from City Waterworks dam and 4.0 miles upstream 

from Lots Creek. Datum of gage is 839.76 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--465 square miles.

Records available.--January 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--10 years (1940-50), 507 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,800 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 16.5

 reet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 13,000 

second-feet on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 21.75, 25.94, and 

26.55 feet; minimum daily discharge, 34 second-feet Oct. 7-9; minimum gage height 

observed, 4.13 feet Aug. 25.

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 36,000 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 26.55 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 13,000 

second-feet on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 21.75, 25.94, and 

26.55 feet; minimum daily, 1.0 second^foot Oct. 9, 1941.

Flood of May 30, 1927, reached a stage of about 35 feet (from information by local 

resident, IT. S. Weather Bureau gage readings, and relation of 1927 and 1939 floods). 

Flood of Pet. 3, 1933, reached a stage of 29.95 feet, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good. Small diversion by City of Hazard waterworks and electric plant

 aEove station. Gage read twice daily. Record of chemical analyses for the water year 

1950 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Revisions (water years).--W 953: 1940.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

121

86

54

43

43

46

34

34

34

46

40

40

40

54

208

234

198

346

268

186

170

108

95

90

86

117

254

222

455

488

2,100

Nov.

1,470

1,350

794

690

594

548

315

257

220

183

165

171

147

165

153

142

127

127

118

118

113

103

98

9H

527

794

570

420

3,770

1,730

-

Dec.

924

606

420

324

279

238

207

207

159

171

257

911

8,060

3,C40

1,620

976

703

493

642

548

515

482

2,180

1,790

1,120

859

716

570

420

360

306

Jan.

289

288

297

288

324

965

2,810

1,570

1,070

872

1,230

1,160

1,660

3,540

2,68O

3,110

2,580

1,790

4,520

2,620

1,620

1,200

963

768

618

526

1,530

1,800

1,310

4,360

14,100

Month

October ........... ... ... .

November .... ... ..... ........

December ........ ..... ....

Calendar year 1949 ........

January . ..................

February .... ...... ... .

March ..... . ....... . . . .

April ....... ..... . . .....

May . . ............. . .... . .

June ....... . . .........

July .............. ........ . . .

August .....................

September .... ...... ...... .

Water year 1949-50 ...... .

Feb.

11,800

13,400

4,100

2,180

1,470

1,080

1,020

926

2,240

2,640

1,750

1,390

1,220

1,000

902

710

633

520

473

428

376

376

410

359

317

293

285

261

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

6.34C

16,077

30, 702

EOS, 89:

62,457

52,55£

21,476

11,72C

44,055

18,525

9,305

5,486

8,778

287,485

Mar.

325

359

293

293

277

265

261

285

293

230

215

261

746

1,380

1,110

902

878

830

710

666

677

600

580

540

464

446

446

3,320

1,840

1,110

854

Apr.

710

644

428

60O

938

902

782

666

590

540

473

410

359

350

309

277

245

245

215

245

245

200

185

170

178

192

170

142

110

200

-

Maximum

2,100

3,770

8,060

12 ,600

14,100

13,400

3,320

938

8,240

5,220

1,300

758

1,200

14,100

May

764

1,230

1,620

1,110

830

655

622

989

710

611

ese

5,100

6,640

2,240

8,240

3,770

1,760

1,130

806

600

437

393

342

293

334

230

230

233

651

342

455

Minimum

34

98

159

7

288

261

215

110

230

115

53

38

75

34

June

580

550

309

482

428

309

208

222

208

215

359

245

163

1EO

120

115

120

142

230

1,130

5,220

2,760

1,570

878

560

428

317

200

192

149

-

Mean

205

536

990

564

2,015

1,877

693

391

1,421

618

300

177

293

788

July

130

115

95

80

125

230

200

125

90

70

60

53

65

713

455

285

215

185

135

156

1,300

734

393

269

215

359

1,050

580

393

245

185

Aug.

178

325

758

342

200

149

110

85

80

75

60

142

142

80

70

75

245

125

95

130

100

70

53

47

38

100

156

142

120

550

644

Per square 

mile

0.441

1.15

2 13

1.21

4.33

4.04

1.49

.841

3.06

1.33

.645

.381

.630

1.69

Sept.

350

261

926

1,200

688

376

277

170

142

142

115

208

734

376

230

156

120

105

90

90

253

309

500

309

156

120

115

95

90

75

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.51

1.29

2.46

16.47

5.0O

4.20

1.72

.94

3 52

l!48

.74

.44

.70

23.00
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

North Fork Kentucky River at Jackson, Ky.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°33', long. 83°23', at bridge on State Highways 30

and 52 at Jackson, Breathitt County, 3 miles downstream from Quicksand Creek. "Datum

of gage is 69T.67 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area. 1,105 square miles. 

Keeprds available.--June 1928 to September 1931, December 1936 to February 1937 (in WaterSupply Faper 838), April 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--15 years (1928-31, 1938-50), 1,191 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 35,800 second-feet Feb. 3 (gage height, 36.5

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed not determined.

1928-31, 1936-37, 1938-50: Maximum discharge, 46,800 second-feet Feb. 4, 1939

(gage height, 43.10 feet, present datum), by slope-area method; no flow Oct. 16, 1930. 

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record,

which are poor.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Keyislons~Twater years ). --W 853: 1929 (M). W 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.3 45 3.6 610 16.0 8,700 

1.7 98 4.4 950 24. 0 16,900 

2.1 164 5.4 1,460 34.0 31,100 

2.4 232 8.0 3,020 

2.8 343 12.0 5,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

184 

189 

180 

119 

95

63 

58 

63 

59

61

d5o 

dSO 

50 

54

90

106 

485 

331 

413 

429

310 

237 

193

162 

d!40

dlSO 

182 

426 

516 

734 

1,980

Nov.

3,450 

2,520 

1,650 

1,100 

925

754 

586 

479

126 

358

302 

263 

274 

258 

269

282 

253 

232 

222 

207

191 

180 

164 

166 

184

670 

965 

762 

618 

4,480

Dec.

2,090 

1,210 

d800 

d650 

d540

436 

413 

358 

331 

296

526 

1,930 

6,960 

12,300 

5,860

2,470 

1,500 

1,200 

1,330 

1,300

1,010 

1,040 

1,800 

4,460 

2,860

1,880 

1,460 

1,270 

980 

855 

750

Jan.

568 

442

561 

738 

3,100

8,950 

9,530 

6,170 

3,610 

2,580

3,980 

3,750 

6,500 

8,380 

8,500

6,940 

7,480 

5,650 

8,700 

9,370

5,360 

3,510 

2,640

2,060 

1,690

1,400 

2,680 

4,530 

3,850 

4,030 

17,700

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ...........................

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ..... ..................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 sec

Feb.

27,600 

30,600 

29,100 

8,590 

4,600

3,290 

2,620 

2,210 

3,840 

6,410

5,O9O 

4,000 

3,310 

2,880 

2,440

2,020 

1,670 

1,580 

1,530 

1,070

1,010 

920 

900 

873

855

837 

738 

750

Secondfoot-days

8,159 

23.19C 

60.86E

482, 01E

154, 94£ 

151,332 

51,32£ 

27,614 

90.58E 

61,58E 

29,02! 

13,067 

37,53E

709,23!

Mar.

714 

754 

734 

646 

646

674 

634 

650 

658 

62Z

568 

718 

1,490 

3,100 

2,980

2,400 

1,950 

2,220 

1,840 

1,380

1,590 

1,290 

1,400 

1,410 

1,230

1,100 

1,050 

4,660 

6,170 

3,630 

2,420

Apr.

a2,000 

1,710 

1,380 

1,370

1,850

2,100 

1,930

1,380 

1,350 

1,200

950 

864 

819 

742

658

626 

582 

544 

505 

472

465 

465 

446 

d410

d450

519 

540 

475 

413 

419

Maximum

1,980 

4,480 

12,300

16,400

17,700 

30,600 

6,170 

2,100 

14,600 

10,800 

4,260 

2,300 

8,430

30,600

.-ft.). --Feb. 3 (6 a.m.

May

485 

1,000 

1,890 

2,180 

1,980

1,540 

1,140 

1,080 

1,240 

970

1,080 

3,850 

11,500 

10,000 

10,300

14,600 

6,890 

3,520 

2,200 

1,840

1,370 

dl , 000 

dSOO 

d640 

a640

dSOO 

d480 

d550 

1,800 

1,630 

1,870

Minimum

50 

164 

296

25

442 

738 

568 

410 

480 

394 

100 

110 

ISO

50

June

2,290 

1,830 

1,300 

2,530 

2,220

1,540 

1,240 

1,160 

746 

603

1,510 

1,330 

980 

690 

479

439 

762 

394 

492 

1,960

10,600 

10,800 

6,360 

3,380 

2,000

1,350 

dl,000 

d700 

dSOO 

d400

Mean

263 

773 

1,963

1,321

4,998 

5,405 

1,656 

92C 

2,922 

2,053 

936 

422 

1,251

1,943

July

d330 

d270 

d230 

d230 

291

d330 

d300 

d230 

d!70 

d!30

dllO

dlOO 

d!40 

dl,000

d900

dSOO 

d700 

d640 

d600 

d560

d3,000 

d2,300 

dl,600 

dl , 000 

d600

1,900 

4,260 

3,010 

1,530 

980 

782

Aug.

626 

526 

dl.OOO 

d700 

dSOO

d350 

d250 

d!70 

d!30 

dllO

dlSO 

dlSO 

dlSO 

dlSO 

dlSO

dSOO 

d450 

d350 

d380 

d380

d300 

d250 

d200 

dlSO 

d!70

202 

193 

184 

536 

1,320 

2,300

Per square 

mile

0.238 

.700 

1.78

1.20

4.52 

4.89 

1.50 

.833 

2.64 

1.86 

.847 

.382 

1.13

1.76

) 35,800 sec. -ft.

Sept.

2,840 

4,520 

8,430 

5,850 

3,140

1,440 

950 

778 

710 

449

432 

406 

dl,000 

d700 

d480

d400 

d320 

d270 

d250 

d250

d400 

d550 

d900 

d600 

d400

d300 

d250 

d200 

d!70

dlSO

Runoff in 

inches

0.27 

.78 

2.05

16.23

5.21 

5.09 

1.73 

.93 

3.05 

2.07 

.98 

.44 

1.26

23.86

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for North Fork Kentucky River at 

Hazard and Troublesome Creek at Noble.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for North Fork Kentucky 

River at Hazard, Middle Fork Kentucky River at Tallega, and Troublesome Creek at Noble.
354 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at lock 14, at Heidelberg, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°33', long. 83°46', at Heidelberg, Lee County, 

i ,UUU feet upstream from lock 14 and half a mile upstream from Sturgeon Creek. Datum 

of gage is 626.66 feet above mean sea level, Ohio River datum (Corps of Engineers bench 

mark ) .

Drainage area. 2,648 square miles.

Records available. October 1925 to September 1931, December 193G to February 193? (in 

Water-Supply Paper 838), July 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 18 years (1925-31, 1938-50), 3,390 second-feet.

extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 69,200 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 25.84 

feet) ; minimum, 62 second-feet Oct. 14 (gage height, 8.66 feet).

1925-31, 1936-37, 1938-50: Maximum discharge, 110,000 second-feet Feb. 4, 1939 

(gage height, 35.6 feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; minimum, 4 secondfeet Oct. 20, 1930; minimum gage height, 4.8 feet Nov. 10-16, 1930.

Remarks . Records fair above 1,000 .second-feet , poor below.

Revisions (water years ).--W 853: 1929(M). W 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water 

and dis 

( Shift ing-contro

ear 1949-50 (gage height, In fe

arge. In seccnd-feet)

method used Feb. 5 to June 18)

9.4

9.7

10.0

10.5

11.0

64 

1,030 

1,520 

2,530 

3,660

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

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.

92 

198 

353 

336 

370

314 

275 

240 

226

186

116 

82 

72 

72 

92

233 

570 

752 

670 

705

740 

603 

489 

414 

345

306 

283 

345 

892 

1,240 

3,220

Nov.

6,040 

5,190 

3,710 

2,550 

1,860

1,550 

1,260 

1,000 

841 

705

614 

549 

499 

469 

450

469 

509 

479 

423 

396

388 

362 

330 

322 

330

545

2,000 

1,920 

1,530 

3,490

Dec.

6,040 

3,080 

1,880 

1,390 

1 , 10O

933 eis

729 

658 

802

2,320 

5,380 

15,50O 

26,900 

20,500

8,380 

4, 460 

3,150 

3,780 

4,820

4,040 

3,290 

3,660 

8,020 

8,140

5,380 

4,090 

3,430 

2,900 

2 , 400 

2,OOO

Jan.

1,740 

1 , 630 

1,960 

2,570 

13,300

26,600 

34,400 

26,400 

13,200 

7,72C

11,400 

12,500 

17,200 

23,300 

23,300

20,500 

21,000 

16,800 

19,800 

25,200

17,200 

10,100 

7,010 

5,350 

4,140

3,430 

5,780 

10,500 

10,800 

12,200 

34,300

Month

Octc 

Neve 

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary . .

h.. ..........................

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ...........

Feb.

58,300 

68,400 

60,300 

31,800 

14,200

8,32u 

6,550 

5,700 

7,720 

21,000

16,400 

10,500 

8,620 

7,720 

6,260

5,160 

4,140 

3,430 

2,750 

2,640

2,300 

2,110 

2,400 

2,620 

2,530

2,280 

2,030 

1,800

Secondfoe t-days

14,89 

40,78C 

159,96

1,284,30^

441, 331 

367, 98C 

139, 17C 

68,964 

190,222 

164, 30C 

76,13, 

32,13' 

80,402

1,776,274

Mar.

1,800 

1,900 

1,920 

1,780 

1 , 680

1,630 

1 , 550 

1.550 

1,680 

1,760

1,680 

2,220 

1,760 

7,780 

10,500

8,230 

6,810 

5,900 

5,190 

4,620

4,590 

4,720

4,390 

3,710 

3,180

2,680 

2,620

8,860 

14,500 

11,000 

6,980

Apr.

5,080 

4,140 

3,640 

3,320 

3,570

5,320 

5,270 

4,460 

3,780 

3,220

2,750 

2,380 

2,050 

1,880 

1,680

1,520 

1,360 

1,240 

1,160 

1,090

1,080 

1,030 

947 

892 

892

1,060 

1,180 

1,120 

961 

892

Maximum

3,220

J 6,040

1 26,900

t 36,200

34,400 

} 68, 400 

14,500 

5,320 

26,300 

26, BOO 

12,200 

3,900 

16,400

68,400

Peak discharge (base, 30,000 sec . -ft . ) . --Jan. 7 (3 p.m.

May

892 

1,340 

3,200 

4,390 

4,14U

2,970 

2,530 

2,75J 

4,140 

3,250

2,600 

4,930 

19,700 

26,300 

15, 7OO

21,900 

19,700 

10,200 

5,980 

4,090

3,02C 

2 , 380 

2,110 

1,700 

1,59C

1,290 

1,180 

1,180 

3,660 

5,430 

5,980

Minimum

72 

322

658

51

1,630 

1,800 

1,550 

892 

892 

1,180 

440 

353 

440

72

June

6,260 

5,430 

5,430 

9,240 

8,020

5,430 

3,200 

2,110 

1,520 

2,110

4,640 

4,900 

2,970 

1,900 

1,520

1,340 

1,340 

1,340 

1,700 

3,660

17,200 

26,800 

20,100 

9,880 

5, 430

3,660 

2,750 

1,900 

1,340 

1,180

Mean

48C 

1,359 

5,161

3,519

14,24L 

13,14C 

4,489 

2,299 

6,136 

5,477 

2,456 

1,037 

2,680

4,867

July

892 

764 

646 

538 

646

1,180 

1,340 

1,180 

892 

646

538 

440 

892

1,180 

1,180

1,900 

3,430 

2,750 

1,700 

1,520

2,320 

4,140 

4,140 

2,320 

1,900

6,690 

12,200 

8,62O 

4,900 

2,750 

1,900

Aug.

1,700 

1,520 

1,900 

2,320 

1,300

1,340 

1,030 

764 

538 

353

353 

353

440 

440 

440

892 

1,900 

764 

646 

1,520

1,180 

892 

646 

440 

353

353

353 

440 

764 

1,700 

3,900

Per square 

mile

0.181 

.513 

1.95

1.33

5.38 

4.96 

1.70 

.868 

2.32 

2.07 

.927 

.392 

1.01

1.84

) 35,000 sec. -ft.; Feb. 2 (4:3O

Sept.

4,390 

8,020 

16,40O 

14,200 

6,260

3,660 

2,320 

1,700 

1,340 

1,180

1,030 

1,030 

1,340 

1,520 

1,520

1,1,80 

892 

646 

538 

538

892 

1,520 

1,700 

1,520 

1,520

1,030 

892 

646 

538

440

Runoff in 

inches

0.21 

.57 

2.25

18.03

e . 20

5.17 

1.95 

.97 

2.67 

2.31 

1.07 

.45 

1.13

24.95

p.m.)

69,200 sec. -ft. 

Note. --Discharge computed on basis of twice-daily readings of outside gage Jan. 10, 13-18, 25, 26, 

Jan. 28 to Feb. 1, Feb. 3-19, May 2-9, 13-18, 23, E4, May 28 to Sept. 30.
Datum i.f gage is 557.37 feet atove mean c^a 1-vel, Ohiu Riv-i datum. Auxiliary _taff 

gage ar lock 9, at Valley View, IE.3 miles dcwtntr-am. Datum of auxiliary gage is 

539.37 feet abjve mean sea level, Ohio River datum.

Drainage ar^a . 2 , 9PO square miles.

Kec orris available.--Octuber 1909 to Sept-mber 1959.

Average discnarge". 41 yea re , 5,0d8 sec. nd-feet.

Kxtremeg. Maximum lisebarge during year, 73,500 =-cond-f-ei F-b. 3 (gage height, 30.05

 re-t , from graph baser! on zaee readings); minimum obs-rvel, 3d se.-nnd-feet iVt. 1, C 

(rage height , 3.L'0 feer) .

1909-50: Maximum discharge, 90,100 3ecotid-f-°t F=t . C, 1939 (gag- height, 34.7 feet, 

from graph base 1 on gage realings); maximiun gage height. 35.1 f^et Mar. S9 , 1913; minimum discharge, less than 10 seeond-f-et (esriraat^d) In Oc^uber 1930.

Remarks.--Records good -xc^pt those below 1,000 Ge/ond-f^-r, .vhich :ue fair. Gages read

Cooperation. --Gag^-height rei?urd f irnisned by r.nrp; of Engineers. 

Kevisiij.is (water years), --ti 323: Drainage ar-a. ~ /i 1113: 193J(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods computed using fsll as 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In seecnd-feet)

9.2

9.5

9.5

9.7

10.0

10.8

12.0

15.0

14.0

15.5

17.0

2,580

4,060

6,680

9,750

IE,900

23,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195H

Per square 

mile

Runoff in 

inches

October . 

November . 

December

Calendar year 1949

January .... .. . ...

February ... .. ...

March.. .....

April ...... . ...

May . . ......

June .......

July....... ... ...

August ..... ......

September ... ....

Water year 1949-50

4,9;5

72,700 90

Peak discharge (Lase, 56,000 sec.-ft.). Jan. 8 (2 a.m.) 51,200 sec.-ft.; Jan. If (7 a.m.) 37,500 

sec.-ft.; Pet. 3 (8 p.m.) 73,500 sec.-ft.

a Ho cuxlllary gage-height record during period of tackwater; discharge computed on basis of base 

gage-height record and records for stations at Heidelberg and near Camp Ilelson.

k Discharge computed using fall as determined by auxiliary gage as a factor.
356 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 

Kentucky River at lock 8, near Camp Nelson, Ky.

Location. Staff gage, lat. 37°45', long. 84°35', at lock 8, 2-5- miles southeast of Camp 

Nelson, Jessamine County, 2.7 miles downstream from Sugar Creek, and 4.5 miles upstream from Hickman Creek. Datum of gage is 520.80 feet above mean sea level, Ohio 

River datum.

Drainage area. 4,430 square miles.

Kecoras available. July 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--11 years, 5,336 second-feet.

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 80,200 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 35.4 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, 117 second-feet 

Oct. 3 (gage height, 10.10 feet).

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 85,400 second-feet Feb. 17, 1948 (gage height, 37.6 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum not determined.

Flood of Jan. 23, 1937, reached a stage of 41.2 feet. Flood of Feb. 6, 1939, 

reached a stage of 38.6 feet.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 1,000 second-feet, which are pbor. Gage read 

twice daily.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

KevisionsT^-W 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8-30, 

Nov. 7-28, Feb. 28 to Mar. 11)

Oct. 1 to May 18

10.1

10.2

10.4

10.5

10.6

10.7

10.8

117

133

176

202

240

295

365

10.9

11.0

11.2

11.5

12.0

12.8

14.0

450

550

795

1,260

2,150

3,860

7,010

15.8

19.0

22.5

26.5

30.5

35.4

12,800

26,000

41,600

55,100

66,900

80,200

May 19 to Sept. 30

470

700

1,150

2,250

4,920

7,010

Note.--Same as 

preceding table 

above 14.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

135

133

119

127

164

181

246

284

295

295

295

316

323

295

382

382

330

344

630

896

896

836

824

630

573

550

550

520

500

1,050

3,220

Nov.

5,360

6,450

5,280

3,880

2,860

2,340

1,870

1,640

1,360

1,150

940

824

795

810

756

691

654

665

642

642

530

530

510

510

510

530

691

1,730

2,580

2,380

-

Dec.

3 , 400

5,410

3 , 400

2,240

1,800

1,400

1,280

1,180

940

1,780

7,010

20,100

40,500

32,200

33,300

25,300

8,390

6 , 450

8,450

7 , 300

6,950

5,780

4,900

5,330

9,090

8,230

7,420

6.060

5,180

4,350

3,680

Jan.

3,140

3,030

9,880

11,800

43,700

60,100

58,000

53,600

45,400

22,500

17,100

30 , 400

34,400

37,800

35,800

44,700

32,400

28,800

24,900

26,600

29 , 000

19,600

12,000

8,990

7,300

7,450

ie,ioo

14,500

16,700

26,400

59,800

Month

October .......................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Bay ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

77,000

80,000

79,200

78,700

72,100

46,000

12,800

8,960

15,300

20,300

26,900

21,300

15,000

14,500

13,500

10,300

8,260

6,510

5,590

4,980

4,480

4,220

7,720

6,870

5,760

4,980

4,320

3,770

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

16,381

50, 11C

279, 40C

2,076,244

841, 9 5C

659, 32C

260, 14C

124, 73C

224, 66C

290, 43C

220, 83C

52,463

134,080

3,154,494

Mar.

3,490

3,330

3,180

2,880

2,670

2,520

2,420

2,380

2,640

2,730

3,180

13,600

20,000

18,700

18,800

14,100

10,800

9,150

7,810

8,170

9,950

9,280

8,140

6,950

5,970

5,050

4,850

11,500

15,900

17,300

12,700

Apr.

8,570

6,870

7,690

9,150

8,830

8,200

B,?70

7,660

6,390

5,540

4,850

4,220

3,650

3,220

2,860

2,730

2,360

2,210

1,960

1,940

1,800

1,740

1,640

1,600

1,670

1,780

1 , 780

1,780

1,780

1,690

-

Maximum

3,220

6,450

40,500

53,000

60,100

80,000

20,000

9,150

25,700

30,400

31,900

4,400

19,600

80,000

May

1,580

2,150

3,740

4,720

5,330

5,150

4,400

3,610

3,610

4,650

4,120

3,980

8,360

21,700

25,700

18,700

22,900

20,400

10,800

6,730

4,730

3,760

3,180

2,940

2,620

2,350

2,020

1,910

2,510

5j650

10,600

Minimum

119

510

940

119

3,090

3,770

2,380

1,600

1,580

2,290

1,130

547

1,100

119

June

10,600

8,670

7,750

18,900

19,600

14,100

8,670

5,160

3,920

4,220

8,080

8,670

6,900

4,610

3,400

4,290

3,310

2,660

4,450

8,200

21,700

25,700

30,400

24,000

11,600

6,730

5,060

3,880

2,910

2,290

-

Mean

528

1,670

9,013

5,688

27,160

23,550

8,392

4,158

7,247

9,681

7,124

1 , 692

4,460

8,642

July

1,850

1,430

1,130

1,320

6,590

13,400

8,050

4,850

2,660

2,190

1,700

1,270

1,640

7,540

4,380

2,980

3,690

4,340

4,240

5,780

6,390

5,300

5,720

5,040

3,640

19,100

31,900

25,500

20,600

11,400

5,210

Aug.

3,880

3,400

2,890

2,850

3,070

2,620

2,000

1,570

1,180

1,130

930

812

700

676

628

840

990

2,120

2,660

1,480

1 , 780

1,790

1,300

990

714

826

640

547

1,010

2,040

4,400

Per square 

mile

0.119

.377

2.03

1.28

6.13

5.32

1.89

339

i!e4

2.19

1.61

.382

1.01

1.95

Sept.

5,780

6,730

13,900

19,600

13,900

6,990

4,520

3,270

2,720

2,810

2,470

2,760

3,600

2,980

2,530

2,350

1,960

1,570

1,240

1,100

1,680

6,590

6,370

4,630

3,330

2,600

2,020

1,630

1,320

1,130

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.14

.42

2.35

17.43

7.07

5.54

2.18

1.05

1.89

2.44

1.85

.44

1.13

26.50

Peak discharge fbase. 40,000 sec.-ft.).--Dee. 13 (7 a.m.) 43,900 sec.-ft.; Jan. 6 (7 

ee.-ft.; Feb. 2 (2 p.m.) 80,200 sec.-ft.

.) 61,100
KENTUCKY RIVKR BASIN 357

Kentucky River at lock 6, at Warwick, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°55'55", long. 84°49ilO", at lock 6, 1 mile 

northwest of Warwick, Woodford County. Datum of gage is 488.58 feet above mean sea 

level, Ohio River datum (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.--5,110 square miles.

Records available.--October 1925 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--25 years, 6,441 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 87,100 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 35.04 

feet j; minimum daily, 298 second-feet Oct. 2.

1925-50: Maximum discharge, 87,800 second-feet Jan. 23, 1937; maximum gage height, 

43.35 feet Jan. 25, 1937, from floodraarks; minimum discharge, about 25 second-feet on 

several days in 1930, 1931, 1933, and 1934.

Remarks.--Records good above 1,000 second-feet, and fair below. Flow regulated by

hydroelectric plants on Dix River (Herrington Lake capacity, 134,000 acre-feet) and 

at lock 7 on Kentucky River.

Cooperation.--Records of change in reservoir contents furnished by Kentucky Utilities Co. 

Revisions (water years).--W 803: 1927(M). W 953: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1350

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

430

298

468

516

510

576

542

666

591

556

585

624

579

620

589

550

542

584

734

995

1,000

978

858

832

790

682

664

648

590

708

2,290

Nov.

5,040

6,610

6,100

4,550

3,450

2,650

2,210

1,880

1,6OO

1,260

1,260

1,100

1,200

999

1,090

928

884

944

900

762

852

776

750

754

706

814

861

1,580

2,570

2,920

-

Dec.

3,010

5,620

4,520

3,010

2,310

1,900

1,520

1,440

1,240

1,800

6,300

19,200

43 , 300

37,200

35,800

32,000

15,400

9,720

12,600

10,700

9,580

8,020

7,300

6,810

8,900

10,400

9,860

8,900

7,510

6,380

5,320

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April... ...............

May

June ...................

July ...................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

4,410

4,4 10,-

17,5

80

00

00

39,100

63,700

64, e

60,2

54,5

oo

00

00

34,800

23,800

29,8

44,0

46,6

00

00

00

44,200

53,600

46,2

33,3

29,9

00

00

oo

28 , 500

3O , 700

24,7

15,2

10,8

00

00

00

8,360

7,720

20,2

18,6

19,6

32,5

00

00

00

oo

65,000

Secondfoot-days

21,595

58,000

337,570

2,482,882

987,270

764,080

306,490

154,380

242,620

363,590

269,260

71 , 468

166,010

3,742,333

Feb.

84,600

86,700

84,400

81,700

77,600

64,100

21,900

11,700

15,400

23,300

28,800

26,100

19,400

17,800

18,800

15,600

11,900

9,260

7,380

6,180

5,040

4,720

7,380

10,100

7,930

6,450

5,390

4,450

-

_

-

Mar.

4,080

3,640

3,210

3,640

4,020

3,360

2,900

2,840

2,980

3,180

3,360

13,300

23,600

22,700

22,100

18,400

14,600

11,900

10,200

8,900

11,500

13,600

9,580

8,020

7,010

7,180

5,690

10,800

17,500

19,400

15,300

Apr.

10,600

8,100

9,080

13,400

13,000

11,400

9,630

6,980

8,450

6,930

5,950

4,620

4,180

3,730

3,270

2,980

2,700

2,520

2,360

2,280

1,930

1,980

1,980

1,760

1,880

2,110

2,210

2,080

2,080

2,010

-

Observed

Maximum

2,290

6,610

43,300

59,800

65,000

86,700

23,600

13,400

32*400

37,600

6,610

19,700

86,700

Minimum

298

706

1,240

298

4,410

4,450

2,840

1,760

2 , 080

3,090

1,490

950

2,010

298

Mean

697

1,933

10,690

6,802

31,850

27 290

9 , 887

5,146

7,826

12, 120

8,686

2,305

5,534

10,250

Hay

2,080

2,110

3,830

4,960

5,760

6,300

5,910

4,690

4,080

4,900

4,860

4,310

6,850

18,100

27,500

21,400

22,000

23 , 500

14,600

8,190

5,540

4,280

3 , 450

3,060

2,810

2,570

2,310

2,260

2,680

5,730

12,000

June

13 , 400

11,500

9,910

18,800

23,800

18,500

13,200

7,800

5,760

5,500

8,800

11,000

9,580

6,530

4,650

4,690

4,450

3 , 480

5,250

12,500

26,800

27,300

32,400

31,000

17,200

9,490

7,180

5,620

4,410

3,090

Change In 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet )t

-211

-151

+260

-4

+992

-216

+29

+71

+49

-336

+146

-134

+28

July

2,

1,

1,

1,

4,

16,

10,

6,

4,

3,

2,

2,

2,

7,

7,

4,

4,

5,

5,

7,

6,

6,

6,

6,

5,

14,

37,

31,

25,

16,

9,

Adjust 

rese

Mean

486

1,782

11,150

6,798

32,840

27,070

9,916

5,217

7,875

11,780

8,832

2,102

5,400

10,280

310

670

490

520

180

000

BOO

970

120

270

810

410

190

780

380

690

350

250

650

510

140

570

100

570

000

700

600

ooo

300

900

030

Aug.

6,610

5,800

5,140

4,720

3,610

3,270

2,760

2,360

1,790

1,580

1,240

1,020

3,040

1,120

1,130

1,060

1,140

2,250

3,540

2,230

1,720

2,080

1,490

1,480

1,240

968

950

1,210

1,420

1,920

3,580

Sept.

5,950

7,050

13,200

19,700

18,2OO

10,300

6,450

4,550

3,210

3,010

3,180

3,510

4,650

4,180

3 , 450

?,920

2,410

2,260

2,030

2,360

2,790

7,540

8,720

6,220

4,650

3,700

3,060

2,540

2,210

2,010

-

ed for change In 

rvolr contents

Per square 

mile

0.095

.349

2.18

1.33

6.43

5.30

1.94

1.02

1.54

2.31

1.73

.411

1.06

2.01

Runoff In 

Inches

0.11

.39

2.51

18.06

7.41

5.52

2.24

1.14

1.78

2.58

1.99

.47

1.18

27.32

Peak discharge (base, 40,000

66,300 sec.-ft.; Ja 

40,100 sec.-ft. 

t Change In conte

16 (4 p.m.) 55,500 s 

s In Herrington Lake.

.-ft. ). Dec. 13 (4:30 p.m.) 47,100 sec-ft.; Jan. 6 (5:30 p.m.)

r.-ft.; Feb. 2 (4 ' 87,100 sec.-ft.; July 27 (5 a.m.)
358 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at lock 4, at Frankfort, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°12'06", long. 84°52'54", at Broadway Street Highway Drldge, at Frankfort, Franklin County, 300 feet upstream from Benson Creek, and 0.9 

mile upstream from lock 4. Datum of gage Is 462.10 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Auxiliary staff gage at lock 5, at Tyrone, 16.3 miles upstream. Datum of auxiliary gage Is 461.52 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels

1925-50: Maximum discharg-/89 ,500 second-feet Jan. 23, 1937; maximum gage height, 

47.46 feet Jan. 25, 1937, from floodmarks at site 0.9 mile downstream; minimum discharge not determined. 

Remarks.--Records good except thuse below 1,000 second-feet, which are fai

1186.

Cooperation.--Records of change in reservoir 

Kevisions (water years).--rf 953: Drainaee area

ipply Papt

intents furnished by Kentucky Utilities Co. 

W 1113: 1941, 1942.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

522

466

454

554

602

618

669

726

802

602

669

669

707

688

726

669

570

570

688

966

1,100

1,070

1,150

802

861

707

725

707

726

745

1,640

Nov

4,260

6,140

6,270

4,860

3,720

2,800

2,300

1,930

1,670

1,340

1,340

1,120

1,070

1,050

987

903

945

903

966

861

840

802

783

783

802

821

924

2,380

3,020

2,940

-

Dec.

2,800

4,980

4,940

3,270

2,360

1,900

1,590

1,420

1,290

1,700

7,710

k23,300

k44,900

k41,700

k36,000

k33,300

k!7,800

13,300

13,900

11,700

10,400

9,120

7,850

7,080

8,220

10,300

9,910

9,260

7,990

6,820

5,900

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March.. ..,...........:.

April.. ................

Mav

June ...................

July...................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

4,960

4,

12,

k!9,

750

300

700

k37,600

k63,900

k67,

k63,

k57,

300

LOO

500

k46,500

k30,200

k30,

k47,

k49,

)00

500

500

k4B,600

k55,300

k51,

k38,

k31,

LOO

500

200

k28,100

kSO.lOO

k26,j

k!7,

12,'

LOO

500

too

9,760

11,400

k21,

k20,E

k21,C

k3£

'00

>00

)00

900

keo'boo

Secondfoot-days

25,171

59,530

362,710

2,608,753

1,050,470

796,430

317,100

171,460

251,970

372,600

273,350

73,810

175,710

3,928,311

Feb.

k83,600

k86,5

k84,0

k81,7

30

30

30

k78,200

k67,500

k35, 

k!4,l

k!6,l

30

30

30

k22,400

k27,700

k27,5

k20,7

k!8,7

30

30

30

k!9,800

k!7,100

12,9

10,0

8,1

30

30

70

7,000

h5,6

h6,0

h7,7

hlO,6

30

70

LO

30

h8,640

h7,170

h6,2

h5,0

_

_

-

30

30

Mar.

h4,840

h4,260

h4,140

h3,900

h4,340

h4,020

h3,320

h3,050

3,130

3,360

3,740

12,200

k23,300

k23,100

k22,000

k!9,200

k!5,600

12,600

10,500

10,000

11,600

12,300

10,300

8,740

7,480

7,570

6,510

10,100

k!6,500

k!8,900

k!6,500

Apr.

11,400

8,690

12,400

16,000

14,600

12,400

10,100

9,460

8,880

7,710

6,510

5,380

h4,800

h4,180

h3,700

h3,200

h2,940

2,720

2,540

2,440

2,100

2,200

2,010

1,940

1,880

2,270

2,270

2,200

2,270

2,270

-

Observed

Maximum

1,640

6,270

44,900

61,600

67,000

86,500

23,300

16,000

25,700

31,300

35,700

7,570

19,100

86,500

Minimum

454

783

1,290

454

4,750

5,090

3,050

1,880

2,070

3,580

1,580

1,010

2,170

454

Mean

747

1,984

11,700

7,147

33,890

28,440

10,230

5,715

8, 128

12,420

8,818

2,381

5,857

10,760

May

2,070

2,270

4,630

5,380

6,160

7,220

7,000

5,380

4,420

8,220

6,200

6,160

6,780

k!5,000

k25,700

k21,700

k20,200

k23,100

k!6 , 800

9,510

6,380

5,090

3,860

3,280

2,980

2,680

2,470

2,470

2,890

5,170

10,800

June

13,400

11,500

10,600

k!7,300

k23,500

k!9,200

14,400

8,400

6,200

5,430

8 , 030

10,400

9,760

7,260

5,090

4,630

4,880

3,860

9,610

k!3,200

k26,400

k26,200

k30,600

k31,300

klS.SOO

10,400

7,710

6,120

4,840

3,580

-

Change In

(equivalent,

second-feet "I t

-211

-151

+260

-4

+992

-216

+29

+71

+49

-336

+146

-203

-134

+28

July

2

1

1

1

3

14

11

7

4

3

3

2

2

6

8

5

4

5

6

8

8

7

6

6

5

10

k35

k32

k26

k!8

10

Adju

re

Mean

536

1,833

11,960

7,143

34,880

28,220

10,260

5,786

8,177

12,080

8,964

2,178

5,723

10,790

,540

,820

,610

,580

,010

,500

,400

,990

,800

,470

,130

,610

,270

,380

170

340

,380

,220

070

080

590

300

380

730

980

800

700

200

200

800

300

Aug.

7,570

h6,4

h5,l

h4,6

h3,8

30

70

50

20

h3,260

2,8

2,4

1,8

30

10

30

1,640

1,300

1,1

1,0

1,0

10

LO

30

1,080

1,100

1,1

1,9

3,9'

20

30

to

2,610

1,760

2, 1C

1,6]

1,4]

)0

.0

.0

1,330

1,080

1,0:

1,K

1,3

1,7<

>0

)0

50

0

3,200

Sept.

5,640

6,690

11,700

k!8,000

k!9,100

11,600

7,170

5,260

3,780

3,240

3,360

3,660

5,010

4,750

3,900

3,240

2,760

2,400

2,440

2,470

4,300

7,760

9,560

7,300

5,260

4,340

3,510

2,900

2,440

2,170

-

sted for change In

jervolr contents

Fer square 

mile

0.099

.338

2.20

1.32

6.42

5.20

1.89

1.07

1.51

1.65

.401

1.05

1.99

Runoff In 

inches

O.16

.41

2.48

17.88

7.19

5.45

2.17

1.17

1.73

2.55

1.87

.51

1.20

26.89

Peak discharge (base, 44,000 sec.-ft.). Dec. 1 

ec.-ft.; Jan. 16 (9 p.m.) 57,000 sec.-ft.; Pet. 

t Change in contents in Herrington Lake, 

h Computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings

48,400 sec.- 

87,000 sec.-

 ft.; Jan.

 ft.

6 (12 p.m.) 68,500
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 359

Kentucky River at lock 2, at Lockport, Ky.

Location. Staff gage, lat. 38°26'20", long. 84°57'45", at lock 2 at Lockport, Henry 

County, 0.2 mile downstream from Slxmlle Creek. J)atum of gage Is 433.36 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary staff gage at lock 3 at Gest, 11.0 miles upstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 434.71 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 6,160 -square miles.

Records available.--October 1925 to September 1937 (fragmentary October 1930 to September 

193V!; July 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 21 years (1925-30, 1932-37, 1939-50) 8,366 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 91,400 second-feet Feb. 3 (gage height, 43.8 

I'eet); minimum daily, 470 second-feet Oct. 3.

1925-37, 1939-50: Maximum discharge, 108,000 second-feet Mar. 7, 1945; maximum 

gage height, 56.85 feet Jan. 24, 1937, affected by backwater from Ohio River; minimum 

discharge, about 30 second-feet in August and October 1930.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1,000 second-feet, which are fair. Flow regulated by hydroelectric plants on Dix River (Herrington Lake capacity, 134,000 acrefeet) and at lock 7 on Kentucky River. Gages read twice daily.

Cooperation. Gage-height records furnished by Corps of Engineers. Records of change in 

reservoir contents furnished by Kentucky Utilities Co.

Revisions. W 953: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

580

560

470

560

712

700

700

700

834

760

676

700

736

688

700

876

990

748

560

848

1,060

1,080

1,140

904

1,000

820

6750

700

772

748

990

Nov.

3,530

5,800

6,570

5,300

4,100

3,100

2,500

2,170

1,790

1,540

1,370

1,210

1,140

1,280

1,110

1,180

1,080

1,020

1,080

960

904

990

904

834

848

e850

946

1,700

4,610

3,560

-

Dec.

3,220

4,400

5,360

3,830

2,780

2,220

1,860

1,560

1,370

1,580

6,780

23,200

47,000

51,700

41 , 900

37,300

29,000

15,900

16,800

14,500

12,500

10,900

9,170

8,130

8,290

10,800

10,600

10,400

8,930

7,810

6,540

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January ................

February. ..............

March. ............... i .

April. .................

May.. ..................

June ...................

July...................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

5,730

5,

14,

29,

150

500

700

42,700

67,200

79,

k77,

k68,

300

300

300

k63,400

k49,eOO

k40 ,

k55,

k58,

100

;oo

700

k60,900

k64,900

k64,

k52,]

k42,

700

00

300

k36,700

k3£,700

k34,

k25,

14,

300

500

LOO

11,000

16,100

28,

30,

28,

38,

700

300

300

300

54,000

Secondfoot-days

24,062

63,976

422,330

3,142,566

1,297,980

981 , 280

343,950

227 520

285,' 140

438,340

79 490

182*010

4,622,998

Feb.

75,800

88,000

91,100

90,900

k88,300

k82,400

k61,000

k30,900

k30,300

k32,300

k33,700

k36,100

k36,400

k32,000

k29,400

k26,200

k!9,100

13,000

10,200

8,530

6,820

8,130

3,130

11,200

10,200

8,130

7,170

5,870

_

-

-

Mar.

5,240

4,8

4,6

4,2

50

10

50

4,640

4,400

3,7

3,4

3,3

10

10

30

3,590

3,590

9,4

25,0

27,6

30

JO

DO

24,200

22,000

16,8

14,1

11,6

DO

30

30

12,300

13,000

13,9

12,0

10,2

DO

30

30

8,690

8,130

7,4

8,6

15,4

19,5

30

30

30

DO

18,200

Observed

Maximum

1,140

6,570

51,700

75,000

79,800

91,100

27,600

28,500

26,100

33,400

35,000

8,530

21,400

91,100

Minimum

470

834

1,370

466

5,150

5,870

3,380

2,070

2,240

4,250

1,660

990

2,170

470

Apr.

13,000

9,650

k22,300

k28,500

k24,200

k!9,200

12,400

11,200

10,100

9,170

7,490

6, 220

5,420

4,760

4,160

3,770

3,410

3,100

2,980

2,700

2,500

2,480

2,240

2,220

2,070

2,550

2,460

2,380

2,430

2,460

-

Mean

776

2 133

13'620

8,610

41,870

35,050

11,100

7,584

9 , 198

14,610

8 , 933

2,564

6,067

12,670

May

2,240

2,340

5,000

5,620

7,850

8,650

8,130

6,430

5,180

16,600

9,250

9,450

8,650

13,800

26,100

25,800

20,300

23,900

18,800

10,800

7,050

5,840

4,580

3,830

3,380

3,050

2,800

2,720

2,900

4,370

9,730

June

13,300

11,800

15,600

21,400

24,400

21,200

If,, 000

10,100

6,970

5,620

7,130

10,100

10,300

8,170

5,590

4,850

5,180

4,550

k24,400

kl8,000

32,900

31,400

31,300

33,400

27,200

12,400

8 , 730

6 , 710

5,390

4,250

-

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet It

-211

-151

+260

-4

+992

-21 *

+ 29

+ 71

+49

-33B

+146

-203

-134

+28

July

2

Z

I

1

2

10

12

8

5

3

3

2

2

4

8

5

4

4

6

7

8

8

6

6

6

8

32

35

29

21

12

,950

,260

,730

,660

,360

,800

700

,770

,360

,530

180

750

,410

250

,530

,900

310

850

080

410

,810

090

570

640

,570

,250

,000

,000

600

200

400

Aug.

8,530

7,0

5,9

5,2

90

40

70

4,430

3,710

3,2

E,7

2,2

30

20

30

1,770

1,560

1,2

1,0

1,0

30

30

20

1,130

1,210

1,1

1,4

4,8

to

30

50

2,980

1,900

2,0

1,9

1,2

30

30

50

1,260

1,210

1,0

9

1,2

1,5

30

30

50

10

2,480

Sept.

4,760

6,150

10,OOO

18,000

21,400

14,500

8,650

6 , 180

4,460

3,380

3,380

3,530

4,730

4,820

3,950

3,380

2,850

2,380

2,380

2,170

3,710

6,290

10,400

8,250

5 , 800

4,730

3,770

5,150

2,600

2,260

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

565

1 982

13^880

8,606

42,860

34,830

11,130

7,655

9 247

14*270

9,079

2, 361

5,933

12,700

Per square 

mile

0.092

 322

2.25

1.40

6.96

5.65

1.81

1.24

1.50

2 » 32

1.47

 383

.963

2.06

Runoff in

incheja

0.11

.36

2.59

18.97

8.02

5.88

2.09

1.38

1.73

2. 59

l!70

.44

1.07

27.96

Peak discharge (base, 48.OOP sec.-ft.).--Dec. 14 (8 a.m.) 52,700 sec.-ft.; Jan. 7 (4 p.m.) 80,700 

sec.-ft.j Jan. 16 (10 p.m.) £6,100 sec.-ft.; Feb. 3 (8 a.m.) 91,400 sec.-ft.

t Change in contents in Herrington Lake.

e Gage readings not representative of mean for the day; discharge computed on basis of records for 

station at Frankfort.

k Computed using fall as a factor.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 

Troublesome Creek at Noble, Ky.

-stage recorder, lat. 37°26'36". long. 83°13'06", on State Highway 15, 0.2 

am from Buckhorn Creek, about li miles west of Noble, Breathitt County,

Location.--Water 

mile downstream 

and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--178 square miles.

Records available. December 1949 to September 1950.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, which 

are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

93

83

Jan.

d81

d8 5

d93

95

778

1,680

1,870

698

412

459

800

677

,550

,670

,OOO

,330

,050

740

d2,300

d992

579

412

322

262

221

197

789

726

526

820

d3,260

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July. ............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

3 , 800

d4,S50

1,360

764

506

397

310

252

1,060

904

582

470

445

400

325

272

228

194

185

158

143

145

156

141

134

128

112

114

-

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

26,474

17,935

8,805

4,220

13,992

11,588

4,855

2,900

5,845

-

Mar.

134

128

108

110

112

110

110

121

110

dS9

d99

143

445

520

397

346

313

d295

d260

d275

288

282

270

238

218

199

273

1,370

705

424

313

Apr.

270

230

201

206

337

290

2GO

235

209

192

172

143

113

a!15

alOO

a95

a85

83

81

81

68

63

60

58

63

106

77

65

63

93

-

Maximum

3,260

4,250

1,370

337

2,820

3,180

1,120

628

1,600

-

May

125

206

484

367

275

216

187

158

132

130

329

1,500

1,590

760

2,820

1,540

761

448

298

221

174

145

125

97

81

61

52

66

180

128

328

Minimum

81

112

89

58

52

52

18

17

25

-

June

a370

242

185

108

310

216

150

103

125

228

642

285

183

125

103

89

74

58

121

1 , 400

d3,180

1,670

565

328

218

178

125

89

66

52

-

Mean

854

£41

284

141

451

386

157

93 5

195

-

July

40

a35

a30

a30

a50

79

56

31

26

21

19

18

34

79

7 2

101

106

66

46

117

1,120

325

174

123

87

545

691

313

194

132

97

Aug.

97

74

63

49

a 40

a35

a30

a25

a 2O

20

18

22

21

17

23

262

91

49

150

134

77

5 u

36

29

26

35

72

52

249

406

628

Per square 

mile

4.8U

3.60

1.60

792

2J53

2.17

.882

525

1.10

-

Sept.

358

=1,100

al , 600

a56n

2f J

193

136

117

d99

83

63

d79

dlOl

72

55

a 45

a 40

a35

a35

a40

110

143

152

1U1

70

5-1

44

a35

a 30

a25

-

Runoff in 

inches

5.53

3.75

1.84

.88

2.92

2.42

1.01

.61

1.22

-

Peak discharge (base, 2.5OO see.-ft.). Jan. 7 (3:3O a.m.) 2,630 sec.-ft.; Jan. 19 (10 a.m.) 2,900 

sec. -ft.; """sec.-ft.; Feb. 2 C6 a.m.~J 6,60 May 12 (11:3O p.m.) 2,720 sec.-ft.; May 15 (3 a.m.) 3,400

sec. -ft.; June 21 (5 a.m.) 4,480 sec. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 

Hiver at Hazard and at Jackson.

d Computed from doubtful gage-height record.

records for stations on North Fork Kentucky
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 361

Middle Fork Kentucky River at Tallega, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°34', long. 83°35', at highway bridge 100 feet 

upstream from Lineman Creek, three-quarters of a mile southwest of Tallega, Lee County, 

and 7.9 miles upstream from confluence with North Fork. Datum of gage is 642.13 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--530 square miles.

Records available.--October 1930 to March 1932. October 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--12 years (1930-31, 1939-50), 610 second-feet.

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 second-feet Feb. 3 (gage height, 32.41 

reet); minimum, 11 second-feet Oct. 13.

1930-32. 1939-50: Maximum discharge, 22,700 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 

37.78 feet), from rating curve extended above 14,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 17, 1949.

Flood of February 1939 reached a stage of 40.5 feet, from information by Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 953: Drainage area. W 1113: 1931, 1940.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-28)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 3 Feb. 4 to Sept. 30

2.75

2.9

3.2

3.5

3.8

4.1

10

18

91

130

195

285

535

1,030

1, 540

1,950

11.0 2,450

3,420

4,950

7,100

1O,100

14,800

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.7 

4.2

Mote. Same as preceding 

tabTe~above 9.0 feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

146

250

4.6 

5.2 

6.2 

7.5 

9.0

360

560

980

1,480

1,950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

12

68

67

56

44

35

30

25

22

18

14

12

11

14

19

71

164

152

140

136

118

103

88

74

64

59

63

84

235

215

680

Nov.

1,630

905

580

445

365

313

254

205

172

152

132

120

111

107

107

115

118

107

102

98

92

84

71

66

70

391

600

413

321

1,410

-

Dec.

895

508

357

301

210

188

162

140

120

116

230

750

2,770

7,160

3,940

1,380

785

580

675

1,030

930

735

918

2,460

1,770

1,100

795

620

486

373

309

Jan.

268

247

260

321

2,070

4,540

6,020

5,580

2,300

1 , 600

2,150

2,300

3,080

3,830

4,260

3,680

3,970

3,020

4,100

5,340

2,820

1,760

1,300

980

765

620

1,300

2,290

2,150

2,220

8,640

Month

October ..........................

Novembe r .........................

December .........................

Caiendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ..... ..................

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

14,400

14,800

12,500

4,900

2,280

1,570

1,240

1,170

2,200

4,330

3,320

2,060

1,810

1,510

1,230

964

778

660

588

524

471

456

474

500

492

474

444

423

_

_

-

Mar.

417

429

417

387

378

378

375

378

402

402

369

441

1,070

2,380

2,450

1,630

1,340

1,120

960

891

984

900

783

684

612

540

640

1,990

3,080

1,960

1,250

Second 

foot-days

2,893

9,656

32,793

256,143.2

83,781

76,568

30,037

15,319

40,294

31,690

14,556

7,056

12,901

357,544

Apr.

948

796

720

652

976

1,200

1,040

904

792

704

d600

d540

d470

d430

d400

d350

d320

d310

d300

d300

d280

d260

d230

d220

246

278

288

272

250

243

-

Maximum

680

1,630

7, ISO

10,000

8,640

14,800

3,080

1,200

5,320

6,410

1,760

873

3,080

14,800

May

255

760

984

1,060

832

66C

548

855

1,360

916

742

1,300

4,630

5,320

2, SBC

4,330

2,910

1,650

1,020

712

564

471

420

375

378

336

342

351

1,010

923

1,400

Minimum

11

66

116

.2

247

423

375

220

255

282

115

43

91

11

June

1,250

1,000

747

1,220

1,030

868

604

450

366

425

792

640

432

336

282

327

290

309

402

1,100

3,730

6,410

3,950

dl,700

d880

d620

d500

d400

d340

d290

July

d260

230

202

165

146

156

271

387

285

d200

d!45

dl!5

148

174

237

354

720

604

438

414

588

824

672

456

384

1,320

1,760

1,240

765

500

396

Mean

93.3

322

1,058

702

2,703

2,735

969

511

1,300

1,056

470

228

430

980

Aug.

363

402

477

688

456

348

252

197

154

126

107

88

81

78

88

324

140

86

307

a300

al60

122

102

85

74

51

43

98

138

248

873

Per square 

mile

0.176

.608

2.00

1.32

5.10

5.16

1.83

.964

2.45

1.99

.887

.430

.811

1.85

Sept.

765

1,760

3,080

dl,600

d740

459

330

258

232

186

159

176

232

237

d230

165

128

108

91

120

217

215

208

184

235

208

178

152

132

116

Runoff in 

inches

0.20

.68

2.30

17.98

5.88

5.37

2.11

1.07

2.83

2.22

1.02

.50

.91

25.09

Peak discharge (base, 7,5OO see.-ft.).--Dec. 14 (4:30 p.m.) 8,550 sec.-ft.; Feb. 3 (1:3O a.m.) 

15,200 sec.-ftT

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

nearby stations.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of faulty recorder chart and records 

for nearby stations.
362 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

South Fork Kentucky River at Booneville, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 3V D 29', long. 83°40', at Booneville, Owsley County, 

400 reet downstream from Buck Creek and 0.5 mile downstream from Meadow Creek. Datum 

of gage is £42.49 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1936.

Drainage area.--720 square miles.

Kecords available.--March 1925 to September 1931, October 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--17 years (1925-31, 1939-50), 955 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,300 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 28.86 

Feet); minimum, 8.0 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 1.15 feet).

1925-31. 1939-50: Maximum discharge, 50,700 second-feet June 23, 1947 (gage height, 

41.70 feet), from rating curve extended above 24,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area 

determinations at gage heights 38.83 and 41.70 feet; minimum daily, 0.1 second-foot 

Oct. 1-7, 1930, Aug. 1-4, 1944.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 893: 1929(M). W 953: Drainage area.

Rating table water year 1949-50, except periods computed by u3ing rate of change 

a factor (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-15, Sept. 6-30)

Oct. 1 to Ja 7, May 14 to Sept. 

.5 155 5.0

3.0 254

3.5 374

4.0 510

C.I 94 4.5 670 

Njte. Same as following

f tici r

8.0 

14.4

10.0

14.4

16.0

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

11

9.5

8.0

22

25

21

ie

16

If

15

1~

1"

12

:,

4:

10 =

71

C4

LjL

4f

4t

;a

3e

33

68

C97

366

1,670

Nov.

1,640

726

485

369

311

252

2oe

169

143

125

10°

'J7

^

i -

94

J?

7

51

7 -

7"

» :,6

C3t'O

69

286

468

382

330

800

-

Dec.

561

414

318

254

214

136

166

146

132

140

486

2 , i J S J

'-'-' , -^2 J

1,150

776

r. 50

1 , 7'JO \,~"1Q

1,200

932

1,680

2,500

1,480

1,060

864

768

660

570

507

Jan.

457

430

476

607

k5,160

k!4,400

k!6,300

k-e,110

2,470

-,< 30

1:4, _'20

'-> , S30

l:t,4yu

16,710

Kf , 450

i:5,520

1:6,010

*4,u40

k9,120

1:6,380

5,030

2,000

1,500

1,200

1,140

B£i

1,900

3,370

2,470

k3,760

k!5,500

Month

October ........................

November ....................... .

December .................. ...

Calendar year 1949 .........

January .......... ....... ......

February ...... .................

March ................ ...... .

April .... ... ...... . .... . . .

Mav ay .......... .... .... ....

June ... . . .... .... ......

July ........... ..... .... . ...

August ........... ..... ... .....

September .... ... ... . ...

Water year 1349-50 . . ... ...

Feb.

k!9,400

k20,500

kll,400

k4,510

2,440

1,780

1,590

1,B1U

l-6,i 9C

La, 390

1-5,920

2 , £70

2,5P.O

2,140

1,740

1,360

1,120

940

836

732

630

620

756

820

796

732

64S

592

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

5,375.

l',9i7

4j,614

;4:,?14,<

146,554

lJl,342

irlesa

47,74t

23,717

10,903

I:, 717

5'LJ ,738.

Mar.

668

744

654

634

616

592

560

£95

708

eep

C65

876

2,480

k4,530

2,910

2,O50

1,770

1,490

1,250

1,140

1,260

1,130

1 , 000

868

748

648

92P

k4,350

3,720

2,070

1 , 420

Apr.

1 , 140

976

900

860

1,490

1,720

1,380

1,140

962

836

728

637

550

487

436

394

358

332

320

315

305

278

250

234

258

352

388

320

280

262

-

Maximum

1,670

1,640

9,030

13,000

le.soo

20,500

4,530

1,720

11,200

8,880

4,?80

1,750

7,630

20,500

May

278

514

808

928

816

679

592

1,310

1,280

900

848

k3,500

kl 1,200

k4,97O

3,330

3,800

2,140

1,420

1,020

740

573

513

496

543

424

374

318

426

2,390

2, 06 'I

1,730

Minimum

8.0

60

132

5.5

430

592

560

234

278

326

128

84

97

8.0

June

1,860

1,420

1,040

2,140

2,820

1,580

968

656

504

948

1,640

1,250

752

546

440

493

528

422

392

1,020

k7,500

k8,880

3,830

1,781

1,090

1,100

840

5G1

416

326

-

Mean

10S

265

1,407

942

4.72C

3,641

1,411

63C

1,643

1,591

765

348

791

1,432

July

256

208

166

138

155

718

780

488

304

212

159

128

135

445

301

426

1,460

764

504

663

9E4

972

666

482

555

k2,620

k4,380

2,340

1,120

698

510

Aug.

507

561

936

860

564

416

313

241

190

198

150

164

188

138

108

103

84

84

318

440

304

204

148

113

90

99

212

214

330

776

1,750

Per square 

mile

0.151

.368

1.95

1.31

6.56

5.06

1.96

.875

2.28

2.21

1.06

.483

1.10

1.99

Sept.

1,400

k3,240

k7,63O

k3,190

1,270

760

507

411

364

292

233

252

496

476

353

263

198

162

136

145

141

186

348

371

250

179

143

120

104

97

Runoff in 

inches

0.17

.41

2.25

17.74

7.56

5.27

.98

2.63

2.47

1.23

.56

1.23

27. 0£

Df change of st

sec.-ft.; Feb. 2 (11:30 a.m.)
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIM 363

Red River at Clay City, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°52', long. 83°56', at bridge on State Highway 15 

at Waltersville, 500 feet upstream from Brush Creek, half a mile west of Clay City, 

Powell County, and 4.8 miles upstream from Hardwick Creek. Datum of gage is 601.45 

feet above mean sea level, Kentucky River datum (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area. 363 square miles.

Records available.--October 1930 to March 1932, April 13-36 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 12 years (1938-50), 480 second-leet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,100 second-feet Feb. 1 (gape height, in.23 

feet); minimum, 8.6 second-feet Oct. 7.

1930-32, 1938-50: Maximum discharge, LI,100 second-feet July It, 193E (gage height, 

22.3 feet); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Aug. IO-1'1, 1944 (gage height, u.52 font).

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1349 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

b

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Ib

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

2b

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10

12

13

10

9.9

9.2

8.9

12

25

21

17

14

12

12

23

58

44

37

36

31

26

21

18

17

16

14

14

14

14

35

492

Nov.

478

181

106

80

64

52

45

39

36

33

31

30

34

39

44

40

35

35

: !

?-

,_,

,-j

1

7

34

73

76

74

82

82

-

Dec.

73

61

54

48

45

45

44

42

41

12;.

1,310

2 ,77

4,350

-t , '-i fr"

2 , 22'-'

- 5 q

40E

541

7 r. iE41

418

364

343

298

276

326

486

448

367

303

Jan.

262

314

1,320

2,540

3,810

9,170

9,220

0,240'

1, .'^UO

1 , 220

1,500

2 ,390

1,310

4,990

3,670

2,870

2,670

1,780

1,830

1,440

1,100

891

725

627

541

631

1,710

1,810

1,380

2,660

8,590

Month

October

December ............. ........

March ............. . .........

April .............. . .......

May............ .... .. .........

July ................... .........

September ........ . . . .... ....

Water year 1949-5C . . . . .....

Feb.

15,90'-'

9,55' .

5,73L

2,0 30

1,290

1,020

363

680

1,710

2,130

1,480

1,070

907

903

823

652

552

476

441

389

343

729

1,380

1,080

819

619

479

421

_

-

Secondfoot-clays

1.101.C

1,992

22,999

166,533.0

81,661

29,515

10,930

10,672

35,973

46,851

5,107

13,191

313,033.0

Mar.

44e

57a

298

265

255

247

236

276

329

260

436

2,1OO

3,790

3,760

1,670

1,140

960

803

675

735

1,280

1,090

875

691

563

466

567

1,710

1,550

982

699

Apr.

o70

497

659

859

354

887

715

589

497

430

389

340

296

267

244

224

210

200

196

19i i

179

170

157

152

163

198

198

168

154

173

Maximum

478

4,900

8,000

9,170

354

3,740

600

1,990

13,900

May

19j

232

338

306

259

235

220 20"

179

173

173

212

398

363

316

473

597

408

309

242

200

179

244

2C4

208

194 15"

172

357

1,120

1,810

Minimum

8.9

41

6.2

"6"

236

1E2

152

147

94

56

8.9

June

1,400

911

735

2,480

3,640

1,880

823

605

612

778

1,500

1,380

1,010

899

843

847

803

675

679

2,000

3,580

3,740

al,700

aSOO

2500

a350

271

173

147

Mean

35.5

66.4

742

456

2,«34

952

364

344

1,199

1,511

165

440

858

July

1°5

107

94

746

2,510

3,310

1,810

587

355

242

177

142

255

1,010

619

408

414

352

437

1,090

1,500

1,000

619

454

358

2,600

10,500

9,020

3,590

31,500

3900

Aug.

a 6 JO

413

320

260

209

175

148

129

117

108

104

100

90

89

81

76

77

89

119

103

85

65

58

56

56

67

72

218

364

582

Per square 

mile

0.098

.183

2.04

1.26

7. 26

2. 6°

1 . JO

.948

4.16

.455

1.21

2.36

Sept.

42t

411

815

579

326

214

158

140

380

530

340

333

511

376

247

186

150

124

104

93

382

1,930

1,990

879

462

329

255

207

168

144

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.11

.20

2.36

17.06

8.37

5.44

3.02

1.12

1.09

5.69

4.30

. 52

1.35

32.07

Peak discharge (base, 2,, CIO see. -ft .) .--Dee. 14 (l p.m.) 5,060 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (F p.m.) 1J.900

of record; for

Jul- "7 (3, 1 .111.) 13,500
ab4 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Dix River near Danville, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 37°39', long. 84°40', at bridge 

on State Highway 52, 1-J- miles downstream from Hanging Fork and 6 miles east of Danville, 

Boyle County. Auxuliary staff gage 2 miles downstream at datum 2.0 feet lower.

Drainage area. 316 square miles.

Kecords available. October 1942 to September 1950. May to August 1905 (gage heights 

only), st site 6 miles downstream, published as Dicks River near Danville.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,900 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 12.29 

feet); no flow for several days.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 20,900 second-feet Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 1C.28 

feet); no flow at times during 1944, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for Apr. 8 to June 3, and those below 2 second-feet, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except periods of backwater from Herri]

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept.

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

2.3 

3.4

101

165

1,180

1,890

3,060

4,750

6,770

9,280

1.2 29

1.3 41

1.6 83

1.9 131

2.1 175

4.2

5.0

240

395

660

1,460

2,260

6.0 3,560

7.0 5,020

8.O 6,700

9.6 9,600

10.9 12,200

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

o

0

0

.5

1.7

2.4

.7

1.1

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

2.6

32

55

27

16

11

8.2

6.0

4.2

3.0

2.6

2.4

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.4

1,260

Nov.

370

133

86

64

49

38

29

25

22

20

18

15

14

35

58

40

32

26

22

20

18

16

15

14

16

24

55

55

57

71

Dec.

66

55

44

38

33

31

29

29

29

46

1,840

4,910

7,260

2,420

874

555

395

1,500

1,510

808

565

440

440

340

255

226

479

720

505

370

280

Jan.

h230

h285

h802

1,750

9,100

10,000

5,180

1,790

1,030

2,380

3,430

3,740

6,520

7,560

4,620

4,620

2,040

2,150

2,110

1,240

828

618

535

520

418

1,110

3,700

1,530

1,340

4,060

12,100

Feb.

8,270

4,860

2,540

1,200

828

606

b.490

h436

h2,520

hi, 930

hl,OOO

h780

hi, 480

2,2OO

h2,210

hi, 060

h642

h480

h387

h327

h279

h319

hi, 240

h648

h431

h339

h275

_

-

Mar.

h295

h258

h233

h205

h!90

h!75

h!68

178

272

190

193

1,890

2,340

1,500

820

708

1,080

648

445

422

642

450

367

307

261

222

262

1,960

750

-22 ~2^

Apr.

275

247

2,260

2,320

1,870

980

648

500

400

310

280

250

230

210

200

190

170

160

150

140

140

130

120

120

130

140

120

110

105

110

May

120

150

200

160

140

130

130

130

120

120

120

150

300

280

250

300

450

300

200

170

160

150

190

170

150

130

110

120

200

400

700

June

500

400

350

3,700

kl,120

k529

k312

222

155

914

1,450

465

275

205

187

193

137

114

124

3,800

3,550

1,260

612

375

261

205

155

129

111

96

July

83

7i'

59

56

1,920

3,340

612

287

190

140

116

100

1,980

3,450

724

408

279

226

199

490

916

418

272

212

175

4,790

4,620

1,200

654

404

272

Aug.

332 42 "

295

222

Ir2

135

114

98

86

82

75

73

69

58

45

39

90

607

932

247

150

116

92

73

59

48

40

49

70

101

323

Sept.

1 1

; ,1

] , -- -

'1

:43

23

_i:

9-1

7 =

OS

4r;

24

09

93

8G

77

69

62

116

250

168

114

90

76

65

58

49

44

-

Month

December ................. . .

Calendar year 1949 .........

March ........................

April ....... . . ... ............

May ........... .................

July .............................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 . . .... ...

Secondfoot-days

] ,457

2 - , i92

169,324.4

97, 336

38,n35

18,136

13,015

6,400

21,906

28,662

5,908

11,732

271,180.8

Maximum

7,:-;o

n , 43

12,10u

3,270

2,34U

2 , 320

70U

3,800

4,790

932

3,190

12,100

Minimum

14

23

J

2*.'J

258

163

105

110

96

56

39

44

0

Mean

4".:

^74

4bC

3,140

1,358

567

434

2oe

73U

191

391

743

Per square 

mile

.124

1.1,

9.94

4.7"

!.=>

r -

-j I ^

2.33

.CO 4

1.24

2 . 35

Runoff in 

inches

1 .17

.17

:.!-!

1J.9;

11 . 4c

4.48

_ .1}

t 7-

 - . ;-,-

^

1.32

--i.->:

Peak discharge (ba

secT.-ft.; Jan. 14 (9 a.m.) 9,640 sec.-ft.; Jan. 31 (11:30 a.m 

9,920 sec.-ft.

h Computed on basis of tape-^age reading.

k Backwater from Herri' "jr Lak>=, compute a unlng fall as determine 3 by twice-daily ajxillar;r "a--_ 

readings as a factor.

Note.--Observed fall;; ;.o- '' ii^itlve of dally average during period of backwater from Hc-i'rir.^i DII 

Lake Apr. 8 to June 3; ill arrc ompj^j on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 'a,,;>; hPlgKt. , anJ 

records for Rockcastl R' r _ 3t B'_lD and Red River at Clay City.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 365

North Elkhorn Creek near Georgetown, Ky.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, and crest-stage indicator, lat. 38°12'15", long. 84°30'50", at 

bridge on Crumbull Pike, 1.7 miles downstream from Millers Run, 2 miles east of Georgetown, Scott County, and 2.6 miles upstream from Lanes Run.

Drainage area. 119 square miles.

Records available. March to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 4,600 second-feet June 19 (gage height, 15.8 

TeeTJ", from rating curve extended above 2,800 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum observed, 1.6 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 21 (gage height, 1.83 feet).

Flood of April 1948 reached a stage of about 22 feet, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks.--Records fair. Occasional regulation at low flow from small mill dams above station. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.8 1.0

1.9 3.0

2.0 6.0

2.1 10

2.3

2.4 

Z.7

3.0 110

3.5 235

4.0 385

5.0 730

6.0 1,120

7.0 1,460

9.0 2,060

11.0 2.7ZO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

October ............. . . . . ...

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January .............. ......... .

February .........................

March 24-31...... ................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September .................. .....

Water year ............

Feb.

Secondfoot-days

_

_

1,354

3,960

3,554

8,992

2,647.0

925.2

1,806

-

Mar.

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

229

175

140

130

253

175

138

114

Apr.

96

96

352

506

544

418

313

247

190

158

130

106

87

78

60

60

56

52

48

46

39

36

35

31

32

34

36

28

20

26

-

Maximum

_

_

253

544

340

2,720

597

307

555

-

May

27

34

190

124

94

202

190

135

108

235

205

340

331

Z44

185

135

104

d90

74

d60

51

57

50

43

36

26

23

25

46

38

52

Minimum

_

_

114

20

23

21

6.8

1.8

10

-

June

50

36

26

265

152

94

66

49

42

42

47

38

30

25

21

98

34

30

2,720

2,390

1,570

415

235

165

114

72

54

46

36

30

Mean

_

_

169

132

115

300

85.4

29.8

60.2

-

July

27

21

21

69

30

25

21

17

14

11

9.2

6.8

21

26

40

23

23

15

23

88

126

72

50

38

40

552

597

280

180

106

75

Aug.

307

135

81

60

48

34

24

20

19

17

16

15

13

10

12

7.2

8.4

5.4

7.6

7.6

1.8

7.6

6.8

7.2

4.8

6.8

6.0

3.0

10

12

12

Per square 

mile

_

_

1.42

1.11

.966

2.52

.718

.Z50

.506

-

Sept.

13

14

15

41

38

26

16

14

12

17

17

23

40

47

26

19

14

12

10

11

102

555

298

135

75

55

53

44

36

28

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

0.42

1.24

1.11

2.81

.83

.29

.56

-

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 sec.-ft.).--June 19 (6 a.m.) 4,600 sec.-ft.; June 20 (8 p.m.) 4,420 

sec.-ft.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.
366 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Elkhorn Creek near Frankfort, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°16'05", long. 84°48'55", at Knights Bridge, 

t> miles northeast of Frankfort, Franklin County, and 7.4 miles downstream from confluence of North and South Elkhorn Creeks.

Drainage area.--463 square miles.

Records available.--December 1939 to September 1950. May 1915 to December 1920 (gage 

heights only October 1913 to December 1920), at site C.6 miles upstream, published as 

Elkhorn Creek at Forks of Elkhorn.

Average discharge.--13 years, 585 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,400 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 10.92 

feet in gage well; 13.2 feet from outside gage); minimum, 1C second-feet Oct. 27, 

Nov. 10; minimum gage height, 1.77 feet Oct. 27.

1915-18, 1939-50: Maximum discharge, 22,400 second-feet Apr. 14, 1948 (gage heigh 

12.04 feet in gage well; 14.5 feet from outside gage); no flow Jan. 7-13, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good. Records of chemi-al analyses for the water year 1950 are given 

in Water Su.m)lv Paner 1186.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 27)

2.8 

3.0

100

149

203

3 . 2 

3.5 

4.8

5.5 

6.1

340

510

1,440

2,040

2,730

6.7 

7.7 

8.8 

9.8 

11.0

3,670

5,610

8,120

11,200

16,800

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

21

18

16

16

23

26

29

28

24

24

16

14

13

19

17

"5

22

17

13

14

 =2

24

18

16

14

12

18

19

18

22

Nov.

16

14

29

28

24

24

22ie

14

12

19

16

19

2 3

45

38

33

29

24

24

22

21

19

24

23

23

24

113

7£9

324

Dec.

183

139

110

91

78

68

65

57

55

63

371

4,310

10,400

6,110

2,800

1,870

1,350

1,860

3,310

2,400

1,750

1,370

1,090

860

699

601

622

769

825

741

636

Jan.

552

531

1,950

4,770

10,000

15,800

12,900

5,550

3,230

4,950

6,930

4,480

6,680

6,460

5,610

7,160

4,570

2,960

2,240

1,720

1,420

1,230

1,100

1,020

902

1,820

4,870

3,650

2,920

6,840

8,700

Month

October .......... ......

November ...... ... ..........

December .... . .... ........

Calendar year 1949 . ... ....

January ....... . . ... . . . . ...

February ........... . .

March ...... . . ........

April ......... .... ....

May......... . ... . ... .... ..

June ....... . . ....

July. .................. .. .

August .......................

September .....

Water year 1949-50 .........

Feb.

11,400

8 , 380

4,530

2,930

2,180

1,790

1,520

1,440

4,070

3,220

2,240

1,860

2,150

2,800

2,810

2,160

1,690

1,330

1,120

923

790

1,040

1,210

1,020

895

776

671

615

_

-

Secondfoot days

600

1,831

45,653

243,169

143,515

67,560

26,002

21,380

21,707

34,321

in "' 995

e',67i

384..49C

Mar. ..

580

510

414

365

350

316

296

290

276

246

246

636

2,440

1,990

1,540

1,280

1,080

909

741

930

1,660

1,570

1,300

1,060

867

713

643

839

790

615

510

Apr.

462

420

1,870

3,100

2,600

2,090

1,660

1,300

1,O6O

902

755

601

480

402

350

308

279

259

249

233

212

197

189

183

186

195

203

181

178

186

-

Maximum

29

769

10,400

12,000

15,800

11,400

2,440

3,100

2,410

7,020

1,960

790

1,160

15,800

May

209

221

594

881

846

755

846

797

636

2,410

1,770

1,870

1,850

1,420

1,090

846

657

580

456

355

304

312

328

272

233

203

181

167

172

197

249

Minimum

12

12

55

12

531

615

246

178

167

154

102

32

57

12

June

239

212

203

1,200

1,010

685

468

345

282

246

233

227

197

170

154

172

239

183

6,190

6,610

7,020

2,540

1,620

1,130

832

615

450

340

276

233

-

Mean

19.4

61.0

1,473

666

4,630

2,413

839

713

700

1 1 44 '355

157

202

1,053

July

197

172

152

149

183

224

172

144

119

107

102

105

102

105

170

136

122

119

134

183

365

517

350

265

221

616

1,960

1,540

1,020

734

510

Aug.

713

790

492

345

268

221

186

154

139

124

114

102

91

82

82

85

63

70

80

74

76

48

63

57

48

42

42

35

32

63

74

Per square 

mile

O.O42

.132

3.18

1.44

10.00

5.21

1.81

1.54

1.51

2.47

.767

.339

.436

2.27

Sept.

61

59

72

172

154

102

87

93

100

91

91

89

85

74

76

96

85

68

57

61

165

732

1,160

720

438

312

249

203

170

149

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.05

.15

3.67

19.54

11.53

5.43

2.09

1.72

1.74

2.76

.88

.39

.49

30.90

Peak diseha
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 367

South Elkhorn Creek at Fort Spring, Ky.

Location.--Wire-weight £age, lat. 33°02'35", long. 84°37'3S", at bridge on U. S. Highway 60 

at Fun; Spring, Fayette County, 1.5 miles upstream from Shannon Run and 65 miles west

of Lexington.

Drainage area.--22.8 square miles.

Records available.--March to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period not determined, occurred during period of no 

gage-height record in June; minimum observed, 2.4 second-feet Aug. 27, 28 (gage height, 

1.95 feet).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Mar. 24 to Sept. 21

1.95

2.0

2.1

3.3

7.4

13

2.5 

2.8

4.0 

5.0

37

68

115

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.6 46

3.0 91

3.4 145

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March 24-31. .....................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

Secondfoot-days

_

_

301

814.4

624. £

1,830.;

1,155.:

249. £

583.-

-

Mar.

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

49

39

33

37

46

37

32

28

Apr.

28

25

62

81

91

75

59

50

41

35

31

26

23

20

17

14

13

13

12

12

11

10

9.1

9.1

8.0

8.0

7.0

6.6

8.5

9.1

Maximum

_

_

49

91

40

700

204

34

145

-

May

8.0

22

40

29

21

31

38

34

30

26

25

29

30

27

24

22

19

17

15

13

12

19

14

12

9.6

8.5

7.4

13

9.1

8.0

12

Minimum

_

_

28

7.4

3.1

5.4

2.6

3.7

-

June

8.5

5.8

10

38

25

19

14

12

10

9.6

11

7.4

6.2

4.9

4.9

4.1

3.7

3.1

a700

a600

alOO

60

44

32

25

20

16

14

12

10

Mean

_

_

37.6

27.1

20.1

61.0

37.3

8.06

19.5

-

July

8.5

7.0

6.6

14

22

19

13

9.1

8.0

6.6

5.4

5.4

13

9.1

6.2

7.0

8.5

5.8

11

118

101

56

41

33

26

204

160

91

59

45

36

Aug.

34

26

22

19

14

12

11

9.6

8.5

8.0

6.6

5.8

5.4

4.9

4.1

4.1

3.3

4.1

7.0

4.9

4.1

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.3

5.8

Per square 

mile

_

_

1.65

1.19

.332

£.68

1.64

.354

.355

-

Sept.

4.1

5.4

14

16

9.6

6.6

5.4

5.8

6.6

5.8

5.4

5.8

11

7.4

6.2

4.9

4.1

3.7

5.4

8.5

47

145

89

44

32

25

20

16

13

11

Runoff In 

inohes

_

0.49

1.33

1.02

2.99

1.88

.41

.95

-

Peak discharge (base, 200 see.-ft.). June 19 (time and discharge unknown); July 20 (12 m.) 220 

ec.-ft.; JulyE6 (12 m.) 440 sec»-ft.; Sept. 22 (lO a.m.) 212 sec.-ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on taaia of records for nearby stations.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Eagle Creek at Sadievllle, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°23'C2", long. 84°32'36", 15 feet upstream from 

Upoon Branch, a quarter of a mile west of cadieville, Scott County, and 5.2 miles upstream from Little Eagle Creek.

Drainage area.--42.6 square miles, incl iding that of Spoon Branch.

Records available.--June 1941 to September 1950 (include flow of Spoon Branch).

Kxtremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,700 second-feet June 13 (gage height, 19.43 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet on "basis of slope-area rietei 

mination at gage height 21.96 feet; no flow for many days.

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 14,000 second-feet Mar. 19, 1943 (gage height, 21.90 

feet, from floodmark), by slope-area method; no flow.for many days.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Occasional diversion from gage pool for water supply of Sadieville and to fill water 

tank of Southern Railway; some return flow from these diversions.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1, 1949, to May 10, 1950 May 11 to Sept. 3O, 195O

1.24 0 .5 1.2 1.8 12 1.24 0 1.7 4.1 2 . £ 150 

1.3 .1 .6 3.0 1.9 22 1.3 .1 1.75 5.5 2.8 205 

1.35 .2 .65 4.2 2.0 34 1.35 .2 1.8 7.4 5.0 94U 

1.4 .4 .7 6.C C.I 49 1.4 .4 1.85 10 7.0 1,590 

1.45 .7 .75 8.3 1.45 .6 1.9 15 11.0 3,170 

1.55 1.6 2.0 32 14.0 4,700 

Note. --Same as following table above 1.6 2.3 2.1 49 

2.1 feet. i. 65 3.1 2.4 105

Discharge, in second-f eet , water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

o

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0

.1

169 

310 

28

Dec.

11 

6.4 

4.5 

3.4

s!o

2.6 

2.4

2.0 

2T

582 

2,060 

938 

67 

28

16 

11

638 

99 

37

24, 

13i;.

7.8

9.6 

60

16 

13

11

Jan.

10 

561 

428 

1,920 

1,540

512

69 

40 

1,190 

390

217 

578 

505 

495 

1,210

95

pc

37

44 

71 

44

67

351

Feb.

869 

184 

78 

48 

34

33 

30 

356 

1,290 

85

46 

153 

250 

404 

91

48 

33 

26 

24 

20

20 

270 

123 

44 

29

20 

22

unn+h Second 

Month foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 .......

ary

0 

307.1

i.750.5

..... r i, lu.r

h. , . ....... .............. .

1 . . ...... ... ..... .......

st ...... ....................

ember ........................

IL.Sri" 

4.C53 

1,920 

2,196.b 

2,497.6 

7,688.6 

145. L 

27.7 

364.4

ter year 1949-5C .......... . 37,5S'~'.^

Mar

25 

18 

14 

14 

14

14 

14

16 

14 

10

20 

334 

132 

53 

34

30 

E5

16

193 

56 

36 

25 

22

20 

49 

115 

33 

22 

18

Apr.

18 

18 

1,220 

407 

145

56 

40 

33 

26 

23

20 

16 

14 

14 

12

11 

10 

9.6 

10 

10

9.6 

7.8 

7.8 

7.3 

8.3

9.6 

7.8 

6.0 

6.0 

14

Maximum

0 

310

2,060

2,060

1,920 

1,290 

512 

1,220 

871 

4,680 

34 

12 

99

4,680

May

14 

89 

155 

54 

63

100 

63 

29

871

123 

368 

109

53 

a 40

a30 

325 

a20 

a!5 

a!5

alO 

a9 

a20 

alO 

a8

4.1 

3.4 

3.1 

61 

74 

37

June

8.4 

47 

550 

46

15 

7.4 

4.9 

3.6 

3.2

2.9 

3.1 

2.8

1.9

64 

18 

5.5 

4,680 

1,230

788 

87 

39 

18 

9.7

6.2 

4.9 

3.4

2.6 

1.9

Minimum Mean

0 0 

0 16.9 

2.0 153

0 67.4

10 414

20 166 

10 61.9 

6.0 73.2 

3.1 80.6 

1.9 £56 

.2 4.63 

0 .89 

0 12.1

0 103

July

1.6 

1.6 

1.8 

1.6 

2.3

1.5 

1.0

.6 

.5

.4

.3 

.3

.3

1.4

2 la

30 

9.7 

3.8 i'.e

1.6 

20 

8.4 

34 

6.2 

2.9

Aug.

5.7 

12 

4.1

2.0 

1.3

.8 

.5

'.Z

.1

.1

0

o

0

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

0

o

0 

0

0 

0 

.9 

66 

8.4

4.3

38 

74 

6.6 

3.4

2.0 

1.4 

.8 

.8 

1.1

9.6

28

7.0 

3.8

2.6 

1.9 

1.9 

1.6 

1.3

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0 0 

.397 .44 

3.59 4.15

1.58 21.49

9.72 11.20 

3.90 4.06 

1.45 1.68 

1.72 1.92 

1.89 2.18 

6.01 6.71 

.110 .13 

. J21 .02 

.284 .32

2.42 32.81

Peak discharge (lace, 2, BOO see ,-ft . ) . --D.-c . 12 (6:30 p.m.) 3,400 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (12:30 a.m.)

of records for station at Gle
Lo-atior.--tfire-weiffht gage, lat. CJ 3°4C', long. 84°48', -it bridge on State Highway 16 at

 rrCeTFoe, Gallatin County, 5.6 miles downstream from Arnolds Creek and L0.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--438 square miles. ,--,-.._ T- Records available.--April 1915 to December 13CO (gage heights only uctober lyld to Decem-

 ber 19SJO) , May 132R to September I'^Sl, June 1338 to September U50.

Average discharge.--18 years (1915-18, 1928-31, 1933-50), 503 second-feet.

Extremes.--Haximur.i discharge during year, 2:4,600 second-feet Jan. (-. (gage height, 19 3

 1'eet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 0.1 second-foot on uct. 3 

(gage height, 1.40 feet).

1915-20, 19L8-31, Iy38-50: Maxim>m discharge, 32,'yOO :e:ona-xeet Mar. ly, Iy4d 

(gage height, 23.6 feet, from floodmarl:) ; no flow for many days.

Flood of 1313 reached a stage of approximately S3.0 feet. 

Remarks.--Records fair. Gage read twice daily. 

Revisions.--W 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 28, 

Dec. 21 to Jan. 2, Msr. 23 to Apr. 5)

Oct. 1 to June 20 June 21 to Sept. 30

1.5 0.2 2.5 21 3.8 392 1.55 0.4 2.2 18 3.0 

1.6 .4 2.6 26 4.6 900 1.6 .F 2.3 30 3.2 

1.7 1.0 2.7 34 6.4 2,200 1.7 1.0 2.4 44 3.6 

1.8 2.0 2.8 44 7.4 3,060 1.8 2.0 2.5 60 4.0 

1.9 3.4 2.9 56 8.8 4,560 1.9 4.0 2.7 98 5.2 

2.0 5.0 3.1 92 11.8 8,880 2.0 8.0 2.8 120 6.4 

2.1 7.0 3.2 120 13.8 13,200 

2 4 17 34 194 -17 g n,~i OQQ Note. --Same as preceding table at 

feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

0.2 

.2

.2 

.3

.3 

.3

.2

.2

.3 

.3

.3 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3

.3 

.3 

.3

.3

.4

Nov.

0.4 

.3 

.4 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3

.4 

.4

2.0 

935

Dec.

450 

240 

98 

51 

36

24

20 

17 

14 

14

26 

2,760 

9,680 

2,520 

568

335 

203

1,110 

2,280 

760

212 

112 

86 

62 

46

36 

114 

140 

92 

109 

72

Jan.

49 

44 

4,200 

6,200 

11,000

20,200 

5,500 

1,030 

593 

2,200

5,080 

1,110 

3,660 

4,440 

3,160

6,900 

2,120 

727 

574 

473

387

350 

325 

1,530 

695

2 680 

4 320

1 110 

1 600 

2 440 

3 560

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194 C 

ary

1 ....... ..............

st ............. ........

ember ........... ...... . . .

ter year 1949-50 .........

Feb.

4,800 

3,460 

1,110 

630 

502

479 

456 

630 

11,500 

2,600

695

695 

3,160

4,320 

2,280

695 

520 

300 

371 

330

290 

1,960 

1,530 

695 

427

295 

226 

290

Secondfoot-days

3. 

945.

2 2 , 2 8 ^

194,048.

45.25F 

13,239 

29,750

41,279 

1,609 

1,430. 

9,680.

288,907.

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 see . -ft . ) . --Jf

sec. -ft.; June 4 (4 a.m.) 17,200 sec. -ft.; JL 

a No gage-height record; discharge compute-:

Mar.

371 

260 

186 

178 

147

154 

140 

166 

147 

109

290

630 

1,180 

630 

340

245

178 

178 

123 

1,110

3,160 

900 

335

265 

186

112 

127 

520 

438 

231 

203

Apr.

170 

793 

11,900 

8,560 

3,160

900 

556 

438 

382 

335

186 

178 

154

134 

120 

114 

109 

98

95

84

76 

66 

80

170 

140 

109

64

May

127 

290 

2,960

1,040 

2,680

1,110 

618 

462 

280 

2,960

5,500 

1,320 

1,670 

702 

409

295

222 

186 

166 

166

109

10:

330 

158 

80

59 

52 

174 

290 

290 

371

Maximum Minimum

D 0.4 0.2 

1 935 .2 

3, P 80 14

1 14,300 .2

Ti -" -lf

11.500 

3,1 60 

1 1 , 900

12,2~"J

9 54"

4 1,680

44

109

64

10 

6.4

4 2n,10'j .2

June

250 

137 

1,630 

10,500 

1,670

450 

260 

120 

66 

51

44 

35

26 

25 

21

26 

22 

72 

7,660 

12,200

2,860 

1,740 

488 

297 

174

154 

120 

82 

52 

47

Mean

0. 2^ 

31.5 

719

532

3,170 

1,616 

427 

992 

912 

1,376 

51.9 

46.2 

323

792

July

37 

33

25 

12 

10

24 

25 

28 

23 

18

15 

12 

10 

12

16

16 

12 

28 

38 

278

367 

154 

98

76 

76

4L 

38 

33 

23 

18 

14

174 

234 

392 

594

1,320 

2,200

ove 6.4

Aug.

12 

182 

218

125 

60

30 

30 

25

14

16

14 

10 

8.5

6.4 

7.6

5.2 

3.0 

4.8 

38 

13

9.5

4.0 

3.P 

2.8 

1.6

.8

.6 

.5 

9.0 

540 

36

Per square 

mile

0.00059 

1.64

1.21

7.24 

3. >-9

.975

1.85 

3.14

.118 

.105 

.737

1.81

Sept.

23

20 

308

160 

14

8.0 

6.4 

15 

371 

297

289 

514 

al,700 

8900 

263

146 

111 

64

146

800 

2,680 

308 

157

102

74 

71 

44 

33 

20

Runoff in 

inches

.08 

1.89

I"-. 48

8.34 

3.84 

1.12 

2.53 

2.14 

3.50 

.14 

.12 

.82

24.52

n. 6 (8 a.rn.l :4,6uO sef . -f t . ; Pet. 9 (10 a.m.) 19,600 

ne 20 (l a.m.) 18.30C sec. -ft. 

on tasis of 1 discharge measurement, floodmark, and
370 BEARGRASS CREEK BASIN

South Pork Beargrass Creek at Louisville, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 38°12'40", long. 85°42'10", 

at Trevillian Way Bridge, at Louisville, Jefferson County, 6.0 miles upstream from 

confluence with Middle Pork and 7.7 miles upstream from Ohio River. Datum of gage is 

450.60 feet above mean sea level, Louisville city datum, 1912 adjustment.

Drainage area. 18.8 square miles.

Records available.--December 1939 to September 1940, August 1944 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,860 second-feet May 10 (gage height, 11.08 

reet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Oct. 2 (gage height, 2.98 feet).

1939-40. 1944-50: Maximum discharge, 1,890 second-feet Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 

11.62 feet), from rating curve extended above 870 second-feet; no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.5

.5

.8

4.4

5.2

3.4

2.8

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

.9

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

1.1

1.2

1.3

Nov.

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.5

2.8

1.7

-

Dec.

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

3.0

33

105

99

56

32

23

alS

a40

a35

a28

23

20

17

15

14

18

22

17

15

14

13

Jan.

14

30

93

167

275

434

158

84

72

203

126

136

217

193

213

300

92

80

68

60

57

53

53

58

a50

98

106

73

76

79

153

Month

October ..........................

November ........... .............

December .................. .....

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ........................

March ............................

April ................ ...... ....

May ..............................

June ........... .................

July .............................

August ....................... ...

September ... .......... ....... .

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

162

98

76

66

60

58

51

164

454

96

74

94

116

350

129

80

68

60

56

47

46

79

61

50

42

34

31

32

.

_

-

Secondfoot-days

44.7

35.1

671.3

8,305.6

3,871

2,734

822

1,149.3

2,143.2

2,348.7

527 . 2

396.2

230.8

14 ,97J. 5

Mar.

27

23

20

20

18

17

16

a22

a20

a!8

26

34

39

27

25

29

27

24

21

41

38

31

27

25

23

21

40

40

32

27

24

Apr.

23

21

262

174

81

65

58

52

42

40

34

30

26

23

21

20

18

17

16

15

14

14

13

12

12

11

10

8.9

8.2

8.2

Maximum

5.2

2.8

105

323

434

454

41

2 62

930

570

93

169

28

930

May

7.5

31

47

18

14

13

11

9.7

12

930

245

200

121

78

54

42

38

36

29

25

22

26

21

17

15

13

13

13

12

12

18

Minimum

0.5

.8

1.2

.5

14

31

16

8.2

7.5

9.7

5.9

2 3

3.1

.5

June

12

9.7

37

157

48

31

24

20

17

16

13

11

11

160

85

45

28

37

311

570

297

112

72

51

41

35

29

26

23

20

Mean

1.44

1.17

21.7

22 . 8

125

97.6

26.5

38.3

69.1

78.3

17.0

7.69

41.0

July

18

16

15

16

18

14

12

11

9.4

8.4

7.3

6.5

13

9.9

6.8

6.2

5.9

7.0

93

64

25

19

16

14

11

23

18

14

11

9.9

8.9

Aug.

21

25

14

11

9.4

7.8

6.8

6.2

8.4

7.8

6.5

5.9

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.3

3.7

7.8

6.2

4.6

3.7

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

14

169

a20

Per square 

mile

O.O77

.062

1.15

1.21

6.65

5.19

l!41

2.04

3.68

4.16

.904

. 681

.409

2.18

Sept.

alo

6.8

22

28

12

8.4

6.8

9.4

6.8

6.8

6.5

12

11

7.8

6.5

6.2

5.2

4.6

4.0

5.9

5.2

8.4

5.6

4.3

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.3

Runoff in 

inches

0.09

.07

1.33

16.42

7.66

5.41

1.63

2.27

4.24

4.65

1.04

.78

.46

29.63

Jan. 10 (7 p.m.) 416 sec.-ft.; 

1 a.m.) 1.120 ate.-ft.; Feb. 14

1,860 sec.-ft.; June 4 (8a.m.) 

-ft. 

other stations In Jefferson
BEARGRASS CREEK BASIN d/L

Middle Fork Beargrass Creek at Cannons Lane, at Louisville, Ky.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat . 38 0 14'10", long. 85°39'50", at bridge on Cannons 

Lane, three-quarters of a mile east of Louisville, Jefferson County, 1.7 miles downstream from Weieher Creek, 5.7 miles upstream from confluence with South Fork, and 7.4 

miles upstream from Ohio River. Datum of gage is 477.70 feet above mean sea level, 

Louisville city datum, 1912 adjustment.

Drainage area. --18. 5 square miles.

Records available .--August 1944 to September 1950.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 1,540 second-feet Aug. 29 (gage height, 5.14

feet) ; minimum daily, 0.5 second-foot Oct. 27-29; minimum gage height, 0.46 foot Oct. 2. 

1944-50: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 29, 1950; no flow Aug. 13, 1944, Sept 12, 

1945, Oct. 5, 6, 1947.

Flood of February 1943 reached a stage of 8.1 feet, from information by local residents .

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or those below 10 

second-feet, which are poor.

Rating tables-, water year 1949-50, except periods of backwater from debris

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18-29, Nov. 29 to Dec. lo)

0.45 

.5 

.55

0.5 

1.3 

2.2 

3.3 

4.6

1 to Feb. 14, July 27 to 

0.7 6.2

Feb. 15 to July 26

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

1.6

2.0

2.6

3.0

130

178

238

338

3.4 

4.0 

4.3

470

780

960

1.8 

4.2 

7.4

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

Note. Same as preceding table above 1.6 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.8

.6

.8

7.0

8.9

5.5

3.5

2.2

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.0

1.0

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

1.0

1.1

Nov.

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

3.1

2.2

-

Dec.

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.0

3.1

14

47

117

75

36

23

16

a!4

a40

a35

a25

21

?O

16

13

12

16

24

20

19

16

15

Jan.

16

38

121

281

308

479

166

114

91

269

132

178

293

196

345

240

125

104

75

58

50

45

43

49

40

14O

122

88

101

96

173

Month

October ..........................

November ....... ..............

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

M»v way .................... .........

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

192

127

94

74

60

55

46

333

34O

134

98

132

127

318

148

104

79

63

50

42

40

96

57

48

40

35

31

29

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

48. £

32. J

648.1

8,890.4

4,576

2,992

781

s'lgols

2,504

424 . E

456.4

497^

16,428.5

Mar.

25

19

18

16

16

15

15

a20

a!8

a!6

20

29

33

24

22

24

24

20

17

41

38

33

31

27

23

22

51

45

31

25

23

Apr.

22

22

385

170

110

82

64

a55

a45

39

34

28

24

21

19

17

16

14

13

12

11

10

10

9.2

a8.5

aS.O

a7.5

7.1

6.4

6.8

-

Maximum

8.9

3.1

117

436

479

34O

El

385

954

524

76

170

B6

954

May

6.1

42

49

24

19

17

14

11

20

954

212

182

122

91

69

52

40

35

30

25

22

24

17

14

13

11

11

10

8.8

13

33

Minimum

0.5

.7

1.0

.5

16

29

15

6.4

6.1

11

3.0

1.3

4.6

.5

June

14

11

115

182

65

42

31

24

19

17

14

11

13

133

48

31

22

26

520

524

184

122

88

63

51

40

31

25

22

16

-

Mean

1.58

1.08

20.9

24.4

148

107

25.2

42.6

70.7

85 . 5

13.7

14.7

16.6

45.0

July

14

12

9.7

9.2

13

11

7.4

6.4

5.5

4.2

3.7

3.0

9.7

10

4.2

3.7

3.2

4.5

76

41

a25

12

9.7

9.7

8.8

32

25

17

14

11

8.9

Aug.

8.5

7.0

5.8

4.9

4.1

3.5

2.6

2.2

a4.o

a3.5

a2.7

2.4

2.2

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.3

5.2

4.1

3.1

2.4

2.2

1.7

1.9

1.3

1.5

1.9

5.1

169

170

27

Per square 

mile

O.085

.058

1.13

1.32

8.00

5.78

1.36

2.30

3 . 62

4.51

.741

.897

2.43

Sept.

19

17

26

28

17

12

10

11

8.9

9.2

9.2

66

50

31

22

17

14

11

9.6

14

15

21

14

10

8.1

7.3

5.8

5.2

4.9

4.6

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.10

.07

1.30

17.88

9 . 20

e!oi

1.57

2 . 57

4.40

5.O3

.85

. 92

1.00

33.02

(10 p.m.) 1,540 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height recjrd; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

South Pork Beargrass Creek at Louisville and Pond Creek near Louisville.

Note. Backwater from debris Oct. 6-17, Oct. 30 to Nov. 28; discharge computed on basis uf gage 

heights and records for South Fork Beargrass Creek at Louisville and Pond Creek near Louisville.

238383 O - 53 - 25
372 SALT RIVER BASIN

Salt River near Van Buren, Ky.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°58', long. 85°08', at highway bridge 1.8 miles east

or van Buren, Anderson County, 3.4 miles upstream from Crooked Creek, and 10-j miles

downstream from Hammonds Creek. Datum of gage Is 535.38 feet above mean sea level,

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--300 square miles.

Keeords available . October 1938 to September 1950. 

Average discharge .--13 years, 247 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 second-feet Dec. 12 (gage height, 16.4

I'eet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, 0.4 second-foot

Oct. 14 (gage height, 2.30 feet).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 14,700 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 19.3

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet; no flow for

many days.

Maximum stage known, 22.2 feet in 1928. Flood of January 1937 reached a stage of

19.6 feet. 

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

(iage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 27)

Oct.

2,

1 to June 19

6 17

7 25

9 43

June 2O to Sept.

4.1

115

170

230

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.9

510

910

1,930

3,180

4,890

6,850

3.3 

3.6 

3.8

116

150

4.2 

4.6 

5.0

230

350

510

Note. Same as preceding table 

S.TJTFet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.8

.8

.7

.8

3.9

£.3

1.7

1.6

3.4

1.3

1.0

.7

.6

.4

.9

2.7

2.1

1.7

.6

.6

,e

.e

.4

. 2

.0

.9

.8

.6

.8

1.0

1.7

Nov.

2.0

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.1

.9

1.0

1.0

.8

5.1

5.3

3.5

2.9

2.7

3.7

6.2

a5.5

5.1

4.3

3.9

3.9

7.2

7.0

6.4

466

210

72

Dec.

39

25

17

16

13

11

12

11

9.8

150

2,680

6,620

6,240

1,760

550

275

200

1,680

1,380

490

296

198

150

121

103

94

126

590

242

182

146

Jan

a!20

a350

a900

2,800

6,030

6,850

2,740

870

530

2,940

1,990

3,730

4,170

2,530

1,310

2,290

985

574

458

308

236

210

188

220

174

2,030

3,110

1,010

1,640

3,370

5,730

Month

October ............. ............

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June ... .........................

July .............................

August ....................... ...

September ........................

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

6,460

2,230

910

518

718

308

248

302

1,740

770

395

425

1,440

1,560

690

362

260

204

162

142

124

550

308

210

152

124

103

100

^

_

-

Secondfoot-days

43.2

837.4

24,426.8

110,472.9

60,393

21,515

9,736

7 , 969

7,282

16,123

5,144

5 834 5

6)496'

163,799.9

Mar.

108

89

72

70

67

64

61

68

63

54

394

2,350

1,340

690

374

266

230

214

168

455

470

254

192

158

127

109

314

455

206

138

116

Apr.

106

100

2,810

1,760

866

386

272

206

160

136

120

97

82

74

65

60

55

53

52

49

45

41

38

36

55

59

51

49

41

45

-

Maximum

3.9

466

6,620

9,060

6,850

6,460

2,350

2,810

830

5,180

1,580

910

1,340

6,850

May

82

134

830

368

210

702

590

290

180

226

190

670

530

272

166

124

100

85

76

65

58

84

76

51

36

32

30

29

a500

a350

146

Minimum

0.4

.8

9.8

0

120

100

54

36

29

32

12

6.0

20

.4

June

106

76

136

650

550

186

115

75

63

148

838

251

106

70

57

48

38

32

3,260

5,180

2,500

770

296

182

110

88

67

50

42

33

-

Mean

1.39

27.9

788

303

1,948

768

314

266

235

537

166

124

217

449

July

28

25

20

78

68

141

96

48

34

22

15

12

33

62

22

31

33

24

17

422

290

122

78

54

42

736

1,580

590

190

122

109

Aug.

664

63O

160

72

49

38

32

24

25

24

18

16

11

11

11

8.5

8.0

711

910

160

76

35

21

16

12

24

14

14

7.0

6.0

27

Per square 

mile

0.0070

.140

3.94

1.52

9.74

3.84

1.57

1.33

1.18

2.68

.830

.620

1.08

2.24

Sept.

20

28

490

390

248

137

78

67

60

54

63

168

690

290

146

100

74

60

50

43

691

1,340

510

204

162

113

72

58

48

42

-

Runoff in 

inches

O.OO8

.16

4.54

20.55

11.23

4.00

1.81

1.48

1.35

3.00

.96

.71

1.21

30.46
SALT RIVER BASIN 373 

Salt River at Shepherdsville, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°59', long. 85°43', at bridge on State Highway 61 

at Shepherdsville, Bullitt County, 700 feet downstream from Louisville & Nashvill^ 

Railroad bridge and 1 mile downstream from Buffalo Run. Datum of gage is 406.62 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary wire-weight gage at bridge on State 

Highway 44 near mouth of Floyds Fork, 2.8 miles upstream at approximately same datum.

Drainage area.--1,230 square miles.

Records available. May 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 12 years, 1,584 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,200 second-feet Jan. 6; maximum gage height, 

31.4b feet Jan. 14; minimum discharge, 1.2 second-feet Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 0.49 

foot).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 50,000 second-feet Mar. 20, 1943; maximum gag" height, 

38.04 feet Mar. 8, 1945 (backwater from Ohio River); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 47.3 feet Jan. 26, 1937, from floodmark (backwater from Ohio 

River).

Remarks.--Records fair. Auxiliary gage read twice daily. Records of chemical analyses 

for the water year 1950 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Revisions (water years). W 893: 1937(M). W 953: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.5 

1.2 

1.8 

5.0 

18

20 

19

23 

31 

145

130 

96 

69

50 

40

31

28 

24 

20

17

15 

12 

10 

10 

9.6

9.6 

8.8 

7.4 

7.4 

7.4 

9.6

Nov.

19 

19 

23

27 

28

24 

22 

19 

16 

14

14 

14 

19 

19 

19

18 

28 

38 

30 

27

23 

19 

16 

16 

16

16 

17 

1,240 

3,880 

953

Dec.

378 

229 

164 

127 

105

88 

83 

78 

69 

297

4,050 

14,700 

25,400 

22,500 

12,400

4,670 

dl,400 

5,480 

7,860 

4,100

1,970

1,450 

1,140 

866 

712

675 

842 

998 

1,240 

882 

720

Jan.

639 

1,190 

11,000 

18,400 

23,400

29.50O 

28,300 

17,100 

6,100 

12,100

17,200 

16,400 

20,200 

22,600 

20,600

21,100 

14,700 

8,580

6,030 

3,530

2,070 

1,650 

983 

2,190 

1,660

5,050 

16,400 

9,320 

6,270 

13,800 

17,700

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .............. ..........

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary . .

h. ...........................

1 ............................

St. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

21,200 

20,100 

9,210 

3,870 

2,570

1,420 

2,610 

1,340 

16,200 

14,100

3,640 

4,980 

11,000 

16,200 

15,800

6,220 

2,440 

d2,700 

d2,300

2,030

1,820 

3,970 

5,250 

2,530 

1,660

1,240 

962 

899

Secondfoot-days

877.3 

6,633 

115,673

711,582.0

375,762 

179,261 

45,391 

72,449 

94,965 

157,677 

25,655 

15,194 

21,562

1,111,099.3

Peak discharge (base, 18.OOO sec. -ft.). DC

sec. -ft.; Jan. 14 (12 m. ) 22,800 sec. -ft.; Fc

Mar.

917

795 

639 

555 

541

520

494 

541

520 

455

636 

3,200 

5,470 

3,120 

1,950

1,490 

1,480 

1,260 

1,050 

1,380

3,160 

2,190 

1,570 

1,250 

998

850 

1,090 

3,250 

1,960 

1,170 

890

Apr.

795 

780 

9,850 

19,400 

13,900

7,060 

4,290 

2,410 

1,710 

1,340

1,190 

971

795 

698

en

555 

514 

474 

443 

425

395

362 

351 

356 

390

494 

a470 

a350 

a350 

720

Maximum

145 

3,880 

25,400

28,300

29,500 

21,200 

5,470 

19,400 

18,800 

25,300 

4,410 

3,170 

2,560

29,500

May

625 

763 

3,380 

2,720 

2,120

3,490 

2,960 

2,000 

1,260 

9,640

18,800 

13,500 

8,540 

3,510 

2.340

1,670 

1,560 

1,850 

1,020 

758

604 

1,220 

858 

639 

437

340 

315

390 

373 

523 

6,760

Minimum

1.2

14 

69

1.2

639 

899

455 

350 

315 

340 

110 

77 

208

1.2

June

3,210 

907

2 , 940 

14,600 

12 , 800

3,240 

1,320 

890 

648 

529

676 

641 

522 

10,200 

8,460

1,210 

714

892 

8,940

21,200

25,300 

19,400 

10,700 

3,180 

1,300

1,120 

802

564 

432 

340

Mean

28.3 

221 

3,731

1,950

12,120 

6,402 

1,464 

2,415 

3,063 

5,256 

828 

490 

719

3,044

July

283 

233 

208 

174 

168

174 

218 

261 

214 

161

134 

110 

171 

241 

233

204 

168 

137 

934 

2,820

1,930 

914

468 

480 

355

4,41O 

4,240 

2,620 

1,250 

722 

1,020

Aug.

1,640 

1,970 

1,130 

641 

378

288 

249 

197 

171 

155

197 

187 

155 

131 

107

90 

77 

161 

3,170 

1,270

522 

301 

222 

171

137

120 

107 

97 

107 

590 

456

Per square 

mile

O.O23 

.180 

3.03

1.59

9.85 

5.20 

1.19 

1.96 

2.49 

4.27 

.673 

.398 

.585

2.47

Sept.

257 

237 

962 

2,360

1,260

o34 

372 

283 

253

325

444 

778 

1,240 

1,200

706

432 

301 

241 

222 

310

529 

2,550 

2,560 

1,070 

620

420 

310 

249 

229 

208

Runoff in 

inches

0.03 

.20 

3.50

21.52

11.36 

5.42 

1.37 

2.19 

2.87 

4.77 

.78 

.46 

.65

33.60

c. 13 (3 p.m.) 26,200 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (9 p.m.) 31,200 

b. 9 (8 p.m.) 19,500 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (9 p.m.) 19,6OO

sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (12 m.) 20,OOO sec.-ft.; May 11 (6 a.m.) 19,700 sec.-ft.; June 14 (8 p.m.) 18,OOO 

sec.-ft.; June 21 (5 a.m.) 27,QUO sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record at base gage; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurement and 

records for nearby stations.

d Doubtful gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby 

stations.

Note. Discharge computed using fall as a factor Dec. 14-20, Jan. 4-25, Jan. 28 to Feb. 20, Feb. 

23, Mar. 12-16, Apr. 3-8, May 4-8, 12-15, 17, 18, June 2-6, 15, 21-24, July 27, Aug. 19, 20, Sept. 

22, 23.
374 SALT RIVER BASIN

Floyds Fork at Fisherville, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38"11"15", long. 85°27'35", at bridge on State Highway 155, at Fisherville, Jefferson County, 0.2 mile downstream from Brush Run and 1.5 

miles upstream from Poke Lick. Datum of gage is 542.60 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 138 square miles.

Records available.--August 1944 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 second-feet May 10 (gage height, 13.12 

feet); no flow for several days.

1944-50: Maximum discharge, that of May 10, 1950; maximum gage height, 13.34 feet 

Apr. 12, 1948; no flow at times.

Flood of 1937 reached a stage of about 16.8 feet, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 13)

1.0 2.3

1.1 4.6

1.15 6.2

1.2 8.2

1.3 13

1.6 31

1.8 47

2.0 70

2.2 110

2.7 235

3.2 395

4.0 710

4.5 95O

5.0

6.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

1,250

2,000

4,500

5,750

7,250

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0

0 

0

0 

0

.3 

.3 

.2 

.1

.1

0 

.1

.1 

.2 

.1

.1 

.3 

.5 

.4

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

0 

0

o

0

.1

Nov.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

O

0 

0

0 

0

0

0

.1

.3 

.5

.6

.6 

.5

.5 

.5 

.4

.4 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2

2\3 

5.5 

3.1

Dec.

3.1 

2.1 

1.6 

1.3 

l.E

1.2 

1.6 

1.4

1.3 

7.8

239 

2,820 

1,220 

205 

88

48 

35 

526 

286 

138

82 

62 

51 

38 

31

55 

185 

110

66 

50 

42

Jan

41 

339 

2,990 

2,590 

3,490

4,460 

718 

350 

250 

3,050

824 

1,260 

2,520 

1,590 

2,810

2,050 

416 

367 

259 

182

155 

145 

148 

268 

232

1,910 

1,160 

370 

942 

1,030 

1,900

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ................. ..... .

mber ................... .....

lendar year 1949 ............

ary

uary .................. .

h. ...........................

1 ......................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 .........

Peak discharge base, 6,000 sec

Feb.

1,840

710 

582 

271 

212

222- 

185 

2,460 

4,140 

510

307 

1,050 

1,300 

3,380 

604

332 

232 

190 

168 

128

125 

1,270 

378 

232

170

118 

96 

104

Secondfoot-days

4.0 

17.0 

6,399.6

61,078.4

38,816 

21,316 

4,933 

8,576 

19,053 

16,860 

1,449.5 

946.9 

2,068.0

120,439.0

-ft.). Jan

sec. -ft.; Apr. 3 6 p.m.) 7,450 sec. -ft.; May 

see. -ft.; June 3 11:30 p.m.) 6,900 sec. -ft.

Mar.

108 

65 

50 

51 

51

50

47 

62 

57 

42

125 

295 

332 

190 

142

170

168 

135

102 

468

486 

250 

185 

140 

104

86 

228 

388 

160 

110 

86

Apr.

80 

80 

4,200 

1,690 

630

322 

232 

182 

140 

135

112

82 

62 

53 

50

50 

47 

44 

40 

38

37 

32 

30 

29 

32

34 

30 

26 

24 

33

May

26 

428 

638 

170 

1,520

310

175 

110 

135

7,130

850 

968 

458 

265 

182

122 

86 

94 

69 

48

42 

84 

65 

42 

30

24 

35 

37 

40 

1,750 

3,120

Maximum Minimum

0.5 0 

5.5 0 

2,820 1.2

4,190 0

4,460 41 

4,140 96 

486 42 

4,200 24 

7,130 24 

3,500 33 

308 3.1 

356 1.8 

350 9.0

7,130 0

June

238 

132 

2,430 

3,500 

360

200 

125 

80 

56 

52

50 

45 

45 

1,500 

1,OOO

200 

70 

200 

1,500 

2,000

1,500 

700 

3OO 

185 

118

90 

55 

51 

45 

33

Mean

0.13 

.57

206

167

1,252 

761 

159 

286 

615 

562 

46.8 

30.5 

68.9

330

July

26 

21 

10 

9.5 

11

17 

19 

11

7.8 

5.8

4.4 

3.1 

3.4 

15 

7.8

5.2 

4.1 

3.4 

156 

228

69 

29 

21 

20 

86

308 

210 

69 

33 

21 

15

Aug.

139 

125 

43 

20 

11

7.0 

5.2 

4.1 

4.9 

5.2

5.2 

4.4 

3.8 

2.5 

1.8

1.8 

1.9 

2.7 

3.8

21

10

5.5 

3.8 

3.4

3.1

2.5 

2.5 

3.8 

95 

356 

48

Sept.

26 

18 

146 

185 

49

26 

16 

33 

46 

84

122 

350 

202 

90 

49

35 

27 

20 

15 

97

118 

114 

74 

37 

24

19 

15 

12 

10 

9.0

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.00094 0.001 

.0041 .005 

1.49 1.72

1.21 16.45

9.07 10.46 

5.51 5.74 

1.15 1.33 

2.07 2.31 

4.46 5.13 

4.07 4.54 

.339 .39 

.221 .26 

.499 .56

2.39 32.45

. 6 (11 a.m.) 6,76O sec. -ft.; Feb. 8 (8:30 p.m.) 11,400 

10 (7 a.m.) 11,500 sec. -ft.; May 31 (4 a.m.) 7,140

Note. No gage-height record June 12-23; disch 

near Louisville.

 ge computed on basis of records for Pond Creek
SALT RIVER BASIN 375

Rolling Fork near Lebanon, Ky.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°30', long. 85°20', at bridge on State Highway 55,

b.b miles southwest of Lebanon, Marion County, and 8.8 miles downstream from confluenc

of North and South Forks. 

Drainage area.--240 square miles. 

Kecoras available.--May 1938 to September 1950. 

Average aiscna'rge'.--12 years, 322 second-feet, 

extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,800 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 20.05

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 2.2 second-feet Oct. 1

(gage height, 1.82 feet).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 26,500 second-feet Jan. 1, 1945 (gage height, 22.4

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 14,000

second-feet"; no flow for many days. 

Remarks. Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which are

fair. Gage read twice daily. Some regulation at low flow caused by small mill above

station. 

Revisions. W 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.6 

4.5 

8.0

Oct. 1 to May 2

2.8 58

3.0 85

3.3 145

3.8 270

5.0 650

May 3 to Sept. 30

7.0 1,370

10.0 2,570

13.0 4,150

15.0 5,740

17.9 9,600

2.0 14

E.I 16

2.2 21

2.3 26

2.4 32

2.5 

2.7 

£.9 

3.2 

3.7

130 

£30

4.5 450

5.7 850

7.0 1,370

10.0 2,570

12.6 3,910

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2. 5 

2.5 

3.0 

3.9 

4.8

6.2 

10 

136 

64 

13

6.6 

4.2 

4.2

7.6 

16

11

8.4

7.0 

5.6 

4.5

4.2 

5.2 

4.8 

4.2 

4.2

3.6 

3.0 

2.5 

2.8 

4.2 

9.2

Nov.

7.6 

6.2 

6.2 

7.0 

7.0

5.6 

5.6 

4.5 

4.2 

3.9

3.6 

3.6 

35 

28 

16

14 

16 

12 

10 

8.4

d7.5 

d6.5 

d6.0 

d6.0 

dg.O

dlO 

18 

95 

49 

28

Dec.

20 

20

16 

17 

16

14

14 

14 

12

53

1,550 

6,340 

6,190 

1,450

562

363 

285 

1,750 

1,750 

598

402

321 

282 

248 

208

182 

1,390 

930 

480 

390 

300

Jan.

215 

620 

3,700 

1,730 

9,570

7,780 

2,430 

1,300 

738 

2,680

2,330 

3,880 

3,840 

3,320 

1,430

3,120 

1,160 

1,470 

1,120

685

517 

468 

381 

345 

291

1,510 

3,300 

1,070 

932 

2,950 

9,450

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary . .

h. ...........................

1. ...........................

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

6,140 

2,980 

1,310 

878 

584

456 

387 

414 

1,950 

1,100

755 

1,750 

1,310 

1,550 

1,040

674 

489 

381

333 

265

240 

453 

604 

420 

345

285 

238 

252

Seoondfoot-days

368.9 

436.4 

26,167

143,106.7

74,332 

27,583 

14,978 

12,042 

13,215 

23,272 

11,361 

2,965 

7,219

213,839.3

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 sec. -ft . ) . --Dec

sec. -ft.; Jan. 31 (1 p.m.) 14,700 sec. -ft.; , 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge cc 

for nearby stations.

Mar.

276 

230 

185 

160 

155

139

133 

170 

185 

148

471 

2,350 

1,330 

772 

594

808 

1,020 

495 

381

366

375 

336 

288 

250 

210

185 

522 

1,250 

528 

372 

294

Apr.

3, 

1, 

1,

Maximum

136 

95 

6,340

11,900

9,57O 

6,140 

2,350 

3,200 

1,450 

3,910 

3,740 

850 

1,440

9,570

250 

232 

200 

490 

050

654 

480 

378 

306 

255

220 

195 

160 

141

127

117 

105 

97 

97 

79

73 

70

65 

58

333

632 

345 

222 

188 

423

May

411

823 

1,450 

658 

417

784 

836 

549 

405 

298

242 

590 

990 

510 

328

232 

867 

832 

345 

238

180

154 

128 

106 

87

74 

63 

65 

101 

164 

288

Minimum

2.5 

12'

1.1

215

238 

133 

58 

63

ei

15

2.5

June

140 

96 

114 

1,750 

588

298 

178 

128 

101 

1,580

2,770 

411 

255 

3,520

658

333 

208 

148 

168 

3,910

3,570 

890

495 

285 

196

144 

113

90 

74 

61

Mean

11.9 

14.5 

844

392

2,398

985 

483 

401 

426 

776 

366 

92.4 

241

586

July

51

39 

33 

67 

210

128 

69 

45

28

24 

22

246 

693 

140

85 

166 

106 

100 

885

605 

255 

162 

119 

122

3,740 

1,770 

510 

275 

180 

452

Aug.

850 

305 

190 

136 

94

74 

66 

54 

54 

46

37 

31 

27 

23 

22

24 

22 

355 

100

52

32

19 

16

15 

15 

15 

67 

42 

34

Sept.

32 

1,440 

1,050 

465 

206

124 

103 

107 

92 

174

202 

300 

182 

120 

100

73 

59 

46 

38 

40

970 

525 

235 

150 

104

81

66 

52 

45 

38

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.050 0.06 

.060 .07

3.52 4.05

1.63 22.17

9.99 11.52 

4.10 4.27 

2.01 2.32 

1.67 1.87 

1.78 2.05 

3.23 3.61 

1.5£ 1.76 

.385 .44 

1.00 1.12

2.44 33.14

. 12 (11 p.m.) 11, £00 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (6 p.m.) 14,800 

Tune 14 (10 a.m. 8,300 sec. -ft. 

mputed on basis of discharge measurement and records
376 SALT RIVER BASIN 

Rolling Fork near Boston, Ky.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°46' , long. 85°42', at bridge on U. S. Highway 62 and 

state Highway .61, three-eighths of a mile downstream from Beech Fork and 2-g miles 

southwest of Boston, Nelson County. Auxiliary staff gage 4 miles downstream.

Drainage area. 1,290 square miles.

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--12 years, 1,670 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,200 second-feet Jan. 14; maximum gage height, 

ib.b feet Jan. 8, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 10 

second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 3.03 feet).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 41,300 second-feet Feb. 15, 1948; maximum gage height, 

that of Jan. 8, 1950; minimum discharge observed, 0.4 second-foot Oct. 20, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 55.2 feet, former site, in January 1937, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge for high-water periods computed using fall as determined by auxiliary gage readings as a factor. Gages read twice daily.

Revisions. W 953: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

13 

11 

11

14 

22

40 

44 

43 

46 

244

220 

172 

118 

88 

74

57 

57 

52 

48 

44

44

40 

35 

35 

33

32 

31 

28 

28 

27 

38

Nov.

60 

54 

47 

41 

39

36 

37 

32 

31 

29

25 

28 

30 

36 

41

52 

92

72 

60 

67

62 

56 

52 

45 

46

45 

46 

54 

226 

544

Dec.

377 

272 

215 

154 

132

124 

111 

97 

90 

251

2,520 

8,570 

25,600 

34,000 

24,800

12,000 

6,380

4,830 

7,880 

8,650

5,320 

2,770 

1,560 

1,200 

994

886 

922 

1,540 

3,480 

2,330 

1,360

Jan.

1.O6O 

1,160 

5,46O 

12,200 

20,000

28,900 

35,500 

26,800 

16,600 

16,400

14,800 

18,400 

23,400 

29,700 

22,100

15,800 

15,200 

13,000 

10,900

a, 750

4,950 

3,570 

2,550 

2,100

1,640

2,740 

9,610 

14,100 

10,500 

10,200 

17,800

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber ..........................

mber ....................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h.. ......................

1 ............................

st .........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

29,600 

32,200 

23,400 

11,300 

11,000

4,870 

3,330 

?,830 

2,700 

5,320

4,960 

4,280 

6,210 

9,520 

10,400

7,370 

5,760 

3,240 

2,280 

2,010

1,550 

1,670 

2,530 

2,580 

2,120

1,470 

1,180 

1,060

Seoondfoot-days

1,789 

2,085 

159,415

785,810

4X5,890 

196,740

75,161 

64,342 

67,265 

125,492 

46,371 

28 , 184 

45,283

1,228,017

Mar.

1,090 

1,030

913 

825 

731

686 

652 

692 

663 

648

922 

3,860 

9,360 

12,900 

7,680

4,020 

2,420 

2,220 

1,890

1,560

1,740 

1,990 

1,470 

1,190 

1,180

899 

1,010 

2,900 

3,870 

2,560 

1,590

Apr.

1,280 

1,180 

4,590 

10 , 3OO 

12 , 300

7,550 

4,950 

2,74O 

2,030 

1,590

1,33O 

1,150 

954 

823 

742

659 

605 

560 

523 

494

464 

434 

398 

381 

440

1,220 

1,680 

1,120 

805 

1,050

Maximum

244 

544 

34,000

36,400

35,500 

32,200 

12,900 

12,300 

5,980 

17,000 

9,400 

6,070 

7,620

35,500

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 14 (9 a.m

sec. -ft.; Jan. 14 (5 p.m.) 38,200 sec.-~Ct.j Feb. 2 (4 a.m 

sec. -ft.

May

1,370 

1,300 

3,230 

5,980

3,610

2,500

5,870 

5,320 

2,990 

1,680

1,520 

2,570 

4,020 

3,920 

2,42O

1,460 

1,180 

3,800 

3,140 

1,980

1,030 

904 

1,080 

796 

571

456 

370 

363 

496 

363 

976

Minimum

11 

25 

90

11

1,060

1,060 

648 

381 

363 

376 

155 

131 

236

11

June

1,390 

904 

634 

2,950 

6,130

5,250 

2,380 

728 

488 

672

3,740 

4,660 

2,270 

4,160 

17,000

12,400 

6,310 

3,340 

1,130 

3,320

10,000 

14,900 

10,300 

4,580 

2,680

1,000

754 

586 

460 

376

Mean

57.7 

69.5 

5,142

2,153

13,420 

7,026 

2,425 

2,145 

2,170 

4,183 

1,496 

909 

1,509

3,364

July

328 

274 

238 

242 

397

383 

365 

401 

355 

260

193 

155 

167 

530 

736

696 

460 

481 

808 

2,030

3,360 

3,O50 

1,380 

824 

768

1,330 

5,380 

9,4OO 

7,310 

2,450 

1,620

Aug.

5,950 

6,070 

3,090 

1,240 

808

575 

460 

369 

320 

523

568 

390 

274 

224 

192

225 

425 

418 

1,370 

1,610

816 

460 

314 

255 

229

277

169 

138 

141 

131 

153

Per square 

mile

0.045 

.054 

3.99

1.67

10.40 

5.45

1.88 

1.66 

1.68 

3.24 

1.16 

.705 

1.17

2.61

.) 35,100 sec. -ft. ; Jan. 7 (3 p. 

.) 35,700 sec. -ft. ; June 15 (9 a

Sept.

236 

568 

2,860 

7,620 

7,060

2,660 

1,050 

736 

680 

858

776 

1,020 

1,350 

2,480 

1,190

688 

527 

429 

355

315

582 

2,660 

3,630 

1,860

858

638 

505 

418 

359

315

Runoff in 

inches

0.05

.06 

4.60

22.65

11.99 

5.67 

2.17 

1.85 

1.94 

3.62 

1.34 

.81 

1.31

35.41

m.) 37,000 

.m.) 18,100
SALT RIVER BASIN 377

Beech Pork at Bardstown, Ky.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°48', long. 85°29' , at bridge on U. 3. Highways 31E 

ana b8, 0.1 mile downstream from Stewart Creek and 1 mile southwest of Bardstown, 

Nelson County.

Drainage area.--6G4 square miles.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--10 years (1940-50), 869 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,100 second-feet Dec. 13 (gage height, 39.25 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.2 second-feet Oct. 1-4 

(gage height, 1.82 feet).

1939-50: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 13, 1949; no flow Sept. 29 to Oct. 4, 

Oct. 12, 1948.

Remarks.--Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O 

and discharge, In

Oct. 1 to July 27

1.9 

Z.Q 

2.1

. ~ height, In feet, 

ond-feet)

July 28 to Sept. 30

2.8 

3.0

3.7 

4.1

4.5

165

230

320

445

760

9.2

11.0

13.0

18.0

22.0

25.0

27.0

1,880

2,600

3,500

6,000

8,400

10,500

12,100

29.0

31.0

34.0

37.7

14,000 

16,100 

19,700 

24,80O

2.4 

2.6 

2.9 

3.1 

3.3

30

48

78

100

124

150

215

4.3

5.0

6.0

9.6

11.0

13.0

16.6

300

485

785

2,040

2,600

3,500

5,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.2

1.2 

1.2

3.5 

9.5

9.0 

8.0 

10 

73 

214

103

49 

31 

22 

18

It

l;

10 

8.0

6.4

5^8 

6.4 

5.8

4. 5

3.9

3.5 

3.7 

3.9 

3.9 

12

Nov.

12 

10 

9.5 

8.0 

7.0

6. 7

sis

4.5 

3.7

3.5 

3.3 

9.0 

10 

14

IP 

14

28 

23

17 

14

13 

14 

14

13 

14 

19 

122 

308

Dec.

159 

117 

81 

70 

55

43 

37 

33 

30 

348

3,750 

12,300 

24,700 

19,100 

6,000

1,440 

778 

2,200 

5,000 

2,480

1,110' 

781

571 

440

385

370 

493 

1,690 

1,330 

690 

505

Jan.

432 

690 

5,280 

10,300 

16,200

£3,200 

19,200 

7,350 

3,160

6,690

10,800 

10,200 

16,100 

14,400 

9,280

8,310 

6,540 

2,690 

1,940 

1,540

1,090 

924 

830 

795 

752

2,700 

9,450 

6,690 

3,680 

8,920 

18,800

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ifa

her ..........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember. ......... .............

ter year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 sec.

Feb.

23,400 

17,200 

6,330 

2,460 

1,520

1,130

949 

788 

2,980 

3,750

1,530 

1,530 

4,100 

5,650 

3,500

1,840

1,180 

914 

760 

634

559 

879 

1,420 

1,150

655

544 

469 

457

Secondfoot-days

£66.8 

758.4 

87,086

412,496.5

228,913

88,278 

36,985 

29,123 

31,307 

69,995 

22,952 

10,990 

25,494

632,548.2

-ft.). --Dec

sec.-fb.; Jan. 13 (12 m. ) 16,600 sec. -ft.; Ja 

sec. -ft.; June 14 (6 p.m.) 19,300 sec. -ft.; J

Mar.

454 

430 

375 

325 

300

282 

275 

268 

262 

250

755 

5,320 

7,740 

4,380 

1,700

1,050 

921 

830 

700 

637

1,070

932 

631 

538 

430

375 

477 

2,020 

1,510 

725 

523

Apr.

451 

405 

4,460 

7,200 

4,920

2,220 

1,180 

858 

704 

595

511 

442 

368

315 

275

242 

236 

224 

E10 

201

186 

171 

158 

148 

183

662 

463 

325 

230 

580

Maximum

214 

308 

24,700

24,700

23,200 

23,400 

7,740 

7,200 

3,460 

13,200 

3,850 

3,250 

5,300

24,700

May

422 

580 

2,980 

2,780 

900

1,980 

3,460 

1,640 

81L

640

625 

1,220 

2,480 

1,510 

848

571 

918 

l,7bO 

795 

475

365 

523 

592 

328 

232

178 

145 

119 

172 

129 

1,130

Minimum

1.2 

3.3 

30

1.2

432

457 

250 

148 

119 

139 

38 

37 

53

1.2

June

390 

358 

420 

3,950 

4,150

1,320 

514 

360 

260 

1,120

1,740

1,220 

985 

13,200 

£ , 930

1,270 

580 

435 

539 

5,880

12,100 

7,620 

1,740 

732 

529

478

522 

232 

182 

139

Mean

21.5 

25.3 

2,809

1,130

7,384 

3,153 

1,193 

971 

1,010 

2,333 

740 

355 

850

1,733

July

116 

99 

85 

100 

244

182 

163 

206 

168 

110

77 

56 

38 

1,090 

640

240 

204 

328 

595 

1,790

2,560 

1,160 

607 

402 

290

1,920 

3,550 

3,850 

990 

482 

612

Aug.

3, 

1,

Per square 

mile

0.032 

.038 

4.23

1.70

11.12

4.75 

1.80 

1.46 

1.52 

3.51 

1.11 

.535 

1.28

2.61

. 13 (10 a.m.) 27,100 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (3 p 

n. 27 (1 p.m.) 10,200 sec. -ft.; Feb. 1 (12 n 

une 21 (7 a.m.) 13,100 sec. -ft.

250 

430 

815 

437 

298

204

145 

119 

102 

551

201 

119 

89 

71 

58

122 

106 

114 

843 

773

338 

174 

124 

102 

117

70 

54 

42 

39 

37 

46

Sept.

53 

151 

3,620 

5,300 

1,480

539 

342 

275 

239 

243

557 

677 

1,660 

1,410 

539

352 

251 

188 

147 

137

955 

2,620 

1,760 

665 

405

282 

210

170 

145 

122

Runoff in 

inches

0.04 

.04 

4.88

23.10

12.82 

4.94 

2.07 

1.63 

1.75 

3.92 

1.29

l[43

35.43

m.) 24,600 

. ) 24,000
378 SALT RIVER BASIN

Pond Creek near Louisville, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°07'10", long. 85°47'50", 300 feet downstream 

from bridge on Manslick Road, 1.6 miles downstream from confluence of Northern and 

Southern ditches, and 2.4 miles south of Louisville, Jefferson County. Datum of gage 

is 435.53 feet above mean sea level (Kentucky Department of Highways bench mark).

Drainage area.--63.1 square miles.

Hecords available.--August 1944 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 second-feet May 10 (gage height, 16.35 

reet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet Oct. 30 (gage height, 1.43 feet).

1944-fO: Maximum discharge, 2,060 second-feet Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 17.78 

feet); no flow Sept. 19, 20, 1948.

Maximum stage known, about 19 feet in January 1937 (backwater from Ohio River), from 

information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Hecords include small amount of inflow diverted by manufacturing plants from Louisville 

water supply which is pumped from Ohio River.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 12, 13)

1 to Jan. 26 J9n. 27 to Sept. 3O

1.44

1.5

1.55

1.6

1.7

2.0 

3.5 

5.0

7.0

1.9 

3.0

5.0 

6.0 

9.0

208

283

570

11.0

13.0

15.3

820

1,130

1,530

1.48

1.5

1.6

1.65 

1.7

3.0 

3.4 

5.3

6.7 

9.0

1.9 

2.4 

5.3 

6.0 

8.0

10.0

13.0

16.1

283

465

680

1,080

1,560

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.4

2.9

5.0

31

20

19

10

7.0

4.7

4.4

6.6

7.0

7.O

7.O

5.8

3.8

5.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

4.1

4.4

6.6

5.8

3.5

3.5

2.6

2.4

6.6

Nov.

6.6

6.6

7.O

6.6

6

5

4.5

4

3.5

3

2.5

2.5

3

4

6

7

7

7

7

6

6

5

5

5

4.5

4.4

2.O

8.6

13

9.5

-

Dec.

7.8

7.0

5.4

2.6

3.5

6.6

7.4

6.6

6.6

14

127

646

749

242

93

53

38

236

197

10 E

70

61

49

32

26

57

119

68

46

37

30

Jan.

29

147

948

1,150

1,390

1,530

1,350

528

215

924

986

816

1,190

978

785

1,210

495

303

184

110

88

86

99

174

124

599

783

270

309

395

842

Month

October ...................... ...

November .........................

December ......................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ....... . . ...............

February ................. .......

March ........................ ...

April ............................

May .............................

June .............................

July .............. ..............

August ........................

September ............ ...........

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

95O

505

213

138

106

144

121

268

1,210

592

2O4

412

706

1,150

943

288

145

104

89

71

72

4O4

203

111

?e

58

51

56

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

226. £

167.E

3.145.E

33,588.]

19,037

9,390

2,816

3,645

7,506

9,135

1,812.

627. C

487.^

57,996.;

.Mar..

56

43

35

34

30

30

31

7O

43

33

91

186

206

95

71

125

131

80

55

152

189

103

75

59

48

42

192

307

94

60

50

Apr.

47

54

1,030

1,090

411

168

108

81

62

61

57

48

42

36

33

26

26

28

26

25

21

19

16

18

23

25

18

16

14

16

-

Maximum

31

13

749

1,480

,530

,210

307

,090

,56O

,300

536

250

104

1,560

May

15

154

329

83

49

48

39

28

25

1,330

1,560

1,480

997

244

116

75

81

114

54

42

33

80

47

35

28

24

71

105

40

45

135

Minimum

2.4

2.0

2.6

2.0

29

51

30

14

15

21

5.3

3

4.5

2.0

June

49

33

424

1,300

750

179

74

49

42

36

28

24

25

786

536

118

55

73

1,090

:,iso

1,160

607

192

89

57

60

40

32

26

21

-

Mean

7.32

5.59

101

92.0

614

335

90.8

122

242

304

58.5

20.2

16.2

159

July

18

13

12

14

16

14

9.6

7.5

6.1

5.3

5.5

5.3

13

9.6

6.1

5.3

5.3

8.1

536

464

83

34

22

24

18

226

131

42

26

17

16

Aug.

18

22

13

9.e

8.0

6.4

6.1

5.8

18

17

12

7.1

5.5

4.9

6.4

5.5

5.3

50

21

6.7

5

4

3.5

3.4

3.3

3

3

3.5

60

250

40

Per square 

mile

Sept.

20

14

76

104

22

12

9.0

19

14

16

16

28

31

15

10

7.1

6.1

5.3

5.5

5.5

6.1

7.1

5.8

5.1

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

Runoff in 

inches

Peak discharge (base, 1,5OO sec.-ft.).--Jan. 6 (12:30 p.m.) 1,59O sec.-ft.J Jan. 1O (4:3O p.m.) 

1,380 see-ft.; Jan. 16 (1 a.m.) 1,360 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (11 a.m.) 1.38O sec.-ft.; Apr. 3 (5 p.m.) 

1,380 sec.-ft.; May 10 (3 p.m.) 1,600 sec.-ft.J June 4 (2 a.m.) 1,360 sec.-ft.; June 20 (5 p.m.) 

1.30O sec.-ft.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 5-25, Aug. 21 to Sept. 1; discharge computed on basis of 

for Ployds Pork at Fisherville.
BIG INDIAN CREEK BASIN 379

Big Indian Creek near Corydon, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°17', long. 86°07', in SE£ sec. 6, T. 3 S., R, 4 E., 

at bridge on State Highway 335, half a mile upstream from Crandall Creek and 4| miles 

north of Corydon. Datum of gage is 577.1C feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Auxiliary water-stage recorder for high stages at same site and datum.

Drainage area.--141 square miles.

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,900 second-feet Feb. 9 (gage height, 16.77 

feet) ; minimum, 3.5 second-feet Oct. 3; minimum gage height, 5.69 feet Aug. 18.

1943-50: Maximum discharge, 11,100 second-feet Apr. 12, 1948 (gags height, 19.3 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); no flow at times during October 1943, July 

1944; minimum gage height, 5.07 feet at times during October 1943.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. 

Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

11

?. . o

3.7

23

lye

151 lie

71

52

41

TC

32

31

28

2f

22

22

20

19

17

15

21

3d

25

20

17

17

IE

14

14

14

Nov.

14

14

14

14

12

10

10

10

8.5

8.5

9.0

a.o

ii

14

16

17

15

14

14

14

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

-

Dec.

12

12

11

11

10

11

13

11

11

16

641

1,140

963

424

259

179

144

443

376

272

214

182

154

125

116

376

542

334

241

190

156

Jan.

142

178

2 , 000

3 , 720

2,470

5,330

1,690

850

£10

1,570

975

1,090

2,640

2,010

2,040

2,730

800

565

396

292

247

229

214

353

349

1,140

1,080

588

588

610

1,210

Month

October ........ . . .........

November ... ... ......... .

December ...... . . ... .....

Calendar year 1949 ....

January ........... ... ......

Februarv ...... ... ...... ..... . March .......... . . . ... . . .

April ............................

May ...... .... ........... .....

June ..... ..... .......... ... .

July ........................... .

August ..........................

September ....... ........... ....

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,140

1,160

£55

436

320

262

223

1,640

5,010

975

565

953

1,750

5,280

1,450

700

464

349

285

229

299

1,870

775

476

330

244

202

196

_

- \

Secondfoot-days

1,112.

363.1

7,589

94,436.

38,676

28,238

6,629

14,241

15,000

10,074

852

1,384.

1,617

125,776.

Mar.

185

138

121

121

112

107

105

123

105

99

50

174

309

253

214

188

163

144

123

221

342

262

214

176

146

129

568

875

388

266

208

Apr.

179

156

4,860

4,230

1,110

588

412

309

244

223

188

154

134

119

110

1OO

94

91

85

81

75

73

71

70

68

68

65

61

60

163

Maximum

7 188

D 17

1,140

5 3,380

5,300

5,280

875

4,860

4,510

2,570

185

3 611

328

I 5,300

Hay

118

125

512

250

196

151

123

107

380

4,510

1,030

655

488

380

250

182

151

176

119

105

559

2,800

389

182

114

85

110

100

164

79

410

Minimum

3.7

8.0

10

.7

142

196

50

60

79

41

11

4.3

12

3.7

June

138

92

442

2,570

520

262

156

110

88

76

64

51

48

138

165

81

48

45

1,060

1,780

818

368

226

146

195

162

79

56

49

41

Mean

35. a

12.1

245

259

1,248

1,008

214

475

484

336

27. E

44.7

53. £

345

July

36

31

28

26

32

44

27

21

18

15

14

12

12

21

25

15

12

11

13

185

35

22

16

14

13

15

47

25

29

19

19

Aug.

25

37

27

15

10

7.2

5.3

5.0

32

78

27

19

11

8.5

5.7

4.6

4.3

611

191

39

27

20

15

12

9.5

8.0

7.2

7.2

31

40

45

Per square 

mile

0.255

.OB6

1.74

1.84

8.85

7.15

1.52

3.37

3.43

2.38

.195

.317

.382

2.45

Sept.

29

69

328

118

52

31

26

24

30

43

59

192

132

62

43

34

28

24

20

19

26

51

52

28

22

19

17

14

13

12

-

Runoff in 

inches

O.29

.10

2.00

24.89

10.20

7.45

1.75

3.76

3.96

2.66

.22

.37

.43

33.19

£ -Ing-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 11, Feb. 3-7, May 23 to Sept. 30.
380 BLUE RIVER BASIN

Blue River near White Cloud, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°14', long. 86°14', In sec. 19, T. 3 S., R. 3 E.,

 400 feet downstream from Spring Creek and three-quarters of a mile north of White Cloud.

Datum of gage Is 434.30 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.--462 square miles. 

Records available.--April 1931 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. August

 1909 to August 1912 and August 1914 to December 1916 in reports of Indiana Department

of Conservation.

Average discharge.--19 years, (1931-50), 637 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,300 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 16.40

 feet); minimum, 56 second-feet Aug. 17; minimum gage height, 1.80 feet Oct. 1.

1931-50: Maximum discharge, 26,000 second-feet Jan. 22, 1937 (gage height, 21.97 

feet, from observation at peak cheeked by floodmarks); minimum, 9.2 second-feet Oct. 1, 

1941; minimum gage height, 1.4.0 feet Sept. 20, 1940, Sept. 30, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W 973: 1937(M).

Rating tables, vater year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. lo to Dec. 10)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14

1.8 

2.0 

2.4

58

98

208

345

3.2 510

3.6 710

5.0 1,650

6.1 2,530

1.8 44

1.9 59

2.1 97

2.5 195

Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

3.0 380

3.5 610

4.5 1,240

6.1 2,530

8.0 4,420

12.0 9,610

15.5 14.900

Note. Same as following 

table above 6.1 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October L949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

70 

72 

68 

145 

649

710 

640 

496 

393 

317

261 

230 

234 

282 

244

208 

190 

172 

157 

146

138 

154 

306 

278 

234

196 

175 

157 

143 

136 

133

Nov.

126 

120 

113 

L08 

100

94 

90 

88 

84 

80

78 

78

88 

84

98 

96 

88 

84 

80

80 

70 

74 

68 

70

70 

70 

72 

78 

72

Dec.

74 

70 

68 

68 

66

66 

68 

66 

68 

80

1,020 

3,200 

2,290 

1,500 

985

710 

565 

765 

1,300 

1,060

825 

710 

640 

546 

478

1,430 

4,510 

2,180 

1,370 

1,020 

795

Jan.

6"82 

655 

2,710 

10,000 

12,900

8,300 

9,200 

3,970 

2,800 

4,030

7,000 

3,390 

7,270 

10,600 

6,120

11,100 

6,200 

2,890 

2,050 

1,580

1,300 

1,160 

1,060 

1,120 

1,630

3,060 

6,740 

2,980 

2,210 

2,130 

2,800

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber .............. .... ...

mbe r .......... ...... . . .

mbe r .................. . .

lendar year 1949 . . . .......

ember ................... ....

ter year 1949-50 . . .........

Feb.

2,890 

3,350 

2,800 

2,010 

1,580

1,340 

1,120 

3,080 

9,750 

7,440

2,710 

2,570 

5,240 

9,900 

10,800

3,610 

2,350 

1,790 

1,430 

1,170

1,220 

5,020 

4,760 

2,350 

1,710

1,310 

1,060 

960

Secondfoot-days

7,734 

2,587 

28,593

357,093

139,>637 

95,320 

33,608 

53.44E 

30,154 

26,556 

6,135 

4,293 

9,423

Mar.

900 

768 

635 

585 

555

525 

501 

535 

550 

470

488 

635 

930 

1,030 

840

774 

702 

635 

555 

615

1,350 

1,170 

960 

810 

690

610 

2,280 

6,900 

2,740 

1,670 

1,200

Apr.

995 

870 

8,750 

14,900 

8,380

3,500 

2,270 

1,750 

1,390 

1,170

1,030 

870 

756 

655 

590

530 

492 

465 

442 

412

388 

364 

352 

336 

328

316 

300 

284 

272 

288

Maximum

710 

126 

4,510

11,400

12,900 

10,800 

6,900 

14,900 

4,160 

5,970 

687 

416 

744

437,485 14,900

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 sec. -ft.). Jan

8,770 sec. -ft.; Jan. 14 (6 a.m.) 11,400 sec.- 

a.m.) fi,070 sec. -ft.; Feb. 9 (12p.m.) 12,400 s 

(12:30 p.m.) 8,490 sec. -ft.; Apr. 4 (10 a.m.)

. 5 (11 a.m. 

ft.; Jan. 16 

ec.-ft.; Feb 

16,300 sec.

May

667 

506 

488 

434 

646

678 

754 

506 

460 

4,130

4,160 

2,190 

1,670 

1,240 

960

768 

655 

749 

750 

530

612 

1,670 

1,260 

702 

550

474 

429 

384 

376 

368 

388

Minimum

68 

68 

66

63

655 

960 

470 

272 

368 

250 

122

M

56

June

356 

336 

413 

2,320 

1,650

870 

640 

506 

429 

388

356 

316 

316 

488 

372

328 

276 

250 

2,500 

5,970

2,030 

1,350 

960 

708 

570

478 

412 

360 

320 

288

Mean

249 

86.2 

922

978

4,504 

3,404 

1,084 

1,782 

973 

885 

198 

138 

314

1,199

July

264 

242 

225 

213 

216

687 

384 

250 

198 

175

158 

148 

140 

140 

138

±40 

142 

128 

140 

175

280 

216 

162 

125 

125

122 

160 

180 

192 

135 

135

Aug.

130 

128 

115 

106 

89

77 

72 

66 

66 

93

108 

102 

83 

72 

66

63 

56 

416 

356 

312

185 

128 

95 

81 

70

64 

59 

130 

236 

405 

264

Per square 

mile

0.539 

.187 

2.00

2.12

9.75 

7.37 

2.35 

3.86 

2.11 

1.92 

.429 

.299 

.680

2.60

) 14,000 sec. -ft.; Jan. 11 (9:30 

(10 p.m.) 11,800 sec. -ft.; Jan. 

. 15 (7:3O a.m.) 12,800 sec. -ft. 

-ft.; June 20 (s:30 a.m.) 8,490

Sept.

388 

577 

744 

712 

408

288 

232 

204 

204 

328

324 

488 

708 

540 

368

296 

246 

213 

182 

182

195 

201 

253 

284 

192

158 

138 

128 

120 

122

Runoff in 

inches

0.62 

.21 

2.30

28.73

11.24 

7.67 

2.71 

4.30 

2.43 

2.14 

.49 

.35 

.76

35.22

a.m. ) 

27 (10:30 

; Mar. 28 

sec. -ft.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 381

Green River at Greensburg, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°15', long. 85°30', at bridge on Stage Highways 

HU and 70, 200 feet upstream from Clover Lick Creek, a quarter of a mile south of 

Greetisburg, Green County, and 2.6 miles upstream from Russell Creek. Datum of gage 

is 531.81 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--742 square miles.

Records available.--June 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--11 years, 1,034 second-feet.

Extreme:: .--Maximum discharge during year, 28,200 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 28.77 

I'eet); minimum daily, 10 second-feet Oct. 3, 4.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 32,100 second-feet Apr. 14, 1948 (gage height, 29.92 

feet); minimum, 1.3 second-feet Aug. 12, 1944 (gage height, 0.68 foot). 

Maximum stage known, 36.2 feet in 1913, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good except those computed from outside gage readings, or for periods 

or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions. W 893: Drainage area.

Ratlnt table, water year 1949-5O (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 15-17)

0.95

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

96

150

280

495

1,020

1,720

11.0

14.0

19.5

23.5

26.0

28.5

4,500

6,550

11,200

16,600

21,200

27,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

12

11

10

10

15

40

100

150

100

250

150

80

40

60

100

150

100

80

65

60

60

SO

55

50

45

40

35

30

35

30

40

Nov.

1,180

1,310

607

388

298

212

122

139

125

94

109

109

139

122

147

222

228

186

159

119

109

96

84

95

89

89

94

109

122

174

Dec.

491

399

294

232

180

147

142

136

130

128

479

5,690

13,800

15,900

9,450

2,420

1,460

1,360

3,520

4,090

2,290

1,590

1,390

1,400

1,150

362

1,130

2,260

2,140

1,540

1,190

Jan.

983

912

1,790

4,340

8,540

18,800

27, ICO

18,900

6,210

3,410

8,050

9,520

9,670

12,400

10,600

7,380

7,800

5,140

5,030

5,070

3,110

2,230

1,790

1,580

1,460

1,420

3,530

5,260

3,440

3,580

9,930

Month

October .............. . . ....

November ................ ..... .

December .... ... ...... ...

Calendar year 1949 ....... ....

January .........................

February ................. ....

March ........... . . ....

April ......... . ..........

May ... ....... ... ...........

June ....... . , ... .... ... .

July ............ ............

August ............ . . . . ....

September .... .... . . ...........

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

19,000

20,500

12,900

5,140

2,760

2,050

1,730

1,540

2,300

6,260

4,710

3,060

3,920

3,880

3,720

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,300

1,200

1,110

1,540

2,270

1,720

1,360

1,150

1,020

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,06

7,07

77,49

510,17

208,97

115,14

49,16

36,79

38 j 87

100,23

45,11'

24,46'

29 , 65

735,05

Mar.

1,020

1,070

1,070

1,110

941

857

815

775

941

903

799

1,470

3,370

4,560

3,260

2,240

2,500

2,460

1,800

1,440

1,380

1,390

1,210

1,060

920

799

819

1,700

3,120

1,980

1,390

Apr.

1,130

1,000

1,780

5,200

4,930

3,520

2,420

1,720

1 , 400

1,190

1,070

899

775

695

615

535

495

455

434

420

385

3EO

343

315

308

962

1,280

844

635

683

Maximum

5 250

5 1,310

3 15,900

I 29,300

5 27,100

3 20,500

3 4,560

3 5,200

I 5 340

t 20*900

t 6,120

t 3,700

3 5,050

27,100

May

735

751

1,070

1.40C

1 , 090

945

1,580

2,540

1,930

1,320

1,100

1,160

2,660

3,340

1,960

1,660

1,210

1,230

1,770

1,260

SSL

683

607

487

392

315

457

671

643

970

2,060

Minimum

10

84

128

10

912

1 , 020

775

315

378

196

117 

202

10

June

3,100

1,610

1,080

2,980

7,230

4,010

1,610

1,090

807

675

836

715

591

1,590

5,990

2,540

1,320

912

815

6,150

16,900

20,900

9,660

2,360

1,430

1,050

803

623

479

378

Mean

fir >=

236

2,500

1,398

6,741

4,112

1 , 586

1,227

1,254

3,341

1,455

989

2,014

July

308

259

219

196

499

1,940

4,540

1.F50

844

571

392

308

340

1,120

1,440^

870

799

727

611

1,49:

3,040

2,2i-0

1,330

991

1,170

1,330

4,940

6,120

2,320

1,260

1,230

Aug.

2,710

3,

2,

2,.

00

350

>40

1,310

941

i

91

519

196

340

336

526

52

06

180

238

n

n

;

I/

90

62

579

10

783

i

.

I

67

515

32

177

144

i

£

25

17

42

86

1,090

Per square 

mile

0.090

. 318

3.37

1.88

9 . 08

5 54

2. 14

1 Pi 5

1 . 69

4.50

1 . 96

1.06

1.33

2.71

Sept.

857

954

2 , 800

5 , 050

2,110

1,190

836

747

803

707

1,050

1,440

1,350

1,050

795

603

467

382

308

276

?35

1,120

1 , 300

849

579

413

315

256

212

202

-

Runoff in 

inches

o.io

.35

3 . 88

25. 5E

10.47

5.77

2.46

1.84

1 95

S O n a.i..- 

2.26

1.23

1.49

36 . 82

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 see.-ft.) . Dec. 14 (4 a.m.) 17,000 sec.-f t. j Jan. 7 (10:30 a.m.) 

28,200 sec.-ftT; Feb. 2 (5 a.m.) 21,800; June 22 (3:30 a.m.) 23,000 sec.-ft.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 3-31, Feb. 16-21; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge 

measurement and records for station at Munfordville. Discharge computed from graph based on outside 

gage readings Nov. 1 to Dec. 11, Feb. 22 to Mar. 8, Apr. 6-25.
382 GREEN RIVER BASIN 

Green River at Munfordville, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°16'05", long. 85°53'10", at bridge on (J. S. High-

 way 31W at Munfordville, Hart County. Datum of gage Is 451.70 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--1,790 square miles.

Records available.--February 1915 to December 1922, October 1927 to September 1931, Decem-

 ber iy3b' to February 1937 (In Water-Supply Paper 838), April 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--23 years (1915-22, 1927-31, 1938-50), 2,587 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 42,900 second-feet Jan. 8 (gage height, 42.45

 feet); minimum, 142 second-feet Oct. 2-4 (gage height, 2.53 feet).

1915-22, 1927-31, 1936-37, 1938-50: Maximum discharge, 72,200 second-feet Jan. 23, 

1937 (gage height, 50.40 feet, from floodmarks, site then in use), by slope-area method; 

minimum, 39 second-feet Sept. 2, 1921 (gage height, 2.2 feet, site then in use)

Maximum stage known, 54.0 feet, at former site, l-i Januar- 1913 (discharge, 87,000 

second-feet).

Remarks. Records good. Records of cheric 

in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

lilyies fur the water year 1950 are given

Rating table, water year 194f-;0 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feetJ

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

146 

146 

142 

150 

174

197 

304 

356 

282 

770

470 

287 

230 

255 

386

488 

410 

356 

309 

292

292 

292 

237 

265 

245

235 

225 

215 

215 

215 

225

Nov.

£68 

1,710 

1,610 

86O 

636

518 

440

398

356 

326

309 

287 

309 

398 

410

380 

416 

428 

366 

350

320 

304 

267 

276 

287

292 

298 

326 

422 

548

Dec.

488

620 

524 

464

416 

392 

366 

350 

350

1,190 

12,300 

23,700 

30,300 

29,900

24,500 

12,600 

4,670 

6,920 

8,240

7,430 

4,750 

3,730 

3,340 

2,950

2,490 

2,460 

4,180 

4,750 

4,010 

3,130

Jan.

2,560 

2,580 

6,660 

11,700 

14,9OO

25,300 

36,900 

42,600 

39,200 

29,000

23,400 

21,700 

23,400 

25,500 

25,900

25,000 

23,300 

19,200 

15,500 

13,000

10,700 

7,260 

5,330 

4,420 

3,360

3,610 

8,670 

11,400 

10,700 

9,180 

15,000

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Mnv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mbe r ........... ... ......

lendar year 1949 

ary ....

h. .......... . . ...... .... .

1 ............................

st ............... ...... . . .

embe r ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

25,600 

35,200 

38,400 

33,000 

22,600

10,500 

5,530 

4,460 

5,350 

10,800

11,600 

10,100 

10,200 

11,500 

12,600

10,200 

7,810 

5,410 

4,140 

3,450

3,000 

2,960 

3,980 

4,410 

4,360

3,480 

2,890 

2,540

Secondfoot-days

8,861 

14,557 

202,144

1,281,529

517,430 

306,070 

115,600 

86,172 

102,490 

195,320 

87,644 

59,158 

96,998

1,792,444

Mar.

2,780 

3,360 

3,170 

2,660 

2,530

2,100 

1,940 

1,880 

2,090 

2,130

1,980 

3,000 

5,640 

8,700 

8,650

6,490 

5,410 

5,380 

4,650 

3,760

3,350 

3,200 

2,980 

2,620 

2,320

2,060 

1,950 

4,040 

5,720 

5,480 

3,780

Apr.

2,970 

2,560 

4,100 

7,900 

9,690

9,140 

6,760 

4,610 

3,600 

3,030

2,630 

2,290 

1,980 

1,750 

1,570

1,440 

1,330 

1,250 

1,190 

1,120

1,060 

1,000 

962 

920 

1,020

2,280 

2,610 

2,260 

1,670 

1,480

Maximum

770 

1,710 

30,300

45,200

42,600 

38,400 

8,700 

9,690 

7,560 

24,800 

9,010 

7,280 

9,950

42,600

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 14 (8 p.n

sec. -ft.; Jan. 15 (4 a.m.) 26,100 

26,600 sec. -ft.

sec. -ft.; Feb. 3 (8 a.rr

May

1,62O 

1,640 

2,140 

2,560 

2,580

2,260 

5,730 

7,560 

6,330 

4,180

3,130 

2,870 

5,890 

6,920 

6,140

4,100 

3,290 

5,060 

4,850 

3,930

2,870 

2,240 

2,000 

1,660 

1,420

1,220 

1,230 

2,660 

1,870 

1,540 

2,980

Minimum

142 

276 

350

142

2,560 

2,540 

1,880 

920 

1,220 

1,260 

776 

518 

968

142

.) 31,100 

. ) 38,900

June

3,940 

4,020 

2,450 

3,510 

7,320

9,260 

5,970 

2,720 

2,020 

1,720

2,490 

2,380 

1,780 

1,940 

10,400

12,400 

6,890 

3,190 

2,290 

4,760

13,600 

19,600 

24,600 

24,200 

11,600

3,220 

2,290 

1,810 

1,490 

1,260

Mean

286 

485 

6,521

3,511

16,690 

10,930 

3,729 

2,872 

3,306 

6,511 

2,827 

1,908 

3,233

4,911

July

1,090 

950 

84Z 

776 

1,910

3,060 

4,540 

5,590 

2,380 

1,400

1,090 

908 

848 

1,090 

2,070

1,890 

1,290 

1,260 

1,900 

1,920

2,780

3,830 

2,820 

2,020 

3,590

3,640 

8,400 

9,010 

8,260 

3,750 

2,740

Aug.

7,020 

7,280 

6,840 

5,250 

3,760

2,410 

1,790 

1,420

1,210 

1,140

980 

920 

872 

740 

722

956 

1,250 

776 

1,250 

1,570

2,280 

1,260 

902 

728 

632

572 

518 

536 

554 

980 

2,020

Per square 

mile

0.160 

.271 

3.64

1.96

9.32

6.11 

2.08 

1.60 

1.85 

3. 64 

1.58 

1.07 

1.81

2.74

sec. -ft.; Jan. 8 (3 p 

sec. -ft.; June 23 (ll

Sept.

1,710 

2,410 

7,870 

9,950 

9,380

4,540 

2,680 

2 , 680 

2,800 

2,840

2,760 

3,840 

3,880 

3,110 

2,430

1,920 

1,570 

1,320 

1,140 

1,010

3,680 

6,950 

4,400 

3,320 

2,320

1,770 

1,440 

1,230 

1,060 

966

Runoff in 

inches

0.18 

.30 

4.20

26.62

10.75 

6.36 

2.40 

1.79 

2.13 

4.06 

1.82 

1.23 

2.02

37.24

ra. ) 42,900 

30 p.m. )
GREEN RIVER BASIN 383

Green River at Mammoth Cave, Ky.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 37°10'50", long. 86°06'45", at new Mammoth Cave Perry, opposite Echo River, three-quarters of a mile southwest of Mammoth Cave, Edmonson^County, 

and 13.8 miles upstream from Nolin River. Datum of gage is 420.52 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at lock 6, at Brownsville, 15.9 

miles^downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 413.03 feet above mean sea level, datum

Drainage area.--2,020 square miles.

Records available.--July 1938 to September 1950 (discontinued).

Average discharge.--IS years, 2,882 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 49,200 second-feet Jan. 9 {gage height, 42.0 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 205 second-feet Oct. 3, 

{gage height, 1.49 feet).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 51,400 second-feet Feb. 18, -1949 (gage height, 43.0 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 92 second-feet Nov. 2, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 52.5 feet Jan. 24, 1937, at former site {discharge, 75,000 

second-feet). Flood in 1913 reached a stage of 50.5 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

225 

215 

205 

221 

262

294 

338 

397 

556 

443

974

376 

d300 

401

675 

662 

574 

492 

437

410 

426 

393

382 

371

350 

330 

320 

315 

315 

398

Nov.

421 

950 

1,840 

1,240 

842

662 

569 

503 

442 

415

393 

382 

421 

542 

586

530 

503

536 

520 

481

437 

410

382 

378 

393

362 

382 

393 

459 

569

Dec.

706 

602 

740 

662 

580

525 

50S 

476 

432 

442

2,240 

15,000 

24,900 

29,000 

31,400

29,600 

20,600 

9,580 

7.530 

9,170

9,170 

6,800 

5,030 

4.310 

3,780

3,230 

2,940 

3,830 

5,300 

5,040 

4,050

Jan

3,260 

2,850 

7,360 

12,200 

17,100

24,000 

32,100 

45,600 

48,500 

41,300

30,500 

26,200 

26,500 

27.700 

28,000

28,400 

26,600 

23,500 

19,400 

16,000

13,300 

10,300 

7,280 

5,940 

5,140

4,280 

8,670 

12,200 

12 ,600 

12,300 

16.800

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 . . ...... 

ary ...... ......... ... .

ter year 1949-50 ......... .

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 sec

see. -ft.; Feb. 3 (12 p.m.) 46. BOO

Feb.

24,400 

32,600 

44,300 

44,200 

30,800

18,300 

8,670 

6,340 

6,120 

9,710

12,300 

12.700 

12,800 

16,200 

15,800

14,000 

10,700 

7.910 

5,350 

4.250

3,870 

3,400 

4,350 

4,890 

5,200

4,390 

3,540 

3,030

Secondfoot-days

12,602 

16,962 

238,172

1,476,273

595, esc

370. 12C 

129. 76C 

102,460 

123, 73C 

210.24C 

92,696 

£7,707 

11E.75C

2,073,081

.-ft. ) .--De

sec. -ft.; J

Mar.

2,860 

3,580 

3,540 

3,120 

2 ,650

2.370 

2 ,190 

2.180 

2.190 

2.270

2,230 

3,020 

5,530 

8,900 

9,800

8,400 

6 , 500 

6,040 

5,660 

4,660

4,050 

3.700 

3.510 

3.120 

2,710

2,390 

2,230 

3,100 

5,900 

6,340 

5,020

Apr.

3,590 

2,980 

3,520 

7,410 

9,840

11,200 

8,940 

6,500 

4,810 

3,990

3,210 

3,000 

2,590 

E,280 

2,030

1,880 

1,740 

1,550 

1,570 

1,500

1,410 

1,350 

1,290 

1,250 

1,270

2,090 

2,820 

2,840 

2,190 

1,820

Maximum

974 

1,840 

31,400

50,500

46,500 

44,300 

9,800 

11,200 

8,000 

24,600 

9,170 

8 ,340 

10,500

48.500

May

1,750 

1,890 

2,090 

2,620 

2,920

2,920 

4,370 

7,780 

8,000 

5,950

4,130 

4,010 

5,820 

7,730 

7,500

5,660 

4,310 

5,220 

6,370 

5,100

3,890 

3,040 

2,580 

2,180 

1,860

1,650 

1,470 

2,560 

2,570 

2,860 

2,930

Minimum

205 

378 

432

205

2,850 

3,030 

2,180 

1,250 

1.470 

1 , 630 

968 

648 

1,280

205

June

3,880 

4,820 

3,580 

3,120 

5,910

8,760 

8.270 

4,210 

2.590 

2,330

2,770 

3,170 

2,240 

2,310 

7,500

13,000 

10,600 

5,620 

3,090 

3,200

9,900 

16,900 

22,200 

24,600 

19,400

7,280 

3,010 

2,270 

1,880 

1,630

Mean

407 

565 

7,683

4,045

19,220 

13,220 

4,186 

3,415 

3,991 

7,008 

2 . 990 

2,184 

3,758

5,680

July

1,390 

1,220 

1,090 

1,030 

1,040

2, 820 

3,580 

5,530 

4,050 

1 , 800

1,350 

1,110 

996 

968 

1.570

2,200 

1,580 

1.390 

1,630 

1,980

2,390 

3,700 

3,520 

2,860 

2,980

4,170 

7,190 

9,170 

9,080 

6,000 

3,310

Aug.

5,480 

8,340 

7,690 

6,420 

5,130

3,300 

2,320 

1,850 

1,430 

1,440

1,330 

1,210 

1,200 

1,070 

904

944 

1,440

1,220 

975 

1,770

2.260 

1.830 

1,240

925 

625

d700 

675 

648 

715 

916 

1.510

Per square 

mile

0.201 

.,280 

3.80

2.00

9.51 

6.54 

2.07 

1.69 

1.98 

3.47 

1.48 

1.08 

1.86

2.81

c. 15 (12 m. 32,000 sec. -ft.; Jan. 9 (7 a.m 

une 21 (1 p.m.) 25,000 sec. -ft.

Sept.

2,120 

1,930 

6,250 

10,400 

10,500

7,280 

3,890 

3,240 

4,450 

4,140

3,560 

3,810 

4,620 

4,420 

3,040

2,400 

1,980 

1,620 

1,460 

1,280

2,280 

5,210 

6,680 

4,530 

3,200

2,310 

1,860 

1,600 

1,410 

1,280

Runoff in 

inches

0.23 

.31 

4.38

27.17

10.97 

6.81 

2.39 

1.89 

2.28 

3.87 

1.71 

1.25 

2.08

3Q.17

) 49,200
384 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Green River at lock 6, at Brownsville, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°12'25", long. 86°15'40", Just upstream from dam 

at lock 6, 0.7 mile downstream from Indian Creek, 1.0 mile northeast of Brownsville, 

Edmonson County, and 2.1 miles downstream from Nolin River. Datum of gage is 413.03 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary staff gage at lock 5, 13.6 miles 

downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 400.0 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1912 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. --2, 850 square miles.

Records available October 1924 to September 1931, December 1936 to February 1937 (in 

water-supply raper 838), July 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 19 years (1924-31, 1938-50), 4,034 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 55,900 second-feet Jan. 9; maximum gage height, 

 33.4U feet Jan. 9; minimum daily discharge, 390 second-feet Oct. 2, 3.

1924-31, 1936-37, 1938-50: Maximum discharge, 120,000 second-feet Jan. 24, 1937 

(gage height, 44.94 feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; minimum observed, 

132 second-feet Oct. 31, 1940.

Flood of Jan. 10, 1913, reached a stage uf 42.8 feet.

Remarks.--Records good above 1,000 second-feet and fair below. 

Revisions [water years). W 623: 1925. W 893: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

400

390

390

410

470

510

600

670

850

800

1,190

750

550

870

1,330

1,080

910

790

700

630

600

600

570

540

530

500

490

480

470

470

580

Nov.

670

1,160

2,280

1,670

1,080

870

750

680

630

580

560

530

670

770

780

740

710

720

700

660

630

580

550

540

550

550

550

560

630

740

-

Dec.

960

850

920

880

780

730

690

640

620

630

4,150

33,000

k39,800

k43,800

k46,000

k44,100

k31,200

a20,000

13,300

13,300

12,100

9,520

6,950

5,750

5,060

4,500

4,160

4,800

6,250

6,020

5,040

Jan.

4,300

4,950

14,400

19,800

29,800

k38,000

45,800

52,000

k55,000

k50,200

k44,400

k39,700

k41,000

a42,000

a43,000

k44,600

k40,600

k36,000

k29,900

k23,400

22,600

14,700

10,300

8,410

7,180

7,420

16,000

19,700

20,000

18,200

28,300

Month

October ..........................

November. ............... ......

December ................ .....

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ........ .................

February ................. . . . . .

March ................ ..........

April ............... .........

May ........... . ............. .

June ............ ......... ...

July ..........................

August ........................

September ...................... .

Water year 1949-50 .......... .

Feb.

k37,000

k44,500

k51,600

aSl.OOO

842,000

k31,200

k20,400

9,040

8,530

12,600

15,600

16,800

17,800

23,700

k26,800

k25,800

19,700

11,400

8,560

6,950

5,880

5,680

6,500

7,080

7,020

6,120

5,120

4,600

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

20,12C

23.09C

366,50

2,072,79

871, 66C

528, 98C

184,49

157,21

163,73

249,69

117,85

106,24

155,14

2,944,70

Mar.

4,420

4,900

4,920

4,500

3,980

3,680

3,480

3,560

3,520

3,560

3,700

5,480

9,400

12,100

12,600

11,100

8,740

7,930

7,360

6,480

5,680

5,240

4,940

4,500

4,060

3,680

3,740

5,240

7,660

7,840

6,500

Apr.

4,980

4,300

7,540

13,600

17,500

16,600

12,300

9,040

6,800

5,500

4,860

4,300

3,820

3,450

3,140

2,910

2,710

2,570

2,440

2,300

2,180

2,070

1,970

1,910

2,200

3,110

3,780

3,660

3,050

2,620

-

Maximum

) 1,330

) 2,280

) 46,000

3 56,500

) 55,000

) 51,600

) 12,600

) 17,500

) 10,200

) 25,800

) 11,700

3 15,400

3 14,800

) 55,000

May

2,510

2,710

3,070

3,540

3,700

4,100

6,780

10,200

10,000

7,540

5,480

5,720

8,080

9,880

9,400

7,180

5,520

6,280

7,600

6,180

4,980

4,000

3,430

3,020

2,620

2,280

2,240

3,650

3,740

4,140

4,160

Minimum

390

530

620

390

4,300

4,600

3,480

1,910

2,240

2,160

1,330

1,100

1,840

390

June

4,800

5,420

4,440

4,460

7,720

10,100

9,790

5,300

3,410

3,480

5,520

5,600

3,820

3,360

7,780

14,900

12,700

6,500

4,060

4,260

11,000

18,400

22,400

25,800

23,800

9,400

3,820

3,000

2,490

2,160

-

Mean

649

770

11,820

5,679

28,120

18,890

5,951

5,240

5,282

8,322

3,802

3,427

5,171

8.06E

July

1,910

1,700

1,540

1,460

1,520

3,380

3,940

5,850

4,700

2,400

1,800

1,490

1,330

1,330

2,150

2,760

2,150

1,970

2,300

2,890

3,610

4,640

4,400

3,900

3,650

5,750

9,160

11,700

10,500

7,330

4,640

Aug.

10,600

15,400

12,700

8,140

6,320

4,340

3,230

2,620

2,370

2,400

2,350

1,860

1,780

1,620

1,490

1,400

2,490

2,550

1,720

2,490

3,000

2,580

1,830

1,480

1,320

1,140

1,110

1,100

1,270

1,490

2,050

Per square 

mile

0.228

.270

4.15

1.99

9.87

6.63

2.09

1.84

1.85

2.92

1.33

1.20

1.81

2.83

Sept.

2,800

2,800

12,200

14,800

13,300

9,340

4,980

4,460

6,420

5,750

4,860

4,960

5,650

4,900

3,960

3,270

2,760

2,370

2,100

1,890

3,110

8,800

8,260

5,480

4,040

3,160

2,600

2,260

2,020

1,840

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.26

.30

4.78

27.03

11.37

6.90

2.41

2.05

2.14

3.26

1.54

1.39

2.02

38.42

Peak discharge (base, 24,000 sec. -ft. ) . Dec. 15 (3 p.m.) 46,200 sec. -ft.; Jan, 9 (10 a.m.) 55,900

sec.-ft.; Jan. 16 (8 a.m.) 45,400 sec.-ft.; Feb. 4 (12 m.) 53,800 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (1 a.m.) 27,500 

sec.-ft.j June 24 (10 p.m.) 26,500 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge computed on basis of Interpolated values of 

fall, base gage heights, and records for station at Mammoth Cave.

k Computed using fall as a factor.

Note. Discharge below 1,000 second-feet (indefinite stage-discharge relation) computed on "basis 

or gage heights and records for other stations In Green River Basin.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 385

Green River at lock 4, at moodbury, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°ll'0u", long. 86°37'40", at rfoodbury, Butler

 County, 0.3 mile downstream from Barren River. Datum of gage is 389.60 feet above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Auxiliary staff gage at Morgantown, 6.0 miles 

downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 373.62 feet above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Drainage area.--5.410 square miles.

Records available.--December 1936 to February 1937 (in Water-Supply Paper 838), October 

1937 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 13 years (1937-50), 7,576 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 84,900 second-feet Jan.. 8; maximum gage height,

 33.07 feet Jan. 10; minimum discharge, 630 second-feet Oct. 2, 3 (gage height, 7.01 

feet).

1936-50: Maximum discharge, 205,000 second-feet Jan. 25, 1937, from rating curve 

extended above 86,000 second-feet; maximum gage height, 43.1 feet Jan. 25, 1937; minimum discharge, 245 second-feet Oct. 19, 1940.

Flood of Jan. 11, 1913, reached a stage of 38.5 feet.

Remarks. Records good above 2,000 second-feet and poor below. Auxiliary gage read twice 

Revisions. W 893: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

640

630

64O

700

840

927

1,020

1,420

1,750

2,200

3,160

2,290

1,390

1,330

2,770

3,970

3,070

2,260

1,870

1,660

1,420

1,280

1,180

1,160

1,060

965

965

946

889

908

984

Nov.

1,360

3,400

3,850

3,550

2,620

,050

,720

,450

,300

,180

,130

,110

,250

,540

,750

,720

,540

,510

,390

,300

,200

,160

,080

,020

,040

,060

,180

,480

,480

,540

-

Dec.

,690

,690

,630

,54O

,480

,330

,230

,200

,130

,160

6,360

32,700

60,300

70,100

73 , 900

71,300

65,400

54,700

46, 100

37,700

29,600

22,100

14,500

12,400

11,600

9,780

8,940

9,220

10,700

1C, 800

9,700

Jan.

8,620

12,500

31,700

40,200

49,400

61,100

71,500

81 , 000

83,800

82,200

75,800

73,900

72,400

72,300

70,200

69,600

68,100

67,700

62,600

58,600

53,200

44,900

32,400

23,100

16,200

15,800

26,500

31,500

32,600

31,800

40,400

Feb.

55,300

69,200

76,500

77,000

57,800

49,400

52,200

43,100

28,600

27,800

32,600

33,700

34,500

39,600

5o,oOO

53,200

50,200

37,500

24,000

16,000

13,100

12,700

13,500

13,600

12,800

11,700

10,200

9,140

_

_

-

Mar.

8,980

10,400

11,100

10,100

8,860

8,060

7,460

8,060

8,500

8,180

8,100

12,000

17,600

22,500

23,100

20,400

16,800

14,700

13,500

12,400

12 , 000

11,200

10,300

9,460

8,580

7,740

8,220

13,100

16,70'J

15,700

13,200

Apr.

10,700

9,260

11,700

21,600

27,300

27,900

22,900

16,300

12,900

10,800

9,620

8,580

7,58u

6,780

5,820

5,350

5,050

4,780

4,570

4,360

4,150

3,970

3,790

3,640

4,120

5,940

7,260

6,620

5,540

4,900

Hay

4,600

4,870

6,340

6,540

6,380

6,980

14,600

23,600

26,000

20,80 i

13,700

13,400

17,500

19,300

17,100

14,000

10,900

10,100

10,900

9,980

8,260

7,420

6,060

5,230

4,720

4,150

4,090

6,340

7,100

7,240

7,740

June

7,740

7,820

7,260

7,660

11,800

15,300

14,000

10,100

£,220

5,700

11,000

12,900

9,14o

6,580

3,250

17,000

18,200

12,400

7,580

8,420

17,900

25,800

32,800

35,300

34,300

25 , 000

11,700

6,460

5,050

4,390

-

July

3 , 880

3,430

3,070

3,220

3,190

5,660

7,380

9,100

8,220

4,750

3,370

2 , 800

2,650

4,210

6,060

4,990

4,540

5,230

6,860

7,100

5,580

6,140

6,860

8,540

10,100

14,800

19,500

22,700

21,000

15,800

10,100

Aug.

13,700

21,200

21,300

15,700

11,000

8,100

5,900

4,690

4,330

4,660

6,140

4,450

3,640

3,280

3,010

3,160

3,760

4,420

3,880

4,360

4,870

4,540

3,490

2,830

2,470

2,320

2,260

2,770

4,090

4,540

6,06O

Sept.

9,900

9,060

27,400

39,900

40,300

g28,800

g!6,500

g!3,600

g24,000

g22,900

g!9,300

13,500

12,100

10,500

8,580

7,100

5,900

5 , 080

4,510

4,030

4,420

9,580

12,000

8,620

6,500

5,050

4,300

3,790

3,430

3,160

-

Month

December . . . .... ...........

March ...... .................. .

May .............................

July............ ....... .......

Water year 1949-50 ........ ...

Secondfoot days

46,294

48,990 

681,980

4,072,560

1,561,620 

1,004,940 

377,000 

283,780 

325,940 

398,770 

240,830 

191,520 

383,810

5,545,474

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 sec. -ft . ) . --Dec

sec. -ft.; Feb. 4 (4 p.m.) 77,500 sec. -ft.; Fet

Maximum

3,970 

3,850 

73,900

73,900

83,800 

77,000 

23,100 

27,900 

26,000 

35,300 

22,700 

21,300 

40,300

83,800

Minimum

630 

1,020 

1,130

630

8,620 

9,140 

7,460 

3,640 

4,090 

3,250 

2.65O 

2,260 

3,160

630

Mean

1,493 

1,633

22,000

11,160

50,370 

35,890 

12,160 

9,459 

10,510 

13,290 

7,769 

6,178 

12,790

15,190

Per square 

mile

0.276 

.302 

4.07

2.06

9.31 

6.63 

2.25 

1.75 

1.94 

2.46 

1.44 

1.14 

2.36

2.81

Runoff in 

inches

0.32 

.34 

4.69

28.01

10.74 

6.91 

2.59 

1.95 

2.24 

2.74 

1.66 

1.32 

2.64

38.14

. 15 (3 p.m.) 74,600 sec. -ft.; Jan. 8 (12 p.m.) 84,900 

. 16 (3 p.m.) 54,100 sec. -ft.: June 24 (12 p.m.) 36,500

sec.-ft.; Sept. 4 (10 p.m.) 42,800 sec.-ft. 

g Computed from graph baaed on gage readings
386 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Green River at Green River, Ky.

Location. Staff gage, lat. 37°15'40", long. 86°58'25", 1.0 mile downstream from Pond Run, 

1 mile southeast of Paradise, 2\ miles northwest of Green River, Ohio County, and 3.1 

miles upstream from Pond Creek." Datum of gage is 363.50 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Auxiliary wire-weight gage at Illinois Central Railroad bridge at Rockport, 5.5 miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 360.39 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Low-water gage is upper staff gage at lock 3 at Rochester, 8.0 

miles upstream. Datum of low-water gage is 372.60 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area. 6,180 square miles.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1950 (discontinued).

Average discharge. --11 years, 8,532 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 89,300 second-feet Jan. 14; maximum gage height, 

3B73~feet Jan. 15, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 677 

second-feet Oct. 1-3 (gage height, 7.24 feet).

1939-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 14, 1950; maximum gage height, that of 

Jan. 15, 1950; minimum discharge observed, 250 second-feet Oct. 23, 24, 1940.

Remarks . --Records fair above 2,000 second-feet and poor below. Gages read twice daily. 

Cooperation. --Gage-height records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

677

677

677

716

825

877

,170

,300

,630

,860

,7BO

,010

,740

,340

,880

,380

,350

,480

,980

,520

,520

,430

,340

,300

,1BO

,140

,070

,060

,010

950

1,010

Nov.

,180

,450

,530

,900

,840

,160

,740

,52O

,370

,250

,180

,140

,150

,370

,650

,740

,500

,460

,370

,£80

,200

,170

,120

,O40

,040

,040

,040

,230

,340

,410

-

Dec.

,430

,560

,480

,480

,430

,340

,270

,180

,170

,170

,860

2 ,8OO

3 ,7OO

4 ,100

4 ,5OO

52,400

57,800

60,800

61,600

59,200

55,100

50,600

44,40O

38,700

32,400

26,700

22,700

d20,000

16,400

12,000

10,500

Jan.

9,200

12,200

28,600

26,100

39,700

43,000

47,400

51,800

57,500

67,300

76,600

83 , 000

86,300

88,800

87.5OO

85,800

84,900

83,700

82,300

78,000

74,200

70,100

63,100

55,800

49,000

43,200

41,600

40,700

42,6OO

43,700

44,300

Month

Octobe r ..........................

Novembe r ........... .............

Decembe r .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March .........................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

49,900

54,600

59,800

64,400

71,400

74,500

72,200

69,200

62.8OO

55,500

49,200

47.5OO

48,100

50.9OO

53,900

55,600

55,700

55,30O

52,900

46,300

40,000

31,800

28,200

26,500

23,000

21,100

17,600

14,800

_

-

Secondfoot days

46,879

47,410

793, 77C

4,735,054

1,798,OOC

1,352,700

452,550

341,130

402,570

467 ,27C

258 90C

208, 410

535,210

6,704,799

Mar.

9,600

15,900

12,200

13.6OO

11,300

9,130

8,180

9,300

1O,3OO

9,890

9,630

14,5OO

19,400

25,000

27,600

27,100

23,500

19,000

16,300

14,500

14,100

13,000

11,800

10,700

9,550

8,54O

B,630

15,100

18,800

19,400

17,000

Apr.

13,500

ll.OOO

15,400

27,200

29,600

30,100

29,000

25,000

20,100

16,300

11,700

9,970

8,670

7,500

6,730

6,000

5,480

5,280

5,000

4,770

4,510

4,290

4,100

3,840

3,940

5,450

7,300

7,150

6,320

5,930

-

Maximum

3,380

3,900

61,600

71,600

88,800

74,500

27 , 600

30,100

29, 400

36,300

24,600

24,100

44,000

88,800

May

5,750

5,650

8,750

8,960

8,020

8,020

13,500

25,700

28,9OO

29.4OO

23,500

17,100

22,100

24,300

23,600

19,800

15,100

12,100

11,200

11,300

9,550

10,40O

7,740

6,040

5,140

4,450

4,260

7,300

8,020

7,660

9,260

Minimum

677

1,040

1,170

677

9,200

14,800

8,180

3,840

4,260

5,410

2,630

1,940

3,300

677

June

8,960

8,06O

8,500

10,300

11,900

1E.7OO

15,700

13,000

8.1OO

6,220

10,600

14,3OO

12 , 000

7,980

9,840

15,600

19,800

16,700

1O,OOO

7,820

16,800

24,600

29,700

31,200

35,600

36,300

32,200

16,600

7,780

5,410

-

Mean

1,512

1,580

25,610

12,970

58,000

48,310

14,600

11,370

12,990

15,580

8,352

6 , 723

17,840

18,370

July

4,380

3,840

3,330

3,260

3,520

4,580

7^000

8,420

9,130

6,430

3,650

2,900

2,630

3,200

6,290

5,650

4,970

5,070

7,580

8,540

7,070

6,360

7,000

8,630

9,970

13,400

18,800

23,500

24,60O

21,000

14,200

Aug.

13,900

20,000

24,100

21,000

14,100

1O.1OO

7,220

5,480

4,64O

4,900

6,730

5,580

4,100

3,580

3,110

3,300

3,580

4,540

4,510

5,110

5,240

4,340

3,900

2,930

2,460

2,210

2,010

1,940

3,650

4,480

5,07O

Per square 

mile

0.245

4^14

2.10

9 39

7 . 62

2.36

1.84

2.10

l'.S5

1 09

2! 89

2.97

Sept.

11,700

12,400

25,900

38,300

42,800

44,OOO

42,700

38,300

34,400

34,300

33,900

27,500

22.6OO

18,100

12,500

9,470

7,220

5,930

5,070

4,480

4,ltO

7,OOO

12,000

10,600

7,900

6,O4O

4,830

4,160

3,650

3,300

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.28

.29

4.78

28.51

10.82

8. 14

2.72

2 05

2.42

2 . 81

1 . 56

1 25

3.22

40.34

i. 14 (8 p.m.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 387 

Green River at Livermore, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°32'10", long. 87°15'35", at bridge on State Highway si at Calhoun, McLean County, 0.3 mile upstream from lock 2 and Long Falls Creek. 

Datum of gage is 355.65 feet above mean sea level, Corps of Engineers 1930 Green River 

Survey datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge 

at Livermore, McLean County, 7.8 miles upstream, 650 feet downstream from Rough River. 

Datum of auxiliary gage is 360.65 feet above mean sea level, Corps of Engineers 1930 

Green River Survey datum.

Drainage area. 7,580 square miles.

Records available.--March 1930 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--80 years, 10,750 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 86,300 second-feet Jan. 16; maximum gage height, 

34.as feet Jan. 22; minimum discharge, 882 second-feet Oct. 2.

1930-50- Maximum discharge, 208,000 second-feet Jan. 27, 1937; maximum gage height,

42.4 feet, present cite and datum, Jan. 30, lt)37: minimum discharge, 2&n second-feet 

Oct. 5-3, 23-27, 1930, P°b. 2-4, 1931.

Remarks. Records good. 

Revisions. W 893: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

946 

914 

946 

1,540

2,660

3,780 

3,300 

2,690 

2,720 

2,870

3,100 

3,460 

2,750 

2,150 

2,150

3,180 

3,980 

3,260 

2,600 

2,280

2,150 

2,020 

1,900 

1,760 

1 , 500

1,620 

1,540 

1,540 

1,500 

1,440 

1,480

Nov.

1,580 

2,150 

3,460 

4,060 

3,580

2,450 

2,000 

1,710 

1,580 

1,460

1,400 

1,380 

1,500 

1,580 

1,820

2,050 

2,000 

1,880 

1,780 

1,650

1,520 

1,480 

1,400 

1,360 

1,340

1,360 

1,340 

1,580 

2,200 

2,510

Dec.

2,600 

2,600 

2,330 

2,050 

1,920

1,820 

1,780 

1,760 

1,730 

1,880

6,200 

22,800 

36,900 

42,200 

44,900

47,400 

49,600 

53 , 800 

56,700 

58,400

59,400 

59,800 

58,300 

55,700 

52,700

48,600 

44,000 

39,200 

34,600 

29,400 

22,400

Jan.

15,500 

14,900 

27,900 

35,700 

41,400

43,300 

46,300 

50,400 

53,300 

59,400

65,800 

72,600 

78,600 

81,800 

84,700

86,100 

83,80O 

81,100 

77,000 

73,000

70,400 

67,700 

63,800 

61,000 

57,800

55,600 

52 , 500 

51,000 

51 , 500 

51,900 

53 , 500

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary

1 ............................

embe r ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

56 , 100 

59 , 500 

61,200 

63,200

66,500

69,100 

69,900 

67,900 

66,800 

62,900

61,300 

58,100 

56,300 

57,700 

59,600

59,300 

60,800 

61,400 

61,600 

59,800

57,700 

55,000 

49,800 

45,100 

41,900

39,200 

35,800 

31,200

Secondfoot-days

69,726 

57.16C 

943, 4 7C

5,834,352

1,809,30C 

1,594,70C 

631, 50t 

480, 43C 

485, 85C 

558, 50C 

278, 65C 

255, 17C 

653,901

7,818,356

Mar.

27,500 

26,100 

26,000 

24,600 

22,600

19,900 

16,100 

15,100 

15,700 

12,100

12,700 

18,200 

24,100 

28,000 

30,500

31,400 

30,200 

27,200 

23,200 

20,700

16,800 

16,200 

14,300 

12,700 

11,400

10,300 

11,200 

17,400 

22,700 

23 , 900 

22,700

Apr.

19,300 

14,100 

22,600 

30,200 

32,700

34,200 

35,500 

34,600 

33,500 

30,700

26,300 

23,400 

20,500 

17,600 

12,700

9,150 

7,150 

6,400 

5,950 

5,650

5,350 

5,050 

4,780

4,580 

4,420

5,250 

7,000 

7,800 

7,200

6,800

Maximum

3,980 

4,060 

59,800

71,100

86,100 

69,900 

31,400 

35,500 

32,500 

36,300 

27,500 

27,400 

i 44,500

86,100

Peak discharge (base, 41,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 22 (2 p.ti

sec. -ft.; Feb. 7 (6 p.m.) 70,100 sec. -ft.; S spt. 7 (12:3C

May

6,700 

6,900 

9,550 

11,200 

10,600

10,000 

14,100 

24,700 

30,100 

32,500

31,300 

27,200 

27,500 

29,100 

29,800

28,000 

23,200 

17,100 

12,700 

12,200

11,000 

9,800 

9,400 

8,000 

6,450

5,200 

5,150 

8,550 

8,900 

8,950 

10,000

Minimum

914 

1,340 

1,730

880

14,900 

31,200 

10,300 

4,420 

5,150 

7,300 

2,840 

2,390 

3,700

914

1.) 59,800 

) p.m.) 44

June

10,500 

10,400 

12,000 

17,500 

16,100

17,200

18,900 

17,500 

13 . 900 

12 , 000

14,400 

17,500 

17,100 

13 , 800 

13,300

16,500 

19,700 

18,700 

13 , 000 

9,200

13,000 

21,100 

29,200 

33,100 

35,200

36,300 

36,100 

30,700 

17,300 

7,300

Mean

2,249 

1,905 

30,430

15,980

58,360 

56,950 

20,370 

16,010 

15,670 

18,620 

8,989 

8,231 

21,800

21,420

July

4,950 

4,100 

3,620 

3,180 

3,3OO

3,580 

5,900 

7,600 

8,750 

7,550

4,740 

3,420 

2,840 

3,020 

5,650

6,750 

5,850 

5,200 

7,350 

9,250

9,200 

8,200 

8,200 

8,950 

10,100

13,500 

18,000 

22,300 

27,500 

26,700 

19,400

Aug.

17,700 

19,900 

26,300 

27,400 

21,700

14,900 

11,900 

9,650 

7,050 

5,650

6,450 

7,250 

5,650 

4,300 

3,900

3,700 

3,900 

4,500 

4,820 

5,100

5,700 

5,450 

4,700 

3,700 

3,020

2,750 

2,540 

2,390 

3,260

4,340 

5,600

Per square 

mile

0.297 

.251 

4.01

2.11

7.70 

7.51 

2.69 

2.11 

2.07 

2.46 

1.19 

1.09 

2.88

2.83

Sept.

10,400 

13,800 

28,600 

37,600 

41,600

43,500 

44,500 

43,700 

42,600 

42,100

42 , 000 

40,900 

38,200 

34,600 

28,100

21,OOO 

10,600 

7,150 

5,700 

4,860

4,500 

6,250 

11,400 

13,200 

10,600

7,950 

5,950 

4,740 

4,100 

3,700

Runoff in 

inches

0.34 

.28 

4.63

28.63

8.88 

7.82 

3.10 

2.36 

2.38 

2.74 

1.37 

1.25 

3.21

38.36

sec. -ft.; Jan. 16 (12 m.) 86,300 

700 sec. -ft.

Note. Discharge for most days above 12,000 second-feet computed using fall as determined by auxillary water-stage recorder as a factor.

238383 O - 53 - 26
388 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Russell Creek near Columbia, Ky.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°07', long. 85°24', at bridge on State Highway 61, 

u.a mile upstream from Butlers Creek and 5 miles west of Columbia, Adair County.

Drainage area.--186 square miles (including that of Butlers Creek).

Records available.--December 1939 to September 1950 (include flow of Butlers Creek).

Average discharge.--10 years (1940-50), 269 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,010 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 18.5 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 9.6 seeond-feet Nov. 10.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 12,700 second-feet June 16, 1949 (gage height, 21.6 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 0.9 second-foot Oct. 7, 

1941.

Remarks. Records poor. Gage read twice daily. 

Revisions (water years).--W 973: 1940(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

20 

23 

45 

25 

52

17 

101 

29 

23 

19

29 

30 

10

11 

44

27 

33 

39 

27 

18

41 

33 

23 

14 

22

22 

23 

19 

43 

35 

28

Nov.

138

121 

62 

45 

36

45 

36 

23 

22 

9.6

14 

20 

14 

21 

31

39 

32 

11 

17 

29

22 

20 

15 

22 

17

32 

50 

44 

38 

27

Dec.

25 

33 

29 

24

26

31 

28 

28 

28 

31

697 

2,130 

3,470 

2,290 

710

403 

263 

1,340 

1,370 

185

291 

354 

94 

263 

222

205 

308 

438 

392 

232 

196

Jan.

179 

242 

1,110 

1,320 

4,520

6,420 

4,060 

1,220 

726 

2,370

2,360 

1,590 

2,760 

2,760 

1,400

1,790 

1,170 

1,430 

1,960 

878

646 

536 

445 

347 

215

222 

1,490 

1,020 

662 

1,460 

7,850

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ba

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ...........................

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

5,810 

2,760 

1,350 

814 

522

494 

442 

347 

3,230 

1,970

714 

802 

726 

938 

870

622 

473 

361 

270 

168

209 

333 

424 

522 

270

196 

157 

147

Second 

foot-days

925 

1,052.6 

16,136

125,092.6

55,158 

25,941 

11,739 

8,460 

9,878 

24,003 

10,517 

6,176 

8,777

178,762.6

Peak discharge (base, 3.6OO sec. -ft.). De

sec. -ft.; Jan. 10 (8 p.m.) 4,550 sec. -ft.; J 

sec. -ft.; June 14 (5 p.m.) 4,280 sec. -ft.; J 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge 1

Mar.

333 

590 

382 

222 

190

152 

136 

150 

196 

199

d250 

361 

902 

1,100 

674

508 

598 

452

344 

294

185 

205 

212 

163 

165

322 

205 

1,040 

550 

396 

263

Apr.

256 

249 

926 

1,110 

1,120

650 

442 

361 

298 

182

147 

157 

150 

193 

147

116 

112 

109 

105 

99

188 

90 

75 

69 

147

470 

160 

125 

87 

120

Maximum

101 

138 

3,470

8,210

7,850 

5,810 

1,100 

1,120 

1,220 

6,050 

1,540 

1,050 

1,300

7,850

3. 13 (5 p.m 

in. 31 (12 m 

one 21 (6 a.u 

iterpolated.

May

173 

114 

228 

218

111

222 

1,220 

750 

312 

209

173 

750

1,060 

480 

442

424 

196 

550 

340 

209

163 

147 

99 

116 

94

72 

97 

134 

91 

94 

590

Minimum

10 

9.6

24

9

179 

147 

136 

69 

72 

97 

65 

39 

72

9.6

June

222 

125 

502 

1,950

662

428 

225 

185 

129 

136

410 

209 

121 

1,900 

1,600

822 

428 

263 

176 

3,830

6,050 

1,090 

742 

456 

501

242 

209 

125 

168 

97

Mean

29.8 

35.1 

521

343

1,779 

926 

379 

282 

319 

800 

339 

199 

293

49O

July

85 

75 

65 

112 

1,030

1,540 

414 

209 

143 

111

91 

91 

344 

252

140

125 

97 

136 

147 

134

123 

99 

87 

143 

501

1,540 

1,260 

522 

340 

228 

333

Aug.

670 

445 

480 

190 

185

150 

116 

87 

93 

199

205 

71 

152 

57 

80

111 

179 

263 

235 

85

72 

54 

48 

52 

39

63 

61 

76 

1,050 

445 

163

Per square 

mile

0.160 

.189 

2.80

1.84

9.56 

4.98 

2.04 

1.52 

1.72 

4.30 

1.82 

1.07 

1.58

2.63

) 4,020 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (9 a.m 

) 9,010 sec. -ft.; Feb. 9 (5 p.m 

n. ) 8,890 sec. -ft.

Sept.

152 

953 

1,300 

958 

382

173 

179 

228 

232 

147

298 

582 

319 

215 

160

134 

111 

97 

72 

83

522 

448 

270

176 

127

112 

99 

87 

83 

78

Runoff in 

inches

0.18 

.21 

3.23

25.02

11.03 

5.19 

2.35 

1.69 

1.98 

4.80 

2.10 

1.23 

1.75

35.74

) 7,650 

) 3,900
GREEN RIVER BASIN 339

South Pork Little Barren River at Edmonton, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°58', long. 85°36', at highway bridge threequarters of a mile southeast of Edmonton, Metcalfe County, and 3.0 miles upstream from 

Rogers Creek. Datum of gage is 742.83 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 18.1 square miles.

Records available.--June 1941 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,840 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 8.97 

reet); no flow Oct. 1-5.

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 2,140 second-feet June 15, 1949 (gage height, 10.00 

feet); no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). W 1033: 1942(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

14

1.2

10

25

4.0

1.4

1.2

1.0

20

5.2

2.1

4.3

2.4

1.4

1.0

.8

1.0

1.0

.8

1.2

1.2

.8

.8

.8

32

29

Nov.

3.6

2.1

1.7

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.8

3.7

2.1

1.2

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.5

.6

.7

.8

1.5

6.1

3.3

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.0

Dec.

0.7

.6

.4

.6

.7

.5

.8

.7

.5

1.2

286

419

276

50

20

12

8.8

140

58

27

16

40

30

15

11

13

75

40

22

15

11

Jan.

37

141

220

155

818

413

121

44

26

468

1O4

154

301

180

99

228

52

203

108

35

21

16

14

11

8.8

92

114

32

40

216

871

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ... .........................

July ......................... ...

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

364

Z14

103

62

43

37

54

42

432

99

50

64

50

124

64

39

26

20

16

12

116

112

49

29

21

14

12

40

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

163. e

43. £

1.591.E

12, 111. C

5,342.6

2,308

1,558

852 . ! i.iosie

1,345.C

1,887.4

620.7

717.5

L7.536.E

Mar.

110

44

30

25

20

18

16

39

23

18

39

128

191

77

50

67

53

37

28

33

30

25

20

15

12

11

137

150

53

34

25

Apr.

21

20

185

119

92

50

36

27

21

17

13

11

10

8.2

7.1

6.6

a6

a5.5

a5

a4.5

a7

a4

2.4

2.2

52

24

14

10

29

43

Maximum

32

6.1

419

638

871

432

191

185

231

) 289

510

125

99

871

May

26

30

24

16

12

20

231

80

40

33

26

187

96

56

37

27

33

36

20

16

12

11

8.2

5.6

4.0

2.8

2.6

3.6

2.8

3.0

4.0

Minimum

0

.5

.4

O

8.8

12

11

2.2

2.6

2.0

.5

1.6

1.8

0

June

2.6

2.0

64

67

19

11

7.1

4.8

5.2

73

36

15

10

84

44

23

15

10

6.1

289

163

177

111

44

25

16

9.4

5.6

3.6

2.6

Mean

5.28

1.46

51.3

33.2

172

82.4

50.3

28.4

35.7

44.8

60. 9

20. 0

23.9

48.0

July

2.0

1.6

1.4

93

79

30

8.8

4.0

2.1

1.4

1.0

3.3

3.0

1.6

1.0

1.0

.5

123

32

11

6.1

3.6

31

398

123

510

128

58

33

21

175

Aug.

109

125

58

32

20

12

9.4

6.6

8.2

7.3

6.4

4.0

3.0

2.8

3.6

2.6

2.1

90

27

8.2

6.1

3.0

2.8

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.6

8.1

31

9.0

16

Per square 

mile

0.292

.081

2.83

1.83

9.50

4 55

2.78

1.57

1.97

2.48

3.36

1.10

1.32

2.65

Sept.

11

71

93

32

22

18

325

70

99

70

43

40

a20

alO

7.6

5.6

4.4

3.0

2.8

7.8

18

19

8.0

4.0

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.34

.09

3.27

24.88

10.98

4.74

3.20

1.75

2.27

2.76

3.88

1.28

1.47

36.03

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 see.-ft.) . Jan. 1O (2 p.m.] 1,310 sec.-ft.; Jan. 31 (5:30 a.m.) 1,840 

sec.-ft.; June 20 (9 a.m.) 1,590 sec.-ft.; July 24 (12 m.) 1,460 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Russell Creek near Columbia.
 ^0 GREEK RIVER BASIN

North Fork Nolin River at Hodgenville, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°35', long. 85°44', at bridge on State Highway 61 

at Hodgenville, Larue County, O.t. mile downstream from Douglass Creek.

Drainage area.--43.4 square miles.

Records available. July 1941 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during y-ar, 4,720 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 13.88 

feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Oct. 1-3.

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 6,670 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 14.75 

feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

City of Hodgenville diverts approximately 0.1 second-foot for municipal water supply.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.9

.8

.8

4.7

6.2

12

5.1

3.3

3.3

3.1

2.9

3.3

3.3

5.9

6.4

5.1

4.8

3.8

3.3

3.3

3.8

4.3

3.6

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

3.3

3.8

4.8

9.5

Nov.

6.4

5.9

5.6

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.0

4.O

4.0

3.8

4.3

4.0

8.6

6.2

5.1

4.6

4.3

4.3

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.6

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.6

4.0

3.3

-

Dec.

2.3

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.3

2.9

2.7

10

185

1,730

676

180

113

75

58

262

158

108

79

S8

50

40

35

37

43

38

35

31

28

Jan.

29

126

811

445

1,380

994

269

168

126

688

223

1,220

757

458

403

327

170

172

125

94

80

72

64

55

45

527

^99

163

414

442

1,530

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ..... ...................

March ...........................

April ...........................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ..... ....... ..........

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

926

328

210

152

130

108

90

74

191

113

90

230

211

813

218

147

10;

84

67

57

52

112

76

62

52

44

38

43

_

-

Secondfoot-days

127.6

133.2

4,065.3

21,368.4

12,676

4,823

1,852

2,181

1,476

2,026

2,080.6

1,968.2

2,240

35,648.9

Mar.

38

30

27

26

24

23

22

26

20

19

19

191

198

193

128

alOO

aSO

a65

aS5

a65

aSO

a43

a38

a35

a32

a30

80

70

49

40

36

Apr.

34

32

618

301

193

131

100

78

62

54

52

43

37

34

30

28

25

24

23

21

20

19

18

17

61

28

22

19

33

24

Maximum

12

8.6

1,730

1,730

1,530

926

198

618

140

371

610

397

549

1,730

May

20

32

31

26

23

140

83

60

47

44

48

130

116

80

60

44

101

70

45

36

30

27

24

20

18

16

16

16

14

39

20

Minimum

0.8

3.3

2.7

.8

29

38

19

17

14

11

3.8

9.2

12

.8

June

14

12

18

117

27

19

15

14

12

333

74

36

24

371

134

72

47

33

49

243

102

73

53

36

26

19

16

14

12

11

-

Mean

4.12

4.44

131

58.5

409

172

59.7

72.7

47.6

67.5

67.1

63.5

74.7

97.7

July

9.5

8.9

7.6

41

10

7.3

6.4

5.4

4.6

4.3

3.8

3.8

50

9.5

5.6

20

7.9

70

175

241

80

43

37

61

23

292

105

66

43

29

610

Aug.

238

127

84

61

45

31

22

17

20

17

14

12

10

9.2

204

131

27

397

174

63

41

27

19

14

68

19

13

12

12

19

21

Per square 

mile

0.097

.105

3.09

1.38

9.65

4.06

1.41

1.71

1.12

1.53

1.58

1.50

1.76

2.30

Sept.

35

152

549

190

126

91

87

117

79

73

63

56

45

36

30

24

20

17

15

30

188

69

38

24

19

16

14

13

12

12

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.11

.12

3.57

18.74

11.12

.23

.62

.91

.29

.78

.82

.73

.96

31.26

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 see.-ft.) . Dec. 12 (3 p.m.) 3.170 sec.-ft.; Jan. 5 (2 p.m.) 2,71O 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 6 (l p.m.) 2,080 see.-ft.; Jan. 12 (1:30 p.m.) 2,470 sec.-ft.; Jan. 30 (10 p.m.) 4,720 

sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (3 a.m.) 2,030 sec.-ft.; July 31 (6:30 p.m.) 3,100 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

Nolln River at Wax.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 391

Nolin River at Wax, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°21 r , long. 86°09', at bridge on State Highway 88 

at tfax, Grayson County, 14 miles northwest of Munfordville and 28.2 miles upstream from 

mouth. Datum of gage is 462.63 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 600 square miles.

Records available. December 1936 to February 1937 (in Water-supply Paper 838), April 1938 

£H September 1950.

Average discharge.--12 years, 765 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 second-feet Dec. 13 (gage height, 26.28 

I'eet); minimum not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1936-37, 1938-50: Maximum discharge, 37,000 second-feet Jan. 24, 1937 [gage height, 

32.26 feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; minimum daily, 34 second-feet Sept. 

17, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. 

Revisions. W 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Feb. 2 Feb. 3 to Sept. 30

3.4 102 6.E

4.0 179

4.7 293

5.3 420

670

1,560

12.0 2,910

16.8 5,190

21.2

23.0

26.0

8,000

9,400

12,300

4.2 

5.0 363

511

7.6 

12.0

1,160

2,910

Note.--Same as preceding 

taFTe~~alDove 12.o feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1349 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

alOO

alOo

alOO

allo

139

171

182

168

173

147

132

129

124

141

172

152

148

161

148

141

135

135

128

126

124

123

123

124

121

123

152

Nov.

152

150

158

144

135

129

126

120

119

120

117

119

139

159

148

154

144

132

126

123

120

118

117

119

115

115

115

119

133

222

-

Dec.

251

173

152

144

138

133

137

134

132

141

1,080

6,920

12,300

11,600

10,800

4,670

2,180

2,500

3,830

3,240

2,170

1,790

1,530

1,310

1,140

1,050

1,030

1,030

940

846

788

Jan.

753

1,140

4,410

6,570

8,980

10,900

11,100

10,300

5,850

4,620

6,350

7,700

9,080

11,100

11,300

8,790

6,400

4,640

3,720

2,980

2,390

2,130

1,960

1,810

1,650

2,410

5,630

6,240

4,190

4,620

8,730

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ...........

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ......... ...................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ................... ....

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

11,100

11,900

10,400

5,350

3,250

2,690

2,350

2,070

2,270

2,930

2,210

2,600

3,580

5,500

6,860

6,010

3,140

2,380

2,030

1,770

1,570

1,590

1,850

1,590

1,380

1,250

1,150

1,100

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4,?32

4,007

74,279

398,340

178,443

101,870

36,299

42,548

26,36]

27,980

32,276

29,753

576,990

Mar.

1,090

1,060

946

878

853

821

795

856

853

766

853

,810

,060

,410

,800

,540

,380

,230

,090

,060

,110

,060

952

882

824

779

907

1,410

1,350

999

875

Apr.

818

786

3,300

5,980

6,010

3,560

2,370

1,910

1,620

al,400

al,250

1,170

1,060

946

869

814

766

725

686

642

611

580

552

531

593

690

728

55rJ

514

508

-

Maximum

182

222

12,300

12,300

11,300

11,900

3,060

6,010

1,900

2 , 810

2 , 560

6,770

3,660

12,300

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 13 (5 to 6

May

506

526

608

611

528

754

1,690

1,650

1,070

888

837

1,110

1,900

1,560

1,150

978

814

789

1,060

725

618

552

523

487

448

407

590

840

574

782

786

Minimum

100

115

132

100

753

1,100

7 66

508

407

337

217

351

378

100

June

655

479

442

1,130

1,870

888

642

543

618

976

2,810

1,740

942

779

1,350

1,630

985

754

642

1,180

1,320

1,500

834

686

565

489

437

394

363

337

-

Mean

137

134

2,396

1,091

5,756

3,638

1,171

1,418

850 93 7

610

1,041

992

1,581

July

316

300

282

289

282

392

283

260

244

231

226

217

224

343

526

300

301

392

445

773

1,420

872

568

583

498

1,400

2,560

1,780

818

627

1,170

Aug.

5,350

6,770

2,270

1,210

933

770

648

565

549

920

728

511

596

458

427

523

1,610

1,120

586

1,090

661

506

437

389

351

359

432

363

376

407

361

Per square 

mile

0.228

 223

3^99

1.82

9 59

6.06

1 95

2)36

1.42

1.55

1.02

1.73

1.65

2.64

Sept.

389

620

3,660

3,420

1,850

1,110

885

1,090

1,230

1,060

968

1,140

936

750

645

571

511

463

424

410

956

1,790

1,250

786

621

528

474

435

403

378

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.26

.25

4.60

24.69

11.06

6.31

2.25

2.64

1.63

1.73

1.17

2 .00

1.84

35.74

p.m.) 12,700 sec. -ft.} Jan. 6 (6:30 p.m.)

11,600 sec.-ft.} Jan. 15 (2 a.m.) 11,900 sec.-ft.: Jan. 28 (3:30 a.m.) 6,460

(12:30 p.m.) 12,000 sec.-ft.} Feb. 15 (10:30 a.m.) 6,990 sec.-ft.} Apr. 5 (2 to 3 a.m.) 6,900 sec.-

ft.,- Aug. 2 (9 a.m.) 7,350 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Kyrock.
392 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Nolin River near Kyrock, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°19'40", long. 86°11'55'', 700 feet upstream from 

Long fall Creek, 0.4 mile upstream from Conoloway Creek, and 5.5 miles northeast of 

Kyrock, Edmonson County. Datum of gage is 448.36 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area. 673 square miles, including that of Long Pall Creek.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1950, discontinued ( include flow of Long Pall 

Creek).October 1930 to March 1932 at site 10.3 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--12 years (1930-31, 1939-50), 798 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 second-feet Dec. 13 (gage height, 20.41 

reet); minimum, 103 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.64 feet).

1930-32, 1939-50: Maximum discharge, 22,700 second-feet Jan. 30, 1932; maximum gage 

height, 26.30 feet Peb. 1, 1932, site and datum then in use; minimum discharge observed, 

35 second-feet Sept. 23, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 26.35 feet in January 1937, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. W 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In aecond-feet)

1.6 95 3.0 507 6.6 3,110 

2.0 181 3.2 610 11.4 6,420 

2.4 284 3.6 870 19.8 13,100 

2.8 424 4.6 1,580

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

Ill 

111 

111 

117 

179

208

218 

193 

203 

172

149 

143 

136 

174 

212

191 

172 

188 

174 

163

156 

158 

147 

140 

138

136 

132 

132 

132 

132 

188

Nov.

181 

172 

179 

165 

151

140 

138 

132 

128 

128

126 

126 

200 

193 

176

174 

170 

149 

143 

138

130 

130 

126 

130 

128

126 

126 

130 

165 

222

Dec.

316 

203 

174 

160 

158

149 

154 

151 

147 

165

2,050 

9,400 

13,100 

12,100 

11,500

6,980 

2,360 

3,120 

3,790 

3,530

2,350 

1,950 

1,680 

1,440 

1,260

1,170 

1,160 

1,150 

1,070 

968 

898

Jan.

863 

1,720 

6,440 

7,180 

10,600

12,000 

11,700 

11,100 

8,220 

6,690

7,260 

9,400 

10,700 

11,700 

11,900

11,000 

7,750 

5,780 

4,010 

3,200

2,590 

2,300 

2,110 

1,970 

1,790

3,590 

6,450 

6,640 

5,190 

5,020 

10,500

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ....................... ...

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Peb.

11,900 

12,000 

11,500 

7,520 

3,710

2,870 

2,490 

2,170 

2,530 

3,220

2,390 

3,370 

3,910 

6,920 

7,300

6,680 

3,520 

2,510 

2,130 

1,870

1,670 

1,760 

1,920 

1,730 

1,490

1,360 

1,260 

1,220

Secondfoot daya

4,91 

4,52 

84,80

449,02

207,36. 

112, 92C 

41,07 

46,92 

31,41 

31,23 

21,05 

36,70 

37,49

660,43

Mar.

1,210 

1,160 

1,040 

968 

933

898 

863 

1,010 

940 

849

,080 

,230 

,450 

,680 

,960

,690 

,500 

,360 

,210 

,250

,250 

,200 

1,080 

996 

919

863 

1,220 

1,600 

1,520 

1,150 

996

Apr.

926 

891 

4,920 

6,180 

6,710

3,890 

2,510 

1,990 

1,680 

1,460

1,380 

1,250 

1,130 

1,020 

933

870 

807 

765 

718 

670

628 

599 

566 

545

676

751 

779 

599 

541 

541

Maximum

3 218 

1 222 

5 13,100

I 13,100

5 12,000 

) 12,000 

5 3,450 

5 6,710 

7 2,260 

3 3,170 

5 2,590 

3 7,440 

L 6,080

13,100

May

536 

594 

718 

682 

594

996 

2,260 

2,030 

1,290 

1,100

996 

1,630 

2,200 

1,800 

1,320

1,100 

912 

828 

1,160 

793

658 

588 

545 

512 

476

436 

770 

996 

765 

1,150 

982

Minimum

111 

126 

147

111

863 

1,220 

849 

541 

436 

364 

220 

372 

409

111

June

737 

541 

545 

1,400 

2,110

1,050 

718 

599 

521 

1,250

3,170 

2,110 

1,120 

905 

1,310

1,810 

1,110 

821 

682 

1,090

1,360 

1,750 

975 

758 

610

526 

472 

428 

394 

364

Mean

15< 

151 

2,73

1.23C

6,68S

4,03;

1,32£

1,564 

1,01: 

1,04] 

67J 

1,184 

1,25C

1,80E

July

340 

319 

300 

319 

306

485 

300 

264 

248 

233

228 

220 

233 

324 

588

336 

313 

416 

481 

786

1,520 

1,010 

640 

658 

517

1,760 

2,590 

2,100 

933 

688 

1,600

Aug.

6,870 

7,440 

3,260 

1,390 

1,070

856 

694 

588 

694 

1,000

835 

536 

599 

485 

472

4S3 

1,630 

1,060 

604 

1,130

724 

521 

455

405 

386

372 

432 

379 

498 

436 

424

Per square 

mile

0.236 

.224 

3 4.07

) 1.83

9.94 

5.99 

3 1.97 

I 2.32 

1.51 

1.55 

1.01 

1.76 

1.86

2.69

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec. -ft.) .--Dec. 13 (2:30 a.m.) 13,600 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (6

Sept.

440 

968 

6,080 

3,790 

2,230

1,320 

1,070 

1,410 

1,920 

1,550

1,250 

1,370 

1,160 

905 

744

646 

566 

503 

459 

527

1,170 

1,950 

1,480 

863 

700

582 

517 

472 

440 

409

Runoff in 

inches

0.27 

.25 

4.69

24.82

11.46 

6.24 

2.27 

2.59 

1.74 

1.73 

1.16 

2.03 

2.07

36.50

p.m. )

(4 to 6 p.m.) 12,100 aec.-ft.j Feb! 14 (l:30 p.m.) 8^410 sec.-ft.j Apr! 5 (2*to 3 a.m.) 7^560 aec.-f 

ft.; Aug. 1 (11 a.m.) 8,200 sec.-ft.; Sept. 3 (ll a.m.) 7,770 aec.-ft.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 393

Bear Creek near Leitchfield, Ky.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°25'35", long. 86"15'50", at bridge on State Highway 

b5, Just dovmstream from Taylor Fork, 0.8 mile upstream from McClure Fork, and 4 miles 

south of Leitchfield, Grayson County.

Drainage area. 30.8 square miles.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year 4,740 second-feet Sept. 3 (gage height, 17.3 feet 

from graph based on gage readings), no flow for several days.

Flood of 1937 reached a stage of about 21 feet, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.0 

2.2

2.6 

3.2 

8.0

3ct. 1 to Jan. 2

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

	Jan. 3 to Sept. 30

5.0 192 1.26 0 1.44 5.7

7.5 367 1.28 .2 1.45 6.0

8.0 410 1.29 .4 1.48 7.2

9.0 540 1.35 2.2 1.5 7.9

10.0 735 1.41 4.6 1.6 12

11.0 1,020 1.42 4.9 1.7 17

12.0 1,450 Note. Same as preceding table

13.0 1,990 feet.

14.3 2,770

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

.5 

.5

8.0

7.2

34 

3.2 

.8 

.3 

.8

0 

.8 

.8 

4.0 

3.2

.5

.8 

.5 

.8

.3

.5 

2.2 

1.3 

1.3 

.8

.5 

.5 

.8 

1.3 

a3 

6.0

Nov.

1.9 

1.0 

.5 

.3 

.3

.3 

0 

0 

0 

.1

.1 

.1 

8.5 

4.0

1.9

1.0 

.8 

1.0 

.5 

.1

.3 

.3 

.5 

.5 

.8

1.0 

.8 

4.0 

9.0 

4.0

Dec.

2.6 

2.6 

1.9 

2.9 

1.9

1.9 

6.4 

3.2 

2.2 

10

534 

2,770 

346 

82 

44

22 

26 

378 

102

60

48 

53

23 

18 

15

54 

53 

25 

18 

15 

14

Jan.

66 

956 

1,440 

634 

1,060

861 

124 

64 

56 

865

132 

1,070 

1,020 

227 

199

255 

248 

180

70 

53

51 

48 

47 

47 

49

398 

227 

186 

630 

410 

505

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

V

ber. .........................

mber. ........................

lendar year 

ary . . .

1 ....................... . . . .

st ...........................

ember ........................

liter year 1949-50. ............

Feb.

512 

210 

132 

57 

53

51 

51 

60 

15b 

56

56 

680 

213 

761 

117

70 

51 

43 

34

25

22 

92 

53 

74 

60

18

22 

22

Secondfoot-days

85.2 

43.6 

4,735.6

-

12,178 

3,754 

1,850 

2,380.7 

1,859.5 

1,494.4 

2,033.9 

1,139.5 

2,535.3

34,089.7

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec. -ft.). D

sec. -ft.; Jan. 4 (7 p.m.) 2,770 sec. -ft.; Ja 

sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (6 a.m.) 3,070 sec. -ft.; A 

sec. -ft.; Sept. 3 (11 a.m.) 4,740 sec. -ft. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge compute 

for Rough River near Madrid.

Mar.

17 

16 

15 

13

1C 

14 

66 

23 

43

409 

300 

135 

60 

56

54 

41 

22 

20 

78

46 

27 

21 

16 

15

14 

104 

94 

50 

32 

25

Apr.

24 

43 

1,430 

339

97

57 

48 

35 

27 

23

21 

17 

14 

1-2 

11

10 

10 

9.5 

9.1 

8.3

7.9 

7.2 

6.8 

6.4 

43

22 

12 

11 

10 

9.5

Maximum

34 

9.0 

2,770

-

1,440 

680 

409 

1,430 

345 

289 

1,320 

442 

1,140

2,770

May

9.1

56 

53 

21 

14

117 

345 

76 

48 

58

41 

144 

66 

49 

35

23 

19 

14 

10 

8.3

7.5 

6.4 

5.7 

4.6 

4.2

2.6 

17 

9.1 

162 

234 

a200

Minimum

0 

0 

1.9

-

47 

18 

12 

6.4 

2.6 

2.6 

0 

0 

5.7

0

June

9.5 

10 

158 

87 

340

320 

10 

8.7 

7.9 

268

127 

78 

60 

24 

14

10 

8.3 

7.2 

6.4 

289

87 

78 

49 

9.5 

7.9

6.0

4.6 

3.4 

3.4 

2.6

Mean

2.7 

1.4,

153

-

393 

134 

59.7 

79.4 

60.0 

49.8 

65.6 

36.8 

84.5

93.4

July

1.9 

1.6 

1.3 

1.3 

1.9

4.6 

.7 

.2 

.2 

0

0

2.2 

97 

53 

2.6

202 

23 

33 

43 

16

12 

8.7 

9.1 

8.7 

5.3

127 

37 

10 

6.4 

4.2 

L.320

Aug.

442 

150 

46 

22 

15

10 

7.9 

4.2 

246 

70

15 

9.5 

8.7 

6.4 

as. 5

a5 

a4.5 

3.4 

3.8 

1.9

.7 

.4 

.2 

0 

.4

'.2

.7 

.7 

59

Per square 

mile

5 0.089 

.047 

4.97

-

12.76 

4.35 

1.94 

2.58 

1.95 

1.62 

2.13 

1.19 

2.74

3.03

Sept.

49 

276 

1,140 

127 

49

33 

168 

53 

124 

57

49 

39

29 

15 

12

9.1 

8.3 

7.2 

7.2

129

58 

23 

18 

12 

9.5

7.9 

7.2 

6.8 

6.4 

5.7

Runoff in 

inches

0.10 

.05 

5.72

-

14.70 

4.53 

2.23 

2.87 

2.25 

1.80 

2.46 

1.38 

3.06

41.15

ec. 12 (4 a.m.) 3,190 sec. -ft.; Jan. 2 (ll p.m. 

n. 13 (11 a.m.) 3,190 sec. -ft.; Jan. 26 (4 p.m. 

pr. 3 (5 a.m.) 3,190 sec. -ft.} July 31 (9 p.m.)

d on basis of discharge measurement Aug. 16 and

3,490 

2,530 

4,700

records
394 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Barren River near Pagevills, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°51'08", long. 85°04'35", at bridge on U. S. Highway 31E, 100 feet upstream from Hurricane Creek, 1.8 miles south of Pageville, Barren 

County, and 2.1 miles upstream from Peter Creek. Datum of gage is 505.47 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--535 square miles.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--11 years, 833 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,500 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 20.60 

reet); minimum, 91 second-feet Oct. a, 3 (gage height, 3.53 feet).

1929-50: Maximum discharge, 41,000 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 24.62 

feet); minimum, 21 second-feet Sept. 28, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--W 923: Drainage area. W 1113: 1940, 1945-46.

Hating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Nov. 18, Sept. 5-30)

3.5 86 5.9 880 13.0 6,100 

4.0 180 7.0 1,400 15.0 8,240 

4.3 260 8.6 2,320 17.0 11,60O 

4.9 460 10.4 3,700 20.1 20,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

95 

91 

91 

97 

108

144 

492 

317 

418 

432

225 

174 

150 

499 

907

476 

324 

386 

376 

281

230

205 

185 

174 

172

178 

170 

160 

160 

174 

1,270

Nov.

1,440 

835 

616 

484 

4OO

338 

305 

269

251

236

228 

218 

233 

263

266

242 

225 

210 

205 

200

192 

188 

182 

182 

290

592 

432 

369 

320 

296

Dec.

266 

239 

222 

212 

208

202 

200 

205 

202 

195

754 

5,170 

11,900 

8,590 

2,840

1,720 

1,320 

1,590 

3,560 

2,290

1,630 

1,380 

1,510 

1,340 

1,140

1,020 

984 

1,020 

934 

858 

781

Jan.

808 

1,560 

4,180 

4,740 

8,440

20,300 

14,100 

6,290 

3,020 

3,470

6,320 

4,290 

5,960 

7,680 

6,300

6,200 

5,970 

4,270 

5,890 

4,520

2,840 

2,160 

1,710 

1,460 

1,280

1,200 

1,800 

2,110 

1,730 

2,350 

10,600

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary ...... .

h.. .............. .....

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 sec

Feb.

16,500 

10,600 

6,120 

3,400 

2,370

1,920 

1,670 

1,460 

4,150 

8,200

3,440 

2,290 

1,920 

4,260 

4,750

2,620 

1,960 

1,590 

1,380 

1,210

1,090 

1,100 

1,260 

1,140

1,030

948

858 

826

Secondfoot-days

9,161 

10,507 

54,482

435,127

153,546 

90,062 

40,596 

24,465 

36,462 

41,011 

37,936 

18,697 

34,776

551,703

Mar.

1,670 

1,890 

1,460 

1,240 

1,1OO

997 

934 

1,050 

1,150 

956

912 

1,160 

1,880 

2,510 

1,910

1,610 

1,480 

1,280 

1,130 

1,080

1,120 

1,030 

952 

876 

812

750 

907

2,420 

1,850 

1,360 

1,120

Apr.

1,01O 

938 

,370 

,590 

,990

,820 

,440 

,220 

,070 

956

862 

772 

700 

648 

604

564 

540 

520 

504

480

446 

425 

422 

408

460

758 

584 

480 

442 

442

Maximum

1,270 

1,440 

11,900

22,700

20,300 

16,500 

2,510 

1,990 

7,020 

6,530 

5,520 

2,640 

5,370

20,300

-ft.) . Dec. 13 ( 5 to

May

838 

1,060 

898

776 

640

718 

2,530 

7,020 

2,540 

1,560

1,300 

1,650 

2,670 

1,670 

1,330

1,110 

907 

768 

676 

600

540

496 

453 

408 

372

338 

338 

500 

652 

500 

604

Minimum

91

182 

195

91

808 

826 

750 

408 

338 

422 

341 

251 

248

91

June

544 

422 

432 

3,230

2,650

1,250

902 

770 

596 

855

1,860 

1,180 

835 

718 

1,670

1,920 

1,100

808 

644 

652

2,320 

2,210 

6,530 

2,510 

1,210

916 

727 

600 

508 

442

Mean

296 

350 

1,757

1,192

4,953 

3,216 

1,310 

816 

1,176 

1,367 

1,224 

603 

1,159

1,512

July

386 

341 

459 

504 

1,680

2,260 

1,800 

925

eso

548

464 

418 

684 

997

722

560 

476

548 

468

640 

652 

592 

1,390 

2,100

2,670 

4,650 

5,520 

1,880

1,260 

1,110

Aug.

2,640 

1,530 

1 , 300 

1,040 

835

696 

596 

a520 

a460 

a700

g556 

aSOO 

a450 

a420 

a400

a360 

g348 

a370 

a400

a350 

a320 

287

269 

C51

251 

260 

290 

772 

648 

508

Per square 

mile

0.553 

.654

3.28

2.23

9.26 

6.01 

2.45 

1.53 

2.20 

2.56 

2.29 

1.13 

2.17

2.83

6 p.m.) 13,900 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6

Sept.

727 

1,030 

4,120 

5,370 

1,800

1,130 

902 

1,780 

4,030 

2,610

1,630 

1,260 

1,020 

844

722

636 

564 

492 

428

394

439 

414 

439 

369 

311

284 

269 

260 

254 

248

Runofr in 

inches

0.64 

.73

30.26

10.67 

6,26 

2.82 

1.70 

2.53 

2.85 

2.64 

1.30 

2.42

38.35

(12 m.)

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Flnney and Drakes 

Creek near Alvaton.

g Computed from once-daily reading of electric tape gage.
GREEK RIVER BASIN 395

Barren River at Port Oliver Ford, near Finney, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°53'40", long. 86°08'05", 1,200 feet upstream from 

fort Oliver Ford, 0.4 mile upstream from Difficult Creek, and 2 miles southeast of 

Finney, Barren County. Datum of gage is 473.52 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 941 square miles.

Records available. December 1941 to September 1950 (discontinued).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,700 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 29.05 

feet); minimum, 131 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 4.54 feet).

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 51,800 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 30.31 

feet); minimum, 44 second-feet July 29, 1944 (gage height, 3.90 feet).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 1113: 1945-46(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 7-24)

4.55 134 10.6 2,750 24.8 20,500 

5.0 238 13.0 4,300 27.0 26,600 

5.8 460 17.0 7,260 28.4 33,600 

6.3 620 19.0 9,000 

7.0 9OO 2O.8 12,OOO

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

142 

138 

136 

134 

140

198 

592 

499 

600 

1,100

466 

330 

269 

829 

1,620

812 

556 

544 

535 

445

383 

358

333 

312 

304

304 

290

277 

269 

274 

aYOO

Nov.

al,600 

1,040 

780 

624 

532

472 

424 

394 

372 

350

333 

322 

386 

427 

403

372 

344 

317 

304 

290

282 

274 

269 

269 

295

556 

490 

430 

400 

372

Dec.

347 

322 

301 

293 

285

282 

280

277 

277 

274

2,380 

a9,000 

f 20, 800 

18,900 

6,970

3,120 

2,300 

2,710 

4,990 

3,780

2,710 

2,260 

2,280 

2,060 

1,750

1,560 

1,700 

1,93O 

1,690 

1,500 

1,300

Jan.

1,280 

2,940 

7,450 

7,870 

12,3OO

30,000 

26,500 

14,400 

5,700 

6,990

13,500 

8,790 

10,200 

12,800 

10,200

9,880 

9,620 

7,260 

8,630 

7,270

4,570 

3,530 

2,950 

2,500 

2,160

2,050 

4,320 

3,960 

3,210 

3,780 

13,900

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary

h.. ..........................

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

25,300 

19,300 

11,700 

6,000 

4,020

3,210 

2,790 

2,380 

5,930 

11,100

6,410 

4,260 

3,620 

6,980 

8,100

4,800 

3,320 

2,650 

2,280 

1,980

1,780 

2,130 

2,400 

2,070 

1,830

1,640 

1,470 

1,360

Secondfoot-days

13,889 

13,723 

98,628

700,192

260,510 

150,810 

65,040 

37,072 

54,507 

65,285 

61,998 

29,807 

54,310

905,579

Mar.

2,240 

2,670 

2,120 

1,860 

1,660

1,520 

1,440 

1,62O 

1,720 

1,420

1,380 

1,980 

3,520 

4,220 

3,190

2,680 

2,440 

2,100 

1,840 

1,780

1,810 

1,650 

1,530 

1,390 

1,280

1,180 

1,520 

4,050 

3,150 

2,240 

1,840

Apr.

1,650 

1,500 

2,350 

2,720 

2,99O

2,780 

2,160 

1,810 

1,560 

1,360

1,220 

1,O90 

975 

872 

824

776 

740 

720 

704

646

64O

612 

596 

588 

762

1,340 

945 

764 

684 

664

Maximum

1,620 

1,600 

20,800

29,000

30,000 

25,300 

4,220 

2,990 

7,950 

9,360 

7,720 

4,460 

7,180

30,000

May

828 

1,420 

1,200 

1,O6O 

876

1,240 

3,80O 

7,950 

4,460 

2,420

2,020 

2,460 

4,470 

2,850 

2,180

1,800 

1,460 

1,440 

1,18O 

985

868 

812 

764 

668 

608

556 

748 

704 

1,000 

840 

840

Minimum

134

269 

274

134

1,280 

1,360 

1,180 

588 

556 

604 

556 

355 

400

134

June

808 

628 

604 

2,850 

3,720

1,740 

1,230 

935 

808 

1,030

2,470 

1,760 

1,180 

960 

2,940

2,700 

1,740 

1,300 

1,010 

1,440

6,260 

4,600 

9,360 

5,360 

2,220

1,660 

1,300 

1,040 

872 

760

Mean

448 

457 

3,182

1,918

8,404 

5,386 

2,098 

1,236 

1,758 

2,176 

2,000 

962 

1,810

2,481

July

668 

588 

652 

80O 

2,400

2,400 

2,670 

1,310 

950 

764

620 

556 

920 

1,640 

1,020

760 

660 

1,760 

1,910 

1,040

950 

1,020 

960 

3,370 

3,590

6,540 

7,720 

6,680 

3,330 

2,000 

1,750

Aug.

4,460 

2,890 

2,270 

1,740 

al , 50O

al,200 

950 

840 

784 

1,000

888 

716 

608 

562 

544

535 

535

511 

550 

620

523 

463 

424 

400 

406

445 

355 

358 

1,030 

a900 

a800

Sept.

al , 5OO 

al , 700 

6,160 

7,180 

3,250

1,830 

1,400 

2,200 

5,310 

4,540

2,790 

2,340 

1,860 

al,500 

al , 200

al,000 

a900 

a800 

a700 

a650

a650 

a800 

a750 

a600 

a550

a500 

a450 

a400 

a400 

a400

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.476 0.55 

.486 .54 

3.38 3.90

2.04 27.69

8.93 10.30 

5.72 5.96 

2.23 2.57 

1.31 1.47 

1.87 2.15 

2.31 2.58 

2.13 2.45 

1.02 1.18 

1.92 2.15

2.64 35.80

Peak discharge (base, 16,500 sec. -ft.) . Dec. 13 (9 p.m.) 23,300 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (7 p.m.) 38,700

sec.-fb.; Feb. 1 (12 m.) 27,200 sec. -ft.

or stations at uoviing ureen ana near fagevnie ana uraices uj 

f Computea on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
396 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Barren River at Bowling Green, Ky.

Location . Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°OCH04", long. 86°25>51", at old bridge 400 feet

 downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 31W and 68 at Bowling Green, Warren County, 

800 feet upstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, 6 miles downstream from 

Drakes Creek, and 8.9 miles upstream from Jennings Creek. Datum of gage is 409.83 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Auxiliary staff 

gage at Tennessee Valley Authority steam plant, 7.7 miles downstream.

Drainage area. 1,680 square miles.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 12 years, 2,466 second-feet.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 51,600 second-feet Jan. 7; maximum gage height,

 39.6i> feet Jan. 7; minimum discharge, 198 second-feet Oct. 3-4 (gage height, 4.85 feet).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 53,000 second-feet Feb. 15, 1948; maximum gage height, 

39.82 feet Feb. 15, 1948; minimum discharge observed, 51 second-feet Oct. 1, 2, 1941 

(gage height, 4.23 feet).

Maximum stage known, 52.2 feet Jan. 8, 1913, from floodmark. 

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water

year 1950 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1186. 

Revisions (water years). W 893: Drainage area. W 1113: 1945, 1946(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods when fall Is a factor

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9)

4.75 

6.6

202

985

1,600

2,97O

14.0 5,900

19.0 10,600

26.0 18,600

31.0 25,600

34.0 32,000

37.O 41,200

38.9 48,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

?1 

22 

23

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

208 

202 

202 

216 

223

235 

266 

699 

653 

1,450

1,330 

737 

565 

552 

1,650

2,050 

1,180 

900 

841 

788

691 

619 

581 

552

523

510 

506 

489 

468 

468 

485

Nov.

1,500 

2,060 

1,300 

1,020 

864

754 

678 

628 

594 

565

531 

518 

527 

623 

678

636 

594 

552 

514 

497

489 

486 

451 

434 

439

468 

720 

665 

623 

586

Dec.

552 

518 

485 

468 

451

447 

443 

434 

434 

434

1,060 

13,300 

28,500 

k36,500 

k29,700

kl8,300 

k8,700 

(15,750 

8,080 

8,830

6,640 

4,970 

4,310 

3,980 

3,370

2,880 

2,700 

3,070 

3,050 

2,710 

2,400

Jan.

2,240 

4,720 

12,000 

17,300 

18,000

29,300 

k48,600 

k38,200 

k26,400 

k!6,200

k20,900 

k21,200 

k!9,600 

k20,400 

k20,800

k!9,900 

k20,700 

k!8,600 

k!7,400 

k!6,800

k!3,600 

k9,260 

6,980 

5,600 

4,650

k3,960 

6,860 

9,350 

7,830 

k6,530 

14,000

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ...........................

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

28,900 

k37,600 

k30,80O 

k22,200 

k!4,400

k8,140 

k6,560 

k5,250 

6,090 

15,100

16,000 

11,700 

8,740 

11,400 

23,300

k!9,000 

klO,400 

7,000 

5,310 

4,360

3,690 

3,450 

4,120 

3,880 

3,340

2,940 

2,620 

2,390

Secondfoot-days

20,83! 

20,994 

203,466

l,393,52t

497,880 

318,680 

120, 99C 

70.99C 

99,934 

100, 24C 

97,21] 

53,19: 

120,686

1,725,10]

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 see. -ft.). Be

sec. -ft. ; Feb. 2 (10 a.m.) 38,100 see. -ft.; I 

d Doubtful auxiliary gage-height record; dl 

Finney and Drakes Creek near Alvaton. 

k Discharge computed using fall as determir 

a factor.

liar.

2,760 

4,530 

4,150 

3,420 

2,990

2,680 

2,470 

2,500 

3,120 

2,780

2,480 

3,090 

5,210 

8,970 

7,670

5,830 

4,960 

4,280 

3,640 

3,220

3,520 

3,350 

2,990 

2,690 

2,430

2,220 

2,190 

5,100 

7,060 

4,990 

3,700

Apr.

3,090 

2,760 

3,270 

5,560 

5,280

5,410 

,560 

,780 

,220 

,790

,480 

,190 

,980 

,800 

,660

,530 

,440 

,380 

,320 

,260

,200 

,140 

,100 

,070 

,080

,310 

,180 

,600 

1,330 

1,220

Maximum

2,050 

2,060 

36,500

36,500

48,600 

37,600 

8,970 

5,560 

12,600 

12,000 

12,500 

5,280 

17,500

48,600

May

1,200 

1,520 

1,850 

1,720 

1,510

1,410 

4,750 

12,600 

12,300 

7,080

4,140 

3,620 

6,280 

6,750 

4,640

3,580 

2,840 

2,310 

2,170 

1,820

1,590 

1,470 

1,350 

1,230 

1,120

1,030 

994 

1,940 

1,800 

1,650 

1,670

Minimum

202 

434 

434

202

2,240 

2,390 

2,190 

1,070 

994 

1,100 

908 

691 

784

202

June

1,570 

1,320 

1,100 

1,510 

4,960

4,020 

2,250 

1,690 

1,380 

1,300

4,610 

4,130 

2,550 

1,900 

2,100

3,700 

3,140 

2,090 

1,600 

1,490

4,240 

7,610 

10,500 

12,000 

7,180

3,220 

2,320 

1,870 

1,550 

1,340

Mean

672 

700 

6,563

3,818

16,060 

11,380 

3,903 

2,366 

3,224 

3,341 

3,136 

1,716 

4,023

4,726

July

1,190 

1,O70 

985 

1,050 

1,540

3,120 

3,380 

2,610 

1,520 

1,180

1,010 

908 

958 

4,290 

2,630

1,580 

1,210 

1,410 

3,640 

2,280

1,500 

1,390 

1,450 

2,780 

5,700

6,800 

12,500 

11,400 

8,780

4,460 

2,890

Aug.

3,560 

5,280 

3,890 

3,030 

2,280

1,830 

1,520, 

1,320 

1,170 

2,500

2,520 

1,590 

1,240 

1,060 

990

1,390 

1,160 

1,010 

2,21O 

1,960

1,370 

1,070 

918 

810 

749

749 

754 

691 

1,150 

2,010 

1,410

Per square 

mile

0.400 

.417 

3.91

2.27

9.56 

6.77 

2.32 

1.41 

1.92 

1.99 

1.87 

1.02 

2.39

2.81

Sept.

2,460 

2,680

e.opo

17,500 

14,200

6,120 

3,420 

4,370 

9,630 

10,900

7,810 

5,050 

3,980 

3,070 

2,510

2,140 

1,860 

1,590 

1,41O 

1,270

1,200 

1,380 

1,500 

1,220 

1,080

972 

908 

854 

818 

784

Runoff in 

inches

0.46 

.46 

4.50

30.84

11.02 

7.05 

2.68 

1.57 

2.21 

2.22 

2.15 

1.18 

2.67

38.17

c. 14 (10 a.m.) 37,500 sec. -ft.; Jan. 7 (4 p.m.) 51,600 

eb. 15 (5 p.m.) 25,200 sec. -ft. 

scharge computed on basis of records for station near

ed by twice-daily readings of auxiliary staff gage as
GREEN RIVER BASIN 397

Drakes Creek near Alvaton, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°53'45", long. 86°23'20", at bridge on county 

road, 2.5 miles northwest of Alvaton, Warren County, and 4.8 miles downstream from 

Trammel Fork. Datum of gage is 443.07 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 484 square miles.

Kecoras available. November 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--10 years, 712 second-feet.

.Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,100 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 28.27 

feet); minimum, 52 second-feet Oct. 3, 4 (gage height, 3.64 feet).

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 30,900 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 30.70 

feet); minimum, 9 second-feet Sept. 28, 1941 (gage height, 2.79 feet).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 923: Drainage area. W 1003: 1943. W 1113: 1940(M),

1942(W), 1944-45(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 1O, 

July 15 to Aug. 31, Sept. 26-30)

3.6

3.7 

3.9 

5.3 

5.8

84

313

408

6.4

7.4

9.4

12.8

18.0

565

920

1,780

3,560

6,850

22.0 10,30O

24.0 12,300

26.0 15,800

27.5 19,800

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

56 

53 

52 

56 

62

72

122 

121 

191 

594

240 

166

135 

183 

465

364 

264 

243 

204

180

162 

154 

148 

137 

132

135 

132 

124

122 

121 

180

Nov.

315 

276 

233 

202 

182

164 

153 

145 

137 

129

124 

121 

137 

190 

190

174 

158 

148 

135 

129

126

118 

106 

110 

116

143 

148 

151 

146 

135

Dec.

127 

119 

113 

108 

106

102 

102 

100 

97 

97

1,260 

9,400 

17,800 

8,900 

4,120

2,510 

1,800 

1,930 

2,780 

1,980

1,500 

1,260 

1,190 

968 

824

737 

748 

820 

751

681 

616

Jan.

704 

3,410 

7,430 

5,340 

8,060

19,700 

11,400 

5,710 

3,580 

4,830

9,320 

4,890 

5,820 

6,000 

4,340

6,390 

5,120 

4,480 

5,500 

3,750

2,620 

2,100 

1,710 

1,440 

1,220

1,180 

3,000 

2,520 

1,960 

2,180 

10,700

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary . .

h. ...........................

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 sec.

Feb.

12,300 

8,350 

5,220 

3,360 

2,400

1,950 

1,61O 

1,320 

3,780 

5,570

2,480 

2,100 

2,140 

7,910 

11,200

3,780 

2,390 

1,750 

1,430 

1,180

1,040 

1,060 

1,040 

876 

772

695

619 

610

Secondfoot-days

5,37C 

4,741 

63,646

400,341

156,404 

88,932 

38,296 

21,83C 

30,59C 

20.82S 

19,015 

18.25E 

52,863

520,773

-ft.). Dec

Z2,10O sec. -ft.; Jan. 11 (6 a.m.) 11,2OU sec. 

(12:30 a.m.) 17,300 sec. -ft.; Sept. 3 (11:30

Mar.

1,290 

1,270

1,460 

9OO 

793

720 

674 

984 

1,050 

820

832 

1,190 

2,620 

2,910 

1,960

1,600 

1,380 

1,160 

984 

1,020

1,260 

1,080 

940 

820 

720

650 

813 

2,600 

1,670 

1,180 

948

Apr.

840 

751 

1,750 

1,860 

1,830

1,480 

1,200 

1,020 

876 

751

656 

577 

517 

470 

441

408 

389 

376 

366 

347

333 

320 

313 

306 

603

1,180 

613 

468 

406 

383

Maximum

594 

315 

17,800

17,800

19,700 

12,300 

2,910 

1,860 

5,060 

2,500 

3,200 

2,500 

9,830

19,700

May

389 

379 

406 

398 

364

963 

4,280 

5,060 

2,050 

1,350

1,120 

1,270 

2,060 

1,390 

1,080

860 

664 

553 

475 

420

383 

362 

332 

306 

282

262 

439 

1,06O 

571 

455 

607

Minimum

52 

106 

97

52

704 

610 

650 

306 

262 

267 

169 

240 

225

52

June

431 

344 

315 

1,060 

876

541 

417 

347 

308 

1,200

2,200 

944 

610 

517 

460

379 

330 

294 

267 

421

976 

1,520 

2,500 

1,040

667

500 

413 

351 

315 

286

Mean

173 

158 

2,053

1,097

5,045 

3,176 

1,235 

728 

987 

694 

613 

589 

1,762

1,427

July

262 

242 

231 

225 

356

362 

315 

240 

206 

182

169 

255 

475 

2,030 

495

338 

276 

337 

366 

288

247 

252 

259 

806 

852

2,510 

3,200 

1,320 

832 

595 

492

Aug.

571 

613 

653 

505 

404

340 

306 

272 

257 

2,50O

8 2O 

505 

383 

332 

511

782 

458 

414 

2,110 

944

598 

445 

362

310 

282

264 

247 

240 

800 

535 

492

Per square 

mile

0.357 

.326 

4.24

2.27

10.42 

6.56 

2.55 

1.50 

2.04 

1.43

l'.Z2

3.64

2.95

Sept.

2,330 

1,560 

9,170 

9,830 

2,950

1,640 

1,200 

4,210 

5,270 

2,790

1,92O

1,460 

1,140 

948 

790

674 

577 

500 

448 

408

389 

398

360 

337 

306

282 

269 

247 

235 

225

Runoff in 

inchem

0.41 

.36 

4.89

30.76

12.02 

6.83 

2.94 

1.68 

2.35 

1.60 

1.46 

1.40 

4.06

40.00

. 13 (7:30 a.m.) 19,700 sec. -ft. ; Jan. 6 (11 a.m.) 

-ft.: Jan. 31 (9:30 p.m.) 18,900 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 

p.m.) 13,500 sec. -ft.
398 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Mud River near Lewisburg, Ky.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 37°00', long. 86°54', 100 feet upstream from highway bridge,

 3 miles northeast of Lewisburg, Logan County, 7.4 miles downstream from Motts Lick

Creek, and 12^ miles upstream from Wolf Lick Creek. Datum of gage is 409.05 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 97.3 square miles.

Keeords available. December 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 10 years (1940-50), 148 second-feet.

Kxtremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,620 second-feet Sept. 3 (gage height, 20.5

 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 3.2 second-feet Oct. 1-3

(gage height, 2.72 feet).

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 9,070 second-feet Feb. 14, 1949 (gage height, 20.8

feet, from graph based on gage readings); no flow at times, 

Remarks.--Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 13-19)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 9

2.7

3.0

3.1 

3.8 

4.2 

4.7 

5.0

9.6

12

15

17

21

93

112

252

11.1

12.5

13.3

14.0

14.4

14.7

378

570

772

940

1,240

1,500

1,730

16.0

17.0

18.0

18.3

2,930

3,990

5,170

5,560

Sept. 10-30

24 7.5

32 8.0

44 8.4

60 11.1

5.5 24 7.5 107

5.9 32 8.0 150

6.3 44 8.4 192

6.7 60 11.1 570

7.0 76

Note. Same as preceding table above 11.1 

feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

XI

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.4

3.4

3.4

8.4

17

37

22

15

13

12

11

12

13

17

44

23

17

16

IE

14

14

15

17

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

23

Nov.

48

32

25

21

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

se

83

49

36

29

24

22

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

-

Dec.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

717

4,500

5,510

1,750

815

450

263

410

462

314

243

226

182

116

88

77

76

84

70

58

52

Jan.

279

1,160

2,810

1,530

1,710

2,650

1,800

850

510

1,200

2,160

1,280

1,970

1,840

1,050

1,020

769

910

1,060

647

424

319

272

233

196

665

1,730

858

496

671

2,500

Month

October ..........................

November ..........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ...................... ...

February .... ....................

March ....... ....................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ... .........................

July ............ ................

August ..........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,610

1,930

1,030

570

395

507

258

215

903

696

400

760

1,200

3,620

1,740

714

438

311

255

215

181

249

285

209

177

154

132

L36

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

488. 6

757

16,623

86,941.2

35,569

20,090

8,431

3,714

7 521

9 , 1B1

3 019

2^792

20,794

128,979.6

Mar.

296

215

175

156

136

120

113

318

210

158

303

601

900

716

412

305

259

210

178

173

220

182

162

143

125

111

309

570

285

202

168

Apr.

152

129

252

309

476

287

213

180

154

134

117

98

86

78

70

62

57

53

49

45

42

39

36

35

98

159

31

62

49

112

-

Maximum

44

83

5,510

5,670

2, 810

3,620

900

476

1,270

2 , 160

402

489

5,440

5,510

May

69

126

223

127

92

172

880

1,090

438

274

208

649

1,270

462

261

183

145

113

90

77

67

63

52

42

36

31

27

68

41

56

89

Minimum

3.4

16

16

2, 6

196

132

111

35

27

29

16

22

24

3.4

June

40

30

38

202

100

62

43

34

29

191

250

87

63

56

50

42

38

34

34

884

2,160

1,730

1,620

535

254

188

151

112

80

64

-

Mean

15.8

536° 25 2

1,147

7 18

272

124

243

306

97.4

90.1

693

353

July

50

44

36

62

37

28

23

19

18

17

16

17

23

159

48

46

126

330

254

122

90

48

71

402

109

252

234

138

90

62

48

Aug.

56

180

118

67

47

36

29

24

23

489

92

68

42

39

37

122

69

62

245

109

72

52

40

31

30

40

27

22

138

73

313

Per square 

mile

If3

259

5° si

2.45

11.79

7 . 38

l'27

2.50

3.14

!926

7.12

3.63

Sept.

818

402

5,440

4,770

1,490

450

296

1,530

2,320

977

570

363

214

151

117

98

84

74

65

59

61

119

70

56

47

40

34

29

26

24

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.19

.29

6.35

 z-* 2?

13.60

7. 68

3 22

1^42

2,87

3.51

1.15

1.07

7.95

49.30

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 see.-ft.). Dee. 13 (2 a.m.) 7,530 . _.., , . .. 

ec.-ft.; Jan. 31 (4:30 pirn.) 3,440 see.-ft.; Feb. 14 (12 to 1 p.m.) 4,740 sec.-ft.; Sept.

3,620 see.-ft.

.-ft.; Jan. 3 (6 a.m.) 3,100

(3 p.m.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 399 

Rough River near Madrid, Ky.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°35i30", long. 86°18'55", at bridge on State Highway 

65 at Evelelgh, 1.6 miles southeast of Madrid, Breckinridge County, and 4 miles downstream from Clifty Creek. Datum of gage Is 466.08 feet above mean sea level, datum of

Drainage area. 229 square miles.

Records available. May 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 12 years, 321 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,400 second-feet Dec. 12; maximum gage height, 

ab.ii feet Dec. 13 (from graph based on gage readings); minimum dally discharge, 22 

second-feet Oct. 3; minimum gage height observed, 4.40 feet Oct. 3.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 12, 1949; maximum gage height, that of 

Dec. 13, 1949; minimum discharge observed, 7.5 second-feet Sept. 27, 1941, July 28, 

1944.

Maximum stage known, 38.6 feet Jan. 19, 1937, from floodmarks (discharge, 18,000 

second-feet, from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet).

Remarks. Records fair. Some regulation at low flow by mill at Hardln Springs, 13 miles 

above station. Gage read twice daily.

Revisions. W 873: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

26 

24 

22 

31 

137

93 

103 

73 

43 

123

53 

40 

34 

36 

48

50 

60 

45 

40 

34

34

37 

33 

31

32

29 

29 

31 

30 

a30 

a30

Nov.

335 

39 

36 

37 

34

29 

29 

31 

30

29

31

34 

34 

73 

50

36 

37 

37 

34 

34

31 

27 

27 

31 

34

34 

34 

50 

646 

294

Dec.

130 

81

69 

60 

53

53 

60 

60 

60

130

2,080 

7,610 

8,560 

2,840 

1,150

693 

551 

1,670 

1,500 

814

640 

548 

509 

394 

397

359 

511 

422 

335 

301 

282

Jan.

291 

713 

3,790 

3,980 

4,620

3,970 

2,640 

1,230 

891 

3,000

3,120 

5,060 

7,090 

4,200 

2,290

2,730 

1,370 

1,190 

902 

708

626 

604 

588 

555 

504

1 680 

3 510 

1 360 

1 080 

1 870 

4 510

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary . . .

h. ...........................

1.. ..........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 4.00O sec

Feb.

5,OOO 

2,520 

1,240 

864 

724

63O 

571 

634 

2,030 

1,080

730 

1,120 

1,920 

3,950 

2,630

1,010 

742 

661 

635 

510

459

672 

689

526 

464

384 

336

338

Secondfoot-days

1,46] 

1,93 

32,922

171,18

70,67* 

33,06£

15,12;

19,886 

12,84J 

17,544

10,13*;

9,14E 

13,56]

238,30]

-ft. ). Dec

sec. -ft.; Jan. 10 (4 p.m.) 4,710 sec. -ft.; j£ 

sec. -ft.; Feb. 1 (6 p.m.) 5,540 sec. -ft.; Fel

Mar.

362 

309 

274 

264

258

253 

247 

471 

382 

284

506 

2,040 

1,270 

757 

595

516 

461 

394 

311 

438

455 

360 

315 

284 

262

253 

434 

1,030 

584 

420 

334

Apr.

310 

331 

5,550 

4,130 

1,870

910

689 

588 

500 

442

378 

332 

298 

272 

255

244 

236 

230 

217 

214

204 

191 

186 

191 

191

197 

191 

173 

182 

184

Maximum

L 137 

J 646 

8,560

3 8,560

' 7,090 

5,000 

i 2,040 

5,550 

1,090 

3,180 

1,470 

> 2,870 

3,190

8,560

. 12 (12 p.n 

n. 12 (8 p.n 

>. 14 (8 p.m.

May

186 

182

306 

242 

234

218 

639 

501 

318 

384

432 

1,090 

1,060 

646 

481

348 

442 

662 

354 

270

237 

278 

234 

202 

178

162 

354 

380 

262 

784 

779

Minimum

22 

27

53

10

291 

336 

247 

173 

162 

136 

76 

77 

90

22

June

296 

221 

1,520 

3,180 

1,260

667 

476 

341 

290 

793

1,850 

619 

326 

311 

526

378 

252 

222 

200 

528

1,090 

501 

390 

258 

232

204 

173 

156 

148 

136

Mean

47.1 

64.6 

1,062

469

2,280 

1,181 

488 

663 

414 

585 

327 

295 

452

653

July

129 

117 

112 

110 

110

106 

94 

91 

94 

79

76 

76 

473 

444 

160

117 

372 

423 

331 

950

587 

250 

186 

169 

156

1,470 

1,100

491 

281 

226 

756

Aug.

2,870 

1,240 

589 

382 

306

234 

186 

158 

211 

360

260

426 

158

133 

125

132 

114 

106 

115 

102

94

88 

83 

82 

79

77 

78 

77 

84 

82 

114

Per square 

mile

0.206 

.282 

4.64

2.05

9.96

2! 13 

2.90 

1.81 

2.55 

1.43 

1.29 

1.97

2.85

.) 12,40O sec. -ft.; Jan. 3 (6 p 

.) 9,040 sec. -ft.; Jan. 27 (2 a 

) 5,340 sec. -ft.; Apr. 3 (8 p.m.

Sept.

234 

642 

3,190 

1,140 

444

216 

172 

387 

440 

679

464 

514 

288 

198 

158

138 

a!20 

alOO 

a90 

a 500

a 900 

702 

442

338 

200

165 

143

130 

116 

111

Runoff in 

inches

0.24 

.31

5.35

27.81

11.48 

5.37 

2.46 

3.23 

2.09 

2.85 

1.65 

1.49 

2.20

38.72

m.) 7,450 

m. ) 5,300 

. ) 10,200

sec.-ft.; June 3 (lo p.m.) 4,750 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Palls of Rough.

Note. Discharge for most days above 50O sec.-ft. computed using rate of change of stage as a 

factor.
400 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Rough River near Falls of Rough, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°37', long. 86 0 30', 2.6 miles downstream from

 North Fork, 3j miles northeast of village of Falls of Rough, Grayson County, 4.1 miles 

upstream from Rock Lick Creek, and 7.1 miles upstream from mill dam. Datum of gage is 

429.20 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Low-water gage is a water-stage 

recorder at Falls of Rough, 1,700 feet upstream from Pleasant Run, 100 feet downstream 

from mill dam, 3.1 miles downstream from Rock Lick Creek, and 7.2 miles downstream from 

base gage. Datum of low-water gage Is 420.94 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--449 square miles at site of base gage; 500 square miles at site of lowwater gage.

Records available. January 1940 to September 1950. 

Average discharge. 10 years, 621 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,400 second-feet Jan. 13; maximum gage height,

 yy.94 feet Jan. 14; minimum daily discharge, 18 second-feet Oct. 2.

1940-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 13, 1950; maximum gage height, that of 

Jan. 14, 1950; minimum daily discharge, 6 second-feet Aug. 13, 1944.

Remarks.--Records fair. Unless otherwise noted, records above 1,000 second-feet computed

 at base gage; records below 1,000 second-feet computed at low-water gage and include 

flow of Rock Lick Creek. Regulation at low flow by mill.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

23

18

23

117

306

216

133

99

77

69

90

69

53

50

50

49

60

53

58

51

48

46

46

46

44

44

42

41

41

41

41

Nov.

43

47

48

46

44

42

44

44

40

32

38

41

47

60

68

71

56

49

45

44

44

45

43

43

42

42

44

422

612

681

-

Dec.

353

193

133

114

103

100

159

153

137

466

2,970

6,890

12,600

10,100

6,550

3,670

1,860

2,330

2,920

2,340

1,590

1,000

878

674

514

633

960

837

628

49O

409

Jan.

537

1,650

5,550

8,460

9,820

9,250

7,920

5,720

3,510

4,560

5,510

7,890

12,200

11,400

8,030

6,450

4,920

3,560

2,550

1,760

1,250

1,010

940

1,050

1,170

2,500

5,150

4,870

3,720

4,430

5,670

Month

October ..........................

November ....................... .

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ......................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 .......

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOO sec.

Feb.

8,380

7,870

5,590

3,330

1,930

1,330

1,050

822

3,460

3,110

2,070

2,120

3,810

7,190

7,520

5,530

3,160

1,830

1,160

817

648

1,360

1,560

1,O80

760

594

489

458

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,144

62^754

342,966

153,007

29,472

40,007

27 , 265 

37,046

16,493

17 , 528 

30,335

498,046

Mar.

510

447

380

344

330

317

310

810

728

477

1,080

3,100

3,450

2,380

1,540

957

812

662

534

714

9O7

712

564

472

404

366

1,000

2,120

1,620

841

584

Apr.

486

582

6,430

9,060

7,340

4,640

2,320

1,530

890

669

582

510

420

377

343

318

297

284

272

261

242

230

222

217

222

249

256

213

211

334

Maximum

306

681

12,600

12,600

12,200

sUso

9,060

2,680 

6 , 640

2 290

3J850

4,390

12,600

-ft.). --Dec. 13 (2 p.m.

May

312

549

1,060

633

404

1.110

1,480

1,310

774

692

e914

2,190

2,680

1,860

1,060

678

544

1,050

807

435

351

e821

488

306

251

228

300

690

35O

728

2,210

Minimum

18

32

100

18

537

458

310

211

228

159

98

178

18

June

1,250

426

1,940

6,640

5,770

3,790

1,820

856

476

624

2,330

2,110

732

46O

411

537

378

273

236

410

1,610

1,470

766

435

304

252

216

192

173

159

-

Mean

2

9ft" 9

2,020'

940

4,940

951

1,330

880

1,230

532

565

1,010

1,360

July

149

138

130

129

127

130

118

1O6

99

94

90

86

690

1,010

483

203

228

375

775

e914

1,110

534

266

241

251

2,050

2,290

1,600

664

333

1,080

Aug.

3,850

3,750

2,420

1,270

502

387

318

266

249

512

384

276

358

223

191

202

195

242

274

186

144

127

118

99

102

102

98

102

98

116

367

Per square 

mile

Sept.

612

1,260

4,390

4,350

2,630

1,040

513

720

820

1,250

1,120

847

656

415

322

268

229

200

178

e725

2,370

2,150

1,260

3560

a37O

3280

3230

a200

3190

alSO

Runoff in 

inches

) 13,300 sec. -ft.; Jan. 4 (12 p.m.) 9,97O

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record at lower gage; discharge computed on basis of gage heights at upper gage 

and records for stations near Madrid and near Dundee.

e Discharge computed at upper gage (discharge at lower gage greater than 1,OOO sec.-ft.).
GREEN RIVER BASIN 401

Rough River near Dundee, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°32'50", long. 86°43'20", at Barretts Ford Bridge, 

1.5 miles downstream from Caney Creek and 3 miles southeast of Dundee, Ohio County. 

Datum of gage is 393.18 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--752 square miles.

Records available. February 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--10 years, 1,010 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,000 second-feet Jan. 14 (gage height, 28.97 

reet); minimum, 20 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 3.23 feet).

1940-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 14, 1950; minimum daily, 8.1 second-feet 

Sept. 19, 20, 1941; minimum gage height observed, 2.92 feet Oct. 28, 1940. 

Maximum stage known, 31.8 feet in January 1937, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good. Slight regulation at low flow caused by mill at Falls of Rough. 

Revisions. W 893: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

22

30

25

103

537

604

420

242

190

186

149

169

148

112

104

104

1OO

115

103

103

86

79

76

74

71

66

63

60

56

55

56

Nov.

64

80

95

94

84

74

67

70

73

66

46

50

87

148

16O

156

149

121

100

66

76

74

73

71

71

70

70

304

949

924

-

Dec.

787

397

242

189

174

165

226

287

256

363

2,560

5,890

10,200

16,500

15,100

11,000

8,320

,610

,510

,860

,330

,060

,830

,570

,090

675

,160

,260

,060

854

723

Jan.

739

1,670

4,470

7,970

10,700

14,100

14,200

11,600

9,480

8,780

8,580

9,420

13,400

19,400

17,600

13,500

10,200

8,730

7,180

5,840

4,160

2,600

1,810

1,670

1,390

1,940

4,180

5,820

6,190

6,260

7,290

Month

October ..........................

November ................. . . .

December .................. ......

Calendar year 1949 ..... . . ...

January ..........................

February .................... . . .

March .........................

April .........................

May.............. ............ ..

June ........... .................

July .............................

August ..........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

9,550

11,000

10,400

9,050

6,980

5,200

3,350

2,170

3,450

3,660

3,950

3,650

4,310

7,410

9,650

9,700

8,510

6 , 700

4,740

2,860

1,770

1,670

2,360

1,840

1,500

1,110

694

612

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4,3o6

4,556

107,508

537,716

240,669

138,646

49,385

67,773

42,815

60,843

20,075

30,969

66,720

834,667

Mar.

667

643

720

633

585

555

539

967

1,330

1,090

1,150

3,530

3,990

4,410

4,170

2,660

1,710

1,430

1,040

1,020

1,360

1,230

1,070

896

772

676

1,160

3,050

2,850

1,700

1,340

Apr.

945

882

5,240

9,140

1O,60O

9,820

8,310

6,180

3,880

1,910

1,650

1,170

H44

683

601

542

499

464

440

417

380

350

329

317

314

350

420

353

30O

443

Maximum

604

949

16,5OO

16,500

19,400

11,000

4,410

10,600

3,520

6,390

2,900

5,580

10,600

19,400

May

633

708

1,620

1,400

936

1,260

1,910

2,350

1,900

1,720

1,650

2,830

3,400

3,520

2,620

1,600

1,040

1,120

1,20O

880

566

1,020

1,070

608

404

329

300

617

800

662

1,720

Minimum

22

46

165

22

739

812

539

300

3OO

191

97

95

244

22

June

2,210

1,460

1,210

4,150

5,280

6,390

6,280

4,670

2,530

1,960

3^040

3,850

3,530

1,760

1,410

924

755

494

361

406

1,370

1,950

1,660

1,020

585

406

314

257

220

191

Mean

139

152

3,466

1,473

7,770

4,959

1,593

2,259

1,381

2,028

648

999

2,224

2,287

July

167

152

137

137

144

152

139

125

114

103

100

97

289

1,070

979

428

244

401

774

1,090

1,200

1,030

526

317

338

1,520

2,900

2,390

1,670

744

598

Aug.

3,090

4,450

5,560

5,060

3,250

1,510

971

456

335

636

1,020

603

468

401

266

261

266

230

39O

315

203

154

131

118

101

100

99

95

98

95

215

Per square 

mile

0.185

.202

4.61

1.96

10.3

6.59

2.12

3.00

1.84

2.70

.862

1.33

2.96

3.04

Sept.

1,020

1,450

6,750

10,600

9,910

7,630

4,330

2,870

2,110

2,150

2,070

1,770

1,310

906

641

492

386

315

264

244

1,420

2,400

1,910

1,310

724

499

377

325

283

250

Runoff in 

inches

0.21

.23

5.32

26.60

11.91

6.87

2.44

3.35

2.12

3.01

.99

1.53

3.30

41.28

Peak discharge (base, 5.00O seo.-ft . ) .--Dec. 14 (8 p.m.) 17,200 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (1O p.m.) 15,200

sec.-ft.; Jan. 14 (4 p.m.) 20,000 sec.-ft.; Feb. 2 (4 p.m.) 11,100 seo.-ft.; Feb. 15 (11 p.m.) 

10,000 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (l p.m.) 10,800 sec.-ft.; June 7 (3 a.m.) 6,480 sec.-ft.; Aug. 3 (1 p.m.) 

5,660 sec.-ft.; Sept. 4 (5 p.m.) 11,5OO see.-ft.

Note. Discharge between 1,700 and 9,2oo second-feet computed using rate of change of stage as a 

factor.
402 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Pond River near Apex, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°07'35", long. 87°18'55", at bridge on State Highway 189, 1.2 miles downstream from Coal Creek and 2 miles northeast of Apex, Christian 

County. Datum of gage is 390.64 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Drainage area. 196 square miles.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 10 years, 256 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,250 second-feet Dec. 13 (gage height, 16.96 

feet); minimum, 1.6 second-feet Oct. 1-3 (gage height, 1.13 feet).

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 14,800 second-feet Feb. 15, 1949 (gage height, 18.81 

feet); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 19.6 feet in January 1937, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those below 100 second-feet, which are fair, and those for 

period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--W 1083: 1942-46.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.7

1.6

2.0

7.3

34

236

333

126

86

158

31

68

b6

40

35

32

28

26

22

19

2O

42

79

71

47

36

30

27

24

22

29

Nov.

33

37

38

34

30

25

24

22

20

18

16

13

57

118

122

71

50

40

33

29

26

24

22

20

20

19

18

17

17

16

-

Dec.

13

12

12

11

11

10

1111

10

10

627

3,370

7,710

4,840

2,020

888

362

278

388

348

238

210

280

236

162

139

154

170

158

127

107

Jan.

132

915

4,060

5,220

3,600

3,350

2,810

1,950

1,260

1,920

3,850

3,060

2,900

3,650

2,740

2,130

1,670

1,480

1,230

1,190

751

463

374

332

277

88O

2,730

2,870

1,530

1,110

2,300

Month

Octcber ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ....... ....

Feb.

4,960

4,140

2,130

1,220

619

423

341

339

1,200

1,200

1,110

1,400

2,660

6,100

4,850

1,850

936

487

347

274

227

350

588

415

2 SO

212

172

173

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

1,B19.(

1,030

22,923

139, 515. £

62,734

39,003

13,472

9,537

18,349

7,349

3 347 

3 244

23I981

206, 789. C

Mar.

288

308

206

170

150

130

123

295

319

198

573

1,070

1,230

1,140

752

454

363

290

219

230

280

250

200

171

146

129

415

1,150

1,220

682

321

Apr.

238

226

1,340

1,800

1,530

932

489

324

246

197

247

250

183

145

123

109

100

93

88

81

75

69

66

63

63

64

58

52

52

234

Maximum

333

122

7,710

10,600

5,220

6,100

1,230

1,800

2,490

2,010

452

521

4,780

7,710

May

343

416

853

617

311

369

1,170

2,490

1,920

931

738

990

1,920

1,910

903

419

226

265

201

120

95

342

187

90

68

59

50

50

63

102

131

Minimum

1.6

13

10

.8

132

172

123

52

50

14

9.4

15

28

1.6

June

71

50

70

2 BO

193

90

58

44

38

65

62

48

44

60

34

33

24

18

14

149

540

884

1,210

2,010

846

201

87

61

47

38

Mean

58.7

739'~ 34. 2

382

2,024

1 393

435

318

592

245_

105

799

567

July

32

28

26

74

159

79

40

26

18

14

11

9.4

18

88

59

43

45

393

206

180

127

119

308

452

188

237

148

85

52

37

46

Aug.

131

326

330

122

68

46

34

26

25

38

33

26

18

a!5

a60

a!20

a 70

a50

a 300

a200

a!50

a90

a60

a40

a30

a40

a30

a20

99

126

521

Per square 

mile

0.299

.175

3.77

1.95

10.33

7.11

2.22

1.62

3.02

1.25

.551

.536

4.08

2.89

Sept.

1,260

1,370

3,490

4,780

2,960

1,380

480

948

1,460

1,440

1,370

948

597

311

196

145

113

93

78

67

70

74

70

64

50

41

36

32

30

28

Runoff in 

inches

0.35

.20

4.35

26.49

11.90

7.40

2.56

1.81

3.48

1 39

.64

.62

4.55

39.25

Peak discharge (basej, 2.70O sec. -ft.) . Dec. 13 (11:50 a.m.) 8.260 sec. -ft.: Jan. 3 (ll p.m.) 6.300

Bee.-ft.; Feb. 14 ^8 p.m.) 7,O50 Bee.-ft.j May 8 (4:3O p.m.) 3,150 see.-ft.j Sept. 4 (10:30 a.m.) 

4,980 Bee.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

nearby stations.

Note. Discharge for most days between 150 and 5,000 second-feet computed using rate of change of Bt5gS"~as a factor.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 40d 

Mabash River at Bluffton, Ind.

Location.--Water-stag^ recorder, lat. 40 0 44', long. SS 0 !!', in sec. 4, T. 26 N., R. 12

E., at Main Street Bridge in Bluffton, 2 miles downstream from Sixmile Creek. Datum

of gage is 793.01 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.--47Q square miles. 

Hecprds available.--October 1930_to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey.

September 1923 to September 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Gage-height records collected at same site since December 1910 are contained in reports

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge. 27 years (1923-50), 446 second-feet, 

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 16.07

feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Dec. 8 (gage height, 0.97 foot).

1923-50: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 15, 1950; minimum, 3.9 second-feet July

18, 1936; minimum gage height, 0.84 foot Sept. 24, 1944.

Maximum stage known, about 21.0 feet Mar. 25, 26, 1913, on basis of gage readings

published in newspapers. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Flow

affected by regulation of Lake St. Marys, diversion from or into St. Marys River Basin,

and into Miami and Erie Canal.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions (water years). W B23: 1932-35, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 15, Dec. 18-20,

Jan. 6-10, June 18-25, Sept. 3-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30 Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

540

380

1,710

2,890

3,970

5.U40

7 ,500

11,300

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

1E6 

164 

208

Note.--Same as preceding table above 2.4 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

51 

45 

48 

46 

147

175 

150 

150 

136 

143

111 

368 

250 

145 

120

111 

102 

98 

96 

95

101 

116 

116 

84 

52

39 

31 

28 

26 

24 

22

Nov.

21 

20 

19 

19 

18

17 

17 

16 

17 

16

16 

15 

18 

19 

20

20 

19 

19 

19 

18

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

16 

15

Dec.

16 

16

16 

16

*16

16 

15 

15 

16

21 

24 

26 

29 

24

b20 

b20 

25 

27 

36

156 

586 

558 

269 

143

223 

522 

558 

332

198 

134

Jan.

106 

157 

1,590 

4,290 

*5,040

6,600 

*5,150 

3,760 

2,780 

4,290

4,290 

4,290 

4,290 

3,830 

3,690

4,370 

4,370 

4,210 

3,060 

1,800

920 

715 

680 

2,170 

2,720

5,320 

6,460 

5,390 

3,900 

2,470 

1,350

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augxi 

Sept

Be

ber ...... ... .........

lendar year 194£ 

ary

ember ...... ........... ....

ter year 1949-50 ....... ....

Feb.

802 

610 

455 

395 

395

*410 

425

527 

2,070 

2,370

3,000 

2 , 720 

3,580 

6,900 

*11,300

*9,580 

*6,040 

3,690 

2,370 

1,440

1,000 

bSOO 

b700 

b600 

b500

b400 

b400 

b600

Mar.

785

505 

410 

455 

470

470 

455 

558 

575 

488

505 

1,180 

1,180 

940 

*768

1,100 

1 , 400 

1,940 

1,710 

1,350

1,350 

1,480 

1,400 

1,140 

820

680 

1,780 

3,240 

3,830 

3,970 

2,670

Apr.

1,350

840 

900 

2,520 

2,220

2,120 

1,890 

1,220 

802 

1,480

1,800 

1.J50 

960 

680 

575

522 

505 

470 

455 

440

425 

395

764 

1,440

1,220

940 

522 

305 

226 

757

fooHays "a**-""

3,226 368 

530 21 

4,089 586

169,606 3,970

104,058 6,600 

64,079 11,300 

39,604 3,970 

30,093 2,520 

7,728 1,710 

5,384 662 

5,055 1,180 

1,778 291 

2,745 455

268,369 11,300

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 sec. -ft . ) .--Ja

ft.; Jan. 18 (1 a.m.) 4,540 sec. -ft. ; Jan. 2

May

1,530 

1,710 

1,170 

440 

293

221 

174 

142 

123 

121

113 

115 

124 

108 

98

88 

81 

76 

73 

70

66 

67 

83 

148 

110

82 

70 

62 

59 

56 

55

Minimum

22 

15 

15

15

106 

395 

410 

226 

55 

47 

30 

22 

24

15

June

50 

48 

48 

47

416

278 

133 

87 

81 

118

88 

229 

142 

87 

70

173 

455 

377 

224 

142

101 

79 

62 

57 

93

662 

558 

244 

137 

98

Mean

104 

17.7 

132

465

3,357 

2,289 

1,278 

1,003 

249 

179 

163 

57.4 

91.5

735

July

76 

65 

62 

61 

461

1,000 

1,180 

553 

234 

144

107 

85 

74 

64 

58

54 

58

51 

92 

136

55 

50 

42 

38 

35

34 

34 

33 

37 

30 

42

Aug.

122 

46 

42 

42 

64

42

30 

29

27

28

34 

28 

26 

24 

23

22 

27 

70 

65 

291

224 

101 

59 

42 

45

41 

34 

34 

34 

35 

47

Per square 

mile

1

Sept.

455 

213 

338

163 

98

64 

47 

42 

37 

39

47 

76 

57 

44 

55

65 

61 

56 

53 

55

69 

118 

115 

91 

77

57 

42 

34 

28 

24

Runoff in 

inches

n. 6 (12 m.) 6,750 sec. -ft.; Jan. 10 (l p.m.) 4,630 sec .- 

7 (8 a.m.) 6,460 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (2 p.m.) 11,800 sec.-

ft.; Mar. 30 (l a.m.) 4,37O sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relationship affected by Ice.

238383 O - 53 - 27
404 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Wabash River at Wabash, Ind.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°47'25", long. 85°49'13", in sec. 14, T. 27 N., R.

b E., at Wabash Street Bridge in Wabash, 7 miles downstream irom Salamonie River. Datum of

gage is 642.66 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.--1,670 square miles. 

Records available.--April 1930 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. August

1923 to March 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. 

Average discharge.--25 years (1923-28, 1929-34, 1935-50), 1,516 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 39,800 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 23.00

feet); minimum, 100 second-feet Aug. 17, 18 (gage height, 2.40 feet).

1923-50: Maximum discharge, 49,600 second-feet May 18, 1943 (gage height, 24.22

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 17 second-feet Aug. 4, 5, 9,

1934, July 21, 22, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.66 feet Aug. 4, 5, 9, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 28.7 feet Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark, determined by Corps of

Engineers (discharge uncertain). 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are fair. Gage read twice daily. Flow slightly affected by regulation of Lake

St. Marys, diversion from or into Wabash River Basin, and into Miami and Erie Canal. 

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

HevlslonsTwater years).--W 823: Drainage area. W 873: 1930(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 3 Jan. 4 to Sept. 3O

2.7 130

3.0 195

3.4 320

3.8 470

4.1 610

4.4 780

Note. Same as following 

table above 4.4 feet.

2.4 

2.7 

2.9 

3.3 

3.9

1OO 

157 

205 

330 

550

4.4

5.2

8.0

11.5

14.0

780

1,310

3,540

7,010

10,100

15.5

17.5

19.5

21.0

22.1

12,400

16,100

21,600

27,500

33,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

136 

146 

213 

225 

246

454 

1,100 

810

59.5 

442

325 

7,12O 

5,960 

2 970 

1 830

1 240 

£70 

E25 

502 

434

394

aSOO 

al,2OO 

900 

600

458 

366 

310 

270 

a250 

228

Nov.

210 

192 

185 

178 

163

162 

154 

152 

148 

144

144 

142 

170 

288 

261

228 

213 

207 

190 

180

168 

156 

150 

150 

164

160 

146 

144 

146 

156

Dec.

156 

148 

140 

138 

134

134 

136 

132 

a!20 

al50

al.OOO 

1,630 

900 

b4OO 

b325

b300 

*b275 

b450 

702 

625

4,230 

10,300 

7,450 

3,540 

a2,500

a2,500 

5,860 

5,060 

3,030 

2,030 

1,520

Jan.

1,310 

1,280 

8,210 

33,500 

31,800

23.7OO 

19,400 

13,900 

9,010 

17,400

23,300 

16,300 

14,300 

17,200 

15,400

19,400 

14,800 

11,100 

8,010 

4,860

3,110 

2,230 

2,030 

6,820 

13,200

19,100 

20,300 

16,800 

12,000 

*7,100 

4,080

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ........................

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,710 

2,030 

1,560 

1,280 

1,170

1,240 

1,450 

1,630 

6,870 

8,490

6,900 

5,660 

11,200 

25,300 

29,000

28,500 

22,600 

13,800 

7,120 

4,360

3,110 

2,630 

2,390 

2,150 

1,670

1,480 

1,310 

1,870

Secondfoot-days

32.21S 

5,25£ 

56.01E

653,524

410, 95C 

199, 48C 

138, 29C 

131, 93E 

26.32S 

31.69C 

14,506 

6.16C 

39,83£

1,092,666

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 sec. -ft.). Ja

sec. -ft.; Jan. 14 (4 a.m.) 18,300 sec. -ft.; J 

21,600 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (2 a.m.) 29,500 sec. 

19,100 sec. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed 

and records for stations at Bluffton and at E 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Mar.

4,080 

2,470 

1,590 

1,590 

2,070

2,390 

2,150 

3,630

2,470 

1,71O

1,75O 

4,660 

4,560 

3,110 

2,390

2,310 

3,590 

6,900 

a6,000 

4,080

4,660 

6,260 

5,360 

3,990 

3,030

2,550 

5,980 

13,900 

12,200 

9,850 

7,010

Apr.

3, 

3, 

3,

13, 

16

9, 

5 

3, 

2, 

5,

11, 

6 

3, 

2 

2,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

3,

7, 

6,

3, 

2, 

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

7,120 

288 

10,300

21,900

33,500 

29,000 

13,900 

16,500 

3,990 

3,030 

2,390 

590 

10,700

33,500

n. 4 (7 p.m. 

an. 16 (8 a. 

-ft.: Mar. 2

day. 

on basis of 

eru.

990 

030 

630 

400 

800

710 

660 

900 

870 

960

000 

790 

900 

630 

030

710 

480 

340 

240 

140

995 

960 

440 

560 

060

900 

550 

630 

200 

430

May

3,930 

3,990 

3,030 

2,070 

1,340

1,030 

810 

658 

590 

550

510 

482 

470 

459 

438

414 

379 

354 

330 

309

302 

326 

334 

393 

730

530 

404 

330 

286 

265 

286

Minimum

136 

142 

120

109

1,280 

1,170 

1,590 

960 

265 

235 

137 

102 

185

102

June

265 

247 

235 

244 

235

330 

530 

372 

298 

1,190

3,030

1,710 

1,100 

780 

590

1,420 

2,390 

2,630 

1,950 

1,450

995 

870 

1,560 

930 

al,200

1,480 

1,520 

1,030 

635 

474

Mean

1,039 

175 

1,807

1,790

13,260 

7,124 

4,461 

4,398 

849 

1,056 

468 

199 

1,328

2,994

July

386 

a450 

498 

435 

410

1,480 

2,390 

1,670 

870 

510

379 

298 

259 

226 

188

178 

265 

235 

241 

490

570 

428 

280 

223 

182

164 

164 

202 

159 

139 

137

Aug.

145 

274 

253 

173 

143

a!30 

127 

141 

117 

107

133 

235 

a20o

137 

117

114 

102 

105 

159 

590

550 

463 

320 

214 

155

133 

123 

123 

192 

198 

187

Per square 

mile

0.622 

.105 

1.08

1.07

7.94 

4.27 

2.67 

2.63 

.508 

.632 

.280 

.119 

.795

1.79

Sept.

5,110 

10,700 

5,660 

3,450 

1,670

1,030 

705 

506 

400 

330

295

421 

393 

330

268

229 

208 

200 

195 

185

235 

628 

2,390 

1,670 

840

530 

421 

334 

274 

229

Runoff in 

inohes

0.72 

.12 

1.25

14.56

9.15 

4.44 

3.08 

2.94 

.59 

.71 

.32 

.14 

.89

24.35

) 39,800 sec. -ft. ( Jan. 11 (4 a.m.) 24,500 

m.) 20,600 sec. -ft. j Jan. 26 (11 p.m.) 

8 (5 p.m.) 14,600 sec. -ft.; Apr. 5 (1 a.m.)

1 discharge measurement, weather records,
WABASH RIVER BASIN 405

Wabash River at Peru, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°44'35", long. 86°05'45", in sec. 32, T. 27 N., R. 4 

K., at bridge on U. S. Highway 31, half a mile southwest of Peru and 4.3 miles downstream from Mississinewa River. Datum of gage is 617.94 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--2,660 square miles.

Records available.--May 1943 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 45,000 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 22.39 

reet); minimum, 221 second-feet Oct. 1; minimum gage height, 2.18 feet Oct. 1, Aug. 

16, 17.

1943-50: Maximum discharge, 68,000 se.iond-feet May 18, 1943 (gage height, 24.46 

feet, from floodmark); minimum, 62 second-feet Sept. 19, 1945; minimum gage height, 

1.70 feet Oct. 5, 26, 1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

uage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2 to Dec. 11, July 9 to Aug. 20)

2.1 185 5.0 2,250 18.0 29,300 

2.9 555 6.8 4.49O 21. O 38,800 

3.7 1,030 8.5 7,090 22.2 44.0OO 

4.3 1,510 12.0 14,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

226 

239 

347 

365 

374

610 

1,060 

1,170 

840 

590

952

8,560 

8,960 

4,770 

2,730

1,750 

1,290 

1,000 

810 

726

1,030 

1,510 

1,960 

1,510 

1,060

840 

660 

540 

530 

475 

440

Nov.

414 

388 

392 

365 

342

334 

306 

298 

298 

298

293 

293 

360 

495 

490

450 

428 

401 

370 

360

338 

316 

293 

288 

298

275 

288 

275 

280 

275

Dec.

288 

284 

270 

270 

252

248 

262 

252 

234 

248

275 

1,460 

1,540 

900 

622

565 

585 

1,030 

1,000 

930

3,150 

13,300 

10,500 

5,930 

3,450

2,970 

9,150 

8,010 

5,190 

3,450 

2,550

Jan.

2,020 

1,800 

8,300 

32,600 

44,OOO

39,200 

29,600 

18,400 

9,530 

12,400

30,200 

27,500 

21,400 

23,800 

23,100

26,900 

25,400 

18,400 

13,300 

7,270

5,050 

3,690 

3,330 

8,150 

19,800

25,400 

29,300 

26,900 

19,100 

11,500 

7,090

Feb.

5,630 

3,570 

Z,850 

2,190 

2,080

2,080 

2,250 

2,550 

8,640 

14,000

11,700 

9,150 

15,100 

29,300 

37,200

38,800 

32 , 900 

21 , 800 

10,700 

6,920

5,050 

4,210 

3,810 

3,940 

3,090

2,550 

2,190 

2,730

M^n+h SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ............ . . . ... .

lendar year 1949 

ary ......

1 ................ ... . .....

st ...........................

ember .......... . . .........

47,924 

10,301 

79,165

995,539

573, 43C 

286, 98C 

205, 22C 

196, 12C 

45,678 

51,265 

32,807 

12,447 

73,714

ter year 1949-50 ............ 1,615,051

Mar.

5,190 

3,570 

2,490 

2,310 

2,670

3,090 

3,210 

4,350 

4,070 

3,030

2,790 

5,630 

7,450 

5,630 

4,070

3,810 

5,260 

9,720 

8,390 

6,250

6,580 

9,340 

8,200 

6,250 

4,770

3,810 

6,190 

19,100 

21,400 

15,900 

10,700

Apr.

6,580 

4,630 

4,350 

16,400 

22,800

17,100 

9,720 

6,250 

4,770 

6,580

12,900 

9,910 

5,330 

3,940 

3,210

2,610 

2,310 

2,080 

1,910 

1,700

1,600 

1,510 

3,400 

11,900 

10,300

7,270 

6,090 

4,350 

2,370 

2,250

Maximum

8,960 

495 

13,300

29,000

44,000 

38,800 

21,400 

22,800 

6,920 

4,630 

5,050 

1,290 

12,700

44,000

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 sec. -ft.). Jan. 5 (1 p.m.

May

5,330 

6,920 

5,050 

3,570 

2,430

1,860 

1,460 

1,250 

1,140 

1,060

1,000 

900 

900 

870 

840

780 

744 

702 

672 

632

605 

627 

632 

756 

1,060

930 

726 

622 

560 

530 

520

Minimum

226 

275 

234

177

1,800 

2,080 

2,310 

1,510 

520 

335 

360 

257 

338

226

June

550 

570 

505 

a335 

545

1,170 

1,170 

870 

660 

1,220

3,450 

2,730 

2,020 

1,330 

1,100

930 

2,460 

3,940 

4,630 

3,030

1,960 

1,420 

2,250 

1,650 

1,650

1,800 

2,910 

2,190 

1,290 

930

Mean

1,546 

343 

2,554

2,728

18,500 

10,250 

6,620 

6,537 

1,473 

1,709 

1,058 

402 

2,457

4,425

July

750 

654 

900 

930 

2,190

4,490 

5,050 

3,450 

1,580 

930

732 

644 

638 

535 

520

520 

575 

575 

570 

780

930 

840 

627 

540 

460

428 

406 

401 

419 

383 

360

Aug.

378 

370 

500 

424 

356

329 

302 

306 

324 

306

302 

342 

401 

342 

288

275 

280 

306 

293 

500

1,290 

930 

660 

465 

370

320 

275 

257 

257 

365 

334

Per square 

mile

0.581 

.129 

.960

1.03

6.95 

3.85 

2.49 

2.46 

.554 

.642 

.398 

.151 

.924

1.66

Sept.

6,640 

12,700 

8,200 

5,330 

2,910

1,700 

1,140 

780 

660 

565

485 

500 

555 

530 

455

392 

365 

347 

338 

338

1,650 

4,490 

7,270 

7,270 

3,210

1,600 

1,100 

870 

714 

610

Runoff in 

inches

0.67 

.14 

1.11

13.91

8.02 

4.01 

2.87 

2.74- 

.64 

.72 

.46 

.17 

1.03

22.58

) 45,OOQ sec. -ft.; Jan. 11 (5 p.m.) 32,600

sec.-ft.; Jan. 16 (8 p.m.) 27,800 sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 (11 a.m.) 29,900 sec.-ft. ; Feb. 15 (12 p.m.) 

39,600 sec.-ft. ; Mar. 29 (4 a.m.) 22,400 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (7 a.m.) 23,600 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station at 

Logansport.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°44'47", long. 86°22'39", in NE£ sec. 35, T. 27

N., K. 1 E., 150 feet downstream from Cicott Street Bridge in Logansport and 1,000 feet

downstream from Eel River. Datum of gage is 573.28 feet above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Drainage area.--3,760 square miles. 

Heeorgs available. April 1903 to July 1906, May 1923 to September 1950. Gage-height recoras collected at same site since December 1910 are contained in reports of U. S.

Weather Bureau.

Average discharge. 27 years (1923-50), 3,410 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 70,700 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height. 18.82

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 347 second-feet Oct. 1, 2 (gage

height, 2.88 feet); minimum daily, 392 second-feet Oct. 1, 2.

1923-50: Maximum discharge, 89,800 second-feet May 18, 1943 (gage height, 21.32

feet); minimum, 97 second-feet Sept. 25, 1941; minimum daily, 135 second-feet Sept. 26,

1941; minimum gage height, 2.27 feet July 23, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 25.5 feet Mar. 26, 1913 (discharge uncertain). 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Some" regulation at low flow by power plant on tributary.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. 3. Weather Bureau. 

Kevisions (water years).--W 783: 1934. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, Oct. 25 to Dec, 12, Hay 9 

to June 9, July 10-19, July 24 to Sept. 1, Sept. 9-21, 29, 30)

2.8 320 3.8 1,840 11.0 

3.0 510 4.8 3,890 15.0 

3.1 620 6.0 6,740 18.4 

3.3 90 9.0 16,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

392 

392 

598

672 

646

1 , 040 

2,020 

2,480 

1,840 

1,390

1,390

10,600 

14,300 

8,070 

4,920

3,450 

2,640 

2,160 

1,820 

1,560

1,490 

1,840 

3,140 

2,640 

2,040

1,640 

1,360 

1,130 

968 

870 

780

Nov.

737 

698 

659 

633 

609

576 

565 

565 

543 

543

532 

532

609 

985 

1,090

951 

855 

780 

724 

698

659 

609 

587 

587 

587

598 

576 

576 

565 

565

Dec.

565 

554 

543 

532 

521

510 

510 

510 

48O 

500

587 

1,580 

3,340 

2,260

1,560

1,180 

1,240 

1,410 

2,140 

2,140

5,880 

20,900 

21,300 

12,400 

7,020

5,620 

11,700 

13,000 

8,840 

5,960 

4,580

Jan.

3,890 

3,560

11,700 

44,200 

67,700

59,400 

39,000 

27,600 

20,500 

25,400

38,500 

35,300 

29,000 

32,200 

31,200

34,800 

33,000 

24,100 

16,700 

11,100

8,200 

6,O90 

5,380 

10,500 

24,100

31,700 

36,200 

33,000 

23,700 

15,300 

10,400

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

mber .................. .... .

lendar year 1949

h.. .............. . . .

1 ........ ...................

st .............. ...

embe r . . . . ....... ........ .

ter year 1949-50

Peak discharge (base, 22,000 sec

sec. -ft.; Jan. 11 (5p.m.) 40,000

Feb.

7,300 

5,840 

4,920 

4,120 

3,780

3,780 

4.0OO 

4,120 

10,300 

18,100

15,300 

11,700 

17,700 

37,100 

48,300

51,200 

40,000 

27,600 

15,300 

11,100

7,900 

6,880 

6,350 

6,220 

5,270

4,460 

4,000 

4,350

Seoondfoot days

80,276 

19,793 

139,862

1,520,32C

793, 42C 

386, 99C 

309, 17C 

327, 61C 

79.76C 

98,176 

61,074 

24,383 

93,697

2,414,215

.-ft.). De

sec. -ft.; J

Mar.

8,200 

6,480 

4,700 

4,350 

4,810

6,480 

7,300 

8,200 

8,520 

5,840

5,270 

7,900 

10,100 

8,520 

6,350

5,840 

7,600 

13,300 

13,600 

10,100

8,840 

11,700 

12,400 

9,480

7,300

6,090 

10,100 

25,800 

28,100 

20,900 

15,000

Apr.

9, 

7, 

8, 

24, 

35,

28, 

17, 

12, 

9,

11,

19, 

17, 

11, 

8, 

6,

5, 

4, 

4, 

4, 

3,

3, 

3, 

6, 

16, 

15,

11, 

7, 

5, 

4, 

4,

Maximum

14,300 

1,090 

21,300

38,000

67,700 

51,200 

28,100 

35,300 

9,480 

7,160 

5,620 

1,580 

9,800

67,700

c. 22 (10 p. 

an. 16 (10 p

800 

900 

520 

400 

300

600 

4OO 

400 

160 

400

700 

400 

700 

200 

220

380 

810 

350 

000 

780

450 

240

680 

000 

300

100 

450 

380 

350 

240

24,100 

42.9OO 

67,700

to September 1950

May

7,300 

9,480 

7,300 

5,380 

4,120

3,450 

2,940 

2,580 

2,340 

2,220

2,080 

1,980

1,900 

1,840 

1,760

1,660 

1,560 

1,510 

1,390 

1,370

1,300 

1,280 

1,320 

1,780 

1,720

1,920 

1,560 

1,320 

1,160 

1,150 

1,090

Minimum

392 

532 

480

390

3,560 

3,780 

4,350 

3,240 

1,090 

968 

765 

521 

685

392

June

1,000 

968 

1,280 

1,160 

1,040

1,220 

1,740 

1,430 

1,940 

3,780

7,160 

7,020 

5,380 

3,890 

2,940

3,450 

4,920

5,500 

6,480 

5,160

3,660 

2,840 

3,450 

3,140 

3,560

3,040 

3,450 

3,340 

2,380 

1,860

Mean

2,590 

660 

4,512

4,165

25,590 

13,820 

9,973 

10,920 

2,573 

3,273 

1,970 

787 

3,123

6,614

July

1,560 

1,560 

2,600 

2,460 

2,840

4,810 

5,620 

4,240 

2,840

1,900

1,430 

1,180 

1,090 

968 

870

810 

1,220 

1,320 

2,120 

3,890

3,340 

2,440 

1,780 

1,450 

1,240

1,040 

1,000 

951 

900 

840 

765

Aug.

795 

1,040 

1,000 

951 

795

698 

633 

598 

598 

587

576 

1,200 

951 

765 

633

576 

532 

521 

737 

795

1,580 

1,360 

1,150 

870 

698

609 

554 

587 

646 

598 

750

Per square 

mile

0.689 

.176 

1.20

1.11

6.81 

3.68 

2.65 

2.90 

.684 

.870 

.524 

.209 

.831

1.76

m.) 24,100 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (5 p 

.m.) 35,800 sec. -ft.j Jan. 27 (1

Sept.

5,820 

9,800 

9,160 

6,220 

4,120

2,840 

a2 , OOO 

al.500 

1,320 

1,090

968 

917 

1,000 

1,040 

951

840 

750 

711 

685 

685

2,940 

7,300 

7,600 

8,520 

5,270

3,040 

2,200 

1,740 

1,450 

1,220

Runoff in 

inches

0.79 

.20 

1.38

15.02

7.85 

3.83 

3.06 

3.24 

.79 

.97 

.60 

.24 

.93

23.88

.m.) 70,700 

p.m.)

36,600 sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (3 a.m.) 52,700 sec.-ft.; Mar. 29 (1 a.m.) 29,400 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (3 p.m.) 

35,800 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for stations at Peru and at Delphi.

Note.--Discharge computed from float-gage readings Jan. 6-10, Mar. 2-25, Mar. 30 to Apr. 3.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 407

Wabash River at Delphi, Ind.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40 0 35'26", long. 86°41 I 54", in SW-J sec. 24, T. 25 

N., K. 3 W., at highway bridge 1 mile west of Delphi, 1.6 miles upstream from Deer 

Creek, and 8.6 miles upstream from Tippecanoe River. Datum of gage is 519.90 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--4 ,040 square miles.

Records available.--January 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--10 years, 3,575 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 68,600 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 24.95 

 feet); minimum, 465 second-feet Oct. 1, 2, 3 (gage height, 1.50 feet).

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 85,300 second-feet May 13, 1943 (gage height, 25.60 

feet); minimum daily, 158 second-feet Sept. 19, 30, 1941.

Maximmn stage known, 28.8 feet Mar. 26, 1913, from information by State Highway Commission.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods 'of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wtiien are fair.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 17 to Nov. 8, Sept. 6-21, 26-30)

1.5 465

2.1 870

2.7 1,380

3.9 2,670

5.1 4,080

7.4 7,300

12.0 14,600

16.0 23,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day Oct. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Sept.

950

894

878

842

807

779

765

751

751

744

744

751

878

1, 010

1,380

1,290

1,160

1,070

982

934

835

807

786

786

766

779

751

737

723

6,850 

9,700 

8,65C 

6,550 

4,990

1,430

1,380

1,680

1,740

1,430

33,400

23,200

15,800

11,500

11,500

19,600

21,000

14,600

10,400

7,750

6,250

5,540

4,860

4,470

4,210

958

974

1,240

1,200

1,020

886

800

756

751

772

2; 560 

2,400 

2,280 

2,280 

2,180

2,060

1,960

1,840

1,740

1,680

1,900

1,580

1,43 0

1,290

1,160

alS.OOO 

al5,00o

4,600 

3,480 

3,36fi 

4,020 

6,700

2,340

2,120

1,790

1,630

1,580

1,580

4,080

3,120

2,400

1,900

1,630

1,340

1,240

1,200

1,110

1,070

990

765

702

681

716

974

1,290

1,900

1,430

1,160

926

654 

723 

702 

76E

Month

November ....... . . . , . ....

December .............. ....... .

Calendar year 1949 . ... ...

April ...... ................ ...

May ... ........... . . . . ...

June .......... ... ..... . . .

Water year 1949-50 . ......

Secondfoot-days

85,185 

26,236 

145,505

1,672,409

875,510 

412,120 

334,020 

359,220 

93,970 

116,890 

71,400 

29,349 

120,508

2,669,913

Peak discharge (base, 24,000 sec . -ft . ) . --Jar

sec. -ft.; Jan. 17 (2 a.m.) 38,600 sec. -ft.; JE 

sec. -ft.; Mar. 29 (7 a.m.) 30,800 see. -ft.; AI 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed 

stage, weather records, and records for statl 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Maximum

15,000 

1,380 

20,000

43,400

66,600 

48,800 

30,200 

33,400 

9,700 

7,900 

5.54J 

1,900 

18,600

66,600

Minimum

472 

723

600

472

3,960 

4,210 

4,990 

3,600 

1,580 

1,360 

990 

654 

730

472

Mean

2,748

875 

4,694

4,582

28,240 

14,720 

10,770 

11,970 

3, 031 

3,896 

2,303 

947 

4,017

7,315

Per square 

mile

0.680 

.217 

1.16

1.13

6.99 

3.64 

2.67 

2.96 

.750 

.964 

.570 

.234 

.994

1.81

Runoff in 

inches

0.78 

.24 

1.34

15.38

8.06 

3.79 

3.07 

3.31 

.86 

1.08 

.66 

.27 

1.11

24.57

i. 5 (4 p.m.) 68,600 sec. -ft.; Jan. 11 (11 p.m.) 41,600 

m. 27 (7 p.m.) 38,600 sec. -ft.; Feb. 16 (l p.m.) 49,50C 

jr. e (1 a.m.) 35,500 sec. -ft. 

day. 

on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range in 

:>ns at Logansport and at Lafayette.
408 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Lafayette, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°25'19", long. 86°53'49", in sec. 20, T. 23 N., R.

4 W., at Brown Street Bridge in Lafayette, 5.1 miles downstream from Wildcat Creek.

Datum of gage is 504.14 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area. 7,230 square miles. 

Records available.--May 1901 to May 1903 and October 1927 to September 1950 in reports of

Geological survey. October 1923 to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of

Conservation. Gage-height records collected at same site since October 1913 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Average discharge.--27 years (1923-50), 6,396 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 90,000 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 25.35

feet); minimum, 990 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 1.33 feet).

1901-3, 1923-50: Maximum discharge, 131,000 second-feet May 19, 1943 (gage height,

28.47 feet); minimum, 392 second-feet Sept. 25, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.24 foot

Aug. 15, 18, 1901.

Maximum stage known, 32.9 feet Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark, determined by U. S.

Weather Bureau (discharge uncertain). 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Some regulation at low stages by power plants above station.

C ooperat ion. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions.--W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 27-3O)

1.3 

1.9 

3.3 

4.7

960

1,610

3,370

5,540

11.0

13.0

16.0

18.5

16,5OO 

2O,900 

29,300 

39,500

21.0

23.0

25.2

54,100

69,000

88,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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

Oct.

1,030 

1,000 

1,150 

1,850 

1,670

1,730 

2,460 

2,720 

2,980 

2,920

2,720 

7,370 

18,300 

16,100 

11,500

7,580 

5,710 

4,710 

4,090 

3,790

4,250 

5,000 

5,500 

5,500 

4,870

4,090 

3,510 

3,180 

2,920 

2,720 

2,590

Nov.

2,460 

2,270 

2,210 

2,210 

2,090

2,030 

1,850 

1,970 

1,970 

1,850

1,850 

1,790 

2,210 

2,720 

3,000

2,850 

2,780 

2,600 

2,460 

2,330

2,150 

2,150 

2,030 

1,970 

2,030

2,030 

1,970 

2,030 

1,970 

1,910

Dec.

1,910 

1,850 

1,850 

1.79O 

1,730

1,730 

1,790 

1,730 

1,670 

1,560

1,730 

2,270 

3,040 

4,240 

3,790

3,180 

2,850 

2,720 

2,920 

3,440

4,710 

21,800 

33,000 

31,800 

20,900

16,000 

16,900 

21,400 

18,700 

14,800 

12,700

Jan.

10,300 

9,110 

11,700 

40,600 

77,800

88,000 

77,800 

59,700 

43,000 

39,000

49,400 

54,800 

53,400 

54,100 

53,400

56,200 

55,500 

49,400 

37,500 

27,800

19,600 

15,400 

13,000 

16,400 

30,700

43,500 

50,600 

50,600 

47,600 

38,500 

28,700

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ................ ........

mber ................ ........

lendar year 1949 ............

ary .

1 ............. ..............

ember ........... ............

ter year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base. 30.000 se

Feb.

20,400 

15,400 

13,000 

11,200 

9,960

9,620 

9,450 

9,790 

15,000 

23,900

27,200 

23,400 

24,500 

42,000 

57,600

63,400 

61,800 

52,700 

39,500 

27,500

19,400 

16,500 

15,000 

14,000 

12,500

10,500 

10,000 

10,000

Secondfoot-days

145,510 

65,740 

260,500

2,817,640

1,303,110 

665,220 

561,200 

685,400 

194,680 

225,100 

146,290 

68,040 

193,870

4,514,660

Mar.

15,000 

18,000 

16,000 

12,000 

10,800

12,500 

13,900 

14,800 

16,100 

15,000

13,000 

12,000 

15,000 

17,000 

13,700

13,000 

12,800 

18,300 

22,400 

19,600

15,900 

16,500 

18,700 

17,300 

14,600

12,800 

16,000 

31,000 

40,000 

45,000 

32,500

Apr.

25,000 

20,000 

16,900 

28,900 

48,800

52,000 

44,600 

34,600 

26,600 

23,400

28,700 

33,000 

30,000 

23,600 

18,500

15,500 

13,700 

12,300 

11,200 

10,800

9,790 

9,110 

11,300 

19,900 

28,100

28,100 

21,200 

15,500 

12,500 

11,800

Maximum

18,300 

3,000 

33 , 000

59,600

88,000 

63,400 

45,000 

52,000 

14,800 

14,800 

8,940 

2,850 

24,800

88,000

c.-ft.K Dec. 23 (10 i

90,000 sec. -ft. ; Jan. 16 (11 p.m.) 57,60O sec. -ft.; Jan. 

p.m.) 64,200 sec. -ft. j Mar. 29 (time and discharge unlcnov 

12 (2 p.m.) 33,800 sec. -ft. 

Note. No gage -height record Oct. 21-24, Nov. 15, 16, 

10-14, 16, Mar. 29 to Apr. 2, Aug. 13-16, 28; discharge 

recorded range in stage, weather records, and records foi

May

12,500 

14,800 

14.500 

12,000 

10,300

8,770 

7,920 

7,070 

6,560 

6,390

5,880 

5,540 

5,370 

5,200 

4,870

4,710 

4,390 

4,390 

4,240 

3,940

3,790 

3,940 

4,240 

4,090 

4,710

4,550 

4,390 

4,390 

3,940 

3,650 

3,650

Minimum

1,000 

1,790 

1,560

1,000

9,110 

9,450 

10,800 

9,110 

3,650 

3,110 

2,590 

1,610 

2,030

1,000

June

3,510 

3,240 

3,370 

3,510 

3,240

3,110 

3,180 

3,510 

3,240 

6,390

8,770 

10,600 

9,620 

8,770 

7,410

10,100 

12,000 

11,200 

12,500 

13,200

10,500 

8,090 

6,730 

6,900 

14,800

11,200 

8,090 

7,070 

6,220 

5,030

Mean

4,694 

2,191 

8,403

7,720

42,040 

23,760 

18,100 

22,850 

6,280 

7,503 

4,719 

2,195 

6,462

12,370

July

4,390 

4,240 

5,030 

6,730 

6,050

6,050 

7,410 

7,070 

5,540 

4,390

3,650 

3,240 

3,110 

2,850 

2,780

2,660 

3,110 

4,240 

5,710 

8,940

8,770 

7,240 

5,710 

4,870 

4,090

3,790 

3,240 

3,040 

2,980 

2,780 

2,590

Aug.

2,520 

2,400 

2,590 

2,520 

2,460

2,210 

2,210 

2,030 

2,090 

2,090

2,590 

2,330 

2,500 

2,700 

2,500

2,200 

2,090 

2,150 

2,150 

2,090

2,150 

2,850 

2,330 

2,090 

1,970

1,790 

1,670 

1,700 

1,730 

1,730 

1,610

Per square 

mile

0.649 

.303 

1.16

1.07

5.81 

3.29 

2.50 

3.16 

.869 

1.04 

.653 

.304 

.894

1.71

Sept.

5,240 

22,200 

24,800 

14,600 

9,110

6,220 

4,710 

3,940 

3,440 

3,040

2,920 

2,720 

2,590 

2,590 

2,460

2,210 

2,330 

2,210 

2,030 

2,150

2,660 

13,600 

13,700 

12,200 

9,450

6,050 

4,550 

3,790 

3,180 

3,180

Runoff in 

inches

0.75 

.34

1.34

14.48

6.70 

3.42 

2.89 

3.53 

1.00 

1.16 

.75 

.35 

1.00

23.23

J.m.) 34,600 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (2 p.m.) 

27 (8 p.m.) 51,300 sec. -ft.; Feb. 16 (10 

m); Apr. 6 (7 a.m.) 52,700 sec. -ft.; Apr.

8, Dec. 26, Feb. 3, 9, 23-28, Mar. 2-4, 

omputed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

* stations at Delphi and at Covington.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 409

Wabash River at Covington, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°08'24", long. 87°24'20", in sec. 35, T. 20 N., R.

9 W., at highway bridge at Covington, 2.9 miles downstream from Oppossum Creek and 3.6

miles upstream from Spring Creek. Datum of gage is 473.97 feet above mean sea level,

datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 8,230 square miles. 

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1950.- Gage-height records collected at present site since December 1930 and at site three-eighths of a mile downstream at same

datum January 1927 to December 1930 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Average discharge.--11 years (1939-50), 7,024 second-feet. 

Kxtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 92,500 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 28.50

i'eet); minimum, 1,220 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 3.27 feet).

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 147,000 second-feet May 20, 1943 (gage height, 32.44

feet); minimum observed, 487 second-feet Sept. 29, 1941 (gage height, 1.81 feet). 

Maximum stage known, 35.1 feet in March 1913; from floodmark determined by U. S.

Weather Bureau. 

Remarks. Records good. Gage read twice daily. Diurnal fluctuation at low stages caused

by power plants above station. 

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods using rate of change of. stage as a factor 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

3.2

4.3

7.0

12.0

16.0

1,150

2,300

5,660

13,400

21,600

18.5

20.5

24.0

26.5

28.4

27,800

36,300

56,000

73,800

91,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,250

1,230

1,300

1,700

2,020

2,07O

2,840

3,020

3,380

3,380

3,620

k8,380

k!5,700

k20,000

k!5,900

klO,400

k7 , 600

6,400

5,380

4,850

4,850

5,520

6,100

6,700

6,400

5,240

4,590

4,100

3,740

3,500

3,140

Nov.

3,140

2,900

2,720

2,720

2,660

2,600

2,420

2,300

2,420

2,300

2,180

2,120

2,660

3,740

3,620

3,740

3,620

3,380

3,140

3,140

2,960

2,720

2,660

2,540

2,660

2,660

2,480

2,480

2,480

2,420

-

Dec.

2,420

2,180

2,240

2,300

2,180

2,180

2,120

2,070

2,120

1,960

2,360

3,500

3,740

5,110

4,850

4,100

3,740

3,620

3,980

4,590

k9,480

k21,400

k27,400

k33,800

36,800

k30,000

k23,800

k24,100

24,800

k22,700

k!7,600

Jan.

13,000

11,500

k!7,800

k34,600

k55,900

80,800

91,500

82,600

68,200

58,400

53,600

56,600

63 , 200

66,000

66,700

65,300

63,200

62,500

56,000

k46,200

k36,300

k26,700

k20,400

17,900

k23,300

k33,500

k50,500

57,800

59,000

55,400

k46 , 2OO

Montb

October ..........................

November .................... ....

December .................... ....

Calendar year 1949 .......... .

January ..........................

February ............ ............

March ............................

April ............... ............

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ................... ....

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

k36,200

k26,800

k!9,800

k!5,300

k!2,900

12,000

11,700

kl 1,900

k!4,600

k20,800

k25,200

k27,900

k29,900

k35,200

k51,100

62,500

68,200

66,700

59,000

k46,900

k35,800

k26,200

k20,700

k!9,000

k!7,000

k!4,100

kll,800

k!2,200

-

Secondfoot-days

174, 30C

83 , 58C

333, 24C

3,432,40C

1,540,60C

811, 40C

624, 80C

845, 20C

248, 59C

292, 85C

189, 89C

88,41C

235, 33C

5,468,19C

Mar.

{15,700

{19,400

{17,800

{14,700

{13,300

{13,700

{15,800

{17,100

{17,900

{17,700

{15,200

{14,600

{18,000

{20,400

{18,600

{16,000

15,300

{18,000

{22,400

{24,200

{22,400

{19,800

{20,400

21,300

{19,600

{17,000

{18,200

{24,600

C31.90O

c41,000

42,800

Apr.

k36,600

k31,000

k25,800

kZ8,900

k40,100

k54,700

58,400

k53,100

k41,100

k33,800

k29,300

k3 1,400

k35,600

k34,000

k28,400

k23,200

k!8,800

k-16,000

k!3,900

k!2,800

kll,900

kll,100

klO,900

k!7,200

k24,600

k30,000

k30,900

k25,900

k!9,800

k!6,000

-

Maximum

20,000

3,740

36,800

61,100

91,500

68,200

42,800

58,400

17,300

19,400

10,900

3,620

22,000

91,500

May

15,100

k!6,200

17,300

k!5,800

k!3,100

kll,700

klO,300

k9,160

k8,410

8,050

7,900

7,300

6,850

6,700

6,700

6,400

5,950

5,800

5,660

5,380

5,110

5,110

5,110

5,380

5,240

5,800

5,800

5,660

5,660

5,110

4,850

Minimum

1,230

2,120

1,960

1,230

11,500

11,700

13,300

10,900

4,850

3,980

3,620

2,070

2,780

1,230

June

4,720

4,590

4,340

4,460

4,460

4,220

3,980

4,100

4,340

4,590

k8,140

klO,300

11,000

klO,300

k9,450

k9,870

k!5,300

15,500

k!6,500

k!7,700

k!5,300

kll,700

k9,260

k9,150

k!9,100

k!9 , 400

k!4,400

klO,300

k8,780

k7,600

Mean

5,622

2,786

10,750

9,404

49 , 700

28,980

20,150

28,170

8,019

9,762

6,125

2,852

7,844

14,980

July

6,400

6,250

5,950

k7,450

k7,670

7,150

k7,900

8,650

k7,660

k6,340

5,380

4,590

4,220

4,100

3,740

3,620

4,100

4,720

k7,390

klO,500

10,900

k9,670

k7,890

6,850

5,660

5,110

4,590

4,220

3,860

3,740

3,620

Aug.

3,380

3,140

3,020

3,380

3,140

3,140

2,900

2,720

2,6OO

2,540

2,720

3,140

3,140

3,500

3,620

3,140

2,840

2,960

3,020

2,780

2,660

2,780

3,260

2,960

2,660

2,480

2,240

2,120

2,070

2,180

2,180

Per square 

mile

0.683

. 339

l'.31

1.14

6.04

3.52

2.45

3.42

.974

1.19

.744

.347

.953

1.82

Sept.

3,380

k!2,700

k22,000

k2 1,400

k!5,500

k9,400

k6,860

5,660

4,850

4,100

3,740

3,620

3,260

3,140

3,140

3,140

2,840

2,780

2,840

5,240

4,980

k!2,100

klS.100

k!6,000

k!3,000

k9,790

6,940

5,520

4,720

4,590

Runoff in 

inches

0.79

.38

1.51

15.53

6.96

3.67

2.82

3.82

1.12

1.32

.86

.40

1.06

24.71

Peak feak discharge discharge (base, tpaae, 30,000 5U,uoo sec.-ft.). sec.-it.;. Dec. Dec. 25 zb (9 (9 a.m. a.m. )37,700 ;^v,/uu sec. sec.-rt.; -ft.; Jan. Jan. 7 / (11 ni a.m.) a.m. > M^.OUU 92,500

sec.-ft.; Jan. 15 (6 p.m.) 67,4OO sec.-ft.; Jan. 29 (4 a.m.) 59,700 sec.-ft.; Feb. 18 (3 a.m.) 

69,000 sec.-ft.; Mar. 31 (5 a.m.) 43,800 sec.-ft.; Apr. 7 (11 a.m.) 58,400 sec.-ft.; Apr. 13 (3 p.m. 

36,200 sec.-ft.;. Apr. .27 (4 a.m.). 32,3OO , sec.-ft. e-.

k Computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.
410 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Monteauma, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°47'33", long. 87°22'29", in sec. 35, T. 16 N., 

R. 9 W., at highway bridge at Montezuma, 2.0 mile upstream from Raccoon Creek and 4.9 

miles downstream from Sugar Creek. Datum of gage is 457.75 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 12, 1950, wire-weight gage 

at same site and datum.

Drainage area.--11,000 square miles.

Keeords available.--October 1927 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. July 

1924 to September 1927 (gage heights only) in reports of Indiana Department of 

Conservation.

Average discharge.--23 years (1927-50), 9,390 second-feet.

-Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 110,000 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 29.57 

I'eet); minimum, 1,700 second-feet Oct. 1-3 (gage height, 2.65 feet).

1927-50: Maximum discharge, 184,000 second-feet May 20, 1943 (gage height, 32.83 

feet); minimum observed, 560 second-feet Sept. 24, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.43 feet 

Aug. 3, 10, 1334.

Maximum stage known, 34.0 feet Mar. 27, 1913, from floodmark (discharge uncertain).

Remarks.--Records good. Gage read twice daily Oct. 1 to July 11.

Kevlslo'ns (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W 973: 1913(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height. In fi

and discharge, 

(Shifting-control method used 

Aug. 1 to Sept.

12,

d-feet)

. 15, ie, May 11 to June 

Sept. 9-20)

Jan. 17 to Sept. 30

12.0

14.0

1,640

2,140

5,200

16,500

20,800

17.0

21.0

28.0

£9.5

29,000

45,000

63,700

90,000

108,000

3.2

5.0

14.0

19.0

2,420

5,300

23,300

36,600

21.5

24.0

26.0

28.2

47,500

62,200

78,400

100,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,700 

1,700 

1,940 

2,280 

2,570

3,470 

4,080

4,240 

4,400

4,560

5,600 

17,400 

22,300 

22,300 

20,800

15,600 

11,400 

9,040 

7,600 

6,800

6,eoo

9,680 

10,300 

9,680 

8,720

7,760 

6,800 

6,000 

5,520 

5,040 

4,720

Nov.

4,560 

4,240 

4,000 

3,840 

3,700

3,540 

3,400 

3,320 

3.240 

3,240

3,100 

3,170 

4,000

5,360 

5,520

5,200 

4,880 

4.720

4,560 

4,240

3.770 

3,540 

3,400 

3,400 

3,400

3,320 

3.240 

3,240 

3,170 

3,100

Dec.

3,100 

3,020 

3,020 

2,940 

2,870

2,870 

2,800 

2,800 

2,800 

2.720

3,020 

5,040 

6,000

6,160 

6,480

5,520 

5,040 

5,04O 

5,680 

6,480

9,040 

25,400 

33,800 

37,400 

40,600

44,000 

44,500 

39,800 

35,000 

31,800 

28,400

Jan .

20,300 

16,700 

21,400

55,800 

86,000

101,000

108,000 

101,000 

88,000 

82,000

82,800 

75,600 

74,200 

84,400 

93,000

104,000 

100,000 

86,000 

74,800 

65,800

55,600 

46,000 

37,800 

32,100 

30,800

38,600 

53 , 200 

61,500 

65,000 

65,000 

60,800

Feb.

53,200 

45,000

36,600 

29,200 

21,800

18,600 

17 , 200 

17.400 

25,200 

27,200

28 , 000 

30,200 

37,400 

53,800 

62,900

66,600 

73,000 

73,900 

72,200 

64,300

55,600 

47,500 

40,600 

34 , 200 

29,000

23,800 

19,400

18,6OO

!! +!, SecondMonth foot-days

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 .......

250,800 

115,410

453,140

..... 4,549,640

h. ......................... .

i. ........................ ..

ter year 1949-50 ......

:, 067, 500 

L, 122, 400 

768,900 

L, 076, 600 

327,360 

421,540 

285,260 

110,460 

404,750

. ... 7,404,120

Peak discharge (base, 32,000 sec. -ft . ) . --De

see. -ft.; Jan. 16 (12 m. J 107,000 sec. -ft.; .. 

sec. -ft.; Apr. 1 (12 m. ) 44,500 sec. -ft.; Api 

sec. -ft.; Sept. 23 (6 a.m.) 34,800 sec. -ft. 

g Computed from wire-weight gage readings.

Mar.

1,000 

4,000 

4,200 

2,200 

0,000

8,800 

9,000 

1,000 

1,800 

1,800

1,000 

9,800 

1,800 

4,000 

4,800

3,800 

2,200 

2,200 

4,200

e,ooo

7,500 

6,500 

5,500 

5,200 

5,000

3,200 

4,800 

33,900 

35,700 

36,600 

41,400

Apr.

44, 

41,

38, 

41,

52,

58, 

64, 

63, 

58, 

50,

42, 

38, 

36, 

37, 

37,

34,

30, 

25, 

21, 

18,

17,

15, 

14, 

18, 

23,

28, 

32, 

34, 

33, 

27,

Maximum

22,300 

5,520 

44,500

63,700

108,000 

73,900 

41,400 

64,300 

22,800 

30,200 

16,000 

4,720 

34,200

108,000

000 

800 

200 

000 

000

700 

300 

600 

000 

000

200 

200 

600 

400 

000

200 

200 

000 

000 

400

000 

800 

800 

000 

000

500 

100 

800 

000 

800

May

22,800 

21,000 

21,000 

21,000 

19,600

17,000 

14,800 

13,200 

12,400 

11,400

10,800 

9,800 

9,200 

8,800 

8,400

7,800 

7,200 

6,820 

6,640 

6,280

6,280 

6,100 

6,280 

6,280 

6,820

6,640 

6,640 

6,640 

6,820 

6,640 

6,280

Minimum

1,700 

3,100 

2,720

1,700

16,700 

17,200 

18,800 

14,800 

6,100 

4,560 

5,040 

2,500 

3,400

1,700

June

6,280 

6,100 

5,200 

5,200 

5,200

4,880 

4,720 

4,560 

4,880 

5,740

6,280 

9,600 

12,200 

12,400 

11,800

11,200 

18,600 

23,800 

26,800 

28,000

26,500 

22,200 

16,800 

13,400 

20,000

30,200 

30,000 

21,800 

15,000 

12,200

Mean

8,090 

3,847 

14,620

12,460

66,690 

40,090 

24,800 

35,890 

10,560 

14,050 

9,202 

3,563 

13,490

20,290

July

10,400 

10,000 

12,800 

15,400 

16,000

12,600 

11 , 000 

11,000 

10,600 

9,200

7.600 

6,820 

6,460 

6,280 

5,740

5,380 

5,560 

8,000 

9,200 

14,600

14,800 

13,000 

11,000 

9,200 

7,800

6,820 

6,280 

5,920 

5,560 

5.200 

5,040

Aug.

4,720 

4,560 

4,240 

g4,240 

g4,240

g3,920 

g3,840 

g3,700 

3,470 

3,320

3,400 

4,000 

4,240 

4,080 

4,080

3,920 

3,540 

3,400 

3,620 

3,470

3,240 

3,170 

3,470 

3,540 

3,100

2,940 

2,720 

2,640 

2,500 

2,500 

2,640

Per square 

mile

0.735 

.350 

1.33

1.13

6.06 

3.64 

2.25 

3.26 

.960 

1.28 

.837 

.324 

1.23

1.84

c. 27 (2 a.m.) 46,000 sec. -ft.; Jan. 7 (1 p. 

an. 29 (9 p.m.) 65,000 sec. -ft.; Feb. 18 (6 

. 7 (10 p.m.) 65,000 sec. -ft.; Apr. 28 (3 p.

Sept.

10,600 

24,000 

30,500 

26,800 

22,200

15,600 

10,800 

8,000 

6,640 

5,740

5,040 

4,560 

4,400 

4,080 

3,840

3,770 

3,470 

3,470 

3,400 

13,600

21 , 600 

31,800 

34,200 

30,000 

23,200

17,200 

12,400 

9,400 

7,800 

6,640

Runoff in 

inches

0.85 

.39

1.53

15.38

6.99 

3.79 

2.60 

3.64 

1.11 

1.43 

.96 

.37 

1.37

25.03

m.) 110,000 

a.m.) 75,700 

m.) 35,100
WABASH RIVER BASIN 411

Wabash River at Terre Haute, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°28 I 00", long. 87°25'08", in NWjj sec. 21, T. 12 

K., H. 9 W., at Wabash Avenue Bridge at Terre Haute, 2.2 miles upstream from Sugar 

Creek and 4 miles downstream from Lost Creek. Datum of gage is 442.90 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--12,200 square miles.

Records available.--October 1927 to September 1950. August 1902 to December 1903 at pump 

house, 4,000 feet upstream; February 1905 to Juiy 1906 at Vandalia Railway bridge, 

2,600 feet upstream. Gage-height records collected at site 3,300 feet upstream since 

December 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.--23 years (1927-50), 10,290 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 122,000 second-feet Jan. 16 (gage height, 27.65 

feet); minimum, 1,500 second-feet Oct. 2, 3 (gage height, 3.52 feet).

1927-50: Maximum discharge, 189,000 second-feet May 20, 1943 (gage height, 30.50 

feet); minimum, 690 second-feet Aug. 10, 1934 (gage height, 2.40 feet).

Maximum stage known, 31.1 feet Mar. 27, 1913, present site and datum (discharge uncertain) .

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 973: 1913(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 5-Z9, May 1Z to June 13, 

July 7-19, July 23 to Sept. 1, Sept. 8-19, 28-3O)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16 Jan. 17 to Sept. 30

3.5

5.0

9.0

14.0

16.0

1,470

3,840

10,800

£1,200

26,400

18.0

19.5

21.0

23.5

27.5

33,200

40,800

51,600

72,700

120,000

12.0

16.0

3,010

6,400

16,000

26,000

18.0 33,500

20.0 45,100

22.0 61,000

27.2 117,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Dfey

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,550

1,500

1,730

1,910

2,220

4,520

5,370

4,860

4,860

4,690

5,370

20,500

28,800

27,300

26,100

22,000

16,200

12,000

9,910

8,650

7,930

10,800

12,200

11,600

10,800

9,730

8,290

7,240

6,560

6,050

5,710

Nov.

5,200

4,860

4,520

4,350

4,180

4,010

3,840

3,670

3,500

3(500

3,420

3,340

4,52O

6,220

6,390

5,880

5,540

5,200

4,860

4,520

4,350

4,100

3,760

3,670

3,580

3,580

3,500

3,420

3,420

3,340

-

Dec.

3,180

3,180

3,020

3,020

2,940

2,940

2,940

2,940

2,860

2,860

3,260

4,860

6,900

6,730

7,070

6,560

5,540

5,540

6,390

6,900

8,830

23,800

32,000

34,400

36,800

41,400

46,200

45,500

40,800

36,800

34,400

Jan.

30,800

25,300

27,000

50,000

84,000

99,600

113,000

115,000

1O9.00O

103,000

102,000

94,800

9O.OOO

98,400

109,000

120,000

117,000

106,000

95,200

83,100

72,100

61,000

52,300

44,400

38,800

43,000

51,500

59,200

67,000

72,100

70,000

Month

October ............ . . ..........

November .........................

December ... ........ . . ........

Calender year 1949 ............

January .......................

February ......................

March ........................

April .............. . . . ....

May ............ ..............

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ...... .................

Water year 1949-50 .........

Feb.

65,000

56 , 500

49,300

41,200

33,000

26,000

g22,000

g21,200

26,600

30,200

31,000

31,800

40,000

53, 100

65,000

71,000

77,600

83,100

84,200

79,800

70,000

62,000

53,100

45,800

40,000

33,500

27,800

23,800

_

-

-

Second 

foot-days

307, 45C

128, 24C

470, 56C

5,026,58C

2,403,60C

1,343,60C

787, OOC

1,183,40C

376, 18C

444, 761

310, 46C

125, 41C

442, 99C

d,323,65C

Mar.

24,500

26,600

27,800

27,200

24,200

521,800

520,800

521,800

22,200

22,500

22,000

20,500

21,200

22,800

23,800

24,000

23,000

22,000

22,800

24,200

25,700

26,300

25,400

24,800

24,500

23,800

24,800

31,800

36,000

38,200

40,000

Apr.

43,000

45,100

43,700

46,500

52,300

57,400

64,000

69,000

68,000

60,100

52,300

45,800

41,200

40,000

40,000

39,400

36,500

32,200

26,900

22,800

20,200

18,500

17,000

18,200

22,500

27,200

30,600

33,500

35,500

34,000

-

Maximum

28

6*390

46,200

66,000

120,000

84,200

40,000

69,000

29,400

30,200

19,200

4,960

35,500

120,000

May

29,4OO

25,100

23,200

23,000

22,200

19,500

16,800

14,800

13,600

13,100

12,500

11,800

11,100

10,400

10,000

9,460

8,920

8,560

8,020

7,480

7,120

6,760

6,760

6,760

6,940

7,300

7,120

7,120

7,300

7,300

6,760

Minimum

1,500

3,340

2,860

1,500

25,300

21,200

20,500

17,000

6,760

5,120

5,280

3,080

3,900

1,500

June

6,580

6,400

6,240

6,080

5,92O

5,760

5,280

5,120

5,120

6,760

7,120

9,280

11,600

12,900

12,500

12,000

14,800

22,200

27,200

29,800

29,000

26,300

21,000

15,600

16,200

26,000

30,200

27,800

19,200

14,800

-

Mean

9, 91f

4 275

15^180

13,770

77,540

47,99C

25,390

39,450

12,140

14,820

10,020

4 045

14^770

22,800

July

12,300

10,900

12,900

17,500

19,200

15,400

12,700

11,800

11,600

10,500

8,920

7,840

6,940

6,940

6,400

5,760

5,600

7,300

8,920

12,900

15,000

14,000

12,200

10,400

8,740

7,660

6,940

6,400

5,920

5,600

5,280

Aug.

4,960

4,800

4,500

4,500

4,500

4,350

4,200

4,050

3,900

3,750

3,750

4,050

4,650

4,650

4,650

4,650

4,200

4,050

4,050

4,050

3,900

3,750

3,750

4,050

3,750

3,600

3,450

3,300

3,220

3,080

3,300

Per square 

mile

0.813

.350

1.24

1.13

6.36

3.93

2.08

3.23

.995

1.21

.821

.332

1.21

1.87

Sept.

10,700

19,800

27,500

29,400

25,700

19,200

13,100

9,460

7,66O

6,580

5,920

5,440

4,960

4,650

4,500

4,350

4,200

3,900

3,900

8,230

23,200

29,800

35,500

35,500

31,000

23,000

16,200

gll.800

g9,640

8,200

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.94

39

l!43

15.32

7.33

4.10

2.40

3.61

1.15

1.36

.95

.38

1.35

25.39

Peak discharge (base. 32,000 sec.-ft.). Dec. 27 (9 p.m.) 46,900 sec.-ft.; Jan. 8 (s a.m.) 115,000 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 16 14 p.m.) 122,000 sec.-ft.; Jan. 30 (7 p.m.) 72,100 sec.-ft.; Feb. 19 (7 a.m.) 

84,200 sec.-ft.; Apr. 8 (6 p.m.) 70,000 sec.-ft.; Apr. 29 (7 p.m.) 36,000 sec.-ft.; Sept. 24 (2 a.m.) 

36,500 sec.-ft.

g Computed from wire-weight gage readings.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Riverton, Ind.

Location. --Wire-weight gage, lat . 39°01 I 13", long. 87°34'07", in sec. 30, T. 7 N., R. 10 

W. , at Illinois Central Railroad bridge at Riverton, 0.6 mile downstream from Turtle 

Creek. Datum of gage is 414.65 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. --13,100 square miles.

Hecords available. --April 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. --11 years, 11,220 second-feet.

Extremes . - -Maximum discharge during year, 121,000 second-feet Jan. 18 (gage height, 25.20 

feet ); minimum, 1,910 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.37 feet).

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 201,000 second-feet May 21, 1943 (gage height, 89.36 

feet); minimum observed, 858 second-feet Sept. 27 to Oct. 1, 1941 (gage height, 0.02 

foot).

Flood of Mar. 28, 1913, reached a stage of 

gage readings by Illinois Central Railroad Co

Remarks . --Records good. Gage read twice daily.

coopera'tion. --Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

6.4 feet, from graph based on once-daily 

(discharge uncertain).

Rating tables, 

(Shifting-cor

ct. 1 to Jan. 18

ter year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet 

discharge, in second-feet) 

ol method used Oct. 1-12, Jan. 15-16, 

July 3O to Aug. 31)

Jan. 19 to Sept. 30

0.8 

2.0 

4.0

6.5

1,910

3,150

5,530

8,990

15.0 27,400 

17.0 36,000 

19.O 49,200

Note. Same as 

below 15.0 feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

10.0

15.0

17.0

15,200

19,500

27,400

35,400

19.0

20.5

24.0

47,000

59,000

9 7,400

120,000 ding

63,300

96,000

120,000

table

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1 , 9 60

1,960

2,OOO

2,100

2,200

4,760

7,230

5,660

5,140

4,760

4,760

13,000

24,000

26,800

27,100

25,900

22,200

16,200

12,200

10 , 100

9,150

10,300

11,900

12,400

11,900

10,800

9,630

8,520

7,650

6,960

6,440

Nov.

6,O50

5,790

5,530

5,270

5,010

4,760

4,640

4,520

4,400

4,280

4,280

4,280

5,010

6,050

6,700

6,700

6,310

6,050

5,660

5,400

5,140

4,880

4,760

4,520

4,400

4,400

4,400

4,280

4,280

4,160

-

Dec.

4,160

4,040

4,040

3,920

3,810

3,810

3,810

3,700

3 , 700

3,810

4,640

5,790

6,630

7,230

6,960

7,090

6,570

6,180

6,700

7,090

8,370

17,100

26,200

28,100

29,500

31,800

35,900

39 , 600

4E,600

43,200

42,600

Jan.

40,200

38,500

37,400

47,000

58,100

69 , 400

83,700

95,000

102,000

103,000

103,000

106,000

103 , 000

101,000

102,000

108,000

117,000

120,000

120,000

110,000

97,500

67,400

76,500

66,600

57,000

56 , 100

53,400

50,800

52,500

59 , 000

65,500

Month

October ........ ...... ......

November ................. .... .

December ...................... .

Calendar year 1949 ........ ...

January .............. .......

February ...... ..................

March ........... .... ....... ...

April ....... ................ ...

May ........... ..............

June .......... .............. ...

July ........... .................

August ........................

September ........................

Water year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

69,000

69,000

65,500

58,000

47 , 600

44,100

37,800

31,200

29,200

29,200

29,600

31,200

38,400

44,100

49,200

56,10O

63,300

70,200

76,500

61,800

64,600

86,000

79,100

6 7, BOO

58,000

49 , 200

43 , 400

37,800

_

_

-

Secondf oo t days

325, 68C

448!s5C

5.462.37C

2,486,60C

1,526,90C

, of? qoc

462 99C

48 2^100

341 , 52C

137, 9CC

436, 97C

8,893,44C

Mar,

33,000

29,200

28,400

28,100

27,800

26,20O

24,000

2C,70C

23,200

23 , 500

24,000

24,800

26,200

25,900

25,600

26,200

26,500

25,900

25,100

25,600

27,100

28,100

28,600

28,800

28,100

27,800

30,000

33,500

34,500

34,500

36,000

Apr.

57,200

39,000

41,400

46,200

50,800

52,500

54,300

59,000

64,400

67,800

66,600

61,100

54,300

48 , 400

43 , 400

42,000

40,800

40,200

37,800

34,500

29 j 200

24,300

20 , 700

18,600

20,200

23,500

25,600

27,400

29,600

32,100

-

Maximum

27,100

6,700

43,200

72,700

120,000

86,000

36,000

67,800

33,500

29,600

20,200

6,180

29,200

120,000

May

33 , 500

33,000

30,400

27,400

28,800

26,800

22,400

18,600

16,000

17,300

15,400

13,500

12,400

11,700

11,000

10 , 600

10,300

9,970

9,470

9,150

8,830

8,520

6,370

8,370

8,220

8,520

8,830

8,990

8,830

8,990

6,830

Minimum

1,960

4,160

3,700

1,960

37,400

29,200

22, 700

18,600

8, 220

6,830

6,310

3,370

4,760

1,960

June

8,220

8,070

10,500

11,200

8,670

7,790

7,370

6,960

6,830

7,930

8,830

8,830

10,300

12,200

14,500

14,500

12,600

16,400

23,500

29,200

29,600

29,600

27,800

23,200

18,200

19,700

24,800

27,100

26,800

20 , 900

-

Mean

10,510

5,064

14,480

14,970

80,210

54,530

27,710

41,100

14,940

16,070

11,020

4,449

14,570

24,370

July

15,600

12,800

13, 700

18,800

20,200

19,000

15,600

13,000

1£,200

11,900

10,600

9,310

8,370

7,790

7,650

7,090

6,570

6,570

8,070

9,630

13,200

14,300

13,300

11,900

10,100

8,990

7,930

7,510

6,960

6,570

6,310

Aug.

6,180

5,790

5,530

5,140

5,140

5,010

4,880

4,760

4,520

4,400

4,280

4,160

4,280

4,880

4,760

4,760

4,640

4,520

4,260

4,160

4,160

4,040

3,9EO

3,920

4,160

3,920

3,700

3,590

3,370

3,370

3,700

Per square 

mile

0.802

.387

1.11

1.14

6 . 12

4.16

2.12

3.14

1.14

1.23

.841

.340

1.11

1.86

Sept.

9,600

15,iOO

21,200

24 , 800

26,200

24,500

19,000

13,000

9,970

8,370

7,510

6,830

6,440

5,920

5,660

5,400

5,270

5,010

4,760

5,530

9,100

20,500

25,600

27,600

29,200

28,800

24,800

17,700

12,800

10,300

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.92

.43

1.27

15.50

7 . 06

4 33

2.44

3.50

1.31

1.37

.97

39

1.24

25.23
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Riverton, Ind.

Location. --Wire-weight gage, lat . 39°01 I 13", long. 87°34'07", in sec. 30, T. 7 N., R. 10 

W. , at Illinois Central Railroad bridge at Riverton, 0.6 mile downstream from Turtle 

Creek. Datum of gage is 414.65 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. --13,100 square miles.

Hecords available. --April 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. --11 years, 11,220 second-feet.

Extremes . - -Maximum discharge during year, 121,000 second-feet Jan. 18 (gage height, 25.20 

feet ); minimum, 1,910 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.37 feet).

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 201,000 second-feet May 21, 1943 (gage height, 89.36 

feet); minimum observed, 858 second-feet Sept. 27 to Oct. 1, 1941 (gage height, 0.02 

foot).

Flood of Mar. 28, 1913, reached a stage of 

gage readings by Illinois Central Railroad Co

Remarks . --Records good. Gage read twice daily.

coopera'tion. --Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

6.4 feet, from graph based on once-daily 

(discharge uncertain).

Rating tables, 

(Shifting-cor

ct. 1 to Jan. 18

ter year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet 

discharge, in second-feet) 

ol method used Oct. 1-12, Jan. 15-16, 

July 3O to Aug. 31)

Jan. 19 to Sept. 30

0.8 

2.0 

4.0

6.5

1,910

3,150

5,530

8,990

15.0 27,400 

17.0 36,000 

19.O 49,200

Note. Same as 

below 15.0 feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

10.0

15.0

17.0

15,200

19,500

27,400

35,400

19.0

20.5

24.0

47,000

59,000

9 7,400

120,000 ding

63,300

96,000

120,000

table

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1 , 9 60

1,960

2,OOO

2,100

2,200

4,760

7,230

5,660

5,140

4,760

4,760

13,000

24,000

26,800

27,100

25,900

22,200

16,200

12,200

10 , 100

9,150

10,300

11,900

12,400

11,900

10,800

9,630

8,520

7,650

6,960

6,440

Nov.

6,O50

5,790

5,530

5,270

5,010

4,760

4,640

4,520

4,400

4,280

4,280

4,280

5,010

6,050

6,700

6,700

6,310

6,050

5,660

5,400

5,140

4,880

4,760

4,520

4,400

4,400

4,400

4,280

4,280

4,160

-

Dec.

4,160

4,040

4,040

3,920

3,810

3,810

3,810

3,700

3 , 700

3,810

4,640

5,790

6,630

7,230

6,960

7,090

6,570

6,180

6,700

7,090

8,370

17,100

26,200

28,100

29,500

31,800

35,900

39 , 600

4E,600

43,200

42,600

Jan.

40,200

38,500

37,400

47,000

58,100

69 , 400

83,700

95,000

102,000

103,000

103,000

106,000

103 , 000

101,000

102,000

108,000

117,000

120,000

120,000

110,000

97,500

67,400

76,500

66,600

57,000

56 , 100

53,400

50,800

52,500

59 , 000

65,500

Month

October ........ ...... ......

November ................. .... .

December ...................... .

Calendar year 1949 ........ ...

January .............. .......

February ...... ..................

March ........... .... ....... ...

April ....... ................ ...

May ........... ..............

June .......... .............. ...

July ........... .................

August ........................

September ........................

Water year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

69,000

69,000

65,500

58,000

47 , 600

44,100

37,800

31,200

29,200

29,200

29,600

31,200

38,400

44,100

49,200

56,10O

63,300

70,200

76,500

61,800

64,600

86,000

79,100

6 7, BOO

58,000

49 , 200

43 , 400

37,800

_

_

-

Secondf oo t days

325, 68C

448!s5C

5.462.37C

2,486,60C

1,526,90C

, of? qoc

462 99C

48 2^100

341 , 52C

137, 9CC

436, 97C

8,893,44C

Mar,

33,000

29,200

28,400

28,100

27,800

26,20O

24,000

2C,70C

23,200

23 , 500

24,000

24,800

26,200

25,900

25,600

26,200

26,500

25,900

25,100

25,600

27,100

28,100

28,600

28,800

28,100

27,800

30,000

33,500

34,500

34,500

36,000

Apr.

57,200

39,000

41,400

46,200

50,800

52,500

54,300

59,000

64,400

67,800

66,600

61,100

54,300

48 , 400

43 , 400

42,000

40,800

40,200

37,800

34,500

29 j 200

24,300

20 , 700

18,600

20,200

23,500

25,600

27,400

29,600

32,100

-

Maximum

27,100

6,700

43,200

72,700

120,000

86,000

36,000

67,800

33,500

29,600

20,200

6,180

29,200

120,000

May

33 , 500

33,000

30,400

27,400

28,800

26,800

22,400

18,600

16,000

17,300

15,400

13,500

12,400

11,700

11,000

10 , 600

10,300

9,970

9,470

9,150

8,830

8,520

6,370

8,370

8,220

8,520

8,830

8,990

8,830

8,990

6,830

Minimum

1,960

4,160

3,700

1,960

37,400

29,200

22, 700

18,600

8, 220

6,830

6,310

3,370

4,760

1,960

June

8,220

8,070

10,500

11,200

8,670

7,790

7,370

6,960

6,830

7,930

8,830

8,830

10,300

12,200

14,500

14,500

12,600

16,400

23,500

29,200

29,600

29,600

27,800

23,200

18,200

19,700

24,800

27,100

26,800

20 , 900

-

Mean

10,510

5,064

14,480

14,970

80,210

54,530

27,710

41,100

14,940

16,070

11,020

4,449

14,570

24,370

July

15,600

12,800

13, 700

18,800

20,200

19,000

15,600

13,000

1£,200

11,900

10,600

9,310

8,370

7,790

7,650

7,090

6,570

6,570

8,070

9,630

13,200

14,300

13,300

11,900

10,100

8,990

7,930

7,510

6,960

6,570

6,310

Aug.

6,180

5,790

5,530

5,140

5,140

5,010

4,880

4,760

4,520

4,400

4,280

4,160

4,280

4,880

4,760

4,760

4,640

4,520

4,260

4,160

4,160

4,040

3,9EO

3,920

4,160

3,920

3,700

3,590

3,370

3,370

3,700

Per square 

mile

0.802

.387

1.11

1.14

6 . 12

4.16

2.12

3.14

1.14

1.23

.841

.340

1.11

1.86

Sept.

9,600

15,iOO

21,200

24 , 800

26,200

24,500

19,000

13,000

9,970

8,370

7,510

6,830

6,440

5,920

5,660

5,400

5,270

5,010

4,760

5,530

9,100

20,500

25,600

27,600

29,200

28,800

24,800

17,700

12,800

10,300

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.92

.43

1.27

15.50

7 . 06

4 33

2.44

3.50

1.31

1.37

.97

39

1.24

25.23
WABASH RIVER BASIN 41d 

Wabash River at Vincennes, Ind.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°40'52", long. 87 0 32'40", at bridge on U. S. Highway 

t>U at Vincennes, Knox County, 4.8 miles downstream from Maria Creek and 5.8 miles upstream from Embarrass River. Datum of gage is 394.43 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Drainage area. 13,700 square miles.

Kecords available.--December 1929 to September 1950. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since November 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.--20 years (1930-50), 11,220 second-feet.

Kxtremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 120,000 second-feet Jan. 19; maximum gage height, 

29.U4 feet Jan. 18; minimum daily discharge, 2,100 second-feet Oct. 1; minimum gage 

height not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1929-50: Maximum discharge, 189,000 second-feet May 22, 23, 1943 (gage height, 29.33 

feet, revised, present datum); minimum observed, 770 second-feet Aug. 4, 5, 1934 (gage 

height, 1.40 feet, present datum).

Flood of Mar. 29, 1913, reached a stage of 26.3 feet, from floodmarks, determined by 

Corps of Engineers (discharge uncertain).

Revisions.--Gage height of maximum discharge, May 22, 23, 1943, has been revised to 

29.33 feet, present datum.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no .gage-height record, which are fair. 

Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.--Sixteen discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Kevlslons.--W 803: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2-12, 17-28, 

Jan. 7, 8, 18, Feb. 18-27, June 19-29)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 18 Jan. 19 to Sept. 30

2.4

3.2

13.0

16.0

1,980

3,400

23,700

33,200

21.0

24.0

28.6

29.0

54,500

71,800

109,000

113,000

3.3

6.5

13.0

17.0

3,600

10,400

27,300

39,400

19.0

23.0

25.0

27.3

48,200

76,200

94,000

120,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

a2,100

2,130

2,150

2,320

2,490

3,500

8,200

8,600

7,200

6,180

5,740

8,400

17,800

21,800

23,200

23,700

22,700

19,200

14,800

12,200

10,400

12,200

12 , 600

12,800

12 , 000

11,800

10,600

9,600

8,800

8,000

7,400

Nov.

6,800

6,400

5,960

5,740

5,300

4,860

4,860

4,750

4,530

4,310

4,200

4,200

4,530

6,400

6,600

7,200

7,000

6,400

5,960

5,960

5,520

5,190

4,970

4,750

4,530

4,310

4,200

4,100

4,000

4,000

-

Dec.

3,900

3,800

3,800

3,700

3,600

3,500

3,500

3,400

3,400

3,500

5,300

8,600

9,600

9,000

8,400

8,000

7,600

7,000

7,600

8,000

8,800

14,200

21,600

24,700

26,400

27,600

29,700

32,200

35,200

38,000

39,600

Jan.

39,600

38,000

38,000

44,000

52,000

63,000

68,400

82,000

87,600

84,400

92,400

97,200

99,600

102,000

102,000

106,000

109,000

113,000

120,000

115,000

106,000

96,000

87,000

81,000

74,600

70,600

66,300

62,800

60,000

57,200

57,900

Month

October ........ .................

November ....... ..............

December ......................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ........... ........... .

March ............................

April ............................

Mnw nay ..............................

June ............ ................

July ............... .............

August ...........................

September ........................

Hater year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

60,000

60,700

61,400

59,300

55,800

51,800

46,200

41,800

38,100

35,400

34,500

35,700

39,000

43,400

47,200

50,600

55,800

62,100

68,400

73,000

80,200

86,400

86,400

79,400

73,000

64,900

56,500

50,000

_

_

-

Secondfoot-dayg

330, 61C

157, 53C

413,200

5, 579, 89C

2.472.26C

1,597,OOC

928, 80C

1,213,40C

512 95C

484)25C

384, 90C

149 59<

450J76C

9.095.25C

liar.

45,200

39,400

35,100

32,400

30,900

29,400

27,600

25,800

24,300

24,300

24,600

25,500

27,300

28,800

28,500

28,200

27,300

27,000

26,700

26,700

27,600

28,500

28,500

28,500

28,200

28,200

29,700

33,900

36,600

36,900

37,200

Apr.

37,800

38 , 100

39,400

43,000

45 , 700

47,700

48,800

50,600

53,000

55,100

57,900

59,300

56,500

52,400

48,800

46,700

42,600

40,600

39-, 400

37,800

35,100

31,500

29,100

2t,000

21,200

23,000

23,700

25,500

27,900

31,200

Maximum

23,700

7,200

39,600

71,000

120,000

86,400

45,200

59 300

33i600

27,600

6 ) 600

27,000

120,000

May

33,000

33,600

32,400

30,300

28,800

28,500

26,700

22,700

18,700

18,000

20,000

18,000

15,700

14,700

13,400

13,000

12,400

11,400

10,400

9,700

9,450

9,200

8,800

8,800

8,600

8,800

9,000

10,000

10,000

9,450

9,450

Minimum

2,100

4,000

3,400

2,100

38,000

34,500

24,300

21,200

8,600

7,000

6,800 

3,600

4,640

2,100

June

8,200

8,600

9,450

12,200

11,700

10,200

9,000

7,800

7,200

7,000

7,400

9,000

9,700

12,200

14,700

16,200

14,400

15,200

21,700

26,400

27,600

27,600

27,300

24,900

22,200

20,000

22,000

24,300

25,800

24,300

Mean

10,660

5,251

13,330

15 ' 29C

79,750

57,040

40J450

16,550

16,140

12,420

4,825

15,020

24,920

July

19,700

15,200

13,400

17,400

21,000

22,000

20,400

17,700

16,000

15,200

13,700

11,400

9,700

8,800

8,200

7,800

7,200

7,200

7,600

9,200

12,000

14,700

14,700

13,700

12,000

10,200

9,000

8,200

7,600

7,200

6,800

Aug.

6,600

6,400

5,960

5,520

5,300

5,190

5,190

4,970

4,750

4,640

4,640

4,310

4,420

4,860

5,080

5,190

5,190

5,080

4,860

4,530

4,530

4,420

4,200

4,100

4,310

4,310

4,100

3,900

3,700

3,600

5,740

Per square 

mile

0.778

.383

.973

1.12

5.82

4.16

2.19

2 95

l!21

!907

352 i!io

1.82

Sept.

12,700

18,400

21,200

23,000

25,500

24,600

22,000

16,700

12,200

9,700

8,400

7,600

7,000

6,400

5,960

5,520

5,410

5,080

4,750

4,640

7,600

18,200

22,700

24,600

26,100

27,000

26,400

22,000

16 , 700

12 , 700

Runoff in 

inches

0.90

.43

1.12

15.14

6.71

4 34

2! 52

3 29 1)39

1.31

1.04

.41

1.22

24.68

charge (base, 28,000 sec.-ft.). Jan. 19 (10 a.m.) 120,000 sec.-ft.} Feb. 23 (10 a.m.) 

.-ft.; Apr. 1Z (4 a.m.) 60,000 sec.-ft.j May 2 (12

Peak disc: .... ._ ... . __ - . 

86,400 sec.-ft.; Apr. 1Z [4 a.m.) 60,000 sec.-ft.j May 2 (12 m.) 33,600 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records fo 

Riverton.
414 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Mount Carmel, 111.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°24'07", long. 87°45 1 lu", in sec. 28, T. 1 S., R. 

12 w., at Southern Railway bridge, at Mount Carmel, Wabash County, and 0.1 mile downstream from Patoka River. Datum of gage is 371.46 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1949, water-stage recorder at Big 4 Railroad bridge, 3 milee 

downstream. Datum of gage was 371.63 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1939.

Drainage area.--28,600 square miles.

Records available.--January 1908 to September 1913 (gage heights only), October 1927 to 

September lybo.

Average discharge.--33 years (1927-50), 26,800 second-feet.

.Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 288,000 second-feet Jan. 13 (gage height, 27.06

 feet); minimum, 4,100 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.98 foot).

1927-50: Maximum discharge, 305,000 second-feet May 25, 1943 (gage height, 27.54 

feet, present site and datum); minimum, 1,620 second-feet Sept. 27, 28, 30, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 31.0 feet Mar. 30, 1313, present site and datum (discharge, 

428,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 300,000 second-feet).

Remarks.--Records good.

UoopefatIon. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.95 

1.3 

3.0 

9.5

4,020

5,020

10,700

34,000

13.0

18.8

21.0

23.0

50,200

84,000

104,000

135,000

24.4

26.0

27.1

174,000

236,000

290,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

86 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4,260 

4,210 

4,210 

4,290 

4,960

6,860 

11,200 

15,600 

15,600 

13,500

11,590 

11,700 

21,700 

30,800 

35,800

37,700 

37,400 

35,600 

31,000 

26,200

21,400 

21,700 

25,400 

29,900

32,300

30,900 

29,100 

26,500 

22,500 

19,000 

16,200

Nov.

14,200 

13,000 

11,900 

11,200 

10,500

9,990 

9,380 

9,110 

8,800 

8,560

8,290 

8,150 

8,190 

9,380 

10,800

11,700 

11,500 

10,900 

10,600 

9,920

9,310 

9,040 

8,900 

8,490 

8,090

7,720 

7,490 

7,520 

7,420 

7,220

Dec.

7,120 

6,960 

6,830 

6,800 

6,600

6,560 

6,400 

6,300 

6,230 

6,330

7,780 

14,800 

23,000 

27,500 

29,300

27,800 

24,900 

21,900 

20,400 

20,700

21,700 

26,400 

38,100 

48,000 

53,500

56,700 

59,200 

61,200 

64,800 

68,900 

71,900

Jan.

73,000 

72,000 

69,700 

79,600 

94,600

111,000 

133,000 

173,000 

208,000 

239, '000

263,000 

278,000 

286,000 

282,000 

274,000

270,000 

269,000 

269,000 

272,000 

281,000

271,000 

257,000 

241,000 

224,000 

203,000

189,000 

175,000 

161,000 

152,000 

152,000 

157,900

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber .............. . . . .

mber .........................

lendar year 1949

1 ............................

st .......................

ember .................... ...

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

162,000 

166,000 

166,000 

160,000 

149,000

135,000 

121,000 

109,000 

95,900 

89,300

84,900 

83,900 

94,100 

107,000 

117,000

127,000 

141,000 

158,000 

176,000 

193,000

204,000 

213,000 

212,000 

200,000 

187,000

171,000 

156,000 

141,000

Secondfoot days

638, 99C 

287, 27C 

854, 61C

14,063,940

6,178,90C 

4,119,10C 

1,997,800 

2,710,OOC 

1,148,40C 

1,022,90C 

662,200 

254,450 

837,190

20,711,810

Peak discharge (base, 44,000 sec. -ft.). Ja

8 a.m.) 214,000 sec. -ft.; Apr. 12 (5 to 8 a.m

Mar.

127,000 

113,000 

97,800 

85,200 

75,500

68,400 

61,600 

55,200 

49,600 

46,600

45,400 

45,700 

47,600 

51,200 

53,700

55,400 

55,800 

54,900 

52,700 

49,800

49,200 

51,000 

53,300 

55,600

56,600

56,200 

60,500 

71,600 

78,300 

83,700 

89,700

Apr.

96, 

101, 

110, 

121, 

129,

130, 

130, 

131, 

132, 

134,

137, 

139, 

135, 

126,

113,

97, 

85, 

77, 

71, 

67,

62, 

56, 

48, 

39, 

35,

35, 

37, 

39, 

42, 

48,

Maximum

37,700 

14,200 

71,900

235,000

286,000 

213,000 

127,000 

139,000 

59,500 

63,500 

34,900 

11,200 

48,000

286,000

000 

000 

000 

000 

000

000 

000 

000 

000 

000

000 

000 

000 

000 

000

800 

400 

300 

800 

500

800 

400 

000 

800 

200

500 

400 

600 

600 

900

May

54,700 

58,100 

59,500 

59,200 

57,400

55,400 

58,300 

57,000 

49,100 

43,800

47 , 000 

46,000 

43,800 

42,000 

38,000

33,800 

30,500 

27,900 

25,800 

24,000

23,300 

23,900 

22,600 

21,000 

20,400

20,100 

19,700 

21,600 

22,200 

21,100 

20,200

Minimum

4,210 

7,220 

6,230

4,210

69,700 

83,900 

45,400 

35,200 

19,700 

19,300 

11,600 

6,500 

9,790

4,210

June

20,000 

19,300 

19,300 

25,100 

31,100

30,300 

30,000 

27,800 

25,200 

24,100

23,300 

22,300 

21,700 

24,400 

27,800

28,600 

27,200 

24,200 

27,500 

39,900

52,400 

60,200 

63,300 

63,500 

58,800

47,600 

40,400 

39,400 

39,400 

38,800

Mean

20,610 

9,576 

27,570

38,530

199,300 

147,100 

64,450 

90,330 

37,050 

34,100 

21,360 

8,208 

27,910

56,740

July

34,900 

29,000 

24,600 

24,700 

29,700

32 , 300 

33,100 

32,300 

30,700 

29,800

27,800 

22,600 

20,000 

17,700 

16,100

15,200 

14,500 

14,300 

13,800 

15,000

16,500 

19,500 

21,400 

21,900 

19,800

17,500 

15,600 

14,100 

13,000 

12,200 

11,600

Aug.

11,200 

10,800 

10,500 

9,890 

9,210

8,830 

8,700 

8,390 

8,190 

7,920

7,690 

7,460 

7,390 

7,460 

8,360

8,390 

8,220 

8,150 

8,020 

8,090

8,150 

8,220 

7,880 

7,420 

7,460

7,550 

7,260 

6,800 

6,530 

6,500 

7,820

Per square 

mile

0.721 

.335 

.964

1.35

6.97 

5.14 

2.25 

3.16 

1.30 

1.19 

.747 

.287 

.976

1.98

Sept.

19,100 

32,300 

41,600 

47,200 

48,000

47,600 

44,800 

38,100 

28,900 

22,400

19,000 

16,900 

15,700 

14,800 

13,900

13,300 

12,700 

11,700 

10,600 

9,790

14,000 

22,700 

28,600 

32,000 

36,800

41,200 

44,200 

43,600 

37,000 

28,700

Runoff in 

inches

0.83 

.37 

1.11

18.29

8.03 

5.36 

2.60 

3.52 

1.49 

1.33 

.86 

.33 

1.09

26.92

n. 13 (5 to 6 p.m.) 288,000 sec. -ft.) Feb. 22-23 (7 to 

.) 140,000 sec. -ft.; May 3 (4 to 11 p.m.) 59,700 sec. -ft.;
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Little River near Huntington, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°53', long. 85°27', on line between SW£ sec. 4 and 

 NW± sec. 9, T. 28 N., R. 10 E., at county bridge 4.8 miles east of Huntington. Prior 

to Sept. 5, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.--246 square miles.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,990 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 16.9

I'eet); minimum, 4.0 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.30 feet).

1948-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 4, 1950; minimum, that of Oct. 1, 1949.

Remarks.--Records fair prior to Sept. 5, good thereafter. Gage read twice daily Oct. 1 

to Sept. 4.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 21, 22, June 24 to Aug. 31)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 18

1.8 24

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

2.0 38

2.2 54

2.6 94

3.4 192

4.0 282

4.7 418

6.4 810

8.5 1,430

11.0 2,360

13.2 3,420

15.8 5,120

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.0

10

16

72

36

90

336

160

81

48

139

2,530

1,600

810

528

346

250

172

125

106

85

192

275

258

110

77

64

54

54

48

Nov.

46

40

37

32

28

23

22

21

23

23

20

18

77

50

45

40

35

35

32

28

25

20

20

22

25

25

23

22

19

20

44 |

Dec.

29

25

20

19

20

20

20

18

16

11

57

142

100

64

50

40

37

40

60

100

1,380

3,000

1,530

910

600

810

1,000

735

539

407

290

Jan.

234

227

206

4,300

5,120

3,050

2,400

1,150

860

3,410

3,200

1,820

2,120

2,400

2,860

2,720

1,740

1,150

572

355

266

178

149

1,990

1,960

3,100

2,200

1,150

760

484

364

Month

October .......................

November ................ .....,,.

December ....... ..............

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..................... ....

February .......... ..... ....

March .......................

April ............... ...........

May............. .... ...........

June ........... .... . .........

July ........................ ....

August ...................... .

September ...................

Water year 1949-50 .......... .

Feb.

258

206

160

138

134

148

213

244

1,940

1,240

810

407

2,040

4,080

3,960

2,490

1,430

1,300

810

*495

355

336

250

213

b!75

bl50

b!40

bl50

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

8,721.

896

12,089

101,613.

52,495

24,272

22,201 

20,051

s'sis

1)314

1 148

9*, 774

164, 358.

Mar.

735

308

266

199

346

528

*495

1,210

550

242

329

1,240 57"

326

264

266

542

1,060

462

495

1,060

1,270

885

616

418

539

2,000

2,490

1,330

685

473

Apr.

364

867

2,720

1,880

1,240

710

451

317

178

300

639

1,300

900

700

600

500

400

350

300

250

200

250

700

1,100

1,000

600

450

350

250

185

-

Maximum

5 2,530

77

3,000

5 3,000

5,120

4,080

2,490

2,720

474

'l!3

107

2,930

5 5,120

May

123

166

185

153

132

116

93

77

82

81

75

70

64

55

52

44

41

40

37

34

30

36

44

474

234

125

71

37

36

32

43

Minimum

5.0

18

11

5.0

149

134

199

30

22

15

10

24

5.0

June

32

31

38

40

30

26

22

68

700

1,880

1,740

900

429

250

192

264

250

192

199

172

135

173

£27

147

105

74

67

48

42

42

-

Mean

281

29.9

390

278

1, 693

867

716

668

93. C

284

42.4

37. C

326

450

July

40

54

75

64

48

40

38

36

30

24

22

20

18

17

17

17

60

113

64

106

96

52

28

21

17

17

87

45

17

15

16

Aug.

77

78

50

36

23

21

18

16

15

13

30

26

19

16

14

12

12

59

81

62

50

43

37

29

20

13

10

72

107

53

36

Per square 

mile

1.14

.122

1.59

1.13

6.88

3.52

2.91

2.72

l!l5

172

.150

1.33

1.83

Sept.

2,900

2,930

1,240

616

374

242

160

116

87

71

102

82

69

57

49

41

34

31

32

47

46

88

93

65

48

39

34

30

27

24

Runoff in 

inches

1.32

.14

1.83

15.38

7.94

3.67

3. 36

3.03

.44

l!29

.20

.17

1.48

24.87

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 17, 19, 23, Nov. 2, 4, 14-20, 23-27, Dec. 5, 7, 8, 13, 15, 16, 

18^507 25, Apr. 10, 13-29, May 11, 12, 14, 26, June 5, 9, 12; discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for Cedar Creek near Cedarville and Salamonie River 

at Dora.
416 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Salamonie River at Dora, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°47', long. 85°40', in sec. 18, T. 27 N., R. 8 E. , at

 highway bridge at Dora,. 4 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 688.59 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--512 square miles.

Records available.--April 1930 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. Novem-

 ber 19H3 to September 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Average discharge.--27 years, 536 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 12.40 

reet); minimum, 21 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 1.46 feet).

1923-50: Maximum discharge, 16,500 second-feet May 18, 1943 (gage height, 14.75 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 8.2 second-feet Aug. 3, 

1934 (gage height, 1.11 feet).

Remarks.--Records good. Gage read twice daily. 

Revisions.--W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, Apr. 10-16, July 9 to Aug. 19)

Oct. 1-10 Oct. 11 to Sept. 30

1.4 17 1.9 83 3.9 73o 1.5 24 3.0 324 7.0 

1.5 26 2.1 125 4.3 930 1.7 43 3.6 540 10. O 

1.6 36 2.7 280 4.7 1,16O 1.9 69 4.2 840 11.5 

1.7 49 3.2 440 2.2 119 5.0 1,370 12.2 

2.5 185 6.0 2,230

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

22 

22 

48 

48 

69

170 

304 

225 

168 

1,110

2,530 

1,610 

960 

464 

246

266 

216

161 

110 

127

137 

185 

457 

372 

232

168 

125 

95 

77 

62 

63

Nov.

62 

61 

59 

51 

49

47 

45 

45 

42 

40

40 

43 

105 

80

66

66 

63 

58 

55 

54

54 

50 

48 

42 

41

43 

41 

40 

40 

40

Dec.

41 

39 

38 

36 

36

36 

37 

37 

37 

37

38 

133 

173 

183 

148

108 

121 

157 

143 

358

1,230 

2,540 

2,350 

960 

605

1,760 

2,650 

1,820 

960 

515 

392

Jan.

358 

774 

4,510 

10,700 

9,510

7,780 

6,690 

4,440 

1,960 

7,340

7,220 

5,520 

5,280 

5,400 

5,780

6,430 

4,920 

4,200 

2,000 

990

605 

5OO 

1,020 

3,480 

4,800

7,080 

6,820 

5,650 

3,960 

1,460 

900

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ..... ..... ........ ....

lendar year 1949 

ary

st ...................... ...

ter year 1949-50 . . .........

Feb.

630 

496 

392 

331 

312

331 

392 

401 

3,370 

3,120

2,700 

1,090 

5,190 

8,360 

8,670

8,360 

6,690 

2,860 

1,260 

840

630 

580 

605 

568 

426

358 

289 

540

Secondfoot-days

10.84E 

1,57C 

17,71?

204, 33E

138,07- 

59,79] 

43,96: 35,60" 

8,022 

12,42 

7,54( 

2,55 

16,42

354, 54£

Mar.

960 

587 

395 

318 

310

348 

392 

705 

564 

372

411 

1,640 

1,610 

840 

544

752 

1,340 

2,880 

2,220 

1,020

1,610 

2,380 

1,570 

1,090 

755

580 

2,110 

5,280 

4,800 

4,080 

1,500

Apr.

5, 

5,

2, 

1,

1,

2,

1,

1, 

2, 

2,

1,

Maximum

2,530 

105 

2,650

6,950

10,700 

8,670 

5 5,280 

5,280 

1,790 

I 1,610 

1,690 

748 

r 2,600

10,700

705 

580 

585 

280 

040

910 

200 

780 

630 

590

480 

160 

605 

412 

341

304 

295 

266 

257 

229

206 

203 

270 

650 

330

160 

630 

419 

327 

763

May

1,790 

1,650 

680 

433 

331

272 

211 

178 

157 

152

141 

137 

133 

131 

119

110 

106 

101 

101 

93

91 

91 

91 

98 

121

105 

88 

80 

77

77 

77

Mi nimum

22 

40 

36

21

358 

299 

310 

203 

77 

69 

50 

30 

40

22

June

72 

74 

74 

72 

69

69 

121 

90 

85 

119

237 

185 

237 

143 

112

484 

1,430 

1,610 

860 

548

412 

903

870 

426 

378

1,250 

780 

341 

211 

159

Mean

350 

52.3 

572

560

4,454 

2,135 

1,418 

1,187 

259 

414 

243 

82.5 

548

971

July

119 

106 

183 

252 

587

1,690 

1,550 

553 

252 

175

135 

114 

95 

87 

82

74 

119 

82 

114 

232

234 

141 

98

77 

63

69 

56 

56 

50 

51 

50

3,360 

7 , 080 

9,330

10,700

Aug.

50 

48 

43 

39 

39

39 

36 

36 

32 

30

39

55 

54 

40 

36

32 

30 

30 

168 

748

337 

159 

98 

66 

47

42 

35 

36 

41 

33 

39

Per square 

mile

0.684 

.102 

1.12

1.09

8.70 

4.17 

2.77 

2.32 

.506 

.809 

.475 

.161 

1.07

1.90

Sept.

2,600 

1,750 

2,280 

1,590 

520

289 

183 

121 

87 

43

72 

66 

62 

55 

54

48 

43 

43 

43 

40

45 

854 

2,330 

1,450 

585

532 

260 

154 

123 

105

Runoff in 

inches

0.79 

.11 

1.29

14.85

10.02 

4.34 

3.19 

2.59 

.58 

.90 

.55 

.19 

1.19

25.74

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft. ) . Dec. 22 (10 p.m.) 4,800 sec. -ft.; Jan. 4 (5 p.m.) 11,100

sec.-Tt.rJan. TO (10 a.m.) 7,640 sec.-ft.; Jan. 16 (7 a.m.) 7,360 sec.-ft. ; Jan. 26 . . . 

sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (8 p.m.) 8,830 sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 (12 m.) 5,400 sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (2 p.m.) 6,560 

sec.-ft.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 41 

Mississinewa River near Ridgeville, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat, 40°17', long. 85°00', in SW£ sec. 8, T. 19 N., R. 14 E. 

at highway bridge 0.8 mile downstream from Mud Creek and 2 miles east of Ridgeville.

Drainage area.--135 square miles.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,920 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 13.4 

feet); minimum, 2.0 second-feet Oct. 2; minimum gage height, 1.73 feet Oct. 2, Sept. 

19.

1946-50: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 14, 1950; minimum, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 

24, 1946; minimum gage height, 1.67 feet Aug. 25, 26, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

twice daily.

itlng tables, water year 1949-50, except period of Ice effed

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 20, Feb. 23 to 

Mar. 2, Mar. 4-20, Aug. 21 to Sept. 21)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 4 Apr. 5 to Sept. 30

3.1 

3.5 

4.3

4.8 

5.2 

6.4

136

249

328

400

637

9.6

10.8

11.6

13.0

1,240

1,540

2,210

2,830

4,440

2.8 

5.1

Note.--Same 

4.B~Teet.

2.2

2.3 

2.7 

3.1

3.5 129

4.2 230

4.8 328

preceding table above

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.3

2.2

6.4

18

12

13

28

14

6.8

5.5

4.4

8.2

8.2

6.8

5.2

4.2

5.0

5.5

4.4

4.4

9.2

30

20

12

7.8

6.4

5.2

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.2

Nov.

4.2

5.0

5.2

4.7

4.2

3.9

4.2

3.6

4.2

4.2

3.6

4.2

4.2

5.2

5.0

4.2

3.3

3.9

3.3

3.9

3.1

2.6

3.3

2.6

3.3

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.6

-

Dec.

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.6

5.5

5.0

3.9

2.8

2.8

2 . 6

5.5

14

14

24

67

40

22

17

21

113

68

42

33

28

Jan.

27

27

890

3,310

2,580

1,120

637

346

649

2,490

1,840

486

770

875

1,210

1,950

486

219

170

113

93

83

88

1,370

890

2,100

1,100

328

272

176

119

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ....... ............ ....

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ...... ........... .

February ............. ...........

March ...... ..... ......

April ............ . . ...........

May ... .........................

June .......... ..............

July .............. ..............

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 . . .

Feb.

87

76

60

55

53

60

63

160

1,440

520

219

175

*2,600

4,440

2,570

518

288

226

226

152

150

427

226

142

112

96

83

109

-

_

-

Secondfoot days

273.1

113. E

558.1

49,898.3

26,814

15,333

7,819

5,826

1,940

4,688

3,657.2

456.2

2,077.6

69,555.-

Mar.

124

80

b62

58

62

64

71

129

72

57

73

272

190

*158

173

144

117

212

102

171

500

304

226

183

123

112

1,460

1,710

457

204

149

Apr.

122

96

170

1,130

752

286

176

128

89

88

84

64

57

54

48

44

43

42

39

36

36

36

477

382

188

112

75

58

56

858

-

Maximum

30

5.2

113

4,440

3,310

4,440

1,710

1,130

553

734

1,510

131

1,020

4,440

May

553

230

137

95

76

57

43

37

39

62

64

48

42

37

34

30

28

27

24

24

23

52

33

24

20

18

16

17

16

16

18

Minimum

2.2

2.6

2.2

2.0

27

53

57

36

16

12

7.7

4.2

3.3

2.2

June

15

12

514

547

150

65

42

31

32

427

167

63

36

36

36

197

409

215

153

99

65

48

36

146

734

200

89

53

40

31

-

Mean

8.81

3.78

18.0

137

865

548

252

194

62.6

156

118

14.7

69.3

191

July

27

34

459

1,510

700

262

128

75

50

40

33

27

28

26

22

19

17

29

24

28

19

14

12

11

11

10

9.4

9.0

8.4

7.7

7.7

Aug.

7.7

7.1

6.3

6.3

5.7

5.1

5.1

4.9

5.7

6.0

5.7

6.0

5.4

4.6

4.2

4.4

4.4

131

119

33

14

9.4

7.1

6.6

6.3

4.9

4.9

4.9

6.6

7.1

6.8

Per square 

mile

0.065

.028

.133

1.01

6.41

4,06

1.87

1.44

.464

1.16

.874

.109

.513

1.41

Sept.

11

8.4

7.1

6.3

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.2

5.1

5.4

9.4

6.3

4.6

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.3

3.7

416

1,020 26"Z

98

58

38

28

20

16

13

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.08

.03

.15

13.75

7.39

4.22

2.15

1.60

.53

1.29

1.01

.13

.57

19.15

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
418 WAEASH RIVER BASIN 

Mississinewa River at Marion, Ind-.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°34', long. 85°40', in sec. 31, T. 25 N., R. 8 E.,

at Highland Avenue Bridge in Marion, 1 mile upstream from Hummels Creek and 4 miles

downstream from Lugar Creek. Datum of gage is 774.56 feet above mean sea level, datum

of 1929.

Drainage area.--740 square miles. 

Records available. August 1930 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. September 1923 to May 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. 

Average discharge. 26 years, (1923-29, 1930-50), 630 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 13.15

Feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Feb. 3 (gage height, 0.25 foot) 1 ; minimum daily, 44

second-feet Oct. 2.

1923-50: Maximum discharge, 22,500 second-feet Mar. 21, 1927 (gage height, 16.07

feet), from rating curve extended above 18,000 second-feet; minimum, 2.4 second-feet

Sept. 9, 1949; minimum daily, 3.8 second-feet Oct. 23, 1940, Oct. 9, 1943; minimum

gage height, -0.27 foot Sept. 25, 1935. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are fair. Regulation at low flow by mill above station. 

Revisions. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, Nov. 2 to Dec. 21, 

May S to June 5, June 27 to July 4, July 10 

to Aug. 19, Aug. 22 to Sept. 20, Sept. 26-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 4 Jan. 5 to Sept. 30

105

165

1.4 

1.7 

4.2

240

335

515

2,420

1.2 

1.5

240

360

520

1,060

1,720

4.2 

5.2 

7.2 

9.7 

12.9

2,420

3,400

5,600

9,420

14,600

Mote. Same as following 

taBTe~~above 4,2 feet.

as preceding

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

46

44

76

117

136

159

267

196

150

129

196

1,480

726

390

267

193

153

132

120

114

200

426

406

276

212

166

141

123

114

102

100

Nov.

96

66

65

62

60

76

74

74

72

70

70

74

68

62

95

66

80

76

76

74

72

70

63

63

65

65

63

63

61

59

-

Dec.

57

57

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

57

62

193

193

141

111

96

92

117

150

153

1,030

2 , 690

1,600

632

496

670

1,640

1,340

862

565

43 E

Jan.

362

508

5,360

13,700

14,600

10,200

5,150

2,760

2,150

8,790

8,070

5,540

4,660

5,600

5,780

6,070

6,340

3,260

1,600

1,260

902

769

746

3,880

6,060

9,420

*8,820

4,690

2,330

1,680

1,240

Month

October ...... ...................

November ................. . . ....

December .................... ...

Calendar year 1949 ...........

January ...... ...............

February ...... ...... ... ...

March ........................

April .......... . . .............

May........... ........... .

June ............. ...............

July .............................

August ...........................

September ................... ....

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

909

734

433

506

460

472

472

817

3,950

4,300

2_,670

1,320

6,770

12,300

14,400

9,650

3,510

1,720

1,400

1,160

930

1,000

1,200

1,060

b700

b500

b490

*692

_

_

-

Secondf oo t-days

7,367

2 248

14,' 263

236,675.6

154,939

74,547

46,279

12, 838

14,031

12 092

3 , 908

17,416

399,148

Mar.

743

b550

b380

b400

425

450

472

776

622

490

502

1,480

1,320

923

909

1,400

1,460

2,240

1,360

965

1,660

2,200

1,460

1,060

846

706

2,960

7,160

*6,340

2,420

1,260

Apr.

965

625

1,120

4,770

4,060

3,060

1,520

1,040

816

632

1,200

741

560

464

430

395

370

356

346

332

312

296

2,390

4,540

2,420

1,460

965

685

544

1,320

-

Maximum

1,480

96

2,690

9,420

14,600

14,400

7,160

4,770

2,280

2,020

2,780

706

4,060

14,600

May

2,260

1,920

1,000

713

562

445

375

328

306

304

292

312

296

266

256

248

236

216

206

196

196

204

196

236

244

196

176

162

156

150

159

Minimum

44

59

55

5.6

362

433

360

296

150

132

60

53

61

44

June

172

136

141

132

797

536

300

226

193

212

396

622

326

244

232

375

615

2,020

1,370

657

460

344

286

266

380

919

632

356

252

200

-

Mean

236

74.9

460

654

4,996

2,662

1,493

1,307

414

466

390

126

581

1,094

July

168

156

166

1,070

2,600

2,760

1,160

508

344

260

232

193

179

159

147

153

156

147

168

159

136

129

117

111

100

102

100

98

90

62

60

Aug.

100

96

78

74

70

67

67

65

67

67

65

63

61

57

53

55

57

106

568

706

357

220

147

111

68

74

63

59

61

72

110

Per square 

mile

0.322

.101

.622

.684

6.75

3.60

2.02

1.77

.559

.632

.527

.170

.765

1.48

Sept.

431

339

1,040

420

248

162

120

95

62

78

76

74

72

67

65

63

61

61

61

63

al.OOO

3,620

4,060

2,180

832

502

356

280

220

190

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.37

.11

.72

IE. 00

7.79

3.75

2.33

1.97

.65

.71

.61

.20

.88

20.09

14,600 sec.-ft.; Mar. 29 (3 a.m.) 7,470 sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (12 m.) 6,060

ords and records for station at

sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (6:30 ; 

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weathi 

Ridgeville_.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Lee.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Eel River at North Manchester, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°59', long. 85°46', in sec: 5, T. 29 N., R. 7 E., at 

Second Street Bridge at North Manchester, half a mile downstream from Pony Creek. Datum of gage is 738.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--429 square miles.

Hecords available. April 1930 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. HovemDer 1923 to March 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Average discharge.--26 years (1924-50), 375 second-feet.

Extremes.--maximum discharge during year, 6,700 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 13.04 

reet); minimum daily, 60 second-feet Oct. 1, 2; minimum gage height, 2.16 feet Oct. 1, 

1924-50: Maximum discharge observed,. 7,500 second-feet Feb. 27, 1936 (gage height, 

14.00 feet), from rating curve extended above 4,600 second-feet; minimum daily, 17 

second-feet Sept. 13, 14, 21, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.86 feet Sept. 13, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those below 400 secondreet, which are fair. Some regulation at times during low flow by mill 5 miles upstream. Gage read twice daily.

Revisions.--W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-7, Nov. 17 to Dec. 11, Jan. 29 to 

Feb. 9, Apr. 10-14, July 4-19, July 23 to Aug. 10)

2.1 60 3.1 350 8.0 

2.3 108 4.5 850 10.0 

2.6 192 6.0 1,490 12.0

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

60 

60 

86 

83 

74

250 

427 

289 

204 

157

239

1,920 

1,570 

810 

560

396 

315 

267 

228

198

186 

210 

195 

171 

151

140 

132 

127 

127 

124 

122

Nov.

116 

113 

119

111 

106

113 

113 

116 

111 

113

116 

116 

213 

225 

186

154 

138 

138 

132 

127

119

113 

111 

113 

119

113 

113 

111

108 

108

Dec.

106 

98 

93 

106 

100

90 

*103 

96 

96 

93

243 

612 

424 

289 

b225

b!70 

b200 

341 

364 

360

1,760 

3,520 

2,890 

1,780 

1,010

1,090 

1,680 

1,260 

870 

682 

595

Jan.

525 

612 

1,930 

5,700 

5,410

4,080 

2,890 

2,030 

1,440 

3,130

3,310 

2,580 

2,640 

3,170 

2,890

*3,310 

2,460 

1,680 

1,110 

870

735

68£ 

665 

1 , 730 

2,350

3,450 

3,030 

2,180 

1,440 

1,090 

870

Feb.

752 

648 

612 

578 

560

578 

*612 

630 

1,880 

1,730

1,180 

890 

1,460 

3,380 

4,330

3,240 

2,350 

1,580 

1,360 

1,010

870 

890 

830 

718 

b600

b550 

b500 

648

U *K SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary . .

1 ..... .... . .............

st ........... ...............

ember ............ ...........

9,87E 

3,804 

21,346

156,011

69,98= 

34,966 

44.79C 

48,471 

8,731 

20,526 

9.40S 

6,44S 

7,266

ter year 1949-50 ............ 285,62"

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 sec. -ft.). Dec

ft.; Jan. 10 (6 p.m.) 4,080 sec. -ft.; Jan. 16 

ft.; Feb. 15 (3 a.m.) 4,780 sec. -ft.; Mar. 2 

ft.; Apr. 11 (1 p.m.) 3,380 sec. -ft.; June 1C 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice

Mar.

1,490 

1,130 

810 

630 

1,300

2,130 

*2,180 

2,240

1,730 

1,090

990 

1,630 

1,310 

950 

810

770 

870 

1,680 

1,220 

930

1,180 

1,440 

1,260

1,030 

850

950 

2,740 

3,680 

2,760 

1,830 

1,180

Apr.

1, 

2, 

5,

4, 

3, 

2, 

1, 

2,

3,

2',

1, 

1,

Maximum

1,920 

225 

3,520

4,760

5,700 

4,330 

3,680 

5,410 

542 

3,310 

1,180 

870 

1,180

5,700

22 (3 p.m. 

(3 a.m.) 3, 

B (3 a.m. ) 3 

(8 p.m.) 4, 

day.

990 

170 

080 

34O 

410

240 

030 

080 

490 

240

310 

890 

080 

360 

090

950 

830 

735 

682 

630

578 

525 

648 

700 

700

665 

542 

472 

472 

542

2,520 

3,920 

5,700

to September 1950

May

542 

472 

430 

396 

385

402 

343 

305 

289 

295

273 

264 

261 

255 

249

234 

228 

219

213 

207

201 

231 

222 

231 

273

270 

243

213 

198 

195 

192

Minimum

60 

106

90

60

525 

500 

630 

472 

192 

138 

157 

88 

108

60

June

183 

171 

222 

228 

192

157 

138 

138 

240 

2,720

3,310 

2,350 

1,540 

950 

682

830 

810 

612 

850 

648

490 

399 

396 

455 

472

378 

292 

252 

213 

210

Mean

319 

127 

689

427

A, 258 

1,249 

1,445 

1,616 

282 

684 

304 

208 

242

783

July

186 

488 

595 

402 

312

267

228 

210 

195 

183

183

168 

165 

162 

157

157 

168 

368 

350 

1,180

735 

452 

336 

292 

243

213 

213 

219 

192 

183 

207

Aug.

870 

508 

305 

231 

183

159 

143 

143 

140 

157

735 

302 

183 

138

127

113 

108 

171 

222 

154

127 

116 

100 

96 

96

88 

93 

130 

180 

183 

148

Per square 

mile

0.744 

.296 

1.61

.996

5.26 

£.91 

3.37 

3.77 

.657 

1.59 

.709 

.485 

.564

1.83

) 3,840 sec. -ft.; Jan. 4 (12 m. ) 

680 sec. -ft.; Jan. 26 (1 p.m.) 3 

,920 sec. -ft.; Apr. 4 (5 p.m.) 6 

080 sec. -ft.

Sept.

965 

1,180 

648 

410 

282

222 

186 

162 

135 

130

186 

192 

159 

143 

135

124 

122 

113 

127 

162

174 

222 

204 

162 

140

127 

119 

116 

111 

108

Runoff in 

inches

0.86 

.33 

1.85

13.53

6.07 

3.03 

3.88 

4.20 

.76 

1.78 

.82 

.56 

.63

24.77

6,500 sec.- 

,760 sec.- 

,700 sec.-

238383 O - 53 - 28
420 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Eel River near Logansport, Ind.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 40 0 47', long. 86°15', in sec. 14, T. 27 N., R. 2 E., at 

bridge on Adamsboro road, 5j miles northeast of Logansport and 6.9 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 833 square miles.

Records available.--July 1943 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,100 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 11.80 

TeeTT; minimum, 147 second-feet Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 3.14 feet).

1943-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 5, 1950; minimum, 96 second-feet Sept. 25, 

1944 (gage height, 2.92 feet).

Flood of May 18, 1943, reached a stage of 13.2 feet, from floodmark (discharge, 

17,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 9,900 second-feet by logarithmic 

plotting).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect 

[gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 31 to 

Dec. 21, Aug. 14 to Sept. 30)

3.1 135 5.4 1,440 

3.5 260 6.4 2,460 

3.7 330 7.8 4,460 

4.0 480 9.5 7,340 

4.8 940 11.6 12,600

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

147 

153

192 

210 

219

326 

947 

912 

722 

430

530 

3,680

4,000 

2,280 

1,440

1,050 

810 

683 

573 

518

502 

557 

623 

518 

474

37O 

348 

339 

320 

309 

288

Nov.

270 

281 

281 

264 

253

242 

242 

239 

232 

232

225 

219 

253 

390 

474

390 

339 

309 

298 

292

270 

260 

260 

270 

295

274 

260 

260 

253

281

Dec.

250 

236 

228 

222 

219

207 

210 

216 

204 

201

216 

656 

1,050 

739 

573

362 

400 

469 

810 

777

2,840 

7,140 

6,760 

4,160 

2,460

1,920 

3,210 

2,860 

1,870 

1,480 

1,170

Jan.

1,050 

1 , 090 

3,230 

10 , 4OO 

12,600

8,800 

5,600 

3,840 

3,070 

5,600

6,940 

4,960

5,120 

6,400 

5,920

6,940

5,120 

3,490

2,460 

1,820

1,530 

1,350 

1,350 

2,760 

4,960

5,760 

6,080 

4,320 

3,070 

2,280 

1,820

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .................... ...

lendar year 1949 ............

ary

1 ....... ...........

ember ...... ............ ....

ter year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 sec

Feb.

1,530 

1,300 

1,170 

1,050 

980

1,010 

1,090 

1,050 

2,530 

3,490

2 , 580 

1,870 

3,760 

7,340 

7,570

*6,210 

4,480 

3,280 

2,460 

2,120

1,720 

1,670 

1,580 

1,440

1,170

bl,050 

b950 

1,220

Seoond 

foot days

24,470

8,408 

44,115

358,917

139,730 

67,670 

78,610 

98,560 

21,353 

38,870 

22,941 

11,421 

17,957

574,305

Mar.

2,650 

2,340 

1,620 

1,350 

1,720

2,930 

3,350 

3,350

3,000 

2,120

1,620 

2,650 

2,650 

1,970

1,620

1,440 

1,530 

2,900 

2,720 

1,870

1,870 

2,280 

2,280 

1,970 

1,670

*1,480 

3,660 

6,400 

5,440 

3,840 

2,520

Apr.

1,970 

2,070 

3,000 

8,550 

11,000

8,550 

5,760 

4,160 

3,140 

5,040

6,580 

5,760 

4,320 

3,140 

2,220

1,970 

1,72O 

1,530 

1,440

1,260

1,170 

1,130 

1,920 

2,340 

2,120

1,870 

1,440 

1,170 

1,050 

1,170

Maximum

4,000 

474

7,140

9,050

12,600 

7,570

6,400 

11,000 

1,260 

4,320 

2,520 

1,120 

3,490

12,600

May

1,260 

1,130 

1,010 

898 

891

834 

810 

750 

722 

711

667 

667 

64C 

64C

612

590

557 

557 

530 

502

502 

535 

568 

656 

596

700 

640 

584 

530 

551 

513

Minimum

147

219 

201

141

1,050 

950 

1,350 

1,050 

502 

395 

302 

153 

H19

147

June

496 

452 

722 

694 

530

447

420 

395

858 

2,720

4,320

4,000 

2,930 

2 , 020 

1,400

1,530 

1,770 

1,400 

1,580 

1,580

1,130 

777 

1,050 

912 

1,300

940 

782 

645 

557 

513

Mean

78£ 

28C 

1,42

98

4,50 

2,41 

2,54 

3,28 

68 

1,29 

741 

36E 

59 C

1,57!

July

469

612 

1,790 

1,260 

864

694 

562 

502 

425 

395

370 

348

326 

302

309 

452

618 

1,060 

2,520

2,170 

1,350 

940 

834

672

530 

502 

474 

452

420 

362

Aug.

1,

Per square 

mile

0.947 

i .336 

> 1.71

1.18

5.41 

2.90 

3.05 

) 3.94 

.827 

1.56 

I .888 

.442 

.719

1.89

.-ft.) .--Dec. 22 (10 p.m.) 7,570 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (4 a.n

370

828 

528 

420 

370

326 

292 

274 

274 

274

278 

120 

629 

474 

339

292

242 

573 

491

323

253 

235 

198 

174

162 

153 

239 

284 

207 

256

Sept.

1,9OO 

3,490 

2,120 

1,170 

793

607 

486 

415 

330 

312

281 

302 

330 

292 

281

260 

242 

228 

225 

219

531 

717 

460 

370 

312

278 

2£0 

242 

242

242

Runoff in 

inches

1.09 

.38 

1.97

16.04

6.24 

3.02 

3.52 

4.40 

.95 

1.74 

1.02 

.51 

.80

25.64

.) 13,100

ec.-ft.; Jan. IT (6 a.m.) 7,340 sec.-ft.: 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 (6 a.m.) 6,240 sec.-ft.; Feb. 

sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (12 m.) 11,300 sec.-ft.; Apr. 11 (4 p.m.) 6,760 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

' b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

6,760 sec.-ft.; Jan. 16 (5 a.m.) 7,140 

.) 7,800 sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 (4 p.m.) 6,40u
MABASH RIVER BASIN 

Deer Creek near Delphi, Ind.

421

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°36', long. 86°37', on line between SE£ sec. 22 

ana NEv sec. 27, T. 25 N., R. 2 W., at highway bridge 3 miles northeast of Delphi and 

4j- miles upstream from mouth. Prior to Sept. 18, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum.

Drainage area. 268 square miles.

Records available.--March 1944 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,160 'second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 14.4 

reet); minimum, 19 second-feet Oct. 1, 2 {gage height, 2.37 feet).

1944-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 4, 1950; minimum, 9.2 second-feet Aug. 

13-15, 1944 (gage height, 2.13 feet, from graph based on gage readings).

Flood of May 1943 reached a stage of 19.8 feet, from floodmarks (discharge, 18,000 

second-feet, from rating curve extended above 4,700 second-feet by logarithmic 

plotting).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Gage read once daily Oct. 1 to Sept. 17.

Ratine tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 4-7, 9-16, 18-20, 22-28, May 30 to 

June 5, June 7, Sept. 6-12, 14-16, 18-21)

Oct. 1 to Oct. 12

3.0

3.1 

3.3

Oct. 13 to Sept. 30

2.5 27 3.1 92

2.7 43 3.3 138

2.9 63

Note. Same as foilowing table above 3.3 feet.

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

3.1 

3.3 

4.0 

4.4 

5.2

96

138

350

510

890

7.5

9.0

10.5

12.0

13.3

2,060

3,000

4,300

5,940

7,620

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

19

22

57

80

71

157

149

alOO

59

51

262

1,540

965

524

336

258

213

183

154

133

210

425

a450

322

237

195

157

131

117

107

96

Nov.

a90

84

81

76

73

69

68

a66

65

a64

62

68

120

157

143

122

107

102

94

90

82

77

75

76

77

75

a70

a70

a70

a66

-

Dec.

64

62

60

60

58

58

58

58

58

a60

a70

158

294

207

blSO

b!25

b!25

blSO

222

213

1,080

2,420

1,880

940

a600

840

1,490

1,160

765

546

470

Jan.

a425

a400

a ,500

,490

* ,140

,240

,390

,040

,100

,640

,210

,590

,740

,600

,120

,000

,640

,140

790

600

501

461

465

1,260

2,300

3,310

2,480

1,290

990

840

645

Month

October ............... ....... .

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 .........

January ..........................

February .............. ....

March ..............

April .............. .......

May ....................... . .

June ....... . . ... ...... ....

July. ......... ... ....... . ...

August ........................

September ............. . . .

Water year 1949-50 ......

Feb.

501

425

*350

326

318

326

a350

451

1,120

940

645

aSOO

2,290

4,300

2,880

1,590

1,120

840

690

578

a560

555

488

421

340

a300

b300

b350

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

7,780

2,539

14,501

122,285

58,337

24,154

21,474

21,702

6,407

9,599

2,679

1,189

15,651

186,012

Mar.

690

421

b350

312

300

a300

360

433

389

315

407

790

715

*501

429

417

738

1,340

865

622

645

a650

600

555

465

a600

1,520

2,700

1,440

915

690

Apr.

555

470

al,000

2,930

2,300

1,290

890

690

542

506

a600

622

470

385

346

318

300

285

270

240

228

237

707

1,240

1,390

940

600

433

368

a5 50

-

Maximum

1,540

157

2,420

4,900

7,490

4,300

2,700

2,930

840

1,340

200

157

2,860

7,490

Hay

840

578

429

364

315

279

246

a220

201

195

174

157

154

143

138

131

a!25

120

109

106

allO

113

113

124

222

146

113

102

alOO

102

138

Minimum

19

62

58

19

400

300

300

228

100

68

55

24

40

19

June

94

88

86

84

84

a80

73

68

73

138

104

92

80

a90

138

1,220

1,340

al , 000

aSOO

510

346

267

219

213

915

a600

294

210

160

133

-

Mean

251

84. £

468

335

1,882

863

693

723

207

320

86.4

38.4

522

510

July

117

122

104

a200

168

98

81

70

67

64

60

61

64

a60

58

a60

77

66

65

allO

183

94

a70

a65

61

61

124

69

a65

a60

a55

Aug.

a50

a50

a50

a45

a40

a38

a36

a35

a35

a37

37

37

36

34

31

29

29

31

35

38

34

32

30

29

28

27

26

a25

24

24

157

Per square 

mile

0.937

.316

1.75

1.25

7.02

3.22

2.59

2.70

.772

1.19

.322

.143

1.95

1.90

Sept.

2,300

2,860

1,740

715

a450

315

231

157

117

96

81

71

a65

59

55

50

a45

40

40

49

342

2,060

1,440

715

449

332

258

210

168

141

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.08

.35

2.01

16.97

8.10

3.35

2.98

3.01

.89

1.33

.37

.16

2.17

25.80

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weathe 

and records for South Fork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Tippecanoe River at Oswego, Ind.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 41°19'25", long. 85°47'32", in NW^NWij sec. 14, T. 33 N., R. 6 

E., at Tippecanoe Lake Outlet in Oswego, 3 miles east of Leesburg. Datum of gage is 

830.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--118 square miles.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 680 second-feet Apr. 8-10; maximum gage 

height, 8.62 feet Apr. 10; minimum discharge, 12 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 4.80 

feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Gage read once daily.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 26 to June 11, Sept. 18-30)

4.9

5.0

5.1 

5.3

5.4 38

6.1 92

6.4 127

7.4 280

7.7 350

8.1 480

8.6 680

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

16

32

34

35

37

43

46

51

52

52

56

69

69

68

69

70

71

76

80

81

81

79

77

76

76

78

70

68

67

64

60

Nov.

58

57

57

60

54

48

48

45

46

44

44

44

46

44

44

42

42

42

39

39

39

38

37

37

39

43

48

51

54

56

-

Dec.

59

59

55

51

48

47

47

45

44

42

44

46

47

51

52

56

60

60

58

58

66

90

150

200

230

250

260

270

270

270

270

Jan.

270

275

285

300

330

340

350

350

350

360

390

430

460

476

516

520

520

520

520

510

500

480

470

460

442

470

540

580

580

570

560

Month

October .......................

Novembe r , . . . ......,.,...,, . .

December .... . ........... . .

Calendar year ....... ...

January .................... .....

February .... ............ . ...

March ................... .....

April ....... . . ..... .........

May ......... .............. .....

June ........ ............. ......

July .............................

August ..................... .....

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 .......... .

Feb.

520

496

462

428

410

380

340

310

300

290

280

282

298

302

312

330

356

395

415

415

414

415

420

410

390

370

350

345

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

1,90;

1.38E

3 , 35E

-

13,72'

10.43E

10,31]

14,77

4 , 19E:

z'.SB

2,82

2 , 521

2,74

71,45

Mar.

332

320

300

288

282

290

308

310

322

330

348

353

355

356

355

355

350

350

348

342

335

328

322

315

312

315

325

345

350

370

400

Apr.

405

410

448

520

560

600

660

680

680

680

660

660

660

640

620

580

540

496

466

445

420

398

377

322

335

325

318

300

292

280

-

Maximum

81

60

270

-

I 580

j 520

400

680

252

' 151

L 112

5 107

> 126

680

May

252

236

216

208

196

186

179

170

162

154

148

155

151

137

141

141

135

126

114

103

100

96

90

84

80

78

77

74

70

68

68

Minimum

16

37

42

-

270

280

282

280

68

58

65

69

65

16

June

66

64

65

64

63

62

63

58

63

85

90

91

102

115

127

134

141

149

151

148

148

147

145

147

148

147

140

130

119

110

-

Mean

61.4

46.2

108

-

443

373

333

493

135

109

91.0

81.4

91.4

196

July

102

102

112

108

107

102

100

94

90

86

82

78

75

72

69

65

72

90

86

101

102

98

102

98

100

94

92

89

87

82

84

Aug.

104

107

99

92

90

87

82

80

83

81

83

82

81

79

77

78

79

74

74

78

79

79

80

80

78

76

75

74

71

69

72

Per square 

mile

0.520

.392

.915

-

3.75

3.16

2.82

4.18

1.14

.924

.771

.690

.775

1.66

Sept.

90

90

89

91

99

114

126

126

124

123

118

108

102

97

92

88

85

82

83

82

82

82

80

76

73

72

70

67

66

65

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.60

.44

1.06

-

4.33

3.29

3.25

4.66

1.32

1.03

.89

.80

.86

22.53

Note.--Ho gage-height record Dec. 22 to Jan. 13, Jan. 16-18, 

Mar. 3, 13, 15-18, Mar. 30 to Apr. 2; discharge compute 

weather records, and records for Pigeon Creek at Hogback Lake,

20-24, 26-31, Feb. 7, 18-20, 22-26, 

.Is of 5 discharge measurements 

near Angola
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Tippecanoe River near Ora, Ind.

423

Drainage area.--837 square miles.

Records available.--September 1943 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge daring year, 7.800 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 14.40 

feet); minimum, 176 second-feet Oct. 1, 2 (gase height, 4.51 feet).

1943-50: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1950; minimum, 131 second-feet Get. 

9, 16, 17, 1946; minimum gage height, 4.15 feet Aug. 14, 1944, Oct. 16, 17, 1946.

ng tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice ei 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-12, Sept. 7-30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 6 Apr. 7 to Sept. 30

4.4 170 9.0 1,700 12.5 4, SCO 5.1 298 10.5 2, 

4.8 265 9.8 2,120 13.5 6,100 7.7 960 11.8 3, 

7.8 1,180 11.5 3,500 14.3 7,600 8.8 1,320 13.0 5, 

9.6 1,720 13.8 6,

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

178 

178 

20(3 

220 

232

301 

373

370 

361 

358

376 

715 

985 

835 

745

760 

745 

670 

610 

550

520 

565 

565 

550 

520

475 

445

430 

415 

400 

385

Nov.

373 

361 

352 

343

340

328 

319 

316 

307 

298

298 

292 

a330 

376 

379

364 

352 

346 

346 

349

340 

334 

319 

322

349

376 

364 

340 

325 

322

Dec.

331 

32E

319 

322 

328

328 

322

310

301 

298

*340 

430 

490 

475

b40G

b350 

b350 

b450 

565 

505

745 

1,750 

2,450 

2,410 

2,06u

1,800 

1 , 900 

1,950 

1 , 800 

1,550 

1,420

Jan.

1,340 

1,300 

1,500 

2,130

3,500

4,OOO 

3,500 

3,130 

2,890 

2,890

3.4LO 

3,6:0 

3.6CO 

4,010 

4,630

4 , 9 JO 

4,750 

4,240 

3 , 800 

3,500

2,810 

2,570 

2,410 

2,730 

3 , 870

5 , 050 

5,800 

5,500 

4,750 

4 , 240 

3 , 8 -id

Feb.

3,400 

3,050 

2 , 730 

2,490 

2,260

2,190 

2,190 

2,120 

2,260 

2,810

2,810 

2,650 

2,570 

3,100 

4,240

4,750 

4,360 

3,900 

3,500 

3,130

2,890 

2,650 

b2,400 

b2,200 

b2,000

bl.800 

bl,800 

*2 , 000

 ._., SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Jam] 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprd 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 

ary ... ...

1 ............ ..........

ember ........................

15,032 

10,161. 

27,374

298,99-1

110,101. 

78,251. 

83.63C 

123, 48t 

35.38E 

35,582 

27,25-1 

17,10 

13,43]

ter year 1949-50 ............ 576,78"

Mar.

2,330 

2,730 

2,490 

2,260 

2,190

2,650 

3,050 

3,220 

3,050 

2,890

2 , 650 

2,570 

2 , 650 

2,490 

2,330

2,260 

2,260 

2,410 

2,570 

2,410

2,260 

2,260 

2,260 

2,190 

2,120

2.U60 

2,260 

3,560 

4,600 

4,480 

4,120

Apr.

3,700 

3,400 

3,400 

4,660 

7,200

7,600 

6,640 

5,650 

5,050 

5,200

5,950 

6,100 

5,800 

5,200 

4,600

4,150 

3,640 

3,400 

3,200 

2,900

2,700 

2,510 

2,420 

2,510 

2,800

3,000 

2 , 900 

2 , 600 

2,340 

2,260

Maximum

985 

379 

2,450

4,240

i 5,800 

) 4,750 

) 4,600 

) 7,600 

2,110 

2,040 

t 1,660 

} 1,080 

745

7,600

Peak discharge (base, 2,100 sec. -ft. ) . Dec . 23 (11 p.m

May

2,110 

,970 

,840 

,720 

,600

,550 

,400 

,320 

,240 

,200

,170 

,110 

,080 

,050 

1,020

960 

930 

900 

870 

845

820 

795 

820 

845

900

990 

990 

930 

870 

795 

745

Minimum

178 

292 

298

176

1,300 

1,800 

2,060 

2,260 

745 

545 

508 

370 

298

178

June

eas

670 

670 

670 

845

608 

582 

545 

582 

1,020

,840 

, 040 

,780 

,600 

,600

,040 

,970 

,720 

,660 

,660

,450 

,240 

,170 

,110 

,170

,170 

,050 

960 

870 

795

Mean

485 

339 

883

819

3,552 

2,795 

2,698 

4,116 

1,141 

1,186 

879 

552 

448

1,580

July

745

745 

1,020 

1,170 

1,020

870 

770 

720 

670 

620

582 

558 

558 

545 

520

508 

645 

,050 

,320 

,500

,660 

,550 

,320 

,140 

990

870 

820 

770 

720 

670 

608

340 

640 

350 

640

Aug.

620 

645 

620 

595 

582

558 

520 

495 

482

470

720 

1,080 

900 

795 

720

670 

608 

558 

520 

495

470 

445 

432

408 

395

382 

382

395 

395

382 

370

Per square 

mile

0.579 

.405 

1.05

.978

4.24

3.34 

3.22 

4.92 

1.36 

1.42 

1.05 

.659 

.535

1.89

Sept.

458 

695 

745 

695

670

620 

570 

520 

495 

482

470 

432 

420 

420 

408

395

382 

358 

358

358

358

395 

408 

382 

358

332

320 

320 

309 

298

Runoff in 

inches

0.67 

.45 

1.22

13.29

4.89 

3.48 

3.72 

5.49 

1.57 

1.58 

1.21 

.76 

.60

25.64

.) 2,570 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (7 to 11 a.m.]

4,000 sec.-ft.; . . . . . . ., - .

4,750 sec.-ft.; Mar. 8 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) 3,220 sec.-ft.j Mar. 29 (10 p.m.) 4,750 sec.-ft.; Apr. 

(12 p.m.) 7,800 sec.-ft.; June 12 (8 a.m.) 2,410 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

b Stage^dlscharge relation affected by ice.
424 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Tippecanoe River near Monticello, Ind.

Location. Lat. 40°47', long. 86°45 I , at Norway plant of Northern Indiana Public Service 

Co., in sec. 21, T. 27 N., R. 3 W., 2 miles north of Monticello.

Drainage area.--1,740 square miles.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--19 years, 1,472 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 15,400 second-feet Apr. 4; minimum daily, 

aai second-feet Oct. 2.

1931-49: Maximum daily discharge, that of Apr. 4, 1950; minimum daily, 103 secondfeet July 27, 1934.

Remarks. --Discharge computed on "basis of records of operation of power plant and flow over 

Cooperation. Records of daily discharge furnished by Northern Indiana Public Service Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

304

281

539

348

326

848

738

577

603

521

991

2,260

2,080

2,040

1,530

1,300

1,190

1,090

1,270

916

980

1,070

916

969

859

768

768

702

702

686

686

Nov.

561

561

636

570

570

521

538

570

473

517

500

521

898

771

775

673

711

659

710

597

635

429

548

604

635

520

712

635

599

588

-

Dec.

596

585

511

576

532

550

570

499

381

554

725

1,060

861

840

569

526

564

962

1,140

1,100

2,610

7,020

6,270

5,370

4,760

4,460

4,840

4,310

3,900

3,680

3,150

Jan.

2,88O

2,86O

4,320

10,400

9,180

8,020

7,480

6,270

5,530

8,150

7,430

6,680

8,470

10,500

9,830

10 , 800

9,240

8,390

6,630

5,310

4,970

4,270

4,050

7,700

9,720

13 , 200

11,800

10 , 900

10,300

8,820

7,290

Month

October ............. ...........

November .................. ......

December ........ f ................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ...... ......... .......

February ................. .......

March ............... ...........

April ............................

May . . .......... ................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ................... ....

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

6,190

5,250

4,370

3,830

3,640

3,540

3,810

3,890

5,980

5,740

5,460

5,080

7,390

10,800

10,8OO

9,950

9,430

8,340

7,180

5,920

5,360

5,340

4,410

4,480

3,540

2,760

2,960

4,690

_

-

Secondfoot days

28,85S

18,237

64,071

633,095

241, 39C

160,120

160,920

247,460

59.44C

63,215

51,051

25,048

27,934

1,147,744

Mar.

6,370

4,6OO

4,010

4,670

4,920

6,020

5,970

6,330

5,390

4,820

4,720

5,360

4,720

4,390

4,290

4,230

4,520

4,' 550

4,350

4,380

4,230

4,260

4,070

3,780

3,680

6,290

8,270

7,480

7,580

7,040

Apr.

6,680

6,030

7,010

15,400

14,200

13,400

13,100

11,400

10,000

12,600

13,000

11,700

1O,7OO

9,66O

8,450

7,120

6,240

5,200

4,970

4,380

4,090

3,810

5,600

6,120

8,420

7,500

6,410

5,330

4,670

4,270

-

Maximum

2,260

898

7,020

9,480

13,200

10,800

8,270

15,400

3,950

3,660

3,490

1,410

3,130

15 , 400

May

3,950

3,780

3,200

3,070

2,870

2,620

2,440

2,220

2,190

2,040

1,870

1,860

1,750

1,720

1,650

1,490

1,490

1,410

1,380

1,440

1,280

1,380

1,360

1,320

1,360

1,430

1,540

1,430

1,430

1,300

1,170

Minimum

281

429

381

262

2,860

2,760

3,680

3,810

1,170

854

718

521

497

281

June

1,150

955

1,020

980

940

941

903

854

892

2,620

2,740

2,700

2,890

2,940

2,390

3,010

3,050

3,070

3,480

3,660

2,980

2,510

2,120

1,980

3,190

2,560

2,080

1,590

1,620

1,400

-

Mean

931

608

2,067

1,735

7,787

5,719

5,191

8,249

1,917

2,107

1,647

808

931

3,145

July

1,300

1,240

3,300

2,340

2,030

1,700

1,430

1,280

1,130

1,020

865

916

916

817

916

718

1,180

2,290

2,400

3,390

3,490

2,970

2,310

2,080

1,810

1,480

1,420

1,240

1,170

1,020

883

Aug.

799

1,010

882

860

834

834

935

702

719

719

849

1,280

1,320

1,410

1,040

979

972

832

885

702

673

686

587

587

521

521

597

570

635

554

554

Per square 

mile

0.535

.349

1.19

.997

4.48

3.29

2.98

4.74

1.10

1.21

.947

.464

.535

1.81

Sept.

1,010

1,010

892

959

941

784

834

751

686

702

786

649

687

687

497

687

649

573

649

573

1,630

3,130

1,720

1,200

995

890

831

722

870

940

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.62

.39

1.37

13.53

5.16

3.42

3.44

5.29

1.27

1.35

1.09

.54

.60

24.54
WASASH RIVER BASIN 425

Tippecanoe River near Delphi, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°37', long. 86°45', in sec. 16, T. 25 N., R. 3 W. 

a miles northeast of Springboro, 2 miles downstream from Big Cr-eek, and 5 miles northwest of Delphi. Datum of gage is 552.01 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--1,850 square miles.

Records available. July 1939 to September 1950. March 1902 to July 1906 and November, 

December iyub at site 5| miles downstream.

Average discharge. 11 years (1939-50), 1,619 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,200 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 13.43 

feet); minimum, 222 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 2.56 feet); minimum daily discharge, 257 second-feet Oct. 4.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 4, 1950; minimum, 94 second-feet Oct. 1, 

2, 1941 (gage height, 2.15 feet); minimum daily, 94 second-feet Oct. 1, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 13.5 feet, present site and datum, Nov. 3, 1936 (discharge, 

17,400 second-feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Plow regulated by power plants above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 973: 1942.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

306

310

849

25 7

320

1,260

809

556

723

653

1,280

2,980

2,480

2,320

1,850

1,380

1,440

1,260

1,210

1,020

1,240

1,100

1,030

1,090

873

801

841

841

777

738

753

Nov.

590

654

737

665

644

419

682

666

567

552

598

678

1,140

809

964

793

817

785

707

630

623

528

*615

730

699

661

793

653

676

723

-

Dec

684

723

600

653

645

676

746

571

551

688

1,030

1,430

1)1,050

b950

b700

b650

t>650

1,O7O

1,490

1,360

3,090

7,960

6,640

5,520

4,910

4,610

5,520

4,610

4,200

4,47O

3,220

Jan.

3,460

3,220

4,740

11,600

9,800

7,960

7,280

*6,320

5,520

8,490

7,450

6,640

8,410

10,800

9,610

10,600

8.85C

7,960

a7,OOO

a6,000

a5,OOO

4,330

4,200

7,120

9,420

13,300

11,400

10,400

9,800

8,310

6,960

Month

October ................ .... .

November ................... . .

December ................... . .

Calendar year 1949 ..... . . . .

January .......... ...........

February ................. ..... .

March ........... ................

April ............ ...............

May ....... ...... . ..........

June ..........................

July ................ .........

August ...................... ....

September ...... ............ ....

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

6,000

5,210

4,470

3,940

3,820

3,700

3,820

3,940

5,840

5,520

5,360

5,060

7,280

10,800

10,600

9,230

8,670

7,960

6,8OO

5,840

5,060

4,610

4,470

4,330

3,820

2,980

3,220

4,610

,

_

-

Secondfoot-days

33,347

20,798

71,667

709,642

241,950

156,960

161,190

238,090

65,280

72,570

56,509

26,380

32,125

1,176,866

Mar.

6,480

4,760

4,070

5,060

4,910

5,840

5,840

6,320

5,210

4,760

4,760

5,360

4,760

4,200

4,330

4,200

4,610

5,520

4,610

4,470

4,470

4,330

4,330

4,200

3,820

3,820

6,480

8,310

7,280

7,280

6,800

Apr.

6,480

5,840

6,480

15,000

14,100

12,400

12,400

10,800

9,230

11,600

12,200

10,800

9,800

8,850

7,790

6,800

6,160

5,210

4,760

4,470

4,070

3,820

5,840

6,480

8,490

7,450

6,320

5,360

4,760

4,330

Maximum

2,980

1,140

7,960

10,600

13,300

10,800

8,310

15,000

4,070

4,070

3,700

1,590

3,820

15 , 000

May

4,070

3,820

3,460

3,340

3,100

2,760

2,760

2,410

2,370

2,410

2,010

1,880

2,030

1,890

1,880

1,640

1,650

1,650

1,530

1,530

1,470

1,570

1,680

1,420

1,670

1,490

1,630

1,780

1,560

1,430

1,390

Minimum

257

419

551

257

3,220

2,980

3,820

3,820

1,390

1,050

849

366

360

257

June

1,320

1,110

1,270

1,170

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,050

3,340

3,100

2,760

3,220

3,340

2,700

3,460

3,460

3,340

4,070

3,820

3,220

2,760

2,260

2,770

3,820

3,040

2,530

1,780

1,890

1,530

Mean

1,076

693

2,312

1,944

7,805

5,606

5,200

7,936

2,106

2,419

1,823

851

1,071

3,224

July

1,490

1,500

3,340

2,500

2,200

1,840

1,640

1,360

1,160

1,220

970'

1,O80

1,090

950

1,080

849

1,470

2,760

2,650

3,460

3 , 700

3,040

2,650

2,100

2,210

1,590

1,540

1,400

1,370

1,180

1,120

Aug.

881

1,120

1,020

1,020

962

849

801

769

809

954

1,080

1,390

1,340

1,590

1,080

1,020

1,OOO

913

881

692

809

653

366

535

493

528

500

684

571

528

542

Per square 

mile

0.582

.375

1.25

1.05

4.22

3.03

2.81

4.29

1.14

1.31

.985

.460

.579

1.74

Sept.

1,490

1,090

857

1,020

1,020

881

841

769

746

754

841

699

723

833

360

833

746

563

653

738

1,950

3,820

2,260

1,340

1,260

1,030

1,050

833

945

1,180

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.67

.42

1.44

14.27

4.86

3.16

3.24

4.79

1.31

1.46

1.14

.53

.65

23.67

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

of records for station at Montlcello.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°23', long. 85°53<, in NEf sec. 5, T. 23 N., R. 5

ridge on U. 3. Highway 35, three-quarters of a mile west of Green town and lU-t miles

upstream Irom Kokomo Cre^k.

Drainage area.--If6 square miles.

Records available.--F-bruary 1J45 to September 195C

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,320 se^ud-fe^t Jan. 4 (gage height, 15.3 

reet j ; minimum, 3.2 second-fe^t Oct. 2, Aug. 28, 29; minimum gage height, 2.33 feet 

Aug. 28, 29.

1945-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 4, 1950; minimum, 0.9 second-foot Sept. 21 

1947; minimum gage height, 2.18 f°et Jan. 1, 1947.

Flocd in May 1943 reached a stage of 15.0 fs^t , from floudmarks.

Remarks.--Records fair. Gage read twice daily. 

Revisions (wat^r years).--rf 1053: 1945.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, Oct. 26 to Nov. 13,

Mar. 13-27, May 25 to Aug. 31, Sept. 25-30)

2.2 2.1

2.3 4.3

2.4 7.3

2.6 15

2.7

3.2

3.6

20

108

4.5 228

5.1 335

7.4 810

8.4 1,100

10.2 1,760

11.2 2,340

13.0 3,930

14.8 5,720

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

3.4

3.2

7.7

21

20

31

125

88

55

40

60

703

655

452

270

aZOO

157

142

121

102

157

395

278

180

134

107

81

67

56

50

47

Nov.

40

38

36

33

30

26

24

25

24

22

23

24

85

128

135

99

77

 8

67

64,

52

45

*41

44,

46

39

38

37

35

33

-

Dec.

31

30

28

28

28

27

28

28

23

25

33

89

128

84

48

b40

b45

b50

b50

*b50

255

1,340

1,170

555

345

375

945

785

515

365

278

Jan.

228

228

1,610

*5,720

4,110

1,760

1,200

860

655

2 , 900

2,500

1,240

1 ,600

1,860

1,520

2,080

1,140

635

575

365

315

278

278

865

1,170

1,990

1,770

1 , 000

675

575

385

Feb.

27ci

220

173

150

137

157

159

157

1,150

1,000

635

455

1,910

3,030

1,860

1,100

715

555

475

345

315

306

270

22U

152

108

130

160

_

Mar.

252

130

139

106

113

124

142

228

180

142

164

445

220

236

244

365

405

615

575

270

385

375

306

261

199

166

653

1,520

945

555

385

Apr.

306

252

492

2,150

2 , 050

1,100

695

515

365

296

615

615

335

236

180

161

146

131

124

116

98

91

735

760

515

365

236

186

146

a250-

May

505

315

220

173

150

128

103

85

84

90

67

71

68

a65

61

56

54

51

47

43

a45

47

48

176

150

84

64

a6u

56

50

48

June

40

35

3&

a45

32

26

24

22

24

45

a70

50

39

35

32

40

46

a70

96

118

93

68

55

45

a70

114

81

53

38

32

-

July

26

a50

114

287

228

138

90

69

a50

38

30

27

25

24

21

a20

20

22

20

33

24

20

a!7

15

14

13

12

11

11

aid

10

Aug.

12

12

10

8.4

7.3

a7.3

7.3

6.1

6.1

6.7

7.3

6.4

a6.2

6.1

5.8

5.2

5.2

6.7

9.5

8.8

6.7

5.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.9

9.3

Sept.

261

287

a200

93

57

33

22

18

16

a!5

13

13

13

a!4

a!2

a9.0

a8.0

a7.0

a8.5

10

24

892

655

a350

160

117

83

58

43

34

-

Month

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ........

April ....... ...... ... . . ....

May ............ ..... .......

July ................ ...... . . .

September ...... ..... . ....... .

Water year 1949-50 .......... .

Secondfoot-days

7 , 821

67, 380. C

3 ° *~T 4

201 3

3,525.5

107,693.1

Maximum

1,340

3,930

12

892

5,720

Minimum

3.2

23

3.2

43

7.0

3.2

Mean

155

49.3

252

185

1,358

583

475

105

6.49

118

295

Per square 

mile

0.934

.297

1.52

1.11

8.18

3.51

2.11

2.86

.633

.316

.289

.039

.711

1.78

Runoff in 

inches

1.08

.33

1.75

15.09

9.43

3.65

2.43

3.20

.73

.35

.33

.05

.79

24.12

Peak discharge (base 1,750 sec.-ft.).--Jan. 4 (7 p.m.) 6,320 sec.-ft.; Jan. 10 (4 p.m.) 3,930 

:.-ft.; Jan. 16 (5a.m.) 2,500 sec.-ft.; 26 (6 p.m.) 2,420 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (2 a.m.) 3,300

sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (5 p.m.) 2,670 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather 

Creek at Owasco and Olcero Creek near Cicero.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

ecords and records for Wildcat
WABASH RIVER BASIN 427

Wildcat Creek at Owasco, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°23', long. 86°38', in SW£ sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 2 W. , 

at bridge on State Higfiway 33, half a mile northwest of Owasco and 15 miles upstream 

from South Fork Wildcat Creek. Datum of gage is 624.61 feet above mean sea level 

(unadjusted).

Records available.--March 1344 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 second-f^et Jan. 5 (gage height, 13.3 

reet); minimum observed, 20 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.28 feet); minimum daily 

discharge, 23 seccnd-feet Oct. 1

1944-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 5, 1950; minimum observed, 1U second-feet 

Sept. 25, 1944 (gage height, 1.08 feet); minimum daily, 11 secund-feet Sept. 25, 1944.

Flood of May 18, 1943, reached a stage of 14.0 feet, from floodmarks.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 8 to Sept. 1, Sept. 5-22)

1.3 21 2.3 135 7.0 2,400 

1.4 27 2.8 240 8.0 3,150 

1.6 43 3.1 320 9.5 4,850 

1.8 63 3.5 460 12.0 8,200 

2.0 87 4.5 910 13.1 9,850

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

23 

26 

64 

90 

75

90 

118 

90 

83 

92

129 

1,090 

1,470 

1,350 

835

512 

385 

350 

302 

262

308 

707 

810 

585

406

311

258 

220 

199 

183 

167

Nov.

155 

143 

133 

130 

117

102 

99 

102 

92 

94

86 

102 

126 

165 

215

242 

213 

187 

171 

155

149 

137 

130 

119 

122

114 

108 

108 

102 

99

Dec.

92 

93 

87 

83

83

79 

82 

86 

96 

88

90 

143 

262 

265 

211

*189 

185 

187 

225 

245

623 

1,800 

2,340 

2,220 

1,230

1,050 

1,800 

1,980 

1,680 

1,110 

835

Jan.

675 

608 

1,740 

5,990 

9,850

7,760 

4,680 

2,470 

1,980 

3,140

4,970 

4,970 

3,440 

3,340 

3,890

4,610 

4,250 

2,860 

1,740 

1,170

885 

742 

638 

1,500 

2,340

3,340 

3,770 

3,550 

2,100 

1,470 

1,110

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .... ....................

lendar year 1949 ............

1 ................. ..........

ember .... ............ ......

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

835 

675 

572 

488 

448

448 

456 

536 

508 

2,160

1,920 

1,260 

2,280 

4,730 

5,730

4,250 

2,470 

1,620 

1,230 

990

810 

788 

742 

638 

b450

b300 

b350 

b450

Second 

foot-days

11,590 

4,017 

19,539

161,142

95,576 

38,134 

26,777 

34,689 

9,119 

7,449 

4,876 

1,236 

14,489

267,495

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft. ) .--Jar

sec. -ft.; Jan. 16 (6 p.m.) 4,730 sec. -ft.; Si 

sec. -ft.; Apr. 6 (5 a.m.) 4,490 sec. -ft.; Sej 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice

Mar.

652 

b450 

*b350 

b300 

b300

b340 

385 

544 

540 

452

413 

675

910 

788

630

608 

885 

1,350 

1,290 

910

860 

990 

*935 

810 

720

630 

1,250 

2,220 

2,470 

1,980 

1,140

Apr.

860 

720 

788 

2,220 

4,010

4,130 

2,400 

1,440 

1,020 

860

960 

1,140 

935

698 

576

496

440 

402 

378 

347

314 

290 

881

2,040 

2,160

1,380 

910 

675 

544 

675

Maximum

1,470 

242 

2,340

5,990

9,850 

5,730 

2,470 

4,130 

935 

742 

488 

71 

4,060

9,850

i. 5 (4 a.m.) 

in. 27 (4 a.m 

t. 2 (4 a.m. 

day.

May

935 

935 

638 

554 

468

402 

329

290 

270 

265

255 

232 

220 

199 

195

189 

179 

167 

159 

155

151 

145 

147 

143 

311

293 

209 

187 

167 

147 

183

Minimum

23 

86 

79

15

608 

300 

300 

290 

143 

90 

53 

26 

42

23

June

141 

126 

122 

119 

114

106 

106 

98 

90 

139

185 

143 

141 

145

268

630 

742 

444

488 

416

341 

282

240 

207 

434

332 

248 

222 

207 

173

Mean

374 

134 

630

441

3,083 

1,362 

864 

1,156 

294 

248 

157 

39.9 

483

733

July

159 

143

255 

262 

488

432 

299 

230 

189 

163

141 

126 

117 

114 

104

93 

94 

121 

147 

255

163 

104 

79 

90 

74

79 

106 

79 

62 

53 

55

Aug.

51 

46 

49 

45 

42

45 

35 

41 

37 

37

41 

41

37 

33 

38

40 

33 

44 

36 

54

45 

44

33 

30 

33

36 

29 

26 

37 

29 

71

Per square

mile

1.01 

.360 

1.69

1.19

8.29 

3.66 

2.32 

3.11 

.790 

.667 

.422 

.107 

1.30

1.97

10,200 sec. -ft.; Jan. 12 (5 a.m 

.) 3,890 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (7 a. 

) 4,490 sec. -ft.

Sept.

2,410 

4,060 

1,260 

698 

432

293 

218 

165 

133 

104

100 

102 

86 

74 

67

64 

48 

52 

42 

50

75 

475 

1,170 

765 

460

326 

245 

199 

169 

147

Runoff in 

inches

1.16 

.40 

1.95

16.11

9.56 

3.81 

2.68 

3.47 

.91 

.74 

.49 

.12 

1.45

26.74

.) 5,340 

itl.) 5,990
428 WABASH RIVER BASIN

South Fork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette, Ind.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°24', long. 86°47', in NWij sec. 28, T. 23 N. , R. 3 W. ,

at highway bridge three-quarters of a mile upstream from Middle Pork, 4-5- miles upstream

from mouth, and 5 miles east of Lafayette. 

Drainage area.--242 square miles. 

Kecords available.--March 1944 to September 1950. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 15.IS

feet); minimum, 24 second-feet Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.77 feet).

1944-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 4, 1950; minimum, 15 second-feet Sept. 18,

19, 22, 1944; minimum gage height, 1.73 feet Aug. 27, Sept. 11-13, 1949.

Flood of May 1943 reached a stage of 16.8 feet, from floodmarks. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 13

1.7

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.8

150

285

4.4

7.0

10.0

10.7

11.8

13.5

860

1,950

3,350

3,850

5,400

8,800

Feb. 14 to Sept. 30

1.8 28 2.2 105

1.9 42 2.3 132

2.0 59 2.8 285

2.1 80

Note. Same as preceding table above 2.8 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

24 

24 

54 

123 

72

114 

135

102 

79

60

83 

955 

1,000 

618 

369

264 

215 

187 

165 

147

194 

670 

512 

344 

257

208 

174 

150 

138 

126 

120

Nov.

105 

99 

96 

90 

81

77 

75 

70 

70 

68

68 

72 

190 

165 

150

135 

120 

111 

99 

93

90 

86 

81 

81 

83

77 

70 

70 

70 

68

Dec.

66 

65 

60 

60 

58

58 

58 

58 

60 

58

68 

106 

212 

b!30 

blOO

*b90 

b90 

blOO 

blSO 

147

341 

1,640 

1 , 260 

679 

442

654 

1,300 

960 

652 

512 

411

Jan.

258 

258 

1,620 

8,80O 

*6,200

2,310 

1,340 

980 

780 

3,140

2,850 

1,500 

1,820 

2,440 

2,360

2,950 

1,680 

1,100 

800 

600

495 

460 

450 

1,460 

1,500

2,850 

1,900 

1,100 

840 

670 

530

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

1 ............................

st ........................ .

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

397 

362 

330 

299 

278

288 

285 

447 

2,080 

1,380

880 

705 

2,670 

3,590 

2,540

1,420 

980 

780 

635 

530

478 

582 

548 

495 

425

350 

300 

350

Secondfoot-days

7,68C 

2,81C 

10,62*

99,686

56,04] 

24,404 

19, 40< 

16,48C 

4,66: 

9,66£ 

3,375 

1,27£ 

16,062

172,49!

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.). Jar

sec. -ft.; Jan. 16 (2 a.m.) 3,150 sec. -ft.; Js

Har.

650 

450 

350 

300 

250

250 

252 

500 

400 

300

350 

600 

700 

550 

600

800 

750 

700 

600 

500

550 

600 

500 

450 

400

350 

1,000 

2,500 

1,500 

1,000 

700

Apr.

600 

500 

670 

2,620 

2,580

1,340 

900 

670 

530 

453

618 

548 

411 

341 

285

252 

234 

222 

207 

198

183 

174 

183 

228 

408

285 

216 

192 

183 

249

Maximum

1,000 

190 

1,640

4,200

8,800 

3,590 

2,500 

2,620 

306 

1,120 

237 

54 

4,800

8,800

Hay

306 

252 

222 

198 

186

177 

162 

147 

144 

156

147 

135 

132 

132 

129

121 

118 

116 

108 

105

105 

108 

116 

259 

147

116 

105 

108 

127 

120 

159

Minimum

24 

68 

58

20

258 

285 

250 

174 

105 

82 

52 

31 

63

24

June

147 

113 

127 

132 

113

100 

90 

82 

82 

95

98 

92 

95 

110 

132

652 

1,06O 

587 

980 

670

442 

306 

234 

192 

1,120

780 

414 

255 

201 

168

Mean

248 

93.7 

343

273

1,808 

872 

626 

549 

150 

322 

109 

41.1 

535

473

July

147 

144 

162 

177 

186

156 

132 

118 

105 

92

90 

85 

88

100 

80

78 

80 

105 

165 

237

147 

105 

88 

80 

72

70 

65 

63 

56 

52 

54

Aug.

50 

50 

50 

47

42

42 

42 

42 

42 

45

47 

45 

42 

42 

39

39 

39 

42 

54

50

41 

35 

35 

35 

35

34 

32 

31 

32 

31 

43

Per square 

mile

1.02 

.387 

1.42

1.13

7.47 

3.60 

2.59 

2.27 

.620 

1.33 

.450 

.170 

2.21

1.95

Sept.

1,900 

4,800 

1,970 

860 

565

397 

278 

216 

177 

150

129 

113 

100 

92 

82

76 

72 

67 

63 

72

266 

1,300 

820 

456 

282

207 

171 

144 

127 

110

Runoff in 

inches

1.18 

.43 

1.63

15.31

8.61 

3.75 

2.98 

2.53 

.72 

1.49 

.52 

.20 

2.47

26.51

. 4 (4 p.m.) 12,000 sec. -ft.; Jan. 10 (l p.m.) 3,530 

n. 26 (5 a.m.) 3,250 sec. -ft.; Feb. 9 (9 a.m.) 2,260

sec.-ft.; Feb. 13 (11 p.m.) 4,050 sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 (time and discharge unknown); Apr. 4 (10 p.m.) 

3,200 sec.-ft.; Sept. 2 (9 a.m.) 5,100 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Feb. 26 to Mar. 6, Mar. 8 to Apr. 2, May 3O, Aug; 20, Sept. 13.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 429

Vermilion River near Catlin, 111.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°06'05", long. 87°43'00", in NE^NE^ sec. 21, T.

 19 N. , R. 12 W., at Butler Branch bridge, 150 feet upstream from Butler Branch, half 

a mile downstream from confluence of Salt Fork and Middle Fork Vermilion River, and 2j 

miles northwest of Catlin. Datum of gage is 527.02 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--959 square miles.

Hecords available. April 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--10 years, 813 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,900 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 19.70

 feet); minimum, 37 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 2.78 feet).

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 36,000 second-feet May 18, 1943 (gage height, 23.35 

feet), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area 

determination at gage height 23.75 feet; minimum, 9.5 second-feet Sept. 17, 1940; minimum gage height recorded, 2.66 feet Sept. 21, 1949.

Maximum stage known since 1903, 24.4 feet in March 1939, from floodmarks. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 21 to Jan. 

3, Hay 13 to Sept. 30)

2.8 38 3.4 133 5.0 825 

2.9 43 3.7 208 6.0 1,550 

3.0 54 4.0 308 9.0 3,800 

3.1 71 4.5 525 11. O 5,40O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

38 

40 

46 

118 

290

381

469 

635 

369 

248

1,010 

3,200 

2,450

1,620 

1,070

786 

618 

510 

421 

369

958 

2,220 

1,850 

1,210

825

653 

525 

462 

412 

373 

341

Nov.

301 

283 

269 

248

226

208 

198 

195 

192

185

180 

185 

238 

232 

238

*208 

a200 

alSO 

a!60 

a!60

a!50 

138 

131 

133 

143

140 

133 

122 

122 

118

Dec.

115 

105 

98 

100 

100

105 

105 

103 

b95

96

147

338 

530 

430 

286

b280 

b300 

462

677 

668

3,120 

8,120 

*9,600 

8,450 

5,400

3,650 

3,420 

3,120 

2,380 

f2,080 

fl,780

Jan.

fl,590 

1,700 

5,530 

16,100 

14,400

8,930 

f4,680 

f2,820 

f2,450 

f6,570

f6,570 

5,480 

5,930 

8,450 

8,340

f7,820 

5,480 

f3,580 

f2,450 

f 1,920

fl,620 

1,510 

1,480 

2,300 

3,800

6,400 

6,400 

4,520 

2,750 

2,300 

1,850

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 

ary .

h. ...........................

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 . .........

Feb.

1,550 

1,320 

1,140 

1,040 

1,000

1,000

965 

f 1,100 

1,510 

f 1,660

f 1,550 

fl,360 

f4,680 

f7,120 

a7,600

f6,140 

3,800 

f2,600 

f2,080 

1,740

1,660 

a2,100 

2,080 

1,850 

1,550

fl,250 

1,210 

1,580

Secondfoot-days

24,517 

5,616 

56,260

354,415

155,720 

64,235 

44,370 

69,202 

17,789 

42,720 

23,843 

5,564 

21,182

531,018

Mar.

2,900 

2,220 

1,620 

1,400 

1,290

1,360 

1,400 

1,480 

1,290 

1,040

1,040 

fl,360 

fl,360 

1,180 

1,140

1,400 

*1,70C 

1,660 

1,360 

1,210

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,070

965

965 

1,920 

2,450 

1,740 

1,290 

1,140

Apr.

1, 

1, 

1, 

7, 

8,

7,

4,

1^

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1,

3, 

3, 

2, 

1, 

1,

Maximum

3,200 

301 

9,600

9,600

16,100 

7,600 

2,900 

8,690 

1,180 

5,160 

2,680 

914 

5,720

16,100

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 23 (7 a.m.

140 

140

960 

520 

690

020 

280 

68O

080 

780

740 

510 

290 

140 

040

965 

930

860 

825 

754

683 

647 

708 

140 

200

800 

800 

820 

660 

400

14.0 8,120 

16.0 10,800 

18.0 14,400 

18.6 16,100

to September 1950

May

1,180 

1,040

965 

895 

3850

a8oO 

3700 

360O

580

653

596 

525 

520 

495 

475

434

403 

381 

365 

353

349 

381 

385 

338 

304

726 

647 

475 

542 

434 

398

Minimum

38 

118 

95

33

1,480 

965 

965 

647 

304 

192 

208 

54 

50

38

June

323 

279 

276 

269 

252

220 

208 

200 

192

226

220 

238 

?05 

214 

543

1,230 

2,220 

1,850

3,650 

4,600

4,200 

2,820 

1,550 

1,210 

5,000

5,160 

2,300 

1,320

965 

780

Mean

791 

187 

1,815

971

5,023 

2,294 

1,431 

2,307 

574 

1,424 

769 

179 

706

1,455

July

635 

753 

895 

1,360 

895

624 

500 

426 

377 

334

304 

283 

279 

245 

223

208 

2,000 

2,450

2,680 

2,220

1,510 

9t55 

702 

547 

444

377 

341 

330 

369 

319 

248

Aug.

214 

195 

172 

152 

140

129 

118 

109 

111 

122

481 

914 

398 

262 

203

187 

177 

185 

248 

208

124 

103

90 

82 

75

69 

66 

62 

57 

54 

57

Per square 

mile

0.825 

.195 

1.89

1.01

5.24 

2.39 

1.49 

2.41 

.599 

1.48 

.802 

.187 

.736

1.52

) 9,600 sec. -ft.; Jan. 4 (11 p.n

Sept.

312 

276 

223 

145 

103

80

69 

66 

64 

73

79 

90 

82

69 

60

57 

54 

52 

50 

1,490

2,680 

5,720 

3,650 

1,990 

1,100

754 

580 

475 

398 

341

Runoff in 

inches

0.95

2aa

13.73

6.04 

2.49 

1.72 

2.68

.69 

1.66 

.92

!82

20.59

i.) 19,900

sec.-ft.j Jan. 10 (10 p.m.) 7,620 sec.-ft.; Jsn. 16 (1 a.m. ) 9,190 sec.-ft.; Jan.

7,020 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (time unknown) 8,450 sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (10 p.m.) 9,060 sec.-ft.; June 26

(1:30 s.m.) 5,980 sec.-ft.; Sept. 22 (9:30 a.m.) 6,140 sec.-ft.

* Winter dlschsrge messurement made on this day.

a No gsge-height record; discharge computed on bssis of westher records and records for Vermilion 

River near Danville and Salt Pork Vermilion River near Homer.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
430 WABA3H RIVER BASIN

Vermilion River near Danville, 111.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°05'56", long. 87°35'44", in NW£ sec. 22, T. 19 

N., R. 11 W., lj miles upstream from Stony Creek and 2| miles southeast of Danville. 

Datum of gage is 503.33 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.--1,280 square miles.

Records available.--November 1914 to August 1921, June 1928 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 20 years (1930-50), 972 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,400 second-feet Jan. '5 (gage height, 24.24 

feet); minimum, 41 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 2.23 feet).

1914-21 1928-50: Maximum discharge, 48,700 second-feet Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 

C8.59 feet); minimum, 1.9 second-feet June 5, 1934 (gage height, 1.54 feet, site and 

datum then in use).

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

403.........

433... ......

503.........

683... ......

Water 

year

1916

1920

1929

Dats

July 7

Gage height 

(feet)

14.40

18.9

19.7

15.54

Discharge 

(second-feet )

8,640

14,400

15,600

10,300

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Flow regulated at times by storage on North Fork Vermilion River, 4j miles above 

station, and by Danville sewage disposal plant.

Cooperation.--Station inspected regularly by employees of Danville Sanitary District.

visions (water years).--W 973: 1939. Revised figures 

Water years 1915, 1916, 1920, and 1929 are given herev 

lished in Water-Supply Papers 403, 433. 503, and 683.

Revisions (water years).--W 973: 1939. Revised figures of high-water periods in the 

Water years 1915, 1916, 1920, and 1929 are given herewith. They supersede those pubDay 

(water year

1914-15

1915-16 

Jan. 31. .......

Month

Augus t ......................

January 1916 ................

Water year 1915-16 ........

April 1920 ..................

Water year 1919-20 ........

Water year 1928-29 ........

Discharge 

(second-feet)

7,920 

8 , 160 

8,480 

7,120

14,000

Secondfoot-days

26,647 

76,290

125,480 

311,041

113,570 

299,624

54,553 

384,137

Day 

(water year)

Ap 

Ju

Maximum

7,920 

8,480

14, DOO 

14,000

15,400 

15,400

9,230 

9,230

1919-20

1928-29 

ly 7 .......

Minimum

107 

430

11

645 

8

210 

54

Discharge 

(second-feet)

12,100 

15,400 

13,200

9,230

Mean

860 

2,46O

4.05O 

850

3,790 

819

1,760 

1,050

mile

0.672 

1.92

3.16 

.664

2.96 

.640

1.38 

.820

Runoff in 

inches

0.77 

2.22

3.65 

9.05

3.30 

8.71

1.59 

11.14

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In fe

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 4-10, 16-13, 

21-31, Sept. 11-19)

58

3.3

3.6 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

12.0

16.0

18.0

21.0

23.6
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Vermilion River near Danville, 111., 

water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

54 

52 

83 

105 

335

414 

423 

695 

454 

318

796 

3,530 

3,320 

2,200 

1,590

1,200 

978 

820 

689 

615

945 

2,270 

2,070 

1,460 

1,080

880 

748 

666 

609 

560 

511

Nov.

459 

428 

409 

380 

353

322

314 

306 

301 

285

277 

281 

409 

414 

443

404 

366 

327 

297 

289

281 

250 

232 

236 

254

236 

225 

208 

205 

198

Dec.

185 

176 

161 

167 

164

167 

167 

161 

133 

155

229 

490 

678 

615 

371

327 

390 

637 

850 

880

3,410 

10,600 

13,500 

11,600 

7,700

4,480 

4,240 

4,000 

3,320 

2,830 

2,410

Jan.

2,130 

2,070 

6,810 

20,800 

23,200

15,000 

6,630 

3,530 

2,410 

7,900

9,900 

8,000 

7,700 

11,900 

11,900

11,000 

7,300 

4,560 

3,320 

2,550

2,010 

2,010 

1,950 

2,620 

4,800

8,300 

9,500 

6,180 

3,530 

2,900 

2,410

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

1 ............................

st ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,010 

1,770 

1,530 

1,430 

1,340

1,340 

1,300 

1,370 

1,830 

1,890

1,830 

1,650 

5,860 

9,800 

10,900

8,700 

4,640 

3,110 

2,620 

2,200

2,070 

2,620 

2,550 

2,270 

1,950

1,590 

1,460 

1,770

Secondfoot-days

30.47C 

9,38£

75,192

492,981

214, 82C 

83,40C 

58,08C 

92,16£ 

26,932 

57.81E 

30,312 

8,557 

30,02£

717,17

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec. -ft.). Dec

24,400 sec. -ft.; Jan. 10 (12 p.m.) 10,500 sec 

(5 a.m.) 10,100 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (6 a.m.) i: 

June 20 (2:30 a.m.) 6,270 sec. -ft.; June 26 

ft.

liar.

3,390 

3,040 

2,130 

1,830 

1,650

1,710 

1,770 

1,830 

1,710 

1,370

1,370 

1,710 

1,770 

1,590 

1,530

1,710 

2,010 

2,070 

1,830 

1,650

1,530 

l,5oO 

1,530 

1,460 

1,370

1,240 

2,130 

3,460 

2,620 

1,890 

1,650

Apr.

1,650 

1,590 

2,130 

9,400 

13,300

10,500 

5,550 

3,460 

2,760 

2,340

2,270 

2,070 

1,770 

1,650 

1,430

1,140 

1,240 

1,240 

1,200 

1,110

1,040 

978 

1,010 

1,370 

3,320

4,800 

4,560 

3,390 

2,070 

1,830

Maximum

3,530 

459 

13,500

13,500

23,200 

) 10,900 

) 3,460 

13,300 

1,650 

9,600 

2,900 

1,340 

8,300

L 23,200

. 23 (l p.m. 

.-ft.; Jan. 

,200 sec. -ft 

6 a.m.) 10,2

May

1,650 

1,430 

1,340 

1,240 

1,200

1,170 

1,010 

912 

978 

1,040

760 

748 

a740 

a740 

736

684 

632 

604 

587 

570

548 

587 

615 

850 

1,110

719 

850 

621 

660 

598 

1,010

Minimum

52 

198 

133

52

1,950 

1,300 

1,240 

978 

548 

250 

335 

105 

84

52

June

701 

380 

353 

348 

327

293 

270 

258 

250 

281

301 

358 

335 

362 

678

1,240 

2,410 

2,130 

4,410 

5,640

4,720 

3,180 

1,710 

1,460 

6,850

9,600 

4,150 

1,830 

1,650 

1,340

Mean

983 

313 

2,426

1,351

6,930 

2,979 

1,874 

3,072 

869 

1,927 

978 

276 

1,001

1,965

July

850 

f 1,010 

f 1,650 

fl,590 

f 1,200

912 

736 

521 

469 

454

448 

428 

443 

404 

366

335 

1,890 

2,620 

2,900 

2,900

1,730 

1,140 

912 

760 

637

548 

587 

521 

511 

464 

376

Aug.

335

301 

f297 

f247 

f222

f202 

188 

173 

176 

176

534 

1,340 

713 

454 

340

281 

243 

229 

322 

297

218 

179 

155 

144 

133

121 

110 

112 

105 

105 

105

Per square 

mile

0.768 

.245 

1.90

1.06

5.41 

2.33 

1.46 

2.40 

.679 

1.51 

.764 

.216 

.782

1.54

Sept.

666 

a5 00 

a400 

a250 

a!90

a!40 

a!20 

allO 

alOO 

alOO

107 

114 

112 

105 

97

92 

84 

84 

86 

1,930

3,470 

8,300 

5,370 

2,620 

1,270

880 

820 

725 

632 

554

Runoff in 

inches

0.89 

.27 

2.18

14.32

6.24 

2.42 

1.69 

2.68 

.78 

1.68 

.88 

.25 

.87

20.83

) 14,000 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (3:30 a.m.) 

16 (1:30 a.m.) 12,600 sec. -ft.; Jan. 27 

.; Apr. 5 (11:30 a.m.) 13,800 sec. -ft.; 

00 sec. -ft.; Sept. 22 (2:30 p.m) 9,200 sec.-

a HO gage-neignu record; aiscnarge computed on oasis or weat 

River near Catlin and Salt Pork Vermilion River near Homer, 

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
432 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Bluegrass Creek at Potomac, 111.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°19'19", long. 87°48'02", near center of'Ei sec. 

34, T. 22 N., R. 13 W, 1 mile north of Potomac and 2.0 miles upstream from mouth. 

Prior to May 4, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.--34.5 square miles.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, ?,460 second-feet Dec. 22, June 25 (gage 

height, 9.80 feet); minimum, 1.4 second-feet Aug. 8-10.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Wire-weight gage read twice daily.

Rating table, Nov. 1, 1949, to Sept. 30, 1950, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1 to Dec. 10, 

Dec. 13-17, Jan. 27 to Apr. 3)

1.7 1.1 2.3 22 4.0 305 

1.8 2.2 2.5 36 5.0 505 

1.9 4.0 2.7 59 6.0 705 

2.0 6.6 3.0 107 7.3 976

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

11 

8.7 

5.4 

5.4 

1.7

5.4 

4.0 

5.4 

4.4 

4.8

5.4 

4.8 

6.6 

7.9 

6.0

4.4 

3.5 

2.5 

2.8 

3.5

2.2 

1.7 

2.8 

4.4 

5.4

2.0 

3.5 

2.8 

3.5 

3.1

Dec.

3.5 

4.0 

4.0 

5.4

6.6

6.0 

6.6 

3.5 

a2.5 

1.5

17 

18 

10 

2.8 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

30 

22

18

685 

*889 

102 

49 

70

107 

96 

49 

45 

38 

32

Jan.

a30 

36

385 

976 

107

47 

33 

25 

36

585

86 

41 

635 

185 

229

76 

52 

35 

25

19

18 

18 

17

465 

165

345 

151 

76 

66 

32 

30

Feb.

25 

23 

22 

20 

20

19 

18 

18 

*28 

27

25 

24

485 

171

70 

57 

47 

25 

28

43 

53 

36 

23 

b20

b20 

b20 

28

Month Secondfoot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Marc

ft?

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 

ary

135.

2,330.

...........

1. ...........................

ember ........................

5,076 

2,040 

1,397 

2,209 

670. 

3,069.' 

520.^ 

218. 

l,678.f

ter year ............

Mar.

116 

63 

39 

23

31

44 

47 

39 

33 

22

26 

62 

44 

23 

31

*48 

73 

43 

36 

29

33 

49 

27 

30 

23

23 

181 

69 

35 

28 

27

Apr.

a27 

27 

316 

959 

153

65 

45 

35 

23 

23

28 

20 

16 

16

16

15 

15 

14 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

25 

265

62 

31 

21 

21 

a!8

Maximum

5 11

3 889

_

976 

645 

181 

847 

165 

) 887 

I 178 

3 76 

553

_

Peak discharge (base, 780 sec .-ft ,).--Dec. 22 (4 a.m.) 2

Bay

a!4 

a!2 

alO

13 

13

10 

9.5 

9.1 

11 

10

9.1 

9.1 

9.1 

8.7 

8.3

7.4 

7.0 

6.6 

6.6 

6.3

6.6 

9.5 

7.4 

6.3

84

165 

42 

75 

42 

25 

18

Minimum

i!s

_

17 

18 

22 

13 

6.3 

4.2 

3.3 

1.4 

1.5

_

June

13

11 

11 

9.1 

7.9

6.6 

6.0 

5.4 

5.4 

6.0

4.6 

4.2 

5.7 

6.0 

36

153 

101 

197 

635 

139

65 

42

28

456 

887

113 

45 

29 

23

Mean

4.0 

75.2

_

164 

72.9 

45.1 

73.6 

21.6 

102 

16.8 

7.0 

56.0

-

July

14 

14 

13 

12 

9.1

8.3

7.0 

6.0 

5.7

5.7

5.1 

4.6 

4.4 

3.7 

3.3

3.3

178 

27 

75 

41

18 

12 

9.5 

7.9 

6.0

5.7 

5.1 

4.8 

4.2 

3.5 

3.5

Aug.

3.1 

2.6 

2.2

2.1 

2.0

1.7 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

11

76 

8.7 

4.4 

3,1 

2.8

2.6 

2.3 

54 

10 

3.7

2.6 

2.3 

2.0 

1.7 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.9 

3.7

Per square 

mile

5 0.130 

2.18

_

4.75 

2.11 

1.31 

2.13 

.626 

2.96 

.487 

.205 

1.62

_

Sept.

35 

17 

5.1 

3.1 

2.3

3.5 

1.8 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.1

1.8

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.8

281

553 

509 

107 

42 

27

20 

17 

13 

11 

9.5

Runoff in 

inchem

6.15 

2.51

_

5.47 

2.20 

1.51 

2.38 

.72 

3.31 

.56 

.24 

1.81

460 sec. -ft.; Jan. 4 (4 a.m.) 2,350 sec.-

ft.; .Jan. 10 (4 a.m.) 1,080 sec.-ft.; Jan. 13 (2 p.m.) 1,460 sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (10 a.m.) 2,350 sec.- 

Hij June 19 (6 a.m.) 1,080 sec.-ft.; June 25 (2:3O a.m.) 2,460 sec.-ft.; Sept. 21 (9 p.m.) 1,14O 

set .-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for West Branch 

S^lt Fork at Urbana and Kaskaskia River at Bondvllle.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 433 

Salt Fork Vermilion River near Homer, 111.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°03'20", long. 87°57'30" J in SW-fSW-j sec. 33, T. 

19 M., R. 14 W., 1.1 miles north of Homer. Datum of gage is 621.00 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 344 square miles.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge daring year, 6,170 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 14.36 

feetj; minimum, 14 second-feet Oct. 2.

1944-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 4, 1950; minimum observed, 7.1 secondfeet Nov. 17, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 18.6 feet, probably in March 1939 (revised), from mark set by 

employees of Illinois Division of Highways.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-8, 

Oct. 16 to Dec. 7, Sept. 13-30)

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6 

3.8

Oct. 1 to Jan

4.0 108

4.2 144

4.4 190

4.6 253

5.0 415

5.4 625

Jan. 4 to Sept. 30

940

1,840

2,820

3,400

4,140

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.6 87

125

172

290

5.0

9.0

11.0

13.8

520

2,320

3,400

5,630

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

35

14

68

168

98

111

253

182

136

105

244

985

874

438

302

233

196

168

152

142

308

1,050

766

389

290

240

199

180

168

157

144

Nov.

133

129

122

111

106

94

95

97

92

86

86

82

90

106

95

83

76

71

64

66

65

54

52

61

65

58

49

51

51

51

-

Dec.

47

43

42

44

52

44

47

49

37

35

76

180

217

163

133

131

127

178

250

205

894

2,880

4,140

2,900

1,390

1,080

1,210

1,100

817

625

500

Jan.

446

481

1,930

5,630

5,040

3,140

1,600

970

812

2,180

2,970

2,050

2,050

3,400

3,340

2,620

1,870

1,200

835

632

552

524

499

768

1,420

1,920

2,230

1,200

858

722

588

Month

October ............ .............

November ........... .............

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March .................. .........

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

503

458

406

387

368

371

356

356

446

430

410

390

1,330

2,670

2,770

1,960

1,130

812

655

542

542

835

722

632

534

458

446

520

-

-

-

Mar.

902

632

516

450

426

410

414

422

364

364

364

430

446

406

414

454

534

529

454

426

398

387

371

356

335

349

512

678

512

410

383

Secondfoot-days

8,795

2,441

19,636

124,095

54,477

21,439

14,048

22,803

7,374

11,575

9,930

3,121

6,174

181,813

Apr.

390

379

588

2,470

3,540

2,380

1,330

925

700

588

565

486

434

398

371

353

342

331

317

297

287

277

280

454

948

1,240

745

524

450

414

-

Maximum

1,050

133

4,140

4,140

5,630

2,770

902

3,540

371

1,690

1,560

403

1,560

5,630

May

371

353

338

321

349

317

284

264

268

304

261

246

243

240

231

216

208

202

196

191

188

199

191

177

167

164

170

180

175

188

172

Minimum

14

49

35

12

446

356

335

277

164

94

98

44

33

14

June

145

127

127

132

115

105

100

94

94

111

157

113

98

119

147

246

346

290

815

1,510

880

474

375

338

1,310

1,690

588

364

304

261

Mean

July

234

216

390

486

317

249

216

196

177

160

150

138

132

121

105

98

484

1,560

925

812

547

371

297

255

219

194

177

231

202

152

119

284

81.4

633

340

1,757

766

453

760

238

386

320

101

206

498

Aug.

109

98

87

82

77

68

61

61

67

70

403

383

208

147

119

100

87

101

129

89

70

61

57

53

52

51

49

46

44

45

47

Per square 

mile

0.826

.237

1.84

.988

5.11

2.23

1 32

2^21

.692

1.12

 930

.294

.599

1.45

Sept.

92

143

98

63

50

43

41

40

40

40

42

43

40

37

35

34

34

33

33

70

498

1,380

1,560

538

307

231

186

160

138

125

Runoff in 

inches

0.95

.26

2.12

13.41

5.89

2.32

1.52

2.47

.80

1.25

1.07

.34

.67

19.66

Peak discharge_(base. 1,400 sec.-ft.). Dec. 2S (12 m.) 4,300 sec.-ft.; Jan. 4 (l p.m.) 6,170 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 11 (11:30 a.m.) 3,080 sec.-ft.j Jan. 14 (10 p.m.) 3,680 sec.-ft.-; Jan. 27 (4 a.m.) 

2,470 sec.-ft.5 Feb. 14 (8 p.m.) 2,920 sec.-ft.} Apr. 5 (9:30 a.m.) 3,680 sec.-ft.; June SO (l p.m.) 

1,640 sec.-ft.; June 26 (7 a.m.) 1, 

1,820 see.-ft.

,960 sec.-ft.; July 18 (2 p.m.) 1,690 sec.-ft.; Sept 23 (4:30 a.m.)
434 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

West Branch Salt Fork at Urbana, 111.

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 40°07'12", long 88°11'30", In

 center of sec 9, T. 19 N., R. 9 E., at Champaign-Orbana sewage-disposal plant, 0.8 

mile downstream from Boneyard Creek and 1 mile east of Urbana. Datum of gage is 687.02 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 71.4 square miles.

Kecords available.--July 1936 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--14 years, 55.7 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 second-feet Dec. 22, Jan. 4; maximum gage

 height, 7.12 feet Dec. 22; minimum discharge, 2.3 second-feet Oct. 1, 2 (gage height,

1936-50: Maximum discharge, 3,410 second-feet Mar. 12, 1939 (gage height, 12.84 

feet); minimum, 1.19 second-feet Aug. 19, Oct. 20, 1936, Oct. 8, 1938.

Maximum stage known, 13.5 feet May 11, 1933, from floodmarks. 

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are

poor. 

Revisions (water years).--W 1143: 1937(M).

Rating tatle, water year 1943-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

129

174

3.5 

4.0

5.0

450

725

1,020

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

3.0

23 

d80 

24 

16

101 

73 

39 

28 

26

185 

271 

168 

119 

87

70 

57 

48 

42

52

234

234 

147 

109 

86

69 

58 

52 

46 

42 

35

Nov.

35

34 

29 

29 

25

24

24 

24 

23 

23

HI 

26 

35 

28

26

24 

23 

21 

HI 

20

17 

17 

18 

21 

17

15 

16 

17 

E2

15

Dec.

14

14 

16 

14 

13

14 

14 

12 

11 

16

42 

93 

62 

47 

39

35

40 

89 

65 

78

395 

1,020 

479 

293 

230

240 

250 

212 

178 

156 

135

Jan.

125 

140 

271 

922 

493

282

206 

164 

166 

446

391 

260 

524 

677 

464

378 

260 

216 

160 

134

119

112 

d!30 

d300 

d300

d400 

250 

192 

174 

147 

129

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber ......... ....... . .

lendar year 1949 ............

ary . .

h. ......................... .

1 .................... .......

st ............... ....... ...

embar ................... ...

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

Ill 

98 

85 

79 

75

74 

68 

74 

85 

85

79 

95

d270 

d480 

d390

240 

176 

154 

125 

107

128

156

132 

116 

100

84 

81 

115

Secondfoot-days

2,625. 

690 

4,316

25,480.

3^852 

2,536 

4,306 

1,340 

1,737 

1,654 

349. 

665.

33,002.

Peak discharge (tase, 500 sec. -ft.). Dec.

sec. -ft.; Jan. 10 (9:30 p.m.) 604 sec. -ft.; J 

550 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (6 p.m.) 549 sec. -ft.; 

ft. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge co 

yard Creek at Urbana.

Mar.

144 

105 

89 

80 

74

68 

75 

87

69 

68

79 

98 

91 

79 

82

93 

116 

104 

88 

82

76 

75 

68

66 

70

74 

85

76 

61 

54 

60

Apr.

62

77 

154 

725

391

250 

194 

156 

128

119

 109 

92 

Sj. 

73 

65

62 

60 

58 

54

50

47 

45 

82

165 

327

220 

152 

119 

101 

88

Maximum

D 271

35 

1,020

t 1,020

922

480 

144 

725 

81 

282 

385 

2 31 

3 184

3 1,OEO

May

75 

67 

64 

74

81

61

49 

46 

67 

55

46 

44 

42 

39

37

34 

33 

32 

30 

29

37 

30 

28 

27 

25

24

31 

31 

35 

38 

29

Minimum

3.0 

15 

11

2.8

112 

68 

54 

45 

24 

15 

14 

6.0 

4.6

3.0

June

24 

22 

25

20

19

18 

16 

15 

16 

49

28 

21 

30 

25

60

46 

52 

96 

282 

203

126 

91 

70 

63 

101

65 

47 

40 

36 

31

Mean

84." 

23. C 

139

69. E

288 

138 

81. 

144 43.' 

57. 

53. 4 

11. > 

22.!

90. 4

July

28 

30

67 

51 

35

29 

25 

22 

20

18

17 

16 

17 

14 

14

25 

385 

165 

144

125

75 

53 

41

36 

31

28 

30 

46 

26 

21 

20

Aug.

18 

17

15 

14 

13

11 

11 

11 

12 

31

23 

13 

11 

10 

10

10 

9.8 

17 

8.6 

7.0

9.1 

8.6

6.4 

6.4 

6.4

6.2 

6.2

6.0 

7.0 

6.8 

7.7

Per square 

mile

1.19 

) .322

1.95

) .978

4.03 

1.93 

3 1.15 

2.02 

.605 

3 .811 

t .748 

5 .158 

.311

t 1.27

Sept.

17

13 

7.7 

5.7

5.0

5.7 

5.2 

5.7 

5.4 

6.2

6.4 

6.0 

6.2 

5.2

5.2

5.0 

4.6 

4.6 

6.8 

46

115 

184 

68 

32 

22

18 

16 

14 

13 

11

Runoff in 

inches

1.37 

.36 

2.25

13.26

4.65 

2.01 

1.32 

2.24 

.70 

.90 

.86 

.18 

.35

17.19

22 (10:30 a.m.} 1,220 sec. -ft.; Jan. 4 (3 p.m.) 1,200 

an. 14 (2 a.m. ) 1,040 see. -ft. j Jan. 25 (a p.m.) about 

Apr. 4 (12 m.) 922 sec. -ft.; July 17 (3 a.m.) 850 sec.-

mputed on basis of weather records and records for Bone-
WABASH RIVER BASIN 435

Boneyard Creek at Urbana, 111.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°06'40", long. 88°13'40", In NW^NE^ sec. 18, T. 

HOT, R. 9 E., on University of Illinois Campus In Urbana, and 1^- miles above mouth. 

Datum of gage Is 708.25 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 5.3 square miles.

Records available.--July 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 512 second-feet July 17 (gage height, 7.87 

feet), from rating curve extended above 270 second-feet by logarithmic plottingminimum, 1 second-foot on many days.

1948-50: Maximum discharge, that of July 17, 1950; minimum, 0.7 second-foot Nov. 15, 

1948.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.3

18

47

3.7

al

alO

a5

a3

aZ

a2

40

f9.0

5.4

3.7

2.9

2.9

2.1

2.1

2.3

7.5

f51

9.4

a7

5.7

4.0

3.1

2.7

2.6

£.4

2.6

fl.7

Nov.

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

a2

a3

a5

2.0

1.5

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.4

1.2

al

1.3

a2

a3

a2

al

al

al

2.3

2.3

-

Dec.

2.0

1.7

3.4

1.5

1.7

.8

.8

.6

.1

.5

17

3.7

2.3

1.7

1.6

1.5

10

5.4

2.7

13

70

42

15

10

7.5

11

7.9

5.4

4.2

3.7

3.5

Jan.

3.5

a20

f60

64

20

13

8.7

5.7

120

f28

11

f8.3

a60

a40

a30

fl6

fl2

8.7

6.4

5.7

5.2

4.9

14

a20

ale

22

13

9.8

11

9.0

8.3

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July ......................... ...

August ...........................

September ............. .......

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

6.7

6.4

6.1

4.7

3.7

3.7

4.0

7.8

5.4

5.2

4.4

13

34

26

17

13

9.0

7.1

5.7

5.2

14

9.4

11

7.9

6.7

6.1

7.1

13

-

.

-

Secondfoot-days

264.1

48.0

260.2

2,147.2

576.2

263.3

182.8

319.7

103.4

111.0

172.4

99.2

139.8

2,540.1

Peak discharge (base, 230 sec. -ft.). Oct.

Mar.

7.9

5.7

5.2

4.0

3.5

3.5

4.7

4.9

4.7

5.4

9.4

5.4

6.7

6.4

5.7

7.1

5.4

4.2

3.7

4.2

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.7

11

9.1

12

7.5

6.4

5.2

8.1

Apr.

5.7

15

35

57

22

13

11

8.3

5.7

8.0

5.2

4.0

3.7

3.3

3.3

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.5

2.9

2.9

2.9

16

26

25

9.0

f6.4

a6

a5

a5

-

Maximum

51

5

70

70

64

34

12

57

11

22

77

12

30

77

May

a4

3.5

3.3

f9.8

4.0

a3

a3

a3

11

3.7

f2.9

f2.6

2.6

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a3

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a3

a4

a4

a5

a4

Minimum

1

1

1.1

1

3.5

3.7

3.5

2.9

2

1

1.3

1.8

1.8

1

June

a3

a2

a3

a2

al

al

al

al

al

a3

a2

a2

a2

f2.1

8.1

2.1

1.7

22

20

4.4

3.4

3.1

f2.7

a5

f2.3

a2

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

Mean

8.52

1.6C

3.3

5.8*

18.6

9.4

5.9C

10.7

3.3^

3.7C

5.5

3.2C

4.6

6.9

July

1.6

3.1

8.2

2.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5

2.0

1.4

1.3

8.8

77

6.7

15

4.4

4.0

a3

a2

aZ

a2

a2

a2

a4

f2.9

2.1

2.4

Aug.

2.6

a2

a2

a2

2.1

fl.8

2.4

2.6

2.6

12

7.2

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.9

3.1

3.3

8.0

2.6

2.0

1.8

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.6

8.0

Per square 

mile

1.61

) .302

) 1.58

3 1.11

3.51

) 1.77

) 1.11

2.02

I .630

) .698

5 1.05

) .604

.879

1.31

Sept.

18

2.9

2.1

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.1

2.4

2.0

2.7

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.0

7.7

23

30

5.4

3.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.4

Runoff in 

inches

1.85

.34

1.83

15.07

4.04

1.85

1.28

2.24

. 73

!78

1.21

.70

.93

17.83

21 (7:15 a.m.) 350 sec. -ft. j July 17 (3 a.m.) 512 aec.-

a gage-eg recor; scarge compue on ass 

bana and Kaskaskla River at Bondvllle.

f Computed from partly estimated gage-height record.

: Branch Salt Pork at Ur-
436 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Sugar Creek at Crawfordsville, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°03', long. 86°54', in Nwt sec. 32, T. 19 N. , R. 

4 W., 327 feet upstream from Crawfordsville Electric Light & Power Co.'s dam, half a 

mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 43, and 1 mile downstream from Walnut Fork 

Creek.

Drainage area.--537 square miles.

Records available.--June 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--IS years, 456 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,800 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 13.12 

feet); minimum, 13 second-feet Oct. 1-3 (gage height, 1.03 feet).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 24,000 second-feet May 18, 1943 (gage height, 14.02 

feet), by contracted-opening method; minimum, 2.4 second-feet Sept. 24-27, 1941 (gage 

height, 0.94 foot).

Maximum stage known, 17.3 feet in March 1913, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 973: 1939(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, Oct. 26 to 

Nov. 13, June 1-16, July 28 to Sept. 2)

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.4

220

317

491

640

2.6 

2.9 

4.1

5.0

860

1,290

3,460

4,630

6.5

9.5

11.0

12.2

6,680

11,500

14,600

17,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

13 

13 

100 

123 

72

177 

188 

113 

80 

61

316 

3,040

1,510 

667 

383

272 

216 

180 

154 

140

350 

788 

553 

366 

272

216 

184 

158 

143 

133 

123

Nov.

110 

107 

98

92 

89

83 

77 

77 

75

72

69 

72 

276

267 

216

180 

154

136 

126 

123

110 

104 

101 

101 

101

95 

95 

92 

89 

86

Dec.

80 

80 

77 

80 

77

75 

77 

75 

72 

75

95 

243 

229 

173 

130

130 

123 

150 

173

180

1,190 

3,460

2,360 

1,100 

700

1,660 

3,040 

2,120 

1,310 

938 

730

Jan.

6O8 

618 

5,350 

17,800 

12,900

5,020 

3,040 

2,250

2,210 

8,330

7, ISO 

3,130 

4,510 

5,840 

5,980

7,560 

3,880 

2,500 

1,740 

1,190

938 

848 

836 

2,100 

2,680

7,260 

5,560 

2,590 

2,000 

1,500 

1,100

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ........ ...........

lendar year 194£ 

ary

h. .......... ... ............

1 ............ ...............

st .................. .......

ter year 1949-50 ... . ......

Feb.

824 

690 

553 

466 

454

485

485 

1,500 

4, 140 

2,680

1,750 

1,230 

7,060 

9,810 

5,700

3,130 

2,190 

1,750 

1,440 

1,100

977

1,600 

1,510 

1,260 

1,000

690 

60b 

740

Secondfoot-days

11,10'

3,47. 

21,00

210, 06(

129, 04E 

55,822 

37,57( 

36,53 

7,45] 

32,85f 

14.74C 

1.41E 

45,32

396,351

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.). Jar

sec. -ft.; Jan. 15 ] 

sec. -ft. ; Feb. 14 E 

sec. -ft.; June 17 : 

sec. -ft.; Sept. 22 (

2 p.m.) 8,650 sec. -ft.; ,. 

:30 a.m.) 10,300 sec. -ft 

0 a.m.) 4,140 sec. -ft.; 

9 a.m.) 4,010 sec. -ft.

Mar.

1,160 

710 

584 

539 

485

491 

568 

1,060 

690 

532

560 

1,190 

1,270 

990 

1,260

1,700 

1,510 

1,430 

1,020 

848

990 

1,050 

925

800 

67O

584

2,600 

5,280 

2,960 

1,830 

1,290

Apr.

1,070 

912 

1,440 

6,960 

6,820

3,040

2,080 

1,530 

1,120 

951

1,460 

1,290 

912 

700 

584

505 

472 

435 

417 

377

344

322 

322 

344

412

371

312 

282 

262 

491

Maximum

L 3,040 

5 276 

3,460

3 12,500

17,800 

9,810 

5,280 

6,960 

690 

7,360 

2,780 

101 

13,400

17,800

May

690 

498 

417 

366 

333

307 

258 

220 

216 

225

208 

200 

192 

188 

180

162 

154 

147 

136 

133

126 

130 

140 

338 

277

173

147 

162 

196 

180 

352

Minimum

13 

69 

72

12

608 

454 

485 

262 

126 

123 

75 

21 

95

13

June

277 

196 

184 

225 

184

162 

143 

130 

123 

130

130 

126 

126 

133 

133

957 

3,880 

2,68O 

2,870 

2,020

1,190 

764 

526 

809 

7,360

4,010 

1,510 

873 

584 

423

Mean

358 

116 

677

576

4,163 

1,994

1,212 

1,218 

240 

1,095 

475 

45.6 

1,511

1,086

July

333 

1,200 

2,780 

2,380 

1,850

1,030 

650 

466 

366 

297

248 212- 

208 

216 

176

150 

169 

196 

196 

312

225 

169 

140 

126

110

107 

101 

92 

83 

77 

75

Aug.

101 

72 

61 

56 

53

50 

48 

45 

45 

48

64 

58 

50 

48 

45

42 

40 

42 

64 

58

45 

40 

34 

29

26

23 

23 

21 

21 

23 

40

Per square

mile

0.667 

.216 

1.26

1.07

7.75 

3.71 

2.26 

2.27 

.447 

2.04 

.885 

.085 

2.81

2.02

i. 4 (6 p.m.) 20,800 sec. -ft.; Jan. 10 (4:30 

Fan. 26 (1 p.m.) 8,010 sec. -ft.; Feb. 9 (4 a. 

; Mar. 28 (3 a.m.) 6,120 sec. -ft.; Apr. 4 (3 

une 25 (l p.m.) 8,490 sec. -ft.; Sept. 1 (2 p

Sept.

13,400 

10,700 

4,010 

1,700 

977

616 

435 

328

262 

216

188 

165 

147 

130 

120

113 

104 

95 

95 

1,040

810 

3,750 

2,400 

1,180 

700

485 

371 

307 

258

225

Runoff in 

inches

0.77 

.24 

1.45

14.55

8.94 

3.87 

2.60 

2.53 

.52 

2.28 

1.02 

.10 

3.14

27.46

p.m.) 9,810 

m. ) 4,390 

p.m.) 8,810 

.m.) 16,700
WABASH RIVER BASIN 437

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°56', long. 87°08', in SW£ sec. 8, T. 17 H. , R. 

 t> W. , at highway bridge 2^ miles northwest of Byron and 5 miles downstream from Indian

Creek. Datum of gage is 538.92 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--678 square miles.

Records available.--October 1940 tc September 1950.

Average discharge.--10 years, 644 second-fe:t.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 15-27, June 4-16, 

July 8 to Aug. 14, Sept. 7-20, 29, 30)

1.9 31 E.5 120 4.0 755 

2.0 40 2.8 195 4.8 1,310 

2.1 52 3.0 260 6.1 2,400 

2.3 82 3.5 475 7.7 3,940

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

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.

38 

38 

296 

300 

171

619 

448 

268 

166 

127

712

4,830 

2,490 

1,230 

725

505 

394 

324

272 

236

715 

1,230

985 

659 

485

394 

324 

276 

246 

222 

204

Nov.

187 

176

168 

158 

150

141 

136 

136 

132 

129

127 

134

829 

665 

480

354 

280 

232 

195 

190

176 

160 

150 

153 

158

153 

150 

148 

143 

138

Dec.

129 

125 

120 

120 

120

118 

118 

118

108 

110

176 

446 

485 

340 

236

216 

222 

280 

328 

328

1,690 

4,830 

3,410 

1,750

1,120

2,210 

3,830 

2,940 

1,910 

1,470 

1,120

Jan.

950 

885 

6,590 

22, SCO 

19,400

7,150 

3,830 

2,760 

2,670 

9,920

8,970 

4,050 

6,300 

7,210 

8,510

9,120 

5,190 

2,940 

2,130 

1,550

1,230 

1,120 

1 , 090 

2,080 

3,210

8,970 

7,170 

3,120 

2,400 

1,870 

1,430

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

IVa

lendar year 1949

1

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,120 

985 

820 

737 

695

701 

707 

1,680 

5,070 

3,410

2,220 

1,630 

9,220 

11,700 

7,920

3,900 

2,580 

2,080 

1,750 

1,390

1,270 

1,830 

1,910 

1,630 

1,310

1,020 

885 

950

Second 

foot-days

19,929

6,528 

30,523

279,211

166,615 

71.12C 

48,241 

45,862 

12,269 

40,456 

18,829 

2,896 

65,228

528,496

Mar

1,310 

1,060 

852 

852 

737

731 

749

1,060 

1,060 

794

749

1,160 

1,590 

1,310 

1,430

1,870 

1,790 

1,630 

1,310 

1,090

1,160 

1,270 

1,200

1,090 

985

852 

3,590 

6,930 

4,050 

2,310 

1,670

Apr.

1, 

1, 

1, 

7, 

8,

3,

2, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1,

Maximum

4,830 

829 

4,830

13,300

22,800 

11,700 

6,930 

8,520 

985 

6,600 

3,720 

166 

15,700

22,800

390 

200 

390 

950 

520

940 

310

750 

310 

120

510 

590

160 

950 

820

737

683 

647 

624 

591

542

510 

520 

569 

707

683 

552 

490 

462 

635

10.4 7,210 

13.5 12,100 

16.5 18,700 

18.2 22,800

to September 1950

May

985 

814 

677

602 

558

530 

466 

426 

398 

394

380 

354 

336 

328 

316

304 

284 

272 

264 

253

239 

232 

236

268 

500

349 

268 

256 

312 

328 

340

Minimum

38 

127 

108

36

885 

695 

731 

462 

232 

166 

110 

63 

132

38

June

480 

354 

296 

296 

304

256 

246 

187 

176 

171

168 

166 

166 

166 

166

716 

4,380 

3,940 

3,830 

2,760

1,710 

1,160 

885 

753

6,600

5,310 

2,040 

1,230 

885 

659

Mean

643 

218 

985

765

5,375 

2,540 

1,556 

1,529 

396 

1,349 

607 

93.4 

2,174

1,448

July

520 

959

3,720 

2,850 

2,130

1,350 

918 

671 

525 

426

376 

328

300 

304 

268

219 

201 

246 

284 

394

349 

242 

184 

163 

146

141 

134 

132 

127

112 

110

Aug.

166 

136

106 

98 

95

89 

87 

82 

87 

93

98 

108 

98 

89 

86

86 

84 

150 

136 

120

100 

87 

79 

74 

69

68 

65 

63 

63 

63 

71

Sept.

15,700 

14,600 

5,070 

2,130 

1,350

950 

695 

547 

434 

344

288 

250 

219 

192 

173

160 

148 

136 

132 

5,290

2,310 

5,430 

3,210 

1,670 

1,090

800 

613 

505 

430 

362

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.948 1.09 

.322 .36 

1.45 1.67

1.13 15.31

7.93 9.14 

3.75 3.90 

2.29 2.65 

2.26 2.52 

.584 .67 

1.99 2.22 

.895 1.03 

.138 .16 

3.21 3.58

2.14 28.99
438 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Raccoon Creek at Mansfield, Ind.

Drainage area. --253 ^quare miles.

Records available. --May 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 11 years, 230 seccnd-feet.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 second-feet Ja . 4 (gag" height 18 20

st] ; minimum, 1.0 second-foot Oct. 2, 3 (gage height, 1.52 f°~t)

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.4

1.2

12

18

a20

alOO

a200

a!50

alOO

a70

a200

al.OOO

500

238

164

125

104

94

80

72

85

127

108

96

82

72

65

61

57

55

52

Nov.

50

48

45

44

42

40

39

39

38

37

36

38

424

175

129

100

82

75

67

64

60

55

54

53

54

53

52

51

49

48

-

Dec.

45

43

43

44

43

42

43

42

40

41

87

229

140

102

77

68

67

120

125

116

454

1,230

630

318

229

770

1,090

670

422

318

259

Jan.

238

332

4,140

12,000

5,290

,620

,320

,020

,320

,100

,620

,240

,670

,890

,480

, 040

,320

,100

885

750

660

638

638

998

1,100

5,710

2,740

1,020

862

750

638

Month

October ........ . . ... ......

Novembe r . . . . . . ... .... ...

December .... ........ ... . . .

Calendar year 1949 ........ ...

January . ..... ........... .....

February ....... .......... ...

March ............ ..... .....

April ....... ...... . ......

May ......... ...... .... ........

June ......... ..... ....... .....

July ............ . ........ ....

August ................... . . . .

September ................... . . .

Water year 1949-50 . . .........

Feb.

550

522

470

430

410

414

410

450

862

705

570

570

4,340

4,580

1,720

975

728

638

570

498

772

1,220

840

682

550

438

398

592

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

4,113.f

2,141

7,947

85,631."

70,129

25,904

1 7 394

19*136

4,734

10,063

5,687

73£

35,122

203,106^

Mar.

638

458

382

382

352

342

342

430

346

304

349

536

818

615

615

550

482

414

335

394

450

438

374

314

271

259

1,960

2,230

885

615

514

Apr.

478

430

518

4,740

2,980

952

705

570

462

414

660

518

406

346

304

278

253

238

238

214

195

180

258

542

482

350

264

225

254

682

-

Maximum

1,000

424

1,230

7,260

12,000

4,580

2,230

4,740

486

1,540

1,640

33

7,200

12,000

May

486

354

298

264

241

233

198

173

165

167

156

145

140

130

120

110

106

101

97

88

83

84

84

79

71

66

66

73

120

118

118

Minimum

1.2

4o

1.2

238

398

259

180

66

69

35

13

169

1.2

June

88

69

235

225

143

106

84

71

107

393

162

101

126

171

116

132

1,540

995

1,390

818

474

316

241

193

518

517

259

187

154

132

-

Mean

133

71.4

256

235

2,262

925

561

638

153

335

183

23.7

1,171

556

July

118

132

493

1,640

592

368

249

191

156

128

112

97

92

84

74

68

99

225

124

101

83

68

57

52

45

45

44

41

38

36

35

Aug.

33

32

33

33

29

28

26

25

25

25

30

26

24

23

22

22

20

26

29

26

24

22

19

19

16

16

15

15

16

13

24

Per square 

mile

0.528

.283

1.02

.933

8.98

3.67

2.23

2.53

.607

1.33

.726

.094

4.65

2.21

Sept.

5,480

7,200

2,180

660

474

382

325

292

270

272

249

236

220

205

198

187

180

169

173

2,980

4,110

4,660

1,570

705

490

364

286

238

198

169

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.61

.32

1.17

12.63

10.35

3.82

2.57

2.82

.70

1.49

.84

.11

5.18

29.98

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec.-ft.).--Jan. 4 (l p.m.) 15,000 sec.-ft.; Jan. 10 (3:30 p.m.) 4,590 

sec.-fb.; Jan. 15 (8 p.m.) 7,630 sec.-ft.; Jan. 26 (5:30 a.m.) 6,710 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (5 a.m.) 5,550 

sec.-fb.; Mar. 27 (4 p.m.) 3,440 sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (12 m.) 5,750 sec.-ft.; Sept. 2 (7 a.m.) 9,910 sec.- 

ft.; Sept. 21 (12 m.) 6,930 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Mill Creek 

near Cataract and near Manhattan and Eel River at Bowling Green.
WAB1SH RIVER BASIN 439

1., at highway "bridge 1^ miles northwest of Carlis

Drainage area. 227 square miles.

Records available .--0:tober 1943 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,800 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 20.05 

reet); minimum, £.5 second-feet Aug. 27, 28 (gage height, 2.57 feet).

1943-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 5, 195H; minimum, 0.3 second-foot Oct. 

5-7, 1943, Aug. 13, 14, 1947; minimum gage height, 2.23 feet July 26, 27, 1944.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 11-15, May 15 

to June 4, Aug. 3-30)

. 1-6 Oct. 7 to Sept. 50

3.0 

4.0

12

17

30

118

204

345

460

2.5 

2.7

3.0 

4.0 

4.5

1.5

7.0

5.0

5.5

6.0

11.0

13.0

200 15.0

260 17.0

340 18.5

1,370 19.8

2,000

3,070

4,800

6,550

8,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

14

14

18

24

456

660

620

340

94

61

740

800

580

252

82

64

46

45

42

316

1,140

820

464

120

85

59

52

50

43

40

Nov.

38

36

31

31

30

28

25

26

26

26

26

27

92

206

90

72

64

44

36

34

30

28

24

26

30

30

26

26

28

28

Dec.

26

22

20

20

22

26

29

29

26

92

582

1,400

1,080

980

533

113

178

360

460

330

740

1,370

1,300

1,240

1 , 080

970

1,020

940

560

224

164

Jan.

135

230

1,240

5,550

8,500

7,000

4 , 800

3,140

2,200

2,450

2,040

1,790

1,820

1,880

2,160

2,860

2,550

2,200

1,380

700

450

360

312

1 , 000

1,060

3,100

3,890

3,980

2,840

1,490

660

Feb.

320

330

305

206

170

188

176

430

1,550

1,370

1 , 000

1,200

3,620

4,700

4,800

3,460

2,160

1,080

600

390

957

2 , 000

1,820

1,790

1,370

487

170

224

_

_

-

Mar

507

260

170

125

130

130

125

119

109

100

226

470

712

820

473

260

212

170

135

439

860

800

377

206

152

130

1,760

2,350

2,730

2,200

1,140

Apr.

248

218

313

1,420

1,490

1,320

1,170

553

206

182

230

206

152

113

98

93

89

87

88

88

85

80

77

99

71C

322

125

92

288

940

May

820

357

170

209

780

900

880

388

125

860

1,140

1,580

1,430

534

158

146

135

111

94

84

82

97

92

78

71

69

87

125

112

87

73

June

62

58

81

164

95

56

43

34

30

51

62

34

34

54

246

441

104

74

1,370

1,300

1,020

495

113

104

110

89

60

48

41

38

July

57

48

42

194

116

44

30

24

18

18

16

14

14

12

11

10

9.5

11

13

17

19

19

21

38

38

16

11

10

9.0

6.7

5.5

Aug.

5.8

5.5

4.6

4.6

4.6

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.2

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.2

3.0

6.4

14

6.4

13

15

12

9.0

5.8

4.3

3.8

3.2

2.8

2.5

3.0

3.2

7.5

393

Sept.

2,500

2,300

a2 , 500

2,610

2,350

1,330

185

67

51

50

46

40

40

32

26

24

22

19

17

21

56

128

104

53

23

19

20

21

25

23

Month

Calendar year 1949 .....

April ............ ..............

September ............ ...... ....

Water year 1949-50 .........

Secondfoot-days

127,763.1

14,702

200,136.7

Maximum

3,720

393

2,610

8,500

Minimum

6.1

o 5

17

2.5

Mean

350

490

548

Per square 

mile

.185

1.54

2.16

2.41

Runoff in 

inches

.21

20.95

2.41

32.79

,800 sec.-ft.j Jan. 16 (3 a.m.) 3,000 

5,200 aec.-ft.; Mar. 29 (4 p.m.) 2,790
440 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Embarrass River at Ste. Marie, 111.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°56'10", long. 88°01'10", in sec. 30, T. 6 N., R.

 14 W., at highway bridge at Ste. Marie. Datum of gage is 446.75 feet above mean sea

level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). 

Drainage area.--1,540 square miles.

Kecords available.--October 1909 to December 1912, August 1914 to September 1950. 

Average discharge".--39 years, 1,265 second-feet, 

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 44,800 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 24.95

 feet), from rating curve extended above 29,000 second-feet; minimum, 62 second-feet

Oct. 5 (gage height, 1.15 feet).

1909-12, 1914-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 4, 1950; minimum, 1 second-foot

Oct. 5-9, 1914.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Hevlsions (water years). W 1083: 1934. W 1113: 1910-31, 1933, 1939, 1940, 1945(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 2 Sept. 3-30

1.15

1.4

Z.o

2.4

3.0

5.0

62

99

201

285

446

,040

6.0 1,360

12.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

17.5

18.0

3,750 

5,300 

6,OOO 

6,960 

7,650 

8,700

19.0

20.0

21.0

22.0

22.5

23.0

18.5 10,300

12,600

17,600

21,300

23,900

25,900

29,000

1.25

1.3

1.9

3.0

5.0

6.2

24.0 36,800

110

120

245

520

1,140

1,560

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

69 

63 

63 

65 

68

1,410 

3,230 

1,990 

1,010 

860

755 

3,830 

5,920 

7,360 

9,900

9,300 

5,820 

2,950 

2,030 

1,590

1,430 

1,830 

1,750

1,750 

1,750

1,670 

1,470 

1,220 

1,040 

920 

860

Nov.

770 

695 

650 

606 

548

518 

475 

446 

417 

403

376 

362 

533 

606 

576

518 

490 

432 

389 

349

326 

310 

290 

269

262

255 

253 

240 

234 

224

Dec.

216 

207 

197 

194 

185

185 

183 

178 

178 

181

412 

942 

1,260 

950 

920

770 

635 

755 

1,320 

1,070

1,750 

4,950 

6,520 

6,960 

6,240

4,950 

6,000 

6,420 

6,160 

4,300 

3,110

Jan.

2,710 

2,510 

4,460 

21,600 

e36,600

23,300 

18,600 

16,600 

15,100 

14,100

13,600 

12,600 

10,700 

10,700 

17,600

18,100 

20,200 

14,600 

11,600 

9,600

8,000 

5,780 

3,350 

2,790 

2,710

5,810 

7,800 

8,700 

7,800 

5,360 

4,050

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary .

h. ......................... .

1 ............................

st ................. .........

ember .............. .........

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

3,110 

2,510 

2,110 

1,790 

1,590

1,430 

1,360 

1,430 

3,030 

3,670

2,990 

3,510 

6,790 

12,100 

18,600

14,100 

10,700 

3,300 

8,450 

7,220

5,920 

7,080 

8,200 

8,450 

5,590

3,590 

3,070 

2,710

Second 

foot-days

73,973 

12,822 

68,296

640,317

357, 03C

70^52C 

74.07C 

18,286 

51,391 

50,235 

4,88S 

20.23C

962,144

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 sec. -ft.). Oct

7,220 sec. -ft.; Dec. 29 (2 a.m.) 6,620 sec.-f 

a.m.) 22,800 sec. -ft.; Jan. 28 (6:30 p.m.) 9, 

(5 a.m.) 9,000 sec. -ft.; Mar. 23 (4:30 p.m.) 

(l p.m.) 8,200 sec. -ft.

Mar.

2,590 

2,350 

2,070 

1,990 

1,910

1,750 

1,550 

1,430 

1,320 

1,190

1,220 

2,070 

3,590 

3,390

1,750

1,550 

1,910 

1,870 

1,590 

1,590

1,750 

1,590 

1,630 

1,360 

1,190

1,100 

3,180 

5,920 

6,620 

4,870 

2,630

Apr.

1 ,

1, 

1,

Maximum

9,900 

770 

6,960

18,000

36,600 

18,600 

6,620 

10,700 

1,380 

5,840 

8,000 

417 

1,910

36,600

150 

870 

030 

400 

680

7OO 

450 

800 

300 

270

470 

150 

750 

550 

360

220 

130 

070 

040 

980

920 

860 

800 

770 

830

890 

830 

800 

210 

790

May

1,380 

980 

830 

755 

905

1,010 

725 

650 

591 

999

710 

591 

548 

504 

460

432 

417 

389 

362 

336

318 

315 

403 

403 

349

308 

290 

478 

680 

562 

606

Minimum

63 

224 

178

40

2,510 

1,360 

1,100 

770 

290 

376 

285 

66 

114

63

June

446 

376 

2,680 

5,840 

3,500

1,040 

591 

460 

389 

403

710 

710 

635 

606 

665

620 

800 

980 

2,230 

4,700

5,560 

4,550 

2,790 

1,950 

1,430

1,550 

1,510 

1,290 

1,220 

1,160

Mean

2,386 

427 

2,203

1,754

11,520 

5,729 

2,275 

2,469 

590 

1,713 

1,620 

158 

674

2,636

July

920 

755 

1,700 

4,900 

6,650

8,000 

5,990 

3,430 

2,510 

1,750

1,260 

1,010 

890 

770 

830

980 

890 

725 

650 

a600

a680 

B780 

a660 

a540 

a450

8380 

8330 

a320 

8300 

300 

285

Aug.

389 

417 

230 

196 

172

156 

146 

136 

134 

133

201

156 

134

126 

115

105 

112 

203 

106 

128

109 

107 

153 

129 

105

92 

84 

78 

74 

66 

397

Per square 

mile

1.55 

.277 

1.43

1.14

7.48 

3.72 

1.48 

1.60 

.383 

1.11 

1.05 

.103 

.438

1.71

Sept.

1,260 

1,910 

97O 

565 

432

345 

262 

214 

188 

170

160 

176 

162 

150

154

144 

132 

124 

114 

183

1,380 

1,090 

1,440 

1,280 

1,380

1,480 

1,520 

1,280 

895 

670

Runoff in 

inches

1.79 

.31

1.65

15.46

8.62 

3.87 

1.70 

1.79 

.44 

1.24 

1.21 

.12 

.49

23.23

. 15 (10:30 p.m.) 10,700 sec. -ft.; Dec. 24 (9 p.m.) 

t.; Jan. 4 (11 p.m.) 44,800 sec. -ft.; Jan. 17 (12:3O 

300 sec. -ft. j Feb. 14 (12 p.m.) 21,400 sec. -ft.; Feb. 24 

6,730 sec. -ft.; Apr. 6 (8 a.m.) 12,500 sec. -ft.; July 6

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for North Pork Embarrass River near 

Oblong.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge computed from partly estimated hourly discharge 

hydrograph.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 441

North Fork Embarrass River near Oblong, 111.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°00'35", long. 87°56i45", In extreme northwest cor-

 ner of sec. 35, T. 7 N., R. 14 W., at bridge on State Highway 33, three-quarters of a 

mile upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 2 miles west of Oblong, and 8j 

miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 458.19 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area. 304 square miles.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--10 years, 297 second-feet. _

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 27,100 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 22.38

 i'eet), from rating curve extended above 15,000 second-feet; minimum, 13 second-feet Aug.

27.'1940-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 4, 1950; minimum, 0.5 second-foot Oct. 21,

1944. 

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet; 

(Shifting-control method used July 6 to Sept. 13)

0.8 

1.0

2.5 

3.0

105

156

4.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

14.5

282

890

1,240

1,720

2,080

2,600

2,970

15.0

15.5

16.0

16.5

17.0

19.0

20.6

3,500

4,180

5,000

6,050

7,500

14,500

20,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

26

25

27

28

37

550

1,340

1,020

210

114

89

1,190

2,880

5,400

1,890

348

167

124

102

90

132

535

460

185

118

93

78

70

65

63

59

Nov.

56

54

52

50

49

48

47

47

46

46

46

46

185

475

162

94

71

60

55

52

50

48

45

44

44

44

43

42

42

41

-

Dec.

40

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

41

199

842

730

222

117

78

74

146

475

400

655

2,010

3,620

2,900

742

754

1,920

2,000

595

275

210

Jan.

185

297

1,750

20,300

14,200

4,440

2.O4O

826

746

1,630

2,730

2,530

1,380

3,600

5,400

4,490

4,410

1,250

475

268

197

191

203

340

700

3,100

5,200

2,550

655

400

262

Month

Octobe r ..........................

November ................. .......

December ................. .......

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

210

197

179

150

136

138

150

191

1,030

1,100

370

641

4,390

8,900

4,820

2,180

640

325

275

222

789

2,710

3,380

1,480

505

255

179

197

_

-

Secondfoot-daya

17,51

2,18'

19>,34=

152, 32C

86,74!

35,73

18, 20

14,60

5 25

18)63<

11,66

A 24' j *- *

234,98:

Mar.

415

332

162

137

129

129

128

121

106

86

125

565

1,440

1,450

378

268

415

370

210

249

505

370

332

229

162

126

1,400

4,330

2,630

660

248

Apr.

210

203

378

1,500

5,650

2,620

580

282

216

173

179

210

144

118

103

96

90

86

87

92

85

76

72

72

85

127

100

77

222

670

-

Maximum

5 5,400

I 475

) 3,620

3 12,200

5 20,300

1 8, 900

1 4,330

5 5,650

3 947

) 5,400

3 4, 840

1,130

5 20,300

May

415

191

126

102

810

947

210

124

96

460

430

156

108

85

71

63

57

56

52

46

44

44

57

53

42

37

48

67

86

93

82

Minimum

25

41

38

13

185

136

86

72

37

41

36

13

18

13

June

47

41

1,060

5,400

2,220

291

106

74

60

261

148

63

50

77

173

311

258

91

684

1,980

2,600

962

191

156

326

640

156

87

67

59

Mean

565

72. £

624

417

2, 798

lj 276

487

170

621

376

26 . "

142

644

July

55

55

472

2,600

4,840

1,740

290

145

107

89

77

69

63

58

73

52

50

49

70

99

149

68

61

59

46

42

40

38

36

42

44

Aug.

76

82

42

35

31

28

26

25

28

28

28

29

24

22

22

21

18

20

22

19

18

17

16

15

14

14

13

14

14

14

52

Per square 

mile

1.86

239

2io5

1.37

9.20

4.20

1.93

1 . 60

559

2.04:

1.24

. 088

.467

2.12

Sept.

991

1,130

248

91

57

43

35

32

30

28

30

27

26

32

27

24

21

19

18

151

373

296

255

71

44

35

31

30

28

26

-

Runoff in 

inches

2.14

.27

2.37

18.62

10.61

4.37

2.23

1.79

.64

2 . 28

1.43

.10

CO

. WJ

28.75

Peak discharge (base, 5.500 sec.-ft.). Oct. 14 (3 a.m.) 6.9OO sec.-ft.j Dec. 23 (6 p.m.) 4,03O 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 4 (3 p.m.) 27,100 sec.-ft.; Jan. 15 (l a.m.) 6,300 sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 (1:3O a.m.) 5.8OO 

sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (1O:30 a.m.) 9,950 sec.-ft.; Feb. 22 (7 p.m.) 4,O30 sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 (9 a.m.) 

4,660 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (ll:3O a.m.) 8,200 sec.-ft.; June 4 (1O a.m.) 6,050 sec.-ft.; July 5 (2:30 

a.m.) 6,300 sec.-ft.
442 WABA3H RIVER BASIH

White River at Muncie, Ind.

Locatiun. Water-stage record-r, lat. 40°12', long. &5°23', in sec. 10, T. 20 H. , R. 10 E. , 

2UU I'eet d:>wn£tream frum Walnut Street Bridge in Muncie and 6 miles upstream from Bell 

Creek. Datum of gage is 920.10 feet above mean sea level (city of Muncie bench mark).

Drainage area.--259 square miles.

Records available. November 1930 to September 1350 in reports uf Geological Survey. July 

j.aiiLJ to December 1920 in reports uf Indiana Department of Conservation. Prior to October 1948, published as West Pork White River at Muncie.

Average discharge.--25 years (1923-29, 1931-50), 245 second-feet (adjusted for diversion 

since 193Y) .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge .luring year, 8,840 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 10.99

 i'eet) ; minimum-, 15 secnnd-f^t Oct. 21 (gaffe height, 0.91 font); minimum daily, 19 

second-feet Oct. 1, 2, Dec. 9.

1925-29, 1930-50: Maximum discharge, 11,500 second-feet Jan. 15, 1937 (gage height, 

18.07 feet, present datiim); minimum, 0.6 second-foot Sept. 16, 1937; minimum gage 

height, 0.64 foot Jan. 11, 1944; minimum daily discharge, 1.2 second-feet Aug. 5, 1934, 

Sept. 28, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 19.6 feet, present datum, in March 1913.

Remarks . Records gonii except tnc se for periods of ice effect nr no gag°-height record, 

which are fair. City nf Muncie diverts part of its water supply 2.5 miles above gag" 

and returns it tu river at sewer outlet a short distance below gage.

R^visiniis .--W 823: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

19

19

28

42

41

42

120

65

51

38

33

76

58

44

38

36

30

29

29

27

28

161

13t

83

53

49

39

37

36

36

32

Nov.

30

28

28

27

27

27

26

24

25

25

25

2-7

29

30

29

28

27

26

26

27

25

24

24

25

26

26

26

24

24

23

-

Dec.

22

22

24

25

24

25

24

24

19

24

30

*53

56

50

37

b3t"

34

42

60

56

81

2£C

E18

120

91

137

570

292

191

132

105

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February ...............

March. .................

April. .................

May. ...................

June ...................

July...................

August. ...............

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

1,(

*5,

4,£

94

88

BO

'40

340

1,870

1, 510

315

34

2,470

4,050

1,

1,

2,

i»£

160

?00

360

330

3,710

2

f

L20

45

366

405

,

1,

341

510

296

390

2,160

2,970

3,

1, '

80

60

34

)72

430

Secondfoot-days

1,560

783

2,678

90,154

51,280

31,406

16,033

10,876

5,773

12,237

8,742

3,B74

8.311

153,558

Feb.

341

3

2

z

30

17

L8

207

207

2

3

1,7

?6

i3

to

1,300

fi

4

3,7

*7,6

-,o

31

50

70

5,750

1,610

8

F

5

51

14

34

455

385

8

7

4E

12

31

5

365

b300

b2

* 2

Obseri

Maximum

lei

30

370

5,150

5,240

7 ,670

3,370

1,850

1,090

2,020

2,150

1,190

2.740

7,670

0

4

Mar.

375

b6C

bSC

2]

IE

)0

30

3

0

184

IE

2]

IE

It

4

4

0

3

191

3^

4]

3^

3:

5

5

0

2

305 2"

3C

2f

8

6

9

296

789

6;

4t 3"

2

2

0

5

)6

247

1,25 3,3"

1,5"

64

4J

ed

Minimum

19

23

19

12

88

207

153

110

74

56

47

22

19

0

0

0

L4

0

Apr.

370

305

305

950

1,850

880

512

400

318

269

256

231

203

184

169

157

146

139

132

126

116

110

266

524

400

27«

203

161

146

770

-

Mean

50.3

26.3

86.4

247

1,654

1,122

517

363

166

408

125

277

421

May

1,090

584

370

278

226

188

150

126

116

214

243

180

150

142

126

113

107

102

99

99

39

132

126

126

120

91

78

76

74

74

74

June

62

56

499

2,020

617

320

215

146

138

393

427

207

150

131

125

543

1,080

896

426

320

235

174

141

167

1,240

724

315

199

154

117

-

Diversion

(mean

secondfeet )t

11.0

10.4

10.5

10.8

10.4

10.3

11.5

11.8

11.9

12.0

12.2

13.1

12.5

11.5

July

106

106

358

1,540

2,150

1,320

574

307

219

160

117

117

131

125

103

93

86

117

120

164

103

83

78

72

68

62

62

54

49

51

47

Aug.

43

47

43

38

3E

34

34

26

330

331

32

33

34

29

24

23

22

796

1,190

439

184

114

81

64

52

47

45

45

135

66

56

Sept.

81

83

62

56

43

35

32

32

37

40

33

34

32

29

29

28

26

26

23

22

198

2,470

2,740

1,010

a400

a250

154

120

98

88

-

Adjusted for liversion

 Per square Runoff In 

Mean mile inches

61.3 0.237 0.28

36.7 .142 .16

96.9 .374 .43

25fi .996 13. El

1,664 £.42 7.41

1,132 4.37 4.55

528 2.04 2.35

375 1.45 1.61

198 .764 .88

420 1.62 1.81

294 1.14 1.31

138 .533 .61

290 1.12 1.25

432 1.67 22.65

Winter discharge measurement made on this day,

t Diversion for city of Muncie water supply; ree

a No gage-height record; discharge compute3 on basis oi 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

 ded range in stage and weather records.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 443

White River at Anderson, Ind.

Location. Staff gage above concrete overflow dam, lat. 40°06', long. 85°41', in sec. 18, 

T"! T? N. , R. 8 E., at municipal water-supply plant in Anderson, 1 mile upstream from 

Killbuck Creek. Datum of gage is 825.02 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--412 square miles.

Records available. July 1932 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. July 

iaab to aepremoer 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Gage-height 

records collected at site 700 feet downstream December 1910 to February 1918 and at 

same site since February 1918 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Prior 

to October 1948, published as West Fork White Riv°r at Anderson.

Average discharge. 20 years (1925-27, 1932-50), 392 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,900 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 18.28

 feet); minimum, 72 second-feet Oct. 1-3 (gage height, 7.37 feet).

1932-50: Maximum discharge observed, 17,100 second-feet Jan. 15, 1937 (gage height, 

18.63 feet); minimum observed, 8.8 second-feet Sept. 24, 1940 (gage height, 6.92 feet).

Maximum stage known, 23.6 feet Mar. 25, 1913, present site and datum, based on 

determination by U. 3. Weather Bureau at site then in use.

Remarks. Records good. Gage read twice daily.

uoopera'tion. Gage-height record furnished by City of Anderson.

Revisions (water years). W 823: Drainage area. W 1053: 1913(M).

7.3

7.4

7.5 

7.7

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12 to Dec. 22, Jan. 4-6, 

May 12-23, Aug. 20 to Sept. 21, Sept. 25-30)

117

205

Oct. 1 to July 5

8.2 

8.4 

9. 1 

9.8

480

610

1,240

1,990

11.5

14.0

16.0

17.3

4,100

6,570

9,420

11,800

July 6 to Sept. 30

7.3

7.4

3.3

105

290

580

880

1,240

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 8.8 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195C

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

81

72

81

138

121

128

178

187

143

121

103

164

196

143

117

110

110

110

103

103

110

151

294

205

169

134

121

106

110

103

92

Nov.

88

92

92

95

92

95

85

81

81

78

81

81

78

85

92

85

85

88

92

85

75

75

75

72

78

78

78

75

81

78

-

Dec.

66

72

75

72

66

69

66

69

66

69

85

121

164

143

106

lOfi

110

126

138

ISO

169

370

462

332

235

230

432

526

396

255

250

Jan.

225

225

735

6,040

9,140

4,360

2 , 230

1,600

1,090

2 ,820

5,640

4,040

1,700

3,010

2,680

5,440

4,750

1,860

1,040

771

634

554

554

2,270

3,880

4,570

6,350

3 , 400

1,390

1,090

861

Feb.

682

589

528

474

450

450

450

486

1,810

2,170

1,230

843

3,520

10,800

11,800

4,840

1,690

1,230

1,100

942

7HO

1,090

1,440

951

762

568

498

o28

_

_

-

Mar.

699

492

370

426

398

414

409

444

420

376

414

534

708

717

603

547

534

547

534

498

1,010

1,050

816

682

575

504

1,110

4 , 940

3,790

1,340

942

Apr.

762

642

634

1,060

2,490

1,820

978

744

603

540

516

474

450

404

382

365

354

348

338

321

310

299

343

610

596

474

392

354

326

518

-

May

1,440

1,040

658

522

456

398

348

321

304

316

444

376

316

294

277

245

230

225

205

192

187

230

272

382

316

260

225

225

225

220

370

June

272

225

240

2,710

1,690

682

456

360

338

456

843

486

365

299

277

516

978

1,160

789

554

444

360

304

250

820

1,280

575

392

304

260

-

July

230

230

348

1,310

2,300

2,170

1,060

608

454

388

335

290

285

295

280

270

245

245

285

270

250

218

204

195

195

177

168

172

168

164

168

Aug.

168

159

150

146

146

141

136

132

132

136

13E

128

123

123

114

110

118

248

1,270

708

376

245

190

159

136

132

128

128

168

195

159

Sept.

200

208

172

146

128

114

105

110

118

154

128

114

114

110

105

101

101

94

94

110

168

1,850

2,880

1,480

587

400

305

255

222

195

-

Month

December ..... ... ... ....

Calendar year 1949 . , . . . .

March ..... . . . . ..... 

April ...... ...........

July .......... . ....... .....

Water year 1949-50 ....

Secondfoot-days

4,102

2,496

5,670

159, 04B

26,843 

18,447

256,803

Maximum

294

95

52S

8,330

4,940 

2,490

11.800

Minimum

72

72

66

63

n, =l

370 

299

66

Mean

132

83.2

183

436

2,740

866 

615

451

704

Per square 

mile

0.320

.202

.444

1.06

6.65

4.57

2.10 

1.49 

.903

1.51

1.09

.512

.379

1.71

Runoff in 

inches

0.37

.23

.51

14.36

7.67

4.7F

2.42 

1.F7

1.04

l.6a

1.26

.59

.98

23.19

sec

sec.-ft.; Mar 

sec.-ft.
444 tfABASH RIVER BASIN

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°07', long. 85°58', in sec. 4, T. 19 N , R 5 E 

at highway bridge 1 mile west of Strawtown, 7 miles northeast of Noblesville, and 9.5 

miles upstream from Cicero Creek. Datum of gage is 763.08 feet above mean sea lev°l, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--819 square miles.

Kecoras available.--May 1915 to September 1922 and Oct.ber 1927 to September 1950 in reporrs or ueological Survey. October 1922 to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Prior to October 1948, published as West Pork White Riv=r 

near Noblesville.

Average discharge.--31 years (1915-25, 1929-50), 803 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum dis?harge during year, 19,000 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 15.72 

TeeTT; minimum, 120 second-feet Oct. 2, 3 (gage height, 4.25 feet).

1915-50: Maximum discharge, 25,600 second-feet May 19, 1943 (gage height, 16 32 

feet); minimum, 36 second-feet Sept. 25, 1941 (gage height, 3.89 feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

revisions (water years).--W 803: 1927(M). W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 24 to Mar. 26, 

May 2 to June 4, June 6 to July 5, Aug. 4-18)

4.2

4.3

4.6 

4.9 

5.7

110

130

215

325

730

7.0 1,600

9.0 3,140

11.0 5,140

12.5 7,140

13.5 9,340

14.5 12,500

15.0 14,700

15.6 18,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

132 

124 

145 

246 

257

260 

330 

366 

271 

215

203 

655 

952 

590 

415

313 

297 

271 

240 

222

243

590 

697 

555 

410

330 

271 

250 

229 

212 

203

Nov.

194 

185 

185 

179 

160

150 

160 

150 

160 

160

160 

180 

200 

210 

230

230 

200 

200 

170 

200

170 

170 

170 

170 

170

170 

160 

150 

160 

170

Dec.

150 

150 

150 

180 

160

142 

142 

140 

140 

138

167 

288 

3SO 

334 

278

240 

209 

232 

282 

301

533 

1,880 

2,000

1,200 

850

700 

1,360 

1,600 

1,200 

900 

700

Jan.

600 

550 

2,190 

10,000 

18,200

14,200 

7,080 

4,360 

3,320 

6,170

9,340 

8,760 

5,140 

6,810 

7,710

9,610 

9,610 

5,420 

2,900 

2,100

1 , 70n 

1,530 

1 , 500 

4,140 

6,970

9,610 

11,400 

8,750 

3,960 

2,820 

2,180

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber .......................

lendar year 1949 

ary

St.. .................... ....

embe r ............ ...... ....

ter year 1949-5O ............

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec.

Feb.

1,740 

1,530 

1,320 

1,180 

1,120

1,120 

1,120 

1,180 

3,060 

4,360

2,820 

1,880

4,900 

12,000 

16,300

12,500 

5,410 

2,980 

2,420

2,020

1,780 

2,020 

2,580 

1,950 

1,560

1,320 

1,150 

1,120

Secondfoot-days

10,494 

5,323 

17,136

310,949

188, 63C 

94,440 

58,565 

40,948 

20,758 

24,954 

21,087 

8,791 

17,693

508,825

-ft. ).--Jan

sec. -ft.; Jan. 17 (1 a.m.) 10,500 sec. -ft.; J

Mar.

1,360 

1,120 

920 

888 

855

886 

920 

1,150 

1,020 

842

952

1,640 

1,780 

1,560 

1,560

1,740 

1,600 

1,780 

1,530 

1,320

1,950 

2,180 

1,740 

1,500 

1,280

1,120

2,640 

7,000 

7,920 

3,630 

2,180

Apr.

1,780 

1,530 

1,640 

3,320

5,020

2,900 

2,340 

1,740 

1,420 

1,280

1,250 

1,120 

1,020 

952 

888

822 

784 

760 

736 

702

658 

631 

680 

1,180

1,360

1,180 

920 

772 

708 

855

Maximum

952

230 

2,000

9,890

18,200 

16,300 

7,920 

5,020 

2,100 

2,810 

3,230 

1,460 

4,160

18,200

May

2,100 

1,780 

1,220 

985 

842

742 

648 

590 

565 

565

642

620 

570 

530 

510

510 

475 

440 

415 

405

375 

435

460 

766 

686

515 

430 

425 

420

400 

692

Minimum

124 

150 

138

101

550 

1,120 

842 

631 

375 

343 

206 

158 

135

124

June

570 

440 

410 

1,720 

2,810

1,150 

760 

595 

505 

575

1,050 

855 

570 

510 

445

460 

952 

1,460 

1,360 

920

708 

560 

430 

390 

803

1,740 

888 

555 

420 

343

Mean

339 

177 

553

852

6,085 

3,373 

1,889 

1,365 

670 

832 

680 

284 

590

1,394

July

289 

293 

920 

2,020 

2,980

3,230 

1,810 

1,050 

754

600

520 

465 

440 

475 

400

352 

338 

380 

415 

405

405 

338 

297 

271 

260

250 

243 

240 

229 

212 

206

Aug.

212 

215 

206 

194 

182

176 

167 

167 

173 

176

170 

173 

170 

164 

167

167 

158 

213 

998 

1,460

702 

405 

282 

226

200

182 

164 

158 

250 

278 

236

Per square 

mile

0.414 

.216 

.675

1.04

7.43 

4.12 

2.31 

1.67 

.818 

1.02 

.830 

.347 

.720

1.70

Sept.

595 

540 

385 

260

206

185 

170 

164 

167 

170

191 

176 

167 

161 

155

148 

145 

135 

140 

167

319 

2,420 

4,160 

2,250 

1,390

888 

626 

485 

400 

334

Runoff in 

inches

0.47 

.24 

.77

14.10

8.51 

4.26 

2.64 

1.85 

.94 

1.13 

.95 

.40 

.80

22.96

. 5 (5 p.m.) 19,000 sec. -ft.; Jan. 11 (12 m. ) 9,890 

an. 27 (1:30 p.m.) 11,800 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (1 p.m.)

16,900 sec.-ft.; Mar. 29 (3 a.m.) 8,830 sec.-ft.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 5 to Dec. 5, Dec. 23-26, Dec. 28 to Jan. 2, Sept. 24; discharge 

computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for station at Hoblesvllle.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

White River at Noblesville, Ind.

Location.--Water-stag" recorder, lat. 40°OS', lorn. 86°01', in SE^- sec. 36, T. 19 N. , R. 

4" K. , at Logan Street Bridge in Noblesville, if miles upstream from Cicero Creek and 3-j 

miles below dam at Clare. Datum of gage is 738.16 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

19S9.

Drainage area.--845 square miles.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1950. Gage-height records collected at 

present site rrom December 1913 to December 1935, and at a site 400 feet downstream 

thereafter, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Prior to October 1948, 

published as West Pork White River at Noblesville.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,500 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 18.97 

reet) ; minimum, 7.0 second-feet July 30 (gage height, 4.05 feet); minimum daily, 81 

second-feet Aug. 6.

1940-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 5, 1950; minimum, 1.2 second-feet Sept. 

17, 1949; minimum gage he lent, 3.39 feet Sept. 18, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 58 

second-feet Sept. 17, 1949.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In fe

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 4, 

July 10 to Aug. 6, Sept. 4-21)

4.5 55

4.6 82

4.7 114

5.1 262

5.5 440

6.3 940

7.5 1,800

11.5 5,100

13.5 7,700

17.0 14,500

18.7 18,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

136

114

128

179

262

266

324

381

328

290

258

566

940

656

425

315

286

270

246

230

230

506

726

608

425

328

274

254

242

234

208

Nov.

186

186

179

182

161

154

161

150

164

161

164

172

204

208

238

234

208

208

175

211

172

172

175

179

175

172

164

154

157

168

-

Dec.

150

150

108

182

234

174

161

204

200

204

238

346

422

386

333

298

270

298

342

355

610

2,040

2,120

1,350

842

738

1,460

1,640

1,140

804

706

Jan.

620

584

2,790

11,700

18,800

16,200

8,240

4,530

3,560

6,260

9,500

9,500

5,820

7,000

8,020

10,100

10,300

6,390

3,320

2,360

1,840

1,600

1,490

3,720

6,440

9,500

11,700

9,700

4,280

3,080

2,360

Month

October ..........................

Novembe r ................ ........

December ........... .............

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ............... ..........

February ......................

March .................. .........

April .......... .......... ...

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,800

1,490

1,320

1,180

1,100

1,070

972

1,140

2,840

4,360

3, ICO

2,000

5,420

11,700

16,800

13,900

5,770

3,160

2,600

2,200

1 , 800

2,040

2,600

2,040

1,600

1,280

1,140

1,100

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

10.63J

5 39'

18^50E

329,63"

201 30'

97*582

59,83"

42,6U

21 25'

25^372

21 , 88

8,662

18,142

531, 19E

Mar.

1,350

1,210

940

908

a900

375

908

1,100

1,100

908

908

1,520

1,880

1,600

1,560

1,800

1,640

1,800

1,600

1,320

1,920

2,360

1,880

1,560

1,320

1,140

2,200

6,400

8,180

4,530

2,520

Apr.

,920

,520

,560

,320

,100

,530

,600

,880

,460

,280

,240

,100

,000

908

842

784

778

758

732

706

672

565

693

1,000

1,320

1,180

940

745

693

790

Maximum

> 940

238

2,120

10,700

18,800

16,800

8, 180

5,100

2,440

2,760

3,160

1,210

3,720

18,800

May

2,440

1,840

1,240

1,000

875

726

700

602

566

566

656

656

571

527

524

494

458

425

406

372

339

435

463

662

778

578

429

446

458

400

626

Minimum

114

150

108

58

584

972

875

565

339

406

128

81

132

81

June

626

470

420

1,380

2,7£t

1,100

784

614

505

566

1,000

810

602

530

488

536

1,040

1,490

1,240

908

738

608

536

452

700

1,760

972

686

644

406

-

Mean

343

18C

597

903

6,494

3,485

1,930

1,421

686

846

706

279

605

1,455

July

318

405

888

2,120

3 , 000

3,160

1,800

1,100

842

650

572

500

458

410

364

467

390

390

410

430

346

359

333

328

290

286

274

270

232

128

368

Aug

246

246

234

230

197

81

260

161

168

172

168

146

150

146

143

143

133

239

987

1,210

638

400

302

250

222

204

186

179

246

302

274

Per square 

mile

0.406

.213

.707

1.07

7.69

4.12

2.28

1.68

.812

1.00

.836

.330

.716

1.72

Sept.

590

620

430

302

234

200

182

175

175

182

197

190

179

168

161

154

146

132

136

186

350

1,910

3,720

3,320

1,350

842

632

500

415

364

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.47

.24

.81

14.51

8.86

4.29

2.63

1.88

.94

1.12

.96

.38

.80

23.38

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec.-ft.). Jan. 5 (8:30 p.m. 

10,100 sec.-ft.; Jan. 17 (6 a.m.) 10,700 sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 

p.m.) 17,200 sec.-ft.; Mar. 29 (lO a.m.) 8,500 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

19,500 sec.-ft.; Jan. 11 (6:30 p.m.) 

6 p.m.) 12,100 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (6:30
Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°54', long. 86°06', in sec. 20, T. 17 N., R. 4 E.,

 at highway bridge 2 miles east of Nora and 14 miles upstream from Fall Creek. Datum of 

gage is 710.94 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Auxiliary water-stage recorder 3f miles downstream, at different datum.

Drainage area.--1,190 square miles.

Records available.--April 1930 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. July

 19cb to September 1926 and October 1929 to March 1930 in reports of Indiana Department 

of Conservation.

Average discharge.--21 years (1925-26, 1930-50), 1,070 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,500 second-feet Jan. n (gage height, 16.83

 ieTT; minimum daily, 160 second-feet Oct. 3; minimum gage height, 1.58 feet Aug. 7.

1925-26 1929-50: Maximum discharge, 32,400 second-feet May 19, 1943 (gage height, 

3.19 . feet); minimum, , 56 second-feet - Sept. . 10, , 1936; minimum daily, 43 second-feet

Sept. .29, ,1941; ;minimum mnmumgage height,, 1.20 . feet Sept.. 5, ,1936.. 

Flood of Mar. 26, 1913, reached a stage of 22.4 feet, from floodmark determined by

Indiana State Highway Commission.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods ol\no gage-height record, which are fair.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record for auxiliary gage furnished by Indianapolis Watei Co.

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. ¥ 973: 1913(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, wster year October 1949 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

Oct.

189

164

160

207

252

334

333

412

412

318

292

576

1,800

1 , 300

871

591

482

448

403

366

352

525

1,OOO

862

609

496

402

359

336

315

300

Nov.

260

255

241

232

230

214

196

205

200

201

190

200

204

236

320

302

300

283

263

241

233

236

2E7

2E2

217

211

207

212

211

213

-

Dec.

206

188

194

187

194

206

180

20O

182

191

206

272

518

492

414

363

346

342

391

425

508

2,710

3,850

2,610

1,640

1,270

2,400

2,950

2,100

1,580

1,C?0

Jan.

1,110

1,O30

3,380

13,800

21,000

21,900

16,200

7,920

5,690

8,180

11,700

12,400

10,000

9,480

10,800

13,700

13,700

10,900

5,260

3,550

2,750

2,370

2,140

5,050

8,180

12,100

14,700

14,200

8,140

4,590

3,550

Month

October ......... . . . . .....

November ....... ... ... . . ....

December ....... ... ..... . .

Calendar year 1949 . . ....

January ....... . . . . ...... .

February ...... ... . . . ....

March ....... ...... . . . . .

April ....... ... . . ..... ...

May ........... . ..... ....

June ............ ...... ...... .

July ... ........ . . ... .... ...

August ...................... ....

September .... . . ..........

Water year 1949-50 . . ....... .

Feb.

2,750

2,190

2,020

1,740

1,580

1,520

1,440

1,550

3,590

5,860

4,700

3,050

7,270

13,400

18,000

18,900

12,100

4,920

3,850

3,250

2,750

3,250

3,650

3,250

2,550

2,020

1,700

1,700

_

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

15,466

6,962

28.58E

T~~ /IRQ ,-TJ-^ ,*i c

279, 47C

134.55C

65 , 67C

27,48

34,395

30,094

11,493 

25,674

748, 84C

Mar

2,020

1,860

1,480

1 , 380

1,350

1 , 320

1,350

1,700

1,820

1,440

1,410

2,140

3,150

2,650

2,550

2,750

2,650

2,650

2,550

2,060

2,550

3,250

2,850

2,460

2,060

1,780

3,120

8,310

10,200

8,180

3,950

Apr.

2,950

2,370

2,370

4,690

7,790

7,790

4,480

3,150

2, 37U

2,020

1,980

2,020

1,660

1,440

1,310

1,190

1,190

1,130

1,100

1,070

1,010

950

861

1,260

1,620

1,550

1,290

1,090

941

1,030

-

Maximum

1 , 800

320

3,850

13,900

21,900

10*200

7,790

2,460

3,150

3,650

1,480 

4,260

21,900

May

2,040

2,460

1,780

1,350

1,230

1,070

950

882

769

786

786

921

786

706

713

682

658

614

580

531

532

563

603

Til

1,040

786

627

517

620

539

629

Minimum

160

190

180

117

1,030

1,440 

1,320

861

517

540

267 

214

225

160

June

769

603

54O

748

3,150

1,650

1,040

802

678

a750

al,200

1,160

810

a750

650

960

1,290

1,780

1,940

1 , 440

1 , 200

960

777

696

1,350

2,240

1,810

990

930

736

-

Mean

499

232

922

1,259

9,015

4,805 

2,871

887

1,147 

971

371

856

2,052

July

492

867

2, 150

2,900

3,650

3,550

2,610

1,480

1,120

l.riOO

777

678

608

598

a550

a600

598

498

522

565

521

436

347

502

391

382

379

369

368

267

369

Aug.

318

305

297

288

289

239

342

275

265

266

266

256

232

224

224

214

214

29B

738

1,480

330

572

428

365

336

302

268

263

271

350

378

Sept.

740

1,140

870

564

415

339

305

294

270

278

284

294

295

278

269

270

256

226

225

342

460

2,250

4,150

4,260

2,240

1,260

al.OOO

a800

a700

a600

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.419 0.48

.195 .22

.775 .89

1.06 14.36

7 . 58 8.73

4.04 | 4.20 

2.41 i 2 . 78

1.84 2.05

.745 .86

.964 1.08

.816 .94

.312 .36

.719 .80

1.72 23.39

Peak discharge (base, 7.000 sec.-ft.).--Jan. 6 (5 a.m.) 22,500 sec.-ft.; Jan. 12 (5:30 a.m.) 12,700 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 16 (3:30 p.m.I 14,000 see.-ft.j Jan. 27 (10 to 12 p.m.) 15,000 sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 

(4 a.m.) 19,800 sec.-ft.; Mar. 29 (8 p.m.) 10,600 sec.-ft.; Apr. 6 (3 p.m.) 8,440 sec.-ft.

a No Broad Ripple gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records 

for stations at Notlesville and at Indianapolis.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 447

White River at Indianapolis, Ind.

°10'30", at Morris Street Bridge 

Datum of gage is 2.26 feet above

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°45'05 n , long. 8(

in Indianapolis, 2-g- miles downstream from Fall Creek.

mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.--1,620 square miles. 

Kecords available.--May 1904 to July 1906 (at Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis

Kaiiway Driage , three-quarters of a mile upstream from Morris Street) and April 1930 to

September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. July 1925 to March 1930 in reports of

Indiana Department of Conservation.

Average discharge.--24 years (1925-26, 1927-50), 1,464 second-feet. 

fixt reme s.--Me xLmum discharge during year, 27,600 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 678.65

feet) ; minimum, 149 second-feet Oct. 1; minimum gage height, 662.55 feet Aug. 15. 

1925-50: Maximum discharge, 37,200 second-feet May 18, 1943; maximum gag° height,

681.57 feet Jan. 16, 1937; minimum discharge, 4.3 seeond-f<"t Sa pt. 21, 1941 (gaK°

height, 662.06 feet).

Flood of Mar. 26, 1313, reached a stage of 690.0 feet, from floodmarks determined

by Indianapolis Water Co. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Indiana; olis Water Co. diverts water for municipal supply 12 miles above station, most

of which is returned 3 miles below gage at sanitation plant. Slight fluctuation at low

flow due to this diversion. 

Revisions.--W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 22, Feb 24 to 

Mar. 13, July 20 to Aug. 18, Sept. 3-21)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

662.3 143 663.9 820 671.0 10,000 666. O 2,680 672. n 13,OOO 

662.4 163 664.5 1,200 676.5 21,500 667.0 4,000 677.0 23,000 

662.6 210 665.0 1,660 678.2 26,400 669. O 7,240 678.2 26,400

663:2 455 fel'.O l',200 Note. -Same as preceding table 

' below 666.4 and above 677.6 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

157 

157 

247 

205 

222

530 

382 

378 

430 

400

369

545 

1,310 

1,240 

820

625 

575 

485 

455 

420

710 

535 

820 

880 

694

585 

515 

475 

400 

369 

374

Nov.

356 

320 

295 

283 

250

231 

244 

291 

275 

261

247 

205 

254 

264 

299

356 

346 

315 

279 

244

247 

279 

261 

222 

216

222

216 

219 

216 

213

Dec.

213

205 

185 

188 

167

188 

219 

181 

163 

172

311 

510 

420 

545 

465

396 

346 

420 

382 

435

694 

2,080 

3 , 880 

3 , 040 

1 , 960

1,660 

2,410 

3,280 

2,620 

2,010 

1,460

Jan.

1,280 

1,280 

4,820 

g!8,200 

26,400

26.4OO 

20,600 

11,400 

7,240 

11,800

16,000 

15,600 

14,400 

13,600 

16,000

19,800 

17,800 

14,600 

7,780 

4,900

3,860 

3,300 

3,160 

7,390 

11,000

g!7,600 

g!9,800 

g!7,600 

10,800 

6,340 

4,900

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare

& 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Us

ber. .........................

mbe r ........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary . . .

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

3,720

3,160 

2,800 

2,410 

2,260

2,160 

2,160 

2,360 

4,420 

6,880

6,180 

4,420 

10,800 

19,400 

g22,400

g22,200 

gl6,800 

7,240 

5,220 

4,420

4,000 

4,740 

5,060 

4,420 

3,720

a2,700 

a2,300 

a2,300

Mar.

a2,700 

a2 , 400 

1,960 

1,860 

1,760

1,710 

1,760 

2 , 010 

2,210 

1,860

1,760 

2,460 

3,860 

3,580 

3,300

3,300 

3,300 

3,040 

3,180 

2,680

3,040 

3,860 

3,580 

3 , 040 

2,680

2,360 

5,140 

11,600 

13,000 

10,600 

5,220

Secondfoot days

16,309 

7,926 

31,205

586,154

375,650 

180,650 

114,790 

85,610 

36,025 

53,080 

41,655 

12,607 

29,083

984,590

Peak discharge (base, 8,500 sec. -ft.). Jan

Apr.

4,000 

3,300 

3,160 

5 , 700 

9,400

9,400 

6,020 

4,140 

3,300 

2,800

2,620 

2,680 

2,310

2,060 

1,860

1,660 

1,660 

1,510 

1,510 

1,420

1,320 

1,240 

1,240 

1,510 

2,010

1,960 

1,710 

1,370 

1,320 

1,420

Maximum

1,310 

356 

3 , 880

16,400

26,400 

22,400 

13,000 

9,400 

2,940 

4,200 

5,220 

1,200 

4,420

26,400

5 (2 p.m.

May

1,510 

2,980 

2,310

1,860 

1,610

1,420 

1,160 

1,130 

1,040 

1,280

1,100 

1,130 

1,040 

970 

970

910 

880 

820 

792 

738

738 

765 

982

1,060 

1,240

1,160 

940 

820 

850 

880 

940

Minimum

157 

205 

163

135

1,280 

2,160 

1,710 

1,240 

738 

910 

254 

225 

167

157

June

1,160 

1,000 

2,410 

2,210 

4,200

3,210

1,710 

1,240

1,100 

1,040

1,060 

1,460 

1,160 

970 

910

1,510 

1,960 

2,360 

2-, 980 

2,260

1,760 

1,370 

1,130 

1,190 

2,560

2,920

2,560 

1,460 

1,160 

1,060

Mean

526 

264

1,007

1,606

12,120 

6,452 

3,703 

2,854 

1,162 

1,769 

1,344 

407 

969

2,698

July

820 

850 

3,140 

4,420 

5,220

4,900 

3,720 

2,160 

1,560 

1,280

1,040 

910 

820 

765 

710

660 

830 

792 

850 

765

765 

666 

600 

530 

525

480 

460 

430 

382 

351 

254

Aug.

405 

338 

283 

303 

342

307 

234 

291 

307 

311

480 

307 

254 

244 

250

261 

272

457 

480 

1,200

970 

682 

540 

440 

369

303 

225 

372 

338 

342 

700

Sept.

1,060 

1,460 

1,060 

738 

535

425 

346 

342 

311 

291

275 

261 

258 

225 

213

208 

190 

167 

178 

748

1,000 

2,600 

4,140 

4,420 

2,790

1,460

1,060 

880 

765 

677

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

27,600 sec. -ft.; Jan. 16 (12:30 and 10

.. 

Mar. 29 (2 p.m.) 13,200 sec.-ft.; Apr. 6 (l to 3 a.m.) 9,800 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Nora, 

g Computed from graph based on U. S. Weather Bureau once-daily staff-gage readings.
448 WABASH RIVER BASIN

White River near Centerton, Ind.

Location. --Wire-weight gage. lat. 39°£9'49", long. 86° 24 ' 04". in NEv sec. 10, T. 1C N., R. 

i K. , at highway bridge 0.8 mile downstream from White Lick Creek and 1 mile south of 

Centerton. Datum of gage is 595.44 feet above mean sea level, datum of 19C9 (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark), levels by Indianapolis Power & Light Co.

Drainage area. --2, 340 square miles.

Records available .--November 1946 to September 1950 (prior to October 1948, published as 

West Fork White River near Centerton). October 1930 to March 1931J at site 3j miles 

downstream, published as West Fork White River at Martinsville. Ji ly 19LJ5 to September

1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation, published as West Fork White 

River near Martinsville.

Extremes. - -Maximum daily discharge, 35,000 second-feet Jai.. u, 7; minimum, 331 secuiid-feet 

Dec. 5, 10; minimum gage height, 1.74 feet Dec. 10.

1947-50; Mayimum daily discharge that of Jai.. 6. 7, 1950; minimum, 150 second-feet 

Sept. 20, 1948 (gage height, 1.60 feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 21, June 5, 

July 20 to Aug. 19, except dsys of no g3ge-height record)

Oct. 1 to June 5 June 6 to Sept. 30

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.1 

4.0

340

580

900

1,350

2,190

5.8

7.2

11.0

12.5

14.0

4,190

6,210

12,800

16,000

20,300

15.0 24,900

15.6 28,900

16.4 35,700

1.7

1.8

2.2

2.8

450

490

730

1,220

3.5 1,890

5.0 3,600

7.0 6,290

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

455

8480

510

592

520

676

802

646

3750

646

652

970

1,080

1,740

1,390

al,100

802

781

700

658

670

1,350

al,250

1,190

1,110

935

816

694

616

a600

a600

Nov.

580

570

520

540

490

3470

450

465

485

485

8480

475

3470

460

485

525

505

520

500

3480

455

445

445

475

3450

440

3430

416

421

385

-

Dec.

376

390

3380

8360

344

367

372

412

367

358

3600

970

865

823

802

754

694

3850

795

748

913

3,040

4,190

4,320

83,000

2,660

3,370

3,950

3,830

2,930

2,490

Jan.

82,100

1,890

a8,000

820,000

830,000

835,000

335,000

825,000

16,600

17,000

20,000

19,400

20,000

21 , 900

324,000

326,000

324,000

21,500

17,000

10,300

7,210

36,000

5,130

10,100,

13,800

320,000

325,000

825,000

320,000

14,000

9,590

Month

October ..................... ....

November ............. .... . . .

December .................. . .

Calendar year 1949 ....... ....

January .................. ...

February ............ ........

March ........................

Apri I ........ ................ .

May ....... .......................

June . .... ......... .... .....

July .............................

August ....................... ...

September ....................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

6,870

5,730

4,850

4,450

34,000

3,830

3,710

4,070

6,530

7,890

8,740

88 , 000

19,000

28,900

330,000

28,200

25,500

18,800

312,000

7,890

6,870

10,100

8,740

7,550

6,370

35,000

4,190

4,320

_

_

'

Secondf oo t-dsys

25,781

14,317

46.32C

917,501

550 52C

292'lOC

175, 64C

132, 52C

54,910

80.59C

56,108

21.32C

51,769

1,501,895

Mar.

4,710

a4,200

3,830

3,480

33,300

3,260

3,150

3,370

3,710

3,370

3,260

33,500

6,700

5,580

4,850

4,580

4,710

4,320

84 , 500

4,070

4,450

4,850

4,990

4,450

3,950

33,500

11,600

14,800

14,600

14,400

11,600

Apr.

6,870

5,430

4,990

8,230

11,900

11,900

10,800

7,720

7,040

4,450

4,190

3,950

3,590

3,260

2,930

2,660

2,540

2,490

2,390

2,340

2,190

2,040

1,940

2,340

2,390

2,540

2,490

2,240

2,290

2,390

-

Maximum

1,740

580

4,320

24,300

35,000

30,000

14,800

11,900

3,260

6,290

6,010

1,500

5,500

35,000

May

2,490

3,260

3,260

2,660

2,290

2,090

81,900

1,740

1,660

3,040

2,190

1,840

1,740

31,600

1,480

1,520

1,390

31,350

1,310

1,230

81,200

1 ,230

1,230

1,390

1,480

1,610

1,390

31,300

31,300

31,350

1,390

Minimum

455

385

344

344

1,890

3,710

3,150

1,940

1,200

1,310

588

478

486

344

June

1,310

1,350

1,790

33,000

3,480

3,600

2,820

2,160

1,790

2,760

32,500

2,100

1,940

1,690

1,640

1,940

32,500

84,000

6,290

3,850

3,240

2,650

2,210

1,890

83,000

4,240

3,980

2,880

2,100

1,890

-

Mean

832

477

1,494

2,514

17,760

10,430

5,666

4,417

1,771

2,680

1,810

688

1.72C

4, lib

July

,690

a ,500

,240

a ,000

,870

,010

,170

,720

a ,750

,100

,790

,540

,400

,310

,220

a ,100

,010

,310

,310

,310

1,080

992

8900

832

816

800

758

681

681

3630

588

Aug.

552

582

530

535

3520

8500

495

495

8510

530

8600

530

3500

486

482

478

490

594

832

31,500

1,490

1,180

904

793

8740

702

a650

624

848

648

al.OOO

Per square 

mile

0.356

.204

.638

1.07

7.59

4.46

2.42

1.89

.757

1.15

.774

.294

.738

1.7G

Sept.

2,100

2,880

a2,200

1,640

1,180

952

848

772

3730

3700

688

681

674

660

630

606

8580

540

486

612

2,360

4,500

5,170

35,500

5,030

2,820

1,940

al,750

1,360

1,180

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.41

.23

.74

14.60

8.75

4.64

2.79

2.11

.87

1.28

.89

.34

.82

23.87

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

Indianapolis and at Spencer.

stations 3t
WABASH RIVER BASIN 449

White River at Spencer, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°16 I 49", long. 8fi°45'42", in sec. 29, T. 10 N., R.

 3 W., at highway bridge at Spencer, 3.3 miles upstream from McBrides Creek. Datum of

gage is 526.04 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.--2,980 square miles. 

Records available.--October 1927 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. July

 iS'tlb to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Average discharge .--35 years, 3,085 second-feet. __ Extremes. --May.lmum discharge during year, 51,400 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 2J.43

 feet); minimum, 418 second-feet Oct. 3, 4; minimum gage height, 1.90 feet Oct. 1-4.

1925-50: Maximum discharge, 57,000 second-feet May 20, 1943; maximum gage height 

observed, 23.£ feet May 15, 1933, Jan. 16, 1937; minimum discharge, 133 second-feet 

Sept. 25, 30, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.88 foot Sept. 25, 30, Oct. 1, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 28.5 feet Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmarks. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, which

are fair. 

Revisions (water years) . W 323: 1933, drainage area. W 873: 1938.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of plugged Intake 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-26, 

May 12 to June 4, Sept. 1-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 6 Jan. 7 to Sept. 30

410

495

780

2,92(J

10.0

12.5

14.5

16.0

6,660

9,210

12,000

14,700

17.5

19.5

21.0

22.3

19,100

28,500

39,000

50,400

2.8 

3.9

520

1,080

1,760

2,520

7.5 3,880

9.5 5,900

12.5 9,210

Wote.--Same as preceding 

table above 11.5 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

426

430

418

422

464

515

650

698

662

639

622

787

1,060

1,410

1,720

1,380

1,100

955

850

780

1,030

3,960

3,400

3,320

2,570

1,550

1,340

1,130

990

913

829

Nov.

780

759

724

698

662

644

622

595

600

612

595

585

590

590

600

600

634

650

644

606

575

555

555

575

560

550

540

535

535

520

-

Dec.

510

500

500

500

495

490

490

490

495

495

662

2,390

2,840

2,040

1,270

990

843

955

1,300

1,270

1,380

3,320

4,840

5, £40

4,120

3,400

4,280

4,520

4,600

3,960

3, 160

Jan.

2,530

2,390

5,720

17,800

37,800

50,400

46,800

42,300

32,200

24,400

23,400

25,900

24,900

25,900

28,500

30,900

37,4CO

34,300

25,900

18,800

12,200

8,100

6,670

8,650

13,400

22,300

32,200

35,000

29,700

23,900

16,500

Month

October .......................

November ........ .... ...... ...

December . . ....................

Calendar year 1949 ........ ...

January .............. ....... ...

February ................. ...

March .......... . ...........

April ......... .............. .

May ................ . . .....

June ............... ..........

July .......... .................

August ........................ .

September ..... ... ......... ....

Water year 1949-50 .........

Feb.

10,600

8,100

6,890

5,900

5,280

4,980

4,780

4,680

7,66O

9,570

9,820

10 , 200

15,400

27,900

38,200

34,300

29 , 700

27,400

21,100

12,200

9,330

11,700

13 , 900

12,000

9,450

7,660

6,230

5,790

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

37,020

18, 290

6Z 34C

1,229,754

746,860

370,720

209,100

76,600

87,510

60,280

22,400

63, 235

1,933,630

Mar.

6,670

6,120

5,380

4,780

4,380

4,080

3,880

3,980

4,180

4,080

3,780

4,080

6,010

7,550

6 , 6 70

6,010

5,680

5,380

4,980

5,130

£,900

5,790

6,120

5,790

4,980

4,480

6,690

13,900

18,800

17,700

15,900

Apr.

12,800

8,210

6,890

9,050

13,900

17,100

15,200

12,500

8,540

6,670

5,680

5 , 280

4,880

4,380

3,880

3,490

3,220

3,040

2,860

2,770

2,600

2 , 440

2,360

2,3CO

2 , seo

3,880

3,400

2,860

2,680

3,490

-

Maximum

3,960

780

5,240

28.5OO

50,400

38,200

18 , 800

17,100

4,580

7,990

5,580

1 , 300

5,790

50,400

May

4,180

3,780

4,180

3,680

3,040

2,680

2,360

2,040

1,900

4,150

4,580

3,130

2,680

2,440

2,280

2 , 200

2 , 040

1,970

1,900

1,830

1,7SO

1,760

1,760

1,720

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

Minimum

418

520

490

418

2 390

4,' 680

3,780

1^720

1,620

86U

520

800

418

June

1,760

1,760

1,760

3,120

3,680

3,980

3,980

2,440

1,900

3,220

2,520

1,970

1,900

1,830

1,720

1,620

2,200

2,950

4,880

7,990

5,180

3,400

2,520

2,040

2,040

3,580

3,780

3,310

2,360

2,120

-

Mean

1,194

610

2,011

3,369

24,090

13,240

6,745

2^471

2,917

1 945

723

2, 1O8

5,298

July

1,970

1,720

1,620

2,500

4,880

5,580

5,580

4,580

3,040

2,200

2,040

1,830

1,690

1,560

1,470

1,380

1,290

1,230

1,260

1,290

,290

,260

,200

,140

,080

1,020

990

935

910

885

860

Aug.

810

785

760

760

735

710

d690

d650

d630

d600

d580

d570

d550

d540

d530

d520

d520

d6OO

d900

dl,300

dl,300

dl,000

885

810

735

685

660

625

635

640

685

Per square

mile

0.401

.205

. 675

1.13

8.08

4.44

2 . 26

2.01

. 829

979

.653

.243

.707

1.78

Sept.

2,810

2,520

3,310

2,360

1,900

1,590

1,350

1,260

1,110

1,050

1,020

990

990

S60

935

910

885

860

835

a800

1,590

4,780

5,790

5,280

5,280

4,180

2,6OO

2,040

1,720

1,530

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.46

.23

. 78

15.34

9 32

4.' 63

2.61

2.24

.96

1.09

.75

. 28

.79

24.14

Peak discharge (base, 11,OOP

Hewberry.

d Doubtful gage-height 

charge measurements, and

cord Aug. 7-22; discharge 

cords for station "

Jan. 17 (2 to 5 

n.) 39,000 sec.-ft.;

cords for station at 

computed on basis of weather records, 2 disrberry.
WABA3H RIVER BASIN

Location.--Water-stag? order, lat. 38°55'42", long. 87°01'00", in sec. 25, T. 6 N., R.

OU feet upstream from bridge State Highway 57 and downstream from Doans Cr-=-k 465.59 feet above mean sea level, datum

Records available .--September

White River at Newberrv.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 71,500 second-feet Jan. 7 (gag<= height 23 71 

re^FT; minima, 640 second-feet Oct. 2, 3 (gage height l.no foot)

19-8-5U: Maximum discharge, 76,900 second-feet May 21, 1343 (gage height, 24.13 

^eet); minimum, 193 second-feet Oct. 1, 1941 (gage height, 0.3a foot)

Maximum stage known, 29.5 feet Mar. 27, 1913, from floodmark, by Corps of Engineers

Revisions (water years).--tf 823: Drainage area. W 873: 1937(M). W 973:

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 11 to Aug. 28, Sept. 7-22)

1.0

1.1 

1.6 

2.5 

4.0

1,100

1,910

3,260

e.o

8.5

11.5

14.0

17.0

5,200

7,840

12,100

16,600

24,300

19.0

20.0

21.5

23.6

31,200

36,500

48,900

70,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

682

640

652

652

£70

850

1,640

1,600

l,42u

l,24n

1,13,,

I'BSO

3 , 330

3,620

2,630

2,540

2,09o

1,820

1 , 600

1,460

2,270

7,960

7,490

4 , 9130

4,200

3,350

2,540

2,18,3

1,910

1,730

1 , 600

Nov.

1,460

1,370

,320

,280

,130

,130

,060

, 040

978

978

970

962

994

l,24n

1,230

,19n

,140

,070

,oei;

,060

1,020

962

914

914

922

898

898

874

850

850

-

Dec.

842

818

794

818

802

818

818

794

778

856

2,310

6,300

7,270

5,400

3,620

2,54,3

2,040

2,220

3,170

3,170

3,690

7,620

9,990

9,550

7,600

6,300

8,330

9,130

8,590

6,940

5,800

Jan.

4,900

4,400

8,790

25,500

37,930

51 , 600

69,300

70,430

62,700

57,600

48,OCO

37,930

37,230

39,4:0

40 ,2:0

46,200

44,400

46,200

47,1-0

40,2CO

32,200

24,300

15,600

13,200

16,000

23,100

33,600

39,4CO

46,200

44,400

36,500

Month

October ............... .........

November .........................

December .................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ............. .... . .

March ......... ...... ...........

April . .............. ... . . ....

May ..............................

June ........................ ....

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

29,300

21,400

13,900

10,300

8,720

7,960

7,490

7 , 600

13,100

14,100

14,300

14,400

22,300

30,400

36,500

48,000

48,900

43,500

36,500

30,400

24,300

23,100

22,800

22 , 800

21,700

17,200

11,800

9,550

_

-

Secondfoot-days

72,84t

31,864

125,72

2,119,596

1 144 39

612 , 32<-

325, 45C

322, 16C

152'38C

77,971

29 77

3,194,475

Mar.

10,700

11,300

9,840

8,080

7,380

6,940

6,610

6,500

6,400

6,400

6,400

7,050

9,130

10,700

11,000

9,410

8,460

7,960

7,380

7,840

10,400

10,100

8,990

8,590

7 , 840

7,050

11,200

20,400

22,600

25,600

27,200

Apr.

24,900

19,600

13,700

16,300

22,300

22,600

24,600

24,600

20,100

13,700

9,840

8,590

7,840

7,160

6,500

6,000

5,600

5,300

5,100

4,900

4,800

4,500

4,200

4 , 000

5,500

6,500

6,100

5,300

5,200

6,830

-

Maximum

7,960

1,460

i 9,990

) 48,900

i 7C.400

i 48,900

) 27,200

1 24,900

12,400

) 12,600

l 5 , 800

> 1,460

1 10,900

70,400

May

7,160

7,050

6,300

6,830

12,400

7,490

5,503

4,600

4.0CO

6 , 590

11,0X0

8,333

5,700

4,800

4,203

4,100

3,710

3,440

3,170

2,990

2,810

2,990

2,990

2,810

2,630

2,720

2,720

2,990

2,900

3,080

2,900

Min imum

64u

850

778

640

4 40,3

7 490

6 400

4 000

2 630

2 540

1 120

714

1,280

640

June

2,630

2,540

2,630

3,440

5,100

5,200

4,900

5,000

3,800

3,260

5,200

5,400

3,710

3,350

3,260

3,170

2,810

4 , 000

8,080

11,500

12,600

10,900

6,500

4,900

4,300

4,300

5,600

5,400

4,900

4,000

-

Mean

2,35r

1,062

4,185

5,807

36,92"

21,87

10,501

10,741

4,868

5,079

2 515 ' 96~

4,823

8,752

July

3,440

3,170

2,900

3,350

4,800

5,800

5,700

5,500

4,600

2 , 530

2,810

2,450

2,140

1,910

1 , 680

1,600

1 , 500

1,420

1,460

1,730

1,910

1,910

1,730

1,640

1,600

1,460

1,370

1,320

1,240

1,180

1,120

Aug.

1,090

1,060

978

922

922

890

850

858

786

756

756

756

778

826

930

810

714

749

,150

,460

,160

,070

,320

1,240

1,130

1,010

930

866

818

850

1,340

Per square 

mile

0.501

.226

.892

1.24

7.87

4.66

2.24

2.29

1.04

1.08

.536

l'.05

1.87

Sept.

8,850

10,700

10,900

10,600

10,100

7,720

4,200

2,900

2,450

2,180

2,090

2,090

1,910

1,780

1,640

1,550

1,460

1,420

1,370

1,280

1,420

3,910

7,720

9,130

9,550

9,130

6,200

4,200

3,350

2,900

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.58

25

l!o3

16.81

9.07

4.86

2.58

2 . 55

1J20

1.21

.24

1.15

25.34

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 aec.-ft.).--Jan. / (8 to 10 p. 

p.m.) 47,100 sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (11 p.m.) to Feb. 17 (2 a.m.) 49,800 sec.-ft.i Mar. 31 (7 

27,900 sec.-ft.; Apr. 7 (11 p.m.) to Apr. 8 (2 a.m.) 25,600 sec.-ft.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°30'3j", lung. 87°17'3L", in SWt se

., thre=--eighths »f a mile upstream from Prides Creek and 1 mile north of Petersburg. Datum of gage 400.00 fe=t above mean cea l°vel, datum uf 192L-).

Records available .--October 1937 tu September 1350. Gage-Height records collected at sank

site and datum since January 1935 are cuntain-d in reports uf TJ

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 140,000 second-feet Jan. 11 (gage height, 2P.27 

feet) ; minimum, 1,630 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 1.5U feet).

1937-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan.'ll, 1350; minimum, 553 second-feet Oct. J, 

1941 (gage height, 0.05 foot).

Maximum stage known, 29.5 feet in March 1912, from floodmarks,, by Corps of Engineers.

Raring tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 9-18, 20, Nov. 27 to 

Dec. 11, Jan. 12, 13, July 27 to Aug. 17, Sept. 13-23)

Jan

l.e

4.6

7.0

15.0

17.0

1,730

5,040

8,880

24,eOO

30,000

'11

41,300

51,400

75,400

102,000

138,000

Jan. 12 to Sept. 30

17.0

19.0

21.5

22.7

23.5 62,000

24.5 106,000

25.6 137,000

Mote.--Same as preceding table 

beTow~17.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,930

1,830

1,780

2,300

2,520

3,010

3,230

3,230

3,230

3,230

3,010

3,670

4,220

5,320

5,600

4,560

4,220

4,000

3,560

3,230

3,230

5,240

10,700

15,000

14,200

13 , 400

12,100

8,380

6,700

5,460

4,680

Nov.

4,330

3,890

3,780

3,560

3,340

3,010

3,120

3,010

2,790

2,740

2, £20

2,460

2,570

2,570

2,6CO

2,620

2,570

2,570

2,400

2,180

2,400

2,500

2,400

2,300

2 , 200

2,100

2,030

1,980

1,880

1,930

-

Dec.

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,830

1,780

1,830

2,740

6 , 700

13,000

16,800

16,400

13,800

10,500

8,520

7,660

7,980

8,340

10,700

14,400

16 , 600

17,400

17,200

17,400

15,400

20,200

20 , 600

19,600

Jan.

17,800

15,800

15,400

27,500

38,700

52,400

72,600

68,500

110,000

132,000

138,000

137,000

131,000

125,000

119,000

122 ,000

122,000

122,000

116,000

114,000

109,000

104,000

89,000

76,500

67,900

63,200

61,000

63,200

70,700

76,500

62,000

Month

October . . ... . ............

T ovembe r ..... . . . . . . . ... . .

December ..... .... .... . . . .

Calendar year 1949 ........

January .........................

^ebruary ......... ... ...........

larch .......... . . .......

April ............ . . ...... ...

lay . . ....... . .... ...........

June ....... . . . . ...

July .......... ... . . .....

August ............... ...

September ..... ..... . . ....

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

82,000

80,000

72,100

64,300

55,300

46 ,400

36,000

28 , 500

30,000

31,600

34,500

38,500

49,200

59,000

67,900

75,000

84,000

99,000

112,000

114,000

106 ,000

104,000

69,000

76,500

69,300

63,200

58,000

52,800

_

_

-

Secondf oo t days

167, 27C

80.47C

303, 14C

6,020,10C

 70(;

1,8 78 , 10C

736, 90C

l,046,bOC

452 89C

397^70C

185, OOC

90.19C

8,307,30C

Mar

45,700

36,000

28,200

24,200

21,400

18,600

16,600

15,600

14,600

14,200

14,000

14,000

15,400

16,800

19,000

20,600

20,800

19,400

17,400

16,600

17,000

18,800

20,800

21,800

21,600

21,000

24,700

36,000

42,600

49,900

53,600

Apr.

5t , 200

59,000

63,200

67,900

65,500

63,200

63,200

63 , 200

63,200

63,200

61,000

55,300

47 , 100

34,000

23,800

19,000

16 , 200

14, eoo

13,600

12,800

12,200

11,6,00

11,000

10 , 500

10 , 300

11,000

12,600

13,200

13,600

15,400

-

Maximum

15,000

4,330

20,600

110,000

139,000

114,000

52,600

25^000

24,800 

9,500

4,000

20,000

136,000

May

17,203

19,000

20,400

21,200

21,200

24,400

25,000

23,000

18,000

17,500

19,500

21,000

22,000

20,000

17,500

15,000

13 , 500

11,500

9,600

9,420

9,420

9,240

7,980

7, £60

7,820

7,820

7,500

7,180

7,500

7,340

7,500

Minimum

1,760

1,880

1,780

1,760

15,400

28,5OO

14,000

10,300

7,180

7 , 000

2,400

3,560

1,730

June

7,500

7,700

10,000

14,200

15,200

13,800

15,000

14,000

13,000

13,000

10,500

10,000

10,500

10,000

9,000

9,000

8,000

7 , 000

9,500

17,500

24,000

24,600

24,000

23,000

19,000

16,000

13,000

11,000

10,500

10,000

-

Mean

5,396

2,682

9,773

16,490

86 ,440

67,080

23,770

14J610

13,260

5.96F

2,30.,

9,645

22,760

July

9 , 500

8,000

7,500

7 , 000

7 , 000

7 , 500

9 , 000

9 , 000

9,000

6,000

7,500

6 , 500

6,000

5,500

5,000

4,500

4,500

5,000

3,000

4,500

4,800

5 , 000

5,500

5,500

4,920

4,440

4,220

4,000

3,780

5,670

3, £70

Aug.

3,450

5,340

3,230

3,120

3,010

2,900

2,740

2,740

2,660

2,620

2,570

2,460

2,400

2,570

2,620

2,520

C ,520

2,500

2,500

3,000

3,500

3,200

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

4,000

Per square 

mile

0.486

'.BBI

1.49

7.79

t.04

2.14

3.14

1.52

1.19

' 0 -0

 " ^

2.05

Sept.

12,000

16,000

20,000

19,000

18,200

16,600

14,1-00

10,500

7,180

6,220

5,600

5,320

5, eoo

5,460

5 , 600

5,460

4,800

4,110

3,560

3,560

4,110

3,b70

5 , 040

9,060

12 , 600

15,000

15,800

14,600

11,400

8,700

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.56

.27

1.02

20. 16

c . dt

^ ' 47 i - r-.

i!sz

1.33

' ^r

. SI

27.94

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 sec.-ft.).--Jan. (4 a. to 12

114,000 sec.-ft.; Apr. 4, 67,900 sec.-ft.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Nov. 19, 21-26, May 7-16, May 31 to June 4, June 7-21. June 

24, Aug. 18 to Sept. 4; discharge computed on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather r 

"J. S. weather Bureau wire-weight gage readings, and records fcr atatlcn at Hewberry.

238383 O - 53 - 30
452 WABASH FIVER BASIN

Cicero Creek near Cicero, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°05' , long. 86°03', in SEij sec. 14, T. 19 N. , R. 4 

at county bridge 2jr miles upstream from Hinkle Creek and 3 miles south of Cicero.

._.__.-,-...£.,

ridge 2£ miles upstream from Hinkle Creek and 3'miles south of Cicero. Datum of gage is 772.74 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood 

Control and Water Resources Commission). 

Drainage area.--178 square miles. 

Kecoras available. April 1946 to September 1950.

.Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 5,560 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 12.0R 

reet) ; minimum, 1.6 second-feet Aug. 28; minimum gage height, 2.03 feet Oct. 1, 2.

1946-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 4, 1950; minimum, 1.2 second-feet Oct. 14, 

1946; minimum gage height, 1.91 feet Aug. 35, 26, 1949.

Maximum stage known, 15.8 feet in March 1913, from floodmarks, from information by 

local residents. 

Remarks.--Reccrds good except those for August and September, which are fair. Gage read

twice daily. 

Revisions (water year). W 1143: 1948(M).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.5

2.5

5.6

14

15

16

36

40

22

13

11

575

785

384

225

141

97

86

69

56

56

240

212

132

93

71

56

48

44

40

37

Nov.

33

31

30

26

25

22

19

18

18

17

17

20

28

69

80

62

50

41

35

31

28

22

18

22

27

26

20

19

18

17

Dec.

16

17

17

16

17

17

16

21

17

13

23

78

124

86

59

54

50

61

87

79

286

1,510

1,360

650

412

500

1,300

938

575

412

307

Jan.

262

251

1,800

4,840

4,600

3,300

1,970

1,060

780

2,380

2,660

1,910

1,550

2,290

2,360

2,900

2,080

1,020

625

417

344

322

312

1,010

1,230

2,370

2,480

1,300

740

542

406

Month

October .... ...

November ........... ...

December ...... .......... . . .

Calendar year 1949 ........

January ... .... . . . . .....

Feb ruary . . ...

March . ......... ...........

April ...... ....

May ............... .......

June ...... ......

July .................... .....

August ........................

September ............. ...

Bater year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

312

268

211

189

180

184

182

187

1,220

1,020

580

417

2,080

3,220

2,580

1,540

780

555

470

364

333

459

417

344

312

262

270

238

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

3,624.6

889

9,118

75,051..

EO 111

19 174

13 523

12 023

1 771

2 392

2 490. E

193.'

3,063.:

118,379.1

Mar.

322

207

302

182

148

155

171

316

232

182

223

492

459

344

406

542

459

568

386

344

459

428

375

344

270

344

872

1,940

1,100

555

396

Apr.

333

270

428

1,670

2,360

1,680

700

505

375

322

448

448

312

245

196

176

166

148

137

123

112

101

106

112

111

104

88

79

74

100

-

Maximum

785

80

1,510

5 3,540

4,840

3,220

1,940

2,360

178

312

752

14

593

4,840

May

178

140

116

102

93

88

71

60

58

64

56

51

44

46

44

42

35

33

32

29

28

32

35

41

46

38

30

31

36

34

38

Minimum

2.5

17

13

2.2

251

180

148

74

28

14

6.3

2.0

5.3

2.0

June

32

24

24

28

24

20

17

14

16

21

30

31

26

25

26

36

99

169

205

205

166

93

64

50

302

312

148

87

59

59

-

Mean

117

29.6

294

206

1,616

685

436

401

57 1

79! 7

80.3

6.2

102

324

July

27

32

173

752

386

232

157

108

79

58

45

36

32

38

31

20

19

31

46

35

44

25

17

14

10

9.0

7.0

6.3

6.3

7.0

8.0

Aug.

8.5

7.5

7.0

6.3

6.0

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.3

6.3

7.0

9.5

9.5

8.0

6.3

5.6

4.6

13

13

14

8.0

5.0

3.6

3.1

2.9

2.5

2.0

2.0

5.6

3.2

3.1

Per square 

mile

0.657

.166

1.65

1.15

9.08

3.85

2.45

2.25

321

!448

.451

E .035

.573

1.82

Sept.

91

379

280

148

87

48

28

19

15

12

10

10

10

11

9.0

6.7

6.0

5.3

6.3

12

52

593

470

262

162

112

82

60

43

34

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.76

.19

1.90

15.68

10.47

4.01

2.83

2.51

.37

.50

.52

.04

.64

24.74

Peak discharge (tase

2,900

c.-ft.; Feb. 14 (7 a.m.) 3^300 see!-ft!; Mar! 28 (6 a.m.) zJoiO sec!-ft.; Apr. 5 (8 a.m.) 2,500
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Discharge, in second-feet, of Cicero Creek at Moblesville, Ind., July to September 1950

Day

1

4

5

6

July

t266

Aug.

12 

12 

12 

11 

11 

9.4

Sept.

a!50 

a500

324 

170 

110

76

Day

7

a

9

10 

11 

12

July

1

Aug.

8.4 

8.4 

10 

11 

10 

9.4

Month

Augi. 

Sept ember. ......................

Sept.

55 

44

36 

31 

28

26

Day

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18

July

-

1

Secondfoot-days

220.4 

4,294

Aug.

10 

8.4

6.7 

5.6

21

Sept.

27 

25

20 

17 

15

Maximum

28 

850

Day

19 

20

£2 

23 

24

July

-

:

Minimum

4.5 

14

Aug.

28 

20 

17 

11 

7.8 

6.7

Sept .

14

26 

192 

a850 

575 

312

Mean

10.3 

145

Day

25 

26 

27 

US 

29 

30 

31

July

17 

16 

15 

13 

12

Per square 

mile

0.050 

.694

Aug.

6.2 

5.6 

4.5 

5.0 

8.9 

8.4 

7.8

Sept.

191 

136 

104 

84 

71 

62

Runoff in 

inches

0.06 

.78

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec.-ft.). No peaK above base. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records 

near Cicero.

t Result of discharge measurement.

Fall Creek near Fortville, Ind.

nd records for station

Pi linage area.--l75 square miles.

Records available.--July 1941 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,150 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 8.85 

 feet); minimum, 33 second-feet Oct. 2; minimum gage height, 1.38 feet Dec. 9.

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 8,240 second-feet May 18, 1943 (gage height, 9.77 feet); 

minimum observed, 5.0 second-feet Sept. 23, 24, 1941 (gage height, 1.04 feet).

Remarks.--Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

OQ<&O

29

30

31

Oct.

34

34

36

43

44

50

61

57

48

44

43

76

116

79

65

59

59

70

64

57

64

142

126

95

78

70

62

57

54

53

50

Nov.

47

47

47

46

45

43

43

43

45

42

42

42

43

46

44

42

42

42

41

40

40

39

39

40

40

40

39

39

39

39

Dec.

58

37

57

57

38

57

39

39

36

38

47

105

111

77

59

56

48

62

78

76

102

261

225

147

118

126

248

196

154

130

112

Jan.

104

103

721

3,930

3,480

1,250

1,020

685

580

1,670

2,290

842

990

1,460

1,460

2,680

1,280

738

510

405

340

328

346

1,270

1,410

2,410

2,550

912

720

562

450

Month

October ......... . . . . . .

November ....... ... . . ........

December ................

Calendar year 1949 .........

January . . ................... ...

February ............. ...... . . .

March ............... . . ... . .

April ........ ....... ..........

May.............. ........ ......

June .............. .......... ...

July .............................

August ................ . . . .

September ..... .......... ......

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

378

340

300

276

266

280

280

316

790

580

405

352

2,060

4,050

2,670

1,050

720

598

528

435

420

738

615

465

378

315

280

288

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1.99C

1,264

2,914

63, 832

37,496

20,173

12,177

8,516

5,269

9,251

5,678

1,685

2 , >j347

108,760

Mar.

315

250

229

220

220

220

225

238

198

190

218

282

378

340

302

280

265

254

229

266

435

365

315

290

257

243

833

2,250

1,040

580

450

Apr.

378

328

328

648

912

528

405

340

290

280

274

247

232

214

205

196

194

189

188

182

172

166

200

212

205

196

177

166

171

293

-

Maximum

142

47

261

2,150

3,930

4,050

2,250

912

352

1,640

365

4,050

May

352

257

220

198

184

170

154

144

142

196

171

152

142

135

128

126

130

112

108

104

104

138

128

239

265

172

140

135

144

161

328

Minimum

34

39

36

103

266

190

166

104

123

60

40

34

June

227

164

351

1,640

1,000

328

238

194

172

291

274

186

170

162

165

365

340

247

274

245

200

172

156

150

562

340

209

164

142

123

-

Mean

64.2

42.1

94.0

175

1,210

720

393

284

170

308

54.3

78.2

298

July

111

211

658

772

668

328

238

194

170

152

136

128

120

114

107

100

99

140

144

170

132

104

95

88

83

81

77

70

66

62

60

Aug.

65

60

55

53

53

52

49

49

53

56

55

54

53

49

48

48

49

73

95

64

54

48

45

42

41

40

39

45

55

64

79

Per square

mile

0.367

.241

.537

1.00

6 , 91

4.11

2 25

1°6'3

!971

1.76

1.05

.310

.447

1.70

Sept.

120

77

66

57

52

48

46

47

49

49

49

48

48

46

44

43

42

41

40

63

178

365

182

116

90

78

72

68

64

59

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.42

.27

 62

13.57

7.97

4 29

2 59

1 81

1.12

1. 97 i!si

.36

.50

23.13
454 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Pall Creek at Mlllersville , Ind.

Location. .--Water-stage --- recorder, ,lat . 39°51' , long. .86°05' , In se

highway bridge just south of Millersville , 8.5 miles upstre 

e is 722.16 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--3QG . square mil .

Records available. --April 1930 to September 1

1925 to September 1926 and October 1929 to

950 in reports of Geological Survey . 

o March 1930 in reports of Indiana Department

. 

Average Kvera.K.e discharge amciia-i^e . . 21 --ZL years yetii^ (1925-2 ^XJOO-^D, .L^OU-OUJ, ^uo O~L uiiu-± r- ^ .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,400 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 10.85 

feet) ; minimum, 59 second-feet - Dec. .17; ;minimum gage height, ,1.70 . feet Oct. .1-3. -.

Maximum discharge, 11,100 second-feet May 18, 1943; maximum gag

y 14, 1933; minimum discharge, 7.0 second-feet Sept. 28, 1941

(gage height, 0.84 fcot) .

Maximum stage known, IF.3 feet Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good "xcept those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

 Flow regulated by Geist Reservoir (capacity, 6,900,000,000 gallons).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 27, May 17 

to June 3, June 8 to July 3, Aug. 17 to Sept. 18)

Oct. 1 to July 5

2.0 

2.2 

2.7

104

137

242

3.1 

3.4

e'.5

362

495

1,400

2,350

3,550

4,400

6,950

July 6 to Sept. 30

£6

205

3.0 

3.3 

3.8 

4.7

311

415

670

1,190

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

62 

62 

66 

66 

66

78 

73 

73 

72 

71

72 

83 

77 

76 

74

73 

73 

72 

71 

71

82 

98 

94 

84 

79

74 

72 

71

70 

69

eg

Nov.

68 

67

6h 

66

ee

66 

66 

66 

66 

66

66 

67 

71 

71 

69

67 

67 

64 

63 

62

62 

63 

63 

66 

66

64 

62

63

63

Dec.

63 

63 

63 

67 

67

66 

64 

62 

62

ez

70 

99 

85 

73 

64

66 

59 

71 

71 

71

107 

253 

199 

147 

151

189 

339 

409 

320 

245 

203

Jan

185 

177 

1 , 440 

6,110 

6,950

3,930 

g2,210 

gl,580 

gl,220 

g2,550

3,750 

2,510 

1,940 

2,750 

3,150

4,85" 

3,310 

1,760 

1,190 

880

742 

654 

644 

2,110 

2,590

4,160 

4,700 

2,540 

l,46o 

1,16 

880

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ........ ........ .

mber ............... . .

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ....................... .

1 ...... ....... ...... .

ter year 1949-50 .......... .

Feb.

742 

632 

561 

495 

455

455 

490 

566 

1,130 

1,160

908 

770 

3,170 

5,750 

5,150

2,710 

1,490 

1,070 

935 

798

715 

1,100 

1,130 

908 

g742

g638 

g566 

a550

Secondfoot-days

2,292 

1,96E 

3,93

113,11-1

74,08: 

35,78t 22, OS14, 45E 

6.98E 

16,8C£ 

10,821 

2,592 

4,78'

196,594

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec . -f t . ) . --Jar

Jan. 16 (6:30 a.m.) 5,300 sec. -ft.; Jan. 26 (

Mar.

a6oO 

a500 

409 

373 

355

355 

359 

396 

377 

332

352 

512 

704 

676 

605

544

440 

445 

392 

392

660 

676 

588 

495

450

392 

1,580 

3,230 

2,620 

1,370 

908

Apr.

742 

638 

6 05 

1,190 

1,640

1,220 

852 

704 

544 

450

480 

432 

373 

346 

317

296 

281 

272 

261 

253

234 

227

232 

284 

287

275 

256 

237 

253 

275

Maximum

98 

71 

409

3,550

6,950 

5.750 

3,230 

1,640 

418 

1,940 

1,880 

133 

862

6,951

May

418 

418 

326 

296 

256

234

222 

201 

169 

234

247 

220 

197 

191 

183

173 

161 

155 

145 

143

119 

145 

171 

281 

329

296 

224 

191 

181 

185 

275

Minimum

62 

62 

59

59

177 

455 

332 

227 

119 

201 

75 

70 

73

59

June

336 

258 

£41 

1,520 

1,940

1,020 

588 

392 

302 

320

427 

323 

250 

240 

224

525 

880 

649 

682 

622

455 

329 

258 

234

1,020

962 

594 

352 

264 

201

Mean

74. C 

65.5 

127

310

2 390 

1^278 

712 

482 

225 

560 

34'9 

83.6 

160

539

July

175 

215 

1,320 

1,490 

1,880

1,190 

714 

490 

354 

287

240 

205 

181 

169 

145

127 

120 

156 

183 

205

228 

159 

132 

115 

104

103 

96 

94 

88 

81 

75

Aug.

78 

83 

75 

96 

133

106 

73 

78 

122 

124

120 

73 

71 

70 

72

73 

76 

83 

91 

83

79 

77 

75 

71 

70

70 

70 

73 

73 

71 

78

Per square 

mile

Sept.

106 

99 

82 

80 

79

75 

75 

75 

74 

75

75 

75 

76 

75 

75

74 

73 

73 

74 

110

162 

862 

752 

451 

272

198 

149 

124 

115 

102

Runoff in 

inches '

. 5 (3 a.m.) 7,400 see . -f t . ; Jan. 11, 3,750 sec. -ft.; 

7 p.m.) 5,150 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (7 p.m.) 6,200 sec. -ft.;

Mar. 28 (3 p.m

ft.; July 5 (3:30 p.m.) 2,140 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on b 

Fortville.

g Computed from staff-gage readings.

of weather records and records for station at
WABASH RIVER BASIN 455

Eagle Creek at Indianapolis, Ind.

Drainage area.--170 square miles.

Records available.--November 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--11 years (1939-50), 143 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,670 second-feet Jan. 4^ (gage height, 13.05 

feet); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Oct. 3; minimum gage height, 1.90 feet Oct. 2, 3.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 9,660 second-feet May 11, 1943; maximum gage height, 

that of Jan. 4, 1950; no flow for several days In August 1941; minimum gage height, 

1.40 feet Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 16.0 feet in March 1913, from information by local residents,

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 953: 1939.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195U

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

Z6 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.6

2.8 

2.4

2.3 

2.1

3.2 

4.4 

8.4

9.6

11 

7E

107 

42

28

21 

18 

15 

13

9.6

12 

17

16 

20 

20

17 

15 

11 

11 

12 

13

Nov.

13 

12 

12 

11 

11

11 

10 

10 

9.6

9.6 

9.2 

10 

10 

11

13 

14 

14 

13 

13

12 

11 

11 

11

12

Dec.

12 

12 

11

11 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

24 

46 

46 

40

33 

30 

33 

37 

43

56 

352 

309 

152 

109

164 

552 

358 

228 

175 

145

Jan.

130 

130 

1,740 

1 , £30 

3,440

1,180 

1,OOO

660 

781 

3,310

1,640 

760 

1,440 

2,170 

2,430

3,540 

94U 

685 

468 

344

288 

267 

274 

1,840 

1,090

4,120

1,650 

735 

574 

440

33n

Month

Ootob

Novem 

Decem

Cal

Janua 

Febru 

March 

April 

May

June 

July 

Augus 

Septe

Wat

endar year 1949

er yeari949 50 .........

Feb.

253 

219 

180 

162 

152

158 

160 

235 

880 

538

376

348 

3,690 

3,35U 

1,330

735

524 

428 

372 

298

316 

820 

534 

408 

320

232

198 

250

Secondfoot-days

542. 1 

343.1.

3,066

56,448.:

46,026 

17,466 

12,509 

7,697 

1,680 

5,623 

5,676 332.- 

4,335

105,295."

Mar.

382 

232 

201 

175 

165

178 

207 

398 

260 

190

529

710 

476 

552

472

376 

340 

256 

246

337 

334 

278 

242 

201

182 

1,156 

1,780 

685 

424 

323

Apr.

281 

232 

264 

1,460 

1,240

610 

424 

334

253

246 

204 

175 

152 

135

122 

118 

109 

107 

102

92 

S4 

90 

100 

105

98 

82 

74 

82 

100

Maximum

107 

14 

552

5,930

7,630 

3,690 

1,780 

1,460 

113 

1,010 

1,600 

17 

1,030

7,630

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 sec. -f t . ) , --Jan. 4 (3 p.m.

Jan. 14 13 a.m.) 3,280 sec. -ft.; Jan. 16 (4:30 a.m.) 5,6£ 

Jan. 26 (7 p.m.) 5,690 sec. -ft.; Feb. 13 (10:30 p.m.) 5,2 

ft.; Apr. 4 (8 f .m. ) £,380 sec. -ft.; July 3 (7:30 p.m.) J

May

113

98 

90 

84 

82

74

65 

58 

56 

62

57 

54 

51 

50 

50

45 

43 

41 

40 

37

37 

37 

40 

41 

40

38 

35 

35 

37 

42 

48

Minimum

2.1 

9.2 

11

1.4

130 

152 

165 

74 

35 

29 

1R 

4.7 

13

2 . 1

June

65 

46 

78 

57 

46

41 

35

31 

33

31 

29 

30 

30 

29

240 

1.010 

334 

570 

368

232 

165 

132 

134 

836

408 

213 

145 

118 

105

Mean

17.5 

11.4 

98. S

155

1,485

404

257

54.2 

187

18310.-

144

288

July

88 

193 

1,600 

1,390 

620

365 

250 

175 

130 

98

64

48 

43

37 

35 

40 

51 

42

37 

32 

29 

28 

25

24

22

20 

18 

18

Aug.

17 

16 

14 

14 

14

13 

13 

12 

13 

12

14 

13 

12 

11 

11

10 

10 

11 

11 

10

10 

10 

9.6 

8.4

7.6

6.0 

4.7 

5.0

5.6 

9.2

Sept.

712 

504 

210 

120 

76

51 

40 

32 

30 

27

25 

23 

21 

19 

17

15 

14 

13 

13 

1O9

219 

1,030 

408 

198 

120

84

65 

52

42

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.103 0.12 

.067 .08 

.582 .67

.912 12.35

8.74 10.07 

3.67 3.82 

2.38 2.74 

1.51 1.68 

.319 .37 

1.10 1.23 

1.08 1.24 

.063 .07 

.847 .95

1.69 23.04

8,670 se:.-ft.; Jan. 10 (6 p.m.) 4,230 ser.-f 

0 sec. -ft.; Jan. E4 (9:30 a.m.) 2,440 sec.- 

30 sec. -ft.; Mar. 28 (1:30 a.m.) 2,860 sec. 

,780 sec. -ft.
456 WA3ASH RIVER BASIN

Bean om Creek at Dolan, Ind.

Location. rfire-weight gage, lat. 39°15', long. 8G°30', in Srf£ sec. 2, T. 9 N. , R. 1 W. ,

at Dridge on State Highway 37, ?t Dolan, and 17.5 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 90 square miles. 

Keeoras available.--April 1946 to September 1950. 

jffltremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,740 second-feet Jan, 4; maximum gage height,

IV,Vb feet Jan. 4; minimum, 0.4 second-foot Aug. 28 (gage height, 1.62 feet).

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 9,420 second-feet June 2, 1947; maximum gage height,

that of Jan. 4, 1950; no flow at times during most years; minimum gage height, 1.37

feet July 30, 1946.

Remarks. Records poor. Gage read twice daily. 

Hevlslohs (water years).--Revised figures of discharge, in second-feet, for the water

year IMY, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 1083, are given herewith:

May 31.......110

Sept.26.........2.6

27.........2.4

Month

Calendar year 1947 .................

Secondfoot-days

55,501.6

52,046.2

Maximum

7.2

6,280

6,280

Minimum

56

.9

0

.7

Mean

337

3.26

152

143

Per square 

mile

3.74

.036

1.69

1.59

Runoff In 

Inches

4.32

.04

22.92

21.49

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 tc September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.7 

2.6 

2.5 

2.6 

2.6

4.0 

8.0 

20 

17 

15

13 

20 

90 

70 

45

37 

30 

27 

22

20

339

k2,370 

1,230 

k202 

100

75 

55 

39 

35 

31 

30

Nov.

27 

25 

23

21 

19

17 

16 

15 

14 

13

13 

13 

30 

27 

25

23

22 

20 

19 

18

17 

15 

13 

9.3 

8.8

6.9 

6.5 

6.9 

6.5 

6.2

Dec.

6.5 

6.2 

6.2 

5.8 

6.5

7.2 

6.5 

5.5 

5.5 

44

k353

kl,560 

400 

150 

100

65 

65 

150 

175 

150

k820 

Ui390 

800 

250 

125

200 

450 

250 

150 

120 

110

Jan.

93

103 

k867 

k7,480 

3,000

k2,610 

k2,700 

k866 

250 

k981

k887 

300 

k936 

kl , 200 

kl.180

k3,920 

k2,190 

k911 

350 

200

125 

93 

k217 

kl,340 

kl,130

kl,920 

kl,650 

k552 

259 

177 

124

Month

Octc 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr: 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sep1

We

mber ...................... .

lendar year 1949 ... ... ....

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ................... ....

iter year 1949-50 ............

k Computed 

Note . No

23-31, Jan. 

3, 10, 17; d

Feb.

87 

k296 

265 

158 

113

103 

149 

k505 

k441 

302

131 

k447 

k4,090 

k4,980 

kl,610

k845 

233 

102 

95 

90

k287 

kl,300 

k621 

228 

195

107 

79 

189

Secondfoot-days

4,957.0 

496.1 

7,932.9

68,407.8

38,611 

18,048 

8,607 

9,665 

4,055 

1,643.4 

465.8 

319.2 

1,094.5

95,894.9

Mar.

184 

118 

111 

112 

76

55 

140 

148 

140 

97

102 

128 

139 

130 

120

110 

100 

90 

130 

250

308 

246

167 

132 

111

k!86 

k2,390 

kl,820 

k403 

254 

110

Apr.

132 

121 

187 

kl,920 

k2,820

k529 

227 

175 

150 

129

1'7 

122 

103 

94 

85

76 

72 

65 

58 

53

52 

51 

60 

298 

240

220 

178 

139 

k473 

k689

Maximum

2,370 

30 

1,560

7,300

7,480 

4,980 

2,390 

2,820 

620 

562 

104 

137 

120

7,480

May

k504 

290 

166 

136 

125

110 

99 

84 

86 

k620

k398 

175 

121 

195 

113

59 

57 

66 

48 

43

39 

67 

58 

41 

33

26 

22 

43

91 

88 

52

Minimum

2.5

6.2 

5.5

.6

93 

79 

55 

51 

22 

8.8 

1.2 

.5 

5.5

.5

June

36 

26 

26 

56 

39

22 

16 

13 

10 

10

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

k562 

k348

111 

66 

46 

42 

43

37 

22

14 

11 

11

Mean

160 

16. 

256

187

1,246 

64E 

278 

322 

131 

54. 

15. 

10. 

36.

263

July

10 

10 

26 

44 

34

18 

11 

6.9 

4.1 

3.7

3.2

2.6 

2.1 

2.0 

1.5

1.2 

1.2 

43 

44 

104

40 

15 

9.3 

7.6 

5.5

3.9 

2.7 

2.6 

2.6 

2.2 

1.9

Aug.

1.4 

1.2 

1.0 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

1.1 

1.1

1.3 

1.1 

.8 

1.0 

.9

1.0 

.9 

16 

3.4 

1.5

.9 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6

.5 

.6 

2.5 

101 

36 

137

Per square 

mile

1.78 

5 .183 

2.84

2.08

13.84 

7.17 

3.09 

3.58 

1.46 

9 .609 

3 .167 

5 .114 

5 .406

2.92

Sept.

100 

43 

30 

97 

120

28 

6.2 

5.5 

5.5 

20

52 

37 

47 

36 

22

11 

8.0 

6.2 

7.6 

5.5

51 

88 

84 

54 

31

25 

22 

19 

16 

17

Runoff In 

inchea

2.05 

.20 

3.28

28.26

15.95 

7.46 

3.56 

3.99 

1.68 

.68 

.19 

.13 

.45

39.62

using rate of change of stage as a factor, 

gage-height record Oct. 1, 5-15, 17, 19, 20, 25-27, 29, 31, Nov. 1, 3-20, Dec. 13-20, 

5, 9, 12, 19-21, Feb. 19-20, Mar. 14-20, Apr. 9, 23, July 29, 30, Aug. 20, 27, Sept. 1, 

Ischarge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for

rby streams.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 457

Eel River at Bowling Green, Ind.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°23'02", long. 87°01'12", in NW£ sec. 24, T. 11 

N., K. 6 W., at Bowling Green, 500 feet downstream from bridge on State Highway 46 and 

half a mile downstream from Jordan Creek. Datum of gage is 548.02 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 1, 1949, waterstage recorder at site 500 feet upstream at datum 1.0 foot higher.

Drainage area. 832 square miles.

Records available.--November 1934 to September 1950. January 1931 to November 1934 at 

site b|- miles downstream, published as Eel River near Centerpoint.

Average discharge. 19 years, 865 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34,000 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 23.53 

reel); minimum, 36 second-feet Aug. 30 (gage height, 1.05 feet).

1931-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 4, 1950; minimum, 15 second-feet Aug. 25, 

26, 1936.

Maximum stage known, about 30.0 feet (present datum) in 1875, from information by 

Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). tf 823: Drainage area. 

1938, ia39(MJ.

W 893: 1935, 1937-39. W 973: 1937,

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

a50

49

52

64

67

295

355

218

161

123

109

k2,680

kl,440

550

352

274

222

210

178

159

297

805

595

364

268

220

188

174

161

157

147

Nov.

136

132

130

127

123

112

111

112

111

105

107

111

198

274

210

174

163

157

145

134

130

125

118

118

116

116

116

116

114

109

-

Dec.

106

101

98

108

113

111

114

111

104

109

277

kl,480

1,160

522

319

275

228

424

634

536

kl,170

k3,810

k2,530

993

676

kl,650

3,350

k2,110

1,190

850

732

Jan.

662

732

k4,380

24,000

28,000

17,500.

10,100

k5,160

k2,800

k6,860

9,550

k6,120

k4,860

8,960

8,650

14,000

10,500

k5,040

k2,130

kl,540

1,300

1,200

1,200

k4,590

k5,520

klO,400

13,000

k7,760

k3,410

k2,060

kl,580

Month

rctober ................ .........

] '^vember .........................

T "cember .................... ....

Calendar year 1949 ............

,] anuary ..........................

r-bruary - ...... ...........

r-rch.. ..........................

,'pril ....... .......... .........

1 i 'nv ay ..... ... ... ..... ... ..... 

.June .... ....... ...... .........

.luly . ... ....... ................

f ugust ...........................

;>ptember ................... ....

Rater year 1349-50 ............

Feb.

1,340

1,230

1,090

970

880

880

910

kl,040

k2,990

k2,280

kl,390

kl,670

k9,580

16,500

12,000

k6,570

k2,490

kl,780

kl,540

1,300

k2,580

k6,160

k5,380

k2,580

1,720

1,260

1,090

kl,770

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

10,98

4,05

25,99

360,70

223,56

90,97

55,40

42,28

14,60

28,76

8,81

2 90

57^80

566,13

Mar.

k3,100

kl,570

1,090

1,060

1,000

940

880

940

880

700

820

kl,140

k2,680

kl,800

1,230

1,090

1,000

880

760

kl,420

kl,820

1,300

1,060

910

790

730

k4,240

9,350

k6,300

k2,490

kl,430

Apr.

1,260

1,120

kl,550

k5,340

k7,760

k4,550

kl,930

kl,470

1,230

1,090

1,200

1,060

910

790

730

675

638

625

612

612

567

523

501

790

880

850

638

545

638

kl,200

Maximum

2 2,680

3 274

1 3,810

D 19,700

i 28,000

D 16,500

D 9,350

i 7,760

3 1,260

i 4,680

3 1,150

1 544

I 11,600

5 28,000

May

1,260

880

688

625

578

523

479

435

402

kl,150

kl,080

567

490

435

402

369

336

316

306

286

266

266

276

276

254

232

238

266

306

326

296

Minimum

49

105

98

49

662

880

700

501

232

236

86

38

192

38

June

286

242

344

760

523

347

276

236

276

k2,100

kl,680

504

380

545

435

347

kl,490

kl,360

k4,410

k4,680

kl,750

880

638

523

878

1,090

600

457

380

347

Mean

554

13E

83£

98£

7,212

3 24'

1^787

1,409

473

95E

284

93

1,927

1,553

July

347

296

578

kl,150

880

556

435

347

296

266

244

222

206

192

180

168

162

196

248

347

238

196

158

158

131

122

118

113

97

86

86

Aug.

90

76

70

70

70

72

75

75

76

76

78

81

82

78

75

72

72

544

293

144

92

72

58

52

47

43

43

41

38

38

108

Per square 

mile

0.425

.162

1.01

1.19

8.67

3 91

2 . 15

l]69

.566

1.15

.341

J3 .112

2.32

1.86

Sept.

k5,960

11,600

k5,300

kl , 400

760

578

479

413

369

424

391

358

326

296

266

244

224

206

192

k694

k3,060

k7,800

k7,990

k3,510

kl,630

970

715

612

545

49O

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.49

.18

1.16

16.12

9.99

4.07

2.48

1.89

.65

1.29

.39

.13

2.58

25.30

"" teak discharge (^ase, 3.00C sec .-ft.) . Jan. 4 (11 p.m.) 34,000 sec. -ft.; Jan. 11 (4 a.m.) 10,600

... Jail. 13 (2 p.m.) 15,000 sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 (1:30 a.m.) 15,500 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14, 16,500 

,>ec.-ft.: Mar. 23 (7:30 a.m.) 10,300 sec.-ft.: Apr. 5 (2:30 a.m.) 8,950 sec.-ft.; Sept. 2 (1:30 p.m.) 

:3,OCC sec.-fr.; Sept. 23 (1 a.m.) 10,000 sec.-ft.

a No gage-heighr record: discharge Interpolated.

k Computed -jsin.5 rate of change of stage as a factor.

Note. Computed fron once-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 2-5, 17, 19, 20, Oct. 28 to Nov. 12, 

1'ov. 17-30.
458

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°26', long. 86°46', in SEij sec. 32, T. 1

. , at bridg" on State Highway 43, 3 miles easf of Cataract, Owen County. Prior tc

, 1949, wire-weight gag

Drainage area.--348 square miles.

Records available.--July 1949 to 3eptember 1350.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,480 s°cond-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, SI.35 

feet) ; minimum, E>. r-> second-feet Aug. 27; minim'im gage height, 3.49 feet Oct. 1.

194a-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 5, 1950; minimum, 3.7 second-feet Sept. 8, 

1949 (gage height, 3.28 feet).

gage-height record, which are fair.

Hating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 12 to Dec. 10, Mar. 14-26,

Hay 11 to June 3, June 11 to Aug. 30, Sept. 15-30,

except period of no gage-height record)

Oct. 1 to Jan

5.3 93

5.7 135

6.1 187

6.7 283

7.3 405

9.2 900

10.1

11.6

15.7

19.5

20.8

4.8 

5.1 

5.4

Jan. 27 to Sept. 30

6.0 206

6.9 382

7.6 550

960

1,670

14.5

17.0

18.6

8.

10.5

Note. Same as preceding table belt 

feeT7~

3,740

5,190

6,360

4.3

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7.3

8.3

8.9

11

12

38

68

34

22

15

31

435

263

72

46

38

31

2V

24

22

27

190

133

78

52

45

38

34

31

29

27

Nov

25

23

23

21

20

19

18

18

19

18

18

18

24

29

29

26

21

19

18

18

17

16

14

15

17

17

16

16

16

16

-

Dec

15

14

14

15

17

17

18

18

14

16

62

705

241

107

60

52

46

118

167

128

480

1,100

462

179

133

566

940

418

249

181

151

Jan.

141

225

2,160

6,610

6,540

5,190

2,780

799

758

2,470

3,510

1,480

1.51H

2,830

2,800

4,350

3,340

674

350

240

208

208

253

2,100

2,610

3,750

5,050

2,230

670

462

340

Feb.

270

270

224

198

193

229

244

316

1,520

580

371

711

4,290

6,360

4,460

1,300

474

393

350

280

899

2,570

1,660

595

382

280

£60

692

_

_

-

Mar

951

360

310

246

248

235

224

324

193

172

286

424

1,030

404

320

270

222

184

145

371

562

350

280

231

192

183

2,ieo

3,960

2,030

450

340

Apr.

300

246

485

2,000

3,140

950

426

330

258

235

325

240

195

171

158

146

137

132

129

129

111

99

96

287

201

201

129

108

172

352

May

300

195

163

141

128

106

85

76

73

816

313

168

130

102

88

74

64

61

54

48

43

49

55

46

38

34

32

42

44

40

39

June

32

27

112

320

102

63

47

39

394

1,870

475

149

128

192

87

92

881

309

1,740

1,530

345

195

141

104

424

185

99

69

61

53

July

47

42

114

144

84

56

44

38

34

31

29

28

27

28

28

29

30

37

36

64

37

26

21

g!9

alS

a!8

a!7

a!6

a!6

14

13

Aug.

14

14

14

13

a!2

all

g9.1

a9..1

g8.5

a8.5

a9.0

alO

9.9

8.9

8.3

8.1

8.9

19

19

11

8.1

6.9

6.7

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

IS

544

Sept.

2,320

524

392

142

73

49

36

32

31

107

61

44

37

30

26

23

21

a20

a!8

a20

a600

a2,000

al,500

a800

a350

141

107

92

8-4

71

Month

December ......................

Calendar year ...........

April ............. . ....... .

September ....... ...... ....... .

Water year 1949-50 . . ...

Secondfoot-days

6,703

-

9,751

163,426.3

Maximum

1,100

-

2,320

8,540

Minimum

14

-

145

18

ll

Mean

216

-

342

325

448

Per square 

mile

.871

-

154

1.31

1.81

Runoff in 

inches

0.28

1.01

-

1.46

24.51

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec . -f t. ) . --Jan. 5 (5:30 a.m.) 9,480 sec. -ft.; Jan. 11 (12:30 p.m.) 

3,750 sec. -ft.; Jan. 16 (7 p.m.) 4,840 sec. -ft.; Jan. 27 (7:30 a.m.) 5,470 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (9:30 

a.m.) 6,680 sec. -ft.; Feb. 22 (8 p.m.) 2,770 sec. -ft.; Mar. 28 (3:30 p.m.) 4,180 sec . -f t . ; Apr. 5 

(11 a.m.) 3,360 aec.-ft.; Sept. 1 (8 a.m.) 2,520 sec. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge 

and records for station near Manhattan.

g Computed from wire-weight gage readings.

easurement, weather records,
WABASH RIVER BASIN 459

Mill Creek near Manhattan, Ind.

'location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°29', long. 86°55', in sec. 11, T. 12 N., R. 5 W.,

' 200 feet downstream from Cagle's mill, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Cagles 

Mill Reservoir, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Deer Creek, and 5tr miles south 

of Manhattan. Datum of gage is 581.83 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Irainage area.--296 square miles.

records available.--May to September 1931, May 1939 to September 1950.

'verage discharge.--11 years (1939-50), 278 second-feet.

".xtremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,960 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 18.38 

feet); minimum, 0.7 second-foot Aug. 1 (gage height, 1.07 feet).

1931, 1939-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 5, 1950; minimum, that of Aug. 1, 

1950.

" emarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

or those affected by backwater from downstream tributaries, which are fair. Occasional 

diurnal fluctuation caused by mill above station. Flow regulated "by Cagles Mill Reservoir (storage began July 29, 1950).

]' evisions . --W 873: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect or backwate 

from downstream tributaries (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 3-12, Apr. 13-24, 

July 6-29, Aug. 1-8, Aug. 31 to Sept. 2)

1.1 

1.6 

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 48

2.5 

2.8

4.1

4.7

68

106

240

345

505

6.3

7.8

12.2

15.2

18.1

1,000

1,560

3,840

6,080

8,690

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13

13

13

14

15

69

117

82

48

34

31

527

343

134

85

65

53

46

41

37

104

416

235

132

92

73

60

52

47

44

40

Nov.

38

34

32

32

30

28

28

27

26

26

26

26

41

49

47

43

*45

38

32

31

b30

b 8

7

7

8

8

8a

7

6

-

Dec

26

24

24

25

26

28

28

27

26

26

a200

aSOO

a450

a!50

alOO

a 90

aSO

a!20

al50

a!30

a250

al.OOO

a750

a250

al80

a300

*1,220

664

353

258

214

Jan.

196

224

c2,000

06,000

8,690

6,980

3,880

1,400

884

c2,500

3,840

2,210

2,260

c3,400

c4,000

C4.500

4,180

1,150

490

320

280

270

290

C2.000

2,810

C4.000

5,200

3,140

775

550

382

Month

C stober .... ................. . .

F^vember .... ......... ....... . .

t jcember .............. . . ....

Calendar year 1949 . ... ... .

January . .......... .... . .

February ............. ... . .....

['arch . . ........ ... ...... ....

liril ....... .... .... . .....

tHy......... .. ............. ...

r me ... ... ............ ...

.'ily ...................... .. ...

t 'igust ..... ... ...... . . . . . .

£;<?ptember .... ..... . . . . .

Water year 1949 50 .........

Feb.

300

290

270

226

215

229

260

265

1,430

745

420

594

c4,500

6,620

5,440

1,900

565

420

382

310

887

c2,500

2,100

715

460

310

280

586

_

_

Mar.

1,170

431

310

280

260

244

231

280

246

178

229

420

1,040

516

345

300

270

240

196

363

730

432

332

280

238

208

c2,OOO

c3,750

2,620

685

382

Secondfoot-days

3,075

956

7,969

112,396

78,801

33,219

19,206

13,127

4,666

11,895

1,564.1

886. C

18,389

193,753.1

Apr.

320

290

486

c2,000

3,210

1,370

505

370

300

270

352

290

235

207

191

178

152

164

164

164

149

134

127

238

214

244

164

130

159

350

Maximum

527

49

1,220

5,000

8,630

6,620

3,750

3,210

310

2,010

198

211

4,910

8,690

May

387

236

195

171

149

130

109

95

87

810

490

217

173

142

120

103

90

84

78

70

65

67

79

74

63

55

59

68

75

67

58

Minimum

13

26

24

9.6

196

215

178

127

55

47

1.0

1.0

24

1.0

June

56

47

77

345

164

98

68

55

251

1,860

763

208

244

246

161

132

823

427

01,500

2,010

550

293

210

169

370

306

162

116

96

88

Mean

99.2

31.9

257

309

2,542

1,186

£20

438

151

396

50.5

28.6

613

531

July

82

68

129

198

142

95

69

56

46

41

37

32

31

29

28

26

25

28

51

85

74

43

30

28

24

22

21

19

2.6

al.5

Aug.

1.0

1.2

2.0

7.8

11

11

1

1

1

7

I

3

14

16

1

1

1

3

7

17

16

2

21

14

6

?

1

9

32

z

1

1

1

7

1

13

14

1

1

1

1

2

Z

1

1

al.Oj 100

Per square 

mile

0.335

.108

.868

1.04

8.59

4.01

2.09

1.48

.510

1.34

.171

.097

2.07

1.79

Sept.

4,910

1,640

490

280

154

91

62

48

43

42

86

74

58

46

38

30

28

26

24

29

1,480

3,80O

2,160

1,360

593

274

180

137

107

99

-

Runoff in

inches

0.39

.12

1.00

14.19

9.90

4.17

2.41

1.65

.59

1.49

.20

.11

2.31

24.34

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements,

 ?cords for Mill Creek at Cataract and Eel River at Bowling Green, and gage-height

-f Engineers' gage immediately upstream.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

c Backwater from downstream tributaries.

eather records,

csrd for Corps
460 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Big Walnut Creek near Reelsville, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°32'11", long. 86°58'35", in NW^SE^- sec. 28, T. 13 

JN., K. 5 W., at highway bridge, Ij miles southwest of Reelsville and 3 miles upstream 

from Mill Creek. Prior to Dec. 10, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area. 319 square miles.

Records available.--July 1949 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,500 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 17.33 

I'eet); minimum, 13 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 1.66 feet).

1949-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 4, 1949; minimum, 12 second-feet Sept. 30, 

1949 (gage height, 1.65 feet).

Remarks. Records good. Gage read twice daily prior to Dec. 10. 

Cooperation.--Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used July 15 to Aug. 14, 

Sept. 1-3, 27-30)

1.6

1.7

2.9 

3.5

9.0

15

23

146

239

3.9

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

315

940

1,700

2,550

3,660

13.5

14.4

15.0

15.9

4,820

5,880

7,100

9,950

17.1 14,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

13

16

22

22

79

113

65

49

40

42

1,700

37O

175

121

96

84

75

68

64

82

90

99

88

75

68

62

55

53

49

49

Nov.

46

43

42

38

37

27

35

33

33

32

32

32

76

99

80

67

57

55

49

48

45

41

40

38

40

40

37

37

37

37

-

Dec

36

37

36

34

34

35

37

37

37

36

65

193

127

96

74

75

58

119

140

118

342

1,040

485

259

200

798

940

605

362

277

232

Jan.

217

277

4,840

14,500

9,840

2,800

2,020

1,3OO

1,380

4,390

3,150

1,380

3,200

4,480

4,770

7,950

2,320

1,420

1,040

815

725

680

635

1,460

1,4SO

5,580

3,980

1,620

1,260

1,040

875

Month

October ........ . ..........

November ......... ... ..... .

December ......... .......

Calendar year . . . ......

January ........ . ....... ......

February ........ ..... . .

March ............ . . ...... .....

April ......... ...... ....

May .............. ......... .....

June ...... ..... ...... . ...

July ............. .......... ....

August ............ .....

September ........ ...............

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

785

755

680

635

620

62O

605

635

1,010

875

740

725

4,980

6,200

2,950

1,940

1,540

1,340

1,180

1,080

1,150

1,940

1,540

1,180

1,010

845

785

905

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3,998

1,363

6,964

-

91,364

39 25C

23 77 C

19^479

5,946

11,038

5,176

1,011

28,566

237,934

Mar.

1,080

845

740

710

a55O

425

425

425

386

342

425

500

1,120

845

680

635

545

500

386

695

680

605

515

455

395

395

2,320

3,210

1,360

875

710

Apr.

635

545

695

3,070

2,650

1,540

1,120

785

590

530

545

455

392

350

325

301

287

275

275

266

244

E30

258

605

515

395

295

259

322

725

Maximum

1,700

99

1,040

-

14,500

6,200

3,210

3,070

560

1,900

1,170

54

5,760

14,500

Hay

560

395

335

297

273

250

224

207

196

212

193

187

178

169

160

153

142

134

128

122

118

118

126

118

110

1O6

104

111

175

157

188

Minimum

13

32

34

-

217

605

342

230

104

106

48

19

114

13

June

146

120

308

346

193

144

123

111

106

474

219

134

147

217

145

127

1,160

757

1,900

9O5

500

311

243

214

635

530

285

207

175

156

-

Mean

129

45.4

225

-

2,947

1,402

767

649

192

368

167

32.6

952

652

July

142

160

305

1,170

590

374

225

193

159

136

122

113

108

103

96

90

86

96

104

99

86

75

68

64

59

58

58

56

53

50

48

Aug.

46

44

41

41

36

35

33

32

32

32

35

36

36

34

32

31

36

54

36

31

30

26

25

22

22

21

22

21

21

19

49

Sept.

5,420

3,500

1,03O

575

358

275

230

200

184

225

181

168

153

144

135

127

120

114

114

1,100

4,060

5,760

1,500

815

560

425

335

285

253

220

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.404 0.47

.142 .16

.705 .81

-

9.24 10.65

4.39 4.58

2.40 2.77

2.03 2.27

.602 .69

1.15 1.29

.524 .60

.102 .12

2.98 3.33

2.04 27.74
WABASH RIVER BASIN 461

Blue River at Shelbyville, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°31', long. 85°47', In SWir sec. 32, T. 13 N., R. 7 

K., at "bridge on State Highways 9 and 29, at Shelbyville, half a mile downstream from 

Little Blue River. Datum of gage is 741.17 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--408 square miles.

Kecoras available.--September 1943 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 16.00 

feet); minimum, 88 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 2.29 feet).

1943-50: Maximum discharge, 16,100 second-feet Apr. 12, 1944; maximum gage height, 

17.00 feet Jan. 5, 1949; minimum discharge, 38 second-feet Sept. 25-27, Oct. 5, 1944, 

Sept. 13, 1948; minimum gage height, 2.22 feet Sept. 13, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Occasional diurnal fluctuation during low flow. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 25-3O)

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8

8Z 

103 

122

175

Oct. 1 to June 4

5.0 

8.5

240

675

1,190

3,600

10.0

13.0

15.0

June 5 to Sept. 30

5,100

8,100

10,500

150

205

3.1 

4.0 

5.0

320

685

1,190

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 4.3 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

92 

96

106 

147 

147

144 

161 

164 

140 

127

122 

137 

161 

153 

134

130 

127 

124 

122 

122

142 

1,270 

970 

508 

38L

308 

256 

226 

202 

181 

167

Nov.

158 

155 

147 

142 

140

134

130 

1 7 

1 4 

1 2

1 2 

1 0 

1 2 

127 

132

124 

118 

118 

112 

108

108 

106 

102

102 

104

10 e

134 

1U2 

100

Dec.

98 

98 

96 

94 

96

96 

98 

100 

104 

106

106 

333 

446 

316 

236

202 

187 

208 

264 

364

536 

870 

720

504

554 

895 

795 

630 

477 

436

Jan.

720 

945 

1,190

5,800 

9,460

9,850 

7 , 500 

6,500 

7,300 

8 , 300

8,900 

7,800 

5,500 

4,200 

4,000

7,000 

5,900 

2,850 

1,370 

998

845

795 

820

3,150

4,900 

7,800 

2,760 

2,030 

1,430 

1,080

Month

"ato 

"ove 

">ece

Ca

Janu 

^ebr 

Marc

<DFi

"ay 

June 

July 

Vugu '~opt

Wa

lendar year 1949 . . ......

h. ...... .......... ...

1 ......... .... ... .

st ........... ....... . . .

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

895 

820 

720 

698 

745

770 

845 

920

2,000 

1,730

1,220 

1,910 

5,400 

10,500 

9,580

5,300 

2,270 

1,430 

1,160 

1,080

1,370 

2,580 

2,180

1,220

1,160 

1,050 

870

Sscondfoot-days

7,268 

3,618 

10,578

215,973

133,893 

61,823 

30,711 

23,616 

14,769 

19,542 

3,084 

3,799 

12,774

331,475

Mar.

795 

675 

630 

585 

572

567

558 

540 

508 

477

450 

441

567 

698 

608

560 

520 

475 

450 

475

700 

800 

700 

600 

550

500 

2 , 490 

5,500 

5 , 200 

1,550 

970

Apr.

845 

745

675 

2,180 

4,400

2,260 

1,140 

795 

770 

698

652 

585 

554 

526 

504

486 

468 

450 

432 

414

396 

396 

396 

441 

432

400 

374 

348 

332 

522

Maximum

1,270 

158 

895

10,400

9,850 

10,500 

5,500 

4,400 

1,280 

1,850 

970 

261 

2,910

10,500

May

1,180 

1,280 

895 

652 

536

486 

432 

387 

364 

820

820 

652 

518 

450 

418

369

330 

300 

290 

270

250 

270 

280 

260 

400

350 

300 

270 

270 

296 

374

Minimum

92 

100 

94

53

720 

698 

441 

332 

250 

264 

134 

90 

124

90

June

328 

276 

264 

1,190 

1,120

520 

428 

396 

360 

610

662 

472 

412 

380 

348

580 

1,670 

1,850 

1,340 

798

620 

504 

432 

412

862

820 

640 

492 

404

352

Mean

234 

121 

341

592

4,319 

2,208 

991 

787 

476 

651 

293 

123 

426

908

July

324 

300 

540 

970 

775

540 

424

352 

312 

292

268 

236 

226 

208 

205

205 

216 

350 

300 

250

220 

200 

175 

160 

155

152 

150 

146 

144 

155 

134

Aug.

146 

144 

124 

116 

114

112 

108 

104 

102 

120

150 

144 

118

110 

108

104 

102 

118 

132 

261

138 

122 

114 

108 

104

98 

94

90 

116 

136 

142

Per square 

mile

0.574 

.297 

.836

1.45

10.59 

5.41 

2.43 

1.93 

1.17 

1.60 

.718 

.301 

1.04

2.23

Sept.

142 

134 

140 

236 

184

148 

134 

126 

124 

134

144 

138 

140 

140 

138

136

134 

134

132 

150

907 

2,910

2,400 

1,140

685

520 

424 

356 

284

260

Runoff in 

inches

0.66 

.33 

.96

19.68

12.20 

5.64 

2.80 

2.15 

1.35 

1.78 

.83 

.35 

1.16

30.21

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft . ) . --Jan. 6 (12 m. ) 11,700 see. -ft.; Jan. 11 (12 m. ) 3,100 see.-

ft.; Jan. 16 (8

sec.-ft.; Mar. 23 (5 p.m.) 5,900 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (5

3,150 sec.-ft.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 13, Mar. 16-26, May 17-29, July 18-22; discharge computed on 

basis of weather records and records for Driftwood River near Edlnburg and Flatroek Creek at St. 

Paul.
462 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Driftwood River near Edinburg, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°20'21", long. 85 0 59'11", in sec. 4, T. 10 N., R. 

b K., at highway bridge, 0.8 mile downstream from confluence of Blue River and Sugar 

Creek and ij miles southwest of Edinburg. Datum of gage is 636.99 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--1,040 square miles.

Records available.--July 1941 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,500 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 16.00 

feet); minimum, 179 second-feet Oct. 3; minimum gage height, 2.22 feet Aug. 28, 29. 

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 30,000 second-feet Jan. 6, 1949 (gage height, 16.30 

feet); minimum observed, 36 second-feet Sept. 23, 1941 (gage height, 2.00 feet).

Maximum stage known, 20.3 feet in March 1913, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

2.2 179

2.6 440

4.0 1,000

7.0 2,500

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-21, June 19, 20)

Oct. 1 to June 20

9.0 3,800

10.0 4,550

11.5 6,430

13.0 10,000

14.0 13,300

15.0 17,600

15.7 22,500

June 21 to Sept. 30

2.2 180

2.6 390

4.0 1,150

6.0 2,200

7.0 2,800

9.0 4,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

zoo

187

183

196

221

E29

225

250

263

238

229

238

288

323

301

27 C

2c3

255

250

233

681

2.400

2 ,200

1,450

1 , 050

825

665

E75

512

476

43 R

Nov.

408

382

364

346

328

323

310

305

297

292

283

284

288

292

297

 23?

280

27c

271 2i~7

259

255

255

255

255

250

250

246

242

242

-

Dec.

238

234

234

234

229

234

229

254

225

234

28B

776

l.OBO

778

620

503

454

490

710

755

1,020

1,950

2,450

1,800

1,300

1,200

2,000

C,200

1.70O

1 , 350

1,100

Jan.

950

900

2,500

9,940

22,500

20,600

13,300

7,700

4,920

6,590

12,600

13,000

7,700

7.470

9,4:60

13.600

14,900

9,640

4,730

3,310

2,660

£,400

2,300

4,130

7,250

8,800

16,200

13,600

6,520

4,250

3,380

Month

October ................

November ...... .............

December ...... ............ .

Calendar year 1949 . . .........

January .......................

February ................. .

March ......... ..............

April ......... . . ....... ......

May ................. .........

June ....... ...... ........

July ............ . ....... ......

August ......................

September ......... ... .....

Water year 1949-50 .......

Feb.

2,780

2,500

2,300

2,100

1,950

2,050

2,300

2,250

3,920

4,640

3,760

3,240

8,990

18,600

20,600

14,600

7,250

4,150

3,520

2,96O

2 , 720

4,310

5,630

4,310

3,310

2,600

2,250

2,150

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

16,323

8,695

26,849

529,638

257,780

141,740

78,660

63,935

38,538

52,430

23,376

8,502

27 ^ , 443

744,271

Mar.

2,350

2,150

1,800

1,700

1,600

1,600

1,550

1,550

1,450

1,300

1,300

1,450

2,000

2,250

I,b50

1,700

1,550

1,450

1,300

1,400

2,150

2,450

2,150

1,850

1,650

1,500

3,040

9,620

11,200

6,200

3,450

Apr.

2,660

2,300

2,100

3,970

8,420

6,710

4,060

2,960

2,450

2,150

2,050

1,900

1,700

1,550

1,450

1,350

1,250

1,220

1,180

1,120

1,050

1,000

975

1,120

1,2OO

1,150

1,020

300

950

2,020

-

Maximum

2,400

408

2,450

28,500

22,500

20,600

11,200

8,420

3,100

3,000

2,040

412

4,200

22,500

May

3,100

2,600

2,000

1,700

1,450

1,300

1,120

1,000

925

1,450

2,400

1,850

1,500

1,250

1,120

1,080

975

HOO

825

778

732

778

800

755

31,000

3950

a850

aSOO

3750

sBOO

al.OOO

Minimum

183

242

225

171

900

1,950

1,300

900

732

700

355

200

225

183

June

a850

a750

3700

al,600

a3,000

32,500

31,900

31,500

1,120

1,600

2,100

1,550

1,180

1,020

900

1,350

2,350

2,900

2,900

3,170

2,440

1,820

1,500

1,300

1,500

2,800

2,200

1,600

1,250

1,080

-

Mean

527

290

86 C

1,451

8,315

2 537

2J131

1,243

1,74B

754

274

915

2,039

July

968

858

1,150

1,650

2,040

1,600

1,220

1,020

830

748

682

3650

3600

3550

3500

3480

500

912

858

775

616

544

494

462

428

412

390

379

368

357

335

Aug.

330

313

308

296

286

280

265

255

250

260

260

280

286

260

245

230

230

220

318

412

313

275

250

230

215

205

200

220

346

340

324

Per square 

mile

0.507

.279

.833

1.40

8.00

4.87

2.44

2.05

1.20

1.68

.725

.263

.880

1.96

Sept.

390

374

704

802

560

418

346

313

302

302

340

390

374

335

3O8

275

260

240

225

291

1,350

3,220

4,200

3,710

2,260

1,500

1,180

968

802

704

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.58

.31

.96

18.93

9 22

5.07

2.81

2.29

1.38

1.87

.84

.30

.98

26. 61

Pe3k discharge (b3se, 8,000 see.-ft.).--Jan. 5 (7 to 9 p.m.) 25,500 sec.-ft.; Jan. 12 (3 a.m.) 

15,300 sec.-ft.; Jsn. 17 (2:30 a.m.) 15,800 sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 (7 p.m.) 17,600 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 

(2 a.m.) 22,500 sec.-ft.; Msr. 29 (2:30 a.m.) 12,600 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (5 p.m.) 9,190 sec.-ft.

3 No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Sugsr Cr 

nesr Edinburg, Blue River at Shelbyville, and Esst Fork White River at Columbus.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 463

East Fork White River at Columbus, Ind.

location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°12'05", long. 85°55'40", in SW£ sec. 24, T. 9 N., R. 

5 E., at Pennsylvania Railroad bridge in Columbus, half a mile downstream from confluence of Driftwood River and Flatrock Creek: and l| miles upstream from Haw Creek. 

Datum of gage is 603.12 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--1,670 square miles.

Records available.--January 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 39,000 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 13.98 

feet); minimum, 232 second-feet Aug. 23 (gage height, 1.32 feet).

1948-50: Maximum discharge, 46,500 second-feet Jan. 6, 1949 (gage height, 14.78 

feet); minimum, 116 second-feet Oct. 9, 194S; minimum gage height, 1.10 feet Oct. S, 9, 

1943.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 17.9 feet, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

420

4OO

392

392

450

500

490

520

560

530

500

540

550

644

622

590

530

510

490

470

706

4,240

4,740

2 , 900

1,950

1,460

1,220

1,060

976

904

368

Nov.

787

754

710

666

655

622

590

580

550

550

540

520

520

520

530

510

500

490

470

470

470

460

440

430

440

440

430

410

410

410

-

Dec.

400

392

392

400

383

383

383

392

374

530

880

1,460

1,820

1,380

1,030

904

820

928

1,220

l,34u

1,510

3,230

3,780

2,900

2,060

2,150

3,560

3,670

3.010

2.E80

1,870

Jan.

1,640

1,590

3,560

16,800

34,000

34,000

27,200

15,200

8,900

11,700

24,000

22,400

14,700

12,900

14,400

28,300

29,200

13,400

9,300

5,360

4,110

3,670

3,670

5,740

10 , 900

14,000

21,200

23,200

13,600

6,900

5,240

Month

October .... ... .......... ... . .

1'ovember ... ... ....... ......

December . . ....... ........

Calendar year 1949 . . . ._

i'imiary ...... ... . . .... .

February ...... ..... .

March .......... .... ... . .

j'-ril ...... . . ... ...........

Hoy . . ...... ......... ...... . .

." me ....... ....... .............

.'Jly.............................

August ...........................

i-eptember ..... ...... . .....

Water year 1949-50 . . .........

Feb.

4,360

4,OOO

3,670

3,450

3,120

3,230

3,450

3,670

7 , 700

8,500

6,460

5,580

13,500

30 , 100

37,200

28,300

14,500

7,100

5,560

4,610

4,360

6,460

9,300

7 , 300

5 , 240

4,110

3,450

3,340

_

-

Secondfoot-days

31,124

15,574

45,^31

335,358

446 230

241 320

122 330

100 240

59 190

64 066

29 847

37 093

l,20t,OS4

Mar.

3,560

3,340

2,900

2,750

2,640

2,530

2 , 480

2,460

2,530

2,130

2,240

2,420

3,120

3,450

3,120

2, 750

2,530

2,350

2 , 150

2 , 440

3,560

3,780

3,050

2,610

2,390

2,150

4,980

13,300

16,000

10,900

5,720

Apr.

3,980

3,350

2,980

6,030

14,400

12,700

7,300

4 , 600

3,600

3,100

2,900

2,630

2,300

2,100

1,910

1,790

1,720

1,630

1,570

1,490

1,430

1,390

1,360

1,430

1,810

1,850

1,560

1,390

1,960

3,980

Maximum

4, 740 "3^

5, ?50

44,5uO

34,000

37,200

16,000

14,400

5,720

4,600

2,010

518

5 , 980

37,200

May

5,720

4,980

3 , 600

2 , 850

2,410

2,120

1,830

1,610

1,480

1,790

3,350

2,760

2,210

1,850

1,630

1,490

1 , 420

1,300

1,210

1,150

1 , 100

1 , 080

1.11C

1,070

1,160

1,350

1,180

1,110

1,060

1,060

1,150

Minimum

392

413

374

275

1,590

3,120

2,130

1,360

1,060

936

527

290

^59

290

June

1,110

1,020

936

1,350

3,550

3,980

2,590

1,480

1,260

1,390

1 , 950

1,730

1,370

1,190

1,100

1,180

2,500

3,720

4,600

4,480

3,220

2,320

1,850

1,530

1,570

3,290

3,000

2,040

1,480

1,280

-

Mean

1,004

529

1,480

2 , 461

14,400

8,640

3,946

3 341

l!909

2 , 136

963

394

1,236

3,304

July

1,110

1,050

1,250

1,390

1,930

1,730

1,350

1,100

960

867

790

730

680

640

610

600

630

1,700

1,330

2,010

1,150

856

750

680

630

590

554

527

527

Aug.

500

I

4

i

66

49

t32

424

391

;

;

;

83

83

91

399

415

;

A

;

91

07

99

367

;

?

3

;

43

20

51

500

449

2

?

;

91

43

35

335

305

£

4

572 !

554 c

Per square 

mile 

- 

0.601

.317

.886

1.47

8.62

5.17

2.36

2.00

1.14

1 . £8

.577

.236

.740

1.98

98

90

r;

- C

Sept.

581

527

620

878

812

640

536

500

474

474

518

563

581

518

492

449

424

383

359

596

2,120

4,720

5,980

5,100

2,880

1,610

1,130

971 ^5~'

~5 "

-

Runoff in 

inches

 

0.69

.35

1.02

19.99

9 . 94

5!39

2.72

2.23

1. 32

1 . 43

.66

.27

. 83

26.85

Peak dlseharg
WABASH RIVER BASIN

East Fork White River at Seymour, Ind.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat . 38 "58 "57", long. 85°53'57", in see. 7, T. 6 W., R. 

6 E. , 1 ,70U feet downstream f n >m highway bridge, 1 mile north uf Seymour. and ?.G mile 

rk.Nngri'eam f i jm Sand Ci'eek. Datum of gage is S^u.uV fe-t at>L>v- mean sea 1-v-l , dtrum 

of 1929.

Drainage area . --3 ,340 square miles.

Records available --October 19C7 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

laaa to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Average discharge . --27 years, 2,332 second-feet.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 54,000 second-feet Feb. 15; maximum gage height, 

ib.b9 feet Jan. 4; minimum daily discharge, 374 second-feet Aug. 27; minimum gage 

height ,1.73 feet Aug. 26.

1923-50: Maximum discharge, 78,500 second-feet Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 19.67 

feet); minimum, 84 second-feet Sept. 15, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.26 fuot Aug. 25,

Maximum etage known, 23.0 feet Mar. 26, 1913, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks --Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Regulation at low flow by pumping plant 1,200 feet upstream.

Revisions (water years) .--W 743: 1928-32. ti 783: 1924. rf 823: Drainage area. W 873:

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

505

481

465

461

457

497

525

545 eio

610

545

565

610

700

700

632

610

565

545

545

545

3,410

5,420

4,790

2,910

2,140

1,760

1,470

1,290

1,170

1,080

Nov.

1,000

925

875

850

800

750

725

700

678

655

632

610

632

610

632

632

610

588

588

565

545

545

525

517

517

505

497

505

489

485

~

Dec.

473

473

445

453

449

438

442

435

428

438

655

2,000

2,770

2,140

1,620

1,290

1,080

1,170

1,860

1,860

1,790

3,260

4,430

3,730

2,700

2,770

6,700

5,700

4,160

3,190

2,630

Jan.

2,280

2,070

3,580

19,400

48,000

44,000

44,000

26,000

16,300

14,100

29,500

26,800

23,800

22,500

18,800

29,500

33,500

26,800

16,900

9,570

a6 , 000

a5 , 000

a5,000

a6,000

al 0,000

a20,000

27,700

25,200

22,500

13,200

8,380

Month

October ...................... . .

November ......... . . ...... ....

December ............ ..... ...

Calendar year 1949 . . ... . .

January ............. ... ........

February ................. ....

March ............... .... .......

April ........... .............

May ..............................

June . .................. ........

July .............. ..... ........

August ................... ......

September ........ .......... ....

Water year 1949-50 ....... ....

Feb.

6,580

6,580

5,900

4,970

4,430

4,160

4,250

4,430

12,300

15,900

10,600

7,900

15,400

37,200

50,000

37 , 500

24,500

13,900

8,500

6,580

5,800

8,610

12,600

11,600

8,380

6,000

4,970

4,520

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

37,158

19,187

61,979

1,203,797

606,380

344,060

165 490

152^570

84,460

88,640

43,080

18,298

48,625

1,669,927

Mar.

5,060

4,790

4,070

3,730

3,490

3,330

3,260

3,260

3,190

2,980

2,980

3,490

4,340

4,520

4,070

3,570

3,330

3,050

2,840

3,260

5,960

4,970

4,430

3,810

3,410

3,120

4,280

17,800

18,800

15,900

10,400

Apr.

5,900

4,700

4,790

9,780

21,300

17,500

12,800

7,900

5,510

4,520

4,070

3,730

3,410

3,190

£,980

2,840

2,700

2,630

2,560

2,490

2,350

2,280

2,210

2,210

2,530

3,540

2,770

2,420

2,210

4,750

Maximum

5,420

1,000

6 , 700

63,500

48,000

50,000

18,800

21,300

7,760

8,540

2,450

2,100

6,340

50,000

May

7,760

6,700

5,150

3,980

3,330

2,980

2,770

2,490

2,280

2,420

3,330

3,570

3,050

2,700

2,420

2,210

2,070

2,000

1,860

1,760

1,650

1,650

1,760

1,680

1,590

1,790

1,720

1,790

1,720

1,860

2,420

Minimum

457

485

428

356

2,070

4,160

2,840

2,210

1,590

1,590

825

374

481

374

June

2,000

1,720

1,680

3,120

3,310

4,160

3,730

2,630

2,070

3,700

2,840

2,560

2,140

1,860

1,720

1,590

2,140

3,120

4,610

8,540

5,420

3,570

2,910

2,350

2,140

2,840

3,330

2,770

2,210

1,860

Mean

1,19

64C

1,99<

3,29

19,56C

12.29C

5,33

5,08t

2,72E

2,95E

1.39C

59C

1,62

4.57J

July

1,680

1,530

1,530

1,650

1,860

2,350

2,000

1,650

1,440

1,320

1,230

1,140

1,170

1,080

1,000

950

925

1,390

2,350

2,450

2,210

1,530

1,260

1,110

1,000

975

900

850

825

875

850

Aug.

775

700

678

632

565

545

525

505

505

760

700

610

545

525

493

493

453

442

435

461

525

497

457

396

411

385

374

391

501

914

2,100

Per square 

mile

0.512

) .274

) .854

1.41

) 8.36

) 5.25

2.28

2.17

1.16

1.26

) .594

) .252

.693

1.96

Sept.

1,020

1,000

1,200

1,140

I.IIO

900

750

655

610

655

975

1,320

950

825

725

632

588

545

509

481

825

4,580

6,340

6,100

5,060

2,980

2,140

1,620

1,290

al.100

Runoff in 

inches

0.59

.30

.99

19.14

9.64

5.47

2.63

2.42

1.34

1.41

.68

.29

.77

26.53

Peak discharge (base, 13.000 sec. -ft .) .--Jan. 4 (7 a.m.) 49,000 sec. -ft.; Jan. 11 (12 m. ) 32,500

sec.-ft.; Jan. 16 (12 p.m.) 36,000 see.-ft.; Jan. 25 (8 a.m.) 17,500 sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 (9 

29,500 sec.-ft.; Pet. 9 (12 p.m.) 18,800 sec.-ft.; Pet. 15 (6:30 a.m.) 54,000 sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 

(3 p.m.) 20,800 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (11:30 a.m.) 2.3,100 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of gage heights from U. S. Weather Bureau gage 

discharge measurement, weather records, and records for station at Columbus.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 4b= 

East Fork White River near Bedford, Ind.

Location --Water-stage recorder, lat. 33 D 49'33", long 86°30'48", in NWij sec. 34, T. 5 N., 

R. 1 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 50, 2 miles south of Bedford and 2.9 miles upstream 

from Salt Creek. Datum of gage is 469.20 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--4,OOP square miles.

Hecords available.--May 1939 to September 1943, October 1943 to September 1950 (high-water 

records only).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 64,900 second-feet Jan. 8; maximum gage height, 

33.08 feet Jan. 8.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 68,400 second-feet Mar. 9, 1945; maximum gage height, 

33.75 feet Mar. 9, 1945.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 47.5 feet, from floodmark determined by Corps 

of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater from Salt Creek or no gageheight record, which are fair. Low flow affected by hydroelectric plant at Williams, 15 

miles below station. Discharge not computed when gage height is below 6.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

04,240

05,820

5,820

4,120

_

-

_

-

Nov. Dec

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

5,000

06,150

6,820

5,400

3,990

_

_

4,070

4,600

4,240

04,510

05,600

6,260

6,040

7,690

C8.800

9,550

9,700

9,400

Jan.

8,240

6,590

6,260

015,900

019,400

:k30,300

k54,000

k63,600

k61,000

k55,000

k48,000

kll , 800

k42,700

46,300

45,100

44,800

43,400

k44,200

47,900

k42,300

^35,300

k28,000

23,700

17,900

15,500

017,800

22,900

k26,100

k31,700

33,500

33,200

Month

C jtober ........ ...... ..........

November ...... ..................

Taoember .........................

Calendar year 1949 ....... ...

ranuary .... .......... ..........

February .......... ..............

1 Tril

May .............................

t' me ....... .... ................

Cily.......................... ..

1 igust ......... .............. . .

September .....................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

k28,000

25,100

20,700

17,500

15,200

13,300

11,200

9,550

13,900

15,400

17,900

22,700

26,600

k29,800

k35,500

k52,100

k59,200

k53,800

k43,900

k34,000

Ic27,800

26,300

23,600

21,500

21,700

21,200

18,900

15,400

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

-

_

1 052 39C

721 75C

268, 74C

-

-

Mar

11,900

9,400

8,100

7,180

6,150

5,500

5,100

4,900

4,900

4,800

4,600

4,600

5,400

6,820

7,820

7,690

6,700

5,710

5,100

4,900

6,150

8,300

9,850

10,300

9,850

8,520

11,300

016,300

016,200

019,900

024,800

Apr.

25,600

22.5OO

18,900

20,700

22,500

24,100

29,300

32,000

29,90O

25,900

19,400

13,800

9,700

6,820

5,400

4,800

4,420

4,150

3,910

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

4,330

4,700

4,070

04,240

-

Maximum

5,820

9,700

62,300

63,600

59,200

24,800

32,000

12,700

12,000

6,480

63,600

May

05,820

08,240

11,200

10,900

011,900

9,700

9,700

7,300

5,600

5,200

6,700

7,960

8,380

7,960

6,370

4,900

4,070

3,750

4,240

3,910

_

_

_

3,990

-

_

_

_

_

4,240

4,240

Minimum

_

-

-

6,260

9,550

4,600

_

_

June

4,800

5,300

4,900

6,370

7,180

7,430

7,820

7,560

5,710

3,910

3,830

3,910

-

_

-

.

-

_

_

a4,000

alO,000

a!2,000

a!2,000

all, 000

alO,000

a8,000

a5, 000

a4,000

_

_

-

Mean

_

_

-

-

33,950

25,780

8,669

_

-

-

July

12,220

Aug.

1-1,280

Per square 

mile

_

-

-

8.49

6.45

2.17

_

_

_

-

-

Sept.

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

5,710

6,480

6,480

5,820

4,420

13,430

-

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

-

-

9.78

6.71

2.50

_

_

_

_

-

-

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 sec. -ft. ) .--Jan. 8 (2 p.m.) 64,900 sec. -ft.; Jan. 30 (l p.m.) 34,100

aeo.-ft.j Pet. 17 (11 a.m. to 12 m.) 59,900 see.-ft.; Mar. 31 (11 p.m.) 26,100 sec.-ft.; Apr. 8 

'2 a.m.) 32,400 sec.-ft.

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station at 

£"ioals.

o Backwater from Salt Creek:.

k: Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.
466 WABASH RIVER BASIN

East Fork White River at Shoals, Ind.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°40'02", long. 86 U 4'7'32", in sec. 30, T. 3 N., R. 

3 W. , at highway bridge at Shoals, 400 feet upstream from Baltimore 5: Ohio Railroad 

bridge and 1 mile upstream from Beaver Creek. Datum of gage is 442.25 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--4 ,940 sti.iare miles.

Kecords available. June 1903 to July 1906, October 190d to September 191C, and October 

1926 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. June 1923 to September 1926 

in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation, (lage-height records collected at 

same site since May 1908 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average dig charge.--27 years (1923-50), 5,448 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 69,100 second-feet Jan. 10; maximum gage height, 

3^.10 feet Jan. 10; minimum discharge, 232 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.93 feet).

1903-6. 1903-16, 1923-50: Maximum gage height, 42.2 feet Mar. 28, 1913 (discharge 

uncertain); minimum discharge, 44 second-feet Oct. Hi, 1935.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, whicn are fair. 

Regulation at low flow by power plant 17 miles above station.

Cooperation.--Gage-height records collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Kevlsions.--W 823: Drainage area.

Rating t;

(gage height, in feet, and discha

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

350 

900 

1,060 

720 

750

999 

1,240 

1,020 

1,350 

1,320

1,090 

1,150 

1,630 

1,850 

1,510

1,540 

1,600 

1,290 

1,1EO 

1,210

1,130 

3,490 

7 , 600 

7,600 

9,100

9,320 

6,600 

4,750 

3,750 

2,950 

2,580

Nov.

2,200 

2,200 

1,920 

1,68O 

1,440

1,650 

1,420 

1,330 

1,280 

1,180

1,140 

1,060 

1,150 

1,190 

1,110

1,030 

1,070 

922 

780 

977

1,190 

911 

921 

590 

900

812 

890 

801 

790 

770

Dec.

834 

780 

700 

750 

760

690 

801 

700 

750 

760

1,970 

6,300 

9,760 

9,980 

9,760

7,600 

5,650 

4,350 

4,350 

4,850

5,650 

6,600 

8,100 

8,850 

8,600

7,600 

9,320 

11, COO 

11,900 

11,800 

11,400

Jan.

10,400 

8,850 

7,550 

k25,lCO 

k30,400

k3 1,500 

k40 , 5C 0

k54,600 

k64,200 

V:68,500

k65,500 

k57,000 

k51,800 

52,900 

52 , 400

54,400 

k5 Z , 800 

50,600 

k-50 , 500 

52,000

k47,700 

k42,100 

k-34, 800 

k26,400 

k21,800

k24,100 

k27,000 

k27,300 

k29,800 

k32,8GO 

k35,300

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber ....... ......... .......

lendar year 1949 . . .........

ary

1 ............. ........... .

st ................. ........

ember ..... ..... . ........

ter year 1949-50 . . .........

Feb.

35,900 

k32,400 

k£6,200 

k21,800 

k!8,500

k!5,900 

14,100 

12,500 

k!7,400 

18,900

k!9,600 

k23,900 

k30,500 

k34,600 

k3b,600

k41,300 

k54,200 

k62,200 

k59,700 

k51,300

k43,400 

k39,800 

k34,800 

k-28 , 700 

k25,300

k23,900 

k2 1,800 

k!9,300 

-

Secondfoot days

82,56 

35,30 

173,11

2,991,81

1,230,70 

864,50 

327,83 

427,30 

235, -88 

203,13 

62,82 

32,92 

108 , 20

3,784,27

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 sec. -ft.). J

sec. -ft.; Feb. 18 (4p.m.J 62,700 sec. -ft.; 

a No gage-height record; discharge compute 

and records for station near Bedford. 

g Computed from wire-weight gage readings. 

k Computed using rate of change of stage a

Mar.

kl5,400 

13,200 

11,000 

9,540 

8,350

7,100 

6,350 

5,850 

5,650 

5,650

5,650 

5,450 

5,850 

7,350 

8,850

9,540 

9,100 

7,600 

6,6OO 

5,850

6,600 

8,600 

10,600 

11,600 

11,800

11,000 

{14, 600 

{24,000 

{22,300 

21,900 

{24,900

Apr.

kE6,600 

k26,000 

k25,000 

k27,400 

k29,100

k27,600 

k28,600 

k30,000 

k33,100 

k31,900

k25,400 

kl8,000 

13,300 

8,600 

6 , 350

5,650 

5,050 

4,850 

4, 650 

4, 4EO

4,350 

4,150 

3,950 

3,850 

3,650

4,050 

4,950 

5, 650 

5,450 

5,650

Maximum

3 9,320 

4 £,200 

5 11,900

7 62,400

3 68,500 

D 62,200 

3 24,900 

D 33,100 

3 17,400 

D 13,300 

D 3,750 

4 1,920 

D 7,100

2 68,500

May

8,850 

11,200 

13,000 

13,000 

k!5,200

k!7,400 

14,600 

10,800

e , 100

6,850

8 , 100 

9,320 

9,980 

9,980 

8,850

7 , 100 

5,650 

4,850 

g4,850 

gS.OSO

£4,250 

g3,550 

S3, 450 

g4,250 

g4,350

g3,650 

g2,950 

g3,550 

g3,850 

g4,650 

g4,650

Minimum

350

590 

690

350

7,850 

12,500 

5,450 

3,650 

2,950 

2,850 

1,090 

720 

1,420

350

June

4, 550 

4,950 

5,450 

6,100 

7 , 100

7,850 

7,850 

8 , 350 

8,350 

7,100

5,050 

4,350 

4,450 

4,450 

4, 150

3,550 

3,050 

2,850 

4,880 

13,300

12,800 

12,700 

12,800 

a!2,000 

10,200

7,100 

5,050 

4,250 

4,350 

4, 150

Mean

2,664 1,17" 

5,584

8,19'

39,70C 

30, 8«C 

10,58C 

14,24C 

7, 60S 

6,77] 

2,02t i,oe:

3,60'

10.37C

July

3,750 

3,050 

2,580 

,580 

,280

,200 

,420 

,750 

,950 

,280

2, 130

1,920 

1,770 

1,650

1,580

1,540 

1,430 

1,540 

1,420 

1,500

1,850 

2,350 

2,750 

2,500 

1,990

1,650 

1,480 

1,250 

1,340 

1,250 

1,090

Aug.

1,200 

1,170 

1,090 

988 

955

889 

922 

876 

889 

878

856 

856 

1,230 

1,200 

1,070

1,010 

966 

1,030 

1,460 

1,300

1,020 

1,280 

1,110 

900 

667

790 

790 

720 

1,140 

1,550 

1,920

Per square 

mile

0 . 539

.238 

1.13

i.se

8.04- 

6.25 

2.14 

2.88 

1.54 

1.37 

.410 

.215 

.730

2.10

Sept.

4,050 

5 , 450 

5,250 

5,650 

5,050

3,850 

2,750 

2,130 

1,710 

1,680

1,670 

2 , 500 

2,850 

3,550 

3,750

3,050 

2,200 

1,650 

1,580 

1,420

1,500 

2,060 

3,350

5,250 

6,850

7,100 

6,850 

5,650 

4,450 

3,350

Runoff in 

inches

0.62 

.27 

1.30

22.53

9.27 

6.51 

2.47 

3.22 

1.78 

1.53 

.4-7 

.25 

.81

28 . 50

an. 10 (9 a.m.) 69,100 sec. -ft.; Jan. 31 (11 p.m.) 36,30 

ftpr. 10 (10 a.m.) 33,500 sec. -ft. 

i on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records,

3 a factor.
WABA3H RIVER BASIN

jiigar Creek near Edinburg, Ind.

Loeat

sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.--459 square miles. 

Records available.--February 1943 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,300 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 15.50 

feet); minimum, 46 second-feet Oct. 3; minimum gage height, 3.31 feet Aug. LJ7, !J8.

1943-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 5, 1950; minimum, 17 second-feet Nov. 1, 

1944; minimum gage height, that of Aug. L7, 28, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no 

Gage read twice daily.

ge-height record, which are fair.

Hating tables, water year 1949-5U (gage height, In Tee',

and discharge, in seconi-feet) 

(Shifting-control met he 1 used Oct. 1 tc Dec. 2, June 8-17)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 50 Maj 1 to Se^t.

36 5.5 £6'"! 15.0 7,680 5.3 54 £.0

66 6.5 1,150 14.0 9,920 3.6 55 £.5

122 8.5 2.530 15.1 12,700 4.0 180 7.5

195 10.5 4,200 4.4 300 6.5

465 12.0 5,870

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1S49 to September 1950

Day Oct. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

444

451

448

402

381

345 

£10 

370

173

164

137

60

151

111

Month

December .... ............. ......

Calendar year 1349 ......

May ........ . . ... . . ......

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Secondfoot-days

10,984

206,36fi

8,768

310,011

Maximum

1,150

10,200

2 , 530

1,490

12,700

Minimum

63

47

"5

77

47

Mean

354

565

292

849

Per square 

mile

.771

1.23

.636

1.85

Runoff in 

inches

.89

16.73

.71

25.11

Peak discharge (base. 5,500 see.-ft.).--Jan. 5 (10 a.m.) 13,800 sec.-ft.; Jan. 11 (5 p. Jan. 27 (10 a.m.) 10,400 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (12

Apr. 5 (11 a.m.) 4,780 sec.-ft.

16 (9 p.

8 (9 P .m 

No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

, 238383 O - 53 - 31
468 WABA3H RIVER BASIN

Youngs Creek near Edinburg, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°25'08", long. 86°00'18", in Sw£ sec. 5, T. 11 N., 

H. b E., at highway bridge half a mile southwest of Amity, 2 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 5 miles northwest of Edinburg. Ditum of gage is 670.20 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 103 square miles.

Records available.--December 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,090 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 10.8 

feet); minimum, 2.9 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 0.65 foot).

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 5,190 second-feet Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 11.9 feet, 

from floodmarks); minimum, 0.6 second-foot Oct. 22, 1946; minimum gage height, 0.50 foot 

Aug. 8, 9, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Uage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-11, Nov. 1 to Dec. 11,

July 25 to Aug. 29, Sept. 23, 24, 

except periods of no gage-height record)

0.6 2.5 1.4 88 6.5 1,200

.7 6.5 1.7 136 7.5 1,550

.8 15 ".5 283 8.5 2,150

1.1 49 4.0 596 10.3 3,610

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

3.3

3.3

4.5

5.7

5.7

7.4

11

14

13

12

19

28

38

30

23

18

17

15

13

12

79

261

152

84

67

53

38

35

33

29

28

Nov.

24

22

18

16

14

12

9.9

11

11

11

11

9.9

13

14

15

14

13

12

11

11

12

9.9

9.9

9.0

8.2

9.0

8.2

7.4

7.4

8.2

-

Dec.

7.4

7.4

a7.o

a7.o

a7.0

a7.0

6.5

a6.5

6.1

6.5

72

264

136

80

54

47

41

65

83

72

169

371

236

122

91

156

274

149

110

96

79

Jan.

71

70

851

3,610

2,360

1,200

784

454

432

1,750

1,050

464

728

1,000

1,370

2,080

632

371

245

181

154

147

149

856

642

1,640

1,380

432

351

283

212

Feb.

172

172

154

140

154

194

186

177

596

412

241

431

al,000

2,360

952

443

302

243

208

172

232

832

464

312

224

159

140

183

_

_

Mar.

183

125

120

104

98

99

99

99

76

75

90

106

297

206

145

122

104

90

75

140

222

177

a!40

117

91

88

868

al.OOO

432

254

- 1 199

Apr.

165

125

128

847

928

341

254

190

147

128

122

107

91

83

76

68

a65

63

62

58

54

52

52

87

104

74

61

52

67

351

-

May

228

149

107

90

78

66

a60

53

52

236

208

123

93

76

a70

63

57

49

47

43

39

54

45

42

38

35

34

41

45

53

50

June

39

32

32

45

48

37

32

a 30

26

241

120

61

49

45

39

56

70

62

436

351

152

94

68

71

78

67

49

42

37

33

-

July

28

28

104

90

62

44

36

28

24

22

19

17

16

14

12

12

12

27

29

26

17

15

13

12

11

9.9

7.4

6.5

7.4

7.4

6.5

Aug.

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.3

4.9

4.9

5.7

6.5

5.7

6.1

5.3

5.7

5.7

6.1

5.7

7.4

8.2

6.1

5.7

a7.0

7.4

6.1

6.1

5.7

5.7

15

32

12

11

Sept.

26

34

52

33

22

16

11

9.0

7.4

11

9.0

11

8.2

8.2

7.4

7.4

5.3

a5.0

5.3

38

217

432

126

65

58

44

36

32

26

24

-

Month

November . .... ... . ....... 

December ...... . .... . . . ...

Calendar year 1949 ...

April ........ .............. ....

May ............. ...............

July .......... . . .......... .

September ..... . ...............

Water year 1949-50 ...... .....

foot-days

362.0 

2,835.4

44,836.4

1,386.2

60,043.5

Maximum

24 

371

4,490

y-Tf.

432

3,610

Minimum

7.4 

6.1

2.5

52

34 ,

5.0

3.3

Mean

12.1

91.5

123

46.2

165

Per square

mile

0 392

.117 

.888

1.19

13

759

82?

239

.449

1.60

Runoff in 

inches

.13 

1.02

16.18

.50

21.68

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or computed on basis of discharge measurements, 

eather records, and records for Sugar Creek near Edinburg.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 469

Flatrock Creek at St. Paul, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°25', long. 85°38', In sec. 9, T. 11 N., R. 8 E., 

4UO feet downstream from highway bridge, half a mile southwest of St. Paul, and lj miles 

downstream from Mill Creek. Datum of gage Is 764.84 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels "by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Drainage area.--303 square miles.

Kecords available.--October 1930 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--20 years, 327 second-feet.

extreme s. - -Maximum discharge during year, 14,500 second-fee.t Feb. 14 gage height, 9.50 

feet); minimum, 23 second-feet Aug. 27, 28 (gage height, 0.50 foot .

1930-50: Maximum discharge, 18,500 second-feet Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 10.60 

feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Aug. 7, 9, 1931.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 853: 1933-36, drainage area. W 973: 1942.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except period of 

(gage height, in feet,

(Shifting-contr 

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14

ffect

discharge, in second-feet) 

used May 3 to June 12)

Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1 

1.5 

2.2 

3.0

129

173

395

840

1,460

3.4 

4.0 

5.5 

7.5

1,840

2,500

4,800

8,950

12,400

1.1

1.3 

2.0

173

280

750

2.8 

3.4

1,330

1,840

Note. Same as preceding 

table below 1.1 and above 

3.4 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

56

50

48

59

78

85

133

138

119

90

80

95

122

112

95

85

82

80

75

72

530

1,760

945

551

383

291

219

188

164

147

133

Nov.

115

109

102

92

88

82

75

72

72

68

66

66

72

78

85

78

72

68

65

65

63

59

57

57

59

59

57

56

56

54

-

Dec.

54

50

48

48

48

48

48

49

46

48

94

431

419

286

b!90

b!75

b!60

258

395

360

658

861

672

425

326

717

1,020

731

521

407

349

Jan.

308

297

2,180

*10,200

6,920

5,400

2,800

1,740

1,210

7,020

5,090

2,320

2,000

2,260

5,040

9,070

3,620

1,480

875

620

545

509

509

2,150

1,990

4,210

3,780

2,240

1,090

889

705

Month

Octobe r ..........................

November ................ ... ....

December .................... ...

Calendar year 1949 . . .... .

January ..........................

February ......................

March ........................

April ......... ......... ..... .

Mnv may ........... ..... ...........

June ........................ ....

July .............................

August ..................... ....

Septembe r ................... ....

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

588

557

515

455

443

509

569

730

2,730

1,420

910

1,130

5,400

12,400

8,280

3,020

1,250

925

771

666

652

1,840

1 , 490

1,030

750

589

514

488

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

7,065

2,167

9,942

177,390

89,067

50,621

18,562

20,240

12,041

10,366

5,105

1,333

7,947

234,456

Mar.

561

449

430

364

352

345

332

358

306

274

319

384

520

514

436

397

358

332

286

514

638

610

508

449

410

364

1,910

2,200

1,960

995

687

Apr.

582

514

482

3,080

3,550

1,930

1,030

771

624

547

514

442

397

352

319

293

280

263

252

240

223

203

198

240

300

358

263

229

234

1,530

-

Maximum

1,760

115

1,020

16,500

10,200

12,400

2, 200

3 550

1^570

925

774

88

2,000

12,400

May

1,570

1,060

715

554

456

423

338

274

252

540

603

430

345

286

257

234

213

208

193

178

164

198

213

293

442

338

252

240

213

240

319

Minimum

48

54

46

11

297

443

274

198

164

126

ea

23

40

23

June

2O3

155

173

397

306

213

164

133

126

155

263

208

160

151

183

410

890

652

736

554

397

300

229

208

848

925

488

306

240

193

-

Mean

228

72 .

321

486

2,873

1,808

675

388

346

165

43.

265

642

July

155

133

138

286

300

213

155

129

112

102

92

80

78

75

70

65

229

774

407

410

183

115

92

82

72

66

65

63

165

119

80

Aug.

65

57

50

48

46

42

37

36

65

88

50

48

48

42

37

34

31

34

52

49

46

40

34

30

27

24

23

23

33

48

46

Per square 

mile

0.752

2 .238

1.06

1.60

9.48

5.97

1.98

2.23

1.28

1.14

. 545

3 .142

.875

2.12

Sept.

42

40

310

24O

119

80

63

56

56

85

90

88

85

75

63

a55

a45

a 40

a40

a300

al,000

a2,000

al,000

a500

a400

a300

a250

a200

al75

a!50

-

Runoff In 

inches

0.87

.27

1 " 22

21.77

10.93

6.22

2.28

2.49

1.48

1.27

. 63

.16

.98

28.80

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of we 

near Edinburg and Youngs Creek near Edinburg. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

cords and records for Sugar Creek
470 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Cllfty Creek at Hartsvllle, Ind.

Drainage area. --98 square miles.

Records available.--February 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge daring year, 6,520 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 11.80 

 feet); minimum, 1.4 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 1.27 feet).

1948-50: Maximum discharge, 8,100 second-feet Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 13.4 feet);

no flnw Aug 25 to S=pt. 21, Oct. 13-15, 1948; minimum gage height, 0.61 foot Sept. 21,

1948.

Remarks.--Records goud. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1943-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-ccntrol method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 27, May 15 to

June 16, June 24, June 29 to July 18,

July 22 to Sept. 21, Sept. 27-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 27 Dec. 28 to Sept. 30

255

430

Note.--Same as following table below 2.0 feet.

1.7

1.9

2.0 

2.3 79

151

3.3 

4.0 

5.0

7.5 

10.8

318

575

1,040

2,660

5,620

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.7

4.2

3.4

4.2

5.4

6.4

6.0

5.4

4.5

3.9

9.0

11

12

12

11

9.0

9.0

9.0

7.2

6.8

8.5

878

333

147

95

73

50

43

42

39

38

Nov.

30

24

20

20

21

21

20

21

21

21

20

20

20

19

18

n

17

17

14

13

13

12

11

IS

11

11

12

12

12

12

-

Dec.

12

11

12

11

12

12

10

11

11

1C

94

313

243

110

79

57

51

97

136

119

246

288

273

234

163

483

690

722

430

177

1E8

Jan.

119

128

912

5,620

1,270

2,240

881

340

280

2,770

642

334

535

815

1,590

1,980

334

253

162

130

121

112

117

798

584

2,040

564

283

242

200

162

Month

October ................. ........

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ................. .......

March .........................

April ............. .............

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............. ....... ...

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

149

162

128

121

1?5

140

153

167

1,850

555

283

718

2,800

3,820

893

350

248

187

182

153

179

693

418

245

225

138

130

225

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,891.

512

5 ^5° ' ^

60,932.:

26,558

15,437

5 339

6*279

2,724

3,773

1,411.2

252.1

3,746..

73, 175. E

Mar.

105

82

84

84

87

85

75

84

84

72

95

123

312

145

119

109

104

85

73

241

292

211

138

117

100

92

953

645

242

167

134

Apr.

162

153

151

1,990

877

286

259

177

143

130

119

109

92

73

63

61

60

58

55

53

50

45

45

55

112

97

63

58

55

630

-

Maximum

5 878

30

722

6,160

5,620

3,820

953

1,990

378

635

323

59

1,160

, 5,620

May

378

337

182

116

97

84

69

63

71

125

160

102

75

60

49

42

37

35

40

43

43

38

36

34

38

36

30

27

31

135

111

Minimum

3.4

11

10

.8

112

121

72

45

27

"s.4

1.6

8.5

1.6

June

41

41

46

72

53

48

42

43

34

58

51

43

34

27

27

E75

399

312

635

393

184

126

102

87

110

158

125

100

61

46

-

Mean

61.0

17.1

169

167

857

551

172

209

67.9

126

45.5

8.14

125

200

July

50

31

26

26

30

27

21

18

12

10

9.5

8.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

6.8

5.4

323

271

211

126

64

25

15

14

12

10

9.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

Aug.

8.5

7.6

5.7

5.4

4.5

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.8

59

19

6.8

5.7

5.1

4.5

4.8

4.2

4.2

5.1

4.E

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

1.8

1.6

6.5

38

24

Per square 

mile

0.622

.174

1.72

1.70

8.74

5.62

1.76

2.13

.897

1.29

.464

.083

1.28

2.05

Sept

9.0

13

14

25

19

15

12

14

10

30

61

53

64

50

30

16

12

11

10

8.5

822

1,160

420

268

195

132

90

75

60

48

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.72

.19

1.99

23.12

10.08

5.85

2.03

2.38

1.03

1.44

.53

.10

1.43

27.77
WABA3H RIVER BASIN 471

Sand Creek near Brewersville, Ind.

Drainage area.--149 square miles.

Records available .--February 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,400 second-f"t Jan 4 (gage height 19 20 

reeTJ; minimum, 6.0 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height 1 14 f°et) '

1948-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 4, 1950; no flow at 'times in September 

and October 1948; minimum gage height, 0.58 foot Oct. 3, 1948.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of doubtful gage-height record

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control nethod used Oct. 1-4, Oct. 24 to Nov. 27, Jan. 5, 

May 23 to June 10, July 4-18, Sept. 5-7)

1.1

1.3

1.8

2.0 34

2.3 60

5.0

10

Oct. 1 to Jan. 4

2.6 100

4.0 440

5.0 730

6.0 1,160

9.0 2,720

11.0 4,020

14.0 6,260

16.0 8,160

17.6 10,100

Jan. 5 to Sept. 30

190

360

670

1,320

2,750

3.0 

3.6 

4.5

Note. Same as preceding 

table below 3.2 and above 

9.3 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

15

14

15

41

70

66

67

40

26

55

218

152

82

36

24

19

19

22

22

884

1,460

478

137

84

63

48

40

33

29

27

Nov.

22

20

22

21

18

16

17

18

16

15

14

14

15

20

24

22

18

17

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

~

Dec.

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

12

22

240

308

d250

dlOO

d50

d35

d30

d!50

d!25

dlOO

d!50

d250

d!20

d90

d50

1,360

861

d!50

d70

d50

d40

Jan.

d35

908

1,860

10,100

3,340

4,030

1,310

488

315

3,200

1,580

414

1,440

1,500

2,250

2,340

542

411

285

190

104

140

152

2,290

1,440

3,290

1,270

444

1,370

477

300

Month

October ..........................

November . ....................

December .................... ....

Calendar year 1949 ........ ...

January ....... ..................

February . . . . ...................

March ........................ ...

April ............ ... ..........

May ........................... .

June ......... ..................

July .............................

August ........... ...............

September ............ .....

Water year 1949-50 ........

Feb.

410

£30

375

222

190

172

160

614

3,710

672

315

330

2,750

6,980

1,580

525

315

243

282

282

315

1,640

790

294

215

152

136

274

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

4,300

508

4,705

95,500.3

47,815

24,573

12,790

11,795

3 791

&' 911

2, 983

5,101.3

7 , 762

133,034.3

Mar.

363

190

145

140

136

128

120

114

102

100

91

92

588

330

205

165

140

122

100

1,530

1,120

396

255

188

142

152

2,660

1,990

498

273

215

Apr.

172

165

772

3,540

1,420

387

255

165

145

165

152

130

104

58

es

86

76

73

66

62

59

55

52

57

260

210

128

106

1,170

1,640

-

Maximum

1,460

24

1,360

8,930

10,100

6,980

2,660

3,540

487

1,080

554

1,730

1,140

10,100

May

487

339

324

195

122

106

96

78

98

108

94

85

82

76

74

68

58

48

44

38

36

412

118

54

42

29

28

152

60

62

178

Minimum

14

13

11

2.4

35

136

91

52

28

33

14

7.0

19

7.0

June

72

48

183

324

228

126

82

44

33

805

489

218

d60

d50

d45

d80

140

145

345

773

160

1,080

571

182

145

128

dllO

d90

d80

d75

Mean

159

16.9

152

262

1 *878 542

413

59 12!

122

230

96.2

165

2S9

364

July

d70

d70

37

24

32

34

42

40

26

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

198

252

554

d400

d200

dlOO

d70

d50

d50

d50

dlOO

d200

dlOO

165

Aug.

126

79

34

14

9.8

8.8

7.0

115

330

23

16

10

10

9.2

8.8

7.5

7.8

60

348

20

11

9.8

10

8.8

8.8

8.8

7.2

110

673

1,280

1,730

Per square 

mile

0.933

.113

1.02

1.76

10.35

5.89

2.77

2,64

c 819

1 54

.646

1.11

1.74

2.44

Sept.

1,140

1,100

942

525

182

30

148

378

330

300

273

490

190

218

142

50

26

22

20

19

61

455

225

158

114

82

53

36

28

25

Runoff in 

inches

1 . 08

.13

1 . 18

23.85

11 93

6 . 13

3 19

2.94

.94

1.72

.74

1 . 28

1 94

33.20

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weathe 

Pork of Vernon Fork near Butlerville and Clifty Creek at Hartsville.

records and records for North
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Muscatatuck River near Deputy, Ind.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°48'10", long. 85°40'10", in NEi sec. 7, T. 4 N., R. 8

 K., at highway bridge l| miles northwest of Deputy, if miles upstream from Coffee Creek, 

and 2 miles downstream from Lewis Creek.

Drainage area.--290 square miles.

Records available. November 1947 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, S3.40

 feet); no flow Oct. 3 (gage height, 1.12 feet).

1947-50: Maximum discharge, 28,000 second-feet Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 27.7 

feet); no flow at times Ln 1948 and 1949; minimum gage height, 0.98 foot Oct. 1, 2, 7, 

11, 1948.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods computed using rate of change of stage as a factor

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, 12-22, Nov. 19

to Dec. 10., July 7-13, July 24 to Aug. 18, Sept. 4-9,

except periods of no gage-height record)

,0 1.8 58

124

7.5

9.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

974

1,270

1,810

2,650

3,850

17.0 5,510

18.5 7,100

20.5 10,200

21.6 12,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.4

a. 4

.4

66

150

96

71

53

a40

33

28

39

50

42

47

a40

32

30

27

23

29

127

a200

116

82

62

47

39

37

a35

a35

Nov.

a35

a35

a35

9.34

33

a25

28

23

22

21

20

20

a25

28

a25

35

30

24

25

a25

21

15

19

18

IB

16

a!6

16

14

13

-

Dec.

13

12

10

alO

9.8

11

11

9.8

10

81

a500

k 1,750

992

507

262

170

130

a350

727

410

271

244

307

219

a200

kl,810

k2,740

742

584

342

202

Jan.

a20u

199

k2,180

k!2,4OO

k6,390

kR,720

k4,O20

a200

772

k4,170

k3,020

1,240

k5,680

k4,900

a8,000

k6,660

1,E1U

667

491

334

262

a250

253

kl,990

kl,82O

k4,990

k-3,350

882

a2 , OOO

kl,440

1,070

Month

October ........ ..... ...

November ...... ..................

December ...... ... ..... . . . .

Calendar year 1943 ..... ...

January ...... . . . . .

February .......... ..... .....

March ............. ...........

April .......... . ........ .

May ............ ..... ... ......

June ....... ... . . ....... ......

July .......... ...... ... .

August ........ ..... .....

September ......... ........

Water year 1949-50 . .......

Feb.

kl,600

kl,930

969

555

a450

350

307

307

k8 , 590

kl,850

712

al,500

k3,720

kll,600

k3,780

967

571

443

a350

325

437

k5,290

k2,380

742

491

a350

271

280

.

_

-

Secondfoot days

1,677.2

714

13,436.6

187,983.1

89 , 780

51,117

18 ,846 

23,413

11,682

14,838

1, 241

1,028.6

4,211

231,984.4

Mar.

459

368

228

191

a!80

172

154

244

307

200

205

a400

757

523

334

262

219

186

a!60

kl,550

k2,880

804

491

359

271

a600

kl,280

k3,540

788

427

307

Apr.

253

253

k6,960

7,850

k3,400

868

539

402

a300

253

214

191

170

142

134

a!30

120

111

99

91

100

80

a80

79

83

87

104

92

78

alSO

-

Maximum

200

35

2,740

17,400

12 , 400

11,600

3,540

7,850

1,410

4,320

148

235

12,400

May

289

194

139

121

384

682

a350

210

150

kl,020'

kl,150

571

384

a250

189

139

114

110

86

76

a90

772

402

236

142

110

90

a700

359

k763

kl,410

Minimum

0.4

13

9.8

.4

199

271

154

78

76

40

11

15

.4

June

507

244

kl,800

k4,320

766

368

236

170

124

113

alOO

83

68

74

62

83

76

a200

k2,430

kl,560

475

271

173

132

allO

87

66

54

46

40

-

Mean

54 "

23. f

433

515

2, 896

608

780

377

495

40.1

33. '

140

636

July

37

a37

28

25

148

119

45

27

a22

19

13

11

24

84

35

a27

21

29

53

86

60

30

a20

50

31

17

38

30

19

a!6

40

Aug.

31

22

31

14

9.8

al.8

5.3

3.8

3.0

2.8

3.4

8.0

alO

11

7.4

5.3

6.8

159

235

alOO

39

18

16

9.2

8.0

8.0

alO

20

83

100

47

Per square 

mile

0.187

.082

1.49

1.78

9.99

6.30

2.10

2.69

1.30

1.71

.114

.483

2.19

Sept.

68

62

a60

59

40

18

18

44

15

a60

234

555

402

172

99

74

a50

35

27

46

79

863

507

a250

121

83

62

48

35

25

-

Runoff in 

inches

LI. 22

.09

1.72

24.10

1 1 52

6.56

2.42

3 00

1.50

1.91

!l3

.54

29.77

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather re 

ork at Vernon and North Fork of Vernon Pork near Butlerville. 

k Computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.

ards and records for Vernon
WABASH RIVER BASIN 473

Muscatatuek River near Austin, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°46', long. 85°49', in sec. 23, T. 4 N., R. 6 E., 

at bridge on D. S. Highway 31, 2 miles north of Austin and 4 miles upstream from Stucker 

Creek. Datum of gage is 513.96 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--368 square miles.

Records available.--August 1932 to September 1943. October 1943 to September 1950 (highwater records only).

Average discharge.--10 years (1932-35, 1936-43), 387 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 24.25

193C-50: Maximum discharge, 25,100 second-feet Jan. 15, 1937; maximum gage height 

observed, 26.60 feet May 14, 1933.

Remarks.--Records good. Daily discharge not computed when gage height is below 13.0 feet. 

Revisions.--W 823: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet water year October 1949 to Septe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

t28

Nov.

T17

Dec.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

kl,890

kl,550

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

.

-

_

_

-

.

_

k2,eeo

k2,270

_

-

Jan

_

-

-

k4,770

13,600

8,100

9,OOO

k4,630

kl,600

k2,140

k5,460

k3,940

k3,060

6,520

5,260

5,800

5,800

kl,980

kS58

-

_

-

-

_

k£,520

k2,800

6,160

k3,870

k 1,400

kl,590

kl,590

Feb.

kl,740

k2,380

kl,950

k843

-

_

t366

-

k5,440

8,45O

k2,770

kl,170

k2,480

k6,220

11,000

k4,530

kl,420

-

_

-

.

k2,890

5,800

k2,840

k910

.

_

_

_

_

-

Mar.

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

.

_

-

-

_

.

_

-

k2,920

k2,360

k713

_

-

_

k3,630

k2,960

k889

-

Apr.

.

k2,740

-

9 , 000

9,500

k3,850

kl,110

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

May

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

1,770

k924

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

kl,540

kS80

_

kl,560

June

k818

_

-

_

k3,670

kl,140

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

kl,610

_

k3,230

kl,700

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

July

tf24

Aug.

t38

Sept.

t!09

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 see.-ft.).--Jan. 5 (7:30 a.m.) 15,200 sec.-ft.; Jan. 11 (5 p.m.) 

6,520 sec.-ft.; Jan. 14 (6 p.m.) 7,300 sec.-ft.; Jan. 16 (12 p.m.) 7,700 sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 (3:30 

p.m.) 7,500 sec.-ft.; Feb. 10 (2 a.m.) 10,700 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (6:30 a.m.) 12,800 sec.-ft.; Feb. 

23 (11:30 a.m.) 6,340 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (6 to 7 a.m.) 9,250 sec.-ft.

t Result i_f Ilscharge measurement.

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factur.
474 WABASH RIVER BASIN

North Fork of Vernon Fork near Butlerville, Ind.

Kecoras available.--February 

..

1942 to September 1950.

Kxtremeg.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 17.90 

reet) ; minimum, 2.3 second-feet July 17 (gage height, 0.91 foot).

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 10,900 second-feet Mar. 6, 1945, Jan. 24, 1949; maximum 

gage height, 18.73 feet Jan. 24, 1949; no flow at times in many years; minimum gage 

height, 0.26 foot Nov. 4, 1942.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 5 second-feet and those for periods of no gageHeight record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-7, Oct. 24 to Nov. 24,

Pet, 2-8, Apr. 4, June 27 to 

Aug. 28, Sept. 5-9, 14-21, 24-30)

1.0 1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

ct. 1 to Hay 29

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

66

124

200

396

639

1,030

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.3

1.6EO 

2,160 

3,110 

4,300 

5,390

0.8 2.3

.9 4.1

1.0 6.4

Hay 30 to Sept. 30

1.1 9.7

1.2 14

1.4 24

1.7 44

2.0 68

2.5 124

Mote. Same as preceding table above 

2.3 feet.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

lo 1 P

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

e.s

5.8

8.3

24

49

76

75

35

24

19

16

185

97

45

30

24

23

22 

20 

18

71

481

94

53

37

28

23

20

18

16

16

Nov.

16

14

13

13

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.6

15

23

20

17

16

14

14 

13

12

12

10

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

-

Dec.

9.2

9.2

9.2

11

10

11

11

11

11

21

450

441

170

91

58

41

36

256 

189 

109

141

313

139

71

55

1,430

454

144

84

58

46

Jan.

41

119

1,860

5 *560 550

2,490

361

158

110

1,790

293

230

1,490

589

1,900

1,020

183

132 

83 

54

45

47

51

1,340

255

1,880

312

151

436

191

128

Month

October ............. ............

November .... ... ........ ....

December .... ............... .

Calendar year 1949 . . ......

January ...... ............

February ........... ..... .......

March .......... .................

April ...... .... . . .......

May . . ..... . . . ...........

June ................ ... .....

July ................. . . ......

August ............... ....... .

September ........ ...............

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

306

333

139

100

82

86

77

584

1,630

253

151

694

1,560

4,080

a600

a250

a!75

a!25 

a!25 

79

323

1,130

278

160

109

79

70

208

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

1,C59.6

381.6

4,089.6

51,879.1

23,649

13,786

6,318

6,271

2,039

3,170

1,021.8

1,532.4

3,776

68,494

Mar.

205

83

62

62

59

54

50

93

58

42

alOO

a200

414

127

93

78

68

58 

47 

1,060

344

170

127

95

73

61

1,580

497

167

107

84

Apr.

74

70

1,080

2,600

374

173

120

93

73

65

61

51

44

39

36

33

29

29

28 

28

26

23

22

24

209

127

55

41

38

606

-

Maximum

481

23

1,430

5,780

5,350

4,080

1,580

2,600

282

1,300

220

759

1,080

5,350

Hay

193

106

79

63

52

45

37

30

27

282

118

76

60

45

37

29

25

18 

15

16

101

50

27

19

14

13

14

275

83

68

Minimum

5.8

9*6

9.2

.9

41

70

42

13

12

2.7

2.8

11

2,7

June

36

25

244

222

66

42

01

33

245

49

29

31

25

18

35

35

1,300 

252

104

64

46

36

50

40

23

17

14

12

-

Mean

53.5

12.7

158

142

763

492

204

209

65.8

106

33.0

49.4

126

188

July

10

9.0

8.4

13

15

44

16

9.0

6.7

5.5

4.6

4.3

6.2

5.7

3.9

2.8

2.7

93 

142 

220

32

15

10

19

36

17

11

99

112

26

23

Aug.

82

31

12

7.1

5.5

4.3

3.6

3.0

62

180

26

12

7.7

5.7

4.8

3.7

3.4

5.0 

4.8 

6.4

5.5

3.7

3.4

3.0

5.0

3.0

2.8

46

90

739

163

Per square 

mile

0.615

. 146

1.82

1.63

8.77

5.66

2 34

2.40

.756

1.22

379

!568

1.45

2.16

Sept.

53

1,080

235

77

40

24

18

18

118

IBS

179

115

59

40

20

ie

13

11 

11

353

773

110

65

38

28

23

18

16

14

Runoff in 

inches

0.71

. 16

2.09

22.17

10.11

5.89

2.70

2.68

.87

1 . 36

.44

.66

1.61

29.28

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec.-ft.). Jan. 4 (2:30 a.m.) 10,000 sec.-ft. ; Jan. 6 (10 a.m.) 4,860 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 15 (11 p.m.) 4,940 sec.-ft.; Jan. 2E (11:30 a.m.) 4,940 sec.-ft.; Feb. 9 (12:30 a.m.) 

4,300 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (11:30 a.m.) 5,750 sec.-ft.; Mar. 21 (6:30 p.m.) 4,140 sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 

(1:30 p.m.) 5,570 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Vernon 

Fork at Vernon.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 471

Vernon Fork at Vernon, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°57', long. 85 0 37', in sec. 10, T. 6 N. , R. 8 E., 

at bridge 1 mile southwest of Vernon and 2 miles downstream from confluence of North 

and South Porks. Datura of gage is 587.30 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources 

Commission).

Drainage area.--2Q8 square miles.

Kecoras available.--November 1939 to September 1950.

Average aiecnarge'.--10 years (1940-50), 242 second-feet.

Kxrremes. maximum discharge during year, 24,800 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 24.30 

reet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot Aug. 28 (gage height, 0.40 foot).

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 27,700 second-feet Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 26.28 

feet, from high-water mark on outside staff gage); no flow at times in 1940, 1943, 

1944; minimum gage height, 0.01 foot Aug. 30, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 5 second-feet, which are fair.

3.0 

4.7

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-21, Oct. 25 to Dec. 10, 

Feb. 4-8, June 2, 3, 7-19, June 24 to Aug. 5. 

Aug. 9, 11-13, 19, 28, Sept. 2, 6-10, 14-21)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 4

0.9 9.

1.0 13

1.2 23

1.4 38

1.6 57

1.8 

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

405

780

6.0

9.0

13.0

17.0

18.8

1,660

3,810

7,400

12,100

14,800

Apr. 5 to Sept. 30

2.4 202

3.0 370

4.0 700

5.0 1,100

6.0 1,630

7.6 2,690

Mote. Same as preceding 

table below 2.4 feet.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

15

11

9.3

23

121

146

201

119

69

43

29

209

389

121

74

54

46

40

38

34

36

910

284

132

84

62

54

46

42

39

38

Nov.

36

33

30

27

26

24

21

21

20

19

18

17

21

29

36

35

29

26

24

24

22

21

19

18

19

19

19

19

19

18

-

Dec .

17

17

16

15

14

14

15

15

14

23

1,000

1,300

640

£76

158

107

90

547

620

307

232

660

462

188

135

3,220

1,830

545

307

208

160

Jan.

137

174

3,440

14,800

2,320

6,020

1,420

545

384

4,090

1,190

760

3,460

2,130

4,080

3,790

680

458

318

205

168

160

158

2,680

885

4,750

1,220

528

1,330

780

458

Month

October ....... ..... .... ....

November ...... ... ..... ...

December .... . ........... ... .

Calendar year 1949 . . ......

January ....... . . ....... .......

February ...... .... ...........

March ......... ......... . . ....

April .......... . . ..............

May ........... ... ..............

June ...... .... ....... ...

July ............. ...........

August ................. .....

September ............. .......

Water year 1949-50 . ..........

Feb.

884

1,140

562

321

Z39

211

208

816

5,140

760

430

945

3,410

8,770

1,390

640

394

295

310

220

570

3,320

937

440

290

191

160

268

-

-

-

Secondfoot days

3,518.3

709

13,152

131,879.6

63,518

33,259

15,518

14,715

6,114

9,343

1,687.8

2,526.2

6,860

170,920.4

Mar.

654

229

146

143

132

128

117

180

175

108

302

458

982

363

226

186

160

139

115

2,200

1,180

475

328

242

183

148

2,700

2,160

475

279

205

Apr.

178

158

2,520

5,840

1,530

460

307

242

188

168

155

132

112

99

91

84

78

74

72

69

68

65

61

61

248

378

135

99

88

955

Maximum

910

36

3,220

14,200

14,800

8,770

2,700

5,840

908

2,620

484

660

1 ' 7^-0 *"

14,800

May

447

232

175

139

119

248

139

96

80

908

430

242

186

137

110

90

79

72

64

56

54

190

150

96

70

58

54

52

342

561

438

Minimum

9.3

17

14

2.3

137

160

108

61

52

24

8.5

1.3

12

1.3

June

158

88

1,020

1,300

305

172

119

80

50

321

160

74

42

43

43

39

32

653

2,620

871

325

210

158

117

104

102

52

33

28

24

Mean

113

23.6

424

361

2,049

1,188

501

490

197

311

54.4

81. E

229

468

July

21

19

18

18

20

36

54

27

19

15

11

8.5

15

12

17

13

9.3

44

99

484

162

41

24

18

40

26

18

267

78

Aug.

27

172

28

17

13

8.8

6.2

4.7

10

382

102

28

17

12

7.9

5.8

4.5

7.6

21

12

6.4

4.9

4.4

3.0

2.2

1.6

1.3

125

345

486

660

Per square 

mile

0.543

.113

2.04

1.74

9.85

5.71

2.41

2.36

.947

1.50

.262

.392

1.10

2.25

Sept.

135

986

973

267

137

50

32

32

41

352

296

334

175

117

52

35

27

24

22

12

134

1,730

367

178

107

75

58

46

37

29

Runoff in 

inches

0.63

.13

2.35

23. 58

11.36

5.95

2.78

2.63

1.09

1.67

.30

.45

1.23

30.57
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 38°56'35", long. 8G°30'33", in 

NWij sec. 22, T. C N. , R. 1 W., at Chicage, Indianapolis ft Louisville Railway bridge, l| 

miles north of Peerless and 18.6 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 476.02 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--609 square miles.

Records available.--February 1939 to September 1950 (discontinued).

Average discharge .--11 years, 678 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,900 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 32.45 

feetJ; minimum, 7.4 second-feet Aug. 15 (gage height, 1.48 feet).

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 20,400 second-feet Jan. 7, 1949 (gage height, 33.06 

feet); minimum, 0.7 second-foot Aug. 13, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or those above 

1,000 second-feet, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of backwater from East Fork White River

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-12, Oct. 30 to Dec. 11)

1.5

1.6

1.9

3.7 2

7.8 5.9 523

10 8.0 929

31 12.0 1,820

31 16.0 3,000

26.0 6,820

27.0 7,680

28.5 10,400

31.8 17,600

4.7 329 S4.0 5,810

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

29

29

31

32

35

42

90

81

111

124

110

175

350

336

268

190

151

142

151

124

9E4

4,520

4,700

4,660

3,840

1,230

470

315

254

218

196

Nov.

170

156

138

124

115

102

96

89

81

75

74

69

72

84

74

77

71

67

61

57

53

45

45

45

45

44

40

40

38

37

-

Dec.

36

31

30

30

36

33

31

31

29

47

I 190

3 600

4 150

3 600

1 620

729

470

672

1,090

1,240

1,220

2,430

3,530

3,000

1,460

1,130

2,110

c2,740

cl,650

C969

C672

Jan.

C541

c5

1,7

6,8

39

30

30

10,200

17,600

c!6,0

c8,l

c6,6

DO

30

30

06,450

c6,690

c6,2

c6,4

c6,4

to

50

50

C5,970

c6,960

c6,8

C7.1L

c5,8

c4,4

30

)0

50

>0

C2.220

cl,0

08

c2 2

0

'.9

0

c3*740

C4.990

C5.7C

c5,6

C5,2

C4,4r

)0

'0

»

)0

cl,820

Month

October ........ ......... . , . .

Novembe r ................ . . . . .

Decembe r .................... .

Calendar year 1949 .......

January ...... , ...

February ..... *

March ....... ..........

April ...... , ..........

May

June .............. . ......

July ............ ... ......

August ................. . . ... .

September ............ .... . ....

Water year 1949-50 ........

Feb.

cl.010

cl,090

cl,370

cl,220

0949

C809

C809

cl,020

C3,840

c4,280

c4,490

C4,040

C5,280

c6,690

C9,600

C8,640

06,340

03,500

C2.170

cl,050

cl,560

03,980

c4,S60

C4,840

C3.110

ol.HO

0634

C653

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

23,928

2,C84

39,606

391,091

175,759

88,744

47,561

49,246

36,406

10,640

939

2,192.6

12,849

490,154.6

Mar.

3750

a900

a700

C541

596

559

523

453

420

366

366

596

1,220

1,720

cl,330

C969

C809

691

559

691

1,490

cl,850

cl,280

c909

0672

C541

c2,620

C5.510

c5,580

c6,340

c6,010

Apr.

c3,810

cl,

cl,

c3,

510

350

510

c5,430

C5,660

C5,

cS,

c3,

700

320

360

cl,090

c

c

c

c

329

391

334

541

a 500

a450

a

E

a

too

558

550

a350

a350

a

a

a

525

500

500

3350

1,420

1,

2 ,

Maximum

4,700

170

4,150

20,000

17,600

9,600

6,340

5,700

4,840

2,060

983

2,250

17,600

140

369

?49

too

May

3,700

4,080

C2.570

cl,980

c4 , 840

C3.260

cl,580

C949

710

1,070

1,630

cl,530

cl,050

C769

C615

a550

a500

a600

1,180

a 700

a500

a400

a300

a250

180

146

128

115

106

206

212

Minimum

29

37

29

12

541

634

366

300

106

60

11

7.8

55

7.8

June

212

170

133

C235

C67E

C274

201

146

110

85

174

142

92

104

70

70

61

60

1,320

1,950

2,060

889

453

294

190

138

106

88

76

65

-

Mean

772

76.1

1,27R

1,071

5,670

3,169

1,534

1,641

1,174

355

30.3

70.7

428

1,343

July

61

57

51

6Z

55

48

41

37

33

29

25

23

23

21

20

17

16

21

27

27

29

30

47

32

24

17

16

15

13

11

11

Aug.

10

8.6

8.3

8.1

7.8

8.3

9.2

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.L

10

7.8

8.6

9.7

9.2

19

50

21

13

10

10

10

10

9.7

9.2

233

338

328

983

Sept.

1,460

929

2,250

2,150

651

201

128

102

88

89

99

112

196

151

142

108

85

70

60

55

71

729

1,310

691

287

185

142

120

102

86

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

1.27 1.46

.125 .14

2.10 2.42

1.76 23.89

9.31 10.73

5.20 5.42

2 52 2 90

2 . 69 3 .00

1.93 2.22

.583 .65

.050 .06

.116 .13

.703 .78

2.21 29.91

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurement, weather records, 

nd records for North Fork Salt Creek near Belmont.

g Computed from graph tased on staff-gage reading.

c Backwater from East Fork White River; discharge computed on basis of backwater relation curves 

nd records for East Fork White River near Bedford.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 477

North Fork Salt Creek near Belmont, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 39 0 09'30", long. 86°20'14", in NW£ sec. 5, T. 8 M., R. £ 

E., at bridge on State Highway 46, 0.7 mile northeast of Belmont, 6i miles upstream from 

Brummett Creek, and 20 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--106 square miles.

Records available .--April 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 second-feet Jan. 4; maximum gage height, 

21.VU feet Jan. 4; minimum, 0.3 second-foot Aug. 27, £3; minimum sage height, 3.04 feet 

Oct. 2, 3.

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 13,300 second-feet Jan. 5, 194E; maximum gage height, 

22.20 feet Jan. 5, 1949; no flow Sept. 25-23, 1948; minimum gage height, 2.59 feet Sept. 

7, 8, 1946.

Remarks.--Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

2Y

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.0

6.8

7.0

7.2

7.2

11

19

25

22

19

19

48

85

50

35

29

29

26

22

19

k902

k2,640

k636

156

106

79

66

60

54

48

45

Nov.

38

35

33

29

26

25

22

21

19

18

16

15

16

16

15

14

14

14

12

11

12

9.9

9.3

9.3

11

9.9

9.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

-

Dec.

9.3

9.3

8.5

8.8

8.8

9.0

9.3

9.3

8.8

25

k903

kl,450

1:476

191

129

81

83

196

224

181

cl, 160

kl,310

k48fi

213

151

271

k551

257

171

136

109

Jan.

96

102

kl,670

9,700

k2,350

kl,710

k974

431

224

k2,070'

kl,460

375

k955

kl,200

k2,260

k3,220

k491

171

141

130

114

111

110

kl,360

k757

k2,110

kl,300

375

275

213

218

Month

"otober ........ .... .........

"ovember ....... .... ...... . . .

"N ecember ..... .... .........

Calendar year 1949 .........

"anuary ......... ............

"'ebruary ........ . . .... .... . .

"arch ......... . ... ........ . .

'pril .......... ... ..... .....

"ay ........... ........... ... . .

'une .......... . . . ..... .... . .

'uly ................ ............

' ugust .......... ...............

"nptember ..... ... ............

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

257

213

191

166

156

156

141

128

kl,320

k518

252

kl , 100

k4,550

k2,990

kl,080

361

224

176

161

136

146

kl,200

613

240

176

151

128

161

_

-

Secondfoot-days

5,286.2

507.0

8,835.1

70,773.9

36,673

17,091

9,804

8,841

3,841

2,568

168 £

98 »(

1,849.2

95,562.3

Mar.

181

131

107

116

109

101

97

89

77

77

116

171

389

240

181

146

123

108

94

222

333

224

171

91

111

106

k2,400

k2,710

k414

208

161

Apr.

136

120

161

kl,760

kl,760

k369

213

171

136

121

151

136

113

99

91

83

77

75

73

68

62

58

58

58

266

230

96

91

k409

kl,600

-

Maximum

2,640

38

1,450

8,190

9,700

4 550

2*710

1,760

965

10

47

664

9,700

May

kSOO

257

186

156

141

146

128

111

101

156

213

176

146

123

104

90

83

249

101

73

63

71

63

55

48

43

38

42

63

58

57

Minimum

6.8

9.0

8.5

2.1

96

128

77

58

38

11

2.2

.3

8.0

.3

June

55

42

33

62

58

43

35

29

27

40

38

27

21

19

19

19

17

17

k965

k590

141

79

47

32

27

23

19

15

12

11

-

Mean

171

16.9

285

194

1,183

610

316

295

124

85.6

5 .45

3.16

61 .&

262

July

10

9.3

9.3

9.6

9.9

8.2

6.8

6.8

6.1

5.1

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.8

3.4

3.9

3.9

7.8

10

5.9

4.7

4.0

3.3

3.0

2.2

2.2

2.8

2.4

2.4

Aug.

3.3

2.7

2.2

1.7

1.6

1.2

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.1

.8

.8

1.7

2.0

1.4

1.2

.9

.8

.5

.5

.4

.3

1.1

47

10

2.4

Per square 

mile

1.61

.159

2.69

1.83

11.2

5.75

2.98

2.78

1.17

,8O8

.051

.030

.581

2.47

Sept.

97

k664

381

49

22

16

12

11

10

11

11

11

20

18

16

11

11

10

8.5

8.O

14

331

86

40

26

15

12

11

8.2

8.5

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.85

.18

3.10

24.84

12.87

6.00

3.44

3.10

1.35

.90

.06

.03

.65

33.53

k Computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.
478 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Drainage area.--278 eqaare miles.

Records available.--November Iy47 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,300 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 12.37 

feet); minimum, 3.5 second-feet Aug. 16; minimum gage height, 2.55 feet Aug. 24.

1947-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 7, 1950; no flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 3, 1948; 

minimum gage height. 1.56 feet Oct. 16, 1946.

Maximum stage known, 15.9 feet in 1313, from floodmark furnished by local residents.

Rating table, water year, 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in secona-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 26, July 19 to Sept. 30, 

except periods of no gage-height record)

2.5 3.8 3.3 145

2.6 9.0 3.5 225

2.8 E7 3.7 330

2.9 42 4.3 665

3.0 62 4.9 935

3.2 112 5.5 1,120

6.5

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.2

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

4.6

4.6

6.4

62

263

615

665

372

145

82

56

585

952

640

201

104

70

58

44

33

166

855

1,100

1,100

466

153

97

72

58

52

44

Nov.

36

34

30

30

27

25

24

23

21

22

LI

21

25

39

39

40

36

34

33

30

27

28

27

26

25

25

28

30

30

30

-

Dec

28

27

28

27

25

24

25

23

25

43

378

1,060

1,260

1,310

1,370

1,120

402

426

665

640

500

444

598

456

297

a500

1,100

1,280

1,310

1,290

821

Jan.

a400

286

790

1,600

2,620

4,9£0

5,940

5,580

4,340

3,880

3,580

3,380

3,380

3,580

3,980

4,340

4,620

4,220

3,680

3.0EO

2,470

1,550

690

598

740

1,310

1,520

1,600

1,930

2,190

2,260

Feb.

a2,100

1,870

1,690

1,600

1,540

1,210

610

598

1,280

1,430

1,500

1,750

2,470

2,940

3,180

3,280

3,180

2,940

2,470

1,690

1,260

1,500

1 , 600

1,810

2,190

2,260

1,930

1,280

_

-

,. .. Second 

Month foot-days

October ...... .... .............. 9,125.6

November ........ ....... ....... 866

December .... .... . . ... ... . . 17,502

Calendar year 1949 . . . .. . 197.079.6

January .......................... . . . 84.994 . ,

February ......................... 53,158

March. ........ . .... . .... ... 21,318

April ............. . ....... . . 31,567

May. .............. ....... . 14,207

June ........... ... ........ . . 7,215

July. ............................ 712.0

August ................ .......... 408 . 2

September .................. 4 . 64.K

Water year 1949-50 ...... ..... 245,718.9

Mar

510

354

240

193

169

157

145

145

286

308

221

235

544

549

588

408

336

275

240

250

593

715

522

360

292

213

1,160

1,990

3,020

3,280

3,020

Apr.

a2,

al,

1,

1,

3,

4,

4,

3 >

a2,

1,

Maximum

1,100

40

1,370

4,220

5,940

3,280

3,280

4,920

1,500

1,190

94

140

615

5,940

500

500

640

870

380

920

340

380

500

600

890

450

319

235

189

165

142

122

119

115

100

94

84

80

80

74

70

64

62

483

-

1,310

1,690

2,330

3,100

4,100

5,940

to September 1950

May

810

66

42

29

5

0

2

225

197

a35

49

27

0

4

0

807

,290

,37

,45

,50

0

0

0

,410

635

27

24

19

5

0

3

132

112

9

17

20

7

3

9

104

64

5

10

13

7

2

8

2

7

54

Minimum

4.6

21

23

4.2

286

598

145

62

52

25

7.0

3.8

15

3.8

June

46

39

374

1,120

1,190

895

255

119

80

60

46

38

38

87

167

147

62

46

140

598

615

314

235

185

104

a70

52

38

30

25

-

Mean

294

28.9

565

540

2,742

1,898

688

1,052

458

240

23.0

13.2

155

673

July

23

20

20

a50

94

a80

67

39

24

20

17

16

36

22

14

12

11

11

9.9

9.9

9.0

10

alO

11

9.0

7.0

7.6

7.6

14

15

16

Aug.

20

3

Z

2

3

3

14

1

7.6

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

7.0

3.3

5.9

4.2

3.8

5.4

5.9

5.9

7.6

8.3

6.4

5.0

sU

5.4

5.4

6.4

5.4

7.0

140

Per square 

mile

1.06

.104

2.03

1.94

9.86

6.83

2.47

3.78

1.65

.863

.083

.047

.558

2.42

Sept.

438

456

615

a600

302

115

58

36

41

222

275

177

173

402

240

115

67

42

30

27

25

23

23

25

27

23

20

18

16

15

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.22

!l2

2.34

26.37

11.37

7.11

2.85

4.22

1.90

.96

.10

.05

.62

32.86

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Bit 

near White Cloud, or interpolated.
WABASH RIVER BASIH * ' d 

Patoka River near Princeton, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°23'30", long. 87°32'55", in NE^Mij sec. 32, T. 1 

 S., R. 10 W., 75 feet upstream from dam of Princeton Water & Lighting Co., 270 feet

upstream from bridge on State Highway 65, half a mile downstream from Indian Creek, and

2 miles northeast of Princeton.

Drainage area.--829 square miles.

Records available.--December 1339 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--10 years (1940-50), 1,055 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge duping year, 1C,600 second-feet Jan. 15 (gage height, 19.98 

feet) ; minimum, 13 second-feet Aug. L6 (gage height, 0.81 foot).

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 15,400 second-feet Mar. 8, 1945 (gage height, 21.11 

feet); minimum discharge observed, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 28-31, 1940; minimum gage 

height observed, O.P5 foot Au^. 29-31, 194U.

1.0

1.1

Oct. 1 to Ja

1.7 

2.0 

2.6 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

397

690

850

1,250

1,760

water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

nd discharge, in second-feet)

11.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

19.0

19.9

16 to Sept. 30

11.0

14.0

2,580

3,850

16.0

17.0

5,060

6,060

Note. Same as 

eToiTll.9 and al

preceding table 

ove 17.1 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

32

32

32

126

445

1,070

1,340

1,420

1,490

1,440

1,250

1,320

1,490

1,560

1,600

1,600

1,560

1,400

915

366

440

1,150

1,260

1,360

1,420

1,460

1,480

1,460

1,280

758

336

Nov.

249

204

175

154

136

123

114

105

99

91

88

88

192

272

242

219

182

150

133

123

117

108

99

96

96

93

91

91

91

91

-

Dec.

88

82

80

77

77

72

69

69

65

69

540

1,430

1,580

1,660

1,700

1,720

1,720

1,780

1,840

1,860

1,880

2,010

2,040

2,010

1,950

1,900

1,880

1,860

1,860

1,840

1,840

Jan.

1,840

1,860

2,130

3,290

3,450

4,070

4,870

5,640

6,200

7,890

9,010

9,930

11,100

11,600

12,100

12,400

11,800

11,400

10,600

9,930

9,240

8,550

7,890

7,250

6,680

7,460

7,250

7,050

6,350

5,810

5,500

Month

October ........ ........... ...

November ....... ................

December ...... ..................

Calendar year 1949 . . .....

January ............ . . . ........

February .......... . .... .......

March ......... ...............

April ...... ...... ..............

May ............ . ........ .....

June ........... .............

July .................. ..........

August ................ ....

September .....................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

5,310

5,220

5,060

4,910

4,770

4,710

4,590

4,590

4,770

4,770

4,710

4,710

5,400

5,810

6,060

6,060

6,200

6,060

6,060

5,930

6,060

7,050

7,050

6,860

6,510

5,810

5,600

5,310

_

_

-

Mar.

4,910

4,590

4,470

4,290

4,000

3,800

3,600

3,300

3,020

2,690

2,340

1,880

1,680

1,540

1,520

1,520

1,500

1,460

1,320

1,190

1,190

1,240

1,260

1,280

1,250

1,130

2,020

2,490

2,690

3,020

3,260

Secondfoot days

32,892

4,112

37,648

586,358

230,140

155,950

75,450

116,399

21*042

3 502

1^997

32,328

761,159

Apr.

5,400

3,550

4,110

5,690

7,050

7,460

7,460

7,250

6,860

6,510

6,060

5,810

5,500

5,140

4,840

4,530

4,170

3,850

3,500

3,100

2,720

2,220

1,560

908

495

416

366

332

412

1,130

-

Maxi, 

1,600

272

2,040

9,700

12,400

7,050

4,910

7,460

2,310

1,620

284

2,720

12,400

May

1,190

1,240

1,320

1,400

1,370

1,200

930

880

950

1,780

1,920

2,100

2,250

2,310

£,310

2,280

2,250

2,220

2,160

2,130

2,100

2,100

2,010

1,920

1,760

1,460

937

490

872

1,050

810

Minimum

32

88

65

18

1,840

4,590

1,130

332

490

111

45

14

93

14

June

402

284

692

1,460

1,560

1,600

1,600

1,620

1,580

1,440

962

344

226

219

238

465

475

392

288

242

332

690

1,010

1,010

735

416

292

207

150

111

-

Mean

1,061

137

1,214

1,605

7,424

5,570

2 434

3, 880

1,603

701

113

64.4

1,078

2,085

July

91

77

69

204

136

126

226

284

234

150

88

62

51

45

56

74

58

51

186

215

280

186

82

60

47

49

72

60

65

62

56

Aug.

96

105

105

77

69

62

54

43

36

32

32

25

28

36

45

38

30

30

34

30

26

25

18

18

16

14

14

16

38

117

690

Per square 

mile

1.28

.165

1.46

1.94

8.96

6.72

2.94

4.68

1 93

.846

.136

. 078

1.30

2.52

Sept.

1,820

1,940

2,280

2,490

2,660

2,720

2,660

2,460

2,010

1,600

1,310

1,370

1,280

920

455

336

300

242

182

224

950

588

407

316

219

154

120

117

105

93

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.48

.18

1.68

26.32

10.33

7.00

3 39

5. 22

z'.zz

. 94

!l6

.09

1.45

34.14

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec.-ft.). Jan. 15 (6:30 p.m.) 12,600 sec.-ft,; Feb. 22 (8 a.m.) 7,250 

ec.-ft.; Apr. 6 (9:30 a.m. ) 7,670 sec.-ft.
480 WABA3H RIVER BASIN

Bonpas Creek at Browns, 111.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°£2'50", long. 87°58'35", in SW^SEv sec. 33, T. 1 

B., K. 14 W., at Browns, 30 feet upstream from concrete dam of Albion municipal water 

plant, 100 feet upstream from Nigger Creek, 300 feet upstream from State Highway 15, and 

a quarter of a mile upstream from Southern Railway bridge. Datum of gage is 374.92 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--235 square miles.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 10 years, 249 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,580 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, SO.35 

feet); no flow Oct. 1-3.

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 5,490 second-feet Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 20.40 

feet); no flow at times most years.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Albion municipal water plant diverts about 0.1 second-foot at gage; 

diversion not included in records.

Cooperation. Gage-height records for Wabash River at Grayville furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods of backwater or 

indefinite stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet,

and discharge in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 5 to Aug. 27)

2

1.25

1.9 

3.6 

6.4

1.3

l.E

2.0 144

193

246

313

420

710

9.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.2

957

1,410

1,820

2,430

3,270

4,440

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

o

0

1}

f .6

a60

a400

a500

a480

a250

a90

a200

a400

a500

a300

a!20

a6o

a25

flE

flO

f!8

149

732

830

767

307

44

28

22

17

12

10

Nov.

10

7.8

7.1

5.8

5.2

4.6

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.8

45

106

63

29

17

12

9.4

8.5

6.4

6.4

5.8

5.8

7.1

6.4

5.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

-

Dec.

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.8

4.1

321

1,170

1,280

1,340

1,220

804

218

294

521

420

238

919

1,170

1,290

1,250

1,060

1,060

1,030

830

C358

c71

Jan.

c57

C219

856

2,660

4,440

4,380

3,960

3,500

3,270

f3,500

a3,000

a2,300

a2,600

a3,200

a3,000

a3,500

a3,000

32,600

a2,100

al,500

al.OOO

aBOO

a600

3500

a560

82,000

a3,000

a2,700

aS,300

al,500

al.OOO

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 . ..........

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

a 800

a 700

a600

a540

8540

3700

al,OoO

al,300

al.OOO

a700

a600

C568

2,440

3,450

3,320

2,860

2,290

1,720

cl,220

C572

C806

2,130

2,580

2,320

cl,800

ol,240

C631

c!84

_

-

Secondfoot-days

6,343.6

401.5

16,896.5

130,610.8

69,602

38,611

13,104

19,503

11,207

3,873.9

1,070.4

213.8

3,669.9

184,496.6

Mar.

C176

c!19

c75

c76

C28

029

c36

c44

c46

c38

c81

491

732

779

539

C159

clOO

c81

c59

c70

e216

C210

c96

c70

c51

c43

1,250

2,100

2,220

1,800

1,290

Apr.

c765

C271

1,170

2,600

3,140

2,860

2,290

1,700

cl,200

C582

c433

c249

c70

c41

e34

e24

e20

c!8

c21

c24

c25

:23

c20

22

33

47

48

31

552

1,190

-

Maximum

830

106

1,340

4,200

4,440

3,450

2,220

3,140

1,310

668

491

80

710

4,440

May

1,310

1,250

864

C318

c77

c58

c41

c32

030

925

1,220

1,190

929

388

71

54

48

39

28

21

18

36

18

15

13

10

f!80

f9O2

743

f327

52

Minimum

0

2.4

2.8

0

57

184

28

18

10

6

1

.1

1.5

0

June

31

21

69

325

91

45

28

17

14

11

9.4

7.1

f9.4

f!54

f521

f668

f413

47

45

f400

584

C244

c31

c!8

Cl2

c21

14

alO

38

a6

-

Mean

205

13.4

545

358

2,245

1,379

423

650

362

129

34.5

6.9C

122

505

July

34

36

a!5

a8

238

61

18

15

alO

a6

a4

a2

1.5

1.3

1.1

al

al

a5

a5

35

4.6

2.4

55

491

74

15

9.4

4.6

2.4

1.7

2.4

Aug.

28

5.8

2.1

1.5

.9

.6

.5

.5

.6

.5

.6

.7

.7

.6

.5

.3

.2

.1

8.4

80

18

5.2

2.1

1.1

.9

.5

.3

. 2

.2

.2

52

Per square 

mile

0.872

.057

2.32

1.52

9.55

5.87

1.80

2.77

1.54

.549

.147

.029

.519

2.15

Sept.

618

710

648

608

566

202

17

15

17

18

20

21

25

12

7.1

5.2

3.6

2.4

2.1

1.7

2.4

80

33

15

7.8

3.6

3.2

2.4

1.9

1.5

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.00

.06

2.67

20.66

11.01

6.11

2.07

3.09

1.77

.61

.17

.03

.58

29.17

Peak discharge (base. 2,100 sec.-ft.). Jan. 5 (12:30 p.m.) 4,580 sec.-ft.; Jan. 16 (time and dlscharge unknown); Jan. 27 [time and discharge unknown); Feb. 14 (3 p.m.) 3,500 sec.-ft.; Feb. 23 

(11:30 a.m.) 2,620 sec.-ft.; Mar. 29 (3 p.m.) 2,290 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (3 p.m.) 3,180 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Little Wabash River at Wllcox 

and Skillet Pork at Wayne City.

c Backwater from Wabash River; discharge computed by using stage at Orayville as a factor.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge computed on basis of records for Little Wabash 

River at Wilcox and Skillet Fork at Wayne City.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
WABASH RIVBR BASIN 481

Little Wabash River at Wilcox, 111.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°38'05", long. 88°17'50 M , in SE-^ sec. 3, T. 2 N., 

RT~B~E., 300 feet downstream from highway bridge at Wilcox and a quarter of a mile downstream from Big Muddy Creek. Datum of gage is 392.29 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Drainage area.--1,130 square miles.

Kecords available. August 1914 to September 1950.

Average discharge'. 36 years, 859 second-feet.

KxtremesT--Maximum discharge during year, 47,000 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 26.67 

feet); minimum, 15 second-feet Aug. 30.

1914-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 5, 1950; minimum observed, 0.09 second-foot 

Oct. 30, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years ). W 523: 1915(M). W 973: 1937-40.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 8 to Sept. 3O

2.9 17

3.0 23 

3.3 42 

4.0 91 

5.0 174

Hote.--Sa 

table above

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

11.0

280

408

700

1,040

le as following 

11.0 feet.

3.0 

3.4 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

81

153

196

249

7.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

15.0

17.0

374 

688 

1,040 

1,640 

1,920 

2,7OO

18.0

18.5

19.0

3,200

3,640

4,230

4,980

6,000

7,540

21.0 9,600

22.0 14,600

23.0 20,800

25.9 41,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

19

17

18

21

64

1,470

3,050

3,350

2,850

1,960

822

1,830

3,440

4,230

4,360

6,250

7,540

6,840

4,620

2,100

1,430

2,850

2,750

1,900

1,100

528

316

244

206

182

165

Nov.

149

137

126

120

112

106

98

95

91

88

84

87

187

227

165

137

126

109

95

87

76

72

69

67

65

63

61

61

61

60

-

Dec.

58

56

54

54

51

50

50

50

49

87

604

1,700

1,800

1,400

928

445

244

342

910

1,480

1,970

3,860

5,430

6,840

5,770

5,870

7,540

7,540

5,770

4,360

2,520

Jan.

1,320

824

2,090

10,900

39,700

41,100

25,000

13,100

8,320

7,180

6,840

6,OOO

5,160

5,770

8,320

12,600

14,100

10,600

8,320

6,520

4,810

2,540

1,240

807

824

3,330

9,190

7,920

5,550

5,160

4,810

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 .........

Feb.

3,240

1,480

756

528

432

416

416

560

1,830

2,400

1,980

2,290

5,280

12,600

21,500

18,000

1O.60O

7,180

5,150

3,260

2,490

5,490

8,730

6,840

6,520

85,600

a2,600

al,300

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

66,521

3,08;

67,881

549,78;

279, 94E

139, 46E

52,06t

51,52;

14,68^

40,29"

14,86(

2,774

11,58C

744,67

Mar.

8700

a60o

a500

a400

a330

a330

a330

a310

291

261

329

933

2,850

3,980

3,640

3,100

2,010

1,340

1,120

910

1,240

1,200

1,140

1,120

824

528

1,960

4,500

6,250

4,810

4,230

Apr.

3,750

2,010

2,400

3,520

4,500

4,810

4,230

5,350

4,980

3,020

1,400

773

640

480

361

303

267

244

238

238

238

227

201

182

558

1,580

807

348

867

3,000

Maximum

7,540

227

7.540

13.600

41,100

21,500

6,250

5,350

t 3,350

L 3,980

) 2,700

I 402

2,080

41,100

May

3,350

1,970

964

496

348

285

238

196

174

1,030

1,800

1,000

480

297

216

174

145

126

112

106

98

92

87

88

134

112

92

89

120

149

116

Minimum

17

60

49

14

807

416

261

182

87

137

39

16

37

16

June

137

161

153

1,850

3,350

3,540

3,270

1,940

611

196

137

210

291

192

464

705

592

297

661

2,700

3,980

3,860

3,540

3,440

2,280

892

302

222

174

144

Mean

2,146

103

2,190

1,506

9,030

4,981

1,680

1,717

474

1,343

479

89.5

386

2,040

July

249

303

137

400

1,400

1,860

2,320

2,700

2,450

1,020

303

187

145

123

106

95

90

84

78

98

102

88

75

69

67

73

59

51

47

42

39

Aug.

50

122

402

202

91

55

40

32

29

28

90

196

112

71

f56

a40

a35

a 30

f!06

f402

206

120

66

42

29

23

19

18

17

16

29

Per square 

mile

1.90

.091

1.94

1.33

7.99

4.41

1.49

1.52

.419

1.19

.424

.079

.342

1.81

Sept.

f361

f 1,600

2,080

fl,920

f 1,240

f402

174

126

98

82

73

70

192

211

165

109

76

56

46

40

37

42

756

807

335

157

109

85

70

61

-

Runoff in 

inches

2.19

.10

2.23

18.10

9.21

4.59

1.71

1.70

.48

1.33

.49

.09

.38

24.50

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 see.-ft.) . Oct. 17 (8 a.m.) 7,920 sec.-ft.; Dec. 28 (l a.m.) 7,920 

sec.-ft. ; Jan. 5 {9:30 p.m.) 47.000 sec.-ft.; Jan. 17 (1:30 a.m.) 15.100 sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 (5 p.m.) 

6,520 sec.-ft.j Pet. 15 (5 p.m.) 23,600 sec.-ft.; Feb. 23 (7:30 a.m.) 9,160 sec.-ft.; Mar. 29 (9 a.m.) 

6,520 sec.-ft.; Apr. 8 (7 p.m.) 5,550 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Bonpas Creek at Browns and 

Skillet Pork at Wayne City.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
238383

482 WA3ASH RIVER BASIN

Little Wabash River at Cam!, 111.

Location. Water-stage recrrder, lat . 3E°U3 I 40 11 , long. 88°09'35", near center of E? sec.

 L'b, T. 5 3., R. 9 E. , at Possum Bridge, 2| miles downstream from Carrai and 7f miles 

d'<wnstr-am from Skillet Fork. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at highway bridge 3.1 

miles upstream from base gage. Datum of both gages is 339.91 feet above mean sea level, 

datum uf 1929.

available.--October 19 to Decemb-r 1912 (gage heights only), October 1939 tc

Average discharge.--11 years (1939-50), 2,848 second-feei.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 39,400 secuni-f"t Jan. 11 (fage height, 35.23 

reet) ; minimun, 73 se^nri j.fe -t Aug. 31.

1939-50: Maxim Lira discharge, that jf Jan. 11, 1950; minimum, 4.7 second-feet Oct. 30 

to Nov. 2, 1944; minimum gage height, n.75 foct Sept. 16, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 36.23 feet in January 1937.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

100

91

89

122

698

2,580

3,940

4,690

5,070

5,410

5,600

6,460

h6, 950

h6,800

h6, 810

h6,870

h6, 870

6,820

6,640

6,020

5,820

e,R9o

7,370

7,770

8,160

8,450

8,610

8,410

7,480

6,430

4,490

Nov.

2,070

847

529

429

378

348

325

302

290

268

258

252

368

830

973

793

647

517

417

355

322

288

272

257

245

232

222

215

215

210

~

Dec.

202

195

190

192

188

175

173

171

160

169

460

3,600

5,900

6,460

6,700

6,760

6,520

5,720

4,880

4,130

3,900

4,980

6,460

6,870

7,250

7,950

8,690

9,170

9,500

9,920

10,100

Jan.

10,300

10,400

10,600

12,200

14,600

15,400

17,400

20,400

50,800

38,200

38,600

36,600

35,200

33,800

32,100

31,900

30,000

28,300

27,000

26,000

25,100

23,800

22,300

20,700

19,100

20,100

19,400

18,700

18,100

17,700

17,600

Month

October ........ ....... ........

November ............... . . ......

December ........... . . . . . . ,

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ......... ... ...........

February ... ....... . ... ....

March ...... .............

April ....... .... ... ........

M

~v ay . .............. .......

June ........... . . . . ......

July ............ . ...... ......

August ................. . . .....

September .............. . . . ....

Water year 1949-50 ........

Feb.

17,500

17,300

16,600

16,100

15,200

14,400

13,600

13,200

13,200

12,300

11,400

10,700

12,100

13,300

13,300

13,400

14,000

15,000

16,400

17,500

18,400

20,300

19,800

19,300

18,900

18,500

18,100

17,300

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

168, 31C

13, 674

137,71.

1,716,37

722, 40C

437,10

266,26

£33,42

153,45

55,10

20,33

5,75

30,68

2,224,22

Mar

16,700

16,000

15,200

14,200

13,700

12,900

12,200

11,400

10,900

10,100

8,840

7,880

7,520

7,150

7,010

6,960

6,980

6,820

6,530

5,980

5,590

5,110

4,500

3,750

3,090

2,480

5,330

7,650

7,710

7,880

8,200

Apr.

8,590

8,960

9,900

11,100

12,500

12,500

13,000

13,000

13,000

12,900

12,500

12,100

11,900

11,400

10,700

10,200

9,580

8,140

6,710

5,230

3,020

1,480

826

68t3

651

h6 58

hi, 020

hi, 900

h3,830

h5,660

-

Maximum

) 8,610

I 2,070

3 10,100

3 32,700

) 38,600

) 20,300

) 16,700

5 13,000

7 8,060

7 5,220

7 2,220

3 444

5 4,030

: 38,600

May

h6,450

7,100

7,700

8,060

8,050

7,780

7,270

6,020

5,310

5,510

7,160

7,160

7,310

7,23:

6,980

h5,960

h4,680

3,220

hi, 850

847

511

531

552

442

372

338

594

3,430

2,600

hi, 580

h810

Minimum

89

210

160

59

10,300

10,700

2,480

638

538

436

124

75

101

75

June

h587

h492

955

2,420

1,580

1,720

2,650

2,730

2,690

2,660

2,550

1,820

931

504

437

436

678

887

817

703

1,350

2,550

3,220

2,930

2,920

3,020

2,990

3,050

2,840

h2,O10

-

Mean

5,429

456

4,442

4,702

23,300

15,610

8,589

7,781

4,30E

1,837

656

186

1,023

6,094

July

908

454

364

762

575

603

998

1,480

1,780

2,040

2,200

2,220

1,630

822

470

340

267

225

238

193

169

153

155

213

209

184

148

129

126

124

158

Aug.

211

146

115

84

87

160

328

236

196

158

136

110

100

95

139

h!92

h!49

h!48

h!29

h240

h302

h434

444

359

280

206

141

112

90

75

156

Per square 

mile

1.76

.148

1.44

1.52

7.54

5.05

2.78

2.52

1.39

.594

.212

.060

.331

1.97

Sept.

638

1,600

2,740

3,610

4,030

3,640

2,960

2,170

1,350

878

793

658

470

339

279

302

338

293

244

202

164.

125

107

101

125

556

715

625

365

268

-

Runoff in 

inches

2.03

.16

1.66

20.66

8.69

5.26

3.20

2.81

1.61

.66

.24

.07

.37

26.76

Peak discharge (b se, 7.000 see, -ft . ) . Pet . 27 (8 a.m.' 

.) 20,600 sec. -ft.; Apr 8 (12 m. ,

8,680 sec.-ft.; Jan. 11 (l a.m.) 39,400 

sec.-ft.; Feb. 22 (10 a. 13,200 sec.-ft.; May 5 (6 a.m.) 8,140

sec.-ft

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings at base gage.

Note. Auxiliary gage intakes plugged June 3 to Sept. 30; discharge computed using fall as determined by outside gage readings as a factor.
W ABASH RIVER BASIN 483

Skillet Fork at Wayne City, 111.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°21'25", long. 88°35'00", In SWij sec. 7, T. 23., 

HTTT~E., an eighth of a mile downstream from Shoe Creek, half a mile downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 15, 0.9 mile upstream from Southern Railroad bridge, and 1 mile 

north of Wayne City. Datum of gage Is 383.15 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 475 square miles.

Hecgrds available. June 1928 to September 1950. August 1908 to December 1912 and June 

1914 to September 1921 at site at Southern Railway bridge 0.9 mile downstream.

Average discharge.--29 years (1914-21, 1928-50), 418 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,000 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 22.16 

1'eet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot Sept. 21-24; minimum gage height, 0.31 foot July 17, 18, 

20.

1908-12, 1914-21, 1923-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 5, 1950; no flow at times 

during 1908, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair, and those for 

period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). W 1143: ' 1947-48.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-E, Oct. 27 to 

Dec. 10, Jan. 4-7, June 23 to Aug. 31, Sept. 14-3O)

4.5 

8.0

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

3.0 

6.0 

9.0

560

960

11.0

13.0

16.0

17.0

17.5

18.0

1,290

1,700

2,510

2,980

3,340

3,830

18.5 4,590

19.0 5,900

19.5 8,000

20.0 10,500

21.7 19,000

Discharge, in second-feet. water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.6

5.2

4.8

4.2

92

2,050

3,110

2,860

2,760

1,980

604

2,050

2,980

2,710

2,630

2,080

662

137

79

83

877

2,850

3,520

3,110

2,060

623

152

93

7O

58

50

Nov.

44

39

36

35

32

30

28

27

27

27

27

29

50

50

37

35

33

29

27

26

24

23

22

22

22

22

21

22

£2

23

-

Dec.

23

23

22

21

22

23

26

29

28

29

249

1,900

2,100

1,200

403

162

104

266

659

724

1,040

2, 760

3,S2u

3*430

3,340

2,710

2,760

E,440

1,620

586

293

Jan.

227

392

1,410

9,500

19,000

11,000

5,300

3,950

2,590

2,740

3,110

2,920

3,340

4,080

3,950

5,040

4,590

3,520

2,200

750

254

194

205

276

315

2,570

5,040

4,400

3,830

2,380

870

Month

October ............. . ..........

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February . .......................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........ . .............

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

337

315

326

293

304

381

370

638

2,230

1,680

892

946

3,840

9,500

9,500

5,040

3,420

1,570

502

282

955

3,980

5,900

5,040

3,500

1,530

392

200

_

_

~

Secondfoot-days

40 349 8 '891

32 , 612

293,296.0

109,943

63,863

29,456

30,142

18,156

4,703

335.0

555.2

7,546.7

338,552.7

Mar.

232

227

172

111

92

90

92

90

80

66

382

1,160

2,420

2,670

2,200

971

392

315

249

293

502

469

370

304

210

137

1,960

4,230

3,830

3,180

1,960

Apr.

652

414

2,220

4,080

5,300

3,950

2,990

1,290

342

244

348

254

178

127

101

81

72

69

67

70

70

63

60

77

254

698

698

293

1,360

3,720

Maximum

3,520

50

3,620

13,000

19,000

9,500

4,230

5,300

3,260

946

51

91

1,750

19,000

May

3,260

2,460

970

315

200

147

104

77

65

1,460

3,040

2,670

1,470

458

222

137

88

63

51

45

41

39

50

56

39

33

72

264

122

79

59

Minimum

4.2

21

21

2.2

194

200

66

60

33

12

2.5

8.4

1.0

1.0

June

43

34

38

172

820

737

187

58

41

33

28

26

24

25

33

34

49

34

29

596

946

469

90

42

30

24

19

16

14

12

Mean ,

1 30229.'

1,052

804

3,547

2,281

950

1,005

586

157

10. t

17. E

252

928

July

11

12

23

18

43

51

31

19

13

10

8.0

7.0

6.2

5.2

4.0

3.2

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.5

3.2

3.8

4.5

5.2

5.6

6.2

7.0

6.6

6.2

5.6

5.9

Aug.

12

24

18

15

16

22

18

16

17

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

18

29

26

22

18

15

12

11

9.6

8.4

9.2

11

11

91

Per square 

mile

2.74

.063

2.21

1.69

7.47

4.8O

2.00

2.12

1.23

.331

.023

.038

.531

1.95

Sept.

1,370

1,75O

1,430

al, 20O

a700

a350

a20O

allO

a 100

a80

a50

a60

a30

10

7.0

4.2

3.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.4

3.8

4.8

4.8

4.2

2.8

2.2

-

Runoff in 

inches

3.16

.07

2.55

22.95

8.61

5.00

2.31

2.36

1.42

.37

.03

.04

.59

26.51

;

_ _. ., auu afc.-iL.; rial', co {y p.m.; 4t,osw aec. 

3:30 p.m.) 3,830 sec.-ft.; May 11 (2 p.m.) 3,180 set.-4.1,. 

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Little Wabash River at Wilcox 

and Bonpas Creek at Browns.

238383 O - 53 - 32
484 SALINE RIVER BASIN

Saline River near Junction, 111.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°41'52". long. 88°16'00", in NE-f sec. 36, T. 93., 

K. '6 E. , at old Island Ripple Bridge site, Z\ miles southwest of Junction, 4 miles 

downstream from North Fork, and 13^ miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 320.40 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 3j miles downstream at Eagle Ripple Ford and 200 feet downstream from Eagle Creek. Datum of auxiliary gage is SCO.43 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--1,040 square miles.

Kecords available. October 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--11 years, 1,420 second-feet (unadjusted).

.Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34,600 second-feet Jan. 24; maximum gage height, 

43.84 feet Jan. 21 (backwater from Ohio River); minimum discharge during non-backwater 

periods, 13 second-feet Oct. 1.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 37,400 second-feet Mar. 19, 1945; maximum gage height, 

44.03 feet Mar. 17, 1945 (bachwater from Ohio River); maximum daily reversed flow, 6,260 

second-feet Apr. 21, 1948; minimum discharge during non-backwater periods, 0.9 secondfoot Sept. 2C, 23, 1944; minimum gage height, 1.01 feet Sept. 25-28, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 55.8 feet in February 1937 (backwater from Ohio River).

Remarks. Records fair except those for no gage-height record, doubtful auxiliary gageheight record and extremely flat slopes, which are poor. Discharge for most of year 

computecPusing fall as determined by auxiliary gage as a factor. Backwater from Ohio 

River frequently causes reversal fo flow at station and occasionally, at extremely high 

stages, causes diversion from Wabash River to Saline River just above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

14

19

118

1,400

4,740

4,940

4,860

3,700

2,460

1,070

3,440

5,010

5,260

4,380

2,140

609

343

263

296

2,610

3,980

3,450

3,230

1,540

585

330

263

223

198

177

Nov.

161

143

139

126

117

110

104

102

96

88

80

82

203

543

330

218

163

135

119

110

110

100

96

92

90

90

88

88

88

86

-

Dec.

84

78

70

70

66

66

66

70

68

82

1,630

6,340

6,710

7,410

6,940

4,740

1,860

1,600

2,730

1,930

1,100

2,920

4,690

4,700

2,700

2,460

4,790

5,320

4,480

1,910

e500

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January ................

February. ..............

March. .................

April ..................

May.......... ..........

June ...................

July...... .............

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50

Jan.

e850

3,900

6,190

11,300

15,200

18,600

19,800

18,800

16,700

14,300

12,100

9,430

10,300

16,800

23,400

26,700

28,800

29, 7OO

30,100

30,500

32,700

32,600

32,000

33,800

32,700

31,300

31,800

30,100

28,100

25,700

21,700

Feb.

17,500

14, 8OO

12,600

9,210

5,090

e-1,300

e-4,000

e-4,600

eO

e5,4OO

e7 , 200

9,640

18,100

25,000

27,600

26,200

23,100

20,000

17,100

14,800

12,600

12,100

13,600

13,400

12,500

11,300

10,500

10,100

_

_

Mar.

9,240

8,120

7,220

5,680

4,590

d2 , 700

d2 , 300

dl,90C

dl,700

dl , 600

dl,500

1,350

3,710

3,520

1,710

e850

e750

el , 000

el, 400

2,460

3,880

2,370

el, 100

el, 000

el, 200

el, 100

6,540

8,520

9,860

10,500

9,110

Apr.

6,980

4,360

7,650

10,500

12,700

13,500

12,800

11,000

8,6OO

6,760

5,140

3,330

d2,400

d2,100

d2,300

d2 , 500

d2,600

d2,300

dl,700

dl,000

d600

d270

d200

dlSO

151

181

175

143

1,400

4,690

-

Observed

Secondfoot -days

61,662

4,097

78,180

674,337

675,970

339,540

118,480

128,210

95,480

33,935

3,115

17,146

59 , 475

1,615,290

Maximum

5,260

543

7,4lO

12,000

33,800

27,600

10,500

13,500

10,600

5,900

550

3,160

7,740

33,800

Minimum

14

80

66

-1,780

862

-4,600

750

151

0

-600

-25

38

107

-4,600

Mean

1,989

137

2,522

1,847

21,810

12,130

4^274

3,080

1,131

100

553

1,919

4,425

Hay

5,320

4,170

2,560

1,090

e350

d250

dlSO

eO

100

5,860

8,010

10,100

10,600

9,960

8,270

5,230

1,390

e600

e500

e350

e!50

e350

e350

d200

elOO

e!50

1,120

4,950

5,590

4,370

3,290

June

1,270

235

2,450

5,130

5,900

5,740

3,400

1,160

d300

dlOO

d500

d400

d300

d250

d200

dlOO

d70

100

200

200

1,810

970

e200

e-600

d300

d200

d650

d850

dSOO

e750

-

Diversion

from 

Wabash River 

(second-feet)l

0

0

0

-34

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

(*)

July

e

d

e

300

200

550

401

153

98

70

48

36

a!6

d-25

d

dO

1OO

50

30

24

23

32

175

177

96

56

41

38

29

21

96

s40

eO

340

200

Mean

1,989

137

2,522

1,813

_

_

3,822

4,274

3,080

1,131

100

553

1,919

-

Aug.

1,840

1,17

e30

e!5

0

0

0

elOO

62

4

3

3

6

8

8

110

82

9

11

13

2

9

2

743

409

24

1,47

3,16

7

3

D

1,550

326

16

11

9

5

7

3

72

62

5

6

22

1,10

D

D

6

D

3,020

Per square 

mile

1.91

.132

2.42

1.74

_

_

3.68

4.11

2.96

1.09

.096

.532

1.85

-

Sept.

7,740

6,880

6,800

6,100

3,430

1,550

634

1,320

3,350

4,580

4,680

4,250

3,200

1,230

518

330

250

204

165

152

148

159

148

107

e200

e!50

e200

e200

e400

e400

-

Runoff in 

inches

2.21

.15

2.80

23.68

_

_

4.24

4.58

3.41

1.21

.11

.61

2.13

-

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec.-ft.).--Dec. 14 (8 to 9 p.m.) 7,550 sec.-ft.; Jan. 7 (5 to 6 p.m.) 

19,900 sec.-ftT; Jan. 24 (2 p.m.) 34,600 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (5 to 6 a.m.) 27,900 sec.-ft.; Mar. 30 

(9 to 11 a.m.) 10,500 sec.-ft.; Apr. 6 (12 m.) 13,700 sec.-ft.; May 13 (7 a.m. to 3 p.m.) 10,700 ">' 

ft.; Sept. 1 (2 a.m.) 7,900 sec.-ft.

' - ' ' ------ to Sallne River just above station ed ..... by b Ohio

eliable.

uted o

.

t Diversion f 

River.

* Some diversion occurred but data n

No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurement.

Doubtful auxiliary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurement and 

cords for station on Little Wabash River at Carml.

e Extremely flat slope; discharge computed from approximate stage-fall discharge relation. 

Note. --Negative figures of observed discharge indicate reverse flow.

d D 

reco
TRADEWATER RIVER BASIN 485

Tradewater River at Olney, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°13'35", long. 87°46'45", at highway bridge at 

Olney, Hopkins County, 1.1 miles upstream from Cave Creek, 5.1 miles downstream from 

Plynn Cresk, and 9j miles northeast of Princeton. Datum of gage is 362.80 feet above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Drainage area.--255 square miles.

Records available.--August 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--10 years, 324 second-feet.

Extremes.--M ximum discharge during year, 4,260 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 15.50 

reet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.82 feet).

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 7,120 second-feet Feb.'16, 1949 (gage height, 16.78 

feet) ; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 19.27 fset, from floodmarks, in January 1937 (discharge, 17,000 

second-feet, by slope-area method).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods computed using rate of change 

of stage as a factor (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, Nov. 19 to Dec. 5, Sept. 27-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

0.3 

1.5 

2.2 

4.0 

7.5

2.3 

2.5

3.5 

4.5

25

67

142

283

6.0

9.0

11.0

13.1

445

906

1,240

1,740

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

67

111

165

267

5.0

9.0

11.0

12.5

420

990

1,350

1,730

14.4

14.8

15.5

2,560

3,000

4,260

Hote. Same as preceding table below 29 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.4

.4

.8

3.0

66

279

351

206

142

270

170

170

270

174

125

94

79

66

56

50

73

228

224

190

141

108

85

73

62

57

56

Nov.

58

63

62

63

66

62

56

53

50

50

56

60

79

127

206

156

113

90

71

60

53

46

42

40

36

34

33

40

42

45

-

Dec.

43

41

38

37

37

43

67

97

91

80

526

1,740

2,600

3,370

3,390

2,980

2,470

2,070

1,760

1,280

918

743

630

511

360

619

1,410

1,210

864

692

408

Jan.

298

758

2,000

2,520

3,780

4,220

3,800

3,110

2,680

2,650

2,670

2,670

3,370

4,000

3,730

3,660

3,080

2,560

2,250

1,890

1,260

869

666

498

430

890

1,800

1,860

1,970

2,120

2,260

Month

October ..........................

Novembe r .........................

December .... ...............

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ...... . ................

February ..................... ...

March ............................

April ...........................

May ......... ... ... ............

June ......... ..... .............

July ............... ........

August ...........................

September .......... . ...... ....

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,460

2,750

2,900

2,770

2,420

1,980

1,220

794

655

729

698

1,280

1,850

2,440

3,180

3,200

2,820

2,370

1,870

974

700

874

1,160

867

664

451

304

276

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

3,869.6

2,012

31,125

190,468.9

70,319

44,656

21,353

19,357

17,395

11,219

2,944.8

4,273

23,927

252,450.4

Mar.

396

426

330

265

231

211

198

253

322

300

506

1,560

1,580

1,640

1,680

1,300

880

675

434

316

312

306

276

239

211

187

773

1,750

1,550

1,350

896

Apr.

648

473

1,760

2,080

2,300

2,380

2,320

1,960

1,160

722

505

339

298

235

196

173

156

146

137

133

126

111

103

95

90

88

82

79

154

308

Maximum

351

206

3,390

7,030

4,220

3,200

1,750

2,380

1,560

1,660

375

497

1,840

4,220

May

258

412

988

754

520

333

628

1,200

1,140

1,340

1,480

1,560

1,510

1,370

1,130

747

465

249

239

218

148

116

95

77

65

55

46

45

46

50

111

Minimum

0.4

33

37

.4

298

276

187

79

45

30

9.8

25

42

.4

June

88

82

280

1,660

1,350

725

454

165

103

83

120

137

95

74

80

74

56

40

30

34

44

544

1,160

1,180

1,180

714

402

132

77

56

-

Mean

125

67.1

1,004

522

2,268

1,595

689

645

561

374

95.0

138

798

692

July

44

35

27

24

24

119

161

72

42

28

21

16

14

11

9.8

10

16

19

93

185

125

105

62

151

375

214

368

298

139

79

58

Aug.

76

229

497

338

148

84

58

43

39

39

97

74

48

38

134

296

175

167

342

271

154

95

66

48

38

31

25

27

109

177

310

Per square 

mile

0.490

.263

3.94

2.05

8.89

6.25

2.70

2.53

2.20

1.47

.373

.541

3.13

2.71

Sept.

1,290

1,260

1,470

1,680

1,770

1,840

1,840

1,600

1,690

1,740

1,750

1,690

1,400

897

632

292

167

128

103

84

76

80

71

71

68

58

44

42

47

47

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.56

.29

4.54

27.79

10.26

6.51

3.11

2.82

2.54

1.64

.43

.62

3.49

36.81

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 sec.-ft.). Dee. 14-15 (11 p.m. to 6 a.m.) 3,460 sec.-ft.; Jan. 6 

(6:3° a.m.) 4,260 sec.-ft.; Jan. 14 (3 to 5 p.m.) 4,060 sec.-ft.; Feb. 3 (2 to 7 p.m.) 2,930 sec.- 

ft.; Feb. 15-16 (10 p.m. to 2 a.m.) 3,250 sec.-ft.; Apr. 6 (3 to 7 p.m.) 2,400 sec.-ft.

Mote. Discharge for most days between 500 and 2,000 second-feet computed using rate of change of 

stage as a factor.
486 BAY CREEK BASIN

Hayes Creek at Glendale, 111.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°27'25", long. 88"40'05", in SW^SWi sec. 21, T. 

12 a. , R. 5 E., at bridge at Glendale, 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 18.9 square miles.

Kecoras available.--May 1949 to September 1950.

Extremes.--ia4yr~ Maximum discharge during period May to September, 304 second-feet June 

'd'f (gage height, 8.44 feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot on several days in August and 

September.

1949-50: Maximum discharge during water year, 3,020 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height 

14.32 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,600 second-feet; minimum, 0.2 secondfoot on several days in July.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1949-50 

1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

May

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

June

0.6

.6

.5

.6

.8

1.0

.7

.6

.5

2.5

July

1.3

.9

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

Aug.

0.5

.5

.4

.4

26

17

1.5

.8

.6

.6

Sept.

0.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

May

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

June

0.8

1.8

.9

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

July

23

4.4

33

20

24

15

4.1

2.0

1.3

3.8

Aug.

11

30

16

1.6

.8

4.3

2.1

1.3

.8

.6

Sept.

0.4

.4

8.1

3.8

1.5

1.0

1.1

4.9

2.0

1.0

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

May

_

_

-

_

_

1.5

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

June

0.5

.5

.5

5.2

17

1.4 in

23

6.0

2.1

-

July

1.5

1.2

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

Aug.

0.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

50

12

1.3

.8

.6

Sept.

0.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

a. 5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

-

Peak discharge [base 

a No gage-heigh 

for Cache River at Porman.

800 sec . -ft.). No peak above "base. 

ecord; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

aO.4

.6

.9

5.1

89

307

22

84

29

13

8.8

56

22

11

7.7

6.0

4.8

3.5

2.4

2.1

2.1

3.7

4.8

3.2

2.7

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

Nov.

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

2.0

2.8

8.4

7.4

4.S

3.6

2.7

2.2

2.1

2.0

.8

.S

.6

.7

.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

-

Dec,

1.4

1.4

.3

.4

.3

.4

.5

.4

1.4

1.8

258

324

40

23

15

9.8

8.8

188

43

27

22

213

39 -

23

17

308

82

32

23

17

14

Jan.

26

442

564

1,950

110

135

71

69

225

1,260

61

748

6S9

160

363

142

39

29

22

18

17

21

28

56

29

709

67

36

34

123

214

Feb.

197

77

48

57

47

35

27

264

142

38

27

805

1,430

303

60

34

25

22

18

15

33

621

55

33

23

17

14

30

_

_

-

Mar.

28

17

13

12

10

9.5

9.1

7.7

5.9

5.4

17

79

124

30

22

18

15

11

9.9

176

44

26

13

15

12

11

1,090

91

32

22

16

Apr.

22

160

1,080

494

78

29

2O

16

13

12

15

11

8.6

6.9

6.2

5.7

5.3

5.2

5.0

5.0

4.3

4.0

3.8

3,8

6.5

5.3

4.2

3.9

5.8

7.6

-

May

7.7

12

12

9.4

7.9

5.6

94

36

19

244

130

202

47

25

16

11

8.2

6.5

7.0

6.2

4.4

4.2

2.4

1.7

1.4

15

31

6.2

6.9

11

June

4.6

2.5

315

108

19

9.5

5.7

3.7

2.7

9.2

6.0

2.2

1.4

1.6

2.0

1.0

.7

.6

.5

3.7

16

27

5.4

2.0

1.1

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

-

July

0.3

.3

.4

14

2.6

.7

.4

.3

.3

.2

2

.'22

.2

.3

.6

.6

1.1

2.0

.4

.3

.3

'.Z

.4

.3 j '.Z

.2

44

Aug.

61

6.2

'.8

.5

.4

.3

.3

3.9

7.7

.9

.5

1.1

49

114

30

7.9

182

21

7.7

3.5

2.0

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

.6

1.9

1.0

1.4

229

Sept.

457

41

18

10

5.4

3.0

2.0

35

357

119

125

46

16

9.2

6.1

4.3

2.9

2.0

1.5

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.7

.8

.7

.7

30

. . . .

2.810 sec. -ft.; Pet. 22 (e .. . . -. . 

a.m.) 2,130 sec. -ft.; June 3 (C p.m.) 880 sec. -ft.; Sept. 1 (l a

a Ho gage-height record: discharge computed on basi 

River at Forman .

Monthly discharg

,

.m.) 1,870 

.m.) 1,140 sec. -ft. 

eather records and records fo

Month

May 26-31, 1949. .................

June ............... ...

September ........................

December .........................

May ......................... ...

Septembe r .......................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Secondfoot-days

33.7

702.3

70.2

1,740.9

8,437

4,497

1,997.5

2,047.1

994.3

553.3

71.8

740.0

1,269.5

23,120.9

Maximum

e.i

307

8.4

324

1,950

1,430

1,090

1,080

244

315

44

229

457

1,950

Minimum

5

.4

.4

1.5

1.3

17

14

5.4

3.8

1.4

.3

.2

.3

.6

2

Mean

1.12

22.7

2.34

56.2

272

64.4

68.2

32.1

18.4

2.32

23.9

63.3

Per square 

mile

^15

.053

1.20

.124

2.97

14.4

3.35

Runoff in 

inches

.07

1.38

.14

3.43

16.60~

1 . 46

2.

45.51
BAY CREEK BASIN 487

Sugar Creek near Dixon Springs, 111.

Location.--water-stage recorder, lat. 37°24'56", long. 88°40'25", in NE^SE^ sec. 5, T. 13 

ST7~K. 5 E., at county road bridge, 0.6 mile downstream from outlet of Lake Glendale, 

2 miles noth of Dixon Springs, and 6-5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--9.70 square miles.

Records availabi --April to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 1,240 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 7.19 

feet); no flow July 15, Aug. 6-12.

Remarks. Records good above 10 second-feet and fair below. Ocasional regulation by Lake 

Glendale.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

Septembe r ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

Secondfoot-days

_

_

960.1

493.1

231.8

50.7

338.9

851.3

-

Peak discharge (base, 440 "sec. -ft.). Apr.

Mar Apr.

10

121

449

233

34

16

11

8.1

7.2

7.7

11

6.5

5.0

3.9

3.5

3.2

3 .2

3.0

£.5

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.2

Z.5

1.5

1.2

.9

3.O

3.E

-

Maximum

_

_

449

105

130

38

186

118

-

May

3.2

6.1

5.7

3.9

4.2

2.5

92

19

13

105

63

84

25

16

10

6.5 ±'.2

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.0

1.6

1.2

.9

.5

.5

6.9

3.0

1.2

1.6

1.3

Minimum

-

_

0.9

.5

.1

0

0

.4

_

June

0.7

.6

130

35

LO

4.4

2.5

2.O

1.5

.9

.5

.5

9.9

9.7

2.3

1.0

.5

,2

.2

.6

.5

14

1.9

1.0

.6

.4

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

Mean

_

_

_

32.0

15.9

7.73

1.64

10.9

28.4

-

July

0.1

.L

.L

38

3.6

1.1

.5

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.2u.4

2.4

1.4

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

Aug.

0.3

.3

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

9.2

45

17

2.7

68

5.2

1.6

.7

.5

.3

.4

.3

.1

.1

.3

.3

.2

186

Per square 

mile

_

_

_

3.30

1.64

.797

.169

1.12

2.93

-

Sept.

70

15

5.7

2.7

1.4

.7

.8

60

70

61

90

29

8.b

3.9

71

118

56

25

27

24

31

27

25

12

2.9

1.5

.8

.5

.5

.4

.4

Runoff in 

inches

.

.

_

3.68

1.89

.89

.19

1.30

3.26

-

3 (3 a.m.) 1,240 sec. -ft.; May 10 (5:30 a.m.) 460 sec.-

ft.; June 3 (1O a.m.) 530 sec.-ft.; Aug. 18 (4 a.m.) 447 sec.-ft.; Aug. 31 (6 p.m
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Poor Pork at Cumberland, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°58'25", long. 82°59'35", at Second Street Bridge

at uumberland, Harlan County, 0.1 mile upstream from Cloverlick Creek and 0.5 mile

downstream from Looney Creek. Datum of gage is 1,415.15 feet above mean sea level,

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area.--82.1 square miles. 

Hecords available.--March 1940 to September 1950. 

Average aiscnar'ge .--10 years, 135 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,530 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 6.43

reet) , from rating curve extended above 1,200 second-feet by logarithmic plotting;

minimum daily, 14 second-feet Oct. 6, Aug. 2C, 24, 25; minimum gage height observed,

0.26 foot Oct. 6.

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 7,500 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 9.65

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,900 second-feet by logarithmic plotting;

minimum, 2.1 second-feet Oct. 8, 9, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are pour. 

Revisions (water years).--W 923: 1940(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 2-12, Sept. 26-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1 Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

14

16

24

34

0.8 

1.1 

1.5 

1.7 

2.2

76

128

203

258

438

2.7 

3.2 

3.7

648

918

1,220

14

20

27

36

48

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.2

84

138

200

290

450

2.7 

3.1 

3.7 

5.0

5.7

650

860

1,220

2,180

2,770

Mote. Same as following table above 

3.7 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

h20

hi 7

h!6

h!5

h!5

h!4

his

h!6

h!6

h!6

h!8

h!6

his

51

103

74

86

83

63

50

42

h35

h32

h32

42

168

137

150

310

226

738

Nov.

668

514

352

335

220

179

151

128

108

95

86

78

84

93

83

76

73

68

63

60

57

53

48

72

370

290

199

160

573

430

-

Dec.

237

170

135

115

100

88

81

71

63

68

81

114

a2,000

a780

a420

a280

213

183

179

164

153

232

a5 90

a350

a280

231

210

195

alSO

a!60

a!40

Jan.

132

128

128

128

151

a700

a900

a350

a250

226

324

338

363

922

643

608

582

470

713

554

370

268

216

187

162

150

384

450

332

2,080

2,690

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

Septembe r ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 sec.

Feb.

2,040

2,490

956

554

370

272

322

330

522

622

462

334

a350

a280

212

200

189

174

168

148

138

144

a!70

a!60

alSO

alSO

a!40

a!40

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,631

5,766

8,262

60,740

15,899

12,187

7,878

3,663

7,921

3,936

1,539

1,112

1,720

72,515

-ft.). Dec

Mar.

a!40

a300

a230

a200

3170

3150

a!40

alGO

alSO

a!20

3120

a300

al.OOO

a600

a300

a220

a!90

al70

alSO

alSO

alSO

a!70

alSO

3130

a!20

allO

alOO

a840

a600

a350

198

Apr.

170

148

129

131

198

212

191

176

160

148

142

127

122

311

102

95

89

88

86

93

82

77

75

70

89

136

116

106

97

97

-

Maximum

738

668

2,000

2,220

2,690

2,490

1,000

212

1,150

394

91

152

272

2,690

. 13 (1 p.m.

May

118

154

160

156

140

124

202

298

222

187

191

520

800

422

1,150

610

342

222

176

144

122

135

146

136

127

106

111

150

200

174

176

Minimum

14

48

63

14

128

138

100

70

106

40

27

14

21

14

June

205

172

148

237

218

166

127

106

95

89

91

73

64

55

44

40

50

44

68

156

394

366

252

168

131

111

86

68

59

53

-

Mean

84.9

192

266

166

513

435

254

122

256

131

49.6

35.9

57.3

199

July

48

40

35

32

38

86

h62

h39

h33

h27

h27

h33

h37

88

73

66

52

37

h36

h48

91

79

61

50

48

57

62

55

40

32

h27

Aug.

h29

55

102

75

48

h37

h33

h29

h24

h23

h22

h34

h26

h22

h22

h30

h26

h22

h22

h20

h20

h!4

h!6

h!4

h!4

h!7

h!8

h!6

53

152

77

Per square 

mile

1.03

2.34

3.24

2.02

6.25

5.30

3.09

1.49

3.12

1.60

.604

.437

.698

2.42

Sept.

48

39

66

115

82

57

41

37

h32

h30

h24

h26

h27

h36

h29

h24

h23

h22

b.21

66

93

272

174

104

68

46

36

31

27

h24

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.19

2.61

3.74

27.49

7.20

5.52

3.57

1.66

3.59

1.78

.70

.50

.78

32.84

) 2,790 sec. -ft.; Jan. 14 (3 p.m.) 1.280

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Cumberland 

River near Harlan.

h computed from twice daily wire-weight gage readings.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BA3IH

Cumberland Riv^-r near Harlan, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, Lit. 36°50'55", long. 83°21'20", at bridge on U. S. Highway 119 at Loyall, 1.6 miles upstream from Fourmile Branch, 2.0 miles downstream from 

confluence of Poor arid Clover Porks, and 3 miles west of Harlan, Harlan County. Datum 

of gage is 1,140.10 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1936.

Drainage area. 374 square miles.

Hecorqs available.--March 1940 to September 1950.

Average qiscnarge.--10 years, 632 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,100 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 13.85

 i'eet); minimum, 26 second-feet Oct. 6 (sage height, 0.58 foot).

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 37,300 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 22.81 

feet); minimum, 6 second-feet Oct. 16, 1348; minimum gage height, 0.41 foot July 31, 

1944 . Maximum stage known, 22.81 feet Jan. 8, 1346. Flouds of 1913 and 19S9 reached stages 

cf about 22 and 20.0 feet, respectively, from information bj local residents.

Revisions .--The maximum discharge for the water year 1347 has been revised to "JO,400 

second-reet June 28 (gage height, 15.02 feet), superseding figure published in WaterSupply Paper 1083.

Remarks.--Records good -ycept those for periods, of no gage-height recurd, which are poor.

Revisions Uater year Q ).--W 353: 134n(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.1 

1.4

145

245

Fet>. 3 to Sept. 30

2.8 1,160

preceding table above

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

56

43

36

35

31

28

45

47

47

42

40

40

58

86

266

220

217

228

196

157

131

112

99

86

94

402

455

375

788

772

2,760

Nov.

l,91u

1,450

1.C20

914

735

544

44E

370

316

273

245

224

228

300

276

266

248

242

217

196

132

182

156

176

1,160

1,180

810

597

895

1,220

-

Dec.

81o

537

455

380

334

292

270

248

220

214

280

577

8,67'

4,480

1,810

1,160

858

765

882

938

882

834

3,410

2,420

1,470

al.lOO

a300

aBOO

a740

a690

a650

Jan.

a63o

652

758

1,11'-

l,18u

l,75o

4,670

3,120

1,590

1 , 3 Do

2,230

2,12 J

2,730

4,470

3,680

2,870

2,870

2,510

3,550

2,820

1,810

1,320

1,060

890

765

675

1,790

2,340

1,6OO

10,700

14 , 400

Month

October ....... ..................

November ... .....................

December ... ..................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay ........... ............. ...

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September .............. .........

Water year 1949-5 1" ............

Feb.

S.43L

11 , 7 JO

4,2 '0

2,330

1 , 61 j

1,260

1,630

1,750

4,100

3,880

2,340

1,690

1,290

1,130

1,030

920

845

749

692

614

548

542

789

898

882

704

602

548

_

-

Secondfoot-days

7,992

16,99"

38,13£

278,67-1

83,91i

58.7C3

32,991

15,70]

39, HE

21.26]

lo^Bf

4,402

3,89]

333, 88 C

Mar.

690

1,010

852

742

656

590

530

542

524

459

454

650

3,670

3,250

1,780

1,300

1,020

852

730

686

730

723

716

662

608

548

616

2,980

2,000

1,270

952

Apr.

789

692

6 02

554

796

860

796

723

656

590

566

512

470

426

385

356

334

320

320

338

308

300

268

264

232

862

762

E96

500

464

-

Maximum

2,760

1,910

8,670

8.72T

14,400

11,700

3,670

862

4,710

2,890

1.C30

3EO

400

14,4 JO

May

512

578

796

810

698

590

1,650

2,470

1,460

1,050

936

2,430

4,370

2,230

4,710

3,100

1,690

1,110

824

650

530

454

602

500

500

390

342

482

566

845

1,240

Minimum

28

166

214

28

630

542

454

264

342

188

97

59

50

28

June

1,170

890

662

2,890

2,150

1,110

723

530

426

426

420

320

264

233

212

198

219

222

188

419

1,390

1,940

1,340

882

584

442

338

260

219

194

-

Mean

258

567

1,230

763

2,707

2,096

1 , 064

523

1,262

709

348

142

13C

915

July

167

146

126

123

202

268

230

161

126

107

97

112

174

236

248

334

554

395

410

312

1,030

a850

a740

a600

a500

a450

a500

a540

a450

a350

a250

Aug.

a20O

a220

a350

a350

a250

a200

a!60

a!40

a!20

allO

allo

a!30

a90

87

90

126

118

100

102

107

92

78

67

59

61

120

94

76

92

260

244

Per sqnare 

mile

0.690

1.52

3.29

2.04

7.24

5.60

2.84

1.40

3.37

1.90

. 930

.380

.348

2.45

Sept.

177

146

158

226

208

149

123

110

100

87

78

76

83

87

90

aBO

a60

a60

a50

a50

alOO

a250

a400

288

180

134

104

90

78

69

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.79

1.69

3.79

27.71

8.34

5.84

3.28

1.56

3.89

2.11

1.07

.44

.39

33.19

Peak discharge (base, 8,200________

sec.-ft.; Feb. Z (7 a.m.) 14,900 see.-ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed

13 (4 p.m.) 13,40'' sec.-ft.; Jan. 30 (10 p.m.) 18,100 

on basis of records for station near Plnevllle.
490 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

Cumberland River near Pineville, Ky.

Location. --i>Jat°r-stage recorder, lat. 36°49', long. 33°45', at bridge on U. S. Highway 25E, 

U.b mile south ?f Flat Lick, 2.3 miles downstream from Greasy Creek, and 5.0 miles 

northwest of Pineville, Bell County. Datum of gage is 955.45 feet above mean sea level, 

Sandy Hook datum. Auxiliary staff gage 100 feet below Kentucky Utilities Co. power 

p]ant 1.9 miles upstream, at same datum.

Records available. --August 1938 to September 1950. 

Average discharge. 12 years, 1,255 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,500 s

t. 17, 1939 (gage height, 4.78 feet).

Flood of March 1929 reached a ctage of 47.3 feet (discharge, 51,000 second-feet).

nf 1053: 1939.

Correction. --Date of supplemental peak discharge published for Feb. 4, 1942, in Water -Supply 

Paper 9E3 has been corrected to Feb. 7, 1942.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

oc<CO

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

116

100

82

71

65

60

71

82

82

80

76

72

82

103

151

277

291

294

294

256

212

177

157

140

136

197

498

542

614

1,080

3,100

Nov.

k3,£30

k2,£30

1,710

1,320

1,140

891

702

590

494

421

368

329

311

403

449

400

368

348

323

£94

L74

261

241

236

813

kl,920

kl , 400

1,070

1,090

kl,780

-

Dec.

kl,430

1,070

819

6E7

see

482

435

400

355

317

390

900

k9,560

k!2,800

k4,340

k2,380

1,710

1,520

2,380

2,260

1,380

kl,550

k5,420

k5,300

k3,030

k2,700

kl,760

1,560

1,360

1,240

1,080

Jan.

945

930

1,200

1,780

2,140

k5,240

kll.500

k6,580

k3.140

k2,680

k4,080

k3,850

k5,200

k7,780

a8,500

a6,000

a6,200

a5,000

a7,500

a6,000

a4,000

a2,300

a2,000

al,900

1,630

1,420

3,280

5,340

3,700

12,900

a30,000

Month

October ................... . , .

November .........................

December ..................... ...

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ......................

March ............................

April .................... .......

Hay

June ........................... .

July .............................

August ...........................

September ............ ...........

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

a29,000

a29,000

alS.OOO

aT.OOO

a3,500

a2,300

a3,500

a4,200

a7,600

all, 000

a5,500

a3,700

a2,700

a2,300

a2,400

2,170

1,890

1,620

1,450

1,260

1,100

1,050

1,280

1,490

1,530

1,320

1,130

1,020

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

9,55t

25,406

71,70]

526,164

165, 21E

147, 01C

67,41C

76 , 596

49,934

22.04E

8,412

6,774

679,051

Mar.

1,450

2,080

1,910

1,630

1,390

1,230

1,110

1,100

1,070

930

880

2,230

4,560

a3,500

a4,100

3.2,900

2,400

1,930

1,610

1,.420

1,440

1,360

1,330

1,230

1,120

1,000

1,080

a4,800

a4,600

a2,850

2,110

Apr.

1,680

1,450

1,250

1,120

1,510

1,680

1,630

1,450

1,300

1,160

1,090

1,030

920

822

750

686

637

610

590

610

590

534

494

474

462

650

1,210

985

817

794

Maximum

3,100

3,230

12,800

17,400

30,000

29,000

8,500

1,680

10,000

6,000

3,290

722

619

30,000

May

1,260

1,410

1,410

1,280

1,300

1,100

2,730

a6,500

a3,600

2,390

1,910

4,790

310,000

a5,800

a6,000

a6,500

a3,600

2,450

1,730

1,320

1,040

853

822

844

808

686

619

718

781

925

1,420

Minimum

60

236

317

47

930

1,020

880

462

613

412

205

113

96

60

June

1,650

1,410

1,080

2,550

a4,400

a2,200

1,420

990

772

758

1,030

736

562

466

412

950

668

486

422

772

a8,000

a7,000

a3,600

2,400

1,530

1,200

876

650

522

422

Mean

308

847

2,313

1,442

5,330

5,250

2 175

966

2,471

1,664

711

271

226

1,860

July

362

320

288

275

398

510

494

387

305

248

211

211

205

285

365

462

646

848

1,200

900

3,290

2,560

1,360

960

754

691

858

1,000

722

526

408

Aug.

371

436

722

655

522

387

318

270

232

211

202

232

200

189

194

242

220

220

187

172

176

158

136

118

132

198

205

198

213

285

412

Per square 

mile

0.375

1.03

2.81

1.75

6.48

6.39

2.65

1.18

3.01

2.02

. 865

.330

.275

2.26

Sept.

374

320

275

268

312

292

242

218

200

167

174

163

163

172

158

145

126

124

103

101

96

210

619

562

344

245

191

158

134

118

Runoff in 

inches

0.43

1.15

3.24

23.81

7.47

6.65

3.05

1.31

3.47

2.26

1.00

 38

.31

30.72

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 aec.-ft.). Dec. 13 (12 p.m.) 16,700 sec.-ft.; Jan. 31 (2 p.n 

31,500 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record at auxiliary gage during period of probatle backwaterj discharge computed 

on basis of discharge measurements Jan, 16, 31, Mar. 30, base gage heights, and records for station 

at Barbourville.

k Computed using fall as a factor.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 491

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°5S', long. 83°54', at bridge on State Highway 11, at

arbourville, Knox County, and 0.2 mile upstream from Riehland Creek. Datum or gag

is 943.23 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area.- 972 square miles.

Records available. October 1922 to September 1931, July 1948 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--11 years, 1,783 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 38,600 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 37.74 

rest, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily discharge, 72 second-feet 

Oct. 7.

1922-31, 1948-50: Maximum discharge, 50,300 second-feet Mar. 24, 1929 (gage height, 

39.20 feet, datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet on 

basis of peak flow studies for nearby stations at gage heights 41.8, 37.5, and 39.4 

feet; minimum observed, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 5, 1930 (gage'height , -0.25 foot, datum 

then in use).

Floret in January 1946 reached a stage of 42.8 feet, present datum.

Revislona (water years) . W 603: 1923, 1924. W 1113: 1923(M), 1925(M) , 1927, 1929, 

drainage area .

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods computed using rate of change

of stage as a factor (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 26-30)

1.45

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9

107

140

220

2.3 415

2.9 780

4.0 1,650

7.0 3,800

18.0 9,700

24.0 14,800

27.0 18,200

30.0 22,500

37.7 38,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

148 

133 

127 

92 

87

74 

72

lul 

101

90

92 

84 

90 

84 

164

265 

345 

330 

345

256 

208 

188 

172

160

208 

476 

620 

614 

1,040 

2,600

Nov.

3,820 

2,280

1,850 

1,460

1,300

1,030 

808 

674 

572 

482

437 

375 

355 

420 

494

459 

437 

390 

350 

345

325 

305 

285 

275 

937

2 , 000 

1,670 

1,260 

1,260 

1,880

Dec.

1,650 

1,230 

962 

773 

674

578 

506 

459 

426

390

518 

1,110 

k9 , 080 

kl7,200 

k7,110

3,920 

1,780 

1,650 

2,510 

2,390

2 , 02 0 

l,77u 

k5,16i 

k6,440 

3,860

2,270 

1,900 

1,700 

1,620 

1,400 

1,250

Jan.

1,110 

1,070 

1,3 JO 

1,780 

2,250

k7,930 

k!5,200 

k9,280 

k5,050 

2,850

4,790 

5,170 

k5,700 

k9,020

klO,300

k7,230 

k7,520 

k6,420 

k9,210 

k7,600

k5,340 

3,190 

2,440 

l,89u 

1,840

1,650 

3,420 

k5,8JO 

4,500 

kll,8 )0 

k30,300

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber ..........................

lendar year 1949 ............

h. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-5C ............

Feb.

k37,500 

k38,500 

k32,400 

k!7,200 

k8,020

4,820 

3,76O 

4,960 

k7,460 

k!3,200

k7,2SO 

k4,820 

3 , 13 0 

2,500 

2,530

2,240 

2 , 000 

1,790 

1,650 

1,440

1,300 

1,220 

1,460 

1,640 

1,660

1,510 

1,330 

1,200

Seccndfoot-days

9,66t 

28,535 

84,301

622,42'

192,951 

208, 49C

3s!25E 

90.18C 

60,65 

28,182 

10,65' 

9,23]

830,76"

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 sec . -ft. ) .--De

Mar.

1,540 

2,110 

2,020 

1,800 

1,200

1,440 

1,310 

1,290 

1,330 

1,150

1,090 

1,330 

k3 , 800 

k9,310 

k5,580

3,480 

2,6oO 

2,090 

1,830 

1,650

1,650 

1,610 

1,550 

1,440 

1,310

1,230 

1,200 

k5,260 

k5,810 

3,380 

2,270

Apr.

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

Maximum

2,600 

3,820 

17,200

22,000

i 30,300 

i 38,500 

i 9,310 

j 1 , 900 

J 12,800 

3 9,710 

2,950 

I 874 

724

38,500

890 

700 

390 

300 

710

900 

840 

670

540 

390

270 

220 

070 

978 

874

794 

745 

710 

680 

704

674 

614 

566 

548 

530

686 

290 

160 

914 

898

May

1,390 

1,650 

1,690 

1,780 

1,610

1,350 

2,300 

k7,290 

4,900 

2,610

2,080 

k4,970 

k!2,80j 

k7,790 

k6,60j

7,420 

4,880 

2 , 640 

1,950 

1,550

1,250 

1 , 060 

962 

1,040 

930

836 

724 

822 

922 

914 

1,470

Minimum

72 

275 

390

58

1,070 

1,200 

1,090 

530 

724 

518 

229 

156 

144

72

c. 14 7 a.m. ) 20,100

June

1,780 

1 , 650 

1,270 

2,020 

4,910

2,670 

1,680 

1,190 

930 

938

1,520 

1,060 

759 

602 

518

1,030 

752 

554 

536

667

k9,100 

k9,710 

k5,510 

2,810 

1,780

1,540 

1,150 

836 

650 

536

Mean

312 

951 

2.72C

1,705

6,224 

7,446 

2,406 

1,106 

2, 90S 

2,022 

90S 

344 

306

2,276

July

459 

380 

335 

325 

494

710 

662

506 

380

300

265 

229 

242 

315 

448

554 

710 

978 

1,430 

1,100

2 , 950 

2,790 

1,920 

1,810 

1,350

1,240 

1,430 

1,540 

1,040 

724 

566

Aug.

494 

554 

874 

815 

656

494 

400 

335

285

260

247 

295 

238 

229 

220

290 

256 

252 

256 

238

224

204 

176 

156 

188

320 

256 

242 

305 

395 

500

Sept.

506 

437 

437 

506 

448

395 

315 

285 

256 

220

229 

238 

252 

229 

220

200 

180 

172 

152 

148

172 

432 

724 

542 

459

315 

242 

204 

172 

144

Per square Runoff in 

mil e inchem

0.321 0.37 

.978 1.09 

2.80 3.23

1.75 23.81

6.40 7.38 

7.66 7.98 

2.48 2.86 

1.14 1.27 

2.99 3.45 

2.08 2.32 

.935 1.08 

.354 .41 

.317 .35

2.34 31.79

sec. -ft.; Feb. 2 (11 a.m. 38,600

sec. -ft. 

k Computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

Cumberland River at Cumberland Falls, Ky.

Lucation.--Wat'='r-stage recorder, lat. 36°50'14", Ion 84°20 1 36 , 1,200 feet upstream

unberland Falls, Whitley County. 25.49 feet above mean sea

level, Sandy Hook" datura

Records available.- August 1307 to December 1911, April 1915 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 50,100 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 13.50 

 ieet) ; minimum, 94 second-feet Oct. 10, 11 (gage height, 1.24 feet).

1907-11, 1915-50: Maximum discharge, 59,600 aecond-feet Jan. 28, 1918 (gage height,

15.5 feet, present site); minimum, 8.5 second-feet Sept. 19, 20, 1932 (gage height,

0.97 foot).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.25 100 1.7 470 3.0 2,430 

1.3 130 1.9 700 4.0 4,760 

1.4 200 2.2 1,070 5.0 7,610 

1.5 280 2.6 1,690 7.0 14,700

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

144 

158 

172 

165 

158

137 

124

130 

100

1QO

100 

112 

130 

124 

124

130 

179 

343

420 

420

420 

370 

325 

272 

264

256 

240 

390 

844 

979 

1,900

Nov.

4 , 81 0 

5,160 

3,500 

2,550 

1,960

1,660 

1,380 

1 , 13 J 

966 

856

748 

664 

616 

558 

547

628 

652 

592 

547 

52 fa

492 

460 

420 

430 

558

1,110 

2,450 

2,260 

1,910 

1,760

Dec.

2,030 

2,050 

1,570 

1,283 

1,070

940 

844 

760 

700 

652

712 

1, i80

6,55o 

16,000 

16,500

13,500 

6,410 

3,450 

4,790 

5,400

4,630 

3,710 

4,600 

8,82'J 

9,320

5,920 

3,950 

3,130

2,633 

2,280 

2,070

Jan.

1,850 

1,800 

2,200 

3,470 

7,110

2o,400 

25,100 

21,500 

16,100 

10,200

9,970 

10,600 

11,900 

14,300 

15,800

17,100 

15,500 

13,300 

14,800 

15,530

13,700 

9,46o

6,040 

4,710 

3,880

3,290 

5,910 

10,500 

10,200 

14,600 

35,400

Feb.

43,500 

49,000 

45,800 

39,400 

29.900

20,100 

12,100 

12,000 

14,200 

20,300

18,800 

14,600 

8,760 

5, 900i 

5,180

4,860 

4,180 

3,590 

3,150 

2,780

2,450 

2,260 

2,280 

2,410 

2,510

2,510 

2,280 

2,u9o

un« + i* SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her. ................. .......

mber ............. ...

mber .........................

lendar year 1949

9.73 

41,89 

137,34

............ 1,155,592

1 ................ ... .

st ...........................

ember .....................

366,19' 

376,891. 

143, 2 8C 

62,471 

190,85 

119,162 

54,142 

18,625 

20.58E

ter year 1949-50 ............ 1,541,17:

Mar.

2,200 

3,150 

3 , 780 

3,540 

3,080

2,710 

2,450 

2,410 

2,610 

2,450

2,260 

2,350 

3 , 890 

10,800 

13,600

10,200 

6,610 

5,050 

4,100 

3,520

3,400 

3,310 

3,150 

2,880 

2 , 63 D

2,350 

2,240 

6,430 

10,900 

9,220 

6,010

Apr.

4, 

3,

s!

3, 

3, 

3, 

2,

2,

2, 

2,

l' 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

Maximum

1 1,900 

3 5,160 

3 16,500

26,800

i 35,400 

l 49,000 

i 13,600 

i 4,300 

i 18,200 

14,000 

5,100 

1,210 

1,890

49,000

Peak discharge (base, 24,000 sec. -ft . ) . --Jan. 6 (12 p.rr

300 

470 

950 

610 

110

640 

620 

340 

990 

670

390

220 

050 

850 

690

550 

440

360 

300 

270

240 

210 

130 

060 

030

130 

220 

570 

600 

460

9.0 23,400 

9.7 26,900 

11.5 37,100 

13.4 49,400

to September 1950

May

1,890 

2,590 

3,240 

3,180 

2,970

2,590 

5,720 

14,900 

13,400 

8,110

4,99o 

8,960 

18,200

18,100 

17,600

13,600 

11,400 

7,700 

4,760 

3,380

2,590 

2,130

1,870 

1,730 

1,730

1,490 

1,420 

2,280 

2,590 

2,340 

3.400

Minimum

103 

420 

652

94

1,800 

2,090 

2,200 

1,030 

1,420 

992 

503 

232 

272

100

. ) 25,800

June

4 , 400 

3,620 

2,930 

3,500 

6,530

7,330 

4,660 

2,840 

2,070 

1,940

3,430 

3,590 

2,530 

1,820 

1,460

1,280 

1,340 

1,550 

1,140 

992

3.060 

11 .200 

a!4,000 

alS.OOO 

aB.OOO

a4,oOO 

a2,500 

al,900 

1,420 

1,130

Mean

314 

1 ,397 

4,431

3,166

11, SIC 

13.46C 

4,622 

2,082 

6,156 

3,972 

1,747 

601 

636

4,222

July

940 

796 

700 

616 

712

1,830 

1,980 

1,420

1 , 040 

808

640 

536 

503 

503 

688

1,000 

1,150 

1,340 

1 , 800 

2,340

3,290

5,100 

4,280 

3,860 

3,340

2,690 

2,350 

2,350 

2,430 

1.780 

1,330

Aug.

1,

1, 

1,

1,

1,

Per square 

mile

0.157 

.700 

2.22

1.59

5.91

6.74 

2.31 

1.04 

3.08 

1.99 

.875 

.301 

.344

2.11

sec. -ft.; Feb. 2 (5 a.

100 

979 

940 

110 

210

000 

820 

676 

558 

470

420

420 

430 

430 

390

430 

547 

569 

558 

492

430 

380 

334 

289 

248

232

430 

536 

492

525 

180

Sept.

,060 

,690 

,890 

,420 

,460

1,080 

832 

712 

664 

628

536 

492 

492

460 

481

470 

420 

361 

316 

272

272 

298

316 

640 

953

760 

558 

420 

343 

289

Runoff in 

inches

0.18 

.78 

2.56

21.50

6.82 

7.02 

2.67 

1.16 

3.55 

2.22 

1.01 

.35 

.38

28.70

m.) 50,100

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Barbourville.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 493

Cumberland River at Burnside, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage reoord-i , lat. 38°5y'2l", long 84°36i35", at bridge on U. S. Highway 27 at Burnside, Pulaski County, 100 feet upstream from South Fork, In pool formed 

by dam 21, which is 28 miles downstream. Datum of gage is 585.60 feet above mean sea 

level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area.--4,860 square miles, including that of South Fork.

Records Fork).available.--October 

 

1914 to August 1950, discontinued (including flow of South 

Average discharge.--35 years, 7,534 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 120,000 second-feet Jan. 31; maximum gage height, 

50.24 feet Feb. 2; minimum discharge, 206 second-feet Oct. 13 (gage height, 2.01 feet).

1914-50: Maximum discharge, 181,000 second-feet Mar. C4, 1929 (gage height, 69.4 

feet), from rating curve extended above 150,000 second-feet; minimum, 41 second-feet 

June 30, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 72.4 feet in March 182G. Flood of Mar. 24, 1929, reached highest stage since 1884.

Remarks. --Records good, except ih-;;^ beluu 5,000 second-feet, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 893: 1918(M). W 953: Drainage area. W 1053: 1929(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

235

242

242

271

271

310

310

310

383

318

E7L

271

213

678

870

592

574

583

619

790

840

840

733

629

556

538

520

771

1,660

2,550

6,790

Nov.

11, SOD

11,300

8,270

5,580

4,150

3,280

2,710

2,280

1,940

1,700

1,520

L.350

1,290

1,210

1,160

1,140

1,210

1,190

1,100

1,020

950

880

860

840

1,060

1,680

2,450

3,530

3,270

3,310

-

Dec.

3,150

3,280

2,910

2,430

2,060

1,800

1,660

1,480

1,340

1,310

2,990

9,440

33,900

51,000

32,100

23,400

16,000

10,300

19,400

21,500

L5,100

11,400

12,400

20,300

18,300

14,100

10,300

8,350

6,990

5,840

5,030

Jan.

4,510

4,360

6,980

15,700

42,000

95,700

91,800

55,200

37,400

26,300

34,200

31,800

41,300

52,300

46,500

42,600

41,200

35,000

42,300

38,500

30,100

22,400

16,400

12,900

10,600

8,850

10,500

23,700

22,700

35,100

110,000

Month

October ..........................

November ............. ...........

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

111,000

110,000

83,300

62,600

47,400

34,600

25,200

27,100

40,300

56,500

40,300

30,100

23,60O

18,600

17,600

15,900

13,000

10,200

9,020

7,810

6,760

6,170

6,930

7,760

7,420

6,840

6,200

5,570

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

24.78C

83.73C

369, 56C

2,875,387

1,088,90C

837, 78C

369, 80C

152, 66C

430, 52C

367, 93C

166, 17C

66,15C

-

Mar.

6,360

9,320

9,880

9,020

7,910

6,890

6,150

6,020

7,160

7,490

6,730

7,030

13,800

27,500

27,600

22,300

17,700

14,300

11,600

9,880

9,820

10,100

9,370

8,420

7,330

6,390

6,130

15,100

26,800

20,700

15,000

Apr.

11,100

8,930

7,930

9,000

9,940

10 , 500

9,510

8,390

7,450

6,370

5,6OO

4,970

4,530

3,990

3,600

3,230

3,030

2,830

2,700

2,610

2,510

2,430

2,380

2,260

2,210

2,480

2,890

3,100

3,050

3,090

-

Maximum

6,790

11,500

51,000

113,000

11O,OOO

111,000

27,600

11,100

47,700

30,000

12,900

5,800

-

May

3,570

4,340

6,86O

7,400

6,710

5,800

8,160

35,800

26,600

18,100

12,000

16,200

47,700

37,600

35,800

30,800

23,600

19,300

13,900

9,630

7,040

5,540

4,930

4,810

4,050

3,570

3,070

3,290

5,920

6,930

11,500

Minimum

213

840

1,310

213

4,360

5,570

6,020

2,210

3,070

2,930

1,500

970

-

June

15,500

11,400

8,250

14,900

23,700

18,100

12,300

7,860

5,630

9,460

29,100

19,300

10,900

7,560

6,130

5,030

5,170

4,340

3,590

11,000

22,200

23,400

20,000

23,300

13,700

8,290

6,410

4,820

3,660

2,930

-

Mean

799

2,791

11,920

. 7,878

35,130

29,920

11,930

5,089

13,890

12,260

5,360

2,134

-

July

2,400

2,080

1,790

1,540

1,500

5,580

12,000

6,360

3,360

2,650

2,100

1,770

1,560

1,660

2,930

3,820

4,270

4,360

4,080

4,650

7,520

8,710

8,240

7,010

8,930

9,490

12,600

12,900

8,930

6,440

4,640

Aug.

4,410

5,140

5,800

5,210

4,150

3,310

2,610

2,160

1,790

1,560

1,360

1,230

1,200

1,200

1,280

1,180

1,100

1,100

1,320

1,520

1,650

1,370

1,080

980

980

970

970

1,130

1,920

2,580

3,890

Per square 

mile

0.164

.574

2.45

1.62

7.23

6.16

2.45

1.05

2.86

2.52

1.10

.439

-

Sept.

Runoff in 

inches

0.19

.64

2.83

22.02

8.33

6.41

2.83

1.17

3.29

2.82

1.27

.51

-

Peak discharge (base, 59,000 sec.-ft.). Dec. 14 (6 a.m.) 59,300 sec.-ft.; Jan. 7 (l a.m.) 110,000 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 31 (3 p.m.) 120,000 sec.-ft.; Feb. 1O (7 a.m.) 62,500 sec.-ft..

Mote. Discharge above 9,40O second-feet computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.
494 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Drainage area. --5,790 square milee.

Records available. Movember 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--10 years (1940-50), 8,509 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 143,000 second-feet Feb. 2; maximum gage height, 

 bl.48 feet Feb. 3; minimum daily discharge, 2 second-feet Sept. 30.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 162,000 second-feet Jan. 9, 1946; maximum gage height, 

6^.82 f°et Jan. 9, 1346; minimum daily discharge, that of Sept. 30, 1950.

Maximum stage known, 69.5 feet in March 1826, from profile of Cumberland River.

Revisions.--W 953: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 bo Septembe

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

£1

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

324

314

314

314

328

395

490

470

649

584

465

405

425

1,120

1,880

1,160

1,370

1,260

908

936

1,020

1,090

1,040

350

859

786

734

786

1,430

2,600

9,500

Nov.

11,200

13,700

11,700

8,570

7,260

4,850

3,730

3,120

2,670

2,300

E,030

1,460

1,230

1,990

1,530

1,010

1,300

1,400

1,400

1,320

1,240

1,170

1,100

1,260

1,420

1,660

2,270

3,350

4,090

3,910

Dec.

3,840

3,680

3,750

3,230

2,760

2,390

2,130

1,960

1,800

1,700

3,440

10,000

25,800

46,400

49,600

35,800

23,500

16,200

16,500

23,800

20,100

15,600

13,400

17,300

20,600

18,100

14,200

11,000

9,000

7,740

6,680

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April. .................

May. ...................

June ...................

July...................

Augusb. ................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

5,970

5,

7,

12,

320

520

500

36,600

68,700

103,

104,

81,

300

300

:00

60,300

46,300

42,

44,

55,

too

300

100

59,200

55,900

53,

49,

49,

100

300

100

48,700

42,600

22* 32

ie,

000

300

300

13,700

11,400

11,

18,

25,

27,

66,

Secondfoot-days

34,696

105,240

422,000

3,396,654

1,277,510

1,144,050

415,880

192,070

492,450

475,620

187,480

90,592

146,564

4,994,152

500

400

100

200

800

Feb.

115,000

138,0

137,0

H.10,0

30

DO

DO

k84,000

k63,000

k47,0

35,9

40,1

30

DO

30

53,800

57,100

47,3

33,1

24,9

DO

DO

30

21,000

19,200

16,3

13,8

11,6

30

DO

30

10,000

8,710

7,9

8,2

8,8

20

20

30

9,060

8,400

7,7

7,0

_

-

Obser\)

Maximum

9,300

13,700

49,600

96,800

104,000

138,000

30,000

15,000

47,700

33,300

14,300

7,870

5,910

138,000

40

20

Mar.

7,920

9,680

11,300

11,000

9,860

8,600

7,680

7,340

7,770

8,570

8,170

8,500

11,300

21,200

30,000

27,800

22,600

18,100

14,900

12,400

11,400

11,400

11,000

10,100

9,010

7,920

7,660

12,600

24,600

25,600

19,900

Apr.

15,000

11,500

9,910

10,000

12,000

12,200

12,100

10,600

9,320

8,170

7,250

6,440

5,860

5,300

4,740

4,300

3,950

3,720

3,510

3,330

3,190

3,080

2,960

2,860

2,810

3,180

3,470

3,710

3,770

3,840

-

ed

Minimum

314

1,010

1,700

306

5,830

7,020

7,340

2,810

3,770

4,360

1,670

47

2

Mean

1,119

3,508

13,940

9,306

41,210

40,860

13,420

6,402

15,890

15,850

6,048

2,922

4,885

13,680

May

4,310

6,120

7,500

8,190

8,080

7,210

8,760

26,400

33,500

24,500

17,100

17,300

35,600

47,700

43,600

39,300

31,200

24,300

18,900

13,700

9,640

7,500

6,270

5,900

5,300

4,530

3,900

3,770

4,760

6,810

10,800

June

15,400

15,200

11,700

15,700

22,700

23,300

17,400

12,100

7,740

9,400

24,800

27,700

18,100

12,400

11,100

8,490

7,0£0

6,510

5,420

14,400

32,300

29,800

31,500

31,700

22,900

14,300

9,170

7,330

5,680

4,360

-

Change In contents In Wolf 

Creek Reservoir

(second-footdays)

_

_

_

0

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

+38,700

July

3

2

2

2

2

3

9

10

6

4

3

£

1

1

2

2

3

5

5

4

4

7

8

7

7

11

13

14

13

11

9

Adju

430

920

390

170

,120

120

,250

800

450

340

,110

,250

670

,920

,280

700

,560

,010

,340

,130

,810

,130

,570

,660

,390

,200

,200

,300

,500

,200

,560

Aug.

7,870

7,500

6,090

5,490

5,720

5,490

4,630

4,220

4,140

3,960

3,740

3,510

3,280

3,040

2,480

1,930

2,030

2,110

2,790

2,540

2,400

1,460

551

546

562

475

470

485

546

490

47

Sept.

3

969

5,490

5,780

5,860

5,900

5,910

5,860

5,860

5,860

5,850

5,840

5,790

5,760

5,720

5,620

5,560

5,500

5,430

5,400

5,360

5,320

5,260

5,200

5,160

5,190

4,910

4,350

1,950

e2

"

jted for change in

reservoir contents

Mean

,

,

_

9,306

_

^

_

_

_

_

_

_

13,790

Per square 

ijille

_

_

_

1.61

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

2.38

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

_

21.81

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

32.33

Peak discharge [tase, 45,000 sec.-ft.).--Pec. 15 (2 a.m.) 53,100 sec.-ft.; Jan. 7 (12 p.m.) 

111,000 sec.-ft.j Jan. 15 (9 a.m.) 59,500 sec.-ft.; Feb. 2 (8 p.m.) 142,000 sec.-ft.; Feb. 11 (5a.m.) 

59,200 sec.-ft.; May 14 (10 a.m.) 48,700 sec.-ft.

e Indefinite stage-discharge relation for part of day; discharge partly estimated.

k Backwater from return of overbank flow; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurement and 

recession curves for previous rises.

Note. Discharge above 15,000 second-feet computed using rate of change of stage as a factor unless 

otherwise noted.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 495

Cumberland River at Celina, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°33'20", long. 85°30'47", at bridge on State

iiignway 52 at Celina, Clay County, 600 feet downstream from Obey River. Datum of gage 

is 489.46 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area.--7 ,320 square miles.

Kecoras available. October 1922 to September 1950.

Average aiscnarge. 28 years, 11,190 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 124,000 second-feet Feb. 

52.46 feet Feb. 5; minimum daily discharge, 584 second-feet Oct. 

not determined.

1922-50: Maximum discharge, 145,000 second-feet Dec. 29, 1926; maximum gage height, 

57.25 feet Dec. 29, 1926, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 69 second-feet Sept. 2, 11-14, 26, 1925 (gage height, 0.20 foot). 

Maximum stage known, 59.2 feet in March 1826.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of fragmentary gage-height record, 

ana~t,hose for Feb. 6-20, which are good. Flow regulated by Wolf Creek and Dale Hollow 

Reservoirs (see p, 501),

Revisions (water years).--» 893: 1923-38.

maximum gage height, 

minimum gage height

Rating, table, water year 1949-50, except periods computed by using rate

of change of stage as a factor (gage height;, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet]

1.8 595

2.5 1,490

3.5 2,850

5.0 4,750

10.0 11,800

15.0 21,400

20.0 31,600

30.0 52,800

40.0 75,000

46.0 91,600

52.3 123,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

f 1,720

f892

f 1,640

f 1,400

f 1,330

f 1,280

f 1,390

f 1,320

f584

fl,680

f 1,940

f 1,940

fl,810

f2,140

fl,770

1,850

2,800

2,560

2,860

2,450

2,240

1,150

1,080

2,320

2,380

2,370

f2,380

f2,170

f 1,640

f 1,520

6,440

Nov.

10,400

k 12, 900

14,700

k!3,000

9,480

7,510

6,560

5,150

4,590

4,180

3,750

2,710

2,110

2,480

f2,760

f3,500

f2,690

f2,450

f2,240

f2,850

f2,840

f3,020

13,400

fl,420

2,680

2,730

1,760

2,820

3,490

4,360

-

Dec.

4,360

4,160

4,000

3,990

4,560

4,150

3,290

3,070

2,980

2,620

3,600

10,600

k25,200

k34 , 700

k47 , 400

50,100

k41 , 300

kSl.OOO

k23,700

k22,000

26,600

k24,400

k20,100

k!6,700

k!9,600

21,900

k20,500

k!6,900

k!3,900

11,200

8,730

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January ................

February. ..............

March...... ............

April. .................

May. ...................

June ..................

July.. .................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

7,760

8,

k!3,

13,

:so

700

300

k37,700

k58,700

k69,

k76.

k83,(

300

300

300

84,900

k81,700

k68,

k61,

60,

700

300

too

60,800

k65,200

64, (

62, £

k60,'

00

00

00

k58,000

k55,400

k48,4

k38,4

k27,£

00

00

00

k20,800

17,3

Y!,i

16,1

k22,£

k33,2

00

00

00

00

00

k57,800

Feb.

k75,500

k86,9

k98,8

H.18,0

30

30

30

123,000

H.12,000

H.00,0

k81,6

k68,2

30

30

DO

k62,600

k64,600

k62,6

k56,0

k46,9

30

30

30

k39,300

35,800

k34,l

k31,l

k27,3

30

30

30

k24,000

k20,800

k!6,3C

13, 2C

11, 7C

0

JO

0

11,600

12,200

12, 2C

13, 2C

_

-

0

0

Mar.

12,400

12,5

k!3,5

15,8

30

30

30

k!4,300

12,900

12,0

11,4

10, 6(

30

30

30

10,600

9,750

10,1

k!4,0

k!8,2

30

30

30

k27,800

33,600

k31,9(

k26,5(

k20,l(

JO

30

JO

18,000

15,900

14, 9C

15, 9C

15, 5C

0

0

0

13,600

10,200

10, 8C

16, 4C

k20,OC

k30,lC

0

0

0

0

k30,200

Apr.

k25,000

k!6,700

k!6 , 400

16,400

17,800

18,000

17,400

16,700

k!2,200

12,500

k!2,100

10,000

8,340

7,680

5,950

5,250

5,640

5,320

5,120

4,750

5,060

3,750

3,420

4,250

4,380

4,660

4,780

4,880

4,240

4,280

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

61,046

144,530

527,310

4,632,766

1,451,840

1,459,500

529,450

282,950

606,030

647,200

280,780

175,250

197,510

6,363,396

Maximum

6,440

14,700

50,100

78,600

84,900

123,000

33,600

25,000

49,500

42,000

22,600

19,700

8,850

123,000

Minimum

584

1,420

2,620

584

7,760

11,600

9,750

3,420

4,600

10,000

2,350

1,150

1,330

584

Mean

1,969

4,818

17,010

12,690

46,830

52,120

17,080

9,432

19,550

21,570

9,057

5,653

6,584

17,430

May

5,600

6,130

7,970

9,360

9,690

8,520

k!3,500

k!7,700

k32,100

36 , 300

k29,700

26,600

k28,500

k39,300

k49,100

49,500

k45,100

k37,300

k29,900

k23,400

k!7,600

k!3,700

11,500

10,300

9,760

9,200

6,790

4,600

4,680

4,950

7,680

June

k!3,400

k!8 , 300

16,200

17,500

k!9,400

k27,000

k27,400

k21,400

k!5 , 800

10,900

k!4,800

k28,400

k31,100

k23,800

20,700

kl7,400

k!3,400

11,600

10,900

10,800

k35,400

k42 , 000

k41,600

39,200

k36,600

k28,200

kl8,900

k!3,600

11,500

10.000

-

Change in 

contents

(second-footdays ) t

_

_

-166,000

_

, _

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

+100,700

July

8

5

6

3

5

11

7

9

10

9

7

6

6

5

2

2,

4,

5,

8,

7,

7,

5,

7,

11,

14,

k!3.

k22,

k!8,

15,

kl3,

k!5.

390

340

060

450

860

300

870

320

800

160

720

580

010

100

840

350

420

590

670

920

240

350

140

600.

600

800

600

800

700

900

300

Aug.

k!9,700

k!2,900

11,100

9,480

6,320

5,980

7,760

7,370

6,810

6,750

6,030

4,140

3,760

5,310

5/.720

5,540

4,850

4,450

2,900

2,860

4,450

4,660

f4,540

f3,680

f3,140

f 1,310

fl,150

f2,840

f3,160

f3,210

f3,380

Sept.

f3,200

f 1,330

fl,730

5,640

7,650

8,000

8,040

8,140

7,240

6,580

8,210

7,790

6,980

6,940

6,840

5,880

5,590

7,430

7,660

7,650

8,490

8,850

6,360

5,540

7,170

7,440

7,330

7,210

6,910

3,690

-

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

_

_

12,240

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

17,710

Per square 

mile

_

_

_

1.67

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

2.42

Runoff In 

Inches

_

_

22.69

_

_

_

^

_

_

_

_

-

32.84

t Change in contents in Wolf Creek and Dale Hollow Reservoirs.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights, 

k Computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.

Note. Discharge for Feb. 6-20 computed from graph based on staff-gage readings and gage heights 

determined indirectly from records for Obey River below Dale Hollow Dam.
496 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Cumberland River at Carthage, Tenn.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 3G°14'42", long. 85°57'15", at Cordell Hull bridge

 on State Highway 25 at Carthage, Smith County, 1 mile downstream from Caney Fork arid 

8| miles upstream from lock and dam 7. Datura of gage is 437.83 feet (revised) above 

mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum, and 437.67 feet above mean sea level, datura of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936. Auxiliary staff gage at lock and dam 7. Datura of 

auxiliary gage is 438.69 feet above mean sea level, datura of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--10 .700 square miles.

Records available.--October 1922 to September 1950.

Average dlscnarge'. 28 years, 17,040 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 128,000 second-feet Feb. 7; maximum gage height,

 4b.1V feet Feb. 7; minimum discharge, 1,040 second-feet Oct. 11 (gage height, 8.55

feet).

1922-50: Maximum discharge, 186,000 second-feet Dec. 30, 1926; maximum gage height,

59.8 feet Dec. 30, 1926; minimum discharge, 304 second-feet Oct. 29, 1940. 

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Wolf Creek, Dale Hollow, Great Falls, and Center

Hill Reservoirs (see p. 501). Auxiliary gage read twice daily. 

Cooperation.--One discharge measurement and readings at auxiliary ^age furnished by Corps

or Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).--W 893: 1923-39.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of tackwater, or periods computed 

by using rate of change of stage as a factor (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, ""n second-feet)

8.7

9.0

9.5

10.0

11.0

1,320

1,920

3,030

4,290

7,000

12.5

15.0

17.5

20.0

25.0

11,600

20,300

29,800

39,500

57,000

30.0 72,600

35.0 89,100

40.0 107,000

45.0 126,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,170

1,980

1,480

4,340

2,050

1,600

1,540

1,540

1,580

1,440

1,400

2,110

2,220

2,420

2,550

2,350

3, 600

4,110

3,370

3,320

2,960

2,660

1,900

1,380

2,150

3,300

3,150

3,010

3,150

4,470

11,400

Nov.

11,800

13,700

15,000

19,500

18,600

15,200

13,200

12,300

11,000

10,400

9,910

9,500

8,590

8,050

8,110

7,840

5,300

4,500

4,110

3,900

3,620

5,190

5,860

6,270

5,240

7,840

8,530

7,640

8,200

9,070

-

Dec.

9,130

5,130

4,520

4,340

4,290

4,760

4,520

3,640

3,370

3,270

4,810

12,800

27,900

33,100

39,000

k49,400

52,400

49,900

k40,000

32,200

31,500

34,400

33,600

28,300

25,300

27,600

28,500

26,200

18,500

14,800

12,200

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 ..

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. ...............:.

April. .................

May. ...................

June ...................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

14,

17,

27,

22,

k52,

300

700

200

000

900

k76,700

076,

o74,

77,

200

500

900

k89,900

93,900

090,

088,

080,

too

200

300

071,900

071,300

071,

c69,

70,

300

300

too

k66,400

k61,700

k56,

k48,

k37,

300

500

500

28,700

22,000

23,

28,

28,^

k52,

WO

500

too

300

k89,100

Secondfoot -days

86,700

277,970

669,380

6,996,790

1,780,800*

2,248,900

929,500

372,870

787,150

822,400

438,000

219,370

227,170

8,860,210

Feb.

M.02,000

kill, 000

0107,000

112,000

K. 20, 000

Id25,000

126,000

0120,000

2119,000

:117,000

2106,000

:104,000

0102,000

095,500

c86,600

077,600

071,700

068,100

k64,900

k6 1,000

k52,400

k39,500

33,200

29,500

26,500

24,500

23,400

23,500

-

_

-

Mar.

27,600

27,900

26,100

27,000

27,500

24,200

24,300

24,600

23,500

22,900

22,900

25,000

29,900

33,300

35,200

k44,700

46,700

k42,600

37,800

31,800

29,900

28,000

27,600

27,800

26,600

24,700

22,600

29,900

31,000

34,700

41,200

Apr.

40,200

34,600

28,000

26,200

19,200

19,800

19,400

18,800

17,100

13,400

13,900

12,800

10,800

9,220

8,410

6,610

5,920

6,300

6,020

5,890

5,650

5,760

4,450

4,030

4,710

4,890

5,220

5,320

5,380

4,890

Observed

Maximum Minimum

11,400 1,380

19,500 3,620

52,400 3,270

82,600 1,380

93,900 14,300

126,000 23,400

46,700 22,600

40,200 4,030

60,700 4,970

48,800 11,600

26,300 8,290

19,700 1,540

13,600 1,680

126,000 1,380

Mean

2,797

9,266

21,590

19,170

57,450

80,320

29,980

12,430

25 390

27^410

14,130

7,076

7,572

24,270

May

4,970

6,160

6,890

8,890

9,840

10,500

19,000

24,700

28,200

k41,300

48,300

39,100

43,700

k48,500

k57,600

60,700

k55,900

k48,500

k40,000

32,900

26,200

20,700

17,100

14,500

13,300

12,300

12,000

9,910

7,640

8,500

9,350

June

11,600

17.40J

24,100

35,100

29,600

28,400

33,800

31,900

28,000

23,700

23,600

27,400

37,200

36,400

26,700

23,700

19,900

16,100

14,800

15,500

20,400

k44,200

48,800

k44,500

41,700

37,700

29,400

20,900

16,000

13,900

Change in 

contents

(second-footdays) t

_

-

-

-127,900

.

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

H-670,800

July

11

10

8

8

10

16

13

11

12

12

10

10

10

14

14

11

10

13

16

16

16

15

14

14

17

14

21

26

20

17

15

Adju 

re

Mean

_

-

-

18,820

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

26,110

,600

,200

,410

,290

,000

,800

,000

,200

,300

,400

,700

,200

,700

,700

,600

,500

,900

,800

,800

,900

,200

,500

,500

,300

,000

700

000

300

600

100

800

Aug.

19,200

19,700

14,400

12,400

10,200

7,170

6,690

8,200

7,930

7,720

7,720

6,830

4,840

4,290

6,440

6,970

6,300

6,720

9,160

4,890

3,950

5,000

5,300

4,940

3,900

3,640

2,710

1,540

2,710

3,980

3,930

Sept.

4,210

3,820

2,660

1,680

5,670

8,170

9,380

13,600

11,700

9,540

8,560

9,880

8,950

8,020

7,780

7,580

6,520

6,190

7,840

8,170

8,290

9,290

9,320

6,750

5,940

7,520

7,810

7,750

7,580

7,000

sted for change In 

servoir contents

Per square 

mile

.

-

-

1.76

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

2.44

Runoff in 

inches

_

-

-

23.87

.

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

33.13

t Change in contents in Wolf Creek, Dale Hollow, Great Falls, and Center Hill Reservoirs, 

o Computed using fall as determined by twice-daily readings at auxiliary gage as a factor, 

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 497

Cumberland River at dam 3, near Old Hickory, Tenn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°16'28", long. 86°38'40", at intake tower, 800 

reet upstream from dam 3, 1 mile north of Old Hickory, Davidson County, and 4 miles 

downstream from Drake Creek. Datum of gage is 390.85 feet above mean sea level, Sandy 

Hook datum.

Drainage area.--11 ,700 square miles.

Kecoras available.--October 1931 to September 1942, October 1947 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--14 years, 17,950 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 135,000 second-feet Feb. 10; maximum gage

height, 41.33 feet Feb. 10; minimum discharge, 1,300 second-feet Oct. 11 (gage height,

1931-42, 1947-50: Maximum discharge, 173,000 second-feet Jan. 29, 1937; maximum 

gage height, 47.40 feet Jan. 29, 1937; minimum daily discharge, 86 second-feet Aug. 15, 

1936; minimum gage height observed, 6.3 feet Oct. 10, 1931, caused by manipulation of 

valves in lock 3.

Maximum stage known, 51.2 feet pec. 31, 1926, from floodmarks (discharge, 200,000 

second-feet).

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge figures include from 39 to 52 second-feet diverted from 

dam 3 pool and returned to stream below the dam. Flow regulated by Wolf Creek, Dale 

Hollow, Great Falls, and Center Hill Reservoirs (see p. 501) ) and navigation 

pools above station.

Cooperation.--Readings of upper lock 3 staff gage furnished by Corps of Engineers. Record 

or daily diversion furnished by E. I. du Point de Nemours & Co.

Revisions (water years).--W 923: 1932-40. W1113: 1940(m).

Rating table water year 1949-50, except periods computed by using rate of change of stage as 

a factor (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

7.6 

8.0 

8.5

1,480

2,450

3,870

9.0

10.0

11.0

5,550

9,300

13,600

12.0

14.0

16.0

18,800

30,500

42,600

17.0

18.0

19.0

48,300

52,800

56,400

20.0

22.0

25.0

59,400

65,300

73,800

30.0

36.0

41.2

87,800

108,000

134,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,470

2,260

1,990

2,190

3,770

2,260

1,850

1,680

1,660

1,710

1,480

1,530

2,090

2,680

3,090

2,840

2,890

4,170

4,080

3,560

3,410

3,030

2,730

2,010

1,640

2,340

3,260

3,260

3,140

3,680

13,600

Nov.

13,700

13,200

14,300

16,400

20,100

17,600

14,500

12,900

11,900

10,800

10,200

9,760

9,310

8,640

7,980

8,060

7,170

5,200

4,450

4,070

3,920

3,890

5,310

6,000

6,430

5,880

8,060

8,370

7,720

8,410

-

Dec.

9,150

7,870

5,030

4,420

4,320

4,320

4,650

4,290

3,590

3,380

8,180

27,400

37,800

37,300

37,600

k44,100

k51 , 200

k58,000

k5E,900

k43,300

33,700

35,100

37,600

34,100

28,700

27,400

29,700

29,500

25,000

17,900

14,500

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January ................

February. ..............

March. .................

April. .................

May. ...................

June ...................

July...... .............

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

13,100

19,

37,

32,

900

700

700

k65,900

k88,000

k95,

k91,

k86,

DOO

too

too

k89,000

k95,800

97,

C105,

107,

300

DOO

DOO

C102.000

k97,500

k91,

k87,

85,

BOO

100

300

k81,800

k76,400

k70,

k63,

k53,

300

900

700

38,900

28,200

29,

30,

31,

42,

500

100

too

500

k89,500

Secondfoot-days

92 , 350

284,230

766,000

7,790,820

2,124,400

2,541,800

995,100

421,160

836,500

849 ,220

459,300

261,470

282,180

9,913,710

Feb.

d.05,000

cl!2,0

113,0

113,0

DO

DO

DO

112,000

112,000

cll6,0

120,0

c!29,0

DO

DO

DO

134,000

132,000

C124.0

C118.0

C124.0

00

00

00

c!20,000

cllO, 000

cl02,0

k87,7

k79,6

00

00

00

k72,600

k66,900

k57,5

k41,3

33,4

00

00

00

29,700

27,200

24,9

25,0

-

-

-

DO

DO

Mar.

30,100

30,800

29,100

27,800

29,100

28,400

24,600

26,600

25,800

24,500

24,200

25,500

34,700

37,000

36,700

40,600

47,400

48,300

k43,500

37,800

33,200

30,800

29,200

29,300

28,800

27,200

26,400

30,800

33,300

33,400

39,200

Apr.

42,800

39,800

33,700

29,700

26,600

21,300

21,400

20,600

19,700

16,700

13,900

14,200

12,500

10,800

9,380

8,320

6,940

6,460

6,540

6,240

5,960

5,770

5,770

4,540

4,420

5,170

5,310

5,450

5,560

5,630

-

Observed

Maximum

13,600

20,100

58,000

80,600

107,000

134,000

48,300

42,800

61,200

48,500

26,800

21,800

26,500

134,000

Minimum

1,480

3,890

3,380

1,480

13,100

24,900

24,200

4,420

5,270

9,920

8,370

4,070

4,420

1,480

Mean

2,979

9,474

24,710

21,340

68,530

90,780

32,100

14,040

26,980

28,310

14,820

8,434

9,406

27,160

May

5,270

5,590

6,720

7,800

9,550

10,400

28,200

30,400

26,800

33,800

k44,500

46,600

44,200

46,000

kSl.800

k58,900

61,200

k58,100

k5 0,000

39,700

31,100

24,800

19,800

16,400

14,200

13,000

12,200

12,000

9,630

8,290

9,550

June

9,920

13,100

20,800

45,900

38,300

29,500

30,400

34,400

31,300

27,200

24,100

24,800

31,600

38,800

33,300

26,100

22,700

18,200

15,100

14,700

15,100

29,700

k46,500

48,500

44,400

40,800

35,000

25,900

18,400

14,700

-

Change In

contents

(second-footdays ) t

_

_

_

-127,900

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-1-670,800

July

12

11

9

8

8

17

18

13

11

13

11

10

9

11

14

13

10

10

14

16

16

15

15,

17,

17,

19,

21,

26,

25,

19,

17

900

200

070

910

370

300

200

400

500

000

800

800

550

300

400

200

800

800

400

100

300

900

000

000

000

300

300

800

600

800

800

Aug.

17,800

21,800

18,400

13,900

11,900

9,350

7,250

7,200

8,640

9,720

8,220

7,800

6,320

4,860

7,800

9,510

7,800

6,880

12,200

8,790

5,240

4,420

5,310

5,380

4,750

4,070

4,100

4,300

5,890

4,520

7,350

Sept.

7,910

7,200

9,470

5,990

4,420

7,430

11,000

26,500

17,900

14,000

11,200

10,500

10,800

9,430

8,680

8,370

7,800

6,870

7,020

8,370

8,750

9,190

9,750

8,980

6,840

6,580

7,800

7,950

7,830

7,650

Adjusted for change in

res

Mean

_

_

_

20,990

_

_

_

.

_

_

_

_

-

29,000

ervolr contents

Per square 

mile

_

_

-

1.79

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

2.48

Runoff In 

Inches

_

-

-

24.36

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

-

33.64

t Change in contents in Wolf Creek, Dale Hollow, Great Falls, and Center Hill Reservoirs. 

k Computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.
498 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Cumberland River at Nashville, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°09'45", long. 85°46'17", at Sparkman Street 

bridge in Nashville, Davidson County, 2.7 miles upstream from lock and dam 1 and 3.3 

miles downstream from Mill Creek. Datum of gage is 368.17 feet above mean sea level, 

Sandy Hook datum. Auxiliary gage is upper staff gage at lock 1. Datum of auxiliary 

gage is 367.83 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area.--12 ,860 square miles.

Records available.--January 1902 to December 1904 (gage heights only) and October 1918 to 

aeptemoer ia5U in reports of Geological Survey. October 1887 to September 1924 in 

Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34. Records prior to October 1892 subject to 

error due to uncertainty of gage datum.

Average discharge.--63 years (1887-1950), 20,330 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 149,000 second-feet Feb. 10; maximum gage height, 

ia.5H feet Feb. 10; minimum daily discharge, 1,530 second-feet Oct. 12; minimum gage 

height, 9.31 feet Oct. 6, Nov. 18.

1887-1950: Maximum discharge, 203,000 second-feet Jan. 1, 1927 (gage height, 56.2 

feet); minimum daily, 60 second-feet Oct. 19, 1935; minimum gage height observed, 6.1 

feet Oct. 19, 1935.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of crest-wicket manipulation at dam 1, 

wnich are fair. Some regulation by Wolf Creek, Dale Hollow, Great Falls, and Center 

Hill Reservoirs (see p. 501) and by navigation pools. Auxiliary gage read three 

times daily.

Cooperation.--Water-stage recorder graph, auxiliary gage readings, record of wicket manipulation, level notes, and seven discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,460

2,210

2,140

1,890

5,840

2,680

2,000

1,750

1,750

1,790

1,730

1,530

2,070

2,910

3,110

2,940

2,840

4,240

5,130

4,0£0

3,590

3,370

2,900

2,420

1,790

2,190

3,860

3,840

3,580

4,590

15,000

Nov.

19,100

16,400

16,000

16,700

20,300

19,400

15,800

13,900

12,700

11,600

10,900

10,300

9,910

9,100

8,500

8,350

8,050

5,740

4,930

4,490

4,180

4,050

5,760

6,050

6,600

6,010

7,810

8,510

8,000

8,200

-

Dec.

9,020

8,900

5,700

5,610

5,480

4,460

4,780

4,610

3,920

3,550

7,930

30,500

k51,300

k46,800

42,100

k45,200

k51,900

k59,700

62,900

k5 1,000

k37,700

36,000

k41,300

k38,200

32,700

28,800

29,900

30,600

27,800

21,500

16,500

Month

October. ...............

November..... ..........

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April.. ................

May. ...................

July...................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

14,100

19,

k46,

k42,

500

500

200

k72,800

k98,900

13.05,

Id 01,

k93,

300

300

500

k95,400

aoi,ooo

103,

H.12,

115,

300

300

300

114,000

110,000

k!02,

k95,

94,

000

300

700

k90,600

k85,200

k79,

k72,

k61,

500

500

500

k45,200

k32,600

k36,

37,

36,

k50,

500

700

LOO

300

H.01,000

Secondfoot-days

100,160

307,340

846,360

8,568,720

2,354,500

2,793,100

1J386,200

451,530

884,440

882,000

485,340

286,080

322,840

10,809,890

Feb.

kiie.ooo

lfl.25,0

126,0

122,0

30

30

30

119,000

118,000

120,0

125,0

k!39,0

DO

00

30

145,000

144,000

138,0

131,0

k!37,0

00

00

00

136,000

Id 26, 000

a.13,0

k98,5

k88,8

00

00

DO

k82,100

k75,8

k66,5

k49,8

k36,9

00

DO

30

00

32,600

29,300

26,8

26,0

-

-

-

Observ

Maximum

15,000

20,300

62,900

88,800

115,000

145,000

51,800

43,400

65,000

50,100

26,400

20,900

30,400

145,000

00

00

Mar.

31,500

35,600

32,400

29,900

30,000

29,900

27,000

27,500

27,800

26,300

25,500

28,900

k45,600

k48,300

k42,300

k43,600

k50,400

51,800

k47,600

k41,100

k36,200

33,500

31,100

30,200

29,900

28,600

27,800

k34,900

36,500

35,200

k39,300

Apr.

43,400

k42,000

k35,900

31,500

30,300

23,900

22,500

£1,900

21,000

18,800

15,200

15,100

13,900

12,000

10,400

9,240

7,500

6,840

6,920

6,720

6,400

6,150

6,080

5,090

4,710

5,290

5,420

5,680

5,660

6,030

ed

Minimum Mean

1,530 3,231

4,050 10,240

3,550 27,300

1,530 23,480

14,100 76,270

26,000 99,750

25,500 35,040

4,710 15,050

5.530 28,530

10,200 29,400

9,100 15,660

4,050 9,228

4,910 10,760

1,530 29,620

May

5,530

5,570

6,440

7,470

9,220

10,700

29,400

k35,200

29,900

31,100

k43,500

48,500

48,80,0

49,100

k54,000

k60,900

k65,000

k61,600

k54,300

k42,900

k33,000

27,300

22,800

17,800

15,200

13,800

13,000

12,800

10,900

8,970

9,740

June

10,200

12,500

19,600

k48,000

k42,100

k31,900

29,600

33,900

32,700

29,100

25,400

24,800

28,200

k37,800

k35,300

28,200

24,400

21,500

16,900

15,400

15,600

23,700

k46,200

50,100

k49,700

k42,300

k36,700

32,300

21,600

16,300

L -

Change in 

contents

(second-footdays )t

_

-127,900

_

_

-

+670,800

July

13

10

9

9

18

21

16

12

13

12

11

10

11

14

14

12

11

14

16

17

16

15

17

17

20

22

25

26

21

18

Adju 

re

Mean

_

_

23,130

_

_

-

31,450

,900

,200

,300

,100

,640

,100

,200

,000

,200

,300

,800

,800

,500

,100

,700

,700

,000

,500

,100

,600

,300

,800

,800

,000

,800

,000

,700

,400

,400

,800

,600

Aug.

18,400

20,900

20,900

15,700

13,100

10,800

7,690

7,110

8,620

10,500

9,150

8,170

7,080

5,370

9,220

12,700

9,170

7,650

11,900

11,000

6,130

4,770

5,190

5,420

5,250

4,300

4,050

5,140

7,020

4,640

9,040

Sept.

11,000

8,570

10,200

8,180

4,910

6,180

10,600

30,400

27,600

18,800

14,100

12,300

12,200

11,400

10,100

9,360

8,880

,470

,250

,300

,360

,480

1 ,100

,810

,400

,540

,700

,880

,980

,790

-

ated for change in 

servoir contents

Per square

mile

_

_

1.80

_

_

-

2.45

Runoff in

inches

_

_

24.41

_

_

_

_

-

35.20

t Change In contents in Wolf Creek, Dale Hollow , Great Palls, and Center Hill Reservoirs.

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.

Note. Crest-wicket manipulation at dam 1, Oct. 1-31, Nov. 18 to Dec. 11, Apr. 16 to May 5, Aug. 

7-15, 17-19, Aug. 21 to Sept. 7, Sept. 18-20, 25-30; discharge computed from auxiliary gage record 

by weir formula plus leakage.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 499

Cumberland River at Dover, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°29'26", long. 87°50'20", at bridge on U. 5. High-

 way 79 (new designation) at Dover, Stewart County, 0.1 mile upstream from Dyer Creek, 

0.6 mile upstream from Indian Creek, and 0.8 mile upstream from lock and dam D. Datum 

of gage is 324.25 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Staff gage above spillway at lock and dam D, at same datum, used during periods of crest-wicket manipulation. 

Auxiliary staff gage, 19.7 miles upstream, below spillway at lock and dam C. Datum of 

auxiliary gage is 324.30 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area. 16,530 square miles.

Records available . October 1937 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--13 years, 23,900 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extrem*s.--Maximum discharge during year, 188,000 second-feet Feb.15; maximum gage height,

 48'. 13 feet. Feb. 16; minimum daily discharge, 2,110 second-feet Oct. 26, caused by manipulation of wickets at navigation dams; minimum gage height, 9.98 feet (base gage) Oct. 15.

1937-50: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 15, 1950; maximum gage height, that of Feb. 

16, 1950; minimum daily discharge, 414 second-feet Oct. 4, 1947; minimum gage height observed, 7.10 feet (upper Kck D gage) Sept. 16, 1947. .

1316-37: Maximum gage height observed, 56.8 feet Jan. 25, 1937, at lock D; minimum 

observed, 6.8 feet in September 1925, at lock D. Both extremes from unpublished records 

of Corps of Engineers. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of crest-wicket manipulation, which are

 fair Lock gaees read four times daily. Some regulation by navigation dams on C.imberland'River and^Wolf Creek, Dale Hollow', Great Falls, and Center Hill Reservoirs (see 

[>. 501).

Cooperation.--Lo:k gage readings, record of wicket manipulation, nine discharge m^sure-

 ments, and level notes furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day Oct. Feb. May July Aug. Sept.

126,000

142,000

157,000

158,000

154,000

149,000

145,000

143,000

149,000

161,000

4,510

4,630

4,020

3,340

2,940

2,110

3,600

5,430

4,620

5,070

9,990

187,000

178,000

164,000

149,000

135,000

121,000

109,000

94,000

74,400

59,300

48,400

42,600

37.600

Secondfoot-days Maximum Mini

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Per square Runoff ir 

mile Inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

129,910

340,7GO

1,173,480

7,950

21,000

100,000

2,110

4,450

4,890

4,190

11,360

57,850

Calendar year 1949 11,007,240

January... 

February. . 

March.....

April.....

May.......

June......

July......

August.. . .

September.

3,328,800

3,755,300

1,419,200

636,730

1,124,970

,400

,100

,730

,220

,290

,520

,150

,310

,240

Water year 1949-50 ..14,467,190 187,000 41,470 34.06

t Change in contents in Wolf Creek, Dale Hollow, Great Falls, and Center Hill Reservoirs.

Note.--Crest-wicket manipulation Oct. 1-31, Nov. 10 to Dec. 11, Apr. 16 to May 6, May 30 to June 2, 

July 3-6, 10, 14, 15; Aug. 7-15, 17-19, 21-31, Sept. 17-30; discharge computed by weir formula plus 

leakage using upper lock D gage. Discharge computed by using fall as determined from auxiliary staff 

gage as a factor Dec. 14-17, 21, 22, Jan. 1, 2, 4, 5, 9-31, Feb. 4 to Mar. 5, Mar. 15, 16, 20, 21, 

Apr. 4-7, 9-11, May 8-10, 14, 15, 20, 21, Sept. 2, 3, 11.

238383 O - 53 - 33
500 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Cumberland River at Smithland, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°08'45", long. 88°24'25", at bridge on U. S. Highway t>0 at Smithland, Livingston Ccunty, 1 mile downstream from McCormick Creek and 2.8 

miles upstream from mouth. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Dycusburg, Crittenden 

County, 16.8 miles upstream. Datum of each gage is 300.00 feet above mean sea level, 

Sandy Hook datum. During periods of crest-wicket operation, staff gage above spillway 

at luck and dam F, 40.8 miles upstream. Datum of gage is 302.86 feet above mean sea 

level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area. 18,080 square miles.

Kecords available.--February 1939 to September 1950 (fragmentary prior to October 1943).

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 201,000 second-feet Feb. 18; maximum gage height, 

43.10 feet Feb. 13; minimum daily discharge, 2,230 second-feet Oct. 26.

1339-50: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 18, 1950; maximum gage height, that of 

Feb. 13, 1950; minimum discharge not determined.

Maximum stage known, 51.1 feet January to February 1937.

Revisions.--The maximum gage height for the water year 1947 has been revised to 

28.bB reet Jan. 28, 1947, superseding figure and date published in Water-Supply Paper 

1083.

Remarks. Records good except those below 15,000 second-feet or for periods of indefinite 

stage-discharge relation or no gage-height record, which are fair. Discharge above 

15,000 second-feet computed using fall as determined by auxiliary gage as a factor; discharge below 15,000 second-feet computed using upper gage at lock and dam F with ticket 

operation at dam as a factor. Upper gage at lock and dam F read four times daily. 

Some regulation by navigation dams on Cumberland River and Wolf Creek, Dale Hollow, 

Great Falls and Center Hill Reservoirs (see p. 501). Records of chemical analyses 

and water temperatures for the water year 1950 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Cooperat ion. --Gage-height record for luck and dam F and recnrd of ticket manipulations 

rurnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In aecond-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

3,330

3,470

3,040

2,940

4,020

6,940

4,630

2,740

2,860

3,440

3,7

3,570

3,090

7,170

7,410

3,910

5,510

6,380

5,540

6,160

5,370

5,210

4,940

3,900

3,170

2,230

3,560

6,010

5,420

5,420

8,650

17,600

20,700

19,400

18,600

18,100

20,600

21,700

19,600

17,700

14,900

12,900

12,100

11,700

12,100

11,000

9,670

9,670

8,860

5,320

6,030

5,590

4,510

5,300

6,390

7,350

7,910

8,140

9,690

9,310

9,040

9,150

10,000

9,480

5,200

5,130

5,020

5,150

5,360

5,410

4,530

13,000

30,600

66,800

80,600

95,200

94,700

79,300

68,700

66,600

71,400

71,800

63,200

53,600

50,600

49,300

45,300

41,800

39,600

39,300

37,300

33,000

29,100

36,900

60,600

77,100

85,700

89,200

94,800

103,000

112,000

116,000

120,000

126,000

134,000

138,000

149,000

152,000

157,000

157,000

159,000

159,000

158,000

156,000

150,000

144,000

135,000

124,000

116,000

107,000

96,900

86,300

83,800

97,500

110,000

119,000

131,000

142,000

149,000

154,000

154,000

153,000

153,000

156,000

165,000

175,000

188,000

194,000

198,000

199,000

199,000

195,000

187,000

177,000

166,000

155,000

139,000

126,000

113,000

94,300

75,200

63,400

61,800

63,100

59,600

54,300

50,900

49,300

47,700

45,100

42,000

42,100

45,800

50,600

61,500

68,900

65,900

59,800

58,800

60,600

62,000

60,400

58,900

54,400

47,800

42,200

40,900

40,900

49,900

51,600

52,000

49,200

48,200

51,100

58,800

62,400

55,600

47,700

39,200

32,600

30,900

32,100

32,800 

30,700 

39,400 

28,100 

a23,000

a20,000 

alS.OOO 

a!5,000 

a!3,000 

all,000

all,000

all,000

a9,500

9,420

9,930

11,400

9,970

10,300

10,300

10,300

12,100 

12,900 

15,000 

e!5,200 

15,400

16,800

32,600

61,100

68,800

57,000

46,200

48,800

61,600

67,000

67,600

66,600

67,800

70,000

70,600

67,900

59,400

46,900

37,300

30,500

27,400

25,700

22,600

21,800

20,700

18,900

15,700

13,000 

14,400 

e!5,000 

25,400 

37,800

45,300

41,200

35,800

35,400

36,500

55,800

34,600

31,000

31,800

37,100

39,600

34,400

29,400

26,100

22,700

23,800

24,600

22,900

34,700

44,000

47,400

48,000

48,000

41,500

35,100

28,400

23,800

a!9,000

a!6,000

313,000

a!3,000 

17,700 

22,800 

22,100 

18,100

e15,000 

e15,000 

16,000 

a!5,000 

a!5,000

a!7,000 

al8,000 

al8,000 

a!7,000 

al8,000

a20,000 

a21,000 

a21,000 

a21,000 

a21,000

a23,000 

330,000 

a31,000 

a32,000 

a32,000 

330,000

a28,000 

a27,500 

27,700 

27,300 

22,700

19,700

16,500

9,520

11,600

14,300

14,900

12,900

10,700

10,300

13,400

25,500

23,500

19,700

16,800

19,300

18,200

8,700

7,770

7,480

10,700

13,100

9,140

7,940

15,000

17,600

18,100

42,700

40,400

42,900

49,700

42,200

28,800

21,500

26,200

45,200

51,300

42,600

34,300

27,600

24,800

23,300

20,000

18,100

17,000

16,200

12,900

13,100

14,000

14,000

14,000

14,000

10,800

9,860

12,000

12,700

11,700

Secondfoot-days Minimum Mean

Change i 

contents 

(second-footdays ) t

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

143,750

361,480

1,256,130

8,650

21,700

95,200

2,230

4,510

4,530

4,637

12,050

40,520

Calendar year 1949 109,000 33,700 -127,900

January.. 

February. 

March.... 

April.... 

May......

July......

August....

September.

3,612,400

4,264,000

1,661,400

782,720

1,267,900

992,300

639,900

505,550

753,860

159,000

199,000

68,900

62,400

70,600

48,000

32,000

28,000

51,300

29,100

75,200

40,900

9,420

12,100

13,000

13,000

7,480

9,860

116,500

152,300

53,590

26,090

40,900

33,080

20,640

16,310

25,130

Water year 1949-50 . .16,241,390 199,000 2,230 44,500 +670,800 46,330 34.79

t Change in contents in Wolf Creek, Dale Hollow, Great Falls, and Center Hill Reservoirs.

a No auxiliary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Dover,

e enlndefinite stage-discharge relation; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Dover, 

Tenn.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 501 

Reservoirs in Cumberland River Basin

Wolf Creek Reservoir.--Staff gage, lat. 36°52'09", long. 85°08'45", at pylon of Wolf Creek 

IJam on uumoeriana River, 10 miles southwest uf Jamestown, Russell County, Ky. Datum of 

gage is 545.0 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Gage readings have been adjusted to mean sea level. Drainage area, 5,790 square miles. Records available, July 

to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey; April to July 1950 in files of Corps 

of Engineers. Storage began sometime during construction but had not reached minimum 

power pool elevation by the end of the year. Contents Sept. 30, 38,700 second-foot-days 

(elevation, 590.83 feet).

Reservoir is formed by earth embankment and concrete gravity dam surmounted by 10 

taintor gates 37 feet high by 50 feet wide. Final closure of dam made Aug. 7. Total 

capacity at elevation 760.0 feet (top of gates) is 3,070,000 secnnd-fjot-days, of which 

1,056,000 second-foot-days above elevation 723.00 feet (crest of spillway) is reserved 

for flood control and 1,080,000 second-foot-days between elevations 673.00 feet (minimum power pool) and 723.00 feet will be used for power production. Figures given herein represent tjtal contents of which 934,000 second-foot-days below elevation 673.00 

feet are dead storage. Gage read once daily at 8 a.m. Reservoir is used for flood control and power. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Dale Hollow Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 0 32'19", long. 85°27'05", at Dale 

Hollow JJam on Obey River, 3 miles east of Celina, Clay County, Tenn. , and 7.3 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Prior to Jane 

25, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum. Drainage area, 935 square miles. Records 

available, August 1943 to September 1950. Maximum contents during year, 780,000 secondfoot -days Feb. 10 (elevation, 657.8 feet); minimum, 489,000 second-foot-days Dec. 10 

(elevation, 636.0 feet). Maximum contents observed during period 1943-50, that of Feb. 

10, 1950; minimum observed (after first filling), 428,000 second-foot-days Sept. 11, 

1944 (elevation, 630.6 feet).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway is equipped with 6 taintor 

gates each 12 feet high by 60 feet wide. Storage began Aug. 30, 1943, and water in 

reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation May 7, 1944. Total capacity at elevation 

663.0 feet (top of gates) is 860,000 second-foot-days, of which 178,000 second-foot-days 

between elevations 663.0 feet (top of gates) and 851.0 feet (crest of spillway) is 

reserved for flood control, and 230,000 second-font-days between elevations 651.0 feet 

and 631.0 feet (ordinary minimum pool) is used for power production. Reservoir is used 

for flood control, navigation, and power. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Great Falls Reservoir.--Remote indicator gage, lat. 35°48'10", long. 85°38'00", at penstock inlet on uoliins River, 800 feet southwest of powerhouse of Tennessee Valley Authority, 1.9 miles northwest of Rock Island, Warren County, Tenn., and 2.4 miles upstream from Great Falls Dam on Caney Pork. Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Drainage area, 1,640 square miles. Records 

available, January 191V to September 1950. Maximum contents during year, 28,900 secondfcut-days Feb. 9 (elevation, 806.18 feet); minimum, 10,100 second-foot-days Oct. 1 

(elevation, 783.80 feet). Maximum 12 p.m. elevation during period 1916-50, 817.48 feet 

Mar. 23, 1929 (contents not determined); minimum 12 p.m. contents, 1,700 second-footdays Aug. 19, 1918 (elevation, 756.3 feet).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway is equipped with 18 taintor 

gates each 14 feet high by 25 feet wide. Dam completed and storage began in 1916; dam 

redesigned and crest raised 35 feet in 1925. Total capacity at elevation 804.9 feet 

(top of gates) is 27,400 second-foot-days, of which 24,900 second-foot-days is controlled storage above elevation 762.0 feet (minimum pool). Reservoir is used primarily 

for power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Center Hill Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°05'48", long. 85"49'38", at Center 

Hill Uam on Caney jyork, 14 miles southeast of Carthage, De Kalb County, Tenn., and 26.6 

miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Prior 

to Mar. 14, 1949, staff gage a quarter of a mile upstream at same datum. Drainage area, 

2,135 square miles. Records available, November 1948 to September 1950. Maximum contents during year, 1,005,000 second-foot-days Feb. 10 (elevation, G80.6 feet); minimum, 

171,000 second-foot-days Dec. 1, 2 (elevation, 576.1 feet). Maximum contents during 

period 1948-50, that of Feb. 10, 1950; minimum observed (after first filling), that of 

Dec. 1, 2, 1949.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with earth embankment. Spillway equipped with 

8 taintor gates, 37 feet high and 50 feet wide. Closure of dam was made Nov. 27, 1948; 

water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 11, 1949. Total capacity 

at elevation 685.0 feet (top of gates) is 1,055,000 second-foot-days, of which 385,000 

second-foot-days between elevations 685.0 feet (top of gates) and 648.0 feet (crest of 

spillway) is reserved for flood control, and 248,000 second-foot-days between elevations 

648.0 feet (crest of spillway) and 618.0 feet (ordinary minimum pool) will be used for 

power produciion. Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records 

furnished by Corps of Engineers.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BA3IK

Monthly elevation and 3, water year uctober 194a to September 1950

Elevation 

(feet)t footdays)

Change in

contents

during month

foot-days)

Dale Hollow Rese

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(secondfootdays)

Change in

contents

during month

(secondfoot-days)

-If ,000

-17,000 

+26,000

Apr. 

May

year 1^49-50. . .

Great Falls Res Center Hill Reservoir

Calendar ye

Apr. 

May

«o;.04

7U1.71

+21,000 

-57,000 

+e0,000

t Elevation at 12 p.n
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Yellow Creek near Middle storo, Ky.

Location . --Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat . 36°39'05", long. 83°42'05", 0. 

mile upstream from Browne Branch, 3 miles north of Middlesburo, Bell County, and 5." 

miles upstream from Clear Pork. Datum of gage Is 1,104.20 feet above mean sea level, 

Sandy Hook: datum.

Drainage area. --59. 9 square miles.

Records available . --August 1940 to September 1950.

Averag?

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,970 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 

 feet); minimum not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record. 

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 6,160 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 2U 

feet); minimum daily, 1.6 second-feet Aug. 11, 12, 1944.

Revisions (water years).- W 953: 1941{M). W973: (1942(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.1 5.

1.15 8.

1.2 12

1.25 15

1.3 20

101

150

300

410

7.0

8.6

12.4

14.6

15.8

1,710

2,370

2,790

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195C

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

a6.5

a6.0

a6 . 0

a6.0

a9.n

a20

a!4

all

a7.0

a7.0

a7.o

7.9

9.1

12

18

13

20

23

16

13

12

11

9.7

9.1

a20

aSO

a50

a40

a70

a50

a250

Nov.

aZOO

alud

a50

a40

33

27

24

21

19

18

17

14,

22

24

17

15

15

14

14

13

12

12

12

19

80

54

4b

4o

52

45

-

Dec.

37

31

25

23

21

19

17

17

16

14

32

55

1,100

61O

213

121

80

143

289

213

14,2

139

514

318

186

133

116

94

77

69

62

Jan.

58

98

206

241

227

835

1,190

400

248

218

341

326

510

622

478

350

309

284

325

34,0

262

196

160

136

118

103

267

304

240

2,220

2,760

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............ ...............

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September .......... . ...........

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,840

2 , 000

808

345

246

198

420

388

1,120

811

352

249

193

259

289

235

181

141

122

101

88

98

115

96

90

82

76

82

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

833 *

1.068

4,926

38,54'i.E

14,372 

11 , 025

1980

5 962

3 55^

1^184

755

501. E

51, 747. £

Mar.

204

212

166

132

114

38

86

108

80

73

80

185

704

517

275

224

176

147

126

134

131

126

118

103

90

80

101

398

273

185

136

Apr.

114

95

82

87

123

103

94

86

79

72

82

72

68

62

58

55

52

50

49

51

45

40

39

48

46

56

49

45

44

44

Maximum

250

200

1,100

1,940

2,760

2 , 000

704

123

1,040

435

129

92

35

2,760

May

65

69

68

61

56

50

332

464

227

145

191

1 , 040

852

468

403

zs:

192

134

10?

81

69

61

55

55

52

41

49

76

62

b4

ICO

Minimum

6.0

12

14

3.5

76

73

41

29

15

12

7.9

6.0

June

78

59

61

356

272

137

85

6£

65

92

136

81

62

52

46

41

37

32

29

100

435

388

312

181

103

77

58

45

39

34

Mean

26.5

35.6

159

106

464

394

180

66 . C

192

119

38.2

24 .4

16.7

142

July

29

25

23

38

44

39

29

24

19

16

15

15

26

30

28

54

39

48

87

49

129

68

49

44

39

33

39

34

29

22

21

Aug.

32

36

44

31

25

21

18

15

14

15

20

23

14

12

92

54

36

28

24

21

18

15

12

12

14

15

14

12

16

25

27

Per square 

mile

0.449

.594

2.65

1.77

7.75

6 . 58

3.01

1.10

3 21

1 . 99

. 63 8

.407

.279

2.37

Sept.

27

34

27

35

26

20

22

24

2O

16

17

19

16

15

13

12

11

10

9.1

9.7

9.1

27

16

12

9.7

9.1

9.7

9.7

8.5

7.9

Runoff in 

inches

0.52

.66

3 . 06

23.92

8.92

6 . 85

3.47

1 23

3.73

2.21

.74

.47

.31

32.14

l,8oO sec.-ft.).--Jan. 3O (8:30 p.m.) 3,970 

-ft.

athe

2,430 sec.-ft.; Feb. 9 (5 p.m.) 1,80

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 

stations.

:.-ft.; Feb. 2 (6:3O a.n

Dords for nearby
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat . 36°58', long. 84°, 200 feet downstream from high-

 way bridge , half a mile downstream from Lynn Camp Creek, If miles northwest of Otas,

Whitley County, and 2-i miles northwest of Corbln. Datum of gage is 956.05 feet above

mean sea level, Sandy Honk datum.

Drainage area.--198 square mile

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,880 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 12.23 

 feet); minimum, 2.1 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage height, 1.18 feet).

1922-24, 1932-50: Maximum discharge, 18,600 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 

17.94 feet), from ratine curve extended above 9,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

no flow Oct. 5, 6, 1922, Nov. 3, 1923.

Maximum stage known, 19 feet, present datum, in 1911, 1913, 1922, from information 

by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. --Records good. Some regulation at low flow by city water supply reserv'-ir.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

6.0 

8.5

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.4

120 

186 

360 

580 

1,00' i

6.5

8.5

10.0

11.2

1,800

3,010

4,130

5,480

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.4

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.7

3.3

9.9

5.6

4.0

3.8

4.0

5.0

4.0

4.0

4.8

4.8

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.2

3.8

5.0

8.8

8.2

20

83

110

647

Nov.

600

294

176

130

97

73

59

51

45

40

35

32

34

38

44

41

33

29

26

23

22

20

18

19

78

124

104

86

83

158

-

Dec.

130

94

76

62

57

54

50

46

41

41

182

810

2,690

2,720

1,270

479

318

689

1,440

910

528

532

1,300

866

516

409

388

333

270

232

202

Jan.

181

194

294

378

2,180

5,410

5,160

2,420

1,COO

778

1,400

1,200

2,450

2,800

2,190

1,950

1,680

1,700

2,630

l,87o

1,000

656

520

423

330

279

75E

764

584

1,400

3,300

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ......................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

4,560

4,440

2,570

1,220

719

556

768

688

2,340

2,980

1,540

845

786

634

552

426

342

285

273

235

197

235

398

312

261

221

179

172

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

978

2 , 612

17,734

105,920.

47,873

28,734

11,948

3,894

20,112

19,410

4,622 

3 202

12,' 768

173,887."

Mar.

258

246

174

160

155

149

142

228

285

194

191

394

910

1,160

728

560

500

392

306

291

357

288

243

210

189

155

213

1,200

865

472

333

Apr.

276

237

202

202

395

300

226

191

169

149

130

113

96

86

79

73

70

67

67

68

61

55

52

50

56

142

104

67

56

55

-

Maximum

647

600

2,720

3.86U

5,410

4,560

1,200

395

2 510

2*32o

516

426

3,790

5,410

May

128

169

191

174

124

92

216

885

458

255

267

1 , 33 J

2,510

1,560

1,260

1,050

592

479

357

237

172

241

786

354

226

151

228

1,400

1,440

1,080

1,700

Minimum

2.3

18

41

1.5

181

172

142

5n

92

66

27

12

16

2.3

June

1,480

755

516

1,420

1,300

629

348

229

336

1,130

1,460

638

357

246

197

306

273

138

113

655

2,320

2,020

1,030

468

279

282

216

118

85

6fc

-

Mean

31.6

87.1

572

290

1,544

'385

130

649

647

149

103

426

476

July

52

40

34

27

37

369

500

155

75

49

36

29

29

42

97

85

194

142

144

86

406

235

124

120

162

166

516

315

167

107

82

Aug.

144

181

285

186

99

66

46

36

30

26

23

20

20

17

14

12

31

63

189

179

85

52

36

25

22

72

197

122

192

306

426

Per square 

mile

0.160

.440

2.89

1.46

7 . 80

1.94

.657

3.27

.753

.520

2.15

2.40

Sept.

796

2 , 000

3,790

2,090

674

387

327

321

276

232

106

83

218

176

78

16

74

122

45

38

29

124

218

197

122

64

51

43

38

33

Runoff in 

inches

0.18

.49

3.33

19.88

8. 99

5.40

2.24

.73

3 . 78

3.65

. 8?

.60

2.40

32.66

Peak discharge (base, 4,800 sec. -ft .) . Jan. 6 (9:30 p.m.) 6,880 sec. -ft.; Feb. 2 (3 a.m.) 5,060
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 505

Rockcastle River at Billows, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°10'05", long. 84°17'25", at bridge on State Highway bO at Billows, Rockeastle County, 1 mile downstream from Hawk Creek, 1 mile upstream 

from Pine Creek, and 13 miles west of London. Datum of gage is 802.90 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--607 square miles.

Records available.--July 1936 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--14 years, 887 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,700 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 30.16 

feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Oct. 3-7; minimum gage height, 0.80 foot Oct. 6,7.

1936-50: Maximum discharge, 46,800 second-feet June 29, 1947 (gage height, 45.48 

feet); minimum observed, 1.1 second-feet Sept. 22, 23, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--W 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-14)

0.85 10 1.5 67 4.0 640 15.0 6,950 

.9 12 1.9 114 6.0 1,560 20.0 11,300 

1.0 17 2.4 200 8.0 2,560 25.0 16,500 

1.2 36 3.0 335 11.0 4,190 27.0 18,800

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

10 

10

11

12

16

19 

17 

15 

21 

121

166 

105 

72 

60 

49

41 

37 

32 

29 

29

28 

27 

41 

387 

408 

2,040

Nov.

1,620 

630 

405 

325 

250

196 

157 

137 

125 

113

104 

96 

95 

101 

121

120 

102 

93 

86 

82

79 

76 

70 

69 

78

99 

137 

131 

226 

360

Dec.

340 

275 

234 

200 

178

160 

148 

138 

128 

131

1,110 

34,700 

a8,900 

36,600 

a2,100

1,180 

784 

1,170 

3,200 

2,190

1,430 

1,070 

1,600 

1,480 

1,060

858 

804 

800 

684 

598 

528

Jan.

476 

461 

644 

1,440 

8,740

18,800 

14,500 

5,040 

2,440 

2,100

5,110 

3,460 

6,660 

8,950 

5,650

4,840 

4,490 

3,490 

6,390 

4,110

2,490 

1,800 

1,440 

1,170 

962

824 

2,200 

2,640 

2,010 

3,300 

16,200

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 

ary .

1 ................ ...........

st ...........................

ember ............. ... ....

ter year 1949-50 .........

Feb.

18,300 

14,900 

6,460 

3,040 

2,100

1,630 

1,460 

1,200 

4,550 

6,060

2,900 

2,160 

2,770 

2,580 

3,090

2,260 

1,700 

1,270 

1,060 

858

720 

764 

1,490 

1,500 

1,270

1,020 

820 

724

Secondf oo t day s

3.85E 

6,283 

44,776

322,225

142,827 

88,676 

40.89E 

20,900 

35,554 

56,230 

35.28C 

13,096 

17,690

506,066

Mar.

862 

816 

872 

630 

594

560 

521 

712 

1,090 

908

872 

1,200 

2,700 

3,200

2,260

,760 

,820 

,520 

,230 

,090

,400 

,340 

,180 

988 

824

700 

696 

3,110 

2,520 

1,680 

1,240

Apr.

1,010 

862 

1,080 

2,300 

2,180

1,840 

1,440 

1,160 

930 

768

648 

552 

a 470 

a 420 

a 400

a380 

a360 

a 340 

a310 

a280

a260 

a250 

234 

226

246

470 

437 

365 

340 

342

Maximum

2,040 

1,620 

8,900

16,100

18,800 

18,300 

3,200 

2,300 

5,510 

6,880 

5,790 

1,820 

4,470

18,800

Peak dischsrge (bsse, 14,000 sec. -ft.). Jan. 6 (6 a.m.

May

360 

390 

648 

740 

612

528 

510 

538 

455

419

470 

1,200 

3,990 

2,260 

1,960

2,060 

1,490 

1,820 

1,340 

908

664 

574 

591 

455 

365

305 

256 

756 

1,340 

2,040 

5,510

Minimum

10 

69 

128

10

461 

720 

521 

226 

256 

310 

148 

94 

120

10

June

3,330 

1,850 

1,450 

5,830 

4,400

1,960 

1,140 

736 

591 

1,850

6,880 

2,230 

1,240 

820

636

1,430 

957 

556 

494 

1,270

3,940 

4,090 

2,660 

1,530 

926

1,360 

858 

521 

385 

310

Mean

124 

209 

1,444

883

4,607 

3,167 

1,319 

697 

1,147 

1,874 

1,138 

423 

590

1,386

July

248 

202 

170 

148 

508

4,880 

2,510 

926 

552 

385

298 

246 

356 

1,590

1,050

648 

800 

524 

400 

1,210

2,240 

1,250 

792 

626 

602

1,040 

5,790 

2,310 

1,450 

903 

626

Aug.

988 

1,070 

1,810 

1,050

696

476 

382 

315 

268 

234

220 

262 

240 

182

145

127 

115 

109 

176 

362

212 

150 

120 

101 

94

148 

260 

180 

244 

542 

1,820

Sept.

1,120 

1,240 

4,470 

2,680 

1,200

684 

491 

443 

398 

350

315 

285 

250 

260 

216

186 

162 

al40 

3130 

3250

a350 

a330 

3320 

3300 

3260

3230 

3200 

3170 

3140 

3120

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.204 0.24 

.344 .38 

2.38 2.74

1.45 19.75

7.59 8.75 

5.22 5.43 

2.17 2.51 

1.15 1.28 

1.89 2.18 

3.09 3.45 

1.87 2.16 

.697 .80 

.972 1.08

2.28 31.00

) 20,000 sec. -ft.; Jan. 31 (11:30 p.m.)

22,700 sec.-ft.

3 No gage-height record; dischsrge computed on bssls of records for Lsurel River near Otas.
506 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

New River at New River, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36"23'04", long. 84°33'30", 1,000 feet downstream 

from bridge on U. S. Highway 27 at town of New River, Scott County, 1,000 feet downstream from Phillips Creek, and 1-f miles downstream from Brimstone Creek. Datum of 

gage is 1,092.67 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 383 square miles.

Records available.--August 1934 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--16 years, 697 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,000 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 23.33 

feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Oct. 10.

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 44,300 second-feet Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 33.58 

feet); no flow Aug. 12, 13, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 41.2 feet Mar. 23, 1929, on old D. £. Weather Bureau gage 1,200 

feet upstream and at datum 3.41 feet higher.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 10-13, Aug. 10, 12-29)

1.6 13 2.4 99 4.0 690 10.0 5,20O 

1.8 26 2.7 160 5.0 1,26,0 12.0 7,100 

2.0 45 3.0 249 6.0 1,900 15.0 10,9OO 

2.2 69 3.3 362 8.0 3,440 18.5 15,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

36 

31 

26 

22 

19

17 

16 

15 

16 

14

26 

26 

26 

27 

45

61 

69 

93 

163 

115

86 

70 

59 

51 

53

82 

99

136 

318 

350 

2,270

Nov.

1,450 

922 

610 

414 

303

233 

183 

160 

141

126

115 

106 

104 

103 

104

96 

89 

85 

79 

73

69 

69 

68 

70 

146

205

j.86 

165 

158 

153

Dec.

148

136 

125 

117 

110

101 

99 

96 

94 

89

106 

6,360 

11,700 

4,570 

1,640

949

665 

2,920 

4,460 

1,900

1,180 

1,080 

5,690

2,360 

1,320

954 

762 

625 

504 

436 

394

Jan.

354 

1,050 

4,400 

3,380 

4,020

15,900 

9,860

2,860 

1,620 

1,850

4,140 

E,660 

4,970 

5,710 

3,700

3,950 

3,380 

2,260 

3,380 

3,380

1,940 

1,330 

1,010

834 

680

585 

2,280 

2,280

1,570 

14,200 

15,400

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber ..................... . .

mber ........................

lendar year 1949 

ary . .

uary ................... ....

1 ....................... ....

si ...................... ....

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

13,900 

11,400 

4,000 

2,160 

1,430

1,120 

3,400 

3,020

6,860 

5,760

2,560 

1,620 

1,200 

1,100 

1,490

1,190 

938 

762 

665 

555

472 

472 

690 

715 

670

610 

522 

486

Secondfoot-days

4,43" 

6,78E 

51.69C

280,072

124,93: 69,76" 

44,162 

13,345 

51,35£ 

21,57E 

11.63C 

5.34S 

9,373

414, 40E

Mar.

1,150 

1,630 

1,210 

932 

756

640 

560 

710 

790 

710

675 

1,210 

4,200 

4,170 

2,020

1,510 

1,310 

1,130 

922 

883

1,130 

1,070 

922 

762 

650

545 

1,080 

6,110 

2,390 

1,390 

996

Apr.

812 

700 

585 

518 

949

834 

725 

645 

560 

490

472 

423 

362 

326 

29C

266 

249 

243 

239

243

227 

205 

195 

183 

205

435

526 

446 

394 

600

Maximum

2,270 

1,450 

11,700

19,400

15,900 

13,900 

6,110 

949 

9,400 

2,770 

1,280 

650 

2,380

15,900

May

905 

812 

715 

620 

536

477 

4,470 

3,780 

1,640 

1,100

2,090 

9,400 

8,870 

2,750 

3,970

2,500 

1,430 

972 

690 

526

402 

330 

284 

236 

198

173 

189 

176 

299 

288 

531

Minimum

14 

68 

89

13

354

472 

545

183 

173 

121

29

68

14

June

540 

376 

730 

2,770 

1,970

932 

575 

410

326 

430

944 

590 

402 

314 

415

410 

277 

220 

178 

168

795 

2,520 

2,610 

949 

635

371 

260 

189 

148

121

Mean

143 

226 

1,667

767

4,030

2,492 

1,42E 

445 

1,657 

719 

375 

173 

312

1.13C

July

101 

83 

70 

79 

220

861 

350 

186 

125 

88

70 

68 

76 

320 

590

477 

464 

295 

405

266

441 

350 

270 

468 

615

454 

1,280 

1,120

670

446

322

Aug.

650 

565 

640 

441 

303

217 

163 

130 

104

93

108 

97 

85 

80

75

79 

91 

97 

91 

72

62 

51

43 

37

32

29

34 

41 

123 

284

432

Per square 

mile

0.373 

.590 

4.35

2.0O

10.52 

6.51 

3.72 

1.16 

4.33 

1.88 

.979 

.452 

.815

C.96

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 13 (5 p.m.) 18,600 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (2 p.

Sept.

5 8O 

2,380 

806 

486

326

220 

183 

260 

ZGO

314

436 

414 

326 

263 

205

163 

134 

113 

96 

85

79 

101 

319 

223 

155

117 

99 

85 

75 

68

Runoff in 

inches

0.43 

.66 

5.02

27.21

12.13 

6.77 

4.29 

1.30 

4.99 

2.09 

1.13 

.52 

.91

40.24

m.) 20,200
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. at mouth of Bear Creek.

iipstreara from Salt Branch and 5\ miles southwest of Stearns. MeCreary County

Batum of gage is above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustDrainage area.--943 square miles, including that of Bear Creek.

Records available. September 1942 to September 1950 (includes flow of Bear Creek).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 49,800 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 31.30 

1' e e t); __ minimum, 76 second-feet Oct. 6-8, 12 (gage height, 2.12 feet).

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 69,COO second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 38.50 

feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Oct. 4, 1948 (gage height, 1.62 feet).

Maximum stage known, 52.9 feet in March 1929, from information by local residents.

Remarlrs. --Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years ). W 1113: 1946(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

2.1 72

2.3 115

2.5 170

3.0 342

3.4 500

4.0 

5.0 

6.5 

8.0 

10.0

770

1,280

2,230

3,500

5,520

13.0 9,380

16.0 14,100

20.0 21,500

25.0 32,100

29.0 42,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

82

80

86

86

82

78

76

90

99

8£

82

78

82

90

92

97

147

250

313

338

281

226

192

167

170

246

292

369

500

702

2,190

Nov.

3,450

2,090

1,390

1,000

756

604

504

440

400

369

342

320

310

335

342

324

295

281

263

250

239

236

226

233

484

648

635

554

514

480

-

Dec.

448

416

380

361

342

324

320

310

302

£92

361

666

14,100

14,700

4,560

2,580

1,780

2,150

9,180

5,210

3,070

2,330

7,100

5,480

3,100

2,220

1,840

1,560

1,280

1,100

995

Jan.

910

1,310

6,220

8,010

3,750

34,100

27,700

8,930

4,720

4,700

10,600

6,830

10,300

12,200

10,000

8,960

9,070

5,910

6,830

8,390

5,090

3,580

2,780

2,320

1,920

1,670

4,990

6,450

4,330

28,400

42,100

Month

October ......... ... ............

Novembe r ........ ................

December ............... ......

Calendar year 1949 .......... .

January ............. ............

February ..... ...................

March ............................

April ............................

May ............... ..............

June ..... .............. ........

July .............................

August ...................... ....

Septembe r ................... ....

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

34,800

30,700

a!6,000

37,000

a4,000

a2,000

a6 , OOO

a6,000

a!2,000

ai.6,000

6,920

4,360

3,200

2,600

3,000

2,630

2,150

1,780

1,550

1,340

1,160

1,110

1,330

1,420

1,300

1,200

1,080

990

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

7,745

18,314

88,857

628,586

298,070

173,620

90, 83C

28,619

113,856

58,112

33,430

12,462

18,976

94E.891

Mar.

1,980

3,560

2,750

2,120

1,730

1,490

1,320

1,410

1,930

1,720

1,560

1,890

6,200

9,840

5,120

3,630

3,380

2,770

2,280

2,020

2,360

2,280

2,010

1,720

1,460

1,340

1,290

8,470

5,700

3,240

2,260

Apr.

1,820

1,570

1,350

1,170

1,600

1,910

1,610

1,410

1,250

1,100

1,020

1,020

885

774

716

666

626

604

586

572

558

514

484

472

492

604

890

797

707

842

-

Maximum

2,190

3 450

14,700

42,200

42,100

34,800

9,840

1,910

19, 800

7,500

3,330

1,200

2,500

42,100

May

1,950

1,960

1,860

1,650

1,360

1,140

10,500

14,600

5,300

3,160

2,820

8,830

19,800

7,230

7,800

7,010

3,880

2,540

1,800

1,350

1,060

885

802

680

576

496

460

488

545

599

725

Minimum

76

226

292

74

910

990

1 *472 290

460

400

250

120

209

76

June

1,120

851

886

3,160

4,660

2,130

1,330

920

761

5,010

7,090

2,870

1,660

1,170

1,010

1,160

890

684

572

496

666

3,680

7,500

2,980

1,560

1,060

770

590

476

400

-

Mean

250

610

2,866

1,722

9,615

6,201

2 930

954

3 , 673

1 937

1^078

402

633

2,583

July

342

302

267

250

263

2,740

1,500

743

488

372

310

313

328

629

1,320

1,320

1,440

1,210

1,200

980

925

1,000

1,060

3,330

2,050

1,440

1,450

2,470

1,560

1,040

788

Aug.

965

1,200

1,060

935

684

532

432

365

317

292

292

302

281

246

317

302

260

253

260

306

246

209

180

156

141

133

125

120

250

612

689

Per square 

mile

0.265

.648

3.04

1.83

10.21

6.58

3.11

1.01

3.90

2.06

1.14

.427

.672

2.74

Sept.

720

2,500

1,730

1,010

698

500

416

522

666

653

1,140

1,120

a900

a760

a600

a490

a420

353

313

281

260

295

357

563

412

331

281

350

226

209

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.31

.72

3.51

24.81

11.77

6.85

3.59

1.13

4.50

2.29

1.32

.49

.75

37.23

Peak discharge (bas i.-ft.). Jan. e (11 p.m.) 45,300 sec.-ft.; Jan. 30 (11 p.m.)

43,800 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for South Pork Cumberland River 

at Nevelsvllle, Ky., Clear Pork near Robins, Term., and Nev River at New River, Term.
508 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

South Porn. Cumberland River at Nevelsville, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°50'25", long. 84°35'00", 0.5 mile west of Nevelsvine, McCreary County, 0.7 mile downstream from Turkey Creek, and 1.8 miles downstream 

from Little South Pork. Datum of gage is 637.29 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum.

Drainage area.--1,264 square miles.

Records available.--March 1915 to August 1950 (discontinued).

Average discharge.--33 years (1915-31, 1932-49), 2,187 second-feet.

E£Crenes.--Maxira'im discharge during period October ly4y to August 1950, 50,200 second-feet 

Jan. 31 (gage height, 35.08 feet); minimum, 84 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage height, 1.74

1915-50: Maximum discharge, 160,000 second-feet Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 69.0 

feet at site then in use, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 32,000 

second-feet on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 13 second-feet Sept. 3, 1925, 

Oct. 5, 6, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.32 feet July 31, Aug. 1, 2, 1944, Oct. 1, 2, 

1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). W 823: 1929(M). W 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-30)

1.7 60

1.9 114

2.2 201

2.5 310

3.0 560

3.5 860

5.0 1,840

7.0 3,300

9.0 5,150

12.0 8,450

15.0 12,200

21.0 21,000

30.0 36,200

36.7 49,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

95

90

88

86

92

92

88

86

86

102

100

97

97

95

92

100

112

161

267

352

327

264

228

186

173

192

253

423

620

830

1,660

Nov.

4,170

2,620

1,820

1,300

985

776

638

525

a470

a420

a400

a350

a350

. a300

a500

a800

aaoo

a700

a600

a600

-

Dec.

aSOO

a500

a400

^

i a350

1

aSOO

a2,000

a!5,000

al8,000

alS.OOO

35,000

32,500

33,000

alO,000

a7,000

a4,000

a3,000

a8,000

a7,000

a5,000

a3,000

a2,500

a2,000

al,500

al,500

al.300

Jan.

al,300

al,500

a7,000

a9,000

a!5,000

a42,000

aSS.OOO

325,000

alO,000

a6,000

a!2,000

alO,000

alO,000

al5,000

al4,000

a!2,000

al2,000

8,510

9,770

10,800

7,110

4,880

3,740

3,110

2,600

2,250

4,880

8,350

5,750

20,900

49,400

Month

October ..........................

November .......... . . ...

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ............. . ........

February .........................

March ............. .... . . ....

April ............................

May ..............................

June ...... .......... ...........

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

39,600

38,100

17,700

8,640

5,660

4,180

6,660

10,400

13,500

20,400

9,640

6,080

4,460

3,590

3,640

3,460

2,900

.2,460

2,150

1,900

1,650

1,560

1,680

1,880

1,720

1,600

1,450

1,340

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

7,534

22,724

117,750

810,982

378,350

218,000

117,570

38 r 855

1 3 £ 40 4

72*714

41,354

_

_

Mar.

2,640

4,320

3,590

2,830

2,340

1,990

1,770

2,020

2,530

2,240

2,090

2,630

6,420

all, 000

a8,600

a6,000

a4,500

a4,000

3,120

2,780

3,000

3,000

2,720

2,380

2,030

1,760

1,700

7,500

8,430

4,500

3,140

Apr.

2,540

2,190

1,910

1,690

2,080

2,530

2,180

1,930

1,710

1,540

1,410

1,370

1,230

1,060

985

908

848

812

788

770

740

704

650

620

662

920

1,060

1,120

972

926

Maximum

1,660

4,170

18,000

52,600

49,400

39,600

11,000

2,540

19,200

11,300

3 ' 5°0^

_

-

May

2,110

2,760

2,580

2,320

1,900

1,600

7,280

17,800

7,860

4,640

3,360

6,120

19,200

10,900

10,400

a8, 700

a5, 400

a3, 400

a2,500

a2,000

al,500

1,220

1,090

933

794

656

566

543

656

716

a900

Minimum

86

300

350

80

1,300

1,340

1,700

620

543

502

271

_

-

June

al,400

1,130

914

3,000

5,510

3,060

1,880

1,310

1,050

2,800

11,300

4,560

2,550

1,820

1,570

1,490

1,300

972

794

794

1,380

2,740

8,370

4,180

2,270

1,500

1,100

824

644

502

Mean

243

757

3,798

2,222

12,220

7,786

3,793

1 295

4*,271

2,424

1,334

-

-

July

418

352

302

271

302

2,010

2,310

1,110

680

459

352

310

348

380

1,490

1,690

1,880

1,640

1,550

1,390

1,430

1,370

1,110

2,450

3,520

2,550

1,980

2,830

2,220

1,520

1,130

Aug.

1,470

1,620

1,380

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

Per square 

mile

0.192

.599

3.00

1.76

9.67

6.16

3.00

1.02

3 .38

1 92

l!o6

-

-

Sept.

Runoff in 

inches

0.22

.67

3.46

23.87

11.15

6.41

3.46

1.14

3.90

2.14

1.22

-

.

Peak discharge (base, 28,000 sec.-ft.). San. 6 (time unknown) about 49,000 sec.-ft.: Jan. 31 (10 a.m.) 52,200 sec.-ft.' 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Stearns.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 509

Clear Pork near Robbins, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°23'29", long. 84°37'55", 300 feet downstream from 

Burnt Mill Bridge, 3| miles northwest of Robbins, Scott County, and 4 miles upstream 

from confluence with New River. Datum of gage is 1,081.46 feet above mean sea level, 

Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area. 278 square miles.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 20 years, 442 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum dishharge duringyyear, 15,300 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 13.00 

reet); minimum, 15 second-feet Oct. 8, 9 (gage height, 1.18 feet).

1930-50: Maximum discharge, 34,000 second-feet Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 18.5 feet, 

from floodmarks, site and datum then in use), by slope-area method; minimum observed, 

0.2 second-foot Sept. 19-21,1932; minimum gage height observed, 0.28 foot Oct. 1-3, 1936, 

site and datum then use.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation.--Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 31, Aug. 6-29)

1.2 16 23 204 6.0 2,700 

1.4 31 27 338 7.1 4,050 

1.6 51 29 428 9.5 7,810 

1.8 85 38 960 11.6 11,800 

2.0 129 4 6 1,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

23 

20

19 

18 

17

16 

16 

15 

15 

25

27

23 

20 

20

21

22 

48 

125 

127 

83

61 

49 

43 

38

43

85

131 

125 

100 

107 

1,100

Nov.

960 

626 

395 

298 

238

193 

164 

147 

134 

hi 20

hl!4 

h!07 

hl09 

134 

131

114 

100 

92 

85 

80

78 

74 

69

71 

172

252

213 

190 

174 

164

Dec.

150 

131 

120

111 

107

100 

100 

105 

100 

92

122 

381 

4,860 

3,000 

1,360

859 

608 

1,730 

3,100 

1,480

966 

817 

1,460 

1,160 

829

673 

584 

504 

414 

364 

323

Jan.

298 

798 

2,380 

1,920 

3,270

11,400 

6,410 

2,300 

1,380 

1,650

3,010 

2,040 

3,420 

3,780 

2,530

2,990 

2,380 

1,840 

2,590 

2,200

1,460 

1,100 

934 

805

661

596

2,010 

1,800 

1,370 

11,800 

10,500

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ......... ................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ...........................

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

11,200 

7,980 

3,140 

1,760 

1,260

992 

2,250 

1,990 

4,830 

3,650

1,910 

1,350 

1,030 

986 

1,020

853 

709 

584 

504 

423

368 

368 

482 

386 

342

316 

284 

284

Secondfoot-days

2,582 

5,79£ 

26.71C

193,03:

91,622 

51,251 

27.05C 

8,192 

32,044 

13,237 3,88" 

2,254 

4,972

269, 59S

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 sec. -ft.). Dec

sec. -ft.; Jan. 30 (3:30 p.m.) 15,300 sec. -ft. 

7,100 sec. -ft.; May 7 (4 p.m.) 8,390 sec. -ft. 

h Computed from staff -gage readings.

Mar.

961 

1,050 

775 

614 

499

428 

377 

772 

703 

567

527 

914 

2,370 

2,200 

1,370

1,190 

1,160 

966 

769 

691

751 

614 

527 

450 

381

331 

442 

1,950 

1,270 

835 

626

Apr.

510 

444 

372 

338 

655

561 

450 

395 

338 

298

291 

294 

245 

220 

201

188 

174 

172 

167 

160

147 

138 

136

131 

136

210 

185 

152 

140 

344

Maximum

1,100 

960 

4,860

21,100

11,800 

11,200 

2,370 

655 

4,820 

1,710 

530 

236 

721

11,800

May

667 

555 

482 

404 

331

305 

4,820 

3,550 

1,520 

992

934 

2,930 

3,960 

1,900 

2,220

1,640 

1,070 

739 

510 

377

294 

255 

232 

193 

170

136 

120 

140 

164 

140 

294

Minimum

15 

69 

92

15

298 

284 

331 

131 

120 

78 

38 

17 

41

15

June

284 

190 

339 

928 

763

409 

265 

196 

170 

983

1,710 

733 

404 

323 

245

242 

196 

150 

145

167

185 

1,240 

1,430 

558 

305

216 

162 

125 

96 

78

Mean

83.2 

193 

862

529

2,956 

1,830 

373 

273 

1,034 

441 

125 

72.7 

166

739

July

62 

51 

44 

42 

43

136 

174 

96 

61 

46

38 

53 

57 

53 

89

152 

172 

170 

174 

138

129 

120 

119 

530 

170

199 

182 

213 

164 

116 

94

Aug.

235 

204 

174 

162 

118

85 

65 

50

41 

37

49 

50

42 

36 

42

51 

42 

33 

74 

53

41 

35 

28 

25

22

20 

18 

17 

46 

213 

145

Per square 

mile

0.300 

.694 

3.10

1.90

10.63 

6.58 

3.41 

.982 

3.72 

1.59 

.450 

.262 

.597

2.66

. 13 (1:30 p.m.) 7,130 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (6 a 

; Feb. 1 (4 p.m.) 12,300 sec. -ft.; Feb. 9 (4

Sept.

167 

327 

268 

174

118

80 

76 

170 

226 

346

721 

419 

278 

207 

164

138 

114 

94 

78 

67

59 

64 

152 

127 

85

67 

54

48

43 

41

Runoff in 

inches

0.35 

.78 

3.57

25.84

12.26 

6.86 

3.62 

1.10 

4.29 

1.77 

.52 

.30 

.67

36.09

.m. 

P.

12j200 

n.)
510 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

East Pork Obey River near Jamestown, Term.

Location.--Water-stage 

Bridge on Stage High 

Jamestown, Fentress 

Datum of gage is 680

Drainage area.--204 square miles.

Records available. February 1943 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,700 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 16.83 

reet); minimum, 19 second-feet Oct. 3-6 (gage height, 1.31 feet).

1943-50: Maximum discharge, 28,300 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 27.20 

feet); minimum, 3.6 second-feet Sept. 26-28, 1948; minimum gage height, 1.09 feet Aug. 

12, 13, 1944.

Remarks. Records good.

1.3

1.4

1.6

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 30

2.4

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

237

455

960

1,650

2,350

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.3

3,800

5,400

7,380

10,200

Jan. 31 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6

1.7

Z.O

2.3 

2.5

135 3.0

215 3.8

285 4.4

490

870

1,230

Note. Same as preceding table above 

4.4~Teet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

21

20

19

19

19

22

32

165

274

120

76

58

49

52

103

107

222

443

274

176

131

107

89

80

82

240

263

216

247

250

1,000

Nov.

785

562

435

354

284

222

193

171

153

134

125

116

111

125

122

109

101

97

89

85

82

78

74

74

143

199

179

166

153

148

-

Dec.

131

120

111

103

101

97

95

103

99

89

138

407

4,150

1,820

888

572

447

645

1,200

780

576

576

1,300

852

603

438

427

379

344

294

263

Jan.

240

463

1,630

1,270

4,880

7,940

4,010

1,630

972

1,310

2,200

1,380

2,603

3,060

1,860

2,150

1,670

1,340

2,100

1,660

1,060

736

660

590

493

463

1,410

1,270

985

10,300

7,500

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April .................. .........

May ..............................

June ......................... ...

July .............................

August ...........................

Septembe r ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

8,880

5,220

2,320

1,380

947

780

2,910

1,800

3,620

2,530

1,360

936

740

652

580

508

445

405

377

345

321

325

393

393

373

345

301

305

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4,976

5, 66£

18,193

161,152

69,334

39,491

20,815

7,216

24,092

13,817

6,009

3,408

4,068

217,588

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 sec. -ft.). Jan

Mar.

1,100

898

675

553

476

421

377

429

486

433

417

690

2,200

1,690

1,000

870

790

670

566

522

530

468

429

389

349

313

403

876

725

576

494

Apr.

445

405

365

341

429

417

385

353

317

282

271

268

232

209

191

178

168

160

155

150

140

131

129

125

123

175

175

150

140

207

-

Maximum

1,000

785

4,150

16,800

10,300

8,880

2,200

445

4,680

1,570

855

490

535

10,300

May

643

544

476

409

353

297

4,680

2,280

1,060

725

700

2,090

1,980

1,360

1,660

1,050

720

540

433

353

278

236

209

175

145

127

109

101

109

105

145

Minimum

19

74

89

19

240

301

313

123

101

103

46

29

41

19

June

155

119

178

661

522

353

229

168

232

1,410

1,570

745

490

349

337

490

377

272

301

317

376

1,300

1,100

576

373

260

188

145

121

103

-

Mean

161

189

587

442

2,257

1,410

671

241

777

461

194

110

136

596

July

84

72

63

55

55

177

123

86

66

54

46

70

57

97

111

127

194

206

232

145

142

121

691

855

504

317

301

365

240

165

188

Aug

490

349

301

240

172

133

107

87

78

72

68

61

54

47

43

41

40

39

40

80

68

52

41

36

31

29

29

31

1.04

260

185

Per square 

mile

0.789

.926

2.88

2.17

11.04

6.91

3.29

3 . 81

2.26

. 951

539

!667

2.92

Sept.

135

LIT

115

99

76

59

52

125

243

353

535

381

271

197

155

129

109

91

80

70

61

70

127

99

72

61

54

47

44

41

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.91

1.03

3.32

29.38

12.73

7.20

3.79

1.32

4.39

2.52

1.10

.62

.74

39.67

. 6 (8:30 p.m.) 9,870 sec. -ft.; Jan. 30 (11 a.m.

13,700 sec.-ftT; Feb. 1 (2 p.m.) 11,400 sec.-ft.; May 7 (l2 m. ) 9,050 sec.-ft.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

Obey River below Dale Hollow Dam, Term.

511

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 3e°32'12", long. 85°27'22", 1,200 feet downstream

 from Dale" Hollow Dam, 3 miles east of Celina, Clay County, 7.1 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 24 miles downstream from Wolf River. Datum of gage is 500.00 feet above 

mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Auxiliary gage is water-stage recorder on Cumberland 

River at Celina, at mouth of Obey River. Datum of auxiliary gage is 469.4>S feet above 

mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area.--935 square miles.

Records available.--September 1943 to September 1950. January 1939 to September 1942 at 

site b.L' miles upstream, published at Obey River near Celina.

Average discharge.--10 years (1959-42, 1943-50), 1,189 second-fe^t (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 14,000 second-fe°t Feb. 17; maximum gage

 height , 41.93 feet Feb. 5 (backwater from Cumberland River); minimum discharge not 

determined; minimum gage height, 3.80 feet Oct. 30.

1939-42, 1943-50: Maximum discharge, 41,400 second-feet Feb. 4, 1939, site and 

datum then in use, from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet; maximum gage 

height, 43.40 feet, present site and datum, Jan. 12, 1946 (backwater from Cumberland 

River); minimum discharge determined, 0.04 second-foot Oct. 7, 1943 (discharge measurement); minimum gage height observed, 1.75 feet Oct. 24, 1933, site and datum then in 

use.

Figures of daily discharge shown only when there is flow from Dale HolL.w Reservoir; 

un days when no'discharge is shown gateo were closed and discharge negligible. 

Cooperation.--Records for Dale Hollow Dam and two discharge measurement? furnished by 

Corps or Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of backwater from Cumberland River 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

7.0

110

172

267

390

550

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

930

1,370

1,870

2,420

3,020

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

3,700

4,450

5,250

6,100

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,280

363

1,340

1,060

1,050

946

1,020

896

-

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,340

1,600

1,120

_

1,310

1,260

1,270

1,280

1,300

20

-

1,320

1,350

1,360

1,400

1,290

777

-

1,400

Nov.

1,200

1,260

1,320

1,320

466

e50

1,240

1,000

1,140

1,090

1,200

412

e50

1,150

1,140

1,180

1,450

1,200

898

-

1,520

1,820

1,970

-

1,390

1,020

-

720

300

184

-

Dec.

230

164

170

e20

1,120

1,110

440

785

758

654

_

489

cl,210

cl.830

cl,950

cl,680

02,370

C921

01,690

cl,770

cl,740

c2,320

C2.010

950

C138

c465

cl,460

2,060

2,330

1,590

493

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April. .................

May. ...................

June. ..................

July...................

Augus t .................

September ..............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

468

:

1,E

1,C

96

80

60

c 1,980

C2,870

c2,]c"

e?,~

10

93

00

62,640

e2,700

e2,'

c2,t

C3,J

c3,:

60

70

10

40

C3.020

c3,f

C3,E

c3,C

50

70

10

C3.920

C4.170

c2,E

c2 , "

c2,:

30

00

30

cl,990

2 , 600

2,[

I,L

c^

e2,E

20

50

46

00

c7,900

Secondfoot -days

31,222

27,690

34,917

739,307

78 , 883

185,520

75,499

43,800

68,386

94,358

c( ^ 150

54', 07 2

42,379

792,876

Feb.

ell, 400

c5,920

e3,710

e3,770

e3,680

e3,670

e3,730

e3,810

e3,910

e7,010

elO,200

e6,640

e3,830

e6,940

elO,200

e!2,400

e!4,000

e!3,500

e!3,000

e!2,100

clO.700

6,180

3,660

2,420

2,170

1,950

2,700

2,320

_

-

-

Mar.

2,710

2,310

2,760

3,080

2,610

,830

,880

,400

,430

,120

595

-

,550

c ,590

c ,790

c ,640

c ,170

c ,960

c354

,260

,150

,820

3,550

3,590

2,750

_

2,350

3,300

3,510

c3,720

c3,720

Apr.

c3,750

C695

3,690

3,790

3,780

3,760

3,730

3,430

£19

2,9CO

3,240

2,110

1,350

1,390

-

_

923

917

941

975

1,540

-

_

1,110

1,060

1,030

1,060

1,050

_

_

-

Observed

Maximum

1,600

1,970

2,370

13,700

7,900

14,000

2,720

3,790

4,270

4,480

3,500

2,640

2,410

14,000

Minimum

-

-

296

1,950

-

-

Mean

1,007

923

1,126

2,025

2 545

6*626

2 435

1 , 627

2 , 206

3,145

1,650

1,744

1,413

2,172

May

1,040

1,040

1,290

1,190

1,060

_

_

cl,870

C2.500

C2.530

c2,550

c2,480

c2,090

C729

c3,530

C4,270

c4,040

c3,880

cJ,740

c3,600

3,700

3,670

3,660

3,690

3,690

3,700

1,380

_

722

_

745

June

2,520

2,520

_

_

c943

c3,470

c3,540

c3,020

3,430

40

415

c2,620

c3,580

c3,540

c3,900

3,980

3,960

3,960

3,930

3,960

c4,080

C4.480

C4.140

c4,040

c4,110

c4,110

4,080

3,980

4,010

4,000

-

Change in

contents in Dale Hoi]-- 

Reservoir 

ond-footLUW

secdays

_

_

-

-166,000

-

+62,000

July

3

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

c2

1

2

500

360

550

_

660

860

770

_

.

810

820

820

790

720

-

_

860

150

100

930

920

-

_

990

940

970

000

460

e50

e50

070

Aug.

c2,080

2,6^

2,5-

2,5E

0

to

0

e50

el

2,5]

2,5: 2,5'

0

0

0

0

2,540

1,520

-

-

2 3 C

2.5:

0

0

2,610

2,ec

2, IfI'

-

0

0

2

2,110

2,1J 2,1'

2,0°:

2 , 2!

_

-

2,3C

2 ,3C

2,3]

0

0

0

0

)0

0

0

2,340

Sept.

2,310

-

_

-

2,350

2,350

2,350

1,810

_

-

2,290

1,590

1,150

1,150

1,180

_

_

2,330

2,340

2,360

2,370

2,410

e50

e50

2,350

2,360

2,360

2,380

2,380

109

-

Adjusted for change in

reservoir contents

Mean

_

_

-

1,571

-

2,342

Per square 

mile

_

_

-

1.68

-

2.50

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

-

-2.80

_

-

34.00

c Backwater from Cumberland River; discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary 

water-stage recorder as a factor.

e Discharge computed on basis of records for Dale Hollow Dam. 

Note. Discharge negligible on days where no discharge is shown.
512 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

West Pork Obey River near Alpine. Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°23'50", long. 85°10'30", at bridge on State tfighway 52, a quarter of a mile upstream from Nettlecarrier Creek, 2j miles east of Alpine, 

Overton County, and 8 miles east of Livingston. Datum of gage is 684.81 feet above 

mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area.--108 square miles (including 19 square miles without surface drainage). 

Records available. December 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,250 second-feet Jan. 31, Feb. 1 (gage height, 

9.45 feet); minimum, 7.5 second-feet Oct. 6; minimum gage height, 0.73 foot Aug. 24, 

25, Sept. 7, 30.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 10,400 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 15.56 

feet); minimum, 2.8 second-feet Oct. 15, 16, 1948; minimum gage height, 0.59 foot Sept. 

25-28, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 second-feet and those for periods of no gageheight record which are fair.

Hating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 26 to Dec. 11, Aug. 4-15, 22-29)

0.8

.9 

1.1 

1.3

Oct. 1 to Jan. 6

1.6 76

1.9 141

2.3 £75

2.8 475

3.5 780

5.0 1,640

7.0 3,030

0.8 18

1.0 28

1.3 47

1.6

Jan. 7 to Sept. 3O

1.9 140

2.3 255

3.0 550

4.0 1,060

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

6.0 2,350

7.0 3,170

8.0 4,020

9.2 5,040

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

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.

8.7 

8.4 

8.1 

7.8 

7.8

9.0

12 

14 

14 

17

14

11 

11 

21 

72

38 

147 

144 

70 

49

38 

32 

27 

23 

26

104 

73 

70 

104 

86 

357

Nov.

264 

178 

128 

95 

78

62 

55 

49 

45 

40

38 

37 

38 

39

37

34 

31 

30 

26

26

26 

23 

22 

25 

39

45 

39 

38 

38 

35

Dec.

33 

30 

28 

26 

26

26 

26 

27 

25 

25

76 

165 

1,430

566 

317

214 

156 

281 

385 

279

218 

348 

591 

373

271

214

171 

136 

111 

95 

84

Jan.

78 

284 

785 

504 

2,290

3,050 

1,760 

695 

424 

829

961 

635 

1,200 

1,570 

810

1,330 

800 

546 

906 

655

442 

330 

269 

230 

193

186 

811 

541 

521 

4,220 

3,900

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

1 ............. ..............

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

5,000 

2,490 

1,200 

665 

438

350 

1,320 

710 

1,810 

1,050

582 

410 

314 

286 

266

230

199 

179 

162 

145

136 

145 

193 

170 

155

142 

127 

164

Secondfoot-days

1,629.8

1,660 

6,753

69,842.6

31,755 

19,037 

9,299 

2,888 

10,707 

7,964 

2,368 

1,121 

1,182

96,363.8

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 sec. -ft.). Jan

sec. -ft. j Feb. 1 (ll a.m.) 5,250 sec. -ft. j Ma 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed 

Jamestown and Wolf River near Byrdstovn.

Mar.

615 

397 

290 

230 

193

170 

152 

188 

170 

150

150 

298 

1,050 

705 

442

366 

314 

266 

220 

208

211 

190 

168 

155 

138

129 

301 

605 

362 

258 

208

Apr.

185 

160 

140

131 

178

152 

138 

131 

120 

112

108 

98 

90 

81

76

72 

69 

68 

64

61

58 

56 

54 

53 

58

76 

61 

56 

55 

127

Maximum

357 

264 

1,430

4,780

4,220 

5,000 

1,050 

185 

2,480 

1,060 

323 

104 

160

5,000

May

248 

190 

160 

129. 

110

102 

2,480 

1,070 

464 

302

290 

819 

705 

675 

825

496 

314 

220

170

136

110 

96 

83

69 

60

53

61 

65 

53

61 

91

Minimum

7.8 

22 

25

7.8

78 

127 

129 

53 

53 

51 

25 

16 

16

7.8

June

60 

51 

155 

1,020 

360

193 

133 

106 

98 

862

690 

302 

190

145 

168

138 

96 

81 

156 

122

304 

1,060 

600 

276 

175

129 

98 

78 

64 

54

Mean

52.6 

55.3 

218

191

1,024 

680 

300 

96.3 

345 

265 

76.4 

36.2 

39.4

264

July

47 

42 

38 

34 

38

74 

50 

36 

30 

28

26 

26 

25 

39 

38

36 

47 

46 

52 

40

49 

39 

323 

318 

158

104 

172 

162 

106 

75 

70

Aug.

98 

75 

104 

76 

60

49 

41

33 

32

28

24

22 

22

a21 

al9 

a22 

a41 

a29

a23 

18

16

17

18 

16 

16 

35 

54 

34

Per square 

mile

0.487 

.512 

2.02

1.77

9.48 

6.30 

2.78 

.892 

3.19 

2.45 

.707 

.335 

.365

2.44

Sept.

26 

24 

30 

26 

20

17 

22 

63 

133 

96

160 

91 

60 

46 

40

54 

28 

25 

23

21

20 

24

29 

22

19

17 

17 

17

L6 

16

Runoff in 

inches

0.56 

.57 

2.33

24. Oo

10.93 

6.56 

3.20 

.99 

3.69 

2.74 

.82 

.39 

.41

33.19

. 6 (8:30 p.m.) 3,950 sec. -ft. ; Jan. 31 (9 a.m.) 5,250 

y 7 112 m.) 4,650 sec. -ft. 

on basis of records for East Fork Obey River near
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 513

Wolf River near Byrdstown, Tenn.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°33'40", long. 85°04'20", half a mile upstream from 

Widow Creek, 3 miles east of Byrdstown, Pickett County, and 5 miles upstream from Lick 

Creek. Datum of gage Is 707.54 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area. 105 square miles.

Records available.--June 1943 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,150 second-feet June 10 (gage height, 7.45 

feet); minimum, 6.4 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.91 foot).

1943-50: Maximum discharge, 13,300 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 8.94 

feet); minimum, 5.1 second-feet Sept. 26, 1948; minimum gage height, 0.90 foot at times 

in 1946, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--W 1033: 1944.

Rating tables, water year 1349-50 (gage height, Ir feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 12-30)

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

3ct. 1 to Jan. 31

1.6 57

1.9 102

2.3 172

2.8 310

Feb. 1 to Sept. 3O

3.3 

4.0 

5.0 

6.2

570

1,100

2,080

4,000

1.3 

1.5 2.7 

3.2

4.0 

5.0 

5.8

1,080

2,080

3,230

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.4

6.8

11

13

IB

13

13

13

12

11

14

16

18

23

25

23

19

16

16

14

13

18

30

31

36

49

47

124

Nov.

102

71

55

45

38

32

30

26

26

24

23

22

25

24

24

22

20

19

18

IB

17

17

16

33

123

89

70

58

50

45

-

Dec.

40

38

33

33

31

30

30

28

25

25

75

205

1,270

474

240

180

146

295

385

252

199

208

405

270

207

174

155

132

116

107

 96

Jan.

91

121

422

342

2,730

3,830

2,500

684

425

997

1,210

a900

al,400

1,570

855

al , 4OO

al.OOO

a600

a900

a650

468

a350

a280

235

201

186

617

486

418

2,300

4,060

Month

October ............... ..........

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May............ .............. ..

June ... .........................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

3,340

2,090

1,010

619

440

364

1,310

732

1,890

1,040

595

435

340

302

269

242

219

194

182

164

156

164

164

152

144

132

123

156

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

672.0

1,182

5,904

63,737.6

32 228

16 , 968

9,697

3,214

7,905

11,766

6,328

2,503

1,714

100,061

Mar.

966

521

356

282

236

209

184

217

209

187

182

271

707

632

440

364

310

269

230

224

217

199

184

169

152

142

254

560

336

266

222

Apr.

199

175

158

152

179

169

158

148

136

126

121

113

106

97

91

86

83

82

82

77

71

70

67

64

71

77

65

64

61

66

-

Maximum

124

123

1,270

3,910

4,060

3,340

966

199

907

2, 76O

894

414

158

4,060

May

73

74

80

80

73

68

832

560

317

236

227

907

613

537

746

430

285

219

175

146

121

110

97

86

123

88

93

106

80

114

209

Minimum

6.4

16

25

6.4

91

123

142

61

68

68

40

30

23

6.4

June

154

115

269

1,480

495

285

196

152

130

2,760

1,690

589

348

315

306

247

191

154

142

125

169

221

356

230

169

134

110

89

77

68

-

Mean

21.7

39 4

190

175

1,040

606

313

1U7

255

392

204

57'.1

274

July

60

54

47

46

57

93

77

55

46

40

83

58

43

343

282

256

236

199

169

148

266

156

276

894

490

360

396

373

253

182

29O

Aug.

414

219

182

146

117

97

85

76

67

62

60

54

48

44

43

41

38

44

85

58

42

36

32

30

30

30

30

42

77

94

80

Per square 

mile

0.207

.375

1.81

1.67

9.90

5.77

2.98

1.02

2.43

3.73

1.94

. 769

.544

2.61

Sept.

66

81

91

70

55

47

a40

74

66

113

158

112

83

71

62

53

46

41

33

36

33

41

42

35

30

28

26

25

23

23

"

Runoff in 

inches

0.24

.42

2.09

22 59

11.41

6.01

3.43

1.14

2.80

4.17

2.24

. 39

.61

35.45

Peak discharge (base, 3.6OO sec.-ft.).--Jan. 6 (9 p.m.) 4,840 sec.-ft.; Jan. 31 (12 m.) 6,570 sec.- 

ft.; June 10 (6 p.m.) 7,150 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed based on baaia of records for East Fork Obey River near James 

town and West Pork obey River near Alpine.
514 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Roaring River near Hilham, Term.

Drainage area.--70.8 square miles.

Kecords available.--July 1932 to September 1950.

Average discharge".--18 years, 107 second-feet.

.Extremes. Ma:njTum discharge during year, 3,260 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 7.10

feet); minimum, 9.1 second-feet Oct. 3, 4 (gage height, 0.89 foot); minimum daily, 9.1

second-feet Oct. 4.

1932-50: Maximum discharge, 5,460 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 9.28 feet);

minimum daily, 2.5 second-feet Sept. 30, Oct. 2, 5, 6, 1936.

Remarks.--Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station 

r.jopei'arl JU.--FOUI- disvharg- measui'-m^nts furnished }, ! Corp; 

Revisions (water year,-).--W 1133: 1939(M). W1143: 1948.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

O.75 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

1.7

1.8 

2.1

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

4.0 890

4.5 1,160

5.5 1,870

6.5 2,720

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

9.8 

9.4 

3.4 

3.1 

3.8

11

13 

34 

52

16 

14 

14 

22

42 

45 

33 

27

23 

21 

13 

13

35 

30 

58 

73 

74 

193

Nov.

130 

37 

79 

63

55

46 

42 

38 

36

31 

30

31

26 

24 

23

21 

19 

19 

24 

38

29 

2£

24 

23

Dec.

21 

19 

2O

19

19 

2U 

19 

18

4U 

92 

424 

248 

150

108 

87 

144 

182 

145

118 

158 

277 

185 

145

120

:03

87 

74

t8

ei

Jan.

60 

143 

416 

288 

1..3SO

2,030 

1 , 450 

531 

388 

820

330 

542 

900

J 607

1,190 

667 

452 

525 

424

323 

254

176 

145

132 

4D4 

323 

338 

1,340 

2,720

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber... .......................

raber ..................... ...

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ....................... . .

1 ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1349-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 sec

Feb.

a 1,400 

1,870 

788 

532 

391

534 

£74 

402 

1,0£0 

571

409

134

171 

151 

132 

121

108

102 

110 

108 

94 

37

8u 

74 

108

Secondfoot-days

1,004.5 

1,135 

3.212

43,164.5

21,666 

10,854 

5,146 

1,932 

6,091 

7,144 

4,015 

1,559 

1,311

65,069.5

Mar.

305 

200 

166 

142 

123

110 

Iu4 

113 

92 

83

86 

130 

377 

354

:i4

17~ 

151

128

124 

113 

104 

94 

87

81 

214 

377 

228 

169 

142

Apr.

126 

111 

102 

102 

102

86 

77 

74 

71 

67

68 

62 

59 

56 

54

52 

52 

51 

50 

47

45 

44 

43 

47

45 

42 

40 

43

62

Maximum

193 

130 

424

2 , 200

2 ,720 

1,870 

377 

126 

744 

1,160 

613 

214 

136

2,720

-ft.) . Jan. 6 (11 p.m.

see. -ft.; Jan. 16 (8 a.m.) 1,480 sec. -ft.; Ja 

sec. -ft.; June 10 (6 p.m.) 1,270 see. -ft.; Ju

n. 31 1:30 

ne 22 (3 p .IT

May

66 

6D 

54 

53 

46

43 

744 

476

224 

188

295 

4u2 

384 

420 

542

358 

25D 

183 

147 

123

102 

94 

80 

71 

64

65 

166 

147 

80 

73 

89

Minimum

9.1 

19 

13

9.1

60 

74 

81 

40 

43 

58

26

9.1

June

67 

58 

143 

720 

300

181 

132 

106 

101 

521

416

214 

157 

128 

142

102 

84 

74 

187 

104

397 

1,160 

574 

330 

214

155 

121 

99 

84 

73

Mean

32.4 

37.8 

104

118

699 

383 

166 

64.4 

196 

238 

13O 

50.3 

43.7

178

July

65 

53 

54 

57 

67

200 

69 

55 

49 

44

43 

47 

42 

454 

176

115

104 

32 

31

87 

67 

613 

554 

191

138

142 

124 

94

78 

163

Aug.

214 

97

86 

72

62

56 

51 

46 

44

42

41

38

34

32 

71

50 

36

29

26 

30

30 

26 

39 

61 

42 

41

Per square 

mile

0.458 

.534 

1.47

1.67

9.87 

5.48 

2.34 

.910 

2.77 

3.36 

1.84 

.710 

.617

2.51

Sept.

33 

31 

35 

32

26

24 

42

93 

136 

101

36 

69 

57 

50 

44

42 

37 

34 

32

31

30 

42 

33 

29

26

25 

24 

23 

22 

22

Runoff in 

inohes

0.53 

.60 

1.69

22 . 68

11.38 

5.70 

2.70 

1.01 

3.20 

3.75 

2.11 

.82 

.69

34.18

) 2,560 see. -ft.; Jan. 10 (6 p.m.) 1,520 

p.m.) 3,260 sec. -ft.; Feb. 9 (11 a.m.) 1,340 

.) 2,110 sec. -ft.; July 23 (4 p.m.) 1,600

ec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed 

vllle.

basis of records for Falling Water Rlv
CUMBERLAND RIVER BAoIN

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35 r 43'26", long. 85°37'44", 180 feet downstream from 

powerhouse of Tennessee Valley Authority, half a mile downstream from dam at mouth of 

Collins River, 1 mile northwest of Rock Island, Warren County, and C4 miles upstream 

from Center Hill Dam. Datum of gage is 649.4G feet above mean sea level. Sandy Hook 

Datum.

Drainage area. 1,640 square miles.

Kecords available.--November 1911 to March 1924, April 1925 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--31 years (1J14-20, 1925-50), 5,233 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 77,200 second-feet Jan. 30; maximum gage height, 

30.68 feet Feb. 10, from floodmark, backwater from Center Hill Dam; minimum daily discharge, 68 second-feet July 3, 9, 1C, 22, Aug. 13, 27.

1911-50: Maximum discharge, 210,000 second-feet Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 40.G 

feet, present datum, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 110,000 secondfeet; minimum daily, 40 second-feet July 25, 1948. 

Maximum stage known, that of Mar. 23, 1929.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from Center Hill Dam, which 

are fair. Flow regulated by Great Falls Reservoir (see p. 501).

Eating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of backwater effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 30 Jan. 31 to Sept. 30

-0.15

0.0

.4

104 

124 

187 

 210 

373 

£30 

850

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

1,130

1,760

2,460

3,250

4,150

5,300

8,130

11.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.9

10,2OO 

12,300 

19,600 

27,500 

37,000 

54,400

-0.50

-.20

0.0

.4

109

138

204

.8 290 

1.2 395

Note. San 

feet.

3.0

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

670 

9OO 

1,200 

1,900 

2,650 

3, 500

7.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

14.0

edlng table aboi

4,500

5,830

9,170

11,200

13,600

19,800

e 14.7

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

243

106

404

203

238

211

104

103

102

164

366

292

213

308

127

104

107

110

123

1,560

1,620

1,800

118

1,030

886

1,300

1,290

1,280

1,100

121

1,900

Nov.

2,500

5,060

4,340

3,370

3,300

2,890

3,020

1,730

1,450

1,780

1,130

1,070

140

1,290

1,110

1,140

1,850

2,060

1,180

132

1,050

1,400

1,490

381

1,400

1,140

130

1,290

582

716

-

Dec.

538

673

980

290

1,060

1,160

1,140

1,190

1,050

1,090

121

732

2,500

11,100

6,680

4,640

3,850

3,460

6,650

6,040

4,270

4.510

8,830

7,260

4,770

3,850

3,680

3,380

3,200

3,220

2,120

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. ...............:.

April. .................

May. ...................

June ...................

July...................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

3, 2 t

3,

3,

80

540

L90

30

6,850

42,200

39,

17,

9,

LOO

300

LOO

7,480

11,900

10,

17,

21 r

700

300

500

15,000

15,400

13,

14, '

22, '

300

too

too

22,200

11,900

7,

6,

5,

750

150

LOO

4,100

3,790

7,

8,

6,

45,

?40

160

380

300

54,400

Secondfoot-days

17,633

50,121

104,034

1,307,999

461,340

338,290

223,870

71,065

95,634

56,730

27,784

40,795

87,020

1,574,316

Feb.

43,200

40,2

26,5

14,0

10

10

DO

10,400

9,130

25,2

19,1

26,3

iO

DO

30

29,800

14,700

9,0

7,8

6,8

10

30

30

6,950

6,680

5,2

4,4

4,1

to

70

10

3,170

2,790

2,9

3,3

3,3

50

zo

3,300

3,230

3,2

3,2

_

_

-

Obser\

Maximum

1,900

5,060

11,100

77,400

54,400

43,200

29,600

3,690

10,200

1,950

1,830

1,910

8, 130

54,400

50

50

Mar.

8,840

10, 5C

7,7]

4,6f

4,0;

0

0

0

0

3,950

3,54

3,6i

5,6E

0

)0

0

3,460

3,920

10, 1C

29, 6C

24,71"

)0

50

0

13,200

9,540

8,2E

6, Of

5,OC

0

0

0

4.450

4,350

3,7£ 3,4"

3 , 3l

0

0

0

3,280

3,040

3,2E

11,01.

7,91.

5,51-

>0

)0

>0

0

4,370

ed

Minimum

102

130

121

99

2,540

2,790

3,040

88

141

1,510

68

68

1,630

68

Apr.

3,590

3,430

3,380

3,280

3,290

3,460

3,370

3,340

3,210

3,270

3,270

3,250

3,260

3,280

3,170

235

2,340

2,330

2,220

2,470

2,540

2,120

. 88

1,160

1,170

1,450

1,360

1,390

122

120

-

Mean

569

1,671

3,356

3,584

14,880

12,080

7,222

2,369

3,085

1,891

896

1,316

2,901

4,313

May

2,020

2.140

2.260

2,200

2,140

141

163

2,480

3,180

3,270

3,270

3,700

10,200

7,020

9,670

6,470

4,600

3,450

2,750

2,510

2,230

2,020

2,010

2,000

1,990

1,980

1,970

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,950

June

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,940

1 , 940

1,930

1,930

1,920

1,920

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,510

1,880

1,870

1,860

1,860

1,850

1,840

1,830

-

Change In contents In Great

Palls Reservoir (secondfoot-days)

-1,900

_

_

_

_

-

+5,100

July

1,820

541

1,490

73

1,190

1,180

1,140

68

68

875

753

522

581

574

69

68

583

586

620

439

435

68

71

1,290

1,790

1,780

1,800

1,820

1,830

1,830

1,830

Aug.

1,830

1,82

i,a:

1,84

0

0

0

1,870

1,860

1,86

1,84

1,84

0

to

to

1,860

1,840

i,s:

£

7]

>0

8

0

714

692

6E8"

1,61-

5

6

0

72

1,220

1,2]

1,1£ 1,1"

0

0

0

1,170

1,160

£

1,0] 1,2"

l,8t

8

0

0

0

1,910

Sept.

1,970

4,280

2,990

2,820

2,440

2,070

1,970

6,150

8,130

5,520

7,100

4,780

3,970

3,340

2,290

1,940

1,920

1,920

1,910

1,880

1,880

1,830

1,840

1,820

1,780

1,760

1,710

1,720

1,660

1.630

-

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean Per square 

mile

3,578 2.18

_

_

_

_

_

-

4,327 2.64

Runoff In

Inches

_

_

29.62

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

35.82

Note.--Backwate 

plant records.

from Center Hill Dam Feb. 1-22, Sept. 14-30; discharge computed on basis of power2383S3 O - 53 - 34
516 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Caney Pork near Lancaster, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°08'52", long. B5 0 50 I 34", at county bridge lj miles 

northeast of Lancaster, Smith County, 1.9 miles upstream from Smith Pork, 8.9 miles 

downstream from Center Hill Dam, and 17.8 miles above mouth. Datum of gage is 462.28 

feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Base gage for station on Cumberland River 

at Carthage is used as auxiliary gage for this station.

Drainage area.--2,"30 square miles.

Records available.--May 1944 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 38,400 second-feet Feb. 16; maximum gage 

height, 33.23 feet Feb. 12 (backwater from Cumberland River); minimum daily discharge, 

25 second-feet Aug. 14.

1944-50: Maximum discharge, 119,000 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948; maximum gage height, 

53.44 feet Feb. 14, 1948; minimum daily discharge, that of Aug. 14, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

and those for Jan. 6-21, which are poor. Flow regulated by Great Falls and Center Hill 

Reservoirs (seep. 501).

C ooperation.--Six discharge measurements and discharge from Center Hill Reservoir furnished 

by corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

a35

a35

al,400

a2,300

allO

a80

a70

a65

a60

a55

aSO

a45

a45

a40

a40

aSO

aT70

82

62

aSO

a45

a45

a40

a40

a65

60

48

49

58

95

757

Nov.

190

123

196

5,480

5,650

5,620

5,570

5,520

5,510

5,500

5,470

5,460

5,460

5,420

5,380

3,750

1,270

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,720

2,560

2,570

2,570

3,190

5,250

5,240

5,210

5,180

5,140

-

Dec.

3,070

70

a60

a50

40

a40

a35

a35

a35

a30

a!30

287

702

263

117

1,560

5,560

6,660

6,330

5,760

5,600

5,820

6,050

5,730

5,660

5,570

5,550

4,570

140

71

909

Month

October. ...............

November ...............

December ...............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April. .................

May. ...................

June ...................

July...................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

5,290

5,6

4,7

7

80

80

16

e2,100

e3,400

e2,£

eE

e4

00

00

00

e200

e700

ei

el,C

el, 2

00

00

00

e600

e800

e7

e4

e6

50

50

50

e500

e350

2

1

1

66

43

21

110

a!05

1,2

V,l

7,1

k!7,C

50

40

80

00

k31,200

Secondfoot -days

6,146

113,949

76,504

1,722,110

98,081

636,500

311,490

36,309

125,737

107,810

95,719

2,583

2,438

1,613,266

Feb.

024,400

c23,300

c!4,900

c!2,900

ell, 300

c9,700

c6,870

c7,060

c20,000

c27,700

c 30, 100

c37,900

c37,200

c 36, 000

C36.400

38,400

37,300

36,800

37,300

37,100

k27,100

k!7,800

14,700

13,600

11,300

10,100

9,620

9,650

_

_

-

Mar.

10, 300

9,89

9,72

9,66

0

0

0

9,600

7,290

9,67

9,77

9, 37

0

0

0

9,600

9,650

10, 8C

11, 8C

10, 9C

0

0

0

11,000

11,600

11, 4C

10, 9C

10, EL

0

0

0

9,860

9,800

9,74

9,7C

9,66

0

0

0

9,620

9,600

9,9E

10, 6C

9,96

9,79

0

0

0

0

9,760

Apr.

9,710

9,650

9,560

5,840

142

85

74

70

68

70

a65

a65

a65

a60

a60

a60

a55

a55

a50

aSO

a50

a49

a48

a47

a46

a45

a44

43

a42

a41

-

Observed

Maximum

2,300

5,650

6,660

11,800

31,200

38,400

11,800

9,710

14,400

7,010

7,340

478

625

38,400

Minimum

35

123

30

-

105

6,870

7,230

41

36

1,770

48

25

29

25

Mean

198

3,798

2,468

4,718

3,164

22,730

10,050

1,210

4,056

3,594

3,088

83.3

81.3

4,420

May

a40

a39

a38

a37

37

a36

1,820

1,110

4,600

6,000

klO,400

5,560

11,700

13,900

14,400

12,800

k7,320

5,040

3,750

2,500

2,510

2,580

2,550

2,410

2,140

1,920

2,150

2,090

2,050

2,090

2,120

June

2,070

2,070

2,330

6,000

4,850

3,410

4,900

5,080

6,640

7,010

6,950

6,680

6,570

5,520

1,860

1,790

1,780

1,770

2,330

3,420

3,520

4,080

3,810

2,700

1,810

1,780

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,770

-

Change In 

contents

(second-footdays) t

_

+38,100

_

_

-

+570,100

July

1,770

1,760

1,760

1,770

1,800

2,980

1,910

1,820

1,810

1,800

1,790

1,810

5,460

6,650

6,620

6,680

6,600

7,340

6,920

6,710

6,820

6,620

5,540

131

48

68

346

180

90

61

55

Aug.

50

87

90

52

41

34

31

28

28

36

29

27

26

25

74

68

38

231

478

238

123

76

59

48

83

121

55

65

118

67

57

Sept.

56

49

53

49

41

34

230

62b

269

167

111

83

63

53

49

45

39

37

34

34

33

37

37

33

31

30

29

29

29

29

-

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

... Per square Runoff In 

Mean mile inches

_ _ _

-

4,822 2.16 29.36

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

5,982 2.68 36.41

t Change In contents In Great Palls and Center Hill Reservoirs.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Falling Water River near Cookevllle, record of discharge from Center Hill Reservoir, rainfall records, recorded range In stage, 

channel-storage study and/or discharge measurements.

c Backwater from Cumberland River; discharge computed using fall as determined by auxiliary waterstage recorder as a factor.

e Backwater from Smith Pork or both Smith Pork and Cumberland River; discharge computed as explained 

In footnote a.

k Discharge computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Calfkiller River below Sparta, Term.

9 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area.--178 square miles. 

Records available.--August 1940 to September 1950. 

Average discharge.--10 years, 360 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,380 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 17.26 

reet); minimum, 29 second-feet Oct. 5, 7.

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 14,600 second-feet Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 25.80 

feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Nov. 10, 12-14, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 27, May 1-7)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

2.2 

2.8 

3.5 

5.0

210

365

625

950

1,660

7.0 2,620

10.0 4,140

12.0 5,240

14.0 6,370

15.7 7,370

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

31

31

30

30

29

30

29

31

31

30

31

31

31

33

34

47

52

63

75

54

43

38

36

34

36

43

77

72

68

80

214

Nov.

345

309

210

151

124

102

88

80

70

66

61

59

61

66

70

61

61

59

54

52

50

49

49

49

66

108

91

83

80

70

-

Dec.

63

59

52

50

47

47

47

49

50

50

85

393

1,560

1,510

648

369

266

293

964

620

413

429

1,370

818

508

365

293

285

280

275

260

Jan.

250

260

400

1,000

2,500

5,000

3,500

2,200

1,000

1,100

1,300

1,800

2,500

2,100

1,300

1,700

1,500

1,400

2,200

1,900

1,300

983

786

656

589

499

964

1,060

851

4,360

7,370

Month

October ..........................

November ......................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September .............. .........

Water year 1949 50 . . .........

Feb.

6,370

6,680

3,100

1,910

1,380

1,190

2,560

2,090

3,780

3,760

1,930

1,370

1,070

884

790

679

580

508

468

417

385

377

433

413

381

357

321

317

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

1,494

2,844

12,516

154,805

54,326

44,50C

22,556

7.55E

21,872

IT 522

5 22fc

6J19C

5,211

195,813

Mar.

842

851

638

512

437

401

365

463

512

437

437

1,230

2,520

2,230

1,330

1,020

856

706

580

526

517

468

421

385

353

325

373

1,040

767

562

454

Apr.

405

377

345

325

373

365

333

313

293

274

262

251

236

221

210

199

192

192

184

173

169

162

158

154

162

240

232

203

195

357

-

Maximum

214

345

1,560

10, 100

7,370

6,680

2,520

405

2,700

1,170

612

738

730

7,370

May

697

576

429

345

285

247

1,200

1,860

917

602

472

1,790

2,700

1,560

2,090

1,330

861

612

468

381

317

277

251

228

206

192

180

203

217

184

195

Minimum

29

49

47

29

250

317

325

154

180

133

8O

83

80

29

June

199

221

433

969

847

481

329

258

232

486

1,170

688

437

341

325

397

337

357

289

262

251

297

458

357

262

214

188

162

143

133

Mean

48.2

94.8

404

424

1,753

1, 589

728

252

706

384

169

200

174

536

July

120

111

105

99

99

108

114

102

91

85

80

80

83

88

97

105

99

111

105

147

221

140

248

612

389

417

285

281

225

180

199

Aug.

425

345

313

274

217

177

154

127

120

114

108

99

91

85

111

108

91

127

381

236

166

127

111

99

91

85

83

88

494

738

405

Per square 

mile

0.271

.533

2.27

2.38

9.85

8.93

4.09

1.42

3.97

2.16

. 949

1.12

. 978

3.01

Sept.

260

200

160

140

128

120

130

730

480

350

280

240

200

170

150

130

120

115

110

105

100

97

94

92

90

88

86

84

82

80

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.31

.59

2.62

32.35

11.35

9.30

4.71

1.58

4.57

2.41

1 . 09

1 . 29

l!o9

40.91

Peak discharge (base, 4,400 sec.-ft.). Jan. 6 (time unknown) 5,850 sec.-ft.; Jan. 31 (4 p.m.) 

8,380 sec.-ft.; Feb. 9 (10-11 p.m.) 5,49O sec.-ft.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 28 to Jan. 19, Sept. 1-30; discharge computed on basis of records 

for Barren Pork near Trousdale and Collins River near McMinnville.
518 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Collins River near MeMirmvllle, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°42'32", long. 85°43'46", at bridge on U. S. Highway 70S, if miles downstream from Barren Fork and 2j miles northeast of McMinnville, 

Warren County. Datum of gage is 825.78 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area.--624 square miles.

Records available. April 1925 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--25 years, 1,141 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2C.400 se:ond-feet Jan. SI (gage height, 24.23 

feet; minimum, 116 second-feet Oct. 12, 14 (gage height, 1.23 feet).

1925-50: Maximum discharge, 75,300 second-feet Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 39.1 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 35 second-feet Sept. 21, 1930; minimum gage height, 

0.70 foot Oct. 16, 1931.

Maximum stage known, that of Mar. 23, 1929.

Remarks.--Records excellent.

Revisions (water years).--W 873: 1929, 1932(M), 1933-35, 1936(M), 1937.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 31 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31, June 22 to Sept. 30 Feb. 1 to Ju

1.25 120 3.0 670 10.0 C,,350 1.6 205 3.0 705 5.0 1,820 

1-4 152 4.0 1,160 12.3 8,550 2.1 348 3.5 955 6.0 2,520 

1-7 224 5.0 1,740 14.1 11,000 2.5 493 4.0 1,220 8.0 4,300 

2i5 4?0 I:S 4;300 H:°5 115% fe|oie.-3 ame as preceding table above 8.0

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

128 

126 

126 

124 

122

124

124 

120 

120 

120

124 

120 

122 

132 

128

134 

338

1,710 

1,260 

697

482 

383 

326

290 

268

262 

271 

292 

300 

429 

1,710

Nov.

3,410 

3,170 

1,950 

1,310 

980

774 

642 

566 

506 

455

407 

376 

363 

351 

348

329 

309

290 

279 

265

260 

254 

242 

242 

239

242

254 

242 

234

Dec.

222 

216 

206 

204 

197

197 

197 

197 

202 

209

216

257 

2,510 

5,660 

3,160

1,840

1,310 

1,260 

2,750 

2,420

1,750 

1,600 

3,190

2,630 

1,920

1,500 

1,250 

1,090 

955 

828 

751

Jan.

684

662 

88J 

1,150 

2,660

13,900 

17,600 

7,330 

4,030 

3,140

5,130 

4,380 

6,390 

7,600 

6,000

6,320 

5,580 

6,070 

9,480 

11,200

5,650 

3,490 

2,640 

2,120 

1,740

1,480 

3,350 

3,860 

3,040 

14,900 

21,700

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ........................

mber .....................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary . . ....

h. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ...... .............

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

14,800 

15 , 100 

10,700 

6,040 

3,940

3,180 

8,110 

6,650 

8,490 

9,760

5,120 

3,530 

2,740 

2,650 

2,620

2,160 

1,850 

1,600 

1,430 

1,290

1,170 

1,140 

1,360 

1,400 

1,270

1,140 

1,020 

995

Secondfoot-days

11,012 

19,515 

40,894

518,302

184,756 

121,255 

96,210 

22,645 

26,764 

11,450 

9,706 

15,509 

29,870

589,586

Mar.

5,450 

4,930 

3,030 

2,220 

1,720

1,480 

1,310 

1,820 

2,070 

1,640

1,610 

3,580 

14,000 

13,000 

5,850

3,830 

3,060 

2 , 390 

1,980 

1,710

1,570 

1,400 

1,250 

1,120 

1,030

950 

1,130 

4,080 

3,200 

2,150 

1,650

Apr.

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

Maximum

1,710 

3,410 

5,660

31,400

21, 700 

15,100 

14,000 

1,420 

2,620 

796 

1,160 

2,350 

4,300

21,700

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 sec. -ft.). Jan. 7 (6 a.m.

4EO 

360 

250 

160 

350

260 

080 

995 

920 

845

805 

765 

715 

660 

620

586 

561 

540 

532 

512

497 

477 

454 

436 

450

497 

516 

481 

454

447

May

509 

860 

910 

820 

715

634 

607 

890 

965 

790

720 

1,360 

1,580 

1,620

2,620

1,640 

1,240 

975 

810 

750

692 

634 

561 

512 

454

410 

371 

565 

540 

470 

540

Minimum

120 

226 

197

120

662 

995 

950 

436 

371 

212 

154 

189 

216

120

June

540 

489 

443

466 

466

413 

361 

320

302 

395

607 

447 

368 

323 

295

275 

272 

261 

244 

225

230 

782 

796 

498 

370

309 

271 

244 

226 

212

Mean

355 

650 

1,319

1,420

5,960 

4,331 

3,104 

755 

863 

382 

313 

500 

996

1,615

July

202 

192 

182 

177 

170

180 

180 

166 

159 

157

154 

154

161 

168 

177

219 

214 

214 

257 

222

209 

199 

204

729 

566

658 

1,160 

778 

638 

490 

370

Aug

2,

1,

1, 

1,

Per square 

mile

0.569 

1.04 

2.11

2.28

9.55 

6.94 

4.97 

1.21 

1.38 

.612 

.502 

.801 

1.60

2.59

323 

486 

350 

240 

805

574 

433 

354 

315 

292

284

320 

284

260 

268

370 

312 

315 

309 

312

298

262 

236 

216 

214

197 

192 

189 

309 

860 

330

Sept.

1,170 

1,220 

1,170 

960 

650

510 

514 

4,060

4,300 

2,750

2,190 

1,710 

1,220 

900 

774

760 

630 

534 

506 

407

363 

329 

329 

363 

323

287 

257 

242 

226 

216

Runoff in 

inches

0.66 

1.16 

2.44

30.89

11.01 

7.23 

5.73 

1.35 

1.60 

.68 

.58 

.92 

1.78

35.14

) 20,000 sec. -ft. j Jan. 20 (2 a.m.) 13.600

18,200 sec.-ft.

.-ft.; Mar. 13 (10 p.m.)
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Barren Fork near Trousdale, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°39'55", long. 85°53'00", at county highway "bridge 

on Trousdale-McMinnville pike, 3-J- miles east of Trousdale, Warren County, 4 miles downstream from confluence of South Prong and Figgs Branch, and 6 miles west of McMinnville.

Drainage area.--132 square miles.

Records available .--Jane 1932 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--13 years, 215 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,810 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 11.08 

feet); minimum, 53 second-feet Oct. 2, 3, 4,10; minimum gage height, 1.13 feet Oct. 2, 

3, 4.

1932-50: Maximum discharge, 32,000 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 16.99 

feet), by slope-area and contracted-opening methods; minimum, 32 second-feet Oct. 13, 

1941; minimum gage height, 0.98 foot Sept. 22, 23, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills on 

tributaries.

Revisions (water years). W 1083: 1937(M), 1944(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 5, Aug. 4-28)

Oct. 1 to Ja Jan. 7 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.4

1.7 

2.0

Note.--Same as following table above 2.0 feet.

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

89

148

4.0 

5.4 

6.5

444

915

1,620

2,290

3 ,200

4,050

6,110

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1 Q J.O

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

OQ

iCO

29

30

31

Oct.

54

53

53

53

55

54

54

55

54

53

54

54

58

69

78

68

71

75

67

62

61

61

61

57

60

69

65

67

69

68

112

Nov.

136

123

99

90

82

78

74

71

68

65

64

64

67

68

65

65

64

61

60

60

60

58

60

60

61

64

62

61

61

61

-

Dec.

61

60

60

60

60

61

58

58

58

60

67

71

428

283

179

143

121

220

316

213

177

269

502

272

208

179

165

151

134

1E8

114

Jan.

109

112

272

262

1,490

4,380

2,440

747

502

616

875

753

1,310

1,980

867

1,400

951

907

1,740

879

544

437

380

343

299

280

913

547

612

6,080

3,060

Month

October ..........................

Novembe r ............. ...........

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ... .........................

July ..--. . - . . - -

Augu 

Sept

st ...........................

ambar ... ...-.-..

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

4,060

2,840

1,270

715

532

657

2,670

960

2,120

1,370

691

532

451

731

595

434

368

325

308

280

262

£80

296

255

233

220

208

244

-

-

-

Second 

foot-days

1,944

2,132

4,936

94,796

36,087

23,907

15,404

5,300

6,724

3,839

3,708 

2,779 

2,732

109,492

Mar.

1,110

484

337

231

262

248

238

451

346

267

389

956

2,740

1,030

571

583

487

384

328

308

30E

272

25E

236

2E2

213

486

752

349

270

240

Apr.

231

238

2E2

231

352

252

220

204

192

185

179

177

166

159

155

150

148

146

144

144

138

135

133

131

150

172

146

138

131

131

Maximnm

112

136

502

10,400

6,080

4,060

2,740

352

891

300

358

250 

283

6,O80

May

142

142

140

129

121

117

159

157

127

117

131

514

434

891

819

355

252

204

181

181

161

146

138

127

119

115

129

125

111

115

125

Minimum

53

58

58

53

109

208

213

131

111

87

72

62

63

53

June

113

113

138

210

159

127

113

105

103

176

161

123

107

109

109

100

94

93

91

89

217

300

183

127

111

103

96

93

89

87

Mean

62.7

71.1

159

260

1,164

854

497

177

217

128

120 

89.6

91 1

300

July

84

81

81

79

79

83

78

76

73

73

72

75

72

100

86

131

94

98

10O

83

81

78

276

358

197

295

231

148

133

111

102

Aug.

94

126

250

113

33

84

79

75

73

73

72

70

69

69

119

105

79

81

76

72

69

66

65

62

63

72

65

63

157

131

94

Per square 

mile

0.475

.539

1.20

1.97

8

6 . 47

3.77

1.34

1 .64

.970

.909 

.679

.690

2.27

Sept.

87

74

79

78

73

69

98

172

140

1E1

107

98

91

89

86

83

78

76

73

72

72

70

67

66

66

65

63

63

63

Runoff in 

inches

0.55

.60

1.39

26.70

10.17 

6.74

4.34

1.49

1 . 89

1 .08

1.04 

.78

.77

30.84

Peak discharge (base, 5,200 sec.-ft.).--Jan. 6 (9:3O p.m.) 4.900 sec.-ft.; Jan. 30 (7:30 p.m.) 

8,810 sec.-ft.; Feb. 7 (12 m.) 3,820 sec.-ft.; Mar. 13 (1 p.m.) 3,55O sec.-ft.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Falling Water River near Cookeville, Tenn.

Location. Staff gage, lat. 36°04'00", long. 85°31'30", at Burgess Mill in White County,

1 mile upstream from Post Oak Creek and 5 miles south of Cookeville, Putnam County. 

Drainage area.--73.3 square miles. 

Kecoras available. June 1932 to September 1950. 

Average ________ discharge. 18__ years, 109 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,950 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 30.70

from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 9.1 second-feet Oct. 22, 

23; minimum gage height observed, 1.66 feet Oct. 4-6, 22, 23.

1932-50: Maximum discharge, 5,130 second-feet Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 23.10 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 0.9 second-foot Oct. 15, 

1936 (gage height, 1.13 feet).

Floods of June 28, 1928, and Mar. 23, 1929, reached stages of 24.1 feet (discharge, 

5,630 second-feet), and 23.5 feet, from floodmarks (discharge, 5,330 second-feet), 

respectively. 

Remarks.--Records fair. Occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mill

just above gage. Gage read twice daily. 

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-fe 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-16, Mar. 30 to May 12, May 17-20, 

27, £8, June 3-13, £2-24, July 5-8, £3, Aug. 11-28, Sept. 26-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27, July £4 to Sept. 30

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.2

£.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

172

353

663

12.0 

14.0 

15.0 

16.0 

19.£

1,080 

1,360 

1,560 

1,860 

3, £40

2.1 

2.3

3.0 

4.0

Mar. 28 to July 23 

36

106

192

6.0 

8.0 

9.4

366

550

716

Note. Same as preceding table above 9.4 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

11

11

11

10

10

10

11

11

12

12

13

10

11

12

14

12

18

13

11

10

10

9.8

9.4

10

12

18

15

2£

20

18

38

Nov.

86

66

61

49

30

27

26

29

£9

£9

19

18

£0

£0

18

17

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

12

18

16

18

17

18

18

-

Dec.

18

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

35

85

433

388

96

80

72

124

240

148

114

138

358

190

134

103

87

71

65

57

5£

Jan.

48

80

387

338

612

1,510

1,680

772

403

377

688

506

1,000

1,140

761

799

709

486

643

517

344

£66

210

172

141

120

375

346

249

2,370

3,2£0

Month

October ..........................

November ............ . . .......

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ............... . ...

March.. ..........................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ............. ........

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,390

1,690

1,190

665

465

414

8O7

567

1,490

1,180

559

386

303

275

249

£12

176

151

136

114

10£

108

124

116

98

90

80

76

_

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

415. £

763

3, £14

41,521.2

£1,£69

13,213

5,877

2,667

8,087

4,186

3,413

1,£9£

1,931

66,327.2

Mar.

256

210

140

119

104

95

89

116

112

88

90

217

647

548

3£4

£50

203

166

134

138

132

122

110

94

84

82

178

427

266

184

152

Apr.

138

127

112

110

139

130

110

106

104

97

96

89

79

75

75

75

75

75

75

70

67

63

59

59

56

61

63

52

51

179

-

Maximum

38

86

433

2,900

3,220

1,690

647

179

1,140

664

617

136

163

3,220.

May

19£

13E

104

87

75

7:

1,140

1,040

384

229

236

590

658

506

574

359

242

184

146

125

106

98

90

78

71

66

92

138

83

77

104

Minimum

9.4

12

14

9.4

48

76

82

51

66

36

36

16

16

9.4

June

88

84

265

664

337

193

133

103

90

200

225

162

121

97

109

102

84

72

105

102

93

146

153

114

87

66

58

52

47

36

-

Mean

13.4

25.4

104

114

686

472

190

88.9

261

140

110

41.7

64.4

182

July

36

36

36

80

252

617

193

119

84

66

63

64

51

78

64

58

58

72

75

85

63

54

201

217

113

120

107

93

84

78

96

Aug.

86

97

79

73

66

54

45

42

33

27

23

23

22

23

23

23

23

30

30

21

18

16

16

17

17

21

17

25

83

83

136

Per square 

mile

0.183

.347

1.42

1.56

9.36

6.44

2.59

1.21

3.56

1.91

1.50

.569

.879

2.48

Sept.

122

112

102

105

99

98

122

163

139

109

90

80

67

54

45

39

36

36

33

30

30

33

31

30

26

23

23

20

18

16

Runoff in 

inches

0.21

.39

1.63

21.08

10.79

6.70

2.98

1.35

4.10

2.12

l!73

.66

.98

33.64

Note. Doubtful gage-height record Apr. 14-16, Sept. 11-17; discharge computed on basis of adjacent 

record, weather records, and records for Roaring River near Hllham.
CUMBERLAND* RIVER BASIN 521

Stones River near Smyrna, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°00'00", long. 86°27'35", at highway bridge at 

jerrerson Springs, l£ miles downstream from confluence of East and West Porks of Stones 

River, 3j miles upstream from Palls Creek, and 3-| miles northeast of Smyrna, Rutherford 

County. Datum of gage is 459.76 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area. 552 square miles.

Records available . July 1925 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--25 years, 932 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,900 second-feet Jan. 31; maximum gage height, 

aa.ifa feet Jan. 31; minimum discharge, 22 second-feet Oct. 10; minimum gage height, 

1.05 feet Oct. 3, 4.

1925-50: Maximum discharge, 54,100 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 41.03 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 26,000 second-feet on basis of 

slope-area determination at gage height 36.5 feet, from profile and map prepared byCorps of Engineers; minimum observed, 0.8 second-foot Aug. 17, 22, 1925 (gage height, 

0.50 foot).

Maximum stage known, 43.4 feet in March 1902.

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation. Five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). W 853: 1929(M). W 953: 1928(M), 1929, 1934-37.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

30

28

27

27

28

32

30

28

30

26

24

28

31

41

50

55

395

806

345

207

149

128

117

103

125

1,000

656

415

495

540

3,530

Nov.

2,680

1,480

830

584

445

363

304

264

238

214

193

174

171

171

174

158

143

131

128

117

106

106

98

98

92

92

88

82

82

80

-

Dec.

78

68

66

68

66

64

73

57

53

55

207

1,110

3,400

2,500

1,240

843

639

1,770

3,110

1,560

1,100

1,320

3,530

1,600

1,120

888

752

628

530

460

410

Jan.

376

634

4,510

2,400

17,500

1(26,500

15,700

4,790

3,070

4,550

7,050

4,320

ld.0,800

8,710

4,790

7,940

4,890

4,030

k7,400

4,560

2,870

2,140

1,730

1,450

1,240

1,110

4,800

2,910

2,070

k!5,300

k22,700

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

20,800

k!3,200

6,980

4,100

2,920

2,360

k!2,500

5,860

k!8,900

k9,970

4,140

2,910

2,260

k6,860

4,110

2,610

2,000

1,660

1,410

1,210

1,080

1,060

1,100

954

843

770

710

686

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

9,526

9 ,886

29,365

366,944

202 840

133*963

56*654

9 732

2O , 98 S

9,857

5 955

1^904

11,035

501,706

Mar.

3,900

1,990

1,380

1,110

947

830

764

1,010

1,010

794

782

4,600

k9,190

4,560

2,500

2,240

1,970

1,520

1,240

1,120

1,140

973

856

770

692

634

l.OOO

3,660

1,510

1,080

882

Apr.

728

668

595

562

612

535

480

450

420

395

345

322

288

272

256

246

238

231

221

214

190

180

171

164

171

164

161

155

143

155

Maximum

3,530

2,680

3,530

14,700

26,500

20,800

9 19O

7 28

3,760

1 *557 230

120

4,410

26,500

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 sec. -ft. ) . Jan. 6 (12:30

May

158

158

152

140

131

131

623

814

410

296

304

2,110

3,760

2,000

3,310

1,460

882

644

515

480

415

363

309

249

161

131

184

190

174

161

174

Minimum

24

80

53

24

376

686

634

143

131

120

85

36

64

24

June

158

137

198

1,080

617

395

288

235

204

284

300

217

180

158

143

131

120

433

217

149

137

1,230

1,200

495

314

235

193

152

137

120

-

Mean

307

330

947

1,005

6,543

4,784

1,828

324

677

192

61.4

368

1,375

July

103

100

85

88

123

557

246

152

120

92

88

168

137

294

246

292

242

177

470

272

187

174

158

224

264

187

161

168

155

125

100

Aug.

90

88

80

71

73

62

55

51

50

50

44

41

38

43

111

120

98

71

82

68

78

62

50

43

43

38

36

36

39

38

55

Per square 

mile

0.556

.598

1.72

1.82

11.85

8.67

3.31

.587

1.23

.596

.348

.111

.667

2.48

Sept.

68

78

78

111

12Z

73

105

4,410

1,520

862

606

450

354

284

235

204

177

155

140

128

120

108

100

92

85

80

80

75

71

64

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.64

.67

1.98

24.72

13.67

9.03

3.82

.66

1.41

.66

.40

.13

.74

33.81

a.m.) 28,600 sec. -ft.; Jan. 31 (4 a.m.)

28,900 Beo.-ftT; Feb. 7 (2 p.m.) 18,100 sec.-ft.;

k Computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.
522 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Stones River above Donelson, Term. 

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°04'25", long. 86°33'30", half a mile downstream

 from Hurricane Creek, 3.3 miles upstream from county highway bridge at Couchvlll, 8^ 

mlles southeast of Donelson, Davldson County, and 17.7 miles upstream from mouth. Auxiliary staff gage at county highway bridge, at Counchville, 3.3 miles downstream. Datum 

of each gage Is 400.00 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area. 834 square miles.

Kecords available.--April 1940 to September 1950. January 1939 to September 1940 at site 

10.5 miles downstream, published as Stone River near Donelson.

Average discharge. 11 years (1939-50), 1.327 second-feet.

Kxtremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 34,400 second-feet Jan. 31; maximum gage height,

 47.12 feet Jan. 31; minimum discharge, 31 second-feet Oct. 3, 4 (gage height, 10.93 

feet).

1939-50; Maximum discharge, 68,700 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948; maximum gage height, 

58.46 feet Feb. 14, 1948; minimum discharge, -10 second-feet Sept. 21, 22, 24, 1940; minimum gage height, 10.73 feet Sept. 21, 22, 1940, present site and datum.

Maximum stage known, about 59.6 feet in March 1902 (discharge, 73,000 second-feet), 

from high-water profile by Corps of Engineers, present site and datum.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from Cumberland River, which 

are fair.

Cooperation.--Five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Kevlslons (water years).--W 1143: 1943.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods affected by rate of change 

of stage or backwater from Cumberland Hlver (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to May 12

10.9 28 12.5 330 25.0 8,800 11.4 

11.2 60 13.5 725 30.0 13,300 11.7 

11.5 102 14.5 1,200 35.0 18,000 12.0 

11.7 138 16.5 2,370 40.0 23,100 12.5 

12.2 251 20.O 4,750 46.0 31,900 13.0

May 13 to Sept. 

13.5 

14.0 

15.0 

16.6 

20.0

85

147

212

334

494

50

680

900

1,420

2,350

4,750

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 20.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

33 

33 

32

32 

32

35 

42 

45 

39 

39

33 

33 

38

46 

65

S3 

110 

C55 

500 

265

190

148 

125 

114 

112

568 

878 

504 

412 

728 

k5,210

Nov.

3,530 

2,410 

1,340 

914 

689

544 

440 

372 

324 

285

256 

232 

217 

205 

203

192 

170 

155 

140 

130

123 

114 

110 

105 

114

105 

102 

100 

96 

94

Dec.

92 

87 

81 

77 

80

74 

77 

80 

70 

69

563 

k4,540 

k5,830 

4,480 

2,050

1,310 

970 

2,250

k4,820 

2,450

1,670 

1,400 

4,010 

2,320 

1,570

1,220 

1,020 

864 

734 

640 

560

Jan.

508 

1,700 

k7,130 

4,170 

kl8,100

k32,200 

k25,900 

k9,420 

k5 , 040 

k8 , 200

C13.000 

06,000 

C15.000 

011,000 

c7,000

ell, 000 

07,000 

c5,000 

09,000 

c6,000

4,220 

3,030 

2,430 

2,030 

1,710

1,570 

k6,650 

4,590 

3,120 

k!4,300 

k32,000

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .....................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h.. .....................

1 ....................... .

ember .......................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

030,000 

e20,000 

010,000 

c6,000 

c4,000

c3,000 

014,000 

c8,500 

c21,500 

015,000

c8,000 

05,000 

03,000 

010,000 

06,000

04,500 

c3,500 

c2,700 

c2,200

1,760

1,510 

1,400 

1,520 

1,330 

1,180

1,060 

955 

914

Secondfoot-days

11.37E 

13,81] 

46,05£

533, 52C

278, 01E 

188, 52E 

72.17E 

13.46E 

27.81C 

16.96C

6^970 

19.25E

706,546

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 sec. -ft.). Ja

sec. -ft.; Jan. 13 (12 m. ) about 18,000 sec.-f 

about 20,000 sec. -ft.; Feb. 10 (1:30 a.m.) at 

c Backwater from Cumberland River; discharg 

measurements, and by comparison with records 

k Computed by using rate of change of stage

Mar.

k3,810 

2,850 

1,850 

1,470

1,240

1,090 

985 

1,050 

1,460 

1,040

950 

k4,660 

klO,500 

k7,100 

3,430

2,740 

2,770 

2,080 

1,680 

1,500

1,600 

1,320 

1,150 

1,010 

896

815 

1,260 

4,860 

2,290 

1,530 

1,190

Apr.

1,

Maximum

5,210 

3,530 

5,830

17,400

32,200 

30,000 

10,500 

1,020 

5,250 

3,450 

3,340 

1,290 

6,190

32,200

020 

910 

810

756 

975

846 

698 

632 

576 

528

492 

448 

400 

365 

337

315 

298 

288 

280 

273

253 

246 

237 

220 

227

220 

217 

205 

194 

199

May

203 

205 

203 

192 

179

192 

2,100 

2,250 

905 

580

452 

870 

k5,250 

1,790 

3,850

2,000

1,220 

836 

657 

567

523 

465 

405 

329 

281

235 

210 

235 

224 

205 

197

Minimum

32 

94 

69

32

508 

914 

815 

194 

179 

175 

111 

66 

93

32

June

210 

190 

530 

3,450 

2,350

724 

505 

383

321 

334

424 

348 

269 

233 

205

181 

624 

541 

472 

257

205 

684 

2,060 

769 

476

342 

273 

228 

197 

175

Mean

367 

46C 

1,486

1,46£

8,968 

6,733 

2,328 

449 

897 

565 

391 

225 

642

1,936

July

151 

136 

124 

111 

244

3,340

752 

392 

261 

201

172

181 

276 

233 

545

377 

418 

356 

392 

441

321 

271

245 

235 

365

278 

273 

377 

271 

203 

170

Aug.

141 

134 

190

164 

122

103

85 

69 

69 

463

183 

105 

77 

118 

698

1,290 

389 

266 

508 

293

201 

160 

126 

103 

85

75 

66 

66 

66 

69 

486

Sept.

455 

340 

321 

259 

296

199 

519 

k6,190 

2,940 

1,530

1,020 

756

604 

545 

458

380 

321 

278 

240 

212

199

183 

168 

153 

136

124 

118 

116 

105 

93

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.440 0.51 

.552 .62 

1.78 2.05

1.75 23.79

10.75 12.40 

8.07 8.41 

2.79 3.22 

.538 .60 

1.08 1.24 

.677 .76 

.469 .54 

.270 .31 

.770 .86

2.32 31.52

n. 6 (11 a.m.) 32,800 sec. -ft. j Jan. 11 (3 a.m.) 16,8OO 

t.; Jan. 31 (1:30 p.m.) 34,400 sec. -ft.; Feb. 7 (8 p.m.) 

out 24,000 sec. -ft. 

e computed on basis of gage-height record, 2 discharge 

for Stones Hiver near Smyrna and Red River near Adams, 

as a factor.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 523 

West Fork Stones River near Murfreesboro, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°49'20", long. 86°25i03", at bridge on State High-

 way 99, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Middle Fork and 2j miles southwest of 

Murfreesboro, Rutherford County. Datum of gage is 567.02 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--119 square miles.

Records available.--June 1932 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--18 years, 209 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 15.4

 feet, from floodmark); minimum, 1.5 second-feet Oct. 2, 3, 4, 8; minimum gage height, 

0.92 foot Oct. 2, 10, 11.

1932-50: Maximum discharge, 38,000 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 22.73 

feet, from floodmarks), by contracted-opening method; minimum, 0.4 second-foot Oct. 9, 

1935; minimum gage height, 0.56 foot Oct. 9, 1935, Oct. 6, 7, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 25.0 feet in March 1902.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Cooperation.--Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). W 783: 1932-34.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.1

1.9

1.5

1.9

1.9

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.5

4.5

35

18

189

108

58

41

32

30

24

21

40

205

96

72

65

128

922

Nov.

702

282

163

119

98

80

73

66

58

52

45

41

44

47

40

34

30

27

24

23

21

19

18

18

17

16

15

15

14

13

-

Dec.

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

9.8

9.5

9.8

16

67

964

348

175

116

95

751

492

250

163

811

637

282

186

146

123

102

88

80

74

Jan.

69

95

897

368

6,760

7,130

3,500

1,500

6OO

1,200

2,100

1,000

2,400

1,500

1,100

2,000

1,300

900

1,800

800

350

240

190

150

130

120

1,400

1,000

600

2,500

5,000

Month

October ..................... . .

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January .....................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September .....................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

4,000

2,000

1,300

700

400

300

1,300

934

4,150

1,130

645

448

344

2,030

650

416

293

229

190

157

138

161

138

117

106

96

90

124

-

-

-

Secondfoot days

2,114.]

2,214

6,076.]

80,429.

48,699

22,586

14,199

1,864

4,754

2,072

7 95

312. (

3,39li£

109, 078. £

Mar.

1,290

340

213

161

136

119

109

329

150

121

547

1,690

2,570

758

438

555

340

236

180

203

161

144

123

107

96

90

643

1,400

500

250

200

Apr.

180

150

130

120

150

110

90

80

70

65

60

56

51

48

45

42

40

38

37

34

3.2

30

29

27

28

28

25

23

23

23

Maximum

L 922

702

L 964

5 4,840

7,130

4,150

2,570

180

1,130

736

73

) 47

1,580

7,130

May

23

22

21

21

20

21

37

48

34

27

28

1,130

434

962

605

322

168

126

110

107

86

72

62

50

41

34

41

31

25

23

23

Minimum

1.5

13

9.5

1.5

69

90

90

23

20

12

9.5

5.4

6.6

1.5

June

20

19

23

130

90

58

41

32

34

54

34

25

22

20

18

16

15

14

13

12

12

736

248

114

78

6O

47

35

28

24

Mean

68. Z

73. £

196

220

1 571

807

458

62.1

153

69.1

25 7

10.:

113

299

July

21

18

17

15

17

18

15

13

11

10

9.8

9.5

9.8

9.8

11

13

15

38

47

38

53

47

35

73

40

32

46

42

30

23

19

Aug.

17

15

13

12

12

12

10

9

9

8.5

7.6

7.1

6.7

6.7

7.6

6.7

6.2

5.9

47

16

11

9.5

7.9

6.7

6.5

6.5

5.9

5.4

5.4

5.7

7.4

Per square 

mile

0.573

.620

1.65

1.85

13.20

6.78

3.85

.522

1.29

.581

. 216

" 95Ow

2.51

Sept.

8.8

11

18

19

13

12

187

1,580

412

250

163

134

99

79

70

56

43

34

28

24

21

19

18

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

Runoff in 

inches

0.66

.69

1.90

25.13

15.22

7.06

4.44

.58

1.49

.65

.25

.10

1.06

34.10

. Peak discharge (base, 7,000 sec.-ft.].--Jan. 6 (about 11 p.m.) about 11,000 seo. rft.; Jan. 10 

(time and discharge unknown); Jan. 12 or 13 (time and discharge unknown); Jan. 16 (time and discharge unknown); Jan. 30 (time unknown) 12,200 sec.-ft.; Feb. 9 (l p.m.) 9,130 sec.-ft.

Rote. Ho gage-height record Jan. 7 to Feb. 7, Mar. 28 to Apr. 11, Aug. 7-9; discharge computed 

on basis of recorded range In stage, rainfall records, and records for Stones River near Smyrna and 

above Donelson.
524 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Harpeth River at Bellevlew, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°03'00", long. 86°56'08", at bridge on State Hlghway 100, three-eights of a mile downstream from Little Harpeth River and 1 mile southeast of Bellevlew, Davldson County. Datum of gage Is 541.04 feet above mean sea level 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 404 square miles.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1950. April 1920 to October 1929 and January issa to September 1933 at site 2j miles downstream.

Average discharge.--£7 years (1920-29, 1932-50), 558 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,600 second-feet Feb. 1 (gage height, 18.46 

reet); minimum, 6.4 second-feet Oct. 1-3 (gage height, 0.97 foot).

1920-C9, 1932-50: Maximum discharge, 65,000 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 

24.34 feet, from floodmarks), by contracted-opening method; no flow for several days 

In October 1922.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Cooperation.--Five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). W 353: 1920-35.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

6.4

6.4

7.3

9.0

11

11

12

19

18

14

12

17

16

25

61

73

41

29

47

36

26

25

23

26

26

28

75

73

52

106

769

Nov.

504

332

232

174

138

118

98

88

80

73

66

59

61

64

66

57

52

48

47

45

43

43

41

39

41

43

41

39

38

36

-

Dec.

34

33

33

31

29

29

33

33

34

33

318

3,240

3,080

1,670

1,090

438

318

1,240

1,650

1,120

852

740

917

659

520

446

415

372

328

299

274

Jan.

260

612

2,880

1,840

7,150

12,800

11,400

3,880

2,200

4,990

7,540

3,210

5,920

5,340

3,050

4,550

3,210

2,830

3,750

2,680

1,880

al,400

al,200

al.OOO

a900

a850

3,290

2,080

1,520

4,690

13,200

Month

October ..........................

Novembe r .........................

December .............. ..........

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ....................... ....

May ..............................

June ... .........................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 .........

Feb.

14,100

10,400

3,980

2,350

1,800

1,520

5,340

3,050

8,830

9,440

a3,500

a2,000

al, 700

9,980

9,340

2,360

1,750

1,440

1,220

1,040

910

970

910

741

650

572

508

578

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,700.1

2,803

20,308

213,169.8

122,102

100,979

33,311

8,435

6,433

6,500

5,777

lo'l20

320,751.1

Mar.

1,930

1,210

868

741

632

572

530

748

584

486

508

1,880

4,190

2,340

1,600

1,520

1,300

1,070

904

916

856

720

632

566

497

458

981

1,750

960

748

614

Apr.

566

508

453

448

762

448

39O

356

334

308

279

255

236

218

205

196

189

186

180

171

162

157

157

151

157

226

165

171

186

215

-

Maximum

769

504

3,240

7,520

13,200

14,100

4,190

762

808

1,750

1,910

543

1,840

14,100

May

240

202

186

168

148

182

808

480

321

247

205

212

361

287

255

275

199

162

145

160

160

143

122

108

98

88

115

98

93

84

81

Minimum

6.4

36

29

5.6

260

508

458

151

81

41

29

23

70

6.4

June

74

65

386

1,750

608

338

229

177

151

348

186

140

115

110

108

88

76

247

140

93

76

93

348

160

108

79

65

54

47

41

-

Mean

54.8

93.5

655

584

3,939

3,606

1,075

281

208

217

186

73.6

337

879

July

38

34

29

34

115

1,910

281

140

105

84

70

903

243

132

154

132

138

110

168

117

100

86

74

67

61

84

110

91

65

54

48

Aug.

43

45

45

48

38

31

26

23

29

543

145

93

120

112

110

110

86

67

56

50

45

39

34

29

28

26

29

28

25

25

152

Per square 

mile

0.136

.231

1.62

1.45

9.75

8 . 93

2.66

.696

.515

.537

.460

182

!834

2.18

Sept.

542

180

140

108

88

70

163

1,840

1,240

802

706

898

572

420

330

271

229

192

168

148

140

132

122

110

98

91

86

81

79

74

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.16

.26

1.87

19.63

11.24

9.30

3.07

.78

'.60 59

.53

.21

.93

29.54

Peak discharge (base, 7,50O see.-ft.). Jan. 6 (4 p.m.) 14,OOO sec.-ft.; Jan. 11 (7:30 a.m.) 9,840 

sec.-rt.; i'eb. 1 (3:3O a.m.) ib,GOO sec.-ft.; Feb. 1O (3:30 a.m.) 11,600 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (1:30 a.m.) 

13,100 sec.-ft.

a Nc gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Kingston Springs.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

Harpeth River near Kingston Springs, Term.

525

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°07'18", long. 87°05'56", 400 feet upstream from

 bridge on D. S. Highway 70, 2 miles northeast of Kingston Springs, Cheatham County, 

and 3 miles downstream from Turnbull Creek. Datum of gage is 447.81 feet above mean 

sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area.--687 square miles.

Records available.--July 1925 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 25 years, 936 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,300 second-feet Feb. 9 (gage height, 24.30

 feet); minimum, 60 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.90 foot).

1925-50: Maximum discharge, 60,000 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 32.20 

feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Spet. 18, 1939; minimum gage height observed, 0.26 foot 

Sept. 24, 1931. 

Remarks.--Records good.

' " " ineers.

1927(M), 1932(M),

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 25 to May 6, 

May 11 to June ;, June 7-29)

60

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

60

62

62

66

78

81

85

79

98

82

78

77

77

361

285

172

332

182

132

121

119

115

103

100

114

110

100

126

143

444

1,260

Nov.

1,140

683

488

358

287

248

221

200

188

175

165

leo

193

185

168

160

146

137

128

126

123

119

115

119

121

121

117

117

115

112

-

Dec.

108

106

103

103

103

103

119

119

112

114

644

8,970

8,250

3,490

2,020

1,400

1,080

1,360

2,450

1,740

1,340

1,190

1,260

1,120

922

820

760

716

625

565

516

Jan.

484

890

4,760

3,520

13,100

18,300

15,200

7,430

3,400

7,150

11,500

6,340

8,290

8,490

5,220

6,480

5,380

4,110

5,210

4,270

2,940

2,380

2,030

1,740

1,490

1,380

3,530

3,520

2,420

4,210

19,700

Month

October ..........................

Novembe r .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May .............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

26,800

17,300

8,250

4,030

2,960

2,450

4,710

5,740

20,400

12,300

5,840

3,010

2,900

15,50O

13,400

5,780

2,970

2,340

1,980

1,690

1,480

1,420

1,480

1,250

1,130

1,020

940

1,100

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

5,304

6,735

42,328

394,543

184,864

170,170

56,274

16,342

15,988

12,209

10,618

7,573

20,236

548,641

Mar.

2,760

2,240

1,540

1,300

1,140

1,030

970

1,290

1,210

982

994

2,420

7,150

4,710

2,810

2,330

2,200

1,750

1,480

1,380

1,400

1,200

1,070

976

892

820

1,300

2,830

1,720

1,300

1,080

Apr.

994

910

850

826

1,060

880

749

688

650

620

590

540

502

470

442

416

398

390

382

358

339

329

325

322

354

398

369

325

382

484

-

Maximum

1,260

1,140

8,970

19,500

19,700

26,800

7,150

1,060

2,160

2,900

2,420

988

2,220

26,800

May

531

512

488

438

377

390

2,160

1,530

982

732

580

560

600

672

625

555

484

377

347

350

329

316

273

246

230

213

211

248

221

208

203

Minimum

60

112

103

60

484

940

820

322

203

134

110

100

200

60

June

198

182

314

2,900

1,350

754

521

390

325

351

452

306

256

254

232

216

193

185

346

224

190

270

373

377

243

200

172

155

146

134

-

Mean

171

224

1,365

1,081

5,962

6,076

1,815

54E

51 

407

342

244

675

1,502

July

126

117

110

114

121

2,420

1,010

390

279

235

206

605

655

354

259

270

256

251

227

273

227

198

193

203

182

235

270

254

238

172

168

Aug.

158

193

185

148

143

123

108

100

101

510

454

254

391

316

309

293

251

213

190

165

153

139

130

117

162

188

143

255

458

235

988

Per square 

mile

0.249

.328

1.99

1.57

8.68

8.85

2.64

.793

.751

.592

.499

.355

.983

2.19

Sept.

1,140

688

821

615

407

316

299

2,090

2,220

1,340

1,060

1,780

1,140

988

716

600

497

416

362

322

302

293

279

256

238

224

216

211

2OO

200

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.29

.36

2.29

21.36

10.01

9.21

3.05

.88

.87

.66

.57

.41

1.10

29.70
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

Red River near Adams, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°35'25", long. 87°05'25", at bridge on U. 3. Highway 41, half a mile downstream from Elk Creek and 2 miles northwest of Adams, Robertson 

County. Datum of gage is 398.34 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area.--678 square miles.

Keijoras available. June 1920 to September 1950.

Average aisenarge.--30 years, 988 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,600 second-feet Dec. 13; maximum gage height, 

3U.53 feet Dec. 13; minimum discharge, 100 second-feet Oct. 2, 3 (gage height, 2.00 

feet).

1920-50: Maximum discharge, 42,000 second-feet Jan. 23, 1937 (gage height, 37.5 

feet, from floodmarks, converted to present site by curve of relation), from rating 

curve extended above 25,000 second-feet; minimum, 30 second-feet Sept. 10, 1925 (gage 

height, 1.30 feet, site then in use).

Remarks. Records excellent.

Cooperation. Five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). W 953: 1920-27.

Rating tatle, water year 1949-50, except periods using rate of change of

stage as a factor (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shlftlng-ctmtrol method used Sept. 18-30)

2.0 100 3.5 523 10.0 4,250 

2.2 136 4.0 740 22.0 12,500 

2.5 205 5.0 1,230 26.0 15,9OO 

3.0 350 7.0 2,380 29.9 19,700

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

105 

102 

102 

108 

138

223 

393 

237

264 

311

237 

185 

157 

234 

402

356 

276 

237 

209

190

ISO 

183 

180 

171 

171

168 

162 

162 

155 

155 

185

Nov.

240 

279 

242 

220 

203

188 

178

173 

168 

164

159 

151 

180 

228 

251

217 

193 

175 

168 

164

157 

151 

146 

146 

151

144 

157 

153 

149 

142

Dec.

136 

130 

125 

128 

125

123 

128

123 

123 

121

881

H.0,500 

KL9,7OO 

KL3,300 

k5,970

4,070 

3,210 

2,920 

3,140 

2,630

2,340 

2,160 

2,070

1,790 

1,630

1,550 

1,530 

1,550 

1,430 

1,320 

1,240

Jan.

2 , 030 

5,510 

klO,300 

k7,470 

k8,930

k!6,500 

k!3,200 

kS,980 

4,970

k7,29C

k!2,500 

k7,470 

k8,140 

8,210

k6,160

k7,770 

k6,180 

kS,890

k7,370 

5,190

4,040 

3,490 

3,120 

2,790 

2,490

2,690 

k6,010 

4,500 

3,530 

3,540 

kll,400

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge ("base, 8,000 sec.

Feb.

15,000 

kll,800 

k7,370 

5,220 

4,130

3,530 

3,110 

2,740 

5,240 

k5,640

3,470 

3,420 

4,780 

kll,500 

kll.800

k5,970 

4,280 

3,480 

2,990

2,610

2,370 

2,330 

2,480 

2,060 

1,850

1,710 

1,600 

1,640

Secondf oo t-day s

6,338 

5,437 

86,194

530,512

206,660 

134,120 

e4,250 

33,518 

40,568 

34,859 

23,942 

22,364 

78,763

737,013

Mar.

2,690 

2,280 

1,920 

1,780 

1,670

1,580 

1,530 

2,060 

1,980

1,620

1,750 

2,720 

4,410 

4,280 

3,140

2,690 

2,390 

2,090 

1,830 

1,740

1,790 

1,600 

1,500 

1,400 

1,310

1,230 

1,480 

2,910 

1,980 

1,550 

1,350

Apr.

1,250 

1,190 

2,390 

2,420 

2,570

2,050 

1,750 

1,580 

1,430 

1,310

1,190 

1,080 

990 

920 

862

816 

780 

754 

718 

582

641 

618 

592 

576 

632

1,100 

736 

618 

563 

700

Maximum

402 

279 

19,700

19,700

16,500 

15,000 

4,410 

2,570 

4,230 

4,060 

2,660 

1,470 

10,200

19,700

-ft.). Dec. 13 (2 p.xi.

May

826 

704 

980 

834

672

785 

3,260 

4,230 

2,240

1,690

1,510 

1,940 

3,450 

2,160 

1,840

1,540 

1,260 

1,090 

975 

885

816 

794 

726 

659 

605

567 

628 

866 

700 

559 

677

Minimum

102 

142 

121

102

2,030 

1,600 

1,230 

563 

567 

476 

326 

338 

551

102

June

584 

503 

507 

1,000 

950

700 

592 

527 

483

1,120

2,140 

1,160 

925 

830 

718

628 

563 

515 

476 

1,310

4,060 

2,920 

3,360 

1,940

1,460

1,220 

1,080 

955 

866 

757

Mean

204 

181 

2,780

1,453

6,666 

4,790 

2,073 

1,117 

1,309 

1,162 

772 

721 

2,625

2,019

July

664 

597 

543 

515 

507

491 

453 

415 

383

356

344 

326 

353 

808 

523

555 

790

610 

875 

736

605 

523 

523 

905 

980

2,570

2,660 

1,590 

1,100 

875 

767

Aug.

762 

1,470 

1,460 

990 

794

668 

580 

519 

664 

1,210

856 

610 

511 

468 

539

935 

605 

519 

848 

808

576 

479 

419 

377 

385

368 

338 

429 

1,080 

776 

1,310

Per square 

mile

0.301 

.267 

4.10

2.14

9.83 

7.06 

3.06 

1.65 

1.93 

1.71 

1.14 i.oe

3.87

2.98

) 20.600 sec. -ft.; Ja>i . 3 (4 p.m

Sept.

4,920 

2,850 

k9,200 

klO,200 

4,210

2,770 

2,240 

k5,710 

k5,710 

4,330

3,220 

3,010 

2,510 

2,060 

1,790

1,590

1,420 

1,260 

1,140 

1,040

1,000 

975 

930 

826 

758

695 

650 

618 

580 

551

Runoff in 

inches

0.35 

.30 

4.73

29.11

11.34 

7.36 

3.52 

1.84 

2.23 

1.91 

1.31 

1.23 

4.32

40.44

.) 11,200

sec.-ft.

k Discharge computed using rate of change of as a factor.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 527 

Sulphur Pork Red River near Adams, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°31 I 00", long. 87°03'40", 1,000 feet downstream 

from highway bridge, 2f miles downstream from Millers Creek, ij miles south of Adams, 

Robertson County, and 8-J miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 424.36 feet above 

mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area.--185 square miles.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 11 years, 227 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 second-feet Dec. 12 (gage'height, 19.51 

1'eet); minimum, 13 second-feet Oct. 1-4, minimum gage height, 3.73 fee"t July 1C.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 12,700 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 22.21 

feet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet Sept. 27, 1948; minimum gage height, 3.67 feet Sept. 

26-28, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 25.1 feet in June 1934, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Six discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

Oct.

13 

13 

13 

18 

35

37 

44 

28 

69 

64

35 

29

26 

456 

181

95

66 

51 

44 

40

38 

38 

36 

35 

36

36 

35 

32 

32 

33 

58

Nov.

47 

42 

47 

40

36 

35 

33 

32 

31

30 

30 

41 

56 

44

38 

35 

33 

32

32

32 

31 

30 

31 

35

36 

35 

33

31 

31

Dec.

30 

28

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

683 

8,100 

5,140 

1,780 

1,030

730 

585 

650 

612 

518

455 

451 

403 

350 

319

302

312 

305 

284 

277 

264

Jan.

568 

1,640 

2,840 

1,310 

5,830

6,440 

2,310 

1,350 

980 

2,810

2,040 

1,270 

1,570 

1,550 

1,150

2,400 

1,190 

1,880 

1,420 

930

725 

608 

526 

463 

395

566 

905 

655 

585 

842 

e,250

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augvi 

Sept

Ha

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ...........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

4,160 

2,530 

1,440 

1,010 

795

695 

640 

544 

3,890 

1,360

895 

885 

1,210 

5,090 

1,910

1,140 

875 

720 

621 

544

508 

508 

467 

419 

372

347 

322 

399

Secondfoot-days

1,766 

1,10] 

23,81t

120, 92C

53,99f 

34,29t 

14,67: 

6,77f 11,44- 

3,11] 5,27' 

7,362 

12,99-

176, 62C

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 sec. -ft.). Dec

sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (1:30 a.m.) 8,930 sec. -ft.; 

3,520 sec. -ft.; Jan. 31 (10 a.m.) 7,62O sec.- 

p.m.) 6,490 sec. -ft.; May 7 (12 m.) 4,550 sec

Mar.

695 

463 

403 

372 

354

340 

344 

670 

439 

383

455 

616 

1,690 

960 

680

567 

455 

363 

333 

347

326 

305 

288 

267 

254

248 

555 

562 

358 

291 

270

Apr.

257 

251 

650 

508 

544

399 

333 

294 

264 

232

212 

190 

178 

157 

148

139 

131 

123 

120 

112

106 

101 

98 

93 

333

26O 

163 

134 

123 

123

Maximum

456 

62 

8,100

8,100

6,440 

5,090 

1,690 

650 

2,750 

532 

1,500 

988 

2,220

) 8,100

. 12 (12 m.) 

Jan. 10 (7:3 

-ft.; Feb. 9 

,.-ft.; Sept.

May

109 

109 

120 

104 

95

786 

2,750 

1,150 

703 

556

462 

472 

433 

367 

337

264 

223 

198 

180 

171

154 

148 

134 

122 

117

110 

341 

294 

148 

139 

151

Minimum

13 

30 

26

1-3

395 

322 

248 

93 

95 

39 

24 

69 

78

13

June

112

loo

183 

532 

242

168 

134 

112 

107 

100

98 

86 

75 

75 

69

65 

60 

54 

54 

51

90 

107 

88

67 

56

53 

49 

44 

41 

39

Mean

57.0 

36.7 

768

331

1,742 

1,225

473 

226 

369 

104 

170 

237 

433

484

July

36 

33 

33 

35 

62

51 

49 

35 

32 

28

26 

24 

25 

98

41

33 

39 

224 

330

180

218 

93 

112 

245 

181

1,500 

512 

314 

217 

171 

300

Aug.

264 

439

330 

210 

162

134

115 

95 

100 

148

90

75 

69 

73 

755

340 

177 

439 

696 

307

226 

174 

139 

115 

115

100 

90 

128 

159 

110 

988

Per square 

mile

0.308 

.198 

4.15

1.79

9.42 

6.62 

2.56 

1.22 

1.99 

.562 

.919 

1.28 

2.34

2.62

Sept.

832 

472 

1,770 

889 

536

376 

357 

2,220 

1,050 

759

595 

489

360 

281 

239

204 

174 

154 

139 

128

123 

123 

123 

105 

95

86 

84 

78 

78 

78

Runoff in 

inches

0.36 

.22

4.79

24.32

10.86 

6.89 

2.95 

1.36 

2.30 

.63 

1.06 

1.48 

2.61

35.51

10,100 sec. -ft.; Jan. 3 (3:30 a.m.) 3,970 

0 p.m.) 4,950 sec. -ft. ; Jan. 16 (6:3O a.m.) 

(9:30 a.m.] 5,840 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (12:30 

8 (7 a.m.) 3,620 sec. -ft.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Little River near Cadis, Ky.

Drainage area.--249 square rail^s.

Rec. irds available . --February 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge .--10 years, 331 set-ond-feet.

i'eet) ; minimum, 34 secund-ieet Oct. 3.

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 11,400 secutid-feet Feb. IF, 1949 (gage height, 19.58 

feet); minimum observed, 1.0 second-f»t Oct. 3, 1941.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge fur some water years have been revised, 

as sn->wn in the fnllowing tsble. They supersede thos^ published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

Remarks. --Rec ,»rds good. Sjrae regulatirn at low flow by small mill at Pee Dee, 5 miles

L' a . . --Revised -- figures of discharge for high-wat - r periods in the water years 1942,

3, and 1949 are given herewith. They supersede those published in Water-Supply

,-.>-n QCQ mQ 01-,.^] 11.1O

Day

1941-42 

Apr. 9..... 

10. ....

Discharge 

(second -feet)

4,600 

6,900

Month

Water year 1941-42.... 

Calendar year 1942....

Water year 1942-43.... 

Calendar year 1943....

Water year 1948-49.. . .

Day 

(water year)

1942-43 

Mar. 19.....

Secondfoot-days

26,236 

87,756.0 

95,437

27,064 

77,505 

67,544.1

48,164 

213,656

Discharge

(second -feet)

4,470

Maximum

6,900 

6,900 

6,900

4,470 

4,470 

4,470

10,200 

10,200

Minimum

152

3.6 

13

80 

13 

4.0

459 

21

Day 

(water year)

1948-49 

Feb. 14..... 

15.....

Mean

875 

240 

261

872 

213 

185

1,720

640

Discharge 

(second-feet)

7,770 

10,200

Per square

mLle

3.51 

.964 

1.05

3.51

.851 

.743

6.91 

2.57

Runoff in 

inches

3.92 

13.12 

14.26

4.04

11.56 

10.07

7.19 

34.89

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-7)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

1,170

1,820

2,570

12.0

14.0

14.8

3,470

4,660

5,300

Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

3.1 

3.3 

3.5 

3.8 

4.6

130

165 

HIS 

310 

630

Note. Same as preceding table above 

4.6 feet.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Little River near Cadiz, Ky., 

water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

40

36

36

40

48

84

152

138

86

60

92

84

67

63

67

59

54

49

47

46

55

94

155

105

84

71

65

63

57

55

59

Nov.

59

65

65

60

57

54

51

49

49

48

57

57

119

243

188

130

107

78

94

90

74

65

67

65

63

62

60

59

62

55

-

Dec.

49

47

47

48

47

46

46

45

45

45

532

3,860

4,880

2,100

1,110

810

642

578

602

532

472

455

500

420

374

357

360

371

344

320

302

Jan.

480

2,220

4,240

2,670

2,790

2,840

2,550

1,630

1,350

3,370

3,840

2,010

3,180

3,490

2,180

2,760

1,790

2,120

1,960

1,420

1,190

1,060

970

870

758

1,610

3,510

1,760

1,390

1,540

3,650

Month

October ..... ............ ...

November .... .............

December ........... ........ .

Calendar year 1949 . ....

January . ....... . . .... ... .

February ... ..... . . ... . .

March ..........

April ....... ... .... ... .....

May ............... ...

June .... ... .... ... . . . .

July .... ....... ... . . . . ...

August ................ .........

September ...... ... .... . . .

Water year 1949-50 . .... ....

Feb.

4,680

3,340

1,960

1,540

1,300

1,140

1,010

938

2,250

1,550

1,070

1,820

3,280

5,250

3,690

1,740

1,390

1,180

1,040

902

814

1,150

1,190

858

742

670

614

646

_

-

-

Secondfoot days

2,211

2,35:

20,386

190, 47T

67,196

47,754

21,192

10,97t

18.04E

14,04C

5.81E

11.79E

27,74^

249, 51£

Mar.

862

678

990

546

518

490

478

482

478

422

690

1,400

1,560

1,150

850

730

654

582

522

494

510

462

430

398

374

350

730

1,580

746

554

482

Apr.

1,

Maximum

155

243

4,880

10,200

4,240

5,250

1,580

1,170

2,190

2,970

326

1,550

4,520

5,250

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec. -ft. ). Dec. 13 (1:30 a

sec. -ft. j Jan. 10 (11 a.m.,) 5,020 sec. -ft.; Jan. 13 (ll p

sec. -ft.: Feb. 1 (12 m. ) 4,950 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (l a.m.)

ft.; Sept. 3 (7 a.m.) 6,180 sec. -ft.

446

426

638

170

906

630

526

470

430

398

358

370

326

296

282

266

257

251

242

230

221

215

210

208

205

200

192

185

182

S42

May

303

300

506

374

289

598

1.640

1,820

838

610

578

1,430

2,190

990

726

586

490

430

410

354

326

278

272

245

230

215

205

212

2Z4

192

188

Minimum

36

48

45

36

480

614

350

182

188

120

124

138

190

36

June

190

175

168

168

185

165

154

149

142

165

221

190

158

156

195

144

131

120

129

381

2,780

1,590

2,970

890

582

466

390

330

296

260

Mean

71.3

78.4

658

522

2,168

1,706

684

366

582

468

188

381

925

684

July

239

215

208

198

202

198

178

165

154

142

131

151

154

133

124

149

156

202

131

154

190

140

261

326

254

260

310

205

163

140

182

Aug

358

378

514

278

221

178

160

144

218

410

221

163

138

138

269

354

1,

?24

142

370

450

314

?57

?21

L92

182

168

160

^42

390

594

1,550

Per square 

mile

0.286

.315

2.64

2.10

8.71

6.85

2.75

1.47

2.34

1.88

.755

1.53

3.71

2.75

.m. ) 5,160 sec. -ft.; Jan. 3 (6 p

.m.) 3,870 sec. -ft.; Jan. 27 (12

5,540 sec. -ft.; June 23 (12 m. )

Sept.

2,680

1,740

4,520

3,240

1,250

934

742

1,170

1,540

1,330

1,170

990

786

642

562

502

446

394

358

338

300

303

275

260

239

230

215

202

198

190

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.33

.35

3.04

28.43

10.04

7.13

3.17

1.64

2.70

2.10

.87

1.76

4.14

37.27

.m. ) 4,620

m. ) 4,140

3,740 sec.
530 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Location.--Water-stage recorder and ntrol. lat. 3G°50'20", long. 87°'J8'50", at

ge on U. 3. Highway 41A, three-quarters of a mile south of HupLinsville, Cliristlat

lounty, and 6 miles upstream from North Fork. Prior to Dec. 22, wire-weight gage at

Drainage area.--40.2 square mil

Records available.--October Iu4y to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maxim im discharge during year, 2,"50 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 1^.55

; minimum observed, U.I gecona-fout (gage height, 0.50 foot).

Maximum stage known, 2o.4 feet January 1937, from floodmarl;.

jw flow by Kentucky State Hospital, 2 miles apstream.

tables, water year 1949-50, except period of backwater from

t, and discharge, in second-feet)

0 . 6 L . 3 1.0 7.0 1.3 2.1 1.7 

.7 .7 1.2 17 1.35 3.0 l.H 

.8 1.4 1.4 31 1.4 4.C 2.0 

.9 2.6 1.7 56 1.5 7.2 2.2 

1.5 12 2.5

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

aO.3 

a. 3 

a. 3 

al 

alO

54 

41 

4.8 

3.5 

1.2

.7 

7.0

£.6

l'.3

.4 

.3 

.3

.9 

.7 

5.2 

9.0 

7.0

3.9 

3.5 

3.9 

6.1 

a6.5 

7.0

Nov6.5 

7.5 

6.6 

5.7

5.2

5.2 

4.8 

4.8 

13 

4.8

1.4 

1.9

38 

15 

15

2.5 

7.O 

16 

1.9 

2.4

8.0

6.1 

7.0

6. i 

e.e

8.0 

14 

12 

clO 

c9

Dec

c8 

c7 

c6 

c5 

c4

3.4

2.8 

3.0 

2.8 

5.6

664 

1,340 

1,120 

264 

170

130 

107 

120 

107

93

77 

101 

85 

69 

64

62 

64 

59 

53 

43 

46

Jan.

176 

578 

1,060 

530

656

740 

370

262 

210

1,260

462 

456 

726 

660 

379

590 

250 

531 

282 

200

168 

150 

133 

118 

1C 7

462 

696 

246 

234 

270 

1,030

Feb.

1,130 

476

283 

208 

1E6

144

123 

114 

521 

187

142 

476 

698 

1,750 

408

254 

189 

158 

139 

122

110 

200 

134 

110

96

e?

ao

112

.. _., SeoondMonth foot-days

Goto 

Hove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ........ ..........

lendar year .... .

167.6 

254.0 

4,891.6

h. . . . . . ............

1 .......... ...........

st ................ . . .

ter year 1949-50 ......

14,002 

8,621 

3,262 

1,437 

3,550 

3,055.6 

793.1 

2,493.6 

4,430

.... 46,965.5

Mar.

136

96 

88

35 

30

75 

75 

81 

74 

68

181 

176

152 

123

109 

94

81 

71 

78

69 

62 

57 

53 

48

46 

298 

173 

99 

So 

70

Apr.

68 

54

9e

118 

112

81 

71 

66 

61 

45

55 

49 

42 

41 

38

38 

34 

33

33

28

28 

26 

25 

24 

24

23 

55

Maximum

54

38 

1 , 340

-

1,260 

1,750 

298 

118 

747 

911 

75 

564 

865

1,750

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 sec . -f t . ) . --De;. 13 (5 a.m

19 3.0 200 

28 4.0 368 

49 6. U 478 

74 8.0 1,200 

120 10.4 1,. 75C

to September 1950

May

36 

92 

94 

51

38

14C 

5l 3 

198 

128 

109

88 

747 

267 

162 

123

99 

82 

77 

61

61

37 

50 

38 

34 

31

28 

41 

55 

31 

16 

33

Minimum

0 . 3

1.4

2.8

-

107 

80 

46 

21 

16 

9.6 

3.0 

5.6 

14

.3

June

12

39 

24

19 

17 

13 

14 

40

31 

28 

14 

59 

14

14 

12 

10 

9.6 

344

539

911 

359

128 

96

70 

61 

57 

34 

40

Mean

6.05 

8.47 

158

-

452 

308 

105 

47.9 

HE 

102 

25.6 

80.1 

148

129

July

28 

24 

33 

25

20 

22 

16 

5.9 

12

12 

27 

23 

3.0 

8.4

68 

10 

£5 

14

9.0 

9.6 

48 

75 

23

69 

29 

18 

5.2 

10 

72

Aug.

33 

236 

47 

34

16

18 

14 

18 

79 

51

21 

5.6 

11 

22 

37

24

19 

399

158

48

39 

28 

21 

18

22 

18 

218 

146 

57 

564

Per square 

mile

0.131 

.183 

3.42

-

9.78 

6.67 

2.27 

1.04 

2.49 

2.21 

.554 

1.73 

3.20

2.79

) 2,120 sec. -ft.; Jan. 3 (4 a.m

Sept.

415 

489 

865 

246 

155

120 

101 

238 

321 

221

182 

160 

118 

98 

87

74

65 

56 

60 

36

56 

42 

44 

37 

36

24 

27 

23 

20 

14

Runoff in 

inches

0.15 

.20 

3.94

-

11.27 

6.94 

2.63 

1.16 

2.86 

2.46 

.64 

2.00 

3.57

37 . 82

) 1,750 sec.

ft.; Jan. 10 (9 p.m.) 1,950 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (12-.3O p.m.) 2,250 sec.-ft.; June 22 (11 p.m.) 1,770 

ec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge ccmputed on basis of records for Little River near Cadis, 

c Stage-discharge relation affected by construction wcrk in stream; discharge interpolated.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 531

Drainage area. --67. 9 square miles.

Record. available. --May 1307 tc Jane 1909, January 19-3 ft to September 1950.

Average dl "charge . --15 years (1907-8. 1936-50), 24-? second-feet .

Extremes . Maximum discharge d iring year, 5,700 second-fe"t Sept. 1 (gage Height, 11.17 

reet ) , by slope-area method; minim-am, 98 sei ond-feet Aue . d, 1U ( rage height, 1.S9 

feet).

1907-9, 1936-50: Maximum discharge, 9,410 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 

11.86 feet), by slop^-area metnoi; minimum, 23 second-feet Jan. 3, H40 (sage height, 

1.51 feet), result of luw temr erature .

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet

and discharge

1.9

2.0

5.0

100

124

205

321

414

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.7

ond-feet)

593

792

1,250

1,780

2,120

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

194

191

191

188

188

507

935

370

303

274

256

253

248

271

245

318

336

321

288

268

253

245

233

227

222

233

219

328

300

645

935

Nov.

934

605

478

411

370

345

327

306

294

282

274

265

262

253

248

239

253

227

222

219

213

211

208

216

250

211

205

199

211

202

-

Dec.

194

191

185

183

180

177

183

174

172

172

230

373

27h

250

233

216

211

354

518

268

250

315

411

309

282

1,100

696

486

401

554

327

Jan

309

294

S94

303

291

303

315

279

268

268

268

256

256

253

242

?48

:7i

£91

518

398

336

306

288

276

274

262

318

303

279

276

265

Feb.

259

276

268

253

245

239

259

242

262

259

248

239

279

972

536

398

348

321

303

285

276

282

274

259

250

245

236

236

_

_

-

Mar

315

259

245

236

233

227

253

253

233

225

225

271

1,070

736

411

373

336

312

294

354

336

306

288

276

262

E56

289

462

318

294,

279

Apr.

271

262

253

279

373

288

274

262

250

242

236

227

222

219

216

211

208

202

199

197

131

185

185

185

185

185

174

180

183

180

-

May

180

188

213

180

169

164

161

155

153

153

1EO

147

145

166

158

142

171

150

137

134

132

134

14,0

140

132

127

127

180

164

150

242

June

177

150

485

398

279

219

194

679

576

461

348

288

25b

236

230

211

197

183

177

169

166

164

161

150

145

140

142

137

142

147

-

July

145

129

127

134

160

169

140

127

119

117

160

263

238

308

318

295

253

208

180

161

153

158

155

164

145

150

192

169

150

142

137

Aug.

132

122

117

117

117

112

107

105

102

166

137

112

105

132

159

172

145

166

161

137

122

114

112

105

124

127

129

153

142

147

736

Sept.

2,080

700

444

370

342

291

825

1,540

900

632

489

421

370

336

312

288

274

265

250

239

230

233

219

211

202

197

191

191

L91

L85

-

Month

December ......... . .....

Calendar year 1949 . ......

September ... ........ ......

Water year 1349-50 . ...... ..

Secondfoot-days

9,471

128,905

13,418

98,793

Maximum

1,100

1,640

373

2,080

2,080

Minimum

199

172

172

225

185

102

Mean

3 ,g

297

306

353

294

447

271

Per square 

mile

4.74

4.37

4.51

5.20

4.33

4.49

3.30

2,33

2.59

2.19

6.58

3,99

Runoff in 

inches

5.47

4.89

5.19

70.60

4.99

4.68

5.60

3.68

2.68

4.06

2.99

2.54

7.35

54.12

Peak discharge (base 

sec,-ft.; SeptT a (1 a

-ft.).--Oct. 7 (4:30 a.m.) 

ec.-ft.

.-ft.; Sept. 1 (1 a.m.) 5,700

238383 O - 53 - 35
532 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

French Eroad River at Calvert, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. S5°08'55", long. 82°47'59", at township bridge 0.8 

mile southeast of railroad station at Calvert, Transylvania County, and 1.4 miles downstream from East Fork. Datum of gage Is 2,154.63 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1939, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--103 square miles.

Kecords available. October 1924 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 26 years, 350 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,140 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, 9.40 

feet); minimum, 179 second-feet Aug. 9, 10 (gage height, 0.85 foot).

1924-50: Maximum discharge, 10,100 second-feet Aug. 15, 1928 (gage height, 13.0 

feet); from rating curve extended above 3,600 second-feet and verified by slope-area 

determination of 12,200 second-feet at gage height 11.66 feet; minimum, 54 second-feet 

Sept. 17-23, 1925; minimum gage height, 0.26 foot Dec. 17, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 18.3 feet in July 1916, from flood-crest reference mark.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

good.

Revisions (water years).--W 643: 1925(m). W 803: 1924-26, 1928-35 (maximum only, 1930). 

W B23:Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.8 163 1.2 310

.9 195 1.5 455

1.0 230 2.0 725

1.1 270 2.5 1,000

3.0 1,280

4.0 1.820

5.0 2,380

5.9 2,880

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

324

314

314

310

306

746

1,580

670

544

485

460

445

435

460

420

532

544

510

465

430

410

395

375

360

355

370

346

490

460

926

1,350

Nov.

1,410

950

758

6C4

598

554

522

495

470

455

435

420

420

405

390

380

370

365

355

350

342

332

328

342

390

332

319

310

328

314

-

Dec.

302

298

290

290

282

278

290

274

270

270

390

560

430

390

365

342

332

532

510

430

395

440

648

480

430

1,550

1,100

769

642

571

522

Jan.

490

470

465

490

470

495

516

460

440

440

435

420

415

420

395

405

455

480

779

642

549

500

465

445

435

415

522

505

465

460

445

Month

October .......................

November .........................

December ......................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ............... ..............

June .... ....... ................

July .............................

August ...........................

September .................. .....

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

435

450

445

420

405

395

420

395

430

415

400

380

440

1,280

813

642

56b

516

490

460

440

460

445

415

400

385

370

365

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

16,131

14,103

14,672

206,310

14,788

13,477

15,550

10,778

7,823

12,140

10,411

7,971

20,176

158,020

Mar.

490

400

380

365

360

355

400

405

360

346

342

425

1,540

840

642

588

522

485

455

554

522

480

450

425

410

400

463

721

510

470

445

Apr.

435

420

405

455

632

475

445

425

410

390

385

365

355

346

342

332

528

524

519

314

302

298

294

286

290

290

Maximum

1,580

1,410

1,550

3,140

779

1,280

1,540

632

410

1,060

725

1,020

2,840

2,840

274

278

282

282

-

May

274

298

337

278

270

258

250

246

238

242

238

234

230

258

246

226

278

242

220

212

212

212

220

216

209

198

195

320

290

266

410

Minimum

306

310

2^0

270

395

365

342

274

195

230

202

189

286

189

June

298

250

668

730

475

365

314

al,060

a920

a750

a600

a490

a420

a390

a370

a340

a320

a300

a290

a280

a280

a275

a270

a255

a240

a230

a240

a230

a240

a250

Mean

52C

47C

47:

56E

47"

48]

502

35t

252

40E

336 25"

67:

43:

July

a240

a220

a210

a230

370

397

258

226

209

202

274

586

455

663

725

576

485

445

a380

a300

8260

a270

a265

a280

a240

a250

a370

a300

a250

a240

a235

Aug.

a ?30

226

220

216

220

209

L98

L95

L89

266

238

202

192

238

299

314

262

503

278

242

212

202

L95

L89

238

226

226

'50

234

'42

1,020

Per sqnare 

mile

5.05

4.56

4.59

5.49

4.63

4.67

4.87

3.49

2.45

3.93

3.26

2 50

6.53

4.20

Sept.

2,840

1,080

714

604

571

490

1,260

2,150

1,310

956

780

664

582

522

485

445

425

405

375

370

360

360

337

319

310

298

294

290

294

286

Runoff in 

inches

5.82

5.09

5.30

74.49

5.34

4.87

5.61

3.89

2.82

4.38

3.76

2.88

7.28

57.04
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 533

French Broad River at Blantyre, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°17'56", long. 32°37'27", at highway bridge 700

feet east of Blantyre railroad station, Transylvania County, and 3.4 miles downstream

from Little River. Datum of gage is 2,060.32 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929,

supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area. 296 square miles.

Records available.--December 1920 to September 1950. 

Average discharge. 29 years (1921-50), 350 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,180 second-feet Sept. 9; maximum gage height,

ib.yb feet Sept. 9; minimum discharge, 405 second-feet Aug. 14 (gage height, 4.10 feet). 

1920-50: Maximum discharge, 26,500 second-feet Aug. 16, 1928 (gage height, 22.9

feet), from rating curve extended above 11,500 second-feet; minimum, 143 second-feet

Sept. 21, 1925 (gage height, 1.83 feet).

Maximum stage known, 27.1 feet in July 1916, from floodmarks. 

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are

good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plant above station. 

Revisions (water years).--W 923: 1921-23, 1929, 1933, 1935-36(M), 1938, 1940.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods computed using rate rate of change 

in stage as a factor (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 1 Nov. 2 to Sept. 30

5.8 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

808

860

1,130

1,750

2,420

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

16.8

3,130

3,500

3,900

4,420

5,020

4.1 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

405

486

599

853

1,130

Hote. Same as 

preceding table above 

7.0 feet. 

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

870

852

844

834

821

kl,050

k3,230

k2,580

kl,5bO

1,320

1,200

1,130

1,090

1,160

1,060

kl,470

1,670

1,490

1,300

1,190

1,100

1,050

1,000

969

942

1,000

934

1,090

1,320

k2,080

k3,830

Nov.

k4,030

k3,700

k2,390

kl,870

1,650

,490

,400

,3CO

,250

,200

,150

,120

,090

,080

,030

997

367

942

920

907

888

869

856

834

1,060

907

861

842

848

858

-

Dec.

818

795

777

766

753

740

748

740

690

645

805

1,200

1,100

992

934

869

840

1,060

1,310

1,080

997

983

kl,410

1,210

1,070

k2,580

a3 , 800

a2,600

al,900

al,600

al,350

Jan.

al , 200

al,160

al,120

1,130

1,220

1,130

1,320

1,150

1,080

1,050

1,100

1,040

1,040

1,030

995

995

1,080

1,250

kl , 850

kl,810

1,440

1,290

1,190

1,140

1,100

1,050

kl,310

1,480

1,270

1,220

1,170

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ....... ....

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July..... ........................

Angust ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,150

1,130

al,170

al,060

al.OOO

a980

989

978

995

1,050

986

942

995

k2,100

k2,620

kl,700

,430

,290

,210

,130

,080

,070

,130

,020

983

939

918

907

_

-

Secondfoot-days

42,036

37,162

556,981

37,410

32,952

42,381

28,456

20,566

32,359

28,224

18,095

53,879

412,846

Mar.

1,170

1,070

964

931

910

902

956

1,030

986

918

902

972

k3,290

k3,350

k2,040

1,660

1,490

1,340

1,240

kl,380

1,570

1,360

1,250

1,170

1,120

1,070

kl,090

k2,140

1,530

1,340

1,240

Apr.

,180

,140

,090

,080

k ,640

,310

,190

,130

,070

,030

1,010

972

942

920

902

861

872

861

845

853

829

797

743

758

766

777

745

725

6S7

751

-

Maximum

3,830

4,030

3,800

7,330

1,850

2,620

3,350

1,640

1,070

2,780

1,880

1,280

4,960

4,960

Peak discharge (base, 4,300 sec. -ft.). Sept. 9 (8 p.m

May

787

877

939

831

748

677

606

670

662

652

652

623

592

564

664

606

601

687

621

552

496

536

573

554

547

507

503

670

735

764

kl,070

Minimum

821

834

645

645

995

907

902

667

496

522

485

423

735

423

June

1,060

748

kl,560

kl , 800

kl,720

1,110

907

kl,630

2,780

k2 , 400

kl , 940

1,440

1,190

1,060

989

953

858

810

771

740

717

702

687

594

522

552

573

582

575

589

-

Mean

1,356

1,311

1,199

1,526

1,207

1,177

1,367

943

663

1,079

910

584

1,796

1,131

July

687

499

k698

k713

693

kl.010

756

650

496

485

394

kl,530

kl,260

kl,220

kl , 880

1,580

1,420

1,130

1,000

856

774

756

797

826

740

717

821

kl,130

923

779

704

Aug.

680

637

609

561

522

465

503

499

484

478

600

494

423

526

645

766

677

618

714

540

511

486

476

449

556

660

561

589

550

539

kl,280

Per square 

mile

4.58

4 43

4.05

5.16

4.08

3.98

4.62

3.21

2.24

3.65

3.07

1.97

6.07

3.82

Sept.

k4,040

4,120

k2,870

kl,700

kl,720

1,320

k2,170

k4,300

k4,360

k4,340

k2,420

kl,960

kl,710

,470

,310

,200

,120

,07O

,020

964

923

899

880

829

803

777

753

743

753

735

Runoff in 

inches

5.28

4.94

4.67

69.98

4.70

4.14

5.32

3.58

2.58

4.07

3.55

2.27

6.77

51.87

.) 5,180 see. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

stations at Calvert and at Bent Creek.

k Discharge computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.
534 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

French Broad River at Bent Creek, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°30 I 07", long. 82°35 I 35", 50 feet downstream from 

Bent Creek, 6 miles upstream from Hominy Creek, and 7 miles south of Asheville, Buncombe 

County. Datum of gage Is 1,995.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--676 square miles.

Records available.--May 1934 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--1C years, 1,681 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximom discharge during year, 8,220 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 7.25 

reet); minimum, 730 second-feet Aug. 14, 24, 25 (gage height, 2.72 feet).

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 23,600 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 12.6 

feet); minimum, 355 second-feet Oct. 13, 1941; minimum gage height, 2.22 feet Oct. 13, 

1941, Oct. 6, 1947.

Maximum stage known, about 27.3 feet July 15, 1916, from floodmarks. Flood of 

August 1928 reached a stage of about 16.1 feet, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plant 

above station.

Revisions.--W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year- 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.7 710 4.0 2,350 6.0 5,760 

2.9 920 4.5 3,130 6.5 6,710 

3.2 1,260 5.0 3,970 7.2 8,110 

3.5 1,640 5.5 4,850

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,470 

1,440 

1,420 

1,410 

1,380

1,480 

3,920 

4,940 

3,000 

2,230

1,980 

1,840

1,760 

1,810 

1,720

2,200 

2,970 

2,580 

2,200 

1,980

1,830 

1,730 

1,640 

1,600 

1,540

1,630 

1,550 

1,670 

2,140 

3,680 

7,070

Nov.

7,710 

6,950 

5,340

3,530 

2,920

2,590 

2,410 

2,260 

2,140 

2,050

1,970 

1,900 

1,840 

1,830

1,760

1,700 

1,650 

1,610 

1,580 

1,550

1,520 

1,480

1,460 

1,460 

1,770

1,640 

1,500 

1,460 

1,440

1,460

Dec.

1,410 

1,370 

1,330 

1,320

1,320

1,300 

1,300 

1,300 

1,270 

1,200

1,320

1,680 

1 , 84u 

1,640 

1,580

1,470 

1,390 

1,630 

2,160 

1,870

1,680 

1,610 

1,950 

2,040 

1,770

3,200 

5,910 

5,350 

3,440 

2,640 

2,300

Jan.

2,110 

1,980 

1,910 

1,840 

1,880

1,810 

1,990 

1,870 

1,740 

1,690

1,780 

1,690

1,670 

1,640 

1,610

1,580 

1,640 

1,880 

3,200 

3,530

2,580 

2,230 

2,020 

1,900 

1,810

1,730 

2,010 

2,730 

2,230 

2,050 

1,970

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber..... .....................

mber .....................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary .

uary ..................

h. .................... .

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec.

sec. -ft. j Sept. 1 (1L a.m.) 6,140

Feb.

1,880 

1,850 

1,940 

1,770 

1,680

1,640

1,690 

1,670 

1,630 

1,720

1,670 

1,590 

1,610 

2,360 

4,090

3,000 

2,380 

2,110

1,970 

1 , 840

1,740 

1,690 

1,740 

1,640 

1,580

1,520 

1,440 

1,430

Secondfoot-days

69,810 

70,480 

61,590

938,260

62,300 

52,870 

73,130 

46,180 

37,636 

51,844 

51,826 

29,639 

88,320

695,625

-ft.) . Nov

sec. -ft. j S

Mar.

1,680 

1,730 

1,520 

1,470 

1,440

1,430 

1,500 

1,650 

1,610

1,470

1,430 

1,470 

6,070 

5,580 

4,500

2,990 

2,680 

2,350

2,120 

2,230

2,760 

2,360 

2,160 

1,980 

1,880

1,780 

1,760 

3,410 

2,780 

2,280 

2,060

Apr.

,950 

,880 

,800 

,730 

,440

,200 

,910 

,810 

,740 

,670

,630 

,580 

,520 

,460 

,430

,420 

,370 

,380 

,340 

,360

,330 

,300 

,250 

,210 

,220

,250 

,200 

,220 

,370 

,210

Maximum

7,070 

7,710 

5,910

9,370

3,530 

4,090 

6,580 

2,440 

3,070 

3,510 

2,470 

1,450 

7,930

7,930

. 1 (4:30 p.

ept. 9 (l p.

May

1,250 

1,410 

1,640 

1,440 

1,280

1,200 

1,140 

1,110 

1,110 

1,080

1,080 

1,070 

1,030 

1,040

1,110

1,060 

1,020 

1,070 

1,050 

975

931 

887 

964 

353 

920

909 

887 

1,660 

1,830

1,460 

3,070

Minimum

1,380 

1,440 

1,200

1,200

1,580 

1,430 

1,430 

1,200 

887 

909 

887 

750 

1,190

750

June

2,500 

1,580 

2,040 

2,730 

3,110

1,990 

1,590 

1,680 

3,510 

3,510

3,020 

2,260 

1,870 

1,650 

1,540

1,630 

1,420 

1,320 

1,260 

1,200

1,190 

1,150 

1,130 

1,050 

953

909 

964 

931 

997

1,160

Mean

2,252 

2,349 

1,987

2,571

2,010 

1,888 

2,359

1,539 

1,214 

1,728 

1,672 

956 

2,944

1,906

July

1,480 

1,060 

909 

1,340 

1,590

2,220 

1,550 

1,190 

1,020 

887

1,280 

2,410 

2,350 

1,970 

2,420

2,470 

2,300 

2,230 

1,800 

1,440

1,280 

1,210 

1,300 

2,010 

1, 830

1,800 

1,670 

2,340 

1,800 

1,420 

1,250

Aug.

1,240 

1,110 

1,040 

975

931

865 

800 

832 

810 

832

1,010 

1,030 

810 

750 

975

1,150 

1,060 

964 

1,100 

1,080

832 

821 

790 

750 

832

1,120 

953 

931 

909 

887 

1,450

Per square 

mile

3.33 

3.47 

2.94

3.80

2.97 

2.79 

3.49 

2.28 

1.80 

2.56 

2.47 

1.41 

4.36

2.82

m.) 8,010 sec. -ft.; Mar. 13 (5 p 

m.) 8,220 sec. -ft.

Sept.

5,570 

5,570 

4,940 

3,060 

2,860

2,200 

2,770 

6,630 

7,930 

7,530

6,010 

3,800 

3,050 

2,520 

2,200

1,980 

1,830 

1,720 

1,640 

1,560

1,480 

1,430 

1,410 

1,330

1,270

1,240 

1,200 

1,190 

1,200 

1,200

Runoff in 

inches

3.84 

3.88 

3.39

51.63

3.43 

2.91 

4.02 

2.54 

2.07 

2.85 

2.85 

1.63 

4.86

38.27

.m.) 7,730
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 535

French Broad River at Asheville, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°36'32", long. 32°34'41", at Pearson Bridge at 

Asheville, Buncombe County, 2.3 miles downstream from Southern Railway station and 

3.1 miles downstream from Swannanoa River. Datum of gage is 1,950.28 feet above mean 

sea level, datura of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 945 square miles.

records available.--September 1895 to December 1901, January 1905 to September 1922 (at 

Smith Bridge, 1-g miles upstream), and October 1922 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. September 1895 to December 1901, March 1903 to September 1922 (at 

Smith Bridge), and October 192S to December 1923 in North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34 and Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34 

Records prior to Jan. I, 1909^ have been revised in these two bulletins

Average discharge.--53 years (1895-1901, 1903-50), 2,131 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 seconJ-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 6.93 

feet 1; minimum, 880 second-feet Aug. 25 (gage height, 1.05 feet).

1C35-1001, 1903-50: Maximum discharge, 110,UOO second-feet July 16, 1916 feage height, 

23.1 feet, present site and datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 

43,000 second-feet; minimum, 239 second-feet at times in August and September 1925 (gage 

height, 0.16 foot).

Remarks. Records excellent. Small diversions from tributaries for water supply. Slight 

diurnal fluctuation and occasional slight regulation at low flow caused by power 

flants and small reservoirs above station. 

Bevlsions (water years).--','! 323. Drainage area. See also Hecorda available.

Rating tables, vater year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 13 Mar. 14 to Sept. 30

1.4 1,280 3.0 3,730 5.0 8,040 1.0 835 2.5 2,850 5 

1.6 1,540 3.5 4.700 5.5 9, £80 1.2 1,050 3.0 3,680 5 

2.0 2,080 4.0 5,740 S.O 10,600 1.4 1,290 3.5 4,610 6 

2.5 2,850 4.5 6,860 1.7 1,68O 4.0 5,630 

2.0 £,100 4.5 6,710

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,660 

1,630 

1,610 

1,600 

1,570

1,650 

3,790 

5,320 

3,570 

2,480

£,£00 

2,050 

1,970 

2,040 

1,970

£,400 

3,480 

2,970 

2,550 

2,290

2,120 

2,020 

1,910 

1,840 

1,790

1,870 

1,830 

1,910 

2,470 

4,020 

9, £80

Nov.

10,300 

8,530 

6,420

4,260 

3,480

3,07U 

2,820 

£,640 

2,520 

2,400

2,300 

2,200 

2,140 

2,120 

2,050

1,970 

1,910

1,860 

1,800 

1,770

1,750 

1,690 

1,660 

1,66U 

2,050

1,930 

1,730 

1,660 

1,650 

1,710

Dec.

1,650 

1,590

1,540 

1,520 

1,510

1,480 

1,500 

1 , 500 

1,460 

1,390

1,500

1,940 

2,140 

1,940 

1,840

1,720 

1,610 

1,900 

2,530 

2,240

2,020

1,930 

2,320 

2,460 

2,110

3,410 

6,810 

6,050 

4,050 

3,050 

2,690

Jan.

£,470 

2,340 

2,280 

2,200 

2,220

2,140 

2,280 

2,180 

2,040 

2,000

2,100 

2,010 

1,970 

1,950 

1,940

1,900 

1,940 

2,200 

4,360 

4,720

3,330 

2,820 

2,530

2,360 

2,240

2,140 

2,410 

3,280 

2,750 

2 , 500 

2,400

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augvi 

Sept

ffa

mber ..... ...................

lendar year 1949 

ary

1 ............................

embe r ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,290 

2,260 

2,360 

2,170 

2,070

2,010 

2,280 

2,170 

2,110 

2,230

2,160 

2,020 

2,020 

2,800 

4,780

3,710 

2,880 

2,560 

2,400 

2,260

2,120 

2,070

2,160 

2,020 

1,930

1,870 

1,790 

1,770

Mar.

2,160 

2,220 

1,930 

1,840 

1,810

1,770 

1,860 

2,040 

2,000 

1,840

1,770 

1,860 

7,960 

8,080 

5,540

3,720

3,360 

2,910 

2,680 

2,630

3,310 

2,880

2,660 

2,450

2,330

2,230 

2,180 

3,860 

3,440 

2,800 

2,560

Secondfoot-days

79,860 

84,050 

71,400

1,123,810

76,000 

65,270 

90,730 

57,460 

46,910 

62,680 

57,830 

35,595 

106,460

834,245

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 sec. -ft.). Nov.

Apr.

2,400 

2,330 

2,240 

2,160 

2,880

2,740 

2,380 

2,260 

2,170 

2,090

2,030 

1,970 

1,920 

1,850 

1,820

1,770 

1,720

1,720 

1,710 

1,690

1,670 

1,620 

1,580 

1,520 

1,520

1,540 

1,500 

1,500 

1,680 

1,480

Maximum

9,280 

10,300 

6,810

12,400

4,720 

4,780 

8,080 

2,880 

3,890 

3,930 

2,740 

1,800 

11,200

11,200

1 (3 p.m.)

May

1,550 

1,670 

2,000 

1,780 

1,640

1,510 

1,430 

1,320 

1,380 

1,370

1,380 

1,380 

1,320 

1,370 

1,450

1,380 

1,290 

1,320 

1,330 

1,230

1,170 

1,130 

1,190 

1,180 

1,150

1,120 

1,070 

1,660 

2,360 

1,890 

3,890

Minimum

1,570 

1,650 

1,390

1,390

1,900 

1,770 

1,770 

1,480 

1,070 

1,090 

1,020 

913 

1,330

913

June

3,290 

2,100 

2,360 

3,270 

3,810

2,600 

2,070 

2,000 

3,630 

3,930

3,630 

2,770 

2,300 

2,030 

1,880

2,020

1,760 

1,590 

1,510 

1,430

1,430 

1,470 

1,420 

1,330 

1,190

1,170 

1,160 

1,100 

1,090 

1,340

Mean

2,576 

2,802

2,303

3,079

2,452

2,331 

2,927 

1,915 

1,513 

2,089 

1,865 

1,148 

3,549

2,286

July

1,620 

1,290 

1,040 

1,490 

1,740

2,380 

1,900 

1,390 

1,210 

1,020

1,320 

2,350

2,680 

2,160 

2,500

2,740 

2,440 

2,520 

2,140 

Ij670

1,500 

1,390 

1,410 

2,140 

1,970

2,180 

1,760 

2, 620 

2,100 

1,690 

1,470

0 7,880 

5 9,110 

3 11,200

Aug.

1,450 

1,320 

1,230 

1,180 

1,100

1,040

970 

992 

981 

958

1,170 

1,330 

1,000 

924 

1,090

1,330 

1,290 

1,150 

1,230 

1,410

1,040 

981 

958 

913 

958

1,340 

1,160 

1,110 

1,100 

1,090 

1,800

Per square 

mile

2.73 

2.97 

2.44

3.26

2.59 

2.47 

3.10 

2.03 

1.60 

2.21 

1.97 

1.21 

3.76

2.42

10,800 sec. -ft.; Mar. 13 (6 p.m

Sept.

7,640 

6,420 

5,420 

3,650

3,220

2,620 

2,890 

9,580 

11,200

8,960

6,870 

4,490 

3,410 

2,880 

2,520

2,270 

2,100 

1,990 

1,890 

1,780

1,690 

1,650 

1,600 

1,510 

1,450

1,390

1,360 

1,330 

1,340 

1,340

Rnnoff in 

inches

3.14 

3.31 

2.81

44.22

2.99 

2.57 

3.57 

2.26 

1.85 

2.47 

2.28 

1.40 

4.19

32.84

.) 10,900
536 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

French Broad River at Marshall, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°47'16", long. 82°39'47", 0.4 mile upstream from

 'Haves' Creek, 1 mile southeast of Marshall, Madison County, and 1.2 miles downstream from 

Ivy River. Datura of gage is 1,646.79 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--1,333 square miles.

Records available.--October 194C to September 1950.

Extremes.-Maximum discharge during year, 15,300 second-feet Mar 13 (gage height, 6.40

 TeeTT; minimum, 84G second-feet Aug. 31 (gage height, 1.26 feet); minimum daily, 1,000

B6C1942-50? AMfxim discharge, 29,600 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height 9.18 feet) 

minimum, 280 second-feet Sept. 7, 1947 (gage height, 0.52 foot); minimum daily, 530

SeCFl'oods of July 1916 and Aug. 30, 1940, reached stages of ISj and 13^ feet, respectively, from high-water marks and flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are

 goo3. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plants above s^tion.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to July 28 July 29 to Sept. 30

1,330

1, 600

2,060

2,740

3,750

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

5.9

4,910

6,260

7,800

9,530

13,100

1.4

1.7

1,000

1,370

2.0 1,800

2.5 2,650

3.0 3,660

3.5 4,830

4.0 6,180

4.5 7,700

5.0 9,380

5.7 12,OOO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,980 

1,920 

1,900 

1,880 

1,870

1,870 

3,460 

5,470 

4,060

2,840

2,480 

2,320 

2,250 

2,320 

2,290

2,530 

3,900 

3,390 

2,930 

2,600

2,410 

2,290 

2,170 

2,090 

2,060

2,140 

2,110 

2,140 

a2,700 

a5,000 

11,600

Nov.

13,000 

10,300 

7,800 

5,290 

4,200

3,710 

3,390 

3,170 

3,010 

2,850

2,740 

2,650 

2,580 

2,530 

2,440

2,360 

2,270 

2,240 

2,200 

2,160

2,120 

2,090 

2,040 

2,060 

2,530

2,410 

2,140 

2,090 

2,190 

2,170

Dec.

2,090 

2,000 

1,930 

1,900 

1,880

1,840 

1,820 

1,840 

1,800 

1,740

1,760 

2,190 

2,490 

2,320 

2,220

2,090 

1,980 

2,160 

2,870 

2,720

2,420 

2,290 

2,840 

3,070 

2,650

3,340 

7,510 

6,850 

4,960 

3,710 

3,250

Jan.

2,970 

2,820 

2,760 

2,690 

2,610

2,600 

2,600 

2,600 

2,420 

2,390

2,490 

2,4L'U 

2,370 

2,390 

2,390

2,360 

2,390 

2,720 

6,820 

6,820

4,570 

3,750 

3,310 

3,030 

2,840

2,670 

3,190 

3,990 

3,540 

3,250 

3,070

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber .........................

mbe r ....................... .

lendar year 1949 

ary ....

h. ...........................

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,930 

2,930 

3,050 

2,840 

2,650

2,580 

4,280 

3,460 

3,290 

3,270

3,050 

2,800 

2,700 

3,190 

5,240

4,450 

3,520 

3,130 

2,910 

2,740

2,580 

2,530 

2,630 

2,480 

2,340

2,270 

2,170 

2,140

Secondfoot-days

90,970 

102,730 

84,530

1,301,470

96,840 

84,150 

114,410 

70,080 

57,230 

78,890 

66,240 

38,960 

115,720

1,000,750

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 sec. -ft.). Ho

sec. -ft.; Sept. 1 (11 a.m.) 10,000 sec. -ft.; 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed 

stations at Asheville, H. C., and at Newport,

Mar.

3,110 

3,010 

2,580 

2,390 

2,300

2,250 

2,250 

2,440 

2,420 

2,240

2,170 

2,320 

10,600 

10,600 

7,480

4,980 

4,250 

3,710 

3,330 

3,190

3,860 

3,480 

3,210 

2,950 

2,800

2,650 

2,630 

4,430 

4,250 

3,440 

3,090

Apr.

2,930 

2,820 

2,700 

2,600 

3,350

3,390 

2,930 

2,760 

2,650 

2,540

2,460 

2,370 

2,320 

2,240 

2,190

2,160 

2,090 

2,090 

2,080 

2,080

2,060 

2,000 

1,980 

1,900 

1,880

1,900 

1,860 

1,810 

2,080 

1,860

Maximum

11,600 

13,000 

7,510

15,100

6,820 

5,240 

10,600 

3,390 

4,290 

4,670 

3,090 

1,610 

12,000

13,000

May

1,950 

1,960 

2,370 

2,200 

2,010

1,880 

1,810 

1,680 

1,700 

1,700

1,750 

1,780 

1,680 

1,740 

2,010

1,820 

1,680 

1,640 

1,640 

1,530

1,460 

1,420 

1,450 

1,430 

1,400

1,360 

1,330 

1,700 

2,740 

2,120 

4,290

Minimum

1,870 

2,040 

1,740

1,660

2,360 

2,140 

2,170 

1,810 

1,330 

1,420 

1,320 

1,000 

1,540

1,000

v. 1 (2 p.m.) 1-i 

Sept. 9 (1 p.m. 

on basis of re 

Term.

June

4,220 

2,740 

2,560 

3,790 

4,670

3,390 

2,600 

2,390 

3,720 

4,430

4,600 

3,540 

2,870 

2,540 

2,320

2,390 

2,190 

1,950 

1,900 

1,820

1,960 

2,490 

2,390 

2,000 

1,690

1,680 

1,560 

1,460 

1,420 

1,600

Mean

2,935 

3,424 

2,727

3,566

3,124 

3,005 

3,691 

2,336 

1,846 

2,630 

2,137 

1,257 

3,857

2,742

July

1,800 

1,680 

1,400 

1,600 

2,040

2,580 

2,370 

1,700 

1,500 

1,320

1,360 

2,300 

3,090 

2,420 

2,560

3,070 

2,740 

2,720 

2,540 

1,960

1,780 

1,620 

1,760 

2,480 

2,300

2,480 

2,120 

2,980 

2,400 

1,910 

1,660

Aug.

,610 

,500 

,380 

,340 

,270

,180 

,120 

,10O 

,080 

,070

,240 

,520 

,160 

,070 

,200

,450 

,450 

,270 

,300 

,540

,200 

,110 

,070 

,010 

,000

,300 

,280 

,240 

,180 

,220 

,500

Per square 

mile

2.20 

2.57 

2.05

2.68

2.35 

2.26 

2.77 

1.75 

1.39 

1.97 

1.60 

.944 

2.90

2.06

Sept.

7,590 

6,860 

5,790 

4,220 

3,430

2,920 

2,610 

9,050 

12,000 

9,810

7,700 

5,320 

3,930 

3,300 

2,880

2,560 

2,360 

2,260 

2,140 

2,040

1,940 

1,900 

1,850 

1,740 

1,650

1,610 

1,570 

1,540 

1,570 

1,580

Runoff in 

inches

2.54

2.87 

2.36

36.35

2.70 

2.35 

3.19 

1.96 

1.60 

2.20 

1.85 

1.09 

3.23

27.94

1,500 sec. -ft.; Mar. 13 (4 p.m.) 15,300 

13,700 sec. -ft. 

,orded range in stage and records for
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

French Broad River near Newport, Tenn.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°58'54", long. 83°09'40" it "bridge on State High-

 way ys at Oldtown, ijj miles northeast of Newport, Cocke County, and 4 miles upstream 

from Pigeon River. Datum of gage is 1,011.61 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--1,858 square miles.

Hecords available.--September 1900 to November 1901, November 1902 to December 1905, August

 to December 1907, and November 1920 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey.

Records prior to October 1924 (prior to 1903, revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology

Bulletin 34.

Average discharge.--29 years (1921-50), 2,857 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, £,4,200 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 3.77

 feet); minimum, 1,170 second-feet Aug. 15 (gage height, 1.76 feet).

1900-1905, 1907. 1920-50: Maximum discharge, 76,300 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage 

height, 19.25 feet); minimum, 210 second-feet Sept. 9, 1925 (gage height, 0.92 foot).

Floods of Feb. 28, 190S and July 17, 1916, reached stages of about 23 feet (discharge, 101,000 second-feet) and 22.5 feet (discharge, 97,000 second-feet) respectively, 

present datum, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by power plants above station.

Revisions (water years). W 783: 1933, 1934. W 823: Drainage area. W 893: 1928(M). 

See also .Records available.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June. 13 to July 16, Sept. 22-30)

1.9 1,36C 4.0 5,960 

2.2 1,810 5.0 8,900 

2.5 2,350 6.0 11,900 

3.0 3,370 7.0 15,000 

3.5 4,610 8.0 18,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,370 

2,270 

2,220 

2,200 

2,160

2,160 

2,440 

5,740 

5,350 

3,530

2,940 

2,700 

2,600 

2,700 

2,740

2,600 

4,200 

4,300 

3,620 

3,170

2,880 

2,700 

2,580 

2,460 

2,370

2,460 

2,520 

2,390 

2,860 

4,480 

16,400

Nov.

1 7 , 400 

15,500 

11,300 

7,830 

6,000

5,000 

4,400 

4,000 

3,700 

3,500

3,300 

3,200 

3,100 

3,000 

2,900

2,840 

2,760 

2,700 

2,620 

2,580

2,540 

2,480 

2,430 

2,410 

2,880

3,130 

2,780 

2,640 

2,680 

3,000

Dec.

2,780 

2,620 

2,480 

2,410 

2,390

2,330 

2,310 

2,310 

2,290 

2,240

2,220 

2,350 

2,880

E3,L10 

g2,820

2,720 

2,560 

2,500 

3,040 

3,420

3,040 

2,820 

3,820 

4,560 

3,920

3,460 

7,490 

g8,390 

g6,780 

5,000 

4,100

Jan.

3,700 

3,400 

3,300 

3,300 

3,300

3,300 

3,200 

3,200 

3,200 

3,100

3,000 

3,000 

3,000 

3,000 

3,000

3,000 

3,000 

4,000 

g9,400 

13,200

7,970 

g5,760 

g4,770 

g4,180 

g3,900

3,550 

4,320 

5,600 

5,400 

6,040 

6,410

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

fla

mber ................... .....

lendar year 1949 

ary .... . . .

h. ...........................

1 ....... ....................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

5,460 

5,710 

6,180 

5,460 

4,530

4,120 

13,400 

9,440

6,930 

7,190

6,070 

5,100 

4,480 

4,320 

5,900

6,460 

5,100 

4,400 

4,080 

3,800

3,530 

3,370 

3,460 

3,460 

3,190

3,070 

2,920 

2,800

Secondfoot-days

106,110 

134,600 

105,160

1,670,290

138,500 

143,930 

170,280 

92.79C 

8L,87C 

109, 35C 

88,87C 

5L,u7C 

129, 43C

1,351,960

Mar.

5,460 

6,580 

4,740 

3,900 

3,530

3,330 

3,190 

3,220 

3,330 

3,090

2,900 

3,090 

12,600 

18,400 

12,000

8,120 

6,750 

5,960 

5,210 

4,690

4,840 

g4,950 

4,430 

4,080 

3,780

3,550 

3,480 

5,430 

6,380 

4,950 

4,320

Apr.

4,020 

3,850 

3,620 

3,480 

4,080

4,820 

4,180 

3,800 

3,600 

3,420

3,280 

3,170 

3,070 

3,070 

2,840

2,800

2,720 

2,660 

2,660 

2,720

2,640 

2,580 

2,520 

2,460 

2,410

2,580 

2,440 

2,350 

2,370 

2,580

Maximum

16,400 

17,400 

8,390

21,500

13,200 

13,400 

18,400 

4,820 

4,690 

6,550 

3,850 

2,310 

12,900

18,400

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 sec. -ft.). Nov. 1 (9 p.m.

May

3,020 

3,040 

3,110 

3,240 

2,880

2,660 

2,520 

2,480 

2,220 

2,220

2,270 

2,900 

2,940 

2,740 

4,690

3,750 

2,940 

2,580 

2,370 

2,290

2,090 

1,960 

1,910 

1,930 

1,860

1,810 

1,760 

1,860 

2,980 

2,900 

3,950

Minimum

2,160 

2,410 

P,220

1,930

3,000 

2,800 

2,900 

2,350 

1,760 

2,120 

2,110 

1,350 

1,640

1,350

June

5,460 

3,920 

2,960 

4,150

6,410

5,080

3,600 

2,960 

3,510 

5,460

6,550 

5,210 

3,950 

3,390 

3,040

3,170 

3,150 

2,800 

2,540 

2,520

2,740 

3,390 

4,66O 

3,510 

2,860

2,740 

2,780 

2,460 

2,260 

2,120

Mean

3,423 

4,487 

3,392

4,576

4,468 

5,140 

5,493 

3,093 

2,641 

3,645 

2,867 

1,647 

4,314

3,704

July

2,260 

2,500 

2,410

2,160 

2,310

2,820 

3,350 

3,020 

2,540 

2,260

2,110 

2,220 

3,530 

3,370 

3,170

3,600 

3,850 

3,440 

3,220 

2,660

2,520 

2,350 

2,180 

2,960 

3,390

3,020 

3,190 

3,480 

3,620 

2,860 

g2,500

Aug.

g2,310 

g2,240 

gl,980 

,830 

,730

,600 

,550 

,420 

,430 

,420

,390 

,680 

,750 

,390 

,360

,730 

,930 

,760

,600 

,760

,780 

,520 

,420 

,370 

,370

,350 

,710 

,640 

,580 

,810 

,680

Per square 

mile

1.84 

2.41 

1.83

2.46

2.40 

2.77 

2.96 

1.66 

1.42 

1.96 

1.54 

.886 

2.32

1.99

) 19,400 sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (8 p.

Sept.

5,310 

8,360 

6,810 

5,650 

3,950

3,880 

3,170 

6,720 

12,900 

11,400

9,170 

6,900 

4,870 

4,100 

3,510

3,070 

2,820 

2,680 

2,520 

2,410

2,310 

2,370 

2,310 

1,980 

1,840

1,760 

1,700 

1,650 

1,640 

1,670

Runoff in 

inches

2.12 

2.69 

2.10

33.41

2.77 

2.88 

3.41 

1.86 

1.64 

2.19 

1.78 

1.02 

2.59

27.05

m.) 17,900

sec.-ft.; Feb. 7 (2:30 p.m.) 19,700 sec.-ft.; Mar. 13 (10 p.m.) 24,200 sec.-ft.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 5-14, Dec. 30 to Jan. 18j discharge computed on basis of records 

for station at Marshall, N. C.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
=J8 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

French Broad River below Douglas Dam, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°57'06", long. 83°33'05", 0.95 mile downstream 

rrom Douglas Dam, Sevier County, 1.7 miles upstream from Milliean Creek, and 5.8 miles 

north of Sevierville. Datum of gage is 865.70 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 4,543 square miles.

Records available.--March 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,100 second-feet Feb. 11 (gage height, 10.29 

feet); minimum, 22 second-feet July 30 (gage height, 1.50 feet); minimum daily, 24 

second-feet July 30.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 76,000 second-feet Dec. 30, 194C (gage height, 20.97 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 4.7 second-feet Mar. 10, 1943 (gage height, 1.16 

feet); minimum daily, 5.5 second-feet Mar. 9, 10, 1943.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow completely regulated by Douglas Reservoir (see p.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

£6

27

£8

29

30

31

Oct.

13,700

12,600

13,200

13,700

13, SOU

13,700

13,600

13,600

13,100

12,800

11,900

10,200

11,700

10,800

12,100

9,270

9,810

9,590

9,480

3,890

9,690

4,480

7,170

9,200

10,300

8,380

8,590

8,810

7,310

7,360

8,730

Nov.

8,360

8,230

8,770

8,900

7,270

4,100

6,990

9,190

8,880

9,340

10,300

12,1OO

10,200

11,300

12,000

12,100

11,200

11,900

9,440

10,700

12,100

12,700

12,700

8,620

11,400

3,640

7,940

11,600

11,300

11,900

-

Dec.

10,800

11,200

6,920

7,370

12,600

13,200

13,000

13,300

12,700

12,300

11,500

11,900

12,500

12,700

12,700

12,300

11,100

8,260

9,690

14,200

14,600

13,000

12,700

14,800

16,500

15,900

16,600

18,500

16,800

15,200

12,100

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April... ............... 

May....................

June ...................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

9,710

9,f

9,^

9,3

40

,40

OO

8,660

8,720

4,,

l,f

5,

80

S80

EO

8,140

7,080 5,"

5,1

4,

40

60

>40

2,690

5,

8,.

8,(

8,'

1C

570

150

160

8,720

9,810

5,f

8,

9,

320

40

L50

8,720

9,-

11,

11,S

11, £

11,

j60

00

00

00

300

11,900

Feb.

12,100

14,9

19,2

21,9

30

JO

30

22,100

22,300

20,5

20,6

17,7

30

Xi

iCi

36,500

21,200

22,9

22,4

2-2,1

30

JO

M

22,200

22,500

21,9

21, 3

20,3

16,8

30

3U

JO

14,000

12,3

9,7

9,4

DO

10

30

8,060

7,130

8,3

10,1

-

_

-

:o

30

Mar.

9,050

11,400

11,700

6,530

3,470

9,770

11,300

11,600

10,400

8,990

5,010

231

8,050

9,980

12,000

11,800

11,900

12,200

10 , 800

10,600

7,900

7,640

7,450

7,440

2,540

949

7,140

8,020

7,550

7,330

8,180

Apr.

4,010

2,890

7,950

9,090

9,510

10,8OO

10,6CO

6,670

6,530

9,440

9,230

9,470

10,500

10,800

9,640

8,720

10,100

11,300

11,200

11,400

10,500

11,000

9,570

10,700

12,200

12,900

12,500

7,790

4,390

4 , 430

-

Observed

S.econdfoot-days

328,260

301,170

396,940

3,317,743

249,940

480,920

258,920

275,830 

65,461

74, 188

57 3C7

159J620

203,383

2,851,959

Maximum

13,700

12,700

18,500

22,900

11,900

12^200

12,900 

3,110

6,710

6,230

9, 980

10,000

22,900

Minimum

4,480

4,100

6,920

28

1 880

7*130

231

2,890 

33

34

24,

184

493

24

Mean

10,590

10,040

12,800

9,090

8,063

17,180

8,352

9,194 

2,112

2 473

1J843

5 149

6*779

7,814

May

2 , 640

2,770

2 , 860

2,040

2,740

2,300

284

2,750

2,690

2,580

2,460

2,670

2,020

105

2,160

2,340

837

2,230

2,240

1,500

92

2,490

2,360

1,980

1,960

2,460

2,340

33

2,530

3,040

3,110

June

2,720

4,300

652

364

1,970

1,790

1,690

661

569

676

447

2 , 150

1,950

2,220

2,100

2,300

738

2,860

5,220

6,710

6,450

5,730

2,690

557

34

2,070

2,860

1,310

5,200

5,400

-

Change in

contents in

Douglas Reservoir (secondi foot -days)

_

-

-55,500

-

-

+153,000

July

4,580

3,030

2,470

946

2,130

3,250

2,800

654

3,240

5,690

6,140

6,230

E,670

1,870

1,080

646

650

937

780

816

705

651

772

476

452

1,520

1,320

86

32

24

680

Aug.

700

684

754

184

497

591

1,810

5,980

6,750

7,230

5,650

5,860

7,000

6,410

5,540

6,610

5,390

6 , 490

6 , 810

3,910

7,310

6,700

6,290

9,980

9,980

6,690

5,460

7,630

7,490

4,240

3,000

Sept.

2,630

7,400

4,700

4,520

5,380

6,450

7,630

7,980

5,730

493

5,380

4,960

6,640

7,140

7,060

6,780

5,380

7,210

8,150

8,210

7,860

7,170

7,940

4,080

8,110

9,540

9,610

9,850

9,400

10,000

-

Adjusted for change in

reservoir contents

 Per square Mean mile

_

-

8,938 1.97

-

-

8,233 1.81

Runoff In 

inches

_

26.71

-

-

24.60
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 539

French Broad River near Knoxville, Tenn.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°57'33", long. 83°46'28", 245 feet upstream from 

Klverdale Ferry, 0.65 mile downstream from Johnson Hollow, T.6 miles upstream from 

confluence with Holston River, and 8 miles east of Knoxville, Knox County. Datum of 

gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--5,101 square miles.

Records available.--December 1945 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,600 second-feet Feb. 7 (elevation, 826.42 

feetj, from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet; minimum, 358 second-feet 

May 29 (elevation, 814.40 feet).

1945-50: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 7, 1950; minimum, 265 second-feet July 19, 

1948 (elevation, 814.70 feet), but may have been less July 4, 1948.

Remarks.--Reeords good. Flow regulated by Douglas Reservoir (see p. 

above station.

), 24.6 miles

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (elevation, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 29)

815.1 670

815.5 1,000

816.0 1,520

816.5 2,180

817.0

818.0

3,080

5,490

8,140

11,000

16,100

21,800

34,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day Jan. Apr. May July Aug. Sept.

1,240

1,130

1,610

997

616

1,750

1,850

4,520

7,220

7,820

10,200

10,300

11,900

11,500

11,200

12,300

12,500

12,300

11,700

10,600

11,000

12,600

12,600

13,100

10,300

11,800

10,800

9,320

11,400

12,400

12,800

6,750

8,640

4,800

1,090

921

2,290

3,520

949

1,430

3,370

4,150

Secondfoot-days

Adjustment 

reservoir

for change in 

contents

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

11,320

11,070

13,860

Calendar year 1949 . .

January................

February............

March..................

April...............

May.................

June................

July................

August..............

September...........

307,120

80,729

87,964

77,108

175,583

215,980

21,100

34,200

17,100

13,800

4,150

8,640

6,690

10,500

10,200

949

780

766

616

,950

10,220

20,570

10,400

10,240

2,604

2*487

5,664

7,199

Water year 1949-50 .. 5,275,314 54,200 +153,000 9,384 1.84 24.97
540 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tennessee River at Knoxville, Tenn.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°57'17", long. 83°51'42", 0.7 mile downstream from 

confluence of French Broad and Holston Rivers, 3.5 miles upstream from Pipst Creek, and 

3.6 miles upstream from Gay Street Bridge at Knoxville, Knox County. Auxiliary waterstage recorder at bridge on State Highway 73, 0.7 mile downstream from Third Creek and 

6.3 miles downstream from base gage. Datum of each gage is 797.38 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 8,934 square miles (including that of First Creek).

Records available.--January 1899 to December 1912 (1899 and 1910-12, gage heights only) 

and October 1918 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. October" 1899 to 

September 1924 (prior to October 1918, revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Average discharge.--51 years (1899-1950) 12,880 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 58,600 second-feet Feb. 7; maximum gage heightt 

19.58 feet Feb. 7; minimum daily discharge, 3,430 second-feet June 26; minimum gage 

height, 9.54 feet Feb. 27.

1899-1950: Maximum discharge observed, 195,000 second-feet May 1, 1902 (gage height, 

36.0 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 130,000 secondfeet; minimum, 1,390 second-feet Sept". 11, 1925 (gage height, -1.7 feet, site and datum 

then in use).

Maximum stage known, 45.8 feet Mar. 10, 1867, site and datum of gage at old city 

pumping plant, 3.2 miles downstream from base gage (discharge, 270,000 second-feet, from 

rating curve extended above 130,000 second-feet), from high-water profile by Corps of 

Engineers and Tenessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records good above 10,000 second-feet and fair below. Discharge computed by 

using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor. Flow regulated 

by Douglas, Cherokee, and Watauga Reservoirs (see pp.

Revisions (water years ). W 583: 1902(M). W 823: Drainage area. Gee also Records available.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

21,300

20,500

20,700

21,200

21,200

21,200

21,600

21.8OO

20,400

17,900

19,900

18,800

19,300

19,600

19,900

18,300

18,300

17,900

17,600

18,300

18,500

15,800

14,600

16,500

18,900

18,000

17,400

17,400

16,500

16,700

27,600

Nov.

24,200

21,700

19,700

18,600

16,OOO

13,400

15,300

17,700

16,900

17,900

18,300

19,400

18,700

17,800

19,200

19,400

19,300

19,300

18,300

18,500

18,600

19,600

19,800

18,000

19,300

17,700

15,700

18,500

19,600

19,700

-

Dec.

19,100

19,100

14,300

13,400

18,300

21,000

20,800

20,800

20,000

18,600

15,800

13,200

21,000

20,700

19,300

18,900

18,600

15,600

16,000

22,500

23,200

23,100

20,500

25,500

29,000

28,900

30,700

27,000

24,800

21,400

20,100

Jan.

15,300

15,200

17,700

14,800

15,700

16,600

14,800

11,200

12,000

15,800

17,000

15,600

13,100

13,600

10,100

12,300

14,800

18,300

20,700

21,900

17,500

15,100

15,200

14,600

13,900

13,600

20,300

22,500

20,700

34,400

35,900

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

Janusry ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May .............................

June .............................

July... ..........................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

31,300

36,000

38,200

45,500

47,100

46,000

55,4OO

49,600

52,400

44,000

48,000

49,500

49,300

47,700

46,800

48,200

47,500

47,100

46,400

43,300

37,500

32,300

28,900

25,100

22,000

17,300

15 , 300

21,200

_

_

-

Secondfoot-dsys

593,600

556,100

641,200

5,714,580

530,200

1,118,900

476,640

432,400

233,570

243,570

197,190

320,410

342,670

5,686,450

Mar.

22,000

21,700

20,400

17,800

11,200

12,300

18,600

20,200

21,100

17,200

13,400

9,830

20, 700

23,400

19,000

18,OOO

17,600

18,100

17,200

15,000

13,800

13,500

12,100

11,600

7,710

4,060

8,940

14,300

12,500

11,800

11,600

Apr.

9,780

7,950

12,400

12,600

13,700

14,400

16,200

13,200

10,700

11,400

15,400

15,200

15,500

15,900

15,300

13,100

13,800

17,200

17,300

17,500

16,700

16,200

14,200

14,800

18,000

19,100

19,400

14,700

9,370

11,400

Maximum

27,600

24,200

30,700

37,900

35,900

55,400

23,400

19,400

10,600

15,100

12,100

15,800

16,500

55,400

May

10,600

8,940

10,100

9,350

8,970

6,760

7,820

7,350

7,500

7,910

7,040

9,410

9,910

7,180

10,200

8,460

6,340

6,130

5,970

5,230

7,400

3,880

4,660

5,290

8,650

8,220

6,550

4,390

5,010

8,250

10,100

Minimum

14,600

13,400

13,200

2,870

10,100

15,300

4,060

7,950

3,880

3,430

3,500

5,000

5,050

3,430

June

8,380

9,330

9,620

6,380

6,550

7,400

a7,000

a7,000

a6,000

6,040

5,350

5,310

8,010

7,290

7,830

6,580

7,770

7,710

9,660

14,000

13,900

15,100

10,600

5,860

5,150

3,430

8,510

7,370

8,940

11,500

Mean

19,150

18,540

20,680

15,660

17,100

39,960

15,380

14,410

7,535

8,119

6,361

10,340

11,420

15,580

July

9,870

8,970

5,430

5,370

33,500

7,290

6,630

a4,OOO

4,130

7,890

11,800

12,100

10,300

6,500

3,640

5,110

3,540

5,680

6,380

5,150

6,580

3,720

3,670

7,310

5,330

7,920

8,940

a6,000

aS.OOO

4,060

5,380

Aug.

8,050

7,530

11,900

5,490

35,000

a5,OOO

35,000

9,440

11,800

12,100

11,100

11,100

10,000

9,680

9,780

11,700

10,600

11,800

11,400

9,100

9,920

11,400

10,900

14,600

15,800

13,800

10,900

10,900

14,100

11,800

8,720

Per square 

mile

.

_

-

1.75

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

1.74

Sept.

8,800

11,100

7,910

5,090

6,270

9,830

9,910

12,200

11,000

5,050

8,870

11,500

10,400

10,700

10,300

10,200

6,480

9,360

14,100

14,100

14,900

15,000

14,500

11,500

12,800

16,300

16,000

16,300

15,700

16,500

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

-

23.79

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

23.67

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for French Broad River near

Knoxville and Holston River near Knoxville.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 541

Tennessee River at Loudon, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°44'33", long. 84°19'56", at bridge on U. S. Highway 11, at Loudon, London County, 9f miles downstream from Little Tennessee River. 

Datum of gage is 726.29 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Lenoir City, 8f miles upstream. Datum 

of auxiliary gage is 725.58 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 12,220 square miles.

Records available. October 1922 to September 1950. Gage-height records collected in same 

vicinity since 1884 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.--28 years, 19,010 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 96,000 second-feet Feb. 8; maximum gage height, 

19.19 feet May 15; minimum daily discharge, 1,820 second-feet Apr. 30; minimum gage 

height, 8.84 feet Feb. 28.

1922-50: Maximum discharge, 169,000 second-feet Mar. 28, 1936 (gage height, 25.75 

feet); minimum daily, that of Apr. 30, 1950; minimum gage height, 0.82 foot Sept. 12, 

1925, site and datum then in use.

Flood of Mar. 5, 1917, reached a stage of 32.9 feet, present site and datum (discharge, 225,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 151,000 second-feet). 

U. S. Weather Bureau reports stages of 49.7 feet Mar. 10 or 11, 1867, 42.7 feet Feb. 27, 

1875, and 34.9 feet Mar. 31, 1886, present site and datum. Flood of Mar. 31, 1886, may 

have reached a higher stage; no readings obtained that year after Mar. 31.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a 

factor. Flow regulated by many reservoirs above station.

Revisions. W 823: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

29,000

27,000

29,000

28,000

28,000

28,000

28,000

29,000

28,000

29,000

28,000

30,000

28,000

29,000

28,000

18,000

26,000

27,000

22,000

22,000

23,000

22,600

16,400

23,500

24,100

25,800

24,600

25,400

23,900

22,400

48 , 900

Nov.

54,200

46,600

37,000

33,600

28,300

20,000

24,200

22,700

23 , 600

29,300

29,800

30,400

31,500

33,200

33,500

29,900

28,900

29,900

30,000

25,600

28,300

29,900

29,600

21,500

30,000

32,600

28,000

31 , 100

27,100

32,600

-

Dec.

37,900

38,900

34,000

25,500

34,400

35,600

36,600

33,400

36,000

32,100

20,700

23,900

30,700

33,400

34,500

32,500

25,700

27,300

35,900

43,400

41,800

37,700

35,400

39,800

36,200

40,500

53,300

48,600

40,000

37,000

30,000

Jan.

23,400

20,900

24,100

24,300

25,800

23,800

25,700

16,700

23,400

24,800

26,300

27,800

19,500

19,500

20,500

26,100

29,000

30,300

41,600

55,600

35,000

24,800

19,500

22,100

23,700

27,200

29,800

36,300

30,800

36,500

77,200

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

60,400

62,100

67,300

71,600

68,800

68,500

85,600

94,600

90,000

83,400

76,900

65,100

69,500

73,700

64,200

63,400

62,500

59,800

57,900

55,500

48,600

39,300

39,100

35,600

31,200

20,800

23,300

23,200

-

-

-

Secondroot-days

821,60

912,90

1,092,70

9,250,86

892,00

1,661,90

869,00

598,80

381,55

441,23

419,40

497,19

513,70

9,101,97

Mar.

28,700

36,100

34,400

28,000

19,400

21,400

26,100

28,100

29,500

25,900

19,700

15,900

46,100

62,000

45,800

36,200

43,000

34,900

24,600

25,000

31,100

30,600

21,900

18,600

13,100

11,900

17,100

21,900

28,900

26,200

16,900

Apr.

13.3QO

11,100

13,500

18,400

21,800

25,400

24,000

16,300

11,100

19,800

26,300

26,500

25,500

25,500

22,000

18,200

21,000

21,500

20,100

22,900

21,600

19,700

6,180

21,400

21,300

23,700

27,200

30,000

21,700

1,820

-

Maximum

~J 48,900

~J 54,200

~J 53,300

~J 66,600

-J 77,200

~J 94,600

D 62,000

D 30,000

D 20,200

'J 23,000

'J 21,200

'J 23,900

'J 24,800

'J 94,600

May

12,400

17,500

14,900

20,000

20,200

18,600

6,020

9,770

13,500

12,200

10,700

11,300

9,380

9,460

17,300

16,000

15,700

12,700

14,300

7,500

2,000

9,660

13,800

13,200

12,400

12,100

11,100

9,020

10,100

7,240

11,500

Minimum

16,400

20,000

20,700

5,640

16,700

20,800

11,900

1,820

2,000

7,590

7,440

9,690

4,340

1,820

June

17,800

15,500

17,600

7,590

14,600

13,500

12,000

13,900

13,900

8,040

9,800

11,000

13,000

14,000

14,000

14,000

13,000

12,000

15,000

19,000

22,000

23,000

23,000

17,000

14,000

16,000

17,000

15,000

14,000

11,000

-

Mean

26.50C

30.43C

35.25C

25 , 34C

28.77C

59.35C

28,03C

19,96C

12,31C

14,710

13,53C

16,04C

17.12C

24.94C

July

17,000

9,000

16,000

9,000

13,000

16,000

14,000

19,000

13,000

16,000

17,000

16,000

15,600

13,000

18,500

7,650

11,000

11,100

10,100

13,300

9,860

13,800

12,300

13,700

17,200

13,900

11,500

21,200

15,100

7,440

8,150

Aug.

10,100

9,690

11,600

12,300

12,800

12,500

12,900

13,700

14,600

13,500

14,500

15,000

16,300

19,800

18,700

17,300

13,600

17,400

23,900

14,100

15,600

17,600

17,000

18,600

23,400

23,500

19,300

16,500

19,300

17,000

15,100

Per square 

mile

-

-

-

2.07

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.04

Sept.

11,400

17,200

8,690

9,870

11,400

12,900

19,200

21,500

13,800

4,340

11,000

13,900

14,800

17,800

17,100

15,800

13,800

16,800

21,200

23,600

21,000

21,500

24,800

15,600

22,100

23,600

22,900

22,000

19,700

24,400

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

-

-

28.15

_

-

.

_

_

_

_

_

-

27.70

Note. Ho gage-height record Oct. 1-21, Apr. 28, June 12 to July 12, Aug. 23; discharge computed 

n basis of Fort Loudoun Dam release and Little Tennessee River at McOhee.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lab. ;j5°05'12", long. 85°16'43", at Meadow Lake Country 

Glut golf course, half a mile downstream from South Chiekamauga Creek, 3 miles downstream from Chickamauga Dam, and 85 miles upstream from Walnut Street Bridge in 

Chattanooga, Hamilton County. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Citico Bar, l£ miles 

upstream from Walnut Street Bridge and 2-f miles downstream from base gage. Datum of 

each gage is 621.12 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1936.

Drainage area.--21,400 square miles.

Records available. April 1874 to October 1913, March 1915 to June 1930, and January 1936 

to September' 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1874 to September 1924 in 

Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34. July 1930 to September 1950 at site 38 miles 

downstream, published as Tennessee River at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga.

Average discharge. 76 years (1874-1950), using records at Hales Bar July 1930 to December 

1935), 37,440 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 192,000 second-feet Feb. 2; maximum gage height, 

30.40 feet Feb. 2; minimum daily discharge, 17,900 second-feet May 7; minimum gage 

height, 11.20 feet July 17.

1874-1350: Maximum discharge observed, 410,000 second-feet Mar. 1, 1875 (gage 

height, 53.8 feet, present datum, at Walnut Street), from rating curve extended above 

250,000 second-feet; minimum daily discharge, 3,300 second-feet (estimated) Sept. 7, 13, 

1925; minimum gage height, 0.0 foot Sept. 11-14, 1881, Sept. 19, 1883 (before filling 

of Hales Bar pool).

Maximum stage known, 57.9 feet, present datum, at Walnut Street Mar. 11, 1867 (discharge, about 459,000 second-feet).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

good. Discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder 

as a factor. Flow regulated by many reservoirs above stations (see p. 548).

Revisions (water years).--W 353: 1874-1912. W 783: 1917. W 823: 1875(M). W 973: 1942. 

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

42,700

42,400

42,500

43 , 400

43,500

43 , 800

42,000

39,400

39,500

41,500

45,100

46,400

47,400

42,900

34,000

36,600

36,100

36,300

40 , 800

39,200

38,100

38,100

37,700

37,900

36,900

37,600

35,900

33,700

33,600

34,700

72,800

Nov.

93,500

103,000

88,800

70,900

54,900

46,000

45,500

43,500

40,600

44,300

44,200

43,2OO

43,800

45,300

46,200

46,400

46,900

44,400

40,700

41,200

43,000

43,600

40,900

341,000

a44,000

348,000

347,000

349,000

a50,000

350,000

-

Dec.

a50 , 000

50,800

48 , 900

48,500

49,100

53,900

54,100

38,700

35,100

49,300

58,100

61,200

59,900

79,300

82,500

68,700

52,200

51,900

64,100

83,600

89,20O

78,100

73,600

76,800

76,700

78,700

85,500

87,500

62,900

60,100

46,600

Jan.

37,600

34,200

39,600

44,200

43,800

63,9OO

90,900

88,300

72,500

60,400

61,000

59,400

57,800

59,900

69,100

eg, ooo

66,500

70,400

92,700

115,000

93,600

67,700

56,600

56,400

56,500

44,600

54,400

72,600

69,200

79,800

126,000

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

Jannary ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Uav May .............................

June ............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

172,OOO

175,000

158,000

131,000

119,000

119,000

140,000

159,000

169,000

168,000

152,000

107,000

110,000

117,000

116,000

114,000

109,000

99,600

100,000

93,900

83,700

71,600

a 70, 000

a72,000

374,000

368,000

a52,000

a48,000

_

-

Second 

foot-days

1,262,300

1,529,800

1,975,600

16,119,000

2,073,600

3,167,800

1,706,500

834,600

824,900

811,700

939,400

1,146,000

17,152,100

Mar.

58,500

66,200

58,100

43,200

44,300

41,300

43 , 200

50,400

50,800

45,700

33,200

33,900

85,200

148,000

137,000

102,000

76,100

56,700

48,300

45,700

48,900

51,700

47,800

43,200

32,100

33,600

35,200

36,900

40,300

37,000

32,000

Apr.

30,900

31,600

32,400

32,700

33,200

31,600

30,800

31,300

32,700

34,000

34,500

33,500

31,700

31,700

31,100

30,400

32,600

31,400

29,900

29,4OO

29,200

28,600

28,900

28,900

23,300

21,800

21,900

22,500

18,300

19,100

Maximum

72,800

103,000

89,200

172,000

126,000

175,000

148,000

34,500

37,500

32,800

42, OOO

54,400

175,000

May

24,100

25,400

24,100

25,500

21,900

19,200

17,900

24,600

24,400

26,600

26,600

26,800

25,000

27,300

27,300

26,700

30,700

37,500

34,200

26,900

27,400

27,900

28,200

28,600

28,100

28,300

28,800

29,300

29,400

27,000

28,700

Minimum

33,600

40,600

35,100

18,200

34,200

48,000

32,000

18,300

17,900

24,300

20,800

20,900

30,500

17.9OO

June

28,900

28,600

30,300

31,700

32,800

30,600

29,400

29,400

29,800

30,100

30,200

30,300

25 , 800

25,300

24,60O

25,500

24,700

25,000

26,100

28,000

26,900

26,200

26,000

26,400

27,500

25,800

24,400

24,300

25,300

25,000

Mean

40,720

50,990

63,730

44,160

66,890

113,100

55,050

29,330

26,920

27,500

26,180

30,300

38,200

46,990

July

26,200

27,300

28,200

28,900

28,100

23,000

28,100

27,500

27,000

27,400

24,400

22,000

23,300

26,500

28,200

27,700

26,200

21,400

22,200

22,100

20,800

22,700

22,100

24,100

25,900

29,500

32,500

30,600

28,900

27,000

£6,90O

Aug.

27,400

27,900

29,000

29,800

29,400

30,200

29,100

28,800

27,900

28,200

20,900

27,300

28,300

28,300

28,200

29,200

29,000

30,900

42,000

40,200

28,600

28,400

29,200

28,500

30,300

39,800

39,100

36,200

29,400

29,100

28,800

Per square 

mile

_

-

2.06

_

_

_

_

-

2.20

Sept.

3L!,500

35,300

34,300

31,200

31,800

40,300

41,000

54,400

47,600

41,400

46,100

52,700

47,400

44,000

37,600

32,600

33,300

33,900

37,000

36,400

35,900

35,700

36,900

a37,000

35,800

a36,000

a33,000

32,700

a37,000

37,200

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

-

28.01

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

29.81

No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records at Chickamauga and Hales Bar Dams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tennessee River at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35 0 01'43", long. 85°32'48", at bridge on U. S. Highways 41, 64, and 72, lj miles downstream from Hales Bar Dam, 5j miles southeast of 

Jasper, Marion County, 7 miles upstream from Sequatchie River, and 34.5 miles downstream 

from Chattanooga. Datum of gage is 588.51 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Widows Bar, 22.0 

miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 581.01 feet above mean sea level-, datum 

of 19C9.

Drainage area.--21,800 square miles.

Records available.--July 1930 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--SO years, 34,170 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 180,000 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 25.74 

feet); minimum daily, 16,800 second-feet Apr. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 6.04 feet 

Aug. 11.

1930-50: Maximum discharge, 264,000 second-feet Dec. 31, 1932, Jan. 1, 1933; maximum gage height, 31.2 feet Dec. 31, 1932, Jan. 1, 1933, Mar. 30, 1936; minimum daily 

discharge, 5,350 second-feet Oct. 27, 1931; minimum gage height, 1.21 feet Oct. 27, 1931, 

site and datum then in use.

Maximum stage known, 44.6 feet, present site and datum, in March 1867. A stage of 

37.4 feet, present site and datum, occurred Mar. 8, 1917 (discharge, 345,000 second-feet, 

from rating curve extended above 261,000 second-feet).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

good. Discharge computed "by using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder 

as a factor. Flow regulated by many reservoirs above station (see p. 548).

Revisions-(water years).--W 973: 1942.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

42 , £00

42,600

42 , 30O

42 , 900

47,300

38,500

42,200

40,300

39,400

40,700

43,900

46,200

47,500

44,800

30,500

37,200

39,700

39,600

42,900

40,100

39,900

37,800

38,200

38,400

38,100

38,200

36,700

34,000

34,400

36,700

73,400

Nov.

97,000

106,000

94,200

74,500

63,300

46,800

46,700

45,400

41,300

44,400

45,700

43,800

44,400

47,100

49,600

44,800

46,000

42,300

39,700

41,200

41,500

43,100

40,200

40,500

42,500

46,200

45,600

46,100

47,200

47,400

-

Dec.

47,600

49,900

49,100

48,500

48,600

53,900

58,400

45,700

33,500

46,900

55,500

61,100

63,400

88,200

90,000

77,800

52,600

53,800

62,800

81,900

89,300

80,200

73,400

78,200

78,000

78,100

85 , 500

88,700

83,500

62,600

48,700

Jan.

40 , 400

35,900

41,000

45,300

45,300

73,000

97,100

97,200

84,300

65,700

66,800

64,700

62,200

63,000

71,200

72,200

69,300

63,000

95,800

125,000

112,000

81,400

60,600

59,700

58,400

47,500

56,700

77,000

72,400

75,600

120,000

Month

October ..........................

Novembe r .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July.... .........................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

167,000

176,000

172,000

147,000

127,000

121,000

130,000

154,000

164,000

170,000

155,000

128,000

107,000

111,000

114,000

112,000

107,000

99,600

98,700

96,100

84,400

74,800

69,400

69,300

75,200

69,700

56,200

48,000

_

_

-

Mar.

56,400

69,400

60,900

44,900

44,500

44,400

42,500

51,100

51,900

47,500

55,100

40,600

96,900

153,000

146,000

110,000

79,700

62,200

50,400

45,600

47 . 800

53,500

48,400

43,800

32,900

33,500

37,600

42,700

44,400

39 , 000

33,400

Secondfoot-days

1,276,600

1,545,100

2,015,400

16,588,800

2,204,700

3,213,400

1,796,000

899,100

834,700

837,700

836,100

955,900

1,236,700

17,651,400

Apr.

33,100

32,800

34,200

34,400

35,100

33,500

32,100

31,900

33,500

35,400

35,500

34,200

3S,600

32,200

31,500

31,600

32,500

31,700

30,400

30,000

29,200

29,200

28,200

29,700

23,700

23,500

21,200

22,600

16,800

16,800

-

Maximum

73,400

106,000

90,000

188,000

125,000

176,000

159,000

35,500

36,800

34,000

37,700

42 000

68^100

176,000

Hay

23,200

24,700

24.80C

25,300

22,400

21,600

20,900

26,300

24,800

26,600

26,800

26,700

25,600

26,900

27,400

27,100

29,100

36,800

34,200

26,900

26,700

27,100

28,600

27,600

27,300

27,400

28,200

29,100

28,700

27,200

28,700

Minimum

30,500

39,700

33,500

19,100

35,900

48,000

32,900

16,800

20,900

24,700

21,100

22,100

32,100

16,800

June

29,400

29,200

30,700

33,900

34,000

30,100

29,300

28,900

30,700

31,500

30,700

30,400

26,200

25,800

24,900

25,100

24,800

25,000

26,400

27,800

27,000

26,800

27,000

27,100

27,800

26,400

24,700

24,700

25,500

25,900

-

Mean

41,180

51,500

65,010

45,450

71,120

114,800

57,940

29,970

26,930

27,920

30J840

41,220

48,360

July

25,700

26,400

27,700

28,200

28,500

27,300

27,400

26,900

26,900

27,300

24,400

22,400

23,800

25,800

27,700

29,700

27,000

21,900

22,700

22,700

21,100

24,100

23,900

25,900

28,200

33,400

37,700

34,700

30,500

27,900

28,300

Aug.

28,200

28,400

29,700

32,300

29,900

30,500

28,800

28,700

27,900

28,400

22,100

27,600

30,100

27,200

29,200

29,500

29,600

30,100

42,000

41,100

29,000

29,000

28,700

28,500

30,200

39,800

40,600

36,100

29,600

30,800

32,300

Per square 

mile

.

2.08

-

2.22

Sept.

35,200

41,700

38,100

32,300

32,800

40,000

47,800

68,100

59,200

51,800

54,200

56,100

50,000

46,500

39,400

34,300

35,100

35,000

38,200

37,300

36,700

37,300

37,500

36,800

36,200

37,300

34, 300

32,100

37,500

37,900

-

Runoff in 

inches

-

28.30

-

30.11

Note. No gage-height record at "base gage Dec 

at Hales Bar Dam.

13 to Jan. 3j discharge computed on basis of records
544 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tennessee River at Whitesburg, Ala.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°34'27", long. 86°32'42", in NE£ sec. 30, T. 5 S., 

K. IE., at-Whitesburg, a quarter of a mile upstream from Aldridge Creek, a third of a 

mile upstream from Clement C. Clay Bridge on State Highway 38, 5? miles downstream from 

Flint River, 11 miles south of Huntsville, 15j miles downstream from Guntersville Dam, 

and 58 J miles upstream from Wheeler Dam. Datum of gage is 549.00 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at bridge on U. S. Highway 31 at 

Decatur, 28j miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 534.30 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 25,610 square miles.

Records available.--March 1937 to September 1950. October 1924 to September 1936 at site 

L!bj miles downstream, published as Tennessee River at Decatur.

Average discharge. 25 years (1924-36, 1937-50), 42,330 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 213,000 second-feet Mar. 15; maximum gage height, 

19.35 feet Mar. 16; minimum daily discharge, 7,600 second-feet July 2; minimum gage 

height, 3.ID feet Jan. 4.

1924-36, 1937-50: Maximum discharge, 283,000 second-feet Jan. 1, 1927 (gage height, 

23.2 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 1,200 second-feet Aug. 31, 1947.

Maximum stage known, 31.4 feet, present site and datum, in March 1867, from highwater profile by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge computed using fall as determined by auxiliary waterstage recorder as a factor. Flow regulated by many reservoirs above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

46,600

45,700

45,400

43,700

43,600

42,400

42,200

40,100

39,100

42,100

48,000

46,600

47,700

46,700

44,500

44, 500

41,300

36,000

46,900

60,500

56,300

43,400

42,100

40, 700

36,900

37,600

40,600

39,200

35,300

36,000

74, 600

Nov.

99,000

117,000

116,000

110,000

88,500

65,500

63,8OO

56,500

47,200

48,700

50,400

50,900

50,600

49,900

48,600

47,000

48,200

46,300

44,200

43,100

45,300

45,500

44,000

42,800

45,000

43,600

42,200

47,100

53,800

54,500

-

Dec.

5O.80O

50,900

53,500

52,600

52,100

51,700

56,500

52,400

39,500

44,100

48, 100

58,000

71,200

86,500

93,100

94,000

91,000

62,200

69,200

83,000

93,600

90,300

95,700

93,000

90,900

94, 100

98,600

94,700

97,900

85,800

64,600

Jan.

47,800

44,600

39,500

43,000

49,900

101,000

158,000

157,000

152,000

132,000

113,000

101,000

89,600

96,300

88,000

93,700

94,200

82,700

87,300

123,000

148,000

143,000

116,000

89,000

71,500

67,500

71,800

86,700

86,900

91,000

106,000

Month

October .......... ...............

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

U*y. .............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

129,000

185,000

204,000

210,000

206,000

185,000

163,000

175.OOO

191,000

204,000

209,000

207,000

192,000

148,000

134,000

131,000

128,000

126,000

124,000

117,000

101,000

89,900

86,900

79,200

77.0OO

77,200

72,900

61.800

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,376,30C

1,755,20C

2,259,60C

20,497, 10C

2,971,OOC

4,013,90C

2,520,80C

961, OOC

896, 80C

963, 20C

984, 80C

1,046, OOC

1,585,70C

21,334,30C

Mar.

6O.20O

72,700

74,000

62,800

61,000

58,800

55,100

61,100

67,300

61,000

46,200

47,500

115,000

195,000

210,000

206,000

173,000

127,000

89,500

71,100

55,600

64,500

62,300

54,700

43,100

32,300

42,400

56,700

70, 300

68,700

55,900

Apr.

43,100

42,000

40, 800

41,500

44, 700

42,200

41,100

39,400

37,000

38,600

40, 200

32,400

28,700

27,400

38,200

36, 700

29,900

24,500

26,500

29,600

23,800

21,100

616,100

30,400

31,300

27,400

21,400

23,200

20, 300

21,500

Maximum

74,600

117,000

98,600

269,000

158,000

210,000

210,000

44,700

40,800

41,300

52 700

41^500

93,400

210,000

May

23,800

21,300

23,500

23,000

21,300

23,600

21,400

21,800

24,000

32,700

35,200

37,300

26,200

615,000

32,900

37,200

40,800

38, 300

36,500

36,700

924,100

27,300

29,800

33,000

32,600

33,800

24,100

e!9,700

30,600

32,600

36,700

Minimum

35,300

42,200

39,500

11,800

39,500

61,800

32,300

16,100

15,000

13,000

7 , 600

10,300

36,800

7,600

June

36,400

33,800

21,500

35,100

41,300

39,600

36,600

35,000

35,700

36,600

35,200

37,800

32,100

31,000

30,400

28,600

e20,700

e!9,700

29,300

31,800

34,200

34, 100

33, 300

25,000

213,000

34,100

36,000

35,900

37,400

32,000

Mean

44.40C

58.51C

72,89C

56,160

95,840

143,400

81,32C

32.03C

28,930

32,110

31,770

33,740

52,860

58,450

July

e8,900

e7,600

26,700

518,200

33.4OO

33,500

33,800

520,300

515,900

31,300

32,400

33,600

36,500

37,50O

522,300

318,400

36,500

31,600

33,100

32,600

29,800

27,100

22,700

33,400

37,700

43,000

48,200

47,100

51,000

52,700

48,000

Aug.

41,300

38,800

39,800

41,500

39,600

;10,300

33,000

35,800

35,100

35,800

34, 100

22,900

el 2, 300

32,100

34, 900

36,600

37,100

36,800

37,800

24,800

35,600

35,400

35,100

34, 900

35,500

36,400

34,100

33,600

35,500

36,200

33,300

Per square 

mile

~

_

2.19

-

2.28

Sept.

38,100

40,000

41,900

50,700

53,000

58,600

59,400

72,700

80,OOO

87,900

93,400

91,500

82,000

69,700

58,100

49,700

48,800

44,400

38,600

37,100

37,700

40,700

39,700

38,600

39,800

39,400

38,80O

39,600

39,000

36,800

Runoff in 

inches

29.77

-

30.98

e Extreme regulation; discharge computed on basis of records for Guntersville Dam. 

Note. No gage-height record at base gage Dec. 18 to Jan. 3, Jan. 6, 7; discharge computed on basis 

of records for Guntersville Dam.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 545

Tennessee River at Florence, Ala.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°47 I 12", long. 87°40'08", in SWij sec. 14, T. 3 S., 

K. 11 w. , at lock and dam 1 at lower end of Patton Island, 700 feet upstream from 

Southern Railway bridge, 1,000 feet upstream from O'Neal Bridge on U. S. Highway 72, 

1 mile south of Florence, 1.7 miles upstream from Cypress Creek, and 2.7 miles downstream from Wilson Dam. Datum of gage is 401.12 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Smithsonia, 13.5 miles downstream from Cypress 

Creek and 15.2 miles downstream from base gage. Datum of auxiliary gage is 399.97 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 30,810 square miles.

Records available. November 1871 to September 1894 (gage heights only), October 1894 to 

September 1950.

Average discharge. 56 years (1894-1950), 51,020 second-feet.

extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 288,000 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 22.53 

reet) ; minimum daily, 11,100 second-feet Apr. 23; minimum gage height, 8.00 feet Jan. 4.

1871-1950: Maximum discharge observed, 444,000 second-feet Mar. 19, 1897 (gage 

height, 32.5 feet), from rating curve extended above 320,000 second-feet; minimum daily, 

3,000 second-feet Oct. 1, 1925; minimum gage height, -3.0 feet Oct. 8, 1925, caused by 

filling of Wilson Reservoir.

Remarks . Records good. Discharge above 20,000 second-feet computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor; discharge below 20,000 secondfeet computed on basis of records for Wilson Dam. Flow regulated by many reservoirs 

above station.

Cooperation. Auxiliary water-stage recorder graph furnished by the Tennessee Valley AuIhoority. 

Revisions (water years) . W 473: 1897(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

46,500

39,600

40,500

44,500

44,400

44, 800

46,100

44,400

39 , 800

42 , 300

46,600

48,000

46,700

48,800

44,900

40,600

43,500

51,400

56,100

56,600

54,900

42,400

38,200

45,800

44,800

42,300

40,500

45,500

43,500

35,600

79,500

Nov.

95,900

114,000

119,000

112,000

99,400

73, 100

66,100

52,800

55,000

52,500

58,300

55, 100

52,000

49,700

52,600

49, 300

49,800

50,800

46,900

37,900

46,300

50, 100

48,900

45,000

47,100

45,500

36,400

52,200

52,400

54,100

-

Dec.

54,300

62,400

63,400

55,200

53,600

51,100

50,400

54,200

53,400

48,800

53,000

67,900

79,800

88,800

93,900

104, 000

93,600

85,700

78,600

87,200

102,000

106,000

101,000

101,000

104,000

109,000

105,000

97,700

98,600

91,600

75,600

Jan.

52 , 800

48,8

40,6

51,6

00

00

00

80,600

172,000

221,0

199,0

190,0

DO

DO

DO

188,000

193,000

171,0

161,0

153,0

DO

30

30

135,000

137,000

117,0

115,0

134,0

DO

DO

DO

146,000

162,000

165,0

161,0

124,0

DO

DO

DO

93,900

83,300

94,5

104,0

104,0

143,0

DO

DO

DO

DO

162,000

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............. ..............

July .............................

August ........... ...............

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

170, 000

224,000

234,000

235,000

234,000

230,000

220,000

204,000

206,000

215,000

220,000

223,000

224,000

256,000

210,000

198,000

160,000

148,000

145,000

134,000

122,000

111,000

103,000

92,000

83,800

82,900

77,300

76,500

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,429, 10C

1,820,20C

2,470,80C

24,055,90C

4,103,10C

4,838,50C

3,081,30C

1,110,10C

1,201,60C

1.126.20C

1,234,60C

1,321,30(

1,936,60C

25,673,40C

Mar.

76,600

75,300

74,600

73,900

70,800

71,500

73,400

75,400

72,000

73,100

72,800

79,500

178,000

210,000

224,000

227,000

221,000

172,000

140,000

102 , 000

78,400

75,200

73,300

70,100

54,700

46,400

55,300

73,300

69,300

62,400

60,000

Apr.

50,400

41,

46,

53,

700

300

300

56,100

53,500

45,

32,

28,

700

200

)00

37,500

44,300

40,

46,

45,

300

300

)00

26,900

e20,000

35,

31,

34,

)00

300

LOO

39,800

27,900

19,

ell,

34, C

700

LOO

500

33,700

35,500

35,

35,^

36,

30,

Maximum

) 79,500

119,000

109,000

307,000

) 221,000

256,000

) 227,000

) 56,100

) 60,200

) 51,900

) 62,800

) 66,800

) 103,000

256,000

300

too

300

700

May

41,500

41,400

35,100

38,700

37,700

33,800

e2 0,800

36,800

34,900

35,400

38,800

37,900

30,400

33,200

49,700

56,600

60,200

42,400

41,700

48,600

34, 700

38,400

39,000

43,400

42,300

36,400

38,200

618,400

43,200

30,100

41,900

Minimum

35,600

36,400

48,800

16,400

40,600

76,500

46,400

11,100

18,400

20,600

17,600

30,700

36,800

11,100

June

35,000

30,800

37,600

30,200

45,700

49,300

51,900

44, 800

48,300

47,500

34,600

44, 100

44,500

40,100

41,400

38,000

27,100

e27,200

39,300

38,500

34, 900

33,700

35,700

30,500

20,600

36,800

34,500

37,400

33, 600

32,600

Mean

46,100

60,670

79,700

65,910

132,400

172,800

99,400

37,000

38,760

37,540

39,830

42,620

64,550

70,340

July

27,900

;19,800

31,200

:17,600

34,000

33, 800

34,000

30, 700

19,100

31,500

32,800

32,900

39,600

39,200

41,600

55,100

47,700

44,500

48,000

49,300

44,600

38, 300

25,700

36,500

42,600

50,800

56,100

61, 300

62,800

51,900

53,700

Aug.

52,400

46,

45, C

52,

LOO

X>0

300

33,700

30, 700

35, C

38,^

41, £

)00

too

00

46,800

56,900

40,

35, C

43,

LOO

500

500

41,400

41 , 600

41.:

35, 37,"

LOO

500

00

39,000

41 , 800

42,]

42, (

40, C

LOO

)00

)00

40 , 500

42,400

34, C

43,C

42,]

51, S

)00

00

00

00

66,800

Per square 

mile

_

2.14

_

2.28

Sept.

64, 600

63,700

65,700

71,600

71,200

67,700

69,300

78,300

83,100

89,800

L01.000

L03.000

97,200

89,300

84,800

63,000

60,400

49,800

53,500

50,400

50,500

50,400

42,400

36,800

43,900

47,000

47,700

47,900

48,200

44,400

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

_

29.04

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

30.99

e Discharge computed on basis of records at Wilson Dam.

Note. No gage-height record at base or auxiliary gage Oct. 1-27, Dec. 15 to Jan. 3, Apr. 12, 13,

15, 21, 22, Aug. 2, 3; discharge computed on basis of records at Wilson Dam.
546 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tennessee River at Savannah, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°13 r 29", long. 88°15'36", at bridge on U. S. Highway fc>4, at Savannah, Hardin County, and 16.8 miles downstream from Pickwick Landing Dam. 

Datum of gage is 300.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary water-stage 

recorder at Pickwick Landing lower lock, 16.8 miles upstream. Datum of auxiliary gage 

is 342.20 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 33,140 square miles.

Records available. September 1930 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 20 years, 52,080 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 260,000 second-feet Feb. 14; maximum gage height, 

83.99 feet Feb. 16; minimum daily discharge, 12,400 second-feet July 2; minimum gage 

height, 55.24 feet Oct. 9.

1930-50: Maximum discharge, 396,000 second-feet Feb. 16, 1948; maximum gage height, 

92.29 feet Feb. 17, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 1,100 second-feet Sept. 3, 1945, 

caused by experimental closure of Pickwick Landing Dam; minimum gage height, 41.SO feet, 

present datum, Oct. 28, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 101.2 feet (present datum) Mar. 21, 1897, from floodmarks (discharge, 450,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 320,000 second-feet). 

Flood of Jan. 2, 1927, reached a stage of 92.7 feet, present datum (discharge, 349,000 

second-feet).

Minimum stage known, 38.8 feet, present datum, Sept. 8, 1925.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary waterstage recorder as a factor. Flow regulated by many reservoirs above station.

Revisions (water years). W 853: 1937.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

47,900

45,200

48,400

47,000

47,000

49,600

47,200

42,500

33,000

46,500

51,900

50,600

51,800

51,000

52,900

45,300

40,300

48,200

49,600

54,500

53,900

43,900

38,500

44,900

49,600

50,200

48,800

42,100

47,400

34,800

81,300

Nov.

95,400

103,000

101,000

101,000

103,000

100,000

87,900

74,100

68,400

61,100

60,700

59,700

48,100

56,600

54,500

48,900

49,400

47,600

53,400

42,500

50,200

51,300

51,300

42,800

45,000

50,700

42,000

48,700

56,100

56,700

-

Dec.

59,000

59,300

57,600

54,100

56,000

54,700

55,200

56,000

54,600

49,400

61,700

82,200

76,200

77,900

98,600

96,800

98,400

95,200

95,200

93,500

101,000

97,700

101,000

102,000

101,000

109,000

110,000

98,400

99,800

92,100

80,800

Jan.

65,500

46,400

44,500

57,400

90,300

155,000

202,000

204,000

209,000

213,000

217,000

215,000

206,000

205,000

181,000

173,000

146,000

129,000

134,000

154,000

162,000

166,000

167,000

139,000

101,000

95,100

110,000

115,000

116,000

149,000

184,000

Month

October ..........................

Novembe r ........................

December .... ....................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

191,000

224,000

236,000

239,000

240,000

241,000

241,000

237^000

237,000

236,000

235,000

238,000

239,000

252,000

258,000

246,000

213,000

185,000

174,000

151,000

128,000

121,000

105,000

90,400

88,500

87,400

78,400

71,900

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,485,80C

1,911,10C

2,524,40C

25,301,60C

4,551,20C

5, 283, 60C

3,216,20C

1,179,30C

1,306,OOC

1,190,801

1^428^100

2,151,OOC

27,454,50C

Mar.

77,500

82,700

80,000

76,600

76,200

74,800

73,200

73,700

73,400

69,800

65,400

78,800

164,000

198,000

230,000

244,000

245,000

216,000

172,000

135,000

103,000

78,300

62,300

55,000

54,400

52,500

59,400

75,500

66,200

53,000

50,500

Apr.

49,500

48,600

52,600

57,800

55,200

49,800

50,100

45,600

44,800

47,000

35,600

38,000

43,000

42,100

33,500

24,600

39,500

37,700

35,900

33, 200

28,700

23,200

18,200

18,300

32,800

40,000

37,200

35,700

37,100

44,000

-

Maximum

81,300

103,000

110,000

299,000

217,000

258,000

245,000

57,800

52, 100

51,600

61,000

62, 200

100,000

258,000

May

45,900

44,500

47,300

43,900

47,800

32,300

23,400

38,400

43,900

39,800

41,700

42,200

36,400

24,700

48,200

51,700

51,000

50,000

50,200

50,300

50,700

51,400

52,100

48,600

40,300

37,400

32,50^1

32,300

39,800

29,600

37,700

Minimum

33,000

42,000

49,400

16,400

44, 500

71,900

50,500

23^400

13,600

12,400

34,600

48, 100

12,400

June

39,300

42,200

37,300

38,700

48,400

50,100

51,600

50,500

50,800

43,800

31,600

45,300

48,900

46,400

43,500

40,400

31,200

28,800

30,700

35,200

34,800

37,200

40,700

35,800

:13,600

38,200

38,800

38,800

40,500

37,700

-

Mean

47,930

63,700

81,43C

69,320

146 , 80C

188, 70C

103, 700

39,310

42,130

_ *_ .

46^070

71,700

75,220

July

36,500

?12,400

23,400

214,300

31,500

32,900

30,800

40,600

29,600

31,700

31,700

29,200

27,000

36,800

41,800

46,700

46,800

47,500

48,400

49,500

50,000

49,100

35,700

40,000

42,300

42,100

50,000

51,800

57,100

58,800

61,000

Aug.

61,700

62,200

56,900

50,500

50,200

36,400

42,900

43,900

43,700

45,300

52,600

52,100

51,700

36,000

34,600

40,000

46,500

44,500

46,300

49,900

37,900

37,100

38,100

36,300

40,300

45,600

51,400

38,600

43,300

51,200

60,400

Per square 

mile

_

2.27

Sept.

70,400

69,400

77,400

93,200

93,000

91,200

86,100

85,700

91,000

90,500

95,400

99,700

100,000

99,700

87,900

70,000

62,700

58,000

52,700

52,600

53,400

53,600

49,900

50,500

53,500

53,700

53,700

53,900

54,100

48,100

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

28. 39

_

30.81

e Extreme regulation; 

and inflow.

discharge computed on basis of records for Pickwick Dam, adjusted for storage
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 547

Tennessee River near Paducah, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°01<ll", long. 88°16'50", at Gilbertsville, Marshall 

County, 3,500 feet downstream from Kentucky Dam, 2.3. miles upstream from Shadie Creek, 

and 16 miles east of Paducah, MeCracken County. Auxiliary water-stage recorder, lat. 

37°02'15", long. 88°31'50", at bridge on U. S. Highway 60, 1 mile upstream from Clarks 

River, 3 miles southeast of Paducah, 5.3 miles upstream from mouth, and 16.3 miles downstream from "base gage. Datum of each gage is 286.35 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area. 40,200 square miles.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 11 years, 62,870 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 408,000 second-feet Feb. 3; maximum gage height, 

bb.ag feet Feb. 13; minimum daily discharge, 16,700 second-feet July 9; minimum gage 

height, 13.60 feet July 9.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 500,000 second-feet Feb. 17, 1948; maximum gage height, 

that of Feb. 13, 1950; minimum daily discharge, 500 second-feet Sept. 7, 1944; minimum 

gage height observed, 10.63 feet Jan. 13, 1942.

Remarks.--Records good. Backwater from Ohio River and dam 52; discharge computed using 

rail as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor. Flow regulated by 

many reservoirs above station. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1950 

are given in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

49,200

35,600

50,200

51,500

53,100

50,OOO

49,600

56,300

56,100

52,700

54,800

55,500

55,400

54,600

54,000

43,800

47,800

47,800

50,800

51,200

50,900

51,100

37,300

51,300

53,800

53,^00

54,000

53,600

48,700

36,900

65,900

Nov.

104,000

134,000

128,000

107,000

106 , 000

105,000

106 , 000

108,000

94,900

72,600

61,500

62,100

62,500

57,900

50 , 500

49,200

50,300

48,800

48,900

40,000

55,900

55,900

56,100

56,900

56,500

44,200

41,300

55,000

59,100

63,000

-

Dec.

64,200

60,000

55,700

56,400

56,500

56,100

55,800

56,500

54,200

55,200

55,300

80,500

128,000

160,000

151,000

149,000

146,000

141,000

126,000

104,000

112,000

123,000

117,000

120,000

124,000

122,000

119,000

113,000

113,000

112,000

107,000

Jan.

84,600

66,200

81,000

109,000

154,000

225,000

259,000

252,000

233,000

262,000

301,000

306 , 000

307,000

260,000

135,000

110,000

84,900

97,400

99,900

96,600

100,000

99,500

113,000

144,000

201,000

247,000

245,000

263,000

300,000

335,000

360,000

Month

October ..........................

November ... .....................

December ....... .................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ........... ........ .......

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

373,000

392,000

398,000

379,000

359 , 000

319,000

281,000

277,000

280,000

288,000

200,000

282,000

253,000

214,000

212,000

218,000

223,000

226,000

231,000

249 , 000

279,000

299,000

301,000

297,000

239,000

155 , 000

134,000

130,000

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,576,50(

2,141,10

3,093,40

31,036,60(

5,931,10(

7,568,OOC

4,120,70C

1,207,OOC

1,659,90C

1,404,90C

1,408,30C

1,692,50C

2,651,40C

34,454, 80C

Mar.

119,000

113,000

ilOl.OOO

OO3,UOO

1103,000

1302,000

0.03,000

399,200

90,500

78,100

78,200

79,100

114,000

211,000

262,000

272,000

273,000

260,000

257,000

251,000

222,000

153,000

76,600

54,500

52,800

52,600

87,500

109,000

91,800

78,200

73,600

Apr.

71,200

69,200

67,600

68,400

54,300

50, 100

50,000

46,300

45,500

44,200

49,100

45,000

40,400

42,300

28,500

23,600

35,300

30,800

33,300

34,800

29,200

24,500

23,200

26,700

26,200

25,500

26,500

26,000

33,300

36,000

-

Maximum

* 65,900

) 134,000

> 160,000

) 341,000

5 360,000

3 398,000

) 273,000

) 71,200

71,600

> 54,700

) 69,300

69 ,400

) 134,000

398,000

May

45,600

47,600

53,400

51,200

53,500

53,300

54,300

66,400

71,600

66,600

55,600

52,800

53,000

54,600

55,400

53,700

54,800

53,900

53,400

57,000

63,200

64,200

56,800

54,500

54,400

54,200

50,600

30,000

36,500

43,800

44,000

Minimum

35,600

40,000

54,200

22,200

66, 2OO

130,000

52,600

23.200

30,000

33,600

16,700

40,200

51,800

16,700

June

48,500

49 , 800

38,200

38,800

51,000

52,800

52,800

53,700

53,900

54,500

53,900

54,500

54,600

54,700

53,800

53,000

53,400

33,600

36,400

36,800

36,700

40,500

41,700

45,000

42,300

45,100

42,300

42,000

47,000

43,600

-

Mean

50,85C 

71,37C

99.79C

85.03C

191 300

270^ 30C

40^230

53,550

46,830

45,430

54,600

88,380

94,400

July

27,000

26,800

32,500

26,200

26,200

32,200

28,400

24,500

516,700

40,300

44,200

42,400

39,400

40, 300

34,500

32,000

46,600

47,600

47,100

47,800

53,500

57,500

56,800

61,000

9f,300

69,300

67,90»

68,000

68,100

68,100

68,100

Aug.

69,000

69,400

64, 700

60,600

59,900

62,800

55,900

52,500

53,000

50,200

52,200

52,100

40,200

41,200

50,900

53,400

51,400

52 , 500

52,400

53,200

52,400

52,900

52,800

53,400

53,300

53,200

52,700

53,300

53,300

53,600

64, 100

Per square 

mile

_

-

-

2.12

_

-

2.35

Sept.

88,800

113,000

128,000

134,000

130,000

128,000

116,000

117,000

130,000

131,000

132,000

132,000

124,000

92,700

75, 300

76,800

76,500

71,200

59,600

59,600

57,000

54,600

53,500

53,000

52,100

51,800

56,500

53, 300

53,300

53,800

-

Runoff in 

inches

28 71

_

31.87

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Kentucky Dam. 

e Extreme regulation; discharge computed on basis of records for Kentucky Dam.

238383 O - 53 - 36
548 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Tennessee River Basin

Douglas Reaervoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35 0 57'40", long. 85° 32' 20" , at Douglas Dam 

on French .broad River, 65- miles north of Sevierville, Sevier County, Term. Datum of 

gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Drainage area, 

4,541 square miles. Records available, February 1943 to September 1950. Maximum contents during year, 703,600 second-foot-days Sept. 14 (elevation, 998.13 feet); minimum, 

87,800 second-foot-days Jan. 6 (elevation, 931.72 feet); maximum contents during period 

1943-50, 760,000 second-foot-days July 25, 1949; minimum (after first filling), 50,600 

second-foot-days Jan. 27, 1948 (elevation, 921.08 feet).

Reservoir formed by concrete main dam and 10 saddle dams. Spillway equipped with 

11 taintor gates, 32 feet high by 40 feet wide and 8 sluice gates 10 feet high-by 5.67 

feet wide. Closure of dam was made Feb. 19, 1943, water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 25, 1943. Total capacity at elevation 1,002.00 feet (top of 

gates) is 763,400 second-foot-days, of which 715,800 second-foot-days is controlled 

storage above elevation 920.00 feet (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, 

flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Fort Loudoiin Reservoir. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°47'30", long. 84°14 I 35", at Fort 

Loudoun Dam on Tennessee River, 1 mile northeast of Lenoir City, Loudoun County, Term. 

Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area, 9,550 square miles. Records available, July 1943 to September 1950. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 189,000 second-foot-days Oct. 31; maximum elevation, 

814.44 feet May 14; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 138,000 second-foot-days Jan. 12; minimum 

elevation, 806".20 feet Feb. 27. Maximum elevation during period 1943-50, 815.00 feet 

Sept. 11, 1943, May 14, 1945; minimum (after first filling), 805.72 feet Jan. 20, 1944. 

Contents based on backwater profile.

Seservoir formed by concrete dam with earth embankment. Spillway equipped with 14 

taintor gates 32 feet'high by 40 feet wide. Closure of dam was made Aug. 2, 1943; water 

in reservoir first reached ordinary minimum pool elevation Sept. 4, 1943. Total level 

pool capacity at elevation 815.00 feet (top of gates) is 194,900 second-foot-days, of 

which 55,100 second-foot-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 807.00 feet 

(minimum navigation pool). 'Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. 

Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Watts Bar Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°37'13", long. 84°47'00", at Watts Bar 

JJam on Tennessee River, 6.5 miles southeast of Spring City, Rhea County, Term., and 72.4 

miles downstream from Fort Loudoun Dam. Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936. Drainage area, 17,310 square miles. Records available, October 1941 to September 1950, Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 568,000 

second-foot-days May 15; maximum elevation, 744.90 feet May 15; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 385,000'second-foot-days Dec. 29; minimum elevation, 734.37 feet Dec. 29. Maximum elevation during period 1941-50, 745.12 feet Mar. 9, 1942; minimum (after first 

filling), 733.44 feet Mar. 20, 1945. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with 20 taintor gates 32 feet high by 40 feet wide, also one 2-seetion leaf 

trashway gate 16.3 feet high by 24 feet wide. Storage began with partial closure Dee. 

12, 1941, and final closure Jan. 1, 1942; water in reservoir first reached minimum navigation pool elevation Feb. 17, 1942. Total level pool capacity at elevation 745.0 feet 

(top of gates) Is 570,700 second-foot-days, of which 190,400 second-foot-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 735.0 feet (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir 

is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Chickamauga Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°06'07", long. 85°13 I 42", at Chiekamauga Dam on Tennessee River, 5-p miles northeast of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn., 

and 58.9 miles downstream from Watts Bar Dam. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Drainage area, 20,790 square miles. Records available, October 1939 to September 1950. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 353,000 second-foot-days May 19; 

maximum elevation, 685,37 feet May 20; minimum' 12 p.m. contents, 196,000 second-footdays Jan. 3; minimum elevation, 674.33 feet Feb. 12. Maximum elevation during period 

1939-50, 685.37 feet May 20, 1950; minimum (after first filling), 673.27 feet Jan. 21, 

1942. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed/by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with 18 2-section lift gates 40.44 feet high by 40 feet wide. Storage began 

Feb. 6, 1940; water in reservoir first reached minimum navigation pool elevation Mar. 

10, 1940. Total level pool capacity at elevation 685.44 feet (top of gates) is 355,600 

second-foot-days, of which 166,100 second-foot-days is controlled flood storage above 

elevation 675.0 feet (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood 

control, and power. Records furnished by Tennesee Valley Authority.

Hales Bar Reservoir . Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°02>48", long. 85°32'20", at Hales Bar 

Dam on Tennessee River, 5-5: miles southeast of Jasper, Marion County, Tenn., 8.5 miles 

upstream from Sequatchie River, and 39.9 miles downstream from Chickamauga Dam. Datum 

of gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Drainage 

area, 21,790 square miles. Records available, October 1914 to September 1950. Maximum 

12 p.m. contents during year, 105,000 second-foot-days Feb. 2; maximum elevation, 634.1 

feet May 4; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 67,000 second-'foot-days many times in May, June, 

July; minimum elevation, 630.7 feet July 7. Maximum elevation during period 1914-50, 

642.8 feet Mar. 8, 1917; minimum (after first filling), 619.0 feet Apr. 16, 1918. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with earth embankments containing concrete core 

walls. Spillway, with crest at 616.0 feet, equipped with 17 taintor gates 19 feet high 

by 40 feet wide, and one trash gate 5.5 feet high by 15 feet wide. Prior to July 1948, 

spillway with crest elevation at 626.25 feet, equipped with flashboards 3 feet high 

until July 1944 and 5 feet high thereafter. Dam completed and storage began Oct. 13, 

1913. Capacity of reservoir has been considerably reduced by silting. Total level pool 

capacity at elevation 634.0 feet (maximum allowable pool) is'77,800 second-foot-days, 

of which 6,600 second-foot-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 632.0 feet 

(minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. 

Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.
TENNESSEE RIVER BA3IM 549

Guntersville Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°25'17", long. 86°23'34", in powerhouse at Uuntersviile Dam on Tennessee River in sec. 14, T. 7 S., R. 2 E., 11 miles 

northwest of Guntersville, Ala., and 82.1 miles downstream frori Hales Bar Dam. Datura of 

gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929. Drainage area, 24,450 square miles. Records 

available, October 1933 to September 1950. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 

607,000 second-foot-days Mar. 14; maximjm elevation, 595.56 feet June 5; minimum 12 

D.m. -ontents, 435,000 second-foot-days Apr. 10; minimum elevation, 592.39 feet Jan. 

31. Maximum elevation during period 1939-50, 596.29 feet Mar. 2, 1944; minimum (after 

start of operation plan in April 1940), 592.00 feet, Dec. 10, 1940. Contents based on 

backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with 18 2-section lift gates 40.44 feet high by 50 feet wide. Darn completed 

and storage began Jan. 16, 1939: water in reservoir first reached minimum navigation 

pool elevation Jan. 27, 1939. Total level pool capacity at elevation 595.44 feet (top 

of gates) is 513,600 second-foot-days, of which 82,100 second-foot-days is controlled 

flood storage above elevation 593.0 feet (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used 

for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Wheeler Reservoir .--Water-stage recorder-, lat. 34°47'52", long. 87°22'51", at Wheeler Dam 

on Tennessee River, in SW-j sec. 9, T. 3 S., R. 8 W., 0.9 mile upstream from Big Nance 

Creek, 29.5 miles downstream from Decatur, Ala., and 74.1 miles downstream from Guntersville Dam. Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929. Drainage area, 29,590 

square miles. Records available, October 1936 to September 1950. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 664,000 second-foot-days Mar. 15; maximum elevation, 556.50 feet 

June 6; minimum It p. m. contents, 414,000 second-foot-days Jan. 4; minimum elevation, 

549.47 feet Dec. 27. Maximum elevation during period 1936-50, 557.32 feet Mar. 1, 1944; 

minijnum (after start of operation plan in August 1937), 548.92 feet Nov. 1, 1937. Contents "based on ba3kwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with 60 taintor gates 15 feet high by 40 feet 

wide and 2 trashway gates 6 feet high by 37.5 feet wide. Storage began Oct. 3, 1936; 

water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Dec. 10, 1936. Total level pool 

capacity at elevation 556.28 feet (top of gates) is 580,000 second-foot-days, of which 

175,200 second-foot-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 550.0 feet (ordinary minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Wilson Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°47'46", long. 87°37'27", in SEij sec. 18, 

'r. 3 S., K. 10 W., at cooling water intake at Wilson Dam on Tennessee River, 2.9 miles 

southeast of Florence, Ala., 4.1 miles upstream from Cypress Creek, and 15.5 miles 

downstream from Wheeler Dam. Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929. Drainage 

area, 30,750 square miles. Records available, August 1926 to September 1950. Maximum 

contents during year, 285,300 second-foot-days May 16 (elevation, 508.09 feet); minimum, 

251,600 second-foot-days Mar. 6 (elevation, 503.78 feet). Maximum contents during 

period 1926-50, 287,400 second-foot-days Feb. 11, 1948 (elevation. 508.35 feet); minimum, 233,200 second-foot-days Apr. 6, 19S7 (elevation, 501.3 feet).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam with fixed ogee crest. Spillway equipped 

with 58 Stoney gates 20.54 (18.77 prior to June 1941) feet high by 38 feet wide. Storage began Apr'. 14, 1924. Total capacity at elevation 507.88 feet (top of gates) is 

283,600 second-foot-days of which 26,500 second-foot-days is controlled flood storage 

above elevation 504.50'feet (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood 

control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Pickwick Landing Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°04I16", long. 88°15'04", at

Pickwick Landing Dam on Tennessee River, \\ miles north of town of Pickwick Dam, Hardin 

County, Tenn., 6.1 niles upstream from Lick Creek, and 52 miles downstream from Wilson 

Dam. Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929. Drainage area, 32,820 square 

miles. Records available, October 1937 to September 1950. Maximum 12p.m. contents 

during year, 517,000 second-foot-days Jan. 9; maximum elevation, 416.34 feet May 17; 

minimum 12 p.m. contents, 347,000 second-foot-days Jan. 1; minimum elevation, 407.90 

feet Feb. 22. Maximum elevation during period 1937-50, 419.49 feet Mar. 30, 1944; minimum (after first filling), 407.12 feet Dec. 18, 1944. Contents based on backwater 

profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with 22 2-section lift gates 40 feet high by 40 feet wide, one of which is 

used as a trash gate. Dam completed and storage began Feb. 7, 1938; water in reservoir 

first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 18, 1938". Total level pool capacity at elevation 418.0 feet (top of gates) is 550,200 second-foot-days, of which 210,900 secondfoot-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 408.0 feet (minimum navigation 

pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished 

by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Kentucky Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°00 I 45", long. 880 16'12", at Kentucky Dam 

on Tennessee Klver at Gilbertsville, Marshall County, Ky. Datum of gage is mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Drainage area, 40,200 square miles. Records available, July 1944 

to September 1950. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 2,350,000 second-foot-days 

Jan. 24; maximum elevation, 368.81 feet Jan. 24; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 1,010,000 

second-foot-days Dec. 1; minimum elevation, 351.50 feet Jan. 14. Maximum elevation during period 1944-50, that of Jan. 24, 1950; minimum (after first filling) 349.20 feet 

Jan, 22, 1947. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with 24 lift gates 50 feet high by 40 feet wide. 

Storage began Aug. 16, 1944, and final closure was made Aug. 30, 1944. Water in reservoir reached minimum pool elevation Apr. 7, 1945. Total level pool capacity at elevation 375.0 feet (top of gates) is 3,026,300 second-foot-days, of which 2,022,100 secondfoot-days is controlled storage above 354.0 feet (ordinary minimum pool). Reservoir is 

used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley 

Authority.
550 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Tennessee River Basin Continued

Cherokee Reservoir .--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°10'00", long. 33°29'55", at Cheroizee 

JJan on Ho is ton River, 0.3 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 92, 2.7 miles upstream from Mill Spring Creek, and 2.8 miles north of Jefferson City, Jefferson Comity, 

Tenn. Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936. Drainage area, 3,429 square miles. Records available, December 1941 to September 1950. Maximum contents during year, 688,000 second-foot-days June 12 (elevation, 

1,068.21 feet); minimum, 187,400 second-foot-days Jan. 12 (elevation, 1,015.94 feet). 

Maximum contents during period 1941-50, 779,400 second-foot-days May 11, 1944 (elevation, 1,074.37 feet); minimum (after first filling) 48,800 second-foot-days Jan. 3U, 

1948 (elevation, 980.94 feet).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with 9 radial gates 32 feet high by 40 feet wide. Storage began Dec. 5, 1941; 

water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 6, 1942. Total capacity 

at elevation 1,075.0 feet (top of gates), is 789,200 second-foot-days, of which 742,700 

second-foot-days is controlled storage above elevation 980.0 feet (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Watauga Reservoir. Water-stage recorder, lat. 360 19i20", long. 82°07'16", at Watauga Dam 

on Watauga River, 5 miles east of Elisabethton, Carter County, Tenn. Datum of gage is 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Drainage ares., 463 

square miles. Records available, December 1948 to September 1950. Maximum contents 

during year, 285,900 second-foot-days June 24 (elevation, 1,958.58 feet); minimum, 

205,000 second-foot-days Dec. 22 (elevation, 1,931.01 feet). Maximum contents during 

period 1948-50, that of June 24, 1950; minimum (after first filling), that of Dec. 22, 

1949.

Reservoir is formed by rock and rolled earth-fill dam. Spillway in uncontrolled 

morning-glory type 128 feet in diameter with 6 piers 3 feet wide to guide flow spilling 

into a concrete-lined shaft and tunnel 34 feet in diameter. Closure of dam was made 

Dec. 1, 1948; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Dec. 31, 1943. 

Total capacity at elevation 1,975.00 feet (spillway crest) is 342,200 second-foot-days, 

of which 316,200 second-foot-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,815.00 feet 

(minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood contrul, and power. Records 

furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Funtana Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°27'07", long. 83°48'18", at Fontana Dam 

on Little Tennessee River, 5.8 miles upstream from Twenty Mile Creek, 9.0 miles north 

of Robbinsville, Graham County, N. C., and 9.5 miles upstream from Cheoah Dam. Datum 

of gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Drainage 

area, 1,571 square miles. Records available, November 1344 to September 1950. Maximum contents during year, 667,000 second-foot-days Oct. 1 (elevation, 1,698.13 feet); 

minimum, 338,600 second-foot-days Jan. 4 (elevation, 1,614.74 feet). Maximum contents 

during period 1944-50, 722,300 second-foot-days July 23, 1949 (elevation, 1,706.31 

feet); minimum (after first filling), 185,300 second-foot-days Jan. 30, 1943 (elevation, 

1,549,42 feet).

Reservoir is formed by gravity non-overflow type concrete dam. Spillway equipped 

with 4 radial gates, 35 feet high by 35 feet wide. Storage began Nov. 7, 1944: dam completed in March 1945; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 16, 

1945. Total capacity at elevation 1,710.0 feet (top of gates) is 728,200 second-footdays, of which 583.500 second-foot-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,525.0 

feet (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Hantahala Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°11'56", long. 83°39'17", at Nantahala 

Dam on Uantahaia River, 4.2 miles southeast of Topton, Cherokee County, N. C., and 5.5 

miles upstream from Whiteoak Creek. Datum of gage is a local datum which is 122.16 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Drainage 

area, 91.0 square miles. Records available, October 1944 to September 1950. Maximum 

contents during year, 70,200 second-foot-days Jan. 19 (elevation, 2,890.29 feet); minimum, 54,400 second-foot-days Oct. 29 (elevation, 2,869.32 feet). Maximum contents during period 1944-50, that of Jan. 19, 1950; minimum, 14,300 second-foot-days Oct. 24, 

1947 (elevation, 2,788.60 feet).

Reservoir is formed by rock-fill dam with side channel gate-controlled spillway supplemented by fuse-plug dam. Dam completed and storage began Jan. 30, 1942; water ir 

reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 16, 1942. Total capacity at elevation 2,890.0 feet (top of gates) is 69,900 second-foot-days, of which 63,300 secondfoot-days is controlled storage above elevation 2,760.0 feet (minimum pod). Reservoir 

ie used for flood control and power. Gage-height record furnished by the Aluminum <^o. 

of America; level storage records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Thorpe Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°11'57", long. 83°09 I 15", at Thorpe Dam 

on West Fork Tuckasegee River, 2.3 miles northwest of Glenville, Jackson County, N. C., 

and 3.0 miles upstream from Shoal Creek. Datum of gage is a local datum which is 

391.75 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1939, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area, 36.7 square miles. Records available, October 1944 to September 1950 

(prior to October 1943, published as Glenville Reservoir). Maximum contents daring 

year, 35,700 second-foot-days Mar. 13 (elevation, 3,100.01 feet); minimum, 29,200 

second-foot-days Oct. 29 (elevation, 3,090.64 feet). Maximum contents during period 

1944-50, 35,700 second-foot-days Mar. 28, 1946, Mar. 13, 1950; maximum elevation, that 

of Mar. 13, 1950; minimum, 7,700 second-foot-days Oct. 15, 1947 (elevation, 3,043.13 

feet) .

Reservoir is formed by earth and rock dam and six 40-foot fuse-plug dams. Side 

channel spillway equipped with 2 taintor gates 12 feet high by 25 feet long. Dam completed and storage began Feb. 12, 1941. Water in reservoir first reached minimum pool 

elevation Mar. 15, 1941. Total capacity at elevation 3,100.0 feet (top of gates) is 

35,70u second-foot-days, of which 33,600 second-foot-days is controlled storage above 

elevation 3,025.0 feet (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for flood control and power. 

Gage-height record furnished by Aluminum Co. of America; level storage records furnished 

by Tennessee Valley Authority.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 551

?ianteetlah Reservoir Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°22'38", long. 33°52'33", at SauteetlahJJam on Cheoah River, 1 mile downstream from Sauteetlah Creel:, 5.5 miles northwest 

of Robbinsville, Graham Comity, II. C.. and 9.3 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of 

gage is a local datum which is 122.92 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Drainage area, 176 square miles. Records available, October 1946 to September 1950. Maximum contents during year, 71,500 second-foot-days 

Mar. 22 (elevation, 1,311.09 feet); minimum, 34,900 second-foot-days Oct. 16 (elevation, 

1.776.97 feet). Maximum contents during period 1946-50, 80,100 second-foot-days Feb. 4, 

1949 (elevation, 1,817.19 feet): minimum, 18,100 secuiid-foot-dajs Dec. 6, 1947 (elevation, 1,751.97 feet) .

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity and arch dam with concrete spillway controlled witli 6 taintor gates 12 feet high by 25 feet wide. Dam completed and storage 

began Dec. 7, 1927. Water in reservoir first reached minimum puol elevation June 1928. 

Total capacity at elevation 1,817.00 feet (top of gates) is 79,800 second-foot-days, of 

which 67,200 second-fuot-days it controlled storage above 1.740.08 feet (minimum pool). 

Reservoir is used for power", (rage-height record furnished by Aluminum Co. of America: 

level storage records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

supplementary adjustment of 1936. Elevations given herein are referred to adjustment 

of 1912. Drainage areas 2,912 square miles. Records available June 1935 to September 

1950. Maximum contents during year, 1,011,900 second-foot-days Aug. 7 (elevation, 

1,015.81 feet); minimum, 469,400 second-foot-days Jan. 3 (elevation, 977.95 feet). Max1340 (elevation, 934.76 feet).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam with 3 drum gates 100 feet wide by 14 

feet high. Darn was completely closed and placed in operation Mar. 4, 1936; water in 

reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Mar. 34, 1936. Total capacity at elevation 1,034.0 feet (top of gates) is 1,294,200 second-foot-days, of which 1,150,000 

second-foot-days is controlled storage above elevation 930.00 feet (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

'"hatuge Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°01'01", long, 83°47'28", at Chatuge Dam 

011 Hiwassee Kiver, 2.0 miles upstream from Hyatt Mill Creek, 2.5 miles downstream from 

Georgia-tlorth Carolina State line, and 2.5 niles southeast of Hayesville, Clay County, 

U. C. Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area, 189 square miles. Records available, February 1942 to September 1950. 

Maximum contents during year, 103,000 second-foot-days Apr. 9 (elevation, 1,921.45 

feet), minimum, 61,500 second-foot-days Sept. 30 (elevation, 1,905.38 feet). Maximum 

contents during period 1942-50, 124,200 secund-fcot-days Apr. 20, 1943 (elevation. 

1.927.80 feet); minimum (after first filling), 9,400 second-foot-days Sept. 5, 1947 

(elevation, 1.860.11 feet),

Reservoir is formed by a rolled earth-Iill_dam with side channel spillway equipped 

with flashboards. Storage began Feb. 12, 1942; water in reservoir first reached minimum 

pool elevation Feb. 26, 1942. Total capacity at elevation 1,928.0 feet (top of flashboards) is 124,900 second-foot-days, of which 115,600 second-foot-days is controlled 

storage above elevation 1,860.0 feet (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, 

flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Hiwassee Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°09'05", long. 84°10'40", at Hiwassee 

Dam on .Hiwassee River, a third of a mile northwest of village of Hiwassee Dam, Cherokee 

County, H. C., and 3.9 miles upstream from Shoal Creek. Datum of gage is mean sea 

level, preliminary adjustment of 1929. Subtract 0.63 foot from all elevations to reduce to datum of 1929. supplementary adjustment of 1936. Drainage area, 968 square 

miles. Records available, October 1939 to September 1950. _ Maximum contents during 

year, 215.600 second-foot-days July 29 (elevation 1,524.35 feet); minimum, 70,700 

second-foot-days Jan. 7 (elevation', 1,452.17 feet). Maximum contents during period 

1939-50, 220,700 second-foot-days Apr. 24, 1944 (elevation, 1,526.43 feet); minimum 

(after first filling), 35,800 second-foot-days Jan. 28, 1948 (elevation, 1,413.41 feet).

Reservoir is formed by gravity overflow concrete dam with 7 taintor gates 23 feet 

high by 32 feet long. Slight storage began Apr. 13, 1939, during construction; systematic storage operation began Jan. 14, 1940; dam completed February 1940; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 23, 1940. Total capacity at elevation 

1,526.5 feet (top of gates) is 220,800 second-foot-days, of'which 183,800 second-footdays is controlled storage above elevation 1,415.U feet (minimum pool). Reservoir is 

used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Apalachia Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°10'04", long. 34°17'49", at Apalachia 

Dam on Hiwassee River in Cherokee County, N. C., 0.1 mile upstream from North Carolina-

_L,^UC'.OJ it-eu;. iviaA_uiiiuiL coiiutfiiuK uur^iig pel _LOU J-^HG-GU , ou,^uo oecuiiu-i uuu-uti^ t rcu. 

10, 1946 (elevation 1,281.23 feet); minimum (after first filling), 19,900 second-footdays July 27, 1943 (elevation, 1,261.45 feet).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway equipped with 10 radial gates. 

Storage began Feb. 14, 1943; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation 

Feb. 21, 1943. Total capacity at elevation 1,280.00 feet (top of gates) is 29,500 

aecond-foot-days, of which 18,000 second-foot-days is controlled storage above elevation 

1,240.00 feet (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and 

power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.
552 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Nottely Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat_. 34 0 57'29", long. 84°05'22'', at Hottely Dan 

on JNottely River , 1.3 miles upstream from Dooley Creek, 1.8 miles west of Ivylug, Union 

County, Ga., and 2.5 miles upstream from Georgia-Worth Carolina State line. Datum of 

gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Drainage area, 

214 square miles. Records available, January 1942 to September 1950. Maximum contents 

during year, 64,300 second-foot-days Apr. 7 (elevation, 1,764.42 feet); minimum, 33,400 

second-foot-days Sept. 30 (elevation, 1,738.58 feet). Maximum contents during period 

1942-50, 94,100 second-foot-days Apr. 20, 1943 (elevation, 1,780.50 feet); minimum 

(after first filling), 200 eecond-foot-days Oct. 6, 1947 (elevation, 1,638.6 feet). 

Reservoir is formed by rock and rolled earth-fill dam with side channel spillway 

equipped with flashboards. Storage began Jan. 24, 1942; water in reservoir first 

reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 26, 1942. Total capacity at elevation 1,760.00 feet 

(top of flashboards) is 93,000 second-foot-days, of which 92,800 second-foot-Jays is controlled storage above elevation 1,640.00 feet (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for 

navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Blue Ridge Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°52'52", long. 84°lt'49", 400 feet upstream from Blue Ridge Dan un Toccoa River and Z\ miles northeast of Blue Ridge, Farmin 

County, Ga. To convert elevations given herein tu datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936, 0.18 fuot should be subtracted. Drainage area, 232 square miles. Records available, December 1930 to September 1950. Maximum contents during year, 100,200 

second-foot-days Mar. 13 (elevation, 1,690.40 feet); minimum, 53,400 second-foot-days 

Sept. 29 (elevation, I,s5£.71 feet). Maximum 12 p.m. contents during period 1930-50, 

100,900 second-foot-davs Feb. 11, 1946 (elevation, 1,690.33 feet); minimum (after first 

filling), 8,900 second-foot-days Feb. 6, 1940 (elevation, 1,594.21 feet).

Reservoir is formed by earth dim. Spillway equipped with 5 taintor gates 15 feet 

high by 22 feet wide. Dam completed and storage began Dec. 6, 1930. Total capacity at 

elevation 1,690.0 feet (top of gates) is 99,600 second-foot-days, of whicli 92,300 

second-foot-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,590.0 feet (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Ocoee Mo. 3 Reservoir .--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°02'25", long. 64°28'Oij", at Ocoee 

Wo. 3 Dam on Ocoee River, 5 miles west of Ducktown, Polk County, Tenii. Datum of gage 

is 1,410.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936; 

gage readings have been adjusted to mean sea level. Drainage area, 496 square miles. 

Records available, October 1942 to September 1950. Maximum contents during year, 6,500 

second-foot-days Oct. C (elevation, 1,436.94 feet); minimum, 2,400 second-foot-days May 

8 (elevation, 1,415.88 feet); maximum contents during period 1942-50, 7,800 second-footdays (elevation, 1,436.7 feet, estimated) Jan. 8, 1946; minimum 12 p.m. contents (after 

first filling), 1,100 second-fout-days Apr. 3, 1943 (elevation, 1,394.95 feet).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam. Spillway with crest at elevation 1,412.00 

equipped with 7 taintor gates 23 feet high and 32 feet wide. Storage began Aug. 15, 

1942; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Dec. 28, 1942. Capacity 

of reservoir has been considerably reduced by silting; revised capacity table used after 

Sept. 30, 1946. Total capacity at elevation', 1,435.00 feet (top of gates) is 5,900 

second-foot-days, of which 3,700 second-foot-days is controlled storage above elevation 

1,413.00 feet (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

__ . 

Records available, June 1914 to September

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Jan. 11, 30, 1940; minimum 12 p.m. elevation, 814.9 feet Dec. 14, 1934.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with. 347 feet of spillway. Spillway is equipped 

with 4 flood gates 7 feet high by 20 feet wide and 265 feet of flashboards about 5 2/3 

feet high. Crest of spillway is 1.0 foot lower under gates. Darn completed and storage

furnished by Tennessee Valley AuthorOther reservoirs.--The following smaller reservoirs in the Tennessee River Basin are 

described below,But records of contents are not published herein:

Lake Walters on Pigeon River near Waterville, N. C., with total capacity of 12,700 secondfoot-days, of which 10,300 second-foot-days is controlled storage.

Lake Davy Crockett on Nolichucky River at Nolichucky Dam, Term., with total capacity of 

a.ovo second-root-days,of which 4,060 second-foot-days is controlled storage.

Cheoah Reservoir on Little Tennessee River at Cheoah, N. C., with total capacity of 17,700 

second-fcot-days, of which 3,700 second-foot-days is controlled storage.

Calderwood Reservoir on Little Tennessee River at Calderwood, Tenn., with total capacity 

or i'0,800 second-foot-days of which 2,060 second-foot-days is controlled storage.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 553

Monthly elevation and contents of reservoirs in Tennessee River Basin, 

water year October 1949 to September 1950

Date

Calendar 

year 1949. .

Water year 

1949-50. . . .

Date

Calendar 

year 1949. .

Water year 

1949-50. . . .

Date

Dec. 31. .....

Calendar 

year 1949. .

Water year 

1949-50. . . .

Date

Sept. 30. .....

Dec. 31......

Calendar 

year 1949. .

Feb. 28! ..... 

Mar. 31. ..... 

Apr. 30...... 

May 31. ..... 

June 30. ..... 

July 31 ...... 

Aug. 31...... 

Sept. 30. .....

Water year 

1949-50. . . .

Douglas Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

982.32 

968.39 

963.53 

934.96

-

955.04 

950.63 

968.96 

960.06 

977.10 

989.35 

966.32 

991.81 

994.10

-

Contents 

( secondfoot - 

days)

491,700 

341,800 

296,500 

102,100

225,800 

193,400 

347,400 

266,300 

432,000 

579,700 

676,700 

612,800 

644,700

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

( secondfoot - 

days)

-149,900 

-45,300 

-194,400

-55,500

+123,700 

-32,400 

+154,000 

-81,100 

+165,700 

+147,700 

+97,000 

-63,900 

+31 , 900

+153,000

Chickamauga Reservoir*

681.16

681.62 

677.05 

675.30

-

676.92 

676.50 

678.18 

682.14 

682.54 

683.55 

682.28 

681.64 

679.07

-

281,000 

293,000 

224,000 

203,000

-

267,000 

215,000 

234,000 

295,000 

302,000 

320,000 

298,000 

287,000 

246,000

-

+12,000 

-69,000 

-21,000

-15,000

+64,000 

-52,000 

+19.0CD 

+61,000 

+7,000 

+18,000 

-22,000 

-11,000 

-41,000

-35,000

Wheeler Reservoir*

551.42 

551.05 

550.96 

550.00

-

551.49 

550.67 

553.75 

556.09 

555.25 

555.80 

554.94 

554.07 

550.95

-

448,000 

464,000 

439,000 

420,000

-

484,000 

436,000 

508,000 

575,000 

550,000 

565,000 

542,000 

513,000 

433,000

-

+16,000 

-25,000 

-19,000

-45,000

+64,000 

-48,000 

+7 2 , 000 

+67,000 

-25,000 

+15,000

-80,000

-15,000

Kentucky Reservoir*

354.95 

354.47 

354.08 

353.90

-

358.25 

353.69 

355.94 

358.83 

358.83 

358.44 

357.70 

357.69 

355.60

-

1,067,000 

1,094,000 

1,022,000 

1,041,000

-

1,669,000 

,041,000 

,137,000 

,348,000 

,340,000 

,301,000 

,266,000 

,252,000 

,108,000

-

. 

+27,000 

-72,000 

+19,000

-81,000

+628,000 

-628,000 

+96,000 

+211,000 

-8,000 

-39,000 

-35,000 

-14,000 

-144,000

+41,000

Fort Loudoun Reservoir*

Elevation 

(feet)t

812.06 

814.16 

809.83 

807.21

-

807 . 47 

807 . 90 

808.00 

813.27 

813.27 

812.68 

812.10 

812.10 

812.28

-

Contents 

(secondfoot - 

days)

174,000 

189,000 

158,000 

141,000

-

144,000 

146,000 

146,000 

182,000 

182,000 

177,000 

173,000 

174,000 

175,000

-

Change in 

contents

during 

month

footdays)

+15,000 

-31,000 

-17,000

-4,000

+3,000 

+2,000 

0 

+36,000 

0 

-5,000 

-4,000 

+1,000 

+1,000

+1,000

Hales Bar Reservoir*

633.9 

634.0 

633.9 

632.0

-

631.0 

632.0 

634.0 

634.0 

£31.0 

£30. 9 

631.4 

631.4 

631.2

-

77,000

87,000 

78,000 

72,000

-

96,000 

74,000 

76,000 

75,000

67,000 

£8,000 

69,000 

70,000

-

+10,000 

-9,000 

-6,000

-4,000

+24,000

+2 , 000 

-1,000 

-7,000 

-1,000 

+1 , 000 

+1,000 

+1,000

-7,000

Wilson Reservoir

506.90 

507.44 

507 . 66 

505.48

-

505.80 

505.93 

506.20 

507.56 

506.30 

505.98 

507.67 

507.37 

507.34

-

275,800 

280,100 

281,800 

264,700

-

267,200 

268,200 

270,300 

281,000 

271,100 

268,600 

281,900 

279,500 

279,300

-

+4.300 

+1,700 

-17,100

-8,800

+2,500 

+1,000 

+2,100 

+10,700 

-9,900 

-2,500 

+13,300 

-2,400 

-200

+3,500

Cherokee Reservoir

,055.47 

,041.00 

,029.10 

,020.09

-

,039.23 

,036.10 

,051.26 

.052.12 

,066.56 

,067.80 

,067.18 

,063.80 

,060.08

-

524,100 

372,900 

273,500 

212,000

-

356,800 

339,300 

476,400 

485 , 900 

665,000 

682,100 

673,300 

627,700 

579,800

-

-151,200 

-99,400 

-61,500

-16,600

+144,800 

-27,500 

+147,100 

+9,500 

+179,100 

+17 ,200 

-8,700 

-45,800 

-47,900

+55,700

Watts Bar Reservoir*

Elevation 

(feet)t

738.41 

741.50 

735.98 

735.35

-

738.69 

735.09 

736.74 

740.98 

741.30 

741.38 

741.68 

741.01 

739.35

-

Contents 

(secondfoot - 

days)

445,000 

503,000 

401,000 

389,000

-

457,000 

386,000 

411,000 

488,000 

495,000 

496,000 

502,000 

489,000 

459,000

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

( secondfoot - 

days)

+58,000 

-102,000 

-12,000

-12,000

+68,000 

-71,000 

+25,000 

+77,000 

+7,000 

+1,000 

+6,000 

-13,000 

-30,000

+14,000

Guntersville Reservoir*

593.23 

593.89 

593.13

592.99

-

592.87 

592.75 

593.03 

594.67 

594.67 

593.67 

593.89 

593.87 

593.15

-

453,000

502,000 

453,000 

447,000

-

530,000 

443,000 

443,000 

490,000 

493,000 

459,000 

467,000 

*69,000 

452,000

-

+49,000 

-49,000 

-6,000

-46,000

+83,000 

-87,000

0 

+47,000

+3 , 000 

-34,000 

+8 , 000 

+2,000 

-17.000

-1,000

i'n.c w cic Landing Keservcir*

410.88 

411.35 

409.00 

408. 5E

-

410.17 

408.42 

414.37 

415.35 

414.83 

413.34 

415.00 

413.80 

409. 9t

397,000 

411,000 

362,000 

353,000

-

404,000 

357,000 

470,000 

490,000 

478,000 

446,000 

483,000 

459,000 

378,000

-

+14,000 

-49,000 

-9,000

-14,000

+51,000 

-47,000 

+113,000 

+20 , 000 

-12,000 

-32,000 

+37,000 

-24,000 

-81,000

-19,000

Watauga Reservoir

,940.44 

.934.23

,933.29

-

,937.64 

,944.34 

,949.05 

,950.43 

,957.09 

,957.70 

,855.68 

,952.11 

,951.79

-

230,900 

213,700 

211,100 

209,100

-

223,000 

242,100 

256,100 

260,300 

281,100 

283,000 

276,600 

265,400 

£64,500

-

+17,200 

-2,600 

-2,000

H80,300

+13 , 300 

+19,100 

+14,000 

+4,200 

+20,800 

+1 , 900 

-6,400 

-11,200 

-900

+33,600

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

* Contents based on backwater profile.
554 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIH

Monthly elevation and contents of reservoirs in Tennessee River Basin, 

water year October 1949 to September 1950--Continued

Date

Oct. 51.... 

Nov. 30.... 

Dec. 31....

Calendar 

year 1949

Jen. 51. ... 

Feb. '26. ... 

i'ar. 3i..,. 

Apr. 30.... 

May 31.... 

June 30. ... 

July 31. ... 

*ug. 31.... 

Sept. 30. . . .

Water year 

1349-50. .

Date

Sett. 30. . . .

Oct. 31. ... 

Nov. 30.... 

Dec. 31..,.

Calendar 

year 1949

Jan. 31. ... 

Feb. 28....

Apr. 30.... 

May 51.... 

June 30. ... 

July 31. ... 

Aug. 31.... 

Sept. 30. . . .

Water year 

1949-50. .

Date

Sept. 30. . . . 

Oct. 31. ... 

Nov. 30.. .. 

Dec. 31....

Calendar 

year ld49

Jan. 31. ... 

Feb. 28. ... 

Mar. .51. ... 

Apr. 30. . . .

May 11. ... 

June 30. ... 

July 31. ... 

AuS . 31.... 

Sept. 30. . . .

Water year 

1949-50. .

Date

Sept. 30, . . . 

Oct. 31. . . . 

Nov. 30. ... 

Dec. 31....

Calendar 

year 1949

Jan. 31.... 

Feb. 28. ... 

Mar. 31.... 

Apr. 30.... 

May 31.... 

June 30. ... 

July 51 .... 

Aug. 31.... 

Sept. 30. . . .

Ware- year 

1949-30. .

Fontana Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,698.18 

1,692.53 

1,668.91 

1,615.39

-

1,645.38 

1,638.92 

1,663.83 

1,673.76 

1,680.58 

1,679.35 

1,663.33 

1,652.75 

1,653.91

-

Contents 

( secondfoot - 

aays)

667,000 

639,400 

532,600 

340,500

-

439,900 

416,700 

511,500 

553,400 

563,600 

578,100 

530,200 

467,500 

472,000

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(seeondfOOEdays}

-27,600 

-106,800 

-192,100

-40,500

+99,400 

-23,200 

+94,800 

+41,900 

+30,200 

-3,500 

-47,900 

-62,700 

+4 , 500

-195,000

Santeet]3h Reservoir tt

1,786.87 

1,786.20 

1,785.68 

1,784.34

-

1,796.59 

1,802.75

I,d03.50 

1.793.45 

1,805.04 

1,801.45 

1,797.1=4 

1,794.66

-

43, SOU 

43 , 100 

42, EDO 

41,400

-

53,800 

60,90C 

70,800 

61 ,800 

55,900 

63,700 

5 9 , 400 

55,000 

51,700

-

-700 

-500

-1,200

-19,200

+1E.400 

+7.100 

+9,900 

-9,000 

-5,900 

+7,800 

4 , 300 

-4,400 

-3,300

+7 , 900

Hiwassee Reservoir

1,519.93 

1,523.86 

1,502.90 

1,454.71

-

1,470. re

1,467.06 

1,490.66 

1.511.88 

1,520.PO 

1,513.52 

1,524.19 

1,519.56 

1.E20.03

-

200,800 

21E, 600 

156,200 

73,700

-

94,800 

90 , 000 

130,200 

173,500 

205,400 

199.600 

215.600 

199,800 

201,100

-

+11,800 

-56,400 

-82,500

-400

+21,100 

-4,800 

+40,200 

+46,300 

+£4,300 

-3,900 

+14,000 

-13.300 

+1,300

- +500

Blue Ridge Reservoir

1, 678.6F 

1.S71.98 

1,678.97 

1,634.82

-

1,688. 99 

1,683.07 

1,667. 66 

1,667.64 

I,b81.7e 

l,67fc.90 

l,£7t.70 

1,661.85 

1,657.02

-

81,900 

72,300 

62,300 

91.300

-

97.900 

96,500 

95,300 

95,800 

66,500 

79,300 

79,000 

53,400 

53,700

-

-0,600 

+10.000 

+3,000

+31,600

+6 ,60U 

-1,400 

-700 

& 

-9,300 

-7,200 

-300 

-19,600 

-5,700

-28,200

Nantahala Reservoir tt

Elevation 

(feet)t

2,877.24 

2.H72.64 

2,830.82 

2,839.97

-

2,889.97 

2,889.95 

2,669.61 

2.887.43 

2,834.37 

£.382.24 

2,886.04 

2,666.16 

2,884.51

-

Contents 

( second - 

footdays)

60,100 

56,800 

62,800 

69,900

-

69,900 

69,800 

69,600 

67.900 

65.500 

63,800 

66,800 

66,900 

65,600

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(secondfootdays)

-3,300

+6,000 

+7,100

+23,900

0 

-100 

-200 

-1,700 

-2,400 

-1,700 

+3 , 000 

+100 

-1,300

+5,500

Norrls Reservoir

1,004.65 

994.40 

990.62

978.23

-

994.25 

989. E'l 

998.46 

934.05 

1,015.10 

1,017.45 

1,016.22 

1,014.70 

1,011.24

"

730,600 

653', 400 

607,300 

472.200

-

651,500 

597,800 

706,100 

649,000 

918,200 

9B9,100 

1,002,000 

944,000 

389,100

-

-137,200 

-46,100 

-135,100

-25,100

+179,300 

-53,700 

+108,300 

-57,100 

+269,200 

+70 , 900 

+12.900 

-58,000 

-54,900

+98,500

Apalachia Reservoir

,274.91 

,279.57 

,277.43 

,279.09

-

,279.00 

,277.37 

,275.35 

, 275.61 

.E75.4C 

,275.60 

.L74.34 

,275.82 

,274.60

-

26,700 

29,300 

28,100 

29,000

-

29,000 

28,000 

26,900 

27 ,100 

27,000 

27,200 

25,400 

27 , 200 

26,500

-

+2,600 

-1,200 

+900

+3,700

0 

-1,000 

-1,100 

+200 

-100 

+200 

-800 

+800 

-700

-200

ucoee No. 3 Reservoir

1 .434.53 

1 ,433.75 

1,433.73 

1,429.04

-

1,432.43 

1,430.79 

1,433.52 

1,427.52 

1,431. 1C 

1,451.32 

1.430.42 

1,430.08 

1,433.31

-

5, "'00

5,500 

5,500 

4,300

-

£,400 

4,700

5 , 400 

4,000 

4,800 

4,600 

4,600 

4,600 

C ,400

-

-200 

0 

-l.EOO

-500.

+1,100 

-700 

+700 

-1,400 

+800 

0 

-200 

0 

+800

-300

Thorpe Reservoir tt

Elevation 

(feet)t

3,095.61 

3,091.80 

3,094.23 

3,097.61

-

3,098.34 

3,099.36 

3,099.43 

3,097.19 

3,094.34 

3,093.21 

3,093.87 

3,093.94 

3,094.63

-

Contents 

'secondfootdays)

32,600 

30,000 

31,600 

34,000

-

34,500 

35,200 

35,300 

33,700 

31,700 

30,900 

31,400 

31,400 

31.900

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

mcnth 

( secondfoot - 

days)

-2,600 

+1,600 

+2,400

+7,500

+500 

+700 

+100 

-1,600 

-2,000 

-800 

+500 

0 

+500

-700

Chatuge Reservoir

1,915,32 

1,909.78 

1,910.37 

1,909.99

----- 

1.91E.84 

1,914.57 

1,920.41 

1,915.70 

1,912.84 

1,914.08 

1,313.29 

1,906.75 

1,905.38

-

85,200 

71,300 

72,700 

71,800

-

76,700 

63,200 

99,800 

86,200 

78,700 

81,900 

79,900 

64,400 

£1,500

-

-13,900 

+1 , 400

-900

-1,700

+6 , 900 

+4 , 500 

+16,600 

-13,600 

-7,500 

+3 , 200 

-2,000 

-15,500 

-2,900

-23,700

Nottely Reservoir

1.761.76 

1,744.10 

1,741.76 

1,742.95

-

1,748.35 

1,752.10 

1,763.82 

1,746.88 

1,748.14 

1,750.10 

1,751.88 

1,741.59 

1,738.58

-

60,200 

38,600 

36,300 

37,400

-

43,000 

47,300 

63,300 

41,400 

4E,800 

45,000 

47,100 

36,200 

33 , 400

-

-21,600 

-2,300 

+1,100

-600

+5,600 

+4,300 

+16,000 

-21 ,900 

+1,400 

+2,200 

+2,100 

-10,300 

-2,800

-26,800

Parksville (Ocoee No. l) 

Reservoir

833.1

830.5

832.9

-

832.5 

834.2 

834.7 

830.1 

834.2

835.4 

835.9 

831.3

-

41,700 

44,900 

39,400 

41,500

-

41,100 

42,700 

43,200 

39.000 

42,700 

44,000 

43,800 

44,300 

40,100

-

+3 , 200 

-5,500 

+2,100

+2,700

-400 

+1,600 

+500 

-4,200 

+3,700 

+1,300 

-200 

+500 

-4,200

-1,600

t Elevation at 12 p.n, 

tt Election 13 atcve local d it I'm, see T ex- fcr adjustment tc la turn of 1929, supplementary adjustment cr 133E.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 555 

Catheys Creek near Brevard, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°12'40", long. 83°47'00", 1,200 feet downstream 

rrom Kuykendall Creek, 0.9 mile upstream from U. S. Highway 64, 2.1 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 3.2 miles southwest of Brevard, Transylvania County. Datum of gage is 2,23Q,4i. 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.'

Drainage area. 11.7 square miles.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 794 second-feet Aug. 31 (gage height, 3 57 feet) 

from rating curve extended above 300 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum 19 

second-feet Aug. 9, 21, 22 (gage height, 0.71 foot).

1944-50: Maximum discharge, 1,250 second-feet July 12, 1949 (gage height, 4.35 

feet), from rating curve extended above 300 second-feet by logarithmic plotting: minimum, 8.9 second-feet Feb.. 1, 1945, result of low temperature.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 9 to July 13)

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

115

151

194

244

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

33

33

33

32

32

58

125

50

43

40

38

37

39

40

37

50

51

47

43

40

38

37

36

35

35

37

34

49

44

91

126

Nov.

140

88

70

60

56

53

51

49

46

45

44

44

44

42

41

39

39

38

37

37

37

36

36

37

39

36

34

34

34

33

-

Dec.

33

32

31

31

31

30

31

30

30

30

41

55

41

38

36

34

34

48

44

39

37

41

60

46

42

123

92

64

56

51

47

Jan.

45

44

44

44

43

45

44

42

41

40

39

39

39

38

37

38

42

44

74

56

50

46

44

44

43

41

50

50

46

44

44

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

43

44

41

40

39

38

39

38

41

39

37

37

42

134

74

58

52

48

46

44

43

44

42

40

39

38

38

38

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

1,46;

1,41£

1,37£

21,054

1.38C

l,29f

1,515

1,13]

89

1,40]

l,02f

83;

2,034

15,77;

Mar.

46

39

37

37

37

36

40

40

37

36

36

44

143

73

57

53

48

45

44

50

47

45

43

41

40

39

51

78

54

49

47

Apr.

45

44

42

46

57

46

44

43

42

41

40

39

38

37

37

37

36

35

35

34

33

33

32

31

33

31

30

30

30

30

-

Maximum

126

140

123

366

74

134

143

57

38

129

53

148

236

236

May

33

38

37

33

31

30

29

28

28

28

28

27

27

37

30

28

30

30

28

26

26

26

25

25

24

23

23

27

28

28

37

Minimum

32

33

30

30

37

37

36

30

23

25

25

19

34

19

June

28

25

80

62

45

37

33

117

129

96

68

55

49

45

44

41

38

37

35

35

33

33

31

30

29

28

33

28

29

28

-

Mean

47.2

47.3

44.5

57.7

44.5

46.3

48.8

29!o

46.7

33.2

26 . S

67.8

43.2

July

26

25

28

33

37

34

29

26

25

25

30

41

48

53

53

50

44

37

33

30

29

30

30

29

28

28

34

30

30

28

25

Aug.

25

23

23

23

22

22

21

20

20

23

22

20

20

27

22

23

21

24

23

22

19

20

22

22

32

24

25

25

24

26

148

Per square 

mile

4.03

4.04

3.80

4.93

3.80

3 . 96

4.17

3.22

2.48

3 * 99

2!84

2 3O

s!79

3.69

Sept.

209

88

58

51

49

42

148

236

140

98

78

68

60

56

52

49

48

46

44

43

41

41

39

38

37

36

35

35

35

34

-

Runoff in 

inches

4.65

4.51

4.38

66.93

4.39

4.12

4.81

3.60

2.85

4.45

3 27

2 . 65

6.47

50.15

Peak discharge (base, 25O sec.-ft.). Oct. 7 (3t30 p.m.) 37O sec.-ft.} Feb. 14 (ll:3O a.m.) 252 

sec.-ft.i Mar. 13 (,1:30 a.m.) 252 sec.-ft.j June 3 (2:30 a.m.) 284 sec.-ft,} June 8 (12 m.) 37O sec.- 

ft.j Aug. 31 (11:30 p.m.) 794 sec.-ft.} Sept. 8 (12:3O a.m.) 388 sec.-ft.
556 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Davidson River near Brevard, U. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°16'23", long. 82°42'21", 150 feet upstream from 

State Highway 280, 2.0 miles upstream from mouth, 2.1 miles downstream from Avery Creek, 

and 3j miles northeast of Brevard, Transylvania County. Datum of gage is 2,115.13 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 40.4 square miles.

Records available.--December 1920 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 29 years (1921-50), 129 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,340 second-feet Aug. 31 (gage height, 6.07 

 feet); minimum, 38 second-feet Aug. 9, 10 (gage height, 0.56 foot).

1920-50: Maximum discharge, 8,400 second-feet Aug. 15, 1928 (gage height, 11.8

feet), from rating curve extended above 1.300 second-feet; minimum, 15 second-feet

Sept. 19-21, 1925 (gage height, 0.34 foot).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

1553.

Revisions.--W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

.8 78

0.9 97

1.2 163

1.5 243

2.0 400

2.5 595

3.0 825

3.6 1,160

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

95 

93 

93 

91 

89

206 

433 

193 

151 

132

121 

117 

115 

137 

117

161 

191 

178 

153 

139

130 

124 

117 

113 

109

117 

109 

182 

166 

394 

587

Nov.

587 

3V6 

284 

240 

210

191

176 

166 

156 

149

141 

137 

135 

130 

124

121 

117 

115 

111 

111

107 

103 

103 

111 

130

105 

103 

99 

105 

99

Dec.

95 

93 

89 

89 

88

86 

91 

86 

84 

84

124 

191 

144 

132

121

101 

107 

202 

183 

149

132 

135 

229

161 

144

464 

356 

252 

210 

183 

168

Jan.

156 

146 

149 

141 

139

139 

141 

128 

126

126

124 

124 

121 

117

113

117 

132 

149 

310 

221

178 

161 

149 

139 

135

128 

153 

158 

144 

137 

132

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary , ...

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

130 

137 

132 

126

119

117 

128 

a!20 

a!35 

132

124 

119 

144 

482 

287

218 

188 

170 

158 

146

141 

149 

144 

132 

128

124 

117

119

Secondfoot-days

5,153 

4,842 

4,773

71,729

4,533

4,366 

5,737 

3,644 

2,634 

3,606 

2,534 

2,042 

8,187

52,051

Peak discharge (base, l.ooO sec.-ft.J. Oct

Mar.

223

153 

139

132 

130

126 

149

146 

130 

124

124 

149 

608 

318 

243

221

196 

180 

168 

199

188 

173 

158 

151 

144

139 

167 

260 

180 

166 

153

Apr.

151 

146 

139 

149 

211

158 

149 

141 

135 

132

130 

128 

124 

119

115

113 

111 

109 

107 

103

101 

99 

99 

97 

95

97 

93 

97 

99 

97

Maximum

587 

587 

464

2,260

310 

482

eoe

211 

169 

313 

128 

485 

1,140

1,140

May

99 

103 

119 

99 

93

88 

88 

86 

82 

82

82 

80 

78 

103 

93

80 

80 

78 

74

71

71 

73 

71 

69

65

64 

62 

78 

76 

78 

169

Minimum

89 

99 

84

84

113 

117 

124 

93 

62 

58 

57 

41 

91

41

June

97 

80 

191 

208 

144

109 

95 

297 

313 

255

180 

144 

128

115 

109

103 

93 

89 

84 

80

78 

78 

76

69 

65

64 

60 

58 

60 

84

Mean

166 

161 

154

197

146 

156 

185 

121 

85.0 

120 

81.7 

65.9 

273

143

July

76 

6O 

107 

82 

85

99 

78

67 

60 

58

69 

111 

101 

121 

126

128 

117 

91 

82 

69

65 

71 

71 

71 

64

64 

86 

73 

64 

62 

57

Aug.

55 

50 

49 

47 

47

46 

43 

43 

41 

44

54 

44 

41 

76 

74

65 

57 

58 

64 

55

46 

46 

46 

43 

55

50 

52 

64 

50 

52 

485

Per square 

mile

4.11 

3.99 

3.81

4.88

3.61 

3.86 

4.58 

3.OO 

2.10 

2.97 

2.02 

1.63 

6.76

3.54

Sept.

915 

340 

261 

229 

302

202 

618 

1,140 

739 

424

314 

307 

255 

212

186

166 

156 

146 

135 

126

121 

119 

109 

103 

101

95 

91 

91 

93 

91

Runoff in 

inches

4.74 

4.46 

4.39

66.02

4.17 

4.02 

5.28 

3.35 

2.42 

3.32 

2.33 

1.88 

7.54

47.90

. 31 (2:30 a.m.) 1,15O sec. -ft. j Aug. 31 (12 p.m.) 3,340

sec. -ft. j Sept. 8 (12:30 a.m.) i,8"30 sec. -ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

Mills River near Mills River.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 557

Little River near Penrose, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°13'23", long. 82°38'07", 0.4 mile downstream from

 cascade Lake Dam, 1.2 miles upstream from Hart Branch, 2.2 miles upstream from Crab 

Creek, and 3.3 miles south of Penrose, Transylvania County. Datum of gage is 2,099.60 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 41.4 square miles.

Kecoras available. October 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,310 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, 5.55

 feet): minimum, 2.1 second-feet Apr. 28 (gage height, 0.38 foot, from recorded range in

stage); minimum daily, 10 second-feet Apr. 28.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 2,730 second-feet Dec. 29, 1942 (gage height, 9.44 feet);

minimum, 0.3 second-foot Oct. 24, 1943, Oct. 5, 1947; minimum gage height, 0.16 foot

Oct. 5, 1947; minimum daily discharge, 0.3 second-foot Oct. 24, 1943.

Floods of July 1916 and August 1928 reached stages of 14 and 13J- feet, respectively,

from flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority. 

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are

good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and regulation at low flow caused by power plant

above station.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1-6

1.6 124

1.7 144

1.9 188

2.1 237

Oct. 7 to Sept. 30

.9 

1.0

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

85 

141 

21O 

352

3.0 509

3.5 665

4.0 816

4.7 1,030

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

138 

128 

134 

130 

128

231 

910 

436 

290 

242

210 

136 

184 

177 

168

299 

290 

242 

210 

193

179 

170 

159 

156 

150

156 

143 

170 

172 

308 

659

Nov.

a630 

a475 

352 

293 

256

228 

215 

200 

193 

184

177 

168 

168 

163 

156

150 

143 

141 

139 

137

135 

135 

135

113 

141

137 

137 

129 

133

133

Dec.

131 

131 

131 

129

131

131 

129 

129 

89 

78

117 

127 

127 

127 

127

117 

125 

125 

127 

127

127 

127 

127 

129 

129

492 

646 

340 

256 

215 

191

Jan.

174 

165 

159 

156 

159

154 

170 

150 

145 

143

154 

143

141 

143 

141

137 

150 

174 

218 

226

191 

174 

161 

152 

145

137 

181 

2 O3 

181 

174 

174

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ............ .............

mber ................. ......

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ..........................

1 ............................

St. ....... ..................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

168 

163 

170 

161 

143

139 

137 

133 

133 

137

133 

127 

129 

378 

361

242 

205 

184 

170 

159

150 

150 

150 

137 

135

125 

131

131

Secondfoot-days

7,358 

5,896 

5,234

85,764

5,075 

4,681 

5,680 

4,003 

2,830 

5,114 

4,812 

2,756 

7,847

61,286

Peak discharge (base, 800 sec.-ft.). Oct.

sec.-ft.; Dec. 26 (6 p.m.) 1,120 sec.-ft.; Se 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed 

plant records, and records for Crab Creek nea

Mar.

131 

131 

131 

131 

125

127 

127 

125 

127 

127

127 

127 

418 

380 

258

220 

196 

177 

163 

208

231 

200 

181 

165 

156

150 

156 

293 

215 

196 

181

Apr.

170 

163 

154 

156 

233

181 

168 

159

150 

143

139 

133 

a!33 

a!33 

a!33

a!20 

a!30 

a!30 

a!2o 

a!30

a!30 

a!05 

allO

a!15 

a!15

allS 

alls 

alO 

al05 

alOS

Maximum

910 

63O

646

1,650

226 

378 

418 

233 

267 

364 

375 

199 

1,020

1,020

7 (7:30 a.m. 

pt. 1 (3:30 

on basis of 

i- Penrose.

May

a!20 

a!25 

133 

126

101

67 

24 

108 

107 

104

103 

81 

69 

14 

82

90 

88 

100

100

67

14 

84 

99 

85 

89

70 

67 

24 

91 

131 

267

Minimum

128

113 

78

12

137 

125 

125 

10 

14 

14 

14 

14 

127

10

June

233

150 

190 

323 

299

193

154 

270 

364 

337

319 

236 

174 

165 

163

141 

131 

a!30 

a!30 

a!25

a!25 

a!30 

allS 

a60 

a!4

a95

allO 

alOO 

a70 

a68

Mean

237 

197 

169

235

164 

167 

183 

133 

91.3 

170 

155 

88.9 

262

168

July

allO 

a25 

aSO 

allO 

a!30

131 

129 

115 

14 

50

104 

375 

242 

223 

358

358 

267 

187 

163 

141

189 

129 

129

123 

123

123 

123 

177 

170 

135 

129

Aug.

127 

125 

113 

90 

62

23 

90 

89 

86 

86

84 

64 

14 

102 

125

125 

123 

94 

63 

14

80 

67 

66 

57 

91

129 

87 

101 

93 

87 

199

Per square 

mile

5.72 

4.76 

4.08

5.68

3.96 

4.03 

4.42 

3.21 

2.21 

4.11 

3.74 

2.15 

6.33

4.06

Sept.

1,020 

435 

281 

258 

250

191 

378 

680 

588 

395

313 

293

264 

220

196

177 

165 

156 

150 

139

135 

133 

131 

131 

129

129 

129 

127 

127 

127

Runoff in 

inches

6.61 

5.30 

4.70

77.05

4.56 

4.20 

5.10 

3.60 

2.54 

4.59 

4.32 

2.48 

7.05

55.05

) 1,15O sec.-ft.; Oct. 31 (4:30 a.m.) 81O 

a.m.) 1,310 sec.-ft. 

recorded range in stage, Cascade power-
558 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Crab Creek near Penrose, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°14'02", long. 82°36'39 M , 0.4 mile downstream from 

Menders on County line, 1.6 miles upstream from mouth, and 3 miles southeast of Penrose, 

Transylvania Comity. Datum of gage is 2,107.43 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--10.9 square miles.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 347 second-feet July 12 (gage height, 4.17 feet); 

minimum, 12 second-feet Aug. 23 (gage height, 0.61 foot).

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 1,000 second-feet May 14, 1943 (gage height, 7.00 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 450 second-feet; minimum, 6.9 sacond-feet Sept. 9, 1944 

(gage height, 0.49 foot); minimum daily, 8.3 second-feet Oct. 5, 6, 1947.

Flood of July 1916 reached stage of about 10J feet, from flood profile by Tennessee 

Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 26 to Jan. 27, July 3-12)

0.6 

.7

1.1 44

1.3 63

1.6 95

2.1 155

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

32 

32

31 

30 

30

52 

104 

53 

43 

39

37 

35 

34 

34

32

56 

51 

42 

38

35

34 

32 

32

30 

30

32

30 

34 

32 

102 

107

Nov.

120 

78 

62 

53 

48

44

42 

40 

38 

37

35 

35 

34 

33 

62

31 

30 

30 

29 

29

28 

28 

27 

29 

31

23

27 

26 

26 

25

Dec.

24

24 

24 

24 

23

23 

24 

23

22 

22

29 

26

25 

25 

24

23

24 

28 

27 

25

24 

25 

26 

24 

24

137 

77 

52 

44 

41 

38

Jan.

35 

34 

33 

32 

32

32 

32 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

29 

30 

28

29 

31 

33 

52 

42

38 

35 

33 

32 

31

30 

53 

45 

39 

37 

35

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary .

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

34 

33 

32

30 

30

29 

29

29 

28

27

26 

28 

64 

48

38 

35 

33

31 

30

29 

30 

28 

27 

26

26 

25

Secondfoot-days

1,33

1,15 

1,00

16,46

1,06 

87 

1,13 

80 

73 

89 

95 

61 

1,22

11,78

Mar

29 

25 

24

24

24

24

27 

28 

25 

24

24 

31 

130

64 

47

42 

37 

34 

32 

44

40 

36 

33 

32 

30

29 

40 

50 

40 

35 

34

Apr.

33

32 

30 

32 

38

32

31 

30 

29 

28

28 

28 

28 

27 

26

26 

26 

26 

25 

26

24 

24

23 

22 

22

22 

21

21 

21 

22

Maximum

5 107 

5 120

L 137

5 333

2 53 

3 64 

3 130 

5 38 

3 51 

2 78 

I 105 

3 89 

t 147

7 147

May

36 

30 

31 

26 

24

22

22 

21 

21

21

20 

20 

19 

21

20

18 

21 

20 

18 

18

18 

18

17 

16 

16

16 

40 

51 

25 

24 

40

Minimum

30 

25 

22

22

28 

25 

24

21 

16 

16 

16 

13 

21

13

June

30 

26 

48 

78 

53

37 

32 

44

40 

48

42 

35 

30 

28 

26

25 

23 

22

21 

20

20 

20 

19 

18

17

16 

16 

16 

20 

22

Mean

43.1 

38. £ 

32.!

45.1

34.;

31.4 36." 

26. £ 

23. J 29.' 

30.' 

19. E 

40. £

32.:

July

18 

16 

37 

24 

27

26 

21

19 

18 

18

36 

105 

42 

38

56

63 

42

33 

29 

26

24 

25 

25 

24 

22

23

28 

24 

22 

20 

20

Aug.

19 

18

17 

16 

16

16 

15

15 

14

15

15 

14 

14 

17 

20

17 

15 

17 

19

16

15 

14 

13 

13 

49

26 

21 

19 

17 

17 

89

Per square 

mile

3.95 

3.53 

2.96

4.14

3.15 

2.88 

3.37 

2.46 

2.16 

2.72 

2.82 

1.83 

3.74

2.96

Sept.

147 

55 

38 

32 

30

27

71 

113 

96

61

49 

43 

38 

35 

32

30 

28 

28 

26

25

24 

24 

23

22 

22

21

21 

21 

21 

21

Runoff in 

inches

4.55 

3.94 

3.42

56.17

3.62 

3 MO 

3.88 

2.74 

2.49 

3.04 

3.24 

2.11 

4,18

40,21

Peak discharge (base, 300 sec. -ft. J. May 27 (ll p.m.) 318 sec. -ft,; July IE (3:30 a.m.) 347 aec.-

ft.j Sept. 1 [1:30 a.m.) 3(53 sec. -ft.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 559

Boylston Creek near Horseshoe, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°22'10", long. 8D°33'50", 100 feet upstream from 

county highway bridge, 1.7 miles upstream from mouth, and 2 miles north of Horseshoe, 

Henderson County. Datum of gage is 2,069.39 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 14.8 square miles.

Records available. December 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 365 second-feet July 25 (gage height, 3.52 feet-); 

minimum, 16 second-feet Aug. 24 (gage height, 0.69 foot).

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 662 second-feet Nov. 28, 1948 (gage height, 5.10 feet); 

minimum, 6.8 second-feet Dec. 17, 18, 1943 (gage height, 0.52 foot), result of low temperature; minimum daily, 9.5 second-feet Dec. 16, IV, 24, 1943.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3O, Nov. ZO to Dec. 26, 

Mar. 28 to Apr. 11, June 21 to July 6, July 26 to Aug. 31)

0.7 15 1.6 102

.8 21 1.8 1

1.0 37 2.0 1

1.2 57 2.3 1

26

51

90

1.4 79 2.5 218

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

32

31

30

30

29

31

68

38

34

32

31

30

32

34

31

75

69

53

43

38

36

34

33

31

30

32

30

44

42

168

183

Nov.

165

90

68

57

52

48

45

44

42

40

39

39

38

37

36

35

35

34

34

34

33

32

32

34

42

34

34

32

31

30

-

Dec.

30

28

28

28

28

27

28

27

27

27

33

33

31

30

30

28

28

37

38

33

31

31

39

33

31

134

89

57

46

41

38

Jan.

37

35

35

35

34

35

37

34

33

33

34

33

32

32

31

32

34

35

91

58

47

42

39

37

36

35

51

51

43

41

39

Feb.

38

39

38

36

34

34

34

34

35

35

34

34

36

52

46

40

38

36

35

34

33

34

34

32

31

31

30

30

_

_

-

 ._., Second- 

"onth foot-days

October .............. .......... 1,454

''ovsmber ......................... 1,346

December ......................... 1,169

Calendar year 1949 ....... . ... 19.125

January 1 .??l

'gbruary ......................... 997

''arch ............................ 1,508

ftpril ............................ 977

«ay .............................. 899

June ............................. - 1,029

July ............................. 1,004

August ........................... 666

September ........................ 1,445

Water year 1949-50 ............ 13,715

Mar.

41

33

31

31

31

30

36

38

34

33

32

39

217

82

58

52

47

44

40

54

51

45

42

40

38

37

44

75

49

43

41

Apr.

39

38

37

37

52

39

37

36

35

34

33

a32

a32

a31

a31

a30

a30

a29

a29

a29

Maximum

183

165

134

440

91

52

217

52

82

67

100

47

170

217

28

28

28

28

27

27

26

36

31

28

-

May

28

31

41

30

28

28

27

26

26

25

25

24

24

25

25

23

24

24

22

22

22

22

21

20

20

19

25

57

49

34

82

Minimum

29

30

27

27

31

30

30

26

19

22

17

17

22

17

June

43

32

67

57

43

34

29

66

61

55

43

37

34

30

28

28

26

26

25

24

23

24

23

22

23

23

22

22

31

28

Mean

46.9

44.9

37.7

52.4

39.4

35.6

48.6

32.6

29.0

34.3

32.4

21.5

48.2

37.6

July

28

20

22

24

27

24

21

19

18

17

30

43

29

29

32

26

28

24

22

19

19

20

36

38

100

47

78

59

42

33

30

Aug.

Per square 

mile

3.17

3.03

2.55

3.54

2.66

2.41

3.28

2.20

1.96

2.32

2.19

1.45

3.26

2.54

28

25

23

22

21

20

19

19

18

18

20

19

18

19

22

22

19

28

26

22

19

18

17

17

23

22

19

19

19

18

47

Sept.

139

49

34

40

60

34

111

170

106

62

74

59

49

41

36

34

31

29

28

- 27

26

25

24

23

22

22

22

23

23

22

Runoff in 

inches

3.65

3.38

2.94

48.07

3.07

2.51

3.79

2.46

2.26

2.59

2.52

1.67

3.63

34.47

? .m.) 252 sec.- 

~ seo.-ft.

a No gage-height recordj discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

 'tils River near Mills River.

Peak discharge (base. 250 sec.-ft.). Oct. 30 (9 p.m.) 301 sec.-ft.j Dee. 26 (2:30 p. 

°t.; Mar. 13 (7 a.m.) zsa sec.-rt.; July 25 (4 p.m.) 365 sec.-ft.j Sept. 1 (3 a.m.) 252
560 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Mills River near Mills River, N.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°23'45", long. 82°35'25", lj miles downstream from 

confluence of North and South Porks, 2 miles upstream from village of Mills River, 

Henderson County, and 4-J miles northwest of Horseshoe. Datum of gage is 2,088.47 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--66.7 square miles.

Records available.--September 1924 to September 1926, May 1934 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 18 years, 162 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,460 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, 4.58 

reet); minimum, 64 second-feet Aug. 9, 10 (gage height, 1.79 feet).

1924-26, 1934-50: Maximum discharge, 13,400 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 

13.62 feet), by slope-area mechod; minimum, 16 second-feet Dec. 24, 1943 (gage height, 

1.33 feet), result of low temperature.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

good. City of Hendersonville diverted from tributaries an average of 2 second-feet for 

water supply.

Revisions (water years). W 823: Drainage area. W 923: 1935, 1937, 1939. W 1003: 1938, 

iy4U-4'd. w 1143: T940 (P).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.8 65 2,2 151 3.2 57O 

1.9 82 2.5 247 3.6 815 

2.0 102 2.8 370 4.1 1,16O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

146 

143 

141 

138 

135

186 

361 

209 

177 

163

157 

151 

157 

168 

151

244 

262 

230 

199 

180

168 

163 

154 

148 

143

148 

141 

183 

202 

433 

802

Nov.

770 

537 

402 

334 

293

266 

251 

236 

222 

216

212 

202 

196 

190 

183

177 

174 

168 

166 

163

157 

154 

151 

157 

186

157 

151 

146 

146 

143

Dec.

135 

133 

130 

130 

128

125 

125 

123 

120 

12O

148 

171 

157 

154 

146

138 

133 

244 

274 

212

186 

180 

255 

212 

193

474 

480 

343 

285 

251 

230

Jan.

216 

202 

199 

190 

193

190 

193 

177 

171 

171

180 

168 

168 

163 

157

157 

160 

200 

350 

300

250 

230 

210 

190 

180

170 

190 

200 

190 

180 

175

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber .........................

nber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ...... .....................

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

170 

180 

175 

170 

160

155 

160 

157 

163 

160

154 

146 

163 

406 

343

266 

230 

209 

202 

186

180 

180 

177 

166 

160

154 

148 

146

Seoondfcct-days

6,383

6,906 

6,135

95,048

6,070 

5,266 

6,989 

4,978 

3,919 

4,432 

3,551 

2,788 

10,203

67,620

Mar.

202 

166 

151

148 

146

143 

174 

180 

163 

157

154 

168 

630 

402 

309

277 

251 

230 

212 

240

244 

219 

206 

199 

190

183 

198 

343 

255 

233 

216

Apr.

209 

199 

193 

193 

255

2O6 

193 

186 

180 

177

171 

166 

163 

157 

154

151 

148 

146 

143 

143

138 

135 

135

130 

130

130 

125 

180 

191 

151

Maximum

802 

770 

480

2,260

350 

406 

630 

255 

248 

281 

202 

291 

1,130

1,130

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec.-ft. ). --Oct. 31 (6 a.m.

May

143 

154 

186 

146 

138

133 

130 

128 

120 

120

118 

116 

114 

141 

138

116 

118 

116 

109 

107

104 

104 

104 

100 

94

92 

96 

138 

125 

123 

248

Minimum

135 

143 

120

120

157 

146 

143 

125 

92 

84 

52

138

67

June

183 

138 

202 

196 

174

146 

133 

270 

281 

270

219 

180 

163 

151 

141

135 

125 

118 

116 

109

107 

107 

104 

98 

94

96 

90 

84 

88 

114

Mean

206 

230 

198

260

196 

188 

225 

166 

126 

148 

115 

89.9 

340

185

July

118 

88 

90 

114 

136

141 

109 

94 

86 

82

109 

135 

120 

142 

135

128

202 

133 

114 

100

94 

98 

107 

116 

120

104 

120 

123 

109 

94 

90

Aug.

86 

82 

77 

75 

74

72 

68 

67 

67 

91

94 

77 

72 

75 

84

119 

82 

84 

115 

118

82 

77 

74 

72 

94

86 

80 

96 

80 

77 

291

Per square 

mile

3.09 

3.45 

2.97

3.90

2.94 

2.82 

3.37 

2.49 

1.89 

2.22 

1.72 

1.35 

5.10

2.77

) 1,080 sec.-ft.} Sept. 1 (3 a.m

Sept.

819 

402 

270 

226 

412

277 

550 

1,130 

915 

570

485 

435 

388 

325 

289

262 

240 

226 

212 

199

186 

186 

171 

163 

154

148 

143 

141 

141 

138

Runoff in 

inches

3.56 

3.85 

3.42

52.99

3.38 

2.94 

3.90 

2.78 

2.19 

2.47 

1.98 

1.55 

5.69

37.71

.) 1,460

sec.-ft.; Sept. 8(3 a.m.) 1,370 sec.-ft.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 16 to Feb. 7; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in 

stage, weather records, and records for Davldson River near Brevard.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 561

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35"22"52", long. 82°29'54", at bridge on old Asheville-Hendersonville highway, 100 feet downstream from Byers Creek, 0.8 mile south of 

Naples, Henderson County, and 2." miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 2,047.48 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--109 square miles.

Records available.--May to December 1907, September 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 12 years (1938-50), 209 second-feet.

.Extremes. - -Maximum discharge during year, 2 ; 470 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 9.75 

reet); minimum, 100 second-feet Aug. 24 (gage height, 0.45 foot).

1907, 1938-50: Maximum discharge, 10,800 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 

13.07 feet); minimum, 30 second-feet Sept. 17, Oct. 15, 28, Dec. 6, 1907.

Floods in July 1916 and August 1928 reached stages of 21 and 15 feet, respectively, 

from information by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records good. Several small artificial ponds produce slight regulation. Mud 

CTreek receives sewage from city of Hendersonville, which diverts its water supply from 

tributaries of Mills River. See records for Mills River near Mills River.

Revisions (water years).--W 923: 1940.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of backwater from return 

overbank storage (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 19, July 13 to Sept. 30 Jan. 20 to July 12

0.4 

.6

95

116

138

160

285

3.0 420

4.0 565

5.0 720

6.0 885

7.0 1.O60

8.0 1,280

9.0 1,760

9.5 2,180

0.5 117

.7 139

1.0 172

2.0 297

3.0 432

4.0 577

5.0 732

6.0 897

7.0 1,070

7.5 1,170

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

£5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

189

198

197

195

189

261

1,100

1,000

410

297

264

243

234

236

221

283

354

299

260

241

228

216

214

215

200

240

207

268

272

627

cl,420

Nov.

cl,320

c954

c495

372

324

293

276

263

254

246

238

232

236

230

223

216

212

208

204

203

201

197

195

198

252

204

201

196

196

191

-

Dec.

184

183

178

180

176

173

177

172

170

167

212

213

196

196

190

178

171

223

225

196

189

192

2O3

183

176

601

1,010

488

310

263

240

Jan.

228

216

210

207

202

200

210

189

186

190

208

189

186

186

180

184

200

215

548

424

294

259

238

227

218

212

344

384

290

266

252

Month

October ......... . . ............

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ............... ...........

Septembe r ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

241

254

258

233

221

215

228

214

222

222

210

203

216

425

425

287

250

231

221

210

203

203

201

188

184

178

173

178

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

10,778

9,030

7,617

118,285

7,542

6,494

9,695

5,625

5 714

6J13] 9 53"*

4)377

12,081

94,617

Mar.

208

184

176

 L73

173

170

186

204

182

172

172

198

1,110

el, 160

C426

346

331

285

258

364

373

298

268

248

235

225

238

517

310

263

242

Apr.

233

226

218

218

332

237

220

210

203

197

192

185

178

174

173

171

168

166

165

168

162

161

160

157

156

154

150

164

169

158

-

Maximum

1,420

1,320

1,010

3,320

548

425

1,160

332

898

453

658

277

2,120

2,120

May

162

182

235

173

163

150

174

163

138

138

137

135

134

146

143

130

131

132

6

1

4

5

7

1 4

1 1

1 2

121

396

293

25U

898

Minimum

189

191

167

147

180

173

170

150

121

119

149

103

142

10*

June

427

248

327

453

356

238

203

214

231

220

233

186

174

163

178

218

169

160

146

140

138

136

134

128

124

124

121

119

208

215

Mean

348

301

246

324

243

232

313

188

184

2O4

308

141

403

259

July

392

169

161

251

389

658

246

185

160

149

311

627

326

259

319

301

263

345

253

183

164

158

207

506

423

428

430

512

302

242

214

Aug.

209

173

a!55

a!48

a!45

a!40

131

125

122

169

160

163

130

126

125

126

119

115

131

134

110

107

105

103

162

154

124

148

124

117

277

Per square 

mile

3.19

2.76

2.26

2.97

2.23

2 . 13

2.87

1.72

1.69

1.87

2.83

1.29

3.70

2.38

Sept.

1,020

873

372

234

271

195

490

1,420

02,120

cl,020

c463

358

285

249

225

2O8

197

190

183

182

176

167

161

153

149

146

142

142

145

145

Runoff in 

inches

3.68

3.08

2.60

40.36

2.57

2.22

3.31

1.92

1.95

2.09

3.25

1.49

4.12

32 .28

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec .-ft. ) . Oct. 31 (5:3O p.m.) 1,6OO sec.-ft.; Mar. 14 (4 a.m.) 1,690 

sec.-ft.; SeptT 9 (5 a.m.) 2,470 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Clear Creek near Hendersonville.

c Backwater from return flow of over bank storage; discharge computed on basis uf backwater curves 

defined by measurements.
562 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Clear Creek near Hendersonville, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°21'14", long. 82°26'40", at county highway bridge, 

O.e mile upstream from Alien Branch, 1.0 mile downstream from Wolfpen Creek, 1.2 miles 

upstream from mouth, and 2.7 miles northeast of Hendersonvllle, Henderson County. Datum of gage Is 2,071.98 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary ad lust - 

ment of 1936.

Drainage area.--42.2 square miles.

Records available . June 1945 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,530 second-feet Sept. 8 (gage height, 8.03 

feet); minimum, 36 second-feet Aug. 24, 25; minimum gage height, 1.26 feet May §4, 

June 28.

1945-50: Maximum discharge, 4,020 second-feet Aug. 28, 1949 (gage height, 10.50 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,500 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum, 18 second-feet Sept. 5, 6, 1947 (gage height, 0.96 foot).

Floods of July 1916 and Aug. 13, 1940, reached stages of 16 and 12 feet, respectively, from flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records good, 

station.

Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmills above

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2-6)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 19, July 6 to Sept. 30 20 to July 5

1.3 38 3.7 345 6.6 7O6 1.2 34 2.2 149

1.5 58 4.5 430 6.9 810 1.3 43 3.O 259

1.8 91 5.5 543 7.2 965 1.5 62 3.7 345

2.2 141 6.0 603 7.5 1,160 1.8 96

3.O 255 6.3 645 Note. Same as preced-

	ingTable above 3.7 feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

69 

68 

67 

67

66

109 

220 

190 

111 

93

86 

82 

82 

88

79

103 

123 

107 

93 

86

81 

78 

74 

72 

72

90 

74 

93 

91 

341 

542

Nov.

505 

228 

158 

133 

119

109 

102 

97 

93 

90

88 

86 

88 

84 

82

79 

78 

77 

74 

74

73 

71 

71 

73 

86

73 

71 

70 

70

69

Dec.

66 

65 

64 

65 

64

62 

64 

61 

60 

60

77 

73 

68 

69 

67

64 

62 

78 

77 

70

67 

69 

71 

65 

64

222 

170 

115 

97 

88 

81

Jan.

78 

76 

74 

72 

7O

70 

71 

66 

65 

67

70 

66 

65 

65 

62

62 

66 

69 

221 

139

110

96 

90 

85 

81

77 

129 

125 

102 

96 

90

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ve

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary ...

h. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

86 

102 

97 

88 

82

80 

85 

78 

83 

82

78 

76 

82 

150

126

104 

92 

86 

82 

78

76 

77 

75 

72 

70

68 

65 

65

Mar.

73 

65 

63 

63 

63

62 

66 

73 

65 

64

65 

77 

628 

243

143

135 

126 

108 

97 

130

123 

108 

97 

90 

85

82 

94 

163 

108 

95 

89

Secondfoot daya

3,597 

3,171 

2,445

41,616

2,675 

2,385 

3,543 

2,084 

2,075 

2,132 

3,636 

1,785 

5,329

34,657

Peak discharge (base, 7OO sec. -ft.). Oct.

Sept. I (2:30 p.m.) 911 sec. -ft.; Sept. 8 (3

Apr.

86 

83 

80 

81 

114

86 

81 

77 

75 

73

72 

7O 

68 

66 

65

64 

63 

62 

62

63

61 

60 

59 

58 

58

58 

56 

60 

60 

63

Maximum

542 

505 

222

1,360

221 

150 

628 

114 

345 

153 

305 

170 

1,110

1,110

May

64 

70 

93 

69 

63

58 

56 

54 

52 

52

51 

50 

49 

52 

52

49 

49

47 

44 

44

45 

46 

45 

42 

47

44 

54 

113 

88 

88 

345

Minimum

66 

69 

60

51

62 

65 

62 

56 

42 

42 

54 

38 

64

38

June

125 

86 

112 

153 

108

83 

72 

71 

77 

75

77 

65 

62 

58 

63

62 

55 

53 

51 

52

51 

51 

50 

47 

45

48 

44 

42

74 

120

Mean

116 

106 

78.9

114

86.3 

85.2 

114 

69.5 

66.9 

71.1 

117 

57.6 

178

95.5

July

155 

65 

62 

60 

148

305 

90 

70 

59 

54

159 

204 

109 

93 

98

96 

120 

162 

98 

76

68 

65 

79 

201 

161

131 

193 

170 

108 

98 

79

Aug.

72 

64 

59 

55 

53

50

48 

47 

45 

91

73 

61 

52 

51 

50

49 

46 

45 

45 

44

40 

40 

39 

38 

83

50 

56 

65 

55 

49 

170

Sept,

626 

166 

104 

99 

102

78 

290 

1,110

soe

240

164 

140 

119 

105

96

89 

84 

81 

80 

79

74

73 

69 

67

66

65 

64 

64 

65

64,

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

2.75 3.17 

2.51 2.79 

1.87 2.15

2.7O 36.67

2.O5 2.36 

2.02 2.10 

2.70 3.12 

1.65 1.84 

1.59 1.83 

1.68 1.88 

2.77 3.20 

1.36 1.57 

4.22 4.7O

2.26 30.71

31 (5 a.m.) 770 sec. -ft.; Mar. 13 (6 p.m.) 8O6 sec. -ft.; 

p.m. ) 1,590 s(ec.-ft.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 563

Cane Creek at Fletcher, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°26'08", long. 82°29'23", at county highway 

bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from Hooper Creek, half a mile northeast of Fletcher, Henderson County, and 0.8 mile downstream from county line. Datum of gage is 2,072.22 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 63.1 square miles.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,680 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 7.00 

feet); minimum, 31 second-feet Aug. 24, 25 (gage height, 0.58 foot).

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 2,130 second-feet Aug. 28, 1949 (gage height, 8.45 

feet); minimum, 17 second-feet Sept. 6, 1947 (gage height, 0.41 foot).

Floods of July 1916 and Aug. 30, 1940, reached stages of 14.8 and 9.4 feet respectively, from high-water marks and flood profiles by Tennessee Yalley Authority.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

ana discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 16 to Dee. 5, July 18 to Aug. 31)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 13, July 18 to Sept. 30

0.5

.6 

.7

23 0.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

92

137

185

260

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.1

360

610

Mar. 14 to July 18

0.6 41

.7 58

.8 77

1.1 

1.4

142

212

310

1,160 .9 98 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

75 

73 

73 

73 

73

84 

116 

84 

79 

77

77 

75 

75 

101 

79

138 

139

112 

96 

90

86 

82 

79 

75 

75

84 

75 

99 

96 

717 

510

Nov.

585 

265 

185 

151 

135

121

114 

110 

103 

99

94 

90 

90 

88 

84

8E

82 

82 

79 

79

77 

77 

75 

77 

101

79 

77 

75 

77 

75

Dec.

73 

71 

71 

71 

68

67 

69 

67 

67 

67

79 

75 

77 

79 

75

71

69 

90 

84 

77

75 

77 

99 

82 

77

256 

180 

128 

110 

99 

92

Jan.

88 

86 

88 

84 

79

82

84 

75 

73 

79

82

75 

75 

77 

73

75 

79 

82 

398 

192

142 

121 

110 

103 

99

94 

162 

151 

126 

114 

107

Feb.

101 

107 

101 

94 

90

90

lie

99 

105 

103

99 

94 

99 

126

116

107 

101 

94 

90 

88

86 

88 

86 

79 

79

75 

73 

75

.. _ .. SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 

ary

3,76" 

3,50E 

2,742

..... 46,804

h. ...........................

1 ............................

ember ........................

3J35S 

2,66] 

4,71E 

2,78E 

2,42 

2,20 

2.12E 

1,41- 

3,884

ter year 1949 50 ............ 35,591

Peak discharge (base, 800 sec. -ft.). Oct.

sec. -ft.; Mar. 13 (11 a.m.) 1,680 see. -ft.; E 

sec. -ft.

Mar.

92 

77 

73 

73 

73

73 

84 

86 

75 

73

73 

85 

1,160 

309 

190

167 

151 

133 

12E

140

133 

127 

120 

118 

109

107 

116 

203 

135 

122 

116

Apr.

Ill 

109 

105 

107 

158

113 

107 

105 

100 

98

96 

92 

90

90 

88

88 

85 

85 

85 

83

81 

81 

81 

79 

79

77 

75 

75 

65 

77

Maximum

717 

585 

25£

1,110

398 

126

i,ieo

> 158 

266 

j 144 

) 153 

171 

726

1 , 1 60

3O (5:3O p.tt 

ept. 1 (6 a

May

75 

81 

104 

77

75

71 

71 

68 

68 

66

68 

68 

66 

68 

68

62 

62 

58 

56 

56

58 

58 

56 

55 

53

51 

53

152 

9C 

148

266

Minimum

73

75 

67

60

73 

73 

73 

75 

51 

48 

47 

33 

50

33

June

105 

83 

111 

144 

105

b5 

77 

83 

83 

90

96 

75 

71 

68

66

69 

64 

60 

58 

58

60 

60 

56 

53 

51

62 

51 

48 

58 

55

Mean

122 

117 

88.5

128

1O8

95. C 

152 

92.8 

78.3 

73. E 

£8.6 

45.6 

129

97.5

July

51 

50 

50 

53 

153

109 

68 

58 

53 

51

66 

109 

73 

71 

71

68 

t8 

107 

63 

50

50 

49 

68 

79 

69

63 

73 

82 

56 

50 

47

Aug.

46 

42 

42 

41 

39

38

36 

35 

35 

35

67 

47 

36 

39 

75

52 

39 

38 

46 

39

35 

38 

38 

33 

41

36 

35 

35 

46 

39 

171

Per square 

mile

1.93

1.85 

1.40

2.03

1.71 

1.51 

2.41 

1.47 

1.24 

1.16 

1.09 

.723 

2.04

1.55

.) 1,500 sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 ( 12 ir 

m.) 805 sec. -ft.; Sept. 9 (5:30

Sept.

369 

121

71

63

58 

198 

726 

582 

205

139 

114 

99 

88 

82

75 

71 

67 

65 

65

62 

60 

58 

54 

52

52 

50

52 

52 

52

Runoff in 

inches

2.22 

2.07 

1.62

27.60

1.98 

1.57 

2.78 

1.64 

1.43 

1.30 

1.25 

.83 

2.29

20.98

.) 1,020 

a.m. ) 1,030

338383 O - 53 - 37
564 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Hominy Creek at Candler, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35"32"28", long. 82°40'35", 0.1 mile downstream from 

Pole Creek and 1 mile east of Candler, Buncombe County. Datum of gage Is 2,065.83 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 79.8 square miles.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,300 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 4.16 

reet); minimum, 38 second-feet Aug. 10 (gage height, 1.12 feet); minimum daily, 42 

second-feet Aug. 9.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 6,800 second-feet June 16, 1949 (gage height, 13.25 

feet); minimum, 15 second-feet Nov. 8, 1944, Nov. 4, 1946; minimum gage height, 0.82 

foot Nov. 4, 1946.

Flood of Aug. 30, 1940, reached a stage of 18.0 feet, from floodmarks (discharge, 

13,100 second-feet, by relative conveyance method).

Remarks.--Records excellent. Slight diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by small 

mill above station.

Revisions.--W 1113: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

83

126

176

2.0 

2.3

2.6 

3.0 

3.2

233

335

463

660

770

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

94 

94 

94 

94 

91

113 

156 

108 

100 

98

96 

94 

96 

104 

96

128 

126 

108 

102 

98

96 

91 

89 

87 

85

96 

85 

111 

106 

394 

384

Nov.

660 

339 

239 

193 

168

153 

143 

136 

128 

124

122 

117 

115 

113 

111

108 

106 

104 

102 

102

100 

98 

96 

98 

126

100 

98

100 

96

Dec.

91 

89 

87 

87 

87

85 

87 

83 

83 

83

87 

85 

91 

94 

89

83 

85 

133 

117 

106

100 

98 

113 

98

96

222 

201 

155 

136 

124 

117

Jan.

113 

108 

106 

102 

100

98 

98 

91 

91

96

98 

91 

89 

91 

87

96 

96 

98 

503 

242

182 

155 

143 

133

124

119 

163 

150 

136 

131 

124

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 ............

ary .....

h.. ..........................

st ........... ...............

ember ................... ....

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

119 

124 

117 

113 

108

108 

155 

124 

131 

128

124 

119 

122 

187 

163

143 

133 

126 

122 

115

113 

115 

115 

108 

104

102 

100 

100

Secondfoot-days

3,714 

4,391 

3,292

53,584

4,054 

3,438 

5,062 

3,202 

2,755 

2,799 

2,045 

1,783 

4,917

41,452

Peak discharge (base, 900 sec. -ft.). Nov.

sec. -ft.; Mar. 13 (7:30 a.m. 1,130 sec. -ft.

Mar.

158 

115 

108 

106 

104

102 

113 

111 

102 

100

100 

122 

713 

331 

236

207 

179 

163 

153 

160

153 

143 

136 

131 

124

122 

137 

207 

153 

140 

133

Apr.

131 

126 

122 

124 

158

124 

122 

117 

115 

113

108 

106 

104 

104 

102

102 

10O 

100 

100 

100

98 

96 

96 

91 

91

89 

87 

89 

96 

91

Maximum

394 

660 

222

2,150

503 

187 

713 

158 

227 

145 

97 

208 

750

750

May

91

94 

102 

89 

85

83 

85 

81 

79 

79

79 

79 

79 

98 

87

77 

75 

74 

72 

70

70 

72 

70 

66 

64

62 

62 

119 

110 

175 

227

Minimum

85

96 

83

77

87 

100 

100 

87 

62 

59 

54 

42 

70

42

June

136 

104 

111 

145

115

96 

87 

140 

137 

128

117 

100 

91 

87 

97

116

83 

77 

74 

70

72 

79 

70 

66 

62

94 

66 

61 

59 

59

Mean

120 

146 

106

147

131 

123 

163 

107 

88.9 

93.3 

66.0 

57.5 

164

114

July

61 

58 

70 

68 

68

74 

66 

59 

54 

54

62 

68 

62 

62

64

81 

68 

97 

75 

59

62 

59 

61 

b8 

68

66 

81 

79 

61 

56 

54

Aug.

53 

50 

50 

50 

45

44 

43 

43 

42 

48

90 

56 

47 

48 

54

58 

50 

44 

66 

58

45 

43 

43 

48 

89

59 

48 

48 

54 

59 

208

Per square 

mile

1.50 

1.83 

1.33

1.84

1.64 

1.54 

2.04 

1.34 

1.11 

1.17 

.827 

.721 

2.06

1.43

Sept.

289 

119 

94 

115 

119

87 

337 

722 

750 

302

207 

168 

145 

124 

113

104 

100 

96 

91 

87

83 

81 

77 

75 

74

72 

70 

72 

72 

72

Runoff in 

inches

1.73 

2.05 

1.53

24.96

1.89 

1.60 

2.36 

1.49 

1.28 

1.30 

.95 

.83 

2.29

19.30

1 (11:30 a.m.) 952 sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (10 a.m.) 1,270 

Sept. 9 (2 a.m.) 1,300 sec. -ft.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Swannanoa River at Biltmore, N. C.

565

Location.--Water-stage recorder and masonry control, lat. 35°34'06", long. 82°32'42", at

 Biltmore , Buncombe County, 100 feet downstream from Biltmore Avenue Bridge, 200 feet 

upstream from Southern Railway bridge, and 1.6 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of 

gage is 1,976.58 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936.

Drainage area.--130 square miles.

Kecoras available.--December 1920 to September 1926, May 1934 to September 1950.

Average qiscnarge'.--21 years (1921-26, 1934-50), 162 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 3,820 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 8.50

 i'eet); minimum, 29 second-feet May 8 (gage height, 1.41 feet).

1920-26 1934-50: Maximum discharge, 18,400 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 

19.00 feet), by computation of flow over dam 3 miles above station; minimum, 1.1 secondfeet Oct. 9, 14, 15, 1941; minimum daily, 1.2 second-feet Oct. 14, 1941; minimum gage 

height, 0.65 foot July 17, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 21.5 feet July 1916, from floodmarks. Flood of Aug. 16, 1928, 

reached a stage of 18.74 feet, from floodmarks. Extremely high stages subject to backwater from French Broad River. 

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are

 good. Occasional large diurnal fluctuation and regulation from Lake Craig, 3 miles 

above station. City of Asheville diverts its water supply above this station from Beetree Reservoir (capacity, 545,000,000 gallons) and North Fork Swannanoa River.

Cooperation.--Records of diversion and chsnge in contents in Beetree Reservoir furnished

 by city of Asheville. Records of evaporation furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority. 

Revisions (water years).--W 803: 1921(M), 1923-26(M). W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 

Oct. 1 to July 5

305

470

655

905

,180

gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

July 6 to Sept. 3O

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

2.2

4.8 1,460 1.4 24 2.2 196 

5.3 1,760 1.6 52 2.5 304 

6.2 2,33O 1.8 9O 2.9 470 

2.0 138

Note.--Same as precedlng table above 2.9 

feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

143

201

2.5 

C.9 

3.3

3.8 

4.3

Day Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Apr. June July

106

106

104

104

102

113

157

130

123

113

106 

1O2 

102 

123 

126

208

301

217

177

154

14O

133

126

116

109

120

109

133

192

504

1,200

1,230

676

457

356

305

268 

236 

£20 

204 

189

180

174

171

168

160

151

143

138

136

138

130

123

120

128

198

149

138

130

136

160

143

136

130

133

118

120

120

118

120

151

214

195

183

165

151

146

207

272

211

186

180

294

343

457

336

279

240

217

207

198

211

192

183

ISO 

189 

171 

160 

160

160

168

180

171

171

189

749

578

410

336

290

258

233

217 

264 

309 

261 

E44 

230

217

220

240

214

204

301

264

245

225

190

190

195

175

160

155

150

150

280

250

210

190

180

175

185

195

177

165

168

195

1,060

720

474

410

364

317

294

275

279

247

240

230

402

272

247

264

240

230

198

183

180

171

168

160

154

154

154

149

146

146

123

116

120

120

118

118

168

123

157

138 

117 

51 

106 

1O6

113

120

116

120

128

111

104

79

138

120

175

663

360

233

250

415

214

195

183

204

356

236

195

171

151

192

157

140

128

120

174

157

133

136

104

91

106

116

108

1,720

226

285

178

310

2,250

2,270

815

502

373

296

240

206

181

163

146

113

116

113

104

90

Secondfoot-days Maximum Mini:

Diversion, 

evaporation, 

and change i 

contents (million gallons )t

Adjusted for diversion, evaporation, and change In contents

Per squar< 

mile

Runoff in 

inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

5,656

7,112

6,144

1,£30 

457

237

198

308.3

300.6

309.1

1.52

1.95

1.65

1.75

2.17

1.89

Calendar year 1949 .. 104,171 301 31.49

January.....

February....

March......

April......

May........

June.......

July.......

August......

September..,

7,591

6,572

9,309

5,370

4,024

5,866

2,474

1,610

12,178

749

381

1,060

336

663

415

118

358

2,270

157

150

165

113

245

235

300

179

130

136

79.8

51.9

406

292.7

257.0

276.7

275.8

299.5

311.0

125. 3

300.6

378.0

259

249

314

195

145

212

96.0

425'"

.738

.515

3.27

2.30

1.99

2.79

1.66

1.28

1.82

.85

.59

3.65

Water year 1949-50 73,906 202 22.74
566 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

North Pork Swannanoa River near Black Mountain, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 35°39'll", long. 82°21'04", a

 quarter of a mile downstream from emergency pumping plant of Asheville Water Department, 1.9 miles downstream from Sugar Pork, 3 miles northwest of town of Black Mountain, Buncombe County, and 3.4 miles downstream from Right Pork. Datum of gage is 

2,428.03 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--23.8 square miles.

Hecords available. January 1926 to September 1950.

Average discharge'.--24 years, 51.1 second-feet (unadjusted).

.Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2.650 second-feet Aug. 31 (gage height, 5.40 

feet); minimum, 4.3 second-feet Aug. 13 (gage height, 1.16 feet).

1926-50: Maximum discharge, 16,500 second-feet June 16, 1949 (gage height, 9.10 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,600 second-feet on basis of slope-area 

determinations at gage height 8.55 and 9.10 feet; minimum, 0.73 second-foot July ,20, 

21, 1926 (gage height, 0.88 foot). '

Remarks.--Records excellent except those above 600 second-feet, which are good. City of 

Asneville diverts part of its water supply 3 miles above station.

Cooperation.--Records of diversion furnished by Asheville Water Department, Division of 

watersheds.

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W 893: 1926. W 1143: 1927-28, 1929(M)

 iyyo, 1931-31i(M), 1933-34, 1935(M) , 1940(P) , 1941-45(M), 1946-47(P).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.1

1.2 

1.3

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

Discharge, In sec

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

Oct.

17 

16 

16

15 

20

22 

20

18 

18 

IB 

38 

30

P. 9

ion

61 

37

33 

30 

26 

24 

23

24 

21 

31

205 

471

Nov.

372 

188 

124

78

65 

58 

53 

47 

42

39 

37 

35 

34 

32

30

3O 

27 

25

24 

23

22 

23

36

28

26 

27 

36 

44

Month

Dec.

36 

34 

32

28

25 

25 

23 

22 

22

51 

84 

67 

59 

50

42

38 

97 

102

59 

55 

124 

76 

63

152 

146 

102 

80 

67 

59

3.3 2.O 45 2.8 294 

5.0 .1 61 3.0 400 

7.2 .2 82 3.2 515 

14 .3 107 3.4 625 

22 .4 136 3.7 800 

35 .6 206 4.0 1,000

ond-feet, water year October 1949 to Se

Jan.

53 

50

61 

55 

55

51 

56 

45 

41 

41

45

45 

45 

58

56

55 

55 

63 

251 

156

113 

90 

76 

67 

59

56 

69 

67 

61 

58 

56

Secondfoot-days

October. ............... 1.

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mher. ............ 1 .

lendar year 1949 

ary. .......

576 

724 

319

33 895

2.

................... 1,

ember. ............. 4,

LO9 

309

583

;es

338 

L44

.63 

916.2 

27

ter year 1949-50 .. 22,573.2

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 sec

sec. -ft.

Feb.

53 

58 

65 

56 

51

50 

107 

84 

94 

92

78

72 

76 

216 

133

97

82 

72 

65 

56

51 

51 

53 

45 

41

39 

36 

36

Mar.

96 

67

51

48

45 

50 

53 

47 

44

44 

55 

367 

184 

127

110 

94 

82 

74 

74

76 

72

65 

61

58 

61 

130 

90 

74 

67

Apr.

63 

58 

55 

56 

110

76 

67

58

53

50 

44 

42

38 

36

35 

33 

32 

32 

30

28 

26 

26 

24 

24

24 

22 

21

21 

20

Observed

Maximum Minimum Mean

May

21 

21

26 

37

29 

28 

28 

25 

24

24 

22

23 

37

33 

28 

25 

22 

20

20 

19 

18 

16 

15

14 

14 

20 

20 

55 

303

pternber 1950

June

119 

74 

67 

194 

133

87 

67 

58 

61 

89

177 

90

72 

59

58

65 

50 

42 

38 

39

75 

90 

78 

59 

48

39 

34 

30 

26 

26

iversion by 

city of 

Asheville 

(million 

gallons)

471 15 50.8 193.9 

372 22 57.5 188.8 

152 22 61.9 195.4

2,780 15 92.9 2,005.2

251 41 68.0 195.8 

216 36 71.8 169.2 

367 44 83.3 193.6 

110 20 42.2 188.1 

303 14 33.5 196.2 

194 26 71.5 208.4 

35 12 21.4 214.1 

684 4.7 29.6 201.7 

995 19 154 193.6

995 4.7 61.8 2,338.8

. -f t . ) . Au

July

26 

21 

18 

18 

24

21 

18 

16 

13 

12

16 

28 

32

35 

28

31 

27 

25 

20 

19

17

14 

14 

23

26

21 

22 

28 

21 

16 

15

Aug.

16 

13 

11 

9. 

8.

7. 

6. 

6. 

5.

5.

5. 

5. 

4.

5. 

5.

5.

5. 

6. 

10 

7.

5. 

5. 

5. 

5.

6.

6. 

5. 

5. 

20 

18 

684

7 

9

7 

5 

1

2 

0

0 

7

4

6 

9 

1

6

4 

2 

9

1 

2 

2

Sept.

765 

191 

107 

80 

80

59 

244 

995 

793 

285

173 

127 

100 

80 

67

58 

50 

44

40

36

34 

34 

30 

27 

24

23 

21 

21 

20 

19

Adjusted for diversion

Mean Per s<Juare 

mile

60.5 2.54 

67.2 2.82 

71.7 3.01

101 4.24

77.8 3,27 

81.1 3.41 

93.0 3.91 

51.9 2.18

43.3 1.82 

82.2 3.45 

32.1 1.35 

39.6 1.66 

164 6.89

71.8 3.02

Runoff In 

inches

2.93 

3.15 

3.47

57.82

3.77 

3.55

4.50 

2.43 

2.10 

3.85 

1.55 

1.92 

7.70

40.92

g. 31 (12 p.m.) 2,650 sec. -ft.; Sept. 9 (1 a.m.) 1,760
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 567

Bee tree Creek near Swannanoa, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and modified 4-foot Parshall flume set in masonry control, 

 lat. 35°39'11", long. 82°24'20", 1,000 feet upstream from Beetree Reservoir and 3.8

miles north of Swannanoa, Buncombe County. Datum of gage is 2,728.39 feet above mean

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 5.46 square miles.

Records available. February 1926 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 24 years, 10.8 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 152 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, 3.40 

reer); minimum, 2.2 second-feet Aug. 24 (gage height, 0.58 foot).

1926-50: Maximum discharge, 1,370 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 6.20 

feet), by computation of flow over vieir; minimum, 0.67 second-foot July 22, 1926, Aug. 

6, 1930; minimum gage height, 0.31 foot Sept. 18, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--W 823: Drainage area. W 893: 1928, 1936(M), 1937(M). W 953:

Rating tables, water, year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 3-8, Mar. 15 to May 4, Sept.11-30)

Oct. 1-31 Nov. 1 to Sept. 30

0.7 3.4 2.0 27 0.6 2.4 1.6 18

.8 4.4 2.4 39

1.0 7.0 2.7 53

1.3 12 2.9 73 1.

1 3.4 2.0 26

4.4 2.4 38

J 7.0 2.8 62

1.6 18 1.3 12 5.1 190

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.8

5.4

5.4

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.3

4.2

4.2

7.2

5.4

8.0

11

9.3

8.2

7.4

6.9

6. E

5.9

5. 6

5.5

R.l

5.;

9.8

10

31

64

Nov.

90

44

30

2u

18

IP

14

13

12

11

10

9.7

9.4

8.7

8.2

7.8

7.4

7.2

7.0

7.0

6.6 sis

6. 3

6.8

10

7.3

7.4

7.6

10

10

-

Dec.

9.2

8.7

8.2

8.0

7.4

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.7

10

10

11

10

9.9

9.0

8.7

14

15

14

12

12

El

17

15

26

29

23

20

18

16

Jan.

14

14

IE

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

13

12

13

13

14

47

37

27

23

20

18

16

15

18

17

16

15

14

Feb.

14

15

15

14

14

14

24

21

21

20

18

17

17

26

24

21

19

17

16

14

14

14

13

12

11

10

9.5

9.5

_

_

-

Un_ + . SecondMonth foot-days

October ............ ............. 27O.

November ........... ............. 430.

December .................... ^Q^

Calendar year 1949 ...... 6,518.

January .......................... 5O6

February ........................ 454.

March. ........................... 511.

April ............................ 301.

May ................... .......... 283.

June ............................. 558 .

July ............................. 221.

August ........................... 149.

September ........................ 537.

Water year 1949 50 ............ 4,621.

Mar.

17

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

9.9

9.5

9.9

12

52

38

27

23

20

18

16

16

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

21

18

16

15

Apr.

14

1

1

1

4

3

3

22

17

1

1

1

1

6

5

4

3

12

1

1

1

0

9.2

8.S

8.5

3.2

7.9

7.6

7.2

6.7

6.6

6.5

6.2

Maximum

: 64

7 90

7 29

5 213

47

3 52

D 22

=. 66

3 42

5 12

3 46

5 88

3 90

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.3

5.2

May

5.2

5. 2

7.2

7.0

9.4

7.4

7.3

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

ta.5

6.3

6.9

8.4

7.2

6. 6

6.3

5.9

5.8

5.6

5.5

5.4

5.0

4.9

4.8

7.2

10

9.9

24

66

Minimum

3 . 8

6.3

6.6

3.8

11

9 5

9^5

5. 2

4:'.B

7.4

4.7

2.4

3.7

2.4

June

35

24

24

42

36

26

21

19

18

23

30

19

17

17

16

14

13

11

12

16

17

16

14

12

11

9.2

8.2

7.4

9.1

Mean

8 . 7

14.4

12.8

17.9

16.3

16.2

16.5

10.0

9 1

18 . 6

7.1'

4.8

17.9

12.7

July

7.9

6.7

6.2

6.1

7.0

6.7

5.9

5.3

4.9

4.7

5.2

8.2

9.9

8.2

8.0

8.8

7. 2

6.3

o. 6

6.3

6.5

5.5

5.4

12

11

9.0

8.5

8.5

6.7

5.9

6.2

Aug.

6.2

5.3

4.8

4.3

4.0

3.6

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.1

3. 6

3.3

2.8

3.4

3.8

3.8

3.1

3.0

3.7

3.1

2 7

5 2

2.6

2.4

5.0

2.6

2.8

2. 9

3.3

46"3.6

Per square 

mile

2 1.60

2. 34

3.28

2.99

2 97

S!02

1 . 83

5 1 . 68

3.41

t 1.31

5 . 885

3.28

2.33

Sept.

88

33

20

15

13

10

20

64

70

38

26

19

15

13

11

9.2

8.0

7. e'.s6

6.2

5.6

5.8

5.2

4.7

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

Runoff in 

inches

1 . 84

2.93

2.70

44.39

3.45

3.09

3.48

2.05

1.93

3.81

1.51

1.02

3.66

31.47

Peak discharge (base, 150 see.-ft.). Sept. 1 (5:30 a.m.) 152 sec.-ft.
568 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Sandymush Creek near Alexander, N. C,

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°43'49", long. 82"40'11", 0.7 mile downstream from 

TurKey Creek, 1.3 miles upstream from mouth, and 3.5 miles northwest of Alexander, Buncombe County. Datum of gage Is 1,732.53 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 79.5 square miles.

Records available.--December 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,500 second-feet Jan. 19 (gage height, 5.81 

reet) ; minimum, 21 second-feet Aug. -27 (gage height, 2.28 feet).

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 5,490 second-feet Feb. 10, 1946 (gage height, 9.65 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,200 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination of Aug. 30, 1940, at point li miles above Turkey Greek; minimum, 12 secondfeet Dec. 24, 1943, Jan. 31, 1945, result of low temperature; minimum gage height, 2.17 

feet Dec. 24, 1943, Aug. 29, 1948.

Flood of Aug. 30, 1940, reached a stage of 16.7 feet, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Dsy

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

40 

39 

39 

39

39

42 

45

40 

38 

37

36 

37 

38 

56 

42

60 

73 

55 

49 

45

43 

42 

40 

38 

39

59 

44 

52

58 

374

400

Nov.

562

266 

1E6 

122

98

84 

77 

70

62

59 

58 

56 

55 

54

52

51 

50 

49 

49

47 

49 

49 

51 

132

77 

70 

65 

105 

92

Dec.

75

e7

61 

59

56

54

54 

52 

50 

50

52 

51 

52 

52

50

46 

45 

54 

55 

51

51 

51 

100 

75 

£7

ioe

120 

100 

84

75

69

Jan.

64 

64 

64

59 

58

55 

56 

51 

51 

54

61 

54 

52 

55 

52

54

55 

62 

615 

298

187 

146 

120 

105 

33

86 

181 

143 

125 

118 

105

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

We

ber ..........................

lendar year 1949 

sry ......

h. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

99 

101 

101 

91 

86

88 

323

204 

179 

160

143 

125 

114 

114

101

91 

86 

80 

78 

75

73 

77 

8c 

7E

7O

65 

63

Secondfoot-days

2,078 

2,842 

1,984

32,321

3,343 

3,007 

4,469 

1,978 

1,455 

1,485 

1,164 

974 

1,681

26,460

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 sec. -ft.). Jar

1,410 sec. -ft.

Mar.

260

148 

116 

101 

93

88 

84 

84 

73 

70

70 

97 

917 

373 

215

170 

145 

133 

106 

102

96 

91 

85 

80 

73

70 

81 

162 

104

88

Apr.

84 

83 

77 

75 

111

86 

81 

79 

73 

72

70 

67

70 

65 

62

61

59 

59 

59 

 1

56 

55 

55 

54 

52

52 

49 

47 

50 

54

Maximum

400 

562 

120

1,110

£15 

323 

917 

111 

100 

102 

120 

83 

264

917

i. 19 (11:30

May

54 

51 

56 

50 

46

45 

47 

46 

42 

44

45 

46 

44 

51 

59

45 

43 

42

39 

38

38 

38 

39 

37

35

34

34 

49 

61 

57 

100

Minimum

36 

47 

45

31

51 

62 

70 

47 

34 

32 

24 

22 

26

22

June

55 

44 

49

102 

65

50 

43 

46 

53

59

82 

50 

44 

39 

37

84 

47 

38 

39 

40

40 

74 

51 

39 

34

49 

36 

32 

32 

32

Mean

67.0 

94.7 

64.0

88.6

108 

107 

144 

65.9 

46.9 

49.5 

37.5 

31.4 

56, 0

72.5

July

30 

27 

27 

27 

47

47

35 

30

26

28 

32 

31 

33 

31

31 

33 

27 

25 

24

24

1EO 

85 

49

41 

46 

56 

37 

32 

31

Aug.

34 

26 

28 

27 

25

23 

23 

23 

22 

23

33 

34

26 

25 

36

48 

31 

26 

46 

34

26 

25 

24 

£3

38 

50

37

63

Per square 

mile

0 . 843 

1.19 

.805

1.11

1.36 

1.35 

1.81 

.829 

.590 

.623 

.472 

.395 

.704

.912

Sept.

146 

49 

35 

45 

56

35 

50 

154 

264 

115

73 

56 

46 

40 

40

36 

41 

44 

36 

33

32 

33 

32

28

27 

26 

26 

28 

28

Runoff in 

inches

0.97 

1.33 

.93

15.12

1.56 

1.41 

2.09 

.93 

.68 

.69 

.54 

.46 

.79

12.38

a.m.) 1,500 sec. -ft.; Mar. 13 (10 a.m.)
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Ivy River near Marshall, N. C

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°46'10", long. 82°37il6", 0.2 mile downstream from

 county bridge, 1.9 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles southeast of Marshall, Madison 

County. Datum of gage is 1,700.41 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--158 square miles.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--16 years, 156 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,740 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 7.34

 feet); minimum, 38 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.88 feet).

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 8,880 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 12.67 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 3 second-feet Jan. 20, 1940, result of low temperature; minimum gage height, 1.53 feet Dec. 16, 1943; minimum daily discharge, 16 

second-feet Sept. 25, Oct. 9, 1941, Sept. 12-14, 1943.

Remarks. Records excellent.

Revisions (water years) . W 803: 1934(M), 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Mar. 14 to Sept. 30

5.0 990 1.9 40

5.7 1,420 2.0 51

6.6 2,090 2.1 63

Note. Same as preceding table above 

2.1 feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Oct. 1 to Mar. 13

63 3.0 219

76 3.5 345

105 4.0 505

138 4.5 720

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

70

67

66

64

64

63

75

77

80

83

68

66

67

116

84

114

225

147

118

104

93

87

82

77

73

100

82

92

170

702

1,360

Nov.

1,740

836

474

331

264

217

191

170

154

145

135

128

124

121

115

110

107

105

99

99

96

94

93

94

152

115

105

104

181

162

-

Dec.

133

123

116

113

108

102

102

98

93

93

116

126

124

126

124

116

111

155

176

152

143

138

362

291

240

342

432

345

284

240

208

Jan.

186

193

219

206

193

178

176

156

149

151

182

164

166

197

204

212

231

331

1,470

917

533

393

317

271

235

206

422

378

331

348

320

Month

October ........................ .

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 . .... ...

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

296

323

366

317

276

259

1,250

680

697

598

452

366

328

375

339

286

254

228

219

197

184

184

221

182

172

164

151

151

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4,736

6,861

5,432

75,975

9,635

9,515

11,458

4,942

4,666

8,152

3,084

1 , 783

3,166

73,430

Mar.

546

405

314

268

240

219

204

197

176

162

160

224

2,030

1,110

608

477

399

337

294

271

259

240

230

210

195

184

183

486

312

274

244

Apr.

228

215

197

191

528

256

237

224

208

193

182

172

168

154

147

142

13C

133

131

136

124

121

121

118

115

118

108

105

113

121

-

Maximum

1,360

1,740

432

1,740

1,470

1,250

2,030

328

491

749

145

122

481

2,030

May

140

121

152

128

136

123

128

131

115

115

156

169

136

149

288

197

172

149

135

123

115

110

105

98

94

90

98

213

166

123

491

Minimum

£3

93

93

61

149

151

160

105

90

128

71

41

43

41

June

345

244

215

446

432

301

230

197

182

22 7

434

261

208

176

154

156

138

128

130

177

308

749

738

408

281

262

195

160

142

128

-

Mean

153

229

175

208

311

340

370

165

151

272

99 5

57.5

106

201

July

123

108

122

99

119

130

113

98

86

83

90

102

102

113

108

98

102

96

82

75

80

71

71

86

86

110

145

136

96

80

73

Aug.

72

76

67

70

61

55

52

50

48

49

66

66

52

49

53

82

68

53

49

47

46

68

53

47

43

46

41

41

42

49

122

Per square 

mile

0.968

1.45

1.11

1.32

1.97

2.15

2.34

1.04

956

l!?2

.630

.364

.671

1.27

Sept .

481

186

110

86

82

71

86

273

343

189

128

100

89

76

72

64

58

57

57

53

51

71

62

50

47

44

43

43

47

47

-

Runoff in 

inches

1 .11

1.61

1.28

17.87

2 . 27

2.24

2.70

1.16

1.10

1.92

.73

.42

.75

l-i.29

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 sec.-ft.). Mar. 13 (2 p.m.) 2,740 sec.-ft.
570 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Big Laurel Creek near Stackhou.se, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°55 I 11", long. 82°45'42", 0.2 mile downstream from 

Big Hurricane Creek, 0.6 mile upstream from Little Hurricane Creek, 50 feet west of 

State Highway 208, 3 mile_s north of Stackhouse, Madison County, and 4 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,595.68 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 126 square miles.

Records available.--May 1934 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--16 years, 184 second-feet.

J&tremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,020 second-feet Feb. 7 (gage height, 5.47 feet); 

minimum, 51 second-feet Sept. 17 (gage height, 1.43 feet).

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 7,260 second-feet Mar. 25, 1935 (gage height, 7.94 feet); 

minimum, 11 second-feet Jan. 6, 1942 (gage height, 0.92 foot), result of low temperature, 

minimum daily, 22 second-feet Oct. 9, 1941.

Remarks. Records excellent.

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.4 47 2.1 184 4.0 1,310 

1.5 59 2.4 286 4.5 1,810 

1.6 73 2.7 415 4.8 2,150 

1.7 90 3.0 575 

1.9 131 3.5 900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

80 

76 

75 

75 

75

73 

75 

76 

82 

76

72 

70 

87 

163 

100

137 

256 

167 

134 

118

105 

98 

92 

87 

87

129 

100 

107 

127 

514 

1,170

Nov.

1,220 

7E1 

420 

298 

239

200 

178 

162 

151 

141

134 

127 

124 

124 

116

111 

113 

109 

103 

107

103 

101 

98 

101 

198

154 

144 

144 

187 

190

Dec.

170 

151 

134 

127 

122

113 

118 

109 

101 

100

127 

120 

141 

162 

156

141 

131 

151 

154 

138

134 

141 

600 

420 

294

279 

275 

260 

239 

218 

196

Jan.

181 

193 

209 

193 

181

176 

200 

181 

178 

190

246 

249 

253 

298 

318

314 

326 

509 

1,630 

1,040

558 

397 

322 

271 

235

212 

342 

343 

322 

640 

858

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ................. . . . .

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ....... ....

Feb.

587 

708 

858 

623 

445

392 

2,070 

1,120 

915 

930

689 

531 

435 

378 

318

279 

253 

232 

235 

209

200 

215 

260 

218 

209

200 

184 

187

Secondfoot-days

4,68; 

6,31f 

5,722

81.84E

11.56E 

13.88C 

13,31£ 5,99" 

9,03J 

8,10J 

5,31£ 2,97" 

2,26]

89,18E

Mar.

1,020 

683 

430 

330 

286

256 

235 

229 

200 

187

187 

239 

1,760 

1,220 

647

526 

542 

470 

387 

335

306 

275 

260 

235 

215

203 

217 

503 

369 

302 

264

Apr.

253 

239 

215 

209 

369

322 

286 

256

215

215 

196 

200 

181 

176

167 

164 

162 

164 

181

162 

154 

156 

151 

151

206 

162 

154 

148 

151

Maximum

1,170 

1,220 

600

2,020

1,630 

2,070 

1,760 

369 

1,300 

623 

365 

162 

251

2,070

May

242 

235 

302 

271 

235

206 

209 

184 

164 

170

219 

514 

520 

578 

1,300

605 

392 

298 

246 

212

190 

178 

164 

154 

148

136 

144 

203 

151 

147

Minimum

70 

98 

100

70

176 

184 

187 

148 

136 

148 

103 

60 

52

52

June

232 

184 

176 

492 

520

298 

218 

187 

220 

285

623 

387 

271 

218 

193

215 

184 

173 

151 

159

230 

367 

435 

306 

229

378 

264 

196

170 

148

Mean

151 

211 

185

224

373 

496 

430 

200 

292 

270 

171 

96. C 

75.4

244

July

134 

122 

118 

113 

131

173

146 

120 

103 

108

239 

144 

127 

167 

144

186 

262 

173 

141 

122

164 

129 

133 

253 

190

180 

365 

330 

253 

190 

156

Aug.

159 

144 

162 

144 

120

107 

98 

92 

88 

87

96 

103 

88 

83 

103

141

100 

82 

85 

80

75 

80 

67 

65 

63

75 

60 

62 

89 

94 

85

Per square 

mile

1.20 

1.67 

1.47

1.78

2.96 

3.94 

3.41 

1.59 

2.32 

2.14 

1.36 

.762 

.598

1.94

Peak discharge (base, 1.50O sec. -ft.) .--Jan. 19 (2:3Op.m.) 2,520 sec. -ft.; Feb. 7 (10:

Sept.

129 

82 

67 

62 

62

58 

105 

83 

73 

65

59 

60 

80 

60 

58

54 

52 

65 

55 

57

53 

251

122 

82 

69

63 

59 

58 

59 

59

Runoff in 

inches

1.38 

1.86 

1.69

24.15

3.41

4.10 

3.93 

1.77 

2.67 

2.39 

1.57 

.88 

.67

26.32

30 a.m.)
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 571

Pigeon River at Canton, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°31'30", long. 82°50'28", 0.5 mile upstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highways 19 and 23 at Canton, Haywood County. Datum of gage is 2,572.22 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage are a.--13 3 square miles.

Kecords available.--May 1907 to June 1909 (fragmentary) and December 1928 to September 

1950 in reports of Geological Survey. May 1907 to June 1909 (complete) in North 

Carolina Department of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34 and Tennessee Division 

of Geology Bulletin 34.

Average discharge.--22 years (1907-8, 1929-50), 313 second-feet.

.Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 8,320 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, 9.26 

feet); minimum, 57 second-feet Aug. 25 (gage height, 0.62 foot).

1907-9, 1928-50: Maximum discharge, 31,600 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 

20.75 feet, from floodmark in gage well); minimum, 25 second-feet Dec. 24, 1943 (gage 

height, 0.30 foot), result of low temperature; minimum daily, 43 second-feet Oct. 26, 

1941, Dee. 17, 1943.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Occasional diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation caused 

By gristmill and small reservoir above station. City of Canton diverted a total of 

about 40 million gallons for supplementary water supply.

Revisions (water years). W 823: Drainage area. W 853: 1929-37(M).

Rating tabl ^ter year 1949-5O (gage height, in fe 

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-31)

1.0 

1.2

1.5 

1.9 

E.5 

3.0 

3.5

264

423

745

1,070

1,420

4.0 1,820

4.5 2,260

5.0 2,740

5.8 3,590

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

196

190

188

185

182

546

656

327

268

241

225

225

216

264

219

257

330

278

244

225

216

207

198

190

188

210

182

268

337

1,050

1,B40

Nov.

2,060

1,190

824

652

558

485

442

410

379

354

334

319

311

296

282

271

257

251

241

234

228

225

219

225

354

238

225

219

231

225

-

Dec.

207

204

196

198

190

185

204

190

179

132

231

470

379

363

304

264

251

671

602

423

371

342

607

392

358

1,240

1,040

697

575

500

451

Jan.

414

388

 ±01

358

363

338

333

315

304

311

354

319

338

319

308

323

363

423

1,430

818

624

542

480

446

414

383

490

475

410

401

379

Month

October ..........................

November ........... .............

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ............ ..............

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

375

405

405

354

338

330

470

371

410

410

379

354

410

1,230

727

624

624

491

388

367

354

358

371

275

334

319

296

304

_

-

Secondfoot-days

10.34E

12,53<

12,46

172,941

13,61;

12 O7~

18^07]

9,00:

5 93"

a',304

4,07

3,21'

20,01

129,65,

Mar.

847

480

414

388

371

350

371

397

338

323

315

406

2,560

1,210

850

745

652

575

520

558

575

490

451

423

401

383

400

845

526

470

437

Apr.

419

401

383

379

608

414

379

367

350

338

323

308

296

286

278

271

264

257

251

251

238

231

219

216

222

207

201

216

204

-

Maximum

1,840

2,060

1,240

6,850

1 , 430

1,230

2,560

608

685

605

) 193

t 832

3 3,530

j 3,530

May

219

234

244

207

196

188

188

190

177

177

177

172

169

188

204

169

164

162

156

144

144

144

142

144

140

131

133

198

159

186

685

Minimum

182

219

179

166

304

275

315

201

131

128

96

63

159

63

June

354

241

306

605

428

304

254

572

598

514

388

319

286

257

257

254

222

204

190

185

179

198

185

162

152

154

144

133

131

128

Mean

334

416

402

474

435

431

583

30C

191

277

131

104

667

355

July

135

124

118

124

133

193

142

124

113

107

120

166

174

159

144

164

182

140

126

109

111

105

109

122

113

109

156

144

109

99

96

Aug.

94

88

83

84

81

78

74

71

71

69

88

79

71

76

101

107

109

79

78

79

71

68

66

63

64

81

72

84

74

79

832

Per square 

mile

2.51

3.14

3. 02

3.56

3.30

3.24

4.38

2.26

1.44

2.O8

.985

.782

5.02

2.67

Sept.

2,700

694

401

350

751

392

1,550

3,530

£,440

1,180

799

624

52O

432

375

327

300

282

257

244

225

228

213

193

182

174

166

164

166

159

-

Runoff in 

inches

2.89

3.51

3.49

48.36

3.81

3.38

5.05

2.52

1.66

2.32

1.14

.90

5.6O

36.27

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec.-ft.).--Sept. 1 (2 a.m.) 8,320 sec.-ft.; Sept. 8 (l a.m.) 5,25O
572 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Pigeon River near Hepco, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°38'07", long. 82°59'22", 0.8 mile downstream from 

Jonathan Creek, 2.4 miles upstream from Fines Creek and from Hepco, Haywood County. 

Datum of gage is 2,335.95 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1036.

JJralnage area.--350 square miles.

Records available.--July 1927 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 23 years, 669 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,260 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 7.55 

feet]; minimum, 170 second-feet Aug. J5 (gage height, 1.17 feet).

1927-50: Maximum discharge, 32,700 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 15.82 

feet, from floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet 

on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 14.94 and 15.82 feet; minimum, 81 

Eecond-feet Sept. 30, 1941 (gage height, 0.82 foot).

Femarks.--Records excellent. Considerable regulation by small reservoirs on Richland 

Creek and West Fork Pigeon River for short periods.

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W 893: 1928-39 (maximum only, 1932, 

1937-39).

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1 to Sept. 30

1.8 388 3.5 1,440 1.15 164 2.5 750 5.O 3,OOO 

2.0 474 4.0 1,900 1.3 208 3.0 1,080 6.0 4,440 

2.5 740 4.5 2,420 1.5 274 3.5 1,460 6.5 5,280 

3.0 1,06O 5.2 3,26O 1.7 348 4.0 1,9OO 

2.0 477 4.5 2,420

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

417 

409 

405 

401 

401

560 

990

592

433 

456

434

426 

434 

465 

448

483 

642 

535 

470 

443

430 

417

401 

388 

388

479 

405 

488 

630 

1,790 

3,220

Nov.

1,900 

2,150 

1,510 

1,190 

1,020

908 

830 

774 

726 

690

66O 

630 

625 

614 

582

562 

547

532 

517 

512

502 

497 

487 

524 

888

588 

547 

522 

593 

577

Dec.

517 

502 

487 

482 

468

454 

487 

472 

440 

440

502 

762 

856 

842 

7O8

619 

577 

1,000 

1,180 

856

762 

726 

1,210 

882 

786

1,470 

1,760 

1,250 

1,060 

947 

868

Jan.

810 

774 

792 

738

726

708 

823 

690 

660 

684

810 

702 

756 

744

708

750

804 

989 

3,260 

2,180

1,580 

1,330 

1,170 

1,070

98C

938 

1,280 

1,190 

1,030 

1,010 

934

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber... ......................

mbe r .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary .

h.. ..........................

st ...........................

ember . . ....................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 6,OOO sec

Feb.

940 

1,040 

1,080 

934 

875

856 

1,370 

1,070 

1,130 

1,160

1,050 

975 

975 

1,710 

1,410

1,150 

1,160 

982 

894 

816

786 

830 

947 

26 

62

32 

90 

14

Secondfoot-days

18,93E 

23,204 

24,372

333,422

31,592

27,764 

40,987 

21,388 

14,967 

17,234 

9,991 

7,229 

26,389

264,112

Mar.

2,020 

1,220 

1,020 

947 

894

856 

836 

888 

792 

744

732 

931 

5,220 

2,910 

2,OOO

1,750

1,520 

1,330 

1,210 

1,180

1,220 

1,090 

1,010 

947 

894

856 

914 

1,810 

1,180 

1,070 

996

Apr.

961 

920 

875 

868 

1,360

975 

894 

856 

816 

780

756 

726 

708 

678 

66O

642 

630 

619 

609 

619

588 

572 

562 

547 

542

557 

522 

507 

522 

517

Maximum

3, £20 

2,150 

1,760

9,700

3,260 

1,710 

5,220 

1,360 

1,050 

1,240 

448 

706 

4,360

5,220

.-ft.). --Mar. 13 (12 m.

May

532 

648 

614 

532 

492

472 

487 

487 

454 

459

463 

459 

449

537 

609

472 

440 

436 

418 

397

392 

388 

388 

376 

372

352 

376 

497 

497 

422 

1,050

Minimum

338 

487 

440

388

660 

690 

732 

507 

352 

314 

250 

172 

303

172

June

768 

522 

593 

1,240 

968

666 

577 

773 

953 

950

744

609 

562 

527 

537

614 

502 

459 

436 

414

431 

522 

454

397

368

.388 

352 

325 

329 

314

Mean

611 

773 

786

913

1,019 

992 

1,322 

713 

483 

576 

322 

233 

880

724

July

310 

292 

281 

285 

325

414 

356 

303

278 

264

303 

352 

397 

376 

333

333 

392 

340 

321 

264

329 

267 

257 

344 

303

314 

401 

448 

299 

260 

250

Aug.

247 

234 

221 

221 

214

205 

196 

193 

187 

190

257 

237

202 

199 

250

281 

274 

218 

211 

218

196 

187 

181 

172 

172

190 

221 

248 

230 

271 

706

Per square 

mile

1.75 

2.21 

2.25

2.61

2.91 

2.83 

3.78 

2.04 

1.38 

1.65 

.920 

.666 

2.51

2.07

j 7,260 sec. -ft.; Sept. 1 (7 a.tn

Sept.

2,890 

1,050 

582 

547 

879

588

1,160 

4,360 

2,980 

1,620

1,100 

862 

756 

642 

582

532 

502 

477 

445

418

397 

392 

397 

348 

329

329 

310 

306 

306 

303

Runoff in 

inches

2.01 

E.47 

2.59

35.43

3.36 

2.95 

4.36 

2.27 

1.59 

1.84 

1.06 

.77 

2.80

28.07

) 7,060
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 573

Pigeon River at Newport, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°57'36", long. 83°10'26", 100 feet upstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highway 70 at Newport, Cocke County, and 0.6 mile downstream from 

Morell Branch. Datum of gage is 1,040.76 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 666 square miles.

Records available.--January 1903 to December 1905, December 1906 to December 1909, November 1918 to September 1929, May 1945 to July 1946, and August 1948 to September 1950 in 

reports of Geological Survey. September 1900 to October 1901, December 1902 to December 1905, and December 1906 to September 1924 (prior tb October 1910 and October 1920 

to September 1921, revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34. Records for 

May 1945 to July 1946 at site 4.8 iriles downstream, published as Pigeon River near 

Newport.

Average discharge. 23 years (1903-5, 1908-12, 1914-29, 1948-50), 1,233 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during sear, 11,800 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 7.90 

feet); minimum daily, 102 second-feet Sept. 24.

1900-1901, 1902-5, 1906-29, 1945-46, 1948-50: Maximum discharge, 33,000 second-feet 

Apr. 2, 1920 (gage height, 17.0 feet); minimum daily, 63 second-feet Oct. 17, 1948. 

Flood of Feb. 28, 1902, reached -a. stage of 21.4 feet.

Remarks. Records good. Flow partly regulated by Waterville Reservoir (usable capacity,

 2TT75"00 acre-feet).

Revisions. W 1143: Drainage area. See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

0.2 118 1.2 625 4.0 4,030 

.4 173 1.8 1,130 5.0 5,860 

.6 252 2.5 1,880 6.1 8,06O 

.8 357 3.3 2,930

Discharge, in second- f eet , water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

524 

277 

463 

700 

626

674 

725 

568 

340 

390

645 

587 

858 

910 

699

356 

796 

957 

932 

932

894 

4,89 

277 

535 

784

819 

843 

867 

521 

1,890 

8,080

Nov.

6,740 

4,730 

3,100 

2,350 

2,050

1,620 

1,540 

1,670 

1,580 

1,580

1,340 

1,110 

527 

940 

1,210

1,150 

1,500 

1,500 

585 

305

969 

1,160 

1,140 

728 

1,080

1,110 

439 

1,210 

1,330 

1,370

Dec.

1,320 

1,230 

896 

4,06 

1,150

1.2EO 

1,210 

1,190 

1,160 

624,

343 

964 

1,380 

1,420 

1,350

1,480 

1,140 

512 

1,320 

1,820

1,780 

1,750 

2,060 

1,660 

1,670

1,540 

2,070 

2,080 

2,100 

2,070 

£,180

Jan.

960 

1.E60 

1,330 

1,480 

1,490

1,380 

1,050 

776 

1,360 

1,390

1,520 

1,480 

1,670 

1,400 

1,130

1,800 

1,900 

1,940 

4,050 

3,700

2,620 

2,170 

2,340 

2,210 

2,080

2,070 

2,550 

2,520 

2,150 

2,980 

2,890

Feb.

2,600 

2,990 

2,930 

2,520 

2,200

2,470 

6,590 

3,890 

3,340 

3,020

2,590 

2,350 

2,440 

2,390 

2,380

2,250 

2,110 

2,000 

1,800 

2,070

2,130 

2,160 

2,170 

1,990 

1,330

694 

1,470 

1,680

u r,»K SecondMonth foot-days

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

28,958 

47,663 

4,3,095

lendar year 1949 ............ 561,228

ary

h. .................... ......

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

59,646 

68,754 

77,913 

36,799 

25,811 

33,972 

20,322 

14,156 

33,825

ter year 1949-50 ............ 490,914,

liar.

2,990 

2,930 

2,430 

2,060 

1,050

1,710 

1,990 

2,210 

2,200 

1,680

1,180 

843 

5,330 

6,960 

4,150

3,310 

3,030 

2,560 

2,350 

2,460

2,400 

2,330 

2,220 

1,960 

1,780

1,700 

2,110 

2,890 

2,540 

2,340 

2,220

Apr.

1., 830 

1,520 

1,920 

2,120 

2,060

2,210 

2,160 

1,550 

846 

1,550

1,750 

1,640 

1,130 

1,050 

895

595 

839 

1,130 

1,080 

1,270

1,030 

784 

440 

942 

1,200

822 

74,4 

728 

638 

326

Maximum

8,080 

6,740 

2,180

9,590

4,050 

6,590 

6,960 

2,210 

1,540 

2,370 

1,240 

958 

3,820

8,080

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 sec. -ft.). Oct. 31 (7 a.m

Hay

759 

900 

1,04,0 

94,9 

912

629 

316 

670 

811 

737

820 

1,000 

593 

404 

1,540

1,220 

1,180 

1,150 

1,110 

556

300 

830 

1,230 

1,190 

1,090

932 

420 

170 

578 

705 

1,070

Minimum

277 

305 

343

24,2

776 

694 

843 

326 

170 

324 

231 

145 

102

10Z

June

1,510 

1,240 

548 

941 

2,370

1,560 

1,310 

1,110 

1,670 

1,500

1,070 

1,190 

1,140 

1,120 

1,100

1,180 

610 

324 

864 

1,150

1,200 

1,4,10 

1,420 

704 

359

972 

1,160 

1,110 

1,110 

1,020

Mean

934 

1,589 

1,390

1,538

1,924 

2,4,56 

2,513 

1,227 

833 

1,132 

656 

457 

1,128

1,345

July

484 

234 

302 

272 

4,72

584

526 

378 

231 

4,84

636 

638 

762 

906 

928

528 

788 

1,120 

944 

764

715 

420 

354 

746 

804

797 

908 

1,240 

900 

427 

1,030

Aug.

958 

762 

819 

604, 

382

202 

459 

674 

583 

512

574, 

318 

181 

314 

534

580 

486 

530 

358 

303

428 

584

608 

407 

408

223 

145 

176 

299 

403 

342

Per square 

mile

1.40 

2.39 

2.09

2.31

2.89 

3.69 

3.77 

1.84 

1.25 

1.70 

.985 

.686 

1.69

2.02

) 11,500 sec. -ft.,- Feb. 7 (11 a

sec. -ft.; Mar. 13 (11:30 p.m.) l'l,800 sec. -ft.

Sept.

1,770 

2,200 

513 

758 

1,210

1,240 

1,400 

3,410 

3,820 

2,280

1,990 

1,250 

1,130 

1,160 

1,170

610 

312 

715 

1,000 

817

747 

784 

361 

102 

462

587 

606 

574 

574, 

273

Runoff in 

inches

1.62 

2.66 

2.41

31.34

3.33 

3.84 

4.35 

2.05 

1.44 

1.90 

1.13 

.79 

1.89

t7.41

m.) 8, £4,0
574 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Alien Creek near Hazelwood, N; C.

Location Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°25'49", long. 83°00i33", 180 feet downstream 

rrom Kocky Branch and town of Waynesville watershed boundary, 3.0 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 3.3 miles south of Hazelwood, Haywood County. Datum of gage is 3,047.83 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 14.4 square miles.

Records available.--August 1949 to September 1950.

Extremes. ib)413T~ Maximum discharge during period August to September, 558 second-feet 

Aug. 28 (gage height, 2.93 feet); minimum, 24 second-feet Sept. 29, 30.

1949-50: Maximum discharge during water year, 478 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 

2.75 feet); minimum, 8.7 second-feet Aug. 24.

Maximum stage known, 7.0 feet Aug. 30, 1940, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Town of Waynesville diverted from tributaries about 2 second-feet for water supply.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1949-50 

1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Aug.

a32

a30

a65

a52

a40

a36

a34

a32

Sept.

49

43

46

41

38

118

80

64

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

a30

331

331

337

a40

a30

329

340

Sept.

55

49

46

42

40

37

35

36

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

a50

a4O

32

41

71

55

46

4O

Sept.

35

37

34

31

30

29

27

27

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug.

36

42

40

202

91

64

64

Sept.

26

26

24

-

Peak discharge (base, 400 sec.-ft.).--Aug. 28 (11:3O a.m.) 558 sec.-ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, 

eather records, and records for Jonathan Creek near Cover Creek and Pigeon River

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

23

23

23

22

2

4

6

3

2

1

1

2

2

1

1

31

29

24

22

21

20

20

20

19

20

25

20

37

29

161

204

Nov.

175

98

73

61

52

47

42

340

a 38

36

36

34

36

33

32

31

30

29

28

28

27

26

26

38

43

30

29

29

33

29

-

Dec,

27

26

26

25

24

24

28

24

24

24

34

51

70

55

44

38

36

87

70

54

47

51

92

56

51

84

75

64

56

52

48

Jan.

46

43

48

43

42

52

55

46

43

49

48

52

49

52

47

54

65

68

222

116

91

78

70

65

61

5E

78

67

62

62

56

Feb.

58

75

65

58

54

55

78

61

72

68

62

58

58

75

61

55

52

48

47

44

43

56

56

47

44

43

41

50

_

-

Mar.

116

67

59

55

52

8

8

9

3

2

3

8

315

148

108

100

87

78

73

75

68

64

61

58

55

52

77

76

62

56

54

Apr,

52

51

49

61

85

59

54

51

48

46

44

42

41

38

37

36

36

35

35

34

33

32

31

30

32

30

29

28

28

28

-

May

39

39

41

35

33

32

33

31

30

31

30

30

29

39

35

30

30

29

27

7

g

6

5

5

4

3

23

30

25

30

63

June

35

29

44

111

56

43

36

57

50

50

44

39

35

33

41

35

31

29

27

26

29

34

28

25

23

22

21

20

20

20

-

July

19

18

18

17

28

26

21

18

17

16

18

27

26

24

22

23

22

18

17

15

17

15

22

22

18

28

32

22

19

17

16

Aug.

15

15

15

15

14

13

13

12

IE

13

14

13

12

13

13

22

14

12

12

11

11

11

11

9.9

11

10

10

11

11

13

42

Sept.

72

32

21

18

24

17

107

149

78

48

37

32

27

25

24

22

20

19

18

18

17

21

17

15

15

15

14

14

15

15

~

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1949-50

Month

December. .........................

January 1950 .....................

May...............................

Water year 1949-50 .............

Secondfoot-days

1 * 225

1,467

1,986

15,056.9

Maximum

92

222

315

Minimum

26

24

42

9.9

Mean

47.3

64.1

41.3

Per square 

mile

Runoff in 

inches
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 575

Jonathan Creek near Cove Creek, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°37'22", long. 83°00'C6", 500 yards downstream from 

i'ord, 0.7 mile upstream from mouth, and 2 miles downstream from Cove Creek and Cove 

Creek post office, Haywood County. Datum of gage Is 2,383.89 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 19J9, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 65.3 square miles.

Records available. May 1930 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--SO years, 126 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,550 second-feet Jan. 19 and Mar. 13 (gage 

height, 5.15 feet); minimum, 39 second-feet Aug. 26, £7 (gage height, 0,94 foot).

1930-50: Maximum discharge, 3,LOO second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 7.51 

feet); minimum, 18 second-feet Jan. C, 1940 (gage height, 0.54 foot), result of low 

temperature.

Remarks.--Records excellent, 

above station.

Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mill

Revisions.--W 8£3: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.95 40 1.7 128 3.0 452 

1.1 53 1.9 166 3.5 640 

1.3 72 2.2 232 4.0 880 

1.5 97 2.5 304 4.7 1,280

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

77 

76 

74 

74 

73

76 

126 

93 

78

73

72 

71 

72 

73 

80

99 

106 

92 

79 

76

73

71 

69 

68 

69

102 

74 

108 

97 

525 

516

Nov.

564 

334 

253 

209 

183

164 

152 

141 

132 

126

122 

118 

122 

115 

110

106 

1O4 

103 

98 

98

97 

97 

94 

144 

199

126 

118 

115 

158 

133

Dec.

123 

117 

110 

109 

104

102 

112 

102 

97 

98

120 

148 

200 

183 

156

141 

133 

221

183

168 

166 

316 

214 

194

241 

248 

220 

198 

183 

170

Jan.

162 

158 

168 

152 

150

160 

185 

152

142 

162

176 

162 

164 

187 

168

183 

185 

218 

938 

552

399 

334 

294 

265 

244

225 

331 

265 

244 

255 

234

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h.. ..........................

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-5O ............

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 sec

sec. -ft.; Mar. 13 (10 a.m.) 1,550

Feb.

246 

294 

284 

257 

241

241 

399 

299 

323

315

294 

274 

262 

330 

284

260 

244 

230 

223 

209

200 

234 

248 

207 

198

189 

181 

192

Secondfoot-days

3,412 

4,635 

5 , 100

62,321

7,614 

7,158 

10,058 

5,077 

3,670 

3,630 

2,348 

1,723 

2,264

56,689

Mar.

6O2 

3E6 

279 

255 

241

227 

220 

227 

198 

187

191 

275 

1,230 

640 

462

411 

357 

318 

292

286

267 

250 

239 

225 

214

205 

274 

410 

272 

248 

230

Apr.

223 

214 

205 

219 

317

232 

216 

209 

198 

189

185 

176 

172 

164 

160

154 

150

148 

142 

146

139 

133 

130 

126 

130

126 

120 

118 

118 

118

Maximum

525 

564 

316

785

938 

399 

1,230 

317 

175 

330 

111 

102 

223

1,230

.-ft.). Oct. 30 (6 p.m

sec. -ft.

May

134

153 

152 

125 

117

112 

123 

114 

108 

110

110 

110 

108 

164 

175

125 

117 

110 

106 

103

98 

98 

96 

93 

89

87 

98 

133 

125 

109 

168

Minimum

68 

94 

97

68

142 

181 

187 

118 

87 

77 

61 

43 

47

43

June

122 

103 

125 

330 

196

152 

133 

141 

139 

133

126 

114 

106 

102 

133

137 

110 

103 

97 

92

110 

142 

1O4 

93

87

87 

80 

77 

79 

77

Mean

110 

154 

165

171

246 

256 

324 

169 

118 

121 

75.7 

55.6 

75.5

155

July

73 

70 

69 

68 

80

90 

78 

70 

66 

65

96 

80 

76 

87 

73

72 

71 

70 

68 

61

90 

65 

65 

78 

69

82 

106 

111 

72 

65 

62

Aug.

62 

58 

58 

57 

54

52 

50 

49 

48 

48

58 

53 

49 

53 

57

65 

58 

49 

55 

56

48 

46 

44 

43 

44

43

45 

53 

68 

98 

102

Sept.

126 

85 

66 

59 

68

58 

160 

223 

148 

103

84 

78 

72 

67 

64

59

66 

62 

58 

55

54 

59 

54 

50 

48

48 

47 

47 

48 

48

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

1.68 1.94 

2.36 2.64 

2.53 2.90

2.62 35.49

3.77 4.34 

3.92 4.08 

4.96 5.73 

2.59 2.89 

1.81 2.O9 

1.85 2.07 

1.16 1.34 

.851 .98 

1.16 1.29

2.37 32.29

) 1,330 sec. .-ft.; Jan. 19 (12 m. ) 1,550
576 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Cataloochee Creek near Cataloochee, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 35°40'02", long. 83°04'23", at

 bridge on State Highway 284, 500 feet upstream from Little Cataloochee Creek and 

2 miles north of Cataloochee, Haywood County. Datum of gage Is 2,457.48 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 49.2 square miles.

Records available.--May 1934 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--16 years, 106 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 5.45

 feet); minimum, 34 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.15 feet).

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 3,390 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 7.01 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,500 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum. 9 second-feet Jan. 2, 1940, Dec. 17, 24, 1943 (gage height, 1.87 feet), result of 

low temperature.

Remarks. Records excellent. 

Revisions. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 13 Mar. 14 to Sept. 30

118

170

3.0

3.3 

3.6 

3.9

231

333

453

595

4.2

4.6 

5.1

760

1,010

1,360

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.5 

2.8

Note.--Same as precedlng table above 2.8 

feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

61

57 

57 

57

55 

72 

65

57

55 

54 

54 

55 

54

61

76 

66 

57 

55

54 

52 

51 

49 

51

74 

54

59 

405 

480

Nov.

536 

363 

254 

200 

167

148 

132

109

103 

98 

96 

92 

88

86 

84 

82 

78 

76

76 

74 

72 

104 

146

100 

96 

96 

148 

130

Dec.

123 

114 

107 

103 

98

94 

98 

90

86

105 

128 

211 

197

164

148 

135 

208 

231 

194

173 

173 

281 

216 

194

200 

209 

197 

185 

170 

156

Jan.

145 

140 

145 

132 

128

168 

222 

176

173

170 

164 

162 

194 

179

188 

182 

200

878 

550

374

302 

254 

225 

197

176 

310 

264 

244 

330 

308

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mbe r ....................... .

lendar year 1949 

ary . . .

h. ...........................

1 ......................... .

st ...........................

ember .......... .............

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

340 

398 

378

281

261 

419 

348

352

322 

291

264 

257

203

188 

176 

167 

156

148 

173 

176 

156 

148

142 

132 

143

Secondfoot-days

2,57 

4,07 

4,87

52,90

7,44 

6,92 8 , 27' 

3,64 

2,67 

2,59 

2,41 

1.56C 

1,54

48,60

Mar.

529

254 

222 

200

182 

173 

170

140

145 

218 

1,300

645 

414

348 

288 

254 

225

194 

182 

170 

159 

151

143 

170

173 

165 

154

Apr.

151 

146 

138 

150

222

176 

165 

159

140

138 

130 

126 

118 

113

111 

109 

106 

104 

104

97 

97 

93 

91

91

89 

84 

82 

82 

82

Maximum

1 480

536 

I 281

3 712

1 878 

1 419 

1,300

' 222 

i 158 

192 

138 

) 78 

3 138

1,300

May

89 

87 

97 

82 

78

76 

89 

80

78

80 

80 

7£ 

109 

138

109 

100 

93

87 

82

78 

76 

74 

70 

69

67 

67 

91 

106 

84 

113

Minimum

49 

72

8b

49

128 

132 

140

82 

 7 

60

54 

36

35

35

June

91

80 

89 

192 

138

116 

102 

100 

93 

91

93 

80

76 

72 

70

78

67 

65 

61

97 

111

87 

74

69

74 

65

eo

69 

63

Mean

83. C 

136 

157

145

240

247 

267 

121

86.4

ee.4

78. C 

50.3 

51.4

133

July

58 

54 

56 

62 

103

87 

74

67

eo

72

113 

82 

76 

74 

72

74 

72 

65 

63 

60

76 

60 

58 

69 

67

117

138 

126 

97 

84 

82

Aug.

78 

69

67 

63 

60

56 

53 

51 

50 

48

53

48 

48 

50

53 

48 

43 

45 

46

40

39 

37 

36 

39

39

42 

37 

71 

58

Per square 

mile

1.69 

2.76 

3.19

2.95

4.88 

5.02

5.43 

2.46

.76 

.59 

.02 

.04

2.70

Sept.

60 

50

42 

42 

42

39 

81 

138 

100 

70

ei

56 

55 

50 

50

45 

45

42 

40

40

56 

42 

33 

37

36

35 

35 

35

Runoff in 

inches

1.95 

3.08

3.68

40.00

5.63 

5.24 

6.25 

2.75 

£.03 

1.96 

1.85

i.ie

1.17

36.75

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 see.-ft.).--Oct. 30 (5 p.m.) 1,180 sec.-ft.; Jan. 19 (10 a. 

ec.-ft.; Mar. 13 (12 m.) 1,64O see.-ft.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 577

North Toe River at Altapass, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°53i59", long. 82°01'50", 0.1 mile upstream from

Rose Creek and 1 mile northwest of Altapass, Mitchell County. Datum of gage is

2,542.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area.--104 square miles. 

Records available. October 1938 to September 1950. May 1934 to September 1938 at site

1.2 miles downstream, published as North Toe River above Spruce Pine. 

Average discharge. 16 years, 210 second-feet. 

nlxtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,580 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 5.42

feet); minimum, 57 second-feet Aug. 10, 19 (gage height, 1.21 feet); minimum daily, 68

second-feet Aug. 10.

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 22,200 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 19.5

feet, from floodmark in gage well), by slope-area method; minimum, 24 second-feet Dec.

14, 15, 1939, result of low temperature; minimum daily, 37 second-feet Oct. 16, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 24 feet in July 1916. 

Remarks. Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmills

above station. 

Revisions. W 973: Drainage afea.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

{gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.6 139

1.8 193

2.0 252

2.5 410

3.0 

3.5

581

765

881

No 1 to Sept. 30

1.2 55

1.3 71

1.5 112

1.7 162

2.0 249

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

415

590

765

960

1,160

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

144 

139 

142 

142 

139

155 

179 

187 

171 

162

149 

144 

173 

228 

179

199 

196 

187 

171 

160

152 

147 

144 

142 

139

160 

142 

190 

264

357 

869

Nov.

1,150 

716 

485 

380 

322

283 

261 

243

228 

213

207 

199 

193 

204 

187

179 

173 

170 

165 

168

162 

154 

152 

157 

216

173 

162 

165 

262 

249

Dec.

190 

179 

168

165 

159

152 

157 

152 

144 

146

184 

204 

184 

184

168

154 

149 

228 

*240

202

190 

190 

283 

225 

210

334 

404 

319

277 

252 

234

Jan.

225 

237 

216 

202

193 

b!90 

179 

176 

176

199 

182 

196 

190

196

237 

243 

264 

*432 

359

290

258 

243

228 

215

204 

243

258 

222 

346 

348

Feb.

309 

299 

290 

255 

?43

240 

474 

359

463 

460

394 

342 

332 

552 

506

412

359 

325 

312 

277

*264 

264 

302 

249 

231

222 

202 

b205

u-_ tVl SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ..... ...................

lendar year 1949

6,052 

7,978 

6,427

............ 99,666

h. .......................

1 ............................

ember ...... .................

7,37C 

9,142 9,92" 

6,37" 

5 39 C 

4.77C 

3,412 

2,88£ 

7,626

ter year 1949-50 ............ 77,367

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec. -ft. ). Sej

1,580 sec. -ft.

Mar.

440

296 

b250 

b245

b238

234 

249 

261 

b230 

b210

b215 

268 

629 

506 

390

373 

362 

315 

290 

332

362 

325 

325 

502 

290

268 

271 

*487 

352 

319 

293

Apr.

283 

280 

258 

252 

359

277

258 

246 

234 

228

222 

210 

219 

204 

199

193 

193 

184 

184 

184

179 

176 

179 

170

165

173 

159 

154 

162 

193

Maximum

869 

1,150 

404

2,370

432

552 

629 

359 

286 

261 

179 

346 

1,150

1,150

t. 1 (10:30

May

202 

179 

219 

190 

175

165 

173 

176 

152 

154

179 

193

193 

184

286

213 

182 

170

159

152

149 

149 

144

136 

139

129 

131 

149 

154 

144 

277

Minimum

159 

152 

144

111

176 

202 

210 

154 

129 

108 

80 

68 

105

68

June

190 

149 

152 

244 

222

168 

149 

144 

144 

196

261 

173 

154 

146 

170

139 

136 

131 

126 

146

186 

168 

201 

139 

119

131 

142 

119 

117

108

Mean

195 

266 

207

275

238 

326 

320 

213 

174 

159 

110 

93.2 

254

212

July

108 

99 

97 

94 

117

131 

139 

103 

90 

90

134 

141 

122 

126 

131

124 

117 

101 

90 

84

82 

80

112

94

94 

179 

168 

105 

90 

84

Aug.

88 

94 

80 

80

69

69

69

63

101 

84 

73 

71 

77

92 

97 

73

87 

99

75 

113 

97 

144 

94

84 

79 

80

80 

88

346

Sept.

974 

415 

249 

202 

173

152 

159 

400 

1,150 

506

325 

283 

822 

199 

173

157 

146 

165 

141 

129

122 

226 

170 

131 

119

114 

108 

105 

108 

105

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

1.88 2.16 

2.56 2.85 

1.99 2.30

2.62 35.64

2.29 2.64 

3.13 3.27 

3.08 3.55 

2.05 2.28 

1.67 1.93 

1.53 1.71 

1.06 1.22 

.896 1.03 

2.44 2.73

2.04 27.67

a.m.) 1,500 sec. -ft.; Sept. 9 (11 a.m.)

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

day
578 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Nolichucky River at Poplar, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°04'29", long. 82°20'41", at Poplar, Mitchell

 County, 3.9 miles downstream from Cane River, and 6.1 miles upstream from North

Carolina-Tennessee State line. Datum of gage is 1,971.96 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 608 square miles.

Kecords available.--July 1925 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 25 years, 1,054 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,900 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, 10.98 

reet) , from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination at 19.7 feet; minimum, 312 second-feet Aug. 9 (gage height, 1.37 feet).

1925-50: Maximum discharge, 74,500 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 19.7 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 89 second-feet 3ept. 7, 1925.

Floods of 1901 and 1916 reached a stage slightly over 21 feet, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

fair. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by mills and power plants above station.

Revisions (water years). W 823: Drainage area. W 923: 1928(M), 1937(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 2-30)

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

330

395

550

820

1,390

5.0 2,020

3.5 2,720

4.0 3,460

5.0 5,120

6.0 7,110

7.0 9,490

7.5 10,800

7.8 11,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

653

644

644

c44

635

644

925

830

782

725

C80

671

716

936

914

S94

1,440

1,170

936

830

782

744

698

680

662

754

698

6 98

1,200

1,570

5,250

Nov.

5,620

3,880

2,470

1,930

1,600

1,390

1,280

1,190

1 , 120

1,040

991

947

925

936

883

841

810

801

77H

763

754

725

716

716

1 , 050

904

782

782

1,000

1,170

-

Dec.

936

841

782

763

744

716

698

689

662

653

725

1,020

925

904

852

782

744

883

1,350

1,070

958

914

1,650

1,500

1,160

1,400

2,710

1,800

1,490

1,320

1,200

Jan.

1,090

1,100

1,150

1,140

1,040

980

980

914

872

872

991

93S

969

,020

,070

,08O

,120

,520

,290

,240

,120

,700

,500

,350

,230

,140

,410

,590

,390

,9tO

2,170

Month

October .......................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 .... .......

January ..........................

February .......................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ... .........................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,780

1,700

1,770

1,560

1,390

1,330

3,120

2,540

2,9l]0

3,120

2,360

1,940

1,740

2,020

2,550

1,890

1,650

1,490

1,430

1,320

1,230

1,220

1,390

1,210

1,120

1,050

1,000

980

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

30,049

38,788

32,841

549,153

42,934

48,860

55,120

31,715

30,478

31,625

19,422

15 37 C

60,663

437,874

Mar.

2,030

1,810

1,410

1,320

1,220

1,200

1,170

1,280

1,210

1,080

1,070

1,270

5,180

3,630

a2,400

a2,000

aE,000

al,900

al,700

al,650

al,800

al,650

al,550

al,500

1,410

1,330

1,330

2,730

2,030

1,720

1,540

Apr.

,460

,400

,320

,270

,800

,550

,370

,280

,210

,160

,120

,060

a ,040

a ,000

a960

a900

a900

a860

a860

a950

a 900

a850

a820

a800

810

852

792

754

763

904

-

Maximum

5,250

5,620

2,710

12,400

3,290

3,120

5,180

1,800

1,960

1,930

980

2,000

11,700

11,700

May

1,000

969

1,020

969

969

852

872

904

801

810

872

,440

,290

,100

,960

,500

,170

,010

904

841

782

782

754

725

707

671

BSD

792

841

801

1,690

Minimum

635

716

592

872

980

1,070

754

671

680

455

350

558

35U

June

1,400

969

872

1,320

1,810

1,150

947

852

1,000

1,140

1,930

1,250

969

904

925

830

772

725

698

734

936

1,280

1,650

1,220

936

1,210

980

820

716

680

-

Mean

369

1,293

1,059

1 , 505

1,385

1,745

1,778

1,057

983

1,054

627

496

2,022

1,200

July

680

626

601

576

644

852

772

626

542

510

558

689

698

698

707

601

644

601

534

478

502

455

455

618

550

551

980

947

707

542

478

Aug.

502

510

486

440

402

382

350

356

350

382

510

510

425

369

448

576

550

440

376

518

418

448

455

455

470

418

395

376

478

584

2,000

Per square 

mile

1.59

2 . 13

1^74

2.48

2.28

2.87

2.92

1.74

1.62

l.^S

1.03

.816

3.33

1.97

Sept.

11,700

2,900

1,600

.1,160

1,280

1,060

1,300

6,780

9,870

3,680

2,270

1,840

1,460

1,230

1,090

958

872

904

810

734

689

1,110

1,050

744

653

626

592

558

576

567

Runoff in 

inches

1.84

2 37

2.' 01

33.59

2.63

2 99

3^37

1.94

1.86

1 93

l!l9

.94

3.71

26.78

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 sec.-ft.). Sept. 1 (7 a.m.) 22,90O sec.-ft.; Sept. 9 (8 a.m.) 16,3OO 

see.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

2 discharge measurements, and records for station at Embreevllle, Tenn.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 579

Nolichuoky River at Embreeville, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°IOi35", long. 82°27i27", 2,000 feet upstream 

from bridge on State Highway 81 in Embreeville, Washington County, 3 miles northwest 

of Erwin, and 6-5- miles downstream from North Indian Creek. Datum of gage is 1,519.30 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--805 square miles.

Records available. July 1920 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 30 years, 1,330 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,100 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, 7.70 

feet]; minimum, 407 second-feet Aug. 10 (gage height, 1.16 feet).

1920-50: Maximum discharge, 82,500 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 18.57 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 85 second-feet Sept. 8, 9, 1925 (gage height, 

1.60 feet, site and datum then in use).

Remarks.--Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mill above 

station.

Revisions (water years). W 803: 1935(M). W 823: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

800

758

747

747

747

736

944

956

898

832

778

758

810

980

1,100

944

1,640

1,420

1,120

992

932

876

832

778

778

876

876

810

1,240

1,640

6,350

Nov.

7,660

,690

,500

,580

,120

,830

,660

,520

,440

,350

,300

,240

,200

,210

,160

,110

,080

,070

,020

,020

990

954

930

930

1,300

1,260

1,080

1,030

1,310

1,640

-

Dec.

1,380

1,230

1,120

1,070

1,030

1,000

978

954

906

882

954

,260

,270

,280

,200

,110

,040

,150

,660

,460

,320

,260

,290

,370

,780

,640

,350

,410

,970

,740

,570

Jan.

1,460

1,420

,480

,480

,350

,280

,280

,210

,150

,160

,310

,280

,310

,420

,520

,580

,670

,140

,920

,360

,310

,490

,100

,840

,660

,540

,810

,150

,970

,770

,660

Month

October ..........................

Novembe r .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 .... .......

January .................... .....

February .........................

March ............ ... ..... ....

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ..........................

September ......... ..............

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

3,470

3,6OO

3,770

2,910

2,330

2,100

5,610

4,480

4,800

5,190

3,730

2,960

2,520

2,44O

3,270

2,440

2,080

1,860

1,770

1,640

1,520

1,490

1,700

1,560

1,380

1,310

1,240

1,210

-

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

34,695

52,184

44,634

664,442

63,080

74,380

75,870

41,876

50,158

42,213

26,041

18,356

70,881

594,368

Peak discharge (base, 9,500 see. -ft. ) . Mai

Mar.

2,590

2,880

2,060

1,790

1,640

1,560

1,490

1,590

1,520

1,370

1,320

1,490

5,540

6,260

3,740

3,110

3,380

2,880

2,410

2,170

2,410

2,210

2,170

1,990

1,860

1,740

1,690

3,500

3,000

2,410

2,100

Apr.

,950

,860

,740

,660

,170

,080

,810

,720

,640

,580

,520

,440

,410

,350

,300

,240

,200

,190

,170

,230

,160

,110

,090

,040

,040

1,130

1,030

990

966

1,060

-

Maximum

6,350

7,660

3,350

13,300

5,360

5,610

6,260

2,170

5,140

2 , 620

1,760

996

11,700

11,700

. 13 (8 p.m.

May

1,230

1,270

1,350

1,360

1,300

1,160

1,140

1,200

1,070

1,050

1,240

3,530

3,290

2,340

3,860

5,140

2,050

1,650

1,430

1,270

1,160

1,080

1,050

992

980

920

956

1,040

1,070

1,080

1,900

Minimum

736

930

882

686

1,150

1,210

1,320

966

920

887

565

460

782

460

) 10,300 E

June

1,830

1,310

1,140

1,700

2,620

1,740

1,360

1,180

1,180

1,490

2,460

1,740

1,320

1,200

1,270

1,230

1,050

1,000

932

956

1,170

1,690

2,220

1,370

1,270

1,540

1,300

1,090

968

887

-

Mean

1,119

1,759

1,440

1,821

2 035

2 , 65S

2,447

1,396

1,618

1,407

840

592

2,363

1,628

July

865

843

747

758

747

1,120

1,050

865

705

629

747

789

843

854

854

778

789

747

658

592

648

565

696

843

705

998

1,760

1,340

1,020

810

676

Aug.

676

705

758

705

592

538

494

486

460

4eo

610

648

583

469

529

705

747

574

494

610

574

565

556

556

538

556

478

469

520

705

996

Per square 

mile

1.39

2.16

1.79

2.26

2.. 53

3.30

3.04

1.73

2.01

1.75

1.04

.735

2.94

2.02

Sept.

11,700

,780

,080

,510

,480

,400

,290

,030

1 ,500

,630

,800

,210

,840

,540

,380

,240

,130

,200

1,080

990

930

1,460

1,520

1,120

942

894

848

793

782

782

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.60

2.41

2.06

30.70

2.91

3 44

s'.51

1 93

2^32

1 95

1^20

.85

3.27

27.45

eo.-ft.; Sept. 1 (9 a.m.) 21,100

see. -ft.; Sept". 9 (9:30 a.m.) 15,800 sec. - ft 

238383 O - 53 - 40
580 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Nolichucky River below Nolichucky Dam, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°03'59", long. 82°52'18", 0.30 mile downstream from 

Nolichucky Dam, Greene County, 2.2 miles upstream from Cove Creek, and 7.0 miles south 

of Greeneville. Datum of gage is 1,173,46 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 1,184 square miles.

Hecoras available. October 1945 to September 1950. May 1903 to December 1908 and April 

1919 to October 1925 at site 8.4 miles upstream, published as Nolichucky River near 

Greeneville in reports of Geological Survey. May 1903 to December 1908 (revised) and 

April 1919 to September 1924 in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Average discharge. 16 years (1903-8, 1919-25, 1945-50), 1,859 second-feet.

Jatremea. Maximum discharge during water year, 15,600 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, 

10.48 feet); minimum, 30 second-feet Aug. 13 (gage height, 1.03 feet); minimum daily, 

32 second-feet Aug. 13.

1903-8, 1919-25, 1945-50: Maximum stage, 19.3 feet (site and datum then in use) Jan. 

23, 1906 (discharge estimated, 73,500 second-feet); minimum daily discharge, that of Aug. 

13, 1950.

Flood of Aug. 14, 1940, reached a discharge of 73,500 second-feet, by computation of 

flow over dam.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow regulated by Nolichucky Dam.

Revisions. See Records available.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.1

1.2 

1.5

2.0

2.5 188

3.0 350

3.5 830

4.0 1.5OO

5.0 3,260

7.0 7,200

8.4 10,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

964 

37 

1,070 

1,120 

1,060

1,090 

1,030 

250 

398 

1,260

1,110 

1,110 

904 

1,210 

1,300

466 

1,710 

1,610 

1,670 

1,370

1,400

1,470 

96 

1,160 

1,010

1,420 

1,420 

972 

529 

1,370 

5,130

Nov.

8,960 

8,520 

5,020 

3,670 

2,950

2,670 

2,430 

2,020 

1,850 

1,800

1,560 

1,250 

1,200 

1,430 

1,550

1,590 

1,580 

1,720 

1,210 

52

1,120 

1,150 

1,130 

1,190 

1,240

1,450 

852 

1,630 

1,340 

1,330

Dec.

1,890 

1,760 

1,630 

470 

1,150

1,140 

1,430 

1,470 

1,460 

627

98 

1,350 

1,830 

1,950 

1,900

1,660 

1,180 

46 

1,490 

2,060

1,800 

1,730 

1,470 

2,550 

2,670

1,850 

2,600 

3,120 

2,630 

2,590 

1,660

Jan.

1,790 

1,560 

1,580 

2,080 

2,160

1,600 

1,330 

536 

1,630 

1,590

1,560 

1,820 

1,850 

1,210 

2,070

2,580 

2,580 

2,150 

4,850 

8,410

5,170 

3,820 

3,150

2,760 

2,610

2,560 

2,580 

2,540 

1,900 

5,450 

10,300

Feb.

7,220 

7,970 

7,310 

5,590

4,300

3,710 

7,460 

8,260 

8,010 

9,930

6,820 

5,210 

4,350 

3,880 

4,280

3,920 

3,300 

2,940 

2,720 

2,590

2,580 

2,560 

2,450 

2,520 

2,500

1,250 

1,780 

1,860

u^«4u Sscond 

Month foot-days

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .............. ....... . .

mber ......................

36,716 

65,464 

51,261

lendar year 1949 ............ 821, 986

h. ...........................

1 ............................

st ...........................

embe r .......... .............

87,776 

127,270 

102,550 

56,072 

73,858 

60,680 

37,729 

25,283 

73,395

ter year 1949-50 ............ 798,054

Mar.

2,810 

4,350 

3,350

2,770 

2,610

2,380 

2,110 

2,200 

2,580

2,590

1,950 

1,060 

3,370 

9,470 

5,610

4,330 

4,540 

4,220 

3,570 

3,100

3,030 

3,030 

2,850 

2,720 

2,610

2,540 

2,110 

3,880 

4,450 

3,420 

2,940

Apr.

2,720 

2,650 

2,430 

2,400 

2,540

2,560 

2,580 

2,580 

2,590 

2,220

1,770 

1,680 

1,920 

2,050 

1,790

482 

1,780 

1,670 

1,940 

1,770

1,870 

IjSlO 

738 

1,300 

1,710

1,660 

1,760 

1,750 

1,190 

462

Maximum

5,130 

8', 960 

3,120

18,200

10,300 

9,930 

9,470 

2,720 

6,740 

3,240 

2,810 

1,310 

9,930

10,300

Peak discharge (base, 11,500 sec .-ft.) . Jan. 31 (2:3O

11,900 sec. -ft.; Sept. 1 (5 p.m.) 15,600 sec .-ft.; Sept.

May

1,830 

1,880 

2,050 

2,050 

2,090

1,860 

798 

2,010 

1,720 

1,810

1,460 

3,460 

6,740 

4,200 

5,270

5.0OO 

3,570 

2,860 

2,630 

2,580

1,320 

1,840 

1,740 

1,910 

1,800

1,840 

1,120 

1,130 

1,880

1 410 

2,000

Minimum

37 

52 

46

37

536 

1,250 

1,060 

462 

798 

440 

104 

32 

444

32

June

2,650 

2,610 

1,870 

1,460 

3,240

3,030 

2,680 

2,610 

1,720 

1,830

2,110 

2,520 

2,610 

1,870 

1,780

1,540 

1,950 

440 

1,600 

1,250

1,660 

1,670 

2,440 

2,670 

2,300

1,840 

1,790 

1,730 

1,650 

1,560

Mean

1,184 

2,182 

1,654

2,252

2,831 

4,545

3,308 

1,869 

2,358 

2,023 

1,217 

816 

2,446

2,186

July

819 

104 

1,240 

1,100 

1,050

1,140 

1,470 

1,500 

676 

1,130

1,060 

1,060 

1,060 

1,620 

526

242 

1,670 

970 

948 

978

1,050 

946 

570 

1,560 

1,050

1,900 

2,460 

2,810 

2,580 

1,240 

1,200

Aug.

1,040 

1,090 

1,020 

1,050 

931

284 

1,220 

1,070 

1,110 

1,000

1,020 

254 

32 

1,020 

794

746 

1,300 

1,050 

120 

250

1,110 

900 

904 

929

966

206 

36 

940 

792 

789 

1,310

Per square 

mile

i.oo

1.84 

1.40

1.90

2.39 

3.84 

2.79 

1.58

1.99 

1.71 

1.03 

.689 

2.07

1.85

Sept.

7,280 

6,190 

3,040 

2,590 

1,760

1,350 

1,390 

2,830 

9,930 

7,050

3,760 

2,810 

2,610 

2,010 

1,930

957 

1,140 

1,020 

1,030 

1,330

1,290 

1,470 

2,170 

444 

1,230

1,130 

988 

1,030 

1,020 

616

Runoff in 

inches

1.15 

2.O6 

1.61

25.82

2.76 

4.00 

3.22 

1.76 

2.32 

1.91 

1.19 

.79 

2.31

25.08

a.m.) 12,600 sec. -ft. j Feb. 10 (l a.m.) 

9 (6:30 p.m.) 14,200 sec . -f t .
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 581

Nolichucky River near Morris town, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°10'49 long. 83°10'32", 0.25 mile downstream fron

Drainage area. 1,679 square miles.

Hecords available. October 1942 to September 1950. November 1920 to September 1942 at site 

3-f miles downstream.

Average discharge.--29 years (1921-50), 2,228 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,400 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 14.84 

feet); minimum daily, 249 second-feet Aug. 20.

1920-50: Maximum discharge, 61,900 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 22.68 

feet, site and dat'un then in use), from rating curve extended above 3d,000 second-feet 

on basis of records for station at Embreeville and peak flow over Uolichucky Dam; minimum daily, 60 second-feet Sept. 7, 28, 1925.

Remarks. --Records good except, those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plant 18 miles above station.

Revisions (water years:). V 563: 1921(M). W 823: Drainage area. W 673: 1935(K).

 W B93: 19'JV(M), lyiiS, 1935, 1936 (M), 1937 (M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to May 13 May 14 to Sept. 30

2.1 "10 3.5 1,510 11.0 14,300 1.9 2O5 3.0 1,070 6.0 4,800 

2.2 340 4.0 2,130 13. O 18,900 2.0 260 3.5 1,560 7.0 6,400 

2.3 410 5.0 3,520 14.2 21,800 2.2 395 4.0 2,130 8.7 9,510 

2.6 650 7.0 6,550 2.5 630 5.0 3,440 

3.0 1,000 9.0 10,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,420 

798 

433 

1,160 

1,200

1,200 

1,200 

818 

312 

773

1,290 

1,250

1,070 

1,180 

1,300

1,110 

996 

2,000 

1,970 

1,380

1,490 

1,610 

1,030 

389

1,080

1,650 

1,380 

1,340 

829 

1,380 

7,270

Nov.

11,300 

11,700 

7,550 

4,860 

3,690

3,160 

2,830 

2,360 

2,200 

1,970

1,920 

1,640 

1,440 

1,420 

1,610

1,670 

1,740 

1,800 

1,790 

845

495 

1,280 

1,250 

1,410

1,480

1,940 

1,260 

1,500 

1,590 

1,590

Dec.

2,030 

1,900 

1,580 

1,560 

802

1,330 

1,330 

1,510 

1,530 

1,210

590 

850 

2,270 

2,850 

2,600

2,010 

1,670 

986 

704 

2,120

2,210 

1,990 

3,240

3,410 

3,380

2,510 

2,470 

3,770 

3,110 

2,950 

2,140

Jan.

1,960 

1,950 

2,030 

2,230 

2,880

1,860 

2,060 

1,600 

1,400 

1,960

2,900 

2,950 

2,790 

3,510 

3,100

4,800 

4,430 

4,240 

8,010 

11,100

8,400 

5,800 

4,300 

3,800 

3,490

3,300 

3,900 

3,760 

3,160 

11,300 

21,700

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

1 ......... ..................

ter year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

16,200 

15,400 

13,000 

9,230 

6,760

5,510 

11,000 

12,100 

14,100 

16,700

11,700 

8,150 

6,440

5.340 

5, 100

5,120 

4,460 

3,990 

3,620 

3,420

3,320 

3,320 

3,420 

3,230 

3,170

2,160 

2,080 

2,260

Secondfoot-days

42,30£ 

81.29C 

62,612

1,027, 49C

140, 67C 

200, 20C 

140, 31C 

65.05C 

105, 50C 

79.59C 

46.62E 

30,701 

78,14C

1,072,996

Mar.

5,770 

6,100 

5,720 

3,730 

3,340

3,040 

2,860 

2,750 

3,030 

3,100

2,640 

2,740 

7,320 

12,700 

9,060

6,130 

5,680 

5,300 

4,500 

4,000

3,800 

3, 700 

3,600 

3,400 

3,200

3,000 

2,800 

4,000 

5,000 

4,500 

3,800

Apr.

3,300 

3,100 

2,900 

2,900 

3,100

3,000 

2,900 

2,800 

2,800 

2,700

2,100 

1,970 

2,030 

2,290

2,030

1,470 

1,560 

1,800 

1,960 

1,940

2,100 

1,810 

1,410 

1,070 

1,750

1,730 

1,910 

1,870 

1,640 

1,110

Maximum

7,270 

11,700 

3,770

17,000

21,700 

16,700 

12,700 

3,300 

11,800 

4,690 

3,600 

1,600 

8,670

21,700

May

1,820

2,470 

2,740 

2,650 

2,400

2,160 

2,330 

2,470 

2,140 

2,170

1,870 

5,290 

11,800 

9,340 

8,280

7,390 

5,360 

3,790 

3,220 

3,040

2,250 

1,810 

2,020 

2,170 

2,170

2,120 

2,003 

1,750 

2,140 

1,960 

2,380

Minimum

312 

495 

590

312

1,400 

2,080 

2,640 

1,070 

1,750 

1,400 

614 

249 

1,000

249

June

3,380 

3,110 

2,370

3,600 

4,070

4,690 

4,120 

3,070 

2,410 

2,240

3,560 

3,080 

3,030

2,560 

2,120

2,120 

2,340 

1,980 

1,400 

1,580

1,860 

2,260 

2,910 

3,120 

2,640

2,440 

1,800 

1,930 

1,930 

1,870

Mean

1,365 

2.71C 

2.02C

2,815

4,538 

7.15C 

4,526 

2,166 

3,403 

2,653 

1,504 

99C 

2,605

2.94C

July

1,510 

854

728 

1,270 

1,400

1,400 

1,640 

1,680 

1,100 

1,190

1,400 

1,230 

1,270 

1,410 

1,310

614 

1,290 

1,400 

1,170 

1,110

1,290 

1,160 

799 

2,010 

1,310

1,550 

3,470 

3,600 

3,020 

1,840 

1,600

Aug.

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1,

1, 

1, 

1,

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1,

1,

1, 

1,

Per square 

mile

0.813 

1.61

1.20

1.68

2.70 

4.26 

2.70 

1.29 

2.03 

1.58 

.896 

.590 

1.55

1.75

Peak discharge (base, 13,030 sec. -ft.) .--Jan. 31 (l p.m.) 23,400 sec. -ft.; Feb. 9 (5 p.

380 

270 

290 

240 

140

792 

010

190 

230 

150

160 

917 

306 

511 

989

020

020 

600 

120 

249

826 

060 

010 

040 

090

818 

418

634 

981 

130 

110

Sept.

3,590 

8,670 

4,150 

2,950

2,420

1 , 440 

1,480

2,380 

7,260 

8,500

4,500 

3,500 

3,000 

2,500 

2,200

1,500 

1,000 

1,100

1,100 

1,100

1,500

1,600 

2,000 

2,000 

1,000

1,200 

1,100 

1,200 

1,200 

1,000

Runoff in 

inches

0.94 

1.80 

1.39

22.77

3.12 

4.43 

3.11 

1.44 

2.34 

1.76 

1.03 

.68 

1.73

23.77

m.) 18,100

sec.-ft.; Mar. 14 (2 p.m.) 14,900 sec.-ft.; May 13 (4 p.m.; 13,200 sec.-ft.; Sept. 

sec.-ft.; Sept. 10 (1 a.m.) 13,400 sec.-ft.

Mote. No gage-height record Mar. 19 to 3pr. 11, Sept. 10-30; discharge computed on basis of records for station below Nolichucky Dam.
582 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

South Toe River at Newdale, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°54'30", long. 82°11'30", at bridge on U. S. High-

 way 19E at Newdale, Yancey County, 1.3 miles upstream from Little Crabtree Creek and 

6.1 miles east of Burnsville. Datum of gage is 2,443.98 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--60.8 square miles.

Records available.--May 1934 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--16 years, 179 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, 11.20

 feet); minimum, 42 second-feet Aug. 7 (gage height, 1.45 feet).

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 29,400 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 17.4 

feet), from rating curve extended above 8,000 second-feet on basis of discharge measurement at gage height 16.9 feet and contracted-opening computation at gage height 17.4 

feet; minimum, 7.8 second-feet Oct. 20-23, Nov. 30, 1943 (gage height, 1.13 feet); minimum daily, 12 second-feet June 21, 1941, Sept. 19, 1943.

Remarks. Records fair, occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plants 

above station.

Revisions (water years). W 823: Drainage area. W 1143: 1940-45, 1946(P), 1947(M).

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

a 140

a!35

a!30

a!30

a!30

also

a!90

a 155

a!40

a!35

a!30

a!30

alyo

a200

a!70

a!90

a250

a200

a!70

a!55

a 145

a 140

a!35

a 132

a 130

146

127

152

220

388

1,050

Nov.

970

537

389

320

276

238

213

195

182

171

165

158

152

149

142

136

133

130

127

124

118

115

112

115

165

130

118

112

130

136

-

Dec.

118

118

118

106

100

100

103

100

103

98

147

206

165

155

139

130

124

230

272

188

158

152

251

185

155

565

479

392

242

213

195

Jan.

182

175

192

175

158

158

155

136

136

139

146

139

152

155

155

149

152

202

487

341

253

227

213

199

175

162

202

216

182

192

185

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ...........................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

178

182

209

175

162

158

284

234

257

265

234

20E

216

516

384

284

253

234

216

188

175

175

195

175

162

143

149

146

_

-

Secondfoot-days

5.96E

6.15E

5,70-

102, 69C

5.89C

6,15"

8,132

4,624

3,78C

3,626

2 23C

4^00C

19, 48C

75,761

Mar.

328

227

182

178

175

171

185

2O6

199

178

171

2O2

937

514

337

292

272

242

213

231

276

246

231

209

202

192

192

445

257

234

209

Apr.

2O2

195

185

178

282

22O

195

192

178

165

162

158

158

146

136

136

136

133

130

130

127

127

127

121

115

112

109

106

127

136

Maximum

1.O5O

970

565

5,740

487

516

937

282

341

264

124

1,98O

3,500

3,550

May

133

127

136

121

118

109

118

121

103

103

112

121

112

115

182

136

115

109

100

95

95

92

92

95

98

95

95

106

109

179

341

Minimum

127

112

98

98

136

146

171

106

92

64

54

48

130

48

June

182

127

124

264

243

127

100

95

103

139

220

136

118

1O6

aioo

a95

a90

a85

78

84

112

152

202

121

84

76

71

64

64

64

Mean

192

205

184

281

190

22O

262

154

122

121

72.1

129

649

208

July

86

66

61

61

73

76

73

64

61

54

73

1O6

81

81

76

76

81

81

68

61

59

59

61

64

61

66

84

124

78

61

59

Aug.

59

64

59

56

54

52

48

48

48

54

76

76

59

56

76

89

68

59

54

68

50

64

56

50

50

61

61

76

158

171

1,980

Per square 

mile

3.16

3.37

3.03

4.62

3.12

3.62

4.31

2.53

£.01

1.99

1.19

2.12

10.7

3.42

Sept.

3,550

682

407

355

516

350

916

3,320

3,200

1,050

688

537

448

367

316

288

268

265

224

202

192

202

168

158

146

139

133

133

133

13O

-

Runoff in 

inches

3.65

3.77

3.49

62.82

3.60

3.77

4.97

2.83

2.31

2.22

1.37

2.45

11.92

46.35

Peak discharge (base. 5,500 sec.-ft.).--Sept. 1 (2 a.m.) 11,70O eec.-ft.j Sept. 9 (3 a.m.) 6.62O 

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis or weather records and records for Cane River 

near Sioux, North Toe River at Altapass, and Nolichucky River at Poplar.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 583

Cane River near Sioux, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°00'52", long. 82°19'40", on State Highway 26, 1.4 

miles upstream from confluence with North Toe River and 1.5 miles east of Sioux, Yancey 

County. Datum of gage is 2,045.24 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 157 square miles.

Kecords available.--May 1934 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--16 years, 252 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,360 second-feet Sept. 

reet); minimum, 63 second-feet Aug. 9 (gage height, 1.71 feet) 

feet Aug. 28.

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 31,800 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 17.8 

feet), from rating curve extended above 8,000 second-feet on "basis of slope-area determination at 15.65 feet; minimum, 18 second-feet Jan. 6, 1940 (gage height, 1.14 feet), 

result of low temperature; minimum daily, 28 second-feet Oct. 7, 1941.

Remarks. Records excellent. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused 

by small mills and power plant above station.

Revisions (water years). W 893: 1934(M). W 1143: 1940(M).

) (gage height, 8.65 

minimum dally, 82 secondHating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.8 76 3.0 399 5.0 1,530 

2.0 110 3.5 610 5.5 1.920 

2.2 152 4.0 880 6.0 2,350 

2.5 230 4.5 1,180 6.4 2,730

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

131 

150 

141 

141 

140

140 

163 

162 

145

147

140 

139 

141 

229 

178

179 

327 

238 

197 

175

165 

160 

144 

147 

143

171 

154 

162 

249 

499 

1,560

Nov.

1,590 

948 

613 

468 

389

328 

307 

280 

260 

242

229 

220 

217 

214 

202

191 

180 

179 

181 

174

172 

164 

160 

160 

258

198 

181 

182 

232 

244

Dec.

211 

197 

183 

180 

173

172 

168 

163 

159

161

204

271 

250 

243

225

208 

194 

242 

339 

269

242 

232 

537 

399 

315

466 

666 

437 

369 

329 

300

Jan.

269 

288 

308

267

252 

251 

230

227

227

258 

250 

254 

290 

3OO

314 

339 

474 

1,250 

999

660 

521 

443 

386 

347

319 

451 

436 

380 

533 

501

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sept

Ws

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

ember ........................

iter year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 sec

Feb.

440 

460 

497 

437 

385

379 

977 

714 

889 

837

635 

530 

480

521

527

426 

382 

352 

336 

315

298 

311 

350 

300 

281

255 

259 

248

Secondfoot-days

6,95 

9,36 

8,50;

128,80;

12,31 

12,82 

15,47 

7,91.i 

7,22.i 

9,65 

4,96 

3,44 

12,66;

111,30

Mar.

687 

506 

408 

362 

333

326 

308 

314 

291 

269

271 

332 

1,840 

1,220 

754

645 

566 

486 

437 

420

427 

393 

382 

351 

335

318 

344 

793 

522 

442 

393

Apr.

371 

348 

322 

317 

490

382 

342 

320 

301 

294

289 

270 

269 

247 

242

221 

236 

226 

218 

231

218 

208 

195 

202 

197

204 

188 

180 

181 

205

Maximum

f 1,560 

5 1,590 

I 666

t 5,330

5 1,250 

L 977 

3 1,840 

t 490 

t 516 

L 628 

5 231 

5 347 

t 2,640

I 2,640

-ft.). Mar. 13 (3 p.m

May

252 

228 

249 

226 

206

200 

203 

216 

192 

196

211 

257 

231 

235 

420

322 

268 

242 

218 

212

180 

194 

180 

172 

170

158 

168 

272 

230 

200 

516

Minimum

131 

160 

159

122

227 

248 

269 

180 

158 

193 

114 

82 

106

82

June

408 

289 

262 

450 

530

348 

287 

261 

381 

421

628 

371 

294 

260 

237

230 

221 

193 

200 

209

263 

413 

579 

410 

313

309 

254 

226 

206 

198

Mean

224 

312 

274

353

397 

458 

499 

264 

233 

322 

16C 

111 

422

30E

July

214 

181 

179 

168 

187

213 

201 

162 

155 

152

164 

157 

173 

193 

183

137 

157 

141

122 

120

134 

116 

117 

150 

137

153 

231 

178 

156 

121 

114

Aug.

116 

126 

120 

109 

102

96 

94 

90 

90 

103

117 

112 

103 

95 

115

128 

133 

92 

91

93

84 

141 

102 

96 

89

101 

88 

82 

93 

98 

347

Per square 

mile

1.43 

1.99 

1.75

2.25

2.53 

2.92 

3.18 

1.68 

1.48 

2.05 

1.02 

.707 

2.69

1.94

Sept.

1,750 

442 

257 

204 

199

193 

395 

2,050 

2,640

770

461 

358 

284 

237 

212

188 

163 

175 

154 

140

136 

253 

186 

139 

122

121 

111 

106 

111 

107

Runoff in 

inches

1.65 

2.22 

2.01

30.51

2.92 

3.04 

3.67 

1.87 

1.71 

2.29 

1.18 

.82 

3.00

26.38

) 2,830 sec. -ft. j Sept. 1 (6 a.m.) 4,770
584 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

North Indian Creek near Unicoi, Tenn.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat, 36°10'35", long. 82°17'36", 900 feet upstream from 

Rocky Branch and 3.4 miles southeast of Unicoi, Unicoi County. Datum of gage is 2,209.56 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 15.9 square miles.

Records available. May 1944 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 278 second-feet May 11 (gage height, 3.10 feet); 

minimum, 7.3 second-feet Oct. 11.

1944-50: Maximum discharge, 342 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 3.40 feet, 

from floodmark); minimum, 2.0 second-feet part of each day Sept. 22-28, 1944 (gage 

height, 0.79 foot).

Remarks. Records good. Some diversion from Davis Spring 1 mile above station for part of 

water supply of Johnson City.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 12 to Aug. l)

1.15

1.3

1.4

6.2

12

18

1.5

1.6 

1.8

2.1 105

2.4 153

2.7 205

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

9.9 

9.4 

9.0 

8.5 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.1 

7.7

7.7 

10 

11 

21 

19

13 

13 

12 

11 

11

11 

10 

9.9 

9.9 

9.4

14 

11 

12 

14 

49 

112

Nov.

118 

72 

49 

36 

29

24 

21 

18 

17 

17

16 

15 

14 

14 

13

13 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

11 

11 

12

19

13 

12 

12

53 

39

Dec.

28 

23 

19 

18 

17

16 

16 

14 

13 

14

16 

14 

20 

18

16

16 

15 

18 

18 

16

16 

20 

75 

46 

33

36 

31 

29 

24 

23 

21

Jan.

19 

19 

19 

17 

16

17 

17 

16 

15 

18

21 

18 

18 

31 

28

44 

40 

43 

108

79

56 

44 

33 

29 

24

23 

37 

29 

28 

101 

104

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her. .........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

83 

92 

111 

79 

59

56 

152 

99 

147 

120

86 

68 

59 

50 

44

39 

36 

32 

32 

28

27 

28 

30 

26 

23

23

21 

23

Seoondfoot-days

477. E 

728 

699

8,912.:

1,111 

1,673 

1,392 

717 

1,292 

956 

623 

508.2 

551. £

10, 728. t

Peak discharge (base, 200 sec. -ft.). Feb.

ft. 5 May 11 (9:30 p.m.) 278 sec. -ft.; June 2E

Mar.

74 

50 

40 

36 

32

29 

27 

29 

25 

23

24 

29

93 

71 

55

68 

75 

67 

55 

50

44 

40 

39 

33 

31

28 

38 

62

48 

39 

38

Apr.

35 

31 

28 

28 

40

32 

30 

28 

26 

24

24 

23 

23

20 

20

20 

18 

18 

22 

24

27 

18 

18 

17 

18

26 

20 

19

20 

20

Maximum

112 

118 

75

151

108 

152 

93 

40 

201 

73 

45 

37 

87

201

May

31 

23 

35 

24 

21

19 

24 

19 

18 

20

72 

201 

146 

90 

98

68 

53 

42 

35 

29

25 

23 

19 

22 

18

18 

18 

16 

16 

18 

31

Minimum

7.7 

11 

13

7.3

15 

21 

23 

17 

16 

17 

14 

9.4 

9.9

7.7

June

23 

17 

17 

73 

49

30 

23 

19 

18 

29

28 

18 

17 

31 

24

21 

18 

18 

18 

17

40 

56 

53 

36 

46

67 

53 

39 

31 

27

Mean

15.4 

24.3 

22.5

24.4

35.8 

59.8 

44.9 

23.9 

41.7 

31.9 

20.1 

16.4 

18.4

29.4

July

23 

20 

18 

18 

23

45 

25 

18 

17 

16

17 

16

15 

17 

16

24

20 

17 

16 

14

18 

14 

15 

17 

14

29 

43 

26 

19 

17 

16

Aug.

32 

19 

34 

23

18

16 

14 

13 

12 

21

16 

12 

12 

11 

12

28

15 

12 

11 

12

16 

14 

11 

11 

9.9

9.4

9.9 

12 

20 

15 

37

Per square 

mile

0.969 

1.53 

1.42

1.53

2.25 

3.76 

2.82 

1.50 

2.62 

2.01 

1.26 

1.03 

1.16

1.85

Sept.

87 

31 

21 

18 

16

14 

18 

17 

23 

17

15 

17 

14 

13 

12

11 

11 

11 

10 

10

9.9 

50 

21 

16 

14

12 

11 

11 

11 

10

Runoff in 

inches

1.12 

1.70 

1.63

20.85

2.60 

3.91 

3.26 

1.68 

3.02 

2.24 

1.46 

1.19 

1.29

25.10

7 (5 a.m.) 230 sec. -ft. 5 Feb. 9 (llt30 a.m.) 263 sec.- 

(10 p.m.) 230 see. -ft. j Sept. 1 (l a.m.) 223 sec. -ft.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 585

Lick Creek at Mohawk, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°12'09", long. 83°02'53", 0.25 mile east of 

Mofiawk, Greene County, 0.6 mile upstream from Riley Creek, and 17.5 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,060.59 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 220 square miles.

Records available.--July 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 16.24 

reet), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet; minimum, 18 second-feet 

Sept. 19 (gage height, 1.95 feet).

1946-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 31, 1950; minimum, 13 second-feet Dec. 

10, 1946 (gage height, 1.76 feet).

Remarks. Records fair-. Diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September i960

Day

1 

2 

Z 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

56 

51 

46 

44 

41

40 

38 

36 

37 

32

21 

30 

30 

61 

43

36 

45 

61 

42 

37

32 

31 

28 

28 

30

44 

39 

36 

33 

281 

1,420

Nov.

1,980 

1,400 

618 

231 

149

120 

105 

97 

90 

84

80 

76 

73

73 

71

66 

64 

62 

60

57

56 

55 

53 

62 

302

208 

88 

73 

96 

130

Dec.

84 

69 

62 

59 

57

55 

55 

57 

53 

50

50 

53 

300 

593 

225

118 

93 

85 

96 

91

81 

105 

687 

632

186

139 

184 

196 

148 

117 

104

Jan.

96 

102 

177 

203 

133

117 

278 

196 

124 

251

738 

561 

423 

656 

783

782 

891 

818 

1,200 

1,790

1,130 

429 

325 

337 

274

227 

446 

455 

270 

2,310 

8,090

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

We

mber ........... .............

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ......... .................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 . . .........

Peak dlscharKe (base, 3.000 sec.

Feb.

4,130 

4,110 

3,130

1,610 

852

602 

1,710 

2,320 

2,460 

4,350

2,200 

1,300 

666 

512 

440

382 

342

311 

299 

276

259 

264 

366 

283 

232

213 

195 

208

Mar.

1,300 

2,010 

632 

302

263

243 

229 

257 

246 

199

201 

486 

2,140 

2,900 

1,250

484 

532

365 

296 

265

267 

248 

235 

212 

196

183 

260 

890 

1,250 

373 

255

Secondfoot-days

2,839 

6,679 

4,884

99,371

24,612 

34,022 

18,969 

4,802 

20,612 

9,191 

2,405 

1,572 

1,787

132,374

-ft.).--Ja

sec. -ft. , Mar. 14 (3 a.m.) 3,740 sec. -ft. j Mi

Apr.

230 

234

210 

195

453

349 

215 

190 

175 

166

159 

152 

140 

134 

129

126 

122 

120 

119 

122

124 

111 

111 

108 

193

112 

102 

95 

94 

102

Maximum

1,420 

1,980 

687

4,900

8,090 

4,350 

2,900 

453 

5,970 

1,740 

274 

105 

408

8,090

May

167 

153 

310 

234 

136

117 

328 

590 

204 

145

171 

1,500 

5,970 

2,730

1,750

1,430 

743 

375 

291 

247

223

207 

197 

190 

200

183 

464 

514 

216 

212 

415

Minimum

28 

53 

50

28

96 

195 

183 

94 

117 

84 

53 

33 

18

18

June

444 

230 

181 

817 

1,240

1,740 

361 

195 

173 

300

500 

178 

142 

129 

1Z1

528 

210 

125 

112

106

102 

186 

358 

152 

108

99 

94 

86 

84 

90

Mean

91.6 

223 

158

272

794 

1,215 

612 

160 

665 

306 

77.6 

50.7 

59.6

363

July

80 

76 

72 

69

68

69 

97

75 

63 

61

60 

60 

59 

62 

64

65 

66 

58 

62 

59

64 

73 

54 

59 

79

56 

274 

213 

74 

61 

53

Aug.

49 

57 

66 

58 

47

43 

41 

40 

38 

39

38 

38 

37 

36 

38

105 

79 

50 

41 

53

54 

36 

33 

39 

33

40 

98 

45 

67 

94 

40

Per square 

mile

0.416 

1.01 

.718

1.24

3.61 

5.52 

2.78 

.727 

3.02 

1.39 

.353 

.230 

.271

1.65

Sept.

33

77 

408 

61 

44

36 

33 

41 

31 

27

25 

91 

67 

51 

34

24 

20 

20 

18 

21

21 

237 

128 

50 

36

32 

31 

30 

30 

30

Runoff in 

inches

0.48 

1.13 

.83

16.79

4.16 

5.75 

3.21 

.81 

3.48 

1.55 

.41 

.27 

.30

22.38

i. 31 (4:30 a.m.) 10,700 sec. -ft. 3 Feb. 10 (7 a.m.) 5,070 

ly 13 (7:30 a.m.) 7,100 sec. -ft.
586 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Little Pigeon River at Sevierville, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°52'34", long. 83°34'36", at Eckel farmhouse, 

hair a mile downstream from Sevierville, Sevier County, and half a mile downstream 

from confluence of East and West Porks. Datum of gage is 881.44 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 353 square miles.

Records available. November 1920 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 29 years (1921-50), 546 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,300 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 12.58 

reet); minimum, 80 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.83 foot); minimum daily, 102 

second-feet Sept. 28.

1920-50: Maximum discharge, 32,000 second-feet June 29, 1928 (gage height, 15.4 

feet), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet; minimum, 2.8 second-feet 

Sept. 21, 1925 (gage height, 0.33 foot); minimum daily, 8.4 second-feet Sept. 9, 1925.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plants on forks. 

Revisions (water years). W 783: 1921-34.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

177 

169 

165 

157

149

138 

177 

193 

161 

149

142 

138 

138 

266 

315

217 

342 

580 

332 

266

230 

209 

201 

181 

185

234 

213 

201 

205 

1,580 

8,310

Nov.

4,790 

2,390 

1,340 

989 

818

662 

586 

526 

478 

430

400 

359 

342 

337 

302

279 

256 

243 

230 

225

225 

209 

205 

209 

337

284 

248 

252 

376 

472

Dec.

320 

279 

252 

238 

225

213 

213 

209 

193 

185

193 

266 

926 

864 

574

436 

364 

528 

798 

502

394 

382

1,220 

850 

636

598 

838 

746 

568 

484 

418

Jan.

370 

342 

348 

315 

364

410 

961 

550 

454 

466

779 

642 

586 

933 

989

1,150 

1,170 

1,510 

4,630 

2,910

1,480 

1,070 

864 

727

610

538 

1,220 

1,270 

1,010 

3,820 

2,830

Month

Octo 

Neve 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ...........................

1. ......................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,240 

3,840 

2,970 

1,780 

1,240

1,160 

6,430 

2,850 

2,510 

2,480

1,910 

1,400 

1,130 

1,120 

1,040

818 

714 

630 

592 

526

490 

496 

538 

454 

412

388 

348 

354

Secondfoot-days

16,12C 

18,79E 

14,912

242, 03C

35,316 

40,86C 

40,082 

13,546 

12,243 

13,653 

15,466 

7,103 

6,183

234, 27£

Peak discharge (base, 7.000 sec. -ft.). Oot

sec. -ft. 3 Feb. 7 ( 1 p.m.) 8,730 sec. -ft.) Ma

liar.

2,700 

1,520 

996 

812 

688

616 

568 

610 

532 

448

448

883 

7,620 

4,000 

1,760

1,440 

1,360 

1,200 

1,020 

919

905 

792 

708 

630 

574

526 

652 

2,290 

1,180 

919 

766

Apr.

708 

662 

610 

610 

1,040

857 

740 

668 

592 

532

496 

454 

430 

388 

376

348 

332 

315 

306 

342

306 

288 

284 

270 

270

306 

270 

252 

238 

256

Maximum

8,310 

4,790 

1,220

8,310

4,630 

6,430 

7,620 

1,040 

1,050 

1,370 

1,380 

424 

472

8,310

May

315 

326 

556 

478 

359

306 

388 

388 

306 

292

337 

412 

348 

380

1,050

686 

496 

412 

354 

310

279 

270 

256 

230 

230

213 

205 

325 

608 

412 

812

Minimum

138 

205

185

138

315 

348 

448 

238 

205 

225 

181 

165 

102

102

June

598

436 

574 

1,270 

1,370

746 

513 

412 

359

370

502 

342 

284 

266 

242

266 

288 

261 

225 

252

423 

870 

656 

448 

337

326 

292 

248 

230 

234

yean

520 

627 

481

663

1,139 

1,459 

1,293 

452 

395 

455 

439 

229 

206

642

July

213

193 

181 

205 

261

436

526 

302 

234 

205

270 

270 

326 

472 

616

460 

466 

418 

430 

332

831 

460

785 

1,380 

996

746 

954 

864 

714 

520 

400

Aug.

424 

332 

342

274 

243

217 

201 

189 

185 

185

189 

189 

177 

177 

165

294 

243 

260 

217 

279

213 

197 

185 

173 

165

201 

165 

177 

199 

394 

252

Per square 

mile

1.47 

1.78 

1.36

1.88

3.23 

4.13 

3.66 

1.28 

1.12 

1.29 

1.41 

0.649 

.584

1.82

Sept.

444 

472 

284 

217 

248

205 

230 

274 

292 

297

230 

401 

248 

193 

189

173 

157 

145 

138 

128

124

157 

149 

128 

117

114 

114 

102 

104 

107

Runoff in 

inches

1.70 

1.98 

1.57

25.49

3.72 

4.30 

4.22 

1.43 

1.29 

1.44 

1.63 

0.75 

0.65

24.68

. 31 (8:30 a.m.) 17,300 sec. -ft. i Jan. 19 (4 p.m.) 7,39 

r. 13 (5 p.m.) 10,200 sec. -ft.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Holston River at Riverside, near Chilhowie, Va.

587

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°45'37", long. 81"37'53", at Riverside, Smyth 

County, 400 feet upstream from highway bridge, 900 feet upstream from Spring Branch, 

3.2 miles downstream from Redstone Branch, and 4 miles southeast of Chilhowie. Datum 

of gage is 2,106.77 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adlustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 76 square miles.

Heeord's available. November 1920 to November 1931, July 1942 to September 1950. June 

19UY to December 1909 at site 4f miles downstream, published as South Pork Holston 

River near Chilhowie.

Average discharge. 18 years (1921-31, 1942-50), 110 second-feet.

extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,270 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height 4.97 

reel); minimum, 11 second-feet July 3 (gage height, 1.02 feet): minimum daily, 31 

second-feet Sept. 30.

1920-31, 1942-50: Maximum discharge observed, 4,450 second-feet June 12, 1923 

(gage height, 7.7 feet); minimum recorded, 2 second-feet Aug. 26, Oct. 15, 1943, 

Aug. 9, 11, 1944, Oct. 19, 1945; minimum daily, 8 second-feet July 19, 1926.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill 500 feet above 

station.

Revisions (water years). W 953: Drainage area, w 1033:

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in secor

1.2 27 2.1

1.3 39 3.0

1.5 70 4.0

1.8 127 4.8

id-feet)

197

460

810

1,180

Discharge, in aecond-f eet , water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

38

35

37

34

34

34

34

34

35

38

35

35

35

39

39

37

37

37

35

35

34

34

34

34

33

37

35

35

37

38

142

Nov.

355

48O

240

157

121

103

90

81

74

68

64

59

57

59

54

51

50

51

48

46

46

45

44

46

99

99

88

79

157

248

-

Dec.

179

138

113

99

9O

81

77

72

65

65

67

68

70

77

81

79

75

81

84

83

83

81

103

113

113

111

140

144

133

121

109

Jan.

99

86

92

84

79

74

94

96

94

86

119

129

142

203

24O

240

237

231

415

524

364

274

225

189

169

153

153

140

138

501

810

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

770

1,160

335

575

400

321

385

370

460

541

430

344

283

248

214

189

171

155

144

129

123

121

121

1O9

103

99

92

92

_

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,21C

3,25

2,99E

44,75'

6,50

9,08

5,19

2,74C

5,66

3,15

2,20

1,51

1,36

44,88

Mar.

113

1O9

107

107

101

98

96

98

94

84

84

98

181

320

254

214

184

174

162

160

160

166

176

164

162

157

162

400

353

260

203

Apr.

174

1

1

1

55

35

25

133

125

1

1

1

19

13

09

101

Maximum

) 142

) 48O

> 179

i 975

3 810

t 1,160

3 400

) 174

5 476

) 187

1 166

> 74

3 67

3 1,160

98

94

90

86

83

79

75

74

72

74

72

68

65

64

62

62

60

57

57

59

-

May

129

131

260

225

166

135

123

109

98

94

92

131

240

211

476

460

303

217

171

146

127

117

111

146

142

142

174

211

208

181

187

Minimum

33

44

65

33

74

92

84

57

92

64

51

37

31

31

June

1S7

166

148

150

127

113

101

103

92

96

101

86

79

77

74

72

68

64

67

65

1O5

127

176

148

117

109

96

83

79

74

-

Mean

39. C

109

96.6

123

210

324

169

91.2

183

105

71. Z

48. £

45. £

123

July

67

65

54

56

57

72

74

57

52

51

51

59

54

56

67

67

62

60

68

6O

64

64

65

60

56

85

166

148

113

96

81

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.513

1.43

1.27

1.62

2.76

4.26

2.22

1.20

2.41

1.38

.937

.642

.6OO

1.62

74

7O

72

65

56

54,

52

50

50

48

51

50

46

45

45

45

44

39

39

40

40

46

40

39

37

37

44

42

50

57

45

Sept.

54

54

67

52

48

44

42

45

60

59

50

46

51

48

44

40

3S

38

37

3B

39

56

56

45

42

38

37

35

35

31

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.59

1.6O

1.46

21.91

3.18

4.44

2.55

1.34

2.78

1.54

1.08

.74

.67

21.97

Peak discharge (base, 5OO sec.-ft.).--Nov. 

Jan. 31 (l a.m.; 954 aeo.-rt.j Feb. 2 (5 p.m. 

(6 p.m.) 646 sec.-ft.

(lO p.m.) 728 sec.-ft.3 Jan. 20 (l p.m.) 601 sec.-ft.j 

1,21O sec.-ft.3 Feb. 1O (2 a.m.) 583 aec.-ft.j May 15
588 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Holston River at Vestal, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°39'06", long. 81°50'39", 200 feet upstream

rrom highway bridge at Vestal, Washington County, three-quarters of a mile downstream 

from Laurel Creek, and 4-jj- miles upstream from Middle Fork Holston River. Datum of gage 

is 1,792.30 feet above mean sea level, datum of 19S9, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--301 square miles.

Hecords available. November 1931 to September 1950.

Average discharge'. 18 years (1932-50), 460 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,240 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 10.18 

reet); minimum, 70 second-feet Oct. 25 (gage height, 2.46 feet); minimum daily, 130 

second-feet Oct. 25.

1931-50: Maximum discharge, 10,700 second-feet Mar. 29, 1935 (gage height, 13.26 

feet); minimum, 30 second-feet Oct. 14, 1941, Dec. 24, 1943 (gage height, 2.16 feet); 

minimum daily, 64 second-feet Sept. 18, 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by power plant above station. Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1950 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Revisions. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

3.3

3.6

116

187

270

372

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

540

790

1,080

1,790

7.9 

8.2 

9.6

2,670

3,840

5,470

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

163

151

146

144

139

139

a!40

a!40

a!45

a!55

a!45

a!45

a!45

a!55

a!60

a!55

a!50

also

a!45

141

144

139

141

141

130

170

153

153

170

180

1,140

Nov.

2,040

2,260

1,110

735

562

452

396

350

316

289

267

255

246

264

235

221

224

216

200

208

216

200

190

197

522

452

388

347

1,260

1,340

-

Dec.

872

660

513

440

392

343

333

302

276

264

283

289

316

372

372

354

336

347

347

319

312

305

635

685

595

540

554

554

508

474

432

Jan.

400

384

388

358

326

309

440

432

428

420

600

635

762

1,020

1,140

1,140

1,080

1,140

2,670

2,670

1,630

1,180

960

818

710

635

685

625

610

2,950

4,390

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March .................. .........

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ...........

Feb.

4,170

5,470

4,280

2,490

1,670

1,310

1,750

1,710

1,950

2,310

1,950

1,520

1,210

1,020

872

762

685

610

576

522

486

478

526

448

424

400

372

365

_

-

Secondfoot-days

5,61

15,95

13,32

189,90

31,93

40,33

25,05

12,19

29,38

20,86

10,20

6,79

5,97

217,65

Mar.

685

660

558

522

482

456

432

440

420

368

368

461

1,310

1,870

1,280

1,050

930

845

762

710

685

660

685

620

610

580

595

2,400

1,630

1,110

872

Apr.

735

660

576

526

635

605

562

526

486

452

440

412

400

372

354

340

326

319

309

350

322

302

296

286

280

289

264

261

252

261

-

Maximum

I 1,140

3 2,260

1 872

3 2,960

5 4,390

5 5,470

3 2,400

3 735

5 2,400

3 2,760

3 900

I 384

3 322

1 5,470

May

845

790

1,380

1,080

818

635

576

513

440

420

444

1,510

2,400

1,480

2,180

2,260

1,380

1,020

818

660

576

508

469

660

710

698

872

818

872

735

818

Minimum

130

190

264

130

309

365

368

252

420

286

218

146

146

130

June

872

762

635

790

818

660

540

486

448

465

500

392

358

333

322

322

309

286

343

358

996

1,340

2,760

1,410

960

930

872

595

558

448

-

Mean

18]

53Z

43C

52C

1,03C

1,44]

80E 40'

941

696

$21

21 C

19£

59

July

380

333

312

283

280

432

400

296

264

249

246

252

240

316

296

273

248

240

270

235

236

226

224

221

218

322

900

735

522

404

336

Aug.

312

296

384

329

273

240

229

210

205

205

218

213

192

180

216

221

197

180

168

175

165

192

170

158

151

146

156

175

248

372

216

Per square 

mile

0.601

1.77

> 1.43

) 1.73

> 3.42

4.79

2.68

1.35

3.15

2.31

1.09

.728

) .661

3 1.98

Sept.

246

229

322

235

213

185

185

185

232

243

208

205

213

210

187

173

165

158

153

156

151

306

240

200

175

180

161

156

158

146

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.69

1.98

1.65

23.48

3.94

4.99

3.09

1.51

3.63

2.58

1.26

.84

.74

26.90

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 see. -ft.). Nov. 1 (10 p.m.) m3,330 sec.-ft.j Jan. 19

m.)

(9 p.m.) 3, 

(7 a.m.) 3,

,430

sec. -ft. j Jan. 30 (10 p.m.; 3,980 see. -ft.; Feb. 2 (12 m.) 6,240 sec. -ft. ) June 23 530

sec. -ft.

a No gage-height records discharge computed on the basis of weather records and records for station 

at Riverside, near Ghllhowie.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 589

South Fork Holston River at Bluff City, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 0 28'38", long. 82°15'47", 100 feet upstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highways HE and 19 at Bluff City, Sullivan County, 600 feet downstream from Southern Railway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Indian 

Creek, and 5 miles upstream from Beaver Creek. Datum of gage is 1,368.35 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 813 square miles.

Kecords available. July 1900 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. Records 

prior to October 1924 (prior to January 1907, revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology 

Bulletin 34.

Average discharge. 50 years, 1,131 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,300 second-feet Feb. C (gage height, 10.51 

feet); minimum, 182 second-feet Oct. 22 (gage height, 0.75 foot); minimum daily, L55 

second-feet Oct. 24.

1900-50: Maximum discharge observed, 28,000 second-feet May 22, 1901 (gage height, 

15.0 feet, site then in use), from rating curve extended above 5,500 second-feet; minimum discharge, 45 second-feet Jan. 3, 1940; minimum gage height, -0.18 foot Sept. 9, 

1925, site then in use; minimum daily discharge, 106 second-feet Jan. 20, 1940.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow 'caused by small mills above station.

Revisions able. (water years). W 783: 1934. W 823: Drainage area. See also Records avail0.9 226

1.1 303

1.4 442

1.7 617

2.0 810

Rating tables, water year 1940-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 13 to May 12)

Oct. 1 to July 27

2.5 1,210

3.0 1,680

4.0 2,750

5.0 4,030

6.0 5,530

7.0 7,220

8.5 10,400

9.9 13,700

July 28 to Sept. 30

1.1 290

1.4 440

1.7 630

2.0 845

2.5 1,250

3.0 1,720

3.8 2,570

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

402

402

392

442

422

387

422

387

316

274

364

369

324

378

387

417

295

351

392

316

312

295

360

255

312

364

342

337

346

417

1,120

Nov.

2,420

3,970

2,350

1,580

1,080

896

771

719

655

593

557

545

521

509

509

503

464

458

464

437

412

417

402

422

700

304

873

680

1,150

2,620

-

Dec.

1,810

1,300

984

824

712

764

712

667

636

593

655

636

866

1,180

1,110

992

852

888

771

880

771

700

1,790

1,910

1,540

1,280

1,250

1,170

1,170

1,020

984

Jan.

920

784

936

831

758

752

866

1,080

912

944

1,520

1,530

1,830

2,610

3,090

3,240

3,160

2,850

5,300

7,260

4,430

3,050

2,450

2,150

1,880

1,700

1,730

1,750

1,580

5,610

13,700

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ................... .....

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .... ....................

March ............................

April ............................

May ........... . . ..............

June ..... .......................

July .............................

August ..........................

September ............. ..... . . .

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

12,200

13,300

13,200

6,990

4,660

3,650

4,980

4,620

5,120

6,930

5,510

4,250

3,440

2,930

2,570

2,260

2,030

1,860

1,730

1,590

1,470

1,420

1,500

1,400

1,290

1,210

1,140

1,120

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

11,893

28,587

31,417

441,681

81,203

114, 37C

66,09C

34,158

78,93C

42,747

25,094

18,815

13,346

546, 65e

Mar.

2,280

2,180

1,740

1,510

1,400

1,310

1,190

1,190

1,180

1,070

1,000

1,110

2,980

4,440

3,260

2,570

2,680

2,280

2,020

1,810

1,740

1,640

1,670

1,680

1,570

1,460

1,500

5,770

4,540

3,010

2,310

Apr.

1,990

1,800

1,610

1,440

1,810

1,780

1,570

1,440

1,290

1,220

1,160

1,120

1,060

1,040

952

904

896

873

880

1,020

1,010

928

873

831

817

831

797

758

732

726

-

Maximum

1,120

3,970

1,910

6,820

13,700

13,300

5,770

1 990

7!llO

3,330

2,540

1,290

815

13,700

Hay

1,330

2,130

3,970

3,460

2,230

1,690

1,480

1,470

1,250

1,120

1,530

5,540

7,110

4,310

5,020

5,900

3,720

2,740

2,260

1,810

1,540

1,360

1,260

1,460

1,830

1,530

2,190

1,920

2,060

1,790

1,920

Minimum

255

402

593

255

752

1,120

1,000

726

1,120

745

545

380

306

255

June

1,980

1,750

1,500

1,980

2,160

1,670

1,350

1,170

1,240

1,200

1,310

1,070

984

888

838

824

804

764

745

920

968

2,190

3,330

2,880

1,750

1,750

1,480

1,230

1,070

952

-

Mean

384

953

1,013

1,210

?,619

4,085

2,132

1 13S

2^546

1,425

809

607

445

1,498

July

838

778

752

680

655

726

928

771

667

617

581

587

581

804

738

726

655

636

623

575

593

593

587

593

557

545

1,860

2,540

1,420

1,050

838

Aug.

822

756

1,290

1,110

800

686

610

578

526

506

520

520

488

458

476

546

742

749

558

546

482

520

476

446

428

392

380

440

564

763

637

Per square 

mile

0.472

1.17

1.25

1.49

3.22

5.02

2.62

1.40

3.13

1.75

.995

.747

.547

1.84

Sept.

591

558

572

604

520

446

392

392

392

386

392

398

532

470

410

365

330

322

322

314

306

576

815

679

552

335

422

375

350

330

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.54

1.31

1.44

20.20

3.71

5.23

3.02

1.56

3.61

1.96

1.15

.86

.61

25.00

Peak discharge (base. 8,500 sec.-ft.) .--Feb. 2 (ll p.m.) 15,300 sec.-ft.,- May 12 (ll p.m.) 8,600
590 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Holston River at Kingsport, Term.

Location.--Mater-stage recorder, lat. 36°30'37", long. 82°32'10", 0.5 mile downstream 

 from Clinehfield Railroad bridge, 1 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 81,

3 miles southeast of Kingsport post office, Sullivan County, and 5^ miles upstream from 

confluence with North Fork Holston River. Datum of gage Is 1,184.31 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--1,931 square miles.

Records available.--September 1925 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--25 years, 2,571 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,400 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 10.35 

feet); minimum daily, 940 second-feet Sept. 18.

1925-50: Maximum discharge, 68,800 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940, (gage height, 18.80 

feet); minimum daily, 400 second-feet Jan. 21, 1940; minimum gage height, -0.20 foot 

Jan. 28, 1940.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow partly regulated by Watauga Reservoir {see p. 550). 

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W 1033: 1930(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

3,580

4,480

5.430

6 ,430

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195i

Day Oct. May July Aug. Sept.

3,690

3,390

3,040

4,070

4,630

3,800

3,170

2, 8 20

3,170

3,310

2,140

2,620

2.170

1.760

1,520

1,930

1,900

1,470

1,620

1,970

1,680

1,440

1,830

2,440

2,490

2,650

11,600

14,100

8,490

9,170

2,440

2,320

2,030

1,770

2,930

3,460

3,360

3,710

3,290

3,480

1,930

1,860

1,310

1,160

1,380

1,590

1,520

1,520

1,450

1,310

1,490

1,390

940

1,430

1,450

1,740

Secondfoot-days

Adjusted for change i: 

reservoir contents

 square Runoff in 

mile Inches

October..............

November.............

December.............

Calendar year 1949

January..............

February.............

March................

April................

May..................

June.................

July.................

August...............

September............

2,860

6,850

4,340

1,350

1,470

1,440

148,950

221,920

130,880

71,140

14E,750

97,890

70,280

61,840

49,874

Water year 1949-50 1,201,454 +33,600 3,384
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Holston River at Surgoinsville, Term.

591

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°28'19", long. 82°50'50", 1,500 feet upstream

 i'rom Surgoinsville Creek and county ferry at Surgoinsville, Hawkins County, and 9T 

miles upstream from Big Creek. Datum of gage is 1,088.46 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 2,874 square miles (including that of Surgoinsville Creek). 

Records available. April 1941 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 46.500 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 14.91

 feet); minimum, 942 second-feet Sept. 19 (gage height, 1.77 feet).

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 59,600 second-feet Feb. 18, 1944 (gage height, 17.48 

feet); minimum, 470 second-feet Oct. 21, 1941 (gage height, 1.16 feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

 Plow partly regulated by Watauga Reservoir (see p. 55n) and construction operations at 

South Holston Dam.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, July 30 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept.

4.0 

5.0 

6.O 

B.O

5,820

8,550

11,4OO

17,700

10.0

12.0

14.1

1,160

2 ,000

3,000

4,110

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

5,910

8,550

11,500

18,300

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day Oct. Apr. May June July Aug.

2,420

2,120

2,080

2,040

2,050

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

3,000 

2,900 

2,30O 

1,900 

2,700

2.80O

2,200

1,930

3,260

5,430

4,920

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,700

3,800

3,500

3,000

2,500

3,000

7,000

2,920

2,680

4,130

7,510

5,560

4,230

4,800

5,480

4,650

4,200

3,650

3,800

4,310

4,010

3,970

3,930

3,570

3,400

7,340

13,500

10,900

8,040

7,770

7,310

6,090

5,230

5,490

5,100

5,030

5,360

4,920

4,240

3,820

9,660

13,600

9,450

7,130

6,010

5,230

4,310

4,260

4,560

5,470

5,030

4,360

3,760

3,250

3,320

3,270

3,290

3,190

3,210

2,640

2,180

2,320

2,420

2,480

2,260

2,040

1,840

1,910

4,260

7,310

10,600

7,340

5,290

4,380

5,290

4,660

3,920

3,850

11,500

26,100

17,600

17,700

18,400

13,100

8,860

7,030

5,860

4,840

4,160

4,010

3,780

4,790

4,610

4,690

4,770

5,860

5,680

5,520

5,650

5,360

4.540

5,730

8,690

6,790

5,210

4,210

4,060

4,340

4,110

3,570

3,230

3,230

3,100

3,440

2,960

2,660

2,420

2,320

2,400

3,040

2,920

2,400

1,930

2,960

3,230

5,440

5,180

3,400

2,080

2,160

2,100

1,580

1,840

2,920

4,090

6,790

8,090

5,620

4,460

5,030

5,180

4,340

3,970

2,680

2,740

2,380

2,360

2,380

2,420

3,780

8,470

6,220

4,480

3,000

1,820

1,930

1,960

1,910

1,710

1,680

1 ,420

1,410

1,640

2,900

2,280

1,780

1,710

1, 750

1,560

1,490

1,780

1,610

1,260

1,330

1,520

1,780

1,350

Secondfoot-days Maximum Minimum Mea:

Change In 

contents In

Watauga

Reservoir

sec.-ft.-days

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Per square Runoff ir 

mile Inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

63,810

112,930

116,610

3,800

12,000

7,510

1 ,700

1,900

1,930

Calendar year 1949 1,364,216 4, 232

January. 

February 

March... 

April... 

May..... 

June.... 

July.... 

August.. 

Septembe

240,660

368,760

198,860

99,90O

237,670

135,850

91,320

75,300

59,590

42,300

42,100

13,600

6,010

26,100

8,690

8,470

5,440

3,O40

7,763

13,170

6,415

3,330

7,667

4,528

2,946

2,423

1,986

Water year 1949-50 ..1,801,260 42,300 4,935 +33,600 23.74

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 5 to No

statlo at Kingsport and at Bluff City.

Nov. 5 to Dec. 1; discharge computed on basis of
Holston River near Jefferson City, Tenn.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°10'03", long. 83°30>10", 250 feet upstream from 

 bridge on State Highway 92, a quarter of a mile downstream from Cherokee Dam, 0.4 mile

downstream from Moss? Creek, and 3 miles north of Jefferson City, Jefferson County.

Datum of gage is 900.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--3,429 square miles. 

Records available .--April 1937 to September 1950. 

Average discharge.--13 years, 3,957 second-feet (unadjusted). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 25,000 second-feet Feb. 4 (gage height, 31.90

feet) ; minimum daily, 64 second-feet Mar. 25, 26.

1937-50: Maximum discharge, 58,700 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 41.32

feet, present datum); minimum, 2.2 second-feet Dec. 8, 1941, discharge measuremeAt;

minimum daily, 2.6 second-feet Dec. 25, 1941; minimum gage height recorded, 19.75 feet

Dec. 25, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Watauga and Cherokee Reservoirs (see p. 550). 

Revisions (water years).--W 923: 1939(m), 1940(in).

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 28 to Feb. 2,

May 8-25, July 4, Sept. E-4, 9, 16, 17)

20 .4

20.5

20.6

20.7

110

146

190

245

24.0

26.0

28.0

30.0

31.4

4,650

8,740

13,700

19.300

23,500

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day Dec Jan. Feb. Ma Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

5,030

8,230

14,000

22,200

20,400

7,300

7,120

6,760

6,620

3,900

70

5,490

5,240

5,290

5,790

6,220

5,120

4,100

7,170

7,270

7,570

5,740

7,240

9,840

10,500

11,200 

7,350 

4,750 

5,200 

4,960 

4,99O

6,510

7,190

5,490

7,040

6,510

6,970

6,720

5,620

2,930

1,840

3,700

4,500

4,820

3,930

3,540

5,300

5,410

3,420

7,550

7,100

5,780

7,150

6,650

23,500

23,400

23,500

23,000

22,000

18,700 

16,000 

;14,OQO 

;12,700 

g9,140

S5,030 

g3,170 

g8,67O

95

4,390

2,950

1,720

1,840

3,920

3,420

1,960

78

3,880

3,980

3,690

3,840

4,010

3,550

2,220

4,900

4,850

4,850

4,880

4,780

4,870

4,590

3,360

4,520

5,020

5,020

4,850

4,980

4,490

2,480

4,550

4,630

4,810

5,040

4,530 

4,680 

4,640 

5,71u 

5,540

5,600

5,290

5,190

4,610

2,830

4,430

5,260

4.130

5,040

4,980

4,180

4,430

4,380

4,380

4,010

2,920

3,890

4,420

4,360

4,450

4,430

3,960

2,350

4,290

4,390

4,290

4,560

4,380

4,290

3,250

4,820

2,400

4,810

4,810

5,110

5,090

3,830

97

80

90

3,120

2,270 

3,630 

3,76O 

164 

4,450

5,120

5,740

5,370

Secondfoot-days

nges In eonkee and Watauga

Reservoirs 

(see.-ft.-days)

Per square Runoff in 

nches

October.. 

November. 

December.

7,810

7 .810

11,200

Calendar year 1949 1,680,564 4,604

January... 

February.. 

March.....

April.....

May.......

June......

July......

Augus t... . September.

164,100

497,470

99,002

109,523 

121,810 

140.450 

111,'380 

131,910 

116,126

1,840

5,030

5,294

17,770

3,194

3,651

3,929

4,682

3,583

4,255

3,871

Mater year 1949-50 ..2,121,701 23,500

g Computed from graph based on hourly gage readings.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 593

Holston River near Knoxville, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°00'56", long. 83°49 1 54", 300 feet upstream from 

Dridge on IJ. S. Highway 70, 1.8 miles northeast of Knoxville city limits, Knox County, 

and 5.5 miles upstream from confluence with French Broad River. Datum of gage is 

815.84 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 3,747 square miles.

Average discharge . 20 years (1930-50, using records at Strawberry Plains October 1930 to 

September ia4b) , 4,381 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 30,300 second-feet Feb. 9 (gage height, 10.80 

reet); minimum daily, 240 second-feet S^pt. 5.

1930-50: Maximum discharge, 62,900 second-feet Mar. 28, 1935 (gage height, 20.20 

feet, site and datum then- in use); minimum daily, 44 second-feet Dec. 21, 22, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Watauga and Cherokee Reservoirs {see p. 550).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control metnod used June 11 to Sept. 30)

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

220

260

310

370

440

610

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 134y to September 1950

Day

6,790

7,180

7,810

7,030

7,480

7,540

7,360

6,910

5,380

6,370

5,140

3,500

1,510

6,460

6,050

5,390

4,100

3,580 

3,160 

4,120 

4,2OO 

4,300

7,270

7,630

6,340

9,280

11,400

12,000

12,800

5,66O

5,400

5,670

5,520

3,660

3,510

4,010

3,740

3,330

4,000

4,150

3,410

2,360

4,910

4,870

4,880

4,820

4,410

4,210

3,020

4,850

4,640

5,010

4,640

4,900

5,270

4,770

5,400

3,480

4,740

7,030

12,600

14,900

4,820

4,770

4,200

4,800

Secondfoot-days Maximum Mini

and

ft.

re Runoff in 

inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

233,200

210,320

204,910

8,900

8,450

12,800

4,430

5,950

1,510

Calendar year 1949 1,838,589 +163,700

January.. 

February. 

March.... 

April.... 

May......

July... 

August. 

Septemb

560,

121,

111,

139,

142,

107,

14,900 

27,500 

8,90O 

5,540 

7 ,150 

5,980

Water year 194J
534 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Steve Keesling Spring at Sugar Gruve, Va.

Records available.--July 1326, November 1947 TO September 1950 (discharge

Extreme;:. 1926 . 1947-50: Maximum discharge measured, 3.79 second-feet July

minimom measurea, 2.05 fecond-feet Nov. ", 1948.

Discharge measurements, in seoond-feet, 

1928, 1947-50

1928

July 30

1347

HOT. llj

Dec. 1

1343

Jir. 5

Feb. 2

Mar . 1

Apr. 1

Sept . 2

H^v. 2

Dec. 7

3.7J

3.07

Zi.04

C .7t

2.134

2 .3;

: .68

2.28

u.05

C . C7

1949

Jan. 3

Mar . 4

May 2

June 2

July 1

Sept .23

Hov . 10

Dee. 31

1350

Feb. 14

Apr. 21

June b

July 13

Sept. Id

3 ,UJ

2.H4

2.73

2.51

2.31

3.06

2.32

2.57

3.15

2.45

2.07

2.5C

2.11
595

Beaverdam Creek at Damascus, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°.37'40", long. 81°47'28", in plant area of

American Cyammid Co., at Damascus, Washington County, 0 .G5 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--56 square miles.

Records available.--August 1947 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,870 second-feet Jan 30 (gage height, 4 04 

FeeTT; minimum, 17 second-feet Sept. 12 (gage height, 0.47 foot).

1947-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 30, 1950; minimum, 13 second-feet Cept. 

21, uct. 1-4, 14-17, 1948 (gage height, 0.40 foot).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height 

Plant diverts about 0.5 second-foot 800 feet above station. record, which are f.air.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

0.4 

.5

Oct. 1 to Nov.

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.3

127

200

293

530

Nov. 30 to Sept. 30 

0.9 81 2

1.5

2.0

620

830

1,030

1,370

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195u

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

30

23 

22

21 

20 

26 

32 

25

21 

27 

35 

34

27 

28 

27 

E6

25 

23 

E3 

22 

22

31

26 

31 

40 

358

Nov.

490 

465 

242 

157 

114

91 

78 

71 

62 

58

53

50 

52 

55 

42

41 

41 

41 

38 

36

36 

34 

34 

36

152

114 

35 

81 

328

286

Dec.

174 

122 

92 

79 

70

62

54 

48 

45

48

50

73 

72

68 

62 

68 

68 

59

57 

57 

161 

184 

144

124 

110 

108 

96 

89 

79

Jan.

72

70 

75 

68

60

55

102 

96 

90 

92

152 

156 

192 

275 

289

254 

E48 

272 

642

354

174 

149 

127

114 

135 

131 

129 

746 

1,280

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber .......................

mber .... .............. .....

lendar year 1949 

ary

uary .... ...............

h. ...........................

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 60O sec.-f

Jan. 30 (9 p.m.) 1,870 sec. -ft.; I

Feb.

1,190 

1,370 

960 

498 

304

389 

405

421 

548

449

316 

232 

182 

152

123 

112 

100 

100 

87

81 

83 

98 

79 

75

64 

68

Secondfoot-days

1.14E 

3,472

2.64E

39,07C

7,463 

8,783 

6,104 

2,314

4*021 

1,74] 

1.23 =

47,361

t.) . Nov.

eb. 2 (12 n

Mar.

223 

216 

159 

129 

112

100 

92 

92 

83 

72

72 

102

566 

335

£51

204 

182 

164

147 

138 

131 

116 

110

1O2 

110 

665 

389

169

Apr.

142 

127 

110 

100 

133

127 

114 

104 

92 

85

85 

77 

77

68

57 

54 

54

70

60 

57 

55 

54 

54

54 

48 

47 

45 

50

Maximum

358 

490 

184

838

1,280 

1,370

142 

862 

429 

174 

113 

76

1 , 370

May

293 

228 

401 

282 

184

140 

129 

108 

94 

30

131 

753 

862 

433

508

5C3 

£93 

222 

184 

147

120 

104 

98 

142 

147

176 

238 

156 

153 

144 

147

Minimum

20 

34 

45

14

55 

64 

72 

45 

90 

54 

27 

18 

18

18

June

166 

a!60 

a!30 

a!60 

a!70

alSO 

133 

106 

92 

114

104 

81

66

59 

54

68 

77

191 

289 

429

171

210 

112 

87 

104

79

Mean

37. C 

116 

85.3

107

241 

314 

197 

77.1 

246 

134 

56.2 

40.0 

26.9

130

July

64 

55 

50 

47 

a45

81 

59 

48 

42

47 

41 

38

as

54

45 

38 

37 

31

31 

30 

27 

29 

34

74 

174 

120 

81 

59 

48

Aug.

52 

47

100 

89 

55

50 

42 

37 

34 

31

35

34 

29

37

41

28

26 

41 

26 

22 

20

18 

18 

20 

45 

115 

41

Per square 

mile

0.661 

£.07 

1.52

1.91

4.30 

5.61 

3.52 

1.38 

4.39 

2.39 

1.00 

.714 

.480

2.32

Sept.

48 

39 

34 

30 

28

23 

26 

27 

27 

24

21 

22

27 

23

21 

EO

18 

18 

18

18 

76 

41 

28 

E3

19 

18 

19 

18

Runoff in 

inches

0.76 

2.31 

1.75

25. 9O

4.96 

5,84 

4.06 

1.54 

5.06 

2.67 

1.15 

.82 

.54

;1.46

1 (10 p.m.) 620 sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (9 p.m.) 862 sec. -ft.; 

.) 1,590 sec. -ft.; Mar. 13 (10 p.m.) 065 sec. -ft.; Mar.

28 (8 a.m.) 800 sec. -ft.; May 

a No gage-height record; di 

Holston River at Vestal.

charg

238383 O - 53 - 38
596 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork Holston River at Groseelose, Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°53'19", long. 31°2Q'5l", at road-bridge in yillage 

of Uroseclose, Smyth County, 0.2 mile upstream from Rocky Spring Branch and 10 miles 

northeast of Marion. Datum of gage is 2,442.86 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--7.39 square miles.

Records available.--November 1947 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maxmum discharge during year, 765 second-feet July 26 (gage height, 6.18 feet); 

minimum, 4.2 second-feet Oct. 20-25; minimum gage height, 1.73 feet July 19.

1947-50: Maximum discharge, that of July 26, 1950; minimum, 1.8 second-feet Jan. 24, 

1948 (gage height, 1.55 feet), result of low temperature; minimum daily, 3.2 second-feet 

Nov. 21, 1946.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 7,

Feb. 14 to Apr. 26)

Oct. 1 to Jan

1.7 3.

1.8 5.

2.0 11

2.3 23

Jan. 19 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0 

2.3

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.P

4.4

5.1

9.8

Nov.

20

13

9.2

7.2

6.5

6.2

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.1

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.6

5.4

8.6

6.0

5.8

5.5

22

15

Dec.

10

8.3

7.2

7.0

6.5

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.5

6.0

9.9

8.9

9.5

8.9

8.0

7.2

7.0

7.8

7.2

6.8

6.8

7.0

9.2

7.5

7.0

8.3

8.9

8.6

8.0

7.8

7.5

Jan.

7.5

7.5

7.8

7.0

6.8

7.5

9.5

8.0

8.0

9.5

10

11

15

20

17

19ie

25

54

34

24

20

19

17

15

15

15

13

12

55

78

Month

October ..........................

November ........................

December ..................... ...

Calendar year 1949 ...........

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

Septembe r .......................

Water year 1949-50 ..........

Feb.

81

112

62

39

30

27

26

21

38

36

30

24

21

20

18

16

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

10

9.9

9.6

9.0

9.3

_

-

Secondfoot-days

144.6

216.8

236.5

3,823.1

573.1

334. C

231 . 6

396.9

138.1

448.2

318 . 2

234.6

4,070.4

Mar.

11

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.0

8.5

7.6

7.4

7.2

8.2

14

13

11

13

11

11

10

11

11

11

12

11

10

9.6

12

17

13

12

Apr.

11

10

9.6

9.9

10

9.0

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

-

Maximum

9.8

22

10

87

68

112

21

11

47

8.2

134

52

20

134

May

7.8

8.2

15

11

8.8

7.6

7.6

7.2

7.0

7.4

13

21

21

20

47

28

19

16

13

12

10

9.9

9.6

9.6

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.5

8.0

7.8

9.3

Minimum

4.2

4.6

5.5

4.2

6.8

9.0

7.2

6.2

7.0

5 7

5.4 e'.o

6.0

4.2

June

8.2

7.6

7.4

8.0

7.2

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.8

8.2

8.0

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.6

6.0

5.9

5.7

6.0

6.0

5.9

5.7

6.2

5.7

Mean

4.66

7.23

7.63

10.5

18.5

26.4

10.8

7.72

12 . 8

6.60

14.5

10.3

7.82

11.2

July

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.7

7.4

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.7

7.6

6.6

6.0

5.6

5.4

8.0

7.2

6.8

6.2

5.9

5.7

134

86

30

19

15

11

Aug.

10

9.9

10

8.2

7.8

7.2

7.0

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

14

52

19

13

10

9.6

10

12

8.8

8.2

7.8

7.6

9.6

9.3

8.0

7.6

7.8

Per square 

mile

0.631

.978

1.03

1.42

2.50

3 57

l!46

1.04

1.73

.893

1.96

1 . 39

1.06

1.52

Sept.

9.0

8.2

9.0

8.0

7.6

7.2

7.2

7.0

9.3

7.2

7.0

6.8

7.0

6.8

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.6

6.2

20

11

8.5

8.0

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.0

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.73

1.09

1.19

19.27

2.88

3.72

1.68

1.16

1.99

1.00

2.26

1.60

1.18

20.48

Peak discharge (base, 90 sec.-ft.).--Jan. 30 (5 p.m.) 105 sec.-ft.; Feb. 1 (l a^m.) 99 see.-ft.; 

Feb. 2 (5:30 a.m.} 144 sec.-ft.; July 26 (9 p.m.) 765 sec.-ft.; Aug. 16 (l:30 a.m.) 117 sec.-ft.; 

Aug. 16 (6 p.m.) 108 see.-ft.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 597

Middle Fork Holston River at Sevenmile Ford, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°48'26", long. 81°37'20", at bridge on 0. S. Highway 11 at Sevenmile Ford, Smyth County, 0.25 mile upstream from Meade Creek, 3.2 miles 

downstream from Walker Creek, and 5.2 miles west of Marion. Datum of gage is 1,960.00 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--13£ square miles.

Kecords available. July 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,190 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 7.28 feet); 

minimum, 2b second-feet Nov. 9 (gage height, 1.56 feet); minimum daily, 44 second-feet 

Oct. 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 22.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 5,880 second-feet Aug. 4, 1947 (gage height, 9.86 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 2,800 second-feet on basis of slope-area determinations 

at gage heights 8.93 and 9.86 feet; minimum, 9 second-feet Sept. 26, 1944 (gage height, 

1.32 feet); minimum daily, 20 second-feet Sept. 26, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill 9 miles above station. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1950 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Revisions (water years).--W 973: 1942(m).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.6

1.7 

1.9

Or.t. 1 to Jan. 19

2.2 154

2.8 300

3.3 505

3.9 

4.5 

5.1

820

1,180

1,600

1.7

1.8 

2.0

Jan. 2o to Sept. 30

2.3 164 4

2.8 318 5

3.4 562 6

866

1,450

2,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

113

102

109

109

102

90

44

44

44

51

44

44

48

51

52

47

51

50

48

47

45

44

47

48

45

51

50

51

51

51

136

Nov.

254

315

159

121

94

81

74

79

57

57

58

58

57

63

58

57

54

55

54

51

52

52

51

a60

141

119

94

83

434

314

-

Dec.

182

139

113

98

94

88

83

76

68

71

115

262

235

244

188

1BO

124

124

121

109

105

100

208

235

180

162

164

162

150

136

124

Jan.

115

117

115

111

102

98

136

139

134

136

217

220

355

550

478

446

428

470

1,530

1,000

549

394

332

325

295

260

254

223

214

1,570

1,930

Month

October ..........................

November .................. ......

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May........................... ,..

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,790

2,620

1,360

758

514

438

458

406

814

893

632

466

374

315

266

235

211

186

175

156

149

144

154

135

124

119

113

113

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,909

3, 256

4,410

61.257

13,243

14,118

8,490

3,512

10,615

3,343

3,956

3,284

2,544

72,680

Mar.

208

214

178

162

144

135

128

126

121

106

106

128

526

608

362

298

276

260

238

223

229

232

322

282

242

214

211

1,060

531

347

273

Apr.

235

208

181

159

181

164

152

144

135

128

126

117

109

104

98

94

92

91

89

100

92

87

83

83

82

82

75

75

73

73

-

Maximum

136

434

262

1,160

1,930

2,620

1,060

235

1,360

208

1,130

408

336

2,620

May

142

254

893

394

242

178

162

156

139

130

169

695

866

442

1,360

758

422

298

235

192

167

152

149

254

178

245

325

374

254

195

195

Minimum

44

51

68

43

98

113

106

73

130

70

56

63

50

44

Juna

208

178

149

201

178

149

128

117

111

113

146

126

111

100

96

89

85

82

78

78

82

92

98

85

80

78

78

70

75

82

-

Mean

61.6

109

142

168

427

504

274

117

342

111

128

106

84.8

199

July

71

64

59

58

61

89

91

75

61

58

56

56

59

63

76

73

70

64

58

59

91

83

80

73

66

325

1,130

318

204

146

119

Aug.

106

121

146

115

96

85

80

76

73

70

70

70

63

64

66

408

260

137

111

96

85

104

91

80

75

70

73

89

91

126

87

Per sqnare 

mile

0.467

.826

1.08

1.27

3.23

3.82

2.08

.886

2.59

.841

.970

.803

.642

1.51

Sept.

89

82

104

80

75

68

61

61

64

70

68

61

63

63

64

58

50

56

56

70

68

336

198

124

96

82

73

68

68

68

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.54

.92

1.24

17.24

3.72

3.98

2.40

.99

2.99

.94

1.12

.93

.72

20.49

Peak discharge (baae, 2,000 sec.-ft.) . Jan. 30 (9 p.m.) 2,860 sec.-ft.; Feb. 2 (9 a.m.) 3,190 aeoft.; July 27 (1:30 a.m.)K,b4O sec.-rt.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

at Grosecloae and near Meadowvlew.
598 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Middle Fork Holston River near Meadowview, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°42'47", long. 810 49'08", at highway "bridge threequarters of a mile upstream ^rom Cedar Creek and 4 miles southeast of Meadowview, 

Washington County. Datum of gage is 1,820.22 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--21I square miles.

Records available. November 1331 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--18 years (1932-50), 234 second-feet.

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 4,790 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 8.22 feet); 

minimum, 11 second-feet at times in October, November, December, and September (gage 

height, 1.48 feet); minimum daily, 12 second-feet Oct. 16, 23.

1931-50: Maximum discharge, 6,650 second-feet Feb. 18, 1944 (gage height, 9.80 feet); 

minimum, 6 second-feet at times in 1933, 1936, 1940, 1942, 1943; minimum daily, 9 secondfeet Sept. 24, Oct. 15, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by power plant above station. 

Revisions.--W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

156

266

439

3.5

4.0 

5.0

6.0 

7.6

965

1,630

2,500

4,130

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

131 

138 

176 

126 

162

166 

102 

64 

23 

130

92 

65 

73 

96 

86

12 

114 

98

62 

66

68 

99 

12 

111

90

70 

75 

88 

76 

13 

165

Nov.

246 

494 

291 

195 

144

121 

134 

124 

82 

103

92 

113

62 

104 

78

83 

103 

86 

122 

34

75 

78 

122 

51 

114

218 

110 

145 

316

467

Dec.

295 

214 

150 

103

176

126 

127 

115 

125 

153

86 

263 

286 

346 

291

218 

238 

111 

250 

181

88 

142 

236 

333 

286

254

208 

250 

218 

218 

232

Jan.

106 

251 

177 

139 

164

164 

232 

168 

175 

222

270 

316 

439 

635 

708

620 

635 

590 

1,600 

1,600

875 

630 

532 

504

467

421 

403 

368 

346 

1,830 

3,200

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary

h.. ..........................

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,900 

4,130 

2,600 

1,420 

995

790 

875 

818 

1,320

1,600

1,150 

875 

718 

620 

546

480 

439 

394 

372 

341

320 

311

299

266

258 

258 

243

Secondfoot-days

2,84 

4,50 

6,31

93,80

18,78 

25,66E 

13,36 6,60' 

16,23] 

6,46 

5,991 

4,78< 

3.79E

115,36

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.). Jar

sec. -ft.; Feb. 2 (2 p.m.) 4,790 sec. -ft. ; Fet 

sec. -ft.; May 15 (6 p.m.) 2,360 see. -ft.; Ju

Mar.

320 

368 

324 

299

286

231

262 

239 

243 

216

205 

220 

557 

935 

575

471 

448 

416 

385

363

368 

354 

453 

439 

385

346 

333 

1,370 

905 

585 

462

Apr.

408 

368 

324 

299

316

299 

286 

246 

254 

239

235 

216 

227 

197 

173

190 

180 

183 

173 

197

190 

173 

156 

170 

173

163 

156 

144 

132 

135

Maximum

) 176 

1 494 

) 346

) 1,320

7 3,200 

> 4,130 

5 1,370 

' 408 

I 1,630 

372 

1,380 

416 

> 372

> 4,130

May

197 

381 

1,250

686 

426

320 

282 

286 

239 

239

227 

644 

1,380 

7O8 

1,630

1,240 

696 

508 

412

350

307 

266 

260 

444 

333

294 

518 

542 

466 

359 

341

Minimum

12 

34

86

12

106 

243

205 

132 

197

130 

96 

97 

70

12

June

372

291

320 

333

286 

250 

235 

254 

231

258 

258 

231 

197 

183

170 

166 

166 

161 

163

163 

166 

235 

197 

150

130 

133 

173 

132 

135

Mean

91.9 

150 

204

257

606 

917 

431 

220 

524 

216 

193 

154 

126

316

July

147 

147 

129 

118 

99

107 

176 

147 

138 

118

110 

104 

138 

129 

132

129 

141 

112

100 

117

136 

164 

159 

126 

96

148 

1,380 

496 

333 

234 

181

Aug.

176 

166 

225 

172 

150

138 

142 

120 

121 

120

120 

107 

110 

112 

106

319 

416 

E18 

153

150

132 

140 

140 

118 

108

130 

150 

114 

97 

154 

165

Per square 

mile

0.436 

.711

.967

1.22

2.87 

4.35 

2.04 

1.04 

2.48 

1.02 

.915 

.730 

.597

1.50

Sept.

134 

118 

150

156 

136

98 

106 

104 

70 

81

114 

126 

107 

94 

95

85 

83 

89 

72

86

126 

287 

372 

234 

90

150 

121 

107 

94 

110

Runoff in 

inches

0.50 

.79 

1.11

16.52

3.31 

4.53 

2.35 

1.16 

2.86 

1.14 

1.05 

.84 

.67

20.31

i. 19 (11 p.m.) 2,360 see. -ft.; Jan. 31 (2 a.m.) 4,130 

>. 9 (10 p.m.) 2,000 sec. -ft.; Mar. 28 (l p.m.) 2,050 

Ly 27 (10 a.m.) 2,700 sec. -ft.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Cedarville Spring at Cedarville, Va.

599

Location.--Lat. 36°45'06", long. 81°51'25", 2,000 feet north of Cedarville, Washington

 CounTy, 0.8 mile south of Meadowview, and 7.3 miles northeast of Abingdon.

Records available.--August 1928 April 1929, November 1947, October 1949 to September 1950

(discharge measurements only). 

Extremes.--1928, 1929, 1947, 1949-50: Maximum discharge measured, 4.20 second-feet Aug.

 Ib, 1928; minimum measured, 0.32 second-foot Nov. 10, 1947. 

Remarks.--Discharge measurements made monthly 1,000 feet below spring.

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, 1928, 1929, 1947, 1949-50

Apr.

1928

15 4.20

1929

28 1.74

Nov.

Oct.

1947

10 0.32

1949

7 .64

Dec.

Feb.

Mar.

1949

17

1950

16

27

0.78

4.09

2.05

Apr.

June

Aug.

Sept

1950

19

6

30

21

4

1.46

1.53

.82

1. 17

.57

Beaver Creek near Wallace, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 0 38'25", long. 82°06'42", 0.4 mile upstream from 

uiear Creek, l£ miles southeast of Wallace, Washington County, and 3.8 miles northeast 

of Bristol.

Drainage area. 13.7 square miles.

Hecoras available.--October 1945 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 241 second-feet May 26 (gage height, 4.81 feet); 

minimum, 7.7 second-feet Oct. 24, 27 (gage height, 1.22 feet).

1945-50: Maximum discharge, 383 second-feet July 15, 1948 (gage height, 5.94 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 230 second-feet on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 3.7 second-feet Dec. 1-12, 1946, Oct. 5, 6, 1947; minimum gage height, 1.05 feet 

Dec. 1-12, 1946.

Remarks.--Records fair Oct. 1 to Aug. 21 and good thereafter. Records of chemical analyses 

For~the water year 1950 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

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.

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.3 

9.3

9.1 

9.1 

8.8 

8.6 

8.6

8.6 

8.4 

8.8 

8.8 

8.6

8.4 

8.4

8.4 

8.4 

8.2

8.2 

8.2 

8.0

8.0 

8.0

8.4 

8.0

8.2 

8.2 

10 

23

Nov.

21

16 

15 

14 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

9.6 

9.6 

9.1- 

9.3 

9.3

9.1 

9.1 

8.8 

10 

13

10 

9.6 

9.5 

13 

12

Dec.

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

10 

9.5 

a9.5 

9.5

9.5

10

10 

14 

14 

13

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

15 

27 

21 

19

26 

25 

23

20 

20

Jan.

19 

19 

19 

18 

17

17 

18 

17 

17 

19

23 

23 

24 

26 

25

32 

30 

32 

43 

38

34

32 

30 

28

26

25 

27

25 

187 

146

Month

October ................ ...

Nove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ............... .....

lendar year 1949 ............

ary .

uary ..................... .

h.. ...................... .

1 ................ ... .

St.... .... ......

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50

Feb.

154 

200 

146 

97 

74

64 

94 

64 

124 

97

76 

64 

56 

52 

46

42 

38

35 

34 

32

30

31 

30

27 

26

25 

24 

24

Secondfoot-days

33s!; 

451. C

6,336."

1,061 

1,806 

858 

561 

921 

693 

419 

400. t 

355.

8,144..

Peak discharge (base, 100 sec. -ft.). Jan.

Feb. 2 (5 a.m.) 215 sec. -ft.; Feb. 7 (6:30 a

Mar.

32 

25 

24

23 

23

22 

22 

22 

20 

20

20 

23 

50 

36 

30

32

30 

27 

26 

26

25 

25 

25 

23 

23

22 

42 

51 

33 

29 

27

Apr.

27 

26 

24 

24 

26

24 

23 

22 

21 

20

20 

19 

18 

18

17

17 

16 

16 

16 

17

16 

16 

16 

15 

15

15 

15 

14 

14 

14

Maximum

j 23 

21 

) 27

80

187 

200 

51 

27 

67 

40 

24 

33 

) 31

-j 200

30 (5 a.m.) 

m. ) 158 sec

May

15 

29 

25 

19 

18

17 

22 

19 

18 

18

18 

37 

42 

42 

53

42 

36 

33 

30 

28

27

26 

25 

30 

25

67 

34 

36 

32

30

Minimum

8.0 

8.8 

9.5

8.0

17 

24 

20 

U 

15 

16 

11 

9.8 

9.1

8.0

June

29 

27 

26 

40 

32

29 

27 

25 

24 

25

24

21 

20 

20

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

22 

22 

38 

19 

18

17 

22 

16 

17 

16

Mean

9.1] 

11.2 

14.5

17.4

34.2 

64.5 

27.7 

18.7 

29.7 

23.1 

13.5 

12.9 

11.9

22.3

July

15 

15 

14 

14 

15

15 

14 

14 

14 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

14

13 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

12 

24 

17 

14 

13 

12

Aug.

12 

12 

33

15

14 

14 

13

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

15

15 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

11 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

9.8

11 

11 

9.8

Per square 

mile

0.665 

.818 

1.06'

1.27

2.50 

4.71 

2.02 

1.36 

2.17 

1.69 

.985 

.942 

.869

1.63

Sept.

12 

19 

19 

11 

11

10 

10 

10 

9.8 

9.8

9.8 

31 

17 

13 

12

12 

11

11 

11 

10

10 

11 

10 

9.8 

9.8

9.5 

9.1 

9.1 

9.1

9.1

Runoff in 

inches

0.77

.91 

1.22

17.21

2.88 

4.90 

2.33

1.52 

2.50 

1.89 

1.14 

1.09 

.97

22.12

230 sec. -ft.; Feb. 1 (1 a.m.) 186 se,c.-ft.; 

-ft.; Feb. 9 (11 a.m.) 230 sec. -ft.; Mar.

27 (12 p.m.) 138 sec.-ft.; May 26 (4 p.m.) 241 sec.-ft.; June 23 (2 a.m.) 110 sec.-ft.; Sept. 12 

(8 p.m.) 166 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Copper 

Creek near Gate City, Middle Fork Holston River at Groseclose, and Beaverdam Creek at Damascus.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Percy Preston Spring near Wallace, Va.

Location. Lat. 36°38'25", long. 82°06'06", l£ miles south of Wallace, Washington County, 

and aj miles northeast of Bristol.

Records available.--August 1928, November 1947 to September 1950 (discharge measurements 

only).

Extremes. 1938, 1947-50: Maximum discharge measured, 6.21 secOnd-feet Feb. 16, 1950; 

minimum measured, 0.44 second-foot Nov. 7, 1947.

Remarks.--Discharge measurements made monthly 100 feet below spring.

Discharge measurements, In second-feet, 1928, 1947-50

1928

Aug. 18

1947

Nov. 7

1948

Jan. 9

Feb. 3

Mar. 3

Apr. 8

May 20

June 13

July 6

C . 53

.44

.45

.70

2.81

3.63

1.50

1.09

.80

1948

Aug. 9

Sept. 10

Oct. 14

Nov. 3

Dec. 7

1949

Jan. 4

Feb. 9

Mar. 9

Apr. 6

May 11

June 9

3.27

1.42

.57

.77

2.14

3.09

3.se

2.99

2.94

3.01

1.60

1949

Oct. 6

Nov. 10

Dec. 5

1950

Jan. 9

Feb. 16

Mar. 27

Apr. 19

May 24

June 30

July 6

Aug. 21

Sept. 5

0.59

.98

.70

2.01

6.21

1.42

2.86

2.90

2.36

2.87

1.81

1.30
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 601

Watauga River near Sugar Grove, N. C.

Location---Water stage recorder, lat. 36°14'18", long. 81°49'22", 300 feet downstream from 

Cove Creek and 2.3 miles southwest of Sugar Grove, Watauga County. Datum of gage Is 

2,607.84 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--90.8 square miles.

Records available.--May 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--10 years, 168 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,880 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, 7.26 

feet); minimum, 49 second-feet Aug. 18, 19 (gage height, 1.7S feet); minimum dally, 54 

second-feet Aug. 18.

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 50,800 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 29.6 

feet, from profile based on floodmarks), by slope-area method; minimum, 12 second-feet 

Feb. 20, 1941 (gage height, 1.21 feet), result of low temperature; minimum daily, 18 

second-feet Aug. 25, 26, Sept. 9-11, 1944.

Flood of July 1916 reached a stage of 22.1 feet, from floodmarks on barn a quarter 

of a mile above station as witnessed by local resident (discharge, 28,000 second-feet, 

from rating curve extended above 2,100 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination 

at gage height 29.6 feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

83 

79 

78 

78 

76

114 

267 

139 

123 

105

99 

99 

127 

170 

125

118 

134 

116 

107 

101

95 

91 

89 

85 

83

103 

85 

131 

201 

339 

878

Nov.

1,710 

900 

470 

340 

274

232 

206 

191 

174 

164

154 

145 

140 

143 

131

125 

121 

116 

114 

114

108 

104 

100 

100 

143

*112

106 

104 

181 

166

Dec.

138 

125 

114 

112 

110

104

106 

100 

94 

94

112 

127 

118 

114 

106

b97 

b94 

171 

176 

*147

138 

136 

271 

204 

176

469 

529 

343 

271 

227 

201

Jan.

181

171 

169 

157 

147

140 

140 

127 

125 

127

138 

131 

129 

138 

134

138 

136 

157 

*349 

337

246 

206 

181 

166 

152

143 

166 

171 

152 

284 

422

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augvi 

Sept

Us

mber .........................

lender year 1949 

ary

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

313 

316 

299 

249 

217

201 

395 

328 

452 

474

370 

302 

268 

650 

541

367 

296 

254 

232 

*204

184 

181 

188 

162 

150

143 

b!20 

b!30

Secondfoot-days

4,516 

7,186 

5,324

87,432

5.56C 

7,986 

7,408 

3,982 

5,545 

3,719 

3,575 

3,807 

9,045

67,657

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.). Nov

2,880 sec. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Mar.

253

biao

b!60 

b!50 

147

143 

152

166 

b!40 

b!30

136 

145 

338 

349 

268

262 

265 

238 

214 

249

310 

282 

260 

235

222

204 

*205 

652 

392 

304 

257

Apr.

232 

217 

194 

184 

222

178 

164 

157 

150 

143

136 

129 

131 

123 

116

112 

110 

108 

106 

108

104 

100 

102 

96 

92

100 

88 

84 

90 

106

Maximum

878 

1,710 

529

2,260

422 

650 

652 

232 

553 

221 

236 

704 

1,750

1,750

. 1 (3:30 p. 

day.

May

127 

104 

127 

104 

94

88 

102 

98 

82 

86

172 

488 

373 

285 

553

355 

260 

209 

176

157

143 

131 

123

127 

131

121 

129 

123 

152 

121 

204

Minimum

76 

100 

94

, 76

125 

120 

130 

84 

82 

73 

61 

54 

91

54

June

166 

129 

125 

216 

170

131 

113 

104 

115 

145

181 

126 

110 

104 

95

91 

91 

83 

83 

106

135 

180 

221 

145 

115

108 

102 

81 

75 

73

Mean

146 

240 

162

240

179 

285 

239 

133 

179 

124 

115 

123 

302

185

July

73 

74 

75 

61 

94

226 

142 

93

77 

70

93 

93 

85 

184 

160

156 

188 

126 

104 

87

91 

81 

79 

95 .

77

81 

222 

236 

140 

113 

99

Aug.

104 

95 

87 

83 

75

70 

66 

64 

61 

61

77 

66 

59 

55 

70

79 

64 

54 

57 

77

57 

134 

135 

85 

171

140 

131 

276 

329 

221 

704

Per square 

mile

1.61 

2.64 

1.89

2.64

1.97 

3.14 

2.63 

1.46 

1.97 

1.37 

1.27 

1.35 

3.33

2.04

Sept.

1,750 

549 

334

249

202

170 

162 

406 

1,620 

498

334

266 

229 

196 

168

150 

142 

142 

135 

119

110 

232 

150 

126 

115

108 

102 

97 

93 

91

Runoff in 

inches

1.85 

2.94 

2.18

35.80

2.28 

3.27 

3.03 

1.63 

2.27 

1.52 

1.46 

1.56 

3.70

27.69

m.) 2,670 sec. -ft. j Sept. 1 (7:30 a.m.)
Watauga River at North Carolina -Tennessee State line

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°17'25", long. 81 0 55'35", in Tennessee, O.e mile

Drainage area.--153 square miles.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,010 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 4. 1C feet); 

minimum, 57 second-feet Aug. 19 (gage height, 1.42 feet).

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 6,900 second-feet Sept. 13, 1945 (gage height, 5.32 

feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Feb. 16, 1947 (gage height, 1.11 feet), result of ice jam 

upstream.

Remarks . --Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small power plants above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9 Feb. 10 to Sept. 30

1.6 111 2.5 920 1.5 72 

1.7 148 2.8 1,340 1.6 96 

1.8 135 3.0 1,650 1.7 130 

2.0 325 3.6 2,78O 1.8 180 

2.3 65E 2.0 325 

Note. Same as preceding table above 

2.0 feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

£9 

30 

31

Oct.

127 

117 

120 

120 

114

133 

329 

185 

166 

144

135 

131 

195 

241 

180

166 

185 

170 

152 

144

131 

127 

124 

120 

117

152 

127 

145 

303 

480 

1,490

Nov.

2,770 

1,750 

948

655 

502

395 

345 

303 

267

246

235 

224 

212 

224 

201

185 

180 

175 

170 

175

166 

152 

152 

152 

252

190 

175 

175 

321 

345

Dec,

267 

235 

206 

201 

185

175 

170 

161 

148 

144

166 

201 

180 

180 

166

161 

152 

229 

281 

229

212 

206 

475 

405 

325

628 

893 

583 

458 

375 

318

Jan.

288 

267 

274 

241 

224

212 

212 

185 

180 

190

218 

206 

212 

229 

229

252 

241 

296 

814 

839

547 

425 

345 

296 

259

241 

296 

318 

281 

634 

1,130

Feb.

785 

826 

759 

583 

469

405 

920 

759 

1,020 

1,130

826 

631 

524 

842 

880

595

491 

415

385 

316

299

290 

325 

264 

238

232 

197 

209

M°nth forays

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ........... .............

mber .............. . . ... ...

lendar year 1949 

ary

6,570 

12,242 

8,715

............ 133,908

h. .................... ....

1 ............ ...............

st ..................... .....

ember .......... .............

10,581 

15 j 61 5 

13,832 

t,13S 

11,083 

7,334 

5,647 

4,590 

13,261

ter year 1949-50 ............ 115, 722

Mar

504 

415 

324 

299 

273

247 

247 

273 

247 

226

221 

238 

634 

772 

583

535

583 

502 

436 

425

547 

491 

447

395 

365

335 

325 

1,200 

785 

571 

447

Apr.

405 

375 

316 

290 

375

290 

264 

247 

226 

215

209

197 

197 

186 

175

170 

165 

160 

155 

165

155 

145 

155 

145 

135

160 

130 

120 

120 

145

Maximum

1,490 

2,770 

893

2,770

1,130 

1,130 

1,200 

405 

1,490 

607 

386 

679 

2,530

2,77O

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 sec. -ft.). Nov. 1 (5 p.m.]

May

264 

197 

209 

170 

155

140 

160 

155 

125 

125

334

1,490 

1,O9O 

681 

1,100

812 

559 

405 

316

264

226 

209 

192 

197 

197

186 

192 

165 

221 

192 

355

June

325 

221 

197 

425 

385

273 

215 

192 

192 

258

355 

221 

192 

175 

165

155 

145 

130 

120 

194

228 

481

607 

355 

255

232 

221

160 

140 

120

Minimum Mean

114 212 

152 408 

144 281

103 3t7

180 341 

197 558 

221 448 

120 206 

125 358 

120 244 

99 182 

74 148 

125 442

74 317

July

117 

107 

135 

99

102

363 

238 

145 

117 

107

140 

145 

120 

295 

354

232 

338 

221 

170 

140

145 

117 

114 

125 

114

117 

308 

386 

221 

175 

14O

Aug.

145 

135 

125 

117 

102

93 

88 

83 

83 

83

102 

91

81 

76

91

117 

36 

78 

74 

99

81 

148 

140 

114 

174

165 

140 

242 

434 

314 

679

Sept.

1,930 

880 

502 

345 

264

203 

192 

756 

2,530 

990

571 

415 

355 

290 

232

203 

175 

192 

175 

150

145 

420 

282 

209 

175

155 

140 

130 

130 

125

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

1.39 1.61 

2.68 3.00 

1.85 2.13

2.41 32.76

2.24 2.59 

3.67 3.82 

2.95 3.40

1.36 1.51 

2.36 2.71 

1.61 1.79 

1.20 1.38 

.974 1.12 

2.91 3.24

2.09 28.30

4,010 sec. -ft.; Sept. 3 (B a.m.) 3,93O
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN M3 

Watauga River below Wilbur Dam, Tenn.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°20'39", long. 82°07'46", 1,600 feet downstream

 i'rom Wilbur Dam, 0.7 mile downstream from Big Laurel Branch , 2.7 miles downstream from 

Watauga Dam, and 5 miles east of Elisabethton, Carter County. Datum of gage is 1,550.00 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--471 square miles.

Kecords available.--January 1943 to September 1950. May 1903 to December 1908 at site c,

 miles downstream published as Watauga River near Elicabethton in reports of Geological 

Survey. May 1903 to December 1908 (revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,380 second-feet Oct. 1£ (gage height, 37.19

 feet); minimum daily, 41 second-feet Apr. 2.

1903-8, 1948-50: Maximum discharge observed, 10,100 second-feet July !<=, 1905 (gage

height, 8.4 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 2.4 second-feet Aug. 14,

1949. Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

 r'low completely regulated by Watauga Reservoir (see p. 550). 

Revisions.--See Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 14 Apr. 15 to Sept. 3O

31.5 44 33.0 490

31.7 72 33.4 780

32.0 132 34.0 1,320

32.3 205 34.8 2,160

32.6 300 35.5 3,05O

31.6 63

31.8 97

32.0 13G

32.3 210

32.6 300

33.0 460

33.4 720

33.8 1,060

34.2 1,450

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,140

1,130

1,140

1,130

1,130

1,120

1,100

1,130

964

1,130

1,530

3,120

1,140

1,170

1,150

1,160

1,190

1,140

1,120

1,180

1,180

1,150

757

1,120

1,060

949

968

998

636

526

619

Nov.

931

939

937

930

507

450

867

926

882

847

889

576

497

883

1,080

1,100

1,290

1,210

1,050

786

1,080

1,290

1,350

1,010

1,110

1,080

811

888

1,070

1,070

-

Dec.

1,170

1,110

981

811

a900

al,000

999

939

1,110

843

411

575

592

855

895

891

692

364

634

681

602

747

985

618

172

271

580

620

722

e98

529

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. ...............:.

April... ...............

May........ ............

June ...................

July..... ..............

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

200

433

708

1,100

1,100

908

386

534

859

763

744

848

730

597

213

673

813

758

669

677

672

207

498

478

416

445

688

415

449

511

598

Feb.

390

717

636

563

228

834

745

1,050

1,130

905

584

434

689

687

1,060

.1,510

1,470

1,360

1,140

1,410

1,160

1,120

899

1,100

378

581

1,010

1,230

-

-

-

Mar.

706

1,310

1,190

£38

141

1,020

930

887

1,200

969

494

222

799

902

636

813

864

467

144

721

476

622

743

502

170

42

464

376

710

714

678

Apr.

480

41

411

257

645

792

536

259

47

326

467

604

674

817

484

226

552

6 O2

515

598

543

487

53

438

457

513

468

265

244

56

-

Observed

Second- _.,,_, foot -days Maxlmu"i

34,977 3,120

28,336 1,350

22,997 1,170

123,812.7 3,120

19,690 1,100

25,020 1,510

20,550 1,310

9^050 434

18,934 1,200

21,549 1,060

22,440 936

22,429 1,490

258,829 3,120

Minimum

526

450

172

2.4

200

42

41

57

86

212

79

41

Mean

1,128

945

742

339

635

894

663

429

292

631

695

724

748

709

May

335

434

377

252

409

236

60

328

372

406

371

398

254

57

418

312

367

297

315

179

102

371

341

309

312

298

243

57

304

220

316

June

435

415

287

86

52E

509

394

702

971

540

186

466

685

657

630

5 SO

487

186

588

559

510

540

785

1,010

704

1,070

1,060

1,200

1,110

1,060

-

Change in.

contents in

Watauga 

Reservoir 

(sec.-ft.- days]

+180,300

-

+33,600

July

807

696

558

653

683

745

678

393

238

721

727

852

771

864

578

449

678

842

845

849

1,060

752

636

705

825

880

782

690

573

212

8O7

Aug.

881

867

857

831

696

451

856

861

817

854

825

848

345

917

932

936

832

820

765

393

751

746

799

578

626

429

228

698

686

671

644

Sept.

608

284

79

416

707

659

727

561

345

99

601

540

522

604

694

622

214

741

742

1,030

1,060

986

825

506

1,440

1,470

1,490

1,490

1,410

957

-

Adjusted for change in

reservoir contents

Mean *"**j^**

833 1.77

-

801 1.70

Runoff in

inches

24.01

.

23.09

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Wilbur Dam.
604 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Elk River near Elk Park, N. C. 

(Formerly published as Elk Creek near Elk Park)

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°11'01", long. 81 0 57'45", 1.4 miles downstream 

1'rom Little Elk Creek, 2 miles northeast of Elk Park, Avery County, and 3 miles upstream from north Carolina-Tennessee State line.

Drainage area.--4S.O square miles.

Hecords available. October 1934 to September 1950. Prior to October 1949, published as 

jsiic creek near Elk Park.

Average discharge. 16 years, 85.3 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,200 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 5.98

I'eet j, from rating curve extended above 900 second-feet; minimum, 21 second-feet Aug. 19 

(gage height, 1.68 feet); minimum daily, 28 second-feet Aug. 14, 18, 19.

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 27,500 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 17.8 feet, 

from floodmarks), by slope-area method; minimum, 4 second-feet Dec. 15, 1939 (gage 

height, 0.78 foot), result of low temperature; minimum daily, 11 second-feet Oct. 9, 

1941, Sept. 17, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant above station.

Revisions.'--W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except periods of ice effect

(gage height in feet, and discharge, in second-feet 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 29 to Jan. 19, Mar. 28 to June 4)

Oct. 1-31

1.75 27 2.4 119

1.8 32 2.7 180

2.0 55 3.0 253

2.2 84 3.4 374

1.75 28

1.8 33

2.0 58

2.2 87

Nov. 1 to Sept. 30

: 2.4 121

2.7 182

3.0 255

3.5 408

4.0 600

4.5 840

4.8 1,030

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

38

35

35

35

35

38

39

39

36

34

34

38

48

61

44

39

40

39

38

36

35

35

42

43

40

40

29

48

58

159

358

Nov.

656

355

210

150

121

103

92

84

76

72

68

64

61

59

57

54

53

52

50

52

49

45

44

46

*69

49

50

53

136

100

~

Dec.

78

72

62

62

59

55

58

54

52

52

76

69

71

b68

b63

b57

b55

108

98

*87

82

84

173

119

105

154

152

132

117

107

97

Jan.

90

89

87

80

75

74

74

66

64

69

76

71

69

80

72

82

80

92

*185

154

125

110

100

90

84

80

108

100

87

194

203

Month

October ............... ......

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ................... ......

February ....................... .

March ...... .................

April ............................

May .............................

June ... .........................

July .............................

August ...........................

September .......... .............

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

173

160

148

128

116

114

238

175

251

237

196

164

150

196

171

148

132

119

112

*98

93

97

101

84

78

75

b65

b68

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,66

3,13

2,67

40,70

3,01

3,39"

2.06J

2,56

1, 87..

1,771

1 45*

4^35]

31, 84^

Mar.

121

82

b77

b74

b72

71

75

78

bee

b62

66

74

194

158

129

132

127

112

101

123

117

110

107

107

97

89

*99

252

164

134

119

Apr.

114

105

97

95

112

89

82

80

75

72

72

68

71

64

62

61

59

57

57

58

55

54

55

50

50

54

48

46

46

54

Maximum

3 358

3 656

3 173

3 1,340

3 203

3 251

252

114

2 68

5 125

150

! 234

1,000

t 1,000

May

61

53

58

50

48

45

49

48

43

46

98

268

173

132

173

132

108

93

84

75

71

66

61

64

62

55

54

55

61

62

119

Minimum

29

44

52

29

64

65

62

46

43

39

30

43

28

June

81

64

62

125

93

75

65

59

91

78

104

66

59

57

54

54

49

45

43

44

66

68

66

48

43

49

71

46

41

39

Mean

53. £

104

86.4

112

97.:

139

109

68 ,'

82 . £

62 .5

57.:

46, £

145

87,2

July

38

34

34

30

62

117

61

44

38

37

43

41

39

150

92

72

68

58

49

43

45

39

35

44

38

48

131

82

59

52

48

Aug.

48

45

41

39

33

33

31

30

30

34

43

31

29

28

33

43

29

28

28

30

43

65

73

72

49

59

49

43

40

40

234

Per square 

mile

1.28

2.48

2.06

2.67

2 31 3)31 2 . 60

1 . 64

l!49

1.36

1.12

3.45

2.08

Sept.

436

182

121

97

81

69

72

354

1,000

317

200

154

129

103

89

78

80

72

62

58

55

131

72

59

54

49

45

45

44

43

Runoff in 

inohes

1.48

2.77

2.37

36.04

2.67

3.44

3.00

1 83

2!27

1.66

1.57

1.29

3.85

28.20

Peak discharge (base. 1,100 sec.-ft.) . Sept. 9 (4 a.m.) 2,200 sec. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 60 

Roan Creek near Neva, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°22'37", long. 81°53'14", 1.1 miles downstream 

from Avery Branch, 1.7 miles southwest of Neva, Johnson County, and 2.2 miles upstream from Hopper Creek. Datum of gage is 2,103.11 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 103 square miles.

Records available.--June 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,460 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 4 36 

reetj; minimum, 23 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 1.22 feet).

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 4,840 second-feet Jan. 20, 1947 (gage height, 5.62 

feet); minimum, 9.1 second-feet Dec. 24, 1943, result of low temperature; minimum gage 

height, 1.05 feet Dec. 3, 1946.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 1003: 1942-43.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

42

38

37

37

36

36

36

36

34

34

33

33

42

42

47

38

36

36

34

33

32

31

30

29

29

40

31

36

47

92

345

Nov.

830

619

286

180

134

110

96

85

78

71

66

61

63

70

58

53

53

52

50

50

49

46

45

46

107

78

71

68

145

173

-

Dec.

134

112

90

82

78

70

71

64

58

56

64

63

71

75

71

68

64

78

82

78

76

78

289

263

186

154

134

120

104

96

90

Jan.

85

85

88

80

76

73

87

76

78

80

104

104

116

139

150

159

152

186

525

588

338

245

191

159

132

118

139

130

130

456

905

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ................... .....

March ............................

April .................... .......

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ............ ...........

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

691

988

804

481

327

260

425

402

437

525

410

327

266

230

194

168

150

134

132

120

112

116

124

104

98

94

88

88

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

1,482

3,892

3,115

44,582

5,974

8.29E

5.50E

2,702

5,61£

3,72"

2 14'

1,142

1,26'

44,86'

Mar.

249

227

175

150

132

122

116

114

102

90

87

96

210

334

263

239

251

236

205

180

168

148

148

132

122

114

110

333

276

208

168

Apr.

152

141

124

116

145

128

124

118

112

102

98

92

90

83

80

76

71

70

68

76

75

68

66

61

61

73

59

58

56

59

-

Maximum

345

830

289

830

905

988

334

152

619

233

299

68

122

988

May

236

191

168

139

118

102

108

96

85

85

99

240

351

279

619

495

305

222

173

145

124

108

98

112

98

97

132

132

154

137

168

Minimum

29

45

56

26

73

88

87

56

85

63

39

25

27

25

June

222

161

130

220

233

202

137

114

104

116

108

87

80

75

71

76

68

63

70

90

122

148

186

150

116

211

119

92

83

73

Mean

47.8

130

101

122

193

296

178

90.1

181

124

69.2

36.9

42.2

123

July

64

57

54

50

48

69

61

48

46

46

54

50

50

90

57

50

53

47

46

43

48

43

39

40

40

101

299

191

112

82

66

Aug.

68

59

63

52

45

41

38

35

34

33

38

35

33

31

43

43

39

31

30

30

28

29

28

30

26

25

26

28

31

36

35

Per square 

mile

0.464

1.26

.981

1.18

1.87

2.87

1.73

.875

1.76

1.20

.672

.358

.410

1.19

Sept.

58

41

42

35

35

28

31

44

93

56

42

48

43

38

34

32

29

29

28

28

27

122

61

43

38

35

32

32

32

31

Runoff in 

inches

0.54

1.41

1.13

16.12

2.16

3.00

1.99

.98

2.03

1.35

.77

.41

.46

16.23

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec.-ft.). -No peak above base.
606 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Doe River at. Elizabeth-ton, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. yfSO'-lO", long. 82°12 t 37", 1,500 feet upstream 

rrom bridge on State Highway yl at Elinabethton, Carter County, and 1 mile upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,524.73 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--137 square miles.

Kecords available.--June 1907 to June 1908, September to December 1912 (gage heights only), 

June 193U to September 1950.

Average discharge.--17 years (1933-50), 211 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge daring year, 4,150 second-feet May 1C (gage height, 5.12 

feet); minimum, 86 second-feet Aug. 27; minimum gage height, 0.77 foot Oct. 11, 12. 

1932-50: Maximum discharge, 7,300 second-feet July 30, 1940 (gage height, 6.75 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet; minimum, 27 second-feet Jan. 

11, 1942 (gage height, 0.32 foot), result of low temperature, but may have "been less 

during period of ice effect.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 8

74

93

113

134

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

188

252

0.8 82

.9 102

1.0 123

1.2 177

Feb. 9 to Sept. 30

1.4 240

1.6 316

2.0 508

2.5 795

3.0 1,140

3.5 1.680

4.0 2,340

4.4 2,950

Mote.. came as followng table above 2.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, »ater year October 1949 to September 1950

.Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

107

99

95

95

93

91

89

89

105

93

89

89

119

115

134

115

109

115

111

105

101

99

99

97

97

132

115

111

165

295

847

Nov.

1,440

891

518

400

350

300

250

230

210

200

190

180

170

170

160

160

150

150

140

140

130

130

130

130

200

170

150

150

250

350

-

Dec.

250

200

180

170

160

160

159

149

136

136

146

154

171

188

168

154

149

185

210

182

174

168

647

474

346

313

342

301

268

242

223

Jan.

207

204

204

185

174

168

182

159

154

165

217

198

207

255

259

317

321

372

1,110

860

550

422

355

297

262

242

329

313

293

957

1,080

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............. ..............

July .............................

August ............ ..............

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 sec.

Feb.

840

1,040

1,010

780

580

530

1,250

1,200

1,700

1,180

834

638

534

477

422

36G

320

296

288

258

244

244

288

233

220

210

195

201

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4,215

8,189

6,905

90,405

11,018

16,372

12,227

6.47C

14,052

9,716

6,094

3,993

4,857

104, 11C

Mar.

544

447

351

308

280

262

244

247

230

210

207

244

659

708

518

518

644

560

462

398

360

325

304

284

262

244

251

314

555

427

360

Apr.

329

304

272

258

351

284

269

251

244

227

227

214

217

204

195

186

186

180

177

207

183

174

177

169

160

195

160

152

149

169

-

Maximum

847

1,440

647.

1,440

1,110

1,700

814

351

2,900

756

369

198

452

2,900

-ft.). Nov. 1 (5 p.m.)

May

330

300

334

284

254

224

244

237

207

210

440

2,900

1,520

808

892

714

529

422

351

300

269

247

230

220

227

207

210

195

204

192

351

Minimum

89

130

136

84

154

195

207

149

192

189

131

90

98

89

June

288

224

201

429

442

308

247

217

204

280

480

292

240

292

288

251

217

198

189

198

282

558

702

398

288

304

756

398

300

247

Mean

136

273

223

248

355

585

394

216

453

324

197

129

162

285

July

217

192

177

166

163

361

240

177

155

144

236

186

169

198

198

177

237

180

163

146

180

146

131

163

141

187

369

325

230

183

157

Aug.

166

166

198

169

141

128

119

110

106

122

174

123

110

104

115

163

139

110

104

139

128

146

112

106

98

94

90

90

129

155

139

Per square 

mile

0.993

1.99

1.63

1.81

2.59

4.27

2.88

1.58

3.31

2.36

1.44

.942

1.18

2.08

Sept,

452

224

163

136

128

115

131

149

271

186

149

157

186

166

136

121

110

108

102

100

98

385

233

166

136

126

115

104

104

100

Runoff in 

inches

1.14

2.22

1.87

24.53

2.99

4.44

3.32

1.76

3.81

2.64

1.65

1.08

1.32

28.24

1,830 sec. -ft.) Feb. 9 (about 12 m.) 1,93O

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 4 to Dec. 6, Feb. 4-9; discharge computed on basis of records 

for nearby stations.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN ouT

North Fork Holston River near Saltville, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°53'45", long. 81 C 44'47", half a mile upstream 

rrom Cedar Branch bridge, ! £ miles northeast of Saltville, Smyth County, and 4| miles 

upstream from McHenry Creek. Datum of gage is 1,702.53 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--22S square miles.

Kecprds available.--November 19CO to September 1950. June 1907 to November 1903 at site 

'd miles ilownstream.

Average discharge. 29 years (1921-50), 290 second-feet.

Kxtremes. --Maximum discharge during year, C.330 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage heighi, 7.13

 feet); minimum, 38 second-feet Oct. 24 (gage height, 0.66 foot).

1907-6, 1920-50: Maximum discharge recorded, 13,100 second-feet Feb. 13, 1944 

(gage height, 10.75 feet), from rating curve extended above 0,500 seccnd-fe-t by logarithmic plotting; minimum discharge, 1 second-fojt Oct. 15, 1C, 1947 (gsge height, 0.13 

foot), flow retarded by mine cave-in; minimum daily, 2 second-feet Oct._15, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1950 are given in 

Water-Supply Paper 1136.

Revisions (water years). W 758: Drainage area. W 1113: 1944-47.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-19)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 

1.2 154

1.4 

1.8 

2.2

2. 6

386

591

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

6.5

0.6 

.7

1.0 

1.2

1.4

Note. Same as preceding table above 1.4 feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 19EO

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

60 

57 

53 

52 

50

52 

48 

48 

48 

48

43 

45 

45 

48

50 

48 

48

46 

43

40 

40 

42 

40 

40

45 

48 

52 

55 

70 

230

Nov.

396 

749 

373 

260 

193

157 

134 

118 

108 

99

52 

88 

86 

90 

88

7; 

71 

71

ee

68 

66 

62 

66 

182

226 

180 

154 

829 

952

Dec .

505 

342 

260 

2O8 

180

157 

146 

132 

118 

121

340 

1,040 

723

698 

52b

308 

284 

280 

252

230 

218 

390 

531 

42O

3b8 

459 

434 

382 

334 

288

Jan.

256 

241 

237 

222 

204

186 

204 

208 

204 

211

334 

396 

£37 

756 

710

824 

882 

1,640 

1,320

852 

626 

510 

484 

439

100 

405 

4OO 

396 

2 , 900 

4,780

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

WE

mber ..................... ...

lendar year 1949 

ary

1 ............. ..............

st ...........................

ember ..... ... ..............

ter year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec

Feb.

4,380 

5,370 

2,560 

1,360 

890

698 

614 

515 

835 

1,220

968 

742

603 

510 

439

329 

92 

72 

49

30 

33 

60 

30 

212

201 

181 

181

Secondfoot-days

1,692 

6,17£ 

ll,05f

112,50-

22.60C 24,94' 

15,46Z 

6,33E 

23,562 

6,687 

5,97E 

4,809 

3,121

132,41'

-ft. ) . Ja

sec. -ft.; May 3 (11:3O a.m.) 3,470 sec. -ft.;

Mar.

334 

424 

338 

313 

280

256 

237 

226 

215 

184

178

190 

539 

1,040 

680

52O 

469 

429 

415

449 

484 

620 

574 

510

439 

420 

1,730 

1,160 

710 

547

Apr.

439 

386 

329 

292 

317

292 

272 

260 

24E 

233

212 

198 

184 

175

158 

156 

156 

172

167 

153 

151 

148 

148

153 

146 

136 

134 

134

Maximum

230 

952 

1,040

1,670

4,780 

5,370 

1,720 

439 

2,610 

510 

928 

844 

355

5,370

May

198 

762 

2,610 

1,360 

73t

515 

464 

505 

429 

377

386 

899 

2,500 

1,270 

2,170

960 

649 

489 

391

325 

300 

300 

489 

420

377 

40O 

459 

415 

346 

321

Minimum

40 

62 

118

40

186 

181 

178 

134 

300 

132 

82 

78 

62

40

June

355 

313 

276 

410 

510

391 

300 

256

208

230 

194 

170 

156 

153

139 

139 

132 

164

170 

284 

241 

187 

158

158 

172 

153 

151 

151

Mean

54.6 

206 

356

308

729 

891 

499 

211 

760

193 

155 

104

363

July

125 

112 

104 

99 

102

1£4 

237 

146 

119 

108

99

99 

95 

97 

106

104 

93 

87 

83 

82

119

ise

127 

112

10f

138 

686 

928 

680 

396 

260

Aug.

208 

175 

164 

141 

123

112 

104 

97 

93 

87

35 

91 

83 

78

85

844

4E4 

233 

167 

134

119 

114 

151 

119 

104

97 

93 

97 

97 

148 

112

Per square 

mile

0.246 

.928 

1.60

1.39

3.28 

4.01 

2.25 

.950 

3.42 

1.00 

.869 

.698 

.468

1.64

Sept.

102 

3CW

i06 

39 

87

82 

78 

76 

72

76

78 

76 

80 

82 

78

69

6l62

69

7t

308 

355 

178 

134

112 

99 

89 

83 

82

Runoff in 

inches

0.28 

1.04 

1.84

18.83

3.78 

4.18 

2.59 

1.06 

3.94 

1.12 

1.00 

.80 

.52

22.15

i. 31 (1 a.m.) 6,160 sec . -f t . ; Feb. 2 (11 a.m.) 6,330 

May 13 (6:30 a.m.) 3,150 sec. -ft.
608 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

North Fork Holston River near Gate City, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°36'31", long. 82°34'05", at highway bridge l| 

miles downstream from Big Moccasin Creek and 2 miles southeast of Gate City, Scott 

County. Datum of gage is 1,197.56 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 672 square miles.

Records available.--November 1931 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--IS years (1932-50), 838 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,700 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 12.75 

reet) ; minimum, US second-feet Oct. 25 (gage height, 1.45 feet).

1931-50: Maximum discharge, 23,700 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 14.75 

feet); minimum, 37 second-feet Dec. 84, 1943, result of low temperature; minimum gage 

height, 1.00 foot Jan. 6, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Diurnal fluctuation at IJM flow caused by small dam above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1950 are given in Water-Supply 

Paper 1186.

Revisions (water years).--W 783: 1932(M). W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1-31 Nov. 1 to Sept. 30

1.4 106 2.6 620 1.5 130 3.0 

1.6 162 3.3 1,120 1.7 200 4.0 

1.8 230 4.1 1,810 2.1 372 5.0 

2.2 395 2.5 580 6.0

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

175 

172 

159 

150 

147

141 

141 

144 

141 

132

135 

135 

138 

188 

172

156 

172 

153 

147 

141

135 

129 

127 

127 

124

165 

165 

175 

175 

230 

1,770

Nov.

2,010 

2,160 

1,710 

1,080 

784

616 

520 

445 

396 

367

344 

317

a300 

a290 

a310

a290 

a270 

a250 

a240 

a240

a230 

a230 

a220 

a210 

a240

aGOO 

a750 

498 

552 

2,160

Dec.

1,620 

1,O4O 

758 

6O4 

520

455 

415 

386 

354 

326

340 

584 

1,860 

2,380 

1,710

1,240 

935 

798 

817 

817

752 

700 

1,600 

2,110 

1,580

1,280

2,220 

1,960 

1,480 

1,160 

970

Jan.

837

765 

817 

804 

752

694 

726 

778 

739 

739

1,240 

1,440 

1,860 

2,380 

2,550

2,730 

3,090 

2,500 

3,540 

4,980

3,220 

2,160 

1,710 

1,580 

1,480

1,320 

1,360 

1,440 

1,320 

9,260 

16,300

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ...... .

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ...........................

1 . ..........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

13 , 800 

17,500 

12,400 

5,460 

3,220

2,380 

2,850 

2,79O 

4,640 

6,900

4,360 

3,030

2,280 

1,860 

1,530

1,320 

1,120 

970 

893 

817

746 

732 

830 

798 

713

664 

610 

6O4

Secondfoot-days

6,361 

18,629 

33,771

351,237

75,111 

95,817 

47.28C 

21,959 

73,147 

25,226 

19.14C 

14,683 

8,454

439.58C

Mar.

1,240 

al,400 

al,200 

al,000 

a900

a850 

a800

a750 

a700 

a620

a600 

a620 

al 500 

3,800 

2,670

,910 

,660 

,440 

,28O 

,200

,240 

,240 

,400 

,530 

,400

,240 

,120 

,630 

,080 

2,500 

1,760

Apr.

1, 

1, 

1,

1,

I, 

1,

Maximum

1,770 

2,160 

2,380

7,780

16,300 

17,500 

4,080 

1,400 

7,780 

2,670 

3,030 

2,630 

664

17,500

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec.-f t . ) . Jan. 31 (3 a.m.

400 

280 

080 

970 

240

280 

080 

970 

886 

810

765 

732 

682 

634 

598

569 

542 

525 

514 

542

564 

542 

508 

492 

486

492 

486 

450 

425 

415

900 7.0 5,680 

1,710 8.0 7,780 

2,790 10.0 12,200 

4,080 12.3 17,500

to September 1950

May

873 

1,320 

3,220 

4,360 

2,330

1,580 

1,440 

2,110 

1,620 

1,320

1,243 

2,300 

6,680 

5,320 

7,780

7,120 

3,670 

2,280 

1,620 

1,280

1,040 

900 

804 

1,000 

1,400

1,160 

1,120 

1,160 

1,810 

1,810 

1,480

Minimum

124

210 

326

124

694 

604 

600 

415 

804 

430 

286 

236 

159

124

June

1,400 

1,240 

1,040 

1,910

2,670

1,760 

1,240 

970 

810

758

746 

682 

592 

E14 

476

492 

a45O 

3430 

a430 

a520

558

a900 

a800 

a660 

a520

a520 

a580 

a520 

a520 

a520

Mean

20E 

621 

1,089

962

2,423 

3,422 

1,525 

732 

2,360 

841 

617 

474 

282

1,204

July

a450 

a380 

a360 

a350 

a350

a370 

498

542 

410 

340

304 

300 

28£ 

291 

326

377 

382 

322 

372 

326

420 

382 

386 

415 

382

401 

2,340 

3,030 

1,910 

1,280 

858

Aug.

726 

748 

2,630 

900 

592

470 

401 

354 

326 

304

286 

326 

300 

274 

291

354 

858 

752 

481 

386

317 

274 

248 

253 

261

236 

257 

253 

257 

286 

282

Sept.

335

344 

664 

386 

295

232 

224

216 

208 

196

185

181 

244 

331

261

220 

196 

177 

162 

159

159 

177 

597

664 

415

317

265 

232 

212 

200

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.305 0.35 

.924 1.03 

1.62 1.87

1.43 19.42

3.61 4.16 

5.09 5.30 

2.27 2.62 

1.09 1.22 

3.51 4.05 

1.25 1.40 

.918 1.06 

.705 .81 

.420 .47

1.79 24.34

) 18,200 sec. -ft.; Feb. 2 (3 p.m.) 18,700

,fi60 sec.-ft. 

a No gage-height ord; discharge computed on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage,

discharge measurement, and records for station near Saltvlll
First Creek at Mineral Springs Avenue, at Knoxville, Term.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 3G°Oui53'', long. 83"55'18'', at Mineral Curings 

Avenue Bridge in Knoxville, Knox County, 0.3 mile downstream from Whites '"reek, 4.1 

miles upstream from gage at Fifth Avenue in Knoxville, and 5.J miles upstream from 

mouth. Datum of gage is 940.87 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--15.5 square miles.

Records available.--April 1945 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 660 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 6.90 

feet) ; minimum, 4.1 second-feet Oct. 24, 25; minimum gage height, 1.92 feet part of 

each day Sept. 26-30.

1945-50:' Maximum discharge, 1,280 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 8.62 

feet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet Sept. 26, 1948; minimum gage height, 1.32 feet Cept. 

21, Oct. 1, 1945.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.1

4,9

4.9

4.6

4.4

5.8

5.7

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.9

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.8

12

15

8.4

5.7

5.1

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.3

8.6

9.1

5.7

10

7.7

37

74

Nov.

43

25

23

19

16

14

13

12

11

10

9.8

9.4

27

17

11

9.1

8.4

7. 7

8.0

7.7

8.0

8.6

9.1

12

13

9.1

8.4

7.7

7.7

7.5

-

Dec.

7.3

6.9

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.2

5.7

5.5

5. 7

9.1

8.2

113

38

23

18

15

19

19

15

14

38

65

31

25

22

19

16

14

13

13

Jan.

12

13

20

15

14

20

_e

17

15

32

37

36

36

81

4e

79

68

82

137^4

57

50

45

38

32

29

51

36

33

362

269

Month

October ..........................

Novembe r .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ............... ..............

June .............................

July .............. ..............

August ...........................

September ......... ...........

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

349

358

178

118

90

85

218

98

292

218

127

93

79

97

70

61

57

53

50

45

39

42

40

36

34

32

30

30

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

293.4

392 . 2

610.0

1 , 862

3,019 

1,434

553

1 '711 594 

606

752

267.9

12,094.5

Mar.

78

38

33

30

29

27

26

31

2F

23

31

84

203

78

60

59

50

45

39

46

41

36

33

31

29

27

49

55

36

31

29

Apr.

28

27

25

28

28

22

21

20

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

IP

16

It

16

15

15

14

14

13

16

14

Maximum

74

43

113

405

362

358

203

173 

71

95

19

362

May

25

32

49

17

13

12

43

20

15

107

90

151

173

114

158

69

55

64

50

3K

34

31

28

25

24

22

20

18

2t

48

Minimum

4.3

7.5

5.5

4.1

12

30

23

13

12 

12

10

10

4.3

June

29

22

22

33

23

20

18

17

20

27

27

18

17

192 C

17

32

21

16

14

tb

71

32

21

17

lb

14

13

12

12

Mean

9.46

13.1

19.7

23.0

60.1

108

46.3

18.4

51.4

23.7

19 5

24.3

8.93

33.1

July

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

11

10

10

10

12

15

26

15

22

15

25

17

28

20

12

14

14

13

95

52

29

23

17

23

Aug

30

26

180

37

27

2 ,

20

18

n

19

17

l^

15

15

15

51

21

17

19

16

13

12

11

10lilS

12

11

13

25

15

Per square 

mile

0.610

.84E

1.27

1.48

3.88

6.97

2.99

1.19

3 32

1.53

1.26

1.57

.576

2.14

Sept.

12

11

10

9.8

9.1

6.6

19

11

10

8.9

8.2 7."

11

10

8.6

8.0

7.7

7.5

7.7

7.7

8.8

10

7.5

7.1

7.1

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.9

Runoff in 

inches

0.70

.94

1.46

20.11

4.47

7.24

3.44

1.33

3 . 82

1.71

1.45

1.80

29.00

Peak discharge (base, 600 ae
610 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

First Creek at Fifth Avenue, at Knoxville, Tenn.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°58'40", long. 83°54'5l", at Fifth Avenue Bridge 

in Knoxville, Knox County, 1.8 miles upstream from mouth and 4.1 miles downstream from 

gage at Mineral Springs Avenue in Knoxville. Datum of gage is 883.13 feet above sea 

level, datum of 19£9, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--19.2 square miles.

Records available. April 1945 to September 1950. Juri° 1932 to March 1934 at site at 

Mcuaiia Avenue Bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream, published as First Creek at 

Knoxville.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 737 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 7.22 feet); 

minimum, 4.5 second-feet Oct. 2, 8, 9, 11, 15 (gage height, O.eO foot).

1945-50: Maximum discharge, 1,230 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 8.92 

feet); minimum, 2.8 second-feet Oct. 17, 24, 1948; minimum gage height, 0.52 foot Sept. 

1, 21, Oct. 4, 1947.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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

Oct.

5.1

4.7

5.1

5.1

5.1

7.0

6.1

4.8

4.8

5.0

4.7

5.0

5.3

5.6

4.7

17

25

11

7.4

6.6

6.1

5.6

5.1

5.5

12

12

6.8

13

9.4

44

98

Nov.

59

29

27

20

16

14

14

13

12

12

11

9.8

25

21

13

12

11

9.2

9.2

8.3

8.7

8.1

8.1

11

15

10

8.7

9.4

8.7

8.1

-

Dec.

7.9

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.2

e.8

7.4

e.s

6.5

6.5

11

9.4

126

44

25

20

17

22

22

18

16

44

72

34

27

25

23

20

16

17

16

Jan.

15

18

24

19

17

27

29

21

20

35

42

40

41

89

48

89

81

92

145

90

64

56

52

45

38

34

66

43

40

426

407

Month

October .............. ...........

November ........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May .................. ...........

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

376

442

172

122

102

101

237

110

367

237

129

102

91

102

81

69

64

59

56

El

45

51

46

40

37

35

32

39

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

362.6

441.3

£97.7

10,428.4

2 253

3)395

1,657

559

1,747

930

850

1,007

338.9

14,238.5

Mar.

93

45

39

35

33

38

35

42

30

26

39

100

242

86

63

62

54

48

43

54

47

42

38

36

31

30

57

63

4O

35

31

Apr.

30

28

25

29

31

23

22

21

20

19

19

18

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

15

14

13

13

17

14

Maximum

98

59

126

575

426

442

242

31

184

118

200

344

23

442

May

33

42

66

22

17

17

53

28

19

96

118

127

184

94

159

71

58

to

55

45

40

39

35

34

31

30

29

28

24

38

55

Minimum

4.7

8.1

6.5

4.5

15

32

26

13

17

15

10

12

7.9

4.7

June

34

28

28

38

26

23

21

24

2h

40

31

22

20

23

26

21

47

32

22

19

118

72

46

28

24

22

19

18

17

IE

Mean

11.7

14.7

22.5

28.6

72.7

121

53.5

18.6

56.4

31.0

27.4

32.5

11.3

39.0

July

15

13

13

12

13

Ifa

13

11

10

alO

1O

16

20

25

16

21

13

55

16

33

27

15

19

16

14

200

97

31

30

20

30

Aug.

31

31

344

46

33

26

22

21

20

24

20

20

18

18

18

49

23

22

22

18

16

15

15

14

18

16

14

12

14

30

17

Per square 

mile

0.609

.76f

1.17

1.49

3.79

6.30

2.79

.969

2.94

1.61

1.43

1.69

.589

2.03

Sept.

14

12

12

11

11

10

23

13

12

11

11

11

21

13

11

10

9.2

9.8

9.8

9.4

10

le

9.2

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.5

8.3

7.9

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.70

.85

1.35

20.19

4.36

6.58

3.21

1.08

3.38

1.80

1.65

1.95

.66

27.57

Peak discharge (base, 6OO sec.-ft.). Jan. 30 (11 p.m.) 737 sec.-ft.; July 26 (6 p.m.) 642 see.-ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Mineral Springs
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 611 

Little River near Walland, Tenn.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°45'48", long. 83°51'00", 0.4 mile (revised) upstream from bridge on State Highway 73, 1.0 mile upstream from Ellejoy Creek, and 

3 miles downstream from Walland, Blount County. Datum of gage is 377.36 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 192 square miles.

Records available.--July 1931 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--19 years, 369 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,300 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 11.01 

feet); minimum, 37 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 1.07 feet); minimum daily, 77 

second-feet Sept. 28, 30.

1931-50: Maximum discharge, 17,500 second-feet Jan. 20, 1947 (gage height, 13.92 

feet), from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet; minimum, 7.8 second-feet 

Sept. 23, 1932; minimum daily, 25 second-feet Oct. 22, 1939; minimum ffag° height 0 66 

foot Oct. 9, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above 

station.

Revisions (water years). W 743: 1932 (M). W 783: 1934. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195C

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

123 

114

109 

106 

106

96 

126 

123 

109 

101

93

iLl 

212 

265

174 

394 

516 

295 

221

184 

167 

158 

143 

143

181 

155 

143

993 

5 , 800

Nov.

£,670 

1,770 

1,110 

802 

650

540 

474 

428 

378 

344

317

235 

306 

260

241 

232 

2E1 

206 

202

131 

164 

178 

181 

279

225

206 

209

-

Dec.

236 

217 

202 

198 

191

181 

184 

131 

167 

161

174

632 

636 

462

378 

322 

339 

498 

383

350

334 

790 

643 

528

474 

60O 

570

372

Jan.

334 

306 

312 

290 

322

433 

1,033 

643 

528 

480

612

552 

861 

KB

530 

81 C 

964 

2,380 

2,250

1,320

956 

767

552

480 

827 

8E3

1,530

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

AugD 

Sept

WE

lendar year 1949 

ary

1 ............................

ember ........................

iter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,370 

2,520 

2,140 

1,410 

1,020

886 

2,770 

1,840 

1,580 

1,740

916 

837 

740

643 

576 

522 

492 

439

411 

433

528 

433 

416

388 

356 

344

-

Secondfoot-days

11,704 

13,924 

11,484

168,150

26,261 

28,360 

29,442 

9,951 

9,106 

10,806 

11,524 

S,2Bl 

3,823

171,666

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 sec. -ft.). Oc

sec. -ft.; Feb. 7 (12 m. ) 3,690 sec. -ft.; Mar

Mar.

1,890 

1,190 

823

669 

576

516 

468 

534 

456 

411

5,450 

2,700 

1,440

1,150 

1,010 

886 

760 

695

650 

582 

528 

480 

439

411

469

570

Apr.

528 

492 

45O 

433 

643

552 

504 

468 

428 

388

350 

322 

300 

284

270 

260 

250 

246 

260

236

221 

213 

213

236 

209 

195

-

Maximum

5 , 800 

2,670 

790

5,800

2,980 

2,770 

5,450 

643 

574 

1,140 

915 

383 

259

5,800

May

221 

221 

372 

317 

265

329 

383 

312

290

279 

274 

265 

574

462 

383 

334 

290 

255

232 

217

20? 

191 

181

171 

164 

232

558

Minimum

96 

178 

161

96

290 

344 

411 

191 

164 

167 

131 

106 

77

77

June

4ie

317 

433

1,140 

1,050

676 

492 

394 

334 

300

246 

221 

2 O2 

19E

191 

191

241 

178

195

300 

714 

486 

344 

270

206 

184 

174

-

Mean

378 

464 

370

461

847 

1 , 013 

950 

332 

294 

360 

372 

170 

127

470

July

155 

143 

131 

137 

155

381 

295 

181 

152 

155

206 

221 

284 

334

356 

328 

265 

274 

296

915 

433 

350 

708 

816

643

858 

734 

558

361

Aug.

383 

322 

317 

260 

228

202 

184 

174 

164 

158

131

155 

149 

137

137 

155 

184 

155 

171

143 

128

112 

112

112 

112 

112

106

120

Per square 

mile

1.97 

2.42 

1.93

2.40

4.41 

5.28 

4.95 

1.73 

1.53 

1.88 

1.94 

.885 

.661

2.45

Sept.

149 

202 

140 

117 

149

117 

137 

174 

259 

232

161 

146 

126

134

120 

106 

101

94

88 

98 

123 

96 

88

&? 

84 

77 

79

-

Runoff in 

inches

2.27 

2.70 

2.22

32.57

5.09 

5.49 

5.70 

1.93 

1.76 

2.09 

2.23 

1.02 

.74

33.24

. 31 (7 a.m.) 12,300 sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (2 p.m.) 5,420 

13 (2:30 p.m. 7,430 sec. -ft.

238383 O - 53 - 39
312 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Little Tennessee River near Prentiss, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°08 I 57", long. 83°22i46", 600 feet upstream from 

Owenby Branch, 0.5 mile upstream from Cartoogechaye Creek, and 2 miles north of Prentiss, Macon County. Datum of gage Is 2,008.39 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

19C9, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--140 square miles.

Records available.--June 1944 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,180 second-feet Mar. 14 (gage height, 8.03 

feet); minimum, 140 second-feet Aug. 25 (gage height, 1.67 feet).

1944-50: Maximum discharge, 5,200 second-feet June 16, 1949 (gage height, 12.85 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 81 second-feet Oct. 7, 1947 (gage height, 1.33 

feet).

Flood of October 1398 reached stage of about 15 feet, from profiles by Tennessee 

Valley Authority.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in seoond-feet)

127

166

211

2.4 326

2.9 521

3.4 770

4-0 1,120

5.0 1,680

6.3 2,350

Discharge, in seoond-feet. water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

306

296

296

293

287

497

646

437

487

354

336

336

330

330

319

446

625

512

441

398

372

354

336

323

316

330

306

410

441

847

1,620

Nov.

1,330

958

742

635

572

521

487

462

441

421

410

398

391

383

368

358

347

340

333

330

319

310

303

313

391

319

310

300

326

313

-

Dec.

293

287

278

275

272

269

296

281

266

266

313

484

478

425

391

365

344

474

601

482

429

421

766

591

504

674

831

660

567

517

478

Jan.

449

433

441

458

526

487

544

487

462

458

482

466

474

462

441

449

528

615

1,040

997

748

650

591

553

526

500

544

521

495

491

482

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ...........

January ........................

February .........................

March .......................... .

April ............................

May .................. ...........

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

491

508

517

478

458

449

535

474

570

586

539

500

487

1,020

1,170

798

685

615

577

535

512

530

549

495

470

453

433

429

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

13,52

13,43

13,57

208,734

16,80(

15,86

22,21£

12,84

9,60

11,20;

8,83J

7,74

20,14

165,78'

Mar.

786

591

521

487

470

449

474

487

458

433

425

539

2,270

2,350

1,140

928

814

737

680

670

660

620

581

558

549

521

544

792

605

553

526

Apr.

512

508

482

504

726

581

535

508

487

462

453

43?

421

414

398

394

387

380

376

372

361

354

350

340

350

410

347

333

326

333

-

Maximum

J 1,620

1,330

3 831

3,400

) 1,040

5 1,170

3 2,350

726

626

814

834

> 1,540

3 2,220

I 2,350

May

326

323

437

358

333

316

306

300

287

293

293

287

290

303

319

278

272

290

278

323

281

272

266

255

252

247

241

380

303

272

626

Minimum

287

300

266

266

433

429

425

326

241

204

186

144

296

144

June

458

347

492

720

814

504

414

466

553

530

487

418

380

354

350

361

316

296

281

269

272

278

272

252

241

234

224

209

206

204

-

Mean

436

44£

43£

572

542

567

717

42£

31C

372

285

25C

673

454

July

202

195

193

195

195

268

221

221

193

186

200

269

252

288

834

500

500

368

313

272

260

241

234

255

239

278

380

336

269

247

231

Aug.

224

209

230

193

190

190

179

175

168

173

184

177

164

164

175

189

226

173

173

177

156

154

150

144

148

197

170

260

228

892

1,540

Per square 

mile

3.11

3.20

3.13

4.09

3.87

4.05

5.12

3.06

2.21

2.66

2.04

1.79

4.79

3.24

Sept.

2,220

1,640

874

640

596

491

679

1,340

1,560

1,300

864

726

645

572

521

482

453

429

414

402

380

368

354

336

330

316

306

303

303

296

-

Runoff in 

inches

3.59

3.57

3.61

55.45

4.46

4.21

5.90

3.41

2.55

2.98

2.35

2.06

5.35

44.04

Peak discharge (base, 1.500 sec.-ft.). Oct. 31 (4 p.m.) 1,730 sec.-ft.j Mar. 14 (12:30 a.m.) 3,180 

sec.-ft.; SeptT 1 (1 p.m.) 2,330 sec.-ft. ; Sept. 9 (9 p.m.) 1,660 sec.-ft.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 613

Little Tennessee River at Needmore, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°20'11", long. 83°31'39", 0.8 mile downstream 

from DeHart Creek, 0.8 mile north of Needmore, Swain County, 2.4 miles downstream 

from Brush Creek, and 6.3 miles downstream from Tellico Creek. Datum of gage is 

1,761.19 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 436 square miles.

Records available.--June 1944 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,040 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 7.40 

feet); minimum, 318 second-feet Aug. 25 (gage height, 1.92 feet); minimum daily, 393 

second-feet Aug. 24.

1944-50: Maximum discharge, 20,200 second-feet June 16, 1949 (gage height, 11.10 

feet), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 88 second-feet Oct. 29, 1948 (gage height, 1.25 feet); minimum daily, 228 second-feet Oct. 6, 1947.

Floods of October 1898 and Aug. 30, 1940, reached stages of about 13 and 11.5 feet, 

respectively, from flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Cotisiderable diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant above 

station.

Hating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.0 356 3.4 1,500 

2.2 467 4.0 2,240 

2.4 595 5.0 3,800 

2.7 820 6.0 5,760 

3.0 1,080 6.7 7,330

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

740 

718 

710 

718 

710

891 

1,740 

1,140 

990 

888

828 

828 

837 

804 

756

837 

1,380 

1,160 

999 

930

871 

820 

788

756 

756

828 

748 

896 

1,080 

2,400 

4,580

Nov.

3,750 

2,780 

2,030 

1,660 

1,460

1,320 

1,230 

1,160 

1,110 

1,070

1,040 

990 

990 

973 

930

905 

880 

862 

837 

846

820 

812 

788 

820 

1,060

914 

828 

812 

888 

930

Dec.

828

796 

780 

764 

740

718 

780 

764 

702 

732

788 

1,010 

1,280 

1,190 

1,070

999 

948 

1,180 

1,730 

1,380

1,200 

1,150 

1,800 

1,560 

1,310

1,660 

2,450 

1,880 

1,600 

1,420 

1,320

Jan.

1,230 

1,170 

1,150

1,140 

1,320

1,240 

1,430 

1,270 

1,200 

1,190

1,380 

1,260 

1,310 

1,280 

1,240

1,240 

1,400 

1,780 

4,420 

3,700

2,410 

1,980 

1,740 

1,590 

1,480

1,390 

1,560 

1,500 

1,390 

1,350 

1,320

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949

1 ............................

st ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

1,310 

1,380 

1,520 

1,370 

1,280

1,240 

1,750 

1,570 

1,660 

1,890

1,690 

1,530 

1,460 

2,290 

3,160

2,180 

1,860 

1,690 

1,590 

1,480

1,41O 

1,470 

1.66O 

1,420 

1,350

1,290 

1,210 

1,210

Secondfoot-days

33,127 

35.49E 

36,528

543,778

49.06C 

44,92C 

61.75C 

35,371 

26,02C 

28,132 

23,068 

19,838 

48,163

441,474

Mar

2,170 

1,800 

1,520 

1,410 

1,340

1,280 

1,270 

1,340 

1,250 

1,160

1,160 

1,360 

7,230 

6,48O 

3,420

2,600 

2,200 

1,940 

1,780 

1,710

1,720 

1,600 

1,500 

1,420 

1,370

1,320 

1,370 

2,280 

1,730 

1,560 

1,460

Apr.

1,410 

1,400 

1,340 

1,300 

2,030

1,620 

1,480 

1,410 

1,340 

1,270

1,230 

1,200 

1,150 

1,120 

1,090

1,070 

1,050 

1,030 

1,030

1,030

1,010 

964 

948 

939 

956

1,190 

990 

930 

922 

922

Maximum

4,580 

3,750 

2,450

11,400

4,420 

3,160 

7,230 

2,030 

1,370 

1,850 

1,390 

3,350 

4,770

7,230

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOO sec. -ft.). Jan. 19 (l p.m

May

930 

896 

1,050 

990 

896

871 

820 

828 

788 

780

788 

780 

796 

846 

896

804 

748 

756 

732 

764

748 

725 

725 

695 

680

644

772 

1,160 

922 

820 

1,370

Minimum

710 

788 

702

702

1,140 

1,210 

1,160 

922 

644 

550 

498 

393 

672

393

June

1,250 

948 

1.180 

1,520 

1,850

1,230 

1,O30 

1,040 

1,300 

1,250

1,220 

1,010 

956 

880 

828

948 

804 

732 

725 

688

756 

939 

796 

688 

644

623 

609 

569 

550 

569

Mean

1,069 

1,183 

1,178

1,490

1,583 

1,604 

1,992 

1,179 

839 

938 

744 

640 

1,605

1,210

July

544 

536 

524

536 

543

680 

630 

595 

530 

498

658 

710 

772 

740 

1,390

1,180 

1,100 

871 

756 

665

680 

751 

609 

665 

665

828 

1,150 

1,160 

820 

710 

672

Aug.

637 

595 

556 

530 

550

517 

517 

486 

473 

480

511 

524 

467 

455 

486

498 

616 

498 

511 

498

450 

438 

426 

393 

453

524 

486 

576 

588 

1,75O 

3,350

Per square 

mile

2.45 

2.71 

2.70

3.42

3.63 

3.68 

4.57 

2.70 

1.92 

2.15 

1.71 

1.47 

3.68

2.78

) 5,960 sec. -ft. } Mar. 13 (5:30

Sept.

4,770 

4,030 

2,230 

1,540 

1,420

1,160 

1,400 

3,720 

3,980 

3,260

2,180 

1,740 

1,510 

1,340 

1,230

1,120 

1,050 

1,010 

948 

888

862 

888 

854 

796 

748

732 

695 

695 

695 

672

Runoff in 

inches

2.83 

3.03 

3.12

46.38

4.18 

3.83 

5.27 

3.02 

2.22 

2.40 

1.97 

1.69 

4.11

37.67

p.m.) 9,040
614 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Little Tennessee River at Fontana Dam, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°26 I 44", long. 83°48'19", 0.5 mile downstream 

from Fontana Dam, Swain and Graham Counties, and 5.3 miles upstream from Twenty Mile 

Creek. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 2 miles downstream. Datum of "both gages is 

1,270.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--1,571 square miles.

Records available.--August 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 12 years, 3,685 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,200 second-feet Feb. 7 (gage height, 12.05 

feet); minimum, 40 second-feet at times (estimated leakage); minimum gage height, 3.27 

feet May 15.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 71,200 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 15.94 

feet, site and datum then in use), by computation of flow into Cheoah Reservoir below 

station; minimum daily, 5 second-feet (estimated leakage prior to installation of 

turbines) Nov. 8-11, 1944, Dec. 24, 1944, to Jan. 1, 1945.

FloDd of May 1840 and March 1867 reached stages of 21 and 23 feet, respectively 

(former datum), from flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary 

water-stage recorder as a factor. Flow completely regulated by Thorpe, Nantahala, and 

Fontana Reservoirs (see p. 550).

Revisions. W 973: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5,170

5,310

5, 10

5, 9O

5, 10

5, 30

5, 80

5, 00

5,120

5,250

5,240

5,260

5,320

5,320

5 , 350

5,360

a5, 190

34,530

a4,160

a4,230

33,940

5,360

5,540

5,380

5,310

5,420

5,370

5,450

5,430

4,420

2,960

Nov.

5,360

2,910

3,560

33,580

33,320

a2,570

a2,840

3,460

7,580

10,700

11,100

11,400

12,200

11,600

8,590

6,950

6,220

5,500

a6,010

a6,190

a6,970

36,820

a6,220

39,260

all.OOO

312,400

11,000

11,400

10,900

11,600

-

Dec.

13,000

13,000

12,600

2,800

2,500

2,600

2,400

2,200

2,000

10,500

8,580

8,690

8,820

9,900

11,500

10,000

8,370

8,260

9,320

1C, 600

10,600

9,270

8,990

10,400

10,400

11,100

12,100

12,100

11,900

10,800

6,050

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January ................

February. ..............

March. .................

April ..................

May.. ..................

June ...................

July.............. .....

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

4,440

5,

5,

5,

300

360

590

5,070

4,450

4,

4,

4,

380

60

>40

4,490

4,630

4,

4,

4,:

DO

40

20

3,350

3,990

4,J

3,:

3,:

00

30

30

3,460

3,950

3,1

3,1.

3,:

00

30

30

3,660

4,170

4»]

3,£

3,1-

3 c

60

30

10

70

3*700

Secondfoot-days

156,610

227,210

331,350

1,995,307

129,740

228,790

167,860

98,890

8C.614

132,050

141 997

134,360

122,280

1,951,751

Feb.

4,400

7,1

11,8

14,0

50

DO

J3

13,300

16,000

17,2

17,2

13,0

DO

30

30

12,400

10,500

9,1

8,8

7,0

50

70

20

e , 290

8,3

7,1

4,1

3,8

20

20

30

to

3,640

3,9

3,9

3,9

3,8

j0

LO

30

30

4,530

4,210

4,0

4,9

_

_

-

70

X>

Mar.

4,860

4, 700

4 , 200

4,740

4,510

4,440

4,060

4,560

4,220

4,600

4,400

4,490

3,900

3,920

4,600

7,280

11,600

6,990

4,470

7,740

10,800

7,800

4,640

4,310

5,660

5,750

5, .400

3,790

5,170

5,480

4,780

Apr.

4,220

40

2,280

3,740

3,710

3,570

3,270

3,580

3,100

3,520

3,640

3,800

2,790

2,940

3,900

2,460

3,820

3,900

3,870

3,730

3,480

3,710

3,260

3,700

3,220

3,770

4,040

4,000

2 , 830

1 , 000

-

Observed

M3ximum

5,450

12,400

13,000

13,000

5,860

17,200

11,600

4,220

4,000

5,610

5,390

5,830

5,630

17,200

Minimum

2,960

2,570

6,050

40

3,000

3,640

3,790

40

40

1,150

707

1,920

2,310

40

Mean

5,052

7,574

10,690

5,467

4,185

8,171

5,415

3,296

2,600

4,402

4,581

4,334

4,076

5,347

May

3,640

£,870

2,550

3,460

3,680

1,460

1,920

3,680

3,120

3,320

3,140

3,230

2,250

534

2,080

1,910

1,970

2,610

2,830

1,410

1,210

3,710

3,730

3,760

4,000

3,960

1,670

40

1,340

2,510

3,040

June

4,210

3,860

3,540

1,390

3,660

3,940

4,430

4,450

3,540

3,720

2,430

4,570

4,590

4,560

4,700

4,750

4,650

1,150

4,920

5,310

5,460

5,190

5,480

5,610

5,570

35,300

a5, 190

a5,270

a5, 300

a5,310

-

Change in

contents

(second-footdays )t

_

_

-9,100

.

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-190,200

July

a5

a5

35

35

35

35

a5

a5

35

35

aS

35

sS

aS

5

I

4

4

4

4

4

5

4

5

5

4

2

2

2

4

,300

,180

,510

,310

330

,340

,320

,340

340

,330

350

350

380

,390

030

410

740

860

720

990

950

030

280

340

360

540

970

110

050

707

340

Aug.

4,840

5,3

4,7

3,6

30

50

50

4,570

4,380

4,8

3,3

3,7

20

50

10

3,070

2,750

2,8

2,6

5,3

5,5

50

30

70

20

5,660

5,1

4,4

2,8

DO

50

20

2,030

5,170

5,8

5,5

5,6

5,7

2,8

1,9

5,4

5,8

5,3

DO

to

30

20

30

:o

jO

50

0

3,260

Adjusted for ch<

res

Mean

_

_

5,442

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

4,826

jrvoir conl

Per square 

mile

_

_

3.46

_

_

_

_

_

-

3.07

Sept.

3,480

2,350

2,310

2,490

3,650

3,670

3,310

2,410

2,600

2,340

3,330

3,380

3,250

3,040

3 , 360

5,370

2,880

5,110

4,810

5,460

5,620

5,580

5,600

4,740

5,490

5,630

5,480

5,340

5,510

4,690

-

mge in

ents

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

47.02

_

_

_

_

_

-

41.10

t Chsnge in contents in Thorpe, Hsntahala, and Fontana Reservoirs.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of power-plant records.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN t>15

Little Tennessee River at Calderwood, Tenn.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°30'24", long. 84°00'14", at Scona Lodge Ferry,

 two-thirds of a mile west of Calderwood, Blount County, and 1\ miles downstream from 

Calderwood Dam. Datum of gage is 661.41 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--1,862 square miles.

Keooras available.--January 1912 to December 1918, January 1921 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--34 years (1910-18, 1922-50), 4,330 second-feet (unadjusted).

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,900 second-feet Feb. 7 (gage height, 4.91

 1'eet) ; minimum observed, 16 second-feet May 28 (gage height, -0.64 foot); minimum

daily, 231 second-feet May 28.

1912-18, 1921-50: Maximum discharge, 82,000 second-feet Mar. 4, 1917; maximum gage

height observed, 11.75 feet Mar. 4, 1917, before breaking of levee near gage; minimum

diseharg° observed, that of May 28, 1950; minimum daily discharge, 102 second-feet Aug.

31, 1947. 

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are

good. Flow regulated by many reservoirs above station.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Aluminum Co. of America. 

KevisionsTwater years).--W 803: 1933-35. W 823: 1917(M) , drainage area. W 923: 1930.

atlng table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. Z, May 28)

1.0 

1.3

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1343 to September 1950

Day Jan. Feb. Mar. May July

6,120

6,150

6,150

6,120

4,830 

a4,300 

a4,300 

a4,000 

a4,100

a2,700 

a3,400 

a4,300 

a7,300 

10,500

11.500 

11,900 

12,300 

12,COO 

11,200

4,240

4,570

5,550

5,440

5,480

5,550

6,080

5,630

5,590

6,420

7,020

7,450

7,440

7,260

8,170

11,000

11,700

11,700

11,700

11,700

12,100

12,800

13,100

13,100

13,100

13,200

15,000

13,100

13,000

12,500

10,900

9,170

6,990

9,320

10,400

12,400

11,100

9,270

9,270

10,300

11,600

11,400

10,000

9,900

11,300

11,100

12,100

13,200

12,500

12,500

11,300

7,530

4,290

5,890 

6,580 

6,E80 

5,890

5,430

5,600

4,630

5,810

6,080

4,670

4,700

4,430

4,840

3,100

5,840

5,840

5,410

9,120

6,390

5,740

9,680

7,020

6,120

8,300 

13,QUO 

8,170 

5,890 

8,860

4,700

4,600

,800

,840

,800

,000

,810

2,020

4,250

5,480

5,370

5,190

5,050

5,940

5,480

3,870

5,500

5,460

6,660

6,580 

S,820 

6,430 

6,460 

6,040 

6,310

4,570

2,980

251

2,420

2,160

3,990

6,350 

6,190 

£ , 080 

6,040 

6,150

5,610

5,860

3,040

2,480

1,230

3,900

3,260

2,790

6,420

6,580

5,590

4,770

6,060

b,150 

F,190 

6,000 

6,350 

4,880

Secondfoot -days Maximum Minimum Mean

contents 

second-footdays )t

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Per square Runoff In 

mile Inches

352,450

4,240

2,700

7,530

Calendar year 1949

January..............

February.............

March................

April................

May..................

June.................

July.................

August...............

September. ...........

;,344,960

170,880

265,220

215,330

135,428

110,941

151,120

164,290

1,800

1,250

1,980

5,512

9,472

6,948

4,514

3,579

5,037

5,300

4,705

4,402

Water year 1949-50 18,70O 6,211 5,713

t Change In contents In Fontana, Cheoah, Calderwood, Nantahala, Thorpe, and Santeethah Reservoir 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records at Calderwood Dam.
616 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Little Tennessee River at McGhee, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°35'16", long. 84°12'43", at mouth of Tellico

 RTver, 100 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 411, 0.3 mile upstream from 

Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, and 0.5 mile south of McGhee, Monroe County. 

Datum of gage is 760.18 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--2,443 square miles, including that of Tellico River.

Records available.--January 1905 to December 1913 (gage heights only October, to December

 1913) and October 1918 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. November

1904 to September 1924 in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34. 

Average discharge.-45 years (1905-50), 5,752 second-feet (unadjusted . 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,000 second-leet Mar. 13 (gage height, la.^

 1'eet'T; minimum daily, 1,100 second-feet May 28. .

1904-50: Maximum discharge observed, 92,000 second-feet Apr. 2, 1920 (gage height 

30.5 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above bb.OOU secondfeet; minimum daily, 500 second-feet Sept. 13, 14, 1925.

Maximum stage known, 39.0 feet, original site and datum, in March 18b7. 

Remarks,--Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are

 good. Flow regulated by many reservoirs above station. 

Revisions (water years). W 803: 1933-35. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 21

4.9 4,260

fi.O 6,940

7.0 9,440

8.0 11,900

10.0 17,100

12.9 24,700

Mar. 22

3.3 1,070

3.8 1,490

3.7 I,fc50

4.0 2,180

Sept. 30

4.5 3,180

5.0 4,300

6.0 6,600

8.3 12,200

Discharge; In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

6,2CO 

6,020 

6,390 

6,490 

6,460

6,560

6,640

6,720

6,840

6,660

6,490

6,440

6,620

6,920

7,920

5,460

5,100

4,840

5,940

6,090

6,140

6,340

6,740

6,360

6,390

8,340

18,400

13,900

9,420

6,460

5,890

5,560

4,280

4,280

4,940

6,240

11,500

12,900

13,100

13,700

13,700

13,200

8,360

7,590

7,760

8,290

8,290

8,460

8,460

8,220

8,390

12,600

13,100

12,900

12,900

12,900

13,200

14,200

14,400

14,300

14,300

14,400

14,300

14,300

14,300

13,800

12,700

10,200

10,000

12,000

12,900

34,600

13,600

10,800

10,800

11,700

13,600

13,100

12,400

13,400

14,700

13,600

13,700

15,200

14,500

14,300

13,900

9,340

6,040

6,440

7,860

7,720

7,440

6,540

9,520

7,590

7,520

7,960

8,120

7,990

7,590

9,290

8,240

8,790

9,040

8,760

19,600

18,800

11,600 

7,540 

6,640 

6,390 

6,£20

6,620

9,240

8,920

6,890

8,740

8,720

8,990

13,100

18,700

20,100

18,800

18,700

23,900

23,900

21,500

17,800

17,600

15,000

13,700

11,100

10,600

io,eoo

10,600

8,760

7,020

5,840

6,160

6,520

7,120

6,960

7,240

6,020

6,940

7,240

11,000

10,000

8,120

7,520

7,340

7,440

7,420

7,240

7,140

7,020

8,740

24,700

21,400

12,000

10,600

16,400

12,200

8,090

9,260

14,400

12,200

6,460

6,840

7,370

7,660

7,750

9,620

8,420

7,460

7,220

7,420

3,420

2,400

5,910

6,980

6,480

6,140

5,980

5,130

5,220

5,800

5,680

5,240

4,690

5,310

4,020

4,670

5,470

5,450

5,450

5,380

5,360

4,850

5,100

5,240

5,520

5,290

5,360

4,970

3,030

4,830

4,440

4,970

4,600

5,430

4,250

2,840

4,830

5,430

4,600

5,520

5,150

4,250

2,930

4,390

4,230

4,000

4,160

4,530

3,250

2,370

3,930

5,170

5,080

4,740

4,850

4,710

1,100

2,040

2,480

4,760

5,800 

5,520 

£,670 

7,030 

9,620

6,600

5,860

5,380

5,730

4,180

4,690

4,600

5,080

5,500

5,360

5,270

5,310

3,940

4,310

6,740

7,180 

9,000 

a7,800 

7,420 

7,150

7,200

6,980

6,670

6,740

6,670

6,790

6,890

6,600

6,670

6,820

7.1UO 

7,270 

7,010 

6,510 

6,320

7,060 

7,030 

£,960 

7,340 

7,180

4,160

4,530

5,770

5,980

6,000

a5,900

a5,500

5,200

6,120

7,580

7,270

5,730

4,180

3,200

2,180

3,330

5,930

5,960

6,000

4,280

4,740

4,280

5,630

4,940

3,890

4,140

3,270

2,820

2,620

5,500

6,550

6,440

6,050

4,070

2,430

4,760

6,600

6,890

6,860

6,790

4,050

2,040

5,220

7,220

6,620

4,620

4,230

3,640

2,450

2,580

3,490

4,070

4,350

3,750

3,010

2,800

3,650

4,230

3,980

3,580

3,580

4,990

4,120

4,600

6,390

5,560

6,650

6,910

6,420

5,290

6,050

6,460

6,550

6,460

6,530

5,470

Secondfoot-days

Change In 

contents 

second-footdays )t

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

... Per square Runoff In 

nean mile Inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

212,580

290,490

409,340

18,400

13,900

15,200

4,840

4,280

9,340

6,857

9,683

13,200

Calendar year 1949 .. 21,000 2,330 7,893

January... 

February.. 

March.....

April.....

May.......

June......

July......

August....

September.

268,770

350,510

305,870

156,960

129,860

186,000

186,260

158,050

141,840

19,600

23,900 24,700

7,420

5,520

9,620

7,580

7,220

6,910

6,040

5,840

6,460

2,400

1,100

3,940

2,180

2,040

2,450

8,670

12,520

9,867

5,232

4,189

6,200

6,008

5,098

4,728

Water year 1949-50 .. 2,796,530 24,700 1,100 -181,700

t Change In contents In Fontana, Cheoah, Calderwood, Nantahala, Thorpe, and Santeethah Reservoirs, 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Calderwood.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 617

Cullasaja River at Highlands, N. C. 

(Formerly published as Cullasaja Creek at Highlands)

Location Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°03'55", long. 83°13'30", 0.5 mile downstream 

from Highlands municipal dam, 0.9 mile downstream from Big Creek, and 2 miles northwest of Highlands, Macon County. Datura of gage is 3,373.63 feet above mean sea level

Drainage area.--14.9 square miles.

Hecords available.--August 1931 to September 1950. December 1927 to August 1931 at municipai dam, TJ.5 mile upstream. Prior to October 1949, published as Cullasaja Creek 

at Highlands.

Average discharge. 22 years (1928-50), 58.0 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 761 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 3 11 feet)' 

minimum, 0.2 second-foot July 10 (gage height, 0.20 foot); minimum daily, 17 secondfeet June 30, July 10.

1927-50: Maximum discharge, 5,100 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 9 35 

feet), by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 13 14 1947 

July 10, 1950; minimum gage height, 0.20 foot July 10, 1950; minimum daily discharge 

0.2 second-foot Oct. 13, 1947.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow regulated by Sequoyah Lake. Slight diurnal fluctuation 

caused by power plant above station.

Revisions (water years].--W 728: 1931. W 823: Drainage area. W 953: 1941(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.6

.7

.8

.9

16 1.0 39

22 1.2 58

28 1.4 82

32 1.7 134

2.0 213

2.4 368

2.7 520

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

&

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

33

32

32

32

32

174

167

78

64

54

49

55

49

45

44

104

86

72

59

54

50

47

44

41

40

44

41

104

79

243

310

Nov.

246

152

122

102

92

85

91

86

68

64

59

57

57

53

49

47

44

42

39

39

38

37

36

43

59

38

36

34

38

35

-

Dec.

32

32

31

31

30

30

32

30

28

30

57

168

91

74

64

54

52

162

120

85

76

116

209

107

92

320

207

141

118

104

94

Jan.

88

1

34

79

L6

114

115

1 20

32

36

88

92

32

79

B2

74

78

1

2(

30

36

50

128

106

c

J

H

38

4

82

76

c

£

'

£

0

32

4

1

76

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

79

82

78

68

64

64

79

66

83

78

70

65

77

402

199

132

111

100

92

85

79

86

81

72

67

62

59

59

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

2,35(

1,98

2, SI33, 97C

2 92

2 63

2, 98

1,46

83E

1 22C

l!l4(

94

3,86.

25,18.

Mar.

91

64

58

55

54

52

67

67

55

52

52

86

501

203

134

118

102

92

86

103

94

82

76

70

67

64

81

134

81

73

67

Apr.

65

61

58

80

112

Maximum

3 310

3 246

320

) 1,230

3 200

402

501

112

75

96

1 86

3 320

5 470

5 501

73

67

62

58

54

54

49

46

44

44

41

40

39

38

38

36

35

34

32

35

52

32

30

30

30

-

May

30

29

35

30

26

27

26

26

24

25

26

25

26

30

30

24

23

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

19

21

35

25

30

75

Minimum

32

34

28

28

74

59

52

30

19

17

17

36

17

June

47

30

54

96

55

39

34

96

86

73

62

49

44

39

37

35

31

30

28

28

28

30

26

24

23

21

21

20

20

17

Mean

76.1

66.3

90.9

93.1

94.4

94 .2

96 .2

49. C

26.9

40. £

36 .8

30.5

129

69. C

July

20

20

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

17

29

64

44

46

82

86

78

49

48

32

34

30

29

36

30

33

50

49

35

32

28

Aug.

25

24

23

23

22

21

21

21

20

20

18

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

36

320

Per square 

mile

5.11

4.45

6.10

6.25

6 .34

6 .32

6.46

3 .29

1.81

2.74

2.47

2 .05

8.66

4.63

Sept.

445

242

149

110

92

73

288

470

392

226

165

130

111

99

91

81

74

69

65

59

55

50

48

44

44

41

39

38

37

36

Runoff in 

inches

5.89

4.96

7.03

84.78

7.30

6.59

7.44

3.67

3.05

2.85

2.36

9.64

62.86

Peak discharge (base. 550 sec 

Sept. 7 (12 p.m.) 653 sec. -ft.

-ft .) . Feb. 14 (12 m.) 677 sec. -ft.; Mar. 13 (7 a.m.) 761 sec. -ft. {
618 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Cullasaja River at Cullasaja, N. C. 

(Formerly published as Cullasaja Creek at Cullasaja)

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°09'59", long. 83 0 19'25", at Cullasaja, Macon

uounty, 0.4 mile downstream from Ellijay Creek and 4.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Datum of gage is 2,023.37 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--86.5 square miles. 

Hecords available. June 1907 to December 1909, February 1921 to September 1950. Prior

to October 1949, published as Cullasaja Creek at Cullasaja. 

Average discharge.--31 years (1907-9, 1921-50), 228 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,330 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 8.57

reet); minimum, 76 second-feet Aug. 24, 25 (gage height, 1.07 feet).

1907-9, 1921-50: Maximum discharge, 16,500 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height,

20.83 feet), by slope-area method: minimum, 19 second-feet Sept. 18-22, 1925, Jan. 2.

1940.

Maximum stage known, that of Aug. 30, 1940. A stage of 17.2 feet, from floodmarks,

occurred in July 1916, but has been exceeded at other times, according to information

by State Highway Commission. 

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are

good. Slight regulation at low flow by Sequoyah Lake. 

Revisions (water years). W 832: Drainage area. W 1143: 1907-10, 1921-44, 1946-47 (maximum only, 1932, 1939, 1944, 1947).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.1 79 2.0 220 5.0 1,O80 

1.2 90 2.5 332 6.0 1,430 

1.4 115 3.0 462 6.7 1,680 

1.7 163 4.0 760

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

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.

154 

149 

148

146 

144

409 

468 

276 

230 

206

190 

194 

187 

181 

172

255 

276 

236 

210 

194

183 

177 

168 

161

160

172 

158 

258 

255 

705 

1,010

Nov.

808 

589 

a450 

a375 

a340

a320 

a300 

a290 

a" 60 

244

a23O 

a225 

a220 

a215 

a205

a200 

a!90 

a!85 

a!80 

179

176 

174 

170 

179 

232

179 

172 

167 

183 

172

Dec.

160 

156 

151 

151 

148

143 

154 

144 

140 

143

172 

346 

276 

240 

220

200

189 

356 

374 

280

249 

267 

546 

352

306

691 

628

462 

395 

350 

318

Jan.

292 

278 

271 

317 

352

336 

387 

318 

296 

306

322 

292 

283 

294

274

294 

358 

374 

841 

610

473 

411 

372 

344

327

306 

347 

315 

296 

296 

285

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber ................ .........

tnber .........................

mber .....................

lendar year 1949 

ary

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ......... ..............

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

287 

330 

318 

287 

274

271 

357 

299 

357 

354

320 

299 

310

967 

655

499 

432 

390

362 

334

318 

327 

320 

290

276

262 

249 

247

Secondfoot-days

7,832 

7.80E 

8,70'

123,171

10,86' 

9,99] 

12.04C 

6,99E 

4,77f 

5,94] 

4,80£ 

4,33( 

12,30£

96,405

Mar.

360 

276 

255 

247 

240

232 

253 

258 

232 

222

222 

311 

1,66O 

829 

595

514 

446 

405 

372 

398

382 

344 

322 

306 

290

280 

306 

504 

354 

322 

303

Apr.

292 

280

267 

301 

435

322

296 

283 

267 

255

247 

234 

226 

220 

214

208 

204 

200 

204 

212

187 

183 

181 

176 

192

224 

179 

168 

168 

170

Maximum

1,010 

808 

691

4,570

841 

967 

1,660 

435 

332 

361 

288 

) 1,100 

1,380

1,660

Peak discharge (fcase, 2,000 seo.-ft. ). Mar. 13 (10:30

May

172 

175 

208 

174 

160

158 

154 

149 

144 

148

148 

144 

143 

160 

168

143 

136 

130 

127 

124

124 

127 

126 

122

115

115 

144 

198 

158 

150 

332

Minimum

144 

167 

140

140

271 

247 

222 

168 

115 

107 

101 

79 

151

79

June

226

163 

361 

360 

278

220 

192 

303

315 

301

280 

232 

210 

194 

216

192 

170 

158 

149

143

154 

163 

144

132 

124

120 

115 

111 

108 

107

Mean

253

26C 

283

337

351 

357 

386 

233 

154 

19E 

155 

14C 

41C

264

July

105 

103 

105 

107 

123

149 

115 

105 

101 

101

175 

192 

163 

177 

288

230

236 

177 

151 

133

146 

128 

124 

149

136

170 

268 

214 

158 

146 

133

Aug.

1,

Per square 

mile

2.92 

3.01 

3.25

3.90

4.06 

4.13 

4.49 

2.69 

1.78 

2.29 

1.79 

1,62 

4.74

3.05

a.m.) 2,330 sec. -ft.

124 

115 

111

107 

107

105 

98 

96 

94 

95

97 

96 

91 

92 

94

98 

96 

92 

90 

87

83 

82 

81 

79 

95

90 

88 

122 

118 

407 

100

Sept.

1,380 

763 

479 

390 

340

271 

682 

1,250 

1,060 

703

541 

446 

382 

340 

313

278 

260 

242 

226 

214

204 

212 

190 

179

174

165 

160 

158 

156 

151

Runoff in 

inches

3.37 

3.36 

3.74

52.94

4.67 

4.30 

5.18 

3.01 

2.05 

2.55 

2.07 

1.86 

5.29

41.45

Cullasaja River at Hlghlan
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 619

Hantahala River near Rainbow Springs, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°07'35", long. 33°37'11", on Nantahala Forest 

Service road 300 feet upstream from Roaring Pork, 1,000 feet downstream from Buck 

Creek, and 5 miles downstream from town of Rainbow Springs, Macon County. Datum of 

gage is 3,072.97 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.. 51.9 square miles.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--10 years, 201 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,990 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 4.63 

feet); minimum, 84 second-feet Aug. 24 (gage height, 0.92 foot).

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 6,300 second-feet June 16, 1949 (gage height, 9.70 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 46 second-feet Oct. 6, 7,1947 (gage height, 0.65 

foot).

Remarks. Records excellent.

Revisions (water years). W 973: 1941(M)

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

0.9 80 1.9 374 

1.0 100 2.3 546 

1.1 122 2.7 740 

1.2 146 3.1 970 

1.5 230 3.9 1,480

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

113 

109 

107 

107 

104

238 

240 

159 

144 

134

129 

144 

136 

134 

124

195 

189 

169 

156 

149

141 

136 

132 

127 

127

141

124 

159 

144

567 

664

Nov.

523 

382

320 

277 

250

230

215 

203 

194 

186

178 

172 

175 

164 

156

151 

146 

144 

139

136

134 

132 

127 

151 

173

136

127 

175 

149

Dec.

139

132 

127 

124

120

118 

146 

124 

118 

132

164 

250 

274 

243 

209

186 

175 

310 

288 

243

224 

253 

362 

270

250

378 

362 

320 

288 

263 

246

Jan.

233 

221 

243 

230 

233

237 

263 

230 

224 

253

246 

263 

253

280 

256

284 

328 

366 

953 

627

483

415 

378 

339 

313

291 

335 

291 

277

270 

263

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber . ........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary .

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

270 

414 

399 

328 

298

305 

390 

324 

453 

453

411 

370 

354

658 

506

436 

386 

354 

335 

305

284 

412 

390 

328 

3O2

280

266 

275

Secondfoot days

5,44 

5,77 

6,83

96,38

9,87 

10,28 

12,04 

6,36 

4,70 

5,64 

5,93 

4,48 

11,23

88,63.

Mar.

696 

378 

335 

309 

291

277 

274 

280 

250 

240

243

380 

1,470 

794 

574

519 

432 

386 

351 

343

320 

302 

280 

266 

256

246 

323 

392

305 

277 

260

Apr.

263 

256 

240 

295 

396

298 

270 

256 

243 

233

240 

218 

209 

200 

194

189

186 

180 

178 

172

164 

162 

159 

154 

197

186 

162

156 

156 

151

May

151 

154 

192

159 

151

149 

146 

141 

139 

146

141 

136 

136

162 

167

146 

144 

136 

139 

134

129 

132 

127 

122 

127

124 

153 

241

159 

163 

256

Maximum Minimum

I 664 104 

r 523 127 

3 378 118

3 3,060 104

3 953 221

3 658 266 

3 1,470 240 

5 396 151 

' 256 122 

3 401 118 

3 409 107 

3 660 88 

5 1,130 146

3 1,470 88

June

189 

164 

200 

401 

280

227 

20O 

209 

203

215

243 

194 

183 

172 

214

209 

178 

167 

156 

154

206 

192 

167 

149 

141

136 

129 

124 

120

118

Mean

17£ 

19C 

22]

264

31£ 36- 

38<

212 

152 

18E 

192 

14E 

374

24:

July

115 

111 

107 

107 

138

157 

139 

156 

113 

107

107 

192 

167 

303 

343

374 

253 

209

183 

167

194 

162 

151 

175 

167

240 

409 

277 

227 

2O3 

186

Aug.

175 

162 

156 

149 

167

146 

134 

132 

124

132

118 

113

113 

113

136 

134 

109 

104 

100

96 

94 

90 

88 

88

98 

118 

122 

115 

273 

660

Per square 

mile

3.39 

3.72 

4.26

5.09

6.15 

7.07 

7.50 

4.08 

2.93 

3.62 

3.70 

2.79 

7.21

4.68

Peak discharge (base, 1,50O sec. -ft.}. Mar. 13 (7:30 a.m.) 1.990 sec. -ft.

Sept.

802 

593 

386 

305 

291

240 

804 

1,130 

1,080 

705

528 

466 

386 

335 

302

274 

253 

233 

221 

209

197 

206 

186 

175 

167

162 

156 

149 

146

146

Runoff in 

inches

3.90

4!go

69.07

7.08 

7.37 

8.63 

4.56 

3.37 

4.04 

4.26 

3.22

63.52
620 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Nantahala River at Nantahala, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°17'55", long. 83°39'22", on U. S. Highway 19, 

1 mile northeast of Nantahala, Swain County, 2.3 miles downstream from Rowlin Creek, 

and 2.6 miles downstream from Nantahala Dam powerhouse. Datum of gage is 1,894.68 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1923, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--144 square miles.

Records available.--May 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,480 second-feet Mar. 13 {gage height, 7.10 

feet); minimum, 41 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 1.47 feet); minimum daily, 44 

second-feet Aug. 27.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 7,510 second-feet Feb. 10, 1946 {gage height, 8.15 

feet); minimum, 31 second-feet Oct. 5, 1947 (gage height, 1.42 feet); minimum daily, 

31 second-feet Oct. 5, 1947.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Large diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation caused 

by power plant above station and by Nantahala Reservoir (see p. 550).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

1.5

1.6

1.7

and discharge

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.6

1,240

1,740

2,320

3,100

4,140

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

661

661

661

655

655

667

673

685

673

661

661

661

667

624

673

632

225

448

92

227

343

480

218

256

318

180

626

692

692

644

888

Nov.

654

587

585

545

502

250

454

492

314

232

103

101

95

101

154

216

245

415

238

79

275

294

316

160

324

354

84

204

244

246

-

Dec.

276

250

240

86

298

230

241

238

269

238

103

338

380

382

376

316

224

152

397

393

533

484

560

310

142

160

566

828

764

686

5E8

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March.. ................

April.. ................

Mfiv way. ...................

June ...................

July...................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

737

737

744

744

737

764

778

750

594

728

750

764

750

792

590

662

596

702

2,600

1,840

1,430

1,300

935

1 , 040

806

799

1,090

842

806

799

792

Feb.

771

9

1,1

8

L9

JO

5

835

891

1,3

9

1,1

10

75

30

1,180

1,100

1 , '"u

9

1,3

0

:4~>0

1,200

895

8

8'

81

55

8

799

792

8,

1,11.

8,

0

)0

0

813

704

7

7

J2

Mar.

1,320

1,02

9]

a:

8C

0

1

8

6

806

7.

7f

6E

53

6

9

710

594

74

4, IS 2,2'

9

0

O

1,570

1,400

IjlE

l.OE

9£

0

0

8

958

914

8]

7E

7E

3

8

4

792

799

81.

8F

81

7E

7E

8

0

2

6

Apr.

794

792

785

792

858

813

799

792

785

778

778

771

771

771

470

700

460

476

602

681

606

95

84

553

598

ess

598

514

540

99

Observed

Secondfoot-days naxlmum

16,899 888

8,863 654

11,018 828

214,991 1,590

27, 998 2 , 600

26,596 1,340

32,356 4,120

18,820 858

15,161 706

15,304 828

10,842 710

9,698 673

21,520 1,220

215,075 4,120

Minimum

92

79

86

62

590

704

594

84

77

104

67

44

488

44

Mean

545

295

355

589

903

950

1 O44

627

489

510

350

313

717

589

May

504

556

560

684

639

650

97

521

692

648

632

677

550

149

499

498

313

486

498

87

77

621

495

499

410

483

294

672

454

510

706

June

594

574

104

284

165

128

113

208

242

372

669

685

663

685

685

673

679

673

661

655

698

828

7O2

456

128

554

614

620

604

588

Change in contents in Nantahala Reservoir (secondfoot-days)

-3,300

+6,000

+ 7,100

+23,900

0

-100

-200

-1,700

-2,400

-1,700

+ 3,000

+100

-1,300

+5,500

July

Adju 

re

Mean

439

495

584

654

903

946

1,037

571

412

453

447

316

674

604

655

512

162

69

428

69

67

69

69

358

443

470

523

132

103

111

184

436

195

233

354

667

661

472

488

620

710

434

318

334

496

Aug.

673 6"

6^

6F

3

7

7

667

415

3

2

2£

2

8

9

190

204

E

2E

8

>1

2

260

372

r

c

c

4

5

2

48

431

X

4E

e;

4

0

8

136

52

4 r

Z4

2 C

4

o

4

2

468

Sept.

502

667

488

597

655

655

816

1 , 040

1,030

1,220

980

856

750

744

737

667

655

F55

655

655

655

667

643

643

649

649

649

649

649

643

-

ted for change in 

ervoir contents

Per square 

mile

3.05

4*06 3 44

'

4.54

6.27

6.57

7.20

3. 97

2 . 86

3.15

3.10

2.19

4.68

4.19

Runoff in 

inches

3 51

4°gQ 3 84

'

61.70

7.23

6.84

4°4'3

3.30

3 51

3.57

2.53

5.22

56.95
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 621

Tuckasegee River at Tuckasegee, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°16'55", long. 83°07'37", 0.9 mile north of 

Tuckasegee, Jackson County, and 1.0 mile downstream from confluence of East and West 

Forks. Datum of gage is 2,125.16 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--143 square miles.

Records available. June 1934 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--16 years, 403 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,350 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 6.93 

feet); minimum, 76 second-feet Aug. 25 (gage height, 1.25 feet); minimum daily, 93 set 

ond-feet Aug. 7.

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 40,800 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 21.1 

feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; minimum, 53 second-feet Oct. 5, 1947 

(gage height, 1.12 feet); minimum daily, 55 second-feet Oct. 5, 1947.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

good. Plow part.ly regulated by Thorpe Reservoir (see p. 550) .

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainagea area. W 1053: 1943.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 31 to Sept. 30

485

735

1,010

109

166

238

2.0

2.7 

S.I

323

477

725

1,010

4.6 

5.4

1,310

1,710

2,210

2,910

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

458

453

453

453

453

710

880

574

531

502

491

491

485

488

480

553

428

431

301

279

336

480

469

417

453

436

458

563

593

997

1,510

Nov.

1,280

876

726

628

554

405

486

483

379

385

292

279

275

271

279

286

275

326

262

227

288

285

280

219

326

296

211

244

266

257

-

Dec.

238

233

190

190

197

182

200

208

245

210

219

440

369

339

334

306

254

440

382

359

410

403

680

372

297

1,020

910

672

588

505

354

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April........... .......

May.. ..................

June... ................

July.. .................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

476

i

E

I

179

>77

359

494

485

t

i

i

28

102

146

466

552

i

4

;

46

54

42

305

452

4

4

1,2

E

58

78

70

78

593

4

C

4

63

24

57

390

434

q

4

^

4

46

54

42

98

494

Secondfoot-days

16,606

11,646

11,746

204,861

15 942

14 943

20J696

13, 189

10,148

12,222

7,101

6,180

19,741

160,160

Feb.

552

564

566

339

332

444

565

502

566

560

435

354

504

1,190

843

788

667

506

436

504

480

522

598

429

406

396

443

452

_

-

-

Mar.

708

522

481

411

305

368

472

476

446

353

279

374

2,900

1,290

972

872

795

658

528

660

744

686

551

472

515

S72

498

966

714

666

645

Apr.

576

614

595

614

809

647

621

602

340

483

525

389

529

459

271

263

326

363

405

405

427

234

230

253

407

428

375

367

408

224

- _,

Observed

Maximum

1,510

1, 280

1,020

3,370

1,370

1,190

2,900

684

1,120

470

1,090

2,030

2,900

Minimum

279

211

182

182

305

332

279

224

150

198

126

93

222

93

Mean

536

388

379

561

514

534

668

440

327

407

229

199

658

439

May

381

403

424

460

380

380

197

336

407

403

380

388

308

209

352

319

230

316

302

160

157

302

209

185

150

324

260

425

353

364

684

June

442

391

302

468

328

257

229

1,120

780

554

444

352

350

286

343

322

419

422

421

455

455

455

431

218

198

358

396

350

314

362

-

Change in 

contents in

Thorpe Reservoir (secondfoot-days)

-2,600 

+1,600

+2,400

+7,500

+500

+700

+ 100

-1,600

-2,000 

-800

+50O

0

+500

-700

July

a

a

a

a

a

264

324

174

160

166

206

148

136

126

242

2 O2

313

330

248

342

210

240

222

158

170

160

150

200

230

a280

a

a

a

370

470

350

190

150

a!70

Aug.

a340

33

a3

1.

30

50

50

112

114

i 1C

IE

3

)8

6

114

153

C

1C

1C

5

0

8

198

247

IE

11

12

6

4

8

97

153 1"

3C

6

0

3

148

148

11

12

IE

24

4

0

2

3

1,090

Sept.

1,910

818

412

324

433

469

986

2,030

1,460

1,010

809

706

628

589

565

541

523

518

500

483

466

500

460

222

403

433

428

422

350

343

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

452

442

456

582

530

559

386

oc-z

 znn 581 

245

199

675

437

Per square 

mile

3.16

3.09

3 19

4.07

3.71

3 91

4.69

2.70

1 . 84

2.66 

1.71

1 . 39

4.72

3.06

Runoff in 

inches

3.64

3 .44

3.68

55.23

4.28

4.07

5.41

3.01 

2.12

2.97 

1 . 98

1.61

5.26

41.47

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

Thorpe Power Plant and station at Dillsboro.
°22 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tuckasegee River at Dillsboro, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°21'59", long. 83°15'38", 0.4 mile downstream from 

Scott Creek and 0.5 mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 23 at Dillsboro, Jackson County. Datum of gage is 1,950,15 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 34V square miles.

Keeoras available.--May 1934 to September 1950. June 1928 to May 1934 at site 0.4 mile 

upstream.

Average discharge.--22 years (1928-50), 776 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,060 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 9.23 

reet); minimum, 73 second-feet Aug. 23 (gage height, 1.90 feet); minimum daily, 275 

second-feet Aug. 14.

1928-50: Maximum discharge, 52,600 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 21.96 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 8,400 second-feet on basis of 

slope-area determination and computation of flow over dam; minimum, 40 second-feet Oct. 

26, 1941 (gage height, 1.61 feet); minimum daily, 140 second-feet Sept. 2,3, 1930, 

Jan. 2, 1940.

Remarks. Records excellent. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by small power plant threequarters of a mile above station. Flow partly regulated by Thorpe Reservoir (see p. 550).

Revisions (water years). W 823: Drainage area. W 923: 1940(M).

3.0 

5.2 

3.5

4.0

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 13 Mar. 14 to Sept. 30

460

570

760

1,120

244

284

373

474

587

3.5 775

4.0 1,120

4.5 1,520

5.0 1,970

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

774

760 

754 

760 

754

954 

1,270 

949 

872 

816

788 

781 

781 

816 

767

858

864 

767 

594 

570

552 

747

40 

82 

28

74 

14 

928 

998 

2,100 

3 , 000

Nov.

2,550 

1,790 

1,420 

1.24U 

1,110

97O 

914 

963 

872 

816

714 

682 

676 

656 

636

656 

624 

656 

643 

564

618 

618 

612 

582 

767

662 

582

570 

656 

643

Dec.

582 

570

5O5 

500 

495

485 

546 

522 

540 

528

552 

771 

907 

851 

781

728 

662 

957 

984 

872

851 

875 

1,410 

1,010 

851

1,410 

1,590 

1,250 

1,140 

1,030 

886

Jan.

893 

942

1,040 

991 

977

893 

1 , 12 0 

886 

837 

938

1,050 

942 

928 

865 

816

907 

,040 

,120 

,970 

,410

,740 

,410 

,330 

,210 

, 08O

,080 

,320 

,210 

,030 

,100 

,120

Feb.

1,190 

1,280 

1,300 

1,060 

991

1,030 

1,470 

1,250 

1,360 

1,370

1,250 

1 , 090 

1,130 

1,840 

1,610

1,480 

1,350 

1,130

1,090 

1,040

1,050 

1,120 

1,260 

1,010 

963

928 

949 

978

.. .. SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary .

28, 21: 

25,462 

25,641

............ 410,461

h... .........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

37.19E 

33,56£ 

45.70E 

29,012 

21,44! 

24,69£ 

15.44E 

12,46! 

28,08"

ter year 1949 50 ............ 326, 93C

Mar.

1,790 

1,260 

1,140 

1,060 

949

949 

984 

1,050 

970 

914

809 

1,010 

5,700 

3,110 

2,140

1,880 

1,690 

1,490 

1,330 

1,340

1,460 

1,370 

1,220 

1,110 

1,100

1,030 

1,100 

1,780 

1,4OO 

1,310 

1,260

Apr.

1,190 

1,220 

1,180 

1,180 

1,640

1,320 

1,250 

1,220 

l.OOO 

987

1,120 

910 

1,060 

994 

834

762 

820 

814 

854 

882

924 

723 

672 

685 

775

903 

788 

788 

820 

697

Maximum

3 , 000 

2,550 

1,590

6,460

3,970

1,840 

5,700 

1,640 

1,150 

1,380 

882 

1,330 

2,490

5,700

Peak discharge (base, 4,50O sec. -ft.). Jan. 19 (1 p.ra

8,060 sec. -ft.

May

716 

834 

889 

875 

782

801 

629 

617 

762 

768

756 

749 

697 

666 

697

723

647 

587 

629 

546

474 

541 

558 

535 

474

558 

581 

794 

730 

678 

1,150

Minimum

552 

564 

485

485

816 

928 

809 

672 

474 

512 

364 

275 

490

275

June

910 

749 

827 

1,290 

1,010

762 

653 

1,320 

1,380 

1,170

966 

820 

782 

678 

756

697 

775 

768 

749 

782

820 

945 

820 

623 

512

587 

691 

629 

593

635

Mean

910 

849 

827

1,125

1.20C 

1,199 

1,474 

967 

692 

823 

498 

402 

936

896

July

605 

518 

480 

398 

479

541 

443 

398 

364 

407

507 

605 

593 

587

541 

485 

518 

393 

381

398 

373 

364 

468 

524

647 

882 

678 

443 

273 

364

Aug.

502 

546 

552 

412 

310

296 

£82 

277 

315 

280

361 

296 

279 

275 

376

432

442 

300 

306 

277

316 

354 

331 

496 

422

393 

319 

378 

373 

635 

1,330

Sept.

2,480 

1,360 

847 

635 

672

736 

1,030 

2,490 

1,890 

1,390

1,140 

1,010 

924 

854 

834

788

756 

762 

730 

710

685 

736 

691 

490 

518

629 

605 

611 

535 

529

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

3.24 43.99

- 

-

2.58 35.04

) 5,680 sec. -ft.; Mar. 13 (1Z:3O p.m. )
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 623

Tuckasegee River at Bryson City, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°25'40", long. 83°26'50", 400 feet downstream from 

Driage on State Highway 288 at Bryson City, Swain County, and 0.6 mile downstream from 

Deep Creek. Datum of gage is 1,716.54 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 655 square miles.

Kecoras available. November 1897 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. Novemoer may to September 1913 in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34 and North 

Carolina Department of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34.

Average discharge.--52 years (1898-1950), 1,593 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 7.57 

reet); minimum, 495 second-feet Aug. 24 (gage height, 0.95 foot); minimum daily, 640 

second-feet Aug. 21.

1897-1950: Maximum discharge, 61,600 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 15.96 

feet), from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet on basis of logarithmic 

plotting and slope-area determination at gage height 15.96 feet; minimum, 27 secondfeet Sept. 10, 1925 (gage height, 0.48 foot); minimum daily, 31 second-feet Sept. 9, 

10, 1925, caused by filling reservoir on Oconalufty River, or 186 second-feet Oct. 13, 

1925, normal regulation.

Remarks. Records excellent. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant above station. 

Plow partly regulated by Thorpe Reservoir (see p. 550).

Revisions (water years).--W 523: 1916, 1918-20. W 758: 1899(M). W 803: 1906(M). 

W baa:Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

.1 640 2.0 1,860 4.5 6,900 

.2 750 2.5 2,690 5.0 8,180 

.3 870 3.0 3,610 5.7 10,100 

.5 1,120 3.5 4,610 6.3 11,900 

.7 1,400 4.0 5,710

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

,200 

,180 

,160 

,160 

,150

,300 

,840 

,450 

,270 

,230

,180 

,150 

,190 

,370 

,200

,270

,550 

,480 

,180 

,080

,030 

,160 

,180 

,130 

,120

,340 

,120 

,340 

,540 

,930 

,140

Nov.

5,020 

3,740 

2,890 

2,470 

2,160

1,960 

1,750 

1,760 

1,660 

1 , 500

1,440 

1,330 

1,330 

1,300 

1,230

1,230 

1,200 

1,190 

1,200 

1,120

1,120

1,120 

1,120 

1,160 

1,720

1,290 

1,220 

1,130

1,500 

1,520

Dec.

1,300 

1,230 

1,160 

1,120

1,070

1,060 

1.180 

1,080 

1,060 

1,090

1,260 

1,640 

2,650 

2,380 

1,970

1,760 

1,600 

2,560 

3,050 

2,350

2,070 

2 , 080 

3,760 

2,740 

2,280

2,570 

3,440 

2,870 

2,500 

2,260 

2,020

Jan.

l,88o 

1,890 

2,050 

1,96U 

2,020

2,220 

3,140 

2,260 

1,990 

2,120

2,490 

2,180 

2,200 

2,330 

2,130

2,130 

2,350 

2,820 

9,110 

6,320

4,360 

3,520 

3,050 

2,780 

2,500

2,320 

3,180 

2,960 

2,640 

3,400 

3,230

Month

Goto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ...........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

3,520 

3,920 

3 , 820 

3,230 

2,820

2,690 

4,510 

3,570 

3,740 

3,840

3,520 

3,090 

2,870 

3,550 

3,480

3,010 

2,780 

2,490 

2,350 

2,160

2,150 

2,380 

2,620 

2,160 

2,050

1,960 

1,890

1,960

Secondfoot days

47.62C

50.38C 

61.16C

793, 16C

89,530 

82.13C 

98.75C 

56.25C 

44.18C 

49.38C 

36,932 

26,077 

42,176

684,565

Mar.

4,820 

3,180

2,690 

2,490 

2,260

2,130 

2,120 

2,150 

2,O50 

1,920

1,800 

2,390 

11,700 

7,260 

4,820

4,120 

3,630 

3,190 

2,890 

2,760

2,920 

2,690 

2,490 

2,330 

2,200

2,150 

2,130 

3,810 

2,760 

2,520 

2,380

Apr.

2, 

2, 

2,

3J 

2*

Maximum

7,140 

5.02C 

3,760

10,100

9,110 

4,510 

11,700 

3,420 

3,O90 

3,560 

2,040 

1,820 

3,370

11,700

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 sec .-ft. ) .--Oct. 31 (6 a.m.

350 

300 

230 

310 

420

660 

470 

370 

150 

960

130

880 

960 

860 

730

560 

580 

580 

600 

620

640 

460 

360 

360 

420

620 

440 

420 

440 

370

May

1,360 

l,54u 

1,780 

1,610 

1,430

1,440 

1,340 

1,250 

1,370 

1,430

1,400 

1,420 

1,340 

1,430 

1,760

1,520 

1,400 

1,290 

1,300 

1,220

1,080 

1,090 

1,220 

1,080 

1 , 030

1,030 

1,190 

1,480 

1,830 

1,430 

3,090

Minimum

1,030 

,120 

,060

,060

,880 

,890

,800 

,360 

,030 

,080 

834 

640 

774

640

June

,860

',120 

,560 

,670

,92O

,640 

,970 

,400 

,100

,910 

,580

,460 

,370 

,340

,400 

,390 

,340 

,300 

,340

,520 

,OOO 

,680 

,370 

,080

,190 

,260 

,160 

,180 

,150

Mean

1,536 

1,679 

1,973

2,173

2,888 

2,933 

3,185 

1,875 

1,425 

1,646 

1,191 

841 

1,406

1,376

July

1,130 

930 

1 , 000 

918 

978

1,220 

1,130 

954 

858 

834

1,220 

1,190 

1,260 

1,420 

1,490

1,420 

1,330 

1,250 

1,110 

978

1,200 

990 

942 

1,080 

1,270

1,410 

2,040 

1,830 

1,400 

1,130 

1,020

Aug.

1,110 

1,150 

1,090 

1,000 

810

774 

728 

717 

717 

750

822 

762 

662 

662 

739

882 

942 

695 

739 

695

640 

684 

684 

810 

798

739 

662 

774

750 

1,270 

1,820

Sept.

3,370 

2,400 

1,550 

,150 

,190

,2OO 

,400 

,130 

,590 

,050

,680 

,500 

,390

,290 

,250

,180 

,130 

,130 

,090 

,070

,030 

,130 

,090 

906 

774

942 

930 

930 

858 

846

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

1 :

3.32 45.03

: :

2.86 38.85

) 9,440 sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (2 p.m.) 13,700

sec.-ft.; Mar. 13 (4 p.m.) 16,000 sec.-ft.
624 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Scott Creek above Sylva, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°23'02", long. 83°12'51". 800 feet downstream from 

Aliens Branch, 3,500 feet upstream from Cope Creek (corrected), and 0.8 mile upstream 

from Sylva, Jackson County. Datum of gage is 2,056.42 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--50.7 square miles.

Records available.--June 1941 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 second-feet Jan. 19 (gage height, 5.20 

reet); minimum, 42 second-feet Aug. 24 (gage height, 1.80 feet); minimum daily, 45 

second-feet Aug. 24.

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 1,990 second-feet Feb. 10, 1946 (gage height, 6.40 

feet); minimum, 8.0 second-feet Sept. 22, 23, 1941 (gage height, 1.30 feet); minimum 

daily, 25 second-feet Oct. 14, 15, 22-26, Nov. 16-18, 1941. 

Maximum stage known, 8.6 feet Aug. 30, 1940.

Remarks. Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small 

gristmills above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1053: 1942-44(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 2O to Mar. 12, July 6-27)

2.0

2.1 

2.4

75

92

155

2.7

3.0 

3.3

238 

340 

46O

Oct. 31 to Sept. 30

3 42

1.9 

2.1 

2.4

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.2

235

338

550

865

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

82

80 

78 

80 

78

92 

94 

105 

87 

80

77 

77 

80 

78

80

100 

102 

90 

82 

80

78 

77 

77 

75 

77

101 

80 

135 

103 

453 

430

Nov.

361 

235 

191 

164 

147

136 

129 

123 

118 

114

110 

106 

110 

104

100

97

95 

95 

93 

91

89 

89 

86 

104 

134

97 

93 

93

106 

93

Dec.

87 

86 

84 

82

80

79 

97 

80 

79 

82

100 

121 

181

150 

129

116 

108 

190 

167

140

129 

147 

254 

167 

152

183 

183 

162 

150 

143 

136

Jan.

129

125 

131 

125 

127

136 

145 

125 

121 

147

143 

145 

140 

154 

14O

157 

188 

208 

790 

418

316 

270 

241 

220 

202

188 

256 

214 

199 

205 

194

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

her ......... ................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

uary .........................

h.. ..........................

1 ..................... ......

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-So ... . . .....

Feb.

208 

257 

232 

211 

197

199 

301 

232 

264 

257

235 

220 

214 

251 

217

202 

191 

180 

174 

167

162 

185 

183 

162 

157

150 

143 

154

Seoondfoot days

3,38£

3,703 

4,044

56.42E

6,299 

5,705 

7,35C 

4,335 

3,281 

3,585 

2,305 

1,90S 

2,136

48,04C

Peak discharge (base, 9oO sec. -ft.). Oct.

ft. j Mar. 13 (7 a.m. 1,220 sec. -ft.

Mar.

352 

208 

188 

177 

172

164 

162 

164 

150 

145

145 

229 

853 

448 

342

305 

270 

248 

232

229

214

202 

194 

183 

174

172 

230 

244 

197 

183 

174

Apr.

177 

172 

162 

190 

241

188 

177 

170 

162 

157

154 

147 

145 

140 

136

134 

131 

129

129 

129

123 

121 

118 

116 

125

118 

112 

110 

112 

110

Maximum

453 

361 

254

625

790 

301 

853 

241 

152 

317 

122 

145 

177

853

30 (5 p.m.)

May

125 

121 

131 

110 

106

102 

106 

100 

98 

104

102 

104 

100 

131 

127

108 

102

98 

93 

91

91 

91 

91 

87 

89

89 

89 

137 

104 

102 

152

Minimum

75 

86 

79

75

121 

143 

145 

110 

87 

77 

56 

45 

46

45

June

110 

97 

127 

317 

174

138 

123 

145 

154 

143

134 

116 

110 

104 

125

114

102 

97 

93 

89

112 

145 

112 

98 

91

95 

86 

80 

77 

77

Mean

109 

123 

130

155

203 

204 

237 

144 

106 

120 

74.4 

61.6 

71.2

132

July

74 

72 

70 

70 

119

87 

72 

64 

59 

58

64 

79 

93 

82 

74

77 

69

62 

59 

56

69 

58 

60 

86 

70

86 

122 

86 

75 

67 

66

Aug.

64 

61 

59 

58 

55

53 

50 

50 

50 

50

58 

52 

49 

53

59

77 

58 

52 

56 

55

52 

53 

46 

45

50

50 

81 

67 

66 

135 

145

Per square 

mile

2.15 

2.43 

2.56

3.06

4.00 

4.02 

4.67 

2.84 

2.09 

2.37 

1.47 

1.21 

1.40

2.60

Sept.

177 

125 

93 

87 

84

70 

102 

102 

91 

80

74 

69 

66 

64 

64

58 

58

56 

55 

53

52 

66 

53 

50 

49

48 

46 

48 

48 

48

Runoff in 

inches

2.49 

2.72 

2.97

41.41

4.62 

4.18 

5.39 

3.18 

2.41 

2.63 

1.69 

1.40 

1.57

35.25

901 sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (10 a.m.) 1,360 sec . -
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 625

Oconalufty River at Birdtown, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°27'42", long. 83°21'13", 200 feet upstream from 

county bridge, 0.5 mile south of Birdtown, Swain County, 0.6 mile downstream from Adams 

Creek, 0.6 mile upstream from Goose Creek, and 2.2 miles southwest of Cherokee. Datum 

of gage is 1,843.30 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1936.

Drainage area.--184 square miles.

Records available.--July 1945 to September 1946, July 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,470 second-feet Jan. 19 (gage height, 6.80 

reet); minimum, 182 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.02 feet).

1945-46, 1948-50: Maximum discharge, 15,000 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 

12.0 feet, from floodmarks), by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 126 second-feet 

Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, 1948 (gage height, 0.88 foot).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

good. Records of chemical analyses and. water temperatures for the water year 1950 are 

given in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 '(gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.0 175

1.2 244

1.4 327

1.7 478

2.0 660

2.3 870

2.6 1,110

3.0 1,470

3.5 1,970

4.0 2,520

4.5 3,130

5.0 3,800

5.6 4,670

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

233

226

226

226

222

233

306

244

260

230

222

219

266

349

268

284

391

424

332

301

280

264

252

240

240

323

256

288

293

1,820

3,070

Nov.

1,670

1 , 1 80

910

730

634

559

512

473

440

419

399

379

374

365

341

327

314

306

297

293

284

280

272

297

569

360

336

341

571

535

-

Dec.

440

404

379

369

350

341

369

332

318

318

446

668

1,220

990

744

614

559

1,300

1,370

966

807

815

1,710

1 , 060

894

950

1,130

998

849

758

688

Jan.

628

589

621

565

621

952

1,350

863

744

758

870

765

758

886

814

807

814

982

3,900

2,280

1,560

1,240

1,060

918

814

744

1,200

1,020

974

1,640

1,380

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ... .........................

July .............................

August ...........................

Septembe r ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

,490

,780

,630

,340

,160

,090

,110

,460

,590

,570

,400

,240

,110

,250

,100

966

863

786

744

681

647

737

758

634

608

577

547

553

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

12,786

14,76"

23,156

234, 29E

33,11"

30,421

31,426

15,504

13,372

15,203

14,16E

8.76E

8.74C

221,434

Mar.

1,800

1,050

878

793

744

695

667

695

628

577

571

870

4,610

2,360

1,600

1,350

1,140

1,010

910

a850

a 800

a720

a660

a620

a600

a610

a740

a900

a720

a640

a620

Apr.

a610

a580

a560

a640

a940

a710

a650

a610

a580

a550

a560

a540

a530

512

501

484

473

473

462

467

446

429

424

414

424

414

389

379

374

379

Maximum

3,070

1,670

1,710

4,430

3,900

2,110

4,610

940

801

1,460

765

462

644

4,610

May

414

419

541

435

394

374

399

384

365

374

374

384

365

464

702

506

456

424

394

374

365

360

350

327

323

310

314

469

801

489

723

Minimum

219

272

318

219

565

547

571

374

310

327

297

205

185

185

June

559

467

535

1,460

950

709

595

565

535

506

529

462

429

404

414

414

389

360

336

327

454

654

535

424

379

419

369

327

365

332

Mean

413

492

747

642

1,068

1,086

1,014

517

431

507

457

283

291

607

July

310

297

297

310

379

451

446

365

323

310

472

409

446

501

583

577

559

541

456

399

518

394

374

419

478

556

765

716

577

495

446

Aug.

429

384

355

332

310

293

280

268

264

260

320

276

252

248

276

310

284

244

268

264

233

219

208

205

205

208

219

256

237

462

399

Per square 

mile

2_.24

2.67

4.06

3.49

5.80

5.90

5.51

2.81

2.34

2.76

2.48

1.54

1.58

3.30

Sept.

644

559

389

341

360

293

355

414

389

355

318

306

288

268

264

244

233

233

222

215

208

268

230

205

195

195

188

188

188

185

-

Runoff in 

inches

2.58

2.98

4.68

47.33

6.69

6.15

6.35

3.13

2.70

3.07

2.86

1.77

1.77

44.73

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 see.-ft.).--Pet. 31 (5 

sec.-ft.; Mar. 13 (11 a.m.) 5,870 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weath 

Creek near Bryson City and Cataloochee Creek near Cataloochee.

5,340 sec.-ft.; Jan. 19 (12 m.) 6,470 

records and records for Noland
626 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

No land Creek near Bryson City, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35 0 29'06", long. 83 0 30'15", In Great Smoky Mountains 

National Park, 1.1 miles downstream from Mill Creek, 3.6 miles upstream from Fontana 

Reservoir, and 5 miles northwest of Bryson City, Swain County.

Drainage area. 13.8 square miles.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 15 years, 45.1 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 715 second-feet Oct. 30 (gage height, 3.80 

feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 1.14 feet Sept. 30.

1935-50: Maximum discharge, 1,530 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 4.87 

feet), by critical-depth method; minimum, 3.5 second-feet Oct. 24, 1939 (gage height, 

0.66 foot).

Remarks. Records good. Occasional slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small 

power plant above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 8C3: Drainage area. W 893: 1936, 1937-39(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1-17, Feb. 3 to July 26 Oct. 18 to Feb. 2, July 27 to Sept. 30

1.15 19

1.2 21

1.3 26

1.4 32

1.6 44

1.8 60

2.0 81

2.3 126

2.6 189

2.9 277

3.2 397

3.4 493

1.1 14

l.Z 18

1.4 28

1.6 40

1.8 57

2.0 79

2.2 107

2.4 143

2.7 215

3.0 313

3.3 444

Dlaoharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

21 

21 

20 

20 

20

26 

30 

29 

34 

27

25 

25 

35

56 

36

44

74 

55 

44 

38

35 

32 

30 

28 

28

30

29 

28

193 

336

Nov.

161 

117 

92 

74 

64

56 

50 

46 

42 

40

37 

35 

36 

34 

32

30 

29 

28

27 

26

26 

25 

24 

30 

36

27 

27 

28 

46 

34

Dec.

30 

29 

28 

27 

26

25 

29 

25 

24 

26

34 

44 

134

73 

57

49 

45 

92 

77 

63

57 

82 

122 

80

71

91 

95 

83 

72 

64 

59

Jan.

54 

51

60 

60 

62

137 

121 

88 

78 

84

79 

86 

86 

92 

80

84

90 

123 

416 

239

161 

122 

102 

87 

77

68 

134

106 

104 

154 

142

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber ..........................

ober .........................

lender year 1949 

ary

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

192 

246 

202 

156 

126

118 

204

153 

176 

178

147 

126 

114 

121 

96

85

77 

70 

67 

61

58

74 

66 

60 

57

54 

52 

60

Second 

foot-days

1,475 

1,358 

1,812

21,556

3,427 

3,196 

3,258 

1,418

1,298 

1,784 

1.57J 

816 

84C

22,264

Peak discharge (base, 60o sec. -ft.). Oct.

ft.; Mar. 13 (6:30 a.m.) 628 see. -ft.; June 4

Mar.

258 

124 

98 

85

77

70 

66 

70 

59 

56

57 

131 

488

232 

158

134 

109 

94 

84 

82

76 

70 

65 

61 

58

56 

74 

85 

65 

60 

57

Apr.

57 

56 

54 

63 

88

67 

63 

59 

57 

53

55 

51 

48 

46 

44

43 

41 

41 

40

39

38 

37 

36 

35 

38

37 

34 

33 

33 

33

Maximum

336

161 

134

447

416 

246 

488 

88 

69 

274 

87 

46 

68

I 488

30 (12 p.m.! 

(6t30 a.m.,

May

36 

44 

66 

44 

40

38 

41 

38 

36 

39

41 

43

41 

54 

69

52 

46 

43 

41

39

37 

37 

35 

34 

32

30 

30 

41 

36 

37 

59

Minimum

20 

24 

24

20

51 

52 

56 

33 

30 

33 

30 

18 

16

16

June

42 

38

77 

274 

123

85 

70 

62 

59 

58

59 

50 

47 

44 

42

41 

39 

37 

35 

34

76 

73 

50 

43 

40

41 

36 

34 

42 

33

Mean

47.6 

45.3 

58.5

59.1

111 

114 

105 

47.3 

41.9 

59.5 

50.8 

26.4 

28.0

61.0

July

31 

30 

31 

32 

42

50 

43

36 

33 

41

61 

56 

53 

53 

52

62 

55 

52 

46 

43

62 

46 

43 

58 

55

77 

87 

78 

63 

55 

49

Aug.

46 

40 

37 

35 

32

30 

28 

26 

25 

24

31 

24 

23 

22 

26

25 

24 

24 

23 

22

20 

19 

18 

18 

18

18 

19 

18 

24 

33 

46

Per square 

mile

3.45 

3.28 

4.24

4.28

8.04 

8.26

7.61 

3.43 

3.04 

4.31 

3.68 

1.91 

2.03

4.42

Sept.

66 

46 

33 

29 

26

24 

30 

39 

68 

39

34 

31 

28 

26 

25

23 

22 

22 

21 

20

19 

27 

21

19 

18

18 

17 

17 

16 

16

Runoff in 

inohes

3.98 

3.66 

4.89

58.10

9.24 

8.61 

8.78 

3.82 

3.50 

4.81 

4. 24 

2.20 

2.26

59.99

715 sec. -ft. j Jan. 19 (9:30 a.m.) 600 sec. 

633 sec. -ft.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Hazel Creek at Proctor, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°28'38", long. 83°42'58", in Great Smoky Mountains 

national Park, 0.4 mile northeast of Proctor, Swain County, 1.3 miles downstream from 

Rowan Branch, and 5 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,803.39 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--44.4 square miles.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,500 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 5.70 

reetT, from rating curve extended above 1,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting: 

minimum, 41 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.52 feet).

1942-50: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 31, 1949; minimum, 22 second-feet Oct. 13- 

17, 29, 30, 1948; minimum gage height, 1.26 feet Oct. 15-17, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.5 38 2.2 177 3.O 565 

1.6 51 Z.4 246 3.2 71O 

1.8 83 2.6 334 3.5 965 

2.0 124 2.8 440 4.0 1,50O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

58 

57 

57 

56 

56

64 

69 

56 

57 

54

52 

56 

70 

102

66

1O8 

155 

134

a HO 

896

a88 

882 

78 

74 

74

87 

71 

78 

74 

477 

1,450

Nov.

552 

a380

a300 

a240 

a210

a!80 

163 

152 

142 

134

126 

122 

122 

115 

109

104 

100 

96 

a93 

a91

89 

87 

83

97 

118

92 

91 

94 

113 

98

Dec.

92

91 

87 

87 

85

83

106 

87 

83 

85

98 

98

211 

171 

146

132 

122 

157 

152 

142

134

168 

232 

187 

169

196 

213 

203 

187 

171 

160

Jan.

149 

144 

169 

152 

152

231 

289 

228 

2O3 

206

199 

216 

213 

250 

231

231 

247 

324 

1,09O

742

488 

385

316 

267 

231

209 

358 

284 

267 

361 

344

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jam; 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

Bay 

June 

July 

Augxi 

Sept

We

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h.. ..........................

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

iter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

344 

488 

452 

385 

320

334 

662 

520 

560 

558

482 

412 

349 

349 

288

263 

242 

224 

213 

196

187 

225 

199 

180 

174

166 

157 

187

Secondfoe t-dsys

4,166 

4,492 

4,33E

58,873

9,176 

9, lie 

10,406 

4.306 

4,306 

5,826 

3,342 

2,263 

1,757

63,494

Mar.

91O 

476 

354 

293 

259

231 

216 

228 

190 

177

187 

311 

1,170 

77O 

513

452 

375 

320 

284 

284

259 

242 

224 

2O9 

196

190 

232 

254 

213 

199 

190

Apr.

193 

187 

174 

184 

221

190 

180 

174 

166 

160

163 

149 

144 

136 

134

132 

129 

124 

122 

122

117 

115 

113 

111 

117

117 

106 

102 

113 

111

Maximum

1,450 

552

232

1,450

1,O9O 

662 

1,17O 

221 

238 

771 

180 

111 

119

1,450

Peak discharge (base, l.OOO BBC. -ft.) .--Oct. 31 (Z a.m.

May

115 

132 

166 

134 

126

120 

139 

124 

117 

132

126 

132 

129 

162 

228

183 

16O 

145 

136 

129

122 

120 

115 

109 

104

10O 

100 

168 

149 

145 

238

Minimum

52 

83 

83

52

144 

157 

177 

102 

100 

104 

80 

-52 

42

42

June

163 

144 

204 

771 

470

320 

246 

213 

193 

190

177 

152 

142 

134 

129

124 

120 

120 

109 

125

239 

278 

183 

155 

142

129 

122 

113 

115 

104

Mean

134 

150 

140

161

296 

326 

336 

144 

139 

194 

108 

73.0 

58.6

174

July

100 

94 

91 

89 

96

122 

96 

87 

80 

85

102 

92 

92 100-

94

115 

98 

96 

85 

81

115 

85 

87 

144 

129

164 

ISO 

163 

139 

124 

117

Aug.

Ill 

1O2 

98 

91 

85

81 

78 

74 

73 

76

90 

SO 

69 

66 

68

68 

69 

90

76 

66

60 

57 

56

54 

54

52 

56 

54 

60 

66 

83

Per square 

mile

3.02 

3.38 

3.15

3.63

6.67 

7.34 

7.57 

3.24 

3.13 

4.37 

2.43 

1.64 

1.3Z

3.92

) 4.500 sec. -ft.) Jan. 19 (11:30

Sept.

81 

71 

60 

56 

56

50 

78 

71 

119 

78

69 

63 

60 

57 

856

a54 

a52 

a52 

a51 

849

48 

74 

51 

46 

44

43 

42 

42 

4£ 

42

Runoff in 

inches

3.49 

3.76 

3.63

49.31

7.69 

7.64 

8.72 

3.61 

3.61 

4.88 

Z.80 

1.90 

1.47

53.20

a.m.) 1,400

sec.-ft.

a. No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

Noland Creek near Bryson City.

238383 O - 53 - 41
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

L-cation.--Water-stage re:order, lat. 35°18'40", long. 83°51'35", 0.5 mile upstream from 

Hooper Branch, 3.1 miles west of Robbinsville, Granam County, and 4.C miles downstream 

from Little Snowbird Cre-k. Datum of gage is 1,953.57 feet above mean sea level, datum 

jf 1929, supplementary adjustment of 193i? .

Drainage ar^a.--42.0 square miles.

KeouMc avallabl^. Qrr-.bex' 1942 to September 1950.

ig^remes .^--piaxim un dii.charge recordea during year, 3,530 second-feet June 4 (gage height, 

>j .33 feei,) , from racing uarv extended above 2,2uO second-feet on basis of slupe-srea 

determination at gage height 3.96 feet; minimum, 52 second-feet Sept. 30 (gatre h-i Tht, 

1.26 feet).

194E-5U: Maximum discharge, 3,CEO ^cond-feet (revised) Jan. 20, 1947 (gage heif/ht , 

6.4-, feet), from rating curve extendel above 2,200 second-feet on basis of slop--weH 

determination at -age height 8.9G feet; minimum, 20 second-feet Dec. 24, 1943 (gage 

hei -hi- , ..39 foot), result :,f low remperatar-; minimum daily, 30 second-f=et Oct. 15, 

16, 1947.

Revisions.--The maximum dischar-"= f.r water year 1947 has been revisei to 3,650 

second-feet Jan. 20, 1947 (-age heI'mt, r.44 feet), superseding figure published in 

c/ater-Supply Paper Iu33.

Remarks.--Record; go>.i excepr those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 2-30)

Oct. 17 to June 4 5 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4

1.6 210

292

424

4.0 

4.3

565

765

1,040

1,380

1,620

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

1.6

1S4 

269 

597

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

R

9

10

11

1?

13

14

15

Ifi

17

18

19

20

?1

??

??.

?4

25

?fi

?7

?R

?>n

31

Oct.

80

77

77

75

73

84

118

95

143

95

86

115

108

100

93

189

226

176

129

114

103

98

92

87

85

95

85

92

92

615

1,020

Nov.

420

309

267

226

206

187

172

165

155

148

138

135

145

135

126

120

111

108

105

103

103

100

95

114

171

111

105

108

180

138

-

Dec.

123

114

108

105

103

100

129

103

98

105

162

208

480

288

218

187

172

523

397

292

254

369

454

318

284

301

379

318

284

258

242

Jan.

230

218

250

278

288

445

468

331

292

328

314

339

318

375

318

339

331

397

1,190

610

484

420

384

353

322

301

402

335

335

335

331

Month

December ... . . ..........

Calendar year 1949 ........

January .... ... .....

April ....... ......

May ....................... . .

July .......... ... ...... ......

September ...... ... . . ....

Bater year 1949-50 .... ....

Feb.

447

585

474

402

357

370

618

433

456

470

420

375

348

457

370

335

309

292

279

258

246

446

375

305

279

263

242

254

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

4,, 7 17

4,706

7,476

78,789

11,661

10,475

11,910

5,584

4,227

5,921

4,412

2,815

2,516

76,420

Mar.

700

379

331

3300

3270

a250

3240

3300

a240

3220

a230

a450

31,600

3350

3560

a490

a410

366

339

348

318

296

279

267

254

242

289

354

258

246

234

Apr.

238

234

218

281

564

258

238

222

210

202

206

187

180

172

165

158

155

152

148

152

141

135

135

132

172

195

141

135

129

129

-

Maximum

1,020

420

523

1,820

1,190

618

1,600

364

290

939

246

128

214

1,600

May

126

141

183

135

129

123

129

122

114

126

135

132

138

167

206

145

138

126

120

114

108

108

103

100

95

92

124

195

126

136

290

Minimum

73

95

98

73

218

242

220

129

92

108

89

64

52

52

June

152

129

202

939

340

242

205

187

184

174

201

155

143

140

137

134

126

121

115

115

305

348

208

168

149

137

126

118

113

108

-

Mean

152

157

241

216

376

374

384

186

136

197

142

90.8

83.9

209

July

103

98

96

96

105

115

121

126

94

89

108

131

139

246

238

226

201

171

143

128

152

123

126

140

137

174

216

164

146

134

126

Aug.

123

115

113

105

100

98

94

89

87

98

108

91

82

82

80

99

80

78

98

80

72

70

68

64

76

128

87

94

78

87

91

Per square 

mile

3.62

3.74

5.74

5.14

8.95

8.90

9.14

4.43

3.24

4.69

3.38

2.16

2.00

4.98

Sept.

214

137

98

87

80

74

124

108

146

108

94

84

80

74

76

70

68

66

64

62

62

86

66

59

57

56

56

54

54

52

Runoff in 

inches

4.18

4.17

6.62

69.78

10.33

9.28

10. S5

4.94

3.74

5.24

3.91

2.49

2.23

67.68

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 sec.-ft. ).. Oct. 31 (3:30 p.m.) 2,560 sec. -ft. ; Jan. 19 (9 a.m.) 2,040 

sec.-ft.; Mar. 13 (time and discharge unknown); June 4 (8 a.m. ) 3,580 sec.-ft.

3 No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Valley 

River at Tomotla and Santeetlah Reservoir snd powerhouse.
Tellico River at Tellico Plains, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°21'42", long. 84°16i44", 200 feet upstream from 

bridge on Tellico Plains-Rafter road, 0.4 mile downstream from Laurel Creek, and 0.8 

mile east of Tellico Plains, Monroe County. Datum of gage is 846.64 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 118 square miles.

Records available.--July 1925 to September 1927, October 1930 to September 1950. October 

laav to September 1930 at site half a mile upstream, published as Tellico River near 

Tellico Plains.

Average discharge.--25 years, second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 second-feet Oct. 30 (gage height, 11.43 

feet, from floodmark); minimum, 73 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.21 feet).

1925-50; Maximum discharge, 11,300 second-feet Jan. 20, 1947 (gage height, 11.56 

feet), from rating curve extended above 6,500 second-feet; maximum gage height, 12.20 

feet Feb. 4, 1936; minimum discharge, 13 second-feet Sept. 7, 1925 (gage height, 0.25 

foot).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

115

166

287

2.4

3.0 

4.0 

5.O

435

730

1,260

1,810

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

104 

99 

97 

94

92

90 

120 

110 

120 

130

110

110 

160 

200 

190

200 

£00 

350 

250 

200

170 

150 

140 

130 

120

170 

140 

130 

350 

1,000 

3,000

Nov.

l.ion 

725 

565 

448 

391

343 

311 

287 

268

240 

227 

246

215

200

194 

136 

180 

177

172 

166 

161 

169 

258

188 

180 

180 

215 

215

Dec.

186 

180 

172 

172

169

161 

191 

169 

158 

156

197 

221 

675

535

5S5

297

548 

605 

440

368 

446 

1,220 

655 

485

435 

444 

419 

361 

335 

311

Jan.

294 

284 

297 

290 

335

tec

1,190 

640 

490 

EDO

600

530 

495

725 

670

660 

605 

640 

3,540 

1,570

958 

745 

635 

555 

480

431 

765 

650 

570 

530 

480

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Bay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mbe r .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h.. ..........................

1 ......................

st ...................... ....

embe r ........ ..............

ter year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 see

Feb.

560 

1,100 

1,110 

770 

615

565 

1,250

936 

850 

910

850

705 

505 

705 

595

520 

466 

423 

403 

372

353 

498 

500 

419 

387

357 

332 

328

Secondfoot days

8,926 

6,695 

11,321

140,621

21,834 

17,484 

20,583 

8,851 

6,544 

10,616 

5,618 

3,596 

3,810

127,878

Mar.

84-

462 

411 

380

357

359 

427

357

352

332 

794 

4,510 

1,690 

9C8

805 

680 

595 

520 

495

458 

419

391 

368 

346

332 

400 

756 

476 

407 

365

Apr.

361

357 

328 

364 

738

4B; 

415 

376 

350 

325

328 

297 

281

246 

240

227

243

218 

212 

209 

203 

218

277 

212 

203 

194 

191

Maximum

3,000 

1,100 

1,220

4,48O

3,540 

1,250 

4,510 

738 

482 

2,280 

335 

158 

272

4,510

-ft.). --Oct. 30 (time

6,910 see. -ft.; Mar. 13 (8:30 a.m.) 6,040 sec. -ft.; June

May

191 

194 

271 

209 

194

185 

203 

197 

173 

IBZ

186 

209 

221

391

271 

227 

209 

194 

180

166 

163 

161 

148 

140

135 

130 

281 

240 

177 

482

Minimum

90

161 

15B

90

284 

328 

332 

191 

j.50 

148 

104 

79 

75

73

June

209 

356 

2,280 

670

495

368 

314 

290 

317

4G6 

297 

258

221

212 

197 

188 

180 

172

385 

415 

325 

246 

212

197 

180

163 

158 

148

Mean

288 

290 

365

385

704 

624 

664 

295 

211 

354 

181 

116 

127

350

July

143 

132 

125 

130 

130

161 

156 

118 

108 

104

153 

158 

171 

297

335

307 

240 

186 

166 

145

212 

156 

153 

212 

194

203

335 

224 

183 

156

Aug.

143 

132 

156 

125 

113

106 

103 

94 

90 

128

138 

138 

104 

97 

97

97 

99 

118 

158 

115

94 

86 

84 

79 

84

130

133 

153 

130 

156 

118

Sept.

272 

206 

145 

122 

135

110 

178 

180 

252 

180

156 

138 

128 

118 

128

110 

101 

99 

94 

92

88 

118 

108 

88 

84

82 

75 

75 

75 

73

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

2.44 2.81 

2.46 2.74 

3.09 3.57

3.26 44.32

5.97 6.88 

5.29 5.51 

5.63 6.49 

2.50 2.79 

1.79 2.0t 

3.00 3.55 

1.53 1.77 

.983 1.13 

1.08 1.20

2.97 40.30

inknown) 10,900 sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (10 a.m.) 

5 (8:30 a.m.) 6,720 sec. -ft.
630 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tellico River near Vonore, Teim.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°33'33", long. 84°13'32", 0.1 mile downstream from 

Notcny Creek, 2.3 miles southeast of Vonore, Monroe County, and 4.2 miles upstream from 

mouth. Datum of gage is 768.44 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--271 square miles.

Records available. June 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 23.8 

 feet, from floodmark); minimum, 116 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 2.22 feet). 

1948-50: Maximum discharge, 11,100 second-feet Nov. 29, 1948, and Mar. 13, 1950

(gage height, 23.8 feet); minimum, 58 second-feet Oct. 3, 17, 1948 (gage height, 1.53

feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.2 114

2.6 163

3.0 219

3.5 303

4.0 400

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

600

820

1,300

1,780

2,350

15.0 3,410

18.0 4,630

21.0 6,000

22.6 8,230

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2930'

31

Oct.

170

163

158

156

154

151

193

179

189

194

164

158

189

248

207

231

997

1,010

490

354

296

264

242

224

218

290

248

231

260

747

3,750

Nov.

4,920

1,740

1,050

846

719

629

558

514

474

444

422

402

412

458

386

356

339

224

311

305

298

285

274

274

480

380

324

312

320

368

-

Dec.

320

299

287

276

276

262

280

307

262

252

280

294

1,180

1,290

741

570

478

510

1 , 000

736

611

609

1,870

1,420

921

756

730

701

607

554

504

Jan.

468

448

462

452

496

682

2,060

1,270

al.100

81,100

al,300

81,200

al,100

al,300

al,500

1,270

1,190

1,200

3,630

g6,110

2,840

1,440

1,180

1,040

894

798

1,640

1,420

1,120

1,540

1,150

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,150

2,260

2,300

1,690

1,280

1,100

2,070

2,150

1,810

2,020

1,720

1,380

1,170

1,090

1,100

923

834

763

717

666

629

659

935

728

664

620

570

564

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

12,52E

18,924

19,18!

241,18]

43.40C

33,561

43,372

15,126

12,374

22,441

9,709

6,471

6.01C

243,100

Mar.

1,680

1,180

863

750

679

633

602

750

679

588

642

1,370

6,590

a8, 000

a3,300

1,640

1,410

1,170

1,000

914

885

789

725

675

640

604

700

1,510

957

769

679

Apr.

642

646

594

590

1,180

885

743

668

614

568

540

532

484

460

442

424

410

402

390

402

374

352

350

337

332

452

364

328

314

309

-

Maximum

3,750

4,920

1,870

6,000

6,110

2,300

8,000

1,180

1,060

3,910

700

300

400

8,000

May

a 300

a 300

a450

a400

a350

a 300

a320

8310

a270

8280

a300

376

458

516

1,060

602

464

394

358

324

299

281

272

253

239

226

219

677

454

344

978

Minimum

151

274

252

151

448

564

588

309

219

257

184

130

119

119

June

562

434

1,700

2,370

3,910

1,260

772

629

570

594

1,160

622

506

448

422

396

364

352

332

303

542

1,020

802

480

396

354

322

290

272

257

Mean

404

631

619

661

1,400

1,199

1,399

504

399

748

313

209

200

666

July

245

230

219

212

230

298

305

220

198

184

193

236

236

480

502

a430

a370

8330

a300

8270

a350

a280

a280

8340

a320

a350

8700

aSOO

8350

298

253

Aug.

242

234

262

231

196

183

172

166

159

173

206

216

177

158

156

160

168

287

280

257

173

153

142

a!30

a!40

a250

a270

aSOO

a280

8300

a250

Per square 

mile

1.49

2.33

2.28

2.44

5.17

4.42

5.16

1.86

1.47

£ . 76

1.15

.771

.738

2.46

Sept.

8400

8300

a250

a200

a200

173

261

358

358

316

248

219

203

187

190

180

162

155

149

145

140

149

179

145

132

127

125

120

119

120

Runoff in 

inches

1.72

2.60

2.63

33.08

5.96

4.61

5.95

2.08

1.70

1^33

. 89

.82

33.37

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 see.-ft.).--Nov. 1 (about 5 a.m.) 5,760 aec.-ft.j Jan. 20 (about 4 a.m.) 

10,600 sec.-ft.5 Mar. 13 (about 12 p.m.) 11,100 sec.-ft.; June 5 (8 a.m.) 4,470 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Tellico Plains, 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 631

Clinch River at Richlands, Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°05'10", long. 81°46'52", 1 mile southeast of

 Kichlands, Tacewell County, 1.6 miles downstream from Middle Creek, and 2.2 miles upstream from Big Creek. Prior to Aug. 6, 1950, wire-weight gage 1.1 miles downstream.

Drainage_area. 139 square miles. Prior to Aug. 6, 1950, 140 square miles. 

Records available.--January 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,460 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height,

 11.25 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum recorded, 21 second-feet Sept. 18 

(gage height, 0.61 foot); minimum daily, 26 second-feet Oct. 3.

1946-50: Maximum discharge observed, that of Feb. 2, 1950; minimum observed, 8 

second-feet Aug. 29, 1946; minimum gage height recorded, that of Sept. 18, 1950; minimum daily discharge, 14 second-feet Oct. 7, 1946.

Remarks.--Records good after Aug. 6; those prior to that date fair except those below 50

 second-feet, which are poor. Town of Richlands diverts about 0.4 second-foot above old 

station during periods of low flow to augment municipal water supply. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station. Wire-weight gage read twice daily prior 

to Aug. 6. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1950 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1186.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

56

43

26

37

29

32

36

34

53

32

29

37

35

47

54

44

35

44

50

40

42

37

34

30

44

67

54

50

75

78

665

Nov.

432

764

349

332

240

167

142

121

104

91

SO

77

77

82

74

74

71

71

69

£69

69

65

57

66

332

240

167

142

1,120

640

-

Dec.

332

240

195

154

142

121

107

102

95

225

402

68O

600

640

440

332

255

225

210

180

154

154

300

349

285

285

366

316

270

225

195

Jan.

180

167

167

142

131

121

154

131

131

131

225

225

300

6OO

480

560

640

480

764

680

500

349

316

270

240

210

300

285

270

1,600

2.5OO

Feb.

2,600

3,960

1,700

848

600

440

366

300

332

421

440

3400

332

285

255

225

195

180

167

154

142

142

167

142

131

121

111

111

-

-

-

Mar.

240

195

elSO

167

154

154

a 140

131

131

107

109

121

210

520

366

316

316

300

a280

27O

270

270

480

402

349

285

270

806

600

402

316

Apr.

27O

225

210

180

225

210

195

195

al70

154

154

142

131

131

121

109

107

102

100

131

131

111

107

106

104

111

97

91

90

93

-

May

332

440

640

660

316

240

270

225

180

167

225

402

890

aeoo

806

722

440

332

255

210

180

154

154

316

195

167

210

e230

520

285

225

June

255

195

180

270

30O

225

180

154

131

131

210

131

109

109

100

100

90

80

e 90

111

848

806

349

240

3200

167

210

154

131

111

July

97

87

80

80

98

142

131

73

69

70

66

70

71

71

73

67

64

46

55

55

121

97

66

63

59

104

560

270

154

111

95

Aug.

82

85

131

87

71

62

59

55

51

50

49

52

48

48

89

1,090

288

155

116

98

80

74

66

62

56

56

51

56

58

56

51

Sept.

52

51

255

130

83

66

58

56

54

55

54

51

50

50

45

47

45

43

45

57

64

137

116

82

62

54

50

47

46

47

Month

Calendar year 1949 ........ ...

April ........... . . ..............

May

July .............................

September ........................

Water year 1949-5O ............

Secondfoot-days

65,482

4 3O3

3 432

2,052

84,707

Maximum

1,800

255

3,960

Minimum

95

20

43

26

Mean

179

68.4

232

Per square 

mile

1 52

1.28

2 53

.492

1.66

Runoff in 

inches

17.40

3 52

2 35

2 9°

92

.55

22.49

a No gage-height record; 

Cleveland.

e Qage readings not repr 

station at Cleveland.

discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station at 

sentative of average for day; discharge computed on basis of records for
632 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Clinch River at Cleveland, Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°56'41", long. 82°09'L8", 500 feet upstream from 

highway bridge at Cleveland, Russell County, 0.5 mile downstream from Muddy Hollow, 

and 2.3 miles downstream from Weaver Creek. Datum of gage is 1,500.24 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 528 square miles.

He cords available. October 1920 to September 1950.

Average discharge". --28 years (1921-23, 1924-50), 68C second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,600 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 16.53

 feet); minimum, 87 second-feet Oct. 25 (gage height, 1.38 feet).

1920-50: Maximum discharge, 22,500 second-feet Dec. 22, 1926 (gage height observed, 

21.1 feet, site and datum then in use), Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 20.60 feet); minimum, 39 second-feet Feb. 10, 1934 (gage height, 0.96 foot).

Remarks. Records good.

Kevlsl'ons.--W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov

113

164

257

435

1,240 

2,17(J

2 to Sept. 30

108

155

275

620

1,040

1,610

4,410

6,380

8,940

14,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

I

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

170

150

127

109

106

109

106

109

111

109

111

100

104

118

153

145

135

120

109

113

109

100

98

95

98

176

200

170

164

224

1,550

Nov.

2,090

2,730

1,590

1,200

925

690

540

460

392

345

310

286

263

257

251

233

224

218

212

203

194

194

182

200

828

952

642

520

1,610

2,970

-

Dec.

1,490

925

£30

560

496

436

396

366

331

317

619

1,690

2,410

3,130

1,930

1,260

925

790

765

690

620

580

1,050

1,490

1,160

1,140

2,090

1,690

1,230

980

815

Jan.

690

642

620

580

520

488

560

580

560

560

925

980

1,160

1,890

2,490

2,650

2,890

2,330

3,050

2,970

2,170

1,610

1,230

1,070

898

790

952

1,160

1,100

5,890

10,700

Month

October ............ ...

November .... ....................

December ................

Calendar year 1949 ........ ...

January ..........................

February,. ..................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .................... . ...

August ...........................

September ............... . . .

Water year 1949-50 ....

Feb.

10,200

14,800

7,340

3,690

2,490

1,890

1,690

1,370

1,930

2 , 490

2,250

1 , 850

1 , 450

1,230

1,040

898

790

715

665

600

560

540

580

560

492

468

432

412

_

-

Secondfoot-days

5,378

21,711

33,061

256,696

54,705

63,422

32,851

16,267

50,663

24,560

13,668

14,936

8,057

339,279

Mar

620

740

642

600

560

540

500

484

464

420

388

404

727

1,930

1,570

1,230

1,300

1,200

1,070

980

1,010

980

1,300

1,450

1,230

1,070

952

2,730

2,730

1,770

1,260

Apr.

1,O40

925

790

690

84S

870

790

715

665

620

580

540

500

476

448

420

40 O

384

373

436

468

420

396

380

373

388

370

334

317

317

-

Maximum

1,530

2,970

3,130

4,590

10,700

14,800

2,730

1,040

5,O40

2,810

1,200

2; 840

979

14,800

May

1,02O

2,090

1,930

1,930

1,260

925

952

1,200

898

765

899

2,570

5,U40

2,970

4,950

3,870

2,490

1,650

1,200

952

790

665

665

1,410

1,040

765

842

925

1,530

1,370

1 . 100

Minimum

95

182

317

95

488

412

388

317

665

366

221

197

121

95

June

1,370

1,070

842

1,160

1,490

1,100

815

665

600

600

715

620

500

444

424

420

452

370

366

452

1,160

2,810

1,410

898

665

560

952

642

520

468

-

Mean

173

724

1,066

703

1,765

2,265

1,060

542

1,634

819

441

482

269

930

July

4O8

352

317

296

296

396

488

380

289

260

236

233

245

269

362

338

269

233

221

265

980

620

420

328

286

436

1,100

1,200

980

665

500

Aug.

452

632

898

560

416

338

292

260

239

227

236

224

215

197

197

2,840

2,170

815

560

448

359

303

266

242

221

215

206

209

224

245

230

Per square 

mile

0.328

1.37

2.02

1.33

3.34

4.29

2.01

1.03

3.09

1.55

.835

.913

.509

1.76

Sept.

221

233

245

452

317

236

200

182

173

164

155

170

179

167

161

145

135

128

121

182

338

979

898

500

334

263

224

200

182

173

Runoff in 

inches

O.38

1.53

2.33

18.09

3.85

4.47

2.32

1.15

3.56

1.73

.96

1.05

.57

23.90

Peak discharge (ba

15,600 sec.-ft.; May 13 (5 

p.m.) 5,510 sec.-ft.

5,000 sec.-ft.).--Jan. 31 (2:3O a.m.) 11,60O sec.-ft.; Feb. 2 (lo a.m.)

c.-ft.j May 15 (11:30 a.m.) 5,130 sec.-ft.; Aug. 16 (4:30
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 633

Clinch River at Speers Ferry, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 3C°38 long. 82°45'02", at highway bridge half a

Records available.--October 1920 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--30 years, 1,583 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,100 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height,

37,200 second-feet Feb. 3, 192? (gage height, 

.. _ _.__, i._....... _._.._._,, ..._._.. .., __ second-feet Sept. 29, Oct. 23, 19,39; minimum

daily, 77 second-feet Oct. 7, 8, 14, 15, 22, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station. Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year i960 are given In Water-Supply 

Paper 118(5. 

Revisions.--W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-15)

Oct. 1 to Au Aug. 3 to Sept. 30

1.7 212

2.O 303

2.5 505

3.0 770

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

1,440

2,240

4,260

7,760

1,460

2,440

3,430

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

310

303

277

261

246

232

264

255

237

234

237

232

255

286

1,150

860

830

605

460

377

332

310

286

267

273

742

985

742

622

800

4,920

Nov.

5,360

5,250

4,370

2,900

2,420

1,820

1,440

1,200

1,020

890

770

7O4

666

666

627

580

545

520

496

487

464

443

426

434

1,580

2 , 600

2,060

1,540

1,860

4,260

-

Dec.

3,930

2,420

1,780

1,440

1,230

1,060

950

860

770

715

770

1,370

5 , 600

8,840

5,250

3.300

2,420

2,020

1,930

1,980

1,780

1,620

2,900

3,930

3,200

2,600

4,040

4,260

3,200

2,510

2,060

Jan

1,780

1,620

1,740

1,900

1,740

1,580

1,980

2,150

2,020

1,860

2,700

3 , 100

3.6OO

4,26O

5,360

5,360

6 , 200

5,480

6 , 2 30

7,040

5,360

3,820

3,100

2,700

2,420

2,060

2,510

3,600

3,200

11,900

26,500

Month

October ..........................

November ....... ....... .........

December ....... .................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ........................ .

February .........................

March ............................

April ........... ................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ...................... .

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

22,800

29,500

22,400

10,300

6,320

4,480

4,260

4,260

4,810

9,200

7,160

5,140

3,930

3,300

2,800

2,420

2,020

1,740

1,620

1 , 480

1,340

1 , 300

1,440

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,090

1,060

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

18,190

48,398

80,785

628,175

134,840

160,070

74,?75

38,407

115,820

59,570

29,474

26,179

17,774

803,782

Mar.

1,980

2,020

1,820

1,580

1,440

1,370

1,260

1,230

1,20O

1,060

985

1,090

3,110

4,910

4,040

3,100

2,700

2,510

2,280

2,100

2,150

2,200

2,200

2,510

2,420

2,100

1,980

4,370

5,720

4,040

2,900

Apr.

2,420

2,100

,86O

,660

,940

, 200

,060

,860

,700

,540

,440

,370

,230

,120

,060

985

920

890

860

890

920

920

830

800

800

860

860

800

770

74C

Maximum

4,920

5,360

8,840

12,000

26,50O

29,500

5,720

2,420

12,800

5,720

3,100

3,390

2,380

29,500

May

830

2,150

3 , OOO

3 , 200

2,600

2 , 020

2 , 250

3 , 600

2,800

2,200

2,100

5,520

12,100

8,480

12,800

10,300

6 , 200

3,930

2,900

2,240

1,900

1,620

1,400

1,660

2,240

1, 700

1,440

2.06C

2,900

4,480

3,200

Minimum

232

426

715

232

1,580

1,060

985

742

830

920

505

380

275

232

June

2,900

2,700

a2,000

a2,500

a3,5OO

a 2, 500

a2,000

al,600

al,400

al,400

al,70G

al,500

al,2OO

1,060

950

1,120

920

950

92O

1,060

2,350

4,260

5,720

3,400

2,240

1,780

1 , 860

1,660

1 , 300

1,120

-

Mean

587

1,613

2,606

1,721

4,350

5,717

2,396

1,280

3,736

1,986

951

844

592

2,202

July

a960

a860

a760

a 700

a 700

800

920

860

710

575

505

515

535

540

671

715

654

585

545

540

830

1,440

1,090

800

638

616

1 , 440

3,100

2,420

1,940

1,510

Aug.

,300

,340

,940

,720

,200

900

732

620

560

500

468

472

480

432

456

450

3,390

1,970

1,120

850

688

580

492

439

404

380

380

414

442

520

540

Per square 

mile

0.521

1.43

2.31

1.53

3.86

5.08

2.13

1.14

3.32

1.76

.845

.750

.526

1.96

Sept.

476

408

688

710

778

600

464

411

372

348

314

366

540

580

442

369

327

296

275

355

442

1,040

2,380

1,500

930

642

520

446

397

358

-

Runoff in 

inches

0 . 60

1.60

2.66

20.74

4.45

5.29

2.46

1.27

3.83

1.96

.97

.86

.59

26.54

(3 p.m.) 31,100
634 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Clinch River above Tazewell, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°25 I 30", long. 83°23'54", 0.4 mile upstream from 

Grissom Island, 4.6 miles downstream from Big War Creek, and 10 miles east of Tacewell, 

Claiborne County. Datum of gage is 1,060.7 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 1,474 square miles.

Hecords available. July 1935 to September 1950. April 1919 to September 1927 at site 

23 miles downstream, published as Clinch River near Lone Mountain. August 1927 to 

December 1936 at site 7.7 miles downstream, published as Clinch River near Tasewell.

Average discharge. 31 years (1919-50), 2,098 second-feet.

.Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 37,400 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 17 45 

reet); minimum, 299 second-feet Oct. 12 (gage height, 0.85 foot).

1919-50: Maximum discharge observed, 39,700 second-feet Feb. 4, 1923 (gage height, 

20.3 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 108 second-feet Sept. 11, 

1925.

Maximum stage known, about 24 feet, present site and datum, in 1862, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records excellent above 1,000 second-feet and good below.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 25 to Sept. 3O)

0.8 274 1.7 831 4.O 3,22O 10. O 14.8OO 

l.O 377 Z.O 1,070 5.O 4,67O 12.0 2O, 4OO 

1.2 485 2.5 1,50O 6.O 6,33O 14.0 26,4OO 

1.4 612 3.0 £,010 8.0 1O,1OO 16.7 35.OOO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

372 

377 

388 

366 

345

335 

345 

345 

350 

314

304 

3O9

329 

572 

552

1,320 

1,190 

1,170 

855 

670

565 

497 

458 

430 

414

662

1,110 

1,160 

974 

950 

3,89O

Nov.

7,200 

6,160 

5,650 

4,170 

2,970

2,380 

1,860 

1,550 

1,350 

1,190

1,060 

966 

918 

934 

886

816 

772

699 

670

648 

626 

599 

585 

847

2,420 

2,670 

2,030 

1,750 

2,930

Dec.

5,020 

3,350 

2,29O 

1,770 

1,490

1,310 

1,190 

1,100 

1,010 

934

902 

1,010 

4,110 

10,400

8,860

5,090 

3,320 

2,600 

2,500 

2,500

2,340 

2,170 

3,870 

5,170

4,670

3,560 

3,550 

5,100 

4,320 

3,350 

2,730

Jan.

2,300 

2,090 

2,460 

2,950 

2,650

2,310 

2,610 

3,060 

2,880 

2 , 540

3,090 

4,020 

5,450 

6,470 

7,000

7,290 

7,520 

7,420 

7,2OO 

8,620

7,720 

5,720 

4,320 

3,620 

3,170

2,780 

3,140 

4,380 

4,610 

11,700 

33,300

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber ................... .

lendar year 1949 

ary ......

h. ...........................

1 ...................... ... .

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

33,400 

35,000 

34,400 

20,200 

9,960

6,620 

6,500 

6,640 

8,440 

14,100

11,500 

8,060 

5,990 

4,780 

3,990

3,380 

2,940 

2,5OO 

2,240 

2,040

1,880 

1,770 

1,830 

1,860 

1,760

1,640 

1,520 

1,440

Secondfoot-days

21,918 

58,034 

101,586

831,747

174,390 

236,380 

101,440 

48,938 

163,250 

78,260 

35,441 

31,139 

20,052

1,070,828

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 sec. -ft. ) .--F

sec. -ft.; May 13 (10 p.m.) 17,3OO sec. -ft.; 1

Mar.

2,660 

3,320 

2,840 

2,440 

2,120

1,940 

1,790 

1,730 

1,690

1,550

1,440 

1,560 

4,160 

7,470

6,360

4,830 

3,760 

3,340 

3,000 

2,720

2,660 

2,680 

2,7OO 

2,760 

2,950

2,670 

2,470 

4,360 

7,000 

6,230 

4,240

Apr.

3,270 

2,800 

2,470 

2,180 

2,230

2,500 

2,560 

2,340 

2,120 

1,920

1,760 

1,680 

1,550 

,460 

,360

,290 

,220 

,170 

,130 

,120

,120 

,160 

,120 

,050 

,050

,1OO 

,100 

,O8O 

,030 

998

Maximum

3,890 

7,200 

10,400

15,600

33,3UO 

35,000 

7,470 

3,270 

18,000 

6,740 

3,210 

3,550 

2,120

35,000

May

1,010 

1,240 

3,300 

3,630 

3,470

2,700 

2,840 

4,640 

4,460 

3,140

3,130 

9,530 

16 , 600 

14,600 

18.OOO

17,900 

10,500 

6,350 

4,240 

3,230

2,650 

2,250 

1,960 

1,760 

2,400

2,440 

1,960 

2,010 

2,650 

4,100 

4,560

Minimum

304 

585 

902

304

2,090 

1,440 

1,440 

998 

1,010 

1,190 

634 

515 

345

304

June

3,380 

3,250 

2,840 

3,350 

4,990

4,200 

3,060 

2,320 

1,900 

1,730

1,840 

1,910 

1.S10 

1,400 

1,250

1,550 

1,420 

1,210 

1,190 

1,370

1,930 

4,720 

6,740 

5,990 

3,440

2,420 

2,200 

1,970 

1,650 

1,430

Mean

707 

1,934 

3,277

2,279

5,625 

8,442 

3,272 

1,631 

5,266 

2,609 

1,143 

1,004 

668

2,934

July

1,24O 

1,080 

950 

863 

816

824 

1,010 

1,050 

966 

809

699 

634 

655 

677 

735

878 

878 

801 

863

720

1,120 

1,270 

1,430 

1,110 

902

801 

1,440 

3,210 

3,190

2,200 

1,620

Aug.

1,390 

1,460 

1,600 

2,180 

1,610

1,200 

950 

801 

706 

634

592 

585 

558 

558 

592

599 

922 

3,550 

1,640 

1,130

886

742 

626 

552 

539

558 

515 

572 

592 

1,390 

910

Per square 

mile

0.480 

1.31 

2.22

1.55

3 . 82 

5.73

lill 

3.57 

1.77 

.775 

.681 

.453

1.99

Sept.

757 

641 

539 

779 

824

831

670 

572 

503 

458

430 

404 

430 

605

662

509 

436 

393

366 

345

393 

509 

1,460 

2,120 

1,310

902 

684 

565 

503 

452

Runoff in 

inches

0.55

1.46 

2.56

2O.97

4.40 

5.96 

2.56 

1.23 

4.12 

1.97 

.89 

.79 

.51

27.00

;b. 2 (12 p.m.) 37,40O sec. -ft.; Feb. 10 (1 p.m.) 14,800 

fay 15 (IE p.m.) 20,700 sec. -ft.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 635

Clinch River below Norris Dam, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 0 12'56", long. 84°04'56", 0.5 mile upstream from 

Clear Creek, 0.9 mile downstream from Norris Dam, Anderson County, and lj miles north 

of Norris. Datum of gage is 819.11 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.'--2,913 square miles.

Records available.--April 1936 to September 1950. May 1927 to September 1937 at site 

a.V miles downstream, published as Clinch River near Coal Creek.

Average discharge.--23 years (1927-50), 3,968 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,100 second-feet Feb. 20 (gage height, 12.20 

reet); minimum, 53 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 1.21 feet); minimum daily, 69 second-feet Mar, 26, 28, Apr. 8,

1927-50: Maximum discharge, 70,000 second-feet Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 33.7 

feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 1.3 second-feet May 17, 18, 24-26, May 29 

to June 5, 1936 (gage height, 0.62 foot).

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow completely regulated by Norris Reservoir (see p.551).

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 24 Dec. 25 to Sept. 3O

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

1,250

1,560

2,390

4,380

5.0 

6.0 

8.1

6,750

9,560

16,000

1.5

1.7

95

160

250

480

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

880

1,640

2,520

4,580

7,040

6.0

8.0

10.0

11.6

9,900

15,900

22,000

27,200

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

£

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

£4

25

26

£7

28

£9

30

31

Oct.

8,080

8,050

8,110

8,540

8,680

8,680

8,800

8,800

8,770

8,800

8,770

8,740

8,560

8,710

8,590

8,310

6,010

2,740

1,250

1,610

1,660

3,310

2,770

3,790

3,500

4,400

2,880

3,020

3,730

3,230

3,630

Nov.

3,470

3,820

5,390

3,660

3,530

2,400

2,940

3,560

3,530

3,060

3,120

2,310

2,300

3,550

4,400

6,260

6,840

7,240

5,780

2,700

5,810

6,640

7,580

5,860

6,330

6,830

4,440

5,150

5,200

5,470

-

Dec.

6,880

7,950

8,290

8,450

10,200

8,990

9,200

9,620

10,000

9,980

6,140

4,780

6,020

7,420

11,OOO

14,100

15,500

15,900

15,000

15,700

15,600

13,500

1O, 7OO

12,400

16,100

14,000

13,500

11,100

9,410

7,850

4,730

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January ................

February. ..............

March.. ................

April. .................

May. ...................

June ...................

July...................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

5,420

4,

7,<

5,-

ISO

560

510

4,450

5,310

6,

3,

6,(

530

560

300

8,250

8,O20

7,

7,

7,

540

370

360

7,810

7,810

7,

7,

7,

390

360

310

8,100

7,960

8,

8,

8,

>50

>8Q

530

8,280

8,280

8,

3,

8,

8,

L90

L60

530

560

8,330

Secondfoot-days

184,520

139,170

330,010

1,654,347

226,690

559 27O

97 452

146^843

65,620

74, 539

66,947

118,426

95,310

2,104,797

Feb.

8,650

11,400

17,100

22,200

21,800

22.3OO

22,400

22,300

16,900

14,500

13,300

16,400

22,800

22,400

24,000

26,900

23,000

26,400

26,700

26,600

26,300

26,100

24,000

21,300

19,500

15,200

1O,60O

8,220

_

_

-

Mar.

8,220

8,250

8,250

8,040

7,730

7,650

7,120

7,180

5,280

4,020

2,810

74

3,510

3,990

3,550

2,960

1,780

812

272

1,110

172

607

158

260

74

69

506

69

1,010

849

1,070

Apr.

Ill

3,260

3,290

1,620

3,590

2,500

950

69

74

2,230

4,890

7,370

6,390

7,300

7,480

7,760

7.28O

7,870

7,870

7,960

8,O20

8,160

8,130

6,290

6,220

5,570

6,670

5,250

2,590

79

-

Observed

Maximum

8,800

7,580

16,100

19,400

8,360

26,900

8,250

8,160

5, £70

4,480

5,810

6,030

7,210

26,900

Minimum

1,250

2,300

4,730

45

3,560

8,2£0

69

69

102

260

524

186

95

69

Mean

5,952

4, 639

10,650

4,532

7,513

19,970

3,144

4,895

2,117

2 , 485

2,160

3,820

3,177

5,767

May

4,880

5,270

3,970

4,660

3,820

1,910

2,600

2,510

2,280

1,890

1,760

1,480

102

1,160

1,570

1,920

2,040

2,540

1,780

144

102

1,440

1,380

380

133

2,120

749

1,290

3,000

5,000

1,760

June

2,000

2,660

2,150

1,230

307

260

1,230

874

1,090

2,030

1,080

1,O7O

2,420

2,380

2,100

4,480

1,910

2,320

4,340

4,160

3,870

3,880

3,790

3,100

788

3,880

3,830

3,880

3,330

4,100

-

Change In contents In Morris Reservoir 

(second-footdays )

-25,100

-

+98,500

July

2,540

1,460

3,010

810

2,920

2,840

3,460

2,480

1,300

4,640

5,810

4,920

4,010

3,400

1,800

600

1,060

1,180

952

990

996

1,980

2,420

4,330

995

1,010

524

1,280

650

1,160

1,420

Aug.

738

962

2,020

186

1,230

1,170

2,320

3,020

3,560

4,020

3,410

4,450

4,620

5,080

5,100

5,150

3,730

6,030

3,670

4,420

5,660

5,850

4,940

5,650

5,700

5,750

4,420

5,730

5,400

3,530

910

Sept.

1,810

133

852

438

1,050

256

1,170

355

95

95

128

180

121

102

95

2,920

3,050

4,820

5,750

5,720

6,40O

6,800

6,840

6,230

7,050

6,560

6,350

6,400

6,330

7,210

-

Adjusted for change In

reservoir contents

_

_

4,464 1.53

_

_

-

6,036 2.0-7

Runoff In 

Inches

_

_

£0.80

_

_

-

28.13
Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°56'45", long. 84°13'17", three-quarters of a 

 mile downstream from Beaver :"reek:, Z\ miles south of Scarboro, Anderson uuunty, 4t 

miles downstream from 3olway Bridge, and 17 miles west of Knoxville. Datum of gage 

is 753.35 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--3,300 square miles.

Records available.--January 1941 to September 1950. September 1936 to January 1941 at 

site 24 miles downstream, published as Clinch River near Wheat.

Average discharge.--14 years (1936-50), 4,439 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,200 second-feet Feb. lc (gage height, 15.30 

feet) ; minimum daily, 341 second-feet Sept. 15.

1936-50: Maximum discharge, 42,900 second-feet Feb. 9, 1937 (gage height, S3.45 

feet, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 131 second-feet Jan. 23, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Morris Reservoir, 41 miles upstream (see 

p~] 551) . The town of Oak Ridge diverted an average of 15 second-feet for municipal 

water supply.

1.3

1.4

1.6 

1.9 1,010

1,460

2.t 2,190

3.0 2,990

4.0 5,090

5.0 7,210

6.0 6,970

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day Oc t. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

5,240

4,210

4,730

5,840

4,040

9,100

9,080

9,200

9,160

9,160

9,120

9,100

8,970

9,080

8,950

9,060

8,070

5,840

2,010

1,460

1,750

2,060

3,220

3,310

3,540

4,400

4,230

3,300

3,620

3,980

5,570

5,840

6,710

7,730

7,340

4,330

3,790

7,350

7,480

7,870

5,600

7,500

6,610

4,330

5,750

5,950

11,800

8,330

9,770

10,000

10,800

8, £60

5,660

10,800

10,500

10,800

14,900

15,300

16,700

17,200

16,000

16,500 

16,faOO 

13,200 

12,900 

16,100

16,300

13,300

13,600

10,300

9,960

5,970

4,940 

4,900 

8,07O 

7,990 

5,110

6,080 

10,900 

7,O8O 

5,400 

8,750

10,000

9,100

9,650

10,500

10,200

10,400

10,400

10,400

11,500

11,200

10,000

9,560

9,220

9,310

9,010

8,880

9,220

9,220

9,080

15,300

22,300

19,500 

19,40O 

20,400 

23,600 

24,400

23,900

25,700

25,300

25,800

19,800

19,000

15,800

23,300

24,400

24,300

27,700 

25,300 

2!-i,300 

27,1OO 

27,000

26,700

26,600

26,400

22,600

21,900

18,300

13,500

9,140

9,750

9,310

9,060

8,920

8,590

8,540

7,620

7,700

7,460

4,880

3,520

3,620

4,040

7,390

5,970

4,460

3,860

2,620

1,650

1,260

2,170

1,120

1,380

912

870

690

717

2,150

1,320

1,910

1,550

1,700

1,720

2,550

3,840

2,770

1,360

501

468

3,510

7,230

7,000

7,730

8,070

8,160

7,820

8,260

8,340

8,340

8,400

8,480

8,540

7,820

6,750

6,650

6,480

6,550

4,980

1,280

1,680

5,840

4,250

5,200

4,240

3,860 

2,700 

3,460 

2,710 

3,03O

3,620 

4,210 

6,590 

3.540 

5)070

4,920

4,020

3,700

3,330

2,530

753

1,870

1,820

1,040

690

2,600

1,340

2,080

4,210

5,350

2,750

2,650

3,230

2,990

2,050

944

1,530

1,310

1,550

2,490

1,490

1,460

2,690

2,960

3,280

4,210

2,580

2,960

4,920

4,560

4,430

4,620

3,900

3,030

1,650

4,440

3,870

4,000

4,140

4,240

2,410

2,540

2,250

1,440

2,650

3,440

3,280

2,360

2,070

4,920

5,220

5,380

3,950

3,260

2,230

1,140

1,470

1,620

1,310

1,420

1,380

2,170

3,290

3,950

1,630

2,720

2,150

1,960

1,140

1,580

2,230

1,370

2,240

2,600

702

1,480

1,880

2,970

3,390

3,830

4,120

4,310

4,900

5,030

6,380

5,750

4,360

5,270

5,750

4,310

6,380

5,680

4,840

6,040

6 ,150

2,740

1,440

2,530

831

1,180

1,030

1,090

678

1,700

766

524

424

396

434

434

341

651

,910

,490

,330

,730

,500

,500

,190

,060

,910

,410

,670

,670

,710

,040

Secondfoot-days Maximum Minimum Mean

Change in 

contents in 

Norris Reservoir (second- 

_foot-days)

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

 square Runoff In 

nches

October.. 

November. 

December.

199,570

151,860

362,880

9,200

7,870

17,200

1,460

2,550

5,660

6,438

5,062

11,710

Calendar year 1949 1,931,890 20,700

January. . 

February. 

March....

April....

May......

June.....

July.....

August... 

September

Water y

293,670

633,140

135,009

161,979

101,151

87,432

80,570

132,592

102,569

22,300

27,700

9,750

8,540

6,590

4,920

5,380

6,380

7,500

27,700

4,900

9,140

690

468

690

944

1,140

702

341

34T

9,473

22,610

4,355

5,399

3,263

2,914

2,599

4,277

3,419
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 637 

Little River at Wardell, Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°02'16", long. 81°47'52", 50 feet upstream from 

Katie Branch, 0.5 mile downstream from Indian Creek, and 0.5 mile northwest of Wardell, 

Tazewell County.

Drainage area.--103 square miles. 

Records available. August 1949 to September 1950.

.Extremes.--J.H4SJ; Maximum discharge during period August to September. 365 second-feet Aug. 

25 (gage height, 2.85 feet); minimum, 35 second-feet Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 1.60 

feet).

1949-50: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,830 second-feet Feb. 2, 1950 (gage 

height, 8.05 feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 25 second-feet Oct. 6, 1949 (gage 

height, 1.54 feet); minimum daily, 32 second-feet Sept. 18, 19, 1950. 

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station. 

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 29 to Aug. 15)

1.5

2.0

19

100

121

2.2

2.3

2.4

158

204

240

3.0

4.0 

7.7

Discharge, in second-feet, 

1949

412

758

1,760

1949-50

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

Aug.

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sept.

147

113

95

85

78

72

67

62

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

_

-

43

49

43

43

54

90

Sept.

57

53

48

46

45

45

45

43

Das17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

106

35

83

72

64

57

67

72

Sept.

46

46

51

45

37

37

38

40

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug.

70

61

59

37

333

268

195

Sept.

37

35

37

43

51

53

_

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1?

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

45

38

35

35

37

40

45

43

45

43

43

41

43

48

49

51

56

61

61

59

59

61

62

62

65

75

64

77

86

86

314

Nov.

445

517

300

276

211

158

128

115

100

92

86

81

80

78

73

70

69

67

64

52

62

57

53

71

204

136

113

100

511

430 '-

Dec'."1

282

222

167

136

115

108

102

97

90

95

246

350

430

412

317

262

222

204

199

181

163

151

300

292

257

273

368

306

Jan

172

154

143

125

117

108

121

113

108

121

218

204

279

374

350

447

406

403

592

482

365

303

268

240

208

176

222

215

262 204

223

195

1,110

1,480

Feb.

1,530

1,730

1,080

 62

430

344

306

295

371

412

380

330

295

271

246

218

195

172

158

140

125

125

136

121

113

108

102

102

_

_

-

Mar.

199

163

143

132

128

121

115

117

106

Apr.

260

233

204

176

218

?04

181

167

151

100 | 143

95

35

205

308

260

251

257

248

246

240

279

300

374

330

303

273

276

758

500

350

128

117

110

108

102

100

95

92

90

100

95

88

85

May

204

298

628

390

282

229

240

229

186

163

218

373

8SO

482

820

678

412

308

257

222

186

154

158

83 1 248

81

83

78

75

72

72

290 |

186

167

190

226

215

195

195

June

215'

181

158

233

July

69

62

59

57

243 | 59

204

158

128

117

115

121

104

93

90

88

86

81

80

83

92

125

132

113

98

30

86

32

85

78

77

75

78

61

54

51

51

54

51

59

67

64

54

48

46

87

158

97

77

67

59

Aug.

128

143

132

100

90

81

75

70

69

65

64

62

59

57

239

1,220

353

222

158

115

95

86

81

75

70

99 67

229

401

325

222

158

62

62

64

59

57

Sept.

56

54

62

54

51

48

45

45

45

45

43

43

45

43

40

35

33

32

32

48

56

240

143

90

70

61

53

49

46

43

Peak discharge (base, 900 sec.-ft.).--Jan. 30 (11 p.m.) 1,630 sec.-ft.; Feb. 2 (7 a.m.) 1,830 

""".) 910 sec.-ft.j May 13 (6 a.m.) 940 sec.-ft.; Aug. 16 (2:30 a.m.) 1,700

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1949-50

Month

September .........................

Water year .............

December. . . .................. ...

Calendar year .............

May...............................

July..............................

September .........................

Water year 1949-50 .............

Secondfoot-days

1,697

-

4,809

7,033

-

3 791

1,750

67,799

Maximum

147

-

517

430

-

240

1,730

Minimum

35

-

35

53

90

-

32

32

Mean

96.5

56.6

-

62.2

160

227

-

375

99 9

1 38

58.3

186

Per square

mile

0.937

.550

-

.604

1.55

2.20

-

2 37

.566

1.81

Runoff in

inches

0.73

.61

-

.70

1.73

2.54

-

.63

24.47
638

TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Will Brooks Spring at Warden, Va.

Location. Lat. 37°02'30", long. 81°48'00", 4,000 feet north of Wardell, Tazewell County 

ana a.7 miles south of Richlands.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1950 (discharge measurements only).

Extremes.--1949-50: Maximum discharge measured, 4.37 second-feet Mar. 85; minimum m-asur°d 

n.'/n second-foot Dec. 5. " '

Remarks.--Discharge measurements made monthly 20 feet below spring. 

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, 1949-50

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Mar.

Apr.

7

5

4

25

27

0.87

.70

1.35

4.37

1.80

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept

29

28

13

8

8

1.79

1.84

.88

1.25

1.11
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 639

Guest River at Coeburn, Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°55'45", long. 82°27'23", 1 mile southeast of

Coeburn, Wise County, 1.4 miles upstream from Jaybird Branch, 1,8 miles downstream

from Pine Camp Creek, and 6 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area.--87.3 square miles.

Records available.--September 1949 to September 1950. 

Extremes. 'Maximum discharge during period, 2,850 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 9.93

feet); minimum, 9.0 second-feet Aug. 25, 26 (gage height, 1.46 feet). 

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the Water year 1950 are given

in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Rating table, Sept. 21, 1949, to Sept. 30, 1950 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in second-feet] 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 29 to Dec. 4)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

2.0 

2.3 

2.7 

3.1 

3.7

120

192

274

422

6.0 1,240

7.8 1,870

9.3 2,550

Discharge, In second-feet, 1949-50 

1949

Day

Sept. 21

22

23

24

25

Discharge

17

15

17

17

17

Day

Sept. 26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

15

17

20

24

23

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

17

15

13

13

11

12

12

13

16

17

16

16

17

44

110

65

52

45

38

34

31

27

25

23

29

160

128

84

150

139

822

Nov.

578

381

274

213

166

130

110

93

81

72

66

59

59

69

60

55

52

51

49

49

48

46

45

63

394

332

217

166

244

408

-

Dec.

242

169

130

110

98

83

77

70

60

60

80

100

1,010

1,240

454

265

190

177

194

184

168

155

496

488

296

285

454

344

265

211

168

Jan.

142

132

125

122

120

127

332

332

246

221

368

344

381

683

718

560

524

488

649

596

368

272

219

196

166

146

332

454

344

1,650

2,550

Feb.

1,990

2,300

1,120

524

332

263

E96

274

610

805

506

344

270

231

202

168

150

128

120

108

101

105

123

108

103

97

89

89

_

_

-

Mar.

137

134

125

123

112

100

97

98

98

83

81

92

330

578

344

263

221

190

164

164

213

215

209

182

166

148

155

788

506

296

209

Apr.

173

148

127

117

177

175

164

150

130

118

110

103

97

92

84

77

74

70

69

70

66

63

56

56

59

77

69

65

60

63

May

73

76

146

137

123

106

170

308

227

184

268

1,050

1,320

632

1,790

980

438

265

192

150

123

101

92

84

77

66

250

308

252

263

188

June

173

134

120

213

256

166

122

97

87

95

118

92

67

59

55

56

69

59

77

93

203

332

381

235

155

113

83

62

56

55

-

July

42

37

31

27

34

59

52

35

26

21

24

31

26

76

66

45

42

35

31

29

31

34

27

24

26

24

51

37

27

26

17

Aug.

29

45

66

48

34

26

21

18

16

14

14

17

16

13

13

17

26

19

15

17

14

12

10

9.5

9.0

9.5

10

27

55

97

45

Sept

30

26

49

66

45

31

25

25

25

24

27

39

42

35

27

24

20

18

16

37

72

242

211

106

69

53

44

37

32

30

-

Peak dlacharj 

sec.-ft.; Feb 

sec.-ft.

rge (base. 1,500 see.-ft.).--Dec. 13 (9 p.m.) 1.750 sec.-ft.; Jan. 31 (1 a.m.) 2,850 

.2 (11:30 aim.) 2,500 sec.-ft.; May 13 (3 a.m.) 1,570 sec.-ft.; May 15 (12 rn. ) 2,250

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1949-50

Month

September 21 30, 1949. ....... .....

December. .........................

May...............................

Water year 1949-50 .............

Secondfoot-days

182

2,194 

4,630 

8,323

13,907 

11,556 

6,621 

2,959 

10,439 

3,883 

1,093 

782.0 

1,527

67,914.0

Maximum

24

822 

578 

1,240

2,550 

2,300 

788 

177 

1,790 

381 

76 

97 

242

2,550

Minimum

15

11 

45 

60

120 

89

81 

56 

66 

55 

17 

9.0 

16

9.0

Mean

18.2

70.8 

154 

268

449 

413 

214 

98.6 

337 

129 

35.3 

25.2 

50.9

186

Per square 

mile

0.208

.811 

1.76 

3.07

5.14 

4.73 

2.45 

1.13 

3.86 

1.48 

.404 

.289 

.583

2.13

Runoff in 

inches

0.08

.94 

1.96 

3.54

5.93 

4.92 

2.82 

1.26 

4.45 

1.65 

.47 

.33 

.65

28.92
640 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Stony Creek at Fort Blackmore, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°46<30", long. 82°34 I 50", at Fort Blackmore,

Uounty, 2,000 feet upstream from mouth and 9f miles north of Gate City. 

Drainage area.--41.4 square miles.

Records available. September 1949 to September 1950. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 2,030 second-feet Jan. 30, May 15 (gage height,

5.85 feet) ; minimum, 3.0 second-feet Sept. 19, 1950 (gage height, 1.36 feet); minimum

daily, 3.7 second-feet Sept. 12, 19, 1950. 

Remarks.--Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1950 are given in

Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Rating table, Sept. 6, 1949. to Sept. 3O, 1950 (gage height, in feet,

ani discharge. In oecond-feetI 

(Shiffcing-^ontrol method u-eiS June 25 to Sept. 4)

1.35 2.4

1.4 5.9

1.5 16

1.6 28

1.7 42 

Discharge,

1.8 59

1.9 76

Z.I 116

2.3 169

2.7 317

3.3 613

4.0 960

4.7 1,370

Day

Sept. £

7

8

9

10

Discharge

21

22

21

20

17

Day

Sept. 11

12

13

14

15

Discharge

15

14

13

11

9.5

Day

Sept. 16

17

18

19

20

Discharge

9.5

8.5

11

14

12

Day

Sept. 21

22

23

24

25

Discharge

9.5

7.6

7.6

7.e

5.9

Day

Sept. 26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

4.4

5.9

8.5

7.6

5.9

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

Oct

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.1

4.4

8.5

13

14

13

13

13

11

22

34

69

42

80

64

45

36

31

28

27

24

26

116

91

b9

t/7

86

769

Nov.

313

232

152

108

86

71

61

52

45

59

35

34

5b

39

38

36

36

35

51

?9

29

ce

27

34

292

176

11?

86

Io3

195

-

Dec.

126

93

71

61

50

45

42

38

35

38

49

84

808

489

220

133

95

89

116

123

ioe

95

29fi

239

149

152

2ae

209

143

108

86

Jan.

73

71

91

126

116

108

250

195

138

126

199

206

296

335

284

246

228

272

Feb

1,090

1,260

509

272

182

135

179

186

656

613

^71

224

152

126

106

91

80

71

454 I 66

335

206

140

116

123

118

106

192

239

182

1,330

1,170

57

52

56

73

74

71

66

57

1

_

-

Mar.

103

116

101

86

73

68

59

64

57

54

56

73

551

469

228

163

123

103

86

87

101

112

110

101

87

76

8H

419

239

152

112

Apr.

99

86

74

74

106

112

101

86

73

66

64

56

54

49

45

42

39

38

36

38

36

34

32

31

34

50

54

54

50

50

May

59

71

269

179

121

91

233

326

189

135

128

332

571

426

1,280

444

228

149

101

74

62

52

49

45

39

35

38

99

91

166

149

June

157

110

93

482

321

160

95

73

56

57

57

44

39

:4

38

42

32

28

41

64

296

348

419

206

116

84

5t

42

38

31

July

24

22

23

17

18

24

20

17

12

11

Aug.

15

17

27

23

18

17

15

14

14

11

9.5 ; 9.5

8.5

12

12

11

13

13

14

14

15

21

16

14

13

12

12

17

23

17

14

8.5

7.6

7.6

9.5

9.5

12

1J

12

12

9.5

7.6

6.7

5.1

4.4

5.9

7.6

14

16

16

Sept.

13

7.6

13

15

14

11

9.5

7.6

6.7

5.9

4.4

3.7

8.5

11

9.5

7.6

5.9

5. 1

3. 7

18

18

137

76

41

28

22

18

17

16

14

Monthly discharge, in second-ieet, 1949-50

Month

September u 30 . Ii49. . ............

December. .................. ......

April. ............................

May. ..............................

July. .............................

September. ........................

Water year 1949-50 .............

Secondfoot-days

289.0

4,678

567.7

41,552.0

Maximum

22

808

137

1,330

Minimum

4.4

35

3.7

3.7

Mean

11.0

151

18.9

114.

Per square 

mile

0.280

2 13

3.65

574

.457

2.75

Runoff in 

inches

0.26

4.21

3 Q 9

.51

37.33
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN t»l

Copper Creek near Gate City, Va.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°40'26", long. 82 0 33 I 57", at highway bridge, 0.2 mile

upstream from Plank Camp Creek, 1.1 miles downstream from Obeys Creek, and 2.6 miles

northeast of (Jate City, Scott County. 

Drainage area. 106 square miles.

Records available. September 1947 to September 1950. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,210 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height,

11.ii feet); minimum observed, 30 second-feet Oct. 5, 10, 11; minimum gage height

observed, 2.23 feet Oct. 10, 11, 25.

1947-50: Maximum discharge observed, that of Jan. 30, 1950; minimum observed, 23

second-feet Oct. 6, 1947; minimum gage height observed, 2.17 feet Oct.. 15-17, 29-31,

1943. 

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Gage read twice daily. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1950 are given

in Water-Supply Paper 1186. 

Revisions (water years).--W 1143: 1948.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 28, 

Dec. 30 to Jan. 10)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 2 Feb. 3 to Sept. 3O

2.1 28 4.0 260 7.4 1,24O 2.3 35 2.9 95 

2.4 52 5.0 445 8.O 1,590 2.5 53 3.3 148 

2.8 92 5.8 625 9.0 2,380 2.7 73 4.0 260 

3.3 153 6.6 880 10.1 3,31O 

Note. Same as preceding table above 4.O feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

B 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

35 

34 

32 

32

30

32 

32 

34 

32 

31

30 

31 

36 

43 

50

50 

49 

42

37 

36

34 

34 

33 

33 

34

55 

59 

48 

43

68

600

Nov.

405 

445

227 

181 

146

109 

98 

a90 

81

76

70 

66 

65 

64 

59

57 

56 

54 

53 

53

51 

50 

49 

50

127

109 

81 

71 

196 

227

Dec.

140 

109 

92

86

81

76 

71 

70 

65 

66

71 

76 

425 

505 

260

196 

153 

140 

160 

153

134

127 

367 

312 

211

188 

485 

294 

227 

211 

181

Jan.

160 

153 

167 

188

167

153' 

181 

181 

160 

174

348 

260 

348 

386 

386

505 

550 

445

505

600

425 

330

277 

260 

211

188 

260 

294 

260 

2,620 

2,460

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sepl

WE

mber . ...................'....

lendar year 1949 ....... ....

ary

embe r ......... .............

ter year 1949-50 . . .........

Feb.

2,060 

3,310 

1,520 

745 

525

425

525 

445 

920 

1,190

775 

525 

425 

348 

294

260 

226 

202 

186 

170

163 

163 

178 

156 

141

134 

127

127

Mar.

312 

226 

186 

163 

156

148 

141 

141 

127 

120

114 

134 

425 

425 

294

26O 

243 

210 

178 

178

194 

a!90 

186 

178 

163

148 

148 

465 

348

260 

210

Apr.

194

186 

163 

156 

194

210 

178 

163 

156 

148

141 

134 

127 

1ZO 

114

107 

107 

101 

101

107

107 

95 

95 

95 

95

95 

90 

84 

84

78

Second- «!- ,. foot-days "«i«u»

1,769 600 

3,466 445 

5,732 505

54,193 1,190

13,602 2,620 

16,265 3,310 

6,671 465 

3,825 210 

9,415 1,460 

6,844 575 

4,231 625 

2,517 178 

1,642 107

75,979 3,310

May

90 

173 

210 

170 

141

114 

194 

386

202 

163

170 

505 

1,460 

505 

1,000

575 

386 

294 

243

202

178 

156 

148 

141 

156

134 

134 

141

277 

485 

277

Minimum

30 

49

65

30

153 

127 

114 

78 

90 

120 

73 

54 

42

30

June

226 

202

170 

405

367

260 

194 

163 

148 

163

243 

163

141 

127 

120

186 

127 

120 

120 

156

277 

367 

575 

367 

260

485

260 

170 

148 

134

Mean

57.1 

116 

185

148

439 

581 

215 

128 

304 

228 

136 

81.2 

54.7

208

July

120 

107

101 

107 

101

170 

141 

101 

90 

84

78 

84 

78 

78 

90

84 

73 

73 

90 

95

178 

114 

95 

84

78

134

367 

625 

277 

186 

148

Aug.

134 

141

178

141 

107

35 

90 

84 

84

73

73 

78 

73 

68 

78

84 

84

73 

68 

68

63 

60 

58

56 

55

55 

54

61 

59 

59 

58

Per square 

mile

0.539 

1.09

1.75

1.40

4.14 

5.48 

2.03 

1.21 

2.87 

2.15 

1.28 

.766 

.516

1.96

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records foi 

Creek near Wallace and Clinch River at Cleveland.

Sept.

57 

54 

90 

84 

63

55 

54

55 

53

50

50 

49 

48

55

48 

46 

45 

45 

49

47 

53 

107 

59 

49

46 

46 

44 

43 

42

Runoff in 

inches

0.6.2 

1.22 

2.02

19.03

4.77 

5.71 

2.34 

1.35 

3.31 

2.40 

1.48 

.88 

.58

26.68

Beaver
642 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Powell River at Big Stone Gap, Va.

.tlon.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°52'08", long. 82°46'32", at highway bridge in 

;own of Big Stone Gap, Wise County, 1 mile upstream from South Pork Powell River and 

1.5 miles downstream from Pigeon Creek.

Drainage area. 112 square miles.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,740 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 6.36 

reet); minimum, 21 second-feet Oct. 5,6; minimum gage height, 0.80 foot Aug. 24, 25, 

Sept. 18.

1944-50: Maximum discharge, 16,500 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 9.8 feet, 

from floodmark); minimum, 6.0 second-feet Aug. 28, 1948; minimum gage height observed, 

0.61 foot Sept. 9, 1945.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1950 are given 

in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.0

1.1 

1.3

Oct. 1 to Jun

1.6 166

1.9 262

2.2 394

2.6 620

June 23 to Sept. 3O

3.2 1,050

3.8 1,610

4.8 2,820

5.5 3,90O

1.1 64

1.3 102

1.6 175

1.9 272

2.2 395

2.5 560

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

26

24

22

22

21

28

32

29

29

28

25

26

32

99

152

102

158

107

77

62

50

43

40

38

95

328

184

273

399

423

1,250

Nov.

750

566

394

290

238

a200

a!70

144

125

112

loo

88

105

112

loo

93

90

86

79

77

75

70

66

102

566

414

282

218

315

399

-

Dec.

278

215

172

149

133

117

115

100

90

98

128

178

2,380

1,180

554

360

270

255

262

255

238

252

890

656

420

356

370

384

351

290

238

Jan.

206

199

212

222

231

359

1,090

620

414

394

632

584

668

1,180

930

799

778

715

938

778

530

394

328

282

248

225

476

584

472

3.8OO

3,820

Month

October ..........................

Novambe r .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ........ . .

January ...................... . ,

February .........................

March ..................... . .

April .........................

May ..............................

June .......... ..................

July ............... ...

August ...........................

September ...........

Water year 1949-50 ..... . .

Feb.

2,890

3,540

1,260

750

512

404

500

536

989

1,050

687

500

380

324

266

235

212

187

175

152

141

158

222

225

206

181

158

152

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4,224

6,426

11,742

88,359

23,108

16,992

9,404

4,572

13,291

6,833

2,051

1,499

2,059

102,201

Mar.

235

222

206

190

175

160

146

166

146

133

133

166

851

869

512

389

294

245

209

212

215

225

225

215

196

178

238

1,010

590

375

278

Apr.

242

209

181

175

274

270

242

215

190

172

166

146

138

125

117

110

102

loo

98

102

93

86

84

79

102

187

158

141

133

135

-

Maximum

1,250

750

2,380

2,880

3,820

3,540

1,010

274

2,060

638

120

129

384

3,820

May

141

160

202

215

206

181

358

524

375

294

366

1,000

1,360

750

2,O6O

1,010

548

370

274

222

187

160

166

160

141

128

155

672

399

259

248

Minimum

21

66

90

21

199

141

133

79

128

77

45

2Z

23

21

June

282

248

218

626

536

320

222

172

149

166

155

115

98

90

81

77

77

77

98

228

478

638

542

322

217

167

129

104

111

90

-

Mean

136

214

379

242

745

607

303

152

429

228

66.2

48.4

68.6

280

July

78

69

62

62

78

94

75

58

50

47

45

48

54

118

77

71

64

54

48

51

69

61

51

50

51

120

115

77

59

50

45

Aug.

88

80

129

92

68

56

47

42

38

37

40

51

35

32

35

40

37

30

38

41

29

27

26

22

24

28

28

29

51

123

56

Per square 

mile

1.21

1.91

3.38

2.16

6.65

5.42

2.71

1.36

3.83

2.04

.591

. 432

.'512

2.50

Sept.

41

49

126

84

56

42

40

38

34

32

29

58

42

35

32

29

27

23

23

121

86

384

204

111

77

61

51

45

42

37

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.40

2.13

3.90

29.35

7.67

5.64

3.12

1.52

4.42

2.28

.68

.50

.68

33.94

Peak discharge (base, 1.6QO sec.-ft. ).--Oct. 51 (6 a.m.) 1.6 

4,40O sec.-ft.; Jan. 30 (5:3O p.m.) 5,74O sec.-ft.; Pet. 2 (4: 

p.m.) 1,940 sec.-ft.; May 15 (8 a.m.) 2,610 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for Powell River near Jonesvllle.

,610 sec.-ft.; Dec. 13 (12:30 p.m.) 

30 a.m.) 5,140 sec.-ft.; May 12 (11:30
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 643

Powell River near Jonesville, Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat, 36°39'43", long. 83°05'42", at highway bridge 2 miles

southeast of Jonesville, Lee County, and 10 miles upstream from Wallen Creek. Datum of

gage is 1,259.08 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment

of 1936.

Drainage area.--319 square miles.

Kecords available. November 1931 to September 1950. 

Average discharge'.--18 years (1932-50), 507 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 22.53

feet); minimum, 58 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.13 feet).

1931-50: Maximum discharge, 35,000 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 30.8

feet), from rating curve extended above 17,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting;

minimum, 18 second-feet Oct. 2, 3, 1933. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Kecords of chemical analyses for the water year 1950 are given in Water-Supply Paper

1186. 

Revisions (water years). W 823: Drainage area. W 1033: 1932-44.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

118

161

237

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

327

440

610

860

4.0 1,140

7.0

11.0

15.0

17.0

19.7

2,920

5,470

8,170

9,570

11,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

80

68

63

62

59

62

87

84

79

70

68

67

67

246

370

298

4OO

412

280

210

171

143

126

112

116

781

655

440

755

755

2,920

Nov.

2,200

1,480

1,020

780

610

492

420

362

314

277

251

232

218

283

254

229

218

208

198

185

178

171

157

159

922

1,050

705

542

655

942

-

Dec.

730

565

452

373

334

295

277

257

226

215

277

538

4,670

4,820

1,780

1,050

755

632

780

755

680

655

2,500

2,140

r, 240

915

942

915

832

705

610

Jan.

516

492

680

998

832

860

2,740

1,960

1,220

1,050

1,960

1,720

2,260

2,860

2,800

2,200

2,140

1,960

2,740

2,440

1,660

1,160

942

860

755

680

1,160

1,720

1,330

6,870

11,500

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

7,750

9,360

4,930

2,440

1,660

1,240

1,600

1,600

3,520

3,910

2,320

1,600

1,160

970

832

680

aeoo

a540

a490

8440

a420

a500

a660

a660

aeoo

8520

a470

8440

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

10,106

15,712

31,915

231,353

62,865

51,912

27,866

11,477

32,174

19,360

7,170

5,674

4,692

280,923

Mar.

1,080

942

755

632

552

500

452

452

456

385

370

508

2,440

3,100

1,660

1,130

915

730

632

556

588

556

565

534

500

456

460

2,320

1,780

1,080

780

Apr.

655

565

496

448

a70o

a700

aeoo

8550

a500

8450

a400

381

344

321

295

283

265

257

248

251

248

229.

215

210

208

355

377

330

301

295

- _|

Maximum

2,920

2,200 

4,820

6,440

11,300

9,360

3,100

700

4,820

1,840

655

547

655

11,300

May

311

327

472

508

484

428

720

1,660

1,110

780

860

1,450

3,340

1,960

4,820

3,460

1,600

1,020

730

588

480

404

373

348

366

295

301

794

942

655

588

Minimum

59

157 

215

59

492

420

370

£08

295

226

118

67

59

June

610

610

508

1,540

1,840

998

632

472

389

408

488

366

295

259

237

274

248

245

226

395

1,220

1,720

1,660

1,160

730

538

420

330

280

262

-

Mean

326

524 

1,030

634

2,Q2£

1,854

899

38 "*

1,038

645

£31

183

156

770

July

221

195

178

171

198

248

234

185

152

133

124

118

135

150

257

254

3E7

229

195

246

655

362

257

208

200

192

324

420

243

188

171

Aug.

376

400

547

428

298

229

190

161

143

131

124

122

133

112

118

128

150

135

124

120

114

97

87

82

80

84

103

139

128

308

283

Per square 

mile

1.02

1.64 

3.23

1.99

6.36

2 . 82

1.20

3 . 25

2^02

.724

.574

.489

2.41

Sept.

190

168

173

268

192

146

124

116

110

101

96

89

107

118

97

85

78

74

70

67

163

291

655

327

210

154

126

108

99

90

Runoff in 

inches

1 . 18

1 . 83 

3.72

26.99

7.33

6.05

3 . 25

1. 34

3.75

2 . 25

. 83

 66

.55

32.74

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 sec.-ft.). Dec. 13 (10 p.m.) 8.940 sec.-ft.; Jan. 31 (2 a.m.) 16,500 

sec.-ft.j Feb. 2 112:30 p.m.) 10,600 sec.-ft.; Feb. 9 (8 p.m.) 5,860 sec.-ft.( May 15 (5 p.m.) 6,580

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Fowell 

River at,Big Stone Gap and North Pork Fowell River at Permington Gap.

238383 O - 53 - 42
644 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Powell River near Arthur, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°32'30", long. 83°37'49", at bridge on U. S. Highway 25E, 2.3 miles east of Arthur, Clairborne County, and 2.4 miles downstream from 

Indian Creek. Datum of gage is 1,045.84 feet above mean sea level (Tennessee River 

Survey da turn).

Dra inage are a.--R8 5 square miles.

Records available.--October 1919 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--31 years, 1,151 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,300 second-feet Feb.l (gage height, 22.18 

feet); minimum, 136 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 0.28 foot).

1919-50: Maximum discharge, 33,000 second-feet Jan. 9, 1946 (gage height, 27.15 

feet, from floodmark), by slope-area method; minimum, 47 second-feet Jan. 6, 1940, 

result of low temperature; minimum daily, 68 second-feet Oct. 3, 1948; minimum gage 

height, -0.12 foot Oct. 28, 29, 1948.

Maximum stage known, 27.2 feet Jan. 29, 1918 (discharge, 33,000 second-feet).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of shifting control, which are good.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 5 to Dec. 13, Sept. £5-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec Dec. 14 to Sept. 30

0.3 142 2.0 960 0.5 135 3.0 1,480 11.0 8,500 

.4 175 3.0 1,560 .8 245 4.0 2,200 13.0 10,500 

.6 £50 5.0 2,940 l.O 330 5.0 3,000 16. O 14,000 

1.0 427 6.4 4,080 1.5 575 7.0 4,800 19.0 18,200 

2.0 850 9.0 G,600 20.6 20,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

179 

175 

162 

149 

146

142 

158 

179 

205 

179

165 

162 

168 

205

286

472 

600 

584 

685 

513

399 

333 

278 

250 

246

316 

874 

1,060 

990 

1,210 

2,640

Nov.

4 010 

3 230 

2 200 

1 640 

1 310

1,070 

894 

778

690 

615

546 

502 

502 

533 

513

513 

462

442 

422 

404

385 

371 

356 

361 

658

1,260 

1,480 

1,130 

978 

1,130

Dec.

1,340 

1,160 

938 

790 

680

615 

554 

513

487 

452

452 

538 

2,990 

7,070 

7,070

2,940 

1,820 

1,410 

1,410 

1,430

1,340 

1,280 

2,780 

4,35Q 

3,550

2,240

1,720 

1,580 

1,450 

1,320 

1,150

Jan.

988 

976 

1,340 

1,760 

1,910

2,090 

2,870 

4,340 

2,460 

2,360

2,790 

3,480 

3,950 

5,080 

5,620

5,360 

4,450 

4,090 

4,OOO 

4,820

4,240 

3,040 

2,330 

1,900 

1,660

1,460 

1,760 

2,580 

2,920 

7,390 

18,000

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

20,700 

17,100 

15,100 

8,320

4,760

3,400 

3,660 

4,050 

5,790 

8,860

7,590 

4,840 

3,500 

2,780 

2,290

1,910 

1,630 

1,450 

1,310 

1,190

1,100 

1,050 

1,110

1,280 

1,270

1,170 

1,070 

982

Secondfoot days

14,110

29,387 

57,419

450,952

112,014 

129,262 

58,534 

24,134 

69,056 

38,829 

19,497 

13,112 

9,927

575,281

Mar.

,520 

,130 

,880 

,580 

,370

,230 

,140 

,080 

,050 

,000

904 

,090 

,910 

,290

,200

,310 

,440 

,960 

,620 

,430

,340 

,290

,220 

,200 

,110

,050

,080 

,950 

,530 

2,730 

1,900

Apr.

1,530 

1,340 

,210 

,100 

,O80

,130 

,160 

,100 

,010

934

868 

828 

795 

729 

685

641 

619 

586 

575 

575

550 

545 

525 

490

495

525 

592 

685 

624 

608

Maximum

2,640 

4,010 

7,070

10,500

18,000 

20,700 

5,290 

1,530 

7,980 

3,340 

1,450 

934 

768

20,700

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 14 (12 p.n

May

597 

636 

828 

970 

952

868 

1,380 

2,320 

2,610 

1,870

2,030 

4,710 

6,030 

5,840 

5,620

7,980 

5,510 

3,020 

2,080

1,620

1,320 

1,130 

994 

904 

850

834 

795 

828 

1,110 

1,470 

1,350

June

1,130 

1,060 

1,070 

1,630 

2,540

2,580 

1,620 

1,180 

958 

862

916 

886

768 

641 

580

624 

624 

550 

550 

592

1,380 

2,930 

3,340 

2,820 

2,030

1,470 

1,130 

910 

784 

674

Minimum Mean

142 455 

356 980 

452 1,852

142 1,235

976 3,613 

982 4,616 

904 1,888 

490 804 

597 2,228 

550 1,294 

339 629 

202 423 

156 331

142 1,576

July

619 

560 

500 

470 

570

619 

592 

540 

470 

390

348 

339 

357 

352 

475

619 

685 

707 

800 

658

1,070 

1,450 

958 

751 

624

545 

630 

707 

904 

663 

525

Aug.

490 

658 

910 

934 

822

641 

525 

440 

385 

352

334 

202 

285 

290 

366

357 

366 

339 

420

339

298 

265 

249 

217 

202

221 

303 

303 

348 

465 

685

Per square

mile

0.664 

1.43 

2.70

1.80

5.27 

6.74 

2.76 

1.17 

3.25 

1.89 

.918 

.618 

.483

2.30

Sept.

652 

490 

540 

580

515

430

348 

.512 

281 

253

241 

221 

281 

217 

225

225 

188 

170 

166 

163

156 

184 

321 

768

565

400

316 

269 

233 

217

Runoff in 

inches

0.77 

1.60 

3.12

24.50

6.08

7.02 

3.18 

1.31 

3.75 

2.11 

1.06 

.71 

.54

31.25

.) 9,810 sec. -ft.; Feb. 1 (3 a.m.) 23,300
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 645

North Fork Powell River at Pennington Gap, Va.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°46'26", long. 83°01'59", at highway bridge 0.8 mile 

north of town of Pennington Gap, Lee County, 1.3 miles downstream from Straight Creek, 

and 4.5 miles upstream from Powell River. Prior to Dec. 7, 1949, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Drainage area.--70 square miles.

Kecoras available. October 1944 to September 1950.

extremes. --Maxiifmni discharge observed during year, 5,500 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 

7.<!« feet) , from rating curve extended above 2,300 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum observed, 5.2 second-feet Aug. 24; minimum gage height observed, 0.12 foot Sept. 

20.

1944-50: Maximum discharge 16,000 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 1C.1 feet, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,300 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 1, G, 1948; minimum gage height observed, 

0.04 foot Oct. 1, 1948.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 50 second-feet and those for periods of no gagehelgnt record, which are poor. Occasional diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant 

2.1 miles above station. Gage read tvice daily. Records of chemical analyses for the 

water year 1950 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 7, Sept. 1-20)

.9

1.1

1.2

3.0 

7.0

53

Oct. 1 to Aug. 

1.4 90

1.7 

2.1 

2.7 

3.2 

3.8

156

255

450

680

1,060

4.5 

5.3 

6.0 

7.0

1,600

2,460

3,300

4,700

0.1 

.2 

.4

Aug. 8 to Sept. 30 

2.0 0.7

1.0

1.2

Discharge, in second feet,«water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.4

7.0

8.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

6.2

5.8

21

28

43

50

63

50

38

23

18

16

14

12

14

31

17

36

98

168

605

Nov.

315

180

140

109

84

67

52

48

46

45

44

41

76

67

49

45

48

45

46

41

31

22

22

33

230

168

131

124

270

151

-

Dec.

Ill

82

63

62

49

48

40

30

31

62

156

580

4,000

655

345

192

124

156

192

180

156

129

920

470

285

192

168

151

147

124

86

Jan

98

115

180

315

255

680

860

362

300

345

580

398

80O

800

580

490

450

432

1,060

450

315

230

180

168

156

142

149

345

270

4,700

2,700

Month

October .... ..................

November ..... ................

December ....... .................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January .........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ...... ........ .............

July .............................

August ...........................

September .......... .............

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,700

1,440

680

330

230

180

362

345

1,700

710

432

300

205

205

156

107

90

90

78

60

58

84

218

205

154

138

86

94

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,423.4

2,770

9,986

57,510

18,905 

10,437

7 029

2 235

7^397

3,484

1,210 

901.0

£13.0

66,390.4

Mar.

345

285

205

168

120

107

74

124

82

63

6U

192

1,520

630

345

242

180

151

129

129

103

94

90

90

78

8b

78

580

345

205

129

Apr.

107

84

67

53

82

147

133

115

103

78

72

70

70

70

70

56

48

41

45

45

48

49

36

31

65

120

86

74

82

78

Maximum

605

315

4,000

4,000

4,700

1,700

1,520

147

1,200

432

94

109

112

4,700

May

129

113

218

180

129

94

450

380

315

300

315

530

630

290

1,200

470

285

205

142

90

67

58

70

82

50

41

45

107

78

48

86

Minimum

22'5.4

30

4.7

98

58

60

31

41

29

10

6*0

6.5

5.4

June

92

74

80

432

330

180

120

84

105

98

86

63

46

40

52

74

55

29

32

70

285

285

315

129

82

74

62

36

38

33

-

Mean

45 .',

92

322

158

610

373

227

74

239

116

39. C 29.:

20.'

182

July

29

23

21

32

56

58

37

14

12

10

11

13

17

49

72

94

78

45

36

36

67

53

43

31

28

90

63

25

25

16

26

Aug.

55

63

109

65

56

5E

49

33

28

25

20

15

15

14

17

17

2o

19

20

14

11

10

8.0

6.0

8.0

13

14

14

18

45

45

Per square 

mile

0.656

1.32

4.60

2.26

8.71

5.33

3.24

3 1.06

3.41

1.66

) .557

.461

L .291

2.60

Sept.

34

34

20

23

16

14

19

18

14

14

14

12

13

12

12

12

10

8.5

10

7.0

a6.5

112

a70

36

22

16

10

8.5

8.5

7.0

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.76

1.47

5.30

30.52

10.04

5.55

3.74

3)93

1 . 85

.64

.48

.52

35.26

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Powell

River at Big Stone Gap and Povrell River near Jonesville.
646 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Buffalo Creek at Morris, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36C 11'05", long. 84 <J 03'41", 50 feet downstream from

State Highway 71 and 1.0 mile southeast of Morris, Anderson County. Datum of gage Is

901.71 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area.--9.45 square miles.

Records available.--August 1947 to December 1950 (discontinued). 

Extremes. 1949-50; Maximum discharge during water year, 579 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage

height, 6.88 feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Oct. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (gage height, 0.76 foot). 

1950: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 285 second-feet Dec. 7

(gage height, 4.95 feet); minimum, 1.1 second-feet Oct. 15, 16, 17; minimum gage height,

0.87 foot Nov. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.

1947-50: Maximum discharge, 757 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 7.91 feet);

minimum, 0.3 second-foot Sept. 17, 1948; minimum gage height, 0.68 foot Oct. 7, 8, 10,

11, 1947 and Sept. 17, 1948. 

Remarks. Records good above 5 second-feet and fair below.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1949-5O 

1949-50

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

p

ft.

Oct.

0.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

3.3

2.6

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

1.7

1.1

3.5

3.0

16

35

eak disc

; Feb. 9

Nov.

17

9.8

7.0

5.0

3.9

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.n

1.8

7.4

5.7

3.8

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.5

2.2

1.7

1.6

1.5

2.8

2.6

-

harge (b (ilTso

Dec.

2.2

2.0

.7

.7

.6

.5

.6

.5

.4

.4

3.9

10

202

56

34

22

16

26

27

19

15

27

50

26

18

15

12

9.2

7.8

6.6

5.7

ase, 300

a.m.) 39

Jan.

5.2

12

30

24

30

163

87

46

36

43

40

42

55

76

42

123

62

53

84

45

33

26

22

18

15

13

45

26

24

345

174

sec. -ft

7 sec.-f

Feb.

197

150

71

52

42

36

59

39

157

78

51

40

32

45

35

27

23

20

17

14

13

15

15

12

10

10

8.8

8.4

_

_

-

. ) . Dec

t.

Mar.

11

9.0

8.2

7.8

7.6

7.2

6.6

6.6

5.4

4.8

5.4

16

68

34

22

22

17

14

11

23

20

16

13

11

9.4

8.6

22

32

18

13

11

. 13 (8:

135i;

Apr.

10

9.0

8.0

8.5

8.4

6.8 e'.o

5.5

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.2

3. 2

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.Z

-

30 a.m. )

May

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

6.0

4.2

3. 0

2.8

3.2

88

£1

54

59

31

24

21

16

13

11

9.8

B.8

9.8

11

8.0

6.8

6.6

6.0

23

35

473 sec

June

15

11

12

35

20

14

10

8.2

7.8

10

7.4

6.0

5.2

11

8.8

6.0

4.7

4.1

3.8

17

24

17

11

9.0

7.2

5.7

4.7

4.1

3.6

.-ft.; J

July

3.2

3.0

2.8

3.5

5.9

3.4

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

3.0

4.4

3.5

5.5

3.8

3.5

3.0

4.0

6.3

3.6

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.9

15

7.8

4.7

3.5

25

an. 30 (

Aug.

33

10

6.6

4.8

4.0

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

5.5

3.5

2.6

3.3

4.0

2 6

2\2

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

5.3

3.0

1.9

1.7

2o'

9.0

4 p.m. )

Sept.

13

9.4

10

7.8

5.7

4.4

13

10

7.8

6.6

5.7

4.7

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

£.6

20

5.5

3.6

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

579 sec.

Day

1

3

4

5

6

8

9

10

Oct.

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5

2.8

1.6

Nov.

2.2

2.6

4.4

2. 2

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.7

Dec.

6.8

4fi

55

25

18

50

33

2;

Day

11

13

14

15

16

18

19

20

Oct.

1.4

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1. 7

2.0

Nov.

1.4

.3

. 3

. 2

.2

!2

13

Dec.

18

12

9.8

8.0

6. 6

4.8

4.2

4.1

Day

21

3

4

;,

6

8

9

50

31

Oct.

2.2

2.'

2.

2.,

2.

z\

2 t

2.

2. Z

Nov.

3.9

3 6

3.5

3.6

5. 7

5. 7

6. 6

-

Dec.

3.8

3.4

3. C

3.0

5.0

2.8

3.9

3.4

3.0

Peak discharge (base, 300 sec.-ft.). Ho peak abov

Month

December. .........................

Calendar year 1949 .............

September. ........................

Water year 1949-50 .............

December. .........................

Calendar year 1950 .............

Secondfoot-days

624.8

4,085.5

169.1

5,864.1

549.5

5,749.8

Maximum

202

365

10

88

25

20

345

13

131

345

Minimum

1.4

.5

5.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.4

1.7

.5

1.2

1.2

2.8

1.2

Mean

20.2

11.2

59.3

15.5

4,52

17.3

10.5

4.66

5.64

16.1

3.20

17.7

15.8

Per square 

mile

2.14 I

1.19

6.28

1.64

.478

1.83

1.11

.493

.512

.597

1.70

.193

.339

1.87

1.67

Runoff in 

inches

.42

2.46

16.07

7.24

1.89

.53

2.11

1.24

.57

.59

.67

23.08

.22

.38

2.16

22.63
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 647

Emory River near Wartburg, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°06'46", long. 84°36'54", at highway bridge on 

Wartburg-Lancing road, 1-jj miles northwest of Wartburg, Morgan County, l£ miles downstream from Rock Creek, and 5f miles upstream from Obed River. Datum of gage is 

1,002.14 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--83.S square miles.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 16 years, 142 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,760 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 15.95 

1'eet); minimum, 1.1 second-feet Oct. 11.

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 18,700 second-feet Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 25.62 

feet), from rating curve extended above 7,700 second-feet; no flow at times in 1935, 

1936, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair.

Revlsio'ns.--W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-29, Sept. 3-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 6

1.2 0.2 1.9 54 5.0 81O

1.3 1.6 2.1 89 6.0 1,110

1.4 4.0 2.5 170 8.0 1,880

1.5 9.2 3.0 279 10.0 2,930

1.6 17 3.5 390 12.0 4,O8O

1.7 27 4.0 520

Jan. 7 to Sept. 30

3.5 402 8.0 2,030

4.0 546 10.0 3,000

5.0 860 12.0 4,120

6.0 1,210

Note. Same as preceding

table below 3.0 feet.

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.7

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.9

7.9

24

19

44

68

38

25

18

14

12

9.8

11

28

37

65

118

197

843

Nov.

582

330

198

128

91

68

54

46

40

35

32

29

29

31

27

24

22

20

18

16

15

15

14

13

23

35

33

32

32

31

-

Dec.

27

24

22

20

19

17

18

19

18

15

30

175

2,470

714

341

220

155

633

886

407

270

395

957

422

277

222

180

151

124

114

97

Jan.

85

153

763

570

586

4,010

1,480

543

326

392

732

722

1,390

1,210

697

914

710

507

993

700

402

279

220

176

145

122

312

389

3OO

4,000

2,490

Konth

October ..........................

Novenber ............. ...........

December ........... ............

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March .......... . . .............

April ................... ........

Hay

June . . ............ ............

July .............................

August ................. .........

September . ......................

Water year 194rf-50 ............

Feb.

2,800

2,330

751

416

281

244

1,560

735

2,330

1,140

534

343

255

343

373

295

231

178

147

118

100

100

98

81

74

67

62

60

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

1,600."

2,063

9,439

60, 898. E

26,318

16,046

8, 942

2, 877

9 994

3, 886

1,616. j

734.4

3,417

8b,933.2

Mar.

191

228

193

160

132

114

100

145

143

138

145

368

1,280

694

408

355

312

268

211

191

176

155

138

118

102

89

336

1,150

441

268

193

Apr.

157

130

106

118

288

248

191

153

124

100

91

74

64

56

48

44

39

39

40

45

34

32

31

29

54

141

]

Maximum

843

582

2,470

5,690

4,010

1^280

288

2,250 

914

235

124

440

4,010

26

06

89

80

Hay

98

95

97

95

89

76

550

606

304

206

237

2,250

1,350

703

1,230

543

295

193

128

91

68

54

50

38

32

35

38

34

72

76

261

Minimum

1.1

13

15

1.1

85

60

29

32

12

6. 2

2.4 

12

1.1

June

187

134

424

914

433

213

126

91

85

93

145

100

68

57

52

45

103

102

56

39

45

67

95

62

45

33

26

19

15

12

Mean

51. £

68 . E

304

167

573

288

95 . * 

322

130

52.1 114' 23 . "i

238

July

11

8.5

6.8

6.8

78

60

27

18

12

9.2

6.8

6.2

9.8

50

48

38

35

59

74

48

59

45

35

57

57

62

235

215

110

67

62

Aug.

124

81

60

44

32

23

17

14

12

12

21

14

12

11

17

14

11

9.2

9.2

7.9

6.2

4.8

4.4

3.5

3.0

2.4

3.0

3.8

13

65

80

Per square 

mile

0.620

. 827

3.65

2.01

10.20 

6 . 89

3.46

1.15 3 87

1.56

. 626

. 285 

1.37

2.86 ...

Sept.

440

402

286

157

93

56

78

155

136

314

355

204

130

91

65

50

38

29

24

20

18

59

65

42

29

23

18

15

13

12

Runoff in 

inches

0.72

.92

4.22

27.23

11.76

7.17

1.29

4.47

1.74

.72

.33

1.53

38.87
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Emory River at Oakdale, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35"58'59", long. 84°33'29", at Oakdale, Morgan 

bounty, 1,000 feet downstream from highway bridge and 1,100 feet downstream from Mud 

Lick Creek. Datum of gage is 763.38 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 764 square miles.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1950.

Average discharge .--21 years, 1,304 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 53,200 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 22.25 

reet); minimum, 14 second-feet Oct. 11, 12 (gage height, 1.32 feet).

1929-50: Maximum discharge, 101,000 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 31.00 

feet); no flow Aug. 13, 14, 15, 1944.

Maximum stage known, about 42.3 feet Mar. 23, 1929, from floodmarks at highway 

bridge (discharge, 195,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 80,000 secondfeet).

Remarks.--Records good except trios* 

neigtit record, which are fair.

below 50 second-feet and those for period of no gageRating tables, v,ater year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan

760

1,160

2,100

Jan. 31 to Sept. 30

132

189

265

405

640

865

1,220

2,210

3,340

4,610

9.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

16.5

7,600

11,300

15,900

22,100

27,700

Discharge, in second-feet, urater year October 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

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.

26 

21 

19 

18 

17

17

16 

16 

15 

15

14 

15 

20 

25 

144

112 

359 

865 

746 

456

317 

252 

210 

175 

160

186 

216 

319 

627

903 

5,040

Nov.

4,770 

3 , 540 

2,170 

1,490 

1,150

895 

725 

607 

519 

456

410 

363 

329 

329 

363

329 

294 

277

258 

246

237 

225 

210 

201 

204

a300 

a330 

a310 

a300 

a290

Dec.

a275

a255 

a240 

3220 

a210

a205 

3208 

210 

210

204

937 

14,300 

3,780

4,620

2,800 

2,030 

3,620 

7,610 

4,55(1

3,020 

2,620 

6,360 

4,480 

2,970

2,360 

2,070 

1,820 

1,550 

1,360 

1,170

Jan.

1,040 

1,160 

3,220 

4,260 

4,290

31,900 

1 7 , 800 

7,070 

4,190 

3,370

5,990 

5,080 

9,540 

9,180 

7,180

6,460 

6,260 

5,330 

10,500 

8,210

4,830 

3,39^ 

2 , 660 

2,240 

1,880

1,610 

2,880 

4,020 

3,200 

29,500 

27,600

Feb.

25,400 

22,400 

9,4OO 

5,370 

3,680

2,940 

10,400 

8,350 

15,800 

12,600

6,430 

4,230 

3,160

3,500 

4,22C

3,180 

2,510 

2,020 

1,720 

1,420

1,240 

1,180 

1,320 

1,220 

1 , 080

986 

865 

793

u~ it. Second- 

"onth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

her ......... .............

mber .........................

11,341 

22,127

82,486

lendar year 1949 ............ 578,284

ary . .

uary ........... ... ...

h. ......................... .

1 .............. .............

st ................. .

ember ............ ..... .....

235, 84C 

157,414 

90,560 

27,962 

80,596 

25,476 

17,244 

7,587 

39,583

ter year 1949-5C ............ 798,216

Peak: discharge (base, 19,000 sec. -ft.). D

42,000 sec. -ft.; Jan. 30 (7:30 p.m.) 53,2OO

Mar.

1,620 

2,850 

2,240 

1,850 

1,570

1,360 

1,210 

1,360 

l,88u 

1,630

1,540 

3,470 

9,790 

8,500 

4, 740

3,780 

3,790 

3,050 

2,450 

2,140

2,250 

1,970 

1,750 

1,520 

1,310

1,140 

1,420 

8,000 

4,920 

3,140 

2,320

Apr.

1,950 

1,700 

1,450 

1,310 

2,330

2,070 

1,740 

1 , 500 

1,290 

1,110

977

908 

778 

668 

594

539 

493 

466 

449 

449

416 

375 

350 

332 

342

669 

849 

689 

594 

575

Maximum

5,040 

4,770 

14,300

50,000

31,900 

25,400 

9,790 

2,330 

13,100 

2,910 

2,190 

1,400 

5,500

31.9OO

to September 1950

May

74S 

968 

977

959 

882

770 

1,910 

4,650 

2,880 

2 , 080

2 , 000 

10,500 

13,100 

b,450 

9,150

5,720 

3,580 

2,450 

1,780 

1,320

1,010 

825 

74b 

588 

471

400 

405 

438 

601 

636 

1,600

Minimum

14

201 

204

14

1,040 

735 

1,140 

332

323 

79

121

14

June

1,490 

1,020 

1,730 

2,910 

2,410

1,480 

968 

689 

620 

634

1,150 

1,200 

809 

594 

488

533 

598 

842 

476 

346

424 

710 

986 

801 

493

346 

257 

196 

153 

123

Mean

366 

738 

2,661

1,584

7,608 

5,622 

2,921 

932

2,eco

d49 

556 

245 

1,319

2,187

July

101 

87 

79 

99 

159

754 

449 

283 

167 

123

96 

79 

87 

432 

661

444 

350 

412 

718 

416

410 

342 

288 

764 

1.790

1,370 

2,190 

1,910 

1,040 

640 

504

Aug.

627 

601 

471 

395 

324

237 

177 

137 

114 

99

101 

99 

94 

79 

139

128 

130 

142 

125 

135

177 

142 

106 

86 

72

62

70 

92 

108 

918 

1,400

Per square 

mile

0.479 

.966 

3.48

2.07

9.96 

7.36 

3.82 

1.22 

3.40 

1.11 

.728 

.321 

1.73

2.8 

Sept.

2,250 

5,480 

2,570 

1,460 

899

594 

580 

1,530 

3,200 

5,010

5,500 

3,170 

1,980 

1,330 

986

755 

588 

460 

370 

310

261

328 

460 

405 

296

225 

183 

150 

132 

121

Runoff in 

inches

0.55 

1.08 

4.02

28.17

11.48 

7.66 

4.41 

1.36 

3.92 

1.24 

.84 

.37 

1.93

38.86

;c. 13 (2 p.m.) 23,800 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (8:3O a.m.) 

3ec.-ft.; Feb. 2 (3 a.m.) 30,300 sec. -ft.; Feb. 9 (4:30

urg.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Daddy Creek near Crab Orchard, Term.

Location --Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°55'33", long. 84°54'47", 0.6 mile upstream from 

Worth Creek, 1.5 miles downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 1.5 miles downstream 

Irom Bird Creek, and 2 miles northwest of Crab Orchard, Cumberland County. Datum of 

1936 I- 569 - 19 feet above ffl ean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of

Drainage area.--93.5 square miles.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 20 years, 169 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,620 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height 15 75 

FeeTT; minimum, 1.9 second-feet Oct. 4,5 (gage height, 0.72 foot). ' 

feet) no°fl Maxta 1 ^lsc£arge, 11,600 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 21.30

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, r year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

,nd discharge, in second-feet)

.9 

1.0

1.2 

1.4

1.7 

3.1 

5.4

Oct. 1 to Jan

1.6 40

1.8 58

2.U 79

2.5 149

3.3 292

4.0 450

5.0 

6.0 

7.4 

9.4 

11.6

724

1,040

1,600

2,600

3,870

1.2 

1.4

1.9 73 

2.4 137 

2.9 217 

Note. Same as preceding table below 1.2 and

above 2.9 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.9

3.5

4.6

4.6

4.6

42

34

7.B

4.1

12

12

151

279

138

85

62

49

40

34

31

39

44

47

68

122

688

Nov.

811

541

338

250

189

138

115

100

87

76

59

52

48

47

43

39

36

35

33

32

31

29

28

28

42

53

48

44

42

41

-

Dec.

38

34

32

31

30

29

29

29

29

28

45

160

2,090

1,560

616

367

273

503

841

528

363

345

757

525

360

294

267

239

206

155

133

Jan.

118

121

347

463

64O

3,870

2,190

826

479

412

632

585

1,080

1,170

820

769

7OO

796

1,470

962

549

388

308

256

212

180

392

431

347

3,740

3,570

Month

October ......... ................

Novembe r .................... . .

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ............. . . . . ....

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .................. ...... . .

July .............................

August ................. .... ...

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 .......

Feb.

2,840

2,3£0

1,090

604

404

347

1,400

1,020

1,850

1,450

^24

463

349

476

499

360

279

224

192

162

138

146

177

155

137

120

107

104

_

_

-

Mar.

529

551

352

265

214

180

156

221

244

205

212

736

1,680

1,070

557

489

466

356

277

248

256

217

193

167

144

126

416

1,350

660

378

275

Secondfoot-days

2,019.4

3 455

10^936

75,855.6

28, 823

18,137

13,190

3,214

7,138

1,711.0

4,143.3

1,840

7,227

101,833.7

Apr.

224

203

178

198

269

224

188

166

129

111

101

90

77

72

68

60

56

53

50

50

47

42

40

38

45

116

98

80

72

69

-

Maximum

688

2,090

5,430

3,870

2,840

1,680

269

919

140

658

428

966

3,870

May

102

123

119

119

105

90

253

421

267

197

169

919

918

557

638

523

347

239

172

131

101

81

68

54

42

34

30

56

70

50

143

Minimum

1.9

28

1.9

118

104

126

38

30

6.5

3.3

12

14

1.9

June

134

86

102

138

140

93

63

54

55

55

116

97

63

47

55

66

49

35

26

21

20

25

51

38

26

18

13

10

8.5

6.5

-

Mean

65.1

115

353

208

930

648

425

107

230

57.0

134

59.4

241

279

July

4.6

3.7

3.7

3.3

360

256

146

70

42

28

20

16

28

90

111

100

113

91

68

49

46

38

115

514

658

294

290

241

156

1O9

79

Aug.

72

57

85

74

48

34

26

21

16

23

20

16

18

14

14

56

sa

48

61

48

34

24

19

14

12

14

IB

20

60

428

388

Per square 

mile

0.696

1.22

s'.TB

2.22

9 6*9395

4.55

1.14

2.46

.610

1.43

.635

2.58

2.98

Sept.

512

571

374

222

152

105

172

531

742

966

966

536

316

214

161

123

93

73

59

48

41

45

48

39

30

24

20

16

14

14

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.80

1.37

4.35

30.16

11.46

7.21

5.25

1.28

2.84

.68

1.65

2! 87

40.49

discharge (base, 1,700 see.-ft.) . Dec. 13 (2 p.m.) 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 19 112 m.) 1,730 sec.-rt.j Jan. 3O (7 p.m.; 

see.-ft.; Mar. 13 (l£:30 p.m.) 2,030 sec.-ft. ; Mar. 28 (1! 

2,040 sec.-ft.

3,070 sec.-ft.) Jan. 6 (7:30 a.m.) 4,770

6,620 sec.-ft.; Feb. 9 (l:3O p.m.) 2,980 

^30 a.m.) 1,730 sec.-ft.; May 12 (5 p.m.)
650 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

White Creek near Glen Alice, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°47'49", long. 84°45'37", a quarter of a mile upstream from Black Creek (also known as Hines Creek), half a mile upstream from Southern 

Railway bridge, and l| miles southwest of Glen Alice, Roane County. Datum of gage is 

758.62 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 123 square miles.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 16 years, 218 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 17.05 

reet); minimum, 3.3 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 0.96 foot).

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 19,000 second-feet Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 19.45 

feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 3-5, 1936, Oct. 6, 7, 1947; minimum gage height, 

0.55 foot Oct. 3-5, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those below 20 second-feet, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 783: 1934. W803: 1935(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 29 Jan. 30 to Sept. 3O

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

3.4 

4.0 

4.6 

4.9

154

212

320

443

540

5.9 960

6.8 1,420

8.3 2,430

9.8 3,670

2.2 69

2.7 121 

3.3 200 

3.9 300

fe'e^T" Mote.--Same 

4.5 434 

5.0 590 

6.0 1,010 

6.8 1,420 

s preceding table belov

8.3 2,430

10.3 4,120

11.9 5,720

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5.9 

5.1 

4.3 

3.8

3.6

5.4

18 

14 

11 

8.1

6.4 

6.1 

30 

27 

24

39 

1,260 

746 

328 

207

149 

117 

93 

78

71

102 

88 

150 

264 

569 

2,470

Nov.

1,450 

938 

522 

352 

266

206 

170 

146 

126 

110

97 

87 

83 

83 

73

63 

58 

53 

49

47

45 

42 

38 

44 

53

55 

50 

49 

49 

48

Dec.

44 

42 

38 

37 

35

35 

35 

35

32 

32

67 

202 

3,360 

1,210 

652

417 

314 

1,140 

1,310 

728

472 

530 

1,220 

732 

475

434 

409 

360 

307 

259 

217

Jan.

188 

180 

453

580

604

3,660 

1,910 

924 

572 

530

724 

825 

1,210 

1,220 

870

798 

816 

1,080 

1,6OO 

1,060

676 

470 

364 

293 

243

206 

393 

431 

398 

5,690 

2,640

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber ..................... ...

lendar year 194S 

ary ......

h.. ...................... ...

1 ......... ...... ...........

St.. .........................

ember ............ ....... . .

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,490 

2,350 

1,130 

718 

490

411 

1,470 

978 

2,610 

1,500

852 

580 

429 

1,040 

952

618 

439 

334

273 

221

190 

204 

236 

215 

203

186 

164 

158

Secondfoot days

6,903.7 

5,452 

15,180

104,827.5

31,608 

21,441 

14,690 

3,055 

8,443 

3,056.7 

2,812.9 

2,463 

14,314

129,419.3

Peak discharge (base, 4,800 sec. -ft. i. De

sec.-fb.; Jan. 30 (5 p.m.) 14,000 sec. -ft.;

Mar.

674 

576 

413 

318 

262

226 

197 

244 

237 

226

245

683 

2,160 

1,110 

678

606 

538 

439 

342 

334

322 

289 

257 

225

196

171 

332 

1,030 

618 

424 

318

Apr.

269 

233 

200 

181 

197

168 

155 

144 

131 

119

110 

100 

89 

80 

72

66 

62 

59 

56 

54

49 

45 

43 

40 

47

76 

58 

52 

49 

51

Maximum

E,470 

1,450 

3,360

10,400

5,690 

2,610 

2,160 

269 

1,030 

262 

300 

572 

2,440

5,690

May

101 

122 

134 

137 

128

117 

219 

349 

280 

237

206 

614 

857 

706 

1,030

770 

478 

314 

226

171

133 

109 

83 

77 

63

55 

56 

90 

64 

83 

434

Minimum

3.6 

38 

32

3.6

180

158 

171 

40 

55 

8.7 

6.9 

12 

22

3.6

June

249 

168 

179 

262 

250

184 

137 

114 

133 

140

192 

148 

114 

92 

91

110 

76 

58 

47 

40

37 

42 

56 

38 

28

22

17 

13 

11 

8.7

Mean

223 

182 

490

287

1,020

766 

474 

102 

272 

102 

90.7 

79.5 

477

355

July

8.1 

6.9 

6.9

13

29

110 

79 

42 

29 

22

17 

18 

38 

63 

62

71 

88 

101 

87 

64

56 

42 

71 

215 

300

215 

268 

268 

184 

127 

112

Aug.

114 

86 

21Q 

135 

94

67 

50 

38 

32 

29

28 

26 

22

21 

20

24 

51 

34 

47 

38

28 

22 

18 

14 

12

17 

30 

32 

74 

572 

478

Per square 

mile

1.81 

1.48 

3.98

2.33

8.29 

6.23 

3.85 

.829 

2.21 

.829 

.737 

.646 

3.88

2.89

Sept.

1,750 

1,490 

924 

469 

282

188 

354 

778 

1,660 

2,440

1,420 

738 

416 

280 

209

161 

126 

101 

82 

68

59 

58 

54 

43 

35

30 

28 

25 

24 

22

Runoff in 

inches

2.09 

1.65 

4.59

31.71

9.56 

6.48 

4.44

.92 

2.55 

.92 

.85 

.74 

4.33

39.12

G. 13 (9 a.m.) 6,840 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (7 a.m.) 5,510 

Feb. 9 (12:30 p.m.) 4,990 sec. -ft.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 651

Sewee Creek near Decatur, Tenn.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°34'53", long. 84"44'53", a third of a mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 58, half a mile downstreajn from Dry Pork, 4| miles 

upstream from mouth, and 5 miles north of Decatur, Melgs County. Datum of gage Is 

694.32 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 117 square miles.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 16 years, 194 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,260 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 8.17 

i'eet); minimum, 31 second-feet Oct. 4, 5 (gage height, 0.32 foot).

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 29,000 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 23.97 

feet, from floodmarks), by contracted-opening method; minimum, 11 second-feet Sept. 24, 

1935, Jan. 7-10, Oct. 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15, 1940; minimum gage height, 0.16 foot 

Sept. 23, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-13, Apr. 6 to May 14, Sept. 11-22)

0.25 

.3 

.4 

.5 103

0.7 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

223

359

958

4.0 

6.0 

7.4

1,280

2,170

2,870

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

33 

33 

33

31 

31

35 

46 

40 

38 

35

35 

40 

374 

93 

68

72 

581 

459

216 

156

130 

108 

93 

84 

84

156 

98 

268 

223 

511 

1,920

Nov.

972 

561 

380 

284 

229

183 

156 

140 

130 

114

103 

93 

119 

119 

93

84 

76 

72 

68 

68

64 

61 

61 

64 

84

64 

61 

61 

61 

58

Dec.

54 

54 

51 

51 

51

48 

48 

46 

46 

46

58 

72 

615 

399 

257

196 

163 

578 

604 

369

292 

376 

798 

454 

331

296 

274 

234 

203 

183 

156

Jan.

145 

140 

240 

203 

190

978 

978 

578 

417 

423

496 

494 

696 

933 

693

988 

863 

1,170 

1,700 

1,020

688 

528

414 

335 

292

257 

1,020 

640 

482 

2,020 

2,280

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary

 uary .............. . . . ....

h. ...........................

1 ............................

ember ............. ..........

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,010 

2,500 

1,240 

804 

615

541 

1,460 

823 

1,190 

1,110

720 

564 

454

531 

380

320

288 

263 

246 

223

203

216 

234 

176 

163

151 

140 

145

Second 

foot-days

6,124 

4,683 

7,403

100,599

22,201 

17,710 

15,990 

3,655 

3,628 

4,260 

4,473 

5,551 

9,688

105,366

Mar.

991 

461 

339 

292 

257

234 

223 

252 

203 

176

208 

818 

2,830 

1,280 

733

685 

510 

399

331 

388

331 

292

263 

246

216

203 

557 

1,120 

482 

362 

308

Apr.

269 

240 

223 

223 

320

183 

156 

145 

130 

124

119 

108 

103 

98 

93

88 

88 

88 

84 

84

80 

76 

72 

68 

68

68 

68

64 

64

61

Maximum

1,920 

972 

798

6,500

2,280 

2,500 

2,830 

320 

406 

350 

443 

1,140 

1,220

2,830

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.). Oct. 31 (11 a.ir

sec. -ft.; Jan. 31 (6 a.m.) 3,050 sec. -ft.; Feb. 2 (9 a.m. 

sec. -ft.) Mar. 13 (1:30 p.m.) 3,260 sec. -ft.

May

98 

80 

76 

68 

64

61 

144 

114 

84 

80

156 

156

145

185 

406

223 

169 

135 

119 

108

98 

88 

88 

80

76

72 

72 

68 

64 

68 

183

Minimum

31 

58 

46

31

140 

140

176 

61 

61 

68 

54 

51 

61

31

June

88 

72 

183 

108 

84

72 

68 

154 

245 

277

350 

163 

130 

108 

124

108

84 

76 

72 

68

80 

552 

304

156

119

98

93 

80 

76 

38

Mean

19

15 

23

27

71 

63 

51

11 

14 

14 

17 

32

28

July

64 

61 

54 

54 

96

310 

135 

80 

68

61

58 

61 

76 

145 

114

190 

124 

188 

190 

114

114 

84 

84 

248

151

194 

443 

380

234 

163 

135

Aug.

156 

152 

477 

234 

140

103 

93 

84 

76 

72

72 

64 

68 

 4 

64

58 

54 

68

176 

98

68 

58 

54

51 

147

143 

257 

203 

339 

1,140 

718

Per square 

mile

J 1.69

; 1.33

) 2.04

3 2.36

3 6.12 

3 5.40 

5 4.41 

I 1.04 

1 1.00 

> 1.21 

I 1.23 

) 1.53 

5 2.76

3 2.47

Sept.

825 

850 

561 

384 

300

234 

504 

519 

643 

1,220

852 

506 

324 

246 

210

178 

145 

130 

119 

108

108 

108 

103 

SB 

80

76 

72 

68 

68

61

Runoff in 

inches

1.95 

1.49 

2.35

31.98

7.06 

5.63 

5.08

1.16 

1.15 

1.35 

1.42 

1.76 

3.08

33.48

.) 2,520 sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (6 p.m.) 2,060 

) 3,040 sec. -ft.; Feb. 9 (10 p.m.) 2,190
652 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Richland Creek near Dayton, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°30'17", long. 85°01'20", at Morgantown, 0.4 mile 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 30, 1 mile northwest of Dayton, Rhea County, and 

lu miles downstream from Payne Creek (formerly Gooch Creek). Datum of gage is 728.59 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--50.2 square miles.

Records available.--June 1934 to September 1950. June 1927 to September 1931 at site at 

JJayton, 1 mile downstream, published as Richland Creek at Dayton.

Average discharge.--2Q years (1927-31, 1934-50), 111 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,760 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 6.29 

i'eet); minimum, 1.0 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 0.31 foot).

1927-31, 1934-50: Maximum discharge, 9,000 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 

9.C8 feet), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet; no flow July 28, Aug. 

19 to Sept. 12, 1929, Sept. 14-30, 1931.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1 second-foot, which are fair. City of Dayton 

diverts an average of about 1 second-foot 3 miles upstream.

Revisions (water years). W 823: 1935(M), 1936(M), 1937, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. £-10}

0.31 1.0

.34 1.7

.4 3.4

.9

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

2.0

103

169

270

2.5 430

3.O 66O

4.0 1,230

4.5 1,610

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

Oct.

2.2 

2.0 

1.7 

1.2 

1.0

2.8 

11.0 

9.2 

5.8 

4.6

3.4 

4.1 

36 

32

51

174 

1,520 

650 

321 

210

145 

107 

82

67 

59

82 

67 

80 

99 

249 

866

Nov.

595 

367 

262 

196 

147

117 

94 

79 

£7 

59

52

47 

43

40 

36

32 

29 

27 

25 

24

24 

22 

20 

19 

24

24 

22

20 

20 

19

Dec.

17 

16 

16 

15 

14

14 

14 

15 

15 

14

19 

47 

636 

438 

282

203 

152 

303 

370

270

210 

254 

466 

312

231

228 

223

200 

191 

136 

111

Jan.

96

90 

152 

159 

269

1,550 

866 

430 

303 

297

388 

357 

406 

610 

426

409 

434 

595 

790

502

336 

254 

200 

167 

132

111 

318 

303 

252 

1,510 

1,120

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her.. .................... ...

mber ............... ..... ...

lendar year 1949 

ary ... . . . ...

h. ...........................

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

1 

Feb.

1,040 

1,170 

630 

388 

282

249 

580 

442 

632

546

354 

265 

210 

364 

351

265

203 

159 

130 

105

87 

99 

132

107 

98

85 

73 

72

Secondfoot-days

4,946 

2,552 

5,432

55,429.3

13,832 

9,118 

8,290 

1,669 

1,952 

2,110 

1,463.3 

2,126 

6,025

59,515.3

Peak discharge (base, 1,3OO sec. -ft . ) . --Oct

sec. -ft.; Jan. 30 (6:30 p.m.) 2,530 sec. -ft. 

1,680 sec. -ft.

Mar.

420 

324 

234 

181 

143

119 

105 

145 

132 

117

127 

548 

1,380 

635 

37O

333

285 

231 

183 

186

181 

152

127 

107 

90

79 

193 

488 

297 

216 

162

Apr.

138 

121 

99 

92

147

115 

101 

85 

74 

66

59 

53 

47 

42 

37

34 

33 

31 

29 

28

26 

24 

23 

22 

23

31 

26 

22

21 

20

Maximum

1,520 

595 

636

3,880

1,550 

1,170 

1,380 

147 

276 

228 

244 

348 

744

1,550

. 17 (11:30 

Feb. 1 (11

May

37

48 

48 

43

40 

43 

55 

46 

46

52

53 

92 

99 

162

147 

113 

82 

63

50

40 

34 

30 

24 

20

16 

16 

46 

35 

49 

276

Minimum

1.0 

19 

14

1.0

90 

72 

79 

20 

16 

15 

3.4 

17 

12

1.0

June

164

111 

103 

80

59 

43 

47 

87 

99

79 

56 

42 

34 

47

64 

39 

28 

23

17

28 

193 

228 

121 

73

50 

34 

25

20 

15

Mean

160 

85.1 

175

152

446 

326 

267 

55.6 

63.0 

70.3 

47.2 

68.6 

201

163

July

11

13 

17

9.2

9.2 

9.7 

8.6

5.4 

4.1

3.4

4.1 

19 

35 

26

41 

37 

35

46 

33

27 

21 

20 

74 

113

132 

244 

188 

123 

79 

67

Aug.

63

171 

113 

70

48 

35 

26 

21 

20

51 

28 

20 

17 

18

30 

39 

32 

162 

94

63 

43 

32 

24 

21

28 

63 

69 

59 

270 

348

Sept.

635 

645 

409 

257 

179

111 

203 

381 

470 

744

538 

342 

234 

169 

145

105 

79 

64 

52 

43

35 

35 

33 

26 

20

18 

15 

14

12 

12

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

3.19 3.66 

1.70 1.89 

3.49 4.02

3.03 41.06

8.88 10.25 

6.49 6.75 

5.32 6.14 

1.11 1.24 

1.25 1.45 

1.40 1.56 

.940 1.08 

1.37 1.58 

4.00 4.46

3.25 44.08

a.m.) 3,760 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (8 a.m.) 1,910 

p.m.) 1,640 sec. -ft.; Mar. 13 (10 a.m.)
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 653

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°54'17", long. 83°43 I 01", 0.1 mile downstream from 

Uynth Creek, 0.5 mile southeast of Presley, Towns County, and 1.3 miles upstream from 

Hightower Creek. Datum of gage is 1,932.69 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 45.5 square miles.

Records available.--December 1941 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,540 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 10.44 

i'eet), from rating curve extended above 1,300 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 12.80 feet; minimum, 44 second-feet Aug. 24 (gage height, 1.83 

feet).

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 3,660 second-feet June 16, 1949 (gage height, 12.80 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 27 second-feet Oct. 6, 7, 1947 (gage height, 1.60 

feet).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 973: 194C.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In sfcond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 31 to Dec. 5, Dec. 12 to Mar. 12)

ill

144

Oct. 1 to Mar

2.8 200

3.2 282

3.6 372

4.0 470

5.0 

6.0 

7.1

1.9 

£.1

Mar. 14 to Sept. 30

2.4 122 3.

2.8 196 4.

3.2 280 4.

372

470

595

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

82

81

79

73

78

255

236

142

121

110

104

106

106

104

98

13'.

139

134

121

111

105

100

96

93

93

38

92

105

98

295

402

Nov.

386

300

234

202

181

162

153

146

139

132

129

124

124

117

114

111

108

106

104

104

99

98

95

98

104

95

93

9C

96

92

Dec

89

86

86

86

85

82

90

82

81

82

89

137

132

125

122

116

111

151

166

148

137

169

2 72

200

173

309

311

240

204

183

166

Jan.

155

149

151

155

157

166

181

166

157

162

158

168

162

168

160

173

196

208

309

280

234

210

192

161

172

162

183

168

162

16C

155

Month

October .................. ......

November ....... .................

December ................... .....

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ........... .......... . ...

April ......... .... .............

May ..............................

June ............ ....... ........

July ............ ................

August ........... . ... .........

September ........ ..... ........

Water year 1949-5f . . .........

Feb.

160

170

175

166

158

155

196

175

196

196

187

177

173

375

313

250

220

200

190

179

172

179

170

158

153

148

144

149

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3,993

4,136

4,510

66,719

5,560

5,284

7 377

4*071

3,527

3,736

2,958

2,451

5,185

52,768

Mar.

172

151

146

141

139

136

149

153

144

139

141

201

1,290

575

382

320

273

245

224

224

208

198

186

178

170

1^5

192

212

186

172

105

Apr.

163

157

152

167

222

186

172

163

155

148

144

139

136

130

127

124

122

120

119

119

114

112

111

108

125

114

108

104

104

106

-

Maximum

402

386

311

1,44J

309

37b

1,290

222

210

400

208

434

580

1,290

May

102

109

152

119

111

106

106

103

100

105

105

115

110

120

115

110

110

105

120

110

100

98

92

86

83

80

90

190

120

145

210

Minimum

78

90

81

78

149

144

136

104

80

67

60

46

80

46

June

150

120

180

400

250

190

155

160

145

140

140

130

120

110

105

100

96

93

91

85

94

90

84

80

77

74

73

69

68

67

-

Mean

129

138

145

183

179

189

238

136

114

125

94.8

79.1

173

145

July

65

64

65

69

96

98

72

67

63

60

73

129

96

130

208

172

130

114

98

88

85

81

81

84

83

103

119

98

88

81

78

Aug.

76

72

69

67

68

67

62

60

58

60

64

59

60

65

60

57

56

56

54

52

51

49

48

46

48

51

82

80

138

182

434

Per square 

mile

2.84

3.03

3.19

4. 02

3.93

4.15

5.23

2.99

2.51

2.75

2.08

1.74

3.80

3.19

Sept.

580

385

239

196

165

139

253

327

358

260

208

178

157

143

132

124

119

114

108

1O4

98

106

97

92

90

85

84

83

81

80

-

Runoff in 

inches

3.26

3.38

3.69

54.54

4.54

4.32

6.03

3.33

2.88

3.05

2.40

2.00

4.24

43.12

Peak discharge (base

Note. --So gage-height 

stage, weather records, 

Hayesville, N. ?.

BOO sec.-ft.).--Mar. 13 (9:3ua.m. 

record May 6 to June 18; discharge 

and records for Nottely River near Blair:

2,540 sec.-ft.

omputed on basis of recorded range in 

ille and Shooting Creek near
654 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Hiwassee River below Chatuge Dam, near Hayesville, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°01'45", long. 83°47'45 I ' J 0.4 mil» upstream from 

 Hyatt Mill Creek, l.P miles downstream from Chatuge Dam, anrl 1.7 miles southeast of

Hayesville, Clay County. Datum of gage is 1,789.90 feet above mean sea level, datum

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--190 square miles.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,320 second-feet Apr. 26 (gage height, 6.60 

 feet); minimum, 2.8 second-feet Auff. 7 (gage height, 0.52 foot).

1907-9, 1922-23, 1942-50: Maximum stage recorded, 11.9 feet Mar. 13, 1909, site

and datum then in use (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 1 second-foot

Aug. 3, 4, 1942; minimum gage height, 0.30 foot Aug. 3, 1942.

Revisions (water years).--W 973: 1942.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.5 

4.0 

6.0

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

l.b

3.0

3.5 

4.0

4.7 1,250

5.3 1,560

6.0 1,960

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day Oc t. Apr. May July Sept.

1,440

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,420

1,410

1,080

1,430 

1 ,440 

1,430 

1,580 

1_,770

6.0 

5.2 

4.8 

4.4

500

500

500

500

500

592

574

£10

510

510

510

480

480

480

480

460

480

480

480

480

497

100

554

554

7.7

e.o

5.4

207

599

391

394

394

394

394

394

334

394

593

599

599

195

193

318

2,260

1,790

£79

104

5.0 

4.4

5.4 

5.0 

4.6 

5.0 

4.4

1,150 

1.14Q 

1,140 

1,140 

1.140

1,140

994

793

789

789

789

793

793

797

687

497

249

4.0

3.1

3.0

247

901

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

182

277

86

490

490

500 

510 

510 

510 

E10

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

513

1,220

1,060

801

888

1,020

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

842

500

1,010

1,010

1,000

915

805

foot-days

Change In 

contents In 

)hatuge Reser 

roir (secondfoot -days)

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Per square 

mile

Runoff in 

Inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

28,518 

11,256.( 

14,633

1,770

510

100

4.0

920

375

472

-13,900

+1,400

-900

422

443

Calendar year 1949 -1,700

January. . 

February. 

March.... 

April. .. . 

May.

June..... 

July..... 

August... 

September

Water year 1949-50

13,835.6

15,351

11,505.3

29,017.1

21,346.2

3,330.8 

14,885.6 

24,941.5 

18,099.:

592

2,310

,150

,220

,330

446

548

371

967

+5,900

+4,500

+16,600

-13,600

-7,500 

+3,200

-2,000

-15,500

-2,900

709

907

514

447

418

416

305

507

4.77

2.71

2.35

2.20

2.19

1.61

2.67

212,720.0 2.73
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Hiwassee River above Murphy, N. C.

Location.--Wa*?f-3tag" r-coT-aer, _aL. 35°04 I 50", long. 84 0 00'10", on U. S. Highway 64,

 BUD feet ire-lr-earn I'rom Will Sentt Creek and 2 miles east of Murphy, Cherokee County. 

Datum of sag; is 1,533 23 feet atove mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment Mf~l9S6.

Drainage ar*ea.--4Q6 square miles.

Hecoras avallacl 0 .--August 1939 to September 1950. June 1896 to June 1917 and October 

191H to April 1340 at site at Murphy, 2.8 miles downstream, in reports of Geological 

Survey. Oetoter 1897 to December 1323 (including revised records for January 1901 to 

December 1302 and January 1904 to June 1917) in North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34. October 1897 to September 1924 (including revised 

records for January 1901 to December 1902 and January 1904 to June 1917) in Tennessee 

Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Average discharge.--53 years (1898-1950), 928 second-feet (adjusted).

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 10.73

 feet); minimum, 173 second-feet May 25, June 18 (gage height, 2.26 feet); minimum 

daily, 266 second-feet Sept. 6.

1896-1917, 1918-50: Maximum discharge observed, 23,100 second-feet Mar. 19, 1899 

(gage height, 18.4 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

5,000 second-feet; minimum daily, 10 second-feet Dec. 3, 1924, caused by ice and filling of Andrews Reservoir.

Remarks. Records excellent. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant above statlon. Considerable regulation by Chatuge Reservoir (see p . 551) .

Revisions (water years) W 583: 1899(M). W 973: Drainage area. W 1003: 1943. See 

aiso Hecorrts available.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

3.0 

3.5

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

1,280 

1,750 

2,£70 

2,850 

3,460

7.0 

8.0 

9.2

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,590

1,570

1,560

1,570

1,570

1,820

1,660

864

864

883

1,610

1,680

1,670

1,760

1,980

2,110

1,830

868

812

770

756

749

728

722

722

763

722

749

749

2,920

3,550

Nov.

1,570

1,090

822

672

573

512

478

418

792

867

852

847

830

835

820

798

800

782

784

777

764

760

764

769

886

777

763

763

791

777

-

Dec.

770

763

749

749

742

718

576

497

510

530

554

579

769

1,010

898

82b

777

936

1,250

1,030

912

911

1,590

1,400

1,240

.1,220

1,240

1,440

1,390

1,320

1,020

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March.. .............. s.

April..... .............

May. ...................

June ...................

July.. .................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

990

382

390

338

912

912

398

342

328

958

1,070

1,

1,<

1,

370

)90

L70

1,150

1,180

1,

1,

4,

2,

90

580

10

10

1,320

<

£

'

)74

33

28

702

1,150

1,

1,C

£

520

40

98

82

950

Feb.

1,0

1,2

1,3

1,2

50

LO

30

10

1,100

i,oeo

1,5

1,3

1,6<

20

to

JO

1,660

1,720

1,5

1,4

1,4C

to

^0

30

1,480

1,3

1,'ec

1,5'

1,5

^ ^

JQ

)0

to

50

to

787

9.

1,0

9'

54

0

0

1,150

1,110

l.OE

1,0 = _

_-

0

0

Mar.

l,t,40

1,3

1,2

1,1

30

10

]0

1,130

1,050

7

7,

7(

j5

4

32

706

958

1,4'

8,2.

2,9

to

0

to

i,eoo

1,300

1,09'

a:

T

0

8

8

4

1,240

1,2;

1,1-

1,1^:

0

0

0

1,040

1,010

1,04

1,3E

l,i:

l,0t

0

0

0

0

1,030

Apr.

1,040

1,050

1,010

590

1,160

854

634

1,080

1,060

1,020

1,010

974

958

942

928

912

905

1,100

1,840

1,830

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,760

1,960

2,150

2,600

2,580

2,580

2,580

-

Observed

Secondfoot -days

42,171

23,733

28,916

433,925

37,167

36,571

43,065

42,507

32,731

21,043

31,234

32,550

25,975

397,663

Maximum

3,550

1,570

1,590

5,740

4,610

1,720

8,230

2,600

2,710

1,850

2,760

1,470

1,490

8,230

Minimum

722

418

497

354

702

787

702

590

312

296

308

293

266

266

Mean

1,360

791

933

1,189

1,199

1,306

1,389

1,417

1,056

701

1,008

1,050

866

1,089

May

2,550

2,590

2,710

2,600

2,570

2,550

2,510

2,290

1,260

564

379

374

396

412

468

401

412

374

354

354

417

354

348

328

312

317

770

928

819

870

1,150

June

898

840

1,050

1,850

1,340

664

520

485

445

423

484

396

364

356

334

322

310

296

348

784

826

840

805

770

756

735

762

1,020

1,010

1,010

-

Change in 

contents in

Chatuge Reservoir (secondfoot-days)

-

-1,700

-

-23,700

July

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

,310

,300

,520

400

370

370

280

060

997

990

988

050

120

470

830

300

000

485

396

338

415

336

308

403

417

828

760

430

836

618

509

Aug.

4

4

3

3

58

23

36

338

321

2

3

9

33

22

32

1,440

1,470

1,4

1,4

1,4

10

10

50

1,430

1,430

1,4

1,4

l,3t

l,3t

'0

LO

JO

JO

1,360

1,3.

9<

1,0:

0

JO

0

1,180

1,320

1,2J

1,2.

1,2]

1,2E

0

0

0

0

905

Sept.

990

578

390

327

316

266

850

466

880

854

812

798

774

756

728

728

722

716

828

1,490

1,410

1,200

1,190

1,170

1,160

1,160

1,150

1,160

1,120

986

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

-

1,184

-

1,025

Per square 

mile

-

2.92

-

2.52

Runoff in 

inches

-

39.59

-

34.26
65 6 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Hiwassee River n°ar McFarland, Tenn.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35 "in 1 48", long. 34°2t'3fi", 9 quarter of a mile 

downstream from Smith Cr^ek, four-tenths cf a mile downstream from Apalachia powerhouse of Tennessee Valley Authority, arid Ci.S miles west of MeFarland, Poll: bounty. 

Datum of gage is 830.56 fee*- abr.ye'mean sea level, datum of 19J9, supplementary adjustment of 193F.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 necoi.d-feet Dec. 23 (gage height, 7.85 

I'eet , from high-water mark in gage well); minimum daily, "27 seeond-feet Apr. 30.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 15,500 second-feet Feb. 11, 1946 (gage height, 8.^5 

feet); minimum dailj, 55 second-feet Sept. 12, 1943.

Hating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Day Oct.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

3,210

3,140

3,180

3,180

4,480

5,910

4,760

4,760

4,760

4,780

4,780

4,610

4,060

4,250

4.450

4,550

4,700

4,700

4,700

4,600

4,500

Dec. Jan. Feb.

3,500

3,400

3,400

Mar.

4,100

3,540

3,520

3,520

3,490

3,390

3,520

3,770

3,600

3,520

3,470

Apr.

3,040

3,070

3,110

5,430

,400

,310

,640

May

1,480

1,690

1,030

649

424

1,710

874

651

,790

,360

,420

,620

,930

,180

June

,910

,930

July

2,870

2,350

2,710

2.510

2,540

1,050

1,280

1,450

2,070

2,170

2,840

?,160 

850 

553

,850

,850

Secondfoot-days Maximum Minimum Mean

(second-foo 

days)t

Adjusted for change 

reservoir contents

Per square Runoff In 

mile inches

October. 

November 

December

103,910

128,840

179,850

5,910

4,780

11,500

Calendar ye 11,500 148

January... 

February.. 

March.....

April.....

May.......

June......

July......

August....

September.

97,260

122,790

106,080

75,810

55,262

71,490

68,262

3,800

6 ,200

7,820

3,430

3,180

3,020

2,960

3,250

2,890

1,900

3,400

1,430

227

248

456

557

2,060

Water year 1949-50 . . IJ.59,615 11.500

t Change in contents In Nottely, Chatug 

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 23 to 

omputed on basis of records for Apalachia Dam.

assee, and Apalachia Reservol 

Jan. 19 to Feb. 7, Feb. 12 to Mar. 2; discharge
MNESSEE RIVER BASIN 657

Shuotit g Creek near Hayesville, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°01'25", long. 83°42'25", 400 fe^t downstream from 

Hothouse Branch, half a mile upstream from Chatuge Reservoir, and 6.5 miles east of 

Hayesville, Clay County. Datum of gage is 1,930.33 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 37.fi square miles.

Records available.--August 1922 to March 1924, February 1943 to September 1945, October 

 lb)4b to September 1950.

height, 9.20 feet 

height ,1.32 feet

, by slope-area method; minimum, 11 second-feet Oct. 4, 1947 (gage

Remarks.--Records excellent. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by small mill above staRating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge econd-feet)

101

167 4.8 96C

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

51

50

49

49

49

101

95

70

65

60

56

62

85

75

66

9u

96

87

78

72

66

62

61

57

59

66

60

75

66

280

329

Nov.

336

232

178

143

125

111

103

36

89

86

82

8U

80

76

74

70

69

68

68

66

65

62

62

65

75

64

62

61

68

62

-

Dec.

59

57

56

56

55

54

72

60

56

60

68

81

96

98

91

82

76

103

115

101

92

110

186

13C

117

150

160

139

123

111

105

Jan.

98

92

39

92

91

92

105

94

91

103

103

109

109

123

117

125

165

191

618

381

270

214

186

162

145

134

166

143

136

128

121

Month

October ............. ............

Novembe r .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ............. ............

February .........................

March ........................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ........................ ....

July .............................

August ...................... ...

September ................... ....

Water year 1949-50 ...........

Feb.

119

206

214

178

155

157

230

191

272

273

245

211

189

248

223

191

170 1'53

143

132

125

157

167

143

134

125

117

135

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

2,589

2,878

2,923

47,887

4,803

5,003

6,232

3,447

2,521

2,746

3,138

2,008

3,528

41,816

Peak discharge (base, 700 sec. -ft. .--Jan.

Mar.

223

170

153

141

134

125

121

130

113

107

113

229

95c

477

319

273

229

203

183

172

162

153

143

139

13t

132

173

189

157

143

134

Apr.

139

134

128

161

211

170

153

141

132

125

123

115

109

107

103

99

98

9F

94

92

89

87

86

84

113

105

91

86

89

87

Maximum

329

336

186

2,080

618

273

956

211

131

255

302

277

319

956

19 (9 a.m. )

May

ee

87

103

87

82

80

78

75

74

78

75

75

74

87

84

82

76

70

76

75

70

72

68

66

65

62

76

130

81

96

131

Minimum

49

61

54

49

91

117

107

84

62

45

42

36

49

36

June

99

86

119

255

197

139

115

119

109

113

115

96

87

82

80

75

70

66

64

61

86

78

69

61

56

55

52

49

48

45

Mean

83.5

95.9

94.3

131

155

179

201

115

81.3

91.5

101

64.8

118

115

July

44

42

42

44

68

57

74

64

48

44

49

86

74

184

212

186

128

101

86

74

93

74

70

85

88

148

302

200

141

113

117

Aug.

101

86

80

74

72

66

61

59

56

59

56

54

52

55

52

54

55

48

45

43

41

40

38

37

36

37

48

52

58

116

277

Per square 

mile

2.22

2.55

2.51

3.48

4.12

4.76

5.35

3.06

2.16

2.43

2.69

1.72

3.14

3.06

Sept.

316

232

148

141

134

105

186

235

319

208

153

125

109

96

89

82

78

74

69

66

65

66

62

59

54

54

52

51

51

49

Runoff in 

inchea

2.56

2.85

2.89

47.37

4.75

4.95

6.16

3 41

2.49

2.72

3.10

1.99

3.49

41.36

892 sec. -ft.; Mar. 13 (6:30 a.m.) 1,390
658 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIH

Valley River at Tomotla, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 35°08'CO", long 83°58'50", at 

nignway bridge at Tomotla, Cherokee County, 0.2 mile upstream from Rodgers Creek. Datum 

of gage is 1,556.46 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. supplementary adjustment 

of 1936.

Drainage area. 104 square miles.

tfecpras available.--June 1904 to December 1909, January 1914 to April 1917, October 1918 

to September 1950.

Average discharge.--38 years (1904-9, 1914-16, 1919-50), 257 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,460 second-feet Jan. 19 (gage height, 14.05 

feet)"; minimum, 80 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.00 feet).

1904-9, 1914-17, 1918-50: Maximum discharge observed, 9,030 second-feet Nov. 19, 

1906 (gage height, 17.3 feet), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet; minimum, 12 second-feet several times in August and September 1925 (gage height, 0.52 

 foot).

Remarks.-Records excellent except those for periods of no gag-height record, which

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

2.0 80 3.5 598 7.5 2,O9O 

2.1 100 4.0 793 9.0 2,70O 

2.3 148 4.5 962 11.0 3,640 

2.6 239 5.0 1,140 12.3 4,380 

3.0 388 6.0 1,490

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195o

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

100 

96 

96

96 

94

181 

177 

123 

168 

130

118 

130 

130 

123

118

205 

250 

222 

179 

159

146 

136 

130 

123 

121

138 

121 

126 

128 

1,190 

1,950

Nov.

a85o 

a620 

a470 

a38O 

a320

a280 

a250 

a23O 

a215 

a2oo

a!90 

also 

a2oO 

a!85 

173

165 

159 

154 

151 

148

146 

140 

138 

148 

194

156 

151 

146 

197 

185

Dec.

165 

159 

151 

148 

146

al45 

al90 

al55 

al45 

al55

a210 

a270 

a58O 

a380 

a300

a255 

a230 

a640 

a520 

a380

a330 

a490 

a750 

a490 

a410

a510 

a610 

a5 00 

a430 

a370 

a320

Jan.

asoo 

a290 

a320 

a325 

a330

a400 

a450 

a320 

a280 

307

360 

392 

421 

471 

458

446 

484 

619 

3,580 

1,700

936 

720 

598 

514 

446

400 

632 

531 

488 

454 

429

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

uary ....................... .

h. ................. .........

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

492 

681 

818 

644 

535

510 

873 

746 

764 

814

775 

665 

585 

573 

514

463 

421 

392 

372 

340

325 

551 

648 

514 

446

396 

364 

360

Secondfoot-days

7,204 

7,121 

10,534

124,667

18,401 

15,581 

21,219 

9,008 

7,001 

8,561 

9,928 

4,693 

3,964

123,215

Mar.

1,160 

757 

590 

501 

450

408 

388 

437 

372 

344

344 

567 

4,370 

1,990 

1,050

848 

704 

602 

531 

497

458 

425 

392 

368 

348

333 

374 

514 

396 

364 

337

Apr.

352 

348 

325 

359 

697

510 

425 

380 

348 

321

314 

296 

278 

264 

256

246 

239 

232 

229 

226

216 

206 

203 

197 

264

340 

250 

229 

226 

232

Maximum

1,950 

850 

750

3,170

3,580 

873 

4,370 

697 

424 

1,450 

1,100 

253 

226

4,370

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 sec. -ft.). Oct. 31 (4 a.m.

May

226 

287 

424 

310 

267

246 

239 

229 

209 

216

209 

209 

209 

236 

270

232 

219 

200 

188 

188

179 

179 

173 

168 

154

146 

136 

256 

173 

224 

400

Minimum

94 

138 

145

94

280 

325 

333 

197 

136 

128 

121 

98 

84

84

June

250 

206 

426 

1,450 

750

463 

352 

306 

281 

281

296 

236 

216 

206 

194

191 

179 

168 

156 

154

222

281 

239 

191 

168

154 

146 

138 

133 

128

Mean

232

237 

340

342

594 

556 

684 

300 

226 

285 

320 

151 

132

338

July

123 

121 

133 

203 

212

162 

174 

194 

143 

130

133 

162 

305 

551 

558

645 

505 

360 

288 

239

270 

216 

209 

246 

309

503 

1,100 

674 

442 

333 

285

Aug.

253 

226 

213 

191 

179

168 

156 

148 

143 

140

162 

145 

133 

136 

128

138 

140 

130 

123 

116

109 

105 

100 

98 

116

176 

202 

159 

140 

143 

176

Per square 

mile

2.23 

2.28

3.27

3.29

5.71 

5,35 

6.58 

2.88 

2.17 

2.74 

3.08 

1.45 

1.27

3.25

) 3,090 sec. -ft. 5 Jan. 19 (4 p.m

Sept.

226 

203 

159 

156 

143

128 

168

176 

216 

179

154 

154 

146 

130 

130

116 

112 

107 

102 

100

98 

128 

109 

98 

92

90 

88 

86 

86 

84

Runoff in 

inches

2.58 

2.55 

3.77

44.58

6.58 

5.57 

7.59 

3.22 

2.50 

3.06 

3.55 

1.68 

1.42

44.07

.) 5,460

sec.-ft.; Mar. 13 (2 p.m.) 5,420 sec.-ft.j June 4 (12 m.) 2,570 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, recorded range 

in stage, weather records, and records for Snowbird Creek near Robbinsville and Shooting Creek near 

Hayesville.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN b59 

Notteiy River near Blairsville, Ga.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°50'28", long. 83°56'10", at county road bridge, 

0.1 mile downstream from Arkaqua Creek, 0.2 mile upstream from Akins Creek, and 2.7 

miles southeast of Blairsville, Union County. Datum of gage is 1,812.47 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 74.8 square miles.

Records available.--January 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,880 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 11.43 

reet); minimum, 57 second-feet Aug. 24 (gage height, 2.08 feet).

1942-50: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 13, 1950; minimum, 27 second-feet Sept. 8, 

Oct. 7, 1947 (gage height, 1.77 feet).

Remarks.--Records excellent. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above 

station. Occasional regulation from Lake Trahlyta in Vogel State Park.

Revisions (water years).--W 1053: 1942(M), 1943.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1-30 Oct. 31 to Sept. 30

2.2 72 2.8 190 2.1 59

2.3 86 3.2 315 2.2 72

2.4 102 3.5 430 2.5 120

2.6 142 2.8 186

3.2 304

3.6 465 6.O 1,660

4.O 665 7.O 2,030

4.5 955 8.1 2,480

5.0 1,250

5.5 1,480

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

85

82

82

82

80

213

189

123

110

100

97

115

113

117

104

202

212

178

151

134

123

115

110

104

104

112

100

108

106

416

487

Nov.

451

34O

256

212

189

169

158

149

142

136

132

128

126

122

118

115

111

109

113

118

118

115

113

118

134

118

118

115

120

113

-

Dec.

109

109

102

97

94

92

100

94

92

92

102

158

155

149

144

132

124

224

240

194

172

201

352

262

218

376

400

311

265

229

207

Jan.

191

181

176

199

218

246

308

256

229

239

240

237

229

246

232

262

310

318

493

434

344

294

268

240

223

207

241

220

209

204

199

Month

October ............. ............

November ............. ...........

December ............... .........

Calendar year 1949 ...........

January ..........................

February .........................

March .................. ... .....

April ... .................. .....

May ..............................

June ... .........................

July ....................... .....

August ...........................

September .................. .....

Water year 1949 ............

Feb.

199

223

237

218

207

199

316

252

324

297

271

249

234

428

376

315

278

252

234

220

209

226

212

199

194

184

174

174

.-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4,454

4,576

5,596

82,188

7,893

6,901

10,670

5,662

4,790

5,083

3,869

3,065

5,909

68,468

Mar.

215

186

179

172

172

169

181

202

181

172

172

323

2,470

925

560

452

376

329

294

288

268

252

234

226

218

209

261

297

246

226

215

Apr.

212

207

L99

237

372

281

252

232

218

207

202

191

186

179

174

169

164

162

160

160

153

151

151

144

176

158

Maximum

487

451

400

2,040

493

428

2,470

372

322

596

223

476

684

2,470

147

138

140

140

-

May

136

147

204

158

149

142

142

136

134

138

138

164

155

164

147

140

147

138

164

142

134

130

124

113

109

104

119

291

155

204

322

Minimum

80

109

92

80

176

174

169

138

104

88

82

62

88

62

June

202

162

238

596

360

256

209

220

199

196

179

167

155

149

140

134

128

122

118

113

134

122

113

106

102

99

96

91

89

88

Mean

144

153

181

225

255

246

344

189

155

169

125

98.9

197

188

July

85

82

106

97

135

150

106

94

86

83

85

155

116

143

223

199

155

130

113

100

107

99

99

107

150

172

199

149

124

109

111

Aug.

104

96

91

86

96

91

80

78

75

73

88

78

92

88

80

76

71

72

71

68

66

64

63

62

87

96

L30

L02

107

L58

476

Per square 

mile

1.93

2.05

2.42

3.01

3.41

3.29

4.60

2.53

2.07

2.26

1.67

1.32

2.63

2.51

Sept.

684

434

265

207

172

147

322

413

452

304

237

199

174

158

144

134

128

122

115

111

106

124

109

100

97

92

89

91

91

88

-

Runoff in 

inches

2.21

2.28

2.78

40.85

3.92

3.43

5.31

2.82

2.38

2.53

1.92

1.52

2.94

34.04

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 seo.-f t.) . Mar. 13 (9:3O a.m.) 4,88O sec.-ft.

238383 O - 53 - 43
660 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Kottely River at Mottely Dam, near Ivylog, Ga.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°57'55", long. 84°05'25", 0.6 mile downstream from 

Hotteiy Dam, 0.6 mile upstream from Dooley Creek, and 1.8 miles west of Ivylog, Union 

County. Datum of gage is 1,599.21 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--215 square miles.

Records available.--July 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,490 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 5.82 

feet); minimum, 0.7 second-foot July 20 (gage height, 0.26 foot).

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 2,830 second-feet May 25, 0.944 (gage height, 6.34 feet>, 

minimum, 0.5 second-foot at times in January and February 1945, July and November 1947; 

minimum gage height, 0.22 foot Nov. 8-10, 21, 1947.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those below 20 second-feet, which are fair. Plow completely regulated by Nottely Reservoir (see p. 552).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.0 

2.2 

4.2 

7.2

2.0 248

2.4 381

3.0 630

3.5 880

4.0 1,170

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,170

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

854

407

407

741

1,280

1,270

1,270

1,070

805

805

1,110

1,230

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,210

1,390

1,650

1,C30

1.C30

1,620

1,610

1,620

184

Nov.

2.1 i.e

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

391

1,010

1 , 010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1 , 000

1,000

996

996

990

t54

olS

518

olS

old

318

31S

318

318

318

-

Dec.

212

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

209

511

511

50C

506

506

920

1.2CO

1,250

986

616

61G

616

472

305

367

403

403

Month

October.. ..............

November. ..........

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ............ .

February. ............ .

March.. ..............:.

April........... .......

May. .............. . .

June ...................

July. ..................

August. ...............

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

403

403

472

549

549

549

549

549

549

549

544

544

544

544

544

544

544

544

411

124

1.4

1 .2

1.1

1.0

228

519

411

285

285

285

285

Feb.

285

28

28

28

28

9

9

9

9

289

29

29

29

2

2

2

394

515

51

51

58

5

5

3

607

715

71

71

71

5

5

481

149

14

142'.

9

9

0

478

478

47

47

_

-

8

8

Mar.

78

78

78

78

78

272

1.0

1.4

1.2

213

506

511

345

2.3

2.0

2.0

191

449

449

449

449

449

449

449

449

449

449

449

453

453

453

Apr.

453

453

453

453

457

457

687

1,010

1,020

1,220

1,520

1,520

1,513

1,5 JO

1,490

1,490

1,480

1 , 480

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,460

1,460

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,440

1,440

1,430

1,420

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

35,643

13,951.8

11,185.7

189,733.6

12,310.7

11,725

10,742.4

36,063

11,949.5

10,085.2

9,872.0

18,817.8

14,726.3

197,072.4

Maximum

1,650

1,010

1,260

1,650

549

715

511

1,520

1,420

1,260

810

1,030

1,130

1,650

Minimum

184

1.2

.8

.8

1.0

149

1.0

453

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

Mean

1,150

465

361

520

397

419

347

1,202

385

336

318

607

491

540

May

1,420

1,420

1,410

1,400

1 , 400

1,390

1.390

90E

156

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

.4

.1

.0

.0

.0

.0 ' .0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

1.0

219

511

308

June

1.1

1.0

1.2

2.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

518

1,130

1,260

1,250

1,09O

825

825

820

692

515

515

626

-

Change In contents in Nottely Reservoir 

(second-footdays)

-21,600

-2,300

+1,100

-600

+5,600

+4,300

+16,000

-21,900

+1,400

+2,200

+2,100

-10,900

-2,800

-26,800

July

810

81

81

81

0

0

0

805

805

69

56

56

9

7

7

567

567

56

56

56

7

7

7

335

1.7

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.9

.8

1.9

1.1

3.1

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

Aug.

0.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

211

648

820

820

820

815

815

815

815

815

815

810

810

810

645

418

675

1,030

1,030

1,O20

1,020

1,020

796

519

Sept.

301

1.0

.8

.8

.8

78

140

140

540

540

540

318

.9

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

320

815

946

1,130

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,100

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

453

388

396

518

578

572

863

472

431

410

386

255

398

466

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

2.11 2.43

1.80 2.02

1.84 2.13

2.41 32.72

2.69 3.10

2.66 2.77

4.01 4.63

2.20 2.45

2.00 2.31

1.91 2.13

1.80 2.07

1.19 1.37

1.85 2.06

2.17 29.47
661

Location. Water-stage records, 1st. 35 C G7'57", long. 34°20'37", half a mile north of 

Turtle town, Folk County, t'lree-qi.ai-ters of a mile downstream from Nigger Creek, and 

6 miled upstream from mouth. Hawaii of gage is 1,490.61 feet above mean sea level, 

datom of 132'J, supplementary adjustment, of 1936.

Drainage area.--26.9 square miles.

Ke c or ds a \ aTTab le. - -May 1934 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--16 years, 48.6 second-feet,

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, J59 second-feet Oct. 30 (gage height, C.07 

feet); miniuun, 25 second-feet Sept. ?u (gage height, 1.10 feet).

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 1,000 second-feet Jan. LO, 1947 (gage height, 6.18 

feet); minimum, 9.3 second-feet Oct. 10, 1941 (gage height, 0.86 foot).

Remarks.--Records good. Some diurnal flictuation caused by small mills above station

Hevlsions (water years) .--W 833: Drainage area. W1143: 1936 (M), 1946(M) 1'147(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods computed by using rate of change 

of stage as a factor (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in aecond-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 13 Mar. 14 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.3

69

155

220

2,5

2.9 

3.3

3,7

4,0

262

318

363

403

435

4.3 

4.9

5.4

469

563

704

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

28

Note. Same as preceding table above 1.7 

feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

32

32

32

32

31

58

88

59

66

45

40

41

41

38

37

68

86

78

57

49

47

45

42

41

40

40

39

39

38

500

600

Nov.

350

240

175

133

102

89

74

62

60

57

56

55

59

56

54

52

50

50

49

49

48

47

47

48

54

48

47

46

47

46

-

Dec.

44

44

43

44

43

42

50

44

43

44

52

64

79

72

64

59

54

80

100

80

71

74

110

91

80

77

73

69

66

63

61

Jan.

60

60

62

67

75

89

130

88

68

66

72

72

72

81

74

72

72

72

k359

196

124

103

94

86

80

75

115

90

84

80

78

Month

October ............... ...... ...

Novembe r .........................

December ....... ... ....... .

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..... ...... .............

February .......... ... ......

March .................. ......

April . . ............ ...... .

May........ .......... ........

June ... ........................

July .... .................. .....

August ................. .... ....

September .......... ..... ...

Water year 1949-50 .... .....

Feb.

84

102

112

94

84

87

168

122

131

133

121

107

98

117

103

94

89

86

82

80

78

90

94

81

78

75

74

74

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,48:

2,35C

1.98C

26,19]

2,911

2,736

3,98:

2,3C~

1,922

1.73C

l,59t

1,28*

1,23£

20,58]

Mar

108

82

78

75

74

72

72

87

75

70

74

122

k700

320

181

157

139

124

117

121

114

108

103

100

97

95

103

126

102

95

92

Apr.

95

95

91

94

128

95

69

86

83

80

80

78

76

75

75

74

74

72

72

71

70

70

69

67

74

72

67

65

65

65

-

Maximum

600

350

110

600

359

1C8

700

128

102

139

114

80

7C

700

May

64

70

76

65

62

60

62

61

59

60

60

66

£4

72

70

60

57

54

54

53

52

53

52

51

49

48

53

94

57

62

102

Minimum

31

46

42

31

CO

74

70

C5

48

37

33

31

29

29

June

66

59

108

139

91

69

62

62

64

61

64

54

52

53

57

52

49

46

46

46

54

50

46

45

41

41

40

38

38

37

Mean

80. C

78.3

71. e

94.1

97.8

128

78.9

C2.C

57.7

51.5

41.4

41.2

72. e

July

36

35

38

44

38

42

41

36

33

33

42

40

67

84

78

72

52

46

47

40

48

41

52

59

48

61

114

75

56

50

48

Aug.

46

44

47

44

43

41

40

39

39

40

60

40

38

37

40

36

35

37

50

37

35

34

33

32

31

33

35

80

51

46

40

Per square 

mile

2.97

2.91

2.38

2.U7

3.50

3.64

4.76

2.93

2.30

2.14

1.91

1.54

1.53

2.71

Sept.

54

70

54

43

35

35

76

66

64

52

47

42

41

38

38

36

35

35

33

32

32

33

32

32

31

31

29

29

31

29

-

Runoff in 

inches

3.43

3.25

2.74

36.21

4.03

3.79

5.51

3.27

2.66

2.39

2.21

1.77

1.71

36.76

Peak discharge (baae, 500 sec.-ft.). Oct. 30 (time unknown) 959 sec.-ft.; Jan. 19 (2:30 p.m.) 513 

sec.-ft.j Mar. 13 (.12:30 p.m.; 928 aec . - f t.

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 21 to Nov. 7, Dec. 9 to Jan 

Sept. 5; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage 

stations on nearby streams.

9, July 30 to Aug. 28, Aug. 30 to 

weather records, and records for
662 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Foccoa River near Dial, Ga.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°47'24", long. 84°14'24", 1.4 miles upstream from 

Shallow Ford Bridge, 1.8 miles upstream from Stanley Creek, and 2.5 miles northwest of 

Dial, Fannin County. Datum of gage is 1,782.08 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 177 square miles.

Records available.--January 1913 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--37 years, 490 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,380 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 8.25 

feet); minimum, 240 second-feet Aug. 24, 25 (gage height, 1.22 feet).

1913-50: Maximum discharge, 9,200 second-feet July 9, 1916 (gage height, 10.0 feet) 

from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet; minimum, 60 second-feet Sent 6 

1925 (gage height, 0.40 foot).

Remarks. Records excellent.

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W 893: 1932(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

234

295

370

540

795

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5

1,080

1,410

1,780

2,650

3,140

6.0 

6.9

3,660

4,690

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

338

330

326

323

323

566

691

418

374

354

342

482

450

g410

378

531

700

570

486

438

406

386

374

358

358

382

346

362

358

1,360

1,690

Nov.

1,120

900

735

645

590

545

526

495

477

468

450

442

442

442

430

414

410

406

394

390

386

378

378

390

482

398

382

370

459

430

-

Dec.

386

378

366

366

358

350

390

362

346

366

402

620

60S

526

495

454

434

725

790

625

550

610

905

695

615

828

866

740

665

620

590

Jan.

560

540

555

655

725

715

872

715

660

690

730

710

695

740

695

756

806

888

1,170

1,100

916

822

773

730

700

675

778

715

685

670

660

Month

October ............ .............

November .........................

December .... ...... . . ..... ...

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .....................

March ............................

April .................... . ... .

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ....................... ...

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

670

746

806

725

685

665

938

795

916

932

866

800

773

1,230

1,120

949

861

800

768

730

710

828

800

730

705

680

660

665

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

15,21

14,77

17,02

236,22

23,10

22 55

31^66

19,22

15,86

16,54

12,81

9,71

13,17

211,68

Mar.

883

725

680

665

650

635

670

725

655

625

630

1,190

4,660

2,040

1,450

1,270

1,120

1,060

978

954

916

878

839

817

806

773

922

1,030

861

800

762

Apr.

762

746

720

751

1,000

800

746

725

695

680

685

660

640

620

615

600

590

585

575

575

555

540

536

526

640

585

531

522

513

508

-

Maximum

) 1,690

t 1,120

3 905

t 3,480

I 1,170

5 1,230

3 4,660

3 1,000

3 960

1 1,540

t 620

3 495

7 1,010

1 4,660

May

5'o4

526

660

531

508

486

482

468

459

468

464

522

555

600

526

477

486

468

522

526

477

459

450

442

414

406

426

575

446

576

960

Minimum

323

370

346

323

540

660

625

508

406

350

295

243

276

243

June

610

513

690

1,540

1,030

751

650

665

635

625

580

526

504

490

482

468

459

438

426

430

482

477

454

410

394

382

370

358

358

350

-

Mean

491

492

54£

647

74E

80E

1,02Z

641

512

552

412

312

43£

58C

July

342

334

326

338

386

565

414

g354

g320

g295

g323

g526

g518

g477

g472

g620

g464

g410

g394

g338

g410

g354

g31G

g430

g386

g477

g605

g482

g402

g370

g366

Aug.

350

346

334

320

362

326

302

292

285

285

323

309

320

298

295

289

g289

323

316

279

263

257

248

243

246

309

330

g390

358

334

495

Per square 

mile

2.77

2.78

3.10

3.66

4.21

4.55

5.77

3.68

2.89

3.12

2.33

1.77

2.48

3.28

Sept.

1,010

710

500

422

414

354

713

710

866

605

504

450

418

390

370

358

346

338

330

323

316

366

346

312

295

289

282

279

285

276

-

Runoff in 

inches

3.20

3.10

3.58

49.65

4.85

4.74

6.65

4.04

3.33

3.48

2.69

2.04

2.77

44.47

Peak discharge (base, 2,400 see.-ft.).--Oct. 30 (9:30 p.m.) 3,120 sec.-ft.; Mar. 13 (7 a.m.) 6,380 

sec.-ft.

g Computed from graph based on bl-hourly radio-gage readings.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN bbt:i

Toecoa River near Blue Ridge, Ga.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°53'14", long. 84°17'07", three-eighths of a mile 

downstream from Blue Ridge Darn of Tennessee Valley Authority, 2^ miles west of Morgantori, and 2| miles northeast of Blue Ridge, Pannin County. Datum of gage is 1,538.77 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--233 square miles.

Records available. November 1898 to March 1903 and April 1913 to September 1950 in reports or Geological Survey. November 1898 to March 1903 and April 1913 to September 

1924 (prior to April 1913, revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34, published as Toecoa River near Morganton.

Average discharge.--37 years (1913-50), 589 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,140 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 11.40 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,100 second-feet; minimum, 9.9 second-feet 

July 18 (gage height, 0.91 foot); minimum daily, 18 second-feet July 18.

1913-50: Maximum discharge, 13,900 second-feet July 9, 1916 (gage height, 13.0 

feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet; 

no flow Dec. 6, 1930, to Mar. 3, 1931 (caused by closing of Blue Ridge Dam).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those below 100 second-feet, which are good. Plow regiila^ed by Blue Ridge Reservoir (see p. 552).

Revisions.--See Records available.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 5 

1.6

29

90

2.5 420

3.0 660

3.5 910

4.0 1,180

4.5 1,480

5.1 1,870

6.6 2,890

8.4 4,310

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,300

1,140

1,350

980

1,130

790

200

750

1,210

1,350

1,070

1,190

1,260

1,260

1,200

500

120

435

1,100

960

1,O90

970

1,090

1,170

1,320

1,280

1,160

1,080

956

446

23

Nov.

21

36

562

459

216

62

392

188

19

21

20

20

21

107

168

113

4?5

232

290

20

556

436

546

352

516

135

19

171

94

123

-

Dec.

154

122

154

19

492

147

73

230

263

182

19

221

391

659

484

271

230

186

378

393

639

940

818

60

141

124

627

704

454

449

366

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March.. ................

April.... ..............

May....................

June ...................

July.. .................

Augus t .................

September. .............

Water year 1949-5O . .

Jan.

426

i,c

1,C

1,C

20

40

00

890

856

4

1,C

10

19

10

805

800

7

1,0

4

39

50

93

78

636

a

^

<=

27

93

25

442

398

4

£

64

64

09

488

628

6

1,1

4

c

85

70

17

44

1,030

Secondfoot-days

29,880

6,340

10.390

24y,564.4

20,516

27,948

39,063

23,227

29,666

27,466

16,339

32,011

21,208

234, Ob4

Feb.

1,080

1,270

1,380

822

318

1,060

1,050

1,340

1,240

1,260

777

510

1,230

1,090

1,160

1,130

1,140

542

312

1,180

1,170

1,190

1,130

1,160

584

483

1,100

1,240

_

_

-

Mar.

1,180

1,21

1,21

5S

0

0

4

592

1,140

66

Ti

7:

3

0

5

762

279

:

4,27

3,0£

3

0

0

2,000

1,870

1,6V

1,14

1,OC

0

0

0

1,100

995

1,3]

1,84

1,84

0

0

0

1,570

770

'1,02

1,0£

1,0=

l,i:

0

0

0

0

1,080

Observed

Maximun,

1,350

562

940

1,900

1,170

1,380

,270

,200

,430

,340

,270

,410

1,360

4,270

Mininurc

23

19

19

6.7

19

312

23

23

26

23

18

23

21

18

Apr.

182

485

1,110

1,000

534

902

864

458

23

1,040

1,040

964

750

913

980

25

1,080

1,180

1,200

1,100

1,110

855

99

1,080

1,110

1,100

650

702

665

26

-

Mean

964

211

335

684

662

998

1,260

774

957

916

527

1,033

707

778

May

1,200

1,380

1,430

798

584

402

40

1,090

,250

,280

,330

,260

,090

78

1,020

789

1,120

866

886

729

26

1,240

1,290

1,330

1,340

1,330

1,240

520

1,170

995

563

June

1,060

1,110

37

28

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,170

1,140

26

25

1,280

1,190

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,030

23

1,280

1,340

1,320

1,320

1,340

44

23

1,230

1,000

1,020

1,110

1,270

- j

Change in contents in Blue

Ridge Reservoir ( secondfoot-days)

_

-

-1-31,600

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-28,200

July

566

21

1,060

1,130

1,140

1,140

730

19

19

1,120

1,090

1,220

1,230

28

27

28

19

18

385

365

397

24

23

1,270

1,180

609

69

23

205

24

1,160

Aug.

977

1,150

1,220

1,290

1,240

485

1,190

1,220

1,260

1,270

1,260

553

23

1,110

1,090

1,080

1,120

1,140

1,170

33

1,230

1,240

1,220

1,330

1,410

1,220

694

1,120

1,020

476

1,170

Sept.

668

402

21

99

1,160

518

366

934

1,150

22

916

685

1,300

1,290

1 , 560

38

21

1,100

769

920

909

1,050

21

21

1,170

1,160

1,210

1,200

646

82

-

Adjusted for change in

Mean Per scl usre 

nean mile

_

-

770 3.30

_

_

_

_

_

_

^

-

701 3.01

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

-

44.88

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

40.84

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-26; discharge computed on basis of power-plant records.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Ocoee River at Copperhlll , Term.

Location . --Water-stage recorder and wnoden control, lat . 34°59'29", long. 84°22'36 n , 0.2 

 mile upstream from Fightingtown Creek and 0.4 mile downstream from Copperhill, Polk

County. Datum of gage is 1,445.28 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Records _ available . --March 1903 to December 1913, October 1918 to August 1925 (gage heights 

 only) , and November 1942 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. March

1903 to September 1324 (March 1903 to December 1911, revised, gage heights only after

December 1913) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Average discharge .--15 years (1903-6, 1907-10, 1911-13, 1943-50), 860 second-feet, (unExtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 7.94

 feet); minimum daily, 128 second-feet Sept. 24.

1903-13, 1918-25, 1942-50: Maximum gage height, observed, 18.5 feet Nov. 19, 1906, 

site and datum then In use (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge determined, 76 second-feet Dec. 24, 1943, Oct. 5, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater, which are fair. Flow regu-

 TaWd by Blue Ri ge Reservoir (see p. 552).

Revisions (water year). See Records available.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of backwater 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

118 2.0 365

131 2.4 635

168 2.8 985

194 5.2 1,420

266 3.5 1,780

Discharge, In second-feet, water year Octobe

4.0 

4.8 

5.8 

6.3

2,470 

3,780 

5 , 6OO 

6,750

1949 to September 1950

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,170

1,310

1,280

1,240

1,010

1,440

468

846

1,110

1,350

1,340

1,180

1,350

1,350

1,220

1,010

402

R62

396

1,080

1,170

1,040

1,160

1,230

1,240

1,430

1,420

1 , 160

1,160

C2,380

cl.970

Nov.

635

464

784

699

485

463

648

318

316

235

231

227

235

240

337

342

510

470

480

242

578

714

767

645

678

374

259

308

271

308

-

Dec.

279

296

390

194

597

296

265

360

43H

341

280

386

545

890

660

518

250

654

500

698

850

1,100

1,220

495

435

315

901

807

825

685

577

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January ................

February. ..............

March. ............... : .

April. .................

May. ...................

June ...................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

692

1,

1,

1,

1,

320

B90

520

no

1,020

1,

03

HO

L20

1,040

1,100

I,1,

1,

L10

560

320

432

806

1,

1, _

550

337

340

1,090

859

432

792

773

777

858

1,

1,

1,

?50

380

769

430

1,250

Feb.

1,510

1,490

1,790

1,22U

974

1,210

1,700

1,710

1,920

1,800

1,360

1,110

1,350

1,590

1,500

1,500

1,470

1,040

638

1,270

1,470

1,530

1,550

1,470

1,030

749

1,280

1,340

_

,

-

Mar.

1,640

1,440

1,500

1,080

946

1,130

1,030

1,020

980

966

633

648

c6,750

4,730

2,830

2,560

2,470

1,530

1,640

1,560

1,500

.1 , 450

2 , 290

2,260

1,960

1,280

1,530

1,540

1,500

1,500

1,450

Apr.

553

964

1,240

1,480

1,140

1,320

1,220

886

549

1 , 260

1,380

1,210

1,150

1,130

1,240

454

1,220

1,370

1,430

1,460

1,380

1,200

510

1,150

1,430

1,430

966

884

940

409

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

37,174

13,263

17,041

349,065

31 , 440

38,571

55,343

32,761

36,462

32,493

23,509

35,798

25,304

379,159

Maximum

2,380

784

1,220

3,700

1,640

1,920

6,750

1,480

1,720

1,500

1,450

1,500

1,490

6,750

Minimum

402

227

194

149

410

638

633

349

335

171

158

181

128

128

Mean

1,199

442

550

956

1,014

,378

,785

,092

,176

,083

758

1,155

843

1,039

May

1,100

1,570

1,720

1,350

727

335

582

1,110

1,310

1,470

1,520

1,490

1,290

610

1,160

1,010

1,270

1,280

1,160

1,040

392

1,080

1,490

1,520

1,510

1,490

1,430

1,070

1,050

1,340

986

June

1,070

1,270

490

490

1,220

1,320

1,290

1,310

1,360

442

220

1,120

1,460

1,360

1,410

1,380

1,300

288

1,110

1,450

1,490

1,500

1,480

552

171

1,070

1,200

1,150

1,100

1,420

-

Change In contents In Blue

rildge Reservoir 

(second-footdays)

-

+31 , 600

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-28,200

July

966

158

998

1,210

1,260

1,280

1,010

478

168

984

1,220

1,340

1,450

582

328

484

275

201

530

500

576

189

173

1,050

1,380

1.260

1,250

438

289

432

1,050

Aug.

1,300

1,150

1,290

1,430

1,370

980

986

1,350

1,380

1,390

1,380

1,040

181

994

1 , 240

1,180

1,180

1 , 260

1,200

452

1,030

1,340

1,270

1,400

1,500

1,280

1,180

1,100

1,120

825

1,020

Sept.

1,160

569

168

224

1,020

676

917

781

1.490

498

1,000

617

1,290

1,460

1,460

538

148

980

1,060

938

984

1,070

354

128

934

1,190

1,210

1,260

998

182

-

Adjusted for change In

reservoir contents

_

-

1,043 2.96

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_ _

-

962 2.73

Runoff in 

Inches

_

-

40.22

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

37.08-

c Backwater frc 

McCaysville, Qa.

Fightingtown Creek; discharge computed based on stage of Flghtlngtown Creek at
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 665

Ocoee River at Emf, Term.

Location. --Water-state recorder, lat. 35°05'48", long. 84°32'07", 700 feet downstream from 

Tennessee Valley Authority power plant, half a mile upstream from Emf, Polk County, and 

2 miles downstream from Gofortli Creek. Datum of gage Is 837.88 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--5S4 square miles.

Records available.--January 1913 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--37 years, 1,236 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,200 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 10.60 

reet); minimum daily, 120 seco>id-feet Nov. 6.

1913-50: Maximum discharge, 29,400 second-feet July 10, 1916 (gage height, 13.7 

feet), from rating curve extended abuve 17,000 second-feet; minimum daily, 5.0 secondfeet July 28, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Blue Ridge and Ocoee No. 3 Reservoirs (see 

p. 552) and by power plane above station.

Cooperation.--Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Tennessee Valley Authority. 

Revisions (water years). W 783: 1913-34.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

104

135

3.7 

4.0 

4.3

5.0 

6.0

536

770

1,06O

1,930

3.5OO

7.0 

8.5 

9.4

5,700

9,860

12,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20,

El

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

,540

,540

,550

,550

,480

,030

,440

,550

,530

,590

,490

,500

,500

,500

,430

,460

,620

,550

,550

,540

,530

,510

,510

,510

,510

1,530

1 , 500

1,490

1,490

5,200

7,600

Nov.

2,560

1 ,810

1,620

1 ,180

995

120

1,100

1,110

850

629

634

562

651

845

776

1,030

988

782

722

254

858

917

972

667

1,370

861

244

955

739

478

-

Dec.

539

327

467

480

867

712

605

858

729

676

287

1,060

969

1,240

1,590

979

984

754

1,590

1,470

1,350

1,250

3,660

993

999

933

1,020

1,600

1 ,630

1,590

1,510

Month

October. ...............

November ...............

December ...............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. ...............:.

April. .................

May.. ..................

June ...................

July...................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

801

1,3

1,5

1,5

1,5

20

40

30

30

1,620

1,7

1,6

1,6

40

70

00

1 , 600

1,960

2,2

1,6

1,8

80

30

60

2,530

1,510

1,6

1,6

 4,3

60

70

10

2,460

2,010

1,7

1,7

1,6

90

00

80

1,670

1.640

1,7

1,7

1,6

1,4

2,7

Secondfoot-days

59,370

27,279

33,718

576,545

56,621

64,898

88,030

51,830

51,130

47,744

40,248

48,969

36,235

606,072

50

10

40

10

50

Feb.

1,660

2,5:

3,5C

2,92

56

1,5:

4,21

2,94

2,44

0

0

0

8

0

0

0

0

3,780

3,110

1,8C

1,7£

1,99

0

0

0

3,190

2,670

2,46

1,71

1.7C

0

0

0

1,680

1,670

1,7:

3,7£

2,75

0

0

0

1,710

1,700

1,6£

1,7C

_

_

-

0

0

Mar.

1,960

2,390

1,710

1,640

1,620

1,600

2,040

1,900

1,630

1,620

1,630

2,150

12,600

7,460

4,430

4,140

3,790

2,500

2,480

2,390

2,180

2,540

3,160

2,970

2,440

2,110

1,800

2,450

2,530

2,140

2,030

Apr.

,740

,710

,740

,750

,110

,080

,000

,740

,710

,710

,700

,700

,700

,700

,700

,680

,680

,670

,670

,670

,700

,660

,640

,640

,680

,680

,670

,670

,660

,670

-

Observed

Maximum

7,600

2,560

3,660

9,330

4,310

4,210

12,600

2,110

1,740

1,990

3,770

1,890

1,840

12,600

Minimum

1,460

120

237

120

801

588

1,600

1,640

1,180

665

509

674

573

120

Mean

1,915

909

1,088

1.580

1 , 826

2 , 318

2,840

1,728

1,649

1 591

1^298

1,580

1,208

1,660

May

1,600

1,700

,700

,700

,700

,680

,670

,640

,64O

,600

,660

,700

,700

,700

,680

,280

,130

,680

,680

,680

,670

,660

,660

,660

,670

,670

,700

,720

,700

,710

,740

June

,660

,720

,810

,990

,810

,750

,720

,720

,720

,710

,020

,430

,720

,640

,720

,700

,430

,620

,590

,600

,660

,760

,710

719

665

,570

,630

,660

,620

,620

-

Change in 

contents

( second-footdays )t

-

+30 , 700

_

-

-28,500

July

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1 ,

1,

1,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

3,

2,

1,

653

516

360

670

410

600

600

674

509

300

630

680

750

210

867

833

230

270

596

573

566

551

120

330

710

800

770

500^

770

610

540

Aug.

,670

,670

,670

,670

,670

,670

,24O

,670

,670

,670

,680

816

674

,300

,670

,670

,670

,630

,680

889

,540

,660

,660

,640

,660

,660

,890

,800

,830

,840

,790

Sept.

1,840

871

626

588

1,200

1,290

1,460

1,760

1,800

1,530

1,700

1,300

1,300

1,320

1,300

902

588

1,250

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,290

643

573

1,220

1,340

1,330

1,330

1,330

654

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

-

1,664

_

-

1,582

Per square 

mile

-

3.18

_

-

3.02

Runoff in 

inches

-

43.10

_

-

40.99

t Change in contents in Blue Ridge and Ocoee No. 3 Reservoirs.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIM

Oooee River at Parksville, Tenn.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°05'48", long. 84°39'15", 0.4 mile downstream

 rrom dam and Ocoee No. 1 power plant of Tennessee Valley Authority at Parksville,

Polk County. Datura of gage is 716.96 feet above mean sea level, datura of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--595 square miles.

Records available.--January 1911 to September 1916, March 1921 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 34 years, 1,284 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,300 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 17.08

 feet); minimum, 162 second-feet Nov. 11 (gage height, 3.07 feet); minimum daily, 182 

second-feet Oct. 22.

1911-16. 1921-50: Maximum discharge, 19,000 second-feet Apr. 6, 1936 (gage height, 

18.32 feet); minimum daily, 6 second-feet Oct. 28, 1925.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated by Blue Ridge, Ocoee No. 3, and Parksville 

Heservoirs (see p. 552)

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employees of Tennessee Valley Authority.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 31 to Sept. 30

150

195

3.7 

4.0 

4.8 

5.8

520

760

1,490

2,490 4OO 

535

4.0 

4.8 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

775

1,490

2,750

3,950

5,150

10.0

12.0

14.3

7,640

10,300

13,400

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,030

299

1,880

1,690

1,670

1,880

2,560

1,570

675

2,040

1,940

1,730

2,110

2,170

462

224

1,870

2,170

2,100

2,400

2,050

182

515

1,980

2,080

1,960

2,070

1,920

651

£,290

11,300

Nov.

5,260

3,640

2,820

,700

,380

278

,260

,030

,150

,060

830

190

190

986

738

1,090

1,020

928

688

190

1,310

1,200

1,150

684

864

194

185

884

812

366

-

Dec.

624

410

403

185

1,040

579

380

1,130

849

748

185

899

921

1,580

1,480

1,240

1,500

438

1,550

1,730

1,880

1,520

1,680

852

613

947

,410

,440

,710

,770

,330

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January ................

February. ..............

March. ...............;.

April ..................

May, ...................

June ...................

July. ..........'........

August.................

September. .............

Water year 1950

Jan.

643

1,7

1,7

1,8

30

50

30

1,760

1,840

1,7

2

1,8

90

04

40

2,040

2,180

2 , Z

2,1

z,J

80

50

20

521

2,320

2,£

2,£

3,6

10

30

70

4,550

2,920

2,S

2,£

2,5

10

20

40

2,210

2,150

2,1

2,1

;

1,'

20

60

26

00

2,800

Feb.

2,280

2,330

2,160

2 , 230

606

1,560

3,950

4,980

3,810

3,870

3,950

3,280

2,740

2,450

2,450

1,710

1,590

1,530

1,310

1,690

1,710

1,680

2,240

2,660

2,290

1,890

2,200

2,310

_

-

-

Mar.

2,320

2,610

2,590

1,730

859

1,970

1,960

2,040

2,010

1,930

204

220

13,400

12,100

6,040

5,050

4,540

3,840

3,290

3,070

2,430

1,950

2,130

2,170

2,050

1,760

1,900

2,070

2,060

2,350

2,460

Apr.

2,070

1,250

1,960

1,840

1,920

2,250

2,300

1,940

796

1,900

1,840

1,870

1 , 8.80

1,880

2,680

2, -870

2,670

1,790

2,610

2,550

2,620

320

200

a2,100

a2,000

a2,000

2,240

2,290

313

633

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

59,468

34,077

33,023

589,909

65,714

67,456

95,104

55,582

45,410

46,007

40,937

47,870

41,868

632,516

Maximum

11,300

5,260

1,880

11,300

4,550

4,980

13,400

2,870

2,320

2,390

3,150

1,970

1,950

13,400

Minimum

182

185

185

168

304

606

205

200

185

210

210

540

210

182

Mean

,919

,136

,065

,616

,120

,409

,068

,853

,465

,534

,321

,544

,396

1,733

May

2,060

1,890

1,900

2,020

2,020

185

185

1.&60

1,210

1,120

1,180

1,170

200

205

1,820

1,430

1,910

1,980

1,950

1,920

567

2,010

2,020

2,020

2,040

1,780

197

311

1,650

2,280

2,320

June

2,310

2,250

269

404

2,390

2,150

2,300

2,150

2,020

1,500

216

2,020

1,960

1,980

2,120

2,050

742

286

1,910

1,760

1,740

1,750

1,750

210

210

1,720

1,480

1,620

1,370

1,370

-

Change in 

contents

{second-footdays ) t

_

_

-1-33 , 400

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-30,100

July

210

210

1,410

990

1,560

1,890

1,960

382

360

1,480

,570

,680

,630

,630

,030

392

,640

,560

,080

928

902

776

734

1,410

1,500

1,590

2,430

3,150

2,020

833

2,000

Aug.

1,930

1,820

1,960

1,970

1,160

540

1,820

1,420

1,670

1,640

1,640

1,270

814

1,710

1,830

1,520

1,470

1,350

1,470

812 

1,810

1,840

1,840

1,800

1,720

1,150

684

1,740

1,830

1,820

1,820

Sept,

1,680

1,030

951

1,650

1,820

1,850

1,950

1,780

1,090

628

1,730

1,680

1,580

1,790

1,840

220

418

1,630

1,680

1,640

1,700

1,690

210

220

1,830

1,830

1,810

1,850

1,800

291

-

Adjusted for change in

_

_

1,708 2.87

_

_ _

_

_

_ _

_

 _

-

1,650 2.77

Runoff in 

inches

.

_

38.96

.

.

_

_

_

_

_

_

.-

37.65

t Change in contents in Blue Ridge, Ocoee No. 3, and Parksville Reservoirs.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records at Parksville Dam.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 667

Fightingtown Creek at McCaysville, Ga.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 34<=58'53", long. 84°23'12", 0.2 mile upstream from 

county highway bridge, 0.9 mile upstream from mouth, and 0.9 mile west of McCavsville 

Fannin County. Datum of gage is 1,449.75 feet above mean sea level datum of 1Q"Q 

supplementary adjustment of 1936. " "'

Drainage area.--70.9 square miles.

Records available.--November 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,900 second-feet Oct. 30 (gage height 8 56 

feetJ; minimum, 90 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.71 feet)

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 5,280 second-feet Jan. 20, 1947 (gage height 11 32 

feet); minimum, 39 second-feet Oct. 5, 6, 1947 (gage height, 1.36 feet).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair 

Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above station.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.7 88

1.8 106

2.0 147

2.3 216

2.6 312

3.0 460

4.0 870

5.0 1,210

6.0 1,560

6.8 1,910

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

99

95

95

93

93

492

430

218

186

143

128

128

136

118

116

221

233

196

164

145

134

130

124

120

120

122

116

118

118

1,110

1,730

Nov.

612

433

344

298

261

239

225

211

204

196

186

184

186

186

175

170

164

162

160

158

155

151

149

153

180

155

151

149

160

149

-

Dec.

143

141

139

139

141

139

160

145

139

141

162

214

261

230

201

182

170

418

484

323

264

288

524

370

308

294

288

261

239

230

219

Jan.

214

208

214

255

302

381

568

396

334

341

323

355

355

370

350

370

410

450

640

560

470

410

370

340

330

320

370

320

310

305

300

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ..................... ...

Calendar year 1949 ........ ...

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ... .........................

July .............................

August ................ ..........

September ............ ...........

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

300

330

370

340

310

300

420

360

410

420

400

370

350

628

426

385

359

337

312

300

290

340

330

300

290

280

270

270

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

7,47]

6,30

7,35"

92,701

11,24]

9,79"

13,36^

7 81

5^54

5,19"

5,39

3, 96

3,96

87,42^

Mar.

360

300

280

270

260

260

270

290

270

260

260

480

1,900

945

640

564

480

450

420

410

390

380

360

350

350

330

390

470

348

319

308

Apr.

312

305

288

339

500

348

319

302

284

274

277

258

251

245

239

239

230

228

225

222

214

211

211

204

245

233

208

201

201

206

-

Maximum

1,730

3 612

524

2,420

640

628

I 1,900

5 500

248

415

5 741

' 160

I 211

I 1,900

May

201

214

248

204

194

186

184

180

175

175

173

184

186

201

201

175

170

177

180

180

168

166

162

155

151

145

158

162

145

153

194

Minimum

93

149

139

93

208

270

260

201

145

118

106

105

93

93

June

155

147

261

415

261

204

180

180

196

208

180

164

158

153

184

164

149

143

136

132

170

173

182

149

139

132

124

122

118

118

Mean

241

210

237

254

363

35C

431

261

179

173

174

12J

132

240

July

114

112

141

122

118

141

126

126

112

106

106

122

160

222

189

302

184

151

136

124

143

124

120

139

134

194

741

316

219

182

170

Aug.

160

151

153

139

132

128

122

118

118

118

132

124

124

122

124

120

126

140

135

120

115

110

105

105

105

130

140

158

130

132

126

Per square 

mile

3.40

2.96

3.34

3.58

5.12

4.94

6.08

3.68

2.52

2.44

2.45

1.81

1.86

3.39

Sept.

208

211

153

139

130

122

198

198

196

166

151

139

130

126

124

118

116

114

110

108

106

114

110

102

101

99

95

93

97

93

Runoff in 

iuches

3.92

3.31

3.86

48.62

5.90

5.14

7.01

4.10

2.91

2.73

2.83

2.08

2.08

45.87

Peak discharge (base. I,ZOO aee.-ft. } . Oct. 6 (5 p.m.) 1.64O sec.-ft.; Oct. 30 (ll p.m.) 2,900 

sec.-ft.; Mar. 13 (time unknown) 2,490 see.-ft.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 14 to Feb. 13, Feb. 20 to Mar. 13, Mar. 18-28, Aug. 18-27; discharge computed on basis of records for Toccoa River near Dial.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Potato Creek near Ducktown, Tenn.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and San Dimas flume, lat. 35°00'54", long. 84°22'58", 50

reet upstream from bridge on State Highway 40, li miles south of Ducktown, Polk County,

and 2 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,492..51 feet above mean sea level,

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area. 13.0 square miles. 

Records available. May 1934 to September 1950. 

Average discharge.--16 y&ars, 27.1 second-feet. 

Kxtremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,600 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 7.86

feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.00 foot).

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 7,030 second-feet Apr. 6, 1936 (gage height, 7.2 feet),

from rating curve extended above 1,100 second-feet; minimum daily, 2.8 second-feet

June 16, 17, 1941. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge includes diversion from Brush Creek and from Ocoee River. Diurnal fluctuation

caused by Tennessee Copper Co. plants above station. 

Revisions. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.1 

1.4 

1.8 43

95

138

3.4 198

3.8 290

4.4 530

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

23

24

25

24

23

304

66

80

35

29

23

24

27

27

24

87

58

39

31

29

28

26

24

25

29

27

23

26

24

507

198

Nov.

69

52

43

38

35

33

33

32

32

32

31

30

33

31

29

28

28

27

27

27

28

26

26

31

33

28

28

29

29

27

-

Dec.

26

24

25

26

26

a25

329

a26

a24

a25

327

332

39

30

28

27

28

45

35

30

29

41

50

36

33

36

34

30

30

29

28

Jan.

28

30

29

31

29

40

34

30

30

38

33

38

33

39

33

37

39

37

242

66

49

42

42

35

34

34

82

43

39

43

38

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ............ .................

Jnne .............................

July .............................

August .......................

September ...... .................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

43

61

47

41

39

46

109

54

77

60

52

47

45

59

46

42

39

38

37

35

35

57

43

38

36

35

35

47

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,93S

97E

95:

15,57:

1,39"

1,34:

1,854

1,13£

1.26E

1,094

1,51]

1.07E

as:

15,406

Mar.

52

37

35

35

34

34

34

41

33

33

38

131

413

85

66

62

54

50

47

54

48

45

42

42

41

41

58

48

43

40

38

Apr.

44

41

39

90

54

43

40

38

37

37

37

34

33

33

32

33

35

32

33

33

31

32

31

33

42

34

32

32

36

35

Maximum

) 507

69

50

507

242

109

I 413

90

110

I 145

253

153

56

507

May

36

45

39

35

33

33

35

33

32

33

32

41

33

49

37

32

32

31

30

29

28

30

28

27

27

29

110

95

37

94

63

Minimum

23

26

24

22

28

35

33

31

27

21

23

24

20

20

June

38

39

85

145

52

39

33

37

42

36

35

32

29

29

35

30

28

28

27

27

32

29

26

24

24

25

23

22

21

22

-

Mean

62.5

32.5

30.7

42.7

45.1

48.0

59.8

37.9

40.9

36.5

48.7

34.7

28.8

42.2

July

33

33

33

27

34

74

26

23

23

25

23

27

63

182

52

45

32

27

26

26

52

27

37

45

44

54

253

58

40

34

33

Aug.

30

31

31

27

26

25

26

24

24

32

48

28

34

27

32

26

40

30

30

24

24

34

32

24

32

28

153

47

43

37

26

Per square 

mile

Sept.

54

29

24

24

22

20

56

45

55

36

30

28

27

8

7

6

6

6

4

4

4

5

3

3

4

3

2

3

3

2

-

Runoff in 

inches

a No g3ge-helght record, discharge computed on basis of records 

McCaysville, Ga.

Fightingtown Cr
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 669

South Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°00'50", long. 85°12'27", a third of a mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 11, it miles south of Chickamauga, Hamilton County,

6 miles east of Chattanooga, and 12 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 651.12

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area. 428 square miles. 

Keeords available. October 1928 to September 1950. 

Average discharge.--22 years, 710 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,600 second-feet Sept. 8 (gage height, 17.61

1'eetj; minimum, 99 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.76 foot).

1928-50: Maximum discharge, 24,900 second-feet Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 19.83

feet); minimum, 61 second-feet Oct. 8, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.48 foot Sept. 10,

1931. 

Remarks.--Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above

station. 

Revisions (water year).--W 853: 1937.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1, 2, Jan. 7, 8, 

Mar. 14, 15, July 27, 28, Sept. 2, 3, 9-12, 27-30)

. 1-17 Oct. 18 to Sept. 30

0.9 127 2.2 510 1.1 148 7.0 2,540 13.5 8 

1.2 196 2.7 701 1.5 252 10.0 3,970 15.5 13 

1.4 250 3.6 1,080 1.9 379 11.0 4,620 16.4 15 

1.8 374 5.6 1,920 2.7 701 11.5 5,130 

5.0 1,670 12.0 5,820

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

Oct.

166 

162 

150 

131 

160

324 

454

253 

196 

181

176 

178 

212 

236 

199

212 

1,910 

3,200

2,270 

651

434 

362 

315 

284 

261

?49 

230 

238 

235 

1,930 

8,050

Nov.

6,710 

3,690 

1,470 

928 

747

617 

533 

477 

434 

397

369 

352 

338 

332 

322

296 

284

266 

261 

252

249

241 

232 

235 

244

275 

249 

241 

235 

224

Dec.

219 

210 

208 

205 

205

202 

208 

208 

208

216

287 

325 

866 

894 

554

438 

379

596 

756 

604

513 

636 

1,460 

1,080

777

835 

869 

705 

604 

537 

477

Jan.

438 

415 

415 

419 

453

2,210 

5,620 

4,420 

3,080

1,600

2,310 

1,840 

1,660 

1,670 

1,730

1,490 

1,480 

1,420 

3,560 

4,410

2,370 

1,490 

1,210 

1,010

873

764 

2,000 

2,790 

1,530

1,190 

1,000

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

mber ........... .............

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ...........................

1. ...........................

st .......

ember . .

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

991 

1,640 

2,160 

1,510 

1,110

949 

2,430 

3,060 

2,350 

2,770

2,220 

1,470 

1,180 

1,680 

2,180

1,460 

1,040 

869 

772 

684

621 

638 

785 

609 

533

497 

457 

449

Secondfoot-days

24, DOS 

21.50C 

16,281

341, 494

56,86' 

37,11' 

58,87C 

12,09 

8,38 

18,28 

25,21 

12,57 

88,78

379,97

Mar.

1,160 

827 

617 

554 

521

497 

493 

903 

1,060

693

634 

2,120 

10,500 

14,600 

6,570

3,350 

1,740 

1,290

1,060 

903

856 

764 

680 

617 

583

550 

771 

1J670 

982 

701 

604

Apr.

562 

567 

529 

596 

1,020

646 

529 

489 

461 

434

415 

393 

369 

352 

342

332 

325 

322 

315

306

293 

284 

281 

278 

293

306 

290 

258 

264

241

Maximum

8,050 

6,710 

1,460

20,800

5,620 

3,060 

14,600 

1,020 

562 

3 3,390 

5,110 

1 1,150 

15,200

15,200

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 sec. -ft. ) .--Oct. 31 (3 p.m

sec. -ft.; Mar. 14 (7 a.m.) 16,000 sec. -ft.; July 27 (8 a 

9,000 see. -ft.; Sept. 8 (11:30 p.m.) 18,600 sec. -ft.

May

255 

258 

287 

287 

255

24t 

244 

238 

232 

221

224 

221 

338 

306 

397

303 

255 

238

261 

235

224 

219 

219 

210 

202

194 

197 

266 

442

355 

562

Minimum

131 

224 

202

131

415 

449 

493 

241 

194 

184 

157 

216 

296

131

June

309 

246 

1,070 

3,390 

3,120

953 

550 

493 

806 

1,180

777 

541 

426 

372 

348

322 

300 

287 

261 

244

261 

269 

293 

272 

213

216 

202 

192 

189 

184

Mean

774 

717 

525

936

1,834 

1.32C 

1,89S 

40J 

271 

6 1C 

812 

40E 

2,96C

1,041

July

179 

176 

176 

174 

202

205 

181 

169 

164

162

157 

189

216 

306 

1,280

1,240 

1,070 

405 

312 

275

278 

258 

303 

646

1,750

3,260 

5,110 

3,370 

1,420 

928 

651

490 

000 

300

Aug.

546 

477 

592 

489 

376

328 

296 

272 

255 

244

246 

230 

221 

216

315

365 

246 

238 

1,150

781

345

266 

235 

221 

278

604 

372 

293 

255 

768 

1,050

Per square 

mile

1.81 

1.68 

1.23

2.19

4.29 

3.10 

4.44 

.942 

.633 

1.43 

1.90 

.946 

6.92

£.43

Sept.

3,620 

8,190 

5,020 

2,500 

1,010

764 

2,250 

13,800 

15,200 

10,400

9,620 

4,540 

2,200 

1,260 

1,010

861 

756 

676 

596 

537

489 

461 

525 

469 

401

369 

342 

322 

303

296

Runoff in 

inches

2.09 

1.87 

1.41

29.68

4.94 

3.22 

5.12 

1.05

l!59 

2.19 

1.09 

7.71

33.01

) 9,600 sec. -ft.; Jan. 7 (2 p.m.) 6,4CO 

m.) 6,140 sec. -ft.; Sept. " (1:30 p.m.)
670 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Sequatchie River near Whit-well, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°12'22", long. 85°29'48", at highway bridge l|

miles east of Whitewell, Marion County, 3 miles upstream from bridge on State Highway

27, and 4| miles downstream from Griffith Creek. Datum of gage is 632.73 feet above

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area. 384 square miles.

Records available.--December 1920 to September 1950. 

Average discharge.--29 years (1921-50), 729 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,830 second-feet Jan. 19 (gage height, 14.46

feet); minimum, 61 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 0.95 foot).

1920-50: Maximum discharge, 21,400 second-feet Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 16.55

feet); minimum, 19 second-feet Sept. 6-21, 27, 28, 1925; minimum gage height, 0.56 foot

Oct. 31, Nov. 1, 1948. 

Remarks. Records excellent. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by two small mills above

station. 

Revisions (water years). W 603: 1922(M). W 758: 1929(M). W 1033. 1943(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 17-30)

1.0 

1.3

1.6 

1.9

135

189

346

2.8 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

10.5

436

820

1,510

2,240

3,190

12.0 4,120

13.0 5,200

14.0 7,220

14.4 8,580

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

90 

68 

70 

72 

70

68 

67 

71 

70 

69

68 

69 

70 

71 

78

124 

679 

1,690 

1,040 

609

412 

316 

255 

218 

196

189 

131 

187 

187 

296 

2,040

Nov.

2,570 

2,400 

1,550 

1,050 

804

660 

567 

497 

439 

394

361 

331

308 

288 

268

250 

235 

221 

204 

198

191 

183 

177 

175 

179

173 

169 

165 

162 

158

Dec,

151 

148 

141 

140 

138

135 

133 

135 

134 

131

135 

164 

1,880 

3,220 

2,470

1,660 

1,120 

1,220 

2,070 

1,900

1,500 

1,310 

2,150 

2,150 

1,700

1,320 

1,120 

993 

881 

788 

711

Jan.

650 

609 

647 

762 

993

4,550 

8,080 

5,950 

4,260 

2,640

2,590 

2,340 

2,230 

2,650 

3,140

2,950 

2,740 

3,320 

6,340 

7,040

4,450 

2,970 

2,060 

1,610 

1,330

1,120 

1,930 

2,370 

2,000 

4,200 

7,110

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

1.. ..... ....................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 sec

Feb.

7,460 

8,420 

7,000 

5,390 

3,570

2,510 

3,060 

3,750 

3,830 

4,240

4,250 

3,100 

2,150 

1,790 

1,840

1,630 

1,400 

1,180 

1,020 

908

820 

788 

851 

807 

756

708 

654 

638

Secondfoot-days

9,691 15,32' 

31,85:

355,79.

95,68] 

74,52( 

60,616 

15,17 

14,13 

10,98 

10,40! 

11,03' 

34,56

383,99

-ft.).--Jai

sec. -ft.; Feb. 2 (l p.m.) 8,620 sec. -ft.; Hai

Mar.

1,910 

2,620 

1,930 

1,380

1,120

970 

874 

990

1,100

1,000

942 

1,990 

6, ZOO 

7,080 

4,850

3,130 

2,280 

1,840 

1,510 

1,340

1,250 

1,110 

1,000 

898 

820

756 

936 

2,840 

2,710 

1,390 

1,350

Apr.

1,110 

990 

874 

794 

782

743 

679 

634 

602 

567

542 

516 

484 

455 

427

406 

388 

382 

370 

358

343 

325 

316 

302 

302

308 

308 

296 

294 

282

Maximum

) 2,040 

2,570 

3,220

5 15,200

8,080 

) 8,420 

7,080 

3 1,110 

J 885 

830 

3 1,430 

I 1,520 

1 2,980

> 8,420

May

331 

446 

468 

458 

424

397 

394 

430 

458 

458

439

474 

548 

657 

746

740 

740 

647 

553 

468

409 

361 

325 

296 

266

242 

230 

252 

316 

274 

385

Minimum

67 

158 

131

67

609 

638 

756 

282 

230 

181 

135 

156 

248

67

June

830 

596

474 

427

382 

337 

296 

346 

439

383 

361 

343 

283 

300

586 

328 

238 

250

223

240 

343 

500 

427 

337

277 

235 

211 

196 

131

Mean

312 

511 

1,026

97E

3,086 

2,66]

'50£ 

456 

366 

336 

356 

1,15'

1,052

July

169 

160 

151 

146 

148

149 

183 

207 

196 

156

140 

135 

141 

149 

196

193 

204 

179 

173 

167

164 

153 

167 

291 

580

1,230 

1,430 

1,030 

368 

644 

506

Aug.

427 

385 

522 

317 

551

406 

322 

271 

242 

225

216 

288 

238 

207 

218

238

427 

296 

299 

415

349 

266 

221 

196 

181

185 

202 

171 

156 

577 

1,520

Per square 

mile

0.815 

1.33 

2.68

2.54

8.04 

6.93 

5.09 

1.3Z 

1.19 

.353 

.875 

.927 

3.00

2.74

Sept.

2,080 

1,870 

1,830 

1,460 

980

714 

820 

2,790 

2,230 

2,450

2,980 

2,430 

1,990 

1,410

1,240

959 

804 

743

641 

561

500 

510 

437 

427 

376

337 

308 

282 

260 

243

Runoff in 

inches

0.94 

1.48 

3.08

34.47

9.27 

7.22 

5.37 

1.47 

1.37 

1.06 

1.01 

1.07 

3.35

37.19

l. 7 (5 a.m.) 8,750 sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (10 p.m.) 3,830 

 . 13 (11 p.m.) 9,500 sec. -ft.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 671

Short Creek near Albertville, Ala.

Location Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°18'05", long. 86°10'53", In NEij sec. 35, T. 8 S., 

R. 4 E., 325 feet downstream from county highway bridge, 800 feet downstream from Turkey 

Creek, 3 miles northeast of Albertville, and 4.4 miles upstream from Scarham Creek.

Drainage area.--91.6 square miles.

Kecords available.--May 1945 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,890 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 12.64 

feet); minimum, 1.4 second-feet Oct. 4, 5 (gage height, 0.80 foot).

1945-50: Maximum discharge, 14,800 second-feet Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 16.37 

feet); minimum, 0.01 second-foot Aug. 22, 1947.

Flood of December 1942 reached a stage of 21.2 feet, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those below 5 second-feet, which are fair. City of Albertville diverts water for municipal supply 3j miles above station.

Raring table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6 to Dec. 10, June 5-20)

0.8 1.4 1.6 16 2.8

.9 2.3 1.8 26 3.0

1.0 3.3 2.2 56 3.2

1.2 6.2 2.4 72 3.6

1.4 10 2.6 105 4.0

145 5.0 1,000

195 6.0 1,530

255 7.0 2,160

410 9.0 3,740

570 11.1 5,820

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.5

3.0

18

10

6.4

5.0

4.3

3.9

7.2

5.2

4.3

3.9

10

24

11

7.9

6.7

5.8

5.2

4.6

4.3

4.1

4.0

4.1

4.3

27

262

Nov.

302

129

78

61

52

43

37

34

31

28

26

25

25

26

27

24

20

20

19

18

18

18

16

n

34

31

24

22

21

20

-

Dec.

18

17

16

16

16

16

18

27

26

128

179

135

243

195

141

113

93

147

162

135

123

168

342

225

188

168

155

137

117

103

89

Jan.

82

78

76

76

99

1,470

1,260

638

494

566

718

566

530

594

518

478

466

474

650

634

478

402

342

290

246

222

1,450

610

474

390

326

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ......................

Calendar year 1949 V. ..........

January ..........................

February ... .....................

March . .........................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ...................... ......

July .......... ..... ...........

August ................... .......

September ...... ... . . ..........

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

294

624

842

526

422

354

478

386

434

514

430

370

322

486

354

280

237

207

185

162

14-3

160

162

123

109

99

84

88

-

-

-

Secondfoot days

464.6

1,246

3,656

72,427.9

15,697

8,875

17,759

2 522

l!403

2,703

4,380

1,521.8

5,758

65,985.4

liar.

1,040

406

286

237

204

182

175

286

188

155

145

1,050

5,790

1,370

718

574

450

378

306

446

346

269

225

195

198

178

519

724

306

225

188

Apr.

172

L65

1.3 9

125

315

143

Maximum

262

302

342

10,700

1,470

842

5,790

315

142

854

670

390

910

5,790

L15

L01

8 7

80

76

70

64

58

54

52

49

52

62

50

42

51

81

55

53

58

45

39

35

34

-

May

36

51

142

67

51

42

35

30

26

25

35

45

99

62

105

66

48

36

31

48

42

32

31

32

35

29

24

24

21

22

31

Minimum

1.4

17

16

1.4

76

84

145

34

21

12

10

9.8

18

1.4

June

21

18

22

145

63

39

29

31

73

55

52

38

27

23

20

16

14

12

12

293

187

854

248

127

80

62

50

38

30

24

-

Mean

15.0

41.5

118

198

506

317

573

84.1

45.3

90.1

141

49.1

192

181

July

20

16

14

12

11

138

66

25

15

12

10

12

69

97

670

558

225

182

115

75

64

72

79

122

229

289

228

385

358

125

87

Aug.

66

54

55

42

31

25

20

16

14

13

13

14

11

14

25

39O

54

36

98

30

19

14

12

9.8

36

66

3]

18

13

37

245

Per square 

mile

0.164

.453

1.29

2.16

5.52

3.46

6.26

.918

.495

.984

1.54

.536

2.10

1.98

Sept.

482

626

182

152

264

91

374

910

450

418

314

276

201

158

131

109

89

77

66

60

54

49

47

39

33

27

23

20

18

18

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.19

.51

1.48

29.40

6.37

3.60

7.21

1.02

.57

1.10

1.78

.62

2 * 34

26.79

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec.-ft.).--Mar. 13 (11:45 a.m.) 7,890 sec.-ft.
i72 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIH

Paint Rock River near Woodville, Ala.

Location --Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°37'27", long. 86°18'23", in NW£ sec. 10, T. 5 S., 

R. 3 E., 20 feet downstream from bridge on IT. 3. Highway 72, 1,000 feet downstream 

from Southern Railway bridge, 2 miles west of Woodville, and 4 miles upstream from 

Little Paint Creek. Datum of gage is 570.95 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 320 square miles.

Records available.--December 1935 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 14 years (1936-50), 630 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,400 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 19.39 

FeeTT; minimum, 16 second-feet Oct. 13, 14, 15, 16; minimum gage height, 1.08 feet 

July 10.

1935-50: Maximum discharge, 31,300 second-feet Dec. 28, 1942; maximum gage height, 

20.84 feet Jan. 5, 1949; minimum discharge, 3.4 second-feet Nov. 7, 1944; minimum gage 

height, 0.54 foot Oct. 9, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

a25

a24

a24

23

22

23

23

23

23

22

22

21

18

17

16

21

206

725

319

162

107

83

71

64

60

57

54

52

51

249

k2,380

Nov.

k2,970

k2,530

1,010

451

332

258

207

174

150

132

118

107

102

98

93

88

84

80

77

75

74

72

70

71

77

73

83

78

74

71

-

Dec.

69

66

64

63

62

61

63

64

66

74

196

335

kl,600

k3,220

k3,900

kl,860

905

a 9 70

1,800

1,630

al,060

al,140

k2,180

k2,280

1,250

a636

a468

a394

a358

a339

a327

Jan.

a320

a314

314

327

515

k6,780

k!5,100

k6,900

k4,O40

k2,570

k2,800

k2,880

k2,670

k2,660

fc3,060

k2,430

1,740

1,470

k2,250

k3,560

k3,570

k2,110

1,290

985

810

671

940

1,900

1,450

1,260

k2,500

Month

October ............. ........

November ........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ......................

February ................ ..... .

March ............................

April .... .......................

tlnv nay ..............................

June ... .........................

July .........................

August ..........................

Septembe r ........................

Water year 1949-50 .........

Feb.

2,850

k3,900

k6,390

k4,810

k3,030

kl,770

k2,580

k4,650

k4,790

k4,300

k3,5OO

k2,170

1,420

1,510

2,000

1,460

1,100

908

765

668

568

604

840

752

650

576

505

489

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4,987

9,879

27,500

353,014

80,186

59,575

60,941

9,36C

9,363

7,953

26 ,530

9,770

27,101

333,145

Mar

kl,870

2,800

hi, 630

1,040

848

722

629

895

1,280

862

730

kl,870

k9,810

dl,000

k5,080

k3,200

kl,920

1,260

972

825

748

657

583

517

510

450

755

k2,710

k2,600

1,300

868

Apr.

730

668

613

542

535

583

480

424

386

346

322

299

270

241

218

198

186

178

172

161

147

140

155

151

148

195

228

197

225

222

-

Maximum

2,380

2,970

3,900

20,OOO

15,100

6,390

11,000

730

822

1 , 230

4,920

1,520

5,300

15,100

May

250

312

335

327

284

239

201

822

611

418

344

297

473

491

521

438

348

295

248

234

232

246

201

172

148

130

113

103

92

93

346

Minimum

16

70

61

16

314

489

450

140

92

58

42

76

109

16

June

302

189

990

1,230

99:

537

364

270

223

235

306

312

225

172

145

119

103

89

80

74

75

98

193

168

113

89

75

66

61

58

Mean

161

329

887

967

2,587

2,128

1,96E

312

302

265

856

315

903

913

July

54

51

48

46

46

46

43

43

42

44

52

60

74

206

876

k2,340

k2,040

945

440

308

239

322

372

416

505

k3,390

k4,920

k4,380

k2,380

1,170

632

Aug.

480

446

895

1,520

690

446

333

257

212

232

282

230

186

182

284

466

386

259

200

159

131

109

93

83

76

86

129

107

93

225

491

Per square 

mile

0.503

1.03

2.77

3.02

8.08

6.65

6.14

.975

.944

.828

2.68

.984

2.82

2.85

Sept.

1,080

735

466

339

266

198

364

k2,820

k4,480

k5 , 300

k3,290

kl,740

1,020

758

622

507

424

360

312

272

241

253

23O

201

176

155

139

127

117

109

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.58

1.15

3.20

41 . 03

9.32

7 '.08

1.09

1.09

3.08

1.14

3.15

38.72

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec.-ft.). Jan. 7 (3 a.m.) 19,4OO sec.-ft.; Feb. 3 (12 m.) 

sec.-ft.j Mar. 13 (12 p.m.) 16,1OO sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Flint River 

near Chase.

k Computed by using rate of change in stage as a factor.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 673

Flint River near Chase, Ala.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°49'08", long. 86°28'52", in SWij sec. 36, T 2 S., 

R. IE., 250 feet downstream from Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge, a 

third of a mile downstream from Brier Pork, 0.4 mile downstream from county highway 

bridge, and 5 miles northeast of Chase. Datum of gage is 640.37 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--342 square miles.

Records available. May 1930 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 20 years, 517 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,200 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 15.35 

feet); minimum, 96 second-feet Oct. 13, 14, July 10, 11 (gage height, 1.10 feet).

1930-50: Maximum discharge, 37,700 second-feet Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 23.Rl 

feet); minimum, 44 second-feet Sept. 20, 27, 30, 1931; minimum gage height, 0.85 foot 

Sept. 20, 1941, July 25, 1942.

Flood of September 1929 reached a stage of 26.0 feet, from floodmarks (discharge, 

46,000 second-feet), from rating curve extended above 27,000 second-feet.

Remarks.--Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by small mills above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W 853: 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

1.1 96 2.4 583 1.1 96 2.5 631 8.O 4,120 

1.2 125 3.5 1,140 1.3 157 3.5 1,120 11.0 7,000 

1.4 186 4.0 1,440 1.6 256 5.0 1,880 13.9 10,300 

1.8 320 2.0 400 6.0 2,520

Discharge, in second- f eet , water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

105 

102 

102 

102 

108

113 

125 

119 

110 

108

99 

99 

96 

110

116

122 

116 

113 

110 

110

108 

105 

105 

105 

113

116 

110 

113 

113 

168 

306

Nov.

292 

237 

180 

155 

143

140 

137 

131 

128 

125

125 

125 

122

131 

137

128 

125 

122 

122 

122

122 

119 

119 

122 

125

125 

122 

125 

125 

122

Dec.

119 

119 

119 

119 

119

119 

128 

125 

125 

137

164 

199 

900 

513 

331

264 

234 

453 

717 

444

350 

573 

1,050 

574 

435

370 

338 

335 

302 

278 

260

Jan.

250 

247 

282 

320 

1,410

10, 300 

7,800 

2,160 

1,310 

1,410

2,170 

1,520 

1,820 

2,510 

1,740

1,600 

1,480 

2,020 

3,680 

2,580

1,400 

1,090 

935 

825 

727

650 

1,790 

1,340 

985 

6,040 

5,960

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ..................... ...

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ...........................

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,500 

5,490 

3,400 

1,700 

1,230

1,100

5,260 

3,560 

3,260 

3,080

1,470 

1,120 

965 

2,060 

1,650

1,020 

840 

737 

674 

612

574 

742 

776 

612 

541

495 

458 

490

Secondfoot-days

3,64"

4,15:

10, 3i:

296,48:

68,35] 

46,41E 

43.04E 

10,65: 

8,46! 

4,68Z 

15,60] 

12,69] 

19,112

247,13:

Mar.

2,050 

1,030 

698 

597 

536

504 

485 

1,020 

786 

574

531

3,420 

9,720 

4,760 

1,680

1,470 

1,220 

965 

815 

840

87O 

703 

593 

560 

545

504 

1,020 

2,310 

1,010 

665 

564

Apr.

560 

588 

527 

518 

583

467 

409 

384 

368 

353

353 

349 

331 

317 

307

300 

293 

290 

287 

280

270 

273 

283 

270 

276

297 

273 

273 

287 

287

Maximum

306 

292 

1,050

24,900

10,300 

5,490 

9,720 

588 

426 

233 

2,740 

1,760 

3,180

10,300

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.). Jan. 6 (6:30 p.

May

349 

380 

353

317 

283

259 

276 

276 

246 

276

388 

342 

346 

335 

426

321

276 

246 

233 

317

270 

236 

223 

210 

200

190 

183 

187 

177 

174 

174

Minimum

96 

119 

119

96

247 

458 

485 

2 7O 

174 

108 

99 

174 

193

96

June

170 

170 

190 

223 

220

190 

174 

164 

180 

193

233

19O 

164 

151 

144

144 

135 

131 

122 

119

138 

154 

151 

138 

128

119 

116 

113 

110 

108

Mean

HE

13£ 

333

812

2.20E 

1,656 

1,385

35E 

273 

15E 

503 

40S 

637

677

July

105 

105 

102 

102 

102

102 

102 

102 

99 

99

99 

110 

110 

135 

645

2,310 

1,220 

409 

280 

256

304

317 

598 

905 

1,020

2,740 

1,340 

717 

444 

335 

287

Aug

306 

458 

1,760 

607 

353

280 

243 

223 

236 

290

243

216 

223 

379 

592

1,150 

360 

273 

236 

216

203 

200 

197 

190 

183

180 

174 

174 

476 

1,120 

950

Per square 

mile

0.345 

.404 

.974

2.37

6.45 

4.85 

4.06 

1.04 

.798 

.456 

1.47 

1.20 

1.86

1.98

Sept.

1,680 

1,820 

1,040 

541 

376

307 

570 

3,180 

1,480 

995

722 

674 

545 

593 

588

472 

388 

342 

307 

283

266 

256 

246 

233 

216

206 

203 

197 

193 

193

Runoff in 

inches

0.40 

.45 

1.12

32.23

7.43 

5.05 

4.68 

1.16 

.92 

.51 

1.70 

1.38 

2.08

26.88

m.) 13.2OO sec. -ft. ; Jan. 3O (7:3O p.m.)

9,700 sec.-ft.; Feb. 2 (7 a.m.) 6,080 sec.-ft 

11,600 aec.-ft.
674 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Elk River at Estill Springs, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°15'30", long. 86°07'17", 250 feet upstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highway 41A, 400 feet downstream from Nashville, Chattanooga & St. 

Louis Railway bridge, three-quarters of a mile southeast of Estill Springs, Franklin 

County, 1.0 mile upstream from Taylor Creek, 1.4 miles upstream from Rock Creek, and 

1.8 miles downstream from Estill Springs hydroelectric plant. Datum of gage is 859.10 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 282 square miles.

Records available.--December 1920 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 29 years (1921-50), 481 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 13.25 

ree't); minimum, 70 second-feet Oct. 1-5, July 10.

1920-50: Maximum discharge, 22,900 second-feet Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 20.2 

feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Oct. 9, 10, 1925; minimum gage height, 0.4 foot on 

several days in September, October, November 1924, and October 1925.

Remarks. Records excellent.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 30 to July 26, Sept. 20-30)

1.7 63 2.8 430 8.0 4, ISO 

1.8 85 3.4 730 1O.O 6,30O 

1.9 108 4.0 1,030 12.3 9,40O 

2.1 158 5.0 1,630 

2.4 260 6.0 2,350

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Da;

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

72 

72 

70 

72 

72

76 

76 

76 

78 

76

74 

72 

72 

103 

94

115 

287 

590 

354 

210

166 

142 

127 

118 

115

113 

115 

120 

118 

164 

650

Nov.

1,180 

1,020 

665 

470 

362

312 

268 

244 

220 

203

183 

175 

172 

164 

161

158 

148 

142 

137 

132

127 

125 

122 

122 

122

122 

122 

122 

120 

118

Dec.

115 

110 

108 

108 

106

101 

103 

101 

101 

108

115

137 

618 

1,620 

1,490

765 

545 

570 

995 

930

730 

680 

1,270 

1,160 

865

715 

605 

555 

500 

440 

394

Jan.

362 

344 

367 

430 

734

4,270 

7,030 

4,560 

2,070 

1,710

2,840 

2,250 

2,040 

2,410 

2,250

2,120 

2,O2O 

2,630 

7,500 

9,310

4,100 

1,970 

1,340 

1,110 

955

845 

1,680 

1,720 

1,280 

5,170 

6,940

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber ......................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary ... ..... ...

1 ....................... ...

ember .......... .............

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

5,060 

5,080 

4,780 

3,020 

1,730

1,330 

2,130 

2,330 

2,270 

2,600

1,750 

1,280 

1,060 

1,040 

1,030

915 

815 

735 

675 

625

580 

590 

705 

670 

605

555

505 

495

Secondfoot-days

4,65S 

7,736 

16.76C

236,713

84, 357 

44,96C 

40,86C 

10,604 

11,282 

5,227 

7,111 

6,76: 

18,396

258,716

Mar.

1,470 

1,600 

1,100 

840 

720

645 

595 

805 

840 

675

645 

1,720 

5,500 

6,440 

3,200

1,670 

1,280 

1,030 

885 

795

740 

665 

600 

545 

505

470 

575 

1,590 

1,200 

835 

680

Apr.

615 

620 

585 

530 

635

585 

505 

455 

421 

389

367 

354 

332 

308 

288

276 

264 

256 

248 

240

240

228 

217 

210 

220

236 

268 

£40 

236 

236

Maximum

650 

1,180 

1,620

14,700

9,310 

5,080 

6,440 

635 

655 

332 

1,040 

655 

3,070

9,310

Peak discharge (base, 2.6OO sec.-f t.) .--Jan. 7 (3:30 p.

May

2Y6 

412 

426 

362 

316

284 

394 

655 

515 

460

460 

394 

367 

376 

412

426 

354 

308 

336 

445

408 

362 

304 

260 

228

203 

189 

393 

358 

268 

332

Minimum

70 

118 

101

70

344 

495 

470 

210 

189 

106 

87 

94 

161

70

June

332 

276 

244 

236 

232

220 

196 

180 

180 

213

260 

220

186 

169 

158

148 

142 

140 

132 

127

135 

137 

135 

137 

130

120 

113 

113 

110 

106

Mean

150 

258 

541

649

2,721 

1,606 

1,318 

353 

364 

174 

229 

218 

613

7O9

July

103 

99 

96 

94 

96

96 

92 

90 

90

87

94 

96 

103 

101 

132

220 

316 

248 

172 

148

130 

120 

122 

150 

175

820 

1,040 

835 

500 

358 

288

Aug.

244 

244 

435 

570 

394

284 

220 

189 

172 

164

158 

193 

166 

148 

140

142 

155 

150 

164 

153

137 

125 

113 

108 

101

99 

96 

94 

158 

590 

655

Per square 

mile

0.532 

.915 

1.92

2.30

9.65 

5.70 

4.67 

1.25 

1.29 

.617 

.812 

.773 

2.17

2.51

m.) 7,940 sec. -ft.; Jan. 11 (10

Sept.

515 

475 

490 

380 

284

220 

307 

2,540 

3,070 

2,290

1,210 

900 

710 

580 

555

490 

408 

354 

308 

280

256 

244 

232

224 

210

189 

178 

172 

164 

161

Runoff in 

inches

0.61 

1.02 

2.21

31.23

11.12 

5.93 

5.39 

1.40 

1.49 

.69 

.94 

.89 

2.43

34.12

a.m.) 5.050

sec. -ft.; Jan. 14 (10 p.m.) 2,650 sec. -ft.; Jan. 20 (B a.m. 

7,320 sec. -ft. ; Feb. 7 (10:30 p.m.) 2.740 sec. -ft.; Feb. 10 

a.m.) 7,340 sec. -ft.; Sept. 9 (4 p.m.) 3,110 sec. -ft.

10,800 , __., _____ ._ ._. . _. . 

(4:30 a.m.) 3,09O sec. -ft.; Mar. 14 (7
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 675

Elk River above Fayetteville, Tenn.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°08'04", long. 86°32'23", at highway bridge if 

miles southeast of Fayetteville, Lincoln County, and 4 miles upstream from Morris 

Creek. Datum of gage is 650.58 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--827 square miles.

Records available.--August 1934 to September I960.

Average discharge. 16 years, 1,378 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,800 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 20.70 

feet); minimum, 210 second-feet Oct. 13 (gage height, 1.57 feet).

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 35,500 second-feet Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 27.14 

feet); minimum, 128 second-feet Oct. 14, 1935; minimum gage height, 1.02 feet Oct. 27, 

1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height reoord, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-14, May 17 to 

June 22, July 18-23, Aug. 3-31, Sept. 3-6, 21, 22)

1.5 200 5.0 1,910 15.0 8,4OO 

2.2 455 7.O 3,300 17.0 10,20O 

3.0 825 10.0 5,370 19.0 13,100 

4.0 1,320 13.0 7,160 20.6 16,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 19*9 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

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.

232 

228 

224 

221 

232

238 

249 

238 

238 

224

221 

218 

214 

448 

419

419

415 

835 

880 

680

491 

411 

372 

340 

326

330 

326 

326 

333 

372 

1,040

Nov.

2,160 

2,640 

1,950 

1,370 

1,070

885 

765 

680 

626 

576

540

509 

509 

504 

468

443 

431 

411 

395 

383

375 

364 

354 

350 

358

350 

344 

340 

340 

336

Dec.

322 

312 

308 

305 

302

298 

305 

302 

294 

298

358 

375 

1,960 

2,840 

2,710

2,350 

1,450 

2,050 

2,490 

2,360

1,950 

2,200 

3,000 

3,020 

2,420

1,880 

1,550 

1,360 

1,220 

1,120

1,010

Jan.

93O 

880 

1,060 

1,050 

4,940

12,200 

16.500 

13,700 

9,830 

6,330

5,980 

6,700 

6,960 

7., 020 

6,510

6,260 

6,120 

6,890 

11,700 

13,100

14,200 

10,200 

4,860 

3,410 

2,830

2,540 

4,420 

5,010 

4,210 

11,000 

14, 800

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

1 ............................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

14,900 

13,600 

12,100 

9,690 

6,950

4,510 

7,010 

6,910 

6,860 

6,850

6,010 

4,290 

3,440 

3,990 

3,580

3,050 

2,650 

2,380 

2,140 

1,980

1,840 

1,820 

1,830 

1,820 

1,720

1,600 

1,500 

1,570

Second 

foot-days

11,74C 

20,82 

42,71

699,45

222, 14( 

136, 59( 

112, 73C 

34,12 

29,64 

15,90 

25,15 

21,86 

53,62

727,05

Mar.

2,780 

3,340 

3,030 

2,360 

1,960

1,750 

1,630 

2,240 

2,250 

1,980

1,870 

4,750 

12,000 

14,600 

11,700

7,230 

4,350 

3,370 

2,780 

2,460

2,250 

£,060 

1,880 

1,750 

1,640

1,550 

1,990 

3,190 

3,380 

2,580 

2,030

Apr.

1,810 

1,700 

1,630 

1,590 

1,540

1,570 

1,470 

1,370 

,310 

,260

,210 

,160 

,120 

1,090 

1,040

1,020 

985 

960 

940 

910

885 

875 

855 

830 

850

850 

825 

845 

810 

815

Maximum

) 1,040 

j 2,640 

) 3,020

L 32,400

3 16 , 500 

3 14,900 

3 14,600 

5 1,810 

5 1,400 

L 930

r 2,300

) 1,600 

3 6,600

5 16,500

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 sec. -ft.). Jan. 7 (7 a.m.

May

900 

895 

990 

970 

915

855 

965 

1,070 

1,170 

1,180

1,160 

1,130 

,080 

,400 

,280

,190 

,060 

940 

1,120 

1,090

1,080 

955

885 

780

716

658 

608 

576 

658 

725 

644

Minimum

214 

336 

294

214

880 

1,500 

1,550 

810 

576 

368 

291 

347 

670

214

June

64O 

680 

644

666 

590

558 

536 

509 

496 

689

707 

626 

554 

500 

464

439 

423 

403 

387 

383

395 

612 

930 

568 

482

443 

423 

403 

383 

368

Mean

37E 

694 

1,37£

1,916

7,166 

4,87£ 

3,636 

1,13£ 

95E 

53C 

812 

70E 

1,78

1,991

July

354 

340 

330 

322 

312

326 

326 

312 

298 

294

291

308 

326 

330 

875

1,950 

1,860 

1,180 

905 

680

630 

536 

572 

a700 

a900

al,200 

al,900 

a2,300 

al,900 

al,450 

al,150

Aug.

al , 000 

a900 

1,160 

1,040 

1,070

925 

750 

676 

680 

658

576 

532 

536 

563 

860

920 

568 

518 

509 

482

464 

427 

399 

379 

364

361 

358 

347 

648 

1,600 

1,590

Per square 

mile

0.458 

.839 

1.67

2.32

8.67 

5.90 

4.40 

1.38 

1.16 

) .641 

.982 

> .852 

' 2.16

2.41

16,800 sec. -ft. 5 Jan. 21 (6 a.n

Sept.

2,270 

2,380 

1,400 

1,170 

970

835 

1,650 

85,000 

a6,6OO 

a5, 100

a3,500 

a2,700 

a2,OOO 

al,700 

al,650

al,550 

al,420 

al,300 

al,200 

al,050

975 

925 

a900 

a880 

a845

a800 

a760 

a720 

a700 

a670

Runoff in 

inches

0.53 

.94 

1.92

31.46

9.99 

6.14 

5.07 

1.53 

1.33 

.72 

1.13 

.98 

2.41

32.69

i.) 14,700

sec.-ft.; Feb. 1 (2 a.m.) 15,BOO sec.-ft.; Mar. 14 (5 to 8 a.m.) 14,800 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations near Estlll Springs 

and near Prospect.

238383 O - 53 - 44
676 TENNES

Elk River near Prospect, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°01'39", long. 86°56'52", at highway bridge 1.1 

miles downstream from Richland Creek, 3.2 miles east of Prospect, Giles County, 5.2 

miles upstream from Ford Creek, and 7.7 miles upstream from Tennessee-Alabama State 

line. Datum of gage is 563.29 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--1,784 square miles.

Records available. January 1934 to September 1950. July 1904 to February 1908 and January 19iy to March 1934 at site 11^ miles downstream, published as Elk River near Elkmont, Ala. July 1904 to February 1908 and January 1919 to September 1924 (January to 

September 1924,' revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Average discharge.--34 years (1904-7, 1919-50), 2,995 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 47,300 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 32.32 

feet|; minimum, 318 second-feet Oct. 3, 4, 12 (gage height, 1.55 feet).

1904-8, 1919-50: Maximum discharge, 100,000 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage 

height, 38.17 feet); minimum, 85 second-feet Sept. 18-20, 1925, Sept. 11, 1931.

Remarks. Records excellent. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plants 

above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 523: 1904-8, 1919-20. W 1003: 1929(M). See also Records 

available.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 22-30)

1.5 300 3.0 1,110 10.0 7,150 27. O 27,600 

1.8 415 4.0 1,860 13.0 10,000 29.0 32,80O 

2.1 560 6.0 3,510 17.0 14,100 31.0 4O,6OO 

2.5 775 8.O 5,260 23.0 21 , 3OO 32.1 46.0OO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

332 

324 

321

321 

332

363 

391 

383 

363

351

324 

321 

335 

680 

1,670

991 

991 

964 

1,130 

1,08O

866 

710 

635 

585 

550

760 

775 

693 

650 

655 

1,720

Nov.

3,370

3,960 

3,540 

2,560 

1,910

1,540 

1,300 

1,130 

1,030 

938

872 

814 

794 

8O1 

763

715 

682 

655 

635

620

605 

58O 

565 

550 

555

550 

540 

535 

530 

525

Dec.

505 

490 

475 

475 

475

465 

470 

470 

465

460

550 

924 

3,790 

5,75O 

4,550

3,840 

2,980 

4,040 

6,450 

4,870

3,940 

4,210 

6,370 

5,390 

4,58O

3,670 

2,980 

2,520 

2,180

1,950 

1,770

Jan.

1,630 

1,600 

2,700 

3,090 

15,000

3O,5OO 

45,800 

37,400 

26,5OO 

20,800

17,700 

15,000 

22,300 

24,100 

19,600

15,000

15,600 

16,500 

21,200 

26.OOO

26,500 

21,000 

17,300 

8,800 

5,280

4,460 

8,890 

9,480 

8,520 

19,800 

29,OOO

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ....................... .

mber ............ ....

mber ....................... .

lendar year 1949 

ary

uary .............

a. ......................

1 ............................

st ................. .........

ember .......... . . ..........

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

35,200 

34,80O 

32,100 

26 , 400 

19,600

11 , 3OO 

15 , 400 

17,300 

15,400 

19,400

16,500 

14,600 

7,450 

19.6OO 

26,900

15,OOO 

6,850 

5,32O 

4,460

3,860

3,450 

3,560 

3,450 

3,120

2,940

2,690 

2,460

2,750

Secondfoot-days

20,56; 

34,16< 

82,05'

1,399,61E

537, 05C 

371, 86C 

229, 94C 

55.56C 

57 ,10C

28, 90;

68,73;:

45, 51E 

1O5,85!

1,637,30

Mar.

6,980 

6,030 

5,620 

4,660 

3,760

3,26O 

2,97O 

4,610 

4,09O 

3,580

3,370 

10,500 

22,300 

27,2OO 

25 , 400

20,900 

13,200 

6,530 

5,170 

4,580

4,090 

3,640 

3,290 

2,990 

2,770

2,560 

4,170 

7,250 

5,780 

4,880 

3,810

Apr.

3, 

3,

2, 

2, 

2,

2, 

2, 

2,

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

I, 

1,

1,

Maximum

1,720 

I 3,960 

I 6,450

> 55,600

45,800 

35 , 200 

27 , 2OO 

3,350 

4,150 

1,870 

8,890 

5,640 

11 , 400

45 , 80O

Peak discharge (base, 17.OOO sec. -ft.). Jan. 7 (11 a.ir

350 

120 

850 

740 

920

590 

480 

300 

160 

060

970 

860 

760 

68O

600

54O

500 

470 

430 

380

330 

300 

280 

240 

290

280

210 

260 

360 

250

May

1,600 

1,530 

1 , 480 

1,510 

1,420

1,320 

1,240 

1,410 

1,450 

1 , 490

1,560 

1,620 

2,550 

3,260 

4,150

2,810 

2,180 

1.830 

2,360 

4,120

2,670 

2,140 

1,800 

1,580 

1,370

1,230 

1,120 

1,100 

1,020 

1,080 

1,100

Minimum

321 

525 

46O

321

1,6OO 

2,460 

2,560 

1,210 

1,020 

520 

399 

645 

898

321

June

1.0OO 

998 

1,260 

1,840 

1,330

1,030 

950 

892 

912 

1,190

1,670 

1,200 

1,010 

892 

808

751 

704 

660 

635 

615

620 

814 

1,870 

1,360 

872

715 

645 

590 

550 

520

Mean

664 

1,139 

2,650

3,835

17,320 

13,280 

7,417 

1,852 

1,842 

963 

2,217 

1,468 

3,528

4,486

July

500 

480 

460 

446 

446

530 

495 

465 

428 

403

399 

4O3 

451 

485

3,390

7,850 

8,890

3,930 

2,200 

1,58O

1,500 

1,190 

991 

1,630 

2,820

5,220 

5,040 

7,960 

3,820 

2,480 

1,850

Aug.

1, 

1, 

2, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

1,

1,

1,

1, 

1,

l| 

1, 

1,

1, 

5^

Per square 

mile

0.372 

.638 

1.49

2.15

9.71 

7.44 

4.16 

1.04 

1.03 

.540 

1.24 

. 823 

1.98

2.51

.) 47,300 sec. -ft.,- Jan. 14 (1 t

53O 

97O 

510 

860 

5 2O

400 

150 

970 

OOO

960

180 

938 

879 

640 

86O

910 

670 

200 

050 

944

853 

782 

715 

660 

645

957 

912 

794 

340 

080 

640

Sept.

8,930 

6,400 

4,420 

2,920 

2,32O

1,760 

1,780 

9,470 

11.40O 

9,250

7,260 

5,410 

4,060 

3,740 

3,730

3,130 

2,580 

2,200 

1,900 

1,680

1,520 

1,420 

1,320 

1,240 

1,150

1,080 

1,010 

957 

918 

898

Runoff in 

inches

O.43

.71 

1.71

29.18

11.20 

7.75 

4.79 

1.16 

1.19 

.60 

1.43 

.95 

2.21

34.13

o 2 p.m.)
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 677

Richland Creek near Pulaski, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°12'51", long. 87°06'05", a quarter of a mile up- 

 stream from bridge on U. S. Highway 64, 1 mile downstream from Weakly Creek, and 4 miles

west of Pulaski, Giles County. Datum of gage is 642.£4 feet above mean sea level, datum

of 1929.

Drainage area.--366 square miles. 

Keeords available.--April 1934 to September 1950. 

Average discharge'. 16 years, 593 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,900 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 20.64

feet, from high-water mark in gage well); minimum, 57 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height,

1.00 foot).

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 62,400 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 24.58

feet), by contracted-opening method; minimum, 14 second-feet (estimated) Sept. 17-19,

1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--W 823: 1935(M), 1936(M). W 1113: 1945(M), 1946(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 2-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 6 Jan. 7 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2

1.6

57

94

184

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

295

633

1,340

12.0

14.0

2,480

4,350

5,760

Mote. Same

1.1 

1.4 

1.9 

2.8

7.0

87 

153 

280 

560 

2.08O

11.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

3,620

4,860

5,760

6,900

8,400 following table above 14.0 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

17.0

18.0

19.0

20.1

10,100

12,400

15,400

20,500

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

64

64

61

62

73

81

81

71

71

66

62

64

135

887

633

344

251

207

177

160

146

153

148

133

238

402

215

184

344

388

174

Nov.

113

a9O

a75

71

70

86

218

265

402

274

354

a270

a230

a£00

a!70

167

158

153

148

148

142

133

133

135

135

135

128

126

124

119

-

Dec.

113

113

109

113

113

111

115

117

109

115

265

619

1,570

1,420

903

657

534

1,050

1,350

1,030

822

920

1,130

928

777

667

572

480

412

364

334

Jan.

308

388

903

892

5,310

15,600

9,730

3,590

2,020

2,520

3,840

4,290

8,40O

5,510

3,340

3,830

4,060

4,240

8,980

6,200

2,620

1,830

1,430

1,160

956

861

2,540

1,980

1,760

9,450

9,380

Month

October ...... ..... .........

November ........... .... ........

December .......... ......... .

Calendar year 1949 ............

January .......... ....

February ............... ......

March ............ . .

April ........ ... ..... . .... .

May .............................

June .............. .... . .

July ..........................

August ........... ... . .....

September ......... . . . .....

Water year 1949-50 ...........

Feb.

8,160

7,390

4,640

2,720

1,870

1,610

4,02O

a3,100

a2,400

al,900

al,200

al.100

al,000

a20,000

a8, 000

a3,000

1,730

1,340

1,100

917

808

878

756

651

588

536

487

658

-

-

-

Second 

foot-days

6,13

4,97

17,93

261,57

127,90

82,55

39,85

10,95

15,18

7 05

6^44

10,53

16,85

346,38

Mar.

1,420

1,130

956

830

728

658

612

780

595

525

791

2,450

7,180

4,750

2,240

1,720

1,290

1,060

910

861

763

693

620

570

525

490

971

1,350

952

770

665

Apr.

654

616

550

564

616

504

472

454

439

409

397

367

346

328

310

301

292

286

277

267

254

246

246

238

238

238

225

267

277

272

-

Maximum

3 887

I 402

2 1,570

3 9,870

3 15,600

3 20,000

5 7,180

3 654

7 1,220

5 729

897

1 2,700

7 2,580

3 20,000

May

352

322

343

316

289

267

257

246

228

218

2U7

897

826

906

931

735

521

590

1,210

1,220

812

602

472

397

346

307

292

331

262

241

244

Minimum

61

70

109

61

308

487

490

225

207

112

87

89

142

61

June

218

202

305

418

280

238

212

202

249

381

328

244

215

197

177

165

153

148

139

128

126

729

478

264

200

163

139

126

119

112

-

Mean

196

166

576

71'

4,126

2,94£

l,28f

36E

49C

23E

206

34C

562

94£

July

108

102

98

93

153

148

112

104

98

93

91

87

87

87

132

355

897

316

223

180

163

144

130

126

126

464

795

374

225

177

153

Aug.

137

137

137

117

108

102

95

89

205

553

200

153

238

536

652

487

310

246

228

190

165

146

132

123

188

653

319

364

457

367

2,700

Per square 

mile

0.541

.454

1.58

1.96

11.27

8.06

3.51

.997

1.34

.642

.568

.929

1.54

2.59

Sept.

2,580

998

672

500

376

295

326

1,820

1,540

1,130

994

808

626

511

445

385

337

289

257

236

223

215

200

187

170

158

151

144

142

142

Runoff in 

inches

0.62

.51

1.82

26.56

13.00

8.39

4.05

1.11

1.54

.72

.65

1.07

1.71

35.19

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec.-ft.). Jan. 6 (ll a.m. to 1 p.m.) 16,600 sec.-ft.; Jan. 13 (l p.m.) 

8,980 sec.-ft.; Jan. 19 (8 p.m.) 10,800 sec.-ft.; Jan. 30 (9:30 p.m.) 12,800 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (time unknown) 23,900 sec.-ft.; Mar. 13 (3 p.m.) 7,970 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations on Elk River near 

Prospect, and above Fayetteville.
678 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Big Nance Creek at Courtland, Ala.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°40'12", long. 87°19'20", in Sw£ sec. 30, T. 4 S.,

R7~T¥,, at bridge on State Highway 20, at Courtland, 12f miles upstream from mouth.

Datum of gage is 537.60 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area. 166 square miles.

Records available. July 1935 to September 1940, March 1945 to September 1950. 

Average discharge.--10 years (1935-40, 1945-50), 286 second-feet. 

Extremes.--maximum discharge during year, 12,300 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 22.60

i'eetj; minimum, 9.0 second-feet Oct. 26, 27 (gage height, 1.47 feet).

1935-40, 1945-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 7, 1950; minimum, 0.7 second-foot

Sept 24, 1935, Oct. 22, 1945, Sept. 17-20, 1947; minimum gage height observed, 1.19

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--W 1033; 1939, 1940(M). W 1053: 1939(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(ShiftIng-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 13, 

May 18 to July 14, Sept. 4-14)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 6 Jan. 7 to Sept. 30

1.3 5.2 3.0 181 17.0 4,350 1.45 8.6 2.6 146 6.0 750 

1.4 9.5 4.0 335 18.5 5,160 1.6 20 3.2 232 8.0 1,250 

1.5 15 5.5 610 19.5 5,980 1.8 43 4.0 362 10.0 1,790 

1.6 23 7.0 950 20.5 7,210 2.0 68 5.0 545

g^g H ^o 2*110 22 '° 9 ' 930 Mote. Same as preceding table above 10 

Z~.5 114 14^0 3*150 feet."

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

13 

13 

12 

11 

11

13 

14 

14 

14

13

12 

11 

11 

12 

64

65 

29 

17 

14 

12

11 

11 

9.5 

9.5 

9,5

9.0

10 

11 

11 

9.5 

32

Nov.

83 

58 

36 

23 

19

15 

14 

14 

14 

13

13 

13 

It 

15 

17

14 

14 

13 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

14 

14 

13 

13 

12

Dec.

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

40 

41 

372 

485 

212

120 

90 

159 

329 

220

149 

202 

636 

372 

195

153 

135 

119 

101 

88 

79

Jan.

73 

70 

73 

78

1,350

7,160 

9,790 

5,330 

2,060 

792

1,380 

1,240

1,270 

1,120 

962

665 

615 

645 

985 

825

52? 

419 

370 

333 

294

259 

301 

396 

343

515 

417

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

mber .............. ..........

lendar year 1949 

ary ........

h. ................

st ...........................

ember ............. ..........

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

412 

1,480 

2,540 

1,680 

583

432 

774 

1,930 

1,360 

1,350

617 

428 

552 

3,740 

5,530

2,410 

593 

430 

367 

320

286 

298 

388 

278 

232

210 

188 

216

Secondfoot-days

50£ 

55? 

4,415

118,884

40,65" 

29, 62^ 27,65" 

5,17! 

17,555 

3,45! 

4,32( 

8,87! 

11, 6i:

154,42:

Mar.

1,330 

1,010 

370 

290 

253

232 

220 

489 

446 

246

214 

1,230 

5,050 

6,110 

2,610

701 

525 

416 

352 

367

403 

309 

269 

238 

285

256 

519 

1,590 

770 

312 

245

Apr.

226 

229 

212 

192 

212

185 

153 

142 

134 

125

126 

136 

123 

111 

103

99 

95 

94 

91 

89

84 

89 

124 

100 

88

84 

78 

299 

832 

523

Maximum

65 

83 

636

I 8,690

9,790 

I 5,530 

6,110 

) 832 

) 5,370 

) 445 

) 870 

) 2,110 

3,470

! 9,790

Peak discharge (base. 3.800 sec. -ft. ). Jan. 7 (1 a.m.)

6,300 sec. -ft.; Mar. 14 (2 a.m.) 7,2&0 sec. -ft. j May 15 { 

(6 to 7 p.m.) 3,870 sec. -ft.

May

665 

450 

315 

235 

182

150 

129 

128 

125 

104

338 

189 

602 

2,700 

5,370

2,720 

700

315 

317 

342

261 

214 

178 

146 

128

115 

102 

93

81 

77

Minimum

9.0 

12

11

9.0

70 

188 

214 

78 

77 

19 

10 

24 

51

9.0

June

77 

76 

284 

401 

248

140 

103 

90 

256 

238

445

201 

116 

90 

76

64 

58 

51 

45 

42

39

41 

65 

53 

38

31 

27 

23 

21 

19

Mean

16.4 

18.4 

143

326

1,312 

1,058 

892 

173 

566 

115 

139 

286 

387

423

July

18 

17 

16 

15 

14

14 

14 

15 

14 

13

12 

11 

10 

11 

304

870 

611 

192 

95 

69

203 

120 

62 

63 

91

60 

515 

406 

251 

129 

85

Aug.

63 

49 

47 

50 

41

33 

29 

24 

70

1,610

425

141 

98 

77 

73

223

182 

89 

8S 

63

53 

48 

44 

41 

42

58 

72 

62 

895 

2,110 

1,980

Per square 

mile

0.099

.111 

.861

1.96

7.90 

6.37 

5.37 

1.04 

3.41 

.693 

.837 

1.72 

2.33

2.55

Sept.

3,470 

2,650 

618 

302 

216

168 

154 

421 

403 

309

240 

192 

184 

453 

374

191 

146 

126 

111 

98

88 

111 

136 

90 

74

65 

60 

58 

54 

51

Runoff in 

inches

0.11 

.12 

.99

26.63

9.11 

6.64 

6.20 

1.16 

3.93 

.77 

.97 

1.99 

2.60

34.59

12,300 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (4 to 5 a.m.) 

7 to 8 a.m.) 5,860 sec. -ft. j Sept. 1
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Shoal Creek at Iron City, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°01'20", long. 87°34'44", at Iron City, Lawrence

 County, 600 feet upstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, 700 feet downstream from highway bridge, and 0.2 mile downstream from Holly Creek. Datum of gage 

Is 534.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 348 square miles.

Reeords available.--July 1925 to September 1950.

Average dischargp. 25 years, 625 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum dischar£; during year, 32,500 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 19.25 

feet); minimum, 112 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 0.52 foot).

1925-50: Maximum d? charge, 65,000 second-feet Mar. 13, 1927 (gage height, 23.4 

feet, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet by 

contracted-opening method; minimum, 38 second-feet Aug. 31, 1943 (gage height, -0.02 

foot). Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plant at Lawreneeburg.

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W 1113: 1927(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14 Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

0.6 13O 3 O 1,100 9.5 6,120 0.75 170 2.0 655 8.0 4,650 

.8 174 3 9 1,640 11.0 8,050 .8 185 3.0 1,140 9.5 6,100 

1.0 224 4 5 2,OOO 13.0 11,600 1.0 255 4.5 2,060 1O.7 7,600 

1.5 380 6 O 2,900 15.0 16,300 1.4 410 6.0 3,100 

2.0 580 8 0 4,550 16.7 21,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

a

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

134 

141 

139 

15Z 

165

170 

181 

165

167 

152

156 

170 

224 

866 

725

373 

271 

246 

219 

208

191 

238 

248 

2O3 

295

508 

348 

286 

280 

342 

1,030

Nov.

826 

598 

488 

392 

352

298 

286 

263 

254 

232

229 

229 

277 

263 

235

238

221 

216 

214 

206

198 

201 

196 

179 

191

191 

191 

181 

186 

176

Dec.

179 

179 

174 

170 

188

172 

186 

172 

167 

184

301 

650 

1,230 

1,140 

810

572 

552 

630 

826 

730

576 

666 

656 

634 

520

528 

432 

460 

348 

338 

307

Jan.

342 

301 

528 

524 

3,750

13,200 

7,960 

2,560 

1,650 

1,890

3,690 

2,860 

5,870 

4,150 

2,750

3,600 

3,870 

4,110 

5,480 

3,940

2,160 

1,600 

1,270 

1,05G 

898

826 

2,590 

2,100 

1,680 

6,010 

6,780

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber .................. .......

mber ........... .............

lendar year 1949 .... .......

h.. ......... ......... . .

1 .................. .........

st ..................... .....

ember ... .... . ........ . . .

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

7,360 

6,260 

3,890 

2,350

1,710

1,460 

2,700 

2,100 

2,880 

2,850

1,640 

1,440 

2,500 

20,900 

5,910

2,480 

1,690 

1,330 

1,110 

965

871 

1,020 

975 

853 

804

750 

691 

853

Secondfoot days

8,99! 8,20' 

14,67'

257,10.*

100,98' 

80,542 

42,76E 

16,32( 

19,41 

16, 65^ 

15,21 

15.20C 

22,00

360, 98<

Peak discharKe (base, 6,000 sec. -ft.). Jai

6,870 sec. -ft. j Jan. 19 (7 p.m.) 8,650 sec.-J 

32,500 seo.-ft.j Mar. 13 (3 p.m.) 9,45O see. 

g Computed from graph based on radio-gage i

Mar.

1,680 

1,39O 

1,110 

960 

853

781 

736 

736 

660 

594

660 

2,180 

7,600 

4,000 

2,070

1,56O 

1,240 

1,040 

915 

1,210

1,070 

950 

890 

826 

763

718 

885 

1,720 

1,150 

965 

853

Apr.

g776 

g768 

g682 

g664 

g781

g660 

g646 

637 

610 

586

5B2 

546 

514 

490 

474

462 

454 

450 

438 

422

406

406 

410 

394 

458

434 

394 

522 

578 

682

Maximum

! 1,030 

826 

1,230

I 11,700

3 13,200 

20,900 

7,600 

> 781 

) 1,200 

I 1,550 

5 2,680 

) 3,270 

> 4,340

3 20,900

May

1,060 

945 

880 

794 

709

628 

562 

522 

486

466

434

566 

619 

577 

1,010

794 

650 

574 

660 

1,200

768 

624 

534 

478 

422

402 

406 

418 

378 

406 

446

Minimum

134 

176 

167

134

301 

691 

594 

394 

378 

220 

173 

210 

276

134

June

378 

342

916 

1,550 

1,020

732 

602 

526 

450 

1,540

1,550 

786 

598 

550 

494

410 

390 

354 

286 

330

342 

338 

366 

338 

276

244 

248 

248 

230 

220

Mean

29C 

274 

473

704

3,25£ 

2,87£ 

1,38C 

544 

62E 

55E 

491 

49C 

734

96E

July

210 

192 

196 

202 

342

272 

238 

210 

210 

173

179 

206 

213 

220 

442

1,050 

2,680 

900 

606 

458

438 

406 

326 

346 

420

880 

1,060 

606 

474 

504 

554

Aug.

450

406 

462 

294 

280

262 

252 

227 

340 

686

446 

35O 

266 

258 

458

776 

498 

350 

306 

280

252 

241 

224 

210 

294

667 

446 

462 

885 

602 

3,270

Per square 

mile

0.833 

.787 

1.36

2.02

9.36 

8.26 

) S.3'7 

1.56 

1.80 

1.59 

1.41 

) 1.41 

I 2.11

2.84

Sept.

4,340 

1,430 

940 

736 

594

494 

462 

862 

950 

853

940 

1,100 

925 

826 

740

628 

558 

522 

458 

426

402 

386 

362 

338 

310

302 

286 

283 

276 

276

Runoff in 

inches

0.96 

.88 

1.57

27,49

10.79 

8.61 

4.57 

1.74 

2.06 

1.78 

1.63 

1.62 

2.35

38.58

i. 6 (8 a.m.) 14,600 sec. -ft. j Jan. 13 (12:30 p.m.) 

"t.j Jan. 31 (5 a.m.) 9,100 sec. -ft. ; Feb. 14 (1 p.m.) 

-ft.) Sept. 1 (5 a.m.) 6,700 sec. -ft. 

-eadlngB .
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Cypress Creek near Florence, Ala.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°48'27", long. 87°42'02", in NE£ sec. 9, T. 3 S.,

 R. 11 W 100 feet downstream from bridge on State Highway 2, 2 miles west of Florence, 

4 miles downstream from Cox Creek, and 4 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 

423.78 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 209 square miles.

Records available.--May 1934 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 16 years, 365 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 13.36

 i'eet'); minimum, 99 second-feet Oct. 1, 2; minimum gage height, 0.72 foot July 11.

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 20,600 second-feet May 4, 1937; maximum gage height, 

17.40 feet Feb. 13, 1948, backwater from Tennessee River; minimum discharge, 42 secondfeet Aug. 27, 1936 (gage height, 0.35 foot).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 803: 1935.

Hating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-30, July 20 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 13 Feb. 14 to Sept. 30

0.8 92 1.2 215 4.0 2,450 0.7 110 1.3 435 7.0 5,400 

.9 114 1.6 570 6.0 4,150 .8 143 1.6 650 9.0 7,450 

1.0 150 2.0 870 8.5 6,500 .9 187 2.0 965 10.9 9,960 

1.1 300 4.0 2,670

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

103 

101 

103 

110 

114

128 

128 

118 

215 

132

121 

121 

241 

308 

254

189 

150 

139 

128 

128

121 

136 

146 

128 

176

248 

189 

163 

150 

274 

788

Nov.

532 

406 

357 

322

294

274 

260 

248 

234 

215

215 

215 

301 

287 

254

228 

222 

215 

202 

196

189 

176 

176 

176 

170

170 

163 

156

156 

150

Dec.

143 

143 

139 

136 

143

146 

156 

156 

146 

156

274 

435 

622 

518 

413

378 

350 

488 

502 

420

392 

442 

450 

392 

364

350 

350 

329 

308 

301 

287

Jan.

280 

336 

608 

480 

3,480

6,440 

2,830 

1,160 

922 

1,670

2,040 

3,210 

3,630 

2,240 

1,250

1,900 

2,050 

2,140 

3,090 

1,540

1,120 

982 

870 

788 

712

652 

1,570 

982 

855 

4,480 

2,420

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febp 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

fflbar ..............

mber ........................

lendar year 1949 

ary . . .

uary ............... . . .

h. . ................. . . ....

1 ........... ....... .

St.. .........................

amber ......... ... . ........

ter year 1949-50 . . .........

Feb.

3,230 

3,340 

1,780 

1,180 

998

922 

2,930 

1,240 

1,980 

1,270

975 

855 

2,610 

9,890 

2,480

1,250 

1,070 

925 

829 

733

672 

941 

757 

635 

575

533

505 

773

Secondfoot-days

5,550 

7.159 

9,829

180,557

56,727 

45,878 

31,288 

10,912 

10,482 

8,487 

7,265 

12,033 

16,626

222,236

Mar.

1,220 

757 

658 

605 

575

561 

554 

540 

505 

470

512 

3,620 

6,120 

1,710 

1,120

1,020 

861 

757 

672 

1,050

813 

702 

635 

598 

568

554 

941 

861 

635 

561 

533

Apr.

533

512 

491 

519 

547

463 

421 

400 

386 

372

386 

365 

352 

339 

332

320 

306 

306 

300 

294

282 

294 

294 

282 

288

276 

252 

294 

306 

400

Maximum

788 

532 

622

6,190

6,440 

9,890 

6,120 

547 

540 

874 

340 

3,810 

3,490

9,890

Peak discharge (base, 3.000 sec . -f t . } . Jan . 6 (2 a.m.1

May

540 

456 

449 

400 

365

346 

332 

320 

294 

288

288 

339 

358 

365

463

540 

379 

339 

320 

346

306 

294 

270 

258 

240

235 

240 

264 

224 

252 

372

Minimum

101 

150 

136

101

280 

505 

470 

252 

224 

141 

117 

130 

240

101

June

264 

270 

658 

628

421

339 

300 

282 

264 

874

393 

300 

270 

252 '240

224 

208 

192 

187 

192

203 

208 

187 

183 

169

165 

161 

156 

156

141

Mean

179 

239 

317

495

1,830 

1,638 

1,009 

364 

338 

283 

234 

3S8 

554

609

July

143 

143 

140 

136 

143

161 

143 

133 

126 

120

117 

123 

123 

126 

237

554 

526 

339 

240

187

357 

229 

192 

235 

219

840 

352 

246 

219 

192 

224

Aug.

178 

169 

178 

165 

152

143 

133 

130 

136 

294

174 

147 

136 

136 

202

956 

258 

192 

183 

174

156 

143 

136 

130 

246

463 

258 

427 

1,530 

498 

3,810

Sept.

3,490 

1,260 

789 

554 

463

400 

379 

456 

491 

512

575 

837 

498 

642 

512

463 

414 

386 

352

339

339 

320 

313 

300 

276

270 

258 

252 

246 

240

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.856 0.99

1.14 1.27 

1.52 1,75

2.37 32.13

8.76 10.09 

7.84 8.16 

4.83 5.57 

1.74 1.94 

1.62 1.87 

1.35 1.51 

1.12 1.29 

1.86 2.14 

2.65 2.96

2.91 39.54

7,360 sec. -ft. j Jan. 12 (ll p.m.) 6,000

4,020 sec.-ft.} Feb. 7 (6 a.m.) 3,890 sec.-ft.j I 

7,630 sec.-ft.j Aug. 31 (12 p.m.) 7,260 sec.-ft. (8
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 681

Bear Creek at Bishop, Ala.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°39'21n , long. 88°07'21", in SE£ sec. 5, T. 5 S.,

 R. 15 W., at highway bridge half a mile downstream from Little Bear Creek and threequarters of a mile southwest of Bishop. Datum of gage is 419.91 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 667 square miles.

Records available.--August 1926 to March 1932, June 1933 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 20 years (1926-27, 1929-31, 1933-50), 1,066 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,000 second-feet Jan. 8 (gage height, 20.06

 feet); minimum, 105 second-feet Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.46 feet).

1926-50: Maximum discharge, 32,000 second-feet Dec. 26, 1926 (gage height, 22.0 

feet, present datum, from floodmarks}; minimum observed, 13 second-feet Sept. 1, 1943 

(gage height, -0.15 foot}.

KevisloAs"UaterSyia^s). W 698: 1929. W 853: 1927, 1928(M}, 1929, 1930(M), 1932(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used HOT. 2 to Dec. 13, Sept, 19-3O)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 7 Jan. 8 to Sept. 30

1.4 

2.0 

2.6 

3.0 

3.9

95

212

344

450

730

5.0

8.0

11.0

12.5

13.5

1,14O 

2,500 

4,100 

5,520 

6,740

14.8 8,900

16.0 11,500

17.0 14,300

19.6 23,300

2.0 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

140

250

305

420

5.0 

6.3 

8.0

 1,220 

1,740 

Z,500

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 8.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

105 

105 

107 

110 

123

141 

141 

141 

177 

151

127 

153 

329 

593 

590

428 

306 

242 

206 

185

169 

187 

183 

175 

197

212 

208 

197 

191 

216 

326

Nov.

462 

520 

382 

297 

253

222 

208 

193 

185 

179

173 

171 

204 

212 

251

231 

208 

187 

179

171

169 

163 

161 

163 

161

157 

159 

165 

167 

157

Dec.

151 

149 

145 

147 

161

159 

177 

185 

181 

183

268 

374 

577 

748 

997

758 

577 

640 

1,020 

1,080

913 

842

1,060 

1,180 

1,080

856 

730 

646 

568 

502 

453

Jan.

422 

408 

417 

422 

2,930

12,100 

21,300 

23,300 

14,900 

7,660

5,560 

4,840 

7,150 

5,710 

4,740

4,050 

3,380 

3,110 

3,180 

2,680

2,170 

1,870 

1,670 

1,520 

1,380

1,260 

1,200 

1,150 

1,160 

3,310 

2,460

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber .........................

mber.... .....................

mber ................ .......

lendar year 1949 

ary . . . . .

1 .......................

st .........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 . . .........

Feb.

2,280 

4,220 

6,100 

4,330 

3,730

2,840 

2,700 

2,990 

3,750 

3,810

2,680 

2,190 

4,020 

13,000 

16,800

12,600 

7,870 

4,080 

2,540 

2,010

1,750 

1,950 

1,970 

1,730 

1,520

1,380 

1,270 

1,330

Secondfoot-days

6,72] 

6,31( 

17,50"

495, 81J

147,40! 

117, 44C 

111,37C 

28,36f 

54,28 

25,933 

22,83] 

22,98( 

49,12(

610,47'

Peak discharge (base. 7,500 sec. -ft.). Jar

sec. -ft.} Feb. 15 [5 to 7 a.m.) 17,40O see.-!

Mar.

4,310 

3,590 

2,93O 

2,160 

1,780

1,580 

1,460 

1,540 

1,530 

1,430

1,230 

3,740 

10,800 

14,700 

12,300

8,290 

4,280 

2,740 

2,130 

2,190

2,080 

1,820 

1,620 

1,550 

2,000

1,970 

2,400 

4,550 

3,400 

3,090 

2,130

Apr.

1,770 

1,650 

1,530 

1,410 

1,350

1,230 

1,120 

1,050 

1,000 

956

952 

920 

860 

800 

756

728 

700 

688 

676 

652

616 

600 

640 

608 

656

648 

604 

878 

1,120 

1,300

Maximum

593 

) 520

1,180

) 26,400

) 23,300 

) 16,800 

) 14,700 

3 1,770 

I 8,300 

I 2,480 

L 3,580 

) 3,900 

> 8,720

r 23,300

May

1,740 

1,460 

1,390 

1,220 

1,060

920 

820 

824 

828 

788

708 

856 

1,390 

4,410 

8,300

6,230 

5,290 

2,860 

1,700 

1,660

1,550 

1,360 

1,100 

940 

816

724 

688 

632 

548 

720 

752

Minimum

105 

157 

145

105

408 

1,270 

1,280 

600 

548 

205 

148 

175 

284

105

June

764 

592 

1,3SO 

1,950 

1,980

1,750 

1,200 

932 

784 

1,440

2,480 

1,910 

1,270 

940 

772

652 

564 

488 

432 

396

372 

364 

484 

440 

372

296 

262 

240 

220 

205

Mean

217 

217 

565

1,356

4,755 

4,194 

3,593 

946 

1,751 

864 

736 

743 

1,638

1,672

July

185 

175 

167 

159 

163

195 

190 

344 

238 

182

165 

161 

149 

148 

1,410

3,580 

2,080 

1,210 

780 

572

444

360 

305 

275 

312

962 

1,230 

1,040 

2,210 

1,950 

1,490

Aug.

1,070 

768 

764 

616 

484

388 

330 

284 

340 

988

1,130 

576 

388 

308 

284

460 

560 

364 

296 

258

23O 

208 

188 

175 

464

788 

901 

1,020 

1,520 

2,930 

3,900

Per square 

mile

0.325 

.325 

.847

2.04

7.13 

6.29 

5.39 

1.42 

2.63 

1.30 

1.10 

1.11 

2.46

2.51

Sept.

8,720 

8,450 

6,36O 

4,410 

1,920

1.32O 

1,100 

1,220 

1,220 

1,340

1,370 

1,360 

1,040 

1,120 

940

948 

780 

676 

588 

528

484 

484 

452 

404 

364

336 

316 

302 

290 

284

Runoff in 

inches

0.37 

.36 

.98

27.66

8.22 

6.55 

6.21 

1.58 

3.O3 

1.45 

1.27 

1.28 

2.74

34. O4

i. 8 (6 a.m.) 25,000 sec.-ft.j Jan. 13 {8 a.m.) 7,720 

t.j Mar. 14 (3 to 5 a.m.) 15,200 see. -ft. j May 15

(6 a.m.) 9,500 sec.-ft.j Sept. 1 (12 p.m.) 10,800 sec.-ft.
682 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Duck River below Manchester, Tenn.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°28'15", long. 86°07il8", at highway bridge 

2 miles southwest of Manchester, Coffee County, 3j miles downstream from Little Duck 

River, and 7 miles upstream from Crumpton Creek. Datum of gage is 878.23 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 107 square miles.

Records available. April 1934 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 16 years, 173 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,200 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 12.43 

feet;; minimum, 16 second-feet Oct. 11, 12 (gage height, 0.65 foot).

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 30,000 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 18.93 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 8 second-feet Aug. 12, 1934; minimum gage height, 

0.57 foot Sept. 19, 20, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Occasional regulation for short periods during low flow by small reservoir above 

station.

Hating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 1-7, 16-30}

1.0 

1.3

Oct. 1 to Jan.

1.5 96

1.7 133

2.0 205

2.6 382

Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

3.2

3.8 

4.5

593

845

1,210

0.8

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.6 

3.2

105

145

195

405

625

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

10.8

965 

1,500 

2,8OO

4,300

6,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

a

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

ZZ 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

21 

21 

21 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22

20

16 

16 

17 

40 

31

845 

860 

a 98 

a60 

835

830 

a27 

826 

a24 

a30

a34 

827 

822 

825 

829 

868

Nov.

8250 

8170 

8100 

880 

a 68

858 

a50 

843 

841 

838

836 

a34 

833 

a33 

a32

a3Z

831

831

a31 

a30

830 

830 

829 

31 

31

31 

30 

30 

30 

28

Dec.

27 

27 

26 

27 

27

27 

29

28 

27 

31

42

42 

266 

270 

139

98 

81 

183 

385 

227

152 

290 

682 

320 

194

152 

128 

113 

99 

88 

80

Jan.

74 

86 

219 

270 

1,220

4,520 

2,690 

761 

464 

510

995 

1,180 

2,030 

1,890 

929

1,410 

1,120 

1,160 

2,590 

al,750

al,200 

8800 

a580 

8400 

8300

a220 

8650 

8630 

8600 

5,500 

84,000

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dace

Ca

Jam) 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Vs

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary . .

h. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec

Feb.

82,000 

al,30O 

8700 

a530 

3490

461 

2,000 

2,460 

2,850 

al,500

a900 

a750 

8650 

1,020

657

384 

297 

249 

222 

195

180 

192 

222 

180

152

139 

125 

153

Secondfoot-days

975 

1,521 

4,307

86,729

40,748 

20,958 

16,220 

3,086 

3,601 

1,763 

1,816 

1,425 

2,784

99,204

-ft. ).-- Jai

sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (12 m. ) 3,500 sec. -ft. ; Jar

Mar.

1,480 

581 

315 

243 

201

180 

168 

454 

399 

240

270 

1,200 

4,000 

1,220 

520

496 

444 

321 

255 

228

231 

192 

170 

150 

137

129 

334 

902 

360 

225 

175

Apr.

170 

195 

168 

152 

267

198 

141 

123 

111 

103

109 

111 

94

84 

76

74 

70 

69 

67 

65

64 

61 

60 

58 

66

81 

69 

61 

60 

59

Maximum

98 

250 

682

13,600

5,500 

2,850 

4,000 

267 

741 

198 

226 

131 

637

5,500

May

79 

96 

81 

67 

59

54 

52 

53 

51 

49

47 

88 

327 

252

741

285 

150 

100 

94

165

127 

87 

71 

63 

56

51

50 

51 

50 

52 

53

Minimum

16 

28 

26

16

74 

125 

129 

58 

47 

29 

27 

30 

37

16

June

52 

47 

56 

84 

87

58 

49 

45 

47 

91

141 

79 

53 

44 

41

38 

35 

40 

47 

38

37 

40 

198 

98 

52

40

35 

32 

30 

29

Msan

31. , 

50. 

139

238

1,314 

748 

523 

103 

116 

58. ( 

58. 

46. 

92. f

272

July

28 

28 

27 

27 

29

32 

30 

29 

29

30

30

33 

33 

32

50

74 

55 

41 

36 

35

35 

32 

33 

122 

226

178 

201 

107 

69 

57 

48

Aug.

44 

44 

131 

98 

56

46 

40 

38 

38 

38

36 

35 

34 

34 

42

41 

38 

40 

41 

35

33 

32 

30 

30 

31

33 

32 

30 

55 

94 

76

Per square 

mile

j 0.294 

? .474 

1.30

2.22

12.28 

6.99 

4.89 

.963 

1.08 

3 .550 

3 .548 

3 .430 

3 .867

2.54

Sept.

55 

49 

45 

42 

39

37 

156 

637 

333 

207

150 

111 

84 

73 

70

61 

59 

60 

53 

49

47 

46 

44 

43 

41

40 

39 

38 

38 

38

Runoff in 

inches

0.34 

.53 

1.50

30.14

14.16 

7.28 

5.64 

1.07 

1.25 

.61 

.63 

.50 

.97

34.48

i. 6 (6 p.m.) 4,850 sec. -ft.; Jan. 12 (12 p.m.) 2,930 

i. 30 (2 p.m.) 8,200 sec. -ft., Feb. 9 (2:30 a.m.) 3,360
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 683

Duck River near Shelbyville, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°28'49", long. 86°29'58", 150 feet downstream from 

county highway bridge. 2 miles upstream from Sugar Creek, 2-f miles west of Shelbyville, 

Bedford County, and 2^ miles downstream from Plat Creek. Datum of gage Is 685.51 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 481 square miles.

Kecords available. April 1934 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 16 years, 785 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,700 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 23.71 

feet); minimum, 84 second-feet Oct. 3, 4.

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 62,900 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 36.40 

feet, from floodmark), by slope-are method; minimum, 5 second-feet Aug. 23, 1936; minimum daily, 29 second-feet Sept. 2, 1945.

Remarks.--Records good.

Kevisio'ns (water years). W 783: 1934. W 853: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 9, Apr. 10 to June 22, Sept. 15-3O)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9 Feb. 10 to Sept. 3O

O.6 75 1.8 378 1O.O 4, ISO l.O 99 1.8 325 13. 0 6,9OO 

.9 124 2.5 645 13.0 6,3OO 1.2 14O 3.0 880 15.0 8,90O 

1.2 188 4.0 1,230 17.0 10,OOO 1.4 192 7.0 2,930 17.8 12,OOO 

1.5 268 7.0 2,570 23.2 17,000 1.6 252 11. O 5,250

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

87 

86 

86 

87 

90

97 

104 

97 

95 

98

95 

97 

97 

127 

282

202 

302 

363 

212 

167

148 

138

128 

122 

136

220 

193 

159 

198 

186 

669

Nov.

934

742 

507 

363

271

226 

200 

186 

174 

163

154 

150 

146

154 

157

146 

144 

138 

122 

121

124 

122 

121 

121

122

121 

121 

121 

121 

119

Dec.

117 

112 

110 

112 

110

110

114 

116 

114 

114

130 

292 

2,170 

1,560 

984

664 

507 

1,220 

1,700 

1,270

910 

1,610 

2,520 

1,730 

1,120

844 

696 

591 

503 

435 

382

Jan.

348 

393 

1,120 

1,040 

7,470

14,500 

15,000 

5,750 

2,230 

2,240

3,230 

4,500 

8,370 

6,920 

4,450

4,130 

4,130 

3,810 

10,600 

8,600

2,900 

1,870 

1,470 

1,220 

1,040

996 

2,880 

2,600 

1,950 

12,700 

17,000

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary

h. ...........................

st ............... ...........

ember ............ ..........

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

13,000 

10,300 

7,000 

3,320 

2,060

1,800 

4,900 

4,210 

6,910 

8,890

3,600 

1,860 

1,760 

3,000 

2,410

1,910 

1,500 

1,260 

1,110 

980

885 

870 

860 

800 

726

672 

622 

726

Secondfoot-days

5,168 

6,411 

22,967

345,452

155,457 

87,941 

67,645 

16,235 

19,532 

11,211 

16,577 

6,712 

23,633

439,489

Mar.

3,720 

2,890 

1,660 

1,220 

1,020

890 

820 

1,640 

1,460 

1,160

1,340 

3,380 

12,000 

10,100 

3,250

2,340 

1,940 

1,600 

1,300 

1,160

1,060 

970 

870 

795 

735

690 

1,180 

2,410 

1,900 

1,200 

945

Apr.

855 

810 

775 

820 

1,020

860 

750 

667 

626 

595

582 

559 

536 

505 

478

451 

428 

415 

410 

392

379 

366 

361 

348 

361

374 

366 

374 

4O2 

370

Maximum

669 

934 

2,520

27,400

17,000 

13,000 

12,000 

1,020 

2,080 

915 

5,850 

881 

6,460

17,000

Peak discharge (base, 8.OOO sec. -ft.). Jan. 7 (6 a.m.

May

392 

397 

402 

374 

348

325 

317 

305 

297 

289

289 

56O 

685 

1,980 

2,080

1,520 

860 

618 

1,190 

1,270

925 

680 

559 

469

410

370 

348 

330 

317 

313 

313

Minimum

86 

119 

110

86

348 

622 

690 

348 

289 

158 

116 

120 

158

86

June

305 

588 

568 

915 

532

433 

348 

313 

285 

379

514 

433

348 

293 

265

252 

242 

239 

233 

239

242 

719 

812 

469

313

233 

198 

178 

165 

158

Mean

167 

214 

741

946

5,015 

3,141 

2,182 

541 

630 

374 

535 

217 

788

1,204

July

152 

145 

142 

136 

133

152 

155 

142 

136 

122

116 

116 

140 

200 

729

1,060 

716 

4O6 

268 

220

198 

184 

165 

246 

424

946 

5,850 

1,430 

810 

546 

392

Aug.

3O5 

289 

881 

492 

370

259 

212 

192 

178 

184

184 

168

162 

158 

165

192 

184 

165 

158 

158

145 

136 

129 

122

122

120 

129

127 

131 

178 

317

Per square 

mile

0.347 

.445 

1.54

1.97

10.43 

6.53 

4.54 

1.12 

1.31 

.778 

1.11 

.451 

1.64

2.50

Sept.

577 

1,130 

528 

685 

309

223 

1,190 

6,46O 

2,960 

1,740

1,260 

1,100 

765 

604 

528

451 

379 

325 

285 

255

233 

266 

214 

200

187

173 

168 

160 

160 

158

Runoff in 

inches

0.40 

.50 

1.78

26.70

12.02 

6.80 

5.23 

1.26 

1.51 

.87 

1.28 

.52 

1.83

34.00

16.300 sec. -ft.; Jan. 13 (2 a.m.) 9.960

11,900 sec.-ft.; Mar. 13 (8 p'.m.) 13,600 sec.-ft.j July 27 (6 a.m.) 9,78O sec.-ft.; Sept. 8 (6 a.m.) 

8,300 sec.-ft.
684 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Duck River at Columbia, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°3V'05", long. 87°01'57", at bridge on U. S. Highway 31, 2 blocks north of public square at Columbia, Maury County, three-quarters of a 

mile downstream from Columbia hydroelectric plant, and 2^ miles upstream from Rutherford 

Creek. Datum of gage is 535.52 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 1,208 square miles.

Records available. October 1904 to December 1908 and April 1920 to September 1950 in 

reports or Geological Survey. October 1904 to December 1908 and April 1920 to October 

1924 (prior to October 1921, revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Average discharge. 34 years (1904-8, 1920-50), 1,907 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 35,100 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 39.46 

reet); minimum, 76 second-feet Oct. 6; minimum daily, 78 second-feet Oct. 6.

1904-8, 1920-50: Maximum discharge, 61,100 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 

51.75 feet); no flow Oct. 22, 1922.

Flood of Mar. 30, 1902, reached a stage of 48.0 feet, present datum (discharge, 

50,700 second-feet).

Remarks .--Records good. Low flow regulated by power plants above station. 

Revisions (water years). W 783: 1929(M). Gee also Records available.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

81

83

86

94

88

78

88

99

83

88

91

94

91

308

267

201

279

£83

454

396

216

215

206

138

220

544

369

502

280

486

2,020

Nov.

2,230

2,120

1,670

1,080

814

630

500

459

343

326

296

292

251

263

255

255

Z5J

235

224

229

170

187

187

187

187

173

177

173

173

177

-

Dec.

170

160

157

160

157

154

154

154

151

157

243

1,940

2,970

5,380

3,680

2,090

1,480

1,730

3,800

3,910

2,680

2,260

4,440

4,950

3,380

2,320

1,720

1,400

1,160

970

783

Jan.

756

801

2,210

3,430

11,600

23,200

29,900

29,300

2O, 800

9,540

11,000

10,400

17,200

20,400

17,OOO

14,500

13,000

10,700

16,100

20,100

15,900

7,830

4.86O

3,720

2,960

2,560

6,930

8,070

5,860

13.0OO

24,800

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Bay ..............................

June .............................

July ........................... .

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 .........

Feb.

32,2OO

34,900

29,300

18,300

7,740

4,460

10,700

11,900

15,800

22,600

18,000

8,490

4,580

18,200

17,400

7,820

4,860

3,590

2,780

2,260

1,940

1,770

1,710

1,640

1,500

1,380

1,290

1,620

_

_

-

Secondfoot-daya

8,527

14,514

54,860

765,123

378,427

288,730

154,800

25,569

41,646

23,474

11*188

44^130

1,069,762

Mar.

7,140

8,450

5,390

3,500

2,470

2,020

1,700

1,730

2,960

2,280

2,240

6,98O

16,400

20,300

16,800

8,660

5,890

4,480

3,540

2,910

2,68O

2,260

1,910

1,620

1,400

1,210

2,080

4,950

4,940

3,530

2,380

Apr.

1,880

1,610

1,440

1,350

1,360

1,540

1,360

1,220

1,080

970

896

842

806

752

7O2

670

639

608

590

544

544

513

508

472

472

378

477

472

392

482

Maximum

2,020

2,230

5,380

28,300

29,900

34,900

20,300

1,880

5,010

2,840

7,120

711

10,200

34,900

May

486

400

477

544

418

423

405

364

326

326

255

955

2,520

1,780

5,010

4,000

2,520

1,540

1,700

4,820

3,160

1,810

1,330

1,090

882

752

706

910

711

558

468

Minimum

78

170

151

78

756

1,290

1,210

378

255

309

205

220

78

June

540

513

554

1,600

1,850

1,160

824

675

549

590

544

720

666

540

540

396

396

387

423

321

334

1,450

2,840

1,790

960

738

558

360

347

309

-

Mean

275

484

1,770

2,096

12,210

10,310

4,994

852

1 343

' 782

771

361

1,471

2,931

July

267

255

275

148

187

205

190

194

194

190

187

197

180

166

183

396

1,580

1,280

868

549

490

369

356

364

292

675

2,120

7,120

2,310

1,180

930

Aug.

608

441

482

554

711

526

464

309

283

317

£47

251

283

343

414

343

486

400

321

304

300

263

239

243

205

227

231

239

243

231

680

Per square 

mile

0.228

.401

1.47

1.74

10.11

8.53

4.13

.705

1.11

.647

.638

.299

1.22

2.43

Sept.

612

1,070

1,260

1,130

1,200

814

657

4,500

10,200

5,650

3,000

2,300

2,010

1,450

1,020

945

832

788

612

580

504

459

418

400

387

309

309

259

220

235

Runoff in 

inches

0.26

.45

1.69

23.57

11.65

8.S9

4.77

.79

1.28

.72

.74

.34

1.36

32.94
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 685

Duck River at Centerville, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°47'16", long. 87°27'56", at Centerville, Hickman 

County, half a mile downstream from bridge on State Highways 48 and 100, half a mile 

downstream from Defeated Creek, l£ miles upstream from Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 

Railway bridge, and 4 miles downstream from Swan Creek.

Drainage area. 2,048 square miles.

Records available. March 1919 to September 1950.

Average discharge'.--30 years (1920-50), 3,065 second-feet.

iixtrernes. Maximum discharge during year, 48,400 second-feet Feb. 2 {gage height, 27.65 

feet); minimum, 246 second-feet Oct. 1-3 (gage height, 0.71 foot).

1919-50: Maximum discharge, 97,700 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 37.58 

feet); minimum, 68 second-feet Aug. 30, 1925; minimum gage height, 0.35 foot Sept. 26, 

27, 1948.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plants above

Revisions (water years).--W 803: 1935. W 823: Drainage area. W 853: 1920(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 26 to July 17, Sept. 24-30)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

241

286

383

492

686

2.0 

3.4 

5.0 

7.5 

10.0

1,040

2,160

3,700

6,650

10,100

18.0

20.0

24.0

26.0

27.6

22,100

25,700

35,000

41,500

48,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

Z46 

246 

246 

264 

286

319 

319 

310 

319 

324

300 

295 

310 

686 

1,480

1,030 

726 

693 

660 

745

712 

673 

627 

554 

561

666 

968 

923 

901 

1,020 

2,350

Nov.

3,600 

3,240 

2,850 

2,250 

1,690

1,410 

1,210 

1,020 

960 

838

798 

739 

772 

739 

706

673 

640 

633 

613 

594

587 

561 

511 

517 

517

542 

517 

511 

504 

486

Dec .

475 

470 

464 

447 

453

453

447 

453 

447 

447

607 

5,700 

10,600 

7,960 

7,780

5,120 

3,430 

2,860 

3,960 

5,600

4,960 

3,830 

3,800 

6,040 

5,650

4,150 

3,230 

2,610 

2,220 

1,930 

1,710

Jan.

1,540 

1,720 

5,160 

6,350 

14, 500

33,800 

40,300 

40, 900 

38,500 

33,200

24,100 

17,800 

20, 200 

26,100 

28,300

25,400 

22,200 

19,200 

19,300 

26,200

26,000 

20,800 

10,100 

7,080 

5,540

4,590 

8,270 

12,300 

10,900 

13,800 

32,600

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary .

nary .................. ......

h. ...........................

1.. ..........................

st ....................... ...

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

43,100 

48,200 

46,100 

40,500 

30,000

12,600 

15,200 

20,000 

21,800 

27,700

28,500 

22,600 

11,800 

26,200 

36,600

28,900 

12,600 

8,490 

6,600 

5,350

4,510 

4,060 

3,840 

3,540 

3,210

2,930 

2,650 

2,480

Secondfoot-days

19,759 

31,228 

98,303

1,278,653

596,750 

520,060 

236,630 

54,560 

71,050 

51,925 

31,868 

25,365 

67,725

1,805,223

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 sec. -ft.). J

sec. -ft. j Jan. 20 (11 a.m.) 26,500 sec. -ft. 5 

28,800 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (7 a.m.) 37,400 sec

Mar.

8,020 

11,800 

10,000 

6,840 

4,980

4,030 

3,510 

3,530 

3,570 

4,260

3,660 

5,800 

19,700 

24,800 

24,800

19,200 

10,5OO 

8,310 

6,600 

5,330

4,450 

4,050 

3,510 

3,160 

2,860

2,660 

2,960 

6,220 

7,410 

5,720 

4,390

Apr.

3,500 

3,090 

2,810 

2,610 

2,920

2,630 

2,600 

2,380 

2,200 

2,030

1,920 

1,800 

1,710 

1,630 

1,560

1,520 

1,450 

1,420 

1,360 

1,320

1,2EO 

1,220 

1,180 

1,170 

1,210

1,290 

1,160 

1,150 

1,150 

1,350

Maximum

2,350 

3,600 

10,600

33,000

40,900 

48,200 

24,800 

3,500 

6,250 

7,540 

6,140 

1,390 

10,700

48,200

May

1,440 

1,510 

1,440 

1,440 

1,360

1,340 

1,720 

1,540 

1,320 

1,220

1,160 

1,110 

2,130 

3,380 

3,260

6,250 

4,200 

3,030 

2,410 

3,590

6,160 

3,710 

2,510 

2,030 

1,730

1,480 

1,850 

2,290 

1,760 

1,440 

1,240

Minimum

246 

486 

447

246

1,540 

2,480 

2,660 

1,150 

1,110 

633 

383 

486 

587

246

June

1,100 

1,100 

1,880 

7,S40 

4,730

3,500 

2,400 

1,880 

1,600 

1,430

1,460 

1,300 

1,230 

1,260 

1,110

982 

886 

798 

745 

811

712 

778 

2,430 

3,130 

2,140

1,460 

1,180 

968 

752 

633

Mean

637 

1,041 

3,171

3,503

19,250 

18,570 

7,633 

1,819 

2,292 

1,731 

1,028 

818 

2,258

4,946

July

594 

535 

48S 

464 

481

535 

517 

470 

410 

404

383 

475 

470 

511 

504

453 

567 

1,720 

1,520 

1,240

960 

752 

673 

646 

653

825 

930 

3,690 

6,140 

2,320 

1,540

Aug.

1,300 

1,030 

859 

798 

739

998 

832 

772 

660 

1,100

1,020 

666 

554 

930 

1,150

1,010 

1,000 

765 

778 

666

607 

587 

511 

486 

523

660 

712 

745 

818 

699 

1,390

Per square 

mile

0.311 

.508 

1.55

1.71

9.40 

9.07 

3.73 

.888 

1.12 

.845 

.502 

.399 

1.10

2.42

an. 8 (1 a.m.) 41,400 sec. -ft.; Jan. 15 (8 a 

Feb. 2 (1:30 p.m.) 48.400 sec. -ft. 5 Feb. 11 

.-ft.; Mar. 15 (5 a.m.) 25,200 sec. -ft.

Sept.

3,450 

1,850 

2,230 

2,160 

1,880

1,750 

1,410 

2,150 

8,500 

10,700

5,600 

3,710 

3,100 

2,610 

2,030

1,720 

1,490 

1,390 

1,260 

1,120

990 

923 

879 

772 

765

759 

660 

640 

640 

587

Runoff in 

inches

0.36 

.57 

1.79

23.23

10.84 

9.44 

4.30 

.99 

1.29 

.94 

.58 

.46 

1.23

32.79

m. ) 28,700 

(5:30 a.m.)
686 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Duck River near Hurricane Mills, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°56'39", long. 87°49'07", at bridge on State Highway 13, 3 miles southwest of Hurricane Mills, Humphreys County, 3| miles upstream from 

Hurricane Creek, and 5 miles upstream from Buffalo River. Datum of gage Is 361.73 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary water-stage recorder above Hurricane 

Mills, 5f miles upstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 370.53 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 2,571 square miles.

Kecoras available.--July 1925 to September 1950.

Average discharge'. 25 years, 3,879 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 57,000 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 23.56 

feet); minimum, 474 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 0.93 foot).

1925-50: Maximum discharge, 122,000 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 30.22 

feet); minimum, 185 second-feet Sept. 11, 12, 1925; minimum gage height, 0.15 foot 

Oct. 2, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plants above 

station.

Revisions (water years). W 803: 1935. W 823: 1927(M). W 853: Drainage area.

Hating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of backwater

(gage height, in feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 25 to Mar. l)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 2 Feb. 3 to Sept. 30

0.9 460

1.3 655

1.8 985

2.6 1,610

4.0

5.8

8.5

16.0

2,880

4,910

8,600

22,100

19.0

20.8

22.0

23.5

30,000

37,500

44,800

56,500

1.5 

2.3 

3.6 

4.6

780

1,300

2,230

3,120

6.2 5,020

8.0 7,670

10.0 11,100

Note. Same as preceding table 

above 10.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

492

482

478

492

528

570

575

565

628

628

580

570

550

570

1,060

1,810

1,310

1,040

971

915

1,000

1,010

929

894

838

826

929

1,230

1,160

1,230

1,660

Nov.

3,510

4,010

3,650

3,240

2,610

2,080

1,760

1,520

1,350

1,260

1,130

1,080

1,120

1,120

1,050

985

936

901

866

852

832

806

780

734

728

728

741

722

715

709

Dec.

685

673

661

667

650

650

673

661

655

650

786

5,300

16,400

13,500

9,910

8,180

5,750

4,490

4,380

5,410

6,230

5,270

4,630

5,050

6,760

5,670

4,560

3,810

3,220

2,840

2,530

Jan.

2,260

2,290

5,000

8,450

14,000

30,600

39,400

43,600

43,600

42,300

43,800

28,400

21,200

24,200

27,400

29,000

26,500

22,800

20,200

22,000

25 , 700

25,600

c!7,200

elO,000

c7,870

c6,530

c6,960

012,300

c!3,800

c 12, 300

25,400

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ............ ...........

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

46,500

56,500

54,000

49,600

43, 200

29,900

15,100

19,100

22,400

26,100

27,400

27,500

20,200

23,400

33,700

39,500

c27,200

c!2,400

c9,260

c7,480

c6,260

c5,510

C5.140

C4,640

4,310

3,790

3,400

3,100

_

-

Secondfoot-days

26,520

42,525

131,301

1,618,596

660,660

626,590

275,390

76,680

98,420

67,540

45,597

39,819

92,599

2,183,641

Mar.

4,640

11,400

12,800

9,690

7,210

5,630

4,760

4,490

4,510

4,720

4,850

5,430

15,500

24,300

25,400

24,200

17,500

11,000

8,570

7,190

6,270

5,600

5,060

4,460

4,060

3,680

3,760

5,760

8,060

8,330

6,560

Apr.

5,280

4,460

3,980

3,700

3,580

3,710

3,400

3,280

3,050

2,840

2,680

2,540

2,410

2,290

2,190

2,110

2,040

1,980

1,940

1,870

1,790

1,740

1,700

1,660

1,710

1,830

1,800

1,650

1,680

1,790

Maximum

1,810

4,010

16,400

37,200

43,800

56,500

25,400

5,280

6,160

7,590

5,140

2,330

10,600

56,500

May

2,020

2,130

2,260

2,210

2,180

2,280

3,500

5,080

3,440

2,760

2,390

2,230

2,190

3,350

3,970

4,840

6,160

4,430

3,450

3,420

5,220

5,990

3,960

3,040

2,530

2,220

2,040

2,430

2,630

2,170

1,900

Minimum

478

709

650

478

2,260

3,100

3,680

1,650

1,900

1,170

871

812

936

478

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 sec. -ft.). Jan. 11 (4 a.m.) 46,200

June

1,720

1,560

1,650

4,620

7,590

5,120

3,780

2,830

2,380

2,120

1,960

1,920

1,740

1,740

1,690

1,550

1,440

1,340

1,250

1,180

1,240

1,190

1,380

3,150

3,150

2,330

1,810

1,560

1,380

1,170

Mean

855

1,418

4,236

4,435

21,310

22,380

8,884

2,560

3,175

2,251

1,471

1,284

3,087

5,983

July

1,100

1,040

982

962

1,010

1,700

1,560

1,100

982

890

871

890

942

936

942

890

890

1,130

1,960

1,850

1,590

1,300

1,140

1,060

1,010

1,360

1,610

1,530

5,140

4,940

2,490

Aug.

1,870

1,680

1,470

1,250

1,160

1,090

1,270

1,120

1,070

1,040

1,380

1,270

1,010

1,010

1,440

1,540

1,440

1,330

1,200

1,120

1,000

923

884

812

1,010

1,180

1,220

1,220

1,740

1,740

2,330

Per square 

mile

0.333

.552

1.65

1.73

8.29

8.70

3.46

.996

1.23

.876

.572

.499

1.20

2.33

Sept.

5,290

4,670

3,520

4,250

3,490

2,780

2,500

3,240

4,090

10,600

9,600

5,690

4,310

3,710

3,090

2,520

2,130

1,990

1,800

1,690

1,490

1,390

1,300

1,300

1,110

1,100

1,070

994

949

936

Runoff in 

inches

0.38

.62

1.90

23.42

9.56

9.06

3.98

1.11

1.42

.98

.66

.58

1.34

31.59

sec. -ft.; Jan. 16 (12 m.) 29,200

sec.-ft.; Jan. 21 (12 p.mV) 26,200 sec.-ft.; Feb. 2 (12 m.)

28,000 sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (ll a.m.) 40,100 sec.-ft.; Mar. 15,25,400 sec.-ft.

c Backwater from Kentucky Reservoir; discharge computed on basis of record for auxiliary gage.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 687

Piney River at Vernon, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°52'17", long. 87°30'00", at highway bridge 600 feet 

upstream from Pretty Creelc, 0.2 mile northwest of Vernon, Hickman County, 2.2 miles 

downstream from Mill Creelc, 6.5 miles north of Centerville, and 8.4 miles upstream from 

mouth. Datum of gage is 464.89 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 193 square miles.

Records available. July 1925 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 25 years, 298 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,600 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 12.88 

reet, from high-water marlc in gage well); minimum, 78 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 

0.02 foot).

1925-50: Maximum discharge observed, 32,500 second-feet Dec. 21, 1926 (gage height, 

16.5 feet); minimum, 35 second-feet Sept. 19, 20, 1936; minimum gage height, 0.02 foot 

Sept. 26, 27, 28, 1948, Aug. 27, 28, Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 1949.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 758: 1927(M). W 823: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

78

80

80

88

90

97

92

131

145

102

95

95

92

236

150

110

150

110

95

92

92

97

90

92

95

90

85

90

90

136

g!84

Nov.

g!57

141

127

116

112

106

102

99

97

97

95

95

119

110

104

101

97

97

95

95

93

92

92

92

93

90

90

90

90

88

-

Dec.

86

85

85

86

85

86

92

86

86

88

223

4,320

3,280

1,330

773

518

390

381

338

301

271

282

260

238

224

212

214

201

187

178

168

Jan.

166

188

1,360

gl.640

g8,730

4,300

2,070

1,290

927

3,980

2,690

1,970

2,670

2,540

1,640

2,000

1,380

1,250

1,450

1,160

883

716

601

514

447

441

672

650

615

972

6,300

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ......................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec

Feb.

6,620

3,020

1,720

1,170

883

759

1,700

1,170

5,180

1,910

1,190

903

1,570

6,120

2,080

1,310

940

743

622

533

480

465

418

382

368

329

311

332

-

_

-

Secondroot-days

3,349

3,072

15,154

134,499

56,212

43,228

17,570

7,664

11,357

6,120

5,025

6,421

9,481

184,653

.-ft.). De

Mar.

480

404

379

359

343

332

329

407

346

329

382

698

2,760

1,580

1,020

807

632

543

480

459

415

387

362

343

324

314

453

578

492

432

401

Apr.

387

371

357

343

329

301

286

274

264

257

252

243

234

227

223

219

216

214

210

206

202

200

198

196

248

252

222

216

219

298

-

Maximum

236

157

4,320

5,770

8,730

6,620

2,760

387

1,700

601

564

1,150

1,070

8,730

c. 12 (12:30

May

281

296

332

311

298

438

1,700

1,130

668

498

410

404

371

346

335

298

276

257

252

a260

a230

a220

a215

210

202

191

185

196

189

179

179

Minimum

78

88

85

78

166

311

314

196

179

147

105

112

125

78

June

173

167

268

601

354

286

250

229

216

208

198

185

177

177

173

167

165

163

161

159

159

210

185

169

161

157

155

151

149

147

Mean

108

102

489

368

1,813

1,544

567

255

366

204

162

207

316

506

p.m.) 8,260 sec. -ft

July

143

139

137

141

164

564

178

145

129

123

118

123

116

118

114

112

109

120

109

112

116

105

109

116

221

479

267

180

155

136

127

Aug.

120

136

125

114

118

118

118

118

123

132

116

115

207

226

200

207

168

152

143

134

125

118

116

112

211

300

210

236

615

336

1,150

Per square 

mile

0.560

.528

2.53

1.91

9.39

8.00

2.94

1.32

1.90

1.06

.839

1.07

1.64

2.62

Sept.

1,070

550

1,000

685

469

366

319

435

414

378

339

295

278

272

239

223

207

190

178

171

164

159

152

145

138

134

132

129

125

125

Runoff in 

inches

0.65

.59

2.92

25.92

10.83

8.33

3.39

1.48

2.19

1.18

.97

1.24

1.83

35.60

.; Jan. 5 (about 1 p.m.)

see.-ft.; Jan. 31 (10 a.m.) 11,000 see.-ft.; Feb. 9 (10 

a.m.) 11,100 see.-ft.; Feb. 14 "(7:30 a'.m.) 9,430 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of ree 

records.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings and high-water mark.

rded range in stage and weather
688 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Buffalo River near Flat Woods, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35 0 29'45", long. 87°49'58", 0.5 mile downstream from 

Little Opossum Creek and bridge on State Highway 13, 1.3 miles north of Flat Woods, 

Perry County, and 3.9 miles upstream from Sinking Creek. Datum of gage is 513.58 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 447 square miles.

Kecords available.--May 1920 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 30 years, 717 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,000 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 21.23 

feet); minimum, 194 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.90 feet).

1920-50: Maximum discharge, 90,000 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 32.0 feet, 

from high-water mark in gage house), by slope-area and contracted-opening determinations 

at 32.0 feet and rainfall-runoff study; minimum observed, 65 second-feet Sept. 9, 1925; 

minimum gage height observed, 1.12 feet Sept. 26, 1931.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 758: 1933. W 803: 1935. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In fee

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used June 13 to Aug. 1O, 

Sept. 6, 7, 14-30)

1.9- 194 3.8 835 12. 0 6.770 

2.0 223 5.0 1,410 14.0 8,830 

2.2 283 6.0 2,000 16.0 11,300 

2.6 407 8.0 3,300 18.1 14,200 

3.0 535 10.0 4,870

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

194 

197 

197 

208 

2£9

244

250

250 

271 

262

238 

235 

247 

271 

407

392 

314 

280

262 

253

253

30 E 

a330 

8350 

a350

a330 

a320 

314

293 

308 

495

Nov.

630 

515 

435 

382 

351

330 

314

305 

292 

286

283 

292 

339 

348

330

308 

292 

286 

283

280

277 

271 

265 

268 

271

268

259 

256 

253 

253

Dec.

a250 

a250 

a 240 

a240 

a240

a240 

8240

a250 

259

256

302 

1,490 

C , 700 

1,760 

1,180

853

691 

658 

691 

664

612 

598 

636 

612 

556

5P5 

508 

485 

450 

429 

407

Jan.

395 

479 

889 

1,100 

4,360

14,100 

10,000 

4,600 

2,330

1,970

4,230 

3,530

4,310 

6,350 

4,710

3,370 

4,370

3,610 

6,710 

7,520

3,120 

2,060 

1,540 

1,260 

1,050

934

2,010 

2,740 

1,920 

3,300 

9,300

Feb.

9,180 

8,850 

6,050 

3,460 

2,270

1,770 

1,840 

2,200 

2,550 

5,730

3,150 

2,030 

2,140 

12,100 

14,200

3,680 

2,290 

1,700 

1,380

1,180

1,020 

984 

1,000 

880 

807

755 

707 

763

Month Secondf 01 t days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber ..................... ....

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ............. ...

1 .........................

st .................... ....

ter year 1949-50 ......

8,85] 

9,52 

19,27'

284,68

118.66 

94,66 

46,35 

18,26f 

22,50f

19, ei: 10,27' 

10,234 

14, 21]

392, 63-

Mar.

1,380 

1,620 

1,320 

1,140 

1,010

912 

840 

912 

880

767

775 

1,490

5,600 

5,660 

2,840

2,000 

1,600 

1,300 

1,150 

1,220

1,340 

1,200 

1,070 

970 

880

811 

880 

1,410 

1,340 

1,100 

956

Apr.

889 

844 

791 

763 

902

880

799 

759 

715 

679

654 

626 

591 

560 

538

521 

508 

504 

498 

482

469 

463 

463 

457 

491

488 

450 

460 

472 

552

Maximum

495

' 630 

2,700

L 11,000

14,100 

j 14,200 

5 5,660 

J 902 

J 2,110 

5 2,660 

570 

630 

1,630

14,200

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 see. -ft.). Jan. 6 (ll a.m

May

619 

630 

654

636 

612

591 

584

556 

532 

501

482 

563 

815 

711 

699

668 

598 

542 

605 

2,110

1,840 

1,120 

930 

747 

644

577 

580 

687 

594 

521 

560

Minimum

194 

253

240

194

395 

707 

767 

450 

482 

289 

247 

226 

262

194

June

521 

472 

619 

2,660 

2,400

1,330 

979 

803 

695

672

723 

650 

538 

504 

472

432 

404 

385 

373 

348

342 

450

626 

466 

382

345 

323 

308 

302 

289

Mean

286 

317 

622

78C

3,826 

3,381 

1,495 

60S 

726 

66C 

331 

33C 

474

1,076

July

280 

274 

271 

268 

277

286 

298 

274 

259 

253

247 

259 

274 

311 

345

570 

488 

475 

379 

323

305 

295 

283 

305 

308

422 

563 

416 

342 

305 

317

Aug.

311 

295

286 

277 

256

241 

235

226 

238 

259

382 

330 

298 

289 

314

422 

454 

376 

336 

314

295 

283

274 

268 

367

422 

450 

410 

354 

342 

630

Per square 

mile

0.640 

.709 

1.39

1.74

8.56 

7.56 

3.34 

1.36 

1.62 

1.48 

.740 

.738 

1.06

2.41

) 15.300 see. -ft.; Jan. 14 (6 a

Sept.

1,630 

1,110 

699 

560 

501

432 

376 

501 

675

616

549 

525 

491 

450 

429

407 

385 

364 

351 

330

314 

308 

302 

292

283

271 

268 

268 

262 

262

Runoff in 

inches

0.74 

.79

1.60

23.69

9.87 

7.88 

3.86 

1.52 

1.87 

1.65 

.85 

.85 

1.18

32.66

m.) 6,450

ec.-ft.j Jan. 20 (2 a. 

6,900 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (3 a.m.) 19,000 sec.-ft.; Mar. 13'(ll'p.m'.) 7,510 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, recorded 

and records for station near Lobelvllle.

^ange In stage
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 689

Buffalo River near Lobelville, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°48 I 46", long. 87°47'5l", at Standing Rock Bridge 

on State Highway 13, 3 miles north of Lobelville, Perry Countv and 13 miles downstream 

from Cane Creek. Datum of gage is 403.15 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--7Q7 square miles.

Records available. November 1927 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--22 years (1928-50), 1,150 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,800 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 15.28 

reet"); minimum, 277 second-feet Oct. 2-4 (gage height, 1.49 feet).

1927-50: Maximum discharge, 100,000 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 23.76 

feet, from high-water mark in gage house), by slope-area method; minimum, 142 secondfeet Oct. 1-8, 1931 (gage height, 0.35 foot).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 803: 1935. W 853: 1928-37.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.4 Z50 4.3 1,400 12.2 8,320 

2.0 440 6.9 3,020 13.1 10,200 

2.8 718 9.0 4,600 14.0 13,000 

3.5 990 10.4 5,960 15.2 19,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

280 

277 

277 

286 

306

338 

347 

357 

418 

424

402 

379 

363 

357 

382

450 

508 

479 

430 

398

376 

376 

405 

a450 

a500

a480 

a450 

a420 

a400 

a420 

645

Nov.

695 

840 

794 

695 

617

558 

516 

485 

466 

446

437 

437 

533 

589 

564

533 

495 

469 

450

437

424 

418 

411 

405 

402

402 

398 

398 

395 

386

Dec.

382 

376 

373 

373 

373

373 

382 

382 

389 

392

466 

2,280 

3,990 

4,070 

2,780

2,010 

1,550 

1,310 

1,170 

1,120

1,070 

1,030 

1,000 

999 

974

926 

886 

862 

821 

771 

726

Jan.

695 

771 

2,100 

2,350 

4,740

12,800 

16,900 

13,300 

6,790 

5,580

7,570 

6,120 

5,950 

7,170 

8,340

7,110 

5,780 

6,120 

5,720 

8,030

8,870 

4,580 

3,090 

2,440 

2,040

1,780 

1,990 

2,850 

3,400 

3,430 

9,910

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber ............. ...........

mber ............ ............

lendsr year 1949 

ary

h. ...........................

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

15,400 

13,400 

11,000 

7,720 

4,770

3,400 

2,950 

2,880 

3,170 

3,900

6,090 

4,290 

3,260 

8,040 

13,200

19,000 

5,960 

3,350 

2,620 

2,190

1,900 

1,740 

1,630 

1,570 

1,440

1,330 

1,230 

1,210

Secondfoot days

12.38C 

15,09 

34,60

440, 76£

178,31! 

148, 64C 

79,52C 

30,13 

37,46! 29,89" 

16,32" 

15,28* 

24,756

622,42!

Mar.

2,010 

2,570 

2,550 

2,190 

1,890

1,690 

1,520 

1,530 

1,470 

1,400

1,350 

1,890

6,660 

8,300 

7,150

4,090 

3,030 

2,500 

2,130 

2,070

2,140 

2,130 

1,930 

2,360 

1,590

1,460 

1,590 

2,110 

2,310 

2,100 

1,810

Apr.

1,630 

1,500 

1,400 

1,320 

1,270

1,330 

1,300 

1,210 

1,160 

1,110

1,070 

1,030 

986 

942 

906

870 

840 

824 

809 

794

767 

756 

737 

726 

748

828 

802 

767 

775 

926

Maximum

) 645 

> 840 

y 4,070

11,000

> 16,900 

) 19,000 

) 8,300 

5 1,630 

> 2,440 

2,790 

730 

3 1,000 

1,990

19,000

Peak discharge (base, 5.200 sec. -ft.) .--Jan. 7 (4 p.m.)

May

1,210 

1,250 

1,250 

1,230 

1,170

1,130 

1,330 

1,270 

1,170 

1,080

990 

946

950 

1,150 

1,100

1,060 

1,020 

950 

966 

1,210

2,170 

2,440 

1,830 

1,510 

1,260

1,080 

990 

954 

1,020 

918 

862

Minimum

277 

386 

373

277

695 

1,210 

1,350 

726 

862 

495 

430 

379 

418

277

June

855 

828 

870 

1,510 

2,750

2,790 

1,920 

1,500 

1,260 

1,110

1,040 

1,040 

986 

890 

821

767 

714 

676 

642 

614

600 

614 

722 

828 

752

648 

586 

547 

522 

495

Mean

399 

503 

1,116

1,208

5,752 

5,309 

2,56E 

1,004 

1,209 

997 

527 

492 

825

1,705

July

a480 

a470 

a460 

a450 

a470

a730 

561 

512 

482 

453

437 

430 

434 

453 

482

512 

638 

699 

666 

628

561 

512 

482 

469 

466

475 

522 

676 

645 

564 

508

Aug.

475 

485 

498 

459

440

418 

402 

382 

379 

402

408 

418 

479 

495 

485

550 

554 

606 

596 

526

485 

450 

424 

398

450

550 

572 

a550 

a500 

a450 

al.OOO

Per squsre 

mile

0.564 

.711 

1.58

1.71

8.14 

7.51 

3.63 

1.42 

1.71 

1.41 

.745 

.697 

1.17

2.41

18,400 sec. -ft. j Jan. 11 (4:30

Sept.

1,830 

1,990 

1,950 

1,440 

1,100

910 

802 

790 

821 

962

962 

922 

862 

824

775

718 

670 

631 

592 

568

540 

512 

495 

479 

462

446 

437 

427 

421 

418

Runoff in 

inches

0.65 

.79 

1.82

23.17

9.38 

7.82 

4.18 

1.59 

1.97 

1.57 

.86 

.81 

1.30

32.74

p.m.) 8,930

l.m.) 8.530 sec.-ft.; Jan. 21 (6 a.m.) 9,900 sec.-ft.; Feb. 1 (5:30 p.m.) 16,800 

sec.-ft.; Feb. 11 (5:30 p.m.) 6,630 sec.-ft.,- Feb. 16 (4:30 a.m.) 19,800 sec.-ft.; Mar. 14 (10:30 

p.m.) 8,510 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for station near Flat Woods.
690 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Big Sandy River at Braceton, Term

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°02'19", long. 88°13'42", 500 feeb downstream from 

bridge on (relocated) U. S. Highway 70, 0.6 mile upstream from Cherry Creek, and 0.9 

mile east of Bruceton, Carroll County. Datum of gage is 380.76 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--205 square miles.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 21 years, 294 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,880 second-feet Dec. 13 (gage height, 14.37 

reet); minimum, 72 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 2.58 feet).

1929-50: Maximum discharge, 17,000 second-feet Jan. 21, 1935 (gage height, 16.16 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 9,000 secondfeet; minimum, 28 second-feet Aug. 17-19, 22, Sept. 1, 1943.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). W 853: Drainage area. W 923: 1929-35.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 23-26, Sept. 6, 7, 11-3O)

2.5 64 4.0 259 1O.5 1,480 12.3 3,440 

2.8 95 7.0 773 11.0 1,740 13.0 5,200 

3.0 118 9.0 1,130 11.5 2,140 13.6 7,100 

3.5 183 10.0 1,340 11.9 2,680 14.2 9,200

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

73 

75 

82 

99 

224

305 

162 

202 

429 

165

123 

190 

E09 

150 

142

125 

117 

111 

106 

105

124 

283 

175 

140 

221

166 

135 

126 

125 

131 

293

Nov.

197 

152 

134 

125 

123

119 

120 

120 

122 

122

123 

130 

404 

251 

161

143 

133 

129 

126 

130

128

119 

123 

129 

133

123 

124 

124 

128 

122

Dec.

117 

116 

114 

134 

147

133 

169 

144 

128 

130

1,040 

5,460 

9,020 

5,840 

3,120

1,180 

352 

475 

402 

278

235 

512 

383 

214 

191

206 

310 

251 

190 

175 

164

Jan.

177 

853 

1,740 

1,770 

2,050

2,340 

6,000 

5,000 

3,000 

4,000

4,500 

4,000 

3,500 

3,000 

2,500

2,200 

2,100 

2,300 

2,500 

1,300

700 

600 

366 

313 

240

556 

1,320 

1,130 

689 

980 

2,550

Feb.

6,820 

5,370 

2,860 

1,680 

601

522 

546 

422 

1,220 

614

363 

604 

1,340 

2,450 

2,900

2,040 

768 

393 

370 

310

295 

415 

368 

274 

245

214 

197 

382

Month Second- 

*onth foot-days

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

mber .........................

mber ........................

lender year 1949 

ary

5,li; 

4,3V 

31.33C

............ 142,66!

h. ........................ .

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember .....................

64,27.< 

34,58 

19,00 

7,47 

12,89( 

6,48 

12,02 

10,55C 

22,49

ter year 1949-50 ............ 230,53

Mar.

888 

854 

580 

262 

232

224 

227 

495 

283 

200

545 

1,060 

1,810 

1,970 

1,930

724 

393 

308 

264 

670

502 

303 

249 

233 

214

214 

830 

1,170 

841 

298 

233

Apr.

261 

245 

386 

658 

660

303 

227 

210 

200 

194

215 

183 

169 

161 

160

159 

160 

168 

186 

165

155 

155 

156 

152 

390

494 

209 

170 

173 

352

Maximum

5 429 

404 

) 9,020

9,020

I 6,000 

5 6,820 

j 1,970 

j 660 

) 1,430 

> 1,100 

1,420 

) 2,130 

L 4,530

3 9,020

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 13 (12 m.

May

254 

524 

771 

483

237

1,010 

1,430 

1,1SO 

619 

269

216 

453 

354 

284 

230

176 

155 

140 

666 

1,050

733 

246 

200 

170 

150

140 

130 

140 

130 

170 

200

Minimum

73 

119 

114

71

177 

197 

200 

152 

130 

84 

80 

97 

108

73

June

160 

130 

600 

1,100

500

300 

200 

160 

140 

444

458 

172 

136 

186 

136

117 

108 

103 

98 

94

136 

173 

177 

113 

102

93 

90 

86 

86 

84

Mean

165 

144 

1,011

391

2,073 

1,23E 

613 

24S 

416 

216 

38S 

34C 

75C

632

July

82 

81 

80 

110 

413

809 

582 

310 

124 

104

86 

103 

98 

130 

105

102 

103 

98 

98 

239

263 

119 

925 

1,160 

1,040

1,250 

1,420 

980 

652 

198 

162

Aug.

162 

346 

209 

133 

116

108 

102 

98 

133 

129

110 

100 

104 

163 

413

706 

184 

142 

136 

114

104 

99 

97 

98 

2,130

1,610 

730 

221 

259 

184 

1,310

Per square 

mile

0.805 

.702 

4.93

1.91

10.11 

6.02 

2.99 

1.21 

2.03 

1.05 

1.89 

1.66 

3.66

3.08

Sept.

2,320 

2,460 

4,530 

4,090 

2,600

805 

299 

1,050 

703 

589

324 

264 

209 

209 

177

161 

148 

135 

135 

117

118 

119 

117 

112 

108

108 

120 

128 

119 

117

Runoff in 

inches

0.93 

.78 

5.68

25.88

11.66 

6.27 

3.45 

1.36 

2.34 

1.18 

2.18 

1.91 

4.08

41.82

9,880 sec. -ft.) Jan. 7 (time and discharge

3,080 sec.-ft.; Mar. 14 (10:30 a.m.) 2,200 sec.-ft. ; Aug. 25 (1 p.m.) 2,700 sec.-ft.} Sept. 3 (11 

a.m.) 4,870 sec.-ft.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 7-22, May 23 to June 8} discharge computed on basis of rainfall 

records and records for stations on nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 691

East Pork Clarks River near Benton, Ky.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°52'24", long. 88°20'48", at bridge on U. S. Highway 

68 and State Highway 95, 1 mile north of Benton, Marshall County, and 6.8 miles upstream from Middle Fork Creek. Datum of gage is 344.53 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (Tennessee Valley Authority bench mark).

Drainage area.--227 square miles.

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--IS years, 271 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,740 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 14.3 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed 5..0 second-feet Oct. 1.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 10,800 second-feet Feb. 15, 1949 (gage height, 14.9 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.3 second-feet Aug. 9, 

1948.

Maximum stage known, 17.8 feet in February 1937, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good above 300 second-feet and fair below. Gage read twice daily. 

Revisions frrater years).--W 923: Drainage area. W 1143: 1938-47.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to.September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5.0 

5.5 

8.4 

62 

494

1,080 

1,020 

411 

643 

333

130 

558 

604 

213 

120

94 

78

68 

62 

57

52 

135 

107 

82

96

153 

92 

70 

62

56 

60

Nov.

78 

72 

55 

52 

49

43 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

42 

253 

474 

137

81 

70 

58 

46 

43

40 

36 

35 

34 

34

31 

31 

30 

30 

28

Dec.

28 

26 

25 

28 

27

27 

33

30 

33

818 

4,920 

7,730 

5,750 

1,390

423 

255 

474 

591 

387

249 

369 

565 

255

165

461 

1,320 

812 

369 

237 

177

Jan.

500 

1,880 

6,900 

7,560 

4,600

3,450

2,660 

1,980 

1,300 

1,980

4,920 

5,090 

2,660 

3,610 

3,610

2,290 

1,260 

740 

1,170

726

404 

295 

277 

307 

277

726 

3,610 

4,600 

1,030 

609 

1,170

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sep1

We

mber ........... .............

lendar year 1949 ...... ....

1 ....... ...... .............

ember ................. ...

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

5,090 

5,750 

2,810 

629 

335

271 

225 

187 

668 

792

338 

918 

3,940 

5,920 

4,600

1,020 

422

277 

197 

171

169 

818 

1,790 

694 

319

211 

157 

350

Secondfoot-days

7,010.

2,082 

28,006

167,706.

72,191 

39,068 

18,654 

9,396 

11,711 

4,790 

5,962 

15,802 

27,998

242,670.

Mar.

1,020 

635 

253 

175 

142

121 

110 

159

106 

92

386 

1 , 420 

1,880 

1,980

64£

332

281 

209 

181 

720

860 

36C 

229 

166 

131

128 

832 

2,970 

1,510 

398 

224

Apr.

172 

175 

1,030 

2,810 

2,290

635 

313 

207 

190 

133

185 

128 

103 

90 

82

74

72 

67 

62 

63

58 

53 

52 

49 

52

44

46 

42 

44

75

Maximum

3 1,080 

474 

7,730

6 10,200

7,560 

5,920 

2,970 

2,810 

2,520 

942 

1,170 

2,970 

7,240

3 7,730

Peak discharge (base, 4,400 sec. -ft. ) .--Dec. 13 (10 a.n

sec. -ft.; Jan. 11 (10 p.m.) 7,560 sec. -ft.; Feb. 1 (8 p.i 

sec. -ft.; Sept. 2 (11 a.m.) 7,730 sec. -ft.

May

85 

187 

661 

289 

133

100 

332 

2,070 

2,520 

468

261 

604 

1,460 

740 

255

136 

100 

82 

68 

76

73 

57 

52 

44 

40

37 

48 

54 

36 

70 

73

Minimum

5.0

28 

25

4.0

277 

157 

92 

42 

36 

30

34 

41

5.0

June

40 

36 

261 

942 

230

88 

60 

51 

44 

42

38 

36 

53 

142 

93

46 

35

30 

32

152

792 

799 

356 

112 

75

55 

44 

39 

35 

32

Mean

226 

£9.4 

903

459

2,329

*602 

313 

378 

160 

192 

510 

933

665

July

29 

28 

26 

72 

584

167 

68 

42 

35 

29

26 

23 

24 

37 

27

23 

21 

51 

95 

83

146 

92 

448 

1,170 

695

604 

773

281 

104 

83 

76

Aug.

148 

416 

137 

84 

62

52 

44 

43 

49 

43

38 

34 

43 

413 

353

1,190 

1,700 

1,980 

578 

193

110 

87 

73 

60 

100

624 

157 

301 

1,260 

2,460 

2,970

Per square 

mile

0.996 

I .306 

3.98

2.02

10.3 

6.15 

2.65 

1.38 

1.67 

.705 

.846 

2.25 

4.11

2.93

Sept.

,600 

,240 

,600 

,260 

,700

357 

219 

604 

1,260 

792

451 

471 

255 

142 

113

96 

84 

73 

64 

59

54

80 

68 

57 

43

41 

63 

62 

49 

41

Runoff in 

inches

1.15 

.34 

4.59

27.47

11.83 

6.40 

3.06 

1.54 

1.92 

.78 

.98 

2.59 

4.59

39.77

n.) 8,400 sec. -ft.; Jan. 4 (l a.m.) 8,740 

i.) 6,740 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (8 a.m.) 6,240

238383 O - 53 - 45
692 CACHE RIVER BASIN

Cache River at Forman, 111.

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 37°21'00", long. 88°54'50", in 

Wis£ sec. 31, T. 13 S., R. 3 E., at Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge at Forman, 1 mile downstream from Dutchman Creek. Datum of gage is 333.77 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--242 square miles.

Hecords available.--October 1922 to September 1950.

Average discharge". 26 years (1924-50), 318 second-feet.

Extremes.--maximum discharge during year, 8,860 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 16.98 

reet); minimum, 0.7 second-foot Oct. 2.

1922-50: Maximum discharge observed, 9,120 second-feet Mar. 13, 1935 (gage height, 

16.69 feet, present datum); no flow at times in dry years.j

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 623: 1923-24. W 823: 1923, 1927-30, 1933-35.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 13 Feb. 14 to Sept. 30

D.3 0.8

.4 1.7

.5 3.0

.6 4.7

.7 7.0

0.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

2.4

3.0

5.0

9.0

10.0

146

265

78O

1,710

2,010

11.0 2,430

12.0 3,020

13.0 3,880

14.0 4,920

16.6 8,300

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

146

257

516

997

1,460

10.0 

11.0 

12'. Q 

13.0 

14.6

2,010

2,410

3,020

3,930

5,990

Mote. Same as preceding 

table belox 2.4 feet.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.0 

.8 

2.7 

20 

166

1,210 

755 

811 

1,250 

838

618 

991 

1,010 

655 

618

618 

605 

440 

302 

222

238 

545 

490 

402

256

166 

121 

92 

77 

64 

54

Nov.

46 

40 

36 

32 

29

27 

25 

24 

22 

19

15 

17 

62 

54 

56

44 

33 

27 

24 

22

20 

18 

17 

17 

16

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

Dec.

14 

13 

13 

12 

12

12 

13 

13

13 

13

582 

al,350 

1,360 

880 

830

805 

755 

1,190 

1,020 

805

655 

1,160 

1,O5O 

730 

680

1,140 

1,430 

1,030 

830 

755 

680

Jan.

530 

1,030 

1,650 

3,570 

8,300

7,880 

6,000 

4,280 

3,330 

3,500

3,880 

4,180 

4,700 

a5,3oo 

a4,900

4,810 

4,080 

3,250 

2,380 

1,770

1,340 

1,050 

880 

905 

780

1,380 

1,800 

1,740 

1,600 

1,550 

1.860

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary ....

st ...........................

ember ............ ...........

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,890 

1,830 

1,500 

1,320 

1,190

1,030 

950 

1,030 

1,410 

1,120

880 

1,360 

3,130 

5,500 

5,150

3,830 

2,880 

1,950 

1,460 

1,080

865 

1,560 

1,800 

1,690 

1,390

1,150 

953 

865

Secondfoot-days

13,638. 

817 

19,845

176,746.

94,205 

50,763 

21,143 

34,331 

22,491 

3,322.: 

651. 

6,993. 

16,259

284, 460. n

Peak discharge (base, 1.300 sec. -ft.). Oc1

sec. -ft.; Dec. 13 (4 a.m.) 1,450 sec. -ft. j D« 

sec. -ft.; Dec. 27 (12 m.) 1,450 sec. -ft.; Jat 

about 5,400 sec. -ft.; Jan. 31 (9 p.m.) 1,950 

p.m.) 5,850 sec. -ft.; Feb. 23 (9 p.m.) 1,860

Mar.

843 

693 

576 

459

377

326 

279 

246 

216 

197

179 

300 

887 

516 

418

404

364 

290 

224 

635

561 

418 

377 

314 

234

190 

1,390 

2,180 

2,950 

2,360 

1,740

Apr.

1,360 

1,220 

2,190 

5,010 

5,990

4,620 

3,350 

2,190 

1,520 

1,080

865 

717 

576 

459 

364

302 

261 

230 

199 

174

146 

125 

108 

96 

89

79 

70 

67 

238 

636

Maximum

5 1,250 

62 

1,430

L 5,760

8,300 

5,500 

2,950 

5,990 

1,690 

> 931 

5 210 

3 664 

1,270

8,300

May

606 

780 

865 

887 

821

739 

975 

1,130 

739 

1,130

1,440 

1,560 

1,690 

1,560

1,360

1,080 

887

760 

636 

516

404 

326 

272 

236 

192

157 

170 

240 

124 

109 

100

Minimum

0.8 

15 

12

.8

530 

865 

179 

67 

100 

6.8 

2.1 

4.0 

78

.8

June

78 

65 

460 

931 

404

216 

124 

85 

66 

56

66 

76 

64 

52 

42

41 

33 

23 

18 

17

148

70 

48 

42 

36

21 

14 

11 

8.7 

6.8

Mean

440

27.2 

640

484

3,039 

1,813 

682 

1,144 

726 

111 

21. C 

226 

542

779

July

5.6 

4.5 

4.2 

210 

71

22 

14 

10 

8.1 

8.1

5.1 

4.3 

3.3 

2.5 

2.1

2.9 

80 

31 

22 

13

14 

14 

10 

8.4

7.0

6.0 

5.8 

4.9 

4.3 

4.2 

49

Aug.

79 

205 

226 

158 

60

24 

12 

8.1 

6.0 

5.4

4.3 

4.0 

133 

431 

390

561 

326 

664 

565 

364

377 

377 

351 

279 

188

131 

98 

157 

195 

183 

432

Sept.

1,270 

1,240 

812 

546 

502

473 

445 

377 

874 

1,180

1,180 

887 

739 

739 

780

739 

679 

561 

431 

338

268 

226 

195 

164 

140

118 

103 

94 

81 

78

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

1.82 2.10 

.112 .13 

2.64 3.05

2 . 00 2 7 . 18

12.6 14.48 

7.49 7.80 

2.82 3.25 

4.73 5.28 

3.00 3.46 

.459 .51 

.087 .10 

.933 1.07 

2.24 2.50

3.22 43.73

. 6 (10 a.m.) 1,300 sec. -ft.; Oct. 9 (5 p.m.) 1,300 

c. 18 (6 p.m.) 1,360 sec. -ft.; Dec. 22 (8 p.m.) 1,36O 

i. 5 (6 p.m.) 8,860 sec. -ft. j Jan. 14 (about 9 a.m.) 

sec. -ft.; Feb. 9 (3 p.m.) 1,410 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (5 

sec. -ft.; Mar. 29 (3 p.m.) 3,02o sec. -ft.; Apr. 5

. . r,2jO sec.-ft.j May 13 (3 p.m.) 1,720 sec.-ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of xeather records and records for Big Creek 

near Wetaug and Hayes Creek at Olendale.
CACHE RIVER BASIN 693

Big Creek near Wetaug, 111.

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 37°19'00", long. 89°07'55", in 

Sfffsec. 5, T. 14 S., R. IE., 1 mile upstream from Little Creek and 2 miles southeast 

of Wetaug.

Drainage area.--32.2 square miles.

Records available. February 1941 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,620 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 15.57 

reetJ; minimum, 1.1 second-feet Aug. 7, 8.

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 7,200 second-feet Mar. 19, 1943, from rating curve extended above 2,500 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination of flow in main 

channel and computed flow through breaks in levees; minimum gage height, 16.32 feet 

Mar. 6, 1945; minimum discharge, 0.4 second-foot on many days in 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used June 1, 2, 8-12, 15-21, 

June 23 to July 3, July 5-25, 27-30, Aug. 1-12,

22-24, 26, 27, Sept. 20, 24-26) 

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to Sept. 3O

1.1 1.3

1.2 4.8

1.3 9.8

1.4 15.8

2.0 

2.4

31

73

130

3.0 235

4.0 422

5.2 599

1.5 

1.7

0.9

3.6

8.0

13.4

19.6

36

5.0 

6.5

73 

13O 

235 

422 

573 

751

9.0 1,10O

11.0 1,490

13.5 2,120

14.0 2,320

14.5 2,630

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.5

2.5

9.8

17.8

225

594

32

25

16.5

11.6

9.6

569

39

25

18.7

14.6

11.6

9.8

8.8

8.3

57

41

16.5

12.8

11. 0

9.3

8.3

7.7

7.2

6.7

6.2

Nov.

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

6.2

12.2

8.8

7.2

6.2

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.2

4.8

5.2

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

-

Dec.

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.2

6.2

6.7

7.2

6.7

6.2

8.0

395

384

43

26

19.6

14.6

16.4

181

46

30

25

344

48

29

24

414

88

42

32

25

22

Jan.

34

499

571

2,610

8350

a200

allO

a 100

330

1,310

196

783

1,550

351

758

219

96

74

56

47

43

41

41

52

37

1,080

170

103

96

225

345

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

347

140

118

131

102

85

64

211

95

58

47

977

1,380

367

129

83

66

56

47

40

54

726

87

59

44

34

32

58

_

-

Mar.

38

27

24

24

22

22

20

20

17.0

16.4

19.6

95

117

34

28

25

22

19.6

21

117

35

29

24

22

19.0

29

1,520

218

76

55

43

Secondfoot-days

1,834.8

178.2

2,312.9

20,637.7

12,477

5,637

2,798.6

5,687.3

2,733.3

327.5

150.7

1,764.4

1,484.4

37,386.1

Apr.

42

400

1,950

788

143

87

66

53

43

38

41

31

26

23

21

19.0

17.7

17.0

16.4

15.2

14.0

14.0

12.8

12.8-

13.4

12.8

12.2

21

1,280

457

Maximum

594

12.2

414

1,500

2,610

1,380

1,520

1,950

726

134

26

571

573

2,610

May

114

101

68

48

38

30

465

82

44

726

281

316

83

53

40

31

25

22

27

19.6

15.8

14.0

12.8

11.6

11.0

1O.O

9.5

9.0

9.5

8.5

8.0

Minimum

2.5

4.8

5.7

1.1

34

32

16.4

12.2

8.0

2.5

1.5

1.1

5.6

1.1

June

7.0

6.5

134

20

10.5

8.0

7.0

6.5

6.0

6.5

5.6

4.8

22

14.0

5.6

4.8

4.4

3.6

4.0

5.6

5.6

7.5

5.6

4.4

3.6

3.6

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.. 5

Mean

59.2

5.94

74.6

56.5

402

201

90.3

190

88.2

10.9

4.86

56.9

49.5

102

July

2.5

2.2

2.2

26

5.6

3.6

2.5

2.5

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

3.4

7.0

6.4

4.4

3.2

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

3.9

17.6

4.0

2.9

2.2

1.8

25

Aug.

6.O

3.6

2.2

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.3

26

158

247

151

14.0

571

25

14.0

8.0

6.5

5.2

4.8

7.0

5.2

4.8

21

92

24

356

Per square 

mile

1.84

.184

2.32

1.75

12.5

6.24

2.80

5.90

2.74

.339

.151

1.77

1.54

3.17

Sept.

573

58

40

22

15.8

11.6

9.5

12.2

83

346

81

34

23

19.0

14.6

11.6

10.5

8.5

7.0

7.0

12.8

14.6

9.0

7.0

6.0

5.6

11.7

13.4

9.0

8.0

~

Runoff in 

inches

2.12

.21

2.67

23.84

14.41

6.51

3.23

6.57

3.16

.38

.17

2.04

1.71

43.18

Peak discharge (base. 1.50O sec.-ft.).--Jan. 4 (ll a.m.) 5,620 see.-ft.; Jsn. 1O (11 a.m.) 2,150 

sec".-ft.; Jan. 13 (7 p.m.) 1,930 sec.-ft.; Jan. 26 (10 a.m.) 1,980 sec.-ft.; Feb. 13 (5:3O a.m.) 

2,120 sec.-ft.; Feb. 22 (7:3O a.m.) 1.56O sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (ll a.m.) 2.O6O sec.-ft.; Apr. 3 (11:30 

a.m.) 3,170 sec.-ft.; Apr. 29 (7 p.m.) 2,72O see.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather- records and records for Cache River 

at Forman and Hayes Creek at Glendale.
694 RECORDS AVAILABLE OH LAKES IN IHDIAHA

Fur several years records of the water-surface elevation of many of the lakes In 

Indiana have been collected by the Geological Survey under cooperative agreements with the 

Indiana Department of Conservation, Division of Water Resources. These records have not 

been published but are available in the files of the district office of the Geological 

Survey in Indianapolis, Ind. In general, the records are based on once-daily readings of 

a staff gage by a local observer and consist of daily, monthly, and yearly mean watersurface elevations as well as graphs showing the fluctuation in elevation. Discharge 

measurements made at the outflow are also available in some instances

The lakes for which records have been collected are listed in the following table. The 

established level, sometimes referred to as the legal level, is that elevation set by the 

courts to which the average level of the lake is to be held; it is normally set at about 

the average level that has prevailed for a number of years prior to the establishment of 

the level.

Lakes in Indiana in the Ohio River Basin for which records are available

Lake

Baugher Lake near Washington Center. ..... 

Beaver Dam Lake near Silver Lake. ........

Horseshoe Lake near Washington Center....

Maxinkuckee Lake at Culver. .............. 

McClures Lake near Silver Lake. .......... 

Muskelonge Lake near Warsaw. .............

Ridinger Lake near Pieroeton. ............ 

Robinson Lake near Pierceton. ............

Sawmill Lake near North Webster. .........

Smalley Lake near Washington Center. .....

Starve Hollow Lake near Vallonia. ........

Webster Lake at North Webster. ...........

Yellow Creek Lake near Silver Lake.......

County

Noble 

Kosciusko

Noble

Marshall 

Kosciusko 

Kosciusko

Kosciusko 

Kosciusko

Kosoiusko

Noble

Jackson

Kosciusko

Kosciusko

Drainage 

area 

( square 

miles )

36.4 

1.89

3.47

.75

1.32

1.39

9.48 

.45 

11.1

32.5

4.07

46.5

32.6

6.14

54.0 

.59

8.50

Surface 

area 

(acres)

20 

137 

204

236

202

131

112

172

43

15

1,650 

26

24

115

45

23

61

170

566 

28

127

Established 

level*

868.95

850.28

848.88

901.90

827.75

905.69

783.20

785.85

733.12 

865.85 

842.67

843.12 

851.09

837.50

860.50

Records 

available

1945-50 

1947-50 

1943-50

1945-50

1943-50

1947-50

1942-49

1945-50

1945-50

1943-50

1945-50

1945-50

1945-50

1945-50

1945-50

1945-50

1948-49

1942-50 

1945-50 

1943-50

1945-50

1943-50 

1945-50

1945-50

1943-50

1945-50

1942-50 

1945-50

1945-50

* Elevation, in feet, above mean sea level.
SPRINGS IN TENNESSEE 595

Many of these springs are used for municipal or industrial water supplies. Others do 

not have well sustained flow during the dry season. Results of these discharge measurements 

show the characteristics of the springs and give good indication of the variation in the 

flow. A list of the springs, showing the yield, and in most instances the temperature and 

physical appearance of the water is given in the following table:

Discharge measurements, water year October 1949 to September 195O 

Anderson County, 1950

Spring

Burress. ......

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Smith. ........

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Blue..........

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Location

3.0 miles west of 

Clinton.

....do.............

3.5 miles southwest 

of Clinton.

do

2.0 miles east of 

Oliver Springs.

....do.............

Tributary to--

Brushy Pork Creek to 

Poplar Creek to 

Clinch River.

Brushy Pork Creek to 

Poplar Creek to 

Clinch River.

Blue Spring Branch 

to Poplar Creek to 

Clinch River.

. . ..do..... .........

Date

June 20

July 5 

Aug. 3 

Sept. 12 

June 20

July 5 

Aug. 3 

Sept. 12 

June 20

July 7 

Aug. 8 

Sept. 6

Discharge 

(gallons

per 

minute)

438

359 

942 

938 

494

314 

1,346 

907 

199

156 

211 

1,427

Temperature 

(degrees 

Fahrenheit)

Air

88

73 

72 

72 

85

73 

71 

74 

85

81 

80

74

Water

58

57 

57 

58 

57

57 

57 

58 

59

62 

63 

64

Remarks

Clear.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Milky.

Clear. 

Muddy . 

Milky.

Blount County, 1950

Do. 

Do.

Big...........

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

3.0 miles southeast 

of Friendsville.

....do.............

Gfallager Creek to 

Tennessee River.

. .. .do. .............

Aug. 10 

Sept. 11 

June 16

July 3 

Aug. 2 

Sept. 1

2,410 

1,934 

1,925

1,894 

3,290 

1,786

82 

80 

86

83 

90 

82

59 

59 

59

59 

59 

59

Do.

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Bradley County, 1950

Carpenter. ....

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Richey (Published in 

Water-Supply 

Paper 713 as 

Silver).

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

1,50O feet southeast of Lebanon 

Church, 5j miles 

east of Cleveland.

5j miles east of 

Cleveland, Chatata Valley Road. 

(Published in 

Water-Supply 

Paper 713 as 5 

miles west of 

Cleveland) .

.... do .............

London Creek to 

South Chestuee 

Creek to Hlwassee 

River.

Shady Valley Creek 

to Chatata Creek 

to Hlwassee River.

....do..............

Mar. 7

Apr. 7 

May 5 

June 12 

July 19 

Aug. IB 

Sept. 19 

Mar. 7

Apr. 7 

Hay 5 

June 12 

July 19 

Aug. 18 

Sept. 19

1,093

1,153 

846 

903 

708 

679 

964 

1,071

1,174 

882 

1,039 

866 

874 

1.110

57

69 

85 

92 

93 

90 

75 

59

58 

88 

84 

87 

88 

77

59

58 

61 

62 

63 

63 

61 

59

61 

59 

65 

64 

65 

61

Clear. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.
SPRINGS IN TENNESSEE

Discharge measurements, of springs in Tennessee, water year October 1949 to September 1950 Continued 

Bradley County, 1950 Continued

Spring

Hardwick

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Bell Fount.. . .

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Taylor. .......

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Magnesia. .....

Do. 

Unnamed .......

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Unnamed.... ...

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Triplett. .....

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Hall..........

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Pletcher.. ....

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Pullam.. ......

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Location

On Highway 11, U. S. 

4 miles northeast 

of Cleveland.

do

On U. S. Highway 11, 

6.0 miles northeast of Cleveland.

0.4 mile north of 

Bradley-Hamilton 

County line, 10 

miles southwest of 

Cleveland.

5.0 miles southwest 

of Cleveland.

About 300 feet downstream from junction of Bulldog 

Branch and Brymer 

Creek; 5.0 miles 

southwest of 

Cleveland.

In Lead Mine Valley 

0.7 mile southwest 

of Blue Spring; 

6.0 miles southwest of Cleveland.

....Jo.... ..........

5.0 miles southwest 

of Cleveland.

....do..............

2j miles southwest 

of Cleveland.

do

do

2j miles northwest 

of Cleveland.

6 miles north of 

Cleveland.

Tributary to--

South Mouse Creek....

Little South Mouse 

Creek to South 

Mouse Creek.

Taylor Branch to 

Candies Creek.

Brymer Creek to 

Candies Creek.

Brymer Creek to 

Candies Creek.

Black Pox Creek to 

Candies Creek.

Grumgool Branch to 

Candies Creek.

Candies Creek. .......

Candies Creek. .......

Candies Creek. .......

.. ..do.. .............

Date

Peb. 7

Mar. 7 

Apr. 7 

May 5 

June 12 

July 19 

Aug. 18 

Sept. 19 

Feb. 7

Mar. 7 

Apr. 7 

May 5 

June 12 

July 19 

Aug. 18 

Sept. 19 

Feb. 6

Mar. 8 

Apr. 6 

May 4 

June 13 

July 18 

Aug. 17 

Sept. 18 

July 19

Aug. 17 

Peb. 6

Mar. 8 

Apr. 6 

May 5 

June 12 

July 19 

Aug. 17 

Sept. 18 

Feb. 6

Mar. 8 

Apr. 6 

May 4 

June 13 

July 18 

Aug. 17 

Sept .18 

Feb . 6

Mar. 7 

Apr. 6 

May 4 

June 13 

July 18 

Aug. 17 

Sept. 18 

Feb. 6

Mar. 7 

Apr. 6 

May 4 

June 12 

July 18 

Aug. 18 

Sept. 18 

Feb. 6

Mar. 7 

Apr. 7 

May 5 

June 12 

July 19 

Aug. 18 

Sept. 19 

Feb. 6

Mar. 7 

Apr. 7 

Hay 5

Discharge 

(gallons 

per 

minute)

385

292 

352 

262 

267 

233 

286 

269 

cl,284

C765 

c959 

583 

c828 

c543 

c536 

c808 

285

183 

289 

147 

152 

256 

163 

232 

218

236

261

233 

251 

204 

194

176 

192 

212

b798

b530 

b779 

b390 

b470 

b439 

b330 

b541 

394

183 

231

76 

125 

87 

106 

249 

c430

C383 

c398 

c325 

c301 

c287 

c239 

c339 

439

86 

149 

73 

107 

56 

76 

127 

447

295 

368 

333

Temperature 

(degrees 

Fahrenheit)

Air

68

58

86 

80 

91 

86 

83

63 

54 

84 

83 

87 

90 

83 

55

48 

41 

78 

72 

87 

76 

71 

82

90 

53

59 

51 

75 

77 

84 

94 

76 

52

45

50 

82 

81 

81 

92 

90 

58

60 

50 

83 

78 

77 

85 

84 

59

62 

52 

79 

69 

77 

73 

77 

54

76 

40 

76 

67 

83 

76 

80 

48

65 

53 

88

Water

58

56 

66 

65 

66 

67 

64

58 

58 

60 

60 

61 

60 

60 

58

57 

56 

60 

60 

61 

60 

68 

64

64 

61

60 

61 

64 

63 

65 

64 

63 

57

56 

60 

66 

64 

64

ea

65 

58

57 

56 

59

60

eo

60 

61 

58

60 

60 

63 

61 

62 

62 

62 

56

58 

57 

59 

59 

60 

59 

59 

59

60 

58 

62

Remarks

Clear.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Cloudy. 

Clear. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do.

b Combined 

c Combined

flow of two springs, 

flow of severalisprings.
SPRINGS IN TENNESSEE

Discharge measurements, of springs in Tennessee, water year October 1949 to September 1950--Continued 

Bradley County, 1950 Continued

Spring

Pullam. .......

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

McKenzie... . . .

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Wildwood (Published In 

Water-Supply 

Paper 713 as 

Lake Wildwood) .

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Unnamed. ......

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

location

6 miles north of 

Cleveland.

7.0 miles north of 

Cleveland.

2.6 miles southeast 

of Cleveland. 

(Published in 

Water-Supply 

Paper 713 as 

3 miles south of 

Cleveland.)

On State Highway 60, 

aj miles south of 

Cleveland.

On State Highway 60 

near Flint Springs 

School, 9 miles 

south of Cleveland.

On Southern Hallway 

9.0 miles south of 

Cleveland.

do

Tributary to 

Candies Creek. .......

Wildwood Lake to Coahulla Creek to Conasauga Creek.

Jerry Branch to Coahulla Creek to Conasauga Hiver.

Jerry Branch to Coahulla Creek to Conasauga Hiver.

Mills Creek to Coahulla Creek to Conasauga River.

do

do

.... do ...............

Date

June 12

July 19 

Aug. 18 

Sept. 19 

Feb. 6

Mar. 7 

Apr. 7 

May 5 

June 12 

July 19 

Aug. 18 

Sept. 19 

Feb. 7

Mar. 7 

Apr. 6 

May 4 

June 13 

July 18 

18 

Aug. 17 

Sept. IB 

Fet. 7

Mar. B 

Apr. 6 

May 4 

June 13 

July 18 

Aug. 17 

Sept. IB 

Feb. 7

Mar. 8 

Apr. 6 

May 4 

June 13 

July 18 

Aug. 17 

Sept. 18 

Feb. 7

Mar. 8 

Apr. 6 

May 4 

June 13 

July 18 

Aug. 17 

Sept. 18

Discharge 

(gallons

per 

minute)

340

392 

330 

377 

505

361 

382 

318 

399 

299 

316 

429 

745

535 

496 

488 

569 

447 

438 

518 

566 

cl,780

cl,407 

cl,590 

cl,214 

cl,59Z 

ol,551 

cl,338 

ol,359 

384

237 

246 

145 

193

202 

206 

207 

c574

C381 

C441 

C178 

CZ16 

C341 

C181 

C349

Temperature 

(degrees

Fahrenheit)

Air

77

87 

77 

88 

49

65 

58 

87 

77 

87 

91 

84 

61

64 

59 

83 

80 

81 

81 

90 

82 

61

38 

46 

82 

82 

91 

95 

84 

61

39

44 

78 

78 

88 

98 

85 

66

48 

46 

83 

74 

84 

80 

81

Water

60

62 

60 

61 

59

59

58 

61 

60 

62 

60 

60 

59

59 

59 

60 

60 

60 

60 

60 

60 

58

55

57 

64 

64 

68 

65 

63 

57

55

56 

64 

63 

67 

65 

63 

59

56 

59

66 

63 

64 

63 

62

Remarks

Clear.

Do. 

Do.

Clear. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

c Combined flow of several springs.

Carter County, 1950

Big...........

Do.

Do.

2.5 miles southwest

of Elisabethton.

(Published in

Water-Supply Paper

713 as 3 miles

west of Elizabethton .)

Gap Creek to Watauga

Hiver.

.... do ...............

June 20

Sept. 6

3,294

1.952

77

66

59

55

55

56

Clear.

Do.

Do.

Grainger County, 1950

Buffalo (Published in

Water-Supply

Paper 713 as

Buffalo

Church) .

Do.

Do.

At Buffalo Springs

on State Game

Farm.

Buffalo Creek to

Holston Hiver.

June EZ 5,969 74 58 Clear.
SPRINGS IN TENNESSEE

Discharge measurements, of springs in Tennessee, water year October 1949 to September 1950--Cont.

Oreene County, 1950

Spring

Skyles. .......

Do.

Do.

Do.

Seaton (Published in

Water-Supply

Paper 713 as

Sally Seaton.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Tipton. .......

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Location

1^ miles west of

Washington County

line south of

Pleasant Hill; 2i

miles south of

State Highway 107.

(Published in

Water-Supply

Paper 713 as 14

miles east of

Greenville .)

.. ..do.. ...........

.. ..do.. ...........

.. ..do...... .......

Just west of Washington County

line at Pleasant

Hill; lj miles

south of State

Highway 107.

(Published in

Water-Supply

Paper 713 as 13

miles east of

Greenville . )

... .do.. ...........

. . . .do. ............

.. . .do. ............

2.5 miles north of

Mosheim.

... .do. ............

... .do.. ...........

....do.. ...........

Tributary to--

Cannon Branch to

Horse Creek to

Nolichueky River.

. ...do. ............

. .. .do.. ...........

.. ..do... ..........

... .do. ............

... .do. ............

Lick Creek. ........

... .do. ............

.... do .............

....do.............

.. ..do. ............

Date

June 19

July 5

31

Sept. 5

June 19

July 5

31

Sept. 5

June 19

July 3

Aug. 4

Sept. 5

27

Discharge 

[ gallons 

per 

minute)

150

844

162

565

996

812

1,149

404

1,131

934

745

583

467

Temperature 

(degrees 

Fahrenheit)

Air

81

79

77

70

75

83

78

70

78

80

65

65

7E

Water

55

55

55

56

54

55

55

56

58

58

58

58

58

Remarks

Clear.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Cloudy.

Do.

Milky.

Clear.

Milky.

Hamblen County, 1950

Do.

Alpha, 5 miles 

southwest of 

Morristown.

.. ..do.. ...........

Holston River.

. .. .do. ............ Sept. 8

1,732

1,216

1,221

1,010

77

75

78

82

58

58

58

58

Clear.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Hamilton County, 1950

Andersen's. . . .

Do.

5.0 miles southeast

of Georgetown.

(Published in

Water-Supply

Paper 713 as

5 miles south of

Oeorgetown.)

.. ..do.. ...........

Long Savannah Creek

to Wolftever

Creek to Tennessee River.

... .do. ............

June 20

flnp" ?

Sept. 13

2,108

4,738

7,009

90

85

85

85

60

59

59

59

C lear .

Do.

Do.

Knox County, 1950

Boiling (Published in

Water-Supply

Paper 713 as

RusEell 's

Spring 5i

miles southwest of Straberry Plains)

Do.

Do.

Do.

Huf faker ......

Do.

Do.

Do.

Maxwell.......

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Carter Mill 

(Published

in WaterSupply Paper

713 as

Carter 's

Cove) . 

Do.

1.0 mile east of

Thorngrove .

....do.............

... .do.. ...........

....do.............

Z\ miles southwest

of Thorngrove.

....do.............

.. ..do...... .......

.. ..do.. ...........

1.5 miles southwest

of Rocky Hill.

....do.............

. . ..do. ............

. ...do.. ...........

1.0 mile southeast 

of Trentville .

(Published in

Water-Supply

Paper 713 as

3 miles west of

Strawberry Plains. 

.... do .............

To Limestone Creek

to Tuckahoe Creek

to French Broad

River.

... .do. ............

. ...do. ............

.. . .do. ............

Manifold Branch to

French Broad

River . 

... .do. ............

. . ..do... ..........

. .. .do.. ...........

Unnamed Creek to

Tennessee River.

....do.............

... .do. ............

. .. .do... ..........

.. . .do.............

Lyon Creek to 

Holston River.

. ...do... ..........

June 21

July 11

Aug. 1

Sept. 21

June 21

July 11

Aug. 10

Sept. 18

June 16

19

July 12

Aug. 1

Sept. 14

June 22

July 11

3,379

2,863

5,924

2,154

1,710

68

255

153

682

767

579

799

5 12

2,110

1.275

75

82

87

72

72

88

78

83

83

83

78

88

79

76

84

59

59

61

59

60

58

59

59

58

59

58

59

60

59

59

Muddy .

Do.

Do.

Do.

Clear.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Murky.

Milky.

Muddy .
SPRINGS IN TENNESSEE

Discharge measurements, of springs in Tennessee, water year October 1949 to September 1950 Cont. 

Knox County, 1950 Continued

Spring

Carter Mill 

(Published in 

Water-Supply 

Paper 713 as 

Carter's Cove).

Do. 

Cardwell. .......

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Location

1.0 mile southeast 

of Trentville. 

(Published in 

Water-Supply Paper 

713 as 3 miles 

west of Strawberry 

Plains.)

On Southern Railroad, 2.0 miles 

north of Maloneyville.

On State Highway 33, 

3.0 miles northeast of Hall 

Crossroad.

2.0 miles northwest 

of Powell Station.

....do........ ......

Tributary to--

Lyon Creek to 

Holston River.

Roseberry Creek 

to Holston 

River.

Mill Branch to 

Beaver Creek to 

Clinch River.

Big Spring Branch 

to Bull Run 

Creek to Clinch 

River.

....do...........

Date

Aug. 1

Sept. 21 

June 20

July 11 

Aug. 15 

Sept. 12 

June 20

July 11 

Aug. 20 

Sept. 12 

June 20

July 5 

Aug. 3 

Sept. 12

Discharge 

(gallons

minute)

1,297

1,010 

434

288 

274 

226 

234

146 

188 

134 

1,328

1,144 

4,326

1,126

Temperature 

(degrees 

Fahrenheit)

Air

85

70 

88

83 

75 

76 

88

79 

79 

80 

80

74

78 

71

Water

59

59

61

60 

61 

60 

59

59 

59 

59 

59

57 

58 

58

Remarks,

Clear.

Milky.

Clear. 

Milky. 

Clear.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Turbid. 

Clear.

Loudon County, 1950

Tom Carson. .....

Do.

Do.

Do.

Alien Fine (Published in

Water-Supply

Paper 713 as

Muddy Creek) .

Do.

Do.

Do.

Simpson. ........

Do.

Do.

Do.

Martel.... ..........

.. ..do.. ............

....do..............

....do..............

1.5 miles west of

Martel. (Published in Water-Supply

Paper 713 as

1 mile northwest

of Martel.)

.. ..do.... ..........

....do..............

. ...do. .............

On State Highway 72,

5.0 miles southeast of Loudon.

(Published in

Water-Supply Paper

713 as 7 miles

southeast of

Loudon.)

. ...do.. ............

.... do ..............

....do..............

Muddy Creek to

Tennessee River. 

.. ..do.... .......

....do...........

....do...........

Muddy Creek to

Tennessee River.

.... do ...........

....do...........

.... do ...........

Clear Prong to

Fork Creek to

Little Tennessee River.

.... do ...........

....do.. .........

....do...........

June 19

July 12

Aug. 10

Sept. 14

June 19

July 12

Aug . 10

Sept. 14

June 15

July 11

Sept. 13

264

283

624

453

1,086

898

1,656

1,333

3,433

3,106

3,873

3,294

88

85

84

78

89

81

80

78

73

76

68

77

59

59

59

60

58

59

58

60

58

59

59

59

Clear.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Milky.

Clear.

Do.

Do.

Do.

McMinn County, 1950

Crockett.. ......

Do.

Hicks-Brown 

(Published in 

Water-Supply 

Paper 713 as 

Hick's) .

Malone. .........

Arnwine (Published in 

Water-Supply 

Paper 713 as 

Cagle's) .

3 miles north of 

Etowah.

2.5 miles north of 

Englewood.

2.0 miles east of 

Niota.

5.0 miles north of 

Athens. (Published in Water-Supply 

Paper 713 as 

6 miles northwest 

of Athens.)

Crockett Spring 

Branch to Cane 

Creek to Conasauga Creek.

Middle Creek to 

Chestuee Creek.

Chestuee Creek.

Oostanalua Creek 

to Hiwassee

River.

North Mouse Creek

June 19

June 19

June 19

June 19

535 

362

261

924

1,843

1,823

92

92

86

83

87

60 

60

60

62 

63

61

60

61

59

63

Clear.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.
700 SPRINGS IN TENNESSEE

Discharge measurements, of springs In Tennessee, water y

McMlnn County, 1950 Con

ear October 1949 to September 1950--Cont. 

tinued

Spring

Arnwlne ( Publisted In

Water-Supply

Paper 713 as

Clagle's).

Do.

Thompson. .....

Do.

Do.

Location

5.0 miles north of

Athens. (Published

In Water-Supply

Paper 713 as 6 miles

northwest of Athens.)

1.0 mile northwest of

Rlceville. (Published In WaterSupply Paper 713 as

Ij- miles southwest

of Rlceville.)

do

. ...do......... ........

Tributary to--

North Mouse Creek

North Mouse Creek

to Hlwassee

River. (Published In WaterSupply Paper

713 as a tributary to Mouse

Creek.)

Date

July 17

Au£ 14

June 19

Sept. 14

Discharge 

(gallons 

per 

minute)

2,035

3,069

1,221

1,236

Temperature 

(degrees 

Fahrenheit)

All85

86

73

Water

62

62

62

60

59

53

Remarks

Clear.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Melgs County, 1950

Unnamed. .'.,...

Marler..... ...

Do.

Do.

Big...........

Do.

Do.

Do.

1,000 feet above mouth

of Stewart Branch

near Breedenton.

Hear G-oodfleld. ........

do

. ...do............... ..

Stewart Branch to

Tennessee River.

G-oodfleld Creek

to Decatur

Creek to Tennessee River.

Hlwassee River.

do

May 8

June 20

Sept. 13

204

434

1 ' 145

2,454

_

90

75

_

63

63

62

Clear.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Monroe County, 1350

Kllpatrlck 

(Published 

In WaterSupply 

Paper 713 

as Crystal) . 

Do.

Reed (Published In WaterSupply Paper 

713 as 

Reed's) . 

Do.

Do.

Do.

1.0 mile south of 

Sweetwater.

Z\ miles southeast of 

Philadelphia.

Sweetwater Creek.

Bacon Creek to 

Sweetwater 

Creek.

... .do. ..........

June 15

June 15

Sept. 13

1,378

987

889

71

86

81

58

58

53

Clear. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Moore County, 1950

Mot low. ....... Lynchburg .............. East Pork Mulberry Creek.

Aug. 15 a235 - -

Furnished by Division of Sanitary Engineering; Tennessee Department of Public Health.

Rhea County, 1950

Unnamed .......

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

d Larger of 2

e Smaller of

Dayton. ................

springs near each other.

2 springs near each other

Broyles Branch to

Rlchland Creek

to Tennessee

River.

do

Jan. 24 d678 - -

61

Clear.

Blue. .........

Do.

Just west of Loudon

County line, 2 miles

northeast of Oral;

2.0 miles north of

U. S. Highway 70.

do

Pawpaw Creek to

Clinch River.

.. ..do. ..........

June 19

July 3

606

552

87

80

58

58

Clear..

Do.
SPRINGS IN TENNESSEE

Discharge measurements, of springs in Tennessee, water year October 1949 to September 1950 Cont. 

Roane County, 1950 Continued

Spring

Do. 

Factory (Published in 

Water-Supply 

Paper 713 is 

Post Oak) . 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Location

Just west of Loudon 

County line, 2 miles 

northeast of Oral; 

2.0 miles north of 

U. S. Highway 70.

2.0 miles east of 

Rockwood. (Published in Water-Supply 

Paper 713 as 3^ 

miles.)

Tributary to 

Pawpaw Creek to 

Clinch River.

Post Oak Creek to 

Caney Creek to 

Clinch River.

Date

Aug. 2

Sept. 1 

June 19

July 3 Aug. " 

Sept. 1

Discharge 

(gallons 

per 

minute)

969

2,634

1,400

974 

1,185 

1,050

Temperature 

(degrees 

Fahrenheit)

Air

74

76 

88

86 

81 

75

Water

58

59 

58

60 

58 

59

Remarks

Milky. 

C lear .

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Sevier County, 1950

Do.

Do.

Do.

Bailey. .......

Do.

Do.

2.0 miles southwest of 

Kodak.

. . . .do. ...............

French Broad 

River.

.. . .do. ..........

June 21

Ailff T

Sept. 5

1,023

1,019

78

73

60

59

59

59

58

Do.

Do.

Milky.

Milky.

Sullivan County, 1950

Bumgardner. . . .

Do.

Morrill.. .....

Do.

Do.

2.u miles southeast of

Bristol.

do

2.0 miles southeast of

Bluff City.

. ...do................

Beidleman Creek

to Holston

River.

South Fork Holston River.

... .do. ..........

June 20

June 20

30

530

2,599

3,429

83

78

82

56

57

56

61

Do.

Muddy .
702 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Measurements of stream flow in the Ohio River Basin made at points other than gaging 

stations are given in the following table:

cellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River Basin during 

October 1949 to September 1950

Allegheny River tributaries

ater year

Date

Aug. 1 

Oct. 26

Mar. 29 

Aug. 1

Oct. 7 

Nov. 6 

Dec. 20 

Feb. 6 

Mar. 17 

Apr. 5 

6 

May 4 

June 9 

July 20 

Aug. 24 

Dec. 1 

Jan. 5 

Feb. 15 

Apr. 2 

5 

May 12 

Oct. 15

Dec . 2 

Jan. 20 

25 

Feb. 15 

Apr. 3 

May 12 

June 22 

July 27 

Aug. 31 

31 

Oct. 14 

Dec. 3 

Jan. 20 

Feb. 16 

Mar. 30 

May 11 

June 20 

July 28 

Aug. 31 

Feb. 15 

Apr. 3 

Oct. 15

Dec. 3 

Jan. 7 

Feb. 14 

Apr. 1 

May 12 

June 21 

21 

July 28 

Aug. 31 

Feb. 16 

May 11 

Oct. 25

26 

Dec. 17 

Jan. 19 

Mar. 3 

Apr. 13 

May 26 

July 7 

Aug. 11 

Sept. 17 

Oct. 6

Nov. 5 

Dec. 20 

Feb. 8 

.Mar. 18 

29 

May 3 

June 6 

July 20 

Aug. 23 

Sept .28 

Feb. 7

Oct. 6 

Nov. 5 

* Flow

Stream

Unnamed stream.... 

Olean Creek. ...... 

... .do. ...........

Unnamed stream. . . .

Tunungwant Creek . . 

.... do ............

do

.... do ............

.... do ............

.... do ............

.... do ............

do

.... do ............

Mathewa Run .......

.... do ............

....do... .........

Tionesta Creek....

do

do

do

....do............

. ...do............

.... do ............

....do..... .......

do

do

.... do ............

do

.... do ............

do

.. ..do.. ..........

Twomile Run. ......

... .do, ...........

South Branch 

Tionesta Creek.

.... do ............

.... do ............

do

.... do ............

Unnamed stream. . . .

Cherrytree Run ....

... .do, ...........

do

do

. . . .do. ...........

... .do. ...........

.... do ............

Clarion River. ....

do

... .do. ...........

do

do

.... do ............

do

Middle Pork. ...... 

Elk Creek. ........ 

.... do .......... .

at crest stage; com;

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Dodge Creek. ....... 

Allegheny River. . . .

Olean Creek. ....... 

Allegheny River ....

do

Brokenstraw Creek..

do

Allegheny River. . . .

do

do

do

... .do. ............

do

do

.. ..do.. ...........

do

Oil Creek. .........

... .do.. ...........

do

Allegheny River ....

do

do

do

do

do

....do.............

do

East Branch Clarion 

River. 

Clarion River. .....

nuted by slope-area mi

Locality

Near West Clarksville, N. Y. (drainage area, 1.41 square miles). 

Olean, N. Y. (drainage area, 204 

square miles) .

Near Cuba, N. Y. (drainage area, 5.19 

square miles) . 

1.6 miles north of Bradford , Pa. .....

. . do . .... . ...

do

At mouth, at Youngsville, Pa.........

At Sheffield, Pa., 20 feet below Twomile Run.

do

do

do

do

do

do

do

do

do

At mouth, 1 mile north of Rouseville, 

Pa.

do

do

do

do

do

do

At bridge at Johns onburg, Pa., 0.1 

mile below Johnson Run.

do

do

do

do

At mouth, near Glen Hazel, Pa ........

At St. Marys, Pa., 0.3 mile above 

Iron Run.

thod.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

*1,110 

60.4

*15,100 

*1,730

38.4

262 ' 

202 

263

2,600 

1 , 460 

307 

139 

867 

35.1 

37.2 

98.0 

197 

64.8 

196 

28.4 

18.8

96.7 

405 

546 

1,490 

1,500 

340 

82.4 

155 

26. 4 

24.6 

46.4 

134 

914

1,060 

229 

293 

77.7 

299 

406 

9.60

15.7 

932 

1,020 

442 

231 

51.3 

46.9 

92.0 

23.8 

72.8 

29.4 

4.69

4.58 

18.4 

19.9 

29.7 

31.2 

31.6 

8.38 

4.81 

7.16 

27.0

31.8 

493 

168 

395 

3,100 

872 

328 

551 

98.7 

99.8 

8.74

2.10 

1.93
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 703

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River Basin during wate 

October 1949 to September 1950 Continued

Allegheny River tributaries Continued

Date

Dec. 21 

Feb. 7

Mar. 16

May 4

June 6

July 19

Aug. 22

Sept. 27

June 6

Sept. 27

Oct. 5 

Nov. 4

7

Dec. 22

Feb. 8

Mar. 16

May 3

June 6

July 19

Aug. 22

Oct. 5 

Nov. 4

4

Dec. 22

Feb. 8

Mar. 16

June 7

July 19

Aug. 22

Mar. 16 

Oct. 5

Nov. 7

Dec . 22

Feb. 9

Mar. 15

May 2

June 7

10

July 18

Aug. 25

Feb. 9

June 7

10

Aug. 25

Oct. 29 

Dec. 16

Jan . 25

Mar. 8

Apr. 20

June 1

July 18

Aug. 16

Sept. 28

Oct. 29

Dec. 16

Jan . 25

Mar. 8

Apr. 20

June 1

July 18

Aug. 16

Jan. 26 

July 5 

Sept. 29

July 5

Stream

Elk Creek. ......... 

....do.............

.... do ........'.....

.... do .............

... .do. ............

....do........ .....

... .do........ .....

Toby Creek. ........

... .do...... .......

.... do .............

.... do .............

....do........... ..

.... do .............

....do.............

.... do .............

Sandy Lick Creek... 

.... do .............

.... do .............

.... do .............

do

.... do .............

Soldier Run. .......

.... do .............

....do.............

.... do .............

.... do .............

. ...do.. ...........

.... do .............

.... do .............

... .do. ............

....do........ .....

Crooked Creek. ..... 

. . . .do. ............

....do........ .....

....do........ .....

.... do .............

....do.... .........

... .do. ............

... .do. ............

Creek.

....do........ .....

....do........ .....

... .do. ............

....do... ..........

Unnamed stream. .... 

Pine Creek. ........

... .do. ............

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Clarion River. .....

Clarion River. .....

Redbank Creek. .....

....do........ .....

Sandy Lick Creek...

....do........ .....

....do.. ...........

Allegheny River. . . . 

....do......... ....

.. ..do.............

Conemaugh River. . . . 

Allegheny River. . . .

Locality

At St. Marys, Pa., 0.3 mile above 

Iron Run .

do

At Erie Railroad bridge at Brockway, 

Pa., 0.5 mile above Baghdad Run.

At Reynoldsville, Pa., 1.2 miles 

below Soldier Run.

At south edge of Reynoldsville, Pa., 

\ mile above mouth.

At Creekside, Pa., 0.9 mile below 

Twomile Run.

of Millet, Pa.

At mouth, at Seward, Pa. ............. 

i mile above mouth, at Etna, Pa......

at Etna, Pa .

Pa. 

.... do ...............................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

10.2

4.91

3.18

3.39

17.5

139

272

150

58.3

68.5

16.2 

22.0

150

355

64.3

51.3

31.2 

5.48

5.34

73.5

75.1

58.9

13.3

7.57

2.03

3.46 

69.9

55.4

44.3

43.3

8.72

.680

15.1

2.76 

*4,000

*6,900

at crest stage; computed by slope-area method.

Monongahela River Basin

tag. 23 

lar. 2 

2

2 

2

2

2

Mill Creek. ........ 

Jones Creek. .......

.... do :............

Shinn Run ..........

Unnamed stream .....

New Mine Hollow. . . .

Tygart River ....... 

Tenmile Creek. .....

Jones Creek. .......

.... do .............

0.7 mile above Birch Run, 3 miles 

above mouth and Mill Creek, W. Va. 

Above Shinn Run, 4 miles northwest of 

Lumberport, W. Va .

W. Va. 

At mouth, 4 miles northwest of Lumberport, W. Va.

Lumberport, W. Va. 

At mouth, at Lumberport, W. Va .......

2.00 

6.06

1.90

.4,0
704 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE'MEASUREMENTS

discharge measurements In the Ohio River Basin during water year 

October 1949 to September 1950--Continued

Monongahela River Basin Continued

Date

net . 10 

Nov. 11

Dec . 14

24

Jan. 13

Feb. 2

Mar . 10

Apr . 10

May 8

June 8 

Julv 14

Aug . 9 

Sept .15

Oct. 11

19 

Nov. 30

Dec. 14

Jan. 4

5

Feb. 22

24

Apr. 7

May 17

June 20

Aug. 2

Sept . 8

Get . 17 

tJov. 30

Jan. 4

7

Peb . 22

Apr . 6

May 15

June 20

Aug. 2

Sept. 7

Nov. 29

Jan. 3

Feb. C2

Apr . 7

May 15

17 

June 19

Aug . 3 

Sept. 6

Nov. 29

Jan. 3

Peb. 22 

Apr. 7

May 15 

17

June 19

Aug. 3

Sept . 6

Oct. 18 

Nov. 29

Jan. 3

Peb. 22

Apr. 6

May 17

18

June 18 

July 31

3ept . 6 

Oct . 17

Dec . 1

Peb . 22 

Apr . 6

May 17 

June IB

July 31

Oct. 21 

Dec. 2

Jan. 11 

Feb. 24

Apr. 10 

May 19 

June 23

Aug. 4 

Sept .13

Dec . 2 

Jan. 6

7 

Peb. 24

Stream

Salt Lick Creek.... 

.... do ....... -. .....

.... do .............

.... do .............

.... do .............

.... do .............

.... do .............

.... do .............

.... do ............. 

.... do .............

.... do ............. 

.... do .............

Elsey Run. .........

Whiteley Creek. .... 

.... do .............

.... do .............

.... do .............

.... do .............

do

.... do ............

.... do ............

.... do ............

. . . .do. ...........

.... do ............. 

.... do .............

... .do. ............

.... do ............

.... do .............

.... do .............

do

.... do .............

.... do .............

.... do ............. 

.... do .............

. ...do. ............

do

.... do .............

.... do .............

.... do .............

Unnamed stream. ....

do

.... do .............

... .do. ............

.... do .............

.... do .............

.. ..do.... .........

Muddy Run. .........

.... do .............

....do.... .........

.... do .............

.... do ............

.... do .............

... .do. ............

South Branch Muddy 

Run. 

.... do .............

.... do ............. 

.... do .............

.... do .............

... .do. ....

.... do .............

Tenmlle Creek. ..... 

... .do. ...........

.... do .............

.... do ............ 

... .do. ............ 

.... do .............

.... do ............. 

.... do .............

.. ..do..... ........ 

.... do .............

.... do ............. 

.. ..do.... .........

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Cheat River. ....... 

.... do .............

. . ..do............ .

Konongahela River..

.... do .............

do

do

do

. . ..do. ............

.... do .............

.. ..do.. ...........

.... do .............

... .do. ............

Whitelev Creek. ....

in

 Monongahela River..

Muddy Run .......... 

.... do .............

Monongahela River..

.... do .............

.... do .............

.... do ............. 

.... do .............

.... do ............. 

.... do ........... .

Locality

At mouth, at Rowlesburg, W. Va .......

.... do ........................ ......

.... do ...............................

Kingwood, W. Va. 

At Klrby , Pa .........................

At Garards Port (Whiteley), Pa .......

... .do. ..............................

At bridge on State Highway 88 at 

Slgsbee, Pa.

do ........

.... do ...............................

.... do ...............................

At bridge at north edge of Carmlchaels, 

Pa.

dD ' ^o . .. .... .............

At bridge 2 miles above mouth, near 

Carmlchaels, Pa.

.... do ...............................

.... do ...............................

At bridge 1 mile west of Marlanna, Pa.

.... do ...............................

.... do ............................... 

.... do ...............................

At dam 1.5 miles north of Clarksvllle, 

Pa.

.... do ......................... ....

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

1.63

79 0

39.0 

°9 3

4.80

.039

31 2

.751

7 75

.984

1.78

33 °

36.0

5.40

1 95

1.25

1.72

.802

37.6

49.8

5.93

1.23 

.116

1.84

10.6 

5.60

2.90

.054

.040 

3.28

249

85.1 

24.4

10.8 

212

4.78 

19.5

2,240 

380
705

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River Basin during water year 

October 1949 to September 1950--Continued

Monongahela River Basin--Continued

Date

Apr. 4

June 22

23

Sept. 8

Oct . 21 

Dec . Z

Jan. 7

Feb. 24

Apr. 10

June 23

oept .13

Oct. 20

Dec. 1

Jan. 5

6

Feb. 23

Apr. 6

May 18

June 20

Aug. 1

4

Sept. 13

Oct . EC 

Nov. 30

Jan. E

Feb . 23

Apr. £

May 18

June 20

Aug. 1

Sept. 7

Oct . 20

Dec . 1

Jan. 5

Feb. 23

Apr. 7

May 16

June 2"

Aug. ?.

Sept. 12

Oct. 21

Dec . 1

Jan . f"

Feb. 23

Apr . 4

10

May Ib

June 22

Aug. 1

Aug . 9 

11 

9

11 

11

9

11 

10

11 

11 

11

Oct . 7

Aug. 11

11

11 

11

10 

11 

9

9

Stream

Tenmile Creell. .....

.... do .............

... .do. ............

Daniels Run. .......

.... do .............

. . . do . .

do

.... do .............

South Fork Tenmile

Creek.

. . ..do. ............

.... do .............

... .do. ............

do

.... do .............

... .do. ............

.... do .............

Grimes Run. ........ 

... .do. ............

.... do .............

do

... .do. ............

.... do .............

.... do .............

.... do .............

Ruff Creek. ........

io

.... do .............

do

... .do. ............

... .do. ............

... .do. ............

Castile Run. .......

... .do. ............

.... do .............

do

do

... .do. ............

... .do. ...........

Casselman River. . . . 

Tub Mill Run. ...... 

Big Pinev Run. .....

Flaugherty Creek... 

Blue Lick Creek. . . .

Buffalo Creek. .....

East Branch Coxes 

Creek . 

Coxes Creek. .......

West Branch Coxes 

Creek. 

South Glade Creek. .

Middle Creek. ......

Town Line Run ......

Isers Run ..........

McClintock Run. ....

Whites Creek. ...... 

Laurel Hill Creek. .

Big Meadow Run. .... 

Indian Creek. ...... 

.... do .............

Dunbar Creek. ......

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Monongahela River.

....do. ............

Tenmile Creek. .....

... .do. ............

. . ..do.... .........

.... do .............

. ...do.... .........

... .do. ............

do

... .do.. ...........

South Fork Tenmile 

Creek.

do

do

.... do .............

do

.... do .............

Youghiogheny River. 

Casselman River. . . .

... .do. ............

....do.............

Coxes Creek. ....... 

Casselman River....

.... do .............

Casselman River.... 

... .do. ............

Youghiogheny River. 

.... do .............

Locality

At dam 1.5 miles north of Clarksville, Pa.

do

.... io ............. .................

At railroad bridge, £ mile below 

Little Daniels Run and jj mile north 

of Marianna, Pa.

.... do ...............................

do

At bridge 1.3 mile east of Waynesburg, Pa.

... .do. ..............................

3 miles west of Jefferson, Pa.

do ....

do ....

1 mile southwest of Clarksville, Pa.

.... do ...............................

Above Tub Mill Run near Salisbury, Pa. 

At mouth at West Salisbury, Pa .......

0.3 mile above mouth at Meyersdale, 

Pa.

Pa.

Garret t, Pa. 

At covered bridge below Edgewood, Pa.

0.4 mile above junction with East 

Branch, near Edgewood, Pa. 

0.3 mile above mouth near Rockwood, 

Pa.

man, Pa.

At Fort Hill School, near Fort Hill, 

Pa 

Near mouth, near Harnedsville, Pa....

Baker svi lie, Pa. 

At mouth, at Ohiopyle, Pa. ...........

At highway bridge, at Champion, Pa...

Run, Pa.

ville, Pa.

Discharge 

(sec .-ft.)

137

23,1

30,0 

9 50

.418

16.3

3.74

1 31

.028

1.06

1 93

3°0

17 9

9 '9?

4 75

.220

41 9

n 21

2.90

.640 

19'. 4 

12.3

6.82

11.1 

47 9

2.32

1.87

12.2 

23.9

15.0 

7.45
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River Basin during wate 

October 1949 to September 1950 Continued

Monongahela River Basin--Continued

Da

Aug .

June

May

June

te

11

11

11

9

11

9

11

11

25

5

25

Stream

Connell Run. .......

Mounts Creek. ......

Whites Run. ........

Jacobs Creek. ......

Sewlckley Creek. . . .

.... do .............

Jacks Run. .........

Little Sewlckley

Creek.

Long Run ...........

Streets Run ........

Glass Run. .........

Tributary to or 

diverting frcm--

Youghiogheny River.

.... do .............

Mounts Creek. ......

Youghiogheny River.

... .do. ............

.... do .............

Sewlckley Creek. . . .

.... do .............

Youghiogheny River.

Monongahela River..

Streets Run. .......

Locality

£ mile above mouth, at Connellsville,

Pa.

At bridge, 1.1 miles north of Come llsville, Pa.

At mouth, near Connellsville, Pa.....

At mouth, at Jacobs Creek, Pa ........

1.0 mile above Jacks Run, near Youngwood, Pa.

£ mile above mouth, near Sutersville,

Pa.

At fair grounds at Youngwood, Pa.....

At highway bridge near mouth, near

Herminie, Pa.

At highway bridge 0.1 mile, below

Jacks Run near Mcffeesport, Pa.

J mile above mouth, at Hays, Pa ......

1/3 mile above mouth, at Hays, Pa....

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

0.92

3.70

4.24

10.6

29. B

46.2

10.6

5.05

***1,600

1,400

*570

* Plow at crest stage; computed by slope-area method. 

-*** Flow at crest stage: computed by slope -area and contracted-opening methods.

Sawmill Run Basin, Pa.

May 5

June 25 

May 5 

June 25 

25

* Flow

July 5

Sawmill Run. .......

do

.... do .............

Ohi-' River. ........ 

do

do

... .do. ............

i mile above Junction of State Highway 51 and 88 at Pittsburgh.

At U. S. Armory No. 25 at Pittsburgh. 

.... do ...............................

] mile above mouth, at Pittsburgh....

*850

* 1,100 

* 1,400 

*1,500 

871

at crest stage; ccmputed by slope-area method. 

Lowrle Run Basin, Pa.

Lowrie Run ......... Ohio River. ........ i mile above State Highway 88, at 

Eras worth.

t4 , 800

t Plow at crest stage; computed by contracted-opening method. 

Mont our Run Bssln, Pa.

July 5 Montour Run ........

* Plow at crest stage: comp

July 5 Flaugherty Run .....

Ohio River. ........ At bridge 2.8 miles south of Coraopolls .

jted by slope-area method. 

Plaugherty Run Basin, Pa.

Ohio River. ........ i mile above mouth, at Glenwlllard. . .

*4,500

*3,500

Plow at crest stage computed by slope-area method.

Beaver River Basin, Ohio

Jan. 6 

6

17

May 2

16

July 27

Aug. 30

Dec. 6 

Jan. 6

10

Mar. 28

May 16

June 14

Aug. 30

Hinkley Creek. ..... 

Ordnance Creek.....

do

... .do. ............

.. ..do. ............

... .do. ............

Walnut Creek. ......

.... do .............

.... do .............

West Branch 

Mahoning River .

Mosquito Creek. ....

.... do . ...........

At culvert on State Highway 5, 3.5 

miles east of Ravenna. 

At culvert on State Highway 5, 0.6 

mile above mouth and 2 miles 

west of Newton Palls.

At bridge on Main St., Cortland. . . . . .

137

.83

.09

.01

.01

Little Beaver, Creek Basin

Apr . 19 

Feb. 17

Oct. 21

Aug. 8

Sept .11

Cold Run. ..........

do

North Fork Little 

Beaver Creek.

West Pork Little 

Beaver Creek.

Little Beaver Creek

At bridge 1.2 miles north of State 

Highway 172 and 4i miles northwest 

of Lisbon, Ohio.

miles northwest of Lisbon, Ohio.

At bridge on State Highway 51, at 

Darlington, Pa.

.... do ...............................

7.43

6.85

24.5

Sept 19 

28

Cross Creek. ....... 

do

Ohio River. ........ At Railroad bridge, £ mile above 

mouth at Mingo Junction.

21.4 

40.2
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 707

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River Basin during water year 

October 1949 to September 1950 Continued

Cross Creek Basin, W. Va.

Date

Sept . 19 

28

Stream

Cross Creek. ....... 

.... do .............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Ohio River ......... 

. ...do..... ........

i mile above

Locality

mouth, at Follansbee . ..

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

35.3 

49.6

Oct. 13

19

27

Buffalo Creek. .....

.... do .............

. ...do........ .....

Ohio River .........

. .. .do.... .........

0.5 mile above Castleman Run, at 

Bethany, W. Va.

W. Va. 

....do..... .........................

... .do.. ............................

2.44

81. 6

151

Short Creek Basin, W. Va.

Sept .15

19

26

Short Creek. .......

.... do .............

....do. ............

Ohio River.. .......

.... do .............

... .do.. ...........

0.3 mile above mouth at Short Creek,

W. Va.

.... do ........... . ................

17.2

9.99

17.6

Wheeling Creek Basin, Ohio

Sept .18 

28

Wheellrig Creek. .... Ohio River ......... 

.... do .............

At bridge on State Highway 7 at 

Bridgeport . 

... .do.... ..........................

21.3 

31.2

Grave Creek Basin, W. Va.

Sept .13

19

26

13

19

26

Grave Creek. .......

do

Middle Grave Creek.

....do.. ...........

....do... ..........

Ohio River. ........

.... do .............

. . . .do. ............

Grave Creek.. ......

.... do .............

.... do .............

0.6 mile above Middle Grave Creek

and 1 mile southeast of Mounds -

vllle.

....do..... .........................

0.7 mile above mouth and lj miles

southeast of Moundsvllle.

.. ..do.... ..........................

2.81

2.83

21.8

4.91

2.66

11.3

Fish Creek Basin, W. Va.

Sept . 13

19

26

Fish Creek. ........

.. ..do.............

....do.............

Ohio River .........

.... do .............

....do... ..........

\ mile below Little Tribble Creek

and 2 miles east of Woodlands.

do

....do..............................

101

38.6

126

Fishing Creek Basin, W. Va.

Sept . 13

19 

26

Fishing Creek. ..... 

.... do .............

.... do .............

. ...do... ..........

.... do .............

2i miles below Little Fishing Creek 

and 2 miles southeast of New 

Martinsville.

....do.. ............................

121

20.2

55.9

Middle Island Creek Basin, W. Va.

Oct.. J.4r

June 24 

July 5

Middle Island Creek Ohio River ......... At West Union, W. Va ................ 0.51

Duck Creek Basin, Ohio

Barnes Run. ........ East Fork Deer 

Creek.

.... do .............

1.3 miles above mouth on State Highway 78, 2j miles southwest of 

Summerfleld, Ohio (drainage area, 

3.53 square miles). 

.... do ..............................

*1,350 

186

* Flow at crest stage; computed by slope-area method.

Sept. 7 

Oct. 7

Nov. 11

Jan. 11

Mar. 7

Apr. 11

May 5

June 6

July 10

Aug. 9

Sept. 7

Oct. 5

18

Nov. 2

15

30

Dec . 14

Feb. 1

28

Mar. 13

31

Apr. 13

May 3

West Branch Nlmishlllen Creek. 

.... do .............

....do...... .......

....do.. ...........

.... do .............

....do.. ...........

... .do. ............

South Fork Sugar

Creek. 

.... do .............

.... do .............

....do....... ......

....do... ..........

... .do. ............

....do.. ...........

. . . .do. ............

....do.. ...........

....do.. ...........

....do...... .......

Musklngum Rlv

Nlmlshillen Creek. : 

.... do .............

.. ..do... ..........

.. ..do... ..........

. ...do..... ........

.... do .............

. ...do... ..........

.... do .............

.. ..do......... ....

Sugar Creek. .......

.... do .............

.. ..do.... .........

.... do .............

... .do......... ....

?r Basin, Ohio

4.3 miles above mouth and 3^ miles 

northwest of Canton.

.... do ..............................

.... do ..............................

.... do ..............................

....do... ...........................

.... do ..............................

....do... ...........................

.... do ..............................

4.96 

4.00

53.6

20.6

8.82

5.57

5.38

4.66

11.1

132

238383 O - 53 - 46
708 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEAJUREMENTC

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River Basin during water 

October 1949 to September 1950--Continued

Basin, Ohio--Continued

Date

May 17

Jun<- 1

14

29

Sept. 29

16

9

30

Feb. 16

13

May 1

June 2

July 3

30

Oc t . 10

Jan . 15

Oct. 3

Jan. 16 

9

4

Feb. 24

Apr. 13

May 15

5

4 

Dec . 7

Ff>b . 20

t Flow1

Stream

Creek. 

.... do .............

.... do .............

... .do. ............

... .do. ............

do

do

.... do ..........

.... do .............

.. ..do.. ...........

. . ..do. ............

do

... .do. ............

.... do .............

Brushy Fork ........

Black Fork. ........

.. ..do.. ...........

do

.... do .............

.... do .............

Walhondlng River. . .

Whetstone Creek 

tributary.

... .do. ............

.... Jo .............

Leatherwood Creek..

utter Fork Licking 

River . 

Timber Run. ........

.... io .............

do

. . . . in .......... .

.... io ..........

at :rest stage: c Dmp

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

. .. .do.. ...........

do

do

.. ..do... ..........

do

Mohican River. .....

do

do

do

. . . .do. ............

Muskingum River ....

Whetstone Creek. . . .

.... do .............

... .do. ............ 

.... do .............

.... do .............

do

Wills Creek. .......

North Fork Licking 

River. 

Licking River. .....

jted by contracted-op

Locality

.. ..do.. ............................

do

do

... .do.. ............................

At Baltimore & Ohio R. R. bridge, 

1.4 miles north of Shelby (drainage 

area, 32.6 square miles). 

Above Charles Mill Reservoir, 2 miles

northwest of Mifflin.

do

.... do ..............................

Below Rocky Fork, at Melco. ......... 

At bridge 2-J miles below Klllbuck 

Creek and 4 miles northwest of

At culvert on State Highway 96, 1.9 

miles above mouth and 1.1 miles 

east of Olivesburg.

.... do ..............................

At tridge on State Highway 670 in 

Salesville (drainage area, 32.4, 

square miles) .

0.3 mile below State Highway 3, li 

miles southwest of Centerburg. 

li miles above moath and 2 miles 

west of Zanesville.

do ...... .............

suing method.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

62.2

33.8

14.6

71.9

15.8

148

38. 6

41.1

15.6

241

2.96

11.0

39.4

226

9.72

7.78

24.1

10.9

6 .55

t5,270 

17.9

19 .1

14.9

15.0

13.9

1,340

409

273

461

68.2

57.6

56 .8

12E

15.9

2,030 

9,740

3.47 

.63

.32

.04

.00]

t2,150

1,600

31.3

1.19

9.50

13.0

.35

.03
Date

June 

16-17

16-17

16-17

ie-i7

16-17

16-17 

Oct. 25 

Nov. 21

Dec . 20

Jan. 24

Feb. 20

Mar. 15

May 17

Jun<=> 14

Aug. 3

Sept . 5

Stream

Mozahala Creek. ....

do

Unnamed stream.....

Bur ley Run. ........

Jonathan Creek. ....

Buckeye Fork. ...... 

Bell Creek. ........ 

.... do .............

... .do. ............

do

.... io .............

. du

... .do. ...... .....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Musklngum River ....

Black Pork. ........

Moxahala Creek. ....

Jonathan Creek. .... 

Unnamed stream. ....

.... do .............

do

. . io .

... .do. ............

Locality

At bridge on State Highway 37, 5.2 

miles east of Hew Lexington 

(drainage area, 23.9 square 

miles) .

of Roberts (drainage aree, 93.0 

square mi It 3 ) . 

At culvert in railroad fill in 

Sayre ( drainaee area, 1.3C square 

miles) .

Deavertown (drainage area,, 7.13 

square miles) . 

At railroad culver 1" in Crooksville 

(drainage area, 1.81 square 

miles )

area, 161 square miles). 

0.8 mile northeast of Saltillo 

(drainage area, 8.02 sauare 

miles) . 

£ mile above mouth and 4 mile 

east of McConnellsville (drainage 

area, 0.97 square miles).

do

do

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

1-2,750

tttl,250

tljlOO

«,350

*4,b50 

.11

1.52

,11

* Flow at crest atage; 

t Flow at crest stage:

* Flow at crest stage; 

ttt Plow at crest stage

Little Kanawha River Basin, W. Va.

Little Kanawha 

River.

At Spencer, 1,000 feet below Cour

house ar Rush and Left Porks. 

At mouth, at Macfarlan...........

1-j miles above mouth and 2 miles 

southwest of Walker.

.Hocking River Basin

tate High* 

of Royaltc

Sept .13

27

13

Sandy Creek. .......

... .do. ............

.... do .............

Ohio River. ........ Just below Trace Pork, 1-i miles

southwest of Sandyville.

Run at Ravenswood.

7.42

~" 5 5

Mill Creek Basin, W. Va .

13

27 ... -do. ............ ....do. ............

3 miles below Tug Fork.

vfill^

Kanawha River

Oct. . 4 

3 

5

Dec . 15

Mar. 24

July 20

Sept . 13

18

28

Kanawha River ......

... .do. ............

.... do .............

... .do. ............

... .do. ............

. ...do...... .......

.... do .............

Ohio River. ........ 

... .do. ............

.... do .............

.... do .............

At Che lyan , W , Va ..................

At mouth, at Poinc Pleasant, W. Va .

8 , 100 

12,700

13,800

12,400
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in 

October 1949 to Septemb

Kanawha River Basi

the Ohio River Basin during water year 

er 19bO--Continued

Date

Oct. 4 

Apr. 11

Sept .20

Apr. 11

Nov. 17

Sept .21

Peb . 22 

Mar. 29

June 29

Oct. 7

July 27

11

Oct. 4

19

Sept .13 

19

27

14 

19

14

27

Stream

Middle Fork New 

River.

... .do. ............

.... do .............

North Fork New 

River.

Big Spring. ........

Bradshaw Creek. .... 

.... do .............

.... do .............

Swago Creek. .......

.... do .............

Coal River. ........

Hurricane Creek....

Eighteen Mile Creek

Thirteenmile Creek.

....do.............

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

South Fork New River

New River. ..........

....do..... .........

Indian CreeK ........

.... do ..............

Greenbrier River ....

do

do

. ...do. .............

Kanawha River .......

do

Kanawha River .......

.... do ..............

.... do ..............

Locality

At bridge on II. S. Highways 221 and 

321, lat. 36°10'10", long. 81°38 ' 

45", 1 mile above Payne Branch, 

3 miles northeast of Blowing Rock, 

Watauga County, N. C., and 4 miles 

southeast of Boone (drainage area, 

9.5 square miles).

At bridge on county road, lat. 36° 

25'55 , long. 81 37 '10", at Creston, Ashe County, N. C., and just 

below Three Top Creek (drainage area, 63.1 square miles).

At mouth, at Indian Mills, W. Va....

At mouth, at Buckeye, W. Va.........

do

do

do . . ..........

Charleston, W. Va .

ton, W. Va. 

At site of former gaging station at 

Tornado, W. Va.

4 miles above mouth and 5 miles west 

of Winfield, W. Va.

s mile below Flat Branch and 2 miles 

south of Robertsburg, W. Va.

Below Rockv "Fork, 2 miles southeast 

of Leon, W. Va.

Discharge 

(sec .-ft .)

17.3

31 2

123

75.6

2.75

21.6

14.8

2.10

5.36

1.55 

70.2

36.1

34.6

30.1

15.5

17.7

1.71

11.9

7.58

14.9

10.9

5.83

1.94

131 

167

97

382

6.68

6.24

3.15

29.7

8.81 

1.67

13.8

9.88

Sixteenmile Creek Basin, W. Va.

Sept. 13

27

Sept .18 

20

27

Sixteenmile Creek..

Eighteenmile Creek.

.... do .............

Ohio River. .........

.... do ..............

Eighteenmile Cree

Ohio River. .........

... .do. .............

At mouth, at Mercers Bottom. ........

... .do. .............................

k Basin, W . Va .

At mouth, near Mercers Bottom. ......

3.53

6.04

0.35 

5.79

5.17

Quyandot River 3asin, W. Va

Oct. 12

13

10

Mar. 9

Apr. 5

May 4

June 7

July 14

Guyandot River .....

Laurel Fork. .......

....do. ............

... .do. ............

Ohio River ..........

Clear Pork. .........

do

At Pineville, W.

Rock Castle Cr

above Pinnacle

At mouth, 1 mile

.... do ..........

Va., 0.3 mile below

eek and 0.5 mile

Creek.

southeast of Oceana.

31.5

5.10

6.5

86.4

26.1

Sept .15 

19

29

11

Twelvepole Creek... 

.... do .............

.... do .............

Elkhorn Creek. .....

Twelvepole Creek

Ohio River ..........

do

Big Sandy River

Tug Fork. ...........

Basin, W. Va .

5 miles above mouth and Ceredo. .....

.... do ..............................

3asin, W. Va.

Indian Creek and 0.9 mile above 

Elkhorn Creek. 

At Malt land, 100 feet above Mill 

Creek and 2.3 miles above mouth.

231

25.9

21.8
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 711

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River Basin during water year 

October 1949 to September 1950--Contlnued

Date

11

Stream

Big Sandy River Basin

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

W. Va. --Continued

Locality

Pork.

Branch and 0.6 mile below 

Barrenshe Creek.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

Tygarts Creek Basin, Ky.

May 30 

30

Perry Branch Trough 

Camp Creek. ........

Tygarts Creek. ...... At Olive Hill, Ky. ( 

1.92 square miles)

2 and 59 (drainage

drainage area,

area, 1.12

*4,800

at crest stage; computed by slope-area method.

at crest stage: computed by contracted-opening method.

Scioto River Basin, Ohio

Jan. 9

Sept. 19

Dec. 21

Jan. 5

28

Feb. 25

Mar. 31

Apr. 4

May 1

SO

June 16

Jan. 18 

18

19

6 

Jan. 5

5 

6

6

6

6

6

Feb. 23

Mar. 16

Apr. 12

June 6

Jan. 7

10

7

6

6

7

13

Feb. 21

Mar. 14

May 17

Jan. 7

Little Scioto River

.... do .............

.... do .............

....do. ............

.... do .............

do

Olentangy River. . . . 

.... do ...'..........

.... do .............

.... do .............

Delaware Run. ......

Scioto Big Run. ....

... .do.. ...........

....do.......... ...

.... do .............

.... do .............

.... do .............

.... do .............

.... do .............

East Fork Paint 

Creek. 

Indian Creek. ...... 

West Branch Tar 

Hollow Creek. 

.... do .............

.... do .............

.... do .............

.... do .............

.... do .............

South Branch Little 

Salt Creek.

.... do ..............

Scioto River. .......

.... do ..............

.... do .............. 

Olentangy River .....

Scioto River. .......

. ...do. .............

Paint Creek. ........

Scioto River. ....... 

Tar Hollow Creek. . . .

....do... ...........

Little Salt Creek. . .

1 mile southeast of Waver ly.

northeast of Warrensburg.

At Williams Street Bridge, Delaware

At bridge lj miles east of F owe 11.. 

At county bridge, 2-J miles west of 

Delaware . 

At bridge on State Highway 3, 

4 miles above mouth and at Briggsdale.

mouth . 

At bridge on State Highway 38, 

2 miles southeast of Sedalla. 

At bridge at Massieville ........... 

300 feet above mouth and 5 miles 

south of Adelphi .

At first bridge east of State Highway 139, at Jackson.

.13

5,430

8,890 

20.9

71.8

758

30.4

39.4 

3.02

21.4

Miami River Basi

Jan . 12 

13

Feb. 9

Mar. 14

Apr. 5

11

16

June 6

Aug. 3

Sept . 4

Paterson Run ....... 

.... do .............

....do... ..........

.... do .............

.... do .............

.... do .............

.... do .............

... .do. ............

Stone lick Creek 

....do. .............

.... do ..............

At bridge J mile above Brushy Fork 

and 1.2 miles east of Owensville.

.... do .............................

50.3

1.92

Kenniconik River Basin. Kv

Sept.19 Kenniconik Cref

Liekins River Basin. Ky.

Sept.IS | Grassy Creek....... [Licking River....... | Near Demossvllle
Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River Basin during water year 

October 1949 to September 1950 Continued

Date

Sept .13

Stream

Hiver.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

ne ar Bedf

LOCE

i U. S

3rd.

llty Discharge 

(sec .-ft.)

5.07

Sept. 20 Blackf or i iVeek .... Ohio Elver . ......... Hear Macco. ......................... 16.0

Miami River Baslr

Dec . 12

10

13

13

Mar . 13

Apr. 6

May 15

Jan . 26 

Feb. 13

Jan. 11 

Feb . 10

13

Apr. 5

May 15

Dec . 28

MPT. 14

Apr . 5

Sept. 4

Poplar Creek. ......

do

do

... .do. ............

... .do. ............

... .do. ............

.... do .............

Bridge Creek. ......

Hog Run tributary..

do

do

Blake Run ..........

.... do ......... ...

.... do .............

do

.. ..do....... ......

Miami River. ........

do

Greenville Creek....

Hog Run .............

Indian Creek. .......

do

At culvert on U. S. Highway 25, ij 

miles south of Vandalia .

do

do

.... do ..............................

.... lo ..............................

At bridge on U. S. Highway 127, 

2 miles south of Greenville (drainage area, 5.49 square miles).

At culvert on State Highway 71, 

1 mile northwest of Laura. 

.... do ..............................

.... do ..............................

do ...

Z miles above mouth, Z.2 miles north 

of Relly, and 2.6 miles south of 

Oxford .

do

.... do ..............................

1.39

53.7

130

94.3

6 .00

7.08

1.01

.71

.04

t578 

114

1.S7 

1.15

9.71

2.05

.10

.23

1.05

.81

.04

t Flow at crest stage: compa

[Little Pigeon Creek | Ohio River.

Pigeon Creek Basin, Ind.

S^pt .19 Plgeoii Creek. ...... Ohio River. ......... At Eva 

St.)

nsvllle (1st Ave. and Uhlhorn 47 3

Wabash River Basin

Sept .13

Dec . 22

23

Jan. 5

6

May 8

18 

21

Wabash River. ......

... .do. ............

... .do. .

do

do

Bonpas Creek. ...... 

Tradewater River...

do

.... do .............. 

Ohio River. .........

Near Grayvllle, 111. ................ 

Near Sturgis, Ky ....................

16 , 600

347

7.53

2,040

Cumberland River Basl

Feb. 24 

Oct. 3

Nov. 10 

Dec . 13 

Jan. 18 

Mar. 1 

May 17 

June 29 

Oct. 28

July 31 

Aug. 22

b Furn

Yellow Creek bypass 

South Fork Cumberland River.

. ...do.. ...........

.... do .............

Elk Creek. .........

.shed by Tennessee De

Cumberland River. . . .

... .do.. ............

sartment of Public Hea

do

do ... ...

At county highway bridge |- mile below 

Southern Ry. bridge, 1.0 mile 

south State line, 1 mile southwest 

of Jelllco, Term.

1th.

72.1 

92.8

482 

11,100 

9,460 

1,570 

6,560 

713 

b23.0

23.3 

4.57
713

mberland River Basin Continued

Date

Sept. 25

llcv. 3

Sept .If

Hov . 5

00

May IP 

July 12

12

Sept . t

July 12 

Sept .27

May 12

Sept .27 

May 2E

Aug. 9

24

24

Oct . 25

Dec . 6

Jan. 7

Apr. 25

June 1

July 13

May 17 

Apr. 28 

Sept. 21

May 5

Oct . 26

Dec . 7

Oct. 26

Dec . 7

May 1

June 14

Dec . 13

Jan. 13

23

Feb. 21

July 7 

Oct. 27 

Apr. 26

Sept. 27

June 20

21

21

21

July 26

Aug . 30

Nov. 15 

Dec . 12

Jan. 11

11

16

Apr. 13

May 12

June 20

a Furn:

Stream

Elk Creek. .........

Fine Creek. ........ 

.... do ..........

In 11 an Camp Branch. 

Cane Creek. ........

Rockhouse Creek....

Pa' 13 Creek. .......

Town Creek. ........ 

Barren Pork River . . 

Hickory Creek. .....

... .do. ............

Cane Creek. ........

Smi^h Fork. ...... .

Round Lick Creek. . . 

Goose Creek. .......

Big Goose Creek. . . .

.... do .........

East Fork Station

Camp Creek . 

Stones River. ......

do

do

dn

... .do. ............

... , do ....'.........

East Fork Stones 

River. 

Lytle Creek. .......

Rock Springs Creek. 

Mill Creek. ........

Harpeth River ......

.... io ..........

.... do ........... .

.... do .............

do

.... do .............

... .do. ............

.... do .............

do

Little Jones Creek. 

Red River. ......... 

... .do. ............

.. ..do.. ...........

Little River. ......

... .do. ............

.... do .............

.... do .............

... .do. ............

... .do. ............

North Pork Little 

River. 

.... do .............

.... do .............

. . ..do. ............

.... do ............

.... do .............

do

shed by Corps of Eng:

Tributary to or 

divertine from 

Cumberland River ....

South Fork Cumberland River.

Cane Branch. ........

Calfkiller River. . . . 

Cullins River. ...... 

Barren Fork River...

Falling Water River 

... do

Cumberland River. . . .

... .do. .............

.... do ........... .

. . do

Stones River. .......

West Fork Stones 

River. 

Stewart Creek. ......

Cumberland River ....

. . ..do.. ............

. . do

dn

.... do ..............

Harpeth River. ...... 

Cumberland River. . . .

do

.... do ..............

.... do ..............

Little River. .......

... .do. .............

... .do. .............

neers .

Locality

At county highway bridge \ mile below 

Southern Ry. bridge, 1.0 mile south 

of State line, 1 mile scuthwest of 

Jellico, Term. 

Above septic tank outfall at bridge 

at ineida, Term.

At mouth in Falls Creek Falls Fark, 

Term.

Creek Falls Fark, Tenn., near Van 

Buren-Bled^oe county line.

Tenn.

above Falla Creek Falls. Falls 

Creek Falls Fark, Tenn. 

At bridge en U. 3. Highway 70S, near 

Sparta, Tenn. 

At bridge en State Highway 56, at. 

McMlnnville, Tenn. 

At bridge on State Highway 55, 2.0 

miles southwest of McMinnville, 

Tenn.

At county road bridge 1.0 mile south 

of U. S. Highway 70N, 2-J miles west 

of Cookville, Tenn.

southwest of Lancaster. Tenn. 

At Tennessee Central R. R. bridge at 

Watertown, Tenn.

Lafayette, Tenn. 

Below mouth of Little Goose Creek,

near Hartsville, Tenn.

Gallatin, Tenn.

southeast or Donelson, Tenn.

i mile above bridge on U . S. Highway 

70 at Woodbury, Tenn. 

At bridge near county jail in Murfreesboro, Tenn. 

Near bridge on U.S. Highway 41, neatSmyrna, Tenn. 

At county road bridge south of Central State Hospital, near Una, 

Tenn.

Franklin, Tenn.

of White Bluff, Tenn.

At Three Island dam site 9 1 miles

northeast of Charlotte, Tenn.

miles west of Ashland City, Tenn.

do

At bridge on State Highway 48, 4 mites 

northeast of Dickson, Tenn. 

At Rossview Dam Site, 8-f miles northeast of Clarksville, Tenn.

At Hopkinsville, Ky. Mile 12.3.......

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

8.25

b5.21 

99

.75

b!08 

107 

21.2

2.79

1.12

30.9

33 4

16.4 

blO.l 

0 

17.9

al°9

a379

3.47 

a225

alE.l

a291

a294

a29 0

b Furnished by Tennessee Department of Public Health.
714 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River Basin during water year 

October 1943 to September 1950--Continued

Cumberland River Basin--Continued

Date

June 20

July 26 

Aug. 30

Stream

North Pork Little 

River.

... .do. ............

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Llttle River. .......

do

Locality

At Hopkinsville, Ky. 

do

Mile 12.3. ....

....do. ............................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

a497

a45.3 

a!6.7

a Furnished by Corps of Engineers.

essee River Basin

Jan. 19

23

26

27

28

30ie

20

21

25

3U

Dct. 3

31

10 

lov . 7

Dec . 1

Jan. 6

Feb. C

Mar. 7

June 6

Jul-, 5

May 2 

Apr. 25 

Mar. 24

Apr . 14

24

May 15

June 4

23

ftug . 15

Sept . 15

27

July 2£ 

3ept . 1

27

July 2P

Sept. 1

27

July 31

Sept. 1

27

Tuly 25 

iu s . 30

e

Sept. 15 

July 26

Tennessee River....

.... do .............

.... do .... .....

... .do ..... .

io

South Fork Mills

River.

Rlchland Creek. ....

.... do .............

.... ao .............

do

.... do .........

Cove Creek. ........ 

Rose Creek. ........ 

Deep Creek. ........

.... do .............

.... do .............

.... ao .............

.... do .............

Little Limestone 

Creek.

do

Richland Creek. ....

.... do .............

... .do

.... do .............

Eeaver Creel-. ......

do

Watausa River. .....

' ' ' '^°- - 

.... do .............

Middle Fork Holston 

River. 

Brush Creek. .......

Ohio River ..........

do

do

do

Pigeon River. .......

Jonathan Creek ...... 

North Toe River. .... 

Tuckasegee River....

.. ..do. .............

do

Nollchucky River. . . .

.... do ..............

.... do ....... .

South Fork Holston 

River.

.... do ............

.... do ..............

Holston River. ...... 

Watauga River . ......

At bridge on State Highway 20 at 

Perryville, Tenn., at site of 

former station.

do

do

Johnsonville, Tenn.

Pink Beds , N. C. (drainage area, 

9.99 square miles) .

100 feet above Alien Creek at 

Haselwood, N. C. (drainage area, 

13.3 square miles).

do

0.2 mile above mouth at Cove Creek, 

N. C. (drainage area, 7.02 square 

miles) . 

At mouth, near Altapass, N. C. 

(drainage area, 5.07 square 

miles) . 

At Great Smoky National Park 

boundary near Bryson City, N. C. 

(drainage area, 41.2 square 

miles) .

N. C. (drainage area, 40.2 square 

miles) .

At Jonesboro, Tenn., 0.5 mile below 

Barkley Branch .

above Tipton Creek.

At eastern city limits of Bristol, 

Va., 2.0 miles above Mumpower 

Creek.

Below Watauga Dam, Tenn. ...........

Below Bear Creek, at Atkins, Va....

lj miles above northeast city limits 

of Johnson City, Tenn., just 

below Carnegie Railroad yards.

139,000

21.5

9 2 9

11.6 

8.28 

181

3.26

18.2

1 , 100

19.8 

15 .6
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River Easin during'water year 

October 1949 to September 1950--Continued

Tennessee River BasIn Continued

Date

Aug. 31

July 25 

Aug. JO 

Sept.se 

July 25

Sept. 1 

26 

July 26

Sept .27 

Aug. 21

Sept. 21 

Nov. 21

July 31

Sept .20 

Nov. 21

Aug. 21 

Oct. 28

July 31

Aug. 22 

Sept .25 

Dec. 13

Jan. 30 

July 31 

Aug . 22 

Sept. 25 

Nov . 7

Dec . 13

Jan . 30 

Nov. 9 

Dec. 9 

13 

Nov. 1

July 31

Aug. 23 

Sept .20 

Aug. 2

23

Sept .20 

Aug. IB

Nov. 22 

Aug. 21 

Nov . 22 

11 

Aug.- 17 

Nov. 11 

Sept. 2 

8 

Sept. 7

8

Aug. 7 

July 10

Aug. 7 

July 10 

Aug. 7 

July 10

Aug . 7 

July 10

Aug. 7 

July 11 

Aug. 8 

18

b Furn

Stream

Brush Creek. .......

Reedy Creek. ....... 

... .do. ............

Big Creek. .........

. ...do.. ...........

Turkey Creek .......

Pistol Creek. ......

Town Creek. ........

Sweetwater Creek... 

.. ..do... .......... 

Gap Creek .......... 

Indian Creek ....... 

Big Creek. ......... 

. . ..do.. ...........

Coal Creek. ........

... .do. ............

.... do .............

.... do .............

... .do. ............

Huntsville Spring. . 

.... do .............

.... do .............

Crooked Fork. ...... 

Obed River. ........

.. ..do... ..........

Black Creek. ....... 

.. ..do. ............

.... do .............

Cane Creek .........

Oostanaula Creek... 

. .. .do... ..........

South Mouse Creek.. 

.. ..do.. ...........

PHlauers Branch...

South Chickamauga 

Creek. 

... .do ....

West Chicamauga 

Creek.

....do... ..........

Depot Branch of 

Lost Creek.

Boiling Pork Creek.

Wagner Creek .......

Rock Creek. ........

East Pork of Mulberry Creek, 

ished by Tennessee De

Tributary to or 

divert ins from--

Watauga River. ......

South Pork Holstcn River

Holston River. ...... 

... .do. .............

.. ..do... ...........

Little River. .......

Tennessee River.....

.. ..do. .............

.... do ..............

Sink hole to Powell 

River 

Clinch River. .......

.... do ..............

.... do ..............

.... do ..............

do

Spring Creek. .......

Emory River ......... 

.... do ..............

White Creek. ........

... .do. .............

Conasauga Creek. ....

Hiwassee River. .....

.... do ..............

South Mouse Creek... 

Tennessee River. ....

do

Crow Creek ..........

.... do ..............

Boiling Fork Creek..

Elk River ...........

Dartment of Public Hea

Locality

1J miles above northeast city Unfits 

of Johnson City, Tern., just below 

Carnegie Railroad yards.

At Kingsport, Term., 0.7 mile above mouth.

2.0 miles above mouth, at former station site, neap Rogersville, Tenn.

At Morrison, Tenn., 100 feet below 

West Pork Turkey Creek.

At bridge on State Highway 73 in 

Alcoa, Tenn.

Above Southern R. R. bridge in Lenoir 

City, Tenn. 

At bridge on State Highway 7£, in 

Loudon, Tenn., 0.3 mile above mouth.

 J- mile below sewage plant at Sweetwater, Tenn. 

J mile north Sweetwater, Tenn., on 

U.S. Highway 11. 

Near Southern R. R. underpass at 

Cumberland Gap, Tenn. 

300 feet below last sewer outfall at 

La Follette, Tenn. 

At U. 3. Highway 25W bridge, u.5 mile 

north of La Pollette, Tenn.

At Main Street Bridge in Lake City, 

Tenn.

do

.... do ...............................

At Imhoff tank outlet in Lake City, 

Tenn. 

At bridge on county highway 0.6 mile 

below Lake City, Tenn.

At Huntsville, Ala ...................

At Brushy Mountain Prison, near 

Petros, Tenn. 

At bridge on U . S. Highway 70S, near 

Crossville, Tenn.

At Ratburn Aire . Bridge in Rockwood, 

Tenn.

Near bridge on TJ. S. Highway 41 near 

Etowah, Tenn. 

i mile below Imhoff tank, Etowah, 

Tenn. 

Near bridge on State Highway 30 at 

Athens, Tenn. 

\ mile below bridge on State Highway 

30 at Athens, Tenn. 

£ mile below sewer outfall at Cleveland, Tenn. 

At bridge on County Farm road below 

Cleveland, Tenn. 

£ mile below sewer outfall at Cleveland, Tenn. 

At bridge on State Highway 151 near 

Ringgold, Ga. 

At bridge on U . S. Highway 41 near 

Ringgold, Ga . 

At crossing of State Highway 143, 

2 miles east of Kensington, Ga. 

Drainage area, 12.54 square miles. 

At crossing of State Highway 143, 

2 miles east of Kensington, Ga. 

Drainage area, 14.01 square miles. 

J mile south of depot at Sewanee, 

Tenn. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 41, J mile 

north of Monteagle, Tenn.

At bridge near pump sration, Covan, Tenn. 

.... do ...............................

At bridge on U. S. Highway 41A at 

Winchester, Tenn.

At bridge on State Highway 50, near 

Dechard, Tenn.

At Tullahoma, Tenn ...................

200 feet above bridge on State Highway 

55 at Lynchburg, Tenn. 

1th.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

13. Q

9.44 

32.9 

81.2 

11.2 

11.8

24.0 

4.89 

1.03

.549 

21.6

17.5 

b7.78

7.34

4.16 

b!7.4

17.6 

b.95 

b4.88 

8.15

1.51 

3.20 

980

1,450 

13.6 

3.98 

8.59 

b!2.0

1,020

7.20 

4.64 

5.59 

b4.27

5.98

.562 

4.09 

5.78

1.35

2.68 

3.00

b3.77 

25.8 

b30.2 

b9.72 

6.64 

b£.13 

2,530 

7,000 

2,400

3.210

.316

.084

.406 

.984 

8.62 

8.85

43.7

3.88 

1.70 

2.25 

b9.36
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River Basin during water year 

October 1949 to September 1950 Continued

Date

Aug. 18 

July 19 

7 

11

Sept. 5

July 17

June 8

Feb. 15

16

21

21 

July 7 

18

7

13

Dec . 8 

July 12

Stream

East Pork of Mulberry Creek. 

Shoal Creek. .......

Bear Creek. ........ 

Little Duck River. . 

. ...do... ..........

Big Rock Creek. ....

.... do .............

Rutherford Creek...

... .do. ............

Plney River. .......

North Pork of 

Mill Creek. 

Rockhouse Creek....

Trace Creek. .......

Green River. .......

Cypress Creek. .....

Bailey Pork drainage canal.

Tennessee River Bas

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Elk River. .......... 

Tennessee River ..... 

Beech River. ........ 

Duck River. .........

do

....4o..............

Mill Creek. ......... 

Buffalo River. ......

Tennessee River. .... 

Harris Creek. .......

in Continued

Locality

200 feet above bridge on State Highway 55 at Lynchburg, Term . 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 43, near 

Lawrenceburg, Tenn. 

At bridge on State Highway 20 at 

Parsons, Tenn. 

At bridge on TJ. S. Highway 41, 

north of Manchester, Tenn.

Lewisburg, Tenn. 

do . . . . .......

burg, Tenn.

miles north of Columbia, Tenn.

do . . . .......

miles southwest of Dickson, Tenn.

Creek, near Wrigley, Tenn.

Nunnelly, Tenn. 

At mouth, near Wrigley, Tenn.......

At bridge on State Highway 48, near 

Hohenwald, Tenn.

about 6.0 miles southwest of 

Hohenwald, Tenn.

Waynesboro, Tenn. 

At sewer outfall, near Camden, 

Tenn. 

At bridge on State Highway 76, near 

Paris, Tenn.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

b9.50 

31.5 

.107 

9.41

19 1

6.73

1,060

12,5

6.39 

0 

0

4.10

bl.79 

13.9

b Furnished by Tennessee Department of Public Health.
INDEX

Page 

Abers Creek near Murrysville, Pa...... 118-119

Accuracy of field data and computed

results.......................... 5

Acre-foot, definition of............... 1

Adams, Term., Red River near........... 526

Sulphur Fork Red River near.......... 527

Adamsville, Ohio, Raccoon Creek at..... 258

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by..........'... 12

Albertville, Ala., Short Creek near.... 671

Alderson, W. Va., Greeribrier River at.. 239 

Alexander. N. C., Sandymush Creek near. 568 

Allegheny River at Eldred, Pa.-. ........ 15

at Franklin, Pa...................... 19

at Kittanning, Pa.................... 21

at Natrona, Pa....................... 22

at Parkers Landing, Pa............... 20

at Red House, N. Y................... 16

at West Hickory, Pa.................. 18

near Kinzua, Pa...................... 17

tributaries of, discharge measurements of........................702-703

gaging-station records on.......... 39-70

Allegheny River Basin, Pa., reservoir

in............................... 69-70

Alien Creek near Hazelwood, N. C....... 574

Alien Fine Spring, Tenn., discharge

measurements of.................. 699

Alliance, Ohio, Mahoning River at...... 121

Allison, Pa., Dunlap Creek at.......... 104

Allisonia, Va., Big Reed Island Creek

near............................. 226

New River at......................... 213

Alpine, Ind. , Whitewater River near.... 348

Alpine, Tenn., West Fork Obey River

near............................. 512

Altapass, N. C., North Toe River at.... 577

Alum Creek at Columbus, Ohio........... 298

discharge measurements of............ 287

Alvaton, Ky., Drakes Creek near........ 397

Anderson, Ind., White River at......... 443

Anderson's Spring, Tenn., discharge

measurements of.................. 698

Apalachia Reservoir, N. C., contents

of.............................. .551,554

Apex, Ky., Pond River near............. 402

Arnwine Spring, Term., discharge

measurements of................ .699-701)

Arthur, Tenn., Powell River near....... 644

Asheville, N. C., French Broad River at 535 

Ashford, W. Va., Coal River at......... 255

Ashland, Ky. , Ohio River at............ 31

Athens, Ohio, Hocking River at......... 208

Atwood Reservoir, Ohio, contents of...164,166 

Audra, W. Va., Middle Fork River at.... 83

Austin, Ind., Muscatatuck River near... 473

Bailey Fork drainage canal, Tenn., discharge measurement of............

Bailey Spring, Tenn., discharge measurements of.........................

Bane, Va., Walker Creek at.............

Bantam, Ohio, East Fork Little Miami

River near.......................

Barbee Lake, Ind., records available

716

701

on.

Barbourville, Ky., Ciimberland River at.

Bardstown, Ky., Beech Fork at. .........

Barnes Run, Ohio, discharge measurements of.........................

Barrackville, W. Va., Buffalo Creek at.

Barren Fork near Trousdale, Tenn.......

Barren Fork River, Term., discharge

measurement of...................

Barren River at Bowling Green, Ky......

at Port Oliver Ford, near Finney, Ky. 

near Pageville, Ky...................

Barretts Mills, Ohio, Rocky Fork near..

Barron Creek, Ohio, discharge measurement of..........................

Page 

Baugher Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 694

.ay Creek Basin, 111., gaging-station

records in......................486-487

Beach Pity, Ohio, Sugar Creek at....... 173

Sugar Creek near..................... 174

Beach City Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of.'. ........................... .164,166

Bean Blossom Creek at Dolan, Ind......

Bear Creelc (Green River Basin) near

Leitchfield, Ky.................

Bear Creek (Tennessee River Basin) at 

Bishop, Ala.....................

discharge measurement of............

Beargrass Creek, Middle Fork, at

Cannons Lake, at Louisville, Ky. 

5outh Fork, at Louisville, Ky.......

Beargrass Creek Basin, Ky., gagingstation records in..............370-371

Beaver Creek (tributary to Buck Creek)

near Springfield, Ohio........... 344

Beaver Creek (tributary to South Fork 

Holston River), Va., discharge 

measurements of..................

near Wallace, Va.....................

Beaver Dam Lake, Ind., records available

371

370

714

599

on. 694

595

128

127

465

131

377

567

73

Beaverdam Creek at Damascus, Va.......

Beaver River at Beaver Falls, Pa......

at Wampum, Pa.......................

Beaver River Easin, Ohio, discharge

measurements in.................. 706

gaging-station records in...........121-147

reservoirs in.......................129-130

Bedford, Ind., East Fork White River 

near............................

Beech Creek near Bolton, Ohio.........

Beech Fork at Bardstown, Ky...........

Beetree Creek near Swannanoa, N. C....

Belington, W. Va., Tygart River at....

Bell Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of........................

Bell Fount Spring, Term., discharge

measurements of.................

Bellaire, Ohio, Ohio River at.........

Bellepoint, Ohio, Mill Creek near.....

Belleview, Term., Harpeth River at....

Belmont, Ind., North Fork Salt Creek

near............................. 477

Belva, W. Va., Gauley River above...... 246

Bent Creek, H. C., French Broad River

at............................... 534

Benton, Ky., East Fork Clarks River

near............................. 691

Berlin Center, Ohio, Mahoning River

near............................. 122

Mill Creek near...................... 133

Berlin Reservoir, Ohio, contents of...129,130

Big Creek (Cache River Easin) near

Wetaug, 111...................... 693

Big Creek (Tennessee River Easin),

Tenn., discharge measurements of 715

Big Goose Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurements of..................

Big Indian Creek near Corydon, Ind.....

Big Lake, Ind., records available on...

Big Laurel Creek near Stackhouse, N. C.

Big Meadow Run, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 705

Big Nance Creek at Courtland, Ala...... 678

Big Piney Run, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 705

near Salisbury, Pa. .................. 114

Big Reed Island'Creek near Allisonia,

Va............................... 226

Big Rock Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurements of.................. 716

Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, W. Va.... 101

Big Sandy River (tributary to Ohio

River) at Louisa, Ky............. 267

717
712

533

694

705

Big Sandy River Basin, Kj.-Va.-W. Va. ,

discharge measurements in.......710-711

gaging-station records in...........263-276

Big Sandy River (tributary to Tennessee

River) at Bruceton,' Tenn. ........ 690

Big Spring, Tenn., discharge measurements

of..........................695,697,700

Big Spring, Va., discharge Measurements

of............................... 710

Big Stone Gap, Va., Powell River at.... 642

Big Walnut Creek (Scioto River Basin)

at Central College, Ohio ......... 296

atRees, Ohio........................ 297

discharge measurements of ............ 237

Big Walnut '""reel: (Wabash River Basin)

near Reelsville, Ind.............

Billows, Ky., Rockcastle River at......

Biltmore, II. C., Cwannanoa River at....

Bird-town, N. C., Oconalufty River at...

Bishop, Ali., Bear Creek at............

Black Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement s of.........................

Black Pork at Loudonville, Ohio........

below Charles Mill Dam, near Mifflin, 

Ohio.............................

discnarge measurements of............

Black Mountain, N. C., North Pork

Swannanoa River near.............

Blackford Creek, Ky., discharge

measurement of...................

Blaculick Creek (Allegheny River tributaries ) at Blacklick, Pa.........

Blacklick Creek (Scioto River Basin),

Ohio, discnarge measurements of..

Blackwater River at Davis, W. Va.......

Blaine Creek at Yatesville, Ky.........

Blairsville, Ga., Hottely River near...

Blake Run, Ohio, discharge measurement s of.........................

Blantyre, N. C., French Broad River at.

Blue Lake, Ind., records available on..

Blue Lick Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of..........................

Blue Lick Springs, Ky., Licking River

at............................... 318

Blue Ridge, Ga., Toccoa River near..... 663

Blue Ridge Reservoir, Ga., contents

of............................. .552,554

Blue River at Shelbyville, Ind......... 461

near White Cloud, Ind................ 380

Blue Spring, Tenn., discharge measurements of....................695,700-701

Bluegrass Creek at Potomac , 111.......

Bluestone Dam, W, Va., Hew River at...

Bluestone River near Pipestone, W. Va.

Bluff City, Term., South Fork Holston 

River at........................

Bluffton, Ind., Wabash River at.......

Boggs Pork, Ohio, discharge measurements of........................

Boiling Pork Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurements of.................

Boiling Spring, Tenn., discharge

measurements of.................

Bolivar Reservoir, Ohio, contents of

Bolton, Ohio, Beech Creek near ........

Boneyard Creek at Qrbana, 111. ........

Bonpas Creek at Browns, 111............ 480

discharge measurement of............. 712

Booneville, Ky., South Fork Kentucky

River at. ................... ,\ ... 362

Boston, Ky., Rolling Fork near......... 376

Bourneville, Ohio, Paint Creek near.... 302

Bowling Green, Ind., Eel River at...... 457

Bowling Green, Ky., Barren River at.... 296

Boyleston Creek hear Horseshoe, II. C... 559

Braddock, Pa., Monongahela River at.... 61

Bradford, Ohio, Greenville Creek near.. 338

Bradshaw Creek, Ohio, W. Va., discharge

measurements of.................288,711

Branchland, W. Va., Guyandot River at.. 260

Brevard, K. C., Catheys Creek near..... 

Davidson River near..................

Brewersville, Ind., Sand Creek near....

Bridge Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 712

Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville, Pa... 42

Brookville, Ind., Whitewater River at.. 343

Browns, 111., Bonpas Creek at.......... 480

708

164,166

131

435

709

84

705

646

710

91

07

701

703

493

Brownsville, Ky., Green River at....... 384

Brownsville, W\ Va., Skin Creek near... H9 

West Fork River at................... 85

3ruce Lake, Ind., records available on. 634

Bruceton, Tenn., Big Sandy River at.... 690

Brush Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of........................714-715

Brushy Pork, Ohio, discharge measurements of.........................

Bryson City, N. C., Holand Creek near.. 

Tuckasegee River at..................

Bud: Creek at New Moorefield, Ohio.....

Buckeye, W. Va., Greentirier River at...

Buckeye Fork, Ohio, discharge measurement of..........................

uekhannon River at Hall, W. Va........

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Allegheny 

River) near Freeport, Pa.........

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Casselman 

River), Pa., discharge measurement of..........................

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Clinch

River) at Morris, Tenn...........

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Guyandot

River), W. Va., discharge measurements of.........................

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Monongahela 

River) at Barrackville, W. Va....

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Ohio River) 

W. Va., discharge measurements of

Buffalo Creek Basin, W. Va., discharge 

meas urements in..................

Buffalo River near Flat Woods, Tenn.... 

near Lobelville, Tenn................

Buffalo Spring, Tenn., discharge

measurements of..................

Bumgardner Spring, Tenn., discharge

measurements of..................

irley CreeK, Ohio, discharge measurement of..........................

Burnside, Ky.^ Cumberland River at.....

Burnsville, W. Va., Little Kanawha

River near.......................

Burress Spring, Term., discharge

measurements of..................

Busseron Creek near Carlisle, Ind......

Butcherville, W. Va., West Fork Piver 

at. ..............................

Butler, Ohio, Clear Fork at............

Butlerville, Ind., North Fork of vernon 

Fork near........................

Byrdstown, Tenn., Wolf River near. .....

Byron, Ind., Sugar Creek near..........

che River at Porman, 111.............

Cache River Basin, 111., gaging-station

records in......................692-

Cadiz, Ky., Little River near.........528-

Talderwood, Tenn., Little Tennessee

River at.........................

Calderwood Reservoir, Term., capacity

of...............................

Calfkiller River below Sparta, Tenn....

Calvert, N. C., French Broad River at.. 

Cambridge, Ohio, Wills Creek at........

Camden on Gauley, W. Va., Gauley River

at. ......'................'........

Camp Creek, Ky., discharge measurement

of...............................

near Camp Creek, W. Va...............

Camp Ilelson, Ky. , Kentucky River near.. 

Candler, II. C . , Hominy Creek at........

Cane Creek at Fletcher, N. C ...........

discharge measurements of...........713,

Cane River, IJ. C., near Sioux, H. C....

Caney Fork near Lancaster, Tenn........

near Rock Island, Tenn...............

Janton, Ur . C . , Pigeon River at.........

L'anton, Ohio, Middle Branch Nimishillen

Creek at.........................

Caperton, W. Va., New River at.........

Cardwell Spring, Term., discharge

measurements of..................

Carlisle, Ind., Eusseron Creek near....

Carpenter Spring, Term., discharge 

ts of.

474

513

437

244

711

169

219

armi, 111., Little Wabash River at....

Carnegie, Pa., Chartiers Creek at......

Carr Lake, Ind., records available on..
INDEX

Page 

Carter Mill Spring, Term., discharge

measurements of.................698-699

Carters Corners, Pa., French Creek at.. 46 

Carthage, Ohio, Mill Creek at.......... 326

Carthage, Term., Cumberland River at... 496 

Casselman River at Grantsville, Md..... 112

at Markleton, Pa..................... 113

discharge measurement of............. 705

Castile Run, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 705

Cataloochee Creek near Cataloochee,

IJ. C. ............................ 576

Cataract, Ind., Mill Creek near........ 458

Catawba, Ky., Licking River at......... 320

Catheys Creek near Brevard, N. C....... 555

Catlin, 111., Vermilion River near..... 429

Cedar Lake, Ind., records available on. 694 

Cedarville Spring at Cedarville, Va.... 593

Celina, Term., Cumberland River at..... 495

Center Hill Reservoir, Tenn., contents

of..............................501,502

Center Lake, Ind., records available on 6a4 

Centerton, Ind., White River near...... 448

Centerville, Term., Duck River at...... 685

Central College, Ohio, Big Walnut Creek

at. .............................. 296

Centralia, W. Va., Elk River at........ 252

Chadakmn River at Falconer, IJ . Y. ..... 41

Chambers Spring, Tenn., discharge

measurements of.................. 695

Chapman Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 694

Charleroi, Pa., Monongahela River at... 80 

Charles Mill Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................165,167

Charleston, W. Va., Kanawha River at... 221 

Chartiers Creek at Carnegie, Pa........ 12

Chase, Ala., Flint River near.......... 673

Chattanooga, Tenn., Tennessee River at. 542 

Tennessee River near................. 543

Chatuge Reservoir, N. C., contents of.551,554 

Cheat River at Rowlesburg, W. Va....... 95-96

near Parsons, W. Va.................. 94

near Pisgah, W. Va................... 97-98

Cheoah Reservoir, IJ. C., capacity of... 55 

Cherokee Reservoir, Tenn., contents

of..............................550,553

Cherry River at Fenwick, W. Va......... 249

Cherrytree Run, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 702

Chestnut Creek at Galax, Va. ........... 22

Chickamauga, Tenn., South Chickamauga

Creek near....................... 66

Chickamauga Reservoir, Tenn., contents

of..............................548,55

Chilhowie, Va., South Fork Holston

River near....................... 587

Chillicothe, Ohio, Scioto River at..... 284

Cicero Creek at Hoblesville, Ind......452-453

near Cicero, Ind..................... 452

Cincinnati, Ohio, Ohio River at........

Circleville, Ohio, Scioto River near... : 

Cieko, W. Va., Hughes River at......... 206

Claridon, Ohio, Olentangy River at..... 291

Clarion River at Cooksburg, Pa......... 51

at Hidgway, Pa....................... 50

at St.- Petersburg, Pa................ 53

discharge measurements of............ 702

East Branch, at East Branch Clarion

River Dam, Pa. ................... 49

near Piney, Pa....................... 52

Clarks River, East Fork, near Benton,

Ky............................... 691

Clarksburg, tf. Va., West Fork River at.

Clay City, Ky. , Red River at........... 363

Clear Creek (tributary to Hocking River)

near Rockbridge, Ohio............ 20

Clear Creek (tributary to Tennessee

River) near Hendersonville, N. C. 562 

Clear Fork (Cumberland River Basin)

near Robbins, Tenn............... 509

Clear Fork (Muskingum River Basin) at

Butler, Ohio ..................... 18

below Pleasant Hill Dam, near Perrysville, Ohio...................... 186

Clendening Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................165,16

Cleveland, Va., Clinch River at........ 632

Clifty Creek at Hartsville, Ind........ 470

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Clinch River above Tazewell, Tenn...... 634

at Cleveland, Va..................... 632

at Richlands, Va..................... 631

at Speers Ferry, Va.................. 633

below Ilorris Dam, Tenn. .............. 635

near Scarburo, Tenn.................. 636

Clinton, Ohio, Tuscarawas River at..... 155

Coal Creek, Term., discharge measurements of......................... 715

Coal River at Ashford, W. Va........... 255

discharge measurements of............ 710

Cold Run, Ohio, discharge measurements

of............................... 706

Coeburn, Va., Guest River at........... 639

Colfax, W. Va., Tygart River at........ 76

Collins River near McMinnville, Tenn... 518 

Columbia, Ky., Russell Creek near...... 388

Columbia, Tenn., Duck River at......... 684

Columbus, Ind., East Fork White River.. 463 

Columbus, Ohio, Alum Creek at.......... 298

Scioto River at...................... 282

omputations, accuracy of results of... 5-6 

Conemaugh River at Seward, Pa.......... 61

at Tunnelton, Pa..................... 63

Conewango Creek at Russell, Pa......... 40

at Waterboro, N. ¥................... 39

Confluence, Pa., Youghiogheny River

below............................ 109

'onnell Run, Pa., discharge measurement

of..»............................ 706

onriellsville, Pa., Youghiogheny River

at............................... 110

Connoquenessing Creek at Hazen, Pa..... 146

Contents, definition of................ 2

ontrol, definition of................. 1

Cookeville, Tenn., Falling Water River

near............................. 520

Cooksburg, Pa., Clarion River at. ...... 51

Cooperation, record of................. 12-13

Copper Creek near Gate City, Va........ 641

Copperhill, Tenn., Ocoee River at...... 664

Cortland, Ohio, Mosquito Creek near.... 137

Corydon, Ind., Big Indian Creek near... 379 

Coshocton, Ohio, Mill Creek near....... 190

Muskingum River near................. 159

Courtland, Ala., Big Nance Creek at.... 678

Cove Creek, N. C., discharge measurement of.......................... 714

Jonathan Creek near.................. 575

Covington, Ind., Wabash River at....... 409

Cowan Creek near Wilmington, Ohio...... 312

Coxes Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 705

East Branch, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 705

West Branch, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 705

Crab Creek near Fenrose, N. C.......... 558

Crab Orchard, Tenn., Daddy Creek near.. 649 

Cranberry River near Richwood, W. Va... 248 

Crawfordsville, Ind., Sugar Creek at... 436 

C'rockett Spring, Tenn., discharge

measurements of.................. 699

Crooked Creek at Crooked Creek Dam, Pa. 59 

at Idaho . Pa......................... 58

discharge measurements of............ 703

Crooked Creek Reservoir, Pa., contents

of............................... 69,70

Crooked Fork, Tenn., discharge measurement of.......................... 715

Crooked Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 694

Cross Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of........................706-707

Cross Creek Basin, Ohio, discharge

measurements in.................706-707

Grumpier, N. C., North Fork New River

at . .... 222

Crystal Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 694

Cullasaja River at Cullasaja, N. C..... 618

at Highlands, N. C ................... 617

Cumberland, Ky., Poor Fork at.......... 488

Cumberland Falls, Ky., Cumberland River

at.. ............................. 492

Cumberland River at Barbourville, Ky... 491 

at Burnside, Ky...................... 493

at Carthage, Tenn.................... 496

at Celina, Tenn...................... 495
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Cumberland River at Cumberland Falls,

Ky.

Page 

492

pry Fork, W. Va., discharge measurements of.......................

at dam 3, near Old Hickory, Term..... 497

at Dover, Term....................... 499

at Nashville, Term................... 498

at Smithland, Ky..................... 500

near Harlan, Ky...................... 489

near Pineville, Ky................... 490

near Rowena, Ky...................... 494

South Fork, at Mevelsville, Ky....... 508

discharge measurements of.......... 712

near Stearns, Ky................... 507

Cumberland River Basin, Ky.-Tenn., discharge measurements in.......... 712-714

gaging-station records in...........488-530

reservoirs in.......................501-502

Cynthiana, Ky., South Fork Licking

River at......................... 324

Cypress Creek near Florence, Ala....... 680

Cypress Creek, Term., discharge measurement of..........................

Daddy Creek near Crab Orchard, Term....

Dailey, W. Va., Tygart Hiver near......

Dale Hollow Dam, Teim., Obey River

below............................ 511)

Dale Hollow Reservoir, Term., contents

of..............................502,503

Damascus, Va., Beaverdam Creek at...... 595

Daniels Run, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 705

Danville, 111., Vermilion River near..430-431 

Danville, Ky., Dix River near.......... 364

Danville, W. Va., Little Coal River at. 256 

Darby Creek at Darbyville, Ohio........ 299

discharge measurements of...........288,711

Data, accuracy of...................... 5

explanation' of....................... 2-4

Davidson River near Brevard, N. C...... 556

Davis, W. Va., Blackwater River at..... 99

DaVis Creek, W. Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 710

Dayton, Ohio, Mad River near........... 342

Miami River at....................... 333

Wolf Creek at........................ 345

Dayton, Term., Richland Creek near..... 652

Decatur, Term., Sewee Creek near....... 651

Deckers Creek at Morgantown, W. Va..... 92

Deep Creek, N. C., discharge measurements of......................... 714

Deer Creek (Beaver River Basin) at

Limaville, Ohio. ........'......... 132

Deer Creek (Scioto River Basin) at

Williamsport, Ohio ............... 300

discharge measurements of............ 288

North Fork, discharge measurement of. 288 

Deer Creek (Wabash River Basin) near

Delphi, Ind...................... 421

Delaware, Ohio, Olentangy River near... 292 

Delaware Run, Ohio, discharge measurement of.......................... .. 711

Delphi, Ind., Deer Creek near.......... 421

Tippecanoe River near................ 425

Wabash River at...................... 3, 407

Depot Branch of Lost Creek, Term., discharge measurement of............ 715

Deputy, Ind., Muscatatuck River near... 472 

Dial, Ga., Toccoa River near........... 662

Dillon, Ohio, Licking River at......... 197

Dillonvale, Ohio, Short Creek near..... 152

Dillsboro, M. C., Tuckasegee River at.. 622 

Dix River near Danville, Ky............ 364

Dixon Springs, 111., Sugar Creek near.. 487 

Dodd Spring, Term., discharge measurement of.......................... 699

Doe River at Elizabethton, Term........ 606

Dolan, Ind., Bean Blossom Creek at..... 456

Donelson, Term., Stones River abo\re.... 522

Dora, Ind., Salamonie River at......... 416

Douglas Dam, Term. , French Broad River

below............................ 538

Douglas Reservoir, Term., contents of.548,553 

Dover, Ohio, Tuscarawas River near..... 157

Dover, Term., Cumberland River at...... 499

Dover Reservoir, Ohio, contents of.... 164,166

Drakes Creek near Alvaton, Ky.......... 397

Dresden, Ohio, Muskingum River at...... 160

Driftwood River near Edinburg, Ind..... 462

Dry Fork at Hendrieks, W. Va........... 93

[Dublin, Ohio Scioto River near. ........

Duck Creek Basin, Ohio, discharge

measurements in..................

Duck River at Centerville, Tenn........

at Columbia, Tenn....................

below Manchester, Tenn...............

near Hurricane Mills, Tenn...........

near Shelbyville, Tenn...............

Ducktown, Tenn., Potato Creek near.....

Dunbar Creek, Pa., discharge measure-, 

ments of.........................

Dundee, Ky., Rough River near..........

Dunkard Creek at Sharmopin, Pa.........

Dunlap Creek at Allison, Pa............

Durbin, W. Va., Greenbrier River at....

Dutchman Run, W. Va., discharge measurements of.........................

Dyer, W. Va., Williams River at........

Eagle Creek (Beaver"River Basin) at

Phalanx Station, Ohio............

Eagle Creek (Kentucky River Basin) at

Glencoe, Ky......................

at Sadieville, Ky....................

Ea^le Creek (Wabash River Basin) at

Indianapolis, Ind................

Eagon Run, Ohio, discharge measurements of.........................

East Conemaugh, Pa., Little Conemaugh

River at.........................

East Fork Station Camp Creek, Term.,

discharge measurement of.........

East Liverpool, Ohio, Little Beaver

Creek near.......................

Edinburg, Ind., Driftwood River near... 

Sugar Creek near.....................

Youngs Creek near....................

Edmonton, Ky., South Fork Little Barren

River at.........................

Edray, W. Va., McLaughlin Spring at....

Eel River (tributary to Wabash River)

at North Manchester, Ind.........

near Logansport, Ind.................

Eel River (tributary to White River)

at Bowling Green, Ind............

Eggleston, Va., Mew River at...........

Eighteen Mile Creek, W. Va., discharge

measurements of..................

Eighteenmile Creek, W. Va., discharge

measurements of..................

Eldred, Pa., Allegheny River at........

Elizabethton, Term., Doe River at......

Elk Creek (Allegheny River Basin), Pa.,

discharge measurements of....... 702

Elk Creek (Cumberland River Basin),

Tenn., discharge measurements

of..............................712

Elk Creek (Monongahela River Basin) at

Quiet Dell, W. Va................

Elk Park, M. C., Elk River near........

Elk River (Kanawha River Basin) at

Centralia, W. Va.................

at Queen Shoals, W. Va...............

at Sutton, W. Va.....................

Elk River (Tennessee River Basin) above

Fayetteville, Tenn...............

at Estill Springs, Tenn..............

near Elk Park, N. C..................

near Prospect, Term..................

Elkhorn Creek (Big Sandy River Basin),

W. Va., discharge measurements of 

Elkhorn Creek (Kentucky River Basin)

near Frankfort, Ky...............

Elkins, W. Va., Tygart River near......

Elm Grove, W. Va., Wheeling Creek at... 

Elsey Rim, W. Va., discharge measurement of..........................

Embarrass River at Ste. Marie, 111.....

discharge measurements of............

North Fork, near Oblong, 111.........

Embreeville, Term., Nolichucky River at 

Emf, Tenn., Ocoee River at.............

Emory River at Oakdale, Term...........

near Wartburg, Tenn..................

Englewood, Ohio, Stillwater River at... 

Enterprise, Ohio, Hocking River at.....

Enterprise, W. Va., West Fork River at.

Page

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281

707

685

684

682

686

683

705

401

102

104

237

455

711

64

713

14 d 

462

467

468

419

420

457

215

710

15

606

-713

675

674

604

676

366

153

704

440

712

441

579

665
Page 

Estill Springs, Tenn., Elk River at.... 674

Evansville, Ind., Ohio River at........ 36

Everett Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 694

Factory Spring, Tenn., discharge

measurements of.................. 701

Falconer, H. Y., Chadakoin River at.... 41

Fall Creek at Millersville, Ind........ 454

near Fortville, Ind.................. 453

Falling Water River near Cookeville,

Tenn............................. 520

Falls of Rough, Ky., Rough River near.. 393 

Falls Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of.......................... 713

Farmers, Ky., Licking River at......... 317

Farmers Retreat, Ind., Laughery Creek 

near.............................

Fayettevllle, Term., Elk River above... 

Fenwick, W. Va., Cherry River at.......

Ferndale, Pa., Stony Creek at..........

Fightingtown Creek at McCaysville, Ga.. 

Fillauers Branch, Term., discharge

measurement of................... 715

Finney, Ky., Barren River near......... 395

First Creek at Fifth Avenue, at Knoxville, Tenn...................... 610

at Mineral Springs Avenue, at Knoxville, Term...................... 609

Fish Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of......................... 707

Fisherville, Ky., Floyds Fork at....... 374

Fishing Creek, W. Va., discharge

measurements of.................. 707

Fishtrap , Ky., Levisa Fork at. ......... 264

Flat Woods, Tenn., Buffalo River near.. 688 

Flatrock Creek at St. Paul, Ind........ 469

Flaugherty Creek, Pa., discharge

measurement of...................

Flaugherty Run, Pa., discharge measurement of..........................

Flaugherty Run Basin, Pa., discharge

measurement in................... 706

Fletcher, N. C,, Cane Creek at......... 563

Fletcher Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 694

Fletcher Spring, Tenn., discharge

measurements of.................. 696

Flint River near Chase, Ala............ 673

Flint Spring, Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 697

Floods, special reports on............. 11

Florence, Ala., Cypress Creek near ; .... 680

Tennes see River at................... 545

FloydE Fork at Fisherville, Ky......... 374

Fontana Dam, N. C., Little Tennessee

Hiver at.............. v .......... 614

Fontana Reservoir, H. C., contents of.550,554 

Forman, 111. , Cache River at........... 692

Fort Ancient, Ohio, Little Miami River

near............................. 310

Fort Blackmore, Va., Stony Creek at.... 640

Fort London Reservoir, Tenn., contents

of..............................548,553

Fort Spring, Ky., South Elkhorn Creek

at. .............................. 367

Fortville, Ind., Fall Creek near....... 453

Fowler Spring, Tenn., discharge

measurements of.................. 699

Frankfort, Ky., Elkhorn Creek near..... 366

Kentucky Hiver at.................... 358

Franklin," Pa., Allegheny River at...... 19

Frazeyburg, Ohio, Wakatomika Creek near 194 

Freeport, Pa., Buffalo Creek near...... 68

French Broad River at Asheville, N. C.. 535 

at Bent Creek, N. C.................. 534

at Blantyre, N. C.................... 533

at Calvert, N. C ..................... 532

at Marshall, N. C .................... 536

at Rosman, N. C ...................... 531

below Douglas Dam, Tenn.............. 538

near Knoxville', Tenn. ................ 539

near Newport, Tenn................... 537

French Creek at Carters Corners,

Pa............................... 46

at Utica, Pa ......................... 47

Friendsville, Md., Youghiogheny River

at............................... 107

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Galax, Va., Chestnut Creek at.........

New River near......................

 ap Creek, Tenn. , discharge measurement of.........................

Gate City, Va., Copper Creek near.....

North Fork Holston River near........ 60«

Gauley River above Belva, W. Va........ 246

at Camden on Gauley, W. Va........... 244

near Sunpersville, W. Va............. 245

eorges Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of.........................

Georgetown, Ky., North Elkhorn Creek

near.............................

Georgetown, Ohio, Whiteoak Creek near..

 ermantown, Ohio, Twin Creek near......

Girtys Run, Pa., discharge measurements of.........................

Glade Run, Ohio, discharge measurement 

of...............................

East Branch, discharge measurement of 

Glass Run, Pa., discharge measurement 

of...............................

Glen Alice, Tenn., White Creek near....

Glencoe, Ky., Eagle Creek at...........

Glendale, 111., Hayes Creek at.........

Glenlyn, Va., New River at.............

Glenville, W. Va., Leading Creek near.. 

Little Kanawha River at..............

Golconda, 111. , Ohio River at..........

Goose Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of........................ 709,713

Goose Lake, Ind., records available on. 694 

Grafton, W. Va., Tygart River near..... 75

Grahams Forge, Va., Harkrader Spring

at...............................

Grantsville, Md., Casselman River at... 

Grantsville, W. Va., Little Kanawha

River at.........................

Steer Creek near .....................

Grassy Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of..........................

Grave Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of.........................

Grave Creek Basin, W. Va., discharge

measurements in..................

Grayson, Ky., Little Sandy River near.. 

Graysonton, Va., Little River at....... 227

Great Falls Reservoir, Tenn., -contents

of..............................502,503

Green Lick Run at Green Lick Reservoir, 

Pa...............................

Green River (Green River Basin) at

Green River, Ky.................. 386

at Greensburg, Ky.................... 381

at Livermore, Ky..................... 387

at lock 6, at Brownsville, Ky....

at lock 4, at Woodbury, Ky.......

at Mammoth Cave, Ky..............

at Munfordville, Ky. ..'............... 382

Green River Basin, Ky., gaging-station

records in......................381-402

Green River (Tennessee River Basin),

Tenn., discharge measurements of. 

Greenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va....

at Buckeye, W. Va....................

at Durbin, W. Va.....................

at Hilldale, W . Va ...................

Greenfield, Ohio, Paint Creek near.....

Greenhills, Ohio, West Fork Mill Creek 

near.............................

Greensboro, Pa., Monongahela River at.. 

Greensburg, Ky., Green River at........

Greentown, Ind., Wildcat Creek at......

Greenville, Pa., Little Shenango River 

at...............................

Greenville Creek near Bradford, Ohio... 

Greenup, Ky., Tygarts Creek near.......

Greer, Ohio, Mohican River at..........

Griggs Reservoir, Ohio, contents of....

Grimes Run, Pa., discharge measurements of.........................

Groseclose, Va., Middle Fork Holston

River at.........................

Grundy, Va., Levisa Fork near..........

Guest River at Coeburn, Va.............

Guntersville Reservoir, Ala., contents of 549,553 

Guyandot River at Branchland, W. Va.... 260

at Man, W. Va........................ 259

discharge measurements of............ 710

715

641

288

365

308

346

703

706

650

369

486

216

202

199

37

225

112

200

203

711

707

707

277

116

384

385

383

718 

239 

23'8 

237 

240 

301

328

79

381

426

144

338

278

182

705
INDEX

Guyandot River Basin, W. Va., discharge

measurements in.................. T10

gaging-station records in...........259-261

Hales Bar Reservoir, Term., contents

of............................. .548,

Hall, W. Va., Buckhannon River at......

Hall Spring, Term., discharge measurement s of.........................

Hamilton, Ohio, Miami River at.........

Talawanda CreeK near.................

Hammondsville, Ohio, Yellow Creek near. 

Hardwick Spring, Term., discharge

measurements of..................

Hafkrader Spring at Grahams Forge, Va.. 

Harlan, Ky., Cumberland River near.....

Harpeth River at Belleview, Tenr.. ......

discharge measurements of. ...........

near Kingston Springs, Term..........

Hartsville, Ind., Clifty Creek at......

Hayes Creek at Glendale, 111. ..........

Hayesville, II. C., Hiwassee River near. 

Shooting Creek near..................

Haysi, Va., Pound River near...........

Russell Fork at......................

Hazard, Ky., North Fork Kentucky River 

at.\.................... .\ .......

Hazel Creek at Proctor, N. C ...........

Hazelwood, H. C., Alien Creek near.....

Hazen, Pa., Connoquenessing Creek at... 

Heidelberg, Ky., Kentucky River at.....

Hendersonville, N. C., Clear Creek near 

Hendricks, W. Va., Dry Fork at.........

Hepco, II. C . , Pigeon River near. .......

Hickory Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement s of.........................

Hicks-Brown Spring, Tenn., discharge

measurements of..................

Higby, Ohio, Scioto River at...........

Highlands, N. C., Cullasaja River at... 

Hilham, Tenn., Roaring River near......

Hilldale, W. Va., Greer.brier River at.. 

Hinton, W. Va., Hew River at...........

Hiwassee Reservoir, II. C. , contents

of..............................551,

Hiwassee River above Murphy, N. C......

at Presley, Ga.......................

below Chatuge Dam, near Hayesville, 

N. C.............................

near McFarland, Tenn.................

Hobbs Spring, Term., discharge measurements of.........................

Hocking ^i^er at Athens, Ohio..........

at Enterprise, Ohio ..................

Hocking River Basip, Ohio, discharge

measurement in...................

gaging-station records in...........207-

Hodgenville, Ky., North Fork Nolin

River at.........................

Hoffman Lake, Ind., records available

on...............................

Hog Run tributary, Ohio, discharge

measurements of..................

Holston River at Surgoinsville, Tenn... 

Middle Fork, at Groseclose, Va.......

at Sevenmile Ford, Va..............

discharge measurement of...........

near Meadowview, Va................

near Jefferson City, Term............

near Knoxville, Tenn. .'...............

North Fork, near Gate City, Va.......

near Saltville, Va.................

South Fork, at Bluff City, Term. .....

at Kingsport, Term.................

at Riverside, near chilhowie, Va... 

at Vestal, Va......................

Home Creek near New Philadelphia, Ohio.

Homer, 111., Salt Fork Vermilion River

near.............................

Hominy Creek at Candler, N. C ..........

Hopkinsville, Ky., Little River at.....

Horseshoe, K. C., Boyleston Creek near.

Horseshoe Lake, Ind., records available

on...............................

Hoult, W. Va., Monongahela River at....

Houston Run, W. Va., discharge measurements of.........................

Huffaker, Tenn., discharge measurements of.........................

Hughes River at Cisko, W. Va. .....

ioutn Fork, at Macfarlan, W. Va.

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415

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Huntington, Ind., Little River at. 

Huntington, W. Va., Ohio River at .. 

Huntsville Spring, Ala., discharge

measurement of ................... 715

Hurricane Creek, W. Va., discharge

measurements of ................. Kf , 710

Hurricane Mills, Term., Duck River r.s^-,,,7'686

Idaho , Fa. , Crooked Creek at ........... 58

Indian Camp Branch, Term., discharge

measurement of ................... 713

Indian Creek (Kanawha River Basin) at

Indian Mills , W . Va ............. 232-233

Indian Creek (Monongahela River Basin) ,

Pa., discharge measurements of... 705 

Indian Creek (Scioto River Basin), Ohio,

discharge measurement of ......... 711

Indian Creek (Tennessee River Basin) ,

Term., discharge measurement of.. 715 

Indian Fork below Atwood Dam, near New

Cumberland, Ohio ................. 172

Indian Lake at Russells Point, Ohio.... 330

Indiana, lakes in, records available on 694 

Indianapolis, Ind., Eagle Creek at..... 455

White River at ....................... 447

Iron City, Tenn., Shoal Creek at ....... 679

Isers Run, Pa., discharge measurement

of............................... 705

Ivanhoe, Va. , New River at ............. 212

Ivy River near Marshall, N. C. ......... 569

Ivylog, Ga., Nottely River near. ....... 661)

Jacks Run, Pa., discharge measurement

of.. .............................

Jackson, Ky. , North Fork Kentucky River

at. ..............................

Jacobs Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of ..........................

Jamestown, Term. , East Fork Obey River

near ............................. 51u

Jasper, Ind., Patoka River at .......... 478

Jefferson, H. C., South Fork New River

near .............................

Jefferson, Pa., South Fork Tenmile

Creek at .........................

Jefferson City, Term., Holston River

near .............................

Johns Cree>: near Meta, Ky. .............

near Van Lear Ky ....................

Jonathan Creek (Muskinguni River Basin) ,

Ohio, discharge neasureneut jf... 

Jonathan Creek (Tennessee River Basil )

near Cove Creek , N . C ............

Jones Creek, W. Va., discharge neasurenents of .........................

Jonesville , Va. , Powell River near. ....

Juanita Creek, Term., discharge measurements of .........................

Junction, 111., Saline River near......

Kale Creek near Pricetown, Ohio........

Kanawha Fork, H. Va., discharge measurement of..........................

Kanawha River at CharlesTOn, W. Va.....

an Kanawha Falls, W. Va..............

discharge measurements of............

Kanawha River Basin, N. C.-Va.-W. Va.,

discharge measurements in,......709-

gaging-station records in ...........210-

Kenniconik Creek, Ky., discharge

measurement of...................

Kentucky Reservoir, Ky., contents of..549- 

Kentucky River at lock 4, at Frankfort, 

Ky...............................

at lock 14, at Heidelberg, Ky........

at lock 2, at Lockport, Ky...........

at lock 6, at Warwick, Ky............

at lock 8, near Camp Nelson, Ky......

at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky......

Middle Fork, at Tallega, Ky..........

North Fork, at Hazard, Ky............

at Jackson, Ky.....................

South Fork, at Boonville, Ky.........

Kentucky River Basin, Ky., gagingstation records in..............352-

Kermit, W. Va., Tug Fork near..........

Killbuck Creek at Killbuck, Ohio.......
INDEX 723

Kilpatrick Spring, Term., discharge

measurements of.................. 700

Kingsport, Term., South Fork Holston

River at......................... 590

Kingston, Pa., Loyalhanna Creek at..... 66

Kingston Springs, Term., Harpeth River

near............................. 525

Pa., Allegheny River near...... 17

Kib^.^ietas River at Vandergrift, Pa.. 63 

Kittanning, Pa., Allegheny River at.... 21

Knapp Creek (tributary to Greenbrier

River) at Marlinton, W. Va....... 242

Knoxville, Tenn., First Creek at..... 609,610

French Broad River near.

Holston River near..............

Tennessee River at..............

Koskosing River at Millwood, Ohio. 

Kyrock, Ky., Nolin River near.....

La Rue, Ohio, Scioto River at..........

Lafayette, Ind., South Pork Wildcat

Creek near.......................

Wabash Hiver at......................

Lake Davy Crockett, Tenn., capacity of.

Lake Pork below Mohioanvllle Dam, near

Mohlcanville, Ohio...............

Lake Manitou, Ind., records available 

on...............................

Lake Walters Reservoir, N. C., capacity 

of...............................

Lancaster, Tenn,, Caney Fork near......

Laughery Creek near Farmers Retreat,

Ind..............................

Laurel Fork, W. Va., discharge measurement of..........................

Laurel Hill Creek at Ursina, Pa........

discharge measurement of.............

Laurel River near Otas, Ky.............

Leading Creek near Olenville, W. Va....

Leather-wood Creek, Ohio, discharge

measurements of...................

Leavittsburg, Ohio, Mahoning River at.. 

Lebanon, Ky., Rolling Fork near........

Leesville, Ohio, McGuire Creek near....

Leesville Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................164,

Leitchfield, Ky., Bear Creek near......

Levisa Fork at Fishtrap, Ky............

at Paintsville, Ky........... .......

at Pikeville , Ky.....................

near Grundy, Va......................

Lewisburg, Ky., Mud River near.........

North Fork Licking River near.......322-

Lick Creek (Kanawha River Basin),

W. Va., discharge measurement of. 

Lick Creek (Tennessee River Basin) at

Mohawk, Tenn.....................

Licking River (tributary to Muskingum 

River) at Dillon,' Ohio ...........

at Toboso, Ohio......................

near Newark, Ohio....................

Otter Fork, Ohio, discharge measurement of..........................

Licking River (tributary to Ohio River) 

at Blue Lick Springs, Ky.........

at Catawba, Ky.......................

at Farmers, Ky.......................

at McKinneysburg, Ky.................

near Salyersville, Ky................

North Fork, near Lewisburg, Ky......322-

South Fork, at Cynthiana, Ky.........

Licking River Basin, Ky., gagingstation records in..............316-

Limaville, Ohio, Deer Creek at.........

Lisbon Creek at Lisbon, Ohio...........

Little, W. Va., Middle Island Creek at. 

Little Barren River, South Fork, at

Edmonton, Ky.....................

Little Beaver Creek (tributary to

Little Beaver Creek), North Fork, 

Pa., discharge measurements of... 

Little Beaver Creek (tributary to Ohio 

River) near East Liverpool, Ohio. 

Little Beaver Creek Basin, Ohio, Pa.,

discharge measurements in........

gaging-station records in...........149-

Little Coal River at Danville, H. Va... 

Little Conemaugh River at East Conemaugh, Pa........................

238383 O - 53 - 47

539

593

540

188

392

279

428

408

652

187

694

552

516

351

710

115

705

504

202

708

124

375

171

166

393

264

266

265

263

398

323

710

585

197

196

195

708

318

320

317

319

316

323

324

324

132

150

154

389

ittle Darby Creek, Ohio, discharge

measurements of.................. 288

-ittle Duck River, Tenn., discharge

measurements of.................. 716

Little Jones Creek, Term., discharge

measurement of................... 713

ittle Kanawha River at Glenville,

W. Va............................ 199

at Grantsville, W. Va................ 200

at Palestine, W. Va.................. 201

near Burnsville, W. Va............... 198

West Fork, at Rocksdale, W. Va....... 204

Little Kanawha River Basin, W. Va.,

discharge measurements in........ 709

gaging-station records in...........198-206

Little Kentucky River, Ky., discharge

measurement of................... 712

Little Limestone Creek, Tenn,, discharge

measurements of.................. 714

Little Mahoning Creek at McCormick, Pa. 57 

Little Miami River at Milford, Ohio.... 311

at Spring Valley, Ohio............... 309

East Pork, at Perintown, Ohio........ 315

at Williimnburg, Ohio.............. 313

near Banbtm, Ohio.................. 314

near Port Anelint, Ohio...,..,,,.,... 310 

Little Miami Rivet- Basin, Ohio, discharge measurements in........... 711

gaging-station records in...........309-315

Little Pigeon Creek, Ind., discharge

measurement of................... 712

Little Pigeon River at Sevierville,

Tenn............................. 586

Little River (tributary to Cumberland 

River), Ky., discharge measurement of.......................... 713

near Cadiz, Ky......................528-529

North Fork, Ky., discharge measurements of......................... 713

South Fork, Ky., at Hopkinsville, Ky. 530 

Little River (tributary to French

Broad River) near Penrose, N. C.. 557 

Little River (tributary to New River)

at Graysonton, Va. ............... 227

Little River (tributary to Tennessee

River) at Wardell, Va............ 637

near Walland, Tenn................... 611

Little River (tributary to Wabash River)

near Huntington, Ind............. 415

Little Salt Creek, South Branch, Ohio,

discharge measurement of......... 711

Little Sandy River near Grayson, Ky.... 277

Little Scioto River above Marion,

Ohio............................. 289

discharge measurement of............. 711

Little Sewickley Creek, Pa., discharge

measurement of................... 706

Little Shenango River at Greenville,

Pa............................... 144

Little Stillwater Creek below Tappan

Dam, at Tappan, Ohio............. 179

Little Tennessee River at Calderwood, 

Tenn............................

at Fontana Dam, N. C ................

at McGhee, Tenn.....................

at Needmore, N. C ...................

near Prentiss, N. C .................

Little Wabash River at Carmi, 111.....

at Wilcox, 111

615 

614 

616 

613 

612 

482 

481 

Litwar, W. Va., Tug Fork at............ 273

Livermore, Ky., Green River at......... 387

Lobelville,'Tenn., Buffalo River near.. 689 

Lockington, Ohio, Loramie Creek at..... 335

Lockland, Ohio, West Fork Mill Creek at 329 

Lockport, Ky., Kentucky River at....... 359

Lockwood, W. Va., Peters Creek near.... 251

Logansport, Ind., Eel River near....... 420

Wabash River at...................... 406

Londonderry, Ohio, Salt Creek near..... 305

Long Lake, Ind., records available on.. 694 

Long Run, Pa., discharge measurement of 706 

Loon Lake (at Ormas), Ind., records

available on..................... 694

Loon Lake (near Silver Lake), Ind.,

, records available on..:.......... 694

Loramie Creek at Lockington, Ohio...... 335

Loudon, Term., Tennessee River at...... 541

Loudonville, Ohio, Black Fork at. 181

Louisa, Ky. \ Big Sandy River at. ....... 267
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Louisville, Ky., Middle Pork Beargrass

Creek at,........................ 371

Ohio River at........................ 34

Pond Creek near...................... 378

South Pork Beargrass Creek at........ 370

Lovingood Spring, Term., discharge

measurements of................... 695

Lowellville, Ohio, Mahoning River at... 126 

Lowrie Run, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 706

Loyalhanna Creek at Kingston, Pa....... 66

at Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Pa.......... 67

Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir, contents of 69,70 

Lukens Lake, Ind., records available on 694 

Lynch, Pa., Tionesta Creek at.......... 43

Lytle Creek, Term., discharge measurement of.......................... 713

McCaysville, Ga., Pightingtown Creek at 667 

McClintock Run, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 705

McClures Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 694

McConnelsville, Ohio, Muskingum River

at.............................. 162-163

McCormick, Pa., Little Mahoning Creek

at... ............................ 57

McFarland, Term., Hiwassee River near.. 656 

McGhee, Term., Little Tennessee River

at............................... 616

McGuire Creek below Leesville Dam, near

Leesville, Ohio.................. 171

McKenzie Spring, Term. , discharge

measurements of.................. 697

McKinneysburg, Ky., Licking River at... 319 

McLaughlin Spring at Edray, W. Va...... 241

McMinnville, Term., Collins River near. 518 

Macfarlan, W. Va., South Fork Hughes

River at......................... 305

Mad River at Zanesfield, Ohio.......... 339

near Dayton, Ohio.................... 342

near Springfield, Ohio............... 341

near Urbana, Ohio.................... 340

Madrid, Ky., Rough River near.......... 399

Magnesia Spring, Term., discharge

measurements of.................. 696

Mahoning Creek at Mahoning Creek Dam,

Pa............................... 56

at Punxsutawney, Pa .................. 55

Mahoning Creek Reservoir, Pa., contents

of............................... 69,70

Mahoning River at Alliance, Ohio....... 121

at Leavittsburg, Ohio ................ 124

at Lowellville, Ohio................. 126

at Pricetown, Ohio................... 123

at Youngstown, Ohio.................. 125

below Berlin Dam, near Berlin Center,

Ohio............................. 122

West Branch, near Newton Falls, Ohio. 135 

Malone Spring, Term., discharge

measurements of.................. 699

Mammoth Cave, Ky., Green River at. ..... 383

Man, W. Va., Guyandot River at......... 259

Manchester, Tenn. , Duck River below.... f

Manhattan, Ind. , Mill Creek near....... 459

Mansfield, Ind., Raccoon Creek at...... 438

Mansfield, Ohio, Touby Run at.......... 184

Marion, Ind., Mississinewa River at.... 418

Marion, Ohio, Little Scioto River

above............................ 289

Markleton, Pa., Casselman River at..... 113

Marler Spring, Term., discharge

measurements of.................. 700

Marlinton, W. Va., Knapp Creek at...... 24

Marshall, N. C., French Broad River at. 536 

Ivy River near....................... 569

Mason Run, Ohio, discharge measurement of.......................... 287

Massillon, Ohio, Tuscarawas River at... 156 

Mathews Run, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 702

Maxinkuckee Lake, Ind., records available on.......................... 694

Maxwell Spring, Tenn., discharge

measurements of.................. 698

Maysville, Ky., Ohio River near........ 3!

Meadow River at Nallen, W. Va.......... 250

Meadowview, Va., Middle Pork Holston

River near....................... 598

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Meander Creek at Mineral Ridge, Ohio... 139 

Meander Creek Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................129,130

Meta, Ky., Johns Creek near............ 270

Metropolis, 111., Ohio River at........ 38

Miami River at Dayton, Ohio............ 333

at Hamilton, Ohio.................... 334

at Sidney, Ohio...................... 331

at Taylorsville, Ohio ................ 332

Miami River Basin, Ohio, discharge

measurements in.................. 712

gaging-station records in...........330-350

Middle Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 705

Middle Fork, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 702

Middle Pork River at Audra, W. Va...... 83

Middle Grave Creek, W. Va., discharge

measurements of.................. 707

Middle Island Creek at Little, W. Va... 154 

discharge measurement of............. 707

Middlesboro, Ky., Yellow Creek near.... 503

Mifflin, Ohio, Black Pork near......... 180

Milford, Ohio, Little Miami River at... 311 

Mill Creek (tributary to Cumberland

River), Tenn., discharge measurement of.......................... 713

Mill Creek (tributary to Eel River)

near Cataract, Ind............... 458

near Manhattan, Ind.................. 459

Mill Creek (tributary to Mahoning River)

at Youngstown, Ohio.............. 140

near Berlin Center, Ohio............. 133

Mill Creek (tributary to Mill Creek), 

North Fork, Tenn., discharge 

measurement of................... 716

Mill Creek (tributary to Ohio River in

Ohio) at Carthage, Ohio.......... 326

at Reading, Ohio..................... 325

West Pork, at Lockland, Ohio......... 329

at Mount Healthy, Ohio............. 327

near Greenhills, Ohio.............. 328

Mill Creek (tributary to Ohio River in 

W. Va.), discharge measurements 

of............................... 709

Mill Creek (tributary to Piney River),

Tenn.j, discharge measurements of 716 

Mill Creek (tributary to Scioto River)

near Bellepoint, Ohio............ 290

Mill Creek (tributary to Tygart River),

W. Va., discharge measurement of. 703 

Mill Creek (tributary to Walhonding

River) near Coshocton, Ohio...... 190

Mill Creek Basin (near Cincinnati), 

Ohio, gaging-station records 

in..............................325-329

Millerville, Ind., Fall Creek at....... 454

Mills River near Mills River, N. C..... 560

South Fork, N. C., discharge measurements of......................... 714

Millwood, Ohio, Koskosing River at..... 188

Milton, W. Va., Mud River near......... 261

Milton Reservoir, Ohio, contents of...129,130 

Mineral Ridge, Ohio, Meander Creek at.. 139 

Mississinewa River at Marion, Ind...... 418

near Ridge?ille, Ind................. 417

Moffatts Mill, Pa., Raccoon Creek at... 148 

Mohawk, Tenn., Lick Creek at........... 585

Mohawk Reservoir, Ohio, contents of...165,167 

Mohican River at Greer, Ohio........... 182

Mohicanville, Ohio, Lake Fork near..... 187

Mohicanville Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................166,167

Monongahela River at Braddock, Pa...... 81

at Charleroi, Pa..................... 80

at Greensboro, Pa.................... 79

at lock 15, at Hoult, W. Va.......... 77

at lock 8, at Point Marion, Pa....... 78

Monongahela River Basin, Pa.-W. Va. ,

discharge measurements in.......703-706

gaging-station records in............71-119

reservoirs in........................ 82

Montezuma, Ind., Wabash River at....... 410

Montgomery Island Dam, Ohio River'at... 24 

Monticello, Ind., Tippecanoe River near 424 

Montour Run, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 76

Morehead, Ky., Triplett Creek at....... 321

Morgantown, W. Va., Deckers Creek at... 92
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706

Merrill Spring, Term., discharge

measurements of.................. 701

Morristown, Term. , Holichucky River

near............................. 581

Morton Spring, Term., discharge measurements of......................... 695

Mosquito Creek at Miles, Ohio.......... 138

below Mosquito Creek Dam, near

Gortland, Ohio................... 137

Mosquito Creek Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................129,130

Motlow Spring, Term., discharge measurement of.......................... 700

Mount Carmel, 111., Wabash River at.... 414

Mount Healthy, Ohio, West Fork Mill

Creek at......................... 327

Mounts Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of.........................

Moxahala Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of.........................

Mud Creek at Naples, N. C.............. 561

Mud River (Green River Basin) near

Lewisburg, Ky.................... 398

Mud River (Guyandot River Basin) near

Milton, W. Va.................... 261

Mud Run, Ohio, discharge measurements 

of..............................

Muddy Run, Pa., discharge measurements

of............................... 704

South Branch, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 704

Mulberry Creek, East Fork, discharge

measurements of.................. 715

Munoie, Ind., White River at........... 442

Munfordville, Ky., Green River at...... 382

Murfreesboro, Term., West Fork Stones

River near....................... 523

Murphy, N. C., Hiwassee River above.... 655

Murrysville, Pa., Abers Creek near....118-119

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New River (Kanawha River Basin), North

Fork, at Grumpier, N. C .......... 222

discharge measurement of............. 710

South Fork, near Jefferson, N. C..... 210

Newark, Ohio, Licking River near....... 195

Newberry, Ind., White River at......... 450

at. 158

Newdale, N. C., South Toe River at.,... 582 

Newport, Term., French Broad River near 537 

Pigeon River at...................... 573

Newton Falls, Ohio, West Branch

Mahoning River near.............. 135 ' ' 138 Niles, Ohio, Mosquito Creek at. 

Nimishillen Creek at North Industry,

Ohio............................. 170

Middle Branch, at Canton, Ohio....... 169

West Branch, Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 707

709 Noble, Ky., Troublesome Creek at....... 360

Noblesville, Ind., Cicero Creek at... .452-453

Muscatatuck River near Austin, Ind.....

near Deputy, Ind....................

Muskelonge Lake, Ind., records available on.........................

Muskingum River at Dresden, Ohio.

473

472

694 

160 

at McConnelsville, Ohio.............162-163

at Zanesville, Ohio.................. 161

near Coshocton, Ohio................. 159

Muskingum River Basin, Ohio, discharge

measurements in.................707-709

gaging-station records in...........155-197

reservoirs In.......................164-167

Nallen, W. Va., Meadow River at........ 250

Nantahala Reservoir, N. C., contents

of..............................550,554

Nantahala River at Nantahala, N. C..... 620

near Rainbow Springs, N. C...........3, 619

Naples, N. C., Mud Creek at............ 561

Narrows, Va., Wolf Creek near .......... 229

Nashville, Term., Cumberland River at.. 498 

Natrona, Pa., Allegheny River at.......

Needmore, N. C., Little Tennessee River 

at...............................

Neff-Lltz Spring near Rural Retreat,

Va............................... 225

Nellie, Ohio, Walhonding River at...... 183

Neva, Term., Roan Creek near. .......... 605

Nevelsville, Ky., South Pork Cumberland

River at......................... 508

New Cumberland, Ohio, Indian Fork near. 172 

New Lake, Ind., records available on... 

New Mine Hollow, W. Va., discharge

measurement of................... 703

New Moorefield, Ohio, Buck Creek at.... 343

New Philadelphia, Ohio, Home Creek near 175 

New River (Cumberland River Basin) at 

New River, Term..................

New River (Kanawha River Basin) at

Allisonia, Va.................... 213

at Bluestone Dam, W. Va.............. 217

at Caperton, W. Va. .................. 219

at Eggleston, Va..................... 215

at Glenlyn, Va....................... 216

at Hlnton, W. Va..................... 218

at Ivanhoe, Va....................... 212

at Radford, Va....................... 214

Middle Fork, N. C., discharge measurements of.......................... 710

near Galax, Va....................... 211

Newcomerstown, Ohio, Tuscarawas River

445

444

White River at.

White River near....................

liolan Run, W. Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 703

Noland Creek near Bryson City, N. C.... 626

Nolichucky Run at Embreeville, Term.... 579

at Poplar, N. C ...................... 578

below Nolichucky Dam, Tenn........... 580

near Morristown, Tenn................ 581

Nolin River at Wax, Ky................. 391

near Kyrock, Ky...................... 392

North Fork, at Hodgenville, Ky....... 390

Nora, Ind., White River near........... 446

Norris, Tenn., Buffalo Creek............ 646

Norris Dam, Tenn., Clinch River below.. 635 

Norris Reservoir, Tenn., contents of..551,554

North Elkhorn Creek near Georgetown,

Ky.

North Indian Creek near Unicoi, Tenn... 

North Industry, Ohio, Nimishillen Creek

at.

North Manchester, Ind., Eel River at...

365

584

170

419

North Toe River at Altapass, N. C...... 577

Nottely Reservoir, Ga., contents of...552,554 

Nottely River at Nottely Dam, near

660

659

694

Oak Run, Ohio, discharge measurements 

of ...............................

Oakdale, Tenn., Emory River at.........

Oakland, Md., Youghiogheny River near., 

Obed River, Term., discharge measure106

715 

511 

510 

West Forte, near Alpine, Tenn......... 512

ments of.

Obey River below Dale Hollow Dam, Tenn. 

East Fork, near Jamestown, Tenn.

Oblong, 111., North Fork Embarrass

River near. 441

Ocoee Ho. 3 Reservoir, Term., contents

Ocoee River at Copperhill, Tenn........

at Emf, Teun.........................

at Parksville, Tenn..................

Oconalufty River at Birdtown, N. C..... 

Ohio Brush Creek near West Union, Ohio. 

Ohio River at Ashland, Ky..............

at Bellaire, Ohio....................

at C incinnati, Ohio ..................

at Evansville, Ind...................

at Golconda, 111.....................

at Huntington, W. Va.................

at Louisville, Ky....................

at Metropolis, 111...................

at Montgomery Island Dam, Pa.........

at Owensboro, Ky.....................

at Parkersburg, W. Va................

at Point Pleasant, W. Va.............

at Pomery, Ohio......................

at St. Marys, W. Va..................

at Sewickley, Pa.....................

near Maysville, Ky.

Ohio River main stem, Pa.-N. Y.-Ohio664

665

666

625

307

31

25

33

36

37

30

34

38

24

35

27

29

28

26

23

32

W. Va.-Ky.-Ind.-Ill., gagingstation records on............... 15-38

45

497

Oil Creek at Rouseville, Pa.

Old Hickory, Tenn., Cumberland River
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Old Lake, Ind., records available on... 694 

Glean Creek, H. Y., discharge measurements of......................... 702

Olentangy River at Claridon, Ohio...... 291

it Stratford, Ohio................... 293

discharge measurements of...........287,711

near Delaware, Ohio.................. 292

Olney, Ky. , Tradewater River at........ 485

Ooctinaula Creek, Term., discharge

mear urenents of.................. 715

Ora, Ind., Tippecanoe River near....... 423

Orangeville, Pa., Pymatuning Creek near 145 

O'Shaughnessy Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of............................... 286

Oswego, Ind., Tippecanoe River at...... 422

Otas, Ky., Laurel River near........... 504

Owasoo, Ind., Wildcat Creek at......... 427

Owensboro, Ky., Ohio River at. ......... 35

Paducah, Ky., Tennessee River near..... 547

Pageville, Ky., Barren River near,..... 394

Paint Creek (Big Sandy River Basin) at

Staffordsville, Ky............... 272

Paint Creek (Scioto River Basin), Ohio,

discharge measurements of........ 288

East Fork, Ohio, discharge measurements of........................288,711

near Bourneville, Ohio............... 30C

near Greenfield, Ohio................ 301

Horth Fork, discharge measurement of. 288 

Paint Rock River near Woodville, Ala... 672 

Paintsville, Ky., Levisa Fork at....... 266

Palestine, W. Va., Little Kanawha River

at............................... 201

Panther Creek near Panther, W. Va...... 275

Panther Spring, Term., discharge

measurements of.................. 698

Barkers Landing, Pa., Allegheny River

at. .............................. 20

Pariversburg, W. Va., Ohio River at..... 27

PurkEville, Tenn., Ocoee River at...... 666

Parksville (Ocoee No. 1) Reservoir,

Tenn. , contents of..............552,554

Parsons, W. Va., Cheat River near...... 94

Shavers Fork at. ..................... 100

Patoica River at Jasper, Ind............ 478

near Princeton, Ind.................. 479

Paterson Run, Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 711

Peerless, Ind., Salt Creek near........ 476

Pennington Gap, Va., North Fork Powell

River at......................... 645

Penrose, II. C. , Crab Creek near. ....... 558

Little River near.................... 557

Percy Preston Spring near Wallace, Va.. 600 

Perintown, Ohio, East Fork Little Miami

River at......................... 315

Perry Branch Trough, Ky., discharge

measurement of................... 711

Perrysville, Ohio, Clear Pork near..... 186

Peru, Ind., Wabash River at............ 405

Peters Creek near Lockwood, W. Va...... 251

Petersburg, Ind., White River at....... 451

Peterstown, W. Va., Rich Creek at..... 230-231

Phalanx Station, Ohio, Eagle Creek at.. 136 

Philippi, W. Va., Tygart River at...... 74

Pickwick Landing Reservoir, Tenn., contents Of........................549,553

Piedmont, Ohio, Stillwater Creek at.... 176

Piedmont Reservoir, Ohio, contents of.165,166 

Pigeon Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of.......................... 712

Pigeon River at Canton, N. C. .......... 571

at Newport, Tenn..................... 573

near Hepco . N. C ..................... 572

Pikeville, Ky., Levisa Pork at......... 265

Pine Creek, Pa.-Tenn., discharge

measurements of.................703,713

Pineville, Ky., Cumberland River near.. 490 

Finey, Pa., Clarion River near......... 52

Piney River at Vernon, Tenn............ 687

discharge measurement of............. 716

Pipestone, W. Va., Bluestone River near 235 

Pisgah, W. Va., Cheat River near....... 97-98

Pistol Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 715

Pleasant Hill, Ohio, Stillwater River

at...............................3, 336

Pleasant Hill Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................165,167

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Plum Creek, South Branch, Pa., discharge measurements of........... 703

Pocatalico River at Sissonville, W. Va. 257 

Point Marion, Pa., Monongahela River at 78 

Point Pleasant, W. Va., Ohio River at.. 29 

Pomeroy, Ohio, Ohio River at........... 28

Pond Creek near Louisville, Ky......... 378

Pond River near Apex, Ky............... 402

Poor Fork at Cumberland, Ky............ 488

Poplar, N. C., Nolichucky River at..... 578

Poplar Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 712

Poplar Hill, Va., Wabash Spring near... 228 

Potato Creek near Ducktown, Tenn....... 668

Potomac, 111., Bluegrass Creek at...... 432

Pound River near Haysi, Va............. 269

Powell River at Big Stone Gap, Va...... 642

near Arthur, Tenn.................... 644

near Jonesville, Va.................. 643

North Fork, at Pennington Gap, Va.... 645

Prentiss, N. C., Little Tennessee River

near............................. 612

Presley, Ga., Hiwassee River at........ 653

Pricetown, Ohio, Kale Creek near....... 134

Mahoning River at.................... 123

Princeton, Ind., Patoka River near..... 479

Proctor, N. C., Hazel Creek at......... 627

Prospect, Ohio, Scioto River near...... 280

Prospect, Tenn., Elk River near........ 676

Publications on stream flow by

Geological Survey................6-9,11

by State agencies.................... 10-11

Pulaski, Tenn., Richland Creek near.... 677

Pullam Spring, Tenn., discharge

measurements of.................696-697

Punxsutawney, Pa., Mahoning Creek at... 55 

Pymatuning Creek near Orangeville, Pa.. 145 

Pymatuning Dam, Pa., Shenango River

at............................... 141

Sugar Run at......................... 143

Pymatuning Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................129,130

Queen Shoals, W. Va., Elk River at..... 254 

Quiet Dell, W. Va., Elk Creek at....... 90

Raccoon Creek (tributary to Ohio River

in Ohio) at Adamsville, Ohio..... 258

Raccoon Creek (tributary to Ohio River

In Pa.) at Moffatts Mill, Pa..... 148

Raccoon Creek (tributary to Wabash

River) at Mansfield, Ind......... 438

Radford, Va., New River at............. 214

Rainbow Springs, N. C., Nantahala River

near.............................3, 619

Reading, Ohio, Mill Creek at........... 325

Red House, N. Y., Allegheny River at... 16 

Red River (Cumberland River Basin) ,'

Tenn., discharge measurement of.. 713 

near Adams, Tenn..................... 526

Sulphur Fork, near Adams, Tenn....... 527

Red River (Kentucky River Basin) at

Clay City, Ky.................... 363

Redbank Creek at St. Charles, Pa....... 54

Redstone Creek at Waltersburg, Pa...... 105

Reed Creek at Grahams Forge, Va........ 224

Reed Spring, Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 700

Reedy Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 715

Reelsville, Ind., Big Walnut Creek..... 460

Rees, Ohio, Big Walnut Creek at........ 297

Retreat, Va., Neff-Litz Spring near.... 225

Rich Creek at Peterstown, W. Va.......230-231

Richey Spring, Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 695

Richland Creek (tributary to Elk River)

near Pulaski, Tenn............... 677

Richland Creek (tributary to Nolichucky 

River), Term., discharge measurements of......................... 714

Richland Creek (tributary to Pigeon

River), N. C., discharge measurements of......................... 714

Richland Creek (tributary to Tennessee

River) near Dayton, Tenn......... 652

Richlands, Va., Clinch River at........ 631

Richmond, Ind., East Fork Whitewater

River at......................... 350

Richwood, W. Va., Cranberry River near. 248
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Rider Lake, Ind., records available on. 694 

Ridgeville, Ind., Mississinewa River

near............................. 417

Ridgway, Pa., Clarion River at......... 50

Ridinger Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 694

Riverton, Ind., Wabash River at........ 412

Roan Creek near Neva, Term............. 605

Roaring River near Hilham, Tenn........ 514

Robbins, Tenn., Clear Pork near........ 509

Robbinsville, N. C., Snowbird Creek

near............................. 628

Robinson Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 694

Rock Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 715

Rock Island, Tenn., Caney Pork near.... 515

Rock Lake, Ind., records available on.. 694 

Hock Springs Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurement of................... 713

Rockbridge, Ohio, Clear Creek near..... 209

Rockcastle River at Billows, Ky........ 505

Rockhouse Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurements of.................713,716

Rocksdale, W. Va., West Pork Little

Kanawha River at................. 204

Rockville, W. Va., Big Sandy Creek at.. 101 

Rocky Pork, Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 287

near Barretts Mills, Ohio............ 303

Rocky Spring, Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 701

Rolling Pork near Boston, Ky........... 376

near Lebanon, Ky..................... 375

Rose Creek, N. C., discharge measurement of.......................... 714

Rosman, N. C., French Broad River at... 531 

Rough River near Dundee, Ky............ 401

near Palls of Rough, Ky.............. 400

near Madrid, Ky...................... 399

Round Lake, Ind., records available on. 694 

Round Lick Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurement of................... 713

Rouseville, Pa., Oil Creek at.......... 45

Rowena, Ky., Cumberland River near..... 494

Rowlesburg, W. Va., Cheat River at..... 95-96

Ruff Run, Pa., discharge measurements

of............................... 705

Runoff in inches, definition of........ 1

Russell, Pa., Conewango Creek at....... 40

Russell Creek near Columbia, Ky........ 388

Russell Pork at Haysi, Va.............. 268

Russells Point, Ohio, Indian Lake at... 330 

Rutherford Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurements of.................. 716

Sadieville, Ky., Eagle Creek at........ 368

St. Charles, Pa., Redbank Creek at..... 54

St. Marys, W. Va., Ohio River at....... 26

St. Paul, Ind., Platrock Creek at...... 469

St. Petersburg, Pa., Clarion River at.. 53 

Ste. Marie, 111., Embarrass River at... 440 

Salamonie River at Dora, Ind........... 416

Saline River near Junction, 111........ 484

Salisbury, Pa., Big Piney Run near..... 114

Salt Creek (Scioto River Basin) at

Tarlton, Ohio.................... 304

near Londonderry, Ohio............... 305

Salt Creek (Wabash River Basin) near

Peerless , Ind.................... 476

North Pork, near Belmont, Ind........ 477

Salt Pork. See Vermilion River, Salt Pork. 

Salt Pork, West Branch, at Urbana, 111. 434 

Salt Lick Creek, W. Va., discharge

measurements of.................. 704

Salt River at Shepherdsville, Ky....... 373

near Van Buren, Ky...................... 372

Salt River Basin', Ky., gaging-station

records in......................372-378

Saltville, Va., North Pork Holston

River near....................... 607

Salyersville, Ky., Licking River near.. 316 

Sand Creek near Brewersville, Ind...... 471

Sandy Creek (tributary to Muskingum

River) at Waynesburg, Ohio....... 168

Sandy Creek (tributary to Ohio River),

W. Va., discharge measurements of 709 

Sandy Lick Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of.................. 703

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Sandymush Creek near Alexander, N. C... 568 

Savannah, Term., Tennessee River at.... 546

Santeetlah Reservoir, N. C., contents

of.................... .551,554

Sawmill Lake, Ind., records available

on..................... 694

Sawmill Run, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 706

Scarboro, Term., Clinch River near..... 636

Scioto Big Run, Ohio, discharge measurements of........................287-711

Scioto River at Chillicothe, Ohio...... 284

at Columbus, Ohio.................... 282

at Higby, Ohio....................... 285

at La Rue, Ohio...................... 279

below O'Shaughnessy Dam, near Dublin,

Ohio............................. 281

discharge measurements of............ 711

near Circleville, Ohio............... 283

near Prospec t, Ohio.................. 280

Scioto River Basin, Ohio, discharge

measurements in.............287,288,711

gaging-station records in...........279-306

low-flow investigation in............ 287

reservoirs in......i................. 286

Scott Creek above Sylva, N. C .......... 624

Seaton Spring, Tenn., discharge

measurements of.................697,698

Second Creek near Second Creek, W. Va.. 243 

Second-feet per square mile, definition

of............................... 1

Second-foot, definition of............. 1

Second-foot-day, definition of......... 1

Seneca Pork below Senecaville Dam, near

Senecaville, Ohio................ 191

Senecaville Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................166,167

Sequatchie River near Whitwell, Tenn... 670 

Sevenmile Pord, Va., Middle Pork

Holston River at................. 597

Sevierville, Tenn., Little Pigeon River

at. .............................. 586

Seward, Pa., Conemaugh River at........ 61

Sewee Creek near Decatur, Tenn......... 651

Sewickley, Pa., Ohio River at. ......... 23

Sewickley Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of.................. 706

Seymour, Ind., East Pork White River at 464 

Shannopin, Pa., Dunkard Creek at....... 102

Sharpsville, Pa., Shetiango River at.... 142

Shavers Pork at Parsons, W. Va......... 100

Shaw Creek at Shawtown, Ohio........... 295

Shawtown, Ohio, Shaw Creek at.......... 295

Whetstone Creek near................. 294

Shelbyville, Ind., Blue River at....... 461

Shelbyville, Tenn., Duck River near.... 683

Shenango River at Pymatuning Dam, Pa... 141 

at Sharpsville, Pa................... 142

Shepherdsville, Ky., Salt River at..... 373

Shinn Run, W. Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 703

Shoal Creek at Iron City, Tenn......... 679

discharge measurement of............. 716

Shoals, Ind., East Pork White River at. 466 

Shoe Lake, Ind., records available on.. 694 

Shooting Creek near Hayesville, N. C... 657 

Short Creek (tributary to Ohio River),

W. Va., discharge measurements of 707 

near Dillonvale, Ohio................ 152

Short Creek (tributary to Tennessee

River) near Albertville, Ala..... 671

Short Creek Basin, W. Va., discharge

measurements in.................. 707

Shriner Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 694

Sidney, Ohio, Miami River at........... 331

Silver Lake, Ind., records available on 694 

Simpson Spring, Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 699

Sioux, N. C., Cane River near.......... 583

Sissonville, W. Va., Pocatalico River

at............................... 257

Sixteenmile Creek, W. Va., discharge

measurements of.................. 710

Skillet Pork at Wayne City, 111........ 483

Skin Creek near Brownsville, W. Va..... 89

Skyles Spring, Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 698

Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg, Pa.. 147 

Smalley Lake, Ind., records available on 694
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Smith Fork, Term., discharge measurement of..........................

Smith Spring, Term., discharge measurement s of.........................

Smithland, Ky., Cumberland River at....

Smyrna, Term., Stones River near.......

Snowbird Creek near Robbinsville, N. C.

Soldier Run, Pa., discharge measurement of..........................

South Chickamauga Creek, Ga., discharge 

measurement of...................

near Chickamauga, Term...............

South Elkhorn Creek at Fort Spring, Ky.

South Glade Creek, Pa., discharge

measurement of...................

South Mouse Creek, Term., discharge

measurements of..................

South Mud Lake, Ind., records available 

on...............................

South Toe River at Newdale, N. C.......

Spanishburg, W. Va., Bluestone River

near.............................

Sparta, Term., Calfkiller River below..

Speers Perry, Va., Clinch River at.....

Spencer, Ind., White River at..........

Spring Creek, W. Va., discharge measurePage 

713

695

500

521

628

703

715

669

367

705

715

694

582

234

517

633

449

ments of 709

Spring Fork, Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 288

Spring Valley, Ohio, Little Miami River

at............................... 309

Springfield, Ohio, Beaver Creek near... 344 

Mad River near....................... 341

Stackhouse, N. C., Big Laurel Creek

near............................. 570

Staffordsville, Ky., Paint Creek at.... 272

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 1

Starve Hollow Lake, Ind., records

available on..................... 694

Stearna, Ky., South Fork Cumberland

River near....................... 507

Steekee Creek, Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 715

Steer Creek near Grantsville, W. Va.... 203

Steve Keesling Spring at Sugar Grove,

Va............................... 594

Stillwater Creek at Piedmont, Ohio..... 176

at Tippecanoe, Ohio.................. 177

at Uhrichsville, Ohio................ 178

Stillwater River at Englewood, Ohio.... 337 

at Pleasant Hill, Ohio...............3, 336

StShes River above Donelson, Tenn...... 522

discharge measurements of............ 713

East Pork, Tenn., discharge measurement of.......................... 713

near Smyrna, Tenn.................... 521

West Fork, near Murfreesboro, Tenn... 523

Stony Creek at Ferndale, Pa............ 60

at Port Blackmore, Va................ 640

Stratford, Ohio, Olentangy River at..., 293

Streets Run, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 706

Stump Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 703

Sugar Creek (tributary to Bay Creek)

near Dixon Springs, 111.......... 487

Sugar Creek (tributary to French Creek)

at Sugarcreek, Pa................ 48

Sugar Creek (tributary to Muskingum 

River) above Beach City Dam, at 

Beach City, Ohio................. 173

below Beach City Dam, near Beach City,

Ohio............................. 174

South Pork, Ohio, discharge measurements of........................707-708

Sugar Creek (tributary to Wabash River)

at Crawfordsville, Ind........... 436

near Byron. Ind...................... 437

Sugar Creek (tributary to East Fork

White River) near Edinburg, Ind.. 467

Sugar Grove, N. C., Watauga River near. 601

Sugar Grove,.Va., Steve Keesling Spring

at............................... 594

Sugar Run at Pymatuning Dam, Pa........ 143

Sugar Run, Ohio, discharge measurement of.......................... 288

SulphuV Pork. See Red River, Sulphur 

Pork.

Summersvilie, W. Va., Gauley River near 245

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Surgoinsville, Term., Holston River at. 591 

Sutersville, Pa., Youghiogheny River at 111 

Sutton, W. Va., Elk River at........... 253

Swago Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of......................... 710

Swannanoa, N. C., Beetree Creek near... 567 

Swannanoa River at Biltmore, N. C...... 565

North Fork, near Black Mountain, N. C. 566 

Sweetwater Creek, Term., discharge

measurements of.................. 715

Sylva, N. C., Scott Creek above........ 624

Talawanda Creek near Hamilton, Ohio.... 347

Tallega, Ky., Middle Fork Kentucky

River at......................... 361

Tappan, Ohio, Little Stillwater Creek

at............................... 179

Tappan Reservoir, Ohio, contents of...165,167 

Tar Hollow Creek at Tar Hollow State

Park, Ohio....................... 306

West Branch, Ohio, discharge

measurements of.................. 711

Tarlton, Ohio, Salt Creek at........... 304

Taylor Spring, Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 696

Taylorsville, Ohio, Miami River at..... 33'

Tazewell, Term., Clinch River above.... 634

Tellico River at Tellico Plains, Term.. 629 

near Vonore, Tenn.................... 630

Tenmile Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 704-705

South Fork, at Jefferson, Pa......... 103

discharge measurements of.......... 705

Tennessee, springs in, discharge

measurements of................. 695-701

Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Term... 542 

at Florence, Ala..................... 545

at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga, Tenn. 543 

at Knoxville, Tenn................... 540

at Loudon, Tenn...................... 541

at Savannah, Tenn.................... 546

at Whitesburg, Ala................... 544

discharge measurements of............ 714

near Paducah, Ky..................... 547

Temipssee River Basin, N. C.-Tenn.-Ala.- 

Ky.-Va.-Ga., discharge measurements in........................ 714-716

gaging-station records in...........531-691

reservoirs in.......................548-554

Terms, definition of................... 1-2

Terre Haute, Ind., Wabash River at..... 411

Thirteeomile Creek, W. Va., discharge

measurements of.................. 710

Thompson Spring, Tenn., discharge

measurements of.................. 700

Thorpe Reservoir, N. C., contents of..550,554 

Timber Run, Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 708

Tionesta Creek at Lynch, Pa............ 43

at Tionesta Creek Dam, Pa............ 44

discharge measurements of............ 702

South Branch, discharge measurements

of............................... 702

Tionesta Creek Reservoir, Pa., contents

of............................... 69,70

Tippecanoe, Ohio, Stillwater Creek at.. 177 

Tippecanoe Lake, Ind., records available on.......................... 694

Tippecanoe River at Oswego, Ind........ 422

near Delphi, Ind,..................... 425

near Monticello, Ind................. 424

near Ora, Ind........................ 423

Tipton Spring, Tenn., discharge measurements of......................... 698

Toboso, Ohio, Licking River at......... 196

Toby Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 703,709

Toccoa River near Blue Ridge, Ga....... 663

near Dial, Ga........................ 662

Tom Carson Spring, Tenn., discharge

measurements of.................. 699

Tomotla, N. C., Valley River at........ 658

Touby Run at Mansfield, Ohio........... 184

Town Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of.........................713,715

Town Line Run, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 705

Trace Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of.......................... 716
INDEX 729

Tradewater River at Olney, Ky..........

discharge measurement of.............

Trafford, Pa., Turtle Creek at.........

Triplett Creek at Morehead, Ky.........

Triplett Spring, Term., discharge

measurements of..................

Troublesome Creek at Noble, Ky.........

Trousdale, Term., Barren Fork near.....

Troy Cedar Lake, Ind., records available on..........................

Tub Mill Run, Pa., discharge measurement of..........................

Tuckasegee River at Bryson City, N. C..

at Dillsboro, N. C ...................

at Tuckasegee, N. C ..................

Tug Fork at Litwar, W. Va..............

discharge measurement of.............

near Kermit, W. Va...................

Tunnelton, Pa., Conemaugh River at.....

Tunungwant Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of..................

Turkey Creek, Term., discharge measurements of.........................

Turtle Creek at Trafford, Pa...........

Turtle Run, Ohio, discharge measurement of..........................

Turtletown Creek at Turtletown, Term... 

Tuscarawas River at Clinton, Ohio......

at Massillon, Ohio...................

at Newcomerstown, Ohio...............

below Dover Dam, near Dover, Ohio.... 

Twelvepole Creek at Wayne, W. Va.......

discharge measurements of............

Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio.......

Twomile Run, Pa., discharge measurements of.........................

Tygart Creek, W. Va., discharge measurement s of.........................

Tygart Reservoir, W. Va., contents of.. 

Tygart River at Belington, W. Va.......

at Colfax, W. Va.....................

at Philippi, W. Va...................

at Tygart Dam, near Grafton, W. Va...

near Dailey, W. Va...................

near Elkins, W. Va...................

Tygarts Creek near Greenup, Ky.........

Uhrichsville, Ohio, Stillwater Creek

at...............................

Unicoi, Term., North Indian Creek near. 

Urbana, 111., Boneyard Creek at........

West Branch Salt Fork at.............

Urbana, Ohio, Mad River near............

Ursina, Pa., Laurel Hill Creek at......

Utica, Pa., French Creek at............

Valley River at Tomotla, N. C ..........

Van Buren, Ky., Salt River near........

Van Lear, Ky., Johns Creek near........

Vandergrift, Pa., Kiskiminetas River at

Vermilion River near Catlin, 111.......

near Danville, 111..................430-

Salt Fork, near Homer, 111...........

Vernon, 'Term., Piney River at..........

Vernon Fork at Vernon, Ind.............

North Fork of, near Butlerville, Ind.

Vestal, Va., South Fork Holston River 

at...............................

Vincennes, Ind., Wabash River at.......

Vonore, Term., Tellico River near......

Wabash River at Bluffton, Ind..........

at Covington, Ind....................

at Delphi, Ind.......................3,

at Lafayette, Ind....................

at Logansport, Ind...................

at Montezuma, Ind....................

at Mount Carmel, 111.................

at Peru, Ind.........................

at Riverton, Ind.....................

at Terre Haute, Ind..................

at Vincennes, Ind....................

at Wabash, Ind.......................

discharge measurements of............

Wabash River Basin, Ind., discharge

measurements in..................

gaging-station records in...........403-

Wabash Spring near Poplar Hill, Va.... .

485

712

117

321

696

360

519

694

705

623

273

710

274

62

702

715

117

288

661

155

156

158

157

262

710

346

702

709

OCj

73

76

74

75

71

72

278

178

584

435

434

340

115

Wagner Creek, Term., discharge measurePage

ments of.

tfakatomika Creek near Frazeysburg, Ohio 

Walhonding River below Mohawk Dam, at

Nellie, Ohio.

discharge measurement of.............

Walker Creek at Bane, Va...............

discharge measurements of............

Wallace, Va., Beaver Creek near........

Percy Preston Spring near............

Walland, Term., Little River near......

Walnut Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of.

Walnut Run, Ohio, discharge measurements of.

715

194

183

708

227

709

599

600

611

288

288 

Waltersburg, Pa., Redstone Creek at.... 105

Wampum, Pa., Beaver River at........... 127

Wardell, Va., Little River at.......... 637

Will Brooks Spring at................ 638

Wartburg, Term., Emory River near...... 647

Warwick, Ky., Kentucky River at........ 357

Watauga Reservoir, Term., contents of.550,553 

Watauga River at North Carolina-Tennessee State line................... 602

below Wllbur Dam, Term. .............. 603

discharge measurements of............ 714

near Sugar Grove, N. C............... 601

Waterboro, N. Y., Conewango Creek at... 39 

Watts Bar Reservoir, Term., contents

of ..............................548,553

Wax, Ky., Nolin River at............... 391

Wayne, W. Va., Twelvepole Creek at..... 262

Wayne City, 111., Skillet Fork at 483

Waynesburg, Ohio, Sandy Creek at....... 168

Webster Lake, Ind., records available

on.

West Chicamauga Creek, Ga., discharge

measurements of:

West Fork Mill Creek at Mount Healthy,

Ohio.

West Fork River at Brownsville, W. Va.. 

at Butcherville, W. Va...............

at Clarksburg, W. Va. 

at Enterprise, W. Va.

715

327

85

86

87

88

18

307

693

West Hickory, Pa., Allegheny River at.. 

West Union, Ohio, Ohio Brush Creek near 

Wetaug, 111., Big Creek near...........

Wheeler Reservoir, Ala., contents of..549,553 

Wheeling Creek at Elm Grove, W. Va..... 153

discharge measurements of............ 707

Wheeling Creek Basin, Ohio, discharge

measurements in. 707

Whetstone Creek near Shawtown, Ohio.... 294

Whetstone Creek tributary, Ohio, discharge measurements of........... 708

White Cloud, Ind., Blue River near..... 380

White Creek near Glen Alice, Term...... 650

White River at Anderson, Ind........... 443

at Indianapolis, Ind................. 447

at Muncie, Ind....................... 442

at Newberry, Ind..................... 450

at Noblesville, Ind.

at Petersburg, Ind.

at Spencer, Ind....

East Fork, at Columbus, Ind.

658

372

271

63

429

431

433

687

475

474

588

413

630

403

409

407

408

406

410

414

405

412

411

413

404 Whitwell, Term., Sequatchie River near

712 "

445

451

449

463

at Shoals, Ind.

near Bedford, Ind..................

near Centerton, Ind..................

near Noblesville, Ind................

near Nora, Ind.......................

Whiteley Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of.........................

Whiteoak Creek near Georgetown, Ohio... 

Whites Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of.

466

465

448

444

446

704

308

705

706

544

349

350 

near Alpine, Ind..................... 348

670 

603 

481

426

427

428

Whites Run, Pa., discharge measurement

of.

Whitesburg, Ala., Tennessee River at... 

Whitewater River at Brookville, Ind.... 

East Fork, at Richmond, Ind.

Wilbur Dam, Term., Watauga River below. 

Wilcox, 111., Little Wabash River at... 

Wildcat Creek at Greentown, Ind........

at Owasco, Ind.......................

South Fork, near Lafayette, Ind......
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Wlldwood Spring, Tenn., discharge

measurements of.................. 697

Will Brooks Spring at Warden, Va...... 638

Williams River at Dyer, W. Va.......... 247

Williamsburg, Ohio, East Fork Little

Miami River at................... 313

Williamsport, Ohio, Deer Creek at...... 300

Wills Creek at Cambridge, Ohio......... 192

below Wills Creek Dam, at Wills Creek,

Ohio............................. 193

Wills Creek Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of.............................. 166,167

Wilmington, Ohio, Cowan Creek near..... 312

Wilson Lake, Ind., records available on 694 

Wilson Reservoir, Ala., contents of...549,553 

Winchester, Ky., Kentucky River near... 355 

Winona Lake, Ind., records available on 694 

Wolf Creek (Kanawha River Basin) near

Narrows, Va...................... 229

Wolf Creek (Miami River Basin) at

Dayton, Ohio..................... 345

Wolf Creek Reservoir, Ky., contents

of..,......,,...,.........,,,...502,503

Wolf Hiver near Byrdstown, Term,,,,.... 513

Woodbury, Ky., Qretn River at.......... 385

Work, division of.....,.,,......,,..,.. 14

scope of............................. 1

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Wurtemburg, Pa., Slippery Rock Creek at 147

Yatesville, Ky., Blaine Creek at...... 276

Yellow Creek (tributary to Cumberland

River) near Middlesboro, Ky...... 503

Yellow Creek (tributary to Ohio River)

near Hammondsville, Ohio......... 151

Yellow Creek Bypass, Ky., discharge

measurements of.................. 712

Yellow Cr£ek Lake, Ind., records available on.......................... 694

Youghiogheny River at Connellsville, Pa. 110 

at Friendsville, Md.................. 107

at Sutersville, Pa................... Ill

at Youghiogheny River Dam, Pa........ 108

below Confluence, Pa................. 109

near Oakland, Md..................... 106

YougMogheny River Reservoir, Pa., *

contents of...................... 84

Youngs Creek near Edinburg, Ind........ 468

Youngstown, Ohio, Mahoning River

at............................... 125

Mill Creek at........................ 140

Youngsville, Pa,, Brokenstraw Crttk at. 42

Zantifitld, Ohio, Mad Rivtr at,........ 339

Muskinguffl River at,,,..,,,,,,........ 161

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